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it, rr*+ ADS!. CT-. i i. -a.'-' nw^it t'«.r-.f'Vv ;/•/1 •■ '*i .'. *,■> ■'•# 1,/*l / A . LL,nARY.", ' zaui: :i~j;:a»v,:«:ijr^KiA?:.»n'A--.»( ■ MONDAY ;V.«Aif Wr-|; r» Wr.("iJ'&U. K;»y«,*^p»w.**>y; «-*'->>*tI ll-lyl ;1/1.yV;;! * , I0yi348- DEC ■ ■■ - '1; Reg. XJ. 8. Pat. Office Volume 167 New York, N. Number 4703 •/••."' ■■. '• ■. • \ •, '\ ; ■ . -- .. V General RAILROAD '*■.■' .♦... 'Cart J. Sharp, President, High Levels > v ^ ^ 1 ? : i t • , Net 4>C; sales.. Federal taxes income ♦Based Other 1,619,619 1,259,588 $1,964,468 $1,999,843 $2.01 work ________ $2,055,188 1 __ $1.98 - COMFARABLE Total income _ General expenses Tax—other than Int. Interest Interest Prov. bank on '' ' 1947 1946 $284,025 $2,772,169* n 26" 170 ~7~666 1,092,984 12,590,375 815,4371; 11,132,589 $140,360 : ■ ■ -7 • O American General Corp^Earnings-H Int. $2,396,311 $30,396,493 $26,021,876 31,225,590 500,234 7,132,271 adjust..._ 24,937 24,937 299.243 Total 299,234 deducts. 61,024 44,101' 535,236 444,814 7,358 and debt , 17,039 f of Undistrib. v 'Subs, 4,700 net City NOTE—On. 2.833,933 *186,313 4,714,876 "596,010 ♦186,313 Jt,714,876, $8,740 . of taking investments* in securities owned, accompanying balance sheet, the net assets the 1948, were BALANCE SHEET, MARCH 31, 1948 . accounts receivable for securi¬ accounts and dividends receivable and interest accrued, $54,235; U. S. Govt, security, at market quotation (cost $299,312), $299,312; general market securities, at market quo¬ tations (average cost $7^.4,763), $837,490; investments in securities of /subsidiary companies, $20,832,307; investments in securities of asso¬ ciated companies, $4,484,054; deferred charge, $11,455; total, $28,ASSETS—Cash ties ^ 2,904,227 421,491 Co. If;1v v;^Iff 1.? $49,897 $20,278 , $57,453 • : basis in 31, 2,904,227 Co. El. 43,464 3,342 equivalent to approximately $114.01 per of convertible preferred stock and, after deducting prefer¬ i& liquidation of $50 per. share And accrued, dividends: to $3.01 per common-share," 5 * llli/lillllf i El. $100,916 44,502 ence Co.: above $68,122 66,080 2,434 share 13,959,681 596,010 March at 16,863,908 20,166,814 15,451,938 ■ over the forth set as 2,926,068 > > opera ting expenses* income— cons.—as Atlantic 236,161 $120,777 79,085 > banks. to : tWithout giving effect to security transactions. The net profit from sales of securities for the first quarter of 1948 amounted to $150,495, in; 1947 to $351,746 and in 1946 to $2,434,632. 267,159 1,622,232 1,808,545 cons/ El. & 1r»11;1'1 • $90,259 expenses paid tExcesai of /inc. 6,025,762 in-" net subs, Gas 26,458,293 ; 101,201 2,175 . 5,547 18,208 , 406,617 1,922,245 1,326,235 stocks.. com. 3,556 264,286 $95,369 22,145 bonds.. income— Interest - stocks..:. l_— on 29,800 plant ; pfd. 1 414,964' 414,133 1945" 1946 $45,977 $72,051 on 1 $110,465 10,312: stocks— on earned 1947 1948' Quar End. March 31— 11,429,706 9,342,724 2.425,491 come 21,564 6,700 $155,127 taxes , Dividends 13,245,492 i 12,149,458 1,030,723 603,125 Ainer. 26,170 5,558 2246. p. 2,862,134 funded elect, Undistributed 5,578 4,987 9~176 "■"■■■■ . MISCELLANEOUS - Operating income on of Balance 73,137 bds. '"• •. a subsidiary which Is not retainable under the provisions of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. Beginning with the month of April, 1947 this subsidiary has not been consolidated and this change In procedure has been made retroactive to Jan. 1, 1947.—V. 167, 1948—12 Mos.- -1947 17,767 on Divs. 52,800 56,435 62,925 4,712 ••■ INSURANCE - 46,233 int. Divs. $240,210 1948 $238,933 taxes income '• T- • 1,255,293 990,737 retired investment) loan—: Federal for taxes.. chgd. to const.—Cr Special charges for debt EXPENSES AND debentures- collateral trust 4% orr ' 9,984,324 131,561,749 107,887,852 3,870,897 53,551,191 40,609,261 777,971 7 10,645,609^ 8,334,827 • Int. on ' 1 income 4(4% 10-year on " *' 11,412 acquisition INCOME OF (Excluding gain or loss 3 Months Ended March 31— 11; "* r'V - ' • 43,733 Amort, Co.—Earnings— STATEMENT ' • income Other Adams Express •• * (net) Interest $2.07 993,324 shares.—V. 167, p. 1689. on \ Mdse. 1,204,029 (993,324)— ■7 951,919 1,140,743 taxes Gross Net Earnings per share ' 4,770,907 ■ Operating income ___T sales & jobbing Mar. 31,'47 $14,914,592 $15,424,237 $12,884,322 3,314,706 3,619,462 3,1G8,496 income-—— on- ' 11,881,768 — income Federal Other Dec. 31/47 Mar. 31/48 __ . * / 1948—Month—1947 revenues— Depreciation ;> INCOME ACCOUNT Opcrating income ' INDUSTRIAL - Maintenance. , , COMPARATIVE . y $ Operating Operation atrip products,, we believe 1943 will, set■ new records 1 Quarters Ended— • *v Subsidiaries Consoi.: 1 should reach $60,000,000, > - .v * . :K f * vj' ;v: vl v 1 the completion of additional faci'.ities for increased production ? " " Period End. Mar. 31— "With of higher finished lor our company.? : •■ American Gas' & ElectrlcCo.(& Subs.)—EarnitlgS- / I "Sales continue at a high level. Demand for our products shows no sign of slackening, and In vifrw of the high level of general industrial activity forecast for the coming months, our sales volume for the year ' PUBLIC UTILITY - April 29 said:: 011 <* • Copy a Corporation and Investment News ' Acme Steel Co.-—Sales at *' 1 • Price 75 Cents Y., Monday, May 31, 1948 sold—not banks, in delivered, $1,019,549; $676,945; . income Net ♦ __• ___ _ The $100,077 > STATEMENT OF ASSETS LIABILITIES AND f Undistrib: ASSETS— 1 . Inc. ' Mar. 31/48* U. Dec. 31,'47 $1,661,668 $2,796,045 . S. Govt. obligations , Current receivables Invests, (other value at 6,402,514 6,902,302 ; 76,133 1 t than _w value— at U. — S. Govt, 80,555 obligations)' of Am. From From Funded accruals debt—collateral March Net and $142,409 99,267 trust 4% bonds, non-callable to 1,477,187 1948, 1, assets 99,644 1 share per 1,375,500 outstanding & Divs. 14,773,290 and 2T687 29,266 2,037,110 44,265 21,810,598 19,492,462 43,178 39,333 523,004 121,970 909,102 720,209 pfd. 40,627,558 >Jj|i5,346i.i; MiW.y I-V;'1 1 Accrued expenser ahd ^ixesl $111,^ $37,945; capital stock, $767,563; capital surplus, $25,119,517; net realized gain on investments, $807,645; undistributed net income, $30,632; unrealized; . appreciation (net), $1,340,300; total, $28,215,346.—V. 166, p. 1469; J v " 1 f\'f 745; Total 72,345 taxes.. 60,017 364,128 588,849 earn. com. *17873,025" stock 60,017 1,771,524" ' 19;069,433 COMPARATIVE "STATEMENT OF (Excluding ♦Deficit. Quarter Ended Dividend March gain Alabama • From unafilliated From non-controlled affiliates issuers Gross $3,669,551 revenue Operating expenses Prov. for deprec Amortiz. of plant acqui. income: adjustments • General 1,282,272 19,193,641 3,736,300 3,514,905 48,766 — & 48,766 • 585,193 713,107 585,193 3,417,712 — excess. 3,186,679 New York ' 688,986 profitsV:taxe8^w£^- 3,793,045 v 4,322,183 income Gross Amortiz. : debt of and prem. Other debt disc., $926,647 269,837 New York 1. $9,565,215 $10,192,130 243,862 * 5,088 expense— deductions 3,058,739 60,552 60,051 50,855 40,896 =1 5,004 966- 3,909 Boston 2,923,708 V income Net $664,251 stock— pfd. on Balance —V. 167, $676,815'$6,395,068 105,000 y 1,260,000 1,391,829 $559,251 $571,815 $5,135,068 $5,775,645 Exchange 34 34 —-.35 35 35 35 36 36 Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange Los Angeles Stock Exchange. St. Louis Stock Exchange 37 37 38 39 39 San Francisco Stock Exchange 7 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.—Initial Dividend— The directors on shares of $4.50 able June declared May 21 initial dividend an dividend A ■ the of 40 paid on March 1947. A —v. year-end 167, cents 31, share per last, and payment 2129. p. / the on stock common of each in 80 of cents the was first made three on also was the Dec. 22, v same quarters Montreal Curb Exchange.. Toronto Stock Exchange i Toronto Stock Exchange-r-Curb Section ,,"11 declared, payable June 30 to holders of record June 1. This is as 107,383 Montreal Stock Exchange cumulative preferred stock of 75 cents per share, pay¬ of record June 1. This payment will cover the period from April 15, 1948 through June 15. ' on 1 to holders 15 Interest July 15, on July the 1947, 15. of group 8 Over-the-Counter Markets.. July 15. 1953 inclusive—V. 30% 167, amended American Bosch on July 1141. p. its bank credit agreement 15 in each of the to "l-vr1.1? 1 • > ~ ^ sales tive of sales, expenses, selling, administra- etc.— ______ Depreciation Fcov. : for Federal —V. on income. .. per i. ... 167, p. 2129. share... taxes 6,469 35,375 ; 5,000 5,000 Mar. 31/47 Mar. 31/46 $5,014,202 $2,730,993 ' T 7 3,100 , $104,110 $107,357 3,251,588 71,732 197,000 53,974 54,901 Cr218,000 , 126,000 7: $0.43 $213,800 . ASSETS $98,159 Mar. 31,'48 Government obligations at current value receivables Investments at LIABILITIES AIND currept Dec. 31/47 $1,086,637 S. Current $1,074.1*5 3,999,445 3,999,697 58,593 :. 1 (other than U. S. Govt, obligations) 13,607,055 $18,379,477 $18,753,272 Total ' LIABILITIES— Net 72,628 , 13,234,551 value • • 20,597 payables and accruals assets applicable to 1,000,000 Current ' 45,741 outstanding capital shares— March Dec. 31, 1948, $18.35 per 18,358,880 share 18,707,532 31, 1947, $18.70 per share $18,379,477 $18,753,272 Total —V. 167, p. 541. member dent.—V. Miscellaneous Features , 11; American Machine & Foundry Co.—New Vice-Pres.— a head of the company's patent department and has been appointed a Vice-Presi¬ Hastings, of the board of directors, 167, p. 1917. General Corporation & Investment News-Cover Dividends Declared and Payable Foreign Exchange Rates 1 St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities ...44 12 45 : Reserve Banks 45 Condition Statement of Member Banks of Federal ResejrYe System...45 iDr$357,696 $0.31- ^ OF ASSETS— U. Edward d. Jones & Co. Combined Condition Statement of Federal „ 4,620.428 STATEMENT Cash George S. '' Louis 2, Missouri Members New York Stock Louis Stock a ■■ Exchange . . Exchange Chicago Bd. of Trade New York Curb Exchange / 1871 Established 300 North 4th St., St. Chicago Stock Exch. Nil v. income 30,530 . 3,334 15,721 (excl. gain or loss on inv.) COMPARATIVE 24 . The^ Course of Bank Clearings. 3,768,8^0 $297,983 — common 33,429 4,062 loan Federal St. Profit Earned taxes Apr. 4-148 $4,335,606 ..///■, | State and City Bond Offerings 51 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices. .45 Corp.—Earnings— Jan. 1 to— Cost 'C dated 1951 years Ill .r'.-T.® " Net 38,525 900 24 Stock and Bond Averages.... borrowed $15,000,000, evidenced by notes maturing The company also borrowed $10,000,000 from a April 15. The 2 Ya% notes are payable 10% on and 1949. banks on 1950, and for Net inc. 43 __24 Transactions New York Curb Exchange. 1947. k; company bank on Provision .• April $173,632 42 Transactions New York Stock Exchange of Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co.—Add! Bank Loans On $161,594 Machin¬ of America General expenses Taxes—other than income taxes —34 Exchange.. Philadelphia Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange ; 1689. p. Stock Stock Cleveland $7,167,474 105,000 . Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange.— Cincinnati Stock Exchange. ; Divids. Curb 13 25 29 5,500 2,860 4,541 affiliates— Allied from Total income Page 9,002 3,328 . - $943,085 — long-term on v';:- Stock Exchange (Stocks) New York Stock Exchange; (Bonds) Baltimore < Int. non-controlled Stock and Bond Quotations 13,286,492 304,630 . taxes Income Fed. From ery Co. ■■■■■:■; 9,881 2,722 obligations Govt, S. 7,695 $154,944 U. $3,251,302 $40,291,106 $35,087,583 334,000 11,425 ^ ; ■- issuers Compensation 1948—12 Mos.—1947 1,630,593 $140,711 . 5,151 1,890 unaffiliated In This Issue 1 1946 $133,245 10,868 $140,451 issuers unaffiliated Interest Power Co.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 ' 1 1947 1948 31— From Period End. Mar. 31— _ investment) on Other income: 2245. p: AND EXPENSES INCOME loss or income—cash; From 167, ■ tax, American International Corp.—Quarterly, Report— 16,750,690 $40,776,999 $42,714,588 * iacbme _ Bal. 41,097,036 — for Federal reserve From -V. ^'tf lkABItJTLES-^Acd0unl^payablev :1; 822,678 993,059 2,129,383 stock : 561,906 80,817 un- deducts.. income 814^220' 11.242,000 251,855 & exps.—net misc. on 16,259,815 V: NOTE—American Gas & Electric Co. is currently proceeding with its plan to divest itself of its investment in Atlantic City Electric Co., 1947—$27.82 pea- share. 31, taxes Int. ^^196,021 "1*3791 if'^306' due — aplicable u'V.capital shares . -f-'* '1 March 31, 1948—$27.50 Dec. $50,173 contingencies Elec._ dist. net inc. of subs. Federal payables 1,393,408 < .^,876,118*;1W8,.5861 1,345,000 consol._T City EL Scranton Gen. $40,776,997 $42,714,588 4,714,876 & El.: subs. Total income Total lor Gas *186,313' 596,010 Other income 32.935,687 32,636,683 —— LIABILITIES— Current income Frdm Atlantic ; , Reserve net • • * Cash '129,697 ~~ ' COMPARATIVE Scranton Associate Phone CEntral 7600 Bell Teletype SL 593 2 : 1947 $4,421,720 56,520, ■>.*•• • f>j9,013.i Net 1 1946 i 1948 sales—Manufacturing Mining-,.': . 12 Months Ended March 31—, ^ ' ; $3,373,923 Quarter Ended March 31— Net sybsidlary)^ '/(Not" Including'foreign sales ; Anchor Hocking Glass Corp. (& Subs.)—•Earnings American Machine & Metals, Inc. ■ ■ $4,478,240 $2,636,091 3,467,531 2,547,058 54,521 ' 50,001 Earn, per 404,225 137,727 Selling and advertising expenses— administrative .... has been including Federal made income ? Operating profit Other income ■374,182 76,256 25,705 _ $136,091 #f405 $400,459 $289,405 11.5,915 , . 39,680 deductions Other Federal income $416,374 61,518 163,000 $315,110 —. 118,000 • '. Net profit ' — _. share based shares outstanding —V. $157,430 ' l__ 350,000 on per - accrue Feb. $0.23 $0.55 Bowling Barnes has been elected Vice-President in charge of and development "as a step toward the broadening and Intensification of the company's research program in the^field of Dr. r • 1 » who assumes his new duties June Barnes, 1 , * 1 at the company's the 167, week " located at Quarter Gross - % ^, . have of of the Ended sales, March less 194$ 31- returns allow. & the on 1947 Provision Other $1,972,633 2,648,551 1,841,129 600,968 457,767 356,658 52,697 50,087 46,594 $35,926 "$271,750 23,658 for 61,613 income systems. conveyor conveyor.--The The^company. rest of the J \ :are used Net income Earned per "LOSS. •• $97,539 43,935 3,800 $265,448 share— SHEET. ■ ■ • Estimated refund of accounts Deferred and miscellaneous surrender value (less reserve) at life 2,3~54~333 to commissions, insurance $200,000 beginning July contingencies stock 15, Capital surplus Earned surplus no since Jan. 1, 338,900 371,208 186,003 20% is "After of to as and conveyors miscellaneous GIVING EFFECT • 9, about iron 3.948, shares 1,000,000 of of the the Cost Other operating 3,778,615 The ' -Operating profit income 758,734 700,000 shs. ___ the with transaction other of '• working debits Net Net Total Res, for Fed. inc. tax- Selling .1947 Net and admin, operating other Total Total for Net -V. 2,511,778 $4,437,993 1,940,135 390,308 1,762,576 profit affairs in "$227,097 "$173,459 $1,108,151 4,145 59,214 < ry. ^ $422,307 "$172,314 55,000 $1,167,365 55,000 "$227,314 $941,315 SHEET AS -:•/ s'.; . ,420,000.. $747,365 302,000 $639,315 Gross $683,095 139,503 OF MARCH 31, 63,505 notes 1946 $489,872 137,362 167, 2,771,950 491,635 553,699 ,2,001,393 250.205 184,417 228,231 69,298 •Jan. Net 1948, of - for depreciation /Selling, administrative; ahd -geneyai'expenses-;-.- payable, $95,631; Federal income tax $376,424; other taxes (accrued), $60,231; prefeired stocK par—declared value, $50 per share), $2,786,550; class A stock par—declared value, $50 per share), $702,250; common stock (no (no fpar profit Miscellaneous earnings, income In 1944, Mr. Net has been Assistant ; "Based V. v y. .on sliares J234,035 167, p. 841. :y't.t 1948 in . . : v . f ., ; .'.... 233,616 and . . -.:vJ - . Telegraph Co. — New YorkAlbany Coaxial Cable Placed in Service— • ' long distance telephone cable of the latest coaxial type was put in service between New York City and Albany, N. Y., on May 21, it Is announced. Besides relieving the heavy long distance telephone traftic along the New York-Albany route, the cable will be used to carry network -radio Construction programs. ?'*•,<; vv of the 154-mile cable was a ~r " r Joint project of the New York Telephone Co., the New Jersey Bell Telephone Co., and the Long Lines Department of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Work was begun on the, undertaking in June, 1947.—V. 167, p. 2246. | Earnings i i • to — — earnings Net after Federal income perhcommon share C. G/ Frantz, president, reported taxes »— (Anaconda Wire & Cable * 3 Mos. Ended. March ♦Net No. income.. of ■ per . •_ common 'Earnings Co.—Earnings— 31— shares share— 1948 had Gradually ' ' $1,833,469 843,962 $2.17 1946 $2,483,214 421.981 . 421,981 $5.88 $0.01 * After provision for depreciation/ interest' and Federal i ~-V,. 167, p; 42. - , ' c> v -A- ■ ^ "■: -v ■* $6,233 taxes. which it acquired sub¬ and marekting properties.. from the engaged company; was primarily in refining. oil, diesel oil fuel refineries and fuel located Wichita, Kansas, at oil... Company Barnsdall at and at owned and Okmulgee^ and disposed of substantially all of Its bulk and service stations: converted its oil refinery at Barnsdall, Okla., 'to th§ of microcrystallinc wax and at Sept. 1, 1946, such., con* completed. > ' t/;.% ♦ At present the. company is engaged primarily "inr refining crude .oif at Wichita, Kan.; in producing macrocrystalline Wax at Barnsdall, Okla.; and in selling and distributing its products. Version - $9,786,960 493,836 1947 '' $7,152,220 263,178 it $1.43 / ;■ $0.75 that working capital had/Jncrease<l was , ,v 1 - • ■ ..i—•-■,; ■■ ♦ approximately $6,000,000, even though heavy expenditures have been plant improvement and new product tooling.—V. 166, p. 2094. "Exclusive made for ^ ( CAPITALISATION; AT FEB; 29, 1948 , --• - ' t>-' .■ v - ■ , of par)^__fc_:^/, ($1 13,519 shares held in , ,• * r. Outstanjiingf ♦815,770 shs, 11,500,000 shs. the <if5 V Authorized ■ . (Coinmon/stock treasury. * The "aggregate book value at Feb. ,29, ■*■1948," ofz^ all assets of th» charges), less all liabilities and re¬ equivalent to approximately • $4.54 per share on the shares then outstanding. No additional shares have "been issued by, the company subsequent to Feb. 29, 1948. " ;;'v//: (other than deferred totals $3,705,076 which company Argonaut Mining Co., Ltd., San Francisco, Calif.—To Dissolve— .k serves, 4 company is dissoMng. • Its, two properties, the Argonaut Mine at Jackson and the Empire and Pacific V' ' 1947 gas three 1947.— 1 *' By/ action of^its stockholders, /this ■. Co. refining manufacture 1948 Quarter Ended March 31— Sales Oil oil marketing petroleum products, both at wholesale and principal products were gasoline, motor oils and lubricants; and $32,308 . $0.14 Apex Electrical Mfg. Co.—Earnings— • ""'A latter's and Its ' ■'■:; // : Z; / %* shares Barnsdall operated approximately 200 bulk stations and 500 service stations. Subsequently the company dis¬ mantled the Okmulgee refinery and constructed a new refinery at Corpus Christi, Tex., which it sold in 1942. By 1944 the company 24,000 : of the inception, oil Okla., • i American Telephone & its" in $83,238 $0.36 i. "Earnings per common share Comptroller charge of the cost planning and statistical division,—y. 167, p. 1798. J of operated L.— 56.000 income taxes for Federal profit all kerosene, ' 1 Co.—/New Comptroller— Jordan subsidiary crude 25,119 36,529 M. September, At 449 .$81,428 27,232 Appropriation to reserve for inventories. Braund, formerly Assistant' Comptroller; has been Ap¬ pointed Comptroller, succeeding M. W. Field, deceased. John W. Jor¬ dan has been named Assistant Comptroller with added responsibilities. Since ; , $202,999 — Interest Provision American Steel & Wire $80,979 3,111 (net). . stantially retail. Total were held by Phillips Petroleum Co. and there¬ not represent new; iinancing. Further detail? Shortly thereafter Barnsdall Oil Co. distributed to its stockholders substantially all of its voting stock in the company. On Jan. 5, 1940; the company changed its name to Bareco Oil Co;V V 130,177 . $199.888 Operating valuersl^per share), $91,627; surplus, $1,$61,867; total, $5,974,580. Russetl do owned LIABILITIES—Accounts (acciued), Kebbon, McCormick. & Co. and associ¬ HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Gompany was organized April 20, 1935", in Delaware under the name of Barnsdall Refining *Corp., as a wholly 32.872 , Offered—As mentioned in our Oil Co.—Stock May 19 publicly offered 162,435 shares of comstock ($1 par) at $8 per shdre. The shares offered formerly 1,120,895 33,988 145,161 ' Mine at Plymouth, both on the Mother Lode in Amador County, Calif., for sale, separately or together, it is announced. Bids received by June 1, 1948 only will be considered by the management, which reserves > UNDERWRITING-^The names is of "the principal underwriters and;tha number of shares purchased by each are as follows: No. of Shs. tare right to reject any and all bids. ?..-•••• •-•v.-.- ••• •* : * .•• ,.vm •■••'%'• '■5; The mining claims, mineral rights, surface, buildings, equipment, and ; ,the any %Kebbon; rMcCormick 8s Laurence M. Marks & - Co -S2J435 i , The?-Milwaukee /; I Ames, Emerich & Qo., Inc.____ : supplies on hand are for sale, subject only to any pending sales.— •, ' : s:: v Wagenseller 8t Durst, Inc.-,—' . %;•)-, jt*j» *■ V-fV r < V:;•j-T:'./'' ■"•■" i • ; ■' •"/■■•.■; ;■ X 32,500 ; , '4V. 154, p. 241. ■ on mon $1,364,923 1,466,941 ________—______ v-v-%%;•• follow: $1,845,978 _ I sales Provision Co., Inc.—Changes in Personnel— 1475. p. Bareco ates 430,291 213,806 Mar. 27,'48 Mar. 29,'47 ' ^,v-.• •; ' - in 166, 1,977,300 Inc.—Earnings— through sales Cost 1 1, ' ■ line fore A. P. W. Products Co., receivable 154. p. issue of May 24 1918. p. has announced that additional funds to the extent $2,000,000 necessary to finance an Improvement and, wi,l be obtained through .issuance of debentures. to program, H. : 70,483 2,019 2,533,540 1 * ,.>.<>.■ $529,676 48,198 * 119,029 railway- oper. 465,452 125,151 33,825 1918. p. company V. 1945 , railway income. from ry. 115,302 Egger will be Vice-President and General Sales Manager; Engelhard, Vice-President in charge of advertising; R. E. Crippen becomes Sales Manager of the grocery products division; K. D. Smith, Manager of the animal feed division; Bernard Willingham, Manager of the Oven Ready Biscuit division; and Harry Loving, Manager of the bakery products division. ' '( A new Ballard mill is now under construction in Louisville, Ky.—• $118,496 36,650 ' 654.750 , i 277,832 ; : 146,987 income George 1948 XL 3; Government securities, $4,700; ac¬ (net), $297,022; inventories, $350,571; preferred stock retirement fund, $204,374; contract deposits, $902; Investments (net), $113,836; property and equipment (alter deprecia¬ tion reserve of $1,582,016), $4,530,257; deferred charges (prepaid Insurance, etc.), $14,246; total. $5,974,580. c and $246,814 $603,839 income. 12,734 Morton, President. 307 339,817 railwayrailway from sNet ASSETS-r-Cash, $458,672; counts $458,621 '2,996 149,825 1947 oper. 29,164 with the company's plans for expansion, this company, flour the southeast, have realigned their executive personnel staff, according to an announcement made on May 29 by Rogers C. B. RR.—Earnings— from 38,851 39,239 *") 760,872 355»,228 railway— railway— $1,000,000 In 829 $399,635 $260,924 1946 $124,003 -■ 67,464 " •_ Ballard & Ballard From Jan. 1— —V. rBALANCE v income; oper. —V.-166, $457,791 . 160,000 income on 1947 $158,705 •- 95,355 1— Jan. extension 37,195 1,383 taxes 12,993,183 86,794 ■ 3,519 1948 from ry. "Loss. >' 1948 $200,610 railway 167, 15,406,639* 15,860,196 13,723,241 Ry.—Earnings- » from The of 1918 p. Net Net ■it St. Andrews Bay & railway—_— oper. From $2,005,952 1,424,170 84,317 90,936 ' , 2,057 profit 167, Gross 42,649 "$264,871 - 3,152,822 Cr429,241 Crl,007,327 Crl,204,393 (h. S.) Ay res & Co.—To Issue Debentures— 1,335,310 % $396,115 expenses Federal Ann Arbor $898,666 17,226 - 3,842,162 1 from Net con¬ 1945 $1,906,680 $420,249 _ income 1,599,137 „ Net profit 3.270,730 2,632,578 from Net - 1946 'V 100,556 expenses income other 1948—12 Mos—1947 $5,382,505 "$209,871 123,207,166 102,523,754 4,565,597; J19,917,806k; 19,205,082 t Cr36,332 2130. p. April— Gross —V. 96,617 expenses General $9,154,143 421,001 - 26,900,638 4.600,026 income- oper. ry. 167, Atlanta , - 2,086,039 net '; 1948—4 Mos.—1947 ' ■ $ "■/;/•' ■ $;•". .1.. 34,879,156.157,977.941,135,931,082. credits or income —V. CALENDAR YEARS $2,703,463 a ■.../••.'■ • 33,229,297 Other . ' * ' ; ' r sales, less returns and allow. . Gross Net t; $ • Railway oper. expensesRailway tax accruals- stock capitaS changing and increasing the the resolution declaring the stock ($1 par) became 1948. a business reflected'' J948-~Month—1947 ' and ordinary capital. *. ; 41,003,221 common its subsidiaries - Period End. Apr. 30— from V; 2,508,747 591,004 - " 550,000 shs, ry. 758.734 3,185,662 $661,752 447,904 ________ ■' Net in . anticipates, that incoming business will approximate the year, E. M. Morris, Chairman,, stated.—V. 167," for 1358. - p. Net used common stock, additional shares on (Incl. Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Ry., and Panhandle & Santa Fe Ry.) ,v April— Other consolidated ^ insurance company $600,000,000 FINANCING authorized value par no of ,200,000 surplus increase of $43,349, and the. Durham Manufacturing Corp., a whoily-owncd subsidiary, a net profit Of $84,504 for the period. •; ; 3,778,615 1948—3 Mos.—1947 costs— for . Gross Co.—Earnings, Etc.— of salesiJL-——. ' - NOTE—7The amendment company, INCOME STATEMENT FOR 760,000 par value) $784,908 stocK common 1947, and the sale J v.; 'A f.• * ■ r/1 25, ; / ;681,695( .,' ♦$0.65>; - substitution two-for*one ' V. (net) Aug. the $1.22 r —, to /L. The/hieavy -voUimo!4h%ther first quarter of 1948 resulted' In' recelv^ outstanding being Increased from $163,290,706 on Dec. 31, 1947, to $l8Q.382.950 on ' March 31, -1948. } Outstanding company's ... retroactively Railway oper. revenues- the 1948 > 1947 —$148,993,177 $80,884,703 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry.—Earnings— Authorized 450,000 sharqs of. outstanding on March 9, Total American Service value par ' ables ♦ PRESENT TO , Inc.—V{" 166,'p. 1574. Subs.)-^Earnings- • cus¬ work. • proposal to change the pame attributable is 10% $10 effective automobiles well, diversified giving /effect Oct, 14,'-1547. •' The major . of vote June 16 on a Earnings per common.share_„-_w_ ') oi" industries. will Quarter Ended March 31— volume of receivables acquired PROCEEDS—Company will receive none of the proeeeds from the sale of the 20,000 . shares owned by, Frank J. junction 1465. Period End. March 31— 608,609 $2,419,123 1918. p. Gross the of Cost of sales I 608,609 - Net!earaings/aftcr/charges-and taxbSi__-i—-L'/4 1/270,825 and conceived is manufacturers par)—— capital Prov. Sales period— Associates Investment €0. (& proceeds to be received by the company will be confined to the offering of 100,000 shares froijt its unissued common stock and will 68,144 $10,201,555 —V. 167, p. stocks for .. Total $3,027,732" 26,000 this corporation to Artloom Carpet Co.; millers -l $3,135,758 earned surplus—_____ ■ ($.125,000 1951) 1937 167, be fi ! — $3,053,73a $2,527,149 The stockholders The 125,000 (221,062 shares of to applic. to preferred ' of OF resulting company annually $1 result a were $630,000 424,362 etc.— 592,?04; ', $3,135,758. Ariloom Corp.—Plans to Change Name— . Shude. 46,468 taxes payable for By operation in many types dividend, USE $9,154 ,143 :J _ and 53,388 .48,588 ; „ payrolls, Accrued diie -V. capital as above stated. By resolution of the board of adopted March 3, 1948, a stock dividend in the amount of declared payable to the holders on the effective date amendment changing, and increasing its authorized capital As stock 185,924 ; 482,974 Accrued Reserve 185,000 66,733 #<. . (current)..*..., and March . authorized 3,639,888 2,569,696 $10,201,555 ,___ _— ■■■■"T T.TA■RIT.TTnTS 'LIABILITIES— Notes payable Common - , was the stock. 1,425,727 4,160,567 2,697,409 ^ insurance Accounts- payable Notes of 800,000 __ assets..— —A Total ■ to $109,000 prior year Federal taxes— receivables Z $283/584 - authorized 31,'48 Mar. 31,'47 $688,926 $433,051 Inventories, estimated (per books) ; Land, bldgs., machy. & equip, (less deprec. res.) Estimated refund of prior years' Federal taxes . Nil 31 Mar. . •i.68,545'- 1,257,754 ——— &309,033 Balance1—- consisted of 40,000 of common stock ($10 par>, of which 34,100 shares were outstanding. By amendment effective on the latter date, the company changed and increased its authorized capital to "$265,452 MARCH :.Cafih-'%.^-.-^^^ Cash $49,803 $0.22 i $1.20 ' " involves steel stock Prior , directors ■ 90% CAPITALIZATION 15,595 163,000 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE Customer business structural to "$249,856 taxes - common •the ' ASSETS— 7, .-•// regularly - 26,029 for Federal income taking one no Common $454,477 prov. Divids. Detroit Avenue, , 21,893 depreciation Deductions Est. Bellevue company's output. How¬ ever, customers for conveyers represent the following industries: Automotive—70%, foundry—5%, heat-treat—5%, electrical manufacture —5%, rubber—5%, food—5-%, furniture and refrigeration^-5%. Of 1946 $3,192,333 expenses $3,945,996 company of the company's sales is to trucks. The company's business tomers, 3,217,312 Selling and administrative ;ji:;24,259*" • $352,129 /$4,393,512 111,967 < -/ transferred Balance gradually been mechanical Conveyor systems and $4,301,795 sales__ of <■>■:■:: ■• $3,921,7.^7 $4,380,342 :'928/'V' f 13.17Q,. .// . $421,000 .< / W^OOOl 343,917/ / . . $351,201 Misecllaneous reservations of net income—' incorporated in Michigan, was 2563 ►■,■;■•:' Net: income 28,75o" ; ■» ■ — . $379j95i//$4,724259^ / $4,240,737/; . . $420,584 deductions other :y- '' & i —_ jlnetL.--^ income Gross Int. 28,000 , link 4esigned. by ■- $430,819 Cost Other Income , . ; .carried American Seating, Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings-- %' . . Mich, - revs.__ of plant lease _____——_ Operating income (par',$!)' at $2.50, p6r v Detroit, portion , 31, type chains. All other parts entering into a conveyor excepting standard items such as speed reducers and motors, are designed and engineered specially for particular jobs. In actual practice a customer designates where an assembly line or carrier system is to be located, and gives information .as to what is to -be ended 2246. p. ;; (net) the. proceeds of 100,000 will Cq., $1,534,402 $19,841,126 $16,093,472 79i;731 10,399,760 8,691,956 $448,584 /' operating for Rent system, May 20, 1948 the System input of subsidiaries of this company amounted to 226,781,000 kwh., an increase of 22,330,000 kwh., or 10.92%, over the corresponding week of last year.— V. Trust operations but erection such '2129. American Power ■& Light Co.^—Weekly Input-*For March virtue .of these systems, products of manufacture are moved from one operation to another on assembly lines of large scale production; Loading and unloading installations are numerous. Comieyor system have for many years farmed the backbone *of ' the mass production industries. The conveyor belts, in the trade known as chains, used in such sys¬ tems/Are purchased/from ^anufacturers/who/specialize;^,in.vihaking'~; home headquarters, Southbridge, Mass., has been associated with governmental research undertakings, including the Manhattan Project for Atomic Research as well as naval optical ordnance prbblems.-^ V, 167, p. ;> Provision ^ taxes. ended Net otfier all < 1948^-Month—1947 • 154,189 .T>904,6b7f.' "1,642,845-/ // 122,755 %y iv43L975S; l;l53,604iv / -110,829 l/;; ^ 85t776/ .. 1,380,525 > 964,330 ' $3,049,741^ Deprec;:,reserve.approp. /,; $3.87^:^ v established by the Revenue Act V"- f-,f stock common Offices business locality, and . - , income months 12 $1,757,743 ___ ;■? ^ Dr. R. 1 rates the revenues ;, /", Co.r^Earning&— ' i948r-Month^--1947,. ■ are not confined to any expanding and now encompass most of the major, industrial centers ,of the country. / v; % ? The company is engaged in the designing, manufacture, fabrication American Optical Co.—New Vice-President— visual sciences." for , The one ■ * Canadian 1; ^ $4;728,003 •■^*$6.21 depreciation "and , for ■»■■■■ ,$2.63 c AND BUSINESS—Company 1933. 28, Mich. 166, P. 2657. research the • agent—Detroit HISTORY $79,088 - $0.45 and taxes 4* Operating ■ 31,000 $191,856 made Of the shares1 offered,^■■ to the company; ? Transfer Profit ; 1 ■ . End/Mar? 31— 885,914 w*;'.. Operating expenses Federal taxes-^, ^-480i297 ■ Other- taxes i 4..^—; , 132,119^ ^ % Anchor SteeJ & Conveyor Co., DetroiirrStock Offered G, McDonald & Co., Detroit^ob May/20 offered ^; share. $140,496 30,403 for 120,000 shares of i —1—/ income been 1948, in- accordance with Of 1945.—V. 167,:.p. 1582. $586,529 107,323 expenses charges, • : Total !— $2,165,131^ share after pfd. dlv, com. NOTE—Deduction ; 2,011,908 ,37,(554 $960,708 452,926 $831,357 & ■■ ■ . has General • ''Net.;:profit%±.»,——£■ ; */ !'• v/:-Manufacturing (incl. deprec.) — Mining (incl. depreciation) ' / ■ v- -■■ ' A and excess profit ^taxes^ii;3l^302,^^042 ;~3,15^698 /f pome Arkansas Power & Light a / Period '"1946 $7,666,904 profit from operations W-& income/and Canadian-'in.*;) > Federal $2,596,151 39,940 Monday, May 31, 1948 (& Subs.)—Earnings— : 1948 ' ' 1947 " $3,527,173/ $7,882,701 , $3,432,936 Cost of sales—,. . COMMERCIAL, & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE (2358) -32,500 ' > • 22,500 22,500 'II11 III, Number 4703 .11 I, III I THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE i,.^imiI).ii«ib '•* "V"-1"' 1W' comparative income statement " * . -A'iw £ 1 ' ' a"'ll -,V' ■*'% Gross operating 2 Mos. v charges * income 12,582,9ij4 $492,282 « • 9,80?,891, t Income before Interest Prov, k -.■■■■. deduct. $492,486 $1,833,120 180,314 654,068 .$966,596 ; —V. profit 167, $312,152 ^ jh; $554,699 $1,179,052 224(5. p. 330,462 73,153 -(;■1 ,;i ,x- Net 13,388 ^.. $466,167 ' cents May on : , 26 took action no the on was-made March on dividend ' r-.v,, The rCC on May 21 approved the acquisition by the New York Central RR. of control, through ownership of stock, of the Beech Creek RR. ' * last, while in 1947 the for summer shaft The N. remainder 6Ce^ral y. controlled of Beech has acquired all stock is owns In the mortgage bonds of property. The (he ol protect the dividend lease under Central 50 to cents whicn lessor .irom N. Y. Beech pay share per taxes of developments."-^. 167, p. 2026. N Y. nrmde the on ' • vmm VQroS against outstanding, r it on account of Federal such - 50 oon -the su,bse^uent IhaSi? • accrued tA actiusfment^-V v. dividend Benjamin record date for the adjustment, Franklin Hotel Co., Pay $5 Dividend— 1 the^utstffndinl )InP De? in Prop, 15 ip, . iJi-V ii roe, ' i. i! ^20/. n v. p. , trustees of other ' SEC by ' inc.__ on ' - & Npt ....... income Gross int. 2,687,306 125,000 1,500,000 ;U,. for Net & $466,824 457 Co., $529,623 charges.- income 157,246 ; " 1,500,000 $5,562,730 ~ . 780,440 780,440 $2,995,668 , ; - Balance—- common 'offered Plan— to (no to are common and* common the snares Bonds Proceeds will Underwriters placed privately.: stockholders through preferred be construction a p. 2253. -U •: Tne ' are common stock and - of company's set a date for the trustees of the estate will next be submitted to if the plan is upheld, the board will special stockholders' meeting at which a vote on the directors a reorganization will be April-r Gross from railway—— Net *rora railway——— and, taken. Nec - . be t M> Borg-Warner _ _ _ .. consists of buildings Decatur Decatur, 111. for approximately its Plant lo5,000 ? land two miles south of the center of to the which Borg-Warner also include has taken additional No. 3 which feet Decatur, an option a 111. In this on expansion and the Fynort export that activities Manager of the Hoover automotive products and company, of Borg-Warner International of Corp. the will Bids handle Hoover Ball J. W. DeLind, President, Jr., O, became Mansfield and be that member Joseph Everett H. Lane has In the board of been directors.— SEC v« ... . ,t TThe and :■ comnanv Liffht rerpntlv Co sold ;* T Bonds Plarnd ^ Gross :Net Net from from nrivatpiv ry. railway—$390,948' oper. From Jan. income— Net ry. oper. 'j $321,166 *18,642 *89,774 300,146 income *beficit.^V. , . 167, P 181,643 *73,426 78,839 1919." '■ -./i factory ... , • certificates, 1963, will be Vo.'-ja LO.JO in a.m. be will used purchase ^ ^ ^ . *29,511 83,736 119,175 30,115 " 'X55'441 ^ be to determined finance by company's May May , nnrt' ^ W . ' 1 We years. figures to reflect today's further increased that/barring a sharpf'change in conditions, the will be considerably larger and the, needed our appears outlays this year, t '• ■ ■-> - ; 355012 The mS ot tecc'vaWcs purchases of ....... 1947 1946 ' ' ' ' ' . . • 31, 1948, ' 99,389,679 50,786,032 on of This - St., New York, up eto $2,500,000 first mortgage ^v 199 295 000 " ' * 203 456 000 sio.mooo ''"sihoo 202412,000 9 4 6 0 -• p-3* ° directors on May share on the per declared the quarterly stock, payable July 25 capital iri . • compared $366,749,638 a $618,369,440 were ago.—V. year • - 167, - dividend 1 to of six holders 315,479 1585. barrels of P- 94°- w ^ _ Corp.—Weekly Output— weekly kilowatt-hcur output of electric energy of subsidiaries of th5s corporation adjusted to show general business 20, co^rcO with m1.369,J24.for Powa? So a^exSed ("or both triads 1948, conditions amounted to terri- 'thateScompa®yUtwaSCsaerve;S as M.1948-V. 167, of 310,399,397> P. 2254. " Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.—Buys Site— S Silas Deane Highway in Wethersfield, Cpnn,. The location, wihch can ' be reached from the Home Office in less than 10 minutes over the new highway, has been acquired, Mr. Wilde said, as a site for a printing.-iplant and supply^ building containing approximately 30,000 square feet of space.—V. 167, p. 544. f i,r. * \ , ^ .. ^ , • , stock /f ■-i..-, ■ _ , . .... . _ e ' «T " . r\ .t a"1, Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— The company on'May 26 announced that System output of electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended May 23, 1948, amouoted to,199,000,000-kwh., compared with 192,000,000 kwh., for the .corresponding week of 1947, an increase of 3.6%. Local distribution of electricity amounted to 189,400,000 kwh.. compared with 183,000,000 , kwh.-for the corresponding week of last 2255. . . ... • • ? year, • increase of 3.5% an ••• ... •' ,r,.. the four " weeks : . ended March 1, 1948.—V. 167, I' Consolidated i/OnSOliaaiCo Vultee Aircraft Corp-RiehtsV.U * a rp. which for . ; * " v (electricity V. 167, P. operates petroleum concessions ip western Venezuelf, southwest: of Lake-. Maracaibo, announces that its production for the five weeks ended May 3, 1948 amounted to 399,639 barrels,-as against 817.822 barrels for the fpur weeks ended March 29, 1948 and p. I n cents was Paid--V- 16?. "sibis corporation the :5.^ company, ' '52 199 969 000 000 the % Inc w°ld h" a! ^aAhi9^' tiTJnH ^tribution was made on April 1 ill !« I o'dn while on Dec, 24, 20,666,673 Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co.—40-Cent Dividend—. the common week 58,150,337 the r week of CoIon Development Co., Ltd—Production- Invitation for - 209 672 000 system on May 210,938,603 outstanding of with the . t . ^ for « 786004 226 570 148 453 307024080 autos.—„ associated corresponding 1947 218 684 000 215*586 ■ tory served for the- week ended May 1Q46 1947 " the over 1948 CZTTZ; The 1Q4R 19$48 ... . increase Ended 8 cents 19'declared a dividend of 40 cents per share and the regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 per preferred stock, both payable June 11 to holders ofrecord June 1. The present common stock received 40 cents per share on March 11, last; and. in 1947 the following amounts: March 13. 37 Vi-cents; June 13 and Sept. 11, 40 cents each; and Dec. U, a yearend of $1.32%:.—V. 167, p. 1584. 178 752 5.2% a and Commonwealth Investment Co.—6-Cent Distribution— The directors on-May on 962097 100 159 showed - 2130. share 299,793 22 Commonwealth & Southern ^ ■ May output of the Commonv/ealth Edison Co. excluding sales to other electric utilities, ' -a competitive- bidding. Proconstruction program.— '■ The "common .stockholders of record on May 28 have been offered the right to subscribe on or before June 14, 1948, at $9 per share for additional common stock lor each has become effective.—V. share held. of $1 par Registration value under 167, p. 2255. to the the extent Securities of one Act of shfa-e 1SB3 \ Commercial and FinanciarChronicle (Reg. U. Sv l^tept 'Officel/WiUiani B.' Dana Company, Dana Seibert Publishers,. 25 F«rk Place, New York 8, N.' %, REctof^ 2-9570. President; William D, Herbert I>-Seibert, Editor and Riggs, Business Manager. Publisher:. Published twice aiweek-.tevery Thursday-(general aews Offices: 135 S. La Salle St., and adveatlsing issue) with -a statistitel issue on Cmcago 3. DL (Telephone State Monday]. Other 0613)5 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, as secondrclass matter February E. C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith.'-25, 1942, at the-post office at New Copyright 1948 by William B. Dana Company. Reentered -York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions in United States, U- S. Possessions, Territories and Members |35.00 per year; ip Dominion of Canada, $38 AO per year. Other Countries,$42.00 of Panper yea^ NOTE: On account' of the ; .ftuctuations In the rates of exchange, remittance for foreign: subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds. . A^ttic^p .Union. > ■ , planning revised WHliam - full network » 981,903 Mav 22 " ^ or/®S«oVrUT DePa^tment). 16 WallI (EDT), June for 149.714 ^ receivables ""O.h ' ; 25,954 ^ 2, • />' WeeKly Uutput— 1 Week 2130. p. ^ ;i' -■■■■•■" 115,253 71,439 . bonds.—V. 167, p. 2130. the year ago. Following are the kilowatthour output' totals past four weeks and percentage comparisons with 1947: .f':r used May: 21 filed a registration statement with the $15,000,000 first mortgage bonds, due 1978. The names ' ... '■ written bids will be received by ... the company at Bankers Trust v *» a $5,733,220.— u sealed 'it VTooL-Tii ended will company, . *'Total $278821 70,375" . California Electric Power Co.-Public Bids for Purchase Of Bonds— < give now necessary would enable the company to go 1948 without obtaining new capital, it is probable that a of the funds required in 1949 and subsequent years will be 'companies, ''^saso ' ..., y • in the now EJectricitj. cn stated. ' p. 'K' ' • raiSted AsWpH— ASKea - 1945 $249 429^-7 ; director.—v. 167, a 1973. 1946 1—. ;v 1,294,987 1,187,539 1,039,801 Gross frqm;railway— Net from railway— will expenditures President of the American Bankers Association The Detroit Bank, the oldest bank in Michigan, has Retail automobile financing——— «9 9<=;n nnn 1947 124,317 62,191 caiN also Dodge, underwriters wiU chaseij ' ait. 1948 rahway—_ RR —Rids itli. mas of PiSSg ToV^SSrS" wiiSSi RR —Earning—.ejcurlings i ; future - 1, ■ .on Burlington-Rock Island s ivuiMswim April— , near 2026, C. I. T. Financial Corp.—Earnings— Privn+Alv '" - the .7 30 '° h°'dm 01 . refunding mortgage 3 y4% bonds series A due i'.~ Commission, subject portion due Quarter Ended March 31 j-Proceeds were used to redeem $768,000 outstanding bonds, discharge $4j30,000 notes and defray costs of additions, etc.—V, 167, p. 1254. , , our Through 11:30 been _ Gas M. covering the u ViT07Prfr2r0e'.d6StOC't' PayaWe JUne 1C7, p. 2026. U 16.-V. . . advantageous terms, -Because of the relatively large percent of the company's capitalization represented by common stock, it is likely that the first portion of the new funds required will be obtained through the sale of mortgage -bonds. Although the'strong cash position built up in anticipation of Tccha purchase company ceeds has Bridgeport Parifir racuic v. 167, p. 939. redemption on June 30, next, 620 chI acco"nt.°.f the sllJki"8 Mom ®nd divWends at the wMii'hi ifim Vnrl TniJrn i^ft Ln Jiov mowlun" Xr & ^ of record June , Issue to President of The — nf1????/ 3aS ,ca.lled Ltd., 'TTu* (i>bw capital may well be as much as $175,000,000 over the period. In the. face of these large requirements for construction funds, it is reassuring that the completion of our financial reorganization, which greatly improved and. strengthened our capital structure, will make it possible for us to undertake this financing on • " Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.—Registers With SEC— 1945 Edward Bridgeport Brass Co.—Partial Redemption— v' i?R RK. _Fmiir» Equip. 1948, up been elected Promotion to succeed the late of V. 167, p. 1919. fu£d the i, received and , Secretary^ and Treasurer was a Foundation, presently held by Mott Q. Brunton, and himself , B minority interest of 45% of the KQW corpoabove purchase, which is subject to approval by Mav 15 2130. announces made for dated. July President appointed Executive Vice-President by the board of directors. Lane Agricultural station or* I construction • ."a Chrysler Corp., Detroit, Mich.-New Director167, p. Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co. Jay R. Benton, Pacific a Said I have , —„ Mr. *407,874 ( of 4.590,000 equipment trust semi-annually Jan. 1, 1949-July a.m. iCDT) June 10, at office Room 1136. La Salle Street Station, Chicago. Proceeds in connection with the purchase of equipment to cost V* 167, p. 2130. & Corp. United States and Canada.—V. .-■■■■.- , Bearing Co., Ann Arbor, Mich., pioneer manufacturer of steel balls and ball.and roller bearings, as well as tie rods and drag links. The agreement was announced by Frank H. Lennox, General Sales ' Xr CViieacA Unelr TdinJ unicago KOCK lSiana -■ Borg-Warner International for *421,420 ^ f company is reporred in market for the sale in $2,460,000 equipment trust certificates.—V. 167, p. 0f . 269,728/1::,Costs. It rn„ niivinic Chicago & Eastern Illinois Acrppinpnt— Export Agreement— announced 1 The modernization program involving several products." is »*13,5.60 /not \ al- the from" railway—— -the Mr. It 2,753,185 land. pavjs said, It cannot be determined at this time as to the product to be manufactured in this additional capacity. Its acquisition a part of the over-all Borg-Warner • 457,903 23,599 *90,271 ' 2,515,006 ,ate(j js lvfovr, l\ew ■ , t>y F. H. Ludington, President, who said the new plant, formerly operby Southern California Bag Co., brings the total number of Chase manufacturing branches to 15.—V. 157, p. 128. ' * and . ,that t^nase rsag t^o. (uei.j Acquires i-aiiiornia fiani This company has acquired a modern bag factory and all its manufacturig facilities in Los Angeles, Calif., it was announced on May 5 Plant square addition - 3,095,603' W'if! x lease, C 3,237.000 1 181,090 88,460 to constant review and modification as conditions annual report for 1947, the stockholders were informed plans would involve an estimated expenditure of $300,000,000 in the years 1948 through 1951. They were told also that about '$100,000,000 of new financing would be required in due course. Since completing the annual report, we have carried our estimates through ri952, and have added some new projects for the earlier $639,163 11,078 *44,838 *146,266 ; execution of property will from of Communications Throughout 1945 93,431 i (111 ) on,"3?y p1 a""°"nce.(i Co of totaling 1— - Brunton the is 1946 $585,347 *12,351 58,384 railway railway 540,293 and opening stages of our postwar con.struction program, the need for flexibility has beenf uppermost in our minds. The program as described to stockholders from time to * *94jL 511,195, -Net ry; oper. incbme--fe ll '* v i«7 looot . with Jan. 75!332 _ in owns ^ ^ - $714,713 173,319 from al„c. Corp.—Leases j. . uwl8' Mueller f*e-n the i Net 332,663 82,657 116,703 ^change. In the 1948 $868,000 income— oper. From Gross Henry Schmidt, Executive Vice-President, has been e'ected President to succeed the late Ernest Haberle. William J. Kent; Jr., a Brooklyn, N. Y., attorney, has been elected a director in p.ace of Mr. Haberle. •—V. 167, p. 150. VH/:,/ lease ry. 250,651 204,868 on ana 20,906 Broadcasting System, Inc.-—"Acquisition-— now Mav ,ok . .. ( Npw Prpsidpnt Npw KCW ricwucn^ew DirPctor uuaiui 378,293 • 82,054 mg Increased to Y. Freeman, & will ■ Proposals 27,971 620,927 Commonwealth Edison Co—Estimates of New Finanrbommonweaith MlSOn LO.—itStimates ol i\ ew Hnanc$175,000,000 from $100,000,000—Charles Chairman, at the annual meeting held on . repair of flood Famine * ^ Defmit.-v. 167, p, 1920. ^ number Coffin common program . ki; Vermnnt Hv undetermined an of The *vu> avo IS®$ "3$? 9,Q7oVv X*a , subscription rights and to through subscription privileges. stockholders for used damages—V. 167, V rVntrat par). be ioa<% MflQQa ! Ne?nry; Central Vermont Public Service Corp.—To Offer Stk. The company presently has in registration witn the brio an issue oc $1,500,000 series E first mortgage bonds and 45,826 Brunton, President Federal Net ~V' l67' P"213°* u. aok 1 ioaa ,n,^ „ $3,776,108 for the period « iqat ' 'v—;. - . $3,777,661 $2,997,221 Divids. applic. to preferred stock • < -fcvvi in i' Columbus & Greenville Ry.—Earnings— April— ' 1948 7 1947 . 1946 1945Gross from railway $162,161 $123,048 —143,904 % $118,417 Net fa>m railway.^— ^ 35,624 ?( ^ *2,202 -'^' 23,873 't1'? 2,864 ~Net ry. oper. income— 45,428 *10,845 , 15,713 — *2,469 ' From Jan. 1— — 1 ^ Gross from railway—640,301 600,648 560,360 r. 589,538 1859 944 • , 867,694 „ and n 73)322 1 693,498 294 pSoir 868,216, ownership of the northern California outlet. y The sale, Mr. Brunton said, will include the Brunton interests in .both the KQW-AM and FM operations. The KQW-FM station has been on the air since February of this year. ,y ' $ c ' ■ An application by the Columbia Broadcasting Systenf for a television channel in the San Francisco Bay area is pending.—V. 167, p. 2027. $5,636,052 ■. ??i l JSJ'IS 72,996 . * .. majority Dorothy M. -the $5,471,159 $331,007 - — 1?4 54? SblS^sS^^e^^ interest 77 322 139 373 $372,377 ' L— 235,881 5 089 918 Sfn'SiJ 130,324 iqa» , Ralph 2,332,908 25 352 $470,380- *44,857 3 429 210 '«35630 - (irq «o ' S income—I oper. « 25)352 3)556 *43,240' 465,930 167, p. 1920. - . $5,445,807 3 556 457 income other Net Bohack estate on May 19 were empowered by the Queens County (N. Y.) Surrogate Court to proceed with a proposed i.capital reorganization plan. A petition filed by the trustees with the Court had sought clarification of their powers under terms of the Bohack will, the - railway «n„r ry. V. 1,911,282 . 1945 14,429 3 779 585 994813 Gross from railway .Net from railway 1948—12 Mos.—1947 196,093 $529,166 1946 38,529 4 479 014 .Net ry. oper. income— $1,753,170 $22,966,191 $20,069,065 815,033 11,465,121 8,762,145 1,867,957 (net) . ensuing . , ' rv CBS 125,000 ' appro. 1947 75,287 rlTlwav ''' ' from ration 150,220 3 1 1 . i abhi Gross - 192,253 '1 i $801,205 >$1,312,930 Net^rom^aflww--"" ~ story ; nxt ian from : - „ 267,969 res. ■ ■ / Colorado & Wyoming Ry.—Earnings—" * CO.—-Earnings— 917,241 1948 223,949 er. income.— 305,149 'Deficit,—-V. 167, p.- 2026. William- Watts - 1S48—Month—1947 her mCOme (net)"— , ni on Baker, «A $2,031,629 Net oper. revenues— f°n ^5ir.per share 0I} 28 t0 h?laers 01 "cord C am°Unt WaS made °n mn \ Bohack Co., * t-» C.) Inc.—Progress f.„M expenses retire, Burr; The the share ... Philadelphia, Pa.-To 6 fU,n^ i « f ' : inftf. An 1254 1254. n p. commnn flg iO 167 167, s with per is - & Light taxes —! other Jnr ihe $1)650'000> plus hp $9 Underwriter revenues taxes v remaining shares as the holders thereof may, within a reasonable time-, sell to the Central upon the same terms and conditions. The prica to be paid for the stock is $33 a share in cash, plus accrued dividends from the quarterly dividend payment date next preceeding the date of transfer, less 50 cents per share if the date i at Ji'iiiii m'iiiii^i ■i>i>|»)ii a mi Prom Jan. l— - « Operating cperating . to °tV °l Beeuh, Creek by purchasing *uCe««^ H stock held the 50,000. shares of ^.cq^ by Vanderbilt, trustee, and such ..- filed was- sold <'! get rt^nerinPfTm;— - ^^atedbookiet which depicts the -858.—V. 106, p. 1575. Period End. Mar. 31— payments. Sen« p. ,147. Carolina; "owei Creek and 156, be to Baltimore. : of its giovtn since • operates the property stockholders a quarterly stock ■ Lanahan, notification stock a .SS-froSa^aV1- Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corp.—Issues Booklet— corporation, a subtidiary of tlti nmtad Stnttf Steel Orrp.. - ' Central Creek of common iiii i. i.l iiiiiiiiifcw ^i'''jiiii*'i.iiii from C/Olumbia Central Beech letter a. Baltimore.—V, Creek, in the aggregate July 1. d936, and has adunder the lease, a total of capital levied the 21 2,373"shares of amotig Beech of $6,000,000, which matured on vanced, since operations were commenced $2,261,867 for additions and betterments dividend distributed addition amount requires widely shares,^and °the*Na5 YoTl HaS Sfa 1,000 shares 25 owns. affiliate Creek .i;On- May , • ;»i»iin».ii1Y mi. II" >1 railway _J: -Net ry. oper, income— • ' Wallace Hiiwnil April-—'v.S"< <3^ (Net sinking rinnnn onoe t/O., Baltimore—with 9FP— cannon Shoe Co cdiumure rues Wlin oiLL-— v Hill Colorado & Southern Ry.—Earnings—^ whicha . vj-VThe capital stock of Beech Creek consists of 120,000 shares (par 50). Of the total-stock outstanding, 50,000 shares, or 41%%, are held in trust by Harold S. Vanderbilt, surviving trustee, under a deed of trust dated Nov. 6, 1895. Vanderbilt has no beneficial interest in the trust. "' A^distributioo of 19, t*is (2359) N ii'iim " were further- expenditures i and underground ? V per-share require consul. Beech Creek RR^-Control*- ' '.I paid._ On- March- 20, 10 cents; "June 16 and 23,-15 cents each; and Dec.. 26, 30 cents. R.' Lowell; President; .saidi >*A shut-down at-the Wolver;Tub« .division -caused by the general gas shortage to Detroit, I Mich.; and a furnace-breakdownatthosmtlte^ at Hubbell, Mich, reduced earnings,?,in;: thefirst fluarteri Delays in plant construction 'and delivery of the equipment* have forced deferment of. the opening of the Decatur, Ala., plant cost of completing the Decatur plant and. of modernizing the power plants at the Calumet division has "Ihtheasea? substantially in order to permit more flexible operation 0f the. secondary department inventory have been increased oromisinc results from drilling In the zinc-lead district of southwestern Wis- $809,248 9,988 319,704 8,281 Prov, for renegotiation- ■'" ,-Eridicoit " ■ 1 inc., tax Fed. ,_'.»!■< Ill y (u'liiiu "ii.Tii.! 'I Sept. *982,843 Prl73,594 0*6,002; ______ for directors following dividends " v.- $1*02,598:' .24,370 . ~ , #,§47,301 'piw $1,808,750 . 483 - iq , -" t Net operating |»*,I|'W*" ' W"" Calumet & Hecla Consolidated Copper Co.—Omits Div. —YeaisBndedDec,$l£—»rrThe• 2,513,018 Non-operating income,, MX ■' ■"" v.."■*normally ;Vtould thaveybeen doctor, $14,391,735 $10,863,490 $10,530,234 $3,005,301 income Totat operating End,, ' .«.. ; Volume "167 : : THE (2360) 4 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Eastern New York Power Consumers Power Co.—To Amend Certificate— > r stockholders The amending the certificate will consider 21 June on organization so as to establish-for the benefit of all preferred stock, including that now outstanding, protective provisions conform¬ ing to the current standards of the Public:, Utility Holding. Act ,of; 1935; also vest in the board authority to determine (in. addition to the rights and preferences which, may presently be determined) the terms and conditions of a sinking or purchase fund, if any, for the of , particular series of preferred stock, so that a purchase be created for'a proposed (new) series of preferred stock, 167, p. 2255. ' /•; shares of fund ; . . of San Francisco. * < The proceeds of this financing, together with funds raised by fiveyear term loans in the amount of $1,700,000, provides the company with funds to purchase five new "Convair 240" aircraft. The delivery of these planes will commence next month and will replace the present DC-3's. 7 main routes extend from Kansas City to Denver and at the Bank Farmers Trust Co., Y.—V. 166, p; 2309. City Co./ Cleveland, Eaton Mfg. v trustee, Wililam St., 22 ' ^ Operating 1948-^Month—1947 194^—12M0S.r-l$47 $1,641,754 • $786,091 $12,170,665 $8,588,841 542,269 285,144 4,526,373 3,054,431 100,903 46,857 834,847 / 401,350 92,086 52,811 697,277 528,175 246,631 78,151: 1,400,774 "936,441 revenues- Operation Net residuals—credit Deprec., amort. & depl. other than Fed. Taxes, income taxes and ment —V. Expl. 321,491 — 60,135 27,536 508,886 devel. costs— 2,114 558 9,029 51,958 $799,423 C. A. B. is to be heard in June.—V. 167, $390,748 $5,863;174 8,058 18,311 127,152 $4,097,694 0r26,197 - Balance Other 346. p. and income —— Continental Motors Corp.—Engine Shipments Increase greater in the six months ended April 30, 1948 than in the like period last year, C. J. Reese, President, announced on May 8. The tptal was 12,2,355 units, against 81,Q03 a year ago. The gain, reflects enlarged production capacity and improved manufacutring efficiency resulting from extensive modernization of production and assembly lines, he said. 1 * ' ' 1 Shipments of all type3 of engines by Continental and its whollyowned subsidiaries, totaled 165,593 units for the six-month period, a gain of 54% mver the corresponding period last year. This includes .automotive and^industvial, marine,rairplane-andsmaUair-cooled engines; 7:7'7; /v7.;77>7/; April shipments totaled 31,146 engines, compared with 32,873 in March. The decline is accounted for by the shorter work month. —V; 167, p. 1805. ' I . ' •''V-7 7:':;V/7V7177>/7>7/ .'/'' 77 \ .>■• ■/ Gross Income income $807,481 deductions Federal income $409,059 108,730 7 27,904 / - dividend. taxes.— 243,091 income 75,390 ' , stock Pfd, , $455,660 div. requir.. and _,r 34,479 this after 219,053 $280,140 1921. Input— this corporation amounted to 68,172,000 kwh., an agreement of merger the merger with and into this company of Texon Oil & Land Co., Group No. 1 Oil Corp. and Group No. 2 Oil Corp. Stockholders of the three last-named companies approved the consolidation on May 12 • Continental owned approximately 83% • of the outstanding stock of Texon, and the latter company in turn owned approximately 73% of the outstanding stock of Group No. 1 /Oil Corp. and 79% of stockholders No. Group 2, approved 11 May cn providing 1948 for Oil Corp. 2 p. 22.6%, or the over of year.—V. last 167, 1948 net refined oil crude products, refinery runs of crude, sales of of wells completed reached an production, and number the «;T 2256. i Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp.—To Vote is. announced "It that Dividend on Net preferred stocks. A meeting for this purpose will be held on June 1, 1948." The company on March 10, last, paid a quarterly dividend of 20 the on From Jan. cents per share on the common stock, the same as paid in each quarter during 1947. The last regular quarterly payment of $1.31'A per share on the $5.25 cumulative preferred stock was made on April '1:5, 1948.—V. 166, * - 1252. p. ' Curtiss-Wright Corp. The stockholders shares 204,983 April on class of Decrease in Authorized Stock. — approved 21 stock A proposal a have which been for Net / ry. The company and 300,000 offering price Underwriter, used V. to 163, reduce ■J current obligations, . increase ' 1 " • common shares. Proceeds will be working capital, etc.— ' Esmond See SEC company for market 22,500 price May shares of capital,—V.. 166, less filei 20 on (not p.,j 665.- stock, common than > ; of to Proceeds $9). ^ letter a with notification sold be will be to used the employees at for working "7 « Detroit Toledo & Ironton RR.—Earnings— April— -. from Net from Net ry. ■ rai way from Net ry. —v. 439,740 230,263 104,851 162,690 4,729,397 3,360,863 3,564,945 2,235,826 1,082,884 1,649,037 1,052,904 1,197,448 502,000 the months of this year will be advisable to take in excess of those of no dividend jr,,t0TrC0nserve w°rking capital for initiated.—V. 165, p. 2664. .7 'v.- : ordinarily $19,0,00 $57,000 new action ^* ■ from ry. 1947 railway™. railway™... $345,500 72,267 78.119 income... '2,564 13,895 oper. Net from Net ry. - $303,100 $184,300" $189,000 17,133 30,860 '29,456 - '14,740 railway.... income^.. f 'Deficit.—V. Feb. 23,'48 tFeb. 28,'47 $3,922,402 2,708,499 • 167, the dividend about cover '$3,416,985 results of tlncludes vious p. •• $5,602,445 3,797,000 . Current Net of assets $4,213,903 $1,805,445 corporation the its and Associates—Earnings-— 1948 •. — 18 declared a quarterly dividend of 30 cents 15 to stockholders of record May 29. A made on Jan. 15, this year. In 1947, the following 15 and April 15, Jan. 15 cents each; Rubber Co.—Definitive Debentures & National City Bank of New York, 55 Wall St., New York, N. Y.—V. 167, P. 1469. -- Florida Power & Bids will -f^7V^bIe t0 — prior pref. '' Light Co.—Bids for Bonds- by the company at Room 2033,. No. 2 Rector 12 Noon (EDT), on June 8, for the purchase of received be companv to each by carries bank. a 3% interest rate, was granted The unused amount carries a V*% best its the in the 1925 efforts outgrowth by C. B. list to Stock York New is the Exchange. of single a the Gamble and executive. Through expansion business has been developed into durable goods and, to a limited selling 'w ' sales constituted Apri:— Gross Net from 1,827,506 Net ry. from railway railway——_ oper. fr^m Net from ry. 1Q43 : $1,184,469 ? 235,335 income! From Jan. 1— Gross / •- in equal interest 4,506.014 through peak. net Such company-operated railway—— income—^ • ; 862,420 379,030 '50,943 217,009 'Deficit.—V. 167, p. 2028. : :5,02*7,659 322,160 791,408 26,403.;; 398,580 ./"• - Canada were and other dealer to th:;n those stores in which will be used td reduce short-term $14,556,000 at April 30s 1948, the spring proceeds short-term bank of Co. Chicago, have loans been borrower and, to Northwestern $2,000,000; and First National been, and particularly in incurred with expects season, National Bank Bank of of Minneapolis, the future, apurposes of carrying to for be in extent; receivables. some CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT Authorized promissory note, due to Dec. $13,000,000 stock Shares Common 18, States. stock t3,500,000 shs. borrowing long-term under 492,000 shares of common conversion of such shares at for stock shares to be stock the 2,477,722 ehs. agreement will of names purchased by the be underwriters each are 4 1/10 the and •; Lehman Central Republic Co. (Inc.) Clark, Dodge & Co Cruttenden 3,500 3,500 Dain & Loeb, - / Marx <te The Ohio 1,000 2,500 Company 1,500 Northwest Co.——_ Paine. Webber, Jackson 2,000 & Curtis 1,000 2,00o Ilayden, Miller & Co.—2,500 Hayden. Stone & Co 3,500 Hemphill, Noyes & Co.— 3,500 Henry Herrman & Co 1,500 Hornblower & Weeks— 3,500 1,000 2,000 Mullaney, Wells & Co i Maynarcl H. Murch & Co.- 2,500 Granbery, Marache & Co.. 2,000 Co— /Merrill, Turben & Co Pacifi*. First Trust Co. of Lincoln. & Co._: <& 1,000 Co Rhoades 2,000 Loewi 2,000 & M. Co. 1,000 & Co.- M. Brothers Carl 5,000 Co 2,000 1,500 3,500 J. 2,500 1,500 4,000 Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co 12,500 Kraus ^ Bateman,- Eichler & Co.-A. G. Becker & Co., Inc.Burge No. of Shares Pierce, Fen¬ Ashmun S. Ball, num¬ follows: as Kebbon, McCormick & Co.. 12,500 Piper, Jaffray & HopwoodC. 7 . No. of Beane——— re¬ shares stock. shares & dated initially of rate share of such preferred for each UNDERWRITERS—The of loan a 1947, from Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United1 tUpcn issuance of the 120,000 shares of preferred stock common ber - 120,000 shs. $5) (par a $13,000,000 '. /(•• 150,000 shs. offered now served of (par $50) offered now 'Evidencing Dec. FINANCING Outstanding 1, 1967 Preferred W. 3,500 ' 1,500 /H. Q. Peet & / Reinholdt Gardner & 2,000 "Reynolds & Co 3,500 H. L. Rollins Si Sons F. , , Rothschild & Inc.. 3,500 Co 3.500 & 167, Co.. p. > Stern ^Brothers! Ss> Co,i/-!/ lv50O Whiting, Weeks As Stub'cs.. 2,500 The Wisconsin SiSOU >/•,- 3,500 1,500 Hutton & Co—— E; Inc 2256. - '■ . >: •■ " . ."/ZHV- General pectric;Cd.-^VicerPresident Retires--- ; Shreve/. who? Earlvd. ; Charles of p. is PresIdeiitVol; the U. S. Chamber pf>■. Com» has retired from this company as Vice-President on the staff E. Wilson, President, after 44 yecrs of service.—V, l$7r merce, " 2025. :■ // General Public Utilities The 1948 s/v-. electric '/>■"•. . - • . ' . j 1 • . •/.•'*•/. r- ' f*'.'{*■ ■ .-'4 . 1,323,675 639,978 / v*i -i.-i.i Corp.—Weekly Output—)/ output of this corporation to 147;952,723 kwh., an amounted 1;\. for the week ended May 21, increase of 19,684,587 kwh.. 15.4%;^over the corresponding week of, Or 420,500 3,801,504 / 3,621,145 / in the Trust $1,359,150 IF,269 £0,767 ? Sales 194l^y^ 167, ^2561^|Vr p, Georgia & Florida RR,—Operating Revenues—. 1946 $866,701 200,854 : ,, balance. regular banks of the company from time to time, primarily purpose of carrying increased inventories, such additional inventories having arisen because cf the substantial increase during the last two years in both the business of the companies and the general price level. It is expected that reductions in bank loans will be made by payments as follows: First Wisconsin National Bank: (Milwaukee), $2,000,000; Continental Illinois National Bank and for 1945 1947 $966,741 ; 108,346 railway— oper. che total. .. .. 2,818,641 stock—j $6,447,331_$4,280,655 chains, which aggregated loans Kalman has credit/which 4,362,955 1;108,729 iiom varying Fort Worth & Denver City Ry.—Earnings— 1947; $5,389,384 cumulative senior Inc.—Revolving Credit— *- " : There are no dividend restrictions in the agreement and the com¬ pany has the privilege of prepayment at any time without penalty. A previous outstanding $5,000,000 note issue, due March 24, 1949, has been repaid.^V. J67, p. 2028. ■ X * "/ //;"/ (// $18,577,520 $14,398,486 $7,556,050 stock > 1,108,729 in or ; , " Net PrCferred . , obtained a $5,000,000 revolving credit from the Pennsylvania Co. for Banking & Trusts, Philadelphia, and Chase National Bank, New York. The agreement calls for this amount of credit for two years with a reduction of $4,000,000 in the third year. The 5,291,027 1,653,674 discount....: 4l/2% , Dividends use on Minnesota years, Eosworth, Sullivan July 15 30 cents each; and Dec. 15, 15 cents.—V. 162, p. 2146. -v t In consolidated merchandise ner June dividends were paid: and Oct. 15, 3,876,759 dePI®tion-—— ni?*4™?™* requirements-on * to stock present Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mfty on payable share, '5,737 1 the PURPOSE—The $1,009,148 941. p. directors The per '59,959 income taxes.. Div. of bank Fabricon Products, Inc.—30-Cent Dividend— -143,266;;i 76,523 *" agreed 2,588,000 wholly owned subsidiary company, Eversharp International, Inc., as of the close of the fiscal year amounted to $11,003,506, while current liabilities totaled $6,162,- amounts ' price. for the most part, in states this company's stores are located. $3,597,148 operations of .(a) charge. » whole in July 33, 1948, and quarter# thereafter. City Bank, New York. Registrar, Chase located, $2,606,539. 195,216 ' 1921. Callable year. Feb. 28/45 razor ended year. 910,200 . i shares -of 41/10 was inventories Feb. 28,'46 division had sales totaling $15,255,428 in the Feb. 29, 1948, compared with $10,963,288 the pre¬ profit of this division before taxes amounted to company's year 157,020 941,000/ / offering the Minneapolis, $1,000,000; $965,000. Company has 1258. Eversharp, Inc., from March 1, 1946, to date of consummation of plan of reorganization with Magazine Repeating Razor Co., Nov. 12, 1946; (b) Magazine Repeating Razor Co. from Jan, 1, 1946, to date of consummation of plan of reorganization, Nov. 12, 1946; and (c) Eversharp, Inc., the surviving company, from Nov. 13, 1946 to Feb. 28, 1947. 323,438 March 31— c?«n8?lid?ted illcorae— debt Cr4,109,200 ... taxes— after 'Loss, 1,215,300. p Months Ended and on or about, June 15 because earnings of quarter ended April 30, 1948, did not taxes 1,649.900 Eastern Gas & Fuel Interest "action no after chgs... '$7,526,185 profit Income 513,910 • the the major soft goods. wholesale —V. 1945 such BUSINESS—Company short-term The railway. oper. io intake' • '/(Prom; Jan.Zt!-//// Gross, from Corp.—Omits Dividend Declaration on the Food Fair Stores, 1946 into , sells $11,000,000 first mortgage bonds.—V. 167, p. 2132. '-7 1948 from Net payable during St., New York, up » . convertible The company holds as an investment 143,500 shares—about 19.1% — of the outstanding common stock of Western Auto Supply Co., which Eversharp, Inc.—Reports Loss for Year- time being > incorporated in Delaware on May 28, 1928, and the 55 stores in operation at the end of that year reported salesof about $2,000,000. The number of outlets was increased greatly during subsequent years, and a substantial program for the estab¬ lishment of independent authorized dealers to whom sales are made at wholesale was started in 1933, all under the management of the founders and many of their "present" associates. v ■ The company and its wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, Macleod's Ltd., now sell merchandise at retail through 519 company storeslocated in 23 middle western, north western, and far western states, four western Canadian provinces, and Hawaii, and at wholesale to 1,744 and operated authorized dealer stores independently owned located in these and two other states, British Columbia, and Mexico. Both company and dealer stores are principally in towns and small cities. Of total consolidated net sales for 1947, retail sales, including a minor amount through mail orders, constituted approximately 56%, and of decided have year, this now ;; on has over company 3 \'z % 1328. p. last, and iu each quarter during 1947.—V. 167, p. for the last at programs 'iv:?. April— Net 164, requirement for a 12M>-cent dividend, according to H. W. Burritt, President. The company follows a policy of not paying dividends unless they are earned, he said. A distribution of 12'/2 cents per share was made on March 15, 7/;Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific Ry.—Earnings— Gross below.—V. 25-year 2%% debentures due Jan. 1, 1972, are now ready for issuance in exchange for outstanding temporary debentures at The Co.—Omits Dividend Action— directors feel it • Williams directors Firestone Tire Dolan. President, stated: "Although sales and earnings five . Definitive r/tThe directors on May 21 took no action on the common dividend this time. A distribution of 15 cents per share was made on March 10, last, and in each quarter during 1947. ,•//}, T; board the to Eureka . .dye at ... •• 907,556 167, p. is2i. xxrsb - Sweetser has elected The 263,767 5,202,947 2,007,246 income— of seasonal 1945 > J/Dobeckmun Valley RR. below.—V. 167, p. 1921. Incorporated similar payment was railway railway oper. 1,784,276 ■. been named Publisher of Esquire Magazine directors of Esquire, Inc. He was VicePresident and Advertising Director for Esquire and Coronet and publisher of Apparel Arts.—V. 165, p. 3166. $696,974 87,573 to common established Skogmo, acquisitions Merrill Lynch, 1946 $737,622 189,937 $1,048',554 from Net 1947 ' $1,039,305 231,180 Income™ Prom Jan. 1— Gross 1-948 - railway.™ oper. '350,695 - Esquire, Inc.—Sweetser Publisher and Director— 378.—V. 167, " Gross 1,805,542 1921. p. Mills, Inc.—Sale to Be Considered— Textron George T. and fiscal Detroit Harvester Corp.—Stock for Employees— The 167, '/ The / 3,999,155 , 3131. p. 12,605,985 688,999 assets. New York. AND store W. '31A% be $1,000 per bond with 1,000 Cunningham & Co., Pittsburgh. K. 7,524,692 4,776,152 income.^. oper. Years Ended— lien will S. ,12,604,307 4,967,^)06 1,744,344 railway.: on first 14,242,654 ; '' - May 14 filed a letter of notification with the SEC sinking fund convertible 5% bonds due 1953 common shares, reserved for conversion of bonds. The $100,000 397,122 - Erie RR.—Control of Rochester & Genesee Net • 66 —See latter company Net Files with SEC— 411,414 railway. 'Deficit—V. tender Dayton Consolidated Mines Co., Virginia City, Nev.— for $3,013,478' 876,077 • invest¬ in ^ from eliminate to called during the year 1947. • 275,587 >1948 1— from Net and common 1945 $1,982,167 1,168,832 391,337 railway—_ railway——— oper. income—,. ry. Gross board has not been able to meet to take action on the regular quarterly dividends 1946 $3,101,232 1,216,727 : from from the of certain directors, the absence 4,ue to 1?47 $3,454,456 April— Gross •Net than during the record-breaking year of 1947. He the net earnings for the first quarter of 1948, which were referred- to public payable National and The Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry.- -Earnings— higher level even reported at $2.£2 per shafe as against $1.38 per share earned during the corresponding period of 1947, and pointed out that this increase in earnings is fortunate because of the necessity of meeting substan¬ tially increased expenditures. The capital expenditures, Mr. McCollum said, were $32,300,000 in 1946, $45,600,000 in 1947, and are expected to exceed $65,000,000 in 1948.—V. 167, p. 1805. P. extent, In commenting on Continental Oil Co.'s operations, L. P. McCollum, President, stated to the stockholders that during the first quarter of and agent, one week corresponding ,, , is ■ kwb., Continental Oil Co. (Del.)—Consolidation Approved— April retail For the week ended May 20, 1948 the System input of subsidiaries of an increase of 12,591,000 ;. ■. The initial ksue HISTORY . dated of preferred stock and Electric Power & Light Corp.—Weekly two Preferred Stock Offered—A — series prior LISTING—Company , / the of $40,000,000 ■;:;■/: //://■: upon .30 days' notice, at $52.50 per share and reductions on July 31, 1950, and periodically there¬ National Bank, $2,671,822 $3,883,707 this issued with the to date $421,181 than time any Transfer —_ administration more cf the company series at dividends, idivs. surplus 167, p. of stock • ./ : Balance for com. -V. j ^ $2,890,875 $305,765. $4,236,489 :• 25,625- < 347,782 • ! /' - prior to July 31, 1958, with conversion subject to adjustment in certain contingencies./ Sinking fund provided to retire for each year after July 31, 1957, 3% of shares of 950,361 . ', . rights is part Net cents pv; The issue has been oversubscribed. Each :share f" $4,071,497 230,260 $5,990,326 467,176 1,286,660 11 headed by Goldman, Sachs & Co., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane and Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood on May 25 offered 120,000 shares of 5% cumu¬ lative preferred stock (convertible) (par $50) at par and common .Shipments of Continental Motors automotive and industrial engines, which accounted for approximately 60% of 1947 sales, were 51% 16, syndicate % . The company's thence to Santa Pe, Albuquerque, El Paso and San Antonio. An appli¬ cation for a new route from St. Louis to Denver • on file with the and Sept. 16 June •' directly in charge of portfolio trusts, which have reported 167, p. 1922, Gamble-Skogmo, Inc. _ Maintenance 15, — Since his affiliation with the companies in January," 1947, as VicqPresident and a director, Mr. Brown has been chief research executive i El Paso Natural Gas Co. (Det) (& Subs.) -^Earnings-^Period End. Feb.— March 35 cents..; Edmund Brown, Jr., has been elected President of Fundamental Investors, Inc./ and Investors Management Fund, Inc./ investment companies, and of the Investors Management Co., Inc., a research organization, i •/-' / /•/:■//•,-//.(//%'v"//''//:--; / ■' Mcklnhoh Industries, Ltd. a subsidiary of G.M.C. to manufacture the popular Eaton TwoSpeed Truck Axle in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, it is announced. 2028. 15 New President Elected— O.—Canadian Contract— Arrangements have been completed with The ~V. 167, p. on 19 made: were each; and Dec. 24, r declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents to stockholders of record June 1. A like March 15, last, while in 1947 the following; May June on distributions . fleet of directors made New York, N. of 37,500 shares of common stock has been placed by Lehman Brothers at $8 per share. Associated in the of¬ fering were J. Barth & Co. and Irving Lundborg &; Co. The per share, payable amount was paid any Continental Airlines, Inc.—Stock Offered—An offering Fundamental, Investors, inc.^-14^Cent Distribution-—. Corp.^Parti^l!tedemption redemption 7<m July i» next/ through operation of the sinking fund, $190,000 of first mortgage bonds, 3V4% sinking fund series due 1961, at 101.90 and interest. Payment will be may —v. There, have • .been/ called ..for.. Monday^^ May ; 31>; 1 '/'VT V •; i !' IJ Week Ended May 14 Period— ■■// Operating revenues r—V. 167, p. 2256. ;::;Z . ••• _ \ k-f! +.V:" Georgia-Pacific . 1948 /; 1947 $55,900! -—$54,400 —Jan. 1 to May 14— . ;1948 if- ^Plywood / / $949,233; ,(// . / W47 ~ $303,092 r// • i ' ■ • ? Lumber? Co.-^-PIans Split The directors haye submitted a proposal to. stockholders to exchange the company's presently outstanding common, stock on a two-for-one Volume basis. 167 Number 4703 Stockholders will meet June on v; ' take to 9 ' ' action * . the'pro- on stpck split-up-would shares .■ . . . „ be basis to to two shares common the full conversion to of the for each convertible ASSETS—Cash, accounts v.'> SHEET, MARCH 31, 1948 Investors Selective Fund, Inc.~~8-Cent Dividend—; The directors have declared the prepaid insurance, , taxes, t tawtt tttws_t etc., $131,467; s -c r Of and-Canadian taxes on income-(estimated), long- $737,325; (N s (iv. x.j insurance GO. » - . Corp.—Executive Vice-President— , ftrand Trunk'Wpatprit fMh^TCartvWc urana J,runic.western April— 1943 Ket from railway Net ry. oper. ,, 330,010 . ' income 1946 . 372.261 65,007 - Net from 15,772,000 -- Gross rev. 10.157.000 2,986,868 ""217,318 h. 1,763,193 . ? $1,134,470 $44o,84J W6 • from tvanso Net revs ( ^ $50 863 $95 165 $151639 Continental Oil Co. . above.—V. _ £r°r!fi£t»l Continental rvf See this Fund K32 $56,163 $93,810 $171,400 $236,192 73,585 69,949 221,486 204,065 *$17499 ■ <i9n aco orr $19 127 , revenues 1808. ♦Loss.—V. 166, p. 2030. above.—V. 83 ' 7 ' i?!»?Ve Jacobs, who Cola Coca sEst ne{i 1948 share earnings $1.29 The stockholders on May 26 approved a resolution to increase the capital stock to $500,000,000 from $300,000,000. They also authorized the corporation to increase authorized indebted- elation shares. authorized $400,000,000 The from $200,000,000. it management, stock for any Earnings stated, was and purpose .in * 1945 $1,961,710 $1,401,705 $0.71 $0.51 has present no in intention no amounted of now thought of taking issuing elected, to were to about 31,000 barrels day compared a 5nnrne's.a da.y in j;he first QuarLer of 1947 and barreiS a day*. The corporation's amounting company T W. L. serve J. E. of A. family Gidney, •These Howard * 4.1, t> R. the by J. Vice-President fn elected oil continuation business activities companies maintained in has every of President elected Hnndc respect, the to The par TTRHHac CMlllies Cft go. $1,821,694 revenues- each the tradi- 167, The Rr Rlvth the sale to 499,614 737,366 436,576 214,032 319,362 % (' --V /. .< ., . rt ■ - the to share June 8, on of record at 1948, the common stock, of common of —V. be filed stock, of business not no said ex to 4, . shaves in 8,824 until further v after charges This corporation the Mutual and May 20 sold on Life Insurance providing agreement plant research a Co. 12y2 of acre and signed lease a for the construction of a one-story printing ink laboratory for Interchemical's International Prin> - of the arrangement Vice-President and liabilities Manager 435,314 of the comparable period in The directors 122,360 1,610,492 1,394,135 $454,397 $345,361 $4,824,052 The steel, concrete and brick masonry plant will be used for production of printing inks, limited manufacture of ink varnishes, and a central research laboratory for the International Printing Ink Division of Interchemical. Facilities-will include office, laboratories, production farm, SEC The plant will have a "1,473 "1,992 "51,490 $4,772,562 $4,616,534 55,884 54,897 692,458 798,052 $397,040 $288,471 $4,080,103 $3,487,716 574,250 of per ' 528,000 . p. C. The corporation $1.55 area of and employees' the end recreation room. 158,868 square feet.—V. 167, p. 2257. c ^ v i has been on May tuto available. Approximately 100 18-page book—V 167 p 1044 ) < T 1 chemicals .are, described in the Railway this corporation U > a Vice-President. since - its incept'on, p. Austin died Ford, Ward declared 26 a oper. at Binghamton, 2030. .,1948 Gross sales iess $4,812,683 $4,750,346 435,736 1.227,862 1.935,350 201.626 770,289 326,605 > TV '•« -900,502 1,445,913 The ""Earnings per -**« After ■«* provision •NOTE—Sales in Plastics wdiich .- is for 1946 1945 « $1,180,656 $766,875 $910,875 as of Jan. 1, 1948, in the remuneration received and Guatemala.—V. K*, p. 2030. company $0.92 $0.57 $1.83 v . .. preferred 1945, .include ' for the first time Corp.,-'manufacturer of casein plastics now a wholly owned subsidiary, New Official— j u . r , at those , * N. Y., ^ ; » , . ' • profit after all , charges___—— ,..Earnings per common share... . - -1948 \ '>'.5 $190,481. par>. * \t' - - - from ry. —$2.45 on May 19 filed of letter a notification with ..the - ./ $5,205,312 $7,819,081 955,000 730,395 2,294,590 509,634 228,455 218,240 1,196,087 25,588',927 23,854,464 21,260,213 28,384,818 income— Net from Net ry. railway railway —V. oper. 167, p. 4,074,672 income— 2134. \ 4,262,668 4,032,713 5,174,345 1,281,529 j 1,852,347 1,744,909 1,191,450 :M> (John H.) Lewis fund, Inc., N. Y. City—Registers with ' SEC— • company on May io filed a registration with ,the for net worth is $100,000. The company is an open-end investment com¬ Lewis Management Co., \jNew xYork, is manager; pany. r v -v - Libby, McNeill & Libby^—Acquires Large Canneries— The sion on May 19 announced-the purchase of one of the' and pea canneries in'the midwest. The plant, located at comptmy corn of Consolidated Grocers Corp. The addition of the Rochester $25'55 0ri April 30, 1947.— statement covering 200,000 shares of capital stock to be offered at $5 for of ihe first 20,000 shares ana the* net asset value plus 2^%/ the remainder. Proceeds\ will be used to begin business, ^when: Rochester, Minn.,' was formerly operated ti67$25'i695°a March 31' 1948' v 1945 $5,994,991 1,319,921 railway oper. $ 1946 : 1947 1948 $6,184,724 railway from Gross largest . 1947 by the Reid, Murdoch divi¬ % cannery to the Libby chain of plants was made to meet the company's expanded requirements in corn, peas, and other vegetables; ' V ; ( •>, More than 12,000 hcres tvlll be needed to supply the cannery with raw materials for processing. The Rochester area is regarded as one , „ of the best In the United States for the growing of corn and peas, The canning season will extend from mid-June <to late fall.—V. 167, p. 1045. $168,350 i . T . _ _ — . — , , . Investors Manageiiieiit Co.-, Iiic.-~-New PresidentSee Fundamental Investors, Inc^'above, $2.08 Sales for the first, qqarter) of 1948.-were)8%/ii» excess of those billed during the corresponding months^ a year ago. The. company's backlog' of .business is approximately -ist th^ .same level' as at the beginning of the year; T with par. from Gross ,_ with the ..The- net asset value-per-commoir share of this company outstanding at April 30.- 1948, based, upon-.the-balance sheet on that date, with securities owned adjusted to market prices; was $26.79, compared '• Quarters Ended March 31— tl_, registration: statement as , •Heywood-Wakefield Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Net a Value— v.-y.-,.Arthur R. Broadman has been, elected Assistant. Vice-President in charge of engineering.—V. 167, p. 942. A 20 tiled ^ ,r 1 Indianapolis—Files Co., Lehigh Valley RR»—Earnings- Rice & Co^.Spokane. Proceeds will be.used to pay a demand.note to General Telephone Corp. (parent); repay a $100,000 bank loan, and reimburse the treasury for capitsd expenditures.—V. 161, p. 9. of American Bainbridge, on. May Underwriters v are. Paine,t Webber, Jaeksoa_ Curtis and Stone & Webster ^Securities. Corp r New York; Murphy Favre, Inc. and Paine- $0.62 •' . dividends. 161, $250,000 at April— each SES j50^"115, 9.238 ^shares, of .cumulative prefemd stock (no $312 572 • of i the assets earnings.—V. « —. The Company $4f5«9,320 shr. com. . net current of 5% sinking fund debentures, due 1950, to be Underwriter, City Securities Corp., Indianapolis. Pro¬ ceeds will be used to pay bank loans and increase working capital. SEC $5,389,8^3 or , for offered adjustments giving effect to_ an increase of approximately Interstate: Telephone Co.-.Registers with SEC- • $5^23,854 the from accumulated 1,305,383 207,216 ^ i. "1948—4 Mos.—1947 $1,158,970 175,142 ^ J? 25%, effective $7,184,952 dividend of 30 cents per share to holders of record May 28, From Jan. 1— $1,218,460 Net income *" returns- 'and allowances Kit income after taxes• from 15 made _ The , not be Langsenkamp H.) (F. Net 287,053 , to be received from Compania Agricola de " / will 2557, p. Net 1948—Month—1947 . revenues Inc. avail, for fix'd:chgs, new x C0^farnlnS7 ^3 Mos. End. Mar, 31-r-;.L.s V1947. • payable June distribution and company, a / ?et rev. from ry opers. : - stock, common The 1948. formerly Manager of Patent Research and Deelected - ^ . the on International Rys. of Central America—Earnings— announces that a new Hercules products book; of the company's chemicals by. family ..groups, is.- all of McPherson, Period End. Apr. 30— ^ ' warehouse floor 1,909,968 $1.61 .... which, classifies Inter- each. years N. Y., May 24, in his 85th year.—V. 167, *1808. ; . by International Business Machines Corp.—New V.-Pres. ' John ' •Hercules Powder Co., Inc.—New Products Booklet— ,f 10 velopment, $2,959,716 2,182,820 share.... [ '♦Loss.—V. 167, owned parcel 43-acre a 330,765 director Earned of Construction of the plant is expected to be completed about of this year. $4,610,394 *6,140 $343,368 part was .The lease is for a term expiring Jan. 31, 1974 with the manufacturing firm having the option of extension for five successive 1,709,216 $452,924 sold ;2,931,892 1947/—V. 167, p. 2031.} SEC— property "3.037,434 (The) Lancaster Corp., Jersey City, N. J.—Dividend— 166,440 The 636,511 3,232,439 2,658,355 —— International the 153,398 Common ■ James- Beckett, by of - Although the order balance at March 31 was lower than at year fend, bookings for the first quarter of 1948 were approximately $200,000 in 214,341 ' ^ *''r: balance excess made was General chemical. 1,746,533 $3,505,853 ''V '48 Dec. 31, '47 $3,667,753 $3,673,945 Working capital Order Printing Ink Division, and Henry Verdelin, Vice-President and Manager of real estate for the insurance company. ^ terms , 123,449 *101,433 and taxes assets Current site in Elizabeth, N. J. York New Ink Division. Announcement $1,524,252 $20,097,059 $17,180,915 stock ; ; 1947 comparative figures are: 201,535 to common shares " • $1,579,733 ' setting aside $37,188 for special inventory reserve. Other 201,316 2,197,409 Applicable ■' 1948 $1,778,856 - ♦After notice.—V. Interchemical Corp.-Sale and Lease Agreement- . to 1948—12 Mos.—1947 dividends ' « Quarters Ended March 31— 16,776 income wijl bflj'added to working capital. ' 16,776 — treasury. this stock Sales 1922. p. include Corp.-of Delaware—Sales & Earnings— Lamson May 25 directed that the common distribution 167, p. 2258. 2134. par no June on 167, p. Profit Stock Exchange on quoted •>*/"• on share of one additional close not ♦Does Proceeds from the sale of of $ - . * • » »' will S number number of stores in operation during the four May 15, 1948, was 2,464, compared with 2,580 in the CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT OFFERING v •••• 'Authorized "'Outstanding par)—— 16,000 shs. 15,493 shs. 300,000 shs. *287,366 shs, .. of incorporation certificate 1S48—20 Wks.—1947 $ 60,027,783 311,880,856 285,290,941 65,007,467 Current acquis. income—net 1 1948—4 Wks.?—1947 15— $1.16 cum. pfd. stock ($25 Common stock ($1 par). 1,061,170 Preferred , 906,968 Lakeside Laboratories, Inc.—Stock Offered—Loewi & Co., Milwaukeee on May 14 offered an additional 1,000 shares ($1 par) common stock at $6.50 per share. 1,637,203 1,927,631 Net , 859,222 325,644 income ended 154,167 Special charges Interest and amortiz— • 1,422,923 average departments, .tank ^ 1,217,975 $ 107,406 Balance ' 70,268 1,712,435 railway Sales-——.— 193,334 Other , 31,903 ■ , 167, p. 1923. 160,221 revenues—. 174,189 93,965 113,796 1.881,954 railway oper. 6,457,931 oper. V 234,149 88,619 1— Mar. 31, , : 236,070 from 7,698,956 Net .- 1945 $360,604 ry. 611,742 Other taxes * 1948 Net Depreciation Amort, of plant . Ry..—Earnings— $3 0b', 557 from 629,225 income taxes... ■* Kansas City 1947 Jan. Maintenance Federal * ' of the $467,953 ry. Operation adjustments ' . railway oper. income— From* —V. on 1948 Net Gross of stockholders vacancy " be Divisional 1948—Month—1947 - director a said. ' Cjarmngs of The New York tin ouues t, $491,647 from , the distribution by stock .r■ Period End. Feb.— -v j : >, . railway____ from Net 22^7 n 1948. Mellon and corresponding period last year.—V. fill announce 1948, pursuant to which each share value, will be changed into two shares of holders same policies and have made Gulf one announcement Coca > p. 2257. a Privatplv Plapprl 4, value, Gulf the which the industry. in of annual meeting Kansas Oklahoma & Gulf . _ J „ amendment An Treasurer, who has been with the been elected Executive Vice-President. as the assure „ June Comptroller, with 28 years Executive Vice-President. 1fi7 " | and has years, who President is 43, period End. May n. # 4. 'InffCPSOll-Kailtt jGO.—-StOCK.'DlStributlOn •' Drake, F. Jr., former Assistant Treasurer, has been elected succeeding Mr. Nelson. W. L. Naylor, former Assistant Comptroller, has been elected Comptroller of the corporation, sueceeding Mr. Gidney.—V. 167, p. 1808. Operating __ Hubbard has been V • board Moorhead, " j ™ „ Powpt 20^0) n Treasurer, fTiilf 1^ lflano rower go.-—^onas *Tacea Frivateiy—Piytn 6£ MrS'Dr.ke'a?pfesiSua,e Vice-President smce May- 1941' succceds H. M. THahn i'nto ■< Chairman of as the at April— wn j Vice-President and conduct of be pj . "The $20,000,000 1931 and a "Mellon-trained" man the Mellon family for almost 30 years. for 45 outstanding will tions « small, stated, was sinfcg with elections spirit in the the comparatively director. a has also been service, c. Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co.—New President— years succeeded Gulf Nelson, Mellon H. as is been associated * ,. _ „ the active head-of this corporation, has his present position as Chairman of the board. He will Mellon „ _ created by the resignation of H. A. Toulmin, Jr.—V. 167, p. 46. was 5,500. exceed through 434. p. Co., Inc., and Lazard Freres & Co. Mellon, for 45 President Kuwait the' board Munsell; weeks of 20,000 .. T_ in about sold ,:>t . Mr. quarter institutions which purchased them for investment of $10,n: m n S ," 000,000 first mortgage bonds„-3% series, due 1978. The t B,°Tard~)Vl1] Director, Mellon Policies to Be Maintained r issue was placed at 100y2 and interest. (See also V. 167, i continue to of in now is probably about • as a from Mr. investment . first the in Donald P. Hess, of Springfield, Mass., President of the American Bosch CorP- and a director of several other well-known companies has been elected a director of Hungerford Plastics CorpV. 166, p. 1890. These year." T\/r«n Continue retired . with to only about $20,000,000. However, it probably will put another $15,000,000 or Kuwait this 1X7 . , milled from the were will May are ^ Kroger Co.—Current Sales Rose 8% Over Last Year_ 1948 was 2,757,973 §On taxes. for machines these At that meeting It was proposed to leave tO' the board the; no one had been chosen* tb Net 1947.—V. 167, of approximately were this year income 942. election of the fifteenth director; since fill the vacancy at that time. Hungerford Plastics Corp.—New Director— equal to about $3.39 a share on the capital stock period against $1.73 in the 1947 quarter. Production from Gulf properties in Kuwait in the first quarter the estimated of p. Harry B. Munsell, of Kansas City, Mo., has been elected a director a vacancy on the board of 15. ; i , <v advantage of $38,500,000 compared with $19,700,000 in the like 1947 quarter. earnings and including administration, depre- of 1948, 465,482 tons of ore property,, compared with 450,235 tons company's ^^^horizedquarter of 1948' indebtedness. the first depletion and production All : 167, '} Two other directors—J. J. Weiss, New York City, a Vice-President of the railway, and Thomas McNally, Pittsburgh, Kansas, industrialist,: Gross 1946 In the first quarter that also, stated to flit . $2,800,743 f;'$1.02 $3,552,241 bottle Kansas City Southern Ry.—New Director— ' 1947 ""After deducting all operating costs, Cola during machines. bottlers.—V. Cola * -3 Mos. End. Mar. 31— Coca plant the since Power & Light Co—V. 167, P- 1008. of vending machines at this company's April exceeded 5,000 units, the highest product was. introduced in tho postwar period. Rex C. Jacobs, President, announced on May 24. The month's output ol these machines approximated $960,000 at selling prices, he said, t Price of the unit was recently Increased $22, according to,.Mr,. level ' to ' from (F. L.) Jacobs Co.—Coca-Cola Machine Output Up-- /; Production Indianapolis Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.—Earnings— , 167, p. $ »/lSSSii&SSS^S^& AgreementSee B0 g Wa P' above'—v- 167» 1257- • ' fR r Co. Oil 167, p. ,» $ Z "Ir""" _ §Per r.ess increased , • May 11. N^t Gulf Oil Corp.—Increase in Capital and Indebtedness # to $8,152,716 to $9,241,562. The number of Shares Outstanding Increased from 689,606 to 723,171.—V. 167, p. 1695.. $227 760 IIM . Group No. 1 Oil Corp.—Merger Ratified- _+ for 21 June $1,263,306 _j ; Net rev. from transp. Deductions ..^—- ... and ^ payable year, During-the quarter from Jan. 31, 1948 to April. 30,1948; the assets. . See fiscal Investors Stock Fund, Inc.—Assets Increased— 3,4831 1'035'54" , W.-Hubert Beal, President of the Management & Development Corp., Alvin M. Powell, Treasurer of Grinnell Lithographic Co., Inc., have been elected directors.—V. 167, p. 154. ' $389,055 ' - Great American Industries, Inc.—New Directors— • from transp. — ) M R^SSSS; ... has- been appointed. 167, p. 1364. ;-:T:'v I aM. 01 °<*MmS <*>"»**-— 2,775,711 1,303,035 " - *792,492 railway—1,846,399 ?Pervin^e-ihoo U7'691 167, p. 1922. ♦Deficit.—-V. ,,1S. 12.360,000: 14,303.000 u >> 324,712 . MM;' Honolulu Rapid Transit Co.. Ltd.—-Earnings— 500,894- '"38,306 formerly 'Vlce-Presldent, Vice-President.—V. M T Gross^ron" railway- Executive 1945 . $2,622,000: $2,957,ooo ...866,420 .♦80,472 " Robert 'P. ^Williford. , ■? " 1547 Gross from railway—,..;. $3,019,000 -$3,746-,000 t , - RK,—homings— ; dividend of eight cents per share a current a . v the May centi*^.g:l67;.;^ total, $12,678,907. Federal , of record nntoo a™ Y V Insiiranrp Cii Rnnrri Phnirmnn— term nates payable (non-current), $1,600,000; reserves for continxsoara unairman gencies, $1,000,000; reserves for abnormal plant costs, $200,000; series director and Chairman .of the Executive Committee,. B 5% Mist • preferred;* stock-tparvalue-$257 per- share), $3,487,000;; has been elected Chairman of the board of this company, Glens Falls5 rcommon stock (par value $25 per share), $1,500,000; capital surplus, Indeminty Cm; Commerce Insurance Co. and. Glens Falls Corp. $1,145,137; earned surplus>. $1,006,877;-total, $12,678,907.—V. 167, p. 46;'. The,qsual quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share has been declared, * ' , . *•',*'» V,.. payable July t to stockholder^ of record June 10.—v. 166, p. 1683. Hilton Hotels Glens Fall* " , :j w. M. Bdwderi, v*W l . , quarter 28. This distribution is derived exclusively from interest and dividend income. A payment of seven cents per share was made on March 20, last while in 1947 the following dividends were paid: March 20 and June 20, seven cents each; Sept. 20, nine cents; and Nov. 26, a year-end'of 10 , , second stockholders of *200,0(^aLuntrraSe, S,?l8r^MS -ffe, ^ (2361) U. receivable life .insurance, $40,357; property plant and equipment (alter reserve U for depreciation of $2,614,960), '$3,637,746; goodwill and patents, $1; preferred share. Giving effect preferred stock, the outstand- ing capitalizationwould show 730,000 commonshares afterthe split-up. .7v;t5«'' $695,945; S. Government obligations, $100,578; (after reserve of $149,456), $3,060,413; inventories (at lower of cost or market), $4,915,701; mortgage notes receivable, $15,675; postwar refund, Canadian (estimated), $44,580; investments in affiliated companies, $36,446; cash surrender value of and notes 530,000 shares and the conversion rate of the outstanding convertible preferred stock would be changed from a share for share • ' CONSOLIDATED BALANCE ' - ' -r^ i „rt„V effective June 24, on stock of record June 14. If the stockholders approve the action, the common stock outstanding as of March 31, 1948, would be increased from 265,000 The r COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE - t/,> v < > . . ./ Investors .Maaiigemeiil Fimdy Inc.—New- President- --^See- Fundamental Investors, Inc. above.—V. 166, p. 1580, Lincoln Electric Co.—Two New directors— r . . W: R; Persons, General Sales Manager, ana K. F intendent Electrode Manufacture, p.- 747. have been elected ^ Steingass, Super-, directors.—V. 167, (2362) 6 * THE Lion Oil Co.—Earnings— fev: 1948 before $4,545,050 taxesl—u & State Net inc. income ♦Earnings 1,566.202 taxes ;vr stated ; 25 held issue to would 40 dated be Oct. Interest years. in; from bonds the to 15, would rate be Quarter demahd Net The proposed: in mature detei;min^d ;by Earned common 31— -v..L 1948 - $0.79" share^^ikJy- 1947 - • tdeducribtt'bf^ 1946 • • ^serviiih'the^^ $0.24 1,170,355 shares of common stock outstanding in 1948, 585,158 in 1946. Michigan Bumper Corp., Grand Rapids, Mich.—Earns. ; Net One, wildcat new on 19 announced the completion of Its Cowden on May company discovery well, horizon encountered pay at depth a of per M. of 2,400 Crane County, in acres is initial on The holds company of area this under discovery."—V. approximately lease 167, p. 2134. (Including Wholly Owned 1948 Qtrs. End. Mar. 31— The 2,000 company SEC - 1946 $6,787,089 $5,221,001 617,073 443,384 & Depreciation 345,398 Profit $3,503,323 share—, per from Net ry. 10,907 1,703,051 deducting and cost company • Investment war of $5,000,000 expansion program. 000 board feet ' • is The . $149,066 ' *. Gross 15,017 688,231 637,852 210,111 234,732 76,114 103,645 .income— 25,297'" 10,531 37,133 ' 20,280 1948 • 126,851 49,400 from ry. ** $2,543,467 104,081 383.656 160,448 *76,635 railway— income. oper. 9,240,046 *526,561 982,731 *1,438,895 „ 170,711 1947 1946 $1,767,768 $1,729 $1,681 NOTE—The of $2,677 $1,650 corporation as of the close of the 31, $2,100 the at lime As had outstanding 1,991,130 shares of common stock a par value of $5 per share. The Long-Bell Lumber Corp. ownsv practically no other assets.—V. 166, p. 1789. the from Net ry. Gross on May to dividends -V. in 167, connection With the procurement • * 2134. p. /• • of certain • : Net > in 7,601,703 30-year *423;491 387,390 97,160 : the stock *\ States preferred Lumber stock at Co. •- . of excess that for cash, held unissued.—V. or 167, Missouri Illinois RR. ( April— Gross! from has agreed to accept Net >' Net Lonsdale Co.—Common Stock Offered to Stockhold¬ of. Textron, Incorporated—See latter company below. —V. 167, p. 1923. * fr^om . railway-1 157,673 fy. income oper. $371,144 173,980 , L'l,094 88,513 , From Jan. 1— from Gross ers, Net from Net 1,437,139 1,258,060 1,032,132 1,104,396 610,151 566,103 374,744 491,650 305,772 288,184 179,913 R. J. Morfa, Chairman of the board, on May 7 stated that the Katy management is "actively studying" plans, for recapitalization. He said: "The- management is actively studying the company's adjustment mortgage bond interest problem and considering a recapitalization plan for .its preferred and common stocks. These studies are being made with a view to formulating a plan that will improve the capital RR.—April Earnings1948—Month—1947 revenues $2,107,568 1,591,885 expenses 1948—4 Mos.—1947 $2,023,833 1,466,435 $9,161,266 $7,981,298 7,165,074 structure of the company." 6,005,992 and It under Net oper. revenue $515,683 Taxes , 245,787 Equipment Joint fac. rents (Dr)„ $560,398 247,957 5,372 rents $1,996,192 ' 45,821 30,693 31,981 Bill, $1,975,306 846,140 —V. 238,444 134,970 when such - , .' - plan is found feasible, it will be worked out the recently enacted Railroad Recapitalization decision in this respect has not as' yet been out, nor has a detailed plan been drawn up. a Morfa said. income. ry. oper. income Other $232,543 Gross Income Rentals, interest, $235,927 10,654 10,674 $243,197 104,543 etc - he pointed 167, p. 2032. v.- 137,204 $802,682 44,311 < E. 43,496 C. ■ Scrulock, been elected ceeding $246,601 / 104,251 $846,993 $809,740 415,496 in 2,034,299 Inc. below.—V. 165, • 2801. p. has just issued a 32-page illustrated book which the steps taken over a* period of 20 years to its present position in- the industry. The annual calendar year 1947 is also reviewed therein.—V. 165, form story the Net sales Profits —V. 1948—Month—1947 _.—...: $2,460,548 -V. income $138,654 $142,350 President of Scrulock Oil Co., Houston; Texas, has director of the Missouri-Kansas RR. Col of Texas, suc¬ a W. P. Bomar, Fort Worth, Texas, 417,389 $431,497 director a of the parent company.—V. who 167, recently was 1811.' p. elected : before taxes..__ 167, flncluding 105.976 85,078 1,034,314 Ended Wholly March Domestic 167, p. 1924. I per share common 1947 506,117 $4,600,775 74,403 $0.35 ' $0.33 $0.36 2421. p., i National Dairy Products Corp.-r-Debentures Offered— from Net Joseph C. Little, of Cleveland, O., partner in one of the largest law in the Midwest, has been elected a member of the board of and Secretary of this -Little, of Jones, Day, ry. & Cleveland, Goldman, Sachs & Co., Lehman Brothers and associates May 27 offered $30,000,000 3% debentures due 1970 at 102 and interest. Entitled to a sinking fund sufficient to retire not less than 2% nor 4% of the 3% debentures due 1970 theretofore issued for the years 1950 through 1954, not !e s than 3% nor more than for each of the years ia.55 through 1959, and not less than 4% nor than 6% than more 8% for each of the debentures on the New CAPITALIZATION, York Stock GIVING 1960 years :LISTING—Corporation has agreed to its EFFECT TO 1969. best efforts stock Common ♦Subject to of debentures flncludes 1970 PRESENT $49,000,000 * restrictions set any series be may forth issued in 30,000,000 the 6,279,912 indenture, without shares reserved for issuance 275,335 FINANCING par)......t8,000,000 shs. the associated ry. —V. Aldn D. limit under the 167/>iv2134. development.—V. 167, p. Gross amount. terms of of from ry. 000.000 of seasonal May current 26, notes borrower of 1948, the payable funds on to corporation banks. short-term a carrying inventories, which borrowings summer season. The are had outstanding normally maximum current notes at Net Maytag Co.—To Construct New Factory— Fred one automatic for washer will get under way immediately. The contract calls the building by Dec. 1, after which equipment will production started early in 1949, Mr. Maytag said. completion of be installed and "The ry. new automatic washer will supplement, but in no way replace, Maytag products," Mr, Maytag added. "The' facilities of our existing factory will continue to be used for production of conventional type washers."—V. 167, p. 254. present L. Moody HI, prominent Texas business man, has been elected . , 55,937,396 75,413,903 11,535,524 31,877,721 plans now under director a Also and named selected to Chairman serve on the of the board board, . K. was D. I : Owen, leading Mr. Oil Owen, Co., and Bank & an a Trust .. , Independent oh producer, Is President of Gulfshore of the Federal Royalty Co. and the Fidelity 167, p. 2135, ■ - k: director Co.—V. sidiaries sion $159,760 1946 1945 $220,334 19,440 16,790 215,193 65,219 64,441 *129,225 52,048 *52,555 53,L'56 307,746 1,041,862 838,$01. 152.419 293,463 738,149 45,586 income... 49,243 ./ 1— railway railway income... 167, p. 223,715 1924. 215,364 175,287 97,892 • quarterly dividend 1943 , STATEMENT OF sales - ,»,• 1946 ' $4,249.?42 ; 178,095 SO.od outstanding on FOF ;t.*■■- 311,326 $0.61 EARNINGS 1947 $5,938.098; 324,026. requirement preferred * THE 12 MONTHS 31, 1943 w.-x. $28,057,617 profit 5,537,423 Selling, administrative and general profit.... income expense 2,952,770' $2,584,658 ... ^ ... ; "•*71 25.303 ' '■ ' i ' — .income Other Taxes on. income i $2,609,966 deductions ... (est.) of would require the expenditure by subapproximately $90,000,000 during the of plant equipment and the construction of several new 41,360 993,290 - Net profit; '$1,570,317 —— per common share ♦After preferred dividend requirement;—V. .... 167, p. 1924. ; $2.99 . - . * undistributed earnings and the general funds of the corporation by the proceeds ; l'rom the sale of the debentures now corporation may nevertheless incur additional indebted¬ to finance the program Of for other purposes. " *' 1 ness The ^ 5 Since these capital expenditures will be made over the period ending temporary increa'je in the general " funds of the corporation as a result of. the sale of- the debentures.; > Accordingly, the corporation plans to prepay its current notes payable to banks from its generak funds promptly after the sale of the deben¬ tures and expects that there, will be a substantial curtailment during 1943 of customary seasonal short-term borrowings, The current notes with the year 1950, there will be a payable of $13,000,000 as of May 23, 1948; primarily .incurred to, "' replenish general funds used for capital expenditures, are held by the following banks; Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., New York; Chase National"; Bank, New York; Chemical Bank &' Trust Co., New York; Continental Illinois B*nk;: "New York; National Bank & Trust- Co. of Chicago; Corn Exchange National Bank & Trust Co., Philadelphia; Guaranty Trust Co.of New York; Manufacturers Trust Co., New York; Mellon National Bank & Trust Co., Pittsburgh; National City Bank of Cleveland; National City Philadelphia Bank, Washington, D. C.. National Bank; and Riggs National 3 . - 'The corpcraflott'may find it expedient in the near future ♦Earned ^ plants. augmented offered. $6,963,338 . Total consideration corporation expenditures are intended to replace existing equipment, im¬ prove operating efficiency, and to provide expanded facilities. As these expenditures are made, the annual provision for depreciation will increase from present levels, largely due to higher replacement costs of new equipment and the replacement of fully depreciated assets. It. is expected that over the period ending with the year 1950, $40,000,000 or more required for these purposes will be provided by normal charges for depreciation, and that the balance of the funds- will be obtained from fctock. Other the .. 243,794- • — Operating of I These , a consulting geologist of Houston, Texas,, Mr. Moody is President of Pan-American Exploration Co., Inc.; Executive Vice-President of American National Life Insurance Co.;, Vice-President of National Hotels; Vice-President and director of) News Publishing Co.; and an officer and director of many other organizations. . 5,678,3561; 11,420,123 1947 3 Months Ended March 31— Net and 1948 through 1950. It is contemplated that a substantial part of this'expenditure w.ill be for new trucks, passenger cars, ancl electric refrigeration cabinets, and the balance for modernization and expan- Net income after taxes: ♦Earned per common share^.w...— Gross - with 7,808,615 ENDED MARCH Mexican Gulf Sulphur Co.—Elects New Chairman— W. >■ years oper. ♦After proceeding additions, 15,732,757 Moore-Handley Hardware Co., Inc.- ■ now are 63,704.465 railway railway. Net sales ' net . as > *• ■ sidiaries. RR.—Earnings— ."♦Deficit.—V. Maytag H, President, On May 12 announced that the construc¬ a new $5,000,000 factory (with 250,000 square feet of space, all floor in Newton, Iowa, for the production of the new Maytag tion of on * from Net - peak during payable in 1947 was a 6,078,677 1948 from "• 2,636,761 1,005,760 : 2135. From Jan. Gross $13,- The. corporation is also a basis for the purpose of 13,687,587 income— oper. • 7,394;285' l2,513,809 > the employees' share purchase.plan. a program of plant and equipment approximately $22,500,000 having been expended for such purposes in 1946 and $32,000,000 in 1947. Tentative from Net Net shs,' additional to as 67,945,489 railway railway oper. Montour Morgan joined this corporation on May 15 as Admin-. istrator of Research and Development. He will be in .charge of market,. research as well as chemical research and development. For the past two years he has been with W, R. Grace & Co. .in New. York in' research and 1,616,001 April— P. charge of chemical market 3,376,223 the Outstanding ♦ 1970 (no list to , Authorized due debentures due 3'k through use Exchange. . debentures replacement from from Net succeeds Mathieson Chemical Corp.^—-Research AdministratorDr. 4,228,129 2,165,333 income... oper. Net Reavis, railway railway From Jan. 1— Gross company.' Cockley : proceeds will be added to the general funds of the corporation and used in connection with its expansion program. During the war years it was impossible to make normal replacements and additions to plant and equipment. The corporation and its sub- 1948 1947 1946 * 1945 $17,463,617 $15,961,934 $13,284,028 $18,594,003 from Net firms Mr. . 1946 $5,358,474 515,000 PURPOSE—The : April— Gross the late Thomas H. Jones, also of that firm,** who had been with the Martin company since 1916.—V. 167, pi 1924. v, 893,'214 Subsidiaries! 1943 Income 166, - ' (& Subs.)—Earnings— Owned 31— $6,277,000 —V. T : 2259. p. Quarter • $1,868,470 $19,468,516 $15,501,129 National Cylinder Gas Co. the Missouri Pacific RR.—Earnings— $392,351 (Glenn L.) Martin Co.—New Secretary— directors - 1948—9 Mos.—1947 $30,500,000. Net • company to NOTE—As $766,244 ' 4,164,745 432,623 " 2033. p. Laboratories, A Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR. of Texas—New Director— Net ♦176,599 National Bellas Hess, Inc.—Sales and Earnings— 23i % the. provisions of Mr. reached, 833,414 212,400 13,769,509 1,738,205 666,620 337,516 214! " p. more Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR.—Studying Recapitalization Electric output of this company for the week ended May 22, 1948, 35,621,000 kwh., as compared with 33,162,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 7.4%—V..167, p. 2258. Pwiod End. Apr. 30— *116,003 9,922,694 each cf totaled Operating Operating 214,107 10,183,579 Strauss-Duparquet, Inc.—Acquisition— for report 146,311 railway oper. income— 167, p. 1924. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (Ky.)—Weekly Output- Maine Central 294,649 1,126,362 407,471 on railway ry. —V. $3,441,333 93,513 2,240,701 167, 'corporation bring'this Earned 1945 k i 1946 ;$314,693 $276,982 115,641 r 128,231 f 64,170 35,254 1947 i, $374,064 1945 ' $2,476,305 485,396 Sales Earnings— 1943 v railway 1946 11,856,313 Period End. Apr. 30— 2135. p. • Earnings— 1947 $2,618,065 income... Universal The required, in addition to proposed bonds, to (approximately $10,336) will either be issued indebtedness To Build — 719,546 income. oper. retraces - . in par $0.65 $2,967,590 railway railway Nathan -See obligations -to ;he; sold; at., outstanding first mortgage bonds andvsecond United and such over outstanding-... National Automotive Fibres, Inc.—Issues Booklet— to issue not:-exceeding and. 111,210. .shares of. bonds shrs. com. 6,740,134 unissued. the the par railway.. railway from ry. *1,013,433 company p 193,703 * 1948 _• . oper. Net Net equipment. >' notes, of at and obligation assume held or of all bonds new of excess refund company and the Pennsylvania liability, jointly and severally, as guarantors, in respect of not exceeding $4,035,000 2%% equipmenttrust certificates, series K, to be issued by Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Co. and M. S. Altemose, as trustees, and sold at 99.2699 and accrued BR. cash, owner stock authorized the 18 the 298,600 on from 113,571 exchange therefor and > to surrender for cancellation all of the outstanding first mortgage bonds and second mortgage notes. The $2,662,900 of bonds now held in the sinking fund will be canceled at the same time. * Any preferred Long Island RR.—Equipment Trusts Authorized— ICC 4% mongage any mortgage of The for period was the owner' 1,007,801 shares of tjje common stock of The Long-Bell Lumber Co., which 1947; - from 223,472 . noncumulative first par loss first authorized 1948 taxes— From Jan. 1— preferred stock (par. $10% to be exchanged-k for outstanding first mortgage 5% bonds due July 1;. 1949,. in the principal amount of $1,437,100, and second mortgage 6% notes in the principal amount of $675,000, of which $664,664 was due as of Dec. 1945 $2,677 May 17 and 2106. p. 1924. 167, p. on share per 166, ♦Deficit.—V. 9,306,644 31, MARCH $4,900,343 April--—' 1945* 1946 ♦149,298 railway- ICC 5Yz% •371Net RESULTS FOR QUARTER ENDED sales Nashville Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry. 190,997 92,059 $2,017,253 -40,152 - income.. ^Deficit.—V. $1,000,000 $1,650 * v* Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York Mississippi Central RR.—Securities Authorized— $1,681 a • V. 167, p. 2259. - int. like 'amount ot first a 8% Printing Ink Plant.—See Interchemical Corp. above.— 543.327 527,174 . 1947 • $2,518,102 railway from Net annually.—V. 167, p. 1810. bef. deduct, for - of preferred stock (par property additions, .etc. •••;• { subsidiary of American Water Works Co., • Inc.— income after charges Gross railway- oper. Net step in the company's post¬ The new mills produce approximately 92,000,- Qtr. End. March 31— 1259. p. shares Munsingwear, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— f, Net $132,708:V -$136,448 32,946 13,243 1948 from ry. The Loss is company 167, From Jan. 1— Long-Bell Lumber Corp.-^Earnings- ; the proceeds, $870,000 was used to redeem' —V, 1— from Gross major a Securities Placed — 1945 167, p. 1924. - and 01 . Net Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RR.—Earns.— President of Long-Bell, said the purchase represents an M. White, J. market at 2135. 1946 39,751' April— purchase of two sawmills Co., Gardiner, Water Works Co. mortgage 5s due 1965 and 2,500 $100). The balance was Used for Net and extensive timber holdings from the Gardiner Lumber Oregon. sold p. 1947 $173,500 railway railway oper. Net the • (Ind.) the Kit¬ and the $0.27: $0.30 * April 29 announced on ry. —V. railway. Jan. Net $534,231 $591,862 - Privately—The company in March,. 1948,; sold privately ? $1;200,000 first mortgage 3V4%- bonds/Series A arid; 4,000 shares ;of 4.65 % fcumulatlve #refStock(par- $100) : with -Earnings- railway income— from Net Acquires Properties— and. ' Underwriter, par)*.- The stock will be working capital.—V. 167, from Net expenses amounting to $14,753,001 in tBased on 1,991,130 $8,529,691 .in 1946. 1948, $12,496,216 in 1947 and common shares outstanding.' Harvester notification of ($1 Chicago. for oper, From Gross 1,012,820 376,133 $2,728,199 $1.37 $1.76-* stock common 1948 from Net 306,794 326,724 11,433 249,262 969 2,207,085 used $2,192,000" $1,556,377 328,213 810 — Murphy, "a' letter filed 19 of April— income taxes The the.. }.*;£. May on shares 6,000 Midland Valley RR, 1945. 458,798 — State & Gross depl.; deprec. and int. Depletion ■h Muncie . $2.02r,rf v v; $1.23i Earnings Subsidiaries) 1947 for proceeds ^ . tax /%"i- \ Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc., Kansas City, Mo.—Files , ': inventor^ wntingchcy of $200,000.—V.167rp, 48. ! $2,607,349 392,964 k' t 239,536: to $682,404 :from rose with SEC—:4" ♦Gain before deduct, for ♦After • V. chen t&arnings J announced: Long-Bell Lumber Co.—Earnings— Interest-' Fed. and , Chrysler, Studebaker, Willys-Overland, International White Motors;" See also V. 167, p. 2135.: : ■■ .f state test. in the acres \ j ' taxes. $485,108 reported ft;year ;earlier. C. A. Woodhouse, President, pointed out that, "unfilled: sales: orders at Dec. 31, 1947, approximated $2,250,000. These orders are from a.' well-diversified group of manufacturers, including. General: Motors, ;- Texas, potential on the Lion DeGeer No. 1 well Barber Kansas wildcat completed May 19, is 4,714 barrels per day.* the well previously reported as flowing 29 barrels per hour- County, This President, further Martin, official "The and ' the $584,736, and 1946 $3,694,619 *. . charges . To date this year, the company has drilled and completed, or par¬ ticipated through partnership interests in the drilling and completing, of 35 producing oil, gas or gas-condensate wells and three dry holes. At present the company is conducting development on 14 other wells% T. - after Earnings per common share. i,Net working capital at the 1947 year-end hour from a approximately 2,800 feet barrels 14 income %1947 . , block a flowing B sales... Net Completes Another Wildcat Well— The > • Calendar Years— * .-i'20Q,00^';i(p^. , ♦On 1947 and 435,132 outstanding common shares in » ; t$l99,459 v^'% $0.74 possible future Inventory depreciation, and after Federal- taxes in amount of $498,114. tAfter taxes of $199,459, which included a carryback of $432,000. J After provision for Federal taxes of t • Corp.—Earnings— March after %axes_^_i.-i.-$$670,983*$628,232 per at: t. Ended earnings not sale '»•',% Monday^ May i31, 1948* ^ Motor Wheel Michigan retire would and 1943, p..22591 corapetithe bidding.^V,/167, $0.67 permission $75,000,000. by the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. than more requested company Commission debentures ^ $293,191' $307,783 $0.71 May S.' notes V $1,391,216 $2.38 $2.55 P. Not 746.3395 $2,988,848 ;— share— per On .1946 Wrtb 1945 $2,137,555) : Fed. -i •.%' Michigan Bell Telephone Co.—Proposed Financing— 1947 Qtrs. End. Mar. 31— Profit COMMERCIAL Sr. FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, to borrow a long-term basis up to $4,000,000 in Canada, payable in Canadian'. funds, in order to finance capital: expenditures and additional working * on capital for expanding Canadian operations. % Of Number 4703 THE & FINANCIAL GHRONICLE (2363) il incorporated lrt; '1923» is' primarily a ttoldlhg comp'any' Whose operating subsidiaries are -engaged principally in t,he .purchase'. manufacture oiV processing; arid distribution Of. diversified lines of dairy products. < .A number of subsidiaries, operating in -many cities arid tbttns, chiefly east of the Mississippi River, purchase, process,, and distribute," at ^.-BUSINESS—Corporation, which Deift\pareiDec/^,-i' I' National Investors Corp.—Earnings—< ; was wholesale and retail, fluid milk and cream as well as fluid milk ties. Ice cream is manufactured by a number of east of v the Mississippi River,.'and is; distributed at wnoiesa'le, generally-in localities within trucking distances of the plants. Certainsubsidiaries operating in various butter producing areas purchase* manufacture, and distribute' butter, and- a number of the subsidiaries engaged in the distribution of milk also deal in butter. v: Kraft Foods: Co,, asubsidiary, purchases,, ages; imports; Inanufactures, and processes cheese and cheese products. Kraft Poods Co, :also manufactures .mayonnaise, "Miracle Whip," and other salad dressings and "Parkay" margarine. ; This company distribute cheese; salad users - whereas cally -v. ' for INCOME , / * , j ; Its; domestio subsidiaries .in IS47 were, Goldman, Sachs C. A. & Co._$2,495,000 Brothers- .Lehman 2,495,000 Allyn and Co., 200,000 American Inc. & Co., „; 90,000 and & Bacon, Inc.- & Bear, Stearns A. Becker & Co., Blyth & Co., Bosworth, Co. . Laurence Burnhatti Central and W. 175,000 200,000 Coffin & C. Burr, 90,000 Co & Moore, F. S. 150,000 Co., Stanley 90.000 & Curths, House & Co.— Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. 90,000 & R. 175,000 Putnam 60.000 Emanuel, Deetjen & Co. 120,000 & Equitable Securities V Corp. —— & The First The L. Co. & Chas. 175,000 & Co 60,000 Shields Sunstein & Co. 90,000 Glore, Forgan & Co Granam, rarsons « Co. Granbery, Marache & 600,000 Singer, Deans & Scribner Smith, Barney & Co— 120,uuo Stein Co. 90,000 Hallgarten Halsey, Co & Stuart 200,000 & Ripley (Inc.* 300,000 -— Frederic Hatch H. - Co., Inc Hayden, Miller Hayden, Stone & 90,000 —- & Co.__ 175,000 & Co. American seeable 750,000 150,000 450,000 Weld 450,000 '•"■The 100,000 Dean Weeks_- 300,000 Yarn All & *Name. may 90.000 & " Co Weeks Witter \ is & Co Co "Experience Thus, the American 30,024 to 34,606. that women Securities own Series, According attempt its to Mr. the on sa'es and $ 38,423,390 51,425,497 year Simonson, part. of 2,022,256 of the report investment any shareholders government and of what happens the the to the . the maintenance believed is importance the private Total income 40,851,174 and Federal normal Federal excess Net inc. tax profits and possible declines— Balance, 167; — ■"Earnings i . of from 23,159,391 Earned profit shares per 25,443,817 opers us $9,062,201 —u—_ outstdg... share.—— 156,250 - $19,192,010 $15,242,726 55,125 * .96,292 3,381,006 &r 7,366,000. $9,343,305 163,598 ; ' ,5,840,000 6,090;000 $5,524,951 $11,770,885 $9,306,434 7,977,771 7,977,771 2,659,257 ^ $0.69 V - V S1.47 :•#'-?• $3:50 $3,089,707 2,280,275 - depreciation: andreserves—V.-167, p. Nehi 422,467 shares of v ' - $1.35 1811. common stock offered to them May 24. W. E. Hutton & Co. and Blyth & Co., Inc., as managers of the group which underwrote the offering, have placed the remaining 15,665 shares privately. Eor furtherVdetails^ including names of under-- writers; see V» 167, p. 2135. 167, correlation . . New York Intel-state .Commerce their own behalf and in Commission, the not did stockholders were I the following statement in Cleveland, O.: candidates for election (to the board not were York Central we by stockholders, Mr. Young and I they vote their proxies for the that York Central stockholders lot-warded these, with our power New the York Central New Creek Beech stockholders The on 4% ^ before or bonds linlited Aug. 167, substitution, 4 *"* to * 2259. p. first new a authorized 27 the (when company's 1951 $12,000,000 of have man¬ proxies Co.—Financing Approved— April on 1, mature) to above—V. RR. their sent management."^ Control of Beech Creek RR.— at interest an initial to exceed time- any first the not rate at execution $10,985,000 mortgage, mortgage series to be 4%.—V. 167, 2259. Life Insurance Co.—Changes in Personnel George L. Harrison has been elected Chairman of the board and chief officer executive 1, of President Harrision New York. York and has the the as directors 1945. He since Jan. Co. been six past has been since Life the Federal Reserve of Board the Jan. Bank the of Harrison's election Mr. years. Josephs York New Chairman no C. officer. the been President of has that to of May 12. of New been has 15, 1947. York, New York New Haven Net oper. ry. also is 167, of New of Life's board of Consolidated the 1590. Hartford & York director a p. RR.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 1948—4 Mos.—1947 $14,069,144 $12,938,642 $55,697,771 $50,103,963 1,636,775 838,479 535,826 793,988 revenue income- oper. member a He Inc.—V. Period End. Apr. 30— Total enterprise system. of Josephs, who will become President of the New York Life on 1948, has been President of the Carnegie Corporation of New- since Edison as Devereux administrative President 1, York first nation chief the for and company, been There Life June our the of 1941, having previously New outlook of all factors comprising Number of $322,222 $365,143 137.000 132.000 143,000 $197,632 $190,222 The 1,030,000 1,030,000 $0.19 $0.18 $0.22 }.. the May 21 •' •• week ■ '• • '■■*■■■* ; ■ • New Haven Clock & Watch Co.-—New stock G-. H. Walker holding of Paul V. Net Taussig In. May 19 by Max A. Geller; a' company and a group of clients of Reynolds & Co. and & Co. The resignations of Messrs. Eisner and Taussig 166, p. 2212, company ori1 Ma£ 19 $6,000,000- of first mortgage to finance transfer of of its com¬ New York, Earnings— -i? 1948 1947 1946 $431,903 $367,911 $300,157 137,637 116,960 60,893 188,743 49,347 40,441 *17,025 75,814 1,735,049 1,363,203 1,389,505 '431,992 1,657,423 373,271 119,600 45,882 203,616 1945 $426,424- railway railway from 468.594 income- oper. ^Deficit.—V. 167, 37,413 , 638,659 2034. p. Niagara-Hudson Power Corp.—Asks SEC for Extension The Nov. corporation has applied to the SEC for 1, 1948, to dispose of its interest, Niagara Electric Hudson's plan mission on Corp. and for disposal Oct. 4, 1945, of and May 1, 1948, plan to simplify its system to pany.—V. 167, carry p. Buffalo out this interest and to was six-month or extension indirect, in subsidiaries. approved to Buffalo Niagara the com¬ by given until corporation is working eliminate itself as a holding com¬ later its plan. a direct Niagara this corporation was The on a 1812. • New Jersey Power & Light Co.—To Issue Bonds— The the Susquehanna & Western RR. from Net ry. • Eisner and Max facilities for From Jan. 1— President, Etc. accepted and James Heitzmann .was elected President of the company. Mr."Heitzmann has already assumed his duties as President. • established front Gross ■■ were' ^-V. company has railway. Net from railway Net ry, oper, income— . the company were acqutted privately on director of the $200,000 $100 par value stock at the Guaranty Trust Co. Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 167, p. 2259. New York is p. 2259. common $200,000 April— reported at 172,052,000 cu. ft. This is an increase of 26,529,000 cu. ft., or 18.23%, above production of 145,523,000 cu, ft. for the corresponding week a year ago.—V. 167, The $1,772,575 mon the week ended May 21, this Association yeports electric output 14,871,639 kwh;: This is an increase of 1,043,885 kwh., or 7.55%, above production of 13,827,754 kwh. for the corresponding week a year for 861,316 tax cred. $222,143 1,030,000 shares share.— output $269,886 income Stock Transfer Facilties Established— 1946 1947 1948 $334,632 — New England Gas & Electric Association—Output— Gas 2,146,357 1,100,467 basis)- Fed. carry-over of -' 2,534,543 ■"•■Includes For • 1,250,409 contingent (reorgan. JIncl. Gross : fixed 1,943,154 and int. 140 tommon per fixed fixed profit before taxesc;^—J—— for alter income chgs. Corp.—Earnings— taxes'^' avail, charges ,:'Net our asked bonds company's construction SEC due permission 1978, program.—V. issue and sell Proceeds will be used 167, to p. 2033. § all their proxies for the entire management recommended Many and See of 1154. p. ago;i:^.^-;t ton May 10, 1948, at $12.50 a share in the,ratio of one 'share of additional common :for each four share®: of coinjn mon held; The subscription warrants expired at the closO of business "proper a *,Net profit ;s National Gypsum Co.—Stock Subscriptions—Stock-holders of the company subscribed to 406,802, shares of a total of upon system."—V. 3 Months Ended March 31— Net . _ . ^ Chesapeake & Qhio Ry. Co., whose request Central's board of directors was the issued and New voted Mr. • Owned Domestic Subsidiary Companies) 1948 1947 1946 • V 1945: loans the be —V. -167, p. 351. r Corp.—Earnings— '* '• . ' operations of the Boston & Providence RR., but excludes' charges of that compan.v under the plan of reorganization. Also includes accrued and unpaid charges against Boston and Provi¬ dence properties for Boston Terminal Co. taxes and bond interest.— business Federal 14,113,579 ; Income Earned Wholly bank on V '"After 14,113,579 2135. ^or Fed. inc. taxes: Net No. 30,443,817 5,000,000 —— surplus. p. (Including Prov; 7,185,000 21,240,000 inventory future Quarters End. Mar. 31— Interest 20,500,000 tax_: National Distillers Products - 825,897 23,159,391 for price 7,332,889 886,004 15.000,000 surtax 50,697,365 1,617,932 1,066,£00 taxes- profit—1 Prov. -V. franchise 53,447,754 1,624,982 deductions. income Young to ^ State ;s who were nominated from the floor. received only 614 votes each, compared Co., the contest any Bowman elected bring home to between capital, them and to be to to company interrelationships a dependent", 2,423,384 ■ Income * Bowman by New York 48%- of the outstanding shares of report's easy-to-read editorial section important influence women can exert for figure, improve¬ substantial In a statement released with the report, Mr. Simonson said: "Con¬ sidering that open-end and closed-end investment companies collectively have assets of about $2V2 billion, owned by approximately one mil¬ lion shareholders, it is recognized that through the medium of annual and interim reports to shareholders, the investment companies, be¬ cause of substantial ownership in business corporations through their portfolio holdings, car be a dynamic force in bringing about a realiizatipn on the part of the American investor tliat profit in business is 48,273,981 2,427,783 profit income- and whole a 897.323,455 742,408,587 632,768,828' 858,900,065 690,983,089 584,494,867 expenses-— Operating Other $ labor 1945 $ i Cost thousands Ry. Mr. office is effective . 1946 Ohio & officers of the agement.- p. investor." and This share. a deficit of $10,449,268. at maturity or by purchase net a 15 freedoms- 60,000 194.7 of recently from, forecasts concluding over the : < report conclude that we ,(l - < New, York Central) and our names were not presented to the stockholders in the proxy statement. In answer to the many inquiries a advance. , $703,340,527, or 14^, higher 1.6% under the record high only retired company New York Dock earnings and dividends is is also important that favorable for the and two Mr. it continue to to 1947, Mr. Metz¬ year were has by more designed to make clear the the fight against Communism in CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT FOR CALENDAR YEARS Nqt for generally is May 28, on industrial of from security prices, the activity throughout the ' ^ 5 4,692,076 cast for the management slate. Mr. 175,000 Inc., is National 175,000 be changed to Robert W. Baird & Co., J. ."Mr. * and must \ of .the year ended April 30, 1948 shows that Securities Series •'increased from $40,486,- business with and company i • 1947 and year the ' . - representation on that its shareholders. outstanding debt, interest slate. stockholders and govern¬ through payments emphasizes of annual , told that they . had. voted process report the to up at the annual meeting on May 26 re-elected the directors, thereby rejecting Robert R. Young and Bowman, Chairman and President, respectively, of the authorize decidedly good for the fore¬ growing investor confidence over the longer-term. As investor confidence grows, and now evidence of this," the report says, "stock prices may be Stating '■ Co & share¬ everybody; including the also -shows how National Securities picture and how important the Ameri¬ shareholders increased influenced future, expected 150,000 Wisconsin business . been stockholders The 450,000 & Stubbs outlook there total only $4,989,946. Young with fiscal the statement are continue Co. Hornblower on the Whiting Mr. report National for of Chesapeake demonstrated that security prices, predominant psychological attitude the part of the investing public than by corporate earnings. While 120,000 White, The life is to for of level the times 175.000 Henry 1948. with at Corp.— Hemphill, Noyes & Co._ & high a 90,000 Co., Co . outlook Anthony & Co. Union Securities ,Corp._ G. H. Walker & Co.— Walling, Lerchen & Co. & of way Report its amount net $2,306,082, equal to 36 cents though it was, represents a was board Robert trusts funds. employees, the of / \ thus, help this intensely competitive age. < V necessarily involves the expenditure but it has been progressed with rela¬ • 1947 consistently business the the number of In 100,000 Co.— & and 60,000 Swiss 200,000 Herman & Nicolaus into assets Wertheim Co. & Co Boyce Brothers Stifel, 90,000 Tucker, & Co., 1,000,000 Hall & & The entire business corporations, and thus com¬ ingredient' in the capitalistic free enter¬ management, as the has already operating costs and to keep our services Managem6^i Slate of Directors Reelected— • 5 their-benefits structures." which Of and 1945, of increase 578.58 on April 30, 1947 to $48,087,101.24 on April 30, 1948. Shares outstanding during the period increased from 7,778,977 to 9,091,374 200,000 Inc. Inc. Harris, Bros. Stern Co. 600,000 Harriman . The total 750,000 Starkweather 1 lu.UUlJ Co— to and un¬ locomo¬ passenger of •, o the . American ■* prospers. fits free can 1 & 60,000 & 1947 collectively are important participants, labor, government and customers, in tne important an that secure Series 90,000 Scranton released . $24,410,054 of debt. Offsetting this reduction, there were $29,400,000 of new equipment trust certificates. 1 Interest requirements on an annual basis, however, decreased $189,252. Thus, at the end of the year total debt represented by capital obligations outstanding of the company and its lessor companies was $854,212,012, compared with $849,222,067 at the eiyi of 1946, a net shareholders 524 some customer, Co. investment by the customers of business, the thereby when our business system prospers, 450,000 Michigan Corp. Gerstlev, in created was Series made & —— W. of part; of ment Sons Rothschild Securities National management, Explaining 300,000 Bros. losses this more issued the to 34,000 prise process. 100,000 — & Schwabacher 90.000 of F. Hutzler Cleveland Corp. First Co... —. Salomon 60,000 90,000 - Boston ..Corp- 1,000,000 First Rollins H. Inc. of 175.000 —„ 1 - Co & E. anticipated of are in money, the preceding income total being maintained wholly intact. carry-back refund.—V. 167, p. 1590. tax April. May 1944, Not Business mutual message with prise 60.000 of , the During during the first quarter commodity markets.6 A in group report than affairs 60,000 Gardner- Riter 300,000 Clement A. Evans & Co., Inc. 9-. Clark & Co.— & Reynolds & Co 90,000 Co.—— — & break shareholders, Henry J. Simonson, Jr., Presi¬ dent of National Securities & Research Corporation, (sponsor and in¬ vestment manager of National Securities Series) points out that the along well ns program in roadway bulk of reduce essential such obligations." denied more to power, are sums said: for every annual his in the program, non-compensatory the ■ present, for income American call to In 90,000 Pressprich & Co. W. Reinholdt the drastic offset to is, to holders of the 21 175,000 Co.— Fahey, 300,000 300,000 Morris Estabrook Curtis 600,000 Co & Eastman, Dillon & Co.— Elkins, 90,000 improvements undertaken which in the 60,000 Jackson Hopwood Prescott, Hawley, Shepard & Co., Inc.— 1,000,000 175,000 $100,000 due to for ■ reviewing the results for the participating in the American business system to continue to act more intelligently—not only on behalf of individual group interests—but toward the protection and further improvement of the very system through which all Americans benefit, highlights 200,000 150,000 Read & Co. Inc. Dominick 6c Dominick. Drexel A Phelps, Fenn & Co Piper, Jaffray & Merle-Smith Dillon, of *$96,205 tCr36,558 System—Total Assets of 21 of Fund Shares Reported Owned by Women— 120,000 Webber, 1948 Trust Funds Grow to $48,087,101—48% 200,000 National Co. of Omaha Newhard, "Cook & Co.— .Julien Collins & .Co.—— Dick from, 90,000 1,000,000 Co._ — Paine, 90,000 & for was improvement on In Calls for 60,000 & Moseley & Co Murch & 60.000 —_ pay National Securities & Research Corp.—Annual Report Teamwork by all Participating in, Benefiting 150,000 & Co. is substantial tlisin refund— due reserve tCredit 90,000 any slight-reduction $59,647 of this and 600,000 Maynard H. Co. OF of months first-four Indications traffic Total operating revenues for MONTHS middle the the improvement program of System and affiliated -companies—the largest railroad—stands at approximately $287,000,000. tively little increase in the a Co.—Earnings— FIRST TilREE until in deficit. sustained extensive "Qur qf 3,887,807 of $100,000 was experienced excess mate-rials reserve • Co "This J (cost Louis Hutchins Leonard - completed, payable, $16,692; accrued liabilities, $19,901; loss raw by standards value March income ment over. 1946 when there was "A loss in on with improve our earning market of operations net a Central remainder , Federal income tax Net Lynch 175,000 Inc.—— Codings Inc. St. $71,178 Net loss before income tax 60,000 Beano. Milwaukee Morgan Co & & Mitchell, 60,000 - Co. & Dodge J (applicable to and York man 60,000 The Co Clark Clark, C. assets in more than $235,000,000 is for new freight and tives and cars received or ordered since the start , stocks—at common middle tne consequence, • this, investments for the quarter ended March in EARNINGS FOR & Co- JLynch, Pierce, Feriner $75,790 tr dertaken 600. $120,750 seriously affected by the unusually severe weather, from the first half of February, and then by the coal resulted New PALA1JICE SHEET, MARCH. 31, 1948 e National Oats 150,000 & 750,000 (Inc.) E. Marks Masien hi. Metropolitan & Sons— Republic M.- Co. A. 100,000 Inc & 1,382 on - net earnings above those of 1947." Mr. Metzman added: "The postwar 90,000 Merrill; Turben & Co- 90,000 Brown Co— 200,000 - —_ Alex. 600,000 100,000 175,000 90,000 90,000 Merrill Co. Sullivan 1,737 Earnings Forecast— on -May earnings volume, a leveling off in costs, and with adequate rate increases, the outlook for the remaining months of the year indicates that operations as a whole should result in outstanding shares of capital stock, equivalent to $9.18 per share), $17,338,854; total, $17,375,447.—V. 167, p. 1590.• ' " * 100,000 Mackubin," Legg & Co.— Co., & 1,823 net through fiom favorable, 1945 $172,188 gain LIABILITIES—Accounts net Co McDonald & "As 16,270 935 President; for w $89,430 20,866 were walkout, year $12,117,657), $16,360,879; cash in banks, $830,132; dividends receiv-. able; etc.; $50,535; accounts receivable, $133,901; total, $17,375,447. 120,000 : 60,000 Loeb & Co 1,000,000 Hlgginson Corp 600,000 Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades 300,U00 Inc.- Blair 1946 $98,393 ^ 90,000 90,000 Co & 1947 $145,773 23,199 $157,808. was 'J'Ik' »' i Kuhn, 175,000 & net ^realized . 1948 Christmas 31 1,798 ASSETS-^Investments $450,000 90,000 Baker, Weeks & Harden Ball, Burge & Kraus Blair Co._- Co— ■ & ENDED MARCH : .; Kidder, Peabody & Co._ Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.— 60,000 Co.. Baker, Watts & Co .William The 31, 1948 principal Johnston, Lemon & Co.. Kebbon, McCormick & 60,000 Co—j— Whipple G. & QUARTER 24,621 — Lee Bleichroeder, Bache Hutton Illinois o'f v practK ^ Co. 300,000 _ 'Arnhold E. The Securities Corp. Ames, Emerich S. W. showed 1948 . t corporation and made by 15 subsidiaries. >;;11'= UNDERWRITERS—The names of the underwriters and the amount of debentures to be purchased by each are as follows: ^ general $199,542 _ . Australia. in is , the STATEMENT, throughout over four-fifths of-the consolidated net -Sales of the prices outlook was margarine, and other food products to retailers and <■'; Total income the United States," to a major extent in pack- , - General Oxpenses .aged form, by means of its own delivery system and through whole¬ Taxes'-; salers. This company Other expenses. ———I has investments in subsidiaries which manu* .facture, package, and distribute cheese; salad - dressings, and other Net incomeproducts in certain foreign countries, principally England, • Canada; ■ ana stock Metzman, 7 • 26 told stockholders that the "above those of 1947," when net income was $2,306,082,. oiT 36 cents a Share, on * total operating > revenues of $703,340,527. <■ ; ', i Mr. Metzman said: V ; "Operations and financial results during the initial four months "? 1948 11-year period. On "March 31, 1948, $4,243,222,- and there was a net increase outstanding -during the last three months. appreciation 24,C11 -shares >• Gustav , common change net no unrealized of level' of the dressings, large New York Central RR.—Rise in * The net,assets amounted to $17,338,854 on March 31, 1948, com-" pared .with ;$17,522,064 on Dec.. 31# 1947.; A year ago net assets were $17,344,956. ;.:; The asset value of the company's capital stock onMarch 31, 1948, was $9.18 per share, which compares with $9.40 on pee. 31V 1947, and $10.00 On March 31, .1947. .. . ' 1 Mi\ Randolph, 'President, .stated that,» including $1,14 of security* profits distributed since March 31, 1937, when National Investors was mutualized, the asset value of .its .capital. stock increased 31.8%,* special¬ subsidiaries, princi- pally :>,> aenv ; - Volume 167 . Niagara Share Corp.—Declares 15-Cent Dividend— The cents directors per holders of on share, record on May the May 13, last, and 15 cents 21 on declared class 28. B This June a dividend common compares 14, / stock, with 1947.—V. 20 of 3%, equal payable cents 167, p. 2259. to 15 June 15 to paid on Dec. _ THE (2364) 8 Corp.^Kaelin Elected a Director-—, Electric Noma William R; of- the investment, partner Kaelin,. a 7# V.7#-;'7:;:7/'7 /■./'. # J ■' ' h '/■ •' ,bahking_ firm of ' :y '■ >' V-' '.."/V. " - North American Aviation, Inc.*—Earnings*— income sales & oth. exps. Cost of 13,436,221 472,500 other Federal income taxes-— 6,554,074 Net 18,267,894 *$446,281 Penn the with of the fiscal year, $5,890,144 of new business was ob¬ Unfilled orders at shipments of $14,487,900 were made. Unfilled The orders and Dec. 31, 1947, $260,550,358. were During end of the preceding quarter, were $269,148,114. Officials H. J. 1948 31, quarter tained and President, directors on May for respectively, at Chairman of advanced to were regular a of meeting the 14 meeting. Detroit, whose resignation was accepted at the May Vice-President, a prior to that, he A director of Vice-President to the <^as Vice-President and Chief Engineer* American North and General shares stock Pa. Aviation Counsel of 140 our sta¬ The for Co., Allentown, Pa.—Files May 13 filed of class (par $10) The stock A letter of a common at common, notification (par $10) and with the be offered in unit. per units Proceeds of shares 2,000 will six be class used in # par) » building # letter of a notification stock common to The company requests bids for the purchase of all of $11,055,000 equipment trust certificates, series U, dated July 1, 1943, to mature in J5 annual instalments of $737,000 from July 1, 1949, to July 1, 1963, used sinking fund •••! April 20 authorized the issuance board effective of date poration. the of bonds. Jersey—July 1 Effective -' , .7 Vice-President, Philadelohia, at or before ' 50. Public Service Corp. of New Bids must be received at office of Geo. H. Pabst, Jr., at Room 1811, Broad Street Station Building, cents retire $152,000 long-term obligations, $34,255 balance will be added to working capital. debt, 167, p. The 25 — Date for Amended Plan— - the SEC at to and the stockholders on The —V. with offered be » current ~ this 167, Bonds Placed Privately — The recently placed; privately ; with three insurance Proceeds will be Pennsylvania RR.—Bids for Purchase of Equipment years, Mr. Hogan is Motors Corp.—V. 167, (10c of stock.—rV. common Denver, CoIo.-#Fiies with SEC May 11 filed cn shares completion upon companies $450,000 first mortgage 4^% bonds, due Jan. 1.1958. of shares A car through R. L. Hughes and. Co., Denver, underwriter#: Probe used for working capital." # '••• Precision Parts Co. Underwriter, Converse, Pokorny & Co., Allen- will $70 company 400,000 company SEC directors of the of final- the corporation amended plan has for set July dissolution 1 of thp as the cor¬ The plan, dated Dec. 29, 1947, was approved by the SEC by the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The books for the transfer of its 6% perpetual interest-bearing certificates and its preferred and common stocks will be closed on June 10.—V. 167, p. 2137. (EDT), June 9.—V. 167, p. 2260. and 14 fbr General of one Noon 2259. p. all Acme-Clipper Cargo set-up." both inclusive. Presidency from the - office of First he" had held since 1941. For seven years position tie Powder River Oil Co., per share ceeds will Broadcasting on television station, etc. a 14. advanced 12,000 and to ! J I Allen company common Kindelberger,- President of the company since it began opera¬ tions as an aircraft manufacturing firm in 1934, was elected Chairman of the board and chief executive officer succeeding Henry M. Hogan, Atwood "we hope , Mr. Mr. Ropes said, 220 #"##/#:;7 # #<: #y ■ Outstanding capitalization of the'company financing will consist of 25,000,000 shares of p, 852. ' - SEC— town, Promoted—,■* Kindelberger and J. L. Atwood board the March at Mr. 1848. *$663,065 '■Loss, second 167, p. approximately 15 • the "Eventually," effect in were granted by the company to;: dealers / and to distributors. The company will attempt to sell between .806' and -l 900 dealer franchises*# *; one of the nation's largest freight forwarders, said that 53 receiving stations .in 23 states have been designated as stations handling of Clipper Cargo traffic, its for 31,-1948, there franchises approximately it was anounced on May 27 by J. W. G. Ogilvie, Clipper Cargo Sales Manager, and G. H. Ropes, Assistant to the President of Aome. of of-March distribution 1, Acme Fast Freight, Inc. connects with Pan Ameri¬ Clipper Cargo Service to provide speedy, economical export service from this country's major producing areas to all parts of the world, tions throughout the country into the new $753,439 Monday, May: 31, 1943 As Effective June 8,932,966 488,000 $729,928 profit CHRONICLE, can —V. . FINANCIAL Acme, $6,107,793 $19,509,333 $14,638,649 and 1948—6 Mos.—1947 $8,269,901 1948—3 Mos.—1947 Per.od End. Mar. 31— Sales & JPaji .American Airways Corp.—New Service—- York Stock Exchange, Baker, Weeks & Harden, members of the New has been* electee} a director,—'V. 167, p. 1151^ COMMERCIAL Philadelphia Co.—Partial Redemption— The company has called for redemption on July 1, next, for account the sinking fund, $200,000 of 4 %%/ collateral trust sinking fund bonds, due July 1, 1961, at 101% and interest. Immediate of North American Cement 12 Mos. End. Mar. 31— profit after, taxes, deprec., deplet., and # interest ' *' 1946 1947 of 1945 *$88,143 $359,054 $265,063 All redemption price, with accrued interest to July 1, 1948 will The First National Bank of New York, trustee, 2 Wall St., New York. N. Y., or, at the option of the holder, at Continental Illinois ,- tBeiore profit on bonds Public Service Electric & Gas Co.—Stock Called— payment the full be made . — "■Loss. Corp.*—Earnings— 1948 fNet *$367,372 National 111., purchased.—V. 166, p. 1687. at Bank & The at or Street and Trust Co. Fifth Shares—v\ , , the SEC May liquidation, on approved . to distribute in partial on July 1, to its holders of common stock of record on June 4* shares of common stock (par $10) of Wisconsin Electric Power Co., owned by North American, at. the* rate of three shares of 19 stock common outstanding Wisconsin of stock common company's North of proposal for each shares 100 Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— 000 The final the of No' certificates numbers such of will stock Wisconsin, of shares Issued be such American. for rate be The fractions of will be entitled $16,125 shares of stock of of, share of rate being, based on the close of the market on April 26, .1948; such the equivalent of 48%. cents per share of common North American entitled to be paid such cash.—V. 167, at IV. Northeast Airlines, Inc.—Restores Service to Montreal "On May 28 this corporation will restore service to the Connecticut Valley and extend that service north to Burlington, Vt., and Montreal," it was announced by George E. Gardner, President.—V. 167, p. 2034.^ Northern States Power Co. (Del.)—Weekly Output- of this company for the week ended May 22, 1948, 56.148,000 kwh., as compared with 51,629,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 8.8 %.—V. 167, p. 2260. April on and the not 27 amended the Chairman, On company. the April 19 charter shall the be to the provide t chief bther for oil with The five Republic Steel Corp. and with under' which Kermac will be the years field tubular agreement goods also to .be sold of the purchase 167, p. 2035, by Net m'" f''.. > :■ i ■ ■■ ■ " . O'okiep Copper Co., Ltd.—Earnings— Period End. Mar. 31— Profit after depletion Shares 1948—:3 Mos.—1947 taxes__ £229,145 £594,466 £311,839 1,021,056 1,021,056 1,021,056 1,021,056 $0.90 outstanding £133,000 $0.52 $2.33 $1.22 share Per Long 1948—9 Mos.—1947 tons blister pro- ' duced 4,632 NOTE—Conversion rate: 3,752 £=$4.00.--V. 13,971 11,233 167, p. 472. ? April— Gross 1948 from Net Net ry. railway railway-!: from 7 From Jan. Gross from Net of ry. —V. $86,179 $105,660 16,493 30,897 49,604 8,347 3,318 12,497 15,758 l— 313,474 282,722 344,052 115,572 105,500 119,197 453,905 210,135 28,940 34,313 35,525 Quarters Ended *Net v March 31- 1948 After current (50 cents 1947 1946 $85,694 charges, share) reserve per for the $0.43 for taxes and after provision of $28,quarterly preferred dividend on the after deducting reserves as of March 31, 1948, were $4,218,912 including $959,703 cash. Current Labilities were $1,385,610, resulting in net current assets of $2,833,302, a ratio of 3.0 to 1. Net profit the 12 months ended March 31, 1948 was $723,952, approximately $3.63 per share on 198,891 shares of B outstanding, after current charges, taxes and provision for $2 equivalent stock for to dividend requirements on A stock.—V. Pacific Telephone & 166, p. 2562. On May sell 18 for California each of six rights lecord common P. shares common Subscription shareholders : the 601,262 share. U. stock issued to June 15, probably or Commission of be will on preferred to shares. authorized shareholders one right Funds will $100 a preferred being be issued used by company to repay advances covering expenditures for construction and extension of its facilities occasioned by the heavy -public demand for telephone Pacific service.—V. Western 167, Oil SEC— 2260. p< Mt. Mr. Corp., Los Angeles—Filing with ^ filed represents Getty said the stock the personal holdings of J. Paul Getty. that he has no intention "of selling any substantial at Getty said that the he present time." had registered all his personal holdings as "it didn't cost any more to register all of it than a part." Bte emphasized the Getty family permission May ; 20 to act Western holdings. as trust of which he received court trustee is not planning to sell its Pacific" " - , * >■ Mir. Getty said that it was purely a coincidence that the registration statement was filed the same week as the court granted him- per¬ mission to act as trustee for the family trust. Holdings of the trust together with his personal portfolio amountt to approximately 85% of Pacific Western's stock# •, " i . Mr. Getty emphasized that - the '"simply to preserve some- semblance sonal affairs."—V. 367, p. 655. ## - registration- statement -of freedom of action was in my the Flour with of will ment 140 income * be made Broadway, Y.—V. and Milling Division. ing and plant, and of the the offering initial and reconditioning are to second the filed per¬ be used by instalments plant; (press room, being are ' for sale as be all-steel. More than 70% of the total cost on ■ t of miscellaneous outside engine buretor, etc.) axle, •electric brackets manufacturers and engine brakes and and was from announced on for May the 11 as the Worcester, Mass., plant Delivery of the last coach Manufacturing Co. of the first phase of the program.—V. 167, p. 946. New Haven's $20,000,000 has just issued questions 48-page illustrated a often asked regarding informative RCA.—V. 167, $25.72 conv. preferred trust 3%% share ($50 par) bond 152.87 ; 2,558,69 1698. p. announced that on agreements for Dec. stock common 1 of dated Nov. 17, ths company Poison $11,671,658, as Logging provided 1947.—V. acquired Co; in 6,346% out three of 8,000 stock pur¬ 167, p. 2297. payment in " " production, - principal and with the are unconditionally guaranteed the Reading Co., were dividends purchase by by the of company three 89.11 . by Harriman. Ripley & Co. and Lehman Brothers April— 1945 $9,883,293 682,903 2,904,980 803,070 260,530 1,154,832 -7.; 40,507,559 37,757,934 38,628,853 7,551,630 .3,224,027 4,124,180 32,960,396 4,754,506 1,722,897 ry. , from From oper. Gross income-— Net Jan; 1— from Net ry. —V. railway from railway-^-— income— oper.. 167, p. 2035., ' 9,055,076 4,415,694 -New Vice-President— Forrest E. Richmond has been elected Vice-President of this corporaand executive head of its Rome Division. He has been with Revere tion since L. p. and waS formerly Works Manager of the Rome Division. Glesmann. formerly "Assistant- Works Manager of -the ;Rome 1908 G. Division ~ 11,150,24* . Revere Copper & Brass Inc. basis, : 1946 $7,456,151 Net . 7; # $9,509,524 2,321,024 1,056,410 Net , ■ 1947 j V" I. 1948 railway—— $3*775,098 from railway_l____ 1,717,250 Gross (jointly). EARNINGS FOR APRIL AND YEAR TO DATE' . for '; .#: V the of connection has been appointed Works Manager of that Division.—V.: 167, 1698. company Richmond April— Gross Net arid parts. It plans to purchase from £ standard operating parts such as (starter, generator, 'distributor, car¬ transmission, universal joints, drive shaft and necessary . - railway-— $2,462,143 859,590 Net ry., oper. income : . . railway--—_ from from Fredericksburg & Potomac # 1948 1947 598,662 <229,422 -1945*7 - $2,020,254 7 $2,239,704 371,315 .' ■ RR.—Earns.— 1946 $3,094,033 613,308 1,535,061 190,543 208', 261 fc accessories clutch, systems shipped was issue was awarded at competitive bidding May 21 on a bid of Other bids received were; 99.128 for 2s, by Halsey. Stuart & C<v for 2s, by Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); 99.091 for 2s, by Salomon Bros. & Huizlet. A bid of 99.549 for 2%s was submitted steam used one-shift a Delivers — coaches The estimates, will be represented by the cost of fabricated parts and equipment: purchased from outside sources. The company plans to produce the basic body and frame and related fittings and parts such as doors, trim, hood, rear lid,. top,, fenders, bumpers, gas tank, rear to Inc.; Playboy is Intended expected to appeal to year lot streamline 6,000-hp: Diesel electric road freight .locomotives and 1,000 50-ton allsteel box cars, estimated to cost approximately $6,000,000. Manufacturing area of the plant is about 414,000 square: capacity of the plant, when. equipped according. to: a deluxe 103 share (79.33%) Estimated company plans, will be 100,000 cars with two shifts in the press room. ' for The equipment trust certificates which bid Tonawanda# York. feet/ and is issued low-priced auto and also is persons interested in acquiring a companion or second car. The War Assets Administration has accepted the company's fbr the plant, which the firm presently occupies at New $4,135,993 99.19. The a the outstanding, as Initially only one model is planned—a 4-cylinder, 2-door, 1-seat, 3-passenger convertible coupe with a 90-inch wheel base and an weight of about 2;035 pounds made to sell in the $1,000 The convertible* top will $4,384,398' — over-all class. 687,509 con¬ Reading Co. — Equipment Trusts Offered Kidder, Peabody & Co. and Dick & Merle-Smith on May 24 of¬ publicly, (subject to ICC approval) $4,800,000 2% equipment trust certificates, series O, due semi-annually Dec. 1,1948, through June 1, 1958. The certificates were priced to yield 1.20% for the Dec. 1, 1948, maturity to 2.40% for the maturity of June 1, 1958. "Production which 687,500 S* r. dividends, fered of Playboy cars to "date has been limited to pilot or demonstration models. The corporation was formed in" 1946 to de¬ velop, produce, distribute and sell automobiles. As of May 4, 1948, cars in answers cum. 167, chase equipment, dies, tools, etc:);' outside tooling, product engineering, development, pilot operation# prepro"starting-up" expense, and working capital. *»' • «•* • pilot ■■ corporate purposes-^-- order an shares welding and of collateral production duction other ; r-:~ stock Rayonier, Inc.—Acquisition— company for pay¬ the plant; rearrang¬ equipment and shares the on 2,264,28(1 $4,823,493 Overseas Pillsbury Playboy Motor Car Corp.—Stock Offered—Tellier & Co., New York, on May 27 offered as a speculation, 20,000,000 shares of common stock (par 1<£). The price to the public is $1 per share. of '' corporation which —V. 1697. p. 2,375,988 $5,071,898 " paid * . for com. completion common Per Co.—Weekly Output- 167, 191,908 $493,805 < Railway & Light Securities Co.—Asset Value— the Jan. York, N. 200,283 p. 2260. on July 1, 1948, for account outstanding 20-year 5V2% cumu¬ 1, 1964 at par and interest. Pay¬ the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, trustee, at New .171,384 $7,087,773 1698. car The book its of due 541,305 $7,447,886 Radio Corp. of America—Issues Booklet— Per consolidation pattern of last year when the the Flour Milling Division," Mr. $98,600 $6,916,389 1,981,000 ' ' #467,473 postwar equipment has called for redemption fund, 3,127,008 $6,906,581 $685,713 York, New Haven & Hartford RR. marked 1926. ' debentures 2,150 ; of Pullman-Standard Car output of The company the sinking 1,916,000 3,546,006 Based upon market quotations as of April 30, 1948, this company reports net asset coverage of its outstanding securities as follows: the company had completed 41 test and exhibition purposes. May 21 a registration statement' was filed with the SEC covering 450,227. shares <$10 .par) capital stock. The stock yvlll; be offered by the owner, J. Paul Getty, President of the company, from time to time on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, or "to specific persons; firms or corporations," in sales outside the Exchange. part of merged with the On The stock arranged New the final (The) Pittston Co.—Partial Redemption— ment company at and common follows 167, p. Proceeds Telegraph Co.—Stock Issue— " to com-, It lative assets was Division the announces Pioneer Service & Engineering $0.16 stock. Current Co. 240,000 $687,058" 1,345 $667,756 amortiz— avail, 167, p. Per 4% President, Pre-Mix merger said.—V. $32,844 $0.95 share— & 9,967,293 Final Coach of New Haven 103-Car Order— the operating companies served by this company for the week fended May 22, 1948, totaled 239,136,000 kwh., as com¬ pared with 217,877,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 9.8%.—V. 167, p. 2260. $188,462 class B per Pillsbury, the Electric profit 150 A "This 167, p. 1925. Earnings W. merger of 71,166 income Oliver United Filters, Inc.-—Earnings— * Philip Division railway oper. Sachs 1,529,368 Pullman-Standard Car Manufacturing Co. other Pillsbury Mills, Inc.—Merges Divisions— 1945 $32,619 30.763 railway— from Net 1946 $85,156 income oper. 1947 and 1,625,770 287,404 ' | preference dividends Balance —V. 28, lias Arranged for loans note, due May 1, 1953, in the Goldman, financing.—V. 167, p. 50. Oklahoma City-Ada-Atoka Ry.—Earnings— and struction ern Mutual Life Insurance Co. Proceeds of the loan are .to be used largely to refund outstanding debentures, the remainder to be added to general corporate funds. Leh¬ Bros, 1,765,371 133,267 1 ^ . t $1,500,000. A 2%% amount of $375,000, is held by the Marine National Ex¬ change Bank of Milwaukee, and a 3V2% note, due May 1, 1963, in the amount of $1,125,000, is held by Northwest¬ man $25,286,43* 182,233 11,522,754 2,101,544 supply Co.—granges Financing—The of deprec'n, and Phoenix Hosiery 326,694 ."' $669,906 revenues-- Completion pany, it was announced • - 145,833 ' 152,000 <■ income Prior totaled ill#* ■ 962,466 i . v * Phillips. Phillips 1,184,838 1 227,711 , Balance ' de¬ 1948—12 Mos.—1947- " I $2,492,428 $27,618,655 $2,706,982 inc. deducts, (net) Interest ; been has # 1948—Month—1947 ____ ; oper. Other Supply a to company provides "for supplies from Kermac.—V. National assured the by revenues taxes Net - of agreements Co. stock # , Fed. taxes on income___ Chicago under an agreement between Phillips, Kermac Oil Industrie?, Inc. This represents part of total$11,500,000 to Kermac, consisting of an "A" loan note for $6,000,000 maturing .in one year,. arid two' "B" hates for $1,375,000 and $4,125,060, respectively, payable in five years. Kerr-McGee Oil Industries, Inc., has agreed to guarantee the "B" loan for $1,375,000. The $4,125,000 received by Kermac was used to purchase substantially all the assets of Republic Supply Co,, after, which the corporate name was changed to Republic Supply Co. Kermac also entered into 23 Wall ■;.# this on June 30, 1948 to holders of record June 1, 1948. dividend will be mailed to holders on or before June Period End. Feb.—- Kerr-McGee loans Co., Incorporated, ' t share pay¬ five-year note of Kermac. Cprp. (name subsequently Republic Supply Co.) for $4,125,000, oayable to the First to Morgan & per on such Depreciation that executive guaranteed company P. J. # # $1.25 Maintenance 3%% a of of Puget Sound Power & Light Co.—Earnings— r National Bank of of Electric output of of changed and for Operating Operation - President, ment full a being of the officer less than or directors paid with respect to such share of common stock of the approximate market price 2259. p. to per this stock payment stock the at would as and its subsidiaries f#r the week Phillips Petroleum Co.—Guarantee of Loan; Etc.— " Wisconsin, but, in lieu thereof, cash kwh., office 30, 1948.—V. 167, p. 1592. ■ . the dividend clared, payable 137,777,000 kwh., an increase of 9,2117.2%, over the corresponding week of last year.—V. 167, 2260. p. ■ at St., New York, N. Y. of Deposit The electric output of this company ended May 22. 1948 amounted to outstanding shares of $5 cumulative preferred stock, no have been called for redemption on June 30, next, at $110 share Checks North American Co.—To Distribute Wisconsin Electric Power Co. the value, per Chicago, 231 So. La Salle St., Chicago, National Bank of Pittsburgh, Wood Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa.—V. 167, p. 1926. Farmers of par brake drums, lights, interior fittings trim and and linings, Net wheels,' tires, radiator, •• from from railway--— --9,303,126 railway 7 2,586,999 Net ry* oper. instruments, battery, steering column, gear shift, and similar and related Items. Gross - income —V, 164, p. 1927./ 988,784 ' , 8,499,991 9,389,602 2,682,389 3,072,838 1,102,031 1,252,272 . " 12,078,254 #5,844,52£ 760,364 ' ' \ Volume 167 Sierra Pacific Power •'Rochester &'Genesee Valley1 KR.—Control— ICC The control May on the of Rochester Genesee Valley & capital stock.wViVioO. p. Retire, Rockefeller Center, Inc.—Changes "A Chairman named was trial of : ., board, assuming the Presidency; 0.; S. Eyssell, Managing Director of Radio City Music Hall Corp., Manager, and Victor Borella, Director of Indus¬ of Executive Relations, appointed was the to created newly post death of P. Barton of underwriters which on May 27 offered 15,000 cumulative convertible preferred stock shares of 5%% ($50 par) at .Proceeds ! of ment tank and par. , . - offering will be used by the company for repay¬ $100,000 bank loan; purchase of equipment customers installations, storage tanks and accessories, trucks and delivery equipment, equipment and for erection storage plant in North Carolina, and erection of office and display rooms in Portsmouth, Va., and Winston-Salem, buildings North 304,193 $55,588 $800,995 2,198 $737,276 7,363 $803,193 $744,639 126,451 102,420 income- $53,888 197,381 Electric 287,386 totaled ' Utility oper. 845 900 - income $54;733 — $56,488 12.205 deductions Income 9,202 f ... income- Net $42,527 dividend Preferred applic. to 210,000 210,000 stock pom. and surplus- $466,742 $432,218 226,584 share, shares— $2,06 $1.91 Delay Financing— ■The of asked has company time 'The • the which in the company-'said California' Commission to issue. Federal original cost study which $3,500,000 for a. J 60-day recently bonds in Commission Power for the 15 next an may The years. additional 'transmission 'line;.—v. main is? part • spent be to was .20.25. a. • . on ■ 'The ■ incorporated company, sale North in 1931, is engaged in the distribution Carolina, Virginia and Eastern in and the trade name of ''Rulane." the process of refining crude oil, is refined in special plants and compressed into a liquid for ship¬ ment in tank cars to the plants of the corporation or its subsidiaries. iiquefied petroleum The gas, produced in Presently the Petroleum Most with (The) Southern Co.«~"New Director— member a mercial for is and tobacco used in use in The are The stock common for each share of rates Is heating water treating, heat other in also and space heating, cloth singeing closely controlled preferred 12 Months Ended March 31— rates chare the Operation the of option from 11 seven shares to into shares >of ranging down holder of com¬ 1947 $5,144,568 with Associated Lloyd E. & Smith & Pate, & Harry Inc.; & Co.^, Inc., and J. W. Myers Southern Inc.; Co., Inc., Co., Dickson S. the in Canady & Co.; G. H. Crawford Co., Inc.; S. Hays & Co., Inc.; Hickory Securities R. Inc.; Smith R. Co.; Investment Wheat C. & & Co.—V. 167, Prank Gross Net 1947 $147,848 *25,953 *53,420 $155,417 railway..—:. 31,431 * income-* Gross from from Net Net *60,609 u railway 591,761 Safeway *225,043 *223,337 167, p. 1927. Stores, Inc.—Current Sales 20.22% Higher— Period End. May 15— Federal $9,361,403 445,682 373,865 4,548,087 depreciationAmort. of plant acquis, adjustments 68,904 65,582 781,540 7,200 7,200 Prov. for in operation numbered 84,091.705 495,125,266 408,232,419 15, 1948, 2.338 on May compared with 2,402 a year before.—V.1C7, p. 1927. San Jose Water Works—Earnings— 1948 1947 $1,405,681 965,837 $1,255,374 12 Months Ended March 31— Operating revenues Operating expenses, depreciation and taxes income $443,679 deductions $451,176 —V. Int. and $342,234 $349,352 35,626 income on 35,626 stock preferred . preferred on stock fr _!____ z.___ share per Balance ;■ —V. available for stock common (com. company stk., on May shares) 356,814 20 under way at its of the program 5s pected that announced improvement expansion, Net Mar. 27, '48 loss of damaged Sept. refinery the Distrib., use Mar. 29, '47 Mar. 30, '46 Gross Net for 10,408,666 8,460,771 358,596 333,531 955,580 746,259 303,462 665,753 products on & gen. 1,364,296 1,112,871 1,078,879 $1,185,714 466,273 $1,025,624 398,102 $845,876 sold etc. exps., _ _ taxes on income- _ .. earnings Dividend on in ing from ry. $1,006,984 324,209 $1,331,193 245,587 $1,085,606 148,206 $1,148,437 $937,401 $3.21 $2.62 — that and refinery handles two types Wyoming. Its fuels, tractor products include which contributed $664,191 63,506 shares 871,847 share $0.76 871,847 $0.65 common CURRENT ' 1 Current Current ASSETS AND CURRENT assets liabilities —V. 167,/p. $410,564 $572,272 outstanding Net earnings applic. to com. shs. per Also included is largely to keeping this country's airplanes light oil transfer handle an facilities to improve the qualities of gasoline distillates by the copper chloride slurry method. Another unit will remove hydrogen sulfide from four million cubic feet daily of refinery, gas. A new steam boiler under construction at the refinery will have a capacity of 30,000 pounds per hour to augment the refinery's existing steam-boiler facilities, while excess butanes and propanes increased will flow recovered be unit —V. 167, a P. new refined of and pumphouse coupled with and intermediate products, polymerized in a new to from ry. catalytic same 3,153,107 7,428,110 Rubber Co.—Insurance 3,206,597 Loan—The com¬ time Seiberling,'President, said in it is desirable that the event of a 412,296 ! 1946 1947 : 1945 , ■ ; 3,066,138 T 3,066,488 1,915,849 2)926,882 income 131,700,062 124,611,439 159,154,228 30,466,441 30,635,395 11,181,513 44,297,801 11,156,559 10,092,193 5,677,200 12,156,322 141,929,256 railway railway—— Ji ' authorized the company to assume obligation exceeding $11,100,000 2Va% equipmenttrust certificates, series X, to be issued by the Pennsylvania Co. for Banking & Trusts, as trustee, and sold at 99.191 and accrued dividends in connection with the procurement of certain new equipment.— V. 167, p! 2139."' ICC May on liability in 13 respect of not Southern Ry.- -Estimated Gross Earnings— ■* -Week End. May 14- Period— 1943 The $ X.i Gross earnings 167, H' , .'1948 ■: 1947'" ■ -«?$•'o Hi : 5,561,585 118,741,346 109,212,073 5,976,171 ._ 2299. p. ;; —Jan. 1 to May 14— \ w Privately— Southern Utah Power Co.—To Sell Bonds The SEC has given the compapy permission to issue, as May 1, 1948, and to sell to The Mutual Life Insurance of > additional $250,000 first mortgage, series A, 4% bonds, due May 1, 1970, to be secured by its present mortgage dated Co. of New York at 100 plus accrued interest, / an < May 1, 1945. Mutual is The holder of all the of Southern Utah's presently V outstanding /■;?$ series A bonds. $806,000 of sale are to be used to retire bank loans of outstanding at Feb. 29, 1948 and to pay for a portion of net proceeds $65,000 of 'the additions to property made during 1948 in connection with the com¬ construction program which involves an aggregate estimated pany's expenditure approximately of for the $280,000 year.—V. 167, 1700. p. Gold American & Platinum Co.—Filing with Gross 19 a letter of nqtification was filed with the SEC for shares-of capital stock, to be offered at market (about $4.50). stock will be offered on the New York Stock Exchange through from ry. 1945 1948 from Net 1947 1946 $178,798 $157,965 $116,246 $209,738 39,077 39,826 28,615 100,968 13,153 15,086 10,151 24,537 658,093 146,511 612,315 461,466 759,120 153,777 102,813 314,707 50,330 railway 52,376 41,026 96,479 railway oper. income May Walker H. G. $ - 1947 Spokane International RR.—Earnings— as & Co. seller.—V. General From Jan. 1— Co. will receive the pro¬ \ Gross from Net from Net Development 166, p. 2315. ry. —V. directors on May 26 declared an initial dividend of 25.21 cents share on the new 5V2% cumulative convertible preferred stock, payable July 1 to holders of record June 18, 1948. The dividend covers the period from May 28, 1948, the date of issuance, through June 30, 1948.—V. 167, p. 2299. " ' Period End. Mar. 31— Gross railw.ay—r_ railway oper. 167, income— 2139. p. Squankum Feed & Supply Co., Inc., Farmingdale, N. sharp a , , letter to the stockholders that, for Prov. acquisition $8,631,646 $8,035,819 392,612 5,175,843 '57,856 46,130 589,162 4,619,395 514,320 15,850 depreciation. Amortization $714,648 451,085 15,850 190,200 190,200 798,942 656,915 ____ - of plant adjusts General taxes or ^ a .prolonged depression such bor¬ rowings could well result in a severe strain on operations and functions of your company."—V. 167, p. 1851. ~ company Gross 139,952 137,027 (867,138 }580,400 $109,514 Int. income long-term on $123,029 $1,228)902 $1,256,048 39,637 30,087 461,392 364,125 debt_- of premium on Other deductions " Net Drl,500 5,936 ~Cr409 38;493 $64,091 167, p. the May $93,350 $730,518 CfY,iio $898,092- 2138. South Pittsburgh Water Co.—Bonds Placed Privately —The company in March, 1948, Sold privately to insur¬ companies $1,500,000 first mortgage 3 Vs %^ bonds, • B, due 1978. Proceeds will be used to finance company's construction program.—V. 167, p. 751. 1 series . Period End. Mar. 31— -1948—Month—1947 Gross earnings Operation and maint. Int., deprec. stockholders told ■ - - / ; ' - ' - at their annual • meeting held v i on • earnings parative first quarter earnings. "Inventories of heating bils are always sharply the year," quarter x>f Dr. Wilson declared, reduced during the "and after a periods? price rises much of these inventories is carried on the books at figures reflecting earlier low costs. Unless some bookeeping adjustment ol their made, and sale at the-current market results in a nonrecurring?* illusory, amount of profit, since the inventories later in the "year at higher costs." Wilson also cautioned that comparisons are being made somewhat must- ' $368,379 , $355,141 that line p. $2,239,425 $2,115,414 1,082,214 784,116 v 377,346 .: ^470,020 122,460 54,329 83,280 134,979 129,223 813,692 *$13,481 $20,178 *$33,827 divs._ —„_ *Deficit.—V. 167, p. 1927. with of 1947, "which was by far the poorest quarter of year. We shall have to await results for the first six months before the comparisons, will have much significance." While the "completion of some of the new refining units has been somewhat slower than anticipated, Standard still expects to come close to estimated increases in 1948 production, refinery runs, and pipe first" quarter the are capital expenditures to expand facilities to servo continuing ^at ths high rate of last year.—V. 167,' & Co., traffic. public Its 1593. • 773,592: Swift $87,686 Chicago, Definitive 25"-year 2%#> on or about June 1 able the First National York. Surplus' J. ," ' ' ' ■' " 1948—6 Mos.—1947 ■192,552 w and (Indiana)—Earnings Higher— increase was largely due, Dr. Wilson said, to larger volume and to higher prices for crude and products. However, ho ^; warned, caution must be observed in drawing conclusions from com¬ the Southern Canada Power Co. Ltd.—Earnings— — Inc.,* will be used for working capital. Proceeds J. be replaced .. Taxes board, 22. The Dr. • N. Standard Oil Co. is income_ % $5.50 Underwriter, Fidelity Securities & Investment Co., Earnings of this oil company and subsidiaries for the first quarter of 1948, like those of most other oil companies, showed a substantial increase over the previous year, Dr. Robert E. Wilson, Chairman first Drl51 " . May 24 filed a letter of notification with the SEC cumulative preferred stock (par $100), to bo on shares 1,000 offered at par. of } Fed.inc.&exc.profs. taxes j . short debt be substantially reduced because ."in recession The for 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $774,257 Operating expenses j. —Files with SEC— Co.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 revenues $16,943,698 $13,487,131 $10,526,780 . the $1,190,850 Co.—Earnings— oper. "income— Net On —V. LIABILITIES stockholder approval J. P. $1,355,084 polymerization ' it was announced May 23 has arranged for a $2,- the $130,774 April- South $0.51 the company announced it is seeking, preferred, of a plan; to substitute long-term .debt; for most, of the current short-term borrowings.. • ' At $1,767,380 412,296 Equipment Trusts Authorized— The 1851. SEC— 000,000 loan from the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. for 10 years at 3% % to augment working capital. v $165,132 34,358 $1,603,146 34,358 1948 oper. Net new ance pany, $150,290 1,773 railway.— $36,118,726 $33,221,485 $31,124,339 $39,763,020 7.925.888 7,614,954 1,697,179 11,301,839 railway from Net of crude oil from producing 'fields gasoline, kerosene, distillate heat¬ 804,782- 157. Seiberling 6,417 in II. debt t 19,229 From Jan. 1— diesel and during World War Amortiz. Common 389 — ■ from Gross practically all phases rehabilitation program fuels, and asphalt, which are marketed? in Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska and other States, through SoconyVacuum's White Eagle Division. ^ Included in the refinery's new equipment under construction is a thermofor catalytic cracking unit to produce high-quality gasoline from virgin gas oil. This is the type of unit, designed by Socony- $474,070 55,250 55,250 shares 371,806 $627,522 ' $719,441 preferred Earnings 529 252,450 ■"•5., stock Asbury Park, 12,781,555 sold— profit Provision 1,773 1700. p. Net 456,720 100,000 1946 11, $11,352,741 of — admin. 252,450 148 April—. —V. South Carolina Power products Depreciation Freight paid 167, 432,358 doubled. be $16,645,741 $13,626,951 $11,352,741 of 21,037 148 Southern Pacific Gross per $16,545,741 $13,170,231 : for Total Cost 21,037 disct. South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.—Initial Dividend— sales machine $1,863,787 — pfd. 241,760 $313,726 $306,608 (& Subs.)—Earnings— Three Months Ended— recov. $2,040,832 income on -V. The Insurance 959,928 $186,706 debt- debt deductions 549,285 jasper, Wyo,f apd that com¬ Scheduled taj; next December. It is ex-, refinery^, curreift 3,t)00-barrel-per-day capacity will no,w pletion 167, p. 551. Scott Paper Co. Net 165,221 $115,932 of 300,985 2138. p. general a ceeds ' 86,400 742,828 1,053,845 expense Other 22,GOO Net -86,400 $172,005 long-term on Amortiz. $1,296,642 148,206 taxes 1. 1 accrued 167, are 101,823 Deductions Dividends 3,730,747 724,440 166,446 excess taxes 407,430 income (net)— Balance Earns, $440,080 11,095 101,444 before Balance , 815,294 8439,844 3,834 Operating profit Non-operating and income Gross and fueled $ $ $ 101,095,903 Sales $8,108,129 ' £•'50,698 taxes income 467,834 taxes income •Net Dividends Vacuum, 1948—20 Wks.—1947 1948—4 Wks.—1947 $ Stores 638,303 *126,896 *108,686 income.—?_>!■ oper. ry. 1948—12 MOS.—1947 ' expenses— Operating 263,608 Federal income deductions This railway ^Deficit.—V. Co.-^Earnings—• I' $798,573 $1,560,251 Total Prom Jan. 1— y Dorsey Corp.—V. 187, p. 1476. 1948—M6nth-T947 revenue Net income This 1948 railway-^.. oper. ry. Williams, Jones, 2137. p. or from Net of firm Coca Cola bottling plants in Pittsfield, partner in Southern Stores of Atlanta and the a $860,236 Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.—Expanding Refinery,— from of Southern Indiana Gas & Electric $1,152,821 Other of Gross law Atlanta of -the owner " 309,396 depreciation than Provision for estimated Sacramento Northern Ry.—Earnings— April— is Rutland, Vt., a'Vice-President of A. G. Spalding'Sales 269,909 for other Taxes Taylor Strader, Inc.; S. He "• system is engaged on a three-year construction, well over $100,000,000, according to Mr. Jones, who Co. member a and 643,599 Maintenance are: Griffin & Vaden, Corp.; McAlister, Ohio Co.; The Co., offering company 1,926,405 plus accumulated and unpaid dividends. Outstanding capitalization of the company upon completion of this financing will consist of $750,000 of 4J/27« serial notes; 15,000 shares of 5Va% cumulative convertible preferred stock, and 750,000 shares ($1 par) common stock. this of $4,457,776 2,301,009 for ccmmon preferred. The preferred stock is subject to redemption from $52.50 per share down to $50.00 per share, ranging Ga,> has been elected which owns all Georgia Power Co.; .Gulf of-Atlanta, directors Balance 1948 Operating revenues Provision at of MM' Sioux City Gas & Electric Co.—Earnings— and where board running Hill. Mass. Divs; and yarn operations convertible conversion at each mon cooking, for and the Southern program profits negotiations between the company, and the Union, H. F. Sinclair, President of Sinclair Oil Corp., and O. A. Knight, President of the Oil Workers International Union, CIO, in a joint statement announced on May 10 that the Sinclair companies would increase the base wages of all employees in production, pipe line and refinery operations 17 V2 cents per hour. The agreement is effective July 1 when an existing agreement expires, and is subject to ratification by membership of the Union.—V. 167, p. 2298. refrigeration. various com¬ necessary. stock new for industry curing, temperatures at cooking, water heating and hotels, hospitals, restaurants and establishments and •} for of of the common 'stocks Of Alabama Power Co., Power <Co* and Mississippi;'power Co,, Following gas consumers sold is Phillips cf gas consuming appliances, including stoves, water heaters, and special burners, are suitable for use or may be converted to burn it. It is sold to space Rulane domestic It gas types heaters, under gases is purchased from .two producers—The and the Warren Petroleum Company. Company Sinclair Oil Corp.—Wage Increase Granted— South of company for the week -ended May 22, 1948, kwh., .as* compared with 2,167,000 kwh. for the year, an increase of 22.2%.—-V. 167, p. 2299. fWbert T.(Bobby Jones) ; Fed. and ' Co.—Weekly Output— output of this 2,649,000 General Carolina. Tennessee for Period End. Mar. 31— making Is require adjustment of its figures. The issue was to be floated to carry out new contract with Pacific Gas & Electric Co. whereby PG&E would undertake to supply all Sierra's new power Co., New York, N. Y„ has been appointed the new preference stock, 4.56'/« convertible corresponding -week last is Balance Earnings per common To $676,742 $4.7,286 requirements. aulhonzed by the Commission. the bulk a 318,104 Other income, net extension short-term additional for cf of a 310,175 who had Turnbull, Rulane Gas Co., Charlotte, N. C.—Preferred Stock Of1—R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc., Charlotte, N. C., headed , 201,259 22,725 8,466 ' sudden group 16,172 18.303 Gross been President since 1945, and the retirement of Hugh S. Robertson, Executive Man¬ ager since 1938, necessitated the action.—V. 158, p. 584. a 19.782 _____— taxes income taxes___ Y. Registrar— Trust Southern Colorado Power 25,378 amortization Federal Manufacturers York' registrar series, par $25,—>V.'167, *>. 2299. accruals and res. General $3,208,754 1,404,390 278,128 of Manager Operations. •i The 32,982 ; New the and President in Personnels- of the management of this corporation the directors on May 26 with Nelson A. Rockefeller, reorganization general announced by was 118,957 21,469 $3,665,535 1,740,075 294,927 $254,892 154,240 Operation Maintenance The 1948—12 MOS.—1947 $293,061 revenues Operating through ownership of RR., 580. Southern-Calif tfrnia Edison Co.—Earnings— 1948—Month—1947 period End. Mar. 31-^r. acquisition by the Erie RR. of the approved 18 9 ■(2365) FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & THE Number 4703 & were Debentures debehtures' Que Jah. 1, 1972, will; he availin exchange for temporary debentures at Bank of Chicago or "■■ ■; The. debentures Bros. 111.—Definitive offered publicly Hutzler, as selling agents.—V. the Irving Trust Co. ; in New ; > on Jan. 15, 1947 by Salomon 167, p. 1928. . 10 : (2366) THE Tampa Electric Co.- —Earnings— Period End. Mar. 31— Operating Operation 1948—12 MOS.—1947 $8,553,620 $7,701,730 4,797,864 3,628,372 470,145 390,422 $695,595 501,336 : Maintenance 343,158 40.464 .; . 32,376 ... Retire, res. accruals and amortization 56,103 630,151 822,283 720,000 51,118 72,548 48,000 65,000 income— $124,470 1,729 $131,395 3,788 $1,326,473 23,549 $1,619,679 $126,199 $135,182 $1,3501021 *4,661 3,539 46,919 $1,646,277 » 43,144 Federal income 536,000 .. Qtr. End. Mar. 31— Sales & rev, from other operations Costs ''620,973 792,987 71,570 taxes.— .... General taxes ; and Other oper. income, net*..... — income and exps.„ Ordinary taxes Prov. 26,598 empl.'s retire. Income deductions for allowances Insurance Int., Net income Earnings $121,538 per V. ,167, share common p.-2300. $131,644 $1,303,102 $1,603,134 shares) $2.13 $2.68 (597,867 ; debt Period End. Mar. 31— Federal Other 1948—Month—1947 revenues expenses $1,464,596 taxes taxes Prop, retir. 7,023,725 res. 2,132,260 1,209,692 2,122,517 94,000 76,625 78,000 $310,198 $308,173 $4,171,591 1.493 15,492 38,362 $309,666 54,409 —L— 984,000 906,500 78,190 $4,187,083 mv.- Rentals $231,476 802,316 375,678 l Balance 167, p. 2300. $3,009,089 . $2,760,229 Net 28. An extra of 50 cents was paid on following extra payments and Sept. were 15, last, while in 1947 the March 15, 25 cents; June 16 15, $1.25.—V. 167, p. 2300. 30,063 387,028 457,911 347,685 97,615 profit 12,254 $11,260,493 458,182 310,319 46,495- 203,624 2,349,629 $5,192,528 250,395 $3,791,050 208,165 3,838,086 1,599,202 1,279,362 dividends dividends $6,672,558 562,500 1,279,362 269,894 per share. com. NOTE—The for above State sales gasoline, of $1.71 statement Federal, on and $0.77 does municipal not lubricating oils, and $0.59 $0.54 include governments the in collected amount the taxes of form products.—V. other 167, 2300. Election Treasurer The Products, Inc., Cleveland, O.—New Treas. George J. Schad as Treasurer and a director has been by George A. Tinnerman, Vice-President and General Prior to his election as Treasurer Mr. Schad was Assistant Manager. and Net from Net ry. 1947 1946 1945 $247,936 $241,465 $188,049 55,593 57,944 55,979 115,323 55,903 22,202 20,930 944,676 902,681 772,876 395,019 161,152 239,652 207,726 82,791 *21,301 income— oper. From Jan. directors share per share, on and May the distributions year.—V. of 19 declared regular both payable June cent one extra an semi-annual 21 to each made were of of and 5 cents two cents three, record June June on of dividend dividend stockholders per Extra 5. last 15 Dec. 167, p. 2300. 1— from Net from Net ry. railway railway income.— oper. ^Deficit.—V. 167, p. 2 Texas Power & Light Operating expenses taxes Prop, retir. Amort, Co.—Earnings- $1,698,067 196,257 90,025 — res. 140,000 approp. 125,000 of limited-term investments revenue^__i income (net) 1,525,000 1,475,000 266 3,626 3,951 $403,737 $5,343,330 Dr2,336 19,325 $371,961 $5,362,655 126,342 104,271 1,380,955 $4,814,984 1,264,447 i;>tNet income 167, $287,322 dividend requirements for stock —V. Texas Public Service Co. Period End. Mar. 31— Operating 865,050 Earnings— 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $464,478 201,022 203,174 $3,627,763 1,970,468 11,321 and amort, 10,593 128,187 ,17,130 '. ,17,677. 15,955. . and " 81,900 surtax or. 15,517 ,i. ,89,400 ■ Operating i income $114,172 4 Gross income Income L .j $129,840 16,760 24,332 > 522,400 H Other income 194y380 190,071 "<>: -208,890.E board 346,200 $146,600 8,781 15,687 $518,803 191,584 $899,538 106,248 deductions income directors the has committee Mississippi Co., Kansas Valley $129,784 $130,913 Trust $497,033 been this given the right to subscribe on company stock Act beld. of 1933 written a common 10 stock stock for each May & total bond mately portfolio, 5.7ft of «erS ing for 8.1ft, On at of $3 per share par $1 March Sidney Maestre, St. Louis, Mo., and A. President of D. Simpson, Lonsdale Pr^c1!w Sn?CJr J? HiSfnre of Edmond 7e™r°n Of directors is being offered to of stock common no the company. TO PRESENT FINANCING Outstanding * $90,000,000 13,000,000 25,000,000 * '$25,000,000 par) 750,000 shs. valu., $100 213,597 shs. 40,000 shs. , par) stock COMPANY in of 31, 130,000 shs. t 3,300,000 shs. 12,795,000 shs. the for company aggregate an of excluding government securities, approxi¬ was compared with 625ft for the funded debt, FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH Dividend 31 $30,429 $71,164 $24 109 $37,065 354.014 330,393 289.109 The and its 4,808 $380,693 $404,393 $318,026 51,602 54.126 40,370 3.893 6,578 in income 1947, income city 52,906 102,495 The from Union Electric Power Co., and substantially the entire is produced by the company in its Osage plant located in Missouri, approximately 136 miles west of St. Louis, and in its steam electric plants in St. Louis, Mo. Company also furnishes steam heating service in the downtown business section of St. Louis. balance UNDERWRITERS—The of the Dick debentures and W. & & E. & names the Co & Stroud & William Co., & Homer & Chas. W. ties 825,000 550,000 Inc. Edwards & Corp. & & Co., 110,000 110,000 lJLO.OOO & Co.,';'Inc.. H. 110,000 L'.iiEmerson & Co., 110,000 Hamlin,/& Lunt Milhous,' Martin & Col_ 275,000 & Gardner- 110,000 O'Brian, Sons. McCarty & Inc. 110,000 H. o. 275,000 220,000 Peck Campbell, 110,000 ■ Co.— » 385,000 275,000 Adams ^ Whelen Goocjwin Inc.— & Sulzberger Reinholdt Co._, Bond 385.000 G. 110,000 110,000 Richard W. Clarke Corp. Eckhardt-Petersen & & Co. Hallowell, Strudwick- Bankers Bond & Securi¬ Biddle, 1,000,000 Scranton 165,000 165,000 .' & Arthurs, Lestrange & • & Co Securities Co Klima Parker Nolan Adamex & Anderson 1,100,000 Folger, A. Russ 1,100,000 Co. Ohio 220,006 , 1,100,000 Murch $220,Q0O Mason, Inc. Co. (Inc.) Maynard H. Co.™. Clement A. Evans & Co., • 1,250,000 Co debentures Inc. 2,288,000 2,288,000 Co. 2,288,000 & of .... Rand Co Republic Central principal underwriters amounts follows: as Scott, Inc Blair several principal are 2,289,000 2,288,000 Merle-Smith Hutton the of respective $2,289,000 Co Phelps, Fenn & Co Tucker, Anthony & Mitchell Peet & & 110,000 Co. Co 110,000 _ Perrin, West & Winslow, Inc. & 110,000 — Chas. Inc B. White & Co.— 110,000 220,000 167. P. 2300. Union Pacific RR. (Excluding (& Leased Offsetting Period End. April 30— Accounts Lines)—Earnings— Between Railway Railway the 1348—Month—1947 $ Companies) 1948—4 Mos.—^1947 $ $ $ oper. revenues. 31,588.258 30,287,918 132,710,930 123,423,231 oper. expenses. 25.660,874 23,544,671 103,687,370 91,261,937 6,743^24"29,'023.560 32,161,294 5,927~384 Other 2,416,118 2,233,765 9,838,258 919,357 930,648 3,293,656 3,563,504 991,909 2,078,834 7,291,646 11,741,953 2,293,488 1,079,120 9,266,458 3,551,019 513,685 259,008 1,288,106 3,7997082 3,416,962 529.890 833,992 2,116,839 3.301,947 $280,158 $295,992 $154,825 3,263,192 2,532.970 15,729,321 13,500,233 & inc. Net facility charge from operations Income and other 212,070 212,070 212,070 & gas sources other inc. fr. Net —V. profit on sale of securities of $309,074 in 1948, $348,349 $891,445 in 1946 and $346,361 in 1945. tlncluaes Federal 8,100,00 8,755,837 investm's income & 8,600,000 transp. (net) from Total 1,500,000 joint rents—net $154,170 212,070 net 1,600,000 taxes Equip. 75,005 declared Co. central 116,896 52,906 dividends the distribution purchases from territory served by the of St. Louis, Mo. (population 816,000), Missouri adjacent to St. Louis, and por¬ Power five counties in three counties in Missouri purchased $294,441 49.405 *Eefore includes of of operations Income from oil 4,224 •'Net of near the company's Osage hydro¬ electric plant. The company also sells energy to Missouri Power & Light Co., an affiliated company, and to non-affiliated companies. The major portion of the electric energy requirements of the company is 4,121 1945 ~2~250 income in is engaged primarily in the transmission, electric energy, which it generates and company sale subsidiary, Union Electric 253,255 2,835 income 1945 securities was .incorporated in-Missouri number of predecessor companies, the a Net rev. from ry. oper. Federal income taxes— 1947 income to organized Power Fixed Pfd. BUSINESS—Company successor was $273.82 1948 income of plan 1948, as which consideration 1881. Upon completion in 1945 of of simplification the company's subsidiary, Union Electric Co., acquired all of the Illinois and Iowa properties of two former subsidiaries, Iowa Union Electric Co. and Mississippi River Power Co., and the Missouri properties of the latter subsidiary were acquired by the company. ' the were stock AND 1922 and is the oldest The charges. sources" all 1,509,240 ~17,846,210 "^,80^240 167, p. 2140. Union Trusteed Funds, Inc.—Distributions— tax of $11,500. The BALANCE in SHEET, MARCH banks, $512,994; 31, 1S48 investments in S. Government its $1.25 convertible assumption of Esmond liabilities, Royal HaroId Whitman, Chairman of the announced Bond the on May 25. Little, board «;ub- as robe p. H.; f?tal <°f ab^ut Grandby Quebec* etc., payable, and' Ppfth Corp.—Stock Options Approved-— 5fBaffin°i? May 7 approved granting options to options expire June 1, $2,429,318; surplus, $30,448,165; total, $44,400,453.—V. 2565. : Unexcelled Chemical ' , 1C6, the Albert L. Hamilton, Schomp, Jr., formerly associated with engineers, has been elected management 167, p. 1964. the company's two of stock at 1953. K * been June 10, declared 1948: for payment Union Common cents. 9 received 27 respectively cents, paid in 1947, 17 cents. V. see Union Union on March 15 cents distant future."—V. 167, p. 20 and 167, p. 948.' ■ :t 1 Three Months Ended March 31— 1948 charges Taxes, other than income tax.. 1947 $1,522,207 $1,025,199 92,913 - Income 99,199 1 15.975 674- 80,700 54,000 $1,332,619 $871,326 : income Net 167, Co. Vice-President. has interest, to yield 2.95% to maturity. 1512, coupon was were: awarded Dillon, on Read a bid PURPOSE—Net Loeb & & Co. of Co. and 100.2799. Other bids for been been a 3ft Inc., Harriman proceeds will amount to $24,922,278. The purpose is to obtain funds to apply toward the cost of the construction program Cabot, D. elected elected director of Merchants United aqd President, Chairman & member succeeding the Executive The v ; , on the just total 7. executive committee, Zemurrav, declared an \1 , and the regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents stock, both payable June 14 to holders amounts were paid on March 13, last. declared, pavments for the fiscal year $1.60 per share. has 2140. p. extra cash dividend of 30 cents per of common Like who 167, Manufacturers, Inc.—10% Stock ' directors on May 26 share per the of Samuel Committee.—V. Dividend— June 100.1699; Lehman Bros., Ripley & Co., Inc.: For the debentures as'3y«s: Halsey Stuart & Co. Inc., 101.6565; The First Boston Corp., 101.5699. ' J * ' 1C0.U998; Kuhn, {jointly), 100.051. ; United Fruit Co.—Cabot Elected President— ' of investment banking firms which on May 27 publicly offered $25,000,000 3% debentures, due May 1, 1968. The securities, which were awarded to the group at competitive bidding May 25, were priced at 100.75 and accrued 2300. p. & Mo.—Debentures Offered— White, Weld & Co. and Shields & Co. jointly headed a The issue * distributions: Income —V. Allen Booz, _ Electric ,< for ,TideIands Oil Corp., which owns an unJn ie^eS approximately 66,000 acres of thof ev,4pulJl of Mexico and Galveston Bay, Mr. acreaw ^ li i?ere are .no drilling operations on the two two strurtirrfp S iv,P ^ .Cal1 Jor the start of drilling on one or structures In the not too f! have (The) United Corp.—Earnings— group, of distributPrir^nH^ cg1(. t^ustees for Tidelands stock which was of one Ihorl for each ua Dome t0 its stockholders on the basis nip share y uy share dMdeCdS50% submereedLi JHas?e'mann 19 10 cents. These funds C, For record of dividends Thomas Union t held. record Provision for Federal income tax , Corp.—New Vice-President— em¬ Dn^1ofi°^rn0ckfhoLders.nWnlpirmit A* c* Yarnall, Chairman of Salt ILfi nS'" y 20'000 Shares and K* p* Hasselmann, President Charles PaJJnn ° PUrc?ase ,30'°f00 shares. These two officials and of A, dividends of Union Preferred Stock Fund, 31 cents; cents; Union Bond Fund B, 17 cents; and cents; Esmond, looms' 70,000 shares of 9 following cents. $283,59G; par value), Esmond accrued, ' dividends due for securities loaned against cash; $72,500; due for securities pur¬ chased, $178 430; accrued expense, taxes, etc., $93,938; 2% ft deben¬ tures, due March 1, 1961, $7,360,000; $6 cumulative preferred stock (141,380 no par shares issued), $3,534,500; common stock ($1 its N. 6 Fund Fund quarterly stockholders to Fund, Bond cost), and Waynesboro, V&.; Dover, /wi The share. I?, Stock securities (at cost), $1,204,505; investments in other securities (at $42,135,113; dividends and interest receivable, etc., $145,894; for securities sold, etc., $135,978; special deposits for divi¬ dends, etc., $265,959; total* $44,400,453. following 20 June U. Tide la n d s Oil or of Additional bonds may be issued under the mortgage upon compliance the provisions thereof. tOn May 7, 1948, the company entered an agreement with North American Co. (parent) under which that company has agreed, subject to approval of governmental authori¬ ties, to purchase on or before June 30, 1949, 105,000 additional shares and public utilities for 5.6%. EARNINGS —v. " St. subsidiary, a (stated val., Auchincloss, preferred share and $10.11 per common shares, respectively, on Dec. 31, 1947, and 636%, $279.38 per share and $10.43 per share, respectively, on March 31, 1947. of blankets, as well The Pr°Perties include mills in Diovpp1";0 ' Power Co., in Bank •• assets of The Esmond 650 blanket and about 1,500 ployees. The aoffer Is under consideration and is subject to' approval of the Esmond stockholders.—V. 167, p. 2300. 0 a Bank National with receivable company and certain of its directors and clothriandmnannapritUfeht^ie E£^ond line „ $5 Common Commerce, Houston, Texas.—V. 167, Corp.-j-Quartei;ly Report— LIABILITIES—Interest I., Mo.; gross ASSETS—Cash stock ba£ offered tQ purchase.all the V;A' exchange for'139,508 shares of £ of EFFECT per sh.) $100 per Sh.) $3.50 series (stated val., $100 per sh.) the net assets of corporation, before deducting $46,298,207, as compared with $46,073,519 on Dec. 31, March 31, 1947 net assets were $46,858,980. The net assets on 31, 1948, indicate an asset coverage of 629% forthe27/8ft deben$275,41 per share of preferred stock and $10.20 per share of debt, common value share of Textron Electric I960—. (no 4.50 series (stated —V. March funded have Makes Offer for Esmond Assets— R. to assets, while preferred stocks accounted for about 15.3%, and common stocks and investments in subsidiary cor¬ porations for about 74.3%. The largest groups in the common stock portfolio were the holdings in oil companies, representing 13.4% of gross assets, building, equipment and renovation enterprises, account¬ Co. shares of Lonsdale £ employees at the same price. r announced committee to the quarterly report, corporation reported that cn 1948, holdings of cash, government securities, and good grade bonds and preferred stocks amounted to 10.2 ft of net assets before tax provision on unrealized appreciation. On that date the Interest 24 Registration of the Lonsdale stock under the Securities became effective on May 24 This offering is under¬ group of investment bankers headed by Blair & Co., Inc., +.An»dditional 100,000 • board, finance 31, Total record National Boatmen's Mer- . by ^ and Maxwell, Marshall - a Mr. are Co., Expenses before June or *32,631 shares of Lonsdale Co. °P the basis, of one share of Lonsdale of due stock 3.70 series Shields appointed City, Taxes stockholders of debentures Preferred White, Weld According March Co.—Merger Ratified— Continental Oil Co. above.—V. 167, p. 2300. Textron, Incorporated—Lonsdale Stock Offered— u 3ft Redpath Tri-Contihental $710,387 213,354 $793,290 GIVING severally to be purchased by each v Taxable 'f Texon Oil & Land common Air¬ finances. National Bank of 2300. Other The World ,pev i. $602,837 296,701 $138,565 —V. 167, p, 2140. See of President of the Interest Net of Commerce Trust 182,978 '.- First and are after v Authorized 1947. At taxes normal $3,051,276 1,709,570 103,659 of ..utility plant Fed. $3,550,537 865,050 $443,221 Maintenance General $3,981,700 1948—Month—1947 revenues Operation. Deprec. $267,690 period 2300. p. Trans Pierson, A. V. Leslie, TWA Vice-Prdesident and Treasurer, and a director, and four other direc¬ tors—Noah Dietrich, Executive Vice-President of the Hughes Tool Co., Houston, Texas; A. B. Eisenhower, Executive Vice-President of the 5,376 $413,664 Co., Co., mtge. & coll. trust bonds: 3%ft ser. due 1971, due May 1, 1971 23/4% ser, due 1975, due Oct. 1, 1975 Air, Inc.—Resignation— $4,809,608 4,927 income $374,297 Iht., and other chgs Pref. Western May 11, Warren Lee Pierson, Chairman of the the Members the 395 oper. Gross ■ & M. Rose has resigned as director of Region to enter private business, study all phases of the company's p. Net Leonard lines Overseas' that 1948—12 Mos.—1947 $1,477,708 $20,821,495 $18,150,345 758,296 10,296,491 8,734,980 165,533 2,584,307 2,227,674 54,316 1,068,741 899,132 832,653 Federal taxes Other Col. 93,015 On 1948—Month—1947 revenues Operating Transcontinental Finance Committee Appointed— Period End. Mar. 31— , Trust loans First portions ~ Gross Trust CAPITALIZATION, tions 639,461 347,114 railway railway & tem¬ as program, company shortly were obtained from shares of capital stock of Union Electric Power Co. The capital stock so acquired will be pledged under the mortgage securing' the first company Comptroller. corporation manufactures speed nuts. The 1948 $259,005 111,996 from Bank Valley Such March, 1948, the construction, the company intends to purchase for cash >from the general funds of the company additional of announced iV-.Texas Mexican Ry.—Earnings— April- debentures. Louis, In order to provide Union with the funds required by it for $4,830,696 Tokian Royalty Corp.—Extra 2-Cent Dividend— Gross the in construction $5,000,000. $7,214,242 u$3;342,931' $2,241,794' Tinnerman March made: 15, 50 cents each; and Dec. 813,176 Surplus The directors on of cantile-Commerce Louis, Mississippi 225,000 i.—— Preferred p. on May 20 declared an additional dividend of 75 cents share and the regular quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share the capital stock, both payable June 15 to holders of record May 237,498 250,000 the into Texas Gulf Sulphur Co.—Extra Distribution— ' 450,000 4,194,400 (net) $3,135,907 375,678 1,508,000 undeveloped acreage Credits 884,771 .. 1,BOO,000 274,998 $4,020,678 $3,384,767 period—..,,, —V. per of Earns, $255,954 4,765,000 costs issuance St. 192,414 _ dry hole losses (net). 919,297 . the Property retirement and Common $310,363 — leasehold with general funds of 4,527,541 Prov. for Fed. inc. tax. Amort, of undeveloped $3,982,316 165 approp. income and other chgs.. income 158,702 'Preferred dividend requirements for ■ 8,939,770 112,437 — Gross Net 614,019 167,306 Net oper. revenues. Other income Int. 1948—12 MOS.—1947 $1,235,519 $17,437(313 $14,954,355 780,655 _— $3,000,000, evidencing bank loans incurred porary financing in connection intended to be paid out of un¬ . Operating Operating 123,491 4,082,530 41,363 for wartime certainties Co.—Earnings— 56,019 4,285,598 93,374 4,852,190 etc & depletion Prov. - Texas Electric Service 328,087 funded exps., Deprec. of the company's system. Such fuhds are initially to become a part of the company's general funds. : Promissory notes in the face amount of 339,105 — of Monday, May 31, 1948 mortgage and collateral trust bonds 674,945 ,413,069 amort, 1945 ' $26,844,567 $14,979,220 $13,150,087 $17,103,102 1,309,824 995,390 1,012,641 953,971 2,150,096 1,695,086 1,375,172 1,451,550 , admin, ] 1946' . 'Oil. - . Gen. Subs.)—Earnings-- 1947 $26,613,424 $14,654,202 $12,929,753 $16,859,260 231,143 325,018 220,334 243,842 , income . § Gross income ' " $94,712,519 $66,322,777 $48,283,479 $65,879,067 68,099,095; 51,668,575 35,353,726 49,019,807 exps.* —_ * 1948 - — selling Profit Other Total Utility FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Tide Water Associated Oil Co. (& 1948-Month—1947 $841,943 revenues COMMERCIAL & ' With ending June 30, (\ . ( share record the dividends , 1948 will 77\ addition, a 10ft stock .dividend*/was declared,on*, the common stock, pavable July 30, 1948 (or as soon thereafter as listing on the New York Stock Exchange and registration with the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have been completed) to stockholders ot record July 8, 1948.—V. 167, p. 948. In t ' :i.S Volume 167 v" THE 1; United States & Foreign Securities Corp.—Earnings— B 3 Months Ended March 31— Total $357,417 and $318,288 $270,971 64,839 — taxes 69,703 . Net ordinary income profit on investments. 1st pfd. stock.. Divs. paid on 2nd pfd. stock $292,528 35,975 112,498 75,000 Net realized Divs. paid on — BALANCE MARCH SHEET, $220,329 407,761 $248,585 499,586 112,500 75,000 31, value $1,497,972 $1,328,453 1,500 1,500 revenues- $1,749,800 $1,326,953 oper. expenses- 1,253,432 $1,496,472 1,003,583 858,145 oper. revenues— $496,428 $492,889 $468,808 oper. and United States. 3 Months Ended March 31— 1947 125,844 105,747 oper. income- $370,584 $387,142 $365,572 income- 1,745 772 1,839 Net $333,738 86,212 103,236 . Int. $368,839 income debt: deductions Misc. . 125,961 66,042 .... ' 1948 —V. 152, p. 695. A 125,692 / ; 873 Net Net ordinary realized paid $290,174 $254,205 $221,281 *242,395 250,000 income— 287,120 250,000 221,126 179,400 profit on investments. 1st pfd. stock on $159,059 ♦Loss. BALANCE MARCH SHEET, 31, 1948 ASSETS—Cash, $2,623,413; dividends receivable, $127,888; securities, cost (indicated value $33,542,591), $21,562,514; total, $24,313,815. for LIABILITIES—Reserve 1st preferred and taxes payable, accounts Morris that $92,550; United v stock (200,000 (100,000 The no States Plywood The Veneer Co., Corp.—Unit Changes Name— be i Straiuss-Duparquet interests. filed with 167, p. the The Securities and from Net ry. details of from Gross Net from Net this trans¬ 1947 1947 1946 were Operating 1945 $2,425 Oper. $99,896 12,103 8,312 $122,552 *2,604 *55,631 ♦43,792 *8,652 *41,654 ry. 546,579 and by One the U. S. Ray fired other low is 500,524 84,448 Gross and 59,267 11,742 52,752 Interest the Pacific-Wing Induced Draft Fan which permits of the usual tall chimney.—V. 167, p. 2073. steel dies to cut The on a guillotine-like machine fitted with handbags, clothing and other products out of paper. "u called Kralite, plastic, A v' company for dustries. it use was plastic company's revolutionary new Kralite.- A new conveyor Iron belt will which has been installed hour per Cliffs Co., near Hibbing, move in than 700 tons of iron operated by the Cleveland more mine a Minn. It replaces rail haulage system a formerly used. 2^00-foot The belt is Rubber Co. which has belts. a reinforced It is with The special a nylon which provides high flexibility.—V. 167, p. 1964. belting strength, fabric lighter known Ustexincreased has dend. The stock offered was to residents HISTORY the share after April 1, per ry. all of United the holding & of by Interstate stock common Telephone mediate All Telegraph company of the stock common Telephone of & United Tele¬ Telegraph latter company corporation was Co. from Net ry. merged were into United owned is an by inter¬ Telephone Co., 31, V. $8,811,044 3,704,588 775,722 1,000,045 481,672 34,150,337 30,903,991 25,311,064 9,394,377 9,196,042 4,553,735 13,045,845 3,854,265 4,099,024 2,068,314 3,418,790 .income— the . 857,787 •' as the newly-created Chief Sales of Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary. Engineer for the Liquefied Petroleum 1948—Month—1947 revenues $1,391,398 expenses 610,281 taxes oper. 1 PURPOSE—Proceeds will be used to retire certain short-term obliga¬ tions, the proceeds from which were used for improvements and better¬ ments to the company's property and for additional working capital. 1,924,715 1,307,565 84,168 84,168 1,553,549 1,010,000 $382,251 $4,161,750 $3,677,245 225 563 17,748 : - 1st mtge. 3% A Cumulative Common stock ■ •Includes Issuable in Authorized 25-yr. bonds', preferred $350,078 $382,814 $4,179,498 79,041 80,847 979,122 1.67, deducts. $301,967 $3,200,376 1,010,000 210,000 $2,609,551 402,508 (par $50) shares series : $100) $2,990,376 p. $2,207,043 2178. 6.000 shares ; The ' —V. 167, p. 2301. West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings are 6 Months Ended April 30— from operations preferred designated (net) stock, is "cumulative Total Prov. Fed. . were Issued and sold to 5 life insurance companies. 2,000 shares thereof have been designated "cumu- lative preferred stock, 5% series,"; and are now being offered. t23,645 shares ($1,182,250 par) are owned and held by United Telephone & Telegraph Corp. (Ind.), and 2,355 shares ($117,750 par) are owned and held by United Utilities, Inc. (Kan.). fcSki'f 'I'.' . '' V- -V ■" ; ;'■■■■ /' Net - 2,200,345 3,031,473 7,509,877 1,336,145 2,192,230 1,024,618 2178. p. t ; 1947 - 1946 ' $ 102.551,190 43,615,091 22,176,942 17,201.323 after 66,271,996 9,181,464 charges J_ additions and replacements.. 8.500,000 profit annual report ¬ and excess deplet— prof, taxes Balance for Earnings — stock per dividends paid stk, & surplus.: common share com. 17,913,768 12,095,478 showed that the company spent in 1947 $18,500 plant expenditures and that $28,000,000 was budgeted for fur¬ ther expansion in the next two years.—V. 167, p. 477. : i Building Material Co., Inc.—Files with company on May 19 filed a letter for 1.050 shares of 6% preferred stock SEC at and 2,605 shares par, ($20 par) of notification 1946 $5,445,905 199,498 par) be with be to Wichita Water Co. the- offered offered at $25. Proceeds ™ Preferred Placed Privately The in March 1948 sold privately 10,000 shares of 5% cumulative preferred stock (par $100). — company the proceeds, part used was to retire 3,500 shares lative preferred stock at $105 per share and div.; bank loans and the balance to finance additions. The company is of 7% $280,000 cumu¬ to repav subsidiary of American Water Works Co.. a Inc — 167, p. 1264, Ry.—Earnings— April— Gross 1948 from Net from ry. railway 754,988' income— ' oper. 1947 $2,510,115 railway 1946 1945 $2,234,626 739,878 $1,823,782 384,986 $1,860,094 567,423 490,369 447,841 118,263 443,979 9,364,694 2,150,740 8,243,620 1,121,143 7,232,472 1,099,189 95,688 6,636,882 953,162 From Jan. 1— Gross from Net from ry. —V. railway railway income— oper. 2,170,113 Wisconsin Public Service Corp.—Additional ently rate 1,454,175 855,988 167, p. 1965. company in outstanding of 2 per an $2,600,000 annum due application of to the SEC short-term which states notes, $2,100,000 are with due Borrowing that it has interest Oct. 1, Nov;. pres¬ at the 1948, and borrow an 1, 1948. Company now proposes to additional $2,000,000 from several banks on June 1, 1948, to be due Nov. 30, 1948, with interest at the rate of 2% per annum, and a further $1,000,000 from several banks on Aug. 1, 1948, to be due not more than six months from date of issue, to bear interest at a rate not to exceed 2!/4% per annum. The company states that it will have the same respect to the prepayment without premium on the loans as it has on the presently privilege with proposed bank outstanding bank loans.^ Company states that it is in financing program for the year expenditures for the year 1948 $1,000,000 will be secured from items, and retained earnings.—V. $5,745,559 of process at It 1948. developing estimates < Its its permanent construction $8,000,000, of which it expects that depreciation funds, other non-cash 166, 2000. p. 299,654 $10,324,832 $10,419,257 1,969,056 1,743,298 ($100 stock to common Underwriter, Prescott, Wright, Snider Co., Kansas City, Mo will be used for working capital. , Zonite : depreciation profit Preferred 1948 1947 $10,155,785 $10,219,759 169,047 income for income and preferred stock, 4.40%, first.series" and ■ , . income *800,000 tl,300,000 1,400,000 cumulative thereof ; Co.—Weekly Output— output of the electric properties of this company for the week 22, 1948 totaled 104.709,000 kwh., an increase of 7.42% the output of 97,484,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1947. Profit $1,500,000 —_ offered. now and (par 18,875,069 on $500,000 May Other 13,581,304 railwayincome. 11,621,785 1,597,031 442,257 The Net applic. to pfd. stock for the period Outstdg. 481,137 12,446,653 Net $3,737,119 1,127,568 $271,037 other income $2,600,000 ser. A, due Jan. 1, '72 stock 344,989 railway- payments 59,874 (net) income and 2,064,875 119,849 $349,853 West Penn Electric /CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT OFFERING 93,768 income Net 180,503 145,496 Power over 63,585 income-. Wisconsin Central $1,104,956 $15,930,172 $12,956,182 338,185 7,139,998 5,036,657 201,600 ; revenue income ended 1,622,701 $ 000 1948—12 Mos.—1947 fee consummated in the near future. The $4,555,354 605,812 Reserve for plant V. 167, p. 1514. balance year 1945 $3,156,981 373,121 —— Of position Maritime income and oth. Gross —V. 1946- $2,893,443 319,978 - Corp.—Manager of Unit— Warren continue Federal Divs. 1947 $2,956,230 ... 32,920,842 Property and oth. taxes Prop, retir. res. approp. Net 47,361 $167,091 Co.—Earnings— 1948 railwayrailway Sales 1945 998,300 Phelps has been appointed to Operating Operating Int. 50,486 Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.—Sales and Profits Rise— Washington Water Power Co.—Earnings— 1946. company has in progress an improvement program. During the 1947, $682,114 was expended for additions and improvements to the company's property, while net plant additions amounted to $462,492. stock The 1946 $6,270,933 Period End. Mar. 31— Other 48,429 $214,452 1198. Wichita (Kan.) 1947 railway railway of will Net 58,291 Vulcan 2,263;615 Gas Division of the parent corporation.—V. * 770 $262,831 $169,897 dividends oper. 167, The >,. Steps have been taken to merge The Fortville Telephone Co. with ■United Telephone Co., Inc., and it is anticipated that the merger will 's from Inc. Company now owns and operates 72 exchanges in Indiana with 41,735 stations, including 46 service stations as of Dec. 31, 1947, an increase of 2,762 stations o\^r Dec. design and construction. estimated cost of approxi $7,962,483 income— oper. Federal ' '§ SEC— 167, p. 2301. Manager He 453 deductions for V; Calendar Years— its — United Utilities, Inc., system. The United Corp., which was a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Telephone & Telegraph Corp. and which owned and operated 10 exchanges in Indiana, was merged with United Telephone Co., Inc., on Jan. 1, 1936. In 1940, Interstate Telephone & Telegraph Co. and Interstate Tele¬ Corp. for 1948 from Rex $262,111 "%< preferred oper. ry. —V. 1957, plus dividends. which Corp., the in the contract 2,056,863 railway railway; oper. Net —V. 1,067,000 $227,734 ' $119,411 from Net Tax From Jan. 1— Co., Telephone & Telegraph Co. phone Co., Inc., was owned ry. Net $8,244,118 from Gross 1947 $1,329,112 '• From Jan. 1— Gross Smelting Plant— new from AND BUSINESS—Company (name changed from United Inc., on Nov. 25, 1940) was incorporated in Indiana Sept. 14, 1931 for the purpose of consolidating approximately 28 sub¬ sidiary corporations owning and operating telephone properties in Indiana, which corporations had previously been owned by Interstate phone awarded Warren Petroleum quarterly January, April, July and Oct. 1. American National Bank at Indianapolis, registrar and transfer agent. Stock is redeemable in whole or in part at any 'time on 30 days' notice at $105 per share on or be¬ fore April 1, 1952; at $103 per share thereafter and on or before April and been April— Gross Entitled to cumulative dividends at the rate of $5 per annum payable 1, 1957; and at $102 from Net > -■ Wabash RR.—Earnings— only. Telephone v_ i: Indiana of taxes income $228,188 from Net \ ^ smelter, which will involve an $400,000, will be constructed on the grounds of the company's present detinning plant in Sewaren.—V. 167, p. 88. Telephone The "**. 2301. mately Net Co., Inc., Warsaw, Ind.—Preferred Stock Offered—City Securities Corp., Indianapolis, Ind. recently offered 2,000 shares of cumulative preferred stock 5% series ($100 par) at $100 per share and divi¬ for prov. 1,256,891 other on ,' 1948 $1,484,625 (incl. erected Net United and 167, p. Gross only be which as and weight Inc.—Earnings— * privately-owned tin smelting plant in the United States by the above company at Sewaren, N. J., near Woodbridge, it was announced on May 6 by C. Benson Wigton, President of the Wigton-Abbott Corp. of Plainfield, N. J., engineer and contractor, to strength than conventional times more 4 —V, shares to 6,000,000 shares and shares without par value to $10 from.f,4,000,000 fetock from common Vulcan Detinning Co.—Plans is 1737. 19 ' type recently developed by United States new IVi to May on value.—Vti 167, p. {par pipe New Conveyor Belt— ore the , has also been developed by this in chemical manufacturing, mining and other in¬ announced on May 17. The pipe is made of tl.e corrosion-proof new Kralite. stock common reclassified is made of thermoplastic resins blended company's revolutionary new ized '< j 167, p. Balance approved proposals to increase to $100,000,000 the amount of the first and refunding mortgage bonds which may be at any one time outstanding; also increased the author¬ used shoes, respectively.—V. April— stockholders . were. revenues available Dividends of Virginia Electric & Power Co.—Debt and Stock Incr.— The * „ sales income Net :n The company on May 13 announced the development of a new plastic cutting block which has the strength of wood but will not split under the blows of a lumberjack's ax. leather, fabric and letter on Verney, President, on May 21 announced that Dan C. Lippmann has been elected Vice-President of Verney Worsted Co., Inc. As previously announced, all men's wear * fabrics produced by Verney Corp. will, in the future, be sold through Verney Worsted Co., Inc. Such fabrics include rayon and acetate linings, suitings, shirtings, and slack fabrics as well as Greenwich worsted suitings.—V. 167, p, 2178. United States Rubber Co.—New Developments— ■ May 24 filed a shares ($2.50 par) company Verney Corp.—New Vice-President of Unit— smokestack instead 'The cutting block is 1948 167, p. 1965. Gilbert products are the U. S. Four-Point Control for handand boilers, which regulates the draft and combustion furnace of Retail 441,860 53,422 place installed in months year. Western Pacific RR. new furnaces of the which system four depreciation) 729,927 150,196 notification with the SEC for 10,000 common stock, to be delivered along with $30,000 cash to purchase the Fitchburg Grinding Machine Corp.—V. 166, p. 310. method of distributing radiant Radiant Baseboard, it is an new a was Comfort baseboard metal heating ordinary wooden baseboards. The a products new Called enclosed or the of heat. The ■ (Mo.)—April Sales Up 7.4% operating income Non-operating income *69,946 income— oper. $1.2i> ;;v 1,956 and 1,749, expenses *39,184 railway railway $275,783, $1.49 shares) Western Light & Telephone Co., Van Norman Co., Springfield, Mass.—Files with SEC— were (220,000 63,778 $327,620 at 1— ♦Deficit.—V. May introduced to the trade on this corporation and its Pacific Steel Boiler Division. products stock—. common 3 Months Ended March 31— *42,698 railway income— oper. From Jan. is heating new 67,503 for Net United States Radiator Corp.—New Products— Three dividends. period last same Net 24 stock $339,561 over April, 1947. $34,041,000, or 7.4% over for April were $5,512,000, an increase of 4.1%, and for the four months, $16,707,000, an increase oi 1.8%. Wholesale sales for April were $4,871,000, an increase of 11.3%, and for the four mouths, $17,334,000, an increase of 13.5%. si.' Number of units in operation April 30, 1948 and 1947 were 260 and 246, respectively. Number of wholesale accounts at April 30, 1948 and 4 $63,381 railway 240,774 $395,124, : April sales totaled $10,383,000, an increase of 7.4% the . Exchange Commission 1964. 1948 from 253,523 1 Sales for the first wartime Ry.—Earnings— Net a 1946 $1,144 of ....... April— Gross building a new $1,500,000 plywood plant at Orangeburg, S. C., which is expected to have capacity production of 3,000,000 feet of '/Hnch hardwood plywood per month.—V. 167, p. 1964. corporation ; returns Scheerer Firm— date.—V. Utah wholly owned subsidiary, will hereafter be known as United States Plywood Corp., South Carolina, R. C. Wilcox, President of the Hamilton company, .announced on May 14. Hamilton will later a 1947 *$56,725 Gotthilf, Chairman of the Board, on May 26 announced Scheerer Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary, has been sold Nathan action par 1948 extraordinary H. Kny the to no par shares), $20,000,000; 2nd preferred shares), $500,000; common stock (outstanding, 2,485,543 no par shares), $24,855; special reserve, $103,101; undistrib¬ uted net" ordinary income, since Dec. 31, 1943, $413,794; net realized profit on investments, since Dec. 31, 1943, $3,179,515; total, $24,313,815. —V. 167, p. 1197. stock deductions income Earnings per share —V. 166, p; 2148. $11,564 r ; Sells Kny v at ' 27,147 $580,335 (& Wholly-Owned Subs;) Three Months Ended March 31— packages.- $553,188 $648,647 — Net income available ■ after charges for $619,197';. 29,450 Western Auto Supply Co. Operating profit ♦Operating loss --'.h-i'. y .u- s income Preferred 835 $174,139 Net ■—Earnings— Divs. :: . income Interest > 67,387 1,352 . I. 1 1947 $1,838,974 1,285,787 1,390,562 ;; 107,942 66,707 $194,559 Universal Laboratories, Inc. :•:> >:■ • ,$2,009,758 earnings Other $335,223 $367,411 ,S 13,982 ■ 1948 , - 351 $215,587 • Net inc. avail, for divs. 43,213 $387,914 67,586 71.684 tax. funded on -— ; v, $334,872 - $264,494 79,533 income) Income Federal 1946 $370,092 taxes.i—79;918 and Operating revenues Gross ' Expenses 1090/$^;'^'!;;^ Operating expenses and taxes non-oper. Net International Securities Cocpi*—-Earns. Income were West Virginia Water Service Co.-—Earnings—; Net : ' p. 1089. $1,228,424 .1,768 (excl. taxes Federal total, $30,- accounts Investments,; $14,033,694; total, 30,364,312:—Y 167, ,vr a 19 Years Ended March 31—, r% Operating payable, $65,600; 1st preferred stock (100,000 no par shares), $10,000,000; 2nd preferred stock (50,000 no par shares), $50,000; common stock (985,000 no par shares), $98,500; general reserve, $4,950,000; capital surplus, $650,422; undistributed net ordinary income, $516,096; net realized profit on taxes in . declared a regular dividend of 25 cents special dividend of 25 cents per share on the common May on payable July 1 to holders of record June 15, 1948. Like paid on Jan. 2 and April 1, this year. Including the special distribution of $1.25 per share on Oct. 15, dividends paid in 1947 amounted to $3 per share.—V. 167, p. $421,084 revs.—,. Dividend of 25 £ents— 11 both amounts $1,226,656 805,572 oper. Net for stock, 18,224 • directors share and per 422,413 20,086; 22,216 . 1,500 Net 364,312. LIABILITIES—Reserve . Declares Special The $787,787 $1,751,360 Total Total $15,864,500), $9,657,469; other assets, $12,000; (2367) ? v -1944 * $823,935 484,432 580,858 26,715 Total 1948 CHRONICLE 1945 ' 1 $894,898 625,681 revenues Uncollec. 165,814 ASSETS—Cash, $1,050,559; dividends receivable and interest accrued, $113,610; securities, at cost (indicated value $32,244,335), $19,530,674; investment in U. S. & International Securities'Corp., at cost (indi¬ cated -• revenues— service 1046 1947 A $1,098,964 revenues— Toll 50,642 •. ; Local service Misc. "o* FINANCIAL comparative income statement/ years ENDED DEC. 31 194G - & COMMERCIAL Sr-i 1947 1948 income Expenses ■ Number 4703 3,225,000 3,500,000 1,705,386 1,740,000 $5,130,776 $5,175,959 314,107 324,803 $2,300,173 329,186 $4,816,669 $4,851,156 $1,970,987 $5.38 $2.18 $5.34 " The at a this year On Products Corp.—No Action directors time. - on May Similar 26 took action was no action taken on on on June Dividend declaring the a dividend June, 1947, payment ago. March 1947 the Sept. 19, 18, last, following 10 cents; a distribution dividends and Dec. were 19, of 10 paid; cents On 15 cents.—V. was March made, while in 20, 165, p. 3400. 15 cents; 12 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday,: M?iy;31y,1948 • Per DIVIDENDS Dividends , show the dividends we The t i Name of Company Laboratories " (quar.) ^; - —- ; Case Holder$ 17c Payable of Rec. 5% ; N. Y.) Alan Insurance Co. (quar.) Wood Steel Alexander & Co. Wood (Alan) Stores. Corp. Agricultural Bank 6% 5-29 Central 6-30 6-26 7- 1 Can Co., 7% 6-15 6- Factors, American Hardware American Hoist American 7. $1.50 75c _r._ 1 6-21 6-17 6-19 6- 7-20 ^ 6-21 Childs 5,-21 Cincinnati 1 5-21 6- 7 1 6- 7 $1.75 7- 1 6-17* American 7- 1 6-23 20c Co., (quar.). i;:': 2nd 1 35c Copper Post- Products Edison $5 preferred Co. 8 Commonwealth 7- 1 6- 8 Consolidated 50c 6-30 6-15 $1 6-25 6-11 of 6-25 6-11 4 %> % 7- 1 6- 3 7- 1 6- 3 Steel B/G ___^ Foods, & Badger Inc. Paper Banco : de Bancroft Bareco ,vp' 4»/a%■ pfd. & 6-29 6-23 6-14 7-15 6-15 7- 6-25 7- 25c 9 9 6-25 6-25 6-12 5-25 5-15 6-11 9- 1 8-10 Driver-Harris 6-10 5-28 Duke 6-18 6- .4 1 6- 6-16 8- 2 7-16 East 25c 6-1 5-24 Eastern 6-30" 6-18 4V2% $2.25 6^30- 6-18 6%, 25c 7.- 1 6-16 $1 7- 1 6-16 8 Economic Electric 7 Inc. & 5%' conv. 6-10 Electric Boat 6-30 6-15 Electric Bell, 6%' prior British 5 %;■ prior pref. (E. Extra ' 12 Vic 6-30 _T. 6-30 . 1 6-11 6- 7-1 6-15 7- 6-15 1 7M1 4 Erie 6-10 6-15 $1.37Vi" 6r , 6-30 6-15 & 6-16 ' Corp. (quar.); California Electric Power $2.50 pfd. Service $4.25 pfd. Ginger Ale (quar.)„ __ & 6-15 6-15 6- 1 5%, Fidelity Fund, Inc. 6-10 1 6-11 7- 1 6-11 Field (Marshall) 7- 1 6-18 Fifty 25c 5-29 5-28 1 7- 1 7-15 7- & Co. 6- 2 Financial 7- 1 6-15 Financial Industrial 7- 1 6-15 7- 1 6-15 25c 7- 1 6-15 Foote-Burt Co 50c 7- 1 6-10* Ford Co. 62C; 7-1 6-15 Foster-Wheeler 50c 7- 6-1Q Fostoria 25 c 7- 1 6-21 7 6-30. 6-15 7-. 1 6-15 68 %c 7- (quar.)_. 20C 7- 1 15c Northern Power Corp.,, Ltd, (quar;) 6-21 1 6-15 7- *15c 1 1 6-15 7-26 6-18 *$1.25 7- 6- JSlVic 7- Ltd.— (s-a)..--—-- Canadian Canners, Ltd. com. i ; 5% 1st pref. (quar.) (quar.); *25c , ' Participating *5c pref. (quar.) Canadian Foreign Investment 4 - 2 6rl0 6-10 2 6-10 7-2 6-10 *10c •7-2 6-10 Corp., Ltd.—> $75c Fresnillo 25C 6-30 7-1 7-2 . 6-4 ' 6-15 6- 6-14 6- 4 6-29* 6- 5 6- 5 6- 5 30 c 7-, 56 Vic *25c 1 i" 1 ,.6-26. . - 6-15 6- 6- ,6-25 6-18 $1.06Vi 6-30 35C (quar.) pfd. Inc Inc.. 6-22 • (quar.) . 6- 8 6- 8 6- 8 5-28 7-15 (s-a75c 7- 1 6-30 6-15 7- 1 6-14 7- 1 6-14 25c 6-15 (quar.) * 6- 5 6-15 6- 25c & 1 25c 7- 6-30 6-15 6-23 $1.25 (quar.) Company 6- 6-15 1 65 Vic 6-16 5.-26 20c Power 6-10 5-27 $1.50 37 Vic 7- 1; • 6-30 6 j» 3 6-15 34?Ac Candy Corp.,'common (quar.) Instrument Corpt (quar.) 6-15 6-30 6-15 20c (quar.) 6-30 28 Vic 6-18 6- 8 7- 6- 8 3c 1 6-5 25C 5 7c 7- 2 7- 1 6-10 75c ■ 6-15 25c 75c " (extra) (extra)— common 7- 1 6-10* $1.25 7- 1 6-10* 7- 1 6-10 7- 1 6-10. (quar.) 25C !— $1.50 .. 6-16 6- 1 |25c 7- 2 6-15 7- 6-18 30c 6-15 6- 1 6-30 6-18 7- 1 6-10 7- 62V2c 1 6-10 $2 6:22 5-28 12Vzc 6-14 6- 6- 2 5-24 7?.l 6-21 (quar.) (resumed) conv. Inc. Corp. (Chicago) pfd. (quar.) 5c com. (Marcus) Theatres, Hosiery Mills, Ltd. (quar.) 30c pfd. (quar.) !1—__ 1 (quar.) Ltd, 7- 1 6-21 17V2c 6-10 6-1 6-30 6-11 (quar.) class A. fSl (quar.) 6-30 6-10 t20c 7- 1 6-15 115c A B (quar.) 7- 1 6-15 87»/2c 6-30 JS1.25 6-15 U2Vic — (quar.)_ 6-15 6-1 25c 6-30 6-15 * Insurance Co. Field (see 7- 2 6-25" 7-15 6-30. 7-15 6-18 *17V2c 7-15 7- 1 7- 1 * 6-18 6-20 20c 25c (Marshall) preferred & Corp, Chemical Corp., *$1.25 10c 3744-c $1-75 35c common___ (quar.U— Robbins ' Brick Co Micheals, Stern & Co., preferred Michigan Associated Telephone Corp.— 6% "preferred (quar.) Michigan Gas & Electric com 4.4% preferred (quar.) 4Vz7c preferred Products (quar.) Company (quar.) 6- 7 6-18 6-18 6-15 6-4 7-15 7- 1 6-30 5-3L 25c $1.25 60c 87'/2C 10c 10c $1.12V2 7- 1 6-30 6-10 6- 8 7- 1 6-11 7- 1 6-11- 6-21 6-10 6-30 5-29 6-tO 5-1? 7- 1 6-15 6-15 7-15 7- 1 8- 2 7- 1 6-10 7-1 6-10 50c 7- 1 6-15 56'/4C com $1.50 30c $1.10 15c 60c 7- 1 6-14 _____ Reclaiming preferred 6-30 6-30 7- 1 *30c Paving Rubber 6- I 6- 7 60c (quar.),. Corp. Food 6-15 6-15 6-30 SI com. Ltd. 6% partic. pfd. (s-a) Co., Inc. com, iquar.)^ preferred (quar.) Forming 7- 2 88c — (quar.)__ Distillers, 6-2Q Co.) (quar.) .Merck & Midwest 6-5* 50c (quar.) Mengel Company com. (quar.) 5% 1st preferred (s-a) $2.40 6-10 t20c Ltd.,. 5% Mickelberry's 6-10. 6-21 (Toronto) Machine Co. (quar.)__ & Telephone, Ltd.— (quar.) preferred .Midvale 6-21 i'S6 Telegraph Metropolitan ___n SI — 6-15 -r—. 25c $1 ' $3.50 7 25c . Asphalt Metal 6-10 6- 1 7.-15 7-15 Co. & 6-l(* 6-30 7- 20c 1334 c McCrory Stores Corp. com. (quar.) $3.50 convertible preferred (quar.) $4 6-16 5,-3* t7c Stores McKesson 6-30 . 50c & Car Mclchers 6-lf 6-30 50c (quar.) H.) preferred 7% 1 37'/2c Star. Cement Corp, (quar.)—— Ludwig Baumanm (see Baumann) Trucks, Inc., new common (initial)_ Mackinnon Structural Steel, Co., Ltd.— 5% preferred (quar.) MacMillan (H. R.) Export Co., Ltd.— (R. . lB^c Lindsay Light & Chemical 7% Inc. 5-28 6-15 $1 $1.50 25c Refineries, Loan 1 (quar.)___ (quar.) Fink Products 6- I (special)-- (quar.) common preferred , Mastic » 25c : 6-30 50c Company, Mathieson 5-28 6-15 6-30 Co Marshall Field 4 6-10 37V2C Corp. -Marven's, —. Corp. preferred (quar.J General Railway Signal Co., com. 6% preferred (quar.)_—„— A I quar. 1 preferred (quar.) Basket, Inc. com. $1 preferred A (quar.) 5-29 50c Steel pfd. 6% Bleachery & Dye Works Monotype Machine Co^ Common 5-29 6-15 75c 7- 1 7- I 7-15 Co.— (quar.) Market 4 25c Kentucky Natural Gas Steel Maritime 6-15 • 25c common 6- Semi-annual . Inc., 7-1 6-10 —$1 Ltd. Co., Marchant CoJculating 6-11 "" ' Mills, 20c Ry. class Co. Manufacturers Life 6-11 6-25 15c 5 35c 17c 30 c 6- 50c Extra 1 20c 6-15* 1 50c (quar.) Corp. "! Corp. (s-a) Manischewitz (B) Company 1 7- 1 6- 5 7- 37V2C Copper (John) Magor 6-17 6-30 45 c 62V2c 6-30 43%c $1.20 50c (quar.) B Mangel 6-11 10c L__ 6-30 (quar.) Corp., R;) convertible Magnavox Co.— General General 6- 5 6-30 Co. Co Madlng Drug Stores Co., common 55c preferred (quar.)_____ 1 ;— (quar.) Funds Inc.," 6- 1 6-14 6-16 6-25 6-7 6- 3 5-28 (quar.) (James Class 6-10 *10C — 6- 7 6-16 6-30 6-15 (quar.) Southern preferred Macy 6- 2 7.- -1 15c l Mills, pfd. (quar.)__ preferred (quar.)_ (quar.) 7% Lone 6-15 6-20 25C Box General, 6-4 6-22 Mack 6-15 $1.75 CoL (quar.)— , Fruit of the Loom, Inc. pfd, (s-a). Garfinckel (Julius) & Co. com,-(quar.) 5 Va7c preferred (quar.) 1. 4Vz7c preferred (quar.) Garrett Corporation (quar.) General 6-8 $1 Common 6-28* — Y. City London 6-28* 7-15 (quar.) (s-a) Co. 6-2 50c " 6-15 1 7-15 60c General *15c ... yL- 2 7- 2 7- Frankfort Frontier 7- $1.061/»' Steamship Lines, 6-21 7- 62'/2c 5-28 7-1 *75c 11V2c Stores Y:i <N. Co. Eeiss Class -70c ! Pressed 6-10 S3 100% 25c Co., $4.80 Loew's 6-1$ 6-18 (quar.)—, 6-14 5 10c 75c Machine Lamson & 75c 6-10 Quarterly ■ 6-15 7- $1 Loew's 6-10 Fireman's Fund Indemnity (San Francisco) Hotels 6-18 7- 2 Co Co. Trust & Liberty 6r30 1 4V4% 6-12 Silver " 6-13 . 1 6-30 i_—L N. 6-18 25c Department Leonard 6-15 7-1 — Building, Industrial Fund, 1 6-10; 7- (quar.) of 6-30 (quar.) Lchn & $1.50 Stores 1 6-30 Paper Co.— (increased quar.) Lehigh & Wilkes Barrc Corp, $1.75 * Co; 5-31 (quar.) dividend) (stock 6-15 1 $1.50 — - Trust 1 30c $1.50 common— (s-a) 7- (accum.) 1 —L $1.50 (quar.) 5 (quan)—— Extra. Fiduciary pfd. 6-15 6- Ltd Broadway . 6% Bakeries, Leath 6-18 — preferred, (quar,), 7- 5-31 7- 35c Salt Lanston ' 1 1 t$1.25 Co., 6- 1 (increased) Shoe 6-1 6- 7- t75c (s-a) Mortgage Corp.— Ont.) (quar.) preferred Lanett Co.— Co. Gas Curme 31 Vic com 5%- non-cum preferred conv. 6- & 7-2 6-10 25c common 7- 1 6-11 — 1 t25c f25c quar.) Ltd., 6-15 • 7- ^ 6- 4 6-18 7- Ltd.— preferred Lancaster 5-28 " Canada Participating Truck Water Feltman Co., 6- 2 6-12 Erie & Laclede 5-28 25c 28i/aC ___ Canada non-cum. Motor Federal 6-17 90a (quar.) — Campbell (A. S.) Co. com. $2.50 pf. (quar.)_____ Dry Federal 6-10 6-29 $1.75 pfd. Burgess Battery Co. (irreg.) Manufacturing Co. 4Vi% pfd. (quar.) 5% preferred '(quar.) ._! Bush Terminal Bldgs. 7% pfd. (accum.)__ Byers (A. M.) Co.__ ! Water 6-30 6-iO 30C & Bush Financial 7.-15 Felt 6-30 50c $1 common Co._ Manufacturing preferred (quar.) Labatt 6-lQ 7- 25c , 35c 3.6% 9 $1.25 Family; Finance Corp. com.— 4Vz7» preferred A (quar.) Famous-Players Canadian, Ltd. 5-28 . 15C _ 9 7- 50c 50c (quar.) 7- 6-30, 62 Vic Corp. Co., Special 1 50c L— - 15c G.), Iron 6-15 Corp. 2 Vic ; 1 5-29 75c 1 ^ Co.— (s~a)_ 7- 1 65c Co. W.i, (increased A $2.50 (Calif.) Exolon, Company (quar.) Falconbridge Nickel Mines, 5 " *25c Railroad A Kennecott 6-15 com Exchange Buffet . 10c 1 $1.50 — Ex-Cell-O ' (Frank Statler 6-10 t6c Whitney (quar.) $1.50 6-11 7- (increased.) Goods preferred Class 6-15 I 6- $1.12 Vi preferred' (s-a) 6% 2nd preferred (s-a) Emerson Electric Mfg. Co.; cornmon 7% preferred (quar.) 5-20 6- 31,1/40 371/aq 1 6-11 12% — (quar.) Dry 6- 4 Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co.— 75c 1st 6-18 6-11 Kearney 1 75c preferredv(quar.) &• Walker 17c $1.75 6-18 50c Corp. 1 (quar.) 6- 6-25 $1.25 Light $6 pfd. Products preferred 5'V2% 6-19 50c Ry. 5% 6-19 50c '_ __ Electric 6-30 15C (initial) 7- 3% (accum.) Elliott. Company 5-26 37 Vic i. ! Electrical 6rl6 6-1 • & preferred 7- common 25c 4% " 25c (quar.),*. $7 Ely $3 com '7% preferred (quar.) Buffalo-Niagara Electric GOc 4 6-15 Electric— & Sharpe Mfg., (quar.) Bucyrus-Erie Co; com.—.. Canada 6- 6-30 Power 2 6-25 Ferries, Electric * . Brown California 7- 1 6-15 $1.75 (quar,) & Mfg. 6% preferred 10c Brooke T. 7-23 7- 5 7- Co, Electric 4 25c (quar.)_I__ com. Broadway Market Corp. Brockway Motor Co I. 6- 6-18 75c Ltd._ 6- $1 666-21 Kansas 4 ■ 6-10* 6-14 50c ' preferred Columbia 6-28 25c 1 20c Controller 6-15 . 7- 31 Vzc (s-a) Trust, 6-25 1 Irving ■c- (annual) 6- 6-15 6-14 7- Jones - 6-30 $5 .... 6- $2 Co.. 6-30 10c 50c 50c International 4 6-15 25c -;L : (s-a) Investment 30c Co.___ Corp. preferred Inc. .! prior preferred 811/40 Corp;*. (quar.) Laughlin, Inc. 6% 5-20 Co. Interstate 6-21 50c com. Auto-Lite 50c 6- 25c Co. 5-27 1 6- Furnace International Associates— Iron Paper Corp. 6-15 (quar.) Bound Brook Water Co. (irreg.) Bridgeport Brass Co. 5Vi% conv. pfd, (quaf.) British-American Bank Note Co., Ltd. (quay.) i' Eaton 5-1-4 Stores, Inc. (quar botany Mills, Inc. new com. 5%, preferred (quar.) ; Eastern, Malleable . 6-30 $5 6- $4 5-20 6-30 50c preferred (quar.)_ preferred (accum,)—, 6- Bond ;y? Fuel & H0c Co., Ltd.— 1 Joseph prior 1 . 7-. 2 6-" 1 Co. Mahanoy RR. Co. Gas 6 75c Sulphur 6-14" Extra 6-15 1 Texas 1 com 7- com Bonus Duval 6-21 6-28 1 Common 6-15 n 7% preferred (quar.)_ Dunlop Rubber, Ltd., Ordinary 1 (quar.) 6-30 75c Co. 6-21- 1 25c $1.25 • International 6-15 Co. Power 1 5 6-25 4 dis¬ Doehler-Jarvis 7-15 Corp. 6- 1 6-30 _jL~ (s-a) 6-30 25c ;; C. Inc. 6- Blue 5 (quar.) Hotel, 7- Bliss : B Witt " preferred 6-14 7- $1 District Theatres Corp. (quar.) Corp. (quar.) Draper Corp. (quar.) Class 7- , 6-10 6-24 40c (quar.) L*. De 1 15c , 5%'- preferred (quar.) Blackstone, Valley. Gas & 6%' preferred (s-a)! : pevoe & RaynoJds, class A 6-11 77- 15c ______ Extra 6- 6-15 7- Interstate (quar.)— T 1 7- (quar.) 6-30 $1.50 a (quar.) Inspiration Consolidated Copper Inter-City Baking, Ltd.-^ International Coal & Coke, Ltd 4 *25c as 7-1, < 7- Common dividend. a Corp. 55c Aviation 25c , classed 7- $1.25 -*'!: not Steel *$2 Bingham-Herbr.and . tribution, Detroit is payment 25C ., 6- *$2.50 24c shares 6-21 $3.12V2 (accum.) (s-a) 50c gt Best Foods, . above This 6-15 25c Ingersoll-Rand Co. 6-12 (quar.)—. Dempster Mill Mfg. Co. (quar.J International Bridge^ 6-10 $1.05 1 55c pfd. 6- 7-* 1? $1 Industrial Wire Cloth Products Corp. Corp. of Canada— 50c — Berghoff Brewing V preference 8% 6-21 20c Quarterly 6-15 $2.50 (quar.) $1 ' 2 Detroit 50c (quar.) Benjamin. Franklin Hotel • Michigan RR., & 6-15 25c — 35c (London, 6-10 7- (quar.) Debenture & Securities 6-10 6-30' 25c 25c Huron 3 7- (quar.) Dayton Ltd., Frere, /...LLXU, $3.25 . Publishing 6-30 25c (quar.)_ 1 40c 6-10 $1.25 Beneficial Industrial Loan 6-lu (s-a) 6-15 " . of Hardware & Mfg.^.iLj...-.....^. Telephone Co. of Canada (quar.) Bcndix preferred (quar.) America, Inc. 10c (quar.).Li; 6- 1 $50c Hyde Park Breweries Association, Inc.— *40c * 10c 6-24 Belknap Bell 7-17 7- 7- ' (quar.) Humphreys 5-27 Ltd.— ! Company 5%- Bausch & Lomb Optical com._u_ .4%preferred^ (quar.)! V 5% Shoe, Co. 7-15 common (s-a) 6-30 6-10- Corp. Class 6-15 (quar.) 12 V2C : ' Industries Ltd. L.), $1.12i/2 __ com. 1 1 Co. 6% *25c Co.— Co. 7- 7- (quar.) Hubbard 6-10 6-16 ^ quar,) 1 50c 6-30 Co.— (quar.) 6- 7- f30c Powder Class 4 6-14 6-21' (s-a) & Sugar preferred, Horner 6-14 1 1 (quar.)_ Brewing W.) Co., Hotels 9 7- 7 7- Cement $4 8 6- $50c 15c 1 6- 6-30 6c Ltd class A 7- 6-30 Fran.) Co., & Industries, Inc.———— Beech Creek Railroad (R. Mfg. David $1 8 $ 1.12 Vi 6-15 2 8 6- 90c 1 8- 6- 6-30 10c $7 preferred 25c (increased (Ludwig) (San. Publishing Co., __ Furniture Co. $1 Co. Corp. 1st Crowell-Collier 6- 25c Andes, American (Joseph) & Sons Baumann Creameries 5-21 Mills. Oil Co, Bassett 6- 3 6-15 Crain 8 10c Los Oil 6-22 5-31 1 7-15 6-30 90c (quar.) Continental-United Crane 30c 8 65c 6- $1.50 Corp. (G.) Quarterly Hollingsworth & 7-10 6- 7 1 (quar.) Hollander (A.) & Sons, Inc. (quar.) Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines, Ltd.— 7-10 7-20 6-30 37»/2C Paper Corp., Co.L 6- $2.50 7-20 25c Gin 6-29 ^ /. Bangor & Aroostook RR. 5% * preferred (quar.) vii: Barber Consolidated Craddoek (quar.) 6-17 (quar.) — 6- (quar.)__ 1 (quar.) Curtis (s-a) 7- 25c Louis 1 _!! Baker-Raulang Co. (s-a) Baldwin Locomotive Works, 7% preferred (s-a) K $1 6- 7- Holland 6-17 Corp Lithograph 30c Ry. $1.75 6-21" 7-1 Co.. common... (George !'/< 6-11 1 7-1 25c $1.0614 — Hercules 6-14 7- 6-10' Hercules 7 6-25 1 2 (initial) common Helme 1 6- 6-30 (quar.) Quarterly I21/2C (quar.) Wilcox preferred 6-10 7- 6- 50c Corp Investment common 6-14 Products Corp. Bait., 7- $1.25 4 30c common Engineering Consolidated 6-15 1 2-10 6- Corp., preferred Heileman 11-10 6-17 preference Winkle-Munning Hein-Werner Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. 6-18 1 7- 11-15 7- 6- 6-15 $1 (quar.) Hawaiian Commercial 9 2--15-49 6-15, (quar.) F.)' Printing Co. 2nd New 30c (quar.')l Solvents 25c City Electric Co. (quar.) Greyhound Corp. 4% pfd. Babcock 6-30 $1.50 _ 8-10 (quar.) Co., preferred Continental _ , Fe Credit 6- 3.60% $1.50 (quar.), Colleries Commercial 1 (quar.)a (quar.) 8-15 6-10 7- 75c (quar.) $4 6- 1 Ltd. (quar.) participating (W. 5% 6-15 6-24 4 1 Canada, Harrisburg Steel Corp. (quar.)___ ,Hart Battery Co., Ltd.___:___—Hathaway Mfg. Co 6-10 7- 25c 6-10 6-10 Commercial 50c Arnold Constable Corp. Atchison, Topeka & Santa W 5% ' non-cum. preferred Extra 1 .6-15 $1.50 /Arkansas Natural Gas 6% pfd. (quar.) Armco Steel Corp, 4Vi% pfd. (quar.) Automatic 1 1 com. 6-30 $1 25c $1.25 (quar.) $1.37,/a (quar.) of St. Iron & 7- com.__ 4 (quar.» Bottling Co. Fuel Colorado 50c 15c 6•%. pfd. Mining Co Arcady-Farms Milling Ayshire 77- 6-30 Cola Coca (Indianapolis)— Co. Arizona 6-14 . Anaconda Atlantic 5-28* 25c _ 6- of Co. common Harnischfeger 4 6-19 4 6- 7- 10c .Haloid. Company, common; (quar.) 4%, preferred;'(quar.) 7" $1.75 5-28':' 6-10 50c Tobacco Atlantic 7- 6-10 preferred $1: Hall 5-24 6- $2 4% 1 7- 1 6- 6-19 (s-a) 6- Co. 8-1 • Fisheries, Hanson-Van 7 $1 1 1 6- 7- (special) Power Co., $6 preferred (quar.) Hahn Brass Co., Ltd., common 6-21 6- $1 (quaj.) Molybdenum 1 1 87V2C — Mills—— 5 Cluett 77- 7- $1.50 Gulf 5-24 50c 6- 6-15" 35c 56V4C (quar.) Rubber & Corp., preferred 4'/„% 5-2F 8 $1.75 6- $1.75 __ American Worsted 8 $1.75 City & Suburban Homes Co, Climax 7- 6- 1 1 1 6-12 t$l Tire Greyhound 1- 7-15 6- 6- 6-30 (quar.) ' Gorton-Pew 1 75c . Ltd; 5 6- 50c - (quar.) 7% American Sumatra Tobacco Anchor preferred 6-15 30c •••••. preferred 1st 1 Quarterly 4 1st 7 7c $7 ,, 6- 6-15 Co., Inc. 6-10 " 5 $1.75 7- preferred Co. com ; 6- 6-21 40c Peabody & Co., common preferred (quar.) (s-a)— J.) 6-12 - (quar.) 5-28 ___ (N. 1 6-21 50c (quar.)L 6-15 10c , f American Stamping Co | American States Insurance preferred Cleveland (resumed) American Snuff ■ 6% preferred (quar.) V 1st 7 1 50c (accum.) 7- 50c - Rubber 7-1 6-12 $1.5*0 »— common' 6- 20c 20c — (quar.) Telegraph (quar.) Stock Goodyear 6-15 6-12 & 50c! : Optical Co. non-cum. Gas 6- (quar,)_ common 1 1 (quar.) preferred & Goodall 2' 77- (quar.) 6-15 Co.______ Reserve, Insurance American. Ship Building Co. N quar.)- 25C American •17% (increased 30c (quar.) American Power & Light $5 pfd. $6 preferred (accum.) ' (quar.) Co., $5.50 preferred 17c J.) — (quar.) Locomotive 7%| preferred 6- 5C Electric, 4% pfd. (quar.) Cincinnati,! New Orleans & Texas Pacific City of Paris Dry Goods Co,— 6-14 1 7- 25c American 6-11 $1 - A 6-16" 6-21 40c (quar.)- class 6-14^ 6-29 50c, Co. Co., 6-24 ' 15c" N (s-a) Company, 4Vs % Gold 6-15 40c (quar.) $1.25 % American Machine & Metals 1 $1.75 Corp. Co. com Chicago Dock & Canal Co. 1 7- _ &. Derrick 7- Insurance Holders Payable of Rec. 100 % (quar.)_; L. Distilleries preferred Glidden 7 25C 6- ; 6-23 Home Products (monthly) Laundry Machinery (quar.) American i General Storage (increased)iOhio Light & Power. (quar.) 6- ' 75c 1 Ltd. — 6-16 6- i Co. Co: B 1 (quar.-) 6%- 6-16 6-15 Falls Class 7 6-30 93 %c — (Chicago Towel Co,, common—'-w—— V! 7% preferred (quar.)— 4 40c — (N. 6- Coal; When • Share '• i & Lumber— Li Refrigerator Alden Glenmore 6-15 6-30 Cold 15c ... (quar.) Co. 6-306-25 50c Chapman- Valve Sfifg-.'(quar.7-—— Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., cominon (quar.) — v 3V3 7c convertible preferred (quar.) 2 6-30 $3 ______ preferred 5; 40c ^Central Warehouse Corp., class A__^ 6-15 75c com. 5- 50c (quar.)_ American /! 6-15 35c __ v Central 12V2 c —. American Casualty Co. American District Telegraph Quarterly f 9 (s-a) Chemical--.-.—, Note preferred American . 6- 75c (quar.) American 5-26 x. Plywood dividend Gibson Glen of Company Pacific Stock 6-10" 6-14> $1.25 - American , 1 50c & Western Ry., guaranteed Realty Co. series A pfd.__: Chemical. & Dye, Corp. (quar.) Allied 7- Ltd.„___. AlUs^(Louis) Company (quar.) 6-10 ■ 50c Extra $1.25 Alliance : 9 Steel Allegheny Allied 6- _ see Baldwin, 1 (Watertown,— iZZZJ ■. Georgia . Investment 7- 15c _. Agricultural 2 7-1'.- . 25c . com. preferred Central 50 c Standard Engineering Co. com. (quar.) preferred (quar.) & (J. I.) 30c - 2 7. $1.50 (quar.) 3,%,% 1st preferred (quar.) Carpenter Steel Co. (final) 'Carriers When Share V:- Abbott Aetna 450c. Per Name 6-10 Glens interest — Carnation Co. are; Per 11 beneficial ,, , dividends, announced this week of; ^Carborundum Co. (quar.)—— Carey Baxter & Kennedy (quar.) ■Carey (Philip) Mfg. Co,, com. .(increased)5% .preferred (quar.),, company name in our "General Corporation Investment News Department" in the week when - Certificates . under the declared. 7- t$l - .. ' • previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past, dividend payments in many cases are given and 7-2 $$1.25 . . Holderi Payable of Rec. t$2 ; first we bring together all. the dividends announced, the current week. Then we, follow with, a seconds table in which Share Oil Cos,;, Ltd., 8% pfd. (quar.)„ 5% preferred (quar.f^ ; L 4,% preferred- (quar.)—-— .Canadian Westinghousa Co.,. Ltd. (quar,) Capitol Building Co« (Chicago)— grouped, in two separate tables* In the are Name of Company r Canadian When Co.— (quar.)_ (Continued on page 45) . v 7 •?. ! Vblunie 167 Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE -13 (2369) N Stock Record «» New York Stock Exchange DAILY RANtE OF PUCES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE Range since Jan. 1 ■ Highest k:-.Tear 1947 /^LOWCSt/// I per share 90 87% 43% Apr Feb 6 Feb 80 4% Feb 11 11 July 10% Dec 60 Oct 13 y8 May 18% Oct 45% Feb 14% Feb 38 55 Jan 42 Apr 6 40% Oct 28% Feb 13 7% Feb 10 May 30 % May 6 10% Dec Dec Feb 22% Feb 20 101 Mar 11 3% Apr 14 31% Jan 102% Aug 14% Feb 26 * 6% 5% ■ 75% Mai? 19 Jan 76% 48 Va Feb 10% Dec 164 104 Nov 202 May 91 11 Jan 5 3 198 73 371% 38 37% 36' Air Reduction 4% 4% 21% common .— Industries Allen Inc Allied Chemical & 42 Va 41 Vs 5 41% 95 Va 96% 96% 30 *29% 30% *30 VA 30% 30% 31 May 21 6% May 17 50 Jan 2 9 8 68 27 May 15 9 70 103% Feb 26 Feb 3% Feb 11 76% Feb 6 167% Feb 21 37% Mar 16 28% Feb Mar 8 18% Mar 5 104% Jan 28 Feb 25 Feb 26 49% May 21 5 Jan 2 7% May 20 13 Jun 17% July 14% Mar 16 16 Dec 20% July 16 Jan 22 2 Jan 5 July 42% 3 65% Mar 6% Mar 4 4 Mar Apr Oct 37% Jan 20 5% Feb 10 Jun 48 x34% Jan 20% Feb 11 10% Jan 6% Feb 25 9% 65 22% July May 106% Mar Apr 6 May 88 Apr 16 17% May 18 19 Apr 15 4% May 15 9 89% Jan 8% May 21 92 conv St Radio Corp 7% *108 conv American 80 : Dec 7% thare 5 11 *49% 50 49%' 49% 49 % 50V2 50 50% x48% 49% *19 191/2 19 19 18% 18% 18% 18% XI8V4 18% *18 20 43 V2 —1 7 32% July 24% Mar July Deo Feb 7 18% May 39% Feb 9 Mar 23 125 14% 29 127 147 Dec 8% Feb 17 Feb v 10 2 33% May 21 11% May 15 16% Feb 129% Feb 81 Feb 11 117% Feb 72% Feb 21 95% May 14 86% May 14 17 Feb 12% Feb 13 16% May 21 186 Oct 164% Apr 6 6% Feb 28 10 Mar 9 Jan 9 16% Feb 22% Feb 16% Feb 14 25 May 15 Jun 42% Oct 38% Feb 11 46 Apr 48% May 70% Dec 46% Feb 11 68 May 27 172 July Dec 40 Mar Dec 158 Jan 37 Feb 32 136% " 25% May 23% Jun r 28% July May 29% 47% Jan 34 116 May 146% Feb 21 - 18% Jun 20 Oct Deo Apr 27 25% Feb 27 22% Mar 12 18 May 10 18 > Jan 21 54 Va Mar 29 120% Aug Oct 132 Apr 46% Feb 116% Mar Dec Oct 36% Mar 17 May 68% Jim Feb 95 hJan 103% Feb 76% Mar 16 6% May 10% Jan 69% 110% 62 May ; 20% May 96% Dee 35 : Not f . 2 v 9% Apt Dee • r 7 Feb 11 21 Jan 20% May 25 158 May 27 5 68% Jan Mar 119% Jan 8% Apr 22 55% May 24 103 Va May 26 111% May 24 8% May 21 30% Feb 11 41% May 27 Feb 10 Dec 16 Jan 6 30 28% Mar 19 May 19 44% May 27 38% Jan 5 3% 3% 71% 71% 12% 12% 11% 12% 61 61 60 61% 63 10 *42 % 431/4 1 6% *48% 491/2 1 26 25% *14% *16% .1 251/4 *102 14% 16% 16Va 251/4 24% *104% 110 Va *104% 14% 108 *91 33% 33 *130 95 33% 33 133 *130 133 32% 8% 8% 8% *32V2 34% 32% 32% *91 95 9% 32»A 32% 133 *8% No par 21 9% *130 8% X20 95 9% 1 *32% — t perthars 21 *91 9Va 9V4 26 7% *130V4 8% 8% *33 34 10% 32% 133 8% 34Va 14% 7% 92 40% 25% 14% 14% 16% 16% *16 Va 25 25% ib7 107' 25 107 Thursday May 27 *91 10% 32V2 *130V4 8% *33 95 IOV2 32% 132 S'% 33'% *33 10% 10 Va 101/2 92 93 81% 82% *82 % 16% 16% 16% 16% 161/2 16% 16% 16% 161/2 16% 16% American i% Snuff non-cum American Sugar 7% Co. Sumatrn 61$ ; Tobacco Am 19% 59% 5 $4 Andse Clayton Copper Mining 19% *34 135 *133 *23% 43% 66% 159 34% 135 25 50 19% 39% *19% 39% 39% 127 *125 20 39% 126% / 20% 20% 20% x20Va 157% 157% 1571% 59% 119 *118% 119 118% 118% 7% 53% 55 *102V4 103% 103 Va 103 110 111% 108 66% *64% 66% *64% 40 V2 40 Va 40% 39% 41 Va 40 34% 34 34% 16 ! 29% 28*12% - 30 13% «.=■ *118% 108 vc* 7% 57Va 67- 8 55% 8% *56% 57 20 39% 126 157% 140% 40 29% 158 Va 690 34% 400 34% 135 34% 135 7% 7% 54 • Va 59% 140 20 39% 126 20% 158 60 141 68'% 119 118% 118% 118% 8 54% 8 X52 8 53% 103% *103V2 103% 109 *103 108 8'/a 7% 7% 7% 66% *64% 66% 64% 65 40% 39% 40% 40% 41% 41% 41 33% 43 34% 43% »33% 105% 57 57% 56% 56% *56% 30 29% 29% 29% 13% 13 Va *12% 30% *105 59% 140 69% 108 34% 20 157% 68% 103% 8 19% 39 Va *125% 70 106 ' 158 158% 135 1,000 50 1,000 19% 60 *105 15,800 9,100 59% 34Va 67% 33% 140% 39% 67 26% 67% 106 330 68 13,800 33% 60% 34 43% 26% 140% *105 23% 43% 26% 66% 39 " *23 Va 43% 341% 59% 40 10% 24% 26% 140% *64Va 175 10% 33% 20% 8 800 2,000 38,600 33% 67 110 16% 21,100 26% 157% 8 83 26% *125 142% 7% 10% 91% 200 x32% 20 % 54Va 10 500 * 26% 157% 59% 33% 91% 171 90 8% 34% 66% 8% 34% *133 11 13.1 33% 140% 54% 158 175 Bharee *26% 20 20 597/8 34 Va *33% *133 40 Va 125 % 157% 103% Corp.. 34 39 % 20 8 21% 158 Va 125% 157% *107 * Co 158% 159 24% 43% 67 8 No par; Oil 66% 27 *102% preferred 20 :■ 64% 34% 1 Anaconda Wire R Cable No par Anchor Hook Glaea Corp com—12.50 66 135 54% 100 65 prior eenv preferred Anaconda Copper Mining 64 34% No par com 43% *24 . 10% *118% common—No par Smelt 43 *170 11 Va 141 141 100 7% preferred $4 conv prior preference Amer Zine Lead St 24% 10% *66 Va 100 Water Works Co Ine 24 43 26% 40 157 Va 25 common 24% 27 125 % 175 43 34 20 V2 40 125% *170 11% 34% *20 175 11 135 34% 135 5 preferred Woolen 158% 100 preferred American 158% 159 34' American Vlaeoee Corp common—14 51$ 64% *26% 100 American Tel 4u Tel Co Amerlean 64% *33% '-—.—100 Tobacco 64% *131 -No par common 43 159 No par Refg 24% 43% 63% - 100 Foundries—No par 24 *43 .25 common— preferred preferred American 24 *170 Sales for the Week 3,100 *8% 82 111/4 200 32% 32 131 93 175 107 8,200 10 11 % 200 II,100 6,100 81 Va *170 900 ' 16% 10% *91 111/4 14 Va 25 Va 10 10% 175 13,600 12,300 *91 83 111/8 8 20% 95 *. 93% *170 26% 20 201/2 10 100 200 2,400 92 20% 82% Safety Raior • American Seating Co —No par Amer Ship Building Co No par Am Smelt lb Rsfg eommon—No par 7% preferred 100 6% Friday 93 preferred 41 May 28 94 7% 500 49 I per share 84% Amerlean 800 6,400 62 # per share 84% 10% 13,600 ' 94 10% 3% 7% *82 941/2 10% 3,900 3,200 6% *47% 84 % 28 f- 9% Wednesday May 26 6% 25% *82 14% SALE PRICES 42'/a 49 10% Anderson-Prlohard i. *104% VA 6% 941/2 Anderson, Apr llOVa COO 3 7% 17% 3% 84% 31% Apr 14! *91 95 *9% *41 16% 25Va 1101/8 20% 17 *17 Va No par No par Amer Rad d> 8t San'y eom—No par 57% May 17 Mar 17 14% 20% 3% 72 *47% 8 92 24% S per share 21% 3% ,*71 25% *16% $ per share 20% 17'A 18% 6% 49 8 Tuesday May 25 20 % 17 Va 42% 14% May 24 9,400 6% *61% 16% f per share No par Co Monday 41% *6% 61% 25 Va 25 May 22 preferred preferred •8 I ' Saturday - 39 Va 6% 61% 71% *82 LOW AND HIGH STOCK 43% ' 62 6% 8 Va *16% 24% 15 1,300 *60 92 14% 17 25V4 306% 11% 26 Va 8 *82 10 106 Va 71 25 Va 8 94 90C 9,100 11% *47% 8 600 92% 71 *41% *84 ' 19 Va -20 Va 42 8 2,300 ! 105% Xl7% 3% 18% 12 6% 49 S5 ya 20 50% 11% 6% 42 8 100 46% Mar 8 6% 107 12 11% *47% *85 common 3% *70 6% 43 100 Fdy Co com—No par preferred109 Fowsr JS 3% 72 49 26% 6% *48 26% 3% *70 No par —1M 106 % May 28. For footnotes see page 24 Locomotive *42 6% 50 com preferred 4 11 6% 3% 98% Feb 16% Feb 46 *6% 4,000 40 % '*■ 40% Light eom—No.par 86 13 67 24% 6% 12% preferred Amer 9 May 26 16 Jan 39 6% 44 44 %. 71% American News Co— 6 62% Jan Dec : 45% 6% 6% 3% Steve 5 May 21 17 58% July 46% Jen <14% 61 44% 42% 7 12% Amerlean 24% Jan Mar 38% 105 71% Stores Feb 111% Mar 101% Not 106 V2 Foreign Power com—No par No par No par Steel Apr 42 105% 106Vi 17% American 70 8% 90 *105% 18 American 144 50% i% 26 22 14 6 Jan Apr 15 Jan 7% Deo 16% 105Va 17 27 41 Feb Dec *91% 41V4 17% 34% May 18 129 147% Mar 17 60 35% May 18 140 13 34% Feb 12 159% May 21 116% Mar 15 Feb 163% July ■; 41% May Xll6% 31 A Mar 19 131 82% Apr 135 Oct Mar 10 139 174% 149% Jun 62 Dec 93 Va 40% 17 % American Molasses 27 12 % Jan 176 9% Auf 15% May Deo 20 *91 Va 41% . 18 Far 14 Deo 142 -19% 93V4 40% ' 17% American Metals Co Ltd com.No par Jan 8% Jan Dec 34 19% *91 VA 40%' '»19% 17% 34% May 15 132 7 Deo *19% 91%. ^.r/40 % 17% Amer Machine Si Metals 76% Deo 170 44 Va 20% 91 VA 40% 92 18 y4 SS Co •/» 20% 17% preferred 50 Va * 17% May 17 10% May 27 85 11% May 105 *61 Va *26% *106 Va 40 Va 1 05Va 92 No par 27 107 *2QVa *90% 21% *401/2 *103% 26 % 107 171/2 cum 1,700 26% *106% Co preferred 3.901$ 500 26% 26% 108% No par American lee common 92 6% Feb Feb 15% x25% May 79% Feb Jan 101 Dec 99% 26% 26% 240 47% 99% *106% 108 175 47 VA 26% 18 Amer Maefc 4b 173% . 108% I perthare 21% May 24 Mar 99 % 26% EXCHANGE 9 16; 47% 99 VA *106% STOCKS Sep 28% Jun 47% 99 17% NEW YORK 4,500 26% 95% rsb 18% 174% 47% 99 17% Lowest 10,300 108% Jan $ per share *173% 46 98V2 40c Range for Previous 300 5% 87 VA 26% American Highest 174% 46% 98% 175 103% 5% 6 Va 88 46 No par non-cum 108% 86% 109% *106% American Home Products Rang# linos Jan. 1 Highest *108 100 American International Corp.No par American Investment Co of 111 1 f per 6 No par 25% May 17 Tear 1947 109V4 173% 16% May 21 f per share 109Va *108 173% 5 Lowest 109% 109 *108 47% 99 Va Diatllling oonT Tit 3,500 4,600 175% American Hide St Leather May 27 14% 43 47% *98% 11 107 14 Va 43 175% 18% Mar 17 27 14% 43 47 % 10% Feb 116 14% 42% 99 13% Jan Deo 14% 43 175% Oct May 21 13% 42% 99 Feb 15 13% 42% 47 Va Nov • 13 Va 42% *174% preferred series A-100 70 13% 43 —.—100 30% 13 2,200 4,600 Si Fdry com—No par preferred 6V 60 Va 68% 5% preferred 6% 34,800 26 87 VA American Hawaiian 3,800 9% 60% 5% 21V4 3 400 50% 9 Va 13% 6% *90'% 40% 118%:{ 49% 9% 67 Va 87% Tiling American European Secur American Export Lines Inc $7 118 Va 50 25% 5% American Encaustic Amer St 119 >/a C9 86% Colortype Co 10 American Crystal Sugar com—-10 4%% prior preferred—— 100 American Cyanamid Co com 10 4,100 * 61 Va 5% ; 800 6Va 50 26% 87% preferred 21,900 ;/'•/ l.ioo 60 V2 5% 100 100 -V 26% 87 Va — 6% *48 300 I,700 10,700 42 Va ■ 109Va 6 3,300 / X '■•I 92 *90 50 *68 6% Chain & Cable Inc 3%% 13% 42 V4 *68 88 Va 14% 102 ■ 13 Va 41% 70 *68 87% May 9% May 300;; 2,900 36% 36 6 Va 6% *47% 88% preferred conr 70 9% 6% 50 88% preferred American Car 26 Va 6% *47% 25 common 18% May 12 69 100 1 13 Jan 26% *68 preferred 4% Amer Cable American Can 5 26% May 20 62% '26Va 70 com—No par $6 5 *61 26% Brake Shot Co Amer 12 Jan 61% 26 Va American Bosch Corp 77% Jan 7% Jan 60% 26 % $7 2nd preferred A 53 9% 6% 50 118 63% 13% May 18 43 VA May 17 49% 9% 61% American Chicle Co Feb 118% 49 VA 26 American Jan 119% 49 9% 63% Apr 11 119 49% 9% 26 May 18 94% Feb 119% 48% 119 *68 20 21% May 21 *47% 10 51 '41% May 26 106% May 26 6Va *62% con? 4 ,91% May 25 29% 6% 49% 119Va 80 1 5% 5 30% 100 cum preferred Amer 13 Feb 30% 6Va preferred 6% 92 *48 119Va 50 9% May 21 10 16 88 55 6,700 196 % 193 197 *90 6V4 9% 3%% 196% 50 119% 49% American Bank Note common 92 198 30% 9"% 107% May 13 Jan Feb Mar *90 Va 197 *47% 50Vi 1% 23 92 9% 21 27 95 50V4 8 48% May 18 100 % Jan 33% Feb 24 Jan 175 Va Jan 41% 198' 197 *30 6% Chemical-No par 24 16 Va May 102 5% May 6% May 18 92% May 14 92 40% 95 197 1 May 19 Mar Agricultural 195 American Airlines common— Mar 22 9 Feb ' 30% 8 18% Mar 101% * 10% *10% 41% 58% Feb Dec 10% 951% 51% Jan Feb 10% i 100 95% Jan 7% Dec 10% *95 100 41% Jan Feb 10% 10% *95 90% Mar Jan 10% 100 90% Amer 6% - *95 32% 109 40% Mar 22 25 V* 100 32% *108 *94% Jan 115% *95 6,400 75% *73% 33% 1081/4 41% May 21 Deo 'I X32% XIO8V4 95 10 Dec 11 75% 33 Va 109 Va 94% 52 2 10% *731% 33% *108% 40% 121 86 100 75% 33% 108 Va 95 *90 3Vt% 13 6% 10 23,700 48% 41% preferred— —100 Mfg common—No par cum eony preferred 100 4% Mar 11 46 *95 *74 76 32% 108 Va 109 100 *95 *74% 33% 103 48% 49V2 40% 94% 91 ? 76 33% 109% 49 Va Allis-Chalmers Feb 3% May *74% 33'% 48% 90% May 26 42% May 27 96% May 28 11 25 Jan 25% May 3% 36% Feb 43 < 80% 3% 36 V2 54% Deo *80 4 36% 7% Jan 48% July 118% Oct 49 3% 49 35% 115 V* - 4 35% Dec Dec 80 3% 48 Va 35% May 20% May Dec *78% 4 49% 36 %■ Mar 18 Feb 48% 35% *90% Mar 10 Aug 8C 80 3% 3,300 36% 5 56 " 75% *107 8 Mills Co toe 42 26% 80 *78 Va 90 5,800 21 20% 36% May s 21 Va 20% Allied Stores Corp Common.—No par 36 Oct 20% 21 37% May 15 166 Sep 20% 20 VA 13,000 4 4 4% 13,400 11 25% Mar Feb 4 12'% 110 32% 46 110 i . 200 5,500 26% Va 20 Nov 105% July 26 *105 4% 4 4 12% 12% 26Va 110 4% 80 *78Va 11% 26 Va *105 Mar 24 86 Sep 4% 26% 110 1,800 11,700 - ' No par Dye Allied Kid Co 83% Feb 20 196% *105 *31% 14% May 14 94 11% 25% 26% 110 4 21% 11 10% 26 *105 4% 21 10% Apr 7% 10% 26% 108 4% 4'/a 49 10% Dec 99 10% 26% 108' 80 4 48% *74 '/a 33% 1 Dec 110% /t,, *19% 77% Dec 10% 26% 107% 37 VA 37% 32% 31 Dec 10% 26% 107% 36 VA 19% Apr 80 3% May 10% .No par toe Alabama St 37 % 31% 43% May 15 109 Va May 26 90 37% 36% 37 *44% 19% 9% Mar 17 6 44 Va 45 20 Va x35% Mar 19 49 44% *44 32 Va Feb 37 44% 45 31% Feb 74% 44% *44 *19% 50 101% 45 45 19% 17% Dec *43% 37 Corp Addresaograph-Multigraph Admiral Corp 32 VA May 18% No par Corp„lo 1 Adams-Millis - 19% May 88 22% 32 Va 30 9 38% 55 22 Va 19 Va May 17 21% Jan 36 19 54% 22Va 54%* 22 11% Dec 47% 54% 22% 50% 20% May 65% Dec 75% 54 22 Va Alpha Portland Cement——No par Amalgamated Leather Co com—1 6% conyertible preferred——50 Amerada Petroleum Corp—No par 107 Dec 107% 54 22% 32% Feb 8% Mar 50% 54 21% 19% 81 34% May 7 53% 22% r-% 32% 33% Feb Jan 54 22% 32% 105% July 42% Oct 51 54 198 20% Feb 35 4,660 6 198 *19% 32% 25 Jan 3,700 95 5% 6% No par 39% Mar 46 *90 95 6 Va 6% Allied Mar 14% May 5% May *90 100 34% May 20 18% Mar 13 28 Oct 6% 8 Mar X171 Oct 99% *90 6 % 8har*t 77V4 54 *78Va 11 98 77 22% 4%* preferred-.— 100 Allegheny Corp common— 1 5 % % preferred A .——100 $2.50 prior cony preferred-No par Allegheny Ludlum steel Corp_No par $4.50 preferred ———No par Allegheny & Welt Ry 6% gtd-ioo 23 i 6 % 76% Va 54 80 Apr *90 6% 76 22% 21% 96 98 6'/a 76% 1 5 2 *90 6% 76% 76 the Week Sper share 10 toe 20 75% Sales for May 28 S per share Steel Co Acme Aldens Jan 76% f per thare Friday"" Thursday May 87 ., May 26 $ per share f 76% PRICES Wednesday Adams Express Alaska May 24 Feb Jun ' May 25 t per share 98 6% SALS HIGH Tuesday May 24 76 % *90 2.50 Co 4% May 20 21% May 21 May 21 Mar Motors ACF-Brfll Vicksburg Ry__——100 Juneau Gold Mining——10 May 18 May 13 Dec 90 27% May 15 108 75 36% 30% May May 27 12% May 27 34 Jan ' 30 38 109 22% 18 May 29% May 55 % May 17 23% May 15 46 Va Jan 27 May 21 8% Feb Nov . 4% May 15 90 Apr 12% May 14 6% Jan 9 76 Va AND Monday i per thare No par No par eom Abraham St Straus 100 50% May 14 Feb 108 Nov Abbott Laboratories 2 70% Jan 7 24% Feb 28 Nov Dec 79% Jan 10 37 Feb 56 Par 2% Mar 15 Feb 44 27% 90 % 11 Feb " 3% Dec 16% Dec 2 % May 25% May Feb 112 Nov 75 Feb 38% May 25% 100 Saturday May 22 EXCHANGE t per share share 64% Mar 17 Jan 110 Jun B% t per t per share LOW STOCK YORK NEW • Lowest Highest 66% May SMilk; STOCKS Range for Previous 106 105 7% 51% 103 Va *103 19% 800 39 Va 2,300 127 20 400 5,100 157% 19,800 59% 13,900 140 69% 119 8 52% 103% 106 540 8,100 290 6,200 25,400 4,500 800 7% 7% *64 Va 66% 200 40 Va 40% 45,300 7,200 44% 8,580 34 *33 33 % 2,900 105 106 lCGVa 44% 43 310 57 V2 56% 56% 400 30 29% 29% 21,900 *12% 13% 200 " -13 13 13% ' 13 Va SK> 14 (2370) THE •■»«- - E»nf<» t ott Previous 6% Feb 39% Apr 4% Mar 2 28% Feb 14 Oct May 9% May 25% Feb 11 Feb 90 17 Dec Feb 15 Va Oct 11% Mar 16 38(4 130% Jan 91% Feb 16 Jan 41% Feb 91V* 55 Jun Dec 110 88 Feb 106 10 Jan "l4 "Sep 14 Feb 12% Mar 12 17 % May 24 Artloom Feb 12% Mar 16 19 5 132% Feb 134 Feb 94 34 Sep 26 Jan 66 May 99 Jan 84 Feb.11 91 34% 57 Feb 40 Apr 121 *111 30 Feb 102 Feb 9 114 91 Feb 9 97 21 Feb 11 ;55 Feb 13 104 Mar 30 20 July July 27% 12% Feb Feb 13 Jan Jan 17-% Dec 29% Jan 12 Dec 27% Jan .15 7% 49 Feb 4% Feb Feb preferred 26 5% 99 14% 14% 103 4% Coast Line • 97% 98% RR No par common conv Atlas 60 V , 1 111% Avco Mfg $2.2$ Corp (The) 31% 317a 32 V* 4,100 113% 112% 113% 1123/4 114% 111% 112% 105% 8,900 105% 106% 106 107 107 17% 17% 17% 18%. 107 l&Ya 11,600 61Y4 60 60 Ya v. 57 110% *109 110 20% *22 5934- 110 Ve 20% 8Ya *15% 16 Ya 37% 8% - 37(a . 72 No par 112% 96% 107% 22 *22% 15 14Ya 14% 18 18 18 6Ys 7 *15 16% *15 " 6Ya 44% 97 1,100 23 % 233/4 3,200 56% 1,260 107% 24% . 7% 107% *15 107 Vz *22%, 8 16 400 8(4 *15 14(4 14 14% 18 17% 17% 520 24Ya 1.500 7% 14Y4 6Ya 43% 16%' 963/4 720 55 18 ' 111% 24% 56% 8 Ya 200 17,400 57% x24 57 Ya 700 45 111% 109 16 44% 111% 8 14Y8 44Ya 24(4 1,900 72 44% 22 16 59 96% Ya 800 36% *68 45% 107 *17Ya 44% 44 96 57 56% 72 36% 60 8Ya 15 Ya 44% 95% x24 18% 37% x72 22% G'% 18% 7 112 ■% 19% *36% : 44% 111%' ' 18% •59% 72 43 Ya . 15 6% 37 Ya *70 18 Y4 <• 5 60 37% 24% 8% 150 105% 57 common—3 preferred— oonv 420 31% 24 205/a 10,700 18(4 31% 5634 112 185/a 19 31% 24% , 2,700 106 24 Ya *83/a 16 3/4 103% x56(4 20s/B 1,120 18% 103% 96 Ya *110% 18% ■ 112% 16% 106 96% No par 18"% 111% *17%- 17 103% 96 3/8 ' 16% 440 106 113% 24(4 112% "'J 19' *18 6,100 105 9534 ^57 3/4 98 103% 113 V* 96 - 533/4 98 108 43%: .45 112% 113 24% No par 18% 53% 98 xll2% 17 700 54% 103% 45Y4 '•45% 114 112% 18% 16% 26,300 103 *102% 443/4 45 Ya *57 ——5c 112' *17% 520 v143/a 14(4 1023/4 *106 *70 No par pfd ($1.20)- 53% *97 V4 1,100 15,300 112 ■ .17% 60% 54% 18% 76 93 Automatic Canteen £0 «f Amer 106 17% 60 Ya 114 Autocar Co 306 103 •'.'•f 98%- 98% -^31% ' 34 14% *102Ya 33 107 37Ya Austin ,8 113% 14% 101% ' 53% * 103% *36 > No par common 31% ■ 113 / 18% *70 5 Nichols 18% I 16% 76 —100 Conv prior 31% 16% 14% 101% 111% 18%< *17% - 38 Ya Atjklf Taalc Corp 20 18% 106%, Ya 18% 17 Va 16% *37 100 Corp *18 *70 , A—100 Atlas Powder common 4% conv preferred 18% 14% 102% 53% : 54(4;' 98% .->98% . 112% 17% .,17% preferred 100 Refining common——25 preferred series Preferred $3.75 series B 9- 14% ." 102% 54 *111% 17 3,300 99 14% 98% *105% 10 non-cum Atlantic 7Y4 May 17 45 y2 May 26 35% Jan 22 99% 53% :"t 112% 113% —100 — 19 V\ Jan % Apr 23 4% May 98 103 112 Shares 31% 31% 9 Ye May 21 16 y4 May 21 19 Jan 10 May 28 15% 30% 31% Atl G A W I 88 Lines 16 24 Ya Jan 26 *32% 106% Atlantic May 21 .Jan 32% 31 '/a *102% 6 64 Ya Apr 20% Feb 25 5% Mar 12 18% 25 Ya 32 30% 109 May 22 114 31% 31% 99 103 5 Jan 31% 106% Inc the Week 6% 98% 102% non-cum *6% - 30% 18% F 16% 99%'' 102% T 4v6'% t- 31 108% { 6% 98% 101% com__100 6% I per share 30% *106% Topeka A Santa Fe 6Va Sales for Friday May 28 May 27 31% 18% ; Thursday 4 per share 99% 16% 5% 463/b May 21 ' Corp— Corp. •' 4 per share " 31 *17% A 61% May 18 47y2 Mar 1 78 y4 Mar Constable ' 31 5 Atch May 27 19% May'27 6 22% Mar Dec *98 No par 5%c No par 107 22 i 5% May 13 Deo 36% No par 4 per share 31 53% conv PRICES May 26 98% 103V4 53% •■ May 28 115% May 15 24 Jan 68 Dec 73 Dec 32 % 3 .25% Jan Mar Sep 105 Aug 26% July 21% May 103% v 1v Dry Goods common—1 6% 1st preferred ^100 7% 2d preferred 100 Associates Investment Co10 103% May 27 11 Feb Arnold May 14 May 27 May 10 111 5 Mar 45" 113% Dec lllYa 96 16 14% Feb Feb 77 Nov Feb Feb 59 Apr 100 Feb 18% Jun 105 . 112 40(4 May ■ 17 Mar 12 Dec Jail Nopal Associated Feb Dec 40 V2 May 14% com preferred cum Jan Deo Dec 5 com SALE 31% 31% 98% 14% $6 conv prior preferred $4 31% No par Illinois Armstrong Cork Co F. $3.75 preferred-- 17% 25 31% 9 of 31% 98 HIGH AND '"Tuesday,:'"--7:"Weflnesday " '% -** 6 - Monday, May 31, 1948 May 85 t per share ■; 32% 100 LOW » May 84 6 < 31% 10 preferred-—. Co At 19 99 23 Va Armour 6 par Corp com conv 20% 99 62 Jan Steel 4%% 98% May 25 112% May 10 2 10% May 13% Deo x98 Armco 5 54% May 26 29 104% Mar Jan 5 Archer-Daniels-Midland —1—No 15% May 19 ' : 2 v '••••iloiiday .''''V : May 23 Xno CHRONICLE „ ••-/•/•Baturday I per-share A. P W Products Co 32% May 21 101 • v -, 6% May 28 Feb ' EXCHANGE v 34% Jan > 37% 99 FINANCIAL , 'HEW YORK .STOCK $ per share 109% 24% May 103 $ per share t per share 3% Jun 30 Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest Highest $ per share & STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest COMMERCIAL 15 Yb 12 100 13 10,000 18 *17% ^400 6% 6 Ye 6% 6% 67a 17,500 44% 1 45% 45% 45 % 44(4 45% 1,900 7 B f 13 16 Dec ,13% 12% Feb Feb 10 25% Feb 15% Feb 9% May 16% Jan , . . 11 Feb 11 20% Apr 45% Dec 39% Dec 21 19% Feb 62 ; Mar 24 Feb 11 ;Jan 31 4 Feb 13 110% Jan 20% Aug 108 % 88 5% May 12 85 Feb Jan 29 Dec 40 30% Jun f 39% Mar Feb Feb 8 % Jan 30 Feb ; Sep 21% May 25% Nov 77% Dec 24% Dec 19% Apr 133% Dec "l3% Dec 150 31 30 24% 31 % 24% 30% 14,100 291/3 78% *76% Bath 26 6 Mar 16 137 Ya Jan l 25 May Highest i . Lowest - 1 28 Feb 11 35 % Feb Nov 18% Deo 41% July Oct 21% Feb Feb 29 36 32% Mar 15 24% 59 2 4 49% Jan 38 Feb 24 55 Oct 42% Feb 11 Sep 88 Jan 2 96 Feb 3% Mar 16 33% Mar 18 Feb Jan 7% Jan 50 -8 Apr 28 Dec 18% Feb May 40% Feb 23% May 30% Nov 31% Feb X27% Mar 17 25% Mar 16 63 Jan 71 28% Mar 10 9% Mar 16 90 Dec 15% Dec 28% Feb 15% Mar 16 25% Jun 36% Jan 27 Apr 20% Nov 125 37 May Dec 86% Feb 25% May 37% Nov 80 14% Feb pfd $3.2$ A 16% Feb 122% Jan 8 65 5 Feb x32% Feb 15% Mar 12% May 100 95% Apr Mar Jan 11 Dec 24% Feb Dec 108% Jan 3 Dec 6 Feb 22% 104 27% Feb Jan Aluminum Ami 23% 36 17Ya 853/4 *85 —100 - ,*• mm <•* 'fe**" «W T , Jan Co & class . Brasa_ A_, Mar —No par Feb cum Co — 3 common- ^ 34% 35 y4 .36% 8,800 36% 373/a 36% 37 Ya 36(4 36Y8 37% 14,800 36 y4 38,300 •)/*i35 y4 11% Niag El Corp 3.60% Bullard Bulova 21' Burlington 'Mills Corp 79% Feb 26 ' 77 88 Mar 31 Apr 13 13 9 Ye Mar 16 1.7 % Jan 26 21 6 May IB 101/4 Jan 15' 96 May 4 14% May 17 < 78 89 Oct 16 4% May 18 253/4 May 2i: Jan 98% Jan Oct 23% Feb 11 Mar 12: 2% Mar 17 Mar 17 15 104 Jan Feb 9 3 343/a May 18: Co 7% common—: Jackson "11% 113/a 1,900 11% 11 (.1 11% 11 11Y4 3,500 Tuesday , 353/4 353/4 353/4 35% 18 Ya 19 Va- 19 % 19% 33 1874 32 33 33 337'a 33% 341% 31Y2 32% . 17% 16% 163/a 47% *43% 46% 25 255/a 247a 333/4 33% 33% 34 36 3534 84 17 17 *43% 271/4 27% 5% 38% *38 V4 9% *50 33 32% 331/4 33 Ya 34% 99% 99% 20% 21% 20 Y4 15 *293/4 30% *95 96 35'/a 273/a 27 27% 27 273'4 43 423/4 3,800 43% 43«/8 43 «/a 43 43% 3,500 10,600 63% 96 £ 4 cotnmon___No par 25 - 11% 34% UV2 7,606 34(4 34 Ya 11,100 33% 33 Ya 333/4 2.6C0 4,500 34% '' 35% Na par *101 " *33% 35% 35% 36 V* 36(4 99% *57% 99% *97% 99 Ya 20% 20 Ya 20% 203/4 21Y4 *S0 303/4 *29% 30% 98 *96 98 96 96 22 X21 % 22(4 21% 21% 96 96 96 *96 22 125 11% 88 36 23Ya 23 Vi 125 124 237a 113/4 11% 72% 72 72 373/4 *123(4 11% 37% 37 88 23 Ya 124 113/a 72 /72 *86 23% *123% 11% 72 20 21% 23 Ya 1*123I/2 11% 35% 333/4 35Va *95 72% 102 11 Va *97% 303/4: 3574 25% 11% *293/4 72 4 55 34»/4 35% 14% *50 X33 % 73 87 9 55 11% 30% 38% 9»/4 *50 333/4 35% 89 2,300 93/a 55 34'/4 23YB 14% 600 93/a 9% *50 800 1,900 33 V4 23 s4 *88 38% *9 33% 97 '*85% 38% *373/4 331% 213/4 9 39 381/4 33 % 22 I734 4Ya 32 Y4 21% 9 633/4 96 474 33% 23 54 17% 62(4 96 5 11V* 21% 1 63% 97 30% 24 90 5 ' 125 160 *94 30% 20 43 5 *29% *86 85 *47 11% 23 Va par *373/4 55 *83 623/4 623/4 93/8 11% 84 49 97 *43/4 38i/4 21% 90 62 *94 474 t 99 S'6% 4,000 35 V4 27 20% 20% 35 Y2 36(4 900 27% 20 86% 18,300 84 99 20% 26 3 a *47 21 11% 46 Y2 25% 851/4 99% *123% 17 Va *43 V2 26 48 par 80 35Ye 35 »/4 *16% 46% 84 —• __15 Co_i—: *99 253/s 47 9J/4 32 Ya 34 17 *43 % 26 85 *50 34% 9,100 47 38 55 33% 34% 800 5,400 , ... *434 113/4 __100 — 5 -2.50 36 , 9% 43/4 17 *35% 26% 38Y4 9% 98 3/a Shares 19 Ya 333/8 261/4 *96% Salee for the Week 9 per share 3534 47% *88% Friday May 28 4 per share 19% ' 25 Ya *75 Thursday May 27 4 per share 18 Ys 85 23% Wednesday May 26 # per share 47 *38 ' May 25 . (aj 900 PRICES 35Y4 9% pfd__lC0 SALE 19% 11% participating preferred—_100 By ran 35 Ya 35Y8 38% common-—1 ■Butt* Copper A 2<nn_^ Byers Co <A M) 35 193/a 11% ; preferred 135% 35% 96 Bldg 7% preferred—100 Bros 134% 35 Ya 62 —No par 5 Co Terminal A-%% 36 Ya 134 Ya 35% " 11% 32 Ya Burroughs Adding Machine—No Butler 35% 134 Ya 35 V4 63% preferred —100 3%% conv 2nd preferred——100 3%% preferred -i 100 Bush Term 363/4 134 Ya 36 Ye 134 Va -353/a 85 35% 400 135 y4 48% *72 85 i 135 96 4% Bush ' 35Y4 *82 11% , 36 11 Ya 36 25% 85 35Y8 136- 35% 96 1 2,900 36Ya 95 No par 25Y4 34Ys *17 11% 25 (W 36% 27 1*1% 7,000 29 Ya 25 Ya *83 *43% ' *123% 125 17Ya 29 Ya *94 .No par 17% 30% 42 5/8 —400 —4 13,500 29% 42 3/4 . 50 36 Ya 30 3/a 26% 55 600 36% 85 *47 *50 1,900 223% 103 Ya 25% 46% *5% 17% 223/4 *102 30 . ;46i/2 85 23% •103 Ya 85 42 s/8 _No par (The) C6 common $5 preferred Buffalo Forge Co___ Watch I71/4 *223/4 *102 1,100 25 Ya -No par Budd Buff 33% 23 Ya 1,500 19 Ya 30 Ya n100 15 26 16% 17% 62% common 28 17% 63 Brunswlck-Balke-Collender _JNo Bucyrus-Erla Co 1% preferred 17 Ya 43 No par $3.60 preferred " 17% *42% 62% —No par I common- Inc 17% *22.3/4 20 36 (4 19 Ya 37 Ya _100 preferred Shoe 36 34 27 (assented)_100 Bearing Co 5 Branlff Airways Inc .^ .. —2.50 Brewing Corp of America —15 Bridgeport Brass Co —No par 3%% 37 V4 —5 common preferred Co 36 46% Boston A Maine RR Bristol-Myers 14 4; *84 1 ... Bower Roller ' May May 241/a May 90 May 98 May '33% (The)—,,——.:_18 Briggs Manufacturing Briggs A Stratton— 11% May 15 ' 74% May 17 37 Ya May 28 88 5 , Apr 30 x221/4 May 27 124 2 — Corp 36 Ya 25% t per share 261/4': ,-jNo par Co 3%% ■a 6 24% May 17 . 36 163/4 102% *85 Monday May 24 33% 17% *43% «•— » a sfl f , 163/4 102 3,800 34 86 May.22 351/4 l93/4 193% 50 123% 12 Ya *33 36'% 110 90 Va 30 V4 Saturday 19% 36 V4 *19% 1,200 1,400 30% # per share 135% 13 34 22% LOW AND HIGH . *88 34% 353/a , 12% *33 17% 85% *134% 136% 36 36% 11% 11% - 90% 39 Ya 89 21 Va 29Ya 29% 363/4 *88 102% 17Ya ?4S/b i 21% 35 Ya 25% ;-.36% 13 *87 Ya 22 36 Ya *38 Ya 89 22 *107 104 25 29Y4 com_Nopar B Borg-Warner Borden lo 90Ya 12% 40 *87 Ya 13,300 *86 37% 87% *86 60 , 11,500 100 110 2,400 233/a 8,900 125 10 IIV4 72Ya 410 37(4 37% 15,300 *71Y4 88 11% 37Ya 2,400 *86 88 100 20 20% 38 20% 38% 38 38% 23 23Ya 22% 23% 88% 88% 88'% 88% 90 *9C (4 92 *90 92 95 97% 100 95 95 *93 96% *93 96 93 93 400 *75 80 *75 80 *75 80 *76 80 *75 80 16Ya 17Ya 8Ya 87a *68 145/8 *85% *4 163,4 14% 20% 20 % 203/4 2C i- 20 VA 38% 1,800 39Ya 39% 39 Ya 3974 42% 22% 23(4 5,200 16,800 90 16% 22% 23% 22 Ya % 23 54 90 17% 17 Ya 17 '4 17% 12,800 9V4 93/a 9(4 9% 2,000 94% 14% 14% 94% 14% *93(4 14% 85% 85% 85% 85% *85(4 37i 3Ya *101 33% 33 33% 36% ■36% 36 36 54% *53 102 4 4 24 25 24% 25 24 102 11101 % 102 33 33 36 Va ?5 430 14 14 36 0 33% . 4 102 243/a 100 17% 9% 147a 4% 23 94 9% 86 4 ; 25 102 89 14% *85% 4% 101% 9 89 89 86 24% 17% 9 20% 4,300 67 Ya 250 4 1,500 24% *101% 4,200 102 32 32% 32 40 32 Ys 2,700 01 24% Apr 51% Dec 1% 34% X55 Dec 27% Mar 17 39 Jan 52 5 54 1% Mar 12 3 Dec 3% 6% May 21% May 8% 34% Oct 12% May 17% Feb 110, Dec 38 I 22% *102 17Ya .No par 21 Ya 7% Mar 16 79 Mar 16 Jan 79 24 102 Ya 13% *32 Ya 25 Ya ——__No par Co_. 42 % 12% Feb Dec Dec 19 6 Oct 10 12Ya *85 - : 8 16% 88 13% 25 • ——1 (Del) 14 16% Mar 16 Jun May Jan 13 81 May 19 6 20 : Feb 6 13% May 94% May 83 11 Feb 72 13% 17 3/4 —10 preJetred—i,,—„ Class 101% Apr 27 ' Mar 30 29% Feb Jun 13% 36 3/4 36 33YiC — 96 Feb May *23 Ya 102Ya - 8 ———1 13 Feb 84 -—10 —100 ser of 1946-No par Co-> Brown 23% 80 *83 16Ya Brooklyn Union Ga«— 38% 22% 104% 89% ■< 20 32 102% Dec 89 42 21% 16% 21% May 22-' 14% May May 14 May 80 89 29% 20 28 Dec 26: 89 89 41 x36(a Feb 17% Feb 14 Dec 9 69 22 16 Va Bon 11% May 15 34% May 28 34% May 18 t 120Jan 88 Ya 22 20 90% Feb Feb 13 % Mav 93% Feb Apr 27% 88-Ya 16% Bond Stores Inc 38% May 28 IO1/4 May 18 20% Deo *86 Brothers—.T--No par Boeing Airplane Co ——I 5% May 15 Feb 106% 41 88% 22% 87% *20 20 m May 24 6% 39% Dec 41 88 21% 21% 16Ys Black A Decker Mfg Co__. 63% May 24 " 95 41 87% 20% .87% 20% Blaw-Knox Jan 19. 27% May 15 43% May 19 109"% 43 *41 Ya 16Ya 7% 51 20 % Mar 9% 2,900 43 20 Y» Bohn 77 Ve Mar 16 30 20 21% Bloomingdalc 41V2 Mar 13% 2,700 19% 41% 16Ya May 12 29% Apr 16 Feb 96 13 Ya 20% 42 20 V2 42 10 Mar 17 Jan Dec 13% xl9% 41% 20V4 Bliss (E W) Co +d Slliss A Laughlln Tnw Jan Dec 13 % 20% 41% *163/4 17% May 15. 11 35% 7 13% 20% 40% 34 15 \ Feb 67 81 13% 413/a 12 Ya 41 Ya 13% 20% *86% * Bigelow-Sanfofd Carpet new_No par Blrmlugham llectrlo Co_ Nepar May 15. Dec 102 13 % 20% 42% 36 Ya 19%, May 18. 34% May 27 45% May 13% 20% 41% *32 Ya Feb U 22 % Mar 16 116 3% May 13% 20% *41 NEW YORK STOCK : EXCHANGE Dec 32 13% 34 — 43 42 36Ya common. *41 20% 36 Ya preferred——— 43 41% 13% 34 Aviation— *41 20% 36% 9 14 89 , 42% 36 3/4 Bethlehem 'Steel 37%. May 18. 96 Jan 12 37% May 88% Deo *40% 4 per share xl3 £20% 18% May 14 May 28% May May 38% May 42% pfd—-100 t Jan 12% May 25. 25% 42% 33% Highest $ per share 14% May 29% Nov ; *40 36% Range since Jan. 1 9 per share 36 42% 2.50 Bendix Home AppliancesBeneficial Indiis Loan com 37 y4 May 15: 143/4 Jan *40 Corp— Foods— 1,000 55 25% 34 Cum 25% 53% 25% 36% Best 3,600 255/a 56 *32% Beet 54% 55% •25% pfd——T__100 Co •130 53% 56 25% 2S Inc-— Howell 8,700 79 55% ——_rr_50 4%% 2.9 Ya 78 Y4 25% 13 3/a Bell A 29Ya 79 26 STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest common*, RR 30% 56% *41 800 *76% *25 % 1 No par (A S) 4%% Range for Previous 9 per share Corp conv Mills, Aircraft Bendix 30 Ya May 24 37% May 27 37 Ya May21 Apr 28 cum Shoe 31 78%. 26 5 - *76%. 50 — Co 78% 1 87 Ya Mar 10 17 31 Foods 56 % *76 ■ *25% Co Works 78% 57 Packing Co__ _1_10 Belding-Hcminway 1 Bell Aircraft Corp——1 May 25' 14 11% May 19 Iron 3%% 2 Jan 125 preferred Oil 77% 56 50 ' 10 Bayuk Cigar* Inc__ Beech 50 100 — common— Beech-Nut 25 Feb preferred,.— Corp (Delaware) Beech Creek 23 Va Feb Jan 25% 30% common! Aroostook 5% 5 80 Jan 18% 24 3 3 31% A 4%% 37'Y4 May 26 2IY4 Jan 2 30% Feb 27 I 30% 102 Ya May 22 11 May 1 23 Y« Jan 20 32% Oct 25 8 24(4 Jan * % Mar 16 16 28% Jan 103% Feb 35% Jan '41,700 24% Barnsdall 193/4 Mar 22 17% 25% Conv. 20 Yb May 21 Feb 15 Ya 24% Apr 16 18% Mar 16 25% Jan 11 93 25% 34 Ya 1534 Feb 26 11,700 25% 37 5' 14 Yb Feb 24% Jan 106% Aug 39% Feb 16% 25% 147a Bangor 16 Oct Dec 15 Ya 16% 15% Beck 18% May 1574 16% 14% Beaunlt 18% Jan 28 16 16% 15 % 8 10% May 16% May 95 15(6 16% 9 15 Ya Apr 11 32% Feb 16% 16% 14% 5 12% May , *15% 16% 15% Beatrice 2 15% 16 14% Barker Brothers Jan 15% 16% 15% May 17 100 16 16% 15% 223/4 May 4 *15% 16% 15% 43 Ya May 15 90 Jan 8 2 May 16 16% Barber Oil 16% Mar 10 Den *15% 15% May 12 May 14 44% Jan 1 ; r_100 44% May 7 16% Mar 31 23% Jan 2 9% Feb 24 18% May Inc— 26 9 Dec , 17% 96% 37 24% Nov 35% Dec, 83% Deo 80 % T) (B Baldwin Locomotive Works 13 Baltimore A, Ohio common___-ioo 4% non-cum preferred 59 X42% Mar 15 28% July Jan Apr «% Dec 19 Jun f , 60 Babbitt 16% May 15 27% May 15 31.% May 22 13% Feb 10 Feb Jan 54 % May 16% May 14 17 May 17 27 Mar 16 30% f . Feb 69 55% 42% Dec 18 13% Feb 11 Feb 16% • 11% May 60; May ; 24% Dec M ay Dec 9% May 132 48% Feb Feb Feb Feb Jan 6% Feb 11 24% Feb 11 13% Mar 29 108% Jan 13 38V4 Feb 11- 25% Feb 14% Mar 16i 15% Feb 10 For footnotes see page 24 Mar 4 May 15 May 28 May 17. 874 May 21 31(4 May 7 15% May 21 118% May 20 44 May 14 xl9 (4 May 26 19 Ys May 14 California Packing tornmon-JNTo par preferred Callahan Zlnc*Lead v — —: 36% 3634 50 i% *52% 54% 1 2 Ya 2Ya Calumet A Hecla Cons Copper: 5 Campbell W & C Fdy No par Can Dry Ginger Ale $4.25 Canada conv com 1.66% preferred—No par Southern Ry Co_ Canadian Breweries Ltd— Pacific Ry Canadian ■ 77 a *30% I534 *118 100 *42% No par *183/4 —25 18 8 31% 15% 120 *53 2% 73/4 x30% 15 2Ya 54 Ya 8 7% 30% 30 Va 15'3/6 *53(4 .2% 2% 7Ya h 30 y4 14% i/e 15 Ys 118 118 43V2 *43 44 193/4 *19 193/4 19 18% 18 18(4 17 Ya 118 , 43 118 : 36 Ya 7Ya 30 14Ya 118 7Ya 30 y4 ,/ 14Ya 118 . 37'% 37 37 Ya *53 V* 54 Ya 2% 2% 54 Ya 54 54 2% 2% 2% 2% 7 7''% 7Yo 7(4 30 Va 14 5/a *118 ; 31 30 15 43 *42 Ya 45 42 Ya 43 vl9 Xl9Y4 19 y4 *18 Ya 19 17 Ya 18 Ya 17 5/8 ,18 18 /; 30 14 Ya 118 118% 14Ya :.r 118 2,800 50 , 6,600 22,300 1,200 11,500 v 320 *42% Va . 43 *18(4 17% 19(4 300 17% 95,700 40 Volume 16 fJ Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2371) 15 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Range for Previous ;•' .'".WV- ' Highest : I per share, I per share Nov 47% Dec 11 Apr 14% Feb 50 May 57% Feb 15% Jan 5% Dec 102 Nov 27 Dec 38 128 Jan . ji since Jan. 1 Range " Lowest 4 per share 38 Mar 11 Feb t 18 Feb 18 39% Jan 27% Jan 2 31% Apr 32% Mar 4 41% Jan 14 35% May 45 Oct 35 % Mar 30 7% 29% May 132 47 Dec Feb ; Dec 158% Mar 16 6 V* Mar 1 35% Mar 9 8 9 46% 44% 46 17% 17%: 17% *51% Clinch & Power & 40 Case General (J I) Co Corp—— common 130 Feb 5 Feb 53 Feb 26 May 5 68% May 15 7 % preferred 1 Caterpillar Tractor.. Dec 22 Feb 13 34 May 20 Feb 10 104 May 28 130 Dec 156 Apr 123 Feb 11 140: May 27 22% Feb 28 19% May ; 19% Dec xl7% 32% 21% 18% May Feb 17 14 Vs Dec Feb 22 V8 Dec r 75/a May 7% Feb Jan 10% 3 Jan Apr 16 6% Feb 28 7% May 21 Celotex 33% May 21. 20% Jan 5 18% Feb 8% —. —20 / Co—_No par ———1 preferred : Aguirre Sugar Central Foundry Co. 3 100 % Dec Feb 102 Jan 2 107 Mar 31 77'/a Central Hudson G & E Corp.lNo par Central 111 Light 4%%. pfd—100, Dec 96% Apr 79 Feb 4 83 May 27 Central 4 % May 12% Jan 7% Jan 6 32% May 21 11% Dec 9 % Dec 22% 116 Nov 16% 19% May 19 28% Apr 13 Vb Feb 10 20 17% Feb 18 90 18 20% Feb 30% Oct 54% Jan Dec Dec Apr 24% Feb 28 Feb Jan 110% Jan 102% July 7% Feb Feb Cerro 33 26 May 28 Champion Paper & Fib com—No 100% Jan Chain 9 '/a Mar 16 25% Mar 16 30 37% May 45% Jan 9 Jan 29 6' 82% Apr 29 4 Feb 11 14% Jan 90 6% May 15 Jan 7% Feb 11 9% Feb 11 14% May 21 7% Mar 16 10% May 14 14% Feb Feb 27% Feb 9 33% 53% Feb 35 Feb 11, Jan 45% May 21 34% Dec 28% Feb 11 56 1 July Apr 15 14% Mar 36 % Mar 20 40 IB 39 45% Jan 22 Feb 11 15% Jan 21 Feb 14% Feb 11 4% Nov "32 7% Mar 23 1 58% May 14 Dec Childs Yellow Cab.. 5% % 85 10 105% Jan 6 Dec Clark ll5%- Feb 6 106 Nov 109 Mar 107 Jan 5 108% Feb 71 Dec 101 Jan 72 Jan 2 42% Dec 14% Jun Dec 35% July 57 Feb 24% Feb 26% May Feb 91% Dec Feb 10 t per share 141 t per share Pitts May x61% 191V* Nov Jun 65% Jan 1140 May 1155 16 T% May 56 Jan 87 Dec 23% Dec 153 Feb 11 61% Mar 25 cum 105% July Co 88 Va Feb 11 9 2 45% Jan 2 Coca-Cola Co Class 17 17 17% 16% 17% 12% 12% 13'A 12% 13% 7% *7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 5,100 9% 9% 21,100 32% 33% TVa- lO'/a 60 *40 20 $4.25 27 50 35% Feb 5 Oct 36% Jan 23 90 Jan 2 49% May 28 99% May 7 20 Feb 13 29% May 26 Commercial 14 14% Jan 8% Feb 11 33% Nov 28% Feb 10 30 35% Feb 29 Feb Mar 17 4% Feb 21 Mar 11 Columbian 16 43% May 22. Columbus $3.60 3% May 15 $6 32'/a 32 Va 32 Va 32 32 % 83 20% 21 36 9% 10 9 Apr 30 *169 190 *85 90 40 40 *109% 110 109% 110 30% *107 31% 31 31% 31 % 32% 108% *107 108 Va 107% 107% 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 V* 16% 17% 16% 16% 8,900 26 26% 27% 27% 27% 27 27 26! 26% 26 Va 26% 3.600 9% 9% 9Va 9% 9'A 9'A 9'A 2,500 36% 3,300 9% 36% 36% *140 142 *91% 92% 36% 36% 36 Va 36'% 36% 140 140 lv40 139% 139 Va *139% 92 92 92 92 91% I per share $ per share 169 *1150 63 Va __ 169 168 63 169 63% *1150 63% *11.50 par 44'A 44% 43% 44% *92'A 93% 9 2'A 92% 24% 24 Va 23% 26% 25 % Thursday May :J7 $ per share 169 *63 169 63% *1150 „. $ per share 169% 169% 63% 63 % *1150 *91 141 120 92 1,200 43% 42% 43% 42% *92 % 93% *92 3A Sales for Friday May 2H the Week I per share 169 % 63 170 42% 41% 93'A Shares 1,100 63% *1150 43% - 280 _ 42 % 7,200 93% 93% 24 24 24Vo 24% 25 Va 24% 25 2,200 25% 26% 93% 23% 24% 26% 36'A *139% 91% PRICES Wednesday May 26 $ per share 169% 63 SALE 36% 141 26 24% 25 V8 25 25% 24% 25 6,600 * 93'A 70 18 Va 19% 18% 19% 18 % 19% 19 Va 19% 13% 19% 19'A 88,900 20 19% 20 % 19% 20% 19% 20 % 20 20'A 19% 20 19% 19% 6,500 com—_ 100 16% 16% 15% 16 15 16% 16'A 16% 16 16% 16 16 1,430 16% 17 16% 16% 16'/a 17 17 17 16 % 16% 1.140 16 Va 16 V* 16% 16% 16% 16% 18 % 16% 16 V* 29 29 Va 28% 23 29 29 2,200 28% 23'A 29 28% 28% 1,700 13% 13% 13% 13% 34,300 12% 12% *11% 12'A 3,100 73 *69 73 preferred Ry preferred 100 *16 29% 2.50 *28% Inc..No par 13% 29% 28% 29 28% 28% 28% 13% 13 68 35% *43 12% 35% *67 13% 12'A 70 13% 12 *68 13% 12'/a 71 *69 35% 34 34% 34% 35 34% 35 43 43% 42% 43 43% 43 43% 43% % 48 Va 240 100 35% % 35'A 2,700 43 43 VB 1,300 47% *102 47% 47 Va 48% 43 Va 49 48% 49'A 96 97 96 97 96 % 97 97 97 97 97 27% 27% 27 % 23 28 Va 29 Va 23 % 28% 27% 28 Va 32,200 3% 3'/a 47 27% 27 ..No par 13% 13% 12% 70 *27% 97 *96 com—No par 13% 12% *36 43% 47% —100 No par : 29 Va 28% 35% 10 10 common 29% 13 No par *16 29 68 w__No par Co 16% 2.50 common..No par w 17 16% preferred—-100 18% 3% 3% 3 Va 3 Va 3'A 3% 3% 3 Va 3 Va 101.900 103 102 47% 102 101% 3'A 102 101 % 102 101'A 102 101 6.700 8G0 1,900 15.400 34% May 19 2,000 34% 34% 33% 34% 34 Vs 34% 34 32 May 21 Consolidated Cigar 34% 32 6 % May 21 Consolidated Coppermines 105% Apr Edison No par .No par 34% 34% *31 Va 32% 5 6% 6% 6% com—No par 23% 24% 23% ill 21/64 J.9/64 No par *105'A 105 Va 105'A Corp...1.33% . Consol Edison Common $5 6 of N Y Corp rights preferrod *31 32 *31 6% 32 6 24 *31 Va 6% 6 34% 34% 31% 31% *31 Vo 32 100 6% 6 Va 6% 5% 6 15.500 23% 23 34 24 23.200 23 3A 23% 23% 23 Va iff 19/64 21/64 x'a u 105'A fs 105 V* 19/64 105% 105 Va 105% 105% 105 % 24 17% Apr 30 Consolidated 15% 16% 16% 17 Va 17 11 Va 16% 11 17 Va Consolidated Laundries Corp Consolidated Natural Gas 16% 16% 5 9% 9% lO'/a 10% 10% 10% 10 Va 10'/a 10% 10 % *15 47% 47% 46% 47 Va 45% 46 3 4 46 47 Consol RR 46% 48'A 100 25 V8 26 V4 25 % 26% 24% 26 Va 14% 14 V8 14 14 14 Va Jan 2 51 2 Jan 2 May 27 35% Jan 16 May 24 Apr 84 V8 Mar 23 90 Jan Feb 30% Feb 5 40 May 15 3 98 Jan page 24. HIGH May 25 91 11% 15 Vs x49% Mar 17 AND Tuesday 92 27 Va 10% Mar 17 Dec 36% May 34 63'A 9'A 139 Monday 169 9% 101 Va 99% May 25 55 36% 9% 11% 10 9 30 27% 11 11 2,700 32 11% 94% Feb Mar 16 32% 31'A 28% 106% May 25 42% Jan 5 14 400 11V2 30 19 % Mar 111'A 27% 27 46% Feb 100 6,300 110% 11% 32 V* Feb Oct 90 40'A 11.1 V* 28 Va 100% Apr 35% Feb Feb 190 39% 11% Feb Deo *85 27 Va Feb 27% *169 SO 40'A 11% Consolidated 19 190 28% Consolidated 55% X31V* 1,600 11% 16% Mar 20 27 110% 3,700 <35% 28% 14% May 15 Feb 110 V* -20 V* 35% 11% 12% Mar 31 6 109% 40 . 20'A 28'A 10% May 26 1 % May 25 48% Ma* 17 *85 35% 11% 27% May 20 15% May 12 Feb *169' 40'A v. 27% 24 10 ,*169, 351 700 1,200 r- 11','2 11 Mar 35'/a J 32 V* ^»;83 28% Feb Feb 20% 35% * 9%.%'9% *78 11% 19% 93 20% :» *32 9 Va 27% 12% May 10 >4 '35%- *9 V* *70 • 83 20%«v 20% 25 11 Feb £ v 9 Va .83 65 5 South •v21 32 Va 9'/a *78 8,100 No par May 20 11% Mar 16 f2i>%* r, 32 Va 9% 83 100 1,100 46'A Co 24% May 17 103% Feb & *9% *78 190 No par preferred series. 19% Feb 32 190 9% No par Corp Coniie Nast 43% Mar 18 see 45% LOW System, Commonwealth Jan For footnotes 46% No par Credit Jan 43 45 V4 May 23 Solvents 54% Apr May 46 27 16% common.No par preferred 30 12% 45 Va 6,300 102 Publishing Inc Congoleum-Nairn Inc 29% May 14 11% May 20 5 Feb Dec 45% 39% Saturday Inc Carbon 40 V* May 17 May 12% 44% *101 26 No par com & Southern Ohio Elec Commonw'th Apr 27 19/64 May 19 551/2 45% 85 31% 1 preferred Commercial Feb 26% July 110% July 13% Feb 45 85 108% 1 Southern cum 36 Dec *26% ' 40 31 No par Pictures May 44 May 6% May 35 Apr 14% May 26% 48 Columbia 9 26% *45 13% May 21 95 26% 39% *107 100 conv 28% Feb 44% 26 Va 9% *78 50 51,900 26% 26'A 101V* 26% 110 110 26% 102 101V* 26% 40 39% 26% *101 620 64 Va 48 11 cum 102 40 *45 10 5% Colorado & '26% 10,300 59 63% 48 Aikman 39% Aug 106 % ,"2f>% 35% 26 Va 59 *39 *46 22% Dec 83 64% 27 *26% ,,,',35% , 40 63% 26% *101 59 Va 40 63% 48 Dec Dec 102 59% 62 *45 Dec 30% 9% *101 60 41 62% 200 2,200 4 48 11% 94 26 19 Va 3% *45 63 Dec 26% 12 Va 19% 48 preferred 30% May 11% 26 12% % 4% 19 *46 Gas 104% July 20% Feb 59 Va *40% 12% 4 50 Columbia Feb 60 41 *9 V* No par Mills 4Va- 200 80 May 15 38% 19% 19% '•4 107 14 48 *12'A 19'/a *12 107 31% May 12 II41/2 12% 4 *78 13 Dec 4,400 80 11 Dec 69% 107 10% Feb 32% May 94% Dec 68% *78 22% Feb 30 69 *106 Oct 99% 69- 80 Jan 17% Mar 68% *78 12% 10% July 67% 80 32% 15% 67% *78 Apr Feb 67% 80 Nov 20% 67% *78 10 1081/4 Mar 7,400 *66 56 Va 80 21% Nov 37'A *78 Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A Class B 11% May 10% Dec 37 gtd.__.50 1% 32% May 15 104% *55 Va 61% 32 32 *78 4,200 38% 55% 38% 59 45 38% 38% *40 44% 4,000 55% 61% 27 12,500 37% 60 102 7,600 19 44 ■ 38% 41 *26% 6,200 6,700 - 56% 61 Va *101 2,900 "V 37% 59 10 5 39 38 !-v *55 Va 41 26% Jan 8% May 10 33% 4,900 38% 59 41 26 32% 23'/a May 9% 32% 33% 6% 6% 37% *55 57% 38 Va 60 .8.50 Dec 106 10 6'% 38% *55 €1 60% 1st 2 32% 4% 2nd 10 34 9% 19% non-cum Feb 34% 10 33 10% 33% 12% non-cum 29% 10 34% 6 TV* 9% 4Va \% 7 10% 34 6 Va 19% A $3.50 1,000 12% 100 Internat 42,600 16% *10 6 12% Inc (The) 100 39% 12% %' 4Va Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com—No May 22 29% 84% 39 *84% 17Va 4% 2 % Feb 84% 12 Va 17% May 15 96% Jan 25% Feb *29 Va 39% 16% 16% May 27 Jan 30 39% 84% 17Va 11% Apr 13 22% Feb 20 Nov 84% 12% Feb Apr 4% May 40 Ve 84 12% 16% 21 39% 84% 16% 17% May 15 Jan 39% 84% 12% 20% May 22 33% 39% 16% 13 Nov *29% 84% 2,000 12% 11 25% 29% 40 Va 84% 13% 16% 11 123% *29'/a 29% 39% 84% 70 13'A 7,800 Feb Jan 30 30 39% 13% 13,000 10 Feb 4 12% 26 99% 10% 12% Feb 37% Apr *29 Va 13 200 25% 98'/a 10% 11 68 30 25 % 100 lO'/a 16 FeD 12% 30% 24 *99 9% Feb 62% Apr 30 13 24 10% Feb Dec 12% *29% 30% 100 23% *98 10 Feb 21% 24 100 10 Va 171/4 94 13 30% 31% 23% *96 10 17% 115% 98 9% 20% Dec 24 98 12% 13 *30% 31% 23% . 24,700 Colo Fuel & Iron Corp com—No par 87 30% 31% 23% 13% 19% May 25 20% May 2% May *29 % 31% 98 200 13 Va 11 48% 40,100 13% 10 V 12% Feb May 6,200 19% 13 Oct 36 28% 19% 13'A Collins & Feb 10 27% 20 14 Colonial Dec *9'/4 28% 19% 6 Va 26% May 21 16 Feb 10 27 Va 20 13% 96 Apr 20 25% May 18 19% Mar 17 Oct Mar *9% 27% 19% 12% 11 Feb 22% 86 10 Va 26% 19% 9% 6 Va Feb 46 18 *9 % 27% 19 Vb 19 Va 2nd pfd Coca-Cola 37% Feb Aug 12 May 16% May 8 May 9% May 8 May 18 9% 27 10 12% Par 2 100 14 EXCHANGE Jan 2,800 12 NEW YORK STOCK 63% Feb 13'A 12% Sper share 183 13 19. preferred 4% May 33 RR 92% May 20 Lowest t per share 13% 27 *82 Range since Jan. 1 Highest Highest 13% 20 STOCKS Year 1947 13% 10 *169 Range for Previous Lowest 13% 19% 90 Corp Cluett Peabody81 Co 36% May 17 142% Jan 13% *12% Clopay 81% Mar 18 5,900 26% 190 Clinton Industries 137 30%- 19% *83 5 Deo 30 10% *169 5 Dec 32 13% 5 10% Jan 89 30% 12 Va 20 35% Jan 140 30 13% r 9 30% Mar 16 30 27 Ry Co1 com—100 81 100 29% 84 U% Co Equipment 5,700 107 13% 100 5 23% May 7% Mar 154 9 7% 7% 106% *82 6 Va No par 18% Mar 22 48% Mar , 6,300 83 4'A common. 14% Mar 15 39% Mar 107 3,100 83 19% Special £td 4% stock Climax Molybdenum.! Dec 13 7% *105% 700 -v, ■ 9% 84 12% prefer led 47% May 19 May 14 No par 14 34 13% 7% 7% 107 9,300 *82 4'/a Corp Cleve 32 14% 7% *105% 84 19 Va com 78% May 20 42% Jan 29 5% non-cum preferred -100 Cleve Elec Illuminating com No par $4.50 preferred —• —No par Clev Graph Bronze Co com 1 5% preferred 100 24 111% May 27 34% Apr 9 27% 30% 7% 107 *12% Milling Machine Co City Stores 40% May 26 Jan 29% 100 Elec C C C de jSt Louis 29 31% .100 <fc I T Financial 5%% May 24 Jan *82 1 preferred 4% 36% •May 18 34% Feb 7% *105% 83% 25 City Ice 81 Fuel City Investing Co 80 7% 105% *81% 520 . 14'A *—2.50 Gas Cincinnati 2 Jun 7% 105% 82% Nopar preferred— Apr 20 ifan 7% : 106% —10 com new Jan 107 ; Oil Cotton Co 84 % 95. 17% 600 138% 9 Va V 67% Chlckasha May 17 43% 17'/a 9% 67% 101% May 26 Jun 19 17% 9 37% Chicago 22 Nov 19% 17% 9%. 37% 10 . 19% 17% 8% 37% 32% May 21 85 19% 17% 8%, 39% 6 34% *19 % 17% 38 Va '63% May 21 19% 8% 104 31% 38'A 9 6 19% 17% 9 33 56% .7% Mar 27% Mar 18 19% 17% 32% 39 9 15% Jan •137 32% 19 Va ; 38 28% Mar Feb NOV 104 140 33 56% Nov 20% 104 138' 103 139 32 39 34% 34% *103 103 139 32 18% 27% May May 8% Ci 138 43% C 12% May 17% 103 bO 31% 138 44% 46% May 27 23 *19% *102% 32% '19% 27 Jan 19,200 19 20% Mar 13 78 33% 44% 36% Jan Mar 33% 19% Feb 94 33% 44 Cincinnati 11% Feb 33% 19.% 27 V* Apr 5 33% 1 43 Jan Dec 33 44 28 May 33% 20 48% 8 32% 19% 21% May 37% May 78 33% 32 9 6 No par Chrysler Corp 26 2,600 33% 39% —100 Chile Copper Co__ x94 % Mar 11 67% 143 43 Va 3 41% May 19 Feb 67% *141 20% 64% May 27 111 67% 143 44% 11 4 67% 19% 18 23% Feb *141% 67% 44 % Feb Jan 141 Va 66 V* 141%: / 20'A 52% Feb 29% 23,700 141% 66 141% , 45 31 Oct 51% 52 Va 20 66% Sep Nov 96 3% Apr 2.900 44% 42% Mar "Dec 56% Jan May 15 400 8% Chfc Rock Is & Pac RR Co__No par Conv preferred series A——100 xl2% May 18 19% May 27 4% Apr 2 15% 52% 6,700 S 39% , 8% preferred—————100 Chicago Pneumat Tool com—No par $3 convertible preference—No par 69% May 28 5 Dec 51% *39 ,, 65% 19% *29% 5% 56% May 21 25% Feb 51% .. *83% - —_ Series A preferred vfcc—_ Chtcago & Northwest com May 21 49% Mar 20 49% 51 18% 18 ■ 66 V 17% 13 : No par Chic Milw St- Paul 8c P vtc„No par 20% May 21 Nov 20% 30 8% 18% 39% 66 138 23% 6% preferred——; ——50 Chic Ind & Louis Ry Co cl A—25 38% 143 8% 18% *39 12% 7% Jan Nov *141 8% 6 V8 10% May 1-7 13% 49% 18% 39% 8% 13% 2 B— 51% 17% *38% 8% 12% 24 Class 50% 19 % 39% J ; 6% Jan 8% May 14 8% 90 14 ,Jan 2 18% 39 30 V8 *39 12% 6 4% Mar 16 40 12% 12 Feb 29% 39% 14 Va Feb 6% 500 29 % 39 Va 40 : Feb 10% Jan Dec 40% 29 V* *38% 8% *96 com—No par 8% 17% May 18 13% May 14 1,300 40% 29% 39% 103 *30% Chicago Corp (The)—— —.1 Chicago Great West RR Co com—50 15% . 29% *39% 29% V *9% ' par convertible preferred.—100 Class A 29% 109% 30 Va 19 Va 1.25 Chic & East 111 RR Co 13% May 14 Dec 109% 3,500 26% Chesapeake Corp of Virginia^ ___5 Chesapeake 8c Ohio Ry common..25 3%% 108 Va 14'A No par 8 May 108% 30% -No par —, Checker Gab Mfg 6% May 23% May 10% preferred 5 12% 8% May " 4% May 61% May Co—i— Belt $4.50 6 109 % 7% Copper Corp! 5 Products—-—*—1 Certain-teed 109% *81% Pasco de May 24. Jan 14 12% 4% May 2% 1 22% Feb Oct 27 • 5% May 6% May , 5 109% *105% Pr Corp 3.40% pfd.100,. tCentral St It of New' Jersey—-*100 * Central Violeta Sugar Co——9.50 Century Ribbon Mills... —No par May 21 10% Jan Jan 10% May 3% 15 30 23 40% Mar 11 8 % Mar 19 35% Mar Dec 81% 11 Feb 21% 11% May 20% May 100% Oct 14% > NY 50 *108 19 8% 600 .,1 52% 108% 102% 17% 52% 7 V* 137% *19 1,300 16% *16 6% 137% 32% 32% 52 7% 39% 33% 103 137% 45% 45% » 17 7% 8% 66% *102% >46 52 7% 18% 143 33% . 17 7% 39% 50% *66' ! 45% 51 % Shares .7% 29 8% *141 ; 45 .17% 51 the Week I per share 7 19% 49% No par common— Central 7 9% May 27 •8% Mar Corp —Nopar 45 *17 17 52% for Seles Friday May 28 I per share 7% *38% 8% ——100 45% 17 *51% 40 19 Celanese Corp of Anier coxrt—No par $4.75 1st preferred——!—No par 7% 2nd preferred-— 100 143 110 *39% 1 -—25 45 53 Thursday May 27 t per share v7% 29% <ss • Wednesday Mpy 26 ' 108% *28% Jan 97 7% *39 64 Jan *51% *108 28% 108% 7% Ohio 17% May Dec 53 Ry——100 Light——No par Carriers May 20 52% May 27 x97 $ per share 17% 49 % May " Tuesday May 25 $ per share *45% Carpenter Steel Col—— 5 Carrier Corp" common.:.-.——.10 Conv preferred 4% series.. 50 19% May 21 43 V* Jan Monday May 24 $ per share . Carolina 12 Oct (•;>.Par Carolina 3 Feb 21% fc/'j.i ... $3 May 20 50% Saturday % MaySS preferred A ——.——10 ' nCapital Airlines, Ihc.A_—1 6 8% Mar 22 110 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES •'.' , ; - May 15 55 100 % Feb /; , 'EXCHANGE Cannon Mills -Nopar Capital Admin class A common—1 47% May 19 13 48% Apr 21 5% Jan 2 Dec Jan -v .. ,1 per share 1 / v NEW YORK STOCK Highest i „ 12 Va May 6 ." V STOCKS . Year 1947 ^Lowest 33% • 14' . Grocers of Consolidated Cuba 6% pfd* 25% 9,800 14% Inc 10c 14'A 14% 14 % 14% Aircraft *—1 13 Va 13% 12% 13 •1,1% 1% 1% 34 3A *34% 34'A *34 V* 34% 34% 104% 106% 104 Va 104% 103% 105 104% Co Inc. : 1% No par 34% 34% 34% No par com preferred *103 Va 103% 103% 37% 37% Container Corp of America com—20 4% cumulative preferred. 100 *98 Continental Oil Continental 14% 14% 90 *98 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 14'A 14 14% 10% 10% 11 10% 11 14 % 38% 39 38% 99% 99% 99% 98% 98 Va 97 97 *97% 14% •14% 15 Va 95 12% 13 12% 12% 61 Va 61 % 60% 61Va 9 18% . 9 Va , 62% " 38% *96 8% 39% 97 9 *88 93 14% 88 37% 38% 14% 38 38% *85 14 % 353 93 38% 99 14% 146,600 3,100 580 6.800 39 38% 97 *96 % 93 100 8.300 38% 109 9.000 12% 12% xl2% 12 34 13% 12% 11% 11% 2,500 60% 60 Vi 60 Va 60 Va 60 60 Va 60% 63 5,800 8% 97 *96 Va 9 8% 9 Va 8% 9% 62% 63% 62 63 62 % 63'A 63% 63% 18 Va 18% 17% 18% 17% 18'A 17% 18 30- 30 3A 29 Va 30% 29 3A 30'A 30 30% 53% 52% 52% *52% 53% *'52 "86% *96 Va . 18% 53% 14% 2 34 105 1,400 5.100 78,200 97 *96 63 30%— 30% *52 14% 88 Va 1.700 - *£'3 96 1 1% 34 38% 39 V* 5 2 34% 37% 96 Corp.. ...14 Cooper-Bessemer Corp com..No par $3 prior preferred No par 1% 37% 38% Steel 1% Vb 37 5 : 14'/a 14 % 10'A * 37% 10 Fibre... Insurance— Delaware 99% *88 Nopar — 37% 105 12% * Continental Baking Co com—No par $5.50 preferred No par Continental Can Inc common—20 19% Apr 6 7,500 24% 27 Continental Jan 49 14% May 28 9% May 18 64% May 28 53 48% 26% 63 30% May 21 4.700 lO'/a 10 Vo 14% Rights of 16% 26% $3.75 preferred— Continental Diamond 16 2,000 16 14% Textile Vultee Continental Motors 566,800 26 13% May 21 7 A 105% 105 Va 1 Retail Stores Consumers Power Co $4.50 21/64 3,300 *52% 53 8% 63 *17% 30% *52% 97 100 8% 37,300 64'A 15,200 18 3,100 30% 3,800 53 10 16 (2372) THE COMMERCIAL; & NEW ' Previous ItoniB for 1947 Lowest f per tharo 12 Mi Dm 61% i: I per share •, 11 Deo $> 42% Mar 24 48 Feb 10% Feb 11 Jan 501; 32% Feb Feb 18%. Feb Feb 177/s MaJ 21 8 - Deo 105% Feb 92 Feb 9 94 Mar DM 105% Jun 92 Jan 12 87 Mar 81% flop 170 dm 4% Dm 2% A Dm > 97 59 sv 195 Aug 8% Jan ".;,^4%:- Jan 169 26% Uiy '• Jan 75% i V Deo 11% 22% Dm ~Dec 40% * 30 Jan •• .1,,; 28 Apr 98 Deo 1105% Mej 22% May 66 Cotf International Corp Feb 13 Feb 11 24% - 68 74% May 21 Oct 26% Mar 34 2iya Apr 21 17 16% May 21 Feb 160 # Dec 61 Feb 13 Jan 27 25 134 May 18 x3i% May 26 Mar 16 29% May 28 94 May 26 "38% 25% 25% 25 Va 25% 42% 44 44 33% 33% 33% $4.20 preferred— .No par _No par Cuba RR 6% . *100% pfd non-cum : Curtis Pub Co (The) $7 .preferred—... Prior preferred Curtiss-Wright ■ ■ - 100 Va 126 126 126 25% v. 38% n 96% it! 11 11% V 24% 24% 26'/a 25% 25% 427/a 44 33% *42% ' 44 i 34 34% 33% 100 100% 997/a 128% 33% 34% 100% 100% 127% 128 101% , 38% 96% 11% - 128 Va 126% 9,000 100 6,600 ; 900 V i 9,300 .' ■ 4,300 400 = 570 100 126% 740 27% 26% 26% ' 26% 27% 26% 27 26 %. 26 Va 5,000 74 74% 74 74'A 74 74 73% 73% 700 32 *31 32 30 31 31 31 31 31 *30 Va 31% 160 ,14'/a 4,100 :; ; 26% 13'A, *161 >i 85 *20 . 11 No par. 60 1 Cushman's Sons Inc 719 pfd—.100 '130 Mo pax 30 1 - 223A 15%' i: 13 Va -.13% 84'A 84 % 17 »A 167/b 17 20% 20 20 Va 11 10% 22% *130 30% 22% , 5,700 200 16% 16 3/4 20 Va *20 20% 20% 500 10% 17,900 20'/a 10% 10% 10'A 103A 2.800 141 280 140 140 140% 57 - 8% X31% - ^ 85 *84% 59% *130 31 >13% 13 : 84% 141 22% 223/4 13% - .163A hl6% 7% 137 30% < 177 *161 16"/4. 59 V* 73/4 *130 30% 10% *137 60 73/8 23 137 1 30% *19% r 84% .14 ) ; 177 13- 13% 84% 16%. 142% 60 7% 22% 137 141 60'A 7% 12% 15% r. *161 177 *83 10% 10'A 145 *59 7% • • 14 15'A -15% *161 85 *143 60 » 13% - 177 *84'A il'A 143" 73/8, 15% *161 177 13% "• 20% 143 126%: 17Va *19% 13% *84 % 126% 153/4- 15% 15% • 177 V17%17% No par ; 26 6,700 4,300 38% 23% 44.. 4% 3 . 74 Va 15% I Class a 23% *42% 3 23% 11% 25% ■ 170 174 4% 97% 11%; 9,100 *74 common Cutler-Hammer Inc— 37% •97 • • 20 I 74% No par com 33 Va *100 98 5,400 95 65% 173Va 3% ., 550 95 s 64% 47/a 3 22% *92Va 174 4% . f 27% 161 10 —100 common 100% - *173% 23% ' - 22% *92% - 65% n% 43% 33% 33% 25% *97% 65 ■ : 54% 27% •31; 100 —... 25%. \ . 22% 5,100 74% 100 preferred 38 43 % 101% 125% • Cuban-American Sugar common—10 1% . 65% 174% 47/a 38% 23%/V 42% 54% 94 38 23% ft 54% 21% 3Va 23% No par 54'A 94 3 23% preferred 7,1C0 *92 Va *173 23% 12 20 15 *92% 4% 37% 47 14%, < 94 4% *97 47 15% *46% ' 14% ' 3% 23% 19 Apr •'> 21% Mar 16 174% ;' ki 16% 94 4% . Shares $ per share .1.6% 22% 3 4% 3% Cream of Wheat Corp (The) 1 Crown Cork & Seal new oom—2.50 May 14 16 173% 175 4% 3 *46% 14% 54% >55- 65 Va 97% ii1/* 7 8% Apr 11 18% Feb 133 Apr 30% Mar 11 4% Feb Feb 132 Feb 48 Mar 174 3 65% u Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.00 21% 12% May >18% May 38 64% 65% 11 24% Jan 13 11% May 15 6% 65" 47 the week May 28 . 17% *92 Va r, . 38% 18% Feb 27 7 Feb 11 70 94 97% 5 May *92% 10% Nov 146 94 37% Cudahy Packing Co 4% % preferred 17 *92 Va Xl6% 122% . 94 *97 % Cuneo Press Inc 122% Feb *92%. 17% Sales fsr Friday May 27 I per share *92% 22%. , 94 11 17% May 18 12% Feb 147 Dec Jan • . ,98 27% Oct :55% 10% 13% May 21 87% May 6 9 22 % 13% *97% 13 10% Mar 81% Jan 22 4% 2% , 15% Feb 13 Sep Mar 55 22 *46% ,-:• 1 Feb 17% Jun 129 155 Jan 54% 54% 47 % :l4Va- - 100 19% 4% May v Jan Jan 101 § 6% May 113% 27 Va May 21 165 Dm Dec Feb 10 66% Mar 17 14 *92% 174 4% $4 2nd preferred •Crucible Steel of Amor com—No par 5% conv preferred,,.....,., ..,.100 22 3 12% Feb 11 :rv;r'" America of 128% May 27 18 Feb Jan 34% Deo 82% *16 102% Feb common preferred Crown Zellerbach Corp com • Jan -12% Oct Co 3%* Creameries 6 96 May 13% May * 46% Mar Crane 14 65 174 v 47% 94 • Thursday , ^ 16% 17% 93 65 1 34% May 15 102% May 10 37 % ^2 .165 26 Va May 27 91% Feb 24 130 Va < 15 24% May 28 11 Feb Jan 13 Mar 18 108% ' 38% May 15 98 May 15 9% May 13 x21 ■ May 26-' 16% 47 V 17% 13% 22 *92% Corn Products Mar 19 177 42. Jan 2 26% Mar 16 i ser 1 prices Wednesday t per share 17% 54% : sale HIGH I per share *47 *54% 93 2 Oct Dm pfd 3%% I per share 13% 22 AND Tuesday May 25 > , „ May 24 48 13% ft 2 34% i 9 Monday .17% *47 100 of 1947—100 3% Feb 95 52% Mar !■ Cum 5% Jan 6 17% Feb "41 , Corning Glass Works is—sa 3% % preferred 1 Mar 16 Feb 29 4 Oct v .17% §0 Refining earn 98 1% preferred Cstf■ Jncii,.!.,',,! 4 Mar 16 c series Cornell Dubilier Electric Corp_ 1 Cora Exchange Bank M Tr Go—10 66% Mar 24 Apr 30 pref 5 % Saturday May 22 9 per tharo Par 2% Mar 17 Feb 107 Dm Convertible ,22% May 27 . 88% 88 i' . Coppsrwtld Steel Co common—;—i May 20 55 Va May 18 13 v. ■ ;-J 15 % May 27 61 v 13 Peb 20% i Oct 55 Doc 18% t per share ;■?, Monday* May 31* 1948 RECORD LOW STOCK YORK EXCHANGE ' 17% : 12% May v NEW Lowest t per share Jun 44 Range sine* Jsn.1 '••'//•r. Highest : STOCK CHRONICLE STOCKS . Highest YORK FINANCIAL 59 57% 57% 1,200 8% 8% 121,700 &% 8 Vb 233A 233A 30% 313/4 23% 24 23% 137 *130 137 *130 31 29% 9,800 137 31 29% 313A 5,100 D ' 26% Sep 20 90% Not 97 Sep 87% Mar 14% May 23% Oct 13% Mar 20% Jan 2 17% Jan 6 24% Oct 15 18% Feb 35 % Jan 19% Aug 16% Jan 24 Dm 82% Dm 101% July 84 Deo 101% July 23% Feb 12% 11 33 31 29% Sep Sep Auy May 9; Feb 25 14 26% May 26 .1 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 29 29 Vb 29% .100 *93% 94% *93% 94% *93'A 93% 94 94 93% 93% *93 94% 160 Davega Stores Corp common 2.50 preferred ■■_>.. 1 gfl Davison Chemical Corp (The) 1 Dayton Pwr Si Light common 7 *17% 18 *17% 18 18 18 *16% 17% *17% 18% *17% 18 VB 400 *17% 17% *17% 17% 17% 17% *16% 17% *165/8 17% *16% 173/a 100 25'/a 25% 25% 25% 26% 26% 263/4 26 Vb 26% 7,200 30 30% 30 30 29% 2,500 : 91 91 91 *91 92% *91 92% 160 .1 92 *91 92 *91 92 100 , Preferred 3.75% series A 100 92 May 12 Preferred 3.75% series B 100 90% 90% *90% 92 90 90% 12% Mar 9 15% Jan 5 Dayton Rubber Co 50o 15 15% 14% 15 14% 15 Va 14-/8 14% 14% 14% 14 9% May 5 13% Jan 9 Decca Records Inc _50o 12% 12% 12 % 12% 12'A 12% 12% 12% 12 12% 1?% 12 12,600 ; 1 39% 39% 38% 39 Va 37% 38 38 38 37% 38 Va 38 38 1,900 ! No par 44% 44 Va 44 Va 44'A 43'A 44 V8 42% 43% 43 443/3 43% 44 20,90) 35 34 % 34% 34% .34% 33% 34 33% 33% *33% 47 47% 46 Va 47 46 46% 45 453/8 44'A 45 10% iovb 10% IOVb 10% 10% 10% 10 3/4 10 % 10% 11,200 28 30 30% 31 28 Va 30% 30% 29 30% 28 3/4 29% 14,400 49% 49% 49% 48 %' 483/4 7,800 21% 21% 21% 21% 8,000 46% Oct Feb 20 41% Apr 29 Deep Rock Oil Corp. 35% Mar 10 46 Va Jan 2 Deere 29% Feb 7 % Si Co common 5 34% May 24 ¥38% Jan 20 48% May 14 Delaware Se Hudson— Feb 7% Feb 11 11% May 15 Delaware Lack ft Western 19% Deo 14% Feb 11 31 Feb 30 Apr 27 30 10% 26 3A 29% Apr 23 92 Oct 38% 263/a preferred ; 29% 20 r 30% 91 91 *34 inn 30% -30 *90 —SO 91 *90% *90% X45 10% 45 10% . 29% Va 14% 1,700 34% 44 % 32% Mar 16 50% May 24 20% DM 27% Mar 20 Apr 9 21% May 17 Detroit 69 Aug 92% Oct 58 Jan 6 60% Jan Detroit Hlllsdalt kSWRROo. 10% Feb 11 13% May 24 Detroit-Michigan Stove Co_ 10% May 17% Jan 16 13% July 26% Oct i22> 20% May 35% Apr 15% 31% 22% Mar 18 25% May 25 Detroit Steel 16% Jan De Vilbiss Feb 22% Feb 28 % May 21 Jan 24% Feb 16 Fe^ 11 19% May 26 Jan 13 Mar 17 xl9% May 21 50 . 19% Deo 19% Oct 14% Mar 12 40% Sep 29% Feb 55% Oct 47% Mar 34 Feb 17 39% Oct 29 Deo 28% May 16 % May 16 5 Jan Jun 15% Jan 47% Jan 2 32% Feb 20 98% DM 91% 104% Deo May 80 Dm 98% 10% May 14% Not 17% 173 May 23 19 197 Oct 90 Feb 13 21 Jan 6 Feb 83 Jan 2 Feb 12% Feb 11 Nov 12% Mar 11 164 July Deo 92% Deo 107% Sep 110% Sep 14 dM 115 Va Feb 24 67% Apr 19 15 45% May 28 103 % Apr Deo 115% Jun 129 % 23 Mar 18 113% Jan 28 Aug May 20 120 98 115 2 Jan 6 1 dm 4% May 69% May 10% May 33% May ,:A2 Sep 11% May 19% May 17 109 8% ; 145 Deo 47 Jan 15% Dm 46% May 9% May il% Doo 27% May 102 3% May 82 13 Feb 102 Feb Mar 8 Mar 10 Feb 5% Jan 24 5 Jan 2 12 Feb 43 Feb 20 11 Feb 13 8 May 21 55% May 28 16% Mar 24 39% Jan 32% Feb 19 37% Apt 30 37/e Jan 1% Feb 11 19% Feb 13% Feb 11 22 10 158 171 156% 57% July 139 Feb Feb 123% Feb 11 Oct 2% May 24 May 27 Apr 28 143% Apr 28 2,400 513A Feb 27 103 4% Jan 5 5 Mar 97 Deo 12% Feb 9% Feb 11 67 Feb 50% Feb 11 63 85 Mar 64% Mar 13 Feb 6% Apr Feb Jan Oct X14 14 Mar 17 7% Mar 17 38 6 13% Aug Feb Jan 10 23 May 25 % May 28 15% May 15 61% May 14 18% 19 18% 18% 18'A 18% 18'A 18'A 18 18 1,300 35% 36 35 % 35% 35% 37% 37 Va 38'A 37% 37% 9,700 102% 101% 102 101 Va 101% 102 102 102 29% 30'A x29 29% *92 3%% conv 102'% 30% 23% 30 preferred—-——-100 *93% 19% *93% 95 Internationale—————1 Duplan 17 Va Corp _No par NEW YORK 94% .94 Va *93 95 95 *92 19 19% *19 20' 19% 19% *18% 19% 700 17% 17% 17% 17% 17-% 17'A 17% 1,200 183 «A 184'A 183 '/a 7.700 119% 120 122 1,600 98 1,100 118% 56 *13% 181 119 119 96'A 114% *114 13% 14 13% 14 common 10 *44 preftrrsd—.100 Eaton Manufacturing Co 4 *167 _1 preferred Elastic Stop Nut Co Electric Boat Emerson Radio Erie RR Office 20 20% 44% 24% 44 Vb 44'/a 43% 4'.% *166 *1193/4 97% 97'A 114% *14'A 14 PRICES Wednesday May 26 *114 114% 140 14% *14 14 Va 300 59 % *~ 59% 59% 19% 19% 92% *90 . 16% 8 ',.7% 16% *90 .; 16 103% *102% 92% *102% < 16 Bates fsr the Week May 28 I pershk.^ 24% Shares 25 253/a 25 24% 5,100 20'A 193/B 19% 19 Vs 195/a 12,800 203/b 19% 20% 45% 19 Va 19% 2.400 443A 11,200 44 Va 60% 19% Friday May 27 *20% 60 Va 19% CO 19% Thursday f per share t per share *166 169 169 169 Xl9% .92'A *90 44% 445/a 169 169 92% 44% - 169 169 169 61 61 193/a 255/B ■ 61% 61 61% *19 19% 19% 19% *90 *91 92% 100 3,100 1,000 92% — ' 16 Va 16 103% 102% 16'A 16 *101 15% 163/a 102% 102% *100 15% 102 4,100 10 ?7% ;/7% 7% *7% 7% 7% 7% 54% 54 54%. 53 53% 53% 54% 543/4 54% 543/4 555/a 7,500 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 15 15 14% 15% 8,100 36% 36% *35% 36% *35% 36% 36% 36 3,4 36% 8 No pax 2% 2% 20% ' 21% 2% 21 ■ 7'A 7% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 20% .21% 21 VB 21% 21% 154% 154% 139 139 *153% 155 155 155 *139 141 ;i39 139 v *54% 54% 54% 54% 16% 16% 16% 1 v 16 Vo 54 54% 16'A 2 70% 70% 70 70 69'A 4 Phonograph 17% 17% 17% 17% 17'A :,17% new 5 Bldg *12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 15% 15% ' 15% 15% 33 32% 103 *101% Ipi 4% •5 1 4% —No par 14VB 4% 1 15 1543/4 139% 55 200 2% 156,300 21% 2P/4 30,700 /154%. 155 , X 138 139 >55 553A -800 ; 400 1,000 16'A 16% 16% 16 3/8 16% 1.200 70 70 72 72 72 1,700 17% 173/a 17% 12% 173/a 173/B 4,600 4% :..5':' 14% :15Vb, *32% 12% 3,600 143/4 *14% 15'A 1,200 33 *323/4 33 12'A 12% 14% Xl4% s102 4% 33 '32% 12% 103 102 5 5 103 *102 '700 103 130 5% 4% 5'A 27,700 14% 151/4 X14'A 14% 34,000 14% 15'A 59V4 60 60 60 59 59 72 ?66 72 *66 72 8 7 60 60 59% 60'A 72 *67 72 *67 r> 18 7.2 ' ,8'A is v* 18 18% 18 2,300 10Va * 10% 10% 10% 10% 11 10'A 10% 7,600 47 47% 47% 47 Va 47% 46% 47% 600 *6 3A 6% 800 Inc 1 10% Ex-Cell-O Corp 9 *46% 10% 47% Exchange Buffet Corp S.80 6% 6% 6 78 6VB Fairbanks Morse St cp. .No par 52% 52% *51% 52% Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rico—2o Falstaff Brewing Corp 1 1 28% 28% 28 22% 22% 21% *18 55 . 60 Eversharp " 7% 54% 154% *138 „ 23/s 2% 22 15% 3 7% Mar 30 60 *67 103 102% 139% 36% 15 5 Eureka 14% 154 *36 2,300 . 32 Va 32 Va 32% is 17% 12 ,12% ' *101% *69 69% *14% 33 ' 10 154 *138 16% 53% 16% 10 *36 21% ll*a Jan 49 Va May *96% *114 14% Mfg Co common 96% 54% Endicott Johnson Corp common 28 4% preferred--—.—100 Equitable 19% 19% 103% Battory—Mo par & 24% 197/a 20% 16% 1 Natural Gas Electric 119 114% 181 -100 19% 24% 19% 169 *90 (The) Electric Power de Light torn No par $7 preferred —No par $6 preferred ———No par Paso 24% 20 VB *102% common Convertible preferred Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares El I per share • 19% *19% 1SS Ekcp Products Co common-,.—2.50 4%% preferred—i——100 I per share 24% 59% .- Edison Bros Stores Ine common Tuesday May 25 21 19% cumulative Monday May 24 I per share 24% Electric Auto-Lite 96 % 96 114 184 95 LOW AND HIGH SALE *20% 4%& 119 96 VB *13% Saturday May 22 ft Co 181% 1-82 119% 17% 114% 114% 14 - 182% 96 114% Oft Kodak 600 2,200 11,700 18 119% 96 Corp 6% 29'A 4,400 19% 119% Far Eastman 283/4 8,200 11,800 18% 181% *114 STOCK Stainless Steel 17 »A 1.9% 182% ..100 ft 101% 17 18 182% No par 1st pfd 29% 17% 19% 18 Du Pont de Nem (11) A Co eom—20 Preferred $4.50 series No par Preferred $3.50 serlos 95 29 20% May 17 14 14 370 19 5% preferred series A_—100 Erie & Pittsburgh RR Co 80 Wiiliams Corp § Evans Products Co § 68 Va Apr 9 Jan ■' 36 102% Empire District Electric Co 8 17 19 29% 13 Va May 14 15% May 19 Jan 17 35% v 102% common Emerson 50% 39% 51V41 JOo Industries 17% May 15 24% 39 Va " 51% 17 102% 12% Feb 25% 39% 50 102% Dec Doo 1,700 *39 50 V4 103% 17 Nov 17 39% 50'/4 *101% Elgin National Watch Co 10% 16% 39 50% 101 Va Electric Storage 17% 17% 39 50% 101% 6 32% May *6% Dm 17 38% 51% 101% 9 13% 17% 38% 51 *100% May 27 4% 17% 36% 52 101 Va Jan 107 17% 37% 101 17 34 24,400 103% 72 2 1,800 18% *101 56% Jan 16 19'A 18 '/a'f $4 preferred series. A———No .par $3.25 2nd preferred No par 10 9% Mar 18 600 19 'A 61 19 29% Feb 17 !42% 1 42 3A -' 453/b 14% Feb 12% Jan 19 43 59'A 55% Feb 13 Apr 19% 18 % 44% 49% Feb Jan 19% 61 Oct 19 % *42'A 45 59% 38, ' 19 17'A 24% Mar 11 . 19% 18% 19% 44% 19 Feb 8% Dm 47% May Nov 16 % Jan 16% Dm 7% May 91% Jan 106 65% v 138% dm Feb 27% Feb 111% 19 18%' 60 Eastern 47% Feb 28 43 18% 18%. 900 17% Eastern Airlines Inc. 17% Feb 13 *42'A 43 #42% 19% 17% ■sgls-Plcher Co Dec 2,000 43% 44 Vo 22*4 J«in 25% Feb 43 Va ;; 61 Va 20% May 18 57% 43'A 17'A 25% May 27 46% May 15 42% 44 f per share 174 Va Apr 6 61 % May 27 43% 9,600 < 37% *51 EXCHANGE 10 43 >A 60 »A , 12 43 Va 17% DWG Cigar Corp 38% Feb 43%. 60% 2 162% Jan 2.400 44% 15% Jan Oct 27%'<"' 27% 17% Duquesne Light 6% July 28 43% 13 48 % 27% 60 Jan 198% 27% 18 May 28 8 27'A 26 61% 16% Mar 16 11 800 27% 13% . 44% 16 Va Feb Jan . ;A9 STOCKS t per share 15%«15% 61 Range sineo Jan. 1 Highest I per share 13% *25% 15% 44% Lowest Highest 13% 25% 15 % 18 19% Feb 27 Deo 19 19 V8 13% 25% 15% 44% 51 15% Aug *42'a ,43 19% 13% 25% 15Va 61% 25% Aug 24% Apr 88 43% 13% 25 Vt 15% 18 Dm 104 43% 13% 25 Va *15% 61 Jan 42% May 18% Deo 28 19% 64 44 Nov Doo 27% 42% 19% *60 Va 64 13% 15% ,l, *60% 27 Va 15 % 28. 64 •' 8% 8% 18% 18% 8% 18% 10% *47 8 10% 47 47% *67 6% 6% *6% 7 51 52'A 51% 53 28 27 Vo 27'A 27% 27 Vo 22% 21 21.' 21 21% 6% 17% *6% 7»A 18'A 7 7Va 7 17% 1,400 9.200 lit 44 May 26% Jan 60 Jan 40% Mar 31% Feb 26% Mar 17 54% May 27 31% Jan 8 20 24 "5% May *9% Feb 11% Dec 14% Dec For fnntnotes see paee Apr 14 5% Mar 11 24 9 Feb 4 20 Apr 23 9% May 15 14% Apr 27 Farnsworth Televis'n A Rad Corp 1 Fedders-Quigan 1 Oorp 8% 9 13%; .13% : ; 8Va -13 ^,9 13 Va • 8% 13 8% .13'A 8% 13 9 13'A 54 *27 Vb 22 54 1,800 27% 1,000 22% 83A ii 9 11,500 13% 7,000 54% 54 27% 27'A 22% 23 % 8% : 9% co V.w 0 " 135/8 13% v | 600 25 13% 26 * 43% iin42% .No par 14% 42% May v ., 2 13% *25% 15% 4*143% _ft Ltd 16 ^ 28 No par — 19% 163 13% *60% 64 *60% 26 *27% , 64 *60% common—..—II 26 187% Jan 7 Tear 1947 • vor tharo No par Corp Chemical Co Range for Previous Lowest -12.50 • l Mines 64 -21 Va Douglas Aircraft————No par Dun hill 18 *60% 21% Dow 94 Va May 20 20 May 15 11 Mar 15 Dome 21% No par Pepper Co Dresser Feb 13 19% Mar Dr. 48% 21% No par A Doehler-Jarvls 102% May 11 30 % May 26 112% Apr 94 5 47% 21% 13% Divco Corp. Dixie Cup Co common 23 50% 21% 15% 17% May 21 38 % May 27 13 49 21% ,#25 % Corp-Seagrams Ltd Class 49% 21% Corp. 6% partic preferred Diamond 'T"Motor Car Co Distill 47% 20 Co 39% May 26 May 11 Jan 14 15 Feb 76 Sep Ian 100 — Devoe Si Raynolds class A Diamond Match common Apr 21 21 % 36% 44 56 42% July 114% Feb 45% May 18 45 % Apr 29 357/s Mar 12 38 Feb 13 May May 25 49 ctfs for pfd 12% Mar 30 10 100 Edison Jan 18% Not 17% Deo 11% May 9 Escrow Jan Oct 42% Escrow ctfs for com May 24 ' - 3,500 Denver de Rio Grande Wset RR 8% May 25% May Dec i ,i 31 Feb ii/45%- Mar 25% !, 10,000 84 f-Jan, 2 85 .Jan 5 45% 8% May 28 24% Feb 25 i 20% Dm 32% May 4 Dana Corp common. Cum pfd 3% 7# series 1,500 \ : Volume 167 THE Number 4703 COMMERCIAL NEW Range for Previous . RangesinteJan. l Lowest Lowest Highest I per share 42% Mar May 16% Dec 7 9% May 35 % Feb 231/* July .> 16 14% 19 Apr 97% Deo 107% 20 Dec 26% 20% Feb STOCK STOCK LOW AND HIGH SALS FRICSS Mbfcdsjr' Tuesday May 22 May 24 May 25 I per there "'Saturday 7v77>:.7v ' (2373) Far ; t per skate > 41 >/4 41% 41% 41% 41 1 20 % 20 Va 20 V* 20 12 % Federal Motor Truck 20% ; *ll% 30 % *07 Va May 18 Jun 90 Feb 9 20 Feb 10 >Jan 99 Feb' 24 No par ; Federated 31% May 14 10 23 Dept Stores1 com No pes eanrertiMepreferred—.100 AUaft 42 42% 20 % 20 May 28 6 per share 42% ♦41 20V* • : • ♦41 theree 42% 1.9 Va 20 r800. 19 Va 11% ll7/a 12 11% 11% 11% 12 ai% ■ 11% 11 Va 30% 30% 30 30% 30% 31 30% 31 V» 31 31% 98 97% 97 Va 97 97 98 97 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% ; 23% 23% 23% 233% 233% 24 24% 24 Vs 24 24 23 V* 23 V* 23 23% 65% 65% 65 V* 65 V* 6574 65 V» 66 663/4 49% 49% 4&% 49 Va 49 497a 49 49V+ 4874 106% ■-1067a 5,900 68 49% V 7 1,400 i; 23'/+ 67 24% 653/4 23 1,400 : 11% 30 % - the Week ' 8 per there 42% X20 f alee fer Friday May 27 8 per share 8 per share 1 • Thursday May 26 Federal-Mogul Corp 6 ' Wednesday Federal Mining is Smelting Oo- 42% Apr *97 Va 99 17 RECORD . EXCHANGE 8 per share CHRONICLE 20%! May 22 11 Mar 11 8% Mar 11 Feb 28% July NEW YORK Highest 8 per share 6 per share 32 YORK STOCKS ' ■ FINANCIAL & ♦97 98" ■:>■■■ \ 80 • ')-■ 20y+ May 26% 59% Feb 104' Sep 61% May 14% May - 24 68 Fidelity Phea Fire Ins N T. 43. Feb 104 i 107% Aug< ^ 24% May 21 53% Feb 28 Feb 61 18% Mar 17 Jan 46% May 42% Jun i v Foil * Tarrant Mfg Co. Ferro Rnamel Corp. Feb May 28 50% Mar 31 11 14 May 28 Firestone Tire A Rubber i Dec 49%'Mar 16 58 Jan Jait 14% Feb 20 Oct 31% Feb 11 First > 2 National Firth May 17 20 ; Stores 41% May 20 Dec X98 Feb May 41% Jan' 30 Feb 26 30% May 26 Florence Stove Co—— 13 Dec 17% Jan 13% Feb 21 14% Mar 19 14% May 21 6 21% Jan Florida Power Corp Florsheim Shoe claaa A 23% Feb 40% Jan Feb 24 Aug Jan 40% Dec May 18 15% Feb May 14% 9 • -; 26 11 May Nov -22 18% Dec Dec 6% 50% 38 % May 21 16% May 21 6 10 Franklin 13 47 Feb 18 Jan .>■ ♦ 10 103% Mar 77% Mar 29 82 17% 8% Mar 16 Feb Oct 7% Feb 11 Jan 18% Mar 23 12% May 17% Feb 12% Feb 27 14% May 22% Dec 18 Feb 13 5% Feb 11 4% July 9% Feb 26'/a Aug 14% May 43 % Feb 23% Dec 18% Feb 13 10% May 16 Oct 11% Feb 13 109 Jan 100 Nov 48 Apr *101 Dec 9% Dec 50% Mar 11 Dec 13% 100% Jan Feb 185 5 Jan 99% Mar 24 Oct 102 Oct 149% 58% 30 6 8% Feb 28 146 July 1 Apr 11 Dec 18% Jan 9% Mar 17 8 May 14% Feb 9% Feb 11 71 Apr Sep 37 23% 83% July 47% Feb Dec 33 Dec 160 Jan 32 May Dec 34% 87 Dec 10% 123 Feb 6 31% Mar 11 Jan 34 103 Mar.19 Aug 16% Mar 88% Jan 54% July 131% Feb . Dec Dec May 39% May 100 20% Feb 27 136 45% Dec 43 Apr 22 34% Mar 10 Feb 137 73 40% Feb *122 2 Mar 13 9 l'l 118% Feb 25 Feb Feb 97 10 81% Jan 120% Dec .129 Mar 119% Feb 19 Dec .107% Sep 93% Feb 17 •i-13% May '18% Oct 19% Jan 12% Mar 17 ? 94 65% Feb < 50% Mar 16 17 Apr 24 21% Jan 8 9% May 20 45 May 20 cum 26% May 4 18% May 15 May 28 63% May 15 157 May 27 14% May 3 12% May 21 78% Jan 26 39 % Apr 14% 16 16 V* 16 V* I6V4 16'/4 28% 27 Va 28'/a 283/4 29% 12% 11% 12 Va 11% 12 43% 43% 44 44 43 43% 44 44 %' 99% 99% ' 99 99 99 99 99 37% 37 37% 37 37% 36Va 37 24% ' 24 Va 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 45% 12 22% 82 10 $4.50 preferred 100 General Amer Transportation 4% 2nd 1,200 12 44% 5 No par 5 _No par 5 22 Vs 22% 223/4 *80Va 82 453/4 99 82 *80% 97a 101/4 lOVi 93/4 10 Ve 9% 19% 19'% 19 Va *19% 16 16% 21% 21% 8% 9 Va 200 *15% 16'% 400 217a *21 21% 600 87a 11,600 1,000 9% 87a 243/a 25 247b 25 18 Va 177a 18'/a 17% 9% 87+ 42 42% *41% X25 25 251/4 25% 257a 5,900 18 lS'/a 1774 177a 5,800 17% 10 10 157 *153 *105 107 *1031/4 105 107 *105 *1033/4 105 10 10 10 108 *103% 10474 157 *153 157 13% 12% 13% 32% 13 Va *123/4 133/a 123/4 12% 12% 12% 12 Va 12% 12V4 100 75 76 75 75 74 75 76 76 No par *371/4 39% 383/4 ,38'/+ 10 12% 77 *76 38V4 38V4 *22 22% 22 1S91/2 137 May 27 General Rtoctric Co___ No par 40% 40% 40 40% 401/4 411/4 41% 42V4 General Foods 40 40V4 40 401/4 39% 401/4 38'/4 42V4 40% May 19 39% 50% May 15 127 Apr 104 com _No par No par 6% 20 General $5 77 140 '39 *37% m 300 223/8 22 3% *136'% 137% 43 411% 42% 85,100 40% II,900 221/4 1,100 7 e!-" 80 40% 93% *93% 937a *93% 937s 937a 937b *93 7a 10 3/4 10% 10% 10% 103/4 103/4 11 10% 107a 48% 48 48 Va 49V2 49% 48V4 491/4 48 V» 4874 1,300 126V4 *1253/4 1263/4 12574 1253/4 *126 127 90 108 *104 108 1041/8 108 *105 108 - 6,000 48 100 *1253/4 104 * 1253/4 > 126 1261/4 104 127 *103% 104 *103% * 300 96 - ' Motors Corp com 10 preferred Preferred 10 *75 10% 94 *48 /v.:' 9,000 933/4 40% 40 100 , 123% 39% 100 preferred. oonv 124"% Mar 25 98% Jan preferred— 10 900 12% 49 10% No par 2,300 13'% 137 21% 137 10% • 160 *127b 103/4 *93% .1 May 20 64% May 27 Corp preferred Instrument Corp General Mills common. General 22% 137 I,700 *165 13 12 Va *137 22 V4 22 400 59 'SI: 105 10 Xl3 221/4 *38 39Va 105 58% ♦103V4 157 10 157* 12% *13 42 104 59 10 *153 10Va 156 *105 59% 59 59% 5,000 43,100 1574 18 591/4 97a 1574 25 105 974 217a 18 106 900 4,200 .' 30 • 82 *80% 21% 42 Va x59Vj *'2,500 < 97e 41%. •103V4 22% 19% 42 *103% * 12% 97a 41% 69 V* 9% 467+ 7 ■ 19% 43 105 10Va 10 139% $3.50 S:S: 450 1,600 1,400 19% *42 106 *9'/4 46% 22% 9-% *137 9 420 ; 14% *12 97a 136% 24 ' 4,100 *19% 136% Jan ^ 25 16 Va 16 21% 87a 81% 19 Va 21% 9'/4 80% 10 16% 9% • 82 10 10 101/4 21% 9% 47 23 —100 12 6,000 6,600 3,400 - 35% 14% 15 22 3/4 22 95 % Apr 100 *24% 22% 233/a *39 43 287a 3574 12 -50 conv *98% 12 No par 2 28 1,900 ,. 113/4 711% >; 7-' 44 43/+ 2434 "461% preferred Jan Jan 28% 36V4 12% *12 25% 978 *153 12 ♦16 9% *59% *103 45 V* 163/4 9 V* *103% 44% . General Cigar Co Inc com 7% preferred 24 144 > r 451/4 9% 10 21% 21% 13 9 16 '/4 .16'/+ 16% 14% *19% 25 General Cable Corp com 4% lat preferred 5,800' 29V+ 9% 19% General American Investors com—1 common .147a I6V4 14% 10% 10V4 *16 No par com 1 *80 Va 10% 9% *13 No par 22% 43 General Baking Oo <8 preferred. 50 343/4 14 V, 283/4 45'A 9 Va 12 • 45% ' 12 Va 23 *81 1 General Bronze Corp 104'/a 3474 Xl 1'/a 9% *14%" 15 Va 9% 9% ' 45 12 20 pfd series A 100 15 16 9% *45 43 $4.25 ' 15% *11% -1 Industries Inc *102 Va 36% 243/4 com conv 2,000 7 15,100 353/4 24 Va • /" 500 19% 40% X98% 37% V 57% 19% 143^ 12% .• 6,300 ^7; 100 397, 14 16 V; 800 1,600 i 41 X35% 14V4 7 493/a 1063/a 57% 700 / 104 X104 36% - 28% 50 1.66% 106 .May J 2 10% Jan 9 (The) preferred Gaylord Container Corp 105 14% 14% 12% 100 Gardner-Denver Co Wood 36% ' - 24 197a Va : 40 16 —1 common preferred GameweU Co (The) 4%% V* 14% 105 102% 36 14 V* 7 ;/ " preferred Oo ' 36 *102% 102 35% 14% 105 36 y« 102 35% 59 19% 28% 10 25 6% Gar 40'/4 Corp 1 Sulphur Co__ ... 10 Malting Co Inc.l Gabriel 5 39'/+ 9% Gair Co Inc (Robert) Jan 41 Va 15% 10% May 21 20 x39% 9% 10% May 22 10% 21 Jun 4% 41% *57% 16 Froedtert Grain it May 19 40% 15% Fruehauf Trailer Co 5 56% 19% par Freeport 24% Jan 197+ 12% Stores May 27 12% May .18 - 66% 19% 28% Food Machinery Corp (new) 10 3V*% com conv pfd——,—__loo 8% Apr 35% Feb May 15 *105% 1071 55 Va 19% 10 Foster-Wheeler 5 105% - 55% 20 _1 12% Feb >26 25% Jan 107 55% 19% « 103 >14% No par Corp, Corp common 6% prior preferred — Francisco Sugar Co No MarlS 17% Mar 12 Dec 18% 3 22 Jan 6% May • 35 Feb 39 77 Feb 24 % Feb 27 ♦105% 55% 41% 41 7% 107 •10$% *24 20 ' *101 Jan ■'25% 11% 89 Jan *26% ~36% 24 Steel 107 56% 20 No par Food Fair-Stores Inc 45% May 27 102 Apr 20 July 32% 12% May Follansbeo 12 12% May 24 Feb *105% No par -id'proferred— May 27 Dec 110 Dec 19% May 23% May , 9% Mar 17 33 91 Xl04 49% No par 39% 110% May *65% „ Carpet Co__.—_No par Plintkoto Co (The), common No par 99 1 • cor (The) 30 ■ > '4%*- preferred 106% May 28 i. 62% 21% W $3.75 60 Vs 122% 123 97 967b 60% 123 60% 61 123 60 Va No par No par series. 96% •97 ; 123 613/8 97% 16% 16% ' : 63% *123% 61% 123V4 97% : 123% *123 97% 98 97 64% 633/8 1233/4 63 637a 1 1237a 88,100 124 77: 1,300 1,600 -98% 98 98 16% 16%; ,167a •'•"•'7. * 13% Dec 2% May 11% 20% Dec 19 May 125 26 ' Dec • 16% Feb Feb 14 4%; Feb 11 Mar 3 2% Feb 13 .16% Jan 11% Jan 22 31% Feb 21% Mar 10 r Oct . 140 T: Feb 6% Feb 124 May 12 4% Mar 11 16% May 18 21% May 25 18% May 27 4% May 21 14% May 15 29 May 18 128% Jan 29 3% May 18% May 29% Oct 22% Feb 11 6% May 24 30% May 21 26 36% Jan 25- Feb 13 31% Jan 12 110% Feb 13 123% Jan 2 May 101% Apr 124% Jan 26% Dec 35% Jan 25 19% Apr 30 Feb 22% Feb 11 95 Dec 106 Apr 98% Apr 2 22 % Feb 14 29% May 24 Feb 10 90 21% May 40% Mar 30 85 Dec 108 Jan 85 81 Nov 98 Feb 72% Jan 23 Outdoor Gen Precision Gen Public Gen Publio General Gen 4Y*% 82 % May 19 3%1$ Range since Jan. 1 Highest ? 85 22% 21 Jan 79 Apr 30 26% Nov 21 Mar 17 58 Sep 48% Feb 27 7 Feb 4 124 Oct 113 33 Feb 19% Feb 18 121% Apr 22 24% May 17 71% Feb 47% Mar 16 94% Mar 11 64 May 21 101 Dec 41% July 61% Feb Dec 95 106 Dec 109 13% May 1 Mar 10 38% Mar 17 Aug 24" 96% Mar 18 Jan 16% Feb 11 28 May 18 53% Jan 6 Jan 9 47% May 20 101 Jan 4%% 9 20% May 15 18% 17% . 177a 4% 41/4 43/4 43/e 4% 137a 133/a 14 l33/4 13 % 13% 133/4 27% 28 27% 28 271/4 27% 263/i 27 27 271/4 26% 267a *124 127 *124 125% 125% 50 100 . 6 6V4 16,000 127 *124 61/4 63/s 4% 127 *124 6% 6% *124 127 6V4 4% 6% 6 127 6V4 6 6 3,100 16,300 4,700 . *29% 30 297a 30% 291/4 29% 28% 29% 293/a 29% *291/4 293/4 *27% 28 % 277a 28 21% 277a *27% 28 27% 27% 27% 27% *119Va 119% 120 120 Va '7 2,400 pfd__No par Telephone Corp 20 Instr Corp com—No par preferred 100 7. - 1,500 1 preferred preferred IOIV4 Oo eonv 28% 281/4 2874 *100 283/a 1011/4 297a *100 28% 1011/4 *81 84 _10$ *81 84 ♦81 84 *81 84 38% Co 100 Inc No par 82 26% 27 52 51% 513/4 *51% 53/4 5 3/4 57a 118 % 62'/a - *80% 80 116 23% 24 61% 62% 99% *99 100 46 457s 46% *99% 103 *20 *20 203/i 1161/2 23% 62% 100 46 3% 103 2678 116 23% 60% 100 453/4 >100 39 Va I per share 57a 116 24 *81 84 *81 46% ■m 84 28% 6,200 50 '"ft : Thursday 9 per share 24 23 233/4 22%, 82 82 817a 267a 53/4 60 457a *100 *80% 38 *93% 27 27'/4 27 271/4 52 5174 513/4 *517a 53/4 57a 57a 53/4 115 24V4 61% 101 46 103 115 24 62 100% 45V4 *101 19% 116 24 62% 101 457a 105 I93/4 the Week Shares 9 per share 947a 116 2374 ''%D Sales for Friday May 2H 387s *99% 103 71 100 92 947a 23% 61% 200 103 *89 38 Va -115 100 1,800 93 96 *51% 52 '470 28 28% *89 38% 38 V» *93 Va 27 »/4 122 28 *80% 24 80 116% *100 23% *100 233/, 96 27 V\ *23% Goodyear Tire it Rub com—No par $5 preferred No par *93'% 24% 55/a —No par No par 38% 96 24 5% 10 com $ per share 39 28 29 28% May 37 May 26 May 25 122 *2774 PRICES Wednesday Tuesday 85 26% • AND HIGH SALE 24% *51% 1 *93 96 *80 (The) com.—-No par preferred 50 $ per share 38% 383/4 24V4 No par Hosiery May 24 t per share *93 5 common (B F) $5 preferred Monday IOIV4 89 90% May 22 101 '/4 89 *89 Saturday 283/a 281/4 29 92 LOW *100 28 28 Vt 28% *89 121 28% 28% 101'/4 28 3/8 *27 * 29% 92 STOCK Goodrich Co Gotham 1201/4 28Vi 29% *89 _ Goebel Brewing Co Geld St Stock Telegraph Goodall-Sanford 119 287a 29 28% 120 28% *28% 29 29% 101V4 5 119 120 *28% *28 —100 Brothers Glidden 2 , 4% 13% No par loo $4.50 preferred 12 w 4,700 5,800 14 Far May 27 Jun Mar 84% Jan 18 3/g 18 i, 906 213/4^-2178 4% Gimbel May 15 173/4 \ 21% • 127a 25 103 90 m ' 43/4 Gillette Safety Razor com—No par $5 conv preference No par Feb Dec 49 17 7e 217a 5 13% 39% May 21 95% Mar .4 30 Jun 99% 13 Apr 26 17% Feb 14 Dec 171/4 17 2174 i£6% 13% EXCHANGE Jan 61% May 5% May 104% 27% Feb 36% Dec Dec ' t 2178 16% _No par NEW TORK 105% 17% May il 213/4 *16% 5 ; 8 per share I per share $ per share Dec 90 21% -16% 43% Corp Refractories Lowest Highest 23% May par Gen Tire * Rubber Co com May 12 16% 21 Ve¬ '21% Time 4%* ; "*■" 10c Utilities General Shoe Corp— Gen Steel Castings $6 29% May 18 16% STOCKS Tear 1947. 6 per share Equip Corp.—No Service Rang* for Previous Lowest Cement Railway Signal com 6% preferred ; Gen Realty A Utilities General 16% par Co__ l Gen 30 % May 6 Advertising—No General Portland 101 % May 22 Feb Gen • 3874 . , 7,900 95% 9,500 27'/4 W) 100 23 83% 10,300 500 300 53 57a 1,600 117 233/4 330 4,200 4,500 62 62V4 *101 102% -900 45 457a 7,300 *101 104% *191/4 400 197a 2074 1974 1974 *193% 207B 47a 474 47a 474 5% 47a 5 8 8 8 . 3 8% May 5% 31 3% Feb 27 Oct 8% Mar Dec 17 14 18 Feb 11 May 28 29% May 21 24 Feb 16 31 Mar 90 Feb 26 21% Oct 23% Dec 33 ,90 Dec 107 9 May 14% Feb 28 Dec 37% Feb 29 12 Dec 17 Sep 12% Jan -49% Feb 36%-Feb 11, 20 Dec 133 9% Mar 16 Mar 27 20 27% Mar 70 May Jan 132. Feb 163% Dec VC 59. 8% Apr 2.3 25% Feb Jan 12% May 34% May 2 Jan 41 Jun 5% Feb 5% Jan 60 19 Jan 22 Feb 40 96- May 26 Jan 16 15% May 21 23 Mar 2 27, 144 Jan 20 77 Jan 27 Oct 35% Aug 29% Feb 21 14% Dec 21% Mar 14 Mar 16 Dec 10 Feb Feb 91% Apr 16 30% Feb 11 39% May 24, 17% May 17 1 Granby Consol M S it P 5 8 Va 8 37% 36% 36% 37 373/4 3774 3774 39% 40 28% 28% 28% 28 3,4 277a 277a 273/4 28'/a 28V2 28% 29 V* 29V4 291/4 29 Va 29% 297a 30 31 301/4 30'% 95 95 flOfl 8'/4 *36 *94" 1 13 No par *33 Gt Nothero Iron Ore Prop—No par Gt Northern Ry 6% pfd No par Great Western Sugar com No par *15 $2.2$ , • cum 7* -preferred." com pfd_ oonv —... Green Bay is Western RR_ Green (H 43/4 5 5 City 8teel Grant (WT) Oo common % 3%*: preferred—_• Grayson-Roblnson Stores 4% No par -No par Granite Apr 23 50% May 15 Motors. Grand Union Co 13% May 15 33 Apr 10 29% Graham-Paige mo?: —100 L) Co Inc.— Greenfield Tap Jk Die Corp—No Greyhound Corp (The)— 47% 22 Va *142 8 8 V4 *94 95 95 13 13% *33 13 35% 35% 127a *33 8 8 ./Y" , 29,800 3.700 7/7: 1,200 2,600 4,700 •777 96 *96 97% 20 127a 127a 13Va 1,700 *32 7a 33% 13% *3'2a/4 13% 35% 33% *94% 15'/4 15V4 157a 15 15Va 15% 15% 147a 147a 48 473/4 48% 47% 47% 47 47% 47% 48 223% 777' 3,000 5,600 5,000 221/4 227e 144 •142 223/4 144 221/4 142 *63% 227a 142 . 66 221/4 *141 2274 22% *140 *63% 66 144 10 66 *63% *63% l *38% 39 383/4 397a 387a 39V4 39 391/4 39'% 393% 4,600 par 103/4 167a 16'/4 1674 1574 16 'A 153/4 16V4 *15i% 16% f 1,000 48,000 . 66 *63% 144 66 , vjii' 9. 62 17 12 July May 105% Dec 8% :4% May- ; 78 95 May 6% May Dec 33 5% Mar Jan 85 13% May 17 Common" 97% Feb 4Vs% 11 9 43% Apr 16 7% May ,21 94 Feb 7 12% Feb 11 19% May 15 44 Dec 14% Feb .51 Pea 76% Dec : 31% May 57% Apr 13% Deo 5 10 57 Feb 57% Feb 10 16% Sep 14 Jan 2 39 Jan SI Feb 10 May 21 May 21 75% May 15 17% May 13 a, 121/4 preferred— 100 Grumman Aircraft Corp 1 Guantanamo Sugar common 1 $5 oonv preferred i—No par Gulf Mobile A Ohio RR eom_No par *96% $5 ..vv■ preferred . No par Gulf Oil Corp Gulf Statee Uttlltlee Co. 39 6% *92 18 *56 12 12% *96% 98 39% 39% 7% 127a 98 3974 12 127a *96% 93 3&'5/8 39 12 12% 121/4 1274 123% *97 973/i *97% 97'/a 97% 50 39% 39% 40 413% 6,000 3874 *92% 927a 927a 20 13V4 I8V4 1874 177a 18% 18 181/4 17% 177a 18'% 16,100 57 563/4 55 5574 553/+ 56V4 55 553/4 56 5,500 74-i/z 751/4 75 75% X74Vt 743/4 75 1674 17Va 163/4 17 163% 16% 167a 15,600 8,200 6% ♦92% 95 674 95 *92% —25 74% 747a 74% 567+ 751% -No par 167a 167a 167a 17% 63/4 95 674 *92% 674 95 63% •11 H 32% 14 Deo 19% Jun 12% Mar Dec 19 Jan Dec 112 Feb 102% 19% 148% 28% Dec 108% Sep 27% Dec Apr Oct 160 " May Mar aa *101% Feb Jan see 3 79 39% Jan For footnotes 9 13% Mar Feb 13 87% page 10 21% Feb 24 147 Mar 24 27% Mar 16 24. 38 Apr 10 Haekesuaek 16% May 22 Xl4% May 21 Hall (W F) 89 Jan 12 104% Apr 12 27 Va May 21 150% Jan Hamilton 4* Henna 28 6* Hart. SB Printing Co Co 00m preferred 5 No par 100 (MA) Co $4.2$: pfd—No par Harbison-Walk 34% May 15 ■■ Water Watch oonv Ref rao com preferred Schaffner ■17 3,900 674 67a 7 No par 100 A Man 10 *33 1574 ♦14% = 86. *10374 157s 16 «/4 143/4 147a *84 86 104% 267e Z 267s *148 Vv 152 *33% ♦33 34% 34. 33% *33 15% *15% 14% 87 *10374 104% 26% 267a v •148 152 14% *84 ♦103% 26 *148 33% *33 15% *15% 33% 157a 1474 *14V2 147a 87 *84 86 104% 26% 152 ♦104 26V4 *148 1043/4 27 152 *33 15 V* 14% *84 *104 267a 33% *33 H'i! , 33% 15% 900 14% *14% 147a 1,100 86 *84 86 15% 104 3/4 27% *148 152 33 33 *15 *104Va 263/4 ; ♦148 • 20 105 263/4 1,800 152 v 33% 33% 33% 33% 323/4 33'/4 *33% 33% 800 7:77 'J 7':7; COMMERCIAL THE (2374) 18 Range for Range since Jan. l! Highest Year 1947 Highest $ per share 10% IOOV2 12 '7% 6% Feb 24 Apr May 6 ■»: S per $ per share Peb Dec Feb 6% Feb 9% Oct Dec 35% Jan 22 May 30% Jan 90 Dec 103% Apr 78 35 May 42% Feb X95 Dec 35% Apr 13 95% Jan 23 108 July Nov 68 Jan 140Va Dec 165 Jan • May 50'A Sep Jan 7 46 Dec 134 Mar 121 Dec 38 Sep 118 Oct 134 Sep 114 20 Sep Jan 21 291/a 42 Heinz Jan 103 2 May 28= 60 May 27 146% Apr 16 22%. May 21 57% Apr 6 29% 128% Feb 2 2 Mar 22 30% Apr 10 122% Jan 12 4 27% Jan 2 9 28% May 20 83% May 20 27% Mar Feb 18% Mar 14% Jan 19 10% Jun 14% Dec 10% Apr 26 Jun 33* Dec 28 Mar 22'/2 2 1 36% May 28 251/4 Jan 2 29% May 20 3%% 7,7c W) Hilton Hotels 100 Apr X29% Nov 20 Feb 24 21% May 141/4 May 31% Jan 21% Feb 5 201/4 Oct 13% Feb 11 16% May 17 Hollander & Sons 17 May 25 Jan 15% Feb 14 29 Jan 48 Jun 30 Nov 36 Dec 37% Apr 26% Feb 11 19"% Feb 14 Mar 131/4 May 7 35% May 3 18% May 27= 9 44 Dec 56 Feb 36 Feb 27 46% Jan 14 281/4 Jan 36 Oct 29% Feb 10 34% Jan 85 2= $4 Furnace 10% ioy2 10 % 10% 44,300 22% 22% 23% 22 % 22% 6,700 26% 26% 90% 26% *26 % 26% *89'% 1,000 90% 89% 89% *88% 90 *88% 90 38% *883/4 90 38 38 38 38 38% ' *38% 391/4 *383/4 39% *102 ,103 *102 Household 3%% 26% *26 26% 27% 28 28 27 83% 83 83 *83 12% 11% 12 12 12'A 12'A 12% 33% 33% 33 33 33 34 34% 35% 35% 36% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 29 21% 29 28 29 27% 28 28% 28 3/8 28% 28 15% 15% 16 16 15 % 16% *15% 28% 29 17% 39% 393/4 39% 39% 39% 35 353/8 35% 35 35 28 3/8 283/4 28% 2,800 800 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 18 1734 41% 18% 17% 18% *41 % 41% 41 % 41'% 41% 41'% 41% 41% 41% 41% 500 32 33 32% 33 323/8 32% 32% 32% 94 2,700 92% 92% 92% 925/a 93% 93% 10,600 43? 4 43'A 43% 43% 43% 44 44 43% 43% 36 '/a 37'A 35'% 2,900 36% 36 36% 3534 365/8 36 36 3 4 22 % *21% 27,500 *441% •45% 44 % 44 % 42% 43'% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5'A 5'A 5% 13% *12% 5 Hudson & Manhattan common__100 preferred 25 c Co * preferred ..100 Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par non-cum *13% 13% 13 22 *21% 140 22?'a 21% 21% 43'% 44 % 44% *44 443., 1,800 5'A 43 5% 5% 5 5% 3,700 213/4 2134 200 Hudson 13 19 8 Hunt Foods Mar 16 5 May 17 Hupp 13'% *12-% 13'A 44 3 4 12% 12% 12% 44% 44% 45 44 % 12% 44% 44'% 44? 4 44% 44% 45 45 20% 20% 20% 16,000 20% 20 Vb •20% 6.66% 20 'A 22 Vb 18% 21% 18% 22 % 21% 21% *18-% 18% 18% 58,000 18% 1 22% May 27 18 ¥2 18 ¥2 18% 4% 18% 18% 18% 1,300 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4-34 6,500 Corp Apr 39% 35 43% Howe Sound 3 40 3% 34% *21% 28 15% Feb 2,600 28% 39% 34'% 22% 46%. Apr Jan 28% 28% 40'A 37% 31 7% Feb 300 35 39% *34% 800 16% 43% Jan 30 40% 35 * 1,700 3,200 35% 33 3% May 9,400 *21% 38% Mar 45 12% 22% *41 1 20 80 12 *92% Howard Stores Corp 14% Mar 17 2,000 83% 31% 26 34% Jan 1,500 27 93'% 22% Apr Oct 26% 27 31 11 Feb 26% 110 *83 29% 33% 500 118% 29% 33 30 ' 118% 93% 11 21% 12 8,200 3-1% Feb 43% 12% ; 93% 19 May 121/2 May 15% May 30 ' 126 31% 20% Feb 33 ;; 55 *29% *92% Feb 5% 54% *125% *42% Dec 6 83% 700 2,300 100 29 3 May 24 26% 583/4 20% No par 28% Mar 27% > 290 153 *21% No par 20% 7 583/4 20% 27 *83 12% .50 Houston Light & Power Houston Oil of Texas v t 14% May 119 83 40% 44% May 17 37% May 22 2 *118 28% *34% 93% May 5 X26% 118 29% 27% 5 Mar 12 9% Apr 118 126 10 600 103 *150 V 55%. 29% 83 16% Mar 30 4% Jan *1251/4 29% 27% 28% 38 Feb 54% 125% 29% 28 16'A 88 7% 55 125% 30 118 103 '21 83% 28 Sep 13% Mar 54 103/8 60 153 *20% 126 117% 16% Jun May 20% 60 *150 153 28% 28% 12.50 com • 103 f 26% *83 No par Finance 54% ; 59 % ~l- 20% *125% 117% 27% preferred 54 ■ *117% ■27% com 59 % *150 20% *102% *29% 30 *15% 45% 3 54% 125% 20% - 103 - 5 4 105% 7% May 53% *29'A 59% *148%. 152 20% 125'A ; 29% 117% 27% .' = 27% 1' Dec 311/2 May 53% 126 *117% v' 5 37'/8 May 16% Jan Dec 20% 10% :231/4, 59% 152 *148% 21% 10 Houdaille-Kershey conv 38 152 '■* 29% 5 Homestake Mining., Hooker Electrochemical Co $2.25 53% *125% 10 (A)—- 16,900 10% 1 (Del) 300 9% 22% 21% 100 Holly Sugar Corp 35'A May 19 42% Feb 24 Holland 9 3/8 *26% *143% ; 5 Corp_, 9% 27 59% Hinde & Dauch Paper Co Hires Co (C E) The 9% "Shares 8 77 9% 101% — 9% *7% *76 26% 59% _No par Corp 9% 8 77 .22% 101% preferred——_ 9% *7% *76 10% -Nopar Chemical cum 8 77 27% J Heyden 3%% 9% * *76 23% 59% Inc.. *7% 77 Sales for the Week 10% 101% preferred— 7% ■' < I per share 23% , 59% preference FridayMay 28 t per share *26% 24 101% 6% .preferred— 100 Hershey Chocolate com*.-*. .No par conv $ per share 27 ■- $4 *76 9% 25 Powder common— _Nopar Hew.ittrRobins 9% 10% 7% 77 —100 Motors ■ Hercules Thursday May 27 May 26 *89% 25 — common non-cum Hercules PRICES Wednesday *38 100 preferred cum (G 10% 7% *76 9% 24 . i—15 common— SALE *26% 5 — preferred 3.65% Helme — Co HIGH May 85 $ per share 7% 78 9% 2 common (H J) AND {.Tuesday • t per 7% *76 1 — Mfg Corp Co 7% ,—100 Inc— Industries $ per share 1 preferred Heche 21 Feb 4%% ■, May 24 ' Hat Corp of Amer class A— Hazel-Atlas Glass Cq__., * 79% Mar 22 126 Par .May .21 89% May 25 9 Mar 5 ' 27 10 Feb Mfc? 308 ' ' share 10% May 21 26%. Jap 5 9 14% Feb 140 63 LOW Hayes 27 Jan 51% Feb 22% Feb 14 ¥2 Monday May 2'I Hayes 21% Feb. 14 49 '% Saturday Monday, May 31, 1948 RECORD STOCK 9%> May 21 11 25 > STOCK EXCHANGE Jan 79 Marl6 73 6% Feb 11 x20 Mat 10 4% May NEW YORK Lowest j ; $ per share '6% May 75¥t CHRONICLE STOCKS Previous Lowest r FINANCIAL YORK NEW ' & Motor Car No par Inc 5 4% 5 5 400 I 30 May 39% Aug 32% Dec 30% Apr 27% Mar 16 39% May 15 64% 18'A May 371/2 May 62 % Feb 83 Dec 93 Jan 97 Aug 15 Jan 26% Dec 11 95% Mar 16 24% Jan 22 28% May 17 • lT% 7% May x21 Dec 9% Feb Jan 30% Dec 35% Jan 27 20% Feb 11 5 May 27 97% May 17 351/4 May 21 30 May 26 ' 125% Feb ~70 Jan Dec July 95 186% Jun 80 6 May 10% 11% 23% 23% 23% 23% 13% 13% 13 13 53% 53% 54% Ingersoll-Rand common 6% preferred No par *145% 147 146 146 145% 145% 147 147 148 151 151 *153 157 *153 156 158 158 158' Inland >155 45% May 15 21% May 27 8% May 24 No par 160 >155 44% 44% 44','4 44% 44 44% 43% 44% 43% 44% 43 20 21% 21% 21% 21% 20% 44 "4 7,400 21% 21 % 21% 21% 21% 21 21% 14,409 23% May 15 Interchemical 34% Oct 76 Dec 96 Jan 103 Feb' 23% Feb 74 11 11 Feb 9 3% Dec 5% Feb 36% Feb 24% Mar 16 94% 9 Dec 59% Oct 107% Sep May 16 Dec 104 Dec 116 8 3% May 18 16% May 24 14G May 27 36% May 21 83 % May 18 3% Mar 16 Dec 137 Jan 99% May 15 25% 130% July 38% May Mar 27 169% May 18 8% May 15 5% 135 Jan 2 42% Mar 17 86 Feb Feb 28 9% Mar 19 5% May 20 x32 May 21 139% May 11 64 May 27 98 May 24 14 May 20 107% Jan 29 Feb 90 46% Apr 58% Feb 52 % Jan 24 60 May 28 37% Jan 45 Dec 39% Mar 16 45 Jan May 28 1*» 401/4 May 63% Oct 43 Mar 12 61 % May 28 32 40 Feb 30 Mar 35 Jun 9% May 17% 4 Mar 31 Illinois Terminal RR Co 5 > Indianapolis Power & Light__No Industria Electrica De Mex, S A Industrial Rayon „100 Steel Co Inspiration Consol Copper Insuranshares Ctfs Inc Corp preferred 4%% Intercontinental Interlake Int'l Rubber Business Minerals International $4 Paper preferred 35 *80 Feb 11% Feb 11 16% May 27 Feb 11% Feb 11 Feb 17% Mar 9 16 May 27 26% May 27 Interstate 20 May 27% Oct 22% Mar 1 31 291/8 Feb 143% Jan 158 Aug 18 137 % Jan 16 39% May 20 145 May 25 Island Range for Previous Lowest 6% Jun 19% Dec 80% Dec 39% May 13% 53 Feb 7 Mar 16 19% Jan 6 Jan 89 Dec 104% Sep 92 Feb 13 37 Jun 46% Oct 34% Feb 10 125% Oct 100% Feb 11 20% Feb 19 Dec 24% Sep 98 Dec 112 Jan Dec 151 Dec • 145 27% May 86% Dec 25% Jan 34% July 39 100 145 Feb Jan 10 29 Feb 29% Mar 16 Feb 83% Feb 6 40% Oct 31% Feb 11 101% 143 96 142 <94% 96% 95 % 168'4 16834 167% 7% 7% 7% 7% 34% 35% <T) *80 5 31% 142 96% 168 % 3% 84 7%*f 33/8 153*4 144 96% 168 f 146 145 96 96% 95% 1D8 168% 166 34 7% 7% 33/e 16 146 96% 167 7% 7% 7% 34 34 3A 35 35'A 34'% 84 35 'A *80 82? 4 81 81 81% 81 % 4% 47% 4% 4% 30'% 30 Ve 30 ¥4 31'A 5% 31% 3% 16% 35 34 *80 43% 30% 3% 153/4 43/4 31 4% 313% 4% 31 190 1,900 15,300 2,500 8,700 330 6,« 00 6,500 200 4% 3,600 31'% 32,900 13534 137 137 138 60?4 62% 61 62% 450 61% 63 63 64 98 63'% 64 97% 98 98 98 98 26,000 97 97 12 12% *97'% 98 12% 11% 11% 11 ¥4 11% 700 93 91 ? 4 91% 91 91 90 Vi 90% 57% 57% 57% 59 59 *57'% 42% 42 42 42 ¥2 42'% 41?'i 41% 58 ¥4 58 ¥4 59 59% 36% *34 36% 136 136 136 *136'% 60 *11'% 137 *136% 12 11 11% 90'A 90 91 60- 60 60 41% 41% 42 42 ¥4 1.400 59% 60 60 61'% 2,300 *34 36% 90'A *57'% 3.300 550 3n0 59% 59 *34% 36% *34 15% 15% 15% 15% 14 ¥2 15 ¥4 14% 15'% 15'% 16'A 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 153/a *14% 78.500 15'A 15 15 ¥2 15% 16 *25% 153/8 15% 26 25% 26 25% 26 5,300 26 26'%, 26 % *29% 30 26 ¥4 30 30 *29% 26'A 30 30'% 30 30% 30 30 37'A 37'A 36% 36% *37% *142 . 38'% 145 37% *142 59% 36?4 37% 145 *34 36 ¥2 ,26 30'% 37 37 37 145 145 *144 147 LOW AND HIGH STOCK Saturday EXCHANGE 10 May 27 21% May 7 92% Jan 30 48 99 May 28 May 11 42% May 24 113% May 24 32% May 21 106 152 May 21 Jan 6 (F I) ' *34 *144 36% 147 *144 147 Co t per share SALE 1,900 900 1,200 20 PRICES Wednesday May 25 May 26 t per share I per share Thursday May 27 t per share Friday May 28 f per share 1 9% 9% 9¥a 9¥b 8% 9% 9'% 9'% 9'A 10 Jaeger Machine Co common..No par Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% pfdn_100 9% *20% 21 ¥4 *20'% 21'A *20 ¥2 21 ¥4 20% 20% 20% 21 *203/4 21 83 3/i 33% 84 84 84 84'A 84 84 84 84 *83% 84% 46% 46% 46 ¥2 47 46 ¥2 47 ¥4 *47 47% 47% 47% 98 *97 Jewel Tea Co Inc No par com 334% cumulative •preferred_,_100 Johns Manville Corp com— *97 98 113¥2 113 ¥2 32% x31'% 313A 106 *104'% 105 3A 170 *155 170 —100 '111% 12% *31% 100 '104% 100 '155 stamped, Jones <fc Laughlin Steel 43 Joy Manufacturing Co 5% No pa." 36% —100 *88% 1 com 42'A preferred series A *97 1133/4 41% preferred———- 98 42 Ve Np par 3%% *97 413% 41% Johnson & Johnson common 4% 2nd preferred series A.' Joliet & Chicago RR 37% May 21 93% Apr 16 May 20. Tuesday May 24 t per share Par Jacobs Monday May S3 tper share 82% May 15 39% Feb 18 108% NEW YORK ; tper share Feb 24% July 104% 142% 143 143 168% STOCKS Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest Highest $ per share 16 * Year 1947 t per share 1 3?8 15% *59 . 50c new $6 preferred 3% 16% *56% 42'% . No par com 3% 15% *91% —100 _No par „.No par Coal 142% 3% 163/8 61 12?% Telep & Teleg__No par share ctfs No par Dept Stores No par Creek 3?8 16% COO 2,800 97% No par com Intertype Corp May 15 Foreign 3 % 16 40 137 60% *96% International 17% 23 93 84 *136 . International Silver common..:..25 7% preferred , 25 26% 23 98 4% 31 % Shoe Apr 22% 98 35% 1 5% preferred International Salt International 223/4 98 7% No par Int'l Rys of Cent Amer 8% 223/4 98 7% 15 *8% 22% 98 class A..25 100 160 22% 96 % com 1,800 97% 168% com__.No par Co 9 4,300 22 % .168% 100 *83/a 600 54% 151% 96 % ,^96% preferred 834 54% 22 % *141% International Mining Corp Int'l Nickel of Canada Preferred 8% 54% 97% No par 5 9 54% 7,100 3,500 13% 22% 3% com *8?i, 54 11% 2334 97% new.No par Chemical 8'% 8 53% 11 23% *13 22% 100 & *154% *13 28% 97% 15% common Int'l Hydro,-Electric Sys 4% 8 22% *96 No par Machine 53%- 8 5 100 ;No par Int'F Harvester 7% preferred Int'l 1 : com Iron 19 9% May 4.000 2334 11 Feb 22% May 10 Feb 291/4 13% 161% Mar 31 * 60 380 23% Apr 163 ; 700 97 % 343.4 13% 33 11 97% *34 23% 158 2% Mar 10 30 97% 54 10 11% Feb 35% 13% 20 Feb 3434 *96 23 3% Feb 7 96 % 35% 13% Feb 15 % July 96% *34% 23% 150 May 91/2 May 97% 35% 13% 119 5 *96 *34% 12,300 23% Oct 22 97% 35% 3,100 37% *53% Feb May *96 *34% 333i 84 1 136% 95 % Apr common..No par 97% 35'% 37% par 180% 21 *96 *34% 1000 33% *82 11 Dec Mar 33% 30 May 108 83 33 11 107 "Dec 38% 82% 30 169 3 37% 82 10% 24% May 14 100% 38% 82 293,a 15% Jan 28 54% May. 28 151% May 28 11 33% 37?/4 82 10% 17 11 33'4 38 34 80% 29% 10 6% Feb 33 ?£ 37 38 82 10% Feb 34% Mar 10 100 series A Co 323't 39 Ve *80% 29% May 27 15% Feb 4% ctfs Power 3334 38% 81 10% 39 Oct RR stock Illinois 33% 38% 29% 13 Feb lines 33% 38% *80 10% Dec Nov *33 AJ100 ser 28 3/4 July 8% Leased pfd conv 10% 17 42 non-cum 29 50 17% 6% 10% 2 Jan 12% May 6% Sep .20 Illinois Central RR Co common—100 29 11% Jan X351/2 May 12% Idaho Power Co 36% 90 42% 36 ¥8 *88% 42'A 40 ¥4 *97 98 48 48 *97 Shares 20,000 500 180 98 41% 40 ¥4 41'A x40?4 41% *109 112'% 112'% 112'% *111'% 113% 31 31'A 29% 303/4 29% 29 ¥2 1041% 104?4 1043A 104% 1043/4 *104 105'% 170 *155 2,100 170 104'A *155 36% 98 9¥a Sales for the Week *155 170 . 35% 36'% 90 89 90 42 ¥4 42 42'% 36'/a *89 41% 170 37% *155 36'% 90'A- *88% 37% 90 ' 42'A' X42'A 42% 41% *110 29% 41¥a 113 29'% 10,400 200 1,300 130 36 Vb 36% *88'% 89% 200 42'A 423/4 10,200 19 ¥4 300 14,800 K 14 94 16 Jun Dec May 22% Feb 14 Feb 11 21 108% Mar 29% Dec 90 Feb 23% Feb 17 11 58% July 18 14% Mar 17 20% Feb 20 26% Nov Feb 18 Jan 21% Oct 17 Feb 10 41 % May 52% Jan 42% Feb 13 46 39 98 May 11 43% May 15 59 Apr 23 48% Mar 12 13% May 20% May May 22 24% Jan 21% Jan 10 2 58% May 15 51 Apr 20 May 27 Apr 49% Fib 36 Feb 13 43 Jan 21% Dec 27% Feb 19 Feb 11 24 May 24 103 Dec 11% May 65 % Jun 116% Feb Feb 85 Jan. 63 Oct 29% Feb 25 May Dec 34 Jan 40 Oct 45 Jun 59 Feb 40 % Apr 52% Oct 4% May Dec 9 20% Dec 92%! Feb 21 20 90 • Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture- 10 20% *20 20 ¥s *19 3A 20 % 20 20'A *19'% 20 *19 ¥4 98 20% *97 98 *97 98 98 98 *97% 98 97% 40 Kansas 47% May 13% May 20 -38% 102% Aug 7 Feb 14 Jan 44 Jan For footnotes see page 24 11% Feb Mar 91% Jan 32 Feb 103% Jan 31 2 Kelsey Hayes Wheel Class conv B Jan 20 45% Feb 16 13 47% May 18 4% Feb 11 9 11 20 Vb Mar 19 6% May 15 Apr 5 12 , 24 Mar 24 17% 17% xl7% 175/a 17% 24 23% 23% 800 20 23% 20% *233/4 19% 23'A 193/4 23% 19% 20% 20% 20% 20 3 4 58 57% 58 Ve 58 583/a X57% 58% 58% 58% 3,700 27,400 17% *23 46% 47 463/4 40% 41 41 42 42 235/a 23% 24 23 ?3V4 102 101 Cumulative preferred 4% Kresge Kroger Co (The) Kress (S S) Co (S M) Laclede Gas & Light Co La Consolld 6% Lambert Co Co pfd, (The)— * 101 % .1 *13 No par 70 - 10 ser__100 _10 No par No par ,__4 500 22% 46% common 7,300 19% 235/8 (G R") Co 130 39 59 17% 40% 2nd preferred 38% *58 22% 46% conv 58% 23% 5 4% 40 58% 20 No par • 39 23 ¥» No par —100 com 40% 59% 20 1 Kimberly-Clark Corp *58% 18 57% Kinney 95 58% 98 18 58 $5 prior preferred^ Koppers Co Inc common 5 58 3/4 403/a 57% May 28 13 59 41% 59% 17% N6 par Jan 2 39% 59 18 40% Copper Kern County Land Co Keystone Steel & Wire Co 75 36% May 27 41 41 *583/4 class A—1 ! KenneGOtt 8 11 *97 5 14 41 Feb Kayser (Julius) & Co 19 2 38% Jan 56% May 27 Feb City Power & Lt Co— preferred J100 Kansas City Southern com No par 4% non-cum preferred 1Q0 3.8% 102 13% - 35% *94 70 35% 95 *101 13 13 *70 71 35% *94 47 463/4 3,500 46 463/4 46 46% 413/a, 41% 413/8 41 41% 900 23% 233/8 233/4 233/4 23% 23% 3,400 101% 1013/4 *41 101 *13 47% 17% *13% 14 101 101% *100 102 3,300 300 14 13% 14 70 70 69% 69% 69 69 69 69% 160 35% 35% 35% 35% 353/4 36 36% 36 36% 4,400 9434 94% 94 3A 1 13% *94 95 *13% *94 95 *94 95 400 20 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 373A 37% 37% 37% 38 37% 38% 3,500 52 52 52 52% 52% 53% 53% 54 55 56% 55% 56 3,200 4C*% 46% 46 46 46 46 46 46% 47 47 47% 47% 1,200 6%' 6% 75 Pesos Mex *9% 10 No.par 23% 23% 6%> 6% 9% 6% 9% 23% 23% : 6% V 23% *9% 23% 10 ■' >6% 6'/8 6% *9% 10 9% 23%. 24 23% 6% 9% 24 6% 9% 23 6% 7,900 9 ¥2 500 23'A 2,800 Volume 167 Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL YORK NEW Range for Previous 10 49% Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest $ per share I per share 14% Jun Feb 30 % 47 Feb 101 Dec 12% 9% May Mar 19 23 Feb 27 Apr Feb 30% 21% May 95 35 95% Jan 31 11 44% Jan Jun 10 30% Mar 8% Feb 4% Mar 16 1% May 35% Mar 3% Feb 1% Jan 25% Feb 9% Feb 5% Jan May 18 juee He- Tire (James) Mar~30' -----5 — 25 56 10'/a Dec 9 % Feb 24 12 45% 13% *52 26% 99 Lehigh Portland Cement 12% „ 13% SALS PRICES *52 1 per share *13% 14 *52 53 52 28% 28% 28% 28 28 27% 28 45% 45 45% 45 45 26% 26% 26% 26% 27% 45 LehmanCorp^(The)4*;»*— Lehn & Fink Prod Corp. May 15' May 20 26% *97% 13 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 35% 35% 35 35% 35 35% 35 35 26% 99 26% 26% 26% *97% 99 35% 34% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 6% 7% 6% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4 4'A 3% 4 49% *32 49% 49% *32 24% 15,800 7% 4 ' 49% 3% *32 25% 25% 25% 24% 10 10% 10% 10'A 9% 54% 54 54% 53% 54% 11% 11% 12 11% 24 24 23% 24 23% 51% 52 52% 53 10 < 1,100 :? 99 *97% 4% 24% —'—1 10% 10% 10% 54 *32 .; 2,700 / 6,900 68,700 49% *32 24% 25% 25% 25% 25 9% 10% 10 10 9% 54% 55 54% 55 53% 54% 4,900 11% 11% 11% 11% 11 11% 2,800 23% 23% 23% 24 52% 23% 53% 24 53% 54% 54 55 10% 9% 10 r 49% 11,100 25% 10 5,400 ' 5 * 2,100 99 35% *40 -No par pfd 45 7% preferred- ——50 2nd 2,000 12% *97% 100 , . 28% • *97 % 99 800 ■> 52 *44% 45 * non-cum 13% *13% 4 Lehigh Valley • RR——— -—50 Lehigh Valley Coal com •_ Shares t per share 13% 53 Sales for the Week May 28 53 13% 13% 13% *52 53 SAX Friday ' . 1 per share $ per share . i'jw" Thursday May 27 May 20 May 25 , A*i Wednesday *26% • 13% 35% 1 25 $3 non-cum 1st preferred. _No par 41% Feb 46% *45% *26% 50c Feb 28'% *97% 25% May 28 Jan 29 & Sons Co com—•—3 10% May 12 50% 53 29 1 - 14 *52 1 L 19 24 AND HIGH Tuesday $ per share *13% 3.85% cumulative preferred—100 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co_—10 Non-cumulative 19% 1 per share No par -—50 Ruboer Lees 7% May 15: 4 % May 26 2 38 '/a May v Monday May 24 May 23 common Lane-Wel.s Co common: 35% Mas 14 Va May Jun < < preferred-— Bryant 4%% 13% May 22 37% Jan 9 9 4% May 5% Saturday. ■ 19 (2375) . RECORD , Par Lane 26% May 23 98% Feb 4 Feb Feb 56% May EXCHANGE 14% May 15 53% May 17 29% May 6 27 27% May 12: 38 STOCK LOW •' STOCK YORK $ per share 9% Mar 12 47% Jan NEW Highest t per share Feb 56 May CHRONICLE STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest FINANCIAL & 11% XI1% " 8 Feb 16% Feb 20 59% Feb 46 11 Apr 40% Oct 25 17 May 46% May May 29% Mar 78 May 96% Jan 169 Dec 191% July X48 33% May Aug 24% May 18 31% Mar 16 82 Feb Libbey Owens Ford Glass— -No par 7 Libby McNeill & Libby 38% Jan 2 8 Jan 14 10 12% Apr 24% Aug 19% May 63 Dec 55% Mar 16 35% Dec 28 % Feb 49 30% Jan 18 47 Apr 23% Jan 79 20 Feb 13% Jan 2 27 Feb 15% Feb 27 58% May 12% May 79% Feb 57% Feb 28 28% Oct 19% Feb 27 17% Apr 21% Jan 18 Feb 19 137% Dec Jan 141 Jan 6 21% Dec 29 '/a Jan 2'1% Feb 11 39% Dec 53 Feb 38 % Mar 16 29% Oct 20 Feb 101% Aug 92 Mar 17 Dec 172 17% May 93 Dec Feb 13 11 *43% 12% 12% No par 69 % 69% 70 70% 69% 70 70 70% No par 47% 47% 46% 47% 46% 47% 46% 47% 20% 21% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 15 Belt Lion Oil Co Co Lockheed Loew's Lone ;— Star 7% (P) Co 35% May 15 Gas Louisville & 6% Mack 30 % Mar Hi 39% May 27 102% May 24 4,600 82 82 82 82 82 81% 82 20% 22 21% 22% 21% 22% 21% 23% 20,200 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 21,500 66% 67 *27% 28% —10 19% 19% 100 *150 A_ _No par 65% 66% 65 65% 65% 66 *27% 28% 27% 27% 27 27% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% - 151 % 152 151% series A _ *150 *151 151 % > *24 24% 24% 24% 24 24% 49 : ——50 *79% ' 49% 48% 49 48% 49 31% 34 23% 13 139 1,400 4,300 . 19% *80 98% Feb Apr 70% 22% 23% 26% May 17 152 21% 82% 34% 142 Nov 47% 20% 21% *96% May 19 24'A May 7 134 47 19% 10 MacAndrews *69% 21% 20 100 2 70 47% 22% & Sons Inc corn—1 Jan 70 _No par & Electric 40 11,100 82% • 27 500 13 19% common—^ (M) 46 12% 46% . 110 *44 13 12% _No par Nashville Lowenstein 97 3,000 22 % preferred Louisville May 15 400 861% 171 *79% Cement Corp Long Bell Lumber A Lorillard 37% 86% 171 44 X44 13 2,500 7,300 10,700 1 — , - — 46 12% — , -No par Aircraft Corp Inc Co 36 *44 86%— 171% '. 10 *36% 37% 86 171% 13 — 9% 10 *36% 85% 43 pfd Nov 45 37% 170% 12% cum 41 85% 170 43 Steel Mar 37% 37% 87% 170 . 9% 12% Link 28% May 15 20 Apr 12 152% May 20 24% May 19 19% Mar 17 37% 86% al70 53% 44 4%% 34 Oct 37% 87 170% 23% : 10 12% Lukens 26% *40 170 % 9% 5 Corp May 19 24% Jan 8 13% May 37% 86 % 170 x52 Liquid Carbonic Corp com— -No par 3%% conv preferred 100 23% May 10 20% May 21. 68% Jan 5 50 37% 87% 170 . Lima-Hamilton 9 Apr 87% • - 28 84 Feb 10% May 18% Dec 78% 109 % 11 Mar 16 *37% — - May 14 13% May 17 70% May 24 Oct — Life Savers Corp 5 Liggett & Myers Tobacco com 25 100 7% preferred Lily Tulip Cup Corp —i. No par 47 Dec 10 .No par — - 174% Mar 30 26 8% Feb 37 12: 91 Mar 12 165% Feb 5 10% Apr 13 Lerner Stores Corp 56% Jan Mar 18 8% Feb 35 34 *96% 23 35 *23% 66% 67 66% 67 27% 26% 26% 19% 151% 19% 19% 19% 19% 151% 151% 150% 600 150% *27 4,100 1,600 , 4,700 40 24% 23% 23% 241/4 24% 800 48 48% 47% 48% 47% 47% 5,200 33% 34% 12,900 98% *96% 98% *96% 98% 23'A 22% 22% 22% 34% 34% 34% *97 98% 231% 23% 34 981% *97 23% 23 23% 1,600 M 30'A May 99 % Dec 41% 111 11% May 16% Apr 10% 98 Apr 12 Feb 11% Feb 5 21% Mar xl6% Feb 25 9% Feb It 18% Aug Jun 6 Mar 15% Dec 455 Jan Jan May 500 Dec 12% 9% Dec 14% 22% Dec 32% 3% Jan 525 Jan Feb 7 Mar . 20% Feb 10 Mandel Manhattan 7 7% Jan 27 15 20 Market St 34% Feb 22 % Mar 4 29% May 18 Marshall Field 97 Jan 6 102% Feb 2 2 22% Apr 16 Martin MarlO 19% Jan 16 14 Dec 111% July 34 Jan 14 % Jan 24% May 141/, Mav Oct 15 39% May 18% July 63% Jan 26% Nov 24% May 35% Nov 175 Feb Dec 190 .•<, 49% 39% May Jan Feb Feb 88 Dec 106 85 Dec 82 Dec 100% Aug 97% Mar 47% Feb 11 19% Mar 170 11 May 27 % May Master 20 176 Jan 26 35% Mar 16 47% Apr 20 84% Mar 27 92 May 27 84 Feb 6 92 Jan 11 Jun 50 Jan 38 108% Mar 113 Jan 110 Apr 16 Jan 32 Feb 6 I'/i May 11,900 39% 39% 39 39% 39 39% 39 39% 39% 39% 39% 39% 6,200 103 % *102% 103 Va 100 1 9% *11% 42 35 % May 48% Mar 12 $3.40 112 Jan Co May 33% Feb 25 Feb 11 82 Dec 107% Feb 88 Jan 5 35 Mar 45% Oct 36% Mar 12 24 May 32 Feb 23% Mar 17 31 45 52% May 46 Feb Jan 30 Va Mar 17 3%% 87 98 Jan 23 17% May 25% Feb 11 31% Feb 19% Feb 11 24% Jan 23% Oct 16% Feb 27 105% Feb 80'A Mar 24 95 Dec 18% Feb 5 $4 4% *6 May 24 50 Feb 36 Va Feb 27 46% May 28 May 25% Jan 20% Feb 16 24 16 May 55% May 13% May 24% 20 '43 % Jan 14% Feb 73 Feb 52% Feb 10 19% Jan 12% Jan 28 Jan 9% May 18 44% Feb 11 65% May 11 Jan 99% 28% 100 *99% Dec 103 % Mar 35% May 19% May 62% May 18% May xlO% May 4r/o 2nd 18% 18% 18% 18 Va 18% 65% 65% 66 66 26% 26% 26% 26% par 36 % 36 % 36'A 36 % *172% 47 % 1 41% 41% _No par *29% 30 Co —5 *50% *34% 941/4 Mengel Co 5% 1st conv Mercantile 15 Co 13 Feb 11 38% Feb 11 Dec 35 Mar 16 11 139 Nov 12% Feb 27 16 May 10 Feb 66% Midland 9 Va Mar 17 13% Jan 45 Feb 27 Dec 114% Feb 88% Jan 5 98 51'A Apr 70% Dec 54% Mar 11 78 99 Dec 102% Dec 99 7 May 15 Dec 10% Mar 16 104 Jan 123 Oct 111% Mar 11 56% 28% Mar . 3% May 8 4 11 34% Mar 17 Feb 32 Sep 10 13% Feb 13% 49 % May Feb Feb Jan Feb 63% Feb 110% May 128% Feb Feb 49% Feb 11 Feb 10 102 42% *40% 42% *110% 111% *110% 111% *110% 111% *37% 38% 38% 38 Va *37% 111 ■ 38% AND HIGH SALE I per share $ per share Thursday May 27 $ per share 36 36% 36% 36'A 36% 100% *99% 101V2 41% *40 41% 40% 41% 40 29% *28% 29% *28% 29% *29 50% 50% 50% *501/4 34% 34% 50 300 38 PRICES Wednesday May 26 Tuesday May "25 200 *99% Friday May 28 t per share 36 V2 *35% 1011/2 *99% 35% f—t O O ur- Sales for the Week Shares 1,400 80 40 40% 40% 1.000 29% 29% 29 V-i 900 501/4 50'A 50 50 900 34 34 33 VB 331/2 33% 34 34 34 4,100 *95 97 96 96 *96% 98 98 98 300 24% *23% 24 *23% 24% 50% 24 23% 24% 2,200 23 22% 22% 22% 223/4 *22% 23 500 23% 23'A 23% 227/a 233/s 22% 23 15,000 95% *95 95% *95 95 J/2 *95 95% 40 46 46 46 46 *46% 47% *45% 46Va 46% 46% 1,200 22 % 23% 22% 23 22% 22% 22% 227/8 223/a 22% 10,000 19% 19% 18% 19'A 18'/a 19 18% 19% 19VB 191/2 62 62 62 62 61 61 61 61 62 62 18% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17 17'A 17 17% 9% 9% 9% 10 *9% 10 *9% 10 *60% 62 *89 % 91 24% 61 *89'A 24% 24% 5 *42% 431/4 *104% 105V4 17% _ 65% *45% 136 43 104% 18 18 63 Va 66 45'% 46% 135 136 61% 91 24% 60% *89% 24 61 61% *89% 91 24 24% 43% 42% 43% 104'% 104% 104% 18% 65'A 45% 18 61% 45% 135 *134 43% *103 18% 18% 62 Va 63% 45% 136 45% *134 61 91 24'/B 44 104% 19% 64 45% 136 62 *89% 24 9% 18% *60% 17 *93/4 62 61% 91 *89% 24% 23% *43 45 44% *102 104 *102% 19VB 62% 19% 64 19 62% 46% 463/8 *453/4 134% 1351% 134% 19 62'% 17 9% 61% 4,800 80 1,600 500 1,400 91 23% 2,600 44'A 1,100 104 160 19% 23,300 63V2 16,100 46% 136 1,200 180 14'A 15 14 14Vs 13% 14'/8 14 14'A 133/4 13% 6,300 11% 11% 11% 11% 11 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12 Va 7,000 P & SS M A vtc__ _No par 3.20% ——>.3 51% « uoo $4 preferred Moline -w—_ ^No Power 51% 51 52 51% 52% 52% 51% 52 94% 94% *94 96 95 95 *95 96 96 96 73 com pfd series A— conv Minn Min & Mfg 73 73 72 73 x72 72 71% 72'A 103% par 72% *103 103% 15% 10 7 Mojud No par 100 119% 119 67% Com—1 15% 119% Impl Mohawk Carpet Mills--: 15% 69% 68 6Va 103% 15 % 119 69% 6% 6'A 6% 23% 23% 231% 23% 41 41 41% 411/2 Hosiery Co 1.25 12% 12% 12% 12% par *28% .20 Inc Monarch Machine Tool—-—No Monsanto Chemical Co com— ' $3.25 preferred series A' .No $4 preferred series B—___No Montgomery Ward & Co No May 19 May 15 112% Apr *40% 15% Minn-Honeywell Regul 3 61% May 17 105% Mar 17 49 41% 22% pfd-100 Mo-Kan-Texas RR com 7% preferred series A— 122 41% 45% 10 5 29 41% 437/s 100 44 24% Mar 11 *40% *22% 1 $6.50 preferred Mission Corp 12% May 2,900 1 ..No par 6% May 17 24% May 17 11 30 12 100% ' 9 83 12 91% 15Vs Minn Jan *82 12 *95 pfd— 119% May 15 72% May 21 11 25% May 23% Feb 42% Feb 83 Xll% 95 Petroleum May 17 103% May 28 16% May 15 2 51% 11% May 32% May 8 Oct Jan May *82 12 . Minn St 21 Jan 84% 230 91% 82 95 _ com — — 210 92 *37% 23% — 92 11% 36% 23% 91 2,500 7,300 50 ! Prod 1st 91 *91% 46% 82 96 5 Steel cum 92 46 92 29% 23% ' 175 11% *110% 96 *172% Minneap- & St Louis Ry_— _No par 2 56% Apr 8% 175 36 81% 22% *9% Mid-Continent May 10 14% 47% May 129% Feb 15% 10% May 6% May Mar *172% . * 81% 11% *22% Miami Copper 19% May 27 69% May 7 46% May 27 *91 23% 50 3.90% 35% 92 23% *17% Edison 26% 36'A 91% 23 3% Metropolitan 175 66 26% 36% 90% 22 % Mesta Machine Co 104% May 20 *172% 66 Va 26% ' 90% 23% Merch & Min Transp Co new.No par Merck & Co Inc common —1 10 2,500 36% 90% 22% Inc ■ 1,600 26% 36% „ 90% 23 % preferred Stores *,66% 26% £6 26% 1 46 -21% pfd (2nd series) Corp™. (The) common 15 65% 36% 45% *22% *95 2,000 46% 10 100 8,300 18% 45% —1 series) 18% 18% 46% No par — Co 18% 191/4 99 *94 410 18% 19 *40% 94% 100 Va 18% 99 35V2 No par .„ 2,700 *100 19'A 66% 36% 51% com—18 780 28% 18% •46% 39 $ per share 36% 100% 7% 16% 18% *172% 175 112 $ per share *35% 44'A May 28 18 % Mar Nov 39 41% 7% 16 % 28% * 17% 65 Va 27* ?6% 92 Monday May 24 *98% ..No par $3.50 cum preferred!. Merritt-Chapman & Scott— _No par 12% May 48% 39% i May 27 6 45% 112 100 — . preferred May 21 Mar 10 156 *90% 92 46% May 23 25 % May 15 Feb Jun 46 Saturday 62 36 Apr *39 STOCK 90 % 94 29% May 45% 175 100 200 18% '.*6 LOW 13 Jan 33 *90% *172% *110% 10 111% Aug 136% 45 175 8 5,500 11 18 Va . 65 Va * *99% inn 18 18 Va Melville Shoe 15 inn 100 18% Jan 88 Dec 97% 100 18% 17% Feb 83 100 7% 8 9% 23% 7% 161/2 No par common. 10 7,000 7% .No par preference _ (1st 4,200 28% *40% *110 % pfd 24% 16% 41% Co__ 24% 28% *40% Stores 24% 16 Va .No par Norris Mfg Corp 24% 16% 12 Mc-Quay 23% May 25 5,300 28% 91% preferred Mead 7% 24% " 24% 7% 81% McLellan 12 7 16% 11% Inc 7Va 28% 91% Mines 6% 28 % 5 . Robbins 7 Va 16% 8 81% & 500 6% 16% -No par Porcupine McKesson May 28 23% 29 7% r_l Co *23 16 Va 18% common— Pub 11 23Va 28 7% 8 No par com 11% 23% 29 1 : Corp *11% 16% No par YORK 11% 23% 7% 100 Corp.— _No 2,100 560 9'/a 9% 29 11% Electric Mclntyre 24% May 11 Dec Jan 24% 13% 13% *510 560 9% 16 % 91% McGraw-Hill 1 16% May 40% 24% 82 >/a conv McGraw 35% May 15 Feb 21% Jun 24% 100 McCrory Stores May 15 105% 88% 24% 7 2,300 11% 7% 7% 13% 1,700 23% *23% 23% 7% X13% *510 14 23% 9% 9% 11% 23% 13% 100 14 ' 24V4 100 Par 36'/a May 21 100% Apr 14 42% Jan 15 56% Dec *11 % 23% 7% EXCHANGE 44 Dec 30% May 11% 23% 14 14 23% 560 *510 9% 9% *102% 23% —5 $ per share 24 87 *11% *80 NEW 13% 13% 560 11% 24 *90% cum Highest $ per share 13% *510 10 *11% Corp Range since Jan. 1 Lowest Highest $ per share 13% 560 X23% 24% 104 14 14 14% 9% STOCKS Year 1947 Lowest $ per share 13% *510 *102'/a 104 23% 10% No par 1st Range for Previous 13% 560 24 % ' _No par preferred McCall *14 pfd 1947 series- .No par No par pfd— $6 12 *102 14% 24'A 7% 6.25 common $3 9 41% Jan cum 24 1 preferred Maytag *13% *510 1 Co Stores $3.75 cum 13 12% May 15 43% Jan 21 * 14% 23% 50 102% 14 Va 24 102% 103 14% 23% Co„ Chemical Dept *102 10 preferred $3.75 May 26 85 Nov 77% Apr 9% Feb 8 14% 7% May . 26% ' L) Electric Mathieson 37% May 19 4 (Glenn —. 26 .No par com preferred- 4%% 67% May 15 4 27% Feb & Co 300 26% Corp 6% prior pfd Ry 39 140 26% _ Martin-Parry Corp Masonite Corp: 97% 25% May 17 20 *38% *135 Va Midland Dec 8 May 20 16% Apr 9 Marine 16'A 6% Feb 39 140 26 Oil'Exploration Marathon Corp i 9 May 22% May 18% Mar 18 *38 *135 39 140 25% Maracaibo Feb *135 26 5 Feb *38% 38% 140 25% No par 8% 38% *135 26% Shirt 27% 38 140 25% Bros— 19% May 6% May 38 *135 26% Mahoning Coal RR Co Manati Sugar Co 23 Jan A 38% 140 25% _ May 15 Apr series '*135 5 .No par Co inc com pfd 33% 100 common new Square Garden Magma Copper i Magnavox Co (The)— 26 17 5% Feb 4 % % 10 com 1 Inc Madison 12 10% May 21 12% May 15 8% Mar 16 Feb 15 525 4 preferred—. Trucks Macy (R H) 24% May 20 Apr 23 Dec 7 15% Apr rorbes & 6 -5 58% 119 111% par 58 59% 119 par *28V2 29 *116% 111% 64% 29 103% 15% 118 66 6 22'A x41 12% *28 59% 58 120% *116 111 *110 103% 52 *102% 15% 15% 119 118 66% 67% 6 6% 119 68 6% *103% 105 51'A 96 3,400 330 70% 71% 1033/4 103% 100 17,000 2,700 15% 16% 15% 161/4 119% 119'A 119% II91/2 110 65% 65V2 5,900 6'A 10,300 66 68 6 6 Va 61/2 231/4 22% 23 223/4 233A 22% 23. 41% 401/4 40% 41% 42 41% 41% 1,700 12% 12% 12% Xll% 11% 12 I2V2 2,900 29 28% 28% *28 29 *28 28% 59% 59 58% 58% 1201/s *117 111% *110% 63% 64% 62% 64% 63% 16% 16% 163A 16% 16% 111 104% 15% 51 *94% 59% 59% 11,600 500 60 8,100 119 300 120 120 120 111% 64% 111% IIIV2 *111 111% 500 64 3/s 64% 64 64% 14,500 XI Bl/o )fi% 16 'A 16% 13,100 24% *24% 119 64% Feb 47%Mar. 16 65 Dec 17% 13 Mar 17 17% May 15 May % May 27% Dec 23 Mar 17 9 14% Nov 11% Jan 23 16% May 26 Motorola Inc— 3 15 15% 15% 16% 15% 16% 15% 163/4 16% 16'A 18,800 May 27% Oct 16% 16 17 20% Jan 22 29% May 27 28' 28 28 28% 27% 28V4 28 29% 29 28% 3,800 27% 291% 28% 19% May 17% May 14 % May Motor Products;'Corp_.———No par Motor Wheel Corp , 5 Mueller Brass Co , —1 22% 22% 22% 22% 22 22% 213/4 21% 23 223/a 22% 23% 23% 23 23% 23 23% 23'A 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 2,800 ^Mullins Mfg. Corp common——_1 28 28'A 27% 28 Va 27% 28' 27% 28% 28 28% 28 28% 13,600 108% 106% 1061/2 *105% *105'/2 1081/2 *10fi lon'A *106 108'A May 15% 24 102 % 25 27% 27 19% Mar 17 23 16 Feb 19 Mar 17 23% May 22 28% May 21 19 100% Mar 31 108 Jan 10 Nov 11% Feb 16 14% Jan 21 Feb 33% Feb 16 45 Jan 107% Jan 2 Feb 11 107% Dec 9% Dec 16% Dec 13 37% Jan 44% Feb 38 56 Jan 50% Jan , May 27 40% 112 Pot footnotes see page 24 May 12 23 111 .17 v May 15 . Jan 7' par Moore-McCormack Lines———5 Morrell (John) &* Co (—No par 9- Oct ' 50%Junf,! Jan 15% May Apr Feb May 21 Mar 107% Mar Apr 10 35 Dec . . - —— $7 preferred' Munsingwear Inc 'Murphy Co (G C) 4%% preferred No par ; f 64 16% 17 24% 24% *106% 26 *24% *24% 26 108% 26 24% 223A 26 200 1,700 10 __5 13% 13% 14 14 133/4 13% 14% 14'A 13% 133/4 *13% 14 1,300 1 • common: 42% 42% 42 Va 42% 42 42 42 42% 42% 423/4 *41 42'A 2,900 IIIV2 *111 100 *111 -.v,Murray Corp of America com——10 4% preferred 50 5[, *-Myers <F E) & Bros iNn imr *40 f. *24% 17 - 112 *111 112 *111 311% *111 112 *111 112 ' Jan 2 42% Jan 16 55% Jan 15% <51% 15% 40% .51% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16% 161/a 15% 15% 15,600 *40 41 *40 41 *41 42 *40% 42 40% 4OV2 100 *50% 52% *50% 52 *50 52 *50% 52 52 100 \ 15 15% *51 20 (2376) THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & Monday, May 31, 1948 RECORD v Range for Previous „ STOCKS Tear 194? Lowest Highest I per share Bange since Jan. 1 5 $ per share Lowest Monday K«'- May 22 I per share Far < per share SALE Tuesday May 24 I per share EXCHANGE a Highest J per share | LOW AND HIGH Saturday STOCK YORK NEW PRICES Wednesday May 25 Thursday May 27 May 26 t>-r. $ per share tper share Friday Sales far the Week May 28 t per share Shares f per share N 14 May 19% Feb 16 19% May 26 Nash-Kelvinator 19 May May 29% Feb 20 Feb 24 27% May 27 Nashville Chatt A St Louis 100 30 Jan 24 Feb 14 29 National Acme Co _1 21 8ft Deo 14% Mar. Jan 7% Feb 27 14 Feb 8% Feb 11 17 17% Mar 22 Mar 18 40% May 28 30% Jan 5 10% May 16% Feb 11 y8 Feb 24 Jan 34 Dec 29 27 Jan 165 Deo 34% Feb 187 Jun 10% May 20 41% May 26 26% Feb 20 Jun 26% 164% Feb Feb 20 25 6% Feb 10 Jan Feb 28 46% May 28 9% May 20 Oct 11% Feb 13 13% Jan 2 National Container 17% Deo Feb 10% Mar 15 13% Jan 2 National Cylinder 30% May 14% May 24% Mar 17 31% May 28 National 14% Mar 17 20 18 15% 11 11 Feo 87 37% Feb Feb 20% May 27 % May 10 Deo 101 Feb Dec 29% Jan 23 Sep 163% Feb 11 134% Feb 19 « 8% Deo 28 1% , 147% Apr 7% Feb 6% Mar 13 Apr Jan 15% Feb Jan 11 National 7% 1 Jan Natl 2 Nov 81% Mar 10 99% May 15 National Jan 22 25% Jan National Sugar 88 Mar 100 20% May 12% Deo 5 x22 Feb 12 Feb 11 30%. May 27 Mar 16 Natomas Nehi 13% Jun 10% Mar 20 24% Feb 15% Mar 29 19% Jan 18% Feb 13% Feb 16 19 26 104 X27% Mar 12 35 Feb 107 July 28% Nov 38 Feb Deo 11% Deo 95% 106 Deo 13 22% Natl Mar 25 90% Mar 96 Feb 12% Feb 11 Dec 39 Feb Feb 11 20% Nov Feb 11% Mar Apr 26 Aug 20 Deo 62% Jan 290 Feb Mar 200 ; 3 19 19% 19% 20% 13% 96 % 36% 36% 174 *171% 174 144 144 142% 7 6% 7 6% 6% 23% 23% ; it 96 23 3/8 it is N Air Y Chic & St 97% 96 3ft 18 61% Jan 25% Mar 18 28% Jan 243ft 243ft 17% Jan Jan 10% 14% Mar Feb 115% Jan 25 Deo 30% 22% Feb 79% 3 Jan 24 23% 22 23'ft 23% 22% 23% 90 903ft 903ft 903ft 90 3ft 903ft *90 90% 90% 903ft 11% 11% 11% 10% 11% 11 X10% 103ft 3,700 17% 173ft 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 173ft 17% 17% 800 18% 18% *18% 18% 400 *100'ft 102% 102% 18% 1021ft 17% *18% ♦102'ft 102% 102'ft *93% 11% *94% iff 59% 100 l 11% 26 *86 11% Jan 13 x21% Jan 14 33 Jun 45% Deo Jan 13% Feb * per share $ per share 6,100 41% 42% 41% 413ft 2,400 43 42 421/2 42 42% 41 % 16% 17'ft 17% 16% Mar 19 60 . 17% 18% No par *22% 22% 22% 24 25 25 16% 18% *52 an *52 55% *205 235 10% *200 10'/2 29% 10% American 4.6% 54% 16% 47,300 65% 65% 3,500 133% 133% 1,100 30 *27 30 400 *57 61 235 13% 13% 133ft *57% 62 *200 400 235 13% 13% 39,800 8,500 30% 31% 32% 33 % 35 34% 35 33% 335ft 92% 92% 923ft 923ft 93 93 92% 93 92% 93 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 100 *83% 84% 84% 84% *843ft 85% *843ft 85'ft *843ft 85% *843ft *25.v; 25% *24% 25'ft *24% 25 *24'ft 25 25% 253ft 31% ; 1.500 *27 29% 410 3,800 86 50 . 4 33 59% *27 16% iq 8c 33 60% 27 12% *91 10 Tire 33 59% 27 16% 12% 1 100 33 60 27% i' 313ft >' *32 32 61% 32 60% 32% 60% 25 61% 61 613ft 27% 27% 27% 32% 25 3/a 32 ■■■" 900 32 1,100 61 8,000 ■ ' 25 28 Gas Co 92% 16% 12% *91 16% *27 27% *27 16% 16% * 16 163ft 12% 12'ft 12% 12% 91 91 92 16% 12% 92% 92 l63ft 12% 12% *92 92% 60% *27 16% 12% *92 273ft 700 163ft 24.400 12% 22,200 92% 70. 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 33 34% 333ft 34% 33% 34% 7,500 26% . 26% 26% 26 3ft 25% 26% 25% 26 3ft 25 25% 25 253ft 27,700 88% 88 88 88% 88% 87% 88 88 3/a 89 *87 88% 88% 16% 16% 16% 16% 153ft 16 153ft 16 3ft 153/4 16% 153ft 163ft 7,200 26% Pharmacal 26 % 25% 26% 25% 26 251ft 26 253ft 263ft 25% 26 6,000 39 38% 39 *38% 39 38% 383ft 39 383ft *38% Rubbst—__No par Ce 2.5Q 7 7 *123/4 13 7 12% 7% 7 12% 13 STOCKS NEW YORK 16% 80 18 *200 12 2,400 18 58 *200 12% 2,900 89 18 235 55'ft 54% 215 11% 11% 61 243ft 18% Norwalk Bange since Jsn. 1 Highest 54% *200 235 66% 134 60'ft 18 30 *27 17% 65 133% — 243/8 *87 93 *92 cumulative Lowest 66 96 2.00 Aviation Natural 65 66 *94% 18% Norwich f per share 305ft 18% Northwestern Highest 30% 18% 7% May 21 Year 1947 30% 19 Bange for Previous Lowest 30% 303ft 19 13% May 17 2 Mar 30% 42 303ft 19 8 5 88 *18% 10% Mar 18 33% Jan 60% 25% 88 No par pref*rr*d_~..25 Telegrapk 50 Feb 18% 6% Deo 12 2 24% 873ft 66% Adjustment preferred North American on 27% May 17 40 % Apr 24 81% Jan 25% 87 % 1333ft $3.75 cumulative preferred 17% Mar 20 Oct 59% 25 65% 90 Feb Apr 25% x583ft 87% 133'ft N Y 8t Harlem RR n** 11,000 26- 134% common 10 11% 59% *86 1333ft Dock 11 300 253ft 87% 30 3ft 65% 11% 96 *94% 134 Northern Pacific Ry 22% 11% 11% 134 Northern States Pwr Co (Minn)— Cum pfd $3.60 series No par Northwest Airlines Ins common—10 102% 95 96 30%. 651/2 50 35 *933ft 134 26% May 24 Deo *34 59% 26 17 35 95 *94% 3®% 173/8 *34 *93% 96 301% 17% 183/4 104 95 11 11% *13% 34% 65% 134 North Aug 19% Aug 11 34 *933ft 43 Northern Central Ry Co.—_..~.50 11 34 933ft *94% 60 25% *86 34 11 11% 96 59% 87% * 30% com 13% May 10 16% Feb 95 *94% 60 25% —1 • 34'ft *93% 11% > 93% *33% 96 . *11 —100 Northern 170 17% 92% May 19 34% May 27 11 700 19,500 233ft *11% 2 25% Feb 243ft 3,100 82% Mar 10 Nov 13% May 8 24% IS 2.700 85 hon-cumpreferred——No par 5 33% 6% May 83% Dec 4,300 243ft 1 97 24 New 13 98 23% 97% 24% 15 Norfolk & Western Ry com Feb Sep 8,000 97 IS 96% 243ft 22% 30 Nopco Chemical Co 55 30% 1 973ft *24% 1 96% 24'ft 2,000 15 No par 100 Louis Co 5 Nov Deo Deo U 1 95% 70 22% 29% No par 5 64% 26 22% 15% 11% - Brake 36 % Jan 86% Deo 23 24% " 16% 22% 4,600 . 303ft -$Z'. " C'.T'j" Noblitt-Sparks Industries Mar 23 7 91% 23% pfd—100 25% May 27 20 % Mar 30 6% 96 ,*91 Preferred 5% series A ..100 N Y Power 8c Light 3.90% pfd—100 N Y Shipbldg Corp partio stock 1 N Y State Elec 8c Gas Corp— Jan 7 23 23% 30 144 6% 15% 10 25% Oct *143 7 30 20 53% 13,200 17% 7 7 preferred series A N Y City Omnibus Corp 22 140 37% 15% ll'/a Apr 87% Jan 143% 144 96% 36% 29% May 26 2 144 96% *172% 14% 19% Apr 27 37% 176 23,400 29% 93 14% Feb *142% 96% 37% *172% 42,000 14% 35 86% Jan Sep 96% 37% 174 300 19% «... 29% 6 Mar 16 142% 11 96'ft 363ft 174 193/4 14% 10 Sep 107 37,200 43 29% common. 6% Mar 18 4,500 21% 213ft *40 par York York 42,100 20% No par Co New York Central 4 Deo 8 1 31% 20% «... '24 *23% N Y New Haven & Hart RR Co_100 4 22 3ft 23% 2,700 3r 20% 14% Corp Newmont Mining Corp Newport Industries common 4%% preferred May 15 *96 37 *171% *142% New Jersey Pr&Lt Co 4* 22 96% 36% 36% 13% 31% 203ft „ 172% 8 Jan 255 96% 96'ft 12% .30% 20 3ft „ 36% 5 10% May . 1ft 34 'ft 95 84% 23% Nov 33% Deo 183ft 20 1 l'ff r 172% *142 y4 13% May 27 Jan 19% 19% 1% ■96% *33% May 4 23% Apr 19 25 May 25 58 May 26 6% Mar 29 81 19% 19 %' •96 18 3ft 20% Feb 100% Aug 42 102 % Nov 80V5» Deo 22% 42 1834 69% May 19 Jan 21% 42 3ft *100% ~15% 2~5% 22 42 18% 142 9 49% Jan 213ft 423ft 102 J/4 May 28 18 10 121 22% *42% 7,200 13,400 293ft New Dec 213ft 423ft 13% 8% 13 14% 43% May 18 5 50 22% 12% 8% 123ft 293ft Newport News Ship 8c Dry Dock 61 11 137 22% *42% 22 J/4 43 12% i-7 30'ft 12% 13 46% 45% 14% 31% May 19 22% 18% May May 11% May 20% 123ft 4;5oo 11,200 30 20% Feb Meb 30 20% 13, 100 ; /■z 14% 90 36 30% 12% ; 9% 30 26% May 21 Feb >123/4 13% 13 100 243ft 9 1 Vulcanized Fibre Co 83% Mar 23 Oct 12% 29% 20% 12% 175 24 3ft 83ft 203ft 21% 10 20% Mar 10 13 8% 30 *42 ZZ —25 38 Feb 8 3ft 20% 18% 1 8% 12% 293ft *100% May 45% 12% 4%% conv serial preferred— .100 Newberry Co (J J) common No par 3%% preferred New England Elec System 20 12% Jan 3 45% 28% *171 9% 20% Jan 12 243ft 9% 28% __1 98% Jan *24% 9% 453ft 44% 8% 83ft 24 3ft -V 20% No par Feb 46% 80 230 11 10 9 9 Nelsner Bros Inc 24 *24 293ft 171 13% May 17 May 15 243ft 8% & 9% 44 43% 29% 171 28 No par ex-dist—No par com 293ft 173 12% Co Feb 26 32% May 12 May 52 Nov Feb 8% 29 *171 13 —1 Dec 102 Jun 19 87 9 293ft 175 13% 100 100 44% Deo 17% Mar Feb 6 29 433ft 32% Deo x87% 100 108 % Jan 35% May 43% 4% % preferred 100 National Tea Co—................10 Dso 98 43% 94 Jan 29% 43% 16 18% May 13% May 105 *24 85% Feb 17% 14,600 29% 9% Sep 29% 700 29% 25 No par Supply (The) Pa 14% 40 % 9% National 2 14% 40% *24 24% May 21 Jan 15 40 25 5 9,700 2,200 14% 40 •24 1 11% 11% 143ft 40 *171 10 113ft 143/4 39'/a 175 18% Feb 11% 14% 39% 9% Corp__ IJ.3/4 3,500 14% No par Ref Co 103ft 720 1,800 9 39% *171 Dec 15% May 26 12% Jan 26 11 Steel 11 8% 15 9% A B Power 8c Lt 95 103ft 9% 40 29 pmeritu——_a\o par common 10 Nat Mai & Stl Cast 11% 9 . 42,200 143/4 173 Lead Co 28% 22 10% 9 • *38 'ft 41 ._10 6% National Linen Service Corp.. 7 2 24% May 14 H Mar 30 11% 15% 9% 29 Products_~-No par preferred preferred 74% May 23% 9% 1% •V conv 21% May 12% May Jan 83ft 9% •171 . te.aO X174% May 20 Jan Deo 9% 9% • 37% May 27 190% 167 6% Jan 27% 11% Nat Enameling & Stamping—No par National Gypsum Co com .. 1 96'/a May 19 136 36% 26'ft 27 Mr lft May 21 25 25% May 165 Deo Deo 183ft 26% 28 par No National Dept Stores National Distillers Prod Dec 18% 27 % 100 Oas Co Oct Jan 19% 26% 27% 9 Jan 48 % Xl8% 27% 13 Jan 25 % 19% 26'ft 27% _.i 23% Dairy 18% 26 273ft Co.—....... —i 38 May 21 22% May 21 43% Mar 30 18% 25% 27% _10 Nat City Lines Inc 20% Feb 28 18% 25 28% *39 —4 ._ 15% 14% May 17% May 15% preferred-- 14% May 18% 26 28 15'/a —-5 Bond & Share Corp National Can- Corp.. Cash Register May 17 9% May 21 11 33% Feb 7% 18% 26 28 9%: Inc. ...1 Nat Feb Dec 6 Fibres Corp National 13% 43% 96 Aviation 9 8% May 26% Automotive National National Battery Co_. National Biscuit Co common Mar 25 18% 26 % 28 , —1 National 171 18% 26% ...» Corp National Airlines 10 Mar 33 z May 7% Dec 13 Dee 13 % 5 16 ya 9Va May 21% Jan Saturday May 22 $ per share I per share Monday May 24 120 6 3ft 6% 6% *6% 6 3ft 1,200 13% 133ft 133ft 13% 13% 900 SALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday Thursday May 26 May 25 f per share 39% 6% *13% 7 13% LOW AND HIGH STOCK EXCHANGE *38% 280 May 27 8 per share 6 per share $ per share Friday May 28 Sales for the Week 1 per share Shares O 27 Dee 38 21 18 Jan 27% Feb 111% Feb 92% Jan 2 35% 91% Deo Dec 26% Feb 11 14 Dec 16% Apr 22% Feb Feb 92 Feb 8 Feb 89 Mar 16 Feb 20 Jan Apr Dec 22 17% May Deo 27% 93 107 7% May 86 May 15% Sep 24 May 13% 118 28% July 33% Feb 27 163% Jan 147 28 % 149% Oct 19% May Feb 84 Aug 93 Jan 68 Nov 80 July 10 Mar Feb Jan 10 Mar 18% Jan 11 9 May 27 12% Apr 20 100 2 Jan ' 154 Jan 5 8 23 Jan Otis Feb 2 16 Sep 11% Feb 27 19 Feb Feb 11 15 May 27 62% Feb 11 73 46% Apr Oct 34% Feb 13 43% 62% 39% 129% Jan 168 Feb 7 Feb 4% Feb 10 Oct 41% Feb 11 7% Feb 4% Feb 13 6% Apr 6 62% May 21 5% May 17 8% Feb 27 / enmmaw Mo < — 00% Nov 25% May *89% Dec 131 Deo it 69% - 14% 13 40% May 18 15|% Mar 20 30% Mar 17 par 32% 100 Jan 89% Feb 27 134 Feb July Jan 2 13 % Mar 16 Jan 55 Nov 46 Feb 5 Deo 109 Mar 92% Jan 12 " *% Jsn 9% Feb May 17 100 Mar 18 21% 63% 100 19% Sep 3 109 Deo 37 Deo 21 28 97 Jan -, 2 103 ' , 32% Jan 18% Feb 11 26% Jan 34% Feb 10 51 4% Jan 2 Mar 16 28 43 Mar 16 24% Feb Dee 8% May 32% Sep 38% May 7 Apr 13% May 10% 63% - 33% Deo 28% May 7 Fuly July 11 Feb 96% Dee 14% Feb 15% May 38% 48% Nov Feb 16% Oct . ; 24% Feb ■*** ' 11 6% Mar 16 Feb 9 30% May 38% Feb 11% Feb 15% Feb 24 6 27 13 11 3% 2 13% May 24 13% May 20 37 Jan 7 49 & 33% 17% *17% 17% 200 333ft *107% 34% 22,000 1073ft 810 9% 17,000 108 9 10% 9% 96% 953ft 96 23% *22% 23 333ft 333ft 96% 34% 33% 34 *150 153 153% *150 140 e | 13,900 153% 19% 19% 19% *19% 20 3/a 873ft 87% 8734 873ft *86 87% 40 66% 65% 66% 65% 67 .64 653ft 6,300 15 3ft 123/4 68 15% 663ft 65% 15% 13 69 40% 40 203ft *20 66 40% 20 533/4 52% 40 96% 141% lo 57% 5% 59 5% 57 5% 96% ♦139 5% 59 53/4. 4% • 42 353/i 35% s 523/4 Si T 53% .53% 533ft 20% X38% 39% 96% 96 961/4 95% 96% '139 141% *139% *39% 39% 58 5% 39% 5 6 "18 6 58 53/4 6 58% 56 5% 41 20 35% 141% 39% 96 5% 40% 39% 53% .5% 143/4 69 35% 53% 5% 15 70% 20 *139 15 14% 69% 20% 98 15 13% 68 40% 35% 140 *14% 15 13% 67 353/4 35% 39% *14% 13% 67 *13% -353ft 40 19% 15 15 14 *67 56 5% 58 5% i?% 42 *20 500 15% 700 .15 1.230 70% 1,300 43% 980 20% 400 35% 35% 533/8 533ft 6,700 4,300 I 371/4 38 96 3,500 96% *140 141% 5% 6 551/4 56 5% 5% < 470 . /* : 20? 13,400 4,200 122,900 | ft ; :x- f- 11 11% 20 20% 60% 61% *98 99 10% 10% 19% 61% *98 10% 27 *26 *102% 10 26% 105 103 11% 10% 19%' 62% 193/4 1 613/4 10% 11 *61 62 61 *98 99 98% 9% <10 9% ;.va 9% 10'ft 27% 103 ' 26% 27% •102% V 27% 27 25% 253/8 25% 25% 25% 503/4 503/4 50 50 50 3'ft 3% 313/4 31% 29% < 3% 31% 293/4 29% 9% 9%' 9% 3% 3 30% 9% 29 3ft 9% 13% i 13 133/4 12 32 32 32 31% 48% 483/4 47% 483/4 13% 13% 13% 19% May 25 Penn-Dixie 13% 1 Q 1Q]/. ... 3 30 3/4 31% 29% 291/4 '/ *29 9% 9% 12% 32 - > 12%. X32 20 62 - 98% >10 11 19% 62% 633ft 8,300 98 98 9% 28 27 105 *103 273/4 105 26 3ft 25% 50 3 '•'•■ 30% 29% 29% 9% 60,000 800 3 30% 9% 4,700 4,900 i" iA 9 1,100 9% 2,000 12% 11% 12 11% 11% 32 31% 32 31%. 32 2,200 48% 48% 48% 49 10,400 14% 14% 14 14% 19% 19% 48 *13% 48% 48 48% 133/4 14 14 19% 19% Xl9% -19% i *18% r,: 10 26% 50 29% y 3,100 50% 31 9% 60 15,800 26% 3 800 9% 50% 50 " 24,700 *103 25% Z 26% 49% . 10% 19% 27 105 *103 105 25% 49% !m! 10% *19% *19 62% 10 % - : 20 *98 « 10% 10% 193/4 99 99 Z Fenn Coal 8c Coke y * 20% Penney (J C) Co - *150% 152 ♦150 30,200 *22% 23 700 250 393ft 87% 133ft yy 32% 33% 33% 100% *19% 32 ; 10 3ft 97'ft 32% 152 May 28 15% Jan 2 y■■ vy 10 96% *22'/a 39 *86 Patino Mines 8c Enter Cement 103/4 23 99% 343ft 33% 1073ft 98 *22% *33 87% Penick ' ■ *150 23 53% Co Ford. 32% 333ft 1073/a 10% 11% 98 *17% 32% 98 103ft 98 *22% 17% 39% 106% 33 106% 100 39 20% No pafr Parker Rust Proof Co Parmelee Transportation. 8c 32% 140 Packard Motor Car *17 106% 33% *99% 39% 66 39% Davis 17% 17% 33 107 *96 Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp. Pacific Western Oil Corp— Parke 18 17% 32% 107 33% 33% 100 *86 39% Pacific Telep & Teleg 6% preferred . May 18 38% *203ft *20 - —No par Pan American Airways Corp. Corp 1% Apr 24 ;i Pan-American Petrol 8c Transp—0 c May 28 Panhandle East Pips L eom_No par May 17 4% preferred,. May 21 s Panhandle Prod 8c Beffaifag i Parafflne Cos Inc com (new) .No May 27 par 4% May 14 convertible preferred—100 Paramount Pictures May 27 May 21 Park & Tilford Inc May 17 Park Utah Consolidated 33% Jan 30 20 . , 6% Feb *98% 39% 33 66% 153ft ._v, „ Apr 15 147 98% 38% 33 20% 12% Corp Jan 98% 39% 87% *67 i 15 54 *32% 98% 39 *193/4 2nd preferred non-cum No par Pacific Finance Corp of Calif 10 40 152 66% Pacific Gas 8c Electric 47% Mar 16 32% 333ft 98% 32% *86 8 30 23 *150 -2.50 36% Jan Feb 13 preferred 98 *22% 43% May 28 20% May 19 > Jan Feb 1st ■11% 98 iff 11% May 21 Jan 1063ft 11 preferred A—100 Pacific Amer Fisheries Pacific Coast Co 13 18 323ft 1063/4 Owens-Illinois Glass Ce. 15% May 17 11 Oct 39% 32 convertible Elevator 100 *17% preferred Outboard Marine 8s Mfg. Outlet Co 27 73% Jan 39 6% 5 89 80 *33% Deo i 8% 33% *98 Oppenheim Collins 29 83 Jan 17 '56% Mar 19 -100 Neper 4%% convertible Omnibus Corp (T 22% May 17 34% May 15 26 *32% preferred. Oil Co Oklahoma Gas & Oliver Corp 34% May 28 May 24 V 4,40% Ohio 17 9% May Jan W . Ohio Edison Co 108 25 Mar 17 18 34 Apr 24 100% Apr 3 39% May 28 19 6,200 3,000 . 2,500 # Volume 167 THE COMMERCIAL' • & Number 4703 YORK NEW Tear 1947 29: I per share 18 Apr 29 117 Jan 110 Dec 22 Jan - ■ Feb 18 ; Apr 34% May 18% Feb 11 Dec 26% Feb 16% Feb 27 May 51% Jan 41 Feb 20 48 111 Dec 118% Sep 103 Feb 19 120 45% Dec 55 % Nov 34 81 Yt Jun 101 % Feb 6 22 May 22% 23 Dec Feb 10% Feb 15% Mar 19 27 Jan 37 Dec 18 Oct 14% Feb Jan 47 Feb 40% Feb 13 Feb 5 62 % Apr 48% Dec 59 Mar 50 7 5 20% May 24% Jan . . ? ; Pet Milk *111% 31% 111% 19% 18% 19 $ perthare 34 111% 111% 19 18% 19 *31 34 *111% 18% 19 $ per thare ' '' 21% 21% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 46% *45% 46% 46% 46% 46% 47 116% 116% 117 ♦116 116% *115 116% 115 *34% 36 34% 34% *34% 36 *96 97% 96 96 *95 97 *94% 100 *17 17% ♦16 19 19% 4%% 64 May 15 57% May 15 55 May 19 Dec 109% Aug 95% Mar Dec 27% Jan 21% Feb 26 24 23% Dec 29% Jan 22% Jan 26 25% Jan 1 19 21% 21% *17% 17% 18% 18% 19 46% ~10% 120% Aug 109% Aug 19 19% 18% 19 % 18 28% 28 % 28% 28% 29 B 100 —8 104% May 15 May 20 Petroleum Corp of America *103 118% 118 *116% 36% 36% *34% 97% 96 96 *94 96 *17 18% 16% 16% 17% 18% 16% 17 28% 28% 28% *102% 103% 103% 103 % *102% 103% ♦101% 102% 102% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14'% 14 Va 14 18% 18% 18% X61 % 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 61% 62% 104% 23% 23% 23% *23% 24% 23% 24% 110% 110% 62% 62% 62% 63 55% 55% 55 % 55% 55% 54% 54% 55 55 i: $1 preference common 2 No par 100 104 Jan 21 112% May 28 4.4% Jan 28 101% May 28 3.8% 100' *99% 102 14 108 4.3% 100 1 107 107% 19% 20% 19% 3 38 38% 37% May 27 16% Oct 14 Jan 19 20% May 22 Phlla Nov 28 Jan 22 39% May 21 Philco 90 85 Dec 25 Dec Jan 25 % Mar 16 88 Dec 109 Feb 87 85 Dec 101 Mar 21 Apr 43 Dec 81 Jan 93 8 Jan 0 83% Mar 17 7 34% Jan 5 Plllsbury Mills Inc common——25 103% Jan 8 26 46% Apr 87% Jan 22 90 54% Jan 21 12 10 23 Feb 5 50% Mar 12 Jun 18 30% Apr 99% Dec 96% Dec 96% Dec 10 May 16% Oct 88 Dec 18% Jan 32% Dec 26 16 Dec 16 Dec 12% Feb 11 165 Aug 169 Aug 145 Jan 26 155 163% Nov 203 Jan 157 Feb 16 167 32% Apr 42% Feb 34 Feb 20 May 19 9 39% Jan May 10% Nov 8 Feb 13 10 15 Dec 140 Oct 7 38% July 108 102 8% May 114 Apr 59 % 67 Feb May Mar 93% Feb 30% Feb 25 98% Apr 1 74% May 15 11% Feb 11 62% 1 104 104 62% 62% 55% 56% 55 55% 5,600 12,800 54% 54% 54% 54% 650 *104 105 *102% *102% 104 23% 23% X23 23% 23% \23% 24% 24 23% 24% 84% May 12 Mar 16 10% Feb 140 * Jan 11 27 Oct 73% Feb 28 13 Jan 145 Jan 9 157 46 38% Oct 28% Jan 22 14% Jan 9% May 10 38 Dec 33 Jan 0 35% Oct 29% Feb 14 Dec 25% May 7 23 10% Apr 70% May 39 % May 2 4 3 91% *89% 91% *89% 91% *89% 91 71% 72 70% 72 70% 16 *13% 16 *13% 33% 14% 34 101% *106 14% 14% *90 34% 34 70% *13% 16 34% 34% 71% 16 34% 45% 44 90 90 90 71% 71 16 24% 34% 102 102 102 102 *102 102% 110 *106 110 *106 110 *106 110 14 14% 14% 91 91 91 92% 92% 35% 34% 35 34% 35 20 19% 19% 19% 19% 14% 14% 14% *92% 03% 35 35% 20 *19% 34% 34% 14% 92% 92% 50 34% 35'A 16,400 19% 600 *155 160 *155 160 *155 160 *155 160 *155 160 166 166 166 166 ♦166 169 *166 169 *166 169 38 38 39 38 9% 37% 18' 18 37% 9% 9% 33 10 9% 18 *155 37% 10 18 17 13 9% 17% 38% 10 18% *155 *155 *155 38 92% 92% 92 92% *91% 92% *80% 82 80% 80% 79% 80 *80 80% *22% 22% 22% 22% 22'% 22% 22 22% *153 159 42 43 *153 159 159 *153 90% 90% 250 80 80 21% 21% 21% 18% 159 17% *155 91% *80 21% 159 *153 15% 41% 42% 41 41% 41% 43% 42% 43% 43 43% 9% 9% 10 10 9% 93/4 *9% 10 *9% 10 61'A 64% 61% 63% 57% 62 59% 613/4 61 62% 60% 39 38% 38% 39 39 39 39 % *38V2 38% 13 16% May 20 Poor ft 15^4 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 13% Mar 24 Potomac 10 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 13 131/4 13% 131/4 231/4 Feb 8 Va Feb 27 11% May 18 ' Pressed Steel car Co Inc com—_i 11 Va 11% 11 Va 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 10% 10% 93/4 30% Apr 62% Feb 16 35% May 21 71% Jan 9 Procter ft Gamble 27 28% May 25 Publicker Industries Inc Feb Jan 8 18 Feb Mar 11 4% % 34% 34% 33 % 331/4 331/2 331% *32% 33% *32% 67% 67% 67% 67% 67 3/» 67% 68% 67% 08% 63% 33% 63% 27 26% 27% 261/4 28% 27% 27% 20% 27% 261/4 26% —No par *91% 93 *91% X913/4 38 37% .38 % 23% 23% 23% 15 38% May 17 Public Feb 6 24% May 15 x90 Feb 11 98 102 Feb 6 111 111% Feb 10 124% Apr 20 141% Apr 20 26% Pub Serv Corp of N J com__No par 127 Jan 111 Aug 120% July 130 Aug 146% July 110% Jun 114% 51% May 21% May 106% Oct 61% Feb 29% Dec — — Feb 11 22% Apr Feb X127 2 109% Mar 5 28 1 Apr 40 Va Mar 17 X25y8 Feb 5 109% Jan 101% Feb 13 Dec 36% Feb X25 Feb 11 Mar 24% Dec x21% Feb 25 24 Apr 20 Apr 21 Apr 29 111% Jan 2 30% May 15 53 Jan 42 May 18 5 107% Mar 24 31 Jan 5 25% May 25 $4.75 Co of Colorado $5 preferred— preferred preferred 8% preferred 20 38 R 23% No par 95% : 95% 95 % 109% 109% 109 % 109V4 100 122%r?122% 122 Va 122% 100 Pub Serv El A Gas com Preferred Pure 5% pfd i *23% (The) 24% 111 111 138 f perthare 383/4 38% 23% 23% 95 94V2 ••• r* '121'% f ' 95Va 95% 95 109 109% 103% 1213% 121% 1223/4 121% 1221/4 *1373/4 24V4 110% 138% *23% ♦110§§ 24% 113 1-38 *23 138% " X110 *29% 24'/4 110 29% 137 15,200 95% 109 121% 110% c23 24V4 110% 95% 109 138 V2 •*137Va 138% *23% 95»A 109% 121% 109 — -180 5,200 23% 109 ™ 138 *23% 1093 880 . ' V 1,020 290 650 24% 109% j 460 29% 29% 29% *291/4 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 50% 49% 50% 4933 49% X48% 493/a 49 49% 48% 49V4 13,300 39 39% 38% 38% 37% 38% 39% 38% 40 38% 39 43,100 107% 29% 100 *106% No par *30% Quaker State Oil Refining Corp_16 24% 106% *106% 30% 30% 301/2 30% 24% 24% 25 25 25% $ per share 107 303/4 ♦24% May 24 t per share AND HIGH Tuesday May 25 Monday May 22 Par *106% 106% Saturday EXCHANGE 107 38 31 LOW NEW YORK STOCK Lowest 38% 233/a 93 49% preferred Range since Jan. 1 Highest Highest 93 38% 23% 110% STOCKS Year 1947 92% 38% 23% 19,800 No par No par common Puritv Bakeries Corp conv *• 92% 38% 23% 400 5,000 , No par w Inc Oil i'38% 133% i__No par No par dividend $1.40 Pullman w $5 92Va 38% 23% 96'% 100 7% 913/4 38 *91% 93 6% Range for Previous I per share preferred cum Service 14,000 20,300 34% 20 26 3,000 133/o 34% 81 Apr 1,400 16 «/4 *67% com 32% Jan 94 500 10,200 10 No par 5 preferred series A—50 conv 9,200 391/2 15% 28 15% 13% 15% 12% Jan Nov 70 700 159 *152 12% Feb Feb Lowest 38% 9% 9% 9% *38% No par *153 17% 92% 80% 17% *155 93 93 ~20 12,400 10,000 5,500 9% 9% Oct 43 5,300 *19% Nov 32% 280 14% 166 63% Co 1,400 110 160 1 Power 60 13,900 102 Va 102 *106 38 5 Electric 7, • 15 *13% *164 Pond Creek Pocahontas Co class B 20 200 72% *13% 102 14% 200 90 71 14,900 .7. 44 *155 Plymouth Oil Co— Feb I per share *44 9% Jan 20 46 5 — 25 Va 24% *44 33% 1 Plough Inc 38 Va Dec 46 *89% convertible preferred—No par 102% Dec *44 110 Dec 90 * 46 102 30% May 19% Dec 111 *44 38% 71% May 15% May 102% Dec 45 16 57 85% 88 29% 19% May 33% *85 "■ 15 % 11% May 12% Dec 9 ;s8 Pittston Co (The) Feb Sep 21 Apr 19% May *85 Apr 15 10 86% 5.7C0 98 86% May 17 71% Mar 17% May *96% 19% Sep 9 29% 100 29% *44 102 300 ... 90 30 *96 90 28% 88 *106 *88% : 38 89% -■«' 19% 37% 96% *88% *86% _100 19% 37% 30 34% Dec *88% 20 90 20% 84% x37% 96% 35% 18% May 20 19% 38% 29% 92% May 18 94% May 14 82% May 10 19% 37% *88% 33 157 19% 38 % 97 *20 2 20 29% *91 Jan 19 37 *95% 1 14 160 27,700 20% 29% Pittsburgh Forgings Co 1 Pitts Ft Wayne ft Chic Ry com—10o 7% gtd preferred —.—100 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co —10 Pittsburgh Screw ft Bolt No par Pittsburgh Steel Co com No par 7% preferred class B —100 5 % preferred class A— 100 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd__100 Pittsburgh ft West Virginia 100 Pittsburgh Young ft Ash pfd_—100 Apr 108% 38 % 89% 20% May 11 $5 101% ■- 108" 108 88 No par Pitts Consolidation Coal Co... 112% *107% ♦107 "108 96 Pitts Coke ft Chem Co com_.No par 20% 200 preferred— 112% 5101% *100% *86% 71% 220 111% 101% 101 108 86% *14 2,200 ' 111% 111% *100% *107 111%. 5.500 V *100% 111 100% 101% 60 104 22% 96 *88 29% 100 86% '24 111 ! 3,200 56% 29% 90 29% *95% .24' 4,700 : , 54% 23% 23% 23% V8 62% 107% 100% *107 14% May 22 92% May 26 35% May 22 Jan May $4 111% *88% ^ Pitts C C A St Louis RR_ 10% May 171 common 14% May 13 July 63% July Feb Corp *110% 3%% preferred series A loo Philip Morris A Co Ltd common 8 4% preferred —100 3.60 series preferred— 100 Phillips Jones Corp com No par 5% cumulative preferred 100 Phillips Petroleum— No par Pboenlx Hosiery 5 Jan 30% May 20 96% May 26 87% Jan 2 Jan 36 preferred preferred— preferred ii: A Reading Coal A Iron 110 102% 55% 55 104 2,4oo 54% 55 54% Apr 83% Apr > 63% 23% 35% 98% Mar 4oo 86.900 28% 14% *103% Jan 43% :4 ~ 18% 330 .300 v 200 - 29% , 1.900 /, 27% 103% 14% common—NO par Electric Co Phlia May 21 66,200 ;v 'vV 118 18% .18% Brewing Co No par Pfizer (Chas) ft Co Ihc 1 Phelps-Dodge Corp— 25 Philadelphia Co 6% preferred 50 $6 preferred No par 91 104 12,800 20% 46% x46% V47 17 19% 105 Dec !'■ 20% v 10-: 111% ' Dec Shartt I perthare 110% 35 35 28% *28 Pfeiffer 97% 95 thsWesk ' 33 %o preferred May 19 21% 111% ' 34 111% 18% 21% May 28 ,< M *110% •also for Friday Thursday May 27 *31 111% *45% No par Co common ■ May 26 t per share *31 31% *111% rRICKS Wednesday May 25 $ per share 34 111% SALE HIGH AND Tuesday 5 100 Pepsi-Cola Co 6 May 15 • perthare "31 com_No par Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples G L & Cokb (Chic) Peoria ft Eastern Ry Co 14% May 21 20% May 15 11 Dec May 46% 6 104 2 36 Ve 22 • May 24 • Apr 26 9% Feb 11 12 Apr f 30% Jan May 12 100 8% May Jun 13% 22 98 4 34 % July 34 May Apr 45% Jan May 20 86% Feb 17 May 22 preferred 100 Penn Power ft Light Co No par Pennsylvania RR 50 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com—10 3%% conv series A pfd 100 22% May 24 38 15% Monday ' 5% 15 Glass Sand Corp Fenn 14 - 19 % Apr a Saturday > - 21 (2377) - RECORD LOW STOCK EXCHANGE Par 7. Jan 112 8 NEW YORK V--V - f perthare tperthare ' 36- Deo Sep < Range since Jan. 1 Highest Lowest Highest I per thare *107 STOCK STOCKS Range for Previous Lowest FINANCIAL CHRONICLE I per share t per thare 303/4 25 1,700 106% 106 % 30% 30% *301/4 30% 1,100 *24% 24% 24% 24 % 1,300 *106% 107 300 SALE PRICES Wednesday May 26 t per thare Thursday May 27 Friday I per share Sale* for the Week May 28 tper share Shares 12% R 7% May 10% Feb 68% Dec 80% Feb 63% Feb 11 75% May 27 8% Dec 15% Jan 7% Feb 27 11% May 19 94% Dec 105 Va Mar 28% May 17% May 32% 7% Feb 20 91 Mar 31 13 % May 18 45 Real Silk Hosiery common Dec 22% Feb 20 33 % May 27 38% Dec 34'A May 15 32 Feb 31 Jan 28 35 22% July 48% July 16% Feb 20 36% Feb 24 33 39 July 18% Feb 31 108% Mar 101 „ NOV 9% May 96 Oct 11 28 28% Mar 11 16% May Dec 37 Jan Feb May 16% Feb May 17 Feb 16 23% May 14 ' Apr 27 38 %■ May 27 10% Feb 24 15 Va May 27 Jan 11% Feb 21 105 11 18 Feb 25 May 21 4% 1% ' 12% Dec 14% Nov 20% May 10% Dec 29% Feb 10% Apr 23 22% Mar 31 17% Feb 10% Feb 62 84% Feb 62% May 10 Dec 12% Dec 17 Aug 96 Nov 102 Jan 24% Jan 33% Oct 4% May 3% Dec 9% 11 Mar 17 X95% Mar Jan 27 5 x22% Mar 10 6% Feb 10 87% Feb 25% Feb 20y« Mar 16 13% Jan 18% Dec 15% Jan 23% May h Feb Apr 31 Feb 22 104 . ' 18 26 Sep 8 May 15 11% May 26 2 41% Jan Jan 8 93% Jan 20 50 24% May 15 29% May 22 Mar 9 9 7Va May 21 5 10% May 21 14 18 Dec 20% Nov t 19% Sep 24% Oct 17. 68% Oct 54% Jan 42% May 17% Deo 26% Feb 15% Mar 14 8 Mar 16 22 -Apr 23 34% 34% 21% 21 21% 21% 42%. 42% *40% 36% 37 37 *37 38% 15 Va 14% 14% 25 26 i May 26 May 21 22% May 15 convertible Reynolds Spring *103% 109 17 Va 17% 16 16% 16% 16% 16% 17 12% 12% 12% 12 V8 12 Va 12% 12% 12 V4 12% 25 25 25% 25% *24% *24 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% >103% 109 *103% 109 14 Va *103% 38% 38% 38% 14% 15 15 Va 109 3.60% 109 17% 5,700 5 20% *93 25 300 13% 13% 13% 700 *64 65 Va 64 64 *63 64 64 64 70 15 65 Va 2434 *13% 14% 15 15,600 I 15 Va 15 % 15 Va 14% 15 Va 14% 15 97 % *96% 97 % *96% 97 Va 96% 96% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 27 27% 27% 12% 11% 12Va 11% 11% 11% 12%- 11% 12 Va 5 4% 4 4% « • - 20 Va 7% 7% 7% 7% 28 Va 28 Va 27% 102 102% 7% 27% 104 7% 203/4 92% 7% 28 28 *103 104 4%. *10% 29% '106 20% *91 4% 26% 26% 4,6C0 11% I2V4 20,100 6,200 4% 4% 11% 111/4 11'/4 700 30 Va 28% 29% 36,500 107% 21% 92% *106 20% 7% 71/2 7% 28V4 *2734 103 108 Va 21 *91 27% 103 100 103 900 6,600 92% • 60 7% 20,600 28% ' 2,000 220 103 11 11 llVa 103/4 ll'A 10% 11% 11% 11% 10% 111/4 39 Va 37% 38% 37 Va 37% 363/4 37V8 36 24 37% 36% 37 14,100 48% *46 v» 48% 46% 48V4 *47 48% 48 48 *47 43 220 921/4 *91% 92V4 92 923/4 93V2 *92 *46% *91% *91% 921/4 24 24 X23% 24 23V4 23% 22% 28% 293/a x28 29 26% 27% 27Va *24.1/4 24% 243/4 25 *24 25 24% 24% 7 6% 7 6% *92% 93% 22% 23 23V4 22% 23 283/a 28 Va 28% 27% 28% *25V4 253/4 *251/4 6% 6% 63/4 6 Va 26 6% 6,200 300 2,200 47,300 400 9.4C0 Rupperfc (Jacob)— 63/4 6% 6% Co__ 1 lOVa 101/4 10% 10y4 9% lO'/a 9% 25 preferred: 18% Jan 103 . 20% *91 43/4 971/4 103/4 1 Controls Royal Typewriter—. 102% 92% 107 . *96 39 10 100 series 102 20% *91 28% 100 25 *96% 7% 1 ; *24% 15% , 700 24% 13% 25 97% 15 26% *64 12'/4 13% 27% preferred Ronson Art Metal Wks Inc Co 65% *96% Oil Robertshaw-Fulton Ruberoid 800 13% 2.50 27% May 27 72 s: May 28 6 *64 lo conv 38% *14 300 14% *12 109 *37 100 38% 16% 12% 43 >103% 17% Corp No par Rltter Company_No par Roan Antelope Copper Mines 4% % 3,600 17% 14 Va 14% No par com Manufacturing Co Richfield 700 21% *103% 100 (R J) Tob class B Preferred 34% 21% *41 *14% 1 Common Rheem *34 Va 50c Rexall Drug Lie— Reynolds Metals Co 5%% 42 330 Co— ft preferred Reynolds 34% 21% *34% $1.25 5%% 34% 21% *41 50 93 5% Mar 10 % Mar 34% 42 *34 % 34 Va 22 42 21 19% Feb 5% 21% 91 6% Feb 7 34% *41 20 3/4 5 Dec 22% 43 20% 19 104% Jan 19 34 '/a 22 94 Apr Mar 19 6 34 % *74'/a *41 1071/2 22 May 5,300 1071/2 29% Apr 46 33% 107V2 27 Dec 33 107% 20 50% 33 Va 107% 5% Feb May 33% *106% 19% Feb i 333/a 32% 11% Feb 45 32 Va 29% 107% 11% 85 31% 4% 39Jan 11 32% 28% Dec 23 31% *10% Jun 7% Feb 32 4% 96 92 3,700 32 10% 21% May 15 35% Apr 32% 29% 17 Feb 98 32 10% 10 Feb 97% 33 Va 28% 6% Jan 97% 33 UV4 15% Feb 16% 97% 33 X33 291/2 82% Feb 44 Va 96% 33% 11 5% May 20 19% 124 96% 33 98 29V4 107 % May 24 - 97 Va 33% 29% 5 May *96% 33% 11% Jan 9 May 36% May *96% 34 29% 30% May 21 90 97 33% 11% 11% May 21 11 1 18,600 97 $1 convertible preferred 10 Republic Steel Corp com ...No par 6% conv prior pfd series A—100 Revere Copper ft Brass com—No par 11 Apr 10 Va 12 8% Feb 110 68,000 1,500 10 Republic Aviation Corp 1 Republic Pictures common—50e 22% Feb Dec 76 10% Reo Motors Inc— Feb May 75% 10 8 Feb 14 75% 10% 7 15% May 21 98 Feb 91 75% 10 Va 13% May 4 8% 103 12% 75 10% 29% Jan 64 V2 May 15% 113% May 24% Feb 12% 75 10 Va 8 25% May 21 137/a May 24 30% 8% Mar -4 13 75 10% Apr 7 Dec 9% 12% 75 10% dlv prior preference 10 Reliable Stores Corp No par Reliance Mfg Co common 5 Conv pfd 3%% series IOO Remington-Rand common —50c $4.50 preferred —25 14% Jan 22% May 101% Dec "■5 (Robt) 13 Va 75 10% 100 preferred Reeves Bros Inc Reis 12% 12% 75% 8 2nd preferred non-cum 13 13% 10% of America com_.No par $3.50 conv 1st preferred—No par Radio-Kelth-Orpheum 1 Ralston Purina Co 3%% pfd _100 Raybe3tos Manhattan— No par Rayonler Inc common 1 $2 preferred 25 Reading Co common _5Q 4% non-com 1st preferred—.. 50 98 41 12% 12% 75 Radio Corp *25% 26 253/4 253/4 25'/a 25% 25Va 25% 25% 253/a 2 21% 22 213/4 22 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 213/4 x21 Va 21% 2,500 26»/2 26% 27 3/a 26% 26% 9,400 (The)_ 73 71 71% 72 72 _. 251/4 25% 72 71Vt 71V4 *70% 15% *14% 15'/4 143/4 143/4 143/4 15 58 58% 57% 58% 57% 573/4 57% 58V4 12% 13 12 Va 12% 12% 48% 473/4 48% X45% *70% 71% *703/4 153/a 153/4 14% 58 58V4 123/B 12% B • 10 24% 25% 26 9% 253/a 1 .No par .___ 10 25 Vi 9% 25 10 25 15,200 1,300 80G *14% 15'A 2,400 57 57% i 40 if* s Jun 55% Jan 39% Feb 24 60 5% May 18 May 12% Jan 8% Feb 11 13% May 14 37% Dec 32% Feb 11 For footnotes see page 24. May 17 48% May 15 : ' ' St Joseph Lead St L-San F Ry Co com v t Preferred series A 5% 10 No par vtc 100 c 48 y8 48% 48% 123/4 12% 12% 12% 12% 6,400 24,800 46 45 45% 44% 443/4 12.500 THE (2378) 22 YORK NEW Range for Previous since Jan. 1 I per share $ per share 9 per share. Dec ' x20 108 Jan Dec 58 Jan 29 12 Oct '8 Feb 13 98% July 26 % July 79 Feb 18 91% May 20 21% Jan 2 114% Mat 108 7% May 23 % May 40% Dec ; 17% Mar 19. Jan 112% Jan 5r 8% Feb 10 25% Mar 5 39% Mar 10 55% 49% Jan 51 Sep 90% Feb 27 95 Jan 88% Feb 13 90 Dec 13% Nov 18% 83% Dec 12% May 19 35% May 21 9 Jan 13% Feb 13 93% Apr 7 15% May 19 98 % Mar 81 % Feb 20 87 11% May 39% May 24% Feb 13% Feb 11 55 Feb 44 19 17% Dec 19% Nov 15% Feb 10 19 Mar 43 % Dec 35% Feb 10% Feb 59% May 6 7% May 21 42% May 18 23 5% May 30% May 11 6% Dec 16% 10% May 20% Apr Mar 25 94 Dec 26% Feb 30 Feb : 78 14% Dec 21% Feb 12% Mar 16, 15% Jan 11% 22 Feb 12 24 y4 May 35% Dec 6% May 9% Feb 28% Feb 11 5% Mar 17 13% May 19, 43% May 21 4 Apr 27% May '4% Feb 27% Feb 14 35% Mar 13 44 18% Dec 15 117% Deq 92 % Feb 5. Feb 11 10 23 Oct 39% Oct Jun , 30% Mar 17 102% May > 87- 18 28 99% May 11 ~~3% May 5% Feb 3% Jan Oct 8% Jan 5% Mar 4 Nov Apr Jan 54% 6% May 12 A May 12 39 Feb 17. 1/64 May 13 12 % Mar 11 36% Mar 17 , 50% *93 94V2 *93 94% *92% 93% *92% 93'/a 15%: *15% 15% 22% 21% 87% 22% *86 20% *57% 58% is % *57% *7% —1 ■ 39 —15 ; 1 Corp of America King Coalition Mines 6% 6% 34% 40 No par 28 27 27% 26% 27% 155% 149% 22% ' ..15 _ Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron— 27% 151% 155: 22% 22% (A O) 20 Corp (new)— —10 South Amer Gold Common & G "when pfd_100 ' Feb 20% Feb Southern Natural 50% Dec 43% Feb 50% Jan 33% Feb 11 26% May 24 60 May 17 48% May 15 77 Feb 58 % Feb 20 69% May 15 81 Aug 70 20% MarlO 15 Feb 4 Jan 5% Mar 16 73 Dec 93% Jan 23% Sep 31% July 24% Oct 16% May 8 May 68% 17% 90% Dec Feb 13% May 18% 27 Nov 45% Jan 99 Nov 23% 112% Dec 83 Dec 17% May 81 May 89 May 50% Mar 63 36% Feb 63 July 44% July 6% May 21 8% May 27 26 Jan 73 7 20% Feb 30 May 17 14 61% Mar 17 74 May 15 May 14 15% Feb 22 16," 3 May 98% Mar Feb 11 98% Feb 27 109% Feb 2 11 27 32% May 21 17 49 Feb 38 Feb 11 37 May 47 Oct 37 Feb 12 May 18 Jan 11% Mar 49 Jan .Apr 15* 15% May 21" Dec 104% Mar 30% Nov 36% 13% May 14% May 19% Oct Feb 24% Oct 19% Jun 10% May 21% Jan 16 25% Feb 17 May 10% May 105 July 51 Dec 7% 39 96 12% Feb 109% Apr 75% Mar 125 Oct 11 13% Feb 27 2 Jan 8 Mar 29 Studebaker Corp 11% Jan 4 65 113% Jan 31 12% Sep 9% Feb 45% Jan 34% Mar 9% Mar 117% Jan 2 13% Mar 1 160 Oct Dec 140 11 Mar 1 Class A 6 1 Mar 12 43% Jan 14 May 25 X30% Feb 25 16% Jan 19 367/sJan 27 Jan 8 27% Jan 28% Feb 20% Dec 18% Dec 79% Dec 104% Mar 5% May 10% 14 May 25 22 17% Feb 27 25% May 28 80% Apr 88 Feb 21 4% Mar 12 May 20 7% May 18 10 14 May 3% May 13% May 53% Sep 10% Jan ■ Range since Jan. 1 Highest $ per share 7% 15,600 ^ rA 1/64 rl/128 14 y8 14% 43% *401/2 15 43% Talcott Inc 64% May 21 Texas Co 25% May 52 y4 Feb 14 17% Feb 27 14% 14% 43% 43 *39 29% 29% 29% 29% 2,100 26% 251% 25% 25 25% X25% 25% 25 25V.1 3,900 59% x58 59 57% 53% 13,300 46 Vr 47'% 46% 467/a 46% 47 46% 47% 14,700 69% 69'% 69'/2 69 69'/4 68% 68% 1,800 73 *71% 72 % 20% 20% 58% 58% 59% 59Va 72% *72 »72 72% 20 20% 59 73 *72 73 *72 20% 20% 20% 20% I,900 29% 29% 29% 28% 29% 29 29% 29 29'% 29 29% 7,100 13 % 13 13% 12% 131/4 12% 12% 12% 13 12% 12% 13,700 73 73 73 73 *69 y2 *69% 72 72 *69!'2 320 *72„ *22'% 73% 731% 73 .71 y4 70% 22% '22% 22% 22% 22% 21% 221/4,' 22 22% 22 -O ,22% 4,600 25% 25% 25 y4 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 25% 24% 25'/4 4,000 101% 101% 101 % IOI1/2 27% 1 *101 ' , .. v. 101% 101 % *ioiy8 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% *90% 91% *90% 91% 90% 24% 25% 25% 25% 26 97 97. 97 97 -*106% 107 105% 271% *90'% 25 7% *95 27i/4 90% . 24% *101% 102% 28 *102 *105% 70% 120 103 28% 28% 28% *90'% 92 911% *90% 91% 25% 24% 25% 97 97 105% 106 106% X71 1.300 1 96 96% 103 106 105% 100 25 13,900 97 24% *95 107 20,100 500 106% 1,100 "70% 70% 70% 70% 70 % 70% 70'% 70% 70% 70% 70% 70% 14.900 48% 25 48% 47% 48% 47% 48% 48 48'/4 47% 48% 47% 48% 18,900 25 80% 80% 10 31% 31% 31% 30% 31% 31% 31% 100 *95% 96% *95% 96% *95% 96% *95% 96% *95% 96% 96% 96 % 200 14% 14% 14% 14% 14i/4 14% 14% 15% 15 15% 14% 14% 13,100 42% *41% 42y*. 41% *40% *40 41 40% 40% 42% 41% 421/4 40 41% 41 *41 4iy2 *40% *15% 15% 14% "15% 15 i5y4 36% 37 Va 37% 37 37% 96% *95 1 » 50 *41% No par 40 *15 S 80% '15% 37 37 *95 96 80% 80% 31 96 35% 34% 35% 5 15% ig 16 16 Va ■ , 36% *95 96 35% *. 80% 30 31% 15 . 15 36% ■ 15% 16% 16% 16% 16 16% 9,100 16'/t 17 16 V2 16% 18% 19 15% 15% 15% 27% 28 27% 27% 11 17 »/4 17% 161/4 19 *18% 19 18% 19 600 15% 15% 16% Xl5 Va 15% 14% 15 15,100 27 27% 27% 287% 28% 10% 16% *18% 10% 11 10% 10% 10% 99 98 98 98% 98% *98% *98% 64 62% 63 y2 63 63% 63% 63% 63% 65 *116% 117 y4 117% *116% 117'/4 116% 100 15% 15% 15% 14% 15% 14% 38 38% 37% 38% 38% 39% 11% 11% 11% 10% 11% *10% 25% 25% 229 • 19 19 *42 42% 143/4 *14 34% 16 % 34% 24% 24% 16% *87 88 7 7 1 25 . 227 19% *42 *14 34% 24% 25% 227 11 15% 39% 70,500 4,600 10% 10% 4,500 25 25 5,100 *222 225 600 19 1,900 25 25'A 225 25% 225 19% 42% 43 43 43 14 *14 42% X42% 14% 14 14 14 34% 34% 34% - 14 14 35 35 16% 16'/a 24% 25 *87 88 6% 7 15% 39% 10% 19 42% 16% 15% 40y2 19 42% 88 30 18% 19 24% 118 224 18% 16% 6% 25 6% 16'/4 16% 16% 25% 6% ' *18% 34% 34% 16% 251% *87 88 6% X34% 25% * 24% *87 30 2,900 *116% 116% 65 222% 19% 24 *87 25% 5,800 100 65 225 *223 10% *98'% 54,600 40 15% 38 11% *225 28% 10% 10% 7,800 Xl0% 15% 38 • 15% 16% 28% 100 *63 *116% 10% 29 *98 - 200 6,600 16 19 *116% 117% II,600 96% 35 16% —100 37 *95% 96%' 34% 19 10% 1,100 1,300 36% 37% 42 15 35 15% < 100 42 15 15'/4 *951/2 96%' 18,400 34% 19 (The) ..4.16% 41 y4 35,100 31% 34% 15% 10 *41% 81% 81 31 34% 17% . 8i% 35i/a *18% ___1 81% 81'/a 34% 1 17% 80% 15% rg —20 common 6% 16% 25 88 88 6% 43 700 14% > 700 34V8 4,200 16% 14,800 25% 14,800 88 20 6% 6% 5,100 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES , .9 5 __5 25 Sub 45% Feb 5 65% May 24 Texas & Pacific Mar 11 20% May 24 24 May 23 Textron Ins Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common 9 • <39 13 48% May 13 461/4 Jan 300 29% 25% 26 29% 29% 10 38% May 3 12% Apr 15 3,400 40 29% 1,500 (James) conv 42% 39 '/2 29% 28% Feb $1.25 42% 43 39 % 30 72 29 8 43 39% 29% -30% *28 58% 14% Jan 43 *39 4,000 *69% 34% Dec *9% Apr 28 43 391/2 14% 72 15% Jan 21% Feb 43% 14% 15 28% 41 Dec 14% 28 % Texas Pacific Coal & Oil— Texas Pacific Land Trust- Dec 14% *69% 56% May 12 12% 14% * 37% Feb 10 41 200 27,100 72 47% Dec 11 — 44 *42 28% Producing 17% Mar 27 — __ 44 44 28 y8 Sulphur. 19% pec — 44% 28% Gulf 18% Dec „ *41 28 Corp (The) share 44 28% Gulf Feb v 28% Telautograph Corp.. Tennessee l'tf *41% 39% *39 39% l'a" 43 1 , _JNo par 10 1 —100 common 9 per share *11% 12% 5- 5 Monday Tuesday May 24 May 25 I per share 9 per share *11% 4% ♦11% 12% 5 5 19 64 12% 5 19% 63 V4 64% 19% 64% 23 19% 23% 191/4 19% 64' 64% 23% 24% 23% 23% 63% 63% 64 53 50% 45% 62% 62% 63 52% 53% 501/2 45' 45% *44% 63 65 19% 23 Thursday Wednesday May 26 ♦11% 4%. 11% 12% *5 4% 19 63% 64 23% 19% 19% the Week May 28 I per share 9 per share Sales for Friday May 27 I per share 11% 11% 5i/s *4% 19% 19% Shares 11% 200: •> 5 I' 800 •> 19% 2,300 63% 64% S3 % 64 25,500 24 23% 23% 23% 23% 10,100 x63 63% 63% 64 63% 64% 5,700.1 52% 52 54% 51% 54% 52 52% 30,100 ' 43% 44% 43% 44 41% 44 40% 42% -I0,300(i r *62% 63% i , ,• ' i % ctfs— Ry Co Saturday May 23 —50c preferred—No par 65% 64% 64% 641/4 65 64 64 20% 651% 20;: 20% 18% 20% 17% 19 18% 19% 18% 18% '1,900 ' 37,300 24 23% 24 22% 23 22 2,300 t: 11% 11% 11% 10% 11% 10% 41 40 40% 40 40 *39% 15% *14% :s-. 22 22% 21% 22% 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 40 39% 40 39 39'/r •; 22 . i'-' 12 May 9% May 45 Dec 59% Feb 17% Feb 13% Feb 60% Feb 8 Mar 16 6% Aug 16% Jan 14% Feb 40% May 11 7% Feb 19 24% Oct 19 10 16% Feb 38 ; 85 Sep May Dec 59% 106 Jan Mar . $2.40 corev preference——Np 15% May 21 The Fair 10% May 15 Thermoid Co common— $2% div conv preferred 47% Jan 9 13% Apr 19 Apr 30 23% Jan 2 Thomas Steel Co 8% May 10 IO1/2 Jan 8 Thompson (J 59% May 26 Thompson Products 39% Feb 85 Feb 11 6 95 May 17 Third Avenue Transit 4% par *15 50 *46 (The) 1 ' com r._! 111 ♦40% ;__no par 1 Corp__No par R) preferred 5 15 No par 100 16 10' -10% *14% 16 • 45% 45% 11% 11% 11% 22% 22 22 21% 9% *9 ' *9 s3A 57 57% 571/4 95 "93% 931/4 • 57% *93; > *14% 15% 46 11% 11% 21% " 10 *44% V 9% *44 v 46% 9% 10% 46% 221/4 '•91 ' 57 9% 11% 11% *93(4 *15% , 10 571/4 94 10 9%* 15% *14% 9% 10 ... 9% 46 45 45 11% 11 11 10% 21% 22 % 22% 23 *9% 9% *9% 10 ; 10% 67 V* *93 59% X58% 59% 94 x94 94 v 22% see page 24. 3,200 / .00 i • 23 10 y '350,; 15% *44 , /rtis"' 6,100, - 2,900 10 v ' 4,500 Z 200 58% 58% 94 95 :t p 2,600 ^ — For footnotes • 35,900 1/64 41 - 72 Par 11% May 21 Dec 7 28% Texas 15% 7 *69% Texas Dec 6% *28% 8 64% May 28 13% 6% 10,500 $ per share 5% May 17 19% May 27 Feb 6% 6% li Jan 6% 8% EXCHANGE 9% Mar 16 '-Y \1' 6% 6% 47 '• 6% 8','2 NEW YORK STOCK 3% Feb 11 14% Mar 16 Deo 6% % Symington Gould Corp Feb 24 9,700 6 58% NOV 46% May 21% Jan 7,000 7 »/4 ; 8% Sylvanla Elec Prod Inc com__No par $4 preferred. No par Jan 7% 20% Aug 68% July 4% 7 101 68% Swift International Ltd Lowest Highest 9 per share 4% 7 STOCKS Year 1947 9 per share 4% 6% 47 25 Range for Previous Lowest 101% 4% 7 6% Swift & Co Oct 100% 4% 7 8% No par cum) Sutherland Paper Co Sweets Co of America Jan 100% 4% 6% 8 »/4 (The) ..No par Superior Oil of California 25 Superior Steel Corp 50 38 21% 101% 4% 6% 69 1 Feb 37% 100% 4% 7% 6% 10c 14 Jan 4,100 100% 4% 6% 46% 12.50 47 14% 101 101% 4% 8 Sunshine Mining Co_ 24% Feb 30% Jun 100% 7 6 Sunshine Biscuits Inc May 6 64,800 8% No par pfd (4 % % May 19% May 15 700 20% 61% (The) 13 11 25% 20% No par 36 Mar 25% 20% 68% Superheater Co May 24 25'% 20% 8% Sunray Oil Corp 227 *24% 20% 59 No. par common 25% May 27 25 20% 5% Chemical Corp common 1 $4.50 series A preferred No par Sun Oil Co 24% 20% 69% Sun 15% May 24 40% May 27 ' 11% Mar 31 11 18% Feb 7 : May 27 24% 20% 8% ———.100 Stokley-Van Camp Inc 6% prior preferred;. 98% May 25 24 21'% No par Stone & Webster/ Mar 17 20 241% 20% 6% common Jan 50% Mar 19 87% 46 l preferred—... 20 May 27 87% 20% (J p) & Co Inc Stewart-Warner Corp 18 Jan 24% 3%% 88 6% Stevens 16% May 26 32% May 8% May 17% May 101% Jan Sterling Drug Inc 3 16 % Mar 16 9 2 39 1 preferred (The) I. S 6 Mar 11% Jan 94 Jan May 24 36% May 21 16% May 26 9 33 *8% Sterchl Bros Stores Inc 10 11,400 3&% 88 88% 6,400 34% 38 • 1,500 23% 33% 33% 331/4 2,100 149 23% 23 22'/2 600 121,200 20% convertible Starrett Co Mar 23% *148 150 150 6,000 26% 26% 8% Spring ^common 15 % May 21 Feb 149 271/4 6% California__N0 par 6 27 26% ; 41 20% Oil of Ohio common Steel 26% 33% *40 6% preferred series A Standard 4% of 16 32% Mar 12 17 3%% 25% x33% 40'/a *8% No, par 43% May 11 41% May 26 88 15% Feb May 114 Feb : 4,800 6% 34% 40 • 2 $6 prior preferred $7 prior preferred..—. 97 Feb 6% 6% 6 Va 34% 35 40% *87 5,800 1 com Standard 69% Feb 88'% No par Inc Standard 91 *87 19,400 6% 20% Standard Oil of Indiana Standard Oil of New Jersey 24% Feb Jan 881/2 42%. 6% —5 71% May 15 July 80 105 6% 100 41% 42% 6% No par preferred Oil 6% *72 No par 36% Feb 48% May 22 82% Apr 23 41% I common 54% Jan 27 13 14 58% 1 - preferred cum *13% * 45% Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No par 2 97% Feb $4 $3.50 1,900 14 No par preferred (E R) '& Sons Standard Brands . 14% *69% oar 100 Square D Coiuu, Squibb 29 19% Feb 27 11% Feb 10 Dec Jan 86 2 11 , 2 28% May 27 90% May 25 27% May 15 Feb ConV $4.56 24% May 17 29% Jan 104 9 22% Mar 82 . *24 - 14% " xl4% 6% 6% *25% Railway common—No par preferred —100 - 2 20 17% Feb 88 5" 7% Mar 16 10% May 41 % Jun 34 Jan 29% Jan 24% 43 % non-cum Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc Sparks Withington Spear <fe Co common $5.50 preferred Spencer Kellogg & Sons Sperry Corp (The)..: Spiegel Inc common . *87% 21. *38 —.No 100 14% 33 *29% Mobile & Ohio stock tr ctfs 6 31% Aug Jan Dec Jan 125 Mar 23% Jan Aug 114% Feb 37% May 94 Feb 37% 102 Feb 23% Mar 18 Feb Feb 71 5% 4,100 79% 14% 38% >.7.50 Co.. Southern Pacific Co. Southern 20% May 20 Feb 7% Gas 4,500 26% 7 31% 25 Edison. 39% 26 *76 42 37% 41 ' 38% 79% 40% 32% 88% 11,400 39% *13% 22% 30 34% 33% 34% 2,400 16,400 101 26% 14%. 38 25 —— 22% 13% *99 % 38% 14 149 8% 13% *8'/a 8% 13% 26 76 *40%- 152 2,500 *76 39 6% 28,100 11% *7 101 33% 26% 31% r3a 28% preferred 34% 37% 34 % 41% 11% p 13% *99% 26% 145'a 500 40% 7% , 8% 13% 101 37% rl/64 July 8% . 7% 41% 12 *7 8 Va 13 *991% 33 - 50 Southeastern Greyhound Lines.—_5 , 7% 37% 6% 1 _— 7% 32% 100% 100% 4% 4% 1 : rights 1,800 37 20% issued"—4.50 rights preferred Preferred 53% 37% *24 Co cora_4.50 Common 5% 53% 33% *87% —_15 & Platinum— South Carolina E ' 22% 54% 33 ". cumulative-preferred—_100 Smith & Corona Typewriter—No par Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc Solvay American Corp 4% 22% X54% 37 3%% , 152% 55 6% 6% 1 2,400 54% 7 40 California 14% 6% 34% South Porto Rico Sugar com—No par May 7 6% Southern May 42% 6'% 40 30 % May 15 4% May 41% 42% G% 34% 43% May 24 42% Jan 15 6 43% 43% 1,400 19 *13% 6% Mar,17 15 13 39% 9 Jan 13 34% Skelly Oil Co.— , 33a May 12 16% Jan 8 73 13 Sinclair Oil Corp 26 Mar 23 14% 6% 58% 18% *75% 6% %► Mar 16 NOV 14% 77 40% 37 68 14% 37% 26% 35 % 25 11 14% 37% 25% *76 35 Jan / 77 42% * 5 Jan Apr 25% *40 , — Dec May 39% No par Co 56 28 38% 77 *12% Y 58% 18 y4 58% 18% 34% 25% 8,400 58% 18 y8 8 39 2,500 87% 58% 41 35 34% 15% 18% 11% 8 15% *86 67% 22V2 12 13% 93% 20% 41 100% *92% 22% 11% 25 % 14% 14% *12%' -13 ..._1 ~ 33 94%" *93 21% 40% 78 25% *76 ,, 11% 100% 101 *86 - 2,400 51 51 51 50% 40% *7% 8 35% No par -55% *7.S'^ 7,% 40% 11% 13% 35 34% 57% May 12% 34% 42% 34% *7% * 34% Dec ' 8% ,12(4:212% 1 Pen Co (W A) , *100 Nov 27 *18 . 15% 15% 87% 54% 101% 27 . • , 23 *100' 40 y8 22 15% 87% 22% No par 3#a May 14 „ 15% *86 No par Union Oil—— Silver May 17 Jan 15% 87% : 227/8 ,50 • 11% 22% ' - X50% 94% 93% 11% 14% May 37% May « 50% *93 V 93% 50% 11% 7% May 28 45 50% Simonds Saw &; Steel— 25% May 28 21% May'21 7% Apr 31,400 11% Simmons 8 28% May 21 155% May 24 5 32% 7% Shell 101% May 24 24 5% 32%' 41% Apr 19 , 33% *7% 90 11 32% 40% Smith 14% Feb 33% *92%, 15% *86;/ Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com__20 Jan 33% 56 May 28 Dec 34% 55% 23% May 14 35% 33% 93% 5 490 5,600 34% *92% . 6,900 34 % 56 39 17% 20% 109% 12% 56 34% May 28 13% Mar 20% 109% 12% -No par Feb 11 Jan 13; 19% Feb 5 20% 109% 12% 57% 18% Apr i3. 29% May V 87% Dec >•' 23% Dec 42 Jan 20% 109% 12% 7% Sheraton 5 36 Feb 20% 109% 12% 41% Sheaffer 7% May 18, May 15 Jan 51 Mar 15 2 , 41 Apr 65 4 Apr 21 7% Jan May 39 14 • 6% Feb ft 20% 94% 22% 90 90 90% 160 109% ' *86 No par No, par 26% May 25. 90% 60 109,700 13% 20% 20% *93 ..Ndpar 11 68 90 50 90 320 97 13 % 12% 18 $3.50 conv pref series A Shattuck (Frank G) 17% Feb Feb 13% 12% 57 Sharon Steel Corp.. Sharpe & Dohme common Oct Jan 82 94 13% 12 % 18 39% May 15 40% 33% 93 13% 12% 58 Shamrock Oil & Oas— 92 12% 12% 18 $4.50 preferred *94 92 .Shares 139% 109%, 105%. £ 21 % 109% *57 Servel Inc common.. 135 *92% *15% ——8 . 135 Sales for the Week t per share 134 13% *88 Va 90 20% 109 129% . May 28 $ per share *93 .,%94% Seiberling Rubber Co'—...1 Dec . 90 • •' 124% • Friday ' Thursday May 27 ,, 93% 12% 12 % *7% , May Mar 12 % it 8 per $n,are> 323 *91 93 % <91 41 % Beagrave Oorp , 31 18 Dec 92% 122% 1 35% May 24 11. S per share ;:123 Seeger Refrigerator Co 70 Feb *121 PRICES Wednesday May 86 May 25 . $ per share ... 123 SALE HIGH AND y-Pp: Tuesday ' ' 24% May Feb LOW Y Monday May 24 Sears Roebuck 6s Co—.-.—No par , Monday, May 31, 1948 RECORD! 100 Seaboard Oil Co of Del 8% May 15 11. CHRONICLE • 12 " 12% *90 91 * 20% 21 *109 109% * 12% 12% 34% 34% *50% 50% t c—No par preferred aeries A 5% 16 Jan com v Seaboard Finance Co 13% May 27 104 26 *91 non-cura Seaboard Air Line May 28 12% Jan 9% Mar 16 Jan 30% 5 10% Apr 29: 5% Mar 17 Feb 110 , Apr 12 23% May 21 58% May 27 11 31% Feb Feb 16% Dec Feb '5 40% July 16% Feb Oct 101 . preferred 100 common—-—5 1st pfd 4.40% series A —100 Safeway Stores common —5 5% preferred 100 Savage Arms Corp —5 Schenley Distillers Corp 1.75 Scott Paper Co common No, par $3.40 cum preferred —No par Scovill Mfg Co 3.65% cum pfd—100 Bcranton Elec Co (The) common—5 3.35% cumulative preferred 100 May 27 103% 102 % July ■••• Jan 9 Per share *120 8t Regis Paper Co 15 Feb Par Co—100 5% ' May 22 St Louis Southwestern Ry. 95% May 12 11% Dec 92 , •, Saturday ' /s w„.. 139% May 28 2. ; EXCHANGE 13% May 27 Dec 80 6*7 Dec - Dec 60 % Dec 9 68% Jun ; 57 STOCK STOCK NEW YORK Highest. $ per share Dec 66 /■ -Lowest Highest FINANCIAL STOCKS *.v> Year 1947 Lowest & COMMERCIAL * 50 r-d - Volume 167 Number 4703 THE ' COMMERCIAL & NEW: YORK ■ 1 '• Year 1947 Lowest May May 18 Range since Jan. % Lowest 9 per share 3% May 20 :r>; Highest ^ 9 per share STOCKSV£ $ per share v 7% Feb 39% Feb 19% Mar 16 29 25% Oct 19% Feb 4% Jan 6 ~May" Dec 108% Feb 15% May 21% Feb 17 Mar 17 23 7/8 53% Oct 44 Mar 16 55 15% Jan 10% Feb 22y8 Jan 16 20% Nov 15% Jan 22 23% Apr 7% Feb 5% Feb 11 'if',-. , preferred! $3.50 cum Tide Water Associated 107a May 15 13 % May 14 May, 8%.May 99 Dec 12% 21% 112% 95% Jan Feb 103 2 27 May 21 97% Mar 6ft ' Nov 12% Mar 16 Dec 38% Jan 19 Jan 23 48 Jan 33 Feb 16 36% Jan Dec 104 Jun 7 Dec 16 Feb 5% Mar 30 Nov 51% Feb 24% Apr 19 9% Mar 16 9% May 17'A 92 Oct Jan 27 99 4 $6 1948—---i——— Axle— Detroit Roller -—5 31V* M05A '■ $ per share SALE Tuesday May 25 $ per share v Thursday May 27 Corp No par preferred-,. No $4.50 prior preferred No Twin City Rap Transit com—No May 19 8% May 27 32% Jan 21 &% 5 prior preferred conv Twin Coach par 23 3% »26y8 31% * 105 ft __ — '3% 30% *105A . i 3% 3% : 3% 3% *26% 27% *26% 27% 30 % 30'A 29% 29% *105 — ft 29 *105,7* — 105 A ; __ 102% 102% 23% 23% 23>/8 23% 23 23% 23% 54% 23% 54 237/8 1,700 31,700 23% 54% 53% 54 53% 53% 53% 54 13 53% 54 13 13 17% 9% 17% 17% *20% 10 % 9% 102 * 16% " *35% 25 *98 *101% 17% 25Ve 13% 1*102'A 103 12% 102% 13 12% 12% 17'A 17% 17% 17% 17 17% 16% X21% 21% 21% 21% *20% 21% 10 9% 102% 9% 103 9% 104 12% 10 10 104 *103 13 103 17% 17% 17% 17%' 24% 24% 24% 25% 36 '• 10% 3,200 18,700 12% 9% '% 104 36 xl7 16 3 17% 24% 25% *36 37 36 36% *99 105 *98 100% 8 8 ' 29'A 29% 30 30 31% 13% 13% 13% 13% 30% - 7% 307/« 30% 8% 31 13 % : 8% 13% 13% 13% 15,700 24% *98 8% 140 17 4 *36 100% 8% 700 27,300 103% 24% 7% 7% 7,600 . 10 *102 *98 'A 98 7% 13% 12% . 17% 37 120 15,600 V 17% 21% 25% 98 *102% 103 % *20% 18 21% 17% *35% 100 % 29% 103 24% 37 7% par 103 21% 102 1 : - 102% 23% *21 —50 Shares 3% 27% 29 % - 3% *26% 27'/a 29 for the Week I per share 102% • par CO—-——— 3% 27>A 30'/a Sales Friday May per share 13 com—No par conv 3% *26»A 31'A I 23 '/a No par 20th Century Fox Film $1.50 1 3% 28J/2 I per share 102% , 5 common (2379) PRICES Wednesday May 26 i I 54 % . . —2 Corp *3% *27* Bearing-——No par preferred Truax-Traer 5 14% Jan ;l: Transue & Williams Steel——No par 17% May 24 25% Mar 31 34% Aug 1 Tri-Continental 27 15% HIGH AND May 24 S per share No par Oil com—.10 Transcont'l & Western Air Inc 11 104% Jan Par. >f, tTransamerica Corp 22% Mar 11 2 Monday .May 23 - preterred.———-No par Timken 7 Dec 93 $3.75 Timken May 27 May 21 13% Jan ». , Thompson-Starrett Co com—No par May 15 40% May 10 '/a May < v Called July 04 LOW Saturday : ' _ : i , 31% May 24 13 . • - STOCK YORK EXCHANGE ■ 9per share 1% Mar 11 NEW » Highest r-■ CHRONICLE 1 STOCK | RECORD —■ Range for Previous FINANCIAL 37% 14,300 : •/ 1,000 105 100 8% *30 3,000 31 1,010 13% 13% 7,700 •3,400 U 12 Dec 15% July 43% May 9% May 58% Jan 25% May 37% 9% Apr Feb 15% Oct 45 30 , Mar 16 97/a Mar 16 27% Feb Dec 91% 115 Dec 85 Mar 106% Dec 11 104 Jun 27 Dec 20 Apr Apr 164% Nov 111 30 May 102 25% Dec 90 190 Dec Dec. Sep 6 16 Jan 6 90 % Mar 22 22 28% Jun 3(f Dec 27% Feb 26% Jan Jan 22 11% Mar 16 3'/a 33% Dec 50 8'A Dec 2% 4% Feb 3 65% 53% Mar Dec 10% Dec 95• Mar 8 Jan Feb Jan Jan 13 26 61% Mar 17 16% Feb 13 21 48 10 19% 15% May 91 23% Dec 106 27 Oct 16% Feb Jan 89 Dec Feb 15% Feb 11 92% Feb 11 170% Feb 6 196% Mar 1087/a $3>70 $3.50 96% *94 897/a *8J ft- 32% 32% 187 185 1867/2 185'A 187 7/4 X185 7/a 187% 105 105 non-cum preferred——100 104% 104% 104% 105 38% 38 3/4 391/4 40% 40 3/4 41 40 3/4 41% 293A 30'/a 30 30% 30 30% 30 30'/2 109% 1097/a '109'/2 18% 18% 17% Air Lines 92 Dec 40% 13 14 103% July Dec 127% Jan Dec 87 38% May Feb Feb 1257/g Mar 19 51% July 41% Jan Dec 81 Feb 66'A Jan 61% May 80 Dec 67 133 Dec Mar 23 Feb 17% Feb Dec 38 150 NOV Xl7% 48% Feb 38 5 Jan 8 Vb Jan 12% Feb Dec 5% 10% Dec 52 May 16 22 4% May 20 11% Dec 163% 23% Dec Jan 21 % 21 21 1,700 15 7/a 147/2 14% 6,800 34'/a *32% 34% 347/4 34% 34% *33 35 1,400 x33'A' 33'A 4% 4>/a 4% 4% 4'/2 4% 43/8 4J/2 *% 51% 51% *51 % 527/4 51 >/4 517/4 51% 52 »A *52'A 192 140% Jan 11 29 Jan 12% May 26 98 3% Mar 17 30 Feb Feb 4 Dec 19 Mar 150 Dec 29% Feb 01% Feb 8% US Smelting Ref & Min 7% preferred US Steel Corp common 7% U S Tobacco Feb 30 25 26 >A 43% 43% 43% 43»/2 44 6,700 44 44V2 44'/a 44% 44 44 567/8 55% 56% 2,200 557/2 56 557/4 55% 557/8 221% 227/a 23 54 3A '56% 23 23 x227/4 22% 22% 22% 22% 223/4 203A 20% 4,500 20%; 183A 20% 19% 21% 20% 21'/a 21 21'A 77,300 31 307/4 307/s 297/4 30% 29% 317/4 31 31% 30% 31 10,100 *987% 99 98 7/a 98'A 99 24 24 24 23'A *98 997/2 *23% 109 *98 24 237/2 109 *178 16% *73 109 *178 182 "167/4 15% *73 76 40 30 ,3m 20 20% 40 7% 10 39% *9 99'/a 98% 98% 23% 227% 109J/2 106% 23% 1097/a 182 *178 16 40% 7% 9% .29% 20 Vb *9 6 77/r* .29%' 29% s /-• 19'A « 19% 24 9% *9: 9% 567/a 551/2 55% 567% 56% 36% *55% 57% *92 ; 36% 92% 37>A 92% *91'/a 93 92 92 47'/4 47>/a 47% 48 477A 48% *129 50 367/4 132 577/8 50 128 ; 12 4 *95 129 *126 567/4 57 57 69>A 78% 69'A 69 80% 78% 139% 138% 139% 138'/a 138% 18% 19 xl8% 42 *40'/2 42 12 11% *94 117/8 12 98 12% 12 ' 5% *30 98% *94 *94 20% 20% 170 170 5% 5'% 32 5% *30 20% 32 21 170 *168 21 ' : 18'A 7% ■21% 173 *168 12 98% 5% *94 32 *30 18 »A 7% 22% 173 15'/8 15 15% 14% 14% 14% 15% 70 *69 69% 69% 69'/a 69% 69 69 LOW Saturday Monday May 24 I per share May 23 I per share AND HIGH Tuesday > May 25 9 per share SALE 67/s 12% 5% *30 6% 7% 23 168 18% 18% 100 2,000 12% *93 5% 8,300- , 6 12 96 500 3,200 42 6 12% 6,300 42,300 139 *40'A 6'A 5 18% 57% 138 18% 42 7% 15% 79% 19% 7% 203/4 69 78% 43% 6'/a 800 69 19 6% 327 57% ♦42 6'A 30 6,600 69 19% 6% 9,200 93'A 126 80% 133% 43'A 6% 37 47 573A 19 9 8'/2 170 138 128 *42 7% Par 46'A 79% 7% STOCK 36% *92 Vb 48% 57 7% EXCHANGE 37% 93 % 47 68% 18% 100 36'A *92'% 78'A 18 3A preferred 200 56 3A 6% 200 1.7CO 57% 687/2 19 9% 51 'A 79% 43»A 6% par 129 *9 15,300 *50'A 57% 68% 139 *42 2d pfd—5 129 1,000, 19 *56% 79 1387/o 19 *127 37% 93 48% xlG% 513/4 68'A 138'/a l 128 36 477/2 2,601* *29% 57'A 577/2 • 793A -25 36 2,200, t*6% *29% 517/4 577/2 79 7/4 No par 367/8 l,30u 76 *407% *56 % 68 *67 No par 9 per share f per share *9% *55% 1 —No YORK 9% 9 JA 10 13% NEW 19% 6,800 182 : 6% 29'A 19% 51 conv Highest 19% 1,300 113 40 6% ftft-7 19% 90 23'A *15% *16 *73 . 41'A 2<m X51 10 40% 7% 53 100 ,-.t. 16,400 .99 *178 16 'A 76 553A' 111% 182 3/8 *73 29 52 18% Lowest 6% 9% ■ 16 112% 29 53 7% 4%% 41 52% 18'/a May 20 40 53 18'/a 70 .; *52% Universal Laboratories Inc_ 1 Universal Leaf Tobacco com_No par 8% preferred 100 Universal Pictures Co Inc com 1 May 18 *178% 16>A 76 20 Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp;.—,—1 15% May 21 182 16 *73 Vf'*7%. i 5% 169 4 110% *1787/2 . 317/4 cum 110 vvv- 40% #'.i 5'A 4% 21 Range since Jan. 1 Highest 9 per share tv- 29% 19% , 397/2 t . 108% 15% 76 81% 24 182 15% *73 76 77/a <?% •V- . STOCKS Year 1947 $ per share CO'A 25% 3 I >A Jan Range for Previous Lowest 80'A 257/8 !_i preferred United Wall 8% 813A 26 7% May 22 23'A May 27 17 Feb conv 44,500 8% *807/2 25'% *807/a 19% May 15 Mar 16 10% Mar 56 5 $6 II,000 26% No par No par com - 80 No par com 9 31,800 47 - 30% —100 100 8 %• i 110 3% 47 20 3/8 No par preferred—— Stockyards Corp— non-c 8% 11,600 22% ._No par non-cum' United Stores $4.20 o%r 3% 473% 200 4% 53 25»A 1 100 Co 8% 3%; 47 35 4% *527/4 80 13% . 8% 3% 47'/a *33% 4% 53 277/a *80 553/8 ; 8% 3% 47 35 82 82 Paper Inc common—-2 preferred _50 34 13 Feb 7% 8% 37/2 *32 26 *80 *42% preferred United 3% 47% _5 1st preferred non-cum 3% 46% 267/s "lass A conv 3% 47% 8 7/4 247/e common U S Lines Co „ummon— 4%% preferred US Pipe & Foundry May 21 57/8 Jan Mar 13 16 Dec 8 6% May 21 Feb 13% Partic & 3% 47% 8% 1 33A 473/o 5 No par preferred—j US Industrial Chemicals 9 19'/s Jan 3% 100 com 13% 47% —No par 4% % 42% May 20 93 Jan 56% Apr 21 May 15 2 . Feb - 72 81 10 8 7/8 Feb 109% Jun Dec *33% 57% May 28 300 34% 3%% cum prd series A— US Rubber Co common 4% Mar 16 Oct 8 96% 6 7 67% Mar 17 129% Mar 16 200 15,700 86 14% U S Playing Card Co US Plywood Corp common May 7 49% May 15 137% Jan 13 *83 347/a 94 11 21 'ft- 85 7/4 15 56% May 25 37% May 21 6 38% Feb 60% -Feb 165 21% : 21 857/4 34% 4 25% Feb 21% 217/4 87% 13% 2 49 *85% 34'/B 5 Feb 21% 89 17% 13% Jan Jan *85'A 110 16% 34% 21% Jan 73 89 16,900 110 17% *34 36 391 ft 293A 29% 111 16% ' 14 17% Mar Dec 23% May 29% *10.9% 17% 34% Oct 46% 173/8 7,300 13% US Gypsum Co common__ 20 1% preferred— —100 US Hoffman Machine Corp—5 May 14 May 21 x28% *109%ftlll 17% I,100 41% 34% Nov 53 21% 111 106'/a 41% 13% United Merch & Mfrs Inc 17'A May 14 16 21% % 177/a. ; 4,400 35 24% 39% Feb 21% 89 *109 18% *105 41% 39,100 187 133A .39% Oct *-No par 90 111 33% 186'/a 105 41% 120 89'/a 32% 347/8 „US Leather Co 46% preferred—>100 *89 104% 7,700 96 5 5% 32 *30 *18% 5,400 32 18% 18% 7% 7% 237A 22'A *169 15'A *68% 7% 22 J/a 168 14% 100 600 " 69'A 7,000 1,100 x 172 14% 40 14'A 67 »A 4,200 687/2 430 PRICES Wednesday May 26 9 per share Thursday May 27 Friday May 28 9 per share Sales for the Week 9 per share Shares V 13% May 147/a Dec 22 18% Feb 14% Feb 12'A May 20% Jan 10 24'/8May21 Vanadium Corp of America—No par T 12% Feb 13 15'A May 17 Van Norman f 15'A 15% 15% 21% Feb Feb — 16 26% May 21 Van 10 26'A 26'A 26'A 26% 157/2May21 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co—6'A 14% 157/s 14% 15 25'A 25'A 25% 25% 12% Jan 26% Dec 39 Feb 22 Mar 84 Nov 94'A Feb 86 Feb 85'A Nov 35'A May 85 94 5Ve May 69 1i 14 10% May 112 16% Nov ^ 107'A Dec 121 — 3 29'A Jan 21 6 94 May 28 93 May Vick Chemical Co 6 47% Jan 2 Victor Chemical Works common—_5 96% Apr 23 Nov Feb 13 2 7'/8Marl6 Nov 93 Feb 14% Jan 13% May 28 11 Oct 7 Feb 109 Jan 6 — 18 Jan 121'A May 27 18% May 15 7 115% May 24 21-'A May 8 38'A May 11 Dec 40 Jan 30'A Feb 31 Oct 38 Feb 32 10 39'A Apr Dec 337A Nov 28'A Feb 19 32'A Jan 5 Aug 337/2 Oct 29 15 32% Jan 3'A %. cumulative • Feb 35'A Mar 30 Feb Apr 10 34'A May $5 preferred Va Iron Coal & Coke 4% Virginian Ry Co 6% 3 26 preferred 100- Va-Carolina Chemical com—No par 6% div partic preferred 100 Virginia Elec & Pwr Co com 10 13 30 30 45 22% 23 15% *26'A 26% 14% 14% 14'/a 14% 24'A 25% 24% 24% 94 *92'A 94 *92'A 94 *92% 95 *92% 95 *92% 95 *43% 44% *951/4 12 97 95'A 12 115'A 11% 116'/a 118' 43% 44 95'A ♦95'A 12 11'A 119 .117 17'A 17'A 7114'A 115% *20'A 21% *21 21% 21 *38 39'A ♦38 39'A *38 *33 7A 33% 337.4 33'A 39'A *38% 39'A 5 common preferred *38% 20 20 32 44 96 11% 117 17 7/8 17»A 17% 115% 115'A 115'A 32 *30% 24% 247a 94 *92% 95 44'A 95'A 11'A 120 17'A *115 95'A 12% 120 17% 115% 95'A 12% 120' xl7 *113% 44% 95'A 13'A 121% 17'A 115 23% 2,500 15 ■ 15'A 26% ■ 26% 900 13 3A 13% 5',500 24% 24% 2,800 94 1,400 94 *92% 10 95 44% 45 *95'A 1,700 96'A 60 13% 35,500 121'A 13 VB *120 1,300 17% 17% 14,600 114% 114'A 60 21 *21 22 *21 22 397/8 *38 39% *38 38% 38% 38'A 100 33'A 33'A 33'A 800 38% 38% 600 31 31 120 38'A 39'A *38'A 30'A 141/4 45 33'A *31'A 13% 95 45 *22'A 157/s *93 33% 32 23% 26% 94 33'A 31 15'A *92% , 17% 31 22% *26 *92'A 115% 32 *30'/a 23% *15 *93 43% 23'A 15 % 26% 25 25 23% 15 26'A • 25 preferred cumulative 22% 100 pfd common Visking Corp (The) Vulcan Detinning Co 7% *15 2.50 87 Vb Feb 86 23% 23 2.50 new Vicks Shreve & Pacific Ry corn—100 5% non-cum preferred 10o 34'A 31'/a Dec Co Raalte Co Inc 37% Mar 10 Jan 50% Nov 104% May Dec 2 32 30% 31'A *30'A 33% 39 31'A 33'A 38% *30'A 38% 31 *21 22 31 30% 30% *30% 30% 62% 62% 62% 63% 50 63'A 80 w 87 Apr 13% Apr Apr 29% 100 ! 75'A Feb 17% Jan 36"% Dec 109 xl7»A May 7% May 10% 88'A Feb x83'/8Marl2 8% Feb 11 Feb 10'A Feb 25'A Feb 5 — 27 23% Feb 17i/8Febl6 26% Feb 17 30 41 Feb 24% Apr Jan il 5% Deo 12% Jan 37% Jan 52% Nov ' 83% May 21% May "for Mar 16 Jan 26 . May 13 62% 62 *15 15% *15 33 3 3 7/8 4% preferred—— Walker (Hiram) G & W— Walworth Co Ward Baking Co common 5Vt% Warner 86'A Jan 26% 11% 131/8 *101 . *60'A . 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 1,200 34% 35 35 35% 34% 35 3,800 102 102 26% 26% 13'/a *101 14% 14'A 14% 94% 94% 94% 14 13% 14 *25 *20'A 20% No par 5 101 26% *101% 102'A *101% 26 3A 26% 26'A 26% 25% 26'A 12% • 101 26 13% 13% 31% 400 15 35 Hi/a ' 62'A 14% 34% 94% 32% 62% 15% 34% —_1 Washington Gas Light Co 4,400 13'/a 12% 13 12% 13 Vb 12'A 127a 34,200 102'A 60 14'A 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14'A 14% 94%: • 94'/a 937A 94 93% 94 94 94 137/4 13% 13% 137a 13% 14 12% 13'A 54,400 30% 30'A 32 30% 31% 2,800 4,500 *30% 31% 29'A 30 30 33% 32'A 32% 307a 32% 3S 26 25% 25% 25 2f5 'A 25 25 20% 20% 20'A 20'A 20'A 20% 19 33 *29% 30% *29% 24% *24% 25'A 20% 20% 20% *19% 19% 270 30'A 24% x20 % 4,100 5 *18'A 19'A 19 19 18% 18% 19 1 27'A 27% 27% 27% 27'A 27'A 27'A 27'A 27% 27% 27% 6'A 6% 6% 6% 6% 6% 6'A 6'A 6'A 6% 6% 19 19 800 1.300 700 ' 28 1,100 ' Webster Tobacco Inc Wesson Oil & Snowdr 2 26% May 21 26% ♦31 Wayne Knitting Mills Wayne Pump Co 13 No par No par Warren Foundry & Pipe _No par Warren Petroleum Corp new com__3 2 May 28 101% 101'A 62 100 Pictures 30'A Jan 6% May 24 100 33% ,,_5 preferred Bros Waukesha Motor Co 57 3 ♦62 2 11 19% Mar 100 No par 20% May 28 10 80'AFeb preferred common——No par Walgreen Co 21 Vb Jan Feb Feb 2 34% May 14 Feb Jan 32 May 22 5 34'A footnote. a»page24 14 39 90 , 3 May 15 94'AMay20 10 20'A Jan 15 5 20'A Feb 13'/2May24 10 19Ys Dec 17Ys May Sep Dec Waldorf System 27% May 21 10% Mar 12 Feb 36% Nov 20 Wabash RR 4%% 8 xl8% Mar 17 Feb — 2 29 100'A Apr Jan 18% Jan 15'A Jan 35'A May 27 103'A Jan 22 106'A Mar Dec May 66 11 19% Dec 12 July 60'A Apr 6 14 Mar 15 x30 24% 137/2 Dec 21 Feb ' 96% *89 * No par 7 May 10 common 96% | 240 Corp—10 9 35 Inc cumulative United Engineering & Foundry May 28 177 % May 6 9% May 20 105 —No par Car— United Fruit Co—— May 28 24% May 15 7% Mar 30 *103% - • 44,700 109'A *94 33% 1851/a 109 89% 31% 8% Jan Apr 108% *89 ft- 42% Jan 10 108% 32% 5% Mar 15 26 Mar 16 Dec 108% 108'A 90 Oct 9% 42 96% — 99 9 41% ft. 31'A 9% Jan 42 90 '.*% 5% May 25% Jan 16% 41% 33% *89/ — 113 74 41% 89%. U S & Foreign Securities $4.50 1st preferred US Freight Co 7 41%4 32% United Gas Improvement Co 9 9,600 89'A 24 11% Mar 39% 90 53% 33% Feb 397/a 33 Dec 69% May *94 ,-iPj 39% 187 Dec Feb 967/2 39% 32% Dec Feb *94 5,100 2,300 39 186 7/8 13% Jan 96'/a 15 -25 717/8 33% *94 58 14% ♦94 «: ■>, 37,- ,94. series——No par series -No par 32% May 15 20 Oct 108 »/2 May 24 21% May 26. 27 Feb 1083/4 United Dye wood Corp common 7% preferred United Electric Coal Cos 23 13% Mar 16 20% May 171 20% Feb 107% 12.% May 86 < Feb 108% 10% 57 14'/a 39% $3.50 convertible preferred——100 United Corp common1 $3 preference——, : 5 44% May 26 58% May 17 Dec 109 >/a *108% 10% 57% : United'Carr Fastener Corp—No par United Cig-Whelan Stores com—30c 27% May 24 37% Jan 12% May 41% United. Board & Carton United Carbon Co— May 27 82% Apr 22 Oct 20 41% United Biscuit Co 9 Jan Feb 41% 4%% 47% May 20 19% 59% July 24'A Jan 39% United 5 43% Jan 38 '/a , '3 7/8 May 15. 11% May 44% 7/o 11'A 14% United Aircraft Corp common-. 5 5% convertible preferred——106 29 33 May 38 41% 4% 47/8 May 1555 11 4% Feb 38% 417/2 Union Tank 34 % May 24 May 10 40 Feb 38% 41% Preferred 35% May 2l 5 2% Feb 38% 10% X57% 14% Union Pacif'c RR Co common—100 15% Jan ' 2 20 Feb 46 Jan Dec 5% 29 Jan 83 Dec 41 Nov 11 58 14% Union Oil of California 110% Apr 30 19% Apr 2 12 19 11 57% 14% Preferred 30% May 19 77% Jan Nov 11 58% 14% Un K1 Co oi Mo pfd $4.50 ser„No par May 25 41% May 27 Apr 24'A 10'/a 57»A 14% 24. Apr Sep 11 58% 14% Bag & Paper ———No par Union Carbide & Carbon new.No par May 15 120 7/b 18% 107/B 58% 15 1 10 105% Jan 11 5 8'/a 14% Union 4 28% 15% 75 10% 58% 105 26 227/a Feb Jan —1 (The). — 33% May 27 19 31% Jan Dec 110 6 11 Jan 967/8 Mar 18 .38% Feb 16% May Jan 152 Udyllte Corp Underwood .Corp -No par Union Asbestos & Rubber Co__ 5 May 27 109% May 92 % Apr 9 21% Feb Feb 42 2 Feb 86 Dec 97% Jan; 91 Sep 120 ' ■ 106 Jan J 58% May 17 15% May 19, 397/8 May 26. 40% May 17 105 12 $4 West - conv 5 com preferred Indies Sugar Corp ..... No par No par —1 52'A 52 53'A 54% 54'A 55% 83 83 82'A 82% 83 83'A 83 83'A 83'A 84 25% 25% 25% 25% 25 25% 24% 25'A 24% 25 *51'A 52'A 51'A 53% 55% 83% X23 ' 6 'A 57 84 23% 5,200 j* 8,200 .... 440 11,200 ' 24 THE (2380) Ranee for Previous Range since Jan. 1 Highest LOW EXCHANGE , ». Per I per there I per thare I per thare 13 18% May 15 103 Dec 117% Mar 104% Mar 16 111% May 28 Class A 112M» Not 121% Jan 117% Jan 13 7% 103% Dec 112% Jan 108% Jan 23 6% 106% Doc 116% Aug 13% Feb Xll3% Apr 15 103% Mar 29 West Elec Penn May 100 ►111 pid 17 Dec 5% May 10% West 38% Feb 14 50% May 26 West Va Pulp & Paper com__No par Jan 113 103 17% Apr 23 100% Feb 25 111% May 20 109 4%% May 27 Coal Va Coke & 2 10% May 18 Western Air Lines Inc 14 46% May 20 Western Auto Western Maryland Ry com 2nd pfd 75% Jan 9 % Dec 14% May 7 32% Deo 22% Mar 12 36 6 26% Dec 42% Feb 28% Feb 36-% May 21 65 Dec 90 77/a Mar 17 May 4% *108% 1 6% Jan 34% Feb 38% May 4 May 9% May 48% ——100 preferred Jan non-cum 107 *106% 107 111% 111% 111% 17% 18 50% 49% 50 % 50 108% 108% *108% 110 9% 9% 9% 45% 45 % 45% 14% 13% 32 32 35 69 *67 *117% 118% 170 106% 106% *106% 107% 111% 111% 80 18% Xl7% 17% 4,500 50% < 111% 17% 50 50 % 49% 3,100 *8% 43% 44% 43% 49 *1087/B 103 110 120 - ' 13% 13% .70 50 111% 108% 31 *34 . 140 117% 9% 13% 13 31 35% 111% 8% 45 14,000 111% *108%. 109% 9% 44% 14 33 % 9 Shares 18% 18 18% 113 18 17% 49 110 18 9% 13% 106% 18 48% 33% 117% ♦\ll% 111% 116 % 45% • 10 100 100 Co__ Supply 116% .18 116% 106% 117 *111 111% 5 West Penn Power 4%% 11 20 18% *111% >, for the Week < t per thare $ per share 18% 112% ♦111 Kales Friday May 28 May 27 116% 110% *106% ' 18%' 18% 18 110% < Thursday $ per shflre I per thare 18% 116% 107 SALE PRICES Wednesday May 26 v>!«. Ill 117 105% Feb , 18% HIGH AND May 25 f per share *110 , *106 Monday, May 31, 1948 Tuesday May 24 18% Hi ; *116% -100 100 Oct 47 18% ♦110 No par preferred preferred Monday, v, < I per there (The)—No par Co 16% Apr "32% \ Saturday. May 22 STOCK YORK NEW Lowest Highest ' RECORD STOCKS Year 1947 I per than FINANCIAL CHRONICLE STOCK YORK NEW Lowest & COMMERCIAL 13% 8% 4,100 43% 44 43% 3,300 13% 35 ( 69% 69 69 • 25 24% 24% 7,500 31% 1,600 34 31% 34% 13% 31% 14 31 34% " 30% ¥30% 9% 9% 34 ' 17 26% May 27% May 22% May ¥ 88 Mar • 11 5 Mar 64 18% Feb Sep 72% Jan 26 11 13 38% May O.ct 32% Feb Dec 25% Feb 11 Aug 11 95% Apr 91% Feb 11 29% Feb 16 43% Dec 7 45 Dec 102% July 34% Feb 85 Jan 5 95% May 26 5 70% 24% 25% 24% 24% 37% 36% '37% Brake 31% 31% •93 Ys 93% ►100% 100% 100% *36 37% 36% *66 No par *44 44% 44% 443/4 *94% 95% 95 953/a 31 24% 24% 37 36% Instrument 30% *92 • 24% 100% .12.50 Elec Air 34% - 37% 37 37% 37% 30% 36% _12% 100 100 Weston 37% May 18 May ►69 35% •67 No par 101 ¥ May 28 Jan 85 35% A—...-—109 serleg Westinghouse 5 23 106% July S; 94% Dec 30 No* ►35 com Westlnghouse Electric com 3 % % cum pfd series A 3.80% cum pfd series B 32% May 15 85% Feb No par RR Western Union Teleg class A_No par May 19 38% Pacific Preferred 15 31 105 Dec Western 31 Va 30% 31% 31% 93 93 91% 93% 100% 24% 32 93% 100 % ♦92 93% ►100% 100% 100% 100% 36% *36 36% 36% 43% 44 95% 95% *36 700 100 *67 -'¥■ 70 25% 9.900 37% 12,100 ;'31% 43,900 91% > 38% 31% 38% 91% ¥ 101 : • 140 700 101 36% 37 300 36% Westvaco Chlorine Prod— 26 82% 62% Mar 76 31 53% May 90 Dec ' 80 Jan Oct 37 Mar 16 preferred No par Wheeling & L Erie Ry com—100 Wheeling Steel Corp com No par '<■' 50% May 27 83 Mar 18 Jan 23 Feb 20 27% Jan 7 19 Feb 11 $5 cony- prior pref 5 ¥ Feb 24% May 26 18% May 10 29% 84 90 ¥ Feb 34 Feb 92 9% Feb 27 17%/Feb July $3.75 T May 26 106 101% Mar Dec 26% May 19% May 9% May f Common May 28 Feb 90 6 107 26 . 29 Motor *102%' 106 49 : ¥ ,.;.No par (The S S) 20 White Dental Mfg White Co -49 87% 1 44 95 107 :" ' ' 49 47% 106 89% 88% &)% ♦883/4 26 26 26 26 *26 23% 23% 49% 233/4 22% 23% 17% '17% ♦101 105 105 50% *105 *106 ' 50% 2,200 .95% 95% ¥ 108 '.49% . 45 44% 44% 95% ,95 ' '' 49 ' ¥ 50 ; ' 49% 88% ; 340 ¥ 109 89 5,500 ' : 18 48 1 433/4 •<* 106 / 88% '' 88% 26 17% *101 44 94% *103 107 49 ' *23% « : White Sewing Machine com : 1 $4 conv preference-. No par May 16 ♦103 •25 . : ' , ':88% 89 % 17% 173/4 *100 105 *100 . 300 26 26 -24% 24% 24% 10,103 18% 17% 17% 7,200 *100 • v 18% ' 104% *100 *28' 28% *23 16 104%: ' 510 26% 24 18 243/4/ 18 89% *26 26% ■ 22 3/* 16% 16 7 104% - 29% May 27% Feb Feb 34 6% May 12%' Deo •% May 13% 81% Sep 10% May •8% Doc 51 Oct 12% Feb Jan 81% Mar 25 99 - ¥, 18 Jun 18% Dec 138 Oct 17 . - 20 Not 15 145% May Oct Not 19 126 - 15 65% May 15 *17% May 17 88% Jan 19 *138 Mar 19 Jan ¥8 Jan Co 6% 17% 29 16% ♦273/4: 16 283/4. 16% 28 ,28 17 16% 16% 10% 10% ; io% 11 10% 11%'; 11% ¥11%'' *63% 64% : 64 % 64% 64y2 65%- 64 17 17% 16%; 17%' 17 17% • • 11% ' • 65% ■643/4 17% 16% 163/4 29 100 16% 5,100 11% 92.600 12 11% 65% 64% 64% 3,300 17 16% -1G3/4 12,900 • preferred Wisconsin 13 *28 29% 17 Wilson-Jones Co 17% Jan¥ 9 ' Oil $4.25 21 Feb 10 *28% . Willys-Ov«rlRnd Motors $4.50 conv pfd series A——No par Wilson A Co Inc com,No par 9 Mar 30 - Prior: - preference' -—20 - Wilcox 11 Mar ■" 6 • 12 f" May 27 6% Mar 17 Feb 64% May 17% May 14 Feb 11 9 El -No par *85% ——10 16% oommon—10 16% *132 — Pwr Co preferred ———^.-100 Woodward Iron Co (now).; 19 Woolworth (F W) Co___________ 10 31% Doc 35 Dec 28 Feb 5 37% May 27 43 May 53 Feb 43% Feb 11 48 % May 18 New Doc 94% Apr 14 74% -May*. 5 25% May 15 78 81% Feb 4 Prior pfd 4%% 93, Dee 100 Feb 81 Feb 16 "May 17 Prior pfd 4%% 83 Doc -80 Feb 58 Jan 5 89 87 87 16% 16% 16% 16% 167/8 163/4 16% 16% ■ t 134 *33% ♦132 135 86% : •87% *86% 87% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 1,300 16%; 16«% ¥17% 17%; 17% 10,200 *16 l63/a 87 " 16% ' 16% *■ ' 134 *132 *86% *853/4 86% 134 *132 /' - *130 ' *128 134 300 ' 133 ' -•'.J..— 34 33% 34% 34 % 35% 36 363/4 36% 37% 35 36% 4,300 47% 47% 46% 473/4 46% 473/8 47 473/4 47% 47% 47% 47% 10,300 24% 24% 243/8 243/4 79% *78% Worthlngton P & M (Del)— 20 Ye Apr 88 Not I May 33% Aug 10% May 37% Dec 14% May 83% May 18 May 14% May 5% Jun 8 Feb Yals 67% Jan 9 13 27% Feb 21 34% Jan Feb 10% Feb 27 38% Mar 13 48 May 25 23% Oct 15% Feb 21 22 May 28 Oct 65% Feb 27 82% May 15 '83 21% 25 j 10% 14% Mar 16 Feb July 19% Feb York •< <■ a 92 *83 84% 84% 83 84 65% 65% 10% 103/4 33% 333/4 66 *65 84% 65% U 11 11% 32% . 32% 33% Deferred delivery, Ex-rights. Week Ended May 28, 1948 Saturday Monday Shares 66 Bonds Bonds $183,000 $10,000 1,810,190 5,522,000 543,000 296,000 42,000 1,832,020 1,241,830 5,642,000 327,000 4,047,000 419,600 Total. 9,113,960 $28,596,000 $2,422,600 65% 1.500 10% 10% 2,500 34% 34% 34% 34 3,900 34 50 153/4 16 15% I534 47% 47% 47% 47% 20 20 19% 20% X20% 21% 21 22 80 79 80% 79% 81% 82 Va 75% 80% 19% 19% 19% 193/8 19% 19% xl9% 19% 15 % 79% 27% 27% 27 27% 26% 27% 2^% 2r % 26% 26% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% V/e 79% 79% 19 27 6% - 6% r Cash sale, s 81 6 - Special Sales, wd When distributed, x 6,000 300 3,100 , 9,200 , 3,300 3,500 13,500 , Ex-dividends. Exchange $2,000 Foreign of Week Ended May 6,0S7 000 5,982,000 4,466,600 Foreign Corporate Government Domestic Share) 28,1948 Total » 212,720 $62,000 $3,000 $1,000 $66,000 361,545 Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 6,442,000 13,000 Bonds (Par Value) (Number 5,412,003 30,000 6,104,000 65% 10% 15% 20% $2,716,000 1,840,950 66% 10% 48% 20% Sales Wednesday Thursday Friday. 65% 103/4 33% Bond Tuesday 66 Stocks Government 654,000 84 Daily, Weekly and Yearly Bank 4,748,000 84 Transactions at the New York Curb Foreign 1,558,580 83 10% Total $2,533,000 83 { United States 830,390 150 580 84 *82% ' 15% changed from Penn.-Central Airlines Corp. Bonds Bonds 6,700 78% 01% *47% 21% 6% Int'l of and Miscel. 24% 7772 16% Daily, Weekly and Yearly Number 24% *90 48 ♦48 Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Railroad 91 Va 15% 27 .. Stocks, 79 48 19 n Name 24% *76% X90% 16% 49 *20% 79% 1 * 91% 48% 15% 16% *47% No par x243/8 79 24%' ' 16% preferred- Zonlte Products Corp tin receivership, 92 32% common cum *78 93 92%' 24 783/« 91 11 • Towne Mfg Os_ Corn 24% 783/4 93 *65 L_f Zenith Radio Corp 6% May 19 no sales on this day. < Young Spring St Wire. Youngstown Sheet St Tube—No par Youngstown Steel Door No par 27% May 18 } * 4%% xl9% May 27 11 5% Mar 16 Jan 2 16% May 24 24 79 *91 78 No par Mo par 11% May 18 Wright Aeronautical Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) Wyandotte Worsted Co Jan 16% ——No par series 100 series-—10o 50% Mar -45 t;^ *Bid and asked prices; y Mar ——— conv 84% May 21 60% Mar 19 70% Mar ¥ 18% 94 138,000 41,000 5,000 184,000 3,000 10,000 491.000 232,000 6,000 13,000 251,000 385,695 205,000 15,000 343,780 415,000 16,000 22,000 453,000 2,038,185 $1,530,000 $84,000 $51,000 $1,665,000 392.500 341,945 478,000 . 220,000 * ■ BtOCks—No. of shares $95,000 $2,000 Week Ended May 28 1948 1947 9,113,960 Total- $31,115,600 Week Ended May 28 Jan. 1 to May 28 1948 3,227,530 1947 137,393,290 1948 107,886,916 International Bank Foreign-—-! Railroad Si Industrial Total 1947 May 28 1 1948 1947 2,038,185 890,690 33,443,091 34,282,348 $1,530,000 $2,428,000 $24,415,000 $27,064,000 84,000 Stocks—No. of shares- Bonds U. 8. Government; Jan. 1 to 58,000 4,425,000 2,720,000 963,000 218,000 $29,803,000 $30,002,000 Bonds $2,000 $23,500 $383,500 1,535,000 40,486.280 95,000 $1,228,000 Domestic 2,997,000 2,422,600 Foreign government 31,303,000 28,596,000 12,872,000 446,059,100 412,655,600 $31,115,600 $14,430,500 $489,925,880 Foreign corporate $445,186,600 51,000 —- $1,665,000 Total- $2,486,000 ' :,1 i,, Stock and Bond Averages ., the daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds ' ,; I are * s« j, -K < Below - . -) J. t* >: • ;• i. listed on the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. i . "I Stock*—r ' ————— ! Bond* - ; .. ■ > <i • ¥ 10 30 IndusIndus¬ Date— trials 20 RailRail¬ IB Total Util- 65 65 First 10 IndusIndus¬ Grade Grade roads tles trials Ralls 61.65 35.77 70.48 101.55 106.01 • Stocks k 1 Second E IB I Grade Utili¬ ReUs u Total 40 : ; ties 103.20 r. : > • ♦ Bonds 100.49 1 f". i-; ' ' May 22— May 24—— May 25— 190.00 100.07 91.30 103.20 91.14.; 103.24 100.46 101.70 106.04 91.19 103.24 101.71 105.98 91.29 103.20 100.54 70.40 101.64 106.09 91.31 103.25 i 100.54 70.44 »> 100.53 105.91 100.57 189.82 61.61 35.77 70.43 101.56 189.71 61.04 35.68 70.21 101.55 191.06 61.48 35.68 70.63 190.97 „ 91.20 60.87 35.73 190.74 60.81 35.83 !» May ;26__ May ; '» - { 25 (2381) Bond Record'«» New York Stock Exchange!/ NOTICE—Prices are "and Interest"—except for Income and defaulted bonds. Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded In the week's range, unless they are the only transactions and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote In the week in which they occur. No account is taken of sucn sales in computing the range for the year. .The Hallo letters lh the column headed "Interest Fericd" indicate in each case the month when the bonds mature, of the week, ^ideetmsal. point represent Me j" V 32d of er nore LOW AND HIGH Range for Previous GOVERNMENT BONDS Tear 1947 Lowest ■ Highest NEW Range since Jan. 1 ', ' Lowest YORK STOCK ; Saturday - ; EXCHANGE Highest Feb • Monday Low May 25 104.25 fiep 106.6 106.4 Dec 108.21 Feb 105.28 Mar lO 10&28 Mar 10 Sep 112.6 Feb 107.20 Mar 10 108.28 May 17 Treasury 2%s 108.13 July 106.13 July 108.16 Dec 108.16 Deo 114.8 May 114.8 Low High / PRICES High Low •! High May 27 {High - Low - Low 103.15 *103.11 103.15 *103.11 103.15 103.11 103.15 *103.11 103.15 *103.11 103.15 *106.4 106 8 *106.4 106.8 ♦106.3 106.7 106;3 106.7 *106.3 106.7 *106.3 106.7 *109.6 109.10 *109.4 109.8 *109.8 109.12 109.10 109.14 *109 12 109.16 *109.14 109.18 *105 *■. 105.4 ♦105 105.4 •105 105.4 105 105.4 ♦104.31 105.3 *104.31 105.3 *109.28 110 •110 110.4 104.12 Feb 1956-1959 *109.22 109.26 ♦109.22 109.26 ♦109.24 109.28 109,26 109.30 Treasury 2%s 10?.ia 2%s Treasury 2%s 1958-1963 *110 110.4 ♦110 110.4 •110.2 110.6 110.4 110.8 *110.6 110.10 *110.12 110.16 Treasury 2%s 1960-1965 *110.14 110.18 *110.12 110.16 *110.14 110.18 110.16 110.20 *110.20 110.24 *110.26 110.30 Treasury 2y2s Treasury Treasury 2»/2s _ Feb 102.22 Feb~"5 102.22 Feb~~2 1948 1949-1953 1950-1952 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 100.16 100.18 ♦100.15 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *102.11 102.15 *102.11 102.15 ♦102.11 102.15 102.11 102.15 *102.11 102.15 *102.11 102.15 *103.11 103.15 ♦103.11 103.15 *103.11 103.15 103.11 103.15 *103.11 103.15 *103.11 1952-1054 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 •103.19 103.21 103.19 103.21 *103.20 103.22 *103.20 103.22 —1956-1958 *104.23 104.25 ♦104.23 104.25 *104,22 104.24 104.22 104.24 *104.24 104.26 *104.25 104.27 *102.11 102.13.," ♦102.11 102.13 *102.11 102.13 102.11 102.13 ♦102.11 102.13 *102.11 102.13 1963-1968 *101.26 101.28 *101.27 101.29 ♦101.28 101.30 101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 1964-1969 *101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 •101.1G 101.18 101.16 101.18 *101.16 101.18 1964-1969 *101.14 101.16 ♦101.14 101.16 ; Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s 101.11 Jan 104.24 July 7 101.11 Jan 104.24 July 104.14 Sep 104.23 Feb 101.27 Dec 104.18 Apr 100.24 101.26 Dec 104.4 Jan 100.23 Jan 28 100.26 Apr 101.7 May 19 101.7 Mar 12 100.27 May 21 Treasury 25' 102.26 May 25 6 100.20 May lg Mar"l3 100.25 Treasury 2VaS_v_ Treasury 2V2s ,3 Jan~~7 —1962-1967 Treasury Jun Treasury 2 2'/as 2%s Dec ? " s ' 103.15 *101.28 *101.16 10.30 101.18 Dec Dec 104.15 Apr 101 Dec 103.20 Apr 100.8 May 19 101.16 101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 1965-1970 *101.13 101.15 ♦101.13 101.15 •101.13 101.15 101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 Treasury 2V2s 104.10 May 101.24 *101.14 Treasury 2y2s 101.24 _1966-1971 *101.12 101.14 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *100.26 100.28 100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 102.30 101.16 105.17 Jun Dec 103.19 Apr 100.8 Jan Dec 102.6 Sep 102.24 May 100 100 Dec 102.24 May 100 May 11 100.29 ♦100.26 100.28 Sep 1967-1972 *102.26 102.28 *102.26 102.28 102.26 102.26 102.26 102.28 *102.27 102.29 *102.28 Treasury *3 Feb *100.27 2,/2S Dec 1967-1972 *100.27 100.29 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 *100.26 100.28 1951-1953 *104.2 104.6 ♦104.2 104.6 ♦104.1 104.5 104.1 104.5 *104.1 104.5 *104.1 104.5 1952-1955 *102.22 102.24 *102.22 102.24 *102.22 102.24 102.22 102.24 *102.23 102.25 *102.23 102.25 1954-1956 *105.22 105.26 *105.22 105.26 *105.22 105.26 105.24 105.28 *105.26 105.30 *105.28 106 1956-1959 *103.5 103.7 *103.4 103.6 *103.5 103.7 103.6 103.8 *103.7 103.9 *103.8 103.10 102.12 Apr 102.12 101.12 Dec 102.6 100.2 Treasury Apr May July 102.23 Dec 102.25 Apr Apr 103.1 101.23 Dec 103.2 Jan 101.28 July 103.4 100.30 Apr 101.2 Oct 101.8 1203 *100.19 100.21 *100.20 *100.19 100.21 *100.20 100.22 100.22 *100.19 100.21 *100.19 100.21 2s Jun 1949-1951 *100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 *100.28 100.30 2s Sep 1949-1951 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.1 101.3 101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 2s Dec 1949-1951 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 •101.6 101.8 101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 Treasury 2s Sep 101.14 Apr 16 101.26 May 18 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s 101.15 MayTl 101.15 May" 11 100.16 Apr 14 100.16 Apr 14 July 94.10 Jan 15 94.14 Jan 15 98.30 May 17 99.30 May 17 No sales transacted this day. asked price. 101.20 *101.16 101.18 *101.17 101.19 101.17 101.19 *101.18 101.20 *101.18 101.20 *101.25 101.27 *101.24 101.26 *101.25 101.27 101.25 101.27 *101.26 101.28 *101.26 101.28 *101.26 101.28 *101.26 101.28 *101.25 101.27 101.25 101.27 *101.26 101.28 *101.26 101.28 Jun 1952-1954 *101.27 101.29 *101.26 101.28 *101.27 101.29 101.27 101.29 *101.28 101.30 *101.29 Dec 1952-1954 *101.28 101.30 *101.27 101.29 *101.28 101.30 101.28 101.30 *101.29 101.31 *101.30 102 1953-1955 *104.8 104.12 *104.8 104.12 *104.6 104.10 104.6 104.10 *104.6 104.10 *104.8 104.12 1 *100.2 1950 & 1948 *100.17 a *98.24 Last Period Sale Price *99.24 transaction, r 106 Va or Friday's Sold No. High 105 3 A 1061/s 22 Lou. fund 100% 107 107 120 1948 6s 4s A-O 1968 J -J J-J J-J 1957 60 65% 31% J-J 7s 1st series 60% *61 M-S 1945 coll 7s A *61 65% 31% 32 31% *31 31% A-O 31% 31% A-O 31% 31% 31% 31% (City) external 5s 1958 (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 10-year 3%s 1956 J-D 86 10-year 3%s 20-year 3%s J-D 20-year 3%s 15-year 3%s Belgium external •;> s f 6s_ External s f 7s~ fABrazil (U —— 1957 1967 1966 1962 1949 6V2S External S of) s f 6%s of (Int reduced s (Int reduced to bonds of 3%s Series i No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 17— J-D *55 62 Series No. 18 No. 19 J-D No. No. 21 No. 22 J-D Series No. 23 J-D 20 Series No. No. No. 26 54% 61 60% 43 60 59% 55 60 54% 54% 60 J-D Series No. 29 No. 30 J-D (City) s 91 y4 86% 86% 8'6% 20 85% 86 88 35 83% 91% 2 99% 104% J-D 86 y4 J-D 86% F-A 88 M-S J-D 1978 91% 1 87 y8 86% 3 85 92% 89% J-D A-O 107% 108 al09% 109 4 106% 109 107% 114% — *41 62 ■ 50% 62 48% 37% 49% 50 62% 55 55 2 10 37% 50% 17 A-O 42 40% 42 A-O — 55% 55% 1979 A-O 40% 42 1952 J-D — J-D — 1944 1979 A-O — J-D 60 J-D *55 37% 56y8 38 49 37% 49 48% 42 3 60 60 27 59% 57% 58% 45 46 % 60 57 51 6 J-D 8 J-D 3%s Series No. 9 J-D 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. *55 61 *55 J-D 7 No. 62 ✓ 52 __ 22% 18% 25% 25% 25 25% 25 M-S Sep 1961 1962 M-S 25 A-O A-O M-N 1957 25 J-D J-D 1961 24% 247/a 25 "l J-D 25 A-O M-N —1962 M-N -I960 M-S 25% 25% r25 25 AChinese (Hukuang Ry) *55 60% 5s 1951 "4 25% .22% 19% 25% 23% 25% 19 25 ~8 18% 26 20 3 23% 18 25% 20% 26 18% 25 19% 14 25% 23% 25% ~9 18 18 25% 25% "7 17% 25% For Financial institution* FOREIGN 60% 1 FIRM TRADING MARKETS C.RBL MARKS & CO. INC. 65 57% 65 FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 64% 53 SECURITIES 62% 54 60 50 Broad St., New York 4, N. Y. ■ J-D __ J-D 58% J-D 3: J-D *60 63 *58 — —— 58% 60 ~ 49% 60 48 60 *58 5 58% 58% Telephone HAnover 2-005# 59 29. ~ V" *" 23% 18 19 25% 7% J-D 23 y* 18% 21 y4 25% 26 *26 25% 25 % 24% 18%- 26 r, 20% *26 M-S _1960 25% 18% 22% *26 1962 25% 24% 20% *26 J-D A-O 1961 assented AGuaranteed sink fund 6s___ 7s 23 *26 1961 6s ____ 29 26 *26 25% 1961 Cons Munic 25% *26 M-N 26 18% 19 y4 *26 1963 19% 3 14 *26 J-J 1963 A6s assented- 3 *26 F-A 6%s sink fund 63 60 *55 __ 39% 19 J-J 6%s fund 60% No. 105 39% F-A A6%s assented 61 48 No. 103% *26 1957 Bank 61 58% Series 38 *37 61 42 58% Series 104% 105 J-J 61. 15 59% Series J-J M-N 1962 Mortgage 101% 105 A-O Afl%s assented 102 \ 103% A-O 6s 99 13 1960 assented 49% 43 J-D 3%s 6s 94 11 59 101% 41 61% J-D __ 25% 94% 100 Sep 1961 49% — 61% 43 *55 J-D 26 25 95% 95% Feb 1961 AExternal sinking fund A6s assented A7s assented 25 26 4 104 % 105 100 104% Jan 1961 assented A 6s 25 95% J-D Jan 1961 sinking fund 6s AGuaranteed M-2V F-A 1960 assented ASinking A-O Feb 1961 (Plan B)—• 5 page fund 6s AExternal sinking fund AChile 95 % 62% r 42 95 % M-3 49 y2 5 f 7s assented— A 6s 52% 1942 s assented AChllean — 1978 3.5%) 92 23 110 *55 102 93 100% 100% J-J J-D 99 97 48 59 1942 8s External ARy external s f 6s A6s 60 59 1958 1950 1960 1961 1954 4s sinking fund 6s AExtl 73 *58 59 1957 f 5s A 6s assented 40% 87% 59% *58 J-D Series 40% 38 60% J-D 38% 3 50 28 A 6s 60% 58 27 AExtl 60 60 60% 63 No. AExternal sinking 231 *55 No. SA7s 51% 51% 47% 60 *58 J-D Series 3%s (City) 60 60 J-D .; Series (Rep) 60% 44 52 60 % 55 ' J-D 25 Series 1 60 *55 55 47 y8 45 63 *55 J-D >— 24 Series 31% 27 59% *55 J-D Series Series Series 60% 59% 59 J-D Series 31% 105 1979 1 see No. 31% 91% 3%s footnotes Series 7 89 3%s For 3%s 7 91% 1957 1927 (Int reduced to 3.375%).. External $ 60 A 6s funding bonds of 1931 due__1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A /. 51% 40 99% 100 1957 1926 Stamped pursuant to Plan A Unt reduced to 3.375%) A7s (Central Ry)— Stamped pursuant to Plan A 8% 60 40% 99% 1941 8s to 3.375%).: f 6%s of *58 40 91% ;8tamped pursuant to Plan A 1 AExternal J-D 31% F-A 1955 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal 16 31% J-J 1955 external ' . No. 10 32 Australia Series 31 31% A-O A Antwerp 60 3%s 2 31% 2d series__1957 f 7s 40% 60 Va 52 "I 31% f 7s 3rd series__1957 s 92% 31% 33% 31% 65 65% High 60 Sinking fund gold 5s 5 BVA *58 Sinking fund gold 6s (Dominion of) 13 Low 84 J-D J-D Brisbane 64 Range Sine* January 1 m. 14__ 25-year F-A Sold -t 60% 59 59 High 15—-1 3%s NY 1-1693 Low No. 3448 Teletype Bonds Bid & Asked • No. IA Chile 1945 s f ■" Series A Carlsbad 1945 f ■">(',t Week'* Range or Friday's Last Bale Price Series 3%s (Colombia)— 1945 sec Period 3%s Canada 1947 *100.17 100.19 3%s 3%s Broadway, New York f 7s series C sec 80,000 3%s f 7s series B s 15,000 99.28 Exchange ^ "i •"■■ 3%s Wertheim & Co. f 7s series D AExternal 98.28 *99.20 3%s s AExternal *98.20 99.20 3%s s AExternal Stock York •» 3%s lAExternal s 98.28 99.20 3%s fAExternal IA External *98.20 3%s (King of Norway) (Dept) 98.22 99.20 Interest BONDS New High Foreign Govt. & Municipal sink 98.22 3%s Members New York Stock Exchange 100.19 99.17 3%s REctor 2-2300 AGtd 99.25 Range Since January 1 10313 Telephone lAAntioquia 99.24 Friday * Bonds Bid & Asked Foreign Securities Akershus 98.25 99.28 *100.1 *100.17 Registered-bond transaction.' .. J-D 98.25 99.28 *100.1 100.19 100.17 Week's Range City 1980 *100.16 99.29 Low Tranpit Unification Issue— 3* Corporate Stock 100IS 98.31 1972 lot foO.18 *100.16 Development 1957 Odd 100.1 *100.1 *100.2 100.19 101.31 for 10-year 2%s Interest Exchange *101.18 1951-1955 25-year 3s Friday BONDS 1950-1952 1951-1953 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury l%s Treasury l%s Reconstruction Agricultural Mtge Bank |AGtd sink fund 6s 101.3 101.13 International Bank Stock 2,000 100.22 100.21 100.20 *101.11 July Registered 100.21 100.19 100.22 101.14 102 York 100.19 100.21 *100.20 *101.12 103.4 New 100.21 *100.19 100.22 101.15 Dec York ♦100.19 100.20 *100.20 *101.13 Dec New 100 20 *100.18 100.22 Mar 1950-1952 95 and *100.18 100.21 *100.20 2s 95 •Bid 100.21 *100.19 1948-1950 Treasury Jan Apr *100.19 1959-1962 Dec 101.13 Mar 22 July 100.26 1959-1962 Dec 2s 1 Apr 102.4 Jun 2y4s 101.10 Apr Apr 101.20 102.30 . 2 2%s Treasury Treasury Treasury 4 Mar Treasury Treasury Mar 100.4 1967-1972 Treasury 105.18 Sep 101.7 Jun Treasury 2V*S Treasury 2y4s Treasury 2VtS Jun 100.7 2%s 2%s Treasury 2%s 105.17 102.26 May the Week Bends (•) High 1955-1960 1951-1954 Treasury May Bales fer Friday •"'"■''May 28 Thursday May 26 „ ♦103.il Treasury 3 y»s.—,-:—--—-1949-1951 Treasury 3s 1951-1955 111.23 Low High SALE Wednesday Tuesday May 24 May 23 Teletype NT 1-971 25 y4 26 (2382) THE COMMERCIAL NEW & YORK FINANCIAL BOND CHRONICLE Monday, May 31, 1948 RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Friday bonds' New •>. York Stock Colombia5 (Republic A 6s ;;; 1928— .Oct 1961 Jan 1961 5 lAColombia Mtge Bank 6 Vis IA Sinking fund 7s of 1926 A . M-N . El Salvador 4s extl ser 64% 63% 64% 11 53% M-S F -A J-D 114% J- J 110 % 1( 1976 17 59 67% 88 54% *37 41 *5 *102'/a M-N 7% 1968 F- A 6% A-O I960 82 M-N Amer & 86% 22 22 31 M-S *25% 27 — 16% 17 12 19% 25% 26% 10 18% 28% 20 20% 16% A-O *5% J-D 31% M-N J -J 9% 31% *6 62 — — 1 *5 Q-J Q-J J -J 10% J- J 12% J -J 37 35 9 7 7% 13 36 4 A-O *12% 25% r24 % -- 7 *— 22% MS 1-31 Plan A MS M-N M-S A-O 72% F-A 70 % ~1970 69% J-D 39% 22% r31 -- 12% 6 3s A 30% 1st de Janeiro external Plan 8s 72% 80 68% 63 67% s 66% 73 69 84% 15 80% 84 % 22% 102 17 14% A-O 14% 15 17% 15 15% 93 14% 5% A-O A-O A-O 9% —— 7% J.J J-D *11 7% 5 35 £'% *31 8 % secured A4Vis B (Prov J-J — *24% 30 *23 J-J 31 A-O -- 26% F-A -- 26 % A-O A-O J-D 22 — 1-30 22% 8 2 6 — — *24 % 30 30 30 r' 22 100% 1027a *96% -- 77 97 % — 81 96 1 100 122 123 85 11574 111 123 111% 32 106% 111% 101 104 75 103 Vi 105 111 % 1237a July 1952 M-N *103% M-S 104 % 104% 102 104 Vi 102 % 1948 J-J 23 Vi 26 19 Atlantic 23 Vi 15% 267a 1966 J-J 97% 100 74 1037a Refining 2%s debs *99% 100 407a B Baltimore & Ohio RR— 1st mtge 4s» 1st mtge 57c 17c Ref & July 1975 (47c B ser mtge 5% 37o (2% a-o 92% 92% 93% 85 82 94 a-o 95% 95 % 97% 63 86 98 fixed contingent int)— July 1975 gen and A ser fixed contingent interest)— G due Dec 1 1995 J-D 70 69 % 70% 180 58 % 70% Series K due Mar 1 2000 M-S 69% 69 70 Va 138 57% 70 % due Mar 1 1996 M-S 69 % 69 70 57 70 due Dec 11995 J-D 7774 76% 7874 101 67% 78 % Feb 1 2010 May 53 52% 54 546 45 Va 54 V'4 M-N 90% 90 907a 20 8174 917a J-J 79% 79 Vi 80 Vi 19 70% CO O 85 % 86 5 77% 86 967a Ref 93 & gen mtge 67c <2%% fixed 3%% contingent interest)— and J income conv Ref 4s series S'western div .- A 1st 1980 , mtge 57c ser A (3%7c fxd & 1 % 7c cont int)__1980 Toledo Cincinnati division vN - 1st lien ref & M 4s D ser 1985 J-J — 97a 33 27 27 26 33 347a 24% 26% 27% 32% 18 34% J-D 26% — 72 *22 J-D 28 25 % M-N *35 25% 37 Bethlehem Cons ser I 1970 1st r30 M-N *22 2 9672 — 99% 119 44 122 2%s ser J 1976 M-N AC 1967 M-S 99% 8974 947a 97 7a 96 *99 __ 100 997a 967a — 98% & Maine RR— mtge series 5s 5s series II AInc 00 00 CD X- 90 *102 100 101 102 7a 1955 A-O *83% 90% 1960 mtge 4 Vis ser A M-N 1961 mtge 4%s series JJ mtge 4s series RR J-J 84 Vi 84 7a 85% 12 72% 857a M-N 56% 5674 57 78 50 607a July 1970 ABreda (Ernesto) Co 7s 1954 __ _ F-A Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s 1950 Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures...1969 F-A Gen mtge 2%s 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s„1975 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— Stamped 3 7c Bush modified to (interest May 1.1947) Terminal Consolidated 1st _ _ 19 1027a II 97% * M-S 99 17 SI 7a 27 92 99 -- _ 99 100 A-O 1960 27 86 Vi 100 7 95% 68 115 93 7a J-D 1974 — 59 *100 7a 102 100 68 1017a 92% 14 1057a 1057a 9 92 Vi A-O 1976 __ J-J Bush Term Bldgs: 5s gtd 67V4 67% M-N 1955 102 88% 96 105 107 C 27% Calif Oregon 31 Canada Power 3%s Southern cons National gtd 5s A—1962 34 Guaranteed 24 23 Guaranteed gold; 5s Guaranteed gold 4%s 24% 27 Guaranteed gold 4%s Guaranteed gold 4%s 18 31 33% 35% 25 25% 29 31 22 27 gold gold *100 7a 104 99 103% 10074 10074 "3 997a 10174 A-O 104% 1037a 10474 72 r-1 O O ^0 105 J-J 114 V j 114 24 111% 114% M-N __ Ry— 32 2 -- at 1957 5s — — 90% J-J M-N —.1952 due 4s—+ Guaranteed 36 J-J 1999 4Vis 1957 5s ..Oct 1969 J-D 1956 1951 F-A M-S Pac Ry 47o deb stk perpetual Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio 4s 1965 M-S Can J-J 8 108% J. 09% 108% 109% *108% 109% F-A 1955 114% 108% 108% A-O —1970 29 16 J-J J-J 1st mtge gtd 4s Celanese Celotex -- 112% 112% 112% 10 111% 112% 112% 112% 5 110% 112% 107 % 107 Va 9 106% 96 96% 108 97% 196 107% 108 82% 5 107% a 97% 107 108% 3%s Corp 3s debs Corp 3%s debs debs (1947:issue)____ *28 r38 40 36 % r33 — ' 29% 29% M-S 29% ~2 5 — — 39 36% 46 27 38 34 40 2004 J-J 27% 27% 1 27% 34 J-J 34% 34% 2 32 41 A-O 25 % 26% 3 25 % A-O 88 83 Va 89 5% M-N 5% J-D 5% 5% 13 J-D J-J 8 t ! 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A-O 3 Vis Bell 26% 29 A-O M-N 1978 95 Vi A-O Telephone of Pa 5s series C__1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s debs 1961 95% J-J 1951 1st 22 — *22 M-N 1999 95% J-J 1951 27 (Kingdom)— 3Vis 1951 Extension 37% 2012 7s 4s„ stamped Creek 27% A extl—X— ref 4s Beech 13 6% 33 1968 1963 — M-N __1956 For footnotes see page 53 78 25 26% "I — external Council mortgage 3%s Canadian J-D 1936 assented— Sydney County 102Vi 1027a 98 74 9% 1940 extl 1027« 78 M-N California Elec PoXver 1st 3s r30 F-A 1966 loan sec 101 16 17 5% 24 — — 2004 7s of) 17 7 4 — 2012 Croats series 114 - A-O ;_1957 Serbs A 7s A-O 102% 20 *9 *7% '*17 J-J 2012 (Int reduced to 3.5%)— A8s 102% 9974 11674 39 9% A-O A f j 5, } 102 91% 106% 37 17% Stamped pursuant to Plan A A Silesia 102 % 957a 20 506 - 387a 17 119 1968 gold 2.25%) & Slovenes 93% A-O 90% 46 95% 98 115% 116% J-D 27 15% 1999 (Int reduced to 2%) 4/ 32 22 15% Stamped pursuant to Plan A f 32 15 % A A6s extl dollar loan s 106 15% 1946 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) IA Secured 93 15% A (Int reduced to 2.5%) water 95 80% 15% 1953 (Int reduced to 2%) Paulo (State) 8s extl ~9 J-D Stamped pursuant to Plan A A 7s 94% 05% 93 72% M-S 1946 ,,:(Int reduced to 2.5%) A8s external t; 1087a J-J 92 91 — 2012 Stamped pursuant to Plan v; 10174 1948 92 Stamped pursuant to Plan A |ASan 303 1964 93% 5 11 7s 1967 stmp pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 2004 ARome (City of) 6Vis 1952 ASao Paulo (City). 8s 1952 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) 2001 A6Vis extl secured 103% Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s Second mortgage 4s 94% 71 69% Stamped pursuant to Plan A to 92% 98% 1995 97% 22 % 2001 (Int reduced to 2%)— A7s external loan of 1926. reduced 98 8574 Ry— 75 A 2.5%) fund 92% 80 115% July 1 1995 Line 20 *84 A Stamped pursuant to Plan (Int 4s 78 % 37 1961 (State of)— 1921___ sink 61 J-D A-O A4Vis *— 1963 Stamped pursuant to Plan A6s 40 97% J-D 1966 9674 96% Pgh Lake. 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Rio Grande do 84 9374 75 7 1987 1st gold 4s Products Co 5s Stamped 24% *102 (Int reduced to 2.375%) 2001 7Vis 1966 stmp pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) ;2006 i ARlo 96% 100 82 94% • 77 % 1957 debentures Atlanta & Charlotte Air 32 19% M-S 1968 to pursuant debentures W 31 30 M-S 2008 A4Vis assented Stamped 92 % 1982 debentures conv debentures P 13% 18 70 A gold 8s APorto Alegre (City of) 94 % 1961 __ 71% ■£ A-O 1958 A4Vis assented AExternal sink fund debentures Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— General 4s 9% 1 1947 A4 Vis assented f 77% M-S J-J 13 1 1967 8APoland (Rep of) gold 6s s J-D 75 10774 97 2 99 84% 104% 10374 99% F-A Con ZZl994 6s 2d loan 99 *83% *98% 28 1007a ~4 107 Bangor & Aroostook RR— (Int reduced to 2.125%) APeru (Rep of) external 7s ANat loan extl s f 6s 1st ser AStabilization *7 197a 29 104% A-O 2030 77 77 A-O 1963 fAPernambuco (State of) 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan r 5s 91% 22% 1963 ref 3Vis series B f • Telegraph Co— *90 1957 (Republic)— Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3 Vis ext to s 10% 5 1966 Ann Arbor A ANat loan extl 7 8 M-S 8% 7% Panama sec 107 A-O Series 2008 1957 1955 *104 107 A-O 12 6% 12% __ 15 1956 debs & *25% M-N J-J 1980 and 25% 27% 25 Series M MS (City) sink fund 4 Vis 3s A-O .—1975 *13 J -J 83 16 10% 8 *9 J -J 31% 16 12 6 % 12% 7% 7 7% *5 J-J 5 0 *13 12 J-D M-S f 5s 1967 ,—1986 conv Series ig65 1952 3Vis Foreign Pow deb Amer Tobacco Co 34 4'As *6 debentures 2%s 27% 28 loan *8% debentures 2%s , J-D external 90 debentures 2%s 23% 12 1956 92 77 2%s 2%s 100 J- J 2.125%) 80 2 2%s , 13% 1959 6 80 2%s , J.J (Kingdom) 3%s Norway (Kingdom of) 4 Vis Ext Airlines American Telephone 7% 12 1968 83 80 83 J-J F-A Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs 9% 1977 agree 83 mtge 3Vis 1972 Albany & Susquehanna RR 4%s__1975 .Alleghany & Western 1st gtd, 4s__1998 78 35 2.1l,i%)___2008 s 51/8 16% £..1945 F-A 1st , 6% 50 19% 1958 to extl 4 1952 f 67as to 11 *100 to Plan A Netherlands 5 6% 16% 1952 pursuant 7% 19% agreell968 76 F-A Power 104 ZZZZl951 1899 78 10 1958 Alabama , J-J 1954 11 77 1978 external 7s Southern 41 J-J 7s__1957 78% 76% *24% Great , 55 86% 85 78 RAILROAD AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES 48% 38 1977 (State)— external s f 67as to 44% 101 73 J-D —1984 AAdriatic Electric Co 7s— 68 1977 Geraes Municipal Bank 7% 6% 50 — .. 121 73 A-O Alabama 20 M-S I960 1942, pursuant J- J J -J 1949 . extl 90 ' 58 121 — 747a 130 M-N ' 1967 4s of 1910 1945 Ass'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree. 1963 lATreasury 6s of 1913 assent 1933 AAss'td to Nov. 5, 1942, agree.1963 A Milan (City of) 672s Oslo 73 65 33 7 SAAssenting f 71 % 66% 83 % 6 Jan 1942, s 95 83 118 73 *110 74% ——...—1958 (City) 117 1978 7s.—_—,—1952 A4%s assented High — __ 110% 68 83% 67 1943 fund AWarsaw Low No. — conv. 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Exchange (Republic) sink 41% 14 1952 A6s part paid Ass'td to . Stock AExternal 45 41% 54 §AUruguay 75 38 __ Helsmgfors (City) ext 6%s Irish Free State extl s f 5s , 30 70 A.1951 paid series 70 39% 65 1953 French Republic extl 7s Greek Government- §A7s 73% York Low of)— 3 /as extl s f $ -3s extl sf$ AEstonia (Republic of) Public Works '■38 70 BONDS New High 70 1949 _ V A 7s part 39 1949 f $— s 6 *41% 1977 (Republic 70% Low J-D Stamped assented (int reduced to 6%) extended to.' ___1960 .. No. Week's Range Friday Range Since January 1 F-A 1951 5Vis SADenmark 20-year extl 6s External gold 57a s External gold 4%s._ High *70 A-O 1953 Czechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s ASinking fund 8s series B Sold 1952 Rica %■ Sinking fund 70 Bonds 1947 4 Vis External loan 4 Vis 4Vis external debt__ • 70 A-O 1946 (Rep of) 7s (Republic of) 5s of 1914__ Cuba Bid & Asked J-J 1947 IASinking fund 7s of 1927_~ Copenhagen (City) '5sXXXX: ACosta A-0 1970 4 V* gold Sale Price Low A6s of 1927__ 3s external s f $ bonds 25-year Last Period of)— 5 of Week's Range or Friday's Interest Exchange 1974 F-A 1968 F-A 5s stamp (partial redemption)-.1942 Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s__.1965 J-J M-N — 387a 9 36 *99 96% 53 1047a 1047a 46 38% 102 1017a 104% 29% 387a ' • 96 1 99 j Volume 167 Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL NEW & YORK FINANCIAL CHRONICLE BOND ' RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 38 • ' BONDS New York Stock Exchange Interest Period Friday Last Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— General Ref & gold 4%S & 1958 4%s series B 1977 1st & ref mtge 3%s ref mtge 27/8s 111 mtge inc conv 5s__ mtge 3%s ser B— 100 3A 106 115 117 110Vi inc mtge Chicago Ind 110Vi Milw St Paul mtge 4s Gen mtge 4%s 4%s inc conv & Pac inc mtge conv 1st mtge Jan 1 2044 110% 111'/a 100 100% 97 98'A Firestone Tire & Rub 3s -deb. {Florida East Coast 1st 4 Vis. A ACertificates Gas & Elec of 105'/a General 71 'A A4s 56 Pacific 1994 A__Jan 2019 ser New Orleans & mtge 3'/as Memphis Div 1st gold 4s 1951 Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry— 1st & ref M 23/4-4,/iS Income 2%-4'As 5s cons 1949 1952 i 1962 1st mtge 23/4S Terminal— Co Cleve & Cin Chic General gold General 5s Cin St Louis 1st B Div 106% 991/2 100'/a 17 98 Gen 4s trust 4s AAdj 105 1972 1973 extl Ohio Tol 1st 1961 1977 1980 1971 gold 4s__1948 El 3 Vis 1970 4s extl 1955 105 2 *100% mtge 3s series L 101 99% 1st & ref mtge 25/aS ser B 1977 & ref mtge 2%s ser C 1972 & 3s ref series debs conv D- 1972 wi 1963 Consumers Power 1st mtge 27/aS___1975 Continental Baking 3s debs 1965 Crucible Steel 1st mtge 3 Vis 1966 §ACuba Northern Ry 1st 5'As receipts 5s gold A Deposit receipts A7Vis ser A deposit rets 1942 1st 1952 1946 deposit rets 106Vi 106Vi 107'i 8 105 Va 105% 105% 17 102 Vi 103 & Co 1946 6 101 100% 107% 109'A 56 Delaware 102% Extended lOO'A 106 Y Lack & 96 Vi 103 1st & ref M 5s Collateral 101% A Income mtge 6'/a 63 10'/a 102% 102% 100% 102% 2044 *96 94'A 96'/a 127 127% 119'A 127'A 97 97% 94% 1962 93Vi, 94 1949 '102% 105'A 65% 57% 68 2aVi 26% 171/2 27 A 1981 1951 ^ 102 1951 1952 3Vis trust 103 104 1952 gold 4s 95 102 101'A 1021/4 107% 107% 108 Bridge gold 4s 89 1950 *104% gold 97% 95 98 94% 94% 92% 97 I_ 101% 103% 106% 106% 106 107'A 92'A 101% 98 101% 99% 96 100 94 88 94 Cent Joint and 1st St 5s L & series N I_ 1951 1963 1st & ref 4Vis series C 55% 52% 55% 42 37% 42% 83% 83% 80'A 83% 36'A 32% 36'A A 1st 35'A 33% 371/2 A 37 A 1st 5s 35'A 34'A 96 99'A 101 95'A 97 100 100% 100% 97 101% 2Vis — 96 Vi 100 89% 92% __1963 85 85 1970 *100% 101 _1950 C___ ser 100 *102% 105 __1963 gold 5s series C 351/4 *35 .Ref & Imp 100 O— A 1st ref mtge 4s ser D__^_ Illinois Terminal Ry 4s ser A Indiana 111 & Idwa 1st gold 4s Indianapolis Union Ry Co— 55% 89% 104'A 97 *100% Chic ref 104% 102 'A 108% *99 Registered 99% 102% 103% 77 *99% 95'A 111 „ 95 102% *97Vi 100 'A 1951 3Vis 103Vi 104% IOIV2 *101% 102 % 1951 1st 89% *100 1951 Springfield Div. 98 87 99% 98 98% 1955 St Louis Div & Term gold 3s Gold 3 Vis ; 107% 97 99% 104 Vi 1966 4%s Western Lines 1st gold 4s 101 102% 103% 104 *101 40-year 106% 102 1951 1955 lines 103V2 100% 1951 3%$* 1953 Cairo 99'A 95 105% 631/2 Litchfield Div 1st gold 3s 1951 Louisville Div & Term gold 3Vis_1953 Omaha Div 1st gold 3s 1951 *96 98 88 1041/4 1957 Refunding 5s __ — 101'A 101'A __l986 {International Great Northern RR— 6s series A ' 1952 62 series B 63 Vi 28% Adjustment 6s series A___July 1952 31 1956 57 Vi 59 1956 58 60 1944 62'A __1972 '95 63 101 % 99% 103'A 1031/4 1031/2 100 4s extended- ser 10'/2 9'A Feb 1957 5s 1st gold Purchased 58% 103 % Western 63 1970 sterling Collateral trust gold 4s__ — 102 89 Delaware, Lack & West RR Co— N 95'A 70 1999 1st gold 3s u 98% 2%s debs & Hudson 81 Vi 91% 1976 Telep 2%s series IO71/2 104 51 B ser 74 96 1969 Jan Refunding 4s 55 Dayton Pr & Iyt 1st mtge 2%s___ Deere 81 1975 §AInternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s Int Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B__ 1st mortgage 3s Dayton Union Ry 3'As 81 *95 mtge 2%s__1976 35% 1st B ser 98 July 20,15 B A 1st A 6s 91 81 1959 M 2%s 41'/4 ^/Deposit ACuba RR 827/a RR— 1st gold 3 Vis— 1961 1st 3s 91 10 Vi Illinois Central RR— 1st gold 4s 99% 1951 Consolidated Cigar Corp 3'As 1965 Consolidated Edison of New York¬ ist & ref mtge 2%s ser A 1982 income Illinois Bell *101'/2 103 99% 1977 Conn Ry & L 1st & ref 4 Vis Conn River Pwr s f 33/4S A 1st 95'A 91 104% Commonwealth Edison Co— 1st 88 106 100% __ 1031/2 103'A 105'/a 106 1948 mtge 4Vis series C Colorado & Southern Ry— 4Vis (stamped modified) Columbia Gas & Elec 3%s debs Sou 95'A V *64'A Hudson Coal 1st s f 5s series A Hudson Co Gas 1st gold 5s Hudson & Manhattan 1st 5s A 1982 1st & 95'A 1961 Valley Ry 1st 4Vis Household Finance Corp 2%s 1970 mtge 5%s series A. mtge 5s series B & 116% 90 1982 Hocking 1990 4Vis Terminals Co— Columbus & H V 1st 123% 93 100 Vi 1991 gtd Columbus 112 116 110 9 7'A __ ser Utif 1st Hackensack Water 1950 Columbus mtge inc 4s Gulf Sta'tes 1977 1st coll Series D 3Vis gtd Cleve Short Line 1st 1st 102 1993 mortgage 3s Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— Series C 3 Vis gtd 1st 106'A 106'A 109 Vt 122 1966 1st Union 105% 106'A Ry— Cleveland Elec Ilium 3s__ Cleveland 103 1993 Mich Div 104Vi 105 1961 Louis 4s series & 104% lllVi 111% 116% 116% 1974 impt 4%s series E Wab 102 '/a 101 122 2010 B Ohio 86 971/2 2000 1st & ref 4s series B__' Gen mtge inc 5s ser A 1st & ref 3%s series D 104% 100 & 81VA 1969 debs 4s St 102Vi 101% 101% 1975 mtge gtd 33/as series E 1st mtge 2%s ser G— City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs City Investing 104V4 104% 1963 Mobile 85 4990 Greyhound Corp 3s debsJ. 1963 1952 ctfs UlVi 1973 __1976 Q ser 85 100'/a 100% 2%s_1965 O ser mtge 2%s Debentures Gulf 1st Ref & A 1994 1994 mtge 3 %s series P Union 62 105 *102% 1969 mtge 2'As ser R A Green Bay & West deb ctfs A Station— 1st mtge 27/as ser G Chic & West'n Indiana conv 4s 1st & ref 4'As series D Cincinnati 66 59 Utilities Corp— Gen Cine Gas & Elec 102% 50 Va 102'/a Gen mtge 2%s ser P 5s___1951 Gen 1st 104 »100 42 I, inc debs General 5s series C General 4Vis series D Gen mtge 3'/as ser N Ry— 1951 Union •102 3 62 % Goodrich (B F) Co 1st mtge Great Northern Ry Co— General 5 Vis series B Gold 3%s Chicago 27 102 Vi deposit. Berg Co Realty conv Gen Chicago St L & of Francisco Sugar, coll trust 6s. 1989 & 103% 1st & ref 5s series AJ '<• 4%s—Jan 1 1999 B 1st mtge 4s series A Gen mtge conv 4'/2s High 1956 A__Jan 1 2019 ser Chicago Rock Island Low ... 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El Paso & S'western 1st 5s stamped For footnotes 106 i see page 112% 112% 98% ' 48 100% Laclede Gas Light 4%s conv debs__1963 29. 106% *104% IO51/2 A 1st 1561/2 5s 105 ;5s 103% mtge 3Vis ser A stamped —, 1975 1970 Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 5s stamped „iJi. 112% 156% 100 1997 mtge income reg Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co— 110 101% 106% 1997 Lautaro Nitrate Co Ltd— :—1954 l —1964 stamped —-1974 Lehigh Val Harbor Term gtd 5s—1954 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4%s ext_1950 63 98% 96% 103'A 100'A 114% 44 97 112V8 971/4 l'/a 103 97% 169 1959 ctfs Lake Sh & Mich Sou gold 3% s : 3Vis registered 1 F *50 *98 102'A 98 100% 110 Vi 103 *112% 113 1997 63 98 102 *98% 100 1961 71 102 156Vi 5s 98% 102% *114 ._1964 98 S ;e 5s unguaranteed 104'/a 96 4s_. t§ ADul So Shore & Atl gold 5s__. Duquesne Light 7 44 j. Tunnel Det Tol & Ironton Dow series 4Vis 94% 100% 100% *102% 102% _1961 Kings County El L & P 6s— Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s series HI 2%s Detroit & Mack Detroit. Term • 3%s series G ref 3s Gen *95 City Power & Light 2%Si._1976 City Southern Ry 1st 3s _1950 1st mtge 4s ser. A : 1975 Kansas City Terminal Ry 2%s .1974 Kentucky Central gold 4si 1987 Kentucky & Indiana Term 4%S—1961 Stamped ,_1961 Denver & Rio Grande WCst RR— 1st mtge ser A (3% fixed AIncome mtge 1st gtd gold 4s__1990 Kansas Kansas 99% 1 50 98% 112'/a 98 176 102'A 1% 28 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2384) NEW YORK BOND RANGE FOR Friday IntaraA BONDS New York Stock Exchange or Sold v 4s - . 4'/as registered 2003 stamped modified 2003 Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5s_1951 Lexington A Eastern Ry 1st 5s 1965 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1951 Af-N Miami 4s gen Electric series A 7s A High 319 27 38 Niagara 26% 34 Nonolk Soutnern 30 41% 30% 4s ref 3s Co deb 5s (P) 37 Norfolk & 36% 46 Ya North Central Louisville Gas Louisville & 1st & ref Loub Atl Af-S Af-S 3%s series F 2003 series G 2003 2d & Cine 1980 Div 4s 1955 Af-N debs___ 1972 M-N 1960 J-D 1954 J-D — 74"% Gen 4s 34 18 10153 102'/a Maine 1st & Co 2%s Central RR 4'/2S mtge & con 4s Manati A ser ser B 101 102 110'A 101 102% Coll 13 105 Va __ 101 20 95 89 3 84 99% 112 101 101 1 72 73 10 97 72% 97 J-D Af-N *100% A-O *100 A Sag 3%s 89% 96 % 109% t§AMidland of N J 1st Paul mtge & 1st ext inc A 84% 94% 20 Oregon-Washington RR 3s Prior 100% 86% 105 105% 12 *— 100'A Af-S A-O 65 A-O ACum series A A 1st > A J-J 1962 J-J Jan 1967 A-O 1965 F-A Af-3 1977 1978 A 1st A gold 5y2s & ref. 5s Gas Monongahela Ry 3'As Morrell Morris (John) & & Essex Co 1st 3s Constr M 5s M series 81 1 .- 95% 95% 95 % 97% 52 21 5u% 5 91 68% 79 1 74 ref A 43 71% 1,449 30% 41% Af-S 83% 82% 84% 246' 71% 84% M-N 83% 83 84% 110 72 84% Af-N 26% 25% 27 1,346 18% 27% A-O 83% 83 84% 60 71% F-A 83% 83 84% 120 71% 84% M-S 65% 66% 6 61% 68 F-A *102% to- 101% 104 M-N 99% 102 81 71% 16 "Is ' *101 % 102 —— J-D _ — — 59 M-N 43 80% 31 72% 72% 59% 79% 80% Af-N 72% 16 54% debentures 1986 1987 : 103'A 103 % 103'A 3%s *__ 90 3s s f 82 92 103% A-O 104% 104% 10 102% J-D *97 Af-N 100% 100% J-D J-D 103% 103% 104% M-N 118 118' . MM 101% MM A-O 3 J-J 118 101% 103% *— — J-J 101 V94 61 93 15 89 90 95% . 92'A 90 A-O . 95% 87% 93 93% —:: A-O F-A 68% 67% 1997 J-J 1997 J-J 1998 F-A 88% 88 Apr iqqo Peoria A Pekin Union Ry 5%s 1974 Pere Marquette Ry 3%s ser D— 1980 N For footnotes see *104% rlOO F-A J-J 1961 J-J 1971 3-D Af-N Af-N M-N 1st A ref . ' 2%s —1967 1 1974 — 68 14% 25% 106 103 103% 99 39 74 63 70% 66% 76 50 74% 84 79% 88% 76 82 97 65% 90 32 82% 89 % 6 96% 100% 100 100 ' 100 97 1 97 74% 74% 3 70% 74% 81% 82 5 76% . 80 Af-N 78 80% 229 98% 97 12% 100% 101% 9 94% 101% *102 *101 *104% F-A F-A *113 1964 Af-N *111 1960 110% J-D Plttsb Coke A Chem 1st mtge 3%s_1964 Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal— 3%s debentures 1965 M-N *— 102 J-J 103 103 Pittsburgh Steel 1st mtge 4'As Pittsburgh A West Virginia Ry—■ 1st mtge 4%8 series A 1st mtge' 4%s series B_ 1st mtge 4%s series n / A-O 100% 100% J-D A-O *86 iQfiQ A-O 88% 103'A 102% 100% 100'A 103% 81% , " 20 89 88% 79% 10 ' MM 109% 101% 3 - 87% 109% ' 84% 1 87% 87% . 103 MM — 87 87 1959 38%, 103 7 109 % 109'A *87% 111 5 109% 109% A-O 112% 109 — A-O 1958 MM MM 1975 1958 103 105% V *104 1963 11% 97 MM 102 MM __ 1970 mtge 5s series A 13% 1 12 11% J-D — 10% 8% 52 ,101 % 101 % 96% 97 F-A 98% — 12% Af-N 99% MM 11% 12% 97 2 101% ;_1975 Pitts Youngstown A Ashtabula 1st gen 4s series A 89% 79% tty— 100 J-D APittston Co 5Vis inc deb 1964 Potomac Elec Pwr 1st mtge 3%si_1966 1st mortgage 3%s -1977 1st mortgage 3s 1983 tAProvidence Securities 4s 1957 J-J 88 8% t A Providence 1956 Af-S *_. 1968 J-J 107% 107% It 105% 105% 105% 3 , 65% Terminal 4s Public Service Elec A Gas 3%s 82 * 98% i..l948 1st gen 5s series B-—.—.1962 1st gen 5s series C 1974 1st gen 4%s serjes D 1977 ' 97 81% 89 101% 97% 69% - 91 98% 98% 32 1953 Gen 201 - 100% 25 99'A *101 , 1949 .. _. Gen mtge 3%s series E-__— 96% 98 1957 gtd 3%s series E, 108% 10 100 99% J-J _ 110 105% 18 118 105 MM 107'A 107% 100% 101% F-A -1937 115 *108% J-D 1978 90% *101 A-O II *117 F-A 100 117 J-D —I 105% 105% *106% F-A 1972 Af-N J-J J-D .1964 J-J 90 96 *210 Quaker Oats 2%s deb. 25 % *141 2037 101 106% ■ , 19% ,2037 105 ;12 — — 399 J-J Af-N 99% 27 99% 101 J-J 1st A ref mtge 3s 1st A ref mtge 5s 1st <fe ref mtge 8s y y 116 — J-D 103 25% 90 107% 105 % 142 145 210 . 220 215 80% 25 18% 10 25% J-J 72% 69% 72%.. 1,192 60% 72% May 45% 42% 46% 1,538 31 101% 101% 1 98% 101 % 13%' 591 7% 13% M-S ; 87% 59% „ *115% 118 107% M-Jf 1981 ; 2%s Cons gtd 4s series H Cons gtd 4%s series I • Cons gtd 4%s series JPgh Cine Chic & St Louis RR— - . 103% 78% i 29 103% 100 , 97% 99% 100% 97 , 4 __ 102 jr-s 1977 B 85 62 J-J lJune 1992 21% 1974 series 90% 62 88% Af-N 29. 20% 111% 103% 97% 100% -17 5s 78% 5 97 89 F-A 11% J-D 25% 11 6% 702 65%' J-J 1978 F-A 14 49 3 — . 98% 60% 68% 97 97 3 105 107% 30 37% 27% 29 32 52% ' " 40 *77 97% 97% 9 . . 78% 98 *104% 104% 30 25 12% 29 73% 45 ♦99% 100 98% 100% 7% 95% 2 52% 37% v 46 6- * Af-N 1982 52% F-A 1943 586 65 %■ 97 • 106% 106% J-J F-A 7% 98% 65% 97 J-J 1940 5% 97% ? Af-S A-O J-J 1937 page * 67 gold 4'As series C 84% *96 1937 87%' 66 General Ry 1st s f 4s ACercmcates of deposit—— 94 81 15 Af-N 1954 —_ 87 % Philadelphia Co coll tr 4%s Philadelphia Electric Co— 1st & ref 2%s 25 t A Harlem River & Port Chester— §ATerminal 1st gold 5s— Y Telephone 2%s ser D Ref mtge 3%s ser E . Cons gtd 4s series G 68% J-J mtge 4s ser A__—___2007 conv inc 4%s ser A-2022 ; 99% 100 87% 107% 94 94 •a 116 99% " Apr F-A . Cons gtd 4s series F 65% __2043 ' A-O Cons mm' 2043 mtge § 1st refunding 5s 1952 104 23 2000 §A2d gold 4%s §AGeneral gold 5s_ 41 104% 88% *90 A-O _ 117 112 102% 103% 100% 65% A-O *. 100% 102% 102% 67% 65% • J-D 1973 101% 97% J-J *5 A Philippine 68 1951 98% 2 99% 1984 4'As series E Aincome 64 ■ 103% 103% — 31 68 J-D 60 1975 — 100% 101 "1021/4 103% Pittsburg Bessemer A L Erie 2%s~1996 Pgh cine Chic A St Louis Ry— 57% 1980 " *103% 102'% 101 1 1986 49 106% A-O F-A 8 1977 102% 1981 — 1964 66% Corp 1st 3%s_ _1963 tN Y Susquehanna & Western RR— 14 99% Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs— 64 Y Steam 104% 104 Vi J-J MM. 64 1993 35% 11 102% 66% 1955 34 ~ 13 102 F-A 1st mtge 2%s„1975 102% 47% 89 118 F-A 1957 — 46 107% ref 1998 , N 102% *104 *101% 116 1st A 1998 gtd 4s N Y State Elec A Gas 2%S— 105% 111% 111% 105'/2 83% *82% ? F-A —1998 cons 102% 99% A-O Chicago A St Louis— N Y Power & Light N Y & Putnam 1st 52 107 2%s 1st & ref 2%s Hudson River RR— 4s 104% 105'A 116 17 74% 82% AGeneral 97% 102% 111% 91% 69 72% 81 JAN Y Ont A West ref 4s 94% 100% 107% ref 84% 73 — 7 17 F-A 93 — 81% 1st 4s 95% 97% J-D 80 MM i ; f-a 1998 : 91% J-D 80% __ — A-O ref 99% 19 1968 Mto. W-M ..F-A A-O & — 100% A-O 100 5 2013 AGen 97 1960 1st A MM 18 2013 1st J-D 101 — % 103% 103 impt 5s series C_ Adebenture 4s 98 46 —1965 4%S fund series 100 MM 104% 104% 103 J"J I 4 %s series B 1973 JN Y New Haven & Hartford RR— §ACollateral trust 6s 1940 t 102% 94% A. 4%s 115% 6 102% impt 4%s series A . 102% 99% 1 RR— sinking Gen mtge 5s series"n A 47 A-O —I960 102% MM *11". & series • MM . 104 Jf-W .,-11985 100'/a 11 F-A Af-S : 300% 34 . 101% 101% — 105 98% 97 " *101 & 4s MM — A-O 1965 Conv deb 3 %s Gen mtge 3 %s series F A Eastern 4s ext 91% 100% Ref West ' J-J 1952 Peoria 97% Ref & 105% Jf-8 -I960 debs debentures Gen mtge ' Cons 4s series A Lack 99% 6 Co— Pennsylvania 73% 84% 98% New York Central RR Co— Y 5S-1949 cons Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3%s 1960 Pennsylvania Power A Light Co— 1st mtge 3s 1975 60% 219 99% — * 103 General 5s series B_ General 4%8 series D 99% 1954 N 100 102% 102% General F-A 'U 1st gold 4s 103% 19 Phila Bait & Wash RR Co- J-D 1956 Y A Harlem gold 3%s Mtge 4s series A Mtge 4g series B 104 100 102% 102% — 100% 4 Airlines— - v 64% 102% f gold 4%s—1955 s Gtd 4s series E trust ctfs_ ACertificates of deposit- N Y Dock Inc conv General 68% 5 1st Pennsylvania-Central 84% ' B 38 102% 103 102% Af-S Paducah A HI 1948 5s__ ser 108% — 102% 103 103% 103% A-O .-1978 *107% 102% A-O debentures Paterson A Passaic G & E 88% *91% 101 «vA-O ■;h N N 2%s Pennsylvania M-N E 96 105 84% 1954 ser 3s series 3%s 84% .1956 mtge 3'As 93% 103% 107% J-D 93% 41% 1952 mtge 3s ser F_r Connecting RR 2%s 3 1985 90 83 .1953 1st 98% 15 96 104% 99% 39% JNew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry- Ref 96 104 99 41% 1983 N Y F-A A-O 102 Electric Co— A 1st A ref 2%s series Q Pacific Tel A Tel 2%s debs. 67% 1974 York 93% 99% 47 1986 New 16% 10 98% J-D 66 1955 gold 3%s_ registered 35 96% 96% 1980 67 1982 3%s 16% 14 *101% 101% 96% *96% 65% _1955 Mich Cent coll 16% M-S A-O 102% 102% 66% * 2%s___1986 gold 3%s_w J-J J-D 67 2000 registered 96% J-D 1952 3%s 98% 95% 1981 68% .1961 Lake Shore coll 95% 1 1977 1954 A 98% 7 95% 2%s series P 1958 registered 104% 98% 3s series 1967 3%s 100% 99 % 98% 1st A ref 1966 General mtge 3'As— 100 92% 95% 1st A ref 61 1965 N Y Central 92 2. 74 98% • ? 66 61% 1970 cons 94% *95% __ A-O 101% 98% 8 .,—1978 Gas F-A A-O J-D Chattanooga & St Louis— Consol 98% J-D 8 1986 Newark 65 87% 97% 99 98 103% 104% 1979 N Nashville ■ 1st A ref 3s series M 96 v 68 B 3 Vas debentures • 1974 66% debs & Tel - r 103% L 81 A Tel 68 60% 4 23 99 ■' ■ M-S 1st 106% 1991 4%s series B States 99 1' J-J J-D 67% gtd 3'As Constr Mountain 107% 101 61% 5 J-D 66 gold 4s series 91% J-D 80 I 1st gtd 65 1966 Cons Moh'k & Malone J-J - 1971 1981 5s series H series 91% ■. 1970 1980 A ser ref gold 1st & J-J 1st A ref 3s series K .j, 1949 ref 5s series G & AConv ,: 65. 91 65 49 87 Co— 1st & ref 5s series F A 1st 96% 68 1st A ref 3%s series I 78% 76% 67% — Q-A 99 77 MM 67 1st A ref 3s series J— 51 20 92 '51 J-J 1978 ref 5s series A & AGeneral 4s . RR *102 ' 67 100% 96 66 92 1975 Pacific MM 107% 107 100 10T/a *101% 101% 1962 i adjust 5s series A tMissouri A—1960 ser 3%s debentures 4%s series D 129 128 *107 107% 80 4 51% lien 5s 77 127v 109% 116 99 — — 86 78 Prior lien 49 16 MM 100'A Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR— 40-year 4s series B 147 ' 101 98% 105% Af-S 1990 77 74% 98 98 99% 86% J-D 1st 4s 1974 1975 1977 1st mtge 2%s (Wise) Pacific J-J A Texas 25 109% 106% 98 II *100% J-J ser High 9% Power Co— 70 98 *70 98 *100 Va Jan 1971 Mo Kansas 26 74% Sault Ste Marie— 4'/2S 4%S trust 91% 101 ... 101 M-S mtge 4s inc ser A____Jan 1991 AGen 2047 __2047 2047 2047 1975 & tOgdensburg A Lake Champlain Ry— A 1st guaranteed 4s 1948 Ohio Edison 1st mtge 3s 1974 1st mtge 2%s 1975 Oklahoma Gag & Electric 2%s 1975 67 *99 J-J 1967 21 111 94% 70 Af-N 5s___„1940 99 li 91% 97% 1951 Minnesota Mining & Mfg 2%s St 90% •— 97% 1979 Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3'/2S_1969 1st mtge 2%s 1969 Minn 90% J-J 1952 impt 4'/2S series C™ v O Metrop Wat Sew A Drain 5%S Michigan Central— Lans ' 1,420 127% 128'A *115 MM Q-J (Minn) 1st mtge 2%s 1st mtge 2%s 101 92% *110 Mead Corp 1st mtge 3s 1966 Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s_1974 gold 3%s Low No. 108 M-N 1st 77 MM Q-F 3s 109 Af-N Jack 1997 Jan 1 2047 3s 29 Sugar 4s sink fund—Feb 1 1957 Ref & lien 102% AManila RR (Southern Lines) 4s__1959 May Dept Stores 2%s debs 1972 1950 Q-J 4s registered Ref M (R H) Macy lien General 101 '• 101% *94% • Range Since January 1 Sold Pacific Railway— Prior 89 89 Af-S 25 19 M-S Northern 101 A-O 3s 1974 1997 & 121 Va 111 '/a registered impt 4%s series A Ref & impt 5s series C Ref & impt 5s series D— 102 A-O :V gold M-S 67 Northern States 27/8S A-O 109% RR— M Bonds High 108'A 108% 108'A A-O 1974 gen & 107% 107% M-S 24% J-J M-S 2014 121 26% *109% 102% Low gold 4s_1996 inc Western Ry 1st 1 101 *101 F-A or Friday's Bid & Asked '; Ry Co— 1 101% 101 A-O Last Sale Priee 1\ 1966 3%s Power AGen mtge 5s conv *108'/a 109'/a 25% Falls Period 1946 ref 5s ref 4'As series A Af-S M Div Knox M-N / J-D 1966 3'/aS Nashville ref & 1st St Elec 73 88 109% 109% 1963 & 46'/a 72% 154 39% 45% 121 Va 121% 1951 debentures 41'/a *37% 45% A-O 1949 stamped Lorillard 40 V A-O 1949 gold 4s 40 % A-O 1949 Guaranteed 38 *33%,— Af-N 1952 Long Island unified 4s 36% Af-N ' 1962 series 37 Af-N Af-N 5s A Lombard • Low t§AN Y West & Bost 1st 4%S 2003 -2003 2003 registered 4%s stamped modified——, Little New York Stock Exchange V "H-iiiih :;•> • - •/ I' r-V:' No. High Intarwrt BONDS Range Since January 1 Lehigh Valley RR— modified Week's Rang* Friday Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Low 4s stamped RECORD WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Week's Range Last Sale Price Period Monday, May 31, 1948 77 93% 98 103 Va 104% R Reading Co 1st A ref 3%s Revere Copper A Brass 3'As Rochester Gas A Elec Corp— Gen mtge 4Vis series D Gen mtge 3%s series H : Gen mtge 3%s series I Gen mtge 3Vis series J tARut-Canadian 4s tIARutland RR stamped 4%s stamped D—.1995 i960 Af-N 1977 ser 92% 91% 92% M-S 1967 92% 8 102% 102% 10 101 107% Af-N 107% 106 5 104 106 11 16 7% 11 12% 43 7% 12% ►106 M-S 1967 M-S 1949 J-J 9% 1941 J-J 11% , 106 106 102% — M-S 1969 83% ; '■'J ', COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 4703 Volume 167 YORK NEW 29 '(2385) RECORD BOND RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAT 28 ;• ,! BOND S -7. Last Sale Price Period Friday's or . Sold High Low No. New Pacific Sale Price Ref 100 96 '/a 99 *75 80 70 79% A-O *77% 81 75% 81 *100% — 99 ya Friday's or 99% ' Range Since January 1, Bonds Sold Bid & Asked No, Low High 2 High 96% 87% 102% RR*- 37 93% 54 33% M-S -1991 series C_ mtge 2y2s 1021/4 102 F-A -.1976 debentures. 2%s *99 J-J 1996 2d gold 6a_.—1996 8t l, Hocky Mt & P 5s stamped-.—1955 Last Period Exchange Stock High M-S 1971 York Low Union Baguenay Power 3s series A_ St Lawr & Adir 1st gold 5s Interest BONDS Range Since January 1 Bonds ? Bid & Asked Low Week's Range Friday Week's Range Friday . Interest k> ,?'.' Exchange Stock York New #''{;' (fi ii(* 99 91 96% 94 96 93% 95% 89 % J-J U S Rubber 2%s A-O 1966 1976 United Biscuit 2%s debs debs M-N *92% *55% 1967' A-O Universal Pictures 3%s debs 1959 M-S Vandalia RR cons g 48 series Cons s f 4s series B A-—1955 2%s debentures —— 95% 951/4 94 99 93% r 97% 97 90 11 8t Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— 00 May 4%s ser A—Jan 2022 A2nd mtge inc 87'/a J-J 1997 1st mtge 48 series A- ,4 89 % 656 80 58 y4 58% 59 y2 508 51 y4 59% 98% 1051/4 St Louis-Southwestern Ry— 4s bond 1st <te ref J-J 89% 1990 J-J 102 J/4 gold 5s series A St Union Paul A-O 1971 1989 Dept 3%s B V & N E 1st gtd 4s 89% 36 80 % 89% 210 89% 102 y4 ~B7% *102% 103% — 101 102% "121 " ; — M-N 127 127 — 3 V8s 6eaboard Air Line KB Co— 4%s series A AGen mtge 48 98% 263 61% 71% 95 Seagram (Jos E) & Sons 2%s—-1966 Shell Union Oil 2&s debs——-1971 J-D "94% A-O 96% 96 Va F-A 40 25 92% 92% 96% 4 28 Va 97V4 40 t§ASilesian-Amer Corp coll tr South & J-D A-O — 1979 J-J '• . 96 95% 95% 1963 5a RR gtd Ala Nor 100% 101% J-J r *120 debentures 96 —1985 debentures 2%s — Pacific Southern 4y2s . 96% 95% __ 96% 8 78% 102% 68 92% 94 Va 95 Va 189 93% 55 104 83 83 83 — San Ft Terra 1st mtg 102% m- a 1977 4%s Gold *97% J-J -1994 91 Va ~G 56 96 — J-J Wabash 101% Gen M-N 95 M-N 1969 1981 3%s aer A-197B 102 £5 J-D *101% ~ 99% 941/2 1011/4 10 96'A 99% 83% 82 100 A 99% 99% 83% 83 87% Walworth Co conv debentures 82 Va 107 82% Apr 98% 90 Va 106% 97 85 100 85 99 97% 103 106% 94% 2 97 Va 106 74 75% 98% 97 M-N M-N 3y4s_1976 83% 15 28 43 59% 100 Apr 14'•'■•" Ward Baking Co— 5%s debs (subordinated) 1970 Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3%s—2000 95% 101% A-O F-A 55% 55% Washington Terminal 2%s ser A—1970 97% 84% Apr Jan 1981 mtge 4s inc series A mtge inc 4ViS series B—Jan 1991 1st mtge 3%s series B_ ——1971 Walker (Hiram) G & W 2%s debs-1968 102% 100 — — 1041/2 8 RR Co— Gen Co— (Oregon Lines) A Gold 4y2s 1st F-A -1987 debentures Southern Indiana Ry 2%e 27/8s "l 107 W 98 Va *101% 1C8 111 101% ioiy» M-N 1995 103 107% 100% 107 A-O 124 Southern Bell Tel & Tel Co— 3s *100 J-J 99% 94% 103 85 110% 40 91% —i . in, — Virginian Ry 3s series B 110 101% 123% 30 — 5s 1st cons 94% 35 31 96% 78—1941 Skelly Oil 2%s debs____________ 1965 Socony-Vacuum Oil 2 % a——1976 /< 105 105% *98% 100y4 110% M-S 2003 —1958 1st gtd 5s — *102% 1031/4 M-S Coal & Coke Va & Southwest ■ *105% A-O debentures 1st gold 5s—1949 conv Va Iron 101% 71% 65% 69% J-J 101% 101 101 J-J 1996 Jan 2016 1st mtge 4s series A *105 M-S 1975 1978 1963 105 105% 106 F-A M-N 1957 Virginia Electric & Power Co— 1st & ref mtge 2%s series E 1st & ref mtge 3s series F J-D St Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4s_1968 Scioto — 101 % 102V* Nov 1989 2d 4s inc bond ctfs Gen ■*105% M-N 1989 certificates F-A *99% 99% 106% 17 55% 47% 1 /:■- 100 101 108 — 109 Southern Pacific RR Co— 1986 1996 1961 1st mtge 2%s series F 1st mtge 2%s series Q J-J Southern Ry 1st cons gold 5s Devel & gen 4s series A— Devel & gen 6s series A Devel <te gen 6y2s series A Memphis Dlv 1st gold 5a St Louis Div 1st gold 4s Southwestern A Bell Tel J-J (N J) 84% 90 94% 112 49 95 55 94% 97 Apr 108% 111% 103% 106 3 102% 104% 11 97% 56 A-O 93% 97% 56 46 Va 96 F-A 96% *96 J-J 57% J-J 97% 1 97% 2019 Ref & imp M 4s series C —. Ref & imp 2%s aeries D——— ,1985 Orleans Texas Pacific & & Gen ref 100 A-O 114% 101 100 105% M-N .1970 2 105 % 105 80% 94% 101% 101 Va 35 99% 101% 98 % 5 97% J-D M-S -1967 J-J 116% 97 % J-J -1958 * *92% J-J *110 J-J 57 126 § ASu & Du div & term 1st ACertificates of deposit 106 RR of New Orleans 3%s__ .1974 Term .1960 1st ref 4s AAdj Income 5s Jan 1960 Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 3%s~ .1960 Trenton Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s— .1949 Third Ave Ry 1961 Tri-Continental Corp 27/as debs 101% 99% Wisconsin Electric Power 2%s 97 Wisconsin Public 1 121% 37 94% 73% 38% 40 J-J A-O 78 78 60 1971 1975 1967 1970 Electric Co of Mo 3%s mtge & coll trust 2%s 1st Oil of Calif 3s deb Union debentures 2%s 73 19% 68 ~1976 *96 Va J-D Service 3%s— -1971 43 93 30 96% 103 1976 96 Va < *104% 105 J-J J-J 100% *99% 100 J-D 75% 64 196 71 M-N 101% 99-e 72 39% 103% ,104% 126 79 16 181 42% 97% c > „ry ;.v? ' 99% 01 99 % 99% *101% M-S *97% 85 Yonkers Elec Lt & Power 2%s a __ 58% 95 92% 10 94 *103% 109% A-O *99 J-J range. 'd Ex-interest, e Odd-lot sale not sale not Included in the year's range, r Cash sale J-D *95% 100»/4 59% 109% 96 the Bankruptcy 103% Act, or 98% 101 10 200- receivership, or reorganized under Section 77 of securities assumed by such companies. tCompanies reported as being in bankruptcy, 107 103% 103% 94 delivery sale not included in the year's Deferred Included in the year's range, n Under-the-rule not included in the year's range, y Ex-coupon. 97% 93% SNegotlability impaired by maturity, flhe price represented is the dollar quotation pej pound unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. M-N ' 64% 11 60 J-D M-S 71% U Union 101% 111% 111% 30 89 G 72% 99 V* 12 — J-J 4s_. —1936 92% 25 126 101 101 — ACertificates of deposit- 96% 94 T« 103 103 103 ^ . 93% 26 99 % 98 Pacific-Missouri Pacific— Texas (v — *98% 104% 99 % 99% 103% 103 103% *103 J-J -.1949 97% A-O -I960 1st 4s S B | A 1st general 4s 101 103% 48 59% 56% J-D .1985 9&y2 A-O .2000 1st gold 5s S9% A-O 1990 3%s series E— M 88 V4 113 -1970 RR— 3%s series B 3%s series C & ref M 1st 1st & ref M *114% 116 JwJ 1965 Texas Corp 3s deb New 55 93% 99% 100 ^Wisconsin Central Ry— Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— & 98% 92% -.1992 Winston-Salem Texas 95 98 93 2%s series A, 3y4s series C 31/4S series D Wilson & Co 1st mortgage 3s 100 98% 56 98% 100 M-N 1st mtge . :.4.V . J-J -1949 Gen & ref M 7': 73 102 V* 103% M-S Wheeling Steel 65 M-S 1971 debentures 105% 107% 106% 109 59 69% 57% 67% 97 101% 99% 103 Va ' 14;v- 68% 100% 101 100% May Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s 98% 65 M-S M-N 96 % 96% 68 .64% 68 M-S A-O 1950 1951 —I960 1951 2%s 100 97 J-J 10 2361 Funding & real estate 4%s 102% 92 Va G3 ' ~1 107% 108 .1966 25-year gold 5s 30-year 5s — : Westinghouse El & Mfg 2%s 57% 100% 1 *102% 102% M-N 107% 107 % .—2361 Registered — Western Maryland 1st mtge 4s 1952 Western Pacific 4'/2s inc A Jan 2014 Western Union Telegraph Co— 107% . 103% 103% J-D West Shore 1st 4s guaranteed— 105 108% *108 J-D -1967 mtge 31/2S West Penn Power 3y2S series L 95 31 109% 130% *104% __ Gen -1950 5s stpd gtd- Westchester Ltg 117 91% 14 107% 107% J-J 1972 89 76% 35 115% 117 J-J 1971 1966 deb 2%s 80 53 95 A-O Spokane Internat 1st gold 4y2S—2013 Calif 2%s debs 1966 40 84% 93% 117 A-O Standard Oil of Standard Oil — A-O debs__ 1985 Sunray Oil Corp 27/8s debs Swift & Co 2%s debs 84% J-J 1951 2%s 89 83% 93 Va 89 J-J 1994 1956 1956 1956 1996 1st mtge 2%s series E ■ 98'/a ♦Friday's bid and ABonds selling 101 asked prices; no during current week. sales being transacted flat. NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY-AND NOTICE—Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's week in the which they occur. No account is range unless they YEARLY are a taken of such sales in computing in following extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Friday ; vv y - Exchange Alloys --1 Wire Co Aero Air Associates Ino Convertible 14% 14% 1,000 7% 7% 7% 3% 3% & vi f f. > Allied Allied Fisher Products Altorfer Bros (Mich) —— Corp— common cumulative preferred Aluminum Goods Mfg Industries 6% Mar 3 Feb 2% 3,000 2 8 3,600 5% 96% 101% 90 . 3% 7. 1 90% 4% 7 6.300 common • 100 • • , 20% 200 68% 66% 68% 5,400 98 97% 98 750 23% 24 1,100 20 9% Apr 3% May 36 .Apr Jan 1% Jan 3% Jan Jan 11% 11% 11% 54 50% 54 convertible preferred-—— 1 $2.50 convertible preferred 1 American Hard Rubber Co :———25 American Laundry Mach——— 20 American Light & Trac common 25 6% preferred-. 25 American Mfg Co common —25 American Maracaibo Co 1 American Metal Products Co 2 93 % Mar Jan 4% May American 6 Apr 7 May 3% May American Apr 17 V* Mar 22% B ; Chem class A - Republics—_— Seal-Kap American Amer Superpower 68% May 92% Feb 98 May Mar 25 Jan 22 Class Potash & Jan Feb .22 American Meter Co Apr Mar 50 100 9 Feb 13 36 Mar 54 May common- Corp com. preferred—American Thread 5% preferred American Writing Paper common $6 series 19% 30% 17% — — 47% — * * * 10 2 10c * :5 5 45 — 34% 25% 5% 1% American Bantam American Beverage American Book American Cities Class B Car Co 1 1 common Co Power ; & 2 ,2% 2% 38,800 2Va 100 100 1% Mar 1 For footnotes see page 33. Shares Low 1,750 8,900 375 1,300 775 18% 19% 37% 38% 111% 113% 2% 3 36 37 18,. 20% 30% x30% 17% 31% 16% 18% 31% 16% 4% 23 5 23 ■ 1,250 750 5,100 100 600 38,500 100 45 46 x34% x34% 33% 35 25% 27% 4% 5% 200 20 2,800 7,600 500 1% 13,800 1,050 800 7,700 1% 1% Mar 82% May 2% 90 60 1,000 5% Mar Feb 39% May Apr 113% May 1% 3 % May Feb yJan Jan 40 39% Apr 43Jan 16 Feb 29 Mar 20% May 32% Jan 33 15% 19 Feb 32 Va May 14% Feb 31 5 Feb 3 17% 38 Feb % Mar Jan 27 Va May 18% Mar 5 Jan 36Va / Jan 36 Feb Feb Apr 51 Mar 31 Jan 23 % May Feb x30 May 17 % Mar 5% May ' 1% May Feb 60 May 4% Apr 5 Jan 6% Apr 9|e Jan 42% 7% 1,000 6% Feb 8% 200 5% Feb 6% May 17% 17% 3% 3'% 11% 11% 105% 108% 100 100 1,800 340 15% Apr 18% May £1 17% 3% 11% 105% Angostura-Wupperman 7% May 31 109 6% 6% 1 Apex-Elec Manufacturing Co 1 Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd*—100 High 19% May 7 1 Jaa ' y 16 Va Mar 6% 2 Jan Range Since January 1 High 4"% 7% Anchor Post Products— Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg 2% May Light- — 2% for Week 59V* x4% 6% Angerman Co Inc common Aluminum Ltd common—-. Sales „ Range of Prices 4*% 7% • Jan 5,600 19% 38% 113% 2% 37 * 10 100 10c $2 Feb Feb 14 24 4%% Jan 3% 20 14% May & Electric com preferred American Gas American General Corp common 2% 79 87 100 Apr American Fork & Hoe common- Week's L010 Par 8Vt May 101 % May 40 1 5 Apr % 400 17,300 * common- $3.75 Aluminum 11% Mar 2% 4% Jan 100 7% 1 Investing x 7% 1% Mar 3% Mar 2% 1 % 5% Mar 35 1% 900 " 3% May 7% 36 1 Va Jan Curb Exchange High 4% Mar 10 50c 10 50 100 I Aluminum Co of America common .f 3% Mar 3 Inc common Internat Mar 31% 300 14% 2 Air-Way Electric ApplianceAlabama. Great Southern Alabama Power 4.20% pfd Alles 110 6% 5 . 'y 5 500 6% (N J)————-I preferred-—. Airlines 4% 32 32 2 3,200 r§Aireon Mfg Corp common— 60c convertible preferred- Alaska 4% 700 2% ;-' (; 3% 2% ' Ait Investors common— H Friday Last Sale Price STOCKS— New York Range Since January 1 Low 2% 11 Ainsworth Mfg common i, Shares High 3 • -• Sales for Week 1 * Supply Mfg— Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores ; 4% 10 1 Aluminum Acme Adam Hat Stores Inc_ ? Low 3% common Acme f Range of Prices Par . ACF-Brill Motors warrants iiVi Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— York Curb the week beginning on Saturday, itself, and is intended to include every security the New York Curb Exchange for May 22, and ending the current Friday, May 28. It is compiled from daily reports of the Curb Exchange whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. New shown when selling outside the regular weekly range are the range for the year. footnote In the in RECORD the oaiy transactions of the week, and ; • v- 3 May 8% Feb 98% Jan 4 12% Jan Jan Apr 108% May 30 (2386) THE COMMERCIAL NEW YORK FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & CURB Monday, May 31, 1948 EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Week'a Last rk ■ Exchange Par Argus Inc Arkansas Natural Gas Common class A 6% common 10 Arkansas Power & Light $7 pfd Equipment Corp Aro Atlantic Coast Line Corp Atlas 4% Feb 7% 8% 10% 10% 3,000 113 113 12% 19% 19% 112 1,600 20,000 . Colon Colonial Colonial Sand & 10% Cockshutt Plow Co common Jan May 13% Stone Apr Commodore Apr 8% Jan % Feb l'/a Jan 9% 9% 1 3% 50 3% 61 — 350 3% 9 1,100 62 6'A Feb 10 % May 2% Mar 100 52 4% Mar Vtc ext Apr Plywood Corp May 7% May 32 May to 11,700 3% Feb 1,400 24% Feb 200 4% Jan 6% Apr Consolidated 91/2 Apr Consolidated common 5 preferred 15'/a Jan Consolidated Steel Corp common 300 25 25% 500 24% Feb 23% 24% „ 3 — 15% Feb * 4 % preferred series C— Consolidated 25% May 500 24% May 14% 25 Ayrshire Collieries Corp com 14% 6% Feb 10'A Mar Utilities— Gas Car-Na-Var Continental Continental Fdy —' preferred Baldwin 59% 57% Rubber Steel common 35% 50 10% 10% 300 1 Corp 1 7% 5% 7% Mfg— Beau-Brummel Ties 5 16 x7 100 Benrus Watch Co Inc 15% 3 16 139% Ridge Corp common 17% 4 17 Jan Jan Jan $6 Apr Cuban Apr 33 Jan 16 % Mar 18 Jan 7% Feb 6'A Mar 2% Feb 8 % Mar 33% Mar 18 18% 113 10% 1,700 dep rets ord reg 3% Jan 15 100 13% Jan 22 23 British Columbia Power class A Class B 12% Apr 16 Feb 10s £ Brown Forman Distillers common Jan Devoe & Raynolds class B Diana Stores Corp common 12% Feb Amer Buckeye Pipe Line dep rets 2% Jan Dobeckmun Co Jan 23% Apr • 26% 1% 11% Apr 2% May 16% Jan 7 1,800 12 May 29% May 28 Dominion Tar & Cnem Draper -May 21% 22% Cable Electric Products common & Wireless— American dep rets 16 Mar 15% 1,450 121/4 May 23% May 13 Mar 17 Dunlop Rubber Co 10% Mar Duke Feb Power 3% Jan 11% May 12% Apr Duro Test Feb 11/4 May Feb 11% Jan 4%% 7% Jan 6% East Gas 1,000 3% 3% 20 1,100 20 50 17% 17% 22% 2 22% 150 — • -- Class A voting • 12 12% • % May 4% May Jan Marconi— Carman & Co 22 % May 16% Apr xl4% Mar 18 May xl4% Mar Feb 12% Feb 200 Carolina Power & Light $5 pfd Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co Carreras Ltd— Amer dep rets B ord Carter (J W) Co new common Casco Products common Castle (A M) & Co Catalin Corp of America • — 9 * 1 10,500 375 & Fuel Assn 1,600 9% 2% Feb Feb 1% 35 28% Apr 11% Jan 18% Feb 28 12% Jan 13% 7% 2,600 5% Feb 12% 7 7% 15 15 3 100 10 9% 10 2 % Mar 1,000 5,800 2% 15% 16% 11% 2,800 Com shares of 16% May 11% May 225 65 Mar 150 36 Jan 39 May 83 150 74 % Mar 83 May 15 Jan Feb 14 Jan 5'A 1,800 3% Feb 5'A May 151/2 1,500 12% Feb 15% May 6% 2,900 5 14% 8 12 5% Jan • 6% 6% 80 79'A' 81 81 79 — 4% X56 81% x56 4% 4 • 88 81% £8 • 79 75 81% 85 Jan Apr 83 May 54 Apr 58 Jan 76 25 Feb 775 57 Feb 88 53% 1,750 Feb 81'A May 12% 12% 100 10% Mar 57 % 575 50 14% 14% 3,800 5 14 13% 14 % 32,000 142 Elliott Co 2% May Mar 50 5% May Share common Inc 53 Jan Emsco Jan 110% Derrick & Equity Corp Jan 6% Jan yi$3 200 7% 4% May 5 % Mar 7% 8 13% 6% 14 3% 900 3% 25% 3,?00 45 97 Feb 25% May 46 20 92 Jan 98 " 8% 700 14% 14% 790 2% 14,200 —10c 2% 1 __ 2 44% 45 Ltd 225 5% 8% 8% 1% 1% 113 6% 11 1% . 41 500 1 « 11,000 -1 8% Feb Feb Feb 45 Feb 1 Apr FeD Jan 14% May 2 % May Mar 6% Apr 28 10 Fairchild Camera 3% May 2% Mar Feb 7% preferred Jan 15% 96% 14% May 6% May 14% May 42 8 5 15 146 100 97 Equipment Feb Feb 13% May 1,000 24% 44'A 1 Corp 3% 900 Apr 57% May 14% May Feb Feb 9% 126 340 13 Feb 8% May Jan May 8% May Jan 3% 30% May Jan 31 7% __ 6 iOO pfd Eureka Pipe Line common x5% Mar 24% 135% 142 1 5 % common- convertible Eureka — — 10 350 3% Apr — _50 48% 108% 6 1 - common preferred Empire District Electric Empire Millwork Corp Apr — 1 new common Jan 48 4'A May 2% Mar 5,200 55% 1 May Mar 65% Electric Power & Light $7 2d pfd A—• Option warrants 12% May 12% May 7 Feb 3% 350 1,400 14% Apr 1,600 79 % May 8 56% 6 6% ' 77 39 • 10 1% Jan Jan May Feb 1 Jan 6 28 - 75% lot beneficial int 3% May ~5% May 3'/4 Feb $5 pfd shares of beneficial int Easy Washing Machine class B 8% — IE 12% ' 82% * Esquire Inc_ ~6 Jan 38 • 1,000 25 May 7% May Apr Apr 21% Mar 15% 3% May 9'A May 3 2% £1 A 1,300 7,200 Apr Feb Mar 100 $6 preferred series B Eastern Sugar Associates— 4% 5% 140 Apr 18 1,300 25 9% 5 Feb 8 May 11% May Jan 3,000 100 4% 109% 109% 35% 3 common 8% 48 5 1 10 2% 48% 4% 48% 1 2s 6d 2 48 9% 2.50 * 200 3,000 28% x27 Feb 7% May Jan 33% May 5% Mar 9 • prior preferred Electromaster 2 48% 1 common 8 11% 37% Jan 6% 110 140 __ 1 preferred Electrographic Corp 1 • 7% 11% 1,400 13% Sulphur Eastern States Corp $7 preferred series 20 Apr 3% Feb 18% May 23 May 3% 100 Capital City Products Carey Baxter & Kennedy Inc Jan Jan 28 Corp common Eastern Malleable Iron 8 2'A Mar 18 8 Class B non-voting Canadian Industries Ltd— 1% preferred 34 Electric Bond & * common Convertible preferred Canadian Industrial Alcohol— 100 Feb 6% Mar -- common 8 16% Apr 2% £ 3% 11% May 4% Marq 13% Mar T.td— 100 3% 7% 7% 33% 8 11% • 11% 7% 7 % Mar 250 350 34 7% — 10 Amer dep rets ord reg Duniam Hosiery class B common 7% 200 6 16 15 2% Co 11% Callite Tungsten Corp Camden Fire Insurance Canada Bread Co Ltd 11 5% Jan n 2% Mar % 16 9% 3,200 13,000 10% — Apr 20% May 104% Jan " 20,000 6% 3 33 1% Mar Apr 16% Mar 100% Mar — Apr May 3% May Mar • 1% 6% Calaniba Sugar Estate California Electric Power 6,000 3 • 3% 5% 300 19% 1,500 26 29 3% x5% 2% 38% 3% Lta 3% 50c 2% 181/2 8 16 common 00 1 2% Mar 5% pfd 3% 9% May 13% Mar 400 • Driver Harris Co 3,800 13% Duval Texas Cables 15 3% • 11% 14% 25c 15 Feb 13% Corp 11% 21% 12%c 10% May 5% 1 1 Butler (P H) common Feb 5% Mar 3,700 1 Dominion Textile Co Ltd 1 Ring Co Burma Corp Amer dep rets Burry Biscuit Corp 6% 3,100 7% 25% common f: Dominion Steel & Coal class B 27%,May Feb 25% May 17% Mar 525 4,600 9% 71/8 8 Domestic Credit Corp class A Dominion Bridge Co Ltd 26% 9% 8'A £1 May 2.50 Bunker Hill & Sullivan Burd Piston Canada Cement Co Ltd 6% % preference Canadian Canners Ltd ord reg 2 - 8% 7'/a 50o 20 3,500 Jan 49% May 1% Jan Feb Distillers Co Ltd— 9% May 9,800 4% Feb • 100 11% Feb 4% 1 1 100 27% 8% May 56% May 10 250 10% Feb Mar 37% 1 Detroit Gray Iron Foundry Detroit Steel Products 131/4 Feb 2% 11% 4% 46 100 2% • 700 8,900 5 Derby Oil Co common Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing 21% May 15% Mar 11 2,50 19,400 6,300 50c 22% 1 Brown Rubber Co common Apr 6 May 15% May 1% 2.50 5 common 2% 25% 11 % 48% 1 2% 27 Jan 2% Jan 17% May % May Feb 1% 35 22% 1 8% 56% 2.50 2% • 8% X47% • 22 % * 40 1% 9% 9% 5 Hosiery Mills Dennison Jan Jan 200 8% 53% * 10 (Mo) Dejay Stores common Mfg class A 8% debenture 11% Mar Feb 1,300 8% 25c Dayton Rubber Co class A 19 % May Feb Apr 12% 15 • common Co Davenport 9% 20% 1* 15% May Feb Mar 2% Mar 48% partic Davidson Brothers Inc 14% 12% Tobacco Mfg Jan 400 12% "A" Curtis Lighting Inc common May 250 — dep rets ord reg Carnation Co % May 9% May 8,400 % 11% 30 100 May 121% £1 British Celanese Ltd— Canadian 6,900 1,600 6 common 11 15% 20% £1 4 Apr 37% May 2% Jan 5 preferred- Curtis • British American Tobacco— Amer dep rets ord bearer 14% 15 9% Sugar common 30 121% British-American Oil Co Atlantic 129 8% — Feb 5% (Md)_: Apr 14% 15% • Feb 2 % 9% Co & Petrol Mar 13% Mar • * Milner 8 % May 24% 2,375 10 29% 300 2% 10% May 4% May 10% May 491/2 May 300 10% 4,900 35 5% preferred 5% 91/4 May 1,050 * 37% 2% 34 37% 10% May 101% May 2% Mar 5 Crystal Oil Refining 10% 22 49 J/2 129 18% 1 Feb 1,300 3% * Crown Drug Co common Apr 142% May Jan — * Jan 3% ' Apr Jan 1 • 1 Crown Cork Internat'l 31 60 8% 72% 8% 70 114% May 103% May Feb 3,400 4,100 (ord reg)__£l dep receipts Cent Crown 3% 8% Mar 10% 122 100'A 10% 101% 9% 98 9% Petroleum Crowley May 125'A Mar — new 7 19,200 3% 10 Feb 1 Brewing Co Crosley Motors Inc 151/2 May 1% * Class A Bruce (E L) Co Bruck Mills Ltd Jan Apr 225 25 Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co Brillo Mfg Co common Amer 10 6% * Croft Apr 7% May 3,000 41% 100 Brazilian Traction Light & Power Breeze Corp common Amer 17% 14% Mar 250 9% 4 10% * Co 17% 8% 10 • 1st preferred Borne, Scrymser Bourjois Inc 16% 9% 1 Blumenthal (S) & Co common Bohack (H C) Co common 1% American 71/8 May Feb Cuban 1 3 30 1021% 102% 1 19 common 107% Mar 10% 50 * common 63 % Mar 50 54,800 convertible preferred • Birdsboro Steel Fdry & Mach Co com_« 2,500 2,100 17% Cosden Petroleum common 5% — 8% 5% May Courtaulds Ltd— 900 9% 29'A May 13% Jan 15 600 9% 1 Benson & Hedges common Convertible preferred— A May 25% Mar 800 Jan 1,100 138 139'A 3% A Jan 150 200 14 1,400 3 52,000 1,400 11 2,000 15% 1,600 -ft 65 7A 64'% 113% 114 99 Apr 4% 2% Jan 5% —1 38% 28% i/8 15% Reyholds common preferred class A $1 Mar 10% Mar 1 Feb Feb 6% May Feb 34% Mar 36 4% Mar 650 61/2 4% 7'/a Feb 2% 9 71,500 15% 6% 3% 29% 2% 16% 1- Inc 1,600 7% 1 Jan 1 Bell Tel of Canada Blue Coro May 39,900 1 —* 5c 34 1 common (AS) Shoe Corp Bellanca Aircraft common Blauner's 60 Creole 16 1 Beck \ Bickford's Inc Feb 5 % $1.20 convertible A common Basic Refractories Inc Baumann (L) & Co common ; 45 3,600 6% 371/3 4% • Co Co common 10% Co Barlow & Seelig 4,400 7% 6% .—1 Corroon & Banco de los Andes— American shares Barium 60 35% Apr 65 —• Corp Copper Range Co Cornucopia Gold Mines' 30 6 6% 3534 28 5 10 & Machine Co Cooper Brewing B 7% 9 % May 7 1 Mining & Smelt Ltd Royany oil Cook Paint & Varnish Babcock & Wilcox Co Baldwin Locomotive— Jan __ • 7% 1,300 6% —100 100 6% 9% 14% 4,700 1 1956— series B preferred 4%% 31% 8% 8% % 6% 9% May 8 4% 30% — May 6 1 31'A 1 1 13 25 6% • Feb Feb warrants— 6% Steel Products Inc Automatic Voting Machine 7% 3% 1 Inc High 300 Southern & Low 13 3,700 6% E L P Bait common Consol G 63 13 8% -25 Community Public Service Compo Shoe Machinery— Hotel Range Since January 1 High 5% 1 Co Feb Shares 5% —1 12% 900 13 Sales for Week 5% Colt's Manufacturing Co__: Commonwealth 1 * Development ordinary 6% % Low Colorado Fuel & Iron warrants Jan 20 Range of Prices Par Airlines. 114 Feb Week's Last Sale Price Exchange . 8 % May Feb 10% Curb 6% May 8% May 4% Feb 10% May 10 13'A 19'/a — • Automatic 6% 8% __ • Co & Sons 7% New York High Feb 2,000 12,800 warrants Avery'(BF) 4Ve £1 Associated Tel & Tel class A Atlantic Coast Fisheries— Atlas 4,900 77/a 1 rets reg Laundries of America LOW 6% 10% . • American dep Associated High 5% 2,50 Ashland Oil & Refining Co— Associated Electric Industries— Range Since January 1 7% • preferred STOCKS— Shares 6% • non-voting— Friday for Week of Prloea Low 1 Sales Range Sale Price v Jan 38% May 6 Mar U'/a Jan 4,900 Central Maine Power Co— ; | 3.50% preferred—; Central Ohio Steel Products Central Power & Light 4% pfd Central & South West Corp SCentral States Elec 100 1 79% — preferred 5 100 pfd opt div Conv pfd opt div Century Electric ser 100 ser 1929 Co 10 Cherry-Burrell 8% 13 Feb 21 54 Feb 83 17% May 17% 19 40 13 Mar 21 17 18 12% 4% 8% 14% 4% 8% 200 1,100 1,300 200 10 12 Feb 10% Apr 3% Feb 7% Feb 12 Mar May 8% 13 23 225 20 % Mar 25% 175 54 Apr 70 Jan Xl7% 225 15% Mar 18 Jan * X17 7% 7% 400 5% 7% 7% 200 "l% 5% Jan 7% May 7% May 1% 1% % Feb 54% 5,300 25,800 1% May 31% Feb -• 18'A 53 7% 56% 13% Xl3% X10 10% 18% Xl8% Jan 200 11% Mar 2,100 9 % Feb. 250 14 Feb 3% 2% 3% 20,700 1% Feb 1 2% 2% 2% 35,800 1% i 20 * 9% 47 9% 200 42% 47% 3,700 24 '100 6 6% 6% Feb 7% Mar Jan Feb 58 May 10 27% 21,200 5% 5% 38,700 3% Jan 27'A May 5% May 14% 4,000 10% Feb 15% 55 56 — lOe 3% —1 — 3% 37 60 9% 46 Jan Jan 3% 1,500 2 50 34 700 May 3% May Jan 5% 56. Jan 37% 1 dep rets ord reg of 18 Apr j1 5% May 14% Mar £1 51/a 5% .? 22% 22% 4'/a May 1,300 16% 18 % France— Amer dep rets bearer. Fort Pitt Brewing Co 23 • Jan (I •23 May 22% May Jan ' . — 1% * 1 — Fox (Peter) Brewing— 1.25 Franklin Simon 81 Co Inc common 1 4% % conv preferred ——50 Fuller (Geo A) Co_ 5 __ 1% 12,200 9% 9% 1,000 15% 16 1,000 1 10% 10% 1,200 14% 13% 14% 5,700 16% 16% 16 % 300 Mar 8% Mar 19 . Jan Jan Garrett Corp common Gatineau Power Co common 5% preferred Gellman Mfg Co 3 • , common— 1 9 Feb 9% 8% 9% 1,900 12% Jan 15 Apr 16% Apr 16% Apr Feb 89 6% Mar j; Apr 84 —.—100 r 7% May 31 Xl8% May 3% May 2% May i Jan 9% May 11 i/a Mar 7% Mar 10% 2 Feb 7% Feb 25 . [. f 1% 14% May / Apr 10% p Apr 11 47% May 7% Jan J 38'A Motor of Canada— Ford Motor , j Apr • Class A non-voting Class B voting— Jan 64%. 1 Ford Jan 22% 13% 33. 5c (MH) Co— to $1 Stores— Amer Jan 64% 4 '—• 21% 13% Ford Motor Co Ltd— Apr 10 10% Aluminum Products Co Fishman 21% May 14 % May 5% {Phila) 27 5% 13% 1 • First York Corp common—$2 div cum preferred May 960 & Instrument Engine & Airplane Metallurgical—— Fire Association 10% May 500 1 Co Fairchild Fansteel Jan 19 5 Claude Neon Inc common—— For footnotes see page 24,300 85% Apr 81 —-—10 Controller Co Clayton & Lambert Mfg Clinchfield Coal Corp common Club 10% Apr Feb i 10 City Auto Stamping City & Suburban Homes Mfg 9% - 1 —— Chief Consolidated Mining Cities Service common Clarostat 19% May Feb 5 Chesebrough Mfg common Chicago Rivet 81 Mach Chicago & Southern Air Lines Voting trust ctfs— Clark 81 16% 15% 2.50 common 74% Mar 78 1 — 10 500 80% 10 Chamberlin Co of America— Charis Corp common 19 82% 100 common Cessna Aircraft Co common 19 100 6% preferred__100 7% Conv 79% May 10% Apr f THE Number 4703 167 Volume . (2387) COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE YORK NEW CURB EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 5>H Week's Friday Exchange Curb Range of Prices Low Par 5% 3 Va 1,300 1% Mar 5'4 3,400 3% Feb 5(4 May 26'A 23% Jan 27% May 50 9 Va 300 £1 7% 7% 3,000 General 10 General 6% Phoenix Corp_ General Plywood Corp 36% 50c Public Service Shareholdings Corp com-. (AC) Preferred Gilchrist Coal— Alden Globe-Union Gobel B $4.50 prior preferred Goldfield Consolidated Mines Goodman Gorham Mfg 117 110% Jan 53 10 52 May 54 Apr Feb 12 Jan Apr 31% Apr 21% Feb 29% May 5 900 12% Mar 18% May 43/8 4,600 3% Mar 4% May 16% 3,200 Mar 19% Apr 1% 1,700 ' 24 9,500 18% Jan 24 16 Va 17% 1,900 14% Feb 21% 14% 3% 3 3 "A May Jan 14% May 12% May 3% Jan 47% 50 42 Feb 50% Jan 25% 25% 100 22% Feb 86 - Jan 45'A 8'5 30 84% Apr 28(4 Jan 91 Jan % %■ 1,000 % 54 120 9 600 64 64 50 — — Mar % May Mar 10,700 573/4 9 17 — 2% 57% May 9% Jan 54 Feb 6% 50 1ft «... Mar Mfg Co - Great Atlantic & Pacific * 100 Great Northern Paper25 Grocery Stores Products common—25c Utilities $4.40 States 400 9(4 1,000 14'A 9,800 7 Mar 100 91 Feb 110 Apr Apr 140 Mar 12% Feb 6(4 Mar 18% Jan 9% May . 14% May Tea— Non-voting common stock 1% 1st preferred Gulf 17% 12% 13% pfd 105 105 135% 135% 137% 41 41 * 20 41% 1,350 133 36% Mar 8 101% 103 100 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine 107 70 May 99% Mar 223/4 150 20% Apr 9% 9V4 9% 1,200 6% Feb 15 300 8% 9 700 7% 7% 100 40% 1,300 40(4 39 51 51 51% 80 7% Feb 5% Feb 30 Mar 17 Va 16% 17V4 700 Feb 17% May 10% 10 3A IIV4 3,100 9% May 11% Feb 8% 8% 4,300 6,800 6% Jan 7% Feb Lagendorf United Bakeries cl A Class B Lefcourt Le Tourneau Line 103/4 10 28 26 2,100 9% 9% ""% % 100 24 23% 243A 1,800 19 19 191/4 800 27 26% 273A 2,200 10 Va 10'A 300 23% 23% 150 6,200 Inc 6 % preferred—25 — Apr 50 44% Jan 9% Jan 105 Apr Groceterias Class Locke Lone Star Gas Co. (Texas) 5 25c Dept Stores common Hecla Mining Co Rubinstein Helena Lighting Co— Common ctfs of dep 55% preferred A ctfs of dep 6% preferred B ctfs of dep Exploration & Light $6 pfd 9% May 8(4 May 40% May 56% Jan Public Maine Service Mangel Stores 7>/2 7(4 7% 600 6% Jan 7(4 May Marconi 8% 8 V4 8% 1,200 6% Feb 8% Apr 16(4 1,200 13% Mar 16(4 Jan Class 13% 10% 10% * A 2 Heller Co common 5%% preferred w w Holllnger Consolidated G M Holly Stores Inc Holophane Co common —1 * preferred w w Horder's International Hormel (Geo A) Horn & Hardart Horn & Co 11% May Shovel & Mfg Co Feb 29% Apr 20% Apr 44% Jan Jan 145 30 32 34 675 31% Mar 105% 81 80 81 7,200 x65 300 3 * 7% 7% 5% 6 Huyler's common— 1st conv preferred—. 1 1 5% Hydro-Electric Securities Hygrade Food Products * 5 3% 33 3% 21% 50 1,400 34% 325 3 % 400 22 74 600 35% Jan 109% May Feb 200 200 148 22 22 41% Jan 4% May 19 74 May 22 1,400 Mar May May 4% May Jan 14 May 41% Mar 44 Jan 9% 4 5V4 Apr Apr 31% May 2 Va 16 Feb Feb 7(4 May 7% Jan 42(4 Jan 3% May 25 Jan Warrants 6%% Mesabi • 50 * Imperial Chemical Industries— Amer dep rets registered Imperial Oil (Canada) coupon Registered Imperial Tobacco of Canada Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain £1 * * 5 25 58% 13% 10 International Cigar Machinery— 59% 12% 14% Va Jan 1,200 523A 5,750 10% Mar Feb 28% May 59% May 16% Jan 5% Feb 21,300 4% May 11V4 Mar 16 V4 Xl6% 5,200 111/2 Mar 11% 2,100 12% 12% 200 10 Vi May 13% Jan 94% 94% 60 90% Feb 96 1,250 92% Feb 2,600 12Va May __ 16 Va 16 11% & Ireland.— £1 Indianapolis Pwr & Light 4% pfd—100 insurance Co of North America 58% 106% xl6 % 105(4-107% 12 3A •' 13 Va , 9V2 Jan 17 16% May 11% May Apr Mar 107% May 15 Feb 21 50 55% 55 55% 1,000 International Metal Industries A— * International Petroleum coupon shs__* 12(4 12 12% 14,900 Registered —10 : 58% Jan 24 Apr 13 Jan 9(4 Mar 12% Jan 17 Jan xl2 (4 12% 800 9(4 Mar •13 (4 14% 2,000 12% May 1% 2% 2,000 11% 12% 1,800 tt Mar 9(4 Mar 12% May 1% 14% 2% 8,300 1% Feb 2% May * 5 Mar 51 23% Jan ♦ shares International products— International Safety Razor B International Utilities common u% Investors Royalty 1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—* Irving Air Chute 1 2% May 20 200 16(4 Jan 7 7(4 500 4% Jan 1 * 20(4 1% 1,000 % Mar 20(4 May 7% Apr 1% 1 Co & 44 Apr 15 Feb 21% May Jan 112 Apr 15 Feb Feb 7% May 17% 100 15 Feb 17% May 16% 600 12 Feb 16% May 23 Feb 18% 18% May Apr May 37% 2V2 Feb 3y8 12 Va 12% 12% 3,200 17 Vr 17% 17'A 100 83A Feb 5% 5% 1,200 13 V* Mar 1 25c Middle States Petroleum class A v v * 10 1 t c__l 13 Apr May 17% May 6*A May 8 May 2 Jan 1% 1% 9,200 31% 1% 32% 2,600 22% Mar 34% May 225 37Va Mar 44y**Apr 39% 41 11% 12% 1,000 19% 20% 2,100 2% 2% 4,400 1 109% 109% 25 108 40 20 2% 6 5% 6% 8,000 6(4 5% 6% 600 9% Feb 19 (4 May Jan 3V4 8% May 109% May 6% May Feb Jan 5% 30% May 7% 7% 9% 200 7Va Mar 1% 2'A 3,700 1% Mar 9 9V4 600 9% 9% 300 28 29'A 1,900 8 8 3/o 4,600 10 10% 17,200 1 Apr 7% May 9% 7 V4 6(4 May 49 Va Feb 2 28 Jan 3(4 Mar Feb Feb 9% 1,200 12 Va Mar 25 % Feb 3V2 43 1 2.50 t c Middle West Feb 1V4 Mar .—15 Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co common 6% preferred Micromatic Hone Corp Feb 6V2 Feb 100 Co Participating preferred Class B 1 4V2 5V2 preferred Feb 6% Mar 19 Feb 5% Feb 7% Feb 2'/a May 9% 10 Jan Apr 29'A May 8% Apr Corp— Ex-distribution 5 Midland Oil Corp $1 conv pfd Midland Steel Products— common * 27 % 24 Midwest Piping & Supply common Mid-West Refineries 13% Jan 28 Apr 27% 22 Va 100 23% Mar 24 26% 750 19 V2 4% 4% 10 Co 10% May 10 V* Mar 50c Abrasive Oil 10'A * * $2 non-cum dividend shares 21% 22 * 19 % 19% 300 700 50 Feb 25% Apr 13 'A Jan 5 May Feb 3V2 18 24 Apr Feb 20 Mar 2 May 3% Apr 3% 3% 6,900 50c 8% 8% 2,000 50 Mining Corp of Canada * Minnesota Power & Light 5% pfd—100 34% 34% 100 7% 8% 7,500 5 Mar 25 96 Mar 104 Jan 27 Jan Miller Wohl Co common 1 3V2 convertible preferred 4%% Missouri Public Service common Molybdenum 1 1 3% 1-100% lT00% Corp Monogram Pictures common Jan 7 30% 150 23% Mar 7% 7% 4(4 26% 8% 2,500 6% Mar 4% 13,300 4V8 ' 4.40 % pfd cum 4.80% pfd series B cum Loan Society com class A Dakota Utilities Montgomery Ward & Co class A Moody Investors partic pfd Morris Plan Corp of America Mountain Tel States & Tel 2% 200 102 2% 300 . 2% 10 V2 Feb 4% May May 102'A May May Feb 95 174(4 3Va May Apr 13% May Jan 175% May 13% 3,400 170 300 16% 32% 2,700 12% Feb 900 26% Jan 33% May 98% 10 97 V2 Mar ,100% Jan 11% 12% * * 174% ~4% ~4% 5 173 170 34% Mar 10c * 95 102% 8% Mar 16'A 32 Va 32 % 98% 100 3% Feb 37 Apr 4% May 17% Apr Corp common Jan 33% May 12 12% 1,300 11V4 Mar 13% Jan 13% 14% 1,000 IIV2 Jan 14% May 143/a 143/s 200 13% Mar 1 Mfg Co ^ Muskegon Piston Ring common Co 102 25 95 May 8% May 10 Murray Ohio Muskogee 95 102 10 Producers Mountain States Power common Mountain 100 100 1 95 9% May 35 May 2% Monongahela Power Co— Monroe Jan 26(4 * Nachman Italian Superpower Corp com cl A 675 1,000 17% * Metal Textile Corp common Montana International Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.50 series Jan 50% 20% 55 VA — A Iron Midwest common * -i — Mfg Co Merritt Chapman & Scott Corp— Mid-West 5% convertible preferred Illinois Zinc CO commop Jan 49 15,100 50 ** Dredging Johnson Midvale Co Illinois. Power Co 1 common Menasco Mar 41% * common $2.50 preferred McWilliams Jan 3 4(4 Corp 9% 24 14 McCord Mead 150 40 McClanahan Oil Co Jan 800 . 10 common Mfg Co common convertible preferred 55% 4 >4 13% Harris 48% May 7% Feb 2912 common—• $2.25 preferred Common stock warrants Apr 73 28% 3 Power May Apr 145 5 Co '98% 1,400 100 Refrigerator Jan l'/4 4(4 Marion 7% 32 31 60 £1 Communication Co Ltd Feb 145 (Harvey) Inc new common—_5 Humble Gil & Refining * Hussman 11 % Feb • preferred Lock Feb 9% May 41% Feb 140 Feb Hubbell Hurd 10 v4 600 43 "4 Jan Mar 10 100 42 >/2 1 475 _1 19 8% May 34 5% * • common Baking Co & Hardart common 5% % Feb 21 McAleer 4 Va 29 Apr 18 26% Jan 24 % May Marine Apr * Inc Apr 22% Feb 55 Va 54 16% May Mar 23% Feb % Mar * 14 "Apr Apr 11% May 11V4 8 Va Co 12 6% 11 7!/a Mar 1 * common (The B) Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co Feb 71 Jan May 30 20 5% Mar 96 28 Va May 700 17% 8 1,000 Mar Apr 7% Mar 11,300 10 Co 9% Mar 10% IVa 18 % 5 10 11 6% 19% May 110 2,100 250 Mar % 18% 4,800 10% -- 100 100 1 10 5 4% Henry Holt & Co common Hoe (R) & Co class A • 11(4 13 >A 15 Va M Macklntosh-Hemphill Co Manischewitz 10(4 Jan May 8% 21 1 * 2 Corp 4(4 May 2% May 13% 15 Va Mar Jan 1% 25 23% 50(4 Louisiana Land & Feb 10 Va 10 Apr Tit 23 Ve % 7% 1% • common Apr 9 Long Island Massey Hearn May 7 / May 8(4 23% 18 1 Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co 1,300 16 Jan 28 22 * 5 Chain 4 16% 24 Feb Feb 22% * A class B Steel 2% 2% Mar May 18% 25% — * Brothers common 28 26,000 10 Corp Llpton (Thos J) Apr 9 10% May Jan Mar 6 5 Inc (RG) Material Co xl4% 21 — 1 25 1 Lionel Lit 9 X25 8 5 Realty common Oil Development— Leonard 10 Va * : Lanston Monotype Machine La Salle Extension University 3% 900 Jan 17% 1 5 * 2 Va 3% Mar 1 Lakey Foundry & Machine Lamson Corp of Delaware H 9 14 9% May B Company Mines Ltd Lake Shore Lynch 5 * Hammermill Paper 10 Hartford Electric Light 25 Hartford Rayon common 1 Harvard Brewing Co 1 Hat Corp of America B non-vot com—1 Hathaway Bakeries Inc 1 Hazeltine Corp • Jan 213A Laclede-Christy Louisiana Power Lamp Co—— Hamilton Bridge Co Ltd Apr 22% 1 __ Hall Mar 23% 13 Krueger Brewing Co Loblaw Gray 14 16 300 14% 1t4 Jftn Apr Mar 14% - • —1 5 Varnish 1% Mar 113/4 Jan 65 8% Graham-Paige Motors 5% conv pfd—25 Grand Rapids 14 14 Va 14% 1 —1 16 1% * 10 1 (DEmil) Co common (IB) Rubber Co—— Knott Corp common Stores: — 4% 16% —1 Kleinert Kobacker — 99% Jan 22% May 14% 200. Jan 17% 4>A D -mm* Feb 106(4 May 2% Mar 16 x23 16 Va 40 I6V4 preferred 100 Jan 650 1,800 — 10 common— Mar 1,200 23 * class A 84% Mar 110 Jan 4% 28 74 1 50 Mfg Co Gorham Inc 96% 22% Vb x27 % * ; Apr 5% May 53 * — 25 28% 1 * (Adolf) Inc common— class A Class 230 100 29 5 Godchaux Sugars , Jan Mar Jan 10 0 1 1 1 5 %.■: King Seeley Corp Kingston Products Kii'by Petroleum Klein Mar 11 1 Inc 4 — * • Distilleries class B Glenmore 96 .54 37% 10 30 Jan Feb 103 45 Va Apr Feb 40 5% 2% y8 May : 12 51 Va Kirkland Lake G M Co Ltd— 21 — — • 2.50 Gladding McBean & Co Gleaner Harvester Corp Glen "4% * * Co 2,000 112% 112% __ • _ 5(4 High - Jan 51% Apr x9 Low 9 39% 105% 6(4 May 95 Feb 94 96 1 common Jan Apr 36% May 3% Mar Range Since January 1 —— Jan 300 Shares High —— Feb 4,200 of Prices Low 11% 27 7% 7'A ~4% • ; May 8 9 Jan ~4V4 "4% 1 * preferred Georgia Power $6 preferred $5 preferred Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Gilbert 1,200 $6 preferred—* General General $6 convertible 36% 35 ~7'A new com Apr 6% Mar %'Wefck*A Bale* •=>-"/Range v for Week ■. ' Bale Price* • 11% 98 • pfd——100 1 common Adv Outdoor 7% 7% 1 preferred series A 5% General Fireproofing "7% 9 Va ' Kidde General Electric Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg -4 General Finance Corp common * (Walter) & Co B Kimberly-Clark Corp— 4 % % preferred — 100 Kings County Lighting 7% pfd B—100 3% May 4% 26'A .•;;A.Xasfr- ' Exchange Curb Par 2% — York New High Low High 9 ——25 preferred—. STOCKS— ' Range Since January l 5 Alloys conv Shares: 2% Co * General Builders Supply Corp com—-1 General Friday Sales for Week Last Sale Frice STOCKS— York New 6'A 6% 900 4% Mar 6% May 2% Mar 4 * 2.50 10 30 % 30% 12% 14 % 30% 200 25% Apr N Namm's Jeannette Glass Co common Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co— , Jim Brown Stores common— Preference Julian & —->• Kokenge — 1 1 1 6% 8 Feb 9% Jan 7,200 4% Feb 7% May 7% 200 5% 300 4% 4% Feb 5% Feb 7% May 5% May 20% * 1,200 7% 7% 7% 7% 6(4 7% Apr 25% Jan • Co Inc common National Bellas National Breweries common 1% Hess common National Fuel 1 * Gas National Mallinson Fabrics * 1 Kansas Gas Kawneer Kennedy's 1 & Electric 1% pfd Co— • Inc— Key Co common—— For footnotes see page 33. 10% 5 ♦ 2 Machinery National Steel Car Ltd 10% 11% i7 17 30,400 100 8% Feb 123% Mar 16% 8% 17 8% 200 400 225 11% Mar 15% Feb 7% Mar 15% 125 Jan Feb 17% May 17 Mar 9% Jan National Transit common National Union Radio Nelson (Herman) 331/4 4 34Va 15,900 1,890 Corp Neptune Meter common Nestle Le Mur Co class A 10 * .—1 30c Feb 11% Feb 35% Jan 34 Feb 12% Jan Feb 16% Apr 113/4 12Va 151/4 15 15V4 800 12 V2 15% 16 200 12% 16 153A 16 1,200 10 10% 2,500 IOV4 101/4 10% 900 "4% "4% "4% 2f3"0O 3V2 3Va 4,000 2 Va Mar Apr 15%'May 7% Mar 3 2% 16 May 17% > Feb 10% May 9% Apr 11% Feb Mar 21% May 15 Feb 4% May 3% Jan 113/4 53/4 13 600 8% Jan 13% Apr 143/4 5 5 * 7,900 29 Va Mar 12 4 National Rubber K 3% Jan May 33 V4 1 National Mfg & Stores common National Pressure Cooker common National Radiator Co Kaiser-Frazer Corp 3% 34 ---25 preferred 15% 15% 700 13% Feb 15% May 5Va 6% 1,300 4V8 Feb 6% May 31 32 (2388) THE COMMERCIAL NEW YORK & CHRONICLE FINANCIAL CURB Monday, May 31, 1948 EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 38 STOCKS— .?;/ New York Curb ; ' ' ^ / 1 . Friday ''.'/'Last ?'A • Exchange a *■■■< Par - New England Tel & Tel New Haven Clock & Co 20 New Jersey Zinc_i._— New Mexico 5 1 94 4% STOCKS— 11 11 11 67% 69% 96 3% May 6 82% Mar 3,100 New York , Jan Apr Mar 12 Ya Park Mining Co 1% 2 5,700 1% Feb 2 May Feb 85 May 1 New Process Co common. N Y N Y & N Y 100 2,700 Y Shipbuilding * Merchandise N Auction Co 10 59% 75 * common—— Honduras Rosario—: 9% 914 gi/a 700 10% May 27 30% 14 -14 100 11 1 18 18 100 14% 30% 10% Mar 9 50 10 10 Feb a r ■ ——_ 5% 2d Class preferred 5 Hundred Corp class B Mines Feb ' 19 5 Jan m Pendleton Inc & North Rome Cable Roosevelt Root May Rowe r: / Co Ltd Jan Aeronautical Co Consolidated Petroleum Ryerson & Haynes common May 10% Mdy 12% May Jan 9% Mar 12 Feb 3,200 % Mar 7% 7% 8,100 class A— Utility Securities Texas RR y 43%' 47% 4 3% 5 4 19% 19% 1 • 33^ 3 ; 48 1,800 33 47% May 4 i May 1,900 Mar 2% 15 Apr Mar 2% 1,700 May . 21% May 3% Mar i Feb — — 16% Ryan 10% 5% '/Class A $2 Ltd com • 50 1 1 pref conv Salt Dome Oil Co.' class A 25 Northrop Aircraft Inc Novadel-Agene Corp 101 39% 38 102 50 39% 2,000 Mar 9'/s 400 93 Mar 3774 33 / 34% 3% 8% 16% 16% Feb Apr 17 1,000 2574 38 1,600 Jan 7% Mar 141/4 Jan May 8% Apr 11 Jan Feb 16% Jan 107 125 • 137a May 574 Jan 4% Mar 24% Mar -a; — 5% 9% >. 5% 11 5% 5% 3% 800 Apr Jan 7% Apr 7,900 71/2 Mar 11% Apr 1,200 4% Mar 6% Jan United Samson Corp common 25c 1 Savoy Oil Inc (Del) Sayre & Fisher Brick Co 10% 5,000 8% Mar 37% 4,400 27% Mar 11% 5,600 2% 2% 400 7% Mar 1% Mar 1,200 2'/8 Mar „ 2% Apr Schulte Manufacturing Jan Scullin Steel 34% Feb Jan Securities Corp General 1 * 19% 1 2% 42% Inc Co 1 common 1 13% 12% 13% 9,700 7 Feb 13% May Seeman * 1934 191/4 193/4 700 16 Apr 22 y* 1674 Inc Bros 800 32 ,13% Apr 1274 Jan 2% Jan 372 Apr 472 May Feb 3 Jan 38% 1 37a 4,200 32% 1,800 27 Feb 33 1674 16% 1,000 10 '/a Feb 2% 327a • Segal Lock & Hardware Jan 3 25 common 4% 3 94 103 3 4 4 Jan A) 11% 3574 10% Feb (D 10% 37% 10% 90 102 2% May Jan 7,100,,. 5% — — — 97 ' pfd.100 Jan 87 Feb 7% May ■ 33yftMai: \\;f 800 1% 90 1% May 18 ya 2,100 20 3% Feb - 13% 4%. Scovill ' Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% Power 48 50 _ *" ■ 43% 47% * Oil Co States 48 6% — 1 .—* 1 Ryan St Lawrence Corp * * 47/8 May 191/8 May 13% Mar 7% 11% — 1.25 Russeks Fifth Ave common Jan 6,300 Airlines - 300 12% 10 —1 * Rotary Electric Steel Co (The) Corp common—; 1 8% 4,500 23 5 -1 Inc.Co—.... 117 1% Rayon 2% High 3% Mar 2,300 89%. 91 £1 5 Corp common Field Petroleum 102 17% Central \ 2,400 191/3 __ 2% Low 4% * com new Apr lft Penn Northern 12% 19 100 Ltd— Amer dep rets for ord reg Feb 15% common Northeast 900 xl2 pfd F % Mar 92 x92% 17% American North 575 360 1,500 1 American North 1 l 10% __ 4% 9% May Feb 7 30,900 Light & Power common—1 North Amer Class B »-/-■ j<j xlO'A xl2 1 ; Noma Electric____ North 98% 100 __ * . Nineteen Nipissing 100% 101V* 100 -|§ com 9% 9 1007a 100 B optional warrants Niagara Share Corp class B Niles-Bement-Pond / 9% 2% Range Since January I High Rolls Royce Royalite Oil Niagara, Hudson Power common—„1 5% 1st preferred i, 100 1 vtc—.— Rochester Gas & Elec 4% May Feb 32 15 Mar Corp— Founders shares 4% Shares Apr 6 for Week Gas Co— Valley (Texas Corp) Jan 7,000. Jan Feb 72% 9 Grande Sales Range of Prices Low ' - 1 Richmond Radiator Rio Week's Sale Price Par Roeser New Exchange Curb High 71/2- 7% • v Range Since January 1 Low 500 55^ 69% 25 — & Arizona Land!-—... Shares High 92 __ 1 Friday Last Sales for Week Range Low 100 Watch convertible preferred— 4Vz% Week's 5 Sale Price -Hot Prices 2% 1,800 16% May 37a May 18 19% 2 74 2% Mar 1% Mar 16% 600 27a 3y4 Jan Feb 19% May 2% Jan Feb 2 7,800 Jan ' Selby Ogden Corp common 50c Ohio Brass Co class B common Ohio Power 4%% preferred. Oklahoma Natural Gas Old 15 Distillery Filters 3,200 675 37 37% 17s Feb 104% 500 307s 46% May Apr Feb 1097a Jan 387a May Semler 7 7% 800 15~ 15% 150 14% May 22% 22 7a 23'/a 400 15 12% 12'/a 13 6% 9 Apr Jan • 1 O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares Securities 1 common 1,200 7% 1772 Jan 24 May Feb 13 May Public Service 1st common 69% 73 Apr Sick's 32 Apr Silex Co 290 101 Feb 91 Jan 500 Co _ I 18% 17% 18% 31 30% 31- 23% 24% Telephone 1 30,700 6% 63/4 pfd Ltd 1,200 Alexander Jan Apr 106% May Feb 45 72 44% 453/4 1,200 39 Mar 64% Jan 47a 47a 100 4 Apr 51/2 Jan 65% 667a 1,300 48 Feb 66'% May 11% 11% 300 9% Mar 4% 5'/a 13,000 3% Mar 11% May 6 Jan 10% 900 __ 65«/a 47/e 10 May 8 8 28% ~2% ~2% 500 1,000 Jan 6% Feb 10% May 9% Jan Feb 2% 1.700 2% Apr 37a 33/a 1,400 2 Feb Xl2% 12% 1,700 xll Feb 39 Mar 69 67% 69 16% 1674 17% 5,200 4% 5 4% 300 10 18 25c 5% 2.50 14 620 5% 18 50 534 1,500 xl3% 14% 1,600 13% 13% 100 — 100 $3 convertible preferred Simplicity Pattern common Singer Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— 3.90% preferred il fi _» 437a 8 Va 42% 8'A l 14 l 1% 1% » preferred & 10 447a 41 Feb 8% Jan 18 May 4% Mar 5 Jan 18 May 14% 3% 11 Jan Jan 6% Mar 6% 96% • Apr 450 (Howard) common. 6% 9% Feb 1% 4,700 l'/4 Jan 103/4 400 977a 53»/4 .13% 73A — 148% 86 9 Apr 8% 16 2% Apr May Jan 11 Mar May 9% Mar 225 75 94% Jan 98 Railway & Light Securities— Voting common —10 Railway & Utility Investment A 1 Rath Packing Co common—^.—..—10 • Raymond Concrete Pile common: Reed Roller Bit 13% Regal Shoe Co. Reis (Robert) Reliance Rice Stix & Electric Dry page 33. 2% —— 1 3% x3% 1 10% Soss Manufacturing commonSouth Coast Corp common. South Penn Southwest 5% Oil May Jan 90 Jan 28 Apr 3.400 87a Feb 3% 13 1.500 2% Mar x4 10 May 141/2 Mar 1 Mar 4 3,400 10% x3% Feb 4'/4 May 5.500 7-1/4 Feb 10% May Pa 1 4% 4% 400 3»/z Feb 43% 42% 43% 2,700 33'/4 Jan 10 Pipe Line California 4% 12.50 common 25 25 25 25 preferred 4.88% cum preferred 4.48% conv preference 4.32% cum preferred— Southern Pipe Line— Southland Royalty Co Spencer Shoe Corp 31 31 40 29'/4 Feb 317a Feb 39 31 39 50 35'A Jan 4174 May 2874 Apr 27% 27% 27% 500 27% 26% 27'% 1,300 24% 24% 400 26 May 297a Jan 24% May 22% May 4% Jan 25»/a 8 May 36 48 May Feb 47% 45% 4 '/a 4% 4% 300 3% Feb 4% 7% 200 5 Feb 7'/4 May preferred Standard Dredging Corp common $1.60 convertible preferred Standard Forgings Corp 1% 1 % 100 10% 11% 2,300 22% 22% 22% 200 3% 10 3% 600 2% Mar 18% 18 % 150 17% Mar 20 (The) 1 Feb 8Va Feb 117a Jan 19% Mar 23'/a Jan 17a May 3% May 19 3/4 Feb 11% 1,900 9% Feb 11% May 27% X27 % 2,500 25'/4 Feb 29 2% 2% 2% 4,100 1%. Jan 3 2% 2% 2% 4C0 110 preferred Products Jan 11% 10 (Ky) Standard Power & Light com Common class B $7 Feb 1% 2.7 Convertible Oil 1,600 10% Co Brewing 48 Co 11% 28 110 102 10 Jan May 2% May l'/e Mar Feb lll'/a May 8% May 6% Mar 8 100 5 Feb 3% 3% 2,200 1,500 3% 3% 2% Feb 5% Apr 3% May 4% Corp 8 4% 4% 4% 2,000 3% Mar 6'A Jan Steel Co of Canada., Stein (A) 66% Products Sterling Brewers Inc SSterling Engine Co— Sterling Inc.— 220 5272 500 22 Feb 17% 1,100 1574 Mar 800 7% 8 1% 1% 3,200 7% 2,600 5% 197a Jan 8% 7% Mar % Feb 7 ")% ,< 687a May 26% May Feb 27% 16% 17% 67% 26% & Co common Sterling Aluminum Jan 274 Jan Jan '77a May 13 Jan 143/4 1 I 13% 13% 275 Feb 17s 13% 13% 1,750 13% May 15'/a Jan Jan Stop & Shop Inc Stroock (S) & Co 17% 181/2 1,550 I6V2 Mar 207a Jaii 277a Jan 57a Apr 35^:p Jan 97% 300 36% Feb 54 13% 250 12 Feb 14 Jan 73/4 200 Jan Apr May 87% 14% 37a 8% Feb 6% Mar 990 79 18 common—— Sunbeam' Corp Sun Ray Drug common 34 25c 10 144 Feb 1,475 12 Mar 7 . 33 34 700 7 1,400 674 16% 16% 16% 325 3% 3% 3% 1,500 2% Mar 14% 150 7 13% Mar 1 14 • 177a May 37a Jail 10 Feb 300 10 Va Feb 12 400 287a May 1174 Jan 16 Jan 124 147a Apr 90% Jan 151 Jan 14% May 18,900 Mar 1% Feb 33/a May 147a Mar — — -u. Corp common 1 • • Inc % — — 20 Feb May common Light 7S pfd-—-- I100 Texon Oil & Land Co Thor Shovel Co new Corporation 375 29 Mar 31 Jan 35% 343/4 35% 600 3074 Mar 36 May Tishman 54 Feb 55 Mar 83/4 20,700 Feb 9 May Tivoli Brewing Co Tobacco & Allied — 5% 2 1174 12 29% 29 29% 14% 14% 15 — 2,700 1187a . .... 17 17 13 18% 600 18 May 5 20% 19% 20% 1,300 16 Feb —1 common common 14% 14% 14% 1,500 12% Feb 18% 18,700 7% 100 5 177a 11% 1,000 May 31% Feb ; Jan May Jan 17% May ,/ 19% May 21/, Jan I3/* May 297a ■73/4 Jan 7 291/4 8%. 4% 43% May Edison— original 2974 w Tilo Roofing Inc.— Realty & Construction. 1 1 Stocks.. 187a 7% * __ 16% 7 7a 53 54 .15 11% Mar 5% May 18% May Feb 7% 497a Mar 90 ' 54 Apr May Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— 24'/a 24% 25% 800 1974 Mar 3% Mar 25% Apr Amer dep rets ord regis——;— —£1 dep rets def regis—,—.. —5s « Shipyards Corp 4% 5'/4 1,300 2% ; 5 • Goods For footnotes see 270 Feb 13% 3% Thew —— 1 Engineering- 3% 500 Mar 8% May Mar Stetson (J B) Co common Stlnnes (Hugo) Corp Jan • 1 Co & 3% 36 May 6% Mar 225 350 25% 3 % Technicolor 2% 5 * Co Jan 88 % Mar 13% Texar-Power & Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrants- ; 270 3% 1 Tampa Electric Co common. common. Apr 11% 35 1 Taggart preferred 11% Apr Feb 90 148% 143'% 13% Manufacturing 1,700 Apr 44'% May Feb 1,500 54 67% llloo convertible 8% 8 260 Paper Mills. Standard R $3 Jan 221/2 May 177a Jan Apr ■1 Manufacturing Co Soonton.» Corp 931/8 Feb 37 1.900 95% 5374 5 Quebec Power Co Raytheon Jan Apr 7V2 1,100 £ 1 Standard-Thomson Corp Standard Tube class B May 14% May Jan 87a 95% • 10 preferred 73 108% 121/2 Mar 1,400 9% 100 Swan Finch Oil Corp,.- Oats 16% 8% • Superior Portland Cement, Inc__ Superior Tool & Die Co Quaker xl5% 8% Solar 15 9% Mar 8% May 100 Manufacturing Jan 11% 16% —1 100 Standard Cap & Seal common Jan 72% May 157a Light— Z-$5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-National Co common Mar 18% Solar Aircraft Co- Standard Mar Colorado— Power May 167a i ■ 211 Mar Feb • cumulative 4 19% May Publications— Simmons-Boardman 4 13% 53% 87 2J50 America of * Feb Feb Feb 62 2,900 • Starrett ♦ common * common Standard 1 common 2% 104 Stahl-Meyer Inc 3% 50 common May 29% May 22 12 V2 I50 ; of 9 29% 8% l ± Feb 6% May — Pyrene 3 May Apr 2 Providence Gas. 4%% 6% 2 1 Corp of Nevada Puget Sound 7 Feb 4% shares Co Inc Service 5% Mar 4 101 % * Prosperity Co class B Public Apr 26% May 50 LI* : Lambert Producers 14,900 47% Jan 300 * Amer Corp of Canada Metals May 63/4 50c common 1st preferred Pressed 6% 1061/4 1061/4 2.50 Mining Co Prentice-Hall 24% May 6% IIH20 common Pleasant Valley Wine Co Pneumatic Scale common & Feb 108 May 1% May 16 * Canada Ltd Breweries Southern Pitney-Bowes Inc.— Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie... Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Pratt May 17% 18% May 6% 100 Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd Piper Aircraft Corp common & 7 4% — — 6% Jan 31 Feb 3 12 »/4 100 Shoe Corp of America class A Smith • Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co Powdrell 13 Feb 42% Mar 1 Pharis Tire & Rubber Power Feb Mar * 4%% Pep Boys (The) Pepperell Mfg Co Perfect Circle Corp Polaris Apr 2.50 Penn Power & Light Co Johnson Mar 23 23% 1 Penn Traffic Pinchin 24 30 'A Feb 10 180 25 Penn Water & Power Co Governor 1,600 * common Penn-Dixie Cement warrants Penn Gas & Elec class A common Pierce 800 * $1 cumulative preferred Pennroad Corp common Jan 15% May Mar Feb Jan 11 5 Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patchogue Plymouth Mills 10% May 12% Mar 23 23% 15% May 73 25 common preferred 36 15% 13 13 700 Mar 15% 10»/4 Mar 100 1,700 29 * 200 15% 1% 2,600 32% Mar » 12% 15% 3% 500 com 12 74 — 15 3a 700 96 Jan % Mar 19% 2,100 50 572 900 3% 9% 94% May 85% May May 100 151/a 30y4 94% 3 2% 18% 34% 104% 83 75% Mar 1% 3% 9% 101% 103 May Feb 74 27 2% 15% 29% Feb Jan 4% May Feb 1% 118% 331/8 6% 2% —— * 1 9% _ Peninsular 1 24% lVa Mar 13% 650 5 30% preferred Pen 3,000 Shawinigan Water & Power »34% Page-Hersey Tubes common ♦ Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs__ Paramount Motors Corp 1 Parker 50 5 4 74 Shattuck Denn Mining 5 Lighting $5 preferred * Pacific Power & Light 5% pfd—...100 $1.30 85 * Leather 25 1st pfd preferred. Pacific Pacific 83 85 4% 20% Mar Jan 25 Gas & Elec 6% 1st 81 common Sherwin-Williams of 5%% 83 1 1 4% Pacific 3,100 Safety Control Serrlck Corp class B: Sheller Mfg Co Sherwin-Williams Pacific Can Co 20,600 1 Corp Radio Sentinel 4% 261/4 Inc B) (R 474 24% 25 $5.50 prior stock Allotment certificates 1% May Jan 33 80 100 _4% 25% Seton 1 class B Omar Inc Overseas 1% 46% 10874 109 22% 1 common stock Sentry Poindexter Oliver United 13/4 43% 109 21% * -5 Co Industries Inc Convertible 1% * 100 Shoe Selected O 2% 1,900 1% Apr 24% 175 187a Feb 25 Mav Toledo Edison 4'A% 32 700 24% Mar 32 May Tonopah Mining of Nevada 24 31% 31% : 5% Jan 3% Jan Amer Todd pfd ' 674 1% 130 174 1% 110% 136 100 97% 96% 1 l'/a 17a 800 , Feb 17a Feb 865 88 Feb- ; '/a 125 92 Jan" 1% 8,500 1 97 ' Mar 7% : 1% 136 Feb Jan May 977a May 1% May EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY Last York New Sale Price Exchange Curb Loto Par Lux Trans Trunz 6 LOW !%• ~6% 400 6 preferred convertible 10% 3oU 10% 31 May Feb 9 Jan 9% Mar 12 Jan - ; 1961 stamped 5s /I • ..} K T'tf Unexcelled Union Gas of . Jan 1,900 8 6% 6% 5% 7% 4 1% 4 >/8 Mar 1,100 5% 5% —• Canada Union Investment Co 2% Mar 300 5% Mar 8% 1950 1963 1958 4s Green Mountain Power 3%s -. 6% 6% Jan 300 • Apr 6% Apr If-N A7s Union Oil Co of California— • pfd series A—* $3.75 'U Chemicals United United - : '' Light ft Railways Products common Preferred 57'% May 62 __——: May Jan A7s ; — (July —„ 103% — — 100'/a 102% 103 ya I-* O cn i- 105 2 3 J-J 26 % 27 20 27 5 27 v. $27 17% -.26%; ;. 17 27 17% 27 16% 27 10 17% 26% 2 17% 27 60 55% 61% 28 26% 26 % 27 27 27 60 1952 coupon) 1941 100% 26% F-A 1952 ' coupon) F series A 7s 1941 (Aug 60 __ 26% J-D / 56 — 59% 61% '/ Interstate Power Cc-— ' 4% 4% 48% 48% U IS Jan 4% Mar 38% Mar 48% May ^ Feb % May 3 % 2,700 200 26,000 • 31"% 21% 20% 17% Feb 30 A Debenture 18,500 ' Apr Jan Jan >25% Jan 5% May 245 Jan 5% May 25 escrow with Nov A 7s Co— 1947 coupon ' i v, ■ 3%s——1969 28% 17 25 " ♦ 3-D 3%s„——1968 Kansas Power ft Light 9 25 16 -t; 18 v mm* 21% 25 /-J •*': Kansas Electric Power 20. 28% $13 1963 Altalian Superpower 6s ■ $25 1952 1952 1940 coupon 1 1 A7s ex Nov /-J ctfs Hydro-Electric Isarco 22i/o May Feb 1,700 21 36% May Feb 20 150 19% Apr 16 36% 19% 19% 21% • • United Milk v 90 35% • 10 7 United Gas Corp common United 97 U • common Corp warrants Elastic Corp— United 91% Mar 53% . 125 4% 48% 50c Products com— United Aircraft 89 100 Union Stock Yards of Omaha 55% 95- 105 103% 102% 2 58 $101% 1957 ; series E 57% A-O 1957 1941 coup) (Dec 1 A6%s A7s 61 300%' 102 $103% 103% 58 $101% 1955 1955 C series A6%s High 38 5 101% 101% J-J J-D J-J A-O 1970 Indianapolis Power ft Lt 3%s International Power Sec— Jan 6 2% 2% 10c 5 Lou) 1 43 H Grand Trunk Western Ry Guantanamo ft Western 6s— U Corp Chemical Corp January I, No. High. 43 M-S Hygrade Food 6s ser A—«L—Jan 1949 6s series B Jan 1949 Ulen Realization Range Since Sold Bank— Finland Residential Mtge Apr Bonds Friday's or Bid ft Asked Low 4% May 29% Mar 1 • Tung-Sol Lamp Works com 6% Feb 1% 13,400 • Sale Price HigJP •: % Mar 4 4,200 Week's Range Last Period Exchange Curb York New Range Since January l 3% 3% 37/8 warrants Inc 80c Friday Shares High 5% 5% 1 Corp Tri-Continental of Prices Interest BONDS for Week Range ^ >8 Sales Week's Friday STOCKS— (2389)'-33 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE Number 4703 Volume 167 % $104% J-J $108% 109 „ \ 107 __ 109% United Molasses Co Ltd— dep rets ord regis Amer - United NJ RR ft Canal 100 — 8% 8% 100 7 Ve May 107/a Jan 58% 59% 2,525 -54% Mar 627/e 25 40% 40% 40% 150 41% Jan 1 10% 9% 10% 1,400 8% Feb 10c 2% 2% 1,200 2% Mar 1 • 17% 4% 17% 18% 3,600 11% Feb 19% May Securities 4% 4% 9,200 1% Feb preferred with warrants • 85 84% 475 70% Feb 86 18 16% 18% 5,700 12% Feb 18% May 2% 2% 1,100 1% Apr 3 2% 3% 600 2% Jan 3% May 61% 40(3 38 % Jan common— Corp_^ U S Foil Co class B > $5 International and 1st 1 1 —50c U S Radiator commonU S Rubber Reclaiming Co United F-A 1963 1967 A-O Jf-8 4s 1961 2004 3-D 1st mtge 3%s —1968 A-O 1971 A-O Lexington 1st mtge 3s 1964 Pennsylvania Water ft Power 3%s_1964 3%s —-1970 Piedmont Hydro-Electric Co— A6%s with Oct 1 1940 coupon—1960 A6%s ex Oct 1 1947 coupon 1960 J-J 3-D 3-3 Stores Corp com 2% Universal Consolidated Oil 10 Universal Insurance Universal Products Co common 10 86 60 27'% 5 • 3 x22% Utah-Idaho Sugar Utah Power & Light common G0% 38% 10 10% May 3% Apr May Jan 67% Apr 19% Mar 27 27% 3 3% May 29 Jan 3,400 900 22 23% Mar 600 22% x22% 3 Jan 2% Feb 19% Mar 3% Jan 22% May Extended Milwaukee Gas & Light 4%s New England Power 3%s NY ft Westchester Ltg Ohio Power 1st mtge 3s Park of Service Public New $103 Venezuelan 1 Inc Vogt Manufacturing — 8% 8% 4'/2 8% 4% 4% Mar 10 Jan Apr 98 Jan 600 3% 20c • Petroleum Venezuela Syndicate 7 80 8% 1 5 Valspar Corp common $4 convertible preferred 2,800 5% 4,500 2% Mar xl2% Feb Feb 9% Apr 4% May 15% May 90 24% 1952 5%s series A * Wagner Baking voting trust preferred $2 3% 200 1% 100 8 Feb 10 107 107 1 __ _ __ 11% 11 3% May Feb 9% 9% 30 preferred cum May % Apr 8 % Mar 200 10% May 110% 2% Feb 155% Co warrants Warner Aircraft Corp 4% 4 % 4% 1,300 2% Mar 6% 4% 5 % 2,350 2% Mar 5 % May 2% 2% 1 Manufacturing West Utilities Texas Western Western 1% 2,000 Coal 20 Westmoreland Inc__ Apr 2% May Feb 1 1 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg (Wm) 6% Mar 3,100 $99% A-O ft Co Jan 140 Feb 161 101% 105% 104% 105% 101% 105 V* (A G) A-O 104% 105 J-3 $99% 101 3%s_—1970 Gas ft Elec Southwestern $104% 105% J-3 5 (Calif)— Gas 3s—— M-N A-O 105% 96 Va $115% 118% 1966 (Hugo) Corp— A7-4s 3rd stamped 100 V* 1 102 Va 102% 1950 101 98 $104% 105 V* F-A 1989 5s_ Corp inc 5s collateral trust Stinnes 102'/a 114 Va 116 63'/a 1 65 65 J-J 22% 22% 22 Va 11 A-O 21% 21Va 23 15. 75 22 21 A-O ' —1946 * ..«*• Hydro-Electric Co— A6%s with Aug 1 1940 coupon__1953 A 6%s ex Aug 1 1947 coupon 1953 United Electric Co of N J 4s Electric Service with Dec 1 Dec 1 3fc".V ■ 1949 28% 10 19 102% 102% 4 102'% 28% $14 102% J-D 1 25% 25% 1956 $13 1956 38 — __ River Oil Corp Wickes 5% C) (R Co. & Inc Products Willson Wilson Corp (The) Williams 10 5 * 1 1-1 r Brothers common 29 39% Apr 25% Jan May Waldorf-Astoria 27% 18 — A 5s income Hotel— — 15% 450 14% May 18% Jan 14% 200 13% 16% Jan West Traction Penn 72 77% 1954 debs 15% Industries pfd 2 5s Newspaper Union— 6s conv s f debentures M-S 77 77% 15 1964 J-D 107 107% 3 102% 107% 2030 1960 A-O J-D 106% 106% 2 106 107% 10% 800 6% Feb 9 % 9% May 24 May 117 120 1959 F-A $117% 119% 11 100 — 5s £1 • American deposit receipts 8% preference Wright Hargreaves Ltd 6 6 % 18 3% 1,700 14 7% May Jan 19 May 18% 150 21% 200 17 Feb 20 95 Jan 102 Apr 13% 13% 100 10 % Mar 14 Jan 16% 17% 600 13 19'A Jan 8% 8% 1,000 9% Jan "2% "2% 6,000 Feb 22% May 2% 7% Apr Foreign Governments & Municipalities 2 2% May Mar Friday Interest BONDS York Period Exchange Curb Week's Range Last Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low Friday Interest BONDS Curb Period Exchange Last Sale Price or Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Low High . Sold Range Since January 1 No. Low High Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col) — A20-year 7s April 1946 A20-year 7s -Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s 1948 Danish A-O J-J 61% J-D — M-IV F-A — Bonds Range Since Sold January 1 No. High 1970 102% 84 92% 100 Af-N 102% 102% 102% 37 96 103 1964 J-J 106% 105% 106% 20 103'% 106% 1960 J-D 110% 110 % 110% 8 109% 111 1998 Q-F 162 168 1970 3-D 107 y2 108 98% 983i 99 108 6s $155 -- 166 External 101% 101% 23 98% 102 5s 1 61% 61% 65% 62% 31% 3 31% 39% 84% 68 84% — __ : 31% 1948 J-J 89 89 89 23 81 92% '<Ag%s (20% redeemed) 1954 M-S 92% 92 92% 63 82% 93% 1966 M-S 104% 104% 8 Cities Service Jan 5s_, Debenture 5s__ 1958 A-O Debenture 5s 1969 Af-Q Debenture 3s 1977 J-J ConBOl Gas El Lt & Pwr t -, (Bait) Consolidated u Gen 1981 —1962 debs Gas (Bait City) 85% 103 105% 107 785 J-D J-J A-O Af-N 106% 106% 8 $100% 102 78 105 105% 102 106% 100'A 97% 62 A-O 113 113 109 113 1 112% of N J Division— 1st mtge 4s ser A A 1st mtge 4s ser B Eastern Gas & Fuel 3%s_ Elmira Water Lt & RR 5s Ercole MarelU r Elec Mfg 1993 1993 Af-If May 1965 J-J 1956 M-S 62% 45 62% 44% 103 A7s (issue Of Oct. 1927) AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s M-N J-D — — M-N A-O J-D > 1972 J-D 2008 J-v* 1997 JS 2012 1919 J-D M-S J-J Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s Parana stamped (Plan A> 2%s Interest reduced to (Republic of)— IS to 2 %S (ser ABODE) Rio de Janeiro stamped (Plan A) Interest A Russian o 5 6 8 12% 7 12 15 26 $31 !c 26 33 1 24 33 30 39/4 42% $41% 42% 12 — — — 42% * 44 44% 22 81 — 27 — -5 27 .^3/ 20 33% ,.v .4-4 22 ^ 2 3'2 18 2-8 2/4 — $41% $60 70 — 524 — 1 44% -2 71 -- — -- reduced 2% to Government 6%s 12 55% 45% 31 29% 11 97% 103 _ „ 34 34 — 2a < 35 /e . -- « - ^4 3'4 24 3/2 included in year's rMge). d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot transaction f Ex-distribution. g principal, n Under-the-rule transaction (not included in year s range), r Transaction i c . (not included in year's range), x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights. •Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. 63% 46 103% 112 31 31 par ABonds value, being a Deferred delivery transaction (not (not included in year's range), traded flat. rt„ , " certificates of deposit; "cons " co "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock, v t c, i," when issued; "w w," with warrants; "xw," without warrants. SReported in receivership. 112 Abbreviations-used above—"cod," Co— $25 A6%S ex Nov 1 1947 coupon—1953 $13 63% $110 1940 coupon—1953 A6%s with Nov 1 78 * 6.2 6% - 115 Delaware Lack & Western RR— Lackawanna 12% M-S 1947 1947 1931 A5%s 1954 6% J-J 1921 1927) 100'A 104% — mtge 4%s—— „ Bank of Bogota— of May •No •<uU (Peru) reduced to (issue 88% 98% $99% 100 % 105 - 105% 12 87% 1952 Peru 1969 1976 1st ref mtge 2%s ser Q 1st ref 2%s series R conv 29 106% 103% 104% 106 86% 105 — 1st ref mtge 3s ser P 2%s 104 104 75 75 $55 $50 ' " 6%s stamped_1958 (Plan A) 2%s 2008 AMedellin 7s stamped 1951 Interest A7s ,: A5s (20% redeemed) — Maranhao stamped Mortgage ICentral States Electric Corp— 1955 1953 5%s External City High Municipal Loan— Cons Danzig Port & Waterways— AExternal 6%s stamped ALima 6s series C Steel 2 J-J 1955 pelf Telephone of Canada- J-D 1953 Low 61% $61 61% ' Bethlehem il 12% Mar Feb 101% 21% 100 13% *A. Jan Feb 10 6% 103% May 11% New York 99% Ltd— Woolworth (F W) New 12 100 100 ** 1 Woodley Petroleum 600 „ 100 Inc 17% Mar 23 22% 10 25 * preferred w w Winnipeg Elec common Wisconsin Pwr & Lt 4%% Woodall 23 103% -- Western Wichita '# ri May Mar Feb "*. • Co— 1940 coupon 1947 coupon Washington Water Power 3%s West Penn Electric 5s — -30% Terni ex 33 1,225 2nd A 7s 25 % Mar 39 38 1946 Industries— stamped (Hugo) A7-4s 14% 15% 101'/a 51 103% 104% 1971 Counties A 7s x22 % Mar -- — 113% 97% • Southern 101 113% 1 1973 California Gas 3%s > 103% 100 — 100 1970 3%s series A Southern Apr 115% __ 39 104 Ve M-S 155% 98 15 99% 100 A-O 100 May 10 112 10 Whitman 10 9% 9% $6 Westmoreland — 140 % $114 United 1.25 preferred—_• Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 Tablet' & Stationery com—* Wentworth 34 19 151% 155% Jan Jan 13 5 1 WatchrCo_— Ward Baking 19 — Af^S 5s 107 1 Waitt & Bond Inc 106 Stinnes 3% ctfs ext.* 100 105 103 2 24% 24% $13 M-N AStarrett Waco Aircraft Co 103% 3 104% 104% Joaquin Lt & Pow 6s B——1952 Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s 1951 Southern California Edison 3s 1965 1st mtge 108 .82%. 92 90 . $104% 104% 103% 101% 102% $102% 103% M-H perpetual certificates Queens Borough Gas & Electric— 6% Spalding W 32 107% 105 — 107% 108 108 104 101% 5 107% 307 M-N 105 Jersey— San Waltham 67 102% 5 103% 103% 103% Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_198l 7% 102 58 15 66 66 66 5Ve May Specialities S 1956 deb 4V2S Valley RR— at 4 % to Midland 101% 1 101% 101% Apr U S Air Conditioning . Jan 1% Preferred U Feb 2 59% preferred Machinery Shoe United 247% 25c 10 common....25 United Profit Sharing com -10% United 1% Mar 900 1% 1% McCord Corp 36 tive; "conv," convertible; "w voting trust certificates, . , , , t 34 (2390) COll^ERCIAI. THE & FINANCIAB CHEQNICLE Monday, May' 31, 1948 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Baltimore Slock Friday Last STOCKS- *■ Par Arundel Corporation Baltimore 5Vc Low Transit 1st 15'/a Co preferred com t v v t c c Range Since January 1 Low High Cities 105 2 Mar 5 Jan Coleman 40 12 Apr 23 Jan Commonwealth Edison 50 144 25 158 Jan 16 Vb Mar 160 20 National Marine Bank Amsterdam U 6 Fidelity oi 30 Casualty-,. Seaboard Commercial 100 100 65 Jan 108 Jan Dodge Mfg 53 % 2 28 53% 50 51% 28 28' 70 25 28% Feb 50 26 26 30 26 May 50 5% 52 pfd Guaranty 52 y« 155 44% Jan 26 Feb Fitz May Flour 5s series Mills 1975 A 55 V2 55 '/a 64 —1975 65 $9,500 1,450 Mar 68 Jan Apr 45 54 V2 77 common Connell & of Four-Wheel 4s — Week's Last STOCKS— Fox Par American Tel & Tel—*—— American —.— 50 Woolen Anaconda Copper Bird 8s Son « Stamped 100 36 % Mar 712 30% Common stamped 6% 41% class 7% cl 10% C 1st * 19% 334 19 26 475 22% Calumet & V 4 */2 % - ) 3 May 4 3% 100 100 7% 7% 10 5% 100 7% 7% 70 5% Mar S3 Street National 7 54 16% 100 Inc ,0,;' 5% Mfg Corp Racing 26% 57% 284 49% Mar 58% 41% 39% 42% 2,686 31% Mar £38% 42% May 38% 39% 505 28 -- 1 Assn 1 6% , ;;1 U S Feb 605 6% Feb 4% Apr 20 —100' 100 —2.50 100 —50 __ —2.50 28% 115 19% Mar 28% May 40c • .25 54c 74c 69c 110 77c 4,053 10 Feb Feb Apr 10% Mar 12% 220 83 96 310 . 10% 1,865 Mar Apr Jan May 13% May 38c Feb 85c Apr 110 10 38% 40 193 30 20% 20% 22% 932 16% 5% 5% 1,375 3% Feb 7% 7% 98 5% Feb 5% May 7% Mar 14% 15% 365 13% Feb 15% May —— 107% Mar Feb Feb 125 Jan 40% May 22% May Jam Jan ... North 15% 268 13% Mar 49% May 15% Jan 32 487 23 32% May Range of Prices Shares Sale Price Par Admiral Corp common Advanced Alum American Te! Armour & 12 y4 5 Castings & Tel Co Co 5% * Investment Automobile Washer 4 common Borg-Warner Corp Brach & Co Burd Piston Sons (new) 7% Feb 9% Feb 25% 14% 26 14% 1,050 1,700 1,400 21% Mar 148 Mar 11% Mar 2% 31% 750 1,000 12% May 6% May 12% May 26% May 157% May 15 May 1% Feb 2% May 31% May 6% Feb 31% May 7%' 7% 4% 4% 100 3% 6% 6% 6% 2,100 4% 150 8 Jan Feb 4% Apr Feb 7 % May 36 37% 750 32% Feb 40 18% 18% 650 17% Feb 20% 13 1 14% 12% 13% 1,200 11 Mar 15 400 9% Mar 15 11% 450 9% 11 % Apr Mar Jan 13% May 14% 10% 63% 2% common 111 Secur Corp common Convertible preferred —; W Ul.il common . 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Feb May ■ 4% 4% 47% 47% 30 4% May 47% Feb 63% _• new 64% 300 48% Mar * 28% 28% 15% — corn- ...2 16 ...10 common Car 16 37 37 10 32% 32% ww 8% * common 21% ~1 5 — 4% Feb 49% Jan 64% May 29% Jan 28% May *9% Pressed Steel Rath Car Packing Spiegel Inc St. Louis Clothes Lathe 1 1,700 6% -Jan , May 24% May 21% Jan 22 May 200 9% Jan 260 29% Feb 31 33% 33% 400 27% Feb 34% May w 50 1,600 12% 150 31% 33 1,050 Feb 10% Feb 26 Mar 12% 13 500 11% 25% 27% 4,300 1.5% 7% 7% 7% 50 6 Mar 25 Jan WW 1 capital-—5 26 —2 26 ' 11% May Jan 15 ■- Jan 42 May 12% May 33% Apr Feb 14 Feb 287a May 8% Jan Jan 32 26% 350 12% 13% 1,900 .14 May 32 WW * • 11% May 32 26% • capital- 13% 41% 12 % — 31% _• . Stockyards 13% 40% WW WW • common- Works common Nat ; Xl7% May 16% Feb 10% • Prod Corp common.. Steel Strap common— Corp Brand 21% Apr 100 29% Oil Bend 3,600 May 10 8,950 18% 20% Apr 10 24% 22 Jan 22% - 10 9% • Society Feb 7% Mar 10% capital Shellmar 19% 2,050 29% Corp class B common.—.mil Signode 650 9% W — Sears Roebuck & Co capital Sinclair 22% Jan May — 1 Serrick Feb 1 common Cummins 9 8% —10 common Sangamo Elec Co 35 23% 20% common 167a Mar 37% Mar xl7% WW Pennsylvania RR capital 15% May 32% Mar 26 150 9 24 10 50 100 9 21% 9% 1—25 150 37 ww ..20 common Peabody Coal Co £ontmon 5% prior preferred 32% 110 30 Jan 33 Mar Feb 48% May 16% May 77a Mar 28% Apr • Standard Oil of Ind capital —25 Storkline Furniture & Corp Co Tool capital Co (The) & Mfg Indust Mach 17% Mar 187a 150 277a Mar 35 May 27 2,300 197a 27 Mar 35 600 30% Jan Feb 36% Jan 300 15 May 21% Jan 20% 1,200 16 Feb 21% Jan Feb 37 Jan Mar 48 Jan May May 30% 31% 650 28% 47% 110 44 41% 42 1,100 41 May 42 79 79 100 68 Mar 81 30% 31% • 31% 300 257a 18% 350 10% 10% 1,125 13 13% 14% 18% • Jan 16% 47 * 10% 1—2 capital Feb 9% 19% 30% com— 12% common 100 34 16% ' 20% (inew) —* U Elec 18 47 . Union Carbide & Carb capital S Steel common Feb X34% WW .5 —.2 common Feb 7Va 24% 27 25 St Corp 12% 1,350 33 WW ctfs of dep_ . 37% 8 17% * _. stock 700 800 7% —10 ... Corp So La Salle 48% 16% 7% common-.—5 Swift International Co Ltd Thor 47% 16 1 common common Mach 48% 16% Stewart-Warner Corp common Stone Container Corp common 5 Feb 13% Mar 10 Feb 317a May 187a May 11% Jan 100 1074 Mar 14 Jan 14% 600 13 14% Jan . Feb Stocks— Alleghany Corp Armco , 18 100 14% 14% 900 2G Feb Mar May Steel 12% Mar 16% Feb New Motor 15 May 350 3% Apr 6 1% 2% May 1,050 10% Feb 8% Feb 07e 64% 5 capital— * . Co Corp of 14 10% 1,700 14% 2,800 65 300 Feb 9% Feb 64% Feb 14 Jan -272 Inc new com. Wilson & Mar Co 14 Mar 19% May 13% 900 1074 Feb 13% May 9% 8 3/a WW ■ 300 2,600 W 42% 1,400 5% 400 67t 1,000 19% 2,700 America * — common— WW 5% 5 10% 10% 1 3372 ; common Spring.—...—— Corp common Corp. 66 Oil 500 16s/a — 17% 900 Feb — common May 67a Feb 9 % 472 Jan 8% May Apr 5 3/a Mar 6% Fet? 317a Mar 42% May 5% Jan 33/4 Feb 43/4 Feb 6% May 14% Mar 19% May 127a Feb 143/4 Mar WW 37 5% 2,800 47a Feb 11% 350 834 Feb 17% May 16% Jan 5% May 11% May 2 6 3/a 1,100 18 72 Mar 26% May 1672 19% 2,000 153/4 Mar 23% 373/4 39 1,600 X2574 Feb 13 2,200 25% 167a . 38% _• 12% 81% Corp 30% 197/a 1972 165/a —25 United May 32% May 113% May 6Va 1874 Standard Oil of N J Studebaker Feb 92% Mar 500 5 — 20% Sunray 26% 100 40 10 10 107a 700 283/4 293/4 700 20% 21 * WW 8 7 3/« 23 Feb 42 Jan May Feb 13% May 11% May Feb 30 May May 3,200 147/r Feb 21 81% 1 . May 300 4% May 363/4 WW 42 —15 10% May 14% May 31 7% WW —1 Steel 41 9 8% Radio-Keith-Orpheum Republic Steel Corp common., Standard 16% May Feb 2% Mar ■ m — (The) Feb 307a 13% WW "w Car Pictures Oil Co Radio RR 123/i 600 19% Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc 9% Mar 2,600 13% Corp 1,200 36 1 4 Airways Corp Pure 2% 13% Motors American Amer * Light York Central North .—1 1,300 30% * 1 4% 167a 41 1133/4 1133/4 — 36 * Nash-Kelvinator 37a 1672 4074 31 W — Graham-Paige Pepsi-Cola Co 5% 9% (The)— Television & Radio General Electric Co Gas 37a 16% WW 1 System Inc Motors 63 % May 2 13% • Farnsworth May Apr 10 .100 Products Gas 62 18% —50 _ Curtiss-Wright Laclede * San com. 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West 41 55 — May 20 Mickelberry's Food Prod 15% 40 — Jan 13% Mar 38 WW Marshall Field & Co common 40 55% 9% - * common Univ Jan 100 200 Middle South 38% ■WW -12% 13% Apr 19% May 30c 13% w— — 14% Mar 600 94% 40% ■_ —, 529 809 11% Co Schwitzer 12% 10% w.— I—* common..—1 1 RR Jan 3% Feb 17 10 38 common.—......10 Products Ext & Jan 19% ,4.7c 13% 5 _ Corp 54 92% 40 Electric 36% May 11% — iWaldorf System Inc 55% May Feb 41% Mar 93 • - — Machinery common preferred : Feb 28% 150 — ww Shoe 31% 40 52% 18% - • Inc 50 36% 25 ... Inc 58% May 13% May 12% 52% 12% 40c * Westinghouse dan 42% 27% — 18% Mills Rubber 3% 780 Jan 52% 1 Union Twist Drill United '935 58% May 51% 52% 1 — /1 United Fruit Co > 33 36% 52 __ Shawmut Assn I,, 4 57% Jan 26% Feb 12% r. Apr 16 7% __ common— Pneumatic Steel Salle 39% May * Butte Mining (N H) Co Central National 55 VB 5 Cos Webster Jan 57% 100 I Northern RR & Apr 23% 3% common N Y New Haven & Hartford Stone 93 Ap/ Apr ,f New England Electric System 1 (!■ New England Tel & Tel Torrington Fib 21% Feb * common Pennsylvania RR Qiiincy Mining Co 81 75 * fjf; Nash-Kelvinator i'j Rexall Drug. 95 22% 20 * Pacific Jan 488 100 j/J North 82 88 — 1 • Preferred Feb 905 i Narragansett Feb 33 : __i .0 National Service Feb 9% 21% Mathieson Chemical Corp ? / Mergenthaler Linotype Mullins 31% 4%. RR preferred 92 250 Apr 57% May 16% May 30% • 100 60% 63% Libby McNeill & Libby common—1—7 Lincoln Printing Co common 1 * Lindsey Lt & Chem common 7% 21 * 300 200 9% tmmm ...10 common Drug Co Leath Apr May 33 Co May 15% 1 & Co Miller & Hart Inc Feb 79 6 1074 17 • International Harvester Katz 17% May * . Copper Central 10% 49 Feb 22% • common... Assoc *• Jan 6% 50 Jan ' 10 15% 9 ... 13% Mar 170 80 Apr Apr 86 mmmm 100 C General Electric Maine 80 100 . Stores— : 9 9% 34 50 56 15 7% 332 77/a Jan Apr Apr Ry— V, Gillette Safety Razor || Isle Royale Copper Kennecott 95 17 48% * B Lines 10% 16% 10 pfd adjustment—* Eastern 10% 48% 2% 82 Jan 39 8% Mar 44 10 ww 5 Illinois Brick Co capital 4"% May Associates— preferred W, First 3% . 1? i Employers Group 4"% May 100 16 % May 300 15% ' ww WW —25 La 48 prior preferred Mass Dk & (Geo A) Independent Mar Feb 487a May 6 Apr 29% May , 1 Illinois Apr 28 32 —- Co 6% 1 19% Feb 6 * 2% Feb 25 70 100 77a 39 May 25% 300 .97 * common Kellogg Switchboard 5% J, r May 415 ..5 —— Range Eastern • 21% May Feb 4% Hecla__ Service Copper Dr (G) Hupp Corp 43% May 45% 100 6 9% 2% — 25 280 6 : ::io — Brew Co capital Indiana 19 30 9% 9% 6% Mar' 350 , Hibb Snencer Bartlett common 125% Feb 25% class D 1st pfd stamped—1-100 Cities , Feb Mar 36% 4% pfd stamped ,3 Eastern Gas & Fuel "V* 17% 115 1,501 44% stamped™ 1st pfd stamped- A (W H) Lakes Hormel 40% May 100 -—. - ; I Feb —10O _— Boston Personal Prop Trust Boston & Providence RR $ i 15 248 42% 19 * preferred 5% ||j 20% 1211/4 124 — — 7 V prior preferred • j 667 40% 42 6% ~ Jan / Inc.,; Auto Harnischfeger Corp High 158% May 55% May Boston & Maine RR— I! : 55% 39% 121% 4,100 — _• Refrigerator Co common.. Safety Razor common Heileman 147% Mar 51% 20% Boston Herald Traveler Corp V Low 2,642 — 25 200 28% ...10 — Hammond Instrument Co Range Since January 1 52% —100 - — 27% 27% Brewing common.*.. -1% Gossard Co High 157% 158% Inc__ Boston « Albany RR Boston Edison 'i# ; Boston Elevated Railway— : 157% 25 for Week Low 100 Gibson Gillette Shares Feb 6% common— America Drive (Peter) Great Range 32 V Sales of Prices Sale Price 400 30 Jan Exchange Friday 56% 27% 1 General Candy class A General Finance Corp common General Motors Corp common Boston Stock 54% 25 5 Credit Corp class A Dredge & Dock 52% May BONDS— Baltimore Transit Co 54% 64% May 57% May -2% Corp Simmons 80 Feb 30 Eddy Paper Corp (The)__ Domestic Jan 52% * Lighting May 53% May High 71 500 ...25 (new) Curtis Common Low 75 * • . __ common common Range Since January 1 High 64% ...10 (The) Co Inc__ Consumers Co May Low 61% Club Aluminum Products Co com_. Jan Shares 73 common 47a 158 13 Va Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills— New Co Service 545 19'/2 19'/2 20 Shares for Week • Chicago Towel Co common Chrysler Corp (new) 15 V* 4'/8 .100 . Fidelity & Deposit Co Par High Sales Range of Prices Sale Price for Week of Prices Week's Last STOCKS— Sales Range Sale Price Friday Exchange Week's 81% 400 6974 Feb 15% 15% 200 1172 81% May 15 % May Feb 1 28 3/4 277a 283/4 1 1,800 153/8 147a 15% 5,900 974 Feb 3% 33/4 900 2% Feb 15% May 3% May 200 127a Feb 17% May • • 17 17 1672 Mar 28% May Volume 167 Number 4703 COMMERCIAL THE & FINANCIAL OTHER STOCK CHRONICLE (2391) 35 EXCHANGES BANGE FOB WEEK ENDED MAY SS Friday Cincinnati Stock '7',v7 .. '• , Friday American Laundry Mach American Products common Baldwin Par —* * Corp Cincinnati Gas Preferred Products^ C N O & T P common Cincinnati Street Cincinnati Telephone 6Va 3% Feb 3% Mar 100 Jan 19 Apr Apr 7 May 50 14% 5% 25% 110 18 Feb 25% May 10% 60 8 May 11% May 6% 366 5 Mar 6% May 387 23 6% 75% 74% 101 93 Jan 80 Jan 98% May 5 May Consolidated Paper Continental Motors Davidson Detroit 12 73 Mar 81 Apr 13 ? 230 10% Gibson Art Kahn 90 24% 25% 95 19% __ Kroger —* 51. ,—> — Lunkenheimer 8% Randall U S class Ale Mar .Jan. Jan Gar Wood General Finance General Motors Western Bank — Feb 25% May Graham 58 16% 40% Feb1 Feb Hoover Ball & Bearing common Hoskins Manufacturing Howei Electric 68 % 627 Jan Kinsel Drug 220 62 Va 215 2 Feb 7% 232 44V4 350 40 71% 377 48 8 10 8 May May 6% Jan Jan 49% Apr 50 Jan 9% Mar common Lansing Stamping LaSalle Wines McAleer American Tel & Tel 100 (Un) ' ,__iuu Chesapeake & Ohio RR City Ice & Fuel— 25 Apex Ele<J prior pfd Cleveland \ $4.50 Cliffs Iron ; Electric Illumin 16 Va •4%% prefererd i Graphite Bronze (Un) Consolidated Natural Gas(Un).! — Electric Controller • Faultless (Un) Rubber common . v ■ • • , Gabriel Co. General* Motors common Glidden Co Goodrich (B F) Gray Drug Halle (Un) Bros common Interlake class A ' • Jan Apr 40% May 110% May 51 Jan 75 47% Feb 61 78 110 Apr Feb 88 100 9 Va Feb 22% 146 20% Feb 25 43 Feb 150 6% Mar 42 Va 42 V8 491 31% Mar 63 160 a27% a27% 50% Mar 28 Mar 10 47 % Mar 38% Mar 15 15 50 32% 32% 40 12% — 13 45% 12 —— a 34% 200 45% 85 12 64 May 47% May 14 - Mar 17 22 Mar 32% May 12% May 14% 40 V2 Mar Jan Feb 48 Jan 12 Jan 34 a 12 Jan 39 Feb 54% May 15% 20 11 Va Feb 14% 12% 1 Cement * 327 4 — 1 (Un) 31V2 Jan 35 Raisin River Scotten-Dillon 10 Feb 14% Jan 22% 39 50 33 % Feb. 4% Mar 5% 4% 5 700 Superior Tool & Die Products U S Steel common Van Dom Iron Inc Timken-Detroit Axle Warren Tivoli Brewing common White United U S Shirt Youngstown Dist Feb 15 12% Feb 18 1% 1% 300 3Vs 3Va 150 2% 200 5% 5% 100 4Va Mar 1% 29% 1% 1,550 29% 100 21% Jan 29% May 15 Va 15 Va 100 13 Va 17 1% 10 Va 15 Va 3 Apr 3% Jait 2 Va Mar 27/a May 1% Feb Feb 6 May Jan 2 Jan 4% Feb 200 3% Feb 2% May 5% May 37/a Jan Mar 33% Jan 1,655 528 825 1,000 3% 100 23% 7Va 3% 3% 23% 125 7Va 7Va 226 10% 11 11% 1,043 6 — __ 2% Feb 28 Feb 3% Mar 6% Jan l 4 May 8% Jan __ 8% Feb 10% May 16% Jan 2% Feb 3% May 3 Feb 12 Feb 17% Mar 5% Feb 9% May 3% Jan 23% May 7% Apr 12 200 6 Apr 500 6 12 % 11 Feb 13 , 14 Jan 6% Feb Jan 12 % 18 Va 800 Feb 18 Va May 2% 2% 4,000 1% Feb 2 Va 2Va 500 l'/a Apr 2% May 2Va Jan 18 — __ Stock Exchange Petroleum Barker Bros Company 1 10 common Basin Oil 1 20c Co Home 33 %c Appliances 65c 14 __ Blue Diamond Corp Bolsa Chica Oil Corp 2 1 8% Broadway Dept Store Byron Jackson Co ♦ 12% * __ Shares Range Slncu January 1 6% 7,450 25 % 220 21% Feb 65c72%c 500 52Vac Feb 14% 2,560 6 25 % 13% al7% al7% 25 7% 475 8% 9% 12% 7Va High Low High 12% 1,990 1,521 a32% a33% 105 28% 4% 10% 17 6% 7% Jan Feb May Feb Feb 6% Jan 25% May 77 %c Jan 15 20. Apr Mar 7% May 13% Jan Iron 6% Jan 32 Jan 34% May 16% Feb 22% May 7% Feb 78 26 31% Jan 20Va 2,870 1,475 20% Mar 19% 13% Feb 20 Va May 62 64% 1,225 54 Va Feb 18% 19% 1,300 12% Mar 64% May 19% May Feb 20 Vs May 20 20Va 300 1 Creameries of America 5 7Vs 6% 7Va 1,505 5% Apr 38 11 % 35 38 11 % 1,913 29 V4 Feb Corp Douglas Aircraft Co Inc Electrical • Inc Products 50c Corp Emsco Derrick & Equipment Co Ltd class A 14 75c 30% May 45% 417 41 Feb 47 Farnsworth Tele & Radio Corp 1 166 24% Feb 32% May Garrett 2 70 39% 59 67% Mar Feb Apr Corporation General Motors Corp common— 10 63 Va May Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—* a45% May 640 9 V2 Jan 14% May Hilton 225 2% Apr Hudson a23% a23% 70 3% May 24% May Hancock Oil Co class A common Hotels Feb 118 65 Va al9y8 al9% 100 14 % Mar 82% May 19% May Motor Intercoast Jade • Co 5 1 Co • Corp Development Holly a80% a82 Car Petroleum Corp 650 16 9% May 7'/a May 38 May 12% Jan WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. Merchants Feb 61 21% Jan 29% May 330 12% Apr 14% Jan 72%c77%c 4,300 50 a307 a307 8 8% 9 379 al3% al3% 50 60 Va 118 % 2.90 20 Mar 64 May Mar 44 May Feb 125 11 Apr 50 3% 24,110 3,005 22 Va 1,980 46 46 47 % 2,218 Petroleum a29Va a29Va 12,600 " 2,300 35 Jan 97 %c Feb 21c May 8% 46 20% 3% May 22'/a May 1.35 May 34c Feb Feb 15 Jan May 51 Apr Jan 30 Apr 1 1.15 1.25 2,125 1.10 Mar 1.40 Jan 21 22% 957 14%. Jan 23% Apr 1,400 2,640 15,750 1 2% 2% 1.25 2% 1.30 1.20 1.35 Monogram Pictures Corp 1 __ 4% 4% 200 Mt Diablo Oil Mng & Dev Co New York Curb Associate 1.55 15 V* Mar ' May 14% Jan 1.20 __ 22 % I Co Co 9% May 14% Apr 51 1.35 21c __ Jan Apr Jan Mar 92 11% 1.20 5 % Mar 10 14 95o 320 39 21c __ Feb 261 al2 . Feb Feb 1,075 125 al2 3% 21% 11 60c 295 Mar 3,235 64 a44% a46%. 10% 1 Corp Mascot Oil Company Menasco Manufacturing Members 50% 230 14 Va al4% al4% 14 1.35 10c Co Aircraft — 10 29 % 29 % 10% 5 1 Co Petroleum Lockheed 124 a59Va a59Va 10 Company Corp Kern County Land Co Lane-Wells Detroit Stock Exchange 11 10c 1 Oil Lincoln New York Stock Exchange — __ 12 3% Feb (The) — — 59% May 14% 19 100 81 3% Mar — 5 1 Co Merchants Natl Bk & a59J/a 4 Farmers a80% — May 39% May Exeter Oil 53 Jan 19% 1 Steel Feb 15 31% May 28% 20 Consolidated Feb Feb 64% * common Jan 2% 10Va Mar 26 1 Preferred 40% - _20 — 2.50 13 % May 45 __ for Week of Prices Low 6% Sales Range Sale Price Barnhart-Morrow Consolidated Bendlx Week's Last -j i Par Bandini 12% * May 1% May 200 3% 23% STOCKS— 14% ! 1% Mar 2,239 10 Va" 15% 15 Va __ Feb 2 —— 22% May Jan 2% 10 __ 22% a79 * Feb 6% Mar — 1 ,;,f 7 Tube , :5% 2% * common Kaiser-Frazer 1 — 1.60 1.60 100 a8% Jan 1.30 Apr 3% Mar 95c Feb 1.35 May 3 Jan 4% May 1.05 Mar 1.75 May 90c lVs Jan Chicago Stock Exchange National City Lines Inc. DETROIT 1 Nordon Corporation Ltd 1 Northrop Ford Building 1 Aircraft Inc Oceanic Oil Co.. Telephone: Randolph 5530 Pacific Clay Products Friday Exchange Week's Last STOCKS— Sale Price Par Allen Electric ] American Metal Products 1 2 Range Shares Low 2% 23 2% 300 23% 300 1 10% 10% 947 32% 34% 400 common 1 * preferred 6% 6Va Mar Feb 1.95 Feb 15c Mar 8,265 15% 15% 15% 100 12% Feb 15% Mar 20 20 % 300 35% 35% 519 30% Mar Mar May Jan 3.85 Jan 16% May 20% May 36 Jan 35% Jan 25 Corp 34% 33% 34% 750 33 29% 29% 29% 430 28% Mar 31% Apr • 10 Lighting Corp common Oil __ __ 9 20c 13% May 25 — 1% 17 l7/a 17 Republic Petroleum Co common Rexall Low * Brown-McLaren Range Sinee January 1 High Briggs Burroughs Adding Machine. 647 * — 1st preferred Pacific Western 4,500 53% 53% 53% May a55% a58% 739 125 47% Mar a55% 49 Feb 55% Apr 30% 214 22 Mar 7%: 31% May 7% May __ for Week Baldwin Rubber Manufacturing Pacific Sales of Prices 1st 20 15c 13 Va 2.75 10 6% a8% 15c 12 % 2.55 25 5%% __ 2.55 Pacific Gas & Elec common Detroit Stock — 1 Pacific Finance Corp common— i 8% 200 Los Angeles 360 Youngstown Steel Door (Un) 395 17% 1,390 1 12 & 11% 167/a 7% Wayne Screw Products 11% Sheet 16 2JL%_ 10% 7Va 256 12% al3 a57 Va a58% — 2,250 Jan 20% 7% 1 11% — 15% May 8 Feb 4% 1 Radiator • 1 Feb 2,200 1,050 Warner Aircraft • — 23% Feb 7 3% 1 *_ Motor Feb 14 5% 4 Investment (Un) Refining & Chem 20% 200 3% Udylite Corporation Works— Vlchek Tool 192 ,;100 7% 5% a30% a31% _ 23% 30% Union Apr 26% 125 a21% a21 % 45% _ Jan .15Va 5% 5 common Engineering 71 34% a * common Mar 3% 1 Consolidated 1,530 a28% a30'/a • 4 3% Mar 3% 31 Va 1 1 common 13% May Apr May 3 33% 10 750 260 7% __ 10. Sheller Manufacturing Standard Tube class B Central Investment Corp Certain-teed Products Corp * common 5% May 5% Jan 5% 5 5 Paper common Chrysler Corp • _ May 8% 2 .. 15 5% 100 - 100 High 2% Feb 2% Jan Feb 23% May 10 % Apr 19 9% Mar 29 , Feb 1% Apr 12% Feb -. Jan 64 _1 Products 37% May a38% a38% . 8 Feb 15% — • Metal (H W) Feb 300 4% 50 Jan 6% May 5% — — 2 Davis 12 13 * Pennsylvania RR (Un) Radio Corp of America (Un) Republic Steel (Un) 6% 52'/4 6,210 5 Dresser Industries Corp 450 2,606 7 3% 29% Mar 30 al8 — — 7% 64 6% 5% 100 al8 __ * Thompson 7% 3% 14%- 39 —— Jan May 16% May 34 Va 15% 55 201 a36 % 'a36 % -- May 53% - 53% * National Tile & Mfg Rlchman Bros 9 Va May 2% 10 64% May 21 50 50 10 Standard Oil of Ohio Feb * 43? „May 32% * Ohio . 5% __ * Colorado Fuel & Packer 1,985 __ 1 10% May 1 Metropolitan Paving Brick . 9% 2 common Oil 50% Mar . Oil 1% May 1% 1 15% May 22% Mar a62% a62% * (Un) Portland Feb May 88 50 Lamson & Sessions Martin (G L> (Un) Medusa 90c May a61Va a46% a46% * t Feb 105% May 60% —— ' * I 34% 3 ' —• Steamship •t 17 81% 34% 42 Va "_100 i, Jones & Laughlin Steel (Un)___ Kelley Island Lime & Trans , 32% May Feb a487/a a48% • preferred Iron 12 Va a97/a al0% * common. Harbauer. Co Industrial Rayon (Un) Interlake 28% Mar 43% Mar' • Towing 45% Jan 75% Mar 108 a32 88 ~ 10 common,,- Greif Bros Cooperage 125 22% • Stores Lakes Great 2,620 al4% al5 _____• Goodyear Tire & Rubber 350 16% 37% May 10 1 (Un) (Un) 245 a40 % 100 Friday L.L General Electric common May 26% Mar 88 (Un)——25 (Un). 10.7 May 20 1 Firestone'T & R A J 107 Jan a60 * Erie Railroad 22 3% 22% May a45% a45% — 4 ; May 79% a32 15 !5 158 al09%a!09% 1 Manufacturing 147% Mar 32'/a a40 1% 3% May 12 High 58 16 Va — __* —— Low 3Va Mar 16% Feb 78 %- common—* Cleveland Eaton 32'/a 32 Va 1 100 Range Since January X 550 39% 1% 1 Peninsular 425 107 39% _ • common preferred Cleveland 107 — 4% - ' common Chemical Rickel Shares al57%al57% Feb ... 1 common common Mfg Co McClanahan Parke Sales ' Feb Feb 3 Packard Motor Car for Week 3% 22 2Va Park High 3V« 21% Jan 13'/a May 25'A May 9 Va __ 1 National Stamping common Exchange Low 217/a. 21% Feb 22 Va Mar May 8 Jan 48y2 Jan 235 Apr 44 3Va 5 3% Mar 10 Va 21% 1 8 50c 200 4 20 Va Mar 23% * 47% May Murray Corporation Akron Brass Mfg American Coach & Body 25% 2,310 7% 1 6f Prices 1,300 5% 150 — King-Seeley Sale Price 5.849 13% 1,600 10 —1 Hudson Motor Car 48% Par 21% 60% __—2% Motors Kaiser-Frazer Range 7% Jan 6% Apr 5 12% May 95 Week's 6 Va Mar 5,550 6% 1 29 Last 300 4 1 12% May Friday 7% Jan 19% May 13 Mar Brewing common Paige common Motor Products STOCKS— 9% May 12 — —1 21% May Cleveland Stock 6% Mar 3% —10 50 —8 245 3% 1% ——_1 -. —— 363 __ 48% Feb 9Va 12 1 Gerity-Michigan Corp 16 % Mar 75 Industries 12% 67 y4 May 23 Mar 8% 1 23 220 64 21 > — 1 ii , 12% 7 * 3% —* i —_ 23 __ .—50 1 common Truck 47% * Printing common 'Preference 1 Brewing 53% Feb 200 21% 13 5% 13% Motor High 952 22 25% 5 21% Frankenmuth Low 64 7% 5% 7% 1 Electromaster Range Since January 1 High 8% __ Corp. common Detroit Steel Shares 61% 21% — 20 40 68% 100 B 130 14 __ * preferred 20 19% __ * Proctor & Gamble 51% 19y2 14 __ —* : Meteor Motor Car 5IV2 __ 14 10 (E) Sons common Navigation for Week Low 63% Stove common Apr 9% __ • Hobart Mfg Co common Cleveland & 10% May 6% May 8% —10 —1 1 Detroit-Michigan Goebel Eagle-Plcher — Bros Detroit Edison Friars 2% 10 common Sales Range 8% Jan 1,357 408' 75 % 12 -• 27% Apr 42 98% 6 Feb. 18 101 98% Chrysler Corp Federal 26% 12 __* 32% Jan 200 101 93% _——"_50 Crosley Motors 29% Mar 203 3% 25% __ 25 Cinn Union Stock Yard High 6% 6 _20 —; Low 10% 26 % __100 * ______ Range Since January 1 24% __ —8.50 common Shares 19 __ 5 Par " 6% 25% * Cincinnati Advertising 19 __ Week's of Prices ,»• Bale Price : Sales 31Va __ 1 Last STOCKS— " High 30% 3% 3% —8 _ Champion Paper & Fibre Churngold 30% ^'ilr for Week of Prices Law 20 _ Beau Brummell Range Sale Price : '-.v.'.-../-,' Week's-y Last STOCKS— Exchange 'frtVW/ii '-v Rice 1 2.50 Richiield Oil Oil Corp 34% May 1% May Safeway 17% May Sears Seaboard Stores & 430 7,800 85c 28 % 27 % 29 %. 6,893 15% Jan — 5% 5% 300 4Vs Feb : 5% Feb Feb 1.30 May 29% May 7 Mar a20% a21 Va 1 Co Co_ 1.30 5 Inc Finance Roebuck 1.15 1 common Ryan Aeronautical Company 1.15 * Co— 7% 1 Drug Inc Ranch 30% 7% __ 19Va * 41 % 195 18 19 Va 3,258 15 % Apr 20% May 19% May 40 % 41 % 1,204 32% Feb 41% May 17% Mar 36 (2392) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, May 31, 1948 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 STOCKS— Friday Last , Sale Price vV<>("' ■ Par Security Co Shell Union ; Oil Corp Trading Corp.*.. Sierra 15 Low 52 9 Sales % Last Shares Range Since January 1 Low High 52 % 175 25c 18c 15c 18c 16,500 Signal Oil & Gas Co class A_.— • 149 149 151 100 Signal Petroleum Co of Calif., 1 28% $ Sinclair Oil Corp.—... 45c * — - Jan 12c 39c 47c 17,900 " '25% £8 5,810 29 % __ 22c May 166% May Feb 29% 979 25 41 130 36 Mar 26 May 32c 55c Feb 15% Feb Texas Company Texas Gulf __ ; Original preferred > 4.88%Vcumulative 4.48% So —i._.... 25 — convertible preferred-,..:. cumulative preferred 4.32% Calif Co Gas 6% Southern Pacific Standard Oil Inc $1.25 Water Tide Transamerica % 932 33% 720 32% Feb 34% 59 59% 665 44% Feb 60 70% 55 Jan 70% 151/4 70% 1,894 15 155/3 4,652 18% a22% 20% 835 a23 105 12% 12% 13% 2,369 __ 17% 17% 269 17 __ 17 y2 17 % 100 14y2 50o * Corporation Oil United 2 ... California of States Steel Western Air Mining K Alaska Lines 25% a__ Jan 10% 13% Feb Co 33 3,395 21 y2 1,013 67% Mar 11 100 11 May a87/B a9% 76 7 Jan 10c 5c 1 5c 1.30 2,700 5c 100 Corp United Air Lines, Inc United Corporation (Del) 70c 1.35 300 4c 3,000 a6c 200 Allis-Chalmers American 1 , Co Mfg Airlines a3% • 10 Apr 4% May 5c 1.80 Feb Apr Apr 2c May 5c Jan 4%c Feb 8c Apr ® American Smelting & Refining Co 80 3 Mar 4% May 650 37 Mar 41% May 110 16% 945 65 * a9% I6y2 American Radiator & Stand San Corp.* ; U S Rubber Company Viscose 7% Jan 10 12% Mar Mar 16% May 65 132 157% 157% 894 148% Mar 157% May a66% a69% Armco 100 Corp 14 Copper Mining Co Corp Co (111).. Topeka & Santa Fe Steel 173 a__ a— 25 3 Baldwin Locomotives Works Baltimore & Bendix Mar 48 65 Corp Corp. Borden Company (The) Borg-Warner Corp Warner Pictures Bros Inc U (J I) Co Cities Service Company Columbia 4% Feb 7Va May System Inc 826 10 % Feb 16% May 16 % May 245 33 Feb 43% May 27% 230 37 125 37 Solvents Corp A-. -u! Commonwealth 1,000 Edison 37 May 37 May 41 Jan 115 39 Va Mar 47 11% 290 18% 50 % 415 80 7 ■ 13% 13% 10 Mar May American Tel Budd , Apr Tel & 186 540 2'A Feb 21% Mar May Continental Motors Corp Hj Continental Oil Co (Deli Crown Zellerbach Curtis Publishing 11 1,145 10% May 1% 2y8 430 1% May 8% 8% 320 6% Mar 9 63% 63% 229 50 Mar 167 Co. (The) • common 27% Mar 10% __ 1 1 A Bond & Share Co 10% Foods 265 .13 7% Feb Goodrich (B F) Company Graham-Paige Motors Corp • • Greyhound Corporation 3 Interlake Iron Corp Nickel International Paper Co International Tel Co & of Canada Corp Copper Corp Laclede Gas Light Co * a31% 42 1,021 a39%a40y8 al3% al4 85 34% Feb 262 11% Feb General Motors Gimbel __ II 18 25 51% Feb 53 % Corp -13% 5 — ... & Power 10 Nat Distillers New York Corp Prod Central 5 al8% Corp 50 American RR • Aviation Northern Pacific Ohio Inc 1 Company Oil Packard Motor Pan American Paramount Rwy Co - — $1 preference Philco Corp Reading Co Salt Dome Scott Car Pennsylvania Co * Airways Corp Pictures 60 3% Mar 37% Mar Railroad Co— Dodge 26 % 50 Pepsi-Cola Co Phelps • 1 _. -I 33y3 Corporation 25 Pullman,- Incorporated * Pure a55% • Oil Company __ United A - Corp of America 12% 703 10 Feb Lone 13 % May 11% 20 Feb 16 Radio-Keith-Orpheum •• Corp 25% Mar 31 53 Apr 54% 12% Jan 531/3 485 42 % Feb 6% 100 4% Feb Corp _ 10 405 8% Feb 10% Regis Paper Co Schenley Distillers Seaboard a 22 Va Mar 157% 158 Va 1,062 147% Mar 158% May Feb 17% May 16% Feb 19% Oil Co Socony-Vacuum Southern of Oil al4 122 13 Apr Pitts 13 .-> a34 31 % Mar 399 __ 275 Feb 11% May Feb 400 1 Jan 64% May 274 May 10% 11 Va 1,072 7 Mar 11% May 18 17% 18% 1,188 53% 54% 60% 64 22% 22% 24 Va 260 12% 12% 13 767 9% 7 33 4% Feb 77/a May 1 69 % Apr 1 May 7 2,437 7 May 63% May Feb 22 15% Mar — — Brands Standard Oil Oil Studebaker For Co 22% May Feb Co Co Co Gas Feb 17% May 13% May Feb 26% May 26% Feb 39 405 514 2,260 4% Feb al0% all% 25% 26 y8 190 8% Feb 18% Feb Electric Feb 21% 21% 743 16% al7% al9% 296 15% Mar 22 a55yB a56y8 135 41% Mar Pitt Co Star 7 % footnotes 1 a49% a49% 40 65 48 % Apr 25% Feb 44 10% 1,320 8 10 46% 46% 47 385 Feb 48 Va 100 115 see page 5% Mar 3 118 70 104% Feb 23% — 22% 24 5,478 21 "A Feb -III Apr Apr 118 May 24% May 24% 23% 24% 453 21% Feb 25 38 Va 37 Va 38'/a 732 28 Jan- 39% May 21% 21% 167 a Feb 107 a 10% 8 8% Mar 23% May 11% Jan 507 a 497a 50% 350 39% Mar 507'a May 65 65 60% 65 - 1% 3% 1% 3% 30 20 1% 800 3% 548 22% 22 Va 23 Va 1,571 10 22% 22 % 22% 25 38'A 37% 38% 115 Apr Jan 1 2 Mar Feb 1% Feb Feb 20% 3% May Feb 23 V8 May 217s May 24 Feb 32 38% Apr Mar Week's for Week Shares Low 32 % Sales Range of Prices Range Since January 1 High Low High 32 Va 33 V8 70 * 8% 8% 25 4% 10% 10'A 41 10 % May 11 19 19% 193 13 Mar 197'a May 11 May 25 Feb Jan 33% May 8% May Mar 11% 11%. 150 12 Jan 13% 13% 195 10% Feb 137% May 28% 28% 117 25 Jan 30 29 29% 22 23% Feb 9% 612 1 26% 27 23% 23% 23% 7 5 1 Bolt 7% Mar 130 95 100 7 21% Feb 23% May 6% Feb 2% 2% 175 2% May 17% 18% 1,477 llVs Mar 4% 4% *' * 0 1% 2% 35 2% 35 210 1% 214 2% 350 35% 449 Jan 9% May 18% 17% 5 39 % 27 5 Corp May Feb 10 Supply.. Fireproofing & 9% * 10 Fuel Screw 28% Feb 4 17a May May 7% 3 Apr Apr 6 1% May 2% Mar 3% Mar 52% 30 Apr 18 Va May Jan Jan 5 17-'a 200 10 38% 38% 10 34% Feb 39% Jan * Corp 1% 9% 9% 55 77/a Feb 10 Jan 1 % Mar 2 Apr 1 States 19c 1 14% comomn vtc 14% 1 8% 650 13% 15c 1 Glass 1 1 13% * Mining 15c 260 16,500 1 Jan 13 Jan 10C Mar 1 300 9 11% Mar 5% Mar 1% Mar 13% 19c Apr May 15 Jan 9% Apr 36% 37% 435 33 Apr 37% 37% 38% 450 3278 Feb 37% May 38% May 31 % 30% 31% 441 25% Feb 317/a May * * 12.50 St. Louis Stock 3 y4 400 1% 4% 300 3% Feb 28% 29% 988 22% Feb Week's Sales Range for Week of Prices Shares Last STOCKS— Sale Price Par May Bldg. & Ecipt Low 12 % 13% 11% May 20% 2iy8 46 % 175 Brown Shoe common—15 30% 30% 60 27— Feb 32 Century Electric Co common... 12% 12% 71 10% Feb 13% 25 26% Mar 29 May 190 6% Mar 15 Apr May common Coca-Cola 3% May 5% May 10 . 13% 13% 13%, 1 Brewing General Electric 32% Feb common : (Un)_ General Motors V Apr 8% Jan Jan Jan 21 23% 40 42% 490 15 Feb 2374 May 21% May 35% Feb 47 Feb 27% a47% a48% 251 38 Mar 48 387 5 13% May 25% 1,572 29 55 209 80% 29 Feb 430 28% 29 Anr 46 % 27 1 7 30% May a26% a28% 80% Bottling — Columbia Brewing common 15 .. High 7% 26 1,482 Low 7% 54% 3,375 Range Since January 1 High 3 11 Feb 4% Exchange ' Friday 13% May Mar ._ May 22% May Jan 540 a48'% ■ 13 19% 21% May a28% 25 Feb May Feb 10 Refractories Gas May 49 % May 90 (N J) Corp 25% May Jan * Brewing Walker 57 100 25 Feb 16% 40% 5 26 Va May a33 a33y2 (Ind) 17% 11% May 2,205 10% __ Jan 64 39% May. 5% May 12% Mar 39 a53% a54% • 18% May 56% 18 * & Alloys Steel Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Electric Corp 9% 17% 376 a33 ♦ Inc Feb 50% Mar 5,142 * Vanadium 643 181 Feb __ 49% 2,358 * common Co (D L) United 17 a53% 15 320 3,489 15% Mar 10 Gas Reymer & Bros 12y2 * £ 8 52% 22Va Sale Price preferred San Toy 18% May 18% 378 1,142 8 13'A 12% 19% —20 Renner Co Apr 31% Mar 48% 55 637/8 1.75 Del Railway Company Standard Standard 5 Corp Apr 1,950 286 Apr 940 __ 27 Va 2% 16% Falstaff * St High 563 -13% ! Inc Federal Corp Pittsburgh Brewing common $3.50 preferred Pittsburgh Oil & Gas..... Pittsburgh Plate Glass Apr 345 13 __ Low 26% 6% 1 common Penn Apr 19 % __ 50c Range Since January I High 11% — Improvement Nat National 6% May 12% „ 26% 20% * McKinney Mfg 15% May 58 % May 2% Warrants Republic Pictures Corp Republic Steel Corp. Shares 64% 1 common. Gas Mountain May 230 140 295 12% common.l Sales, for Week 2% 50 common Oil Corp Mackintosh-Hemphill May 15 40 * J Range of Prices 18% * Westmoreland Coal Bank Radio Week's '• 187/a I- Follansbee Steel 47% May 51/3 5% 2.50 Inc May 20 % * common common Paper Harbison 17 "" • 11% May 48 ..50 — Tacor.y-Palmyra Bridge— Class A participating Tonopah Mining Fort 12'A a25y8 44% Mar 67/a Pennsylvania Power & Light Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg common.. 3%% pfd series A Philadelphia Electric Co common. Clark a25% a26% I2y2 100 Feb — _ Duqucsne Brewing May 180 21% __ North 7% 100 Jan 42 a5% al8%al9% 21% 275 « Light Standard Steel Spring Nash-Kelvinator 11 % a47% a47% May 60% * _ Brothers Columbia Apr 5% Mar 47% a33% 63% * 3l7/8 May • — Lehigh Coal & Navigation Lehigh Valley RR 6% 38% May 14% May 32 9% 1 McKesson & Robbins Inc Montgomery Ward & Co Inc 24% May Feb 16 41 Alleghany Ludlum Steel May 19% al3% 19% Feb 25% 63 % 1 _ Delaware Power & Light Electric Storage Battery Arkansas 21% May 6'A __ • Magnavox Company 14 Jan 577/3 7 Inc Feb 15% a30%a31% __ Feb 18% Last Apr 9% 150 15 4 Loew's 24% 184 a61%a62y8 __ ♦ Libby McNeil & Libby Feb 14 21 y2 ai5% al5% __ 10% 60 670 Apr 12 % __ ♦ Kennecott 20 8% Feb a5 15 Tel 155 4% 473/3 „ * International 1,867 a62yB a62y8 __ l 14 4 1,360 64% 2% - STOCKS— 11% May 40% 42 al3%" 14 a25 31% 16 Par 14 __ • Great Northern Ry Co pfd f 157% May 2iy2 • Corp 8% a22% a24% __ * Corp Public Utilities 7% » Electric Co General a24 % 5 Electric Power & Light Corp General 8'A 13% 30% a24% 11% Blaw-Knox Curtiss-Wright Corn 49 % May Low 26% Friday 31 % May a33% Apr 3% May Feb Pittsburgh Stock Exchange 63% May a33% a33% 63% 5 Feb 38% 11 __ "lOO __ Chrysler Corp Cooper Brewing Co Curtis Publishing Co 2Va May 5 Corp 2% 43 1 16 % Mar 8% 1 255 __ .—^.10 Works 23% May 21/G4 May 10% 2% Rights 3% a47% a47% 26% May 20,152 __ Apr Apr 160 Sale Price _ 28% May 3% May 3% % General 19 16% • May May 14 24 a24 Class Feb 174 16% __ 12% Co Apr 25% Mar al 21/64 Electric lb a25 e Baldwin, Locomotive United 317 3% * 28% Par Westmoreland 3S0 a23% .-, Feb Last 57 Feb 3% ft 41% May Jan 23 Va Friday 50'A May 2§% 28% __ 41% May 15P% 160 3% 5 STOCKS— 61 Feb a27% a28% __ 1 19 Mar 37 % 53 % Mar 33 a23% Corp 11% May 10% • Aircraft Feb 155 • Vultee 62% May 266 25 Cons Jan 8% 842 Company Rights V Feb 30% Mar 490 a53y2a56y2 __ •" f Feb J32% Commonwealth & Southern Corp Consolidated Edison Co (N Y) . 12% 50 y» a55 * May May 15% v Gas Commercial 44% May 18 % __ 10 Apr a66%a67% __ • 42% 11% __ 25 111 62% __ ..25 —— Caterpillar Tractor Co Jan 16% a42% a43% __ • Canadian Pacific Railway Co Case a43 5 Budd Co 15 91 687 * 733 160 __ * Westinghouse Electric Corp Willys-Overland Motors Inc Woolworth Co (F W) 31% May 45 *'■ 41V2 Apr 31% May 25% Apr ;\ 40% May Feb 11% Mar 37 __ 15 7 Feb 27% 36y2 __ * 6% 32 648 15 % __ 5 Steel 60 788 16% 15 y8 5 1,155 Feb May a41%.a42% _. 100 Co Aviation Bethlehem —13 Ohio RR Co Oil ' 14%' all2% all3% ... 31% a45% a45% Ry__100 40%. 14%. 14% 40% 31% ' _. 5 Atlantic Refining Co Avco Mfg Corp ;1 Barnsdall 40% 50 __10 ____ & Atchison a68% Feb 19% a30% a30% 16% —10 National American Tel & Tel Co...—... American Armour 10 1 May a3% a9 % __ 19% 375 al86VBal87% __ May a40y4 a42y8 a41% 1 j — 1,010 24% 41 % __ al87% 5 Stocks— Alleghany Corp Anaconda com.* new Co Aircraft 80% May 12% Mar Mar 3c 4c __ a6c 3% 200 a6c __ 25c 10c 4y2 31 24% 24% Jan Feb 33 79y2 4% 59% 17% May 11 10 Imperial Development Co Ltd si Zenda Gold Mining Co. Unlisted Pacific Railroad American Stores Mng 64% May Feb 20 % May Apr Stocks— Juneau Gold Feb 49% a— May 32 a8% May 70% May: — 78% 1 High 53% 40 Feb 15% May 78% ..... Low 553 20% May 32% * § Cons Chollar C & S Mng Co.. v; Jan Feb 9% • —. Inc 28% 13 'A Mar 25 common Corp Black Mammoth Cons Mng Co ' • __ Range Since January 1 High 64% 30% _. * Shares a63%a63% __ 10 — Western Union Telegraph Co Transcontinental & Western Air Inc__5 Union 27% May 24% * f Van de Kamp's Bakers Inc 42% May 32% preferred.... Co Oil Co United 24% __ 1—1 Coal 685 403 Associated Union Carbide & Carbon Co May • common.. R;i Truax-Traer 27% 26% Low * 30 24% May 22% Jan Calif... convertible 27% 26% ■: for Week of Prices Mar 25 Bunray Oil Corp Textron 27% 25 pfd class A of 40% __ 25 Company..J. Co " ^25 .. * 64% Sulphur Co.: 28% May Mar Sales Ranee ■ 25 ' Twentieth-Century-Fox Union Calif Edison Co Ltd com___25 Southern ' Week's . — Sale Price Par 52% May 42% May Feb 122 STOCKS— High Mar 46 80 a41% a417/8 a417/8 Friday for Week f '•''';J "■•*' 30 «; ^Week's V.f Range of Prices ..>>s . vf" -v:,v 71% Feb 17 Feb Apr common common (Un) Griesedieck-Western Brew May Huttig S & D common Hyde Park Brewing common Hydraulic Pressed Brick pfd May Jan May International Shoe 80% May 28% May Johnson-S. Shinkle Key common 43. A & common • 413A 10 63% 5 * common 42% May 64 282 51 Mar 64 53 104 36 May 53 38 May . May 30 33 Mar 38 20% 20% 725 20 Apr 24 Jan 27% 27% 107 26% Feb 30 Mar 42 41% 42% 647 39% Mar 45 Va 10 100 10 12 10 * 31% Mar 60 27% 4 50 40 53 6 V.8% 38 8% 50 May 7% May 8% May Jan Jan Feb Volume 167. Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 37 (2393) OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES ' RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 V Friday Last STOCKSPar Laclede-Christy Laciede Gas Laclede Steel __5 common Midwest Piping & Sup common Missouri Portland Cement 32% class A 18% 50 Investment 4% Mar General 50 28 May 32 % May 123 17 Mar 19 May Conv Gladding 380 13% Mar 20 May 18% 141 16% Mar 19 7 Feb 6% 6% 1,180 40% 41% 215 ' 5 Apr 32% -15 54% 17 % 785 13 55 595 48:/ Feb 99% 17 30 53 • 5 16% 30 17 common.. Filler common Wagner Electric common Shares Corp 'com— preferred — * 21% Low 11% 350 60% 64 2,539 21% 21% 580 26% 33% * 26% 26% * 33% 33% • 17% 100 68 1 . Range Since January 1 High 11% 10 Paint 2nd Low 2% McBean & Co 99% 99 Jan 256 50 Feb 13 17% May 32 29% Mar Feb Jan 17% May 55% com 4% preferred 1 Goodyear Tire & Rubber (Un) Graham-Paige Motors (Un)Gt Nor Ry non-cum pfd (Un) Greyhound Corp 42 % May Feb 16% & for Week of Prices 11% May ... • — 17 Feb May 18% Mar ? 23 Jan 350 25 May 225 24 Feb 28 Jan 33% May 19 6,583 15% Feb 66 68 315 66 Feb 72% Jan 46 % 46% 464 39% Mar 46 V* May 5% Jan 1 5 • 3 . 5% 365 48 48 235 12 — 12 % 1,825 3% 10% Feb Bros Stores Inc.——— 17% 100 * 20% 20% 21% 962 16% —» 29 29 30% 250 24 — 1 3% 2.90 3% 4,750 1.60 Jan — BONDS— 1 7% 8% 1,205 7% Jan .1951 $500 100 Pineapple Co Ltd — Battery Co class A (Un) Holly Development Holly Oil Co (Un)—— Hobbs Apr — Honokaa San Francisco Stock Friday STOCKS— ; Sale Price Par Reduction Co (Un> Alleghany Corp 26 26 400 23% Mar a4 110 1 a3% a3% a3% 55 3% May 2% Feb 9% 9% 9% 465 7% Jan 10 Mar 3% 334 100 2 % Jan 4 10 10'A 200 7 Feb 11 May May 16 % : (Un) American Tel Viscose Corp American & Tel Woolen Anaconda Anglo Co Co (Un) 100 (Un) (Un) — Bank Co (111.) (Un) Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Atlas Avco Mfg Corp 20 Engine Locomotive 3 (Un) of California Barnsdall Basin Oil 13 (Un) Bethlehem Steel 5 Co Hill & Tile Dry Feb 8 6% al6% 210 100 9 7 12% Mar 10% Feb 0 cy4 300 5 Jan 275 80 230 Mar 42 „ 42 145 14 40% Apr 6% May May 42 100 11% Jan 15 410 26% Ptb 16% May 30% Mar 35% May 19% Mar 13% 11% 14 16,425 6% Teb 4 4% 11.029 3 May 14 165 23 Feb 29% a43% Apr a42%a43% 120 41% Jan 41% Jan a&2%a63% a62% 21% 32% 7% 45 22 a__ May A „ 5 * 9 com Ginger (Un) Ale Railway Marchant Matson Navigation McKesson M & J & Co (Un) common Tractor 25 Co___ Eureka Mining Service Co * Co 1 National City Lines North Ameiican Co 9 505 7% Mar 9 Jan North American Investment Jan Natomas Y 37 2,407 28 Feb 38% May 53% 74 52 Feb 53% 13% 10 Apr Mar Service RR North 6% Oahu Occidental Columbia River Commercial Commonwealth Commonwealth Consolidated lnc "B"__2% (Un)- 1.30 2,500 68c May Sugar Co Oliver Co * 1,476 38% May 44% Jan Pacific 54 64% May Pacific 57% May Pac 193 32% 100 20'/a Mar Feb 23 Jan 13% 100 17% Apr 25 27% Apr 27% 344 10% Feb 13% May 13% 13% * 15 15 200 15 * 27% 27% 137 22% Mar (Un)—* 3% 3% 1,017 (Un) (Un) & Southern Edison 25 Ind class A—* 28% 44 44 428 26 38% Mar 44 805 5 6% 6% 550 23% 23% 280 21/64 32.030 I % Feb 28% (Un)—* Consolidated Edison Co of N Y 2% Feb 4% 21 Mar (Un)__15 Motors Continental Oil Co (Un) —1 (Un) (Del) of America Inc Crocker irst Nat'l Bank— Zellerbach 1 100 Corp common Apr |-'1 Curtiss-Wright 16 Pacific 45 1st May 6% May 24% May Ji May Corp Portland Tel . Jan 23% 300 21 23 % Apr 25 Jan 33% 33 % 100 32 Feb 35% Jan 23% 100 16 Mar 23% May 10 540 22 226 14 Feb 23 Apr al9 al9% 115 16 Jan 20 May 3 Mar 3% 32% Mar 35% 3 3 230 a39% a39% 40 8% 13 % 13 % 241 30% 31 715 1.090 Feb 9% Feb Mar 24 10% Apr Jan Jan 14% May 31 May 16 Ve 16% 13 % Mar 17% Jan a33% a34 60 31 Mar 34% Jan 25 100 25 May 26% Jan 2.50 2.75 2,600 1.15 27c 1,275 18c 44c 1,000 42c 63% 64% 436 Jan 3% Mar Mar 31c May 48% Mar 51c May, G4% May May 11% 19% May 11% May 8% 100 21% 22 % 627 a6% a!2% 8% Feb Mar 6 18% Mar * 9 Jan 22 V* May' a7% 208' 6% Apr 11 11 350 10% Apr 11% Jan 16% 17% 798 12% Feb 17% May Jan 13% May 6% al2% al2% „ 70 8% ■ 16% 16% 171 17 18% 200 82% — 84 130 49% 56 4,015 32% a25% a26% 295 17% — .— 14 13% 13% 200 42c — a39% 44c 1,300 a38% a39% 378 Apr 15 Feb 9% Feb Mar 73 16% Feb 18% May 84 May Feb 56 May Feb 26% May 3% 3% 13% May 39c Feb 27% Feb 3'A Mar 100 17% Jan 58c Apr 3C% May 4% Jan a29 a29 10 27% Apr 29% 13% 14 !/4 1,659 10% Feb 14 % May 12 Apr Motor 150 7 Feb 6% 994 4% Feb 11 10 Jan 9% May 6% May 35% 35% 3,000 35 33% 35 1,606 — 29% 30 600 29% Mar 31% Apr 27% 27% 230 27% 29% Jan — 53% 135 16 — 100 common Oil Co 2 2,880 1 % May 2 May Paramount Pictures 7% 9 % May Pennsylvania RR Co 62 May Pepsi Cola Co 13 Jan 1,808 47 96% 102 24 40% 1,720 135 40 15% 16 980 24 24 22 96 96% 334 90 134% Jan Mar 101% May 20% Jan 115 12% Jan Feb 20% May 35% Apr 53% May 103% Apr 40% May 135 16 May - May 22% Mar 25% Jan Feb 100% Apr 116% 140 140 20 140 Feb — 58 58% 350 49 Feb 61 * 5% 5 5% 1,420 Feb • 10% 10% 11% 536 5% May 11% May * (Un) — 26 28 1,704 — 4% Apr May Jan 365 53% 31 Mar 10 Corp com 53 15% Mar 33 102 • com_ 100 Western Packard Apr 9 6 __ * Tel & 11 9 11 — 40% Preferred Pacific Pan American Airways 8% 8% 8% 275 a63% a63% 11% 24 10% 11 % 1,175 325 325 14 33% __ 34% ' 2,437 49 Jan Feb 9% May 325 May 26% Mar (Un) 8% Mar Apr Paraffine 16% Mar 34% May 445 91% Feb 126% 126 128% 209 103% Feb 101% May 128 % May al0% al0% Companies common Preferred 100 'Un) 1 (Un) (Un)- 50 — — 20% Feb 28 102 102 16 100% Jan 102 25% 26% 1,635 18% Feb 26% May 20% 22 731 17 Feb 22 22 May May May 33% 16% 16% 18% 626 15% Mar 22 Phelps Dodge Corp (Un) Phillips Petroleum Co 25 55% 55% 55% 180 41 57% May a71V'B a72 91 Puget Sound Pulp & Timber (Un) _• 53 % , * a72 55% 54 582 36% a48% a48% a50% 125 48 a38% a37% a40% 272 26% — Feb Feb Feb Jan, 69% May 54% May 11 % May al0% 75 7% Feb 8% 7% 8% 5,410 4% Feb 16'4 16'4 16% 224 a58 a58 1 7 7% 800 b% Mar 8% Jan 30 30 525 25% Mar 31% Pullman Inc 7% 15 10 12 58% Mar Jan a44% a44% „ 100 34% Feb 5% 460 4% Feb 5 „ 8% Apr 16 % May 60 Co (Un) ——* Radio Corp of America (Un)__ Radio Keith Orpheum (Un) Railway Equip May 41% May 5% Apr Oil Pure Apr __ * hr ft? Dumbarton Bridge (Un) 28 10% * * preferred 1 % 49% 5 (Un) Apr 35% 100 Service 10% May 100 100 % * Dominguez Oil Fields Co Dow Chemical Co com com (Un) Public 110 100 —* f// Doernbecher Mfg Co 26 17% May (Un)__ 10 common Cement 1,960 * com 221 25 25 Lighting Preferred Pacific 1 If ' Di Giorgio Fruit Corp class A fi$3 cum pfd Apr 7' 26% Jan 25 .—25 com preferred $5 28% May Feb & Electric 5 1st Pacific Mar 5 pfd pfd 1st pfd 5% Jan * Corp (Un) 51 8'A Feb 15 1st 27% May 3% May * $4 2nd preferred—— Curtis Publishing Co (Un) * Aggregates 12% 5 preferred 20 class A,_ Co 10% a46% a47% 5 Creameries 57% May May 2,965 May 15% Mar 1 Plantation Sugar 11 Rights Continental 20 (Un) 19/64 May 48% May 32 — 1 Feb 46 41% May 14% 56 * 2 Consolidated Natural Gas Co Consolidated Vultee Aircraft (Un) Filters Coast Gas 6% 19% May 17% Jan a28% a28% __ 600 a20%a20% __ 19% 13 % Mar 43 815 Feb 1,210 1,430 a25% * Can 5%% 19% 15 384 47 11% 34% 1.50 May 1,499 22% Feb 57% 46 16 A May 82c 2,220 10 (Un) United 39% 54% 10% 57% Feb Jan 17% 100 (Un) Class B 64% 22% 100 — 1 Petroleum Olaa May Pacific Packers Consolidated Copponnines wi 34 54% __ * common Chemical 68 % May 33% May 61 10 System Solvents 53% Mar 445 Mar Railway Sugar Co Ltd Oil 39'2 __ __ 3% 20 Broadcast 232 a34 Apr 40% 11% 60c 19 %. __ (Un)—10 Cons Oil Pacific May 1.15 1.15 1,000 17% — com—100 100 American Northern May 45 % (Un) common preferred 15 a51 Jan 1 * Aviation American 19 % 67% 43% 750 70c Feb a33 80 16 70c 18% 21Y« * (U11) Jan 31% May 8% * Corp —I Company Central Feb 34 V2 Jan 67 % __ 25 .. (Un) Apr 5% May a50% __ 2.50 (Un) Prod 11 Linen Mar 2.50 -I 1 —_. Apr Nat'l Apr — 1 Distillers 17% 5 Feb 100 Jan 8 1.90 42c — 10 3% 1,320 13 27c * Co 9% 14% 2.50 1 (Un) 20 18'4 May " Jan 25 — 10c Co Nash-Kelvinator Corp (Un) National Auto Fibres—; Paauhau (Un) (Un) Lode, 1,300 14% * Corp of America Cons Mother Montgomery Ward & 11 17% __ 16% 1 5% 36 25 • 10 Mfg CoJ M & M 30% 18 (Un)_ Meier & Frank Co Inc Mindanao — 5 (Un) Inc " Ohio (J I) Machine Co Robbins & 1 — Calculating May 51 Mar 3 May Apr 19 22 al9% a39% Co com 34 47 Feb 9% 1 * 25% 60 15% 23% — —7 486 53 __ 53% 1% (Un) & Libby (Un) 325 50 23% 1 7% 49 __ 46 10 Inc 33% 8% 85 26% 10"% * G) 8% 5% * 22 '/a May 40% * 23 Jan Feb 3% 14% 70c * "A" 16% Mar -Feb 16% 25 5 309 7 1,700 31 % May 1 11 __ 22 V» 150 National a May 21% 315 * 4% __ May 78 30% * May 4 % 5 Feb ' Morrison-Knudsen Feb a25%a26% Feb 3% Mar 33'4 * Apr 37 3% 52% 680 30% * Menasco 14 a35% a36% „ a36% 400 1,057 33% Macy (R H) & Magnavox Co Jan 280 5 78 * (Un) 3% May 10% May 3 % 85 Co Jan , 73% 6,600 Lyons-Magnus class B 16% May 16% May Jan 8 Aircraft Corp Inc Apr 36 2.25 (Un) : Libby McNeill Lockheed 22 8 (Un) Corp Bk (R 19 Feb Mar 2.10 "B" Loew's May Feb 260% __ Class May 4% ,2.10 (Un) Leslie Salt Co May 6% Mar 753 al5 15 Corp Corp Utd LeTcurneau 114 7 8 May 24 May 8 1 2 Copper Langendorf Jan 4% * class Columbia Gas System Preferred —• 12 % 12% 1,896 1 — 10% 10% 162 Feb 49% May 42 % May 8 Feb 13% May 7% Feb 11% May & Realty Co Ltd— 100 r Rayonier Incorp com Preferred Republic 12% May 1 —; 25 - Petroleum Co —. 1 —, —- * 35 80 34 May 54 Jan 34 35 32'A 32% 165 22% Feb 32 % May 34% 34% 274 31% Feb 34'A May — 30% 30% 240 23% Feb 31'A May __ 29% 30 a37 a37% 868 22% Feb Apr Feb — — . f.; Eastman Kodak Co of N J (Un) ■p El Dorado oil Works—— 0'' Electric Bond & Share Co (Un) tC Emporium Capwell Co 10 * 5 a44% a44 14 __ 1.60 1.60 1.75 2,650 20 - 16 16 16 20 10 2% Food Radio 1 com 25 Co (Un) Corp (Un) * . * 'v/,, t'~ t For footnotes see page 39 ls % 9% 30 1.05 16 Mai¬ Feb Feb Mar 43% May 25 Apr Reynolds Tobacco 14 May Richfield Oil 42% May Riverside Cement Apr 3t,i Jan May 2IV2 Rheem 8% 8% 9 1,007 112 112 10 44% 44% 44 % 533 7% 6% 7% 1,785 ' _ 43. •' .* 27% 95 40% 42 27 % 42% 1,935 a37% a40% „ a40% 120 (Un) "B" (Un) Manufacturing Co— Corp — Co A (Un) 30% May 40'A Jan 105 36% 1 22% 22% 24 625 20% • 28'A 27% 29% 2,580 15% Jan 29% May * 23 21 23 1,577 1514 Feb 23 34 34% .260 27% Mar 17% 18% 520 15% Mar 17% Mar 10 — 24 May May Jan Roos S Preferred General 205 1,992 Foster General Electric 14 42 % 100 Kleiser 1,100 40% Fibre Board Prod pr pfd (Un) Food Machinery Corp— & 105 22% 42% Farnsworth & a45 21% 22 * f Tele Republic Steel Corp 1 Eureka Corp Ltd Ewa Plantation Co t "t 997 7 al6al6% al4% „ 2% Preferred »- 8% 6% 32% a26% Co Pacific Columbia t Feb 20 150 Mills Colorado Fuel & Iron ti 89'A 21 608 5 Clorox Chemical Co it 20 a23%a24% * Chesapeake & Ohio Ry Chrysler Corp |*'s 11% Mar all3%all3% __ 17% 50 Caterpillar I 405 Apr Canada Kern County Land 40% May 1 (Un) Packing Corp Canadian $4.20 14% 28% 55 Co Kaiser-Frazer Kennccott May May May May 5 Preferred Crown 1,907 14% __ 31% 67 15 Mining Co North California It Feb 155 Nickel May 13'/* May Mar 20 (Un) 48 al8% al8% 21% 6.66% Co Johns-Manville N Art Rights Mar 31 36'4 (Un) Cotton Cities 37 1,635 17% Cement Co Ink 1,433 30% a23% 1 California Central 3114 54% 40% 35% Co California California Feb 52% 17% Calamba Sugar Calaveras 50'A 40% __ 40% 35% ^.2 143% Mar 15 Sullivan Byrcn Jackson Celanese 140 * (Un)— Borg-Wr.rner Corp Case 1,035 a66%a67% 33%c (Un) Bishop Oil Co Blair Holdings Corp (Un) Boeing Airplane Co (Un) Canada al57%al58% __ 20c Corp (Un) Bendix Home Appliances Bunker al57% 5 Aviation Borden 63 % Jan Inc_ 16 Apr 3% * International Tel & Tel IXL 16% May 51% 100 Oil Bendix 12% Mar 264 1 N A May 425 100 (Un) Co Inter'l 4% May 16% 2.50 (Un) 4 % a64% a67% __ _—5 <Un)_10Q 5 Baltimore & Ohio RR Bandini Petroleum Bank 50 26% May a67 * National Corp (Un) Imperial Diesel __ 14 Armour & Baldwin * (Un)__* Copper Mining (Un) California Atlas * Smelting & Refining (Un)—* Ameiican „ 4% 74 1 Car Co Power __ * Co Mary Mines Corp Idaho a37/8 Foreign Power (Un) American Power & Light (Un) American Rad & Stand Sanit'y Foods Idaho High a3% & American Low Motor 17% 20 Corp Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Range Since January 1 High 1 (Un) American Airlines Inc Hunt 10 Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Co American Shares Plantation Hudson for Week of Prices Low * (Un) Oil Honolulu Sales Range Sugar Co Honolulu Exchange Week's Last Air — Hawaiian Scullin Steel mtge 3s 19% Feb Mar 40 Feb Hale LISTF.D High 12 64 Mar; 51 Mar 6% „. Sales Ranee Sale Price Par General Metals Corp General Motors Corp 20 19 — ' High 16% May 6 % May Apr 19 41% common Stix-Baer 19% 300 14% STOCKS— Golden State Co Ltd St Louis Public Service Sears Roebuck & Co Securities 25 10 32% Week's ' 'Last Range Since January 1 Low 16% 6% 6 •18% —* Friday Shares High 16% * commomn Scpllin Steel Low 16% _20 common- Sales for Week of Prices : —4 common Meyer Blanke Week's A A Range Sale Price 5% Mar 9 % May Feb 114% Jan 34 % Mar 44 '/z Bros and W 1 ; Fine Foods Inc. —10 — 17% 34% May 18% May May May 111 5 Feb 26% Apr *31% Mar 35 Feb 7% May 27% Apr 42% May Jan 39 Safeway Stores Inc San Mauricio 5 Mining— Sears, Roebuck & Co Shasta Shell Signal Water Union Oil & Co (Un) Oil Gas _P 10 —* „. —_—* 15 Co "A"_^.———* — lie — 12% — 149 21 21 531 10c 11c 33,400 40% 40% 12% 12% 609 . 20 41% 42 346 149 150 420 21 9c Jan 13c 32% Feb 41% May 15% Jan 12 May 30'/a Mar 122 Feb Feb 43 May 166 May ^ • 38 (2394) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN LISTED Monday, May 31, 1948 MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 2# Friday Week's Sales Range for Week Last STOCKS— Sale Price Par Sinclair Oil Corp (Un) Socony-Vacuum Oil (Un) Soundview Pulp Co * 15 4.48% conv com 26% 14% Feb 21 33% 1,587 28* Feb 34 494 25% Mar 29% Jan United 22% 25 Jan U S a27 a26% Jan a27 65 24% May 26% May 28% a27 273/4 33% 33% 66 32% 34 Jan 57% 58% 1,013 44 29 291/4 585 22 12% 12% 170 a26% a26% 70% 70% 1,974 • 58 29 a27 a80% a81% 1 110 Carbon 25 Universal 10 Del (Un) 585/8 May Victor 27% May Warner 71 Wells May 543/4 Jan 69% Feb May 80% May 283/4 May 283/4 544 18 18 100 15 Mar 21 75 32 Mar 36% 163/4 Feb Mar Preferred May West 64 420 31% 2,081 83 24 12%. 173/8 13 7,339 10% Feb 13 5/8 17% 121 16% Jan Feb 30% May 173% 526 16% Jan 19 650 2 % Mar 3% May 803/s 792 68 % Mar 62 105 38% 80% May 67'/2 May 41 May 41% May 33% May * 41% 41% 33% 4,524 953/4 19% 838 32 52% 83 20 323/4 Feb 64 Feb 31% May May 21% 91% 83 May Jan Insurance Mar 96% Woolworth Apr CANADIAN (F 385 14 1,837 Feb 14 May 10 275 " Apr 301 Jan 31c Mar 27% 10 3/4 3% Jan 1.75 Feb May 11% May Feb 32% Jan 73c 61c 88c 18,849 73/4 7% 8% 12,321 4% Feb 8% May 16 16 % 250 13% Jan 16 % May Feb 24% May 22% May Corp Motors W) 24% __ 50c (Un) (Un) 12% (Un) 470 16 255 19 Mar 31% 31% 592 253/4 11% 1,450 a47% a47% 263 11% a47% a9% 25 88c Mar 24% 31% 1 1 19% 150 21 % 24% __ 10 (Un) common 24% 21 • Preferred LISTED 28% 123/4 7% 16 % 1 Elec Yellow Cab Co 1.75 May 5 (Un) Sugar Western Dept Stores Western Union Telegraph Willys-Overland Feb 2.75 Mar 1 Life Westinghouse 50 51 3,620 28 276 1 a3 1.75 11% 276 2763/4 13% (Un) com a3 Feb 1.75 28% 5 Apr 33/t 10% __ 20 Jan 62 21% Mar 12% 5 25 23% 3% 11% 100 (Un) (Un) Indies 64 Co—, Pictures Westates Petroleum • 1 Agricultural Bros Coast 83 (Un) 20 177 __ 25 Fargo Bank & U T_ West 29% Preferred Apr 30% __ 5 (Un) Equipment Co Jan * 2 14% 78% __ 10 13% May Feb Oil High 200 17 % 17% __ (Un)_ Low 16 30% __ 1 *. Vica Company 30 a34 a34% a34 Consolidated Utah-Idaho Sugar Co Feb 10 com of Feb 24 392 95 Calif _5 Inc Range Since January 1 High -18 Corp common Feb 9% 25 com Guaranty Co preferred (Un) Transamerica Corp Transcontinental & West Air of Mar 27% 10 25 Oil Corp Steel Waialua * 25 (Un) Lines (Un)..^ Shares Apr 32% 25 25 Jan Corp for Week Low 12% Aircraft United Air 431 Title Co May May 24% _ & 3,266 293/8 pfd A Mold Corp Swift & Co (Un) Carbide United 21 Sugar 24% Super Oil Union 29% 25 Standard Brands Inc (Un) Standard Oil Co of Calif Standard Oil Co of N J (Un) Studebaker Corp (Un) Union Par 28% May Sales Range of Prices Sale Price High Feb 32% 1 Union 15 20% 2 Company Low 3,990 STOCKS— 25 Sperry Corp Spiegel Inc Tide Water Ass'd 27% Week's Last Range Since January 1 High 26 20% Friday Shares (Un)—• preferred 4.88% preferred Southern Calif Gas Co 6% Southern Pacific Co Texas Low 5 Southern Calif Edison Co 4.32% cum preferred of Prices 11 % a9% a93/8 24 24 8% 46 114 234 __ 24% May 32 % May Feb Feb Mav 11% May 46 8% Mar 24 May May May 11 Jan 27% Feb MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Montreal Stock Exchange Friday Friday Week's Last STOCKS— Par Abitibi Power & Paper com 191/, 10,706 19% May Intercolonial Coal 20% 21% 2,975 17% Mar 21% May International 38 38 25 36% Mar 39 ♦ 8% * & Pap class A * J_ British Rubber of Can 5% Bruck Silk Mills 213/4 163% * "*20% Feb 25% Co 71/3 73/4 1,250 75 75 29% 1.202 21n/4 22 163% 164 % 20% 21 % 985 1,530 4% 4i/2 5 class A * • 100 Power Corp • 26% 26% 261 3 pfd 1,050 class 50 100 Feb 100 Feb 550 21 Feb 33 May Montreal Montreal 100 22 880 14% Mar 283/4 937 34 431/4 4414 200 14 13% 14 17 17% 175 80% 79% 80% 39 39 9 Mar 11 11 Mar 14% May 40% Jan 705 17 __ Feb 9% Mar Jan 14 % May 46 46 46 % 18% May 30 44 Jan 46% May 29 25 common • preferred—100 preferred 20 25 Jan 143 143 120 141 34 May 34 25 26% Mar National Breweries Ogilvie Flour Mills 143% 36 May common • • 4% Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Hamilton Bridge Apr Regent 30 Jan Rolland Paper 15 Jan common — Mining & Smelting Ltd———_— 10 Feb 91 % Mar 32 Mar 13% 21% May 15% May 116% May 38% Jan Knitting page 43. 15% 4,355 20% 20 % 75 37 22% 1,265 32 33 112 19% 19% 301 16 Feb 20 27 27 Apr Sicks Breweries 450 23 Feb 28 Jan 37 Simon 371/2 250 16% Mar 30 Feb Feb 22% May 33% May 37% May Sherwin-Williams (H) & 40 34 Feb 38 40 52 38 Feb 40 1,060 14 Mar 33% 33% 33% 68 30 Apr 40 1,700 37 Mar 19 3,905 14 Feb 25% 475 23 Mar Jan 27 27 27 27 150 23 Mar 213/4 22 250 20 Feb 22 13 2,967 11 Feb 12% 12% 100 100 125 22% Mar 40% 42 % 86 12% 101 25% 25 25% 1,250 18 Mar 25 25 25 23 May 25% 51 50% 51% 831 43 Mar 52 May 27 27 28 735 29 May 166% 166% 40% 41% 1,515 • of 5% Steel May 7% preferred 110 98 Jan 19 19 145 16% Mar 171/3 171/2 100 14% Mar 11% 147/3 15 250 18% 18% 18% 1,465 24 24 24 225 Jan 15% Mar 19 Mar 105 Jan 19 % May 18 % May 15 May 18% May 24% Jan Twin City United 18% 385 15% Feb 36 200 29 Feb 36 May 63 Mar 67 May 66 % 66 % 55 21% 21% 21% 900 43% 43 % 44 16 16 16% 67 66 % Wilsils 60 31/2 31/3 325 16 16% 120 14 Feb 16% Jan 101 101 Apr 104% Jan Commerce 17 1,410 13 Mar 16% Apr 2% Mar 20 Jan 108 Jan 4 Jan 17 May 9 gy2 525 * 32 31% 34% 2,590 47% 6% Feb 23% Feb 47% 47% • 52% 52% 53 1,315 43% • 19% 13% 19% 9,653 14 Mar 13% 13 13% 4,160' 12 Jan 25 44 Mar Jan 9% May 35 May 48% May 53 May 19% May 14 Jan 37 Feb 44 May 166 11 Feb 17 May 1,921 5 13 400 16% 17% 685 26 26 14 14 102 —• 12% 102 102% 12 13 20 68 93% Mar 98% 10% Feb 13% Jan 15% Mar 17% Jan 24% Apr Jan May 105 12 Mar 14% May 101 Jan 102 % May 16% Jan 1,140 10% Mar 43 42% 43 % 265 130 127% 131 733 • 21% 21% 22 2,233 20% Mar 50 47 46% 47 1,470 44% Mar 26 26 25 common—* 26 Jan 180 100 com Mar 54% Mar —50 pfd— 35% Mar 109 Mar 46 Jan 132 Jan 22% May 47% Jan 22 Mar 15% 16 241 12 Mar 16 23 23 75 21 Feb 23 19% 19% 10 17% Feb —_—• 17 17 10 16% Feb 21. May 18% Apr 7% 300 * common * : 7% 100 common —• 25 1% preferred 5,% Mar 27 Apr May Apr 8% May 91 91 5 91 May 97 Jan 79% 79% 79% 60 67 Jan 80 82% Apr 82% 82% 30 72 Mar 160 100 161 82% May 8. common 165 Jan 5% Mar 9 May 275 5 8% May 79% 80 865 30% 31% 1,020 27% 28 430 69% Mar 82 24 31% May Mar 22% Mar 28 21 Apr May 19% — preferred Mar 19% 19% 175 19 25% —— common Mar 200 8% 80 — . Zellers Limited 5c/o 10 9 8 30% —— Worts & 161 8 Winnipeg Electric 25% 25% 722 20% Feb 26% May 27 27 25 25% Feb 27 25 Mar Jan May Banks— *—10 Scotia Royal 20% 20% 20% 200 20% Mar 21% Jan 10 22% 22% 22% 135 21% Apr 23 Jan —10 4 — Montreal Nova 9 1*219 96 25 com Canadienne 10 101 18% Feb 22 * Ltd 225 104 Jan 96 16% Jan common——_♦ Gooderham 19% 102 67% 25 18 % 12% — (Geo) 167 18% 100 Corp Wabasso Cotton Walker Jan 35% Steel Weston Jan May 36 • Can of Canada Tobacco 24% Mar 162 % 26 18% • preferred Tuckett Apr 12% May Apr 41% May 18% Jan • preferred Co Jan 45 % 41% • common: Sons Standard Chemical 27% May 5 45 413/4 Mar 103/4 Mar • Southam Press Co 27% May Apr 39 % 13% May 21 "'4 Feb 40 12% 19% May 26% May 18% May 42 % • pfd Southern Canada Power 18% 25% May 16 % May 21 % May 18 % „ Shawinigan Water & Power Series A 4% preferred 21% 27 $1.60 St Lawrence Paper 6% 19% Feb 38 • common 21% 37 9 % Mar li 16 10% May 8% May 20 % 17% common Lawrence Corp Ltd Class A preferred 191/4 Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 15% Feb • St 103% 50 Mar 9 475 18 • Saguenay Power 4%% • $2 Mar 16 10% 38 • 11% Mar 17 5 3,422 Apr 104 • 100 20 % 100 20% Mar 16 8% 19% • I 50 — 10% • 450 14 193/4 ♦ Apr 1 Transport • 100 16 • preferred Provincial 100 common 14% Mar common 13 * 300 5 Power Corp of Canada Price Bros & Co Ltd common Feb May Ltd 21 • Jan 15 Jan • 28 25 25 Feb 15 t 100 20% 660 Mar • preferred Ottawa Electric Rwys Ottawa L H & Power /27% 19 24% Jan common 28 1,060 23 27 Apr Jan 22 Niagara Wire Weaving Noranda Mines Ltd 20% lie 14 25 Mar 15% 11% Mar Jan common; 10 37% 50 25 preferred 100 115 13 100 131/4 37% 13% May 15% Tramways 131/4 12% Mar 10% Mar 22 Quebec Power 16,915 1,380 15 National Drug & Chemical pfd National Steel Car Corp 7% Jan 5 13% 13 * 137/4 100 52 48 13 10% preferred Locomotive Works Mar 1 Mar — 10 " 15% 39 48 13 22 common. 230 • Mar 8 % 14 18% Mar 11 20 13 % * 46 10,341 * Apr • 7,828 14% 22 Placer Development Powell River Co Mar 13 • 69% 14 Jan Penmans May 22%-Jan 21 I25 67 14% 37% May 69% May 32% Page-Hersey Tubes May 840 15 69% Jan Jan 29% Mar 17% 82 250 115 4,945 13% Mar 39 18% 15% 36% 10 Feb 22% __ 35% 13 27 125 58 17% May 14 34 36% Feb Mar 110 35% Mar 60 Jan 9% 21 15 720 28% 22 735 275 29 125 28% May 135 12 24% Mar 22 __ 30 30' 15 15 18% __ May May 24 % Molson Breweries Ltd 44% May 44% 23V* see Jan 23% • common & Heating Prod Famous Players Canada Corp Foundation Co of Can For footnotes May 17% Mar __ * Enamel Oil 29 2,330 certificates preferred Hudson Bay Jan 22% • Chemical Howard Smith Paper 27 103 25 • Montreal Cottons 1% May 21% 5 Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Stores Ltd Power 8% May 21% 25 Dominion Coal 6% preferred Dominion Foundries & Steel Dominion Glass common 5% preferred General Bakeries Ltd General Steel Wares 5% preferred 22 8% Jan 101 2834 Jan 8% 100 25 12% : Distillers Seagrams Dominion Bridge A 18 35% Mar • Railway Eddy Paper Co class Electrolux Corp M*ay 178 * Donnacona Paper 4%% 35 21% __ Consolidated Mining & Smelting Consumers Glass trust Feb 8% 28% 3% May 121 0 nnmein5Pre£rr^ Textile 2% Mar 21% 28% • Mitchell (Robert) 35 15% May 7% Feb Jan 103 23 Apr 347/4, 16% 92 11% B 100 • Plow Dominion 4% May 27 390 • A Class 3114 16 % 40 May • Massey-Harris 31 Companies & 2% Mar 28% Feb 86 ~ 30 12 * com MacMillan Export class A May 40 100 r«n!?HS? „Br Y7 Locomotive Tar 27% May ♦ Investment Pacific 25 Jan 10% 25 Canadian Oil Feb 24 22% May 14% 25 Canadian 20% Feb 29% 5 103 — Jan Feb 20 preferred Canadian 168% 17 14 * series Alcohol Jan 100 40 5 — Lewis Bros Ltd 24% High 435 86 3 22 Mar 1 Low 40 86 • __ Secord 2% __ • Ltd— Labatt Limited (John) Lake of the Woods common 3 • Canadian Converters class A pfd Canadian Cottons common Ind Jan io3/a 25 Foreign Jan 39% common Fairbanks 6% 7% 80 14 common series Canadian Jamaica 100 20 Canadian Feb Laura 160 Range Since January 1 High Feb 39% * Class A Celanese 13 Co Utilities Corp Public Service Ltd 31 y4 995 .15 — Power 49 • • Canadian Car & Foundry Petroleum International 50 common 5% preferred Canadian Breweries Canadian Bronze common International 29% May 4,650 % « Legare 6% preferred - 39% 25 McCoil-Frontenac Oil 4% 26 * Shares Apt 17% Mar 378 2,253 Mar 40 100 common _ International Nickel of Canada International Paper common 24% Mar 4,207 24% 100 70 100 for Week Low 100 common Bronze preferred Apr 5% Mar 15 28% 27% • 1 Steamship May 24% • Jan 9 May 47 26% common Canada Northern Canada 11 50 24% • Ltd 75 47 26% • pfd $1-30 preferred Imperial 24 n 25 Dredging Cement Gatineau 200 25% __ * Burrard Dry Dock Voting 62% May 7% Mar 47 71/2 __ Dominion Feb * Building Prooucts Cockshutt 56% 43 __ 100 British Columbia Forest Products British Col Power Corp Class A Class B Canadian 33 % Mar 1,530 25% ♦ Brazilian Trac-Light & Power American Oil common 33/4% conv preferred 6% 410 62% Feb 11 100 British $1.75 541/; 16% 6% International 25% _ $1.00 250 54 __ Canadian 8% 59% 62% 50 Corp Ltd common 4%% preferred Asbestos Corp __ 195 * Argus Canada igi/4 __ 25 Apr 19 % May 19 * • 12% Mar * Higrt 21% 20 Co of Can 4% pfd Amalgamated Electric Corp Anglo Can Tel Co 4%% pfd Gold Low 20 A Aluminum Bulolo High 13% * Telephone Range Since January l 19 Algoma Steel Aluminium Ltd Pow Shares Low __ Bathurst of Prices • $1.50 preferred $2.50 preferred Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class Agnew-Surpass Shoe Bell Par Industrial Accep Coip class A 4%% preferred 5% preferred for Week ' Sales Range of Prices Sale Price Sales Range Sale Price Week's Last STOCKS— Canadian Funds 25% 25% 26 821 25 Feb 28 Jan 35 35 100 35 Mar _——10 _10 - Toronto ,25 24% 25% ' 2,075 23% Mar 37% Feb 25% Jan 34% May 38 -Feb 50 50 Jan ___10 35 35 50 1949 50 50 $27,000 BONDS— Montreal Light Heat 3% notes & Power— Jan " Volume 167 Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CANADIAN LISTED CHRONICLE (2395) MARKETS -RANGE FOE WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Montreal Curb Market Friday Friday Week's Last STOCKS- Sale Price Par Atlas Steel Limited Bathurst Power & Paper Co Ltd B Belgium Glove & Hosiery 5% & Ltd class Brandram-Henderson High LOW 1,870 10 7 6% 7 20 4 Mar 9 17 HO* 9 17 17 40c 45c -___4— 14/ .„__100 Company common 183 14% Apr 14 17 Mi 14)4 175 11% Feb 14)4 May 17% 19 34 common * lioo Lumber Co 75 75 75 4% 115 29 30 2% 2% 2% 39 125 147 38% 147 30 __ 2 4% 4% 4% 30 _10 40 Ltd Textile common Mills 7% 25 7% Mar 35c Square Ltd Apr 50c 258 46% Apr 50 6,935 7% 3% Feb 7% Ltd 17% 510 16 Mav 8% 25 55c 55c 500 43 43 % 400 42 5 class Foreign Power Sec Corp Ltd Companies A _ • _ 25 1,032 9 18% 50 2% 26% Corp 55c 37% 1614 Feb 21)4 May 23 Feb 1714 6Ve convertible preferred (Alfred) 814 Feb 95c Jan MacLaren Power & Paper Co Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd Maritime Teleg & Tel common 7% cumulative preferred 80c 600 May May Jan 21 Jan 49 Massey-Harris Co Ltd 6%% Melchers Distilleries Ltd 6% preferred Minnesota cv pfd_20 common 1,505 16 Feb 10 Jan 45 100 18 Feb 20 Paper Co 5 Montreal Refrig & Storage Ltd com--* 1st preferred 30 Jayi 4 May 80 Moore Corporation I_ Ltd Feb 40c _* ~ Apr 31% May Purity Flour Mills Co pfd Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% pfd Rand Service Stores (Canada) Reitmans (Can) Ltd 5% red Russell Industries Ltd pfd • • Sangamo Co Ltd Southern * Canada Pr 6% pfd 100 Southmont Invest Co Ltd Stowell Screw Co Ltd class • A—_"_ United Corporations class B United Distillers of Canada Ltd United Securities Windsor Woods Hotel Ltd * 7 7 Mar 52 8% 52 7 52 Mar 52% Jan 9% 150 9 Jan 10% Jan Jan 17% May 15 42 » Manufacturing Co Ltd—IIIII_* 17% 7,815 12% Jan Mines (1937) Mines Ltd May 5% May 15 May 27% May 29% 24 29% 29 7214 May 73 660 9% 10 200 12% 13)4 1,350 814 3% May 29% May 75% Apr 10% Jan 13% May 10% Jan 16 '4 17 75 13 Mar 10914 110 45 107 May 111 55 Ms • 80 52 Mar 56 53 53 25 18 1914 400 May 14% Mar 17% May 53 25 5% 5 5% 200 16 16 50 18% 18)4 18% 2,670 13% Feb 19 10)4 1014 10)4 175 107 9% Feb 106 108 10% 74 40c 40c 40c 11,748 18 16 17 115 16 23% 23 23% 50 17 25 17 17% 17)4 4% Feb 16 104 37c May Feb Feb May 21 9 38% 21 1714 55 1014 12 38% 2 Mar Apr 8% Jan 9 Mar 38% May Band-Ore Gold Base I_i Mines Ltd 1 Metals Mining Corp Ltd Yellowknife Mines Ltd Beaulieu Bob's Lake Gold Bordulac Candego Mines Gold Mines Ltd Mines__T footnotes 10c Mines Ltd see 1,060 1,000 1214c 14 )4c 81,500 10c 500 22c 12c 30c 10c 13c 6,000 13,500 29 %c 32c 38c 34c 3c 29c 120,600 6)4 18 115 42c 22 Feb May May Jan Apr Jan May Apr Jan May Jan 23% May 21 % May 20 Apr 11% May 45 Feb 43. 75c Mar 2c Apr 7%c May 80c Mar 3%c Jan Apr 7%c May 14% c May 7c Jan 17%c Jan 12c Mar 24c 9%c Mar 22c 8c 10c Jan Jan 32c May May 55c 34c 29,500 29c May 2%c Feb 56c Feb 5c Mar 714 c Mar 9c Apr 16c Feb 3c 3c 9c 9c 1,500 9c 5,000 500 9 Apr 5c 946 5c Apr lie Jan 65c 1,000 7,400 50c Feb 83c 52c May 25c Mar 52c May Feb 69c 68c 75c 57,700 42c Mar 1.45 Jan 85c 90c 3,100 55c Mar 9.85 9.75 10 600 90c 85c 90c New Calumet Mines Ltd 4,600 80c 1.43 May 1.40 1.43 Normetal Mining Corp Ltd O'Brien <3pld Mines Ltd 1,800 88c Mar 2.55 2.25 2.67 1.43 May 20,100 1.55 Mar 2.00 2.05 2.67 May 500 67c 71c 13,700 32,700 Ltd. Louvlcourt Goldfields Ltd Macdonald Mines Ltd Mining Corp of Canada Ltd. Nechi Cons Dredging Quebec Labrador Development Quebec Manganese Mines 68c 31c 31c Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd. Santiago Mines Ltd Sherritt-Gordon Mines 15% 50 14% Cons Mines Feb Jan Feb 65c 6c Apr Jan 15c Mav 15% May 15c 17c 89,800 2.55 2.70 50c 50c 55c 57c 7,000 1,500 5,216 9%c 10c 1.40 1.40 11 %c Mar 1.45 Mar 17c May Apr 3.25 35c Apr 50c Apr 50c Mar 67c Jan 11c Jan 2,000 7c 200 99o 15,500 6c Mar Mar 6c 714 c 3%c 3c 3%c 13,000 3c 3.35 Mines—. Jan 89c 19c 6c Malartic 2.17 Mar 13% 15c Ltd_. Jan 500 50c Thurbois Mines May 1.18 1.50 Mar 57c Jan 10 550 2.60 Ltd Standard Gold Mines Ltd. Sullivan 36c 1.90 6.25 Mar 15% 1214c 12 %c Quemont Mining Corp Ltd 3.20 2.08 Jan 19 %c Apr Jan May 9c Jan Oil Stocks- Anglo-Canadian Oil Co Ltd British Dominion Oil & Dev Corp Ltd Homestead Oil Home Oil Co Oils 3.50 1,100 33c 32c 33c 2,000 7.10 7.00 7.30 500 3.75 52c Corp 52c 52c 100 52c 23 %c 29 V2c 127,500 29 %c 9.50 9.60 1,610 15c 15c 7,200 15c 1.64 1.82 1,300 95c 8c 28,500 7c 1.64 Ltd 29 Mar 7%c 52c Mar 18% 17% 18% 2,650 7,225 1.25 Jan 5.25 - .16 2.25 May Feb Mar 4 May May May %c May 7.50 May 12 %c Feb 2.25 Exploration Ltd Co 34c Feb 9.50 Ltd 3.50 May Jan 2.15 Oils Ltd Oil 1.60 Mar 19c 2.15 Toronto Stock Canadian Friday STOCKS— 9.65 May 32 %c Apr 1.82 May 16c r.: FeJ) 19 »• Feb Apr Exchange Funds Week's Par Abitibi Power & Paper common $1.50 preferred Acadia-Atlantic class 21% 21 21% 19% May 2,935 18 21% May * l Anglo Cons Apr 13c 53 Jan 53 54% 680 33% Mar 57 Apr 62% 59% 62% 1,530 44% Mar 25 25 25% 279 23c 62% May 25% May 1 20c 20c 30c 30c 13 %c 3.35 __ * 1 Mar 20c Mar 200 20c May 38c Jan 14c 11,500 8c Apr 16 %c Feb 3.10 3.45 8.50 1,405 56c 64c 23,800 80,035 1.35 Mar 38c Jan May 3.45 May 9.20 Apr Mar 8.25 32c 65c Jan 4c 4c 500 4c May 6c Feb ..JIc 7c 1,025 5c Feb 9%c Jan 9c 9c 2,200 9c May 31c Jan 12c 7% 1 12c 5,000 7% 7% 1,000 75% 45 6%c Mar 5% Mar 67 Mar 14c Apr 7% May 83 Jan lie & Quebec 12c 4,600 6c Mar 15c Jan 68,200 15c Mar 38c Jan 13% 13% 50 7%c A 32c 7%c 9c 13,800 8c Ashley Gold class 24 %c 13% 1 Ashdown Hardware 7 %C 28c 10 Oil- Steel Atlas Yellowknife 8c 5,000 9c 7%c 9c 4,700 12% Athona Mines 12% 13% 5,335 12 %c 12 %c 1,500 12 %c Mines 11 Apr 14% May 6c Mar 6c Mar 11c Jan 4c Mar 10c May 10% Mar 9c Feb 16%c Jan 13% 15c Jan Feb 14c 15c 170,600 8c Apr 15c Feb 18C 20c 9,900 15c Mar 25c Jan 3.55 Bagamac Mines 10c 18 %c Gold 3.55 3.60 600 18C 18c 19c 3,750 5c 6c 3,700 25% 26 311 25 36% 36% 160 34% May 22c 46,000 1 Consolidated 1 Bank of Montreal lo Bank of Nova 10 Metals Scotia Mining Power class * A_ 25% 20 %C * • Yellowknife 1 Telephone 100 Quebec 1 Berens^ River Sons -- 12c 164 6.75 A 9c May Feb Jan Jan 8c Jan Feb Mar 24c 22 20 17 Mar 22 40 4 Feb 40% 40% 85 13c 34,800 163% 164% 809 11c 6.75 6.75 50 36c 1,700 38% 9c 160 Apr Mar Mar Mar 28 37% May Jan 6% May 41 Jan 25c Jan 169 Jan 6.75 May 33c Apr 65c 17 18% Feb Mar 60c Feb Mar 28c 8.98 Feb Jan * Gold . Bidgood 18% 18 18% 200 1 33c 33c 38c 3,200 1 18 %c 18 %C 19c 4,500 19 19 60 18% May 20 Apr 11 %c 11 %c 14c 4,400 10c Mar 17c Jan 15c 17c 2,307 13c May 29c Feb Kirkland Gold Biltmore Hats class A preferred * Bobjo 1 Mines Ltd Bonetal Gold 1 5c 4.00 20%c 6% 36c 1 class Apr 22 * Beatty Bros 20c 3.00 8%c Mar 6% • Bathurst Power class B & 24 9,200 75% * 100 Armistice Bevcourt 1114c May — 1 common 13C 15 %c 30C 8.25 64c 1 Arjon Gold Bertram Jan 24c 1 Preferred Bell 87%c Apr * Area Mines Bellecerre Mar 65c * Porcupine Bathurst Apr Jan 3%c Mar _ * Bankfield Mar 8% 1,500 1 Aunor 19 101 Feb 8,000 Mines Aubeile 10,600 7% Apr Feb 98 19c Anglo Atlas 78c 16 % 4%c Anglo-Hmonian Astoria 45 25 Ansley Gold Argus Corp 155 125 19C _ * Aquarius 75 c 19 100 8% 3%c Oil Rouyn 99 8%' Mar 3%c * new Canadian 75c 1 1 common Nepheline Yellowknife American 19 100 — Ltd High 12% Mar Mines Steel Low 20 6,225 " Pacific Range Since January 1 High 19% 100 Gold American Low 18% Yellowknife Algoma Shares 19% A Preferred Alger for Week of Prices * Agnew-Surpass Akaitcho Sales Range Sale Price Mar 30c 9c Jan 400 Feb Beaulieu May 1,000 '__l Jan 12 9.65 Feb Base 38C 1 Ltd page 1 500 3c 714 c 21c 1 * Gold Mines Gold 1314 c 1 Century Mining Corp Ltd For 75c 3c • l _. Cartier-Malartic Centremaque 75c 714 c 24c 5c Aumaque Gold Mines. 1014 7c Mar 45c — — 53 May 10c 65c Apex Cons Resources 55 V2 4c 1,500 8c Aluminium May 1414 May 1944 Jan Feb 191/a 9.60 Co. iJ&minum Co of Canada pfd Amalgamated Larder Mines 5% Mar Jan •4,000 17c 13c 20,% Jan 77 Jan 50c Alberta 44 Feb 5514 Jan 6%c Mar 15c Mar 30 Apr 20c Jan 4c Mar Mar 1014 Mar 11c Mar 25 Feb 7c 2%c May 4c 300 9% Mar 7,000 .15,000 3,200 5%c May 10c 29% 65% Feb 5%c May 30c 2814 72 May 23%c 500 May Feb ■'* 1.44 2,000 19 4% Mar 500 Mar Mar 2,000 8 12% 55c 12c 7c 150 25 Jan 39c 19 174 Feb 3.50 10c 19 5 1.09 27 %c May 6c 10% Mar 15 May 10c 36 Apr Jan 72c • 38c 350 19% Feb 7c 207 22 I"i Ltd 9.60 Ltd 14 • Athona Mines" 19% 20 Akaitcho, Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd_l Arno Mines Ltd Rowan Lingman Lake Gold Mines Lingside Gold Mines Ltd 42% Mar 3c 4c, 17c 17C 19% Mining Stocks— Aubeile Ltd 13% 2 * 100 Ltd Feb 2,578 20 Ltd 28 2214 40 100 Jan 2214 1st pfd-100 Ltd 2714 9% • 50 20 2214 !"• Power Corp of Canada 6% fify N C part 2nd pfd 7 lie 2%c Last 2% 27% 1314 10c , ; May 2714 29% Lake Jan 22c . Feb 61 Mi * Nuclear Enterprises Ltd Orange Crush Ltd Paul Service Stores Ltd 26 5 • Mount Royal Rice Mills Ltd 5 %c Hudson-Rand Gold Mines Ltd May May 15 27 36,400 1,000 10c Apr 7 ___10 20c May 9c v 1.65 Mar 1.41 . 17%c Mar 3,600 Ltd May * Ontario & 29,500 4,500 20% May 41 20 26 2814 26c 2.85 74c 22c 26% May 44 Mar 80c 24c 3.V4-Jan 20 15c 42% 27% ' Mar 77c 2.70 514c International Uranium Mining Joliet-Quebec Mines Ltd Royalite 100 50 — Mines Omnitrans 1,910 31% 10 Goldvue Jan 61 31% . 53c 69c 26c Hollinger Cons Gold Mines Ltd Jan 2)4 25c 31% 42 May 69c 12c 1214c Consolidated 2% Mar 75 __ 68c Ltd- 42 Apr 36% Mar 60 137/a 1,500 Commonwealth Petroleum Mar 212 10 Mar 1.21 Mines New Pacalta 4 * II" • Mines Gold 19% 1814 80 17% 14c Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd 75 -- Lake 15 3% 1 IIIII* M) Found 23% May 1014 May Jan 6 % Mar 79% 50 Inc (Walter 3,250 17c High May 20C 4314 May 20 __ Lowney Co Ltd Mar Low 2.75 Goldbeam Mines Ltd Goldora Mines Ltd Jan International Lambert 5c Ltd 10% Mar 85 651 Mines Formaque Gold . May 44 Paints 5pfd 20 Investment Foundation Ltd common__» Gold 20 4 * Feb 19% 20 ■ IIIlOO Feb 1,000 Ltd Mines Calgary & Edmonton 33% 6c Stadacona Mines (1944) Ltd 45c Apr Mar Mar Siscoe Gold Mines Ltd 25c — Securities 200 46 26% 60 Great Lakes Paper Co Ltd com___ • Class A preferred !"• Hinde & Dauch Paper Ltd III"* Int Metal Industries Ltd class A Jan Mar 59% __ Inter-City Baking Co Ltd 1.00 2% 26% 1 Sol Okalta 45% 2% 7)4 50 1.00 * _ Fraser 15 22% 18% 46 • Canada 10 9 _ 1 Aircraft 42 22 22 __ 20 Fanny Farmer Candy Shops Inc of Feb 8% Gold Vinray 9 17% — Aircraft 23 15 « May 1,380 43 II__» preferred Fail-child """" __ 16 10c . 7% May Mar 14% Mar 65c 4,500 14C 6)4 May Apr 35c 3 * _ 6% 21,320 21% *■ • 16 * Worsteds 7 21% — & 45c 16 22 Corp 255 20% 20 % 17% Ltd 7% 45c __ 20 II Works Donnacona Paper Co Ltd. Eastern Steel Products Ltd Hydro-Electrir 30c 50 6% * com Ltd Esmond Mills Ltd Co 2,520 Apr 49 — Woollens Motor 40c May 7)4 May 10 5% — — Ford 30 7% May 100 May 4% May 6% .. L) Engineering Mfg & Apr 5 Aircraft Corp Fleet 2% May 39% May 149 Feb 9% Apr 27/s May * 100 Alcohols _ Dominion 3% 26 7% * _ Feb 9% — * 35 Feb 1.50 Mar 9,135 30 May 4)4 May 20% Mar 130 Jan 75 Mar 1.45 75 38% _ May 1614 May Mar 8 500 — May 34 24)4 Jan 2 127 2% 61% May May Feb 19% Mar 25 4% 1,000 17c High Jan 19 May 14 1,480 6)4 Feb 34 20 23 — — 15% 25 16% 22% * com 34 16% 23 com__* preferred Dominion 110 19 _ Dominion 183 1414 Consolidated Div Standard Sec cl A_ * Preferred * Consolidated Paper Corp LtdI__I_III« Cub Apr 314 Mar 78% Mar 200 • Paper Inv Ltd General Adv Ltd (R 180 May May 1714 preferred Crain Ltd 122 17*14 • Preferred 5% Feb 17 Mi * CateJli Food Products Ltd common Chatco Steel Prod Ltd preferred Chatcau-Gai Wines Ltd Consolidated 74 752 66c 17c Federal, Kirkland Mining May 714 May 9,299 1 Commercial 13 Ma 2,316 Canadian Ingersol Rand Co Ltd Claude Neon Apr 4% Mar 5%' common Canadian Vickers Ltd 11% El Apr Jan 110 Canadian Inter Inv Trust common * Canadian Light & Power Co ___100 Canadian Marconi Co 1% preferred Canadian Western 10 15 5% • Range Since January 1 17c Ltd— 80c Eldona 104 % IIIIl - 66c 69c Jan 16)4 13% May 441 183 1.00 5% Canada & Dominion Sugar Canadian Fairbanks-Morse Co Ltd Canadian Gen Investments Ltd: Candn Power & 183 Shares Low 6c Mines Dulama Gold Mines Ltd East Sullivan Mines Ltd 109 « Sales for Week 2 Ltd-. Dickenson Red Lake Donalda Mines Ltd Jan 1 _ Butterfly Hosiery Co Ltd Canadian Industries May 60 122 Cadillac Feb 17 100 __ V Preferred Burns & Co class B____ 8% 6% 122 Central Mines Cortez Explorations Ltd Cournor Mining Co Ltd May 9)4 Apr 14 10 * Columbia Pulp & Paper com—* Preferred Brown 13% 7 Mar 233 Beattie 13% May Jan 40c 8 14 116 * Class B British 14 14 13% 13% 5 16 650 6% Brewers & Distillers of Van Ltd Columbia Packers class A British 7% 5 Consol ■ High Mar • Ltd Range Since January 1 13% * A Shares 12% 20 _ Millen < ef Prices Par Consolidated for Week 12% • common preferred Brand Low * ■ of Prices Range Sale Price Sales Range *; Week's Last STOCKS— Canadian Funds ; 1 — 25c 18c Feb Jan / (2396) 40 THE COMMERCIAL & < FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN LISTED Monday, May 31, 1948 MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 I Friday Week'# ■,W Last '■■■ Sale Price STOCKS— % ' < ' Sales . Range for Week of Prices Shares Range Since January 1 • .' Mines Bordulac Brand & Millen * — _ class 3c 3c 8.40 8.40 35c May 1.00 26 26 40 26 May 26 Va 20 Va 20 Va 21 Va 2,537 17 Feb 5V4C 5%c 1,000 4%c 1,835 20 A— Lake Red American 3%% Mar 2,000 3c May 6c Jan Dominion Foundry & Steel Dominion Magnesium 1,425 Jan Dominion 500 40c ...25 Columbia Electric Columbia British 55c 24% -24%: ■2$ &■ preferred conv British —1 i Oil May 9.00 35c 25 ... 28c 38c Forest 26% 26% 27 V» 100 ■i 93'/a 93 93 Va 20 pfd Products • ■v-v 1,425 4% 4Va 4% 6% 6% 26% '26 Va 26% 3 2% 3 1,075 32 Vac 31c 34C 37,900 100 100 25 30 Feb Preferred Power A I * Class B..— , ■ British Dominion Oil—.. Britishh Bruck Rubber a—* preferred. Mills 100 1 • Buffalo Canadian —— Tar Textile 27% May Jan 4% May 7% May Mar 3 Jan' 99 4% Mar Dominion Donalda 24% 27 Jan Mar 3% May 2 Apr 16c Feb 99 Apr 100 22 Mar 32 May Mar 99c Red 31 Va 200 58c 57c 63c 7,100 1.80 1.85 1,000 1.000 6c Mar 10,000 7c 35c 1.50 Mar May Building A * Mines Lake May Jan 3.40 Jan 10c lOVaC Products 7c —- 9c 34% 34%, 3a 545 28 V» 13 12 Va 13 600 Jan 25c Feb • * Burlington Steel 15Vac Feb ' 1 class A Burrard class A „ 28 28 28 250 21 * 17% 17 Va 18 38'5 13% 8% 8% 50 7c 9c 9,900 * - Mudge — Linen Caldwell 1 * 21% 22 12% 13 Calmont Flon Oils Campbell Red Lake. Canada Bread 4% % Canada Cement 24c 26c 12,500 20c- May 74c Jan 6c 7C 5c Mar 12c Jan 7c Mar l/Ic 7%C 8c 5,000 47C 46c 50 c 22,900 8c * Oil East Leduc OIL-. 13 % May 29 Apr Feb 1 18 Jan May 8% May 7% Mar 15c Mar 8c 1.60 1 Sullivan nil Malartic Mines. East Eastern Preferred ; Canada Canada 2.70 Mines — Eddy Paper Eldona El class A ...20 Mines Gold Sol Equitable Canada Life Insurance.. 25 Corp 1.92 4.60 Packers Class ... _ 10 A - Permanent Canada ♦ Power class 10% 10 200 May 4V2 May Apr May 99 % Jan 14% Mar 22 % May May 27 29 Apr 5 Feb 43 V2 ... _ 7 53 V2 Apr 9 Va Mar 11% May Jan Jan 36% * 20 33 Mar 38 Apr 16% 16% 40 15 Va Mar 18 Jan 190 190 17 188 May 201% Jan 13 Va 13 Va 13 Va 9 11 Feb 14 Jan 40 40 111 35 Feb 42 * ._ _ 50 Players Fibre Wire Class & Cable class -- • A... __ Fleury-Bissell preferred Ford of Canada 1st preferred 80 Gair Co preferred Gatmeau Power common. 5% Celanese preferred Dredge 5% % preferred General Bakeries 80 Va 70 Jan Steel Food Products Preferred Mar Giant Yellowknlfe Gold Mines Gillies Lake 21% 21% 22 Va 2,275 17% Mar 24 Jan Glenora Gold 21 Va 21% 21% 525 16% Mar 21% May 26 26 77 23 Mar 26 13% 13% 14 355 10 Mar 14% May Goldale 17 17% 360 15% Apr 17% May Goldcrest. Gold 80 56% 82 Golden — 81 Feb May Globe Ice Industrial Lake Machine Canadian Oil preferred Canadian Canadian Carlboo Arrow Jan Golden Manitou Mines Goldhawk • 12 12 1,180 8 Mar 12 15Va 15% 200 — May Gold 13% 15% Apr Feb 5% 30 14 1,160 10 Mar 14 Apr 28 120 21 Mar 30 Jan 76c 871 70c Mar 88C Chatco Steel 12% 13% 1,555 11 Mar 15 Jan 100 Va 100 Va 13 100'/a 70 90 5 21% 15,544 24 Va 24 Va 25 1.30 1.41 4,000 a „ 1.35 5% May 5% May 100% May 99% Mar 90 90 May May 12% Mar 24 26 1.21 1.49 1.75 1.27 1.26 1.33 4,650 15c 16c 2,500 13c Vac 8 Vac 1,000 Apr 2.65 Apr Mines 7% 25 __ • 15,975 10 10 100 Chemical Research 1 49c 1,000 Cheskirk Mines 1 5 Vac 5 Vac 6c 4,000 1 2.35 2.31 2.45 3,183 1 12c 12c 12C 500 3 Vac 3 VaC 3%c 3,000 2.00 2.00 2.07 1,750 Mines Citralam 49c Malartic Cochenour Willans May Jan 1.20 Coin Goldvue 15 Va __ 1 Collingwood Terminal 15% 25c 1 Goodyear Tire common.. Preferred Graham ... Consolidated • Bakeries Consolidated Beattle Great West Consolidated Homestead Oil Consolidated Mining & Smelting. Feb Mar 65c Jan Mar 3.00 Mar 12c Lead 3c Halcrow class Feb Consolidated Press class B_ Consumers Conwest 8 35 8 10,000 5c 46c 1.50 1.50 100 13 Va 13% 50 70c 30,226 30c 309,300 114% 116'/a 2,100 63C 9% common 40 65c 12 May Jan Feb Apr 13c Harding Harker Crowshore Cub May 920 15c 2,200 14 %C 70C 25 Gold Davis 6% 100 25c 3,000 19c 60c 1,000 55c Delnite Mines Denison Detta 100 13c 15c 9,500 10c Mar 55c 1,000 55c May 10c 7,500 7c Mar 18 Vac 19 Vac Nickel Red 10,600 10c Mar Mines Mines For footnotes 10% 1.20 - 25 1.20 200 4'% Mar 42 Jan May Jan 6% May 30c 1 9% 1.05 Apr — *' Mines. . _ 8c 8c 8,000 5c 17c 17c 4,5c see preferred. *—00 page 43. Feb May 4c May 80c 37.500 50c Mai- 70c 11,516 48c Mar 800 11c Apr 10%c 12 %c 3,000 IOC 80 %C May 1.09 19c lfac Mar 10c 2,000 2.50 2.60 15,200 9c 7.000 6c 4c 4c 6,000 Apr 14c 16c 3c 10c 14c Mar 1.95 Mar 48c t 2.70 Jan Jan Apr 16c " Jan 9c May Mar Jan May Jan * * Hinde & Dauch _ __ _ Home Mines ...5 • Oil Homer Yellowknife Gold 1 52 3.700 10c il4 120 104 51 Va 20 49 12c 1,500 19% 20 2,894 43 43% 105 15 60 50c 25,700 22 Va Apr 20c 11 , 1.60 Jan Mar 25 %c Feb 115 Feb 53 ■;.' Jan 16% Apr May Jan 10 Vac May 48c Feb 82c Jan 40c Apr 19% Jan 40c Mar 64c Feb 49c 2,665 25 Va 70 25 Jan 27 Feb 52 5 50 Apr 52 May . 84 May Apr Mai- 15% May 20% May Jan 44% May 40% 10% Mar 9 15% May 13% May Apr 5 100 4 Mar 60c Mar 1.40 5 Jan 1.12 May 3.20 May Apr 26c 30c 11,400 16% 17% 2,665 3%c 3% 500 24c Jan 37c Mar 13% Mar 17 Va May 3 VaC Jan Apr 5%c 3.50 3.50 100 3.50 May 5.00 9% 9% 106 6% Mar 9% May c 17c 12 100 7c 8c 1,500 8%c 9%c 3,100 5c 78c 80c 1,716 70c 7,105 12c Mar 32c Feb Jan — — 12 3% Mar 6%C May 12c Jan Mar 15c May Mar 95c Feb Jan Apr — Howey Gold _ _ Hunts A class Huron & Erie 1 _ 100 _ 16c 95c 24 %c Feb 75c May 15c Jan 10c Mar 700 50c Jan 9%c 9%c 9%c 1,500 20 20 20% 85 9.50 9.50 9.55 .9.40 9.35 9.70 9,365 5c 6c 2.000 38c 12,300 — — -t 36c 47 % 915 40- 47% 25 %C 25 VaC 1,600 7%c Mar 18 9 5.35 5c Mat- Apr 12 Feb 9.70 May 9c Feb 25 %c Mar 44 18c 40c Feb 52 52% 1,290 43% 3c 6,000 2%c Jan 9% 9% 32c Jan 2%c 60 114% 114'/a 15 Jan Jan 52% May 4c 7% Mar 111 Jan 47% May Mar 52 — Jan 20% May Mar 2 VaC -- _ Apr May 14,500 % __ common 7c 48c 70c — * Mining 81 Smelting.. Malartic ; 5,500 7,000 13c 14 %c 37c 1 __ Hudson Bay Hugh 10c 53c 70c 1 preferred 10c 48c 10% May Jan Jan 116 May -.10 Apr 27 Jan 24% 24% 24% 415 • 19 18% 19% 26,989 14 Mar 19% May Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary.5 13% 13% 13 Va 1,255 12 Mar 14% .25 25% 25 25% 115 5 5%, 3,000 Imperial Bank Imperial Oil 4% preferred *•. - 22% May 65c • ' 23% 24% Mar Jan 25% May Lake Gold - Inspiration 1 — * 6 8 8 8 50 10% 10% 11 1,051 ___1 Mining Powders Bronze International Coal & Coke com if 1 — 38c — 43c 2,000 12 12 75 32c 32c 1,600 31 Va 31% 400 100 12 4%C 7 8% 7c Apr Mar 8% Feb 98% May 11 102% Feb Jan May Jan 12 May 12% Jan 32c May 39c Jan International Metals class A Preferred * ._ _ International International 31% -100 L___— International Milling International Nickel preferred..— .100 Co Petroleum Uranium — — 100 15 104% 104% 10 _« 36% 35% 36% 6,825 • common- 14% 13% 14% 1 65C — — .50c 64c 69c 13,933 53,575 1.19 1.19 500 4c -- 4 VaC 5,000 25% Mar 98% Mar 103 31% May 102% Jan Apr 104% May 29% Mar 37% May 11 Mar 15% Jan 40c Mar 84c May 1.00 Apr 1.45 Feb 4c Apr 7c Jan 8c May Jan 20 Va 52 13% 14c May Jan 1,825 8,300 25 Va 13 10c 12 .50 Mines Ingersoll Machine class A 47C • 17c ill. Jan 20% 20% 16c 12 13c » _ Inglis (John) & Co 21c Mar 21 Va 49c 10 1st 6.00 Apr 65c 16c 1 Jan * Jacknife Gold Jack Waite __ 23% Mar Jason Mines Mines i : Ltd 10c" 1 11 %c 9%c 10c 2 %C 1 _ -i Jellicoe Mines Joburke 1 Mining. Jacola Mines • 2c 16c 1 Mar 1.00 Mar 48c * 1 1 ... _ May 19c Apr 74c 4,000 8,230 11c 69c 21 Va « ——. — 9% Heva' Gold Mines _ 90c Apr 8c 1 3%c 1 55 Jan 70c 1 17 * Island Mountain Mines Ltd Fabrics 10% 1 — Bank Dominion I8V2C 1 Lake Dominion 9c 1 Discovery Yellowknlfe Distillers Seagrams Diversified Mining Dome 9c 10% Dickenson Red Lake 12,500 28c Highland-Bell Highwood Sarcee' Internaitonal B — 4c 18,615 48c May 22c May 54 55c 15c • 3c 2.90 Mar 7 %c 1.24 May. Mar 54 1 Leather class Jan 1,500 47.030 1 Hosco 30 14 %c May 6% a Davies Petroleum 106%. 11,365 8c 1.12 1— __ Howard Smith 3% Mar Jan 24 %c — Patricia D'Aragon Mines Apr 10 5.05 5 1 Jan 154 Mar 60c Aircraft 99 102% 4.90 73c Jan Jan 3.20 , __ Gold 30c Mar 18', 414 13 —1 Jan 116% May 10% Feb Apr 3 145 1.23 100 . Jan 3% 16% 1.01 Carpets 16% Feb 40 29 Va . Coal 102 % 15 » Gold 85c 91% Mar 8 Apr 1.03 May Mar 222 1.11 a 1 1.50 Apr 55c 3 29 Va __ Pershing Nest 111 Feb 2.85 Hard Rock Gold Mines Indian Croinor Crow's Jan May 2% Mar 107 14 1.12 7%c Feb Apr Apr 150 1.11 14 %c Craig Bit 9% 29 Va ... Crestaurum Mines Jan 108 155 3.00 Bridge Heath 55c Apr 147 Va 148 a _ 700 1.40 3 100 * __ 23 c 115 V Cosmos Imperial Mills 16% —1 Mines Jan 9 Mar 100 0 __ Jan 2U Feb Jan 27c May 7c ..... Gas Exploration 500 1 Hasaga Gold 16 Mar 52c 30g 5 A 3% 1 Swayze Hallnor 5c Feb 10 1.03 - _ Mines Feb 30c 1.76 Mar 16c 97c 19 Ta * Greening Wire Guayana Mines 2.45 May 6c • Press 94 Fe& 8%C Jan 52c 63 Vac * Cons 35 3 % 12c — __ Feb 8% 4c 1,300 13 Va 2 Apr 18% 51 % * 0 Saddlery 16c - 2.24 Mar 2,125 97c __ Mines . Feb 86% 101 113% * Gypsum Lime & Alabastine 30c 1.50 —5 16c 1 » Great Lakes Paper common Class A preferred. Great West Coal Gunnar Gold Apr 25c 8 — Hollinger Consolidated Gold ._ 2.29 Jan 10- 7c Coniagas Mines -- 50 - Bousquet Jan 7% Mar 52c * Coniaurum Mines 16% May 26% May 7 Vac 2.55 ■ * 1.75 May Mar May 7% May 15% 24c * pfd Yellowknlle Colomac Commonwealth Petroleum ...1 —* Mines Hedley Mascot * Plow Lake *. 1.40 Feb 1.05 Mar a Cockshutt Feb Jan 1.30 Mar t IT* Harricana Gold Chimo 75 13% 21 • Hamilton Chesterville _ Porcupine 33c 7c 7% 8 * __ Chateau-Gal Wines 1,300 Feb Feb 21% May 1.65 1 1 preferred May 9 3% Feb 90 Mines*— 1,500 2.15 Feb May 73c 73c 1 Patricia May 7c Apr 7% 2% Mar 10c 1 Jan 20 Va Porcupine 1 23% 25% Gulf Central 12c —1 Mar 27 1 Central 100 26% 2.15 4%c 16c 66c 20 Va Mar 90 Castle-Trethewey — 74 c 16 20% Wirebound class A. Jan 7 3% Mar 8c __ 1 40 25 Gold 16% 26 % 55 * ' _ 95 ...100 ; Railway _ _ 110 5Va ...100 Pacific 290 1,345 285 1 _ _ 81 13% * preferred 47 Va Mar * • Cos common 5% 4% , __ Gold Mines 21 * Canadian Malartic 1,600 2% 90 5.00 1 - _ 22 Va • "A' _ 20 — 1 common Alcohol _ _ 12 » Locomotive 6c 8% 2% 16% 100 _ __ Oil God's _ 22 — Canadian _ 21 — _ Canadian 25 104 1 * Class A Canadian 6 109% 10.9% 1 Jan common 6 19% • common May • 34 19% — 30 * 15% Mar 590 90 _ 82 70 Goldora Canadian . Wares __ 23 25 5.05 May 18% May 3.60 Mar 355 103 % * ____ 21 Va Mar common Jan 3,097 104 100 _ _ 21% Mar Canadian Jan 4.55 46 19% • 100 685 • . 2.15 100 preferred 1,755 20 Canadian 26% • 30 20 Class A 'New • _ 22% Canadian Car common 12'A 4.80 16% 100 - A 28 Canadian Canners common v class Frobisher Exploration 22% • Jan Apr 1.15 18'/a 8% — 22 Va • Jan 1.45 May 25C Apr 10 4.50 6c * * 29% Breweries 7,0U0 45 ...1 common Aircraft * Canadian Bank of Commerce 25 1.98 74c Mar 18 % — 10 B Canadian com Products Fleet Mfg & General Canada 12 1.88 45c May —100 Mtge S S Lines common Preferred 36% 16% _ May 3.00 Mar Apr 36% <1 B Canada Kirkland 95 20 12 1 «• 195 Mar 16 Feb Grain 310 365 Mar Federal 7- 19% Mar Jan 49 Apr 19 55c .65c 28 Va 10 Apr 12C Mar 7 6% Mar 1.52 500 34c 48 Va 1.60 Mar 245 10,850 3,100 28 Va 15,050 9% 488,550 9,800 7 5,600 2.80 56c 60c 28 Va Feb Jan 1.67 9 20c 3.00 48 Va 2.08 3.50 1.60 ■ 1.45 56c » May 52c 2.90 * Feb 50 c 20c 56c 3% Jan 10c Feb 26c 1.21 1 96 33c 5%C Mar 52c 1 * 20 Northern Canada 19 Va • 2.15 12,000 1.35 Mines Falconbridge Nickel 3.65 8c _..i Mines Gold Fanny Farmer Candy Shops 15 Feb 12 17,500 1 Famous 145 Feb 2.67 * Steel Mar 22 Machinery Malting 7 * 7.60 May 21% May 6c 16c 21% May. 17 24c Feb • common 12 ...1 Feb 25 May May nil 6c 275 10 17 29c 8,840 4 Feb Jan 46,200 36 v.- May 17c 15 4 1.10 • 230 14c 96 15 i 84,500 7.40 96 65 Mar 51c- Mar 17 15 * 12 - 27c 12c 100 common preferred 10% 353 31,500 May 13% May 17 7.00 — 15 22 Feb Jan 24c 12c 1 19% Mar - Jan 19% May 26 Va 17 7.00 25 103 Feb 26c * Ltd 1 ; Apr 21 % Mar 11 86c 12 May 445 75c 12 24 350 -. 14% 78c * common Mines 1 Flin 340 May Feb 13% 1,650 26 Jan 12 99 10 19% 13 Federal Callinan too % 18% 25 % 22 * common Calgary & Edmonton 100% * Gold East Amphi East Crest Eureka Calder-Bousquet 23 18% 28 - May 35 10% Mar * ... 25 * Duquesne Mining Co Duvay Gold Mines. Elder Eurns & Co V i Class B 24 nil East Buffalo 24 .100 Woollens & Mar High Mar 6 23% pfd common A Dulama 22 3,025 May 40c Chemical Mines Donnell 1,167 11% 100 _ Dominion 1.85 31% _ Dominion Mar 27 Va 11 _ 24% Apr 1 ; Ankerite 551 __ & 26% 11% Dominion Steei & Coal class Br*, ,25 * Dominion Stores " -• Qoia. Bull adison Buffalo •' • _ LOW High 26% * common Apr 22% May 7V«c Jan iClaSS Columbia British Malting 1 • Feb 23% 100 British Columbia Packers class B__ 11 Apr ... Apr 91 4,950 6% 7.50 Low Par 9,200 3%c 35c r ♦ Cordage preferred British High 35 Vac Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com™1* Brewis Low High • — Bralorne Mines Ltd Brantford Low 1 ; Pershing Boycon Par ' , 2%c 11 %c 13c 1 4C 4c 5c 1 32c 32c 34c 3,100 1,200 v 2 VaC May 29,000 11 %c May 1,666 ' 2,850 4C 28c May May. , 12c '3 VaC Jan; Apr 18C Mar 7c Jan 58c : Feb Volume 167 Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2397) 41 CANADIANS LISTED! MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAY 28 Friday Week's- j Last STOCKS— Low Kelwren 52c 12c 14c 61,391 37,000 27 27 110 13c 14c 13,300 ; 13c Gold : Kirkland-Hudson Kirkland ; — Dufault 40c 48c 1.59 '5,050 25 425 6.00 5.70 6.40 3%C 4c Fortune Gold •_ 12 23 83c May 819 11% 25c Apr 5.50 10 21 21% 125 16% Mar 70c 4'Ac Mar Feb 6.95 Feb "21 Va 36% May 100,850 36 320 1.30 1.30 1,600 7c 6c 7c 200 5c 5c 500 5c Mar Power 7%c Feb Preston May 11c Jan 5%C 63,500 4c Mar 8c Jan 15 15% 110 Mar 17% Jan 3'Ac 3 'Ac 6,000 1.05 1.19 38,100 1.13 1.15 12 1,600 Mines. 8c 8c 6,700 99c 1.00 1,000 2c May 5c 29,850 35c Mar 46c Jan 41,200 10c Mar 20c Feb 6c 6%c 7'Ac 10,500 2.00 2.30 3,050 3.20 600 6c 1.25 Jan 13c 14c Jan 59c Feb 29 */4 29 %c Mar 725 85c May , 6 V2 6 V2 67c 75c 58,225 40c Mar 15c 15c 1,000 12c 10c Apr 10c Gold 25 6 May 6,500 7c 3,600 5c May 25c Jan 4,400 38c Mar 56c Jan 43% 43% 1,925 37 Feb 44 16 16% Feb 17 445 1,570 11 16 10 Va Feb 17 Va May 17 % M ^y 2,400 Roche Jan 1.10 1.15 2,400 10 % 10% 538 8'/8 8% 2,150 2.65 2.85 5.250 25c 1,U0U 1.80 1.90 4,400 3 %C 3c 4c 58,600 20 y4 20 y4 common Apr 1.00 Mar 9 14 260 9 Apr 10% 53 Va 110 51 Jan 54% Mar —' 45c'""48c 10% May Apr Apr 1.50 2c 8 '/a May 3.15 Feb (Little) Apr Russell Ryanor May Mar 23 11 Mar 14% May lUc Mar 31c 2,500 3c A J^n Mar 6c'"Jan 3,500 30c Mar 48o 73c May 34.600 •55c Mar A90c Feb 70c 75c 5,350 52c Mar 89c Feb 48c 40c 86c Jan 48c 15% common 19% 20% 15,360 16 Mar 27 27 30 20'A May 3,430 24 Mar 30 May 6,913 15% 15,946 2.00 2.05 450 4%c 6c 1,500 2.50 2.50 500 9c 9c 5,000 8c Apr 13c 15c 6c 50c 14'A 16c 6,500 15c May 28c __ 32 iL) preferred 18% McKenzie Red McLellan 18'A 50 15% 15% 15% 5,195 58% McColl-Frontenac common Mclntyre Porcupine Mines. 58 % 59 % 750 Gold McMarmae Mercury Lake 43c Lake Gold.. 48c 12,300 40c Brick 1,500 2c Apr 15c 5,300 Corp 10% 20'A 785 Tool Monarch Knitting Poicupine Works 22,000 2% . 1,400 41c 1,300 Jan 3 Jan 10'A May Mar 32c Mar 6 % 100 5 Apr 6% Jan 15 'A 150 14 Apr 15% Jan 40c 49c 13,100 28c Mar 54c 18'A May 17% 18'/8 550 14 Mar 72 73% 380 65 Feb 26 26 26 2 3% common- 40 3% 14C 1,000 39% 40 25 53 14c Mosher Long Lac Grocers 11c 6.10 Mar 22c 18 Brass Drug 22,813 27 c 20'A May 1.75 Mar 73 Moore Corp common Preferred National 10% Jan 6% Montreal Locomotive National 9.10 Feb 29c 5'Ac Mar 2% Jan 15% common Breweries 75c 15'A Mar 9c May Mar 3'Ac Mar 20 27c Model Oils Modern 12r „7%C * 2% 16 May 2 'Ac 14c 20% 8c 18% May 66 Jan 40c 14 %c Mid-Continent Oil. 1 May 76 Mar Apr 26'A May 3 Feb 4 Feb 9c Apr 15c 32 225 30 May 450 8 Mar 25c National'Sewer Pipe class A 225 38'% 12'/4 12% 270 10'A Mar 12% May 15% 825 13'A 16 — * Car. 27c 27 %c 30 30 Apr Jan 5,100 25 18c Mar 25 25% 2,850 18% Mar 2.45 2.44 2.49 7,400 1.91 Mar Jan 34 Jan Apr Apr 8c Jan 17c May Mar 49c Jan 25 24% 25 855 25% Jan 12%c 12%c • 18% 18 18% 9c 9c 10c 1,000 1 Mines 18c 16c 19c 33,500 18% 18 V2 19 2,180 6c 500 102 102 V2 250 New (Wm) Limited pfd 100 26'A May 2.99 Feb Bidlamaque New Calumet New Marlon New Pacalta New Rouyn 4c 1.47 27,600 75c 23C 3,550 20c Mar common • .1 6c 100 102 * , 12 V4 130 13% 130 15'Ac 18c 25,300 18c 46,100 29c 31c 3,125 5c 10c Antonio Gold Mines Ltd 1 Mines class 3.75 1 A 51 Mines. 14c Mining Canada Inca 3.70 Mar 1,570 51% 2,937 43 15c • 7'Ac Jan 12c 4,500 ne 14c 1,500 14c 1.00 Apr Mai¬ Feb May 2,700 1 2.58 2.58 2.72 57,142 1.43 Mar 15% 16 395 11 % Mar 16 May 16 May Sick's Breweries common ♦ __ V T C Silanco 15% Mining Silknit Ltd Silver 1 common Miller Class class A . 15% 175 11% Mar 40c 5,600 37%c May 16 16 100 16,200 (N) Southam 26c 28c 10% 10 9% 296 27% 27% 28 295 24 Mar 875 18 Mai- 25 50c 1 common 20 __ 99 % com 140 96 Mar 101% 8,795 34c Mar 54c Apr 32c 33c 3,100 26c Mar 39c Jan 25 Mar 30 May 17 % Mar 20 May 29 75 240 1.48 1.48 1.55 3,300 55c 55c 56c 1,701 7V2 7% 205 7% 8Va 655 21 21 % 65 4% 4% 100 4 Apr Mar 8'A * __ * A 4% ■' B of Cons Sylvanite 9 100 9 200 4% 70c 70c 4,600 131,630 1.50 Mar 8,500 10c 7c 28,000 10c Jan Texas 46c 48c 2,100 40c 55c Jan 26c Thurbois 10,100 14c Apr 4c 1,000 3c Mar Apr 32c Canadian Tip Top Canners 4% 1,000 3 % Mar 4% Jan 2.08 3,605 1.40 Mar 2.20 Jan 75'Ac 86c 72,600 Jan Apr 1.75 Toronto 10,700 92c Jan lie 15c 1,600 10c Mar 16c see 89c 1.84 page 43. Toburn class A 4c 5,547 lie 12c 11,500 1.47 1.45 1.56 2,650 42c 38c 42c 2,500 27'/2 28 Va 28% 2.75 Toronto General Trusts 4c 4'Ac 2,500 4c Mar 7'Ac 55,000 7c Mar ]*6c Jan __ Works class A 8% 12c 8 8% 1,055 6 14c 15c 1,700 10c Mar Apr 10% Jan 18.'Ac Feb Transcontinental Twin City Resources 205 Jan 1.45 May 35c May 23% Mar 1.99 61c 28 % 5% Jan Apr 3.50 Jan 1.45 4.45 1.35 Apr 1.45 May 120 3,300 9 9 50 76c 76c 78c 9,237 7'Ac 32c Apr 5'Ac May 49c Feb 21c Jan 9 May 10 Jan 60c Apr 80c Jan Jan 7'Ac 101 __ 49c * __ 8c 3,500 Apr 12'Ac 11% 11% 200 10 Mar 12'A 172 * May Apr 30,060 * Jan Jan 4% 43c * Jan 19c Mar 2.50 7%c 1 2.05 9c 100 6c 50 5'Ac Jan 1.00 Mar 3,132 41c __ Mortgage Towagmac Exploration Apr Jan Mar 4% 6c 100 Toronto 3c 21c 2.86 43c Jan 8c May 4% 1 * • 16c 2.40 2.75 • 1 Elevators 1.68 Mar 1,100 1.45 __ 7c May 4c 41 Gold Iron 82 1.35 __ Toronto Mar 1.40 May May 72 1,000 5 . Tombil] Gold 59c 1.66 7%c 1 Oil Mines 4% 10 8,000 16c __ Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines 1.98 May 82 2.13 16c i Jan 4'Ac Feb 15 4c * Jan 6c 4%c May 3'Ac Mar Jan 80 82 * Taylor (Pearson) common Teck-Hughes Gold Mines 2.67 5'Ac 4'Ac * common 79C Feb 2.05 1 Apr 5% Feb 82 ♦ "10 13% *. 1 Mines Apr 69 79% 1 Gold 8% 160 14% 79% __ Jan 21% May 5% Jan Apr Mar May. 8% May 555 14y4 79% __ 60c Jan Apr Apr 14% 2.06 1 Mines Gold Tamblyn Ltd 70c 1.56 68c 4 % Feb 17% Mar 5 1 50c River 5c 11c " • Mar 5% Mar 5 25 Inlet 86c Lake common Sturgeon River Gold Sudbury Contact 1.68 Orange Crush Canada Steep Rock Iron Mines 4% Omnitrans Exploration * Preferred 1.99 . 1 1.18 Mar 49c 9 » Gold ) 101 19% * Feb May May 50c 19 * com___ class Jan Jan 11% 42c * (1944) Preferred Olsen 24% • Standard Radio class A Brock 24% 29 __ Paving 48c 12% Apr 9% May 19 Sturgeon Sullivan Mar 10% __ * Stadacoma Mines May 28 25c Apr Feb 16 Apr 9% 100 Co Standard Chemical 70c 10% 1 Malartic Mines Co 9 9% 100 Gold Class 15% 1.23 May 3.20 ifi'i —• Preferred Stanley Mar • Slater Co 22% May 27c : B Sladen 98c Feb 10% "1 Simpson's Ltd class A Siscoe 20% 37Vic __ 1 B Class 38c 5 Mines Silverwood Dairies Taku 2.67 May Feb 1.21 24c Jan 67 %c 1.15 1.50 May 52 May 20c Mar 1.16 Apr Jan 38c 50c Surf 1.50 51 * Jan Creek Gold Sherritt-Gordon Gold Mines Sheep 4c Gold footnotes Mar 4c Feb Jan 16 % 820 2.25 — O'Leary Malartic For 4c 4.35 17c May 25,600 23c Oils Red 6,500 3.70 May 7c May 14 45c 46C Mines. O'Brien Gold Mines. Orlac Jan ln»r ./ 22 % 6c North Star Oil common- Omega 46c 2,325 2,000 150' Jan May • 41c Apr 25'Ac Mar 15 Jan 16'A 130 nt?' - 21% 2.56 Gold Ogama-Rockland Jan 9c 14 102 % Feb Mar 42c May 28c 3.95 9c __ Feb 10% 110 May May 7c 22% Stedman Bros 33c 101 Jan 19 1 Feb Jan 23c Feb May L* Starratt Feb 23,000 14c 1.47 31c Mar 6c Jan Mar Power Shawinigan Water & 5%c Northland Mines (1940) Okalta 15c 5c 14c 6c 16c 5c 125 * Senator Rouyn Ltd Apr 14'Ac May 8c 10 Vb c 1.45 Corp Northern 5c 2'Ac Mar 19 Jan 13 260 130 Feb 5c 16 , ... Steel 14'Ac Merger Norpick Gold Mines. Norseman Mines North 3.500 16c Malartic 101 Mar 22c 4c 15 %c Oils Noranda Mines Normetal Apr 23c Gold. Mines Norbenite 100 Va 1.35 Nipissing Mines Nordon 5 4c Mines Nib Yellowknife Nicholson 101 1.43 Norzone New 101 23% Mar 225 1 __ Neilson 5c 9c 25c Jan 33c 25 Va Mar 1,000 May May 1,000 100 Standard 25% Mines 45 Apr Feb 11 5V2c Jan 33 11 May 11,450 St Lawrence Corp common St Lawrence Paper preferred Sannorm 2.75 42c Mining Scarfe 2.15 May 9c Jan 33c __T Industries Springer 15 % Apr Feb 2.30 5y2c __ __ * Feb 12% com 4c 15% May Feb 39c 1 Co __ 15% preferred Petroleum Steel Apr 9% Mar 56% 2%c Red Mills Morrison 18 ' 1.02 32 __ McBrine Apr 10% Mar 10% * Saguenay Power preferred San Jan 65 V'2c * Chibougamau 1.95 Jan Jan " Feb 8%c Mar 15 10 Oils Royal Bank Royalite Oil 4c Jan 18 y8 Mar class Long Lac Rupununi 2.10 Apr 5%c Jan 74c 1 Jan 40c 1.55 Mar 13'A 70c Feb 20'A Preferred Silk Roybar 2.40 6,600 5c Feb lbc 760 15c 1.51 4% Mar 25 13% 11%c 5c Mar Riverside Roxana 14 Martin-McNeely (1936) Rochette Gold 7c 20% 10'A 53 1 Gold Jan 53c 3,500 12 %c 10% „ 53 —73c 1.95 12,225 8 Vic 1.80 Gold Mines 12c 92c 8%c 24c Maple Leaf Gardens. Maple Leaf Milling. 1,000 1 Gold Richmac 412 6c • Jan Feb 1.91 14% 6c 1 Robinson 2.65 Manitoba & Eastern 1.46 18c 1.62 13% __ 1 Gold Renabie May 1.85 Jan 3,260 10% , % May 6 Feb 1 Macdonald 3.00 2.68 86c 8 % Malartic Gold Fields Regcourt 2.40 Mar 2.55 Consol Reeves Feb 1.11 Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines. Jan Jan 1 I Qfceenston Gold Mines Quemont Mining liy2c 8%c B Labrador Jan 3.50 14V2 1 7%c Jan 86C A Quebec Reno 2.55 Mines. ( Jan 31 68e Gold 1.50 26 Vo Mar 6% Goldfields. Gold 2.30 44c 16% 10 Feb Apr Quebec 16%c Apr 6c 43% 40 _ May 1.85 Mar 2.60 42c __ 1 common Mar 2c 37c 7Vic 1 Mills Feb 2c 3.10 • Quebec Manitou 6 VuC 2,800 28% 28% common... Flour Preferred 1.19 May May 8c 3,000 Dome Purity 4%c Jan Mar 1.10 Mar 500 36c 39 %c 36c 8c 8c 2%c May 60c East Purdy Mica Mines Jan 8c 12cl4'/4c 1 Proprietary Mines 4%c 1.55 7%c Jan 34c 2.10 l ADr _r Corp 5c 1.06 13c 1 Metals 28 Jan 34c - 3.15 a- 1.15 Jan 5c 1 May 4,000 8c MacMillan Export class Negus 1.33 May Feb 1.33 35 V2 ♦ 1,000 1.15 Ltd. Macfie Red Lake National Mar 1.25 36 1 ; Powell River 5c 1.07 MacLeod-Cockshutt National Porcupine Peninsular Porcupine Reef Gold 15% __ National 80c 1.30 1 * — Pressed 3'Ac Hosiery Mills Moneta Porcupine 5%c Macassa Mines MacDonald Mines Mining Feb 1 5%C Lynx Yellowknife Milton 11c 1.30 Malartic 5c Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd. Loblaw Groceterias class A Massey-Harris Apr 1 Jan 3.00 Little Marcus 4c 1 Pickle Crow Gold Mines Pioneer Gold 14% Mar MaV 5.50 3,000 1 Jan 520 9%c — • Mines 5%C Lingman Lake Gold Magnet ' i Apr 5c 15c 14,200 Feb 8c 1 1 Feb 44c 70c 1 Mar 2.25 Apr Parbec 38c 2.05 May 5.50 May Gold Class ". 23c Paymaster Cons Mines 9%c May High 31c Pen-Rey Gold Mines '2c 1,200 I, Mar 26c Jan 9,900 12% Gold Lunward (Eastern) Piccadilly Low 26%c 42,900 23,200 50c 1 — 80c Paramaque 6%c Jan Range Since January 1 High 71c Jan 7.75 "2,000 38c . Leduc-West Oil Leitch Gold Mines Louvicourt Mines Jan 25 ' Shares 75c Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd Pandora Cadillac Feb 1.78 2%c May ... Jan Low Sales for Week 1 Petroleum Page Hershey Tubes Jan 55c of Prices __ Lebel Oro Mines London Mines Jan 22c Mar 21 Mines— Secord Candy. Lexindin Pacific Apr — "U" Lencourt Mar 15 Apr 1.40 5.50 Lang & Sons Lapa Cadillac Lapaska Mines Osuiake " ' 2.05 Lamaque Gold Laura 9%c 38 %c . 36c 15,500 3%C 12 o__ : Lake May May 50c Apr 4.10 Mar 73c 3%C ^1——L—u. Rowan Mar 8c 19,500 1.50 24 % 9%c Lake Larder 16c 66c Osisko 18c 13% Mar 73c Lake Lake Shore Mines Lake Wasa Mining La Luz Mines 2,200 4,890 45.600 48c Mines I4c Range Sale Price Par Jan 27 liy4cMay 8%C 1.53 3%c- 52c Jan 13% 24% Lake Labrador Mining & Exploration— Laguerre Gold Mines Mar 8c 8%C Labatt (John) Ltd.. Mar 5c 13 Va 13 V2 Kirkland Golden Gate 25c 24 % STOCKS— High Pacific 19%cl9%c Kerr-Addison Lake 45C 13c Week's Last Range Since January 1 Low 47c Gold Kenville Shares High • Joliet Kelvin a tor Friday for Week of Prices Par Quebec Mines Kayrand Mining Sales Range : Sale Price 172 10 172 May 11% 11% 40 101 101 15 Jan Jan Jan 12 May May 10% 101 174 108 Jan 11c 11c 1,000 8 c May )2c Mar 49c 50c 1,700 35c Mar 63C Jan 8% 8% 200 6 Apr 8% May " 42 (2398) THE COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, May 31, 1948 LISTED! MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED MAT 28 \ Last STOCKS— Range Union Gas 1 class Fuel Class B Keno United Low 9 9% 10c lie 1,670 1,341 23 y4 23% 23% 125 50 48% 48% 48% 70 16 16 * A preferred- preferred United 9% Steel Hill * r — 7% Mar 10 8c Apr 12c 16 Feb 24 45% Apr 48% 1.88 16% 1.86 110 1.92 13% Mar Ventures. . Waite Ltd Oils, ■_ ,■' 8 8' 8% 500 1.80 -1.79 1.87 4,448 • (Hiram) Waterous Ltd Class A 6.75 (G & Wekusko 31 Grocers * Weston (Geo; Preferred 2,000 7.10 100 ... • 100 Wiltsey-Coghlan Mines Winchester Larder 31% 1 __ 5.15 Mar 90 13% 13% 30% 27% 27% 99% 99% 100 7.20 Feb 4.60 7,635 12% 24 36c Jan 7.50 Mar Jan Asbestos Corp British Columbia Brown Co Canada Feb Apr Canadian Jan 30 Pulp & Paper com__* 120 115 120 220 72 Feb 120 May May 100 184 180 184 15 160 Mar 184 May • Vickers Preferred Mar 14% Jan Wingait Gold » 1 - _ common 1 10ft — __ Western Lumber Westinghouse Jan 19 %C Jan Consolidated 30% May 33% Jan Dalhousie 28 Jan deHavilland Aircraft 130 97% Mar Jan Disher Steel 9%c 101% 5C Mar 12c Feb Donnacona 1,000 7c Apr 10c Apr Foothills Paper 5%C 5%c 1,500 5c Mar 26 1,095 20% Feb 97 40 95 Apr 1 Yellorex Ymir York 5%C 5%C 500 2.65 2.65 2.80 1,100 71c 71c 74c Yankee • Girl Mar 2.40 International 8c 2.90 Apr Minnesota Jan Ogilvie Flour 36,760 May 81c May 23c 500 18c Apr 40c Feb 6%C 4,000 5%C Apr 9c Jan 7 10 8% Pend Jan 6% May • Bank and monthly February, Issue Department of the Bank price 1948 The 1948 is gold output shown was statements were, to gold remained 2% 100 2% 20% was 45d. in £26,500,000 gross sales ments of the Transvaal for January and to since the 4,350 560 22 22 69% 3,585 105 105 2.80 20 50 66% 69% 25 __ May Mar 27% 27% 27% 27% 4.05 4.25 40c 40c 25 37c 60c 60c 2,100 6c 6%c 7,200 70c 70c 4,000 __ , Mar Apr Feb 46 4.05 Jan 3% May 21 27% 60c 267/a May Jan 97% Mar 27% 21% May 23% Jan 4.10 Jan 34 22 V2 Mar Jan 69% May 105 May 2,400 20% Feb 28 May 25 25% Apr 28 1,515 • 2.25 Feb May Apr 4.80 Jan 40c May 26c Feb 60c May he May 8c Jan 70c May 1.00 Feb was 45d. per ounce. fixed at 443/4d. was .999 per at same date, the .999 fine and ounce change until February 23, 1948 when it no which fine, the on was the absence of sellers for forward delivery. advanced Prices have use quiet, but there has been in essential industries and India been no consequence February, appears unchanged at 74% cents Cash ounces February 926,037 fine ounces 572,720 fine ounces output in February, 1947 the no position likelihood regards ship¬ as at present of <the' being resumed; in has shown little During the period under review the New York quotation has remained 1947 972,212 fine in the market in free exportable silver QUOTATIONS ounces steady demand j alteration there and a this has been satisfied activity. comparison: the 235 3.40 issue of import licenses by the Indian authorities and below, together with figures for the corresponding remembered that 22J/2 32% • _- for^cash; delivery There has during the months of respectively 1948 22 % May May Jan 18 • by sales from official stocks. 992,185 fine be 2% 3.25 l for silver for issuedv by the Treasury, January will 33'/2cMar 50 * The market has been un¬ suspended last August to £ 181,500,000. months of 1947 for the purpose of It 14% Mar 1,500 25 48 since remained level at 45d. for both positions. for £27,000,000; February sales brought the total convertibility of sterling 11,175 50c 1 common months' quotation there sales of gold by the United Kingdom January 21V2 25 31% 1 silver ? gross Apr figure it has ruled since November 6, 1947; calculated. According to the 39 SILVER changed at 172s/3d. per fine ounce, at which figure the above amount was 155 May 4% May Throughout the first quarter of 1948 the official quotation for at £247,833. England's buying & Ontario Paper Oreille Yukon Consol quarterly bullion letter of Samuel Montagu of gold held in the of 48 7 two The 149 Mar __ • common Temiskaming Mining GOLD The amount Mar 3 20V2 360 __ * , Paper Southmouth Investment Southwest Petroleum Co., London, written under date of April 1. of England was unaltered 40 134 48c __ _____100 Jan 68c 7 We reprint below the Apr 5 3,080 31% • Preferred Apr English Gold and Silver Markets & 39 __ • Humberstone Shoe Jan 7 6%c * 100 6%c Mines Knitting class A 5c lie 26% May • May 2% May 4% 48c ♦ Oil May < 20% 20% • common Feb 4g • - 19 35 Feb 287/8 Mar 1.50 Jan May 145 „ 17,900 10c 9%C Paper 6% 110 38 * Oil 15% 95 200 Feb Mar 4% « Feb <% 80 145 __ 4% • 10c 35 2% 38% . 2 22 Sic 9%c 34 2% * 20 96% 1 510 790 25% • 19 12,500 96% , 177/8 28 25% Mines 19 35 1 14c 23c _ Bear 2,992 30% 5%c Winora Gold Yellowknife 3,125 110 13c * Wright-Hargreaves 5% 30% 100 common Preferred 5% 104% * Sugar Hayes Steel Winnipeg Electric 5% 109'/a 100 10 13 High 25 Marconi Canadian Canadian Low 120 Dominion Canadian Range Since January 1 High 29% Canadian Fairbanks Morse May Shares 29 % common & Low for Week 29 % Preferred Jan 31% May Apr Sales Range of Prices * Preferred Apr 12% May 10% Week's ' Last 13% 9c _____ Friday Sale Price STOCKS— 8% May 2.35 Apr 22c 12,170 12% i preferred com 7.25 30% * w Consol Western 7.15 1.95 5% Mar 1.68 1,494 36C — W) common __-i.w-i.w--:-- 7.20 34c __ Amulet Walker m 1 — Canadian Funds Jan Apr May 16% May 1.15 Mar 6,075 ' Vulcan Exchange-Curb Section High Par • Upper Canada Mines Toronto Stock Range Since January 1 High 25 Mining United Corp class B United Shares Low • Union for Week of Prices Sale Price Par 45d. per ounce ounce delivery Highest Lowest January (per Aver. 45d. 45.0000d. .999 fine. .999 fine) Two months' delivery Highest Lowest 44%d. 44%d. Aver. 44.750Gd. February 45d. 45d. 45.0000d. 45d. 443/4d. 44.8125d. March was adversely affected by labor troubles. 45d. 45d. 45.0000d. 45d. 45d. 45.000Qd. 5 - For footnotes see page 43. J Art':'" '■ Volume 167 Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2399) OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Quotations for Friday, May 28 V Investing Companies Mutual Funds— Aeronautical Affiliated Far Bid (Ask ;1 SescuWtieSiiii^t : 5.88 Inc—x—i—:"i4.50 Amerex 4.92 Holding Corpj.___x._^_i0) w 27 % American Business Shares—.-i'l -'v 4.02 Associated) Standard T',. Shares series -2 Blair Corp__ Holdings Corp—;—; Bond Inv Canadian 1 5% 1 Inc i Ll Ltd Inv 19,06 4.15 '31.08 Fund— Christiana —_1 Securities Preferred 100 - Investment Low 6.64 16.11 25c Bond 145 ; 1.54 1.69 Balancedv . V".; Stock Fidelity ,1 25.33 , -!• Inc-_ Financial Industrial Fund Inc Tc First Boston Corp 10 First Mutual Trust Fund 1 Fundamental Investors Inc 2 X2.05 Fundamental Trust shares A__2 6.17 49.44 5.50 5.90 34 36 5.78 Capital Corp—'-—-1 General Investors Trust— 1 ,. New York 6.43 15.39 16.87 Bank 7.67 6.63 7.19 shares-' lc Building shares— 6.36 lc shares— ' shares--—'— 11.46 *6.05 Company Priced shares, lc shares—: Petroleum I 7-16 Utility Fund and B-2 (Low (Low Priced Knickerbocker 10.88 1 9.84 10.78 7.64 11.57 12.68 1 10.72 11.37 Industry 1 Investment Fund_l 11.54 bond series 12.65 11.19 12.26 stock—1 13.59 14.89 1 preferred 8.00 9.86 equipment 1 9.42 5.11 1.77 5 24.71 ^ 18.82 26.91 Bds) 6.29 6.44 1 7.88 & Trading-, State 1.03 9.89 16.06 28.59 31.08 7.38 8.08 15.28 Inc Series 3.42 Dated Due Aetna Casualty & Insurance Aetna Surety Bid Ask bl.35 1.15% 1.55% bl.40 —51.81 1.15% 1.45% Life 2% 11.79 24.30 Investment Bid 1 25 — American Alliance! American American 22 4 18.13 6.43 19.82 — 8.48 9.27 20.44 22.34 10.32 10.53 17.71 19.33 16.59 17.84 11% 13 20 21% 12% 14 Equitably Assur 5 & Casualty_5 American of Newark— American Trustee 2.50 8.02 1 2.53 1 American Surety—— Automobile 1 8.05 2.85 10 Continental 7% New 21 Va Fund of Frisco 31% 68% 56% 155 55% 10 107 5 15 33% — * 59% 160 58% 110 22% 28% Glens 46 48 10% 11% 21 25 76 81 23 5 Globe" & Republic-— 5.«, & Rutgers Fire com'—15 preferred American— Hanover Fire Hartford Hartford Fire—.— 1-5 5 ——10 —10 Steamboiler— 10 . 31 , 5 5 12.50 32% 27% 29% 119% 31% 123% 33 % Fire 25 Co_I Revere (Paul) 14 15 % 25% 85% 105 110 1.45% bl.65 1.50% 1-49 bl.65 1.50% 4- 1-48 1.55% 5- 1-48 United States Bid June 3, 1948 June 10, 1948 June 17, 1 » June 24, 1, 8, 89 bl.00 4% 34 Va ' 5 36% 4% 5% 26% 28% Fire— 78 bl.00 New York Bank of the Manhattan 100 0.95% 5, bl.00 1948 0.96% bl.00 0.96% bl.00 0.96% bl.00 0.96% bl.00 12, 1948 19, 1948 26, 0.96% 1948 Ask 23% 25% 329 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 Chase National Bank -15 Chemical Bank & Trust Trust 94% _10 41% _20 Co 43 45 Exchange Bank Morgan 24 25 National 54% 56% New _10 & Trust -20 50 & Trust National 80 10 , Bank 15% 37 1,360 -10 16% 170 100 1,490 25 46% Trust Co 20 P) & Co Inc City Bank 12% (J 283% 17% 1,540 49% 51% 100 ' 225 53% 231 Trust 25 Public Nat'l Bank & Trust_17% 84 13% 35 100 1,300 Fiduciary Trust First Manufacturers 274 % 10 Ask 200 100 Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust 38% 43% 160 100 Guaranty Trust Irving Trust 112 91% 36% Bid 100 Grace National 43% 108 Par Fulton 344 41% Brooklyn Trust Recent Bonds— 41% 43% 89 92 25 77 York Sterling National Title, Guarantee & Trust United States 41 12 Trust 43 81 9% 100 10% 550 Bid Ask 96% 97% 101% 102% Consol Nat Gas 23/4S——1968 Cudahy Packing 2%s 100% 1967 Stocks— 4%% Kentucky Utilities Louisiana Ohio Ohio Pow Power Public & 3s Lt 102% lu2% 1977 103'A 101% England Gas & Elec— 4%% preferred 101% Okla Gas & El 5%% 102% 1978 102% Service 3'/as_—1978 102% 1977 101 102 1978 101% San Diego Gas & El 3s 1978 S'western 102% 103 1983 104% 104% Bell Tel 3%s Swift & Co Toledo 2%S— Edison Co 2%s 1973 100 3.50% 100% . 100% 99'A 100'A 102% Stocks— Par Alleghany-Ludlum $4.50 conv 103 Bid Ask * 108 109 American Broadcasting 1 American 9 Cladmetals 1 1% n_-. 92 51 54 of New 100 80% 82% Mexico_7 14% 15% 28 28% Southern Calif Edison— 4.56% preferred 25 Speer Carbon Co_^ * Tennessee Gas Transm's'n Co— '4%% preferred 100 West 9% * 92 103 90% 50 Texas Eastern Transmission Tucker Corp "A" Steel— preferred 85 107% 100 (Indiana) — preferred Public Service 1978 82% 90% 106% 101'/a 97% 105% Public Service _1977 3s 107 106 pfd Pennsylvania Electric— 3.70% preferred Pitney Bowes 4%% pfd 103 % Pacific Pwr & Light 3%s Potomac Edison 3'/8s Ask 105% New 98 3%—1978 3s 100 Birmingham .Elec $4.20 pfd—100 Florida Pow & Lt 4%% pfd_100 98 Bid Power— preferred Ind'polis Pow & Lt 5% pfd—100 Kentucky Utilities 4%% pfd-100 Monongahela Pow 4.80% pfd 100 105 97 par Appalachian/Electric 97% 104 Georgia Power & Lt 3%s—1977 Iowa Power & Light 3s 1978 ■ ,101%. 96% Delaware Pow & Lt 3'/aS—1977 Firestone Tire & Rub 2%s__1972 580 Security Issues Par 29 10 Standard Accident 46% 48 % 10 30Va 32Va. Travelers 100 Fidelity & Guaranty Co Westchester Fire 0.95% bl.00 City Banks & Trust Cos. Bid Co. _10 Bank of New York Bankers Trust 51 27 Fire 0.95% 29, bl.00 1948 1948 Disinfecting 12% * $5 preferred 13 96% 98% 12% 1 12% 4% common—50c 4% 13 14 96% :_* 1% 99% 106% 99 81 10 10 S 0.95% 1948- Ask 1948 25 12% Surity Security (New Haven) Springfield Fire & Marine U 0.95% bl.00 1948 15, 22, .. 10 Seaboard U S 0.95% bl.00 July July July Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 0.93% 92 2 St Paul Fire & Marine US Guarantee Bid b0.99 1948 July July Treasury Bills Ask bl.00 1948—) West Penn Power 50% 5 (N Y) 7% 80% 10 Providence-Washington 30 46 % 23% 6% 10 „ Reinsurance Corp Republic (Texas) 28 10 Preferred Accident- 15% 21% 26% Falls— bl.60 3-49 1.55% 1.35% 29% 43% 2.50 Pacific Indemnity Phoenix Firemen's of Newark 2nd Fire River Pacific —10 2 10 :__10 Fire 83% Fire—— •——5 General Reinsurance Corp 10 Gibraltar Fire & Marine-—10 Great York Casualty Northeastern Northern 32% Franklin Globe Amsterdam New Brunswick New Hampshire 53% 10 Fireman's 8 85 30% Phila—: 49% 35% 51% of 47 77/e 33% 10 * 1-48 1- 2- 1.55% 1.25% bl.55 27% 10 10 10 Assn 7 26 6% 80% Fidelity & Deposit of Md——20 Fire 4 Fire Inc Federal 30% 5 23 10 Employees Group Assoc.Employers Reinsurance 28% 2 19% -10 —— 5 National Casualty— Forster 28% (Detroit)—10 National Causalty North Life 26% National. Union Fire 7% --5 General 50 22% National Liberty 80 Connecticut 15% 47 21% 5 23 % 71 City of New York— & $2.10 Prior preferred 10 Convertible preferred-5 Massachusetts Bonding Merchant Fire Assur 14% 37% 25 12- 1.20% bl.50 1-48 Arkansas Pow & Lt 27/aS—1977 Columbia Gas & Elec 3%s—1973 36 64 2% Fire 20 N Y 62 Va 10 Camden of 34%- Shippers 1-48 bl.45 1-48 109 21% American & Boston 1.35% 3- 2-48 Ask 30 105 Maryland Casualty common—1 New Baltimore Bankers Jersey Insurance Bid 28% 10 18% 32% 25 1.40% 'bl.55 2.94 5 of North America Merchants & Mfrs 17% 30% —10 > Ask bl.60 1-48 8- , 3.64 ,, 10 Reserve- Bid 1-48 10- 9- Empire Trust Federation Bank Shares— $1.05 2% Re-Insurance American 23 % Due 11- 10- Corn Par | Insur Co 40 5 .0346 1-48 1-47 1-48 Continental Bank & Trust 58 Casualty .0520 100.0148 2-48 2-48 Par 1 Inc North Amer Trust Shares— Series 1955 Series 1956 53 % 10 American Fidelity Crum 51 Automobile American Dated 1- 21.82 1 1 Home 55 v Agricultural 100.0354 i— w 96c 1 Ask 47% .0311 2- 12- 53.00 86c 1 Series E 6.33 100.0162 5- 1.25% 86c 50.00 25c Fund series A Fund Diversified 5.71 .0465 .0405 /t&iOl 77c Corp_* Independence Trust Shares- 15.00 .0080 100.0272 12.76 6.68 -I 10c Unit Type Trusts— 83 45 .—10 Rate 1.35% Trust 16.52 1949 11- Commercial National Bank & 30.41 .0078 100.0348 51.81 C Whitehall 18.80 5.78 10 1, 1.20% 29.09 10.51 5.22 10 11 %s June 1-48 Insurance Companies Aetna : 1-48 18.93 Par .9990 3,75 27.05 '26.65 17.35 •' .9991 99.9924 7- 16.95 I Investing Corp Wellington Fund— 28.58 24.39 15.76 Union Preferred Stock Fund—1 Union Common Stock Fund 1 Wall Street 15.62 x27.34 Stks)—1 Fund———-1 99.9925 6- 25 1 — Street Union Bond Series B * com .9989 1 47 10.34 1 Trusteed Industry Shares 1.14 14.66 1 99.9923 2-47 9.67 5 Fund Selected Amer Shares 86c Ask 99.9947 tl'/aS Feb. 1, 1949— tlVa Mar.' 1, 1949 tl'/sS Apr. 1, 1949 9- 8.64 8.82 I (Geo) Fund 10.57 77c 1 Ask 10- 7.06 1 Sovereign Investors-.**.*—* ,.9.64 Bid 99.9944 K 6.89 equipment Standard Utilities 1 Bid 1.15% 13.50 1 - Bonds) Oct.1 1,' 1948 Series tl%s Jan. 1," 1949— 1.15% 20.62 12.32 1 Republic Investors Fund Russell Berg Fund Inc Scudder, Stevens & Clark 1.81 ■ tls Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures Rate 10.32 1 1 — Petroleum 5.68 • Bonds)—1'" " 9.63 K-l (Income pfd Stocks!^—1 17.23 K-2 (Appreciation pfd Stks)_l x22.28 S-l (Quality common Stks)_l' v" 27.80 S-2 (Income com Stocks)—1 15.14 S-3 (Appreciation com Stks)_l 13.75 S-4 9.07 9.93 1 _ Putnam 4.38 5.23 4.73 (Speculative Priced 6.97 8.28 1 stock Railroad 5.96 4.03 1 Certificates of Indebtedness— J Is Oct. 1, 1948 Series J .0076 12.44 supply Railroad 5.93 10c Bonds) .0459 t%s July 1, 1948 Series G t7/as July 1, 1948 Series H 5.16 lc .1513 1%% 100.0343 — ' 16.79 n.35 Maturity— 1%% 100.1398 1% 99.9942 1949—— Price Ask 11.69 4.75 5.46 121% 11.88 2.78 5.49 120 1961 13.55 ; 2.55 Group (Medium Grade B-3 15.66 1 Tobacco {■■it 100.4 4.62 1 Steel Keystone Custodian Funds— B-4 4.23 Bid 4.46 10.67 9.69 Investors (Investment 7.78 4.08 10.84 6.45 Investment Co of America 1 Investment Trust of Boston 1 Investors Management Fund—_1 B-l x7.12 12.36 8.94 Irtc——_1> Bond 1 1 1, Certificates of Indebtedness— t%s July 1, 1948 Series F_ 6.32 1 ? 5.94 Institutional Shares/Ltd— " Aviation Group shares lc Bank Group shares—-—Id Insurance Group shares lc Stock 5.78 15, 19481, 1948 tJan. 4.03 1 lc lc Income Foundation Fund Incorporated 3.69 Int. Rate tOct. 5.20 _4 —lc shares—'——— i.—lc shares lc Plan tSept. 7.89 i Pacific Coast Invest Fund Public Utility 8.89 RR Equipment shares——lc Railroad stock shares lc Steel shares—^— lc Tobacco Maturity— 7.33 7.22 x4.76 — Oils 7.79 '8.20 Railroad Bond shares Howe 8.99 10.09 lc sharets 6.71 1 Metals 10.13 9.31" -lc Merchandising shares Mining shares.;, 7.43 Machinery 8.63 '9.65 * 6.80 .1 stock Insurance 8.56 8.29 Institutional bond shares—lc Investing Low 10.80 Merchandising 7.96 7.89 100.1 100.7 100.1 101.4 12.42 '5.57 General bond shares—-L'-lc Industrial Machinery shares lc , 9.78 7.30 i; lc Fully Administered shares__lc „ 1 6.73 Electrical Equipment shares lc FOod '6.90 9.02 lc Chemical Ask 99.30 100.3 U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness 15.06 9,99 1 Chemical Corporate Diversified Diversified Diversified Electricial 8.32 Automobile Bid : Stocks Inc— Building Securities— 7 Agricultural shares.———lc Aviation; 14.03 1 Series 1948 Other Issues Panama Canal 3s 16.68 1 Aviation Group shares——lc 15.26 1 Series Agriculture Automobile 1 100.28 13.71 Fund—_l 2.24 1955-1953 15, 20, 1949 Apr. 15, 1949 8.37 xl2.68 Low Priced Com Stock Series 1 New England 7.08 45.98 General - 1, Banks— Jan. 1 %S Dollar Selected Group Series—— 17.70 28.42 l%s 98.24 29.94 1 Corp Industrial Stock Series 27.09 16.56 26.29 '5/V — Sept. 97.28 98.16 point a 5.07 7 64 1 - Fund- 4.60 1 Bond Stock Series Fund--—Fund l%s 97.20 1953-1951 Loan 5.58 27.69 1 series Priced Speculative Eaton & Howard— 100 32nds of more Home 4.47 5.06 or 5.14 , Preferred Stock Series Income Series- 17.42 99.26 one Federal 4.81 4.05 ,4.86 • :1c National Security Series^— 3,090 6.11 1 Shares---— lc .-1? Securities-— Balanced Fund National Investors 15.69 140 1 Delaware ^ Fund Dividend 14.50 com__100 2,990 : Commonwealth Nation-Wide 5.30 33.42 <• Ask 1, l%s Jan. 2%s Feb. 5.15 Mass Investors 2d Fund Mutual Invest Fund Inc 20.89 Bid 5.05 - 1 Chemical , Ltd 4.67 Steel lc Manhattan Bond Fund Inc__10c Mass Investors Trust 1 19.16 4.77 4.10 4.36 shares— shares 9.13 > * £9.14 • 4.33 3.72 4.58 Petroleum 21.94 17.72 —1 Fund 99.00 " 20.29 v Industries shares^-lc None-Ferrous Metals Paper shares 4% •? 95.04 Figures after decimal point represent Federal Land Bank Bonds— l%s Oct. 1, 1950-1948 1%S May 1, 1952-1950- 4.36 Furnishings shares—lc General 6 3% America——* 3.95 Drug shares—— ——-lo Eiectrjcal Equipment shares-lc 17.96 Ask , Automobile shares—--—lc Business Equipment shares_lc 8.92 16.52 Shares. Trust-—1 Century , 10% 8.25 Bowling Green Fund Inc.. IOC' Street Invest Corp—-5 Fund 50.02 Managed Funds— 4.41 10 Va Broad Bullock ; 49.02 Obligations Of Government Agencies 105.29 Home Beneficial Boston .Fund 29% BI* 103.18 Oilstocks/ A- Axe-Houghton Fund Inc.——1 Axe-Houghton Fund. Tr of Par Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund—* Loomfc Sayles Second Fund__10 / 6.45 ; . Fund 598 a Odd lot sale Included change. dividend. 613 2 51% 53% 4 52 76 79% 37% n (not included in year's range). year's range). e Ex-interest, Admitted to trading N, Y. Curb, (Un) Admitted dividend, to Ex-rights. Unlisted f Flat r b Big yield price, price, Cash k Admitted sales Trading privileges, d Deferred delivery sales (not to listing on N. Y. (not included in year's range), w d When delivered. ' w Stock Ex¬ t Ex-stock i When issued. 55 36 xEx in 10. .2.50 ♦No par dividend paid y value, on tin May 2 Ex-stock dividend. default, iThese 10. 1 bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. HEX $40 cash 43 44 COMMERCIAL THE (2400) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, May 31, 1948 — — " Week Ended May 22 1948 Bank Third clearings this week will show Preliminary figures compiled by cities of the us, increase an based compared with a year ago. ings will be 37.8% inary total stands at $14,228,956,792 At this center there is 1947. parative against $10,324,904,757 com¬ 1945 1946 $ $ t 1,072,451 + 15.1 855,295 559,697 750,437 + 37.1 934,846 765,661 1,188,891 926,278 + 28.4 751,788 813,778 ,.+ 53.4 1,904,282 673,000,000 658,000,000 1.580,891 3,098,606 2,252,405 684,000,000 2,838,753 2,286,473 1,776,815 Scranton "5,401,947 4,278,366 + 26.3 3,090,840 2,505,590 Wllkes-Barre 2,547,295 2,154,528 + 18.2 2,111,061 5,029,903 3,476,609 + 44.7 1,773,356 1,837,004 9,083,548 6,396,346 + 40.4 5,516,442 7,067,197 6,017,152 >+17.5 5,244,835 4,695,017 11,297,800 1,033,136,034 714,163,325 +44.7 703,469,218 685,347,204 994,000,000 York—u ; Delaware—Wilmington New Jersey—Trenton for the week follows: summary , 3,455,038 Philadelphia Reading. for the same week in Our or 1,234,749 Lancaster Our prelim¬ gain for the week ended Friday of 32.6%. a Inc. Dec. % '1,028,860 t Chester obtain weekly clear¬ above those of the corresponding week last year. $ District—Philadelphia— Bethlehem country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, May 29, clearings for all cities of the United States from which it is possible to Reserve Pennsylvania—Altoona telegraphic advices from the chief upon Federal 1947 $ THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS Total (11 cities) + 45.3 '+ 5.6 1,514,951 Clearing.s—Returns by Telegraph V. . Week Ended May 29 ' % 1947 1948 , Fourth $7,149,266,261 | I • + 32.6 633,778,199 470,807,593 + 34.6 901,000,000 Chicago $5,391,087,955 613,000,000 + 47.0 444,446,488 338,832,837 + 31.3 • ? Philadelphia 1 Boston v : i* : St. Louis 180,621,541 + 49.5 San Francisco ? 300,675,000 221,299,000 165,672,236 174,655,887 + 5,043.817 4,162,366 120.419,759 115,279.000 + 30.1 212,629,404 225,156,780 + 44.3 I 19,892,600 16,861,300 + 11.1 275,610,709 24,374,200 4,227,790 + 18.2 3.394,923 6,464,564 Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh + 358,662,905 .t __ 6,684,294 3.3 5,519,414 3,010,161 3,778,813 205,104,585 265,706,110 572,004,502 633,954,530 28.5, — 328,713,577 Total (7 cities) 263,708,415 + 24.7 937,348,455 + 73.6 312,946,339 6,577,656 152,558,865 4,998,431 J Youngstown + 35.9 287,229,435 Cleveland l, 264,900,000 177,200.000 _ ; 196,030,001 35,173,400 Cleveland Mansfield + 48.7 Pittsburgh "ijf1 7,305,577 i Columbus— 268,506,515 Kansas City 1 I Cincinnati— is 1 Federal Reserve District—Cleveland- Ohio—Canton 733,741,929 +27.7 ~ I.Baltimore 79.2 201,702,282 117,702,267 + 71.4 $10,764,850,519 $7,850,679,316 + 37.1 2,652,644,895 1,748,976,770 + 51.7 $9,599,656,086 811,461,378 725,248,671 + $14,228,956,792 $10,324,904,757 issue of next week. our ends We 37.8 cannot furnish Saturday and the Saturday figures District of In the we able are ended detailed elaborate to appear statement, however, which case has to be estimated. present further below we give final and complete results for the week previous—the May 22. For that week there was an increase week 27.7%, the aggregate of the bank cities week in 1947. same Outside of this city there was clearings at this center having recorded a are delphia Reserve District of 44.7%. We group the located and from (including this city) the totals show expansion of 30.8%, in the Boston Reserve District of 22.1% an the Phila¬ and in The Cleveland Reserve District enjoys a gain of 27.7%, the Richmond Reserve District of 19.9% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 7,528,000 6,593.000 78,358.943 77,934,181 2,835,118 + 22.0 2,339,415 2,163,253 226,314,557 178,746,864 + 26.6 163,330,144 .145,138,630 73,896,206 66,947,677 + 10.4 54,916,792 42,515,658 444,494,854 370,736,240 + 19.9 308,368,768 275,544,272 Columbia—Washington Federal Reserve the In the Chicago Reserve District the totals record St. Louis Reserve District of 25.1% 19.1%. an increase of and in the Minneapolis Reserve 17.3%, in 17,830 858 Nashville 58,678,650 218,200,000 Augusta we a summary SUMMARY Reserve 1st New 3d 4th 6th 6th + 14.4 1.847,101 1.515,313 90,227,875 + 19.9 63,572,262 56.492,877 Alabama—Birmingham 95,559,601 75,851,600 + 26.0 63,755,499 56,622,439 Mobile 1 . Atlanta Chicago St. 9th + 27.2 278,957 216,178 + 16.5 106,130,170 86,547,669 671,276,900 .Total (10 cities) 569,641,201 + 17.8 483,410,910 409,892,839 10th Kansas 11th Dallas 12th San 442,G24,478 413,101,179 6,404,146,217 6,443,390,269 714,163,325 + 44.7 703,469,218 685,347,204 733,741,929 + 27.7 572,004,502 633,954,530 370,736,240 + 19.9 308,368,768 Seventh Federal Reserve District—Chicago— Michigan—Ann Arbor 1,315,115 569,641,201 + 17.8 488,410,910 409,892,839 New 6,381,659 South Bend We now 1,018,811,942 868,472,491 + 17.3 520,771„094 416,244,241 + 25.1 our 369,476,635 310,132,517 + 19.1 226,531,071 518,783,813 422,786,630 + 22.7 316.333,044 306,734,775 r 206,008,991 304,049,016 a 318,065,743 239,357,345 + 32.9 187,223,225 158,938,258 766,433,517 653,355,066 + 17.3 585,708,586 520,838,472 a 12,112,751,480 7,489,749,178 6,018,186,850 detailed statement + 27.7 + 24.5 11,269,417,235 5,049,854,181 11,008,123,916 at— 1947 $ $ Inc. Iowa—Cedar Rapids Maine—Bangor 1,940,634 Portland Dec. % 1946 $ 1945 t 1,460,676 + 32.9 1,206,171 776,086 4,428,877 4,005,068 + 10.6 4,253,687 3,075,490 517,647,718 422,711,754 + 22.5 378,120,840 360,171,967 2,129,888 1,623,817 + 30.8 1,359,119 1,057,053 802,088 677,328 + 18.4 630,625 28,195,000 + 31.2 3,533,516 3,566,810 10.104,591 9,306.554 -! 25.9 39,008,491 31.307,481 + 25.4 3,805,755 3.033,782 25,141,805 27,165,189 11,992,925 11,611,140 1,261,795 795,013,837 2,800,645 2,823,352 10,513,514 City Illinois—Bloomington 4m. - _ 2,273,442 2,067,905 7.5 18,722.309 14,385,897 + 3.3 8,378,091 1,005,921 + 25.4 696,724 672,490 630,358,477 + 16.9 546,243,718 527.229,516 0.3 1,638,439 1,491,803 — — 8,032,511 10,322,681 + 1.9 7,194,282 6.787,739 4,610,243 3,739,328 + 23.3 3.140,375 3,188,591 3,351,122 2,951,156 + 13.6 2,527,138 2,133,328 1,018,811,942 868.472,491 + 17.3 694,420,744 650,324,111 + 23.6 - Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis— 249,500,000 205,500,000 187,400,000 96,657,483 + 27.8 78.088,693 71,004,894 36,800,285 2,072,058 - Kentucky—Louisville 308,400,000 123,498,751 Missouri—St. Louis 68,319,518 + 27.1 55,328.401 47,253,583 1,767,240 + 17.2 1,209,378 1,076,298 520,771,094 416,244,241 + 25.1 340,126,472 306,734,775 + 21.3 Tennessee—Memphis Illinois—Quincy Total (4 cities) - Ninth Federal Reserve District—Minneapolis— 1,631,863 + 19.2 1,636,713 5,543,931 209,372,293 + 23.7 5,764,724 152,652,359 144,467,204 82,489,900 Minneapolis 76,729,030 + 7.5 54,167,143 46,293,335 + 19.4 3,581,305 3,086,244 St. Paul 6,108,271 North Dakota—Fargo 7,893,813 7,111,145 + 11.0 6,198,100 \4,545,267 Lowell __ , . : Worcester 5,679,677 3,740,047 3,144,970 + 27.3 16,906,377 13,532,517 9,311,890 + 21.4 8,314,214 6,618,518 .27,090,900 Rhode Island—Providence + 31.2 20,754,183 11,302,280 New Haven 4,329,266 26,421,781 Connecticut—Hartford 23,544,000 + 15.1 New Hampshire—Manchester 3,760,862 3,139,814 + 19.8 1,817,807 Montana—Billings 3,253,978 2,305,846 + 41.1 1.879,903 1,325,593 — 8,192,939 7,925,362 + 3.4 6,717,830 4,942,743 — 369,476,635 310,132,517 + 19.1 226,581,071 206,008,991 Helena Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas 1,800,537 City- 520,652 £59,076 ' Omaha I'iK Ka^^Topeka-Missouri—Kansas City 3?2' 422,817 474,324 5,329,921 105,281,889 + 23.1 206,469 223,306 17.9 490,515 317,692 + 24.4 4.012,591 3,807,579 + 10.2 78,774,635 71,337,943 + 5,963,621 + 16.2 8,572,466 284,463,275 9,511,851 + 51.7 7,458,131 7,229,911 + 26.8 211,684,504 210,307,083 3,246,697 9.5 5,794,082 5,192,908 1,464,499 + 44.2 5,909,636 1,276,297 1,940,568 St. Joseph 1,301,967 + 49.1 1,310,521 856,929 518,783,813 422,786,630 +22.7 316,333,044 304,049,013 5,719,810 + 23.9 4,446,501 S'nolfi? — 19,423,300 Colorado—Colorado Springs — Pueblo Total (10 cities) + 17,925,900 1,209,815 + 19.3 835,285 564,768 608,725,242 498,275,805 + 22.1 442,624,478 413,101,179 30,524,337 13,748,504 + 122.0 10,419,491 9,486,584 2,967,482 2,440,813 + 21.6 2,443,782 93,347,279 81,567,189 + 14.4 57,755,064 66,500,000 1,744,926 1,227,807 + 42.1 1,020,248 829,445 f.iiJ.Jbo 944,632 * ; Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas— r •• | 34.3 154,075.000 2,545,202 131,312,009 21,711,672 4,940,000 + 26.4 16,028,338 14,824,355 + 28.4 4,430,000 3,065,009 4,126,476 9J66.353 2,904,046 + 42.1 2,059,722 1,701,143 8,020,817 + 21.8 6,183,664 5,490,553 318,065,743 239,357,345 +32.9 187,223,225 158,938,258 + 10.3 90.153,240 105,192,483 2,083,575 7,085,724 263,304,000 Texas—Austin Dallas 1,442,945 ' 5,116,241 South Dakota—Aberdeen 1,161,917 Fall River _ 4,093,335 6,751,617 258,919,068 Minnesota—Duluth 526,926 1,944,641 Massachusetts—Boston ■V-?'' 35,542,000 + 23.7 Sioux Lincoln— or First Federal Reserve District—Boston- Springfield 3,168,205 34.5 12,152,920 Hastings— Week Ended May 22 1 | New Bedford— 3,442,666 f 4,739,192,955 showing the figures for each city for the 1948 Clearings 3,133,102 3,701,388 + 34.3 46,696,577 Nebraska—Fremont ' 5,110,165 15,028,295 a week ended May 22 for four years: i-4 547.014 7,470,610 0.4 650,324,111 694,420,744 340,126,472 • a City add 4,864,745 802,914 25.7 58,812,722 Terre Haute Total (7 Cities) 4? 4,725,233 42,056,000 10.2 + a 6 York 5,454,937 6,343,605 56,556,000 Indianapolis + — a 15,471,225,912 Outside 8,317,200 5,430,613 Lansing Indiana—Fort Wayne 1,193,853 10,452,292 Grand Rapids 275,544,272 671,276,900 Total \ + 22.1 + 30.8 a 10 Francisco— 498,375,805 •6,315,744,690 444,494,854 10 City 608,725,242 937,348,455 7 . + $ a 4 Minneapolis 4,387,875 4,951.417 6,599,884 291,273 114,257,248 7,039,275 1945 a 17 Louis $ 1,033,136,034 10 , 1946 Dec. % a 6 . Inc. or $ 8,263,901,683 7 — 6.7 370,419 133,111,560 Louisiana—New Orleans Rockford << 11 Richmond 7th cities 12 .. Philadelphia 8th : 12 . York 2,276,662 2,936,953 + 15.9 CLEARINGS 1947 $ Districts Cleveland BANK 36,859,694 151,900,000 2,797,108 Decatur by Federal Reserve Districts: 1948 Boston 2d OF 48,786,431 183,600,000 3,758,545 Total (17 cities) Week Ended May 22 18.4 75,252,505 4,354,840 Springfield Federal 27.8 + <'3,200,000 Macon Peoria furnish 13,074,132 12,552,120 + + 14.6 Florida—Jacksonville Chicago Reserve District 32.9% and in the San Francisco Reserve District 17.3%. following 13,954.383 69,482,472 250,100,000 Georgia—Atlanta Des Moines District of In the Kansas City Reserve District the improvement is 22.7%, in the Dallas In the + District—Atlanta— Tennessee—Knoxville Wisconsin—Milwaukee 17.8%. 1,149,550 1,895,474 14.4 + 15.0 gain of 24.5%, gain of 31.0%. according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they this it appears that in the New York District a + 28.7 9,497,000 Mississippi—Vicksburg of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $15,471,225,912 against $12,112,751,480 in the Sixth 2.337,105 110,372,476 3,457,736 Total (6 cities) them today, inasmuch as the week Accordingly, in the above, the last day of the week in all 3,007,001 10,866,000 126,953,354 Maryland—Baltimore— not available at time of going to press. are District—Richmond- South Carolina—Charleston Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will in Reserve Richmond—. 11.9 + Federal Virginia—Huntington Virginia—Norfolk + 39.8 $13,417,495,414 All cities, one day Total all cities for week. Fifth West Fort Worth Galveston 6" Wichita Falls Louisiana—Shreveport =. H'222 196,061,000 + — j Total (12 cities) Total (6 cities) Second Federal Reserve District—New YorkNew Twelfth York—Albany || Blnghamton Buffalo .Elmlra Jamestown ; 1,877,985 1,746,719 7.5 1,318,466 1,709,114 6,094,564,630 + 31.0 6,219,563,054 6,268,930,961 16,227,946 + 16.5 13,112,761 13,724,115 13,161,542 ^ 7,931,476,734 18,902,610 New York y 9,365,666 + 40.5 7,223,036 5,758,876 _ , Connecticut—Stamford New Jersey—Montclair. Newark— Northern New Jersey. Total (la cities). . District—San Francisco— 107,145,168 3,344,705 Yakima— Oregon—Portland Utah—Salt Lake City — 137,432,031 — — California—Long Beach 59,922,774 10,447,651 97,170,384 3,052,423 102,044,342 45,075,254 + 9.6 3,058,122 + 34.7 94.024,401 + 32.9 33,390,942 8,661,126 + 20.6 10.664,525 10,738,995 5,006,153 282,286,009 73,953,153 28,378,061 9,099,561 Rochester— Syracuse 1,424,953 Federal Reserve Washington—Seattle— 14,891,619 . > ' 12.675,576 696,917 44,983,491 59,326,761 8,263,901,683 + 17.5 10,266,326 538,410 + 29.4 548,064 400,761 34,299,385 .1.+31.1 29,379,597 26,532,173 47,342,045 + 25.3 51,096,328 38,893,726 6.315,744,690 '+30.8 6,404,146,217 6,443,390,269 \ .. . + Pasadena.—— — San Francisco— San Jose Santa Barbara Stockton Total (10 cites). ? Grand Total (112 cltiesf: outside New York •Estimated. — — 7,821,656 6,068,416 + 28.9 6,191,816 417,172,340 10,505,279 3,868,954 369,519,309 + 12.9 330,192,208 6.8 7,739,883. 3,804,327 + 1.7 3.442,699 5,697,401 2,329,095 8,772,959 8,118,940 + 8.1 6,850,750 5,173,556 9,840,548 + 766,433,517 653,355,066 + 17.3 585,708,586 15,471,225,912 12,112.751,480 +27.7 7,489,749,178 6,018,186,850 +24.5 11,269,417,235 5,049,854,181 I: 520,838,472 11,008,123,916 4,739,192,955 Kdlurae. 167; COMMERCIAL THE Number 4703 : & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Company, and Issue+~ t Foreign Exchange Rates T| FOREIGN EXCHANGE CERTIFIED RATES RESERVE^ .BANK FEDERAL BY MAY TREASURY TO UNDER TARIFF ACT OF mortgage 314% Merchants' National Properties, Xno.~~, Debentures due 1958 (modified*- 1930 Value in United States i '< - - < Money/ Jun 1 2134 Sep l ;; 1924 -Jun 1 ... $ Official .291133" .297733« .297733* $ .297733* V J Free_.. .251247* .251247* .251247* .251247* Argentina, peso— $ . Australia', pound 3.212133 3.212133 3.212133 .022800 .022800 .022800 .054406 .054406 Canada dollar—~ j -4. 3.212133 .022800 .022796 .022798 .054406 .054406 .054406 .054406- .054406 1.000000 .926875 ' 1.000000 1.000000 1.00000Q .927890 .925625 .923281 .925781 .208604 4.031328 4.031328 l\.57(U00* .570100* .020060 1 .020060 .208604 ;208604 4.031328 4.031328 .570100* .020060 .208604 4.031328 '.020060 .208604 England, pound sterling—^ France I Metropolitan) ', franc— • .570100* .570100* .020060 ; , 1.000000- 1.000000 1.000000 .928125 .928125 .928125 .570100* .570100* .020060.208604 4.031328 - 1.000000 .927187 - .570100* .570100* .570100* .0200601 .020060 .020060 .020060 .208604 .208604 .2086043 .208604 4.030390 4.031250 4.031250 4.031250 _ _ Free Date Page 52410 .004671* .004671* .004671* .004671* .004671* .003276* .301691 .205726 .003272* .301691 .205726 .003272* .301691 .205726 .377473, .003272* .301691 .205726 .003272* .003267* .003272* .003267* .301678 .301691 .301691 .301691 New .205726 .004671* .004671* .205726 .205726 .205726 Norway, krone . __ Spain, peseta Sweden, krona .377360 .377410 .377360 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 .923125 ".924583 .925625 .925625 .925625 3.225000 .201595 .040328 .091324 .278242 3.225000 .201595 .040337 .091324 .278242 3.224333 3.225000 3.225000 3.225000 .201595 .201595 .201595 .201595 .040343 .040343 .040346 .040343 •Announcement In this issue. .923541 3.225000 .201595 .040343 .091324 .278242 3.225000 .201595 .040343 .091324 .278242 3.225000 .201595 .040343 .091324 .278242 .091324 .091324 .091324 .278242 .278242 Service Electric & Standard; Oil Co. of Gas Co,, 2031 12004 $5 2136 15 1,'49 1591 preferred stock—Jun 30 Kansas, preferred stock Jun 1 1*5$ —Jun 1 2073 Wisconsin .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 .233628 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 JVol. IIVol. 165. §Vol. 164. 166. .233628 4.007500 4.007500 DIVIDENDS Uruguay, peso— Controlled 1 .278242 4.007500 pound Public .091324 .278242 1 Anytime Michigan Power Co.— 1st mortgage 33/4S, due 1961— 1.000000 1921 2258 Co.— Oak Mfg. Co., 5% convertible debentures, due 1955 Jun Ohio Power Co., 6% debenture bonds, due 2024—.-—Jun .377473 1.000000 .920625 Switzerland, franc..' Union of South Africa, Light, Heat St Power bonds, due 1949 4% money 2028 July Electric 1.000000 .377410 .921250 Portugal, escudo & .377473 .377473 1.000000 _ New Zealand, pound Gas 2129 12142 Jun — , York Purchase 1.000000 .924375 .377584 1.000000 .925208 3.225000 .201595 .040337 .091324 .278242 - 1965 J - .003274* .301691 .205726 .377634 ; _ 2300 1 Appalachian Power Co., 6% debentures, ser. A, due 2024_july I Ashland Oil & Refining Co., 414% conv. pfd. stock Jun 11 Butte Electric & Power Co., 1st mtge. 5s, due 1951—Any time Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc., $2 conv. preferred stock-July 1 Elk Horn Coal Corp.,. collat. trust 4s, due 1956——Junl Lake St.. John Power & Paper Co., Ltd.— 1st mortgage 514 s, series A — Longwood Towers Co., preferred stock .004671* Newfoundland, dollar— Official 2299 1 / ENTIRE ISSUE CALLED. , _ - . 1.000000 guilder-,—., Netherlands, i Inc., 1st mortgage 3s, due 1958 .004671* .205726 7. 18 -Jun $3.75 pfd. stock .004671* L__, India, Dominion of, rupee Mexico, peso -Jun 2035 -July ... Co., .003274* .301691 Official „M Free__I,z • 1973- Company and Issue— 1.000000 .923828 Colombia; peso Czechoslovakia, koruna •Denmark, krone——Ji 3%s, due ..:«•( * % si- Electric & Gas Co.—r mortgage Water Associated Oil Wilson & Co., due .022796 .054406 Carolina 1st Tide 3.212133 ' . 1 South $ $ 3.212133 ' _ .251247* 1 .297733* .251247* 3.211483 ,1.000000 > . .297733* .251247* 3.212133 .022800 " Free__,_ .297733* .251247* $ 3.212133 .022798 .054406 — .297733* .251247* v May 27 1368 ' 1961. -July - .022800 .054406 May 26 .297733* $ .297733* .251247* 3.212133 Belgian, franc Brazil, cruzeiro__ Official ' May 25 May 21 ; - Pittston Co., 20-year 814%. income debentures, due 1964 -July Sherwin-Wiliams Co., 4% preferred stock Jun May 24 May 20 May 19 May 18 $ May 17 May 14 1921 2031 ' Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.— 614 % preferred stock, series A Minnesota Transfer Ry.—« 1st mortgage 3%% bonds, dated 1930 Philadelphia Co., 414% collat. trust bonds, Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York Noon 1584 J7V: 1 — „ Country and Monetary Unit 1 bonds, due 1961—— -July Port Street Union Depot Co., 1st mtge. 3%s, due 1965. .Jun Iowa Electric Co., 1st mtge. 4s, series A, due 1961— -Jun 1948, INCLUSIVE 1948 TO MAY 27, 14, "5> . 1st ... . Page ' the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world, We give below a record for the two weeks just passed: ~ * ! i 45 Date • Independent Telephone Co.— mortgage 414s, series A—.Jun 'Eastern New York Power Corp.—* V/i+v 1st to the }'l ■■■.< >. . Citizens ■"<Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, : (2401) .658300* .561800* .658300* .561800* .658300* __ .561800* Noncontrolled .658300* .561800* .658300* .658300* .658300* .658300* .658300* -.561800* .658300* .561800* .561800* .561800* .561800* .561800* (Continued from page 12) ' 'Nominal rate. Name of Company Share Minnesota Condition Statement of Member Banks The condition statement of weekly banks of shows the the Federal Reserve Banks Combined in in Treasury bills, was $176,000,000 in Federal deposits demand Banks Reserve credited domestic to banks. Gold certificates for F. + 2,430,492 50,000 + 46,502 + 8,586 + 2,337,162 47,727 95,507 + 190,598 R. 3,498 93,330 — Other gold ctf. reserves Discounts 22,025,893 I and 280,321 advances cash 320,757 Industrial loans U. largely in New S. Govt, — + 887 11 — — 716 Treasury New York $242,000,000 increased bills 5% Mueller 1 Bills + 492,790 —6,370,822 4,125,993 + 7,000 —1,791,725 1,946,800 + 10,000 + Bonds in 4% Brass Murray 6,323,000 15,650 + Total U. S. Ohio Mutual 8,196,591 — 1,577.500 5,587,610 7% and $23,000,000 in the of Treasury certificates Philadelphia District. Holdings of indebtedness increased $55,- 000,000 in New York City and $73,000,000 at all report¬ Total Govt, securities- Due F. loans from R. notes of 20,592,384 +494,140 20,914,028 + — Bank deposits York City increased adjusted decreased and 997,437 banks. in the in San trict; the net increase at all reporting member banks States creased in all districts and the net decrease 000,000. Demand deposits credited to was domestic de¬ $145,banks Borrowings decreased $47,000,000 in New York City and $28,000,000 at all 104,385 32,617 assets t Mav 19, - May 12, 1948 Assets— ;T Loans and Investments—total Loans and brokers — 14,208 and dealers for ; Other securities J Other loans for purchasing National U; notes bank—reserve acct. 16,901,067 1,787,560 deposits Deferred items Total o£ bills serves, note liabilities Contingent liability on purchased! for foreign 29 11 1 244 175 + 10 14 + 15 2 118 + 15 677 1,874 391 6 224 ing tenders, and the which the details Banks 1,329 12,034 domestic banks — 521 411 777 Cash in vault — 51 31.0,254 3,823 +1,966,104 preferred National — Sugar Refining Transit + 161,480. + 67 379 14.761 — 17 382 U. S. Government deposits Interbank demand deposits: 1,529 — 145 115 8,523 1 1.340 —I 153 deposit accounts, except U., S. Govt, accounts, 176 + 22 — 0.6% Haven 28 43 & Watch New Haven Co. $4.25 Water New York New (quar.) 1 Auction Chemical + 11 + 931 a list of corporate redemption last date for mak¬ gives the location in or page number were given in the "Chronicle." OF bonds, series Page (quar.) < 4 2028 due 2039_Jun 15 2035 PARTIAL REDEMPTION Co. Date Page Corp., 414flc conv. pfd. stock-__'Jun 18 Bridgeport Brass Co.,, 514'% preferred stock Jun 30 Childs Co.,, 514% preferred stock———Jun 1 2246 * 1920 6-15 < 6-18 7-1 6- 4 :6-23 6-15 7- 1 7- 1 6-15 6-29 6-11 6-10 5-28 30c 2214c 6-21 6-30 6-14 6-25 6- 4 6-10 6- 9 6.- 3 6-11 5-26 6-23 6- 3 B-Gosh, Brush preferred (quar.) Inc., common (quar.)— (quar.) Co Pacific Indemnity Co. (quar.) Chemical, 3% conv. preferred C.) (quar.)- 5-19 6- 5 6-10 6-15 5-28 15c 3714c 6-25 6-30 7- 1 6- 1 6- 1 6-18 6- 8 6-lt 5-20 5-20 6-11 6- 7 7777777- 6-15 6-15 50c $2 50c 214c 50c Company Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp., com. 5% preferred (quar.) Pennsylvania Power & Light, 414% preferred (quar.)- Pennsylvania Telephone 5-28 6-12 6-30 7- 1 6-10 America— of 8% preferred (quar.) common 40c $1.25 30c $1.1214 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 6-10 6-11 6-11 6-10 6-10 Corp.— - 53c 7- 1 6-15 Suspender Co. (quar.)— Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. (quar.)— 40c $1.3714 1214c 50c 30c 50c 7-1 7-15 6-15 7- 1 6-15 6-12 6-8 6-21 6- 7 6-16 6- 3 6- 3 $1-75 $1.75 7-1 7- 6 6-10 6-10 $2.10 preferred (quar.) Peoples Drug Stores (quar.) Peoples Gas Light & Coke Pepsi-Cola Company Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Pioneer Pittsburgh Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry. Co.— (quar.) preferred (quar.) Common Potomac Merchandise Co.— Power ...— (quar.) East Products Dome Mines, (quar.) Ltd Bank & Trust Co. (N. Y.) 6-1 6- 7 Public Service Electric & Gas, $5 pfd. (final) being called for redemp¬ June 30 at $110 per share. above 6-30 6-10 7- 1 7-15 6-20 6-15 7- 1 6-18 $1.25 6-30 — Quarterly tion on 6-1 7-1 50c Prentiss-Wabers This 7-1 6-30 $3 (s-a) Electric $3 2214c 20c 20c tl!4c - preferred Public National " 7-1 $1.25 Insurance (special) Corp. Preston Company and Issue— 6-18 6-29 7- 1 6-24? 50c. Potter Company A, 7- 1 30c 50c $1.10 50c Co. Gas Machine & Life Corp., 6% Jun 6r 5 6-15 40c preferred Poindexter (H. T.). & Sons Date 6-15 7- 1 7- 1 20c Forge Common TENDER 6-15 40c - Gas Oklahoma (J. 6-15 1 $2.50 $2.50 15c, (s-a)— Railway & Land Co Fibre 7- 1 7- 20c (quar.) Edison Company, common 4.40% preferred (quar.)- $1.50 7 7-12 25c Co. Co Northern Ox 6- 4 $4 Coal Illinois 88 3,202 8- 2 6-14 6-9 50c $1.0614 & Harlem RR., common preferred (s-a) Niagara Share Corp., class B 22,032 — 6-14 6- $1.50 York Oshkosh + 7-1 7- 1 $1.0614 pfd. (quar.).. Ry. (increased) 10% Oliver 6- 4 6-19 6-30 2214c (quar.)— Newport Industries, Inc., common 414% preferred (quar.) Natural 3.6% 6-30 6- 4 $3.50 13c $1.50 (s-a) (s-a) Jersey Water Co., convertible + 7-15 6-15 6-15 7- 1 Co.— preferred New Orleans & Texas Pacific Line 5-28 6-15 6-9 50c (quar.) pfd. $6 New 414% cor¬ mortgage 3% -6% Anderson-Prichard Oil 22,530 Clock convertible Omnibus Fonda, Johnstown & Gloversville RR.— 1st mortgage 4s, series A, due 1991 Philadelphia Transportation Co.— 30 — preferred New Northern +2,003,306 ^6- 9 $1 (quar.) Insurance 8,366 323 — Co. Laundries, 7% Consol. banks 7% Fire England Oahu 7- 2 J50c J44c 50c ^ 25c 1214c 6-19 $1.50 "— Quarterly Company and Issue— 46,440 Cement, England + 3.781 6-21 4 Pump & Machine Co.— + + 6-10 7-.1 6-12 7- 1 7-2 6-14 15c Nazareth Nopco 6-15 6-21 7- 1 6-15 25c (quar.) National 6-29 2 25c (quar.) National Old NOTICE deposits adjusted Time deposits, except Govt B 5-31 5-31 1371/2C (quar.) common Corp. 6,716 bills The date indicates the 1 .Liabilities— Steel + 31 2,285 Demand 2,174,260 + bonds, notes, preferred and common stocks called for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions. + securities Interbank and during week 6% Co., + 514% Below will be found 4,234 ■' + + 73 837 + 3,514 - 27,440 Calls and Sinking Fund Notices 53 banks Lead Park + .. 563,919 32 6.634 27.011 demand 30,426 indus¬ 34 to 1,036,508 2,351 make 73 bonds Foreign National 6- 6-15 6-15 $1 Co., Ltd.— (quar.)Co Gypsum Penney 2,571 Borrowings —--C — +157,667 3,300 to 275 . + 46,036.836 combined + . ,10,644 27,543 + Debits 3,570 + 57,860 — Domestic + 1,195,618 + — 448,189 3,882 * 522,233 gold certificate re¬ to deposit and F. R. + + . (quar.) Ohio 47 234 Federal Reserve — 395,519 198,120 ; (Section 7) respondents — Co. (quar.) Northern Indiana Public Service, common— Capital Accountspaid in Commitments trial loans 3,732 loans with 8,211 —398,114 17,883 45,305,124 Capital Surplus 403 58 484 notes with — 2,222,584 liabilities 2.402 Balances + 19,476,732 availability Other liab, incl. accrued divs. Treasury Reserve + 415,807 Treasury certificates of indebtedness Other +2,003,306 +175,474 372,298 Other 3,539 280 Other-loans S. — acct. Treasurer—gen. Foreign carrying: Loans to banks U. 120,263 + 161,480 23,587,925 S. + 3.608 estate 582 + Grocers preferred 4V2% + — ' Treasury — (quar.) (quar.) New Reserve 91 422 U. S. Government obligations Other securities Real + A National Deposits: 282 388 or 40 3,327 pur¬ chasing or carrying: \ U. S. Government obligations - 1947 agricultural —— to + 23,356 Industrial, loans ' 1948 63,456 „-r Commercial, * ' Register preferred Ohio May 21, (In millions of dollars) Loans—total + Cash New Ratio Dec. (—) Since Co. 6-18 15c 15c (quar.) Casualty Co. (Detroit) (quar.) National City Lines, Inc., common •. 5,537 299,643 re¬ Inc. (+) or • V + + — 46,036,836 Total liabilities & cap. accts. * ' 1,611 — 170,509 Surplus (Section 13b) capital accounts reporting member banks. of-the assets and liabilities of weekly porting member banks follows: ; 53 —461,682 2,509,034 Other '"A summary (Hawaii) National Northern alsp decreased in all districts. ' — was deposits Government Co. Interim Total United Co i Federal $122,000,000 $25,000,000 807,555 Liabilities— Francisco- District and $21,000,000 in the Cleveland Dis¬ $67,000,000. banks premises Member New other 589,636 — 49 $25,000,000 in the Chicago District and $53,000,000 at all reporting member Demand banks Other assets Total ment bonds increased foreign securities. Uncollected items Holdings of United States Govern¬ ing member banks. and (quar.). common Breweries, Ltd., common preferred (quar.)^ $1.50 $33,000,000 in the San Francisco District Mfg. Telephone National i _ America, (quar.) Nation-Wide Securities $4 City and $77,000,000 in the City of Chicago, and decreased Co preferred National securities: Certificates of Brewing Co., common participating preferred (s-a) 6-4 6-15 25c 50c Muehlebach 7-2 7- 1 7- 1 6-30 30c Ltd 6- 4 6-18 50c Storage, Inc. 5-25 6-15 7- 1 20c 6214c (qur.)_- 6- 5-31 1:20c (quar.) com. 6-12 25c Works, Ltd. Utilities-Co. (quar.) Refrigerating & Montreal 5 20c $1.05 130c common preferred Murray Corp. of Notes Holdings $4.20 Motorola, ' + 21,405,170 fund 620,723 Total York City. • 1947 $ Redemption and and other securities decreased $87,000,000, 1948 1948 Assets— notes agricultural loans de¬ creased $23,000,000 in New York City and $47,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans to brokers and deal¬ ers for purchasing or carrying United States Government industrial, Commercial, r May 26, and May 28, 6- 2 S3 Locomotive Montana-Dakota decrease (—) since and decreases of $521,000,000 with balances reserve Montreal 5-28 6-12 15c 62V2C (s-a) Equipment, preferred (quar.) 5% May 19, Mills Auto or 6- 6-12 40c (quar.) 6-15 15c Appliance Corp. Manufacturing Co. Modine Monarch Increase ( +) United States Government securities of which $275,000,000 $1.25 40c Mission Monroe thousands of dollars) (In ended May 19: An increase Holdert Payable of Rec. Co.— Extra reporting member principal changes for the week of $367,000,000 in holdings of following Valley Canning preferred (quar.) 5% Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal System in leading cities Reserve When Per (Saturday). Foreign Exchange closed on May 15 and May 22 6- 1 issue , i 1 j ;.<i 46 THE (2402) Per J Name of Company .Publication i Common , 7% 7% Vv( 50c :— Quaker 6% Oats Co., Inc. preferred Ralston Co., 6-23 7-10 7- $1.50 $1.50 . Corp. 7-10 6-12 7% 8-31 8- 7% ,preferred 7- 15c , 6-11 37y2c (quar.) S 7c River Metal Riverside Common Ruberoid v 1 6-18 Webster-Chicago Wells-Gardner 1 6-19 1 West 6% 6-10 West 6-25 6-10 Western 7- 1 6-21 Westmoreland 7- 6-30 6-11 5-31 class A Wheeling 'n$5 Whitman 6- 1 5-24 Wichita 6- 1 5-24 6- 7- e 7- 1 6- 6-10 Zooke & L. l (T. class Corp.' Winter Wood 5% 6-12 6- 6-29 6-10 6-15 6- 4 50c 1 6-15 6- 4 $1.25 7- 1 7- 1 Standard 12 %C 6- 7 $1.12% 7- 1 6- Brothers, & Towne Below 6- 1 $1.12% 6-15 6- 1 6- 1 1 3iy»c (quar.) 4>/2% Mfg. 7- 1 6-14 6-14 5S!/.e 25c 6y 1 5-22 7f 1 7^1 7-1 6-10 25c pfd. (quar.) Co 56Vic 6-10 25c 6-15 66- 1 6-15 6- 4 6-24 6-10 $2.50 10c 6- 4 5-17 $1.50 6-15 25c 1 5-24 $25c 7-30 6-30 $50c 7-20 6-30 12y2c 7- 1 i2y2c 7- 1 6-17 Abitibi 5% Acme Glove 6-18 Adams 50c 7- 1 6-15 Advance 6-30 6- 5 27c 6-30 6- 5 $1 6-15 6- 5 5% 6-15 5-23 Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd. (quar.) Akron Canton & Youngstown RR., 5% preferred (s-a) 'axsa, Alabama 1 6-15 10c 6-30 6-25 13 %c 6-30 6-25 25c 6-20 6-10 7- 5-29 5-24 15c 6-15 6- 6-15 6- 1 6-15 6- 1 7-10 6-10 10c 6-10 6- 2 6-10 6- 2 Alpha A Allied Portland 30c 6-10 6- 2 Aluminium, 55c 6-10 6- 2 Aluminum 40c 6- 1 5-25 $1.25 7- 1 6-21 50c 7- 1 6-10 B & Terstegge (quar.) Strawbridge & Clothier $5 pfd. (quar.) Stroinberg-Carlson Co. $4 conv. pfd. (quar.) 6-12 $1 Superior Oil Co. (Calif.) Superior Steel Corp. (quar.) 7- 25c 6- 1 $3.75 47c 2 Co. 7- 1 7- 1 7- 1 6-15 Amerex 25c 7- 1 6-15 American Airlines; Brewing Gas Co. 4Vt'/e Co., 6-10 1 6-10 American 7- American 1 6- 4 6-30 6- 1 40c 6-19 6- 9 Co. 6-19 6- 9 57c Cable & preferred Chicle Co. 6-10 American Cigarette & Cigar Co., 6% preferred (quar.) 6-10 50c 6-21 7- 2 6- 15c 7- 1 1 6-15 American Encaustic $1.75 7- 1 6-15 American Export $2 6- 8 6- 1 3C 6-21 6- 5 6-21 6- 5 $4 (quar.) Insurance 6-11 5-28 (increased) (s-a) Co. (Coixn.) (quar.) — preferred $$1.75 (initial common 7-15 25c 6-16 6- 30c (quar.) Tucson Gas Electric Light Insurance (Minn.) Disc Clutch Co. (quar.) (s-ai City Fire 5-29 — 50c Paper 6-12 6-12 6- 6-20 6- 50c 6-14 6- preferred (quar.) United Artists Theatre Circulit, Inc.— 0% preferred (quar.) United Gas Corporation Tnxst __—— . & (N. Y.) 7- 8 7-15 6-23 American 3.90% 6% Oil Utica & Refining (quar.).. 1 6-10 1 6-10 American $8.75 , 7- 1 6-/15 Common 6- 5 $6 preferred 6-15 6- 1 $6 preferred . — . . 10c 7.. 1 5-28 •5c Mohawk — —— ' 6-15 40C Carpet Mills (quar.).— 5-29 £-29 5-21 50c 5-28 ' 7-1 6-4 5-7 5-7 5-7 6-14 5-28 75c 10c v B 75c 30c 10c 20c ' common 97V2c 25c - $1.50 $4 preferred A 6-15 6- 1 6- 8 6-10 7-15 6- 1 6- $1 (quar.) : 7- 2 100% 6-15 6-2 5-14 5-28 5-28 6-30 5-21 5-21 6-15 * dividend) (s-a). (s-a) - 1 10c Co.. Finance— (quar.) 5-27* 5-14* 6-11 6- 1 Del.— Co. preferred Class 5-12 6-15 6-1 6-1 6-1 Co Paper Goods, 7% pfd. (quar.) (quar.). 7% preferred (quar.). .....^ American Potash & Chemical class A (quar.) 5-21 7 of Foundry, American 6-15 6-15 6-25 5-12 50c 62'/2c 75c 75c (stock 6-15 $3 pfd. (accum.) Corp. & Molasses 25c 5-20 5-21 6- 1 Leather— National 50c 5-25 6- 1 5-20 $1.183A (quar.). Co., Ltd., common (quar.) Meter American 7- 1 5-20 6-22 5-20 75c 6- 1 5-10 50C 6-15 5-15 tl5c 6- 1 4-30 $$1.12(4 6- 1 4-30 25c 6-15 5-31 50c 6-15 5-14 $1.50 7- 1 6-10 40C 6- 1 5-10 (quar.) common 93%c (quar.) (quar.) 6- 1 $3 6-15 6- 1 $3 12-15 12- 1 $1.75 6-15 6- 4 $1.75 9-15 & ; $1.75 12-15 12- 6 37V2c 6.-15 37Vic 6-15 6- 1 6-1 $1 6-15 6- 1 • 6-1 6- 1 5-20 6- 1 1 5-17 40c Investment preferred Auto 57c conv. B series A preferred Canteen Automatic Steel $1.65 V. 6-18 6-10 U 5-28 5-10 5-22 6- 1 5-lf 6- 1 5-14 25C 6- 1 5-14 25c 6- 1 5-15 7-15 6-15 40C (quar.)_ 6- 5-20 6- 1 5-20 20c 6- 1 5-15 8c '. (monthly) 1 4VAc (quar.) (quar.) 6- 1 5-15 8c 7- 1 6-15 12(4c 6- 1 5-19 $1,12(4 6- 1 5-19 30C 7- 1 6-10 Co.— preferred (quar.) 6% preferred 6% preferred (quar.) (quar.) Baltimore $1.50 $1.50 Steel Corp.— preferred (quar.) convertible preferred 12-31 7-15 Baltimore 8%C 6-30 preferred Radio 8%c Show, 67c preferred (quar.) Bangor Hydro-Electric, common (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Co. Bsurber-Ellis. Co. (N. 9-14 12-14 6- 8 6- 1 5-15 15C 6- 1 5-15 40c 7-20 7- 1 Trust & $1 7- 1 6-10 $1.75 7- 1 6-10 6-30 5-29 Savings 45c Y.) (quar.) Canada, Ltd. (quar.) of 1 5c (increased) Trust 1 $1.25 National America Association 710- 1-2-49 8%C (quar.) (quar.)_ Inc., com. (quar.)_ convertible of 9-30 1-15-49 Porcelain convertible 7% Bankers 10-13 $1.50 7% Bank 6-30 1 10c America Corporation, common (quar.) 4 Va% prior preferred (quar.) Babbitt (B. T.), Inc. (quar.) 7% 5-28 25c ■ D. 6% 5-21 6-21 25C - (quar.) of preferred Products Mills 6- 6-15 Works— convertible Avondale C Co. 6-15 11214c A (increased quar.) Allied 5-19 J5C Products Gear Common Avon J pfd. (quar.) (quar.) conv. preferred conv. Automatic Automotive 5-21 5-19 56 V* C (quar.) Co 5% 1 40c Mines, Ltd. (quar.) Electric Service, Ltd., class series 6- 6-14 6-14 .'50c preferred 5% 5-21 $2.50 Gold Autocar Co., 8 1 3714C — A 5- 6- $1 non-cum. preferred (s-a) Refining Co. (quar.) Corporation (quar.) Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine Co. Powder 1 2 $2 5% Atlas Serial 6- 6- $1.12(4 Atlantic Aunor 6-16 6-10 30c Coast Line Co. (Conn.) Atlantic Coast Line RR., com (quar.) Atlantic Gulf & West Indies SS. Lines— Atlas 5-14 6-30 $1.50 (quar.) 5-14 1 30c common 5-14 1 6- 50c (quar.) (quar.) 1 6- $1.75 Co. 6- $1.50 7- 1 6- 4 Barber (W. & H.) 6-15 5-31 $12%C Barlow $25c 6-15 5-31 25c $1.20 class Barnsdall Basic A Oil (quar.) Co. Refractories, Batavia Body Bathurst Class Co. Power A & (quar.) Shoe S.) 7 1 5- 7 6- 5 5-14 6-1 7 6-15 6- 1 5-15 $37%C 37 %C (quar.) preferred 5- 6- 10c 6- 1 5- 4 6-16 12 %C 6- 7- $60c Brummel Ties, Inc. (quar.) Beaunit Mills, Inc. (quar.) (A. 5- 1 Ltd.— Beau 434% 5-12 1 20C (quar.) Inc. (s-a) Paper Co., Cigars, Inc Beatty Bros., Ltd. (quar.) Beck 1 6- 50C common 6- 30C (quar.) Manufacturing, 6- 15c 15c Co. Seelig Extra 6-15 2 1 6- 50c 6- 1 5-15 $1.18% Corp. (quar.) 6-15 6- 1 5-14 \ 5-29 1 Beech-Nut 40c 6-26 Belden 30c 6- 1 5-17 $$1.50 7- 2 5-31 $$1.75 7- 2 5-31 Packing Co. (quar.) Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Belding Corticelli, Ltd., common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Belgium Glove & Hosiery Co. Common 5% of Canada— (quar.) preferred Bell & Gossett Bell & $15c Co., common (quar.) 4(4 7c preferred (quar.) Beneficial Corp., $6 preferred (s-a) Benson & Hedges. $2 conv. preferred (quar.) Berkshire Fine Spinning Bessemer Limestone & preferred Bethlehem 7% Bibb Steel. Corp., Binks 6- 1 6-15 $3 6- 1 6-14 6-1$ 5-15 7-31 7-15 8- > 7-12 2 35C common 6- 2 50C- 7- 1 6-19 50c Co., 7- 1 6-19 5-19 60c common 5-10 1 -6-4 7- 1 6-19 7- 1 6-19 6- Carpet(initial e quar.) preferred (quar.)___ Mfg. (quar.) Co. 1 7- 50c (quar.)__ 6- $1.75 common (quar.) _1 Bigelow-Sanford 6% Brll $1 preferred New 1 50c — Manufacturing Co. Extra 2 $1.06% Associates Cement (quar.) 2 6- 12 %C (quar.) 7- 15c Howell Co. 7- $25c (quar.) 9-6 . 6- 56 Vac (quar.) 6-15 25c preferred 6-15 $1 Atlanta Gas Light Co., 4% •.:* 12-18 1 Spring Corp. Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry B. 6-23 12-23 6- (quar.) Ltd. 9-24 12-18 6-30 $3 Co., 9-30 12-23 25c Bayuk , prior Metal 6-15. 6-15 — Machine American 7- , i 6- 1 6-15 6- 1 6-4 6-4 5-31 25c 25c preferred $1 7% Utah 6-15 6-30 6-15 7-1 7-1 6- 3 6-14 6-11 6-11 6- 1 6-15 7- 9 6-15 6- 1 6- 1 30c (quar.)— & preferred $1.75 (quar.) & Insulator American — (accum.) preferred (s-a) American Investment Co. (111.) (quar.) American Locker, class A (quar.)_— 7 7-30 $7 pfd. pfd, Hide Convertible 7 50C — Corp..— Upressit Metal Cap Corp., 8% 66- 10% Wire Co.— Match 6-14 6-14 conv. American (Bait.) — (quar.) 6- 67o convertible preferred (quar.) American Home Products (monthly) 1 30c (quar.)— Co. 6-10 1 4 25c Finishing Co., $4 preferred United Steel 6- 7- ■ Fidelity & Guaranty Co. preferred 6-15 25c —. ■ Stock dividend'—. Universal $1.25 1 Forging American 5-20 (quar.) J— dividend Extra Quarterly 6- 6- & Manufacturers- Merchants Cash 6-14 $1.25 Co Inc (quar.) $3 conv. pfd. (quar.) American-Hawaiian Steamship 4 — common.— (accum.) preferred $2.50 5 (quar.) 5% 6-15 $1.25 $1.50 30c 25c 87,/2c 12V2c 50c $1.75 $1.50 12'/2c (quar.). American General Corp. $2 conv. pfd. (quar.) 5 13 %c - 4%7e 5-26 6-20 25c ¥ystem, 6-15 5c 5c 5Qc 35c $1.25 — 5-26 $1 Gas United 4 5-21 5-15 5-20 5-20 5- 8 6- 5 6-5 6- 1 30c Socket (quar.) American Fork & Hoe Co. (quar.) American Fruit'Growers, Inc. (quar.) American Gas & Electric, com. (quar.) Stock dividend (2/100ths shares of Atlan¬ tic City Electric common !for each share held) Z 6-30 20C (irreg.) preferred American 5-19 Extra Tyler Fixture Corp., common * 5y2% preferred (quar.) Bag & $6 & Power Co.— quar.) Tiling Lines, American & Foreign Power, Co., Ltd.— Tobacco 75c (accum.) Colortype Co. (quar,)__ American Cyanamid Co., common (quar.).. 3%% preferred A (quar.)— 6-10 $7%c 6-15 5-17 5-17 7- 1 6-10 6- 1 6- 2 6- 1 (quar.)— American Extra Tuckett 5-21 8-4 50c 6- 2c Travelers 6-15 (quar.). 6-30 Top Tailors, Ltd. (quar.) Packing Co., common (quar.) Shipyards Corp. Royalty Corp. 5-1 75c 70c ccm. 6-30 Tobin Toklan 6-1 9-1 87y2c (quar.) 6-15 Axle preferred Co., $1 Co. Associated Baldwin (quar.) $1.12% (quar.) 5-7 5-20 6-10 Extra 4 Chain Co. $1.06 v* — 6-5 6-10 7-1 1 $1 Monthly Insurance 6-23 1st 77o 5-15 (increased) Board Box American $1.06 yi (quar.) 6-10 25c 1 (quar.) pfd. 5-14 6- 7* 5-21* $25c $25c 15c " Beverage, 6 7o preferred prior preferred (quar.) $4 (quar.) Stores, 4>/2% Detroit New 20c 6% Ltd.— American 75c common preferred Tim ken Automobile 6-10 7- • Drug 4Vi% Arch American 1 7- Co preferred Thrifty American 5-19 7- 20c. Carbon Steel Extra 5-29 6-10 $1.06y4 preferred (quar.) Company (quar.) Thcramatic Thomas 6-10 $1.02% (quar.) 6- 1 6-30 6- 5 $50c 50c 93%c (quar.). 6-30 Associated 5-25 81 Vic (quar.) common (s-a) 3Va% preferred 35c coin 6-11 Holding Corp. 50c (quar.) Co. Transmission $4.10 preferred 6-18 25c Co Products Tennessee Tennessee 6-18 5-26 5-26 6- 1 6- 1 6-14 5-25 $1 40c — (quar.) $1 Tecumseh $1 Industries, Inc Amalgamated Leather Cos.— 6 7c convertible preferred (quar.) 25c Extra 25c (quar.) 35c (quar.) 9-15 6-26 6-26 6-30 6-15 7- 1 6-11 $4 Aluminum 6-15 10- 1 , $4 40c 75c —— of Canada, preferred preferred Sylvania Electric Products com $4 preferred (quar.) Cos. $2.50 (initial) common (quar.) Taylor Instrument 25c $13c 25c America, preferred Aluminum 4 7o new of 6-10 $1 (quar.) Atlantic Cement Ltd., Co. 6- 6-30 6-11 6- 1 6- 1 4-30 Allis-Chahners 3V\,7c 6-15 10c $1.03 6-10 50c Corp., 4% preferred (quar.) Mfg., common (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) 6-21 37j/2C on 6-15 6-15 6- 1 Co.— Stores 1 June 11 at $104 plus dividend)_ Dry Goods Corp., com. (quar.) preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred (quar.) tion 6-21 Extra 15c Extirn Siratton 1 7- 8 6- 1 6-12 6-30 Ordinary (increased) i participating preferred (increased)— Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp., common $4.50 preferred (initial) Allied Laboratories, Inc. (quar.) Allied Mills, Inc. 25c Extra Glass RR. 6-21 !$1.75 8 Associates 6% 37%c class Southern 5-17 1 6-10 5-21 5-14 5-22 6-15 - (quar.) Corp. Great 6-18 7- 6- 20c .— 5-10 6-19 $50c • 1 7-23 6-10 25c 6- 1 (quar.) 5-15 6- Refining, common (quar.)_ preferred (being called for redemp¬ Oil 6- 4 __ e-iT 6- 4y2 % (quar.) com. 1 47%C Corp. Mills Roller Bearing, convertible preferred 20c — Stonecutter & 6-17 6-38 6-30 20c 6- 55c B preferred Ball 1-21 6-30 6-30 6-15 (quar.) Corp.— 10-22 1-31-49 *5c Ashland Castings 7-23 11- 1 . 2 J25c $2.50 25c $1.40 Class Mfg. Co. Aluminum 5-20 8- m Ltd Extra 5-20 6-10 6- 4 $1 6- 1 $3 4V2% 6-15 7- 2 6-15 (quar.) 6-23 20c prior preferred Corp., 7- 3~ 25C Corp. (quar.) Co. (111.) — Corp. 6-33 5314 c (quar.) Equipment, Artloom 1* 7- 3 $1.50 (quar.) $$1.25 $25c 7%c (quar.) (quar.) Co. (J. D.) Aetna 6-1 6-1 7-1 7-1 1* 7- 3QC common preferred Aro 1* 6- 7-15 $1.50 Steel Cork 6- 6-15 $2.25 ,. Farms Co., $3 partic. pfd. (quar.)„ Argo Oil Corp. (quar.) Argus Corp., Ltd., common (quar.) 4y2% convertible preference (quar.) Arkansas-Missouri Power (quar.) 4V4% (quar.) common T Arden 2Vic preference r (s-a) Ltd.— Resumed (quar.) preferred preferred 5-10 6-15 25c 6% $3.75 5-29; 1 $1 (quar,) common Archer-Daniels-Midland Armstrong 1 $1.50 (s-a) convertible 1 76- tl5c preferred $6 7- 75c Development, 6% & 4 121/aC _ $1.50 Apex Smelting Co. (quar.) Applied Arts Corp. ; Arcade Cotton Mills, common Common (quar.) Common (quar.) v, Armour 6- 4 $1.75 Oil, Mfg., preferred prior 5-28 75c (s-a) (quar.) Electrical Asbestos $62%c $37 %c Works, Ltd., $1 preferred (s-a). Steel 1 class A Corp. preferred 7- (quar.) Milling Co. (quar.)— j. Finance partic. 6-21. 6- 53y8C preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred Class A (quar;) Anglo-Newfoundland 12 Vic A $0.2521 Holdert Payable of Rec. Share Paper Co., Ltd.— preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Acme Electric Corp., Extra Acme 37%c When & prior Class Pennsylvania & Power Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, 5% preferred (quar.): 6-17 6- 15c (quar.) include divi¬ given in the Per Name of Company 6-15 preferred (quar.) Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.— $4 1 1 7-15 4'A % preceding table. 8 10c com. 6-8 6-8 give the dividends announced in previous we 6-10 $15c Corp. 7- 25c prior Anderson-Prichard 5-21 $1.25 com... 6-18 Paper Mills, Ltd.— Factors Loan Extra 35c 6-18 Company— Stewart-Warner U. S. 7- 1 25c Extra 77c 7% weeks and not yet paid. The list does not dends announced this week, these being Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Works U. S. 6-18 6-18 6-18 5-20 6% Armco 5-23 preferred Standard f= Apex $1.06V\ Corp., common (s-a)_; 4V2 % preferred (quar.) 6-15 Sprague Electric Co. (quar.) Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance U. S. 6-30 York — , 7-15 7- 1 7- 1 preferred (quar.) Woolf Yale pfd. 7- $2.25 Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 6-15 $1.12% preferred (initial) Pipe Lines Edison Co.— Original preferred (quar.) 4.32% preferred Southland Royalty Co. (irreg.) Southwestern §tates Telephone Co. (s-a)—, Union 6-4 6-10 6-15 7- 75c 5-26 (quar.) West Union 6-4 30c 5-23 25c convertible 5%% t 7-1 7- 1 6-24 6-25 25c 6-12 Southern. California Twin 6-1 — Newspaper Machinery 5% 6- 4* (quar.).— Amoskeag Co., common (s-a) $4.50 preferred (g.a.1 Ampco Metal, 6% preferred (s-a) Anchor Post? Products 6% prior preferred (quar.) 6% prior preferred (quar.). 40c 1 2 (quar.) 6-8 (Mass.). 6-11 South Carolina Electric & Gas— Twin Inc. 7- (quar.) prior preferred $1.25 40c . 6- $1.75 Co., common 7- 1 com Co. Co. 50c quar.) 1 $1.25 (quar.) 5% convertible 7% 7- (s-a) Co., 25c Wood Steel preferred 7- 1 & (Alan) Co. 7- 1 'J ... Oil— River Surety $1.50 .4 * _. (mcreased Co., $4 6-15 35c American Telephone & Telegraph American Thermos Bottle CO. 4'A % 7- 1 50c (quar.) Refining Co.— (quar.) 40c pfd.. (quar.) 8 20c 5-15 1 $1,816 Co. 6-15 6-19 6-10 6-15 (quar.) (quar.) iWm.) 7% 4 5-21' 5-14 Foundries Sugar preferred 6- 1 5-31 ' Co.— (participating) 50c Stores Water Co. Preferred 5 ,6- 1 $1.50 $1,12% 50c (quar.) Soramers Drug Stores Co., common 50c convertible preferred (quar.) •* 6-15 6-15 Service— 5-20 preferred .,7% 6- 7- 1 7- 1 Co.-— 6- (quar.) (initial)- Co. (Howard) Todd RR. 5-31 (quar.) A convertible preferred 7% 6-15 $1.25 1 Co. Pattern Common Tip 10c 6-18 Angeles) (Los Co. Bottling Simplicity & 6-10 50c 6-15 12y2c Royalties Co., Class B (quar.) Silknit, Ltd. (initial) Texas Woolen 6-21 .... 60c Signal $4.25 American 7- 1 15c $20c Extra 6% Thread Tobacco 6-15 7-15 6-10 25c Seven-Up State American American $1,50 (quar.). i2y2c Seiberling Rubber Co.— 5% class A preferred (quar.) 4%% prior preferred (quar.) Selby Shoe Co. Servel, Inc. $4.50 pfd. (quar.) American 6- 3 6-18 6- 3 5-25 6-30 6-18 6-30 7- 1 50c Hirsch, Inc. 7% pfd. (quar.) Wisconsin Michigan Power Co.— 4J/2% pfd. (quar.) — 6-15 7- 75c Stores, Inc. com. (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.) $4.25 preferred (quar.)_ 1 7-15 29 %c Extra 1 Wieboldt 50c Inc American 25c (quar.).i pfd. Motor 6-10 6-15 Refrigerator Co Seeman Brothers, Inc. (quar.) 10- 9 5c (s-a) Water Steel prior 1 121'2c — 10-20 ■ 7- 25c (quar.) Stores Co., Inc Seashore Department 15c (quar.).. Co Lines, Co.. preferred 25c Co., Inc. American 50c pfd. — White quar.) $6 Co., $6 Weyenberg Shoe Mfg— Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.— 6-11 6-15 7-10 $20c Power, guaranteed Virginia $4.50 6-21 $$1.75 7-20 ! Snowdrift & 5-20 1 Seeger 75c Jersey 6-19 6-30 Steel 35c -.i..— 1 $1.25 American (quar.) Corp. (increased) & & 6-19 7- U7»/2C Water Seatrain South Oil 6- 37y2C Service Public Lace 4% 7- Lighting— & (initial Scranton 6% Wesson Co. 50c common Inc. (quar.) Works com. (quar.) 4%% preferred A (quar.) Sarnia Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.) Savage Arms Corp. Scott & Williams, Inc Smith 4 Water 50c — Bros., Smith 6-11 25c San Jose Sloan 6- 6-18 9-10 Ltd........ Pump 40c —• ■ Louis Sanger 6-19 Washington 50c Heating com. Extra "■ 'St. 7- $62 Vic- (quar.) St. Helen's Pulp & Paper J."*-* Wayne $50c Manufacturing Car •:f New Waterous, 6-18 Service 6-16 6-10 I Co Extra (quar.)..———•—Ltd.. common (quar.) — (quar.) _— i preferred 77c .Safety 9-10 10c Industries, Russell 6-17 1 Ltd.— Company, C.) preferred 5% 8 7- Company (P. Russell 7- 9-20 American 7- 1 6-19 9-20 6-24 25c $1.75 Razor 30c Holdert Payable of Rec» 20c (quar.) Safety 30c Wagner Electric Corp. (quar.) Waldorf System, IxxC. (quar.) Washington Oil.Co. (quar.)——— 1 4 60c Bros., Inc. (quar.) ___—u——. & Tool Co. (increased quar.) Russell 1 6- 6- $1.25 Gear Ross „6- Iron i. 7%v;:preferred $1.50 •• ... Share 1948 Sanitary- Common 35c (quar.).. & I Name of Company American Radiator & Standard 6-10 6-21 (quar.) 50c (quar.) preferred $2.50 Roos . 1 Mold Vulcan 7- 2 7- 2 When Per r; V! American ; 50c (s-a) & Co., L.l (P. Robertson 2 6-11 $25c +$1.25 Common preferred 6- 1 Corp.— participating preferred (accum.) Detinning Co., common Vulcan 6-15 (quar.) Chemical Monday, May 31, Holdert Payable of Rec. 50c (quar.) 25c — Co. Co. preferred Virginia-Carolina 1 7- 93 %c pfd. (quar.) (quar.) Co., Inc., common (quar.) preferred (quar.). Raisin Paper Co. Ritter 4 6-15 1 When Share (quar.) common 7-15 50 c Petroleum Ltd., 5% 6- 6% 3%%■'. preferred (quar.) Reading Company, 4% 2nd Republic Viau, 6-15 (quar.) common 6-21 7- 10c (quar.) Purina 6-11 1 Inc. $1.25 common Radio-Keith-Orpheum 6-23 of Company Veeder-Root, $1.75 Puget Sound Power & Light Co.— $5 prior* preference (quar.) Products, Name 6-11 $1.75 original preferred (quar.) 1st preferred (quar.) Purolator 6-23 50c — CHRONICLE Per Payable of Rec. Share (quar.) Corp., common voting non-voting (quar.) FINANCIAL & Holders When , COMMERCIAL * 50c $1.50 J 15C 1 t-ii 6-1 5.-17 1 6-18 7- ■t. ;'■>• .>'*»": Volume 167 Number 4703 THE Per Name of Company ,, Share & Son, 5%' preferred (quar.) Birmingham Gas Co.— Bird (quar.) & Decker Mfg. (quar.) 6- $1.50 6-15 6- 6- 50c 50c yi; $4.20 & Light, (quar.)— Black Sivalls & Bryson, Inc.— 4'A% preferred (quar.) Blaw-Knox Co. I Class 3.67c Central Central Steel 5-20 5-31 6-14 5-17 6-30 6-25 $1.50 15c (quar.) . B 6- 1 7- 1 62'Ac 7-30 4(4% 7-15 Book-of-the-Month Club 7-15 5-14 1 6-16 Charleston Chateau Gai 25c (quar.) Borden Company (quar.) Scryms'er Co.__ Mfg.. Co.— Borne Boss Boston & Albany Boston Ground Real Boston Wharf Qc/o (E. 5-28 — $1 5-25 5-13 $2.50 Sons Brager-Eisenberg, 1 6- 8 (quar.) 30c 6- 1 5-20 (quar.) 25c 6- 1 5-21 75C 7- 1 6-12 50C 6- 1 5-24 6- 2 4- (quar.) Brazilian Traction Light & Power Co., Ltd.— Bright (T. G.) America & Co., Briggs & Stratton (quar.) 62'Ac 6-10 5-25 $25c (interim) 7-15 6-30 6-15 6- 1 15C (interim) (quar.) British-American Oil Co., Ltd., com. (quar.) 3%% common preferred 6-15 6- 40c 6- 5-17 93 %C 2 1 6% preferred (initial Brooklyn Telegraph Brown-McLaren Brown quar.) & Messenger Co. Mfg. Shoe Co. Co., preferred (quar.) Creek Oil Buffalo $5 Co., common Hill preferred (quar.) Mining (quar.). Corp., preferred & Co., 7% California Electric Clark Controller 6-15 6- 1 Clark 7- 6-21 5% Equipment Co., common preferred (quar.) 6-15 6-15 5-17 4-17 $4.50 1 5-18 Cleveland Ink California Pacific Common Clearing Electric 6-15 $4.50 6-10 5-27 Cleveland 6- 1 5-14 6- 2 5-13 (quar.) Graphite Bronze, 5 1 5- 5 1-" Industries, Monthly Monthly $1 12'A 5-31 6- 1 5-18 5- 5 $1.75 (quar.) 6-15 6- 1 6-15 5-15 IOC (quar.) 6- 6-15 5-21 15c (quar.) 6-16 15c (quar.)_ 6- 5-14 1 2 A Class A (quar.) Malting Co., West Class Class 4'A % 9 Collins 6- 1 Colonial Life 6-15 6- 1 Colonial 6- 1 5-20 4% 7- 1 6-15 5% & Ltd. Land (quar.) Co. (s-a) Inc., (quar.) Cable Co., Aikman Corp. Stores, Inc., preferred of (quar.) common (quar.)_. _ 6- 1 5-10 6-15 5-28 Columbian $$1 1 1 7- 2 1 5-15 6- 1 5-15 6-15 6-15 $50c $32'Ac 7 5-31 5-31 2 5-31 6-21 (quar.) com. . (quar.) 47c preferred (quar.) Commonwealth Telephone $5 Nast 6- 1 5-14 7- 1 5-28 Confederation 7- 1 5-28 $$1.12'A 7- 1 5-28 $20c 7- 1 6-15 Connecticut +50C 6- 1 5- 1 Connecticut 6- 1 5- 1 Connecticut Products, Ltd. (quar.) Cahadian Tire Corp., Ltd. (increased quar.) Canadian Western Natural Co Gas, partic. preferred 1 5-14 $2c 6- 6-10 5-19 6-15 5-25 9-15 8-25 12-15 11-25 (s-a) Power River Co. preferred (quar.) Carman & Co., 4(4% preferred (quar.) Carpenter Paper Co., common Carrier Corp., 4% preferred (quar.) parson, Pirie, Scott & Co.— 4.(4 % preferred (quar.) Cascades Plywood Corp., common (quar.) # 3(4% preferred (quar.)— Cassidy's, Ltd., 7% preferred Food Products, Ltd., preferred (s-a) Caterpillar Tractor Burlap Co. 57c 6- 1 7- 1 6-19 58%C 7- 1 6-19 7- 2 6- 2 5-31 5- 3 $$1.75 __ $50c $38c 75C Central Arizona Light & Power Co.— Common (quar.) $1.10 preferred (quar.) (quar.) preferred 5-31 5-31 5-15 5- 3 5-15 Power Continental $3.75 N. 50c (quar.) class A (quar.). Can preferred 5-14 8- 7- 6-15 2 9 5-26 6- 1 5-15 25c €- 1 5-21 12c 66- 1 1 Co., common 414% preferred 7 Cook Paint & prior preference Varnish, Inc. Co. Supply (N. Y.), common 8 6- 1 5- 8 6- 1 5-22 6-15 6- $1 (quar.) 5- 25C (quar.) 1 15c (quar.) 6-11 6- 35C (quar.) 6-25 25C (quar.) 6-10 6-21 5-28 6- 1 5-15 6- 1 35C (reduced). 18c 5-27 1 5-14 1 1 Union Stock Yards (quar.) (increased) (quar.) Harvester Co. 12-23 60c 6- 50c 6-15 6- 12'Ac 6-15 6- 1' 7- 6-18 (s-a) $2 non-cum. non-cum. preferred (quar.) 1 5-15 6 50c 8-16 50c 11-15 lc 1 6-15 Cement Motor Car 75c 12 'Ac 6-15 5-28 - (accum.) Dobbs Houses, 5-21 $2.62 V! (quar.) 7- 10- 1 9-11 6- 4 5-20 Inc. Anglo 1 6-12 $ 15c 6-15 5-25 25c (quar.) 6-25 6-10 7- 1 6-10 62'Ac (increased) 15C 6- 1 15c 6- 1 5-20 (quar.) 15c 6-10 5-29 Dr.. Pepper Company Doernbecher Mfg. Co. & 5-21 2 $2.62 'A ' (quar.) Common 2 6- 75c Corp.-Seagrams, Ltd. Dominion 6- $1 (quar.) common Investment Corp., 5-15 Ltd.— (increased) $$4 6-151 :t$3 6-15 5-31 6- 1 5-15 $12'Ac 7-13 6-30 $44c 7-15 6-30 $25c 8- 1 7- $$1.25 5% preferred (quar.) Dominion Dairies, Ltd., com. (initial) 5% non-cum. preferred (quar.) Dominion Malting 8- 1 7- 9 $$1.25 : 5-31 Co., Ltd. Common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Dominion-Scottish Investments, 5% preferred Stores, Tar $1 c nrefprred Dominion 7% (quar.) (quar.) Co., Ltd., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) Brothers, Ltd. Donohue Dover & Dow Rockaway RR. Chemical Co., preferred $4 A $3.25 2nd Drug Dravo (quar.) Dun 1st du common (E. I.) preferred Eagle East & Picher Leduc East St. Co., preferred preferred 6-11 7- 1 7-15 7- 1 6- 1 5-21 50c 7- 1 1 6-19 37'Ac 6-15 6- 1 6-15 6- 1 6-10 5-20 7- 6-16 1 6-10 5-29 6-30 6-15 ; 25C 7-31 7-19 6-14 5-24 $1.12'A 7-24 7- 9 87'Ac 7-24 7- 9 $1.25 7-15 6-15 20c 6-15 5-25 45c dividend) & Co.— 5% 1st pfd. (quar.)___ (quar.) (quar.) Ltd. (initial) 6-10 5-21 $ 1 'Ac 7- 2 6- $1.50 6- 1 5-11 2 Louis & Interurban Water Co.— 7% 7- 7-15 25c Chemicals, Inc. Co. Oil 5-15 9-30 7- $62 'AC (quar.). Plastics 1 Ltd.— (quar.). preferred Durez 1 7-15 ; Nemours $4.50 Lighting, 610- $1.12'4 (interim) $3.50 Duquesne 4 6-15 $2 (cash de 6- 30c (quar.) (s-a) Corporation Pont Common 2 7-15 9334c (quar.) preference 1 7- $15C 15c (quar.) Duncan Electric Mfg. Co._< Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods, 5% 2 6- $1 preferred Duplan 7- 2 81'Ac (quar.) Corporation, 4% preferred (quar.) Industries, Inc., common (quar.)__ 4'4% 2 7- S3 (quar.) & Bradstreet, 2 8- 25c (quar.) preferred 7- $25c (s-a) Dresser 3% % 15-18 5-18 2 $$1.75 common preferred Co. 1 8- $37'Ac common (auar.) Textile 6- 6-15 $25c $25c (quar.) Chemical, t v $$1.25 $25c Ltd. & 9 Ltd.— (accum.) Dominion 1 (quar.) (quar.) $1.75 6- 1 5-11 #1.50 6-18 6- 1 #1.50 Massachusetts Street Ry.— preferred A (quar.) 1st preferred A (quar.) 1st 6% preferred 6- 1 5-20 30c 6-30 6-15 5-25* 7- 6-15* 1 6-15 $6 States 9-15 0- 1 $2 on July 5-14 6-10 5-28 Eastman 7- 6-15 6- 7 6- 1 6- 1 5-14 6- 1 5-14 6- 1 5-15 75C $15C A (accum.) __ 8- 2 7-1B $1.40 7- 1 6- 4 $1.20 pfd. (accum.) Steamship Lines— preferred (being called 1 6-15 B $1.50 $7 7- 1 6- 4 50c 7- 1 $15c 6- 1 35c 7- 1 $1.50 7- 1 Eastern 6- 6-28 (accum.) Corp., preferred Eastern 1 B 6% 1 Steel at preferred for redemption dividend) $52.50 .plus Products, Kodak Co., Ltd. (quar.) common (quar.) Eddy Paper Corp.^ (irreg.) Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) Edgewater Steel Co. (monthly) Edison 4'A% Bros. 1 25c (accum.) Co., 8-10 6- 6-12 preferred A 1 6-10 6-26 preferred Cup 9- 15c convertible Class 5-14 25c convertible Distillers 1 5-18 - (quar.) 6% & Sons 1 6- 6-1 Productions— (Henry) 5 6- (quar.) Co. Corp. (quar.) Corp., common preferred (quar.) Dixie 6-10 8- 11- 8 6-19 50c )T 1 ' Stores (Walt) 35c 37 Vic : Match, common (quar.) participating preferred (s-a) 6% 25c - 5-18 Eastern 25c (quar.) 1 7- 5-29 $1.13 (quar.) Co., Ltd., class A 6- 12-23 25c (quar.) 45C $1.75 5-20 75c common 6-10 10- 40c (quar.) 6-30 1 4-28 933Ac (quar.) 1 25c 1 5-31 25c (interim) (quar.) 5- 7- 6-15 $1 (quar.)__ 1 (quar.) Hudson 6% 5-14 6- 10- Eastern (Chicago). 5- $3 7-15 (1.12'A Casualty (Chicago) Continental-Diamond Fibre Cooksville 2 6-15 . 1 $17'AC 6-23 $1.75 $50c (quar.)_- 1 5 8- 40c 5- $1.75 6% 6- 5-14 7-15 1 (quar.) (quar.) 62'Ac (quar.) (quar.) 27'Ac 6- 9-20 2 25c r__ Oil Co. (Del.) Continental Steel Corp., 1 1 8- Co. 7 6- 10- of America 5- 6-15 6-1B 12'AC (quar.) preferred Ltd. (quar.) 1 15c 5-15 37%c $50c 6- $1.25 1 $1.25 com. ; 15c . 6- Mills, Ltd.— Assurance Gin, (quar.) Y., Inc., Continental Continental 4 37'AC of $2.50 preferred Continental 5 6- 10c class A Continental • (quar.; Glass, 25c (s-a)_ (quar.) Co., $1.12'A (quar.) common Consumers Consumers Consumers $4.50 5- 1 Industries— Utilities Gas Container Corp. 4% preferred 6-~l 1 7- 5 6'Ac (quar.) 5-18 1 6-15 6- 6-19 5% preferred (s-a) Consolidated Theaters, 6-30 6-15 6- (quar.) Dow 6-19 6-17 6- 5-11 1 1 -v7-15 7-15 6- 5-10 $37'AC preferred 4% 3 1 Textile 6-10 6- 1 Laundries Corp. Paper Co 50C 6-15 7- Consolidated 5flc .__ 5-28 7- Consolidated 1 5-25 6- 1 1 6-15 10c 5-20 6- 5-15 10c 5-20 6- 1 6-15 $1.50 1 $20c 6- 75c (quar.) 1 $1.06% $1.06(4 5-20 5-17' 6-10 1 50C 6% 5-20 1 (quar.) participating preferred Consolidated 1 6- common Inc., preferred preferred 6- 5-28' 6- (quar.) Properties Co. Common Power Co.— 6- $10c 6-11 1 $2c (quar.) 6- 6- 7- $1.50 37'AC (quar.) $30c 6-30 5-31 $$3 ' (quar.) Power Consolidated $37'Ac 6-15 25C (s-a) & Class B (quar.) Consolidated Edison Co. $5 6-10 40c Ltd. Light preferred (quar.) Consolidated Chemical $1 6-25 50c 40c $$1.25 5-14 Ltd.— Inc. Mines, preferred, 40c 5-21 12 %c (quar.) Amusements, Congoleum-Nairn, Coniaurum Ltd.— !V4% & Corp. (quar.) $25c i Foundry, Mills 6% 5-21 4 $1 (quar.) (quar.) Publications Cone Connohio, 4 6- 6-10 $1.25 Conde 6-15 6- 50c 6-11 €-30 40C Products Dominion Compo Shoe Machinery Corp. 8% ■ Co.— (quar.) Public Service Community 6-11 5-15 5-28 preferred preferred — preferred 4 6-30 1 30c 4 7-15 6- 4 5-17 15C (quar.) Extra <Ky.) . 6- 7-31 5-10 6- 1 6-11 $2 common Floor Monte Disney 5-15 1 50c ) 6- $15c _ Silk Lumber Co. (Subject to SEC approval) Commonwealth Title Co. (Phila.) 5-21 6-25 6-1 6- . 15c 2 $$1.75 5-20 37'Ac _ Insurance 2 $15c |; Quarterly Bag Life 7- $$1.50 5-20 25c (quar.) 7- $15c ; Central Co. $55C $17'AC 1 >6-1 12'Ac Commonwealth $50c Ltd., 5-20 6?. 50c Carbon Co., preferred Diana Corp.— B $25c B Central Iron 6-15 6- Canadian Motor Lamp Co., Ltd.— 5% & 5-15 5- Fuel Quarterly $25c 7% preferred (quar.) Canadian Ingersoll-Rand Co. (quar.) Canadian International Investment Trust, J Ltd., 5% preferred (accum.) Canadian Malarttc Gold Mines, Ltd. (s-a)__ Catelli 6-15 6- 6-1 50c 33 'Ac convertible $18%C (quar.) Machine Co., Ltd.— Class A (quar.) Canadian Industrial Alcohol, Ltd., class A__ y 1 50c 2 1 6- Co Portland 6-20 6- 7- 30c Dictaphone 5-21 1 9 45C 5% $30c (quar.) Western 1 7- 75c $1.75 5-18 & Disston 6- , . h- - 6- $$1 Canadian Industries, _ (quar.) (initial) 6-19 $25c Extra 6- (quar.)_ (quar.)_ 5-18 T 5-28 $1 5-15 1 6% 1 25c 1 1 Diamond 6-15 America,. 5' 6- 6- Diamond 5-28 6-12 11- 12'Ac Diamond 1 11- 6-30 (quar.). Insurance Co. Common (quar.) preference Canadian 5- 1 53 '/eC preferred (quar.). Colorado Milling & Elevator (quar.)_. Columbia Broadcasting, class A Ltd.— A Canadian 1 4 87'Ac (quar.) 5-21 $$2 Quarterly Quarterly 6- 6- (quar.) preferred (quar.) Mortgage & Realty (quar.) Dewey & Almy Chemical Co. (quar.) Diamond Alkali Co. (quar.) 6-11 12- 11-15 6-18 6- 5% 6-11 35c 5-26 $15c (quar.) t . 1 1 933Ac 5% 6-11 7- A Detroit 6-11 1 $25® common 6-91 $50c (liquidating). 4(4% Canadian Ice : 1 1 $3 Co. preferred Class Fairbanks-Morse, Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Food Products, common (quar.) Class 7- ' 1 Detroit-Michigan Stove 5-25 7- 6-18 Detroit Hillsdale & South Western RR. 6-16 7- 6-10 Ltd.— Canadian X 6-10 9-17 7- Derby Oil Co. (Kansas) 5-16 $1 tlOc B Class 1 I-:r 8-30 933Ac Detroit 5-10 6- 7- $1.25 (quar.) & 5-10 7- $1.75 (quaf;)_ (quar.) 7 % 5-10 1 20c •, pieferred 6- $$1.12'A preferred 1 6-10 pfd. 7% 1 6- 6-14 7% 1 6- 6- +20c Breweries, Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Chemical Co., Ltd., pfd. (quar.)__ Canadian Cottons, Ltd., common (quar.) 6% 6- 6-11 6-10 6-30 A Dentists 6-10 6-11 6-30 $2 B Del Inc. preferred $3.50 Colorado Canadian . 1 7- 5- » 15c Door Inc. (quar.) Rock Oil Corp. Delaware 3 40c 5-13 ' $1.25 preferred (quar.) Inc. Fund, 3 6- 5-13 1 2 (quar.) B Denver (1.12% Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Co. 6-19 $37'AC Vinegars. Ltd. A 6- 1 66- IOC preferred Coke & 6- $1 Industries— Delaware 1 $25c Co., 6-15 Permanent Mortgage Corp. (Toronto) & 6-15 50c 50c A Wire $1.12'A 1 $1.05 $$1.50 ....... preferred 7 7c 5-15 6-15 Semi-annual Coleman 34% C (quar.) Quarterly Canada 6- 25c 6-14 preferred Deep 5-27 40c _ 5-1* 1 Walt, Deere 5-27 6-15 common, Plow 15C preferred Forgings, Canada 6-15 (s-a) Cockshutt 25C (quar.) Co., common Crushed Stone, Ltd. (quarj Canada & Dominion Sugar, Ltd. (quar.) Canada Foundries & v 50c 1 7- 33A7c 5-11 6- 6- 10c Delaware 1 '30c 33A% De 7 $1.25 $32%C Canada 7- $1.50 convertible Canada North 2 6- (s-a) 75c Canada Class 8- 5-21* 40C Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) (quar.) Davison Chemical Corp. (quar.) Dayton Power & Light Co., common 7 6-14 Co.— preferred Canada 7- $7.50 Class 60c Utilities Campbell Wyant & Cannon Foundry Canada Cement Co., Ltd.— v,r 2 6-10* 6-15 • Leather 1 8- 5-14 7-1 Manufacturing Coal Davis 5-11 3GC 5-ir 5-29 ' 1 $1.75 Metallic Davis 6-10 1 1 " 6- 6-14 6- 6- 1 40c Extra 1 6-30 35c Co., 6- 25c $1.50 5-5 5-29 6-21 5-28 ___ Darlington 8-14 62'AC _ 6- 5- 30C (quar.)__. 1 5-31' 6- 6-10 50c Publishing Co., $4 prior pfd. Class 9- (quar.)_. com. 5- 6-15 5-10 $1.25 preferred 1 6-10 1 $125 preferred (quar.) Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR.— 6- •6- 5-10 6- 6-14 6-15 4'Ac 5% Dahistrom 5-15 5% Clinton 5 1 5-14 5-10 $2.50 (s-a) Cutler-Hammer, 7-20 6- Curtis Illuminating 5- 4 1 Corp. convertible ; 5-14 1 28y8C (quar.) (Helene) 1 JIS,fc. 6- Sugar (quar.) Sugar Co. Atlantic 6- 93%C (quar.) Cushman's Sons, Inc., 7% 5-21 8- 20c 1 6- 5- 6-19 1 f ; preferred 50c 5-24 7- 1 4% guaranteed (quar.) 7% guaranteed (quar.) Clinchfield Coal Corp. (quar.) 1 1 6-15 (accum.)_ A (quar.) 8% preferred Forster, ■ > I-:;' ; Inc.: preferred Curtis 9 6- (quar.) class (quar.) American Culver 6-15 6-14 $25C (quar.) preferred 7% 5-20 6- 1 $1.25 (quar.) 5- 4 fi- 6- 1 7- $1.25 Machine Corp. (quar.) Cliffs Iron, common (quar.) preferred (quar.) 6-30 15C (quar.) Forge 6- 1 t lie (s-a) Power Co. 6- 1 6- 7-15 6-15 "000 & Seal Co, preferred & Cuban 1 $1 Cleveland 8- $1.50 $35c preferred Mills California 5'/z % 5-21 Co. 5% Crum 6-10 6- pfd. $4 preferred (quar.) Crows Nest Pass Coal (s-a). Crucibld Steel Co. of America— Cuban 6-15 6- 6-30 17 VaC 7% 6-30 30c 6- 1 5-28 35C City Water Co. of Chattanooga— 5% preferred (quar.) 25c 6-15 6-15 50c 7-15 1 6-30 25C (quar.) Coca-Cola preferred Ltd. Cotton A 6-15 $2.50 City Auto Stamping Co. (increased) City Ice & Fuel Co. (quar.) City of New Castle Water, 6% pfd. (quar.) City Stores Co., common (quar.) Class 6-30 25c Co 5-14 $1" Products California 5-14 5-15 $2.50 preferred 7-31 87'AC (quar.) 4%% Electric 5-20 6-15 6- 5-2* 6- I k 6-10 $$1.25 6% prior pfd. (quar.)..... Crown Zellerbach Corp., common $4.20 preferred (quar.) 5-20 1 25c common 6-15 37'AC (quar.) —4 Butterfly Hosiery, Camden 1 87'Ac common 45c participating class A (quar.) Burroughs Adding Machine (quar.) Burton-Dixie Corp. (quar.) £ 5% 7 6- 12'Ac j. : 6- Concen¬ 4% preferred (quar.) Burrard Dry Docks, , Ltd.— Brothers, . 5-20 4 6-28 6-21 !V 6-10 $1.50 preferred Corp., 5-22, 5-22 30C International, class A..(accum.) $2 preferred Crown Overall, Co.— 5-31 5-21 6- Cork ' 62 VaC 5% V 5-21 6-10 50C (quar.) Corp convertible Capital Crown Crown Cork 4 $2 RR. 414% 4 $1 Cities — 6- 3%% Petroleum Crown ;; 5-27 6- 50 ______ 6-10 Cribben & Sexton Co.— 5-20 6-25 $37 5-11 1 1 ; (quar.) (quar.) Co., 6-10. 1 ioc common Petroleum Corp., Creole 5-24 6-10 $1.75 5-15 1 l 30c (quar.) Inter-Terminal Service 66- : 25c 1 6- 5-21 $3 (s-a) 1 6- 6-10 1 75C (quar.) 6- 37'Ac Butler Water Cincinnati 50c 3'A% 2nd preferred Cable Co. 4% preferred (s-a) Cincinnati Milling Machine, 25C common Burlington Mills Butler Oil 6- $1.25 1 6- 15c $1.10 $1.25 Extra t: ' Cotton preferred 20c Sullivan • 3'A% 3 2 7<; 75c Chrysler Corporation 20c (quar.)___ (quar.) & (quar.) * 30C pfd. (quar.) Ltd trating Co., ,, 6- $1.25 Co. Fund, Bullock's, Inc. Bunker 7- IOC Bolt RR. Chipman Knitting Mills, 5% preferred Christiana Securities Co., common 4% 5-17 6-25 (quar.) Cincinnati New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry. 5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) 12'AC - Bullock Hill 90c (s-a) Budd Company, Common 3 6-10 50c Chicago Rivet & Machine Co. (quar.) Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR.— 5% preferred series A (initial s-a) Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR.— Quarterly Chicago Yellow Cab Co.__ 7% 5-29 6-10 6-25 6- ; Corp preferred Corp, Holder9 6-25 $2.50 (quar.) Phosphate Co Cosden 6-18 — $30c (quar.) Buckeye Pipe Line Co Buckeye Steel Castings, 6% : 6- 2 30c (quar.) Brunswick-Balke-Collender preferred 7- 25c (irreg.) common (quar.)_^ Mills, Ltd. (quar.)— Brunner Mfg. Co. (quar.) $5 $25c 1 2'Ac (quar.) $3.60 Bruck Silk Buck 7- Inc. preferred Rubber (quar.) 37'Ac Store, Brooklyn Borough Gas, 4.40% pfd. (quar.)__ Brown Co. 1 $1.50 $40c $1.50 Department * 7-15 0.234375 Broadway Mfg. ' Extra Chickasha 9 25C Ltd. (quar.) ./TExtra Bristol-Myers Co., (quar.) Wines, Ltd Extra (quar.) Inc. Ordinary (s-a) Brewing Corp of pfd. Chestnut t$l & 6% Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR.__. Chicago Corporation, $3 conv. pfd. (quar.)_ Chicago Mill & Lumber (quar.) 6- 5% When 47 Payable of Rec„ 75c - preferred Cory 1 6-11 20c 5-20 6-15 6- .— ?>. Refrigeration . 250 Corrugated Paper Box Co., Ltd., common—. 4 7- $3.50 5-24 6-19 5%, (quar.) Co. ». Coronet 4 6- 6-15 $1.12'A 5-29 $3 6- 50c _ 1 50c . 10c 2 Rubber & 6-14 $1.12'A 6- (s-a) 6-10 6-14 Lumber Copper Range Co.*. Copperweld Steel Co., Crane (quar.). America __ Hose 6-20 Share Extra 5-20 15C 6- 1 Bay Copeland 5-15 3 2% $1 6- 1 6- 12'Ac 50c 6-30 6- 75c (quar.). (s-a) $1 Coos 5-10 1 10c (quar.) Trust Trust Bearing Co Bowser, Inc., $1.20 preferred Boyertown Burial Casket Co. J.) 6-30 of Transit Co., Chesebrough . 6- Company Corp., con^pon $3 prior preferred (quar.) 6-18 90C .___ 5-11 Roller Brach 1 6-15 Co preferred Bower 6- $1 RR Rent Estate Boston Woven \ 60c — . Boston 7- 85c Champion Paper & Fibre, common (irreg.) $1.50 preferred (quar.) Chapman Valve Mfg., 7% pfd. (s-a) Charis Corp. 1 6- 6-30 Name of Cooper-Bessemer Products Co. 7-30 $2 & i' 6-11 Corp.— prior preference Chamberlin Bond Investment Trust of America— Units of beneficial interest (s-a) $1 Power (quar.) Edison, Inc.— Wire CO., 6% pfd. States 7-1 Per -v Payable of Rec. $1.12% preferred Certain-Teed 6-15 $1 (quar.) Century Electric Co., Common (cash dividend) Common (stock dividend) Century Ribbon Mills (quar.) 5-14 25c Corp pfd. 3.40% preferred (quar.) Central Ohio Light & Power— 6-15 6-12 4(4% (2403) Holder* Service (quar.)_; York 5-20 1 6- Light, Public Central New €-11 1 25C Tobacco, 6% pfd. (quar.) Blumenthal (Sidney) & Co. (quar.) : 1 1 $1.06'A Bloch Bros. Co., class A 7- Illinois Illinois 4%'-preferred 1 6-11 6-30 6- $1.05 —-— ____: Bohn Aluminum & Brass 6-30 30c — 5-14 1 $1.50 (quar.) com. preferred Bon Ami 1 token Share Central 5-15 20c (s-aj Corp. Black Hills Power Name of Company 5-15 87'Ac — FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Per Central Black-Clawson Co. Blackhawk-Perry 1 6- & Holder« Payable of Rec. $1.25 $3.50 prior preferred (quar.)——i Birmingham Water Works, 6% pfd. (quar.)_ Black When COMMERCIAL Stores, common (quar.) participating preferred (quar.) $2 • 5-15 6- 5 6- 5 7-9/ 6-28 $25c 6-15 5-17 21C 6-25 6-15 37'Ac 6-12 5-29 7- 6-19! $1.06'A 1 ' M---' :■ V"*f >V,,V, ■;; ) 35c Oil Works.Paso Electric (Texas), El Dorado El :! El Paso Natural Gas, (quar.)_ (quar.) common — (initial) (interim) Elgin National. Watch (quar.) Ely & Walker Dry Goods (quar.) guaranteed (quar.) Empire District Electric, 5 % i •6- 1 25c 6- 1 5-26 50c 6-18 5-20 6-21 6- 15c 5 1 5-12* 7- 1 6-15 $1 1 6- 1 5-14 50C 8-13 11-15 6-28 6-18 1 6-18 Chemical 1 5-15 6-15 5-29 6-11 5-28 50c 6- 1 6- 1 5-15 Gulf 6-30 6-15 Gulf 8 Mfg. 10- 1 9-15 6-10 5-20 United 8- 1 7-15 6- 1 5-26 Hajoca Corp. 31J/4C 6- 1 5-17 Hale 8-16 8-12 Halliburton 4J/2% 7- 2 6-10 7- 2 6-10 6% Intertype 1 5-20 7- 1 6-17 7- 1 6- 6-15 5-20 Investors 6-15 5-20 Iowa 6% 1 1 6- 1 5- 0- 1 7-31 6- 1 5-17 6- 1 5-14 6- 1 5-15 6-20 Iowa 6-10 Hallnor Cotton Co., Ltd. Watch Co., common $1,121/2 75c of Ogden (Utah) 67- 6- 1 Class — $1 6-10 6- 6-10 6- 1 York Carpet Co., preferred 5- 1 5-17* 6- 1 5-17* 6- 1 *30c 7- 1 6- 25c (s-a) 6- 1 5-21 Dredge & Dock Co Florida Power Florida Fair 6- 1 6- 1 Stores, 5J/2% 1 5 J/2% 6-20 6- 4 Harrison 6- 5-11 Harshaw 10c convertible preferred (quar.) Foreign Light & Power, 6% 1st pfd. (quar.) Fort Pitt Bridge Works (quar.) 8IJ/4C Corrugated Paper Co 1 6- 1 $2 6- 7- 1 6-20 25c 6- 1 5-17 25c — 37VaC 6- 6-15 1 preferred Hearn 6-30 Hecla 6-11 6- Helene 7-26 6-30 —• 1 5-18 1 5-18 Hendry (C. J.) Co., 5%% pfd. (quar.) Henkel-Clauss, $6 preferred (quar.) Hercuies 6-11 9-10 30c 12-20 12- 3 10c 6-25 6- 1 Mills, Corp., Outdoor General Paint General 1 1 5-20 7- 1 7- 1 $1.50 6- 5-28 1 5-14 6-15 a 2 5-20 Hooker 6-12 5-25 (quar.) Hoover Company com. (quar.) 4J/2% preferred (quar.) 7- 1 6-28 $1.25 7- 1 6-18 84% C 75c — 6- 1 6-10 5-10* 5-13 8- 2 7- 6 8- 2 7- 6 25C (Julius) 6-12 5-21 Horn & 5% Hardart preferred $2.25 $1,061/4 Co. (N. Y.) 50c 6-10 6- 1 (quar.)"— Georgia Power Co., $6~ preferred $5 preferred (quar.)_-——a— $1.50 $1.25 6-15 7- 1 7- 1 6-15 6-10 5-25 15C $1.12% 6-30 6-15 (initial) , (quar.) 5-26 ^8- 2 7-1 6-15 6- 6-10 5-27 30C 6-19 6- 1 60c (quar.) 5-30 25C , 25c $1.25 25C preferred (s-a) — 6-19 6- 1 — _ 5 6-30 6-19 — & 1 5- 7 5- 7 Imperial . $2c 37%C ...... Imperial Oil Co., Ltd. 6- 6-10 25C 5-15 6- 12 Vic 1 5-15 5 50c 6-12 $1.25 •6-30 !6-19 $1.25 9-30 9-20 6- 12-30 $1.25 12-20 1 5-20 6- 37 Vi C 1 5-15 Common 1 5-20 $1.50 convertible partic. preferred 1 6- 3 25c 6- 1 5-18 5-18 1 50c 6- 1 $1.12 Vi 7- 1 $1.183/4 6- 1 5-15 75c (quar.)_ 6- 5 5-15 6- 5 5-15 7- 1 25c Corp (James R.) 6-15 6-29 5-31 6- 5-20 30c 6- 5-20 $1.50 7- 6-24 $1.50 6- 5-25 t3c Industries, Oil 6-16 6V4c Mines Gold Addison common convertible $2.50 7- 12-30 $2.50 6-15 6- 50c 6-15 5-28 25c Extra Kimberly-Clark Corp., common $2.50 6-15 5-28 35c 7- 1 6-11 $1 7- 1 6-11 7- 1 1 _ convertible 4% (quar.) preferred 2nd (quar.) 1 6-11 SCc 6-15 5-31 25C 7- Kingsport Press, 20c 6-30 6- Kingston 10c 6-15 5-25 25c 6-25 6-10 preferred $1.12'/2 (quar.) (increased) (quar.) Inc. (quar.) Products Corp. (s-a) Kinney (G. R.) Co., common Kinney Mfg. Co., common $6 non-cum. preferred (quar.) Kleinert (I. B.) Rubber Co._ Knudsen Creamery Co., common Kresge (S. S.) Co. (quar.) Kress (S. H.) & Co. (quar.) 2nd preferred 7% Lake of 4 6-15 6- 1 6-15 6- 1 25c 6-11 5-24 J 2 10c 6-12 6- 50c 6-11 5-18 50C :— — 6- 1 5-10 ' U 60C 6- 5-10 $1.50 7- 6-15 $1.50 10- 9-15 -M.* $1.75 7-15 11- 10-15 75C preferred the Woods Milling, Ltd.— 8- $1.75 7- 6-26 20C (quar.) Co. (s-a) Kuppenheimer (B.) La France Industries. 6-15 1 $1.50 $2.50 Kroger Co., common (quar.) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) 7% 6-30 6-15 ' (quar.) 4% Common > .»*■• Lamton Ontario) Lang (John A.) Secord Lawrence (A. Lee 4-23 6-23 4-23 *20C 6- 1 5-19 '6- 1 5-19 5-15 1 *6c 6- 1 4-15 ' 7%C 6- 1 5-18 *$1.50 7- 2 25 c 6- 1 5-14 40c 1 6-15 5-26 Ltd. Leather (s-a) 2 6-10 6- 2 5-15, Co. Bros., (quar.) 5- ■ 3 6- I 7- 2 6- 37 J/2 c 6- 5 5-20 35c 6- 1 5-15 50C 66- 6- :40c *25c ——— Co.. 7% preferred (quar.) Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass .-(quar.)-—- $1.75 - 2 > , *5- 3' 1 - Lexington Water .5-10 1 31J/4C • 9 37 J/2 c (quar.). ■ :'f "■ , 5-28 6-14 $1 *4c . — s 5-21 40c (quar.)' Ltd. 6-1 __—— (quar.) Lees (quar.).. Lehigh Coal & Navigation .(s-a) Lehigh Portland Cement (quar.)— LelandElectric Co., -5% conv. pfd. Salt 5-31 *20c — ; ' • 7- 50c D.) Company (James) & Sons Leslie 6-i5' 5c (quar.) Candy Shops, Ltd. (quar.) C.) 5-20 *25c (quar.) (H. Lewis *37%o 5-15 1 (R. G.), Inc., $4 pfd. (quar.) Oil Co., Ltd. (initial)— Leduc-West 5-14 1 6- Tourneau, 5-26 1 6- Lansing Stamping Co Lanston Monotype Machine Co. Laura 3 > 5-14 J Co.— (s-a) & Sons, 5- 6- Inc. (quar.) Co. (quar.) Wells 5- 3 1 25C Bryant, Lane 1 6- 6-15 35c — Investment & Loan (Sarnia, Lane 6- $1.25 (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (initial quar.) Lamaque Gold Mines, Ltd. '(interim) Lamston (M. H.), Inc. (quar.) 6-11 6- $18c 2nd 6-23 ' *$1.75 (quar.)__ Ltd. (quar.) Mines. 5% 1 6- *40c (quar.) preferred 7-1 $2 15C *25C (quar;) 6- 6-18 25c $1.20 Le 5% (quar 1 6- 6-15 Extra 5-11 5-31 Varnish & Color Co., Ltd.— 6- 25c (quar.) $4.50 preferred (quar.) Kentucky Utilities Co., 4%% pfd. Kern County Land Co. (quar.) 5-20 75c 2% (s-a)— 6- Superior District Power Co.— ' — 6-11 6-15 J37 Vic Ltd *$1 6-1 -—— 6-15 6-30 25c ' Lake 10c Chemical Industries, Ltd.— deposit receipts (final) 1 (quar.) Co. 7- 25c (quar.) Canada, 1 5-22 6-16 >6- 1 Extra 4 5-30 6-30 lOc American 6- $1 12 Vi Shore 31J/4C T 6-15 5-22 Lake Pulp & Paper, 5% pfd. A (quar.) — Humble Oil & Refining Co Hunts Foods, Inc., common (quar.) — 5 % preferred series A (quar.) Huttig Sash & Door, common— 5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) — —— 5% preferred (quar.)-. Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co., 6% pfd. (quar.)_ Illinois Central RR. (Leased Lines) — 4% guaranteed (s-a) Imperial 1 15c (quar.) 6-15 5-20 Ltd— ———-_ 6- 12 Vic 6-10 5-14 Co._— 6-11 x 1 6- t, : - 4 6- (quar.) 50c 6-14 Lock 6- j , ' 5-22 6-17 *$1 Illinois 1 1 5-12 6-4 , 7- 1 1 6-15 - 4 1 1 50c & Smelting Co., (quar.) 6- 6- 7- 5-10 Hudson Bay Mining Hudson Motor Car 9-25 3 6- 6- 5-10 (quar.)— 1 7- (s-a) 56y4C 1 Howe Sound Co. 10- 1 6- Company, common Common preferred (quar.) Lighting & Power (quar.) Oil Co. (Texas) (increased). Stores Corp., 'common (quar.) —— preferred (quar.) — 6-25 Co.— $1.25 (quar.) Extra (quar.)_ 8 $1.12 Vi Hudson 5-18 2 6- 1 6-30 1 6- *6-19 6- ■4V4% 6- f6-25 25c 6- Howard 6-16 $1.50 8 5-26 37Vic 6-16 1 5-25 6- '6-15 $1,061/4 1 6-15 6-18 $1 convertible Houston 7- 25c — 6-23 Houdaille-Hershey Corp.— 7- 6-11* 6-30 1 6-15 . of 5-26 7- 6-15 Extra Kelvinator 6- 6-12 60C 6-21 5 7-19 2 6-10 75c (resumed) Co. U. 7 $2.25 (quar.) 5-28 6- 6- 50C 1 '6- 8- . 5-25 6-21 2Cc 7- $1.50 Electro-Chemical 25c — common preferred Ka:*ser 6-15 1 10c 6-15 34%c 50c preferred 6- preferred (quar.) Keyes Fibre Co., 6% prior pfd. (quar.) $6 preferred (accum.) Keystone Pipe & Supply, 5% preferred (s-a) <5% preferred (s-a) Keystone Portland Cement, $7 pfd. (accum.) Keystone Steel & Wire Co. (quar.) Mining Co Corp. 6- $1.25 35c 9-15 25c Oil 5-20 6-30 60C 1 5-21 Honolulu 5-28 ■10 6- <quar.)_ 10- 1 Homestake $4.25 A Kerr-McGee '6- 5-14 1 50c 6-15 25c Co.— A class 7- (quar.) 1 (quar.) Guaranty Co. (Brooklyn) & 5-28 XI 3/4% 7- 5-15 (quar.) 5-28 1 Extra 5-31 non-cum. 25 c (quar.) $4.50 Kawneer 6-11* 6-15 6-15 Co., Drug Kendall 5-15 75c Co._ Katz 6-21 6- 1 5-14 1 7- 25C 1 (Henry) $1 25C Co., Ltd. (increased). (H. • C.), 6% preferred 75c 2 1 6- Godman $1 4 7- 6- 6-15 Globe Oil 5-20 6- 6- 6-15 common (quar.) 1 6- Co. Home Title 6-15 Corp. 1 25c Mfg. 7-15 1 Harvester 6- 6-15 30c 6-24 1 Gleaner 5-20 *25C 5-26 $1.25 5 Extra 5-28 4J/2 % Co. 1 93 %c Razor, $5 pfd. (quar.)„— 6-14 $1 Co. E.) 2 6-10 Safety (quar.) (Canada) (quar.) (Increased quar.) Paper Paper Co. 7-31 8- 7- Machine Holt Dauch Dauch (Charles 1 7- $3 50c & 5-28 7- $3 6-30 Hinde 2 $3 5-20 Hires 7- 5-25 (s-a) B preferred C 5-20 Hinde & 5-28 (s-a) preferred non-cum. 1 7- Corp. 40c preferred A non-cum 1 5-15 2 xl%% Ry. 6- 50c Gillette 6% Gulf 6- 15c Gisholt 6% & 50c 150 Girdler 6% 5-28 6- Oklahoma 25c 5-31 7- $1.25 1 6-21 5-20 J25c (quar.) 6- (quar.) Co., preferred 6-10 1 1 93 ^»C King-Seeley Corp., common 5% convertible preferred (auar.) A.) 7-20 10-20 2 5-31 6-10 (quar.)_ preferred (s-a) Joy Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co. 1 8- 5-21 1 11-10 6- 4J/2% 6-10 11- 5-28 6- 8-10 1 6-15 1 xl%% Joslyn Mfg. & Supply, common Kansas 1 6-10 1 common 7-20 A <S. 6 5% Steel, Laughlin 6-15 Class B Geirard ^7"ao„ 7- & 7-30 Brewing preferred 6- 31c (quar.) 912- common 6-25 preferred (Optional dividend series) Cash or 44/1000 share common stock at holders option J4Vi'% Co., 25c 7- (quar.)__ (quar.)__ common 1 5-11 4 6-10 20C (quar.) Refining 25c $1.75 new 5-15 5-17 Houston Co., 1 5-17 Corp., common preference 5-10 6- 2Cc Oil 1 Corp. Products 50c 6- 6- 1 Hotels 1 37V2c (quar.)_ (quar.)_ 1 (quar.). Gerber 5-14 1 6-12 1 $1.75 Co. 6- 87 Vie 6- convertible 6- Common 6- 7- 30c Corp. (increased) 1 common Brick & Tile Johnson 25C 25c preferred (quar.) $1 conv. 2nd preferred (quar.) General Portland Cement Co General Precision Equipment General Shareholdings Corp.— Georgia-Carolina 6-10 87 Vic Monthly 1 Johnson 6- $1 Class 6-30 preferred & 6- iv Genesee $1 3 J/2 % 12 J/2 c common Johnson Heyden Hilton 6- (quar.) 6- : (quar.) Advertising, Johns-Manville 6-10 5-17 Hobart (quar.) preferred 6-10 5-27 75c Inc.- preferred $3.75 5-15 6-30 1 4 % (quar.) Motors General 1 6-30 6- Inc. (quar.) Chemical Corp., common preferred A (quar.) Heywood-Wakefield Co., common 5% preferred B (quar.) Hibbard Spencer, Bartlett & Co. 1 6-15 Xt$1.75 com. pfd. 5% common 1 75C Inc., Co., *$1.38 preferred (quar.) Dry Batteries. Inc General Tea 1 $1.06'/4 pfd. pfd. 6- 6-15 75c series A (quar.) 5% 3%% Jewel 30c 40c Co., 5-15 1 (quar.) Industries 1 7- 371/2C pfd. D (quar.) Supply, common 7- Corp. (quar.) American Transportation— preferred 6- 25c (quar.) 6- 25c 10c 7- * 30c (quar.)—l Co., 5-15 Products— Steel convertible preferred B 6% 6-15 6-15 (quar.) 6% *$1.25 General 7% 1 Hewitt-Robins, General America General 1 6-15 1 6-15 (Del.) 15c 1 9-30 Fireproofing 1 Kerr (quar.) 1 7- 25c 15c 6- 6-30 7% 6- Kerney Orleans 7- $1.75 $5 Curtis See 6-15 $1.25 preferred (quar.) Jantzen Knitting Mills, 25c Industries. Curtis 6- 30c common 5-15 25c $1 30C Co., 1 50c . 25c Co Bottlers, 6- 30c (quar.) New preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) Gary (T.) & Co., $1.60 1st pfd. (accum.) __ Gatineau Power Co., Ltd., com. (quar.)___ 5% preferred (quar.) 5 J/2% preferred (quar.) : Gaylord Container Corp. (quar.)— Gemmer Manufacturing Co.— $3 participating preferred A (quar.) General Co. __—, Quarterly 6% Cigar Glass Corp. 5-15 6- General 50c 5% .preferred Jamaica Water Hemisphere International Co.— 5-15 General 5-25 15c 5-14 (quar.)_ $4.25 preferred 6-10 50c common 1 6- Common — (quar.) 1 6-15 General Co., quar.) (increased Co. 6- 14c B 5-21 17Vic 6- t$l Class 6-10 $1.37% *25c (quar.)_ (Robert) 5% $1.37% Co 62 J/2C preferred 7% (Helene) Franklin) common Ltd., 4% Company, 6-10 Jones 5-28 1 $1.62 ft Service, Ltd., preferred A (quar.) preferred B (quar.) preferred C (quar.) 6-10 6-10 5-24 40c 1 6-30 1 6-21 7- (quar.) Public 3%% 6- ' Co 1 $1.50 Department Stores Mining Co. (quar.) 7-22 Investors Fundamental Chemical Hazel-Atlas 6-15 1 30c Companies, Ltd. (quar.) Freeport Sulphur Co. (quar.) Freiman (A. J.), Ltd. (extra) Co., 7- $3"5c — Fraser Trailer (quar.) non-cum. *75c (quar.) Co Simon, (see com. 6-15 Engraving 7- Co. & preferred $3 Oilier 7- $1.06 V* : Co., $4 prior pref. (quar.) preference (quar.) Hathaway Bakeries, Inc. (quar.) Hawley Pulp & Paper, $6 2nd pfd. (final) _ 1 Machine & $1.12 J/2 40C common (quar.) Refractories, Wholesale Hazeltine Drive Auto Simon Company, preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Hart-Carter Corp. prior preferred (quar.) Foundation Co. of Canada, Ltd. Fruehauf 6- 6-15 $1.50 6% Wheel 6-15 6-15 7% A Hartman Tobacco 3J/4% Franklin . class in preferred (quar.)__ Co., 7% A.) (A.) 1 6- 621/2C Foster-Wheeler Harris 6- 9 $1,121/2 payable preferred- (quar.) 6-15 $2.50 preferred Food Machinery Corp.— Fort Wayne 6% 25c pfd. (quar.) Inc., common (quar.) — (quar.) 5-25 4% preferred 6- 1 6-15 - 7-15 10c 30c $1 — t75c 93 %c Co. Shoe Corp., 4% dividend) Harbison-Walker 5-27 6-10 Jamaica (quar.)_ 1 $1.50 Manufacturing 25c A 1 6- 30c Utilities $1.06 % dividend) (cash (M. 50c (quar.) Light, 4 % % & Hanna 5-20 $1 5-25 dividend) Hanley (James) 5-20 *20c Corp. Power 4 *20c 50c 6-15 $1 stock Ltd.— Co Stove 25c dividend (Stock $4.25 participating class A (quar.)__ 5% non-cum. participating class B (quar.) Flintkote Company, common (quar.) $4 preferred (quar.) class 6- 6-15 (quar.) (quar.) 50c Calif., of (cash A Class B 5-15 %. Florence 7 25C (quar.) class A Stores, Fitzsimmons 1 6- $1.25 Co. H.) CM. Fitz Simons & Connel 7- (increased quar.) common Jahn (quar.) Stock $1 (quar.) Jaeger 5-10 1 6-15 8c common 25c E Class 40c (s-a) pfd. $2 Corp. 5-10 1 Extra 1 $1 1 Extra 1 (s-a) Co. Boston (accum. I Service, (John) 6- 6- $1 Quarterly 6- (quar.) 5-13 5-12* 6-15 & Power— 25c Oil Hancock 5-15 1 Co. 1 1 Quarterly *7c Instrument 1 4 6- Fund 37 % C Hammond 6- 6- (quar.) of Co. preferred *22'/ic $3 Trust Fireman Hamilton B 6-19 40c Southern 6-12 Common 1 5-15 50c Gas Selective 3.75% 6-12 4 Natural Public 6-22 6- 6- 1 22%c (quar.)_ preferred B (accum.) preferred A (accum.) 7% 6-22 6-15 9 $1.50 Corp. 6J/2% Iowa Irving (quar.) 25c Co. Hosiery Mills preferred 9-10 (quar.) A Silver Electric Light 12-10 4 pfd. Corp. Investment 9-20 6- 5% Foundation, Ltd.— convertible preference (quar)_. 12-20 6-15 6- :.4 :■ Investment 6- 37 Vic $3 2 6- Interstate 37Vic preferred (quar.) Hammermill Paper, 4%% preferred 4J/4% preferred (quar.) 7- 6-15 9-25 37 Vic convertible 9 teoc 6-25 Quarterly 4% 6- t25c 1 Quarterly Quarterly 5 6-15 2 (s-a) 1 7- 1 5 7-15 7- 'h t $40c - Petroleum International Utilities 1 6- 35c <1% Ltd.— Canada -. 5-14 6- Interstate 1 6- 5-5 5 5-25 International Iron (quar.) 1 6- 6-15 5-28 6 % Ltd 6- 6-21 5-24 10- *25C '•if' $1.75 200 % t40c 5-31 Co.— 6-21 5-28 t50c 4 25c 6-10 5-21 6-10 (quar.)_ 6-21 6- 75c $1 6-10 t$1.12»/2 of Co. 6-30 85c 35C 6-15 Co., Ltd. (s-a)_„ International Products Corp. (quar-) $1.10 Hamilton 7-15 (s-a) preferred 25C (quar.) - quar.) Paints, Ltd., International $1.25 — (quar.) 4-30 $37>/2C 20c (quar.)__. (quar.) International 6- Dye Co & preferred International Nickel 5-24 35c Corp Fittings, Ltd., •f 5-13 5-20 6- Mines, 4-30 5-31 Co.— (initial 1 25c (quar.) Oil Well Cementing 5-31 Machinery 6-21 6- Co.^of America at Baltimore— Fishman /i 1 6- Cigar common 6-22 (s-a) $6 6- New $1.25 (s-a) Co. 5-15 25c International Metal Industries, Class A (quar.)-- 6-10 B ^ 5-13 6-15 $1 A $5 1 25c Class Gair 6- 5-20 6- $1.25 (quar.) Stores Bros 1 6-15 6-15 40c Class Gair Water 1 7% »preferred (quar.) Common (stock dividend) *25c Hackensack (quar.) (quar.) Cleaning First Security Corp. 4% 5-14 30c Quarterly 50C 4%% preferred (quar.) First National Stores Four 1 75C Utilities, common preferred .(quar.) $2.50 (quar.) Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.— Food 6- *75c Gypsum Lime & Alabastine of Canada, Ltd.— Quarterly w Class 5 International Harvester 20c Works Enamel 5% 5-26 40C Corp 6-15 Smelting & Screw Finance Firth Oil 1 Corp. Extl'cL First 6-15 $1.75 Corp. 7- t$l International 25c States 5-10 6- Quarterly 5-19 $1.50 1st $2.50 Co (quar.). Cooper, 5% 1st pfd. (quar.) preferred (quar.) Common (quar.) Guantanamo Sugar, $5 preferred (quar.) 5% $1.50 Tarrant Federal Class 5- Co. Paper Griggs $4.40 Co., Mining Federal Federal-Mogul Ferro 4 6-30 6- 30c $1.25 pfd. (quar.) Federal Fife Insurance Co. of Canada (s-a)_ Fenton 6- Grinnell 15c 18 %C 5-19 1 10c 1 1 International Business Machines Corp.— 1 6- 10c 6- 6- Ltd.—' preferred *50c 7% 50c Quarterly & 7- participating *25c preferred (quar.) Great West Saddlery Co., Ltd.— 6% 2nd preferred (quar.) Greenfield Tap & Die (quar.) . International 6- 50c Great 1 1 $1 7 Ry. Co., non-cum. pfd. Western Sugar, common (quar.) 9- 37 VzC 5- Northern 5-24 6-10 Ltd.— group Bronze Powders, 6- $1.75 Northern Great 12- Co. 1 (quar.) preferred 7% Great 6-11 $1.50 2Cc Shares, $2.50 1 5-29 6-12 16c _ group and bond 20c 5-14 1 50c 35c 1 $1.25 25c 1 Co 6-10 6- 12J/2c 6- 7 $1.25 Farquhar (A. B.) Co. (quar.) Fashion Park, Inc. (quar.) Felt 6-13 $1 6-15 6- 1 7- $1.25 5-15 5- 5- 87 J/2C 6-15 $1 5-13 1 10c Stock $1 W.) (accum.) Aviation 5-15 preferred 5-14 5-10 7- 75C (quar.) Co Institutional 5-15 6% I 6-1 $1 5-14 Co Mfg. 5-18 6- 20C $1.25 Corp. 6-30 30c (quar.) 6 '/i % -preferred Co. (quar.) Steel 6-15 Pacific Tea. Co., common— 1 6- tlOC (increased) (quar.) Rayon *12 Vic (quar.)— Co. class A Silica, 6-15 Great Atlantic & 6- 75c Industrial 6-15 7 6-30 preferred A $1.25 (quar.) Grafton & Co., Ltd., class A (quar.)---.— Granby Consolidated Mining Smelting & Power Co.,-Ltd. (increased semi-annual). Grand Rapids Varnish Corp.— Great American Indemnity (N. Y.) (quar.)_ 12-31 5% *12 Vic (H. 7-31 Indianapolis Water, *12 Vic Inc., "common 25C & Electric Inland Gossard *50c (quar.) Rico (irreg.) Fanny Farmer Candy Shops (quar.) Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Co. (Syra¬ cuse, N. Y.) (quar.) Federal 5-14 Graf lex, 1-25-49 (The) Federal 6-15 1 $1.25 Fajardo Sugar of Porto 3 Ingersoll-Rand 6- $1 (quar.) Gregg Morse Industrial 6-16 Gorham 6-30 Products Fairbanks 6-16 6-21 1 7-26 Semi-annual Fair 5-17 6-30 6-30 7- - $1 convertible preferred (quar.) Enamel & Heating Products, Ltd Essex Company (s-a) «<— Equity Corp. $3 conv.. pfd. (accum.) 20c preferred (s-a) -.4.: Erie Coach Co. (quar.) --Erie & Pittsburgh RR., 7% guar. (quar.)__ Erie Railroad Co., 5% pld. A (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) Evans Products Co. (quar.) Eversharp, Inc., 5% preferred (quar.)_ Excelsior Insurance Co. (Syracuse, N. Y.) — Fabricon 6-1 $1 $1.25 $1 5% 4% & $1 (quar.) Goodyear Tire & Rubber, common (quar.)_ $5 preferred (quar.) Gordon Mackay Stores, Ltd., class A (quar.) preferred 6-11 28C Capwell Co.. Emsco Derrick <to Equipment— 4% convertible preferred (quar.) Coe 5-17 Extra Emporium Faber 6-1 5-21 $1.25 (quar.) — 6- Water & 6- Holdert Payable of Rec. Ltd.— — Gas 6-30 Class B — pfd. 6- 50C Indiana 7 $1 37 Vic $5 of Canada, Interim 5-15 1 6- (quar.) — (quar.) — — (quar.) Common 5-20 Imperial Tobacco Co. 5-21 6-11 *2c Ltd When Share of Company. — Mines, Golden State 25C >,4% • 5-20 Co., Ltd., 4% pfd. Goodall-Sanford, Inc., common Preferred (quar.) Goodrich (B. F.) Co., common. 1 — (quar.) State Telegraph Co.— Empire & Bay Goldale 6-14 6- — preferred 8% Co., Extra 6-10 5-21 6-11 5c .5-25 Per Name Payable of Rec. 5c Co 1 7- $1.02 Vi $1.06 J/4 Corp. Drug Brewing 6-30 60c • Emerson 6-15 $1.12% 4.10% preferred (quar.) 4% % preferred (quar.) Electrographic Corp., new com. Electrolux 40c Goebel 5-29 _ common (quar.) preferred $4.50 •6-15 Share of Company Holders When Per Name Payable of Rec. Share Company Monday, May 31, Holders ■When Per Name 0/ ':,S COMMERCIAL & ^ THE ,<V"V 5Cc 7-31 6- 1 6-10 k-:-■•ZZ 5-20 6-15 , - 5-25 ■ 6-30 i, 5-11 5-27' f/y 'Volume 167 When Per Name of COMMERCIAL THE Number -4703 • Share Company • Roldert Name of Payable of Ree. 1 6- 6-15 12 %C — FINANCIAL & - CHRONICLE When Per Company Brewing Co Gas Lignt Co. (Del.)— • preferred (quar.) 5%% preferred (quar.) $5.10 preferred (quar.)— 5% preferred (quar,)_ Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator, common.. 1 6-15 6- 6- 25c Minneapolis Holdere Payable of Rec, Share 5-20 i"- Liggett 7% & Myers Tobacco, preferred >- (quar. common (quar.) Cup Corp Lima-Hamilton Corp. (quar.) Lincoln National Life Insurance preferred (C. W.) & Co., RR. 6-30 7-10 6-30 7- 5% 5-24 Monarch $4 Monsanto 5-24 $3.25 Guaranteed (quar.) 50c 9-10 8-24 Monarch Guaranteed (quar.) 50c 12-10 11-24 Montreal Cottons, Guaranteed (quar.) f 50c 3-10-49 2-24 Ltd., class A 7% •1:25c (quar.) 5- 1 6- 4% 6-10 7-15 7% 5 7% J25c Gas Co. (P.) & Louisville 6% Title 5 6- 1 5- 7 6- 7 5-21 6- 1 5-12 6- 1 5- $1.50 6- 1 5-17 Mosinee 25c 7- 1 6-10 Motor $1.75 7- 1 6-10 Motor Mount Moore 5% (quar.) common RR. Mortgage (M.) 3 6-15 5-29 Mountain Fuel Mountain & M. Publications, Inc.— $1.50 participating preferred Mackintosh-Hemphill Co. MacLaren Power & Paper (quar.) Macwhyte Company (quar.) Mallory (P. R.) ^Maltine Co., 414 % Manhattan Shirt conv. Co. 7- 6- 4-16 1 5c (quar.) Mar-Tex 5 6- 6-15 Common (quar.) convertible Electric Mathews Conveyor May Department Stores, common •Vtf?;$3.75 preferred (quar.)— $3.75 ; preferred (1947 series) preferred (quar.) $3.40 McAleer ■$$'5% Manufacturing convertible McBee 6- 1 0-15 12- Automotive National Biscuit 6-30 6-11 National Container 5-28 National Oil, 5-22 National 5-25 Common 6-10 5-28 5% 6- 5-15 Acceptance preferred Mercantile Stores, Common new ■rX:Class Corp. Mesta Machine < $3.25 (I , Textile Co. Mid-Continent Midland Steel $1 . ( $1.50 Miller & Hart, Inc. Common Class A Milliron's ■:/ 5% preferred 50c (quar.) Co.__ 25C (quar.) Gold 6-15 5-24 6- 1 5-20 $1.06% common (quar ) Transportation (quar.) 1 1 G- 1 Mfg. Co., Ltd., common preferred (quar.) (quar.) Patterson-Sargent Co. Feabody Coal Co.— 5-31 5- 120C (interim). 6-15 115C 6-15 5-31 135C Dredging 6-25 6-15 5-31 iquai:.) 6- 1 5-17 31 %C (quar.) 6- 1 5- 5 5 $1.50 Peck 6-10 6- 1 7- 6- 9 9 Penick (accum.i 1 5- 6- 1 5-15 25c peerless Cement Corp Peller Brewing, 5%% pfd. Wilcox 6- 15c 6-15 6-16 6-3© 6-12 40c 6-14 5-28 62 %c Class 62 %c A (quar.) 12- 6- 7 National Lead 5- 7 1 National Life 6- 1 5- 7- 1 6-15 Nashville, 7 6- 6- 5 7% Tenn. 7-31 8-15 6-15 6- National (quai\) Malleable & Steel National National Paper & Type Co., National Radiator Co. 6- 4 6-25 6- 4 Oats Co 1 5-15 National 7- 1 6-16 National (quar.) Rubber 1 5-21 National Steel 6- 1 5-21 National 1 Tea 5% pfd. Co., common 6-21 Natomas 6- 4 Neilson Neisner iWm.), Ltd., 5% pfd. (initial) Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Newark (Ohio) preferred preferred Co. $1.15 5-10 Perfex 20c 6-15 5-31 Perkins $1 6-10 5-31 50c 7- 1 6-15 15c 6- 1 5-15 $3.50 6- 1 5- Newmont New Newport 6- 1 5-18 6-14 5-14 Newport 6-14 5-14 New 6-14 5-14 New York 6-15 - 5-28 4c Park 25C •>50 7%c 10- 10- 9 6-30 Or 18. 10c 7-1 6-15 25c 7-15 '6-22 -15c 6- 6- 1 5-17 7- 1 6-15 5 1 6-15 1 9-15 933/4c 7- 1 6-10 $50c 6-10 5-31 15c 6-15 6- 3 6- 1 6- 1 5-11 6- 1 5-15 6-15 6- 6- 1 5-22 20c 7- 2 6- $1.12% 6- 1 5-22 $1.75 6- 1 5-20 25c 7- 1 $1.11% 7- 1 6-10 6-10 5-14 (quar.) & Gear (quar.) 5 4 Co. (quar.) (quar.) (initial) common preferred 30c 6-10 & (Chas.) & Co., preferred common 6-14 6- 25C 6- 1 5-21 35c 6-10 5-20 25C 50c (quar.) 6- 4 5-27 8 6-30 6-15. 5-24 35c 6-30 6- 25c 6-30 6- 7- 1 6- 7- non-cum. preferred preferred (quar.) $1.25 preferred (quar.) Electric Co., 1 6- 30C 6-30 6- 25c 6-30 1 6- $1.50 1 (quar.) Hundred Corp. ____!. 37y2c Corp. 1 (quar.) 30c Nopco Chemical Co., 4% preferred A (quar.) -$1 Noranda Mines,: ■ Ltd.-w.^ii^^——■ $75c Southern Ry. .Norfolk & Western Ry. (quar.)__ (quar.) Philadelphia $1 preference Philadelphia Electric Norfolk 1 6-15 6-10 $6 710- 1 6- $1 $5 $3 1 6-15 $2 Paul, Inc.__ 5 % $3 1 6- 87 %C 5-15 (accum.). P5- (quar.) 5-14 York Noma Co., 1 I 6-15 6- Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co., common 1 3% % . Machine 3%% 1 (accum.) 5-28 $1 Co. preferred Pfizer 6- A 1 6-15 56C Phelps 6- A 6- $1.75 (quar.) Co. (quar.) Pfeiffer Brewing Co 50c Chicago & St. Louis RR.— 5 6-15 30C Pfaudler 50c Nineteen '6-18 5-28 6-30 45c 5 10c Trading Corp.— $1.25 participating class A (accum.) Shipbuilding & Dry Dock preferred preferred 6% 6-15 5c 7 5-20 5 2- $1.10 Mfg. Corp., 4%% preferred Milk Brake 6-20 9-20 • _ Air 6- 1 933/4c , (quar.) State Electric & Gas— preferred .(quar.) Niagara Lower Arch Bridge Co., Ltd. Niles-Bement-Pond Co. 6-20 2: 6-30 News York 6-10 7- 6-10 75c (quar.) (increased) Corp., common preferred (quar.)___ P-20 7-2 ,7-2 Mining Corp. Mining Co Electric 3%% 6-30 $1 $1 $1.25 pfd. Salt Circle 4%% Peter 811- 92 %C preferred Petroleum Increased Jersey Power & Light, 4% Jersey Zinc Co 7% Pet 8-15 11-15 2 -15-49 15C $7 preferred Perfect 8 (quar.) Pennsylvania Telephone Corp.— ^$2.25 preferred (initial) Peoples Telephone Corp., com. (quar.) 2 New 6-11 5-14 1 6- 5-27 6-11 6-15 6- C Co Pennsylvania State Water Corp.— 1 6-10 6-11 6-15 7-15 6-15 25c series B*(quar.) Engineering Corp Pennsylvania 1 Cordage, 7% preferred (s-a)__ England Telephone & Telegraph— 1 2 6- Bedford 1 1 6- 6-15 7- New 1 7- 1 50c (s-a) 5-15 7- 7- 6-25 9-15 12-15 Co.— Extra 4%% 1 Electric preferred 5 6- 7- 7-31 1 30c A (quar.) Cement Corp preferred series 5 6-15 class 4.4% 8- 5-20 7- preferred Pennsylvania 8- 1 New $1.20 8-15 1 New 8-16 1 1-49 Switch— 8-15 7- 1 5-20 - 25c Electric Penn 53%c 6- 3 6-18* 1 1 25c (quar.) 47%c $1.50 5-20 7-10 6- 25c (quar.) preferred (quar.) $1,183/4 6- Pennsylvania 710- 62 %C (quar.) preferred (quar.) Telephone (quar.) Newberry (J. J.) Co '_ Newburgh Steel Co. (increased quar.) 5- 6-15 50c 6-30 1 1 37y2c (quar.) $1.75 6-10 Pennsylvania-Dixie 7- 25c 3.8% 6- 6-15 137%c 4% % •'6-15 6-15 1 $1.25 ts-a)__ Machinery Co. (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) 5-21 25c 1 preferred quar.) 3.7% Car, 6- 7-1 7- 7- 15c 6-10 97 %c 5-20 25c 6- 1 1 Castings— ^ Standard 6- 6- 6- 25c 4 6-11 $1 $1 Increased 5-20 6-11 $1 5-24 Insurance, Linen Service, common preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 5% 3 6-15 15c $1.12% (quar.) 1-2-49 $1.25 A $1.75 12y2c preferred Accident National 1 Telephone Co.— 115c Co., & 1 6- 6834 c Ford, Ltd. (increased 5- 7 50c preferred (quar.) 1 5-20 20c (quar.) 1 4 7- Common 6-15 6- 6- 3 6- 5-28 6-25 5c 9- 6- 6-1* 6-14 1 62 %c Co 1 New Inc. 1 8 7- $1 10- 37 %c" ... 7- I 6- 6-15 75C (quar.) 115c 6% * com. 1 6-15 140c Line, (quar.) 25c (s-a) 5-20 A 50c (quar.)_. (quar.) 6- Class 1 5-15 6- $2.50 (s-a) preferred Peninsular 5-21 6-15 5- 1 * common 1 6- 2%'C J.)', 5 6- Common $2 (qhar.1_.::i__1 _'-t^1'Il 1. 6- 5rl5 6-1 25cJ Common 25c (D. 40c 4 50c . 6-15 1 4 25c ._ Ektra 1 6- 6- $1.50 Common ■ 6-15 7- 6- 35c ; * v 1 1 15c (quar.) prior preferred (quar.) $1 prior preferred (aupr.) Miller Mfg. Co., common (quar.) 1 7- $1 Ltd Pipe Rust-Proof & 6- 50c (quar.) Pictures, & 5-15 $1.25 37 %C 7—1 35c - $1 preferred Tubes. preferred 5-15 40c Eastern Stow 1 75c 5% convertible 6- 7- 8i y4c common— preferred 1 5-29 115c $4.50 pfd. (quar.) Hosiery Mills, Ltd., class B 62 Vic (quar.) (s-a) 1 6- (quar.) Refineries, Inc.— convertible 6- 1 6-10 A $1.62% (quar .) - preferred Mid-West 1 7- $1 5-12 $1.12% 115c 7- Class '' Extra Co., Consolidated 6% 1 National 75c _. $2 : non-cum. preferred 8 %; preferred iquar.) 8 % Mfg. Chemical 5% 6- 90c (quar.) preferred 7% 2 60C common Package Machinery Paton 7 7- 5-27 25C (irreg.)__. Co., Mills 4% I 6- 125c Co.__ 6- 6- 6-15 1 6-21 6-21* 50c Products Lumber Pato 5-18 6- 7- 5-21 50c . Pacific Parkersburg Rig & Reel, 1 5-28 6-10 $1.50 Telegraph Co. ,(s-a) Foundry, $6 preferred Pacific Finance (Calif.), com. (incieased)Pacific Gamble Robinson (quar.) Parmelee 1 6-10 25c & 5-31 7- 46 %C (quar.) 5-31 6- 7-15 $1.25 (Minn), 6-10 1 8-14 115c Co. 5-20 10-20 7-15 $1.12% (quar.) 6-10 1 7-15 8-14 to pfd. (quar.) Railway (quar.) 6-1C 7- amount Atlantic Parxer 120c 5c -1 Car 5-10* 10-30 1 8-14 6-30 $1.75 _ (quar .) -—_— pref. & 6- 115c 4y2% (initial) conv. Pacific Pacmc Park 5-12 net (quar.) Pacific-American Investors, Inc.— $1.50 preference " (quar.) Paramount 80c s-a) (quar.) 15c Airlines the Oxford Paper, $5 preference 5-10* 7-22 6-20 Africa South 6% preferred 5-15 1 5- 6-10 62 %C - common Petroleum Oil. Corp., $3.60 Panhandle 1 of (quar.) Page-Hershey 6- 6-20 1 6-15 50c ■_____ Midland (increased Ltd. Union tax Power 6-10 50c (quar.) Gypsum Co., 15c Michigan Public Service (quar.)_j Michigan: Steel Tube Products Mid-Continental Co., of Co., preferred Tail 5-15 8- 2 National 50c Corp., common (quar.)_, 7% preferred (quar.) Metropolitan Edison Co., 3:90% pfd. (quar .) Michigan! Associated Telephone Corp.— 6preferred (quar.) Michigan: Consolidated Gas— 43/4-% preferred (quar.)__ • Products 15c (quar.) (Conn.) Extra 1 $1.06% Thermit & 7- 25e participating preferred Participating Metal 6-15 1 5% 6-10 2c Insurance Food Common 5-10 $I5c (quar.) 76- Light, Heat & Power Co., Ltd.— 6- 1 2 125c (quar.). com. (quar.) Electric Ottawa 1 Welding Quarterly Fire Elevator 1 2c preferred Electric Quarterly Grocers 1 150 V4C I: Corp., Convertible National Otis 6- Ltd.— Can., 6-20 7- t$3 Ltd., 30c $1.25 of 5-10 7-,2 t$1.75 Products, non-residents' « $4.25 Co. 6-10 • 125c (quar.) be paid will be approximately Orpheum Building Co Oswego Falls Corp., 4'/2% pfd. (quar.) 6- 112 %c National 25c Linotype Co Merritt-Chapman & Scott, 6 '/a % pfd. & Chem. Drug 5-14 50c (s-a) 45c quar.) 6-1 110c common preferred Ry. deduction 7-15 1 6-11 125C 20c $1.06 (quar.) (quar.) National 7- 30c (quar.)_. class A Mergenthaler Metal preferred conv. Quebec preferred After 6-17 8 4 6-30 O'okiep Copper Co., Ltd.— Pacolet 62 %c 6- 56 %c (quar.)_ Extra Ottawa Corp.— (increased 6-15 1 Participating 30c Common 1 7- 125c _ - (quar.) 7- Steel 6-15 5 6-15 25c 1 1 preferred (auar.) B 6- Discount National California- of (quar.) 7% 6-15 Ontario 6-15 1 5 5- 62 %c (initial, com. Refrigerating Co., Merchants 5-15 5-14 7- 5 5- 1 6- 110c 15c (quar.) (quar.) 5-22 10c (quar.) Corp., 1st Corp. 6-15 5-15 (increasea) Beauty Supply, Ltd., 5- 6-15 37 %C A 6-15 $1.12% (quar.) Extra 7% 1 90c preferred Co Corp. Ontario 6-14 1 $2.50 25c 4y2% Service_-__^_ Inc., $2.25 preferred 7- 7 (annual) (quar.) Co., & 6- 5-20 40c 40c Inc. common 6-10 12 %c (quar.) $2.50 preferred (quar.) Publishing Co Mclntyre Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (quar.)_. McWilliams Dredging Co. (quar.) Mead Corp., common 414 % preferred (quar.) $2 2nd preferred (quar.) Meadville Telephone Co., 5% pfd. (s»a)_. 6% Fibres, Co., 6-15 5-18 Co. Ontario 6- 1 1 5-24 11-23 ! 1 5-14 ""*" 4-23 6- 6-14 6-25 1 6- 6-14 6-15 6- 6-16 Oliver 12-12 t$1.75 Extra 5-15 12c 10c 5-25 7- Ohrbach's, 37 %c (quar.) Gas, common preferred (quar.) National Dairy Products (quar.) National McGraw-Hill Mercantile rzr 2 6-15 5-14 8-23 1 7- 5-10 6-15 6-10 5-22 1 6- 6- Ohio Water 9-12 6- 46-15 10c 6-10 6-12 6-10 50c 6-21 9-16 1 125c (quar.)_ common (quar.) Seamless Tube 12-16 5-10 6- 55C Ohio 9-28 6-17 1 25c Co., common (quar.) Mississippi Telegraph Co. Pacific Cylinder 5-15 preferred 5-15 12.28 6-15 6- preferred 5-31 6-28 5-15 1 Confection $2 Power 35c :i; National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.— 5% preferred (quar ) 6-11 i Oil 1 1 7- 6-10 15c (quar.) Ohio 7 6- ■20c Co. 7 12c 12c preferred 11-15 25c (quar.) McColl-Frontenac McCord convertible k 1 Ohio 6-15 5- — Corp. (quar.) Straus-Duparquet— 6-30 $1.50 common preferred (Hawaii) preferred A (quar.) preferred A (quar.) 4.80% preferred A (quar.) •uNamm's; Inc. (quar.) 6% 1 5-26 6- *$1.50 $1.50 $1.50 4.80% 6-26 6- 6-10 '6-30 $2.20 Ohio " 4.80% Co.— preferred Company, .10 6% Telephone Co. 1 e- & 25c (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) 7- 6- Ohio 1 6-21 Ohio Associated Telephone— Otter preferred preferred preferred Nathan 85c 1 6- 6-26 25c 6- 6-11 1 933/4C (quar.) May McEwen Kaiser Co. (quar.) Maytag Company (quar.) 6-15 6-12 7- 1 1 6-30 (irreg.) Nash-Kelvinator 6- 6- Chemical 6-19 93%C 6-15 5-14 6-21 1 5-14 1 1 75c (quar.)_. 5-14 25c (quar.) 1 37'/2C 5-28 1 1 5-15 1 $1.50 (quar.) 30c (quar.) 60c (quar.) 2 3 5-2© 7- t$l Mills, Ltd., preferred (quar.) 6- 3 1 1$1.50 (s-a) Power, 6% pfd. (quar.) Flour 6- 6- 1 6- $1.12% Co. (quar.) (quar.) Candy 35c , s-a) 162 %c (s-a) (quar.) 7- preferred 20c 6- 5-17 6- Service Telegraph Pharmacal $1.25 37 %c Development 4y4% preference Co. 7% 6- A 52V2C Common i'f$1.25 5-28 50c 25c class Mutual Massey-Harris Co., Ltd.— Master t$1.75 t$1.75 6-16 7- 6-25 Ogilvie 2 *7- 10c 5-28 2 7- National — 2 7- $1.183/4 $1.05 Fund, Inc. 7- Public preferred.« (quar.) 40c 1.25c Massachusetts Investors Second Oak Mfg. Co. 37y2c 5c Maryland Casualty Co.— $2.10 prior preferred (s-a) $1.05 convertible preferred <s-a) 5-28 5-14 $1.50 common 2 1 5c Realization, 7- 6- $1 (quar.) Nutrine 6- 40c common 5-13 6-15 $1.75 (accuir I.) pfd. 6-15 4y2% 6-15 6% 1 2 4% 6-30 6% 2 5-14 6-19 5-13 6-21 Mutual 7- 6-15 6-30 Muskegon Piston Ring Muskogee Co. (quar,) 1 Nova Scotia Light & 12y2c 50c 5-29 7- 5-18 42%c 5-28 7-15 1 6-15 5-14 $1.25 (quar.)__ 6- 8-14 5 7- Norwich 5-15 6-10 6- 5-10 1 6-15 1 1 Northwestern 50c & 6-11 933/4c (quar.) 6- 1 6% preferred Northwestern 1 6- 6- 3 3/4 % 5-10 1 2 $1 (quar.) Northland Greyhound Lines— 5-10 5c 7- $1.25 preferred 1 7- 35C 5-20 .5% 1 9- $2 8 Northeastern Water, $4 preferred (quar.)___ States Power (Wis.) — 7- 112c 144c 175c 125c 6-25 183/4c Northern 6- 1 (quar.) Oil, Ltd., 7% pfd. (accum.) (Warren) see Warren (Northam) 6- 6- 5- 7-15 5-31 Insurance 50c $1.22 25c 5-14 6-15 ■ $1.75 5-31 60C 4 5-31 1 $1.75 5-25 $1.06 y4 7- 6- 6-25 125c 1 25c (quar.) ' 25c (quar. )- 6-15 *7 6-18 t25c Co., 7% Marsh preferred <quar.)__, (quar.) common 1 6-10 6- 1 preferred (accum.) preferred (accum.) 35c Corp., 7- 25C 7 7- $7 6-15 1 35c Marion Power Shovel 6% (quar.)__ preferred (quar.) -_i preferred (quar.) Munising Wood Products, common (quar.)_ 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Munson Line, Inc., new common (initial)— Murphy (G. C.) Co., common (quar.) 43/4% preferred (quar.) Muskegcn Motor Specialties Co.— 6-15 5-27 6- 125c 6- 6-15 6-9 20c 62%c Supply Co (increased 25c (quar.) Corp., 5% preferred Magnesium Products Co., Northam 1 lc 15c preferred Marathon Sons 6- ; }50c (quar.) Mapes Consolidated Mfg. Co. Maple Leaf Gardens, Ltd (M.) & Marshall-Wells 1 5%% 6% 20c 75c Co Company (increased) & Co. (quar.) C.) 7- 6-15 * Copper $2 (s-a)__ E«tra MacPadden (R. 5-24 Star lc * Mfg. investment Corp.— North Mullins 4 American 175c 6-21 $3 6-15 1 North 5-28 6-15 V2C 1 6-10 1 15C quar.) $1.37% 7- 6- 25c (quar.) Extra (initial com. 6-12 6-2© River 7-15 1 Consolidated 12-16 North 125C i Products, M. 12-23 6-16 Producers Sales— Semi-annual 20c 5-14 65C Ludlow Manufacturing & New common (initial) 80c prior preferred 2 Extra 7- 5-14 $1.62,/2 Mining 5- Lynchburgh & Abingdon Teiegraph Co.— Metal Oil 6- 6-16 » 1 12-16 1 (quar.) 6-15 $1.06 9-2© 6- 12-23 7- (quar.) Corp 15C preferred A (quar.) (W. M.) Co., Ltd. (quar.) 1 59 %c 6-30 — 10- $2 Corp. Diablo 20c $$1.12% common 6-14 Co. preferred 6- common Lines 88C $2 1 Wheel 1 prior . $1.25 Mills Products 7- 80c 87 %c 5-28 Corp. of America, com. Paper 20c 87%C ' 7-15 preferred Plan prior preferred 6-15 6-19 (quar.) Paper Mills, 4%% Morris 2 preferred preferred 80c 1 6-19 & Co P.) 7% 5-28 7- 15c Ltd.,. common 12 V2c __ (quar.i (s-a) Sons (J. Morgan 5-28 6-12 6-20 $1.50 Tool Moore-McCormack Morris (irreg.) preferred 1st Nashville Lowenstein 5 5- (Md.)— (Mo.) Co., Louisville 5 5- 1 50c (quar.) 5- 1 6- 80c (quar.) 1 6- 25c — 6- $25c 20c (quar.) 'if 6-12 1 7- American Refractories Co preferred (quar.) Corporation, Ltd., common (quar.)— preferred (quar.) ' preferred A (quar.) preferred (quar.) Handley Hardware, common preferred (quar.) Moore 75c A * $1 $1.25 50c Co., Machine preferred (quar.)___ Angeles' Investment (quar.) Angeles Transit Lines (quar.) Marine preferred 6-10 6- \.7» 1 mm m. mm mm North (initial) B held 5-25 (quar.) prelerence Chemical series shares Corp.— 5-14 Knitting Co., Ltd.;-common (quar.) 4% % 2-24 100 Power 1 Mojud Hosiery Co., common.. 5% preferred (quar.) Molson's Brewery, Ltd. (quar.) 8-24 each American Finance Electric 50c 50c 5-15 11-24 for Wisconsin 6-15 Mills__i.__!^. 5- 5-15 9-10 North of 6- Mohawk Carpet shares common 25c 1 1 50c 7% Mahon S.) (J. stock dividend)— Three $1.15 1 12-10 5-20 1 » <quar.)__ (quar.)__ Mobile & Birmingham RR., 4% pfd. 3-10-49 6- 6-2* 1 L 1 — 5-25 5-27 7- 30c 1 6-10 6-10 (quar.) common convertible preferred (quar.) North American Co. (partial liquidating (quar.)—__ Corp common 6- 1 5-20 6- 6-10 50c 15c Corp., $2 50c (quar.) Co., Ltd. (quar.) Taylor, Magma Co., 6- $1.10 Groceterias, Inc. & preferred t25c LOrillard Service 6- $1.10 Long Eel! Lumber M. 3. Utilities Guaranteed Star Lyon Public Missouri 6- $1.10 1 capital B ~ 4%% Lowney 5-20 $1.10 Long Eell Lumber V 1 7-10 5-20 1 6-30 50C Mining Corp., Ltd American Car payable of Ree*. Share 55c (quar.)_ Mississippi Glass Co. (irreg.) Mississippi Power, $4.60 preierred 87'/2C ■:% $4 class A (accum.) Los 6- Normetal 7% : 75c Extra Los 5-20 5% pfd. 25c (quar.) %::C Extra • 1 Co.— Groceterias, & 6- 1 1 6- 50c * (quar.) & Light, Power Common Mitchell Little Schuylkill Navigation RR. & Coal Co. Semi-annual * Lord 10-23 $$4 capital capital capital - Lone 1 5-20 66- 80c (quar.) preferred Missouri _ Corp. com. preferred (quar.) Loblaw 11- Ltd.— Carbonic fv; Class Common Minnesota 7-24 $1.75 preferred (accum.) Link-Belt Co. (quar.) Loblaw 1 37 %c quar.) 6%% Miami 8- 1 Mining & Manufacturing- Minnesota 6-15 1 30c (quar.) B Original Original O.'iglual Special Special Special i ! Special 7- $1.50 $1.37%$1.27% $1.25 (quar.) preferred A '3.2p% 1 6- 37'/2C Class Original 6-10 & Telegraph Co.—■ (initial Little 1 6-15 30C (quar.) Lincoln Telephone . 7- 30c /;./ Common 3 % % 5-11 $4 Quarterly >' Lincoln Stores, Inc., common (quar.) Liquid 1 15c Quarterly Lindsay 5-/1 6- 6% 5-21 1 37%c Lily-Tulip 7% 6-10 $1 — Corp.-: 6- $1.75 __ Savers 15C 40c Quarterly' Life 6-22 < 1 Holder* When Per y% Name of Company North Minneapolis 7- 30c 4# (2405) i RR. Co. common common Germantown & Norristown— $1.50 Extra 6-10 6- 6-30 6-15 5-24 Philadelphia Suburban Water $3.65 preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Co., 1 5-15 6- 1 20c common 5-2© 6- 6- 1 91 %c i. 4 25C Philadelphia Suburban Transportation iquar.) 6- 25c (quar.) 6- 1 (quar.)_ (quar.) 6" 5-15 5-11* . 5-11* ' 6-15 5-14 50c 6-15 6- 75c 6-10 1 5-12 Philco Title $4 Insurance— Corp. com. (quar.) 3%% preferred A iquar.)__ ; 6-30 50c ,6-12 6- V- 6-15 93%c 1 *6-l©< 1 50 (2406) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, May 31, 1948 ■ Per ! Name of Company Phillips Petroleum Pickle Crow Pillsbury Mills, preferred $4 Share (quar.) Gold 75c Mines, Ltd Inc., common (quar.) 4%% preferred (quar.) Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. Co.— 6 % preferred (s-a) Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical— preferred Pittsburgh $1.50 Co., 7% Co. Phoenix Hosiery 5-28 6-21 1 6- 1' 6- 1 ' 5-15 of payment $2.50 first two 6-11 25c 7- 1 6-16 62 %c 6- 1 5-14 6- $1.37 % 1 1 4 preferred A (quar.) 5% preierred A (quar.) St. Regis Paper Co., common 4.40% 1st preferred series $1.25 5-14 Ry. Scott preierred 6- 1 5-20 A Paper Co., preferred $3.40 Scranton $1.75 Scruggs (quar.)_ A 6-10 5-10 15c 1 6-18 $4.50 Development, +25c 6-14 5-22 7- 1 6-15 Plastic Materials 6- 2 5-20 Plymouth Poor & Oil 50c (quar.) 5c (increased) Co. class A of 37Vic : (quar.) America River Pratt Food Price Co., Co. Bros. Procter Sears 35c 6-15 6- 1 6-15 6- 1 J40c 6-15 5-27 6-15 Ltd. (quar.) (quar.) Gamble Provincial Co. Service of (Stock dividend) diana Gas 3%% & 4 % pfd. 5-27 6- 1 5-22 7- 1 6- 6- 6-15 $50c (quar.) 1 6-15 $1 1 5-20 5-25* 5 6- l/20th of for Inc., share a each 6-1 5-14 of share In¬ 6- 1 5-15 6- 87Vic 1 5-15 (quar.) 45c 6-15 5-28 35c 6-15 5-17 preferred (quar.i preferred (monthly) $1.25 6-15 5-17 50c 6-15 5-17 7% preferred (quar.) 8% preferred (quar.) PubJfc Service Electric & Gas— $1.75 6-15 5-17 $2 6-15 5-17 $5 6 % $5 Corp. preferred 7% of N. J., com. Sterling Drug, Inc. Sterling Sterling Electric 6-15 Stern Stern 6- 7-16 Stix 6-12 5-28* Stokely-Van 8- 7-17* $1.25 additional each share Pullman, Pure 5%_ common preferred $2 7% 7- 6-15 1 preferred Roller Reeves 5- 7- 1 6-10 5% 6- 1 5-17 1 5- Products, Ltd.,- 5-28 Simonds Simpsons, Ltd., 4%% preferred Singer Mfg. Co. (quar.) convertible 7- 1* $1.25 7- 1 6- 1 j#-6r24 A (quar.)_ 6-15 (increased) Skilsaw, Inc. Common 3%% 6-18 6- 3 Smith 25c 7- 1 6- 6- 1 5-14 Soss preferred (quar.) $1.60 non-cum. pfd. (quar.) Reliance Grain Co., Ltd., common •;4% preferred (quar.) t40c 9- 1 8-13 Soundview non-cum. Reliance Insurance Co. of t40c ; Mfg. 3Vi % . Co., common preferred Remington $4.50 Rand, Inc., South Bend South Carolina 6-15 5-31 (quar.) Steel Corp., 6% convertible Revere Copper 6- 8 Southern 6- 8 4.88% Reynolds Metals Co., common 5Vi% convertible preferred Manufacturing 4vi% Rice Co., (quar.)* preferred Ranch Rice-Stix 7% 1st 7% Oil (quar.)___ com. 6-10 Southern Natural Gas Co. 6-10 Southern Pacific Co. 6-10 Southern Railway Co., common 7- 1 6-10 5% non-cum. preferred 1 5-10 5% non-cum. preferred 2 7-12 Southwestern 1 6-21* Southwestern Investment Co. 7- 1 6-21* 7- 1 6-10 Richfield Oil Corp. 66- 1 3 5-17 5-21 $1.75 9-15 1 6-15 10- 1 9-15 Co. (quar.) 6-11 5-28 50c quar.) Corp., common (quar.) A (quar.) Riley Stoker Corp (quar.) Robbins & Myers, $1.50 partic. pfd. (quar.)_ H.) 6-15 1 7- $1 Textile (H. 1 10- $1.75 (quar.) 7- $1.75 $1.75 •_ preferred Robertson 6-23 5-26 50c 6-10 6- $1 6-15 (quar.) Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.— 4% preferred series F (quar.)__ Rock of Ages Corp. (quar.) 6- 1 4 10c 6-15 5-31 37%c 6-15 6- 50c Robinson, Little & Co., Ltd., class A 5 6-10 5-24 6- J25c 5-15 1 . ■ $1 5% 5% Inc. Crown Common 12- 1 66- 5 1 5-20 5-14 7- 1 6-15 $1.25 7- 1 6-15 $1.25 7- 1 6-15 Spalding Rumford Ruppert (quar.) Ky.) (A. Increased 6% $3.75 Co., (Jacob), Ltd. Lead (s-a) Quarterly Brands, Standard S3.50 & 6- 2 $1.60 convertible 5-18 Standard Oil Co. 1 5-15 6-1 5-15 Standard Oil of Kentucky Extra (reduced) (quar.)__ ; Joseph Water Co., 6% Indiana preferred 1 6-, 9 . Tide Mills preferred 5-10 5-1 Tilo Roofing Times, Inc. 6-30 6-15 Timken 6-15 5-14 Tivoli 6- 1 Toronto 6- 1 Treesweet 6-18 6- 7 Trico 5*31 5-15 5-31 5-15 1. 6-15 7-1 6- 1 5-17 4 5-20 6- 1 (Five 5-15 6-10 6-11 6- 6-10 5-21 Standard Railway Equipment Mfg. $1.50 6- 1 5-11 Standard Stoker Co., 5-21' 6-15 3c 6- 7- 6-30 Gas 1 6- 1 5-11 ' 6-15 5-28- % 6-15 5-28 - $1.75 6- 4 5-11- 6- 4 5-11 6-10 5-28 « 5-31 5-17' 60c Iron 5-31 5-17- 5-31 6-17 7-15 6-15' 7-15 7- 1 6-15*'/? 6-15:'Vi; 7- 1 6- 5-18 6-15 6- 1 6-15 6- 1 _ 30c 6- 1 5-10 93%c 7- 1 (quar.) 6-15 5-25 6-10 6- 75c 6^ 5 5-20 6- 1 5-12 6- 1 5-20 6- 1 5-20 6- 1 5-15 25c 7- 8 23 25c 9-30 115c (quar.) Tudor Coal Co. 6- . 115c 14 7- 2 7- 25c ■15; f 2 15.. 1 28 6-10 ■ ns 25c 8-16 25c 11-15 $1 75 10 10 fi-15 30c (quar.) 18 1 *>■•••!•' 6-10 ... City Fourth Unit, Inc.— 6% preferred (accum.). 1* 6-15 5-14 $1.50 (quar.) convertible 6-15 5-14 $4.50 prior 9-15 B-13 208 6-15 6-5 6- 1 5-21 6- 1 6- 1 5-21 Quarterly Tyler Fixture Corp., 5%% preferred A 5%% preferred B 6- 1 5-21 Inc. Underwood Corp. 7-15 7-13 Union Asbestos Carbide Union Oil $1 Uarco, Twentieth 5-21 $1.06% 115c <quar.)_ common South 1 5-13 5-15 6-15 6- 8 Union 6- 5 Union Sugar 6-15 6- 5 Union Tank 6- 1 5-18 1 5-18 Common 6-10 5-14 Preferred (quar.)— 6- 7 37%c 6-30 6- tri $1.12% (quar.) (quar.) Street Corp. 6-30 6-15 6- l: S2%c 7- 1 6-19 02 %c 10- 1 9-18 (s-a) 27%c 6- 1 5-17 (s-a) 27%<* B- 1 5-17% — 30c 5-25 75c Rubber & & (quar.) Carbon, new 5-15 A com. (initial) Car (quar.) 7- 2 8-10. 50c 7- 1 6- 1 6- 1% 25c 6-1 n# 65c 6-1 5-17: 9c 6-20 6-10#* 31c (quar.) 6-10 6-20 6-10.(1% 6-10j4 Funds- stock fund stock ' 4%. 5-20# 6-10 *7- $2.50 (quar.)., Co. Trusteed 93%c Co RR. Co. Ji 6-15 17%r California preferred 6.- preferred Salle Pacific 6-15 of 50c preferred La 6-1 Union 6- Century-Fox Film Corp.— Common fund 6-15 6- 1 Bond fund A.; 19c 6-20 7- 5 6-15 Bond fund B..__ 17c 5-25 Bond fund C ^ 6-20 6-12 8- 2 7-15 Union 8- 2 7-15 United 6-7 ; 5-28 6-20 Wire 10c Rope Corp. (quar.) Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) Common (irreg.) United Air Lines, Inc.; 4%% pfd. (quar.)— United Amusements, Ltd., class A 6-10 6- 4 5-24 6-15 5-14 United Biscuit Co. of 6-15 6-1 United Carbon Co. (quar.) Class B Fastener United United Corp., 4-30 United Corporations, Ltd.. $1 7- 1 6-19 6- 1 5-20 6-15 5-14 : >6-10 6- United Inc B-' 5-29 ' 6-15 5-29 $1 6-10 5- 3 Electric Gas Illuminating Coal (accum.) Improvement 50c 7- 5-28: _ 1 6-2*.;, 6-31 7- $1.75 4-30 6-11 1 6-29 55c 1 58%C • 50c 6- 1 v 1 53c (monthly). 37%c,\ 93%c 6-15 . Molasses, Ltd.— Ordinary ^(final) 6-24 1 5-20 7-1 6-15 : 5-24 7-15 25c» 6- 50c Bonus United New Jersey Universal • U. S. * 41- 5-14',# 5-28 C 6-11* 1 ' "6-1 ; 7- 6 RR. & Canal Co. (quar.) Pictures, 4%% preferred Casualty Co., 45c 17% % 2%% ... conv. (quar.i) preferred (s-a) ## 6-10 65c (s-a) 6-10 ~J United 5- 8 . 5-18: 5-20 6-10 6-15 >- # 5-15; 5-15 1 25c Co._ prior preferred 5-31 6- • 5-20 I- 6-10 75c Cos.* United Light & Railways Co.— 7% prior preferred (monthly) 6.36% prior preferred (monthly) 6% 5-31 *250 — Dyewood Corp., 7%. pfd. Elastic Corp. (quar.) United 5-11 - 6-15 6-1 t50c 5-14:## 5* L i 5-11 v $1.12% # 8-29 t 6-15 75c (quar.).: - United 1 $1 40c — ; $3 preferred United 6-10 , $1.75 Chemicals. 1 25c (quar.) 5-15 4-30 Class .6- 50c 6- 1 6- 1 6-io:! 6-15 $1.25 t50c America 6- 1 •; G-20 20c Aircraft t$1.25 _• 5 12%c (quar.) Ltd., partic. class A Truax-Traer 200 —— 6-10 25c (quar.) & Williams Steel Forging Corp Trinity Universal Insurance (Dallas) Quarterly Quarterly Troy & Greenbush RR. Association (s-a) 5 35c (quar.)- 0^ 20c Works, 1 40c (quar.)*—. * $1.12% 25c 1 (quar.) 6- tlOc : i 5-15 6-15 Co 6- 50c each •? 6-10 6- 12V2c Products & f 1';'^ 1 6- Co 6-21 6-10 Inc 4-15' 6-25 Bearing 6-11 _ Oil of Ohio, common preferred• (quar.) 1 6-15 50c $1 Transue 5-14 15© for J5c 75c Inc. 50c (quar.)... shares 6- lM 1- Oil Co., com Elevators, Ltd. Oil Toronto 6-15^ 6- 5-15 25c Realty & Construction— • Quarterly Quarterly Toiedo Edison. 4%% preferred (quar.) 6-18 7- 1 Tishman 6-17 1 6- 5-14 50c (increased). com. (quar.) Co., Br.ewing 6-30 7- 6- — (interim) Roller 6-30 6-28 6-15 31%c (quar.) dividend) (quar.) Water Associated 6-10 • (quar.) 75c (quar.) 6v. 1 (The) (stock (initial)—, common 6-1 40c $3.50 preferred 7- 1 3%'% preferred Fair Co. United-Carr Standard Oil Co. of New JerseyCash dividend (irreg.) Standard See Shovel 87%c 6-1 1 6-19* 6-15 1 6- $3c (quar.) 25c ... 6-14 40c 12 %c held) convertible Fair. Thompson Products, Inc., 4% preferred (quar.) 94c 12%c Co $1.25 New 6-15' H 7-1 7- 25c (quar.)_ # # 57%c (quar.) Thomaston $1.12% Extra shares preferred 5-25 50c (Detroit)— $1.12% common Co of 6-15 25c -*— Extra $2.30 United of Kansas, 7- 1 6-15' 10c 5-17 $1 5-25 5-14 40c (quar.)___^ (quar.) 5-17 40© 6- 1 30c (quar.) (quar.) common 1 (quar.) 6-15 of 6-17 6- 25c (quar.) common 1 (quar.) Co. dividend Mills, 6- preferred Co. Oil 8- 2 50c 6-14 California Oil Stock Oil (Del.) 6- $1.37% $1.37% _ Standard 1 5-7 Dredging Corp.— Standard 5-21 & preferred Inc., $1.50 preferred (quar.). Ltd., common (quar.) (quar.) Coosa-Thatcher' 5-14 7- 1 4% % Textron 5-7 6- $1 common 6-30 50c pfd. 7% Extra 2 6-1 $1 common 6- 6- 1 5-24 1 $3.75 - 6-15 6-30 75c 36 %C In#., 6- 7-15 5-14 1 Flour 10c (quar.)__. 6-15 25c 6- 6- Inc.— common 5-17* $1 Corp.— — Service 37Vic Bros., Co.. preferred 6-12 6- 6- 6-11 Coal Public 45c $1.60 convertible Standard Chemical, 5% Pacific Extra Texas 40c preferred (quar.)_ Standard Cap & Seal Corp.— Standard • Texas 1 — . Standard „J50c Works Manufacturing G.) preferred 1 12%c 6- Union Standard Accident Insurance Co. 2 12%c 5-18 5-18 20c quarterly $4 preferred (quar.) $4 preferred A (quar.) Staley (A. E.) Mfg. Co., 6- 1 1 1 6-15 25c preferred (quar.) Spear & Co., $5.50 1st pfd. (quar.) $5.50 2nd preferred (quar.) Spencer Kellogg & Sons (quar.) Spiegel, Inc., $4.50 preferred (quar.) Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines, Ltd Squibb (E. R.) & Sons, common 6- 37%c 66- 25c (Dallas) (s-a)— - 20c (quar.) 4-30 1 $1.35 (quar.) - $1.25 convertible 6-12 — (quar.) preferred Joseph pfd. Works, Haute Extra 75c quar.i 50c (quar,)1 Chemical (increased 20c (Louisville, Water Texas Gulf Sulphur 1 25c 20c $1.50 Terre 1 6- $1.25 ; Sparks-Withington 6-15 2 1 6- Southwestern Public Service— $$1.06% 1 6- 5-17 (quar.) 6-v 1!' 2 6- 20c 6-15 1 pfd. 1 7- v'-- Chemical 6-15 6- (quar.) 7- 30c 37%c com. Quarterly 30c (quar.) (quar.) Bottling preferred Royalite Oil St. 12-10 $1.25 (resumed) Inc. (quar.) Corp. Roxy Theatre, Inc., St. 1 pfd. Service (interim)— Corp. $1 (quar.) 5% sinking fund pfd. (quar.) Southwestern Life Insurance Co. 20c Hotel, Industries, Rowe Ruud 1 9- 30c Extra 4%% 6- 9-10 20c & Roosevelt 5% 5-14 6-10 25c Mfg. Co. (increased) Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) series A preferred (quar.) prior preference (quar.) Royal 1 25c Holland Paper, Ltd., 4%% preferred Ronson Art Metal Works (quar.) Ross 6- 25c Quarterly Quarterly Rock wood conv. Common (quar.) (increased conv. Electric 5-14 $1.75 6-15 $0.2656 (quar.) 5-28 5-14 1 tl2%c Special 5-17 (quar.)— 8- 7- $1.12% Tennessee Products & 1 (quar.) 6- 5-26 Tennessee 1 6- (quar.) (quar.) (quar.i 6- 5- (quar.) 2 6-15 Co.. 5.-31 25c _ 2 40c Power preferred 6-28 5-31 (quar.) 90c Richardson Company 5% pfd. 7- lc preferred 2nd preferred Rockwell Water, 4% (quar.) 7-, 6 1 66- 27c (quar.) (accum.) 6% 2nd pfd. 7-28 30%c 7- 5% 7% preferred 6-30 $1.12% 6-21 $1 1st Telluride Edison— California preferred 7-15 6-15 37%c C-' \> Ltd.— preferred 6-15 40c (quar.) $1.37Vi Co 2nd $4 preferred California $1.31% (quar.) 5-29 $2 Bag & Paper— (quar.) 25c Goods preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 7% Riegel 4%% Dry 1st 7% Southern 7-15 preferred Teck-Hughes Gold Mines. Ltd. Telephone Bond & Share— 6-10 6-15 10c $1.50 (quar.) Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco Co.— 3.60% preferred (quar.) Rheem 7-15 2 5-14 convertible 25c (quar.) 25c prior preferred Brass, common preferred (quar.) # 5% % Advance preferred 8- 5-31 1 7- 2 50c 25c & 6-10 6- 5% 31%c (s-a)_ 6-V 1 56%c Taylor Pearson & Carson $3.75 (quar.)__ 1 Southern 6-15 62%c 1 2 6-15 convertible 60c com. '6- 5 6-30 50c 35c 25c (quar.) common Extra - Gas, 7- 8- 1 6-30 4.32% Co.— 25c Republic 7- (quar.) 45c Sugar, common (increased) 7- 15c preferred B (quar.) Republic Petroleum (quar.) 5-24 The (quar.) 5-25 6-15 10c preferred 10c Southeastern Greyhound Lines Southeastern Public Service 6-10 1 Thew (quar.) & 25c 6% , Works Electric 6-15 15c (quar.) common Inc. 75c 6-16 4-20 5-24 7- 5-25 (quar.) 5-15' * *6-18 Taylor & Fenn Co. 6-14 5-14 (quar.) 5-15* 1 1 6-28 $1.25 Extra 25c 5-19 5-30 Talon, 2 5-19 (quar.) 1 15c Inc., 6- 25c preferred A Lathe preferred 4%% (James), 6-2 6-14 (quar.) 66- t20c $1 (quar.)— (quar.) 6-22 6-15 Laboratories 5-14 5-10; / 75c : 7-2 6-15 - 1 1 tl%c Corp. 87%c 1 6-30 Talcott 70c Carpet 7- 6c 5-21 $1.50 (quar.) 6- 15c preferred ' 1 40c (quar.) 35c Co. preferred " 7- Sons 6- 62Vic 6- $$1.12% * $1.12Vi Reo Motors, Inc. (quar.) Republic Investors Fund, common 6% preferred A (quar.) Taggart J30c (quar.) 6- f 6- 10c iquar.) common 97%c 25c common 5-25 $$1.25 common 87Vic (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) (quar.) common South Porto Rico 8% 6-15 75c (quar.)____ Pulp 5-31 5-21 5% 30c & Oil Co. 11-12 6-15 com. French Corp., 1 5% 5-25 56%c (quar.) convertible Mfg. 6-15 50c (quar.) preferred Sonotone J75c Philadelphia— Semi-annual Reliancf 12- & $$1 (initial) 6-15 A Tex-O-Kan (quar.) Socony-Vacuum $1.25 Class 20c (quar.) 6-18* 50c (quar.) (quar.) 50c (quar.) Kline $40c 3 5-25 Company J20c Steel#(irreg.) preferred (quar.) preferred Ltd., preferred (Alexander) 6-15 6- 1 6-15 t50c pfd. i»S10£s-Sueffield Steel & lro§* 1 7- Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, $1.50 1 6-30 & preferred 7- 25c 5-20 50c 4%% City Gas & Electric, 7- 30c 1 t25c Extra f Smith 6- 25c (quar.) Co., & Sons, Saw $1.18% 1 preferred redeemable 3.9% 6-15 Sylvanite Gold Mines, Ltd. Syracuse Transit Corp Corp.— 5-21 Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd.— $1.60 Publishing 6-12 15c 6-18 i$1.75 (quar.) 6-10 12ViC Swift 5-18 1 62%c preferred Simmons-Boardman Sioux 5-18 1 7% (quar.) 5% (H.) 5-ZO 1 7- 1 1 6-15 25c 6- & 7- 15c .» (quar.)___ 6- $1 (quar.) common Simon 6-10 Co; (quar.) 50c 1 50c 6-10 Co. 50c 9- 6-11 Mining 50c 9-15 5-15 1 40c .. Company (Franklin) & 5-15 7- 25c (quar.)_ Simmons 1 6-10 Canada— Simon 1 Sunset-McKee 5-14 1 25c 15c Sutherland Paper Co. (quar.) Swan-Finch Oil Corp., 6% preferred 4% 2nd preferred (quar.) 1 7- 6-18- 25c (quar.)__i Co. (quar.) Sunshine 6- 1 50c 5-10 25c (quar.) $1.75 preferred (quar.) non-cum. of 1 1 Co. (quar.)— 6- 59%c 6- 7- Oil preferred iquar.)____ 6-10 4%% common 5-15 6- Sun participating Corp. 6-15 1 5-31* ! 7- 1 $1 40c $1.25 5-28 6- 12-31 #12-10 6-16- 6-10 t60c A 25c (quar.) Co. preferred 5% Sunbeam 7- 75c (s-a) 22c common 6-15 50c Extra $1.60 Corp., —— 6-28 56c Ltd.— 21%c (quar.)_ (quar.) Signode Steel Strapping, $3 A Co., 50c 6- 1 Class 6-10 Co.— 6-15 25c (quar.) (quar.) Co. Inc. preferred B Silknit, 5-31 7 Oil 10c (quar.) Power Extra 1 class A.) 25c (quar.) 37Vic preferred 4%% Bit Bros., & A 25c (quar.) Stores, Co. 40c (quar.) Company (quar.) Corp 6- 25c Owl Water preferred Class (quar.) Common 5-15 . 31%c preferred (quar.) of America, class A (quar.) Breweries, Ltd. (increased quar.) Sigma Mines, Ltd. (s-a) Signal Oil & Gas Co., class A (quar.). 5-28 (D. 5-18 •6-30' 1 6-25 50c (quar.)— common 20c G.) 25c Reading Co., 4% non-cum. 1st pfd. (quar.) Reading Tube Corp.— 50c participating class A (quar.) Real Silk Hosiery Mills, common (quar.) 5% prior preferred (quar.) Red 7-15 5,-15 6-30 r preferred Screw, Stuart 6-1 7-15 25c pfd Webster, Inc " Coke & Coal (quar.) Superheater Extra 100% - Stowell .'6-19 10c Sick's 60c Extra Reed 5-28 $1.50 (quar.) (quar.) Raybestos-Manhattan Inc., 6-15 & Inc., 25c 35c Electrotype Co. Quarterly Rath Packing Co, Rayonier, $1.183/4 6-19 1 $10c Co. Sherwin Williams Shoe prior 50c * 6-15* 25c Textiles, 4% % (quar.)I. Camp, 2 15c Fuller & 7- < 25c 25c 25c Rapid Ray-O-Vac cdmmon Manufacturing Corp., $1.25 (quar.) B__ class 1 7- 7- 1 6- 1. 6- 1 Investment, (quar.) 1st 25c (quar.) Purity Bakeries Corp. (quar.) Quaker Oats Co., 6% preferred Quaker State Oil Refining Corp Co., 1 6- 50c ... common convertible 6- 6-30 5% Stone — (quar.) Truck 25c Sheppard-Niles Crane & Hoist Corp. (irreg.) Sherwin-Williams Co., 4% pfd. (quar.) for (quar.) Co., Randall stock held Inc. Oil share of 6-30 $1.75 (quar.) Publicker Industries, $4.75 preferred (quar.) Puget Sound Pulp & Timber iscock dividend) — One V International (Frank Shellmar 4%% 5-14 6- 1 & Baer (quar.) Motors Motor 8-1 7 iquar.)_„ Ltd..': Bros., 6-17 $2.50< preferred 5% preferred 15c B Shakespeare 4% 9-15 12-15 6-9 $2.50?? 7% (quar.) preferred ' Shares, Inc Seminole Oil & Gas, 5% preferred Serrick Corp., class A (quar.) Sheller 9-30 12-31 6-30 ' $19c $31 %c L"' American Shawinigan held (quar.).: (quar.)_ Service (quar.) (quar.) Security Banknote Co., $1 preferred (quar.) Selected Class $1.25 $1.25 *15c 5% Stedman Stonega (quar.) Co. Canadian (quar.) 7- 1 '$1.12% Ltd., 4% partic. preference (quar.) Securities. Acceptance Corp., common 5% preferred (quar.) Shattuck com.— Public Service Co. of New Hampshire Public Second preferred 6-15 15c common (Del.) & 5% 5- 7 Inc.—- (quar.) (quar.)__„ 5%> preferred Co. 6-30 *6- 4 91'Ac (auar.)__ preferred Oil $1.25 55c pfd. 5-20/ Corp. (quar.) 25c Line, Roebuck Lithograph preferred 7- 1 1 8-1 6-10./ 5% 27%c Extra $1.06V* Indiana, Water preferred 5-15 $$2 15c (quar.) Co. 1 ,5% Coiorauo— ot preferred (s-a)_ (year-end) Paper, Ltd., Service 4%% Co. 6- $2.50 preferred Air Seaboard 5-15 25c (quar.) & & Public 5-15 1 Inc. Co., Ltd., 4% Prentice-Hall, Inc. Public 1 6- (quar.) Alexander, Extra v 6- t50c & Extra Powell preferred 6- 10c Powdrell 5% Seaboard 6-28 50c B Potash 4* Scythes & CO., Ltd.* dtecher-Traung 85c (quar.) Co., $3.65 Holdert 7-iir > 7-10 ' 8-1; tlOc 15c t$1.06 I ■ Payable of Rec. J15c — Supply 6- 1 (quar.) (quar.) series A preferred 25c Co., Class Corp. Co. (quar.)*. 6-30 Common 7- (quar.). B $1.10 (quar.) common (quar.) Vandervoort-Barney, 50c 25c A Fuel 75c common Electric Co Ltd.-Planters Nut & Chocolate Co. Class 8-27 11-29 Shdre Ltd. 50c (semi-annual) Schwitzer-Cummins Co., % 9-15 12-15 $1.25- * 4 % % pfd. (quar.).. Remedial Loan Association, Francisco Company Brock, Class Ltd. 6% 5-28 State San 5-26 6- 6-15 " When Per: Name of quarters 5% Placer • for 1948 6- 6-10 6-15 Holdert Payable of Rec. Stanley Royalty Corp Saguenay Power, Ltd., $3 20c (quar.) Above 5-20* 25c Ashtabula Share Louis San Francisco Ry.— 5% preferred A (initial) Sabme « (quar.) Name of Company When St. 1 i Co Youngstown & preferred (quar.) Pittston 7- $1.25 1st series prior preferred Pittsburgh 5-31 7- Per .. 5-13 1 6-12 53Vic Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. (irreg.) Pittsburgh Metallurgical Co Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Pittsburgh Steel Co., 5 % pfd. A (accum.) 5% % 5-7 7-15 15c (quar.) Forgings 6- SI , Payable of Rec. 6-30 50c —... (quar.) Holdert 6-1 tlOc (quar.) common Pitney-Bowes, $5 When 7- $2.50 $1.06% 22%c 6 7-10 v 6-1 6- 1 r 'olume Number 4703 THE COMMERCIAL Si FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 51 (2407) ['it*" — Per Name iff Company S. fpil Co.,; class A— 20c 20c Gypsum Co., $1.75 , 6- 7- 1 6-15 7- 1 6-15 6- $i.06y«V: 1 6-15 62'/2c 6-14 6- 22yac , 7- 6-15 70c ; 8% |.4%& 1 S. Truck Inited Steel 50c 66- 1 6-15 5-25 6-30 50c 6-30 10c 6-30 50c 7-15 7- 1 6- 1 5-28 6-30 6-15 1 5-14 |alspar Corp., $5.50 15c 1 6- 1 Raalte - West $5 Wickes 5-17 (quar.) 50c Iron, - ___ _ 5 Petroleum Corp., 62yac 62yac 35c West 10- 1 1 6- 1 l 6-16 8-16 8-12 6-30 6-16 l&c e- 1 5-i4 Woods $1 6- 1 5-14 Woodward 25c 6- 1 5-21 Woodward 6- 1 5-21 (quar.) 75c Texas Western Insurance 9 5% Inc. 10c Chemical Coal irginia & 5-14 (quar.) 5% 5-17 Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Ltd. (quar.) 5-28 Wrigley $1.25 7- 1 6- 5 Weston 6-15 6- 1 5-21 $1 . preferred (quar.) t3iy4c — 5-20 50c 6-15 5-15 25c 6- 1 5-10 (quar.) (quar.) 87V2c 6- 1 5-10 95c 6- 1 5-10 Instrument 50c 6-10 5-24 common 5-20 6- 1 1 1 1 Electric (George) Ltd.— Common (increased quar.) 5-17 4%% preferred 5-27 5-19 6-19 Co. 7- 1 8- 2 6- 1 5-14 10c 5-31 5-15 10c Cab •Transfer 5-31 5-15 37 %C 7- 2 6-10 a books t$1.12ya 6- 1 5-14 xLess British Less 7-19 Co. not closed for 30% income Jamaica 7-31 7-20 25C 6-15 6- $1 6-15 5-14 15C 6-30 6-22 1 25c this 6-15 6- 1 15c • tPayable in U. S. Funds, less 157<> tPayable in Canadian funds, tax resident tax 15%; resident tax 7%. $25c (quar.) 2 1 10c (irreg.) (quar.) 6% convertible preferred (quar.) Young (L. A.) Steel & Wire (quar.) Youngstown Sheet & Tube Youngstown Steel Car Youngstown Steel Door (quar.) Zeigler Coal & Coke; Weston 6- 2- Brake Electric, B 5-14 6-19 Yellow 7- 6- 25c Co. Extra 11- 2-15-49 $4c 25c (Rudolph) Wyandotte Worsted 8- 11-15 $1.25 (s-a) 8-16 $1.25 5-15 25c J Wurlitzer 1 preferred 6- $1.25 1 6- $2.50 (Wm.), Jr. Co. Monthly Monthly Monthly 6-17 6- 3.8% 6- 50c Dare, Ltd., 1 6-16 $2 A 20C Iron 6- (s-a) 1 Air 6- 1 1 5% pfd. 6- preferred 4-24 ;■, 1 Mfg., prior $2.50 31/2% 1 6-21 (quar.) 6- — Westinghouse Westinghouse 5-14 1 6-15 30C Co iking irginia 1 6- tl2c ___ (quar.) ictor! Equipment Pump Co 6- 25c Ltd Co. (initial) Worumbo 5% (increased)_____ Co., W.) 5-26 5-12 (quar.) Manufacturing (F. common 6-15 6- •Extra 6- 25C 6-25 6- 2- 1 50C •- 4-30 v 6-15 75c 2-15-49 12- 1 25c (quar.) • 6-16 7-10 6- 6-15 Common 12-10 6-28 $40C a3% $1.12% 6-10 $1.25 $1.25 $1.12% 6-21 (quar.) 6-16 (quar.)_ 25C preferred 5-20 6-28 (quar.)_ 8- 5 % 5-31 50c (quar.) preferred 11- Trust common 6- preferred 11-15 Estate 5-15 4 25C prior 75c Real 1 6-30 6- $50c prior (quar.) Western & 3iy4c (quar.) cumulative Common 1 Co. convertible 5-14 9- 5-28 5-31 75c (quar.) preferred A (quar.) preferred A (quar.) , 5-28 ^ 6-15 6-15 4y2% 2 9-10 6-12 4V2 % 6- $1.25 28c 6-15 8-16 A 5-17 5-21 Co.— — preferred 7-15 1 75c 5% Corp. 2 Co. 5% 6" 3 1 6- 7 $50c (quar.) 5% 1 7-31 7- (quar.) 1 6- . 5-25 :*! 6- Common 6- 1 25c 5-20 1 6- > 5-28 6-12 ? 25c 5-20 6-10 Governor New 7-16 * 25c $1.12 >/a Inc. preferred (quar.) Ltd. (quar.) Co., Woolworth 1 — 6-14 Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp.— 1 Inc.— Mfg. 6-15 1 1 - 5-14 6-30 $1.20 6-16 1 8- ___ 6-30 $$2.50 $1.12% 6- 7- 50c — 6-17 :W 6-14 — 7- 6- $1.25 iceroy preferred 5-21 >, 6-1 quar,) 6-12 6- Western Pacific RR. Vi . Industries, convertible Lothrop, preferred (initial 2 75c — 5% (quar.) (initial preferred 25c Auto Securities preferred 4.80% Woodall 2 6- 4y2 % 35c Supply (quar,) Condensing Co Western 6- 6-12 $1.50 Virginia Water Service (quar.) Products. Ltd, (s-a) Western 6-12 75c 9-20 1 62Vac 25c , 1 V- 1 5% quar.) Wool Combing Corp. of Canada, Ltd. (quar.) Woolworth & Co., Ltd., 6% pfd. (s-a) (quar.) : 6-19 6- ; 25C 7- _________—___ 12-21 5-21 * 90c 20c (s-a) 6- 1 $1.50 7- $1 (quar.) Power, common preferred (quar.) 3.60% preferred (quar.) Wisconsin Power & Light, common 1 $1.75 (quar.), Sugar 2 6- Electric 30c $1.37 Vz common [enezuela Syndicate, 10-15 7- 150c $1.25 common 1 $2 7- 1 6-25 common...... 25c 10- 6- 5-15 7-15 5-28 1 $1.06 y4 preferred (s-a) Bankshares Corp. (s-a) Co., 4J/2% preferred (quAr.)_.__ Wisconsin Wisconsin 6- 2 7-30 5-15 ; 6-10 6% — 1-2-49 6-18 5-15 5-15 1 7- non-cum. 1 6- (quar.) Mills 1 " 6- 6- 50c Winnipeg g- 1 8-16? : 125c 5-18 25c 6- 2 20c 6-23 20c r 6-11 $1.12 y2 ___ 1 Electric, 6- i 6-11 10C 7 Wisconsin y 30C 7- $1.13 10-22 V 5-25 1 6- 6-15 15c 6- _ 11- 1 15c 75c 5% 6-14 5-15 1 50c $3.50 5-20 I 6-18 30c 5% preferred (s-a) Wilson & Comp&ny, Inc., common.—_______ $4.25 preferred — Co. Works (quar.) Corporation (extra) Corp. (quar.) 6-16 7- 6- $1.75 ___ Machine 6-16 , 35c Motor 12 VaC s 6-15 .* ! 7" 1 $1 (quar.)_ Mfg. preferred (s-a) Products, Inc. (quar.). Willys-Overland Motors, Inc.— $4.50 conv. preferred A (quar.) Wilsil, Ltd. (quar.) Wilson Brothers, common (irreg.) 5-20 1 _ Stores > 5-10 I 7- Cement 7-1- $1 15C RR., guaranteed (s-a) (Northam) Corp., $3 pfd. (quar.) Co., common (quar.) preferred (nuar.) 7- 25c Co.^_ Co., 6- 1 5-21 6-15 $1.37'/2 Utilities, $6 preferred (quar.)_ West Virginia Coal & Coke West Virginia Pulp & Paper (quar.) Special- 1 7- 6-18 6-15 Co. Payable of Rec. 6* __ Wilcox Oil Co. (quar.) Wilkes-Barre Lace Mfg 5-17 1 _ 4WlM4»i<Ul Willson (S. D.) preferred West 5-14 5- 6-15 7- Ry 35c 75C *. «•«*... 4b Extra Produc¬ i——-.—— Indies Extra 1 preferred- (quar.) preferred (quar.)— ick (Walt) commOn Disinfecting Co., West 1 6-12 82'/2C - (quar.) preferred [apor Heating Corp. erney 5-10 6-12 $1 Westeel (s-a) preferred (s-ai & prior Norman 5%. 6- 7■ 35c (quar.) (quar.) [anadium-Alloy Steel Ian 50c common convertible |aiiey Mould an 6-30 $1.12 y2 prior preferred (quar.) $4 6- I21/2C ,1 preferred prior, preferred 5% 22V2C (quar.) Co. prior I -6 % 20c — 6-10 t37y2c Disney Wellington Fire Insurance (s-a) Wellington Fund, Inc Wellman Engineering Co Wesson Oil & Snowdrift, $4 pfd. 5-14 6-10 Mills, Wayne";-Knitting 6-21 25c Whiting Share Products Erie Paper non-cum. Whit in 6-12 ;; ' Wauxesna 4 7- 7% 5-14 62%c _ Common 6-19 50% approval) 4 2 Common 6-10 6. . 6- 6- Lake Auto Whitehall Waterloo, Cedar Falls & Northern RR.— Co. common preferred [tah Power & Light Co. [tlca Knitting Co.— j Warren 1 6-15 40C Oil $4.50 7 6-15 White's : 4 7- 2 — r4ya%-. Ipson-Walton 5> 5- Whitaker 6-11 7-15 6- 40c *— River Warren 5-17 6-15 tl2»/2c [niversal Winding Co., common, [90c convertible preferred (quar.) |pper Canada Mines, Ltd— Company, 1 6-10 30c Products pson 6- 60c (quar.)—1 Insurance niversal 5-24 *3%c (quar.) (subject. to niversal 6-10 Company Chlorine & j$i laOc' Baking Co.* common,——— iVz% preferred (quar.),. _____—— Ware w 2 20c Ward 5-24 $1.25 _ Consolidated dividend 6-14 6-10 56 Vic ; — Stock 5-15 1 8- Gooderham & Worts— Extra 1 Warren nited Stores Corp., $4.20-2nd pfd. (irreg.) Inited Stove Co. (irreg.) —_.—j-— Inited Wallpaper, 4% preferred (quar.) mversai 1 6- 6- 7- , (Hiram) 6-25 6-15 50c * (quar.) Co., Quarterly _J— Disney. 1 See Wamsutta "• common Ltd Walker tions 6-15 $2"-' — (s-a)J Corp., 1 $1 -——4-—- preferred Lines 7- 62V2C (qUaf.) : */? *'w r*. common—— Co.,i non-cum. S. Name of Wheeling 6- 1 50c —— Corp. Cotton Wait 6-15 6-15 _—-— (quar.). Corp., Tobacco 7% preferred fiumper;) preferred Steel S. . . common,—.; 1st non-cum. ,7- 1 R Mfg; 62%c 37 %c — Ltd. (quar.) Walte Amulet Mines, Ltd.——— Walgreen Co., jcommon (quar.) 4% preferred (quar.)—: Walker & Co.. class A 8-31* 50c - 5-31* 11-30* 35c common 2 12-20 , • Railway,. common (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) Visking Corp. common A—— 6-21 Holders When Per Payable oj Kec. $1.25 Virginian Waoasco 9-20 70c 50c 1 6-20 70c ;—_______ I. S. Spring k Holder! Westvaco Common 5-14 8. Co., Share ... $5 preferred, (quar.)———————. Vogt 5-19 50c |. "&4 Pipe & Foundry Co.— Quarterly Quarterly'—___ Rubber 8 — —____ S. 6-21* 6-30 — Playing^.Card (quar.) | Extra, Bv potash Co._-__w__8. Printing & Lithograph, 15 % preferred (quar.) 1 7- 75C 4%% 'participating. preferred (quar.)_— class A B. Lines Co., common (quar.) 1.4%% preferred (s-a)_- . 6-21* 50c — |. S. Leather Co., '•Quarterly Name of Company 6-21* $1.75 common__ preferred- (quar.) Hoffman Machinery Gorp S. - „■ preferred (quar.) S. Guarantee Co.ui~j---^.w.n.T— > 7-6 .7- 6 i When •* ' 7% S. Holders Share.:,, Payable of Rec. I* Class 13 7% - When 6- 6- 1 8 dividend. Canadian non-residents' deductible at the tax. 'source. Non¬ tax. income tax. STATE AND BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ALABAMA ;;fAlabama cost of 2.786%. In addition to the above coupon, the entire issue will bear interest to total' 4% from 'Warrants Sold—An issue of $2,- 100,000 gasoline tax anticipation irrants the was State awarded on National ie monthly from July 1, 1948 to The only other bidThornton, Mohr & Go.^ & Lombardo, Hen- 1, to 1950 inclusive. 1948. July 1, from Due serially 1958 to 1964 in¬ Mayes, and Stranahan, Co., Inc., jointly, for |%% plus $840. $15,000 Yuma Meighan, as mtil 10 on 1948 to Sch. Dist. No. 4% the are rate of Bidders to interest the to bear. Rate of interest [o be in multiples of V\ of 1%. No )id for less than par and accrued considered. The City will furcost, the opinion of tish without fhite, Bradley, Arant & All, of Birmingham, approving the valid¬ ity of; the bonds. No conditional will be considered except may be conditioned upon paid opinion. A certified check for >7,100 payable to the City, is rejuired. from voters pass of on the $1,550,000 * Coastside Union Elementary School ii iDist., San Mateo County (P. O. Houston School Dist., San Joaquin Bond Sale—The $40,000 build¬ ing bonds offered on May 24—v. 167, p. 2302—were purchased by the County Employees Retirement Board, as 2s, at a price of 100.025. The next highest bidder was the Bank ; Los Bond Offering—Harry City Clerk, will 26—v. man, sealed bids until Blair L. Ly¬ receive Sale—The provement bonds chased Bond County Sanitation 16 (P. O. Angeles), Calif. No. 167, p. 2%s, at a on 2074—were by Halsey, & Co., Inc., waukee Co. of as $756,000 offered im¬ May Milwaukee, jointly, price of 100.5609, a June for 8 A total 5% of the certified check amount Each bid shall state that the bid¬ der offers terest premium, bidder Pine Bluff School District No. 23, Jefferson County (P. O. Pine Bluff), Ark. > Bond Sale—The $700,000 struction bonds offered con¬ May 20 167, p. 1738—were purchased —v. ; par date if and of any, offered to accrued in¬ delivery, the at which the purchase the bonds.'Rate of interest must be in ARKANSAS on to on Oceanside-Carlsbad Union High Dist., San Diego County (P. O. San Diego), Calif. School Bond Offering—T. H. Sexton, County Clerk, will receive sealed multiples of xk of 1%. Only one bids until 10:30 a.m. (Calif. DST) interest rate may be bid. No bid on June 7 for the purchase of for a part of the bonds will be $195,000 not to exceed 5% interest considered. The opinion of O'Mel- school building bonds. Dated veny & Myers, of Los Angeles, July 15, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due approving the validity of the serially on July 15, as follows: bonds, will be furnished the suc¬ $15,000 from 1949 to 1957, and April 13. out cost. A certified check for 2% of the bonds bid for, payable to the Chairman of Board of Su¬ pervisors, is required. Oceanside, Calif. Bond Sale—The of 1948 $200,000 sewer bonds offered 167, on May 26 2302—were purchased Nuveen & Co., of Chi¬ p. by John cago, as 2%s, at a price of 101.528, basis of 2.575%. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially on June a 1, from next 1949 to 1968 inclusive. The highest bidder was Blyth & Co., for 2%s, at 101.03. Ocean View School District, Orange County (P. O. Santa Ana), Calif. 7 p.m. the authorized on The approving opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Herrington, of San Francisco, will be furnished the purchaser with¬ pur¬ Stuart & Co., and the Mil¬ bonds fice. Trust Los Angeles Bond Sale Corona, Calif. National the are Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ able at the County Treasurer's of¬ —v. District uled for June 15;—v. 167, p. 2302— has been postponed. i America Savings Association, San Fran¬ cisco, for $26,000 as 2%s, and $14,000 as 2 V2s, at 100.197. Postponed—The sale of the $90,000 school bonds sched¬ i; of $10,000 from 1958 to 1963, all incl. These a.t the election held & Redwood City), Calif. • on bid, oayable to the County Treasurer, is required. Sale—The to for ARIZONA $65,000 school May 17—v. 167^ 1853—were purchased by Kirby Vidrine & Co., and Kenneth A. Illis & Co., both of Phoenix, )intiy, as 2%s, at par, net interest 1963 unconditional. laricopa County Sch. Dist. No. 40 i, (P.O. Phoenix), Ariz. Bond quired. < |hat bids >onds offered, at or prior to the delivery of the bonds. A (CDST) net interest cost of 2.2124%. Dated purchase of May 1, 1946. 1968, inclusive. Due serially on All bids must state the rate of $220,000 not to exceed 5% interest May 1, from 1960 to 1966 inclu¬ interest to be paid and no bid for sewer, 1948 bonds. Dated July 1, sive. The next, highest bidder was less than par and accrued in*; 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due on July Blyth' & Co., R. H. Moulton & Co., terest will be I, as follows: $10,000 in 1949 and considered.The Security First National Bank of approving opinion of Gust, Rosen- 1950; $15,000 from 1951 to 1954, Los Angeles, William R. Staats feld, Divelbess, Robinette & Lin¬ and $10,000 from 1955 to 1968 incl. Co., Redfield & Co., Hannaford ton of Phoenix, will be furnished Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬ & Talbot, jointly, for 21/4S, at able at the City Treasurer's office. by the District. All bids must be 100.39. 000 Interest to date of delivery will )ids the Yuma), Ariz. $1,000. Due on July 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1949 and 1950; $6,000 from 1951 to 1953; $7,000 from 1954 to 1956; $8,000 from 1957 to 1959; $9,000 from 1960 to 1962, and $10,- all incl. have issuance school bonds. Bond Offering-.— R. Lv Odom; 1954, to 1958, < proposed 13 interest school coupon bonds. Dated April 1, 1948. Denomination >e Bond Election—It is stated that im election will be held on June 1 1950 June 1, as follows: $36,000 from 1949, to 1953, and $35,000 from tame ^ the entire a.m. >n )bnds Berkeley Unified Sch. Dist. (P. O. Oakland), Alameda County, Calif. 2.70s, at 100.03, plus receive sealed bids Clerk of Board of (CST7 on'June 8 for Supervisors! |he purchase- of $355,000 coupon will received sealed bids until 2 >ublic improvement bonds. Dated p.m. (MST) on June-7 for ;the rune 1, 1948; Denom. $l,000; -Due purchase of $160,000 not to exceed sioners, will of CALIFORNIA to County (P. O. lhairman of Board; of Commis¬ . cost 2%s, at 2.732%. bidder date of County (P. O. Stockton), Calif. inclusive. Gadsden, Ala. interest as Dated March 1, 1948. Due serially On Sept. 1, from 1949 to 1973 in¬ clusive. The next highest bidder interest to total 4% issue from July 1, [arris';.& net Rock, jointly, Peters, Writer & Christensen, and & ■ 1948 Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., and Henry Dahlberg & Co., jointly, for $20,000 as 2Vas; $30,000 as 2%s, was [rix 1, clusive. was lune 1, 1949. [tubbs* Smith a certified check for 3% of the prin¬ cipal amount of the bonds, is re¬ on of >ecatur, and Associates, at 1%%. ler cessful Of Little Dated Jan. May 17 Bank by the W. R. Stephens Investment Co., and T. J. Raney & Sons, both July (State of) Bond Clerk v/ill Offering of Board receive B. J. Smith, Supervisors, — of sealed bids until 11 (CDST) on June 8 for the purchase of $184,000 not to ex¬ ceed 5% interest building bonds. Dated June 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due on June 1, as follows: $9,000 from 1949 to 1964, and $10,000 from 1965 to 1968. incl. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the County Treasurer's office. The a.m. bonds and crued state and will at not be sold for cash only less than par and ac¬ interest. Each bid must that the accrued bidder interest offers to date par of delivery and state separately the premium offered if any, and the rate of interest the bonds will bear. The proceedings for the is¬ suance of the bonds will be sub- 52 (2408) THE mitted lor approval to O'Melveny 6 Wasco Myers, of Los Angeles, and the '' opinion of said attorneys will be furnished to the purchaser with¬ -1 Recreation' District, California Bonds Not Voted—At tion held an Note Sale 167, p. 1966—were purchased by the Bank of America National Bend Offering Earl Lippold, on • May 25—v. Note 2179—were purchased by the Security First National Bank p. of Los Angeles, as 2%s, at rary loan series M-l notes offered City of Indianapolis and by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in Dated in Due Dec. of 34 of 1%. COLORADO bids until 10 Principal interest (J-D) payable at the interest each be named by Registerable. as io only. No conditional principal (J-D) payable at the Continental shall rate bidder. bids will be received. Principal (J-D) payable at the Bank, of Warren. A and interest Exchange certified cheek for $2,500 payable to the Town* is required. . The bonds will be de¬ IOWA livered with the Lakeland, Fla. Bond Offering — L. Pressgrove, City Clerk, Twill receive sealed a.m. the name the bonds to bear stated in multiples J0f 34 of 1% and not more than One May 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Principal and interest or none. Of interest which are 1, 1958. approving opin¬ Chapman & Cutler of Chi¬ cago, at the cost of the Village. The purchaser will furnish7, the ion of Burlington, Iowa Bond Sale—The $375,000 sewer May 24—v. 167, p. 2303—were purchased by the Harris Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago, Iowa-Des Moines Na¬ bonds offered printed bonds and all bids will be (EST) on June so conditioned. A certified check 8 for the purchase of $550,000 County, Estes Park School for $3,500 payable to the Village 2%% Dated refunding, bonds. District, Colorado County Treasurer's office. The July 1, 1946. Denominations $1,000 Treasurer, is required. bonds will be sold for cash only Bonds Voted At an election and $500. Due on July 1, as fol¬ and at not less than par and ac¬ held recently the voters INDIANA approved lows: $50,000 in 1953; $15,000 in crued interest. Eact bid must state the issuance of $85,000 construc¬ 1954 and Dunkirk School City (P. O. 1955; $50,000 in 1956; $60,that the bidder offers par and ac¬ tion bonds. 000 in 1957 and 1958; $50,000 in Dunkirk), Ind. crued interest. Each bid must state Bond Offering—Sealed bids will 1959; $35,000 in 1960; $50,000 from and state separately the premium CONNECTICUT 1961 to 1964, and $15,000 in 1965, be received until 7 p.m. (CDST), offered if any, and the rate of in¬ all inclusive. Principal and in¬ on June 3, by Harry B. Martin, terest the bonds will bear. A cer¬ fhonroe, Conn. terest (J-J) payable at the Manu¬ Secretary of the Board of School tified check for 3% of the amount Bond Sale The $67,000 school facturers Trust Co., New York Trustees, for the purchase of $37,of bonds bid for, payable to the purposes, series of 1948 bonds of¬ City. The approving opinion of 000 school improvement bonds. Chairman of Board of Super¬ fered on May 20—v. 167, p. 2179— Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Interest rate is not to exceed 3%, visors, is required. were purchased by Day, Stoddard Mitchell, of New York City, will payable J. — J. Denomination & Williams, Pinedale School of New Haven, as be furnished the purchaser with¬ $1,000. District, Fresno Dated May 1, 1948. Due 1.70s, at 100.38, a basis of 1.655%. out charge. The City reserves the as follows: $1,000 on July 1, 1949, County (P. O. Fresno), Calif. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially right to reject any or all bids and and $2,000 on Jan. 1, and $1,000 Bond Sale—The $25,000 build¬ on June 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ no bid at less than 95% of the par on July 1, from 1950 to Jan. 1, ing bonds offered on May 25—v. clusive. The next highest bidder value of the bonds bid for will be 1962. Interest rate must be bid in 167, p. 2179—were purchased by was Putnam & Co., for 1.90s, at accepted. A certified check for multiples of 34 of 1%, and not the County Employees Retire¬ 100.37. $11,000 payable to the City, is re¬ more than one interest rate shall ment Association, at par, a net be named by each bidder. quired. interest cost of 2.854%, as follows: The Norwalk, Conn, approving opinion of Ross, Mc$10,000 as 2V2S, maturing $1,000 GEORGIA Bond Offering—John A. Han¬ from 1949 to 1958; $5,000 as 23/4S, Cord, Ice & Miller of Indianapolis, sen, City Clerk, will receive sealed maturing $1,000 from 1959 to Douglas County (P. O. Douglas), will be furnished to the successful bids until 8 p.m. bidder. No conditional bids will (DST) on June 1963, and $10,000 as 3s, maturing Georgia 8 for the purchase of be considered. $40,000 not A certified check $2,000 from 1964 to 1968, all incl. multiples and . the Town. Bidders shall tion $1,000; all circulation rate Illinois FLORIDA financial journal of gen¬ published in the paper or National Bank & Trust May 26—v. 167; p. 2303—were Registerable as to purchased by Salomon Bros. & Co., Chicago. Hutzler, of New York, at 1%, plus principal only in the name of the holder upo.n the books of the Vil¬ a premium of $20. Dated June 1, lage Treasurer. Bids must be for 1948. Due June 1, 1949. o» a shall eral bonds. •»'- Sale—T^he $304,600 tempo¬ redemption 1950 to . 167, such Due Willimantic Housing Authority, Conn. Sale—The $75,000 build¬ ing bonds offered of given at least 30 days prior * to the date fixed for such redemp¬ tion by one publication in a news¬ inclusive./ 8,000 police and fire department Orange $161. 1953, and $5,000 from 1954 to 1967, ail incl. Rate of interest to be Notice be $15,000 in 1949; $10,000 1951; $13,000 from 1952 to 1957, and $12,000 in 1958, all inclusive. < 20,000 municipal garage bonds. Connecticut Trust Co., at 1% plus price Clerk of Board of Supervisors, of 100.35, a basis of about 2.715%. will receive sealed bids until Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially 10 a.m. on June. 8 for the pur¬ on June 1, from 1949 to 1973; incl. chase of $85,000 not to exceed 5% The next highest bidder was the interest school bonds. Dated July Bank of America National Trust 1,1948. Denom. $1,000. Due on July & Savings Association, San Fran¬ / 1„ as follows: $3,000 from 1949 to cisco, for 2%s, at 100.17. — lows: in 1950 and $5,000 on Dec. 1, from 1953, all inclusive. 20,000 garbage department equipment bonds. Due $5,000 on Dec. 1, from 1954 to 1957 ' Bond Monday/May ^!31*;1948 purchased by the Hartford Bank & Trust Co., of Hartford, at 0.85%. Dated June 3, 1948. Due Feb. 23, 1949. The next highest bidder was the Hartford- County (Pi Ol Santa Ana), Calif. Ranchitei School Dist., L os Angeles County (P. O.Lost Angeles), Calif. The $245,000 tem¬ National Westminster School Dist., May 18 the voters did the issuance of $3,600,000 school construction bonds. on approve — —were & Savings Association, of San Francisco, the only bidder as 234s, at a price of 100.132. Dated elec¬ CHRONICLE porary loan, series M-2 notes of¬ fered on May 25—v. 167, p. 2303 County (P. O. West June 1, 1948. Interest Palm Beach), Calif, payable J-D. < FINANCIAL ■■ Trust Beach & Wethersfield Housing Authority, Connecticut * v. for, payable to the County Treas¬ urer, is required. not 1 Bond Sale—The $75,000 recrea¬ tional bonds offered on May 17— out cost. A certified check for 3% of the par value of the bonds bid Pixlm Public COMMERCIAL Larimer on tional Bank & Trust Co., of Des Moines, and the White-Phillips — Co., of Davenport, jointly, at as lf/4s, price of 101.34, a basis of 1.602%. Dated May 1,1948. Due se¬ rially on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1967 inclusive. The next highest bid/ a der the was Northern Trust Chicago, for l%s, at 101.33. Co., T M — Dated June 1,»1948. The next bidder was the Bank of highest America National Trust & Savings Association, San 434s, at 100.436. Santa Barbara Santa Francisco, School for District, Barbara Santa Bond County (P. O. Barbara), Calif. Offering J. — E. Lewis, to exceed 5% interest school pon or June registered 1, $1,000. 1950 to bonds. 1948. Bonds Voted cou¬ Dated Denomination Due $4,000 on June 1 from 1959 inclusive. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Bank of The Manhattan Co., New York City, or at the South Nor¬ walk Trust Co., Norwalk, at the option of the holder. Bidders are County Clerk, will receive sealed requested to name a single rate of "bids until 10 a.m. (CDST) on June interest in multiples of 34 or 1/10 The approving opinion 7 for the purchase of $380,000 not of 1%. of Wood, King & Dawson of New to exceed 5% interest school bonds. Dated May 1, 1948. Denom. York City, will be furnished the $1,000. Due $20,000 1949 to be 1967 incl. sold to the on May 1, from The bonds will highest bidder at purchaser without charge. tified check for $400 payable tion held on April 13. A certified check for 3% of the amount bid, payable to the County Treasurer, is required. Town Offering—C. Eric Waldo, Treasurer, will receive 000 coupon construction bonds. Denomination $1,000. Dated June 1, 1948. Due $15,000 on June 1, from 1949 to Shasta ; . County School Districts (P' Bedding), Calif. / Bond offered Sale—The on $39,000 May 24—v. 167, bonds p. 2303 —were purchased by the Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, of San Francisco. The issue consisted of the following: Union School District bonds. Due serially on April 26, from 1949 to 1971 incl. 16,000 Fall River Mills Elemen¬ tary School District bonds. y serially on April 1, from "1949 to 1964 inclusive., Dated April 26, 1948. Saticoy Elementary School District, Ventura ■■ County (P. O. Ventura), Calif. 1956, and $10,000 on 1, from 1957 to 1968, both inclusive. Bidders to name one rate of interest in multiples of 34 or 1/10 of 1%. Principal and in¬ (J-D) payable at the First National Bank, of Boston. These bonds will be prepared under the supervision of and to First authenticated their genuineness by The National Bank of Boston. The legality of this issue will be approved by Ropes, Gray, Best; Coolidge & Rugg, a copy of whose opinion will accompany the bonds when delivered to the purchaser. No bid for less than par and ac¬ crued interest to date of delivery will be considered and the right to reject any served. or all bids is re¬ >, . Bond Sale—The election for $1,000, payable to the School City, must accompany* each bid. Bond Bond Offering — John P. Thill, City Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 5 p.m. (CDST) on June 7 for the purchase of $175,000 not to ex¬ ceed 334% interest Illinois Ave¬ Bridge coupon bonds. Dated 1, 1948. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $13,000 in 1949, and $9,nue June from 000 1950 to 1967 inclusive. The bonds may be registerable principal only. authorized on interest These at an are as the election April 13. Principal and (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's office. The bonds will America National & Trust Savings Association, San Fran¬ cisco, for 2s, at 100.059. " * . 1968, incl. The next highest bid¬ der was Coffin & Burr, for 1.70s, at 1G0.178. , . 7 ; v;.,:p,: Co., of Des Moines, City, Ind. Offering — Charles street interest construction Moines, basis at a price of 100.305, a 2.38%. Dated April T5, of 1948. Due on April 15, as follows: $4,500 from 1949 to 1952, and $2,000 in 1953, inclusive. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the City Treasurer's office. The onlyother bidder school offered without were Dated Denoms. bear in not are to multiples of 34 of 1 %, and more than one interest rate the White-Phillips Co., of Daven¬ a price of 100.045, Dated April 1, port, as 23/4s, at a basis of 2.74%. 1948. Due serially on and all bids must be so conditioned. A certified check for $1/750 payable to the City, is quired. Decatur Park Bond Sale District, Illinois The • . Stockton, Iowa Bonds Sold—The $10,000 bonds success on Jan. 19 purchased recently the of by Walcott Trust & Savings Bank, Walcott. 0. . be named by.each bidder. approving opinion of Ross. McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indian¬ apolis, will be filed from date of sale and will School City. be furnished the expense of the No conditional bids will be received. re¬ $120,000 bonds offered on May 20—v. 167, p. 2180 —were purchased by the Contin¬ ental Illinois National, Bank & Trust Co., of,Chicago, at a price of 100.191/ a net interest cost of 1.304%, as follows: — Nov,. 1; from 1949 to 1967 inclusive. shall purchaser at the chaser, the First Nation¬ Quasqueton Consolidated School District, Iowa Bond Sale—The $88,500 build-1 ing bonds offered on April 9—v. 167, p. 1516—were purchased by of interest which the bonds bonds. bonds to be furnished by the pur¬ the was Bank, building of May 1, 1948. $1,000 and $500. Due $1,500 Jan. and $6,500 July 1, in 1949 and 1950; $4,000 Jan. and $9,000 July 1, 1951 and 1952; $4,000 Jan. and $9,500 July 1, 1953, and $7,000 Jan. and $7,500 July 1, 1954. Bid¬ ders are required to name the rate 1948 approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, and said opinion is to be paid by the City. The printed with offered bonds April 15 were purchased by Shaw, McDermott & Co., of Des on B. Ward, Secretary of Board of Trus¬ tees, will receive sealed bids until 7 p.m. (CDST) on June 7 for the purchase of $70,000 not to exceed 5% '/// 2%s. as Perry, Iowa Bonds Sold —The $20,000 21/2% Perry, and Perry State Bank, jointly, at par. KANSAS CoffeyviUe Sch. Dist., Kan. election held recently the voters approved the issuance of $29,000 rural Bonds Voted— At an school bonds. Dexter Hanover, Ind. were receiver for the $5,000 not to ex¬ ceed 3 3& % interest sewage works series May 25. revenue, on C Bond dition bonds. Clerk-Treasurer, ceive sealed Bonds will re¬ > bonds / $90,000 ugymS authorized. at "an election held recently have" bieen sold. , . ^ , bids until $70,000 park improvement bonds ; as l%s. Due serially on Dec. 2 p.m-. (CST) 011 June 7 for the purchase of $64,000 not to exceed 3%" in¬ 1, from 1952 to 1956 inclusive. terest electric and - water utility 50,000 airport bonds as 134 s. Due revenue: coupon bonds. Dated July serially on Dec. 1, from* 1949 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due on to 1953 inclusive. V / / / ?/ July 1, as follows: $4,000 from ; The bonds are dated May - 1, 1949 to 1958, and $6,000 from 1959 1948. The next highest bidder was to 1962, all inclusive. The bonds Blewer, Heitner & Glynn,: for maturing on and after July 1,1958 $120,000 as 1 %s, at 100.033. are redeemable at the option of the Town on July 1, 1954; or any payment in their inverse date thereafter at the face value numerical order, thereof, plus the following premiums; 5% if re¬ deemed on July 1, 1954, ahd prior to July 1, 1959; 3% if redeemed bonds,divided as follows: .after: July 1, 195£L and : prior < to $125,000. fire station building maturity; plus in each case inter¬ bonds. Due on Dec. 1, as fol¬ est to date fixed for redemption. ' • - j j 1 Goodland School District, Kan. :/] Bonds Voted—At a spq<psd flec¬ ; interest j //s: > Kan. Sold—The nasium Offering—Calvin Gruver, Town Kan. election an / ; Edgerton, . Ind. At — . held recently the voters approved the issuance of $75,000 school acb bonds offered Warren, ' School District, Bonds Voted No Bids Received—No bids : of offered on May 12 were purchased by the Carleton D. Beh The delivered be Redding, Conn. $132,000 build¬ ing bonds offered on May 25—v. ' Bond Sale—The $326,000 school 167, p. 2074—were purchased by bonds offered on May 26 were 1 River Forest, III. 1 /■ Weeden & Co., of San Francisco,, purchased Bond Offering—p, W. Hazel ton, by the Bankers Trust at a net interest cost of 1.8467%. Co., of New York, as 1.60s, at a Village Clerk will receive sealed Dated July 15, 1948. Due seriallv price of 100.031, a basis of about bids until 8 p.m., (CST) on June on July 15, from 1949 to 1962, incl. 1.595%. Dated June 1, 1948. Due .7 for the purchase of $173,000 not The next highest bidder was the serially on June 1, from 1949 to to exceed 334% interest coupon Bank bonds al Hobart School Aurora, III. terest as $23,000 Due June an ILLINOIS held sealed bids until 1 p.m. (DST) on June 2 for the purchase of $240,- At school bonds. to Plainville, Conn. Bond amount bid for the bonds and the offered, if any. These bonds authorized at the elec¬ to the — recently the voters approved issuance of $100,000 County bonds not less than par and accrued in¬ Each bid shall state the are cer¬ City Treasurer, is required. terest. premium A held Coralville Indep. Sch. Dist., Iowa Bond Sale—The $113,000 school tion held proved on the May IS the voters «pissuance of $252*000 j construction bonds. /-y. ' y ; Lawrence, Kan. 1 > ) * Bonds Sold—The $15/000 i arm¬ ory garage bonds, authorized " at j the election held on April 6 have, 5 ' . . , been sold to local banks;: » q-o. Longton, Kan. * <T\ Bonds Voted—At a special elec¬ tion held on May 18 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $7,500 park improvement bonds. ' ! McPherson School Bonds Voted .— District, Kan. At election an held recently the voters approved the issuance of $30,000 school ad? dition bonds. . / •' olume 167 Number 4703 Oshorn, Kan. j <-,, of *0 Bonds Sold—An issue of $96,000 ate ;w o r k s improvement onds was sold recently to the ity National Bank & Trust Co., nd Stern Bros. & Co., both of 'ansas City, jointly. ' ^ , Pratt, Kan. Bonds Sold—An issue of $35,000 onds was awarded on April 26 to Small-Milburn Co., of Wichi- e jand Stern Bros. & Co., of Kan- a, s City, jointly, as THE follows: 101.453, a net interest cost of 1.675, divided as follows: about $3,000,000 permanent housing for veterans bonds, of June on World II War l%s.*:• Due serially as 1, from 1949 to 1963 inclusive. - v • ■. ... ■ 1,420,000 departmental equipment bonds, as S^s., Due serially on June 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. 1, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive. V 380,000 departmental equipment bonds, as 1 Vfes. Due serially on Sept. 1, from V 1949 to 1958 inclusive. ' 'The bonds are dated May Bristol County (P. O. Taunton), Mass.' 1948, ■ -• v LOUISIANA Bonds Voted held on -- At election an May 18 the voters apr issuance-.of $40,000 proved the various purposes: bonds. Abbeville)/ La. struction bonds offered on May 25 167, p. 196^-were purchased by -White, Hattier & Sanford of New Orleans, Equitable Securities Corp., Scharff & Jones of New Orleans, Barrow, Leary & Co. of Shreveport, Weil & Co., Weil & Arnbld, Nusloch, Bauden & Smith, Glas & Co., G. Price Crane, How¬ ard, Labouisse, Friedrichs & Co. and Lamar & Kingston, all of New Orleans, jointly at a price of par, a net interest cost of 2.70%, s follows: $148,000 as 3s, maturing on May 1, $46,000 in 1951; $47,000 in 1952; $55,000 in 1953; $365,000 as 2V2s, maturing $57,000 in 1954; $59,000 in 1955; $60,000 in 1956; $61,000 in 1957; $63,000 in 1958; $$>,000 in 1959; and $687,000 as 2%s, maturing $67,000 in 1960; $69,000 in 1961; ,$71,0.0(1.in ,1962; $74,000 in 1963; $76,000 in 1964; $.79,000 in 1965; $81.00Q,iin 1966; $84,000 in 1967, and $86,000 in 1968. June 1, 1948. De¬ $1,000. Due $20,000 1, from 1949 to 1953 in¬ Principal and interest nomination clusive. (J-D) payable at the National Shawmut Bank, of Boston. Bidder to name rate of interest in mul¬ tiples of Va less than of 1%. No and par accrued bids for in¬ terest, bids to be for all or none. Approved as to legality by Storey, Thorndike, Palmer- & Dodge, whose opinion will be furnished the purchaser. The right is re¬ reject any or all bids. telephone bids will be re¬ served No to ceived. ■ m' Mass. Offering—Hugh Town Treasurer, E. will West, receive MARYLAND water :,:Bond Issuance 'Contemplated— stated that the by the County Clerk of County Com¬ Board missioners is contemplating offer¬ for sale in the near future $150,000 park land acquisition and construction bonds. V Amesbury, %;Note Sale discount. 1949 to the First National Bank, Boston, at 0.768%. Boston, Mass. Merchants National Bank of Bos¬ ton, and delivery will be made at said bank for Boston funds. No Lexington, Mass. Bond Sale bonds purchased by Halsey, Stuart & Co., at 1.09%, plus a premium of $127. The notes are dated May 28, 1948 due Nov. 5, 1948.= The only other bidder Was the First $1,110,000 on May 26 were Shields & Co. of offered purchased by New York, and Blair & Co., Inc., l%s, at a price of jointly, 101.436, as as basis of about a follows: 1.575%, < on bonds. Due 1963 on Due se¬ June 1, from 1949 to inclusive. 500,000 school 1949 to building, act of serially from 1968 inclusive. Lynn, Mass. Note Sale—The $500,000 tem¬ loan notes offered on The porary Feb, 25, bidder — May on dicate- composed of Lehman Bros.,; 1949. Chemical Bank & Trust Co., bothi the was next First highest National Bank, .York, Philadelphia Na¬ Boston, at 0.83%. (Bank, of Philadelphia, Graham^ Parsons & Co., Eastman,. Newbury port, Mass.\: Dillon & Co., Equitable Securities Bond Sale—The $30,000 high¬ Corp., Hemphill, Noyes & Co., way equipment bonds offered on White, Weld * & Co., all of New May 26—v. 167, p. 2304—r-were tYork- Central Republic Co., of purchased by the First and Ocean Chicago, Boatmen's National National Bank,, of Newburyport, Bank, of St. Louis, Fidelity Union as iy4s. at a price of 100.06, a Trust Co., of Newark, Kean,J Tay¬ New tional- lor Co., basis Hallgarten, Co., American Securities Corp., Hirsch A Co,. G. ,C. Haas Sc Co., R/D. White & Co., and D. A< Pincus & Co.,"all of New York,. at ;aj price 1, from inclusive. Dated r v Burr, for lV2s, at 100.70. The — on May 25 chased by Boston, 101.333, as Tyler & Co., of 2V2S, at a price of were of 1.23%. Dated June 1, Due tserially on June 1, in 1949 to 1953, inclusive. The next 1948. * highest bidder National 'Pmv. was the Merchants Bank, Boston, for 11/4 s, . t c ; on April 5—v. 167, p. 1517 sold to William E. Malow. bonds, as price of 100.2588, a basis of 1.55%. Due serially July 1, from 1949 to 1958 r> \ 473,548.34 special street i-imon inclusive. provement bonds, as 1.70s, at a price of 100.07, a basis of 1.688%. Due serially on July 1, from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. 6,178,000 various bonds, as 2.10s, at a price of 100.412, a basis * of 2.07%. Due4 serially on. July 1, from 1949 to 1978 inelusive, ; • All of the bonds are dated July 1, 1948. The members Trust Co. group National Chase of the Northern consisted of the Bank, of NewYork, First National Bank of Chi¬ cago, National City Bank of New York, Continental Illinois Na¬ May 011 1, 1948. Due 1, from 1949 to tional Bank of Portland and the City National Bank & Trust Co., of Kansas City. Members of the Phelps, Fenn & Co., 1953 inclusive. group consisted of Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Stone & Webster Red ford Securities Corp., R. W. Pressprich pur¬ Township School District (P. O. R. No. 2, Detroit 23), Mich. basis of 2.362%, as a a Montmorency County (P. O. Atlanta), Mich. tional Bank of Chicago, First Na¬ Sale—The $22,000 notes serially $140,000 notes fol- as ^ Note of Utica. Dated April Southampton, Mass. Sales 15, 53 refunding 1.60s, at school $14,000 on Nov. from 1949 to 1953 inclusive. offered follows: & Co., of Lee Higginson Corp.,- all York, Paine, Webber, New Jackson & Curtis of Chicago, $240,000 school Bosworth & Co., Inc., May 20 were Braun, purchased by Stranahan, Harris & Schoellkopf, Hutton & Pomeroy Buffalo, First of Michigan Co., Inc., of Toledo, as 2Va$, at a of Hornblower & clusive. price of 100.12, a basis of 2.204%. Corp., Weeks, Dominick & Dominick, all of New Dated March 1, 1948. Due $48,40,000 school loan notes. Due 000 on March 1, from 1949 to 1953 York, Commerce Union Bank of $2,000 on June 1 from 1949 inclusive. Nashville, Laurence M. Marks to 1968 inclusive. Dated Co., Reynolds & Co., Roosevelt & June 1, 1948. The next high¬ River Rouge, Mich. Cross, F. S. Smithers & Co., Tripp est bidder was the Day Trust Note Sale—The $100,000 tax an¬ & Co., Wm. E. Pollock & Co., all Co., Boston for 2V2S, at ticipation notes offered on May 18 of New York, Julien Collins & 101.27. were purchased by the River Co. of Chicago, G. C. Haas & Co., Wayland, Mass. of New York, J, M. Dain & Rouge Savings - Bank, Co., at 2% Note Sale—The $37,000 water Dated May 1, 1948. Due Aug. 15. of Minneapolis, Milwaukee Co., notes offered on May 27 were pur¬ 1948. Payable at the River Rouge of Milwaukee, Campbell, Phelps chased by Robert Hawkins & Co., Savings Bank, River Rouge. The & Co. New York, Harold E. Wood of Boston, as 2s, at a price of next highest bidder was Strana¬ & Co., of St. Paul, and the SodenZahner Co., of Kansas City. 101.09, a basis of 1.83%. Dated han, Harris & Co., Inc., at 2J/2%. Bond Sale—The $100,000 school building loan act of 1946 notes. Due $5,000 on June 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ 1, 1948. Due on bonds clusive. the was offered . on June 1, as follows: $3,000 from 1949 to 1955, and $2,000 from 1056 t<f 1963 in¬ SlaytonMinn. MINNESOTA ... '-G "Bonds Not Sold . Anoka School Bonds The next highest bidder Second National Bank, Voted—The District (P. O. to proposal cause the Au the approved by 1 election held heavy majority at the election held on May 18. Detroit received until 8 Stearns ceived until 7 p.m. (CST) on June 7 by E. J. Bestick, City Clerk, for $25,000 park grandstand bonds.-Interest rate is bonds. not Interest rate is not to ex¬ 4%, payable A-O. Rate is multiples of Va of be stated in 1%. Denomination $1,000. Dated April 1, 1948. Due $20,000 on April 1, in 1949 to 1953, inclusive. Principal and interest payable at the Au Gres State Bank, Au Gres. Bids shall be conditioned upon the unqualified opinion of the pur¬ chaser's the attorney, to purchaser. be paid for the purchase to 3%, payable Denom. $1,000. Due on June J-J. 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1950 to 1964, and $2,000 in 1965 to 1969. All bonds maturing after Jan. 1, 1965, are subject to prior payment and re¬ demption on said date and any in¬ terest payment date par thereafter, at and accrued interest. County Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 5 (P. O. Elbow Lake),. Minn. Sale—The $90,000 tax an? on May 25 purchased by Watling, Ler& Co. of Detroit, at 1%%, plus a premium of $9. Dated June 1, 1948. Due March 1, 1949. Pay¬ were at the Birmingham National Bank, Birmingham. The next highest bidder was the First of Michigan Corp., at 1%% plus $5.50. • of on and the Bond Offering—Arthur H. Ack» erson, District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until (CST) on June 4 for the purchase of $50,000 school building and refunding coupon bonds. Dated June 1, 1948. Denomination noon $1,000. Due June 1, from 1950 to clusive. Principal and on payable at approve bonds at an May 17. Meeker (P. Bond Counties O. Kimball), Minn. Offering—John L. John¬ District son, sealed Clerk, and oral will $5,000 1959 in¬ interest receive bids until 8 p.m. (CST) of on June 1 for the purchase $10,000 not to exceed 31/2% in¬ terest building * bonds. 1, 1948. Due on Jan. follows: $500 from 1951 to 1966, and $1,000 in 1967 and 1968, all incl. Bonds having stated ma¬ turity dates ' later than Jan. '= 1, 1959, will be each subject to re¬ demption and prepayment at par Dated 1, coupon June as and accrued interest Grant Birmingham School District, Mich. ticipation notes offered of exceed - $35,000 Indep. Sch. Dist. No. 80 Lakes, Minn. (EST), on June 1, by John Heinrich, Sr., District Secretary, for the pur¬ chase of $100,000 coupon school p.m. issuance Bond Offering-r-Bids will be re¬ Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be a Gres-Sims Twp. Sch. Dist. (P. O. Au Gres), Mich. - ; - The voters did not issue $574,000 building bonds was MICHIGAN — municipal liquor store bonds of¬ fered on May 21 were not sold be¬ Anoka), Minn. Boston, for 2s, at 101.00. able The $5,800,000 25 were purchased by the Second May 26—v,4167, National; Bank of Boston, at p; 2304-ewere purchased by a syn¬ 0.819% discount. Due on of June on 1951 chen 19'47 bonds. Due $70,000 Due —were Note bonds. Sale—The se¬ June 1, from 1949 to water rially Corp., and Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York, jointly, at 1.10%:, plus $56.00. :i„ ; bonds offered to 1948. fin & 1978 inclusive. 250,000 Bond respectively, » $1,700,000 Township School District (P. R. No. 2, Muskegon), Mich. 1,- 1948. Principal and (J-D) payable at the Day Trust Co., Boston. The next highest bidder was Cof¬ - by sewer rially Boston Boston, Mass. The — for $11,060 payable City Treasurer, is required. York, ows: Laketon extension interest h to $360,000 were $6,000 1949 ceed porary loan notes offered May 25 Sale inclusive. Bidders to tiples of Va of 1%. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Note Sale—The $5,000,000 tem¬ Behd 1954 cheek to the June the rate of interest in mul¬ name Mass. was Due loan coupon notes. 15, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due $10,000 on June 15, from — only other bidder mains tified Due on June 1, as folr. bonds offered on May 17 were $10,000 from 1949 to purchased by McDonald-Moore & 1955, and $5,000 in 1956 in¬ Co., and H. V. Sattley & Co., both clusive. J . 11 of Detroit, as 23/4S. Dated May 15, 18,000 street construction bonds. phone bids will be received. Due Nov. 24, 1948. The water June bid for less than, par and accrued The $75,000 tax notes offered on May 17 were purchased by the Merchants Na¬ tional Bank, of Boston, at 0.70% $93,000 notes 21, were pur¬ opinion of Wood, King Dawson, of New York City, ap¬ proving the legality of the bonds. The cost of such opinion will be paid for by the City. 0 The City shall pay for the cost of printing and delivery of the bonds. A cer¬ 6 Mew lows: interest will be accepted. No tele¬ MASSACHUSETTS The supply Dated for less: than all of the will be considered. Bids nor qualified notes. June Foxborough, Note sealed bids until 11 a.m. (DST) on It is $75,000 — June 2 for the purchase of $60,000 /f Prince George's County (P. O. Upper Marlboro), Md. ing Dated June — offered Raymond M. Davis, City Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (DST) on June 2 for the purchase of $100 000 macadam pavement loan on Sale on May by the Middlesex County National Bank, of Everett, as 1.30s, at a price of 100.30, a basis of 1.198%, as follows: Note bonds. Safe chased payable Nov. 12, 1948. highest bidder was the Bristol County Trust Co., Taun¬ ton, at 0.789%. Offering Boston Stcneham, Mass. Note and Bond the was Deposit & Trust Co., at 0.765%, Everett, Mass. r-*-v« V bidder next > :Bond Sale—The $1,200,000 con¬ | 1948 The J Yermilion Parish Consolidated jy School District No.i (P.O. ♦ Due Shawmut 0.722% par bonds , purchased by the National Bankj of Boston, at discount. Dated litay 1$, were were shall be conditioned upon the un¬ $250,000 tempo¬ loan notes offered on May 18 rary ' May 17 Boston, at 0.729%. May 20, 1949. The next high¬ Note Sales—The Franklinton, La. on cago, or at the office Pf the City Treasurer. No bids for less than tional Bank of inclusive. 1, — (2409) purchased by the Merchants Na¬ June 1, from 1949 to 1953 on CHRONICLE Randolph/ Mass. \XX WT The $100,000 reve¬ Sale offered 1,000,000 public ways, construcbonds, as 1V2S. Due serially June FINANCIAL notes offered nue est < . ,-lj Due $1,500 Note , on 20,000 park bonds. Due $2,000 on Sept. 1, from 1949 to 1958 incl. 15,000 swimming pool bonds. COMMERCIAL ;& and on said date interest payment date thereafter. Principal and interest (J-J) payable' at any £ suitable on bank by any or trust company designated the successful bidder. The School District will furnish with¬ out cost to the purchahser-'the printed bonds and the approving opinion of Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minneaoolis, within 30 days after acceptance of the bid. A certified check for $200 payable to the suitable bank or District Treasurer, trust company the successful bid¬ jis required. der may designate. A single rate MISSISSIPPI of interest in multiples of Va or Detroit, Mich. 1/10 of 1%, to be designated by Covington County (P. O. Bond Offering—John N. Daley, the purchaser in his bid. * The Collins), Miss. Bonds Approved as to Legality City Controller, J will receive printed bonds and the approving sealed bids until 10 a.m. (DST) on opinion of Dorsey, Colman, Bark¬ —An issue of $67,000 community June 8 for the purchase of $553,000 er, Scott & Barber, of Minneap¬ hospital bonds has been approved not to exceed 4 % interest public olis, will be furnished the pur¬ as -to legality by Charles & utility water refunding, series R chaser without cost. .No bid for Trauernicht, of St. Louis. " coupon or registered bonds. Dated less than par and accrued interest Ripley, Miss. Dec. 15, 1947. Denomination will be considered.' A certified for $1,000; check lows: District Due on Dec. 15, as fol¬ $39,000 in 1956; $56,000 in 1957; $66,000 in 1958; $78,000 in 1959; $92,000 in 1960; $105,000 in 1961, and $117,000 in 1962, all in¬ clusive. to be in Rate or rates of interest multiples of Va of 1%. Principal and interest (J^D) pay¬ any $1,000 payable to the Treasurer, is required. Bond , son, Offering—W; H. City Attorney, will sealed bids Minneapolis, Minn. Bond Sale — The -■ $8,891,548.34 on May awarded as 27—v; 167, p; 2181^were in combined syndicates headed able at the current official bank of by the Northern Trust Co.: of Chi¬ the City in New York City, Chi¬ cago, and Phelps, Fenn & Co. of • Ander¬ receive 14 for the purchase of $230,000 street im¬ provement bonds. Due on July 1, bonds offered at1 auction to until June follows: $5,000 in 1949; $40,000 1950; $25,000 in 1951; $15,000 from 1952 to 1958; $10,000 in 1959, and $5,000 from 1960 to 1968 in¬ clusive. • 54; (2410) ,±0; THE Bonds Approved , as Albion' to Legality $361,000 be r • _ public bonds offered oh purchased by the May 19 were City National Bank & Trust Co., George K. Baum & Co., both of Kansas City, and Dempsey-Tegeler & Co., of St. Louis, jointly, at a price of 100.005, a net interest cost of 1.977%, as follows: $137,000 as 2s, maturing $5,000 in 1949; : $15,000 in 1950 and 1951; $16,000 ; in 1952 and 1953; $17,000 in 1954 ; and 1955; $18,000 in 1956 and 1957; $38,000 as l%s, maturing $19,000 in 1958 and 1959, and $205,000 as 2s, maturing $20,000 in 1960 and •1961; $21,000 in 1962; $22,000 in 1963; $23,000 in 1964; $24,000 in 1965, and $25,000 from 1966 to -1968 inclusive. Dated June 1,1948. Approved as to legality by Charles & Trauernicht, of St. Louis. " " • k,. to voters be will at held West torium on April 6 the at were 2s, at a bonds election sold to a held tion held au¬ on local bank, ap¬ proved the issuance of $20,000 air¬ port improvement bonds. Union, Mo. —An issue of $23,500 fire station city jail construction bonds has been approved as to legality by Charles & Trauernicht, of St. and Louis. Webster Groves, Nov. states that the offered recent a election National 0.843% 1948. Bank, Boston, at Dated May 25, discount. Due Dec. 30, 1948. The highest bidder was the In¬ next at First of dian Head National Bank, Nashua, 0.845%. Nashua Housing Authority, N. H. Chairman, away, sealed bids until will 10 receive a.m. (EST) June 2 for the purchase of $66,000 temporary loan notes. Dated on approved by Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell of New York a majority. Bergen County (P. O. Hackensack), Ni J. Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be received until noon chase of $540,000 coupon or regis¬ tered improvement bonds. In¬ terest rate is not to exceed Marie Clark, the bonds Chouteau County School District \ No. $6 (P. O. Carter), Mont. of Bond Sale Postponed—The sale the $33,000 construction and and are to Falls, der & Bond - Offering—K. P. Abbey, Clerk, will receive sealed City bids until 10 Camden County (P. O. Camden), N. J. Offered to. exceed 2lk% interest refunding —were bonds divided as follows: tified cer¬ check Bond Sale—The $312,000 bonds on May 25—v. 167, p. 2182 purchased by B. J. Van Ingen & Co., New York and Buckley Bros., of Philadelphia, jointly, as 2.05s, at a price of 100.15, a basis for $1,860 pay¬ of 2,032%, as follows: City, is required. 85,000 refunding bonds. A certi¬ $188,000 County park of 1948 fied check for $850 payable ; x bonds. to the City, is required, 124,000 County improvement of 11,000 refunding bonds, A certi¬ 1948 bonds. fied check for $110 payable Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially to the City, is required. on June 1, from 1949 to 1968 in¬ Dated July 1, 1948. The bonds clusive. The next highest bidder will not - be sold for less than was J. B. Hanauer & Co,, John par and accrued interest to date Nuveen & Co., and D. A. Pincus of delivery. & Co., jointly, for $312,000 as 2.05s, at 100.052. ^ ' able to the I' % . , Hardin, Mont. . ' V'' Bonds tion held Not Voted—At ' an sewer bonds. fmi Lawn, N. J. elec¬ May 11 the voters did not approve the issuance of $155,000 water works and sanitary on Bond Sale—The $54,000 bond* offered on May 25—v. 167, p. 2182 purchased by the Paterson Savings & Trust Co., of Paterson, —were The Town will and of 5% of the bid, is re¬ 8 Clerk, for will 1948. of of $11,000 in 1952 and 1953. Ral to be in multiples c for all of the bonds. Princ Vandewater, Sykes & Heckle: New .York City, will be fur; nished inter¬ of to the withoii purchaser A certified check for $1,05 cost. payable to the Towp, is require Morristown, Hammond, Denomination $1,000 one for Due on March 15, as fol¬ $500. n on opinio receive 1948 coupon or reg¬ bonds. Dated March 15, istered 1* V 1 ■ at 1:30 p.m. (DST) the purchase of $142,500 not to exceed 5% est school ■? be delivered in New York City c sbch other place as may. b agreed with the purchaser aboi June 22. The approving Union Free School District June ;.j the sealed bids until on A. pal and interest (J-D) payable ^ Bank of The Manhattan Cc New York City.; The bonds wi Z District »,|V •_ 1%, which mil aR of the bond New York .. interest same No. 7 (P. O. Woverly), N. Y. Bond Offering — Clayton Luckner, • ]/4*or 1/10 of 1% and must be tl NEW YORK gatchie, Macomb Oswe and Depey-' , lows; as Orange and Maplewood School District, N. J. Offering — District Clerk, Clarence sealed (DST) bids until 8 $5,000 from 1950 of of be Waverly. delivered The June 30. The without check for School Newcomb), N. Y. Bond Offering—Patrick J. Turn ap¬ cost. $2,850 A certified payable to $410,000 not to exceed 4% inter est building coupon or registerec the District, is required. j New Bond 1948 from be the at North Hawkins, cost. required. Bond Titus, of receive of Board sealed bonds divided as to Trustees, bids follows: until exceed building 5% interest in 1949; ',/>■ coupon 000 or be delivered in & Hutzler. Co., Jersey CRy. The $2,000 from chaser without cost. A certified from 1959 check for $440 payable to the Dis¬ 1964; $4,000 in 1965 and trict, is required; 1966, and $3,000 in 1967 and 1968, all inclusive. Bonds maturing in 1959 and thereafter to be redeemable at the. op* / 1948. notes ■ ; ; on 1949 to 1952, and-$7,000 -from 1953 to 1958, all inclu¬ sive. N $1,000. Dated June 1, 1948. Due on June 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1949, and $5,000 in 1950 to 1952. Rate of sealed coupon bonds divided as or registered follows; . $15,000 sewer bonds. Dated March 5, 1948. Due $1,000 on March 5, from 1949 to 1963 inclusive. li,000 storage r building bonds. w • , from 1 , Edward, N. Y. on interest.' any 66,000 refunding bonds. Due on bonds. ;■< Interest rate is not to ex* July .l, as follo\ysi $6,000 ceed 5% payable J-D. Denomy ??* , 17, bids until noon June 2. for the pur¬ chase of $2$,000 noOo exceed ,4% (DST) be received until 4 p.m. (DST) on Interest June 4, by Alan M. Graut, Jr., payment date thereafter at Town Supervisor, for the pur¬ par and accrued interest, in chase of $19,000 coupon or regis¬ inverse numerical order. tered public improvement, 194$ and 1 June , receive Bond Offering—Sealed bids will tion of the Town on July 1, 1958, p dated Bon# Offering — Arin^.. V, Sheehan, Village Treasurer, will (Pi O. Croton-on• Hudson), N. Y. ,, are Due Dec. 17, 1948. i Port Cortlandt . Bros.! mium of $3, to Bessemer Trust 1950 to 1958; $3,000 to a.pre-] ■ . New 1958 and on any interest as may be agreed with the pur¬ date thereafter at chaser about June 21, The ap* and accrued interest, in proving opinion of Vandewater, inverse numerical order. Sykes & Heckler, of New York 50,000 water bonds. Due on July City, will be furnished the pur* follows: as p —'' 1,700,000 at'1%, plus a premium of $850 to the New York Trust Co.,New York, ; 5 ! 1,570,000 at 1.09%, to Lehman Bros., New York. (\ 1,000,000 at 1.10%, plus- a pre¬ par as awarded mium of $10 to Salomon payment 1, 2305—were p. 5,000,000 at 1.10%, plug York City or at such other place 1, $15,450,r loan notes .(Issue $6,180,000 at 1.10%, to the Chem-| leal Bank & Trust Go* New] York, and Associates. $1,000 in 1950, and $1,500 will temporary 167, sewer July York City Housing Authority, N. Y. follows: as on purchaser without' XXimfOh rNfay from 1951 to 1963 inclusive. Prin¬ option of the Town the A certified check for 2% of Notes Awarded —The school bonds. Due on July cipal and interest (M-N) payable follows: $2,000 from 1950 at the Adirondack National Bank to 1958; $3,000 from 1959 to & Trust; Co., Saranac Lake. Rate 1966, and $4,000 in 1967 and of interest to be in multiples of 1968, all inclusive. Bonds V4 or 1/10 of 1%, and must be the .maturing in 1959 and there¬ same for all of the bonds. " The after to be redeemable at the bonds 1, office of Woo#, as may New registered bonds. Dated May 1, 1948. De¬ nominations $500, one for $180. Due on May 1, as follows: $1,180 8 & the amount of bonds bid- for, pay ale to the District, is: required. bids, at the office of C. W. McCor- Offering—Garland Stew¬ Clerk $50,000 place mick, 56 Main Street, Saranac Lake, until 4 p.m. (DST) on June 3 for the purchase of $21,680 not Belen, N. Mex. in-: of New York District Clerk, will receive sealed NEW MEXICO at the Delafield furnished James National Rate qf; City, or at such other be agreed upon with; the purchaser. The approving opinion of Hawkins, Delafield 4 Wood, of New York City, will b able to the Board of — Creek will be delivered highest bidder was the Ma¬ of Haw¬ kins, Delafield & Wood of New rine Trust Co., Buffalo, for 1.70s, at 100.158. York City, that the bonds are valid and legally binding obliga¬ Brighton Common School District tions of the Board of Education. No. 1 (P. O. Saranac Lake), A certified check for $2,000 pay¬ New York Offering and ^$25,000 terest to be in multiples of % 01 1/10 of 1% and must be the same for all of the bonds. The bonds 1, from 1949 to 1955 inclusive. The Bond 1962, Bank, North Creek. next Education, is to cipal and interest (M-N) payable Sale—The $11,500 fire of offered on May 24— bonds 167, p. 2305—were purchased by the National Commercial Bank, fur¬ 1953 from 1963 to 1967 inclusive. Prin-, York v. nished with the opinion 1, 1948. Denom;< Nov. 1, as follows on j $17,000 from 1948 to 1952; $20,001; Each proposal must specify of Albany, as 1.10s, at par. a single rate of interest in a mul¬ Dated tiple of Vs or 1/20 of 1%. The May 1, 1948. Due serially on May will bonds. Dated July $1,000. Due Slingerlands Fire District (P. O. Slingerlands), > to Cit.y. bidder 2s Newccmb Central School District No. 1 (P. O. Bethlehem and New Scotland, 1963, and $6,000 from 1964 to 1968, all inclusive. Principal and in¬ terest (J-D) payable at the Guaranty Trust Co., New York successful Nap! as for 2V2S, at 100.44. , about Hammond, $2,000 each year. The nex highest bidder was Roosevelt ^ Cross, and Tilney & Co., jointly!? New at Citizens Due City or at such other place may be agreed with the pur¬ chaser p.m. on follows: all the of proving opinion of Vandewater, mins, District Clerk, will receive Sykes & Heckler, of New York sealed bids until 3.30 p.m. (DST; City, will be furnished the pur¬ on June 10. for the purchase 0: re¬ June 7 for the purchase $100,000 not to exceed 4% in¬ of Bank chaser E. will lor by Bank tional Principal and interest will bonds York South Bond same wert purchased 1/10 of 1%, or (M-S) payable at the Citizens Na¬ Co., jointly, for l%s, at 100.152. Stevens, bonds. tional p.m. (MST) on June 11 for the purchase of $166,000 not to exceed 6% interest general obligations a.m. (EST) on June 9 for the purchase of $282,000 not $186,000 refunding bonds. A for Barton Shields & Co., and Stroud was in-any legally acceptable- proposal. The must accompany each bid. Mont. check quired. the successful fur¬ All bids must printed bonds and the opinion of Myles P. Tallmadge, of Denver. A certified 1.726%. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially on June 1, from 1949 to 1963 incl. The next highest bid¬ will be trie on . bids until 11 a.r June 8 for the purchaJ of $52,500 not to exceed 5% inte est highway machinery coupon < registered bonds. Dated June 1948. Denom. $1,000, one for $50 Due June 1, as follows: $10,500 i 1949; $10,000 in 1950 and 195 approving of art, will paid • sealed (DST) commission or or J}. Bond ceive the furnish the in multiples of lk and must be the proposal will be consid¬ that specifies a rate higher than the lowest rate stated equipment bonds offered on May nished with the approving opinion 17—v, 167, p. 1969—has been tem¬ of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of porarily postponed due to an er¬ New York City. A certified check ror in proceedings. for $10,800, payable to the county, Great allowed be be unconditional. $208,000 water ered bidder r Duell, Town Supervisor, will which at purchase discount no Bank, and Van Deventer Bros., Inc., both of Newark, jointly, as l%s, at a price of 100.178, a basis bear, no interest sale of such bonds. terest school coupon or registered bonds. Dated June 1, 1948, De¬ nomination $1,000. Due on June 1, 6%, payable J-D. Denomination $1,000. Dated June L 1948. Due on June Town Clerk, will receive sealed 1, as follows: $65,000 in 1949 to .bids until 8 p.m. (MST) on June 1952, and $70,000 in 1953 to 1956. 14 for the purchase of $35,000 not Principal and interest payable at tq exceed 6% interest water sys¬ the County Treasurer's office, or tem bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., Amortization bonds will be the New York City. Each proposal first choice and serial bonds will must specify in a multiple of % be the second-choice of the Town or 1/20 of 1% a single rate of in¬ Council, terest which — - of >%.; or 1/10-of be the same for ster, Central School District $7,509 in 1949 $7,009 from '.'4 New York system of 1948 bonds offered on 1950 to 1953; $9,000 from 1954 to Bond Sale —«The $50,000 regis! May 27—v. 167, p. 2182—were 1956; 10,000 in 1957 and 1958, and tered building bonds offered-ofe purchased by the National State $3,000 from 1959 to 1978, all in¬ clusive. Rate of interest to be May 20 — v, 167, p. 2078 — Bond. Sale—The cost. (DST), on heavy June 9, by A. Theodore Holmes, County Treasurer, for the pur¬ Belgrade, Mont. Offering and shall Due serially on ceive NEW JERSEY MONTANA Bond 1, 1947. of bonds at par. The bonds shall be at not less than par and ac¬ crued interest to date of delivery Due seri¬ City, and a copy of such attor¬ ney's approving opinion will be furnished the purchaser without approved by 1947. rate bidder, will sold on the Mo. the proposal to issue $150,000 park and recreational facilities bonds at the . The City Clerk voters lowest Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1966, incl. $100,000 school May 26 were Millburn Township School District purchased by Kenneth B. Hill & (P. O. Millburn), N. J. Co., of Boston, and F. W. Home Bond Sale—The $74,000 school & Co., of Concord, jointly, as 2%s, at a price of 101.519, a basis of 1948 bonds offered on May 24 of 2.328%. Due $5,000 on July 1, —v. 167. p. 2182—were purchased from 1949 to 1968 inclusive. The by the Fidelity Union Trust Co., next highest bidder was the Sec¬ of Newark, as l%s, at a price of ond National Bank, Boston, for 100.015, a basis of 1.247%. Dated June 1, 1948. The next highest 2%s, at 101.41. bidder was the Union County Nashua, N. H. Trust Co., Elizabeth, for l%s, at Note Sale—The $200,000 100.055. tempo¬ rary loan notes offered on May Paterson, N. J. 25 were purchased by bonds as — v on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1967, incl. 4,000 improvement bonds. Dated Moultonboro School District, N, H. * Bonds Voted , interest to be stated in multipll the issues and said - bids shah specify (a): the lowest fate of in* terest and premium, if any, above I par, at which such bidder will purchase the bonds/and (b) the Due serir 1, 1947. Dated July 1* 1948. ^Bidders are r ally June 15, 1948. Due April 1, 1949. The validity of the notes will be Bonds Approved as to Legality 4 Monday, ,May -J 1)191 required to submit bids for all of Nov. 1, from 1949 to on Dated Nov. 1, price of 100.666. Note Offering—Aaron A. Hark- special elec¬ May 19 the voters on a / 1953, incl. 5,000 paving bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Due serially on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1952, incl. 5,000 "general improvem't bonds. NEW HAMPSHIRE Nevada, Mo. a Dated Nov. Neb. " Bonds Voted—At a $30,000 audi¬ construction thorized as Point, Sold—The 100.09, Bond Sale—The Mo. Bond Sale—The $380,000 improvement bonds the election Bonds Waeckerle, Ferguson, to price of a $32,000 emergency housing bonds. Dated May 1, 1948. Due seri¬ ally on May 1, from 1949 to 1953, incl. 8,000 street assessment bonds. ally Eisen City, Bankers Bond & Securities Co., of Hannibal, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, of St. Louis, jointly. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially on March 1, from 1949 to 1968 incl. & construction special purchased by Lucas, of Kansas were $cIm»oJ^lsirict^flh''-0<i submitted 2.80s, at June 8. District, Mo. Bond Sale—The $293,000 school building bonds offered on May 21 . CHRONICLE basis of 2.783%vfiafbllowsj V; Bond Election—The issuance of by Charles & Trauepnicht, of St. Louis. School as Albion), Neb. to legality Chili cot he FINANCIAL , NEBRASKA -—An issue of $60,000 electric rev¬ enue bonds has been approved as ' & , MISSOURI Cabool, Mo. ; COMMERCIAL - Dated dune. 15, 1948. Due $1,000 on Dec. 15, from 1948 tq . ' ■ 1957 inclusive. " 7 Volume 167 Number .4703 THE 000 not to exceed 4% interest .Portville, Qlean and Hinsdale, ■Central School District No.' 1 5 A sealedbids (DST) until E. i$888,000 school bf'*1948 re¬ 2 .p.m. follows: as •1949;- $40,000 series A of 1048 bonds. /Dub' $10,000 on May 1,, from - , A >1949: to 1952 inclusive. ■ > bonds; series B of May on bonds, 1948 $2,000 in 1, 1949 and follows: and 1952, all as and incl. $42,000 ' 000. Principal and interest (M-N) payable at the First National Bank, Olean. Rate of-; interest be in multiples of % or 1/10 1 %, and must be the same for of the -bonds. The bonds will delivered? at %New :Ybrk> City, at- such other : place as, may to of all be or • interest to City Comptroller, 3 office. The at South City, divided as follows: iA Due March 16, - 700,000 capital / ,. ment) - Due notes. ^ capital (Fire Dated June 16, June 1948. 16, - 7 (R. D. No. 3, Schenectady), New York Bond Jr., ,$en, from New York City, or v, ; Village 'teive — bids Charles Pugwill re- until 7.30 ' on p.m, June 7 for the purchase Jot $23,500 not to exceed 5% in- Herest public improvement, 1948 coupon or registered bonds. Dated f June' 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000 one for $500. Due on June 1, as follows: $4,500 in 1949; $4,000 in 1950, knd $5,000 from 1951 to 1953 inclusive. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the First Na¬ tional Bank & Trust Co., TuckaRate of interest to be $308,000 The ' 1964; $14,000 in 1965 and 1966; $15,000 in 1967; $18,000 in 1968, and $96,000 as 3%s, maturing $18,000 in 1969; $19,000 in 1970 and 1971, and $20,000 in "/• 1972 and 1973. 'v • ' 13,000 school bonds as 4s, at a approving opinion of check cost. A cerfor $470 payable to is required. - Yonkers, N. Y. price of 100.10, \ \ Bond Offering—John A. Peter¬ son, City Comptroller, will receive Sealed bids until noon (DST) on June 8 for the purchase of $1,515,- cost - - of 3.971 %. oh June 1, a i-\.* » net interest Due serially from 1949 to 1954, 7 7. incL % -77^7;, 7Dated June 1, 1948. (•;.:><« -777;, 7 ; v.:;-.Us WX ■ t Commission^, sealed . bids 1 to his at a.m. $4,000 will receive office (EST) in Ra¬ June on for the purchase of $50,000 not exceed 6% interest coupon bonds divided follows: as $32,000 water and sewer bonds ($12,625 water bonds and $19,375 sanitary sewer bonds). Due on June 1, as follows: $1,000 from 1951 to 1962, and $2,000 from 1963 to 1972, all received until purchase $1,000 from 1951 to 1958 in¬ clusive. 5,000 Town Hall bonds. Due $500 on June 1,. from 1951 to 1960 inclusive. • Dated June 1, 1948. Denomina¬ Principal and interest (J-D) payable in New York City. tion $500. Bond Offering i.. t ui — W. E. Easter- ling, Secretaiy of Local Govern¬ ment Commission, will receive sealed bids at his office in Ra¬ leigh, until 11 a.m. (EST) on June 1 for the purchase of $100,000 not to exceed 6% interest coupon school bonds. Dated June 1, 1946. Denomination $1,000. Due on June 1, as follows: $3,000 from bonds. of, $125,000 building Interest rate is not to April 1, and $2,000 Oct. on 1964 1970. to to 1952; $7,000 from 1953 1955; $5,000 from 1956 to 1960, $7,000 from 1961 to 1966, all and inclusive. Bidders to name in multiples of Wilkes are requested the interest rate or rates of 1%. County (P. 0. Wilkesboro), North Carolina Bond Offering — W. E. Easter- ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ Commission, will receive ment sealed bids at his office in leigh until 11 1 for the to Ra¬ (EST) on June purchase of $50,000 not exceed a.m. 6% bonds divided as interest coupon follows: $45,000 road and bridge refunding Of 1948 bonds. Due $9,000 on June 1, from 1970 to 1974, all 5,000 . school refunding of 1948 Tiffin ex¬ 1, in Rate of interest to 55 City School District, Ohio The $18,000 school Bond Sale addition — bonds offered on May 8 167, p. 1970—were purchased by the City National Bank, of Tif* fin, as 2V2S, at a price of 101.388, a basis of 2.04%. Dated May 15, v. 1948. Due serially Nov. on 15, from 1949 to 1958 inclusive, OKLAHOMA on 3%, payable A-O. Denom. $1,000. Dated April 1, 1948. Due as follows: $3,000 on April and Oct. 1, in 1949 to 1963, and $3,000 Aline School District+ Okla. Offering—L. H. Barrows, President of Board of Education, Bond will receive sealed bids hntil June 1 for the purchase of $36,000 land acquisition bonds. of Bidders interest. and to construction the name These the are rate bonds authorized at the election held on May 18. be in multiples of of 1%. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the Exchange Bank of Bloomville. The bonds will not be sold at less than par and accrued interest. Legal approving opinion of Bricker, Marburger, Evatt & Barton, of Columbus, will be furnished to the purchaser. A certified check for $1,250, payable to the district, must accompany each bid. - Note Offering Agnes Brown will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on June 3 for the purchase of $239,- Cain,1 City 000 not exceed to $224,000 — Clerk, notes divided street 6% interest follows: as improvement, se¬ ries 90 notes. 15,000 sewer, 91 notes. Dated construction, series June 16, 1948. Denomi¬ nation $5,000 one for $4,000. Due Dec.' 16, 1949. Principal and in¬ terest (J-D) Treasurer's at the payable City office. Euclid City Sch. Bond Sale—The Drumright School District, Okla. Bond Offering—Lucile Ander¬ son, Clerk of Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on June 11 for* the purchase of $216,000 not to exceed 3% interest building, repair and equipment bonds. Due $27,000 from 1951 to 1958 incl. The bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering the lowest rate of interest and agreeing to pay par and ac¬ Columbus, Ohio Dist., Ohio $600,000 build¬ crued interest. for 2% of the A certified amount check bid, is Quired. , W re, Henryetta, Okla. The $387,500 bonds offered on May 20 were purchased by R. J. Edwards, Inc., of Oklaho¬ ma City, the only bidder. The bonds consist of the following: Bond Sale $236,500 — water works extension and improvement bonds. Due $18,000 from 1951 to 1962, and $20,500 in 1963. 151,000 sanitary sewer and sew¬ age disposal bonds. Due $11,000 from 1951 to 1962, and $19,000 in 1963. ing, unlimited tax bonds offered The $7,000 cemetery site bonds on May 25—v. 167, p. 2306—were offered at the same time were pur¬ purchased by a syndicate com¬ chased by the American Exchange posed of W. E. Hutton & Co., of Bank, of Henryetta, the only bid¬ New York; Charles A. Hirsch & der. Due $1,000 from 1953 to 1959 Co., of Cincinnati; Raffensperger inclusive. AH of the bonds were Hughes & Co., of Indianapolis; authorized at the election held on William C. Seufferle & Co., and April 20. Browning & Co., both of Cincin¬ Quinlan School District, Okla. nati, as 2V2s, at a price of 100.736, Bond Offering—Leonard Hina basis of 2.429%. Dated June 1, derliter, Clerk of Board of Educa¬ 1948. Due serially on Dec. 1, from 1949 to 1971, incl. The next high¬ tion, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on June 1 for the est bidder was McDonald & Co., and Associates, for 2V2S,at 100.011. purchase of $6,500 transportation equipment bonds. Due $2,000 in Franklin County (P. O. Columbus), 1951 and 1952 and $2,500 in 1953. Ohio Bond Sale—The lin Sewer offered $27,000 Frank¬ District No. 4 bonds May 25—v. 167, p. 2182 —were purchased by J. A. White & Co., of Cincinnati, as l%s, at a price of 100.82, a basis of 1.59%. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially on Sept. 1, from 1949 to 1958 incl. The next highest bidder was Sweney, Cartwright & Co., for l%s, at 100.723. on dhio Huron, Bond .Sale The $9,500 water May 22— v. 167, p. 2183 — were purchased by J. A. White & Co., of Cincin¬ nati, as 2i/4s, at a price of 100.873, — works bonds offered a basis of 2.074%. cm Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially on Dec. 1, from to 1957 inclusive. The next 1949 highest bidder Cleveland the was Corp., for First 21As, at 100.74. 1949 to Inclusive. *7 . (EST) noon ceed inclusive. 13,000 street improvement bonds. .Due on June 1, as follows: -$2,500 in 1949 and 1950, and 000 in 1963 and Jphrchaser without tified the Village, bridge bonds, 1952; $7,000 in 1953 and 1954; $10,000 from 1955 to 1957; $11,000 in 1959 and 1960; $i2,000 in 1961 and 1962; $13,- Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler of New York City, will be furnished the Sale—The $321,000 bonds to in be on Washington County (P. O. Plymouth), N. C. on and follows: as leigh, until 11 County (P. O. Washington), N. C. Offering—W. E. Easter- road 1, Due City. ment to at a price of 100.027, a net in¬ terest; cost of 3.883%, as fol¬ lows: $212,000 as 4s, maturing on June 1, $6,000 from 1949 multiples of 14 or 1/10 of 1%, and must; be the same for all of the bonds; Bond -v"'- June 4, by Arthur L. Saul, Clerk of the Board of Education, for the 1961. Stanley, N.C, Bond Offering — W. E. Easterling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ Dated follows: ' lioe. York interest coupon school May 25—v. 167, p. 2305 —were purchased by a syndicate composed of Pohl &. Co.; Fox, Reusch & Co.; Seasongood & Mayer; Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, all of Cincinnati, and MeDougal & Condon, of Chicago, as Treasurer, sealed (DST) . 77;7V;r': (P. O. Bloomville), Ohio Bond Offering—Sealed bids will in 1959 in Denomina¬ $1,000 except one refunding school bonds of $500. Principal and interest (J-D) payable in New County (P. O. Manteo), N. C. offered follows: -Dated June 1, 1948. . Dare Tuckahoe, N. Y. ■ tion $40,000 in 1961 without option to prior payment. for Bond Offering lisi, of City, 6% interest coupon refund¬ ing bonds. Dated June 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on June 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1960, and $1,300 payable to District, is required. , amount bonds. from 1958 to 1960, and-$3,000 in 1961. ceed at water, Sykes & Heckler- of New York City, will be furnished the purchaser without cost. A certi¬ check the June pur¬ certified until 11 a.m. (EST) on June 1 for the purchase of $50,000 not to ex¬ The approving opinion of Vande¬ the of the A cost. ment such other place as may be agreed with the purchaser about June 30. fied funished York ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ Commission, will receive ealed bids at his office in Raleigh, J%, and must be the all of, the bonds. Prin¬ or at 1949 Bond cipal and interest ( J-D) payable at the Schenectady Trust Co., Sche¬ nectady. The bonds will be de¬ livered 2% New Beaufort Due $6,500 on Dec. 1, from to 1957 inclusive. Rate of 1/10 be of school June on 1, as $6,500 in 1958; $6,000 1960, and $8,000 .15,000 refunding bonds. 1953; $13,000 from to 1958; $17,000 from 1959 1963, and $20,000 from 1964 to 1976, all inclusive. Interest to be in multiples of % or; & and Hawkins, 1954 bonds. Dated Dec. 1, Denomination $1,000 and same for Wood refunding Due . to ^registered $500. for of building, series B bonds. , 4948 Lehman was Sachs follows: as $26,500 June* 1; 1946. Denomination $l,00(h Due on June 1, as follows: $8,000 receive sealed bids until 3.30 p.m. 1947. & exceed 6% Offering—Laurits AnderDistrict Treasurer, will wfpST). on June 2 for the purchase of $65,000 not to exceed 5% in¬ terest V; construction coupon or • Signature District, Randolph County (P. O, Asheboro), N. C. Bond Offering—W. E. Easterling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ ment Commission, will receive sealed bids at his office in Raleigh until 11 a.m. (EST) on June 1 for the purchase of $450,000 not to apparatus) Rotterdam Fire District No1. 4jl* divided deliv¬ be NORTH CAROLINA notes. Due June ,16, 1949.- - will ohio of Asheboro School 1949. 35,000 bonds bonds bid for, payable to the is required. (street improve- notes. bidder Goldman, t without check 1949. 4600,000 tax anticipation ,4 v . Due June 16, 1949. Rate Co., 25 Street, New York about June 23. r The will chaser $1,100,000 tax anticipation notes. - Bros., recon¬ 3.; 7'7-V-;<■ Bloom Twp. Local School District ling, Secretary of Local Govern¬ multiples of V* ment. Commission, will receive 1963. City, on or approving opinion of notes, and William Delafield $2,435,000 in to next highest to in the v (DST) on June 3 for the purchase ; in Dated June 1, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest (J-D) payable in New York City. of for all the bonds. ered p.m. until cost and must. be the sealed bids at his office in Raleigh Principal until 11 a.m. (EST) on June 1 for and interest payable (April and the purchase of $41,500 not to ex¬ Oct. 1) at the City Comptroller's ceed 6% interest coupon bonds will bids sealed be 1/10 ot 1 % same Rochester, N. Y. Offering — W. Raymond Whitley, 1959 or the purchaser with¬ A; certified check for $ 1,220 payable.: ta the School Dis¬ trict, is required. *reeeive $1,000 Due $1,000 on June 1, tq 1974 inclusive. 1970 price a (2411) ' interest 1949; $135,000 from 1966 to 1968, and 1953; $150,000 from 1969 to 1975, all in¬ to 1957, clusive. Dated June 1, 1948. The 1958, all in- equipment $45,000 in out host. '"''%•■••' Charlotte, at net a par, . agreed with the purchaser about June; 20, 1948. v, The approving M 1 Note $3,000,000 > he 'opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler,; of New York City; will be furnished bonds. from 1.9363%, as follows: $150,000 as 6s, maturing $60,000 in 1951; $90,000 in 1952; $630,000 as iy2s, ma¬ turing $90,000 from 1953 to 1959; $765,000 as 13/4S, maturing $90,000 in 1960; $135,000 from 1961 to 1965 and $1,455,000 as 2s, maturing June 1, on The — Co., Stone & Webster Securities struction Corp., bonds. Denomina¬ R. W. Pressprich & Co., Salomon tion $1,000 one for $500. Due Bros. & Hutzler, Hemphill, Noyes on June 1, as follows: $34,& Co., Interstate Securities 500 in 1949, and $30,000 from Corp., Charlotte, Hannahs, Ballin & Lee, 1950 to 1953, all inclusive. R. D. White & Co., and Oscar Dated June 1, 1948. The aggre¬ Burnett & Co., jointly, for $150,gate maturities of said $1,515,000 000 as 6s, $2,085,000 as 2s, and bonds will be June 1, as follows: $765,000 as l%s, at par. $168,000 in 1949; $160,000 from Richmond County (P. O. 1950 to: 1953; $105,000 in 1954; v $100,000 in 1955; $90,000 in I9ot» Rockingham), N. C. Bond Offering—W. E. Easterand 1957; $87,000 in 1958, and 154,000 Dated May 1, 1948. Denom. $1,- ; of elusive. 1950, $i,000 in 1951 and ....... :,d Due $50,500 from 1950 from 1954 $50,000 $45,000 ' Due t $500. follows: as•> to 1952 inclusive. 6,000 i Denomination for one CHRONICLE building, & Co., of son ' ,15,000 series C of 1948 bonds. Due ^'ir.-pn May^ 1, 'tis follows: $3,000 i'-'in 1949, and $4,000 from 1950 «K'- bonds. De¬ 1953; $60,000 in 1954; $55,000 in 1955; $50,000 in 1956 and 1957j and $45,000 from 1958 td 1963, all inclusive. 7-; 472,000 street improvement .nA; FINANCIAL series A bonds offered on May 25—v. 167, p. 2306 were purchased by R. S. Dick¬ $1,000. Due on 1, as follows: $83,000 in $80,000 from 1950 to June June, 3 for the purchase of $61,000 not to exceed 2Vz% in¬ terest coupon or registered bonds, Sale school nomination on' divided Bond ,as •/Bond pjfffring ~ R a X p.vh Bruqdage, District Clerk, will & Mecklenburg County (P. O. Charlotte), N. C. cou¬ pon ^ registered bonds, divided follows: // V (P. O. Portville),\N. Y. ceive COMMERCIAL Madison, Bond Sale — Ohio The The bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering the lowest interest rate and accrued agreeing to pay par and interest. A certified check for 2% of the amount April 30—v. 167, p. 1742— were purchased by J. A. White & Co., of Cincinnati, as 2V2s, at a price of 101.311, a basis of 2.312%. Dated April 1, 1948. Due serially on Dec. 1, from 1949 to 1960 incl. on re¬ OREGON Albany, Ore. Bond stated Issuance Expected—It is by the City Recorder that the city expects to offer for sale in the near future an issue of $153,000 Bancroft bonds. La Grande, Ore. $20,585.33 4% improvement bonds offered on May 19—v. 167, p. 2183 — were purchased by the United States Bond Sale —The National Bank, of Portland, at a price of 101.65, a basis of 2.644%. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Due serially on Feb. 1, from 1949 to 1958 incl. The next highest bidder was Blyth & Co., at 101.63. $17,00.0 fire station construction bonds offered bid, is quired. Bond erans' Oregon (State of) Sale—The $1,000,000 vet¬ welfare bonds offered on May 25—v. 167, p. 2078 — were purchased by the First National Bank of Chicago, United States National Bank of Portland, and Harris, Hall & Co., of Chicago, Stryker Local School District, Ohio jointly, as IV2S, at a price of 100.3102, a net interest cost of Bond Sale The $100,000 im¬ 1.46%. Dated July 1, 1948. Due provement bonds offered on May Oct. 1, 1958. The next highest 22—v. 167, p. 2182 — were pur¬ bidder was the Bankers Trust Co., chased by the First Cleveland New York, and Brown Bros., HarCorp., of Cleveland, as 21/4s, at a riman & Co., jointly, for IV2S, at price of 101.661, a basis of 2.04%. 100.209. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially — on March and Sept. 1, from 1950 to 1963 inclusive. The next high¬ est bidder was Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., for 2%s, at 100.879. Washington County School District No. J3 (P. O. Banks), Ore. Bond Sale The $97,000 con¬ struction bonds offered pn May 21 — 50 (2412) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE -purchased5! by;; the f United supervision of were States National Bank, of Portland, at a follows: $46,000 as 2%s, maturing $4,000 on May 1, from 1949 to 1952; $5,000 from 1953 to 1958, and $51,000 as 3s, maturing $5,000 from 1959 to 1967, and $6,000 in 1968/ all inclusive; Dated May 1, 1948. The next high¬ est bidder was'Blyth, & Co., for $3i,0OO as '3s, $40,000 as 2Vzs, and 2.767%, $26,000 as as 23/4S,.at par. their First price of 100.144, a net interest cost of to as and authenticated genuineness; by National Bank of legality will be approved by Storey, ? Thorndike,- Palmer & Dodge of Boston, a copy of whose opinion will accompany the bonds when delivered to the purchaser, f No bids for less than; par and accrued * interest to date Of deliv¬ ery will: : right is and all v be considered. reserved to Bond Boston. Their > Offering ceive sealed ? bids Big Run, - Voted Bonds election held — the lows:;;; April 27 the vot¬ ers approved the issuance of $15,000 building construction bonds. May 24—v. 167, p. 2183—were purchased by R. S. Dickson & Co., of Charlotte; F. W. Craigie & Co., on Dunmore, Pa, , x on , Bonds Publicly Offered — of Richmond and Hamilton & Co., A group composed of Kline, Lynch I Chester, & Co., Fox Reusch & Co., both of ] 100.012/ Cincinnati, Aspeden, Robinson & <Co/ of Philadelphia ;and/Magnus- & Co. of Cincinnati, are offering for subscription public an issue: of building and 3V4% $165,000 re¬ Dated June 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due on June fl: as follows: $6,009 from 1949: to .1958, and. $7,000 from funding ; 1959 bonds. > Jointly, at a .price of net interest cost of 2.3856%, as follows: $80,000 as 2Vzs, maturing,$20,000 on June 1/ from 1949 to 1952; $200,000 as 2V4s, maturing $20,000 on June 1, from 1953 to 1962, and $120,000 as 2V2S, maturing $20,000 from 1963 to 1968, all inclusive. Dated June 1, 1948. The next highest bidder was the Harris Timst & Savings a to-1973, "all inclusive/* Bpnds Bank/ Chicago, E. H. Pringle & Co. James and Conner & Co., inaturing from 1965 to T973, are callable on any interest date be¬ jointly, for $60,000 4s; $160,000 ginning June 1, ; 1964;* at par. 2V4S and $180,000 as 2^s, at par. Approved as to legality by Towns- j/'.; Cayce, S. C. end, Elliott & Munson of Philadel¬ Bond Salef—An; issue of $30,000 phia,■, 4V4% junior lien water works revenue bonds was purchased re¬ .Harrison Township(P. 0<; .'df ^Natrona), Pa." cently by the Robinson-Humphrey // Bond Sale—The $50,000 general Co., of 'Atlanta. 'Dated March 1, Obligation bonds offered on May 1948. Due on March. 1/ as fol¬ j24 ^ere^ purchased; by ? Arthurs, lows: $3,000 from 1953 to 1957, JLestrange & Klima of Pittsburgh, and $5,00Q from 1958 f to 1960 in* as 2s, at 101.188. The next highest elusive. Subject to redemption on bidder was Fauset, Steele & Co., March 1, 1951, or any interest for 2s, at 100.878. payment date thereafter. Princi¬ ;; pal and interest (M-S) payable Lackawanna County (P. O. < at the South Carolina National , . . . Sale —The Bond $340,000 re¬ is fire stations improve¬ June 15, as follows: $2,000 in 1949; $3,000 from 1950 to 1955; $4,000 from 1956 to 1965, and $5,000 from 1966 to 1973, all inclusive. Due A on certified an offering of $10,000,000 Milbank, S.B. on May 25—v. 167, p. 2307—were purchased by John Nuveen & Co., of Chicago, as 2%s, at a price of 100.79, a net interest cost of 2.18%. Dated July 1, 1948. Due serially bonds to' finance the of initial? cost a price of 101.966,? a basis of 1.679%. Dated June 15,1948. Due on June 15, from 1949 to serially the program calling; for ithe 1958 inclusive, The next highest cohstructibn^/of -five ;-pubIicly4 bidder was the Farmers & Mer¬ owned garages. The bonds will chants Bank, Watertown, for 2s be payable exclusively from, rev¬ at ioi.933. enues of the authority ' and will . , not constitute an indebtedness TENNESSEE or Portland, Tenn. Bond Sale <P. O. R. D. No. 1, Worthington), of Pa. Sale—The $40,000 school improvement bonds offered on • Bond May 25 were purchased by Ar* thurs, Lestrange & Klima, of Pittsburgh. Due $2,000 from 1950 to 1969, incl. • RHODE ISLAND : Middie ton, J?.' /. p Bond fe Offenng — William Chase/ Town ^Treasurer, will C. re* bids until 2 p.m. (DST), on June 3, for the pur¬ chase of $30,000 coupon sewerage loan, act of 1941 bonds. Dated gyceive sealed $225,000 gas system rev¬ enue, series 1948 bonds scheduled for May 21—v. 167, p. 2079—has been postponed. Waynesboro, Tenn. Sale—The $75,000 water on May 18— works bonds offered y/ v Postponed—The sale the Bond bdndf divided as /167^p/*2Q79*-^e^ by the Bank of Waynesboro, and the Wayne County Bank, of Waynesboro, as 3^s, at par. Dated Feb. 1, 1948. Due serially on Feb. 1, from 1951 to 1967 incl. Interest payable F-A. v . ; r Jr., City Secretary,: will 450,000 bonds divided as follows: $3,250,900 various? purposes •: general obligation bonds. ?: 1 "> -• bonds. works inclusive..: r full details from 1949 1956 inclusive. to the offering the City's fiscal agent, The Ran¬ Company, Inc., Fort Worth, Texas Secretary I '/ppd .;:'lliohd$>Ahthorfzed44iyitlssite^I' $3,600,000 bonds was s c h o o 1 construction recently authorized by the City Council, WASHINGTON Kittitas Consolidated County School District No. 403 f y - O. Ellensburg), fP. y•. Wash. Bond Offering — Lucille Veen-; huis, County Treasurer, will re¬ ceive sealed bids imtil 10 a.m. (PST) .on June 14 for the pur¬ 6f' $100,000 not ? td exceed 4% f interest general, obligation bonds. Dated July 1, 1948. Denom. $1,000. Due serially on July 1, as follows: $6,000 from 1950 to 1952; chase $7,000 from 1953 to 1958, and $8,from 1959 to 1963, all inclu-. The; District:^ reserves vth^ 000 sive; • right/to redeem all of the any pr unmatured and outstanding bonds of the issue at par in inverse nu¬ merical order on any interest pay¬ ment date oh and after five years from date of issue. interest (J*J) Principal and payable ^ ai/vcthe County Tireasurer's office. Bidders required to submit a bid spe¬ cifying either (a) the lowest rate of interest, and .premium; if any, are above par at which the bidder purchase the bonds, (b) the lowest rate of interest at which will the will bidder purchase the bonds at par. " The bonds will be sold with the opinion of Preston, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of Seat¬ tle, approving the legality of the bonds. A certified check for 5% Of the amount of the quired. bid, is re-y V < Skamania County: (P. O* ' ... SalfcThe $45,000 court house bonds offered on May 24— Bond 2184—were purchased Bank of Stevenson. The serially on July 1> from 1950 td 1970 inclusive, 167, v. p. the mature Birdsong, $425,000 - improvement, se¬ street Due $17,000 on ries 74 bonds. June sanitary 250,000 'y and 1949 1, from ::V" incl. June 1, incl. Due $10,006 yy „ bonds. . , y 13 :Jvn'-vfrVyj r" will be works, series Due $3,000 on June 79 1, oral (CST) on H. Calland, receive sealed will bids until 7:30' p.m„ June 7 for the purchase of $200,000 not to exceed 2 %' in-/ school building; bonds/ July 1, 1948. Due $20,000* July 1, from 1949 to 1958, all terest Dated on be All interest rates bid must in multiples of V\ or l/10th of .1%, and no " bid shall specify Kilgore, Texas a Offering—R. Clerk, incl. 1948. Bond Voted—At h Bond City 1 Wis. Beloit, and V~';>y' from 1949 to 1973/ incl. y. Feb. on WISCONSIN system disposal plant, from 1949 to 1973* water held purchased by the State. 1973, 225,000 airport, series 73 bonds. Due $9,000 on June 1, from 1949 to 1973, incl.^f ' 75,000 election sewer sewage series 78 bonds. on to yyy, y recent elec- tibri th« voters ^approved the is*? suance of $650,000 hospital bonds. more f;than nne rate, of; interest $Pply> to the 'dntire? which shaU issue, and no bid will be consid¬ ered for less than all of the bonds The approving opinipn of; Chapman & Cutler/of €^ii— cago, will be furnished the pur*chaser at the expense of the city. The purchaser shall furnish. the printed fbonds at his own .ex¬ pense, Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the City Treas¬ of said issue. Muleshoe Indep. School District,, , Bond Sale—The $150,000 school series 1948 bonds offered ^ WEST VIRGINIA Treasurer, will receive bids until 10 a.m. (CST) Charleston, W. Va,, on June 22 for the purchase of Bond: Sale Contracted The $975,000 not to exceed 4% interest coupon bonds, divided as follows: $350,000 bonds authorized at the City municipal finance consultants, in Bonds Sold-**The First of Texas Now/York; City/ which a firm as¬ Corporation of San Antonio and sisted in the preparation of the Moss, Moore & Co./ of Dallas, in circular. * ; ffrffy/' joint account, have purchased an issue of $110,000 3V^% and 3V2% Cypress-Fairbanks Consolidated fschool; bonds/ due serially from independent Schaolf District : 1948 to 1976 inclusive, The bonds (P. O. Houston), Texas are the unsold portion of the . " VIRGINIA by som-Davidson McMta/''K^n^^^t..;thCoffice3;of Wamwright/Ramsey Lancaster, ? ;•Alexandria,' Vap bonds Dated Ju'ne 1, of ; improveihent authorized recently by the Board of Aldermen. Stevenson), Wash. College $25,000 Denomination $1,000. d Copies of the circular contain¬ ing airport; was , „ 200,000 Odessa Junior District bonds. Due revenue wilt be available at the offices of Due $50,000 from 1949 to 1953: $60,000 from 1954 to 1958, and $50,000 from 1959 to 1963, all ^ water •• Independent District School receive sealed bids until 1 p.m. (CST) on June 11 for the purchase of $5,- house TEXAS follows: County $800,000 Boiid Offerings—Marvin A. Cage, May 17—v. 167, p. 2079-4-were purchased by Moroney, Beissner June 1, 1948. Anson, Texas Due on June 1, as & Co., of Houston, at a price of follows: $1,000 from 1949 to 1962, Bond SaIe~*Aii issue of $145,OOQ 100.002, a net interest cost of and $2,000 irom 1963 to 1970, all water works and sewer system 2.349%, as follows: $75,000 as inclusive. Bidders are to- name first mortgage revenue bonds was 2%s, maturing $15,000 from 1949 ^ne/rate/o£ interest;ih;;mnltiples. purchased recently by the Central to 1953. and $75,000 as 2V4S, ma¬ bf Y4 of ,1%. Principal and;in/? Investment Co. of Texas, Dallas, turing $15,000 from 1954 to 1958, terest (J-D) payable at the First as 3s, The next highest 3^s, and 3%s. Dated April all inclusive. National //Rank : of • Boston^ The 1, 1948. Approved as to legality bidder was Fj-idley & Hess, for bonds will be prepared: Under, the by Dumas & Huguenin of Dallas. 2%s and 23/4s, at 100.06. will receive (CST) on June 9 for the purchase of $1,000,000 not to exceed 3% interest Manager, Bond Offering—E. S. •;bonds. J'%? JUabilityi of the City of Pittsburgh. Business library 2,200,000 Fly, sealed bids until 8 p.m. check improvement bonds.. Due on June 15, as follows: $1,000 in 1949; $2,000 from 1950 to 1954; $3,000 from 1955 to 1966, and $4,000 from 1967 to 1973, all inclusive. A certified check for $1,000 pay¬ able to the City, is required. 75,000 2s, at Equitable Securities Corp., Salo¬ mon Bros. & Hutzler, all of New York, Commerce Union Bank, of Nashville, Roosevelt & Cross, of $1,500 payable to the City, is required. SOUTH DAKOTA bonds , Phelps/ Fenn?:& u Co^' Merrill Lynch, Pierce/ Fenner,& Beane, for on July 1, from 1950 to 1968 in¬ Big Lake, Texas |was> the First Boston Corp:/ Blair The next highest bidder & Co., Inc. and E. H. Rollins & clusive. Bonds Sold—An issue of $150,was the Northwestern National Sons, jointly, for 2V4S, at 100.279. 000 3%% gas revenue bonds was Bank, Minneapolis, for 2.20s, at purchased recently by the First Pittsburgh Public Parking: Author- 100.04. of Texas Corp., and the Colum* ;ri ity (P. O. Pittsburgh), : Pa. Watertown, S. Dak. Validity Sustained —The State bian/Securities Corp; of Texas, Bond Sale—The $75,000 street both of San Antonio, jointly. The Supreme Court on May 24 dis¬ bonds mature serially from 1949 missed a suit contesting constitu¬ improvement bonds offered on tionality of the 1947 statute pur¬ May 17—v. 167, p. 2183—were to 1968 inclusive. suant to which the authority was purchased by the First Citizens created. The ? authority Corpus Christi, Texas, * is ex* National Bank of Watertown, as ly with provement series 1948 bonds of¬ on May 25 were purchased by a syndicate , cohiposed of Bond Offering—Murray H. ment bonds. 'f fered required. 100,000 Bond Sale—The $125,000 sew¬ Lynch, Arthurs, Lestrange & Klima and S. K. Cunningham & age- disposal plant bonds offered pected to enter the market short¬ $3,586,000 im*- , & Co., all of Pittsburgh, as 2^4s, at a price of 100.81, a basis of 2.06%. Dated June 1, 1948. Due serially on June llf. from 1949 to 1968 in* elusive/ The ^ next highest bidder $150,000 Sale^The Bond ' funding 'and ; improvement/ bonds Charleston. offered on May 25—v. 167, p. 2307 composed of Hemphill, Noyes & Co., of New York, Moore, Leonard to Burlington,Vt. / Bonds Authorized—An issue of New York, Trust Co. of Georgia, of Atlanta, Detmer & Co., of Chi¬ 1965; $30,000 from 1966 to cago, Thomas & Co., of Pittsburgh, 1968; $31,000 in 1969; $32,000 in 1970, and $34,000 in 1973, Campbell, Phelps & Co., of New all inclusive. ; A", j certified York, Rotan, Mosle & Moreland, CKas. ;B/*WKite;/&> Co.// both of check' for"$6,500 payable to Houston, and Emersan,; Roche & ; the City is required.- yf Co., of Austin, at a price of 500,000.,.8 treet improvement 100.079, a net interest cost of bonds. Due on June 15, as 2.3048%, as follows: $1,299,000 as follows: v $14,000 in 1949 and 2 VzS, maturing jbh Sept.: 1/^ 15,000 1950; $15,000 in 1951 and 1952; in 1951; $16,000 in 1952; $18,000 $17,000 from 1953 to 1955; in 1953; $19,000 in 1954; $21,000 in $18,000 from 1956 to 1958; 1955; $47,000 in 1956 and 1957; $19,000 in 1959 and 1960; $123,000 in ' 1958; .< $127,000 ^ in $20,000 in 1961 and 1962; $22,1959; $130,000 in 1960; $135,000 000 from 1963 to 1965; $23,000 iri 1961; $144,000 in 1962; $148,from 1966 to 1968; $24,000 in 000 in 1963; $152,000 in 1964; and 1969 and 1970; $25,000 in 1971 $157,000 in 1965; and $2,287,000 as and 1972; and $26,000 in 1973. 2Y4S, maturing $162,000 in 1966; A certified 'check for1 $5,000 $166,000 in 1967; $171,000 in 1968; payable to the City, is re¬ $177,000 in 1969; $182,000 in 1970; quired. $188,000 in 1971; $193,000 in 1972; 200,000 police stations 'improve¬ $199,000 in 1973; $205,000 in 1974; ment bonds. Due on June 15, $211,000 in 1975; $217,000 in 1976, as follows: $4,000 in 1949; $6,and $216,000 in 1977. Dated May 000 from 1950 to 1955; $8,000 1/ 1948. Approved as to legality from 1956 to 1965, and $10,000 by Chapman & Cutler; of Chicago, from 1966 to 1973, all inclu¬ Ector Couniy School Districtf . sive. A certified check for (P. O. Odessa), Texas $2;500 payable to the City, Bank, Columbia. Approved as to legality by Huger Sinkler of f.r«werevpurchased;-:^;^^yndieate to 1955; $24,000 from 1958; $25,000 in 1959 and 1960; $26,000 in 1961 and 1962; $28,000 from 1963 to . ''dP:Scrantori)fyiPau-i. . 'l"V/y': VERMONT f (P. O. Highland Park), a.iri, storm 1956 Bend Sale—The $400,000 gen* era! improvement bonds offered 10 sewerimprove¬ ment; bonds. Due on June 15, as follows: $17,000 in 1949; $18,000 1 in 1950; $19,000 in 1951 arid 1952; $22,000 from any Anderson, S. C. ■ until /•■■■■■■■ $650,000 SOUTH CAROLINA primary District No. 2 (CST) on June 8 for the purchase $1,525,000 bonds divided as fol¬ proposals. 1 At County Park Cities Water Control and Improvement J. of 1953 PENNSYLVANIA Willie — Brockman;'CityClerk/willr6* The reject Dallas Beaumont, Texas The 'Monday, May . 31, 1948 $350 000 issue "authorized. at urer's office. A certified check for $5,000, payable to the City Treas¬ urer/ is required. / an WYOMING election in December, 1947#'r on Laramie Travis County (P. O. Austin), Warrants Sold Texas No. Texas >— County School District (P. O. Pine Bluffs), The First of Corporation I and Russ & Co., both of San Antonio, in joint account, have purchase_d an issue of $100,000 2 V2% and 3% series of 1948 permanent improvement warrants. 7 Due froin 1949 to 1962 Bond Saie — The $75,000 con¬ on May 22 struction bonds offered —v. by 167, p. 2079—were purchased the Farmers State Bank, of Bluffs, as 1.80s, at par. Dated Pine 1948. Due serially on June 1, from 1949 to .1958 inclusive. June 1, .