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MONDAY

^'j.y

MICHIGAN

OF

ISSUE

1955

MAY 9

Chronicle

Reg. U. 8. Pat. Office

Volume 181

Number 5427

New York 7, N.

Y., Monday, May 9, 1955

Price

$1.15

Copy

a

General Corporation and Investment News
RAILROAD

PUBLIC UTILITY

-

INDUSTRIAL

-

INSURANCE

-

Ace High Uranium Mining
Corp.—Salt Lake City, Utah
—Stock Offered—Kamp &
Co., Inc., and Fred W. Miller
& Co., both of

Denver, Colo.,

30,000,000 shares of common stock at par,
share) as a speculation.
PROCEEDS—The

net

proceeds

to

are

be

used

exploratory work on the company's properties,
liminary development and mining operations in
by the results of such exploratory work.

BUSINESS—Company incorporated
is

duly

qualified

principal
City, Utah.
The

to

do

office

Its

is

business

operation

of

of

business

in

State

139

is

company

mining

the

The

claims

Uintah

located

are

County,

judged

areas

9,

The

New

Lake

In

the

Northeastern

development
is

company

in

and

the.

Boston

ACF

(par

value

1

cent)

San Francisco

50,000,000 shs.

Montreal

38,000,000 shs

on

April 28 declared

dividend

a

of

$1

share

per

common

the

on

stock, payable June 15, 1955, to holders of record
June 1, 1955.
In regard to this
declaration, Charles J. Hardy, Jr., Board

"While current earnings
justify the $1 declaration on the com¬
stock, this dividend should not be construed as
establishing a
regular quarterly rate since important elements of the
corporation's
business are still subject to wide
fluctuation.
Hence, future dividend
mon

declarations

will

be

in

conformity

with

the

profits

of

36

the

at

Exchange

at all times during
percentage
increase was 2.8%.
Since
the year were unimportant, this sales

sold.

39

year,

for
are

of

its

accounts

in

to

loans

outstanding at the beginning
continuing its practice of

banks,

on

payment

accounts

by

the

basis.

non-recourse

a

not

advances

to

Alstores

Realty Corp. at the close of

$2,799,752 less

were

than

at the beginning of the
the year, $603,328, include
special credit for adjustment of accumulated
depreciation
years 1943-1953.
As the operating
results of this
as

the

and

$4,944,986,

Alstores

shares

42
45

Realty Corp.'s earnings

for

a

subsidiary

consolidated

of

with

the

and

company,

as

dividends

no

were

to

No

per share
future, needs.

35

possible,

amounts

made

35

properties

35

for,

which

but

from

stock

common

for
to

earn¬

300,000

its

$52.25

46

Dow Jones Stock and Bond
Averages
National Quotation Industrial Stock

bank

The company is
customers' deferred

year.

from it, no part of these
earnings is included with the
ings of the company.
Shortly after the close of the year, Allied Stores
Corp. sold

41
;

the

received

40

Section

such

$353,168

39

_________

of

part

a

year.

short-term

no

end

Investment
year.

39

Exchange
Exchange

the

of

the

38

Over-the-Counter Markets
Transactions New York Stock Exchange
Transactions American Stock Exchange

Chairman,

stated:

period involved."—V. 181, p. 1305.

36

Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb

highest in the his¬
5.5%, greater than for

or

owned

Working capital increased $7,625,134 during the year,
largely because
of retained earnings, and
amounted to $130,594,865 at the close of the
year, which is equivalent to 24.0%
of sales.
Working capital is ade¬
quate to support present and prospective sales volume.

36

Canadian Stock Exchange
Toronto Stock Exchange

Industries, Inc.—Declares $1 Dividend—

The directors

were

financing

36

Stock

Stock

There

sale

Exchange

Los Angeles Stock
Exchange
Midwest Stock Exchange

Outstanding

the

were

not

greater volume of merchandise

a

share for the previous

or

31

Exchange—

Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock
Pittsburgh Stock Exchange

stores

the year, $13,230,847, were $1,421,381 greater than for
preceding year, and were equivalent to $5.50 per share of common
stock outstanding at the close of the
year as compared to $4.92 per

15

Cincinnati Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange

FINANCING

Authorized
stock

Stock

represented

price

1955,

$28,154,514,,

of

excluded,
the
levels during

are

in

27

Detroit

in

Utah.

The company holds
by conveyance 100 claim's, know as Ellitt
claims,
covering approximately 2,000 acres.
It
also
holds under option 50
claims, known as Price claims,
consisting of about 1,000 acres and
46 claims, known as Atom
claims, covering about 920 acres.
CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT

Common

Stock

31,

were

sales

Earnings for

Stock Exchange (Stocks)
Stock Exchange (Bonds)

York

ex¬

Castle Peak Draw Mining District

years

Jan.

and

If

year.

the

Page
New York

Utah.

Salt

ended

preceding

increase

Stock and Bond Quotations

1955,

and

East,

Corp.—Reports Record Sales—

year

company,

changes

suitable

March

on

Colorado

2nd

exploration,

properties.

ploratory stage.

the
both

carry on further
and to conduct pre¬

of

South

In This Issue

per

Stores
the

for

tory of the

to

Delaware

the

at

cent

one

American

the

uranium

in

located

Allied
Sales

April 11 offered publicly

on

MISCELLANEOUS

-

it

and

proposed

a

of

group

additional

underwriters

equity

specific allocation' of

capital

the

for

in

at

cash

the

business

proceeds of such

sale

as

be expended for various purposes is
presently
contemplated that substantial expenditures will be

may

is

time

to

provide

to

time

for

the

the

for

refixturing and improvement of store
of, and provision or workmg capital

fixturing

stores.—V,

181,

857.

p.

Averages 35

particular

SEC Index of Stock Prices

Aluminium

Ltd.—Secondary Offering—The First Bos¬
Corp. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. completed after
of the market on
May 5 a secondary offering
40,000 shares of common stock (no par) at $90.75

35

_

ton

Admiral Homes, Inc.—Stock
Sold—Mention
in

the close

made

was

Miscellaneous Features

issue

of May 2 of the
public offering by Reed,
Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., of 50,000 shares of common
stock
(par $1) at $3.50 per share.
The shares were
quickly sold.
our

Lear &

PROCEEDS—The

net

proceeds

BUSINESS—Company
vania.

West

Its

factory
Newton, Pa.

The company
built homes.
The

be

used

for

General Corporation & Investment News-Cover
State and City Bond Offerings
:
54
Dividends Declared and Payable
13

working capital, etc.

engaged

in

the

business

of

company's

used

by the company

sales

as

CAPITALIZATION

offices.

the

Zenith

leases

the

class

6%

class

Common
•

not

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

class

B

500,000 shs.

.

shares

reserved

for

of

A

rate

of

A

debentures

25

shares

of

are

railway
railway

common

stock

into

for

the

each

common

$100

stock

at

debenture.—V

the

Airborne

from

from

Net

ry.

—V.

railway

the

shares

were

of

the

sold for

188,150 shares

of

proceeds
the

of

Bids

will

The

SEC

was

generated

mately

70%

by

received

are

out

to

of

to

accrue

six

1955,

there

were

authorized

an

the

outstanding

In

issue

of

Delaware

on

21,

and

Engineering

of

the

were

company's

Engineering Division
and

Production

and

revenue

approxi¬

Division.—V.

181,

The

This
of

company

$3,750,729.

in

the

reported for
increase

an

corresponding

taxes, the earnings
Net

the

income

368,842

cents

a

after

in

the

first

17%

three

over

quarter.

net

Before

was

$169,254

outstanding
first

three




and

equal
ol

1955
of

provision

to

compares

months

of

sales

net

for

Federal

$206,421.
46

cents

a

public

with

1954.—V.

share

$106,685,
181,

p.

or

1549.

on

29

1955

from

Southern

loans

Co.

at

the

the

issuance

proposed

(parent),

and

incurred

and

of

Sept.

for

of

for

of

be

used

of

payment

such

nancing,

$8,372,105

10,103,821

9,892,488

$1.63

$0.78

:

requirements.—V.

181, p.

2009.

proceeds

of

the

issue

be

will

added

to

the

com¬

capital,

and

these

to

primarily

consumers

the

placing

activities.

through

Is

company

lending

engaged

automobiles

on

of

automobile

American

subsidiaries,

for

Discount

operates

20

In

auto

and

other

insurance
of

in

Georgia,

branch

offices

sales

either

in

fi¬

personal

connection

five

directly
southern

1955.—V.

181,

net

date

income of

of

Feb.

loans

the

28,

and

company

1955

the

discounts

reported

$435,923.—V.

181,

had

company

and

for

operating

the

six

income

$38,025,201

months

of

ended

$2,698,213

and

1873.

p.

addi¬
short-

of

American Encaustic Tiling
Co., Inc.—Earnings—
Quarter Ended March 31—

1955

Earnings
Income

1953

$2,026,679

$1,996,872

501,620

530,999

281,400

508,888
283,700

359,900

$220,220

before

1954

$2,107,554

Income

$225,188

$171,099

$0.35

$0.27

taxes

taxes

expendi¬

2009.

p.

outstanding

that

upon

property

$6,000,000

EARNINGS—As
in

giving

hearing

a

Construction

purposes.

for

order

an

expected
to
be
additional common

sale

to

are

the

$35,355,000

at

Exchange

this

3,

rom

1954,

$1

of
per

tion

Net

suspending

under

the

shares

of

the

Securities
that

29

—V.

profit
per

181, p.

share

$0.34

.

857.

vacated

of

company's

$1

1933
par

of

materials
to

make

"that

who

has

and

is

based

was

file

and

out

cluded that it

997.

,

facts

the

or

with

information

upon

the

divested
no

Commission,

leasehold
that

its
was

the

for

owner

state

therein

and
of

connected

the

to

President

himself

longer
as

omitted

statements

former

responsible

except

certain

carry

the

v.as

whatsoever
upon

A
for

to

com¬

the

prior

to

effect

publica¬

required by Regulation A), an advertisement in the
Anchorage
"Times," and that said advertisement contained untrue state¬

order

issuer

its

Regulation

Act

of

not

and

a

misleading.

said

entire

with

3%

the

drilling

cessary

Upon

the

Interest
any

being

of

person

in

overriding

program,"

n

advertisement

stock

issuer

acreage
previously assigned
issuer
has
urgent
need
for

proposed

facts

controlling

caused
his

material

American Fire & Casualty Co.—Stock
Offering—Men¬
was made in our issue of
April 11 of the

announced

had

(as

Daily

p.

April

on

Commission

share.

suspension
order
the issuer failed to

ments

to

the

temporarily

230,000

The

that

Commission

corporation,

registration

offering

stock

mon

issuer;
a

In

request

published,

sales

$3,196,939

announced

until

estimated

exemption

issuer

Earnings Up—

months

the

$347,300 compared with

taxes

shares

share

1954

were

the

of

3

Improvements

of

advised

and

May

Securities
on

order

in

Air-Way Industries, Inc.—Sales

$17,074,167

I

share..

states.

Alaska Gulf Oil & Gas Development, Inc.,
Anchorage,

initiated

total

6,609,98a
8,557,844

Alaska—SEC Vacates Suspension Order—

500,000

Aug.

7,483,111

16,652,557

income

on

-

working

Earnings

company,

selling stockholders.

1873.

p.

later

depletion.

taxes
-

shares

BUSINE3S—The

or

May 13,
1955, to lequest
the bond financing
proposal of this company.
Net
proceeds
of
the
bond
sale,
and
$4,500,000

bank

incorporated

was

its Research

its

178,972

and

foreign

common

1954

10,029,749

*

416,459

241,170

1955

$197,716,103 $163,156,190
11,736,942

preferred dividend

property,

persons

tures

of

31,

approximately 30%

by

83,036

572,154-

and

PROCEEDS—Net

pany's

234,687

Subs.)—Earnings—

revenues

received

on

term

are

account

March

capital stock,

1954

1,423,568

by the company, at the office of Southern
Services, Inc., 250 Park Ave., New York 17, N. Y., up to 11 a.m.
(EDT)
May 24 for the purchase from it of $15,000,000 first mortgage bonds
due June 1, 1985.

to The

substantial scale

In

be

and

1945.
It
is now
engaged in research, development,
production
and
application engineering In electronics and various
related fields. Where¬
as prior to 1S53
the company engaged
largely in research and engineer¬
ing, manufacturing activities on a more
1953.

1,572,981

Alabama Power Co.—Bids for Bonds-

that,

in

67,619

1,247,733

1549.

p.

tions

shares.

BUSINESS—Corporation

85,626

Income—

oper.

181,

May 2 that the offering

completed.

PROCEEDS—None

28,628

149,344

railway

stock

9,026 shares of capital stock
share. It was announced on

CAPITALIZATION—As

141,337

56,114

income—

(par $1) at $27.50

offered

as

$476,842

203,512

1—

181,

Instruments Laboratory, Inc.—Stock
Sold—
Smith, Barney & Co., New York, on
April 29 publicly

per

$556,867

89,999

1,391,282
384,461

oper
Jan.

$441,314

142,317

ry.

(&

American Discount Co. of
Georgia—Preferred Stock
Offered—A. M. Law & Co.,
Johnson, Lane, Space & Co.
Inc., and Interstate Securities Corp. on May 5 jointly
headed a group offering for public sale
15,000 shares of
5% cumulative preferred
stock, series 195/i* priced at
par ($50 per share).
^

1952

$491,226

From

interested

was

1953

America

depreciation
S.

per

•After

1954

of

amortization

common

•Earned

on

convertible

2009,

p.

1955

from

from

Co.

income

Number

with

The
directors, with the approval of the
stockholders, granted the
holders of Class B debentures the
right to convert such debentures into
common stock at the
rate of 30 shares of common
stock for each $100
debenture.

Class

Net

48

Net

class

for

47

Gross

•229,924 shs.

conversion

48

Akron, Canton & Youngstown RR.—Earnings—

Completion

$111,100
114,900

(par value $1)

62,025
debentures.

U.

Net

FINANCING

bonds

include

Prov.

Gross

debentures

stock

Does

and

A

for

Net

GIVING

debenture

B

Provision

March—

factory

company.

Authorized
6%

for

The Course of Bank Clearings

1437.

p.

operating

Provision

Condition Statement of Member Banks of
Federal Reserve System

The

homes

and

Combined Condition Statement of Federal
Reserve Banks

manufacturing factory

Style"

buildings and the model homes to

Aluminum

Exchange Rates
48
Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices 48

pre-fabricated homes are designed
by leading archi¬
company features four standard models: "Admiral Ranch
(three bedroom); "Admiral Cape Cod"
(two, three or four bed¬
rooms); "Admiral Bungalow"
(two or three
bedrooms); and "Admiral
Dream
House"
(three bedrooms). In
addition, the company builds
homes pursuant to special
plans and specifications of Its customers.
On Dec. 31, 1954, the
company acquired all the outstanding common
stock (60,873 shares) of Zenith
Realty Co., Inc. which owns the factory
buildings occupied by the company in
Pittsburgh, Pa., and the model
tects.

per

181,

Quarter Ended March 31—
Sales

Foreign

incorporated on Oct. 18, 1945, in
Pennsyl¬
principal office are located at 149 Water
St.,
was

and

is

will

of

share.—V.

the

to
in

be
the

capacity

royalty Interest
by him to the
funds

in

order

Commission

appropriate to vacate the suspension order.—V.

con¬

189,

tion
of

20,000 shares of capital stock (par $5) at $15
by Goodbody & Co., New York.
PROCEEDS—The
working capital to

net

proceeds

will

added

be

the

to

enable

It to retain
a
larger volume
reducing the amount
that
is
now
reinsure because of
capital and surplus limitations.

miums

written

Jan.

3,

1906,
the

1932,

the

Fla.,

a

The

the
of

the

at

view

a

of

1933.

in

company

had

of

time

the

Home

dormant

its

name

of

its

Its

for

was

charter

had

Insurance
many

changed

business

Automobile

business

present

company's

Southern

been

reactivation

American

as

to

its

pre¬

to

operation

on

been
of

granted

in

Bartow,

prior

to

Fla.,
November,

present form,

reinsurer

a

Insurance

Co.

years

the

required

of

Underwriters

the

with

business

of

Ordando,
reciprocal exchange, which had been organized in 1927).
company is a duly organized and existing corporation under

laws

of

address,
The

(Although
name

which
to

commenced

company's
of

by

BUSINESS—Company

offering
share

per

the

Insurance

State

American

company

by

except

of

life

Florida

Building,

its

charter
and

with

307
is

health.

its

South

principal
Orange

authorized
The

to

office

and place
Orlando, Fla.

Ave.,
write

principal

every

types

of

kind

of

insurance

Chronicle

The Commercial and Financial

'■

written

extended

fire,

are:

r

'.V-

,

•

{.

damage, auto physical damage, work¬
men's compensation, general liability, general property damage, fidel¬
ity, surety, plate glass, burglary and theft.
CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING
Authorized

stock

Capital
—V.

Net

152,940 shs

I'cly 460,000 shares of common

^1

The

share as a speculation.

per

plans to use the proceeds to finance
development of the mining properties of its
Minera Canon de Cobre, S. A., in the
* -uazapares
miniflg district of Mexico and to repay temporary borj swings
of the company in the amount of $20,000 which were made
Si January,
1955, to provide funds to begin such exploration and
] .avide
working capital.
•:t
is
estimated
that
approximately $40,000 will be required for
T„e preliminary exploration of these properties.
In the event that
i ^ch
exploration is successful, it is proposed that the properties be
i ^veloped
and that a mill with a minimum capacity of fifty metric
\ .;is
daily be installed on the properties at an estimated cost of
£>50,000.
The remaining balance will be used to provide working
-t.'.plt&l.
'
CAPITALIZATION
GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING
PROCEEDS—The

exploration

company

Tills

April

on

filed

29

a

held.

shares

at the rate of one new
record date is to be supplied

common

The

underwriting is involved.

statement with
These
hold.rs
share for each three

Outstanding

1,343,926 shs.
BUSINESS—Corporation was incorporated in Delaware on March 5,
Sr;34, and has a principal office located at 129 South State St., Dover,

has

company

Corp.

below.—V.

;

181,

j
1550.

p.

Corp.—Change in Name Voted—
April

on

Beneficial

to

has

voted

29

than

company

the

United States and Canada.—V.

now

more

change

to

Finance Co.

the

the

Announcement
subsidiary

890

181, p.

of

name

this

made that
operating ia

was

offices

1550.

:

,

Benrus Watch Co., Inc., N. J.—Files With SEC—
letter

Aa

notification

of

filed

was

the

with

covering 10,000 shares of common stock (par $1)
L.

Rothschild & Co.,

F.

aggregate

an

The

shares

$10

notification

20.000

of

New York,
be

to

are

priced

the

at

the

on

offered

be

to

of

the account

April" 28

on

four

(estimated

market

date cover¬

same

through Ralph E.
selling stockholders.
at

approxi¬

2026.

share).—V. 179, p.

per

filed

were

shares

for

SEC

to be offered through

account of Oscar M. Lazrus.

for the

New York,

letters of

other

Two

ing

Samilel & Co.,

mately

present

no

1049.

p.

Loan

stockholders

corporation

No

amendment.

by

<

commitments for the net proceeds.
However,
it
wishes to have the proceeds available
for future uae
when, in the management's Judgment, favorable opportunities develop.
The company does not presently intend to use any of the proceeds
to repay its indebtedness to The Equitable Life Assurance Society of
the United States; and its present intention is to continue to actively
participate
and assist
in the development
and -execution of the
policies, practices and operations of the certain State banks.—V. 178,
The

Beneficial

The

registration

covering 100,000 shares of its $10 par common stock.
to be offered for subscription at $15 per share by

are

outstanding

of

2,000,000 shs.

cents)

10

(par

SEC

Phoenix, Ariz.—Files With

April

on

corporation

SEC

the

shares

1194.

p.

56,917

Phoenix, Ariz. — Registers
Securities and Exchange Commission—

With

Sell Insurance Stock—

181,

Beneficial Finance Co.—New Name—
See

Bancorporation,

Arizona

company,

Authorized

stock

Common

111,359

below.—V.

Corp,

Beneficial Loan

corporation

and

subsidiary

'zxican

43,569

85,856

4 filed a letter of notification with thea
SEC covering 300,000 shares of class A common stock to be offered
at par ($1 per share)
through First National Life Insurance Co. of
Phoenix, 807 West Washington St., Phoenix, Ariz.
The net proceeds
are to
be used for working capital.—V. 179, p. 921.

pubstock (par 10 cents) at

New York, on May 5 offered

—Vickers Brothers,

97,461

,

181, p. 1550,

Arizona Amortibanc,

Minerals Corp.—Stock Offered

American International

153,084

Aircraft Corp.—To

Equity

chgs.

deductions

other

and

—V.

58,627

after
taxes-

income

Net inc. after fxd.

1669.

181, p.

inc.

$2,060,156
1,778,276

$783,675
626,514

100,858

expenses

oper.

oper.

ry.

Federal

$2,126,791
1,751,700

$803,495
616,156

revenues

oper.

Railway

Outstanding

200,000 shs.

$5)—

(par

Railway

See

195o—3 Mos.—1954

1955—Month—1954

Period End. Mar. 31—

Bell

Increased—

Ann Arbor RR.—March Earnings

::

marine,

inland

windstorm,

coverage,

property

auto

liability,

auto

3

Monday, May 9, 1955

...

(2114)

2

Berkshire Realty Co., Cincinnati, O.—Files With SEC

-

''The
SEC
of

letter

of

stock

a

common

(par

with

notification
$100)

the
$200,000

and

debentures due May 1,
1980, to be issued at par
in denominations of $1,000),
The proceeds are to.be

No underwriting

purchase real estate for investment or resale.

to

involved.

be

will

filed

4

of

shares

995

6%

debentures

(the
used

March

on

company

coverin?.

25-year

T.«.L
The

all of the capital stock (with the ex¬
of a Mexican corporation, Minera Canon

acquired

has

company

ception of nualifying shares)

Cobre, S. A., which is the holder of rights with
i
ling concessions and claims located in the State
the united States of Mexico.
The
company
has also acquired 97Va%
of the
C

and

stock of

The

will

proceeds

used

be

March

Ended

share

by Van Alstyne, Noel &

quickly oversubscribed.

909,000

for

$817,000

$900,000

2,356,183

2,078,235
$0.43

stock

common

outstanding,!

Common shares

$0.35

Frrnings per common share

RaUway
Net

—V.

181,

$

16,512,925
7,354,579

13,336,634

income

6,193,811

31,406,655
13,648,941

37,913,922
16,703,083

ri^ht

the

ceive

Products Co.—Stock Placed Private¬

Ry,

oper.

ly—The private placement, through Reynolds & Co., of

Ry.

oper.

13,600 shares of common stock (par $2) has been ar¬
ranged, it was announced on May 3.—V. 181, p. 541.

$15,542,752 $15,663,962 $42,653,424 $43,166,074
11,731,357
10,979,043 33.975,046
31,715,204

revenue

exps

ry.

—V.

inc

oper.

$4,684,919
1,633,568

$3,811,395
1,609,976

opers.

ry.

$8,678,378 $11,450,870

3,919.429

3,288,266

May 23,

of

Officer

the

Chairman.

I: .ard

ended March 31,
$1,601,488 over the same

the

For

period

$5,518,367,

in¬
sales

an

when

ago,

year

a

2 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
covering 300,000 shares of common stock (par 10 cents) to be offered
at $1 per share, without underwriting.
The proceeds are to be used
to
construct
automatic
parking garages.

he

Vice-President of Blaw-Knox Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and
prior to that served as a director and Vice-President

was

four

years

ia

charge

®$production of Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co.—V. 180,

p.

1869.

^

1954
$344,823

1955

Quarter Ended March 31—

taxes

Earnings before Federal income

$319,960

income

174,379

191,308

$145,581
$0.54

Provision for Federal

$153,515
$0.57

taxes

the

total

•Based

holdings

of its operating assets to a group headed
of New York, is offering to purchase 80%
stockholder of the company at $20 per-

year

of

each

tender

share

per

shares

270,400

on

outstanding.—V.

now

180,

1869.

p.

offer

debentures

close

May

The B. S. F.

1955.

13,

Company in

Ames

Oil

Co., Dallas, Tex.—Receives Loan—

Life Insurance

has received

Co., to

be repaid out of oil and

Precision

Corp.

—

gas

Preferred

production.

Offered

Stock

stock at

par

($5

per

share)

was

Erie
all

The

shares

of

Glares

into

convertible

are

for

common

each

share

stock

common

of

convertible

AprU 30, 1957, and thereafter at the rate of
of convertible preferred stock,

one

at

No

tiations

are

Company

estimates that

after the tender

particular type of security is to be purchased and no nego¬
presently in progress to acquire control of a going business,

and

or

owns

share of

sales

Net

income

common

stock

Earnings
—V.

PROCEEDS—Net

from

proceeds

the

sale

of

the preferred stock will

—

share

per

180,

Period End. March 31—

BUSINESS—Corporation is engaged principally in the manufacture of

devices

for

artillery, gauges for both defense and civilian needs, hy¬
draulic valves, main rooters and controls for helicopters, pilot control
.stocks for jet planes

ing

machines

countries
facturers

of

the

and other aircraft parts.

made

are

and

High speed zipper mak¬

for manufacturers In a number of foreign
believes it is among the 10 leading manu¬

company

zipper fasteners in

CAPITALIZATION

GIVING

the United States.
EFFECT

TO

April

1,

nancing

cum.

conv.

Common stock
•Does

the

not

5V2%

(par

include

such

stock

(par $5)—

shares

reserved

number

warrants.—V.

include

181, p. 1550.




as

the

118,000 shs.
*1,092,250 shs.

5,000,000 shs.

10 cents)

will decrease

Outstanding

200,000 shs.

for

cumulative convertible preferred

.shares reserved
does

pfd.

issuance

stock.

the conversion

290,000

shares

from

rev.

ry.

oper.

181,

p.

upon

The

conversion

of

number of such

period changes. Neither
reserved for exercise of

ry.

1955—Month—1954

$6,736,853
3,739,282

op.

income
2010.

Ended

returns,

less

on

1955;

required ta*

in

Erie

Minim:

Erie

Mining.

lands in Minnesota containing large

lease

low

a

grade

iron

quan¬

ore

which totaled
approximately $57,000,000 prior 1
estimated cost of completing the p^nt and relate
not including interest charges or other f

$243,000,000,

is

of construction.

the period

during

costs

assets

31,

Dec.

on

1954.

totaled

.

$1,613,443,531.

1954 amounted to $1,656,809,455; income available
$269,290,145:
interest and
other charges, $6,852,991;

est,

N'"

for inter
and ns1

incom<\ $132,837,154.

GIVING

EFFECT TO

PRESENT FINANCING

fund 2%%
bonds,
series I, due July 15, 1970^.
$75,000,000
(Reouired
to
be
retired
through

25-vear

Outstanding

•Authorized

bonds:

mortgage

tCnnsolidated

sinking

$$69,100,000

sinking fund: $1,500,000 annually,
1955 to 1969, inclusive).

i

fund 2^%
bonds,
15. 1976
retired through
sinking fund: $1,000,000 annually,
1955 to 1975, inclusive
sinking

30-year

series

50,000,000

Nov.

J, due

(Required

$36,000,000

be

to

v

■

March 27—

allowances

$5,461,710 $18,316,899 $16,540,708
2,665,320
9,325,521
7,745,340

Co.—Earnings Increase—

1955
1954
and discounts— $12,311,842 $12,789,361

49,894

expense
income

:
taxes-

Net profit

2186.

„

>

11.007,245
329,344
92,501

11,419.317
354.837
99.594

485.000

540,000

$447,646

Interest

p.

61,911

$12,361,736 $12,851,272

Total income

Operating costs and expenses
Depreciation of properties
Federal

K.

$437,524

50,000,000

1979

1.

Jan.

due

bonds,

3%

fund

sinking

$43,200,000-

(Required
to be
retired through
sinking fund: $1,000,000 annually,
1955 to 1978, inclusive).
Aug.

1,

1993,

(Pa.)

debs.,

25-year

'

6%
bonds,
of Bethlehem Steel

mortgage

Purchase-money

due May 1,

57,500.000
19804 191,659,000

1,000,000 shs.
20,000,000 shs.

pfd. stock ($100 par value)—
Common stock (without par value)
cum.

•Does

not

include

principal

gate

and

interest

Steel Co. (Pa.) in the aggre¬

of

endorsement guaranteed by it as to principal'
pledged by it under the consolidated mort¬

and had been

Bethlehem

and

914.000

191,659,000
933.887 shs*
f9,582,942 shs.

$156,000,000 at Dec. 31, - 1954, and of
March 31, 1955, which were payable to the order of the

1,

dated Aug.

gage

notes of Bethlehem

amount

and were by

corporation

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$31,113,273 $92,402,780 $91,974,856
25,651,563 74.085,881 75.434,148

income

—V. 180,

interest

stock

45%

a

Conso'idatPd

1918, as amended, of Bthelehem Steel Corporation
(Pa.) to Guaranty Trust Co., of New York,

Steel Co.

trustee.

tThe

aggregate principal amount

of the bonds that may be

outstand¬

consolidated mortgage at any one time is limited to
$500,000,000, but the respective authorized principal amounts of the
series I bonds, the series J bonds and the series K bonds, all of which

ing

Bansch & Lomb Optical
13 Weeks

Other

FINANCING

Authorized

5%%

Net

—V.

it will be

billings in

as

Sales,

PRESENT

$4,196,498
152,988
$0.15

RR.—Earnings—

Railway oper. revenue— $32,982,571
Railway oper. expenses26,245,718

Net

Further,

working capital.

under

taconite,

$155,000,000 at

turing equipment; for the setting up of an assembling and distributing

plant in the Mid-West, and for additional working capital.

1954

$4,481,469
256,972

$0.25

—

Baltimore & Ohio

blgh precision instruments, zipper machines and replacement parts and
zipper fasteners.
Instruments manufactured
under prime and sub¬
contracts for various agencies of the government Include fire control

for

expenditures

7%

1870.

p.

the purchase of additional manufac¬

be used by the company to finance

that during this period outstanding fundeC
outstanding capital stock,
d»ring the period ii»s materially in ¬

requiring beneficiation an *
further processing to make it suitable for use in blast furnaces.
It hi
under construction
a
taconite processing plant and r°lated facilitie

3V4 %

1955

Quarter Ended March 31—
Net

lor one share

bv Bethlehem from the sale of the
company and used for cor»

of the

funds

bonds ct
share c:>
taconitr*
working caDital not obtained bv the sale of bond

has

holds

of

tities

Co.

2*&

of

wilK

Bethlehem

agreements to purchase 45% of up to $207,000,000 of
Co., and to provide Bethlehem's proportionate
required by Erie Mining for the completion of its

Mining

due

Babbitt, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings Rise—

(B. T.)

until

rate

which

volume

<;n]es

for

need

s°riec

stock

the

preferred

under

there was no increase in

and

sums

These

the letter states.

May 3) by D. Gleich Co. of New York City.

to

added

properties;

of

the

offer expires

—

made on

fund

redemption or conversion $7,500,000 principal
on
or before
Nov. 1 in each of the yeart>

in the future approximately $171,000,000 for additions and
improvements authorized but not completed at March 31, 1955. Bethle¬
hem
will
also
be
required to make substantial future expenditure!

1955,

funds.

Offering of 118,000 shares of 5V2% cumulative convert¬
ible preferred

sinking

a

expend

the company will have not less than $1,510,000 in
funds will be employed to purchase securities or
substantial, controlling or entire interests in one or more going busi¬
13,

May

1,

May

.

nesses.

Anchor

carry

be

decreased

30-year

B. S. F.

liquid

through

debentures

will

acouisitions

tenders stated that the number of shares outstand¬
ing has been reduced from 198,500 to 186,200 by purchases in the open
market, thus reducing assets of the company as of April 29, 1955, to

on

$3,500,000 15-year loan from New York

a

stock

porate purposes as determined by the management. In this connection
Bethlehem pointed out that during the period 1950-1954 it expanded
more
than $500,000,000 for property additions and improvements anci

$3,770,700.

This company

common

inclusive.

1979,

debentures

Its letter soliciting

The

of

share

per

purchase,

the

of

to

.

.

will

The offer expires

payment

CAPITALIZATION

assets to the Richmond group for $3,970,000 and the name of the corporation was changed to B. S. F. Company.
Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co. became a Delaware corpora¬
tion, licensed to operate in Pennsylvania under that name.
Function of B. S. F. Company is to invest in other businesses and/or
securities, Birdsboro Steel Foundry & Machine Co. continues as an
operating company.

price is 100%.

pavable

and

through

1965

share.

The

earnings

•Earnings

last

by Frederick W. Richmond
of

Foundry &

formed as an outgrowth of Birdsboro Steel

Co.'s sale

Machine

Birdsboro sold its operating

American Writing Paper Corp.—Earnings Lower—

Net

Birdsboro, Pa.—Offer for Stock—

B. S. F. Company,
This company,

Schwenk

jvars,

price

$140,

facilities

Net earnings for the March quarter were $221,328,
with $44,283 earned in the first quarter of 1954.
was
also elected a director.
Formerly and for two

compared
Mr.

York—Files With SEC

The corporation on May

$3,916,879.

Tore

lor

totaled

sales

quarter

of

crease

cs

as

succeeding

company,

Automatic Garage Corp. of New

President and Chief Executive
Albert S. Crandon, who becomes

elected

Schwenk has been

Otto G.

President, etc.—

re¬

the

bv surrender of $100 principal amount of de¬
of $40 in cash. The conversion price and the
amount of cash pavable on conversion will increase $5 per share on,
Mav 2 in each of the years 1957, 1959, 1961 and 1963.
is

bentures

Bethlehem

American Window Glass Co.—New

May 2, 1955,

1955.

conversion

The
1957

profect

1550.

181, p.

on

subscribe for the debentures at

to

The subi^-iption

held.

under

fr.

Net rev.
Net

1965.

rate of $500 nrincioal amount for each 25 shares of stock

creased

1955—3 Mos.—1954

1,

&

Under the offer

unsubscribed debentures.

any

May

Co. jointly
of 234 members which will
Barney

holders of common stock of record

ovnonrioH

Atlantic Coast Line RR.—Earnings—

through

Smith,

and

underwriting group

an

debt

1955—Month—1954

stock

common

Co.

&

PROCEEDS—Net proceeds derived

1550.

p.

Period End. March 31—

American Metal

$

46,494,941 131,754,799 123,901,045
33,158,307
93,840,877 97,494,390

from ry. oper.

rev.

Net railway oper.

President, stated that
Unfilled orders on March 31, 1955 were $79,252,000, a 30% increase
over unfilled orders of $60,720,000 on March 31, 1954.—V. 181, p. 1873.

Loeb

purchase

The

50,141,731
33,628,856

expenses

oper.

into

convertible

head

$191,659,-

3.%% 25-year debentures, due May 1, 1980, and

amount

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$

and

Chairman

Board

Patterson,

LTorehead

This offering was

Co.

See V. 181, p. 2010.

1955—Month—1954

Period End. Mar. 31—

88,000
Railway oper. revenue—

Balance available

000 of

retire

988,000

92,000

—

made in our

was

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Ry.—Earnings—

$29,756,000 $28,849,000

Total income

Sold—Mention

common

2,239,000

3,648,000

l\t profit after taxes
) referred dividend

of

shares

•

1954

$26,108,000 $26,610,000

!'.ratals

Plymouth, Mass.—
Commission—

Corp.,

public offering on April 29 of 250,stock (par 10 cents) at $4 per

issue of May 2 of the
000

stockholders of the right to subscribe for

mon

is being

of corporate debt securities on record

by this corporation with the offering to its com¬

made

on

Astron Corp.—Stock

•

1955

31—

corporation

Stockholders—One of the largest underwritten of¬

ferings

on

EARNINGS

OF

STATEMENT

CONSOLIDATED

Months

Three

Manufacturing

Corp.—Debentures Offered to Com¬

Steel

Bethlehem
mon

Kuho,

April 21 filed a letter of notification with the
SEC covering 120,000 shares of common stock
(par $1) to be o.fered
at $2.50 per share through Sheehan & Co., Boston,
Mass. The net
proceeds are to be used to purchase plant, machinery and equipment '
and for working capital.

ti take care of expanding business.

?.filings

basis,
the re$107 per

share-for-share

181, p. 1670 and 1550.

The

working capital

additional

provide

to

a

announced as

offering date and subscription price
will be
as arrangements can be made, Mr. Patterson said.

The
f.C^n

on

Files With Securities and Exchange

4

May

on

stocks

preferred

Armstrong

Co.—Plans Financing—

authorized an offering to common stockJiciders of one additional share for each 10 shares held, according
fit Morehead Patterson, President.
Based on the 2,378,787
shares the company had outstanding on
1 "arch 31, this would involve some 237,878 shares.
The Union Securities Corp., New York, is to manage the underwriters.
directors

$6

share by the underwriting group headed by Equitable'
Trust Co. and Union Securities Corp.
See details in

;

V.

American Machine & Foundry
The

Stock Sold—Of the

—

maining 16,695 shares were sold on April 21 at

i

1073.

181, p.

Co.

76,805 shares were issued under this offer, and

xmpania Minera Montreal, S. A., also a Mexican corporation, ownf 3
rights with respect to certain mining claims in the State of
Cnerrero, Mexico, but to which the company attaches only a nominal
vrlue, and in respect of which the company has no present plans.
i

—V.

Light

&

93,500 shares of 4.72% preferred stock (par $100) which
were first
offered in exchange for the outstanding $7V

«

respect to several
of Chihuahua in
capital

Power

Arkansas

i

the

under

have

been

issued,

are

fDoes not include

the

corporation as

which,
may

in

each

as

stated above.

the following principal

of March 31,

and

corporation

$200,000

at

pledged), are available for
§ Assumed

by

$2,900,000 (of

thai
bonds,
series K bonds, $1,800,000. The bonds owned by the
March 31, 1955 (except the $200,000 thereof thea

case,

were

be required under Workmen's

$2,000,000;

amounts of bonds owned by

1955: series I bonds,

the

pledged to secure payments

Compensation Laws); series J

sinking fund requirements.

corporation.

All

these bonds have

been issued;

Volume

181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2115)
$6,586,000,
celled

principal

and

UThe

cannot

shares

916,590,

if

be

of

all

amount,

have

been

purchased

and

CONSOLIDATED

can¬

reissued.

Quarter

debentures

outstanding will be

increased

by

Net

1,-

UNDERWRITERS—The
to

purchase,

be

converted

at

the

conversion

the

shall

not

be

subscribed

named

corporation

for

has

below

have

agreed

to

&

of such

to

Smith,

Barney

Adams

&

Allen
A.

&

C.

&

Peck

Net

Kalman & Co., Inc
Kay, Richards & Co._

Strudwick
S.

Bleichroeder,

M.

Kidder & Co...

Laird

0.12

Company—

Laird,
W.

Auchincloss, Parker &

and

Co._

C.

L__ 0.23

Co.

Redpath
<fc

Bacon,

Co.—

Whipple

Robert W.

Baker, Watts &
Baker,

0.38

:_____

&

Weeks

Inc._

Barth

&

Co

Bateman. Eichler

&

G.

Becker

Bioren

&

"Wil iam

&

Co.,

&

Ryons
&

&

W.

Mackall
Lf urence

L.

Blunt Ellis .&? Sirpmons
Blyth & Co., Inc.—_—
Roettcher and Co

&

Mason-Hagan,
A.

0.23

McCormick

1.57

McDonald

E.

&

&
&

0 12

Mead,

0.12

0.93
0.12

Merrill,

.Alex.

Brown

&

Sons—

Butcher & Sherrerd—
:H. M. Byllesby & Co. (Inc.)_
•Carolina Securities Corp.—

'Cfcace,
I

Whiteside,

Winslow,

Inc.

West

——

E.

W.

Clark

&

-John

W.

&

Clarke

Corp

•Clayton

Securities

Corp

•Coffin

&

Burr,

Milwaukee

W.

II.

0.06

Newburger & Co.
Newhard, Cook &
E.

0.06

M,

Newton

Cokings & Co., Inc.—
0.06
Collin, Norton & Co.—— 0.06

The

•Julien

Paine,

Collins

Co.

&

0.23

•Cooley & Co
Co.——
'Crowell, Weedon & Co
'Cruttenden

&

Co.—

Cunningham,'
Co., Inc
M.

Dain

Putnam

Co.,

Rauscher,

Riter

Dick

The

&

Merle-Smith

0.55

S.

DicksOn & Co., Inc
Dillon, Read & Co., Inc
Dittmar & Co.—
Dixon

&

&

Doolittle
Drexel

&

&

Francis
F.

Dillon

E'berstadt

&

Co

Renshaw—

Rothschild

Co

1.57

Elkins, Morris & Co.—

Scott,
Scott

&

0.93

Chas.

W.

Estabrook

0.55

Chapman

IFauset, Steele
Ferris

&

&

&

Co.

The First

The

Boston

First

—

Co.

&

Inc.

Corp.— 2.61

Cleveland

Bogan

—

&

'■

Paul

&

B.

P.

Hibbs

.!——— 0.23

Inc

S.

JPoster &

R.

<fc

Starkweather
Stein

Bros.

IRobert Garrett & Sons

Stern

0.12

Goodbody & Co.—
Goodwyn
Green,

Ellis

Gregory

&

&

Co.—

&

.

Anderson.—

IHallgarten & Co

Stix

Stone

2ra

Ripley

Co.,

&

Inc.

Miller

Sweney

Co

H.

Hentz

Henry
Hill
J.

Co

&

Richards

J.

&

Hooker

&

Co._

0.12

C.

& Son

0.23

F.

W.

Hutton

E.

The

Illinois

Indianapolis
Corp.

&

—

—__

Neuhaus

Securities

E.

&

D.

Co

Jones

&

Co

—

Corp

office

STate
at

Canada, $58.00
On

its
of

Bowater

1.57

operate

the

0.55

33AVc

Walker

Co

Walston

&

Lerchen &

Co—

&

Co—

Co

R.

Williston

0.23

New
per

account

Ltd.

and

Wood, Struthers & Co

0.93

Wurts,

0.06

Douglas

Witter
E.

<fc

Wood

&

McEvoy 0.23

Co
&

Dulles &

1.57
Co

0.12

Co

Yarnall, Biddle & Co.—_____ 0.23

Zuckerman, Smith & Co

0.06

0.06

.

Gardens,

fluctuations In

the

be

by

collateral

to

time

this

of

Co.,

Rise—"<

399,200

6,068,298
$5,001,506

$1.23

$0.67

they

of

have

also

the

of

four

that

The

merger.

shares of

the

S.

trust

is

merger

in

pointed

out

that

additional

of

the

for

gas

is

part

to

cut

the

completion

of

to

the

be

ac¬

proposed

Borg-Warner's

industrial

activity.
This is particularly true in the
industry, in which Borg-Warner is
developing a

181,

2010.

p.

Central

in

volume

Heyke,

to

below—V.

180,

p.

10,

company

April
179, p.

1955,

29,

filed

a

covering

regislrtaion

statement

shares

1955

2010.

p.

of

gain

of

it

is

Heyke

Heyke

Co.,

kind

for

full

if

on

its

2025.

May

5

announced

part
Newfoundland

of

its

plans

to

Power

Co.

hydroelectric

Ltd.

was

recently

assets

of

Bowaters

formed

Greenshields

issue

an

of

finance

1953,

power

under

it

were
more

be

that

the

in

thia

felt

Inc.

(Del.)—

Co., Corsicana, Tex.,

at $1.16 per unit.

tools,

furniture

company

the

and

tools, jigs, punches,

fixtures

commence

capital

"The

of

Browne

things,

in

of

name

the

the

company

of Texas

March

on

29,

the
in

Delaware

Manufacturing
of

preferred stock
stock

do

to

business

holders

declared

by

the rate

the

preferred

the

directors

pursuant
of

annually

6%

in

common

of

to

per

each

stock;

PRESENT

FINANCING

at $1.06 per
of

sum

all

stock
of

and

no

The

the

200,000 shs.

stock

is

together

unpaid

600,000 sha.

receive,

when

dividends

is

the

a

thereon.—-V.

of

sum

181,

acquire and
Newfoundland
Pulp &
powers

of

issue
or

&

Co.

existing hydroelectric plant, which has an installed
capacity
150,000
horsepower,
supplies the
entire
power
requirements
of
Pulp

&

Paper

Mills

Ltd.

Corner

at

1874.

p.

Burgess Battery Co., Freeport, III.—Plans Stock Split
The

directors on May
3, approved a proposal to Increase the
outstanding shares from 162,430 shares of the
par value of

of

share

to

324,860

the

crease

shares

company's

of

the

effected

through

poration

which

the annual

the

the

be

shares

authorized

to

submitted

meeting to be held June

proposed

amendment
par

share

175,140 of
issuance.

will

into

the

two

new

of

number

$6

the

per

to

and

in¬

existing

outstanding shares will bo
company's certificate of incor¬
stockholders

for approval at
by the stockholders,
converting each out¬
shares, and creating an

If approved

the

new

200,000
shares.

par

the

14.

have

share,

per

and

the

to

$10

from

$10

new

amendment

an
will

value of

par

authorized

$6 par shares to 500,000 of
The proposed increase in

effect

$10

$10 par

par

value

of

shares

to

available

be

dustries in
The

the

demand

one

of

development
acquired

area.

cf

^reasons

the

by the

(A. M.)
A.

B.

462.

water
power

energy
for

the

powers

in

this

power

within

company.

area

is

increasing

company

the

is

drainage

the
areas

Byers Co.—Opposition Withdraws

two

declared on April 29 that the silent with¬
against the company by an insurgent stockhclders"

suits

indicates

group

that

charges—otherwise it
He

added:

"We

the

"has

group

would

will

not

continue

have
to

faith

no

withdrawn

press

junction to prevent the holding of
this

Suits—

Drastrup, President,

drawal of

in

the

merits

of

ito

court

in¬

them."

application

our

special

a

time."

for

meeting of stockholders afc

Drastrup said that the opposition withdrew its suits
against tho
election of seven Byers directors on.
April 28 without notifying either
the company or its counsel.
mon

Pleas

until

the

The

ranidly
to

for

an

Byers filed on April 13 in Pittsburgh Com¬
Injunction against holding a special meeting

of

reportedly

were

decided

wLhdrew

its

in

suits

court.
in

the

company more quickly through
stockholders which it has called for
May 25.

Midland

Coke Loan

a

an

attempt

special

to

gain,

meeting

Upheld—

A

made

stockholders
in

Main

declared
in

1951
and

in

lending

to

in

the

connection

Midland

with

Coke

Company, which had

a

$550,000

loan

the

company-

Co.

been

named

to

investigate the loan,
a
report released on May 4 that Byers was fully justified
the money in order to assure sources of pig iron, then in

William B. Dana Company,
Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 7, N. Y., REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher;
[every Thursday (general news and advertising Issue) with a statistical
Issue on Monday]. Other offices: 135 S. La Salle Street, Chicago 3, Ullnoui
C., England, c/o Edwards & Smith. Copy right 1955 by William B. Dana
Company. Reentered as second class matter February 25. I942March
3,
1879. Subscriptions in
United States,
ft tha
U. S. Possessions, Territories and Members of Pan-American
Union, $55.00 per year; In Dominion ox
year.

of

E.

•

exchange,

remittance for foreign

of

report by an independent firm of Pittsburgh auditors released on
May 4 has cleared the management of this company of accusations of
impropriety and mismanagement brought against it by a group of oppo¬

further
now

Court

anti-management suits

opposition

control

sition

electrical

foe
the

for

the same meeting the board
declared a regular quarterly dividend
of 50 cents per share on the
shares which are now
outstanding, payable
June 10 to stockholders of record at
the close cf business on June 1.
The board also announced its
intention, subject to the continuance of
satisfactory earnings, to place the proposed new shares on a 30c
regular
quarterly dividend rate, if the charter amendment is
approved.
Tho
proposed dividend on the new shares would be the
equivalent of a 60c
regular quartely rate on the shares now
outstanding.—V. 171,

Brook,

one of the largest integrated paper mills in the world.
addition, it supplies the regional requirements of the Newfoundland
Light & Power Co. Ltd., the Buchans Mining Co.
Ltd., and other in¬

and

of

in

equal

money

Mr.

Co.
Inc., investment bankers of Montreal,
$15,500,000 first mortgage sinking fund bonds,

Newfoundland,

at

or

date

redeemable, in whole
with

it

for

dividends

being payablo
paid upon

declared

from

and

available

company

preferential

such

more,

preferred

thereof,

dividends

of

to

Delaware,

any dividend
is cumulative

dividend

share

assets

of

before

entitled

are

laws

annum

Outstanding

200,000 shs.

700,000 shs.

.

out

the

year

such

preferred stock.
the

value)

par

th&

in

1955.

($1 par value)

(lc

facades.

July 27, 1953.
Hiues
Boulevard.

Authorized
6%

Co.,

and

on

Harry

permit

and

July
Inc,"

on

manufacturing,

windows

assumed

10888

CAPITALIZATION GIVING EFFECT TO

Common

necessary

operations;

company,

business

was

a

deemed

active

Incorporated

was

name

other

among

present

State

to

&

Newfoundland

a.

Al¬
yea:*

expects

added

will

year

is

from

said.

a

effective,

the company

last

the

effective

Mr,

Mr.

last

share

a

first

salps,

sales,

heating load added
181, p. 1438.

with

At

2186.

1,250,000

loans,

181,

by $1,200,000 for

noted.

permit the company to
balance for general
working

engage^

future

Mass.—Registers With SEC

investment
on

series

bank

President, told

$2.50

heating,

which

of

he

year,

to

the

standing $6

RR.

3r,8%

of

compared

up

boost

revenue

1955

of

last

as

spectacular

went

house

expected

would

than

BU3INES3—The

to

Borg-Warner for five shares

diversification

re¬

$4,100,009<

program.

$1,671,600.—V.

year

any

earnings

by larger

year

electric

order

(b)

after

Jackson

to

bonds.

power

shears,

Dulln,

that

Byron

1965.

to

company
plans to use the net proceeds to tho
thereof in the
following order of priority: (a) Approximate!/
$30,000 to purchase additional extrusion
dies,

to

merge.

recommend

plan

of

E.

agreed and will recommend
that the
two
companies

directors

to

and

redeem

cons ruction

at

this

principal offices are located at
Dallas, Texas. The company secured

2,317,009

announced

1955,

PROCEEDS—The

The

29

16,

to

company, John E.
"1 "

predict

Its

.

1954

483,050

corporation,

Co.

extent

and

April

on

not

&

Co.—Higher Earnings Expected

this

of each class of stock

Trican

2,832,495

.i_I_

will

offering ia

on a best-efforts basis 150,000
shares of 6% preferred stock
(par $1) and 150,000 shares
of common stock
(par one cent) in units of one share

a

receipts

share

dato

offer.

date.

Eberstadt

$1,400,000

repay

May 2 offered publicly

on

,,The

10,203,294

F.

May

used

company's

earnings

in

the

revenues.—V.

week

London,

rate

effect

(Reg. U. 3. Patent Office)
a

will

estimated

are

not

April,

for

this

as

—$138,656,079 $97,807,117
selling
products— 116,952,222
84,819,504

income

stock

common

until

Browne Window
Manufacturing
Stock Offered—Wm. B. Robinson
&

and

on

record

effective

1,

and

the

when
$2.01.

reduction

accompanied

year's

as

In

be

Drapers'

would

year,

in

$780,000

to

1955

new

the

subscription

the

tinancing.

$4,274,250,
for

in

reduction

this

revenue

the

The

Bowaters

Harold

York, N. Y., under the Act of
Other Countries, $62.00 per




Oils

—_

Jackson

series

of

Winslow,

the

of

available

Ltd.,
Including the latter's undeveloped
water
rights in Newfoundland, for $34,378,800.
offering will shortly be made by Nesbitt, Thomson

and

1.57

Dean

year.

of

Bonnyville
1955, of Tri-Tor

Mills

0.06

Co

0.06

1

be

A, of The Bowater Power Co. Ltd., at a price of $98
to
yield 3.88%.
The power
company
is also selling privately $4,000,000 principal amount of 3V2%
10-year serial notes at par.

0.93

&

rate

not

development

balance

will

power

Public

0.12

White, Weld & Co
J.

2-0613);

of

York

Canada, of

&

or

public

new
power
subsidiary in
by the public offering
$15,500,000 of bonds and the private sale of $4,000,000 serial notec.

The

Ltd.

H.

mortgage
of

prospect for

he

month

though

of

corporate purposes
Oil was
created
as

—

basis

corporation

0.23

Durst,

Wainwright &

THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE
William Dana Seibert, President. Published twice

NOTE:

The

0.06

&

C.

2954;

1874,,

financing

funds

last

Paper Corp. of North America, Montreal,
Canada—Announces $19,500,000 Financing Plan—

Inc.—

0.12

such

be

the

on

shortly before the

persons

proposed

cost

a

figure of

Bowater

.

Co._;—

,

defray

until

p.

interested

meeting.

said

1953

full

record

for

The

which

for

sundry

taxes

afford

SEC

H.

0.38

Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt——

(Telephone

.

-

0.12
&

the

on

164,

p.

•;

0.12

0.12

Lemon

to

wells.

31—

President

approve

Boston

the

Wagenseller

Space & Co.,

rate

the

offered

(& Subs.)—Earnings

March

boards

capital stock.—V.

and

0.23

Inc.

Johnston,

This
with

Paper

Inc

Grubbs—

the

on

also

underwritten

the

increase

annual

He

on

$9,151,118

has

New

0.06

Wertheim

&

time

Boston Fund, Inc., Boston,

0.06

0.12

Lane,

See

0.38

»

p.

receive

additional

be

the

additional

0.12

Share

at

held

be

applied

(net)—

equipment

0.23

Watling,

&

SEC

Boston & Albany
RR.—Exchange Offer Extended—

0.06

Co.,

Unterberg, Towbin

0.38

Bond

the

0.06

:

0.93

,

Johnson,

post

Inc.-—

Cartwright & Co

Co

Co.,

Janney & Co—^
Jenks, Kirkland

Edward

Co

0.12

—

to

March,

common

drill.—V.

Co.

G.

Co

&

Hutton

field

Alstyne, Noel & Co
Viet,or, Common, Dann & Co.

Labouisse,

notes

would

funds

at

recorded

,

royalties,

Byron

field

0.93

—

be

given
on

the

opera¬

Jackson.

0.12
Weeks

&

Friedrichs & Co
E.

McDowell-

Van

0.38

Fay

Weil,

&

Inc

Union

Co.—

Hornhiower

Howard,

Co._—1_

sonic

Securities

Company,

Underwood,

0.23

&

Hilliard

B.

Hirsch

&

better

with

shares

—

would

oil

Townsend, Dabney & Tyson- 0.12
Spencer Trask & Co
0.93
Tucker, Anthony & Co
0.55

0.38

Herrman

convertible

and" oil

the

181,

will

to

stockholders

directors

Y.—V.

of

provide

modest

the

highest
improve¬

This

and

statement

100

has

reasonable

A

amortization

announcement

merger

0.23

American Corp.-—— 0.38
Thayer, Baker & Co
0.06

0.23

1953.

April

determine.

Canadian

of

Dulin

The
^

Swiss

0.38

&

will

general

development of

and

Ingersoll,

Byron

1.57

Blosser
&

Sutro &

Hayden, Stone & Co.———- 0.55
Hemphill, Noyes & Co,
1.57

the

0.06

Webster

Corp._

2.61

Haupt & Co

Hayden,

Inc.—

Co

&

Stroud

Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.— 0.06
Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc.
1.57
Harriman

&

Straus,

0.93

of

0.12

Nicolaus & Co.,

0.12

,

Improvement,

was

on

complished

0.06

0.23

—:

since
in

A

reflected.

notes

administrative

discounts,

shareholders

0.06

0.23

Sons.;—,—

month

0.23

0.06

Marache

each

-

sold,

and

and

growing

Stifel,

to

a

thereof.

time

agreed

Brothers & Co

0.38

Olds

&

Granbery,

the

;

goods

C.

R.

0.12
:___

above.—V.

received by the
company at 49 Federal St., Boston,
a.m.
(EDT)
on
May 23 for the purchase from it cf
mortgage and collateral trust bonds due June

11

first

1983

con¬

'

some

Stetson Securities Corporation

Forgan & Co.—— 1.57
&
MacGregor, Inc.— 0.12
Goldman, Sachs & Co—L— 1.57

pronounced

year

throughout

5%
convertible notes, due July
offer to the holders of its common

to

gas

Corp.

adjustments

0.23

Boyce___

Ltd.—-

number

of

Corp.

negotiating for
their
respective

Stern, Frank, Meyer & Fox

Ctlore,

•Glover

of

President

0.38
Co

Co

&

&

&

for

of

construct.on expenditures

estimated

new

Consolidation With Byron Jackson Recommended—

,

0.06

Co.

Staats

Marshall-^—
0,12
Bulton, Reid & Co.-——— 0.23

is

the

registration
such

offering will

outstanding first

due

part,

Co.______ .0.12

Co

Smithers

William

a

far

being

for

or

to

in

merger

Mr.

0.12

Co,______—

Nolan-W.

Co.,

been

0.06

IFirst Southwest

&

period
on

be

to

proceeds

and

about
$18,500,000
$26,000,000 in the

7,356,710 shares of $5 par value common stock
outstanding
after allowing for preferred stock dividend of
$130,719.

Singer, Deane & Scribner___ 0.23
Smith, Moore & Co.0.12

&

sales

•Based

Co.,

0.55

JFolger,

the

of

earnings
•Earnings per

0.38

[.

Simon

thus

convertible

added

renegotiation

0.06

0.06

to

Brooklyn Union Gas

Net

0.06

Corp._.
IFirst of Michigan Corp

M.

of

31.

month

any

for

note

natural

0.93

&

the

price

board

hearing

a

Net

dividends

0.38

—_

Co.—

Co._

Agnew

the

share

that

registration

a

subscribe

have

be

for

Federal

0.12
____

—

Shuman,

in

are

proposes

may

and

0.12

Mayer

Hammill

&

will

Interest,

0.55

Mason,

Inc. L.

Shields

showed

for

principal amount

Depreciation

&

Scranton & Co

Sheridan

0.06

to

additional

expenses,

&

—.___—

0.06

for
a

March

$2,000,000

from

Cost

1.57

Shearson,

0.06

—

Field, Richards & Co

Net

0.93

0.12

—

company

Three Months Ended

0.06

Stringfellow
&

filed

covering

Borg-Warner

.

Second District Securities Co.,
Inc.
0.38

0.12

Co.—

Co.—

Co

0.23

Co., Inc.
Co.—

IFahey, Clark &
Farewell,

&

Horner

of

than

will

SEC

quest

was

convertible

the

Paper Mills

fabricating, erecting and maintaining aluminum

0.12

Hutzler_

the

York, N.

up

The

a

upon

use

0.06

Inc.——.

Seasongood

Co.—

Evans

&

&

Schwabacher &

0.06
0.12

0.12

having

.

0.12

Pomeroy,

ground

proceeds
of

result

0.38

—

.

Schoellkopf, Hutton

0.55

at

continued

already

where

Petro-Chemical

0.38

Parke

Emanuel, Deetjen & Co.—
Equitable
Securities
Corp.
Clement A.

Co

Salomon Bros.

Elworthy & Co.__

&

&

Saunders, Stiver & Co
Schmidt,
Poole,
Roberts

0.38

Co.

&

i—l-__

0.93

0.93
&

F.

program

a

been

0.55

—_

&

Mosle

income

recorded

volume

has

management

"the

& Co;, Inc 0.12
Gardner—0.23

0.06

I

duPont

Eastman.

L.

0.06

Dominick

Co

I.

Rodman

have

offering of convertible notes is to be made in
multiples
$500, and $1,000,
and at a discount of 5%
of
principal
No
underwriting is involved.
Expenses
are
estimated
at

required

Co.

Co.—

Rotan,

19

right

..proceeds

Robinson-Humphrey Co.,

0.06

better

nine-cents

March

Unsubscribed

at

Net
costs

Pierce
&

&

&

2.61

Co—

sale

0.23

Inc.——

0.23

Co—

Dominick

Co.__L.___

Reinholdt

about

1954.

order

5%

$100,

*

0.55

—

0?.12

Reynolds

0.06

Dewar, Robertson & Pancoast 0.12
R.

<fc

Co

Inc

0.12

—

&

Pressprich <fe

of

mailed

stock

$6,000,000

The

$50,000.

Raffensperger, Hughes & Co.,

DeHaven & Townsend, Crouter
&
Bodine
0.12

IDempsey-Tegeler

of

Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood— 0.12
Prcscott, Shepard & Co., Inc. 0.23

0.12

IDavenport & Co.—
Davis, Skaggs & Co.——__—
1R. L. Day & Co.—

undertaking

which

revenues

with

Net

year.

business

1955,

the

$100

date.

0.06

R.

W.

sales

1955,

outstanding

earnings

The

&

Brockton Edison Co.—Bids for Bonds—
Bids

■

Mass.,

effectiveness.

indicate
of

or

corporation

amount.

Wulbern,
__'

_____

0.06

——

Co.

marketing

last

was

of

111,

1975'.

a

0.93

0.12

0.06

&

Garrison,

Inc.

Inc., New

report.

company's performance.
This program,
when
both to improve the
company's manufacturing

results

shares

April

29,

stock

&

0.12

'Curtiss, House & Co
■J.

1,

0.23

Pierce,

&

-

Jackson
a_i"

Inc.

0.12

0.06

Schmertz

April

0.23

by

The

so

of

The

0.06

Co.__

fixed

made.
was

full

Peters, Writer & Christensen,

0.23

—

_j

Webber,

be

months

and

date

be

subscription

•-

three

Bonnyville Oil & Refining Corp., Montreal, Canada—
Registers With Securities and Exchange Commission—

0.23

effective

The

broken for the
company's new plant at
completion this year, the full Blaw-Knox
road-paving machinery will be manufactured.
"The
backlog at March 31 was $45,000,000, ^compared with
$47,000.000 the beginning of the year."—V.
181, p. 742.

0.12

;

Curtis

0.12

&

"On

0.23

Co

Northwest

its

bookings

Mattoon,

line

Firinctcinjj

Inc.—Proposed Stock Offering—

determining stockholders entitled

Warrants -will

said

0.06

Ohio Co.

Pacific

first

new

the

and

0.12

Co

&

the

anticipated,

of

in

0.12

Inc

20

«i,

\

„

in

was

all

tions

0.93

Co.—

Newbold's Son & Co.

0.23

Inc.

C.

•Courts

Co._
&

■

off

were

performance

for

April

on

new
orders in January and
February this
relatively reduced level that was in evidence

ment

0.38

Stone

President,

and

0.23

F. S.
Moseley &
Mullaney, Wells
Murphey Favre,

181,

The

and

the

commercial

Co._________

the

$142,000,

at

0.23

&

Roland

z.73

virtually

0.06

Co.—

earnings
in

quarter
of

1,569,449

1.57
&

and

on

and

first

"Bookings

Pierce, Fenner

Turben

0.06

Co

W.

•C.

Co..________

0.93

&

IRichard

of

0.06

Mcdel,

0.12

Co

Clarke

&

27,802,938

*.83

Earnings Off—

Chairman

annual

expected

quarter

tinued

Moore, Leonard & Lynch
0 23
Morgan Stanley & Co.—.—, 2.61

0.06

Co._

Dodge

Miller

is

around

0.23

0.06

..—

at

0.23

;

the

first

0.23

Co

0.23

&

'Chaplin & Co.————__;
•Clark.

The

0.12

0.55

Co

Merrill Lynch,
&
Beane—

Co

48,383,317

3.51

the preferred stock.— V.

on

report that your management
obsolescence and inefficiencies

"Preliminary
for

Co.—______ 0.38

Bosworth, Sullivan & Co., Inc.
&

Co.—_

Jr.,

reversal

1954

elfect

operations

0.06

McKelvy & Co.—

0.12

0.23

Inc

Masten

correct

1954

completed,

0.06

Marks &

0.96

the

ew

above.

E.
Beard, President, on April 29 announced that
460.644
shares of the common stock of the
company will be offeree!
for pro rata
subscription to present stockholders at the rate
of one
additional share for each three shares held
of record.
The company has filed a
registration statement covering the addi¬
tional shares with the SEC
and anticipates that such
registration will
become effective on
May 12.

and

negative

0.12

Coe

M.

.J. C.

Bradford

0.93

p.

study of

to

0.06

Lyons & Co

This

in

America

Chas.

23,803,000

35,313,262
stock—

com.

Snyder,

the

North

Paper Corp. of North America
3128; V. 160, p. 2642 and 2755.

Braniff Airways,

'

36,100,000

LjUI.—Acquisition—rsl
of

Bowater

163,

23,550,566

the 1954 annual report will show that
bookings of new
shipments last year declined from 1953. Both
bookings
and
shipments
continued
at
this
lower
level
during January and
February this year, but orders for new business in March showed a
marked
upturn which has held thus far in
April.
It was explained

0.12

.___

0.23

Co.—

Co.

Irving Lundborg & Co.—____

0.93

"A

1.57

Co-

0.12

23,032,352

1

—

share of

operations

in

business

0.93

Hopkins, Inc.__
Loeb, Rhoades & Co.

M.

based

,

0.12
_

&

See
V.

part:
Both

1.57

Brothers

0.93

Inc

Co—_—_______

Blair

Loewi

Co—_ 0.23

Baxter, Williams & Co.
Bear, Stearns & Co
A.

Carl

0.12

——

Lester,
Little

0.12

Ball, Burge & Kraus
•J.

C.

taxes

2,545,301

of

25,713,029

vOij

Paper Corp.

Bowater's Newfoundland Pulp
Sells Hydroelectric
Assei^—

80,698,805

1,1/3,^99

i ow6r

Bowater

3

additional

Cordes

noted

0.93

Co._

Corp
Legg & Co

Lehman

0.55

Co

&

amortization

1,139,277

deducting quarterly dividends

of> 1955.

0.23

Higginson

John

0.23
0.12

Co

&

Freres

0.23

Co-

Baird & Co.,

Lazard
Lee

in

0.12

Langiey & Co,

0.23

____

W.

0.93

Meeds—

-

Eache

97,465,578 108,688,968

Blaw-Knox Co.—Sales &

1.57
0.12

.___

Bissell &

See

0.12

A.

0.0G
and

$

2010.

p.

0.23

Kidder, Peabody & Co._.
Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co
Ladenburg, Thalmann &

0.06

Inc

Mar. 31,'54

$

35,300,000

per

^After

Miller, Inc. 0.12

0.55

&

and

Atwill

&

0.')3

Co..

Arnold

Joseph, Mellen

ior

income

•Earns,

0.12

Allyn & Co.. Inc

Anderson

and

jbowdtvi

Dec. 31,'54

items

*

income

cn

debentures

%

5.21

Co.-,.

deducing

—

other

emergency facilities
Provision
lor
Federal

them,

by the exercise of rights:

5.21

Co

EARNINGS

451,088,588 403,286,498 445,110,163

before

below
and

ation

severally

sell

%

Kuhn, Loeb

OF

Mar. 31,'55

charges
Provision ior depletion and depreci¬

severally, the respective percentages indicated below
as

income

shown

Interest

underwriters

and

^

billings

Total

shall

price specified in the indenture.

agreed

STATEMENT

Enutu-

$

stock

common

the

thereof

subscriptions and advertisements must be made In New York funds.

4

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2116)

the

followed

and

made on Sept. 5, 1951, at 3V2% in¬
Byers contracted to buy at $1 per ton discount not
per month, or one-third of its requirements, which¬
less, the amount not to exceed 6,000 tons per month.
V. 181,

Byers loan to Midland was

The

terest

year.

per

less than 3.000 tons
ever

was

by Glore,

Forgan

&

and

Co.

The

following

Bank

of

Chase

act

will

The

agents:

National
and The

First

Chicago. 38 South Dearborn Street, Chicago 90, 111.,
11 Broad Street, New York 15, N. Y.

will be used for the following purposes:
prepayment of a like amount of the corporation's

in

'55

the

of

$41,931,577

with

See

Borg-Warner Corp.

England—Earnings-

Gross

Net

from

Net

ry.

*66,895

♦106,484

*103,976

♦182,734

Refining Co.; (b) an estimated $5,000,000 to cover the cost of additions
to plants now in process; (c) about $1,000,000 to reimburse the treasury
for the cost of construction of a products line from Enid, Okla., to

processes)
into one of
electro-mechanical and

613,000

524,000

795,000

791,000

*69,114

*225,028

♦88,594

*463,761

the

to

income—

*288,910

*316,575

3 V» %
in

$3

instalments

out

Capital

sharej,

filed with

of notification

was

on

of

at

12, covering a

April

stock

the SEC

2,750 shares of common
subsequently withdrawn.

issue

par

SEC

corporation

644,850

covering

stockholders

at

Appliances

par

Pittsburgh, Pa.
The proceeds are
facilities and plant extension and

Co.,

additional

plant

to be used
betterment.

stock

Net

from

rev.

—V.

181,

ry.

$997,651

$2,500,903

op.

$2,675,309
720,528

$851,723
269,140

336,724

842,320

1557.

p.

166,875

&

Corp._

Gross

from

Net

lrom

Net

ry.

Gross

from

from

Net

ry.

—V.

$951,000

185,053

132,282

46,457

2,482

71,376

46,131

1.50

Laird

1.00

W.

2,573,000
545,754

railway

railway—:
income

94,758

oper.

181,

Blair

Blyth

&

Co.

&

1.50

Merrill

Co

&
&

Drexel

Eastman, Dillon & Co

150,501

56,662

Fairinan,

the automobile sales finance

in

I.

from

Not

from

Net

ry.

125,727

76,259

77,279

65,072

from

Net

ry.

oper.

181, p.

1,716,649

1,778,387

1,704,593

346,169

405,245

451,160

383,665

149,629

202,132

243,217

193,016

ry.

From

Gross

Jan.

ry.

—V.

*

1955—Month—1954

19,967,235

expenses

oper.

19,456,022

57,015,936

57,006,220

Net
Net

from

rev.

$9,573,422

income—

oper.

ry.

1955

op.

$4,567,727 $24,373,887 $13,414,245

5,460,580

ry.

3,234,973

Earnings Estimated at $6.15

14,672,760

>9,881,572

Share—

per

Net

ry.

will earn about $6.15 in 1955, shareholders were
April 28 by Walter J. Tuohy, President. He added: "And this
include $2,800,000
received this year as a cash refund on

not

$1,930,133

532,796

545,327

212,684

5,490,130

1,293,046
459,527

534,954

1952
1955
1954
1953
$15,926,737 $15,240,389 $16,345,682 $15,625,444
522,741
2,104,698
1,131,514
1,007,879

railway

profits taxes paid during 1940-45."
April revenues and net income will set a new record for the month,
Tuohy said. Earnings on a per share basis will be about 60 cents.

*443,925

*828,559

47,043,659
4,358,330
*14,857

47,699,401

*573,047

219,454

income—
1—

from

This

will

bring net income for the first four months to $16,000,000,
highest in the history of the company for a comparable period. At
$2.05, he added, this will compare with $1.11 for the same period

42,948,496
2,923,893
*2,115,278

44,677,729
4,558,056

railway

railway

3,290,902
♦940,578

and

1954

of

'.'If

the

$1.59

in

1953.

next

Mr.

horizon today
rate

of

The

$3

that can

affect

so

our

business

to impair the dividend

as

share.'

a

approved

amendment

to

the C & O Employees
eligible to own shares
in their company.
The amendment permits employees to buy stock
through a payroll deduction plan after one year's service, instead of
the five previously required. Employees may also
buy from 10 to 100
Purchase

shares

Instead

Approved
Com.,

Arthur

May,

B.

the

of

man

1954,

Clifford
serve

A

merger

&

as

has

with

C & O

Northeastern

181,

p.

Manufacturing

the

been

Ry.

of

Co.

case.

two
and

wholly-owned
the

Flint

Belt

2011.

Co.

Consolidated—New

is the

company's new President.
W. McGee, retiring Chairman of the
Board, will continue
was

volume

to

recently approved by the directors of both this
Directors of the two companies have
agreement of merger to their stockholders.—

of

2011.

March—

Gross

from

Net

ry.

From

Gross

railway
railway—

oper.

income

Jan.

first quarter in the corporation's history and the
acquired was higher than for any previous quarter.
said the total amount of receivables purchased in the first

Mr.

Dietz

of

this

year

receivables

all

of

1954

1953

from

Net

ry.

railway
railway.,

oper.

181,

p.

income

$1,242,213,206, compared with $1,022,939,286
an increase of 21.4%.
Total outstanding

was

the same period last

in

of

corporation

the

56,909,779

63,790,306

66,878,914

62,546,362

12,682,852
5,578,061

18,383,987

21,126,230

18,262,826

8,091,314

8,666,543

7,083,790

1557.

a

$1,501,725,863
year

31,

with

$139,780,494
of

retail

of

at

motor

31,

March
vehicle

1954,

receivables

and

$138,186,032

acquired

at

during

wholesale motor vehicle financing for the

$669,531,691,

compared

$538,335,994

with

first three months
for the
comparable

increase of 24.4%.
Outstanding wholesale auto¬
mobile receivables at March 31, 1955, were $271,702,055, compared with

period

in

1954,

an

at

958.

181,

p.

March

31,

1954,

$167,022,719

and

at

Dec.

31,

1954.

powers,

including
within

businesses

is

Denver

President.

000 additional

before May 19, 1955 for 672,shares of common stock (par $1). at $18
on

or

share on the basis of one new share for each five
shares held. The offering is underwritten
by a group

per




for

ex¬

the

to

power

without

and

The

operato

the

association

state.

has

out¬

including the 60,060 acquired
330,734 shares sold to company

services

for

the

The

materials

and

promissory

and

notes

company

42

the

amount

for

of

in

the

$20,000;

for

cash,

supplied $6,400; and in settlement
$55,234.
The association's track, known

Downs, held a 12-day meeting
of

issued

were

in

materials

days in 1955,

of
as

1954, and has permission to

in

12 for horse racing and 30 for grey¬

corporation has joined with ten of its subsidiaries in the filing

applications with the SEC with respect to their current financing
and the Commission has given interested persons until May
11, 1955, to request hearings thereon.
Under the proposals, Columbia
Gas would borrow an aggregate of $50,000,000 from 19 commercial
half

banks,

quarter earnings of $1,738,374, equal to $1.53 per common
share, were 45% greater than first quarter earnings in 1954 and are
the
largest for the corresponding period in the company's history,
George Spatta, President, reported on May 2.
Gross sales of $30,579,077 were the second largest ever recorded by
Clark
in a first quarter and exceed '54 sales for the
same period

approximately
equal

the balance on or before Aug.

for

current inventory.
Columbia Gas estimates that during the
the system will require additional funds of $50,000,000.
$25,000,000 will be for construction and $25,000,000 for the

for

gas

before June 30 and

or

on

Of these funds $15,000,000
would be advanced to sub¬
construction and $35,000,000 for the purchase of storage

1955.

30,

sidiaries

year

which

payment of bank loans maturing Aug. 31, 1955. No definitive plans to
provide the balance of the required funds have been developed.
The ten subsidiaries have construction programs which will require

To

such program,
Columbia Gas will acquire $33,550,000 of
of the subsidiaries and an additional $6,800,000 of

finance

notes

stocks. In addition, Columbia Gas proposes to advance
account, to five of the subsidiaries, funds aggregating $35,000,purchase during 1955 of inventory gas for storage in their
underground storage facilities.—V. 181, p . 1875.

their
on

common

open

for

the

Comstock

Files
The

and

Nev.—
Commission—

Co., Inc., Elko,

Uranium-Tungsten
Securities

With

Exchange

corporation on April 8 filed a letter of notification with the SEC?

Covering 440,000 shares of capital stock (par two cents) to be offered
at 50 cents per share through Utah Uranium Brokers, Salt Lake City.
Utah.
The net proceeds are to be used to pay expenses incident to

mining

operations.

Consolidated

25%.
In
to
$1.09

1954,
per

Freightways,

(&

Inc.

'

Calendar Year—

Carrier
Truck

operating income
manufacturing and

Wholly-Owned

net

Consolidated

•Earnings
*On

earnings

common

per

share

$2.83

$2.89
and

after

units and 518 trailers were purchased in

1954,
trucks

number

average

1953

1954

$37,396,634 $39,155,742
7,112,086
5.967,471
1,086,157
1,042,989

servicing

of

shares

outstanding

during year

provision for preferred stock dividends.
total of

A

and

at

the

206
end

power

of

the

year

equipment in

service

totaled

1,415

trailers, a net gain of 332 units. Total investment in new
rolling stock aggregated $5,434,041.
This program will be continued
in 1955, with present plans calling for investment of approximately
and

1,569

$6,500,000.
New terminals

were

completed at Roseburg,

Consolidated

Gold

Uranium

Corp.,

Files With Securities and Exchange
The

to

Clark's first quarter earnings were
share,
on
gross
sales of

Denver,

ter¬

Colo.—

Commission—

April 20 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
shares of common stock (par $1) to be offered at
without underwriting. The proceeds are to be used
expenses incident to mining operations.

per

pay

186,666
share,

Consolidated

common

Falls,

company on

covering
$1.50

Oregon and Twin

during the year, and construction was begun on large new
at Billings, Mont., and Spokane, Wash.—V. 181, p. 859.

Idaho

Television

&

$24,546,658.

the right to subscribe

underwriter

Columbia Gas System, Inc.—To Borrow From Banks—

Clark Equipment Co.—Best First Quarter in History—

$1,243,687,

Chicago Corp.—Stock Offered—-The company is offer¬
ing to its common stockholders of record May 2, 1955

the

reimburse

racing.

minals

First

by

General

Subs.)—Net Earnings Show Gain—

$899,007,817 a year earlier, and $885,309,360 at Dec. 31, 1954.
Reflecting the high rate of automotive production this year, C. I. T.'s
was

common

par

by

the

The

at

1954.

volume

volume

stock, to be
The offering
Investing Corp.
selling commission of 20c per share.
5c

basis

of

and

earlier

the
first quarter of 1955 was $262,394,178, compared with $202,633,871 in
the first quarter of 1954, a 29.5% increase.
Outstanding retail auto¬
mobile receivables were $909,469,559 at March 31, 1955, compared with

1952

$20,444,732 $22,486,753 $23,799,542 $20,351,600
5,132,611
7,417,396
7,993,742
5,803,688
' 2,331,379
3,335,454
3,353,515
2,301,115

were

$1,507,970,320

corporation's deferred income
and unearned premiums,
the
backlog of future gross income which Mr. Dietz described as "the lifeblood of our business,"
aggregated $141,003,714 at March 31,
1955,
compared

liabilities.

current

proceeds of the financing, $15,000 are to be used for expenses
of the issue, $82,000 for the purchase of land; $100,000 for additional
facilities; $140,000 for motel and swimming pool; and the balance of
$103,000 for working capital.—V. 180, p. 1332.

The

Dec.

times

4.5

year,

divisions

31,
1955, compared
with
$1,351,821,218 at Dec. 31, 1954.

—V.

1—

from

Net

—V.

1955

from

Net

1954, het earnings were $8,580,049, equiva¬
dividends to 90 cents a common share.

of

stock

any

$287,854,479

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR. -Earnings—

to

business

of

quarter

The

Richardson, President since 1944, has been named Chair¬
Board.and Jerome A. Straka, Executive Vice-President since

submission

p.

preference

March

and Pond's Extract Co.

approved
181,

10,

Elected—

consolidation

company

V.

of

equivalent

the quarter ended
99 cents a common

for

Earnings applicable to the common stock In that quarter were $8,180,049, after the payment of $400,000 in dividends on the preference
stock, which was retired later in 1954.
Arthur O. Dietz, President, told stockholders that net earnings were

employees

director.

a

as

more

Michigan.—V.

Chesebrough
President

units

Manistee
in

an

make

the

was

the

both

to

fixed

of

also

subsidiaries,
RR.

Plan

this corporation

of

$9,051,273,

were

first quarter

the

after

related
of

$56,250;

total

a

000

higher than for

shareholders

Stock

1955,

earnings

share.

lent

its

of

efforts"

the underwriter.

of

instalment

net

Consolidated

For

two-thirds of the year equal the pattern of the first
Tuohy said, "net income per share will be $6.15, even
better than the good showing of $6.04 in 1953,"
Mr, Tuohy told
the 450 shareholders that "we see nothing on the

third,"

being

expenditures of $69,106,100 during 1955, for which new money require¬
ments are estimated at $40,350,000.

Higher Earnings—

C. I. T. Financial Corp.—Reports
31,

shares

corporate

and

and

Uranium

of

oper.

March

assets

registration statement with the SEC on April

a

"best

a

broad

of

current

excess

Mr.

carry¬

proposals;

Jan.

ry.

on

rendered
of

debts

5,391,657

1,278,901

5,177,166
1,243,354
540,633

456,711

income—
*641,235
*
Deficit.—V. 181, p. 1558.

Net

current

600,000

Bazata

J.

amount

Of

219,891

1,161,199

oper.

from

Net

made

officials

race

$2,041,036

5,299,117

railway

from

Net

tax

public saie "as a speculation" at $1 per share.

with

hound

1952

1953

1954

1558.

p.

from

From

company

on

does

2.125

Co

&

Chicago & North Western Ry.—Earnings-

Gross

This

told

Weld

485,219
211,670

income—

March—
Gross

after

year

$493,000 after charging
Company maintains a strong

were

1—

oper.

181,

fiscal

previous

earnings

Sports Racing Association, Grand Junction,

courses

service

1.50

1955—3 Mos.—1954

Railway oper. revenue— $29,540,657 $24,023,749 $81,389,823 $70,420,465

Railway

1.50

$1,854,630

railway

from

Net

Period End. March 31—

2.125

&

Co.—

&

454,929

railway—

from

Net

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Earnings—

Corp
Co

178,326

net

quarter,

410.

officers

by

2.125

Securities

income—

oper.

the

for

$772,000.

of

standing 390,734 shares of common stock,

Walker

railway

from

Net

$1,208,000

net loss of $267,000

a

1955, after tax carry-back credit
of $227,000.
This compares with

26,

which is returnable. Certain principal officers of the under¬
purchased 60,000 common shares from the company at
value.
association was Incorporated under Colorado law on July 19,

Arthur

&

$1,863,255

railway—

from

Net

income—
1557.

The

race

Werthelm

1955

Feb.

par

1954,

.75

Co

G.

March—
Gross

railway
railway

their

.75

White.

capital.

have

writer

1.00

Mason,

&
&

of

part

.75

•

Co

Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Ry.- -Earnings—

$565,008

142,719

1—

Net

—V.

$605,506

151,880

21,206

iroin

&

Union

2011.

p.

working

and

sold

shares

1.50

Co

&

Hutton

181,

Renshaw

Horner

H.

expansion

of the issue at a rate of 25c on each share of the first 160,000
to the public, limited, however, to a maximum $40,000 no

penses

.75

Corp.

.75
Weeks

&

for

Y.), for which it will receive a
association also has agreed to

The

1.50

Co

&

ended

covering

for

be

to

(N.

.75
&

1952

1953

$613,652

1,643,275

Jan.

E.

W.

76,736

income

<

of

net hurricane losses

condition,

1955,

is

Barney & Co.
2.125
Youngberg
.75
Stone & Webster Securities

2.125

Hentz

—V.

$479,806

railway

railway

oepr.

From

Gross

1954

1955

March—
Gross

Co.,

&

letter of notification with the SEC

a

debentures, due Jur.8 1, 1965,
principal amount, without underwriting.
used to repay
bank loans and accounts

to be
inventories,

This association filed

.75

Simon

Stone

analog

subordinated

100%

latest

the

181, p.

29,

Smith,

.75

Inc.

M.

6%

year

of

loss

offered

&

Inc.

1.00
2.125

Grant-Brownell & Co.„—

Ripley

.75

.75

Gardner

&

&

crystal

and
from tiny quartz
components to giant

Colorado—Registers With SEC—

3.125

Co

Baerwald
Hughes

Rothschild

F.

Scott,

Hornblower

Charleston & Western Carolina Ry.- -Earnings—

L.

Fulton, Reid & Co.—
Goldman, Sachs & Co

H.

business.

Rodman

Farwell, Chapman & Co.— 1.50
The First Boston Corp.— 3.125

The proceeds are to be used for working capital.

is

corporation

Reinholdt

.75

Harriman

&

Inc.

Co.,

2.125

complex electronic
military fire control,

Exchange Commission—

May 2 filed

are

Colorado

Co

Raffensperger,

Securities Corp.- 1.50
Harris & Co.,

radio-television

to

in

electronic

at

fiscal

financial

1.50
&

and

change.

the

because "dynamics
products"—which

appliances,

home

the hurricane losses mentioned above.

off

2.125

Beane

Pilueger

.75

our

.75

Stanley

1.50

all

equipment

systems,

of

purchase

credit

—V.

1.50

Curtis

Co—

duPonto &

I.

to

automation

missiles

determined

shareholdrs,

corporation and its subsidiaries reported

net

Lynch;-Pierce, Fen-

1.50

Co

&

1.50

Mullaney, Wells & Co
Paine, Webber, Jackson

.75

—

Dominick

Dominick

conditioning

on

$250,000

the

For

&

-

Morgan

told

common

interests in the corporation

proceeds

back

2.125

Rhoades

Co

&

equipment

he

miniaturized

$166,000 and

a

.75

Corp

Loeb,

Milwaukee

The

.75

Inc.— 3.125

Inc.

Without underwriting.
The

Dittmar

Co.

&

guided
and

offered

be

This

2.125

Co

Brothers

&

ner

.75

.—

Securities Co.

Read

Equitable

corporation on April 14 filed a letter of notification with the
SEC covering 30,000 shares of 6% cumulative preferred stock (entitled
to 3%
additional if earned), to be offered at par ($10 per share),

to

of

1.50

Co
&

Co.
Loewi

.75

Co

&

Union

354,767

The

Freres

M.

2.125
.75

Republic Co. (Inc.)

air

corporation

covering

for

.75

Higginson

Carl

.75

(Inc.)

electronic

Collins & Aikman Corp.—Reports Smaller Net Loss—

3.125

.

Langley & Co.-

Lehman

1.00

Inc.

Co.,

2,807,000

Century Discount Corp., Jamaica, L. I., N. Y.—Files—

The

The

Co

A. M. Law and

.75

& Simmons

H. M. Byliesby & Co.

536,114

1557.

p.

C.

Lee

2,756,000

2,708,000
560,545
154,857

&

Lazard

William

the

industrial

in

and

Chairman, stated that con¬
(originally a licensor of lighting
country's leading producers of electrical,

from brand-name

way

and

America.

of

Board

1.00

Loeb & Co

Kuhn,

Eichler & Co
.75
G. Becker & Co. Inc.—2.125,

Francis

1—

Jan.

Net

$944,000

129,779

income

oper.

From

$865,000

182,915

respective
as are not

Inc

Co.

1308.

p.

(Harry) Cohen Merchandising Corp., New York—Files

severally

.75
Kidder, Peabody & Co.-— 2.125

A.

Dallas

$876,000

railway

railway

have

Kenower, Mac Arthur & Co.

1.00

Co

Dillon,

1952

1953

1954

1955

the

used

Corp.

characteristics

the

all

payable,
Illinois

181,

convertible

of subscription warrants:

The

a

as

company

selected,

was

name

the

of

With Securities and

Glore, Forgan & Co
6.3125
Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. 6.3125
A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc
1.50

$33,315,771

$44,639,282,

will in no way be affected
by the change in name, and no exchange of stock certificates for
those bearing the new name, Dynamics Corporation
of America, will
be
required, Mr. Bonner stated.—V. 179, p. 1830.

corporation's

purchase, in the percentages set opposite their
such of the shares of the additional common stock

Cruttcnden

Inc.—Earnings—

Vermont Ry.

the

below

named

underwriters

Julien Collins & Co

Central

under

reserved

to

Central

March-

shares

3,996,196 shs.
the

of

conversion

for

with

1955, was

computers.

100,000 shs.

*5,000,000 shs.

reserved

Bateman,

$4,848,351 $13,614,212 $13,894,764
3,996,628
10,938,903 11,393,861

income

oper.

ry.

and

UNDERWRITERS—The

Blunt Ellis
Net

shares

31,

ago.—V.

year

President and

1945

Stockholders'

value).

par

a

Dynamics

Bonner,

of

one

radar

$45,500,000

131,210 shs.
($1

Bacon, Whipple & Co
Barret, Fitch, North & Co.

$4,739,992
3,742,341

Railway oper. revenue
Railway oper, expenses-

new

devices

Outstanding

$52,000,000

1964

1,

American Securities

for

1955—3 Mos.—1954

1955—Month—1954

Aug.

subscribed for by the exercise

RR. Co. of New Jersey—Earnings—

Period End. March 31—

to

100,000

preference

Baclie

Central

FINANCING

Employee Stock Option Plan.

agreed

March 4 filed a letter of notification with the
shares of common stock to be offered first to
(32
cents
per
share)
through
Mine Safety

on

is

to

name

T.

since

oscillators

—

''Includes

($100 per

Corp., Pittsburgh, Pa.—Files—

Research

Catalyst

The

range

PRESENT

TO

EFFECT

preference stock (with¬
value, stated value $25 per

par

names,

The

GIVING

convertible
share)

Gains Investment Co., Sacramento, Calif.—
Files With Securities and Exchange Commission—

an

promissory notes, due

3%%

and

Common stock

letter

general

CAPITALIZATION

•Deficit.—V.

The

balance as

Authorized

railway—

proposed

last February; and (d) the
funds of the corporation.

completed

City,

David

transmitters

*92,463

*332,819
income—
181, p. 1557.

addition

•63,274

railway-

oper.

version

10,087

*147,009

1—

Jan.

from

Net

*16,907

railway—

oper.

ry.

From

Gross

corporate

Oklahoma

$282,000

$221,000

$171,000

$183,000

railway--—

from

from

1952

1953

1954

1955

March—

Net

promissory notes, constituting part of an original issue of $52,000,000
of
notes,
the
proceeds
of
which
were
used in
part
to
refund
bank
debt
incurred
to
acquire the stock of Champiin

above.—V. 181, p. 1557.

Canadian National Lines in New

compared

March

on

Climaxing a decade of expansion, diversification and steadily in¬
creasing sales, this corporation on May 3 announced a change in its

short-term

Co.—Consolidation Recommended—

Jackson

Byron

$31,314,631,

was

company

Claude Neon Inc.—Changes Name—

PROCEEDS—The net proceeds

$5,000,000

worth

compared

Manhattan Bank,

(a)

quarter of

ago.

Net

subscription

as

first

the
year

Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.

858.

p.

headed

underwriters

of

iron.

pig

obtain

to

It also stated that the loan was a good business risk
practices of other companies in 1951 in their effort

supply.

short

Monday, May 9, 1955

..

.

&

Radio

Broadcasters,

Inc.

—Banker Elected a Director—

Spatta reported that the outlook for the second quarter indi¬
cated
"operations at a similar, or even slightly higher level" for
Clark, a leading manufacturer of materials handling industrial trucks,
construction equipment and heavy automotive drive units for trucks,
Mr.

buses,

farm

Current
with

tractors

assets

$40,704,331

as

on

and

earthmoving

of

March

31,

the

same

date

1954,
a

$11,361,923, compared with $7,388,560.

machinery.
were $42,676,554,

as

reported

ago.
Current liabilities are
Working capital at the end of

year

Ralph
Trust

S.

Senior Vice-President of the Mellon National Bank
has been appointed a director.
through sub¬
WFBM and
WTON
and
Minneapolis; WOOD and WOOD-TV, Grand Rapids; and
Euler,

Co.,

Pittsburgh, Pa.,

corporation owns and operates, either directly or
sidiaries, the
following radio and television stations:
WFBM-TV,
Indianapolis;
WEOA,
Evansville,
Ind.;
The

WTCN-TV,
wvnp

Plint

Mich.—V.

181.

n.

1672.

Volume

181

\

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial
Chronicle

.

(2117)
(& Subs.)—Record Earns.—

Net

1955

and

operating

Net

income

127,980,757

9,935,618

8,868,317

3,235,234

deplet. and
Depreciation and depletion
Income taxes

2,893,000

taxes

3,501,000

Balance

applicable

Common

shares

Earnings

per

.The

to

stock

common

shareholders

ber of shares of

168,082

3,654,889

$0.81

26

voted

to

increase

the

authorized

common

stock, of the par value of $20
5,000,000 to 10,000,000.—V. 181,
p. 1875.

used

to

are

for

be

added

the

to

general

funds

ofthe

pre-emptive

there

are

issue

no

been

purchase

plans

rights.

their

for

sale

Walter
this

at

Herrick

L.

Cisler,

Continental Telephone Co.—Unsubscribed
Shares Sold
8,377 shares of common stock which were not
subscribed for under an offer to
stockholders

and
so

—The

Co.—Stock

Offered—This

At

offering its stockholders rights to subscribe, at a
price
of $35 per
share, for 282,464 shares of capital stock
(par
$5)

the basis of

on

one

terms

C. F.

said

of

The

the

The

Guaranty Trust Co. of
is subscription agent.

Y.,

New

York,

140

Broadway,

PROCEEDS—Net
advance

proceeds
of
the
offering will be
$7,385,000
to
White
Pine
Copper Co., a
began operations in February 1055,

of

subsidiary,
mainder

to

working

BUSINESS—During the
Michigan
of

corporation,
from

copper
the

owns

burgh,

C.

its

G.

and

Hussey

other

to

sales

$1.57

net

of

the
a

Otner

This

and

Dec.

$2.34

or

31,

of

sales

share

a

1954,

income

with

compares

$3,307,092,

in

of

for

W.

of

The

program.

181,

(&

balance

will

be

L.

Net

an

per

1955

1954

38,051

$24 533,732

♦Restated

to

and

income

taxes

(on

March

31,

reflect

to

1,684,502

—

1954

was

*201,563

1,699,556

$1,632,905
'
$0.66

2,268,043 shs.)_,.__

$0.54

the

amount

average

in

rate

average

$1,383,971) .—V.

1954.

for

of

certain

non-recurring

JAfter

restating Federal
(Original provision to
1076.

1954.

181, p.

previous

Three Months Ended
Net

Mar.

31—

1955

sales

Income,

before

Dividends
Net

Federal

taxes-

preferred stock

6,50^70

on

Dividends

Earnings

per

common

:

share

after

179,

made in

$1.22

Bodine.

Corson, Inc.—Stock Offering—Mention
issue of May 2 of the
public offering

offering has been completed.

details follow:

the

if

this

dividends

(either

stock

or

cash)

paid

There

of

are

cash dividend

a

28,

of five

cents per share

Sales—Net

sales

of

the

payable

no

producing

31,

year ended Dec.

CAPITALIZATION

AS

OF

increased

30-year 5%

1950

(par

to

approxi¬

Co:

right

a

Outstanding

at the request of Estabrook & Co. and the
consideration of $300, to grant to Estabrook

in

the

near

the corporation

and

was

incorporated in Delaware

has its

principal office at Stenton Avenue
Meeting. Pa. The company, (with its

and

on

1928,
Road, Plym¬

is

engaged

in

production of chemical and metallurgical lime
and limestone prod¬
ucts, crushed stone for highway uses,
ready-mix concrete and roasted
It is also engaged in the
distribution and sale of products of

dolomite.
other

manufacturers

The

is

company

lished

in

family,

1822

either

in

the

and
as

plant
of

acres

of

insulation

successor

to

and

a

refractory fields.

lime-producing

continuously owned and
proprietorship or as

sole

a

date.
The

the

the company and

business

operated
a

by

the

estab¬

Corson

partnership since that

half

assignee

claims

in

its subsidiaries

covers

to

below:

DeHaven

See

&
&

Co

:

Townsend,
V.

also

Shares

181,

p.

Crouter &

them

of

21,000

a

is

company

good

as

The

/

2012.

the

acre

March—

Net
Net

ry.

railway
railway

from

From

Gross

income.

ocpr.

Jan.

Net

ry.

railway
railway

from

oner,

181,

p.

1954

1953

income

Common

—V.

stock

181, p.

$4,765,543

1,153,711

1,171,961

708,910

806,948

760,085

758,032

13,489,834

14,806,108

3,401,437

12,256,756
2,336,467

3,289,612

3,478,124

1,922,523

1,356,392

2,219,480

1,783,260

ates

1955

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

From

Gross

railway
railway

oper.

Jan.

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

p.

1954

1953

1952

$6,490,410

$7,602,414

$7,832,929

1,243,455

854,789

1,462,347

1,735,637

490,731

377,933

755,076

844,916

1—

railway

railway.

oper.

181,

income

$6,888,468

income

19,517,224

21.841,117

23,064,071

3,579,023

3,133,484

4,610,071

4,924,843

1,408,348

1,493,623

2,299,744

2,408,522

1559.




on

An

See V. 181, p. 1672.
I

'

'

•

Management Optimistic

—

year

improvement

in current profit margins, Mr. Riter
quarter ended March 31 net profit, after taxes,
with $289,906 for the comparable period a
sales of $8,928,228 were under those of $9,970,298

the

compared

as

although

ago,

the like period of 1954.
After allowance for preferred dividends,
earnings per share are up to 62 cents on 476,357 shares of class A and
B common stock
outstanding against 59 cents per common share a year

454,886

on

months

shares.

of

Income

1955

before

amounted

first three months of 1954.—V.

Electric Bond
Frederick

C.

cently.—V.

181,

to

to

the

against

Co.—New

President

fill

provision for taxes

$626,726

for

the

$674,454

first

the

for

181, p. 1876.

Share

&

Gardner,

director

a

Director-

Ebasco

of

place of

Curtis

Services

E.

has

Inc.,

Calder,

who

been

died

re-r

2012.

p.

..

'

•

.*

•,

»

ElectroData Corp.—99% of New Stock Subscribed For

warrants

of

fifteen

50

acre

the

general

town

of

Somerset

unpatented

The

stock

new

April 18, according
Blyth & Co., Inc.

offered

was

to

holders

record

of

March

31

to

at

$10

share, on the basis of three shares for every 10 held. According to
agreement the underwriters purchased the remaining 1,494 unsubscribed
shares
R. Bradburn, President, on April 30, announced that net cash
to ElectroData before expenses will be $2,025,850. The new
is to be used for constructing a manufacturing plant, financing
computer lease contracts, repaying certain short-term loans and in¬
creasing product and market development.—V. 181, p. 2012.
James

proceeds
money

Gross

mining

District of Nipissing,

Bancroft-'Haliburton

from

Net

ry.

area,

River

tract

a

of

Maine,

Co.

for

the

approximately
that being the

Gross

ry.

1953

1952

$4,070,621

$4,966,409

$4,761,051

1,870,925

"615,871

1,668,955

1,713,536

income

Jan.

1954

$4,288,943

__

674,247

*1,057,335

444,981

362,649

11,535,726

11,603,592

14,203,296

13,616,469

4,646,436

*2,365,248

4,941,368

4,485,020

1,665,275

*3,940,177

1,235,528

728,923

1—

from

Net* from

Net

railway—

railway

oper.

From

Dead

County,

1955

from

Net

Bancroft.

railway..

railway
income-

oper.

•Deficit.—V.

in

the

Oka,

Quebec

consist

area

of

Deux-Montagnes, about 42 miles north

six

of Montreal.

1560.

181, p

Elsin Electronics Corp.—Stock Sold—An issue of 140,common stock
(par two cents) was pub¬

(par

licly offered on April 20 at $2 per share by Standard
Investing Corp. and Baruch Brothers & Co., Inc., both
of New York

GIVING

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

FINANCING

10

cents)

10,000,090 shs.

City.

7,500,000 shs.

"V"

loan;

to

This offering has been completed.

net

PROCEEDS—The

Outstanding

1775.

May

on

expired

underwriters headed by

March—

Offered—Cohu & Co. and associ¬
offered 106,208 shares of $1 par value

4

stock at $16 per share. This
offering was over¬
subscribed and the books closed.
Of the total shares

offered, 77,208 were sold
shares for the account of

by

the company
stockholder.

a

and

29,000

purchase

proceeds

to

are

equipment

and

be

used

to

for working

off

pay

capital

existing

for

general

corporate purposes.

of

of

Edgar

business
The

is

L.

617-33

does

ment

and

and

ernment

engineering

in

industrial

the

in

August,

Ave.,

York

New

1951.

Brooklyn

Its
3,

under

principal

the

place

Y.

N.

research

a

engineering

department
aid
laboratory
electronic, elect o-magne ic equip¬

in

instruments

large
and

also

company

Inc.,

Brooklyn

maintains

research

precision

organized

was

Scillitoe,

at

company

which

Sperry

not

firms

production

only for itself but for the gov¬
well.
In addition to rese rch

as

of

items
resulting t er fro",
the
in sub-contract work for sucn organizations as
Radio Receptor, Reeves Instrument, and Western

engages

Gyroscope,

Electric.

PROCEEDS—The company intends to use the
proceeds from
the
77,208 shares it is selling, for the purchase of new
equipment and the
removal of present
equipment, to a new sucker rod plant to be con¬
Tulsa.

Products
matic
in

matic

v

under

now

direction

electronic

development by the company include auto¬
a
diagnoster to locate the sLe of trouble

finders;

equipment;
and

gauge

electronically

measuring

devices

controlled
and

doors;

garage

automatic

auto¬

typesetting

ma¬

chines.

BUSINESS—Corporation, formerly known as Rotary Lift Co. (name
changed on March 7, 1955), operates Its business through three manu¬
facturing

Division,

CAPITALIZATION

GIVING

EFFECT

Tenn.,

and

The W. C. Norris Division, Tulsa, Okla.; The C.
Louisville, Ky.; The Rotary Life Division, Memphis,
wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary.
Its products are

one

throughout the United States
foreign countries.
Most of its
of

the

oil

and

in

oil

Canada

customers

industry

gas

1954,

and

well

and

are

including

equipment

to

a

lessor

engaged

in

transmission.
accounted

for

51.1%; hydraulic lifting devices for approximately
sealing devices for approximately 9.1,%.

extent

CAPITALIZATION

GIVING

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

5%, 5Vi%

tures,

6%

and

maturing
1959-1963,

Of

short-term

5%

$1,508,191

2,423,250

1955

local

outstanding
were

balances

no

number

the company

money

of

proceeds

in

equipment,

office

television

The
in

the

will

be

used

amount

of

approximately

the

several

on

30-90 day paper

to

day.

respect

At

thereto,

is

108

at

March

underwriters

and

31,
the

of shares which they have agreed to
purchase from
and the selling stockholder arevset forth below:

reduce

bank

loans

$15,000; and
additional working

a

Florida

North

corporation,

Orange

with

Orlando,

Ave.,

its

Fla.

world-wide

principal
It

is

en¬

distribution,

films.

corporation

TV

Island,

Fla.,

in

to

inventory expansion and

entered

the

field

of

independent

film

production

1953.

Empire's

850,000 shs.

with

agreement

may

names

net

liabilities

etc.

several

borrows

credit

vary from day
outstanding $400,000 of such loans.

UNDERWRITERS—The

respective

to time

current

additional

capital,

None

is

(Fla.)— Stock Offered—Gerard R.

April 15

None

time

exercisable

(par $1)

and

10,000 shs.

There

391,563 shs.

for issuance of warrants,

on

executive

(par
10,000 shs.

from

Outstanding

1560.

p.

gaged in the production of motion pictures for

2,500,000 shs.

banks.

FINANCING

d

*750,003 shs.

Investments, Ltd., St. Petersburg, Fla.,

PROCEEDS—The

,.

(par $1)

•The company

from

181,

Empire Studios, Inc.
Jobin

and

225,000

(par $20)

Common stock

share.—V.

per

BUSINESS—Company

value $100 per share)
Class A stock

$2

for

deben¬

stock

cents)

offered publicly 60,000 shares of common stock
at $5 per share.

amounts

loans

preferred

at

Outstanding

$1,755,698
225,000

inclusive

bank

cumulative

varying

two

(par

the

and

2,442,500

subordinated

in

stock

•Includes 50.00C shares reserved

approxi¬

28.6%

Authorized
and 7% mtge. instalment notes, ma¬
turing Oct. 31, 1958 and Dec. 28, 1960
5% promissory note, due Nov. 30, 1956

Authoriz
Common

various

FINANCING

5%

PRESENT

TO

divisions,

Lee Cook

and

19.690,431

account

associates.

April 6 for account

on

'

'

•

and

Place,

common

from

Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
RR.—Earnings—

the

BUSINESS—Corporation

$5,052,858
1,410.6"7

1559.

March—

the

of

any

1952

$1,489,020

Weeks

&

Edison, Inc.

that for

$320,457

name

mately

1,163,713

placed for group

were

for

follows:

as

Authorized

4%

Gross

of

Exchange

pressure

$4,229,829

12,504,044

Indicating
announced

assignee of six mining claims totalling 600
Township, Pontiac County, Quebec. These claims
until June, 1955. No work has been done on

CAPITALIZATION

in

1—

from

Net

—V.

1955

from

shares

by Hornblower

000 shares of

sold

Corp.—Earnings—

Subscriptions—

stock

"The month of March saw a new peak reached in six months of
expanding sales with prospects for a continuing rise during this and
the coming month," Henry G. Riter, 3rd.
President, said.

parcel.

properties

aggregate net sales

Gross

15

yet.

company

aspects

Delaware & Hudson RR.

at

mining claims totalling about 403 acres, in the Parish of Ste.
Moni-jue,

15 000

1

Corp.—Stock

common

the

standing

electoral district of

25,000

Bodine_

Steel

(Thomas A.)

re¬

approximately

UNDERWRITERS—The underwriters, have each
severally agreed
purchase the aggregate number of shares set
opposite its name
Estabrook

will

Sept. 23, 1954,

on

vicinity

are

Dickens Township,

in

are

of

Haynestown,

in Huddersfield

in

structed In

ground.

corporation

Dover Corp.—Stock

Jan. 10,

Joshua

subsidiaries)

Stainless

Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Ry.—Earnings—
is

company

acres,

north

Jn

acres

north

31,

the

—V.

mines

company,

outh

15

30

10,000

to

BUSINESS—Company

develop¬

any

and.

company
has
contracted
with
the
exclusive rights to explore for minerals on

400,000 shs.

purchase at any time and from time to
time until
1957, up to an aggregate of 3,000 shares of
capital sto-k of
in addition to the shares just offered.
Such right
is
non-assignable and is exercisable at $13
per share.
Estabrook & Co.
has agreed with the
company that it will not, prior to Dec.
15, 1955,
dispose of any of such 3,000 shares which
it might purchase prior
thereto.
March

the

miles

are

1,000.000 shs.
a

These

acres

1955

the

The

from

The company has
agreed,
&

the

$113,500

$1)

selling stockholders, for

is

The

28,

deb. bonds due Dec. 1, 1978

stock

company

"

Authorized
Common

the

about

31, 1954.
APRIL

of

Ontario.

1955, to the

May 31, 1955,

on

property

claims, totalling 750

declared

1955

8,

company and its subsidiaries
the year ended Dec.

approximately $3,963,000 for
mately $6,365,000 for the

June

on

justified,

for

properties.

The

by the company on the capital stock or on the
previously issued
stock, earnings having been retained to finance the
company's
development and expansion. The directors on March
common

holders of record of capital stock

above.

a

principal offices of
Jersey City 2, N. J.

been

ever

intended

organized in Delaware

was

acquiring

The

Further

have

not

are

is

financing.

The

DIVIDENDS—No

offering

development

purpose

issuer's

Townsend, Crouter

This

purposes.

from

work;

eploring mining claims and, more
particularly,
to
acquire
and
explore the mineral rights in
10,000
acres in the State of
Maine, 15 unpatented uranium mining claims in
Dickens
Township,
Ontario,
Canada,
and
12
unpatended
uranium
mining claims in the Huddersfield and Oka areas of Quebec, Canada.

of 40,000 shares of
capital stock (par $1) at $13 per share
by Estabrook & Co. and DeHaven &
&

proceeds

BUSINESS—Corporation
for

our

683

stockholder

corporate

The
mental

.

(G. & W. II.)
was

scintillometer

quire additional
$1.20

1932.

p.

1,817

—

—Of 210,000 shares of capital stock recently offered by
this corporation, 208,506 shares were subscribed before

428,977

2,388,023

preferred

dividends
—V.

683

„

general

$3,690,470

426,4'"9

2,423,635

_

stock

common

683
.

survey
of Oka and Huddersfield, Quebec claims;
trenching and stripping of Quebec claims; additional diamond drill¬
ing; $100,000 to be reserved for underground exploration; and for

428,977

.

preferred stock___

on

and

7,115,470

426,489

$3,681,670

cn

income

Dividens

1954

$52,424,379 $46,614,550

income

is

anticipated that the net proceeds will be used
to pay for Surface exploration of
Dickens, Ontario claims, Including
trenching;
geological
mapping
and
scintillometer
survey
of
Maine
properties; Diamond drilling of Dickens claims; geological mapping

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

Inc.

96,755 shares of

21

elected

PROCEEDS—It

;.

.

3,000,000 shares of common stock at par (10 cents per
share) by N. R. Real & Co., Jersey City, N. J., as a

year.

683

1,817
1,817

additional 30,000 shares were sold
of a stockholder at $26 per share.

ago

Dickens Uranium & Development Corp.—Stock Sold—
Mention was made in our issue of the issue and sale of

speculation.
Corn Products
Refining Co.

April

$1,365,110

Pitts¬

company

683

1,817
—

Co., Inc.

Neon,

unsubscribed

1,657,195
*1,722,646
tl.200,804

taxes

adjustments

actual

:

1,092

1,817

17,'273,678 *16,075,718
expenses

income

year-end

Claude

the

was

charges
a

Inc

$22,223,042

sold...

share

Co.,

1,365

2,908

recently offered
to common stockholders of record
April 5 at $21.50 per
share, 95,012 shares were subscribed for and the 1,643

Subs.)—Earnings Up—

—.

com

3,635

—

Co

Silverman

Eastern

Of

2,041,747

income

Earns,

&

1,638

1,365

Lyons & Co

N.

See

provided

62,688

Federal

Cassell

Kentucky

1,638

3,635

au¬

1875.

p.

,

administrative

for

2,184

4,362
'

th:s

201,344

Provision

2,184

Dynamics Corp. of America—New Name—

justify."

$24,471,044 $22,184,991

products

5,816

4,362

:

—V. 181, p. 1672.

three

the

the

expansion

sources.—V.

Interest

$2,223,184. equal
$23,C26,18l and

181, p. 2012.

conditions

re¬

company,

company
lands.

whenever

Depreciation

purposes.

the

financing

income

Selling and

1,250,030,000 pounds
Michigan area.
It
also

timber

net

Cost

than

fabricating

and

ended

the

of

revenues

Total

York,

for

and

kind

held on the same date, the board
$60,000,000 mortgage bonds
to
meet
part of

$85,000,000

Inc

in

Sales of products

wholly-owned

corporate

existence,

Northern

copper

year

general
its

more

mineral

$21,322,274

share.
of

in

Co.,

the

for

years

produced

extensive

of

per

income

—V.

capital

55

has

mines

EARNINGS—For
reported

used

which

added

New

industrial

meeting

of

internal

increased

Three Months Ended March 31—

held of record May
5, 1955. Upon expiration of the of¬
fering at the close of business May 19,
1955, any unsub¬
scribed shares will be
purchased by an underwriting
syndicate headed by Paine,
Webber, Jackson & Curtis.
N.

sale

for

Revenues:

share for each five shares

new

this

use

Co.,

Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Inc.—
Baker, Simonds & Co

in Michigan are great,
advance for both our financing and con¬
This authorization places us in a favorable

far

Diamond Alkali Co.

is

company

to

thorized
from

and

prepare

directors'

a

year's

"the potentialities
defense developments

requirements.

position

by the underwriters headed by
White, Weld &
Co., The First Boston Corp. and W. C. Pitfield &
Co.,
for group account at
$23.50 per share. See also V. 181,
p. 1875.

explained,

civilian,

must

struction

have been

placed

Copper Range

other

we

&

Gordon, Meeks & Co
Bioren & Co

up to
would

President,

have

nor

2,184

Co—

Mid-South Securities Co

time

7,839
4,036

5,816

,

Co
—

&

Barrett

D.

he

&

10,904

5,816

Bradford

Grimm

set.

"However,"

20,869

Courts & Co

company

construction

have

num¬

C.

Selling
Stockholder

Co

&

Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath

and
other
purposes,
including the re¬
approximately
$14,500,000
of
short
term
bank
loans.
expenditures
in
1955
are
estimated
at
$85,000,000.

of

The stockholders on
May 2 authorized the directors to issue
$60,000,000 of convertible debentures for which
stockholders

share, from

per

Cohu

New Debenture Issue Authorized—

3,495,764

$0.84

April

be

Construction

2,832,235

share

on

to

payment

3,058,759

outstanding,,

common

proceeds

Shares From

From

J.

Net

3,000,317

140,625

dividends

Shares

Company

bidding.

2,975,000

3,199,384

income

Preferred

SEC—

This company filed a
registration statement with the SEC on May
3, 1955, covering $60,000,000 of general and
refunding mortgage bonds,
series O, due
May 15, 1980, to be offered for public sale at
competitive

$

134,492,535

revenues

Income before
deprec.,

Detroit Edison Co.—Registers Bonds With

1954

$

sales

•

Continental Can Co., Inc.
Three Months Ended March 31—

5

nature,

Emnire's

present
series

for
and

cameras

sthedule

using

this

the

purpose.

based
this

includes

on

plans

company's
The

first

archaelogical

summer

for

sound
of

this

the

produ'-ti-m

st'g*s
series,

discoveries

on

of

W*edo

s

se m-histo'ic

will

<*0

1

before

for Ilka

Productions, Inc., of N w York.
"Yellowneck,"
Empire's
first * full
length
feaure,
was
filmed
in
entirely, on location,
made
completely outdoors,
with
the
Florida
Everglades for its stage.
"Osceola"

with

a

Hollywood

cast,

now

in

the

negotiating

stage,

to

f

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2118)

c

will

color,

in

filmed

t".

ready

be

PRESENT FINANCING

Common stock

—:

Sales
Net

—V,

organization on April 4, 1953, the corporation had an
capital consisting of 500 shares of common stock
(no
par
value)
all of which were issued and sold for $100 pe-r share.
On
Aug.
15,
1953, the authorized capital was increased to
1,000
chares common
stock (no par value)
all of which were issued and

179,

its

Upon

:

——

Anderson

cold

$100

at

of

As

March

changed

from

authorized
For

•

of

capital stock, there was
par value stcck, leaving
stcck $1 par value.—V. 131,
par
$1

filed

Bioren

construction

1955

Corbett

Burns,

>

100

400

Dick

Co.—

duPont &

I

Steele & Co

Fauset,

Corp..

Aircraft Corp., it
was announced
on
Hay 3, have joined in the filing of an application with the SEC
Icr an
exemption order with respect to the proposed sale of Bell
/vircraft
to
Equity of 29,989 shares of the common stock of Erie
insurance
Co,;
and
the Commission has
given interested persons
until May
16,
1955, to request a hearing thereon.
Except for 11
directors'
qualifying
shaies,
the
29,989
shares
of Erie Insurance
c-unmon,
to be sold to Equity for $499,817,
constitutes ail of its
authorized and outstanding stock.—V. 181, p.
1076.
Bell

and

corporation

Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings—

The

Railway
Net
Net

from

ry.

Green,

673,091

762,192

Hirsch

&

$61,007

$163,657

$121,603

14,812

49,678

Net

ft

—V.

1

five

each

r

Allied

for

used

►

shares

Underwriters

fyeld.

general

The

Salt

Co.,

corporate

Utah,

City,

underwritten

be

will

offering

Lake

proceeds

The

The

competitive

by

proceeds

are

131, p.

See John

Moireil

&

below.—V.

Co.

162,

March—

h':t

$3,928,383

$3,842,668

ry.

1,331,415
573,046

1,418,510
667,058

1,274,537
625,267

1,440,21a
713,419

Gross

Net

railway——-

-Y.

3,467,922

3,252,607

income

1,576,716

1,545,238

oper.

181,

Gardner-Denver Co.—Sales and

the first
of

ouarter

last

Mr.

(hot

orders

"new

being

are

booked

at

a

ahead

11.7%

Earnings
f 1,3.5 7490
Aff

r

$335 1

pre.

'0

oio

Federal

for

.

or

This

sales.

or.

net income amounted to
after preferred dividends

equal,

was

6,401,305

199,072

81.626

and Exchange

on April 8 filed a letter of notification with the
4,000 'shares of 10% cumulative callable preferred stock
and 60,000 shares of common stock (par 25 cents) to be
units of
two preferred and 30 common shares at $25

corporation

$2.50)

offered

in

of

duction

—V.

$6,851,483

earn,

181,

3,997,538
$1.03

Co 97 cents jA Vre on the 881,879 shares of common stock now
TTitsta1tUtiogc uipares with $597,490 or 87 cents per share on the
C57,5f V shares rf common stock outstanding on March 31, 1954.—
v. iox, p. i56i.

Glen Alden Coal
of

this

to

company

Alden

that it would ask shareholders

if authority is
Pennsylvania Company
Life Insurance Co. to
the plant at Stockertown, Pa.—V. 180,

for

to change the name

broaden the

and to

Corp,

company's

modernize

help

expand

and

721.

tp.

;V':TV:'

'T

■

Inc.—Earnings—

Hewitt-Robins

,

Glen
See

Alden

Glen

Corp.—New Name-

Alden

Coal

above.

Co.

sales

Th'

rtf?

p.—Rights to Subscribe—

plans to offer to
right to subscribe on

its

company

the

"•

■C'onr,*
f

Cci

n!

shares
for

ic.ro

common

each

four

stock

before

or

May

$2)

(par

held,

shares

23

the

on

The

for
basis

subscription

aerai

Acceptance

Ap" I 28 the

Corp.—Private

concluded

company

of

one

price

mnonced snot.iy before the offering is made.—V. 181,

C

record
182,033 addinew

will

be

1877.

p.

Quaiter Ending March
Sales
Not

181,

■

1954

.

—

118,743
$3.17

Life

Canyon

Co.,

Insurance

;ionai $2,280,000 to be added to its present loan from

Files

'hj

yfutuul Life Insurance Co. of New York.

"Tiitmcnt,

co*"

}'•'

n

which

raises

Acceptance's

bor-

$6,000,000, is in the form of
subordinated sinking fund note due

4.25%

yes?

: AThe already

outstanding Mutual Life loan is at

_te. est rate uf 4.70%.

:

General

igs from Mutual Life to

IGV.

Gross

1955

Of

Wi*

and

'.axes

536,373

271.4C0

245,525

$353,161

■.

ry.

'

income

common

preferred
-rs

ive

...

share—

dividends,

pt.vjus—1.084,863

Cy54,—V.

180,

based
on

$0.30

-

shares

on

March

31,

outstanding
895,213

1955;

Net

from

Net

ry

on

at

AC
cc

31,

Scondary offering of 8,500 shares of common
(pa, *5) was made on March 21 by Sanders &

jci.som

$57.50

l\

share, with

per

corpora:»„ii.

of

unearned

l

its

,m
•oiii

•l

it.

Juy

-o.

reported

$88,261

which,

share.

paying
For

earnings were $786,212 which

Hitf.

..

.esident

of

Bank

The

quarter

pre-tax

after

common

pei'

first

of

id

T.

.Teiapnis,
>' 2_S.

company

F'uller.
E.

President

Salmon,

Tenn.,

subsidiaries

are

of

Illinois

President

have

been

of

elected

of

consolidated

increase

the same
41

Zeigler

net

in equity
dividends,

preferred

was

period

1954^

in

cents per common
and

General

State

Commercial

to

the

the

Bank

of

Bank

and

advisory

Contract
of

Corp.

Quincy,

Outdo

>r

made in

-»cj«ue

before

hrov. for Fed.

Industrial

Bank,

board.—V.

180,

"et

provision

for

income
taxes

on

income

>a:nuus

181,

per
p.

(&

Wholly-

taxes
income__

1954

$7 395.109

share of

common

stock

1310.

1,143,003

corporation on April 21 filed a letter of notification with the
5,950,000 shares of common stock to be offered at par
per share), the net proceeds to be used to pay expenses
incident to mining operations.

1,117,253

1,261,974

573,763

647,'lis
$614,856

$0 86

$0 99

covering
cents

1968

in

various

and

his

Trust

foundation.

EFFECT

GIVING

TO

PRESENT FINANCING

various rates

amounts

and maturing through
—

..

Series G

2022

shares of cumulative preferred
share), without underwriting.
to psy
for restoration of propert.es in
District of Columbia.—V. 181, p. 1077.
($19

Preferred

mortgage bonds,

1, 2015
due Jan. 1, 2344—
value—stated valu° $100
(shares)
(shares)

stock,

$5 series, (no

par

share)

Common

stock

(no

value)

par

due July

5,974,600
22,663,000

This

9i7,235l/4

$264,289,

City,

St.

Louis

&

Chicago

RR.

former

Co.,

subsidiary

Gerald

of

creased

FOR

MARCH

March—

1955

from

from

Net

ry.

AND

FIRST

THREE

1954

$7,326,941

railway

2,218.440

949,527

1953

oper.

income.—

1955,

1952

$3,473,371

$7,511,164

2,170,127

railway

The

MONTHS

2.941.447

2,2'36,000

1,225,512

From

Jan.

from

Net

from

.

—V.

Net

ry.

20,157,496
5,573,876

oper.

2,311,778

income

21,096.133
5.740.064

2,301,026

23,678.862
9,660.530
3.052,023

UNDERWRITERS—The purchasers named below,
sey,

Stuart & Co. Inc.,

as

1955.
of

of

assets

to

current liabilities as of March

one-half

to

one.
have

current

and

four

cents

25

22,550,033
6.730.004
2,580,526

acting through Hal¬

representative, have agreed severally to pur¬

181.

p.

per

share

31,

been paid so far this year.

1077.

s

Holiday Brands,

1—

railway

railway..

of $273,594,
compared to

49

923,125

940,433

•

Gross

Co.—Earnings Up Slightly—

share;

a

ratio
was

Dividends

$7,601,102

the Georgetown area of the

cents a share, for the first quarter of last year,
Frar.kel,
Vice-President, stated that working capital in¬
$212,372
in
the
three-month period to $9,538,168 as of
or

31,

March

stock to be offered at par
The proceeds are to be used

and its subsidiaries report net earnings
for the first quarter of 1955,

company

cents

51

or

$45,445,719
♦Kansas

per

Holeproof Hosiery
283.438V4

6 covering

filed with the SEC on April

was

3,000

2,019.103
25,000,000

bonds—

series A 5%
Income mortgage bonds, series E 4%
per

due May 2,

notification

of

letter

A

4Vs>%

Washington, D. C.—Files—

Historic Georgetown, Inc.,

$18,394,814

.

mortgage bonds:

Income

to the Board of Directors that the
vigorously opposed in the courts.—V. 181, p. 1877.

will recommend

he

charges be

alleged

Outstanding

refunding mortgage bonds:

♦Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago
General

Federal Suit—

Friedman of the firm

J.

Secretary and General

Accordingly,

First

Oppose

of Friedman, Zoline and Rosenfield,
Counsel of Hilton Hotels Corp., stated that
opinion the civil anti-trust suit filed on April 27 by the AntiDivision of the Department of Justice is completely without

William
and

t in

Corp.—To

Hotels

Hilton

the public offering

Further details follow:

Equ'pment obligations,

Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah

and Exchange Commission—

Bond Offering—Mention

—

issue Of April 25 of

our

and carpets.
product will

The

SEC

$7,192,600

$543,490




1,373,676

3%% bonds, series G, due May 1, 1980, by Halsey, Stuart
& Co. Inc. and associates at 99.58% and accrued interest.

Gross

1955
„

and Canadian

804,211

April 21 of $25,000,000 first and refunding mortgage

Net

3Iionths Eiiucd March 31—
revenue

1,436,326

—Files With Securities

GM&O, now dissolved.

Advertising Co., Inc.
0>vyned Subs.)—Net Earnings Lower —
l*v-rating

14,478,030
2,736,253

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR.

started pro¬
of products,

item

Hidden Valley Uranium Co.,

EARNINGS

Sjnerai

3,5'7,121

111.,

%

•

2,674,185

1

i,
111., arm C. Harold Schreiber, President of Securities InvestCo., St. LoUii, have been elected directors. Both of the banks and

mJ Edward

■

cents

t-j
nc-

20

(including

premiums)

nvestment

'•a3
,

to

rable

April

on

a3j(/,2P0

1.V82T00

3,579,882

CAPITALIZATION

Cjncral Contract Corp., St. Louis, Mo.—Earnings Up—
gs

189,124

14.542,000

1561.

p.

foain rubber for use

by the company to make foam-backed rugs
rough wear, such as in shoes, the
of which it is part.—V. 181, p. 1310.

used
the

outlast

dealer's concession

a

A 1,2-50 per share.—V. 181, p. 2013.

'..\3

928,314

15,001,000

income

.oper.

April 20 that this corporation has
in a wide variety

on

where subjected tj

Even

1—

railway

railway

131,

was

A
':

1,144,861
133,328

of

end

March

American Oil Co. of Texas—Secondary Offer-

aerai

$5,053,000

1,550,4.43
956,3J5

'

announced

was

(five

on

h;

$5,724,030

885,924

$0.29

1873,

'X

It

duction of supported

$290,848

—

——

per

Jan.

from

steel-reinforced belts.

required to splice

process

$5,001,030

1,669,518

income

oper.

From

Gross

—V.

^;~fNinC01uC
Met

and

1QS9

10^1-

lOnd.

is pliable and

ranging from baseball gloves to baby carriages and from trunks to
suspenders. This product consists of foam rubber backed on one side
with fabric, plastic, or other material.
It is manufactured by the same

$5,521,000

-railway—

railway

revolutionary new synthetic fabric callea
flexible despite its high strength. It is

reinforced with a

belt,

Raynile,

expensive than steel-reinforced belts and can be spliced quickly
economically in the field without special equipment such as is

less

a

1955

from

from

Net

2,667.922

624.561

—

taxes

Uta/j

3,163,730

„;

—

befo/r

y

.Ceuci-. l

1954

$29,605,484 $15,923,465

eaS—_

income

fnc

filed

11

Super

Grand Trunk Western RR.- -Earnings—

.Net

Told

April

on

March—

..SARNlirGS FOR THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31

"""ohlZT.e

company

Exchange

an

The funds will be added to work-

aJ capital.

:

The

and

grades.

The

letter of notification with the SEC
covering 173,887 shares of common stock (par $1) to be offered at
$1.50 per share, without underwriting.
The proceeds are to be used
to increase capital and surplus.—V. 179, p.
1479.

This added

Securities

been

has

crushed stone and other

steep

Pboenix, Ariz.—
Commission—

rdc'

With

belts

400% stronger than conventional cotton rein¬
developed by this corporation to transport coal,
bulk materials over long distances and up

belt

conveyor

new

forced
ore,

Grand

_

New Development—

Announces
A

1561.

p.

404,825
207,725

555.076
*253,669
*$0.88

$8,458,086

—245,976
$0.34

:

profit

1954
$8,877,563

$10,515,063

share—-—A-——------—
$0.72
♦After dividend on preferred stock issued April 1, 1954, equivalent
to approximately six cents per share of common stock,

Placement—On
an

-

before taxes—————
earnings after taxes

Earnings per

1S55
$9,831,556

31—

Earnings per share
—V.

arrangements for

;

-

Net earnings

Globe-Union, Inc.—Net Up Over 100%—

stcckholders of

common

—a

1955

"

March 31—

3 Months Ended

Net

Net

Garrett

•

at

of indebtedness.

given Hercules will borrow $5,000,000 from the
Banking and Trusts and the Penn Mutual

Co.—Change in Name Voted—

Glen

4

1674.

181, p.

powers,—V.

May

special meeting on July 13 to authorize $5,000,000
The company is now debt-free.
D.
S.
MacBride, President, stated in a letter that

...

The stockholders on April 26 approved proposals

„

said on

corporation

The
a

.A".

.(

Corp.—Seeks $5,000,000 Loan—

Hercules Cement

sh. of com. stock

per

purposes.

$4,663,060

4,001,258
$1.59

period—

of

1775.

p.

$6,717,052

4,601,224
$1.49

shares outstand¬

common

close

proceeds are to be used for pro¬
of second, stock offer, working

without underwrting. The
pilot films, preparation

unit,

per

424,663

Washington, D. C.—
Commission—

Ltd.,

Productions

Securities

With

covering

(par

:>

common
will use

one

Hemisphere

The

of last year.

in the same period last year.
$1,557,700 as compared with

two quarters.
income taxes,

respectively for the

of

Amount

Including sales of Keller Tool for two months, net sales of Gardnerfor
the
three months
ended March 31, 1955,
amounted to

'.empared with $7,193,069
b fore taves amounted to

in

of

purchase

Files

in

realized

not

involved.

warrants

share per share of preferred at $25
each.
The
company
proceeds for a $1,030,000 remodeling
program and working capital.—V. 179, p. 5.

$4,581,434

dollars

States

at

ing

Denver

t9,tl0,870.ao

7,177,610
$6,517,980

income

Number

prospects

Gardner-penyer's first quarter sales were

The
for

capital and general corporate

for the next several months
continue
gcod.
Results for the
1955 quarter include those of the
Keller Tool Division for two months.
Excluding sales of Keller Tool,
that

and

earnings

current

of

countries

foreign
United

announced

race"

6,866,466

Foundation.

The price will be at par and no underwriting is to be
new
preferred will carry five-year common stock

poses.

10,982,739

$6,426,820

amount

Net

Net
also

Leece

13,695,590

30,000 shares of S3 dividend, second
to its retirement proiit-sharing trust and

sell

to

$50)

(par

Of the stock 25,000 shares will be sold to
the
retirement
trust
and
the balance to the Foundation.
Halle
Foundation is
a
non-pro.it corporation set up for cha itabls pur¬

1953

1954

1955

13,293,236

stock

Halle

the

SEC

president.

satisfactory

Cleveland, O.—Plans Financing—

plans

company

preferred

$40,146,369 $36,876,080 $32,492,404

Balance

gains over the corresponding
it was reported on April 28 by Gifford V. Leece,

year,

company

The

sold by the underwriters headed by
See V. 181, p. 1673.

Foreign and domestic income & EPT

Earnings Up—

1955 shdwed

of

quarter

Subscriptions—Of the

Stock

—

taxes & EPT__

Profit before income

for its products, both sales and eanings

Reflecting increased demand

during

Co.

Products

sales

Net

4,179,65s
2,060,559
;

1775.

p.

to

Three Months Ended March 31—

11,580,690

10,9^6,895
3 631,579
1,781,185

10,356,338

railway

will use the proceeds to buy securities from Spring
Valley Water Works & Supply Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary, and
for construction.—V.
180, p. 2594.
The

Gillette Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings—

'

-

10,961,580

irom

ry.

..'.'{S1-;1".

1—

Jan.

from

Net

income

oper.

From

Co.

bonds to Travelers Insurance

A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.

$3,977,252

railway—---

from

Net

1952

$4,021,024

Approved—

been

has

company

Utility

SEC—

issue and sell at
bonds, due 1985.
be applied to the company's construction program.

taken up and

were

1953

1954

1955

railway____

from

150
250

V. 181, p. 1877.

see

authorized by the New Jersey Public
Commission to sell $2,000,000 of 3.20% 30-year firs- mortgage

The

99,914 shares of common stock recently offered to stock¬
holders of record April 6 at $34 per share, 98,210 shares
were
subscribed for and
the remaining 1,704 shares

3071.

p.

250
1,500

■

,

Ilalle Bros. Co.,

Florida East Coast Ry.—Earnings—
Gross

I'M

purposes.

Felin Co., Inc.—Exchange Offer—

300
1,500
100
300

1877.

Gerber

(John J.)

-

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.
Thomas & Co
Wertheim & Co
Arthur L. Wright & Co., Inc.
F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc

Water Co.—Financing

Ilackensack
'•

to

are

additional details,

For

has received SEC autho.ization to
bidding $12,000,000 of fir/t mortgage

company

100
100
500

♦13,018

•'

Power Co.—Financing Authorized by

Georgia

April 21 filed a letter of notification with the
NEC covering 6,000 shares of common stock
(par $10) to be offered
first tp stockholders at $40 per share on a basis of one new share
on

100

150

Raffensperger, Hughes &

'800
500

Co.—

Johnston, Lemon & Co.

1561.

p.

150
100
500

Co., Inc.
L. F. Rothschild & Co
Shaughnessy & Co., Inc

300

Ellis & Anderson

op.

ry.

181,

Granbery, Marache & Co.—

$883,800

income

oper.

Co

&

Freeman

—

$59,547
17,466

expenses

oper.

rev.

Marshall

&

$836,748

h

SEC—

company

Michigan Corp

$323,459
262,452

•

—Files With

Iowa

of

$291,174
231,627

revenue-

oper,

1955—3 Mos.—1954

1955—Month—1934

Period End. March 31—

Railway

City, Utah

Security Insurance Co., Salt Lake

of

Foster

♦Deficit.—V.

Federal

First
First

tquity Corp.—To Purchase Insurance Firm—
This

1,500
500
150
150
300
30o
, 200
250

Merle-Smith

&

Francis

250
300

Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc
B. W. Pizzini & Co., Inc—
Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.

400

Day & Co

L

*

Kendall, Inc.

200

R

50O

The Milwaukee Co
Moore, Leonard & Lynch—
Mullaney, Wells & Co
Newburger, Loeb & Co
e. M. Newton & Co
New York Hanseat'c Corp..
Roger s. Palmer Co
Patterson, Copeland &

Pickard,

&

Inc.

Clayton Securities Corp.—
Julien Collins & Co

and

programs

;

Denton, Inc.

Bros. &

Burns

(2) for other general
corporate purposes.
Gross construction scheduled for 1955 amounts to
an
estimated $78,718,000.—V. 181, p. 1879.
their

*

Burnhani & Co

stock

with

Co

&

Stockton Broome & Co..

will be used (1) to make additional investments in
equities of subsidiaries and temporary advances to the
subsidiaries for reduction of their bank loans and for use in connec¬

tion

Co.—_

Baxter, Williams &

a

proceeds

common

1876.

p.

Corp.—Registers With SEC—

Telephone

corporation

Net

new

capital

authorized

ol

value, and increasing the

par

no

of

shares

25

$1

a

500,000 shares.

to

outstanding

share

shares

value to

par

stock

substitution

in

•75,030

•

par

(no

the

1955,

24,
no

a

common

each

Issued

1954 tne authorized stock
value).
None of this in¬
sale.
corporation's capital structure was

shares

60.000

to

59,000 shares was offered for

of

150
200
500
100
150
50q
30o

Fitch. North & Co.

Barret,

registration statement with the SEC on
May 3, 1955, covering 300,000 shares of convertible preferred stock,
$50 par, to be offered for public sale through an underwriting group
headed
by
Paine,
Webber,
Jackson & Curtis,
Stone & Webster
Securities Corporation, and Mitchum, Jones & Templeton.
The interest
and conversion rates, public offering price and underwriting terms are
to
be supplied
by amendment.

December

In

share.

per

increased,

was

crease

150

Strudwick

&

Arthurs, Lestrange & Co.—

This

(000's omitted)

Mackall & Coe
—20o
McMaster Hutchinson & Co.
250
Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Beane.
1,500

150

Co

Allison-Williams

authorized

General

series G bonds set

Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. $l,50o

Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.— $5,300
Adams & Peck———
800

2141.

p.

of

amount

(000's omitted)

549,665
$0.56

1,194,427
$1.21

earnings

Earned per share

85,000 shs.

500,000 shs.

ipar $1)

V

Outstanding

Authorized

the, principal

company

their respective names:

opposite

1955
1954
$13,310,568 $10,404,424

the

from

chase

Co.—Quarterly Earnings Higher

General Refractories
Quarter Ended March 31—

GIVING EFFECT TO

CAPITALIZATION

by Republic

national jelease

for

1955.

pictures Corp. in the winter of

Monday, May 9, 1955

..

.

E.

this

of
L.

^

.

_

-

in

on

company

Cannon,

$1,154,510

Inc.—Changes Name—

April 14 approved a proposal to change the
to Holiday Coffee Corp.
President, reported that the comnany had safes of

stockholders

The
name

1954

and
,

1

a

net

i-

profit of $4,595/This

Aion

nnii

1 r» c n

ir

compared with
onnT

in

~

Volume 181

Number 5427

The Commercial and Financial
Chronicle

(2119)
Holiday Coffee Corp.—New Name—
See

Holiday Brands,

Inc.

above.

Indiana Gas & Chemical
Corp.
"

.

,

/

■,

Holly Uranium Corp.—Stock Sold—The
900,000 shares
of common stock, which were
publicly offered on April
26 at $3.50 per share
by Barrett Herrick & Co., Inc.. and
Franklin, Meyer & Barnett, were quickly sold. See de¬
tails in V. 181, p. 2014.
Oil

&

Uranium

Co.—Stock

Operating

net

proceeds

velopment costs,
:

to

are

etc.—V.

be

181,

used

to

for

pay

expenses

and

Net

income

Net
—V.

The
SEC

corporation

covering

(five

cents

Utah.

*

6,000,000

12

share)

net

proceeds

of

through

capital

Van

to

are

letter

a

of

stock

Blerkom

be

notification

used

to

be

to

&

offered

Co.,

pay

Salt

This

corporation

26,

1955,

licensing

mated

Corp., Las Vegas,

filed

registration

a

covering

400,000

at

ing

par

Proceeds
used

500,000

shares

to

are

Nev.

statement

shares

be

to

for

the

from

company

the

Wingless

located

Santa

at

Ana,

the

ment

of

rights

of

the

offered

its

its

by

the

patent
and

company

sale

been

5.

of

his

producer

of

secure

with

the

SEC

of

the

400,000

factory

a

J.,

to

the

so-call°d

is

"Horton

shares

to,

are

to

to

sell

1

..

.

receive

Wingless"

plane

experimental

an

100,000

by

was

most

Operating

(&

,

Net

shares.—V.

181,

this corporation

announced

■„

of

:

per

—V. 181,

31—

223,062

25,162

23,410

mortgage

Net

and

income

operations.:...

to

J.

D.

were

$1,151,890

722,277

A.

45,773
196,639

$194,796

$181,512

$0.42

$0.39

Hycon Mfg. Co.—Forms New
Subsidiary—
of

a

new

Hycon-Eastern Inc., in Cambridge,
Mass., by a number of nationally known scientists
and Hycon Mfg. Co.
of Pasadena, Calif., was announced
May 3 by M. M. Hubbard, President
of the new
corporation.
Hycon Mfg. Co. will be the majority stock¬
holder.
The new company will
engage in physical research and in the
development and manufacture of new technical devices
for
civilian

company,

operations

emphasis

will

be

placed

was

the

upon

creation

of

products and techniques related to nuclear
instrumentation
and
control, microwave communication, and data transmission
and process¬
ing by digital methods.—V. 181,
pp. 1311 and 1440.

Power

Co.—Plans

Sell

has
applied to the
issue
15,000 shares
of

authority

to

Preferred—

Federal
$100

has

company

requested

exemption

from

of

will

be

used

for

construction,

ion

expan

facilities.

same

in

to issue

split

1,125,000

shares

shares of

$10

of

par

$20

par

common

common.—V.

Illinois Central

"A

181,

of

more

oper.

The

now

outstanding

181,

from

to

new

2,250,000

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$68,408,842

first

the

extent

of

in

March

$14,742,086

$4,668,259

$16,952,322

1,551,940

6,711,183

its

$20,000,000

of

$12,250,COO
the

to

which

for

the

181,

Net
Net

ry.

5,183,281

1954

1953

'

said

at

present it

share in

a

second

the

Mr.

is

1952

$1,037,788

$1,034,457

208,122

142,441

194,375

177,564

85,661

54,542

101,582

67,866

1—

from

Net

taxes

$1.46

March

2,704,966

2,621,602

471,295

287,863

473.259

4

income

167,461

103,206

216,334

with

of

it

Indian Head Mills, Inc.—Sells
Idle
James

E.

reported

Robison,

Presid°nt. in
considerable progress

that

former

Naumkeag

Feb.

on

first

to

be

six-

15.

instalmnt

on

been

of

stock

Feb.

and

let^r

has

2,875,958

at

Philadelphia,

with

Los

Canadian

offices

in

Angeles,

subsidiary.

Toronto

add

current

31—

"is

25!/2

has

the

tBased

31,

1,

on

*

6,955,000

1955,

and

$6,508,704
$4.10

Nil

1,585,315
•

of

shares

•

depreciation

preferred

directors

The

on

basis

common

of

April

to

be

$1.49

policy

adopted

outstanding

additional

one

to

the

deposited

cents

the

of

the

stock

share

for

additional

an

was

$8,000,000 to
said.—V. 181, p. 060.

get

each

The
proceeds
will
be applied
struction
program
scheduled for

Railway
Railway
Net

Financing—

to

rights

10

shares

the

this

to

subscribe

stock

and

out

purchase

that

the

companv

idle Salem, Mass., property for
Robinson

said

that

the

refinancing

loan

from

loan

wPl

then

instalments
Robison

business

said

stand
of

that

would

is

going

dollar
ended

year."—V.

181,

of

has

the

Southern

preferred

contracted

$500 00O

money

to

would

Indutrial

was

be

quarter

bank

The

on

he

said,

along very

April 2,

profitable

a

"the

well

on

stock

for

the

to

&

sale

basis

of

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$4,747,555

712,693

662,515

1,964,657

the

in

from

Net

ry.

Gross

181,

inc

oper.

the

next

former

profitable basis.

As

Pequot

a




and

increase

work-/

letter

a

of

C.—Files

stock

and

notification

400

shares

per

for

with

of

With

the

class

B

SEC
stock

underwriting.

The

of

$54,220,637

Net

$1.01

were

earnings

the

over

1953

taxes

of

increase

71%

a

$3,386,727

up

after

total

the

cents

over

laibilities

to

the

to

were

of

facilities

for

paid

government

in

in

All

full

price

the
'

■

$8,153,355,

$5,611,323.

an

common

V

total

a

$1,060,244

59

1953.

over

$2,202,727,
Per

-i*,

$1,954,125 to

increased

were

$1,263,373.

while

long-term

debt

in 1954, and over '
redetermination le-

and

fixed assets
totaled $1,219,342 for the
laboratories and major testing
devices, and
over 70%
in occupied space.

new

expansion

of

181,

1878.

p.

'

1955

railway

1952

$288,128

$280,632

92,662

106,977

101,663

31,710

30,659

39,054

42,320

797,807

811,766

814,084

815,471

263,985

259,912

280,209

275,029

83,610

81,219

98,531

116,326

income
1—

income

oper.

181,

1953

$283,780

95,493

railway
railway

from

1954

$281,589
-

from

ry.

1600.

p.

Lehigh Valley RR.

Earnings—
1955

from

railway..

Net

from

Net

ry.. oper.

Gross

1952

$6,357,507

$6,778,271

1,196,836

1,426,807

2,007,007

890,278

668,027

790,834

1,017,259

16,058,868
2,976,487

15,783,971

18,164,878

20,185,815

2,558,830

4,285,471

5,935,9111

1,536,454

901,913

2,309,477

3,029,89:*

income.
1—

railwayrailway-

_

_

income.

oper.

188,

1953

$5,615,213

1,341,108

railway-

Jan.

1954

$5,767,525

_

fropi

_

1600.

p.

& Fink

after

Federal

all

taxes

Products

chgs. except

Corp.—Earnings Decline—
>

Fed.

taxes

inc.

on

1955

1954

$846,617

$1,554,00.1

423 300

808,001)

$423,317

income

on

Net

and

company
Marc a

earnings

180,

$746,OCT

1335.

p.

26,

its

1955,

common

the

report

share

$824,000,

consolidated

or

same

net

on

net

78

cents

period

subsidiaries,

last

the

12

weeks

earnings

sales
per

of $966,000, equal to 93
$23,075,000, compared with

of

share

sales

on

year.—V.

181,

p.

company on April 27 filed a registration statement with tho
covering 22,035
common
shares
($5
pari
to
De
of er:d
for
subscription at $39 per share by a selected group of officers and
employees of the company and its subsidiaries.—V. 179, p. 2039.

SEC

for

of

$21,890,000

Lockheed

647.

Aircraft

Corp.—Registers

With

SEC—

This

The

SEC

corporation

on

April

11

filed

a

letter

of

notification

covering 300,000 shares of common stock
share),
through Clarence King,
its

($1

to

per

ceeds

to

are

be

used

to

pay

expenses

incident

be

to

with

offered

President.

at

The

the
par
pro¬

mining operations.

Knapp Uranium & Development Co., Salt Lake City,
Utah—Files With SEC—
The

company

covering

on

20,000,000

cent

rone

The

April 21 filed
shares

share)

per

net

of

proceeds

are

a

letter of notification
stock

common

through

Guss
to

be

&

to

Mednick

used

to

be

Co.,

pay

with

offered

Salt

expenses

the

SEC

at

par

Lake

City,
Incident to

mining activities.

corporation on May 4 filed a registration statement with thi
covering $30,000,000 of subordinated debentures due May l, 1981
(converUble through
April 30/ 1965 unless called for previous re¬
demption).
The debentures are to be offered for public sale
through

SEC

an

underwriting

&

Weeks.

and

Koppers
chemical

ing

on

field,

capital

Co.,
its

a

Inc.—Continues
of

this company has agreed
stock of American Aniline

rent

Diversification—

expansion
to

and

diversification

purchase

Products,

all

Inc.,

the

and

in

the

outstand¬

fifth

largest

headed
and

terms

cost-plus-a-fixed-fee

from

the

payment

program

group

interest

are

by Blyth

&

conversionto

be

Co.,

rates,

supplied

by

Inc., and Hornblowc?
public offering pric-.j
amendment.

Net proceeds will
initially be added to the working capital of tho
company and may temporarily be invested in short term United Statt j
Government securities.
The
company
expects
to
use
such
funds,
among
other
things,
(a)
to
meet its
increased
cash
requirement!
resulting from increased investment in inventories by the conversion
and
anticipated
conversion
of
certain
Government
contracts
from

orders

Carrying

The

underwriting

or

recently
undertake

orders

or

decisions;

type

lb)

a

target

Government

price-incentive

policy

type,
and
reducing progresj

to place

projects

projects)
(c)

to

established

percentages;

for

arising

the company in a position to accept
the Government (in addition to cur¬

from

change^ in procurement policfc/J

to maintain

the financial ability to further advancj
company's position in
the
development of commercial airoraP;
and (d) for additions and improvements to its
properties and facilities.
the

Profits for

the

first

!

work¬

Link-Belt Co.—Registers With SEC—

Indian

matter

loans

This

few

(excluding Naumkeag operations) for the six
1355, were 16% ahead of the same period last

1440.

1954

railway

oper.

Net

-V.

1600.

p.

per

Utah.

the

bank

share), without
working capital, etc.

used

1955.—V.

Jan.

Net

—V.

$3,730,095 $10,737,405 $10,551,209
2,167,426
5,989,850
6,178,741

com¬

equal

Assurance

the purchaser.

1,818,586

$3,770,841

Kendall Co.—Reports Higher
Earnings—

its

Inc.,

the

Equitable Life
was

retire

backlog of orders at year end totaled approximately
increasing to approximately $45,700,000 during the iirsfi

from

Net

$4,372,468

to

Providence.

payable

within

of

of

Knapp,

reduce

Bank

$123,027

com¬

Lehigh & Hudson River Ry. —Earnings—

Earns,

King'el Uranium Corp., Reno, Nev.—Files With SEC

pursuant

optimistic that

business
a

of

to

Nine Months Ended March 31—

$1,562,669

for

first sinking

SEC

offered

$1,500,000 3%% promissory

a

filed

8

March—

Gross

Ry.—Earnings—

2,044,509

reported

divi¬

the

be

money,

were

cumu¬

to

3, has arranged to
Goldman, Sachs & Co. and

A

6.6%.

to

of

from

$1,726,332

integration

accrued

cents)

Inc., New York.
The
equipment and for working

company's

ry.

expenses-

of

$1.25

new

25

Co.

class

repaid

an

$37,660,000,

Net

from ry. oper.

railway

—V.

notification with

&

($100

payment

was

in

—V.

oper.

earnings

which

the

Webb

used

National

reasonably

of

including several

Net

short-term

1955—Month—1954

*

1862.

p.

increased

Additions
year,

con¬

revenue—

2

Mav

on

the

amount

at

he

be

billings
p.

the

on

approximately $500,000
$100,000 each for five years.

"Meanwhile,"

Mills

in

City

cover¬

offered

May

on

The

used

April

be

was

progress

$6,500,000

need

company's $27,200,000
The company will

of

the

held.

year.

$10,000,000

(par

funds.

From

on

oper.

rev.

cents

businesses,

merger.

in

tenders.

Pointing

made

rerresenting

preferred

for

share

per

date

be

par

for

'

Gross

a
245,000-share common
stockholders this summer.

would

of

Boland

purchase

1967;

to

on

of

Net worth

outstanding March
March 31, 1954.—V.
181,

authorized

28

made

stockholders

20
be

estock

•

■

to

101,811

1954.

shares

to

through

of

ing capital

1441.

$0.11

revised

R.

& Lynch

175,

at

sales

From

the

Ap;il

Co.—Note Placed Privately—The

$939,354
share earnings, were
previous year.

position

$88,430,961 $99,615,335
3,729,311
13,463,704

stock

to

letter
stock

a

common

used

1,

are

to

increase

The

$169,311

568,415

147,

P.

ended

Rf^-khoP^rs

Head

b^n

effective

be

shares

are

increase

«

conform

May 2 filed

announced

May

100

Total
an

*1954

3,56J,COO

ended June 30,

SEC—

on

cents)

and
net
earnings for the year ended Dec. 31, 1954, were
highest in the company's history,
according to Richard M. Mock.
President.
This
is
the
fourth
consecutive
year
in
which
previous.
highs have been exceeded.

year.

p.

85,193

on:

SEC

33Vb

Lear, Inc.—Reports Another Record Year—

$38,345,768 $39,513,524

income

on

the

(par

Sales

that

fiscal

1955

income,-

with

stock

the

3.200

Plant—

to

been

Indian

to

Steel

offered

proceeds

company

1955.

dividend

preferred
since

16,

«*.

on

was

company

covering

on

explained,

the

—

on

to

the year

This

months

in

Ltd.

filed

was

common

through John

are

due

The

the

stock

"Restated

154.730

oper.

2,878,590

181, p. 1562.

fact,

and

Law Investment
Co., Washington, D.
Securities and Exchange Commission—

year

corresponding six months

!

_

preferred

Common

Net

railway.
railway

from
ry.

of

tract

rising."

Morrow

quarters

quarter

Period End. Mar. 31—

$939,927

income—

Jan.

Net

Head

48-acre

a

in New York, and
I.; Charlotte, N. C.;
Chicago, 111.
Sales
offices

R.

wholly-owned

a

Chemicals,

shares of

share

The proceeds

of

Corp.—Earnings Off Sharply—

income

Kansas

$967,364

oper.

From

months.

Ga.,

Sqciety of the United States

2015.

p.

to stockholders
that "a year ago

....

RR.—Earnings—

from

of

privately

note

prepay
will
be

balance

reporting

comparison,"

and

Net
earnings
tEarnings per share

it

railway
from railway

sheet

on

warehouse

a

Providence,

1537.

proceeds

place

$18,200,000.—V.

31,

while

,

$2.43

or

Ended

subscription offer

54.081,834

2,565,937

1955

Co.,

Latrobe

period totalled $34,595,189, compared with
$35,period last year. Net profits after all
charges
current half-year,
or
$2.38 a share, as com¬

second

Steel

Months

Other

$68,823,920

51,456,520

$6,198,181

March—

Mr.

*

Chemical

through L.
D.
Sherman
&
Co.,
New
York,
and
Chicago, 111., for the account of a selling stockholder.

100,000

Lehn

annual

the

1312.

notification

shares

p.

per

$0.74

Kansas City Power & Light
Co.—Plans

1562

p.

to

the

sales

The

op.

ry.

the

$3

pany,

financing, the report states, puts the company In
its program of expansion and
development.—V. 181,

Kaiser
Nine
Net

RR.—Earnings—

Illinois Terminal

Mr.

located

has

company

has

March—

Income—

oper.

at

resulted

1878.

p.

revenue.

from

rev.

ry.

pany's

plant,

the

also

p.

The corporation

covering

1954

bidding,

company;
and
construction program

.

.

informing

the

to enlarge

shares

common

of

&

180,

702,547

company, and a bank loan
of
a
wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary. Of the
balance, $6,000,000
is invested
temporarily in U. S. Government bonds and the remainder
has been added to
working capital.

improve¬

stock

common

1955—Month—1954
$23,970,189 $23,687,942
expenses
17,772,008
19,019,683

oper.

Railway

This

of

Kurman Electric Co., Inc.,
Long Island City, N. Y.—
Files With Securities and
Exchange Commission—

first, shipments increased
profit 34%, and new bookings 56%. New
products
contributed
materially to this rise in bookings."
The report points out that
from the $20,000,000 obtained from
recent
long-term financing, $10,759,000 of the
proceeds were used to pay off
long and short-term bank loans of the

bidding

and

1,125,0~0

Period End. March 31—

Railway

has

one

by

and

181,

market

Sincere

the

$2,176,114

Comparing the
about 30%, net

for

The company also asked
permission
to effect its
proposed two-for-one

fund

on

would

announced.

who started it in this
Colours.
The corporation

supervision

capital.

for

preferred

competitive

requirements.
Proceeds

Commission

the

—V.

Co.—Financ'g Approv'd

year.

Federal

cumulative

par

stock.

The

Power

of

ended

Earnings before taxes

to

company

The

Anilines

ing capital.—V.

used

President,

the

the

Total income

Idaho

at

May 4 has received SEC author¬

on

expenditure

declining
for

for

between

military and

Particular

use.

new

dend

general

Columbus,

Aniline

18,081

$556,547

1985.

be

the

Morrow,

pared with

727,966

,

63,533
211,029

,

lative

has

maintained

letter

ing

Newark,

$0.32

company's

$2,132,165

last

(net)

the

contemplates

397,600
1954

to

are

indebtedness

Shipments

$1,191,635

_1_

Formation

of

Joy Manufacturing Co.—Semi-Annual
Results—

$0.09

1955

from

income

the

announced

transaction

not

Kropp Forge Co., Cicero, HI.—Files With

703,459

Power & Light

bonds, due

proceeds

applied
1955

$145,937 *

$0.25

Earned per share (on 462,000 shs.
outstanding)
—V. 180, p. 1772.
k ;

of

Swiss

Chicago.

$259,367

taxes

1441.

p.

outstanding

months

deductions

merged

the

it

are

Pa.

Moore, Leonard

182,526

$405,354

expenses

—V.

Armour,

of

In

1955

share

common

;-y:

iirst

442,477

Provisions for Federal income tax

Gross

under

facilities

A

tubes,

March

Earnings

574,935

35\648

Selling, advertising, general, and administrative

Gross

was

the

was

change in the corporate name of American
Aniline
as. a
wholly-owned subsidiary, Mr.
Foy said. As

it

Aniline

Haven,

Dominion

May 2 by William H. Harrison, President.
price covers all outstanding capital stock of
the

Net earnings after
Federal income
Common shares
outstanding
,

$3,901,116

1,226,641

3 Months Ended March 31—

profit

Laboratories, Inc.

on

notably

business

—V.

R.

name

addition,

Telegraph Corp.—Acquit'n

Kuthe

competitive

$5,428,422

share

per

&

of

This .company it was
announced
ization to offer and
sell, at

Hubinger Co.—Quarterly Earnings Up—

Net

no

come

Montreal.—V.

Jefferson Lake Sulphur
Co.—Earnings Lower—

1954.

179, p. 517.

Net

will

American

division, is an important
cleaning equipment.—V. 134,

dry

it

that

the

operate

it

also

United

As

the

1955

income

Earnings

ment

solvent

the

States,

said

involved

which already has
plants at Kobuta, Petrolia and Oil
City.
Kearny and Berkeley Heights, N. J., and Port
Arthur, Texas.

and

picture
its Sec-o-matic

through

syntheic

He

principally owned by George L. Armour,

Bernard

In

net

Subs.)—Earnings Up—

revenue

expense

The

,

;•

.

Provision.for income taxes

Net

for
the
past
five
years,
(ret).
Equipment
Corp.,
IPC.
is
a
projection and sound reproduc¬

Precision

of hydrogen thyratrons which are the
heart of modern
The company is the
largest manufacturer of this type of tube in
States.
A hydrogen
thyraton is a gas-filled tube which
is
able to carry
unusually high speed currents at high
voltage for the
switching of high power to radar puises and other
applications.—V. 181,
p. 1562.
the

proto¬

500,000 shares of

Operating income
Depreciation and amortization

Other

will

Lock

radar.

assembly structure

or

Quarter Ended March 31—

Gross

been

late

under

laboratory-warehouse
Chattanooga, Tenn.;

corporation,
charge of patent

Inc.

in

American

this

in

United

Division

company,
which will be
integrated into the IT&T System.
Dr. Herman Kutne,
who founded the
company, continues as President of the unit.
Kuthe Laboratories is a
well-known manufacturer of vacuum

on

no

and $380,000 for constructing a
type Horton Wingless).
For assign-

\

Howe Sound Co.

—V.

Co.

of

formerly

1909

Koppers plans
such,

President—

President

Alden,

Electric

motion

and,
of

The purchase

the

undertaking to build

2014.

Other

named

Mr.

General

Jersey Central
7

$266,710

Tompkins, Rear Admiral, U. S. N.

equipment

N.

Calif.,

executive

type thereof, Horton has received or
capital stock, of which he expects
p.

has

May

Western

B.

Purchase

Registers

—

constructing a production model of the
Aircraft,"
according to
the
prospectus
(approxi¬

production model of
to

28,392

$303,124

taxes

Corp.—New

2921.

p.

to

of

purpose

mately $20,000 would be used to
be

for
R.

manufacturer

City,

10c per share.

"Horton
to

inc.

the

amount

manufacture, distribution and sale of
dyestulfs.
chemicals, intermediates and auxiliary
products which serve
the textile trade.
principally
It also furnishes
products for the petroleum,
paper
leather and plastics industries.
and

Fed

in

the

has

the

of

in

engaged

Pa.;

Alden

subsidiary

leading

par common stock,
issuing company and
100,000 by William E. Horton, President.
The
initial offering price
is to be $1
per
share.
No underwriting is
involved, the offering to
be made through
agents of the company; and selling costs are esti¬

which

be

28,516
for

prov.

International Telephone
Aircraft

With Securities and
Exchange Commission—

of

$295,102

is

and

«.

Projector

announced

but

operations.

Horton

April

at

Lake

L.

was

dyestuffs

basis,

Aniline

brother

country

8,347

$331,640

depreciation

1976.

p.

succeeds

the

incident

expenses

180,

A

with

American

930,213

$286,755

1,821

Interest,

before

cash

a

*

deductions

income

John
it

Exchange Commission—

filed

shares

per

The

mining

April

on

before

International

de¬

Horsethief Canyon Uranium, Inc., Salt Lake
City, Utah

—Files With Securities and

on

$1,216,968

$329,819

__

deductions

etc.,

of

May 2 by Fred C. Foy, President.
be

,

1378/,

p.

manuiacturer

1954

931,422

operating profit™
(net)

income

Interest,

Offered—Car¬

explosion

1955

a

Net

Other

roll, Kirchner & Jaquith, Inc., Denver, Colo., on April 27
offered publicly 5,990,000 shares of
common stock
(par
one cent) at five cents
per share as a speculation.
The

Subs.)—Earnings—
$1,261,241

other

Homestead

(&

Quarter Ended March 31—

7

1955

quarter should total about $4,600,000,

com-

-

8

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2120)

I
■
Reviewing last year as the best period of sales and earnings in Lockheed historv, Mr. Gross announced
that first quarter earnings this
year would be within about $200,000, or 4.2% of first quarter earnings
last year.
This result was obtained, he pointed out, despite a decline
In Income from $210,300,000 for the quarter a year ago to about $190,000.000 in the first three months of 1955,
The ratio of earnings to

dent, reported on May 3.

sales

from

rose

for

Backlog

.

2.4% for respective periods, Gross said.
Lockheed's three divisions totaled $1,085,000,000 com¬
2.2%

to

production volume

with $1,295,000,000 a year ago, even though
models of aircraft is at a record high

pared

Commercial

peak.

several

on

.

_

backlog approximates $170,000,000, 16'! of the total.
The directors have voted a dividend of 60 cents per
June

11

stockholders of

to

record

share, payable
The stockholders approved
up to 7,000,000 shares in¬

20.

May

value common stock
stead of 3,000,000 shares at present.
Mr. Gross said 2,827,758 shares are now issued and

Increasing the

SI

par

Investing Co., New York, on April 26 offered publicly
299,350 shares of

under
the

the

"

■

vented

$92,399,000 $97,106,000

$52,613,000 $56,096,000

Oper. profit incl, wholly
&

Fed.

for

Res.

Minority

4,222,326
996,471

Euros,

share-

$1,753,102
$0.34

$2,065,273 *$3,274,451 *$3,199,166
$0.40
$0.64
$0.t>2

subsidiaries not

net income of partly owned
None.—V. lbl, p. oa7.

of

share

dividends-

as

95,306

53,509

com.

per

•Company's
distriouted

1,146,373

share—_

profit

Net

1,426,105

taxes

ints.

7.679,100
2,492,449
1,821,461
166,024

8,133,897
2,450,022
2,277,489
131,935

4,733,057

1,420.244

subs.

partly owned
for deprec

Res.

Offered—
Peter Morgan & Co., New York, on April 29 offered pub¬
licly as a speculation an issue of 299,400 shares of capi¬
Luckytex Uranium Co., Dallas, Tex.—Stock

at $1 per share.

tal stock (par one cent)

—V.

p.

181,

(par

was

809,350 sns,

1,250,000 shs.

annual

recorded

report.

earnings

taxes

a,lter

were

to.the

Van Nuys.
At Dec. 31, 1954, the gross book value of fixed assets amounted to
$1,159,112, a slight increase over 1953.
In addition to its own plant
and equipment, Marquardt employs government furnished
machinery
and
equipment
valued
at $1,200,000
and its
extensive laboratory
testing facilities have a replacement value of $4,500,000.
retire

RFC

an

loan

its

on

property in

plant and

occupied 151,000 square feet of
space
for
Its
engineering, manufacturing and
office operations, a
slight increase over the previous year.
Employment stood at 1,035
at
the end
of
1954,
compared with 1,029 at
the close of 1953.—
the

At

181,

of

close

1954,

the

company

■'1':;;r

VJ'r

-

(Glenn L.) Martin Co.—Sales Up—Earnings Off—

from

before

Provision

The

company

organized by Old Texas Mining Co. to acquire,
operate certain mining claims and leases owned

was

explore

finance,

and

Net

Federal

4,188,699

taxes

Federal

taxes

income

on

2,298,632
2,407,061

then

$2,111,669

shares

share

$2,407,061

2,556,092

$1.10

outstanding

every

owned

The

360

Texas

by Old Texas In each group.

B»uver

Group consists of 18 claims covering approximately

Mesa

of

lands

Grand

in

the Colorado-Utah
line. This group is in the Polar Mesa mining district.
The Mineral Canyon Group consists of
17 claims and 2 fractional
acres

claims

approximately

covering
located

Utah,

Colorado
The

Green

on

covering

approximately
located

are

LaSal

land

the

Grand

in

the

of

72

acres

the

on

side

south

of

Junction

Mountain

Max Factor
Davis

Brumley Ridge Group consists of three
63 acres of land in San Juan County,
miles southeast of Moab, Utah.
Hatch

Wash

southwest

Yellow

mately

84

of

Jacket

of

acres

claims
Utah,

covering
about 15

Utah.

Moab,

Group

land

CAPITALIZATION

consists

located

GIVING

claims

four

of

in

San

EFFECT

Juan

covering

successful
"This

that

the

the

of

of Directors,

Board

May

on

quarter,

of

calendar

any

in

quarter

company's

the

Capital stock
Warrants

(par lc)___„

to

purchase

price of $1
181,

share,

per

5,000,000 shs.

capital

stock

warrants

1,248,900 shs.

at
for

216,250 shs.

216,130 shs.

2015.

p.

2.1046

Barth

&

Dempsey-Tegeler & Co
Brothers

2.10±6

Francis

Hardy

I.

Ended

Months

$13,824,594 $18,511,948

1,230,359
636,000

$659,412

*697,194

taxes

1,514,412
855,000

$594,359

Income before Federal

J611,848
1$1.08

Provision for Federal taxes..

Net

income

Shares

1954

1955

March 31—

sales

Net

of stock

•Giving

outstanding..

*$0.85

share

per

effect

the

to

effective

stock split

two-for-one

record

date

price

and

year,

This
and

has sold $1,700,000 of its first mortgage
bonds, 4%% series due 1978, to institu¬

company

collateral

tional

investors.

negotiated

by

of the

Part

—

Direct

The

proceeds

placement

First

will

be

Boston

used

to

of

the

bonds

was

Corporation.

redeem

$1,408,000

gage divisional lien 5% bonds due 1977, and the balance,, together with
other funds, will be. use* to acquire about 22 miles of line from the
Boston & Maine RR. Co.Mor $450,000.
The line being purchased runs
from Lunenburg to St. Johnsbury, Vt.. and has been

operated by Maine

Central

under

lease

a

agreement at annual

rental of $25,000.

This

financing will result in a simplification of the company's debt
structure by eliminating the only divisional lien mortgage outstanding
the property.—V.

on

181, p. 1601.

—Mention

was

public offering

Chemical

Sales

Mead

made

in

issue

our

April

on

20

of

of

40,000

Sold

Stock

April

25

of

of

the

414%

cumulative preferred stock, series C (par $50) at $53 per
share through Newhard, Cook & Co. and associates. The

offering

to

14

April 6.—V.

Oil

McRae

181,

Other

UNDERWRITERS—The
named

below,

purchase
ser.es

.

the

C, set

and

each

number

of

company agreed to
the underwriters

of

shares

Cook

&

Co.l

12.000

Blewer, Heitner & G!vnn__

Dempsey-Tegeler & Co
G.

Hill
W.

Edwards

Allen

and

Hutton

Edward

D.

1.000

sale

will

be used to

The

proceeds

wells
in

the

of

and

the

underwriters

severally

agreed

to

Scherck,

&

Gardner.

Richter

&

Co

executive
is

to

Jones

&

sidiary,
for

Oklahoma,

and

in

does

29,705

3,000

which

gas

1,600

companies. engaged

company

wells,

additional

Dean

Witter

1,000

details,

see

V.




181,

&

Co

Co

3,000
3.000

1879.

Texas.

Corp.,

A

carries

wnolly-owned
contract

on

sub¬

drilling

interests

which

nonproducing
in

the oil and gas
marketing.

of

areas

business.

The

company

or

in

29

shut

are
acres

active

GIVING

(out

producing

share

expiration

the

of

five

from

years,

date of
181.

the

Subs.)—Reports Increased Earnings—

(&

Mar. 21,'54

Mar. 20,'55

$31,132,685 $25,260,941

157,296

100,782

$31,233,467 $25,418,237'

products sold
and

!

24,410,060

;

state

taxes

income

on

20,290,192

2,033,335
819,123
\ 197,724
1,992,302

1,724,019
758,126
200,888
1,259,824

$1,780,913

f

administrative expenses

Net earnings

$1,185,188

*

stock outstanding—
preferred shares (par $100)
4.30% second preferred shares (par $50)
Common shares (par $25)

Capital

57,570

59,010

143,017
1,207,020

1,172,053

$1.37

$0.96

4'/4%

Earnings per common share after provision for
preferred dividends
—V.

180, p.

*

1774.

Johnson

Mead

sales

Co.—Earnings Higher—

&

months ended March 31

in its interim report for three

$10,295,247,

of

6.1%

a

increase

the same period *

over

last year.

Net
the

showed

for the first quarter
in 1954 to $865,685

profit

from

increase of 4.8%, up
Earnings per share for
cents last year.—V. 180, -

an

1955.

in

$825,989

period were 51 cents as compared with 49

2015.

p.

Y.—Registers With SEC

Mehadrin Plantations, Inc., N.

registration statement with the SEC on
April 28, 1955, covering 70,000 shares of its $10 par common stock,
to be
offered for public sale at $10.75 per share.
No underwriting
is involvea; and selling expenses are estimated at 50 cents per share.
The

filed

corporation

a

law on Jan. 23, 1955,
in the business of acquiring, developing and
for the production and sale chiefly of citrua
fruits in
the State of Israel.
The company
also intends to grow—
but
not
in
substantial quantities—subtropical
fruits."
According to
the prospectus, it has acquired from Mehadrin Ltd., an Israeli cor¬
poration, some 230 acres of land already planted with rr>w orange
trees and some subtropical fruit trees in exchange for 30,090 shares
company

its

of

plantations

the

unbudded

of

1958.-59.

trees

earnings.

no

budded

of

case

Until

similarly

improved

and

1957-58

all

company

30,000

March

of

rvice

in

the

of
as

s

bearing

the

time

such

to

and

14,

tne

stage

the

will

case

have

outstanding
In¬

1955.

Mehadrin Ltd. is an op:ion to
leaseholds.
The optioned lands

with
additional

acquire

the

be

common

agreement

to

fruit

to

will

owned

Plantations

agreed

has

also

cost

trees

Ltd.

Mehadrin

Mehadrin
the

Ltd.

additional

without

groves

is

which

Mehadrin

stock.

common

orange

organized under New York

was

primarily

engage

planted

subtropical

and

citrus

with

the
are

fruit

trees.

proceeds

of

the

and

miscellaneous

$30,000 wlil

charges

and

will

earnings

company

Mengel Co.

will

financing

except that

groves,

amount

be

$2,000

used for the acquisition of
used to repay a loan in
cover organizational and

be

wili be

set aside to

be

administration expenses

Net

until such time

as

available.

(& Subs.)—November Earnings Up 100%

Three Months Ended March 31—

1954*

1955

sales

$10,515,719

Earnings

$8,780,166

701.092
336,000

356,542
169,000

$365,092

before

$187,542

income taxes

Federal and state

Net
Net

taxes

on

income

in.'
of

In

addition,

38,421

it

and

has

five

leases

acres),

gross

in

some

on

of

of

*1954

in

sh.

per

shs.

of

180,

the

on

(stated

31,

on

.

.

same

basis of

$0.29

$0.57

1955—j

consolidation being used

2295.

p.

•,

.

stock

com.

at Mardh

outstg.

figures restated

1955.—V.

-

.

Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.—Earnings Rise—
This

month's

it

16,

May

on

The board

tabulation
offers

is

regular meeting

shareholders

to

cided

announced

was

to

of the

board

of

directors will be held

May 4.

on

usually meets on the first Wednesday of the month. Since
still continuing on results of the recent M-C&S exchange

building Corp.

of

Devoe

&

Raynolds Co.,

Inc.,

New York Ship¬

Products & Chemical Corp., it was de¬
month's meeting until final results are deter¬

Tennessee

and

tihs

postpone

EFFECT

TO

stock

PRESENT

UNDERWRITERS—The
made

a

firm

their

the

value)

underwriters

commitment

stockholders

opposite

Outstanding

3,090,000 shs.

1,604,632 shs.

$86,302
par

to

purchase

percentages

respective

names:

of

named

from
the

E.

below

the

have

Wolfson

Mr.

its

taxes for

of the

and

Board

Chairman, announced that
& Scott's consolidated
of 1955 will be substan¬

Merritt-Chapman
the

first

quarter

year ago.

has

& Scott's Construction
$137,000,000 in work ahead on

that Merritt-Chapman
approximately

the total backlog for all divisions and subsidiaries

that

company

New

is well in excess of $200,000,000.

Navy Contract—

Award

of

a

joint

$10,755,900

low-bid

contract

to

this

corporation,

Piper, inc., New York; and Ayers, Hagan & Booth
R. L, for construction of additional U. S.
facilities
at
Argentia,
Newfoundland, was announced on

Drake

Construction
air

a

reported

currently

books, and

President

indicate

figures

tially greater than
Division

base

&

Co., Providence,

May 2 by the Bureau of Yards & Docks, U. S. Navy.—V. 181,

pp.

1601

1879.

stock

Metalphoto Corp-, Cleveland, O.—Files With SEC—
The

severally

SEC

of notification with the
to be
' to ve
purchase equipment, for expansion of facilities and working
The offering will be underwritten by Wm, J. Mericlia & Co.,

corporation

on

April

4

filed

a

letter

covering 108,070 shares of common stock (par one cent)
to
stockholders at $1
per
share.
The proceeds are

offered

and

the

used

which

are

capital.

company

common

Wolfson,

earnings after

FINANCING

loans

(10 cents

Louis

preliminary
net

and

Authorized

set

earnings

earns,

basis

Johnson,

wells

oil

exploration.

1,600

selling
p.

has
of

four

net
are

in
refining

on

carry

G.

&

Drilling

McRae

and

operating six drilling rigs.
In addition, the parent
small uranium interests in Colorado and Arizona which
stage.
Products are sold almost entirely to

Common

Walker

Dakota

exploratory

Short-term bank

H.

develop and operate interests of all kinds in
primarily in the States of Colorado, Wyoming,

North

CAPITALIZATION

1,600

Incorporated in Delaware on Sept. 21,
of predecessor organizations.
Its
in Denver, Colo.
Its principal business

was

gas,

has

the

not

The

&

Roden

oil

larger

properties,

gas

1,600

Co

Co._ 0.7015

&

the

per

to

Corp.

$384,000 will be
purchase money

located

are

explore,

acquire,

and

Montana,

2,000

Co

&

the net. proceeds from
Approximately $242,000

to use
follows:

business

the

to

offices

Stix

Co

0.7015

Co

mined.

succeeding

3,000

Co

as

wells.

2,000

&

expects

shares

equipment.
The company
presently
$289,000 for the drilling of eight wells (4.13

I.

Simon

shares of¬

total

this loan were used for drilling of development
reconditioning of wells in the Maverick Springs Field

Smith, Moore & Co
Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.

M.

Of the

used to pay a note in
chattel mortgage upon
expects to use about
wells net to the com¬
pany's interest) offsetting some of the company's present wells, and
about $75,000 for reconditioning four
wells in the Maverick Springs
Field.
However, future developments may result In some changes In
this
drilling and reconditioning program.
The remaining proceeds,
$375,000, will be added to the company's general funds and
used
for such purposes as the board of directors may determine, Including
the
acquisition of additional properties and the drilling of wildcat
amount

stock,

,

Reinholdt

&

company

$5

Depreciation and depletion
Interest and expenses on long-term debt

bank loan in the original amount oig $650,000.

a

An additional
secured
by a

Wyoming.

that

Shares

preferred

with

Cost of

of

the

1,000

Co.

For

to

Co.

&

company

400,000

repay

1,000

Sons..

McCourtney-Breckenridge
&

has

0.7U15

Co—,

&

Smith

stockholders.

1,600

&

Brothers
E.

sell

cumulative

Shares

„

A.

4>/4%

Williston

income

Net

fered, 400,000 are being sold for the account of the com¬
pany and 312,149 for the account of a group of selling

are

opposite its name below:

■

Newhard.

of

Wheat

R.

Zuckerman,

income

Total

1601.

p.

Gas Corp.—Stock Offered—An issue of

&

Co.

&

company

quickly oversubscribed.

was

C.

J.

company

earnings during the quarter ended March 31, 1955 were
affected by a strike at the Old Forge plant, which lasted from March

oil

shares

J.

1.7533

Co

sales

in

1954.

(•).

split referred to Note

and

1954,

Works—Preferred

1.7538

the

of

prior

cluded

two-for-one stock

BUSINESS—Corporation

Mallinckrodt

&

12 Weeks Ended—

Net

drilling

of first mort¬

0.7015 '

-

1601.

p.

tAdjusted

the exercise of options in November and December,

for

PROCEEDS—The

Arranged

Inc.

Co.,

delivery to the several underwriters of the stock now offered.—V.

of

the

Placement

0.7015

Stern, Douglass & Co.—_ 0.7015
Wagenseller & Durst, Inc. 0.7015

Co

&

offered,

the

shares

Staats

Direct

0.7015

Co.

&

The

purchase by the underwriters of the stock
will grant to them options to purchase,
(subject to adjustments as provided in
such options),
an
aggregate of 150,000 shares of common stock of
the company, which options are to be exercisable at any time after one
at

1955 and including 48,946 shares, representing an 8% stock
in July, 1954 and 36,400 shares, representing stock issued

24,

bonds dated Jan.

—

0.7015

$.7015 "

:

2.1045

Co.

Concurrently

above

"to

712,149 shares of common stock (par 10 cents) was pub¬
licly offered on May 4 at $4 per share by an underwrit¬
ing group headed by First California Co., William R.

RR.

0.7015

Krensky & Co.,

M.

Inc

Co.,

duPont

&

Bros.

Sutro

operating

Lutheran High School Association of Greater Chicago,
Chicago, 111.—Bonds Offered—B. C. Ziegler & Co., West
Bend, Wis., and Walter M. Kelleher, Chicago, 111., on
May 3 publicly offered $400,000 of first mortgage serial

Central

0.7015

Kidder & Co

M.

1.7538

&

additional

Maine

0.7915

Co

&

Morgan & Co
Robinson-Humphrey

2.1046

Mason

0.7015

Kreeger & Hewitt—

McDonnell

2.1046

:

$.7015

& Co.

Inc.

2.104ft

that

1, 1955, at 100% and accrued interest.
The bonds due serially from Jan. 1, 1956 to Jan.
1, 1961,
bear interest at the rate of 3%, 3l/4%, and
3V2%, accord¬
ing to maturity. V. 179, p. 2249; V. 177, p. 1050.

Co

Sunstein & Co—

Richards & Co

Arthur

The

March

Outstanding

Jones,

Auchincloss, Parker &

history.

is

dividend paid

FINANCING

Hirsch

Hill,

Co

A.

ad¬

2,

final audited figures are not yet
which ended March 31, there is

the

although
first

1955

(W. L.) Maxson Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings Lower—

on

^-V.

Co.—Expects Record Quarter Earns.—

particularly good news," he said, "coming as it does imme¬
diately following the very excellent earnings already reported for the
calendar year 1954,"—V. 181, p, 1675.

approxi¬

Utah.

County,

PRESENT

TO

Richter

0.7015

Hamershlag Borg & Co

He

Earnings

Authorized

a

stockholders
for

Goodbody

Wilson, Johnson & Higgins 2.4554

1441.

reason to believe that the net profits for that quarter will be
largest of aiiy first quarter in the company's history.
further stated that the quarter might even prove to be the most

the

the

near

Group consists of 19 claims covering anproximately
located in San Juan County, Utah,
approximately

land

of

acres

miles

The

&

Chairman

Factor,

Gerstley,

Writer & Chrlsten-

This company

Six

South

The

of

certificate

available

0.7015 ;

2.4554

Co._

Inc.

Scherck,

reported

Junction.

The

30

the

capital shares of stock from 3,000,000 to 6,000,000.—V. 181, p.

two claims and two fractional claims
of land in San Juan County, Utah,

approximately

390

County,

tributary

north

&

0.7015

Inc._

2.4554

Co.

April 35 approved the proposed
amendment
incorporation to increase the authorized number

of

vised

Co.,

on

to

near

of

370 acres
which is

River,

stockolders

The

...

River.

Junction Group consists of

which

Utah,

County,

;

&

Co.

&

2.4554

Ryons

2,183,963

$0.83

-

of
per

Income

Old

which

Texas

1.0523

Co.

Cassell

2.4554

Lester,

2,280,000

income

on

income

Number

transferred to Luckytex. Old Texas
is a Texas corporation which has been engaged in the purchase, sale
and exploration of uranium mining claims and leases since 1953.
As of Nov.
15, 1954, Old Texas assigned to Luckytex mining claims
and
leases
covering an aggregate of approximately 1,260 acres in
Grand and Ban Juan Counties, Utah, constituting all the mining leases
and claims now owned by Luckytex, for an aggregate of 700,000 shares
of
the
capital stock of Luckytex and warrants exercisable between
June 30.
1956, and Dec. 31, 1957, to purchase an aggregate of 31,500
shares of Luckytex capital stock at a price of $1 per share. The claims
assigned to Luckytex represented approximately one-half of the claims
Old

by

Co.,

1.4031

Inc.—_— 1.4031'

Co.,

&

&

F.

Cowen

1.4031;

Fay

2.4554

&

Federal and

4,391,699

operations

ior

C.

&

Inc.

Utah.

Moab,

Fewel

2.4554

Co

Sullivan

Courts

$61,409,537 $36,313,391

Income

2.8061

and

&

1954

1855

March 31—

Sales

Income

Reynolds

Co

&

Selling

413.

p.

2.8&j1

McAndrew

$1.27 a share on 207,326
two-for-one stock split

to

Irving Lundborg & Co

Brush, Slocumb & Co., Inc. 2.1046

$263,500, up 65% from 1953, and
shares outstanding after giving
of February, 1955, and the 10%
stock
dividend
declared
in
May,
1954.
On
the same
basis, net
earnings in 1953 were equal to 77 cents a share.
Marquardt's backlog,
based on the total estimated value of pro¬
grams
in progress, reached $21,500,000, an all-time high.
The report disclosed that Marquardt has worked out a new credit
agreement with the Chase National Bank which will provide for loans
up
to $750,000.
The company will utilize a part of these funds to
Net

equal

2:8 j61

Crowell, Weedon & Co

sales of $9,923,500 during 1954, up 12%
previous year, Roy E. Marquardt, President, told stockholders

the

Eichler & Co

Boettcher

J.

the

Hooker

1.4031

Hayden, Stone & Co

Reapath

Marquardt Aircraft Co.—Sales and Earnings Up—

1.4031

;

...

3.5077

Bosworth,

1313.

company

Inc.

2.8001

Co.,

Co.

&

Sutro

Bingham, Walter & Hurry,

13.6799

Inc

&

Hutton

sen,

Outstanding

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

„%

13.7118
Co

&

Co.

Bateman,
F.

Co

Staats

Reed

Keith

FINANCING

TO PRECENT

cent)—.

one

&

Allen

Peters,

EFFECT

GIVING

R.

William

to

purpose

Authorized

Quarter Ended

incorporated in Delaware on Sept. 13,
1954, to enegage in the business of exploring for, acquiring and de¬
veloping uranium mining properties. Its executive offices are located
at
3301
Worth St., Dallas. Texas, and Its field office is located in
BUSINESS—Company

a

,

and maintenance
development; for

to pay for exploratory drilling; purchase
of equipment;
exploration drifts and underground
working capital; and tor other corporate purposes,

things,
Gervais.

O.

by Henry

stock

V.

net proceeds

formed

other

CAPITALIZATION

Marlowe Chemical Co.,
of producing and
home-unit fire extinguisher in¬

changed
for the

was

company

among

to use the

of the company

intention

present

the

is

PROCEEDS—It

the

was

effect

(estimate

revenues

—28 Weeks Ended—

Mar. 17,'55 Mar. 18,'54

Mar. 18,'54

oper.

West 44th St., New York 36, N. Y„ was
13, 1954. It was first incorporated,
Co., Inc., but on March 7, 1955,

17

.

%
First California

E.

Martin Chemical

of

company

marketing,

in

—16 Weeks Ended—

■

Mar. 17,'55

and

sales

Gross

of

The

from

(& Subs.)—Earnings—

purposes.

Delaware on Sept.

in

name

name

Inc.

be used for working capital and

proceeds will

BUSINESS—Company,
incorporated

This

Loew's Inc.

corporate

general

stock (par one cent) at $1 per sh.

com.

net

PROCEEDS—The
for

Common

outstanding. He
explained that the management believes it should be in position to
undertake further capitalization, if required, in the face of the various
growth and expansion possibilities looming ahead.—V. 181, p. 2015.

Offered—General

Chemical Co., Inc.—Stock

Marlowe

Robert E. Gross,. Presi¬

in the same 1954 period,

to earnings

parable

.

to

Cleveland,

O.—V.

181,

p.

1204.

Number 5427

Volume 181

.;

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2121)

EARNINGS

Milneal Enterprises, Inc., Reno, Nev.—Files With SEC
The

March 3 filed a letter of notification

company on

Railway
Railway

covering 40,000 shares of common stock to be offered at par

t$l per
Milne, President. The proceeds are to be
used
to
pay
for publishing and printing of "The Coming Triumph
Capital Ism" and related expenses.
share)

through Erastus J.

Net
Net

•

The

Union

$100).

cipal underwriter.
The proceeds from

the sale of these shares will

debentures, so as to eliminate
and maturities through 1063.
outstanding

debt

of

The

company

of

the

company

181,

Railway

expenses

fund payments

Net

ry.

—V.

May

16,

had

been

1955,

announced

that

upon

postponed

ry.

.From

Grcss

covering
fered

3,000,000

at

dent

cents per

10

Colo.

Denver,
to

The

mining

proceeds

to

are

be

used

to

ry.

Oil

Co.—Secondary Offering—A secondary

Gross

common stock (par $1) was
May 2 by Lehman Brothers at a fixed price of
$29 per share net, with a dealer's discount of 70 cents
per share. It was completed.—V. 181, p. 1879.

Co.,

&

Ottumwa,

Securities and Exchange Commission—
The

SEC

covering

in exchange

from

from
ry.

—V.

—V.

1,399,565
336,216

331,539

158,688

*3,828

125,787

150,445

181,

R.

1954

1953

Net

222,182

259,954

249,102

87,990

81,614

77,613

87,735

2,465,146

2,430,980

2,708,476

544,101

504,376

465,792

—v.

160,534

108,260

Chairman,

May^

on

3

the

announced

from

1955—3 Mos.—1954

Cost

ry.

op.
-

$4,705,985
2,527,095

1,394,686

$6,418,717

6,409,614

4u

of

excess

to

Petro

the ^ame

the

the

pounds.

million

26

addition
at

duTing

The

petrochemical

huge

first

of

year

plant

facilities

operation

Control

Instruments

bulletin

4-page

a

application

Is

the

most

and

owned

With

is

a

titled

data

shares,
Fox

the

recent

of

article

an

polyethylene

THENE,"

under

resins,

the

being marketed through
tion of U. S. Industrial Chemicals Co.,

able

..

of

most

major

East

Coast,

cities

and

Midwest

West

Coast

customers.—V.

to

plastics

market

the company's

which

appeared

in

to

areas

A

«

versatile

new

vacuum

has

systems

The Model

Division.
diffusion

diffusion

vacuum

been

announced

H-10-P pump

which

pump

H-10-P

The

high

is

a

also be used

can

operates

for

assure

as

the

moderate

sized

as

expansion

6%
'

for the

RR.

exchange offers

Co.,

Whre

RR.

Corp.,

The

New

As

Central

RR.

Co.

were

on April 28, 1955.
further
accommodation,

a

extended

been

has
have

not

New

•re

of

Merrill

to

deposfted

York,

urged

group

do

to

and

their

exchange
at

so

Lynch,

declared

EARNINGS

May

with
120

period

of

27,

The

Railway oper.

'Railway
Net'

oper.

rev.

1955.

Albany
Adams

for

bonds

at

5

railway

&

Beane

—V.

181, p.

Stockholders
Midland

New

York

who

Trust

15,

dealer-managers

are

The

N.

Co.

Y„

of

the

FOR

MARCH

AND

FIRST

THREE

1955—Month—1954

62,351,727

expenses.

49,000,700

ry. oper.

14,576,300

7,039,600

inc.—

•

MONTHS

the

with

;

SEC

capital

par

April

on

stock.

net

for

Federal

S

177,909,505

177,484,491

sale

3,932,736

37,898,270

by

The

stock

stock

In

that

16,424,562

4,071,294

1778.

81,480,985

23,026,937

29,854,499

3,068*,000

Net

"a

time,

the

use

to

the

Offered—A

to

are

retirement

fiberglass
GIVING

motor

primarily

"Post"

be

for

used
bank

of

EFFECT

both

forth

to

has

group

of
v

374^432

34,291,951
n,006,365

30,092,673

$3.41

$3,04

'

per

per

common

share

for the

share.—V.

181,

of

ipr,5

1954

$

TO

PRESENT

was

conversion

of

warehouses

$139,828

price
this

None

in

of

the

production

which

a

77,782 shs.

convertible

of

precision

presently

are

name

electronic
and

"Norplac"

used

mold¬

in

the

from

a

the

a

of

small

housewares

cruisers.

below

company

the

number

have

of

severally

shares

set

7,000

Shares

Johnson-McKendrick

7,000

2,000

at

20

the

$o6

N.

on

approved

appropriations for construction
plants In Clarion, Pa., Gas City.

company's

J.—V.

181,

J442.

p.

Corp.—Reports Loss

for

the

same

due

to

period

in

difficulties
The

1954.

with the

Net

loss

encountered

same

period

for

in

the

year

The
,

company

authority to

Co

for
p.

the

year

since

all

other

divisions

are

on

has

asked

the

Interstate

Commerce

issue $4,080,000 of equipment trust

Commission

certificates.

'The

for

"

new

company will apply proceeds to about 80% of the cost
difsel-electric locomotives estimated to cost $5,119,503.

The
June

certificates

15,

will

mature

1970.




semi-annually

from

Dec.

15,

of

1955,

32

and

287,000

were

shares

cipal amount of

-

of

publicly offered

stock
(par $1), which
April 28 in units of $60 prin-

common
on

notes and

one

share of stock at
$72 per

quickly oversubscribed. This
offering was
underwritten by a group of
underwriters headed by
White, Weld & Co.; Kidder, Peabody &
Co.; The Do¬
minion
Securities Corp. and
Union
Securities Corp.
These also arranged to place
privately with institutional
investors $93,200,000 of 4y4% first
mortgage pipeline
bonds, due 1975, and to sell to banks $26,800,000 of 3Vfe%
unsecured notes, due
serially from 1958 to 1962.
See
were

further details in V.

181,

'

p. 2017.

Pacific Lighting Corp. — Stock Sold
Mention was
made in our issue of April 25 of the
public offering on
April 21 of 600,000 shares of common stock
(no par
value) by Blyth & Co., Inc. and associates at
$40 per
share. This offering was
quickly oversubscribed. Fur*
ther details follow:
CAPITALIZATION GIVING
Pfd.

stock

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

(cumul., without

issuable in

two

or

par

to

dividend

preferred

stock

200,000 shs.

dividend

preferred

stock

300,000 shs.

preferred

stock

Offering Completed—

Simultaneous

with

&

Co

dividend

$4.40

being the proceeds
per

ad-

preferred

dividend

stock

200,000 shs.

♦Unclassified.:

Common

-

underwriting recently exercised at $1
new
financing report, the company

the

Outstanding

series—

more

$4.75

This company reports the
receipt of $500,000 cash,
of an initial 500,000 share

share.

FINANCING

value),

2,000

Wood

basis.

Northwest Pipeline
Corp.—Securities Sold—
$17,220,000 cf 5Vz% interim notes, due June
1, 1957,

$5

E.

net

Pacific

2,000

Oceanic Iron Ore of Canada, Ltd.,
Toronto, Ont., Can.
—Stock

profit

a

1079.

Harold

1442.

two

a

adjustments and, while the outcome
cannot
be determined at
time, successful adjustment should end with
the company showing
181,

The

2,000

Chicago & St. Louis RR.—To Issue Equipts.

•

-

181, p.

quarter

with

Indicated

military contracts, the company Is negotiating

$4.50

—V.

first

connection

last

Straus, Blosser & McDowell

New York,

Quarter—

May 3 announced figures for the first
quarter of
sales to be $3,688,744, compared With

Authorized

2,000
&

3,056 874

$7.73

Co.,

Inc.

Loewi

15,156,697

3,056 874

—

for
and

boats

names:

Shares

Irving J. Rice & Co., Inc._
M. H. Bishop &
Co.—.
Dempsey-Tegeler & Co

in¬

*

named

110 928

company

complete line of fiberglass

outboard

the

basis

complete line of
line of capacitor cases,

underwriters

respective

April

military contracts.

profit

—V.

de¬

...

contract

a

housings, a
field, a line

"Nor-Craft"

inboard

their

of

on

16,553,600

contemplated.

now

6%

22,969,900

—

on

In connection

$99,000

1200,000 shs.

performed

condenser

the
name

taxes

outstanding at end of period

share

$4,584,220 for

Outstanding

1,000 shs.

,

start

profits

110,146

Ind., and Glassboro,

FINANCING

$100,000

341,402,352 330,207 578
46.862,198
31,821,225

l?5.5„\.e««e<L Feb' 28' lndicating

following
outstanding

industries.

trade

revenues

23,782,151

directors

new

year.

earned

Subs.)—Earnings Up—

taxes

shs,

per

quarter

last

1602.

p.

taxes—

excess

the

$

other oper.

and

for

period

same

earnings

major

preferred stock is

for

specialized

work

its

and

The corporation

the

loans

10 495 599

were $9,322,265 on which the company

Pacific Airmotive

was

quantity

purchase

opposite

4 269 205

410,429

share

ioreign sales
cents

Income

Net

The

working capital expended in

;

reserved

are

in

Industries,

outstanding

common

income

-Number

division.

authorized

related

trade

taxes—Olin

profit of $9,015.

par)

the

to

subsidiary

.

Profit before income

.

»

plastics,

the

profits

6

or

sales

Other

banking
a
large

Boston

13,822 176

to

tax provision—

Owens-Illinois Glass Co. (&

share,

under

liquidated

due

12 Months Ended March
31—

.Fed.

.

which

of

presently has facilities for all forms of high pressure
utilizing
both
themosetting and
thermoplastic
materials.
also has equipment for low pressure molding of re¬

addition

1954

c1omPar,ed with 69 cents

ORo

approximate v

will

Co., investment
underwriter for

&

managing

common

the

that
at

company

Dillon

all

company

markets

in

income

per

publishes

company

inforced

of

—

IiSfli
$684,953

reserved

and

molding,
The

agreed

23,047,245

9,251,150

71,304,620
10,750,089

2,825,214

$1,300,000

Canadian earnings

by John
him.
The

which

Co.

offer

price

the balance to restore

the

52,060,301 140,011,235 154,437,246
10,291,426

excess

shares

of the underwriters,

Publishing

"a

the

proceeds

UNDERWRITERS—The

$

■

72,229,835

9,031,2'J1

—

These

owned

are

181, p. 2698.

substantial

'

less

The public offering price

names

would

he

named

Gas

($2.50

company

including

-

1955—3 Mos.—1954

63,577.000

1

62,273,329

—___

71,959,415
15,613,287

,D,°«I?5sticJar}d Canadlan sales of this corporation for the first quarter
?,Lr95l en?ed M,arch 31 were $121,175,381-9.7% above those of last
^ar- Earnings from these sources were $8,007,911, compared with
$7^581,976 in the same quarter of last year, it was reported today
Domestic and

Minn.

a

under

revenue—

oper.

offer

17,362,190

Income:

on

year,

Earnings

Incorporated in Minnesota on July 27,
principal office and plant is located at 65 Plato Avenue, St.

electronic

o'clock

exchange

83,495,463

deductions—

Common

until

Its

dustrial

Fenner

of

shares

are

1,

ings,

of

stockholders.

$

from

the

Marine

Broadway,

$

-

effective

&

North

re¬

obsolescence

operations—

Taxes

Net

basis;

Boston

once.

Pierce,

soliciting the

the

including
stock

agent,

Period End. Mar. 31—

Net

the

and

Foreign income taxes
(principally Canadian).

engaged in the molding, fabricating and production
of
plastic products, as well as the construction of tools, dies and
fixtures.
Approximately 75 % of this work is performed on a contract

(EDTl

pjtn.

of

stockholders

Co., and The Pittsfield &
their shares of capital stock

exchange

to

to

RR.

473,177,154 468,253.012
310,026,167 308/155,475

advertising

prior year

The company Is

RR.—Exchange Offers Effective—

made

River

York

1939.
Paul

181, p. 749.

York Central

New
The

,

said

Eastman,

BUSINESS—Company

compared

Income.—V.

470,107,718 464,605,572
3,069,4^6
3,bo-,440

——

contracts

and

$

in

—

Deferred
-

Aug. 1, 1956 reducing at stated periods after that date
by conversion privileges of said debentures and 2,919
for exercise of options held by certain
key per¬
sonnel expiring May 1, 1963.

after

on

$11,601,077

1953).

fee

carry-over
losses
and decrease in

provided

as

shares

three months ended March 31, 1955 amounted to
providing $196,000 for Federal and State taxes on in¬
with earnings for the corresponding 1954 period
•mounting to $156,333 after providiag $176,000 for Federal and State
taxes

$5

Plastics, .Inc.—Stock

stock

bentures

as

Post

name

been

Penn

Issuance of

18,316

Earnings

its

convertible sinking fund debentures
stock ($50 par)

Common
♦No

Nehi Corp.—Quarterly Earnings Increased—

come;

statement

of

-♦Preferred

pump

'p. 1880.

$173,075

in

depletion

etc.

Current

Registers

—

Authorized

booster pump.

a

had

North

the

public

not

CAPITALIZATION

by the company's Equipment
ten-inch diameter fractionating

booster

a

shares

Fox

December,

it

purposes:
$146,000
March 1, 1955; and

when Narcoil-10 is
used as the pumping fluid.
The pump is available through Naresco
Equipment Corp., sales subsidiary of National Research Corp.—V. 181,
pump

Port Allegany, Pa.

1953

subsidiary

income

Federal

radiographing many
equipment.—V, 181, p. 1880.

Exchange Commission.—

of

the

did

PROCEEDS—The

pump

to

consolidated,

fixed

from

Interest,

a

of
underwriters, headed by Irving J. Rice & Go., Inc., and
M. H. Bishop & Co., on April 25 offered
publicly 24,000
.shares of common stock (par $2.50) at $12.50 per share.
This offering was quickly oversubscribed.

National Research Uorp.—New Diffusion Pump—

.

of

to

Northwest

organiza¬

2190.

p.

sales

expenses

Earnings

division of National Distillers

181,

not

net

newspaper.

planned to sell.—V.

films,

delivery

prompt

floor.

Total

when

part of the proceeds.

no

Mr.

He

last

said

block

resins are available in grades suit¬
compression, and injection molding, for use in the
bottles, pipes, etc. U. S. I. has sales offices in
and warehousing facilities are being established in

extrusion,

manufacture

a

sales

entire

$

(including

Depreciation,

'.'PETRO-

name

nationwide

utility"

Later
firm,

"PETROTHENE"

Corp.

for

the

are

Products

trademark

"Post"

$10,000,000."

properties.

effort

registration

a

President

Decemebr

public

plant site.

is

Boston

Last

by

and

419,000

will receive

Fox

its.

business

is

3,461,815

MG

underwriting terms, together with the
be supplied by amendment.

Mr.

of

interiors

any

floor

selling,

to

are

Te plant is based on an I. C. I. process,
modified by Petro to meet specific requirements of the plastics in¬
dustry and it produces a high molecular weight polyethylene resin.
^Because of the integrated nature of the operation, a high-quality
polyethylene resin
is produced with consistent,
controlled physical
Petro's

covering

company

in

for Business, Inc., developed for
engineering principle based on a three-

the

income

of

new

a

constituting 93% of the outstanding stock,
Boston, and are being offered for public

of

and

Gas Co.,

filed

company

1955

possession

flexible

cccur

Designs
an

sold.—

Division

"Norelco

on

reprint

one-page

Securities

The

be

operated

that

which
reason

tenancy

integrated every interior element including
covering, furniture, etc., which can be moved
overnight
without
reconstruction
and
at
minimum

Inc.

North Penn

;

will

changes

—

available gratis from

are

company has reduced time and
varieties of electrical and electronic

grades of medium flow polyethylene resins are now being pro¬
duced at a new plant in Tuscola, 111., it was announced by National
Petro-Chemicals Corp., and its two parent companies. (National Dis¬
tillers
Products
Corp.
and
Panhandle
Eastern
Pipeline Co.
It is
production

takes

requiring

,

$2,686,138 $11,820,248
;•

this

Two

that

module

doors,

from

Profit

pieces of literature

other

"

estimated

the

over

goods

engineering
publication.
The
title
is
"Sperry
Gyroscope
Employs X-ray for Development Problems" and the text describes how

—

Corp.—New Plant—

mind,

project

Administrative,

1602.

and

The

29,

Distillers Products

in

$9,064,745

Total

stage cabinet.

A
(par
$5) was made on April 28 by Goldman, Sachs & Co. at
$41.50 per share, with a dealer's discount of 70 cents per
share.
The unsold portion was withdrawn; — V. 180,
p. 1876.
National

need

established

this

sales

Income

Ry.—Earnings—

national

Special Offering
special offering of 25,000 shares of common stock

meet

office

itself

thus

long term
buildings.

1954

at Mount Vernon, N. Y.
60" which gives design
lightweight portable X-ray
unit for radiographic and fluoroscopic work in laboratories and industrail plants. Amply illustrated with photos, the folder covers
engineer¬
ing features of the X-ray control, the X-ray head, and the fluoroscopic

$500,000 plant at Forest, Ohio.
Cutting and sewing operations for automotive trim products, which
a nearby leased plant since
last September, have
been moved into the new plant where about 175 persons are currently
employed.—V. 180, p. 1774.

—

lease,

20-year
to

signing

conditioned
Chemical

a

revised

rearranged

Net

$16,176,414 $13,798,348 $44,914,668 $39,566,596
11,470,429
11,112,210
33,094,420
33,147,879

income

and

is

One

details

a

have been handled in

National Dairy Products Co.

air

of

—

new

-

practice

Mathieson

Mathieson

module

Other

new

:

'• 2,950,546

North American Philips Co., Inc.—New Literature—
Research

of

completion

Olin

cost.

226,871

1955—Month—1954

expenses

p.

universal

under

companies

revenue.

181.

Avenue,

long period of time.

this

Olin

or

1602.

oper.

City
on
April 28
at
the
administrative offices of

and

Park

713.731

169,428

income—

oper.

rev.

Yoik

460

CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEARS ENDED
DEC. 31

oper.

ry.

a

partitions,

$1,012,795

244,360

New

executive

Corp.,

modern,

new,

be

can

search
Net

same

1601.

Millar,

the

Within

1952

$967,122

Chemical

example,

such

foot

$908,634

in

four-floor

new

virtually

quarters

With

1955

Corp.—Opens New Execu¬
Earnings Higher—

demonstrated
the

now

For

over

$933,966

railway

p.

of

In

which

Ry.—Earnings—

railway

Railway
Railway

.■/'

National Automotive Fibres, Inc.—Adds to Plant—
J.

the

new

1—

oper.

Two
,

is

1,383,562

254,400

Chemical

-Maurice Mogulescu, President ol
Designs for Business, Inc.,
planned and designed the new Olin Matnieson
offices, said the

on

for the

181, p.

75,109

1,373,464

Period End. March 31—

the

For

.94,054

was

Mathieson

1954,

number of shares of John J, Felin Co., Inc.
purpose of the offer the Morrell stock is valued at $18.50
per share, while the value of Felin stock is to be computed at net
working capital on March 26, 1955, the difference to be paid in cash.
-

*6,659

income

Jan.

Net

March 31 filed a letter of notification with the
16,000 shares of capital stock (no par) to be offered

company

132,269

;

'

oper.

Net

With

Iowa—Files

$484,287

157,962

476,289

Norfolk & Western

Morrell

$519,805

1,579,510

railway
railway

from
ry.

From

on

(John)

This

Olin

93,549

Mathieson

opening

1952

1—

from

Net

offering of 33,000 shares of

•

1953

■

•

March—
Gross

*

-Maurice and Joseph Mogulescu and G. Luss of
Designs for Business,
Inc., have come up with a new and far
reaching soluuon to tne
need
by business for flexible
office
interiors—adaptaole with effi¬
ciency and economy to alteration and
expansion.

the

operations.

Monterey

-

$500,605

income—

4

the

Offices—1954

leases

railway

oper.

Net

made

1954

53,218

Norfolk Southern

inci¬

expenses

pay

843,560

164,368

railway

party will leave for its Ungava iron property

this month.

.

•Deficit.-v. 181, p. 1602.

through Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc.,

share

net

2,590,219

$548,306

income—

Jan.

from

from

April 13 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
shares of common stock (par one cent) to be of¬

on

railway

railway

oper.

Net

Mojave Uranium Co., Salt Lake City, Utah—Files—
company

321,752

Olin

tive

$6,561,407

*

of

be under

1955—3 Mos.—1954

*

Net

The

RR.—Earnings—

$6,866,518

1955

from

from

Net

the

hearing scheduled for
the proposed debt financing by this company
until June 6, 1955. —V. 181* p. 2016.
3

3,926,961

New York, Susquehanna & Western RR.—Earnings—
March—

Gross

May

on

$9,672,531

$2,230,721

1,296,738

15th

will

direction of Technical Mine Consultants
Ltd.,
who have laid out an extensive
program of diamond drilling, surface
exploration, mapping and topographical
surveying to follow up on tho
excellent ore tonnage indications obtained
during the 1C54 season.
'
The company
staked approximately
1,000 claims neighboring
thd
Cyrus Eaton controlled Atlantic Iron Ore and Iron Ore of
Canada Ltd.
operations.
The property is located west of
Ungava Bay in the Payne
River estuary of N. Quebec.
The company is sponsored
by the Hirshhorn financial interests.

'

1602.

P.

Net

SEC

$2,673,225

op.

ry.

& Hartford

20-man field

a

the

Work

$13,113,696 $12,995,054 $36,649,218 $36,994,430
10,440,471
10,764,333
29,782,700
30,433,023

income

oper.

181.

vised that
around

.

Mississippi Valley Generating Co.—Hearing Postponed
The

from

rev.

$3,089,108 $10,512,249
1,233,691
4,334,202

1955—Month—1954

revenue-

oper.

Net

2016.

p.

oper.

will then also have outstanding the 160,000 shares
preference stock and 6,349,406 snares of common stock.

convertible

—V.

all sinking

$4,172,928
1,784,185

op.

Railway

redeem

to

MONTHS

1955—3 Mos.—1954

1602.

p.

Period End. March 31—

of
such
redemptions,
the
outstanding
funded
will be reduced from $35,000,000 to $19,000,000.

completion

-Upon

be used

ry.

income

oper.

New York, New Haven

filed on May 5 with the SEC a registration state¬
160,000 shares of convertible preference stock
(par
Securities Corp., New York, was named as the prin¬

company

covering

from

rev.

THREE

revenues

oper.

181,

FIRST

AND

1955—Month—1954

$13,074,950 $11,683,470 $36,125,526 $34,572,751
expenses
8,902,022
8,594,362
25,613,277
24,900,220

oper.

ry.

—V.

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.—Registers With
Securities and Exchange Commission—
ment

MARCH

FOR

Period End. March 31—

with the SEC

,9

♦The

stock

to

series,

fix

by

preferred

the board of

resolution

at

shares
directors

the

time

300,000 shl.
100,000 shs.

2,200,000 shs.

(without par value)——

unclassified

additional

ized

100,000 shs.
:

None

200,0001
,

7,000,000 shs.
are

of

of

issuable
the

in

company

issuance

the

None

-

6,000,000ih«.
one

or

Bore

being jHrthor-

divid^1

late,

Pennsylvania Electric Co.—To Increase Stock—

price, the number of
wholly unissued series.
TTSDERWRITERS—The underwriters named below severally
»
firm commitment to purchase all
of the 600,000 shares of common

the

conversion rights, if a^y, the redemption
and th§ instinctive designation of any

chares,
-

The

Commission

request

*t3Ck:

Shares

Shares
Tilvth
C.

r»rlw>rt

f

f.

7,500

1,500

7,000
6,000

& Co. Inc.™

7,500

Me2rl"r £ T^fne

1,200

Weeks & Co

r

3,000
3,600

Eichler & Co.—

Co..

&

*
-

i. Barth & Co.™-™-IT teman,

O. Becker

/.ouo

2,000

MeAndrew&CoInc.-.

Mitchum Jones &

750Q

r^. stocumrrco:;Tnc: tim-,
2,200

Cjuincy Cass Associates—Ontral Republic Co. (Inc.)

mnlel
Rf Enes Ely.

750
1,500

Ifttmds I. du Pont & Co.-

1.200

Net

—V.

Co.-

& Co

Porgan

<i nre

®San TaSh? &

Co

llarriman
inc

Hemphill," Noy es"

7,500

jr

Hilliard & Son

B.

i«3lrpr

Ay

I,r.

8. Hope &

3"*

P

& Co

i

V

Inc

::::::

Knowlton'&

5£$S &

C

Co.

Co-.:::-

& Williams..
tee also V. 181, p. 1880.

>

—

'

2,000

$10

Kimball

en

Gross

■

.

«

of

The

first three
period last

first quarter of 1955 totaled $2,832,063, equlvaeach of the 4,896;068 shares of common stock out¬
This is after deducting and reserving for the first time an
enxount of $301,095, equivalent to 1955 local net earnings to date in
Argentina. Had such earnings been included, as in prior periods, con«olidated net earnings for the first quarter of 1955 would have been
<3,133,158, equal to 64 cents a share. In the first three months of last
jCar, net earnings amounted to $2,002,996, or 41 cents a share.
At the annual meeting of stockholders earlier this month, Harry J.
T.oynd, President, said, "We are very optimistic about the prospects for
the remainder of 1955.
The second quarter should be good; the third,

lair; and the fourth, good."—V. 181, p. 1880 and V. 180, p. 2191.

Penick & Ford, Ltd.,

1955
$3,981,722
1,857,459

1,584,711

1,00*3,000

837,377

$854,459

income

1954
$3,573,960

$747,334

738,000
$1.16

738,000
$1.01

.

profit and income from operations

Net
No.

all
p.

taxes
income

taxes

Income

shares

Earned

outstanding

share

per

wholly-owned sub¬
sidiary, R. B. Davis Co., acquired in January, 1955.—V. 181, p. 1602.
The

1955

include

results

the

operations

of

:

the

added

be

thereof,
2599.

to

of

initially

the

Co.

—

the

Stock Sold—The recent

offering of 158,203 shares of common stock (no par) at
$36 per share was fully subscribed by stockholders and
employees, Carl D. Broerein, President, announced on
May 4. The offering was underwritten by Morgan Stan¬
ley & Co. and Coggeshall & Hicks (see details in V.' 181,
p. 1881).—V. 181, p. 2017.
Cement

Penn-Dixie

Corp.—Declares

25-Cent

Div.—

Bights Offering Authorized—Continues Expansion—
The

May 5 declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents a
outstanding capital stock, payable June 15, 1955 to holders

of record May 24,

The capital stock was split on a 3-for-l basis
on April 20, 1955, making the current 25-cent declaration equivalent to
75 cents a share on the old stock.
In
addition, the directors authorized a rights offering to capital
shareholders

tae company

reduce

to

the

Bond

Co.

basis of

one

share

new

for

each

six

shares held.

The subscription

price has not yet been determined.
The corporation
on
May 6 filed a registration statement cover¬
ing the rights offering with the SEC. The issuance of 361,282 addi¬
tional capital shares is involved.
It is expected that Dominick &
Dominick will head the underwriting group.
The rights offering will be made to stockholders of record May 25,
1955, and the subscription period will end on June 10, 1955.
The financing will complete the second major step Penn-Dixie has
taken in the past eight months to expand capacity and broaden its
marketing areas. Proceeds of the offering will be used in part to repay
bank

loans

of $8,000,000

The Federal Portland
Penn-Dixie

on

April

incurred in

Cement Co.,

29,

1955.

connection

Inc.

with

of Buffalo,

The remainder

n.

will

the

basis

petroleum

Federal

income

to

of

10 shares held of record

each

end of period.

at

shaie

per

subscription price
proposed stock
■

•

for

the

shares

offering

will

principal

is

for

:

'

plant.

Company

1956

and

presently

1957

will

estimates

involve

that

to

polymers

fabricators

bearing

"Philprene"

its

types

numerous

of

v

v

trademark.—V.

synthetic

181,

p.

stock for

The

proceeds

will

distribution

and

!

2017.

securities

$10

per

are

share.

brokers,

No

dealers

commission

to

be

offered

for

underwriting

and

salesmen

is
to

public sale

involved,
effect

"as

the

the

speculation"

a

company

sales;

and

GIVING

EFFECT

The

(par

Co.,

for

stock

of

45

cent)

one

has

an

Net

which
the

the

latter

of

the

stock;

offering

of the financing and

note

before

or

for

May

$2,390

22,

to

at

will

class

B

applied

be

common

original

to

Registers With

y.,

to

to the operation of

annual

the

sellers,

Psi claims

In

approximately
'

1,800,000 barrels

-

September, 1954, Penn-Dixie acquired the Petoskey Portland Ce¬
Petoskey, Mich., also with an annual capacity of 1,800,000
barrels. Giving effect to these acquisitions, and to completion of ad¬
ditional facilities now under construction, the corporation will have
• capacity of 15,651,000 barrels a year.—V. 181, p. 1881.
ment Co. of




1955—Month—1954

the

payment

of

2,690,867

Net rev. from ry. oper.
Net railway oper. inc—

$810,242

1,043,734

$9,059,859

$9,073,703

2,985,819

7,539,682

8,576,730

$91,110

$1,520,177

$496,973

799,881

2,803,126

2,312,134

—V. 181, P. 1603.

—V.

1955

from

railway

railway

oper.

from

railway__„

railway

oper.

181,

income

p.

1954

1953

-

rate
8%

an

owners

of

out

the

gross

proceeds

of

of 5%
royalty

ore,

less-

Securities

and

Exchange Commission—

September, 1954, of the company's then outstanding 7% cumulative
preferred stock. At May 12, 1955, the notes had an unpaid balance of
$1,149,675.
The company and
its subsidiaries are
engaged in the
manufacture

for

$690,805

$583,496

$758,132

$795,344

176,942

94,845

189,065

211.514

102,065

65,913

120,661

139,403

income™

shares);

shares).
and

1,768,502
349,985

2,222,973

411,620

565,495

252,474

356,805

346,179

of a wide variety of lighting fixtures primarily
The three selling stockholders are Ruben Rosen,
shares);
M'aurice
M.
Rosen,
Secretary-Treasurer
and
David Lane,
Executive
Vice-President
(2,420

Their

stock holdings

after such

12,704 shares, respectively.

will

sale

189,557,

be

192,077

A total of 507,947 shares are now out¬

standing.

Service

Public
The

share

will

be

The

Co.

of

Colorado—Plans

for

for

subscription

each

underwritten

remaining

10

around

shares held.

has

27,546

been

shares

company at the same price as
tion offer.
The
price will be

The

Financing—

company
plans to register 303,010
shares
of
its
common
with
the SEC
and expects to offer 275,464 of the shares to

June

No

1

on

decision

on

the

basis

whether

of

the

one

offer

announced.

would be offered to employees of the
that set for the stockholders subscrip¬

announced just priojr to the offering.
will use proceeds to help finance its 1955 construction
estimated to cost $24,000,000.—V. 180, p. 1437.

company

2,231,082
199,212

251,084

sale

use.

(37,763

program,

1,881,972

and

residential

new

1952

1—

Jan.

from

payable-

and

the

the company's 4% note due Aug. 12, 1959, payable to Girard Trust
Exchange Bank.
The proceeds from the issuance of this note,
originally $1,400,000, were used for the redemption and cancellation in.

stockholders

ry.

due

of

stock

Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry.—Earnings—
March—

Net

is

subject to

filed; a registration statement with the SEC on April
29, 1955, covering 200,000 shares of its $1 par common stock.
Of
these shares, 122,053 are to be purchased by the underwriters from the
company and 77,947 from certain selling stockholders.
The underwriters

(37,764

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$3,076,929

Net

which

are

are Blair
& Co., Inc., and Emanuel, Deetjen & Co.;
and the publicoffering price and underwriting terms are to be supplied by amendment.
Net proceeds to the company, together with sueh additional funds as
may be required therefor, will be applied to the payment of the balance-

Offer Planned—

$3,501,109

Gross

capacity of

cf cement.

*

the business of the

Pittsburgh and Lake Erie RR.—Earnings—
Period End. Mar. 31—

From

the-

Corn

Railway oper. revenue
Railway oper. expenses-

ry.

cor¬

of

company

President

acquired by
the

This

stock.

secondary distribution of 850,000 shares of stock of this company
is being prepared for registration with the SEC. The Union Securities
Corp., New York, will head the underwriting syndicate.—V. 181, p. 1881.

from

shares

haulage and development allowances.
Application has been made in behalf of the corporation for a Utah,
State Lease of the acreage located in Grand County and Kane County,
Utah, viz: 75 and 640 acres, respectively.—V. 181, p. 1881.

the directors, all of whom may
will have invested $100,000

Pioneer Natural Gas Co.—Public

Net

600,000

together with interest at

1955,

The Gamma and

annum.

payment

company.

Gross

issued

was

corporation.

to obtain
the gross

Assuming the sale of the 300,000 shares at $10 per share,
will have invested
$3,000,000 and will own all of the

proceeds

expenses

11,025,000 shs„

-Progress Manufacturing Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.—

be deemed to be promoters of the company,
and will own all of the 200,000 shares of

Net

poration's working capital.
Federal

public

Outstanding

20,000,000 shs.

'

allowable will be 20%.

company's outstanding common

FINANCING

unpatented

promissory
on

company was organized under Delaware law on March 2, 1955,
the principal purpose of conducting a mortgage and loan busi¬
ness.
Albert W. Benson of Houston is the principal
promoter and

the

PRESENT

mining claims located ih San Juan County,
Utah, were acquired by the corporation by mining deed at a total:
cost of $4,390.
The corporation paid $2,000 in cash and executed a

The

President.

TO

BUSINESS—Corporation was organized in Nevada on Feb. 10, 1955,.
having offices at 206 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nev., and 510 Atlas;
Building, Salt Lake City, Utah.
The corporation intends to qualify
as a foreign corporation in Utah and Colorado.
The purposes for which the corporation was incorporated are, ir»t

common

SEC

The

stock

Uranium

for working capital in the manufacture
principal product—photographic type com¬
180, p. 1210.

on

.

were

to acquire, explore, develop and operate uranium, vanadium,
petroleum, and other mineral properties.
:.;r.
The 51
unpatented mining claims located in San Miguel County,
Colo., were acquired by the corporation by mineral deed from Iris

its

April 27 filed a registration statement with
covering 300,000 shares of its $1 par common stock (with
warrants attached entitling holder to purchase one additional share
at prices ranging from $13 to
$20. depending upon the exercise date).
corporation

31

PROCEEDS—The net proceeds are to be used to pay for exploratoryprospecting and drilling on the Colorado and Utah properties; forworking capital and acquisition and exploration of other properties;,
and for other general corporate purposes.

per

This

Jan.

general,

$617,075. Purchasers were
trusts, two investment banking firms

Pioneer Mortgage & Development Corp., Houston, Tex.
—Registers With Securities and Exchange Commission—
the

•

.

Instruments, Inc.—Earns. Incr.—

ended

sales

of

rubber

be used

of

quarter

Authorized

several individuals.

and

Radiation

the

CAPITALIZATION

net amount of

a

three investment

for

Common

Photon, Inc. —Sells Common Stock Privately — This
corporation has sold privately 25,000 shares of its com¬
mon

,

program,

Producers Uranium Corp. —Stock Offered — Cromer
Brokerage Co. in April offered publicly as a speculation
an issue of 10,000,000 shares of common stock
(par onecent) at three cents per share.
-

the

rubber

V

$2,171,881.

transfer to
synthetic- rubber
manufacturing
facilities
near
Borger, Texas, previously operated for the Government under
contract.
These
properties, consisting of a butadiene plant and a
copolymer plant, were purchased for the company's bid of $23,625,000.
Under private ownership and operation, the company will manutacturo
sell

"

construction

$1,309,470.
This exceeds
for the last full fiscal year, ended Oct.
31, 1954, of
Earnings after taxes for the quarter were $141,722, com¬
pared to earnings of $237,297 for the last full fiscal year. The com¬
pany operates two plants in the Los Angeles (Calif.)
area.—V. 181,
p. 2017.
60%

$25,-

sinking fund debentures due
1983. These debentures were originally issued in the principal amount
of $162,098,500 and currently are convertible into common stock of
the company at
$65 per share.
As of April 21,
1955, $13,033,700
principal amount had been converted into common stock. Those de¬
siring either to convert called debentures into common stock at the
conversion price of $65 or to have them redeemed should send such
debentures with appropriate instructions to Manufacturers Trust Co.,
45 Beaver St., New York 15, N. Y., for arrival on or before May 4,
1955.
Any called debentures not converted will be redeemed at the

ownership

its

an

"

"

Sales

3.70%

call price of $103.50 plus accrued interest to May 4, 1955.
Within
a
lew days,
final steps will be completed to

with,

later-

to

Precision

$1.31
1955,

a

aggregate expenditure of approxi¬
mately $53,000,000, and that to carry out such program it will haveto obtain in those year, through bank
borrowings or the sale of addi¬
tional securities, approximately $32,000,000.—V.
181, p. 1443.

21,830,117

4,

May

at

that
total
construction
expenditures during 1955approximately $26,000,000, with approximately $7,100,^
generating and related facilities, over $18 million for trans¬
and distribution
facilities and equipment, and $800,000 for

000

;7,418,000

on

details

announced

estimated

amount

for

$1.50

redemption

amount

other

and

be

.

.

It

$19,162,400
14,625,754

—j———

called for
of its

has

company

the1

of

as

investment

The registration statements indicate that the net
proceeds from thefinancing will
be ;: used
to
pay
in full the company's
outstanding.
$3,200,000 of 3% bank loan notes, due July 11, 1955, and to meet in,
part construction expenditures during 1955.
; l

other

$22,110,238
14,710,169

bt

about

or

group

the

will

10,429,400

to

are

&

.

59,733,430

23,982,120

bonds

Coe;

The

The

taxes_^

for

the

Co., Inc.; Goodwyn & Olds; Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt;
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Robinson and)
Rohrbaugh & Co.; and, Rouse, Brewer & Becker, all of Wash^&

respect

90,381,546

61,402,016

by

Hibbs

B.

mission

_

share

that

and that the common stock
by existing common stockholders, on.

subscription

new

a

ington.

$212,256,017 $198,525,493
94,332,223

bidding,

for

of one

date.

products,

—

indicate

competitive

on

Lukens;

1954

1955
—

for

of

purchase

augment

$0.64

v,

'

statements

at

offered

be

Mackall

Extension

1955.

the

on

"r-

May 23, 1955. The stock offering is to bebankers with Dillon, Read &:
Co. Inc. of New York and Johnston, Lemon & Co. of
Washington, D. C.
as the managing underwriters. The other underwriters are:
Auchincloss,^
Parker & Redpath; Alex. Brown & Sons; Ferris &
Co.; Folger, Nolan-r

A

directors on

share on the

254,613"

*

$1.25

Commissions.

sale

for

underwritten

com¬

at

oil,

those

registration

for

Peninsular Telephone

$218,342

254,613

close of business

will

March 31—

crude

of

with

to

is

Market

bonds

posing machines.—V.

Inc.—Earnings Show Gain-

Quarter Ended March 31—•

$423,005

181, p. 549.

The

58 cents on

before

132,311-

share of capital stock (339,484 shs.)

_

Uet earnings in the

Provision for Federal

106,88a

182,745
35,00(1

125,000

declared

per

offered

"

standing.

Profit

income

on

profit

tions

on

headed by Paul
is to be $1 per

the present intention

179,

Transportation

profit
Shares outstanding

and

Gross

commission

$432,550,

Net

"renr

I-snt to

loans.—V.

merchandise

Provision

Up—

reported net sales of $28,805,972 in the
1955, compared with $26,268,175 in the same

SEC

providing -for

4%

company

months

98,324
118,165
228,451

depletion and depreciation
taxes

4,056,*727

Authorization by the District of Columbia P. U. Commission and
Virginia Corporation Commission is necessary to permit the issue
and sale of these securities, and the company is also
filing applica~

,

,

at

Depletion
of
Ieaseholdes
and
development
costs, depreciation, and retirements.

,

company

the

with

group

Operating and general expenses, taxes (other
than Federal income taxes), and interest—.

/

Parke, Davis & Co.—Sales & Earnings

underwriting

income

and

results of the first year

100%.
Later Plan

The

$10,000,000

Purchase

40.000
6,000

li. 1442.

The

1954

$4,732,014

income

on

;*'

1955

$4,560,159
3,567,214

Potomac Electric Power Co.—Registers With SEC—

,

Phillips Petroleum Co. (& Subs.)- -Earnings Increased

requires a minimum of 10% down and pay¬
ments can be spread over 20 months.
The passenger can finance
tae air
transportation portion or an entire tour, including hotel,
*icels. sightseeing, taxes, tips and miscellaneous expenses
The aver¬
age billing per passenger on Pan American runs about $400.
V. 181,
Pay

taxes

2740.

p.

the

statement

undei writing

an

estimated

Quarter Ended

written more than $4,200,000 of
the instalment plan. The payment rate so far:

astonishing

The

for

180,

This company on May 2 filed with the SEC registration statements
covering proposed issues
of $10,000,000
principal amount of
first
mortgage bonds, due 1990, and 511,660 additional shares of common
stock.
x-y'r"V,*:

$0.61

3,750

—-

*AemceP\°anseterMayP the ^lrllne * has
additional business on

registration

a

through

bank

plan

the

mortgage

Co.—Debentures Sold—

May 2 announced the

$752,732
1,242,795

—V.

the purchase at maturity on May 1, 1955
Street Elevated Passenger Ry. Co. first
principal amount plus accrued interest, and
for the extension of said bonds was arranged by Drexel & Co., Phila¬
delphia, Pa., and Wertheim & Co., New York. See also V. 181, p. 1778.
of

3.000

Tauter Plan—
on

$873,648
1,242.795
$0.70

•;

,

000,000

corporation

filed

Co.

&

proceeds,

Earnings

This

Net

Earns,

Exchange Commission—

share

per

The

6,000
3,000

World Airways, Inc.—No Loss on Pay

Pan American

and

Philadelphia

subordinated income debentures due April 1,
1387
which were not subscribed for by the stockholders of record
J orii
6
were
placed by the underwriters—Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and
Cari M.' Loeb, Rhoades & Co. on April 21.—-V. 181, p. 1880.
-

^

■
expenses

administrative, expenses^

and

Dividends

W.

20.000

5%

of

$95 600

purposes.—V.

(& Subs.)—Earnings Up—

*

products sold and selling

Taxes, other than Federal

1955, covering 30,000 shares of cumulative convertible pre¬
stock, $5 par, 60 cent series, to be oiferea for public sale

outstanding

--

Dean Witter & Co..
Wulff, Hansen & Co...

11.000
3,000

American Sulphur

Pan
The

of

General

757,078

;

pany's working funds; and it is
to
use
the
major
portion, or

C. N. White & Co.
.—750
White, Weld & Co
20.00Q
J. R. wmiston & co— 2,000
Wilson, Johnson & Higgins 2,600

1,200
1500
1,500

—

l awson, Levy

income

Costs

1,509,810

-

corporation

2,

Net

3,250

...

Weeden & Co. Inc

3,750

Co

Ben

3 rank

1,500

Co., Inc.
&

Hutton

k'maa

Walston

li

share,
2

Wapnseller Co Durst, Inc.. 7,500
&
6,000
&

750 \
5,000

Fav

C.

iu.juu

Sutro & Col
-™Henry F._Swift & Co.™.—
Spencer Trask & Co

2,200

Co

Collins™:.:.::™

Hon &
?

&

Hoele

a

Stone & Youngberg

7,500
1.200

Co

J mi Richards & Co.™-™
JT. JT.

Corp.

20,000

.

at

10 300
.

& Co. "----"^"7-]^"
Stone & Webster Securit es

Co.,

&

Ripley

corporate

Quarter Ended March 31—
Total

181, p. 750.

ferred

Stewart, Eubanks. Meyerson

750
2,200

Henderson™.

&

1,725,327

—

share

per

Securities

«00

A PIS'S

HStorfen8TcoC0","""
Hannalord t TaiSi£S...
Harbison

Stephenson, Leydecker &

taxes

profit

This

shumanVX^TSo-:::::
B|'n|L?ts &"co"""
William R. Staats & Co.__

1,500
20,000
20,000

Friedman

general

.

Frank. C. Shauglmessy &

2K
H.

other

and

Pond Creek Pocahontas Co.

People's Finance Corp., Denver, Colo.—Registers With

Slth&erco&-co:::::::: uS

i:500

before

Number of shares outstanding

May

Marfield

struction

1955
"
1954
$15,094,952 $13,557,481

-

851,679

Earned

6 000

iwg

CO,

Beck

I

Earnings

PlperJaffw&HopwMS:

2,200
Co.-

* co------

to

Provision

Taxes

2?S

Newhard, Cook & Co,
Webber, Jockson &

!:S
&

Duncan

1955,

-

Sales

Paine

7,500

iSpkey-Teleler
E.

12,

May

Provision for Federal

lisoo

^

Cialvln

*

Quariter Ended March 31—

Co.,

Sullivan &

tcrworth,

until

persons

has

Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.—Earnings Incr.
1,200

Co

&

corporation on April 27 filed a letter of notification with the
covering 40,000 shares of capital stock (par 10 cents) to be of¬
fered at $3.37y2 per share, without underwriting. , The proceeds are"
to
be used
to purchase machinery
and
inventories, for mold con¬

20,000

Walter * Hurry,

C&fcttcher"

The

SEC

thereon.

now

649.

p.
20 000

Fen;ner & Beane

company

(N. Y.)^-Files With SEC—

Poly-Seal Corp.

*

authorized capital stock aggregating $99,000,000, consisting of 370,000 shares of authorized preferred
stock
($100 par), of which 315,000 shares are outstanding, and 3,100,000
shares
of
authorized common
stock
($20 par), of
which 2,711,750
shares are outstanding.
It proposes to increase the authorized capital
stock
to
$112,500,000,
consisting of
475,000 preferred
shares and
3,250,000 common
shares.
The
proposal is to be voted upon by
stockholders at a special meeting called for May 24, 1955.—V. 181,

7
7.500

Irving Lundborg & Co.™.
Laurence M. Maries & Co.*.
Mason Brothers

Baird

w

Tnc

given- interested

has

•

hearing

a

The

20'2?2

—

William Leib & Co..
Lester Ryon ;& Co

7,500

Allyn & Co., Inc.—
Ziaerican Securities Corp.-

JL

Lehman Brothers

60,000

Inc

Co

&

its

in

.

has applied to the SEC for an order authorizing an
authorized preferred and common shares, and the

company

increase

1881.

Pittsfield & North Adams RR. Corp.—Offer Extended
See New York Central RR.

Public Service Co. of New

Hampshire—Registers With

Securities and Exchange Commission—

above.—V.

180,

p.

2191.

.This company on May 4 filed

a

registration statement with' the SEC

covering 413,016 shares of its $5 par common stock,

subscription

by

common

stockholders

on

the

basis

to be
of

one

offered

for

additional

j

Volume

181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and
Financial Chronicle

,

(2123)
share

for

each

six

shares

held.

The

and
underwriting terms are to be
Peabody <fc Co. and Blyth & Co.,

underwriters.

Employees

will

record

supplied

Inc.,

are

offered

be

date, subscription price
by amendment.
Kidder,

the

named

right

10,000 unsubscribed shares.
Net

proceeds

standing

to

are

4%%

be

used

due

note

1959

first
in

to

mately

redeem

the

company's

of

$2,247,658

amount

out¬

mend

to

of

cents

3,

1955,

registration

a

covering 75,000 shares
callable, $10 par), to

of

convertible,
of

the

together

company,

common

stock,

common

shares

issuable

common

shares

are

former
be

92,000

officer

offered

selling

or

by

states
be

the

by

at

company

Offering

amendment.

S.

of

$10

D.

or

warrants.

Pyramid,

The

the

&

shares

common

Co.

is

named

Manufacturer
will

add

the

available
to

be

used

of

variety

a

proceeds

for

of

general

for

the

of

the

electronic

preferred

corporate

components,

stock

sale

to

acquisition

connection with

Stanley
<19.36%).
of

of

reserved

in

for

The

sales

riet

$2,204,968,

the

Andrews,
cently.
Mr.

exercise

for

the

of

same

established

a

price

first

and

explained

total

the

46,000

with

March

is

$3.25

in

the

this

1955

ended

or

U,

S.

March

31,

Sales

represented

increase

an

of

Cost

of

and

products

operating
Pederal
Net

services
and

sold
sold

and

Preferred

dividend

Net

J.

as

the

of

the

statement

further

companies

(par $10)

announced

to

the

Air

will

stock

common

Months

Ended

it

of

and

has

the

RF-105,

shall

as

be

not

subscribed

earlier,

is

March

advanced

an

180,

fighter

percentages set forth below:

Amount of

Stock.

Debentures

15

7

Alex. Brown

IV2

&

S.

Sons

&

Co.,

Inc

&

Hutton

The Illinois

M.

common

3,655,000

&

Co.,

500,000

IV2

Inc.

300,000
300,000

7

Weeks

1,000,000

2V2

500,000

Co

3V2

500,000

Inc

IV2

300,000

&

Co.

4

400,000

7

1,000,000

IV2

The

Ohio

Co

Kennedy, Chairman
at

the

of

meeting that

the Board,

and C.

demand for

A.

IV2

Revere's

second quarter

products

is good.—V.

Rexall

Drug,

Justin

Inc.—Quarter
of

Profits

Up

Anthony & Co

1,000,000
1,000,000

3 V2

500,000

1V2

300,000

Wertheim & Co

3'/z

500,000

3'/a

500,000

Dean

—V.

Witter

181, p.

Co.-;.

&

1881.

40%—Plans

Stock—Refinancing Arranged

'

-

Rimrock

~\

Uranium

Mines, Inc.—Stock Offered—Car¬
roll, Kirchner & Jaquith, Inc., Denver, Colo., on April 25
offered publicly 6,000,000 shares of common stock
(par
one cent)
at five cents per share as a speculation.
The net

proceeds
costs, etc.

tion

to be used to

are

for development and explora¬

pay

Dart,

President, on April 26 announced that net profit for
three months ending March
31, 1955, after provision for all
charges and taxes, was $1,080,408, equal to 31
cents per share.
This
compares with net profit of
$771,367, or 22 cents per share, for the
corresponding period last year.
Total sales for the first quarter of
1955 v/ere $39,821,964, as
compared with $45,348,669 last

788,000

300,000

7

7

—

Corp

G. H. Walker & Co

1603,

p.

Drug Co.—Stock Issued for that of Parent.—
See Rexall
Drug, Inc. below.—V. 167, p. 946.

Expansion—Exchange

500,000

continues

181,

Rexall

10,404,000

Gardner

Smith, Barney & Co

$1.80

Macfie, President,

300,000

,4

3%

&

Stone & Webster Securities

$2,321,134

$2.32

300,000

IV2

-

Reinholdt

3,678,000

shart

300,000

IV2

Merrill, Turben & Co._—

$63,557,020 $52,020,839
6,646,671
5,993,134

$2,991,671

per

300,000

3'/2

Ingalls & Snyder
Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner. & Beane

1954

$63,225,491 $51,633,223
331,529
387,614

income

500,000

1

IV2

:

Folger, Nolan-W. B. Hibbs
Goldman, Sachs & Co

Inc.—Earnings Rise—

miscellaneous income

&

Dominick_l

'

300,000

3%

Estabrook & Co

E.

300,000

1,000,000

1V2

Dickson

Hornblower

300,000

1V2

Clark, Dodge & Co

bomber

1955

$2,000,000

Blyth & Co., Inc

with

Principal

l'/a

W.

31—

by exercise of rights

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc
A. G. Becker & Co. Inc

2740.

p.

*954,797 shs.

issuance upon exer¬

for

Morgan Stanley & Co

photo- "

a

$15,000,000

2,000,000 shs.
reserved for

Percentage of
Unsubscribed

Dominick

contract

a

FINANCING

Outstanding

$15,000,000

Name—

R.

that

$1,638,000.

UNDERWRITERS—The
underwriters
named
below
have
severally
agreed to purchase and the company has agreed to sell to
them, sever¬
ally, an aggregate of $15,000,000 principal amount of
debentures, in the
respective amounts set forth below, and such of the shares of the addi¬
tion

the

Balance

for

stock

common

Earnings per sh.
—V. 181, p. 2018.

Raytheon

on

Based

$11,780,000

(14,031,016 shs.)

Manufacturing

Market—

"

$9,278,000

$0.84

■

$0.66

Mr.

Co.—To

Extend

Canadian

this

first

In

months period of a manufacturers'
agreement
and the Dominion Electrohome
Industries,

company

of

of

coverage

include

all

TV

and

This

will

transitor-xadios
Henry P.

radio
make

to

the

Argento,

products

of

available

Canadian

Raytheon

both

design

Raytheon

TV

the

in

line

television

and

General

Manager of the
Chicago, said the two

radio

products

nadian

television

Electrohome
radio
under

its

label

manufacturing

to

own

be

sold

brand

in

Raytheon-designed

Canada

under

"Electrohome"

name

Electrohome,

in

addition

appliances,

founded

in

1907,

electronics

to

television

furniture

and

producers

is

in

and

and

and

small

recognized

as

Canada.—V.

Raytheon

through

radio
of

181,

most

of

Net

ry.

railway
railway

from

its

creased

From

Gross

Jan.

ry.

in

the

181,

28,657,895

7 ,818,962

3,550,358

34,407,481
8,024,171

3 904,390

Plastics

Corp.—Securities Sold—The re¬
public offering by John R. Boland & Co. Inc. of
$295,000 5V2% convertible debentures due Oct. 1, 1960

29,500 shares of

on

The

of

stock has been

common

having been sold, it

completed,

was announced

May 5.
securities

consisting

stock

common

tenth

units

fering

in

available

180,

to

the

public

principal amount
a
price of $1,001

at

were

V.

offered

were

$1,000

of

in

direct

to

follows:

as

debentures
unit.

per

Pull

and

100

One-half

proportion.

See

units

shares

and

details

business

Net

sales

$4,747,701
After

vision

Stores
for

the

corporation

are

on

provision

for

for

debt

bad

months

ended

$4,226,542

Federal

and

to

31.5

in

income

repossession

net

consolidated

share

on

cents

the

which

March

the

same

taxes

losses

The

the

shareholders

and

for

the

James

For

31,

1955,

period
after

1955,

totaled

1954.

of

estimated

pro¬

consolidated

shares of

consolidation

net

stock

common

quarter
to

10

stock.—V.

of

1954,

cents

per

181, p. 864.

according to the
two companies.
the

Board

President

of

Consolidation—

proposed

the

of

of

for

of

proxy

new

Net

share)

Net

from
ry.

released

Douglas

resulting

new

to

be

Rand

corporation

Inc.,

would

be

1

Remington Rand.

,

The

directors of The Sperry Corp. and Remington Rand
Inc., signed
agreement of consolidation of the two companies on April 12 and
called special meetings of stockholders to vote on the consolidation.
The Sperry Corp. meeting will be held in New York
City on May 26,
the

and

the

Remington Rand meeting

solidation

of

the

two

the

financing

of

new

by

dealers

has

and

of

the

amount

dividends

is

Jan.

used

to

at

filed
of

the

annual

letter

a

181,

G.

of

meeting
p.

companies




in
into

Buffalo,
a

N.

Y.

corporation

on

to

May

be

27.

Con¬

known

V

as

share

per

March

to

Petersen

incident

expenses

be

its

to

181,

1954

$2,357,938

in

$13,968,535

31,
the

in

of

$1,527,299

the

for

first

quarter

compares

with

1,337,442

shares

net

profits

of

of

of

1954.

$708,499
stock

common

outlook,

the

industrial

Mr.

Robertshaw

said

that

Total

43' cents

or

current

at

high

1955

income

before

Earns,

—V.

-

-

Federal

income

sh.

per

—

58,717

$12,136,612

$7,844,662

1,746,459

-

1,082,202

taxes

taxes

income

181, p.

$7,785,943

27,865

921,000

566,000

—

$825,459

$516,202

—

earnings

the

1954

$12,108,747

$1.18

$$.74

—-

(on 696 700

shs.)—

414.

The

mining operations.

1953

on

outstanding

the

income

par

at

as

Taxes

activity and home building should be reflected
level of operations for the company.—V. 181,

high

sales

Net

Other

Net

with

offered

last

period

same

3

amounted

sharply, amounting to $2,188,357

the

continued

a

Earns,

President.

1955,

Rotary Electric Steel Co.—Quarterly Earnings Up—

the

was

May

on

1443.

p.

of

-Rotary Lift Co.—Name Changed—Financing—
See

Dover

Corp.

above.—V.

181,

110.

p.

1952

$2,470,449

$2,643,889

$2,772 246

808,222

844,256

1,004,949

341,572

316,396

1,125,468
354,646

it

1—

Ruppert, New York—Chairman Elected—

(Jacob)

Murray Vernon has been elected Chairman of the Board of Directors,
was
announced on May 3.
Mr. Vernon has been a member of the

board

since

6,741,211

6,950,115

7,530,522

7,840,059

New

2,082,407

2,263,667

2,822,120

3,193.874

1925—V.

611,322

850,871

893,262

1940.

Is

He

President

the

of

S.

E.

&

served

in

M.

Vernon,

Inc., of
capacity since

1,017,016

income

1603,

p.

March

increased

1955

1954.

Discussing

251,944

income

railway
railway

oper.

with

of

announced

was

ended

This

on

31,

volume

in¬

1316.

notification

stock

common

Walter

pay

from

ry.

months

compared

as

with

outstanding.

completed
two-thirds

approximately

payment

three

quarter

it

$1,178,000 against $818,800 in the year before..*
Net
profits amounted to $1,010,357, equal after preferred require¬
ments to 68 cents per share on the 1,441,236 shares of common*- stock

eliminating taxes

company

arrangement,

to

as

1955

and

York

Elizabeth,

181,

p.

N.

J.

He

has

this

1604.

Ryder System Inc., Miami, Fla.—Stock Sold—Blyth &

Rich's, Inc.

Notes Sold

Privately—The corporation
has arranged to place
privately for investment an issue
of $2,500,000 3y2%
promissory notes due 1975 through
Kidder, Peabody & Co., it was announced on May 5 The
purchasers

—

New York Life Insurance Co. and Aetna
Co.—V. 172, p. 1237.

are

Life Insurance

Co., Inc.,
common

Stockholders
An underwriting group headed
by
Morgan Stanley & Co. offered for public sale on
May 4
a

issue

of

$15,000,000 25-year 3%% sinking fund
debentures, due May 1, 1980, at 100% and accrued inter¬
est.
This offering was
quickly oversubscribed and the
books closed.

The

same

PROCEEDS—The

an

offering by the

subscribe at $23
share for 190,960 shares of additional common stock
of

record

will expire on
Annual

1956,

will

sinking
be

May 3,
May 18.
fund

sufficient

retire

103%%

for

the

first four

of

Co.

$600,000

and
years

annually, beginning in
debenture issue by maturity.

from

101.7/b%

for

the

first

optional
to the

redemption prices
principal amount.

four

miscellaneous

(2)

BUSINESS—Corporation produces
papers

papers,

include

specialized

glassine,
industrial

the

a

broad

greaseproof
and

and

printing

line

of

other

papers

papers

flexible

and

base

and

pulps.
packaging

papers

for

the

use

Great

is indebted to Great
and

net

proceeds

$900,000

System,

(3)

Rental

of

The

future

Southern

as

be

added

balance

CAPITALIZATION

be

be

those

GIVING

latter

to

equity

will

investment
such

use

outstanding

repay

by

the

estate

Instalment

Unsecured

EFFECT

TO

and

PRESENT

FINANCING

Outstanding

$6,223,372
(5%

mortgages
notes

(4%

to

$5,840,095

302,092

302.092

6%)

to

6% )

stock

($5

460,000

debenture

value)

par

17,356

460,000

indebtedness—5%

81,762

*700,000 shs.

•Including 10,000 shares reserved for issuance under
under

"Stock

BUSINESS—The
1955.

Its

Briefly,

the

begun

commencing
until

Option

company

reorganization

Management

cern

1952,

by
in

in

company

James

is

when

became

his

partner.

The
and

(now

under

R.

entire
in

of

age

entered

Southern

principal activity.
business

herein

the outgrowth

his

rental

incorporated in Florida

was

Ryder

Great

360,000 shs.
an

option to be

,

the

on

caption

March

22.

"Interest

Transactions."

Ryder

A.

business,

Plan."

described

Certain

stituted

truck

its

contracts

.

Common

of

to

indebtedness—

Equipment obligations
(4% to 6%)

granted

in

and

finance

company to
subsidiaries.

its

of

Authorized

Real

funds

debts

System working capital.

retained

and

for

used

The

$725,000

Rental

to

will

will
Inc.

approximately

expansion program

Secured

Trucking

company will repay $100,000 of
will
use
such
funds
to
repay

outstanding debts.

Truck

extent

the

Southern

Approximately

$175,000 will

scale

PROCEEDS—Net proceeds from the sale of the debentures and
the
additional common stock will be applied to the
redemption of $13,729,000
long-term debt, and $2,520,000 preferred stock
representing the entire
long-term debt and preferred stock of the
company and its subsidiaries
presently outstanding, at an aggregate redemption cost of
$16,607,000
plus accrued interest and dividends.
Remaining proceeds will be used
in connection
with
the expansion of capacity of
the company's pulp
mill at Acme, N. C., estimated to cost
$5,800,000.
Its

indebtedness.

Ryder

for each four shares

The subscription offer

entire

range

to

proposes

The company presently
to the extent of $700,000,

notes

the

Sinking fund redemption prices
years
to the principal amount
from

1955.

payments
to

share

one

on

■

„

com¬

pany to holders of its common stock to
per

company

(1)

group, also managed by Morgan

Stanley & Co., is underwriting

offering

.

follows;

—

new

on April 28 offered publicly 160,000 shares of
stock (par $5) at $10 per share. This

quickly oversubscribed.

was

such

to

MacArthur

officers of the new corporation would be: President and Chief
Executive Officer, Harry F. Vickers, President of The
Speery Corp.;
Vice-President and Secretary, John Sanderson, Senior Vice-President of
The Sperry Corp.; Vice-President and
Treasurer, Bernard O. Reuther,
of

savings

that

this

8

shares

railway
railway

oper.

from

—V.

Inc.

The

Vice-President

Rexall

$15,265,348

the

Co.—Earnings Increase—
first

1954,

income were estimated at

Corp., Seattle, Wash.—Files—

through

from

From

held

company

Rand

statements

General
the

the

Remington

Remington

Vice-Chairman.

Executive

effect

told

transacted

(par $10) at the rate of

Inc.—Proposed
the

Rand,

of

first

equal

common

from

of

shares
the

$29,596,

name

Chairman

H.

298,300

the

Sperry Corp.,

is named

to

is

Corp.

and

and

number of

result

the

on

the public.

amounted

Rand

Rand

would

profit

same

Remington
Sperry

share

per

in the hands of

outstanding

to

for

sales

compared

drug and cosmetic
warehousing units will

service

the

for

Earnings before taxes increased

its

of¬

profit amounted to $94,120 for the three months ended March
31, 1955,

equal

to

earnings

year.

Rexall

spread Rexall's debt payment over a
reduce annual sinking fund
requirements

April

2,500,000

per

one-

of

Corp.—Quarterly Earnings Higher—

with

1953.

that

addition

Riegel Paper Corp.—Debentures Sold—Shares Offered

three

compared

in

said

where

new

profit sharing pension plan.—V.

a

to

Reliable

cents

he
new

to

also

and

March—

2296.

p.

of

covering

Gross

all of said securities

other

cents

cent

and

Mo.,
The

in

90

a

per

Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac
RR.—Earnings

Net

Reinforced

and

Net

$1

Federal

3,927,168

1677.

p.

will

years,

Richfield Uranium

-Net

33 ,470,374

6,759,652

and

program

exceed

and

Three Months Ended March 31—

1952

6,618,956

3,549,313

will

restricted

future.

The

28.278,033

Louis,

Under

not

rearrangement

Among

Gross

Income

oper.

St.

said,

debt.

longer period of

progressive

1953

Dart

earnings

approval

1—

railway
railway

from

Net

—V.

1,306,228

from

Net

1954

in

would

substantially.

This

$9,676,442 $11 ,480,407 $11,667,776
2 ,872,021
2,250,167
2,718,810
1,197,879
1 ,424,274
1,339,963

2,556,672

income—

oper.

long-term

proceeds

$9,943,304

facilities

Mr.

move,

retained

(10

1955

lrom

Net

1954

warehouses

inter-company dividends.

SEC

Gross

in

1955

was

Reading Co.—Earnings—
March—

new

will be consolidated.
considerable improvement

manu¬
It

five

stockholders were also
negotiations to rearrange the

1779.

p.

build

The

private

motors.

the

and
name,

its

products,

electric

one

television

the

customers.

factures

on

supplied to the Canadian firm.
Electrohome has achieved in the first

is

products

will

in

This

were

market."

cents

93

in

sales

the

corresponding quarter of
by John A. Robertshaw, President.

operating costs through improved distribution.
j
,
stockholders voted to
simplify the company's corporate^,struc¬
ture by dissolving the
holding company, Rexall Drug, Inc., and ex¬
changing its stock on a share-for-share basis for
stock
of Rexall
Drug Co.

tele¬

"The production
six months'
period of the agreement, plus production schedules
set for the remainder
of this
year, are expected to serve a substantial
portion of the Ca¬

earnings

Robertshaw-Fulton Controls
Both
over

The

vision and radio
operations of Raytheon,
com¬
panies entered into a manufacturers'
agreement six months ago in
which engineering conception and
know-how on Raytheon's television
and

that

with

lower

as

and

market.

Vice-President

predicted

compared

discussing the company's expansion

1955

result

to

quickly

as

color

sets

as

manufacturing
manufacturing

Ltd.,

Kitchener, Canada, to manufacture Raytheon-designed
Canada, it is now planned to extend the
possible.

in

six

year.

Dart

share,

*

the

on

between

;

common

was

the

a

41)

one-truck

in

field

1931.
of

acquired,

trucking con¬
Shortly after

truck

truck

leasing
leasing

and
con¬

N.

Reedy joined Ryder in 1939, and
interests of Ryder and Reedy in the

Great

Southern

...

greaseproof'
from $28,<•

and

increased

PRESENT

Courts & Co

development

Force.—V.

was

TO

—

♦Issued shares do not include shares
cise of outstanding stock options.

F-105.

strong and the outlook for the

$10,066,000

788,000

for

announced

glassind
sales

Net income for 1954
EFFECT

The company is one

paper.

of

annual

sink, fund debs., due 1980

Common stock

stock.

sales for the quarter
$124,131,152.
Net income before
and after providing for taxes of

to

sales

Earnings

206,139,000

$12,568,000

25-year 3%%

Tucker,

10.5%

12,517,000

profit

amounted

profit before Federal taxes
Provision for Federal taxes on
income

1954

231,220,000
income

on

waxed

1954

that

announced

Net

re¬

other

costs

taxes

of

producers

to

Authorized

recom¬

Total

R.

$256,305,000 $226,609,000

services

1950

manage¬

they will

two

rolls

domestic

years

Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis——

were

Radio Corp. of America (& Domestic
Subs.)—Earns.—
1955

the

of

May 3

Force

Interest earned

$1,995,993 for the same quarter in 1954.
Con¬
trend, he said, net sales of $877,309 for March,
new high for
a
month's period.—V.
181, p. 2018.

Quarter Ended March 31—

on

version

F-105,

reported

Products

Air

contract

Three
Net

stock

history, Arnold
Manager, announced

the

the

CAPITALIZATION GIVING

quarterly dividend

proxy

of

household

largest

In

031,000 to $45,589,000.

been

of

Revere Copper & Brass

officers

common

company's

General

that

of

common

and

two

1955, the
have

company

share

1955,

corporation

The

working capital

company's

that

tissue

the

papers.

taxes was
$8,197,480,
$3,861,480, or $2.89 a share on the 1,338,194 shares of
outstanding.
This compares with 1954 sales for the

was

stock

reconnaissance

share.-

per

of

the

the

offering

that

common

the

stock

common

would

initial

new

consolidated,

April 20

on

31,

income

This

funds

under

for

public

a

quarter

quarter

Vice-President

the

tinuing

and

connection

highest

Andrews

above

underwriter

in

1954

states

an

the

toilet

Contracts for Advanced Plane—

company

anticipated sales expansion.

The

for

anticipate

on

the

period of $44,255,223 and net
earnings of $924,905 after taxes of
$960,000, equal to 69 cents a share
adjusted to the presently outstand¬
ing shares.-

be

to

the

1954.

the

of

outstanding at April 1,

company

paid

stock

new

one

J.

employees

May

1955,

for

the

the

for

same

Approximately $500,000 is
facilities, equipment and ma¬

new

into

of

corporation

common

under¬

general

be

the

outstanding

two

$4,336,000,

Staklinski,
President,
holds
143,890
common
shares
One of five selling
stockholders, he proposes to sell 17,500
holdings.
Of the 92,000 warrants, 46,000 were issued

his

and

the

its

and

Federal

a

to

to

the

of

new

of

of

statement

proxy

two-thirds

would total approxi¬

conversion

company

corporations

the

the

to

were

new

The

of

terms

shares

ended

purposes.

chinery, and the installation thereof; and $150,000
in

is

that

the

share to

per

the

cxf

Republic Aviation Corp.—Sales &
Earnings Rise—

share

the

as

writer.

of

are

of

share.

board

vote

Corp.

constituent

the

that

The

50,000

relative

the

the

in the respective

behalf

on

preferred shares
share, with a $1 per

the

of

Puller

by

The

per

price

on

May
cumulative,

(5%

sale,

require

Sperry Rand Corp. at' the rate of
for one share of Sperry common
Remington Rand common stock. One
share of preferred stock of
Sperry Rand will be exchanged for one
share of preferred stock of
Remington Rand.—V. 181, p. 1677.

outstanding $1 par
warrants, and 92,000

the

of

officer.

SEC

will

company for approval.
the new Sperry Rand

of

companies

per

converted

3%

stock

of

purchase

officers

an

the

stock

for

shares

exercise

by

of

offered

stock

upon

owned

with

preferred

be

50,000

common

trust

a

commission.

supplied

with

statement

of

Under

Pyramid Electric Co., North Bergen, N.
J.—Registers
With Securities and
Exchange Commission—
filed

$1.75

16

Corp.

each

earnings

ment

,

company

of

assets

both

and

about

corporate purposes and which will amount to
about $7,250,before the stock sale. The construction
plans of the company
call for expenditures in 1955 of
$11,700,000, in 1956 of $10,200,000
in 1957 $6,800,000.—V.
180, p. 2296.

This

of

forma

pro

plus
short-term

other

and

Rand

$484,000,000r Giving effect

shares

to
the

000 just
now

Sperry

Combined

to

up

interest, and the balance for part payment' of
borrowings incurred for interim
financing of construction

bank

the

shareholders

principal

purchase

accrued

lor

the

as

11

were

transferred

to

the

company (in exchange for 200,000 shares of its stock) to prepare f*r
the public offering of the 160,000 of new stock offered
hereby.
It is
the
intention
of
Messrs.
Ryder and Reedy to continue to own tha

;

Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

12

and its subsidiaries.
""'Principal offices are at 1642 Northwest 21st Terrace,
Ryder System, Inc. is principally a holding company,

^Great

owning 100%
Southern Trucking Co. and Ryder Truck Rental

of Great

the stock

of

Miami, Fla.

of the largest common carrier trucking
companies in the southeastern states.
Rental System also operates
In the southeastern
states and is engaged primaruy in the leasing
of trucks on a long-term basis.
<■
In addition to
its stock holdings in Great Southern and Rental
is

Southern

one

and operates a public

System, the company owns

warehouse in Miami,

also owns the Charlotte, Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando,
branches of Rental System which are leased to
subsidiary. Approximately three acres of unimproved real estate
are owned in Miami.
.
Great Southern, a Florida corporation, organized in 1933, is a gen¬
eral commodity regular route common carrier by motor vehicle main¬
taining a scheduled service over authorized routes in the States of
Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Ten¬
nessee.
Great Southern handles both long haul and short haul traffic,
its longest haul being aproximately 1,100 miles and its average haul
approximately 325 miles,—V. 181, p. 1604.
The

company

Miami

and

Columbia

Met

ry.

railway

1—

Jan.

3,250,858

2,209,838

—V.

income™
p. 1677.

181,

30,045,619

31,317,754
7,079,633
3,214,507

29,148,927

>3et ry .oper.

corporation

5,587,527

be

and

stockholders
The

Beach,

of

railway

Met

ry.

—V.

1,237,308

1,146,349

1,373,570

1,343,335

468,428

352,691

485,891

524,757

141,358

railway

127,392

133,467

245,405

railway

from

income—

oper.

131,

68,220

$486,094
204,164
48,998

1—

Jan.

from

Gross

Met

Met ry.

income™

oper.

From

$453,729
144,179
36,760

144,455

1604.

p.

'

Gross

from

Met

from

Met

ry.

From

Gross

to

are

from

Met

from

Met

ry.

Co.,

—V.

181,

purpose of engaging in
ciated minerals in the

exploration program for uranium and asso¬
Plateau Area of Colorado, Utah and

an

Colorado

■'

Mexico.

conveyed by John F. Sullivan, President, to
claims, are located in Dolores County,
Each
claim is 600 feet by 1,500 feet, or 20 acres each; they are continguous
and in a solid block of 500 acres.
The claims are situated on the south
25

mining

known

claims

Tatoo

the

as

Balance

$14,211,252

Mr. Magin said that the company is anticipating greater manufac¬
turing efficiency with the completion later in the year of new manufac¬
turing plants currently under construction at Secaucus, N. J., and
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
"These new facilities will provide for the re¬
grouping of various manufacturing operations," he said, "and allow
for the further integration into company plants of several new product
assembly lines, in conjunction with the largest retooling program in
the company's history."
Mr. Me gin estimated that barring any serious disruption of produc¬

Dolores

As

'

■

■

The

River.

part

a

acquired

of these unpatented mining claims to Shiprock,

has issued

The interest of

stock.

mon

those

which

to

as

Mr. Sullivan

to

Works—Earnings Improve—

Shiprock in the claims now held, as well as
the option, will be subject to overriding

holds

it

royalties of 10%.

tion

CAPITALIZATION

».

stock

Common

1954

1955

—V. 181. p.

GIVING

TO PRESENT

EFFECT

strike

1,200,000 shs.

10,000,000 shs.

(par 50 cents)

affected

$43,193
311
$43,504
,

18,291

$21,655

Shoni Uranium Corp., Riverton, Wyo.—Files

With SEC

corporation on April 21 filed a letter of notification with the
SEC covering 2,000,000 shares of common stock
(par one cent) to be
offered at 15 cents per share through Melvin F. Schroeder, Denver,

stock

7,265

Colo.

$15,783

*$11,445

30,000
8,427
11,292
6,781

30,000

202,934

for

series A

preferred,

series B

4..7

It

prett: red,

.

preferred, series C

%

C;

mon

*'1/ .3.-7.

181,

U

series D

be

used

to

pay

operations.

current

v/ith Securities and Exchange Commission—
filed

corporation

j

u>

'

:

-

.

compan>
was organized under Ontario laws in June, 1954, for
among other things, of acquiring, exploring ard develop*-i"anium properties in the Blind River district of Ontario. It has
no b i,tory of operations, its activities having been limited so far to the
■t r.cq.u. lton, by outright purchase, of 68 mining claims in the Blind River
Iisu-j.,t, plus options to purchase 12 additional claims. The 68 mining
Oa>
were acquired from F. W, Churbb and associates, the nromoters,
tor /, jOO.OOO shares of stock.
According to the prospectus, "No deposits
uranium ore have yet been discovered, and no exposures of uranium
Vn-ii.ag rock have been found by the preliminary investigation carried
i. /; iC,"
Assuming the sale of the entire 1,500,000 shares at a cost to
n.'ifc ).«blic of $600,000, "the investing public will have paid that amount
wbreas the promoters will receive 1,500,000 shares in exchange for
bTopvrties costing them approximately $7,000 for expenses in connection
v.itii
their assembly and acquisition, in addition to
their time and

Tlii

.

.

compared

continuing

$810,200

to

for

first

the

three

of

months

(A. E.) Staley Manufacturing Co. (& Subs.)—Earns.—
earnings

1955

1954

$5,630,359

$4,790,868

2,867,294

_™_;

1,971,672

;

_™_

Depreciation

corporation on April 19 filed a letter of notification with the
165,000 shares of common stock (par five cents) to be
offered at
the market
(about 30 cents per share),
without under¬

capital

than doubled manufac¬

more

1444,

p.

Expenses

—V.

181,

and Treasurer.

1882.

p.

792,120

710,727

1,024,000

1,081,000

$946,945

$1,027,469

$0.51

$0.56

—__

Federal income

Net

profit

Earnings
—V.

Sinclair Oil Corp.—Registers
This

(est.)™

tax

—u™™__

shares)

(1,766,696

share

common

per

180,

725.

p.

1955,

26,

the

the SEC on
stock, to be

Introduction
demand

of

for

sales
Glen

E.

stock

purchase

and

option

plan

181, p. 1779.

earnings

Swanson,

vhe purpose,
mg

'

& Co., West Bend, Wis., and Walter M.

Kelleher, Chicago, 111., on April 26 offered publicly
$450,000 of first mortgage serial bonds, dated April 1,
1955, at 100% and accrued interest.
The

mature

bonds

follows:

as

$88,000

3'/4S due

Oct.

1,

1956

to

Oct.

1, 1958; $117,000 3V2S due April 1, 1959 to Oct. 1, 1961; and $245,000
3%s due April 1, 1962 to April 1, 1965, They are in denominations of
$1,000

$5,000,

and

Society is

The

Illinois Corporation

share

similar

cents

the

of

totaled

the latest

for

corporation

$16,325,635
of

period

for

the

months

three

with sales of
Consolidated net

compared

last

year.

period, adversely affected by extraor¬

net

1954,
share.

of

common

in

business

earnings
has

April

amounted

shown

to

strong

a

$406,306,

gain

or

over

Stanley Works (& Subs.)—Reports Increased Earnings

California

Edison

Co.—Rights to Subscribe

plans to offer a maximum of $40,950,600
debentures to common and original pre¬

—The company

ferred stockholders of record May
of $100

1955,

the
earlier
months of
this year,
Mr. Swanson stated,
while operations
of the company's subsidiary, Kollsman Instrument Corp., continue at
a
satisfactory levei.—V. 181, p. 1206.

Three Months Ended March 31, 1955—

sales

Net

17, 1955

on

the basis

of debentures for each 20 shares of stock held;

_™

taxes

Income

$1,277,360

—

$1,076,689
800.639
$1.34

806,463

__

Earnings per share.
p.

2,425,092
1,343 403

(estimated)

earnings
Shares outstanding
181,

$19,610,389

2,828,068
1,550,708

—

—

Net

—V.

1954

1955

$23,127,971

.

earnings

Gross

convertible

lower

of

period

per

Standard's

of Carmelite Fathers.

net

Southern

the

in

quarter

$500.

an

proceeds are to be used to pay in part, for construction
of Joliet Catholic High School, Joliet, 111.—V. 165, p. 2143.
The

meet

to

resulted

sales

expensive

tuner

sets

comparab'e

taxes

television

VHF
less

amounted

tuner,

28

for

for this corporation in the first
President, reported on April '25.
1S55,

the

Co., Inc.—Earnings Off—

priced

non-recurring
break-in
expenses
connected
with
the
new
to $116,599, equal to approximately eight cents a
on
the
1,470,000 outstanding shares
of common
stock.
Foi*

dinary

the

31,

in

after

income

Society of Mount Carmel, Chicago, 111.—Bonds Offered
—B. C. Ziegler

lower

net

March

ended

Products

a

manufacturers

Consolidated

company

1953, under the plan.—V.

of

set

and

at $35 per share by certain officers and other employees
and certain of its subsidiary companies pursuant to

subscription
of

a

amended

its

under

Coil

Standard

With SEC—

registration statement with
199,735 shares of its common

filed
covering

corporation

registration

a

It 55, covering 1,500,000 shares
offered for public sale at 40c per

bo

company's

has

3 Months Ended March 31—

options granted on Nov, 24,

7!prll 29,

*

the

years

covering

April

statement with the SEC on
of its $1 par common stock,
share. The offering is to be
;made on a "best efforts" basis by Degaetano Securities Corp. of New
To:rk, for which it will receive a selling, commission of 10c per share.
.1 '-a Legaeiau ), who owns 350,000 shares (acquired from F. W. Chubb,
'/resident, of W.ncby, Ontario, Canada, at $0,001 per share and also
being registered), plans to distribute" some of them to dealers selling
".hij offering and as bonuses to salesmen.
The undistributed shares
mar "t « sold by Degaetano for his own account at the public offering
rrtu or, if sold after completion of the.above offering, at the market,
/m additional uO.OOO shares were also acquired from Chubb at $0,001
l»er share by James J. Crisona and Earl J. Wofsey, of the law firm of
Grigora Brothers, U. S. counsel for the company, from F. W. Chubb.
*.Che :e shares may be sold by Cri -ona and Wofsey for their own account
f'vj public offering price or such other price as they may determine.
,

that

Square D plants in the U. S., Canada and
expenditures of approximately $1,000,000 in the

require

181,

$18,971,300
V

added

He

nine

in

quarter,

1955.—V.

incident to

expenses

The

16,358
12,666

1604.

p.

Detroit

14,702

Uranium Mines Ltd., Toronto, Canada—Regis¬

ton

to

are

Sightmaster Corp., New Rochelle, N. Y.—Files—

offered

ters

proceeds

writing, for the account of Michael L. Kaplan, President

preferred,

4.

t

net

The

in the national economy, sales and profits for
"progress" over last year,
when a prolonged
plant during the summer and early fall seriously

represent

the

facilities

Gross

188,803

stock

common

a

in

Mexico—will

mining operations.

*$4,180

5,572

-

-

-

preferred

$14,111

22,149

ueductions

deductions

$13,124
987

1954.

expansion program—which in 10

1882.

i

.evenues

should

Outstanding

Authorized

in

sharp reversal

or

1955

FINANCING

turing

$132,475
119,351

$185,650
142,457

well as the

as

to purchase these additional claims, Shiprock
600,000 shares of its 50 cents par value com¬

assignment of the option

1955—4 Wks.—1954
.
1955—16 Wks.—1954
$124,097,611 $531,127,915 $488,406,260
11,717,688
49,933,580
44,988,574

'}

.<

a

1951

Industrial

of the acquisition of these claims, Mr. Sullivan also
without further cost the option to purchase 68 unpatented
mining claims in Utah and an additional 165 unpatented mining claims
also located in Dolores County, Colo.
As consideration for the con¬

Lharr", outstanding:

i

rate higher than any previous April with the exception
build-up for Korean hostilities."
Located in Milwaukee,
Controller Division is a leading U. S. manufacturer of
motor control equipment used extensively in automation and is one of
Square D's two major product divisions.
Consolidated net earnings of this company and its subsidiaries for
the first three months of the year amounted to $1,254,813, or 91 cents
cn
each of
the 1,377,480 common shares outstanding.
For the com¬
parable quarter last year, net earnings were $1,296,351, or 94 cents
per share.
Net sales for the quarter were $14,448,732 as compared to
the

of

117,715

*.

available

April,

during

continuing

223,940

immediately east of where the Glade Creek meets
nearest ore disposal plant is at Dove Creek,

side of Glade Canyon,

SEC

4s/.'

is

448,695

income

on

division

784,310

1

income

TTei

Diviainds

the

to

stated.

currently at
the

The

beloio

orders

incoming

upturn in April in business received by Square D's Industrial
Controller Division, in comparison with the first three months of 1955,
was
further disclosed by Mr. Magin, who said "incoming orders are

Magin

An

Colorado.

1■■

etc.,

of

rate

731,792

Operating revenues
—
1———
Operating expenses, taxes and depreciation

Balance

products

Distribution Equipment Division and required for new
residential, commercial and industrial construction, was reported by
F. W. Magin, President, at the annual meeting on April 26. The high
company's

1,282,349

13,065,353

Jose Water

luteresc,

switchboards, circuit
manufactured by

switches,

for

distribution

601,218
106,097
4,940

—$135,924,279

Net operative,1

Orders Rise—

March

electrical

122

Month of March—

IToa-cperating

during

other

and

BUSINESS—Corporation,
with its office in
the Taylor Building,
Farmington, N. M., was formed in Colorado on Jan. 21, 1955, for the

..•£

San

demand

record

A

breakers

above.

Inc.

Co.—Incoming

D

36,817

2018.

p.

to cost of discovery
exploratory equipment;

1444.

p.

Mr.

veyance

23—

of

Remington Rand,

Square

this

applied

be

181,

above.—V.

Remington Rand Inc.

Sperry Rand, Inc.—To Be Successor—

$210,302

1604.

sales——.

will

purchase

is

9,345

Safeway Stores Inc.—Current Sales Up—
sales

and

it

266,395

income

Per. End. Apr.

proceeds

be applied to the company's construct'on program
estimated, will cost $5,500,000 this year.—V. 179, p. 829.

proceeds will

$450,950

railway™™

Canadian

net

drilling

exploratory

Commission
bonds and to sell

mortgage

par

acquisition of other properties; $47,000 for reserve for exercise of option
to purchase additional claims; and for working capital.

the

Domestic

$25

$2,000,000 in first
preferred stock.

issue

of

Sperry Corp.—Proposed Consolidation—

offered 600,000

19

(50 cents per share as a

7

Co.—Plans Financing

$196,585
38,006
4,519

railway

•Deficit.—V. 131, p.

April

on

stock at par

The offering was completed.

PROCEEDS—The

work;

Colo.,

Denver,

common

Colo., within an unsurveyed area of the San Juan National Forest.

1—

oper.

to

shares

See

Sold—L. A.

(Colo.)—Stock

Corp.

Uranium

1439.

p.

Telephone

has applied to the Arkansas Public Service

company

See

Shiprock

180,

States

authority

The

the
be
proceeds

share,
without underwriting.
The
be used for working capital, etc.—V. 175, p. 1375.

the
par

565,440
83,093
*15,377

income

Jan.

The

N. J.—Files With SEC

per

of

$210,160
50,222
15,395

railway—__

railway

oper.

corporation—one of a
in a general

corporation on April 19 filed a letter of notif cation with
SEC covering 182,211 shares of common stock (par IVz cents)
to
$1.50

to

$100

applied

shares

60,000

competitive

at

matters,—V.

related

which,

ao

stock

Southwestern

209.

Shiprock,

1952

1953

1954

1955

>

and

for

Shield Chemical Corp., Verona,

sell

has

3,

May

on

and

issue

to

bidding and to effect certain changes
in
its charter; and
the SEC has issued an order giving interested
persons until May 26,
1955, to request a hearing thereon.
Net proceeds of the preferred stock financing will be used to pay
for
a
part of the cost of the company's construction program, in¬
volving estimated ependitures for 1955 and 1956 of $15,900,000 and
$20,700,000,
respectively.
The proposed charter
amendments relate
to the incurring of indebtedneess,
common stock dividend payments,
the vote required in respect of an increase in authorized preferred,

company

The

announced

was

authorization

preferred

40,000

p.

It

company,

for

President, reported steady growth in company
operations, and predicted further rapid expansion in the year to come.
181,

Financing—

Southwestern Gas & Electric Co.—Plans

meeting,

recently purchased by this
acquisitions made by the

was

Split Voted—

approved a 4-for-l split in the common
the Isle de Capri Hotel, in Miami

2

Canada. The corporation^

181,. p. 2018.

producing oil in Kansas.—V.

now

Guterma,

The

Northern Ry.—Earnings-

Sacramento

The proceeds are to
camera, working

diversification.

Alexander

New

March—

the

corporate

of

program

speculation.

1952

1953

1954

$401,643

$445,788
192,145
55,650

railway,

from

from

>."et

May

on

of

scene

Fla.,

series

is

6,205,892

Ry.—Earnings—■

Texas

1955

March—
Gross

&

letter of notification with the
(par five cents) to be

a

Shawano Development Corp.—Stock
The

stock.

Huey

Francisco

(Del.)—Files With SEC—

filed

27

acquisition of electronically operated
other general corporate purposes.

for

used

capital

2,802,568

.

Louis-San

St.

April

on

properties and to purchase and sell natural gas and petro¬

products, both in the United States and

SEC

covering 300,000 shares of common stock
offered at $1 per share, without underwriting.

shares of

•

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

plans to develop and operate

two wholly-owned subsidiaries,

and gas

leum

The

1080.

p.

Security Electronics Corp.
The

offered

29,199,435
6,809,339

railway-™—

from

1,006,311

1,241,065

,

railway™-

from

Gross

1953

834,936

181,

on

SEC

1952

$9,996,854 $10,673,138 $10,127,115
2,113,981
1,873,445
2,731,039

1,425,702

income;™.

oper.

Prom

Met

railway

from

from

1954

1955
$10,891,352
3,183,661

March—
Gross
j:et

company

—V.

Francisco Ry.—Earnings—

St. Louis-Sail

—V.

,

,

oil

April 7 filed a letter of notification with the SEC
covering 9,677 shares of common stock (par $1) to be offered for
subscription by employees of the company and its subsidiaries at the
market (estimated at $31 per share), the aggregate to amount to not
more than $300,000.
The proceeds are to be used for working capital.
The

•

Ltd.,

Oils

Calif.—Files—

Seaboard Finance Co., Los Angeles,

their full time to the

shares and to devote

200,000

mentioned

ebove

company

.

.

.

(2124)

$1.58

_.

2018.

,

•

be dated

—V.

stock are estimated at
commission of $150,000 and
at $70.0000 (including
r.if
n.iowance
to the underwriter of $50,000 for advertising expenses).
/.'.b,o„0 is to be used for repayment of advances and payment of liaj
incurred
for ordinary business expenses to time of offering;
U2u,Ot.O for exercise of an option to purchase 12 mining claims; $9,000
:"oi equips ana equipment; $127,000 for preliminary exploration and
c'uilnjg work; and $204,000 reserved for underground exploration and
W_.ng capital.
t.% proceeds to

after

the

company

deducting

from its sale of

underwriter's

ether expenses of sale and distribution estimated

Cohering Corp.—Earnings Increased—
Three Months Ended March 31—
*

Southern
A

railroad

tically

:.Tet sales and other
_

Provision for estimated
"Net before income

:deral

income

1_

revenue

Parned

per

per

1,435.000
837,000

share before estimated

•As reported, before estimated




849,000

expenses.!

445,000

$598,000

taxes

share

$4,899,000

124,000

expenses

taxes

Net income

.'.arned

$6,577,000

$404,000

$0.37
$0.34

expenses.—V. 181, p. 1316.

$0.23
*$0.23

Paul

Loan

for

Co.—New Yard

Soon

Completed—

radar and an "electronic brain" have prac¬
buttons in switching freight cars swiftly and

push

constructed by this company at Houston, Texas, ac¬
cording to D. J. Russell, President. This automatic system is effective
even though foggy weather may cut visibility
in the classification yard
almost

to

being

zero,

of
in

where

he

said.

of

classes
ferred

share

on

the

over

the

railroad's

1954

ber,
In

the

511,092

shares

of capital

announced

that

to $547,531

net

after

net

times

the

dividend

requirements

of

both

18 V2 cents per share on an

first

the

quarter of 1955, one additional office was purchased in
which increases the number of operating offices to 93.

Okla.,

the

balance
20

new

of the year, the company
offices.—V. 180, p. 1655.

plans

on

opening

Subscriptions—

stock recently offered for

subscrip¬

stockholders of record March 15 at 50 cents per share on a
share-for-share basis,
157,830 shares were subscribed for and the re¬

taken down by the underwriters, headed
by Willis E. Burnside & Co., New York, and Canadus Corp., Ltd.,
Toronto, Canada, under their firm commitment.
The underwriters on April 14
also notified the company that they
were
exercising their options to purchase a total of 600,000 shares
of the 700,000 shares subject to options to be takei^ up at various
times on
or
before the expiration of 12 months from the effective
date of registration with the SEC.
This corporation, through Moncana Petroleums Inc. and Diversified
were

has

amounted

1954.

During

by

maining 353,172 shares

18

are

first quarter, as compared with

approximately

Southern Union Oils, Ltd.—Stock

1955

income taxes. This is an increase
income reported for the same period

number of common shares of 1,527,188 for the first quarter
after reflecting the 2-for-l split which occurred in Septem¬

Ardmore,

handling of freight traffic
entire system, he declared.—V, 181, p. 2018.
expedite

over

of

State

and

preferred stocks for this period. After providing for pre¬
requirements, 1955 earnings are equal to 28 cents per
the 1,843,744 average number of common shares outstanding

during the

will

help

60%

or

Corp.—Earnings Up 60%—

Vice-President,

months

dividend

average

$7,000,000,

Federal

for

earnings

of

new

three

1954.
These

four-mile-long yard is now approximately twothirds completed, and is scheduled for dedication this fall, Mr. Russell
said. Its addition to Southern Pacific's many new operating facilities
The

Executive

first

the

$207,055

Finance

&

Willims,

H.

income

Pacific

yard

replaced
is

Of

1954

State

providing

tion

1955

on

1882.

181, p.

safely,

fi38U,eOO

June 14. The new debentures are to
June 15, 1955 and to mature on July 15, 1970.

rights to expire

Staten Island Rapid Transit Ry.—Earnings—
1955

March—
Gross

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

From
Gross

1953

1954

1952

$302,144

$271,307

$253,433

$303,388

26,840

railway

9,182

*1,918

36,940

*37,077

*47,219

*62,786

♦24,108

865,370

922,821

railway

oper.

income—

Jan.

1—

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

railway.—

railway

•Deficit.

739,489

704,215

35,107

14,850

3.766

124,163

150,945

!

income
V. 181, p.

oper.

*157,335

*175,848

*42,743

1678.

(Continued

on page

52)

Volume 181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2125)

c

DIVIDENDS

Name of

Champion

'

Dividend announcements are
grouped in two separate
tables.
In the first we indicate all the dividends an¬
nounced
a

during the current week.

second

table

in

which

Then

show

we

we

follow with

the

payments previ¬
ously announced, but which have not yet reached their
payment date.

.

Per

\

Company

Paper

Share

Fibre,

&

(quar.)_

50c

preferred
(quar.)_.
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry., common (quar.)—
3'A%
convertible preferred
(quar.)

•When

; $4.50

"6-.

$7- preferred
Co.

International

1>

6-10

Interprovincial

6-

Interstate

8-

1

6-23

/

Name of

:

Per

Company

Share

Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd.—
Common (quar.)

class

$1.20

A

6-

$1.75

6-17

5-16

(quar.)

Aircraft Radio

Corp.

&

Vermont

Allen Electric

Allied

&

Clark

$30c

7-

2

6-10

7-

2

6-10

5%
preferred (quar.)
Clayton & Lambert Mfg.
Clearfield

&

Cleveland

Electric

Coca-Cola

Co.

27c

Gas

(quar.)

RR.

(quar.)

Co., com. (s-a)_____________
preferred (initial)

5.25%

Kid

Co.

(quar.)_

Allis-Chalmers Mfg.,

6-

5-20

50c
78c

v

com.

9

5-18

5c

Finance

Allied

9

5-

$1.25

,

Equipment Co.

5-

5-16
5-25

20c

_____

5-16

13c
20c

;

1

Alabama-Tennessee Natural

Albany

6-10

(initial)

(quar.)

40c

(quar.)

6

5-16

5-

7-

6-17

1

5-25

6-30

6-

4.08%

preferred

(quar.)

$1.02

6-

5

5-19

preferred

(quar.)

81'Ac

6-

5

5-19

50c

6-

1

5-13

4'A%

Bakeries

Co.,

(quar.)

com.

preferred

con v.

$1

(quar.)

Forging & Socket Co
American Greetings (quar.)
American

Machine

American

Metal

4*A%

Corp.,

Anthes-Imperial
Arden

Farms

Oil

12'Ac

6-

1

5-20

25c

6-10

6-

25c

6-10

5-25

50c

6-

1

5-20

$1.12'A

9-

1

8-19

Ltd.

(s-a)

t20c
30c

$3

partic

pfd.

(quar.)

'75c

'

(quar.)

4.65%

25c

5-

demption

(initial)

(entire

$1.02

issue

called

for

Class

B

4%%

May

on

issue

12

called

$25.50

at

■

5-12

(quar.)

50c

5-12
7-

1

5-27

50c

7-

1

5-27

7-

1

holders'

1

subscription

Powder

Auto

Co.

Electric

Class

Avon

A

Babbitt

(B. T.I,

Bankers

&

Inc.

Stock

5-20

6-15

5-20

6-

5-13

5c

(N. Y.)

7-

1

1

Co.

75c

5-13

:_

Insurance

4

7-

1

6-

3

40c

6-

1

5-17

6-

1

5-17

$25c

7-

1

6-15

12'Ac

,

5-

50c

__

(quar.)

Life:

6-

1

5-13

(Los
30c

7-

1

Consolidated Mining
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet, 4'A%

10c

7-30

5-31

$1.12'A

5-18

Benquet

4.20%

preferred
preferred

prefeired

(quar.)

Black, Sivalls & Bryson, com.
i 43A% preferred (quar.)
Blockson
Boston

Chemical

Real

Bower

Inc.,

Roller

3%%

Columbia

4%

4'A %

preferred

Brown

Shoe

action

5-16

6-

1

5-23

5-25

5-13

5-16

5-

2

6-20

6-

7

35c

$56c

._

$$1.19

6-

1

5-16

7-15

7-

1

7-

6-

7

2

7-2

66-

7

2

pfd.

(quar.)

7-

2

6-

80c

6-

1

5-16

East
"

Euck

Drug

a

payment

for

Creek

$1.25

7-

1

the

Bulfalo

25 c

Co.

Forge

(quar.)

5c

Bullock

Fund,

Bullock's,
4%

ing

(quar.)

7

6-15

5-27

5-25

5-13

1

5-10

1

5-12

split

14

the

on

8-

1

7-12

$25c

6-10

5-16

50c

the annual

at

June

on

to

6-

6-

$1

will vote

proposal

6-

40c

_

(quar.)

held

be

to

tors

6-28

6-10

6-

1

meet¬

Burrard

Dry

Ltd.—

Eurton-Dixie
Butte

Corp.

Copper

California
$1.50
Camden

&

Canada

&

(accum.)

Class

pfd.

Canadian

Ice

Machine,

Ingersol

A

to

June

on

Rand
pref.

preference

of

be

$1

preference

Corp.

class

Class

(Central

Co.,

A

(quar.)

&

Vermont

Chance

preferred

(A.

Chapman

5-16

5-

9

Co.

B.)

Valve

Foods
Motors

Co.

$2Cc

5-20

5-27
6-23

7-

2

6-23

35c

6-1

1

5-15

6-

1

5-13

140c

6-15

5-18

6-15

5-13

6-

5-20

34'Ac
15c

30c

31'Ac

;

1

75c

5-10

Minnesota

6-10

5-27

6-15

6-

6-30
6-15

6-

t$1.25

6-15

1

6-15

5-16

5-

12'Ac

6-

1

5-18

56'Ac

7-

1

6-17

50c

6-

1

5-14

55c

6-10

5-20

(initial)—

5-10
2

75c

6-10

5-12

8-

1

7-11

933Ac

8-

1

7-11

25c

(qi>ar.}_——
pfd.

6-4

$1

6-

1

5-16

$1.25

—

(quar.)

(quar.)—

50c

30c

________

(quar.)—

$1.50

(s-a)__

25c

$2.50

_______

6-28

5-13

6-

7

6-10

6-

1

6-15

6-

6-

1
1

1

5-13
5-13

Inc.—
56'Ac

(quar.)

(N.

Y.)

5-16

5-

15c

6-15

5-20

(quar.)_

9

20c

6-13

5-20

6-

1

5-13

10c

6-

1

5-18

(N.

(quar.)

Y.),

$1.25

Glass

Co.
.

Hobart

Mfg. Co.

Electrochemical—

Common

Hoving
Hudson

6-

1

6-

1

5-18

6-10

5-20

7-

1

6-11

5-31

5-16

5-31

5-16

6-13

6-

5-15

5-

$1.04

7-

1

6-15

$1.17

7-

1

6-15

$1.19

7-

1

6-15

5-25

5-10

3

(quar.)

50c

,

(quar.)

25c

preferred

Co.,

(s-a)_

$3.50

6-10
6-

1

5-31

5-18

5-20
5-20

6-

1

5-12

5-31

5-16

$1.06'A

6-29

6-

class A

1

(quar.)

30c

(quar.)

6-10

5-18

6-30

6-20

&

6-10

5-25

$$1

(Name

Imperial Flo-Glaze Paints Ltd.,
$1.50
preferred
(quar.)
Gas

& Water

Indianapolis

Water

Telegraph

International

International

5-20

1

7-11

5-

6

to

—

(Canada), 6%

Products

(No

action

pfd. (s-a)

Co.

National

Cylinder

was

taken

paymt. at meeting held on May 4)

(s-a)—

4'A %
43A%

1

5-14

6-

1

5-14

7-1

6-1

$50c

6-

2

7-

2

6-2C

6-

1

5-17

5-31

5-26

5-2C

$2.50

6-10

5-23

30c

6-15

5-12

26'Ac

6-15

5-12

12'Ac

gains

5-16

5-

15c

1

capital

6-10

5-16

2

and

income)

50c

5-24

5-19

5-24

5-19

(quar.)_

$1.75

6-30

6-10

(quar.)—

30c

6-10

5-16

preferred
common

preferred (quar.)^
preferred
(quar.)

City)

stock

National

Co.,

dividend

National

$1.183A

Tea

Co.

Paper

Britain

Gas

New

vorj<

H<"*lem

RR.,

(quar.)—

preferred

to

North

American
Star

Stock

A

the

6-30

6-1C
6-10
6-10

$1
t$l

1

5-16

6-15

5-13

Uranium

(one

Redwood

on

a

30c

Co.

share

Lumber

National

of

6-27

$2

6- 1
7-15

1

Mid-Hudson

—

6-30

$1.50

Insurance

Co._

5- 2

5-10

5- 2

J$1

Life

5-16

50c

(quar.)

Light & Power Co., Ltd.—

Forge & Machine

6- 1

5-10

Ohio

Match

Crankshaft

Co.,

preferred
Co.

!

(quar.)
;

preferred

(quar.)

preferred

(quar.)

4.08%

preferred

(quar.)—

Life

Olin-Mathieson

Insurance

Chemical,

convertible

1

12'Ac
$1.25

(quar.)

(quar.)
4'A%

5-4

6-15

$1

Corp.

common

5-4

6-1

50c

—

6-1

$$1.13

(quar.)

4.40% ;

State

6-

7-15

20 shs. held)

preferred (quar.)
;
4'A % preferred (quar.)

Oil

6-15

30c

(quar.)—

Corp.—

4%

Power,

6-

pro¬

stock

common

Refractories

&

dividend

Ohio

6-10

6-30

(quar.)

Ry.

Natural Gas Corp. for each
Central Ry. (s-a)

Scotia

6-3

6-10

6-30

6-30

(quar.)—

directors

a

Northern

Northwestern

6-3

1

basis.

Southern
Oil

1

7-

6-30

90c
97'Ac

(quar.)

approved

split

7-

$1.02'A

(quar.)

preferred
(quar.)
Chemical, 4% preferred

two-for-one

5-26

4-28

40c

(quar.)

preierred

6-21

6-10

5-10

85c

4.10%

posal

5-16
5- 9

$2.50

3 .au'/e

Norfolk

1

7-21

$2.50

(s-a)—

common

common

(auar.V

Ltd.

6-

5-17

45c

(s-a)
Power,

Mines,

5-13

30c

(quar.)

prpf"rr^d

Stockholders

5-13

6-1

20c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Light

3 *r\%

Noranda

5-11

6-1

40c

Fibre

New

&

5-20

15c

(s-a)

ivionawx

5-16

5-16

30c

Vulcanized
Co.

preferred

1
1

1%

(quar.)

National

Nekoosa-Edwards

6-

6-

100%

(quar.)

—

Natomas

Niagara

$1.06

—

(Kansas

dividend

Oats

Stock

4'A%

6-

30c

common

National Fidelity Life Insurance Co.

Ohio

6-15

15c

Gas,

Ohio

2

5-12

1

34c

(increased)—

(quar.)

$7

5-16'

6-

1

7-

decided
dividend

a

(quar.)

Co.,

6-

6-16

4-29

6-

50c
Casket

5%

6

30c

Extra
National

20c

$60c

5-31

5-

Co.—

Fund

Ohio

5-24

6-15

7c

two-for-one split

investment

5-16

6-20

6-10

$1.25

on

RR.

from

(4c

5-16

Canada, Ltd.—

:

6-106-10

1

(ouar.)

5-18

t55c

Nickel Co. of

1
1

7-

(quar.)—

com.

a

Tool

Trust

Ohio

Quarterly

77-

$2

1

6-15

75c

J25c

1

5-25

(quar.)—

(directors

Ltd.,

5-31

7- 1

1

(s-a)

6-

6-10

9

6-

shares.

6-

25c

(quar.)

5-

6-15

50c

common

14c

$1.50

(quar.)

i

6-13

Co.—

$30c

1

.

time).

20c

(quar.)

:

3

5-18

$1

(quar.)

Acme

3

25c

(quar.)__

net

66-

6-30

5-18

1

5-16
v

$1.25

approved

Investment

Nova

4-18
6-

$2

Co.

20c

com.

(quar.)

Cigar Machinery

International Paint
International

6-15

6-

6%

changed

(quar.)
A

5-13

7- 4

50c

5-16

6-15

(quar.)

pfd.

common

action

this

preferred

Northern

(fiom net income)

class

6-13

$35c
'

.__

Income Fund of Boston

(quar.)

Light,

any

at

North

Quarterly

com.

5-20

Ltd.—

Co.,

& Erie Mortgage Corp.
(quar.)
Huttig. Sash & Door (quar.)
Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.—
Amer. dep. receipts (final)

on

5-

6-10

15c

Smelting

5-6

5-16

30c

2

32c

(quar.)

from

Nopco

1

5-

32c

(quar.)

&

Mutual

9

$2

$36

—

(quar.)

5-

5-16

6-

100%

Mutual

10%

1

$1.25

Morgan (J. P.) & Co. (quar.)
Munsingwear,
Inc.,
common
(quar.)

2

(liquidating)

Mining

5-18

30c

$1.12'A

—,—

Lighting & Power
Corp. (quar.)i
Bay

6-10

2

(s-a)

(quar.)

Mills

Na'ional

6-

50c

(quar.)

shares

Machine

5'A%

5-16
5-16

933Ac

(quar.)

conv.

Products,

Containers,

Monarch

5-19

1
1

12'Ac

series)

$1

Birmingham

Monarch

'

6-

6-

933Ac

Petroleum

common

A

1

6-

45c

—

Corp.,

preferred

Class

5-25

85c

(quar.)

3.60%

,

(quar.)—

(quar.)

Inter-Ocean

Service—

(quar.)
(quar.)

5-20

6- 1
6-1

(increased quar.)

)

50c

6- 1

50c

$1.183A
$1.25

——_

Huron

Indiana

(Kansas City)—

6-10

25c

-

Imperial Varnish & Color

1

5-27

7- 1

45c

B

1

1

6-10

30c

preferred (quar.)—

1

1

40c

(quar.)-.

preferred

Lexington

1

6-15

,

Corp., com. ..(quar.)
preferred (quar.)—
preferred (quar,)

Hotel

7-

5-18

2

(quar.)

(quar.)

1st

6-14

6-

1

7-

Hotels

6-15

7-

6-

$15c

Ltd.

Chemical

Hazel-Atlas

Barbizon

25c

(quar.)

com._

Preferred

Harding Carpets.

Hotel

25c




Water

4%

Modern

5-16

6-10

6-24

preferred

11c

7-

10c

(quar.)_

5-27
,

25c

Utilities,

&

5-10
5-20

1

(quar.)

Glass

the

5%

5-31
6-

6-10

Stockholders

Mobile

5-16

1

50c

take

Missouri

5-31

6-

1

common

Mississippi

'

5-10

(initial)—

common

(1947

Development

on

5-16

6-10

40c

(quar.)

Power

to

5-10

6-

(quar.)

payment

1

1

5-25

133Ac

dividend

Mission

6-15

6-

5-20

*

(quar.)

(quar.)_

preferred

not

6-10

be

Laboratories
(monthly)
Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator—

1

8

to

Par

Miles

5-27

4-20

6-11

Co.

Steel

Stock

7-

5-13

$3

Stores,

preferred

1

8-26

6-15

50%!

& Co.

dividend

2

17'Ac

(quar.)

(quar.)

Indemnity

8%

5-10

$$1.25

Stores,

Midland

6-

7-30

1

stock

common

held.

(quar.)

Oil

5-

6-17

60c

(quar.)

5%

Midland

1

44c

6-

of

(quar.)
Corp., new com.

Electric

6-15

50c

com.(quar.)

common

Co.

5-16

9-16

7-

$1.25

Co.

preferred

6

6-

5-20

25c

convertible 1st preferred

$2

3

25c

(quar.)

Eagle Oil, Ltd., ordinary shares—
Participating preference

j

5-10

6-

5-1C

Mexican

%

2- 4

1

60c

Co

L.)

Co.,

,5%

com

Handy & Harman

6-

Wells

Mid-Continent

(increased)

11- 5

6-

100%

$7)

(Oscar)

5%

*5-9

1

Grocery Store Products (quar.)

1

two

to

(W.

Mengel

5-9

66-

11-15

$2

(s-a)

preferred (accum.)
(stock
dividend)—•

Service

preferred
preferred

$3.75

6-20

50c

(quar.)

American

1

5%

RR.,

share

McGraw

;

25c

25c 2-15-56

(quar.)

shares

Maytag

\

8- 5

25c

Products

Department

Mayer

1

5- 5

8-15

5-25

May

7-

5-18

5-15

10c

Maxson

5-16

1

(quar.)

Working

Electric

6-15

5-10
5-10

6-

6-15

Master

5-25

5-20
5-20

10c

—

1

4-28

81'Ac

Corp.,

preferred

5c

3

7-

5-13

5-25

6-10

40c

5-13

1

5-16

6-14

(s-a)

5-20

6-

6-

5-25

10c

17'Ac

5-

$1.12'A

(quar.)

Corp.

Grayson-Robinson

7-

Coal

&

each

for

changed

6-15

6-10

6-14

15c

4%

5-20
2

5-13

n

1

20c

(quar.)

Mary Lee Candies, Inc.—
1
5'A% convertible preferred

5

6-1

7-

50c

5-

$1

Telegraph

15c
(quar.)_ : ; 28'/aC

(quar.)

additional

(One

f

?

(quar.)

common

Refractories

Stock

5-16

25c

5-15

2%

Corp.,

4

(quar.)

Co.

Public

$3.75

(quar.)

preferred (s-a)__

7-

$1.75

(quar.)

7%

pfd.

Class

$5c

Mfg.,

1

7-15

25c

com.

4'A%

$5c

(quar.)

6-

25c

Ltd.

(quar.)

Plywood

6-

5c

Maine

6-15

*_

new

50c

—

(quar.)—

Wood

Central

1

Corp.—

preferred

Hoover

5-16

Co.

Sports

7-

(quar.)___

Dynamics,

$5 preferred

$4.25

Ltd.—

Public

preferred
preferred

Belt

America

6-15

'

C.)

25c

Chemical,

Co.

1

-

(R.

$3.40

div.)

Co.,

5-16

7-

Extra

5-25

6-15

$1.65

preferred

conv.

General

$$1.25

(quar.)

preferred

Wire

6-15

6-15

1

$1.12'A

(quar.)

Union Station,

M.

&

1

6-

(quar.)

G.)

Valley RR.

15c

(quar.)—„
E.)

6-10

6-30

common

Inc.

Co.

(R.

D.)

Lykens

25c

(quar.)

Kleiser

6-10

7-

50c

Champagne

Luminatov-Harrison

5-20

(quar.)—:

(Canada), Ltd., class A (quar.)_

(R.

6-10

200%

—

pfd.
Lilly-Tulip Cup (stock dividend)
Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
(quar.)

6-15

(quar.)

General

$$1

(extra)

4.75%

1

$$2

Surety & Insurance
Quarterly

Chain

6-

10c

Products,

B

4.65%

B

&

5%

(H.

Lexington

1

2%

preferred

Motor

$$1.25

(extra)

4.15%

2

$$1

(quar.)

Central

Central

7-

B

(quar.)
7%

A

Steel

1

.

(quar.)

Plywood

Foods

Class

6-

redeemed

(quar.)

Catelli

6-10

2

par

Ltd

preference

8%

I.i

2

7-

$50c

(quar.)

(J.

7-

&

II.),

Tourneau

1

(quar.)——

com.

6-10

7-?l

$1.25

Quarterly
Quarterly

6-10

dividend

Co.,

6-10

1

25c

(M.

Machine

7-

(s-a)

(stock

1
1

7-

Quarterly

15c

(quar.)

com.

(quar.)

Electric

7-

7-

20c

Landis

32'Ac

Mines;

30c
$1.06'A

quar.)

Industries,

Wines

Marshall

(quar.)—

Machinery &

Houston

redeemable

6-

110c

$4 preferred

Hilton

Salle

M.

5-25

$1.12'A

Extra
Lamston

Le

5-16
5- 6

6-11

Creamery

Maine

$1.50

_z____

Hooker

16)

Co.

5%

Case

5-31

Cos., Ltd.—

5%

Cascades

6-15

$30c

.

Ltd., class

redeemable

Carlisle

Corp.

Corp.

Flintkote

Great

La

5-16

1

5-16

17'Ac

(initial

MacGregor

7V2C

6-

5-16

5-16
.

Industries—

Oil

Mahon

$30c

1

(quar.)—

(quar.)

15c

$1.25 preferred (quar.)
Federated Department Stores—
Increased
(quar.)

43A%

and/or

shares

share

Oil

5-10

$$5

shares

class

Preferred
per

Canadian

6-15

1

Securities, Ltd.—■

at $1

4%

Ltd.

Corp.

Pacific

Harshaw

1

Canadian

6

1

$31'Ac

(13%

each

on

5-

76-

$37'Ac

(quar.)

(quar.)

B

dividend

held.

5-10

75c

Ltd.—

Ltd.

General
&

6-10

$25c

Ltd.

Foundries, .Ltd.

Canners,

A

Stock

6-30

21c

(s-a)

Steamship Lines,
preferred (s-a)

•Canadian

5-20

6-10

25c

Gas,

Sign & Signal,

$2.25

5-14

Guilford-^Chester

Sugar,

Canada

Canadian

5 31

25c

(resumed)

Dominion

Iron

6-24

Trading—

preferred

,

5%

5-25

7-20

30c

(quar.)
Canada Foundries & Forgings, Ltd.—
Class
A
(quar.)
Canada

6-15

25c

Burlington Ry

&

$llc

(quar.)

Zinc

Pacific

conv.

(quar.)

5-13

1

the

(quar.)

Federal

$3.75

1

6-

40c

1

1

35c

(quar.)__
Light, common

>

—

General

6-

$1

37'Ac

Natural

Federal

5%

A

5-18

15c

(quar.)

Graflex, Inc., com.

Dock,

6-15

6

25c

Metallurgical
Farrington Mfg., 5'A%

Gold &

stock

two-for-one.

>
45c participating class
Burroughs Corp.
(quar.)

5-13

1

6-

1

25c

for

6-

66-

40c

convertible

France

Lee

7-

(quar.)_

La

9

5-17

30c

Williamsport R. R. Co.—

Extra

General

9-

6-

(quar.)

Fansteel

General

1

6-15

$1.75

(quar.)__

Sugar Co.
Falconbridge Nickel

General

10-

5-20

(quar.)_

Globe-Union_ Inc. (quar.)

direc¬

a

capital

Co.

20c

;

prior preferred
(Calif.)—
Common
(interim)
60c
preferred
(quar.)

6-10

6- 1

(quar.)

Yard

Fajardo

4'A%

1

;

6-15

(initial)

common

4'A%

5-24

7-

%%

Co.

preferred

Class

6-10

12'Ac

Equitable Gas Co., com. (quar.)_____
4.50% conv. preferred (quar.)_J_—
Equity Corp., $2 preferred (quar.)
Fair (The)
see The Fair

Funsten
5-16

9c

common

Dredging, Ltd. (interim)
Battery Co.
(quar.)

Stockholders

1

25c

Gold

Burgess

6-

35c

___,

Ltd

Inc.,

preferred

Bulolo

(quar.)___
'.

Co

&

Foster

(quar.)

Buckeye Pipe Line Co.

A

1

933Ac
::

15c

E'lectrolux

Ford

5-20
5-27

50c

(quar.)____

Y.)

New

5-18

1

5-20
6-10

$1

preferred

3'A %

6-

% 'V

(quar.)
(initial)

Ecuadorian Corp.,

6-20

Co.

Oil

(quar.)

Co.

Electrographic

Food

6-16

25c

(quar.)__

B

5.20%

,

on

(N.

Tennessee

Ferro

5-13

6-30

25c

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

7%

preferred A

7%

5-27

35c

■■

Kerr-McGee

5

15c

Eagle Picher Co. (quar.)

7

common.

Brunswig

-r

Class

7

7-

$63c
$5

5-

Hosiery Mills, class A__

Stock

(quar.)

taken

1

1

$$1

Brunswick-Balke-Collender,
No

1

6-

6-

933Ac

(quar.)

Co.

6-

6-13

Ltd.—

(quar.)

preferred

6-23

50c

4%% preferred (quar.)
5% preferred (quar.)

_

5-20

683Ac

(quar.)

(quar.)

Electric,

preferred

5-20

1

10c

____

preferred

British

1

6-

50c

(resumed)

Bearing (quar.)
Co., common (interim)

Bristol-Myers

6-

35c

Trust

$2.75

5-20

35c

Boston Woven Hose & Rubber

Bourjois,

5-20

1

$1.183A

(quar.)

(quar.)

Estate

1

6-

$1.183A

."
;

1

6-

28'Ac

(quar.)

5.56%

6-

34c

$1.05

(quar.)_

(quar.)____

(quar.)"

4.75%

pfd.

com.

5-31

Dumont-Airplane & Marine Instruments, Inc.
30c preferred A (quar.)
Durham

5-16

5-10

200%

7-

$1.05

Co., common (quar.)
$4.50 preferred (quar.)__
Kern County Land Co.
(quar.)

5-13

25c

stock.

Corp.

5-17

1

$37'Ac

div.)

preferred

preferred

Stock

Chemical

1

6-16

25c

$2

Corp-Seagrams

Pepper

Dow

5-17

5-25

(quar.)_

6-15

Kendall

Knudsen

(s-a)

Supply

common

6-15

Black Hills Power & Light,

R.

6-

4-29

1

15c

Seal,

Sons,

Union

Elmira

(initial)

,.

(stock

4-29

6-

25c

6-15

1

97'Ac

preferread (quar.)__
5%
preferred
(quar.)
Kawneer
Co.
(stock dividend)
common

4-29

7-1

(quar.)

(quar.)

&

5-13

3

7-

(increased quar.)_

com.

(quar.)

preferred

6-17

1

533Ac

*'4'A%

5-16

35c

payment

6%

(quar.)__

Standard

&

6-

$50c

'

20%

R.

Co.

(quar.)

Industries, Inc.—

convertible

Dover

1

5-20

20c
20c

Corp.

Products

Power

4 'A %

6-

7-

18c

—_____

5-20

200%

Diamond T Motor Car Co.—
No
action
taken
on

6-10

—

Belgium Stores. Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.)__
Bell & Gossett Co. (quar.)
Angeles

9

6-15

(quar.)

dividend

Beneficial

5-26

80c

—

R.

Mfg.

5-

6-10

$15c

(increased)

Shippers Insurance

Creek

5-19

50c

$12'Ac

Quarterly
Beech
Belden

(quar.)

-

6-

35c

(quar.)

Cork

(H.)

Dr.
91c
>

com.

6-14

Kansas

New

International, class A

A

Crown

5-27

rights)

(quar.)

Products, Inc.

Crown Cork

Distillers

(quar.)

Service, Ltd.,

1

(quar.)

Diamond Portland Cement

59 %c

%

preferred

7-

(quar.)_

Refining

Paperboard
Inc.
:

Denver

Ordinary (Net proceeds from sale of stock¬

Atlas

Casualty Co.

Products

Cornell

Dentists

$50.21771

6-20

6-14

5-25

60c

Johnson

&

1

6-17

31'Ac

(quar.)___

preferred

Johnson

5-20

200%

common

Delta-C & S Air Lines

plus

1

1

;

Continental

50c

7-

7-

(quar.)

Consumers Glass, Ltd. (quar.)
Consumers Water (Me.) (quar.)
Continental Assurance
Co.
(quar.)

6-15

17- 1

3.75%

Jacksonville Gas

5-16

6-

17'Ac

.

(quar.)__

preferred

1

54'Ac

preferred

preferred

Holdert

6-

$20c

Ltd

(quar.)

com.

(quar.)

Public Service,

When

Payable of Rec.

5c

(quar.)

3.90%

5-27

5-27

100%

dividend)

Corp.,

Co.,

preferred

4.20%

5-27

$7.40
Co.

Building

Power

preferred

Iowa

5-18

$1

div.)

Corp

Quarterly

Class

7-22

6-15.

$1.50

(stock
,

4%
preferred (quar.)
Consolidated
Coppermines

Coty,

5-16

1

6-10

15c

dividend)

(stock

Delaware R.

(quar.)
Electric Industries—

Associated

5-16

75c

Consolidated Textile Mills, Ltd., 5% pfd. (s-a)
Consolidated Water Power & Paper Co.—

5-10

for

(quar.)

conv.

1

6-10

B

Cushman's
233Ac

(entire

Armstrong Rubber, class A
;

6-

re¬

this dividend)
;

5-20
6-24

May 12 at $25.50 plus this

on

preferred

redemption

1

7-15

(stock

Mills

Corn

6-11

Broadcasting System—

A

Class

Cone

6-16

6-10

$1.25

Elevator

&

1

8-

75c

$1.75

(quar.)

Illuminating

(quar.)
Credits,

4.30%
7-

t$2.50

(quar.)

common

Resistance

4.80%

,..L

Mahoning Ry_ (s-a)

Milling

Curtis

dividend)

5»/2%

6-

1

Power—

preferred

preferred

Class

Co.,

(quar.)
International

Columbia

5-13

Co

Co.,

Arkansas-Missouri

6%

1

,

(quar.)

National

6-

Foundry (quar.)___
Ltd., com. (quar.)

Co.,

preferred

Andian

Argo

&

3

$1.12'A

American

Colorado

5-10
5-20

Equipment

Coca-Cola

5-10

5-25
5-25

2

3.25%
American

Knitting Mills, Ltd.—
preferred (s-a)_
Chrysler Corp.
City Baking Co., 7% preferred (quar.)
~5%

$$1.25

;

Mfg., 5»A% prior pfd.
55c preferred (initial)

Payable 0) Rec.

Chipman

2

;

Aeronca

Holdert

Share

Investors Stock Fund, Inc. (from net invest¬
ment inc. derived splely from div. income)
Iowa Electric, Light & Power, com. (quar.)_

6-

25c

7-

$12 'Ac

(quar.)

preferred

5%

When

4.36%

6-

6-17

,

'

1

7-

$2

(quar.)

Company

5-10

$1.50

(quar.)

Per

Name of

1

6-20

87y2c

_.

Chilton

7-

75c

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy RR. Co
Chicago Towel, common—

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

$1.12'A

common

13

1

5-20

5-27

5-10

5-27

5-13

75c

6-10

5-1G

6-1

5- S

6-1

5-9

$1.02

common

6-

3

$1.12'A

$1.10

(quar.)—

(quar.)

1

5-9

25c

(quar.)

preferred

6-

5- 4

4-27

50c

6-15

5-17

$1.06'A

9- 1

3-17

6-

14

*

Per

^

Oliver

Corp.,

Ontario

6%

iquar.)—__

(s-a)___

common

i quar.i

Finance

Paragon Electric

Iquar.)

(quar.)—

25c

——

Motors

Paramount

50c
"20c

——

Airways

World

$15c

—

(quar.i

American

Pan

preferred

Club,

Jockey

preferred

Pacflc

20c
$1.12%
$5c

comnicn

convertible

4V2%

*

Share

Name o) Company

.

1—50c

—

10c
25c
12'Ac

parkersburg-Aetna Corp., com.'(resumed)—
$5
preferred (quar.i——
—
Parmelee Transportation (quar.i.
Patino Mines & Enterprises Consolidated, Inc.

$1.20
(quar.i——50c
Penn-Dixie Cement new com. (initial quar.)
25c
Pennsylvania Utilities Investment (quar.)—
70c
Stock dividend
100%
Peerless Cement Corp.

Pepperell Mfg. Co.

6-15

5-30

Vick

6-

6-30

Virginia

5-16 "

1
•

6-17

5-27

5-31

5-

Corp.

.

(quar.)

Year-end

Phelps Dodge Corp.
Phila.

Dairy

Phila.

Suburban

(quar.)

Products

(quar.)

Water,

preferred

.

$3.95

preferred

(quar.i

$4.95

preferred

(quar.)

:

5-24

6-28

6-17

Warren

(Northam)

Corp.,

5-10

Waverly

Oil Works

(s-a)

6-10

5-27

Weber

1

5-20

6-15

6-

•

5-24

Welex

5-16

5-

2

West

5-16

5-

2

West

7-

1

6-

3

Western

5-16

5-

9

5-10

6-

1

5-

6-

2

5-12

6-

1

5-20

6-

1

5-20
5-23

White

6-27

6-16

White

5-11

Whitman

6-

1

5-11

Wool worth

6-

1

5-11

Woodward

Willcox

7%

(quar.i

$1.75
$1.75

—

Potash

America

of

Co.

Read &

Pratt,

Co.

Ltd.,

Brothers.

Water

Princeton

Provincial

Common

334 cc
Randall

(quar.)

Co., com.

(quar.)

iquar.)

Graphite

Co.

Ray-O-Vac

Bronze-;

(quar.i.—

Co.

Remington
4V2 %

Co.,

Arms

preferred

preferred

Rochester

Sabine

iTexasi, com.

(quar.)—

iquar.)—:

Genessee

&

Mfg.

Co.

Mfg.
Risks

Selected

Serrick

(quar.i

Indemnity

Class

B

(quar.i

(W.

Oil

Class

New

Corp.

$1.32

5%

$1.50

(quar.)

preferred

Shoe

to

second

dividend at

a

Oil

Co.

( N.

Co.

8i;

Supply
B.i

L.i

(J.

7%

1st

6-15

5-20
5-20

5-25

5-10

6-

3

5-12

6-

1

5-14

7-

1

6-20

6-

6

5-20

6-30

6-20

6-10

Akron

2

1

16

Allen

5-16
9
9

Allied

5-16

5-

9

Allied

6-20

6-

6

6-

1

5-10

1

5-10
5-

4%

6-10

pfd.

&

Die

American'

American

Chain

1

5-16

American

Enka

6-30

6-15

American

6-

1

5-16

American
American

5-16

American

Investment

preferred

1 quar.i—

$1.16

7-

6-

$1.16'/*

7-

6-

$1.27'A

7-

6-

$1.28

7-

3

6-

(quar.)
(quar.)

preferred

Texas

The

Gas

Industries; (stock

Water

Timken
Tokheim
Tudor

preferred
Oil

iquar.)

Electric,

4.30%

(stock

Rubber

$4.25

Co.,

New

class

Above

issue is

Sulphur
On

&

this

new

split

Elastic

Corp., effective April

9'A

both

classes

of

U.

S.
S.

S.

U.

S.
S.

6-30

6-15

Class

5%

6-27

5-16

$4

6-10

5-20

5-28

1

5-13

5-28

%

5-13

53%c

6- 2
5-16

5-

5-16

5-

6

7-

6-24

20c

Fund

(from

45c

conv.

pfd.

(s-a)

Z_Z

Co.,

preference series A (quar.i
Universal Pictures, 4'/*% preferred
Oil

(quar.)_

(quar.)




(s-a)

6- 1
6- 1
6- 1

50c

(quar.)
(quar.)

-

preferred

!'..5%

preferred

6-10

preferred

(quar.)

Pulley

7-10

6-20

(quar.)

(Dela.)

(stock

Foundries

Tobacco

Works

preferred

5-31

5-13

22'Ac

6-

1

5-19

5-17

5-13

30c

5-15

4-30

5-15

1

40c

6-

1

5-14

7-

1

6-15

$1.06'A

6-

1

5-16

1

5-16

5-20
5-

2

Window

Glass,

Writing

Paper

Co.,

$4.50

Anheuser-Busch,

6-15

6-

Atlantic

5%

Arcade

Argus

Cotton

Corp.,

4%%
Arizona

$1.10

$2.36

$4.35

1st

Ltd.,

(s-a)

preferred
preferred

pfd

(s-a)

60c

6-7
6- 6
5-31

5-24
5-5
5-12
5- 6

6-15

5-25

6- 1

5-10

-

Powder,
Gold

Avco

common

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)

(increased)

5-13

$1.31'A

6-

1

5-13

(quar.)

—

ment

Basic

53/* %

of

Co.

Bathurst

Class

6

5-2 0

4-29

5-30

5-

9

6-17

6-

3

6-17

6-

3

6-30

$1.50

10-14

9-30

$1.50 1-13-56

12-30

—

6

I80c

6-15

5-31

(quar.)

25c

6-3'J

6-15

1

6-30

15c

6-24

6-14

65c

7-

1

6-15

1

5- %

7-

$1.43%

(quar.)
(increased)

Paper Ltd.—
6-

$75c
common

6-22

7-

2%%
50

dividend

3

9-22

10-

5c

—

1

10-

3

9-22

7-

Distilling,

dividend

Stock

6-

1

(quar.)

(quar.)

&

7-

$1.25

Ltd.

common

Common

I

6-22
5-13

30c

6-

1

$5

$1.25

6-

1

15C

6-10

6-

Beck

25c

5-16

5- 4

6-

5-16

Beaunit

Mills,

common

preferred
(quar.)
Beauty Counselors
(quar.)
S.)

(A.

Shoe,

Howell

&

4 'A %

$1.18%-1

(quar.)

Belding Heminway Co.
Bell

(quar.)

common

preferred
Co.,

Co.

preferred
Mfg.

(increased)

common

5-16

1

6-

1

5-16

6-

1

y5- 6

Co.

6-

1

6-15

5-14

4-25

6-

$1.50

1

5-

1

9

7-

1

6-

35c

Co.

Oil

6-13
7-

50C

$1.75

(quar.)

(quar.)
Big Bear Market (Mich.) (quar.)
Bingham-Herbrand Corp.Birtman
Electric
(quar.)—
Bishop

5-16

1

50c

;—

Corp.,

'

Bibb

1

6-

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Steel

Bethlehem

7%

6-

6-

25c

(quar.)_.

preferred
&

6-15

Limestone & Cement Co.—

Common

4%

1

$1.18%

t

Bessemer

Best

1

25C

17'Ac

(quar.)

preferred (quar.)_.
referred (quar.)
Hathaway
(initial).

4%%

5-13

$1.06'/*

(quar.)

common

Berkshire

7-

1

6-20

6-15

12'AC

6-

1

1

10c

5-27

5-12

15c

6-10

5-24

5C

5-16

5-

7-

6-15

(quar.)

6

Blackstone Valley Gas & Electric—
4.25%

preferred

Blaw-Knox

$1.06%

(quar.)

6-14

30c

Co.

(quar.)
Tobacco, common

1

Bros.

6%

5-16

20c

(quar.)
Blue Bell, Inc. (quar.)
Blue Ridge Insurance (Shelby N. C.)

(quar.)

4-30

6-30

6-18

15c

(quar.)

preferred

5-16

75C

6-

5-20

25c

6-30

15C

Bloch

9-

1

6-15

I

8-22

15C

11-30

11-18

10c

5-16

4-23

Blue Ridge Mutual Fund Inc.—
net

From

Blum's

investment

preferred

Co.

25c

(quar.)

Special
Bohn

Aluminum

Bondstock

&

Brass

Corp

Fund,

old

quar.)

(increased

Hose

Rubber 6%

&

Cordage, Ltd., class A

pfd.

6-

1

5-11

7-

1

6-15

9

5-26

4-29

5-26

4-29

$3

6-15

6-

1

$25c

6-

1

(quar.)

5-

4

6-

1

5-

4

25C

Corp

American

Note

Bank

Oil

Ltd.

5-27

6-15

6-

1

7-

2

6-

3

6-

8

6-

8

4-29

5-16

5- 2

Ltd.-

Co.,

Quarterly
American

6-10

t25c

Brass

British

50c

(s-a)

B

British

5-

$12'Ac

Brantford

Bristol

1

21c

Woven

Class

1

4-20

6-

100%

dividend

Boston

6-

5-20

investment

(from

common

income)

Stock

6-15

87'AC

Corp., com.
preferred (quar.)

Boston

5-20

60c

(quar.)

Borg-Warner
3'A%

5-20

6-10

Corp.

Co;

Borden

4-23

6-10

35C

(quar.)

5-10

50c

5c

5%

Airplane

Boeing

Income)

25c

(Calif.),

$2iy*c

(quar.)

British-American Tobacco Co., Ltd.—

6%%

Ordinary registered (final)
Ordinary bearer (final).
Stores,

Broadway-Hale
$3 80

Inc.

Taunton Gas

Brockton

preferred

6%%
20C

(quar.)

95C

Rubber

Co.

&

Brown

Sharpe Mfg. (quar.)
Bruck Mills, Ltd., class A
Budd
$5

Company,

common

preferred
Die

Bunker

fc* Machine

Hill

Burlington
3'A%
-

4%

6c

Class

Si

2

5-18

6-

1

5-16

6-15

common

5-16

6-

6

5-19

6-

1

5-19

5-26

5-16

6-

1

5-

9

15c

6-

1

5-

€

87'Ac

6-

1

5-

6

6-

1

5-

6

25©

(quar.)^_

$1

(quar.)__-

$1.12%

$1.05
;—

$50©

.

6- 1

5- 6

€-

1

5-

6

7-20

7-

8

n.

♦50©

B

(J.

P.)

preferred

a

7'Ac

Sons

Burry Biscuit, $1.25 preferred (quar.)
Bush Terminal Buildings, 5% conv. prior pfd.
Bush Terminal
Co.
(bi-monthly)
Butler Brothers, common
(increased)

6-15

5-31

31c

5-16

5-

35C

5-20

10c

5-16

25c

$1.12%

(quar.)

Butterfly Hosiery Co., Ltd., 7%

Bymart-Tintair, Inc., 5% pfd.
Byron Jackson Co. (quar.)
Calif.

5-

1

6-20

Concen-

preferred (quar.).
preferred (quar.)
Co., Ltd., class A preference

Burroughs

4'A %

1

6-

5c

Mining

2nd

4.20%

Burns

6-

(quar.)

(quar.)
Industries,

preferred

2

$1.10

I

'

preferred (quar.)_-____

4'A %

5-

$1.25

Sullivan

&

5-13

1

30c

(quar.)

trating Co.

-

3

6-

$30C

(quar.)

Buell

6-

$1.10

30c

(quar.)

7-

16'Ac

25c

(quar.)

& Bascom Rope Co. (quar.)
Brooklyn Borough Gas, 4.40% pfd. (quar.)
4.40%
preferred B (quar.)

Brown

4-29

Co.—

Broderick

2

4-15

6-

1

5-

9

6-

1

5-

9

$$3.50

7-29

6-30

25c

6-15

6-

40c

pfd. (s-a)__
(accum.)

5-16

4-29

1

Cold Storage & Distributing Co.—

5.30%

$1.50

$1.50

$1.50

participating preferred
participating preferred
participating preferred
Electric

California

Power,

California

California

Water

common

Corp.

6-10

6-

1

12 'Ac

9-10

9-

12%c

12-10

12-

1

5-

5

15c

6-

1

1

17'Ac

4-29

37'Ac

5-16

4-30

27'Ac

(quar.).

5-16

Service—

convertible

preferred

F

5.20%

convertible

preferred

G

5.20%

convertible

preferred

H

4-29

5-14

4-29

33c

5-14

4-29

(quar.)

33 %c

5-14

4-29

(quar.)
(quar.) —

32'Ac

5-14

32'Ac

5-14

4-29

31%c

5-14

4-29

preferred C (quar.)
preferred D (quar.)
preferred E
(quar.).

5.36 %

5-14

33'Ac

5.28%

£.08%

12%C

(quar.)_

Telephone..

Interstate

Packing

(quar.)
(quar.)
(quar.)

preferred

I

(quar.)

5-2
5-2

1

25c

California

of

B.)

stock

4.40%

6-1
6-1

5-

6-

invest¬

(irom

A

(quar.)

(J.

6-22

59c

4-20
4-30

5-

(quar.)

Canada

Power

A

Beam

5-11

$1.083A

2

5-20

IOC

class

(quar.)

Works

Iron

6-30

5-2

4-26

5-10

7-15

preferred

Oil

Basin
Bath

6- 9

1

1

6-

$1.50

Refractories,

$3

6

5-20

5-16

$4c

(quar.)

& Aroostook RR. Co.—
preferred (quar.)

5%

Barber-Ellis

5-10

27'Ac

4-Z9

6-15

Bangor

6- 1

5-2

5-16

5-10

5%

preferred
preferred

6-27

6-1

6-13

(quar.)

6%

7- 5

25c

4-2i

5%

(quar.)

prel erred

$2.25

4-29

6-

1

lie

6%

5-16
6-16

6- 1

1

6-

Piano Co.—

Baldwin

6- 1
6-30

4-29

1

7-

$1.25

$1

(quar.)

dividend

5- 2
5-13
R-13

6- 1

5-1$

31'/*C

(quar.)

common

Fund,

Collieries

Stock

6- 1
6- 1

31'Ac

6-

6-10

50C

(quar.)

income)

Ayshire

6%

6-10

$2.50

(s-aj

dividend)

(stock

Corp.,

Mfg.

1

40c

$55c

Mines. Ltd.

Axe-Houghton

5-16

$$1.12(A

(quar.)

1

50c

preferred
preferred

4%

Devices

Aunor

25c

$20c

com

Public* Service,

preferred

6%

6-

quar.)

preferred

California

(quar.)
Co.,

preferred

convertible

30c

(accum.)

(quar.)

preferred

Inc.

Mills

6- 3

6- 1

$1.25

$0.40104

pfd.

40C

preferred
(s-a)
Plywood Corp.—

$1.25

$15c

(s-a)_

5-18

4-30

5y2%

Audio

6-24

5-13

6-

$1

& Santa Fe Ry.

Refining Co., common
Wholesalers, Ltd.—

20c

common

Anglo-Canadian Telephone Co.—
Class A (quar.)

4-30

7-

3c

Atlantic

Atla3

6-24

7-15

$1.50

(Initial

common

Atlas

5-16

7-15

6

12c

(quar.)

Topeka

non-cumulative

5%

6-15

Coast Line RR. Co.—

Atlantic
New

5-16

1

(Increased)

A

37'Ac

Co.,

(Initial)

Amoskeag

200%

(quar.)

(quar

preferred

American

5-24

(increased)

(quar.)

Water

American
6

div.)

6-24

$1.75
2'A%
25c

85c

__

Steel

5%%

6-10
9-12
.12^19
5- 9

6-20
9-20
12-20
5-13

50c

*

Seating (quar.)
Smelting & Refining

6%

61.23
$1*25
30c

%
,

(quar.)

Seal-Kap

American

$1

32c

—

(quar.)___
Standard Sanitary—

Co.

Radiator &

preferred

American

5-18

$2.50

7-

Class

Atchison,

1

30C

(Calif.)(quar.)_

Inc.

Dry

Common

5-

6-

56 '/*C

(quar.)
Puritas Waters,

&

8

30C

(quar.)

common

5-31

6-

93%c

(quar.)—

Corp.,

6-15

45c

(initial)-

Goods Corp., com.
preferred (quar.)
Spring
(quar.)
Associated Telephone & Telegraph—

-

(quar.)
(quar.)

American

.

Ltd.—

Lines,

American

20c
Oil

6-15
6-15
6-15

American

62'Ac

common.

5- 2

v

Payable of Rec.

31c

1st

5.25%

Chemical—

&

American President

7%

i

Utah-Wyoming Consolidated

B

preferred

American

$1

—

Playing Card (quar.)
Printing & Lithograph

5- 8

5-16

6c

Inc.

(quar.)

Common

6-24

10c

Co..

Machinery (stock dividend)
Society 'Philadelphia!
(s-a)

Southern

7- 6

5-16

25c

-

(bi-monthly)
Construction .(quar.)___«„

Potash

A

American

investment

net

Hoffman
Loan

6

Class

Fund,

5%
:

6

$1.06y*
20c

25c

(quar.)

Co.

&

5%
»"

5-17

8C

Casualty

v

5-13

6-

60c

(quar.i

5%

Utah

17'Ac

14.3d

Science

Extra

U.

(

Mutual

American

income)
U.

5-26

12.

serve

U.

American

9

stock

Jersey RR. & Canal (quar.)
Molasses,
Ltd.,
ordinary
(final)—
pence and 4.8 pence from capital re¬

United

5-10

6-

two-for-one.

New

United

5-25

corporate title of Union

new

Oil
date

also

were

United
United

common.

(quar.)—
class A (initial (quar.)
(initial quar.);.—

B

Pipe

50c

—

preferred

Union Oil & Gas

News

30c

(quar.)._____________

8-20
5-27
4-18

preferred A

Co.,

6-10
5-12
6- 1
5-10
4-29
5-10
5-13
5-20

—

'-■:A%%
preferred
(quar.)
American Meter Co.
(quar.)

American

25c

6- 1'
6-15
5-12
*

(quar.)
Ltd.—

American

,.

$1.12%
50c

Metal

American

75c

(quar.)

6-15

preferred

6-

$2

7- 1

5Y*%
American

6-15

r

$1.31 y*

5c

(quar.)

0-

V

5-16
6-15
6-15

preferred

7-

iquar.)—

6- 1
7- 1
7- 1

convertible

7-

10c

40c
3iy*c
28 %c

(Illinois)

4 'A %

7-

dividend)

(accum.)

Products

$1.25

$1.46'/*

"

30c

15c

(quar.)

<

-12'Ac

(quar.)..
!___

common

preferred

v

100%*
——_

City 9th Unit $6 pfd.

Tung-Sol
Tyer

70c

Bearing

Corp.

(quar.)_

.".

Associated

<Roller

Inc.

dividend)

(quar.i—

Thompson-3tarrett,
Tide

Lines,

(quar.)

15c
12'Ac

(quar.)

'

*

4-21
6- 3

(monthly)

40c

.

(quar.)

$1.31'/*

(quar.i

(quar.)——„.„

Natural

Fair

'__________

(quar.)

4-21

5-20

45c
20c

35c
50c

(quar.)

Electric

&

Home

Common

1

from

(quar.)

Hospital Supply

American

6-

4-26

Holder*

When

Shart

m

Associated

5-13

5-10

(quar.)

5-13

6-

6- 1

5-16
6-15
6-25
5-27
6-15
6-10
5-14
6-10
6- 1
6-20

Power
Co.

5-27

6-

5.85% ,preferred

Gas

American

6-

5.25%

Foreign

Furniture

6

7-

Tennessee

&

Inc.

5-

1

5-6
5-6
4-22
5-16

(St.

(quar.)

Tiling

5-20

6-

Co.

(quar.)

Electronics

7-

6-1
6-1
4-29
6- 1

5Cc

Encaustic

American

7-

preferred

Corp.

American

7-

(quar.)

(quarterly

Cable

2

50c

125c
$$1.31
15c
87'Ac

(quar.)

&

5-27

$1.15

preferred

Co.

5-

$1.06'A

preferred

Can

6-10

35c
$1.02'A

iquar.)_

5-10
6-15

4c

5-16'

iquar.)—

5.12%

Shares

10c

:

6-10
7- 1

40c

Insurance

5c
com.

5-16

5-9
5-10

Ltd.—

(quar.)

5-10

(quar.)

6-10
6-4
y6- 9

income)

American

1

preferred

5.10%

Business

2

4.60%

•.

Board

6-

4.25%

4.65%

Automobile

7-

Transmission,
(quar.)
preferred
iquar.)

4-29

4-30
6-27
5-13
4-30

25c
93%c

(scock div.)

(quar.)
Box

6-15

(quar.)

5-13

5-17

t55c
100%

(quar.)

com.

(quar.)

of Canada

433Ac

Gas

4.64%

Co.

37'/2c

—

6-10
5-10
7-20
6- 1
5-14

•

Quarterly

preferred

10c

1

3-16

(in¬

(initial-quar.)

30c

(quar.)

6- 1

30c

America,

preferred

1st

American

net

6-17
6-21
12-21

25c
(increased

of

$25c

(quar.i_

(quar.)

Cement—
(ex-three-for-one split)

Ltd.

Co.

Louis)

5-20

6-

(quar.)

common

(quar.)
5V*%' 2nd preferred
(quar.)
Amalgamated Bank (N. Y.)
(quar.)
American Airlines
Inc., 3'A%
pfd.

6-24

6-17

7- 1
7- 1
1-3-56

20c

Co.

common

$3.75

7- 1

50c
75c
$1
30c

(quar.)

common

Aluminum

5-20

7-15

(quar.)

Dye
(quar.)

Corp.,

Portland

New

5-16

6-10

&

9-15
5-17
5-17

$1.15
$3
$3
12'Ac
75c

(quar.)__

Machines

10-1
6- 1
6- 1

$1.05

(quar.)—

(s-a)

Co

Steel

American
6-11

pfd.

itial)

3

60c

$2.50
32c
87'Ac

(quar.)

common

(quar.)
Co., 4.20%

preferred

Aluminium,

5

$1.25

50c

4-20
4-29
5-18
5-18
5- 6

(s-a)

Inc.

Cast

Aluminum

5-17

1

(quar.)

Business

Stores

New

2

C.)

Control

Alpha

5-11

1

6- 1
6- 1
6- 4
6- 4
5-20

Youngstown RR.—

Power

Mills,

4%

Alloy

5-30

5-

(quar.)

common

Corp.,

Chemical

Allied

5-

5-13

4-25
5-16

preferred

(R.

Allied

5-

6-10

1

Gas

Alabama

6-10

6-15

5-16
6- 1

$10c
$27'Ac
35c
$1.12'A
25c

-—

4.6%
pref ei red
(quar.)
Allegheny & Western Ry. Co, gtd.
Quaranteed (s-a)

-25
■

&

preferred

;3'A%

-25

6-15

6-11
6-10

20c
10c

.

(quar.)

Canton

5 %

-20

Co.,

preferred

Alabama

-20

6-15

Reduction

4.50%
Airfleets

50c

4.10 V preferred
-

Air

2

5-

income

(quar.)
preferred (s-a)

5'A %

6-15

9

7-15
5-17
5-27

«~>r

\

preferred

Associated

realized

10c

and

capital gains)
Corp.
(quar.)

Common

•

6-

iquar.)

4'A %

5-31

8- 1

*

common

new

preferred

Equipment

Arrowhead

5-31

6-10

.*•

Co.—
(initial quar.)—

common

$3.75

Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, Ltd.—

6-24

6-

New

4%%

Aeroqulp

6-15

5-

investment

6-10

undistributed

from

(10c

net

5-13

$1.10
40c
50c

-

(quar.)

•

6- 1

5c

(quar.)
Inc.

5- 5
6- 1

Inc.—

Co.

Fund,

5-25
6-15

(quar.)

com.

(accum.)

Wire

5-16
6-13

6-

Alloys,

preferred

Payable of Rec.

62'Ac

(quar.)

Aluminum

Holder*

20c
$1

(quar.)

Products,

net

1

6-30

6-

(quar.)

6- 1
6- 1
5-16

31 'Ac

preferred

Metal

&

Advisers

5-17

quar.)

6-15
6-15
8- 1

When

Share

common

Co.

5-16

6-15

(quar.)

6-9
6-10

these being given in th<
_,
<
►
f| 4

(quar.)
(increased)

Corp.

Steel

1

5-27

93%c

com.

com.

6%

Transit

Tennessee

7-

?

Aro

Corp.,

Cork

Armstrong

list does not include divi¬

Company

Vending

Acme

not

(initial)—J.

Co.

Superior Tool
Syracuse

1

6-

(quar.)—

$1.25
$1.25
$2.50

5-13
5-13
6-10
6-17
4-30
5-16
5-6
5-25

•'

•

~

1955

IOC

Steel

Armco

,,

preferred

$1.10

$1.50
25c

(quar.i
Sons

&

Drug

Oil

9-

Acme

time.

(increased

Co.,

preferred

Ray

Sunset

9-13

5-15

(quar.)__
common

—

5-9

6-1
5-31
6- 1
6-24
7- 1
5-15
6- 1

give the dividends announced in previous

we

Acme

5-16

iquar.)

Baer & Fuller,

Sun

decided

(quar.)
i
Sewing Machine Co.—

convertible

5%

1

6-

—

(s-a)__

Co.

Industries,

Abrasive

7

6-

15c

J.i

Ltd.

Bros.,
(John

preferred

Stix,

5-

33c

preferred A (quar.)

Stetson

Stifel

time

this

(Ohio),

Fuel

5-21
6-13

C.
F.

5%

5-16

(quar.)

the

Oil

Stedman

4-20

6-

(quar.)

(quar.)

Standard

State

1

75c

pfd.

common

Standard

3%7f

5-

C.

,

6

1

—

Iron

convertible

B.

A.

Co.—

for

pay

6-

1

Spring Bed iquar.)

Directors

1

28c

1

Sparks-Withington, 6%

Spencer

7-

6-

Telephone, com..(quar.)

——

Per

4

$$1.25
25c
30c

(quar.)

Castings Co.—

Speed Queen Corp.,

6-

50c

pfd.

(quar.i

preferred

6-24

6-

70c

(quar.)

Prophane Gas (initial)
& Sons, Inc
(F. W.i, Ltd., 6% pfd.

Name of

A.

15c

(increased)

Ltd.,

Southwestern States

Southern

div.)

5-16

62'Ac
$1.31'/*
9c
20c
3%
$1

—;

preceding table.

5-20

62'Ac

Steel

&

Sons

Sivyer Steel

(stock

(quar.i

Saw

(H.)

—

6- 1

6-16

1

6-

5-26

(initial)

common

Simmonds

6-30

5-

$1.25
15c
15c
100%

(quar.)

(quar.i

A

—

Straping

preferred

pfd.

5%

class

(quar.i

Signode Steel

(quar.i

Water,

Gas,

&

B

Simon

Pen

Valley

Shenango
Signal

A.)

pfd.

(quar.)

weeks and not yet paid. The
announced this week,

5-10

30c
22c
25c

(quar.)

4'A%

5-12

30c

Co.

(quar.)

Corp., class A

Sheaffer

R.

(s-ai

(quar.i

Refrigerator

Seeger

Skil

Valley R.

(quar.)
(s-a)—

(quar.)

Royalty Corp.

Sagamore

20c
$2.25
40c
$1
100%
$25c
$2
50c
$1
$2
65c

com

(s-ai

Republic Steel (stock dividend)
Robinson, Little & Co., class A pref.
Rockwell

25c

•—

Republic Insurance

5%

}$2
$1
10c
75c
75c
933Ac
5c
30c

is-al

Jersey)

preferred

Reardon

4%

pfd.

4%

(New

25c

Ltd.,

dends

5-20

1

6-

133Ac

Transport

Purina

1

5-17

25c

1st preferred (accum.1
Pressed Metals of America, Inc.;

Ralston

6-10

Mfg.—

5'A7c

Price

6-10

6-

(quar.i

Utilities

Preferred

1

Monday, May 9,

Power »(increased)

Arkansas-Missouri

5-20

7- 5

45c

(quar.i

5-16
5-16

'

JSame of Company

■

6- 1
6-1

class A (extra)

(C.)

Below

$1.75
10c

preferred (quar.)
Valley Wine

Pleasant

6-15

20c

—

preferred A
(s-a)
5%
convertible preferred B (s-a)„—__
Worumbo Mfg., 5%. prior preferred
(s-a)—

6-15

7-

5- 2
5-20
5-10

40c
90c

——

95c
tlOc
(quar.)_ $$1.12'A

(quar.)

common

& Gibns

5%

Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry. Co.

Pittsburgh,

River

5-11

(quar.i

preferred

B

preferred

1

,

v.,-/ "

quar.)
(initial)——
Gas, 4%
preferred

(George),
Motor,

1

Pittsburgh, Ft. Wayne & Chicago Ry.—
Common

(s-a)

(Initial

preferred

6-

50c

RR.

Westminister Paper Co. Ltd.,

5 'A %

5-31
5-31
5-31
5-31
5-22
5-16
5-20
5-16

5-16
5-16

Electric Corp.—

Westinghouse

6-

iquar.)

(quar.)

Co.

6-20
6-20
6-20
6-20
6- 2
6-11
6- 1
5-26
5-16
6- 3
6- 1
7- 1

Supply—

Natural

3.80%

.

(quar.)

preferred

WVston

6-10

6

Co.

(quar.)_

Inc.

Seashore

&

Auto

Western

4-27

Virginia Ry.

Services,

common

5-20

share

50

Pittsburgh & Wen

7%

Jet

Jersey

pfd.

$3

Fixture

&

Coast Telephone

4.80%

Fabreiken—
year-end for 1954 of 81/ equal to about
$21 per Fl. 100 sh., and about $1.05 per

Fl.

Showcase

6-15

Philips Gloeiiampen
A

40c
$1.01
$1.05
$1.25
$1.50
40c
75c
20c
10c,
20c
25c
$1.50

(quar.)

5-17

9

5-16

1

preferred (quar.)
$5 preferred
(quar.)
Virglna Hot Springs
Walgreen
Co.
(quar.)

12'Ac

—

37'Ac

j..

$4.20

91 'Ac
983Ac
$1.233A

(quar.)

com.

1 quar.i

(quar.)

•

6- 1
6- 1
6- 3

10c

Co.

preferred

When Bolder*
Payable of Rec.

65c

(quar.)_—

Electric & Power—
(Initial quar.)

'$4.04

65c
65c

(quar.)

(quar.i.

Per
Share

,

-Common

5-21-

5-19

Co.

'

f

Syndicate

Chemical

75c
25c
25c
20c
35c

(increased)

Bottlers

Hopewell Gas Co.

&

Co.

$3.65

Venezuela

7-15

Company

Raalte

Van

7-15

40c

Circle

Perfect

3

6-

2

7-30

"

^

.

Name of

,

New

(quar.i

General

Petersburg
Pfaudler

7-

...

Per

Holder$

When

Payable of Rec..

50c

Peoples Drug Stores (quar.).—
Pepper (Dim (sep Dr. Pc-ppert
Pepsi-Cola

Financial Chronicle

The Commercial and

(2126)

(Continued

on page

48)

4-29

Volume 181

Number 5427*.

.

.The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

Stock Record «» New York Stock

Exchange

DULY RANGE OF PRICES

WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING

YEARLY RAR6E OF SALE PRICES

FOR EVERY LISTED STOCK

Range for Previous

STOCK8

Year 1954

Lowest

40% NOT
106

Range since Jan.

Highest
1

Jan

7

9% Jan

6

5% Jan

49% Apr
8
115% Apr 20
14% Dee 31

5

32

Jan

61

Lowest

10%-Dec

4

50 % Dec

Not 24

39% Mar 14
107
Jan 19

48% Jan
111

ABC

7% Mar 23

14

12% Feb

18

ACF-Brill

30

46% Jan

18

56% Dec 30

53

26% Dec

63% May
71% May

Jan

18

31

25% Jan

6
6

45 % Mar

24% Jan

31

Aug 20

30% Mar

68

89

Nov 30

77% Jan 21

18% May

29% Dec

22% Mar

33

104

Feb

24

123

155% Feb

3
4

12% Jan

34

4

Admiral Corp

33% Jan

3

Air Reduction

4.50%
pfd 1951 series
Alabama & Vicksburg Ry
Alaska Juneau Gold Mining

122% Jan

4

170

5

4

3% Jan

3

18% Jan

6

109% Jan

7

21% Dec 29

6

Jan

26% Mar

6

16% Jun

14

18% July 28

18

Jan,

6

72

85

80

Jan

3

89

30

22% May

12

3% Jan
4
140
Sep 29
80

Jan

6

28% Jan

8% Jan

16

8

Mar

Aug

29

2

Dec 29

210

115

7% Jan 20
209% Jan
3

Dec 23

141

Dec 27

122

45% Dec 16

273

49% Apr

21

107% Feb

16

14% Jan

7

16% Apr

26

Allen

19% Dec

16

Jan

19

20

Jan

3

40% Sep 29

35% Jan

18

55% Dec

51% Mar 14

SO

5

97

102

3

July 14

94% Jan

7

45% Jan

4

74% Nov 17

70

Jan

6

93% Jan

8

147% Not 26

145

Jan

24

May 28

124% Not 17

116% Jan

6

4

92

Dec 20

35% Apr 27
85% Jan 18

Jan

11

78

Dec 29

55% Apr
72% Jan

18

3

Jan

6

34

Jan

5

25% Jan

17

■

3% Feb 16

5

28

Apr 23

19

Jan

11

166

Jan

4

Jan

7

11% Jan

4

70% Jan

4

35

67

16

15

91

Dec

17

195

Apr 28
99% May
6
77% Feb
3

Nov23

22% Dec 29
109

26% Mar 16
88

Feb

26% Dec
230

35

20% Jan

Dec 22

102

Dec 27

Feb

18

4

32% Dec 20

56

Jan

4

66

Jan

4

15% Dec 20

9

;

37% Jan

Not

100

4

58

Jun

15

104% Mar

Feb

1

6

4

3
3

33% Jan

•

100

Jan

6
12

4

25% Deo 31

22% Jan

18

16% Jan

4

19% Dec 31

18% Jan

17

4% Jan

11

10

Dec 31

35% Feb 23

49% Jun 29

44% Jan

4

27% Jan

4

7% Mar 14

48% Jan

21
12

7

15

4%

31% May
21% Mar

66% Dec 21
25% Aug 13

60

12

71% May

23% Mar 17

27% Jan

17

32% Dec

27% Mar U

30% Jan

11

100% Jan

17

Jan

Jan

4

99

Sep 29

96% Apr

43% Mar 25

56

Dec 29

48

148% Dee 21
114% Dec 27
54% Sep
8
13% Dec 27

140.

150

Jan

114% Jan

3

52% Jan

4

7

Jan

39% Dec

11% Sep <
8% Jan

16

12% Jan

9

26

34% Mar 10

Dee 23

15

Jan

3

13% Jan

15% Dec 27

18

33% Jan

42% Dec 30

40

Jan

7

57

76

62% Feb

1

Mar

2% Jun 28
26

Jan

14

32

Mar 14

Jan

o

Nov

17

65

Jan

17

13

Jun 28-

11

Jan

6

100

Jun 25

96% Jan

26

25% Jan

20

27% Dec

2

31% Dec 30

Apr 21
28% July 27
04% Oct
4

84% Jan
4
17% Jan U
19% Jan 11

25

Not

.

90

-

Co

Inc

83

35"% Apr

7

94% Jan

6

39

28%

par

197%

4

42% Dec 31

39% Jan

6

53% Mar

7

73% not 23
24% Dec 22

67

6

156
55

121

84

145

Jan

4

July

1

178% Dec
7
66% Dec 29

172% Jan 13
62% Feb 21

Jun 22

138% Feb 10

130% Jan 20
38% Mar 14

30% Apr 19
4
113% Jan
9% July 9
25% Feb 17

45% Dee 29

120% Mar

5

117% Jan

11% Sep 27
28

18

9% Mar 14

Aug: 13

3

73

prior

conv

com

preferred

Jan 28

Electric

&

Co

Mach

ds

do

Co

186% Mar

Apr

11% Jan

6

6

30

Jan

5

33% Mar 30

.

100

Jan'

6

33% Jan 12
41,

July2L
9%fb£23

15% Not 29

_For footnotes




105:

,

see

.

Jan. 18

39% Apr J2
46:

Jan

*13% Jan

page 26.

6

preferred

3

8

3

Mar

7

44% Jan
3
57%#an 28
*

29% Apr

10

28

600

28
*65

18

18%

173/4

70%

*66%

65%
18

10

19,400

70%

*67%

36%

37%

'37%

37%

37%

37%

4,700

104%

1033/4

104%

1033/4

103%

300

104,600

69%

24%

*24%

10

30

30%

30

JO

30

30

98

96%

J 7%

98

98%

110%

513/4
*140

69%

109%

2,500

71%

71%

3,000

*24%

24%

1,100

30

30%

303/8

30%

1,300

*97

98%

'

52

f.2%

52%

*97
52

*140

150

*140

110

150

110

110

98%

70

52 3/4

48,600

150

110%

110

49

49 %

49

49

49%

50

49%

50

2,700

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

1,800

36

36

*35%

*35%

36 %

*35%

17%

16%

17

12,100

15

14%

143i

34,700

36%

*35 3/4

17%

17%

17

17%

16%

17

15%

15

153/s

143/4

15

xl4%

47%.
64%

45%

46%

x45 %

63%

64

45%

46%

46%

10

64%

65

64%

l

4%

50

*34
79

1

11%

4%
35

79%
11%

4%
*33

11%

*99

100%

*99

26%

26

30

104%

30%
105

313/8

No par

39%

40%

38%

39%

54 %

56%

53

*106

30%

*29%

12%

12%

12%

l

Corp

5
__25

79%
11%
*99

26%

26

29%

30

32%
92

105%

30%

108

108

11%

'

100%

105%

55

*106

79

*33

35

11%

30

*91%

4%

*99

105%

91%

63%

*26

26

30

17

4%

79

79
11%
100 %

*104

26%

*33

35

78%

*26

43/8

4%

323/4

Co

110%

15

30%

31%

36 %~

27%

45%

40%

11,600

64%

6534

6,800

43/8

4 S/8

4%

35

793/4
11%

100%
26

*33

79

11%

79%

3,300

12

2,000

*99

100 %

*26

26 %

200

29%

2,400

29%

30

29%

106

*104%

30%

30%

106

30%

31

12%

*91%

92

*91%

92

38%

39

38%

39

*39

39%

52%

53%

53%

54%

26%
*29

123/4

108

*106

108

2,700

35

92

*106

300

46%

*91%
0

900

66

*104%
30

110%

543/4
*106

56

70

30,600
-

20

3,200
11,200

108

27

263/4

27

26%

27

31

*29%

31

29%

29%

12%

12%

123 4

800

123/4

12%

8,000
200

11%

11%

11%

113/8

11%

11%

11%

113/8

11%

11%

19,300

52

52 3/8

51%

52%

51%

51%

51

51%

51%

513,4

6,600

35%

x34%

35

343/8

34%

34%

353/4

353/4

36%

8,800

1

45%

46

45%

46%

46

46

45%

45%

3,900

82%

82%

81

82

45%
803/4

46 %

cl B__No par

813/4

81

81%

81%

81%

1,800

23 %

32,700

No par

Optical Co
common

5
100
5

_j

35

23%
*175

23%
179

7%

8%

7%

8

8

7,700

31%

313/4

313/4

223/a

32

32

3,500

65%

65 %
48%

65%

65%

663/4

67%

1,080
23,500

48

170%
43%
*125

49%
170%
43%

125%

43%
125

31%

313,4

50%

503/4

72%

17%
1823/4
73

138%

25

48%

49%

*113%

com—5

9%

25

28%

25

*26%

do Smelt com—.1

22%

50

423/4
125

48%
171%

50%

137%

25.

47%
170

8%

32%

182

No par

.

50%

ioo

Cable

8

31%

100

prior conv preferred
Anaconda Copper Mining

180

66

813/4

$5

223/4
*174

32%

142%

series.

23%
178

65%

17

100

22%
*174

315/8

8%

80%

com

23%
179

32%

141%

Corp

22%
*175

67

8

5

25

23%
179

32

100

Tobacco

213/4
*175

65%

Refining com—100

do

40

70%
24%

12%

convertible preferred—20

Wire

39%

69%
24%

50

263/«

Anaconda

39%

70

24%

12%

273/4

Preferred 5%%

*140

38%

1,000

49%

—.100

CO

51%

52%
150

27%

119%
10

28%

80

81

47%
170

32%

31%

32%

31%

32

6,500

50 Vs

51

50%

50%

2,600

142%

1823/4
71%

118%

9%

540

3,000

50%

72%

9%

45

313/8
50%

183 3/8

118%

433/8

125%

182

48 5/8

44

*43%
125 %

*79%
141%

47%

48%
170%

43%

*16%

138%

473/8
170%

125%

17 %

138

48%

171%

42%

141%

72%

47%
170

125%

17

141%

170%

8

138

47s/8
119

9%

28%

28%

28%

27

263/4

26%

*263/4

22%

22

22%

22%

*125

125%

130

500

*79%

80%

*79%

81

142%

142%

1423/4

143

720

16%

16%

16%

17

1,600

183%

183%

1843/s

184%

185

29,700

72%

x71%

80

17

138%

48%
119

139

47%
*119

71"%
140

48%
120

71

71%

139

1393/4

47 ®/8
119

48

119

19,400
1,550

89,500
500

9%

93/4

9%

93/4

9%

28%
27%

28%

28%

*28%

28%

*263/4

27%

*263/4

27%

10

22%

22%

22%

22%

11,100

223/4
102%

102

102

102

103

4,300
400

90

102%

102%

59%

60%

59%

61%

60%

61%

61%

62%

62%

63%

57

57%

57%

573/4

57

57%

55

57%

563/4

57%

1,290

37%

38%

37%

383/4

3.4Q0

102

102

•102

61,800

Hocking Glass Corp—

Common

6.25

preferred

Andarson Clayton dt Co.
m

w

-Anderaon-Prichard oil
•Andenon-Prichard Oil Corp
Anda* Copper Mining.
...

t

110%

52%
150

2

Amer Zinc Lead

$4

52

*140

91%

com

American Water Works Co
Preferred 6% series—

„

*96%

No par

com

—

American Viscosa
5%
preferred

12

Mar

38% May
110 ;

106

*1033A

38

32%

preferred

Anchor

41% Aug 13
109% Not 24
45% Dec 23;
53% Mar 29

1,300

4,700

1,200
46,900

106

653/4

70%

>

7

preferred

6%

10

65

500

33%

*33%

28%

24%

ioo

American Tel & Tel Co
American Tobacco common

11

Jan

131%

34%
106

*65

70

No par

American Stores Co

Mar 24

103% Apr
68% Apr

52% Jan

131

*28

18

69%

noncumulatlve preferred
100
American Steel Foundries
No par

l

6

47

37

130

65%

38%

6%

3

93% Jan

Dec 29

37%
105

27%

28%

24

8e&ting Co
10
American Ship Building Co—No
par
Amer Smelt do Refg com
No par
7% preferred100
American Snuff Co common.
25

4

No* 23

104%

l

Metals—

Ltd

Sany

7%

4

52

\

*103%

37%*

5

Co

common

Amer Potash ds Chem
Amer Rad do Std

73
May 2
139% Apr 26
49% Apr 18

Apr

59

*67%

100

Fdry

American Sumatra

24

4

17%

68%
37%

99%
85%

27

20

preferred

American Sugar
7%< preferred

27% Apr

4-

18%

*66%

*65

65%

*105%

85%

27

L_i

common

11

6

29% Jan

17%

71%

*69

*65

68%

preferred series C.100

Distilling Co
Tiling

American News

Apr 21

17% Jan

45% Jan

18"%

24

100

prior preferred,

American

6

Sep"l5

21%

28%

28%

65%

18%

34

34%

99%

86

38%

American Motors

22

Apr

94% Sep 27

4

28%

6-5%

130

106

10

No par

American Natural Gas Co—

5

26% Mar 24

12% Jan

*105

106

134

99%

38

31

29

*335/8

33%

*105

26%

38%

Apr

26% Jan 13

28%

333/8

*128%

*85

7,300

20% Jan

120

34%
106

131

26%

200
400

7,600

1,100

5%%

45
May 6
125% Apr 11
35'/a Apr 12
58% Feb 18

6

*28

134

99%

85

26%

27%
131%

38

American

4

*130

85

85

198%

46%

No par

American Safety Razor

12

100%

26%

198

46%

9

14% Jan

100

85

27%

199

46%

3

64% Jan

100 %

85

27%

198%

46%

11

137% Jan

198%

200 3/8

46%

9% Jan
37% Feb

6

28

199

46%

4%%

11

179% Jan

1

39

28

46%

72% Apr
50% Apr

142% Not
16% Dec

33%

38.

28%

*46

6

8

199

37%

*28

38

46%

50%' Jan
6
40% Mar 14

10% Feb 25

3%

*37

28%

85

*103%

25

Chain & Cable

29% Jan

121% Jan

3%

38

*27 5/a

27%

46

preferred

Oct 26

1

3%

*36%

28%
200 %

*36%

32,700

May 24

Mar 14

5,700
14,900
1,300

39%

34

50

90 %

38%

57

29% Feb

5,500

56%

89%

39

42% Jan 13

32% Deo 31
62% not 17
74% Dec
8

3%

33/8

112%

56

91%

38%

22% Feb 24

5

1113/,

56%

38%

3.90%

87% Apr 19
26
Mar
3

4

111%

56

89%
*3%

38%

Amer

7

4

Jan

Xlll%

56%

90%

39'/a

4

50

113%

56%
x89

100

1,000
17,400

38%

15

44% Jan

38%

39%

13% Jan

1

37%

38%

5%%

21

6

3

38%

127

7%

57% Apr
38% Apr

Jan

3

Feb

373/4

*124

31%

Machine

26% Jan

39% Jan

3%

125

38%

205/8

Metal

46% Jan

122

3%

125

127%

73/8

Amer

34% Jan
13% Jan

•

3%
"27"%

15,800

112%

91%

*36%

100

75%
153

373/8

57%

903/4

973/4

75

'149

127%

114%

56%

93%

*965/8

76%

149%

30%

Amer

27% Dec 30

8ep 27

113%

57%

100

American Investment Co of 111

23

6

40% Aug 17

114%

97 3/4

74%

149%

20%

12

125

128

76%
155

7%

63% Feb

15% May
32% Jan

Mar 31

75%
*151

30%

American Molasses

36

*96s/a

77%
155

20%

13% Feb

25% Aug 30

97%

5,100

75/8

16

118% Jun 22

55 %

20%

41% Mar 16

172

55

29%

17

15

55%

205/8
7%

11

163% Feb

54%

29%

10% Jan

4

55%

*96%

73/8

11% Sep 23
14% May 13
50% Oct
7

Oct

55%

97%

7,900

20%

t

45% Dec 30

56%

2,700

28%

7% Jan

170

38%

23

7 3/4

American Metal Products

4

37%

100

28%

Apr 26
30% Apr 26

4

600

38%

98%
*22%

20%

28

27% Jan
144% Jan

22%

373/a

92

l

6%
noncumulatlve preferred-100
American International Corp.
l

8

9

7% Apr 28

*22 3/8

37%

7%

American Ice

Mar 25

27% Mar

Feb

7

99%
23

114%

34

American-Home Products

Apr 14
12% Jan 28

4

Apr

99

37%

39%

1

98%

30

1,300

22 s/8

38%

50

98

200

/

23

75%
*150

16 %

37%

1273/4

77%

16%

27%

American Gas

14

21% Mar 14

100

99

9,300

106%

203/8

107

-

100

16%

47%

106%

7%

24% Mar 16

174

106

137

111

27%

20% Mar 14

•

47%
*110%

20%

104% Mar 25

9

47%
110%

1,200

7%

Deo 31

8% Dec 31

*133

47%
110%

: 37,600

20%

Feb 24

180% not

137

48

220

8%
251

27%

Dec 31

8

*132

137

111

40

*105

Radio Corp

28

4

8 3/8

*245

47%

128

10

common-

&

25

Jan

83/a
250

*110%

38

No par

preferred;

107

6% Jan

8%
246

111

128

100

7

169

47%

8%

252%

*110%

160

1

American Hawaiian S3 Co
American Hide & Leather com
6% convertible -preferred

Mar 30

33% Feb

Jan

47%

*131

111

57%

com

4

39% Jan

8

252%

137

77

American European
Secu
No par
American Export Lines Inc
__40c
American dc Foreign Power—No
par

1

107% Feb

Feb

47%

8%
253 %

10

common

Jan

9% Not 22

8%

*153

—100

19% Apr

15

89

1

American

4

2

8

89

8%

20

American Encuastic

14

24

27% Jan 21
45% Jan
5

3,900

89

i

3%%

Mar 30

48% Apr
71% Jan
5% Apr

102

89

*88

20

4%%

13% Mar 7
37% Jan 10
19% Feb 11

38

22%

89

100

American Cyanamid Co com
10
3%% conv preferred series B.100

3

Jan

104% May

30% not 23
64

'

29% Mar 22

107

21% Feb 24

100% Jan 20

4

70

17% Jan 14
23% Jan 12

100% Jan 19

1

32% Oct 27

Jan 28

44% Jan 20
7% May 17
92

Dec

4% Dec 31

55% Jan

16

87

99%

American Chicle Co
American Colortype Co
American Crystal Sugar

24

106

8

87

100

preferred

American

6

91

31% Jan

200

89

Broadcasting-Paramount

7%

_

16

5

26% Jan

113%

22%

American Can Co common..—12.50

Jan

Apr
4
Mar 15
46% Feb 18

113%

22 %

22

*16

pfd

convertible

American Cable

22

125% Apr 21
105%.Jttn 30

22%

113%

22%

22%

106

preferred

Theatres
5%

9% Jan
44% Jan
40% Feb

15

21%

*113%

22%

21%

16%

common

Note

15,800

22%

1133/4

22

106%

No par

6,200

*113

16%

l

100

4%

22%

21% 1

*105%

common

4

113%

16%

99

%

22%

106%

„

13

4

21%

_

conv

4

4%

16 %

6% preferred
50
American Bosch Arma Corp com
2
2nd preferred 1952 ser 5%%__50
Amer Brake Shoe Co com
No par

Mar 30

18

Mar 14

cum

170

4

*105%

Agricultural Cheimcai.No par

4%%

119

*165

16 %

Limited

American Bank

*116

170

315/B

106%

preferred—

conv

31

121

*165

16%

convertible preferred

American Bakeries

23

35% Jan
Jan

Mfg

32

*118

170

113%

55%

3%%

23

14

6

47%

32%

119%

22%

*96%

conv

31%

300

22 %

253

111

61%,

113%

*131

1

26%

62%

119%
♦165

4%

97%

Amer

38% not 29

11

4

56%

American Airlines

48% not 29

4

20% Jan

4

56%

21

47

20,700

32%
120

97 %

23

38% Apr
43% Feb

1

31%

315/s

100

Amer

14% Jan

10,800

No par

aiV2 Feb

37% Apr
104% Apr

27%

37%

28% Apr
136% Apr

84

26%

*22%

"When isued"

22% Mar 30

6

1,300

27

140

Amalgamated Leather Co com.
6% convertible preferred
Amalgamated Sugar Co (The).
Amerada Petroleum Corp
No

6

Jan

26%

88%

37%

Aluminium

26

66

26%

88%

252

Portland Cement new
Aluminum Co of America
When Issued

3% Mar 29

2

26%

26%

251

Alpha

58% Mar 28

Feb

32%

22%

3%%

2

35% Jan

32

89

*105%

Mills

4.08%

Mar 28

31% Feb

1,700

33

*87

37%

Allis-Chalmers

106

43

*32

87

22%

13

100% May

42%

33

87

____5

81% Apr

160% Apr 11
134% Apr 15

May
28% May
230% Jan

*32

No par

11

39

32
91

No par

Apr

96% Apr

32
*88

i

Allied

May

7,800

43

61%

gtd__100

Allied Stores Corp common
4% preferred

40

43

*131

Inc-

16

6

56% Jan

Industries

15

117

43

_100

Feb

98

*423/4

:

170

No par

52,200
13,900

71%

433/4

31

io

preferred.

63 %

69%

30%

No par

39% Feb
60

Jan

65

Mar 15

96

6

23 % Apr
'

cum

8,700

70%

*118

8%

8 3/4

31%

*165

*87

3,800

8%

8%

12,400

69%

170

22%

14%

31

123

21%

100

14%

14

60%

*165

*113

42%
110%

31

*121%

4%

42
*110

673/4

43

32%

Shares

43%
110%

30 5/8

43%

32%

Sales for
the Week

66

43

33

Friday
May <j

58%

Allied Chemical & Dye
Allied Kid Co

3

14% Jan

Dec 20

41

6

27% Mar 15

5

30% Oct 21

Jan

31% Mar 15

105% Dec 17

16% Jan

18

Jan

58%
66.%

1

Alleghany ds West Ry 6%

93

56%

100

Alleghany Ludlum Steel Corp__

Feb

4

104% Dec 20

59%

31%

ioo

21

15% Dec 30

57%

65%

No par
100

preferred

$4,375

8%

31

5

Jan

.

13%

8%

67

.100

Jan

4

1% Jan

7

13%

8 %

27 %

common

104

112

13%

8%

26%

Corp common
5%%
preferred
A
$4 prior preferred cony

11

14%

91%

Alleghany

Mar 25

41%
*110

8%

32%

—i

106

13

4

47

10

41%
110%

13%

91

Inc

Dec

9

68% Jan

4%%

20

40%
*110

8%

*32

preferred
Inc

42%

May 5

14%

Corp_10

Inc common

Dec 20

Jan

103

Apr

144% Jan

18

7%

Aldens

3

Thursday

May 4

110%

65%

i

Products

Wednesday

8%

No par

113

37% Jan
Jan

25

9% Jan

Mar 14

38% Jan

Feb

bAlco

Corp

106

6

71% Jan
26

9

4

97
May 4
62% Mar 11

'

20

Jan

41%
*110

31%

i

Mar 14
Mar 15

Dec

Express Co

Addressograph-Multigraph

Jan

42%
110

io

Adams-Mills

107

42%
110

10

Co

14

163

111

25

21

29

Dec

Ine com

Apr

85% Jan
Jan

Adams

May 8

Xl3%

2~50

Co.

93% Apr
30% Jan

25

Dec 29

5
iqo

preferred

Acme Steel

7

July 29
3% Mar 25

4

5%

6
27

common

27% Mar 14

8

172

2% Jan

9

Motors

Tuesday

May 2

par

Vending Corp

ACF Industries

6

32% Apr

39% Jan

Jan

4%

1

27

44% Not 29

4

Laboratories
preferred

Feb

27% Jan

20% Jan

Abbott

3

16% Jan

Jan

Monday

EXCHANGE

6

13

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

NEW YORK STOCK

1

Highest

.

-No par
pi 80

.10
u

37%

38%

*104% 106'

38
38%
*104y4 106
-

39%'

40

40

49 %•

49%

48%

24%

24%

24%

40%
49%
24%

37% ^ 38

*104% 106

*104% 10s
40
40%

105

105

10

40

40%

40»%

2,000

48%

48%

47%

48%

48%

48%

3,900

24%

25%

25V4

25 %

25%

25%

2,700

•40

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

16

.

.

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

(2128)

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

NEW YORK STOCK
Year

EXCHANGE

2% Feb

11

6% Dec

31

4% Apr 21

6% Jan

32% Jail

4

46% Dec

7

39% Mar 15

43% Feb

14

17Ya Jail

4

26% Dec

22

33% Jan

4

74

Dec

31

A P W Products

3

"8%

Apr

28% Feb

3

6

82% Apr

27

4

41

Jan

16

Dec

22

13

May 19
May 13

5

29

30% Apr

7

104% Feb

52% Feb

111 % May

8

11

1

60

Apr

Refining Co

18

150% Apr

19

58% Jan

18

60% Jan

5

3

41

3

34% Jan

101

City Electric Co

Atlantic

6
Mar 17

4ft

Mar
Feb

25

59% Mar

20% Jan

12

24% May

5

Ax

40 % Jan

3

Coast

Atlantic Gulf

35% Mar 14

95% Jan

4

101 % Dec

10

98% Jan

6

101% Apr 20

Jan

4

43% Dec

10

40% Jan

17

48% Mar 31

34% Jan

4

62% Dec

2

103% Jan

8

37% Jan

17% Feb

Dec

29

7

6% Jan

45% Jan

49% Dec 29

4

7

75% Dec

20

66

Jan

8% Jan

11

13% Dec

29

11% Jan

6

30% Jan

31% July 26

8

113% Dec

100% Feb

40% Dec 29

35% Jan

18

19

54% Jan

6

31

30

18% Jan

11

39 % Jan

4

60% Nov

16% Jan

4

32

Dec

10

86

Dec

29

Feb

34% Feb

11

Jan

47

May

67% May

Jan

Jan

83

36% Jan
88

.

99% Jan

107% Dec

2
31

90% Nov 22

Jan
Jun

17

28% Dec

1

14

10% Apr

107% May

22% Mar 14

28% May

Jan

11

22% Jan

6

85

41

40

Jan

10

28

Mar 21

35% Sep

3

14% Oct

25

Dec

27

22

Jan

31

30% Jan

17

17% Jan

6

31% Dec

44% Jan

20% Nov 26

25

17% Jan

4

90% Jan

18

5

8

96% Mar

:

1

Apr

23

29

30

Mar 14

3

43

Jan

7

30% Jan

4

48% Dec

Jan

4

111% Dec

31

101 % Jan

5

2

144% Jan

6

168% Nov 29

161 Va FeD

9

170

13% Jan

7

60

6

2J2 May

14% Dec

29

65% Apr 30

80% Oct

27

74

Jan

60% Dec

29

48% Jan

6

9% May

6
9

32

99%

63

17% Jan

12

29% Dec

3

25% Mar 14

31

11

27% Dec

31

26% Jan

33

Feb

3

32 % Dec

30

28% Mar 15

22% Feb

27% Jan

6

Mar 14

30

88% Mar

Dec

29

59 % May

,24% Apr

8
31

20% Mar 15

24% Apr

30 % May

5

39% Jan

3

20

6% Jan

4

17% Dec

31

15

13% Jan

4

18

Dec

29

15% Mar 14

8
July 29
67% Mar 17

12% Jan

35% Dec

39

13

May

3

Jan

17% Jan

11

9% Jan

14

II

May

5

74% Sep

3

62% Jan

18

66% May

14

34% J«n

H

Apr 29

28'/a Jan

113%

100

102

102

6% Jan

6

23% Jan

11

32% July 27
17

Dec

29% Mar 14

10

Jan

14

44% Dec 21

38% May 5
18% Mar 28

6

Mar 14

38

% May

46% Mar

4

19% May
38

Jan

11

10% Jan

4

34% Dec 29
100

Mar

2

56% Jan

Oct 25

67

% Apr 27
24% Mar 23

6

81 % May

28% Jan

G

28

2

34% May 6
100% Apr 25

11,

97% Feb

Jan

6

33% Aug

2

32 % Jan

36% Feb

12% Jan

4

14% Dec

29

14% Jan

15% May

95% July 20
26

13

83

15

36% Dec

20

25% Feb 24

Mar 12

30

27

Mar 14

11

51% Aug 16

31% May

37% Mar 24

57% Aug 20

50% Jan

10% Jan

17% Dec 29

25% Jan

11

16

11

76% Jan

3

15% Jan

25% Nov

22% Jan

6

11% Feb

16% Dec 29

Mar 18

92

Apr 26

36% Feb

I

62% Dec

31

50

Apr

14

11% Jan

4

25

16

23

Jan

6

79% Jan

14

93% Oct

4

91% Jan

3

7% Jan

4

10% Apr

12

9% Jan

6

26% Sep

16

24% Jan

107% Nov

1

99% Jan

29% Dec 10

26% Jan

6

15% Jun 29
98

July

2

16% Jan

9

Jan

4

-

Dec

26%

27%

44

44

31

14%

24%

25%

*135

107

107

31 %

32

15 Va

14%

15

27%

27

27%

92

92

25'%

25%

26%

26'%

26%

44

43'%

43'%

60

*43'%

32

32

32%

32'%

34%

25,100

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

147/8

2,200

27%

28%

22,900

37%

37%

'■

29%

27%

28%

27%

28

28

28'%

38%

37

38%

36

37

37%

37%

*97

99

99

99

56%

99

52%
21%

22

55%

£2%

21%

21%

21%

1%

1

1%

32%

32%

33

33%

48 %

48%

1

136%

(Del) com__No par

138%

47%
xl30%

53%

52%

53%

21%

21%

21%

21'%

33%
49%

48%

47%

48%

48%

135%

Xl28%

131%

130'%

2 32

2/<r
*165'%

167%

(Del) com 5

14%

14%

14%

14%

131%

*165%

24§

2\h

*165%

167%

14'%

14%

80%

80'/a

*80

81

80%

80%

*80 %

80%

*80 Va

80%

*60

61

60%

60%

59'%

60

*58%

60

27'%

26

39%

7.50

Inc

28%

30%

30'%

31%

30'/a

32%

32%

32%

*32'%

32%

39

39

39%

38%

39%

9,300

61

62%

121,200

23%

6,100

39%

38%

38'%

63

60%

623/8

60%

62'%

24%

22%

23%

23

.23%

22%

23'/a

32%

32%

30%

32

30%

31

30 '/a

30%

15%

15

15

15

15

66%

15%

16%

59%

16%

17

62%

16%

17

15%

*15

17

10'%

10'%

11

10%

11

64%

65

65%

65%

66

47

47'/a

x46%

46%

97

97

97

97%

*97

97%

1,090

57%

58'%

58%

59

58%

59

3,900

10%

10

10%

10%

66

65%

66%

X64%

47%

47%

47%

47%

100

*96 %

97%

96%

96%

25

57%

58'%

58%

58%

47

;

19%

20%

20'%

20%

42 %

42%

42%

43

4,700

42'%

36%

37

36'%

37

36 %;

38%

6,800

5

36%

37%

35%

36%

17%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16'%

16%

16%

43

42%

43%

8,200

'%

%

128,400

Bower

Roller

Bearing Co

Branlff

Airways Inc
Bridgeport Brass Co

17

2.50
5

42%

43%

43

42%

43%

42%

%

%

%

%

%

43

fit
20%

19%

20'%

19%

20%

20%

20'%

20'/a

3.50
No par
2.50

19%

20

Co
Stratton
Bristol-Myers Co common
3%ft preferred
;

8i y2

78'%

80

77

78'%

76'%

77

77'%

78'%

6,500

77%

32%

32%

33%

33%

33 %

34%

22,900

32 %

33'/a

*98%

99 '%

*98%

99'%

*98%

99'%

*98%

99'%

100

Brooklyn Union Gas
Brown Se Blgelow

No par

34 Vb

34'%

34

1

14%

14'%

14%

Rights

V

Briggs

Manufacturing

Briggs

Se

Co

com

15

Inc

No par

*

33%

34%

86'%

86'%

86'%

28

28 %

27

28

86

*84%

27'%

*26%

27

26%

26%

34%

3 5'/a

34%

34%

2,800
9,600

20%

20%

20%

20%

32,300

92'%

92

92

28%

28%

28%

1,000
56,200

35%

34%

35%

21

20%

20%

No par
1

92

92

91

91 %

28%

27%

28'%

28'%

preferred
preferred
4% ft second preference

28%

35%

36'/a

34 V8

53%

53%

53'%

1

16%

16%

16%

17'%

x86

87

88

88

32

53'%

16%

'

33%

31'/a

53%

53%

53%

1,200

17'%

17%

17'%

17'%

53,200

89

89

90

88

89

*78

83

*77%

83

*77%

83

87

87

*85

87%

87%

88

27%

28 '%

27%

28'%

27%

28 %

16

15%

15%

15%

16

*15%

5*

conv

Butler

Bros

50

*49%

*78

83

88%

*87

88

28

28%

27%

28%

12,600

16

15%

15%

400

7

8

18

36% Feb

3

Byers Co

26

103% Jan

4

2

7ft

Byron

preferred
(A M) common

27'%

98 %

98'%

98%

99'%

*97%

99'%

9%

9%

9%

9%

100
10

Co

50

29

10

29%

29

100%

100%

35%

50%
27%

30%

x26%

30 %

27'%

31'%

30'%

49'%

110

27%

27'%

19,600

97'%

97%

350

10%

10%

9,100

30%

27

49 %

97'%
9%

9%

*50

370

27%

97'%

9%

No par

participating preferred
Jackson

50%
27%

5

Butte Copper Se Zinc

50%
26%

100

Mar

Feb

4%ft

50

50
15

common

140

83

88%

Terminal

Bldg—
prior preferred

600

32%

53'%

35%

53%

16%

*15%

200

*78

37%

53%

5
1

Co

86

*87

36

100
100
100

3% ft

*91

28'%

5

4ft

6,000

*84%

35 %

com

7,200

15%

86 %

20%

10

34

15'%

84 %

21'%

*28%

15%

27 '/a

*

35 y8

34%

15'%

15

33%

8,500

14%

15%

86 %

34

33%

34

92%

Inc.

Burlington Industries Inc

99'%

20%

Co

Co

32%

*91 %

5

Forge Co
Watch

32

*98%

5

Co

Budd (The) Co common
$5 preferred

Terminal

36% May

7,100

%

Bush

12

13,100

20%

41%

Burroughs Corp

100

4,300
10,300

20

7

2

50

43

3

Mar 29

1,370
9,700
6,300

17

21%

31% Mar

54

30'%

■15%

20'%

16% Jan

27% May

30'%
16%

17

16%

23 '

*15

300

47%

10 y8

65"%

5

Co

27,000

27%

28%
*31%

27%

1.25

Inc

30%

27%

29%

32%
39 %

15

Club

(The)

16,200

28%

27

24

No par
1

50

28%

32%

26%

5
>•

200

32

5
No par

,

10,300

29%

>/4

29

*31%

2.50

27%

768,000

4,800

61

♦60

1,700
3,200
48,700

135

245
15

14%

14%

131%

167%

2 42

211

165 %

1

391,000

33%
49

2iu

10

1%

33%
49

165 %

(Delaware)

5,500

1

21;!

Co

21%

33

167 Va

100
1

1%

14,000

33%

2%

pfd series of 1951
Decker Mfg Co

1%

10

53'/a

1 %

1

*32%

1,600

99

*97

52%

167 »%

14%

8,300

44

28

55 y4

20

93

*92

38%

*97

40,600

31 %

44

99

27%

90

28'%

*43'%

*43 %

32%

*97

10

140

108

93

26%
*92

93

25

100

Bush

15

27%

106%

136

41%

BuloVa

74% Nov

27 '%

106%

106%

21%

Bulla rd

8

107%

107

*51'%

136
*107

145

10o'%

52'%

52

51%

51
*135

43%

Buffalo

Apr 26

51
140

21

11

92% Mar

51

*135

43 %

29% Jan

78

52
140

.

220

100

7

2

16%

1,400

42

100

14

18

16'%

Se Maine RR—

21

73 % Jan

700

53%

16

♦92

preferred

19% Feb

84% Feb

52'%

52%

16%

16%

16'%

4,700

•ft

62% Feb

5

9,600

54%

16 Ve

53'%

57%

Common

47% Feb

88

16%

52%

16%

1

Edison

6

77% Aug 11
78% Dec 14

16'%

55 %

16%

1 peso
1

B

12

73% Jun

12

92% Feb

5,900

16%

57%

57%

58%

54

26

Airplane Co

Mar 15

80% Feb

Oct

Jan

22% Apr 20
:

54%

4

Bucyrus-Erie

6

85% Jan

54

93

Co

13

Mar 14

15% Jan

28

Dec

*41

54

57%

53%

25%

Co

40

33

21

17% Dec 20
85

42

10

Brunswlck-Balke-Collender

6

16%

42

5

Brown Shoe

4

16'%

43

*92

new

23

12

16'%

41 •/«

100

22

Jan

16%

42

1

31% Feb

Jan

16%

42

50

86% Apr

11% Jan
74

16%

42

—10
1.
1

Jan

82

22% Dec 30

22

6

16%

42

rights

Co

600

33%

86%

*85

16 y4

100
1

pfd

Co

Book-of-the-Month

67'%

66%

33%

33
86

58%

*51

Corp

Stores

33

*85

9,900

57%

♦135

RR

(E W)

33
86

46,300

59

2.50

Finance

66%

65%

65%

33
*85

47

58

100
100

Inc

4% ft

65%

66%

33%
86

20

45%

*85%

12.50

preferred

Borden

65%
33%

180

103

86

No par '
preferred

Foods

Class

33%

44%

45%

44%

44%

5,100

112%

112%
*101%

10

Corp

Aviation

Se

33%
*85 %

43%

43%

5,600
104,700

50
10

Corp

prior

45%

66%

66

50
100
10

preferred

20% Jan

July 28

Jan

13% Jan

60

16

44%

100

Ohio common

preferred

Boston

Apr 26

34

113%

2

14% Jan

14

17%

114

21% May

13

93

102

(A S)

1,700

6,900

92

102

44 %

Dec

32% Dec

8%

8

92

91

*113

3

18

8%

7%

7%
91

113

3

3

6% May

20% May 11
25% Jan 11

7%
89%

103

Boston

6

7%
93%

113

Se

320

11%

50

*102

5

53% Jan

*7%
88%

7%
95

50%

*50

50%

*50

112

7

3

*17'%

103

May

17

66% Aug

18

112

98% Jan

Dec

7

*17'%

18

*102

59

Mar 23

12

49% Jan

96

,

11%

100

Borg-Warner Corp common
3%ft preferred

93% Jan

99

48 %

11%

No par

Corp

Bohn Aluminum Se Brass Corp

3

Dec

*11'%

Gas <fe Elec Co

Aircraft

Bond

11%

14

33%

Mills

Hoeing

3

7%
94

(The)_No par

Bon Ami Co class A

3,

*12%

400

La ugh! in Inc
Blockson Chemical Co

3

3

3,400

157

>155

14%

No par

Bliss Se

15

35% Dec

75

*17%

59%

59%

59
157

*12%

33%

Blaw-Knox Co

1

8

May
17% Nov
Jan

23

18

11%

11%

>154

14

3,500

Packing
Beiding-Hemingway

Bliss

11%

58%

59%
156

*12%

33'%

4% ft

17

12

155

15

5,900

47,800

Blgelow-Sanford Carpet

32% Apr 19
41 % Apr 15

58%

58

152

*14%

45%

33%

Black

26

38

23

40% Sep

28

58
152

15

45

360

44'%

100'%

44%

t

30,600

99%

33%

4

Mar

14% Jan

58

154

*14 %

44%

400

35%

99%

33%

6

Apr

58
*151

100'%

100

24%

35%

33%

Common

81% Apr 22

*22

36

33%

Creek

7ft

28

24'%

35%

33%

Bethlehem Steel

3
19

24'%

36

7%

Benguet Consol Mining
Best Se Co

26

May

Apr

16% Feb

18

36% Feb

147% Apr

23%

35%

4,600

50'%

Beech-Nut

Best

23%

36%

17%

Beneficial

3

35%

44%

preferred

Bendix

14

36%

17%

conv

7

1% Jan

52%

17%

4%ft

34% Apr 19
49% May 6

52

45'%

preferred

18

22% Feb

22

1% Dec
32% Dec

52%

50%

Bell

19% Mar 15

% May 18
Jan 27

52

100%

Bell Se Howell Co common

59% Mar

52'%

*49%

16

Apr

51%

24

*20

24

10

53%

50%

15

101

101

52%

50%

Feb

52% Mar 14

24

25

54 «/4

18

42% Apr

38

*100%

101

36

noncumulatlve preferred—100

Beech

'

17

Nov

100

13% Jan

101

101

16%

Beck Shoe

>

2,200

101

*100%

101

HOO

16%

Beaunlt

<

1,800

41

44%

Beech Aircraft Corp

6

60

41

16%

4% ft

24

34% May

60

40%

17 %

3% ft

2

60

40%

99%

Beatrice Foods Co common

6

29% Feb

3,300

59%

40'%

19%

Bayuk Cigars Inc

2

146'%

145

59%

40'%

16%

Bath Iron Works

Mar 18

96

21
Dec 29
Dec

26

9% Jan
32

Dec

25

13% May
81

28

104% Feb

144'%

59%

40 %

7%

33% Jan

ti

144'%

59%

40'A

*17%

10

54% Mar 24

143%

59%

40%

*19%

36% Dec

I < '/B Apr

143

59%

40'%

1

Convertible 5ft

4% ft

140% Feb 28

146%

1,000

7%

Oil

24

143

59'%

59%

45%

Brothers common

Jan

147 %

290

109

18

Barber

14% Jan

59'%

19%

Barker

50% Jan

59%

7%

5

133

*59

19%

13

9

108%

59%

7%

17% Apr

8

110%

59

19%

66% Jan

10% Dec 22

*109

59%

110

7%

42

65% Dec

109'%

59

109 y4

19%

38% Mar

143% Dec

109'%

59 %

7%

15% Jan

Jan

3,400

19%

57% Apr

9% Jan

29%

7%

30
1

40% Jan

28%

19%

30

107

28%

7%

Dec

72% Mar 29

28%

19%

407/e Oct

Apr 29

28%

7%

17% Sep

64

28'%

3

11% July

4

28%

11%

24% May
20% Jan

43% Jan

28%

100 %

Bangor Se Aroostook common
i

1,200

28%
111%

45%

preferred series C

4ft

6

25

Apr 21

26%

,

13

Baltimore

6

26%

27

preferred series B

4%%
4%

267/a

17'%

e ijauimore

5

26%

19%

Baldwin-Llma-Hamllton

12

30,200

26%

*17 %

Babcock Se Wilcox Co

10

113% May

13'%

26%

100%

Inc

(T)

13

26%

-

No par

Co of

preferred

conv

13'%

26%

*20

Mfg Corp (The) common

Babbitt

10

Mar 24

105

prior pref

$2.26

24% Mar 30

10

26

Nov

107

7

68

114

Mar 31

109

9

Jan

98

Avco

8% Feb

18

7

18

Mar 30

2,300

13

26%

'

Amer—5

Automatic Canteen

54

4

Jan

14

8% Apr

18

4% Jan

26% Jan

11

Conv

27%

12%

($1.20)—No par

4

Jan

18

17

42% Jan

107

Austin

14% Jan

6% Mar 14

Nov 23

8

Corp
Nichols common

22% Feb

14

Mar 21

19

7

27%

12%

147

20
A—100
No par

convertible pfd series

4ft

Atlas Tack

190
'

1,600

27'%

1

(voting)

Common

4

27'%

7%

13

10
.>100

B

Preferred $3.75 series

May 4
14% Jan 25

27'%

7%

■■

27'%

7%

Lines—

Atlas Corp
Atlas Powder—

156

Mar 14

11

18% Aug 23

24% Sep

4

4% Jan

18

Jan

11% Mar 23

14% Aug 23

20

59% May

47% Mar 14
131

W I S3

7%

.

12%

53%

Se

7%

7,100
•

27

*100%

liquidating distribution
Refining common

21

*20'%

21

*20'%

7%

100

Atlantic

Atlantic

8

21

7%

Line RR new_No par

preferred

97

*20%

59 %

50
50
com—10

Preferred

May

21

5,200
23,000

7%

re-

Topeka at Santa

Common

121% Jan

*100

101

16,000
V

110%

1
100
10

Investment Co

Associates

100%
*20 %

21

'

Goods Corp—

1st preferred

6.25%

2

4

Jan

100%

Corp

Common

18

27% Jan

May 26

100%

23%

2nd

Jan

49

16

100'%

26%

17

AtcMson

16

100%

preferred $1.50 series—No par

22

Mar 24

101%'

13

Nov

17

34%

27%

111% Dec

10% May 28
5
Feb 12

34%

12%

Ashland OH Se

4

Nov 26

34%

Arvln Industries

3

6

138

34'%

27%

3

14% Jan

31% Jan

29

34%

No par
2.50
1

9% Feb
28% Feb

26% Mar 14

28

15%

mm

Carpet Co Inc
Inc

Artloom

12

93% Jan

Feb

38%

15'%

Illinois

Constable

Associated Dry

60

77%

38%

15%

preferred

•3.75
Arnold

3

of

Co

Mar 15

30

39% Dec 29

77

39'%

15%

7%

4

18% NOV 30

78'%

39

15%

*7%

18% Jan

5

77%

39

14%
34%

101%

Jan

28

103% Oct

78

38%

*20%

5

6

76%

39'%

>100%

25% Apr

Jan

78%

39'%

5

26% Jan 18

02

x77%

40 '%

ho par

22

4

13

80%

39%

35

Jan

29% Jan

79 %

34%,

6

134% Dec
6
61
Dec 16
37%July26

10

35 '%

24

4

4,700

34%

12% Jan

8

3,100

26

Armstrong Cork Co new common™ 1

14

64% Jan

42%

25%

28

26

92% Jan

42'/a

25%

35% Apr

Jan

65

42%

25%

15%

14% Apr

Nov 29

42%

25%

14%

3

23

42%

25%

15%

10% HOT

27

42

15%

7% Jan

8% Oct 26

5

21

43%

25'%

5

102% Apr 20

800

42%

Armour

9

4%

24'%

10

19% Mar

4%

42%

16% Feb

96% Mar 23

7
31

102 % Dec

6

93% Jan

47/a

25%

Apr 27

34

Shares

*4%

5

———10

Issued"

Se

May 6

*4%

4?%

the Week

Friday

May 5

42

Corp

"When

„

Thursday

May 4

25'A

No par

Steel Corp

Armro

Apr 27

Sales for

PRICES

Wednesday

6

13% Jan

14% Dec 31

30

3

65% Jan

4%

4%

4%

5

Archer-Daniels-Midland

Argo Oil

24% May
38% May

May 2

Par

Co Inc—

RALE

HTGH

AND

Tuesday
May 3

Monday

STOCK

NEW YORK

Range since Jan. 1
Lowest
Highest

1354

Highest

UVHt

LOW

STOCKS

Previous

Bangs

29%

30

5,100

101

170

35

35%

34%

35%

35

35'%

34%

35

10,900

36%

37%

37%

39

38%

40

37'%

100%

36»/4

101

*100

101

*100'%

101

101

A

83

1% Jan

8

38% Dec

"Jo

36% Dec 31

33% Jan

7

3% Dec 31

2% Jan

6

4

7% Jan

12

4

12% Aug 20

May
3% Feb

23

10% Jan

May

3

11% Apr

42% Dec

13

38% Mar

3

44% Apr

9

20% Jan

40

Dec

28% Dec

8

15 % Dec

31

26

Jan

14% Jan

6

15% Mar

&

37% May

6

6
8

3

11
4
6

99% May 13

91% Jan

17

16% Apr 13
97% Mar 18

62% Jan 11
22% Jan
5

60

57% Jan

13

64% Feb

21% Jan

4

33

Dec

44% Jan

4

61

July 23

90% Jan

For

6

Nov

27% July

footnotes




see

30

9

25% Jan

29

page

10

29

Feb

7
14

28% Mar 14

26.

32% Jan

3

54

59

Feb

21

Mar 25

36%

36%

36 %

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

7,100

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

13%

13%

13'%

13%

13%

13%

13%

16,000

13%

14'%

Calumet Se Hecla Inc

5

Campbell Red Lake Mines Ltd

1

9%

9%

Campbell Soup Co
1.80
Campbell W & C Foundry
15
Canada Dry Ginger Ale com—1.65%
$4.25 conv preferred
No par
Canada Southern Ry Co
100

40%

41%

Canadian Breweries Ltd
Canadian

Pacific

Cannon Mills

Ry

5,100

•
1

California Packing Corp
Zinc-Lead

Callahan

No par

25
No par

13%

33%

34%

9

40'%
33%

9'%
41

34

9

40%

33'%

9%
40 7

a

34

9'%

9

9

9'%

4,700

40%

40%

40'%

40%

6,600

34'%

35'%

35

37'%

11,500

16'%

9,100

1

16'/a

16

15%

16''a

15%

16

16

16%

16.

97%

96

96%

95

95

96

97%

*96%

*94

*96%

59

58

59

59

59

60

59

*56

*59

♦57

26%

27%

27

3,000

26%

27%

27'%

26%

27

31%

31%

32'%

31%

119,300

31%

31%

32%

30%

55

56

55'%

300

55

55 %

56

♦26'/4

26%

30%

30%

*55

56

*55

*55

60

120

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Number 5427

.

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NEW YORK STOCK
Range for Previous
Year

Lowest

28

4

Jan

*"

27% Dec

13

17% Jan

.5

107

Range since Jan. 1

Highest

8% Jan

Lowest

29

NEW

Highest

22% Jan

6

32%. Apr

25

Airlines Inc
Carborundum (The)

30% Mar 14

37

Jan

12

27% Jan

36% Apr

6

Carey

4

31

112

22

25% Dec

30

23

40 % Jan

5

63% Dec

31

55% Jan

7

46% Jan

4

62% Apr

13

56% May
49% Mar

4

Jan

11

117

Mar 15

Mar

26% Jan
66

3

Feb

16

64% Feb 18

Carolina

7

13% May
113

20% Nov

3

44% Feb

129% Feb

26

53 % Mar

1

56

Mar

8

Jan

6

19% Mar

3

17

85'A Dec

19% Jan

3

Case

15% Mar 14

120% Jan

27

3

79% Jan

101% Jun

4

16% Apr

28
4

105% Sep

lO

26% Dec

29

121

Nov

27

50% Apr

8

5

26'A Jan

3

115% Mar 16

124

May

6

66% May

4

81% Dec

30

77% Jan

16

Jan

4

30 % Dec

31

27

Jan

27

15% Jan

32% Mar

11

19% Dec

21

18% Jan

2ft

19% Apr

18

-

6

82

Apr

18
7

1%

5%

4

8% Dec

40% Dec

28

37% Jan

54 % Mar 24

82

Dec

22

79% Jan

3

88

Mar

12% Jan

15% Dec

27

14% Jan

31

18

Apr

26

Central

51% Feb

17

Central

Mar 11

4%%

4

38% Jan

8

47% Dec

21

105% Dec

19

112% Sep

30

19% Jan

8

26

Dec

Jan

3

22

Apr

20

Central

7% Jan

6

10% Apr

25

Central

G3

29

18

45% Jan
109

5

Jan

6

Apr

112

8

24

15% Mar 15

25% Dec

28

21

Mar 14

15% Jan

25% Dec

28

21

Mar 15

31% Dec

29

29% Jan

18

36% Feb

23 % Jan

6

10% Feb

26

14% Nov

Jan

7

26

13% Jan

19

in% Nov

29

8% Jan

6

20% Jan

4

41% Dec

30

37% Mar 14

12% Jan

4

28% Dec

31

23% Mar 14

33% Jan

4

48

14

28'A May
29% May
29% May

6% May 27

33

Jan

11

60

98% Jan

5

Dec

108

May 12
4% Feb
2

33 % Jan

50
105
30

53% Dec

4

31

46% Dec

50% Apr
28% Feb

7

49

31

Feb

16

Chance

25

Checker

54 % Feb

3

30% Dec

30

18% Jan

5

27% May 14

18% Jan

4

38% Dec

17

33% Jan

18

27% Jan

4

38% Dec

16

36% Jan

19

3

6

18

Jan

28

Apr 18
27% Mar 25

18

U May

12% Mar

1

19% Dec

31

4

13% Dec

31

12

8

17% Dec

21

3

May

23

Apr

18

19% Apr
27% Apr

6

29

45% Feb

16

11

17% Dec

30

14% Jan

21

19% Mar 10

34% Feb

9

30% Jan

13

30% Aug 31
Jan
5

49% Dec

22

39% Jan

6

39% Mar 10.
53'A Mar
1

118% Dec

10

108% Jan

11

62% Jan
92

11

Jan

94

7% July

Dec

29

88

105% Nov

4

9

104

6

21% Nov

1% Jan

4

Feb

18

97% Jan

4

Jan

25

12

28% Jan

17% Dec

15

Jan

4

Jan

27

33% Jan

4

170

May 12

87% Sep
53% Jan

19% Jan
Jan

Jan

Mar 15

191

Feb
Jan

65

Jan

Dec

31

110% Dec

28

75% Sep

27

40% Aug 13

44

18

24% Dec

7

24

Feb

24

43

Dec

142

Oct

104

Dec

22

107% Oct

18

869

10

Dec

38% Jan

7

4

25% Feb

14

4

31

45

Jan

6

49% Jan

27

Mar 22

52% Dec

31

50

Jan

29

61

31

Apr
41% Feb

30

45

Dec

2
10

Apr

7

47% Feb

9

4

95% Mar

3

20% Mar

7

18
15

Mar 29

Jan

6

Jan

17

66

Apr

'14

6

98

Apr

15

4

32

Apr

21

12% Jan

4

16% Dec 23

193A Jan

12

21

80

Jan

■

15

7

98

Apr

13

29
15% Mar 14

31

Apr

22

17% Feb

23

29% Apr
34% Dec

74% Apr

96

48%

48%

*103

52%

\v

52%

96

22%

79%

80%

79%

80

79%

28%

28%

28%

27%

19% 1

19%

19%

21%

21%

21%

21%

21

10

10%

61%

9%

62%

*87'/a

83%
17%

47%

class

*110%

61%

61%

110%

21

9%

9%

9%

173/4

17%

173/4

17%

*463/4

47%

46%

46%

;

*110%

110%

110% f

*110%

Ill

28

27%

28%

277%

28

28%

28%

28%

28%

28%

29%

28%

29%

28%

29

31%

32%

32%

31%

32

15%

16%

15%

15%

11%

11%

11%

11%

44 %

45

44

44%

1

26%

27

26%

26%

25%'

*45%

46

110%

30

27%

28%

15,500

28%

3,000

29%
32%

32 y8

16

15%

46

46

51% ;

51%

31%

26%

46%

51%

11

11%

*11%

12

*11%

12'/a

44

2,000

43%

45

44%

45

6,800

26%

26%

26%

26%

19,800

46

453/a

45%

500

x51

51

107

107

■1

No par

.

51

*107%

Inc

l

51%

39

1.25
5

108

107%

107%

41

37%

38%

7%

7%

.,

7%

■

51

7%

x45

*107
'

108

40%

38%

393/4

7%

7%

73/8

7%

45

46

46

51%

50%

51%

100

*94%

97%

97

97

com__No par

24%

24%

23%

23%

23 %

33

33

32

32%

32

23% <

preferred
RR

25

51

1

*45%

22%

ll

41%

40%

4 6'A

52%

52%
97

23%

233/4

24

23%

24%

32%

32

32 *

32

32

21%

1

18%

*18%

26%

27%

25%

26%

100

61%

62

60%

61%

com—No par
5% preferred series A
100
Chicago Pneumatic Tool com
5
$3 convertible preference
No par
Chicago Rock Isl & Pac RR__No par
5% conv preferred series A
100
Chicago Yellow Cab_;
No par
Chlckasha
Cotton
Oil
10

17%

18%

17%

17%

37%

37%

36

37%

5%

series

A

Chic & North

Childs

Co

noncum

pfd

Western

common

convertible

45%
*120

preferred
Equipment Co

7%

Climax

gtd

Foods

Inc

26

$3.50
Collins

&

preferred

"when

Class B
Class

363/8

37

36%

36%

6,300

45%

45

45%

45'A

45%

124

4%

v

4%

*17

48%

69

48%

15%

367/a

36%

22

213/4

104%

104

69'A

26

*98

99

47

46%

47%

11,200

50%

28,000
1,800

48

*

68%

803A

77%

80%

35%

35%

35

35%

*3%

3%

41%
*103

No par

122

No par

*950

10

3%

42

*146
104

104

120%

»

99

*98

66%
*98

.

68%

68%

68 %

1093%

109%

43%

*42%

43%

'

21%

22

4,900

22

79%

34%

22

i

78%

>,

79%

77

79

44,600

353/8

35%

37%

11,800

3 %

3%

3%

3%

41

'

i

41

147

*146

105

105

105

>

120%

121%

120

1203%

*950

51%

52%

93%

92

92%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

24%

24%

24

24%

24

24%

47%

47%

47%

47%

*47%

100

57%

57%

57%

57%

57%

70

66%

68

68

147

„

*910

*910

53%

;

413%

40%

48

58%
68

51%

41%
*146

*910
52

50%

51%

92%

93

18%

I934.

19

19%

8,400

24

24%

24

24%

17,800

*47%

*

48

*57%

V

59

69

70

47%

*

47%

69%

69%

65%

65%

65

65%

*643%

66

64%

64%

220

91

91%

89

90%

89%

90

*89%

90%

1,600

30%

31

30%

30%

29%

30 %

30%

30

30'A

2.50

30%

3,200

(when

90%
30%

90%

90%

90%

90

90

89%

89%

89

89

30%

30%

30%

30

30

29%

29%

30

30

No par

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

31%

31%

30%

31%

issued).

44

31% Feb

16

Jan

14

28% Mar 15
54% Jan
6

34% Jan

12

53% Nov 24

46% Feb

25

53% Jan

3

Commercial

22% Dec

19%-Jan

6

26% Feb

9

Commercial

38% Mar 14

47% Jan

20

Commonwealth

Edison

Cc

25

17

8% Jan

11

18% May
4
21 % Mar 14

11

Publishing
Corp
1
Congoleum-Nairn Inc.

Co

24% Jan

No par
10

8%

8%

19

19%

19

19%

18%

No par

23%

23%

23%

23%

•

33

33%

33%

33%

5

15

15%

15

15%

15%

15%

15'A

15%

15%

49%

5Q

49%

50

49%

50

49%

50

49%

20% Jan

12

30% Dec

6

27% Feb

7

7% Jan

4

13% Dec

23

12% Jan

10

45% Jan

6

33% May
17% Apr

Pictures

common

Columbus &

Conde

Cone

Nast

27

23% Jan

5

44 % Jan

24

Consol

17

6

15% Jan

7

18% Feb

17

Consolidated

Jan

6

27% Feb

11

Consolidated

Laundries

Mar 11

36% Jan

3

Consolidated

Natural

11

22% Oct 20

33% Dec

14

36% Dec

18

33

8

50

5,400

30%

30%

30 3/8

30%

30%

30'/2

30%

31

30%

31%

9,400

Inc

14
3

Consol

$5

Edison of N Y

Corp
Corp

25

Jan

26

21% Feb

4

33

11% Dec

30

10

7

12% Feb

21

Consolidated

28

4

11

27

Consolidated Textile Co Inc
Consumers Power Co com

7

Apr

6

9% Dec

Jan

8

49% Aug

105% Jan

5

113

106% Jun

7

109% Feb

38%

42% Jan

7

101% May 25
20% Jan
4

90% Jan
54% Jan
96

Jan
For

4

7% May

5-

47

Nov 24

108

1

Jan

107% Mar

68% Nov 23
105

Mar 14

61

Jan.

101% Mar

Jan

50% Mar

7

7

105% Jan

10

30

27% Jan

6

35% Apr

21

100% Jan

13

108% Apr

14

Feb

18

103% Jan

5

79% Nov 24
106% Dec 27

footnotes




see

page

72% Jan
101

26.

Mar

6%

Retail

25
4

83

66

663/4

49%

50%

50 %

51

513'a

52%

23

22%

22%

22%

23

22%

23

16,000

40'A

40%

40%

40%

39%

40%

40

40%

40

40%

13,900

5
10

pfd

Stores

100

Inc

.

8%

109%
35

s16%
13

3v%
*28l

8%

109%

8 3/8

66 34

67%'

66%

67%

8%

8%

8%

838

19 Ve

19%

19%

19%

4,700

23%

23%

23%

24

23%

24%

6,600

33%

333A

*33%

33%

33%

3334

1,500

15%

13.500

50%

11,700

8%

109%

109%

1093A

*109%

109%

109%

109%

800

35

36%

36%

36%

36%

16%

16%

16%

16'A

16%

36%
16%

9,700

16%

36%
16%

35%

16%
23%

34%
29%

*1031/2

22%
34

*27%

22%

♦223/s

23

*22 3/a

23

1,200

34%

34%

11,700

33%

34%

*28

29

28

28

11%

11%

11%

11

11

7%

8%

8

8

34%

34

1

11%

11%

11

11%

*11%

10c

8%

8%

8

8%

7%

8

100

28

*27%

4,300

3A

5,900

48%

7,900

110

110%

1093/8

109%

1093A

110

110

110

108

1073/4

107%

108%

108%

108%

108%

10

x66%

67%

66 3/8

66%

66%

4% preferred
100
Continental Baking Co com__No par
$5.50 preferred
No par
Continental Can Inc common
20

66%

*101V2

preferred

48%

49

481%

48 3/4

48

48 %

48%

1,110
320

America—

Common

$3.75

48%

2,800

22%

22 3/a

34%

29

107%

preferred
Container Corp of

2,600

35%

110%

preferred

7,800

8,600

19

108%

$4.52

28

67%
50%

223/8

47%

$4.50

3

69% Jan

65%

49%

110%

4

Jan

6

68%

50%

*107%

Mar

109

31

4

Cuba

8,300

23%

No par

112

3

30% Dec

21

of

80%

No par
No par

11

105% Dec

Sep 22

RR

30%

80%

23%

1

Gas

3
4

Consol

30

68

1.33 %

5% Jan

Mar 16

31
82

•

50

No par
No par

Corp

17% Nov

Jan

Corp

com

Ind

Foods

*81

1

preferred
Electronics

82

10

Coppermines

26% Dec

12% Feb

49%

Consolidated Cigar Corp

4

Jan

503/8

Consolidated

4

110

49%

4

Jan

5

50 %

4

12% Jan

Jan

270

493%

Mills

30

Dec

79

50%

*81

1

110% Dec

5

79

493/4

Solvents

4

51% Feb

32%

80%

51%

Combustion Engineering
Credit Co

26

108

31%

79%

50%

Ohio Elec__5

Southern

40% Jan

3

30

1,400

58,800

par

$4.25 cumulative preferred-No
par
Columbian Carbon Co
No

107% Apr

47% Aug

5

900

'

31% July 15
61 % Dec
8

6

340

66%

Issued"

11

24% May

500

310

91%

26% Jan

8% Jan

520

91

3

13

24,800

59

*57%

4

27

500

5,800

93%

*93

51% Jan

8% Dec

10

105
122

3%

39% Jan

23% Jan 26

3,100
3,600

147

85% Feb

23% Jan

3%

41%

105

121%

*100

■

35

35 %

3%

22

3

5

40

*42%

May 6
45% Mar 22

4

1,600

43%

30

79'A Mar 24

99
69

109%
75

50

Columbia Gas System Inc
Columbia

60

2,200

200

109 3A

'

66%.~

*190

*74

93

%

67 V
200

75

52%

69

3,500

*74

53 3/a
94

*65

2,000

21%
102%

*146

122%

—-

53
*93

37

213/a

75

77 3A
<

41%

107

36%

'"■>

102 %

21%
104

-

15%
105

*74%
21%

147

122%

36%

130

*42%

-

3%

41

147

15%

*101%

363A

68%
1103/a

103

49%

105

21%

99

*98

49%
15

♦102
67

*1093/4

l

3A

*170

69%

22

No par
No par

2,500

68

1103/a

6,300

64%

200

68%

26 3/a

64'A

67

*1093/4

26

320

94,800

102%

15

21%

69%

26

700

80% V;

643/4

*101%

104

*109'A >110%

,79 %

13,600
;

103%

*190

200

*98

37

36%

81%

4%

46

•'

105

21%

*102%

68%

*190

99

68%

36%

21%

48%

64%

15%

*101%

173/4

483%

25%

49%

15
>

4

3/a

800

2,000

*46

*103

103

48%

153/a
105

104

67

200

.

48 3A

*15%

*101%

200

,' "

10%
16

*17

■

300

10,400

106

*105%

4%

79%

*

46%

105

,

»

lOtf/a,

17%

*46

"<

801/4

253/4
103

106

3,300

133

100

4%

48

45%

147

*120

17%

I71/2

46%
78%

4

45%

*190

v

99%

98

V

/

133

*105%

44%

36%

No par

*120

105 %

45%

21%

50

A

643%

104%

20

j

.

98%

643%

21%

-L

B

8,500

36%

643A

15%

100
4% noncumulative 2nd pfd
100
Columbia Broadcasting Sys cl A-2.50
A

28,700

18%

105%

i

26

22 3/a

B

48,200

653/a *

18

64%

preferred. 100

series

2 7'A

63%

18%

124

;

103%

21%
76%

com

26%

633/4

17%

97%

43%

Colorado & Southern Ry com
4% noncumulative 1st pfd

Class

253A
*103

*42%

Corp

273/8

62 %

17%

45

'<

80%

43%

com

26 3/a

62

64%

47%

1

Colorado Fuel & Iron

5%%

26%
103%

No par

Alkman

78%

*42%

Corp

263/4 -v,

35%

,■

4%
17%

1

Co

1,100

17%

75

preferred

18%

45

100

Colgate-Palmolive

18%

61%

48%

*74%

(The)

183/4

10 3A

No par

Internat'l

18%

*15%

75

com

18 V2 ;

64%

100

common

5,800

103/4

*74%

Molybdenum

Clinton

Clopay Corp
Cluett Peabody & Co

900

22%

15%

stock—50

4%

40%

21%

15%

*103

& St Louis
Ry Co com
100
noncumulative preferred
100
Cleve Elec Illuminating com.No
par
$4.50 preferred
No par

RR

*403/8

*10%

82%

C

Special guaranteed
Clevite Corporation

3/4

10%

80

5%

Cleveland & Pitts

40

21%

15%

4%

1,400

40%

10%

17%

20,900

273,500

26'/a

98

*46

.*

...

21 %

15%

5%

•

iir

40%

15%

18%

4,200
900

42

10%

47

100

.

21%

3A
42

15%

4%

5

convertible

21%

11

18

♦101%

97

'

'

106

47

No par

22

42

41

*105%

25

City Products Corp
City Stores Co common

43,500

15%

*15

No par

500

53%

10%

10%

4% preferred
100
Cincinnati Milling Machine Co
10
C I T Financial
Corp
No par
Cities Service Co new
lo
City Investing CO common
5
5%% preferred
100

46%

52%

21

20%

,

45% V
125 %

9^>

105% 105%

25
.

125.%

99

25

Cincinnati Gas & Electric—
Common

4%%

ilk

98%

1

preferred

Copper Co
Chrysler Corp

45%

*40

*45%
*94%

%

iif
41

No par

Pac

21%

221%

14
*40

21%

&

5,800

*45%

40

Paul

73/a

*94%

18%

St

73/a

.

97

21%

Milw

70

21,200

.52

39%

Chic

1,400

33%

%

51

41%

40%

50

23%

41

.%

46 %

51%
107

37%

*94%

23%

coin—ou

51%
107

38%

.

79

Jan

400

*45

17

6

15,000

43%

31

19% Oct 29

2,100

32%,
153/aV

*15

22

17% May

28%

16

*15'%

Feb

8

5,400
2,200

,

,28%
28%

28%
29

*28%

32

9.50

*46

111

27%

*28%

53% Dec

48% Dec

200

17%

471/4.,

4

30

6,700

5,300

■:*:.

17%

11

15% May 11
36% Jan
4

9%

46%

68 % Jan

May

2,00

17%

41% Jan

89

900

62
89

29%

Corp

19'A
21

*87%

27%

5

19%
21

62%

No par

Co

19%
21%

87%

28

Corp

8,900

61

10

50

3,500

87%

50

A

90

80

29%

47

47

111

*86%

31,900

7934

88

59%

88

200

233%
124

21%
9%
60%

9%

9%

60

*86%"'
17%'

*19%

6,100
1,400

29

30

19%

28%
19%

28

19%

96

124

80

28%

260

105

22%

122

80%

110

48%

48
*103

23%

121

79%

4,300

122

95%

48

105%

19,700
4,600

53%

122

96%

48

121

52%
*52

122

-

105

22%

*120

*116

53%

122

105

22%

120

117

*53

48%

*104

23

119

*116

96%

48

105

22%

123

:123

19

Coca-Cola

63

123

98

117

21%

Coca-Cola Co

26% Apr
48% Feb

34

124

23%

*120

33%

97

105

22%

333/4

123
•

491/4

*103

33%

33%
*116

18%

18

62% Jan

-

99

34%

35

21

15

Jan

Dec

98%

34%

No par

Apr

56

88

16,400

& Louisville Ry cl A_25

Apr

79

2

16%

17%

B

■

127

6

59

16%

40

14

58% Nov 30
21

16%

A

Feb

88 % Dec

3

16%

124

47%

Aircraft

convertible

990'

14

29% May

41% Feb

4

6

46% Dec

41

45% Jan

6

Mar 14

1

80% May

18

21

500

,16%

No par
100

preferred

Jan

16%

124

30%

34

5

cumulative 2nd

17% Jan

18%

Manufacturing

7%

90

18%

17

No par

4%

50% May

16

16%

17

29%

34%

10

148% Mar 14

95% Sep

173/3

18%

Corp

112

pi-

18%

No par

West

9

A

18%

30 3/8

33%

5

Mills

4

20% July 28
24% Dec 31

40% Sep

4

25

12% Jan

15% Mar 24

4

Jan

75% Apr

86% Jan •' 4
20

71 % Jan

44% Jan

990

18%

10

com

Products

Cab

Class

C C

7

9

111% Jan

Apr 13
63% Nov 22

18%

*18%

Elec__No par

Sugar

100'% Mar

125% Mar 17

1,180

*18%

j

133% Jan

976

9,400

53 3A

18%

52 %

Co

Chicago Ind

20

Mar

111

39% Mar 14

6

6

59%

53%

52%

preferred

Clark

4

Jan

5%

15

96

34% May
4
2% Jan 17

22

12

3

22

Jan

56

31

59'A

52%

52%

Rights

197% Apr

"

3% Aug 30

58%

52%

52%

Chicago Corp (The)

Feb

20% Mar 14

29

Jan

89

22% Mar
72

42% Feb

4

59% Nov 22
42% Dec

2% May
4
32% Mar 25
132% Jan

Mar

15

105 % Apr

108% Mar 30
73

3

40% Feb

t

28

68

5

58

52%

52%

—

17

27

14

17% Jan

1

103% Mar 11

14

92

Dec

2

9

18

6

93

6

50% Feb
52% Ffb

26

53

26

Feb

27

94

58%

52%

52 %

12.50

Chicago Great Western Ry

5%

75

11

52%

Chile

25

u

56%

1,200

29%

33%

No par

J

preferred

Class

4

Apr

Mar 14

3

27

104

18 '1

59%

63%

100

Chicago & East 111

27

A^r

27% Apr

16

Mar 10

6

82% Apr

17

Feb

101% Apr
35

5o

18

3

210

4

Jan

7

27

Jan

37

Jan

Dec

70% Jun

July

17

57% Dec

101

7

107

1

3

Feb

45'/8 Mar 14
14 * Mar 24

3

21% Dec

22% Feb
5% Apr
19% Apr

43

22

74

5

59% Jan

li

104% Sep
37% Dec

11% Apr

23% Jan

Nov 23

5

14

'100%

Aug 12

98% July. 22
4
27% Jan

11

66 % Jan

9

49

101% May
105 % Jan

13% Mar 14

15

84 %

11

9% Jan

Aug

3

14

29

21

105% Oct

142% Mar

Mar 15

3

May 25

•72% Dec

20% Feb
47

31

35

56% Feb

6

Jan

15% May

31

16% Dec

7% Jan
21

18

Dec

65% May

9% Feb

10% Aug 30

11% Jan

58%

63%

30%

33%

1

of N

Vought

3%%

20

Oct; 29

63

64

Cnesapeake Corp of Virginia
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common

3
2

42% Mar 11

6

15% Jan

52% Dec 29

1

Jan

44% Mar

21

Jan

$4.50

36'A Mar 25
26

4

16 % Jan

5% Jan

2

97

-'21% Mar 14

60s/8

1

Common

3'

53% May

17

23% Feb

7

52j/4 Jan

6

93% Jan

595/3

64%

6,100

common

Light

Pasco

Belt

9% Feb

21% Jan

10% Jan

Chain

68

42% Jan

24'%

-29%

Champlcn Paper & Fibre Co—

6

9

26

de

27

30

35% Mar

Cerro

Jan

94% Dec

24%

Co

South

Certain-Teed

Feb

24% Dec

24%

31

34%

20

Violeta

109

4

Jun

&

9

13

10

Central
Central

5

Jan

14

110

243/8
63 %

*49

Century Ribbon

Mar

Mar 14

116%

24%

64%

Illinois Public Service

Apr

43

24%

65%

preferred

12

17

24%

*64%

100

Illinois

18

% Feb

24%

66

50

Hudson Gas &

6% Jan

8.% Dec 30

5

84 % Jan

22

Mar 17

38% Aug 11

22

25% Jan

Nov

43% Jan

4

24%

65%

50

of Georgia Ry
preferred series B

5%

Central RR Co
Class B

11

24%

common

Foundry

Central

17

116%

Aguirre Sugar Co

2

Apr
14% Feb

116%

Corp

common

5
2

116%

No par

Light

Central

1

20

4

116%

Co

Tractor

Corp

28

20

34%

Ry_100

Ohio

preferred

Oct

Shares

29%
.33%

35%

"When issued"

Celotex

the Week

35%

Preferred 4.20%
100
Celanese Corp of Amer com__No
par
7%
2nd preferred
100
4 % % conv
preferred series A_100

27

Friday
May 6

May 5

3i3/8

series

Co

Caterpillar

Sales far

Thursday

5

&

General

I)

PRICES

351/3

preferred

4% Jan

20

$3

&

SALE

34%

preferred series

(J

23 % Mar 25

21% Mar 12

&

Steel

Preferred

27

105 % May

20% Mar 15

26

4% %

15

'100% Apr

4

102% Feb

2

126% Feb

47% Mar 31

107% Jan

Power

Carriers

29

4

Jan

19% Dec

1

Mar

13

22

31 %

HJGH

Wednesday
May 4

5

Carrier Corp

51
Jan

May 3

10

Co

(Philip) Mfg Co

Carpenter

Tuesday

May 2

1

Carolina Clinchfield

Dec

20'/8 Oct

Monday
Par

10

12
17

7

LOW AND

STOCK

Capital

30% Nov

5

13

YORK

EXCHANGE

40% Apr

Jan

126

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

1954

—

No

par

33%

105%
76%
*101%

104

34%
106

77%

*66%.

*101%
33%

66%
104
34

*10534

106%

76%

7 6 34

104

*102

34%

33%

106'A

*106%

77

76%

104

34'A
107

76 7 a

*101%

101%

101%

101%

*101%

102 %

104

34%

34%

106 %

10614

420

77 %

10,000

77
A4

102%

2,000

67

1/

4

AO

1 )

3,800

300

V

\
18

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

.

(2130)

EXCHANGE STOCK

NEW YORK STOCK
Year

Lowest

1954

7'/a May

4

17% Jun

22

10% Jan

6

NEW YORK

Range since Jan. 1
Lowest

Highest

STOCK

P«f

10 % Mar 14

12

Feb

7

19% Apr
13% Jan

11 Mi Deo
Dec
14% Dec 10

22

6

21% Apr

21

Continental Cop & Steel Ind
5% convertible preferred

6

24

20

Continental

Apr

)0

101

101%

40
99%

1

12

12%

11%

12

11%

11%

11 %.

12%

103/8
10%
*20%
213%
21%
22
> 39%
40%
100% 100%
12
12%

8

78%

80

78%

78'A

79

..

303/4

31

30

30%

22%

22%

22

22 %

21%

30%
22

78
30%

79%

14
5
5

79%
30a/4

x40%

41

39%

40%

39%

403%

__

„

__

__

__

5

24%

25

24%

25

24

24%

25

21%

5

22%

223/4

Foundry & Machine—1

40%

40%

Diamond

com_2

Fibre

Dec

29

Apr

15

Continental

Insurance

4

13% Dec

31

11% Mar 14

14% Feb

8

Continental

Motors

Jan

4

75% Nov 24

70

833/4 Mar 28

Continental

Oil

15 % Jan

4

27% Dec

31

25% Mar 14

32% Apr

Continental Steel Corp

19

8

25 % Apr

22

20% Jan

23% Mar

72

Feb~15

7% Jan
52

Dec

102

24

Jan

18

363/4 Mar 14

ft May
19

Nov

1

48 % May 25

Continental

110

28

13 May

5

Copper

31

21 */4 Mar 29

25

Apr

29

Jan

25

48% Apr

14

52

Jan

21

31

50 % Jan

52

44% Mar

5

51% Dec

21% Jan

4

36

8

96 % Jan

6

'71 % Feb

24

Convertible

54% Apr

27

35% Jan

3

Cornell

Mar 14

66% May

6

Corning

102

Apr~13

95% Jan

12

102

Apr

29

98

Jan

26

1013/4 Apr

12

80% Jan

20

90% May

27

30% May

91% Nov 30

29% Apr

174% Jan

5

19% Sep

1

3% Mar 16

"l

176% Feb

4

26% Nov 23

24% Jan

20

Dec

185

5% Dec

5

Jan

2

9

Jan

7

2

7%

3

54%

*33%

Cosden

6% Feb

18

"when

issued"—;

10

100

Corp

4

2% Dec

16

3/4, Feb

18

4

40% Dec

29

37% Jan

6

483/4 Jan

28

Crane

4

99 % Mar 30

95% Jan

24

98% Apr

11

28% Jan

7

26% Mar 22

30% Dec

14

Jan

4

17% July 20

29% Jan

4

35% Oct

-11

1
1
1

4

4

21% Jan

11

72 % Jan

4

13% Nov

10

11% Jan

4

15% Dec

43/8 Oct

21

73/4 Dec

48% Oct

20

7% Jun

30

37

55

643/4 Nov 23

34% Jan
101 % Jan

7

Jan

20

Nov

26

104% Jan

36% Dec

31

32% Jan

106

109% Dec 31

Apr

of

Crown

Cork

27% May 14

100% Jan

136

Apr

9

13% Jan

18% Mar 29

29

53/4 Jan

93/4 May 2
733/4 Apr 26

Dec

31

f

Dec

59

4

108

54% Jan

5

62

Aug 17
18% Dec 27

59

33% Dec 28

31

Jan

6

135

Jan

27

39

Jan

11

136% July 20
643% Deo
8

56% Jan

7

30% Jan

11

48% Not 24

87% Jan

26

94

43/a May 18

13% Jun

7

43% Jan
92

16

6

Apr 27

13% Feb

4

25% Dec 27

23

Jan

6

37

Apr

27

17

Jan

5

46
Aug 23
96% Apr
1

42% Jan

90

91

Jan

13

943/4 Jan

11

11% Jan

101% Oct

e

14

45 % Feb

23

4

35% Nov 12

31% Jan

0

4

35% Oct

34

8

55

243/4 Jan
32% Jan

Jun

1

Mar

5

113

No par

60

1

*136

137%

70

2.50

47/a

20

common

*12%

3

37

Jan

18

42% Feb

28

Devoe

38% Oct

1

35% Apr

4

40% Jan

31

Diamond

Dec

13

13

114% Jan

11

0

63% Feb

1

4.40%

Jan

4

57

20

14% Jan

4

18% Sep

7

13% Mar 2a
16

47%

18 3/4 Jan

4
15

104% Dec 30

23

23% Dec 31

4

13% Sep

Jan

Dlvco

643/4 Apr

Dixie Cup

26

79

Apr 29
373/4 May 0
15 3/4 Jan
3

5%

Pepper

26

Dow

13

Dresser

13

3%%

7

12% Mar 10

12% Aug 19

10% Feb

3

118

Apr
243A Jan

3

14

Apr 15
121/4 Mar 4

11

1153/4 Jan

12

94% Jan

6

28% Jan

13

45

Jan

6

170

Deo

•

157

Jan

If

1223/4 Oct

1

118

Jan

17

124

Apr

12

98% Feb

7

101

Apr

12

101% Nov 24

35% Sep
49

7

33% Jan
3
46% Jan 12

Mar 12

191

May

37% Mar

5

Chemical

Co

213/4

21%

12,800

35%

35%

35 3A

35'A

35%

4,800

119%

120%

120%

122 3A

3,600

35%

35y8

353/4
*71

119

13%

14

3%

14%

133/4

35%
73

3%
14

24

37%

37%

37%

377/a

38

1,300

353/4

36

36

36%

4,000

36

353/4

113

112

57

56%

353/4
112

57%
35

353/8
*111

56%

*33%

36

112

57%
35
35

35%

300

14%

14%

14%

15

143/4

143/4

2,400

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

12 3A

127/a

2,600

2

31%

313/4

31%

32%

32

32%

32%

33%

8,400

11

10%

31%
10%

32

10%

10%

10%

103/4

11%

11

11%

15,300

61%

60

60

607A

1,900

76%

*74

77

77

77

36%

37%

37%

37%

373A

1,400

*14%

14 %

14%

14 %

1,400

63

63

*77

79%

*37

61

37%

14%

*74%
37

143/a

37%

36 3/8

14%

14%

16%

16%
71%

16%

16%

16%

163A

163/4

167/a

68'/8

703/4

68 %

707/8

69

70

40,400

49%

49%

49%

49%

50%

49%

50%

17,900

common

convertible

5

50o

preferred

100

Drewrys Limited USA Inc

1

493/»

433/a
*108

21%

49%
413/4

43%
110

108

213/4

21%

43%
108

413/4
*102

21%

21%

14%

423/4
108

21%

1

No par

de Nem

13%
10%

*12%

13%

*123A

13%

*123A

133/8

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

Common

107/a

10,000

187%

186%

1873/4

186%

189%

191

189 3/4

190%

12,900

1203/4

1203/4

120%

121

120%

189%
1213/a

Preferred $4.50 series
Preferred $3.50 series

-No par

121%

121%

1203/4

121

98%

98%

•98 3A

99%

993/a

99%

800

35%

35%

35%

13,400

99

99 3/8

*

993/a

993/a

353/8

35%

35%

35'/a

35 %

49% Apr 27
53% Apr 22

$3.75

preferred

*483/4

49%

*48%

49%

*483/4

49%

48%

48 3A

*48'A

48%

20

$4.15

*53

53 %

*53

53%

523/4

523/4

52

52%

*513/4

52'A

120

preferred

53

4%

51%

51%

51%

51%

Duquesne

Light

Co

35 %

com.

25

54

$2.10

*523%

53%

*52%

53%

14

Jan

•

27

Feb

54% Mar
Apr

16% Apr

18

1
14

11

353/4 Mar

0

49% Apr

21

Eastern

0

30% Mar 28

Eastern

18

Eastern

30% Feb
82

May

10

5

52% Nov 24

45

20% Jan

27% Oct

13

24% Mar 15

95

Jun

11

54% Apr 14
2 9'/4 Apr 20

93

Mar 17

95

393A Dec

10

36

Jan

85% Feb

3
19

Jan

4

106

Dec

1

13% Feb

23

23% Dec

Nov

24

45% Mar

2

l%Jan

4

23

May

11% Mar
233A Jan

Mar 14

6

103% Jan 31

9

33

11

17

Apr 28
35% Mar 14

4% Dec 27

3% Jan

6

29% Dec 31

3

16% Dec 27

12

22

May

273A Feb
15'A Jan

5

175

Jan

31

3

14
17
15

15
10

Elec

34% Feb 23
22% Feb

25

Apr 26

50

Oct

Jan

4

54 % Dec

30

50

Jan

17

41% Jun

17

39% Jan

6

54'/2 Apr

11

19

3

24 3% Mar

143/4 Jan

11
4

9% Jun

8

22% Feb

17

26

Jan

92

Jan

6

22 % Jan

4

4

16% Jan

4

66

Jan

4

10

Dec

29

For

31% Feb

17

53

Feb

203A Aug
4
15% Dec 20

13% Jan 20

163/a Feb

26% July 28

25% Jan

27% Mar 24

29% May 19

28 % Jan

0

96

102

Jan

3

«

page

2nd

Natural

Electric

Mfg

Co

26.

33%

33

33%

3,400

45%

453A

46'A

46%

47 3A

14,200

27

27%

27 %

28

27%

28 Va

257/8

26%

25%

26

25%

25%

25%

26

257/s

26

79%

80

78%

79%

78%

79%

80

82

80%

81%

170
x51 %

1

27%
*93 %

437A
*103

171%
52

*171
x50

172

503/4

200

172
50

51

51%

51 %

53

2,300

28

273A

28%

28

28%

1,600

28

28%

27%

93%

933A

*93%

44

43%

44

107

7,100

50

94%

*103

171%

171%

*170

3,200
10,800

*170

28

107

170

33%

43%
*103

95

43%
107

*93%
43%
•103

95
44

107

*93%
43 '/2
*103

..

95

20

44

5,200

107

2,400

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17

17%

17

17

42'A

43%

41%

423/4

41%

41%

42

42 3/8

42

42 3A

4%

33A

33A

3%

31%

313/4

31

31%

30%

31

31

31%

30%

31%

3,700

20%

203A

203A

21 %

20%

21

20 %

20%

20 3A

21

2,800

22%

9,700

23%
*50

4

23%

223/a

23

51%

50%

50%

22

*50%

3%

4

37/a

4

17,500

47,000

22%

22

22%

22

51

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

400

12,200

190

*50%

51%

51

51

51%

50]A

50%

47%

483/a

47%

47%

46%

47%

453A

46%

46

46 3/8

22%

22%

21%

22

21%

213/4

21'A

21%

21%

21%

1,900

14%

14

13%

14%

14 y4

14%

14%

143/4

17,200

26%

26%

26'A

26'A

3.000

28%

283/4

2,000

143/a

10

*26%

*50

26%

26%

26'A

25

283/4

28%

28%

29

28%

28%

29

29

100

*98%

99%

*98%

99%

99%

99%

99%

99%

*98%

99%

Co.

.8.50

26%

27%

26 3A

27

X26%

26%

26'A

26%

2b*Va

26 %

7,700

common

Ho par

23%

23%

23%

23%

23'A

23%

23%

23%

23%

237/a

19,500

80%

81%

80'A

80 %

80

80%

81

81

80 %

81%

1,700

72%

*71

72%

*71

24% Apr

20

Erie

11

83% Apr

18

5%

72

20

Erie &

preferred
„

33%

45'/a

273/4

14%
263/4

18

Jan

33%

46

27'A

4

Gas

1

33%

45'A

27%

5

Equitable

Jan

33%

473/8

27 %

3

3

69% Mar

33%

46 %

50

preferred
Gas

Emerson Radio A Phonograph
Empire District Electric Co

RR

33%

10

28% Jan

100

15%

50

76

21

see

Emerson

15%

60

15

common

conv

Paso

500

10

preferred

5%
El

153/4

3%

21

22% Dec 29

footnotes

Co

15%

_

1

Endicott Johnson Corp common
4%
preferred

25% Jan




5%

200

5

5

2

Deo

Elliott

53

153/4

shares

Jan

Feb

79

18

Amer

20% Jan

July 13

27% Dec 27

74% Peb

33% Feb

2

21

Ind

Storage Battery
Elgin National Watch Co

17

*52%

*15%

100

Electric

28

58% Feb

53

15%

2.50

common

5% Feb

49

35% Jan

Inc

23% Feb

6

53%

15%

2

common

443/8 Apr

3

54

*52 3/4

15%

100

Bros Stores

preferred
Products Co

Mus

52

*53'A

53'A

15%

100

4% %

A

*52%

1,000

51 %

54

5

Corp

common

4%%
preferred
Elastic Stop
Nut Co
Electric
Auto-Lite
(The)

48

25

Steel

Kodak Co

preferred

Ekco

53

52 y8

10

Inc.

Manufacturing Co

Edison

Jan

45% Apr
105% Jan

29% Aug 12
52% Dec
8

4

6%

Eaton

53

*53%

—1

Co

Airlines

Eastman

51%

-10

Stainless

67

Eagle-Picher

51%

*531/4

I

Corp

21% Jan

S

51%

10

0

Jan

37% Feb 24

22% Jan

50

DWG Cigar Corp

Jan

170

100

preferred

35% Jan

1

4

51%

preferred

22

Jan

1,000

353/a

7

Apr

Sep

20

3,700

13%

53

172

9,600

21%

103/4

52%

4

44
112

21%

13%

54

Mar

42 y8

*106

10%

*13

(E I) A Co-

*52%

165

21%

185 3/4

Internationa]

Corp

*53%

Mar 14

43

110

5,600

100

523/4

31

42 3A

*105

21'A

54

72 % Dec

100

14%

52%

4

77

69

53%

4

603A
*73

16%

54

9% Jan

61%

72%
503/8

*523/4

46% Jan

61'A

16%

*53%

8

35

70%

4.10%

S

*35

35

preferred
4.20%
preferred

Deo

35

3,100

143/4

53% Mar 30

24% Aug
9
25% Dec 31

57%
35

34%

14

40

57%
*33%

123/4

50% Jan

29% Dee

30

112

*111

35

14%

52

12

'

57%

34%

48% Jan 12

18% Jan

112

12%

8

21% Apr 28
15% Jan
4

57%
*33%

15

9

Deo 22

•111

34%

53% Oct
15

800

233/4

54% Deo

7

7,100

37%

7

9% Jan

14%

24'A

23 %

10

Jan 21

24

5.00C

133/4

3%

373/4

4

Sep

13%

3%

*23%

3%

23%

53% Nov

51

3,500

73

373/4

1

2

133/4.

36

23

12

Feb

3%

357/a
*71

73

38

50% Jan

51

•71

24

473/4 July
51% July

54% Oct 25

2,800

12%

common

Pont

68

213A

No par

new

Industries

Duplan

118

3%

*34%

1

Mines Ltd

Dunhlll

67%
21%

No par

50% Apr
473/8 Apr

6

563A

73

3%

*33%

No pax

Douglas Aircraft Co

17

353/4
*112

3%

34%

-No par
I
50

Co

Dome

Jan

67%
21%

143/4

(The)

7

du

104% Jan

common

Co

183/4 Mar 31

20% Mar 16

67%

2

Ltd

preferred series

Dobeckmun
Dr

1,500

35%

68

1

Co

conv

38

*71

25

Corp

91% Feb

98

353/4

35%

50o

T Motor Car Co

11% Jan 10

*23%

73

*33

preferred

cum

303/4 Jan

41% Dec 29

75% Jan

Jan

1

issued"

Mar 15

4
43 % Mar 14

Dec"23

203/4 Dec
7

"when

May

68 %

11% Oct 27

100

common

3

15 % Dec

2

preferred

35

5

333/8 Feb

2

1

$1.50

13%

10

303/8 Apr

28

3%

A

11

2

16,100

353A

'

*71

1

common

Diamond

37% Jan

new. 100

1

Diana 8tores Corp
Distillers
Corp-Segrams

11

333/4

20

640

RR—

Co

3

Feb

33'A

*353/8

36

163/8 Mar 16

30% Mar 14

33%

120

13% Jan

68

7,100

33

353/4

7

52% Jan

10,800

69%

118%

10

7

15'A

68%

36

11

61% Dec

2,900

15%

69

121

12% Jan

75
Aug 4
34% Dec 31

20%

15%

673A

35%

133/4 Jan

9

20

15 %

119%

34% Jan

11

197/a

15%
68

21%

16

Jan

20%

35%

16% July 23
13% Aug 16

26% Aug
10% Jan

99%

19%

22

15

Match

Common

40

*98%

99%

35%

Corp

cum

Diamond

12%

♦98%

21%

class

2,900

99%

347/a

Co

2,200

♦98%

22%

Raynolds

673/4

3,500

35

20

Alkali

2,800

137%

67

97

22

Vilbiss Co
A

33%

33%
♦136

*96

35

Edison

39% Dec

56,100

97

A Light Co_ 13.50

Detroit Hillsdale A 8 W RR Co.100

7

20%

*96

66%

8

1,600

20%

97

*35%

273/B Jan

593/4

943/4

68%

20% Jan

20

59

59%

113%

*95%

67%

Steel

12,700

*113

114

97

35'A

Detroit

32%

1,100

96

68%

De

7%

6,000

7%

32%

7%

800

9%

4,900

35%

3

69

453A

68

18

9

96

50

Stove

69

9
32

27%

33%

Detroit-Michigan

71

45%

33

17

29,400

95%

33%
353/8

f

9%

277/a

33%

common

9%

95%

34%

ctfs for

4,600

45'A

33%
35%

Escrow

610

17%

443A

673/8

Detroit

1,200

17

27%

68 3/8

7

123 %

17

17%

*943A

673A

19

123 %

17%
9%

95

69

Mar 23

1,200

45

68

71

9% Mar 18

*12 '/a

273/4

1

37% Mar

17,500

273A

27%

Deep Rock Oil Corp

126% Apr

41%
123%

*443/4

15

West

200

41%
123%

50

14%

Grande

6,200

107

100

153/8

A Rio

500

77%

77

107

1,000

203/4

20

12,400

12%

99%

100

1,200

143%
36%

*12'/a

5

14%

Western

313/4

14%

*35%

20%
20%
33%
33%
*136
137%
67%
68

12%

20%

36

31%

4,700

33,000

*47/a

'4%
*12 %

*98%

preferred

99%

47/a

153/8

A

*97%

46%

203/4

lo

1,000

93%

15%

Co common

710

14,500

5%
2%
453/4

43A

20'A

7%

/

28%

46%

50o

Deere A

50

93 %

50o

353/4 Apr 14
353/4 May 5

8,500

500

5

Co

Apr

6,600

96

Inc

Rubber

89%

46%

Decca

Records

700

45%

Dayton

*95'A

1,300

12,200

*93'A

16

common

6,200

5,200

46

23

32% Jan

Nov

12%

4,400

96

16% Feb

1

113/4 Jan 12

5

12%

4,300

5,30C

45%

223/4 Feb

I

36

*47/8

12%

6,600

*93%

74

Jan

83/4 May 17

5

96

99%

Feb

28% Mar 24

47%

*98%

13

353/8 Sep

46

*93

100

22

21

48
96

C

23

12

68%

70

series

33% Dec

103/8 May 10

67%

67%

20%

3.90%

10

10% Jun

333/4
137%

Preferred

Feb

33% Jan

33%
*136

28

7

Apr
47% Jan

20

33%

99% Apr

Jan

111

20s/a
137%

97

2% Jan

53% Dec 30

59

96'A

July 19

116

61

*96

4% Feb
15% Feb

4

*113

33

34

7%

8

100

3% July 21
15% Dec 31

12

32%

B

Denver

Jan

*94

*59%

9
32

114

series

Power

33% Jan

47%

100

73/4

*136

70%

A

31%
*113

3.75%

Delaware

101

20

60

'

Preferred

Apr 26

8

21

34

100

8%

4

17

18

593/4

32 %
114

93/0
*68 %

9%

45%

Jan

2% Apr

73/4
*111

17%

93/a

28

30

0

v

68

96

33% Aug

12

20%

8%

8%

44%

7

Jan

32%

60

8%

9
68

9%

27%

27

66

32%

113

9%
70

45 3A

Lack

33% Jan

9

28%

Delaware

101

9%
70

9%

1
No par

Delaware A Hudson

3

*32%

9%
73

95%

3

Aug

9

453A

2

Nov 30

9%

28

25% Mar

35

124

7

68% May

68

124%

123%

*71

Inc—2.50

pfd

Light

6

117% Dec 20

123

123

100

10
&

18

8
30

126%

123

100

'

18% Jan

12

123

128

A

Dayton Power
-

51% Jan

11

128

l73/4

preferred

Dec 30

62% July

40%

423/a

75

107%
41%

*17%

1

Corp

convertible

57

28% Jan

74%
*106%

127

No par

20% Dec 28

55% Jan

403/4

75%
107

17%

Inc

3

8

106%

42%

1

Stores

73%

74%
106

17%

Inc 7%

4

Apr

14%
35%

18

common

May
12% Jan

41

723/4

14%
35%

1,900
21,700

27
5%
2%
453/a

31%
31%
143%
14%
353/4
35%
74%
76%
106% 107
41 %
41%
123% 125
123'% 123%
*17
17%

14%
353/4

series

17

17% Jan
14% Jan

31%

13%
353/4

3.75%

14

19% Jan 20

4
9% Apr 27
35% Jan 11

*313/4

143/a
35%

Preferred

953/4 Feb

13

313/4

Daystrom Inc

4

463/4 Mar 22
96% Jan

18% Nov 23

12% May

5%

2

Mar

313/4

14%

2%

17%

preferred series

Davega

18

93

Nov 28

97

3%%

24

32% Mar

32%

Dana Corp common

17

96% Jan

93'/a Mar 23

32%

A

Cutler-Hammer

1

6% Jan

*2%
44%

*97%

5

Cushman's Sons

Mar 17

95

12

U% Mar 15

Class

10

50% Mar

«

Curtis-Wright

7

44%

98%

2%

common.10

Sugar

Publishing common
preferred
Prior preferred

8

Jan

75% Feb

27

43/4 May

Aug 20

8

Jan

35% Feb
140

44%

*96%

23/a

17%

23% Mar 18

7

44%

2%

45

16%

6

4

5%
2%
45%
99 %

17%

23

11

5"%

17%

67% Feb

Jan

5%

173/a

$7

Jan

5%

17%

Cunningham Drug Stores

73A Jan

53/4

128

Curtis

25

53/4

100

5

153/4 Jan

53/4

2% 12%

178

98%

100

pfd

10

134

Dec

preferred

11

Feb

116

*5%

178

1,600

29%
30%
178
178%

27%

42

23

4

26%

177

433/4

Inc

Press

26%

common—25

Feb

Jan

May

106

Cuneo

26%

177

400

5,500

33%

88%

30%

267/s

*96%

a

Cudahy Packing Co common
4%%
preferred

1

30%

303/a

176%

6,000

643/8
66%
*98%
993/4
*101
103

89%

26%

Shares

22

51
55

*54%
33%

102

176%

106

non-cum

Cuban-American

89'%

98%

called

6%

102

893/4

273/a

common—5
No par

Corp

convertible
RR

30%

30%

102

177%

*35

9% Jan

7% Mar 29

6

Dec

93/4 Mar
35

31% Mar 29

2

19

Jan

Feb

83/e Mar 14

29

9% Aug

35

6% Apr
93

5%
Cuba

7

30

89%

903/a

27%

177

No par

preferred

Preferred

21

20 5/a Mar

9% Jan

60

May

15% Feb

303/4

*101

102

44'%

(The)

Crucible Steel of Amer

Mar 23

134

J~an~26

89%

79
30"%

tbe Week

39%
Yi
243/a

24%
*49

51
54%
33%
64%
993/4

*96%

common—2.50

Seal

Zellerbach

$4.20

3
45% Mar 23

Wheat Corp
A

*101

90%

99%

U
24%

25

preferred

Crown

6

May

123

203/4

$2

25

77% May
107

Cream

3

16% Jan

Jan

30%

54%
33%
62%
*98%

623/4

102

37%
A

100

common

preferred

4

32% Mar

1jj/4 Mar 30

34

15

Co

62

*98%

30%
21%

31

*49

33%

993/4

31 %
21%

24%

54%

33%

*98%

Petroleum

3%*

*54%

34

983A

90%

21"%

51

54%

78%

39
ft

54%

98%
*101

39%
101%

*49

51

10%
21%
21%
*39%
40
100% 100%
10%
*20%
21%

21
21%

34

633/4

Refining common.25

10%

34

623/4

28 y2 Jan

2

39%
100%

993A

633/4

91% Jan

6

*49

21

40%

63%

Coty Inc
Coty International Corp

1 % Jan

51
54%

22%

5

preferred

15

*21
21%

103/8
x21

10%
21%

100
series of 1947-100

pfd 3%%

Common

*49

50

preferred

Cum

10%

Corp__l

Electric

Glass Works common

Corn Products

Apr

29

series—50

series

Dubiller

3%%

2

182% Jan

pref 5%

Preferred 6%

6

Mar 21

Aug 25

99%

__

new

Copperweld Steel Co common

54

957/e Jan

Corp

Co

Range

32

7

Dec

Delaware

Rights /_

5

243/4 Dec

of

Cooper-Bessemer

2

Mar 28

48

l03/8

103/4
21%

40% Apr 11
93% Mar 14

45% Mar 28

Friday
May 6

Tbarsday
May 5

May 4

May 3

May Z

Sales fw

8ALB PRICKS

Wednesday

Tuesday

Menday

EXCHANGE

Highest

Monday, May 9, 1955

RECORD
LOW AND HIGH

BTOPKP

Range for Previous

.

series

A

Pittsburgh RR Co

100

50

*71

27

72%

*71

72%

*71

72'A

60

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Number 5427

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.

The Commercial and Financial

Chronicle

(2131)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Kange for Previous
Year

Lswest

Range since Jan.

Highest

11% Jan

Lowest

27

26% Dec

4

1

NEW YORK STOCK

Highest

23% Jan

16

14% Dec

1% Apr 26

20% Not

11

15

Apr

27% Jun

19

17% Jan

1

53% Mar 29

Dec

30% Dec

3% Apr
8
10% Oct 13
48% Oct 13
14

23

19

56% Apr
34% Dec

16

17% Mar

7

Falstaff

Brewing

Family

25

Feb

4

73

Feb

15

34

25

Feb

18

Fansteel

27

Farwick

3

Jan

4

5%

50

Jan

3

5%%

12% May
52% Jan

4

10% Apr 30
32% Dec 29
110% Dec
41 % Dec

9% Feb
28% Jan

10

Sep~24

49% Feb

6

4

24

38% Apr

Corp
Fidelity Phoenix

24

Filtrol

Jan

18

64% May

Oct" 15

105

May

3

108

53

Mar

9

59

7% Mar

10% Oct 21

25% Jan

42% Dec

22

S8% Jan

104% Dec

9% Mar 14

3

16% Nov

38% Jan
102

6

Jan

18

2

Mar

Jan

3

First

10% Apr 18
46% Feb 17

Firth

105% May 5
26% Jan 12

28% Jan

21% Apr
38% Sep

23
28

35% Jan

6

49 % May

38% Jan

57% Nov 22

55% Jan

5

70 % Apr

35

Aug

48% Sep 23

93% Jan

101% Nov

37% Jan

88% Jan

6
4

22

Nov

43% Mar 15

5

53% Dec

29

12

£4% Jan
29

18% Mar 11

113

100% Dec

99

13

Jan

11

38% Deo

4

9% Dec

12% Dec

6

13

Feb

28

12

17

8% Jan

7

11% Mar 14

4

76% Nov 12

68

Jan

6

Jan

7

15% Nov 19

14

Jan

18

23% Jan

4

38% Dec 29

11

69% Jan

4

92

4% Nov 15

Dec

34% Mar 14

29

7% Aug

88% Mar 30

2

4

31% Dec

31

26 % Mar 14

4

10

31

34% Jan
23

6

43

Dec
Dec

9

25

Jan

14

41% Jan

18

31% Apr

29

Jan

13

Dec

17

22% Jan

4

40% Dec

21

7

41% Aug 23
6% Dec 27

35% Jan

18

5% Jan

50

30% Jan

6

3% Apr
25

12

May

7

25% Jan

22

20% Jan

4

35 y4 Mar 14

Dec

2

37% Nov

17

32

31

10

26 % Mar 15

Dec

Mar 14

7

Mar 31

7

42% May

6

91% Jan 10

6"% Mar
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5

46 Va Feb

25

9% Mar

1

Mar

May

105% Jan

3

107% Mar

28

Jan

13

65% Nov 24

57 % Jan

28

64 % Mar

11

10

135% Aug

3

148% Feb

4

139

Jan

4

5%

Jan

3

147% Mar

29% Jan

7

36% Feb

23

General Bronze

15

6

22

16

General

71

89

Dec

27

83% Mar 18

4%

1st

49

Dec

31

45% Jan

18

89% Apr
55% Feb

11

30% Mar

16

4%

conv

17% May

29

Dec

29

24% Mar 15

28% Apr

20

General

122

Feb

Jan

15

131

Dec

29

131

Jan

Feb

3

Jan

1

15% Nov

3

19% Dec

1

18

Jan

6

21% Mar

7

General

11

8

15% Dec

1

14

May

6

17

Mar

7

6%

Mar 29

Jan

13b

Mar 11

54

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48

44%

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7%

37 %

37 Va

3,500

12 %

13

123/4

13

12%

13

5,100

353/8

35%

35

35%

35

60%

35%

59%

4,100

60 Va

593/8

60

59%

601/4

10%

60%

60 %

♦101/2

8,400

10%

10 %

60

10%

37%

38

109%

37%

62%

641/2

106%

541/4

10

40%

55

36%

10%

1,600

37%

37 Va

37%

5,700

109%

1093/4

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2,800

63%

54

54%

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36%

54

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37%

63%

107%

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40

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63

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107

40

63%
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54%

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40%

45

46

46

46%

46

70%

53%

100

10
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1
10

1

common

49%

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105

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69%

69%

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54%

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50

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107%

23

23

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4,400

65

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99%

99

99

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50

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50

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107

107

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39

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73%

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39%
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11%

12

12

12'/a

12 Va

74

73%

73%

73

73%

15%

15%

15

15

3,700

15%

200

40%

41%

411/4

42%

43,300

90%

90

90

90

90

90

90 Va

90%

90 »/a

190

6%

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6

27%

27%

9%

93/4

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46

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300

32

313%

32%

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32'A

32

32

1,800

40%

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41

41

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39

39

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5%
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6

28

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38%

39%

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37%

393/4

38%

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28

28

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28%

27%

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38

1

27%

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28

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107

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2.50

61%

62

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62

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10%

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103/a

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145%

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6
28

9%

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37

6

17,000

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2,900

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3,500

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6,400
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6,900

28

27%

28'A

2,800

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621/4

3,200

10'A

10%

10%

3,700

♦144

146

146%

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32

32Va

32

32%

31%

31%

32

32

32'/a

32Va

1,400

20%

20%

20%

20%

20%

20%

21 Va

21%

21 Va

21%

15,800

85%
♦51

No par

28%

100

135%

86

146

6'A
28

7%

...

40

145

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53

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27%
135

2

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

10

14%

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14%

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common

2,000

74

403/4

39%

preferred

12 Va

♦14%

393/4

41%

50

400

403/a

42%

40

100

34,300

39%

46

♦36

73 Va

99

40y2

31%

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15%

72%
♦15

32%

100

360

250

10

_100

com

9,900
8,800

108

381/4

1

preferred

107%

10%

46Va

5

130
900

58%

*99

98%

46V2

No par

68 3%

58%

99%

*99

98%

32

Corp

68%

106 %

403/a
10%
12%

9%

common

9,100

23%

*23

41%

10%

27%

com

2,500

9%
♦105

1.66%

Investors

10'A
42

10

41%
105 Va

98%

9 7/a

2

3,400

38

28%

50

55%

10%

9%

com

preferred

110

543/8

55

41%

6

5

4,200

98%

27%

No par

8,900

64 %

107V4

39'/2

5

50

383/4

64%

98%
♦10

1

common

common

54 3A

37%
107 %

64

40%

106

68%

373/4

107%

105%

46 3/8

69%

1

10 3/8

363/4

109%

23%

105

10%

37%

1103/4

23%

107

of

10%

36%
109%

37%

62%
107

10%
411/4

10%

37%
110 %

37

108%

24%

♦99

Contract Corp

37 Va

13 Va

36%

106%

common

Inc

37 Va

12%
35%

Co„No par

Inc

37

13»/4
36%

23%

preferred
series

43%

13

36%

24%

Corp

Co

8,100

♦50

48%

24

Corp com
preferred2nd

11%

54

♦46%

44%

►104

Cable

Cigar

11%

11%

♦51

43%

5

Transportation

9

6,700

48%

6~25

preferred

10

6,500

6%

54

'51_I15

Inc

Baking Co
$8 preferred

18% Dec

11%

100

29%

6 %

•46 %

100

General

33% Dec

11 %

75

29%

*50%

(The)

10 % Jan

11%

*70

6%

54

5

ser

Industries

18% Jan

11%

75

29%

6%

48%

No par

Co

Container

$4.50
21

11%

29
'

•50

Corp__10
preferred
100

convertible

General Amer

11% Jan

6%

♦70

29%

63/a

♦46%

100

(Robert)

Corp

75

29%

6%

54

37 %

convertible

Wood

♦70

30%

6%

48%

108 %

com

preferred
Gamewell
Co
(The)
Gardner-Denver Co
Gar

11%

75

29

♦50

(The).

Inc

Garrett

11%

♦70

♦46%

1

General American

107% Aug 27
6

Co

Co

Gayiura

18

6%

Y__ 10

N

preferred

4%%

28% Mar

30%

6%

Corp

Gamble-Skogmo

11

40

4%

Galr

Feb

45

Stores

Gabriel

46% Apr

29%

5

Freeport Sulphur Co

1

7

4,000

1

Co

Froedtert Corp
Freuhauf Trailer

7

48% Mar
39

Sugar

3

ikiar

10% Jan

6,200

24 Va

5

preferred
Foster-Wheeler Corp

79

Feb

15%

24

1.

3%%

Francisco

16% Mar 23

15%

Chem

&

1,600

15%
24 Va

7%

convertible

Franklin

44,300

15%

Co

pfd

Machinery

3%%

4

3x

Ins

Inc

cum

10,800

16

16%

233/4

5

Light

Stores

div

4

Jan

Jan

Fair

$4.20
Food

13% Mar

103

9% Oct 25

Food

12 % Apr

5

33

24% Jan

38

7

99% Jan

5% Mar 15

Jan

6% Jan

19

5

Jan

53% Apr
112% Apr

32% Jan

10

45% Jan

58% May
101

21

Mar 22

&

25

50

Corp

Power

13

97% Jan

9

6% Jan
10

Power

153/4

153/4

1

Florida

24%
*16%

24 %

Co

27

25

16

No par

Florida

Jan

15 Va

16

15%

common

6

46% Jan
102

Carpet

Stove

25%

15%

24

Co

Stores

Co (The)
preferred

Florence

24%

15%
16 Va

15%
♦16

15%

1

(The)

25%

X25

24%

1

Fire

Flintkote
$4

6U0

2%

15%

Corn

National

2 Va

2%

24

common

Firestone Tire & Rubber
4%%
preferred

10

5,400

2 J/8

2%

13,300

72

Ferro

15

Jan

62% Nov 23

108

17

26

Apr

40

44'%

15%

Mfg Co

119

44'/a

5

Electric

5

6,500

45

24%

Il_50

series

Dept Stores

1J3

44

5

A

ser

1953

Pacific

Tarrant

16%

25%

15%

15%

Paper Board Co Inc

As

15%

16

52

loVa

2

Federal

Felt

15

16

49%

la I/-

72

Corp

Federal

Federated

24%

16%

16

54

14%

45

*2%

Shares

52

15Va

24

Federal-Mogul Corp

Jan

103

54

204%

4

17% Jan
40% Jan

60% May
6
13% Feb 23

25%

15%

43%

51 %

1

common

pfd

pfd

25

?2,/4
15

1

B

Corp

cum

conv

35% Jan

29

12

29

conv

14%

the Week

I50

common

Metallurgical
Corp

Fedders-Quigan

57

_No par

Corp
Corp

6% Apr

29

Co

series

13% Jan

Apr

&

Finance

5% Mar 14

45

Morse

preferred

5%

18

15

2%

Engine & Airplane Corp_l
Sugar Co
20

28

Feb

2/a

Fairchild

34% Mar 14

76

45%

2%

Fajardo

20

14% Jan

43%

♦2%

7

11% Mar 14

8

4

471/4

2.50

7

26% Jan

27

4

45%

29% Mar 31

Mar 16

?Ji/
15%

15%

18 % Apr

Fairbanks

1J1/

1
3

21% Feb

32% Jan

Dec

15%

Sales far

Friday
May 6

May 5

51

Inc

6

51 % Apr

19% Dec

49

3

May

May 2

5

Corp new
Exchange Bullet Corp

46% Apr

58

8% Jan

Eversharp

Co

Ex-Cello

8

16% Dec 21

20% Jan

Products

16

38% Jan

4

19

70

6
Aug 16
16% Apr
8
64% Apr
5

43% Oct

2% Jan

15% Apr 29
22% Mar 14

6

20% Jun 29

15

Evans

Mar 15

15

29

72

5

15

31

25% Dec

5

Mar 16

May

Par

24% Jan

27

16% Dec

11

Jan

17% Apr

4

2

18% Aug 11
18% Jan

4

52% Jan

6

2% Dec 31

l

9% Jan

13% May

54

13% Jan

29

6

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
May 3
May 4

Monday

EXCHANGE

43% May

12% Feb

STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

1954

88

•87

.♦87

89

89

320

170

53

53

54%

53

54

1,000

28

28

28%

28

28%

2,500

135%

*135

135%

18%

18

18'A

18

18%

3,400

14'/a

14%

14

14%

2,300

135

•134%

90

48% Feb

37% May 17
9% Jan
56% Feb

5
4

9

80

General

Dynamics Corp

64%

66%

60%

63%

149,600

65% Feb

16

General

14%
621/2

61%

3

60%

62%

46% Jan

64%

62

25

Electric

5

52%

52%

51%

52%

51%

52

51

51%

51%

513/4

58,200

14% Nov 24

13% Jan

6

17% Apr

22

17%

17%

17%

17Va

17%

17 Va

♦16%

75

17%

17

80% July 22

General Finance Corp (Delaware) .1
General Foods Corp com
No par

84%

84 7/a

84%

84%

84

85

84%

84%

97%

977/a

♦97%

98%

98%

98%

98'A

48% Jun

6

Jan

Jan

8

8% Oct

25

12% Dec 28

10

Feb

10

60% Jan

5

78% Nov 22

66% Jan

6

94

119

Jan

4

123% Feb 26

101

Mar

124% Mar

8

94% Feb

3

120

1

Mar

7

146% Dec

10

£8% Jan

4

98% Dec

31

118% Jan

4

126% Oct

29

Jan

4

99 % Mar

8

11

102% Sep
33% Dec

20

22% Jan

29

29% Jan

7

52% Nov 24

136% Feb

3

89% Mar 14
122% Feb

24

85
May 4
99% Apr 15

13

Feb

23

preferred
Instrument Corp

No par

General

1

General

Mills

No par

75% Mar
122% Jan

11

147

Feb

21

107% Jan

3

127

$3.50

com

Co

5%

preferred

3%%

100

convertible

General

1

.

common

Motors

preferred

Corp

100
5

25

Jan

57% Jan

4

4

3% Jan

18

100

25 % Mar 26

1C0

Jan

18

Nov

17

4% Dec

4

28% Jan

9

44

107

Dec

16

19

General Precision

Jan

13

4% Jan

3

33

27

Aug 16

57% Feb

100

34% Aug 19

Mar 17

39% Jan
105

Apr

6

23

127

Mar 28

5% Mar
36% Apr
48% Mar

106% Feb

Public

Service

Public

Utilities

4

General

Railway Signal

7

5%

4

15% Sep

S

14% Jan

0

17% Mar 24

30% Dec

31

26% Jan

6

33% Mar

12

53% Dec

13

49% Jan

26

32% Oct 22

37% May 21
43% Dec 13

7

Jan

28

100% Apr

4

47 % Dec

57

May

39

Shoe Corp

4%%
Mar 14

Jan

11

76% Dec

3

65% May

13% Jan

46

7

98

Jan

13

4% %

86% Mar 28

20

Jan

18

24% Apr

29

90% Jan

17

96 % Mar 30

6

38% Jan

6

6% Feb

26

8

Dec

30

7% Feb

8

9

137% Apr

26

162

Nov

168

9% May
60

Dec

3
14

8

160

Jan

7

26% July 30

17% Jan

26

20

59% Jan

6

64% Dec

Dec

28

4% Apr

21

7

Dec

31

1

42

Dec

31

4

47% Dec

29

52

29% July
27% Jan

1% Jan

4

Jan

12

54% Dec

22

50% Jan

18

44% Mar
Jan

6
2
11

Feb

2

22% Feb

16

68 %

Apr 26

62% Apr

21

Jan

27

7% Jan

3

34% Apr

11

42 % Jan

6

41% Mar 14

2% Nov 29

2

Jan

3

49 % Jan

24

12% Jan

5

17% Apr

27

50% Jan

6

26

Dec

31

22% Jan

6

61% Apr
29% Apr 15

5

138

Dec

31

126% Jan

18

Apr

19

£4% Jan

8

7% Mar
29

Jan

40% Aug 18
100

Mar

4

93

Mar 21

98

Apr

14

9

Mar 14

10% Jan

11

37% Apr
29% Apr

21

84

10% Dec

33

4

36% Dec

17

34% Jan

21% Dec

17

21% Jan

80

29

6

5

17

Jan

4

54

Jan

11

Feb

2

27

Jun

9

38% Dec 29

35% Jan

18

17% Jan

4

22

Dec

31

20% Mar 22

4

154

Oct

27

143

78% Aug 17
1
33% Feb

69

131% Jan
73

Apr

9

28

Jun

18

20% Jan

8

31 % Dec

For footnotes




see

Apr 18
41% Apr 22

Jan

2

Dec

156

35

74

Mar 16

Feb

Feb

19

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Batteries

&

Co

Inc

Co

58

59%

59%

59%

8,600

112%

112%

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♦115

4%
36

125

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5

4%

36%

35%
42

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120
5

36%

43%
106 Va

4%
35%
42

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♦116

120

4%

5

35%

5

35%

36

4%
36

42%

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43%

43%

106 «/a

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106%

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16

153/4

16

15%

15%

32%

32%

32%

32%

32%.

55 %

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56

55%

55%

Iron Ore

Great Western

Sugar com

Greenfield

Co

103

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57%

103

55%

56

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97

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97

87

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87

55%

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86

86%

200

5

11,800

35%

7,300

44

1,500

105 Va

16

900

32 Va

32%

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55%

400

543/a

41,100

54

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56 3/8

56%
97

122

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V

♦84 Va

86

37%

56%
86 Va

31%

30%

31

30%

31

303/4

31 Va

30%

68

68%

67

67%

66%

65 3/4

67

67

68

23

24 Va

67%
23%

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96%

23%

24%
95

39%

39%

8%

8%

8%

♦160

162

,

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40

8%
162

233/8
♦94
39 Va

8%
♦160

24%

24

24%

96

96

39%

39%

39%

39%

6,800

8%

8 '/a

8%

8 Va

8%

5,300

162

*160

*160

162

♦20%

20%

20 Va

20 Va

*20%

20%

20%

20%

66

63%

65%

643/4

65%

65%

65%

65

59

58%

60

6 %

6%

351/2
47

2%

577/8
6

♦34%

59

6%
35 %

58 %
6

35%

7,500

96

23%
*95

64 %

59%

10

17,300

393/a

96

20'/a

35%

5,600
10

97

30%

39%

500

103

31

•94

2,200

58%

59%
6

35%

,

6%

♦35

,6%

6'/a

100

162

20%

400

66 %

10,000

59%

16,400

6 Va

3,700

35%

35

900

35
47

46%

47%

46 Va

46%

46%

46%

46 Va

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

24,200

15400

2%

36,000

5

16%

15%

16%

15%

16

15%

15%

16

15%

5,000

54%

54%

54

54%

54%

54%

54%

54%

55

57 Va

4,300

27%

27 %

27

29%

30,000

12.50
100

♦145

5

com

40%

100

♦96%

1

9%

No par

♦36

28%

16%

149

40%
98

9%
37

28%

♦142
41

*97

9%

273/4
148

41%
98

9%

36%

37

28 %

28%

27 Va

148

41%
*97

93/a

28 %

28 Va

148%

152%

29

29%

155

155

1,200

156

700

41%

41

41

♦40%

41%

973/,

97

973/4

*97

97%

110

9%

2,600

9%

9%

*35

35 Va

35

27%

9%

9%

35%

35

35

Va

230

28

28%

273/4

28

25

Co

No

76

76

75

76 Vi

76

76

77

77

77%

77%

900

par

41

41%

39%

41 Va

393/4

40%

40

40%

40%

41 Va

17,600

22%

22%

22%

22%

22 Vs

22%

22%

22%

22 3%

23

149%

149%

No par

28

3,200

*

4,100
180

100

preferred
L)

57

•85

Prop—No par

Co

Bay & Western RR
(H

♦100

800

10

preferred

conv

9

7

57%

No par
P

common

24% Feb

32% Apr

56%

2%

common

Paper

26% Mar 15

59%

46 %

preferred

cum

Ry

7%

56%

15%

4

(The)

Northern

Green

59%

1

Northern

Green

59

55%

5

Co

City Steel

Gt Northern

1

6,700

32%

No par

Great

5

52%

10

Hosiery

Great

18

52%

10

preferred
Grayson-Robinson Stores

Feb

52%

16

100

Inc

F)

7

May

52

1

11

75

53V2

10

42% Mar
151

53

55%

No par

Co

(B

(W T)

$2.25

54

32%

5

common

3%%

34% Jan

23

Co

Grand Union

5%%

53%

1

(The)

Stock

(W

Granite

55%

101'A

1

Co

Goodyear Tire & Rubber

30% Mar 14

17

page

3

Co

Goodrich

Grant

500

53%

100

Co-

Goodall-Sanford

Gotham

31 %

100

Graham-Paige Motors
Granby Consol M S &

13% Sep

50% Dec

29

86% Jan

&

•313/a

101

101 Va

103

Brewing

Grace

3% Mar

14% Jun
33

Gold

31%

126

*100

preferred

Glidden
Goebel

313/a

103

Gould-National

31% Apr 28

7

$4.50

♦101

31%

♦100

Brothers

31

126

100%

54%

Gimbel

Dec

125%

31%

37

(The)

800

125 %

100%

31%

53%

preferred

126'A

126
101

31%

37

Gillette

42% Dec

*125%

125%

16

2.50

57,000

100%

37

com

98Va

31%

54%

Rubber

180

145

101 %

37

&

I2IV4

97%

♦31%

53 %

17

21

♦135

97%

37%

73% Feb

90% Nov

1211/4

121%
145

55%

5

4

96%

37%

preferred
Georgia-Pacific Plywood

8

♦135

973/a

53

3%%

4

121%

121%
145

37%

22

Jan

96

57

33% Apr

28% Jan

eo

121%
♦L>5

37%

General Tire

Jan

98%

53%

6

24% Mar 14

97%

145

1

59% Apr

93

•135

10

Jan~18

82

145

Corp common.No par
preferred
100

45%

8

121%

121'A

•55%

Time

8

121%

121%
♦135

32%

lOo

Telephone Corp

84% Oct 27

69%

5,200

10

Realty & Utilities
Refractories

General

30 % Dec

16,700

43%

General

General

4

11%
69%

1061%

General

2

4

11%
6J

43%

General

3

16

11%
68 Va

♦1051/4

2

39% Jan

10% Jan

11%
68'/a

100

18

75% Jan

11%
69

com_No par

Jan

72% Feb

Dec

5

preferred

35

31

96

6

10c

Corp

28

12

29% Jan

34% Jan

Corp
1
$2.90 convertible preferred-No par

General

28

25% Jan

Eqp

General

Jan

59% Feb

series

7

12% Jan
41

$3.75

General

.18

20% Apr

11%
69

125%

71% Apr

Z

preferred

Preferred

11%

125%

44% Jan

$5

11

68%

101

Outdoor Advertising No par
General Portland Cement Co
1

14

900

11%

No par

3

11

7,300

98

69%

No par

Jan

101% Apr
33% Feb

84%

98

11%

98%

43 V, Mar 14

S5

1,200

84%

69

98%

common

*97%

17

Inc

147%

100

♦73

1

32

32%

32 V8

32%

32

32%

32 Va

32 3

a

32 Va

32%

5,800

29%

29%

28%

29

29

29

28%

28%

28%

28%

1,200

Tap & Die Corp__No par

148
75

*73

75

1493/4
*73

150

151

151

75

•73

75

♦150

153

•73

75

26.

4-

19

20

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2132)

NEW YORK STOCK
Year

14% Mar

POVa Jan

97

22% Jan

11

4% Jan

4

Sep

13% Jan

4

94

20

28% Mar 29

39% Dec

68% Jan

4

91

Dec

87% Dec

8 % Apr

4

6

44 Va Feb

23

Jan

6

96% May

5

72% Mar 28

31

Jan

100% May 26

34% July 30
106% July 28

103

Feb

1

104

Apr

6
15

103

110

105 % Feb

4

109

Apr

4

26% Jan

29

105

May
Jan

5
15

Oct

4

36% May

18

106% Feb

105% Mar 22

106% Mar 26

3

Tuesday

May 2

preferred

Monday, May 9, 1955

HIGH

May 3

SALE

PRICES

Wednesday

Sales for

Thursday

Friday

May 5

May 6

May 4

the Week

Shares

Corp
Sugar

3

15

15%

15

15%

15

15(4

15

15%

15

*98

98%

98

%

98%

*98

98%

98

98%

*97

34%

33 y8

34%

3J%

34(4

3i%

35%

34%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

39%

41%

40%

41 y2

41 Va

6%
41%

41 %

96(4

9b %

96'A

;:„96%

96%

*96 y2

57%

200

69

68%

68%

68 Va

68%

68%

68%

24,200

1
1

34

6%

Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR com.No par
$5 preferred
No par

Gulf

.

100

Guantanamo

6

61% Mar 14

Monday
Par

Grumman Aircraft

27

90

4%%

2

35% Jan

29

29

LOW AND

STOCK

Greyhound Corp (The) common

27

45% Feb

5% Jan

9

4

2

98'/a Apr

Mar 30

33% Apr

39% Aug 11
5% Dec 22

45% Jan

16% Mar

6

YORK

EXCHANGE

Lowest

11% May 21
7

NEW

Range since Jan. 1
Highest

1954

Highest

Lowest

.

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

Range for Previous

.

41%

42

*95%

96

*95

68%

69%

x68'

No par

33%

34%

100
100

*102%

104

103%

103 '/a

*107

108

108

108

Oil

Corp
Gulf States Utilities

25

a

Co-

Common

$4.20 dividend preferred
$4.40 dividend preferred

$4.44 dividend preferred

100

*106%

34%

34%

,

15%

320

35%

20,500

7

1,700

42

*34(4

34%

103%
,,

20,500

98%

-

103%

*102%

103(4

109

*108

103

*198

7,400

109

*107

34%

35%

36

36%

103%

4,600

103(2

110

;/Y;YY;: 50

107%

*106%

107%

*106(4

101 %

*106(4

107%

*106%

107%

45%

*45(4

45%

*45%

45%

45%

45%

45%

45%

1,100

H
I

35

Jan

27

46% Apr 21

Hackensack

51% Mar 14

62% Apr

Halliburton Oil Well Cementing

5

59%

60%

59%

22 % Feb

Hall

58-/4

5

58%

58-4

58%

58%

58%

59

19% Jan

3,800

21%

21%

£1%

21%

21 (a

2172

21%

21%

21%

22

4,300

22%

22%

46% Aug 17
62% Nov 24

43

20% Apr

Jan

29% Feb

2

17% Jan

13

12% Mar

2

21

29

20

Jan

63% Jan

5

86% Dec 31

86

Jan

12% Jan

4

25% Nov 24

11

21% Jan

Dec

30

106% Oct

25

40% Dec

22

38

131

142

23

135

Jan

15
28

22% Apr
5% Jan

23

32

Jan

19
6

11% Feb

17
4% July 12

Nov

Nov

30

36

Dec

23

15% Jan

31

7% Jan

23% Dec

31

30

28% Dec

31

Mar

4

31% Apr
94% Jan

22

21% Jan

26

35

Feb

19

5

13% Mar 12
68

Jan

6

121% Feb

2

38% Jun

18

52

May 26

14% Jan

26

89

22

Harbison-Walk

3

21

Hat

8% Mar

1

24% Mar

7

30% Mar 24

24

89

May

17

39% Jan

3

45

Feb

101% Oct 11
23% Nov 11

104% Feb

7

22% Jan

6

24% Feb

15

36% Jan

3

38

Apr

28

98% Mar 29

37% Nov 18
20% Oct 14
101

Dec

126% Oct
50

2

27

96

Jan

17

113

26

123

Jan

26

125% Jan

11

Jan

4

Dec

23

40

54% Feb

16

51% Jan

37% Dec

21

22% Mar

Mar 14

18

2

3

46

Mar 14

54% Mar 18

13

Jan

35

Mar 28

45% May

3

6

26% Jan

11

34% July 26

31% Mar 18

35% Jan

26

14% Jan

11

18% Apr

15% May

18% Jan

3

68

21

4

Jan

4

78

Apr

8

Jan

5

74% May

3

81% Jan

5

92

Sep

29

89% Jan

3

92% Feb

2

43% Nov

12

34% Jan

6

18% Mar

1

71

Schaffner

&

Co

Heinz

Glass

3.65%
Helme

Co

7%

Co

May 13

10% Jan

4

18% Aug

7

9

32% Mar

33% Jan

4

52

Oct

5

66% Jan

5

85

Dec

31

27

Dec

6

31% Dec

31

95% Jan

12

12% Nov 23
33

Jan

7

29% Dec

103

40% May

9

36% Oct

84% Jan

6

101

4

:

101

105

4

41% Dec 31
112% Dec 23

38

MarlO
8

40% Jan

1

Mar 10

30% Jan

28

102% Mar

11

15% Mar

Mar 14

28

91% Jan

16

28% Jan

28

34% Jan

24

105% Nov

Apr

18

Nov

17

106

12

100

Feb

19

98

26

May

5

23%

37(4

*37%

37%

37%

37%

700

19%

19%

19%

19%

19%

19%

5,600

107

107 %

108%

109

108%

108%

110%

110%

110%

noy2

1,600

123%

124%

124%

125

*124

*124 y4

126

44%

44%

44 %

44%

44 '/a

44(4

*52 %

53%

*52%

53'/4

52%

52%

44

24

126

24

*23%

*124 Va

2,300

126

60

44%

44%

44%

1,800

*52%

53'A

*52%

53 V*

500

Holland

Furnace

(A)

8

44%

44%

45

1

Hooker

Oil

Household

3%%
4%

75

*90%

91%

44%

44%

44%

11%

10

200

6,200

11%

11%

11%

*11%

11%

*11%

*11%

11%

500

25%

26%

26ya

26%

26%

27

26%

28 Va

12,300

15%

16'%

15%

16

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

15%

11,300

*:

%

'

6%

6

*6%

6 (4

*6 (a

6%

6 Va

6 Va

600

20%

21

21

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

4,000

30%

30 Vb

30%

*30'/a

30(4

30%

30 y2

*30 y4

30"%

400

41%

*30

12.50

41%

No par

*77%

6%

6%

40%

41 Va

40%

40%

40%

41%

4.1V*

41%

6,600

78

76%

78%

75%

76%

77

77

77

77%

2,000

5

37

38%

37

38

36%

37

36'%

37 Va

36 %

36%

6,300

No par

Co

*105

105%

*105

105 %

105%

100

13%

13%

4,500

com

3

common

preferred—

Finance

28

*105

%

13%

13%

13%

36%

36%

36%

36%

36(4

36%

2O78

28 -/4

*97

98

*97

2o */4

2»7a
98

*97

*101%

103

*102%

103

*102%

*104

105

*104

105

44%

112%

Manhattan

44%
112%:

44%
112

29

29%

7,300

*97%

98

*102%

103

103V4

103%

*103%

104%

*103%

104%

100

44(4

44(4

44%

44%

44%

44%

3,000

114%

114 y2

44%
112%

112

20

20%

*20

20

20(4

2%

29
98

20

3

98

500

103

21%

3

28 %

.8

98

37

*102%

20%

100

2«

*36

103

20

1

105

13%

100

preferred

105

14

100
100

preferred

105%

13%

36%

*36

No par

com

105%

l-i

13%

50

preferred

JHudson &

44%

*74

90%

26 %

30

preferred
conv

44%'

75

11%..

10

Corp

Houdaille-Hershey
$2.25

44(4

90%

25%

5

Sons

Electrochem

$4.25

45%

*74

5

Co

&

Y.

50c

Corp

20%

2%

2%

113

113

115

20%

20%

20%

20

20%

20%

20%

20%

3

2%

3

2%

—

2,200

20

20%

50
.

1,000
24.600

2%

1,500

100

12

12

10%

11

10%

10(4

*10%

11%

11

11

Hudson Bay Min & Sm Ltd—No par
Hunt Foods Inc
6.66%

59

60

59%

60

50%

60

59%

60%

60%

60%

7,000

25

25%

25%

25%

26

27%

27

27%

26%

26%

3,700

5%

preferred-

noncum

800

'

2% Nov

10

3% Feb

3

Jan

6

9% Feb

17

Hupp

18% Dec

15

21% Oct

11

19% Jan

3

24% Apr

18

Hussman Refrigerator Co

57 % July 28
63% Dec 31

53% Jan

27

29

Idaho

58% Jan

6

62% Apr
66% Apr

12

50 % Dec

23

47% Jan

5

52

48% May 21

52 % Dec

20

50

53% Nov

10

3

23%

*37(4

75

Howe Sound Co

4

23%

38

23%

91%

18

27 % May

100

20

*90%

21

11

1,800

19 Vb

*74

28

22% Jan

50

44%
100%

23%

74%

21% Feb

8

43%
*100

3 7'/a

90%

23% Apr

25% Nov

43

100%

19%

74%

119% Apr

14

2,400

88

37%

90 y2

7

13% Jan

6,500

28%

88

23%

91%

6

7

23%

28%

90

*100

74%

Feb

10

23%

28%

42

42%
100

*90%

Jan

27

*41(4
100

*73%

15% Mar 14

3% Feb

42(4
100%

(conv)__No par

$4% cum 2nd pfd

98

62% Feb

42

*100

23%

28 (a

*88

9,500

18

12% Apr

42 %

100%

23%

28 %
90

5,400

10

6

23%

28(4
*83

2,500

31

18

23%

28%
50

15%

19% Dec

27

4,900

45%

20% Dec

2% Jan

1,500

7%

37%

Houston

7% Jan

16%

7%

33%

14

53% Jan

16%

7%

15%

8

5

16%

7%

33

Feb

21

28 %

*88

16%

7%

45

4

4% Jan

24 <4

28%

16 ('2

15%

6

10% July 27

23%

24

89

90

%

7-8

10

33

4.40%

55% Dec

7-4

45%

23

4

16%

7%

15%

11% Jan

22

16 %

7%

32%

15% Jan
Nov

16%

900

1,200
.?r

42%

64% Jan

1

3&y2

23%

Lighting & Power—No par
Houston Oil Co of Texas (Del)—25
Howard Stores Corp
1

4% Nov 22

36%

15%

105% Feb

38% Jan

36%

43

6

47

36%

32%

104% Jan

27

36%

15%

Honolulu

Apr

Jan

27

Jan

87% Feb

*36(4

32'/«

Homestake Mining

39

36 %

42%

Holly Sugar Corp common
5% conv preferred

31

13% Jan

99% Nov 18

94% Jan

48

4

74 % Mar 14

28% Jan

Mar 31

16% Apr 26
35% Aug 25

8 % Mar

36(4

3,600

16

Hollander

25% Jan

29% Feb

36%

29%

32%

3

19% Feb

6%

29

43%

16% Jan

6

30

6%

32

15%

Electronics

21

8% Dec

6%

29 Va

32

42%

(Charles E)

27% Dec

32 %

*6%

29%

32

Hoffman

30% Dec

*31%

6 (2

29%

19%

No par

Hilton Hotels Corp

4

32(4

6 (2

29

16%

Hires Co

5

19

*31%

6%

43%

5

Jan

32%

32

10

Jan

30

6%

15%

12% Jan

5

1,100

142

43%

31% Jan

14

50

43 V*

*42%
*141

31%

47% Apr 27

25% Jan

220

4,000

6

14% Apr 11
6
6% May

5

42%
142

2,700

-

5

12

Jan

*141

.

Heyden Chemical Corp common—1
3%% preferred series A
100

10% Mar 14

11 % Aug 25

42%

'

142

■

105 y2

105%

32

42%

25

Hewitt-Robins Inc

25

9

43%

106(4

2./%

*100

No par

(The)

43 %

*141

106 %

,

6%

28%

6%
100
preferred
Hershey Chocolate common__No par
4%%
preferred series A—.
50
Hertz

10o(2

32%

88

10

Hercules Powder common

43(4
142

32 %

20

23%

100

Motors

43%
*141

*105

94

32

7%

25

preferred

non-cum

Hercules

43%
142

106%

23(4

93%

31%

16%

5

common

*105

23 V*

93

31%

*90

*36%

15

preferred

(G W)

31%

*

100

common

9 6(4

31%

6%

1

Co

23(4

95

31%

32 %

2

common

23

97

1

29%

1
50

common

preferred

(H J)

43%

10

Marx

24%

31%

106%

*141

2.50

Hayes Industries Inc
Hayes Mfg Corp

3%%

*105

23 %
97

31%

31%

100

Corp

2*i%

98%

*97

Co $4.25 pfd__No par
Refrac com
15

Corp of America
preferred

Hecht

.24%

100
2.50

Co

4%%

Hazel-Atlas

*45

No par

com

preferred

Hart

14
20

84% Jan

41% Nov

6%

(M A)

Harrisburg Steel

Jan

18% Mar 25

6

Jan

Paper

Hanna

12

Co

preferred

conv

Hammermill

8% Jan

26% Mar 14

May 21

4%

29

Printing Co

Watch

1

Jan

39

6

21% Jun
85

Apr

(W F)

Hamilton

8

34% Apr

Mar 11

8% Dec

17

4

6

31% Jan

141

Mar 14

28
6

18% Jan

4

44"% Mar

5% Mar 25

18

4

107 % Feb

Jan

26% Mar 14

8% Nov 30
40

25 V* Feb

32% May

105% Apr

33% Nov 29
32 % Dec 28

27
23

100% Feb
>

102% May 11
24% Jan
4

21% Oct

6

Water

1

7%

7%

3

Corp

23%

23%

23

23%

6-/4

7%

7%

7%

27,700

23

7%

23

23

23

23%

23 Va

1,900

61%

61 %

.

i

74

7%

I
44

Jan

43% Jun
40

Jan

4
9

May 25

62% Jun

15

55

Oct

5

49% Mar
52

Apr

*52%

50

cum

preferred

50

*53
*53%

50

52%

Jan

13

55

Mar 11

Jan

17

53

Feb

13% Apr

12

14% Mar

22% Oct

20

25

24% Mar 15

July 29

15
7

23

5% Jan

24

26% Apr 11
7 % Apr
5

Nov

17

48% Jan

6

58% Apr 20

57 % Dec

8

50

Jan

26

162

170

52%

50

54

159

54

preferred
preferred

51

7% Nov

10,300

52

cum

10

52

657/a

51%

cum

10

4

65%

51

4.70%

15% Nov 23

30

1,400

65

50%

4.26%

53

21

61%

63%

50%

3

5

54% Dec

Jan

61%

63%

50%

15

4

2% Jun

61%

62%

50%

54% Jan

11

47% Nov

61%

64

50

Co

51% May

27

39

62

62%

20

RR

52% Apr

8% Jan

30

61%

64%
50%
51%
53%
53%

Cent

1

61% Dec

Dec

61%

63%
49%

Illinois

8

51% Jan

Dec

61%

No par

Illinois Power Co. common—No par
4.08% cum preferred
".
50

Co

29

Mar

53

26

Mar 24

Power

V* Jan 20
Jan

4

56% Feb
166

Feb

13
16

4.42%

Terminal

RR

Industria Electrica De

4

76% Dec

31

11

39 % Dec

29

35V4Jan

6

55% Mar 28

5

22 % Dec

28

Inspiration Cons Copper

21% Jan

26

23% Apr

25

Insuranshares

23

37 V4 Jan

7

47% Feb

16

Interchemical

96% Jan

19

25% Jan

4

40

Nov

89% Jan

6

102

Oct

14% Apr 28
271

May 11
27% Jan
4

159
25

21% Dec

25
29

19% Jan

Jan

76% Jan

103

16

Jan

6

30

35% Jan

31

25

167% Mar

38

349

4

450

Apr

39% Mar
173

3

Mar 29

25% Apr

18

Nov

38 % Dec

176% Oct

Jan

375

66% Mar 14

4%%

18

Interlake

18

Int'l

Business

7

Int'l

Harvester

Apr

6

37% Jan

4

Iron

41% Jan

3

94

Feb

23

84

91% Jan

3

4% Nov

5
7

International Mining Corp

6

4% Apr
66% Feb

19

59 % Dec

18

Int'l Nickel of Canada

135% Mar 31

140% Jan

11

1% Jan
34% Jan
130% Jan

140

Jan

101% Jan

_

13

1

17% Dec

9% Jan
55

3% Mar 16
57% Jan

Oct

31

13% Mar 28

88% Dec

31

82

106% May 19

103

Jan

12

Mar 14

4% May 27

12% Dec

31

40% May 27
44% Jan 11

79% Dec

17

79

Nov

16

38

44% Nov

4

70

1

60

17

108

5

Jan

11

37% Jan

4

Dec

9% Mar 13
69

73

Jan

6
6

Jan

Jan

3
3
12

12% Apr 18
86% May
2

Mar 14

42% Jan

Jan

105% May

104

Apr 29
48% Mar 8

Jan

28

72% Apr
37% Feb

13% Jan

26% Dec

6

23% Jan

6

29 % Apr
31
May

28% Apr

1

38% Dec

2

34

Mar 15

39% Feb

16

38 V» Dec

6

25

38% Jan

21

34% Dec

31% Jan

29

Jan

36% Oct

21

35

34% Mar 15

21
28

Minerals

4%

Packers

International Paper

International

123

Nov

19

121

Jan

24

7% preferred
International Telep

&

54%

2,900

55

55%

4,800

Power

&

Creek

167

...

*6

*164

*6

8%

167

'

*164

72%

6%

167

73%

72%

73 %

46

47

23%

23%

23%

*23%

24

44%

45
102
24
428%
38
170%
34 %

44

44 %

*43%

44%

102

23%
425

37%
xl70

34%

102
24

424

373/4

170

170%

34%

*4%
64

100
104,,
*103
104 2
11%
11%
85
86 %

.44%

37

137

14%

34%

*102

23%
416

37

170%
*34

37

36

91

*89

4%
64%
137

4 %

63%

136%

103

23%
422

37%
171

36

26%
38%

•

*37%

par

10

23%
420
37

170%

103
24

420

37%
171

34%

34%

36%

36

36%

91

4%
64%
137

*89

4%
64 Vb

137

91

4%
64%
137

*164

72%
47%
*23%
44

102%
23%
418

37%
171

*34

35%
*89

4%
64

137 %

13%

13%

13%

103

105%

101

104

1013/a

103%

101 %

*103

104%

*103

104

104

104

13%

11%
85%

13%

12
86

13%

11%
X84 %

13%

101

101

102

*103

*11%

11%

11%

11%

85

83 %

84%

84

102

102%

102 %

102

50

6 %

1,500

167

73%

14,800

48%

10,700

24

100

44

700

102%
24

230

10,000

420

2,600

37%

25,300

171 %

760

35

600

36%

8,200

91

200

4 %

2,400

64%

17,700

137%

13%
103

104

11%
84

102%

.

190

8,200
9,200
100

1,300
400

■2

900

45%

44 %

4434

44%

45

44%

45

3,500

66%

67%

66

66 %

67%

68

67%

68%

3,100

*35

37

300

37

36%

36%

25%

2634

25%

26%

26 Vb

26%

26%

26%

33,600

38

38%

37 %

38%

38%

38 %

38%

38%

2,600

38%

*37 %

38 %

*37%

38 %

*18

39

34%

34%

*34%

35

*34%

35

*36%

*37%
35

37

35

*36%

300

14%

14%

14%

4,900

50

50

50%

7,000

14%

14%

14%

14

14%

14

51%
35%
277/8

49%
34%
27%

par

*102

48%

6 %

10

44%

27
38%
38%
35%

*35
14%

46%

35%

,

3.50

50

51

49%

503/8

49%

34%

34%

34%

35

35

27%

2734

27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

4,400

22%

23

23

23%

23%

23 %

7,500

*125

127%

50c

22%

23%

1

common

23%
419

4%
64%
137%

5
25
1

preferred

102

36 %

13%

25

Light Co

44

*89

*136%

Teleg-No par

Co

Coal

6%

48

88
36

Interstate Dept Stores
Power

*6

*164

167

88 %

International Utilities Corp
$1.40 cum conv pfd

$b

54%

55%

25

common

Island

126% Apr 29

55

54

46

Iowa

Aug 13

54%

54%

101% 102 %

28% Mar

112

5434

54%

*45%

Intertype Corp
No
Iowa-Illinois Gas & Elec Co_No

23% Jan

53%

55

No par

Interstate

3

55%

54%

No par

Salt

International Shoe
International Sliver

14% May

3

54%

55 Va

25%

73%

7.50

common

51% May
35% May

20% Mar 23

55%

25%

54

72%

$4 preferred
No par
Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com__No par
6% preferred
100

9

30% Jan

2,700

15

Limited

34% Feb

26% Jan

25%

100

Preferred

International

Dec

7

24%

4%

39

5

25%

64%

28% July
29% Jan

29% Aug

25%

1

3

23% Dec

25%

com—.No par

6

34% July 21

25%

37

12% Jan

May 12

25%
6%

90

32% Jan

14

1,200

90

22

24% Jan

14

14

36

Aug 17
29

52%

13%

com—5

Chemical

14

39% Feb 24

54

*52%

14%

100

&

preferred

10% Jan

,

*53%

52%

*13%

45%

No par

77

Int'l

54

*52%

14

*23%

preferred
100
Int'l Hydro-Electric Sys class A—25

34% Mar 14
8

54

52%

23%

7%

8

130

*13%

73%
48%

No par

common

*50%

*52%

73%
48

No par-

Machines

29

Mar

*52%

*23%

100

Dec

Jan

*53%

5

common

42% Dec

25

53%

1

28% Jan

34 % Feb

53 %

*53

*53%

*164

No par
Inc

Corp
preferred

*52%

53%

20

Inland Steel Co
Ctfs

53 %

*53

54%

-

100

15% Jan

*52%

53%

*50%

54%

1
No par

preferred

21% Jan

51%

53%

*53

14

25%

Mex S A

40% Jan

51%

*52%

53%
54

*13%

Industrial

6%

51%

53%

52%

No par

Rayon
Ingersoll-Rand common

51%

*52%

14

5

Co

Indianapolis Pwr & Lt

51%

*50%
*53%

6%

cumulative preferred

4.20%
Illinois

*50%

8,200

*125%

126%

22%
*125

23%
127%

*125

34%

127%

35

*125

35

4,100

127%

J
4% Feb
19

Jan

20% Jan

86% Jan
35 % Apr
99

Jun

19
6

21

8

22
16

«1% Mar 31
59% May

8V» Dec 28
30% Nov 23

6% Mar 14

Oct

55

Nov

103

7

14

91% Nov
Nov

13
31

Jefferson

95% Jan

4

19

Mar 14

101% Jan

4

83% Mar 14

30

65

19% Jan

37% Dec

31

32% Mar 14

100% Dec

31

98

48% Dec

22

41 y2 Mar 15

For

footnotes

see




page

26.

Mar 15

Mar 10

55

Apr

15

103% Mar 16
97

Feb

76% Jan
40
105

11

Lake

Sulphur Co

Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4%
Jewel Tea Co Inc common
3%%

3

Johnson

&

Jones &

Laughlin Steel

49% May

22
6

5%

1

100

Johnson

preferred series A
Joy Manufacturing Co

7%

3iy4
34%

No par

Corp..

Apr 26
Apr

714

30%
35%

30%

34%

pfd—100

preferred

Johns Manville

7%

30y4

1

1

Jaeger Machine Co

Jan

7%

No par

Co

39

85% Jan

31% Jun

I)

(P

34% Jan

45

12

78

Jacobs

5

May

91% Jan

23

Apr

28

6

32

37% Nov 24
96

9% Jan

27% Jan

12%
com

10
100

1

.

33

92

92%

*92

92%

53 Vz

53 V2

5" !4
*103%

5?y2

*103%

105

86'A

85

104%

48

105

88%

73

73

38%

86

•

73

73 y4

38%

37Va

38%

105

48 V4

104%

104%

46(4

47%

7%
30%
32ys
*92
53C4
*103%
86'%
73

37y4
104y2
47

7%

7%

9.700

31

31

31%

31%

31%

3,500

32%

32

33 y2

32%

33%

6,100

92%

92

93y4

93%

93(2

1,030

53 y4

54

54

54

54

7%

105

88

731/4
37%
105

47(4

7%

103%
86

73%
37%
104

47%

7%

105
87

75

*103%
85
75

1,400

105
86
75

6,600
2,200

37%

37%

37%

101%

10 4%

104%

1,630

48%

48%

49%

7,500

28,300

I

Number 5427

Volume 181

The Commercial and Financial

...

Chronicle

(2133)

NEW YORK

STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK

Range for Previous
Year

Lowest

Range since

Highest

11

60% Dec

31

56

Jan

6

4

85% Dec

31

79% Jan

6

2y4 Sep

9
4

3% Jan

100

Jan

18

2% Jan

6

Dec

30

40 y8 Jan

3

99% Nov

5

104% Apr

15

41

Apr 28
12

103% Aug 10

107

102

106

Oct

May 26

38 s/8 Jan

94% Jan

75% Dec

21

13

Dec

28

6

Jan

19

22

43

24

Mar 10

25 % Dec

27

17 y4 Mar 24

31% Dec

8

27 % Mar 14

4

107

Dec

31

23

3

98% Jan

54 y2 Dec

47% Jan

4

20% Jan

11

31

Nov

24

33% Oct

41 y2 Dec

13

36 y2 Jan

24 y4 Jan

13

34

Oct

14

29% Feb

Mar 19

39

Apr

29

6

29 y2 Jan

18

34 y4 Jan

79% Jan

6

87

1

84

29% Jan

4

44% Dec

9

5

98% Dec

14

Nov

Jan

cum

4.50%

1

Apr

28

2

Apr 29

32

Jan

29 y2 Mar 16
52

Jan

42

3

52% Aug

6

42

Apr

11

29

5% Feb

14

15

93% Mar 29

31

18

17 y8 Dec

32% Feb

8

4

9

47% Jan

4

58 y2 Dec

22

7

30% Dec

85

14% Jan

24

25

26

60

Jan

27

4

25

Feb

25

6

89

7

34% May
2
98% May 3
13% Jan 25

54% Apr

0

prior

4%

27

1

Kresge

(S

&

& Sons

Co

60 y4 Nov

30

53% Jan

6

64 % Apr

27

31

18 y8 Jan

6

2F % Anr

% Jan

4

1% Dec

9

1% Jan

3

4

2% Apr

6

11% Dec

8

11% Jan

Lehigh

3

Mar 30

15% Apr

7

4y8 Dec

8

$3

3 % Jan

3

5% Apr

11

2

34

noncum

Jan

4

46

Dec

31

40% Mar 14

4

47% Jan

4

23

Dec

10

17% Apr

22

Jan

4

23

Mar

1

4

20% Aug 17

19% Jan

3

8

76% Nov

19

64% Jan

18

8% Jan

4

13% Dec

17

13 y4 jan

3

36% Mar 22
56

July

142% Jun
56

Mar

48

Dec

14

45% Jan

67% Jan

2

29

61% Mar 14

23

164

Apr

22

4

104

Nov

29

7

149% Mar 23
92

Jan

18

23

51

12

113% Apr

Lily Tulip Cup

21
4

49% Nov 23

18% Jan

5

28% Nov

25 y8 Jan

25

32% Apr

29

79

15

86

29

67

Jan
Jan

25

12

26

53% Dec

11

82

30

■xo'A
18

19
7

55% Apr

6

Mar 11

21% Jan

14

Lionel

51 % Apr

20

Lion

,

Apr

Apr

Link

600

3,300

44

31%

32

32

44

*31%

323%

600

44

*92

44%

94

92

92

92

92

48%
*98%

*91%

483%

47%

48%

47%

48

99

47%

48%

98%

98%

98%

30%

983%

98%

30%

983/4

30'%

30%

303%

30%

53%

53%

-53%

53%

53%

53'A

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

43

21% July
137

Jun

1
22

40% Jan

107% Apr

7

103 % Jan

26% May 18
153% Feb 15

5

59% Jan

8

11

22

Dec

22

141

48% Aug 25
88 y2 Dec

Mar 15

45 % Jan

20

3

77% Jan

6

27% Dec
104

28
9

49% Dec

38% Mar 25

Nov

22% Mar 14

31

100

40% May

62%

23'A

22%

23

2'/8

2

13%

13

4%

4%

4%

44 3/8

44%

44%

173/8

17%

17%

4%

22

22'A

3,900

32%

32%
*97

2,300
10

«...

12%

12%

12%

12%

28,600

63

63%

62'A

63%

5,500

23

\

23%

23'A

23%

7,700

2%

6,200

2

2%
13

♦12%

2%

2

13%

13%

*12%

500

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

1,000

433A

45

17%

300

1,300

,,

57

44%

44'A

44%

44%

44%

5,500

17%

17%

17%

18

18

18'/a

2,700

213/4

21%

21%

21%

21%

22

21%

21%

21%

21%

3,200

72%

73%

71'A

723/4

71

72%

72

72%

72

72%

21 3/8

213/4

20%

21%

20%

21%

21%

22'A

51

51

50

50 %

49%

49%

49%

49%

10

.

-

X21'/a

5,900

21%
49%

49

25

69%
155%

156

155%

156

155

156

156

156

155

112%

107%

109

106%

107%

105%

106

106

106%

*53

55

♦52%

*53%

54

*53

54 %

52

53

52%

1,300

156

108

60,000
•

*53

70%

55

68%

69 %

68%

69%

54

69%

x68'A

70

68%

21,800
630

2,400

7,800

323/8

30'/a

31%

30%

31

30%

31%

30'A

30%

9,100

86

85

85

83

84

84

84

1

45%

47

45

45%

44'/a

45%

20%

20%

20%

46%
20%

43'A

No par

20

20 %

20%

20%

Aircraft

4%%

Corp

Cement

Corp

Co

10
100

Long Bell Lumber (Md) A
No
Long Island Lighting Co com
5%

series

B

preferred

25% Jan

3

(P)

523/4

61.

59'A

32

125

31%
*118

323/4

33%

32%

33

22%

22 3%

22%

22%

♦106
*101
104

3

14% Jan

10

53 % Jan

3

Sons

18,200
200

120

x32 %

32%

*32%

32%

32%

32%

22%

22'A

22%

22'A

21%

22'A

2,100
19,500

106

*106

106%

♦106

106%

*106

106'/a

•101

1013/4

♦101

101%

*101

101%

20

♦103%

103%

*103%

103%

*103%

103%

120

11,200

22%
146

22%
146

23

146

23

145%

10

23%

22%

23'A

145%

145%

145%

230

48%

4,200

83%

5,000

48

48

47%

47%

47%

47%

47%

48

48

833/4

843%

83

833/4

81%

82%

82%

82%

83'A

1

series

5,200

31'A

31

*118

<

Inc

Common

51% Jan

&

60'A

59

31%

104

22%

(M)

59%
120

1013/4

145%

preferred

98,800

104

23%

4%%

58 %

A 31
*118

50,500

21'A

106

1453/4

6

■*

31%

45'A

20%

101%

22%

9

59'A
120 '/a

700

44%

1013/4

145%

3

31%

84%

*83

106'/2

10

26% Jan

59

120

52

52%

104

7% preferred
100
Louisville Gas & El Co (Ky).Nopar
Louisville & Nashville
50

101 % Mar

32

10

100

common

60%
125

par

_100

preferred

Co

31%
*120

100

E

Lorillard

60

10

common

preferred

conv

5

Jan

12%!

62

2%

D preferred

8

12%

13%

32%

*97

—

13%

2%

22%

32%

*54

853/4

series

-88% Mar

22%

22

33%
■

62%

13%

57

31%

series

28

24%

4%
16'A

♦54

22%

32%

2%

4%

16'A

3,400

4.35%

21

23%

12%
X62

2,700

4%
16'A

100

4.25%

Apr

13%
63

21%
*97

13%

_____

6

49% Feb

12%
62%

22%

1

No par

11

146

98%

22

13'A

13%

4%
16%

6,300

4,700

Lowenstein

20

96% Jan

,.'21% Mar 29

27

33%

98%

13%

13%

57

No par
No par

com

Apr

104

33%

98%

8,300

7

Corp

Star Gas

Mar 11

34%

1,900

42%

18%

Star

Apr

22%

333/4

54

42

50'A

Lone

102

22%
*96

30%

53%

42%

4%
16

*54

57

30%

53%

Liquid Carbonic Corp com
No par
3%% convertible preferred
100

Lone

103% Mar

*54%

30%

53%

52%

16

101

57

210

48%

32
May 2
120% May 4
33% Apr 21

3

*55

99

*98%

30'A
X42

13%

16

11,200

18%

29% Aug 19

2

*4%

30

48%

51%

116% Aug 12
>
34% Dec 21

21

4%
16%

800

93

48

18%

4

Oct

13%

*4'A
16%

44

44

*91%

49

4

Nov

13%

43/8
16%

44

93

52%

23% Jan

105

13%

4%

44

18%

108% Jan

106% Mar

13%

44

16%

m

Loew's Inc

104

13%

*42

48%

Lockheed

98% July
9
99% Jun 30

8,700

52'A

18%

7

4

54%

48%

3

Mar

53%

18%

21% Jan,
65% Feb

23

53%

48'A

64% Feb

21% Mar 15

6,400

15,400

183/4

4

24% Aug 26

3,700

30%

49%

17% Mar 14

4

20%

110%

30'A
108

18%

56

Jan

53%

20%

31%

48'A

29

Mar 16

533/4

20%
109'%

18%

30

17

52%

47%

30%
106

49 J/2

31

103

543%

*47

31

483/4

Dec

28% Mar 14

51%

19%

1063/4

18 3/4

Nov

4

19%

30%
104%

2,600

3,5o5

523/a

22

22% Jan

19'%

31%
106%

i

5

51% Dec

7

30

104%

823/4

2.50

64

28

20%

23'A

82

No par

4

26% Mar 14

45%

23%

83

40%

Co

11

114% Feb

*44%

23%

82

51%

No par

Co

13% Jan

Jan

45%

23'/4

40%

Corp (The)

Oil

28% Jan

43 y4 May

*43%

23 %

21

40

issued"

Belt

45%

23%

51

preferred

43% Mar 15

Mar 12

Oct

ua..

82%

*43%

23%

*44

40

Co

Liggett & Myers Tobacco

30% Jan

2

82%

453A

23%

20

50

Life Savers Corp

38% Apr
19% Dec

40
460

107%
105

5

Apr

"When

84

105
.

40%

5

70% May
2
157% Jan 18

7%

83

105

483%

1

22

21

*104%

105

47%

No par

Apr

20

*107

105

40%

common

preferred

Corp
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass
Libby McNeill & Llbby

74% Apr

107%'

*104'%

31%

25

Lerner Stores

16 y8 Jan

39% Jan

*107

105

483%

common_3

2nd pfd
(The)
Products

Lehman Corp
Lehn & Fink

29

107%

32

Navigation Co

1st

15% Jan

*103

*107
♦104

47%

100

Valley Coal

noncum

50c

105

107

105

No par

Lehigh Valley RR

6% Jan

*103

107

32

Lehigh Portland Cement

26

6

99'%

49

10

—

20% Dec

Apr

*98

No par

Co

&

1,700

3,400

32%

preferred
Coal

99%

*98

431/2

1

(The)

(James)

3.85%

993%

1,400

43

48%

Gas Co
4
La Consolidada
6% pfd_75 Pesos Mex
Lane Bryant common
1
4 % %
preferred
50
Lee Rubber & Tire new
5

T.phieh

43%

32%

Laclede

Lees

43%

11,100

2'A

10

15

Mar 14

43'%

78
110

2'A

No paT

95
May 10
12% Dec 31

Jan

773/a

5

common

Aug 10
7% May 4
27% Jan
4

11

43

Shares

108%

2'A

*98

105

2'A

the Week

1

Co

H)

Co

773/4
109

23%

*104

55%
41

77%
X109

Friday
May 6

100

Inc

(S S)

53%

78%
110

*2'/4 *•

42'%

*103

X77%
109

99'%

313%
106

40%

No par

preferred

Co

31%

.4

Bales f*t

Thursday
May 5

May 4

2'A

*98

21%

1043/4

2 50

2%
42

23%

21%

No par

'

84

453%

23%

5

preferred

Kress

28y8Jan

9

$5

Kroger

5% Jan
17% Jan

Mar 14

84

*44

Kimberly-Clark Corp com
King-Seeley Corp
Kinney (G R) Co common

9

4% Mar 11

107

104%

Co

County Land Co.*
Keystone Steel & Wire Co

4

Jan

&

Kern

Koppers

105

107

8.75

Wednesday

1123%

99 %

*103

50

Light Co

Hayes Wheel
Kennecott Copper

55% Feb

12% Mar 15
16

(Julius)

1123%

2'A
42

1043/4

Kelsey

50

21% May

3% May 27
14 y4 Jun

Kayser

&

1123/4

100

preferred

Power

80%

%

*98

no par

non-cunf

783%

100

_

preferred

Common

4%

113% Apr
59% Apr

2

41%

100

I100

Tuesday
May J

„

80%

112%

10
par

City Southern—

Kansas

28

50% Feb

23

13% Dec

22 % Apr

80

50

comlNo

preferred

preferred

4.20%

4

99

52% Dec

Jan

4%

3

92 y4 Mar 18

34 y4 Jan

5

21

24% Mar

52 % May
6
33% Apr 22
45% Mar 21

28% Sep
9
48% Aug 18
24

84% Apr
48 % Jan

41

38% Jan

82% Jan

9% Jan

Apr

May
Apr

4

Feb

cum

LOW AND HIGH SALE
PRICES

May 2

1

Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace

105

70y2 Jan

Chem Corp
preferred (conv)_Z

Kansas City Pr & Lt Co
3.80%
preferred

107

39% Jan

31

5%

&

7

18

21% Jan

64% Jan

6

Alum

4

99

22% July 30

Jan

% Apr

Kaiser

Monday

P«f

2% Feb

.

105

23

12% Apr
16

29

50

5

18% Jan

6

102% Mar 15

29

STOCK

45% Mar

.

24

106 y8 Apr

YORK

EXCHANGE

Kansas

14

351/2 Jan

NEW

88% Apr
122

100 y2 Mar 23

Mar 13

1

Highest

46% Jan

92

Jan.

Lowest

26 % Jan

32 % Jan

RECORD

STOCKS

1954

Lukens Steel Co

23%

23%

22%

23%

22%

100

A

100%

100%

♦100%

10l3/4

•100%

44'/4

43 %

44

10

44

43

23

1013/4
44

23

23%

22%

23%

*100%

101%

*100%

101%

10

43%

43%

40%

43%

3,000

13%

2,200

5,200

M
8

Apr 22

40% July
122

July

15% Nov 29
54

2
6

Dec

136% Dec

29

12% May 10
20% Jan

81%

23

4

16 y8 Jan

499

July

3% Jan

133

Aug 19

19

Mar 28

19% Jan

6

139

4

25% Apr

26

Mack

Trucks

Macy

(R H)

29

26'/8 Mar 14

30% Jan

31

88 % Mar 15

3

4

Dec

24% Oct

92% Jan

11

6

12% Feb

25

8% Jan

6

12% Feb

16

Magic

56% Jan

6

31
22

23

Jan

18

543 V2 Jan

4

546

Nov

17

4

6

Dec

21

5 % Mar

6% Dec

31

6

34

Feb

9

25

90

Mar 23

37% Apr
620

Feb

8% Apr
7% May

14
24

Dec

0

10% Dec

31

30% Dec

29

28

Jan

6

25% Mar 25

Jan

7

20% Feb

Jan

6

9% Mar 14

34% Jan

11

11% Feb

17

12% Jan

11

17% Dec

9

16

55% Jan

31

58% Feb

42

Apr

29

71% Dec

6

66% Jan

11

88

24% Jan

12

34% Dec 22

31% Jan

7

97

10

92

Jan

11

22

26

May

29

90

90%

10 J/2

10

10

10%

11'%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

76%

77

75'A

76%

753A

76%

76

77

10
1

35

Mahoning Coal

50

*600

620

615

10

1

7

7

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

6%

7

3,600

73/4

7%

7%

7%

73/a

7%

7'A

7'A

7%

7%

3,400

31'A

31'A

♦30%

31'A

♦30%

30%

RR

Co

Manhattan

Co

No par

Shirt

I

Maracaibo Oil Exploration
Marine

Midland

Corp

9%
31'%

5

17%

preferred

50

*56%

Marquette Cement Mfg Co

10

Marshall Field

4%

cum

conv

common

18

13,500

56%

*56

56%

56'A

56%

;

86'A

86%

87

87%

87

87

1,700

No par

353%

353%

343A

353A

343/4

35

34%

35

35

35%

4,600

*97%

♦97'A

99

28%

52,400

17%

2,300

29%

29'%

28 3/4

29

X28%

28%

28%

28%

27%

28%

16

Master

25%

<25'A

24%

25

24%

25

25%

25%

24%

25

2,500

5

37%

37%

37

37%

36%

37%

37'A

37%

37%

37%

5,700

95

95

95

3

May

Electric

Co_.

Dept Stores

common

cum

cumulative

a an

4

Feb

4

Nov

12

52

Feb

13

34% May
6
56% Mar 31

Maytag Co

55

15

Jan

7

23% Dec

30

21

Jan

U

24% Mar

4

McCall

18% July 2
40% Jun 17

25% Dec

30

23

Mar 14

28

8

McCord

44% Dec

Jan

Feb

45% Mar
16% Feb
89

Apr

3

16
18

$3

i

preferred

47

pfd

No par

*94%
*95

96'A

*85 %

87

No par
No par

Corp common
preferred

$2.50

preferred—100
1

6

58

Apr

13

McGraw Electric Co

17

67

Feb

16

McGraw-Hill

4

20

67

43% Nov 24

40

Mar 14

45

Apr

25

McKesson

4

25% Dec

30

24

Mar 15

29% Feb

17

McLellan

11% Feb

19

21% Dec

27

15

Apr

1

18

Jan

27% Jan

4

57% Dec

31

52% Jan

18

65

Apr 26

86% Jan

4

74% Jan
-8

3

3

Publishing

Mclntyre Porcupine

Aic^uuy
Mead

&

Stores

Dec

27

101% Jan

31

106% Apr

18

4 % %

preferred

64% Dec

31

60 % Jan

21

72% Apr

26

Cum.

2nd

32% Dec

21

7

34% Apr

13

Melville

Mengel

11% Jan

4

30% Oct

4

26% Jan

6

46

Jan

25

Jan

4

Oct

4

82

Jan

7

135

Jan

25

15% Feb

18

22% Dec

31

21% Jan

18

25

Apr

7

17% Jun

28

23% Dec

23

20% Jan

18

303,4 Apr

12

88% Mar 30

95 % Apr
112% Apr

29

$3.50

22

$4

108

Apr

12

$4.25

47

88 y8

Sep

7

98

Jan

4

95

Jan

7

26

Jan

21% Jan
28% Jan

95

Oct

21

109% Dec

22

102% Jan

18

107

Oct

25

100% Jan

7

4

49% Dec

23

43% Jan

7

54% Feb

28

13

28% Jan

4

23% Mar 14

26% Feb

11

4

92

Jan

5

104

Jun

14

92

Jan

15

89

Jan

6

104% Aug 18
22% Feb
2
For

91

41% Nov 24
103 % Oct

39

27

96

108% May 19
102
Nov 29
99% Oct 12

104

109

May 14
36% Nov 23

footnotes




see

page

Jan

6

46% Mar

3

Co

Co

Inc

33%

34

33%

55%

55%

*55%

56

*55%

21%

21'A

21%

*21'A

21%

21'A

21'A

1,000

263/4

26%

26%

26%

26%

26%

26%

26%

26%

26%

2,200

45

45

44%

44%

44 %

44'A

44'A

44%

15%
*87

53%
*61

15'A

15

15'A

15%

15'A

♦88

88%

88

88

54'A

52%

53%

62'%

62

62

68%

67%

68

43%

43%

43%

43%

25%

26

25%

26%

263/e

26%

26 %

26%

26'A

26'A

1,700

16%

16%

16'A

16'A

16'A

16'A

16%

16 %

15%

16

2,000

63

63'%

x62'A

62%

61%

62

61

61%

60%

61

7,500

*106

107'%

*104%

107%

♦104%

107%

*104%

107%

104%

106

70

70'A

69%

68%

69 %

68%

68%

67%

67%

1.250

33%

34

33'A

33%

33%

33%

1,700

1

*33%
*35 J/2

34

37

35%
*100

36 %

36'A

36%

*105%

120

106%

106%

40

22%

22%

23

22%

23 %

5,000

24

24'A

24%

24%

24%

24%

27,300

3%

24%

25'%

24%

24%

95

95

112

103%

103 'A

No par
12.50

50

50

51

23%

24%

233A

Co

5

45

45%

preferred

series

100

*100

102

3.80%

preferred

series

_100

*99

4.45%

preferred

series

100

*106

108'%

5

40

403%

Metropolitan Edison 3.90%

pfd

101

101

95%
111

*103%

4

5'A

100
♦105

*98%
*99

*106

38%

700

36%

105%

16%c

112

100

22%

common

No par

6,300

105%

23

No par

5,700

♦35%

22%

No par

69

35%

23'A

120

68

105%

23

pfd

Copper

34

*102

Linotype Co
Merritt-Chapman <te Scott

Miami

33%

50

preferred

3.85%

18

x69

Inc

1st

26

12

61%

300

433A

106'%

Mar 29

52

60%

67

101

Apr

51%

60%

43'A

*105

46% Apr

53

61%

69%

100

107

110

3,300

52'/4

9,100

43%

100

101

15'A
87

69

series

6

150

15%
87

43

preferred

4

45

15%

87%

70'A

4.35%

32% Jan

53'A
62

*44

100

44'A

4

94% Mar

52%
•61'A

15%
*87

57

43 J/4

18

104% Mar 15

33%

88'A

103% Apr

Apr

2,000

33%

56

213/«

106% Jan
102

34 Vb

33%
*55%

preferred

Machine

~20

69%

1

Mergenthaler
Mesta

86%

56

Mar 28

24

96'A

*85%

34

2nd

2nd

*95

86%

21%

preferred

conv

96'A

*85%

50

common

convertible

&

*95 %

86%

100

series

Corp

Mercantile Stores Co
Merck

96%

96'A

•85%

25

(1st series)

(The)

*95%

*95%

85%
33%

55 J/2

333%
*

Feb

93% Mar 29

26.

5%

180

96

96'A

10

Co

pfd 4.30%

Shoe

94%

5,400

1

common

27% Feb

85%

•

5

Inc

Co

Noms Mlg

Corp

0

94%
♦95

99

18

Mines

Robblns

57% Nov 22

Jan

common—50o

convertible

26

31

60

McCrory Stores Corp

37% Apr
18% Jan

16

3

96

*97'A

21%

No par

common

Corp

3%%

99

1947 series_No par
pfd
No par

preferred

54% Jan

103

300

No par
1

com

Corp

$3.40

4

17%

17%

Masonite

$3.75

May

17%

21

$3.75

76% Dec

♦56

98 %

10

51 % May

17%

56'A
88

17'A

it

57% Jan

17%

56'A
87

28%

10

3

18%

57'A

*97'A

,T»n

63% Dec

7,400

17'A

Jan

4

2,100

98%

85% Jan

33% Jan

9%
31'A

28%

po

6

*9'A
*30%

31'A

17'A

99

20

9'A
31'A

28'A

3

Jan

9'A

30%

*97'A

Mqr ?Q

14 y8 Mar 14

9'A

31%

28%

Jan

82

2,000

9'A
30%

17%

95

44

31'A

9%

31%

16%

83

31

7,100

27%

94% May

15% July 23
24

35%

17%

Mar 11

88 y2 Jun

*605

28%

Apr

4

35

35'A
615

17

98

4

34 %

*600

26

89

Jan

173/4

34%
600

88

Co

7

Jan

18

X31

33%
600

17'A

L)

3

12

9%

9%
32

34%
615-

87

preferred
(Glenn

5

75

31

33%
♦600

100

& Co

91% Jun

25%

353A

29%

4%%

92% Jan

23

31

1

6.25

Marathon Corp

83

28 % Nov

76%

78

4,800
4,700

17%

37% Mar

20

200

10%

28%

33% Mar 14

17% Jan

340

10%

*10

1

26% Feb

18

5,500

89%

10%

10%

No par

23 % Mar 15

1

*10

Martin-Parry Corp

32% Feb

21

10%

Martin

6

Dec

90%

4

25% Jan

99

29%

90%

3

3
May
16% Mar 28

23

Jan

29

♦10

29%

89%

90

28%

91

12,200

28%

29

88 %

29'A

23%

Feb

29

28% Dec

23
37% Dec 20

28%

29

91
*10

300

23'A

23%

Apr

19% Dec

8

25 y2 Dec

22%

49%
140

44'

1

4

22%

49%
*132%

20% Jan

4

13 y4 Feb

4

223/8

13%

14%
50%
140

100

2

2

23'A

13%
*493A

♦132%

7

16% Jan

Jan

22 3A

14%

50%
140

5

16% Jan
Jan

24

14

♦493/4
♦132%

36% Apr

4

18

23

14'A
50'A
140

99

Jan

22

18

50

*132%

No par
No par

Bros

4

14

14'A
51
140

Copper
Magnavox Co (The)

Mandel

4

*50

No par

com

Magma

2

Jan

33% Oct

Inc

Square Garden
Chef

Sugar

Jan

Sep

Co

*14

*13272

5

preferred series A

Manati

7

31

4%%

10
100

Inc

4

19

82

f

common

Madison

7

12

5

Forbes

preferred

7% Jan

23

Working Co

<fe

6%

Dec

64

M Wood

21

8% Dec
9% Dec

M &

MacAndrews

Jan

30% Dec

4% Mar 10

22% Jan

48 y4 Jan

92

Mar 16

7% May 27
5% May 6
25'/a Jan

12% Mar 14

23

95%

♦93%

95

*93 '/a

36%

95

*93%

95

110

110%

*104

105%

600

1,200

111

111 '

111

111

105

105

105

*104

51%

51

51

51

51

51

51

3.100

24 %

23%

24'A

23%

24%

23%

24

48,700

45

3,300

453/8
100

106%
102
101

108%
40

45

101%
•105

45 %

IOI3/4
106 %

*98%

102

*99

101

♦106

38%

108%
39%

44%

101%
*105

*98%
*99

*106

39'A

111

105%

45

45

101%

*100

101%

106%

*105

180

100

106%

99%
101
108 %

40%

*98%
*99

*106

40%

99%
101

108%
41

6.000

21

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2134Y

NEW YORK STOCK
Range for
1 ear

Feb

3

6

37% Jan

25

Jan

21

20% Jun

27

25% Jan

Dec

22% Jan

4

16% Dec

29

15% Jan

30

96% Jan

24

Jan

Apr

7

23

28% Mar

6

109% Nov

25

1

19% Apr 13
120% Apr 26

Mid-Continent
Middle

*6

90

Dec

UU

ajL

Jan

99

o

5

106% Nov

22

103% Jan

4

14% Dec

31

12% Jan

0

71 % Jan

12

85% Dec

20

82

19% May 26

24% Dec

8

May

Jan

Mar

Apr
22% Apr

20

8%

1st

7

18

27

Feb

15

24% Aug

~5

22% Jan

20

4

38% Dec

31

36

Jan

6

44

May

15 %

July 19

23% Nov

19

22% Jan

17

37

Jan

4

54*% Dec

22

50

Jan

26

4% Jan

4

8

4

10
Sep
79% Sep
81 % Dec

30

5

26% Oct

20

61

40

Mar 17

Jan

19% May
13

Mar 31

16% Jan

5

79% Mar 29
19

Jan

4

25 % Sep

4

39

Dec

1

49% Jun

4

12% Jan

4

7%

93

Apr 20

27

Apr 26

6

18% Feb

23

6

24% Jan

7

Monarch

6

Monsanto

132 % May

18

^Missouri Pac
Mohawk

Mojud

32 % Feb

15
13

38% Jan

3

73 % Apr

28

85% Jan

12

Montgomery

18% Jan

3

21 % Apr

25

18% Dec

20

18% Dec

29

16% Mar 14

20% Feb

3

Morrell

17

44% Mar 14

53% May

6

Power

24% Mar

Oil

Motorola

16% Jun 23
21 % Mar

23

1

23% Aug
2
28% Dec 31

20% Jan

38% Dec

33% Jan

Apr

28

19% Jan

4

28% Mar 24

22

Apr

18

18% Sep
47% Feb

18

Jan

3

41% Mar 21

13% Jan

7

39% Jun

29

18% Jan

11

28

15
2

7

3

Motor

33% Apr 27
42% Mar 3

12

27 % Mar 14

Mueller

3

28

Jan

22

61

Jan

4

70

Mar 18

2

41

Feb

21

47

Mar

74% Mar 29

125% Dec

17

114% Jan 18

126

6

2

♦103 VB

20

19%

5.100

20%

93

105

10,700

91%

92%

93

92%

93%

93%

92

92

29

28%

27%

*27%

27%

28

28

5

58

28%
59%

27 VB

59

58%

58%

58%

59%

60%

63%

25%

25%

25%

26%

26 Vs

27

26%

27

37

37%

36%

37%

36%

37 Va

36%

37

36%

37

5

24%

25

24 %

25

24 Vb

24%

24 Va

24%

24%

24%

57% "

57%

57

58

57%

58

57%

57%

57%

57%

4,500

10

25

25%

410

300

11,500
4,800
6,200
19.500

14%

13

13%

12 Va

13

12%

13%

13%

14%

10.700

86%

87%

86%

87%

87 Va

89%

88%

90%

12.000

conv

pfd_100

91%

92 %

26

26

90

90%

87

89 %

88%

89%

89

91

20

26%

26%

26

26%

25'A

253/4

25%

25%

16'A

16%

16%

21%

21 %

21%

126%

127%

.

y;

*16%

16%

5.700

1,900
'

1.400

16%

16%

16%

16%

No par

21%

21%

21%

21%

21%

Co

5

125%

126%

125%

5

27%

27%

26%

27%

27%

36%

37

36%

36%

36

273/8
36 Vb

27%

No par

36%

36%

36'A

36%

4,900

29

29%

29%

29%

29%

29%

29%

30

30

30%

17.200

_No par

74%

75%

74

75

7->%

"'%

74%

75

74%

75%

41.200

12

20%

20%

20

20%

19%

20

No par

18%

19%

18%

18%

18

18

18%

18%

18 Vb

18%

50 Va

52 Va

52%

53%

Utilities
Co

Co

(The)

1

Ward

&

Co

Lines

Inc

125

126

26%

19%

128%

20%

3.600

132 Va

7,900

27%

27%

20

20

5,300

4.900

20 Va

5.000

V

14.500

3

50%

51%

49%

50%

10

21%

22

21%

21%

21

21'A

Corp

5

32%

33

32%

33

32%

33

33

33%

32%

32%

2.600

Co

1

35

35

34%

35

34'A

34%

34%

34%

35

36 Va

4,600

Corp

1

22%

22%

22

22%

22

22%

22

22 %

22%

22%

L

Products
Wheel
Brass

Mfg
Munsingwear

Corp

21%

21

21

6.000

22

7,200

5

C)

common

19

19

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18%

18'/a

19

2.000

l

Inc

(G

'% 51

126

20

49

Murray Corp of America
4% preferred

31

Dec

105

19%

19%

87%

2

38% Mar

31% Dec
61

45 % Dec

19%

92%

12%

Murphy Co

4

20%

92%

86%

7

4

Jan

19%

93%

58

♦103 V.

105

20%

*56 Va

100

4

42% Jan

*103%

105

93

93%

113%

58%

No par

21% Mar

37

,

18

18'A
115%

A-

47

Feb

92

•57%

58%

Co

Mullins

25% Jan

*103%

59

No par
1

(John) & Co

Motor

4,700

114

117

Tool

Moore-McCormack

Montana-Dakota

53% Nov

4.400

17%

18%

116%

*57%

1.25

39 % Jan

11% Mar 24

18 %

114%

17%

18%
118

16%

Chemical

Montana

1,100

12.10C

com

5%

Machine

Monterey

29 Va

25%

91%

Mills

6

May

29 Va
25

*28%

Inc

2

29

30 % Jan

4

RR

20

29%
25%

93%

Paper Co

series

Carpet

Co

142 Va

25

Light

RR

preferred

*141'A

29%

93

„

Missouri-Kan-Tex

3

17

Jan

&

5,100

142%

24%

59%

preferred

Power

47%

29%

18

105

7,700

47%

24%

*58

19%

32 Va

47%

23%

117

*103

20,900

32%

29%

18"%

1

Shares

110%

32

25%

59%
92

107%

100

preferred

34% Mar 14

80% Aug 23

Jan

91% Mar

23% Jan

3

56

18% Mar 11

6

24%

117%

89%

•141

142%

*

29%

*29

18%

No par

conv

*141

141

"58

common

Corp

23% Mar 17

31

31% Feb

1st

2nd

141
"

117%

No par

preferred

15% Jan,
20
May

14

31 % Jan

0

Jan

98

141

Development Co
Mississippi River Fuel Corp

71% Jan

17% Aug 27
27% Aug 16
106% Dec
6

46%

Mission

8% Jan
76

8

46%

1.50

common

Minneapolis Moline Co

Minnesota

59% Mar

32

46%

1.50

Reg

issued"

Mission

-Mar

31%

47%

No par
Minn St Paul & S S Marle___No
par

Minneapolis-Honeywell

$1.50

% Feo

31%

46%

29%

Minnesota & Ontario

27

31%

48%
141

108%

108

32

26%

$4

108

47

29%

Mig

May 6

32

25"%

ot

Xl07%

110%

the Week

Friday

May 5

5

„.

Minn Mia

108%

Bales far

Thersday

May 4

10

Inc

common

10

30 V< Apr

27% Jan

Prod

preferred

$5.50

63 % May

111%

HIGH SALS PRICES

32

Oil
Corp
Mlnneap & St Louis Ry

13
4

May 3

110%

10

AND

Wednesday

Tuesday

May 2

100

Utilities

Steel

Midwest

93'/a May

23% Jan
51% Jan

21

4

107

19

9% Jan

102

Kendey
Far

Petroleum

South

Midland

"When

55% Jan

LOW

STOCK

EXCHANGE'

142% Apr 27
29% Apr 19

6

11

8% Jan
Jan

50

21

13

26

NEW YORK

35% Mar

21

133

15

29% Sep

21 V« Jan

67

9

114

ii

Dec

137

126% Jan
!

Jan

98

1

Highest

30% Jan

18

32% July
40% Oct

26% Jan

since Jan.

Lowest

Dec

103

65% Jan
30

Range

li>51

Highest

Lowest

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

Prerloua

Monday, May 9, 1955

42 %

43

42 %

43

42%

43

42%

43

43

43%

3,300

33%

34

34%

71%

*66

71 Va

10

Myers (F E) Ac Bros

33'%

33%

50

com

*65'%

67%

42%

No par

42%

33%
*66

42%

42%

42%

121%

34 %

42%

42%

34%

35

35 VB

*68

70%

*68

6,000

70 Va

42%

42%

43

*119 Va

120

\

700

H

30

Jan

Apr

11

Nashville Chatt & St Louis

8

51

Nov

23

47

National

Acme

7

12% May

27

Dec

29

20% Mar 14

26% Jan

3

National

15% Mar 23

19% Apr

13% May 11

62% Mar 10

6

20% Jan

4

19% Aug 26
47% Nov 24

36% Jan

4

45% Dec

8

172% Jan

4

183% Dec

21

175 % Feb

4

Jan

3

8

17% Dec

28

13% Apr
37
Feb

25

17% Jan

28

National Can

11

47

Feb

16

National

21% Jan

6

11

Jan

35% May
40% May

20

National

Automotive

5

45

Mar

3

National

Aviation

45% Mar

1

National
7%

common

30

26 % Apr

13

National

16% Dec

31

14% Mar 14

16% Apr

13

Naitonal Container

31

25% Mar 14

13

17% Feb

18

22

10

29 % Apr
24
Jan

16% May
87% Jan

Dec

19

98% Dec
49% Nov

8

63% Dec

38

Jan

172

Jan

182

141% Jan
8% Feb
19

Oct

Dec

158

Dec

10

93

Mar 21

100% Apr
55% Jan

45% Mar 14

102% Jan

5

29

54 % Jan

25

10

177% Apr

6

69% May
182% Jan

147

13% Dec

14

27% Dec

Mar

105

Apr

National

18

17%

18

35%

36%

35%

36%

5,500

41%

41%

41%

41'A

41%

14,400

Xl78%

178%

Lines

common

4%%

13 Va

13%

13%

13%

44%

42%

43%

42%

43'A

42%

43 %

42%

43

25%

25%

24%

16%

16%

15%

Lead

preferred

6%

preferred

Jan

4

66

Dec

4

34% Dec

24% Jan

4

43% Dec

90

Jan

1951

26%

20%

20%

20%

99%

99'/a

99%

99 Vb

46%

1

26%

20%

99

100

common

25%

20%

46"%

46%

46%

46%

46%

104%

104 Va

*103%

5

67%

common

A

105

69%

104%
68

154

10

11%

12

3,900

25 Va

26

4.000

17%

17%

17%

3,300

69%

70

68 '/a

70

68%

69 %

69%

69%

69 VB

69%

6,100

39%

39%

39%

39%

39

Va

*39 %

39%

800

41%

40%

41

40%

41%

40%

41%

7,600

40%

21

100

41%
103%

5

44%

44%

4
4

44

105

Jan

8

Jan

1

31% Mar
86

5

Jan

6

13% Jan

4

6

10% Apr

19

Natomas
Nehi

7% Jan

14% Dec

18

13

Jan

19

15% Apr

12

16% Dec

31

15% Jan

20

16% Jan

3

25

39

July 22

99

Nov

17

105

Feb

33 % May

12

10

105

95% Jan

G0% Mar 16

Dec

2

11

100% Dec

22

98

40 % Jan

14

73 % Dec

31

69% Jan

18

18% Dec

13

16 Vb Feb

1

12

May 11

67 % Jan

5

78

16% Jan

8

18

101

Newmont

Oct

18

4

49% Nov

30

41% Jan

7

Apr 18
78% Mar 30

4

27% Dec

10

23 % Jan

7

29

34% Dec

29

31% Jan

5

18% Jan

32% Apr

11

19

33% Feb

24

New

York

86% Jan

4

New

York

97

Oct

12

90

Mar 10

95% Jan

12

$5

Jun

7
4

25

Jun

28

34% Dec

430

May

500

2

28

30% Feb

7

67% Sep
8
25 % Aug 12

60% Jan

17

22% Jan

6

44

39

Aug 20

97% Oct

Jan

37 % May

71% Apr
25% Apr

N

6

N

18

14

18

91% Mar

43% Feb

8

96

Jan

5

30

Jan

5

Jan

14

33% Apr
85% Apr

7

84

93% Sep

29

91% Apr

Jan

7

Nov

19

Jun

25

104% Oct

25

87% Mar 11
93% Jan
100

13

101 Va Jan

14

6

36% Nov

30

27% Mar 24

33

4

51% Dec

23

48% Jan

6

14

26% Apr

19
29

25% Apr

11

58% May
26% Feb

47% Jan

6

13% Jan

6

85% Jan

3

Jan

12

8% Jan

4

16% Aug 18

8

89

38
Apr
6
107% Mar 31

111

>

*95%

200

5 30Q

96

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

98%

*97%

98%

*97%

98%

*97%

98 %

20

13.800

82

81

83

82%

84

84

85 Va

5,200

17%

17'A

17%

17%

17%

17 VB

17 Va

2,500

78

77 %

78

78 Va

*76 Va

*76%

78

70

63 Va

65%

64%

65

64%

64%

16.900

25%

25%

25%

25%

25%

2 5'A

25%

3.000

42%

X40 %

41

39%

40%

40%

41%

41 VB

42 VB

89,300

54

53%

54%

8,800

28%

29

2,400

46% Apr
111% Apr

20

79% Apr

20

100

preferred

100

*85
*90

3.90%

preferred

100

*97

4.10%

26

31% Feb

44"% Aug 16
109% Dec 31

43% Jan

Jan

35% Mar 28
37% May

3

*430

460

10

35%

36

35%

36 Va

36%

36%

37

37%

9.200

68

68%

67%

67%

68

68%

67%

68%

2,200

North

.

Aviation

86%

*91

vo

31 %

57%
26

26

52"%

50%

15%
15%
*90
91 %
44
44%
109'% 110

14%

No par

*90

43%
*109

*91
97

*102%

31

94

91 Va

97
103

94 %

33%
*85

91

*96

102%

94'A

190

33 Va

16,000

86%

91%

400

98

300

102 %

200

31%

31%

31%

31%

2,800

58

58

58'A

57%

58%

12,100

*25%

26%

25%

25%

25%

25%

600

51%

50%

52%

51%

52%

51%

52 Va

34.60C

15%

15

15

15 Vb

15 V«

15

15 %

1,500

91%
44
110

I

91 Va

43%
109

91%
43'/,
109

*90 Va

43%
*109

92%

*90%

44

43

110

*109

92%

10

44 Va

5,500

110

130

76%

77%

73%

76

73%

75%

75%

76

75%

76%

20,800

16%
92

16%
92

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16 Va

16%

8,100

(Minn)—

Northrop Aircraft Inc

1
common

preferred

10
25

Pharmacal

-

(

57%

58%

25%

w

103

30%

31%

58%

SI

*93%

*102%

103

31 %

5

Inc

91

92

*97

25"%
51%

10

Common

4.6%

33%

*85%

102%

100

Northern Pacific Ry
Northern States Pwr Co

Norwich

33%

"~%

53 %

50

preferred

$4.11

33%

*"-%

31%

1

Northern Natural Gas Co

Northwest Airlines

93%

33'A

P^%

102%

1

Northeast Capital Corp
Northern Central Ry Co

5%%

93%

33%

25

Ry common

preferred

American

99

94%

33%

25

100

Norfolk & Western

Adustment

91%

*93%

*85%

2

preferred
Chemical Co

Nopco

100

29

460

*102%

series

26

93%

33%

preferred

20

29% Dec

♦430

900

103% Apr
39% Jan

38% Nov

460

4.500

100

2

*420

40%

series

11

450

23%

preferred
preferred

10

110

♦420

40%

$4.08

Mar 28

94

*23%

4

24

94

40%

Jan

16% Jan

95

23%

103

24% May

*92

40%

100

100% Feb

94

23%

100

15

*92

40%

series

28

94

24 %

series

29

110

*92

40%

preferred

19% Dec

84

23%

preferred

34% Dec

*82

41

$4.10

9

83

24%

$3.60

100% Feb

29

83

40%

5

27

28%

82

24

11

103 % Dec

53%

29

81

41
93%
33%
86%

May

Apr

53%

28%

83

24%

92

3

52%

28%

40%

103

17% Mar

53%,

28'/a

24'/a

19

2

18

14

430

52%
*82

68"%

35%

3.60%

>.

54

29%
83
94

1

Shipbuilding Corp

99% Mar 23

Mar 25

Dec

♦76

96

33%

State Electric & Gas Corp—
Common
No par

York

87% Jan

U

17

*95%

33%

1,100

107

Y

95

64% Jan

103% Apr
104

81

96

33%

*105

36%
69

6

7

*97%

*95%

96

33%

107

25%

430

Co
50
Haven & Hartford Co_100
5%
series A
100

Jan

18

17%

33%

♦105

67%

„

RR

16

26% Nov 26
14% Jan

24

16% Apr 26
91% May 4

Harlem

No par

29

4

19% Mar

1

New

preferred

16% Aug 25

12

7% Jan

2

Y

No par

common

73% Dec

Jan

17%
78

*95'A

33 Va

33%

107

4.000

16 Vb

63%

53%
29
*81
*92

10

4

Jan

Oct

40% Jan 25
108% Mar 18

63 % Feb
-

28

Dock

Corp

23

QQ

101

29

Jan

&

Omnibus

Feb

85

100% July

Mar 23

45% Sep

17%
98%
82%

33%

*105

107

*15%

9

15

41

20

City

2

53% July

13% Jan

52% Dec

34%
96

*105

8%
15

70
26%

3.40%

3

103'/a Apr

39% Jan

Jun

16
107

9

26

$3.75 preferred
100
Niagara Mhk Pwr Corp com_No par

5

Mar 14

24% Jan

81

Brake

non-cum

Y

New

11

Jan

92

20

1

common.

Preferred

17

28

86

17% Jan

Mar 30

32% July 30

102

10

Common

10

87 % Dec

100

5

pfd_100

No par

56% Apr

82% Jan

34
*95%
17%
98%
81 %
17'A

1

Central

6

27% Jan

System

York

N
91

*15%

*12%

13

103%

New York Chic & St Louis Co-

6

2

16 Va

New

18

28

*15%

19

Apr

14% Apr

'16%

5

Jan

35% Apr

*15%

Air

81

7

16

York

27% Ja»

Apr

2.700

15%

New

48

22

12 Va

15%

4

13

51

12%

8%
15%

69

16

515

12%

8%
15 %

78

28

6
Mar 23

12%

8 Va

15%

1

Oct

Apr

12%

8%

15%

100

95

14

11%

54,800

15%

Corp

Industries

31% Dec

85% Jan

4.800

11%

15%

preferred

54% Dec

20

43%

11

15 Va

Newport News Ship & Dry Dock

9

Jan

348

43% Apr

Mining

4%%

43%

11 Va

8%

100

Electric

Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4%

Newport

78

Mar

England

21

15% Mar
63

Mar 15

43 Va

11

10%

preferred

1

103 Va

43%

11%

12%

common__No par

92% Apr
20% Feb

103%

43%

9%

*105

480

103%

11

13

1

103

■

43

103 Va

12

common

17%

44%

103

8%

Newberry Co (J J)
3%%

17%

11 %

100

New

17%

12%

preferred

New

43%

17%

1

Co

1

Neisner Bros Inc

4

103

17

17%

154

1

Fibre

Corp

4%%

17'A

*152

154

No par

Inc

Co

2

18% Jan

75

Vulcanized

Mar

25% Jan

common^

Theatres

Feb

17

Co

National

4

7

Mar 30

Tea

National

10

37% Mar

4

Feb

94

Feb

10

preferred

3

11% Jan

Feb

4 % %

2

National

8

106

Steel

45% Apr 21
12% Apr 29
14% Feb 18

8% July 26

*152

12

41
103%

1

154

260

25%

Supply (The) Pa com—10

4% Jan

•152

80

12,500

12

National

9% Nov

180

25%

46% Feb

11% Jan

*179

25 Va

6

103% May

68 Va

179

12%

39%

6

67%

179

12 Va

39'/a

12

9,900

105

25%

39%

Apr

1.000

47%

47

12

No par

9

68%

99%

99%
•104

26

Corp
Sugar Ref Co

97 % Feb

67'A

46%

12

National

37% Jan

67%
178 Va

99 Va

104

25%

178%
♦152

National

8

178%

Va

46%

26%

Corp

26

15

67

69%

99

104

12.400

25%

Service

42% Mar 25

30

104%
180

99 %

20%

Malleable & Steel Cast-No par
National Shares Corp new—No
par

B

Linen

1

Dec

35,600

25%

20%

4

Nov

21 'A

25%

21

25

10% Sep
11% Apr

X20%

25%

Jan

41

13.400
78.200

20%

% Apr

103

41'A
28%

25

Natl

4

40%

27%

12%

26

4

20%

41'A
27%

152%

28% Apr

17

20%

40%

179

31

6% Feb

20 Vb

40%

12%

National

28% Jan

20%

40'A

40%

152'/a

23

15

19 Va

41%

19

38% Jan

6

21%

27%

41%

26%

179

4

Feb

4

3.400

24%

1

Jan

14

Mar

10.600

24%

100

156

21

15%

27%

24%

100

9

11

72% Apr

15%

27%'

28%

53

6

15%

27%

21%

33% Jan

31

26% Jan

15%
27%

40%

16
46

9,800

15%
27%

21%

No par

Co

7%

26%

15%

16 %

28%

5

26

90

6,500
15,200

27%

25%

1

preferred

National

7

178

13%

43%

5

Stores

Gypsum Co

178

13%

28%

Co

pfd series of

179

14

Distillers Prod common__5

$4.50

179

13%

25

Dairy Products

National

40%

41%
180%

14

1

Inc
Co

40%
*179

Xl7%

14

Department

23% Jan

'■

31

18%
36%

National

4
3

18

35%

National

27
13

18%

36%

b

new

preferred

National Cylinder Gas

11% Jan

0

15

29

10

41 % Apr 26
28% May
6
23% Jan
3

20 Vb Mar 14

17

105% Nov

3
18

16% Jan

2

20% Jan

93% Jan

May

37 % Jan

City
conv

5.700

17%
36

1

Register

28% Dec

2,400

6.800

18%

41'%

25% Dec

56

22%

37%
180%

5

10

56

22%

18%

41%

4

V

56%
22 'A

22

37%

180%

Cash

x55%
'

1

Inc

10

21

41% Aug 17
19% Dec 30
24% Dec 21

22

10

19% Jan

4

57%

21'A

100

10% Jan

12% Jan

57 VB

22%

A

15% Apr

35% Oct 25

58

21%

Corp

preferred

$1.25

57%

22%

6

Fibres

Corp

Biscuit Co

60

22'A

*120

120

120

121

*119%

59%

1

Co

3

182

*120

121

1

100

Airlines

Jan

Co

2.50

102% 102%
*100'% 102
102% 102%
25%
26%
22
22%
33%
33"%
36%

37

Q9

Q9

92

92

91

92

190

103

103

103

103

260

102

*101

102

*101

102

102%

*102

102%

*102

102%

380

26%

61.300

22%

17,900

*91%

92%

102%

*102%

103%

102

*100%

102%

102%

*102

24%

25%

24%

25%

25%

26%

26

21%

22%

21%

21%

21%

22%

22 Vs

32

33

32%

32%

*33

33%

33%

33%

1.500

36%

37%

36%

37%

X36%

36%

36%

36%

4,400

48%

6,200

102%
'100%

o
38% Jan
102% Jan
92% Jan

100 % Dec

110% Jan

29

104% Jun

108% Aug 30

54% Jan

70

18% Jan

20
9

21% Jun
For

9

2

102% Nov 24
24% Dec

footnotes

c»e




64% Jan

Edison

Co

48%

12

48%

14

4.40%

preferred

100

*107%

108%

107%

107%

108

3.90%

preferred

100

99Va

99%

*99%

100

*99%

24

109

Jan

14

4.56%

preferred

100

*107%

109

*108

109

*107%

108% Jan

12

4.44%

preferred

100

107%

107%

*107

107%

*107

76% Feb

1

Ohio

4

Oklahoma

20
28

18% Jan

20

Jan

19

22% Feb
26.

Ohio

22

31 % Jan

100

21

pqap

Jan

Apr 21

110% Apr
100% Apr

106% Mar 11

27

20% Aug

108

7

33% Dec

26% Jan
101% Nov

Dec

95% Jan

49

20

105% Mar 17

9

106% Jan

6

1

35% Mar
19% Feb

Oil

Co

No par

Gas

21

4%

Apr

29

Preferred

25% Apr

25

103

common

&

Oklahoma

Natural

48%

49

Co

series
Gas

68%

68%

68%

com—10

35%

35%

35

20

Elec

preferred
4.24%

49

*19'A

19%

19

19

103

103

100

7.50

103

24%

103

24%

24%

69%
35%

24%

69%
35 %
*19

48%

47%

48'A

48

108'A

107'A

107%

*107%

108

110

99%

*99%

100

*99 Va

100

20

109

*107%

109

108%

108%

107%

*107

107%

70%
35 Va

19%

*102'A

103

24%

24

69%

69%

_JJ5% ^5%
"*ife% ./19%
*102%
24

103

24%

*107
69 VB

35 %
19

*102%
24

10

107%

20

69 Va

9.700

35 Va

4.000

19%
103

24%

400
40

4,300

Volume 181

Number 5427

...

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2135)

NEW YORK- STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK RECORD

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STOCKS

Year 1954

fewest

■<

fewest

38

Feb

10

60% Dec

3

104

Jan

5

127% Dec

3

9% Jan

i»nf« since Jan. 1

_

Highest

49% Mar 14
114

NEW YORK STOCK

Highest
58% Apr 15
124% Apr 15
17 % Mar
2

Jan 26

4

15

Jan

4

105

Mar

2

11

97% Dec 30
69% Dec
8

94% Jan lo

44% Jan

61% Jan 18

68

Jan

4

July 23

35% Not

45% Apr

11

Apr 29
13% Mar 11

Dec

31

31% Jan
6
89% Apr 29

99

Jan

14

16% Jan

4

16

16% Jan

4

97% Apr

11

13

23

83

50

Jan

Dec

99
76

11

77% Jan 12

31

13% Jan

5

Dec 23

Jan

20

26% Dec 22

Jan

7

97

Dec

7% Jan

11

12

33% Apr 28
£7

44%
28%
39%
33%
23

17

100

Mar 14

93

Apr

10% Feb
48% Mar

Mar 28

28% May

22

2

101

May 3
12% Mar 10

8

3

65

May

4
5

May 17
May 17

78

Dec

67% Mar 16

62

86% May

Dec 29

56

76

Jan

Apr

21

Not 26

37% Jan

44

Feb

17

31

4

40

Jan

4

46% Dec 31

Feb

15

38% July 14

Jan

12

46

114% Jan

13

140

4

8% Jan

9% Dec

67% Jan

4

17

44% Mar 15

48% Mar

37% Jan
6
37% Jan 25
128% Jan
7

150

2

138% Mar

142% Mar 10

31

8% May
38% May

14

10

3

12

Jan

16% Jan

6

52

Mar

9% Jan

100

Apr

18

104

Mar 24

18

88

71% Jan 31

12

20% Feb

is

Jan

3

11% Dec 29

6

13

Apr

1

40% Dec 30

36

Jan

6

43

May

6

45% Dec 31

41

Feb

14

47% May

5

38% Dec

34% Feb

9

30% Jan

9% Jan

3

45% Aug 19
11% Dec 27
7% Feb 23

4% Jan

22

Apr
13% Apr

1
5

2

14% Jan

8

7% Jan
8% May
22% May

47

49% Dec 29

38% Oct

12

50

10% Jan
4% May

15% Dec 22

4

51% Apr

41% Jan

5% Dec 23

2% Apr 26
10% May 11
35
May 7

54% Feb

Jan

6
14

23

Feb

Oct 28

10

26

Dec

29% Mar

36% Jan

28

10

44 % Mar

% Apr
27

19

18

Feb

14

1% Apr
25% Jan

24

24

5

27% Mar 17

29% Feb

27% Jun 24

29% Jan 29

27% Jan 20

29% May

73% Jan

4

93

Dec

7

82

Jan

11

98

37% Jan

4

80% Dec

8

74

Jan

6

37%

55

Dec

6

106% Feb 18

113

Oct

25

104

108

NOT

4

Mar 18

15% Mar 25

25

Dec

41

2

53

May 4
41% Mar 14

22% Dec

107 % Jan

105% Jan

Not 30

5

Mar

11% Jan
31

Mar 18

134% Jan
33

13% Jan

29

22

169

Sep 21

57% Dec

Jan

Jan

3

25

20

108 % Apr

29% Mar

25
3

51% Feb

15

11

34% Jan

23

26

37

Feb

8

173

52

Jan

25

101% Feb
18% Jan

9

Feb

Mar

77% Feb

17% Mar 14

NOT

2

22% Apr

67

4

21

23 % Apr

12

Jan

3

73% Feb

11

104% Jan

18

106% Jan

5

10

20

26

Aug 30

15% Jan 11

9

30% Jun 20
100% Jun 29

39% Dec 31

Jan

6

29% Feb

May

4

11

36% Jan

Jan

4

6

47% Apr

12

112% Mar 30

107

Jan

12

4

114% Apr

18

52% Dec 29

48

Jan

6

32% Jan
4
23% Jan 11

39% May 20
26% Jun
3

37% Jan

6

30% Jan

106
84

Jan

5

115

Oct

May 28

103

25

Jan

4

40% Mar

31

97

Jan

26% Mar
115% Apr

31

103

Jan

11

107% Sep 30

104

107

Jan

11

110

7% May

14

3

Dec 22

Feb

17

Jan

7

98

2

44% Jan

34% July
83

Jun

5

39% Deo
Dec

95

Apr

8

90

Jan

11

29

45% Aug 3
97% Apr
3
75% Dec 31

Mar

9

63% Feb

5

53% Jan

4

10% July 15
35

100

Jan

July

104

9

21

Jan

11

NOT

1

16% NOT

1

80

Jan

37% Dec

155

52

July
Sep

7

Apr
40% Jan

6

79

Mar 16

45

21% Jan 17
84% Jan 13

26

83

Dee 31

Feb

11
4

7
6

59% Apr 22
104% Feb 14
116

115

Mar

13 % Apr

6

6

29

6

97% Mar 14

Mar 21

33% Jan

May

87

6

Apr 28
Feb

23

Apr 21

92

Mar 29

Jan

6

95

Mar

1

76% Dec 30

67% Feb

7

81

Mar

4

15% Mar 14

18% Apr

18

Apr 15

158% Jan 31

163

Mar 28

Mar

164% Mar

172

May

3

May
8% Jan
30% Jan

3

5

7

Jun

9

71% Not 29

4

8% Dee 16

7% Mar 21

4

30% Dec 31

62

Mar 14

12% Jan
60% Jan

4

80

Dec 30

11

87

Dee 29

85

79

23% Apr 28
76% Mar 11

62% Jan

27% Dee 20

80% Jan

Mar 14

25% Jan

3

150

Aug 26

18% Jan

8

31

Dee 29

122% Dec 21

28% Feb

24% Mar 14

108% Jan 14

150

Jan

5
3

31

90% Feb 24

6

Jun

89% Jan 11

25

150

14

Jan

25

30% Jan

3

122

Jan

3

10% Feb

1

18% Not 30

16% Feb

8

26

24

4

Apr

14

32% Dee 30

29% Jan

6

22

35% Mar 18

May
14% Jan

4

40% Dec

7

37% Jan 26

4

16% Jan

7

20% Dec 29
20% Not 24
99% Dec 20

19% Mar 15
19% Jan
5

68

Jan

Feb

17

9% Mar 31

91

12% Dec 31

Feb

: 43

Jan

8

10% Mar 14

12% Jan

20

77% Jan

6
2

44

43

38% Mar 14
12 Apr
7

Jan

Aug 10

92%

Sep 15

Mar"

27

Mar 19

3

84

26% Dec 23

24% Mar 15
114

I
4

97% Jun

2

102

104% Not

9

66% Dec

Apr

26% Apr
119% May

11

28% Jan

29% Aug 17
31% Dec 31
103% Apr
6*

July 20

26% Apr

3

.

31% Feb
33 % Apr

29% Jan 18
99% Mar

29

100% Feb

4

28

Jan.

4

143

Jan

5

21% Jan 15

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158
Dec
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na bp

9«

27%

27%

96'A

27

28%

99

11%

11%

75%

27%

27%

99%

27%

98

*96 %

97%

11%

*11

450

11%

*11

64%

65

11%

200

*64%

65 Va

65

65

200

*63

64 V2

*84

86

*84

86

85

75%

*74

77

*74

77

*74

41%

.40%

41%

48

47%
40%

40%

41%

41

47%

47%

40%

40%

40%

40%

136

136%

135%

136%

147%

148

147

148

146%

148

148%

148%

1

Nopar
2 50

prior preferred

par

1
5

II25

Ford

No par

No par

ZTzi
__2g

I

~25

41

8%

9%

8%

8%

41%

42%

39%

40%

9

*8%

900

137%
148 Va

1,470
310

8%

8%

8%

83/8

8%

13,100

40%

39%

40'A

38%

41 va

8%

8%

21,500

8%

*8%

8%
40

9

300

18%

18%

18%

18%

19%

84%

18%

86%

85

86 Va

19%

50.4U0

84

85

81%

84%

81%

83 3/8

4,200

*100%

101%

*100%

101 %

*100%

101%

11%

41

47

►100%

11%

40%

101 %

*100%

101%,

10%

11 %

10%

10%

10%

10%

10%

11%

40%

30,600

39%

40%

40%

41%

41%

43

47

39%
*46 Va

47%

13,900

*46%

47

47

47%

44

*47%

47%

42%

400

43%

43

43%

48%

43'A

43%

47

47%

14,100

48

12 %

12%

47%

12

47%

12V4

11%

12%

12

12

6%

6%

x4%

5Va

42%
*47

8 %

21

6%

8%

8

21%

*52%

41%

*52%

42%

43

44%

*47%
12

*47%

48

12

6%

6%

4%

3o0

5,500

434

22,700

8%

20%

54

6%

41%

7%

8%

8

8%

8 Va

8%

19,500

21%

20'A

21 Va

21

21%

21%

22%

54

18,400

53%

53'A

53%

53%

54

54

42%

41%

41%

41%

41%

41%

41%

500

3,000

rl%

ii:V

24%

24 %

*24%

25

24%

24%

24%

24%

*24

28%

24%

29%

*28%

29%

29%

29 3/8

283/4

28%

*28%

29

29%

29%

29%

*28%

29 Va

29

29%

29.%

29 %

330

90%

91%

91%

93

93

93%

4,300

*28

93

901/4

92

99%

103

34%

12,300

__

106

1

42

*148

18%

92

Corp com
Light com
No

42

*137

19%

104

~i

42

30

18%

7

"When issued"
Penna Glass Sand

41%

20

8%

9

No'par
Corp

41

35%

33

101

99

100

100%

98%

.

101

380
490

5,500

34%

33

33%

33%

33%

32%

33%

47

44

45

45%

46

46 Va

46%

700

46%

46%

46%

46 %

46%

46%

46 %

6,400

111%

111%

112%

112%

112%

113 %

410

19,800

46

46

par

46%

46%

preferred

46%

100

111%

series preferred

112 %

111%

111%

100

107%

107%

107 %

107%

50

27%

28

27

28

27%

27%

27%

28

10

X27%

28

48

48%

48%

81,000

48%

48

48%

47 %

48

473A

48

3,400

Power

4%%
4.40%

&

Pennsylvania RR
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co
Penn-Texas

Corp
Peoples Drug Stores Inc
Peoples Gas Light 8c Coke

10

—1111.5
100

Peoria & Eastern Ry Co
Pepsi-Cola Co
Pet Milk Co common

4%%

20%
*35%
158

331/30

21%
*67

100

*104%

Corp of America
5
Brewing Co
5
Pfizer (Chas) 8e Co Inc com
1
4% 2nd preferred (conv)_.IIl00

28%

Petroleum
Pfelffer

Phelps-Dodge Corp
Phila Electric Co

i2.so

20V8

36

♦35%

20%
36

9%

20

*35%

20 Va

*353/4

75

73

73

22%

21%

22

*66%

68%

*661/4

*105 Va

106%

106%

106%

*28%

28%

28%

28%

106

28%

9%

44%

9%

44 %

113%

43%
111

52%

158 %

9%
44%
113%

51%

51%

158

107%

20

36

158

113%
52

*107

107%

68'/a

*71%

No par

20%

*107

159

loo

preferred

*45

35%
159%

*74%

74%

300

22%

22%

41,600

68

*61%

69 %

100

107

*104%

106%

210

28 Va

28%

600

71%
21%

22 Va

22%

22%

68

68

*105

9

51%

9

9%

13,800

*35%

*71

43%

20%

210

*157%

71 Va

111

107%

19%

36

160

*28%

*107

20%

159%

'160

75

28%
9Va

L
1

9

4 4 3/4

43 3/8

44%

44%

111%

111%

111%

111%

52%

51%

52%

52%

900

9%

8,500

45%

9,900

112

780

54%

13,500

39%

7,700

26

7,900

common

Nopar

38%

$1 conv preference com.

No par
100

25%

25%

*25

25%

25%

*112%

113%

112%

112%

112

112

113%

113%

114

114

100

100%

102%

*99%

140

101%

*98%

101%

*98%

101%

*98

101

106

200

106

106

106

*104%

106

1053/4

106

150

111

*110%

111

110%

110%

4.4%

preferred

3.8% preferred
4.3% preferred

4.68% preferred
8c

3%%

106%

106%

111

111

*110%

Reading Coal 8c Iron
preferred .series A

111

38%

*110V4

38%

38%

25 Va

39%

39

25%

15%

16

15%

15%

15

15%

15%

15%

40

153%

15%

41

38%

8,200

40%

38%

39%

393/4

40%

40

40%

24,800

100
5

100
100

*95%

96%

96 »/4

86

96V4

95%

95 Va

95%

95%

*95%

42%

42

*87%

41

42

41%

41%

42

42%

413/8

89

42'A

89

89

88%

88%

883/4

89

90

91

700

86'A

300

86

97

*85%

86%

35

*33%

35%

*33%

35%

*33%

*94%

98

♦9434

98

*943/4

98

*94 3/4

98

74%

x73'/a

74%

5

*11%

13%

*11%

13%

55%

55%

x55

55

103

104

Nopar

Pltney-Bowes Inc
Pitts C C 8c St L RR

2

100
Pitts Coke 8c Chem Co com..No par
$5 convertible preferred
No par

preferred

(conv)

30

36,700

35%

98

25

preferred

86%

35

♦94%

No par
common

*85%

*33%

*85%
*33%

86%

No par
100

Phillips Petroleum
Phoenix Hosiery
Pillsbury Mills Inc

30

1

common.

preferred

$4.80

38%

3

3.9% series preferred
Phillips Jones Corp com

$4

38%

100

preferred

5%

39%
26

100

_

Philip Morris & Co Ltd
4%

25%

*104

75%

104

44%
*114

45

43%

120

23%
*89%

*114

24
90

74

723/a

133/4

*11%

543/a

543/8

543/s

104

44%
120

23%

72%,
*11%

104

43

23%

*114

23%

72%

12%

*11%

12%

54%

55%

55

43%
120

23%

86%

73%

105%

43%

120

*114

23%

*104

43%

*103

105

435/8
*114

23%

73%

32,500
1,800
120

44%

3; 600

120

23%

23%

2,300

89%

*89%

91

91%

♦90

90%

95

89%

*92

943/4

94%

94%

94

94%

73%

73

73

72 %

73

3,700

17

1,700

♦90

94%

94%

1

72

72%

Pittsburgh Forglngs Co
1
Pitts Ft Wayne 8c Chic Ry com. 100
7%
guaranteed preferred
.100

*162

165

*162

166

*162

166

*162

166

*162

172

172

172

*172

175

*172

175

172

172

74

74

77

79

10

166

*170

Nopar

Pitts Consolidation Coal Co

Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Pittsburgh Screw 8c Bolt
Pittsburgh Steel Co com

10

No par

17%

72%
7%

*92

72%
17

17%

73%

17%

72%

7%

73%

7%

72%
16%

17

*17

77%

17%

17

773/4

400

~20

78%

11,600

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

10

5,500

25

25%

24

25%

24'/a

24%

24%

24%

24%

preferred class A
...100
5%% 1st series prior pfd
100

24%

8,100

*79

80%

*78

80

77%

78

79

79%

80

80

5%

Pittston
5%%

Co

(The)

Pond

Creek

common

Procter

&

Serv

*86%

87%

88

88

27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

100

*146%

25%

*146%

26%

25%

*86%

*1463/4
26

25%

117

*114%

87%

87%

300

27

27%

4,000

27%

2734

14,400

114%

114%

*146%
26%

26%

210

88%

27%

27

*1463/4

27%

Pocahontas.:

*115

25

25

25%

243/4

243/4

24%

24%

24

24

32

32%

31%

32

31%

32

31%

32

32%

32 %

41%

*401/4

l

_lo
10

.Nopar

41%

41

117

*114%

117

100
800

4,800

40%

40%

41

41

22%

22%

22

22

22%

22%

22

22%

*22 Va

22

22%

21%

22

21%

21%

21

21%

21%

21%

9,900

97%

97%

96%

97%

96%

96%

96%

97%

97

97

3,600

41%

41%
24

900
700

10%

11

103/4

11

10%

103A

11

78

78

78

78

78

783A

79'A

79%

10

42%

42%

42%

43

42%

43%

43

43%

43%

43%

3,500

of Indlana.-No par

41 %

41%

42%

42%

42

42%

42

42%

42%

42%

5,700

n

109,200

com

preferred
Co

117

25

5

Co

*115

5

Gamble

cum

88%

27%

100

preferred

conv

Plough Inc
Plymouth Oil

88%

100
1

Pittsburgh & West Virginia
Pittsburgh Young 8c Ash pfd

,

5

No par

103/4

263/a

6

4.16%

.25

*25'A

26 %

•253/4

25%

25%

3

4.20%

preferred
preferred

100

119%

119%

119%

119 3A

No par

30%

6

40%

40 "A

136%

88

3

40 Va

8,000
5,700

*40

*25%

11

48

136

*86

33% Jan

47%

40%

n

153% Jan

5,200

136%

87

18

41%

48

26%

11

77

*41

47%

%

41% Apr

86%

*74

41%

47 Va

86

5

*84.

77

41%

40%

41

75,000

86%

41%

135%

*8%

640

11%

85%

47%

9,500

27 Va

64

#(, 41

%

400

98%

101

*11

26%

4

31% May

100

11

15

.

98 Va

86

38% Apr
73% Feb

6

99

26%

12

Mar 15

>26% Jon

97%

ii

Apr

148

99

*25%

105

*30% Mar 3d

42%

44

98%

25

16

3

99

100

7

5,300

16%

99

preferred

11

2,100

130%

99

99

preferred

23

87%

128

127%
43

3%%

Apr

87

42%

4.32%

103

7

23% Now 4*.

For footnotes

57% May
37% May

127

16

43

*83

preferred

Common

7

33% Mar 14

40% Jan

126 Va

21

89% Jan

3

125%

91

163-4
88

86

42%

63

1

$1.32 preferred
$1.30 preferred

Public

H May

Mar 21

25% Jan

85%

43

99

100

Public Serv Co of Colorado

42% May

85%

100

Peninsular Telep common
Common rights

$4.75

Apr

85%

124%

320

42%

28%

25

*64%

103

44%

27%

Transportation
.No
Patino Mines & Enterprises
Peabody Coal Co common

Publlcker Industries Inc

80% Feb

37% Feb

25% ton
25% Jan

>

1

43

85%
124

Nopar

Potomac Electric Power Co

Mar

16

86
125

lio

Poor & Co class B

102

16%

85

124%

97

Corp"

13

80

25

v

5

*16

*11

10

28

46% NOT 17

82% Jan
7
25% Jan 12

*89%

*16%

I

23% Jan

33% Jan 18
7

16 %

No par

22% Apr

72% Mar 16

35% Jan

*16

1

29

91

169

18% Oct 29

91

16

5

Corp.

43% Apr

29

6% Jan

146

*89

1,200

10

Phila

160

1
8

2,500

Philco Corp common

4

18% Dec 23

11% Jan 13

64%
41%

64%

No par

15

90% Sep 21
k

64%

No par

29

15

Dec

Mar 30

400

17,700

41%

5

noncum

16% Apr

87

3

158

11

46%. Jan
102

24% Dec 31

4

42% Mar

Jan

69% Jan

Sep 27

115

6

77% Jan

97

1

102

22,400

64%

Parmelee

Penn

102%

15%

41

65%

No par
100

noncum..

41 % Apr
97
Jan

Mar 11

34% Apr

16
Aug 5
53% Dec 20

12

113

84

2

111

87% Mar 15
37% Feb 21
87% Feb 21

6

23

82% July 20

7

107% Apr

J&n 28

12% Jan
6
35% Mar 17

3
13

7

19

102% May

109% Jan 11

May

83

com

Cement

54%
121

15%

41

15

Park & Tilford Distillers
Parke Davis & Co
Parker Rust Proof Co

$1

64%

►119

15%

40

Nopar

Panhandle Oil Corp
Paramount Pictures

&

64%

15%
102

91

preferred

conv

64%

119

119

40

Amer World Airways Inc_II_l
Panhandle East Pipe L com
No par
4% preferred
100

5%

15%

101'/a

119

*89

Pan

Penlck

15%

101%

54

40%

Pacific Finance Corp
Pacific Gas & Electric

4%

119

Shares

54

91

...

57% Mar 29

18

110% Jan

Oct 22

28

preferred
2nd preferred

120%
15%
102%

15%
102

53%

*89

_i

preferred

Penn-Dlxie

48% Feb

6

18% Dee 31

28

1st

53%

*40

com

Inc

conv

•117

15%
103

53%

41

Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc
Pacific Coast Co common

28

26

73% NOT 16

4

cum

15%
103

54%

the Week

91

12.50

Penney (J C) Co

155

10

Aug 27

3

45% Mar 14

11

9

Products

4%

53%

Friday
May 6

May 5

40%

(The)

11

57

3

Feb

108

6

113% Apr

ti

4

46

8

19% Jan

13

35% Dee 14

4

Mar 26

Pabco

54%
119

Sales tor

Thursday

May 4

'88%

Owens-Illinois Glass Co
Oxford Paper Co
$5 preferred

54%
119

Wednesday

64%

Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp

Apr

35% May

44

45% Dec 31

4

Corp

May 3

No par

—

Overland

Tuesday

May 2

par
83 %c

Outboard Marine 8e Mfg
Outlet Co

106% Apr

30% Apr 20

Apr~19

35% Jan

i

Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp
1
Pacific Western Oil Corp common 4

4

3% Mar 12

common

Pacific Telep 8c Teleg com
6% preferred

4

15

Corp

Pacific Mills

Jan

Jan

17

Oliver

_g

100

4%% convertible preferred
100
Otis Elevator
No

43% Jan

21% May 6
30% Jun 22
6% Feb

Cony preference 1951 series

Pacific Lighting Corp

26% Jan

35% Jan

Olln Mathleson Chemical
Corp—
Common

41 y8 Mar

8% Apr 28

20% Dec 29
84% Apr 19
104% Dec
7

25

Mar 14

p„

.

9% Dec

4

Oct

o

45% Dec

5

9% Jan

July 12
Aug 24

154% Not

4% May 18
26% July 20

6

21

52% Dec 20

137% Jan

67

Feb

22

Sep 22

130% May 6
45% Mar 30

Mar 14

94

14% Jan

3

67% Jan 17
98% Jan
6

104% Dec 31

34

82

6

LOW AND- HIGH SALE PRICES

Monday

EXCHANGE

rights

Pub Serv El & Gas

86

31

30%

31

%

119

30%

%

ik
87

♦26

26

26%

119%

118%

31

30%

10%
•79

11%

n

u

5,300
130

80

88

*87 Va

89

26%

*26

263/a

26%

*25%

26%

500

119 Va

119%

5,800

119
31

303/4

240

100

313/a

23,700

No par

30%

31%

30%

31%

30%

30 Va

30%

5,800

100

*101 Va

102%

101%

102%

*101%

102%

102%

102'A

♦101%

102%

100

104 %

104 %

103%

104%

•103

104 %

103%

103%

103%

103%

Puget Sound Power 8c Light Co..lO

38%

38%

37%

38%

373A

36%

37

Pullman Inc

60

60%

59

38%

39

com

$1.40 dlv preference com
preferred
4.18% preferred
4.08%

Pure

Oil

(The)

Nopar
new...

Quaker Oats Co (The)' com

5

0

31%

6% preferred
100
Quaker State Oil Refining Corp__ 10

152%
30%

31%
153

30%

'

x37%

31

31

31

110

270

37%

37%

60

57%

59%

57%

58%

57%

58

16,500

38%

37%

38%

38

383/8

37%

38

11,400

31%

31%

153%

153%

30%

30%

31%
*152

30%

37

31%

31%

30%

~

31%

31%

31%

152%

154

152%

*152%

153%

30%

30%

30%

31 %

6,500

6,500
130

2,700.

23

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24

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.

(2136)

Year

Range rfnee Jam.

1954

Monday

46% May

42%

44 Vb

43%

44%

44%

45%

45%

46%

84%

85%

84%

85 Va

85'A

86%

86

86%

8

8%

9

8%

♦101%

106

'105%

No par
1

51 Va

51%

51

51

51

51'A

51%

500

74%

74%

73

74

74

74

73%

74

74

75%

4,200

38%

39

39

39

39

39 %

39%

39%

39 VB

39 Va

1,400

23

22%

23%

23%

24 Va

37,900

35 Va

2,200

8% Jan

3

RKO

9% Jan

3

RKO Theatres Corp

8% Dec

22

1

10 % Dec

22

8% Mar 14

99% Mar 29

90% Jan

12

Jan

4

52V* Dec

6

4

62

Nov

23

37

25V* Jan

39% Oct

15

31% Jan

4

8% Jan

11

20% Dec 31

28yWan

13

34

36% Feb

1

105% May

3

Ralston Purina Co 3%%

Feb

7

53% Mar

4

Raybestos-Manhattan

6

80 y2 Apr

4

atayonur

37% Apr

1

40

Feb

24

25% Apr

15

Jan

18

31% Jan

6

42% Dec

29

39

Jan

5
7

Jun

13
1

34% Jan

22% Dec

31

36

Feb

16

32

16% Jan

4

12% Apr 27

Jan

47

29

28

26

98

Dec

30% Jan

Sep

18% July 22

53.50 1st prelerred
Pictures Corp

57 y0 Jan

26

18

'

42

5

29 y2 Jan

17

6

May

Mar

8

Reed

Rcls

4% May

8% Dec

20

7% Jan

31% Dec

31

28% Feb

34 y» Apr

21

12% Feb

25

14 Vt Jan

4

67% Feb

May

Dec

23

62

30% Nov

11

31V* Jan

64

16

22

Jan

11

3

Jan

4

10% Jan 26

103% Nov

23

43% Aug 23

99 % Mar

11

Jan

12

16% Apr

3

44% Feb

5% Mar 14

8% Apr

22

Dec

9

14% Dec

8

13% Jan

6
18

89% Feb

Jan

6

77 y2 Apr

25

7% Mar 14

9 Vb Apr

11

85% Dec

31

37% Feb

24

70% Dec

31

64

Jun

22

8% Dec

13

12

125

33% July 2
Marl6

July

44% Dec

22

3

163 V* May

Mar 11

40

46% May

Mar 14

54

Dec

3

51

88

Feb

10

82

Jan

101

Jan

26

Jan

3

2

105

Nov

g

12

37

Aug

4

36

33% Deo

9

37

Dec

6

31 Va Apr

48% Jan

11

77% Dec

22

65

3

28% Dec

29

27% Jan

95% July
25% Jan

20

May

1

15%

25

Oct

4

Feb

1

Oct

7

3

35

11% Nov

11

9% Jan

6

13% Mar 24

29

68 V* Jan

28

21V* Nov

15

19

Jan

18

23% Feb 21

33% May 21

50% Nov

24

38% Apr

12% Aug 23

16% Mar

38% Jan 28

4

103% Jun 14

112% Oct

14% Jan

88% Jan

31% Jan

11

23

30

62% Jan

8

4

July 27
21

Dec

76% Dec

21

42

15

Feb

11
14

25 Vb May

17

74

Jan

15

14%

15%

15

15%

17,600

35 %

36%

35 Va

36 V*

35%

36'A

26,100

8%

8

8Vb

8%

8VB

8'A

8%

8'A

25,300

8

15 Va

15%

*14%

15%

14%

14%

*14%

85

85%

84 VB

85%

84%

84%

84%

72%

71%

72

71%

72 -

8%

9

8%

72%
8%

i.

9

161 %

163%

45 VB

45%

158

45%

158%
45'A

45 5/8

45%

45%

14%

14%

84%

85

71

72

9

9 VB

9*

157 %

157

161%

X70%

8%

15

84%

162

160

45%

45%

*54

2,000
21,000

:

71%

3.400

9Va

22,600
4,400

163

46%

38,500

58

12,100

Co

*53

v:

87%

88%

104%

88

56

*53

56

*53

56

87%

88

105

104%

88%

88%
105 V*

V'

105

1,200

88%

66%

67%

66%

67%

65

66%

65%

66%

67

68

36 V*

36%

35%

35 %

36

36

35

35%

34%

35

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

13%

5,600

31 VB

31%

30%

31 %

31

31%

30%

31%

31%

32%

5,800

38 Vb

38 VB

*38

47

47 %

47%

28%

28-Jb

28%

Oil

Corp

preferred

conv

As

25

*38

El Corp—No par

6c

6c Axle Co

Co

39%

46 V*

28%

5

47

29

20

Aircraft Corp

*350

358

*103

105%

25

345

47

46%

28%

28%

28%

28%

348

*103

105%

24 %

345

*■

*340

25%

•

*103

24%

24%

12%

12%

12%

12

12%

11%

76%

75%

76

76

76%

76 Vb

76%

30,000

22 VB

21

22

21%

21%

21%

22

21%

21%

7,700

43%

42%

¥4-%'

42%

43

41%

41%

7,500

14%

14

14 %

14

14

13%

13%

600

45%

17,000

VB

14%

6
Stores common.
10
preferred
4.30% conv preferred
100
St Joseph Lead Co
lo
Bt Joseph Light 6c Power—No par
Bt L San F Ry Co common_No par

44%

44%

44%

44%

44%

44%

44%

95%

95%

95%

95%

95%

96

96

100

7,400

12

12%

44

5%

24%

25

16,000

25'A

75

42

A

105%

12%

14%

series

200

355

77%

_»

Preferred

*340
*103

22

4%

Feb 21

345

105%

11,000

76%

-1

(Jacob)

3,400

47

28%

105 %

23%

25%

100

41

46%

345

*103

*39

40

♦38

40

47%
■

900

12%

1

Royal McBee Corp
Ruberold Co (The)

■w

-

100
1

common

preferred series A

Corp
1
Royal Dutch Petrol Co_50 Guilders

5

83

14%

36 Va

No par
Mines

Rohr

2

31% May

25 Va Mar

15%

35

8

Ronson

11

22% Jan

13 VB

37%

No par

4%

21

49"% Apr

16%

36

Safeway

114

260

680

4

6

37,700

1,200

28

28

80

42 Va
103

35

98% Feb

Jan

►102

34%

49% Feb

40

41%

42%
102 Va

102

103

*102%

102%

41%

42

41%

34 Va

95 Va Mar 23
106 Va Apr

102%

102%

62

64

♦62

64

43%

34 Vb

42% Apr 25

0
5
30

*62

43%

34%

Ruppert

09% Oct
Dec

3

63 VB

34%

15% Mar 21

47% Sep

44

48% Jan

1

14

13 V* Mar

1

Not

,

9

18% Jan 14
22

23% May

62

35

5%%

81V* Mar 15

35

62

62

Roberstshaw-Fulton Controls com_l

4

72% Nov

5,300

63 V8

10

Co

Rltter Company
Roan Antelope Copper

18

9
4

6% May 27

65y«Aug

15%

*34%

Richfield

3

29

105% Max

100

15%

*33

35%

Spring

370

33%

15'A

35

Haas

1

33%

*15

5

Rhinelander Paper

Rohm

6
19

*33

15%

4,000

Apr

Jan

Apr

Va Jan

24

33%

*15%

38 Va

Rochester Gas

257

*33

15%

105 %

Rockwell

102

33%

15%

38 Vb

15

12

33%

16

38 V*

20
Apr 29

29

100

8%

34

42%
102%

*8%

8

x37%

Feb

31

8

8%

38 V*

29

26% Dec

4,600

8%

*7%

*7%

38

48 V* Apr

281% Oct

8,100

13%

38 %

7

105% Dec

24%

13

104%

13

8

4

23%

14 Vb

38 VB

Jan

18

24 Va

14

104%

41% Jan

Jan

23%

14%

38%

36

Jan

18% Jan

23 Vb

14

104%

21

96

38%

23

14 Vb

38%

38 Vb

23

148

*36

23

14

104Vo

11

40

38%

1

45% Oct

12

Jan 14

*36

100

40% Dec

Jan

41

38%

series

21

24

*36

4.50%

Manufacturing

33% Apr

34% Dec

38

Wr*ferr*d

28

4

*37

56

23

17% Jan

38

88

4

7

*37

22%

*36

39

*33%

200

39

*37

88

15% Apr

13% Oct

37%

*53

6
Mar 14

7

*37

10

12% Jan

7% Jan

37%

100

37% Jan
75% Mar

41

35%

series

Rheem

36% Apr

*40

3.60%

14

7

36

40%

8%

Common

45% Feb

4

May

35%
40%

Preferred

28

88% May
4
105% Apr 29

.

200

106

35%

*36

No par
No par
2.50
No par
10

Reynolds Metals Co com
Reynolds (R J) Tob class B

6

54% Apr

26

,

40%

*7%

preferred

Revere Copper 6c Brass
Rex all Drug Inc

2

♦105%

♦37

-No par
1
50c

Corp

Republic Steel Corp
-

*50%

40%

100

new

Aviation

convertible

$1

*10o%

51%

3JVB

60c
25

Republic Pictures common

15% Apr 29

20

109% Jan

2

46
78

Dec

Holding Corp

Republic

1

47% Jan

61% Jan

Reo

14

7

75% Jan

6

104

9,800

22%

23%

preferred

$4.50

25
7

May

35

8%

23Va

22%
35 VB

V14%

Remington-Rand common

14

12% Apr

.93% Feb 13

8%

3b %

14%

Mfg Co common
Conv pfd 3%* series

48% Mar 17

8%

41

22%

Reliance

31

2,300

8%

'40%

5

Reliable Stores Corp

16% Apr

14% Dec

51 VB

23%

10
No par

preference

$1225 dlv prior

24% July
8y« May

3
1
7
65% May 19

8

& Co—

(Robt)

11% Feb

14

8

8%

8%

9

105%

102

36%

50c

Inc

Broe

8

41

23 Va
36

50
50
5

1,600

8

♦40 %

.50

84,500

8%

8

8Vb

'

102%

No par

Co

Bit

Roller

Reeves

13

J<m

25
5

preferred
Raytheon Mfg Co
Reading Co common...
4% noncum 1st preferred
4%
noncum 2nd preferred
Real Bilk Hosiery Mills

3
2

Mar

24% May

19% Mar 22
13

pfd

common

$2

43% Mar 30
38

Inc

6

36% Mar

Shares

8 Vb

6

28

the Week

85%

5

Jan

4% Mar

Friday
May G

44 Vb

18

81% Jan

2% Jan

Thursday
May 5

8%

36% Jan

5

6

Sales for

PRICES

85 %

29

86% Nov

Apr 28

SALE

43%

39 V* Dec

4

86 V*

HIGH

Wednesday
May 4

1
1
100

11

Jan

7

,

America com__No par
No par

Radio Corp of

22% Jan
76

May 8

Par

EXCHANGE

AND

Tuesday

May 2

STOCK

NEW YORK

1

Hlgheat

Lowest

Highest

Lowest

LOW

STOCKS

Ku<i for Previous

Monday, May 9, 1955

STOCK RECORD

YORK STOCK EXCHANGE

NEW

.

42%
*14

25%

29%

30%

81%

360

96%

1,100

108

106%

107%

106%

45%

45%

45%

46

46

46'A

25

*24%

25

24%

24%

24%

24%

29

V

46

25 Vb

96%
*107%

46

29%

30%

30%

31%

30%

31%

47,300

81'A

81%

81%

81

81%

1,900

107%

107%

*

45 Vb

96%

25

108

108

45

45%,
107%

45

;

80%

81%

29%
80%

80%

211

Apr

29#

Dec

29

284

Jan

17

320% Apr

15

St Louis Southwestern Ry Co—10o

*296

300

287

288

*285

298

*291

298

*292

Apr

170

Dec

15

145

Apr

28

170

10

preferred
St Regis Paper Co common
let pfd 4.40%
series A
San Diego Gas 6c Electric Co

100
5
100
10

♦145

155

*147

155

*147

155

*147

155

*145

110

155

10
5
1.40

800

"

298

123

7,600

6
0
20% Jan 12

93% Jan

4

14% May

3

41% Dec

103% Nov

23
5

42

33% Mar 14
101% Mar

Jan

Apr 21

103% Apr
19 V* Jan

7

3%

13
3

Dec

27

17% Apr 25

23% May 18
11
Jan
4

29% Dec

31

26

14% Dec

10

12% Jan

6

14% Feb

17

17% Apr 28
11% Jan
4

27 V* Dec

31

21% Apr

25

27% Jan

3

24% Dec

31

20

06 V* Nov

22

55 Va Mar 14

64% Apr

22

98

Dec

23

94 % Jan

12

98

11

108% Nov

16

Jan

25

107

33% Jan

6

47% Sep
80
102

May 26
Jan
8

25% Jan
85

4

Not 10

102% Jan 15

19

34% Dec

31

103

89% Mar 23

85% Jan

113% Jan

19

30

22% Dec

4

80

Dec

7

4

33% Dec

15

30

102

Jan

5

Dec

17

104

45% Dec

31

July 21

13

Jan

7

108

,

18% May 24

85

1

108% Jan

4

59% Apr
5
21% Apr 21

6

16

6

Jan

Va Jan

6

21% Jan 12

37

Jan

3

3

86% Mar
57

11% Apr 26
9% Apr 26

8% Mar 15

25

6% Jan

3

15

Apr

62

7
Nov 10

69% Jan

26

56

Jan

29

61% Jan

5

41

Dec

30

43% Dec

20

39% Jan

7

49 V* Apr

11

Servel

27% May
8% Jan

4

38

Dec

31

4

10% Dec

29

25% Jan

4

31% Dec

2

18

46% Apr

21

Sharon

9% Mar 14

11% Jan

31

Shattuck

13

36% Feb

10

Sheaffer

33% Jan
28 V* Jan

42% July 19

61% Dec

31

56

Jan

18

5

24% Dec

31

22 Va Jan

6

27% Apr

19

Dec

20

16

Mar 14

19% Jan

lu

43% Dec

31

39% Jan

15% Jan
7

Maris

20% Jan

4

17

66% Mar

47% Mar

6

36% Jan

45

Nov

8

32% Jan

52% Dec

22

48% Mar 14

35% Jan

54yaDec

31

48% Jan

$5% Jan

42

Aug 27
14% Dec 22

Jan

44

4

Shell

66

Jan

15% Feb

Nov

19

49

Jan

6

55% Feb

May

5
13% Jan 12

1

54

Feb

9

66

15 V* Jan

4

32% Aug 25

25% May

35% Jan

4

64% Dec

31

49% Jan

18

15% Jan

4

25% Aug 11
175
Aug 19

20% Jan

6

24 Vb Dec

31

20% Jan

4

6

18% Dec

10

,17% Jan

19

19% Mar

8

54

Jan

19

54

20% May

6

Mar

1

43% Nov 29

52

30% Jan

10

Feb

37% Jan

31%

31%

31%

*106'A

106%

*106'A

106%

*106%

—No par
fl

1
-1

19

17% Jan

7

25% May
28% Feb

0
2

July 28
29% Aug 23

28 Vb Jan

17

32% Dec

6

31% Jan

7

35% Feb

16

4

54% Dec

29

Jan

18

62% Apr

29

Sonth'n Pacific

4

38 V. Apr

4

ll

81%

Dec~20

72% Jan

18

49% Jan
87% Apr

14

93% May

5

50

Dec

15

92

Nov

22

25

Oct

15

9

26% Mar 15

29% May

12% Jan

5

16% Dec

2

15% Jan

24% Apr

Apr 22
4% Mar 16

6% Dec

29

5 V* Mar

7% Dec

29

6

4

82

Oct

4

$5% Mar 31

00
14

Nov 29

Jan

4

24% Oct

15

29 Vb Aug

106

Jan

74% Aug
100% Dec

19

3
22

Feb

80% Mar

6

4

8%

Southern

2

South Indiana

Southern

2

23% Nov 30

18

45% Dec

20

39% Jan

18

Mar 11

.

2

6% Jan

4

11% Aug 12

10% Jan

5

14

Apr

13

83% Jan

4

70

68 % Mar 14

80

Apr

11

Dec

31

24% Jan 11

49% Nov 23

43% Jan

28% Jan
86% Jan

39% Dec

29

36% Mar 15

4

92% Sep

22

12% May 17
12% Jan 28

17% Dec

7

15% Dec

20

5




88

18

Mar 22

1G% May
9% May

4
3

52

Apr

40% Mar
93% Apr
20% Mar
16% Feb

11

8%

9 Vb

58

Co

10%

10 Va

10%

33 Va

33%

*32%

Co

Production

$3.50

6,400

8%

14,500
170

61%

61

60%

61%

26'A

25 Va

25%

*52

.f

*31

33%

200

61'A

61

61V*

9,800

24%

25 Vb

24%

25

6,700

16%

16%

16%

16%

42%

42%;,.

42%

42%

2,400

54

53 Va

54%

2,000

53%

54%

54%

54%

35,600

51'A

50%

51%

50

51

7,100

;

46%

47%

47%

47 Va

4,000

12%

12%

12%

12%

12%

6,400

52%

*52%

53%

62

•62

64

62

62

22%

23%

23 Vb

23 Vs

1,300

25%

25%

25%

28'A

6,600

16%

16%

16%

43

43

42

42%

51%

55

53

53 %■

53%

54%

53

53%

50 Vb

51

49%

46

47%

45%

12%

11%

*52

53

52%

62

62

62

23%
25%

•

53
,

24%

23%

23%

26%

26%

25%

26'A

25%

1

32%

60%

16%

63%

*62

10%
32%

25%

24%

%

54%

x54

55'/a

22%

23%

22

.

47

53%

r

*53%

54

22%

♦53

8,200

20

53%

60

54 Vb

22%

55

22%

54 Va

22%

54 Va

22%

54%
23

10%

10%

10%

59%

22%

4,900

12%

25,600
20,000

22,500

'

11%

11%

12%

11%

12

18%

18%

18%

18 %

18%

53%

52 Va

52%

*52%

52%

32%

32 Vb

32%

11%

18%

*52%

11%

32%

*37%

39

*37

32

*37%

38

*178

*178

*178

*180

"180

18

*52%
32

32%

*37%

37%

11%

11%
18%

18%

18'A

52%

52'A

52'A

32%

32%

33

37%

37%

38

300

3,400
100

-

50%

50%

50 Va

51

50%

50%

50%

50%

50%

50 Va

15,700

5

20 %

20 Va

20 Vb

20 3 b

20 Va

20%

20 Vo

20%

20%

20%

19,000

Elec_No par

31%

31%

31%

31%

31%

31%

31%

(Del)
Co

Inc

31%

31%

34 %

34'A

34 Vb

3 4'A

33%

3 4'A

34

34%

34 Vb

34'A

No par
1

61%

62%

59 Va

62

59%

60%

60%

61%

61

62

29,400

»/a

33 Vb

32

32%

31%

32'A

31%

32%

31%

32%

13,700

92

93 V*

91%

92%

92%

93

No par

2

No

par

5

32

92
51 Vb
*88 %

93%

Co

51 Vb

51 Vb

♦88 Va

90

91

51 Vb

51%

*88 Va

90

92%
51 Vb
90

.

'

51%
*88%

51%

51%

*88%

90

6,000

-

51%

8,900

2,100

90

28%

28%

28%

28%

28%

28%

28%

29%

28%

29 V*

22%

22%

21%

22

21%

21%

20

21%

20%

20 V*

5,000

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

1,700

6 Va

7

*6%

7

*6%

7

*6%

7

*80 5 b

88

*80%

88

*80%

88

*80%

88

*6 Va

*80%

*

7
88

68%

70%

68%

102%

*101%

69

70%

102 %

102%

19 Vb

68%

xl9

19%

69%

13

*78%

64%

39
92

92%

16%

17

I

10

10%

68

69

68

■-

69%

11,300

6,200
40

102 Va

♦101%

102 Va

*101%

102

19 Va

19 %

18%

19

64%

65%

64%

66

39,600

13%

31,500

19%

19

19 Vb

68%

64

66'A

-

-

3,900

.

13 %

12%

13

13

77

78'A

76%

77

77%

77 Va

77 Va

48 V*

45 Va

46%

46 Vb

47

46%

48

8,300

38%

39%

1

69 Va

-

12%
.

48 Va V 49%

No par

*101%

5%

46

13 Vb

78%.

No par

preferred
Gas 6c Electric

2,100

31%

7.50

Standard Coll Products Co Inc
Standard

10%
58 VB

25

Standard Brands Inc com
•

8%
*58

33

*32%

24%

pfd__100

)—

Gas &

10%

8%
58%

60%

10%

10%
33

23%

25

(The

59

*57%

10%

8%

*57%

8%

8%

8%

10%

10%

10%

u

59

5

Sqnare D Co

2

4

10%

11%
60

X25%

15

$4.50 preferred

13

15

8%

2,100

Spiegel Inc common

Apr 27

.102% May

10%
59 Va

10%

14

71

7

5,800

8,500

73% Apr

7

14

55 Va

7,100

10

4

Feb

54

42 Va

23% Jan

18

84% Feb

54

42 Va

non-cum preferred
50
Mobile 6c Ohio stk tr ctfs
100
Southwestern Public Service Co
1

5

4

53%

42%

8%

12

Feb

54

1
50c

Southern Railway common

27

7% Jan

53

42 Vb

Spalding (A G) 6c Bros Inc
1
Sparks Wlthlngton Co
No par
Spear 6c Co common
1
85.50 preferred
No par
Spencer Chemical Co common
6
4.20% preferred
Spencer Kellogg Sc Sons
l
Sperry Corp (The) new
1

7

9

54%

43

preferred

7

10

98% Feb

59

Jan

53%

43

Southern California Edison

51% Mar 29
92

55'A

42%

Southern Natural Gas Co

26% Jan

14

55

42%

South Porto Rico Sugar com.No par

5

Jan

11,500

43 Va

50

15% Jan

Jan

1,800

81 Va

81%

42 Va

preferred

18

29% Jan

20%

81%

42

Platinum

35

80

20%

82 Vb

42%

1

44% Jan

37

20%

81%

43

Inc
IncJ

23

31% May

51%

20%

82%

43%

Co

23

32% Mar

♦50%

20%

81%

10

Dec

•

51%

20%

82

42%'

100
100

46% Dec

51

51

20%

81%

42%

preferred
preferred

40

21% Mar

51%

20 Va

12%

11

4

3,000

51

20%
8 2'A

43%

South Carolina E & G Co com_4.50

3

51V*

51%

12 %»

Bolvay American Corp 4%

27

2,400

44%

3

39 % Jan

3,100

31

20%

51

47%i

6c

51

81

106'A

No par
No par
1
7.50

Steel

Co

80%

80%

23%

43 Va

America

Co

79%

122

43 %

1

South Amer Gold

51 Vb Apr

*22%

106%

11

Mar 14

40

♦117

23%

*106'A

Jan

.

93

*91 Va

93
122

*106 %

51%

8%

8,600

23%

6
25

36

31%

107

250

35%

36%

78%

23%

8,800

63
97

106

78%

Smith-Corona Inc

11

*22%

*95

*104%

31%

No par

Oil

♦118

122

*118

62%

63 Vb

95%
106

*22%

*22%

23%

12%

Aircraft

*91%

91%

91%

92%;
124

35%

36%

36%

37%

95

♦104%

31 %

*22%

47

4.20%

62%

63%

81%

27% Jan

24

*91 Va
*120

51%

Solar

14% Jan

37%
91%
127

54 Va

Smith-Douglass

49% Jan

37%

91%
*124

36 Va

106

31%

Corp

Socony Mobil

12% May

25
100
100
5

104 Va

54

6c

26%

13%

97

*

105

No par

Oil

7

180 % Feb

26 Vb

26%

17

4

4

26%

50'A

27% Feb

24

26%

36,400

43

56% Mar

Feb

24,800

28 Vb

50

7

9% Feb

174

23%

27%

16%

26

17

2,600

22%

43 Vb

25 % Apr

10 Vb Dec

13%

22%
28 Vb

No par

33% Jan

4

13%

22%

27%

13%

80

Corp

4

18

13%

22%
27%

106

Gas

&

25

f % Jan

13 Va

22%

61%

Co

Mfg Corp
Corp of

B%%

Apr 18

138% Feb

13%

22%

No par
Skelly Oil Co
25
Smith (A O) Corp
—10
Smith (Alexander) Inc common—8

14

59% Dec

13%
22%

82

Co

Sinclair

28

51

40

13%
23

31VB

(Prank G)
Pen Co

Slmonda Saw

14

Apr 23

•% May

35

13%
22%

♦104%

-5

Sheraton

3

48 % Apr

2,100

81%

Simmons Co

May 3
55% Mar 25

18

28%

31 Vb

(W A)

Oil

Sheller

55

3

37% Mar 14

11% May

7

28%

*104 Va

common

Steel

28%

*95%

com

6c Co

Oil

28%

62%

common

$4.50 preferred
Shamrock

28'a

95 Va

..1

Rubber

Inc

28

61

Beeger Refrigerator Co.

Selberling

5,600

29 Vb

95%

—

Stars Roebuck

'

63%

Oil Co

Beagrave Corp

18 Va

1

Co

$5.70 elnk fund

Seaboard

17%

103

preferred-No par

Seaboard Finance

43% Jan

50

17%

96 Va

RR Co

Seaboard Air Line

17

Apr

102 Va

17%

103

40

(The)

Elec Co

19

74

13

Scranton

102%

17%

40%
103

61%

common

Apr

26

9% Jan

2

29

40%
103 %

17%

103

95%

preferred
conv preferred

11,700

40%
*102%

17%

x40%

No par

32% Feb

39% Nov 22
10 V* Feb

3.65%
4.30%

41%

40%

28%

17%

29

40%

40%

17%

41%
103%

17%

No par

$4 preferred
Scovlll Mfg Co

2

41 Vb

*102%

No par

$3.40 preferred

28

23% Feb

15o

Corp

Scott Paper Co common.

Mar 14

79% Nov

7% Nov 26

Sobering

7

Mar

91% May

69% Mar 14

57% Mar 18

6% July

4

Feb

126'/a Apr

Mar 31

22

5

Jan
Jan

Sangamo Electric Co
Savage Arms Corp
Schenley Industries Inc

38% Apr 25

4

31

Dec

114

24

33

>29% Mar

6

Jan

22

42

17% Jan

30% Jan 20

Mar 14

noncum

39 Va

38%

39

39%

39%

39%

39%

7,200

92%

93%

93 Va

93 Va

92%

92%

92%

92 V*

16%

17

xl6%

16%

16%

16%

16%

16%

6,800

9%

10

9%

10 Va

10%

10%

10%

10%

15,400

-

13

12%
*77

•

200

350

Volume 181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2137) ' 25

NEW YORK STOCK
Range for Previous
¥ear

Lowest
4

Lowest

79% Oct

4

44% Oct

29

48 % Dec

4

112 % Dec

73% Jan

8

71% Jan

8

32 % Jan

4

99

Jan

6

7

Oct

26

10% Feb

4

20% Dec

42 V2 Feb

5

31

42

102% Mar 11

53% Oct

Standard

Oil

of California—No par
Oil of Indiana
25

49 % Jan

3

Standard

1

Standard

Oil

of

New

Jersey

15

115%

2

Standard

Oil

of

Ohio

common

10

46%

12

8% Jan

102

3%%

Mar 28

6

12% Feb
22% Feb

11

10%

10%
19

19%

45

43%

44

40%

40

40 3/4

43% Mar 31

50

44% May

5

Stauffer

15% Feb

7

Sterchi

46% Dec

6

49% May

6

Sterling Drug Inc common

22

% Apr

30

19% Feb

16

13% Jan

4

12

Mar 25

17% Jan

8

97% Mar 31

95

30% Feb

24% Mar 15

15

Jan

12

3

Stewart-Warner

21% May

6

23

16 % Feb

23

19 % Jan

13

19% Jan

4

20% Apr

21

6

30% Feb

17

Stone

Jan

6

67% Apr

26

12% Jan

25

15% Jan

4

Stromberg-Carlson Co
Stiidebaker-Packard
Corp

7

Sunbeam

40

20
30

42 % Mar

4

48

NOV

12% Nov 24

Feb

1

101

Dec

68% Dec

30

70

Dec

30

113% Jan

7

16% Jan

4

71% Jan

11

7

Jan

4

635

Jan

8

14% Jan

4

30% Jan
16

118% Aug
9
23% Dec 31

84% Dec

11

Class

May
6
10% Mar 11

740

"Jan

6

18

11

50

30

46% Jan

26

24% Nov

10

20

4

51% Sep

28

45% Mar 15

31% Jan

4

48% Dec

16

41

28

14

147% Dec

7% Dec

15

% Jan

18

6% Jan

4

27

18% Nov 26

17% Jan

25

Jan

38%

33

Nov~16
4

Dec

20

5% Jan
35

143

5

Jan

4

Dec

15

Nov~23

88

Nov

83 V2 Jan

6
3

Dec~23

26% May

42 5/a

14

Oct

00% Deo

29

38

Mar 14

19

12% Jan

fi

6

9% Dec

153/4 Dec

Jan

15

10% May

172

6 3/a Jan

Dec

27

147

66

465/a Mar

Dec

29

61

12% Dec

31

12

6

13% Jan

19% Nov

19

18

Jan

10

13% Jan

19% Dec

23

17% Jan

7

38% Jan

49% Dec

23

46

2

8% Jan 22
63/4 Jun

11

393% May 17

1% Mar
8 5/a

9

July

17

July 30

9

Dec

44

Jan

7

Dec

11% Mar 16

29

7-

Feb

73

17% May
215/8 Apr

7

19% Mar

123/4 Jan

31

7% Jan

9% Mar

43 % Jan

4

45% Mar

2

3

6 3/8 Mar

The

3

43/4 Feb

•

6

7

15

1

12

Sep 24

11% Jan

11

153/4 Feb

42% Oct

18

53

Dec

31

47

Jan

18

92 % Jan

7

104

conv

8

101

Jan

25

10

24

Jan

17

273/a Nov

10

26% Jan

5

28 3/a Apr

7

$1.20

36% Jan

523/a Dec

31

48

6

56% Apr

21

Timken

12 3/a Jan

4
5

15% Aug

Jan

3

13% Jan

6

25 5/b Feb

2

40% Dec

31

37% Mar 14

13 % Jan

12

30 5/a Dec

30

253/4 Jan

21

213/, Aug 10
31

18% Jan

20

15 % Apr

19

104% Feb
29

15

4%

4

Mar

Feb

17

433/4 Apr
33% Apr

15

56

Jan

18

Mar 15

53

Dec

31

52

Mar

8

53% Feb

49

14%

*103%

105%

*103%

105%

*103Va

25

39

25

Mar 14

33% Apr

14

59% Apr
20% Feb

6

52 % Dec

54

Dec

30

18% Jun

31

25% Mar 14

59% Apr
31% Jan

19% Dec

0

17

Jan

6

20% Jan

41% Jan

57% Dec

0

52 % Jan

14

60

19

60%

243/4

*79%

11%

1,000

243/s

243/4

493/4

49%

49 %

49

49%

22%

*22%

22%

22%

22%

100

52%

51%

52%

51%

51%

51%

51%

443/a

6,500

433/4

443/a

44%

45

44%

'45%

15,000

51%

44%
96%

43%

*95
135

*95

135

8%

96%

132%

8 5/a

134

8%

96%
'

*133

8%

25%

96%

97%

Oil

*96%

98%
f

*134

138

136%

139

8

8

7%

7,000

20
'

800

10,600

203/4

20%

20%

*20%

21%

*20%

21%

20%

37%

35%

20%

36%

35%

36%

36%

36%

37

16%

37

17%

15%

16%

14%

15%

15

15%

15%

15%

/

50

51%

50%

51%

50

51%

95%

97

X95%

96%

95

96

28

29

26%

27%

26% ' 27%

40
14%

40%

39%

40%

393/4

401/2

14%

14%

143/4

14

143/8

tfa

%

51%

523/8

—

52%

52%

,

V

50

100
Non«r

common__50c

No par

No par
1

10%

10%

159
713/4

157

72

15%

.

"

15%

21%
50%

b0%

11 %

11%

*11%

8%

9

.

20,500

40%

40

40%

14%

14%

14

51

5,000

19,600

14%

7,700

%

"lfa

188,800

51:'/4

10%

10%

161

53

X51%

53/4

8,500

10/4

*155

163

10%

8,200

10/4
*157

162

71%

703/4

71%

71

71

153/4

16

16%.

16%

17%

21%

21%

21

...

21%

21

200

5,700

62,700

18%

18%

*21 %

7,500

18%

18%

18%

18

18%

1,800

50%

50%

50

50

*50

50%

290

12

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11%

12

8%

45

*5
14

14

52%

*11%

9

44%

5
14%

52

10,300

28 %

50%

50%

?

54

5
14

95%

27%

15%

153/a

45%

*45

5

18%

943/4

27%

713/4

.

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V

95%

39%

52%

10%
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72%

^15

50%

18%

10%
157

71%

21%
18%

15
com

103/a

159

51

95%

%
51%

300

2,100
24,800

27%

.

Trust—

.....

5,300

8

37

10

53

-

8%

A
~

.

12

44%

5%

8%

14%
51

8%

45

4%
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45

5

8%
45

4%

14%

300

9

45

10,100
410

51%

4%

*4%

4%.

14%

*14

52%

8%
44%
14%

14%

700

51%

7,200

51%

50%

1,100

100

Co

*102%

1033/4

103%

103%

*103%

10

Oil

27%

27%

.27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

27%

267/a

27%

28%

12,300

28%

28%

28%

28%

28%

5,800

55%

-55%

.25

Bearing

No par

28

28%

28%

28%

55%

56%

54%

55%

54%

105

*1033/4

105

56

*104

105

55%

14%

143/4

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

2

41

41%

41%

14%

40%

41%

403/4

413/a

40%

40%

1
1

common

(conv)

50
1

common

1954 ser_50

1

17%

31%

29

29%

30

28%

29%

22

21%

29 %

30%

22%

22%

22%

21%

21%

26

21%

26%'

21%

1,500

26%

26

26%

26%

26%

59%

58%

26%
583/4

11,900

59

59

*58%

59%

400

19%

2,300

*58%

20

19%

52%

*49

31%

30

58
283A

♦55

27%

17%
53%

*51

30%

17%
*51

20

19%

52

*49

30%

19%

19%

52

*49

19%
52/4

19%
*49

52%

30%

31%

31%

30%

57

56%

56%

55%

56%

*55%

56%

400

28%
17%

27%

28

27%

28%

27%

28%

23,500

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

17%

12%

12 3/a

1

16 %

16%

16

333/4

34%

33%

16 3/a
34

16

Underwood Corp
No par
Union Asbestos & Rubber Co
S

33

9%

9%

30%

34%

(The)

6,900

14,300
22,100

26
59 %

<

33%

Co

6,400

14%"

41%

50
Co

30

56%

5

(The)

preferred

Corp

2tiv-'

8

33%

Coach
Oil

97%

25%

137

7%

12%

TXL

25%

203/4

1

Century Fox Film

Twin

6,000

49%

33%

4

900

11%

1,004

*22%

13%

18 3/a Mar

40 3/4 Mar 18

79%

10%
*900

22%

13%

4

3

79

3,200
57,300

50%

333/a /343/„

12% May
33% May

80

11

1

30
22

23%

*875

1

16% Nov

415/a Dec

70 3/a

118%

23%

113/a

53%
13
7-

6 3/4 Jan

70%

*117%

23%

1,400
6,800

493/4

52%

Twin City Rap Transit com_.No par
5%
conv
prior preferred
50

32% Dec

70%

118%

23%

1,000

*900

20,800
/<.'

*117%
•

80

11

980

*70

'

*22%

44%

1

Ry Co

Coal

conv

28%

22%

51%

No par

preferred

4.30%
20th

28%

59%

80

113/a

24 %

7.50

No par

Preferred series A

13

*860

50

preferred

Edison

3/a

l

Tung-SoJ Electric Co

19

81

11%

49%

common

Roller

71

*80

11%
1,005

*22%

com

105%;-

703/4

81%

11%

5

Associated

Truax-Traer

14

30% Dec

133/4 Jan

Jan

x81

*900

(The)_4.16%

preferred

conv:

$2.70

9

*103%

71

25

50

x-distributlon—1

ctfs

400

105/2

105%

24%

&

".' H

12%

143/4

28

60%

•

Transamerlca Corp
World Airlines

2

30% Nov

18

12%
48/2

14%

30%

20

Jan

125/a

48%

145/a

213/4
25%
58%
19%
*49
30%
*56
28%

31

52

12 3/a

*48%

14y8

B

193/8 Dec

1

125/a
48%

14%

No par

23

May 28

12%
48%

14%

Inc

13

16% Jan

123/4

483/8

14%

Transue & Williams Steel

60% Nov

42

12%
48

15

Tri-Confinental Corp common

27% Dec

5

12%

2

4

26

Apr

26,200

3

223/4 Mar
273/4 Jan

153/s Jan

55% Oct

24% Mar 11

8,000

605/a

48%

Inc

Land

Co

Water

Toledo

28 3/a

58%

28

58%

5

S

Trans

18

28'/8

143/4

preferred

Tide

4

193/4

70%

Thompson (J R)
,
Thompson Products Inc

Dec

19%

48%

$2.50 convertible preferred
50
Avenue Transit Corp.No par

27 3/a Nov

20

*193/8

233/4

Fair

18% July 20
26% Dec
1

20

3,000

60 3/4

IThird

18

17%

28%

2.50

Pacific

Thermoid

60% Mar 24

175/8

28%

Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common—S
$2.40 conv preference
.No par

22

1,900

17%

—

&

$1.25

4

51% Apr

213/a

17%

1185/8

Texas; Utilities Co
•
Textron American Inc

6

21%

173/4

56

25

share

Texas

21

17%
20

No par

Pacific

Sub

4

27

21

18%
20

633/4

Rights

13

Apr

21

173/4
20

23%

Coal

4,300

21

18%
20

70%

Sulphur

18,600
"*

17%

*117%

Gulf

13% Jan

103

29

Producing Co new__3%

Pacific

*102%

12%

Corp

Texas

-

103

20

23%

Instruments

164J/4 Jan

Jan

25%

118%

(conv)

8,100

25%

25%

x23%

Texas

6
6

25

25%

*117%

Texas

Mar 14
Jan

25 %

25%

24 %

pfd

Texas
107

24%

118%

14

58% Mar 23

600

433/4

25%

24%

28

3

47%

29%

*102%

*117%

42% Feb

% May

47 %

25%

5

103

1

16% Jan

6

ib

% May
47% Jan

47%

21

25

Gulf

47%

15

61

Co

Texas

*143/4

100

Tennessee
Texas

14%

common

Corp

j

11

*14%

1

preferred

]4

7,300

143/4

47

70%

51% May

100/8 Apr
31% Apr

*14%

14%
47%

26

Talcott Inc (James).
Telautograph Corp.
Temco Aircraft Corp

2

500

43/4

20%

Symington Gould Corp

25

19%

44%

42 3/a

*103%

2

AVr

195/8

*43%

44%

No par

17% May

>/->

19%
443/4

42%

preferred

4%%

cum

19%
*43 %

43%

28%

Co

$4.40

3

19%
433/4

41%

"

;

preferred—No par

Sylvanla Elec Prod Inc

4

20% May

14% May 4
41 % Jan 17

47%

Jan

10,600

19%
*

253/8

Sutherland Paper Co common

$4

4,700

21

common

Sweets Co of America

5

8% Mar

25% Jan

57% Jan
41

128

A

9,000

103%

26%

__10c

97% May

47%
102

20%

.12.50

&

10 5/a

10

Superior Oil of California
Superior Steel Corp

Swift

463/4

*101%

10%

26

Sunshine Mining Co

3

56%
102

24%

Sunshine Biscuits Inc

22

10 5/a

*102%

1

58% Mar

46%

*101%

10%

26

4

52% May
2
47% Feb 23

45,800

103

86% Mar

22% Apr

115/8

25%-

1^% Apr

Mar
1
1,040
26% Apr 38

6

29

14% Jan

Mar 14

91% Apr

16

24

Mar 30

A

114%

10

common

Oil

39,500

115%

No par

Corp

series
Co

14,000

44%

43%

46 %

*102%

79

43%

26%

No par

Corp

Oil

Sunray

8

4% Feb

Sun

11

18% Feb

105% Jan

$4.50

4

24

31

Dec

20

26% Jan

20% Dec

96

Apr

75% Mar

Webster

Chemical

118% Jan

Feb

13

Sun

13

5

41% Feb

81% Jan

Mar

6

79

2

Nov

53

16% Apr
104

21% Jan

3

Jan

4

20

115'A Apr

30

12% Dec
816

1

12 % Jan

97% Jan
67 % Feb

30

103

v

463A

785/s

44%

114 %

102

10%

79%

x43%

*

143/s
.

x78

25%.

Stokely-Van Camp Inc common—1
5% prior preference
20
&

♦102%

*101%

10%

Shares

,

-5

Corp

19% Aug 24

14% Dec

46%

102

the Week

15

Stix Baer & Fuller Co

43% Aug 19

14%

45%

*101

May 6

-5

28% Mar

6

26 % Jan

14%

100

6

29

39%

0

& Co Inc

18% Jan

18% Nov

*44

1

preferred
(J P)

23% Jan

1

11

Stevens

15

35% Nov

8% Jan

3%%

5

29

Dec

27% Dec

89

26

Jan

No par
10

Co

20

4

30% Jan

29

Chemical

Bros Stores Inc

26% Dec

21 % Jan

10% Nov 23

102% Apr

46%

19%

36

1153/4

114%

46%

19%

13% Jan

79%
44%

116%

10%

14

42% Mar 14

78

46 %

102

Friday

May 5

43%

.<

115%

46%

♦101%

42% July 30

7

44 %

1

13% Dec

17

79%

44%

116

5

5

4

79

44%

44

Sales for

Thursday

May 4

100

Warner Corp
Starrett Co (The) L S

5

Mar 30

Wednesday

79%

Stanley

14

Feb

preferred series A
Ry Equip Mfg Co

79%

Standard

7

25

Apr

11% Jan
36% Feb

May 3

119% Feb

30 % May

91% Jan

Tuesday

May 2

4

47% Mar

LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES

Monday
Par

18

99% Jan

22

STOCK

7

Mar 14

19

YORK

EXCHANGE

81% Feb

43% May

30

Dec

18

106% Jan

8

11% Jan

45

NEW

Range since Jan. 1
Highest

Highest

52% Jan

EXCHANGE STOCK RECORD

STOCKS

1954

*51

53%

*51

V

53%

*51

31%

53 %>■

5,700

'

2,100

''

12%

12%

12%

12%

7,600

34%

,

35%

34%

343/4

34,100

7,600

u
11% May

7

143/4 Dec

8

Feb

24

38 3/b Dec

29

7% Jan

4

27

13% Jan

16% Apr

33

10% Aug 10

0

4

38

Jan

3

Mar 22

11

Jan

4

84% Apr

27

9

May

433/a Jan

8

75

70% Feb

16

89

July 12

80% Mar 14

23

July 23

20

11% Jan

4

21% Jan

25

Nov

28% Dec

104% Jan

15

113

92% Aug

3

99

85

Jan

7

Jan

5

38% Jan

4

11

48

Jan

4

25% Oct
45% Jan

Jan

31
6

933/4 Apr 12
31% Mar
1

Union

Chem

31% Apr

Union

Elec Co of Mo

100

100

Apr
Jan

14

24

87

100

59% Nov 24

Dec" 20

Mar 16
Jan

50% May
139

7

Jan

14

22

106

34% Jan

0

21% Apr 27
11

383/b Dec

29

119% Dec

29

110

Jan

6

10

48% Apr

21

27

28

Mar 15

150% Apr
31% Jan

20

105

Mar 21

108% Feb

15

23

17% Jan

3

21% Apr

13

29

50% Dec

23

44% Jan

18

54

Apr

7

Jan

12

38% May 28

34% Jan

20

43

Feb

43/8 Apr
72% Apr

6% Jan

12

19

Jun

1

49

Dec

27

40

3% Feb

25

63/4 Dec

29

80% Jan

0

4% Jan

4

6% Nov

9

8

Jun

13

28

11

88

Aug 23

12
May 25
11% Jan
4

173/a Dec

57

Dec

31

35

Dec

6

11% Jan

12

series

No par

series

No par

3

Preferred

4%

-

102

102

102

*102

103

Tank

,5%

Car

United

Preferred 4%%
United

102

51%

51

173

170

51%
171

50%
171%

51%

51%

51%

50 3/4

51%

*50%

51

*50%

29%
74

29%

293/4

29%

29%

29%

29%

X29%

70%

72%

68%

70%

69

703/4

68%

103% 103%

*103%

104%

103%

103%

43%

41%

43%

100
10

common

series of 1952.100

No par

Corp

United Carbon Co

10

43

44%

137/2

*20

42 3/4

137%

29

>132

135

;

128

132%

*

H O CO ns

104%

104%

101%

400

42%

41%

43%

33.300

128%

130%

130%

•

28%

29%

108%

*106%

108%

*106%

108%

*193/4

20%

20%

20%

20%

20%

*20%

203/4

300

51%

49%

50%

*49%

49%

49

49%

1,900

42

40%

403/4

*40%

41%

40%

40%

300

4%

6,500

51

29

*283/4

2D

*403/4

43/s

4%

73%

*73

4%
73%

4%
73

43/a
73

4%
*73

4%
73%

4%
*73

6%

6%

6%

6%

8%

*8%

8%

*8%

25

18% Jan

18

Dec

179

2

Mar 14

36% Jan

7

Mar 14
3

Engineering & Foundry

59% May 5
35% Feb 11

United

Fruit

United

Gas

Corp

393/4 Mar

United

Gas

Improvement Co

United

Merch

United

Park City

Foreign Securities

22% Feb

16

3% Feb

9

94% Apr-12
55

* Mar

U S

270

May

Apr

29
6

19% May 4
81% Jan 18

64
May
213/4 May

31

13% Jan

4

16% Mar

40% Jan

5

43

26.

2

90

&

U

S

Hoffman

4%%
U

S

*68

69%

15

55%

56%

56

57

56%

58%

10

&

Mfrs

33%
37%

34

33

33%

32%

33

13%

38

37%

37%

373%

37%

1

21%

22

20%

21%

20%

21%

(The).l

2%
89
51
259%

2%

2%

2%

2%

Inc.

Mines Co

No par
No par
100

Machinery

893/4
51

1

Inc

5

A

69%

*68

70

6%

31,100

9

69 %

20

16%

16%

16%

16 3%

16%

16%

16%

16%

;900

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

14%

4,600

58%

59%

58%

59

57,700

32%

33%

32/4

33%

21,800

*37%

37%

37%

37%

1,500

21%

21%

20%

21%

21,200

2%

23/4

2%

2%

10,000

88%
*49

89%

90

91

91

91%

91

91

2,700

*179

58%

51

50

50

260

258%

265

255

260

181%

181%

131%

180

180

58%

58%

58%

59

53%

59%

59%

59%

64

5,900

20

19%

20

19%

21%

9,800

*50

2613/4
*179

*50

51

200

261%

263

270

4,300

181%

*179

51

181%

30

*84
14%

84%

84

84

130

.1

14%

14%

14%

13%

14%

14

14%

13%

14

12,300

50

*42%

43%

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

42%

*42%

100

common

series

*68

73%

xl4%

;

preferred
preferred

com

23/4

-

3,400

19%

20

common

issued"

Industries

4%%

69%

16%

14%

Freight Co

"When

*68

16%

0

No par

Gypsum Co
7% preferred

Jan

Mar

S

68%

3

Cos

Co

U S

184% Feb

31

Dec~31

2

6

18

100

Electric Coal

United

Mar 14

Jan

preferred

United

U

40% Jan

31

7%

11

Mar 31

17

2,400

28%

>106%

42

(Del)

135

28%

108%

*40 3/4

4%

1,500

4,100

19,100

283/4

No par

*73

3,600

41%

Fastener

100

29%

60

20,300

"106%

52

convertible preferred

51

71

170

108%
20%

*51%

Cig-Whelan Stores com—30c

50%
173

■'

29%

*106%

No par

(Delaware)
$3.50

50%
170

29%
72%

$4.50 preferred
United Board & Carton

United

?

51%

5

of America—No par

Biscuit

*101

51

175

No par

preferred

Air Lines Inc

173

preferred—50

CO:

Aircraft Corp common
convertible

50%

175

6%

13% Dec




*100%

175

*8%

35

page

*100% 102
50%
523/a

6 3/4

214

see

common

8%

873/4

footnotes

90

6%

40% Dec

For

90

SO

100

90

*8%

54% Mar 11
7% May 4
5

No par

series

$4

noncumulative

Union
United

6

34

May

*98

*89

8%
6934

30

Dec

100

90

63/4

Nov .18

44

*98

90

6%

77% Jan

14% Mar 17

100

90

*8%

38% Dec

8

*98

*89%

1

2% Jan

184

100

893/4

Dye & Chemical Corp com.l

32

383/4 Aug 19
18% Dec 31

233

Jan

100

88%

Corp

8

-4

78

*93

United

15

11

*98

$3.70

$3.50

United

2% Sep

25

110

4

863/4 Dec

-

110

3

4

Jan

110%

11

8

22% Jan

110

73/8 Feb

1% Jan

175

110%

82%

10% Jan

49% Jan
114% Jan

17,000

110%

82%

78% Jan

51% Feb

4

3,300

31%

•

[

19

13 % Mar 14

13

25%

30%

110%

No par

81

Apr

8% Mar 14
68

17

27% Jan

4

1
7

15% July 20

45% Jan
33% Mar

Jan

903/4

25%

31

*110% 110%

sejdes

83

15% Feb

Aug 17

63% Jun 29

6

89%

25%

30%

$4.50

Unlted-Carr

70% Apr

90%

25%

31

Preferred

21

11

29

14

89%

25%

30%

Preferred

21

Jan

1073/4 Apr
19% Sep

25% Nov

103% Oct

90%

25

83

'

4

Jan

,

24,300

89%

50

Apr

103

3,400

31%
110%

23

2

82%

90%

Oil of California

26

81%

253/8

Pacific RR Co

Jan,

80%

303/4

Union

Jan

2,300

f

893/4

Union

30 3/a Mar

6,000

9%

253/8

7

52

16%

33%

9

31 %

27

94

16%
33%

9%

30%

Feb

6

16%
33%

9%

89%
25%

Apr

4

16%
33%

9%

10

No par

common

59

50% Mar 15

81

16%

33%

9%

93/a

Corp—10

Carbon

Materials

178

263/4 Jan

3

Preferred

&

&

3

68% May

1063/4 Feb

Carbide

9%'

83%
903/a
25%

20

17

79% Dec

20

5

104% Mar 29

11

873/4 Jan

Union

7

91

Apr : 7

Apr

Jan

51% Aug 23
29% Jun 24

6

26

113

14

Bag & Paper Corp

6

19

103% July

Union

Jan

108% Mar 22

Nov

154

Udylite Corp (The).

27% Jan

9

Oct

105

105% Jan

69 ;

Sep 28

94

99

10

29

84

84

84%

84%

*83

84%

42%

300

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v

(2138)

Year

20% Dec

6

24% Apr

15

0

9 %Feb

14

Jan

6

7% Feb

24

8% Dec

28

36'% Jan

4

77% Dec

21

59% Feb

3

68 % Dec

6

Jan

11

39

Nov 29

35

Oct

84% Mar 21

24

U S

Jan

8% Jan

19

29

70

28

41% Mar

0

Jan

U S
U

7

79'/2 Jan

13

103

Dec

0

97

29% Jan

11

46% Dec

6

39% Mar 14

48"% Apr

20

134% Jan

6

163% Oct

7

18

170 % Apr

21

37% Jan

59% Dec

29

18

Jan

3
11

60 % Feb

54% Jan

4
13

65

Feb

24

Jan

11

74% Dec

67% Jan

6

88% Apr

26

4

44% May

39

157% Jan
49% May
61

17
31

64% Sep

42 % May

143

4

Jan

24

18% Oct

Jan

26

38% Mar 10

3

19% Feb

14

37% Jan

7

13% Nov

11% July 14

73% Jan

5

98

Dec

1

1% Jan

4

3

Dec

31

17

10

Jan

6

91

4

4

Jan

27

11% May 12

20% Dec

31

8

44% Dec

31

Apr 28
3% Jan
3

21% Jan

56% Mar

0

3

3

10

30% Feb 23

35

Jan

18

169% Nov 28

161% Jan 20

170

Feb

4
18

18% Jan

11

32% Nov 23

26% Mar 15

31

Jan

7

32% Sep

12

22% Jan
154

63% Jan

5

83% Dec

34% Jan

21

42% Deo

31
31

31% Oct

14
4

40% Dec

20

11% Jan

19% Oct

5

28% Jan

7

32% Dec

89

Jan
Jan

4

Jan

4

; 27

Jan

11
2

112% Jun

4
4

25% Jan

Jan

8

117

Apr

18

101% Feb

9

103

Feb

2

Feb

16

104 % Apr

18

57

Mar 25

13

May 17

101

NOV

9

40% Dec

29

37% Jan

30% Dec

31

30

Jan 11

71% May 18
10% Dec 31

68

Jan

8

15% Jan

18

107

101% Jan 19
25'A Jan

114

6

30

Mar 20

76

Deo

2

13

1

6
3

May

90 3/4 Mar

18% Mar 23

5

31% Feb 24

74% Jan 18

85% Mar 25

28% Apr

Oct 21

26% Apr

42% Mar
33

ff

36%

99%

99

99

*98%

100%

45%

*43%

34%

34%

34%

.

99

99

340

2%

2%

2%

*18%

19%

45%

44%
35

35

*167

168

2,400

35

*34%

1,00C
20

168

*167

27%

*27%

28%

28

28 %

83%

83%
44%

83%

84

84

84%

90

44%

44%

*44%

44%

1,100

45%

44%

453/a

44%

45%

15,200

44%

*44

44%

46%

44%

14%

14%

143/4

14%

14 %

14%

14Va

14 Va

*37%

38%

37'A

37%

37

37%

37 Va

37%

8%

8 3/8

8%

♦131

♦131

56%

32

*93

94%

45%

37%

44%

44

45 Va

137%

1403/4

1403%

37%

373/8

37 Va

115%

115%

*115%

102 %

♦102

1023/4

104%

*102
*104

*104

4C

20G

32%

32

32

32

32%

82

79%

80%

80

80

17%

16%

17%

*17

17%

30%

*29%

30 Va

*29%

30 Va

*30

31

79%

*78%

79%

79

79

17

17%

793/4

30

1023/4

104%

1023/4

1023/4
1043/a

80%

30%

♦79%

115 %

115%

32

84%

17%

8,900

*115

40%

32%

*29'/a

30C-

38'A

104%

83

.20

8,000

137%

38

403/4

41%

-10

137%

1043/a

42

32%

25
25
5

8,100

453/a

38%

140

37%
115%

31%

453/a

413/4

104

104

104%

*41%

102 3/4

*102

*137%
;

115%

115%

115%

102%

*93

7,100

94%

*93

94%

43%

37%

37%

*93

453A

137%

46%
142

*137

31%

94%

44%

57%
135

*131

32

31%

31%

31%

32%

94%

2.00C

12,800

9

*131

'

—

135

*131

135

*131

57%

57%

*131

•131
135

*131

57

57%

57

58

*131

32%

32%
1*93

100

preferred

!

.

1

No par

Virginian Ry Co common
6% preferred
Visking Corp (The)
Vulcan Detinnlng Co common.

'

135

8%

8%

8

8%

8

56%

55%

k Pacific Ry com_100

dlv partlc preferred

4,500

14%

37%

8%

100

60C

27%

14%

preferred

100

46

45

44%

35

11,600

84

44

47%

10,700

27%

27%
*83

44%

13%

19%

168

168

168

168

168

1,200

13%

2%

19

350

13%

•18%

2V»

2%
19

5,700

13%

■;

36%

Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co_6%
Vlck
Chemical Co
2.50

1%

*36

13%

13%

45%

84

Co

Virginia Elec k Power Co com—10
$5 preferred
100
$4.04 dividend preferred
100
$4.20 dividend preferred
100

5

36%

13%

2%

28%

Raalte Co Inc.

6%

36%

*13%

13%

34%

46

19%

13

19%

*83

America.

Corp of

Norman

19

13%

2Vu

3,500

162

19

99
'

600

163

163

18%

36%
13%

47

43%

40,700

163

163 >/a

*18%

♦27%

100
No par

preferred
k Light Co

49,800

43%

13%

99%

34%

Power

86%

43%

12%

*45%

4%%

86

43%

36%

13%

♦167

86 %

13%

13%

99%

1

4,100

63%

19%

36%

13%

13

100

780

52

63%

36%

36%

1

preferred

170

51%

19

19%

Universal Leaf Tobacco com—No par

Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp

169%

63%

'63%

18%

13%

Va-Carollna Chemical com

7

38 % May

3

164%

18%

2%

3%%

Jan

163%

19%

^

3

33

43 3/4

19%

preferred

169%

43%

86 %

42%

noncumulative preferred—100
Victor Chemical Works common—5

11

33% July 28
116
Oct 28

V

84%

44%

36

8%

21

146 % Apr

87%

2%

Vlcks Shreve

513% Mar 29

1

133% Jan 27

152 % Aug 30

Jan

85%

*18%

3

94

86%

1

Corp

14.50C

86

63%

No par

150

46%

51

51

163

100%

45%

52

168%

169"%

x85%

10

*99%

46

63%

50

8%

168%

10,000

46%

100

100

46

50%

Stores 34.20 noncu 2nd pfdJJ

convertible

iooy4

63%

United Wall Paper Inc common—2
4%

89%

51

convertible preferred—No par

$6

38%

♦86%

49%

noncumnlatlve preferred—25

1%

37%

89%

63%

164

300

38%

45%

,

500

71

373/4

63%

163%

71

3,000

88

71

*69%

87

♦86%

52%

100

87

86

8,100

83/4

*8%

89%

43%

preferred

Shares

23%

23

8%

38%

♦63

issued"

23%

♦8%

8%

100%

169%

United Stockyards

58

1333/4 Jan 24

104% NOV 10

July 19

168%

U 8 Tobacco Co common

4

37% Jan

36% Feb

11

% Oct

169%

"when

23

♦86%

51%

7%

11

133% Jan

Feb

38

88

168%

Ref
preferred

Common

10% Apr

4

91

48

20

1?7

17 8

Van

2

31% May

95% May 26

38%

88

preferred
100
& Mln com_50
50
Steel Corp common
No par
1st

noncum

Smelting

Van

Mar 17

133

36% Dec 30

4
4

26% Jan

July 30

134

124% Mar 28

38%

88

46%

7%

7

May

38%

99%

8%

39% Feb

12

69%

99%

Vanadium

130% Apr

Aug 27

68%

45%

19% Mar

47% Mar 15

3

57% Dec
136

Mar 20

70

99%

47% Apr 28

4
18

70

47%

36% Jan 18

6% Jan

70

♦69%

99%

14% May
323/4 Jan

86%

46%

U S Rubber Co common

Utah

31

85

38%

46% Feb 21

4

85%

♦85%

Universal Pictures Co Inc com

3

Feb

91

4

84%

1

41% Mar 14

73/4 May 19

4
8

5'A Jan
30% Jan
126

83% May

May

8%

100
100
5

preferred series A
preferred series B

United

21

100

17

42 % Jan

2

14% Apr

2Va Mar 25
16% Feb

26% Jun

14% Mar

12 % Jan

23

Jan

6% Jan

7

14

22%

8%

85

85

—10

S

U S

3

Apr

—20

May 6

23

23%

8%

8%

the Week

Friday

May 5

May 4

♦8%

23

23%

23

_10

Thursday

Wednesday

Tnesday
May 3

May 2

1

common

Pipe k Foundry Co

3%%

3

35 % Mar 17

17% Jan

11

16% Jun
35

166

156% Mar 14

Dec 27

162

101% Mar

19

Jan

Co

preferred

3%%

18

91

70% Jan

Monday
Pur

Playing Card Co
U S Plywood Corp common.

1

Jan

88

Lines

4%%

90% Apr 18
75% Mar 3

66% Jan 21

STOCK

YORK

EXCHANGB

Lowest

Highest

13% Mar 17

NEW

Range since Jan. 1
Highest

1954

Sales for

LOW AND HIGH SAUK PRICES

STOCKS

Range for Previous

Monday, May 9, 1955

RECORD

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE STOCK

Lowest

...

*29%

41%

41%

41%

1,500

42

323/4

33

*79'/a

80

1,600

17'A

2,000

■S?:

17

5,100

w
60

11% Aug

Mar

23
3

31

27% Dec

5

72

4

8% Deo

6

19% May

4

27% Dec

10

17

5
19

105% Dec

30

103

Jun

51

100% Aug
9

Jan

19

13% Jan

Dec.

9

66 3/4

May
71% Jan

Apr 27
6

143/a Apr

14

Apr

0
S

24% Jan

7% Jan

.

31

1

27% Jan

3

Jan

5% Jan

24

7

14% Mar

8

12% Jan

105

Mar 17

15
1
3

Jan

Mar 23

12

12% July 15

10% Jan

21% Sep 20

18 % Mar 14

20% Jan

36% Feb

7

62% Mar

8

5

I

Wabash RR 4%%

preferred

Waldorf System

Walgreen Co
Walker (Hiram)
Walworth
Ward

Q k

4

Jan

11
30% Jan
4
30% Jan 12
25% Jan

14

25% Jan

Dec

22

30% Mar 14

43% Dec

29

39

37

39

39

Jan

11

40

Dec

29

32

Jan

133/4

*13%

14

14

14

400

30'A

30%

303/4

303/4

30%

31

1,300

673A

68 Va

67%

68

67%

68

67%

673/4

673/4

68

13

13 Va

12%

13

123/a

13

123/4

13

123/4

13

17%

173/a

17%

173%

17%

17%

17

17%

1033/4

103 3%

1033/4

5

1033/4

1033/4

1033/4

IO33/4

1033/4

1033/4

1033/4

80

10%

11

10%

10%

11

11

11

11%

11%

11%

10,700

0

19%

193A

19

19%

18%

19

18%

19

19

19'A

7.100

4,80C

-

Pharmaceutical
1

Co

Warrfcft Foundry k Pipe

34%

34%

34

34'A

34

34%

34%

34%

55%

55%

54

54

54

54

47%

54

473/8

48%

3.80C

45%

46

45%

453/4

45%

45%

44%

45%

443/4

45%

6,700

40%

40%

393/4

40 %

40'A

39%

40

40

40

34%

r-'j. 333/4

Feb

21

Washington Gas Light Co
Wash

No par

373/8

373/8

37%

37%

37%

38 %

37%

38

15

37%

38

3,000

5

22%

22%

22

22%

21%

22

22%

22%

22%

223A

2,300

28%

28%

28%

28%

42

31

Petroleum

Warren

Water

Corp

Power

21% May

4

25% Jan 31

Waukesha Motor Co

26% Dec

2

23% Jan

8

30

7

Wayne Knitting Mills

28%

28%

17

163/4 Jan

0

21% Mar

8

Wayne

18%

18%

10% Jan

4

14% Dec

0

13% Jan

«

15

24% Dec

20

5

43% Dec

8

773A Jan

5

96% Dec

22

17% Feb

10

23% Dec

17

13% July 20

19% Dec

8

24% Jan

Apr

Apr

29

Pump

Jan"4

112

Oct

5

Oil

Wesson

40

Jan

8

Feb

15

91

Jan

3

Jan

0

253/8 Apr

4

West

Indies Sugar Corp

9

19% Jan

8

West

Kentucky Coal Co

$4

convertible

7

1043/4 Nov

19

101% Feb

15

106

104% Nov

10

99% Feb

4

104

9% May 20
23% Jan
4

30% Dec

16

24% Jan
35
Jan

19

105'A Aug 10

110% Oct

41% Nov 29

Apr 27
Apr 13

35% Apr

31

15

44% May

6

Apr

28

34 % Dec

28

Feb

28
0

223/8 Mar 29

29

30 3A Mar 24

103 Va Apr
22

29

18% Dec 30

16% Jan
27% Apr

4

22

104

«

44

107

30

Jan

109

Jan

Apr

26

Dec

29

63

Jan

0

86

49% Jun

9

65% Dec

17

59% Jan

8

73% Jan

35% May
22% Jan

4

82

4

27% Dec 22

50% Jan

5

98% May

5

18% Mar 17
127

May 14

30% May
82% Jan

Dec

7

80% Dec 31
104

Dec

27

54% Dec 31

96

25% Oct

28

27

11

85% Mar 15

29

Dec

7

36% July 28
100 % Dec

30

Jan

6

103% Apr 15
3 8'A Apr 25

3

21% Jan
Jan

58% Apr

49 % Mar 14

90% Dec 30

26

29 Va May

Jan

6

34% Jan

6

42

Jan

31

Mar 14

100

Jan

3

27

95

4

9% Feb

15

21% Mar

8

0

263/4 Feb

28

12

27% Aug 18
Jun 18

22% Jan

20% Nov

26

22% Jan

6

37

8

Feb

25

12% Dec

31

10% Jan

0

14% Apr

70

Jan

22

78% Dec

10

75

5

9% Apr
7
17% Oct 20

12% Feb

19

5

Jan

4

10% Aug 16

20% Dec

14

7% Mar 30

Jan

6

33% Aug

2

30

21

147% Dec

16

142

8

21% Dec

23

39% Jan

14

69% Nov 22

66

40% Apr
30% Jan

23

54% Dec

3

47

4

53% Dec

6

35

Mar 14

105%

*103

105%

*103

105%

*103

105%

7

8

77

Jan

12

6% Jan 22

37

12

11% Oct

8

98
Apr 27
212% Apr 11

98

Mar 22

86

9% May

Jan

4

54% Nov

10

52% Jan

21% Sep

7

22% May

9

27% Apr
60% Apr

13

51% Jun

3

27

12

3

13

Apr 26
Feb

17

3

583/4 Apr 13

3
55% Mar 17

27% Jan 11
61% Jan

13

20

May

9

253/4 Jan

32% Apr

26

38

Jan

4

74% Dec

31

67% Jan

0

84% Feb

10

11% Jan

4

15

31

14

Jan

6

15% Feb 23

90

88

Jan 18

w'k 20
£

4% Feb

K*,
7%

Dec

Dec

May 20

0% Jan

***** Prices no tale
0

iv*-risrht*




eName

on

25

10% Mar 23

this day.

changed

from

33%

*32%

33%

*32%

42%

43%

44'A

42%

42 Va

423/4

1063/4

1063/4

1073/8

1073/a

1073/4

1073/4

203/4

20

20%

20 Va

203A

203/4

20%

10

27%

28

27%

28%

273/4

28 3A

28%

28%

—100

♦103 Va

*103%

104%

*103%

Western Maryland Ry common—100
4% noncum 2nd preferred—100

♦81%

Western Auto Supply Co new

4.80%

preferred

com

No par

103

Westlnghouse Air Brake
Westlnghouse Electric com

100

Wheeling k Lake Erie Ry
Wheeling Steel Corp com
$5 conv nrlor preference
Whirlpool Corp
White Dental Mfg (The S
White Motor Co common

6%%

100

10
No par
5
8)

20
1

100

preferred

White Sewing Machine common
Prior

$4.25
Winn

k

*103%

104 Va

*103%

40%

393/4

40%

393/4

40%

40

40%

10,400

80'A

79

79 %

79

80

79%

80%

2,000

64%

66

65

65

65%

27 3/8

73%

27%

102 %

36%

71%
♦102

99%

101%

99%

26 %

263/4

26%

733/8
102 %

27

27

56 3/4
103

37%

54

55%

102

102%

36%

X71 %
*101
27

72%

102

27

37

26%

27%

90C

27%

55%

500

553/4

16,900

102

102%

1013/4

101%

36

36%

35%

36

34%

35%

29

29

38%

383/4

283/4

28%

29 %

28%

28%

393/s

38%

39 %

38%

38%

38%

38 %

99

99

99

983/4

983/4

97%

98%

8%

8%

83/4

8%

8%

34,800

102

55%

283/4

8Va

73%

713/a
♦27

54%

983/4

8Va

16,600

55%

533/4

38%

8

3.90C

11,200

26%

*126

*126

28 3/4

*28

66%
101%

26 Va

102

102

27

25'/a

♦25

102

♦97

8'/a
*25

102

190

14,500
800

2,700

98%

170

83A

9,300

25'/a

30G

25%

25

25

31%

31'/a

31'/4

31'A

313/4

313/4

31'/4

31'A

2,800

13%

12%

133/a

13

133/a

13

13%

13'/a

13%

14,300

.10

Grocery

1

Co

10

100

Public

34 Va

♦143

86

86

*83

86

*83

10 3/4

10%

10%

10%

10 '/a

*10%

103/4

*10%

10%

600

23%

23 y8

23 Va

233/8

23 3/2

233/a

24 3/a

24'A

24%

18,500

34'A

33 3/2

343/4

33'A

33%

3,500

86

34%
144

*83

34%
*143

85

34 Va
144

*83

34'A
*143

144

*143

144

144

144

—

10

233/4

23%

23%

23%

23

233/4

22%

23 3/s

23 »/a

23 Va

7,000

85'A

86

84%

84'/a

813/4

83

80 3/a

82

793/4

80

2,800

10

48'A

48 3/8

48%

25,700

53%

543/8

Corp__10

(F W) Co
common

Yale k Towne Mfg CO
York Corp common
4%% convertible preferred
Young (L A) Spring & Wlre.No
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
No
Youngstown Steel Door

Products

23

10

Service

Corp

*83

•10%

*25

Corp

28
1
50
par
par

No par

No par
1

48%

48

483/s

47%

48

55

55%

53'A

55%

54%

541/4

54%

98

98

98

98

*97

98

*97

93

98

98

202

202

*190

208

*195

205

*198

208

198

198

95

95

*94

94

94

96%

96%

10

10 Va

57%
223/4
56%
30%
78%
14%

57%
23%
56%
30%
78%
14%

116

8%

119%

8%

93/8

57

22%
57

29%
77%
14%

115

8%

48%

943A

X47 3/2

543/4

93/4

93/4

93A

57%
22%

56%
22%

57%
22%

57

57

223/4

23%

57
30%
78%

*55
30
76%

57
30%
78

57

57

14%

14%

14%

118

8%

114% 116%
8%

8%

.29%
78
143/4

117, 121%
sales

160
60

933/4

1.000

10

10'/a

2,700

57%
233/a

57%
233/4

29%
78%
15

2,500
15.30C
500
2,400
17,300
3,400

129%
8/2

10.900
5,800

*57

29%
79%
15

8%

5,600

933A

9%

10

tin receivership, or petition has been filed for the company's reorganisation
a Deferred
delivery
r Cash
Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Baltimore.
bName changed from American Locomotive Co

Consolidated

65%
100 3/8

653/4
102

73%

72

102 %

*126

*126

♦126

55%

26

102%
26%

98%

—

25

10
Prior preferred 4%%
series—100
Prior pfd 4%%
conv series—100
Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del)
No par
Wyandotte Worsted Co
8

Zonite

104 Va

104 Va

39%

32%

preferred

Worthlngton

4,302

13%

Wisconsin Elec Power Co com
8%

9,100

28%

31%

Co

Lovett

Wisconsin

190

21%

28%

25

.No par

preferred

Wilson-Jones

'

5

Co Inc common

&

1
20

108%

20 3/4

*107

V

80%

102%

27

*

—.

80C

6,100

No par

preference

Wilcox Oil Co
Wilson

73'A
102

12.50

44%

82

104%

103%

26%

12%

3.80% preferred series B
Weston Elec Inst Corp

34

140

68

67

10
10

RR

111

413/4

41

Telegraph

Pacific

129% May 6 * Zenith Radio Corp

0

42

1073/4

Woolworth

92% Jan

111

423A

*32%

41%

52% Jan

179% Jan

32%

20%

5

8

32%

32

253/8

♦106%

preferred

Woodward Iron Co

8

25%

1

Pulp k Paper com

4%%

88% Apr 21

96% Nov

31%

5

Western Air Lines Inc

7

192% Dec

253/a

25

5
100

West Va

Jan

7

9,500

*103

13

11

25 Va

25

253/8

105%

21

59% Mar 30

4,000

♦103

243/b Feb

Mar 14

4,000

18 Va

100

148% Jan

% May

23%

18'/a

106

8

48

23

18 Va

*104%

21

4

Nov

Apr 27

223/4

18 Va

106 Va

Feb

Jan

94

6

88

22%

18Va

111%

21% Jan

116

77% Jan

13

247/8 May

18% Mar 21

Jan

14

Mar 29

ll3/8 Jan

9% Mar 18

18% Jan

28% Jan
137

83

Mar 10

88

223/s

18%

111%

15

4

87%

22'/a

*104%

83% Feb

4

87%

18'A

253/a

4

7

87%
22%

18

106

71 %

30% Mar

87%
22%

183/4

111%

Western

127% Jan 11

87%

22%

18 Va

25

89

50

87 %

25%

Western Union

11

5,300

111%

15

17

*87%

700

37%

*104%

18

24% Jan

363/4

111%

26

127% Jan

36%

104%

32% Feb

1033/4 Mar 18

•

*111

108 3A Apr

Jan 26

36%

36%

*103%

0

May

1,400

15'A

112

18

100

800

18

106

Co

4%%

Power

Jan

10

Dec

% Apr 21

37

15

22%

No par
1
4

4.20%

25% Jan

74

20% Dec 31
132

25

Apr 21

41% Apr

68

18

29

111%

Penn

7

*15

*104'A

Electric

Penn

West

Jan

18

15

•

5

West

7

Jan

*28%

18

15

18

15

100
100

18

Apr

96

37

29

17%

18

15

37

*14%

*28%

1,400

,

18% '

'18

pfd
preferred series B
4.10%
preferred series C
West Virginia Coal k Coke

Feb

113

Jan

37%

■■■

*40

new

27

14

108

preferred

143/4

353/4

Snowdrift com—2.50

k

4

85

20

99

8% Jan

143/4

Webster Investment Co

23% Mar 14
104%

Co.

33% Apr

17% Mar

4,400

100
1

preferred

Wardell Corp
Warner Bros Pictures Inc

17% Dec

4

4,000

14,000

173/a

5

19% May 14

-

V

17%

93/8 Jan

13% Jan

600

No par
3
No par

52% Jan

433A Mar 14

21
Dec 23

52% Dec

133/4

30'A

38% Apr

1

Feb

14

30 %

79

1

Baking Co common

5%%

*78%

14

30%

*133/4

2.50

Warner-Lambert
17

W

Co

793A

14

30'A

100
No par
10
No par

8%

293/8
77

143/4

123

8%

58

wd When distributed

*E*

Volume

Number 5427

181

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2139)

Bond Record

New York Stock Exchange

«»
FRIDAY

The

italic

letters

In

the

column

Pig'ires

decimal

Period"

point

YEARLY

■

indicate In each

represent

one

or

the month when the bonds mature.

case

32nds

more

of

point

a

LOW

Range for Previous
Year 1954

Lowest

alter

WEEKLY

-

"Interest

headed

Range since Jan.

Highest

Lowest

108.28 Jan

—

GOVERNMENT BONDS
NEW YORK STOCK

1

Highest
10

Monday
May 2

EXCHANGE

108.28 Jan

10

Low

Treasury 3 Vis
Treasury

1978-1983

High

•

Low

*106.16

106.20

1995

*100.15

.1956-1959

*101.25

3s

Treasury 2Vis

AND

Tuesday
May 3

HIGH

SALE

TRICES

Wednesday

Thursday

May 4

High

Low

Friday

May 5

High

Low

Sales tor

May 6

High

Low

the Week

High

Bonds (S)

*106.18

106.22

*106.18

106.22

*106.20

10u.24

100.17

*100.17

*106.18

100.19

106.22

♦100.20

100.22

*100.19

100.21

101.29

*101.25

101.29

*100.19

100.21

*101.25

101.29

*101.25

101.2J

*101.25

101.29

100.23

*100.19

100.22

Treasury 2Vis
108

19

108

Feb

100.4

—

100.12 Aug 25
98.29 Feb 15

Feb

1

100.4

Feb

1

100.12 Aug 25

99.20 Feb

15

99.20 Feb

100.17 Oct

100.23

*100.20

100.23

103.20

*103.12

103.20

*103.12

103.20

•103.12

*105.12

103.20

105.20

♦105.12

105.20

*103.8

*105.12

105.20

*105.12

105.20

100.18

♦100.16

*105.8

100.18

*100.16

105.16

100.18

*100.17

100.19

*100.17

*100.9

100.19

100.11

•100.9

1po.11

*160.8

10U..L0

1956-1958
-Deo 15

-1961

93.8

Jan

4

94.24 Jan
101

100.8

Aug

100.8

98

Apr 20

98.24 Jan

Aug 12

6

102.16 Aug

9
6

102.4

102.24 Feb

1

101.16 Jan

13
1

104.12 Man 10

100.9

*99

99.3

*99

99.3

♦99

99.3

98

•97.28

*98.31

98

*97.30

98.2

♦98

98.4

*97.28

99.2
98

*98.22

98.26

♦98.22

98.26

*98.22

98.26

*98.22

98.26

*96.26

96.30

*98.20

*96.26

96.30

98.24

*96.28

97

*96.30

97.2

♦96.28

97

June 1964-1969

*96.16

96.20

*96.16

96.20

*96.18

96.22

*96.20

96.24

♦96.14

96.18

*96.14

*96.18

96.18

96.22

*96.16

96.20

1965-1970

*96.18

96.22

*96.12

96.16

*96.16

*96.12

96.16

96.20

2Vis

*96.14

96.18

1966-1971

*96.16

96.20

*96.8

96.12

♦96.14

*96.8

96.18

96.12

*96.8

2 Vis

June 1967-1972

96.12

*96.10

96.14

.*96.8

♦96.10

96.12

♦96.8

96.14

96.12

*96.8

2Vis

96.12

Sept 1967-1972

*96.10

96.14

*96.8

*96.10

96.12

*96.6

96.10

*96.8

2 Vis

Dec 1967-1972

96.12

*96.8

96.12

*96.8

*96.8

96.12

96.12

*96.6

96.10

*96.8

96.12

*96.10

96.14

♦96.10

96.14

2Vis
2%s

1957-1959
-June 15

*99.28

100

♦99.28

100

*99.30

100.2

*99.30

100

*99.30

100.2

•99.30

100

*99.28

96.14

100

1958

♦99.29

99.31

*99.29

99.31

-1956-1959

*99.15

99.17

*99.15

99.17

*99.17

.June 1959-1962

99.19

♦99.18

99 20

♦99.17

*97.26

97.30

99.19

*97.27

97.30

*97.27

97.30

•97.27

97.30

*97.26

97.29

—Dec 1959-1962

99.12 Jan

10

2

102.8

Jan

Jan 26

102.4

Jan

102.24 Jan

17

103

100% Apr

15

101.4

7

104

Jan

Feb

*97.26

97.30

*97.26

97.29

*97.26

97.29

*97.26

9.^9

♦97.25

98.16

97.28

*98.12

98.15

*98.12

98.15

*98.11

98.14

*98.9

98.12

*98.8

98.20

♦98.8

98.20

*98.8

98.20

*98.8

98.20

Mar

1

1976

*98.4

98.16

*98.4

98.16

Oct

1

1981

*100.8

100.24

♦100.8

100.24

•100.12

100.28

*100.12

102.16

*102

102.16

*102

102.16

*102

3
7

25

98.8

100.28
102.16

23-year
19-year
3-year
15-year

3%s
3yas

May 15 1975
Oct

99.31

♦98.12

lor

30-year 3 Vis

26

Mar

103.12 Feb

1960

*99.29

25-year 3s

5

24

-Nov 15
Bank

Reconstruction & Development
25-year 3s
July 15 1972

14

July 15

102.28 Feb
104.24

99.10 Feb

18

101.16 Mar

102.8

101.20 Feb

♦100.7

99.4

♦97.28

1963-1968

Treasury 2 Vis

9

Apr

100.8

*99

103.16

Treasury 2 Vis

2

Feb

*100.6

-Aug 15 1963

Treasury 2 Vis

7

♦100.16

•100.20

1964-1969

International
Jan

*100.22

Treasury 2 Vis

7

94.8

1958

—1962-1967

2 Vis
2 Vis

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

15

7

*100.20

*103.12

1960-1965

2Vis
2Vis

2Vis
2Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2 Vis
Treasury 2Vis
Treasury 2Vis

100.22 July 29

100.17 Oct

100.26

1958-1963

Treasury
Treasury
Treasury
Treasury

19

1961

Treasury 2 Vis

Feb

*102

*98.4

98.16

*98.4

98.16

*98.4

*100.16
*102

98.8

9,000

98.16
101

102.16

15

1971

*103.4

103.16

*103

103.16

*103

Oct

103.16

1

1956

*103

100.20

103.16

100.20

*100.24

101.4

*100.24

101.4

*100.24

Jan

101.4

*100.24

1

1969

101.8

*103.16

104

*103.16

104

♦103.24

104.8

*103.24

104.8

1959

3s

3 Vis
H 5-year 2 Vis

♦103.24

*100.16

104.8

100.28

*100.16

100.28

*100.16

100.28

*100.16

100.28

*100.16

100.28

•100

100.24

*100

100.24

*100

100.24

*100

101.8

*103.4

103.16

Serial bonds of 1950
2s

due Feb 15

1956

2s

100.24

♦100.24

due Feb 15

1957

*99.24

100.24

*99.24

100.24

*99.24

100.24

2s

*99.24

100.24

*99.24

100.24

due Feb 15

1958

*99

100

*99

100

*99

100

*99

100

♦99

due Feb 15

100

1959

*98

99

*98

99

*98

99

*98

99

*98

99

due Feb 15

1960

*97.16

98.16

*97.16

98.16

*97.16

98.16

*97.16

98.16

*97.16

due Feb 15 1961
due Feb 15 1962

98.16

*96.16

97.16

*96.16

97.16

*96.16

97.16

*96.16

97.16

*96.16

97.16

*95.16

96.16

*95.16

96.16

*95.16

96.16

*95.16

96.16

*95.16

96.16

2s

;

2s

2s
2s

♦Bid and asked price.

No sales transacted this day.

f This Issue has not

as

yet been admitted to Stoc k Exchange dealings,

RANGE

Friday
BONDS
New York Stock

Interest

Exchange

' Period ■>

or

Friday's

"

Sale Price

Bid & Asked

Low

Territorial
Panama

1961

3s

WEEK

ENDED

sale,

Registered bond transactions.

r

G

Range since

BONDS

Interest

Last

New'York Stock Exchange

Period

Sale Price

'

""Sold"

Jan. 1

No.

Low

""

"

High

Brazil

(continued)

Week's Range
or

Quar-June

Low

June-Dec

*81

83

Qcrporate Stock 1080

10412 105 Vi

54

102 11

105 Vi

19

June-Dec

83

June-Dec

June-Dec

3Vis series No. 22

June-Dec

3Vis series No. 23

„

—
—

June-Dec

*81

New York Stock

Exchange

June-Dec

3Vis series No. 30

assented

1942

; AExternal sinking fund 6s
A 6s

Foreign Government and Mnldyal
Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Columbia)—
SAGuaranteed

sinking

fund

1948

6s

sinking fund 6s 1948
(Kingdom of Norway) 4s 1968

Akersbus

lAAntioqula (Dept) collateral 7s A
8 AExternal sinking fund 7s ser B
f AExternal sinking fund 7s ser C
|A External sinking fund 7s ser D
AExternal sinking fund 7s 1st ser
AExternal

sec

sink

AExternal

sec

sink

20-year 3s
Australia

s

fd

7s

fd

7s

2nd
3rd

ser
ser

Mar-SeP

1945

1946—Jan-July
1945
Jam-July
1957_April-Ocf

f $ bonds 1978

f 4s

s

s

3.5%)

f 6%s

f

56%

37

100'/a 100'/a

5

56'A

87

86'%

88

89

89

54%

100'% 100%

8

100

56%

99%

101

15

97%

100'A

22

97

98'%

98

98

8s

1941

_

to

Plan

3.375%)

A

Stamped pursuant

to

145

103%

Plan

145

*100

100 y8

100

102

103% 104

10

128

145

11

101'A

104

——

66%

1

60

73

76%

5

70
100

100

—

June-Dec

*66

April-Ocf

1957

*99

67

64%
—

—

101

'

67

101%

(interest

April-Ocf
1957

65%

April-Ocf

A

6Vis

"

——

'

21

—.

62%

June-Dec

Consol
assented

of

3s ext

7s

1962
I960—

1

66

1953

(Republic of) 7s
2s ref $ bonds 1953 due 1972

1951

-----

(Republic of)

April-Ocf

reduced to

3.5%)

June-Dec

1978

64'A

64'A

87

■

,

June-Dec

— —

—.

61%
101

4y2s external

__

*41'/2

45

*69 Vi

63'%

1

64'A

64'A

10

80'A

80'A

2

63%

*69%

*4iy4

---

—

*4iy,

__

68%

—

*411/4
41 Vi

118

reduced

to

3.375%)

1979

1977

64

65%

79 Va

External dollar bonds of 1944
3Vis series No.

2—

(Plan B)

1—

3 Vis series No.

85%

—

June-Dec
_

June-Dec

3 Vis series No.

3

June-Dec

3Vis series No.

4

June-Dec

3Vis series No.

5

June-Dec

*80

3Vis series No.

7

82

33

79%

85'A

80 Va

80'%

1

79%

„

80'A

11

80

-

June-Dec

86

92

*83'%

89

3 Vis series No.

8

June-Dec

83

SVis series No.

9

June-Dec

*89

3%s series No.

90

13%

~2

13%
145

June-Dec

•92

92

92

83

12%

87'%

3Vis series No. 11
2%s series

No.

June-Dec

__

3Vis series No. 13

83

June-Den

___

12

83

~1

*87

June-Dec

—

83

1

*85

3 Vis series No.

14

June-Dec

*81

2Vie series No.

15

June-Dec

16

,Tijne-npe

_

SVis series No. 17
For footnotes

see




June-Dec
page

31.

83 Va

*81

86

84'A

*122

__

64%

64%

10

120

123 %

19

10174

145

123'%

62%

83%
88

1

84

82

85

68%

Feb-Aug

June-Dec
May-Nov
May-No»
Apr-Ocf
June-Dec

101

99'/a

100

99'%

4

£9 74

70'/4

70'%

2

66

60%
my*

99%

61

111 »/4 11174

13

150

57'%
110

Financial Institutiont

FOREIGN

SECURITIES

FIRM TRADING MARKETS

f»ARL MARKS & C[O- INC,
FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS

50 Broad St., New

York 4, N. Y.

81

84

85

85

79'A

*84

3 Vis series No.

83

14

124

89

87%

_

'%

119

4

*122

90

10

4

69'%

—

86

81'A

69 Va

3974
69 Vi

mmmi.

—

*411/4

41

69'/a

m.mm

—

*69'%

3974
70

39'%

*69%

86

80'A

80 Vi

80'A

40

39 Vi

86

For
April-Ocf

69'/a

40

__

*42

64 Vi

41'%

68'A

„

*41V*

139

40 Va

38%
68'%

41

*41'A

145

69'/a

39'A

*69%

May-Nov
May-Nov
Mar-Sept
Mar-Sepf

41

•

*69%
41 Va

69'%

69

39%

1

41%

69

41 Vi

*69 Vi

41'%

68'%

40'A

mm*.

__

41%

69'%

39%

•

__

*691/2

69'%

39%

68'A

__

66'A

79'A

63%

41'%

68'%

—

65'A

funding bonds of 1931 due 1951
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest

69'A

39%

«...

—

102

5%

69'%
41'A

39'A

——

——

„

(Interest

reduced to

8A7s

56'%

68%
40%

68'A

—

-

1947

8ASlnking fund 7s of 1927 due 1947
8ACopenhagen (City) 5s 1952

Cuba

100'/a

97%

*411/4

1970—AprlZ-Oct
ApriZ-Oct
1926 due 1946
May-Nou

Mortgage Bank 6Vis

Rica

100'%

54%

*69'%

5s 1951
June-Dec
(City of) 6 Vis 1950
Mar-Sept
(Rep of) 6s of 1928 Oct 1961—April-Ocf
1927 Jan 1961
Jan-July

4%s

97'%

15

*41 %

(Hukuang Ry)

gold

32

44

April-Oct

sinking fund dollar bonds

25-year

57

103'/a

98 'A

June-Dec

1960

of

103'%

101'%

56 Vi

*69 Vi

ApriZ-Oct

Municipal

7s

54

'

98

*41 Vi

June-Dec

1961

1961

5ASlnking fund

87

1021/4

It

98%

*69 Va

A Columbia

lAColumbia

mm*.

56 Vi

June-Dec

1957

assented

assented

A 7s

8ACosta

(interest

3.375%) 1979
(Central Ry) 1952
Stamped pursuant to Plan A

—

66

98 y4

98

May-Nov
May-Nov

bonds 3s 1993—

AGuaranteed sinking fund 6s
A 6s assented
1962

A 6s

83

——

1963

8 A Cologne

lOOjS 102%

76'%

6s

1963

A6Vis assented

100%

100%
58

101 y2101 Vi

98i/4

Mar-Sepf
April-Ocf
April-Ocf

Mortgage Bank 6 Vis 1957

A Chilean

101%

66%
—-

June-Dec

1979

6Vis of 1927 due

20

6s

1962-

sinking fund

sink fund $

A 8s

99%

(Interest

_

1926 due

101'A 101%

assented

assented

AChinese
145

June-Dec
June-Dec

AprZZ-Oct

1978

of

101'A

'/4

97%

1961

AGuaranteed sinking fund 6s 1961

98%

5

6s

AChlle

101

Jan

sinking fund

AExternal

Extl

987/a

Feb-Aup

1961

assented

A 6s

98

—June-Dec

external

Stamped pursuant
AExternal

1
—-

86%

86%

98'/a

1964

Stamped pursuant to Plan A

to

88

'

98%

June-Dec

(City of) 6s 1958
SA6Vis external loan 1950

reduced

■

A

86%

■

——

'

89

Feb-Aug

A Berlin

to

100'%

June-Dec

10-year

s

'

86%

-June-Dec

(Free State) 6Vis 1945—.
(Kingdom of) extl 7s 1955

reduced

•'

assented

~4

101 Vi 101 Vi

*56%

May-Nov
1960
—ApriZ-Oct
April-Oci
Feb 1961
Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug
6s Jan 1961—Jan-July
Jan-July
Sept 1961—Mar-Sepf

Sept 1961
AExternal sinking fund 6s 1962

A

100'%

-June-Dec

_

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'

•

—

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*

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3%s 1962
15-year 3 Vis 1969

of)

56%

89

89

*88

Jam-July

1957

(U S

88

April-Ocf

15-year

8ABrazil

*88

loiv*

86'%

:

■

*88

1957_Aprll-Ocf

(Commonwealth of)—

loan

89

„

*88

20-year 3Vis 1967

Extl

99%

•

——

*88

20-year SVis 1966

Belgium

.■

*99%
*88

——

Jan-July

1957

1960

sinking fund 6s

assented Feb

ARy external sinking fund
„

1945—Jan-July

10-year 3y»s 1956

10-year 3As

AGs

Feb-Aug
ApriZ-Oct

8 A Guaranteed

assented

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93
81

87

--

*103

101 '/a

(Dept of) 30-yr 3s 8 f bds 1978-Jan-JuIp
(Republic) external s f 7s 1942—May-Noo

5 A 7s

93

81

88

*85

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Cauca Val

lAChile

83

♦82

June-Dec

sinking fund 5s 1957Mar-Sept
Slnking fund gold 5s 1958
Feb-Aug
Caldas (Dept of) 30-yr 3s s f $ bonds 1978_Jan-JuZy
Canada (Dominion of) 3 Vis 1961
Jan-July
25-year 2Vi 1974
Mar-Sepf
25-year 2Vis 1975
Mar-Sepf

87'A

81

__

*86

Brisbane (City)

NY 1-1693

87

*80

3 Vis series No. 29

T eletype

>

Broadway, New York

90

79 y«

*80

June-Dec

82%

'

120

June-Dec

_June-Dec

3Vis series No. 28

Members

84

:

83'%
96

*80

r.

3Vis series No. 27

Tmlephona

83

88

*80

t

3Vis series No. 26

REctor 2-2300

High

82

*80

June-Dec
June-Dec

3 Vis series No. 25

Wertheim & Co.

1

*87

3 Vis series No. 24

Foreign Securities

Jan. 1

Low
79 Vi

*85

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105

Range since

No.

8a

3Vis series No. 20
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,

Sold

High

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*110y4 III1/4

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Bonds

Friday's

Bid & Asked

—

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New

Transit Unification

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Cash

Friday

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High

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EXCHANGE BOND
1

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Friday
Interest

Last

Period

BONDS

Sale Price

New York Stock Exchange

(Dept of)

Oxechoslovakia

—Jan-JuZj

week

ended

1

•

or

.

56%

56%

56%

NO.

BONDS

Interest

Last

New York Stock Exchange

Period

Sale Price

Low

Stamped assented (interest reduced to
6%) extended to 1960
-—
(Kingdom of) extl 4Vis 1962
April-Oct
XI Salvador (Republic of)-—
8 Vis extl s f dollar bonds Jan 1 1978
Jan-July
8s extl s f dollar bonds Jan 1 1978
Jan-July
AEstonla

(Republic of)

IA Frankfort
German

High

101%

♦72

*15%

1953

54%

42%
100%

102°/4

57

———-May-Nov

--

V \
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81%
—

^

77

^

—-

82%

San

20%
128

—

Paulo

8s

___

19%

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dollar

bonds

IA 8s

Aprll-Ocf

87%

84

87%

239

Apill-Ocf

1969

63%

58%

63 Va

86

75

72

75

80

A7s

87%

Prussian

Conversion

dollar

4s

bonds

due

1953

1953

1963—Jan-July

53

63%

65%

75

75

bonds

1980

June-Deo

bonds

1972

-June-Dcc

German

(extl loan 1924 Dawes loan)
|A7s gold bonds 1949

German Govt International

due

1930

63%

58

81%

78

81%

64

59

64

243

69%

81

53

91

64

Va

6Vis

1st &

April-Oct

(Young loan)

112%

109% 112%

425

104%

A6s

part

paid

IA

Hamburg

100

108

Jan-July
Jan-July

102%

104 Va

90

Heidelberg

(City of)

6s

ext

I—

1946

26%

April-Ocf

1950

gtd

ext at 3s
series B 1947

IA7s

26

27

"

due

i

io"o%
27%

35%

-II. 5

25%

33%

102

178%

5%s

Tokyo

190

5%s

6

98

102

58

67

62

35

57

65

63

63%

89

59

65%

13

CO

'

-

,*112

Jan-July
__

118

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Feb-Aug
100

163

99

due 1961

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3

149

88%

140%

of

26%

82

'

'
•

56 Va

56

9

57

10

1904

due
IA

4s

.

27

86%

87

54%

57

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~9%

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—

10 Va

—

—

Quar-Jan

extended

of

16%

\

17 %

1953

A4s

due

(City of)

1961

6s of 1913

agreement)

9%

(assented to

to

A6s

new

Great

Southern

first mortgage

IA Milan

3s

Mfg

Aluminum

16%

17 ya

American

—

8

agree't)

9%

9%

4.80s

9%

(City of) 6%s"l952
(State) —

ASecured extl
sinking fund
to

16%

15 »/2

2.125%)

16%

15%

16 %

1963-Jan-JuZy

2%s

1957

17%

3%s

17%

18%

Mar-Sept

sinking fund 4Vis 1965
ApriZ-Oct
sinking fund external loan-1963
Feb-Aug
sinking fund external 1957
April-Oct
Municipal Bank extl sink fund 5s 1970—June-Deo

4s

8Vis

IANuremberg (City of) 6s

1952
Oriental Development Co Ltd—
IAfis extl loan (30-yr) 1953
0e due 1953 extended to
1963

A5Vis extl loan (30-year) 1958
due 1958 extended to 1968

lAPernambuco

Stamped

(State

of)

pursuant

reduced

to

to

1947

Plan

2.125%)

ANat

loan

extl

s

f

ANat

loan

extl

s

f

58

38

38

39%

101% 101%
9 9%

100 y8

6s

1st

6s

(Republic of)

2nd

99% 100'A
100 y8101
100 % 100%

99%

99%

99%

1
11

99%

,99%

A

gold 6s 1940

102 V'8

*103

102%

103%

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128

135

♦145
85

83%

141%
85

147

40

80%

85

137

137

1

128'A

76

1

71 %

1068

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60

♦72%

♦71%
72 y4

72%
11%

—

—

36

41

69

72%

75

68

72

72%

68

72 y2

11%

10%

11%

(City of)

7Vi8

1966

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A6s s f gold extl

3s

to

to

Plan

de

Janeiro

Stamped pursuant
reduced

to

lAExternal

to

to

2%)

Rio Grande do Sul

(State of)
1921

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A8s

to

external

Stamped

2.5%)

A7a external loan

12%

W

P

Plan




Co

&

April-Oct

A

A

75

52%

__

due
A

40 Va

41

40%

41%

80

82 %

77%

83'/a

141

58%

May -Nov

2004

109 Va

104
»

99%
105

80

104%

26

104

93%

99%

102 Va

29

99% 100 Va

18

101 %
.

101

105

105

97%

101%

99%

i

97%

104'/a
96

103
83

105%
100 y8
103
101 %
106

98

89 Va

64

Jan-June

78%

78 Va

78%

335

92%

93%

13

92

95%

94%

94 %

95

14

94

98

89%

89%

88%

93%

92%

93%

94%

94 Va

11

93 Va

97%

103% 104 Va

51

103%

105 Va

32

95%

Feb-Aug
Jan-July

June-Dec

92%
94%
104

9

9

87

90 %

74 Va

79 "Va

92%

95%

98%

Feb-Aug

96%

-June-Dec

147%

145

148

440

136%

149%

Mar-Sepf

101%

101 % 102

72

101 %

104

1962—April-Oct
April-Ocf
Feb-Aug

1977_.

101%

101

95%

96%

5s

inc

Investment

&

Charl

Line

5

Quar-Jan

89

May-Nou

1962

April-Ocf
May-Nov
May-Now
June-Dec

1963
Atlantic Coast Line RR 4%s A 1964
uen
mortgage 4%s-4s ser A 1980
mtge 4V4s ser C 1972.
Atlantic Refining 2%s debentures
3%s debentures 1979

89

97

101

~4

83%

101%
101

103%
98 Va
103
89

79 %

1

73%

79%

81 Va

362

80 Va

85

100 %

103

118

121%

110%

116%

*102%
118 Va.

118

—

118 Va

110% 116

24
4

*102% 103%
107% 108

Mar-Sept

102% 103 Va

Jan-July
Jan-July

*102% 103%,

1966

99%

79 Va
81

Mar-Sepf

3%s

101%

101

100

81

ApriZ-Oct

1984

debs

Ry

98 Va

98 Va

*100

1995

Air

6

June-Dec

,

deb

3%s

34

April-Ocf

1966

sub

64

100%

100%

1960

gold 4s July 1995

5s

101%

100
100

100 %

1977—

98%

159%

*36

98%

102%

102%

18

107%

109%

6

101 "Va

105 %

_i.

103%

105%

8

97%

100

mortgage 4s series A July 1975
Aprll-Oct
First mortgage 5%
series B (4% fixed
and 1% contingent interest) July 1975_April-Oct
Refunding and general mortgage 5% (2%
fixed

39

75

75

52%

52%

49%

52%

67

63

64

42%

42

47

62

62

45

June-Dec

*40%

April-Oct

*—

41
120

40%
39

109%

105

103%

107%

and

102%

102% 103%

7

104'/a

103% 104%

28

3%

contingent

due

Dec

June-Dec

103

102% 103 %

356

94

103%

Series

K

due

March

1

2000

Mar-Sept

102

101% 102Va

42

94

103

Series

M

due

March

1

1996

Mar-Sept

98

58%

72

93%

100%

103% 104 %

110

100%

106%

Ref

and

general

—

—

97 %

6%
(2%%
contingent interest) —

mortgage

and 3%%
due

Interest)

1995

1

Dec

1995

1

income

Pittsburgh Lake Erie &

June-Dec

Feb

West

1

2010

May

103%

85%

87

87 Va

396

79

89 %

Virginia—

1980

101 Ya

102% 103

13

100% 100%

51

96%

97%

97%

10

93

99

May-Noo

99 Va

12

98%

106%

8

105 Va

104 %

S'western

div first mortgage 5%
ser
A
(3%% fixed & 1%% conting int) 1980_Jan-July

100%

103

Toledo-Cincinnati division—
First lien and ref M 4s

Loan

series

D

1985—Jan-July

f

s

s

f

2%s

debs

6s

1955

debentures

1951

debentures

1959

Feb-Aug

Consol mortgage 3s series K

Borden (The) Co 2%s
Boston & Maine RR—
First

42

41
120

*96

June-Dec

Bethlehem Steel Corp—
Consol mortgage 2%s series I 1970
Consol mortgage 2%s series J 1976

First

106

106

196l_May-Nov
April-Oct

City Electric

|A6%s

First

•42%

102

105

Series G

Beneficial Industrial

75

A

103

B
First

Bangor & Aroostook RR 4%s conv 1976—Jan-July
Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C 1960—April-Ocf

75

•62

10

Baltimore & Ohio RR—

58%

36

42%

104

98

65

37%

•63

104

Jan-July

43%

(interest

June-Dec

104%

38

—

88%

40%

(Interest
1966

105%

108

88%

56 Va

42

(Interest
June-Dec

103%

U

1964—May-Nov

1969

Stamped 4s July 1
Atlanta

ABerlln

June-Dec

2.25% )

6 Vis 1952

42

April-Oct

2.25%) 2004
U 1967 stamped
pursuant to Plan
(Interest reduced to

__

158% 159%
*__
64

—

101% 102
*80%

June-Dec

1984

Products Co

A6%8
1948

9ya
84

2030—Mar-Sept

—

Plan

1926

41 y4

*57

Feb-Aug

2012

of

—

(Interest

1999.

to

*87%

Feb-Aug

A

to

IA Rome (City of)

10

April-Oct

1953

Stamped pursuant to Plan
reduced

11

*87%

April-Ocf

102

April-Oct

1965

debentures

Arbor first

16

(interest

sinking fund gold 1968

pursuant

reduced to 2%)

11%

*40

Mar-Sept

104% 104%

May-Nov

April-Oct

Refunding 4s series A

Apr-Ocf

2012

|A8s external loan of
reduced

13%

A

2001

6%s

Stamped pursuant to Plan
reduced

A

80%

84

12 y4
144 ya

*102

April-Ocf

1971

debs

8eries J

1946

Plan

2.375%)

secured

8s

140

109 VB

1975—.

A4%s convertible

2.25%) 2006
Jan-July
loan) 1951-Mar-Sepf

of)

8%

9%
—

101%

1966

5s

Anglo-Lautaro Nitrate Corp 4s
Anheuser-Busch Inc 3%s debs

12%

*40 Va

0V28 ('26

(City

11%

*__

1986

debentures

debentures

14%

10

*10 y4

Jan-July

('27 loan) 1952
!ARhine-M&in-Danube 7s 1950
IA Rio

12 Va

10%

10%

—

reduced

80'/a

15

*107

June-Dec

fixed

stamped pursuant

'Interest

16'/a

*12

April-Oct

ifcdi stamped pursuant to Plan
A
'Interest reduced to
2.375%) 2001

100 y4

74

April-Ocf

1970—May-Nov

f debs

s

Power deb

60

*52
.♦36 Va

lAExternal sinking fund gold 8s
1950—Jan-July
A4yas assented 1963
J an-July

ae

98

77

♦15

assented

97 y4

137

76

1958

A4Vis

99

99%

80%

101

Mar-Sept

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe—
General 4s 1995

103 %

100

*11

assented

debentures

101%

100

7

100%

April-Ocf

a4Vis

3%s

Associates

99%

(interest

Mar-Sepf
1959
Mar-Sepf
series I960—June-Dec
series 1961—April-Ocf

95

94

98%

COMPANIES

Jan-July

June-Dec
Ltd

101%

25

2

INDUSTRIAL

May -Nov

April-Oct

A

♦38

April-Oct
lAStabillzatlon loan sink fund 7s
1947—April-Ocf

Porto Alegre

AND

1967

3%s 1972

1987

Ann

2008
external 7s

(Republic of)

lAPoland

7s

.

9%
84

Gen

8Vis

85

120

58

♦38

Feb-Aug
-Mar-Sept
Mar-Sept
May-JVou
May-ZVou
Mar-Sept

9%

June-Dec

1982

3 %s

♦58

May-Nov

External

35

*144%

debentures

3 %s

1956

97

June-Dec

American Tobacco Co debentures 3s

Mar-Sepf

3%s

4%s

96 Va

81%

82

♦11%

debentures

Armour

(Kingdom of)

85

80'/a

Feb-Aug

Junior debentures 1987

conv

17%

♦58

Mar-Sepf
ex'l sinking fund 6yas
1959—Mar-Sepf
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Interest

Norway (Kingdom of)

77

151%

96

1956—Mar-Sepf
3VaS 1964
Feb-Aug

Corp 3%s

debentures

18%

(Interest

2008

84 %

Feb-Aug

1979

3s

debentures

19

112y8

Mar-Sept

AOecured

APeru

Airlines

debentures

♦18 %

2008

reduced to 2.125%)

149

96 Va

May-Nov
May-Nov

debentures 1973

~-IT—7April-Oct
A

81

77

May-Nov

1961

3y4s

Canada

of

2%s

16%

2%s

6Vis 1958

8tamped pursuant to Plan
reduced

♦15%

•18 %

Mlnas Geraes

Motherlands

Co

2%s
(1942

78

78

84%

debentures

2s

debentures

1

17

Jan-July

assented

72 Va

—

1971

Power

1922

I ASrnall

10

Feb-Aug

American Telephone & Telegraph Co—
2%s debentures 1980
;—i

1963_Jan-July

1933

Va

May-Nov

1979

Alabama

>17%

♦15%

lATreasury

1946

1979—.

Alabama

16%

Jan-July
agree't)

73

136

*150

Jvne-Dec

6s of '26

extended

American & Foreign

(1942 agree't)
1968—Jan-July
to 1922 agree¬

(1942

77

131

2

*99 Vo

16 y2

(assented

assented

136

Jan-July

2%s

new

127

70%

26

77

June-Dec

1963

conversion

American Bosch

I ASrnall

14

*82

—Mar-Sepf

Valle Del Cauca See Cauca Valley (Dept of)
AWarsaw (City)
external 7s 1958
A4Va8 assented 1958

57

June-Dec

1945

16

100%

127

73%

136

136

♦II

V 12

■\

(assented to 1922 agree't)

1910

12%
100

10

*82

1971

to

Allied Chemical & Dye 3%s debs 1978

1945—Quar-Jan

1954

ment)

73

mortgage 3'/as 1984
Albany & Susquehanna RR 4%s 1975
Alleghany Corp debs 5s ser A 1962
Allegheny & Western 1st gtd 4s 1998

•16%

A4s new assented

14

15

--

16%. 16%
A4s of

*11%

100'/a 100 Va

April-Oct
April-Ocf

RAILROAD

1963_Jan-July

90%

18%

4s-4%s-4%s external readjustments 1978_Feb-Aug
3%s external readjustment 1984

83%

20%

——

'

1968_Jan-JuZy

agree't)

59%

—

*__

*127

1st

(1942

24%

Jan-July

1961

'27

Aluminum Co of America
assented

new

24%

19%

-Jan-July
1981

to

readjustment

Allls-Chalmers
AGs

20 %

5

♦92%

Jan-July

(Republic) external 8s
sinking fund 6s 1960

External

149

8

88%

♦21%

1943—May-No»

agreem't)

11

8%8-4y8s-4^s external conversion 1978_June-Dec

109

—

(1922

21%
20%

*155

—-June-Dec

—.

sinking fund 6s 1964
3%s-4s-4y8s (dollar bond of 1937)

169 Va

93%

IA Large
assented

21%
20%

1958—-—Jane-Dec

AExternal

IA Small
I AGs

85

2

—

1st mtge $ ser
1953 extended to

6s

1945.

98

73

73%

73%

1962——_—June-Dec

to

1971

i A6s

123

29

100

149

Feb-Aug

—

due

—

95

April-Ocf

sterling loan of '12 1952—
8 A With March 1 1952 coupon on

.

116% 117

1968

1899

75

(Kingdom)—

extended

loan

External

agreem't)

*73

Jan-July
Jan-July

(interest

IA 58

76

extl

f

s

1971

(City of)

A5y2s

63 "Va

—'

—

(interest

1962—-—

1958—

(40-yr)

due

137%

6s

63%

June-Dec

Mexican Irrigation—
|A4Vis assented (1922 agreement)
|A4yas small 1943—

of

84

—

Taiwan Electric Power Co. Ltd—

AYokohama

(Republic of)

73

—

*97 Va

Tokyo Electric Light Co Ltd—

May-Nov
5%a due 1965 extended to 1975
May-Nov
AJugoslavia (State Mtge Bank) 7s 1957—April-Oct
AMedellin (Colombia) 6%s 1954
June-Dec
30-year 3s s f f bonds 1978
Jan-July

IA 6s

85

1968

external 7s

assented

A5Vas

122

196

102

102

61%

Jan-July

8Vis due 1S54 extended to 1964
A5%s extl loan of '30 1965

Mexico

75

*77%

Jan-July
Mar-Sepf

1956

loan

extended

1952

(Prov of)

lAUruguay

(Imperial Govt) —
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ASrnall

85

ASUesla

Mar-Sept

(1942

78 Va

104%

Japanese

assented

—

series B secured external 1962—

63

102

1977————Jan-July

Italian Public Utility Institute—
30-yr gtd ext s f 3s 1977
| A External 7s 1952
i
1A Italy (Kingdom of) 7s 1951

ANew

83

112%

15

■V

28%

*189

Helslngfors (City) external 6Vis 1960
April-Oct
Italian (Republic) ext s f 3s 1977
Jan-July
Italian Credit Consortium for Public Works
30-yr

102 V

*134'/a 138

Jan-July

.

102

28%

—————Feb-Aug

7%s

*75

♦102

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*165

May-Nov

(State of)

Jan-July

1999

secured externa)

A4%8

1964

1968---—

53

-

A

Sydney County Council 3%s 1957

gen

paid

51

A78

8%s

June-Dec

Greek Government—
part

1

A 8s

—

1965

mtge 1950
6Vis due 1950 extended to 1960
A7s

53

*69

—May-Nov
May-Nov
Bhlnyetsu Electric Power Co Ltd—
IA6%s 1st mtge s f 1952————-June-Dec

—

Great Consolidated Elec Power—

|A

53

Plan

Stamped pursuant to Plan A
reduced to 2.25%) 2004

75

58

59

2.5%)

to

Serbs Croats & Slovenes

dollar
dollar

loan

75

High

54

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reduced to 2%)
2012

1930—

6s

8s

6Vis

69%

Low

1

to

1950-

A6s external dollar loan

Issue—

1972_,—r-—Apr-Ocf

International loan of

278

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No.

—1———.Jan-July

pursuant

water

external

Range since

Sold

—

reduced

external

High

Bonds

58

Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Interest
reduced to 2.5%)
1999

1972

fund issue

&

conv

8s

stamped

(Interest

20%

138%

10-year bonds of 1936
8s

(City)

(State of)

1938

loan of 1924

6Vis dollar bonds

Friday's

*76

1952
May-Nov
Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 2.375%) 2001
May-Nov
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Stamped pursuant to Plan A (interest
reduced to 2%) 2012
May-Noo

42%

33

—

101 Va 101 Va
♦80 Va

t

7s 1967
6 Vis

Main

on

lASao Paulo

41

(Federal Republic of)—

Ixternal

8s

*42%

^pr!!"25j

or

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LOW

.

Denmark

Week's Range

Friday

High

Monday, May 9, 1955

A

■

Jan. I

Sold

Friday's

Bid & Asked

.

6

Range since

Bonds

(State)—

1978—

3s

may

Week's Range

Low
Ormdlnamarca

for

.

RECORD

■

.

range

.

mortgage
mortgage

debs

1979

1981

5s series AC 1967—
4%s series JJ 1961

106

115 Va 115 Va

116% 118

118

96%

Jan-July
May-ZVoo
Jan-July
Mar-Sept

Mar-Sepf
AprfZ-Oct
Jan-July

mortgage 4s series RR 1960
AInc mortgage 4%s series A July 1970-May-Nou
Bristol-Myers Co 3s debentures 1968
April-Oct
Brooklyn Union Gas gen mtg 2%s 1976—Jan-July
1st morteaee 3s 1980
Jan-July

*95%

95 %

97%
106

96%

98 Va

99

86

98 Va

95

1

104

118%

2

105

118%

3

96

99%

96%

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97 Va

100

25

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97

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106

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78

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80%

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54

72 Va

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67

187

53%

69%

97 %

99

93 Va

97

*98 V4

93%

93 Va

93%

17

Volume

Number 5427

181

.

.

Commercial and Financial Chronicle
The

.

(2141)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BOND
RANGE

Friday
BONDS

Last

or

Period

New York Stock Exchange

Sale I'rice

Bid

debs

3%s

Co

1971

Jan-July
Buffalo Niagara Elec first mtge 2%s 19 75 Jfap-Nov

WEEK

ENDED

MAY

Jan. I

High

NO.

Low

2

Bush Terminal Buildings 5s gtd 1960
A5s general mtge income 1982

94%

April-Oct

94%
*105%

—

Jan-July

96%

;■

;

—■

,

95%

102 Va

95

98%

93%

;

105%

92%

3

,

97 Va

104%

81

—

97

lirst

Power

3s

1978

99

Continental

ApriZ-Oct

National Ry—
Guaranteed gold 4Vis

*95%
1

96

97

*97%

106%

97

—

106% 106%

10

Guaranteed

gold

Guaranteed

gold

4%s

1955

4Vis

106%

June-Dec

1956

108% 106%

4

106%

4

ft

consol debenture

(perpetual)

101 %

104U

13

103

106 Va

106 Vi 106%

45

103

107%

100%

101

104

105%

Ioj

Jan-July

1960

Mar-Sept
Mar-Sept

ser

Carolina

Ohio

Clinchfield

&

A

4s

Carthage & Adirondack Ry 4s
Case

(J. I.)

Celanese
3 Vis

Co

Corp

Corp

3 Vis

6

1965

1960

1st gold

Central of Georgia Ry—
First mortgage 4s series

New

N

3 Vis

J

*115

—

1

2020

May

1974

85%
61 "A

April-Oct

div

First

4s

86 %

102

83 Va

113

59

1

*101

99%
122.,

gold 4s 1989

Jan-July

103%
-V

Jan-July

1958

102%

103% 104

*111%

Mar-Sept

AGeneral mortgage inc conv 5s
5s

income

deos

series

B

mortgage 4s series A

106

4

Vis

increased

conv

90%
77

B

series

Income 23/4S-4Vis

1994

mortgage

coll

First

trust

mtge

4%s

First

98%

96

48

26
34

72%
122%

123

98%

89%

2%s

Corp

1959

1960

Cities Service Co 3s

99

94 Va

5

84 Va

1

80%

86%

9

72%

77%

75%

5

70

100% 100 Vi

2

100

102% 102%
87

87

73%

73

102

2

87

73%

62

60 Vi

62 %

76

7b

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—

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101%

78

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2

97

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99

108

f debs

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95
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95%
99%

_

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„

30

97%

.

.

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■

*100

--

B

1993

June-Dec

Refunding and impt 4%s series E 1977—Jan-July
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St Louis Division first coll trust 4s 1990_May-ZVo»
Cleveland Electric Illuminating 3s 1970
Jan-July
mortgage

3s

First

mortgage

First

mortgage
mortgage

1982

2%s

June-Dec

1986

June-Dec

1989

3s

Short Line

4Vis 1961—ApriZ-Oct
4%s 1966
June-Dec

Colorado

Fuel

&

Columbia

Gas

*101 %

87

86%

103
97
98

103%

3s

debentures
debentures

Corp

series

3s

series

3%s debentures
3Vis

debs

3Vis

Columbus
1st

73%
97 Vi

—.

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Ohio

South

&

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&

101

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88

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15

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98%

99%

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*38%
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99 %

117%

116

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119

7

96%

97%

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Elec 3Vis

1970

104%

104% 104%

123%

123

124

100'/a
105 %

91%
101

88%
74%
98 Va
103

101%
94

101

103%
125 '/a

101

101

100

~

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101

12

99%
103%

103

105'/a
126

101

104%

100

5

100

May-iVop

external

4s

1955

Feb-Aup

—

Co—

Feb-Aug

1978

June-Dec

sinking fund debentures

1999

April-Oct

94

94

4

April-Oct

90'A

90'A

1

April-Oct

*90%

92%

April-Oct

*98 Vi

debentures

1999

2001

99%

93%
*

99%

Corp

Edison

of

3%s

New

1965

First

and

refund

A

and

refund

B

1982_Afar-Sept
1977_ApriZ-Oct

and

refund

C

1972_June-Dec

mtge 2%s ser
mtge 2%s ser
mtge 23As ser
First and refunding 3s series D

1972

May -Nov

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1st

ref M

1st &
1st

ref

1st

&

M

ref

&

ref

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ref

M

1st ref M
1st

ref

M

1st

ref

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3Vis

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Lt

ser

27/bS
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ser

3s

U

S

ser

99 Vi

ser

debs

conv

1969

& ref 2Vis ser N

&

Mack

first

3s

subordinated

Duquesne

Light

Z

ApriZ-Oct
1986

1989

debs

1982

Co

2%s

1st

mortgage 2%s
mortgage 2%s
3Vis

debs

footnotes

Jan-July
J an-July

2%s

1968

(stpd




94%

94

98

90

19

92

96%

93 V8
■

6

95%

92%

95

96%

94

98%

1982

mortgage 3%s 1983
mortgage 3 Vis 1984

—

104
—

104'A
--

60

99

102%

98 %
—

98%

45

98 Vi

100

98%

98%

11

98

100%

102% 102%

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103 % 104

101%

13

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—

96%

7

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—

101 % 101

*__

25-

—

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as

to

98%
96%

Elgin Joliet St Eastern Ry 3vaS 1970
Paso

&

Southwestern

first

1965

5s

page

31.

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103

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93

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217

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96

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94

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96

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income

debs Jan

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1, 2020

304%

140

__

142

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103

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112

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80%

112

113%

113%

80

80 %

32

78%

83%

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99

98 Va

88 Va

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89%

89

90

88%

77%

1971—Mar-Sepf

77%
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88%

1

88%

78%

49

77 Vi

79%

—

—

102

--

89%

F
Firestone

Tire & Rubber

3s

2%s

debentures

3%s

debentures

debs

1961

1972—
1977

f Florida East Coast first 4%s 1959
A First

Fort

and

Jfap-Nov
Jan-July
Jfap-Nov

100% 100%

99%

7

101%

103%

101% 101%

3

101%

103%

96

-June-Dec

refunding 5s series A 1974__Mar-Sept
4%s 1982
Jfap-Nov

11

101% 102

129%

102%
96

129

130'A

60

112

136%

105

Worth St Denver Ry Co

3Vis

105 %

18

105

105%

106% 109%

1,087

Dynamics Corp—
convertible

debentures

1975

General Electric Co (Germany)
§A7s debentures 1945

5A6%s
9 A 6s

debentures

debentures

—Apr-Oct

4s

debentures

3s

debentures

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1940.

3s

1969

debentures

Grand

3Vis

Union

101 Vi

103%

100

lOOVa

13%
97

103%

100%

101

73

102 Va

103%

97%

97%

97%

27

96%

98%

99

54

98%
101 Va

102%

102

104 Va

101%

101% 101%

169

103 %

102% 103'A

39

95%

1

Mar-Sepf

Northern

debs 1969

Mar-Sept

95%

16%
100%

95 Vi

99
102

98%

/

C

General

mortgage
General mortgage
General mortgage
General mortgage
General mortgage
AGreen Bay St West
Debenture

Gulf Mobile
First

and

157

*180
*99

100

>-

125

130

87

00

it

130

121% 121 Va

2

3 20

124

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series N

115% 115%

2

115

120

93%

13

93

98

92

95

88%

91

93

1990—Jan-July

3Vis series O 2000

Jan-July
Jan-July
Jan-July
Feb

*92

Jan-July

2%s series
2%s series
2 Vis series
debentures

1982
Q 2010
R 1961
ctfa A
P

89

89

93

'

2

89

80 Vi

94%

2

80%

94%

94%

*75%

Feb

certificates B

19 Va

First
3s

4s series B

First

3%s

Utilities

1968

2%s

1st mtge

mortgage 3s 1978-

deDentures

First

1975

2

19 Va

82%

94%
.

97%

75

•_—

7

103% 103%

Jan-July

75

15 Vi

19%

1969

3%s

1st mortgage 3

1st mortgage 3%s 1983

99

86%

104

100%

101%
89

"

92%

Va

—

.

♦II
*100%

94%

__

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June-Dec
June-Deo
May-Nov
June-Dec
June-Deo

Vis 1982

93%

*97

30

88'/a

*92%

Jan-July

1981

101

104%

88%

103%
97%

*99 Vi 100
*__

Jan-July
1976—Afap-Nov
April-Oct

mortgage 2%s 1979
mortgage 2%s 1980

mortgage

79%

6

80

Ohio RR—

refunding

Collateral trust

States

100%

135%

—Jan-July

1973

3%s

General mtge inc 5s series A July 2015
-April
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General mtge inc 4s series B Jan 2044
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Gulf

99 Vi

165

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series

—

99%

100

—

104
—

—

—

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Household

15
—

15

102

26

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subord

conv

103%

52

88

100% 100%
102 % 103 VA

s

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Hocking Valley Ry first 4%s 1999

15

102% 1023A

100%

f mortgage 1945
April-Oct
Goodrich (B F) Co first mtge 2%s 1965—Jfap-Nov
5 A 7s

Hackensack Water first mtge 2%s

97 %

102%

Good Hope Steel & Iron Works—

99%

14%

104%

_Jan-July

1969

96

97

147

103

Afar-Sept

99

101%

132

103'A

.Jan-July

1972

income

conv

157

1

31

Jan-July
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General Motors Corp 3 Vis debs 1879
General Realty St Utilities Corp—
A 4s

147

147

_Mar-Sept
Jan-July

1964_

debentures

111
162

103 % 103%

J an-July

1960

debentures

V—

—

*158

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1958

debentures

106%
150
140

*171 Va

„_June-Dec

1948

3%s debentures 1961__
2%s

108%

—

General Foods Corp 3%s debs 1976
General Motors Acceptance Corp—

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94%

135

140 Vi

118

__

—

124

ser

1957

96
103

102

103

Mar-Sepf

1968
5s

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*—
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105

104 Vi

106%

J an-July

1970

A

Feb-Aug
Aprll-Oct

95%

98 % 100

1962_June-Deo

tHudson & Manhattan first 5s A 1957
AAdlusted Income 5s Feb

*118%.

94%

93%

*146% 151

Jan-July
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Finance Corp 2 Vis

debentures

*__

1976—Jfar-Sept
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3%s debentures 1958
Hudson Coal first sink fund

14%

26

96
'

Jfar-Sept
ApriZ-Oct

Mtge inc 4%s ser A Jan 2015
April
First consol mortgage 3Vis series E 1964_April-Ocf
First consol mtge 3 Vis series F 1990—Jan-July
First consol mtge 3 Vis series G 2000
Jan-July

98

payment
1976—

137

81%

94%
178

127

2

104%

166

177

*95%

96%

103 Va

—

137

137

East Tenn Va St Georgia div first 5s 1956_May-Not>
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177

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96

99

102%

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98%

99

99

—

•

96%

96%

97

__

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104%

196

196

1

'

99% 100'A

*—

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of

2001

see

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92%

96%

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first

1977

1979
1980

mortgage

Jan-July_

11

93%

*92

June-Dec

Feb-Aug
Mar-Sept
gold 4s 1995—June-Dec

100%

93%

1984

lien

General 5s

—

Afap-Nov

Gas

1979

dollars)

96%

100

May-Nov

Second gold 4s 1995
June-Deo
Detroit Terminal A Tunnel 4Vis 1961
Afap-Nov
Detroit Tol & Ironton RR 2 Vis ser B 1976_Afar-Sept
Dow Chemical 2.35s debentures 1961
May-Nov

1st

Jan-July

X

93%
*93

103%

100

12

104%

100

101

103%

*101% 102

Afar-Sept

1976

K

101%

—

1978

Consumers Powei
For

June-Dec

(Bait)

1981

Railroads
inc

Jan-July

1963
Power

1976

debentures

cum

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1976

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ser

Afar-Sept

1983

1984—.

&

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ser

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series

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debentures

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1981

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ser

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ser

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mtge s f

Consolidated

3s

3Vis

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3s

—

refund

mtge 3s series E 1979__Jan-July
and refund mtge 3s ser F 1981
Feb-Aug

&

93%

—

103

__

103

June-Dec

convertible debentures 1958

Gen

A

First

and

3%s

101

York—

First

*103%

—April

1982__May-Sept

J 1985

ser

987/a

——

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Cigar

Jan-July

.Jan-July

1970

99 %

81

99%

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First

ref

Great

1977

f debentures

100%

118%

151

N

Consolidated

&

Detroit

99%

105

97 Vi
12

series

Consolidated

mtge 2%s

100 Va

105

98

97%

101% 101%

series L

s

H

Ohio Division first mortgage 3 Vis

101%

■

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101%

mortgage 3s

2%s

series

3s

and refund 2%s series I

A 5s

110 Va

US

264

mortgage 3s
f

flfap-Nov

108%

94

•

.

First

s

Mar-Sepf

1984

198%

103

—

*103% 108%

First

2Vis

1979-Jan-JuZp

1980

99

mortgage

ref

3Vis

100%

99%

*—

'

86

108%

87

88%

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1964

first

Commonwealth Edison

3s

2%s

3 Vis

1965

97%

97%

.

Feb-Aup
ApriZ-Oct

1979

debs

conv

1985

Co—

102%

42

--

100%

•

—

June-Dec

1975

1977

mortgage 35/aS 1983—

Columbus

trust

&

3Vis

1975

A
B

C

ser

series

subord

coll

stamped

System Inc—

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sex B

—

100

100

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first gtd

98%
104%

88%
•

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100

Rio Grande Western RR—

&

General

Mar-Sepf

1985

3%s

'■

25

Cleveland Cincinnati Chic & St Louis Ry—
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gold 4s
1993
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107

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98

—

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87

96

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mtge

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103

2

95 %

—-

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1961

series

A 1085

96%

101%

80%

87%

Erie

77%
100'/a

1

108

%

103

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Jan-July

1977

debentures

4s

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Light

5s

7

99

108

99%

85

100'A

&

83

5

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99

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97%

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93

—

81%

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May

62%

96

81%

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83%

74

77

102%
105

99

87%

52%

101%

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72%

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98

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104.

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104

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—

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100

Jfap-Nov
Jfap-Nov

83%

14

124

99

J an-July

&

98%

100
102

Mar-Sep

,.

mortgage due 1983

Power

General

77

100%

94%

II

Feb-Aug

mtge & coll tr 5s

1st

Feb-Aup
April-Oct

1966

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4

and refund M 5s series C

1%
Detroit Edison

91%

76

75%

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City Ice & Fuel 23/is debentures

5s

94%

(3% fixed
contingent Interest) 1993-.

84

1

84 Vi

—

Afap-Nov

City Investing Co

General

29

94%

Terminal—

Financial

debentures

27

Denver & Salt Lake—

119

90 Vi

__

1975_ApriZ-Oct
Jan-July

1978

mortgage gtd 3%s series E 1969
mortgage 23/is series G 1974

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48

Union

1982

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ser

1st mtge 2 Vis

2Vis

mortgage

Cincinnati

T

101 %

95%

75%

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Jan-July

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1

mortgage series A (3% fixed
1% contingent interest) 1993
Income mortgage series A (4% %
contingent interest 2018

Western

&

28%

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First

O I

104%

99 Va

d8U%

84%

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mortgage 3 Vis series F 1963

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30

28%

.

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Union Station—

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1st

90 Vi

98%

2019—April
2044
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1

102%

107%

77

jan-ouiy

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Jan

9

122% 122%

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First mortgage 3s series B 1989
_Jan-July
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1st mtge 2Vis ser A 1980
Jan-July
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Chicago

105

Jan-July

A

ser

27

Gen

Afap-Nov

1994

4Vis inc

mortgage

29

3

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Lackawanna

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4

27

1970

mtge & coll tr 4%s

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112%

95 Vi

3

30

B

Gen

AGeneral inc mtge 4Vis Jan 1 2038
April
Chicago Indianapolis & Louisville Ry—
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mortgage 4s inc series A Jan 1983——April
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April
Chicago Indiana & Southern Ry 4s 1956
Jan-July
Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR—
General

112 Va

99%

May-Nov
1988

I;! —

103%

95%

~

May-Nov

Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s 1982
Chicago Great Western 4s ser A

First

York

25%

9

27

ser

1977

1st

115

•

22%

25

27

2%s debentures 1965

debentures

39%

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105

112%

2

—v

*—

i

April

1997

1985

2054

Jan

Co

99%

34

149

3s 1973
Aprii-Ocf
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102%

70

v

39%

30

1st

102%

102%

,

103

refunding mortgage 3Vis 1985—Feb-Aug
refunding mortgage 2%s 1970—Feb-Aup
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Feb-Aug
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126%

100

100%

112% 112%

--

—

and

121

103%

25

1st

103%

15

3

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101 % 102

101%

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101%

99%

16

122

102

102 %

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3%s

&

3 Vis

63%

100%

__

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105%

98%
102%

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100%

103%

103%

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103%

98

39%

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88

98%

10
34

102

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91

61%

—

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consol

mortgage

90 Va

'

110%

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97 %

85 Vi

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1

..

106

June-Dec

Deere

1st

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Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR—
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91

101%

78

*98

39%

High

98

1970

—

94%

21

61

Feb-Aug

impt M 3%s series D 1996—May-Now
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1970

4s

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—

ref

&

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No.

ser

equip 4s

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First mortage 3s 1984

Delaware

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry—
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A

&

lien & ref 4s

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100 Vi 100%

—

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R &

99

June-Dec

98%

*100

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D

99%
99%

99

--

97'A

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Jan-July

1987

3s

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Refund and impt

97

98%

6

117

97

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and

97

1970

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High

106
109 %
103% 104 Vi
99% 99%

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mortgage 4s June 30
lien

A Income

1974

and

41

--!

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Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s 1965

Refund

99

75

96

--

1948—June-Dec

4s

1995

Central Pacific Ry Co—
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Refund

98 Vi

99

69

2

108%

Dayton Power & Lt first mtge 2%s 1975—April-Ocl
First mortgage 3s
1978
—Jan-July
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June-Deo

»

A

4Vis series B Jan

York

97%

98 %

4

72 Vi

98%

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Feb-Aup

mortgage 4Vis series A Jan 1 2020

Central

72%
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April-Oct

(1947 issue)

100 Vi

104 Vi 104%
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1960

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Central RR Co of

*__

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debentures

lACentral Branch U P

106%
•

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1976

3 Vis

debentures

AGen

1965

1981

1978

debentures

3s

debentures

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debs

3Vis

1st

Imp

A 1st

Friday's

98%

98%

April-Oct

1984

109%

103 va

101101%

—

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1976

debs

debs

3s

Jan-July
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RR—

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108%

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Capital Airlines Inc 4s

Oil

A 1st

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or

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1965

mortgage 4s (1942 series)

a

98%

105%

Canadian

1957

100

"

May-Now

Sale Price

Crane Co 3 Vis s f debe 1977
Jfap-Nov
Crucible Steel Co of Am 1st
mtge 3 Vis 1966 Afap-Nov
Cuba Northern Ry—

Cuba

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California Oregon Power 3Vis 1974
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Canada

Week's Range

Last

Period

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3%s subord conv debsl980

a 1st

California Electric

Interest

Exchange

Continental Can 3 Vis

Map-Nov

Friday

BONDS
New York Stock

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102

1

,

Buffalo Rochester & Pittsburgh Ry—

Stamped modified 4%s 1957

RECORD

6

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& Asked

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FOR

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55%
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4

55

56

141

34

36%

88

97 %

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104

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59%

25

38 Vi

29

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NEW

STOCK EXCHANGE

YORK

RANGE

Friday
BONDS
New York Stock

Interest

Last

Period

Sale Price

Exchange

FOR

or

1981—Jan-July

1978

series B

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93 Vi

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99%

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ser

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H

1989

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1970

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series

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1952—April-Oct
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Jan-July

1956

gold 5s series C

3.65s

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subord

conv

Inter Rys

101%

&

Corp 1st 3%s 1982
National 8upply 2%s debentures 1967
New England Tel & Tel Co—

July

3s

104

105

101

—

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__

100

101%

100%

103 y4

1977

Central America

1st

5s

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1972__May-Nov

B

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f debentures series A
Interstate Power Co—

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mortgage

3%s

1st

mortgage

3s

—

w

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101%

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101%

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__

1978

98

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1976—Afar-Sept

♦__

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1984

—

88

97

101

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;

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Mead Corp

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fund

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1980

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99

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1975

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1979

—

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93

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98%

99 %

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93

100 3/4

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93%

93%

1

93%

2%s series Q 1980
June-Dec
3%s series R 1982—_June-Deo

95

5

*97%

3s series M 1979
3s series N

June-Dec

1977

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3s series S

1983

2%s series T
mtge 3%s
series

W

2%s

1976
U

ser

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97 %

1984

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99%

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98

103%

91%:

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3%s debentures

97

17

97

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1985—June-Dec

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103

9

4

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99 y4

105 ya

100

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98 3/a

28

99%

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1964—June-Dec

103

105 ya

99

100

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115

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Pennsylvania Power & Light 3s
Pennsylvania RR—
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sinking

fund

4%s series A

1975

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1960

1965

General

mortgage 4%s series E

1984

General

mortgage

1985

Peoria

& Eastern

AIncome
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1968
1981

3%s

first

4s

99%

34

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106

106%

6

106%

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58

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series

F

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1960

4s

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D

1980

105%

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B

99

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5s

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series

1

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15

103

110%

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103%

103% 103%

34

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103%

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103%

102 Vi 103%

20

100 %

103'/a

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83 %

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75

75

75

100% 100%

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10

83

85

97

83 %

93%

52

63%

7

99%

77%
102

Philadelphia Baltimore & Wash RR Co—
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5s

General

gold

series

4Vis

B

1974

series

Feb-Aug
C

1977

Jan-July

110%
105

105

112%

1037/8

105

107%

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First

&

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June-Dec

97%

97%

1

95%

87%

97 %

98%

12

97%

95%

95%

95%

16

95%

June-Dec

refunding 2%s 1974
refunding 2%s 1981

First

&

5

100%

102

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&

101% 102

14

101%

103

First

&

100 VA 100%

10

99%

103%

1st St ref mtge

100%

——

100% 101

June-Dec

1971

refunding 2%s 1971
First & refunding 2%s 1967
93%

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3s series K

3%s

Pacific Western Oil
A

90

101vi

94

3
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♦89

—

9334

9

95%
97 %

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May-Noo

100 y4

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—

—

92

Co—

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1st & ref M 3%s series Y 1987

100

70%

102 Ye

S17a

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100%

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—

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72 Vi

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.

— —

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97%
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71%

94

—

97

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100

79%

97

95 V*

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100% 100%

81

■

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1984—

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3'As 1982

mortgage

*

1974_Feb-Aug
Aprll-Oct

101% 101%

99%

773/4

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1978

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77%

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100

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81

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224

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99%

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6

3%

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1

:

mortgage

Gas

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98

98

86%

96'A

102

7%
4%

98

1970—June-Dec

1974—April-Oct

78%

187

39

June-Dec

1976

262

98 %

June-Dec

debentures 1970

3'is

84 Vi

74%

1973—May-Noo

2047

First &

Feb-Aug

83%

73%

P

97%

Nashville

Chattanooga & St. Louis—
First mortgage 3s series B 1986

84%

69%

4

93

93%

74

98

137%

—

92

91

8

95%

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mortgage

Pacific

102

N

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94

87%

96

62%

99

55%

95

90%

90%

28

♦—

92%

—

65

102% 102 %
98%
98%

96

102

90 Va

95%

*95

May-Nov
mortgage 3%s 1982
Mar-Sept
Oregon-Washington RR 3s series A I960—April-Oct

103%

99%

10

64%

Mar-Sept
Feb-Aug
May-Nov

Construction
3 Vis

*—

debs

1997
Jan

3s

88%

98

30

70%
100

94%
101

105

92 Vi

•92

mortgage 2%s 1980

First &

—

101%

92%
95%

First

103

*102% 193%

91%

f

s

mortgage 2%s 1975
mortgage 2%s 1980

First

——

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April-Oct

Mohawk & Malone first
gtd 4s 1991
Monongahela Ry 3'As series B 1966—

Morris <fc Essex

103%

RR Co—

& Co 3s

lien

Edison

First

101%

102% 103%
104% 104%

June-Dec

4s

(John)

97%

_2

95

95
101

90%

99

104

o

'

May

April-Oct

98%

102

II

67%

—

73

97%

7

*98%

1977—April-Oct
First mortgage 3s 1979
Mar-Sept
Northwestern Bell Telephone 2%s 1984
June-Deo

.

Aprll-Ocl
1971

refunding 5s series A 1965—Feb-Aug
1975
Mar-Sept
AFirst and refunding 5s series F
1977__Mar-Sept
AFirst and refunding 5s series G
1978—May-Noo
§AConvertible gold 5Vis series A 1949
May-Nov

Morrell

registered

First mortgage

Ohio

103%

—

70 %

104%

73

—

68%

Quar-Jan

101

87

96%

26

70%

95

May-Noo

First

89

*103

Jan-July

gold 5s H

3%s

Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s

73

73%

72%

Ry—

registered

First

96

102

69%

—

*—

5s

1997

4s

(Minnesota)

95%

II

74

66%

71%

70%

Feb-Aug
1996—April-Oct

4s

general & ref

Pacific

Northern States

99%

93%

--

79

72%

67%

71%

April-Oct

f debentures 1974

lien

38

104%

95

—

837a

75 %

*69%

Aprll-Oct

1983

First

—

98%

_Jan-July

and

AGeneral

1980

3%s

100%

98%

May-Nov

73%

7

53

Jan-July

2%s

104 y4

——

__

1977

First mortgage 2%s 1975
First mortgage 3s 1978

88%

35

78 Vi

RR—

f debentures 1973

General

101

101%

83%

77%

1974—Mar-Sept
refunding 4%8 series A 1974_Mar-Sep|

General &

Northern

99

--

85

83

72

1994

General mortgage 3 Vis 1983_
St Western Ry first gold

84

115%

'

*~~m

II

102 Vi 102%

*—

Jan-July
Jan

2%s

Western

&

Coll trust

*94 %

Jan-July

lien 4Vis series D 1978

ACum

& Gas

mtge 4s

99

RR—

A

Feb-Aug

June-Dee

96

Marie-

mortgage 4Vis inc series A Jan
mortgage 4s inc ser A Jan

Missouri-Kansas-Texas

1955

4s

98%

*._

Mar-Sept
Mar-Sept

AGeneral

Missouri

83%

A 2007—Jan-July

ser

Refunding & improve 4Vis

99

102%

1974—May-Noo

1969

Mfg

103%

Hartford RR—

88

103%

1973
,

79

*99% 100%

Jan-July
Feb-Aug
Mar-Sept
—-Mar-Sept

1969

debentures

Mining &

1st

79

84

A

83

*103%

June-Dec

First

First mortgage 3%s

101%

Feb-Aug
1998_Feb-Aug

3%s

Norfolk

~~

mortgage 23,4s 1980
Feb-Aug
Michigan Bell Telephone Co 3Vas 1988—April-Oct
Michigan Central RR 4%s series C 1979
Jan-July
Michigan Cons Gas first mtge 3Vis 1969__Mar-Sept

Minnesota

&

General mortgage
General mortgage

74

*—

1980

2?es

222

—Jan-July
1st & cons mtge ser A 2004
Jan-July
AGeneral mortgage 4Vis series A 2019—Jan-July
N Y Telephone 2%s series D 1982
Jan-July
Refunding mortgage 3%s series E 1978—Feb-Aug
Refunding mortgage 3s series F 1981
Jan-July
Refunding mortgage 3s series H 1989
Apr-Oct
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp—
General mortgage 2%s 1980—
Jan-July

84

May-Nov

first

mortgage

101% 103 %

mtge conv inc 4Vis series A 2022—May

Susquehanna

80

66%

*103

1972

mortgage 3s 1966
Metropolitan Edison first mtge 27/as

First

Y

73%

14

72%

Feb-Aug
1957—May-Noo

1978

debentures

& Robbins

series

First

1972

1978

debentures

4s

N Y State Electric

8

3

*„

1979__May-Noo
Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug

Manati Sugar 4s sinking fund Feb 1
Manila RR (Southern Lines) 4s 1959

May

927a

103 '/a

Light first mtge 2%s 1975—Mar-Sept
St Putnam first consol gtd 4s 1993
Aprll-Oct

3%s

40

♦100

—Mar-Sept

mtge 23/4s

27is debentures

RR

87%

Y Power &

N Y

M
&

1998

3%s 2000

*96%

April-Oct

2003

1984—

Macy (R H)

80%

256

J an-July

1939_

refunding mtge 4s

AGeneral

04

78

Mar-Sept

1982.—

1st

369

92%

Feb-Aug

*__

1976_June-Dec

gold 3s 1980
1st

&

(Wisconsin)

3%s

3'/as

84%

91 %

1st mtge 4 %s series A 1973
.Jan-July
$AN Y Ontario & West ref 4s June 1992—Mar-Sept

97%

70

*86%

mtge

New Haven

87

7

—

103% 103%

Elec

&

6?%

77%

April-Oct

1st

83 Vi

92%

Harlem River & Port Chester—

75%

68 %

April-Oct
April-Oct

second

Gas

*85%

F 2003

mtge

84%

April-Oct

J an-July

1973

B

.

76%

G 2003

27/8s

Y

First

92

71%

80 Vi

ser

refund

Louisville

76

ser

refund mtge
refund

&

■?

94

mtge 3%s ser H 2003

First &

N

3%s

May

April-Oct

86

59

10

gold

Northern Central

June-Dec

1963

93

90

2
1

97%

80%

Apn'Z-Oct
May-Nov

^

88

RR—

First &
First

95%
93

April-Oct

3s

Nashville

121

RR—

1998

Northern Natural Gas

69 Vi

2003

Miami general 4s series 1962
§ A Lombard Electric 7s series A 1952

First &

95 Vi

contingent interest 2003
May
contingent interest 2003——May

Little

&

2%

_4

65%

76%

2003

Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry 5s ext 1979
Lexington & Eastern Ry first 5s 1965

Louisville

102'i

1%

18

74%

65%

May-Nov
May-Nov
May-Nov

Interest

fixed interest

D

ASeries

99%

84%

91

88

Feb-Aug

fixed interest

5s

ASeries

-

4

1

fixed

79%

April-Oct

wi—

River

79%

72%

79

& St Louis—

West

series

Term

15

,

86

Aprll-Oct

1964

*„

5s extended to 1984

4Vis

Lack &

—

79%

May-Nov
Jan-July
Jan-July
May-Nov
May-Nov

N

■

89

June-Dec

stamped 1974

4s

100

——

"

2%

88

Feb-Aug
Lehigh Valley Railway Co (N Y)—
1st mortgage 4 Vis extended to 1974
J&n-July
Lehigh Valley RR gen consol mtge bds—
Series

61%

——

—

99%
2Vi

'■'a..-—

—

Lehigh Valley Harbor Term Ry—
1st mortgage

61%

2

61%

114

110

June-Dec

3Vis 1997—June-Dec

Lehigh Coa.' it Navigation 3Vis A 1970
Lehigh Valley Coal Co—
1st & ref

101%

100

Feb-Aug
Aprll-Oct

&

—

*99

*100%

Aprll-Oct

1959

5

Terminal—

3%

1980

Mortgage 4s series A 2043
Mortgage 4s series B 2043

96%

L.-

Lake Shore &

St

96%

__

101

Mar-Sept

1st mtge

101 ya

93

*99

N

98%

*„

tAKreuger & Toll 5s certificates

1st

86%
95%

*11

April-Oct

Lakefront

93% 101%
98%

92%

N Y

97

Jan-July
1961—Jan-July
Jan-July
Jan-July
Jan-July

1961

V

1998

—

__

April-Oct

1974

Kings County Elec Lt & Power 6s 1997
Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s 1964

3 Vis

p

j; —

102%

7

3

Feb-Auy

debentures

Harlem

99

7

99%
99%

101%

Y

—

99% 100
98%

June-Dec

98%

84

104%

99%

Aprll-Oct

"

101%

June-Dee

23/4S

—

unguaranteed

Income

99%

Connecting RR 2%s series B 1975

AGeneral

June-Dec

Stamped 1961
Vis

99

92 Va

93

City Southern Ry Co—

Plain

4%s

♦102

103%

—

Feb-A up

Refunding mortgage 3%s series E 1980—June-Dec
First mortgage 3s series F 1986
April-Oct

June-Dec

Kentucky Central 1st mtge 4s 1987
Kentucky & Indiana Terminal 4Vis

4

*86%

June-Dec

1976

—

1980.:

1st mtge 3Vis series C
Kansas City Terminal Ry

York Chicago

4Vis

City Power & Light
2%s 1978

1st

New

104

95%

16

99

K
Kansas

Co

registered

103 %

Co—

Hudson

&

*101

N Y

& Clear

Power

Central

102

—

April-Oct

Michigan Cent collateral gold

—

—

—

J
Jersey Central

Y

101%

\

April-Oct

General mortgage 3 Vis 1997
3 Vis registered 1997
Lake Shore collateral gold 3Vis
3 Vis registered
1998.

99

100

—

Jan-July

Ry—

Refunding & impt 4%s series A 2013
Refunding & impt 5s series C 2013

121% 122%
121% 121%

*97%

Mar-Sept
Jan-July
.May-Nov

series D 1958

Trust

100%

93 Vz

84

102

Collateral

97%
107%

93

'

-p—

99%
89

Consolidated 4s series A

122% 128%

105 y.

*84

100%

1

6

*98% 101

High
102%

97

1986—Feb-Aug

1956

RR

10

102

1954

C

York Central

97

101

142

121% 121%
122 V4

B

series

Low

100 y*

•„

1954—..

series

Jan. I

No.

101%

Jan-July

1988

128

14

127%

Mexico

A

Range since

Sold

105% 105%

May-Nov

1977

&

series

•

High

♦—
97

Aprll-Oct

Texas

AFirst 4Vis

95

101% 101%
127

98

16
■

,

Bonds

Friday's

Mar-Sept

Terminal 3%s

Orleans

5

101% 101%
♦155% 160

Mar-Sept

1980

1961

New Jersey Junction RR gtd first 4s
New Jersey Power & Light 3s 1974
New Orleans Great Nor 5s A 1983

100% 100%
101V4

or

Bid & Asked

June-Dec

1974

Jersey Bell Telephone 3"%s

3 Vis

1977

May-Nov

1982

debentures

New

Interstate
3 Vis s

4 '/as series B

debentures

3s

,

104

Chemical Corp—

debs

1st

Steel

■

Afar-Sept

1952

A

1

yn

*100

Feb-Aug

§ A Adjustment 6s series
A First 5s series B 1956

International

Sale Price

Low

_

V

*—

^International Great Northern RR—
6s

95%

98%

20

105

*—

Refunding and imp 2 Vis series C 1986--June-Dec

§ A First

02%

48

99%

105

Jan-July

Corp 6s 1948
Indianapolis Union Ry Co—

1st mortgage

94

♦101%

1

§ AII.seder Steel

Inland Steel Co

Last

Period

High

*101% 106%

1980

1st mtge

Illinois Terminal

Interest

First guaranteed

mortgage 4%s-3%s ser

1979—May-Nov
Consol mortgage 5%s-33/4s series B 1979_May-Noo
Consol mortgage 3%s series C 1974
May-Noo
Cons mtge 33/«s series F
1984————_Jan-Juiy
1st

93%

Week's Range

Friday
Jan. 1

High

Monday, May 9, 1955

RECORD

BONDS

Range since

Sold

National

Illinois Bell Telephone 27a» series A

BOND

..

MAY 6

New York Stock Exchange

Bonds

Friday's

Bid & Asked

I
mortgage

ENDED

Week's Range

Low

First

WEEK

.

refunding 2%s 1978
refunding 3%s 1982
3%s 1983

Feb-Aug
Jan-July
June-Dec

•—
97 Vi

♦102

99

1033/4
933/4

95

95%

96 y4

97%

97 ya

99%

103 %

*99% 100%

102

105

100%

103%

Number 5427

181

Volume

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

...

(2143)

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE BOND
RANGE

Friday

BONDS
New York Stock

3.70s

deb

conv

Called

Last

Period

Sale Price

1964

Feb-Aug

1983

bonds

116%

G

1960

General mortgage 5s series A

1970

Pittsb Coke & Chem

1st mtge 3%s

3%s

mtge

series

A

Pittsburgh Youngstown
First

general

First

5s

&

series

B

1974

mortgage

Providence

27/8s

Terminal

First and
First

109'A

and

First

and

First and

3%s debentures
1st

and

Quaker

7s

1977

§£Direct

mtge 7s

mtge

6s

mtge

6s

AConsol

mtge

1964

Rochester

Gas

106

--

87%

89%
100

3

102

102%

9

106

100%

103 %

*93%

—

3

105%

100

97

100

Lawrence &
Second

gold

-4.—

*102%

'

■

100

-

1

1955

bond

*140% 143%

101%
IODVB

143 %

103%
95%

1977
1969

103

103%

6

102 Va

—

99%

2%s

143 VR

216%

'

99%

99%

98%

■

84

84%
99 Va

102%

99

4

*169%

1966

Mar-Sept
Mar-Sept

1

147 Va

;

Ala

RR

93

5s

«.

Pacific

(Oregon Lines)

Gold

4 Vis

-

conv

Goid

4 Vis

10 ^ J?

A

1977

Mortgage 27/8s series E 1986
First mortgage 23/4S series F 1996

First mortgage 2Vis series G 1961
Southern Ry first consol gold 5s 1994
Devel and general 4s series A 1956

series

A

1956_

series A

1956-

Memphis Div first gold 5s 1996
3%s

Southwestern
3 Vis

Bell

'

103%
——

Standard

Oil

91

2%s

debs

1985

1983

123

103%

5s

(Indiana)

Standard

2%s

Oil (N J)
debentures

Staulfer

Chemical

1967

conv

—

...

*—

100

-

„

118
224

'

—

102 % 102%
*97

Mar-Sept

100

:

104

105%

661

'96%

97

Feb-Aug

debs series A

103 V*

1

101%

98%
99%

94

94 %

assented

series

A

47/8s

&

Power

3%s

debs

consolidated

5s

mtge 4s

Income

96%

168

113%

10

98 Va
93

98 Va

98%

28

104 Va

105%

103% 104'/a

8

103 Va

105 %

106%

5

105

106 %

103% 103%

5

103 Va

103%

*96

April-Oct

106

Apr-Oct

May-Nov

*89

*92

97 Va

97%

•

1947

1951

98

*158

*137

82 Va

—

119% 120 Va

—

■

'

'

138

97%

78'A

105 V4

107%

105%
105 Va

106%

100

100 Va

*100%

1973

66

—

88'A

—

89'A

19

88

84

84

1

96

96

26

133

84

84%

85

1st

98

16

101'A

1958

_

139% 142%

26

series

A

Jan

1981

27
13

103%

105

1

119%

5s

102%

93%

104%

92%

...-

76

1

104%

104% 105

29

112%

109% 112%
92 Va
93

(

4s

143

101%

96%

101%

95 Va

98 %

98%

5

—

*—

98'/a

~8

103% 103%

103 %

105%

103 Va

104

110

II

*110

110

101

104

'

102'A 102%

94%

94%

6

95 Va

*—

20

101%

96%

93 Va
H OO

—

101 Va

I

1st 4s

85%

1

85 Va

84%

4

83

86%

97%

97%

7

96%

99 %

84%

85%

2

71%

90

1970
1967

1966

2361

series

ser

mortgage

mtge

4s

C

85%

6s

ser

A

2%s

73%

*96

74%

74

72%

104

95
9

105%

74%

106 %

60

4

103 Va

44

72%

*101%

68%

*97

105%

72%

104%

lOOVa

102%

100
107

74%

67 Va
101

~

107

97

102 Va

104%

—'

102%

71%
102

May
Mar-Sept

105

105

Jan-July
Mar-Sept

102%

9

102% 103

*93%

Jan-July
101 %

162

1
—

90

—

101% 101%

15
1

86

Jan-July
May

85%

103%

lOOVa

86%

4

93%

♦100

101%

104%

101

d82 %

*92

102 Va
101

103%

—

d82

82

a

Deferred

97%

75%

116%

92

94%

96%

21

not

113

109%

3

97%

82

101

432

Included In

101

83

86 Va

74'A

87

93

95

99%

*104

sale

year's

in

1971

-Jan-July

range,

the

year's

not

included

In

the

n Under-the-rule

range,

y

— —

year's

sale

not

•Friday's bid and
A Bonds

—

asked

prices;

d Ex-interest

range,

included

in

the

lOOVa

—

Light & Power 2%s 1976_Jan-July

delivery

the

included

Mar-Sept

3 Vis

e

.

year's

103%

93

'

Odd-lot

range,

r

93%
sale

Cash

not

sale

Ex-coupon.

§Negotiability impaired by maturity.
tCompanies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership,
Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies.

the

—

no

sales

being

or

reorganized

transacted during

current

under

Section

77

oi

week.

selling flat.

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
WEEKLY

AND

YEARLY

RECORD

In the following extensive list
we
furnish a complete
report of the transactions on the American Stock
Exchange for the week beginning Monday,
May 2, 1955, and ending Friday, May 6.
It is compiled from a
report of the American Stock Exchange itself and is intended to include
whether stock or bond in which
every security
any dealings have occurred
during the current
year.

RANGE

Friday
STOCKS
American Stuck

Last

Exchange

Sale Price
Par

Acme
Acme

Aluminum
Wire

Co

Allnya

.

common
_

Adams

Aero

Hat.

Supplv

Stores

Week's

Tnc

1

10
1

..

Manufacturing

Range
Low

6 "4

30
7

"29%
-

4%

30

15 U

15%

4

For

Manufacturing
footnotes

see

common-

page




-

fl

11

10%

MAY

G

Friday

Range since
4%
28

Va

Jan

1

High

6%

3,500

2,400

Apr

33

Jan

Air

8

Jan

Airfleets

4%

Apr

8%

Jan

2,600

10%

35.

1

Feb

6%

Jan

17% Mar

Sale Price
Par

Air Associates Inc

Mar

7% Mar

Last

American Stock Exchange

5% Mar

2.900

-r

11 Va

Jan.

Loto
300

15%

a
—

Alnsworth

ENDED

STOCKS

Shares

350

7%

4%

—1

Aeroqulp Corporation
Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores—

6%

6%

1

WEEK

for Week

HiOh

6

FOR

Sales

of Prices

'

90

101

lOOVa

*105

June-Deo

97%
162

152%

*100% 101%

Jan -July

103

92%

•

100% 100%

Jan -July
ApriZ-Oct

100%

7

107

106%

—

*89

Mar-Sept

103 Va
105

73

95%

162

Mar-Sept

1979

103 Va

102% 102%
*105

Jan-July

1953

73

67

—

♦103% 104%

Apr-Oct

2004

A

*71
*91

Feb-Aug
Jan-July
May-Nov
May-Noo
Jan-July
Jan-July

1979

:

series

April

-Jan-July
April-OcZ

1969

A

86

85%
83%

Feb-Nov

1974

series

guaranteed

Wisconsin Public Service

96

100

76

97,%

3V2S

3Vis

3Vis

Yonkers Electric

—

—

series A

mtge 3V2S

1960

—

June-Dec

115 Va

—

—

84%

81

120

*93

—

135r

1991—April

2361

First mortgage

*102

—April

*

May-Nov
April-Oct

1973

Gen mtge 4Vis inc ser A Jan 1 2029
Wisconsin Electric Power 2%s 1976

102'A

103% 103 %

April-OcZ

135
161

"2

84%

Jan-July
ApriZ-Oct

Wilson

134 %

103% 103 %
119% 119%

—

135
152

135

—

*137

84%

June-Deo

& Co first mortgage 3s 1958
Winston-Salem S B first 4s 1960
Wisconsin Central RR Co—

90

€6

13

133% 133%
10112 101%

ApriZ-Oct

156%

*156

June-Deo

Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 23/4s A 1992
Wheeling Steel 3Vis series C 1970
First mortgage 3 Vis series D 1967

'

1982—April-OcZ
1971—May-Nov
Jan-July
Mar-Sept

conv

§ A 1st

107%

35

April-Oct

93%

153

*137

June-Deo

4%? debentures series A 1980Westlnghouse Electric Corp 2%s 1971
Westphalia United Elec Power Corp—

124 Va

105% 106

106'A

first

mortgage

30-year

82%

115

106

—

93

93

—

♦156

.Jan-July

Western Pacific RR Co 3 Vis ser A
1981
5s Income debentures 1984
f
Western Union
Telegraph Co—

95

97%

..I'

Shore

registered

1st

101%

92

Electric
Power

4s

*

1

42

April-Oct

104%

90

94"%

ApriZ-Oct

mortgage 3s guaranteed 1979

Penn
Penn

West

112'A

106% 107

96

104 %

98 %

Co—

gen

Western Maryland Ry

95 %

110%

11

ref

West

101 Va

17

93%

first

West

125%

98%
93 %

—

RR

General

65%

106

Jan-July
Jan-July

99,

104% 104 Va

1976—May-Nov
gtd gold 3'As 2000
Feb-Auy

Westchester Lighting

163 Va

63%

....

■

106%

■

97 Va

Feb-Aug

1968

Washington Terminal 25/8s

106%

■

90 %

105%

*102% 103%

96%

Warren

96%

103%

.93%

17

70

*81

89

86 Va

103 Va

Jan-July

mtge Income 4 Vis series B Jan
First mortgage 3 Vis series B 1971
Walworth Co conv debentures
3Vis

■

160 Va

*65%

*—

~

99%

95 Va

5

99

*100%

Gen

103%

95
—

99% 100

Jan-July
Jan-July

1067/a

Wabash RR Co-

119

97

~4

103% 108%

93%

120%

13

Jan-July
Jan-July

First iien and ref
mtge 3 Vis ser C

224

95

*110

Feb-Auy
—Jan-July
Jan-July

99 Va

104

'1

105

*97%

103%

102 Va
96 Va

87%

.

98

Mar-Sept
-Javi-July
1971

1947

100

118%
201

--

93

--

8
'

97

87%
105

ApriZ-Oct

1977

97

101%

w

98 Va

debentures 2%s
1974

37/8s

102%

June-Dec

1976

106

94

103%

—

118% 123

93

May-Nov

Products

1970

Virginian Ry 3s series B 1995

108%

*175
■

—

—

103

IGOVa

105 %

May-Nov
debs

gtd 5s 2003

117

102% 102%

94%

'[•

1st

97

107%

107 Va

*95

•

;

2

95%

1957—May-Nov

First

*96

•

May-Nov

Tel

100

95 Va

1980
Mar-Sept
1st mortgage & refund
3%s ser I 1981—June-Deo
& ref mtge 3Vis ser
J 1982
April-Oct
Virginia & Southwest first

—

*95

Jan-July

1977

debentures
Coil

105%

19

93

*—

■■

—

ApriZ-Oct

ASpokane Internal first gold 4Vis 2013
Standard

104

—

*100

Orleans & Northeastern RR—

Joint

13

—

*102%

'

May-Nov

Devel and general 6Vis

debentures

103% 104%

100% 100%

refund mtge 23/is ser E
1975—Mar-Sept
First and refund
mtge 3s series F 1978
Mar-Sept
First and refund
mtge 27/8s ser G 1979
June-Dec
First and ref mtge 2%s ser H

85 %

Mar-Sept

1981

general 6s

47 V*
100

99%

100%

June-Dec

Vanadium Corp of America—
3Vis conv subord debentures 1969
Vandalia RR consol gtd 4s series B

99

.■•■81

—May-Nov

First

and

*__

1980

sinking fund mtge series C
3Vi8 assented series C 1951

102%

112

——

San Fran Term 1st
mtge 3%s ser A '75—June-Dec
Southern Pacific RR Co—

Devel

May-Nov
1975_ApriZ-Oct
May-Nov

1971

trust 2%s

1975

Participating ctfs

!

——

104'A

92%

—•'

1973— June-Dec

1969

New

A

Co—

4Vis

*—

86

98

—

139

*112% 114%

1963

1985

debentures 1987
Southern Indiana Ry 2%s 1994
Southern Natural Gas Co 4%s
First

Mar-Sept

147'/a

*105

June-Dec

2%s

Southern

*99%

June-Deo

142 Va

99

104

Jan-July

debentures

June-Dec

100 %

Corp—

166 Va

H

,

*85%

—

Jan -July

1976

gtd

99%

37%

6Vis sinking fund mtge series A
1951___June-Deo
3 Vis assented series A 1951

•*iM".

*87

Aprli-Oct
Southern Bell Telephone &
Telepgrah Co—
3s
debentures
1979
2%s

*100

70

167%

127%

*98

Mar-Sept
1941—Feb-Auy
Jan-July

—

North

105%

74

146 V.

125

—

II

*100 VA

June-Dec

t§ASilesian-Amer Corp coll trust 7s
Corp 3%s conv 1983
Skelly Oil 2 Vis debentures 1965
&

104

24

6 Vis

148

2

'

April-Oct

Sinclair Oil

2%s

135%

3o

104%

71%

101 %

125

*143

'

,

—June-Dec

1982

2Vis debentures 1971
SASiemens & Halske 6%s 1951_

South

101
100%

134

40'A

Gen

f debs

99%
99%

12

110

104

71

96%
103

39 Va

164

__

144% 147%

--

May-Nov
Mar-Sept

Oil

Socony-Vacuum Oil

104

123

95

101'A

71

1st mtge & coll trust 3 Vis
1972
4%s s f debs 1972
3%s sinking fund debentures 1973
U S Rubber 25/8s debentures
1976
2%s debentures 1967
United Steel Works

86%

98%

__

166% 166 %

1989—May-Nop
Mar-Sept

mtge 3s series B 1980
37/8s s f debentures 1977

Shell

coll

United Gas Corp 2%s 1970
1st mtge & coll trust 35/8s

99%

83

*143

__

147%

May-Now

1st

s

96%
10 J

123
9

99% 100 %
*98

Jan-July

impt 3%s 1960
27/8s debs 1961

6 Vis

Jan-July

1989

& Sons 2 Vis
1974

99%

*135

June-Dec

140

__

*146%

April-Oct

England 1st gtd 4s

debentures

9a

April-Oct

and

27/8s

tr

3%s debentures

104%

101%

29

99

99

102%

1

84%

Mar-Sept
1996_Jan-July

gold 5s

1996

Scott Paper 3s conv debs 1977
Seaboard Air Line RR Co—

3s

122%

1970—AprZZ-Oct

Refunding mortgage 2%s series C 1991—Mar-Sept
Union Tank Car 4'As s f debs 1973
ApriZ-Oct
United Biscuit Co of America 2%s 1966

—

—

April-Oct

Seagram (Jos E)

98 Va

101% 102

First and

series A 1971

Service Pipe Line 3.20s

B

Union Pacific RR—

•

——

debs

conv

Virginia Electric

certificates

New

series

1st mtge 3 %s 1982
Union Oil of California 23/4S

100

216%

216 Va

*101

—

Second 4s inc bond
certificate? Nov 1989_Jan-July
St. Paul & Duluth first cons
gold 4s 1968—June-Dec
St Paul Union Depot 3 Vis B 1971

Scioto V &

3Vis

Corp

1st mtge & coll

101 Va

*—

mtge inc 4Vis series A Jan 2022——May
Louis-Southwestern Ry—
4s

98 Va

u

99%

__

*__

ApriZ-Oct

ASecond
First

ref

mortgage gnd
3s debentures 1968

3s

22

*205

——

Feb-Aug

St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co—
1st mortgage 4s series A 1997
St

Cent

First

'

May-Nov

1st

95

•—

May-Nov

Union Electric Co of Missouri
3%s

97

100

100

—

99% 100%

-

•

_4

II

*100

—

99%

May-Noo

1952

Adirond'k

6s

& Ohio

Tri-Continental

s
St

M

1

94%

100

&

Saguenay Power 3s

High

95

*„

Jan-July
April-Oct

Term RR of New Orleans
3%s 1974
JAThird Ave Ry first refunding 4s 1960
AAdjustment income 5s Jan 1960

'

'

Jan-July
—Jan-July

1953

mortgage 3 Vis series J

Low

j

98 Va

First and refund M 3%s series C
1990—April-Oct
Texas & Pacific first gold 5s 2000
June-Dec
General and refund M 37/as ser E
1985—Jan-July
Texas Pacific-Missouri Pacific—

3 Vis

Electric Corp—
General mortgage 4%s series D

General

109 'A

Tol

Jan -July

1950

6s

102

2019
1985

Texas Corp 3s debentures 1965
Texas & New Orleans RR—

109'A

108

98 Va

lOlVa 101%

June-Dec

1946

§ A Direct

107 %

7

6

—

May-Nov

Rhine-Westphalia Elec Power Corp—

§ AConsol

V

89

102

Union—

assented

1973

Jan. I

No.

9o

*94 Vi

Jan-July
May -Nov

Range since

Sold

High

a

Jan -July

1972

Bonds

Friday's

or

Did & asked

I

sinking fund mortgage 1946
3 Vis

108

*99% 100

__

Reading Co first & ref 3%s series D
1995—May-Nov
Reynolds (R J) Tobacco 3s debs 1973
April-Oct

Rheinelbe

11
'

108% 108%

Co—

debentures

108%

108

——

Mar-Sept
Feb-Aug
Jan-July

1972

2%s

108%

—

89

refunding mortgage 3 Vis 1983—April-Oct

Oats

debentures

RR Assn of St Louis—
Refund and impt M 4s series C
Refund and impt 27/8s series D

103%

—

109% 109'A

__

May-Nov
Mar-Sept

Gas

2%s

First and refund

refunding mortgage 3Vis 1968—Jan-July
refunding mortgage 5s 2037—Jan-July
refunding mortgage 8s 2037—June-Dec
refunding mortgage 3s 1972—May-Nov
refunding mortgage 27/es 1979_June-Dec

and

First

&

Co

2%s debentures

104

June-Dec

1956

4s

Service Electric
debentures 1963

3s

103

June-Dec

1984

Public

&

1966

103%

103%

——

*108%

—

Feb-Aug

First general 4 Vis series D 1977
Plantation Pipe Line 2%s 1970
Potomac Elec Power 1st
mtge 3 Vis
First mortgage 3s 1983
First

114%

101%

Ry—

1962

C

111

—

Mar-Sept

Ashtabula

series

5s

general

1984

Swift

Sale Price

Low

'

*108%

Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal 3%s
1965—Jan-July
Pittsburgh Plate Glass 3s debs 1967
April-Oct
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Ry Co—
1st

Bunray Oil Corp. 27/8s debentures

Last

Period

120%

114

356

103%

Interest

Exchange

High
100%

98%

541

BOND S
New York Stock

Terminal

April-Oct
May-Nov

1964

6

*103

June-Dec

1975

Low

*103

—April-Oct

3%s series E

No.

rll2% 113%

•

Feb-Aug

5s series B 1975

'

'•

Week's Range

Friday

Jan. I

116% 118

1957__Ma2/-Nov

H

RECORD

G

Range since

Sold

99 Va

*102

Consolidated guaranteed 4%s ser I
1963—Feb-Augi
Consolidated guaranteed 4%s ser J
1964_Ma2/-Nov
Pittsburgh Cine Chicago & St Louis RR—
General mortgage
General mortgage

Jp

W

Plllsbury Mills Inc 3vsS si debs 1972
June-Dec'*
Plttsbgh Bessemer & Lake Erie 2%s
1996—June-Dec
Pittsourgh Cincinnati Chic & St Louis Ry—
ser

Bonds

High

99%

——

i

ser

Friday's

'

June-Dec

(May 4)

Consolidated guaranteed 4s
Consolidated guaranteed 4s

or

Bid & Asked

Low

Phillips' Petroleum 2%s debentures

MAY

Week's Range

Interest

Exchange

FOR WEEK ENDED

Way

(N J)
Inc

3

Inc

AJax Petroleums Ltd
Alabama

Gas

Alabama Great Southern

12%

Jan

Alabama

Power

4.20preferred-

50c

Shares

34

-4

Range

since

Jan.

Low

B ran

11%

100

13%

15 %

4,400

26%

200

33%

~~ll
146%

100

8ale*

for Week

25%

15%

HISo

Corp

Feb

Range

11%

1

7%

Week's
of Prices

Low

1

Industries

a*

.

10%

Apr

13 % Mar

13%

Jan

6/s

Jan

27%

Jan

10,700
34%

9,300

146% 147%

90

140

Jan

100% 101%

250

100

Mar

1

High
12%

Jan

15% May
35 % Feb
1
Apr
34% May
150

Jan

105%

Jan

5

•

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

.

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

(2144)

AMERICAN STOCK
FOR WEEK

RANGE

Sale Frice

American Stock Exchange
Par

Amer

eerlng Co

Alleghany Corp warrantsAllegheny Airlines Inc
Allea & Fisher

7%

10s

*

1
1

common

5%

36%

Jan

600

5%
4 %

Jan

4

6% Feb

Jan

1,600

39%

39

TVs

7%

►

Jan

29,200

6

1

2,400

.;'V

5%

6

5%

6 '/a

7,800

9%

Feb

Jan

6%

Jan

Jan

6% May
11

Mar

Jan

6% Mar

11%

Jan

4

4%

4%

4%

4,700

10%

10%

11 %

2,800

1
Allied Internat'l Investing cap stock—1
Allied Products (Mich) common
1

16%

15%

16%

900

14%

Jan

3%

Jan

36

35 %

36%

75.0

33%

Jan

6*6%

Pictures

Corp

preferred

convertible

Allied Control Co Inc

Aluminum

$3.75

Co

.

Goods Manufacturing

Aluminum

Industries

American

Bantam

American

7%

7%
31%

25

%

12

Feb

5%

40% Feb

1

—

200

21%

100 % May

.24

Jan

12%

Jan

Feb
Feb

38

31 % May

%

Apr

7%

9% Mar
6%

Mar

1%

Apr

Jan

1%

Jan

1

—

54

54

25

18%

25

20

1,100

.Apr

50

Jan

55

17%

Apr

21%

Jan

34 % May

Mar

Jan

American

Meter Co

American

Natural

Co

34%

31

34 %

4,700

24%

28

28

28%

1.400

23"% Jan

29%

Apr

9%

8%

9%

19(100

8% Mar

10 %

Jan

33%

Laundry Machine
Manufacturing Co com
Maracalbo

20
23
1

American

33%

33%

700

32%

Jan

35

Jan

35

35 %

125

35

Feb

37%

Jan

Feb

18%

———

Gas Co 6%

pfd^_25

American Seal-Kap common
American Thread 5% preferred

17% Xl8%

2
5

Tractor

American

4%

_50c

American

22 'ft

Writing Paper common

Corp

1,800
3,600

22%

18,400

18%

5

4%

19

18%

4 %

100

14%
4%

Apr

4%

Jan

Feb

13

Jan

22% May

16%

Jan

21

Feb

5

~7%

7%

7%

6,400

7% May

9% Mar

20c

3%

3%

3ft

10,100

3ft Jan

4ft Apr

12%

13%

1,400

Development class A

Anacon Lead Mines

Mar

95

Ltd

Anchor Post Products

2

10%

15

Jan

Mar

"A"

shares

2.40

;

9%

11%

62,900

Angostura-Wupperman

1

4%

4%

200

Apex-Electric Manufacturing Co_
Appalachian Elec Power 4%% pfd
Argus Cameras Inc__

1

10%

11

200

109 % 110%

110

100

10%

450

11%

9
Apr
4% Jan

Mar

Feb

5

Feb

13%

Apr

Jan

10%
107

110%

Apr

26

28%

6,300

22%

Jan

32

Arkansas Fuel Oil Corp
Louisiana Gas Co

5

33%

33%

35%

13,700

29%

Jan

38%

Apr

Arkansas

5

15-%

15%

15%

6,600

15%

Apr

17%

Jan

Arkansas Power & Light $7 pfd

•

110%

6%

6%

31%

30%

70

32%

1

27%

Armour & Co

warrants.—,
Armstrong Rubber Co class A
4%%
Aro

•

convertible preferred

50

Equipment Corp

2.50

Apr-

Apr

116%

Feb

2,600

5% Mar

7%

Jan

31%

7,900

24% Mar

67%

70%

500

31%

33%

4,800

7

31% May

70% May

Mar

56

18%

34%

Jan

Apr

American

den

rets

Food

Associated

Stores

Laundries

Inc

of

8%

£1

reg.
America

Va

3%

1
.1

_7%

3%

17.400

3%

6%

7

4,800

10

Jan

6% May

1% Jan

;

Apr
7% May
4% Feb

CI

A

(ex

July 1

$43

'53

dlv

arrear

$41

paid

Dec

on

22

Axe

Science

&

1%

Apr

500

49%

Apr

53%

20%

17,000

15 %

Jan

24% Mar

11%

11 %

11%

4,900

10%

Apr

13%

3%

3 %

3%

700

2%

Jan

preferred

•

16

16

200
400

lc

9%

9 %

9%

12,200

3

Electronic

27%

26%

27%

2,000

i

Banff

Oil

•17%

9U

15%

4,900

6%

16,500

5% Mar

15%

2,000

12% Mar

9%

400

9% Mar

2%

2%

2,300

2 %

Jan
Jan

15%

700

14%

*14

13

5%

Inc

15

l

Company

15
9%

20c

Bearings Inc

5%

50c

2%

-

1

common

Beck

(AS) Shoe Corp
Beckman Instruments Inc

1
1

22%

21%

22%

4.00C

Bellanca Aircraft

l

18

17%

19%

7,700

common

Jan

(H C)

Co common
prior cumulative preferred

8

Scrymser Co
Bourjois Inc

i

Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr ord

•

Breeze

American

Oil

~7%

deposit

Brown

Brown Forman
4%

Distillers

cumulative

Brown

Rubber

Bruce

(E L)

Bruck Mills

Co

common

Ltd class B

Company
Buckeye Pipe Line
Budget Finance Plan
7% preferred
60c convertible
Burma

Apr

5%

Feb

Daltch

Jan

3%

Feb

Davenport

7%

7%

26,500

8%

5,700

dep rets ord shares

Burry Biscuit Corp
Byrd Oil Corporation
6%

convertible

2,400

19

Jan

13

13%

1,000

12%

Feb

13%

Apr

25%

25%

25%

200

22%

Jan

25% May

11%

14

12

Sugar

Estate

9%

1,500

Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd

2,100
400
200

1,500

7,900

24% May

31%

Jan

13%;

13%

13%

2,600

13% May

14%

Jan

5

Davidson

Apr
Feb

Day Mines Inc.
Dayton Rubber Co

%
32

31%

2

~3

ft

32%

12

Jan

29% Mar

2%

39

17%

Apr

30%

26

6%

Jan

Jan

15 %

15%

7%

Jan

8%
Detroit

Gasket

Gray

Detroit

Hardware

Detroit

Steel

A

12

Apr

4%

Jan

Feb

28 Va

Apr

9% Mar

12 %

Jan

Devon-Leduc

Oils

17

Feb

Distillers

16

Mar

20%

Products

12%

119%

Feb

141

18%

Jan

Co

Dlversey

Feb

8

Dome

Feb

Domestic

Finance

Canadian

Petroflna

Dominion

Bridge

7%

Jan

16%

7%

7%

100

10%

10%

10%

100

10% Mar

10%

700

10 %

Jan

6,300

16%

Jan

8% Mar

Corp
Co

For

footnotes

see

page




pfd

35.

Jan

9%

13%

14%

2,800

16%

Feb

25%

25%

100

13% May
25% Feb

26

Jan

2%

3%

18,000

173

173

11%

11%

21%

22

151

Feb

Apr

%

%

6,900

5%

6%

12,600

10%

Jan

Apr

Feb

24

Mar

Jan

7

Jan

Apr

4,800

10%

Jan

18%

Apr

14%

175

14 %

Jan

18%

Jan

1,100

6%

Jan

8

7%

4,900

1ft

18% Mar

9% Mar

1U

1JJ
32%

70

5%

6 %

2,900

5%

Jan

23%

400

20%

Jan

25

800

22%

Jan

30

x27

154

154

2 8'/a

155

30

143

60

13%

__

Jan

~3%

Apr

2

ft Jan

Jan

33

Mar

Jan
Jan

6%

155

Jan
Mar
Feb

May

16 %

Apr

ft

Apr

Driver

Apr

5%

Jan

Apr

13%

Jan

DuMont

A

3 % Mar

4% Mar

1,200

3

4% Mar

30

28%

600

13%
5

16

8%

1

16%

•

12

•

7,700

Jan

312

Jan

14%

Apr

14%

400

5ft

2,500

5

Mar

8%

1,200

7

Jan

19

Jan

20%

Feb
Jan

Jan

6%

Jan

9

Apr

1,400

15%

Apr

18%

12

5,200

10%

Apr

12% .Feb

7

1.000

16%

15%
11

13

12%

12%
6 %

13

7%
26

6% Mar

8%

Feb
Jan

1,300

12%

Apr

15%

26,900

4%

Jan

7% May
26% Feb

200

25Jan

900

39 %

40%

36

Jan

44%

23%

22%

23 %

4,800

19%

Jan

24

Mar

9%

8%

9%

19,800

8%

Feb

10

Jan

39% Mar

45%

Jan

50%

53%

Feb

20

44

44

54%

54%

100

16%

14%

17%

72,800

~5

1%

"5%

3,000

Co
—

Jan

Feb

Laboratories—

B)

.lOe

common

13% Jan

17% Mar

Rubber Co Ltd—

Jan

2%

Apr

Apr

6%

Jan

Duraloy

3%

Feb

3%

Jan

Durham Hosiery class B common

6,700

14%

Jan

7,200

11% Jan

American

Duro

Feb

2

5ft

7

'

1

1%

Mar

Feb

35

8%

13%

7

•
t

33%

Jan

1% May

■

1%

1%

_.

5

17

Jan

29%

31

__

1

common

Jan

3ft Mar

'

1ft

Co.

(Allen

1,100

3%

26

6%

Harris

3%

'

Drilling & Exploration Co.
Power

3 %

3%

Ltd

Jan

9

——

Mar

12%

17%

.6s 8d

common-

%

2%

700

175

Jan

70

17%

Dragon Cement Co
Draper Corp common

1,200

18,800

Feb

9%

16%

l

7.50

20%

4.400

5%

Jan

7,700

Jan

1

Inc

Brewery

3%

2%

168

3% May
24% Mar

17%

1
1

& Chemical Co Ltd

Dow

10%

5

10

Jan

200

27%

100

Douglas Oil Company

% Feb
4%

Dorr-Oliver

Duke

2%

2%

18%

Ltd.

Jan

11

—.

.108

dep rets ord reg.

(The)

l

Co..

Jan

T>nv»l

6%

Jan

Dynamics

400

27% Mar

32%

38

44% Mar

28%

*-«*.

9%
27%

10

28%

4%

Jan

900

3%

Jan

5%

Feb

Jan

9%

Feb

8%

Jan

1,300

27% May

96,200

x7% Mar

10

30%

Apr
Jan

Jan

300

10

311 Mar

7%

•

•
1
•

Test Corp common
Sulphur A Pota*h Co

13 %

Apr

5

Corp

of America

1

8%

8

9

9

May

E

•

May

Eastern Gas

4% %

2%,
6

~2%

~3%

23,100

513

6%

14,500

~2%

Mar

511 Apr

3ft Apr
7ft Feb

•

Eastern

Malleable

Eastern States

Iron

Corp.

10

10%

.100

A Fuel Assn common

prior preferred

72%

25

16

Jan

23% Mar

2ft

2%

400

Jan

3%

Feb

6%

6%

6%

8,500

5% Mar

9%

Apr

10

24%

24%

25%

7,200

17% Mar

2 ft

25% May

10%

11%

13,300

9%

71%

72%

825

63%

32 %

340

28

19%

900

183%

50

31 %

18%
182

preferred series A
preferred series B.
■astern Sugar Associates—
$6

Common

$2

shares of beneficial

preferred

17%

Jan

12%

Feb

Jan

73 %

Apr

Mar

32%

Jan

int—1

30

Apr

22

Jan

xl81

Apr

195

Mar

167

1

$7

•

1
Ltd partic

5%

Jan

18%

-2.50

Dominion Textile Co Ltd

10c

Marconi

Jan
Jan

6%

::

5

Ltd.

Exploration

Dominion Tar

38%

Canadian Homestead Oils Ltd

Feb

32%

Dominion Steel & Coal ord stock

38

Canadian

Feb

16%

dep rets ord reg
(The)
Oorp

•

Ltd

16 %
13

20% Mar

120%

7

1

(Mo)

American

Jan

30

Co

Jan

600

—

2.50

10

Apr

29%

Dredge & Dock

Jan

9%

19% Mar

19

250

25%

29%

Canadian

\ri Jan

5,000

11%

•

,

20

5

common—

17 % Mar

Apr

8%

173

5

Ltd

Apr

10,400

Ltd

19

Jan

8%

3%

*

Mfg Oo

Jan

6

Canners

Apr

i

%

5%
139

140

—.

Iron Foundry

18%

5%

Canadian

Jan

6% Mar

23%

22 %

23

12%

common

3

16"%

600

6%

800

19%

5%

Ltd

Feb

Jan

Jan

Ltd—

26

22%

12%

Co

9%

1%

800

20%-

partic.

Manufacturing

7%

19%

•

Bread

Apr

5%

500

11%

A

3,200

6%% preference
20
Canada Southern Petroleums Ltd vtc__l
Canadian Atlantic Oil Co Ltd
2

Feb

Apr

14%

Mfg class A common
debenture

Jan

6%

22%

•

Canada Cement Co Ltd

14%
15%

2,800

15 %

11*
class

26% Mar

1

Insurance

Feb

Jan

7%

100

11%

w*

Stores common
Demleln Corporation

19"% May

Calvan Consol Oil &
Fire

33%

xl0% Mar

250

%

Dejay

1,600

California Electric Power
Camden

% Mar

Apr

29% Mar

13,800

39

39

Brothers

20%

12%

May

5

14%

19%

15

Gas Co

Jan

8% May

37,400

26%

8

20 %

15

13%

8%

24%

Ino_.

Apr

14%

Jan

7%
25%

1
•

common

Jan

1

Mar

8%

7 %

2%

13

14%

13

(ord reg)_JCl

13%

9

7%

—

Calamba

Canada

1,200

17%

A

900

2%

Jan

7%

Jan

1,900

50c

9%

7%

16

Dairies

9% Mar

Dunlop
common

Apr

Apr

7%

.Be

7%

10c

(new)

Products

22%

14,800

Hosiery

8%

c
Cable Electric

Jan

21%

Jan

common

Crystal

Class

C & C Super Corp

Feb

14

20%

Apr

14%

3%

49%

5%

7%

10%

Jan

41%

14%

25c

36%

Apr

7%

7.50

common

400

2%

14%

3s 6d

class A

8%

20%

10

26%

14% Jan

5%

Apr

35% Mar

Sugar common

Feb

107% Mar

12 Vic

7%

42

common

Jan

Mines Ltd—

American

Co

Apr

575

20

Jan

100

40

ft

5%

7,900

10%

Jan

7%

22,600

dep receipts

7%

15%

xl8%

Jan

7%

3% Jan

Jan

10%

o an

3%

Manufacturing Oo

2%

19%

2%'

41,600

7%

■

Curtis

3 %

9

Apr

2%

Ltd—

Tobacco

3

2.50

preferred

Bunker Hill & Sullivan

2

2

Jan

Jan

15%

50c

Jan

72

4%

1,600

2

■io«

Go_.

common

class

Atlantic

100

16%

3% Mar

4%

500

Oil Refining common

500

16 %

13% Mar
12%
3i

1,800

Inc.

Reynolds

Drug

300

110% 112

Jan

9% Mar
27 % Mar

4 %

1-

preferred

2%

7ft

12

100
100

1,700

10%
30

6%

Mar

Jan

99%

10Q

__10

12%

10%

1

Petroleum

4%

7 ft

9% Mar

2

45

36

*

common

12%

29%

Distillery Ltd—

American

3%

7%

Apr

2

Corp
Corp..

102

"200

27%

Apr

6%

6%

Var

Lighting Inc

24,300

♦

12%

Crowley Mllner & Co.

3%

27

Mar

3,800

Curtis

11%

*

3,100

Mar

8%

2.50

B8F

7%

8

7%

1

*

7%

Jan

7%

Apr

28%

16%

7%

5%

700

14 %

10%

1

common..:

1,900

21

2,600

10

preferred

Co

7%

Mar

14%

10 % Mar

28%

15%

6%

12

17

Engineering—1

&

Varnish

m Fob

112

6%

% Mar

10% Mar

14%

1,800

11%

•

4,500

13 %

Cuban

28'/a

1

common

20%

13%

Devoe & Raynolds class b

$5 convertible preference

19%

33

Jan

13%

Jan

•

reg

19%

1% Mar
23% Mar

29%

800

14

8%

'

*

32%

10

7% Mar

£1

common

ord

32

•

90

7ft
7 ft

32

20% Jan

1.25

Inc

Cuban

•

reg

22%

• "

Dennlson

10s

22%

Jan

11

1

Inc

Creole

41 % Mar

28

2,500
1,300

voting

Courtaulds

94% Mar

Jan

75%

125

%

50o

non-voting.
Cornucopia Gold Mines
&

Jan

350

41%

%

Feb

2ft Jan
16% Mar

82

22 %

6

Apr

1%

40%

83

Jan

50c

Oil

Lines

Detroit

l

cu

rets

Company

Royalty

preferred

Feb

6%

12% Mar

B

$1

22

82%

13

Mar

14

Utilities

Apr

7%

27%

700

Apr

Jan

5% Jan
5% Mar

.10

Corp

Engineering

Car-Na

A

Apr

14

41%

-1

Commercial

(H)

11,800

14%

14

1956

Gas

9%

Jan

Jan

.10

Oo.

Containers Inc new

Class

400

1

9%

25

10s

ord

rpt,«

teuuicaiu

Amer

to

Jan

16%

9,400

6%

Machinery—

Shoe

Apr

8% Mar
98

12

Manufacturing

Paint

19%

40

Co

$6

26

•

bearer

British Columbia Power
British

Stone

&

Crystal

•

common

Amer dep rets ord reg
British Celanese Ltd—
den

Sand

ext

17%

1

Jan

•

Co

dep rets ord

American

Colonial

Vtc

8% Mar

800

9

"1% ~1%

•

Airlines

Connelly

~8%

6%

18%

ordinary

Development

Colonial

Apr

9% May

British American Tobacco—
Amer

Colon

2%

•

common

Bridgeport Gas Light Co
Brlllo Manufacturing Co

Feb

40
200

38

lOe

Farm Equipment Co

3

4%

20o

79%

Feb

79%
7%

12

•'

Caribbean Oils vtc

Coastal

101% 101%

I

Brad Foote Gear Works Inc

41

Feb

7%

79%

to

Co

200

8

13%

41

•

100

Borne

British

Products

Aluminum

10%

45%

•

Corp

Club

12%

Jan

5%%

changed

Apr

1,100

12%

8%

"

5%

13%

75%

25%

7%

(Md)

1,000

•

Jan

425

1
Name

Inc.

Neon

"A"

8%

3

Apr

23%

93%

79%

Dynamics Corp of Amer (effec May 4) "
Claussner
Hosiery uo
•
Clayton & Lambert Manufacturing—4
Cllnchfleld Coal Corp common
20

Internat'l

8%

Bohack

Claude

Petroleum

•

common

11%

Jan

8% Mar

10%
27

1

Corporation

Clary

Cork

Jan

Co

1,000

Co

Manufacturing

Cent

11%

&

27,500

S

Crown

200

common

5%

•

Crown

4,900

class A

5%

Co

Crown

9%

Starr & Gorham

5%

1

Jain

12%

48

7ft Mar

6,600

f

Feb

9%

9%

Jan

4%

Oorp

Apr

12%

46%

48

Feb

Apr

4%

4%

41 %

26 %

_l

1

2%

5%

6% Mar

4 %

-1

48%

25

(S)

Clarostat

Corroon

16 % Mar

Jan

6

1

Cable

&

Controller

Clark

Coro

Feb

11%

Apr

4

24,100

City Auto Stamping
Clark
(The) D L Oo

Apr
Mar

Jan

8 %

%

.2.50

21

%

8

Bickford's

Blumenthal

Wire

Apr

6%
16

Apr

Jan

8

2

Jan

21% Mar

Bell Telephone of Canada common
Benrus Watch Co Inc
common

16%

5%
18%

7%

Consolidated Mining

Chief

Corby

2Jan

Feb

3%

Machine

&

Uranium

2

13%

Blauner's

Rivet

5% Mar

Apr

3%

300

1,200

Cherry-Burrell common
Chesebrough Manufacturing common. 10
Chicago

Jan

5Va

4%

16%

1

&

12,400

Jan

%

Apr

15% Mar

__

—

—10

Cook

2ft

Mar

115

4%

Ltd.

Co

Continental

Feb

I

Black

Oil

Apr

Feb

Feb

137

16%

common

Corp

Charter

Apr

4%

Jan

110% Mar

50

.—10

common

11%

May
7% Feb

—

100
10

America

18

10%

•

Inc

Charls

Co
of

Co

Jan

Jan

Barium Steel Corp
Refractories

Beau-Brummell Ties

Camberlln

Jan

Jan

Barcelona Tr Light <fe Power Ltd

Oil

Aircraft

Cessna

Aviation

9

116

%

I

Investors Inc
Convertible preference

Air

3%

150

10

Century

Continental

30

2

111% 112

•

27

Century Electric Co common

Consolidated

16,200

131

1

pfd

Central Power & Light 4%

11% Mar

9%

Jan

112

100

27%

4

Feb

6%

128

Mining A: Smelt'g Ltd—

3%

10%

Apr

4%

Liquidating

5

4

Jan

2%

1

preferred

3.50%

Consolidated

7

8%

800

.1

Central Ohio Steel Products.

Feb

15%

400

2%

129

series.

$1.50

preference

Class

Ltd

Basic

Conv

Feb

1,000

9)8

2%

Central Maine Power Oo-—

4%

15%

lc

shares
500

Basin

42,500

11
17%

17

3,600

10

16 %

Colsolidated

Apr

10%

9%

1

consolidated

9%

Baldwin Securities Corp
Banco de los Andes—
American

10%

1

12

Feb

& Gas—

on

Apr

of America—
Cenco Corporation
Central Explorers Ltd.
Central Illinois Becur Oorp—

Continental

common

Jan

10

Corp

Continental

Class A

30%

Co

&

(AM)

16%

Feb

Apr

Jan

5

B
Bailey & Selburn

Castle
Catalin

Jan

9% May

Jan

27%

•

14% Mar

211

5%

10

Consolidated

3%

Jan

Apr

common—

Continental

4%
16%

4%

1

Machine

1%

1%

2%

3%

common—

Apr

2,700

51%

1

Ayshire Collieries Corp common

Baldwin Rubber

Co

Compo

19%

1%

1% Mar

8,700

2 %

Commupity Public Service

__1

Automatic Steel Products Inc
non-cum

W)

(J

Products

Jan

47

♦

Voting

Carter

Jan

20

1

Coast Line Co—
Atlas Corp warrants—
Atlas Plywood Corp

4,700

3%

2s 6d

dep rets B ord

104%

47

Atlantic Coast Fisheries

Non-voting

99% Feb

2%

Atlantic

Automatic

150

104

Jan

1%

3%

2-50
•
•

Commodore Hotel Inc..
102

5%

1%

19.50
1

Inc

on

'53)„•

311 Mar

1 %
3 %

Ltd—

Colts

Associated Tel ds Tel—

7,200

10 %

Light $5 pfd

&

Power

American

Cockshutt

Associate Electric Industries—
Associated

Carolina

4%

0

common

Carreras

Circle

Anglo-Lautaro Nitrate Corp—

Co

Range since Jan. 1
LOW
High

High

4%

1

Co

&

Carnation

Kennedy

&

Baxter

Carman

Shares

—1

Ltd vtc.

Capital City Products common
Capital Transit Co
Carey

for Week

4%

_6o

—-

Ltd vtc_

Canso Natural Gas

Canso Oil Producers

Casco

4,900

Co

American

Amurex Oil

400

31%

100

Rubber

12

~7%

Co

American

Hard

11%

common__l

Co

Beverage common

American Book

200

31%

pfd

conv

Car

22%

1

15

.—

Air Filter 5%

650

100

•
•
25o

common

Inc

Inoustrles

BAmerlcan

100%

22%

100%

100

preferred

Aluminum

American

Feb

19

America—

of

cumulative

Ambrook

t

———

.

Apr

5%

10

Allied Artists

Jan

44

Wllllston Minerals

Canadian

Range
Low

Par

High

Low

5%

^

6%

—.

1

since Jan.

Range

9%

39%

shares

er

dep rets
All American Xng

Shares

High

5%

"f

Unle N V

,e

of Prices

Sale Price

American Stock Exchange

Sales

Week's

of Prices

Last

STOCKS

tor Week

Low

—1

Alaska Airlines In

Algemene KunstzlJ

Range

Last

Friday

Sales

Week's

Friday

STOCKS

EXCHANGE

ENDED MAY C

Jan

181%

Feb

20

20

500

18%

Jan

20 %

Apr

23%

24

175

21%

Jan

24%

Jan

Volume

181

Number

5427

.

.

The Commercial and
Financial Chronicle

.

(2145)

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
Week's

Range

Sale Price

Emsco
$2

Esquire

15%

3,000
7,400 *

12%

31%

14%

16%

5,800

12

2,600

I6V4

X104

X104

1

8

8

"

15%

%

22,700

15

8%

102%

500

7%

Jan

9%

Jan

19%

20%

1,200

18 %

Apr

22 %

Jan

4%

4%

4%

23,700

3%

Jan

5%

Feb

45%

400

42%

Jan

53%

4%

4%

400

"l%

4%

Jan

1ft

30,700

1% Mar

%

1ft Jan

6,000

% Jan

common

10

18

18

20

28%

29

1,300

17

29

2%

2%

2%

5%

4%

5%

40,800

3%

58%

58%

700

51 %

6%

9,200

5%

5%

1

10

10

Flying Tiger Line

22%

1

6%

6%

Inc

Ford Motor of Canada—
Class A

non-voting
voting

•

reg
France

with

Power

13%

£1

May

Co

13%

611

14%

3%

2%

3

•

3

16%

—

•

common

30%

Corp

16%

30% .31

6

preferred

dep rets ord
5%

IGeneral

Adv

6%

Service

Georgia

200

3%

Apr

4%

Feb

2%

Apr

3%

Jan

$5

pfd

(A

Gilchrist

C)

$6

Alden

5%

Jan

2%

Jan

Jan

1st

Greer

&

4%

50

&

1%

'

;

—

3%

6%

Inc.

10%

Feb

105 %

109% May

Apr

—

21%

17%

Organ

300

17%

23,500

23%

Feb

2%

Feb

29%

30%

1,200

~8%

~8%
15 %

1,800

4%

5%

191

190

139

139

1

2%

2ft

29

2%

2%

Feb

13% Mar

3%

1

Co

5%

Feb

Mar

2%

209

Jan

Jan

140

Mar

Apr

Jan

3%

2%

Apr

41*6

700

14%

Apr

18%

Jan

8,900

8%

Jan

12%

Feb

18%

18%

18%

2,900

—

14%

14%

400

-

■

18% Mar

14%

Jan

Jan

18% Mar

15% Feb
59

Feb

7-

common

900

3%

Jan

35

35%

700

26%

Jan

58%

200

55 %

Jan

1%

4.1%

3,200

1%

Apr

2%

Feb

4%

4%

1,300

4% Mar

5%

Jan

~5%

4%

Jan

37% Apr
59% Feb

5

45 %

V 5%

1,700

5

May

6%

Jan

2

10%.

2

2,900

2

Mar

2%

Jan

Apr

12%

Jan

Apr

8%

44%

,10%
45%

8%

36,500
5,400

2,300

14%

Feb

5,200

4%

Jan

3,800

5% Mar

1

8%

8'/a

8%

3,100

7% Mgr

5

13%

13

13% *

25%

24%

25%

Lakey

Corp

Lamson

Corp

Lamson

&

Monotype

Salle

5ft

of

Delaware

Sessions

Co

10

Machine

Extension

Inc

1

Ltd

Mines

Foundry

cumulative

Loblaw

Locke

B

Lynch

Mangel

44

Mays

(J W)

McDonnell
McKee

Menasco
Merrill
Mesabi

page




35.

46%,

*50

75

78%

Jan

Apr
7% Mar

44% Mar

46% Jan

625

68

125

13

2,300

14%

14%

14%

300

73

86

Apr

16%

Jan

2%

8

Mar

14%

2%

Apr

3% Mar

2% Apr
13 % Mar f

15% Mar

76

150

11%

11%

12

86

Jan

Jan

36%

ii

Jan

14%

Apr
fe^

Feb

73

3,500

36

28%

18 %

73
36

1,700

8
_50c

May

Mlcromatic

27%

27%
37 %

Mldvale

*
1

~9%

9%

5

4 %

~4%
9

400

Jan

80

14%
6,400

Jan

17%

3%

Jan

5

8

Jan

9V8

Jan

14

14%

1,900

21%

24%

12,500

9%

Apr

500

13%

Mar

Feb

15% Mar

3%

Feb

Apr
24"% May

37

143%
23V4

Mid-West

Public

p*

Power

4.50%

preferred

nfrf

series

C

&

Tel

Nachman

1,900

Namm-Loeser's
National

Milling

1,400

12%

12%

13%

National

Rubber

12% May

36%

36%
11%

37

11%

300

98%

170

8ft
98%
7

5

113

•

21

98%
6%

100

7%

111% 113
21

7,300

National

21

Steel

12,300

8%

Jan

8%

Feb

National

Union
U

S

4%%
New
New

Jersey

3,240

99%

Jan

113

May

New

20 %

Jan

23

Mar

New

Park

bu%

l2,u^5

14%
46

Jan

99%

Apr
Apr

15%

Apr *

102%

102

103

200

106% 106%

40

Jan

102

102

20

168%

168% 170

350

42

250

102
4

4

41%

42

8%

8%

8%

105%

Apr
61% Mar

3%

100

103

41%
7%

Mar

Apr

5

Jan

Apr

176%

Jan

Jan

45 %

165% Mar

400

Apr

108
104

Jan
Jan

100

Feb

9% Mar

Jan

4%

3% Mar
20

19%

"l%

21

600

19

j

116

15

31

5%

5%

Jan

5%

Apr

3%

Jan

23%

Jan

15

Jan

130% Mar

n

Feb

2

Apr

30% Mar

8%

Apr
Apr

Jan

33% Mar
Jan

7

Apr

Feb

36%

Feb

25

Apr

29%

Jan

New

8

May

11%

Feb

New

York

8,500

5

Jan

8%

Apr

New

York &

3,000

2% May

3% Mar

New

New

Process

York

22%

23%

5,300

Jan

6%

Feb

Apr

4%

100

17%

27%

Jan

Feb

1

23

1

3%

3%

3%

22

2%

7,000

3%

Jan

Feb

5%

400

4%

Jan

20%

9,400

19%

Jan

23

Mar

12 % Mar

15

Jan

5'/a
20

20%

1

5%

Apr

1%

1%

113

7,700

1% May

2

11%

11%

11 3%

400

10% Mar

12%

1

33% Jan

28

27%

28%

2,600

26

10

20%

20%

22%

3,100

19%

1

27%

2ft Jan

Mar

Jan

Apr

24%

Jan

Apr
Feb

500

24%

Jan

28%

26"%

Jan

29%

500

3%

Jan

4%

2%

7,600
1.900

2%

Jan

10%

Apr

11%

3,200

21

Feb

26% Mar

Co

common

30c

wi

10%

11

23

22%

23%

Ltd

Tel
Watch

Co

preferred
Chem

Co

6%

6 %

6

%

300

2%

2ft

*

015

39,400

2ft Jan

137%

135 % 138

2.570

1

10

9%

4

3%

(Can)

'24%
3%

•

Ltd

*

Honduras Rosario

Merchandise

10

10

.

2%

—

1,600
560

2%

3%

Apr

28.800

42%

8,700
4.800

17,900

2%
45
—

78

2%

25

1,100

2%
58

Apr
Jan

2% May

13

200

10%

45

150

40

Jan

10

Mar

—

Jan

Mar

48%

,

Jan

26%

19% Mar

3%

Feb
Feb

5

40% Mar

25%

Jan

Feb

11

8% Apr
3% Mar

3%

123/4
—

4%

24%

78

1

common

10

7%

Apr

3% Mar
145

Mar

41%

.41%

1

1

Land

3%

2%

2%

20
50c

131

Jan

4% Feb

4% Mar

40o

25

Co

2%
'

100

Oil

common

Oils

Auction

10%

1

common

&

&

2%

1
5

Corp

Arizona

Co

Superior

4%

Apr

15

25c

Inc

common

&

100

4%

1

Mining Co

8,700

8%

bi

•

1,500

Zinc

Mexico

600

15,200

2%

58

2,200

200

Dominion

Mln

10%

7%

15

Mar

3%

convertible

Idrla

26%

2%

14%

~5%

Electric Corp

Mur

8

2%

0

15

36

20%
106

Jan

103

~5%

common..

Radiator

Meter

Le

25

8

Jan

28%

Haven Clock

4%

Jan

27%

New

Feb

Feb

17 %

3%

England Tel &

Feb

5%
34%

5%

28%

New

Jan

600

5%

5%

Apr
Feb

Apr
6% Feb

x27 %

Jan

8%

8%
5%

3% Mar

1

41%

11%

5,500

33

Jan

*

British

99%

Jan

Ltd

Car

New

Jan

23% Mar

Jan

6%
25

common

Transit

Neptune

Jan

5%

10

Products

National

National

Jan

35

2G

Starch

May

Jan

4%

Feb

1,600
2,000

4%

Apr

29%

20%

800

8%
28%

50c

Corp

Apr

8ft

20%

8%

14 %

7%

Machinery

6%

10%

20%

20%

Jan

1,900

Ltd

36 % May

94

1

Feb
Jan

Jan

7%

Industries

8% May
19 % Apr
15

8%

12%

—

—

7%

common

Petroleum

Feb

5%

17%

Jan

26%

*

Research

National

Nestle

100

19% Mar

13%

common—2.50

Mfg & Stores

National

2,400

17% Mar

3,000

7% Mar

800

Gas

National

Jan

1,300

16%

1

Hess

Fuel

Presto

15%

18%

15%
—

1

National

5

18%
15 %

2.50

Co

National

99% Jan

14% Mar
1% Feb

ii Jan

200

Dehydrating &

Apr

Jan

Jan

1,700
•

210

Inc

Alfalfa

Apr

7%

11%

1%
8%

10

23%

Apr

5

500

1%

8%

26%

100

Corp

148%

Mar

17%

4%

12%

Feb

N

Mar

4

8%

17%

12%

8%

B.100
100

Muter Company common

20% Jan

600

8%

17%

Feb

1%

Bellas

Feb

6

4

Brewing Co (Mich)

Mar

Apr

21 l»>.

National

39

5%

1,300

National

111%

700

5,900

National

Jan

5%

"l3/a

Jan

Jan

Jan
Feb

5%

27%

50

87

13

27%

Jan

32y4

Jan

~V/s

47%

500

8%

27

5

25

2,000

47%

200

7%

~8%

-1

Jan

89%

Jan

11%

100

Apr

37%

2,400

11%

1

Tel

Apr

37

39%

"5%

*

Inc

Murray Ohio Mfg Co
Muskegon Piston Ring
Muskogee Co common

4%

X88 %

38%

6,300

1

19%

%

15,600

36

Products

21%

138

Apr
7% Jan

8%

10o

preferred
Vernon-Woodberry Mills

Feb

30

10%

6

Co—

Jan

1,500

Feb

5%

8%

20%

:

Mar

23%

26 %

,

% Mar

35%

common

15%

23

21% Feb
5% Jan

19%

cumulative
States

11

26 %

Monroe Loan Society com class A
•
Montgomery Ward & Co class A
•
Moody Investors participation pfd—•
Morris Plan Corp of America
—10c

TV

31% Jan
13% Feb

350

3,500

*

preferred
preferred series

Mt Clemens Metal

25% Mar

Feb

% Feb

3,800

50

cumulative

cumul

42

12%

50c

1

ouip

4.40%

Jan

1

Service

4.80%

28%

29%

39

*

T.icxM

Monongahela

8,900

5

common

*

37'/a

25%

50o

4%% convertible preferred
Mining Corp of Canada
P""*

15 %

•

Co

Co

Jan

28%

preferred..*

shares

Refineries

Wohl

13%

8%

1

common

Piping

200

25%

1

dividend

Jan
Jan

14%

1

common

10%

5%

10

Corp

Feb

11%

2.50

Petroleum

9%'..'

38%

9%

29%

1

common

4)| Apr

Jan

4,800

33

25o

common

50

143% 144 %

Jan

„

11%

1

Corp

900

48 %

Apr

45

25%

1

19

107

5

*

Ltd

21

43 %

r 29

14%

1

20%

xl7

Jan

37% may/

50

4ft Jan

1

Mar

15

19

600

35%

10

common

Abrasive

Midwest

76%

4%

6
Apr
30% Mar

£1

Co

Hone

Co

Mid-West

105

May
May

Jan

40

Co

States

SMuntz

Apr

26%

28%

37%

Co

non-cum

6%

27%

3%

1,800

10

Midland Oil Corp $1 conv
Midland Steel Products—

Miller

Jan

26,500

5%
30

•

Corp

Michigan Sugar Co
6ft
preferred

$2

3%
29

29%

1

Bumper Corp
Michigan Steel Tube

Middle

4%

10

Michigan

Feb

1

6%

'

Ltd

Co

&

Textile

99%

10c

850

~2%

& Co common

Mfg

Mountain

5
Co

6%

•

Co

Dredging

Iron

Metal

Feb

Imperial Tobacco of Canada
5
Imperial Tob of Gt Brit & Ireland—£1

International Products

37% Jan

6%

6%

1

Co

B)

Petroleums

29%

50

500

£1

America

Apr
4% Jan

32%

1

Co

Aircraft

Johnson

15% May
33% Feb

Chemical Industries—

Machinery

Jan

150
600

1

Shovel

(AG)

Mead

Jan

International Metal Industries A
•
International Petroleum capital stock.*

Jau

46%

Inc common

McWilliams

Jan

50c

Jan

9%

7%'

3%

A

common

(The

Power

Jan

pfd—100

Apr

13%

Jan
6% Jan
9%

;-*■

7%

2

Communication
Marion

%

15%

31%

■3

Mfg Co

4,300

13 %

11% May

International Marine

28

15%
31

31

I

Indianapolis Pwr & Light 4%

7%

Apr

8 %

37,100

25% May

Feb *

12%

11%

Feb
Mar

4% Mar

77%

(The)

Stores

Marconi

14%

capital stock..*

400
400

Jan

9%
15

■

x32% x32%

—

Manlschewltz

Mt

•

reg

12%

7%

Chain

Public Service

Maine

22 %

2.50

5 % Mar

6%

14%

clacs

Mackintosh-Hemphill Co
Magna
Oil Corporation

100

f

18% Feb

v

Jan

11%

7%

8% Jan

-

Jan

20

1,100

1% Mar

Jan
Mar

12%

900

Jan

M

24%

•

1%

10%

11

._10

Corp

23%

•

*

7

12%

mm 1

Lodge & Shipley (The) Co
Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co
Louisiana Land & Exploration
Lunkenhelmer

400

-

3

10%

12%

•

preferred

Groceterias

Steel

3,900
2,700

25c

Liberty Fabrics of N Y
5%

12%' "12%

5

conv preferred
Realty common
he Tourneau (R G) Inc

Feb

48%

common

5
50o

cum

Apr

20%

Securities

Co

University

common

Lefcourt

Jan

4% .* 4%

Manufacturing Co

see

4% Mar

5%

3%

147/4

Hygrade Food Products

footnotes

12% Feb

Jan

5%

15%

37

International Resistance
Investors
Royalty

25

Jan

17%

59%

24 "

common

North

Apr

11%

5%

Apr

X88

of

19%

5%

Jan

5

International Cigar

200
1,100

15%

2%

Humble Oil <fc Refining capital stock—*

Hardware

24% May

5%

8%

A

(Canada)

20

Jan

17%
5%

100

100

dep rets ord

20

Jan

19

1

4,200

9

common

Illinois Zinc Co

300

8

Shore

2%

9

Baking Co

&

24 %

ft Jan

Lake

13%

1

preferred

Hydro-Electric

23%

Jan

12

% May

7%

2%

preferred

Inc

9,000

10

18%

(Harvey)

%

1%

13%

10c

5

3%

,

9% Mar
%

7%

2%

A) & Co—

Hardart

2% Mar

1

5

MoiyDuenum

4

"l%

common

&

3 % Mar

3,500

1ft

Missouri

57%

35%

•

Products

Horn

3,800

3%

7%

13%

2

& Hardart

"4%

2%

1ft

5

common

Horn

"3%

1

1

25c

common

class

-

38%

20c

Minnesota

t*'.7':

3%

10c
*

16% Mar

Jan

22,900

25

Inc

Feb

15%

■

1

Mar

8%

10%

15

to

1

Feb

9%

Inc

(Geo

For

Jan

7%

74%

10%

15

■j&w

Holllnger Consol Gold Mines.
Holly Stores Inc
Holophane Co common—

Co

30% May

8,800

10

Insurance

Jan

55% Mar

changed

1% Feb

28%

181

30

Industrial

Jan

Jan

133 %

80

Amer

1%

Feb

49

140

105

imperial

49% Mar

200

.2%

80

Imperial Oil

Mar

88

19?

105

Hurd Lock

57

Apr

140

,

2%

•

l

Co

Apr
Apr

37,800

10c

convertible

48

21

25

*

Steel

1%

400

14 %

1%

2

Henry Holt & Co

Jan

Jan

30%

9c

common

Hlgble Mfg Co

11%

Jan

100

Hubbell

Apr

20

100

4%

5ft

23 %

1,400

4

50c

A

Hcrmel

Jan

4,100

400

1

preferred
preferred

Border's

21

10,800

Ltd

Corp

&

16% Mar

1%
49

1%

Co

Rubinstein

(R)

Jan

11% Mar

21%

100

Hoe

8%

Feb
Mar

11% Jan

6%ft

5%

Jan

1,400

58%

Company

Dept Stores

Hercules

9%

Feb

4%

84

•

Light

Bakeries

Co

Jan

17% May
15"% Jan

1%
49

100

Lithographing

1,000

3%

1% Feb

6% May

600

22

15%

1

Electric

Class

111%

15

lOo

Mining Co..

Heller

'

5,000

11

Tea—

Bishop Inc

Helena

Jan

Feb

55

stock

Name

Brewing
Bastings Mfg Co

Beam

Jan

18%

3

5

Inc

Harvard

Hecla

Feb

5%

Apr

107%

1%

Han Lamp Co

Bazeltlne

108

Mar

16 Ve

6,000

6%

6%

10%

Connelly Containers Inc (effec May 2)

Hazel

Apr

300

3%

58%

5

Eatbaway

42%

Jan

H

Havana

4

Jan

Apr

50

Grocery Stores Products common
Gypsum Lime & Alabastlne

Hartford

Jan

8%

10% Mar

40

2

Hammond

Jan

%

...

103% 109%

3%

20

Company

Lab

19

108%

1

Freehold Leases

Haelan

Feb

10,600

•

Oils

Apr
Feb

15%

'

108%

1%

Chemical Co

Grass

Apr

42 %

15%

3%

Jan

105 y4

1%

21%

Mines

Pacific

Hydraulics

Griesedieck

Jan

3,100

16%

1

common

Oil

Sweet

6% Feb
3%
3%

■■

Feb

33 ye

1,100

4%

1%

•

preferred

Lakes

Gridoll

9%

—.

12

preferred

Non-voting

Great

41

—

—

"

105%

—■

1

Inc

Co
Great Amer Industries Inc

>7%

Apr

32%

Feb

2%

•

Atlantic

16%

Feb

15%

3%

Feb

200

11%

Rapids Varnish

Great

17

Jan

1,000

12

—

Manufacturing

Great

Apr

it '/a Mar

•

12%

16

14 %

2,200

.5

x>—

Manufacturing Co
Gorham Manufacturing common
Graham-Paige Motors 5ft conv pfd
Gray

Apr

Jan

7.50

% May

16%

,

1

Consolidated

12%

15% May

28%

•400

Massey-Harris-Ferguson Ltd

Goodman

Grand

—

4%
•J/

10

Sugars class A

prior

Feb
Jan

Jan

1,900

24%

Rubber Co

Apr

20%

500

15%

23%

Co Ltd

M

Jan

57%

11

12%

14%

23%

~4

4%

106% May

11%

12%

15%

1

Feb
Feb

2ft Mar

34%

12%

50
1

5%

Jan

111 Jan

1,100

*

G

(I B)

56 %

Jan

2%

4% Mar

1%

„

33 %o

6

Name chaneed to

B

$4.50

Lake

54%

200

2.50

Co

&

Knott Hotels Corp
Stores

3% Mar

2%

39%
.

•

(Adolf) Inc

Goldfleld

•

54%

5

Inc

& Development Co
Petroleum common

Class

1

Corp
Co

——•

5

May

Corp (effec May 2)

Union

3%

pfd—100

common

(Walter)

Kleinert

Lear

3

•

Globe

Class

7

7ft Mar

•

Mines

bwoo

2

1

Corp.

Oil

La

6%

—

•

Gold

1
10c

150

Kings County Lighting common
4 ft cumulative preferred
Kingston Products

Feb

2%

-

1

Dlsuucnco

Godchaux

Motors

Kldde

Apr

18%

1

common

Gobel

103% Jan

112

2%

2%

.

Glen

2%. Jan

100

Apr

3,000

—

20

preferred

Glen Alden Coal Co.

ujtnmore

21,900

common

Inc

Kansas Gas & Electric 4%%
Xawneer Co (Del)

Jan

15%

50c

Co

Alden

3%
3%
106% 106%

Co

K
Kalser

27%

preferred—♦

Gladding McBean <te Co
Glen

15,100

109%

5%

.

Gilbert

6,400

2ft

10

15%

100

preferred
Corp

Yellowknife

14% May

14 % Mar

6,600

5

Mich

Giant

2%

113

Glass

Lanston

200

6%

10

Corporation

Power

14.60

Geiity

4%

2%

Jeannette

Jerry O'Mahoney
Jupiter Oils Ltd.

Kropp (The) Forge Co
Kroy
Oils Ltd
Krueger Brewing Co

Feb

Feb

——

Stores

4%

~2%

J

Kobacker

£l

(Del)

common

General Plywood Corp common
6ft
convertible preferred

Public

Jan

1,200

25

reg

pfd

Fireprooflng

General

2%

113

General Electric Co Ltd—

General Outdoor

Apr

116% May

May

5%

•

Supply Corp com—1

Finance

1%

Jan

610

15%

1

General Alloys Co

American

15,600

Jan

10%

111% 111%

—

1

Warrants

General

2

102%

76,900

5%

General Acceptance

General

1%

Kirkland

3,300

7

3%

100

convertible

Jan

1%

Jan

8,200

611

1

1.2#

common

General Builders

Israel-Mediterranean Petrol Corp Inc.lo

2%

24

2)

Co—

(Peter) Brewing
Fuller (Geo A) Co

6%
preferred
Geliman Mfg Co

7%

Apr

Laclede-Chrlsty Company
L'Alglon Apparel Inc

ord reg-£i

i—

w

Fox

6%

1,600

Feb

Apr

i %

Kirby

Jan

Mar

6%

5%

Kio

7%

Jan

400

Jan

Jan

4%

9,800

Apr

into

and

Brewing

Gatlneau

116%

:,f

6%

1,000

6

18% Mar

Jan

1%

6%

21% Mar

19,600

Apr

5%

13%

l

5%

10"%

May

5%

800

1%

Corp

104%

(effective

jriiC

113

10

3,000

7%

•

dep rets ord

Merged

116%

23

60

4% Mar

200

T,H

American deposit receipts

Simca

2+fc Mar
5% May

Jan

2.50

Feb

16%

5%

Aey Co
37%

Jan

58 >2

22%

FOit

16,800

•

Inc—

of

18 % Mar

28% May
1% Jan

10

(M H) Co Inc

Motor

Apr

Jan

5%

92

Mar

1%

Kennedy's
1

25c

1

Amer

%

xl

High

Lot

92

16%

since Jan. 1

Range

High

5%

5% Mar

1%

25o

or

46%

Low

Shares

1

Feb

Fltzsimmons Stores Ltd class A

Ford

Jan

for Week

of Prices

10c

Oil

105% Mar

20%

Federated Petroleums Ltd
Association (Phlla)

Ca

Jan

45%

Fire

nr

23

May

20

F

Class B

iBraei-Amerlcan

%

$1

Pairchlld Camera & Instrument
Fargo Oils Ltd

Pf"''

Irving Air Chute

Jan

Jan

1

•

1

Sterling

Apr

19%

%
32

10c

Co

preferred

Eureka Corporation Ltd
Warrants

Firth

17%

Feb

Sales

Range

Sale Price

Apr

Mar

Week's

Last

American Stock Exchangs
JPor
Iowa Public Service Co 3.90 ft pfd—100
Iron Fireman Manufacturing vto
•
Irunlte
Inc
1

16

26% Mar

3,800

104

1

High

.

,

Jan

16%
15

100

pfd

Jan.

Jan

18%

117

18 %

Inc

Flshman

Jan

30%

15

common

Eureka Pipe Line

Loto

15%

%

15 %

America..

Manufacturing

convertible

Friday

u

Corporation
Eectrographlc Corp common.
5ft

6

STOCKS

Mange since

-

31%

common..

ElectroData

Empire District Electric
Empire Mlllwork Corp

Shares

High

15 %

Uder

Equity Corp

of Prices

Low

Easy Washing Machine clau B.

Corp of

MAY

for Week

Par

Electronics

FOR WEEK ENDED

Sales

Last

STOCKS
American Stock Exchange

Mines Limited
Electric Bond & Share

RANGE

Friday

Apr

4%

Jan

78

Apr

3ft Apr
13

Apr

48

Jan

liy4

Apr

33

34

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2146)

.

Monday, May 9, 1955

..

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
RANGE

Last

Low

Nlpissing

j

Par

High
Belby Shoe

35 %

Jan

2 ye

Jan

3% Mar

Sentry

Safety

IV*

7

7%

8,600

6%

Jan

9% Mar

Serrick

Corp

14%

15%

9,100

48

48 y2

200

-—10c
preferred_50

Norden-Ketay Corp
North

American

Canadian Oils Ltd

North

Central

Rayon

$3

25

Oil

Texas

5

Airlines—
RR

17

3,300

15

'ill

pfd—100

200

8%

7%

7%

13,903

28 V*

28

3,900

Mar

Mar

Feb

19%

45

49% Mar

Jan

4%
5%

10

88

99

Jan

93 V2

Mar

40

4%

Oil

1

Company

Ohio

Brass Co class B common

Ohio

Power

Okalta
Okonite

•

4%s preferred

Oils

3%

3%

3%

4,600

9

1
50c

8%

9%

9,700
400;

/

Company

25

common

1

Olympic Radio & Television Inc
Omar

108%

Jan

1%

1

625
900

7

6%

6%

6%

800

1

Inc

6%
6 %j

6%

6%

2,900

O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares.lOi
Securities

Jan

112

Mar

Apr

6%

7

Apr

Apr

70

77%

75%

76

10%
61

Jan

500

110% 21 Hi

90o

Old Town Corp common
40c cumulative preferred

Overseas

58%

57

58

100

.

Ltd

4% Mar

3% May
6%

54%

1U

Jan*

71

Feb

84% Mar
8%

Jan

6% May
6% Jan

6%

Apr

4%

Jan

7%

Apr

May

20

20

200

20

23%

Feb

73%

74 V2

75

750

65% Jan

82

Feb

18%

23% Mar

200

22

22

1

Jan

P

5 % %

5%

1st
1st

5%

common

25

preferred

red

1st

4.50%

red

25

PQ'/i

Apr

400

29

Feb

32y2

Jan

29

Feb

32

800

27% Jan

500

27%

25

1,100

26%

27%

1.600

26

104

105 V*

580

103

103 %

70

—•
•

1051/4

•

Northern

Airlines

1
l

pfd_:

Of)

.

600

105% 106%
2%

4,500

10%

11

11%

14,800
525

107% 108%

2 Bol
lc

l7/a

1%

2%

1 Bol

6 '/a

61/8

6 '/2

15,300

vtc

Apr

Mar

27%

Apr

102% Mar

105%

Jan

lo!% Apr
Jan

105%

Jan

106% May

104 V*

Jan

10%

Feb

ay» feb
13
JafJ

Jan

108% Mar

104

1%

1%

1%

8,800

1%

2%

Apr

8%

Jan

62 V*

Apr

5

Jan

6%

Apr

16%

Apr

25 y2

Jan

16

Apr

24 y2

Jan

8%

Apr

9%

Jan

6

Feb

_5%

5%

300

a

17%

17%

100

16

16%

2,100

7%

8%

4,000

7%

7%

300

7% Mar

5%

6

200

5%

Class

A

B

;__a

Parkersburg-Aetna Corp

i

Patlcan Co Ltd
Penn

Traffic

16 Va
8 Va

2

Co

2.50

~5%

6V2

Jan
Jan

Pennroad Corp common

1

17%

17%

17%

5,800

16 Va

Penn Water & Power Co

•

48

47%

48

1,850

45% Mar

Pep Boys (The)
1
Pepperell Manufacturing Co (Mass)—20

68

67

Perfect

21

20% x21 %

Circle

Peruvian

Oils

Corp
&

2.50

Minerals

l

Phillips Packing Co
Phillips Screw Co
Pierce Governor

Pinchin

Johnson

Ltd

Amer

i

Piper Aircraft Corp common
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie

Polaris Mining

3,200
1,000
500

7

22

Apr

3ft Mar
9%

Feb

Jan

4%

Apr

4 V8

Jan
Jan

20

Mar

17

Feb

x7l%

Jan
Jan

2ft

8

2,500

8%

2

8%

6,600

5%

Jan

9%

Feb

1,850

78%

Jan

99%

Apr

21V* May

27 V*

Jan

9%

Feb
Apr

97

95

98

21%

21%

22%

2,300

7%

IV*

7%

1,600

4%

4%

1,000

Co

25o

2%

lj8 Mar

7 Va

Apr

3%

3%

3%

4.500

3%

Jan
Jan
Jan

•

57

57

6,600

6% Jan

8V*

49%

Jan

58

52

Jan

60 y2

May
Feb

400

11% Mar

12%

Jan

18%

Apr

2.50

12%

12%

12%

1

17%

17%

18%

11,900

17% May

1

8%

8ft

8%

22,400

5ft Jan

9U Feb

1

2%

2

2%

5,000

1%

2%

Feb

Prosperity Co class B

•

37%

37 V*

38 V*

1,600

15%

Feb

Providence

•

ioy0

10

10%

2,800

9%

Feb

103

104%

150

Gas

Apr

40 y2

Apr
10% Mar

Public Service of Colorado—

AY*%

cumulative preferred

Puget Sound Pulp & Timber
Pyle-Natlonal Co common

100

•

com

10

Mar

106%

Apf

48%

49%

400

44

Jan

50

Apr

16

49%

|

Pyrene Manufacturing

100

16y4

600

15%

Apr

16%

Jan

27%

28

150

28

27% Mar

Feb

41

11%

Jan

13%

Jan

7,200
400

52% Mar

25

102 %

104 Va

1,700

common

-100

102

105% 106%

•

class A

Quebec Power Co

•

—

26%

—;

Jan

29

Apr

R
Railway & Utility Investment A
Rath Packing Co common
Raymond Concrete Pile
Reading Tube Corp

—1

—10
•

common

Reiter-Foster

Oil

&

Engineering-

1%

9

Remington Arms Co Inc

1

Rice-Stix Inc
Rico

Il

Apr
34% Feb

12%

1,300

10%

Jan

13% Mar

18

1%

9% Mar

1

1

37%

37%

19%

1,200

1%

1,200

1%

10,300

38%

1,600

25%
33%

1

common

5000 fr

(Texas

1

Jan

Jan

%
38

Jan
May

10%
24

Jan
Mar

1%

25

preferred

Simplicity Pattern common
Simpson's Ltd common
Singer Manufacturing Co
Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd—
Amer dep rets ord registered
Smith
(Howard) Paper Mills
Corp

Manufacturing

common

Coast Corp common
Penn Oil Co common

7,200

original preferred
cumulative preferred
convertible preference
4.48% convertible preference
4.32% cumulative preferred
4.08% cumulative preferred
5%

4.88%

4.56%

Southern

Materials

Southern

Co

Inc

Pipe

Line
Royalty Co

Southland

Spencer Shoe Corp
Stahl-Meyer Inc
Standard

Dredging Corp common
preferred
«itand*vd Forglngs Corp
convertible

11.60

•
1
•
20

to

Jan

&

Power

class

Common

Light common

Field

Inc

3

:

35%

35%

Corp common
Royalite Oil Co Ltd
Russell

(The F C) Company
Ryan Aeronautical Co

Tube

Standard
Starrett

Jan

Schick

Brick

ordinary

32%

Apr

4,500

4%

Jan

Apr
6% Mar

1

9

9

9%

1,400

8%

Feb

9%

Feb

8%

Jan

7%

34%

25
25
25
25
25
25
2

1
5
1
•
1
20
1

57

120

49%

Jan

57

28%

400

27%

Jan

28%

46

46

46%

800

41%

Jan

46% May

42%

42%

43 Va

1,000

38%

Jan

43%

54

x28Va

28%

1.800

25% Mar

28% May

25%

500

25

Jan

26

17%

18%

1,100

16

Jan

22%

5 Va

5%

100

5

Jan

6

Apr

58

Jan

69

Apr

_4>o

4%

"4%

1,500

4% May

6

Jan

5%

5%

6 Va

300

4%

Feb

6%

5%

5%

5%

8,900

5%

Jan

6%

150

23%

Jan

16%

1,700

13%

Jan

—

24

25

16

?5.

Apr

1%

Jan

800

63%

Jan

61

Feb

28 Va

28

29%

3,400

16%

16 Ve

16%

16%

16%

Jan

31%

Apr

Jan

36%

Apr

5,200

16%

Apr

18

500

16%

Jan

14%

Apr
Jan

17%

2,000

2§

26%
30%

30

Apr

22,300

6%

Jan

~3%

5

9% May
7%

Jan

4%

Mar

?y« Jan
Jaif

43

Jan

Jan

47

Apr

20 V*

1,000

14

Jan

18%

Apr

12%

12%

12%

Apr
Feb

Stetson

(J

B)

(Hugo) Corp
Stop A Shop Inc
Stroock <S)
& Co common
Sty Ion
Sun

Drug

Feb

...

12%

1,100

10%
3%

Jan

4%

Jan

4%

6%

7%

35,500

4%

Jan

8% Mar

100

30% May

30%

30

30%

1,100

26% Mar

5

25V*

24%

25%

4,300

23% Mar

30%

1

40

39%

40

200

20%

20%

800

37% Jan
20 Va Mar

23%

Jan

4%

15,700

4%

Apr

•

3%

3% May

2bo

Supermarkets Corp
Superior Portland Cement Inc
Superior Tool & Die Co
Oil Corp

8%

8%

300

1
•
1

17%

17%

1,500

15%

37

40

1,100

37

X4%

x4%

15

common—

Sunrise

Swan Finch

8

4

~6%

1

Corporation

Ray

'

•

common

Stlnnes

26%

26

39

4

%

2,100

27%

1,450

Mar

7

Jan

43% Mar

9%

Apr

22%

May

Apr
Jan

52

Mar

Jan

25

tVa

Feb

Apr

3%

36 %

Jan

T
Talon

class

Inc

Class

B

A common

Electric

Tampa
Texas

Power

Thew

Shovel

Thlokol

Co

Inc

Technicolor

&

common

Corporation

Thorofare
New
Tilo

common

Markets

28%

28%

17

Jan

15% May

3,000

Feb

38% May

28%

13% May

14%

13%

14%

25,400

32%

35%

3,500

23%

17%

17%

19

3,300

15

20% Mar

5%

22,800

15,

16%

5,800

4% Mar
12% Mar

20%

21%

4,900

14%

63

65

21

Apr

25%

Jan

12 Ya

Apr
Feb

31

Apr

22%

500

10%

10%

1,100

29%

29%

100

•

1 ft

100

62%

100

5%

534

4,300

103% 1043b

150

2%

3,100

2%

4,100

11;!

HI
4

3%

1.500

4

10%

11%

26 %

•

Inc

ft

62%

10%

warrants

Feb

9%

Mar

26

6%

23/4

Apr

40% Mar

22

53/4

Apr
Apr

100

10%

104 %

5%

16%
21 y«
74

22%

1

Mar

Jan

21%

5%

16% Mar
112

35% May

16%

5%

May

Jan

20

1

Corp

Temper

Jan

11%
23%

9,400

25c

Inc

Trl-Contlnental
Trunz

11%

9,700

110% Mar

Realty & Construction
1
Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd—
Amer deposit rets ord registered—Z1
Amer deposit rets del registered
5a
Todd Shipyard Corp common
20
Toklan Oil Corp
70c
Toledo Edison 4 V* % preferred
100
Tonopah Mining bf Nevada
1
Trans Empire Oils Ltd
1.25
Trans Lua Corp
1
True

17

15%

35

25c

Inc

common

Roofing

13%

.1
_10o
10

Corp

Thompson-Starrett Co Inc
70c convertible preferred
Thor

13%

16%
15%

•
5

common

Chemical

7
1

common

Light $4.56 pfd

Co

•
5

common

27

40,700
300
"

"

Feb

lft Jan
56%
4%

Jan

Jan
Jan

99

7%
1%
69

6%

Apr

Feb
Apr
Mar

Feb

104% May

2y4

Jan

1%

Apr
Feb

2%

Jan

4V2

Jan

10% Mar

14%

3%

Jan

25

19 y2 Mar

2%

Jan

Jan

29%

Apr

29

Apr

u
Ulen

Management Company
Chemical Corp

Jan

14%

Feb

68

Jan

Union

Canada

of

Gas

investment

5
4

Co

4

~5%
—

5%
44

—

9%

9%

%

700

6%

13,700

4

45

9%

700
200

3%

Feb

4%

Jan

6%

Feb

Apr

47%

Feb

8%

Jan

10% Mar

85%

10c
•

Apr

United

Mar

10

12%

Jan

United N

24%

Jan

United

Feb

98

1,400

21% Mar
27%

20

Jan

32 Va Mar

Apr
13% Mar

33 Va

Apr

15%

Jan

11,000

10%

Apr

14%

Jan

—L

5%

Jan

10%

Yards of

Porducts

common—50o

rets

ord

common

registered

RR & Canal—

Profit

100

20

Products

dep
J

Omaha

Corp

Sharing

common

preferred

United Shoe Machinery common

•

"7%

7 %

37

37

Jan

41

7%

7%

~7%

3,900

6%

Jan,

37%

900

35%

Jan

8%

200

7%

Feb

5ft Feb

10s

%

25

10
25

6% Mar

United
U S

Specialties

common

Air Conditioning Corp

1,600

17

Jan

23 Va

Feb

5%

1,500

28%

Jan

50%

Feb

U 8

1

5%

4%

5%

1,500

3%

Jan

6 Va Mar

7

7%

500

6%

Jan

8%

Jan

S

and International

Securities

Riphber Reclaiming Co-

United

Vitamin

States
Stores

Corp

Corp—

49%

51 %

13,600

38%

39 V*

340

37

14

14%

400

2%

14,700

1,600

75%

7,000

8

65% Mar

75% May

12

23%

23%

20%

21

200

Apr

13%

Jan

22%

Jan

24%

300

common
Corp

American

Consolidated Oil

Universal

Insurance

Universal

Products

common..

125

14%

1

50o

14%

2

1%
11

11%

5

5

129

15%
2%
12

Jan

4%

Mar

Jan
Feb

Mar

Jan

15%

Apr

3%

90 V2

Jan

2,000

11

1% Mar

132

Jan

Apr

16% Mar
2%

Jan

May

13%

Apr

2%

Jan

5%

Apr

5,900

1%

Jan

400

65%

Apr

28%

Jan

30%

400

25% Mar

3%

6,100

—»

9

54% Mar

Apr

2%

.10

Feb
Mar

1% Mar

Jan

68 Va

2Va

68%

5%
239

Feb

Jan

2%

x66

2%

10

9%

Apr
Feb

11%

12% Mar

6,500

9%
40

40%

2,900
1,200

5%

102

Mar

29

25c
15

Co

2%

2%
128%

2% Mar
73

Jan

37% Mar
32

Apr

Apr

Utah-Idaho

..5

Sugar

20% Mar

22

21%

Apr

3% Mar

5ft

Feb

Valspar Corn common
$4 convertible preferred

6%

Apr

8%

Feb

Vanadlum-Alioys

Steel

•

8,500

3%

Jan

8%

Apr

Van

warrants

3%

5

1,100

"3%

3y4

Feb

3%

Jan

7%

Jan

Jan

21V* Mar

4%

4

4ft

58,900

6%

6%

6%

7%

7%

8

21%

22%

27 Va

2.100

20

25%

27%

5.200

23

2

1%

2%

25,900

1

10

14

•

1

47%

50%
——

—1

(J S Foil class B

38%

1
10c

Jan

230

100

.—25

Preferred

18%

16

Apr

5V2

15,500

17%

17%

•

16%

4%
57%

4%

4%

17%

Feb

22%

1

Bros Inc

Mar

17%

36%

Seeman

Apr

Jan

26

Sterling Aluminum Products common.5
Sterling Brewers Inc
1
Sterling Inc
1
Sterling Freclsion Instrument
10c

17%

3%




25

Feb

Jan

Molasses Co Ltd—

11 %

9%

Apr

27

25

27%
— —

Jan

92%

_■

10%

4%

Apr

Jan

110

96%

— —

9%

May

3%

Milk

11%

1

37% Mar

17%

United

1,100

1

Jan
Jan

000

3% Mar

1,300
4,100

•

7%
32

200

Apr

25o

pa<rp

3,800

19%

2%

l

Airlines

s°e

100

34%

39

_534

200

14%

Securities Corp General

footrpt'-'g

73.,

33 %

1
12.50

3% Mar

18

3

30%

50o

4% Mar

3%

_5%

Elastic

31%

Inc

Apr

18%

Aircraft

20

Co

May

•

of

United

14%

20

Scurry-Rainbow Oil Co Ltd

For

300

8%

*
1

(A)

Jan

28%

_20

8culltn Steel Co common

Seaboard Western

Jan

^0

3%

21%

& Fisher

45

5,500

Canada

Parts

10%

Diego Gas & Electric Co—

Sayre

Feb

37

3%

Universal

pfd 5% series.
Cum pfd 4Vs>% series
Cum pfd 4.40% series
Sapphire Petroleums Ltd
Savoy Oil Inc (Del)

Mar

6,200

38%

5%

Universal

Cum

37

21%

3%

unexcelled

S

San

Jan

35

11%

5%

Jan

30%

70%

May

6

1

2%

14%

75%

Apr

6% Mar
47

37

38%

1

B

3,400

29%

1

38

Jan

Corporation

Co

Steel

united

St Lawrence Corp Ltd common
San Carlos Milling Co Ltd

Jan

5

40% May

Jan

3%

3

31%

1

Apr
Feb

38% Mar

& Co common

Steel
Stein

36%

_

common—

28%

Jan

18% Mar

8%

Corp

1

Ryan Consolidated Petroleum
Ryerson & Haynes

200

2;/j*

class

(The)

——1

.

25%

Jan

2,100

"
-

Jan

30%

2,600

9%

Union Stock

10

Ll.23

common

20%

10%

27%

Apr

•

—

Jan

18% Xl9%

xl9%

1

Apr

1

...

(The)

Ave

2

36%

10%

4,300

1

8%

_

22%

47

Co

4% Feb

3

Rotary Electric Steel Co.—

Russeks Fifth

96%

— —

5,300

40%

Corp

Products

Standard

Standard-Thomson

Amer

£1

1,900

6%

6

6%

•

B

4%

3

pfd F__ —100

1,700

3438

Feb

49%

3%

1

Standard

1,900

1

Rolls Royce Ltd—
American dep rets ord reg
Rome Cable Corp common

Feb

106%

Jan

5%

-1
10

United

1965

3

117%

Jan

47

6

Standard Packaging
Convertible preferred

2,800

3

8

Jan

104%

57

Union

8%

'

25%

X32%

40%

50c

8%

8

~

100

£1
•
1

StanmT!*^ Industries Inc
Standard
oil

Jan

7%

—

175

Southern California Edison—

1% Mar
45%

48%

Feb

Valley Gas Co—

Vtc extended

Roosevelt

12%

1

—50c

Corp) vtc

Rochester Gas & Elec 4%

Rowe

16%

25

59% May

Publications—

Simmons-Boardman

convertible

Feb

33%

47%

2

B

55

11%

12%

1

Argentine Mining Co

Rio Grande

Apr

Jan

.

Radiator

9%

Jan

'

•

Richmond

Jan

30

■

19%

„50c

Corp

Reliance Electric

7

23%

2,400

— —

——

1

Co

&

200

33%

12%

1

(Robert)

9

32%

'

r

32%

—6.23

Pump Co

Rels

9

IIlOo

common

Preferred
Reda

9

70

Mar

28

•

Canada

of

Tlshman

Q

Apr
Jan

597 a

3,700

•

Bono tone

13%

12%

57%

Power

Feb

25

59%

&

Mar

10% May

8% May

2

Co

17

22

11

9%

Simca American Shares

$3

13

11%

Jan

400
»

Feb

309

12%

8%

Apr
x4% Feb

500

58

55

58

•

Prentice-Hall Inc common
Pressed Metals of America
Preston East Dome Mines Ltd
Producers Corp of Nevada

7%

7

2.50

common

3%

11% Jan

10%

'

common

5%

Jan

800

8%

Water

30%

3%

Jan

4%

27%

10

common

Powdrell & Alexander
Power Corp of Canada
Pratt & Lambert Co

2

1
50

Pittsburgh Metallurgical common—2.50
Pittsburgh Railways Co
•
Pleasant Valley Wine Co
l
Scale

17

Apr

Apr

4% Mar

shares—10s

Pioneer Gold Mines Ltd

Pneumatic

7%

4%

4%

4%

1

18

48

Jan

10,500

17%

7

7

•

65 y2

700

3ft

18% Mar

Jan

4y4

500

68

2%

21.1

300

4%

4%

10c

common

Jan

Jan

1

class

Jan

Jan

5%

l

Parker Pen Co

Jan

2

59

Corp

Chemical Company

Park

70 Va

1% Jan

17,200

(C A) Amer share

Motors

27% Mar

29%

67% Mar

•

vtc

Oil

Pantepec Oil

29% Feb

Jan

2

2%

2%

100

common

Pancoastal Petroleum TC A)
Israel

34%

28%

preferred
preferred

Paramount

Apr

25

Pacific Petroleums Ltd
Pacific Power & Light 5%

Pan

31%

28%

dividend

Page-Hersey Tubes

900

34%

28%

preferred

Lighting $4.50 preferred

Pacific

Apr

28%
28 %

25

$4.40 dividend cum

$4.75

37%

2,500

30%

30 %

1st pfd

Pacific

Feb

Jan

37%

33%

—£3

redeemable 1st preferred
redeemable 1st pfd series A

5%

28%

35

36%

36 V*

25

preferred

4.80%

25% Mar

g

1st pfd

Jan

1%

Ltd

Class
BUex

South

v|ectrlc 6%

Gas &

4%

74,000

Oil & Gas Co class A

South

Pacific

1,300

2%

12%

•

Breweries

Boss

Pacific? Can Co

4%

1%

20c

of America

Corp

Signal

Ogden Corp common

4%

2%

preferred

Shoe

Oceanic

12%

4%

8
•

Sherwin-Williams

Sicks

High

12%

Inc

Sherwin-Williams

Jan

Low

Mining

Denn

Bhawlnigan

Apr

104

1

since Jan.

Range

High

common

eLather

Bhattuck

Low

—1

B

class

Servomechanlsms
Be ton

Shares

lOo
1

common

Control

Apr

8%

Jan

93

Corp

Radio

Sentinel

Feb

28%

Jan

103

Feb

6ya Mar

Feb

26

93

103

19

44%

14% May

103

50

.

5

4 il

28

1

Co

Northern Ind Pub Serv 4V4 %

187/a
42

for Week

12.50

Co

1,100

6,300

2%

18'/a

Sale*

Range

Last

Sale Price

American Stock Exchange

1

_

North

Penn

Low

High

40%

41

Week's
of Prices

Friday
STOCKS

1

Range since Jan.

2'/*

•

Noma Lites Inc^

North

6

2V4

5

.

Pond

Mines

Northeast

MAY

1

Niagara Share Corp common
Niles-Bement

Shares

of Prices

Par

WEEK ENDED

for Week

Kange

Sale Price

American Stock Exchange

FOR

Sales

Week's

Friday
STOCKS

Jan

28% Mar

Venezuelan

Jan

Va

27%

Venezuela

Jan

3

Apr

ft Feb

3,500

7

Jan

11% Mar

4%

2,600

3% Jan

4% May

16 y8

400

16

Norman

Mar

18%

Jan

Co

Co

Petroleum

Syndicate

i

Inc

Vlnco Corporation

Virginia Iron Coal & Coke Co
Manufacturing

Vogt

Vulcan Silver-Lead

Corp

6%

Apr

20c
1
10
•
1

6%

6

6%

500

87%

Apr

94%

30%

31 %

700

27

Jan

31% May

4%

1

4%

1,100

4

Mar

5

Mar

2,200
15,200

25

Jan

38

May
May

——

x31

,

Jan

!

38

35%

38

6%

5Va

6%

4%

4%

5

3,400

6%

4%

Jan

4%

Jan

6Va

Feb

24%
4

24%

350

24

Apr

29 Y*

16

16

100

15 V4

Jan

173/4

Jan
F-b

May

53/4

Jan

4

4%

4,200

4

Volume

181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2147)

35

AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE
RANGE

Friday

Week's

FOR

WEEK ENDED

STOCKS
American Stock Exchange

Last
Sale Price

of Prices

Low

Wagner

Range

since Jan.

Low

1

American

1%

5%

voting ctfs

ext

$2

&

Bond

&

Waltham
Ward

l

preferred

Tiernan

Watch

Baking

30

Inc

Co

Co

&

$6

1

West

Inc

Amer

Utilities

dep rets ord
Tablet

&

5%%

109%

Jan

900

17% May

shares

1%

Jan

2%

5%

Apr

11%

Apr

37

Feb

29 Vz

31

214

2

Vz

Jan

200

3%

110

102 Vz

5%
202

5%

15,600

202

%

V*

*

50

4if

28,500

-ft

Jan

46

Jan

19%

18%

Jan

19%

19 Vz

1914

33

33

13 >4

13'A

13%

29

29

275

30
10

Jan

14%

Jan

32

Williams

•

7%

7%

8'A

300

Wood

Newspaper

Woodall

Wodley

(P

American
6%

314

314

5%

22%

8

50

22%

Jan

13%

11

receipts

5s

2% Mar

68

400

1,400

19%

3"%

Jan

Jan

16%

Ltd

814

814

814

100

~2Vs

107%

de

ARussian

2%

2ft

10,900

Stock

Interest

Last

Period

Exchange

Sale Price

or

Friday's

Bid & Asked

Low

Appalachian Elec Power 3%s 1970
Bethlehem Steel 6s Aug 1 1998
Boston

Edison

2%s

series

A

June-Deo

mortgage 4s

A 1st

Eastern

mortgage

Gas

&

series

A

15%

Jan

♦No

Jan

75

Mar

9% Jan

7}j| Mar

3% Mar

2

2

Jan

1993

3%s 1965
Elmira Water Lt & RR 5s 1956
Ercole Marrelli Elec Mtg Co—

Feb

&

1953

RR

4s

1970

1

1940 coupon

A 1st

mortgage

6%s
Ohio

due

1953

Co

6%s

listed

on

A6%s

ex

Oct

1947

1

Public

6s

Service Electric & Gas Co
Gas

ARuhr

Corp.

6%s

3%s series A
and ref

1st

2%s

3s

C

series D

3s

1965

series B 1973

1976
1978

3s

series

E

1978

3s

scries

F

1979

Southern California Gas 3%s 1970
Southern Counties Gas (Calif)
3s
Southwestern Gas

Spalding
Terni

(A

G)

&

Electric 3'As
Bros 5s 1989

91

$146%

4

United

Electric

A 7s

with

A7s

ex

47

6

Indus¬

Rail¬

trials

roads

April

1940 coupon

1947 coupon

$178

—

138% 138%

May

Second

10

Util¬

65

Indus¬

Grade

Grade

Util¬

40

ities

Stocks

trials

Ralls

Rails

ities

Bonds

98.52

101.41

100.71

98.62

99.82

98.52

98.61

99.85

160.52

64.79

159.85

426.30

2

May

1

160.67

64.87

160.06

1

5

___

101.41

100.87

422.78

157.89

64.68

158.47

98.50

101.26

100.86

98.65

422.54

__

4

158.40

64.56

158.51

93.52

101.32

100.77

98.57

99.79

159.42

64.68

159.03

98.63

101.28

100.76

98.55

99.80

Over-the-Gounter Industrial Stock

93%

93%

1

93%

Compiled by National Quotation Bureau, Inc.
Closing

May 2

Tues.

Wed.

Range for 1955

75.17

High

75.11

-

3

May
May 4

Thurs.

Low

134

135

129%

138%

May

74.92

—

97%

93%

98

II
—

H O CM £

100%

——'

—

92

90%

103% 103%

21

101

16

98

100

$102

104%

101%

103%

$100

104

~

100%
103%

102

High

$145
94

—

100%

151%

W*.

95

5

SEG Index of Stock Prices
groups compared

by major industry
with the preceding week and with highs and lows for the

tmmm

—

98

51

100% 100%

28

101

97%

— <m.

97%

5

97

97

151

3

102%

Durable

350.7*

Good

Transportation—Utility

135

+0.3

350.7

328.9

0.0

329.7

368.5

+ 0.5

370.4

329.1*

325.5

+1.1

329.1

283.5

Finance

and

Mining
♦New

High.

$New

152.4

+0.4

276.3

2JJ.3

—0.4

1?4.3
283.0

265.6

309.1

—1.5

321.1

304.6

Transactions at the New York Stock
Stocks

100%
100%

103 V*

97%

103'A

Railroad

Mon. May 2
Tues.

6

3

1

Int'l

of and Miscel.

Shares

103'A

Bonds

$3,263,000

$513,000

3,470,000

3,056,000

330,000

Thurs. May

2,268,590

2,963,000

413,500

Fri. May 6

2,251,480

3,458,000

811,000

Total

11,566,600

$16,210,000

May 3
5

—

104

93%

100

110

—

4,245,500
3,386,000
3,376,500

9,000

$2,843,000

4,278,000

$10,000

week innaed

$19,063,000

May o

1955

Stocks—No.

of

Shares

Jan. l

195i

*»*»'

6s

1959

International

$25

Feb-Aup

...

——

99%

7

77%

$107% 108%
105

99%

103%
73%
107%

1954

11,566,600

9,935,590

267,680,011

$10,000

$79,000
2,208,500

223,000

530,000

30,156,400

53,601,600

164,604,509

$8,0C0

Bank

Foreign

2,843,000

Railroad and Industrial

$5,500

108%

100%

May a

1955

105%

1

78%

92%

14
42

103% 104

to

Bonds

—

$105

June-Dec

Union

$3,777,000

100%

100%

10B

$25

Sales

775,500

2,196.660

105 %

99%

Bond

Bonds

$1,000

2,223,300
2,626,570

Total

Government

Bonds

Wed. May 4„

98

101

United States

Bank

Foreign

Bonds

103%

96

103

——

Exchange

Daily, Weekly and Yearly
Number

104

98%

143.6

Low,

103

100%

$108

98%

304.2
342.0

153.0

Service

110

103%

100

104

324.7
'

304.6t

Trade,

92

5

100

June-Deo

269.4

,

370.4*
—

136

3

100

—

289.5

95

100% 100%

101'A

Feb-Aug

—

Low

High

+0.3

349.6

'

1955

Change

288.6

328.9

__

Goods

177%

100

102% 102%

--

April 22, '55

289.5*

Manufacturing,

156

91

103% 103%
100 %

Percent

Composite

102

102

92%

$99

(1939=100):

April 29, '55

169

170

$149

$100

78%

5s 1960

4

,

94

$95
93

June-Dec

Newspaper

47.32 Jan

—

$178

June-Dec

Western

68.72 Dec 31

Low

74.91

The SEC index of stock prices based on the
closing prices of the common
stocks for the week ended April 29, 1955, for
composite and

103%

165

100

Jan-July

22

68.05 Jan 18

Range for 1954

74.89

5

May 6

n.,

93%

100

Webb & Rnapp Inc 5s debs

West Penn Traction

75.58 Apr

V

Non-Durable

$91%
103%

Wasatch Corp deb 6s ser A 1963
Washington Water Power 3%s 1964
1974

99.81

Averages

U. S. Government—

1 1940 coupon 1956
1947 coupon 1956

Total

423.39

3

—

25

97%

$99

;

10

First

47

lul,

97

Feb-Aug
May-Nop

1953

1953

Averages

10

425.65

29

130

46

Service Co—

Dec

Dec

1

5%

Total

...

Hydro-Electric Co—

A6%s with Aug
A 6 %s ex Aug 1

53A

4%

-Bonds-

15

91

81%,
130

__

47

Jan-July

1970

37

73

99

$25

April-Oct
1971

&

_

95

91

'

April-Oct

1973

M

series

3 %s

Edison

20

Date

103%

$25

1962_Jan-July
Mar-Sept
Jan-July
Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug
Feb-Aug
Feb-Auff
Feb-Aup

5%

10

96%

101

•

$169

May-Nop

43A

4%

(35 Stocks)

$145

Safe Harbor Water Power
Corp 3s, 1981—May-Nop
Sapphire Petroleums Ltd 5s conv deb
California

5

$108

Housing Corp 6%s 1958

Southern

——

"

Feb-Aug
1998__Jan-July
Jan-July

6s

93'A
1

$96

April-Oct

1953

A

98'%
101

$25

April-Oct

1960

Reading Tube Corp 6s 1971
ARuhr

$96%

$101% 104

J an-July

5%

103

72

97%

June-Dec

54

35

__

53A'

$105

1960

coupon
1954__

64

Jan-July
Jan-July

1970

Piedmont Hydro-Electric Co—
A6%S with Oct 1 1940 coupon

67%

101

—

April-Oc<

36%

4%

-Stocks30

81

$64%

'

74%

May-Nop

1st mortgage 3%s 1968
mortgage 3s 1971
Pennsylvania Water & Power 3'As 1964

$35%

daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds
the New York Stock Exchange as
compiled by Dow, Jones & Co.:

92%

75

$105

1963

42

48

43

the

are

100

$72

Mar-Noo

1953

54

5%

Stock and Bond
Below

Date—

mmim

April-Oct

52

Jan -July

150

96%

1952

Power

APrussian Electric

150

''

90%

liq tr ctfs

52%

2012__Jan-July

1919

current year are as follows

1st

3'As

,

13

Ltd—

extended to

155

34

May-Noo

A7s ex Nov 1 1947
coupon 1952
Altalian Power Realization Trust
6%%
Midland Valley RR 4% 1963
New England Power 3%s
1961

Nippon Electric Power

2s

104%

97%

June-Dec

Rys 5%s 1938
Isarco Hydro-Electric Co—

6%s

_Jan-July

A)

warrants.

High

101%

7
■

91%

Jan-July

& St

with Nov

Low

91%

June-Dec

Western

(Plan

Bonds being traded flat.
§ Reported in receivership.
Abbreviations used above—"cod," certificates of
deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," cumula¬
tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v" non-voting stock; "v
t c," voting-trust
certificates;
"w i," when issued; "w w," with
warrants; "x w," without

Jan. 1

NO.

97

i

102

41

—

Range since

Sold

91%

May -Nov
May-Nou
Mar-Sepf
Jan-July

AHamburg Electric 7s 1935
AHamburg Elev & Underground

A7s

H46

—

99%

__

a

Fri.

Finland Residential Mtge Bank 5s 1961
Flying Tiger Line 5%s conv debs 1967
AGesfuerel 6s debs

Bonds

High

97%

Jan-July
Mar-Sepf

A6%s with Nov 1 1940 coupon 1953
A6%s ex Nov 1 1947 coupon 1953

Guantanamo

value,

par

Mon.

4s series B

$41

Odd-lot transaction

May

102% 102%

May-Hoy
May

Fuel

■

—

Mar-Sept

$99% 100

Deferred delivery transaction (not Included in
year's range),
d Ex-Interest,
(not included in year's range),
f Ex-distribution, g Ex-stock dividend.-h
principal,
nUnder-the-rule transaction (not included in year's
range),
rTransaction for cash
(not included in year's range),
x Ex-dividend,
y Ex-rights.., z Ex-liquidating dividend.
^Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted
during current week.
A

e

19% Mar

39

Jan -July

1993

•

__

—

June-Dec

Feb

24

Jan

June-Dec

1978

Delaware Lack Si Western RR—
Lackawanna of N J Division—
1st

102%

Quar-Feb

1970

Chicago Transit Authority 3%s

$67

June-Dec

Week's Range

Friday

BONDS

$65

June-Dec

1921

May

American

April-Oct

1997

1

Jan

stmpd

Government

A5%s

High

—

3s

Janeiro

Low

$65

•—

Feb

314 Mar

•

May-Nov

Apr

Apr

1214

£1

Hargreaves

(Republic of)

Sinking fund

Feb

Ltd—

deposit

Peru

Rio

Apr

104

300

18%

66

68

Jan. 1

No.

Jan

Feb

ft Mar

625

18

Range since

Sold

High

2% Apr

6%

700

16%

16

2

common

W)

Low

1927) 1947
1927) 1947

Issue of Oct

13% May
10% Mar

91,3C0

105% 106

-.1

preference

Wright

314
16 Vis

Inc

Petroleum

Wool worth

1

pfd_„.__100

Machine

Industries

Jan

Feb

16%

25

4%%

Jan

4%

1214 Mar

1

Lt

35

Jan

1 %

3A

Bonds

Apr

400

1

Friday's

Apr

24 %

50

500

5%
preferred
Wisconsin Pwr &

Apr
20% Feb

50

13%

common

Mar

1,100

1%

Brothers

% Mar

ft Jan
14

1214

Wilson

Jar*.
Mar

37%

l

Ltd

6x4
224

100

~4%

Petroleums

Feb
Jan

<925

33

25

Co

105'A May

17

1

Inc

4% Mar

Jan

46

13 %

Wilrich

or

Bid & Asked

Mar

16%

5

&

Sale Price

AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s 1931
Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 1972
Parana stamped (Plan A) 2%s 2008

3% Mar

Feb

186

Jan

158

46

l

preferred

Jan

139

3%

20

Inc

1

120

104 Vz 105 V*

~53A

26%

17% Jan

48,200

14614 147
3%

22% Mar

400

1

C)

Last

Period

(issue of May

A 7s

Feb

300

(Win) & Co
Wichita River Oil
Corp
Wickes (The) Corp
(R

Jan

3,000

Is
com

Whitman

Products

24

14,700

3%

Mfg

Willson

Apr
4% Jan

1%

pfd__100

Stationery

convertible

Jan

3%

5%

1.25

4.40%

Stores

Feb

23%

2%

10

Shoe

Auto

5%

A7s

Feb

Jan

1%

146 Vz

Westmoreland Inc

Weyenberg

2014

8%

5

5 Vz

•

Westmoreland Coal

White's

3.400

23

30

Western Leaseholds Ltd
•
Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st
pfd__100
Western Stockholders Invest Ltd—

Western

4

5% May

13A

10c

Manufacturing

Texas

2314

1

preference

Wentworth

1,500

5%

common

4Qc

Knapp

series

300

5%

1714

warrants

Wasatch Corp
Webb

Week's Range

Interest1

Exchange

High

105%

5 %

100
Inc

cumulative

Wallace

5%

514

3%

•

preferred

Waitt

Stock

Mortgage Bank of Bogota—

Co_.

Baking

Friday

BONDS

Shares

High

w
Aircraft

6

for Week

Range

Par
Waco

MAY

Sales

'

105

■

105

81

__J

16,210,000

16,084,000

331,710,200

280,789,100

$19,063,000

Total

$18,371,500

$362,097,600

$334,926,200

Transactions at the American Stock Exchange

Daily, Weekly and Yearly

Foreign Governments and Municipalities
Friday

BONDS
American

Stock

Interest

Period

Exchange

Last

Sale Price

or

Friday's

Bid & Asked

Low

Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)
A20-year
A

7s

April

20-year 7s

ABaden

Jan

Stocks

Week's Range

High

(Number
Bonds

Range sine®

Sold

Jan. 1

JV0.

Low

1946

April-Oct

1100

Jan-July

1170

ACauca
June-Deo
Central Bk of German State & Prov Banks—
A6s series A 1952

113

series

ADanzig

Port

AGerman
AS

f

B

&

Cons

secured

Waterways 6%s
Munic
6s

7s

1947

1947

AHanover

ALima

Maranhao
AMedellin

stamped (Plan A)
7s stamped 1951




Total

Bonds

730,070

$39,000

$68,000

$16,000

$123,000

730,875

60,000

76,000

11,000

147,000

157%

163

19,000

1.000

76,000

680,395

55,000

44,000

5,000

104,000

756,160

54,000

22,000

6,000

82,000

$264,000

$229,000

$39,000

651,410

Fri. May 6

5

56,000

185
Total

177%

84

76

92

76

3,548,910

80%

$532,000

77

177%

Jan-July
Feb-Aug
June-Dec

(City) Ger 7s 1939
(Prov) 6'/2s 1949
City (Peru 6%s stamped

AHanover

1952

Bonds

May 3___

Thurs. May

April-Oct

1951

Corporate

May 2

113

Feb-Aug

A6s

Bonds

Mon.

Wed. May 4

1100

Jan-July

1947

Government

Bonds

Tues.

High

—

(Germany) 7s 1951
Valley 7s 1948

Foreign

Foreign
Domestic

of
Shares)

__May-Nop

Feb-Aug
1958
Mar-Sept
2%s 2008—.May-Noo
June-Dec

121

119%

23

119% 119%
103

104%

13%
97"

83

week Lnaea May

1955

22%
120

Stocks—No.

105%

of

Shares

160%

172

Domestic

1142% 145

131

139%

Foreign government
Foreign corporate

165
185

64

64

1954

Jan. 1

1955

to May 6

1954

3,548,910

2,506,388

94,137,249

43,778,294

$264,000

$258,000

$5,882,000

$4,046,000

229,000

114,000

4,611,000

5,159,000

39,000

71,000

1,271,000

$532,000

$443,000

Bonds

1173% 174%

141%

6

2,158,000

„

Total

$11,764,000

$11,363,000

'

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

Monday, May 9, 1-955

.

.

OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS
FOR

RANGE

Boston Stock
Friday
Sale Price

American Motors Corp—
'lei

American

Anaconda Copper
Boston

RR—

&

Albany

Boston Edison

Copper

Eastern

Inc

cum

5%

preferred

1st

pfd

Standard

Oil

Apr

Standard Oil

15

Jan

21 %

29%

Jan

44%

May
Apr

37%

37%

34

,;an

37%

Feb

5

30

13%

112

10% Jan

49%

399

48

40%

28

1%

10

13%

48

1%

100

11%

11

Apr
40V4 May

Sunray Oil
Toledo

—100

Inc

Stores

Electric

(new)

Coal

18%

18%

175

1 /

% Mar

22%

27

103

20

53%

55%

502

1998

51%

50%

52%
68%

178

22%

22%

5

104% 109%

353

27%

Apr

58%

Jan

46%

2,221

66

Jan

52% Mar

;

Jan

55%

Feb

May

73%

Feb

66

20% Mar

WATLING, LERCHEN & CO.

22% Apr
113% Feb

7c

Jan

20c

Jan

18

Mar

130% Mar

145

Members

Mar

16%

125

126

0C

98% Jan

65

10c

118

1,350
2,269

Jan

130

100

N

100

36%

36%

14

30%

Feb

50c

2%

2%

6,100

i 78

uan

20

Mathieson

Jan

Stone

Union

Twist

Jan
Jan

20

/vY

Jan

2

Machinery

Corp

Feb

1%

100
282

7%

Jan

21%

Jan

28%

170

19%

Apr

23%

907

13%

49%

14

55%

59 Vs

22%

320

14%

Feb

Feb

49%

50%

531

47%

45%

47%

355

39% Mar

48

511/4

52%

40

51 % May

60

"

-

13%

71%

8

14%

180

12%

71%

74

835

66"%

12.50

66%

71% May
43'% Jan

30

3%

1,500

2% Mar

3 %

May

27

27%

425

21% Mar

27%

17%

17%

17%

200

15%

17%

Apr
Apr

10%

1,410

10 Va

Apr

1%

200

Big

Bear

Markets

Brown-McLaren

Apr

Consolidated

!

Sale Price

Par

American Laundry
Baldwin

cumulative

Carey
Champion Paper

—10
com—.
__

.~_8~50

__

—

Gibson

-12%

Printing

80

27%

Jan

35%

Apr

51%

51

51

Feb

54%

Jan

25%

26%

466

23%

Jan

27%

65 i

4%

1

4%

240

153/4
11

LaSalle

33%
54

335

47%

149

42% Apr

37%

300

32

Jan

49%

49%

22

42 Va

42%

255

42

Apr

96

97%

684

91

Feb

Apr

51

Radiator

27%

100

24%

Jan

_

_

99

34%

Jan

39

52

51% Jan

53

59%
27%

48%

Apr

Jan

23

10

22

Jan

26

Feb

181% 185 Vs

176

172 %

186% Mar

Jan

71

723/4

100

62%

Feb

72% May

63 Va

60%

63%

215

47%

Jan/-

65%

76%

763/4

78 %

92

66 Va

Jan

81%

12%

13%

148

12% Mar

14Va

7%

50

8%

3%

Jan

1,143

1,120

__

8%

*

S)

2%

Products

16 Va

17%

253

1%

1%

1%

1,600

134%

17% ~

130 Va 134'A

16%

17%

6

Jan

13%
104%

44

75

May
Jan

16% May

*»

145

of

&

323%

110

29

533/4

134

25

42% Jan

80 %

533/4 May

79

81%

175

663/4

823/a

473/,

483/4

90

36%
16%

36%

30

35% Mar

39%

Feb

16%

327

15% Mar

17%

Feb

5

Curtiss-Wright

16%

1

7

31'/a
46

Electric
Motors

(new)

Corp

45% Mar

Apr

51% Mar

31 %

75

29% Jan

313/4

Feb

50

16

23%

Feb

45

46

50%

20
91

170

'

Jan

423%

Jan

43

Jan

503/s May

Jan

1893/4 May
803/4 May

157%

79

60%

803%

38

433/a

5
5

43%

100

59%

60%

170

53% Jan

683/4 Apr
Jan

37%

46% Mar

44%

Apr
60% May

51

52%

165

46% Jan

553/4

Feb

96%

99

283

90% Mar

1063/a

Jan

15%

973/4

3

15%

70

13% Jan

16% Mar

;

International Harvester
International Tel & Tel

2

Apr

250

6%

Apr

30%

30%

1,266

3%

3%

382

__

(H

1,700

3

Co

21

1,100

Michigan
Welding

1

8%

•

43%

1

Co

7%

Co

Inc

2

11 %

5

class B

Shirt Distributors

Screw

1

Los

Admiral
Aeco

2%

211

24% Mar

Alaska

•

footnotes

Allied

pa^e 45.




Apr
Jan

100

16 %

1,525

Mar

5

13 %

Jan

'

Feb

•

28% May
.

4% Mar
19% Feb i
—Jan

7

16% Apr

Gold

Artists

American
Amer

Mining

Can Co

American

Cyanamld Co

1

Week's

Range

'

t

SS

365

48%

55%

230

13% Feb

all % all%

35

11

Feb

May

23

183

(111)

(Un)

47%
:

63

10

al47

7

36

36

316
10

41 Va

Feb

47% Apr

64

6 Va

Jan

8% Apr

17% Mar

23 %

Apr

172

37% May
37% Jan

41%

Apr

Barker

45

B

(Un)

Bankline Oil Co

38%

10

43%
49

17 Va

203%

223/4 Jan

Apr

May
Feb

29% Mar

Baldwin-LimaBaldwin

Hamilton

Securities

(Urrj—

•

45%

Bros

Feb

85%

46

75% Jan

89%

Feb

Basin Oil

Co

45%

45%

15

40

453%

Apr

Beckman

Instruments

Mar

7%

3

7%

45%

—

16%

17%

—lc

a3%

a3%

a3%

6

_10O

46

43%

46

445

1

2.90

2.70

2.90

5,000

1

(Un)__

Baltimore & Ohio RR (Un)
Bandinl Petroleum Co

Corp common.
Barnhart-Morrow Consol

60

a

Apr

133

Mar

133

Mar

36

May

40

Jan

683,4 May

43% Jan

84%

•

10

30

45

373/4

87

78

a45% a45%

Jan

22

55 % Mar t

al46%

23%

27%

65% Apr

14 Va Mar

20% Mar

21%
373%

Jan

50% Mar

16% Feb

25

(Un)

Corp
(Un)
Avco Manufacturing Corp

27

48

120

78%

20%

Jan

580

Feb

Atlas

212

63
a50

Jan

Atlantic Refining Co

19%

62%

Jan

Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe (Un)—50

18%

48% May

185

12%

Apr

19%

-May '
72% May 1

Jan

14 Va

Feb

Jan

Feb

41%

68%

Jan

Jan

Jan

63

84

41 %

54 %

173

360

1,075

457

83%

31%

1,323

48%

210

463/4

60

185

72%

15%

Feb

93

185

47%

13%

Jan

105

Apr

13

37%

42%

•

25% Mar
50 Va

78

38

683%

Jan

Jan

al5%

46

49

12%

10

403%

40%

Feb

Jan

15% Mar

5

(Un)

403/a
67

45%

Apr
31% May

—1

com

(Un)

Refining

48%

22

298

28

a47 %

185

42%

42%

355

48

■

72%

(Un).

75%
44%

20%

23

48

old

(Un)

22

Apr

•>

Jan

15

62

Co

Jan

Jan

t-

Apr

52%

27

Oil

22%

5%

80%

15

Tobacco

&

Jan

52%

Oil

79

4% Mar

70%
20%

52%

•

Anderson-Prichard

74%

•

88

10

Viscose Corp

Steel

710

9% Jan

44%

39% Mar

Ashland

4%

a75 Va a77%

5%>Jan

38% May

28 %

Armco

310

1.40 Jan

175'

24 % Mar

Armour

8%

Mar

3% Jan
7% Jan

1,460

35% Jan

70 % May

8%

Feb

85c

1,424

10

213/s May
42% Feb

200

Apr

27

76

Mar

6,680

4 Vs

30

26%

31 %

26%

17% Mar

%c 92%c

.

38%

37%

28% May
74% May

High

Low

25

28

25
Anaconda CoDDer Mining Co (Un)—50

10

87

Range since Jan. 1

High

26%

(Un).

Co

5
I

Sales
Shares

38%

B

Radiator

&

Apr

for Week

31%

Smelting & Ref (Un).
Tel

of Prices

38%

(Un)

American

&

1%' Feb

(Un)_l

(Un)

American

Tel

Jan

4%

8%
a75 Va

(Un)

American & Foreign Power
American Motors Corp

American

Jan

1%

12%

Broadcasting Para Thea

American

6

200

4%

1

(Un).
(Un)

Inc

American

American

Apr

90c

1

Pictures..

Mfg

100

1%

a26% a267/a

10

'Unl

AlrllneB

6%

6%

Low

1

Allis-Chalmers

150

•

see

3%
15%

13

1%

1%

__10c

Alleghany Corp

28%

50

Corp
Republic Steel
Reynolds (R J) Tobacco class B

100
791

5%

5%

Last

Corp
Juneau

70%
21%

33 %c

Pure Oil new

3%
17%

'

2% Jan

Jan

28%

-

Jan

11

11%' Apr

Jan

17

i.

Apr

Apr

8% Apr

Feb

May

>

Angeles Stock Exchange

Corp

28%

1

Radio

8%

6%

Par

203/a

3

Peosi-Cola

5% Apr
50%

8% Jan
10%

Friday

68%

•

Airway

9

430

16

STOCKS

21%

12

Pennsylvania RR

7%

520

1,974
270

1

Wayne

720

9%
11%

3%

17%

1

United

Feb

5% Jan
34% Feb

2%

5%

Udylite Corp

1

1,786

12 %

—'

1

4%

200

7%

Apr

5% Jan

28%

__

1

5

Central

3%

23% Mar

Apr

2%

—

"

68%

5

Ohio Edison

3% Feb

May

12 %

__

•

10-

Tube

7%

%

11

5

National Cash
(new)
.National Dairy Products
National Distillers
National Lead

:

Jan

32

4%

1,025

44

9

1

Paper
Spring & Axle

5%

8%

8

43%

5

B)

W)

Standard

5%

__

1

Dillon

—25
.—1

&

•

Feb

8% Feb

Jan

140

5

Rudy Manufacturing
Scotten

3%

3%

21

Raisin

*

(Glen L)

Montgomery Ward

,

3% Jan

Apr

5

26%

•

Loew's Inc

;

Jan

15%

29% Mar
3

■

Jan

3% Mar

Apr

6%

f

9

Jan

2%
13%

14

.

Feb

106

•

Feb

725

3%

37%

«•

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co

7%

21

Jan

20%

493/4

10

—5

Jan

323/8

31%

185% 189%

5

.5

~

Mar

20%

—5

Pont

91% Mar

350

6%

__

1

Co

(Fred

18'A Mar

51%

•

Eastman Kodak Co —1
Electric Auto-Lite
Federated Department Stores

7% Mar

1

Apr

31%

*

Dow Chemical

Jan

10

1% May

53%

10

Co

3%

common

common

Metal

27%; Mar

Jan

1

Apr

—25
—

9%

1,355

13%

—

2

Jan

2%

—

Feb

41% May

6

2%

2%

—

10

4%

35% Mar

Apr

17%

peso

Columbus & 8 Ohio Elec

American

r'

Sale Price

Products
Columbia Gas

Greyhound

3% Jan

Apr

7%

15

City

General

Feb

!

Apr

13%

1

Cities Service

General

3

8%

Brewing

Prophet

Apr

56

71

•

Chesapeake & Ohio
Chrysler Corp..

Dayton Pr & Lt

250

97%

Brew

Pfeiffer

Feb

Jan

13
1

Pacific

For

Jan

20%

50

7%

Steel

York

52%

210

52%

1

Burlington Mills
Canadian

60

27%

523/4
184%

56 Va

26%

10

Bethlehem

'

3%

8%

Davis

Rockwell

56 Va

27'/a

80

Oil

4Va'Mar

97%

Screw

River

28

Manufacturing
Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton
Benguet Mining

13
Apr
37% Mar

Apr

11% Mar

1,250

Peninsular Metal Products

Jan

23

100

Jan

3%

5%

Clemens

Parke

May

523/4

_

Telegraph,

33Va

235

5%

National Electric

273/4 May

39

52%

—10
_

150

4,665

5%

Wines

National

Jan

102% Mar

38%

«

_

13

36

5

Products

Mt

Feb

50%

49 Va Mar

39

-1

.

13

820

(S

i

37% May

54%

Jan

46

1W

_

Cyanamid

Mar

63/4

541

Masco

35% Mar

Jan

27Va

37

27%

;•!

9

290

600

Motor

50% sJan

Jan

7%

7%

1

Kresge Co

Mar

Apr

3%

Howell Electric Motors

13

33%

41%

Feb

15% May

May

7%

3

Jan

14% Feb

33

3%

Brewing

1

Jan

110%

Apr

11% May

130

3%

1

Feb

110

520

39%

Houdaille-Hershey

15

19

Jan

i>.

Feb

33

3%

1

11

50% Mar

3%

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10

47%

7%

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100

24

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35%

—

Feb

43/4

20% Mar

12%

—

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Jan

1,380
723

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1

Apr

4%

Jan

1

74 %

89

Jan

67

1

147%

82% Mar

23

:

Jan

141

905

398

1,884

—

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22% Apr
31% Mar
82% Apr

i

2% Fed

Jan

28%

7%

36

Gemmer Manufacturing
General Motors

Jan

80 %

Industries

Trailer

Wood

Jan

1 %

16

33

__

•

1

Brewing

7%

475

110% 110%

—

5

Mar

613/4

21

87%

48%

—

20

.—1

Graham Paige common
Great Lakes Oil & Chemical

97%

Avco

Pan

35%

52%

Armco Steel

New

33%

42%

...

Telephone &
American Tobacco Co
Anaconda Mining

Martin

Gar

37%

*

common

American

Du

Apr

47

*

Stock*—

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Asniand

Fruehauf

5 5 Va

33%

50

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American

34%:May

Jan

53%

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Stores

American

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37

86

-

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Frankenmuth

24%

101

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Allied

High

125

50

48%

21

Jan

11%

*

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33%

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common

Preference

Lots

1

53%

•

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Jan.

34%

15%

•

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11

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10
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&

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65

87

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33%

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Formica

Gray

21%

-

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Edison

Detroit

21%

—

——1

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Navigation

Detroit

Sales

79%

—

preferred

Motors

Bros.

51 %

34%

10
50

-

Cincinnati Transit

Crystal Tissue
Eagle Picher

of Prices

C

lor Week

Range
Low

«

common

Cincinnati Gas & Electric
Cincinanti Mililng Machine
£ N O & T P common
Cincinnati Telephone
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Exchange

&

50

—20

•

28

21%

10

common

21

80

25-

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—
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—

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Burroughs Corp
Chrysler Corp

Jan

—

1

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Budd

Cuninngham Drug Stores

Week's

Last

1

High

27

$4.50

Friday

Low

1

Continental

STOCKS

Range sineo Jan.

High

3%

2

Rubber

Consumers

Cincinnati Stock

Low

1

Shares

American Metal Products

Apr
'Feb

73%

Electric

Sales

for Week

of Prices

Baldwin

Jan

82%

Range

Par
Allen

14% Mar

Jan

Week's

East

Sale Price

591/8 May
54% Mar

50

Westinghouse Electric Corp
Woodley Petroleum Co

STOCKS

25% Mar

Apr

13 % Mar
51

3,162

5

Waldorf System Inc-

2-5525

Exchange

Friday

24% May
30% Mar

100

281%
22%

_25

;

Smelting Rfg & Mining Co—

WOodward

Detroit Stock

9% May

9%

59

Telephone:

Mar

1%

•

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May

85

5

Exchange

Building

29% Mar

14

102

529

20

24%

Co

U S Rubber Co
U S

21%

28

19%

*

Exchango

Stock

Jan

27%

•

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Apr

42%

8%

Inc

Drill

Shoe

58%

38%

24%

Co

Exchange

Ford

American
Midwest

Stock

Feb

49% Mar

12

♦

United Fruit Co
United

106%

137

2.50

—

Webster

&

Torrington

Feb

54%

2

Association

Exchange

Feb

40%

60

Co

Detroit

Stock

Mar

40%

25

——

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23

York

36% Mar

53%

*

Quincy Mining Co
Reece
Folding Machine
Shawmut

147

103% 104

5

Pennsylvania RR

18

17%

135% 137%

100

Chemical

Mills

Rexall

17%

New

Mar

3

Pacific

Jan

Jan

26%

4%s

56% Feb

New England Electric System
New England Tel & Tel——

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Jan

BONDS
Trans

Cincinnati

15% Mar

——

82

60

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25%

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May

53% Mar

Feb

71

Jan

(N

Apr

833/a

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Jan

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Feb

Jan

683/4

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40

345

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813/8

50

42.

55

146

100

Hartford

Jan

110

87%

1% Feb

15

&

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1

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89%

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22%

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14%
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90%

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71 %

15

N

26% Jan

198

22%

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Jan

100

1

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23%

48%

40

*

>

Feb

47 3/4 Mar

74%

1

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Service Cos_

Jan

119%

473/8

75

50c

National

48 %

Jan
Jan

71%

pfd——100

RR

24

Apr

423/4

71%

Corp
5% cum

Central

24

44%
106%

47%

Mullins Manufacturing Corp

Maine

51

176

47%

—10

41%

8

Co

Mar

Apr
40% Feb

50

47

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21

Jan

211

114% 116%

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——————

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56

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44

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3

Jan

Apr

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*

—

47%

553/4

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*

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443%
114%

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—

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50

33

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(Ohio )

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75% Jan

70

38%

1

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47% Mar

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adjustment

54%
20

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52% Mar
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60

60

35

54 %

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15% Mar

Feb

80c

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128

20

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(Indiana)

Standard Oil

Feb

82%
54

38%

—

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58%

160

class A—100

Co

Kennecott

Co

Brands

237

40%

Lines

Creek

Island

Southern
Standard

153

350

—5

Vacuum

13% Jan

65%

since

Low

23%

81%

186% Mar

43%

—

prefererd class B

National

General

Jan

10% Feb

Range

High

22%

-15

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Feb

52%

10

St

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SS

138%

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184

319

58%

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47%

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172%

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Eastern

120

2,291

20

Co

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11%

23%

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53%

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—-*

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&

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Low

Low

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for Week

of Prices

Roebuck

Sears

Range since Jan. 1

100

Personal

Calumet
Cities

Shares

High

Industries

Sales

Range

Par

Schenley

100

preferred

Boston

of Prices

Week's

Last

Sale*

for Week

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11 Vs

——25

———

Boston & Maine RR

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Friday

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Friday

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Sale Frlce

Bendix

Aviation

of

prices

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5

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Carrier

Corp

Case

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(Un)

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14% Mar

16%
22%

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Feb

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315

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200

18%

2,841

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Continental

Oil

Crucible Steel Co

Decca

Records
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Feb

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Feb

Pacific

39% Mar

47%

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of

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Sunray Oil Corporation

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78%

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38% Mar

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25

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;

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Jan

__

Jan

50

;_20

1.15 Mar

43c

17%

310

10

com

25%

1

1 305

57%

•

35

10

Mar

19ya

48%

Ry

Co__

Oil

Jan

1,292

Mar

50

18j/2

57%

57%

1

Inc

36%

1,675

138

Jan

48%

5

Company

40

8%

Feb
Jan

42%

Jan

5

Pacific

26"%

10%
129

70 Va

(Un)

Sinclair Oil

4.00 Mar

39 Va
25c

Roebuck &
Oil

Railway

26

8

10

36% Feb

(Un)

Servomechanisms
Shell

Southern

8%

250

a40

39 Va Mar

•

100

__

10%

102

1

2,712

26%

10%

47% Apr
12% Jan

473

10

2,100

•

Lincoln Petroleum

Mascot

Feb

2.55

Jan

(Un)

1.30

2.50

Oil Co (Un)
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Loew's Inc JLorlllard (P) Co (Un)

Martin

14

5% Mar
56% May
59% Apr

B

27%

__

Jan

148

1

44%

8%

Copper (Un)
Ccunty Land Co

Lion
•

Jan
Jan

51%
a—

—

Jan

Southern

37

37%

169

Co

Co

Southern

16c

1,137

84%

1.20

__

40y4

27%

84%

25%-

16c

Jan

120

44%

373/3

26%

8 %

1.20

10c

Libby, McNeill & Libby
Liggett & Myers Tobacco
_

Apr

Oil

Feb

100

8%

27%

v,

Feb

Apr

27

73%

1

Finance

Seaboard

Feb

150

29

•

i_

•

Kennecott
Kern

9%
102%

Jan

Seaboard

Feb

Mar

271

28% Mar

50o

Sapphire Petroleums
Bchenley Industries (Un)

16% Mar

7

29

100

42%

31

Transamerlca

Kansas Power & Light
-

4%

Apr

48% Mar

28 % Mar

28y4

45

45%

27

70

73%

1

'3.

Francisco

Jan

7

43% Feb

Jan

a28y4 a28%

42Va

5

5

33y3c

Jones & Laughlin Steel
(Un)
Kaiser Aluminum & Chem com
Kaiser Motors Corp

-

11%

600

27

17% Apr

Jan

44%

170

__

50c

33% May

7%

(Un)

—

__

•

25% May

•

Co

27%

1

930

•

(Un)

__

•

San

Apr

a77% a77%

Jan

38%

a40

(Un)

Bt Regis Paper Co (Un)
Ban Diego Gas & Electric
5% preferred

13%

'

13

25

352

a40

3

Louis

Feb

May

48

51%

(Un)

Spring & Axle
Corp
Corp..

36

-%•*•

490

Apr

51%

Cable

120

-

1,077

l

4,904

25c

(Un)—

28

99

28

5

35

II

69%

23%

a55

al36% al36%

•

26

1

International Harvester
International

I

55

a__

35

Jan

797/a Mar

8% May

60

90

__

*

33%'

6%

Corporation

52% Mar

a53y4

a39%

;

25%

L,_

Inc

-

74% Mar

Jan

*

33%

a41%

4% Mar

Apr

18c

5

25%

12%

Jan

68%

3

_I

—_

3%

25

27

12.50

50c

Corp

Jan

1,530

28 Va

50

1

Holly Development

Hupp

14

—

33%c

_25

Preferred

40c

3%

3%

206

Aircraft

276

■

Jan

900

a90 a93%

Corp_

a68 Va a69y4

a68%

39%

2,243

25c

a93%

OH Co

Oil

a41 a41%

28

Feb

24% May

5% Mar

25c

47 Va

33 %0

common

Tob class

151/a

15-

•

62 Va

16 Vb
16%
a40% a40%

2 Vb

a34% a347/a

15%
a34%

;

2%

a39% a41%

3

.........„i

(Un)_.

a2%

43%

91% Mar

600

10

Corp
(Un)
Aircraft Eng

Homestake

50

10

Gulf, Mobile & Ohio (Un)
Gulf Oil Corp (Un)

Hilton

3,730
1,850

71/4

1

Hanccek Oil Co class

34c

71/4

•

Greyhound

3%

a39% a39%

5

Chemical

Grumman

.

Jan

a__

210

1,855

a24% a24%

•

(Un)

RR

500

41/8

a571/4 a57%

a56%

36%

635
212

411

56%

50o

Great

Great Northern

97%

11%' 11%
53%

1

Goodyear Tire & Rubber
&

91%

a97% a97%

2%

Co (Un)

Oil

52%

8%t

8%

*

(Un)

7%

Mar

20

Jan

27%

Bt

Apr

51

Graham-Paige Corp
Lakes

40

10c

Good Humor Co of Calif common
Prior preferred
Goodrich

Jan

.

3%

Bafeway Stores Incorporated

Apr

35%

47

common

Jan

44% Mar

292

1,092

8

Co

23%

52

1,850

1

Rome

Feb

51 '/a

*

Rohr

Feb

Jan

60'A' 65%

5

Company

Feb

(R

Rice Ranch

Jan

47%

40

Jan

Jan

47 Va

"125

Gas

&

J)

1%

783

•

20c

2.75

425

a39% a42%

Manufacturing Co

4.25

May

116

(Un)

Gladden

21%
40

Corp

Reynolds
.Rheem

Richfield

5%

40

Feb

6,055

14c

26

•

Inc

Rockwell

49%- 51'A

51 %

Apr

3,200

a42%

(Un)

of America

Oil

Feb

Apr

39%

(Un)

(Un)

Bros

205
500

Reserve

Apr

1% Mar
2.00

8

General Public Service (Un)
General Telenhone (Un)
Genera] Tire & Rubber

16%

Theatres

24%

Jan

840

-

new

Corp

Rexall Drug

17 % Mar

Mar

3

(Un)

Foods

Gimbel

Jan

14

20%

39%

Motors Corp common

Corp

12%

'

Apr

Pictures

Republic Pictures (Un)
Republic Steel (Un)

Apr

71/8

1

Calif

General

Paint

Jan

2

General

Corp

42

Mar

Jan

100

22%

,

17

173% Mar

41

8,950

40«

6%

10

(Un)

Exploration

Genera]

22%
42

(Un)

Jan

Apr

33%

>

16c

1

Raytheon Mfg Co (Un)
Remington Rand Inc (Un)
Republic Aviation (Un)

50

1

Co

Radio Corp

Apr

27% Mar

1%

Oil

4%
43 Va

Jan

a69% a69%

__

1

(Un)—

46%

79% May
54
Apr
28% Feb

2.50

(Un)

48%. Apr

Jan

Apr

633

World

Apr
Jan

30%

24%

4

Pictures

RKO

74%

210

l'/a?

5

5J/4
a52

100

common

7% May

48%

14 '/4

a

American

Feb

3%

Apr

11% May
17% Mar

5
5%
a50% a52%

__

1

common

Oil

Jan

4G8

2.35

1

(Un)

Flying Tiger Line Inc
Food Machinery & Chemical
(Un)
Fruehauf Trailer Co common

84

16%

Jan

42%

40 Va

RKO

25

15/15'/a

Tel

Pure

Jan

23% > 23%

&

Western

53%

32

Jan

277

2.40

1

a33y4 a33'/a

25

.petroleums
Tel

Pullman Incorporated

37%

','461/2

25c

Co

535

25

Feb

149

al4i/4

23%

•

1,000

common

Feb

60

79 »/4

15

Phonograph (Un)__5

Railroad Co (Un)
Eureka Corp
(Un)

4
42

25

38%

1,000

a^90%

12% (12%

1

Radio &

Erie

160

3%

16c

45Y4 Mar
26% May
23% Jan
'

Apr

40%

Jan

3% Mar

Mar

9

Jan

51 %

Apr

41

42

8

—

18

674

a

46%

4

47%

10

pfd

87

Jan

60

n7/8
17%

25

common—:

Feb

34%

;

Corp
Elec

43% Mar

19

": 43%

a31 i/a a31 Va

a31%

2.40

470

liy2

•

(Un)

89 %

■

Emerson

Jan

May

791/4

5

32%

Mar

16%

16% Mar

a45% i

3

(Un)

180

69 %

al86

a47

9% May
24

14% Mar

100

14%

16%

10

Jan
Jan

966

61/4

10

Share

567

42

3

6%
16

>16%

a49% I

10c

(Un)

300
875

691/2 f|721/4

7

5

Gas

&

15451/4
—

a42

17%

__

Pepsi-Cola Co (Un)
Pfizer (Chas) Co
(Un)
Phelps Dodge Corp (Un)
Philco Corporation
Phillip Morris & Co (Un)
Phillips Petroleum Co (Un)
Puget Sound Pulp & Timber

Apr

421/4,

Labs

Natural

Bond

Feb

79% May

(Un)

Paso

14%

11% Mar

71

6O0

El

Jan

Jan

a33%

248

a40% a41 '/2

■

a55

(Un)
Penney (J C) Co (Un)
Pennsylvania Railroad (Un)

Jan

76%

Jan

Jan

(Un)

Eastman Kodak Co

30%

76%

74%

*

Inc

25% Mar

55

57%

*

Calif

Jan

198

10

de Nemours

Airlines

79%

—

45% Mar

2.85

Feb

Feb

a—

1

74% May

155

26
Apr
20% Mar

*

Lighting

Apr

207

(Un)

B)

26

Pacific

:'79 V2

Dresser Industries

Duroont

f

Apr

17 %

79%
a76%

a__

285

183

5

pfd class A
preferred

4.50%

9% Mar
73'/B

red

25%

5

15

75%

47y2

1

Products
&

1st

15% Mar

Co

Co of
Chemical Co

5%

59% Mar

274

50c

Oil

51% Mar

red

21% Mar

(Un)

Aircraft

5%

a731/4 a76%

Inc

Company

Dome Mines

Apr

83

126

23

Cudaby Packing Co (Un)
Curtiss-Wrlght Corp common

Deere

Clay

115

3

32

47%

Inc

Gas

1,195

(Un)_

Jan

42% Mar

Chemical

Finance

40

1

(Del)
(Un)
(Un)

24%

17%

1

Pacific

22%

20

57% Mar

100

1

(Un)„

Products

40

(Un)

Co

Zellerbach

241/4

Pabco

22%

(Un)

Jan

555

1

Co

Co

Mathleson

Pacific

Jan

130

Oil

Oil

Olin

May

1

Apr

5%

Ohio

26% May

Jan

48%

24 y4

50o

50%

50

105

a33%

Petroleum

Pacific

N Y (Un)

58

26%

1

Pacific

May

368

Oceanic

Feb

May

51% May
25% Jan

Jan

1,216

16% '/16%

Engineering

of

Co

Occidental

•

Consolidated

Can

Jan

21% Mar

50

(Un)
(Un)

25%

21'%

*

(Un)

Jan

a40%

50c

Inc

22 Va

2.85

__

1

Co

116

20%

1

Aircraft

23

System

Commercial Solvents
Commonwealth Edison

Continental

27%

Jan

*7%
a72% a79 %

24%

•

Oil

24%

47y2

1

Corp

Feb

Feb

26%

10

(Un)

Apr

23%

74y4

__

1

(Un)

Jan

8

24%

Jan

1%

51%

a22% S23 "/a

51%

•

RR

3.25

30%

26%
.?

High

Apr
Feb

2iya

1

Chemical

&

Power

2.10

23

a5iya a52%

2.85

10

__5

630

Jan

Feb

%

(Un)

a52%

——

North American Aviation

6% Mar

63%

*

—

24%

Jan

Central

Mohawk

Northrop

23

,10

(Un)

4%

(Un)

(Un)

Mining

York

Norris

Feb

30 Va

49

Co

18%

21% Mar

60

209

75%

3

Lines

Idria

Nordon

61% Mar

Apr
16% Mar

I

79%

Electric

Co

New

a„

123

80

Service

Mar

16% Mar

218

1

1

.

60

33

23

a38%

a36%

•
1

Distillers

Niagara

V* Feb

a37% a40y4

23

1

25

Eastern

Jan

32% May

ft—

315

a5

(Un)

National Gypsum Co (Un)
National Supply
(Un)
National Theatres Inc (Un)
New England Elec System (Un)

38% Mar
v.

28% Mar

■

*

10%

Jan

50

a47%

1

Aircraft

25

5%

32 Va

a47%

•
;

;a36

al6% al6%

al6%

10

common

Corp

Font

8% Mar

Feb

City

National

Apr

30%

Inc

Co

(Un)—

Biscuit

National

Feb

851

a58% a59%

12%
new

Clary Multiplier
Climax Molybdenum

_

National

Jan

Jan

7%

'35 %

Chrysler

Dow

Apr

Mar

:167/B

25

Douglas

48

a27%

«

Co___

25

a5?% a57%

__

5

Co(Un)

4,510

24%

64% Mar

36

Inc

Diablo

(Un)

Low

2.50

a27% a27%
a36% a36%

5

10

Range sine* Jan. 1

High

2.25

a25% a25%

•

(Un)

Montgomery Ward &
Motorola

16%

a

32%

10

Oil Co Ltd

Douglas

Power

Mt

25

a 5%

—

25

Products

Vought

Crown

Montana

Jan

785

'

Development

Jan

6

17%

l0%

Chesapeake & Ohio (Un)
Chicago Corp (Un)
Rignts
Chicago Milw St Paul com (Un)

1

86% Mar

Mar

Lite (Un)_:

Shares

24y2

16%c

&

River Fuel
Montana-Dakota Utilities

15% Mar

1,296

a36

2

(Un)

Corp

Colorado

Jan

(Un)

Power

2.30

Sales
for Week

of Prices

Low

1

Mississippi

Apr

21

35

Aircraft Co

Cities

72 %c

jl6%
i

167/s

5

Cenco Corporation

V

Mission

Jan

10%

10%'

1

Oil

Tractor

Certain-teed

Charter

Minnesota

Ja7%

20%

10

(Un)

Co

Caterpillar

Chance

Merck & Co Inc

a7%

9

Packing
Atlantic

Cessna

20%

Jan

New

California
Canacian

(J

170

16 %

5

17

3% Mar

Petroleum

Apr

May

60

16

11

50c

Buriington Industries Inc
Byrcn Jackson Co

Ceianese

a66

10

com

|

a47% a.47%

5

(Un)

Budget Finance Plan
60c

(Un)

com

60

Par

Merchants

212 May

Jan

11%

1 736

Stores

Borden

j

22c

930

Chlca

(On;
Oil Com

&

Bolea

1%

Range

Sale Price

Mar

145

2% May
11% Apr

3,398

Bend

!

Jan

15,700

113%

57

Week's

Last

1

High

Apr

103%

1,191

52 %c

__2

1

3,801

ii%

since Jen.

56% Mar

10,900

lOo

J

153

1%

2%

Mining
Corp

Friday
Range
Low

130% 130%

A

Diamond

Boeing

l%

•

Mammoth

Blue

56%'t 56%

50c

Co

6

STOCKS

Shares

Low J High

Par

Consol Mining
(Un)
Bethlehem Steel Corp
(Unj

MAY

for Week

'

Benguet

FOR WEEK ENDED

Sales

Last

STOCKS

H| '

37

Corp of

Bros

Air

America (Un)

Pictures

Water
Lines

—

(Un)

Power

*

1
5

(Un)

♦

1

—

—

—

—

—

al87/Bal9J/8

107

18%

377/s
37%
a20% a20%

135

32"%

Jan

18

Jan

40

Feb

19% Mar
38

Apr
21% Apr

38

I

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2150)

Monday, May 9, 1955

...

OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS
FOR WEEK ENDED

RANGE

Last

Low

Par
Western Union

We&tiiignouse
Williston

Woolworth

York

<F

(Un)

Corp

27a

24%

24 Va

200

22%

Jan

26

Greyhound Corp (Un)

15%

15

15 Va

2.100

137a

Jan

16% Mar

Jan

58%

Apr

Griesedieck

18%

1874

18%

2,800

18%

Apr

1874

Jan

Gulf

6874

6874

68%

400

5%

9,100

130

52%
24c

Jan

May

106%

37c

42,700

43c

Apr

13%

210

48% May

53

48%

48%

225

48%

23

"

23'A
5c

126

Midwest Stock

Jan

Halllcrafters Co

5%

47a

Jan

Hammond

35%

357a

35%

50

27

Jan

38

80 y2

Apr

32

32

33 %

200

30

Jan_

35

Jan

Jan

Harnlscnfeger Corp
Helleman (G) Brewing Co

267a

27 %

1,250

25 Va

Jan

27%

Feb

Feb

He In Werner

137a

137a

137a

300

974

Jan

137a

Apr

46%

44 %

Jan

48 %

Apr
Feb

Jan

8c

126

May

—-——

Akron

Manufacturing

Brass

Allis

Can

32 %

Apr

International Tel

& Tel

30 Va

Feb

Interstate

Co

9%

„

10

8%

8

—

8%

Jan

11

7%

1,100

10% Mar

Jan
Jan

9% Jan
61% Mar

%

Jan

807A

Apr

Apr

1,950

49%

49%

75'A

75%

76 Va

36

300

53

70

1,200

21

Jan

287a

22%

Jan

39

38%

39

317a May
44 % Jan

—

52%

52%

30

30

30'A

32%

1

Oil

B
B

(Un)

Armour & Co
Warrants

182

(111)

common

Jan

257a

Feb

217a Mar
Jan

62 7A

1867a Mar

Feb

173

7274 May
9% Apr

7'A May

7%
62%
80'A

400
1,200
900

—

39'A

39'A

100

39 Va May

—

15
6%
12%
26%
11 %
36

15%

117A Mar

11'A
36%

900
100
1,500
200
100
400

—

1
preferred——*
Athey Products Corp
4
Atlantic Refining Co—
10
2nd

—

—
—

6%
13'A
26%

477a

Jan

65%

Apr

67%

Jan

8174

Apr

6

Mar

127a

Baldwln-Llma-Hamllton

(Un)

147A

Jan

2774

Feb

13%

Feb

36

May

274

Aviation

Corp

com

new

7%

13,800

7%

7%

2,800

6

2,700

12

50

57

Jan

3,750

26

Mar

17%

16%

17%

—

61%
26'A

61 %
31'A

1—5

52 '/2

52%

54'A

900

lp
•

1%

1
1V2
xl29% 133%

w

Fisheries Corp

Corp

Borg-Warner Corp new common

24 % Mar
65

Apr

31% May

52% May

5774

Apr

Feb

I'A

Jan

10474

Jan

147%

2 Si

May

1

21

Jan

25

18

17%

50
25o

16%

Jan

2274

25%
46%

25'A

25%

500

24%

Jan

28%

Apr
Feb

46'A

47%

800

3474

Jan

47 %

Apr

Jan

37a

Feb

16% Mar

227»

Apr

16% Mar

19%

Feb

2%

2%

100

20%

21'A

16%

17%

27%
20'A

28%
20'A

1,100
1,700
300

27Va

2y#
30%

20 %
17'A
28%

——•
1
8
—12.50

Alum

Brothers

Butler

C

&

Corp

C

15

common

Corp
Canadian Pacific (Un)

City

Power

Katz

Kio

Brewing

Corp
Central & South West Corp

Light

&

Development..

27a

23 %

Jan

La

Salle

Extension

Laclede Gas

Lamson

Leath

Co

Pub

Co

&

common

Central 111 Secur Corp $1.50 conv
Certain-Teed

Lion

Oil

Louisville

Lytton's

Gas

&

Apr

2}jj May
Mar

of

Elec

Marquette

Cement
Field

Marshall

6c

Mlokelberry's

Food

Middle

$1

Products

Modine

Manufacturing

Monroe

Chemical

Co

$3.50

Motorola

Jan

National Standard Co

58% May
217a Mar

637a

Apr

National

26 %

Jan

New

174

Jan

2%

Jan

North

27 %

Apr

36%

Feb

North

24

Jan

28 Va May

Cylinder

Tile

York

Prod

&

American

Northern

Illinois

Gas

States

Power

Apr

Northern

2874

Feb

Northwest Bancorporation

1,300

Feb

117%-Jan

150

Apr

Pan

Apr

Paramount

9y8
82

2,100

48%

48%

100

2,600

Corp

Curtis-Wright Corp

(Un)

Co

Edison

Co

Jan

34%

Feb

Jan

96 %

Apr

Jan

71 %

Jan

34%

35%

347A May

45 Va

Jan

28%

29

1,500
400

26

32%

Jan

Pfizer

16%

16%

16%

2,400

16

Jan

17 %

Feb

Manufacturing Corp

40

40

40 V2

5,000

387a Mar

4774

Jan

48'A

48'A

48%

400

477a

5074 Mar

12

Phillips

11%

12'A

700

11 % Mar

147a

Feb

Potter

45%

900

377a

Jan

48

Jan

Public Service

9%

700

674

Jan

97s May

10
8

20

207A

1,200

16

Jan

23% Mar

__

33%

33'A

400

32

Jan

35%

__

35%

35%

100

337a

Jan

37

Drewerys Ltd USA Inc

1

Du Mont Laboratories Inc
Class

(Chas)

Eastern

_10c

(E
Air

I)

de Nemours

Lines

(Un)

Inc

10

Paper Corp

National

Falstaff

5

Watch..:

Radio

5

Phono

&

(Un)

Brewing Corp

Mills

of

America

5

1
Inc

16%

10

American

Transportation__2.50

General Box Corp

Candy

Corp

5

General Contract
General

43 Va Mar

100

81Va

__

14%

__

9

2

Corp—
(when issued)

46%

81 Va
j

45

17

Mar

207a

Apr

Philco

Corp

81 Va

•

137a

Jan

300

157 %

Jan

200

36%

200

Jan

68 Va Mar

24

Feb

50 %

Apr

23%

Jan

17

Mar

19074 May
49

*

79 Va

Apr
Apr

100

45% Mar

48 % May

7 Va

1,200

7%
87

35

200

87

7% Mar

400

61%

127a

1274

127a

300

107a Mar

14

Rexal Drug

(R J)

Rlchman

Bros

River

Raisin

Rockwell

13

Jan

14%

3074

Jan

35

3%

Jan

167a

Jan

Jan

22

Feb

St

1374

Jan

16%

Feb

250

87a

700

7

93 %

100

80

Jan

57%

577a

500

50 Va

Jan

5974 Mar

8974

90

150

68

Jan

90 %

26 %

27

150

26% May

34

Jan

28

29

100

28

Jan

29

May

75

7374

75

1,000

737.

Apr

857a

537a

50 Va

537a

1,000

44% Mar

26%

26%

70

26

Jan

28

Feb

7

Jan

11%

Apr

10

10

107a

2,200

20%

19

15%
8y8

15%
9

2%

3

400

1,350

3,000
100

2,200

15%
7

Apr
Mar

177a Mar
9

Apr

Serrick

1174 Jan

14 %

57%

637a Mar

Feb

2% Mar

Louis

Sears

3%

Feb
Feb

153/4

153/4

5

14%

Jan

17%

18 "A

18'A

200

18 Va

Jan

2074 Mar

61

66%

1.220

49 7A Mar

80% Mar

51

52%

2,700

467A

Jan

55%

75%

Feb

33%

34%

1,700

31 Va

Jan

38

Jan

20

54Ya

53'A

55

34

Jan

55

May

Co

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•

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Apr

Jan

537a May

Jan

237/a

21%

800

207a

21

30O

19
May
207a May

237a

69

200

557a

Jan

69

39 Va

250

33

Jan

39 Va May

38 %

11%

11%

40 %

42

52 %

5174

52 Va

600

28%

28%

29 %

1,300

18%

18 »/2

18%

Jan

117a

Jan

43%

4774

Jan

617a

24

Feb

30

177a Mar

21

77.

25,500

1,000

Jan

May

32

700

11%
4174

Apr
Apr
Feb
Mar
Jan

17

Mar

May

267a

2574

26%

48 Va

48 Va

1,300

20 Va

Jan

267a :May

483/4

1,000

44%

Jan

48%:May

68 7a

69%

200

65

Jan

24

24

24%

200

227a

Feb

24%

Apr

54%

54%

54%

200

50

Mar

58 Va

Apr

1

19%

18%

19%

42'/a

42 Va

42 Va

8

8%

22%

21

22 %

700

28

27%

28

20%

Feb

42 Va

May

Jan

8%

Apr

17

2,000

50

Mar

75

36 Va Mar

100

8%

25

700

2,000

Jan

5

Jan

15

22% Jan

22 % May

297a Mar

Feb

166

Mar

177a Mar

156

158%

200

2174

22%

3,100

23

Apr

44

44 %

200

36%

Jan

46%

Apr

51%

52 %

1,000

48%

Jan

573/a Mar

41

500

36

Mar

73

75%

800

71

Jan

777a Mar

8%

250

8%

Jan

10

42%

300

387a

Jan

42% May

u

3,600

Va

Apr

u May

158

100

22%

33 %C

•

73 %

•

8%
42

42%

%

417a

Apr
Jan

58

59%

300

58

May

71 % Mar

—

38

3874

500

38

May

40

Apr

31%

31%

31%

300

30% Mar

337a

Jan

46%

437/8

4674

22%

(Un)

23

4174
85

«

5

(un>

•

50c
•

85 Va

87a

9 Va

class B.

10
a

_

45%

467a

,•

2,500

37%

Jan

46% May

600

18%

Jan

257s

43%

1,500

32%

Jan

Apr
48% Mar

857a

400

75 %

Jan

897a

9%

467a

27

27

2774

700

7%

Jan

3,900

40

Mar

1,150

24

Jan

Feb

9 Va

Apr

467a May
Mar

31

12%
9

12 %

100

10%

Jan

13%

Feb

28 %

287a

200

25

Jan

2874

Apr

59 V2

59 %

10

60

Jan

1474

__

National

_

Stockvards

Service

Roebuck

6c

-.12

Feb

15

15Va

1,900

14l/a

Jan

16 %

Feb

100

22%

Apr

27

Jan

May

21

57% Jan

227/a

227a

1

18

18 Va

150

18

•

817a

82 Va

300

747<

Jan

85% Mar

12%

12%

50

12

Jan

13

38

397.

900

267a

Feb

40%

Apr

54 Va

54%

600

49% Mar

557a

Apr

1.40

Co"

Corp class B

--

*

"A"

common

_

Slgnode Steel Strapping Co
Sinclair Oil Corp

817a

—1
1

3974

•

_

54%

-

84 % May

107%

Jan

Name changed to
Socony Mobil Gas Co Inc (Un)

Southwestern
Spiegel

Public

500

50

28

300

24 %

Jan

28

207a

200

18

Jan

21 V« Mar

61 %

62

600

51%

Jan

62 %

54%

Standard

j 400

Feb

9%

Jan

Standard

Oil

700

66% May

73%

Feb

447a Mar

a

Dredging Corp

734

Standard Oil of Indiana
Standard Oil N J (Un)

of

39%

39%

100

14%

15

150

13%

Jan

15%

Apr

51

Jan

62%

Apr

Standard Railway Equipment
Stein (A) & Co__
1

59%

1,000

-18%

18%

100

16% Mar

45.

0

1874 May

287a

100

27 Va

Jan

287/a

Jan

127a

137a

2,000

10%

Jan

14

Apr

2 Va

2%

500

17.

Jan

5Va

100

1

5%

574

574

*

Standard Oil Co (Ohio)

-59

Apr

287a

13%

7874

78%

7874

600

25

California

39 % Mar

May

2%

1

68%

56% Mar

54%

27 Va

20.7a

15

1

common

Warrants

Mar

54%

9
•

.

Service

Inc

7%

7%

Feb

9

Bend Lathe Works
Southern Co (Un)
Southern Pacific Co (Un)_

66%

900

Feb
,

Socony Vacuum Oil Co

South

34%

Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co

96% Mar

67

Schenley Industries (Un)
Schwitzer-Cummins Co

Apr

—

—

Jan

69

8%

Tobacco

St Louis Public

__

—

Apr

20% May
9% Jan

207a

Jan

(Un)

common

Paper

15%

6

8

Feb
Mar

7%

8%

'

Bros

Apr

350

7

Feb

13

400

14

317a

-12.50

Spring & Axle

100

897a Mar

HU.^n4.C° (Un)

4374

72 % Mar

Jan

Co

400

61%

7%

Feb

20 %

(Un)

Reynolds

14%

61 %

„

May

2,400

137a

6%

32 Va

16 Va

Remington Rand (Un)
Republic Steel Corp (Un)

21

700

1

Apr

2,800

55

Corp of America (Un)
Raytheon Manufacturing Co

14%

_

1

37

1,400

29 %

68 %

1,200

Radio

21

1,800

—

Jan

357s

27

Jan

84%

Gibson Refrigerator Co

May

67%

31%

Jan

87

28%

27

8%

Jan

67%

68 %

Co

Mar

98%

see

Oats

54

84%

H)

Quaker

210

96%

(W

new

Jan

84%

For footnotes

Co

May

98

Gossard

Company

Oil

45

«

Goldblatt

48 Va

3,100

of Indiana

Pullman

185

g

Co

48%

n

63

General Foods Corp
Genoral Motors Corp

(The)

48%

;

Co

25

9

Gillette

51

Rights

46

Oeneral Electric Co

Oeneral Package Corp
General Telephone Corp

Jan

4378 Mar

1

Co

(The)

207

13%

51%

Jan

Apr

200

39%

Petroleum
Co

45

12%

__

5

Mar

:

3

Feb

4%

4974

(Un)

207

13%

2%

800

190%

46'A

Dynamics

New common

21%

14%

46Va k

1

General

20

800

187

t>

5

Four-Wheel Drive Auto
General

800

50'A

2iy2

__

*

Controller & Mfg

Emerson

5
1

Eastman Kodak Co (Un)

Electric

21'A

23

49%

50

48

1674

6c Co

Apr

(Alan B)—

A

Pont

22 %

__

Mar

49

1

Phelps Dodge Corp (Un)

20

1874

67

(Un)

267a

20%

137a

38

16%

common

65%

10

200

50

5

5%
convertible pr preferred
Pennsylvania RR
Peoples Gas Light & Coke.
Pepsi-Cola Co (Un)

Pictures

Coal

84

1

Company

Apr

474

900
■

66 %

Airways (Un)

Peabody

Pure

&

Dow Chemical Co

-

World

5174 Mar

20o

9'A

Flour

American

82 Va

Apr

300

44 y2

Apr

22 %

1,250

22

4974

9

Jan

687s

9%

227a

Jan

217a

41%

"4%

7.50

48

Jan

Jan

7

20%
40

16%

Gas

31V2

45%

Elgin

Natural

93

10

Eddy

Oklahoma

4

Motors

Jan

•

68%

29

257a

66 %

(Un)

92

28

Du

Co

29%

Crane Co common

Dodge

Oil

66%

Mar

Feb

5

com

Manufacturing Co

31V2

Cudahy Packing Co

Detroit

Oak

—

•

Consumers Power Co

Deere

Jan

92

__

22 %

May

1

Columbia Gai System (Un)
Commonwealth Edison common

Continental

145

79%

9

3,050
25

100

1

10

9

May

2374

—12

Jan

200

Jan

25

10

(Minn)

Oiln-Mathieson Chem Corp

99 %

May

14

Jan

8

Co

2774

99

11

20 Va

1

(Un)

American Car Corp

Jan

1,200

Jan

125/a Mar

300

10

Aviation

Apr

267A

8%

1,600

•

(Un)

26

26 %

11

1

RR

99 % May

5

Apr

400

10

Mfg

Central

Jan

Co Inc

Jan

5 Va

13 Va

5

89%

Coleman

3%

37a Mar

25

___5

23 7A

%

—

274 Mar

1,100

1

Gas

Co

100

26%

1

300

4%

1

Napco Industries Inc

Ohio

Inc

3 Va

Mar

31

Ohio Edison Co

Foods

Feb
Jan

3

•

Jg May
2774 Apr

Clinton

18

Specialties—

class A

74 May
16% Jan

1

Jan

217/a

..3

Motor

Convertible

14,400

•

15%

21%

•

Inc

Muskegon

32%

%

100

750

4

pref

Montgomery Ward 6c Co

6574 Mar

Co

177a

4

Co

53

Ilium

24% Mar

40 Va

8974

25%

Electric

45 Va

2374

57%

Feb

preferred

Jan
Jan

13%

25

Cement

Jan

4%%

May

40%
217a

10 %

10

Portland

64% Mar

Cleveland Cliff's Iron common

110

100
200

25

25

Missouri

21

Cleveland

May

110

43

"8%

4274

145

Apr

47a

1

150

__

87

23 %

f

—10

800

80%

200

Jan

Apr

Jan

17 Va

17%

Brewing Co....
Minnesota Min & Mfg
Mississippi River Fuel

65

—

110

6%
40

60%

93 %

prior preferred

53

10

Feb

6%

Minneapolis

23 %

28

5%

32 % Mar

43

10

65

___

34% May

23 Va

43

common.

21%

Co

Jan

1

Utilities

South

Miller & Hart Inc

51

Service

30%

4

Metropolitan Brick Inc

53

Chrysler Corp

300

110

110

•

com

new

—

Cities

3474

•

,_

(Un)

Co

_1

9%

Apr

14% May

1

Co

Cement

28

__

2874

Jan

100

100

10

Chesapeake 6c Ohio (Un)

Chicago Rock Isl & Pacific Ry Co
4
Chicago So Shore & So Bend RR—12.50
Chicago Towel Co common
*

Jan

Jan

1274

1

Mfg

Jan

1,500
75

•

167a

2374

200

*

Ky

(Henry C) & Co

29 %

500

Chic Mllw St Paul & Pac common

135/a Mar

3,300

*

Co

2,600

32%

—

Jan

14%

2

Chicago Corp common
$3 convertible
preferred
Rights

Feb

41 %

137a

100

_•

..

Preferred

32 %

200

4

35 % Mar

27

1,300

•

Distillers

26%

1,700

26

x34%

1

Lead

27

37

Jan

14

7

National

27

36

5*%

common

Co

National

26%

39% Mar

38%

Printing

Apr

500
600

—

35%

Jan

797a

Chemical Co common

Apr

26%

Jan

35%

57/a

Llbby McNeil 6c Llbby

2%

59'A

1

2874

800

797a

Lincoln

27%

22%
2

pfd_4

850

377a

37 %

Lindsay

Jan

58%

Products

31

13%

—10
—

Jan

28'A

30'/a

4

174

27%

May

7574

5

Co..

23 %

28

Mar

22

Jan

—__.1

University

200

22%

10

Serv

23

Jan

•

(Un)

Sessions

&

100

32 Va

Apr

16%

1

2'A

—

8

19%

1

Monarch Co

JLnapp

27'A

2
31%

600

68%

267a

—_1

Jan

59'A

__

20

10

common

Co

Drug

Oil

&

21%

32%

•
50c

Jan

50

36

Light———'
(un)
8.75

Power &

1874 Mar

10

Celanese Corp of America

Illinois

—

16%

37%

convertible preferred -—.——50

5%

Kansas

100

28

Carrier Corp common

Central

—

10c

Super

Centlivre

—

Feb

300

4

(Un)

Chemical

&

National

Burton-Dixie

14%

30%

•

Electric

8teel

6c Laughlin

Jones

Portland

2 IS

—

900

22

3.50

—.

&

(Glenn L)

21%
18

,

Jan

157s

9 Va

73 %

15

(Un)

Stephens 6c ShinHe Shoe

Johnson
Kaiser

Martin

221

—20c

Company

Gas

Medusa

Apr

21%

212
1

Burlington Industries Inc
Burroughs Corp (Un)

Illinois

Iowa

8'A

—

__

—

Works

Power

77a May

10
5

(Un)

Corp

Rights

Gear

Jan

Jan

40

14,900
300
16,700

Binks Manufacturing Co

(George W)

"

Jan
Mar

-8

(Un)

Benguet Con60l Mining Co
Steel

6%

31'A

Jan

Jan

7%

13

Jan

Jan

7%

•
.—10

Bastian-Blessing Co
Belden Manufacturing Co

77a

8'A

—3

Co

39% May
16% Feb

257A

3

Washer

Avco Mfg Corp

Foote

13%

Feb

11

600
1,300
400

72%

33

Jan

Apr

7"A
60
77%

;—

convertible

Bethlehem

Feb

357a

8

_

—:

Automatic

337a

Jan

62%
77'A

—

Jan

May

10

(Un)—

55 Va

30
25

1,300

23%
185

71%

71 y2

Oil 6c Refining common—

Aahland

11%

22%

185

48'A Mar

700
200

1,100

5
80
10

class A com
Mining (Un)

Corp

common

11 'A

23'A

100

Develop

Steel

30%
11'A

7

Jan

197a

8

International Packers Ltd

Kansas

3°% May

27%

Apr

1,600
900

28

Anaconda Copper

Budd

Jan

Jan

Mar

27%

American Tobacco

Brad

48%

26

26

31%

American Tel 6c Tel Co

Borg

40 Va Mar

100

Jan

3%

450

73

•

Mineral 6c Chemical

600
1,150
200

7%

700

22

•

Harvester

31 'A

26%

(Hit

& Stand San

American Rad

Steamship Co

27'A
10

250

7%
31 Va

73%

1

31 'A

27'A

Foundry

&

1

41

1,200

477/a

Co—

26'A
9%

42%

Feb

Apr

15%

15%

Co

International

27%

American Motors Corp

Booth

High

——10

Machine

Products

International

12.50

Investment Co

Bendix

Low

31%

Co

American Cyanamld Co

$1.50

Inter lake

sinee Jan. 1

Range

10

______;

Development

Steel

574

31

common.

Co.

Steel

47a Mar

7

Door

common

Inland

1

American

New

New

1

American

Amurex

Share*

&

Brick

Industrial

Broadcasting-Paramount

Theatres

American

Sash

Indiana

High

20

(Un)

American Airlines
American

Armco

Low

•

Manufacturing

Chalmers

Corp

__

—1

Alleghany Corp (Un)
Allied Laboratories

_____—

27
10

1
5
50c

Castings

Aluminum

Advanced

•( Prices

.?■'

B
——10

Abbott Laboratories

Organ Co

Corporation

Illinois

for Week

Range

Sale Price

Jan

72% Mar

27'A

Salea

Week's

617» Mar

52

Exchange

East

Par

Feb

Apr

«t the round-lot transaction, only

STOCKS

37a Mar

4c

125

Friday

Jan

97%

18,000

126

Corp

Hibbard Spencer Bartlett

A compilation

2

Jan

Huttig

Acme Steel Co

Co

400

May

Hupp

Admiral Corp

Dock-

6c

23

50

126

Oil

Corp
Dredge

71%

250

a77% a77%
4c

„

Lakes

Jan

36c

__

*

—

24%

13%

1
•
10c

Youngstown Sheet & Tube (Un)
Gold Mining Co.
Radio

2%

Great

55%

Zenda

Zenith

Graham-Paige

55%

10

1

High

Feb

72

(Un)

Lots

Feb

556

<Un)

Wi

Corporation

Range since Jan.

High

Apr

73%

■36c

Shares

32 Va

72

(Un)
*
Exploration
10c
(Un)——————■—*

Low

Par

Sales
for Week

Range
of Prices

83

26 %

90
199

73% Mar

26 %

72

Oil

Basin

Wilson & Co Inc

Last

Sale Price

1

High

26%

al01% al00yB al037a

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Steel Corp

Wheeling

Low

High

10

(Un)

Elec

Range sinee Jan.

-12%

Telegraph (Un)_

Westinghouse Air Brake (Un)—

Week's

Friday
STOCKS

for Week
Shares

Range
of Prices

Sale Price

STOCKS

MAY 6

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Angeles Stock Exchange (Coat.)

Lts

44 Va

437a

44

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437a May

1.200

46 %

74

3%

Jan

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Feb

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Number 5427

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.

The Commercial and
Financial Chronicle

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(2151)

OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS
Friday
STOCKS

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Last

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■

Par

Stewart-Warner Corp
Stone Container Corp
Rturipbakpr-Par.karri

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Swift

&

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Corp

Machine

Suniay Oil Corp
c.n

Co

Union

Carbide

Electric

Union

Oil

of

&

(Un)

Air

Van

Dorn

$4.25

(F

15

3

630

2% Mar

4%

Jan

400

25% Mar

28%

27%

Jan

900

26% Mar

31%

5

89%

90%

1,300

81 % Mar

93% Apr

27%

31%

46

45%

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87

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47%

May

34%

Jan

6

*

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78

128

Feb

Apr

7%

Feb

48%

Apr

Air

88

Apr

Alleghany

900

43 %

May

500

8%

Jan

27%

Jan

43% May
15% Mar

30% May
82

Feb

500

71% May
22% Jan

37%

500

Apr

35

Jan

42

Jan

600

15

Feb

38

20%

Jan

85

May

90

Jan

19%

Jan

34%

22% Mar

100

31%

Jan

23%

700

21%

Jan

34 % May
24% Feb

600

12%

950

10 %

78

100

69%

Jan

100

88

Jan

47% May
jan

ACF

Industries
Reduction

Allied

52%

Jan

12

va

FeD

83%

Feb

128

May

American
Amer

Friday

Week'*

Range

American

American

Security & Trust Co

American

Stoics

American Tel &

Tel

General

24%

41 %

Apr

28% Mar

945

34%

Jan

16%

17%

1,190

12

Jan

3^4

3%

41% May
24% Mar

85

Motors

Hudson

Lehigh
Martin
Merck

Jan

84

153/4

Jan

22%

44% Apr

66%

83

Tobacco

Armco

Steel

Jan
Jan

34%

Apr

91% Feb

Calaveras

23 %

Jan

26

California

25%

3 il

25 Va

125

Jan

Feb
Mar

170

20%

Jan

Va

24%

Va

Apr

303

28%

Jan

595

% May
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%

28%

12

12

200

12

253/4

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80% Mar

May

24%

24'%

25

73/4

7%

95

~7%

12%

13

24

Mar

53/8

26%
107

30

Mar

15%

Jan

320

11% Mar

293%

245

27

24%

1,150

14%

14'%

7

—

Case

(J

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13

Jan

15

Feb

Jan

18 % Mar

2,507

28 Vb

1,734

21%

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48%

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47%

13

38%

39'%

4.007

37%

Jan

Apr
40 Va Mar

2,685

113%

Jan

15%

Mar

48 3/4

Feb

Cities

12%

13%

13

13%

3,719

40

38%

40 3/4

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21

22 %

2,241

44%

44'%

50

44%

45

31

30%

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38

37%

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39%
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•
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Clary

136

43% Mar

45

31%

Feb

May
Feb

313%

Jan

435

Apr
55% Mar

36% Mat

Corn

64%

Crocker

Apr

Crown

67'/a

Jan

75 % Mar

Curtis

1,097

36"%

Jan

393/4 Mar

40%

38%

Jan

42

98%

10

98%

Apr

100

Jan

142

133

Columbia Gas System

79

$3,500

84%

86

1,800

83

Feb

108

1,000

108

May

108

76% Mar

89%
108

Jan

May

Du

Shares

Range since

Jan.

Low

duPont

preferred

Glass-

footnotes

see

_

page




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45.

2334

Jan

30

Mar

720

27%

Jan

36

May

Air

Eastman

Lines

Dorado
Paso

Oil

Plantation

Food

16%

5{g

old

Power

&

37% Mar

General

Motors

23%

General

Paint

Jan

43%

92

37%

Jan

45

31%

31%

60

27

Jan

1%

1%

31 % May

500

273/4

273 4

220

18'%

18 %

1.215

Mar

Jan

25%

Jan

30

Feb

16

Jan

20

Feb

1 % Mar

32%

62 3/4 Mar

Slay

22 3/4

383/4

223/4
78c

3,200

37%

Jan

18%

Apr

97%

Apr

a—

21% Mar
76c

Jan

—

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Jan

1.10

Jan

Apr

a65

383/4

376

Jan

67

51

52%

1,278

42 Va

Jan

523's May

26 %

26 %

185

19%

Jan

26%

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31%

Feb

Apr

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1,876

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83

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7

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7

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80

54%
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54

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17

155

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Apr

93

1,490

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143

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9% Mar

21 Vb Mar

16%

40%

Jan

Apr

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68

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May

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16%

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Feb

1,086

39 Va

Apr

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Jan

161

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Jan

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33

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33%

12

Mar

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82%

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210
50

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Apr
Feb
Jan

71

86

Jan

86

Jan

25

97

98%

146

96

Mar

100

Jan

6

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753/4

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55%

Jan

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20

104 %

Jan

1

1

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1063/4 May

8

8 Vb

220

20Va

20

21%

2,383

16%
15 Va

16%

109

15%

15%

1,333

15%

Feb

17%

Jah

•

50Va

50%

51

550

47 Va

Jan

53

Apr

32%

common

Co (Un)

(Un)

33%

33

32 Va

210

32% Mar

35

Jah

2,620

•

5

7%
16

15%

24

Apr

18

•

a68%

(Un)——*

Chemical

Corp

Co

10
1

Corp.

Co

9

(Un)

Com

Com

3

(Un)

•

common

B

common

•

a

Jan

7% May
Apr
17% Mar

96

Jan

178%

46

195

41 Va Mar

48%

803/4

539

67

158%

Mar

Apr

50%

1903/4

a

Apr
Apr

80% May

10'A

148

8%

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10% May

46

46 3A

372

41 %

Jan

52

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70

60%

Jan

71% Mar

1

23 V*

100

21%

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26

Mar

5,7ff

100

3%

Jan

5

May

a69Vs
—

41%

__

51%
—

93

1,V

23%

5,y

Apr

100

1,'tf

20

*

Jan

Feb
Mar

10%
46

1

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43/4

79%

10

Co

186%

9%

Apr
Jan

46

—

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(Un)

5,7fl-

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15

ft May

64% Mar

l,*'o

Jan

64% Mar

493/4

50%

340

47%

Feb

523/b

40%

41%

833

35%

Jan

41% May

61 %

64%

1,303

53

51%

51%

1.326

46%

Jan

55 Vb

Feb

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35

76%

Jan

80 Va

Apr

96%

98%

2,331

Mar

89% Mar

jan

77 % Mar

104

Jan

11%

11%

330

11% May

*

—

16%

16%

100

16

(Un)

5

—

36%

36%

200

33% Mar

36%

General

Telephone Corp (Un)

10

a54%

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94

35%

Jan

52%

Gillette

Apr

Co

1

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85

70 Va

Apr

73 Vb

Feb

1

a8%

5

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.

preferred

Public

Utilities

(The)

Goebel

2%

Jan

Brewing Co
Goodyear Tire & Rubber

34%

Feb

Great Northern

73'% May

82 Va
a—

570

76c

77c

16 Vb Mar

190

Apr

7y Feb
3234

81%

(Un)

Inc

Corp

Apr

454

197
132

28% Mar

12

common

Light

&

Trailer

25%

320

96

5H APr

2,191

a79 % a79%

Co

Foods

895

16%

96

500
.

493/8

(Un)

Petroleums

Dynamics

78'%

16%

a48 % a48a/4

16%

*

Electric

33

518
32 %

79%

3

General

73%

5(8
31%

May

493/a

Apr
Mar

Apr

40

Gas

Machinery

Fruehauf

3% May

Jan

Works

Natural

General

32%

16c

5

(Un)

common.

Kodak Co

General

78%

Jan

14

Feb

33

15c

43% Mar

Jan

2 Vb

150

344

7'%

2

15c

330

Jan

1%

15c

17

34

1% Mar

Apr

15c

50

17%

50

25

Jan

7%

Jan

26 Vb

Jah

Jan

3 Vb

6%

5% May

26%

26%

18%

16Vb

15%

26'/«

213/4 Mar

140

49%

16%

344

921

17

31

381

3,165

233/4

50

25 % Mar

1.212

3%
233/4

233/4

—

92

G'%

33/a
23 %

23 %

1

27%

43%

43%

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495

36

Jan

25

Bank

Corp

Co

26%

Jan

1%

25

—

_

28 %

5

Eastern

Apr

273/4

14%

A

preferred

39%

35%

.

20

Laboratories class A (Un)_10c
deNemours & Co (Un)
25

Chemical

Florida

1

High

31 Vb

common—2.50

Jan

333/4

*

class

(Del)

Fields

Inc

26

'

Co

177/b

Apr

5

Oil

47 %

16%

18%

20

220

Mont

Ewa

Hioh

5%

5

.

convertible

Indus

Corp

47%

35%

10

Apr

47%

35%

1

'B'-common

Federated

-1

Supply

Jan

22%

2'%

Emporium Capwell Co
Corp Ltd capital

10

Gas

16%

Jan

36% Feb

10

8fcles

5%

*

Feb

157/b

•

Eureka

for Week

35%

8.50

Corp

For

16%

•

McKinney Manufacturing

Plate

Range

'

5

Harbison Walker Refractories

$2.50

Week'e
of Prices

Low

•

15 Vb

184

28%

•

Giorgio Fruit Corp

Apr

-

500

20%

al9% al9%

3%

Publishing Co

81%

•

508

16%

2,697

*

Dorr-Oliver

78%

Jan
Mar

69

47'%

Feb
Feb

Feb

5%

Jan

40

Iron

Co

Curtiss-Wright

1,048
5

61 %

47

10

wi

Natl

38 Vb

136

37/a May

73

16 Va

12%

Preferred

Di

Jah

16

1

Refin

First

192

Jan

Jan

6

87

4%

16%

10

Chem

Jan

%

17

Jan

60 % May

20 %

25

Co

Zellerbach

Dominguez

.

Pittsburgh

(Un)

(Un»___

&

B

16%

20% Mar

2 Vb May

36%

America

Co

Products

Apr

435

Apr
Apr

nd

Consolidated Copp^rmines
5
Consolidated Edison of N Y (Un)
•
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Continental Motors (Un)
1

283/8

Apr

147 Va

16'%

Apr

Jan

'

500

Apir

57%

B

Apr

20% Mar

—.

1,468

3%
3%
a64% a66%

Jan

2Jg May
11'/a Apr

6,977

64

103 Va

100

43/4

Jan

2

Ltd

44%

40

*

11%

19%

1%

(Un)

22%

Jan

__

Co

Brewing

(Un)_*

com

Jan

Feb

Last

Steel

12,287

4%

1
0

1°%

19%

—

498

11%

4%

10

42% Mar

36%

Par

Pittsburgh

5

138

60 %

„

2%

Consolidated

73

Friday

Natco

(Un)

325

2J2 2 28/32

HV4

52%

131%

5
10

Feb

100

Sale Price

Fuel

(Un)

Apr

19'%

1960

;

52%

1

15%

39'%

--

52%

0

41%

Jan

19%

STOCKS

Mountain

52% May

_5

36% Mar

Pittsburgh Slock Exchange

Star

Jan

28

System (Un)
Solvents (Un)
Commonwealth Edison

El

Lone

24%

25%

Gas

39%

1975

Duquesne Brewing
Duquesne Light
Equitable Gas Co

22 % Mar

100

Bdcst System new A wi

class

El

Blaw-Knox

100

Fuel

Dow

Ludlum

22%

a25 a25>/»

Douglas Oil of Calif

Washington Gas Light Co—
General
mortgage 5s

Allegheny

Apr

22%

1

Columbia

12%

Jan

Apr

Mar

Colorado

Jan

12%

Jah

8%

4

51.%

New

Jan

46

47%

Feb

38c

6 Va

Jan

453/4 Mar
Mar

Apr

1,295
930

Apr

33c

2,500

48%

Jan

Corp

Chemical

19%

78%

34c

7%

Jan

37/a

Corp

39%

._1975

33c

7%

Apr
Feb

407/8

363/s

45

BONDS
Co 4s ser A

193

Feb

393/a

50

Clorox

10

A

a44 % a453/4

a45

16%

May

220

29% Mar

Jan

10

common

36

45%

i

of

Continental Oil
35

*

245

1

Service

Columbia

13 Va

'"—•p.

36

17%

Commercial

412

13

13 %

preferred

Feb

303/4

27%

•

Inc

Jan

433%

Jan

27%

-

36

39% May
141

a3%

Chance Vought Aircraft
1
Chesapeake & Ohio Rv (Un)
23
Chicago Milw St Faul RR com (Un)__•
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(Un)
100
Chrysler
Corp
26

13%

May

20%

50

3J%

Jan

39 % May

100

Apr

44%

(Un)__

w

Eureka

16

47 %

Jan

Jan

16%

Central

42

48%

133/4

1

67 Vb

a3%

Apr

8%

675

100

common

Co

Corp

173/4

50

Improvement

Celanese

47

10

Serv

&

common

173/s

50
com

Ii

Ry

59 % May
793/4 Jan

126 %

1

Co

65 Va

Jan

38

;54

80

17%

Co

Oil

Jan

a3%

Caterpillar Tractor Co

46

•

72% May
48% Apr

Mar

487

5.50

Pacific

17 3/s

•

Feb

627/b

lc

Calif

46 Vb

10

186% Mar

1,734

100

Co

Atlantic

Apr

Jan

(Un)„13

com

Dry Ginger Ale

Feb

50 %

Jan

15
15%
al423/4 al45%

5

(Un)__50

—

Cement

2534

413/4

58%
59%
a773/8 a77%
39%
39%

•

Canadian

Mar

Jan

173%

a77%

•

Sullivan

Jan

335

40

Inc

new

13 Vb

1,945

47%

15

Corp

Canadian

22

Feb

Feb

183

59%

(Un)

Ink

•

50

preferred

series

Corp

Jan

43 %

54%

473/8

410

3

Sugar

1

20

common

24% May

Jan

27

—*

Baltimore Transit
5s

Calamba

11%

985

43 Va

Apr
Mar

2,012-

5

Canada

50

1.762

—*

1

45

38% May

1,151

_P 2

Apr

Feb

243/8

1234

48

10

Jan

253/4

98 %

24%

Bank

Lothrop

Fe

(Un)

Pacific Trading Corp
California
Packing Corp

26 %

10

com

Co

&

23%

28%

Co

Westmoreland

34

24

-

38%

197

37% Mar

28

279

62%

Burroughs Corporation
Byron Jackson Co

87

1,514

72%

Company

27

Co—

Scranton-Spring Brook Water

Woodward

Apr

31

383/4

20

Broadway-Hale Stores Inc

192

24%

common

convertible

35%

May

43%

1

31%

1

preferred

Light

Jan

96 %

10

_

preferred—
Service Electric & Gas

Gas

9%

31

593/4

(Un)

&

Jan

Apr

473%

2 14/32

Hill

22%

72%

Holdings Corp (Un)
Boeing Airplane Co (Un)
Oil Corp

Bunker

1,195

473/4

Bolsa Chica

Budd

273/B

May

Jan

182%

2

Co

89 Va

62%

Co

Borden

Jan

473/4

Rights

Borg-Warner

75%

60

Corp__
Corp (Un)__

Bethlehem Steel

Oil

Apr

200

25

(Uni

Santa

Instrument

Aviation

Bishop

89%

all3/B all3/8
22%
23%

25

(Un)

Aircraft

New

B

Washington Gas

Beech
Bendix

9%

80%

a52 a52 %

10

com

&

Jan

32% May

38%

100

Securities (Un)
Baltimore & Ohio RR (Un)

88

25 %

25

Investment

Power

(111)

Apr

47 Vb

273/a

5

Baldwin

Beckman

7%

200

44 Vb

Jan
Mar

99%

31

i_

Refining Co

Corp

29

10

w

Topeka

47Vb

Jan

a52

(Un)

Apr

135
515

Jan

38%

5

Co

43

75

1

High

72 Va

10

Co

Jan.

93% Mar

12%

(Un)

since

76

89%

Corp

common

222

Jan

Jan

152

(Un)—1

com

Range
LOW

8%

26%

Viscose Corp (Un)
Anaconda Copper Mining (Un)
Anglo Calif National Bank

1.585

30%

82%

Sales

%

8%

89%

American

35%

"

15

71% May

a99 a993/4

Refining (Un)—•

35%

Paper—

Electric

Apr

98 Vb

5
1

preferred

National

Jan

7% Mar

24%

5

common

31% May
32 3/a Feb

a75% a77%

a75%

27%

(Un)

American Tel & Tel

American

88

■

—

16%

Jan

Shares

32%

1

(Un)

American Radiator & S S
American Smelting &

30%

31
"

-

Jan

Apr

25%

High

32%

20
(Un)

com

Theatres

American Motors

34%

26 %

A

Inc

Co
(Un)
Cyanamid Co

35

35%

3

Paper

Apr

38% Mar

10

Co

May

905

16%o

series

$4.50

81

1.064

25

preferred

&

series A

$4.25

10

1.141

preferred

&

3.60'r

United

18% Apr
40% Feb

8

25%

Corp

Oil

Jan

82

1

3.60'?

Sun

38

41%

7%

25

common

B

Participating

Scott

436

145

79

*

Common

Riggs

20%

preferred

Philadelphia Transportation

Reading

84

20

1,200

40

10

Pennroad
Corp
Pennsylvania Power & Light com
Pennsylvania RR
Pennsylvania Salt Mfg
Pennsylvania Water & Power Co
Philadelphia Electric common

Public

Jan

Feb

734

,.

&

Mtge

Potomac

9%

4'%

80 V4

50c

& Co Inc

Philco

17%
40

84

20%

10

Navigation
(Glenn L)

National

17

393/4

13 %

common

Resistance

Coal

Jan

40%

Co

series

International

3%

186% Mar

.1

Corp

Co

Pulp

5.12'v

17%

6% partpfd.50

Co

Co class

Homasote

Jan

25

(Julius)

(The)

17%

Apr

13%
26%

382

for Week

a58 % a62%

(Un)—•

(Un)

Blair

Brothers

Hecht

FeD

40

1723/4

1.80

convertible

Gimbel

58 %

41%

Co

Deposit

Goldenberg

49% Mar

High

45% Mar

521

1

Co

convertible

5V'i'/(

Jan

26%

50

Delaware Power & Light common
Duquesne Light Co
Electric Storage Battery

4 %

2.041

43%

24%

5

Publishing

&
Garfinckel

181% 185%

lc

preferred

Securities Corp

Fidelity

240

26 %

Company

Curtis

142

50%

185%

13

Securities Corp
Baltimore Transit Co—
Common

Campbell Soup
Chrysler Corp

LOW

44%

50 %

Corp

Co

Baldwln-Llma-Hamilton

10

Baldwin

Budd

Range since Jan. 1

High

44%

Dye

Wedge
Avco Mfg Corp (Un)

*

Baldwin Lima-Hamilton

non-cum

Shares

a62%

•

_1

Atok-Big

100

Corp
Atlantic City Electric Co

$2.50

44%

•

Arundel

Bankers

Low

10

Co

of Prices

25

-

(Un)__

Can

American

Atlas

for Week

Last

Sale Price

Jan

Exchange

a41 a42

*

Bdst-Para

Atlantic

Bales

&

Mfg

Airlines

Atchison

Philadelphia-Baltimore Stock Exchange

(Un)

Ltd

Armour & Co

Par

10c

287

of Prices

Low

5

(Un)

common

Chemical

Allis-Chalmers

common

Inc

Co

Corp

Aluminium

400

128

Laboratories

New

stocks

Feb

28% May

Jan

2

Range

Par

Abbott

Jan

48%

128

59

48%

Feb

78

__5

_

Corp

213/4

50

12

,

,

Jan

5%

Mar

7c

749

>

Week's

Last
Sale Price

Feb

85

23%

10

Machine

85

10

Youngstown Sheet & Tube

16 VB

21

—10

-

393/8

16

85

36%

38%

*

74%

Apr

67%

100

16%

Jan

40%

800

36

*

71%

STOCKS

600

73%

1

71%

San Francisco Stock

1,603

30%

-5

Co

100

1,100

7l3/4

71%

12.50

Friday

30%

12%

Service

43%
10%

9%

10

common—

6%

43%
9%

•

27%

Jan

6%

16%

15

31%

26

60c

Apr

26

44

_

43%

2%

44

.

_

37% Mar

25%

90 V2

14%
31%

24

14,350

1

High

Jan

4% Mar

90

10c

26%

Feb

27%

28%

100

283/4

10

»

60c1

59% Mar

106

Zenith

Radio

Jan
Jan

3

a

W)

Yates-American

13%
44%

400

1,600

—

Inc

Public

1.700

1,300

31 Vb

Wisconsin Bankshares Corp
Wisconsin Electric Power

Woolworth

143/4

56%

14%

100

5

28%
8c

5

Range since Jan.
Low

60c

5

283/«

10c

Share*

High

60c

5

Alloys Steel
Westinghouse Air Brake
Westlnghouse Electric Corp

Apr

41%

Axle

Vanadium

25 % Mar

100 Vb

Low

*

<te

spring

Mining
United Engineering & Foundry Co

51% May

Jan

Jan

54

523%

preferred

Wisconsin

14%

Mar

84

20'/a

41

—

1

_

_

46

100

1,000

54%
—

300

96%

233%

31

—

Co

513/4

96%
23

50

Works

Stores

51%

'

-

50%

_

Motor

Wieboldt

Jan

10

issued)

Westinghouse Electric Corp__
Whirlpool new common
White

26%

31 %

(Un)

.

(when

Iron

Co

Jan

;'

•

—

(Del)

S Rubber Co (Un).
U S Steel Corp common.

Walgreen

21%

1,600

Reymer & Bros

for Week

of Prices

1

San Toy

-10

Inc.

common

Rockwell

Jan

51%

1

U

New

Jan

45

25

Corporation

Lines

15%

Jan

1

—

Calif

United

Feb

31%

1

Mo

United

Apr

12'A

2,450

23%

2

_

Carbon Corp

of

13"%

2 500

423%
24 J/4

—

_2

__

Century-Fox Film

Union

12% Mar

123/4

41%

123%

—5

__

Co

Bales

Range

Par

.

Renner

27% Mar

23%

12%

•

Corp

Hif*

Feb

233i

25

(Thp)

24%

Week's

Last

Sale Price

42

25

Co__

Trav-ler Radio Corp
Tri Continental Corp
20th

1,400

S

On

Transamerica

200

13 V4

10

_

Tranp

Low

25%

12%

-1
.

Friday

Range since Jan. 1

tsigh

25%

13%

—

(Thai

Thor Power Tool
Edison

low

6

STOCKS

Shares

25%

Tool

(Un)

Company

Tnlarin

of Prices

5

_

MAY

for Week

_l

-

FOR WEEK ENDED

Sales

Range

Sale Price

7

RANGE

Week'e

Grevboimd Com

Ry_.

,

(Un)

3

—

—

a8%

a83/a

a583/4 a593/4

50

8

Jan

Apr

14%

Jan

17

Feb

9

Apr

Jan

200

543,4 Mar

60% Mar

403/4

403/4

315

36 Vb

Jan

4 2 % Mar

15

15

595

13%

Jan

16% Mar

40

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2152)

.

.

.

Monday, May 9, 1955

OUT-OF-TOWN MARKETS
range

Sao Francisco Stock Exch.
STOCKS

Hancock Oil Co class A

1

Pineapple Co
Development Co
Oil Co <Un)_-

•Honolulu
Hunt

Oil

Foods

Low

34%

164

15 A

2,271

I-25

1-25

400

—

1

Corp

2.85

2.60

—

•
1—6%

Inc

Low

14/a

15'/a

»77

—

27

34

Low

Mar

44%

Feb

16%

Jan

Jan

4%

Jan

85

Jan

27% May

Oil

Richfield

(Un)

20

International Nickel Co

50

38

1,245

64%

155

35% Jan
58% Jan

„

199

87%

Apr
Jan

30

85%

Jan

91%

Apr
Apr

195

32% Mar

39%

Apr

58%

Jan

87

Apr
Jan

4%
25% Mar

*

a85'A

a85%a85%

10

a37%

a37%a38%

&

Jones

(Un»
Steel (Un)

Corp

Laughlln

Kaiser Aluminum & Chem Corp
Kaiser Motors Corp..—
Kansas Power & Light
Kennecott Copper Corp

Lockheed
T,o»w'»

Tnc

Magnavox Co
Co

"B"

2%

Jan

25

21%

Jan

allO'A al04% allO'A

360

99

Jan

52%

53%

501

48%

Jan

20%

22%

680

45

43%

46,a

2,546

21%

20%

21%

1,329

13% Jan
43% May
17% Mar

170

1.70

285

53%

a34%|.

5

24%

1

18

Inc

(Un)

(Un)—25

South Utilities Inc
Mindanao Mother Lode Mines
M J M & M Oil Co (Un)
Portld

Cement

pfd

27

28%

Feb

28%

1,507

May
24% Mar

43%

,a

30

Apr

40% Mar

42%

28

24

Jan

36

Apr

21%

Feb

25%

Apr

27

124

5'%

100

5%

Apr

Utilities

(Un)

Montgomery Ward & Co

Cumulative

44

21%

Jan

32

224

30%

Jan

6c

99,750

3c

50c

Apr
Apr

76c

Apr

14

Jan

15

Jan

25

Jan

57c

64c

20,430

14/2

14%

500

a27% a27%

—

75%

•

•

30

1,391

75%

73/a

73% May

National

City

Distillers

Lines

National

Gypsum

National

Linen

Natomas

1

Products

(Un)

(Un)

Service

Corp—

N Y Central

Niagara

Mohawk

Norris

Oil

North

Apr
35% Mar
6c

Co—

Gas

Railway

Co

American Invest common
6% preferred
Northern Pacific Railway (Un)„
Northrop Aircraft

1,734

27%

27

28 %

1,780

25

25

100

a74%a75A

75

66 Va

Jan

735

25 Va

May

*

—

1

25%

26

26

Jan

48

Jan

19

May

21%

Jan

Oceanic

Ohio

Oil

(Un)

20

Co

Edison

(Un)

Olln Mathieson

Chemical

Corp

5

—

Products

Pacific

Coast

Pacific

Gas

Inc

25
78

Apr

39%

Jan

Textron

Aggregates

&

Electric

26

common

6%
1st preferred
5%%
1st preferred
5% 1st preferred

Trans World

5%

25
25

red preferred
red ser A

5%

4.50%
Pacific

1st

25

.„

25

Corp

•

common

Pacific Oil & Gas
Development
Petroleums Ltd
&

3,806

37

1,093

34

34

100

16%

Apr

Tide

4% Mar

Tel

1

common

Water

Preferred

100

Western

Palmer

Stendel

Pan

Corp

4

Oil

American

Paramount

Oil

10c

World

Pictures

Airways (Un)
Corp (Un)

Pennsylvania RR Co (Un)_Pepsi Cola Co (Un)
Phelps Dodge Corp (Un)
Philco Corp common (Un)
Philippine Long Dist Tel Co
Phillips Petroleum Co
Pioneer

Mill

Pullman

Inc

Co

Ltd

1

(Un)

20

Oil

Co

(Un)
new

common

Radio Corp of America

(Un)

5

fUn)

Ry Equip & Realty Co Ltd
Rayonier Inc common

22

74%

Jan

90%

78%

79 V2

2,804

a43% a44%

255

114%

114% 115%

781

107%

Jan

19%

125

19%

Apr

Apr

22%

44

Jan

49

19%

a47

a47

12%

a

a

44 Va
J':

17%
44%

Oil

Jan
Feb

Feb

100

15%

Apr
Jan

21%

26%

Jan

Jan

12

Jan

97

46%

Jan

270

42 %

Jan

88

Feb

18

Apr

51%

V

47

:

Apr
Mar

a95%

a97

28

95%

Feb

40 Va

40 Va

520

38% Mar

42 Va

Feb

16

17Va

390

14

a21 Va a21%

270

20% Mar

17% May
21% Mar

17 Va

*

preferred

48 %

119

12% Mar

265

1,228

51% a51 %

■

45% Mar

30

12%

23%

12%

23%

73% Jan

.

27%

Inc

24

114

41%

3,140

31

31

169

1

a26%

$26 Va a26%

35

89%

339

Jan

27

1,755

40%

8

(Un)

27%

a27% a28Va

40%

Mar

Jan

29

Mar

28

Mar

37% Mar

43%

Apr

26%

Jan

33%

Apr

25 Va Mar

27%

Jan

Jan

93%

•27% Feb
50% May

31%

Apr

53%

Feb

31%

Jan

Feb

United

Air

United

Corp of

400

-8

69%

70%

10

41%

43

a6%

a6%

50

57%

57%

765

51%

33

34

257

33

Lines

29

Feb

Apr

United

Fruit

41 % Mar

United

Gas

81c

Jan

U

12%

Jan

U

;• 138% Mar

U

129%

Jan

5

144

Jan

148%

Apr

40%

210

39

Jan

57

Mar

19c

5,500

19%

870

S

Mo

Del

(Un)

•

10
-1

(Un)

Corp_

New

28c

20%

Feb

Vica

37% Mar

Victor

90%

Jan

47%

Apr

40

45 Va

271

85%

86%

1,055

43%

Jan

6

Jan

Feb
Mar

a__

—

35%

Feb

a—

Jan
___

40% Mar

48

Apr

Jhn

83

Apr

68

43%

2^3

43% May

10

:

7

57% May

68

66

68

332

66

3%

3%

3%

200

1.00

1.00

25

14

14%

914

al9 a!9%

55

May

3% Mar

43% May
71
Mar

3%

Jan

Jan

17% Mar

69% May

34%

26va

8

Oil

(Un)

Co

a38

Feb

610
836

45 Va

16%

Consolidated

Sugar

a38

Apr

27 %

•

wi—

common

33

82

Jan

8

(Un)
Corp common

Utah-Idaho

a6%

1

Co

Rubber
Steel

27

12%

Inc

Corp

Plywood

S
8

of

(Un)

Sugar

27%

Mar

41%

Apr

245

22 %

Jan

29%

18

Jan

23

Apr

25

(Un)

Company

Equipment

_1

Co

Feb

1.00

3.50 Mar

Jan

14%

18% Jan

20%

Jan

85

Jan

12%

Apr

Apr

285

Warner

230

49

Mar

58

Mar

Weill

39%

383

36

Mar

40% Mar

5%

6

4,605

4%

Feb

115

71 %

Jan

Pictures

Bros

13

6

&

Co

(Un)—_

al9%

Wells

81

Mar

Preferred

75% Mar

West Coast

Life

Insurance

8%

Jan

13% Mar

Apr

71

Feb

West

37% May

39%

Apr

Western

TVnart.P'iont

367/a

46% May
30% Feb

Western

Union

Indies
Air

1.05

1,644

9%

1,067

62%

63

242

62% May

71

Ftb

a22% a22%

10

21%

Feb

24%

Apr

475

17%

Jan

21% Mar

43 %

46%

2,104

27 %

29

377

a73% a73%

50

60 %

Jan

75%

Apr

Inc

Woolworth (F W)

a38% a38%

20

38%

Apr

39%

Feb

Yellow

Westlnghouse
Cab

(Un)

Qtnre*

1

20%

21

12%

12%

103 Va 103 Va

21

Jan

81c

8%

Jan

74%

Jan

1.10

Apr

10

Apr

100

11%

Jan

330

75%

Jan

71%

71%

73%

580

71% May

83

Apr
Feb

47%

47%

48%

497

47% May

52%

Jan

6%

350

Feb

6%

Apr

—2s"

(Un)

Corp

10
12%
10

Telegraph
Elec

Co

63

—1

Lines

29

Jai

1.05

5

(Un)

Sugar

46%

Jan

Mar

9%

60 %

26 %

Mar

70

(Un).

common

53

125

71

155

(Un)

70

37%

50

70

70

13

37%

81

70

(R)

Fargo Bank
Westates Petroleum

a57% a60%

25

Apr

a91% a92%

92%

27

39%

—

Apr *

62%

a44%

-50c

Co

*

Preferred

a

29
•

(Un)

28%

22%

—

_1

21

Jan

a

Corp

•

common

Jan

51

27

a73% a75%

a57%

18%

985

210

Jan

—

•

250

62

17%

Wpctorn

Pure

35% Jan

20%

61%

2,580

Jan

5%
__

Feb

20

34%

20 %

23%

Jan

a51% a53%

•

34

Apr
Feb

72

34%

30%

Jan

—

P10

23

52%

37%

22%

a53%

3

45% Mar

Jan

61%

a

Feb

50

Feb

27%

50%

26%

a42% a42%

41%

65

30%

28

a27% a277/a

—

.12%

—

27%

17c

__

25

a46

Jan

Feb

29

18%

a42%

50

33%o

£46

a28 % a28 %

38%

81%

common
United Aircraft Corp (Un)

17c

87

10

360

19%

Apr

May

a42% a42%

Union Oil Co of California common—25

2,849

__

1

27%
42%

18
5
8

(Un/:

Union

40%

40%

Feb

25% Mar

•'

421

78

Apr

al48

■

a27% a28%

a27%

1

(Ind)

34%

al48

__

25%

89 %

Universal

Pacific

51

Jan

28

of California

Jan

May

56% Mar

Jan

25 Va

Apr

31 %

55c

Jan

45

100

Apr

Electric

10% Mar

50

1,547

40%

Union

49

V

37% Mar

Apr

600

51

25%

291

48% Mar

120

50%
25%

39%

37

11

50%
25%

49% Mar

509

54 Va

54 Va
;

Feb

55% Mar

858

54%

39%

Jan

60c

54

(Un)

44 % Mar

137

37%

Apr

35

11

Jan

•

27

55c

31

23%

Carbide & Carbon

137

U

71%

Union

40%

55c

a34% a34%

Apr

Apr

10

27

137

65 V* Mar

Jan

Airlines

40%

—

100

Feb

Jan

27

99

a28% a28%

Apr

10

May

60

28% May

•-

—

82%

8

405

42

75

a28 % a28%

Jan

285

61

130

20

a31%a31%

—

a28%

40'A

33 %c

Pacific

Tel

47%

__

25

.

preferred

Lighting

Pacific

47%

47%

25

76

8%

61

27%

Apr

Jan

223

8

61

a28 Va

57%

7%

a81% a82%

8%

10

52% Mar

400

a81 %

25
2

141

8%

Apr

Ass'd

54%

8%

Jan

63%

749

Co

Transamerica

>

27

Apr

Tide Water Associated Oil com

Apr

36%

-_5

Apr

57 %

68%

preferred

48%

22 Va Mar

22%

267

28%

American

Jan

1,913

920

a61% a63%

....

44%

28%

Jan

23%

63%

23%
a

64%

Texas

253

27

32%

6c

28%

Texas Company (Un)
Gulf Sulphur Co

Feb

900

__

Jan

28% May

400

•

19%

Apr
Mar

4c

28%

Tri-Continental Corp
Pabco

17%

31,100

Super Mold Corp

3%

Jan

609

5c

& Co (Un)
Sylvanla Electric Products.

Feb

63

16'%

3% Mar

17%

4c

Swift

5% Mar

48%

13%

Apr

17%

Packard

54%

—

41

Sunray Oil Corp (Un)

3%

—

12

34 % Mar

65%

Sterling Drug Inc (Un)
Studebaker

48%

16%

16%

1

Co

185

1

Co of N J

Convertible

Oahu Sugar Co Ltd

40'%

1
•

Stanley Warner Corp (Un)_—_

Apr

52%

3%

Oil

Oil

Standard OH

Apr

33%

51'/a

—

Jan

43%

52%

25

——

55

Jan

,

30

40 %

Jan

Service

Co

Standard

Jan

Jan

31%

Apr

•

(Un)

Corp

Standard

Apr

23%

Apr

125

L

North

26

Apr

600

Jan

49%

5
•

Public

Southwestern

17%

1,121

48%

41 %

pfd ser A__25

(Un)

Sperry

10

42

9% Mar
43% Mar

254

25

Southern

a—

5 /a

Jan

1,042
1,143

45%

-25

Co

Feb

Jan

33%

11%

10%
44%

45

4.88%

Pacific Co

Jan

Jan

5%

Jan

10%

preferred 4.56%

Southern

87%

7%

40%

,

preferred

Southern California

32

16%

33%

Jan

44%

10%

1.40
2.50
•
2.50

(Un).—,

Southern

Apr

832

42

--

1

(Uni

a—

9%
45

Mar

30%

270

4

—

•

1
Aviation

17-

Jan

20% May
46% Mar

198

.9

17%

17%

_•

Co

9

--

(Un)—1

Power

American

all%

37

25

745

all% all %

a47%

•

Electric System
RR (Un)

20%
21
a46% a47%

21

1

Company

New England

24

a25%a25f%

—

5
1

Jan

P.1Q

Standard Brands Inc

National

Feo

72% Mar
38%

8% Mar
40

Feo

8
10
8
10

10

(Un)

Co

Convertible

6c

63c

5

(Un)

165

7%

Apr

'

Montana-Dakota

100

40%

Co

Oil

Jan

7

33

a24%a25%

6c
14%

(Un)_10

a44

5%

—

10

a9

40%

2
s—*
Socony Vacuum
Oil
(Name chgd> to
Socony Mobil Oil Co (Un)
*15
Southern Calif Edison Co com (Un)—•
Cumulative
preferred 4.08%
25
Cumulative preferred 4.32%
29
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29

Apr

941

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a24%

10

plO

1,535

a8%

a8%

1

Jan

Mar

35

teb

90%

67% May

Signal Oil & Gas Co class A
Sinclair Oil Corp
(Un)

Jan

1.70

21

--

16%

.—

Middle

21%

Jan

1,496

—

1

1.65

Water

Shasta
Shell

Feb

24 A

24

29

36'/4

331

36

Mining

Paper Co
Sears Roebuck &

4o^a

650

67%

Inc

Industries

Schenley

46% May

38%

Bcott

Apr
53% Apr
23% Apr
62%

Mauriclo

40% Mar

48

Jan
Jan

35

Joseph Lead (Un)
St Regis Paper Co (Un)
Ban Diego Gas & Elec com
Ban

920

31 Va

67%

1

Stores

46%

685
382

38%

Bros

Safeway

112

a33% a34%

28%

•

—

Mfg. Co
Co

—

1

(Glenn)

Merck

—

*

(Un)

Menasco

Monolith

355

1

Matson Navigation Co (Un)
McKesson & Robbins Inc (Un)
&

3%

7

Marchant Calculators

Martin

3'A

■*

Corp

class

556

a23% a23%

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tUn»

Lyons-Magnus

77%

3%

•

Aircraft

■.

77%

—

1

26%

8%

(Un)—

County

Lib by

26%

—

1

(Un)_.
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McNeill & Llbby

Kern

al02 al00% al04 A

Roos

75%

45%

46%

505

.

~

35

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•

Johns-Manville

Jan

39% Mar
66'A Feb

Apr

84%

67%

S and W Fine Foods Ino

23%

91%
23%

Apr

621

International Paper Co (Un) —
International Tel & Tel com (Un)

55%

Feb

55

25%

Jan

24%
43%

38'/a

(Un)

Corp

a61

64%

37 Vs

(Un)—•
7'/a

(Can)

Theatres

RKO

a61
37 %

—

•

Harvester

18%

23

1

Riverside Cement Co class A

Idaho Power Co
International

-

•

Corp

1

High

Low

High

42

„

50o
•
•

Co

Manufacturing

Rheem

Feb

Apr

'24%

Range since Jen.

Shares

84 %

5

Raytheon Mfg Co (Un)
Remington Rand (Un)
Republic Steel Corp (Un)
Reynolds Tobacco class B

Apr

2.40

77%
23%

of Prices

High

2.60 May

6

473

,a

1

for Week

Range

Bale Price

1.20 Mar

12%

450

a77

25 h

—

Range since Jan.

High

34 Va

—

*
1

Ltd

Shares

Sales

Week's

Last

STOCKS

of Prices

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may c

week ended

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Friday

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(Un)

1

common

*

•

6

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5%

13% Mar
108 %

CANADIAN MARKETS
range

Montreal Stock
Canadian

Sales

Range

for Week

Par

Abltlbi

Power

4%%

ft

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5%

common

Sugar

.

preferred

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Agnew-Surpass Shoe
Aigoma

*

:

Ltd—

•

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.

Aluminum Co of Can 4 %
preferred -26
5%%
2nd
preferred
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Anglo Can Tel Co 4%% pfd
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Argus Corp Ltd com
•
4%% preferred
IlOO
$2.40

preferred

Asbestos
Atlas

Corp

Steels

—50
•

common

.

Ltd

•

Bathurst Power ft Paper Class A—
Class B
Bell

—25

Traction

Light

British

American

Bank

Brmsn

American

on

ft

Power-

Note

•

preferred

__

British Columbia Forest
ProductsColumbia Power

British

footnotes

see

page




Loir

30%

33

23,305

26

Jan

?

High
33

May

26%

420

25%

Jan

27

Mar

10

10 %

725

8%

Jan

24

460

105

10% May
24
May

105

65

7%

7%

600

7%

45.

—50
~

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•

23

Feb

104% Mar
7% Mar

59%

56%

59%

3,715

88%

88%

92%

5,730

69%

Jan

26

26

26%

630

26

Jan

106 106 %

220

106

Apr

—

—

50%

49

Jan

106

Feb

8'A
60
95

Apr
26% Mar

108

Mar

51

200

47

Feb

51

24

24%

3,030

21

Feb

25%

120

120

57%

57

57%

440

39

39

39%

5,780

32%

16%

16%

17%

3,380

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—-•

110

106'/a Mar

61

62%

47

48

7%

7%

17,546

18,561

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a22

23%

52

26%

26%

27

6,828

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a96

a

105 105%
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53

Apr
57% May

Feb

39% May

17% May

58%

Jan

63%

Apr

38

Jan

53

Apr

45%

Feb

47

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'

7%

a52

127

13% Mar

1,775

47%

Apr

Mar

53

410

47

46

May

Columbia
Mills

Class

25

7

21%

Apr

23%

Apr

29%

Jan

92%

96

Jan

85

104

Mar

25

51

Jan

52%

Jan

8%

Jan

53

53

145

11 Va

10%

11 Va

12,465

27%

27%

28

1,176

9% Mar

Jan

25% Mar

24% Mar

105%

Mar
Feb

Ltd

TeleDhone.
class

B

Building

Cement

$1.30

Lots

47
U

1,106
185

43 %

Ma(

May

15%

Feb

Mar

6%

Feb

46%

Jan

5.75 Mar

7.05

Feb

5

5

975

46

46

240

-_5

6.10

5.85

6.10

1,020

•

common

37%

37

38%

2,930

37

30

30%

20

Canada

Iron

Canada

Northern

10

Power

Corp

2nd

43% Mar
32

Feb

ulOO

468

30

Apr

25

25

25

May

26%

27'A

2,175

23

Jan

175

12%

Apr

14

105

70

104%

Feb

108

Jan

104% 104 %

j.r-100

Safeway Ltd 1st pfd
preferred

May

Feb

al2% al23A

27

—*

Canada

42 %

Jan

25

.

—*

Foundries

High
47

11

5

preferred

25

104% May

106

Feb

105

25% Mar
23

Feb

Jan,

13'A

13'A

325

13 Va

Feb

13%

Feb,

*

27

26%

27

6,685

25

Jan

2R%

Feb

-25

29 %

29

29%

1,400

29

May

Canadian Bronze common

•

27

27

27%

405

27

Jan

2P

Canadian

•

34

34

34'A

345

30

Jan

34% May

•

20%

20%

21%

Steamship

Canadian

$1.25

5%

pfcL

Breweries

preferred

—

Canners Ltd

Canadian Car ft Foundry common
Class a
$1.75

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Canadian
Canadian

6%

ft Cellulose

Converters class
Cottons

Hydro

B

common
-

Carbon

Canadian Industries common

20%

Jan

22%

Jan

22%

645

21

Jan

23%

Apr

20%

21 %

3,440

20

Apr

25

Feb

35'A

34%

35'A

225

32 %

Apr

37

Jan

•

9%

9%

9%

1,725

8%

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12% Mar

*

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17

54

—

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850

14

May

18

10

10

125

10

May

11

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8Va

8%

200

8

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9

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21%

22 %

1,887

19% Mar

24

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•

21%

14

17

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98

98

45

95

Apr

93 Va

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preferred

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a__

*

Canadian

5%

1.915

25

Locomotive

11% May

'an

22 %

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28%

29'% May

20%

20

common

preferred

Canadian

50

-25

Celanese

series

Canadian

Apr

45%

sine* Jan. 1

Range

High

11

Forgings class A

54 Va Mar

Mar

46%

Shares

46

Canada

Canada

of Prices

Low

—

Bulolo Gold Dredging
Canada

28

for Week *

Range

A

Products

Canadian

61

47%

Jan

Apr

50

...50

_

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Hiah

'

23

,_100

preferred
preferred

Range since Jan. 1

26

pfd 100

4%%
5%

•

*

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common

British Columbia Electric
Co 4%

4%%

•
•

Telephone

F-n*niar

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10%

100
*

Steel

Aluminium

33

British
Bruck

24

•

common

A

of Prices
Lnio

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preferred

Acadia-Atlantic
Class

•

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Par

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Friday
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Last

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Friday

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for

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20

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93

22%
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6,420

17

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50

105

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6,670

3

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Jan

Jan
Jan

23

May

106

Feb

7% May

Volume

181

Number 5427

..

The Commercial
and Financial
Chronicle

.

\

(2153)

CANADIAN MARKETS
Friday

STOCKS

Range

Pacific

Railway

—20

Canadian Petroiina Ltd
pld
Viewers

31%

7,855

25%

19,258

43%

3,565

24

42V2

Chrysler Corp
Cucibiiutt

Coghlin

(B

Coneoi

Jj

Mining

class

Class

Smelting

Davis

27%

Seal
Co

Dominion

III

Co

Coal

Ltd

class

Steel

&

II

com

I

&

Sec

Smith

Husky

Imperial

25 %

Jan

34

25

26%

Jan

27%

26

1,807

24% Mar

29%

49%

61%

3,140

16

33

15%

Jan

16

27%

1,885

27 Va

11%

Jan

28

16

685

22%

26%

Jan

23%

29

33%

3,325

29%

17%

Jan

33%

24%

17,112

25

Jan

33% May

30'/a

30

30%

2,782

27

111

111

Jan

70

110

Mar

all3

8

8

100

60

66

•

St

Mailman

Corp

Mcleon

Drug

National

Steel

National

&

Trust

Niagara

Wire

Ncianda

Corp

Co

Apr
Jan

Quebec
Rota lite

Paper
Oil

4

Co

17

Jan

17%

Jan

67%

132

1,757

24%

75

38

1,144

a

Corp

Sherwin
Sicks'

Williams

Breweries

Simpsons

Co

12%

19

975

12% Mar

13%

2.05

100

,

2.05 May

May|
Jan

2.20 Mar

50

8

Apr

10

530

18

Jan

21% Mar

36

34

36%

6,242

26%

22

22

450

9%

19,150

9

650

101

Mar

34

%* 36%
21

23%

21

1,755

'

22

33

730

20

Jan

22%

10%
106

Jan

37%

Jan

Apr
Jan

May
Mar

24

Mersey

25

450

23

Feb

25% Mar

850

22%

Jan

16%

25

17%

2,225

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>al9

200

14%

16

Mar

28%

2,135

26

Mar

40

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28%

75

38

Mar

40

Feb

40

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75

91%

95%

2,604

80

41%

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1,387

34

Jan

25

25

75

23%

Jan

15

Jan

41%

37%

Jan

Feb

May

40% May
95% May
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44

Apr
26% Mar

67% Mar

73

Jan

100

44

Jan

53

May

30% Mar

34

Feb

5,160

57

40% Mar
47% Jan

2,907
5,686

51

44

Mar

25

•

100

Jan

•

470

29%

•

11%

540

70

•

26

1,801

11

common

•

59%

Jan

10% May
29%

10

50

Feb
Jan

443

1,063

74%

•

Jan

103

Jan

5,925

65

Mar

3,492

50%

52

840

34%

35

560

33

38

Jan

4.50

4.50

100

40

40

150

2.55

2.80

20,650

115

110

115

1,050

a50

a50

1

49%

50

151

50

Jan
Jan

&

Paper

Ltd

51

May

6%

Renolcl
Russell

72

May

Tooke

13%
31

103%

Jan
Mar

of
1st

*

50

1

11%

11%
160

com__

12%

12%

Gas

Power

6%

pfd

of

Oii

Pipe

Canada

Amusement

May

Woods

Jan

20%

Jan

68 %

Jan

4.25 Mar
100

Jan
Jan

Jan

9%

Jan

76

Apr

4.75

May

102% Mar

11%
162

Jan
Mar

12% Mar

11%

750

62

2,080

48 Va

Jan

62

41%

585

31%

Jan

41% May

all

90

11%

Feb
Feb

17%

9%

Feb

27%

Jan

31%

51

Mar

52%

3.30

Feb

3.60

Jan

Feb

21%

Apr

30

105

95

3.50

3.50

300

a21

a21

50

72

72

72

5

1.7%

16

18

21

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1.20

1.20

Feb

Jan

150

51

145

66

Jan

72

Mar

14%

Apr

18

May

8,717 '
1,664

J an

52%

Feb

75c

Apr

18

18

18

209

17%

Feb

16 Vb

16 '/a

685

15% Mar

17%

FeD

10

10

300

10

12%

Jan

143

25

140

143

May
Feb

a65c

a65c

40

al.10

al.10

40

1.25

Jan

44%

45

986

41 %

Jan

45

75c

Jan

1.20 May
18

May

145

Jan

Jan

75c
1.25

49

Jan
Mar

40

47%

47%

•

31%

30%

31%

885

27% Mar

36%

Jan

•

44

44

44%

610

40%

46%

Jan

10%

10%

251

10% May

Corp Ltd class A__«

Steel

17% May

16%

100

Line

Can

Ltd

Pen Co Ltd

Ej

52%

50

*

Feb

13

52%

*

May

12

800

52

52%

11% Mar

17%

30

Ltd

Western Canada Breweries Ltd
Ltd

Feb

Apr

11

52

•

Feb

Wilson

Jan

14

*

(L

Products

Windsor

13%
84

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Alloys

Mar

Jan

40

•

Mountain

47

12

Apr

10

30

common..

Trans

42% May

Apr

—

Feb

Jan

131

_10

*

pfd

Union

48

Feb

13%

57%

100

Traders Finance Corp class A
5%
red
pfd

Feb

Apr

60

12

10

136

18

62

Ltd

Canada

Brothers

Jan

11

130
v

20

pfd

Vanadium

43

100

Feb

May

69%
19%

Ltd—

Waterman

t41%

500

.100

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Co

Westeel

1,927

20

.

50

Power

Apr

125
48

250

*

Apr

Jan,.

200

„

12

35

Ltd

30

37

May

76

com

Pwr Co

49

75

10

100

preferred

Feb

20%

150

76

60
50

all

Jan

Apr

11 Vb

|

May

a__

Jan

12

Apr

2.80 May

115

40

Feb

18%

Mar

Canada—

74% May
59% May
52 % Mar

45

12

4.75

Ltd

Redeemable

United

Jan

49% May

May

41

Jan

Apr

76

Sangamo Co Ltd
Southern

1.80
100

50

10

75

4.50 Jan

Jan

Feb

100

Dfd

Industries

Mar

27

60

4.75

Coventry Ltd class A___

30

Feb

17

74%

10

pfd

45

400

11 Vb

Co

6% non cum part 2nd pfd
Quebec Telephone Corp (new com)
Rights

57% May

Jan

1st

Corp
cum

21% May
"

4.00 Mar

a__

76

B^_.

com

Manufacturing 7%

51
Apr
101% Mar

16%

Ltd

&

Quebec

Orange Crush
Paton

Jan

11

Newfoundland Lt
f

Ja,n

54%

10

12

pfd
6%

National Grocers Co Ltd

s

21
-

20

.

160

4%

27

•

10

Ltd

Co

150

a9%

al3% al3%

Royal Rice Mills Ltd

Red

..

a58

a9%

4.75
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Light & Power Co Ltd

Northern

170

18

a58

class

640

28%
18%

•

Jan

35

7
,

20

Ltd

280

♦
•

28 %

Apr

900

33

50%

•

22% Mar

common

Co

Comoration

Power

•

475

Preferred

Mount
100

38 % May

25%

18

Moore

Apr

35% May

24%

Minnesota & Ontario Paper Co

14%

95%

Inc

Distilleries

Paper

Mexican

4,359

49%

26% Mar

27%

28%

Mar

Jan

70% May

2.70

19%

17% Mar

13%

Power

Melchers

Feb

25

Jan

25%

Limited

McColl-Frontenac

Apr

24

>

(Alfred)

Maxwell

95c

Jan

61 %

221

Paper Co Ltd

Groceteria

MacLaren

Feb

25

2,423

75

36% May

Feb

106

Laqibert

75c

17

Apr

21%

International Paints (Can) Ltd cl A__
Interprovincial Utilities Ltd_
Loblaw

8

72

Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M)

Jan

9%

104%-

Feb

May

320

21%

(Frank W) class A
Felt Co Ltd class A pfd

Hubbard

May

9

200

9

20

(stamped)

Dauch

&

Feb

20

20

a77c

38%

Horner Ltd

12%

May

80

35%

38%

Corp Ltd__
(unstamped)

Hinde

155

40

9

Hendershot PaDer Products

Jan

18% Mar

Jan

58% Jan
11% Feb

Sec

Jan

Feb

12

36

25

a27

Manufacturing Ltd

Jan

150

150

75

70%

Ford Motor Co of Can class A

Feb

22

40

5

48%

150

Jan

40

a25

Corp

Jan

480

70

68%

Engineering Works Ltd

Common

13%

Jan

19

*

*

Mills Ltd 5% pfd

Power

Jan

57%

"9

Oilcloth & Linoleum Co Ltd
Eastern Steel Products Ltd
Federal Grain Co class A

Foreign

Jan

Apr

12%

IOO

75

A

1..

Textile

Feb

10

225

40

Paper Com Ltd old com."

Zeiierbacn

;

7% Mar

Jan

9

60

a77c

Ltd.*

cl

Jan

7%

60

Dominion

Fleet
.

Sec

___

common

Dominion

Canada

of

Standard

44

8%

j

common

Div

1

•

Power

Bakeries

'Common

20%

5

6%

"

Consolidated

Apr

8%

36%

1

Ltd

Jan

19

85

13%

22 %

150

31% Mar

13%

30%

12%

Feb

50

Jan

12%

105

♦

30

aS

Apr

_100

Canada

Ltd

Apr

22% Mar

1,075

a6

17

20%

•

Canada
of

*

Jan

21%

al9

com

22%

Jan

Apr

225

»

Canada

Mar

Feb

15%

Mar

350

8%

•

Southam Co
Steel

Jan

20%

*

common

21

Apr
May
Feb

26

6

22

2.05

II

Ltd

Southern

Apr

30%

19

pfd

of

38

150

II™

4preferred

May

6

a50

25

Power common

26

72

28%

22

«

100

2

Consol

38% Feb

Apr

Apr

16%

26

902

Crown

,

6%

Jan

56J

New

Jan

12%

12%

14%

8%

Preferred

Jan

33%

73

&

29

137

26

50

Lawrence

May

14

Mar

6%

a50

Preferred

St

Feb

1.20

Jan

6.

a74

21%

9%

•

Apr

33% Mar

150

28%

104% May

Apr

124

5,325

100

Shawinigan Water

116

43% May
12% May'

Jan

8%

Consolidated

6% Mar

•

Saguenay Power 4%%

Jan

Jan

26

Dredge & Dock Co Ltd

Consolidated

Apr
Apr

Jan
Jan

80

380

134

37%

6Va

I

7% Mar

55

27%

*

Feb

60

a25 a25%

23%
17%

Ltd

105

High

Mar

6%

Feb

50

A

common

930

10%

»

May

14

8.431

22

II

7,441.

Combined Enterprises Ltd common....'

14% May

64

37%

IlO

105

a7

26%

•

Transport

15%

109 110%

Westinghouse Co Ltd
*
Catelli Food Products Ltd class B___
*
Claude Neon General Advert pfd
100

Apr

al8

37%

•

60 %

63%

27%

pfd

Jan

102% Mar

115

37%

•

Power

Rclland

6%

49%

a7

*

Canada

15%

15%

36%

Canadian Silk Products Corp class A__*
Western Lumber Co
*

Feb-

7% Mar

11

Company

11

200

Ltd

Canadian Ingersol Rand Co

Jan

Jan

12

*

preferred

Provincial

7

200

common

200

6

110%

Canadian Marconi Company
Canadian Power & Paper Inv

11%

7,558

*

Ltd

1

common

Canadian Gen Investments Ltd

40

12%

Products

of

Mar

37% May

35% Mar
10% Mar

14%

Pr^e Bros ft Co Ltd common

4%

1,850

common

River

Power

6,600

7%

13%

Development

Powell

3,786

11%

13%

Fage-Hersey Tubes
Placer

36%

11

7.25

125

Mines Ltd..
ateel

Penmans

550

2,777

Corp

Ogiivie Flour Mills
Ontario

7.60

58

Weaving

14

6

a74

52%

105

_II__II»

Chemical

Car

14

„100

31%

105

Jan

103%

•

common

90c

31%

•

Moigan & Co

IOO

13,335

57%

B

National

20,395

1.10

37%

103%

~

class

1,710

12%

1.10

980

7%

*

Locomotive

43%

11%

Canadian

100

Breweries

Class

Montreal

41%

1,550

29%

1

42

20

Feb

_3

Range since Jan.
Low

22%

9.85

*

Frontenac Oil
Mitchell
(Robt)

Shares

High

common

Co

Sales

for Week

Range

21%

35%

•

Preferred

Week's
of Prices

12%

5

preferred

Steel

Exchange

Funds

19%

Jan

Massey-Harris-Ferguson

Feb

20

5

McColl

48

Low

Canadian

priority

Feb

21%

Feb

B

43

•

25

class

55

•

52% Mar

A

Feb

Canada & Dominion Sugar

60%

com

56

Canadian

Jan

com

Jan

Apr

62

;

Feb

50

Jan.

99 % 104%

Feb

1,034

99

3,255

A>___

Ltd

45%

39

Jan

11

60

Power

Bloedel

45

40%
44

Feb

7.50

________

Lawrence

53 Va

57% Mar

Jan

50

Apr

58%

102%

Feb

Apr

Jan

Jan

al7

46

May

%

May

9

91

7.60

•

"

1st

Burlington

59%

100

Ltd

52

52%

Mar

Feb

/.

(John

Ltd

Company

conv

May

63%

Apr

46 Vb

101

.

&

80

$5

Jan

60

•

53%

36 %

25

88

6 %

Feb

1,739

49 %

25

•

Laura

MacMillan

Feb

8%

Mar

Brown

41

38

Bros

115

Jan

Belgium Stores

Jan

Jan

134

Lower

48

Apr

Jan

a25%

Lewis

6,570

32%

Jan

common

Secord Candy
Shops
Laurentide Acceptance class

40%

Last

Pulp & Paper.
Anglo-Nfld Development Co
Arcan
Corp Ltd
Belding-Corticelli 1% pfd

30

B

Lang & Sons Ltd

39

49%

Par

50%

*

Feb

52%

39 %

10

280

*56% I

Jan

Jan

28

52

Anglo-Canadian

700

*

Apr

Jan

42

96

11%

91

25%

750

Friday

1,230

36%

Jan

Jan

19

3,724

Sale Price

7,509

l.bu

43

103

57%

6.05

105

2,315

Canadian

59

com

preferred

42

,

Canadian Stock

Feb

112

Jan

7%

100

Ltd

50

Apr

Jan

10

Feb

41

•

Warrants

8%

52%

common

Milling

53

14

fi

38

International Utilities Corp

(John

525

10

52%

common

Service

26%

Jan

15% Mar

12% Mar

54

Toronto-Dominion

52%

25

Woods

26%

58

101

38%

10

40%

•

1%

112

12

Public

20

53

Bank

•

10

Limited

315

alO

34%

59

•

Preferred
Intel provincial Pipe Lines_

745

105

a9

37

•

common

84
14 Vb

37%

Royal

50

Paper

Feb

96

•

common

Canada

4.80

103

a9%

5

the

6% Mar

9

8

•

Powders

3,800

38

STOCKS

62%

ioo

Paper

5.50

May

80

43

'

Mar

International Petroleum Co Ltd
International Power

of

Imperial

May

23%

Co Ltd

Feb

33

54

61% May

Alabastine

70

Apr

10

Jan

60

common

Apr

32%

53

10

Feb

_________l£_5

66%

820

5.40

26%

Scotia

May

26%

1,082

all3

3,418

33

50

Jan

4,890

—

Jan

67%

33

5.70

.

Feb

24

26

Preferred

Labatt

12%

Jan

25%

"13

preferred

Lake

Jan

23

25%

•

Cement
pfd
Inglis (John)
International Bronze

Jamaica

10

■

33 % Mar

125

111

12 Vb

66%

Jan

Jan

17,935

12

Jan

Apr

17%

5,410

Ltd

International

17%

Feb

170

34

1

of

Jan

15% May

28%

4.430

l

I

Acceptance Corp
preferred

Nickel

17 %

16
32

•

Inland

IntJ

110

15%

31%

1

industrial

G'/o

Feb

7%

imperial Tobacco of Canada common-8
Imperial Tobacco 6%
pfd
£1
$4.50

33%

22% May
41% Mar<

23%

Mining

OH

6% Feb

870
700

11%

14%

200

14

Commerce

37

17% Mar

4.35

528

105

*

Apr

12,200

15

'

Canadienne

22%

20

$2.00 preferred

Bay
Oil

Jan

Nova

Jan

7

_

preferred
&

6%

Jan

13

37

5.25

—

100

common

1

High

Feb

13%

83%

pfd

Montreal

Jan

10%

Apr

7

Jan

20

36

100

Lakes Paper

11%

33%

32

15

Gas__:
5%

482

Banks—

29

ioo

Motors;

Apr

Apr

23%

common

General Steel Wares

'I

20

Range since Jan.
Low

36

4.95

67

$1.40 pfd

Preferred

34

com

;

Lime

a6%

300

Worts

&

Ltd

Limited

Jan

7%

-.'__.III

Canada

12

Grocers

Winnipeg Central
Winnipeg Electric
Zellers

20

11%

~

Dynamics

Howard

7% Mar

11%

Western

Shares

13%

15

Cotton

Weston (Geo) common

Jan

8%

18 y4 Mar

410

al7% al7%

Bakeries Ltd

Hudson

30

4,380

8%

16

common

preferred

Gypsum

6,150

19%

23

preferred

5 %

32%

8

Jan
Jan *

48

7% Mar

18%

3-1%

Chemical

•

Great

75

5.25

Corp

for Week

High

35

Western Leaseholds

Mar

17

44 % Mar

31%

2

•

-

alO

Oils

Walker Gooderham
•

22%

Gatineau Power

General

45%

51

Jan

36

Players Canadian Corp

General

18

a6%

Foundation Co of Canada common
Fiaser Co's Ltd common

General

30

Jan

common

Eddy Paper Co class A pfd
Corp

5%%

Feb

16%

16% Mar

8

Elect rolux

5%

26%

735

12

Brewery Ltd

Famous

275

10%

875

common

Glass

of

Apr

17%

alO

preferred

Pont

7%

35

—.

16%

A

Dominion Textile common
Donohue Bros Ltd
Dow

Feb

8%

Low

.

Ltd

Sales

•

Range
of Prices

—

Feb

33

17%

2

preferred
Dominion Steel & Coal
Dominion Stores Ltd

Du

16%

Jan

45%

I

pfd

7%

Red

Jan

32%

Foundries

Dominion Tar

Apr

19%

6%

Dairies

dominion

WaDasso

Stores

Triad

May

7%
15

300

28

United Steel

16%

Corsets

Dominion

27%

47 % Mar
80

29

9,717

7%

Thrift

Jan

73% Mar

615

32

Pa

31% May
25% May

16%

Bridge

Dominion

Dominion

16

31

7%

OcttglttXUo

Dominion

30

500

Week's

Last

Sale Price

High

Jan

17% Mar

17%

&

Leather

JL/XbUiiera

28%

10

7%

31%

A

Cork

80

7%
16

&

B

Crown

80

7%

£i4urpiucub

Consolidated Textile
Consumers Glass

Cornys

40%

Low

80

jtarm

8TOCKS

Range since Jan. 1

High

30 %

31%

—10

G

Friday

Shares

Low

Canadian

MAY

for Week

of Prices

Par

Canadian

RANGE FOR WEEK ENDED

Week's

Last

Sale Price

*

7

47%

7

100

IOO

45

5%

Jan

Apr
Jan

48% Mar

10% May
7% Apr

•

11%

11%

11%

1,488

11%

Apr

13

Jan

•

Ltd

23

23

23

255

21%

Apr

23

Mar

a23% a23%

10

23%

Feb

24

5%

Jan

5

C)

•

Ltd

7.00

Manufacturing Co Ltd

Apr

200

43

150

28

Jan

56

Apr

45

*

7.00

41

•

45

74

35

Feb

45

Mar

12c

Feb

7.00

May

Mining Stocks—

SAVARD
MEMBERS:

&

MONTREAL

Acadia Uranium Mines Ltd

liART

Aconic

Algom

STOCK

TORONTO

STOCK

EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE

CANADIAN

8TOCK

EXCHANGE

Alta

Branch:

1203

Branch
02

QUEBEC

For

-

Ameranium

footnotes

see

page




45.

-

1

Co

1

Mines

Ltd

Ltd

1

Mines

Ltd

14 %c 14%c

8.00

1

1,000

8.00

4,420

3.75

Jan

17%

3,030

14 %

Jan

20% Mar

22c

21c

25c

23,030

9c'

Jan

32c

Apr

17c

Feb

44c

Mar

Jan

4.10

Apr

-

22c

19 %c

25c

54,830

•

3.35

3.35

3.50

5,303

*

4%c

4c

6c

18,100

7c

Arnora Sulphur Mining
Corp
Metals Corp Ltd

Apr

1

13c

8%C

13c

225,030

7c

Mar

13c

May

1

52c

52c

62c

19,000

43c

Feb

69c

Apr

1

19c

19c

22c

6,042

15c

Jan

45c

Feb

12 %C 12 %c

2,000

Lead

Mines

;

Mines Ltd

Ascot

Square

Sulphur ft iron

Avillabona

Mines

Band-Ore

-

ST.

JOHNS, P. Q.

Gold

Barvallee

2-0578

CHICOUTIMI

8.00 May

Ltd

Atlm

City, HAnover

SHERBROOKE

17%c Apr

7.80

17%

1

Ltd

1

Office:

William St., New York

TRQ1S-RIVIERE3

Phillips

Mines

Anacon
Arno

230 Notre Dame St. West, Montreal
Telephone PL-9501
Lecal

Mining
Uranium

Mines

Mines

Ltd

1

Ltd

Bathurst Mining Corp
Beatrice Red Lake Gold

6c

1

Ltd

1

Jan

12 %c May

14%c Jan

8c

3c

Jan

10c

5,503

4c

Jan

17c

Jan

76c

83c

10,800

42c

Jan

90c

Apr

2.90

76c

1

Mines

8c

2c

9c

1

Baska Uranium Mines Ltd

3.05

2.70

5,700

69c

Jan

2.85

Apr

7c

8%c

26,500

3c

Apr

10%c

Apr

9,500

8c

Apr

41

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
42

.

.

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

(2154)

CANADIAN MARKETS
RANGE

Canadian Stock Exchange
STOCKS

WEEK

FOR

MAY

ENDED

6

Friday

Sales

(Cont.)

STOCKS

for Week

Sale Price

0

of Prices
Low

Par

Range since

Shares

Jan.

Low

High

Week's

Last

Sale Price

1

Por

High

Low

Sale*
for Week

Range

of Prices

Shares

since Jan.

Range

1

Htgh

Low

High

/

Beaucage

Gold

Bonville
Boreal

Rare

Mines

Bouscadillac Gold
Bouzan

Gold

Ltd

Mines

Brunswick

Min

Buffadison

45c

Mar

85c

Jan

Anglo-Canadian Oil Co Ltd

47.600

7c

Jan

20c

Apr

Antone Petroleums

19c

20C

1,000

Flin

3.UOO

18c

Jan

20c

May

1,000

16c

Jan

23c

Jan

Calalta

•

2.60

2.60

2.70

3,800

Jan

1

30c

30c

38C

146,100

12c

Mar

50c

Apr

1

10c

9C ll'/aC

59,000

3c

Jan

13'Ac

Apr

Calgary & Edmonton Corp Ltd
Canada Oils Lands Ltd com—
Canadian Admiral Oils Ltd_.

1

17c

1,100

15c

20c

Mar

Ltd—1

ll'A

12

Mar

1'.

Corp

Ltd—

17C

17C

11%

:;

11%C ll%c

1

2.50

5uo

Feb

Mar
Jan

10

10c

1,000

Apr

2.95

_

Uranium

Calumet

Ltd

Mines

Campbell

Chibougamau

Canadian

Collieries

Canadian

Lithium

Can-Met

Ltd———*

Mines

Ltd

Mines

Celta

Dev

&

Chemical

Conro

9.55 May

9.00

400

8.90

Jan

10

2.00

2.15

2.30

2.32

40c

37c

53c
5%c
9.90

14 tec 19 tec

199,436

12c

13c
3.80

58c

Apr

63Ac

Apr

14,500

3.80

Jan

Jan

3,8)0

•

18'ac

_l

13c

50c
1

___1
Mines

95c

73c

1

14c

Ltd

200

21c

Mar

18c

Apr

Pacific

Feb

12c

May

15c

Apr

Quebec

80c

Mar

2.25

Apr

Bouris

Feb

81c

May

Stanwell

18c

Mar

Trican

Jan

8.95

Apr

28,500

2 'Ac

Feb

7c

Apr

United

3.45

Apr

2.30

7,100

40c

Jan

12c

12c

9,500

9c

Jan

Detta

Minerals

Dome

Mines

Dominion

Sullivan

East

East
Fab

Metal

Fontana

15% May

14,000

6.40

6.30

6.40

2,400

1

1.15

1.15

1.23

5,200

1

2.95

2.95

3.20

1,000

1

Ltd_
Refining Co

Mines

Mines

21 tec Mar

905

32c

_1

40c

38'Ac

43c

13,500

•

Ltd

Ltd

Ltd

Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd
Faraday Uranium Mines Ltd_
Frobisher

1,000

25c

28

26 te

28

1,200

5tec

•

Corp

Smelting

49c
16 «/4

25c

1

.

Ltd

Mines

Mines

Metals

Eastern

49c
15%

_1

Ltd

Ltd

Asbestos

.

2.34
6c

4.30

I,100

__1

12 te

12 te

103

30c

40c

16,000

2.34

1
1

Oil

3.25

Feb

48c

22

Jan

28

Gul

Uranium

Por

Gold

Metals Ltd

Mines

•

34c

.

1

'

Headway Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd

1

i

Hollinger Cons Gold Mines Ltd

Inspiration Mining & Dev Co
Iso

Gunner

Mines

Uranium

Ltd

Jardun

300

2.20

4,200

10

Jan

34c

Jan

1.95
23%

21'A

24%

12,890

2.30

2.25

2.45

3,60)

1

40c

38'Ac 40 tec

29,850

38c

1

Ltd

5c

2'Ac Jan

5c

6c

23,500

22c

1

Mines Ltd

15

1.92

May

1

Mines

Mines

14%

30c

Jan

5

Jack Lake Mines Ltd

Jaculet

—

10%

Wilrich

24c

I

33c

27c

35c

31,500

1

voting trust

8c

8c

12c

74,000

__

17c

17c

2,000
86,500

Jan

Keyboycon
Kontiki

Lead

Labrador

Ltd

Mines

Mines

Zinc

Mining

.__*

&

Ltd

Explor

1

Co

22c

1

Ltd

16'/a

Lorado

Uranium

Louvlcourt

Ltd

Mines

16c

1

Goldfields Ltd

1

52c

Apr

Abltlbl

13%

Feb

Acadia-Atlantic

78c

Jan

16

Feb

3.20

Acme

Mackeno Mines Ltd—.

Mining

Gas

&

Akaltcho

Apr

Jan

Mclntyre-Porcupine
Island

Merrill

-:

21'Ac Mar

:

31c

Pacific

5,300

9.10

Jan

16'A May

Algorna

14c

40,300

8c

Jan

16c

Apr

Aluminium

20c

1,000

20c

May

35c

Mar

15c

17c

92,600

4 10

200

42c

53c

214,300

Apr

24'Ac Apr
5.15 Mar

Uranium

Meta

Mines

Corp

of

Apr

2,500
1,400

68
8oc

67 te

69'A

325

May

84c

89c

34,900

46c

Jan

63c

63c

1,000

55c

Mar

19%
71'Ac

19'A

19%

330

16'A

Jan

60c

72c

20,750

41c

Jan

1.05

1

2.30

1.70

2.30

132,800

80c

Jan

2.30

Apr

1

5tec

5c

6tec

14,000

3c

Feb

9c

Apr

Ltd

Mining Corp of Canada
Mogador Mines Ltd
Molybdenite

63c

55c

B
1

Ltd—

_♦

1
Ltd

Canada

Monpas Mines Ltd—-.

67 te

Alger

Mines

Ltd

27c

1

New Calumet Mines Ltd

75c

1

Formaque Mines Ltd

New

Fortune

New

Highridge Mining Co Ltd

New

Louvre

New

New

Ltd

Santiago

Vinray

Mines

Nocana
Normetal

Mining

(1945)

Ltd

Leduc

Apr

50c

M&r

Arjon

11c

10c

14c

9,000

3c

Jan

14c

May

Ascot

Feb

Apr

Atlas

Jan

9%c Apr

Atlas

Apr

77c

6c

6C

6c

3c

Feb

8tec Apr

Aubelle

13c

15c

12,500

10c

Jan

15c

May

Aumacho

4.25

4 25

200

3.50

Jan

Jan

8,000

36'Ac

Jan

Apr

Aunor

6.05

;

Prime

East

Mines

Mines

Dome

Ltd—

9 tec

25c

2,000

6c

6.25

2,20)

10C 10'/a C

1

1

Ltd

6.05

Jlc

1

Ltd

Mining Co

Porcupine
Preston

23c

5,000
124,500

So
8.00

_1

12c

97/bC

10,000

8.00

200

17c

May
Jan

42c

Feb

5.75

7'Ac Mar
2c
4c

Jan

Feb

5.90

Jan

Apr
Apr
Mar

7.05

Apr

12c

Jan

12c

Apr

River

9%c May
9.60 Feb

Quebec Chibougamau Gold Fields Ltd_l
Corp Ltd
Quebec Lithium Corp
Quebec

Copper

1
1

;

Nickel

Corp Ltd
Quebec Smelting & Refining Ltd—

1

1
1

63c

70c

193,400

4.40

4.75

71,600

Quebec

.

Uranium

Radiore

Ltd

Ltd

Mines

Rayrock

Mines

Gold Fields

Royran

Sherritt-Gordon
Gold

Siscoe

Ltd—

Mines

Mines

Gold

Mines

80c

Apr

4.75 May

2,380

20,900

15c

13c

16c

27,000

9c

Jan

18c

Mar

13c

12c

14c

139,500

3c

Jan

18c

Apr

2.76

2.70

2.95

29,138

1.07

44,500

82c

1.43

1.18

1.43

3'Ac

6c

15 tec

14 tec

ll'A Mar
1.20

Jan

Feb
Jan

18

Apr

2.28 May

3.55

Apr

1.43 May

12,600

Feb

7c

Apr

34,000

16c

2'Ac
6c

Jan

19c

Apr

1

Ltd

6.40

6.35

6.75

10.375

1

50c

50c

55c

II,200

40c

Jan

60c

Apr

—_l

Ltd

Soma-Duvernay Gold Mines Ltd
Standard

Jan

16

3'Ac

1

.

Feb

2.28

•

Ltd

1.10

15

1

Red Crest Gold Mines

20c

2.07

16

1

Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd

68c

4.65

12c

12c

14c

44,C0J

3'Ac Jan

15c

Apr

61c

51c 64'Ac

150,800

16c

Jan

65c

Apr

6c

Jan

30c

Apr

l

4.75

Jan

6.90

Apr

Steeloy Mining Corp Ltd
Steep Rock Iron Mines Ltd

1

18c

18c

22c

6,000

1

9.35

9.25

9.50

5,300

7.25

Jan

9.65

Sullivan

1

7.25

7.00

7.50

6,425

5.15

Jan

Apr

13% Mar

Jan

60%

Jan

94%

Apr

26%

26%

325

26

Feb

26%

Jan

106106%

320

106

May

__

__

19 tec

19 tec

22c

1.30

1.54

140,140

1.15

1.18

7,900

lie

Bathurst

Bathurst

Power

Beta

9c

9c

1,600

5c

Jan

16c

Mar

16
5.00

16
5.30

15%

Apr

19'A

Feb

13

13

550
29,828
1,075

45c

53c

51,850

38c

24'A

24'A

1.00

8tec
1.05

25
55,800
1,775

21%

7%c
96c

54c

51c

54c

8,500

__

24 V*

8c

24

24

24'A

119'A

120

57

59

15c
52c
16 te

15c
52c

17c
62c

16 te

17%

18c

14c

19c

30c

26c

30c

13tec

13c

14c

28c

24c

30c

14c 17 tec
2.16

14c
10 te

14c
9.60

14c
11

2.11

2.05
37c

35c

35c

2.95

2.84

2,97

12%

1.13

•
-—»?
■*

1.07

1.18

1.35

1.33

1.46

77c
•

•

77c
19c

Quebec

—•

61

1

90c

40c

1

18c

1

12c

Apr

59

May

Mines

Cons

Lake Mines Ltd

Tache

Mines

Tandem

Mines

Tazin

Tiblemont
Tobrit

Ltd

:

l

Gold

Silver

Fields

2,600

7c

Jan

18c

Mar

19c

Jan

Feb

70c

Apr

17'/a May

13% Mar
12c

19c

Feb

Jan

20c

Apr

Jan

19c

Apr

16c

Jan

32c

Apr

18%c Apr

lltec Mar

2.25 Mar

2.00 Mar
11c

Mar

15c

Jan

13c

Feb

19c

Jan

Jan

11%

2.05 Jan

2.78

6.75
36c

49c

Apr

6V2C Jan
41% May
52 %

18c

Ltd

Ltd

.

4'Ac Feb

40c

Apr

3)0

1.20 Mar

Mines

-

13c

1,500

12c

15c

24,500

19c

19c

22c

1

1.30

1.30

1.31

10'Ac

1.45

57'/2 Mar

Apr

16

7'A Mar
Apr

Trebor Mines Ltd

1

19c

17c

20c

63,000

10c

Jan

2lc

Jan

1.54

Apr

30c
2.33

3.05

Feb

Mines

•

17c

17C

19c

7,500

10c

Jan

20c

Mar

United

Asbestos

5.70

5.' 0

United

Valor

Ltd

Corp Ltd

Montauban

Lithium

Mines

1
Ltd

Ventures

ViolaMac

Mines

Ltd

Ltd
Ltd

w,«inn

Western
West

Malartie

Wpcrvllle

Zenmac Metal

1 55

30 "A

30'A

31 te

500

2.85

2.95

2,9)0

42c 51 tec

33,000

133,000

4.80 Jan

28c

Feb

1.25 May

6.50

69c

Jan

Apr

2.15

Jan

32'/2
3.00

Jan

93c

Apr

20c

39c

■

Jan

63

Apr

50c
5.70
72c
73c
48
2.10

22,740
6,900

25c

Jan

50c

Apr

15,200
85,555
25,178
1,000

45c

Jan

80c

Apr

35c

Feb

73c

May

45%

Jan

48

May

90c
50c
20c
13c

500
49,350
610,100
11,700

70c

Jan

21c

Feb

51c

Apr

12c

Mar

25c

Mar

10c

Jan

15c

Apr

2.95

6.20

3.45 Feb

2.26

2.00 May

1.58

1.30

1.8)

124,600

69c

Jan

39c

34c

41c

129,800

24c

Jan

10c

9c

10c

48,000

4tec Jan

Canadian Affiliate:

Copper Mines Utd-1

11c

11c

12C

11,500

10c

Jan

17c

Jan

lie

5c

Jan

14c

Jan

15c

Apr

The Investment Dealers' Association of Canada

May

2'Ac

Limited

Members:

Mines

Ltd

1

_1

Mines

Mines

For footnotes

Ltd

page




1

45.

Jan

1.19

14c

237,CO)

12c 14'Ac

8,500

12c

12c

1

Ltd

see

56c

1,000

10'Ac Apr

14 V*c

May

21.S0J

1.10 Mar

1.35

Apr

1.19

12c
1.30

SECURITIES

Toronto Stock Exchange

Montreal Stock Exchange

Canadian Stock Exchange

CANADIAN

13'/2c Mar

Winnipeg Stock Exchange

Vancouver Stock Exchange

American Stock Exchange
(Avocute)

Wire system to all offices

Jan

Apr

Apr

Apr

1.00 Apr

Company Inc.

Gairdner & Company

Apr

21'A

Apr
Mar

Jan

Street, New York 5, N.Y.—WHitehall 4-1656

Apr

1.80

40 Wall

Apr

1.80 Mar

^fWrfr

Apr

1

Ltd

Mines. Ltd

Wiltsey-Coghlan

1.25

Ltd—_1

Products

Tungsten

1.37

1

Pyrite k Copper Corp.
Mineral

46'Ac

1

,

Virginia Mining Corp
Wendell

1,700

1

1
1

Mines

JL

Jan

97c

30c

37,766
322,230
47,300

50c

Jan

58te

61

Apr

Uddlen

Apr

2.10

1.30 Mar

Jan

Gairdner &

Jan

'

Feb

1.10

Apr

5,0)0

Yukon

Apr
Mar

12'Ac Apr
46te Feb

Apr

Jan

Bibis

May

33c

7'/2c

Mar

9c

13c

•

Mines

lie 11 tec

13c

1

Ltd

Apr

Apr

Apr

40c
17c
10c

—

65c
46
2.00

26

126

Apr

14c

90c

•

—

L

5.25
67c

Feb
Mar

70c

20c

2.70

43c
5.50
67c
73c
48

Apr
Jan

155,030
35

15c

2.37
61
42c

1
1
*
1
25
1

Mines

Gold

2.45

82c
83c

75c
74c

80c

6%c Jan

16,850

12%

Mar

1.25 Jan

41c

8,400
7,773
14,300
1,749
1,845
350
43,745
11,500
560

37c

26

12c

10,150
27,762

53%
13'A

A

52%

1,950
19,525

2.15

1

River

Gamma

lltec 12tec

—

class

20%

136,600

15c

Mar

9%c

Jan

105

Jan

79c

Jan

45c

Feb

13% Mar

Jan

85c

703
18,300
108,000
5,185
26,500
115,800
160,700
58,799

11 tec

5.35

Apr
Jan
Mar

3%c Jan

235

59

4.50
13

2,870

119'A

43te

Telephone

Bevcourt

3.75

9c

Mines Ltd
Beaver Lodge
Belcher Mining Corp

Berens

9.00 Mar

Jan

53

Beaucage

Belleterre

Apr

3.00

41%

Beattie-Duquesne

Bell

7.00

14,309

9c

Mining

Jan

200

3.50

49c

■*

Mining
Mines
Petroleums
Ltd

1.30

9c

—

Uranium

2.00 Feb

Jan

7.45

53

—

Apr

Jan

16
5.30

1
1

Co Ltd

22c

Jan

7.00

—*

Metals

1.15
98c

3.40

__

3.50

43te

Mines

14c

13,281

1.34

1.17

Apr

108'A Mar

8.10 Mar

1

Bata

8'A

Feb

69te

1
10

Traction

Warrants

Baska

Mar

49

10

Scotia

Barnat Mines

Base

97

2.15
40c
9%c

Consolidated
Nova

Barymin

610

50c
1

of Montreal

Barvue

97%

1
1

Bankeno Mines

Barcelona

97'/2

22% Mar
98'A Mar

4,532

1

Oils

of

50c

12% Jan

1

——

Ltd

Mines

Bagamac Mines
Bailey Selburn Oil & Gas class A

Bank

28c

6,400

Jan

2.65 Mar

Jan
Jan

3,300

18

Jan

38c

620
4,465

1

Gold

Bank

1.60

1

38c

1

Mines

Bankfleld

1.95

33c

Feb

1.23

Apr

1.80

Feb

63 tec

Mar

21 tec

•

Atlin-Ruffner

Banff

78c

14,000
3,400

50
1
1

Aumaque

85c 85'Ac

24c

4,200
50,875

27c

Jan

Apr

93

_——5

—,

Yellowknife

41c

1

Dredging Ltd

A

Steels

3'Ac

2,000
5,500

99c

60c
1.05

26c

1

79c

51,000

42c

Mar

95c

Mar

57c
91c

1

91,60)

8'Ac

Apr

Apr

9%

9% Mar

9%

•

2.31

8c

42c

4.25 Mar

56c

-1

1.75

42c

41c

58c

•

Corp

2.30

4.25

13,316

50o

Ltd

2nd pfd class A

8'Ac

90c

200

77c

59 te

——_20c

Metals

Jan

9%

75c

57

100
1

Gold

2.40

9%

100

72c

Jan

8

9'A

25

common

Jan

88c

Goldfields

1st pfd

Preferred

Mar

19c

Feb

88%

1

Corp

Apr

Jan

7'A

Jan

88%

Corp

$2.40 conv

17c

May

59'A

Mines

Argus

Jan

17%

38c

•
*
•
*
•
*

Area

10% May

17 %

Anglo-Canadian Oil
Anglo-Huronian
Anglo Rouyn Mines
Anthes-Imperial Oil
Apex Consolidated

21c

16c

1.90

1

1

Jan

31c

5,550

Pato Cons Gold

class

I,000

II,600

Pitt Gold

•
.——

Ltd

Nepheline

2,000

64,200

—.

Apr

Apr

23c

57c
99c

•

1.21

May

95c

—

75c

19%

10c

20c

FrrehQUrt

200

*
1

26%

15c

19,100

7te

10

Petroleums

American

34c

1

Ltd

18c

7'A

*

75c

88c

Mines

16%c

1

Feb

89c

Parbec

—

7%

33

Jan
Jan

11c

22,000

*
—*

Larder

Amalgamated

33c

1

Mines

15c

13c

Jan

8'A

3,465

33

High

25%

26

14,265
530

10%

Petroleums

Jan

Jan

26'/a

Anglo-American Exploration

Feb

Low

10

1

Range since Jan.

Shares

High

30'A
26

33

Anchor

60c

Jan

Low

10te

Jan

5%c

2.35

May

Sale*
for Week

Range

13c

preferred

2nd

Week's
of Prices

26te

Mar

1,0)0

15c

May

79c

Exchange

•
25

97c

3,000

7,300

79c

Jan

Jan

47c

Feb

1.52

Feb

Canadian Funds

72'A

8c

22c

Mines Ltd

7,000

Oil

73c

4.00

Uranium

10,250

Lead

55c

21c

Uranium

75c
79c

Anacon

7c

3.90

Consol

72c

77c

Amurex

Apr

21c

Orchan

67tec

75c

Apr

32c

3.90

Panel

Mar

May

Apr

Feb

_1

May

1.12

67

17c

Opemiska Copper Mines (Quebec) Ltd.l

65c

•

of Canada

Co

Aluminum

Avillabana

Obalski

May

Jan

500

9 V*

34c

1

50c

May

1.65

•

•

Ltd

Corp

Mar

50c

Apr

*

1

Nudulama Mines Ltd

16c

Feb

1.00

97%

1

Ltd

Jan

37c

1.37

com

•

Ltd

Mines

9c

1,000

78c

—

Mines

50o

Ltd

4,000

1.37

Ltd

_1

Ltd—

nes

6,175

14c

75c

Last

Consol

1

Mines

Thurbois M

1.30

13c
EOc

82c

Steel

*

Ltd

Mines

7c

1

Pacific Coal & Oils Ltd

New

New

Mines

4,500

1.20

Jan

2.95

55c

1

New

28c

Jan

200

May

Warrants

Arcan

New

Apr

12te

2,0)0

10%

54c

-

Distillers

24c

2.50

1

7'Ac

3c

6%c

28c

—

Aigom Uranium
Debentures

16'A

55c

Ltd

Feb

Jan

10'A Mar

6',<c

1

Alberta

21c

2.40

Ltd

Mines

Mining

Apr

65c

Yellow Knife
Petroleums

13%

Jan

Feb

9c

1.55

1,000

Warrants

11 tec

1.35 Mar

1.55

Apr
Apr

1.35

3,800

Albermont

13c

43c

1.08

8 tec May

25,785

Petroleums

7c

.__l

Ltd_.

Jan

Mar

13c

May

10%

•

Oil

Preferred
A J ax

28'Acc Apr

l

Corp

10c

65c

common

American

Maritimes

47,700

—_—1

Ltd—

Agnew-Surpass common

Apr

Jan

1,000

59c

preferred

Apr

12c

Jan

10c

Feb

54c

& Paper common

Power

56c

Jan

3.25

1.34

55c

Acadia-Uranium

Apr

4c

16c

Jan

60c

„

Apr

Jan

5'Ac Jan

1.18

65c

Par

6c

36c

9'Ac Jan

300

55c

3.00 Mar

4.10

12c

8,000

1.20

500

Friday

20c

Lafayette Asbestos Mines Ltd
]
Lake Lingman Gold Mining Co Ltd—*
Llngslde Copper Mining Co Ltd
*

1.66

1.84 Mar

1,000

Sale Price

Alberta

Kenmayo Yukon Mines Ltd

9.50

Feb

1.40

__

STOCKS

4.70

tec Mar

22

Feb

1.45

56c

t

2.85 Mar

7c

7.80

1.25

Toronto Stock

24% May

9,0)0

Jan

495

8tec

—

—*
—1

Limited

Co

Oil

Apr

Jan
Jan

33c

—1

Petroleums

May

15'A Mar
1.85

5.50 May

Jan

1.40

13c
50c

Limited.

Oils

4te%
Ltd.

Mines

Geco

Feb

51c

Jan

3.75
19c

1.12

__

Apr

Jan

Jan

1.70

Apr
Apr

27c

1

Apr

Jan

4,600

8 tec

10%

1

Gas—A

&

Apr

35c

2c

10,500

—

-1

Apr

1.44

1.85

1.18

500

32c

Mar

7.25

3.85 Mar

1.65
1.20
10c

1.38
5.50

Jan

6.50 Mar

Jan

4.80

May

18

Feb

2.10

14,500

4.20

■

49c

36c

Feb

72c

300

Feb
Jan

60c

Jan

41c

500

__

1.24

—^__1

Petrol-Chemical

Westbume

17%c Jan

Jan

5.00

500

5 tec

*

Ltd

(1945)

Limited

Feb

15c

—

*

——.

Ltd

Tri-Tor Oils Ltd

2.00

—

*

Development
Valley Oil Co Ltd—

2.10

2.10

1.65

_90c

——

Go Ltd

45c

1

—

32c

—1

Ltd—

Oils

4%c Jan

1

Ltd

Co

__

-*

Ltd—
Co

Exploration Ltd

750

Coulee Lead & Zinc Mines Ltd—

Mining

Oils
Oils

Ltd—

16,800

Cournor

5.60

—

1
—*

Corp

91,350

6'AC

4.60

alO

81c

4 tec

Ltd

3.75 May

a9.25

7.70

4tec

Explorations

300

alO

13C 14 tec

_1

Cortez

Mines Ltd—

3.75
50c

*

Phillips Oil

2,000
8,200

7.55

Denison

4.25 Jan

13C

1

Consolidated

3.75
50c

Ltd

Petroleums

95 C

72c

3.75

2,500

Oils

92c

7.50

16'A

30c

Omnitrans

Jan

3.50

14% May

29c

Bristol

12c

1

Ltd

550

29c

Pacalta

7'Ac Jfin
7c

14%

1

New

Okalta

Jan

14%

Ltd

New

9.90 May

6.00

14'A

60c

Apr

2c

33,30)

8.80

2.90

Jan

6,300

—*
•

Ltd—
Long Island Petroleums Ltd——

2.74 Apr

22c

156,000

4 Vfcc

Corp—

Cadillac

2.00 May

80c

7,480

70c

—_*

0jl8

Kroy

Apr

Apr

10%

5.50

Oil

Jasper

Apr

11'/8

65c

*

Oil Co

Home

Mar

1.75 Mar

83,0j0
3,300

4tec

—_•

Ltd

Explorers

Central

Jan

Ltd—_1

Ltd

Development Corp

Consol

55c

4.20

•

Research
Mines

Chibougamau

Jan

12,2o0

2.23

Mines

Corp

Cheskirk

28,050

1

Mining Co Ltd
Gold Mines Ltd

Centremaque

Mar

45c
9.55

9.00

—,

Cartier-Malartic Gold
Asbestos

25c

32c

52c

Jan

7.15

9.70

Petroleums Ltd

Ventures

Jan

Jan

37c

__

5.60
"1.38
30c
4.75

Oil

Gaspe

5.35

4.75 Mar

6,500
49,500

70c

Ltd
*
Del Rio Producers Ltd————*
Empire Oil 61 Minerals Inc
1

Apr

9.35

1

Carnegie Mines Ltd
Cassiar

43c

8.50

Ltd—*

Explorations

Mar

32c

1

(Dunsmuir)

26c

5.30

40c 45%c

4.95

1

utd

Central Explorers

ll%c May

1,000

4iy2c 41 tec

■

41c

25c

Bailey Selburn Oils & Gas class A
Petroleums

5.25

1

16C

Ltd

Mines

Flon

•

1QC

Federated
Callinan

•

Ltd

16c

1

Ltd

Smelt

&

8,300

18C

—

Ltd

Gold

63c

17c

vie

Mines

Mines

Brunsman

5.40

50c

17c

Ltd

Metals

'

5.30

50c

1

Ltd

Mines

Gold

Stocks—-

OH

6.10 Apr

5.40

1

Mining Corp
Belle Chibougamau Mines Ltd
Bevcourt

Feb

3.50

1
—1

Ltd

Mines

Bellechasse

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CANADIAN MARKETS
RANGE

Friday

Range

Par

Bidgood

Kirkland

Black

Hats

Bay

A

of Prices

8%c

7%c

8%c

14

Boymar
Bralorne Mines

2.80 May

Apr

32c

Mar

Conro

46,350

15c

Apr

24c

Jan

13c

Jan

19c

Apr

46,100

5%c Mar

17c

Apr

2.45 Mar

3.50

Apr

1,700
19,447

1.36

Jan

Consolidated

1.03

7%

50

48

47%

48

95

2.05

2.05

2.05

195

i

1.80

1.80

Warrants
Mines

Britalta

Petroleum

Ltd

2.75

7% Apr
47%

14,400

1.45 Mar

Columbia Packers class
Columbia Power

Forest

Columbia

3.00

8,995

26%

27

6.899

95%

17

513/4

50%

51%

200

105

104 %

105

145

103

Apr

105% Mar

52%

Consolidated

54

Gillies

275

52

Jan

54% Mar

Consolidated

Golden

Consolidated

•

11%

11%

13%

13

13%

•

Co

10%

«■

B

27%

27%

2.55 Mar

8%

570

43%

11c

Feb

24c

Apr

Consolidated

47,350

18c

Feb

Negus

34c

Apr

Consolidated

30c

1

11V4

1

1.05
12c

28 %c

33c

class A

Edmonton

Canadian

of

625

Jan

Conwest

7% Jan

8%

Copper

4.00

4.00

4.00

37%

37%

38%

30%

Apr

Consol

105

11

295

13 %

100

26%

27

30

.Apr
8% Feb

13

173

173

35

127

Apr

9

300

8

Mar

77

77

12%

22%

1,505

Craig

Jan

Feb

Croft

Jan

12 %

Jan

14%

Crown

Crowshore
Cusco

Mines

235

4.10

4,057

3.40 Mar

4.70

Jan

2.05

2.75

Jan

Davis

39

39

200

37% Mar

34%

35

482

33

86%

40

3.30
14

Mar

Mar

74

Jan

68

80

65

46c

50c
6.00

22,107
3,715

8

8

100

Apr

9

39%

39%

40%

3,653

39

Jan

44

Feb

Dome

27

26

27

5,804

25

Jan

28

Feb

Dome

5.65
8

Jan

Detta

7.30

Feb

28%

29%

90c

78c

1.02

1,998
73,570

75c

Apr

34

33

34

2,480

29 %

Jan

20

20%

20%

21%

2,723

22%

22%

22%

765

21%

2,362

Canadian

Pipelines

&

25

Jan
Feb

Dominion

Jan

9%

10

1,250
1,570

60c
17c

2.00

19%

19

25

3.30

Natural

Canso

Oil

Gold

Cassiar

Asbestos

23

7%

8%

2,660

7% Mar

7%

21%

51c
22

53c

31%

100

5
20

55c

19,335

19%

22%

3,785

5

8

10,645

3.00

52,900

48c

28

17% Mar

9.00

105
41

%

10%

400

105

105

80

40

6%
102

Gas

East

Apr

8

Eastern
Eastern

May
May

Easy
Eddy

25% May

10%

Jan
Feb

Apr

El

Apr

El

105

May

29% Jan

47% Mar

Jan

13

Equitable

505

11

Mar

13%

Apr

Estella

19

Mar

19%

Apr

Eureka

5.25

Jan

2.10

1.37

132

1.30

3.65

1,075

3.45

1

-

Ltd

74c

74c

80c

3,700

•

9.50

8.75

2.32

10

302,091

48c

2.90

Apr
Apr

1.85

Jan

5.20

Jan

Famous

1.05

Jan

Fanny

Apr

38,828

5.95

Jan

Insurance

Falconbridge

2.70

Jan

3.90 May

5,400

4.50

Jan

7.50 Mar

Federal

1.35

Jan

2.20

Feb

90c

83c

90c

16,900

70c

Jan

1.00

Jan

Federal

9,021

15c

Apr

Jan

Federated

Chesterville

73,700
10,000

70c

Jan

13c

7C

Jan

13c

Apr

6,600

25C

Jan

60c

Jan

Ford

1.63

1.75

11,500

53

53

25

47

Feb

6%

5%

6%

3.030

5

Feb

6%

3.90

3.70

3.95

26,255

3.35 Mar

4.30

Jan

12c

Feb

16c

8,700

28 %c

Jan

46c

48c

Mar

70c

80c

Mar

96

95c

90c

95c

20,150

2.33

2.20

2.49

221,000

1.80

1.80

1.80

277

79 7'8

79

81

175

10 %c

12c

28,500

1.00

1.05

30,322

85c

13,700

10 %c

1.03

Willians

1

common

Equip

Coldstream

82c

*

ZZZZZZZZZZ*

Mines

80c

15c

35c

26

35

21c

15,32.5

17 %c

1.30

1.50

185,310

1.02

14c

22,500

32c

Mar

25

5c

Feb

87 %c

Jan

1,000

1.19

29,300

38c

57c

127.737

6%C

7c

14,300

11

11

75

Jan

Feb

7V4c Feb
10c

4%c

Jan

Feb

8% Jan

13

8%

24c

Jan

2,20

18c

Jan
Mar
Jan

Apr
Mar

2.25

2.45
6.50

7,870

1.05

1.26

178,100

4.25

4.25

400

11%

11%

50

35%

152

29"% Mar

35% May

60%

49%

61

7,216

33

61

61c

69c

9,025

61c

May

79c

58c

60c

4.100

45c

Mar

64c

9c

10c

12,000

6%c

Jan

12c

Apr

11c

12c

15,300

8c

Jan

14 %c

Apr

19c

21c

6,800

18c

Mar

40

2.25 May

2.95

5.00

16,925

Jan

Jan

7.25

Jan

1.42

Apr

3.75 Mar

5.00

Jan

12%

Jan

69c

8%

Jan

Jan.

33c

Apr

May
Jan

Jan

Jan

40

40

10

35

Feb

40

Feb

41%

42

50

32

Feb

44

Mar

11 %c

12C

55,900

1.15

1.29

23,580

1.08

Jan

35c

35c

37c

7,333

26 %c

Apr

26%

28

15,289

21%

Jna

27%

28%

2,685

26

Apr

29

Mar

26%

29

3,255

25

Feb

29

May

2.20

2.45

34,650

10c

Jan

14%c

Apr

1.54

Jan

50c

Jan

2.40

1.80

Jan

Foundation
Francoeur

2.40

2,600

41

1,015

26

Jan

41

30%

30%

100

29

Jan

31

13c 16 %C

24,500

10c

Jan

1.72 Jan

Jan

Apr
Jan

Feb

Apr

2.25

2.25

6

2.50

2.85

57,690

Jan

2.85 May

110 114 %

789.

100

Jan

18

Jan

114'% May
24% Feb '

66,833

23%

NOW AVAILABLE

.

.

22%

23%

625

9%c

.

9%C

lie

13,500

Jan

3.60

2.25
1.75

6c

Jan

Jan

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Apr

11%

Apr

5.70

Apr

60c

7%c

22%c

4.65

114%

Gold

A

2.85 Mar

2.25

-

A

Co

May

3.10 Mar

38%

«...

Jan

May

28

2.75

common

class

1.35 Mar

21c

44c
30

Feb

5.60

Apr

72c

17c

7c

2.15

82%

15

1.28

54c

Apr
Jan

Feb

2.75 Mar

Jan

Mar

Mar

6.10

Jan

14c

1




36.600

Mar
Feb

Jan

34

40

Jan

7%

j

45.

Products
Motor

Feb

1.18

500

Conner

pgge

Fibre

Apr

May

23%c

4,060

Yellowknife

2.49

Mar

1.25

j

Jan

Mar

18

National

see

10c

99c

7%

Colorrmc

footnotes

1.80
65

7%

Conduits

For

1.36

17%

7%

1

~

Lake

38c

7
2.00

Apr

39,140

1

Mining

15

Apr

42c
58c

1

Cody-Rico

5c

May

38c

CorpI__Il

Farm

124,600

2.05 Mar

53

50c

25

Cockshutt

13c

Apr

38C

Chrysler Corp

Cochrane-Dunlop

10%c

1.58

1.05 Mar

52c

1

Consolidated

1,965

Feb

%

Citra-Lartic

7%
2.50

19 %c

.25

Fleet Manufacturing

32c

1

Gold

Feb

A

Petroleum

30c

Chromium

Cochrenour

24c

1

Mines

Chib-Kayrand Copper
Chibougamau Ex Dior

Feb

8%

7

2.50

14c

11 %c

*

Mines

12%

Kirkland

30c

20

common

Research

Cheskirk

98c

class

12 tec

Zl
~JLl

Trust

Steel

Chemical

17c

Jan

30%

Grain

1

Oil

Oils

Chartered

91c

87/a

2.28

Preferred

50c

Gold

Chamberlain

Chatco

16 %c

May

1.71

Centremaque
Charter

17c

Apr
Feb

17%

28%

28%

3,300

1

15%

555

7,565

27%

50,300

Ii

5,508

27"%

Nickel

Players
Farmer

5.55

Uranium

Jan

Apr

2.10

Porcupine

Feb

May

52%

1.23

1.70

Lake

17
23

11%C

5.20

Centre

Mar

16

25

3.80

'

Mar

13

12

2

Ltd

3.90

Central

Apr

51

20c

5.50

~i

19

100

Jan

9c

2.02

Patricia

200

Feb

May

31%

Ltd

•

Central

3,955

23
52

23

104%

35

2(

1

3.90

15%

23
52

1

A

1

Oil

10

May

11%

—

Explorers

Central Leduc

14%

17% Mar
102

—.

Machine

Faraday Uranium Mines
Fargo Oils Ltd

Central

65

2.25

Trethewey

Castle

12,748

1.21

Warrants

Jan

73c

23

102 103%

6.25

Corp

3.75 Mar

3.50

19%

Apr
Mar

4.00

4.25

Mines

150

1.37

10

Jan

15%

1

1,500

2.24

34c

Feb

21c

Mines

Life

19

1.37

Feb

9%
3.25

lie

4.40

3.60

15c

20

100

11%

Oils

19

1

Jan

65c

4.30

Zl

Ltd

May

Jan

5.90

18% Mar

10

7%

Empire Life

11

33%

31%

Glacier

150

14,000

Jan

16

Gold

915

Apr
Mar

Jan

May

1.90

3.50

38c

class

Pen-Rey

13

1.74

50c

10

13c

Mines

13

Jan

5.00 Mar
16

Jan
Jan

1.25 Mar

11"%

Invest

43

31c

31%
com

Mines

Sol

30 %

1,850

Feb

1.18

Apr

Feb

Feb

May

3.75 May
1.00 May

1.39 May

1.33

Paper

Emerald

1.10
15c

2,983

27c

Apr
Feb

1.00

6,945

16%

25c

23

Steel

Eldrich

2.55

Feb

15%

Minerals

Washing

Elder

5.50

16

103%

com

Metals

Economic

Jan

Mar

84c
32

32%

5.20

8%
3.00
81c

26

&

Sullivan

Feb

13

4.30

31%

22%

Malartic Mines

13

pfd_20

32%

com

Mines

»

—

4,200

Mines

Oils

*

A

389,710

Brewery

Duvex

East

61c

Jan

1.42

61,650

50c
1.50

Amphi

22 %

Mar

17,924
64,378

1.55

1.39

2.50

Dyno

Jan

59c

31%

27,355

1.29
38 %c

1.50

common

Apr
7% May

Jan

53c

Donalda
Dow

Textile

East

23

Mar

30%

2.55

May

Woollens

Feb

9%

Jan

25%

Jan

87c

Coal__

Feb

Jan

25

36c

21c

3,400

35c

3.50

Chemical

3.00

Jan

7%

17

1,400

193,550

99c

10

common

&

60

Jan

21%

24

100

35

50c

2.40

Mar

4.10 Mar

7%

7%

Dominion

22% Mar

1.97

2.49

Corp

Jan

Dominion

Feb

Mar

420

21%

Feb

2.15

1.75 Jan

19

5.991

24%

Producers

Cariboo

29c

Apr

60

6c

Gas

Stores
Tar

2.35

1

Natural

15%

175

10

Williston

Canso

20

19

3.25

Dominion

Apr

1.76

10

30c

25c

Invest

&

Dominion

55

,

Exploration

19%

3.25

preferred

class

Western

57,390
2,470

Petroleums

Class B

Canadian

1,400

2.05

Jan

1.05

—

Feb

38c

87c

— -

Steel

89c

Feb

Jan

25c

Magnesium

10% Mar

2.20

•

Canadian

18c

1.86

12% Mar

Feb

Apr

11c

1.00

Preferred
Dominion

20c

269

May

76% May
9%c Apr

25,050

600

common

Scottish

139

177,300

86,917

2

10

Mar

8.60

2.30

Vickers

Wallaper

Jan

Jan

10

Asbestos

Dominion

21%

Jan

6c

1.00

2.50

Preferred

37%

Jan

54

3.75

16%

Jan

Apr

38c

105%

1,054

10 %c

30,500

42 %c

23

Apr

3,867

20c 23 %c
23 %c

119
•

9

_25o

Dominion Foundry & Steel

Apr

67c

8%c

1.52

Mar

20%

9.10

76%

95c

Ltd

Jan

8%

130

71%

87c

25

20

6%

pfd

May

Electrohome

33

33 i/3C

Utilities

35 %c

25c

Fabrics

100

•

Prospect

Dominion

445

64c

1

May

1.00

Dominion

21

8.90

25

32c

Ltd

Dominion

1.75

35

•

Petrofina Ltd

2,375

Ltd

Jan

*

Canadian Oil & Gas Reserves
Pacific Railway

32c 35 %c

9

Mar

10o

Canadian

May

99 %c

Mines

34

21

64C

Warrants

Jan

26c

Mines

21

19

Cos common

85c

Feb

34c

Seagrams
Exploration (Western)

34

8.90

a

Mar
Mar

19c

128

Minerals

21

•

Hi

7c
52c

A___

Mar

20%

3

I

29% May

Jan

12,100

76%

Distillers

34%

•

Malartic

Canadian

28% May

Jan

5.00

35 %c

Devon-Leduc

29%

Apr

18c

4.20 Feb

12,540

7%c

class

Producers

60c

Apr

'

3.35

23,180

20c

Mines

Apr

Mar

Jan

Jan

13

26c

10

Gold Mines

Apr

40c

9c

17%

68c

Mines

Rio

5.80

100

Canadian Oils

Del

8

Locomotive

100

Apr
Feb

18.%

Jan

3.50

Horn

50c

«

13,000

Mar

35c

1

24c

Corp

Brewis

D'Eldona

Delnite

6.00

com

Canadian Homestead Oils
Canadian Hydro Carbons
Canadian Ice Machine com
Canadian

Feb

Apr

*

common

Products

Canadian

Deer

Apr
Jan

18c

Food

95

2.05

12%

Warrants

Fairbanks

12
4.25

9%c 10 %c

B

Decoursey

205

68

Class

Apr

125

Jan

Leather

36% Jan

2,200

Z*

249,353

Jan

2.98

83%

11

300

2.35

D'Aragon Mines

4,450

1
'

Feb

12%

Ltd

2.50

Mar

Jan

16%

Patricia

12%

39

16%

205

May

1.73 Mar
17 %c

24 %c
-

Zellerbach

3.75

Feb

1,865

Apr

4.50

Jan

17%

12

9%c

Crow's Nest Coal

Mar

Jan

1.22 Mar

16%

12

3.00 Mar

2,99 May
23% Jan

60c

Feb

81

2.95

11c

Apr
Apr

80c

Feb

17%

1.82

1.50

Apr

16%

Uranium

Feb

9%

13%

25

Preferred

7,252

4.25

2.20

25

Canadian

33,400

15c

17%

Mines

Feb

23%
200

87%

•

1.50

Jan

1.00 May

2.05 Mar
20

Mar

Mar

40c

2.04 Jan

62c

16,080

1.36

Bit

3.85

•

Petroleum

4.50

B

Minerals

2.80

20

Devonian

22%

4.20

1.42

Pershing

13%

Dredge

4,040

21%

12

Croinor

Jan

66

75

25

Canadian

3,900

2.10

Crowpat

„

lOo

preferred
Canadian Chemical <fc Cellulose
Canadian Colleries
(Dunsmuir)
Canadian Decalta common

126,500

Feb

1.24

1.95 May

25,578

70c

2.99

Mining

Crestaurum

20

preferred

2.54

64c

22

Lead

Cournor

2

$1.75

2.37
2.85

Mills

15

8%

common

Jan

4.40

voting

12% Mar

Feb

9

*

Apr

Jan

2.85

Mining-

class

Imperial

Coulee

32%

Dist

Non-voting
Cosmos

4.00 Apr
43% Mar

-

!__•

Celanese

Canadian

31%

9%

37% May

(H)

9.60 May
10% Mar

l

A

Canadian

1,200
2,029.

13%

•

Empire Oils-

Jan

1.90

45c

13c

Cliff

Corby

173

common

Jan

4.05

230

Copper-Man

•

18c

400

Tungsten

Exploration

16% Mar

;_12.50

Canners
Car

Canadian

Coin

8%

10

Commerce

Apr

1.30

2.50

Consolidated West Petroleum
Consumers Gas

2.50

British

Canadian
Canadian

Cobalt

Feb

27

Breweries

Chimo

60

55c

•

Bank

Can-Met

Consolidated

86% Mar

Jan

10

Preferred

Canadian

29% Mar

Jan

48

Feb

Canadian

Canadian

Jan

65

180

3.00

Canadian

12c

70c

25

125

Jan

•

19,200

15c
2.00

1.20

Ranwick

505

Jan

:

23c

1.95

Sannorm

54

4.15

Oil

Mar

13 %c

2.5

26%

8.05

Admiral Oil

Gold-

76%

400

Atlantic

43c

Mar

10c

14c

25

Feb

86%

Jan

46c

15c

1.95

A

76

15,148

class B

20c

35,966

13 %c

Feb

14%

»

38,990
36,067

67c

14c

Sudbury Basin Mines

14 %c

♦

31c
82c

75c

Feb

Consol

2.990

20

Apr

9c

9.25

A

70c

60c

9.60

B

May

45c

Mar

346,400

•

50c

60c

38,500

87c

50c

»

Apr

22,123

50c

28c

29,300

Jan

8.50

Power

95c

144,141

21c

8.80

Lands

Feb

29c

14,550

14%

Warrants

60c

66c

1.40

39c

,

9,000

63c

1.00

Consolidated

14%

_*

Apr

33

23c

9.60

Malting

Apr

3.00

Jan

11,226

50c

8

9%

19c

Jan

22,196

32

30c

53

*

Jan

2.00

Apr

29

2.95

77c

26

•

11 %c

2.80

31%

1.30

1

Bakeries

152,845

2.88

31%

25c

1

Canadian

4.25 Mar

95c

Chibougamau

Canadian

Jan

2.80

1.35

Red

Canadian

7,375

16c

Consolidated Red Poplar Min

Jan

pfd

3.65

13c

Consolidated

Apr

Jan

Cable

Feb

3.55

Apr

6.50

&

Feb

1.00

Apr

29c

Lines

34c

Jan

17c

Quebec

Apr
Apr

;

65c

Jan

23c

46%

Feb

8%c Feb

Consolidated

Jan

Assurance

Mar

27c

42%

Apr

4.90

Foundry

21c

2,100

25c

76 %

20

19%c Mar

2,850

33c

13 %c

Cut Stone

Jan

Feb

13c

7,500

common

10%c

4%c Jan

43c

•

Apr

120,900

class

14%

*

18c

189,775

Consolidated Northland Mines
Consolidated Orlac
Press

3,066

com

Feb

Feb

38c

Mines

Consolidated

21c

common

50c

20c

5c

65c

Apr

75c

5.90

SS

7,500

45c

Feb

100

13c 16 %c

Jan

20c

Wire

17c

14 %c

Jan

5,400

S

60c

5.35

Canada

16c

64c

Oils

21c

Canada

16c

2.65

7c

54c

Mosher

Peak

5.85

Lake

Mattarrow

Consolidated

1

class

Mar

16c

2,500
140,032

12% Mar

•

,

Packers

Feb

81c

11c

36c

Jan

1

Canada Permanent
Mortgage
Canada Southern Petrol

75c

Jan

2.20 Mar

1.40 Mar

9.75
96c

1

Flon_

Consolidated

Oil

Mar

40c

10,012

12%c May

•

Northern

40c

12.599

Feb

«

Machinery

14,097

69c

2.25

5%c Jan

775

55

Life

45c

63c

29,775

27,400

•

3.50 May

2.15

475,500

46

Canada

2.60 Mar

1.10

lie

class A

Apr

44,060

11%

36c

B

Jan

8.90

11

45%

»

36c

Jan

1.00

10c

Steel

Mar

Apr

9%c 12 %c

|

30c

•

19c

22c

2.10

Nicholson

14c 17 %c

4%c Jan

2,050

3.60

14,500

17c

10c

Canadian

Jan

1.75
6.00

Apr

13 %c

Howey

Consolidated

35c

Canadian

Consolidated

58c

59,263

15c

Consolidated Mic Mac Oils Ltd
Consolidated Mining & Smelting

1

$1

Apr

Mar

26c

41c

Apr

10% May

38c

Feb

•

Class

47

Jan

21c

Jan

60c

Apr

Hill

Canada

25c

16,600

3.50

Halliwell

16c

Bunker

Class

Consolidated

Consolidated

Jan

Building Products
Bulldog Yellow Knife

Canada

Feb

Apr

May

14c

Canada

14%
23%

7c

1

Iron

42c

13 %c 15 %c

45c

1.35 May

1

&

Jan

7 % Mar

7.85

Mines

4.50

Lake

Foils

25c

8%c Feb

2,170
24,703

10%

7.50

Arrow

1,100

1

Canada

11% May

Apr
24% Mar

Lake

4.900

Red

Crushed

Jan

12,060

•

25,200

Buffalo

Canada

14 %c

14,200

13c 14%c

8%

3.10

Rights

11c

68c

Canada

Jan

Mar

5.00

29c

Canada

Apr

19c

16c

4.50

1

68c

Bread

78c

85c

16c

Apr

1.85

65c

9%c

1

Preferred

Apr

72c

43c

10 %c

■»

30c

Canada

53

12

500

•

Canada Cement

42c

220

2.15

1.42

1

Campbell
Campbell

476,090

"•

Jan

c

38c

Consol Fenimore Iron Mines
Class
B
warrants

47%

Canadian

Canada

Jan

Jan
Mar

46

Gold

Oils

96

1.35

Buffalo

Calnorth

29%

Jan

50%

1,833

Ankerite

CatVan

Jan

Apr

92

10.195

28

3.85

25%

'

Buffalo

Flin

May

1.65

22 %c

1.38

Mining
Algoma Uranium

&

85c

Jan

3.50

47 y4

Mining

Callinan

Mar

143

7.60

1

Brunswick

Calgary

42c

15 %c

25

Mines

class B

Co

1,000

Guayana

Products

Telephone

900

47c

13c

Consolidated Dragon Oil
Consolidated East Crest

95%

Brunhurst Mines Ltd
Brunsman
Mines

&

Apr

1.76

47c

10%

~~

Consolidated Cordasun
Consolidated Denison Mines
Consolidated Discovery

27

50

British

Class

2.50

Apr

95 %

,

Columbia

Burns

1.90

•

-

pfd

preferred

Burrard

49% Mar

l

High

1.72

50

19c

Cadillac

100

Oil

Electric 494-

British

Burlington

9% Mar

Apr

1.10 Mar

Central

100

_

preferred
preferred

Reef

2.60

Apr

•

American

British Columbia

1.95

98c

Low

195

74%

Consolidated Bellekeno

7%

Range since Jan.

High

47c

Consolidated Astoria
Consolidated Bakeries

3,710

1.00

6c

Shares

1.72

11111111

Corp
Allenbee Oil

Consolidated

Sale*
for Week

195

Development

3.00

754

Bridge & Tank Co preferred

_l

2.90

12c

•

Brilund

1.80 Mar

17,400

12c 14 %c

Low

Coniagas

20c

3.00

Traction

Buffadison

Apr

37,900

„1

ordinary

Buckles

14%

Jan

113,700

1

Bralsaman Petroleum

Brunston

Confederation Life

30c

10c

Bruck Mills

Apr

2.80

15c 16 %c

»

Broulan

13

Range
of Prices

Pa

11 %c

27c

10c

British

200

High

Jan

2.35

16c

British

6c

Week'a

Last

Sale Price

2.72

Ltd
1

5%

12,000

Friday

STOCKS

29c

Uran

1

4%%

6

Mines
Coniaurum Mines

Bordulac

4y2%

Low

14

Mines
Bonville Gold

British

MAY

Range since Jan. 1

High

pfd

Bobjo

Brazilian

bHare»

Low

—1

class

ENDED

for Week

Sale Price

Biltmore

FOR WEEK

Sales

Last

STOCK!

Week's

Direct PriOatt WtTtS to Canada

5.70 May
3.50 Mar

13c

Apr

43

44

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2156)

.

.

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

CANADIAN MARKETS
RANGE

Friday

(Cont.)

Toronto Stock Exchange

Cos

Warrants

of Prices

Share*

29%

33

6,479

4.15

4.35

13,220

75c

—

75c

97c

300

Gas

1

Power

Gatineau

Range since Jan.

25

33

Jan

4.80

3.90 Mar

60c

1

95c

Apr

May
Apr

May

Little

(52

5

Wares

common

Feb

Louvicourt

Mar

8%

Jan

Lyndhurst Mining Co.

60%

65%

2,371

49

Mar

20

100

5.50

5.70

1,600

42

90

41

Jan

45

Mar

9%

9%

300

9

Apr

11

Jan

Class B

6.75

2,442

1.25

64,860

1,02 May

27,600

Mar

10c

Feb

19c

May

Jan

2.20

19c

131,400

4,900

85c

85c

90c

46,000

60c

1,816,009

Feb

60c

May

8c

34,400

5 %c

Feb

lie

Apr

53%

155

52%

Jan

53% Mar

44c

45c

2.30

Preferred

Gold

Lake

Gwillim

Feb

35
loc

Mar

40c

May

4.75 Mar

4.25 Mar
29

37% May

Jan

5%

6

Jan

3.10

2.30 Mar

Mar

Feb
Mar

46

Apr

48

1,220

18%

Feb

23% Mar

19,765

2.05

7%

7%

415

10

10%

2,540

17%

17%

17%

30

1.35

1.25

1.45

50,700

Mining

Maxwell

1.35

1.50

10,250

34

34

100

McColl

Mines

Harrison

McMarmac

Red

Feo

McWatters

Gold

Feb

Mentor

Mar

19

Jan

Mercury

1.55

Apr

Merrill

Island

Merrill

Petroleum

16
92c

4.00

Feb

136,300

7%c

Jan

40c

9%

Jan

16%

Apr
Feb

Meta

7.30

7.80

17,508
7,480

5.75

Jan

8.75

Feb

3.95

3.95

25

3.00

Jan

4.25

Jan

26

100

22c 26 %C

26

114,600

Hendershot
Heva

24

28%

Jan

29c

Apr

Mill

Jan

60

Feb

Milton

Holden

Oil

Home

Iron

,_1

18c

18c

20c

6,000

12 %c

Jan

„1

1.96

1.76

2.20

413,100

20c

Jan

10c

9c

10c

22,600

7%c

Jan

*
*
—1

4.70

Hudson

&

common

Porcupine

Hugh-Pam

Erie

&

Huron

new

Oil

City

4.50

14%

22c

A;

\

Paints Ltd

Lake

Indian

Acceptance

Industrial

.

Machine class
(John) & Co

Ingersoll
Inglis

9%

11,576

8%

Jan

Moneta

56c

Apr

Montreal

24 %c

Jan

Moore

23 %c

Feb

3.10

Apr

pfd

Cement

Inland

J

class

4%

preferred

_

Multi-Minerals

Jan

18%

Apr

Ltd

National

Drug

Jan

60

Jan

Apr

10

Jan

4.90 May

5

Feb

National

15% Mar

24% May

National

Feb

10% May

Nello

4.90

166

21%

24%

16,630

9.40

10%

28,612

16c

19c

74,800

38%

40%

3,390

3.65

3.75

2,025

2.60

Jan

58%

60

3,140

51%

Jan

7,000

35%

125

7.40

7.75

2,615

.

9c 10%C

...

62,200

7.50
14c

Feb

30

24c

25c

Mar

Mar

Preferred

Steel

New

Athona

Uranium

Feb

New

10

Feb

New

Calumet

Mines

15c

Apr

New

Concord

47c

165,900

11c

Jan

60C

Mar

55c

135,200

10c

Feb

60c

Apr

37,800

1.25

500

38,700

50%

Jan

New

DavieS

40

Jan

New

11%

Feb

New

Devon

11

Jan

New

Dickenson

Feb

New Fortune

5,661

10% Mar

900

23

23

150

Apr

Feb

23

23%

9%C

24,800

57%

56%

57%

8

8

8%

12

12

12%

3,895

13%

International

Nickel

Co common-

2 28

_•

63%

100

136%

•

25%

4 %C

1,850

49

25Q

8

Jan

14%

2,203

2.25

2.48

lb,894

37

37%

600

63%

64

.

Apr

60%

Apr

Npw

Hosoo

New

8% May

11%

Apr

Feo

.

-

Petroleum

International

•

Credits
Interprovinclal Pipe Line—

Interprov Building

—

_

-

Mines.

t

8c

15

25%
15%

8.55

5,825

7.85

Feb

9.75

134,300

51 %C

Feb

1.21

Jan

12%

12%

101

9%

Jan

12%

11%

11%

9'%

Jan

12

1.85

Mar

2.80 Mar

37%

Apr

49c

8,200

39c

Jan

56c

Mar

22c

24c

12,000

20c

Mar

31c

Jan

3.80

3.90

2,850

3.00

Jan

4.00

Apr

v

7c

8c

43,000

5%C

Jan

9c

Feb

/

70c

65c

72c

7,971

1.45

Jan

119%

19

20

2,525

50c

65c

23,000

V

45c
—

_1

Exploration

Jellicoe

Mines

Joburke

Gold

Hugh

—

—

Joliet-Quebec
Ltd

Jonsmith Mines

Oils

Jupiter

26%

26%

2.10

2.25

25,600

1.78

13%

560

12%

Jan

j

14'%

14'%

200

•2.03

2.35

280,650

17%

17'A

17%

2.240

27%

27%

125

4.50

4.50

450

4.45

1.63

/'

.

New

Laguerre

*

Gold

Marlon

New

Morrison

Apr

29% Mar

New

Mylamaqu® Kxplor

13% Mar

15% May

25%

30%

Jan

Npw

Norznn*

Pacalta

11c

Apr

New

Rouyn

16 %C May

New

Ryan Like Mine*

Mar

New

4.900

48,910

Apr

5%c Mar
10c

7c

Feb

33c

Jan

Gold

Newnorth

Ltd

Mine*

_

-

-

_

.

.

Oil*.

Senator

10c 11%C

20,382

9%c Mar-

17c

Jan

New

62,217

9%c

18%c

Jan

Nib

Yellowknife

53c

38,700

49c

Mar

67c

Jan

Nickel

32c

Jan

86c

Jan

82c

80c

95c

1,251,400

1.99

1.95

2.08

3,650

1.77

1.86 Mar

76c

Jan

Jan

■

Mar

2.50 Mar

New
New

Superior
Taku

Oil*

Kerr-Addison

-1

_

•

Keyboycon Mines
Keymet Mines
Klrkland

Townslte

Labatt

Labrador

.

Cinch

Lake

Dufault

I

40 %c

22,500

16%

8,336

15 %C 17 %c

34,950

5%C

Jan
Jan

Jan

16%

Jan

11c

65c

—

Feb

23c

Mar

72c

900

Jan

85c

Apr

5,600

33 %c

Apr

50c

Jan

40c

42c

8,773

12'Ac

Jan

55c

Mar

13c

13c

500

12c

Mar

17c

Mar

13c

Mar

21c

Jan

18c

17c

20c

49,500

1.19

1.45

32,000

1.10

Jan

21%

21%

23

Rim

Nlst.fi

1.52 Mar

760

21%

Apr

23

May

17

May

17

13%

17

22,377

8.15

Jan

2.85

2.70

3.25

33,800

1.10

Apr

1.39

1.23

1.44

158,246

39%

39%

180

31

Mar

41

18c

Jan

30c

Feb

1

2.50

Jan

-j!

24c 24'Ac

> '25c

35,320
100,634

1.85

Noranda

75c

Jan

3.30

Apr

Norlartle

M1nPi

North

26.326

42c

Jan

74c

Apr

'i

25,500

25c

Mar

43c

Jan

j

Feb

■:

1.10

1.30

25,975

1.10

Apr

1.55

2.87

2.55

2.88

20.185

2.15

Jan

3.15 Mar

71c

70c

84c

77,781

50c

Apr

84c

May

55c

55c

2,993

50c

Apr

75c

-Jan

47c

29,900

May

55c

Jan

^

Jan

25C

Jan

s

1.34 Apr

i

42c

44c

20c

19c

20c

9,600

1.02

1.02

1.09

68,750

North
North

Tnca
fitur

10,500

62c

41 805

25c

15c

14c

15c

2,875

lie

28c

25'%c

29c

25,475

24c

33c

30c

36c

42,729

53c

50c

58c,

56,000

11c

59,100

7c

Feb

May

j

7%C

8%c

17,551

5%c

Jan

97/8C Apr

|

72c

60'%C

72c

197,290

18c

Jan

74c

_1

18c

16

35c

■

22c

Apr

1

Jan

43c

May

J

11 %C

Jan

28C

Feo

j

7%c

Jan

38c

Apr

<

50,275

25 c

Mar

40c

Jan

^

:18%c

82,500

7%c

Jan

40C

Feb

6C

59,100

4c

Jan

8%C Apr

8%c

9C

25,691

4%c Mar

9%c

Apr

17c

20c

82,050

5'%C Jan

20c

Apr

15c

Jan

%c

20c

318,057

6'%c Jan

31c

43c

229,710

12c

13c

13c

16c

48,250

28c

27c

31c

112,000

26c

26c

33c

18c

14c

,,1

5%c

5'Ac

8%C
—

.

■

—

10 %C

10 %c

lie

17,200

10c

Jan

13c

12c

14c

25,580

11c

Feb.

2.60

2.75

3 666

19c

23c

3,375

2.75

20c
40c

40c

43c

69,850

7c

9%c

200,000

1.19

9c
1.24

1.28

12,000

Lawson
Leiich

&

Jones

Gold

class

22

22

300

9%c

47,680

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22

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page




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1

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20c

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65,600

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footnotes

65c

12%

89 %C

85c

1.15

348,100

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22

Mar

5%c

Jan

22

May

60c

3.10 Mar

lie

7,567

9c

Jan

14c

61c

61c

500

61c

May

70c

91

96

3.954

80

Jan

96

13%
26

12 %c
24

Jan
Jan

Jan

Apr
Feb

Apr

78c

Jan

8%C

Jan

25c

Apr

15c

Jan

1.15 May

Jan

Mar

17c

Jan

64C

62c

74c

102,500

15c

Feb

89c

Apr

11c

Jan

18c

Mar

•

•

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12'Ac 12 %c

925

4.20
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4.15

4.30

7,118

29c

25 %C

31c

207,394

4.75

•

4.75

4.85

1,350

3.45

Jan

20 %c Mar

4.65

37c

Apr
Jan

4.50

Feb

5.95 Mar
16c

Mar

1

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__

10c

10c

12c

31,000

8%c

Jan

_1

60c

60c

67c

23,750

40c

Feb

67c

May

17

15'A

17

7,375

10%

Jan

17

May

7

8%r

6,400

3.95

Jan

14c

17c

59,500

8c

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8% May

Jan

17c

Apr
Jan

Ltd—

99c

Apr

6%

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1.45 Mar

4.35

Feb

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60c

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2.40

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1

Oakville

18,100

9c

8%c

9c

73,934

4%c

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1.30

1.60

28,690

1.40

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39c

34c

45c

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•

6c

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6 %c

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Malartlo
Fhrploratlon
Ontario Jockey Club com
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6%

Apr
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19c

17 %c

1.31

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11c

16c

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Warrants

Jan

51%C

1.38

Metals

30c

10,750

1.38

Rare

Jan

Jan

93.400

70c

•

Selections

Okalta

75C

11c

62c

7%

•

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11c

Jan

8%c

70c

.

«

Ogama-Rockland
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Feb
Jan

3,100

11c

1

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ser

A

90o

•

10

1.30 May

1.30

Apr

May

1.60 May
1.59

Feb

113,460

22c

Jan

60c

Mar

147,200

3c

Jan

7'Ac

Apr

2.25

2.80

2.80

2.95

17,725

12%

12 %

12%

4,425

11

90c

90c

1,600

60c

90c

7% May

6%
6c

7%

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Apr

26c

8c

2.10

2.45

2.28

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t

97/sC May

Jan

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9,450

12%

80c

Jan

33c

23c

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10c

96

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39c

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49 %c

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68c

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Jan

•

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Jan

1

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;

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16c

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:

Feb

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22 %c

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15c

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40c

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2.70

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3.70

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55c

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72c

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2.15

59c

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15c

55,500

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34c

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42

14c

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5.75

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29'Ac

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1

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1.80

31c

f

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1

18c

2,100

1.99

23c 28%C

1.87

1

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Lingman

18c

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26

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Feb

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8 %C

Feb

Feb

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1

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23

39c

1.30

•

20

36c

20c
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7c

1

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38c

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.

.

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250

72c

1

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15 %C

1

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Kirirland

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27%

1

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20%

i

Apr

2.10

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Thnrhnis

15c

48c

6C

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5.25 Jan

1

11 %c

6c

28%

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28

1

-

50c

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4,450

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11 %c

1.45

i.

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17% May

27% May

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43c

1

—

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•

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5,000

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11'%

2.72

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1

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2,040

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1

,

,

65

71,250

20%

14% Mar

Mar

13
72c

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1.65

1

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64c

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2.70 Mar

14

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142

24%

3

Jan

1.70

4

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May

28

Feb

13%

Jan

26% Mar
42

Jan

1

—

Kelore

1.65

-180

—

32%

2.25

•

New

56c

•

73c

Mar

16

2 252

Apr

1

■■■-,—V

1.60

1

(1939)
—

2,395

26%

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61c

1

—

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47c

17

42

1

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1

—.

39

•

1

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-

•

20

375

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Jan

35,600

24c

16'%

17
% 39

Jan

16%

2.07

1

—

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9c

21c

60c

*

May

1

,

-

55

7%c

i4c:16 %c

*

■

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1

—

133

1.769

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Feb

14 % May

Jan

32% Mar

*

Feb

67c

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7,475

12,074

21c

Apr
Mar

60c

•

145

-

27%

14c

94c

:

26%

1

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jaculet

Jaye

27'/a

24%

1

Waite

Jack

•

Gold

Jacknife

5

15

136 136%

Jan

8.25

50c

New

Preferred

44 %c

60c

,

„.

Petroleum

Hlghbrldg*

New

Jan

14

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Harricana

Jan

Jan

1.50 Feb

55c

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10c

10%

Apr

8.55

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New

V

8C

95c

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.

—

Petroleum

New

.

1.75

-1

Dehll

2,485

Jan

1.10

89c

Development-

7%

-

Feb

_1

Dominion

11%

43c

83c

1

Oils

11

Feb

85c

1

Mines.

Bristol

Jan

7

.

Ririlamaqii*
British

7%

11'/a

—

Apr

45

34c

Jan

1.65

1

Lablne

4.30 Mar

35% Mar

530

2,200

Apr

May

75%

42c

-1

Alger

New

50

38c

105

6 7'A May

•

New

36%

99

885

38c

10

Ltd

Apr

35%

110

1.35

.

Trust

Mining

Nesbitt

-

Jan

48%

Apr

105

69'%

Apr
May

•

Car

30c

36 %

37%

250

35%

49%

22c

Feb

•

Ltd

National Grocers common

New

60%

7%c Mar

Jan

33

1.00

5

Explorations

Apr

7.05

9%c

750

•

Preferred

National

40% May

Mar

34

174,176

•

National Hosiery class B
National
Petroleum

500

1.023

22c

20

Apr

53 %

6%

5%

A Jan

5%
36%

100

Tan

May

6.75 May

12c

5%

40c

5

Chemical

&

42c

Jan

10%
106

Jan.

'

375

37%

Feb

Apr
Mar

1.47

1

.

18,900

Feb

3

42c

48 %c

25

-

56c

*

A—....

2.83
'

Feb

9

4.55

36c

•

59%

-I

—

Metals

44c

100% Mar

67 %

—

common

58

10

—;

Mining

Inspiration

International

Apr
Apr

34 %

105

•

Locomotive

43 %c

6%

500

36%

Feb

5.00

60c

1,156

18c

1

Porcupine
Corp

30c

b

106

6%

5%

•

Com

,

15c

9%

134%

6%

Mining

Jan

24%c 24%c

•

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16 %c
13 %c

Mar

Mai

105

9%

Apr

15c

3.75

A-

9c

Mar

v

8,800

59%

*

18c

Mar

12c

,30c

•

23c

40%

•

common—

16,350

32,100

Mindamar

21c

8c

Mar

41c

Feb

8%c Mar

•

104

31 %c

7%c

Jan

19c

1

Apr

7c

•

New

Flo-Glaze

100

33,300

3.80

New Continental

Imperial

25

21,752

■\

4c

—.—

Feb

14c

•

760

10%

Imperial Bank
10
Imperial Oil
•
Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary 5
6% preferred
£1
Imperial Flo-Glaze common
_*
Imperial Varnish & Color Co Ltd

15c

10

Jan

„

27.600

9%C

Feb

Jan

Jan

•

Gas

__

18

7.50

;

Apr

9

13c

•

*

Apr
Feb

23%

1
1

&

102

102

12c

com

Petroleum—

Brick

7%c

1.

Refining Ltd
Hy-Charger Petroleums
Oil

Husky

140

4.90

•
•
1

& Smelting

Mining

4.70

35

•-—

Apr

50

12c

11%

46c

*
5
—*
1
*

102%

Apr

365

9%

11 % c

*

Power

58

A

1.03

1

6%C

6 %

JaD

27c

1

22c

♦

Paper

4.70

17%

—

126,050

1.93 May

1

6%C

*
——-——1
.

—

Bay

3.40

Jan

Mining

Hoyle

10%c Mar
Apr
Feb

Smith

Howard

87,245

8

Yellowknife

Homer

14 %c- 18 %c

17c

Consol

Hollinger

3.00 Jan

50c

claos

Mfg

1,900
535

Drilling

Hi-Tower

3.30

4,200

Ltd

73c

9%

•

Mills

Mines

Light

Midoon

Jan

Mar

31,960

common

1.99 Jan

6%c

Preferred

9c

22c

Paper

Jan

70c

—50c

__

Uranium

52%

65c

Dauch

&

370

8%

High Crest Oils
Highland-Bell
Hinde

3.30

59

20c

Mines

Gold

57%

53c

Ltd

1.62

26,500

•

Chipman

Mexican

3.95

8%

Co

36,700

Jan

94.501

1

Lake

Exploration

15

21c

H)

25c

1.88

1

Apr

1

(George

Hees

Feb

14c

■

Lake

9

Lake

Headway Red
Heath Gold

8c

2.65

Red

12

60c

.

1.60

l?c

Porcupine

Jan

Apr

._1

Hasaga Gold
Head of Lakes

26%

2.30

McKenzie

Jan

-1

Carpets
Minerals

Harding

36 % May

6,700

2.40

Mclntyre

7

15%c

—

Jan

May

14.500

12 %c

100

7%

1

Gold

Rock

Hard

34

58c

ft

36c

1

—

Jan

1.78

11%C

Minda-Scotia
Hallnor

Apr

28

87,800

102

1
common

Preferred

7.50

•

Alabastine

Gypsum Lime &

Jan
Jan

1.93

102% 102%

•

Mines

Frontenac

30c

59

1.84

1.30 Mar

Mar

17c 19 %c

1

Ltd

Maybrun

14%

26

com

Preferred

31c

22 %c

1.36

1
1
*

Corp

Maule Indust Inc—

14%

*
—-—-——30
1

69c

Mar

2.15

—

22c

Feb

23,950

100

Jan

2.21

—

Mar

Ltd.

28c

10%

common

12c

40c

82c

32c

38,670

22

Warrants ——

85c

19,000
49,540

•

12c

17c

20%

Gurney Products

Jan

15c
60c

75c

12c

Martin-McNeely

20%

1
•—1

56c

14c

Malartic

Massey-Harris-Ferguson Ltd

Preferred

—

Apr

1.87 Mar

Feb

53c

Gold

Maritime

1.66

14c

82c

1

Marbenor

Feb

50

Mines

66c

55c

Mines

Maralgo
Marcus

Apr

4,950

Lead

2.900

100

35

10,095

Gulf

1.75

2.

Preferred

54c

47

Gunnar

Feb

1.71

1.75

9%

29 %c Mar

3.00

Gulch

9%c

100
•

Sugar

Leaf

30

47

Trust
10
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Jan

pfd
Milling common

Manitoba

Maple

46,250

5%

Guaranty

Apr

7c

59c

35

2.80

—-—1

1.15

3,100

•

Maneast Uranium Ltd

50c

47

A
.—*
i———.—.—9c

Feb

9c

1.85

—

16C

class

Jan

40c

,8c

1

Goldfields

Feb

2.85

Grass——

15'Ac

11a,900

1

Consolidated

Jan

1

Sweet

265,370

36%

8%

Warrants

West

97,305

57c

1.14

1.85

8%

6

Great

Feb

5.15 Mar

Jan

43c

33%

Apr

6

Great

Apr
Jan

90c

17c

6% May

40c

——50
1

4.50

16c

Jan

1.05

1.90

6%

5,500

———-—

15c

Feb

4c

4.00 Mar
8c

Apr

Apr

51 %c

36%

100

5 051

Development

4.40

84

Mar

2.95

———

-

550

8,200

Plains

4.00

1

Class 'B

7

42c

Utilities com

i

4.10

*

Madsen Red Lake Gold Mines

6%

4.65

common

class a

35

16c

150

12,100

Jan

45% May

1

Mines

Gold

42c

44c

1

61,600

95c

Jan

% Mara

-I

6%

37%

Freehold

18c

11c

4.50

.1

_

6%

34

Gridoil

1.33 Mar

Jan

6%c

4.50

Coal

45c

Jan

53%

4.60

Great

1.66

9c
4.50

9 % c 10 %c

10c

4.00

3.00 Mar
61c

.1

Mines

Mines

Malartic

25c

2.05

68

.1

MacLeod-Cockshutt

Magnet

Mar

15c

318

Sc

MacMillan & Bloedel

Feo

12c

1.95

—10
-*
*
—1.

—i——».—

Northern Gas

60 %c Mar

77

.1

Explorations

82c

21c

37%

Great

Jan

1.25 May

Macfle

Mackeno

Marigold Oils

————

Paper

7.85

Jau

Jan

•

Lakes

Great

20c

Fen

33c

18%c

-*
*

Mines

Granduc

Macdonald

Mar

17c

59c

A

Mines

Grandoro

Jan

23c

29c

2.05

6%C

——

Mines

May

10c

Goldfields

Mine*

Macassa

4,600

24 %c
19c

27,200

65c 72 %c

66c

101

75%

Yellowknife

Lynx

Jan

105% May

6.50 May

1.02

*

—

Grandines

6.50

1.05

—50

Toy-

&

6.65

—1

class

Bousquet

Graham

64

38,100

1

preferred—__:

Mackay

Gordon

103

1

—

6.45

Jan

5.25

15c

1

—

6.50

Jan

5.10

101

1

Porcupine

Tire

Mar

89

41

Jan

97

12 %c

—

Uranium

Goodyear

102

5.80

1

Mines

Mines

79% Mar

97

13c

«

———

Goldhawk

9.80

637

4.50

*
•
1
1

.—..

Mines

13%

7

97

.—1

Manitou

Goldora

Uranium

Lorado

Jan

200

1

Mines

Goldfields

Mar

Feb

15

7,785

1

—

Uranium Mines
God's Lake Gold

Golden

115

111

-100

„——.—

Eagle

110

4,100

9c

class A
Petroleums

Island

7%

41

Geneya Lake ——.—
Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines

Goldcrest

Long

m

Glenn

Goldale

London

Apr

5.80

————

Preferred

Feb

32%

Gold
Hosiery

Lomega

90c

Jan

12%

Products Mfg class A
Steel

Apr

Mar

12%

—1

common

■

General

Feb

60c

77c

11,895

75c

45%

B

32c

26%

5.CO

Motors

Petroleum

General

1 453

3.50

45

77

A.

High

Low

71c

class

Groceteria*

1

Jan.

Range since

High

3.25

3.45

Shares

45%

Long Lac.

Loblaw

111
12%

—3

—.

General

Grand

20,000

31

Low

Petroleum

Liberal

Sales

for Week

Range
of Prices

Par

High

7%

1

General

Class A

40,340

30

TOO

Dynamics

General

65c

67c 79 %C

Bakeries

General

Gold

53c

30'/8

common—

Ltd

Mines

Geco

79 %c

•

preferred

5%

/'

56c

•

Alberta

of

Exploration

Last

Sale Price

Class

Gaitwin Exploration

Week'*

Friday

Low

33

common

ended MAY 6
STOCKS

High

4.25

-*

common-—-—.

Ltd

FroDisher

week

for Week

Low

Par
Praser

Range

Sale Price

stocks

FOR

Sale*

Week'*

Last

Jan

Mar

Jan

2.95

Apr

12% May
90c

Mar

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181

Number 5427

.

.

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39.512

11

3,550

68 Va

69 Va

185

00c

60c

30c

27c

34c

23c

£

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2.91

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-

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•

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Minea

Gold

Prmrier

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Apr

IX

Union

7 25

Jan

113

9 50 Mar

J."

15,985

22c

Mar

7c

Mar

102*

40c

33'/.

780

95c

99c

29.300

Apr

11,433

2>200
111,700

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Jan

40

30

31'/.

&
-

-

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56c

1.25

60c

V 17%

1

1

Jan

8.15

60

Apr
Apr

70
68c

Ventures

Jan

14,228

Jan

70

Apr

36*

^ Mar^

2.85

2,200

2.05

Jan

5,500

3%c

Jan

17%-18%

9,790

12%

Feb

12,225

3.50

Jan

9c

-

Apr
18% May

5.05

Jan

9.60

7.90

6,150

5.25

Jan

9,.40 Mar

4.00

4,450

2.15

Jan

6.00 Mar

3.60

3.60

3.70

4,300

1

23c

17%c

30c

50,700

10c

Jan

30c

70c

88.600

19c

Feb

89c

4.30 -4.85

Apr

407,363

1.10

Jan

t

11-800

8l/zC

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Quebec
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1

Corp

1

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3.90

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Quebec

fine

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1

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12c

16%

3.50

27,575

70c

79c

Jan

Feb

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3.95

23.23*

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2.79

2585300

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cranlnm

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Vulcan

RexEDM
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1

Rix-Athabasco

Mfg

Robinson

Cotton

23V,

Jan

Fob

3.65

Apr

12 A

12 A

12-,4

3.50

3.50

3.50

100

10

10

10

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74*

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93c

Jan

65c

Feb

peb

garnla

Petroleums

Ltd

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Class A preferred

Shawkev

Sheep

(1945)

Creek

8herritt
Blcks'

Power

•

com

50

Mines

1

lsp

ag

10% Apr

13% Apr
Ac Jan

3*c Jan

Biscce

Dairies

(N)

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560

28%

28%

5.25

5.50

831

18%c21%c

,,,47.300

5

17%

17%

25

95c

95c

1.00

28,133

6l%c

65c

3,500

class

12

•

12

•

.'

19

1
common

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50
*

*

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4

Mines

(1944)

Paving
A

Stanwell

OU

Ltd

Btariatt

Olsen Gold

&

50

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—1

Jan

A

27

—

52%

11%
18%

19

1,070

46c

56c

31,300

13%

13V2

2,27o

52%

52%

50

45c

52c

9,900

42%

42

42%

115

90c

i«

51

n

54/2

Steel

27

1 05 May
1.05

ojiiA

Jan

17

Jan

90c

Feb

61 /2<:

1.50
12

Apr

21

teo

Feb

60c

Apr

12

J

Yale Lead

51 /2

Jan
Feb

52c

35%

Jan

42% May

MC
13c

Apr

1,835

26c

53/bAp

APr

7,050

33

31

33

*

1,415

28

8%

8%

8%

300

5

1

15c

13c

15c

26

25

27

.

•

2,549
25,000

55c

100

Af?
40c

Jan

May

Bullivan

Cons

Propane

^
Jan

•J

Jan

75c

Feb

12%c Jan

17c

Feb

Supertest

Tandem

Taylor,

48

Jan

23c

126.400

31c

9.45

Apr

26,124

7.60

Jan

9.60

15

42%

Feb

45% Mar

i2%c

Jan

3°c

Feb

—

15c

15c

5,000

5%c Jan

36c

35c

39c

61,800

7.30

6.90

7.75

34,450

5.10

8%

9

1,825

7%

Jan

26

26

26V*

205

24 y*

19

20

1,113

19

103

104

40

102

1
common

12c

10c

12c

Jan

13 ^/2c

3.50

3.60

Apr

6,500

3.00 Mar

3.60

Jan

1.54

1.65

23,555

1.37 Mar

1.85 Mar

46%
12c

Gold




10c

17C

27,500

31

24

24

1,195

23

101

101

103

100

33

33

33

41

41

5.40

\

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4

423/4

Jan

ll%cl3%c

24,000

IYbc

Jan

9%

9J'«

3.05

3.25

48c

62c

59c

52c

61c

I6V2

16V2

16%

100

c

41c

Apr

16% May
24c
Jan

88c

30c

34c

8.731

—

127

135

5.700

10

45

45

46

731

42%

28Va

38 Vs

38'/2

75

34,4

Feb

-

1

1.19 Apr

Feb

95

Jan

109

30

Mar

40

Feb

38

Jan

42

Mar

5.55

Feb

0.10

1.68

22,500

10c

4.85

1.55 May
Jan

12c

76,300

79%

87

4,560

57

104 >A

105

115

103

Mar

47 Vi

46%

47'A

60

.

20c

16

16

2.20

Apr

105 Vt

,

Feb

10c

13c

1

9'Ac

8%c 10 %C

20

24,000

28c

15 Va

255,225
16,000

47

30,150

84c

10c
25c

100

35c
14 JA

105

105

Apr

1.90

Jan

7c
6c

13c

ll%c

6%c Jan

3.30

900

2.05

2.18

5,820

55c

61c

58,200

39c

Jan

13c 21 %c

2.10

28c

3.25

—*

60c

1

21 %c

1

21c

1

Apr
Apr
Apr
35c May

1,039,468
50,200

7c

Jan

7c

Jan

19c

21c

12

f

102

Apr

19%

Jan

3.00

1.46

1.52

2.25

2.50

465

13 %c

13c

22,000

10c

-1

1.20

1.18

1.35

388,625

20c

2.69

60c

60c

66c

8,965

60c

Feb

May
21 %c May
25c

Jan

1

Apr

1.46

2.00

Apr

61c

Jan

17,950

Mar

3.75

1.91 Jan

13c

Jan

43c

Jan

1.50

Jan

105

9%c Jan

*

*

-

Feb

24c

27c

Jan

90c

Jan
-

3,959
16
88,050
.

Apr

2.58 Mar

41 %c Mar

273,725

13%

14%

100

A—_—

Jan

92

46% Mar

75c

Mines

Jan

•

1

class

Mar

1.68 May

Jan

10c

2.07

Mines

Mar

Jan

25
.

16

—

14c

23

19 %c Apr
25
Apr

105

*

May
May
Apr

500
2,400

Toronto Stock Exchange
Canadian

Friday
STOCKS

May

Apr

1.82

Jan

2.50

Feb

Jan

14%c Apr
1.37 Apr

..

72c

Apr

Canadian

Pulp

1st

common

Bronze
Cottons
Indus

37

Jan

43

5,465

10

Jan

12% May

39%

39

39%

2,405

32%

Feb

39% May

15%

15%

15%

Dominion

111

590

6.20

21%

22%

3,316
1,095

21

27'A

360

21%

27

16

Mar

215

30

Jan

•

22'A

22'A

22'%

1,058

—50

(1954) Ltd

S4

94

94

25

6%

6%

6%

2,910

14

14

14

90

58

com

1

Lumber—;

Westinghouse

«

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—

__

2.00

5
*

com

__

Canada

a on

Tan

4 90 Jan
61c

19,4
34c

148
40

61

Jan

2.00 Apr
70% May

1,655.

35% May

38'AMay

35%

38'A

20c

19c

20c

18,005

58

Jan

1.50 Mar

15 %c Apr

180

10

20c
200

Jan

180

19

1,465

18% Mar

20

Securities

Jan

com—•

26%

26%

28

1,067

24% Mar

30

Jan

50

95

1

__

•
__

Paper

common

_7%

Utilities

__

95

150

Jan

95

5

95

May

100

27%

28

320

19

Jan

28

33y2

33y2

115

99 Vz

104

2,550

33% Apr
80
Jan
33% Mar

5

38

37'A

38

680

•

12

11 >/8

12

800

9

Mar

6

_____

72%

72%

72%

100

58

Jan

61%

57%

•

43

41

43

460

1

6.00

6.00

6.30

3,225

4.60

4.85

Consolidated
Oreille

1

62

1,905

•

Petroleum

51

50

51'A

1,200
1,985

♦

Bros

Sangamo Co Ltd—

11

n

n

10

40c

__

*

40c

1,000

•

7

6%

7

Thrift

1,326

Stores

2

35

35

37

455

Yukon

Consolidated

1

61c

60c

65c

18,600

25%

25%

25%

50

Gen

__

Invest

Ltd

»

35
104
38%
13%
77

48% Jan

62

34

No par value.

Odd lot sale

t

(not Included in

year's range).
d Deferred

Apr

delivery sale

in year's

Jan

Apr

r

(not included

range).

e

Selling ex-interest.
f Flat price.
Cash sale

(not

included

11

May

35 %c Feb

5% Jan
31%

Jan

51c
Feb
25% May

Ex-llquldating dividend,

(Un) Admitted to unlisted trading
privileges,
wd When delivered.
wi When issued,
x

Ex-divldend.

y

In

year's

range.

Ex-rights,

2

Ex-stock, dividend.

Feb

Jan

Apr
Jan

May
Apr
Jan

Apr
May

44

Jan

5.75 Feb
4.60 May
44
Jan

Apr
7.10 May

5.80 Apr
51'A May
12% Mar
40c May
7
Apr
37
May

68c
28

FOOTNOTES FOR OUT-OF-TOWN AND CANADIAN MARKETS
•

Feb

3,531

5

^av
May
an

70

355

1,200

18%

Mines

Canadian

Feb

Jan

May

2.00

Pato

Third

7%
14

„

70'A

Minnesota & Ontario Paper
Flour common

Southwest

99

Jan

60 %

Ogilvie

Price

*

19

Interprovincial Utilities

Pend

24

•

May
5% Mar

12J/a Mar

Feb

Mar

1.60

36V&

«

Steel

International

•

94
,

Jan

18
31

•

Aircraft

International

29
•

19% Mar

-

Feb

Apr

68%

•

Bridge

Inc

17

♦

Oil

Copper

22%

Jan

500

31%

Feb

7.10 Feb

Jan

17

__

Mav

16%
115

Jan

5.75 Mar

30%

Preferred

Loblaw

27

105

17

Marconi

of

14% Jan

109

5.85

31

common

DuPont

5,905

111

*

_____

New

585

12%

*

—.

Western

High

43

11%

*

Invest

Copper
Consolidated Paper old

Dalhousie

Low

41%

12%

6.20

common

General

Coast

Range sines Jaa. 1

High

42%

•

common

Canadian

Canadian

Canadian

Low

•

Canadian

Canadian

Shares

5

Dredging
Dominion Sugar

Preferred

for Week

•

Gold
&

Sales

Range

5

preferred

Bulolo

Week's
of Prices

1

Newfoundland
Asbestos Corp

Paper
Develop

Curb Section

•

Anglo

Brown Co

&

-

Funds

Last

Par

Anglo

Apr

Feb

20

>

Apr

llc

80c

Zinc

a

3.00 Mar

15c

Jan

86

*

Feb

42c

4%c

1

—

Apr

21

2.10

—

Apr

5'Ac Jan

1

45% Mar

100

£6,355
85,3°°
75,841

25c

May

'1.55

1.65

10 %c

preferred—50

Zenmac Metal

teller's
47

58c

*

21,400

46%

3.15

*
—■

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Toronto Dominion Bank
Toronto General Trusts

46'/2

•

1

Apr

1.55

1

Tip Top Tailors

22/2 Ma

104

3.60

•

Tiara Mines

Feb

26% Mar

Apr

•

Jan

8.30 Mar
9 A

Jan

103

•'

Mines

55c
••

Jan

19%

1

Pearson

i5 Ac Mar

Feb

9

50o

common

14%c

Apr

44%

•

Industries

saver

41%

9.30

—

KrtS?

3,723

100

Teck-Hughes Gold Mines
Thompson-Lundmark

Tombill

48

May
May

44%

25

(ordinary)

Ltd

27

1

Sylvanite Gold
Tamblyn

18c

21% Mar

9.40

.

Swltson

47

1,165

1

Preferred
Surf Inlet

14%c

Mines

Bear

Hayes

•

Preferred

933

__

r % Mav
8/4
y

44%

1

common

24,000

23

1

&

deHavilland

^
Feb

1

Mines

464,400

22

May

20

Sudbury Contact
Superior

18c

15c

10c 12 %c

22

1

Knitting

Canadian

36c

127.662

*

Bteelcy Mining
Bteep Rock Iron Mines
Sterling Trusts
Sturgecn River Gold

12c

12c

1

Yankee Canuck Oil

May

15%

22c

63c

P

38c

30c

47%

42c

42c

*

(Alexander)
Wright-Hargreaves

Canadian

A Mar

i.«

60c

Feb

20

y

20c

Z»

35c

12c

—1

Wood

Canada

30c

—

Apr

5 50 May

o.y

20c

i

CanadaZZZZZZZ

of

12'A May

Apr

10AC

30c

Z_

Bros

Jan

—._.——_*

Larder

Gaspe
Stedman

70%

8

2,840
75,200

Sale Price

Tnri
Ja

*

1

$2.80

Gold

•

Z® Jan
75c ^an

•

Stanley Brock class

Jan

12%

Jan

•

8pocner Oils

66

11%

*

Yukon

*****
50,4

834

A

Co

Standard

17%

60o

61%c

pfd

Stadaccna

20c

1

Vallev

Southam

63

29%

i

Co

51%

10c 10%c

841

28%

Gold

Slater

59%

_50c

Mines

Simpsons Ltd

Somerville

57

28%

Mines

3,099

12'A

g ^

76,755

28%

Standard

Silver wood

l^.May

1.05

.;

14

67%

Gold

Yukeno

60c

66%

Mines
Petroleums

Winchester

York

Feb
Jan

67

V

Pass

Wilrich

14

30c

-

Hardware

White

Apr

May

3.00 Apr
16
Jan

,4% May

15% 15%
145
HI Ho'IS

•

common

White

5.50

72c
-

Jan

100
'

354^

6.80

1

Feb

3.85 Mar

79c

1

1.75 Mar

Zulapa Mining Corp

Jan

04% Mar

20C

6.30

common

;

Yellowknife

9,700

51%

-

10l/2c

3?:

1.05

Mining

Bilver-Miller
Silver

4.40

6.30

(Quebec)

Ltd

2:S
59%

23

4.00

1

Breweries

Silknit

^

M

17,7^8
5,400

Gordon

8ilaiico

4.00

50c

Gold

Voting Trust
Sigma

22*.

6%c Jan

51,845

"Yellorex Mines

,

"-"l1

Bappblre

Mar

3.75 Mar

^

9c

224,870

12% May

y

•

iSS

||o

61.500

2.75

Feb

A'2?

72c
2.96

69c
2.89

11%

Preferred

Wlnora

*

67c
2.85

Apr

Apr
9ys Jan

6,017

Winnipeg & Central Gas
Winnipeg Electric pfd

•

4.50 Mar

"

Feb

1.45 May

,

2.50 Mar

40c

200

33

14

;

Apr

1.65

4.70

5

Petroleums

Apr

1.49

common

Naco

30c

1..53

Jan

8% Apr

4.70

8c

Jan

19%

100

""

Jan

55c

3c

17,978

13%

—

4%c

1

Corp

Jap

84c

__—

214,139

50c

14,500

8%

Apr

13%

A

Windward

51c

common

^May

20*

63c

8c

31%

8%

1

Jan

100

5%c
29%

Jan

8

50

Western Tungsten
Weston
(Geo)
common
;

FOB Feb
-

6c

31

*

14c

L'Me-Commcn-

^|t Lawrence

Apr
Jan

1.37

Feb

19,700

Western Leaseholds

4.40 Mar

5 V*

1

Jan

13,700
48,408

Uranium

Robertson

.

18

1.00 Mar

60c

Canada Breweries^
Western Grocers common.

Western

Mar

15%

Western

Class

16

40c

West Malartic
Westeel Products
Western Ashley

.

May

8y2

1

Jon

28c

200

1

7%c

85c

7,066

7

Apr

1.54

Jan

14

15%

Weedon
Pyrites
Wekusko Consol

75c

2.60

1.10

7

—

May

75c

Jan

*

8,300

24c

1.07

1.07

7.45

Feb

1.05

56c

—

300,023

1

ZZ

P-ado Oils

Equipment

12c

80c

15 Vb

28c

*

14|

2.60

14%

6.50 Mar

51,665

207,940
1,395

15J/2

W

10c

25c

51c

1.54

•

1A|

2.60

41c

1.26

Jan

1

Oils

Amulet
Walker G &

Waterous

6,844

48c

1

--

80 %c

% Jan

6.55 Jan

—_—25

—

Wiltsey-Coghlan

1

""

Uranium

Jan

31

1.54

_1

——

12c

1

1

62

*

Waite

Willroy

1

Renatde^Mines

pr

93c

Feb

3.10 Mar

352,551

*>*

15c

14% Mar

46,447

2201 2 30

4.85 May

70c

7,950

3.75

Apr
Jan

•

B

Preferred
63c

60%
29

Apr

*

Violamac Mines

May

i

21

7.45

-—

Virginia Dare pfd

70c Jan

7.60

Co^S

Copper

18 Vu Apr

—

1

Ltd

Vicour Mines

Feb

1.10 Feb

aar/.M

6,050

Class

•

Quebec

480

7.00

Viceroy Mfg class A

*

Pro«rectors Airways
Purdy Mica Mmes_ZZ

19%

—

Jan

7%c

8.30

4.80 Jan

.

Feb

29c

30V. Mar

7c

8.001

18,660

*

2.35

3.90

1

5.80

•

1.59

Apr

5.55
19%

2,520

7.45

Alloys

Jan

32c

21 %c Mar

—

1

Cons

46y4

9,360

13,633

*

Roi

10% May
40%

45
28c

5.75.

•

Vanadium

Jan

8% Apr
11% May

25c

25

Upper Canada Mines

5.70

Mar

10%

135

Mines

Jan

Feb

44 Va

25c

61

Steel

Van

6

Jan

42c

44'A

30%

Oils

May

4.35

Apr

37

46 %c Jan

10%

61

Montauban

7.65

Mines

1,170

30

United

4.00

Uranium

Warrants

7%
11%

30

United

Feb

46

.

1.90 Mar
14c

2.80

*

DomeZ~Z

58c

25,708

1V»

•

United

3.40 Mar

8%c Jan

37,800

Feb

48c

Mar

Apr

28c

Mar

2.35 Jan

Jan

28

5.35

50

Feb

14c

30c

Jan

May

49% Jan

Apr

30c

—25

*

Hill

Apr
Apr

42c

1.66 Mar

34.400

95c

103

'

preferred

preferred

1.75

3,011

25c

*

A

45%

44% Jan

18,900

7%

1

B

48

32

4.95

—

11.350

70

class

B

36,835

27c

*

Keno

40c

5.35

^1

Fuel

Class

37c

31%

18c

Jan

41

7 781

23

Jan

41

225

1.88

High

Feb
Jan

8c

36c 38 %c

*

class

United

47%

32

*

common—

20'A

10

47

1.76

37c

•

—

Corp

United

45%

*

Asbestos

Feb

14'000

70

Line—

Gas

Mining

45

45%

1.80

•

Acceptance
preferred

Union

2,636

44%

•

United

*20

Pipe

Resources

United

llc

16c

1

Metals
East

^.75

37c

--

Pr^tnn

2nd

103

46

Oil

Petroleum

Union

8c

45

Jan

Mar

13 %c

1,125
31,933

45V8

•

Triad Oil

45C

l°c

46

Apr

38c

30c

42c 44 %c

Trend

FeS

13'/2c

•

Transcontinental

Jan

72c

Mar

103

3.00

Mountain

Oils

Low

22'A

x*

Oils

12* Jan

15c

10

31'/.

:

Border

er

113

2.90

Trans

jan

Era

Range since Jan. 1

High

22%

40

Empire

Shares

22'A

1
A

preferred

25%cMar

1,625

2 00

1

5%

Low

*

•

73

;;

,

Pee,. Rouyn GoM.

Prem

8 55

1.40

-

'

PrairieOi?

8 50

Apr

A

B

Trans

Feb

is

15c

*

°£.==Z

{££$

as

4JC

Feb

60c

46i°570

199

15c

10

oils

3.50

2.100

1.35

1

l^relopLciu !

P acer

1-37

^

Pr^-OreUramum~ZZZZ
Pittsburgh Pl?teGlas7

62c

113

„

1

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I
PeJuvla^ Oila & MtoertC
Mr

10'/.
66

lJ?S

Gold

nil

ll%cMar

33,300

*

Per^coSt
Photo

13Vs>c

10*

3.50

Jocploration
Finance class

Traders

M

1.40

class

Towagmac
Class

53c

Works

Sale*
for Week

Range
of Prices

Par

Toronto Iron

48SS

Jan

Week's

Last

Sale Price

Trans

09

Pp?ctorerdit JeWe'erleS """"""roo

Perron

SS

Friday

STOCKS

1

26% May

Apr

U

•

preferred

Jan

1.M

'till

lol,

'•

N.turaToa.

RUM

25%

42c

3.75

10c

g'""
issss; sr
pXc.

120

40c

•

=

6

High

3.50

14 Vie

1

Petroteum

Hershey

MAY

.

_

Low

1.20

i

KmouT Porcupine
pl? Western OU JIZZI-

26%

,

Range sine# Jan.

";0C

1

_

Shares

High

26'/a

1

3f.

1

v

of Prices

Low

-1

ENDED

for Week

Par

Ontario

FOR WEEK

Balea

Last

STOCKS

Jan
Feb

>

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle
46

.

..

Monday, May 9, 1955

(2158)

OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES
Quotations for Friday, May 0

Obligations of Government Agencies

investing Companies
Mutual funds—

—25c
1.25
Business Shares
1
Mutual Fund Inc—1

■rttjel'deen

Fund

American

American

.

Inc

Fund

Affiliated

Fund Trust—.—-;—

Associated

1.60

Development

Atomic

13.96

15.23

12.09
24.76
3.91
11%
4%
12.44

1
"A" Inc.-1
"B" Inc-~5
Axe-Houghton Stock Fund Inc.l
Beneficial Corp
1
Fund

Mutual

13.14
26.91
4.27

Inc__—

Axe-Hough ton Fund

Axe-Houghton Fund

22.74
15.45

22,59
12.48
7.65

7.00

1

Inc.

Fund

California

—

—

11.22

20.90
11.39

1
Bowling Green Fund Inc
10c
Broad Street Invest Corp——5
Bullock
Fund
Ltd—
—1

Boston Fund Inc

12%
5'A
13.52
24.45
16.70

10.38

Corp
1
Blue Ridge Mutual Fund Inc.—1
Bond Xnv Tr of America
*
Holdings

Blair

Ask
1.43
6.56
4.50
9.18

Bid
1.30
! 6.07
4.21
8.40
1.46

Par

General Fund

Canada

11.22

1
10.38
17.63
Inc——_——1
16.29
6.06
Capital Venture Fund Inc
1
5.53
2d.65
Century Shares Trust
1
26.50
31.73
Chemical Fund
1
29.34
Christiana Securities com—100 13,100 13,700
Preferred
100
141
146
Colonial
Fund
Inc
—1
18.65
20.24
Commonwealth Investment
1
8.85
9.62
Composite Bond & Stock
Fund Inc
1
18.92
20.57
Composite Fund Inc
1
16.30
17.72
Ltd

(19541

—

Fund

Canadian

43

13.43

14.63

Fund Inc

Vegh Mutual
Delaware Fund

—1

Shares

1

Equity Fund Inc
20c
Fidelity Fund Inc_
—5
Financial Industrial Fund Inc_l

Stock

——

Fund

10
1
Founders Mutual Fund
*
Franklin Custodian F'unds Inc—
Common
stock series
—lc
Corp„ %
Formula Fund of Boston

Futures

Gas

17.65

19.08

10.85
7.37

1

9.26

16.43

lc

11.90
12.20

Fund Inc__lc

5.68

3.78

4.14

1

21.13

22.84

Canada

(Geo)

Fund

8.01

lc

7.28

6.64

10.81

9.87

10.40

9.49
12.95

14.18

shares

10.62

5.45

5.98

lc
lc
lc

shares

9.69
3.16

lc

Equipment shares
stock shares

9.01

9 87

lc
lc

.

9.69

11.67

lc

shares

9.30

10.65

11.73
13.16
4.18

3.48

12.85

14.41

Fund

26%
17.10

21.28

1-55

bl.80

1.65%

2.05%

2-55

1-55

bl.90

1.7 J %

1.60%

3-

1-55

12-

1-55

1-55

bl.95

1.75 %

1.95%

4-

1-55

1-

3-56

b2.10

1.95%

1-

3-55

10-

3-55

b2.00

1.80%

2.15%

5-

2-55

2-

1-56

b2.15

2.05%

3-55

b2.00

1.80%

4-

27.34

27.90

United Stales Treasury

6.64

7.18

24.81

26.82

37%

387/a

1955-

99.990

99.994

June

May 19,

99.965

£9.971

July

7,

1955-

99.939

99.943

July

14,

2,

1955-

99.910

99.919

July 21,

9,

26,

*

a35.55

—1

a21.47

new—1.25

8.83

9.55

11.71

—

1955-

99.884

99.893

1955.

99.858

93.858

August

1955.

99.o23

11.72

Bank & Trust

75.50

a29.61

1

11.25

12.26

1

Fund

of

New

20%

21%

7.36

Canada

Funds

8.04

13.21

1

Inc

United

100

York

254

1

260

61%

10
12.50

59%
51'A

53

50'A

52'A

Trust

Bankers

Bank

Manhattan

Chase

Corn

14.36

Inc—

1

Ltd

lc

8.86

Inc.—1
Guardian Mutual Fund Inc
1
Haydock Fund Inc
1
Hudson Fund Inc
1
Income Foundation Fund Inc 10c
Income Fund of Boston Inc—1

39.65
16.06

40.84

United

Accumulated Fund

1

9.85

10.71

16.55

United

Continental Fund

1

6.97

Bank

Federation

& Trust

of

of

30%
48

10

10

32%
52

Bank

20

Huntington (L I)
Westchester Natl
Rochelle

60%

62'A

Bank

10

78

83

20.'

New

38

42

National Bank—

16.95

15.68

Fund Shares. 1

18.48

20.09

Guaranty Trust

20

81

Fund

1

9.40

10.27

Hanover

10

1

7.78

8-50

Industrial Bank of Commerce_10

50'A
40

Irving Trust

10
40

30'A
178

2.67

Value

Line

Fund

10.17

Value

Line

Income

9.37

18.14

16.78

Inc__l

6.22

6-80

Van Strum & Towne Fund Inc.l

12.35

13.43

Wall

1

19.58
14.92

16.00

1

25.68

27.99

1

24.29

26.25

_1

5.46

5.90

Investors

12.12

tl0.49

11.47

50%

Co
Bank

(The)

84
52'A
43

31%

19.97

1

Street

Washington

til.08

Inc
Fund

Investing Corp
Mutual

Wellington Fund
Fund Inc

Whitehall

Wisconsin

Fund

Kings County Trust Co

Inc

188

Companies

Meadow

Bank

Brook National

90%

51
312
72%

55
324
75%

„

20
100

of Freeport

Morgan (J P) & Co Inc
New York Trust

63

88%

Co——20

25

Aetna

Aetna

10
10

Surety

Co

Insurance

Life

72

199

10-

Agricultural Insurance Co
Automobile

,

200

10

6c

Casualty

37

American

2

287s

American

Equitable Assur
5
Casualty—5

39 'A
37'A

American Fidelity &

y

Amer
Amer

208
74'A
205
<

Ins Co

307s
42
39 'A

—5

37 %

39 'A

45
33'A

48
34%
5%

(Wash D C)

Mercury

American

5

5

Re-insurance

American

1

Surety

28

30

25

84

87

Automobile

10

141

149

Bankers & Shippers
,

10

Chicago

Camden

Fire

Colonial

Life

Ins

(N J)—5

Assn

Ins

of

Inc

Forster

&

Employees

Group

Firemen's

of Newark

i

Hanover

Indemnity

(Jacksonville

66
40

42

Casualty

88

121

10

95

5
10

31%

32%

88 %

93 Me

10

26%

28 V*

2

13%

15 V*

87%

91%
59%
77%

Republic

42
101

43%
104

St

Paul

Co
—

—

75'A

Corp

(N Y)

10

(Texas)
Fire

&

Marine

6.25

(New

48'A

51

Springfield Fire 6c Marine-

81 'A

Standard

24

Travelers

45

lo

25%
51%

4 46%
27

53%

Accident—

U S Fidelity* <te

H S

74

61%
52%

19%
351

Recent
Bonds—

„

&

Pwr

Arkansas

,

Lt

23

13'A
220
21
3bl

Bid

530

500

515

Cleveland

20

34

37

Co

50

260

270

Bank

16
10

65

69

46

50

Connecticut Bank 6c Trust Co_25

75

80

34

36

69'A

71'A

53

57

54%

National Bank

Central

Trust

National

City

Bank

of Commerce

Connecticut
Hartford
&

Bank

National

_10

Co

Trust

••

'}■

-10

National Bank of Detroit

City
National Bank

,

J

Jersey
First
Los

25

Angeles

Bank__12.50

52'A

6c Trust- _25

97

100

Peoples 1st Nat'l Bank & Tr_ -20

55

57

\

Pittsburgh
Mellon

Nat'l

i

Louis

St.

National

Mercantile

Louis
San

_20

55

59

Bank

17

61

65

Co

_25
—

60'A

64'A

66

71

38'A

39%

Bank

National

Boatmen's

St

Bank

Trust

-20

Union Trust

"

.

I

Franclscco

Bank of Amer N T 6c S A

6.25

Security Issues
'Ask

New

103

Rochester Gas &

102'A
96%

£6'A

1990
3lAS-1980

101%

102'A

101'A

1985

99'A

99%

Elec 3%s_1985

102'A

100%

101 y*

Service 3V4S

1985

102

100'A
111

111%

pfd__100

112

113'A

109

110

99

101

10

67

77%

80

3%s

Consumers

Dallas
Duke

Power

Power

Power

3s

Trailer

Fruehauf

3'As

& Light

3%s

Tennessee

Texas

Elec

Gas

98'A

General

99'A

100'A

4.50%

1985

102'A

103'A

1984
Louisiana Pow & Lt 3Vss„_1984

100'A

Mobile

Gulf

&

Indiana & Mich
Kansas

City

Ohio

3%s__1980

Elec 3'As—1984

Pow

6c Lgt—

3'As

Long

Island

98

3V4S

98'A

Tenn
100

Tire

&

4.40%

100

Light—
preferred
Transmission—
preferred—

100

Gas

5.85%

FOOTNOTES FOR
value.
tEx 100% stock dividend.

•No

par

106'A

100

OVER-THE-COUNTER ISSUES

78%

81%

55%
32%

58%

b Bid

yield price* -

k Admitted
*

York

to listing on the New

Stock Exchange.
tNew
x

stock.

Ex-dividend.""7 -

wi When issued,

y

*'*

Ex-rigfitS.'

■

7.

-

■
'

Rubber—

preferred

Louisiana Power 6c
4.16%

Lighting—

.

StocksEl Paso Nat Gas

3

34%

*

102%

3Vas

100%

1975

j

102 Ye

1975

»

1

101%

1975

Ask
102

4s

Philadelphia Elec

1995

Commonwealth Edison 3VbS_2004

101'A

England Power 3ViS—1985

100

51%

2

Bid

Bonds—(Cent.)

99'A

Potomac Telep—

Ches &

Guaranty Co-lO
;

t

3%s__1985

1!Ex two for one split,
a Net asset value,

Westchester Fire

10

100

Trust

States

United

55'A

48%

10O 2,435 " 2,485

Fire

313

510

100

Trust Co

Northern

320

100

Savings Bk—100

Harris Trust 6c

63%

10

Haven)

78%

22%

100

64

10
10

Seaboard Surety Co

Security

5

5




83

Providence-Washington

Fla>_2%

Fire

12

Co

79%
68%

5

American

41V*

10

Oeneral Reinsurance Corp

Gulf Life

Pacific

77

763A

5

Globe & Republic

31V*

10'A

z

74

4

Life

29%

39%

Fire

573A

59%

10

Northern

Pacific

lo

58%

56%

12.50

145%

Reinsurance

56%

5

119%

.

49%

2.50

115%

Peerless

106'A

3.33%

Fire

140%

Phoenix

-

47%

2

River

10

(S F)__

Glens Falls

Great

York

North

14 V*

13

102

10

Casualty

Northeastern

2.50

Fidelity & Deposit of Md
Assn of Philadelphia

Fire

Franklin

New

1C6
490

4

64'A

5

•
10

Federal

61 %

lo

Hampshire Fire

101

Trade Bank & Trust Co

21
12'A
210

40%
43 V*

& Manufacturers—4

Fire

475

Sterling

393
'

41%

Merchants

National Union Fire

10

Bank
National

National

51%

47%

5

Assurance

Amsterdam

Bank 6c Trust—33'A

First National Bank

92
381

5

Fire

New

73

101

115

39%

Merchants

National

70

98

51'/*

49'A

1

Massachusetts Bonding

10

-

Assoc

.Employers Reinsurance

Fireman's Fund

31 %

10

Casualty

Maryland

5

Continental Casualty Co
Crum

Life

10

Co

Assurance

29'A

45

10

C)

N

National

10

Amer

Connecticut General Life
Continental

43

(Greensboro

25

Illinois

Continental

Ins—

Jersey Insurance Co of N Y—10 1
Lincoln

-

90'A

111

5

Life

181

84'A

...5

Standard

Jefferson

Ask

Bid
176

10

Hartford

New

84%

5

Boston Insurance Co—

Par

-10

39

Assurance Co_5
(Newark N J)„2'A

$1.25 conv preferred
American, Home

Rye

Ask

Bid

Par
Aetna

5
2
25

Royal State Bank of N Y

Companies

37

34

10

City Nat'l Bank and Trust

First

Insurance

Ask

Bid

Par

Albany, N. Y.
Bank of Albany

State

Security-First Nat'l
Trust

Manufacturers

59

10

Long Island Trust

Inc

Fund

99.650

Detroit

Income

8.47

split

46%

5

Science

9.37

Inst Foundation Fund—

Ex-two-for-one

Y

United

2.44

Incorporated Income Fund
1
Incorporated Investors
1
Institutional Shares, Ltd—
Institutional Bank Fund—
Ex-reversed split l-for-10—

Franklin Square N

United

a24;03

99.638

1955—

4,

Union

Bank

7.62.

shares

1955

£9.682

Cleveland

National

Suffolk

Franklin

9.7 li

Utility

99.712

99.671

National

42%
157

40
151

16

.10

Fiduciary Trust
First National City
of New York

First

55

Trust Co

Empire Trust

First

Growth Fund of

Canada

Funds

99.742

99.700

Ask

Bid

York

New

Bank

12.67

12.88

71.50

United

93.771

1955

99.840

(White Plains N Y)

11.76

4.59

99.812

99.729

1955

July 28,

16,

County

Fund

l
State Street Investment Corp„♦
Stein Roe & Farnham Fund—1

Fund

1955

23,

June

12.66

i

Investors

Templeton

99.798
99.757

1955.

30,

1955-

May

Ask

Bid

12,

Exchange Bank—10
Commercial State Bk & Tr
25

Inc— 1

Texas

Dollar Value

Ask

Bid

Chem

Clark

Television-Electronics

1.95%

Bills

Dollar Value

Par

1

Investors

Southwestern

10-

1-55

13.86

Shareholders Trust of Boston—1

Sovereign

b2.10

7-

21.72

12.75

Canada Inc__1

Shares

1.95%

9-

18.66

1

1

Stock

1.85%

b2.05

27%

Fund

Amer

b2.05

1-55

38

*

;

Common

1-55

Due

10%

10%

Scudder, Stevens & Clark—
Selected

Ask

11-

8-

Growth Stock

Inc

25-

June

33

5
5

Inc

&

1.60%

June

2.50

of

Bid

1-55

Dated

Rate

Ask

1.50%

3.59

Inc

Stevens

Scudder,

27.68

25.68

1
Shares—

1

Scudder

97.4

96.4

1-54

June

Fund Inc

Putnam

1960

96.16

1-54

May

Fund Inc

13.36

.

1-54

6.22

Inc

13.03

Bid

1-55

17.96

.

Puritan

1,

April

98.8

96.10

95.30

1959

11-

8.38

1

8.64

10.63

i'As

1,

96.30

12-

10-

6.82

Series

Rowe)

l'As Oct.

98.6

1959

11-

5.23

7.67

preferred—
Petroleum & Trading

(T

100.1

1958

10.12

6.24
4.79

Fund

1, 1959

bl.75

Due

6-

1-54

9-

1.35%

1

Fund

97.20

15,

8.05

1

Fund

97.14

1,

1 %s April

11.86

$1.50

Street

April 1, 1958

98.2

1.45%

20.50

l

Series

18.95

lc

Philadelphia

Dated

1.25%

Trust

99.21
98.16

97.28

100

99.28

99.7

98.10
98.10

1.25%

14.43

1

American

—

98.28

1957

1,

Oct.

—

l'As Oct.

99.31

99.24
99.31
99.22

1956

1957

1957

15,

l7/as Feb.

100.5

99.29
.

98.22
99.5

1957

15,

99.19

Aug.

1.25%

of Canada Ltd
North

2s

Federal Intermediate Credit Bank Debentures
Rate

1.20%

13.28

-1

England Fund
New York Capital Fund

7.72
9.70

Growth Industry Shares

.

al4.62

Inc

Fund

lc
lc

Railroad
Tobacco

10.51

1

of

Ask

101.9

101.7

1957

39.20

9.58

Inc

New

Price

Mining

Steel

29.42

36.26

1

Natural Resources

11.81

lc
administered shares—lc
General bond shares
l.c
Industrial Machinery shares_lo
Institutional Bond shares—lo
Merchandising shares-,
lc

RR

27.21

—*
1

Corp
Series-

Resources

April 1,

l%s May

99.29

15.

9.29

Series.

Pioneer

shares

Bond

Natural

1,

point

a

32.04

1

Stock

Growth

Oct.

of

Bid

March

99.31

100.3

1956—

1956 wi—;

15,

Aug.

32nds

3.74

3.39
8.48

29.64

1

Stock

1955

15,

March 15,

1%S

Series

10.36

Fully

Railroad

7.16

Series

Stock

Pine

shares
Petroleum
shares

3.38

6.51

Series

9.46
10.78

Equipment shares
Food

1

3.07

2s

Series

Bond

1958

more

or

1 'As

1.0

99.31

IV2S April 1, 1956

interest

Security

one

27As

Treasury Notes—

6.30

Corp

Investors

20,

Maturity—

1 'As

5.72

Life Fund

National

Ask

—99.23
99.27

1955

l%s Dec.

Fund

Balanced

15,

lc

Fund

represent

99.31

1955

22,

15, 1955

l%s

Pacific Amer Investors com—10c

8.78

99.16

Mortgage Assn—

Treasury Notes—(Cont.)—

1955

17,

4.47

Securities—

—^.lc
lc

shares

98.16

1, 1960

Natl

1 'As

Trust Shares—

26.45

8.46

97.22

99.8

1959
1960.

Federal

5.18

4.70

—1

Balanced

June

l'/as Aug.

l%s Dec.

lc

point
Bid

6.78

Inc

Massachusetts

Wide

May

1%S

16%

a43.15

Growth Stock

Investors

Fund

1 V«s

12.68

15%

decimal

Certificates of Indebtedness—

—lc

Massachsetts

24.20
66.81
7.21

Stock Fund-lc
Electronics & Electrical
"♦

11.60

after

Figures
Maturity—

4.56

1956

(The)

Common

7.36

Inc—10c
Investors Trust.l

Series

Fund—

Capital Growth

6.71

Bond Fund

3.88

shares-

Chemical

10.49

6.16

Transportation shares

1
1
1

shares

10.96

9.70

1955

7.84

1,

Feb.

U. S. Certificates of Indebtedness & Notes

4.14

shares

Steel

Manhattan

Series

71.84

1,

2'As

97.14

1958

2 V2s June

98.12

97.26

1958

1,

100
£8.20
93.2

98.8

1,

2'As Jan.

4.06

Special Investment

15.79

Trust

99.4

1, 1957

lc

.

shares—

Petroleum

10.75

Capital Corp

Building

shares

Paper

Speculative

852

93.28

2s June

shares—lc

Industries

General

19.66

6.98

10.06

lc
Electrical Equipment shares.lc

Preferred

15.11

Oct.

2%s May

100
99.27

15.11

Managed Funds—
Automobile
shares

Income

54%

99.23

13.13

13.85

Fund—*

Saylcs Mutual

Loomis

Nation

4.04

99.30

1, 1956

18.06

12.03

25c

Lexington Trust Fund

Mutual

6.93

Ask

100.12

100.6
98.4
99.24
98.12

1956
1, 1957-55
1,

2'As May

1, 1955

1.90s Feb.

12.78

16.55

Life Insurance Investors Inc—1

9.81
7.77

Inc

Group Securities—
Automobile shares
Aviation

Keystone Fund of Canada Ltd_l
Knickerbocker Fund
1

K-2

Shares

14.59

1%S

100.1
10J

May

21.64

11.71

K-l

14.41
3.57

Inc

General Investors

19.84

(Speculative Pfd Stks)__ 1
S-l (High-Grade Com Stk)„1
8-2 (Income Com Stocks)—_1
S-3 (Speculative Com Stk)__i
8-4 (Low Priced Com Stks)_l

point

a

12.81

B-3

B-4

2
1

Investors Inc

Industries Fund

General

11.73

of

Bid

21.96

lc

series

stock

Preferred

Fundamental

20.12

32nds

more

or

2%s

Central Bank for Cooperatives—

28.04

21.79

3.69
54
13.79
6.42

Boston

First

25.70

B-2

Mutual

8.61

99.31
S9.29

1955

15,

l%s June

27.00

National

6.74
13.50

Balanced

al9.85

Boston

of

1
(Medium Grade Bonds)_l
(Low Priced Bonds)-—1
(Discount Bonds)—.—..,1
(Income Pfd Stocks)—1

Invest

2.73

20.38
18.39

Howard—
Fund

&

Eaton

Mutual Fund-1

(The)

Mutual

16.30/

7.92

1
—1

Dreyfus Fund Inc.

1

20.27

Nov.

one

Ask

2%s Nov.

28.18

Mass

9.95

14.40
2.51

———-—.—2.50
-25c

E

Series

Johnston

represent

9.26

18.55

Aug.

1.90s

17.68

8.75

Keystone Custodian Funds—
B-l (Investment
Bonds)

of beneficial

Diversified Trustee Shares—
Dividend

tl6.16

Trust

Investment

point

Federal Land Bank Bonds—

15 1955—

1.80s

l-for-10—

Co.

decimal

Federal Home Loan Banks—

Fund——_

split

■

12.08

1102
9 08

7.46

of America—-1

Ex-reversed

23.86

21.70

Fund——————-1
Diversified Investment Fund—1
Stock

Insur

Institutional

54.48

Diversified Growth

11.51

6.82

Institutional Income Fund—lc

Investment

after

Figures

Bid

tl0.53

Ex-two-for-one

14.85

14.70
53.94

Inc——1
1

Income Fund

De Vegh
De

18.36

16.98
40

Inc_;———i—1
Consolidated Investment Trust. 1
Crown Western Investment, Inc
Dividend Income Fund———1

Concord Fund

Growth
split

Institutional

Ask

Bid

Par
Fund—

Funds—

Mutual

'

.•

,

108

Volume 181

Number 5427

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2159)

«
V-

THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS
Bank

Clearings this week will show

liminary figures compiled by
of the

based

us

decrease compared

a

with

a year ago.

Third Federal Rescrva

Week

Pre¬

•

telegraphic advices from the chief cities

upon

1.2% below those of the corresponding week last
year.

$20,663,969,750 against $20,914,008,908 for the

the

loss for the.week

a

week

ending Friday of 7.7%.

Our comparative

summary

for

New

York

Chicago

Kansas
St.

1,038,072,872

+

0.9

638,956,272

616,875,867

+-

3.6

358,877,751

340,347,538

+

5.4

248,300,000

328,100,000

Francisco

595,586,000

Ten cities, five days

all

3,992,117

—

7.2

Total all

331,213,083

iit

issue of next week.

our

ends

week

Saturday, and the Saturday figures

Accordingly, in the above

(11

V305,080,212

+ 9.6

Total

them

6,660,250

6,091,46®

+27.7

12,122,006

12,799,096

8,242,636

+78.9

6,869,714

9,987,377

1,356,378,283

7.5

1,126,334,769

1,165,847,631

9,873,484

For that week there

the whole country

7,591,526
227,890,939

+ 30.1

255,721,348

+ 12.2

242,599,633

211,434,055

436,684,227

+ 17.9

478,672,359

422,410,767

42,947,200

+ 14.4

40,492,100

38,440,206

8,698,765
8,383,750

+ 19.2

8,712,367

12,085,158

+ 44.2

9,924,286

423,720,620

9,393,919

367,783,175

+ 15.2

404,519,677

412,153,265

1,275,905,457

(7 cities)

7.9

1,099,979,582

+16.0

1,195,431,640

1,107,546,771

4,009,904

3,946,931
17,561,003
145,374,239

Virginia—Norfolk

Virginia—Huntington

at

an

increase of

3,777,031

1.4

Carolina—Charleston
Maryland—Baltimore

+

4.0

District of

—

appear

the week

as

(6

%e

1.2%.

the cities according to the

group

we

note that in

the New York Reserve District (including this city) the totals record a gain of 1.9%
and in the Boston Reserve District of

the

totals register a loss of 7.5%.

7.3%, but in the Philadelphia Reserve District

In the Cleveland Reserve District the totals

larger by 16.0%, in the Richmond Reserve District by
Reserve

District

of

crease

by 19.8%.

13.0%

and in

The Chicago Reserve District has to

are

the Atlanta

its credit

an

in¬

.District of

14.0%.

In the Kansas City Reserve District there is an improvement of

6.0%, in the Dallas Reserve District of 26.7% and in the San Francisco Reserve Dis¬

+ 30.9

5,056,742

5,010,600

+ 16.6

283,876,551

267,051,307

+ 13.7

97,618,258

93,751,88*

635,490,584

cities).

562,501,788

+13.0

568,410,774

532,695,971

Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta—
24,095,421

Nashville

88,970,39$

287,100,000

302,000,000

7,846,373

—26.2

4,357,658

+ 16.1

3,928,680

156,692,610

+ 19.0

133,035,470

170,122,737

126,493,436

+ 34.5

140,602,856

Mobile

10,154,858

Total

8,778,372

+ 15.7

8,237,565

432,664

+ 41.5

+ 17.4

529,062
158,077,404

873,422,515

+19.8

854,820,672

839,165,770-

Arbor

0.1

1,669,409

7.8

13,754,239

+ 22.0

7,676,666

1,745,149"
12,197,67?
7,632,899

1,784,128

Rapids

Wayne

SUMMARY
Week Ending April 30—

1954

Boston

12 Cities

9,135,032

Moines

City

.'

Illinois—Bloomington

'

2nd New York

.

3rd

11

Philadelphia

"

65,351,000
9,591,320

7,33Uei

3,165,650

+ 29.5

3,249,283

97,843,705

+ 21.2

97,311,498

5,760,974

Iowa—Cedar Rapids

8,464,139

+ 13.9

3,526,771
90,682,633-

4,712,683

+ 22.2

5,048,498

4,734,879

42,580,332
15,316,676

Wisconsin—Milwaukee

+ 14.5

+ 35.6

4,099,113

-

7,977,629

65,379,000
7,392,607

118,616,222

Haute

33,184,266

+ 28.3

35,225,306

14,877,'644

+

3.0

13,475,790

33,465,373
15,800,250.

1953

$

1,546,435

1,333,410

+ 16.0

1,386,385

922,906,453

+ 11.2

975,877,387

5,889,064

4,424,162

+ 33.1

4,294,910

3,826,870

11,738,997

10,895,517

8,163,181

8,664,053

4,776,997

4,982,965

1,366,561,455

1,213,044,810

Decatur

(17

cities)

..

764,396,973

+

7.3

733,208,558

687,785,703

10,568,052,188

10,375,772,355

+

1.9

9,442,869,478

10,144,919,089

—

7.5

) ,1*6,334,769

1,165,847,631

"

1,254,966,273

1,356,378,283

4th Cleveland

7

"

1,275,905,457

1,099,979,582

+16.0

1,195,431,640

5th

6

"

635,490,584

562,501,788

+13.0

568,410,774

10

"

1,046,136,778

873,422,515

+19,8

17

"

1,366,561,455

1,213,044,810

+12.7

1,268,668,795'

4

"

638,999,539

547,320,739

+16.7

581,475,879

!

Louis

350,700,000

Chicago

Sth

St

9th

Louis

Minneapolis

7

,10th Kansas City

**

499,341,077

437,992,181

854,820,672

+14.0

412,066,966

839,165,776

1,198,950,844
537,818,038
398,732,626

Total

San

St. Paul

-

564,805,045

526,293,721

North

"

542,781,723

428,405,555

+26.7

404,895,156

383,423,706

South

"

1,139,317,782

956,122,771

+19.2

1,005,129,680

954,023,449

592,888,034

559,411,183

+

6.0

(4

110 Cities

Outside

New

add

our

20,381,786,324

19,174,748,735

10.211,793.244

city

now

We

York

9,129,520,758

6.3

18,158,117,412

18,477,203,325

+11.9

9,051,278,539

1,198,950,84*

+ 11.4

321,300,000

302,400,000

154,656,005

+ 13.4

152,802,445

139,851,42a

75,701,511

+ 46.2

105,000,843

93,248,445

2,063,223

8.5

2,372,591

2,318,171

547,320,739

+16.7

581,475,879

537,818,038

detailed statement showing the figures for each city and for the

7,799,011

7,092,317

+ 10.0

6,810,777

339,042,858

294,407,062

+ 15.2

125,515,030

112,017,174

+ 12.1

275,114,369
106,169,504

7,281,670

6,277,922

+ 16.0

5,532,181

3,923,743

3,382,297

+ 16.0

3,575,280

+ 10.9

4,684,219
10,180,636

.

.—

Dakota—Fargo
Dakota—Aberdeen

Montana—Billings

5,170,690

499,341,077

Helena

4,662,114

10,153,295

437,992,181

(7 cities)

1953

•

1954

Inc.

1933

+14.0

4,065,616
2,203,28*

11,225,450

412,066,966

1,234,490

Omaha

-

929,106

+ 32.9

820,583

610,492

+ 34.4

398,732,620

715,579

8,913,235

8,843,358

0.8

8.485,356

142,055,533

160,455,455

—11.5

150,200,507

3.5

"

—

Lincoln
1933

or

4.5

99,432,635
7,138,160

Tenth Federal Reserve District-Kansas City", Hastings

Ending April 30

+

7,326,889
267.340,580

-«

Total

Nebraska—Fremont
Week

+

District—Minneapolis-

.—_

8,688,928,917

+

week ended April 30 for four years:

Clearings at

1,268,668,795

638,999,539

cities)

Minneapolis

10

Total

3,867,974.

+12.7

2,237,843

Ninth Federal Reserve

9

Francisco

8,029,723

4,373,737

314,900,000

10,608,075

12th

11,915,490

8,667,350

175,414,805

I

Minnesota—Duluth

6

11th Dallas

13,251,878

4.1

—

110,646,891

Kentucky—Louisville

Tennessee—Memphis
Illinois—Quincy

532,695,971

7th

7.7
5.8

+
—

Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis—

1,107,546,771

6th Atlanta

1,234,360
924,357,020

I

820,572,465

11

Richmond

7,493,861
61,109,000.

1,026,093,179

Chicago

Missouri—St.

"

+

8,775,553

74,439,000
10,021,638

Bend

Total

1953

Inc. or
Dec. %

$

$
1st

144,942^*3

OF BANK CLEARINGS

1955

/

—

14,743,914

10,703,045

Indianapolis

by Federal Reserve Districts:

summary

1,785,599
"

15,897,442

Rockford

a

.

District—Chicago-

;

Lansing

Sioux

5,236,319

160,513,230

1,046,136,778

Seventh Federal Reserve

Indiana—Fort

8,596,419k

143,057,^0?
116,8384**0
9,70Q$3$
545.890.

612,130

(10 cities)

Michigan—Ann

6,334,787

188,487,290

Mississippi—Vicksburg

Terre

19,278,681

95,886,491

+ 18.3

Louisiana—New Orleans

South

21,088,357

+ 17.2

5,059,201
186,436,742

Alabama—Birmingham

Grand

7.2

+

96,727,310

289,100,000

5,794,006

Florida—Jacksonville
-

22,480,862

113,324,393
342,050,000

Springfield

In the following we furnish

161,116,319

4,613,462

Peoria

trict of 19.2%.

16,733,000

5.2

+

99,365,707

Tennessee—Knoxville

Des

12.7%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 16.7% and the Minneapolis Reserve

+ 22.6

272,477,431

Augusta

week ended

+ 12.7

16,104,000

166,588,747

6,041,077

11.9%, the bank clearings

Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this

5,735,583

113,018,377

Georgia—Atlanta

has to be estimated.

—

7,978,980

317,782,078

Columbia—Washington^..

Total

1.2

3,352,441

19,750,000

—

6.3%, the aggregate clearings for

Outside of this city there was a gain of

this center showing an increase of

10,511,218

175,172,021

South

705,472,495

cases

"

Fifth Federal Reserve District—Richmond—

having amounted to $20,381,786,324 against $19,174,748,735 in the

week in 1954.

same

was

—

/

10,366,048

+

3,527,362,485

able to give final and complete results of the previous week

April 30.

6.2

—

49,111,500

West

today, inasmuch

the last day of the week in all

2,560,36?

7,379,534

515,027,299

Macon

are

10,904,m

11,391,618

;

3.4

In the elaborate detailed
statement, however, which we present further below,
we

6,592,977
2,389,647

14,548,712
14,741,395

.

cities)

—

not available at time of going to press.

are

+57.7
+11.8

+13.3

covered by the foregoing will

We cannot furnish

2,603,18*

5,731,412
3,049,559

1,254,966,273

Jersey—Trenton

+23.2

$20,663,969,750 $20,914,008,908

Complete and exact details for the

4,069,658

9,040,323

Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh

418,227,484

$19,923,122,404 $20,208,536,413

cities for week

4,533,583

1,112,000,00®k

3,409,974

Youngstown

+14.3

740,847,346

1,560,16.1

1,078,000,000

Mansfield

521,137,106

3,804,236,730

cities, five days

1,988,239
4,730,898

8.8

Richmond
Total

+17.3

+11.5

Columbus

—24.3

$16,118,885,674 $16,681,173,928

All cities, one day

1,626,657

3,705,557

Cincinnati

334,321,254

Other cities, five days

1,473,57*

—

Cleveland

473,977,568

Baltimore

1,584,020

4,304,025

Ohio—Canton

469,574,685

Pittsburgh
Cleveland

*— 2.3

Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland—

+10.8

1,130,000,000

City

1,222,187
"

Delaware—Wilmington

7.7

1,140,000,000

Louis

San

—

1,150,466,552
.

Boston

1,334,7«3

%

$10,708,825,592 $11,602,119,766

Philadelphia

•

1,327,360

6,920,728

Total

1954

1955

U»

«

;

+18.1

1,308,000,000

Wilkes-Barre

CLEARINGS-RETURNS BY TELEGRAPH
Week Ended May 7—

1953

or

Dec. *

4,799,738

Scranton

New

Inc.
.,

1,193,000,000

Philadelphia
Reading

York

follows:

.

1,438,538

1,907,442

"Lancaster

At this center

•

1,194,113

Chester

Our preliminary total stands
week in 1954.

same

Ending April 30

1954

s..

1,698,291

Bethlehem

country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, May 7, clearings for all

there is

1999
t

Pennsylvania—Altoona

cities of the United States for which it is
possible to obtain weekly clearings will be

at

District—Philadelphia-

-—

+

1,251,929

983,543
589,440

7.743,77*

144,479,003

.

|

Dec. ft

%

9

Kansas—Topeka

8,869,920
.

Missouri—Kansas

-Maine—Bangor

2,575,858'

Portland

=

.Massachusetts—Boston
Fall

2,274,703

692,350,670

River

+13.2

5,809,987

<

6,300,719

+

650,311,490

+

1,946,616

6.5

1,940,014

4,788,037

*

8.4

4,451,066

614,337,964

r

Joseph

—

Colorado—Colorado Springs
Pueblo

*

+ 33.7

8,232,472
21,456,427

343,585,230

+ 12.4

355,270,727

10,174,831

+ 20.7

11,006,017

3,427,933

+ 74.0

5,963,555
(a)

+

3,604,821

3,052,034

+11.1

»

2,896,403

1,889,889

1,290,586

1,197,149

+

7.8

'

1,180,998

3,839,509

3,501,549

+

9.7

3,356,708

2,176,883

+18.0

8,612,690

4,008,584

3.626.48T
3,163,73?

1,063,044

New

8,501,021

21,487,813
327,106,217

4,177,447

3,000,740

576,815,065

Lowell

.

St.

City

8,568,034

19,816,004

12,283,537

-

26,503,904
386,243,275

Wichita

First Federal Reserve District—Sesfen—

.

_

Bfedford

Springfield

13,489,123

Worcester

9,392,735

Connecticut—Hartford
New

38,275,324

Haven

11,742,704

10,384,410

9,261,701

+

1.4

8,891,834

8,240,722

36,775,824

+

4.1

35,988,793

34,279,078

18,637,292

Cities)

15,124,886

+23.2

14,386,240

14,876,117

23,619,400

+22.3

32,015,900

30,026,100

1,937,528

2,035,307

—

4.8

1,586,361

1,643,315

820,572,465

New Hampshire—Manchester

(12

11,432,943
'

28,878,300

Rhode Island—Providence

Total

■*

764,396,973

+

7.3

733,208,558

25,178,080

Binghamton

Jamestown
New

17,080,918

59.913,402

+ 11.4

4,636,388

4.071,283

137,925,981

107,813,683

+ 27.9

110,469,187

104,946,454

1,978,922

+ 27.0

2,317,806

2.202,519

2,701,690
10,045,227,977

30,898,807

Texas—Austin

—19.9

2,392,079

2,320,136

1.2

9,106,838,873

9,788,274,408

27,340,591

17,493,538

27,134,157

28,438,607

+

+ 13.0

35,215,036

+ 25.3

18,871,484

17,845,390

4.6

*21,160,000

Fort Worth

Galveston
Wichita

+ 31.6

8,498,466

7,500,76$

+ 26.1

346,560,583

324.230,57?

29,749,838

+ 33.4

27,449,072

29,709,021
5.783.000

8,005,000

5,900,000

+ 35.7

5,895,649

5,861,101

+

0.6

5,634,594

5,498,860

14,611,601

10,955,591

+ 33.4

10,213,308

10,701,480

542,781,723

-

Falls

___

Louisiana—Shreveport
Total

Cities)

(6

428,405,555

+26.7

404,895,156

146,014,288

+ 20.7

176,286,703
5,126,588

Utah—Salt

Lake

California—Long

145,579,861

85,536,051

City
Beach

3,703,596

177,163,920

Oregon—Portland

6,539,133

383,423,706

68,415,983

22,697,619

18,418,885

165,557,126

151,664,212

+ 38.4

3,852,915

3,915,089

21.7

157,626,374

151,150,126

+ 25.0

72,549,079

64.121,245

+

+

23.2

18.480,870

16.651,767

15,551,912

San

San

Jose

13,349,628

+ 16.5

13,630,492

622,565,014

Francisco

531,761,686

+ 17.1

541,779,245

523,208,432
16,602,662

.

12,763,378

19,675,291

14,196,977

+ 38.6

15,888,304

Santa Barbara

4,840,127

5,638,280

—14.2

5.787,362

5.176,424

9,874,557

9,043,587

9.2

9,977,913

8,770,114

Total

Grand

58,557,721

+ 16.7

58,176,431

52,299,592

78,035,499

64,068,483

+ 21.8

65,711,276

62.361,379

10,568,052,188

10,375,772,355

1.9

9,442,869,478




8,635,173

367,303,852

39,695,751

u

+

19,902,925

—

68,351,438

cities).

526,293,721

30,981,601

Northern New Jersey.

(11

564,805,045

11,367,345
463,206,377

Dallas

Pasadena

Jersey—Newark

Total

6.0

Stockton

21,911,468

Connecticut—Stamford

+

Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas-

Yakima
+ 40.6

4,237,200

2,164,071

Syracuse

New

17,913,943

10,169,220,111

York

Rochester

559,411,183

Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San Francisco—

2,512,368

I

Elmira

592,888,034

.

Washington—Seattle

4,720,208

Buffalo

Cities)

(9

687,785,703

Second Federal Reserve District—New YorkNew York—Albany

Total

+

Outside

(10

total

cities)

(110

cities)

New York City

1,139,317,782

956,122,771

20,381,786,324

19,174,748,735

10,211,793,244

9,129,520,758

(a) Clearings operations decontinued.

+ 19.2

1,005,129,680

954,023,449-

6.3

18,158,117,412

18,477,203,32s

+ 11.9

9,051,278,539

8,688,928,917

+

•-

and Financial Chronicle

The Commercial

Monday, May 9, 1955

...

(2160)

48

V*4

■t;

Minnesota Transfer Ry.—
3%% first mortgage bonds

Foreign Exchange Rates
Bank
different

requirement of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve
certifies daily to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers on the
countries of the world.
We give below a record for the week just passed.
APRIL

and Monetary

Country

29,

Noon

Unit

.0199156

Preferential
Free

pound

Australia,

schilling
Belgium, franc
Austria,

Canada, dollar
rupee

markka

Finland,

franc

Germany, Deutsche Mark,.

Dominion

India,

of, rupee

pound

Ireland,
Mexico,

peso

guilder
Zealand,
pound

Netherlands,
New

krone
Philippine Islands,
Portugal
escudo

-

Norway,

Switzerland,

franc

South

of

United

pound
pound sterling

Africa,

Kingdom,

2.230162

.0385802*

.0385802*

.0199208

.0199437

.327200

.327066

1.012433

.327166
1.012254
.209550

.00285625

2.798958

(In thousands of dollars)
Increase (+ ) or
Decrease (—) Since

May 5,

May 4,

April 27,

1955

1955

1955

10,002

284,001

Assets—

«:

20,128,101

certificates

Gold

fund

Redemption
Total

for F.

854,606

notes

gold certificate reserves__
banks

F. R. notes of other
Other

R.

20,982,707
197,380

.

374,817

cash

Discounts

719,880

advances

and

—

.0800560

.0800560
.263000

2.772070
.140080*

.496766*

New

.0349000

.0349000

2.789331

2.788397

2.798883

7,546

+

2,456

—

32,094

—

18,885

—

Acceptances

'___

Acceptances

16,131

—

6,262

+# 580,200

and $27 million

the

625

—

the

purchased
held
under
agreement

chase

.

•

1,971

16,131

+

'

Bills

Certificates

60,000

+

Bonds

bought outright

23,664,606

•839,400

Loans

—

118,000
23,782,606

tural

118,000

+178,000

Other

purchasing

Total

Due

and

loans

from

securities

24,519,261

foreign banks

Bank

cash

+

408,599

—

estate

Real

254,025

3,981,990

premises

450~713

50

+

2,622

Treasury

bills

30,645

Treasury

certificates of indebtedness
notes

-+

8,160

assets

50,268,780

:

+

91,835

—

—

85.542

U.

Federal Reserve

notes

25,486,315

+

71,064

:>

4,709

U.

S.

Treasurer—gen'l

+ 468,916

83,458

458,228

—164,712
27,162

banks

Federal

with

Reserves

Banks

Reserve

vault

in

banks

domestic

with

Balances

158,847

—

434,445"

______—„

+

23,675

+

105,963

deposits

___.

items__

Other liabilities and accrued divs.

20,372,836
3,276,084
17,571

380,207

+ 300,717

—231,299

+

245,595

! 434

—

716

liabilities

49,152,806

+140,048

—

130,619

Demand

:v

U.

S.

S. Government
deposits

Government

Interbank

7)

Surplus

13b»

Other
'•

(Section

capital

Total liab.
Ratio
to

292,140

of

gold

deposit

bilities

660,901

and

capital

certificate
R.

F.

combined

ances

accts.__

50,268,780

liability
purchased

+

35,888

loan

8
—
37
+
139
—
59
+
48
—-46

+

48~321

—

91,835

—

45.8%

on

56,969
21,489

—

3,310

—

6
26

+

foreign

361

+

,158

+

commitments

3,413

+

+

514

—

4

+

Federal

681

of

to

loans

individual

loan

shown

are

dealers for purchasing

ties decreased

$28 million.

$81

million.

or

carriyng securi¬

Real estate

loans

increased

"Other" loans increased $62 million at all

Holdings of Treasury bills increased $19 million; the
principal changes were an increase of $132 million in
New York City and a decrease of $39 million in the
Kansas City District. Holdings of Treasury certificates
of

indebtedness

decreased




$80

million,

of

which

$28

4-22

6-20

5-16-

4-29

5-16

4-29

35c

6-10

5-27

40c

6-

,—

(quar.)

—

A

'

5-13

1

i 6-10

75c

5-25

1

6-

5Cc

+

:

5-16

5-31

5-16

1

5-16

6-30

56 'Ac

6-15

'

6-

$1.12 Va

'

'

35c

5

5-

35C

5-18

*12c

5-31

*13c

(resumed)

8-31

8-15

11-15

,

Products, class

(quar.)

A

(quar.)

5-16

v

A

*12c

11-30

B

*25c

•5-31

*25c

8-31

8-15

*25c

11-30

11-15

40C

5-10

4-20

5-16

4-20

5-10

4-20

(quar.)

com.

new

100%

dividend

5 %

,

$1.05:

(quar.)

preferred

5-16

Foundry

*$2.50

7-

2

6-23

$1.25

;

(s-a>
5%

preference

Central

6-

1

5-16

pfd. (quar.)

Co.,

Central of Georgia Ry. Co.—

6-10

6-20

$1.25

$1.25

9-20

$1.25

12-20

12- 9

35c

preferred series A and B (quar.)
preferred series A and B (quar.)
5% preferred series A and B (quar.)
Central Illinois Public Service—

gross

+

.

4.50%

601

of

Co.

Soya

Central

Vermont

be found

Aircraft

of

notes,

list of corporate bonds,

a

NOTICE

&

Baltimore

Ref.

for redemption,
fund provisions.
last date for mak¬

$2
;

Ohio

Date

&

2nd mortgage

Alabama

Co.

May 20

2010

Louisville Ry.—

:—May 16

2011

REDEMPTION

Date

Steel

General

Ry.

series C,

Page

Georgia

Power

1st

Co.

of

&

Macfadden

America, 5%

5%

Light

Publications,

conv.

cumul.

Co.—

bonds

May 15

6-15

25c

.1

_

island

(increased

4-30

4-14*

-

.i i-i.j frm «nr-i

■

„

quar.)

1

participating preferred stock

1

10-18

$0.5416

5-

9

30c

5-16

4-15

75c

6-

1

5-13

$1

6-

1

5-13

11 25

6

1

9-10

$1 25

9-

1

8-10

___

50c

6-13

5-12

6-

5-20

1

5-11

6-

1

$1.50

7-

I

6-21

1-3-56

12-21

$1.25

gtd. (quar.)

i.

5-15

4-20

$1 12'A

(quar.)

7-

1

6-

87+2 c

6-

1

5-10

50c

6-

1

5-10

15c

65c

3

Co.

common

Co., com.
(quar.)

Colonial

Life Insurance

1

5-16

1

6-16

6-10

5-25

35c

6-

1

5-20

$1.25

6-

1

5-20

.

(quarj

(quar.)
5%c preferred series A (quar.)

Colgate-Palmolive$3.50 preferred

6-

7-

75c

(monthly)

(Increased) —

Colonial Acceptance Corp., class A
Jun

11-

0

15c

Foods
Chemical

Cochran Foil Co.,

1878

$1

(Tonal.—

4%^ special guaranteed (quar.)

2013

Inc.—

5-13

$.150

1774

2015

1

50c

Stamping (quar.)
City +Water Co. of Chattanooga
5%preferred
(quar.)
Clearfield & Mahoning Ry. (s-a)

July

1775

6-

6-

'

Milling

Clordk

-May 15

6-30

6-16

•')

'

~

Auto

Clinttm

1st mtge. bds. due '82—May 15

due 1975

4-30

7-15

&

1773

1

5-15

75c

1874

1

6

5-10
5-13

50c

preferred

May 23

pfd. stock

preferred stock

5-

5-17

55c

30c

preferred (quar.)_.
Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR., 7%

2011

6-1

$1.12+2

Cleveland Electric Illuminating, com.

1

4

4-29
>•

50c

(quar.)

mm mm

mm

5-

5-14
5-16

Co.

1773

May 18

ref. & impvt. mtge. bds._Jun

Light Co., 3+4%

dividend

-

m

4-29

—

$4.50

cumulative pfd. stock

Co., 4.80%

mortgage

Power &

May 15

due 1971

Ltd.—
sinking fund bonds, series A & B

Signal Co.,

A

*

5-31

40c

Semi-annual

Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. 37-8%
Controller

(quar.)_

2

5-14

1

23c

Machine, com. (quar.) —
(quar.)
Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Ry.
5% preferred (quar.)
5%
preferred (quar.)
Cities
Service
Co.
(quar.)
City

Canada,

1st mtge. 3+2%

$1.50

•

Issue—

of

Inc.

6-

7+aC

Pacific RR., 5%
preferred A (entire issue called for re¬
demption on May 9 at $105 per share
plifs this dividend) convertible to April 29
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.—

4%

1773

Gas

Aluminum

33c

(quar.)

Rock

Cincinnati

Page

—May 16

t

income bonds

Corp.—
1st mtge. 3Va %
bonds,

3%

stock
-

PARTIAL

Iowa

preferred

Inc.,

RR.—

Indianapolis

Company and

Clark

TENDER

Issue—
Law,

tlaSS

Chicago,

Common

general mtge. bonds, series G. J and K

&

Chicago,

OF

$1.12+2

(quar.)

(increased

preferred

4+2;%

given in the "Chronicle."

Albert-Frank-Guenther

5-

Chesapeake Corp. (Va.) (quar.)
Chicago Corp., $3 preference
(quar.)
Chicago & Eastern Illinois RR.—

.

and

5-16

Engineering

Manhattan

the

Common

ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in
the current volume (except where indicated) in which

Company

6-17

30c

Chenango & Unadilla Telephone Corp.—

common

were

6-17

6-30

quar.)__
(quar.)
Chase (The) Manhattan Bank (initial quar.)
Result of merger issue shown above is new
name of Chase National Bank and Bank

stock called
called under sinking

those

6-17

6-30

(quar.)
Public Service (quar.)

Mills,

Ribbon

Century

Notices
and

5-20

6-30

common

West Corp.

South

&

Central

valuation re¬

Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund
preferred

6-10

$1.23

(quar.)

preferred

Central

.

Electric,

9

$1

—

.

preferred (quar.)
4.25%
preferred
(quar.)
4.92%
preferred
(quar.)—
Louisiana

9-

$1.06'A

(increased)

Common

Chambersburg

Crucible

reporting member banks.

3

5-

-6-15

:

7-15

v

*$1.25

pfd. (quar.)

15c

Co.

Food

Cessna

4 Vis %

brokers and

5-14

*$1.12'/a

(quar.)

preferred (quar.)_____—_____—__
Scott & Co.—

4.20%

76J

+

deduction

after

and

banks

items

411

J;—

349

Banks

Reserve

others

*Exclusive
serves;

the details

Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬
creased $31 million in New York City and decreased $24
million in Chicago; there was a net increase of $15
million at all reporting member banks. Changes accord¬
ing to industry appear in another press release. Loans to

7-1

*15c

—

5-23

*$1

•____

5-23

Piiie,

Central

The condition statement of

weekly reporting member
banks of the Federal Reserve System in leading cities
shows the following principal changes for the week
ended April 27: An increase of $356 million in demand
deposits adjusted and a decrease of $361 million in de¬
mand deposits credited to domestic banks.

(quar.)
General

5- 3

*20c

*25c

Central Canada Investments Ltd.—

159

The date indicates the redemption or

Condition Statement of Member Banks

5-31

Stock

Borrowings—

11,157

17

—

1

7-1

Caterpillar Tractor,

4

1,438

Below will
27,562

6-

(quar.)
(quar.)
Class B
(quar.)
Class B (quar.)

450

—

banks

.2%

—

2

Class

+2,861
+1,210

356

+

10,175

accept¬

for

.3%

—

7-

Class

11~700
85,542

2

*31'Ac

*36+5C

Estates

Class

+
+
+

+

5-

5-31

Cased Products

84
960
530
—
815
+4
—
245

—

2

1

5-16

preferred

Cateiil

—1,237
—1,134
+4,110

—

5-

6-

4%

banks

including

Industrial

916

19
80
27

+

1

*$1.25

preferred (quar.)—^
Carthage Mills, Inc. (quar.)

lia¬

correspondents
*

—

reserves

note
.

Contingent

,

20,889

362

27,543
135,390

accounts

and

+

108

+

9-15
12-15

6-

1

Carson.

deposits—

demand

Domestic

From

Capital Accounts—

I

tlOc

5%

deposits adjusted

From

Capital paid in
Surplus (Section

10-

1-3-56

*10c

*$1.25

5%

Foreign
Total

6-19

Carpenter Paper Co. (quar.)
Carpenter Steel (increased)
Carrifer Corp., common (quar.)

Liabilities—

Time deposits except U.

Total

Deferred availability cash

1

1

Caroorundum

28
62
80

+
+

-

243,865

account

____

_

Other

19,123,133

357,030

Member bank—reserve accounts

to

Cash

Deposits:

Foreign

securities

Loans

7-

7-

A

Capital

+ 259
+1,017,
+ 899
+1,823

—

21,682
8,977
1,030
13,608
974
2,465

bonds

S.

Other

Liabilities—

securities—total—

Government

S.

+

8

+

8,640

+

55,996
156,607

Other assets
Total

—271~439

U,

:

7,750
8,652
33,983
1,750
1,911

loans

loans

Other

22

items

81

—

1,108

Treasury

Uncollected

2,660

securities

rying

5-13

tlOc

5-13

r

6-

4A%

1954

+

6-15

,

4+2 %

carrying securities
purchasing or car¬

or

for

loans

1955

15

6-15

*50C

1

*20c

com.

Canadian Utilities, Ltd., 5%

April 28,

+

*50C

/

6-

Canadian Refractories, Ltd.—

+) or

April 20,

22,545

4-29

——-

Electric, Ltd. (quar.)
Canadian Oil Cos. (increased quar.)_

for

dealers

and

brokers

4-29

5-16

*31'AC

and agricul¬

loans

to

Loans

849,731

+

+ 118,000

Total U. S. Govt, securities—

adjusted*
Commercial, industrial,

967,731

60,000

+

Held under repurchase agreem't

adjusted*

investments

and

Loans

5-16

115c

5-20

(quar.)

Ltd.,

Breweries,

Canadian

(In millions of dollars)
84,788
—
86
+6,160
41,818
+
31
+3.377

Assets—

—3,069,550

2,801,750

Total

3,908,950

+

9,959,471

___

967,731

—

9,960,141

Notes

V .:

943,244

7-2

*10C

>

convertible preference
(initial)
Car & Foundry, Ltd. (quar.)

$1.25

1955
v

*$1.50

(quar.)

Canadian

April 27,

^

5-20

6-20

100th
100th

Canadian

Decrease (—) Since

4-29

5-31

25C

6-20

100th

Special
8pecial

reporting mem¬
Increase (

+

*32'Ac

anniversary bonus
anniversary bonus
anniversary bonus
Canada Safeway Ltd., 5%
1st pfd. (quar.)
5%
2nd preferred (quar.)
Canada Steamship Lines, Ltd.—
5%
preferred
(s-a)
.
Canada Vinegars, Ltd. (quar.)
ASpecial

of assets and liabilities of
ber banks follows:

Bought outright—

4-29

,

Class

U. S. Government securities:

5-26

and

Permanent Mortgage Corp.—

Canada

million.

1,098

—

8

5-31

6

*32»AC

60a partic class A (quar.)
Canada Malting Co., Ltd. (quar.)

$126 million in Chicago but
they increased by smaller amounts in nine districts,
resulting in a net increase of $35 million at all report¬
ing member banks.
Loans to banks increased $139

repur-

i

6-

50c

$25c

28

Feb.

ending

quarters

Canada

decreased

A summary

one

preferred (quar.)
Foils, Ltd., common

6%

decreased

*

/ 18

—

52,337

+
—

+ 233,686

644

Industrial loans

300,282

—

.

6-28

(quar.)

May 31, respectively)
6'A% preferred (quar.)
$1.30 preference
(quar.)
Canada Crushed & Cut Stone, Ltd.—

York City.

16,281

—

5-

7-27

(this dividend is in addition
shown above. Payments are

NeiV common
to

Holdings of Treasury notes

5-16

Canada

) .233312

2.799776

—

Campbell Wyant & Cannon Foundry
Cement Co., Ltd.—
New common
(initial quar.)

.193330*

.193330*

20c

(initial)

common

tlOc

Ltd.—

Mines,

Lake

Red

(quar.)

Co.

Cement

Campbell

Payable of Rec.

Share

of Company

Calaveras

.140080*

.496766*

Kame

Holdert

When

Per

.263014
2.771142

$62 million in the Cleveland District, but they decreased
$47 million in the New York District outside of New
Borrowings

1780

(Continued from page 14)

$27 million. Holdings of "other" securities decreased
$37 million.
Demand deposits adjusted increased $213 million in
New York City, $108 million in the Chicago District, and

Federal Reserve Banks Combined

1482

30
30

.209450

2.799687

in the San Francisco District

was

1773

2017

1

Dividends

.237514*

.209550

.233308

in New York City.

1878

1778

.00435401*

.237514*

for

million

2015

17
13
15

5%

.209450

.00285625

•Nominal.

Statement of Condition of the Twelve

debentures.—May 27
25

s. f.

2014

1.011718

.209550

.193330*
.233312
2.789019
2.799508

2013

*Announcement in this issue.

.00435401*

.00435401*
.00285625
.237514*
.209550
2.799479
.0800560
.263021
2.771761
,140080*
,.496766*
j.,0349000

.193330*
.233308
2.736737
2.797187

krona

Sweden,
Union

.140080*
.496766*
.0349000

-

peso

.0719820*

.0719820*

.193330*
.233308
2.788605
2.799062

.00285625
.237571*
.209400
2.797187
.0800560
.263042
2.769492

-

.133333*

2.230909

.209500
.00435401*
.00285625
.237512*
.209500
2.799062
.0800560
.263035
2.771349
.140080*
.496766*
.0349000

:

.200000*

.133333*

.0385802*
.0199178

.327133
1.011718

.004354Q1*

_

(Metropolitan),

France

.0199208

.327000
1.011041
.209400

dollar__

Malayan

Malaysia,

British

Ceylon

.200000*

.200000*
.133333*
.0719820*
2.230660

.200000*
.133333*
.0719820*
2.230328
.0385802*

1774

May 9
25

Light Co., 4% 1st mtge. bonds—May
convertible preferred stock
Jun
Murphy (G. C.) Co., 4+4% cumulative pfd. stock
May
Renn-Controls, Inc., clas A stock
Jun
Philadelphia Electric Co.—
37/e% 1st and refunding mortgage bonds
Jun
United States & Foreign Securities Corp.—
1st preferred stock
«Iun
2nd preferred stock
Jun
Inc.,

201O

pfd. stock, series A—May

cumu.

Kollingsworth & Whitney Co., 3'A%
Lear,

Page

"

pfd. stk._May 20

cumu. conv.

Jersey Central Power &

$

$

Corp., 5%

General Finance

May 5

May 4

$

$

$
.200000*
.133333*
.0719820*
2.228834
.0385802*

Basic

Money)

Thursday

Wednesday

May 3

May 2

April 29

York (Value in United States

Tuesday

Monday

Date

:

;

.

5%

Buildings Co.,

Chicago Rock Island & Pacific RR.—
Preferred stock, series A

Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New

Friday

Argentina peso—

1955, INCLUSIVE

MAY 5,

TO

1955

and Issue—

Company

Bush Terminal

1717

1880

ISSUE CALLED

ENTIRE

TARIFF ACT OF 1930

TREASURY UNDER

BANK TO

RESERVE

CERTIFIED BY FEDERAL

EXCHANGE RATES

FOREIGN

1801

May 31

series B

1st ref. mortgage bonds,

3'A%

1
15

dated 1936
Jun
1st mtge. bonds, ser. A__May

England Power Co., 3+4%
Texas & New Orleans RR.—
New

Pursuant to the

Page

Date

Company and Issue—

Co. of

America

62'Ac

5-14

4-19

87 Ac

6-30

6-14

9c

5-31

5-12

25c

6-15

6-

3

Volume

181

Number 5427

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

..

.

(2161)

^t

Per
Name of

Company

-

Share

Colonial

Sand & Stone (quar.)
Colorado Central Power
(monthly)

Monthly
Monthly

<-■

Columbia

10c

Columbia

System

(quar.)

Corp.,

Carbon

Co.

$4.25

Life

pfd.

6-

1

5-16

6-i5
7*15-•>

5-14

1

4-20

Eaton Mfg.

$1.06 V*

5-16

Eddy

5* 2

6-10

S-16

50c

Class

A

common

Commodore
Concord

1

6-10

$5

10-10

5% %

Gas

preferred

Conduits

'

6* 1

2

Assn.

(quar.)

*25c

(Toronto)

Co.

Cement

Electric

(quar.)
Corp.
(quar.)

Discovery

$2.50

Co.

Laundries

Consolidated

Natural

Consolidated

Paper

10c

6-14

6-10

25c

6-

37l/2c

$1.13
75C

(quar.)_

Insurance

dividend)

Co.,

100%

;

pfd.

6-

$1.13

7-

7-

$$1.30

*■'8-

25c

(s-a)

6-

(quar.)

preferred

B

75c

class A

(s-a)

}50c
$50c

Gas

Corp.

(quar.)

8-15

8-

Co., 3%%

preferred

Sexton

Crown

Cork

Crown

Seal.

Ltd.

Corp.,

$4.20

1

pfd.

(quar.)

$1.05
$$2

(quar.)

.VI.

preferred (quar.)
7% preferred (quar.)
Cuneo Press, 3M>%
preferred

$2

6-

2

(quar.)

7-

class

A

(quar.)

50c

non-cum.

class

A

(quar.)

50C

A

(quar.)

50c

12-28

Dana

Metallic

Corp..

Door

25c

6-28

6-

7.

75c

'

5%

&

Securities

preierrecl

Deere & Co.,

7%

Glassine

Mfg.,

35c

.

Co

(quar.)

common

debenture stock

(quar.)

Di

Giorgio Fruit, class A (quar.)
B (quar.)_i.________
Dickey (W. S.) Clay Mfg. (quar.)

►

Diversified

Investment Fund

Dixie

Cup

5%

Co.,

Dobbs

Houses

(quar.)

Dodge & Cox Fund
Mfg.

Dome

Corp

(quar.)__

....

&

Anglo Investment
preferred
(quar.)

5%

Corp.,

Dominion

Bridge,

Dominion

Engineering Works, Ltd.

Ltd.

Extra

5%

pref

Stores,

Dominion

Tar

7

Gar

y

•

Common

(quar.)
preference (quar.)
Bros., Ltd

$1

Dorr-Oliver,

Inc.,

New

(initial

4%
Dravo

4%

—

Industries,

preferred

(quar.)

Drewry's Ltd.,

U.

(quar.)
S. A. Inc.

Driver-Harris

Co.

Dulany

H.)

(John

Class

Coffee
A

Co., 5%

4.80%

$1

6%

"--6-16

62y2c

7-10

*10

6-

6-20

A

9-20

pfd.

&

Interurban

»

5-16

*

$17y2c

7-29

»19^0

i£- T2

Eastern

Air

Eastern

Corp.

Eastern

5-20

6-

1

5-20

6-

1

5-20

7-

1

6-

7-

7

(quar.)

1

6-17

Housatonic

6-10

5-15

5-

2

5-15

5-

2

5-15

5-

2

4.40%

5-15

5-

2

Houston

(increased

6-11

5-26

Howard

6-

1

5-24

4»/4%

20c

quar.)

"'"7- 1

6-16

Hubinger

7-

1

6-16

7-

1

6-16

5%

1

56 %c

"6- 1 *

5*16

5.12%

5-16

5.70%

6-

1

5-16

$1.41

15c

6-30

6-20

Hugoton

preferred
pfd.

Corp.,

»hl8

Putnam

;

...

Corp.,

.

—

(Wise.)
of

$5

pfd.

Boston

(quar.)

Co.

,

S6312

60c

convertible

$4.50
5%

preferred

preferred

(quar.)

Co.,

Goodyear Tire &
Gorham

Mfg. Co.

25c

Gossard

(H.

W.)

New

(increased

com.

(W.

R.)

&

2

5-16

tlOc

5-16

Class

B

6-30

6-

3
3

3%

3
3

7-

1

6-

62 V2C

6-

1

5-14

55c

6-

1

5-16

!

(increased).

and $2 par) (quar.)
and $2 par) (quar.)

Ltd.

Union

A

Smelting

4!/2%

Railways

preferred

Silver

5-14

International

5-15

International
International

Utilities,

convertible

6-18

6-

3

Intertype

6-18

6-

3

Investors

6-

5-

2

4

15c

6-

1

Graton

&

25C

7-

1

net

6-20

Corp.

Gray Mfg. Co.,

30c

Great

IV2C

18

7 Vac

-b9-16

preferred

(quar.)

25c

36-18

$1

preferred

(quar.)

25C

9-16

Atlantic

6-13

5-24

7-

1

6-10

$2.50

7-

1

and

Trust

(quar.)
&

Pacific

Tea,

common

preferred

Great West
Class

B

Coal,

Ltd.,

class A

(quar.)
(quar.)

—

2

6-10

5-25

6- 1
6- 1

5-13

6-1

5-1

basis

of

5-27

5-

5-

3

1
____

(quar.)__

6

6-10
1

6-21

6-

45c

5-19

7-

$1

(quar.)_

2

5-16

2

1

5-

6-15

5-16
6-

1

5-10

5-25

5-10

1

Towa-Illinois

&

Power

3.30%

6-11

5-31

$2

9-12

8-29

9-12

8-29

9-12

8-29

12-12

11-28

12-12

11-28

4% %

6-15

5-25

6-

5-

2

5-23

5-

5-16

5-

6

6-

6

6-

1

6-

1

25c

Corp.

Oil

5-27

7-

6-15

1
1

5-

6

6-15

7-

1

7-

1

6-15

30c

6-

5-13

—

35%c

1
6-1

5-13
5-13

1

5-10

50c

7- 1

6-15

5c

5-15

4-19

1

5-25

15c

5-16

4-14

50c

(quar.)
A

6- 1
6-

6-20

6-

44c
15c

(quar.)—

$1.25

:

(quar.)
(quar.)

common

Refining

6-27

6-

$1.10

Co.

preferred

(quar.)

Co.,

10-17
10-17

$1.08%

(par.)—

preferred

1

1

(quar.)__

—__

common

Oilier

Tea

'7-18

8-

11-

11-1

82'/2c

&

3%%

7-18

35c

(quar.)__

Jahn

Jewel

4-22

1

25c
45c

(quar.)_____

&

Jervis

1

,

6-

6

93%c

1

7-25

20c

(quar.)

8-

7-

1

6-30

10-10

2

90c

com.

common

Engraving

6-

5-31

8-

37V2c
———

jack

Johnson

5-23

16c

(quar.)
(quar.)

5"%

6-15

from

preferred (quar.)-——
Mfg. (quar.).
Heinz, Inc., 4% pfd.
(quar.)_—

Inc.,

7-14

Island—

Fireman

Jantzon,

5-12

37V2c

Utilities,

preferred

1

1
'

convertible

$1.76

Iron

11-28

12-12

Southern

3

6-

8-

from

(quar.)—

preferred
preferred

4.35%

6-

35c

(quarterly
income
derived

Electric,

9

5-12

7-1

40c

Inc.

Light,

5-

35c

(quar,)

—

&

5-16

35c

common

Rhode

5-12

8

$16-1

;

—

preferred

6-15

6-

$1.25

:

(quar.)

Gas

Iowa

6-30

t30C;

6-15

America

Co.—_—;_i

of

5

6-30

Services—

Participating

6-15

f40c
t$l,12Vfe

(quar.)

$2.50 preferred

5-

6-

$1.75

(increased)—

Central

Participating

6-10
5-

$1.75

7% preferred
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.

the

interest)

Co.

5-16

$1

(s-a)

4-29

se¬

(quar.)—_______

investment

15c

Ltd.

preferred

Mutual,

dividend
Investors

25c

Knight Co., $1.80 prior pfd.

net

Co._

Diversified

Investors

5-20

$1.75

25c

$1.50

5-13

1,

Growth

Products

of

Textbook

4%

(quar.)

5-

6-30
6-

75c

held.___

10

(accivm.)

1

25c

(s-a)

5-20

net

—

Petroleum,

1

&

dividend

4-25

Foundation

Machines

International

6-

t25c

(quar. 1

from

on

each

Interantional

6-

$2

Mining,

from

A

$1.25

$1.50

Ltd., class

Co.

Fund

for

1

5-12

Johnson

Ranch

Royalty

Lamson

Machine

25c

6-10

,

5-23
5-

5

5-

5

5-20

tUVzC

5-16

4-30

tl2 '/2C

5-16

4-30

Jones

&

Jones

Stock

$1




Co..

4

50c

Harvester, 7% pfd. (quar.)— „
Metal Industries, Ltd.—
(quar.) ____—
preferred (quar.)

Class

5%

$2

Consolidated

Power,
Grand

$1.75
.___

&

6-17

International

6-

1

$1.50

(quar.)

6-30

22'/2c

International

6-

7-

$2

,

(quar.)

preferred

share

6-30

$1.50

(quar.)

5-

two-for-cne split on tne
approved was a proposal
Institutional
Bank
Fund

Institutional
new

48c

5-31

(quar.)

5-18

5-14

6%

______

(19c

21c

Cellucotton

5-31

A

6-15

5-31

f45c

—

Institutional
a

Also

International

6-11

B

5-11

6-30

2%

(final).

Institutional

4-15

6-11

preferred

5-31

6-10

40c

Fund

Business

$2

6%

6-15

12'/2c

dividend)_____.

International

$2

Class

5-16

$1.25

4-15

4.40%

—

5-16

40c

exchang2

and
one

(quar.)

Co.—

to

6-10
4-15

Iowa

(quar.)

5-16

1

15c

(quar.)

and

of

5-

6-30

(quar.)

6%

Stockholders

5-16

Co.—

(quar.)__.
(quar.)

1

6-

57c

(s-a)_

income

and

A

A

1

6-

Shares, Ltd.—

voted

B

preferred

6-

$1

profits)

Fund

6%

Class

investment
curities

Institutional

shares.

Class

Class

32c

—

Fundation

Fund

Class

.

5-16

35'Ac

Indiana

1

20C

semi-annual)

1-

35%c

—

Industries

Ltd.

8-

35c

(quar.)
Government Employees Insurance Co.—
Grace

Chemical
Oil,

5-20

50c

Co.

5-16

6-

9-16

5-10

50c

(quar.)

(quar.).

1

1

12-16

$2.50

Rubber

6-

6-

9-30

15c

(quar.)

5-12

6-10

15c

12-30
5-20

1

$1.12 Mi

common

preferred (s-a)

5-12

1

$1.25

15c

(quar.)

1

6-

$1.25
55c

75c

Glen-Gery Shale Brick Corp., 1st pfd. (quar.)
Globe-Wernicke Co., 7% pfd. (quar.)
Brewing Co., common <quar.)__

6-17

6-

(quar.)

25c

(quar.)
_______

6-30

6-30

6-30

(quar.)

2%

Plywood

(quar.)

7-15
7-15

preferred

$1.40

dividend

6-30

31.14c

______

(quar.)_

Power, common
Illinois Zinc Co. (stock

8-15

"Put¬

see

6

7-15

5%

56c

(quar.)
Fund

(quar.)—

Institutional

59 %C

(quar.)

5-

6-30

31V2c

(quar.)

&

6-10

55C

preferred

1

5-20
7-15

37%c
$1.0614

(quar.)

50%

(increased)

com.

(quar.)

A

5-16

<

6-

35c

30c
93%c

-

class

6-

5-16

7-~2

5%

35c

(quar.)

$12y2c

Idaho

371/2C

com.

5-10

(quar.)

50c

$1.50

4-30

1

Steel Products
(quar.)
Ingersoll-Rand Co., com. "(quar.)
Inland Steel Co.
(quar.)

6-

4-30

5-16
6-

(quar.)

2

5-16

5-16

$1.50

(quar.)

2

5-31

6-24

(quar.)—

common

5-

25C

5-13

4-15

$1

5-16

1

1

6-

50c

5-

6-

7-10
5-13

$1.10

6-15

5-10

2-28

$1.25

(quar.)

5-16

5-10

6-

62'/2c

(quar.)

5-16

6-15

5-16

12y2c

6-15

(quar.)_

(quar.)

Peanut

5-16

6-

(quar.)—

5%

C

Imperial

5-25

.

(quar.)

A

6-

7-

50c
——

& Co., common
(quar.)__;

Paper,

3

5-16
5-16

15c
5%

(quar.)

(quar.)

Service

1

66-

10c

„

(stock dividend)

B

$1.50

(quar.)

Co.

preferred
Production Co

Imperial

5-25

6-20

(quar.)

1

1

2

Door—

5-13

v

7-

&

6-

84%c

(quar.)
com.

Goebel

"6j!i2

1

6-

5-18

(quar.)

Sash

6-10

George

Stock

:.nlhi-2

1

5-10

6-15

$25C

2

preferred
preferred

5%

6-15

$1

preferred

dividend

Telephone

Gillette

■rztfskl

7-

5-25

5c

—-—

(quar.)

Corp.,

(Tom)

25c

--17 %c

(quar.)

<quar.)

""Georgia-Pacific

a&-i8

5-18
5-18

25c

common

(s-a)
(s-a)

Advertising,

preferred

George

2

6-15
6-15

$1.75

(quar.)_

convertible

$2.25

5-

5-16

6

30c

25c

Telephone

^General

v

371/2C

(Ky.), 5% pfd. (quar.)
•general Telephone (Ohio), $2.20 pfd. (quar.)
General Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania—

4-29

Hutting

40c

(quar.)

preferred

General

4-18

25c

Corp.,

3%%

2

6-

5-13

Refining Co. (quar.)
Inc., common (quar.)
preference
(quar.)

34c

(quar.)

common

(quar.)__

Corp.

5-

6-27

5-13

5-25

30c
12y2c
87'/2c
$1.09%

preferred

Huston

30 c

(quar.)

"A"

5-16

56 %c

(quar.)

(increased)___

common

"C"

9-

1

40c

—

6-

5-25

preferred

preferred

Oil

5%

9-30

$1

(quar.)_

6-15

25c

Foods,

6-

9

5-14

6-

48%c

—

common

2nd

$1

common

Telephone

4.75%

-

5-13

-

(quar.)

1

(quar.)

1-20

6-

preferred

6-15

25c

6-17
4-15

4-29

(Texas)

Co.

6-30
5-10

6-15

Public

Pulp &
preferred

7-20
10-20

5-14

A

Hudson

$1

(quar.)

5%

(N. Y.)

Stores

10c

1
1

5c

preferred

25c

(quar.)

811-

$1.25

A.)

Oil

6

12J/2c

Finance, common
33/4%
preferred (quar.)
4%
preferred (quar.)

$1.15

6-17

___—_—7'/2c

Household

$1

—

pfd.

pfd.
(Frank W.), Ltd., class A

6-20

6-17

1

2-1-56

(quar.)

Lumber

preferred

Horner

7-

1

7-

(quar.)_

& Co.

Horn & Hardart

7-20

7-

preferred B (quar.)
Corp., common (quar.)—

(Edward)

(Geo.

5-10

(quar.)__

(Charles E.)

6%

5-13

1

40c

preferred (quar.)_________—
5% preferred
(quar.\____ ;
(Initial)-.

Hormel

1

6-

$1.37'/2
$1.37y2

Co.,

(Henry)

5c

Stock

4-29

5-25

Racing Association—

(quar.)

par

6-10

30c

Hines

40c

(quar.)

preferred

4.40%

'*6*13

1

Co.,

Mills

general

9 <-14

3iy4c

Water

(quar.) J
quar.)

par

Holt

$1.10

common

$30c

(quar.)

(quar.)

(stock dividend)-,

no

5-13

5-31

6-

20c

Ltd.

preferred

Inc.

6-13

Ltd

Co.,

Chemical

$1.18%

..^General Steel Wares Co., Ltd.,

1

50c

East

no

Hires

1

62V2c

(quar.)__

15c

(quar.)

Duro-Test Corp.

(both

4-15

6-

$30c

Special

^¥-14

25c

Gas

Granby

(both

5-20

5-14

30c

com.

Finance

Grafton

Common

6-10

1

3.90%

Products,

2nd

5-12

$1.37Ya
37y2c

—

convertible

Mfg.

(quar.)
—_

Co

Steel

5-31

40c

(quar.)

Paper,

Powder

$4.37y2

6-

3 7 J/2 C

Portland Cement Co
"General Public Utilities (quar.)

3iy4c

Common

9

55c

^General

(quar.)

Lines

Higglns,

1

6%

6-15

quar.)
class A (quar.)

5%

Industries, 4'/2%

Cigar,

General

preferred

preferred

Higbie

$1,121/2

(quar.)

Works

preferred

5%

6%

6-24

(quar.)

pfd.

(increased

class B

Trailer,

preferred

3iy4c

Louis

5-

(s-a)

preferred

Corp.

preferred

(quar.)

preferred

5-26

5-20

50c

Mining

Heyden
3y2%

30c

4%

preferred

preferred

St.

6-10

7-

20%

(quar.)

preferred

5%

7 Jo

4

.

15c

preferred

5-

5-31

40c

(quar.)

Dupuis Freres Ltd.,
Duriron

6-25

50c

class

1

50c

Inc. (quar.)

Co.,

6-

6-10

93 %c

.Son

a Bradstreet.

Duncan

Hercules

Hecla

37i/2c

(Newark)

Corp.

Co.,

Bridge

General

-

*4*129''

62'/2c

(quar.)

Dun

Stock

r?^sGeneral Outdoor
;.rn|m- 6%
preferred

50c

(quar.)

4

(quar.)

Rubber, 4'/2%

Acceptance

r„^General

35c

common

5-

50c
—

&

10c

(quar.)—

Hercules

1

(quar.)

Goodall Rubber

Corp., common (quar.)__
preference (quar.)

33/4%

>.

50c

(quar.)

com.

preferred

5-17

6-

20c

(quar.)

50c

Co.,

conv.

Dresser

5-10

5-16

50c

quar.)

Extra

Drackett

2

15c

(quar.)
Aircraft Co.—

common

5-27

50c

(quar.)_

(quar.)

Works

(Theo.)

7%

Saay"'"

10c

Preferred

Douglas

3

5-15

25c

(quar.)

Hendershot

(increased quar.)

preferred

Dailies,

*• General

$30c

common

Warehouse Co.

Co.

Wallace,

Wood

$1.50

i T'

'if"* is

Donohue

5-17

preferred (quar.)

General

54fcfi!r

5-15

5-31

12-14

5-27

G8%c

(quar.)

Participating
common
(quar.)
$1.60 1st preferred
(quar.)
Gas Service Co.
(quar.)—

5-, 9

6-15

5-16

12-28

40c

Gary

3

$20c

2

15c

6-10

6-13

$1.25

(quar.)—__^

Pineapple,
Hazel Bishop

3%

(quar.)

5-31

6-30

50c

(quar.)

Light,

Co.

Mfg.

Furniture

62 y2c

;

preferred

Vt)ardner-Denver Co., 4%
-'^Garrett Corp
(quar.)

6-

$62i/2C

5-

(quar.)

Hastings

5-12

50c

(quar.)

Hawaiian

preferred

nam"

Ltd.
(quar.)
Chemical, Ltd.—

&

2

5-10

9

2%

Ltd.—

(quar.)

Dominion

5-

62 i/2c

62 i/2c

0%

$40c

.

Dominion-Scottish Investments

Haverty

(quar.)

4%

5-13

5-16

5-27

$1,50

Marx

Electric

Hartford

6-10
5-

5-27

6-15

$1.06Vt

(quar.)

6s

6-15

5-31

15c

(quar.)

com.

Corp

Shaffner

5

50c

(quar.)

preferred

6

5-10
8-

4%

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

5Va %..

1

Sulphur Co. (quar.)
Company (quar.)

5^2-

tlOc

5y2%

5-

8-15

$1

(quar.)

Refractories,

preferred

common

6-2(3

1

common

common

Harnischfeger Corp., com. (quar.)
5% 2nd preferred (quar.)
Harris
(A.) Co., 5V2% preferred

on

5-16

1

$30c

(s-a)

5-13

6%

5-31

1

dividend

Ltd.—

(quar.)

6-10

6-

preferred

1

Insurance

Pitt

5-9

6-

87V2C

B

$4.25

1

15c
„

Class

6-

30c

(Payable in class A stock)

Harbison-W'alker

6-28

preferred

V2%

3

$$1.25

4-25

4%

3

37y2c

^

Mines, Ltd.

Dominion

5-16

6-

Corp.

Power

"

...

9-21

1

Hunt

35c

.

1

6-

5-10

Humble

25c

(quar.)

Quarterly
Dodge

(quar.)

10-

6-10

45c

(quar.)__
preferred series A

$3.50

Co., common (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

(M. A.), class A

5-23

1

$$1.25

B ..(quar.)

Stock div.

5-13

6-10
6-

$22J/2c

(qu-rr.)

1

50c
$5c

(quar.)

Cementing
(interim)

Oil, class A (quar.)

Class
Hanna

5-16

9y2c

common

convertible

4

5-15

25c

5-13

1

(quarterly from

income)

5-13

1

6-30

*

investment

4-15

1

6-

Watch

convertible

6-

6*24

6-

5-13
6-

Hamilton

2%

4*37

25c

Hancock

50c

7-el

2

25c

Class

4%

6-24

6-

5%

preferred

6-

$2

.

5-12

6-24

7-15

common

7-

6-

1

7-15

10c

(quar.)

30c

(quar.)

6-

$1.25

(quar.)

(quar.)

25c

common

25c

25c

preferred

30c

.

class A

5%

on

5-16

7-

2

dividend

tt*
50c

6-

stock

6-

Canada—

$$2.50

(quar.)

Deerfield
Dennison

Voting

of

common

preferred

8%

25c

Corp.

(s-a)

Y.

Board,

Tire

Fruehauf

friir

7-15

Debentures

.

Canada, Ltd.

Cotton, Ltd., common
preferred
(quar.)

9 *13 '

6-15

93 %c

common

6-23

,

50c

of N.

preferred

Frito

12M3r

1

(quar.)

preferred A (quar.)_
Daystrom, Inc. (quar.)

3%%

(quar.)...

of

Hamilton

$1.25

gtd.

Freeport

B- ia

9-28

class

!

luc

dividend

Paper
Screw

Foster-Wheeler

;it.

non-cum.

25c

5-13

stock

1

*2

(s-a)

Co.

Well

5-20

6-

Corp.—

$2

Oil

Hajlnor Mines, Ltd.

25 c

Bank

Fort

6-16
1

1

$1.75

—

7-

6-

Water

Halliburton
5-13

35c

Insurance

&

-■vu*

5-16

75c

50c

Hackensack
6-13

(quar.)
Airplane Corp

preferred

9H6

1

5- 2

Lime & Alabastine

Co.

Co.

6*13 -

9-29

87 y2 c

(quar.)_

(quar.)

7-

$1.75

Publishing Co., $4 prior pfd.

Mfg.

Corp.

4%

'ATS

$1.75

1

dividend

Foremost

■

m

1

6-

6-30

6-

12i/2c

(quar.)

Mineral

5-20

5-16

$60c

—

Quarterly

&

Morse

Engine

Foote

5-18"

1

Gypsum

Hart,

4.75%

1:

6-

5- 6

5-16

(quar.)

4.40%

6-

6-10

Harris-Seybold

Co.

4.60%

25c

7%

Dahlstrom

1

4-30
'
4-25^

6-

50c

5-12

Florida

28 Vac
:

(s-a)

Forster, 8% preferred
Cuban-American Sugar—

non-cum.

:
-

1

11-

(quar.)

Corp.

5-16

preferred

Forbes

$50c

&

preferred

6-15

(quar.)

Crows Nest Pass Coal, Ltd.

Curtiss-Wright

5-10

Oil

(quar.)

Fittings, Ltd., class A (s-a)
Flagg-Utica Corp., 5% prior pfd. (quar.)
Florida Power Corp.
(quar.)

Co.—

Zellerbach

&

5-10

5-15

933/4c

(quar.)

11-15

10c

4%% convertible preferred (quar.)
Crompton & Knowles, Loom Works

$2

4-29,

$2.50

Imperial Mills, Ltd. (quar.)
Coty International Corp. (extra).

$7

*

5-15

$17»/2C

Cosmos

-

6'

5-30

Gulf

1

First

45c

preferred

(quar.)

7%

Fitzsimmons Stores, Ltd.,
Class
B
(quar.)

$2.50

(quar.)

■

8-22

5-16

5-23

Firemen's

6

5-

1

6-

9-12

1

6-

prior

Products

Firestone

5-

5-24

$1.25

6-

6* 1

$1.41%

Ohio RR.—

&

$1,121/2

M> %

Filtrol

5 :

.5-25

1

6-13

(quar.)

Mobile

8-12

Federal-Mogul

5-25
•

6-10
6-

$1.25

preferred

5-16

Stock

$2.50

Realty

Quarterly
Quarterly

Curtis

'

'

Natural

Cosmopolitan

Crum

6-10

(quar.)

$5

Gulf,

11-10

Federal

5-25

62y2c

;

(quar.)

(s-a)

&

5-

$5 preferred

5-16

Extra

f

,5-21,j

6-10
6-10

5-16

1

Federal

10c

5-16

1

1

25C

7%

5-20

1

$1.18%

pfd.

6

5-27

1

6-

6-

Gas

—

5-

7

6-13

,30c

6-

SEC—

(quar.)

6-

11c

12y2c

(quar.)

6-

30c

pfd.

(quar.)—

com.

(quar.)

$1.34

1

Federal

40c

preferred

1

5-12

6-

6-10

Interstate Gas,

6%

6-

5-12 J'

15c

Gulf

5-16

9-

Stock

7-29

75c

Gulf Cities Gas, class A

5-16

12-

5 y2 %

6-15

^

1

$1.25

Federal Compress &

y5- 9
--"6-l5;

5-25

6-15

6-

•

Co.—

Fedders-Quigan,

6-15

-

4-29

B

$1.25

Fanner

5-25

1

5-10

held)

100

the

Fall River Gas Works Co

^

1

.4-25; V

•;

5c

Class

-

60c

common

Excelsior Insurance Co.

4-25

6-15

6-10

12 y2c

Fairchild

'•

6-30

70c

5%

Pittsburgh RR.,

1

6-15

$1.13

Distillery, Ltd.,

3

5-20

9

7-

Railroad

5-"60 V Fairbanks

1

5-

31 %c

(quar.)__

(quar.)

Copper Range Co., new com. (initial quar.).
Copperweld Steel Co., com. (increased)
preferred

6-

&

Evans

'

$3 prior preferred (quar.)
Copeland Refrigeration (quar.)

conv.

1

6-

.

,r„'V .V.'..';).

(quar.)

6%

7-

5-20

4-29

$1.06%

(quar.)

Co.,

50c

Forge & Steel,

4

3

5- 2

5-10

$5 preferred series A (quar.)
Erlanger Mills, common (quar.)

2

6-

-

5-16

30c

Industries
Telecasting, common

$5 preferred series A (quar.)
$5 preferred series A (quar.)

4-22

1

5-9

933/4C

Continental Life Insurance (Toronto)
Cook Faint & Varnish, common

Corby (H.)

7-

35c

*■'.

5%

5-20

75c

(quar.)

4M>%

5-

United

of

(quar.)

Erie

5->2 *•*

-•

each

Electric,

preferred

Erie

Co.

________

Continental Copper & Steel Industries—
5%
preferred (quar.)_Gin

1

55c

com.

Life

(stock

preferred

1

$1

New
common
(initial)
Continental Can Co., com.
$3.75 preferred (quar.)

Continental

6-

6-

10c

Gross

$k37'/a

(s-a)

Erie

5-18

Gregory

5

$25c

preferred (s-a)
Mfg. Co. (quar.)

Equitable Credit,

v

4-15

$1.12 V»

(quar.)

~

5-16

•

tl2c

(quar.).

(quar.)

(quar.)
of America,

American

;

1

tlOc

class A

Power, common
preferred (quar.);

(Wilmington)

1

5-16
6-

25c

preferred

Emponum-Capwell
5-31

5

5-

$1,021/2

2nd

4%%

3-13~

1

1st

Emhart

6-30

;

of

for

approval

Rubber

Empire District

6-15

(quar.)

preferred

Continental

5-31

GOc

(quar.)

$4.50

Corp.

6-15

$75c

(quar.)

Gas

Co.

$4.52

preferred

6-10

(quar.)_.

Corp.

Consolidated Theatres, Ltd.,
Class
B
(s-a)

Container

7%
6%

5-16

.

(quar.)

Y.)

Consumers

Cribben

1

6-30

5-17

5-

5-25

(stock dividend)

stock

shares

the

&

Hose

1

6-

10c

5-16

$1.10

(quar.)
Co.

common

to

When
Holder•
Paydble of Reo.

Share

(quar.)

50c

Elgin National Watch (increased quar.)
Ely & Walker Dry Goods, common (quar.).

Mines—

Securities,
preferred (s-a)

(N.

Engineering

Consolidated

Crane

"12-ilO

6-

.

Standard

noncumulative
Edison

Consolidated

Corning

12-15

4-10

35C

Yellowknife

Diversified

Consolidated

Class

9-10

56y4c

Interim

'

6-15
9-15

-

in

pfd.

Share

&

(18/10

subject

—

tlOc

Consolidated

Co.

*-4-2»

2nd

conv.

Bond

Payable

4-29

9

t38c
Power

Consolidated

4Va %

i iiiv.

5-15
5-

4.40%
Electric

Hydraulics

$1

preferred (quar.)——
preferred (quar.)
5.65% preferred (quar.)
:

5,3^

Greer

Company

J25c

5.36%

;-;5rio

$37C

Connecticut

4%

1

$38c

Consolidated

-

5-17 '

$1.37MJ

Ltd.

Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly

Ltd.,

6-

Corp.—

Co.,

Life

25c

5-2

Corp

Paper

51/2 %

*

5-16

_.Per

_

Name of

50c

Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., $1 class A (quar.)—_
4.10% pfd. (quar.)
4y4% preferred (quar.)

9—19

15c

(quar.)

National

Confederation

(s-a)

(quar.)
Inc.
(quar.)

Hotel,

Natural

Insurance

--

(quar.)

El Paso Natural Gas,

Locks Paper—-

Life

Co.

.....—

Holdert

Payable of Reo.

10c

Economic Investment Trust, Ltd, (quar.)

-

Co.

-

Mutual

Combined

7-1

When

Share

Eastern Steamship Lines (reduced)
Eastern Utilities Associates (quar.)

8-

50c

(quar.)

Insurance

,(quar.)

Columbus

-

Per

Name of Company

6* 3

20c

.___

(quar.)

National

(Boston)

Holdert

6-29

10c

sL-1

Pictures

Columbian
Columbian

When

Payable of Rec*

10c

„

*

Gas

5c

V

49

& Laughlin Steel,
preferred series A

5%
Joy

Manufacturing

Kaiser

Aluminum

Common

&

Co.

5c

11-

1

50c

6-

7

5-27

50c
$1.25

7-

1
1

6-

3

(quar.)

6-

3

(quar.)

62!/2c

(quar.)

—

(quar.)
common

-

(quar.)—

6-10

5-27

Chemical—

(increased

56V4c

preferred (quar.)
5'/2 %
preferred (quar.)
Vegetable Parchment Co.

(quar.)

5-31

62'/2c
68%c

quar.)

5%

Kalamazoo

7-

6-

30c

6-

1
1

6-10

5-

9

5-10
5-10

6-

1

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McCord

Light—

City Power &

Kansas

preferred (quar.)—
4%
preferred (quar.)
4.20% preferred (quar.)-.
4%%
preferred (quar.)—
Kellogg Co., common (quar.)
3%% preferred (quar.)
3%% preferred (quar.)
3%% preferred (quar.)
Kentucky Utilities, 4%% preferred (quar.)Kerr-Addison Gold Mines,
(interim)———
Keyes Fibre,

1

5-13

6-

1

5-13

McCormick

$1.05

6-

1

5-13

McGraw-Hill

$1.12%

6-

dividend

Stock

Knickerbocker
for

income

and

Co.

Kreoge

(S.

Kroehler

4%%
4%%

Co.,

6%

preferred

10c

Apparel.

Co.

5-14

Metal

Metal

6-

6

6

6-

5-10

3

4-29

5-31

5-16

6-

9

5-13

Textile

preferred

Surety
Water

12-22

Piping

5-10

Miles

6-15

Milton

8-

1

7-15

Mining Corp.

5-

2

7-11

6-28

9-28

1-10-56

12-28

$1

5-12

4-20

10c

5-10

4-29

35c

—

10-10

10c

7-15

7-

$$1.75

6-

5-

1

1

2

29c

7-29

7-19

29c

—

10-31

10-21

New

1st

(initial)

Portland

6-

1

5-16

Mitchell

6-

1

5-16

Mohawk

6-

1

4-29

Monroe

Auto

6-30

5-14

$3.85

pref.

series

5-14

$15c

Monumental

Life

6-30

$15c

9-30

8-15

$15c

9-30

8-15

Moore

Class

A

12-31

11-15

4%

redeemable

B

(quar.)
(quar.)

$15c

Class

$15c

12-31

11-15

7%

preferred

share
Lees

plus

Lehigh

$20c

—

1

5-16

6-

1

5-

2

Lilly
Lily

Corp.

10c

5-16

4-29

Morrison-Knudsen

15c

6-

1

5-11

Mosinee

$1.31 y4

6-

1

5-11

Motor

5-27

Motor

4%%

& Myers

(Eli)
Tulip

Lincoln

preferred

Finance

Wheel

(Fort

1

6-23

6-

1

5-11

7%

6-

1

5-11

Murphy

6-10

5-18

5-lJ

4-29

>

Mount

50c

8-

50c

11-

Diablo

Mount

(C. G.)

10-10

1

Mutual

2

60c

6-

1

5-

4

from

6-

1

5-16

6-

1

5-16

from

National

6-10

5-18

New

9-10

8-18

2 3-10

11-18

$1

3-17-56

3-10

50c

6-10

5-18

New

50c

9-10

8-18

12-10

11-18

(quar.)

50c

3-17-56

3-10

National

Local
Lock

Finance

Joint

Co.,

$4

7%

7%

A

preferred
(Mo.)

(quar.)
(quar.)

5-

4

5-

4

National

6-

1

5-16

5-31

5-21

6-30

6-20

7-

1

6-20

6-13

5-20

6-15

5-20

6-

1

5-

2

2nd

non-cum.

Louisville

&

38c

Corp.

RR.

5-

8-

1

7-21

9

11-

10-21

1

$1.25

Products,

Inc.,

com.

(quar.)

5-

5-16

4-29

6-10

5-31

15c

(auar.)

6-15

40c

(quar.)

5-

5-15

6-10

5-25

15c

6-10

15c

Co.

6-13
7-15

25c

___

$25c
15c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Metal

Common

1

$1.75

(quar.)

(quar.)

Lunkenheimer

9-12

*

2

5

5-31

preferred

(quar.)

62 %c

8-

1

7-15

5%

preferred

(quar.)

62 %c

11-

1

10-14

Mines,

Markinnon

5%

1st

Ltd

Structural

preferred

MacLeod

Cockshutt

Gold

Mines,

Macmillan

$5

5-16

6-15

5-31

Ltd.—

$5c

Co.,

25c

(quar.)__

common

preferred

non-cum.

(quar.)

$1.25

5-20

5-

6

5-25

5-11

5-

Co.

Magnavox
Mailman

(quar.)_

Co.

25c

(quar.)

37 %c

Me.llory

(P.

Manhattan

Manning,

R.)

& Co.

Shirt

Corp.

Basket

(quar.)

on

preferred

6-16

50c

6-10

5-23

6-

5-11

30c

6-10

5-20

5-31

5-

100%

7-

1

6-20

35c

7-

1

6-20

25c

7-

1

6-20

10c

(quar.)

5-27

old

;

(quar.)„_

Dairy

Massey-Harris-Ferguson,
preferred

Conveyor

(L.)

Ltd.,

Ltd.,

pfd.

McColl-Frontenac Oil,

com.

(quar.)

5-28

A

Class

A

National

(quar.)

30c

5-16

5-




com.

$15c

50c

6

6-15

5-20

6-

5-

1

6-10

6

5-27

(quar.)—

7-

1

6-15

$30c

5-31

4-30

3

Common

7-

2

6-

3

7-

2

6-

3

1

4-29
5-20

5-12

6-10

6-30

a

5

5-17

6-

1

5-14

5-24
1

5-

2

5-16
4-25

4-25

5-16

4-25

5-16

4-25

28 (4 c

(quar.)

4-25

5-16

31 (4c

(quar.)

5-16

31 (4C

(quar.)

5-16

31 (4c

pfd.

5-16

4-25

pfd.

(quar.)

Co

5-16

4-20

5-16

5- 5

6-

1

5-13

5-17

5-10

7-

6-16

75c

4%

4-20

10c

_

Corp.,

4-25

5-15

25c

—

dividend)

5-16

75c

(quar.)

30c

33y3%
50c

preferred

6-15

$1.50

Eastern

6-

37 (4 c

(quar.)

2

Pipe Line—

(increased

quar.)

6-15

5-16

5- a

7-

6-15

$1

(quar.)

com.

5-31

1

7y2c

(quar.)

Co.,

7-

2%C

10- 3

9-15

2%C

1-3-56

12-19

5%

preferred
Sheraton

35c

Pa to

5-

6-

(quar.)

Parkview

6-10

5-18

5-25

preferred

5%
Park

6-

5-16

1

2y2c

6-

4-29

1

6-

(quar.)

5-25

6-22

5-16

6-

preferred

6-15 "

1

6-10

90c

$1.10

$1.25

(quar.)

preferred

1

34 %C

(stock

Oil

Chemical

6-10

1

6-15.

50c

6%

Co.,

Hersey Tubes, Ltd.

Panhandle

6-

5-31

(quar.)

45c

Drugs,

pfd. (annual)
(Kansas City)—

Inc.

Consolidated

preferred

Gold

(quar.)

Ltd.,

Mfg.,

7%

7-

5-16

5-

1

a

$10c

preferred

Paterson
Peninsular
$1

preferred

$1

5-

6-15

5-31

4

$$1.75

preferred

(quar.)

5-

45c

(quar.)

5-16
7-

1

6-10

25c

common

6-15

20c

Paper

Telephone,

5-16

5- 4

5-27

$20c

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

Parchment

5-27

$ 15c

Dredging, Ltd

Extra
Paton

7-15

C%c

Corp., 4'/2%

participating

1

5-15

4-25

5-31
1

3c

5-31

5-10

(quar.)
preferred
(quar.)

25c

8-15

$1.30

32 %c

5-15

4-25

$3.50

Mills,

6-20

6-

1

$1.30

preferred

32>/2C

8-15

7-25

6-

5-16

$1.32

33C

5-15

4-25

33c

8-15

7-25

75c

5-16

4-1#

Inc.—
37 %c

(quar.)

common

1

54c

5-13

$1.08

5-19

4-28

$1.25

5-16

5-

Ry

$1

6-11

25c

6-10

5-20

25c

6-

and

split)

65c

National

U.

S.

York

Air

York

New

New

1

5-10

6-

1

5-10

$1.41

6-

1

5-27

5-10

3.70%

preferred

C

(quar.)

92 %C

6-

1

5-10

5-27

5-10

4.40%

preferred

B

(quar.)_

$1.10

6-

1

5-10

5-14

4-21

$1.06

6-

1

5-1#

6-13

5-11

6-10
6-

5-17

1

5-11

6-15

5-16

Pennsylvania

Common

4'/2 %

5-

6

7%

1

5-

6

Peter

15c

6-20

6-

3

Pheoll

$15c

5-16

5-

2

Philadelphia

$37 %c

2

5-16

5-

6-

1

5-18

$5c

7-

2

6-

3

10-

1

9-

2

$5c
$1.75

(quar.)

1-3-56
'

12- 2

6-15

5-27

preferred
Paul,

(initial

$1

Phillips

Pinellas

6-10

5-16
6-1

5-25

5-10

6-30

6-

3

5%

$1.06V4

5-16

5-

4V4%

preferred

(quar.)

2

New

Haven

convertible

prior

.

Hartford

&

preferred

Tool

4-22

Polaris

6-

7

Poor

6-

7

5-20

6-

1

5-16

50c

6-10

5-

6

50c

com. (quar.)

5-

9

4-25

5-15

4-15

93 %c

1

6-

3

$1.12%

7-

1

6-

3

$1.12%

7-

1

6-

6-

1

Newport

Co.,

6-

1

5-10

Ltd.—

Shipbuilding

News

&

Dry

6%

Western

&

adj.

6-

15c

6%

Ry.,

Car

6-15

1

5-16

preferred

American

Stock
North

6-10

4-14

$10c

6-29

6-

6-10

5-18

3

3.60%

I

(quar.)

5-20
5-

3

5-16

b-

a

6-15

5-18

5c

(quar.)_4Co.,

'
com.

(quar.)_

quar.)

^

5-13

5-15

4-15

5-15

4-15

22 %c

(quar.)

1

20c

(quar.)

1

7%c

common

66-

5-14

5-

5

15c

6-

1

5-16

25c

6-17

5-20

45C

(quar.)

5-13

7-

1

6-

6

Hall,

Procter

&

(s-a).

Gamble

(quar.)

,

Prosperity Co., class A
B

6-

1

5-20

6-

1

5-20

75c

5-14

4-22

5-14

4-22

50c

(quar.)

common

preferred

5-16
5-16

15c

Extra

6-15

$1.25

(increased

6-15

5-19

5-

9

50c

Co.

$30c

$30c

River

5-19

5-

9

(Both the Class A and Class B payable in
5%

preferred stock)

Provide nee-Washington

$2

convertible

Public

Service

Insurance Co.—

preferred

Co.

(quar.)

50c

6-10

5-18

45c

8-

7-13

of Colorado—

(increased

quar.)

1

5-31

6-20

5-31

1

5-13

85c

6-

1

4-19

6-

1

5-13

4(4%

preferred

(quar.)

$1.06 y4

4%%

preferred

(quar.)

$1.06%

9-

1

8-15

preferred

(quar.)

$1.05

6-

1

5-13

4.20%

6-20

34%c

10%
Co.

1

5-17

4.20%

37 %c
-

6-

37 %c

__

Power

preferred

6

37 %C

(quar.)

(quar.)

Steel

8

5-

5C

(quar.)

Coke

5-

1

50c

Powell

Common

Refractories—

Gas

&

Electric

Potomac

5-12

5-10

Corp.

(quar.)

dividend

Shore

75c

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

1

25c

(quar.)

(interim)

American Investment

6-

40c

common

(quar.)

Ltd.

Mining,

American

5(4%
North

(quar.)

preferred

Gas

1

6-

$1.75

(quar.)
A

Inc.,

preferred

Portland

Class
Norfolk

Co.

6-

20c

Dock—
50c

Corp.

5-15

$1.25

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)

Pope & Talbot

5%

(quar.)

1

5-10

$$1.25

Power

6
8

7-

3

$30c

_

7-

55-

$1.37%

(quar.)

class

Co.,
B

Prentice

Niagara Share

A

Co.

Mining

&

Class

Portsmouth

$1.25

1
1

12 %C

(quar.)

5-20

RR.—

A

(quar.)

preferred

A

Plymouth Rubber Co.

40c

(quar.)

preferred (quar.)
$4.50 preferred (quar.)
4(4% preferred series 1949 (quar.)

5%

class

preference

4-29

6-10

66-

7-15

Pittsburgh Steel Co.—

5-15

1

5-20

4

$1

Plomb

'I**

a

6-

50c

(quar.)

Pittsburgh, Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry. Co.
Quarterly
;

7-

2

6-

75c

(quar.)

(quar.)

5-31

7-

6-

6-30

$1.50

4-29

$1

(quar.)

5-13
5-19

1

RR.

$5C

pfd.

(quar.)

&

(quar.)
& Norristown

6-15

$1.01%

Co.

preferred

Light

common

(quar.)

6-30

25C

common

6-10
6-

45 c

(quar.)

Co.,

common

6-

10c

60c

York State Electric & Gas,

Newfoundland

5-20

6

50c

5-15

25C

Co.

RR.

1

$1 75

20c

(quar.)

Brake

5-23

5-

25c

Ltd._

8

1

1

(quar.)

Industries,

5%%

10c

6-

6-

6-

(quar.)

Petroleum

preferred

6-15

6-15

$1
25c

Eelectric

Pillsbury Mills,
$4

25C

75c

Inc.

preference

20c

quar.)

—

(quar.)

Manufacturing Co.

30c

(quar.)

(quar.)

(quar.)

Co.

Philadelphia; Germantown
Quarterly

Co.—

(quar.)

pfd.

6-10

Machine & Gear Cc.—

1

$1.12'/2

4.24%

(quar.)

Circle

6-

(quar.).

A

Power,

preferred

Perfect

6-

_________

F

Pennsylvania
RR.
(quar.).
Peoples Telephone (Butler, Pa.)—

Perkins

(quar.)

Central

York,

5%

6-

$1.17%

(quar.)

Ltd.—

Castings

Jersey Power & Light, 4%

New

$1.12%

(quar.)

25c

(quar.)

Zinc

5-20

5-20

E

$15c

preferred

Dickenson

Jersey

1
1

D

preferred

$15c

Steel

Mines.

6-

6-

preferred

5-20

(quar.)

preferred

57 %C
58 %C

4.50%

40c

(Canada),

New

4.05%

m

4.05%

$1.06%

Products

preferred

5-20

"m.,

4.70% " preferred

5-20

Neptune Meter Co., common (quar.)
$2.40

5-20

6-15

6-14

6-10

(quar.)_

com.

Machinery Co.

Co.,

6-15

5-10

$5c

Brothers

6-15

2%

dividend

5-10

1

6-10

(quar.):

Radiator

Neiman-Marcus

30C

8%C

-

5-27

15c

,

Starch

share

per

4.60%
preferred
(quar.)
4.63%
preferred
(quar.)
Pennsylvania Electric Co.—

25c

National

$25

(quar.)

7-15

31 %c

Resumed
Rubber

at

common

50c

(quar.)

National

Neisner

Stock

Co.,

20c

(quar.)

common

&

Fruit

re¬

65c

Products,

Malleable

Penn

for

50c

(s-a)

7%

7-25

$1.75

(quar.)

Co.,

2

Fibres—

Products

(quar.)

demption on June 15
plus this dividend)

of

(quarterly

income

preferred

$1.32
preferred
(quar.)
Penman's, Ltd.,
common
(quar.)_
Controls, Inc.—
$1.20 class A (entire issue called

5-11

(initial)

Inc.

(quar.)

Penn

Corp.—

5

$50c

(s-a)

Ltd.,

Page

2

2

$1

(quar.)
Lead

National

5- 9

$$i.i2y2

quar.)

4-29

5-

7-

9

Gypsum, $4.50 pfd. (quar.)
National Hosiery Mills, Ltd., class A (quar.)

North

(initial
Co.

(quar.)

Mfg.

2

National Grocers Co., Ltd., common
$1.50
preference
(quar.)

North

Insurance

Pacolet

2

convertible preferred (quar.)
National Gas & Oil (quar.)

Normetal

Bonding &

5-10

7-

7-

40c

(quar.)

redeemable

5-16

60c

4%

(quar.)

Western

6-

1

4-25.

17 (4 c

Indemnity

4%

2:

6-

5-10

25C

Mills

50C

Quarterly

common

Lighting

Pacific

$$1.19

(quar.)

Distillers

5-17

1

—

dividend)

(quar.)

Massachusetts

>IcBrine

6-30

30c

(California)

Marmon-Herrington Co.

4%%

5-25

35c

(quar.)

(stock

Quarterly

Masonite

$25c

(quar.)

Pacific

5-20

5-

Co.

preferred

Common

Common

Mathews

6-15

5-13

25c

Co.

6-15

4.80%

Park

5-1L
5-

6-10

-

(quar.)

preferred A
preferred
(quar.)

2

$18%C

5-1L

1
1

$1

redeemable

1

1

66-

$1.12(4

(quar.)

4.50%

5-14

6-

30c

(quar.)

Corp.

preferred

6-10

1

5-17

20c

preferred

Pacific

6-

1

$$3

(quar.)

Electric

5-31

6

6-15

6-

4-29-

$1.12 »/a

Co

&

4-29

30c

3%%

Maxwell & Moore

Marathon

$1

3

Corp.,-Ltd.—

Convertible priority shares (quar.)

Market

6-

5(4%

Mfg.

preferred

Finance
Gas

5-11

5-

6-30

1

5%

6-

National Drug & Chemical
Common
(quar.)

New

Macwhyte

Brewing

6-16

75c

4-29-

10c

k

5-31

1

4-29-

5-16

$1.12 >/2

(quar.)

(quar.)
redeemable preferred

5-

4-29

9

$5

6-16

6-

—

preferred

414%

New

Ltd.—

(Interim)

2

1

New

$3c

Co.,

6-15

$$1.25

Steel

(quar.)

5-

5-16

Fund,

8-31

5%

Macassa

$1.25

Class

preferred

Nashville

Steel

6-

$1.75

(quar.)—

5-15

&

Glass

75c

National

Hotel—

preferred

Pacific

50c

Container,

National

1

25c

Lowney (Walter M.), Ltd. (quar.)
Lucky Stores, Inc. (quar.)

Lyon

1

$1.18%

(quar.)

common

2nd

non-cum.

Lynch

66-

35c

Corp. (Md.)—
common
(accum.)

Baltimore

Lukens

$37'/2c

Lumber

class

Lord

5-13

$1

Long-Bell Lumber Co.
Long-Bell

5-13

1

$1

(monthly)

com.

convertible

1

6-

11 %C

(quar.)

(quar.)

Lone Star Gas Co.,

6-

$1

preferred

(monthly)

preferred

4.75%

(quar.)

2

7-

5-16
5-16

—

(quar.)

common

Marine

Paper,

Pabst

5-

(initial)

Casket

25c

class A

Power,

Owens-Illinois

5-20

35c

—

$37 %c

Corp.,

Pipe

Common
8%

Extra

25c

(quar.)

Outboard

5-15

6-

Automotive

National

B

3

6-10

59 %C

investment

net

common

50c

Class

4-25

Biscuit, common (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)
National By-Products, inc

(quar.)

Loblaw Groceterias Co., -Ltd.,

5-10

1%

(quar.)—
(quar.)

6-

National

guaranteed
guaranteed
common

6-30

50c

(ex-two-for-one

guaranteed

Extra

30c

(quar.)

Foundation

Aluminate

National

Special

Loblaw, Inc.,

i

de¬

(quar.)

$31 %c

security profits
Chattanooga & St. Louis

Nashville,

Special
Special

preferred

preferred

realized

$1.10

(quar.).

Tail

$3.60
$4.40

(quar.)—

Investment

5-

$1.10

(quar.)

Otter

30c

Co.,

Income

SL10

Original
(quar.)
Special guaranteed

5-16

4-29

(quar.)—

Co.

Mutual

5-16

87 %c

(quar.)

1

5- 2

preferred (entire issue called for re¬
demption on May 13 at $105 per share
plus this dividend)

35c

^arbODig Corp., common (quar.)
3%%
preferred (;!'ar.)«,
Little Miami RR., original
(Q'.'ar,),-^

6-

4%%

60c

——

6-16

(quar.)

Vernon-Woodberry
preferred
(s-a)

15c

(quar.)
(quar.)

1

4-29

(quar.)

8

7-

1

be

'

Ind.)

Liquiu

Original
Original

7-

75c

Wayne,

Quarterly
Quarterly
Lindsay Chemical
Cot

6-10

100%

(quar.)—
(stock dividend)

Cup

7-

(increased)

Corp.

$1

Co.

&

5-19

preferred

5-20

(quar.)
Co.

Mills

40c

(quar.)—

6-10

class A

75c

&

Paper

75c

(Greenville S. C.)

Tobacco

Nat'l Life Insur.

Xlnk-Belt

*

i
J

Quebec Ry. (s-a)
Orpheum Building
(s-a)
Oswego Falls Corp., common (quar.)
4(4%
preferred (quar.)

62 %c

6

8

r.

&

5-20

(quar.)__

5-16

(quar.)—

Ontario

$1.25

5-

;>

4(4%

3

37%C

6-15

6-

..

(quar.)

3

5%

(quar.)

5-20

(quar.)

preferred

3

6-

5%

40c

income

Inc., 4(4%

Omar,

6-

•6-

t25c

30c

(H.)

250

Savers

Liggett

prior

6-10

of

(quar.)

1

$30c

(quar.)_

Quarterly
Life

$2.50

Morgan

5-13.

61 (4c

6-15

t$1.75

Co., common
preferred (quar.)

4-29

1

$2.79

(quar.)

5-16

(quar.)

Engineering

1

6-

Chemical—

preferred

5-16

(quar.)

(quar.)—

Liberty Life Insurance Co.

1

4(4%

5%

Co., Ltd. (quar.)
4% %
preferred (quar.)
Morris Paper Mills, common (quar.)

—

7-

7-

(quar.)

6

(quar.)_

Mathieson

96%C

5-

Glass

Olin

3

Pacific

5-16

(quar.)

Libbey-Owens-Ford

3

6-

25c

1

——

6-

1

37 %c

.

1

Llbby, NcNeill & Libby, common
5Vi% preferred (quar.)

1

7-

3%c

6-

investment

net

7-

(quar.)—

6-

Lexington Trust Fund Shares—
From

Old

(increased)

40c

Co.

3

35c

50c

Cement

RR.

Co.

i

6-

$1.14

preferred A (quar.)

$50c

(quar.)

Lines

5-10.

$$1.75

$1.06%

6-

Moore-Handley Hardware—
5%
preferred
(quar.)
Morgan

6-17

S-lfc.

4.92%

Oxford

preferred

5-16

1

6-10

593/sC

1

(interim).

$3 pfd.

1

6-

(quar.)

common

7-

(quar.)

Moorc-McCormack
12 %c

4%%

7c

(quar.)—

Sons

&

Valley
Salt

dividend)

this

Portland

Leslie

(quar.)

6-

preferred (entire issue called

(James)

Lehigh

Ltd.

Shops,

Candy

25c

will

75c

common

A

Oklahoma Natural Gas,

Pacific

Moody's Investors Service,

(quar.)

5%

1

$1.37%

Insurance

$15c

B

Ltd.,

7.05%

25c

(quar.)

C

Class

Coro.,

of

97 %c

Ltd. (quar.)
Mills (quar.)
Co.—

S.),

(quar.)

—

5-20

1

Equipment

(J.

Carpet

rate

95c

...

$8c

6-

the

on

Union

preferred B (quar.)
Town
Corp., 40c preferred

.

Cement

5-16

ducted.

6

6-20

.

com.

1

shareholders

75c

(increased)—

B

the

at

shares.

non-resident

6-

$1.50 convertible 2nd preferred
(quar.)
Mississippi Valley Gas (stock dividend)
(One additional share of common stock
for each four shares held)

Class

Africa

31 %c

Pipe Line,

6.

6-

approximately

6-10

(quar.)

(quar.)

$1.25

—

6-

5-

Co.—

preferred

Missouri-Kansas

American

on

shillings
to

$1.11%

Canada, Ltd.

common

$5.50

tax

20

equal

6-30

(monthly)

27 %c

■;

——

&-16

5-16

Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator—

Missouri

(quar.)

6-

of

shares

50c

Ltd

Minneapolis-Moline

(increased

$1.75

Minneapolis Gas Co. (quar.)

5-16

Laboratories

6.

5-

22 (4 c

$1.12(4

Co.

$)0c

1

1

of

South

15c

quar.)—

(quar.)

6-

Co.,

$2.79

5-20

6

5-25.
5-

-

6-15

•;

6-15

common

(quar.)

dividend

2

5-25

Ogilvie Flour Mills, Ltd., 7% pfd. (quar.)—
Onio Edison,
4.56% preferred (quar.)
O'okiep Copper Co. (final)
final

5-

6-17

1

5-25

35c

ordinary

5-16

5-16

7-

55c

quar.)_

A

Holdert

$1.31(4

Service,

Pharmacal

1

$69c
(quar.)_

(quar.)

preferred

6-

*

(quar.)

7-

Brick

2

1

Public

When

Payable of Ree.

52 >/2c

common

(quar.)

preferred

4(4%

45c

—

Co

Midwest

2

5-

5(4%
Norwich

5-13

5-16

70c
32 (4C

50c

Co.

12-30

5-

5-16
6-

35<f

—

Middlesex

1

$1

(quar.)

10c

Co

(quar.)

Secord

6-15

—

(quar.)

(quar.)_;

A

Lear, Inc.,

4-29

7-

15C

(quar.)

B

Laura

5-15

$1.18%

(quar.)

Utilities

Gas

9-22

_——

(quar.)

6

Y.)

$1.08%

preferred
preferred

9-30

(quar.)

Inc.

6

5-

(quar.)

(quar.)

96 %c

4.45%

Class

Bryant,

5-

1

62 %c

;

4.35%

Michigan
Michigan

Class

Lane

1

(N.

Bancorporation,

Northwestern

20c

Y.)

(quar.)

Abrasive

10c

(quar.)

6-

6-

37 Vac

(quar.)

preferred

Mid-West

(quar.)

A

6

Co.

Telephone

preferred

5-20

quar.)

(increased

Corp.

6-23

10c

Gold Mines, Ltd
(Alfred), Inc., class

(quar.)—

Thermit, common (quar.)
preferred (quar.)—
Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.80% pfd.

$1.75

(initial)

common

6-17
5-

—;

6-30

District Power—

preferred

&

(N.

Assurance

45c

(quar.)

4.20%

—

(increased

$1.50

(quar.)

Northwest

1

&

3.85%
5-20

5(4%

1

7%

3.90%
8c

2

6-

53 %c

Corp..

$1.12%

(quar.)—.—
$1.16 pfd.

preferred

Lambert

6-15

6-

56-

1

preferred

Quebec Power Co., Ltd.—
1st preferred
(quar.)__

1

6-30

Share

$4

Insurance

6-11

6-

Water,

Ohio

6-14

$1.06%

(quar.)„

Co.

$1.12%

Laboratories,

Lake Superior

5%

Merchants Fire

Messenger

5%

(quar.)_

Inc.

preferred

New

6-15
5-18

10c

Steel

four

1

6-27

6-

Company

Northeastern

30c

$50c

—

50c

VA'/e Ptt.
shares held)

Stores

1

6-27

$1.25

each

Mercantile

6-

40c

Northern

5%

Corp.,

7■

5-26

15c
Shoe

for

5-13

4

9

Special

12-30
6-

6-

(quar.)

(quar.)

Telephone,
common
(quar.)—
(s-a)Frank Co., Inc.
(quar.)

&

Northern

5-17

62 %c

Ltd.

preferred

Melville

55c

Superior & Ishpeming RR. (quar.)
of the Woods Milling Co., Ltd.—

Lamaque

5-15
6-30

20c

-—

Laclede

$1.16

4-30

5%

Northern

5-20

60c

(quar.)

common

$1.12%

Quarterly

7%

7-22

25c

Quarterly

Lakeside

4-22

40c

preferred (quar.)
Kjrsor Heater Co. (quar.)
La Salle Extension University

Lake

1

1

50c

7%

Lake

Meadville

6-

8-

6-15

6-10

(quar.)_

preferi*4 (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

4.30%

6-30

35c

Mines,

Robbins

&

Corp.,

4%%

5-31

$2.50

(quar.)—______

I/Aiglon

Mead

5-16

Meier

(quar.)_

com.

12-15

1

24c

.—

62 y2c

Machine & Engineering
Stock dividend

6-30

6-

$2.50

(quar.)

preferred

Kroger

1-3-56

$20C

per

Mfg. Co.—
(quar.)
preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

4%%

9-15

investment

(quar.)_
Co.

1

75c

June 17 at $5.05
from security profits)

2c

S.)

10-

1

27 %c

on

Puolishing

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

Per

Name of

5-31

(quar.)-,

McNeil

87 %C

————

from

(6c

Fund

redemption

Koehring

(quar.)

6-15

$1.18%

——

prior preferred

McKesson

1

87%C

Keystone Pipe & Supply Co., 5% pfd. (s-a)
5% preferred (s-a)—-—
—
Keystone Steel & Wire (quar.)—————
Kidde (Walter) & Co. (quar.)_
—
Kings County Lighting (quar.)
——
Kingston Products
(s-a)—
.————Kinney (G. It.) Co., common (quar.)——
$5

Mclntyre

5-16

7-

25C

Keystone Custodian Fund Series S-2—
From net investment income-———

Co.

Porcupine

6-13

6- 3

87y2C

(quar.)

A

&

.

Holdert

Payable of Rec.

50c

(quar.)
(quar.)

common

preferred

$2.50

6-

$1

(initial-quar.)-

com.

new

class

83

Corp.,

95c

3.80%

When

Per

Share

Name of Company

Payable of Ret

Share

Company

Holies

When

Per
Name of

.

preferred

(quar.)__

$1.05

9-

1

8-15

4Ya%

Dreferred

(auar.)

$1.12%

6-

1

5-13

4(4 %

preferred

(quar.)

$1.12 y2

9-

1

B-15

6-

Volume

181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

(2163)
Per
Name of

Public
3 V2 %

-

Co.

of

preierred

Indiana,

com.

When

Share

Company

Service

Payable

(quar.)1

6-

50c

(quar.)

87Vic

6-

1

preferred

iquar.)

27c

6-

preferred

(quar.)

26c

6-

1

Service

Common

3.35%

4.50%
Public

Service

Common

5%

of

Co.

New

New

Oil Co., new com.
Putnam (George) Fund

of Boston—

Co.

6-15

5-13

6-15

5-13

9-15

8-15

25c

6-

1

5-18

30c

5-16

25c

6-15

Southern

(3.50

1st.

conv.

Increased

1

3.70%

Co

4.25%

preferred

4.60%

4.15%

t20c

(quar.)

:

t$1.50

i

.

Spintiale

t$1.50

._

Rayonier, Inc. (quar.)
Raytheon Mig., $2.40 preferred (entire issue
-< called for
redemption on May 12 at $52.50
per share plus this dividend)
Reading Company, common (quar.)
4%

1st

non-cum.

Owl

Stores

Renabie

preferred

M:nes,

Ltd.

preferred

Common

(quar.)______

Brands,

Standard Coil
Standard
$1.60

60c

Standard

$1.12%
$1.75

7%

1st

preferred

(quar.)

$1.75

7% 2nd preferred (quar.)

Richfield

Oil

Riverside

Gas

4%%

preferred

4.10%

I

preferred

Rockwell

Spring

B

Rolland

4'A %

preferred

Russell

(F. C.)

(quar.)

Croix

(stock dividend)

8t.

Louis,

!

Paper
San

5%

convertible preferred

pid. (quar.)

6t.

Paul

Fire

(quar.)

Regis

preferred A

Paper,

common

Ban

1st

preferred

Antonio

Ban

Antonio

A

(quar.)_.
Mines, Ltd. (s-a)

Gold

Transit

Bcott

preferred,

series A

(quar.)

Paper

Co., common
$3.40 preferred (quar.)
$4 preferred (quar.)

'

Bcotten,
Bcovill

50c

<

3.55%
4.30%

Beaboard

Finance

$2.12

convertible

$5.75

preferred

Co.,

Sun

$25c

$4.75

Oil

(G.

Bears,

Roebuck

D.)

£29

Jbl6

Securities

5%

.

preferred

.

4%

______

quar.)___

$1.25

6-15

$1.25

Inc.

12-15

27'Ac

4%

preferred

(quar.)

1

Talon,

7%

preferred

Sinclair

Oil

Oil

Bkelly

Smith

Bonotone

$1.25
$1.55
Bouth

(quar.)

Canada,

South

Boutham

Co.,

Ltd.

5%

$4.50

>

6-20

5-

6

3

5-

8

4-

8

4-

8

6-15

5-13

:

(S.

D.),

*
■

6-

1

5-15

1

5-15

7-

1

6-

1

10-

1

9-

1

1-1-56

12-

1

Weeden

7-

25c

from net investment

&

Co.,

4%

5-27

5-

9

4%

convertible

5-16

4-28

4%

convertible

5-16

4-28

Wesson

5-16

,cD-20'

25c

conv.

preferred

••'MI

vestment

7-20'

f 5c

(from

Co.

Texas

Eastern

Oil

&

preferred

Snowdrift,

Indies

Sugar

Point

4%%

Mfg.

Co.

6-

5-10

6

Lines

preferred

1

'<7-18

5-10

8-

4.75%

convertible

(quar.)

$1.18%

6-

1

5-10

Westinghouse

4-29

4.50%

convertible

preferred

(quar.)
income)

$1.12'A

6-

1

5-10

5c

5-27

5-11

Weston

25c

Whitaker

7-

1

6-13

Texas

Fund

6-

1

6-13

Texas

Gas

9-

1

; *8-12

6-

1

-^5-13

9-

4.96%

(from

investment

Transmission,

1

**'18-12

45c

7-10

6-23

7-10

6-23

Texas

$1.43%

7-10

Illinois Natural

Common

7-10

6-

6-

Texas

6-23

6-15

5-10

1

7-

-

5-20

2

10c

7-

$2.40

5

Thew

5-27

1

7-

5-

1

$1.50

7-

1

5-16

...

r

5-25

4-15

7-

2

«'«6-

Titan

2

•*5- 5

6-13
2

$1

6-

e 4-

5-13

(increased)

~

pfd. (increased quar.)—
(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

preferred




5-31'

Williams

(J.

B.)

Co.,

5-15

4-29-

6-

5-16

1

$1

Co.

&

Co.

6-15

5-16

5-

2

Wisconsin

6-15

5-31

Wisconsin

6-15

5-31

5-17

4-15

5-31

5-10

Wisconsin

Power

5-12

30c

5-27

5.

Wood

Public

(G.

Woodall

Co.—

5%

&

Industries,

convertible

1

5-17

1

5-17

preferred

(quar.)

$1.14

6-

1

5-17

Woolworth

6-29

6-

Wrigley

6-

5-20

7-

2

^

6-10

7-27

Tower

Building

6-28
5-25

Townsend
Trade

6-15

5-13

6-15

4-28

5-20

3
T

Trinity

"5-27

Troy

6

6-30
6-30
5-31
6-

1

6- s

5-16

-

...

6-28

_60c

6-30
5-31

30 Vic

5-31

5-20

5-10

5-25

5- 6

Gas

(New

4-18
6-14

-*-«l 5
-•
*

5-

York)

Pipe Line

(quar.)__

20c

(quar.)

about

Co.,

La

RR.

Wysong
Yates

5-17

4-28

7%

Asso.

&

(quar.)
preference (quar.)
Street

Ltd.
$23

(year-end
Fl.

per

Caibide

Union

Chemical

&

preferred

for

1,000

Carbon
&

(quar.)
1954

equal

share)
(quar.)

Material,

common

(Initial)

$4

$3.70

5- S

$3.50

8-19

5-31

5-25

5-16

Stock

8-25

8-16

11-15

6-15

17'Ac

6-

1

Yonkers

Co.

Raceway,

7-29

5-16

5-10
5-20

5-14

4-20

5-14

4-29

5-31

5-20

6-25

5-20

5-

8

6-

5-

3

$1.50

6-17

1

7-31

7-15

90c

Co.

(quar.)_

6-

1

5-16

32c

(quar.)

5-14

4-30

27'/2C

(quar.)

t$1.37'/2

(quar.)
(quar.)

30c

6-20

5-27

6-

5-13

1

5-31

31V4C

6-

37'Ac

quar.)

6-

50c

'

5-13

1

5-13

6

5-17

6-

1

5-10

25c

6-

2

5-20

7-

1

6-20

8-

1

7-20

10c

5-16

4-30

t$L75

7-2

6- 3

(quar.)
Co.—

(quar.)

class

A

Dividend

Youngstown

&

Sheet

6-30

6-17

7-

1

6-17

Zeigler

7-

1

6-17

Zenith Radio Corp.

93A%

05

CO

Coal

&

&

(stock div.)

Tube

Coke

2

5-10

2

5-10

6-

2

7%

6- 2

5-10

10%

—

Curry

66-

50c

Park

50c
7%

8-30

8-13

—r

dividend

Stock

Yosemite

2

6-10

37'Ac

Class B

11-25

common

(quar.)—

B

6-15

(quar.)

5-10

75c

6-15

5-13

15c

6-10

6-

75c

6-30

6-10

(quar.)

(increased)

1

to
5-14

•Transfer

50c

6-

1

4-29

tPayable in U. S. funds, less 15%

30c

5-31

5-13

6'Ac

5-31

5-13

I

^Payable
resident
a

(quar.)

$1.12'A

6-16

books

In

$1

5-16

4-20

Less

hot

closed

Canadian

tax

British

15%;

for

funds,

resident

income

this ^dividend.

Canadian non-residents tax.

tax deductible
tax 7%.

at

the

source.

tax.

Non¬

t

4-20

(quar.)
preferred (quar.).

preferred

5

4-29

5c

(monthly)

preferred

Union Electric Co. of Missouri—

preferred

5-13

5-20

25c

Miles

62'AC

*

5-

6-10

25c

37'Ac

j.

;

4-27

5-17

15c

preferred

Machine

$1.75

(s-a)

5-15

20c

common

Co.
Co.

American

35c

2

343Ac

(increased

W.)
Jr.,

40c

(quar.)

commcn

Salle

Union

5%

(F.

iWm.)
Monthly
Monthly

40c

Insurance

convertible

Unilever,
•

$4.50

2 5 Vic

$1

6-3
~

3

30c

40c

Coach

South

1

Corp.

Trust

Greenbush

$1.50
208

.6* 3

t5c
120c

(quar.)

Universal

&

Twin

■+<.V
,-Tt

6-30

(interim)
(quar.)

Quarterly
Quarterly

4-28

""~5-

&

Transcontinental

5-13

6-

Co.

Bank

Ltd.

6-15
4-27

35c

Light.

Woodward Governor

Ltd.

1

5-15

9

5- 9
5-

25c

commcn

6-

6-

Mines.

7-

(monthly)

preferred

$1.0 6'A
$1.06'A

Elevators,

5-16

37'/2c

(quar.)

com.

Service,

(quar.)

Silver

5-

1

15c

■<

6-10

1

6-

25c

H.), Ltd., 5'/2%

(quar.)

Torbrit

(quar.)

6-20

15c

Power,
6% preferred
(quar.)
3.80%
preferred
(quar.)

5

2

25c

(quar.)

Bankshares

2

5-

6-10

1

6-

Monthly

Wisconsin

5-

7-

95c

(quar.)

Electric

200%

(quar.)

5c

5-16

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Grocery

6-25

35c

(N. Y.)

Corp

(quar.)

Lovett

$1

(quar.)

& Trust

7-15

2

5c

preferred

Winn

preferred

4.56%

5-13

6-10

$45c

6-15

35C

dividend)

1

(quar.)

Candle

preferred

Toronto

51

Co.

4.25%

8

4-20

1

50c

B

&

Baumer

15C

(quar.)

8-

$2
75c

Quarterly
Will

12'Ac

(stock

4-29

25c

Williams

40c

(quar.)

1

(quar.)

25c

Co.

Stores

Oil

4'A%
5-

31 Vic
38 %c
(quar.)

R.)

5-

6-

40c

Dental Mfg.
(quar.)—

5-11-

3

60c
_

5-16

2

25c

S.)

Corp.

25c

(quar.)

5-

4-29

(quar.)

4-20

6-

1

5-16

125c

com.

Stores, common
preferred
(quar.)

5-10

35c

(quar.)

Markets

Toledo Edison

5-13

Holding
Corp.,
(quar.)

5%

(quar.)

(John

Title Guarantee

6-15

5-13

1

5-15

$1.25

Instrument

Paper

(S.

6-

6-

15c

Auto

5'/2 %

6-15

20c

Ltd

Electric

Electric

Wickes

5-13

$1.12'/2

;

(quar.)

preferred

White's

'

Metal Mfg.

2

2

5-12

3.80%

Wilcox

dividend)

(quar.)

Mills

Thorofare

s- 2

6-15

4

1

Co.—

(quar.)
com.

1

6-

1

preferred

White

Products, common
preferred
(quar.)

4%

6-15

7-

5c

(quar.)

Co.,

7-

15C

Thompson

C5c

(quar.)

Oil

(stock

6-15

$1.35

Gas Pipeline

&

Mfg.

pref.

conv.

Shovel

Thompson

6-10

Coal

Brothers

Glass

Thomaston

6-10
»

Pacific

Thatcher

6-

7-

(Two shs.

(quar.)

Thalhimer

1

6-15

$1.24

(quar.)__

preferred

53c

6-23

(quar.)__

1

25c

preferred

5.4%

commcn

(quar.)
Texas Gulf Producing (stock
div.)
New common
(initial-quar.)

45c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Westbrook-Thompson

preferred

5-14

6-

1

6-

Securities—

5.50%

5%

12-15

25c

Breweries,

Insurance

-1*7-18

1

1-3-56

$1

$2.50 class A (accum.)
Western Pacific RR. (quar.)___
Western! Tablet & Stationery Corp.—

4-29

8-15
9-15

$1.50

Air

5-

1
1

(quar.)

Canada

5-31

710-

50c

Western

1

$12'Ac

class

$4 pfd.

6- 1

50c

Western

6-10

$1.27'A

5-16

6-10

50c

4-29

35c

1

6-17

5-31

(quar.)

(quar.)
(quar.)

8-

(quar.)

1

Pulp & Paper Co.—

preferred

-"5-26

(quar.)

5- 2

7-

(quar.)

6-10

com.

4-23 '

5-16

75c

4-30

1

8c

Transmission,

5-15

40c

50c

6-

75c

(quar.)

5-25

40c

5-16

in¬

income)

Texas

5-13

6-10

"

Western
tl2'Ac

Mines, Ltd
Television-Electronics Fund, Inc.

^•4-20
■

1

-

(Canada), Ltd.—

(quar.)

Teck-Hughes Gold

5-10

8-

5%

5-28

6-15

5-13

1

income)

West Virginia

35c

4-29

1

6-

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)
preferred (quar.)

convertible

27c

5-10
6-

common

4-29

20c

(quar.)

3

5-16
4-29

64c

Washington Steel (quar.)
Wayne Knitting Mills
(quar.)
Wayne Pump Co

$4c
^

5-

1

Washington Mutual Investors Fund, Inc.—
(50c from realized capital gains and 14c

6-

2

6-

5-10

25c
25c

9

5-31

5-25

5-12

$1.13

1

5-31

4-29

$1.12Va

5-

18 %c

5-20

(quar.)

6-

32'Ac

5- 6

50c

(quar.)

common

50C

__

(quar.)

pfd.

4-29

6-10

25c

preferred (quar.)_!
Washburn Wire Co. (quar.)

10c

15C

conv.

7-15

1

5-14

135c

$4.50

50c

Carson

1

6-

10c

$1.06'A

10c

—

Tampax, Inc.

&

8-

20c

(quar.)_

(quar.)

preferred

Warren

5:

6-

preferred

West

-

partic. orig.

4.88%

5-13

2

Southern California Edison Co.—
4.08%

$4.25

6-10

5-

of

Development,

5-16

5-16

50c

Texas

5-16

1

$1.04

$51.75

(quar.)
above issue has been
Mobil Oil Co., Inc.

37Vic

25c

(quar.)

Ltd.—

(quar.)

Works

1

6-

1

5-20

common

B

Socony

Lathe

5-

6-

9-

11-29

1

(quar.)
Warner & Swasey Co.
(quar.).
Warren Petroleum
(quar.)

5-16

6-

Co.,

preferred

6-10

Bend

2

&

4.16%

6-10

pieferred
preferred

Walker

51-25
<*4-29

$1

common

common

2

1

1

6-

(quar.)

5-25

25c

Corp.,

5-

Mines, Ltd.

1

6-

12-15

Corp.

Amulet

9-

11-29

$1

West Jersey & Seashore RR.—
6%
special guarai teed
(s-a)

25c

(quar.)

Oil

Vulcan

West

(quar.)

to

5-13

2

t20c

name

5-13

1

2

30c

changed

4

6-

6-

9-15

110c

5-

(quar.)

Corporate

4-18

6-

110c

B

5-

Co.

Bocony-Vacuum

4-30

5-16

5-16

6-15

4-28

Morgan)

(S.

110c

5-16

37V2c

(quar.)

Smith-Douglass

(initial)

Class B

Waite

1

B

Virginia Coal & Iron Co. (quar.)
Virginian Railway,
6%
preferred
Vogt Mfg. Corp.
(quar.)

2

6-

12-15

6-13

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)
Taylor & Fenn, 4.32%

12- 1

112Vic

1

$1

(s-a)

Taylor, Pearson

12-10

(quar.)

5-16

*J»S-20

1

9- 1

9-15

25C

5-27

6-

9-10

6-15

$1.08

5-15

6

6-10

112Vic

(quar.)

5-31

5-

2

112Vic

A

25c

5-12

5-17

$1.25

(quar.)

(quar.)

preferred

2JA%

4-26

6-

35c

12 Vic

class A

50c

4.32%

$3c

5-17'

50c

(quar.)_.

7-

50c

common

4-25

$1.25

5-27

30c

(quar.)
1st pfd. (quar.)

Co.,

4-30

5-14-

$1.25

preferred

6-

5-

5-13

4-15

12c

6-10

5-16

1

5-16

5-31

A

15c

Electric

6-

9

30c

;

6-15

65c

A

preferred

5-10

(quar.)
America
(quar.)

*6- 3

$50c

(quar.)

Corp.

Co.

Fund

of

Viceroy Mfg. Co.,

30c

B

4%

5-25

25c

5%
preferred
(quar.)
Vendorlator
Mfg.
Co.

65c
._

;

Tampa

50c

12Vic

MB- 6

60c

Ltd.

Income

Vapor Heating Corp., 5%
5%
preferred
(quar.)

40c

Gold

class

4-26

:

1

$56Vi

Co.

Simpson's,

5-18

1

6-10

5-16

(quar.)_:

1

$30c

Sigma Mines, Ltd
Bimmons

6-

A

5-27

$1.50

Ltd

50c

Thrifty Drug

—

of

Co.

Value

Vanadium

1

1

6-

Vanadium-Alloys Steel

31'Ac

(quar.)

Inc.,

Class

9-10

Line

5-16
5-27
5-

Corp.

7-

6-30

,

(quar.)

Mines, Ltd. (s-a)
Symington-Gould Corp. (s-a)
:_t

6-10

22 Vic

;

Fund_

6-10

25c

series)

5- 3
4-29

12c

Line

5-25

4

5- 5

5-20

37Vic

(quar.)

(quar.)

7-

10c

(quar.)

Bhertwln-Williams

1

Co.

Mines,

Construction

Value

5-16

6-10

5-16

(quar.).

6-

31 Vic

common

(quar.)

Co.,

1

7-15

Co.

Sylvanite

i£?

7-16

&

Insurance

Oil

$1.10

60c

Corp.,

(quar.)

Bherwin-Williams

5-10

Consolidated

25c

_

Quarterly
Quarterly

V

6-

9-15

$1.25

60c

(quar.)

__—,___^

Corp.

Mig.

Bheraton,

,

(quar.)
(quar.)
Inc. (quar.)

W&-10

45c

(quar.)—
redeemable pfd. B (quar.)

Shelter

5-10

6-10

6-

5-23

10c

(quar.)

40c

(quar.)

common

$$1.06

$1.18%

redeemable pfd. A

4'A%

6-10

Class

Co.,

,-arf>-30

Bhawinigan Water & Power Co.—
'quar.)

United Stores Corp., $6 pfd.
Universal

56c

(1952

Swift

$1.07'A

(quar.)
(quar.)

Security Title Insurance (Los Angeles)—
3% participating preferred
(s-a)

Common

5-20

6-

5-31
6- 1

125c

5-13

Canada

5-18

6-11

Ltd._

1

Upper

1

6-20

$1

6-

Universal

6-

6-15

$1.75

25c

Corp.

Paper Co.

(N.

Corp.,

6-30

$2.00

(quar.)

25c

Co

preferred

Oil

pfd.

25c

(quar.)

(quar.)

&

Co.

6

75c

(quar.)
J.), common
(s-a)L__—

preferred

Class

P.)

Corp.

Steel

Class

(J.

1st

5-27

Liquidating

■.•$&*■ 5

4Vi%

0

4-29

91 Vic

(quar.)

Inc.

Lines

9

5-16

$1.07'A

(quar.)

Bervomechanisms,

1

5-

Class

91V4C

(quar.)

Acceptance

6-

5-18

4-15

Sutherland

25c

Co.

&

Vitamin

S.

12-15

_

'

& Co.

S.

U.

5-15

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

Bearle

U.

2

12-30

Swan-Finch Oil, 6%
4% 2nd preferred

$1

common

(initial

5-16

10c

fe29
.a&efer^O

30c

—

preferred

Surety (N. Y.)

5-

6-15

30c

preferred

8%.

85c

(quar.)

preferred

Beaboard

5-16

5-20

45c

Steel, common
7% preferred (quar.)

6-15

37'AC

Sunray Oil Corp,
Sunshine Biscuits,
Super-Cold (liquidating)

*1?27

■

Beaboard

Co.,

(quar.)
(quar.)

45c

preferred <quar.)__
preferred
(quar.)_
preferred (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)

4.30%

Rubber

Foundry

U. S.

4-15

$1.25

5.20%

$1

27%c

(quar.)

Dillon .Co—Mfg. Co., common

3.65%

quar.)_

Wells
Corp., common
(quar.)
preferred (quar.)
Suburban Propane Gas., com.
(quar.)
5.20% pfd. (quar.)_

40c

14c

Bavage Arms Corp. (quar.)
Savage Industries, com. (stock div.)_
75c conv. pfd. ($1 par)
(quar.)
$1.30 conv. pfd. ($20 par) (Initial quar.)_
8chenley Industries, Inc. (quar.)
8chwitzer-Cummins Co.—
5%%

S.

$1.12Vi
$l.06!A-

45c

(quar.)

'

$4.40

(quar.)

A

(quar. )„_____
Insurance (quar.)

Marine

&

U.

&

10c

$1.25

$1.19

:r

'

Bt.

12-15

9-15

Stewart-Warner

75c

convertible preferred A
convertible

Co.

6-19 i

Stonega Coke & Coal

Ry.—-

5%

Potash

9-30

4%%

10c

5%

Pipe

S.

6-30

25c

(quar.)

Francisco

S.

U.

$1,25

Sterling Aluminum Products

100%

(quar.)

Co.

U.

9-15

$1.25

6-15

$$1.06(4

Bafway Steel Products (quar.)
Baguenay Power Co., Ltd., 4V4%
St.

(increased

6-15

Ross (J. E. Engineering
(quar.)
1 25c
Royal Oak Dairy Ltd., class A (quar.)
J15c
Rupert (Jacob) com
25c
4'A%
preferred (quar-.)
—_____—$1.12 Ma

Ryan Aeronautical

6-15

5-

1

Corp.—

(quar.)

25c

(resumed)

(A.l & Co.
(quar.)
Sterchi Bros. Stores (quar.)

,

._

4%

1
3

15c

Struthers

(quar.)

pieferred

6-13

5-27

6-

for

redemption on June
30 at $105 per share plus this dividend
Hoffman Machinery Corp.—

7-

1

110c
75c

Securities

called

10-

40C

Stein

-

issue

60c

Ltd

(quar.)

35C

:

Steel

$1.183/4

Foreign

<

^

Mines.

Co.

S.

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)
Parts
Corp.

Stevens

Hill

75c

Mfg

E

6-15

$1.02'/a

__

(quar.)
& Haas Co., common
(quar.)
preferred A (quar.)
Paper Co., Ltd., common (quar.)___

Rohm

&

Stern & Stern Textiles—

Axle

&

S.

Illuminating
Keno

Entire

(quar.)

$1

J (quar.)__
Light & Power—

4.75%

U.

5-27

12-

A

$1.06W

40c

preferred

$1.02Mr

(quar.)
(quar.)

preferred

Rockland

class

Co.

5-10

(quar.)
H

5-

6-15

9

class

(quar.)

Utah

Corp

50c

;

Electric—

F

preferred

6-10

5-

Ltd.,

25c

(quar.)

8 3/10c

&

preferred

(quar.)

(quar.)

37'Ac

Participating
4%

Envelope

45c

.___

$1.25

.

__

1

S.

United

(quar.)
Equipment

Co.,

preferred

5%
______

4.10%

Tube

5%

Co.—-

7-

U.

25c

preferred

Chemical

5%
•

5-31

United

Btecher-Traung Lithograph Corp.—

60c

$1

$1.25 partic. A (accum.)__
Robbins & Myers, Inc., com. (quar.)
$1.50 partic. preferred (quar.)
Rochester

•

_

1

preferred

50c

(quar.)

(quar.)

(Indiana)

pref.

Warner

Stauffer

75c

(quar.)

common

(quar.)

Cement

Standard

Stanley

100%

,

(quar.)

Corp.,

Co.

Railway

$1.75

div.)

Corp.

Textile

Products

conv.

$1.75

preferred (quar.)

J- $4 preferred A

t

Oil

Standard

6

7-

5-10

Standard Packaging Corp.—
$1.60

6

5-

5-10

Dredging Corp.—

Standard Forgings (quar.)!
Standard Oil Co. of Calif,

60c

5-

5-31

1

t2c

7

6-30

87'Ac

Inc., common
(quar.)__

convertible

(quar.)

Riegel

(interim)
(quar.)_

(quar.)

5

50c

1

V

6-

4-30

6-

U.

6-21

5-17

6-

5-20

4-21

7Vic

(quar.)

5-17

4'A%

5-20

7-

7-15

5-31

60c

1

5-17

140c

(s-a)

20c

United

1

5-16

1

110c

7-20

6-

1

6-

7-15

$1.75

4'A%

Ltd.

(Conn.)

preferred

75c

_

(1944),

Water

$3.50

preierred

(stock

7%

7-20

6-

6-

25c

$1.12Vi

6- 7

1

25c

5-13

6-13

4-19

1

25c

1
1

Engineering & Foundry, com. (quar.)
preierred
(quar.)
Gas Improvement", common...

United
United

6

5-13

6-

6-21

8-

$1.12 Mr*

6-15
6-

5-16

8-

30c

5-11

137c

30c

Mines

Standard

1st

2nd

.

4-11

1

56'Ac

30c

Stamford
t
-

7%

7%

7-20

4-30

5-10
6-

$1.25

(quar.)'

com.

common

preferred

Holders

$i.l2Vb

(quar.)

B._

30c

$5c

B

Rich's, Inc.

7-20

7-20 '

1

Glass,

$1.05

:

60c

(quar.)

.

•

30c
I

(quar.)
Rheem Mfg. Co., com. (quar.)
4'/a% ccnv. pfd. (quar.)
Rice-St ix, Inc.—

1

1

8-

preferred

America,

Corporations,

Class

8-

of

5-18

(quar.)

United

8-

v

:

common

B

Stadacona

50c

50c

(interim)
common

7-20

&

A

$1.15

Quarterly
Quarterly
Quarterly

<■

27c

«

-

Revere Copper & Brass
Reynolds <R. J.) Tobacco,

7-20

1

Spokane International RR. Co.—

60c

(quar.)

(quar.)

1

Can

Series

27'Ac

•

Red

8-

8-

United

'

__.

•.E-

5-16

$1.10

(quar.)

$4.50

Mills,

Class

37'Ac

(quar.)

Inc.,

1

$1.03%

preferred

Spiegel,

7-11

6-

$1.06'A

(quar.)_
Spencer Chemical Co., com. (quar.).
4.20% preferred (quar.)
___:
Spencer Kellogg Sons
(quar.)

30c

7-15

97 'AC

(quar.)

preferred

Biscuit

$4.50 preferred
(quar.)
United Bond & Share, Ltd.

Co.

25c

When

Payable of Rec.

t$1.25

United

6-

33c

(quar.)_

com.

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)

4-30

92'AC

Service,

37»/2C

-

common

convertible

Corp., 5%
United Auto Parts, Ltd.—
5%
preferred (quar.).

3

6O0

(quar.)

Aircraft

55c

Public

4.40%

30c

com

—

4%%

Co.

United

(Dallas)—

(quar.)
preferred (quar.)
preferred
(quar.)
preferred
(quar.)

87Vic

-■>%

Co.

quarterly

$75c

pfd. (quar.)

6% preferred (quar.)
Raymond Concrete Pile

Insurance

preferred

3.90%

4.36%

Rapid Grip & Batton Ltd.,
preierred

Power

Life

Southwestern

25c

Rapid Electrotype Co. (increased quar.)
Quarterly
6%

Utah

5-16

Corp. of America—

'

Lines,

7bc

62'AC

130c

(quar.)

„

Car

Air

62VaC

50c

(quar.)

Refining
Quemont Mining Ltd. (s-a)

Tank

United

(quar.)

:

.

10%

Union

(quar.)

43c

6-

(stock dividend)
Union Oil Co. of Calif,
(quar.)

2

preferred

Drug Corp., common (quar.)
Southwestern Electric Service (quar.)

_

Share

,

Mfg. Co.

5-

preferred

Southwestern

40c

*

Metal

4-20

6

non-cum.

?*4-29

Company

Union

6-

non-cum.

Southwestern

Oil

Radio

(quar.)

common

Per

Name of

4-15

5-16

22'/2c

5-16

(initial)

Quaker City Fire & Marine Insur.
State

t50c

(quar.)

Railway,

Holders'

1

5%

100%'*"

Power

(-quar.)

6-15

(quar.)

6-

Ltd.—

$1.25
Co.

When

Payable of Rec.

37V2C

5%

Mexico—

dividend

Quaker

(quar.)

4-29

*

$1.12 Vi

(quar.)

Pure

Quebec

Co.,

pfd.

17c

A

Puget Sound Power & Light

.Stock

Southern

>quar.)

preferred

Southern Co.

Power

6%

•

3,j4>29

84c

(quar.)___
of

Common

5-16

■1

Share

Petroleum,

Canada

5-16

-

22Vic
(quar.fr

Co.

of Company
Calif

Boumern

Hampshire—

<quar.j

preierred
preferred

Name

Southern

5-16

1

4.16%

Public

Per

Rec.
5-16

4.32%
.

Holders'

'of

1

51

^referred

(ouar.).

92'Ac

5-16

4-20

87M.O

6-16

4-20

xLess

Jamaica

Income

y Previous published
date and/or record

tax.

date was Incorrect.
The
date Is Indicated here.

corrected

paymnnt

"

52

(2164):

IThis
June

1955,

been assigned as collateral on

principal amount of $600,000 have

gate
this

1,662 shares held in treasury but includes 51 shares sold
after Jan. 31. 1955 to eliminate fractional shares issued in payment of
a stock dividend paid on Jan. 31,
1955.

(Continued from page 12)

<

Co.—Increases Dividend—
in
commenting on the results of operations for the first quarter
•mt
1955, Christian de Guigne, Chairman, told the stockholders that
stales and earnings were at the highest rate in the company s history,
•*od "represent in large part a fulfillment of the hopes of last year
♦or the performance of the company's new plants and new products.
The increase in
the quarterly dividend rate from 32 M> cents per
•chore to 37Mi cents per share effective June
1, 1955, was callea to
Stauffer Chemical

181, p. 2018.

attention. See also V.

♦he stockholders'

Inc.—Debentures Sold—The $25,000,000
sinking fund debentures due April 1, 1980,

Sterling Drug,
of

3j/4%

publicly on April 28 by Eastman,
& Co. and associates at 101 %% and accrued in¬

•which

offered

were

Dillon

with total seating capacity for approximately
currently serving approximately 50,000 people daily
(except Sunday).
The restaurants are located in New York (2), Phila¬
delphia (2), Pittsburgh (3), Cleveland (4), Detroit (3), Chicago (3)
and Minneapolis
(1). The company, incorporated under the laws of
Ohio on Jan. 4, 1929, has its main office at 1375 Euclid Ave., Cleve¬
8.900

Inc.—Stock Sold—Public Offer¬

(O. A.) Sutton Corp.,

in fee the properties on which are
located the Stouffer restaurants at 89 South 7th St. in Minneapolis and
1501 Washington Boulevard in Detroit.
All other Stouffer restaurants
are
located on leased property.
Since Jan. 31, 1955, the properties
located at 1524 Chestnut St., Philadelphia and 531
Penn Ave., Pitts¬

and
with

closed.

200,000 shares for the

proceeds

the

of

share

company's,

the

PROCEEDS—Of

the

from

offering, $750,000 will be used to provide additional facilities
♦or the production of its newly developed central home air conditioners.
The balance will be added to general funds.
^present

of net sales for the fiscal year ended
of the company's business consisted of the
auanufacture of room air conditioners and air circulating electric fans
■♦or sale under the company's own trade name "Vornado"; about 43%
of the manufacture of room air conditioners for Westtnghouse Electric
Ctorp., Hotpoint Division of General Electric Co. and American Motors
"Corp. for sale by these companies under their respective trade names.
The balance of production was principally jettison fuel tanks for the
V. 8. Air Force. The company's plants are In Wichita, Kan.
1954, about 42%

30,

GIVING

CAPITALIZATION

value),

preferred

cumulative

«%

stock

-Common

■♦Includes

anticipated

($1

value)-™—*1,500,000 shs.

par

reserved

shares

20,000

15,000 shs.
1,400,000 shs.

issuance

for

of

exercise

upon

aggregate

them, respectively,

are

names

follows:

as

'-.A

»Shares

• Shares

v.;

2,000

Johnson, Lane, Space &
Co., Inc
Jones, Kreeger & Hewitt—
Kalman & Company, Inc.—

7,500

Kerr

Inc.

2,000

A.

Barret, Fitch, North & Co._

2,000

Lathrop, Herrick & Clinger,

JF. Eberstadt & Co.

—

12,500

4Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co.— 12,500
6,500

Bache & Co

Simonds & Co
Weeks & Co

Boker,
Baker,

The Bankers Bond Co.;

2,000
Inc

Co.

-

and Company—

Boettcher

Sullivan

Bosworth,

A.

Ryons
Masten

E.

Berwyn

♦Harold C. Brown & Co. Inc.

3,000

Mullaney,

dullington-Schas & Co

Co

C.43. Brown & Co

Wells &

Co

Federal

and

value

common

back

all

company

be

2,000

Saunders, Stiver & Co

3,000
3,000

Herbert

Schaefer & Co.

2,000

Scott, Horner & Mason, Inc.

6,500

Shearson, Hammill & Co.

8,500

House & Co

7,500
4,000
2,000

Co.-

4,000

Smith, Hague, Noble & Co.
Straus, Blosser & McDowell
Stroud & Company, Inc.—

Co

&

Weedon & Co

Crowell,

Cruttenden
Curtiss,

♦Davidson

&

&

Co

Small-Milburn

The

Inc.

3,000
2,000

**Dempsey-Tegeler Si Co
♦Draper, Sears Si Co

W.

Co,.

Brothers

3,000
3,000

Tifft

Sairman, Harris & Co., Inc.

6,500

Trubee, Collins & Co

♦Ferris & Co._

2,000

Vietor,

♦First

duPont &

I.

♦Francis

Ellis

TGenneth

„

-

California

Dann

3,000

White,

White

Mississippi
\

Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.

3,000

Evoy

Bayden, Stone & Co

8,500

Harold

Co

&

to

and

the

5,000

*In

each

& Grubbs

2,000

3,000

three-quarters of the shares are to be purchased from

case,

and

company

1779.

4.000

2,000
2,000

Co

one-quarter

the

from

selling

stockholder.—V.

181,

Corp.—Stock

common

on

not

accrue

FUNDED

DEBT

net
to

Reid

8c

Co.,

May 3 publicly offered 8,044 shares of

stock (par $2.50) at

(PROCEEDS—The
-*bd will

Offered—Fulton,

$27

per

share.

proceeds are to go to four selling stockholders,
the

AND

company.

CAPITALIZATION

AS

OF

JAN.

31,

1955

Outstanding
promissory

including Dec.

note

15,

payable

in

Instalments

to

in

(Las Vegas)

*$1,000,000

serial notes payable in-instalments to and includ- r-

ing June

15,

-Common stock
•This

note

(par $2.50—authorized

is

• •

1,000,000 shares)




for

conversion

A

series

of

underwriters

and

the

respective

series

A

below

named

corporation

percentages

pre-

preferred stock

has

have

severally-

to sell to them,,
below, such of the
not be subscribed for-

agreed

indicated

shall

as

%

Calif.—Files

With

coast

for

working capital.—V.

Hornblower

Paine,

are

planned

181,

to increase
Mississippi

Fulton,

Plan

181,

."

.

.

Model,

Roland

from

six

and Texas.

filed

company

a

registration

the

and

Guarantee

of

statement

of "Contributions
Transmission Co.
the

Plan

by

the

Sulphur Co. Inc.—Earnings Higher—

Gulf

or

the

Schneider,

Bernet

31,

1955, compared
181, p. 1358.

with

$17,685,725

for

the

Texas Instruments Inc.,

Dallas, Tex.—Preferred Stock

Offered—This corporation on May 3 issued to holders of
its

common

stock

2

Cook

&

V,.

2 Mi-

Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc.

Co.

2'/»•

_

2'/a

Rotan, Mosle and Co

2ya

Shuman Agnew & Co...

3 Mi

William

2«/a21/a-

&

Strout
3 Mi

____

Staats &

R.

&

Co.,

Underwood,

Co

2'/a.

Inc

Neuhaus

&

Co.
2

Inc.

Mi

ft-

—v- 181» p- 2057Co.—Registration Withd'a

Texas International Sulphur
The

statement filed with the SEC
proposed offering of 455,000 shares

a

has

withdrawn.—V.

been

180,

p.

21,

on

June

of

registration

covering

common

1954..
stock,

2641.

Texas Mexican Ry.—Earnings—
Gross

from

Net

ry.

1952

1953

$254,151

$318,062

$305,237:

67,333

117,319

108,454-

29,167

20,292

44,541

709,503

680,900

891,283

218,934

railway

$244,338

89,860

162,332

341,164

61,321

railway

from

Net

1954

1955

March—

33,042

124,376

—

oper.

income—

Jan.

41,002.*

1—

from

Net

from
ry.

railway

railway

income—

oper.

•

805,063;
230,416
76,488

181, p. 1717.

.

•

,

Texas & New Orleans RR.--Earnings—

from

ry.

from

Net

from

Net

ry.

—V.

231,266

1,269,004

1,250,160

32,610,783

39,027,885

37^918,603

8,107,318

12,568,985

11,722,409'

1,732,506

3,866,016

3,509,755.

1—

railway

railway.

_

income

oper.

181,

1,221,288
32,247,154
<8,737,426
2,201,291

income.

oper.
Jan.

From

Gross

1717.

p.

Ry.—Earnings—

Texas & Northern

Gross

Net

ry.

Gross

ry.

—v.

88,802

80.043

95,450

68,135

24,195

24,070

394,870

263,159

341,161

316,658;

315,551

171,186

244,699

187,686;

238,104

99,283

82,103

railway

railway

from

Net

$116,510

60,446

1—

Jan.

from

Net

income...

oper.

181,

p.

r

1605.

$5,985,884

income

rights to subscribe

at

par

($25

per

899,75*

414,534
292,380
150,000

243,685

504.500

487,34*
160,000
568,597

—

150,000
180,000
721,437
415,723

—

$2,023,492

31, 1955—

1,790.156

rentals

—

well abandonment losses

holes and

Federal

Provision

for

Cancelled

and

Provision

for

Provision

for

of

p.

;

.

—

at March

outstanding

392,607
106,000

I

240,000

302,825

$2,072,185.

1,790,155
$1.1$.

$1.13

share

per

180,

—

income

on

depletion
depreciation

shares

—V.

taxes

surrendered leaseholds

income

$5,472,997

1,103,818

costs and expenses
than Federal taxes on income)—
General and administrative expenses
(other

Earnings

1954

1955

Operating

Dry

il

Coal & Oil Co.—Earnings—

Texas Pacific

Lease

60,481

.

Quarter Ended March 31—

Taxes

$125,525

$92,438

116,981

income.—

oper.

1952

1953

$147,052

railway

railway

from

1954

1955

from

Net

1952

$11,857,781 $10,970,939 $13,648,643 $13,063,1934,066,770 ■
4,108,433
2,540,200
3,922,836

railway

railway—

from

1953

1954

1955

March—

Net

1879.

of

March

2Va-

Co.

&

Newhard

Hick¬

&

Inc.

man,

No.

for the three months ended March 31, 1955 were
approximately 88 cents per share on 10,020,000 shares

Jiands

Reid

5V2

Jackson
& Stone

1678.

p.

Pan_

5 Mi

pipe would
horsepower

ranging

In Louisiana

2, 1955, covering $1,500,000
Employees of Tennessee Gas

the

&

__

First Southwest Co.

Weeks

&

Webber,

Gross

line,

gathering

gas

May

on

by

this

__

5%

Net

;

of

Robertson

Dewar,

Pierce, Fen12

—V.

on

Inc.—Notes Sold Privately—This-

Thalhimer Brothers,

corporation, which owns and operates the leading de¬
partment store in Richmond, Va,, has sold privately |
$1,750,000 of 20-year 35/s% promissory notes, due 1975,.
through Kidder, Peabody & Co., it was announced on-.
May 3.
major part of the proceeds will

A

fixture*

be used for the purchase of

property additions and the balance added to working capital.
company's business in the 1954 fiscal year reached new highs,
with sales volume exceeding $30,000,000 for the first time in its 113-year-

and

The

by Morgan
■'

The subscription rights will expire at
May 19, 1955. The offering is being
by a group of investment firms headed

(EDT)

new

on

or

Thorofare

Stanley & Co.

;

before

Net

.

preferred

income

income

after taxes on

Earned

Common

3-for-l
p.

Expanding

investment

for

geophysical operations

instruments

and

working

also

require

electromechanical

§406,642 shs.

owned

engaged in the development and production of geophysical Instruments
and
equipment and optical components. Texas Instruments is, cur¬

rently one

of

the

three leading

companies

manufacturing transistors

—

stock

Apr. 2,'55
Apr. 3,'5*=
$19,963,696 $14,204,065;
6^8,141
462,913
322,682
218,891

(adjusted

$0.33;

$0.43

.—i—-—

after

giving effect to

11, 1955, totaled 741,396

shares.—V. 18(\

outstanding

(net

of

treasury)

v

Oil Co.—Earnings Off—

was reported by this company for the first
provision for estimated Federal income tax,
announced on May 5.
Net earnings applicable to the common stock amounted to 67 cents
per share,
after deducting the $749,000 in dividends declared on th«
preferred stock.
Net earnings for the similar quarter of 1954, whea
no preferred stock was outstanding, amounted to $8,888,000, or 69 cents
per

of $8,083,000

share.

Gross income

pared

for the first quarter amounted to

$121,026,000 as com¬

with $119,199,900 for the like 1954 quarter. Net crude oil and
gas liquids production averaged 100,000 barrels per day during

natural

capital.

radar, sonar, transistors and components. Through whollysubsidiaries it funrishes contract geophysical services and is

-

Net income

the
of

BUSINESS—The company is
and

income..

common

declared April

split

578.

of

income

on

quarter of 1955, after
D. T. Staples, President,

addi¬

engaged In the manufacture of electronic
equipment principally for the Armed Forces,

stock

taxes

Tide Water Associated

$4,000,000 net proceeds from sale of

will be used In part to repay outstanding bank
$2,000,000 incurred in connection with the com¬
pany's expansion program. The balance of proceeds will be added to
general funds and used for further expansion and other purposes.
Addition of new products and an expanding program of research and
development required investments in plant and equipment of $3,150,000
In
1953 and 1954. A further expansion of the Dallas plant, to cost
about
$375,000, principally for transistors and related products, is
under construction. Construction of new facilities for Houston Technical
Laboratories, a subsidiary, will begin shortly and will cost approxi¬
$390,000.

share
split)

per

to 3-for-l

preferred stock
amounting to

mately

,

sources

Net

prior to May 1,
for each share

PROCEEDS—The approximately

all

sales,

Higher Profits—

Markets, Inc.—Reports

3 Months Ended—

Total

increase over the pre*

$1.39, a 16%

177, p. 1477,

ceding year's results.—V.

on

stock is convertible Into common shares at any
1965, the conversion rate being lft shares
of common
of preferred and being subject to adjust¬
ment upon certain conditions.
It is subject to redemption at $26.15
per
share if redeemed on or before May 1, 1957 and thereafter at
prices decreasing to $25.25 per share. It is also redeemable under a
sinking fund after May 1, 1965.
The

time

Earnings per share were

history.

May 2, 1955.

3:30 p.m.

*

stock, series A, at the rate of one

preferred

including

payable In quarterly instalments of $31,250 beginning
Life insurance policies In the aggregate principal amount
♦I #1,000,000, of which $600,000 is subject to prior pledge as referred to
4Bept. 15. 1958.

reserved

■

earnings

1658,250

1958

2,987,013 shs.

12

Net

Commission—

diameter,

of

Plan

Thrift

tional

and

1962

165,945 shs.

f4,000,000 shs.

25

loans

Stouffer

the

Lynch,

From

approximately 71 cents per
the first quarter of 1954.

the

•

Cleveland, O.,

of

Merrill

par

stockholders.
This compares with $7,069,960, or
share on the same number of shares, for
Per share earnings for the 1954 quarter
are adjusted to reflect a 3-for-l stock split in December,
1954.
Gross revenue
from the sale of sulphur was $24,182,806 for the
In

3,000

Wyatt, Neal & Waggoner
Wyllie and Thornhill
Zuckerman, Smith & Co.—

FL F. Hutton &

the

Co

3,000

3,000

-9.

&

Co.—

Woodcock, Hess & Co., Inc.

Co

Kirkland

&

the

and existing compressor stations in Louisiana,

miles

376

underwritten

H.

&

Jenjcs,

Wood

E.

300,000 shs.

*

a

York.

New

SEC

made

$8,784,563,

2,000

Wood

125,000

value)

par

value)

shares

purchase,
In

From

new

Inches

24

Thrift

Net

2,000

5,000

P.

to

Net

Mc-

2,000

—

Hopkins & Co
Howard,
Well,
Labouisse,
Friedrichs

&

248,918

$2,000,000

$25,000

175,000

($25

par

Outstanding

$50,000

and

UNDERWRITERS—The

this

per

Registers With Securities and Exchange Commission—

3,000

Winslow,

Douglas

FINANCING

to

—

stock
($1

$1,200,995.

share for each 18 shares of common stock held of record

6,500

Cabell

$50

"Despite

vertible

Ooodbody

Hirsch

at

Approximately

Inches

8,500

Co

$9

1954.

2,000

Weld & Co
Williams & Co., Inc.

&

31,

share) for 165,945 shares of new 4.48% cumulative con¬

Willis, Kenny & Ayres, Inc.

T.

of

excess

4,000

C.

Michigan Corp
Marshall-—

in

on

added

would be

&

2,000

&

were

to be used

are

ended

Co

&

pfd.

geophysical

was

stock.

agreed

off

3,000

'Hudson

1957.

1956,

electro¬

and

from

income

$2,500,000

payable

and

stock

severally,

Owners

quarter last year.—V.

7,500

■Faster

pay

3

March

on

period

♦Fusz-Schmelzle & Co

JPlrst of

from

Hollywood,

Corp.,

similar

Watling, Lerchen & Co

2,000

Florida Investors, Inc.

♦First

Common,

to

stock.

representing 6%
date
of
purchase

facilities. They would be used
sales to new and existing customers along the system from
to Massachusetts by 148,000 MCF daily.
In Kentucky and Ohio 221 miles of 30-inch and 26-inch
be laid parallel to the existing pipeline system, and 12,540

8,500
8,500
7,500
4,000

31,

ferred

checks

ending Dec.

year

3,000

Co.

5,000

Corp.

voted

preferred

by construction of the new

4,000

Townsend, Dabney & Tyson

7,500

Co

Cleveland

First

The

Co.—

Co

&

recently

the

investment

earnings
the

2,000

-—

1955

stock,

of the company's natural gas transmission system would
1,800,000 MCF daily and to 2,180,000 MCF on peak days

to

hiked

Texas

•Cohu & Co.—

electronic

PRESENT

TO

.

(secured),

31,

♦Includes

outlets.

market

ficient

The

day ton Securities Corp
Courts

C.

of
Net

4%%

annually

March—

be

Wm.

-

,

common

April 27 proposed to the Federal Power Commission
that it build $56,000,000 In pipeline and compressor facilities, including
an
extension
of
Its
gas
gathering system
into
prolific southeast
Louisiana and Mississippi River delta
areas
which now have insuf¬

with

3,000

Inc...

of

mailed

being

April 7 filed

on

company

to

3,000
4,000
5,000

$250,000

Dec.

and thereby accelerate our planting program."

8,500

Co.—

EFFECT

fund

1962

1,

note

Cumulative

2,000

Curtis

GIVING

sinking

Dec.

Tennessee Gas Transmission Co.—To Incr. Facilities—
The

O'Neal, Alden & Co., Inc.—
Paine, Webber, Jackson &

dike,

July
4%

1678.

p.

8,500

Colket &
Roney & Co

for

The proceeds

company.

Securities Corp.—

Penington,

Oil

filed a letter of notification with the
covering 3,826 shares of capital stock (par $1) to be offered at
market (estimated at $7.50 per share)
through officials of the

•Carolina

8,500

firm,

grower

dividends

their

taxes,

corporation

company.—V.

3,000

in

on

Telecomputing
The

to

Thorn-

due

Gross

5,000

&

bonds

letter of notification with the SEC
covering 2,000,000 shares of common stock to be offered at par (five
cents per share), without underwriting.
The proceeds are to be used
to pay expenses incident to mining operations.
The

3,000

Co., Inc—

Sun

Tannisse Uranium Mining Co. of Nevada

The

Jeffries

the

of

—Files With Securities and Exchange Commission—

Norris & Hirshberg, Inc

Republic Co. (Inc.)

business.

Authorized

mortgage

Gross

2,000

Cassell &

oyster

presently

share

earnings

4,000

Child.s,

shares

rate," Mr. Fritz said, "the principal owners of common
stock, who also constitute our board of directors, have decided to
continue to forego dividends on the common stock in order to plow

MacDonald, Inc...

Central

sales

from

other

company

earning

Burke &

-«C. F.

this

arrears
are

dividends

State

2,000

Company—.

this

1955.
Laurens H. Fritz, Chairman of the Board, said that after payment
of the
arrears
In
preferred stock dividends, and after payment of

2,000

Ohio

of

through April 1,

The

Inc.

of

shares

cumulative

2,000

&

Employees

the

offered
for
possible
public
sale
by
certain
during the same period.—V. 181, p. 1605.

be

may

accumulated

these

Co.,

Moore

T.

derived

its

from

%

Co., filed a registration statement
covering 14,000 memberships in the

1955,

140,200

with

directors

The

the
of

2,000

Miller & Co..

Mead,

4,000
2,000
3,000

-Bradbury-Ames

Co.——

&

McDonald-Moore & Co

'

Inc.

5,000
5.000
.5,000

Co

&

Manley, Bennett & Co..—

Co.,

&

8,500

Brothers-

Lehman

Lester,

7,500

Co

&

&

2,000

-—

5,000
8,500

Co.

Stair

6,500

Co

&

Inc.

Baumgartner, Downing &
♦Bioren

2,000

Kidder

M.

7,500

Bell

&

to

Oil

Sun

2,

May

on

stockholders"

Capacity

5,000
5,000

15%

CAPITALIZATION

First

an

1955 to one employee,
of the several underwriters ftnd the
shares of common stock to be purchased by

of

number

leases

Tangier Island Co., Inc., Tangier, Va.—Pays Accruals

option granted in January,
UNDERWRITERS—Tlie

Dec.
was

3

the

25,000 shs.

stock.....

and

company

the maximum number of shares which it is anticipated
be purchased by the Trustees of the Plan during the' period
1, 1955, to June 30, 1956, with respect to the 1955 Plan.
The

SEC

preferred stock (,$100 par
issuable in series—

Cumulative

and

shares

the

registration
statement
also
includes
186,700 shares
of
Sun
Oil
common,
representing the maximum number of shares which it is

Outstanding

Authorized

50%

equipment to the U. S. Government, 35%

With SEC—

for

Securities and Exchange

FINANCING

PRESENT

TO

EFFECT

SEC

together

may

basis

the

BUSINESS—On

«ov.

services

of

representing

good

Sutton.

Mr.

<»r

the company's common
in July 1954 having
account of the company and 200,000

represents the second public offering of
the initial offering of 400,000 shares

This

.comprised

and

subsidiaries,

the

Plan

Plan

Purchase

Stock

its

"selling

shares,

ended

year

about

of geophysical subsidiaries rank among
geophysical contracting organizations.
the company and consolidated subsidiaries
31, 1954 were approximately $24,000,000 of

largest

revenues

by exercise of right:

Oil Co.—Registers

Sun

remaining 100,000 shares are being
of O. A. Sutton, President and
Chairman of the company, who, after completion of this
sale, will own 600,000 shares of the common stock out
of a total 1,400,000 to be issued and outstanding.
The
offering was quickly oversubscribed and the books

ing electric fans. The
sold for the account

the

which

Its groups

others.
three

the company own

burgh have been sold by subsidiaries of
these premises obtained.—V. 181, p. 2057.

July

was

for

Common

Subsidiaries of

priced at $12 per share. Of the offering, 300,000 shares are being sold by the company, a leading
♦nanufacturer of room air conditioners and air circulat¬
^stock

to

world's

Operating

and

15, Ohio.

The

ing of 400,000 shares of common stock (par $1) was made
on May 4 by an underwriting group headed jointly
by
Eberstadt & Co. and Shillinglaw, Bolger & Co.
The

18 restaurants,

to

persons

land,

V. 181, p. 2018.

quickly sold. See details in

terest, were

chain has grown from one unit

BUSINESS—The Stouffer restaurant
in 1924

the

mechanical

note.

{Excludes

f

sales

for

$28,125 through

instalments of

quarterly

in

in quarterly instalments of $50,000 from Sept. 15,
1958, inclusive.
Life insurance policies in the aggre¬

and

to June 15,

1955,

Investment News

payable

is

note

15,

collateral.

(t), have been assigned as

in footnote

Corporation and

General

.

period, as against 97,000
the previous year.

■

„

.

barrels per day during the first quartei
-.

.

Staples told stockholders that ground had b:en broken for the
new 130,000-barrel Delaware Flying A refinery on a large site 15 miles
south of Wilmington, Del.
He pointed out that the site of more that
Mr.

4,000 acres is adequate
manufacturing facilities.
He added

for

the

that approximately

addition

of

petrochemical

or

othei|
J

$30,000,000 worth of critical

equipment

Volume

has

181

been

the

Number 5427".;; The Commercial and Financial
Chronicle

ordered

the

for

largest of their type

which

will

plant,

and

substantially more
stream by the end of 1956.

be on
Mr.

Staples

reported

processing units—some of them
being fabricated. The refinery,

that

the

than

$100,000,000,

is

expected

Avon

181,

California
plant and a

in

1605.

p.

corporation

covering

offered

Flying A refinery

being expanded in 1955 by the addition of a coker, gas
hydrodesulfurization unit and by enlargement of
catalytic cracking
facilities.
He said terminals serving Avon were
recently modernized to
accommodate larger vessels and
speed the loading and unloading of
supertankers.—V.

The

to

SEC

is

George

Overstreet

Schad,

J.

John

and

C.

E.

who

Potter,

Treasurer

has

has

to

elected

President

as

to

succeed

the

Comptroller,

Board

of

has

•

been

Directors.—V.

Net

railway
railway

from

Net

1955

from

ry.

From Jan.

Gross
Net

ry.

—V.

310,442

235,600

84,208

110,275

90,310

1,757,983

,

1,631,359

1,818,177

1,913,564

578,092

718,097

841,940

730,006

172,391

237,988

302,754

2,000,000 shares of

core-drilling

and

loss

__—

share

eastbound

traveled

This

3,965,000

$1.17

international

20 Super-G Constellations

ily

1954

3,898,000

loss

Prospects for the remainder of 1955
in

domestic

bookings

to

1954

over

accommodate

and

trafiic

by

adidtion

been

prospects

for

TWA

has

now

the

eight

practically all the fleet
earnings

announced

it

figures

remainder

for

the

of
20

of

in

the

indicated

was

1955

of

at

appear

new

1955

that

Super

service

G's

and

by mid-June.

inc.

pleted, all of said shares having been sold.

See

details

7,221,122

&

Chromium, Inc., N. Y.
that

process

deposits

Plating

chomium

a

which

provides
much
better
resistance
to
corrosion
than
ordinary
directly on steel was announced on May 4 by this metal
finishing specialist who pioneered chromium plating. The
corporation's
office is located at 100 East 42nd
Street, New York 17, N. Y.
structural
in

undercoat

Other

with

be

can

desirable

process

include

galling

surface

properties

of

coefficient

and

allow

is

deposited

corrosive

free

of

materials

to

The

nickel.

the

deposit
produced
by
the
friction, excellent adhesion, a

of

superior

finishes.

would

and

copper

ductility
as
deposit

It

be

can

new
non-

compared
to
ordinary
has an attractive light

Crack-Free

matte appearance.

graw

that

plate

new

underlying surface being protected.
As a
directly on steel, without the necessity for an

or

low

the

the

plated

nickel

cf

chromium

Chromium,"

imperfection

contact

it

Consolidated

$392,600,
to

69

&

net

after

cents

readily buffed to

high luster.

a

income

share

Net

before

provision for dividends
parable
share
The

<1)

1954

income

the

on

stockholders

from

23,

Aug.
the

and

for

the

first

on

$453,300,

and

12

which

amended

term

<21

to

1955

amounted

This

is

of

taxes.

to

equivalent

amounted

to

81

cents

amendment

matically
it

is

applies

therefore

of

the

articles

existence

changed

preferred

the

for

titles

stock

«ates

for

in

United

changing the title
all

to

not

issued

and

Natural

or

and

the

of

of

incorporation

period of

a

the

of

30

years

A

stock

class

common

two

unissued

for the

necessary

exchange

has

company

to

sell

stock,

Gas

classes

shares

stockholders

over-printing.—V.

been
to

up

National Fuel Gas

Co.—To

authorized

$4,400,000

of

to

181,

Sell

by

respec¬

of

stock

class

each

send

auto¬

their

and

certifl-

690.

p.

This

corporation

tration

to

•

finance

$2,800,000

of

plant

179,

p.

im¬

1052.

filed

New

York

M.

Steel

of

Chairman
tion.

Blough

Corp.—Blough

Mr.

the

that

of

stockholders

the
Mr.

date,

board

Committee,
Clifford

Hood,

Administrative
M.

May

3

The

Chief

Succeeds

his

the

intention

May

2.

the

Benjamin

Executive

reached

and

President
that

to

Fairless

retire

to

finance

of

Fairless
this

retirement

normal

will

He

Officer

F.

at

the

continue

committee

corpora¬

a

the

of

age

annual

as

of

as

65

meeting

member

The

company

covering

the

the

and

corporation
also

has

since

Jan.

1,

1953,

designated

been

Chairman

of

the

Finance

Vice-Chairman

of

the

Finance

other

re-elected
board

of

office,

Chief

to

also

officer-directors

their

elected

previous
John

S.

of

the

Committee,

about

White

&

Case

in

New

York

Net

Net

corporation,

were

the

bonds,

The

who

Tennant,

became

Associate

City.—V.

181,

this

May

on

issue

1955—Month—1954

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$78,294

$354,075

$243,852

84.012

96,174

267,571

303,048

from ry. oper.

$41,704

♦$17,880

$86,504

"$59,196

38,031

♦26,514

72,247

♦82,022

p.

added
and

the

option,

San

Juan

March

period,
report,

Basin

1606.




to

rose

1,101,105 mcf. for

31, 1955, compared
increase of 47%.

an

with

751,519

met.

the

company has completely assembed, bygroup of lead and zinc mining properties located
of Santa
Fe in
the highly mineralized
Cerrillos

a

southwest

that

"we

operation

The

are

of

proceeding

mill

a

has

company

for

with

zinc

mines

ccaxe

which

have

beenr

opera.ions."

min.ng

plans

our

for

the

He

construction

producing lead and zinc concentrates."

started

diamond

drilling program on several
subsidiary holding more than 45c
Mr. Scorah explained that "work
on the outcrops has indicated the
presence of high grade uranium anc.
if the drilling program
proves the existence of the ore in depth, mining
operations will be undertaken immediately."
of Ecalibur

Uranium

a

Corp.,

mining claims in Southeastern

natural

sales,

gas

a

Utah.

preparations

for

full

scale

lead-zinc

an important uranium potential," the
report
productive fourth quarter, closing our first fiscal
1955."—V. 181, p. 1922.

concludes, "point to
year

a

June

on

30,

Western

Maryland

Ry.—Earnings—

Period End. Mar. 31—

Railway
Railway

1955—Month—1954

oper.

revenue-

$3,992,594

oper.

expenses.

2,681,386

Net rev. from

1955—3 Mos.—1954

$3,530,129 $10,697,434 $10,506,299
2,606,954
7,658,936
7,837,422

ry. oper.

$1,311,208

$923,175

$3,038,498

$2,668,87T

railway oper. inc.—
181, p. 1718.

Net
—V.

844,496

626,115

1,986,524

1,846,888

March—

Gross

1955

from

ry.

railway—.

1952:

$5,641,131
2,043,610

$4,408,528

891,556

530,944

433,591

810,556

564,4TI

11,665,487
2,404,321

11,211,411

15,034,861

2,131,766

5,055,010

1,291,640

1,003,321

2,036,288

12,352,055
2,949,830
1,036,51>%

1,258,920

1—

Jan.

181,

1953

$4,080,139

1,087,025

railway
oper. income

from

—V.

the

1954

$4,476,186

_

from

_

_

_

1718.

p.

SEC

mostly

year,

of the

to

as

Westinghouse Electric Corp.—New Orders Rise—

.

Sales billed and net income of

the

in

ago

company's 1955
entail spending

expected to
facilities to supply

for

by

from

first

quarter

181,

Sales

new

1606.

p.

4

billed

in

the

corporation

but

1955,

lower

were

orders

new

than

a year
increased

booked

first

quarter were $367,705,000, compared with.
quarter of 1954.
Net income for the 1955
equal to 75 cents a common share, compared
equal to $1.61 a share in the first quarter of 1954.

$406,537,000

in

$12,782,000,

with

was

Provision

for

$30,217,000

an

the

first

$26,286,000,
earnings were

when

asso¬

publicly offered and quickly sold

this

of

substanltally, Gwilym A. Price, President, reported.

of

30,000 shares of 4.80% cumulative convertible
preferred stock (par $50) at $50.50 per share. In addi¬
tion, the corporation placed privately with The Mutual
Benefit

of

the

Federal

a

year

second

Income

highest

taxes

in

was

the

history.

company's

$11,900,000,

compared

with.

ago.

substantial

notes

Life

due

National

3V2%
note

Insurance

$1,000,000 4!/4% promissory
1971, inclusive, and with the Peoples
Trust Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. a
$500,000

1964 to
Bank

Co.

&

promissory note due 1959 to 1963, incluisve. The
financing was also arranged through Singer, Deane

Scribner.

In

explaining the decline in sales and net Income, Mr. Price pointed
that backlogs for apparatus and industrial
equipment began fall¬

out

ing in 1953, and continued to fall through most of 1954. Because ver.y
backlogs last year kept most divisions busy, the effect
the

'53-'54

being

now

of

preferred stock may be exchanged for 1.10 shares

new

stock
up
to and including May
15, 1965 and may be
at $57.50 through May IS,
1960; $55 thereafter and through
15, 1963; $52.50 thereafter and through May 15, 1965; and $50
thereafter; with accrued dividends in each case.
common

redeemed

PROCEEDS—The

net

proceeds

the

from

offering

the

of

preferred

decline

in

reflected,

in

1954,

and

the

trend

effect

time

the

of

will

be

billed

in

1955

although earnings
Sales
are

of

until

will

likely

the

over

first

together with the net proceeds of a long-term borrowing from a
bank and an Insurance company, will be used chiefly for
capital addi¬
tions, estimated to cost about $2,600,000. The balance will be available
for working capital and other corporate purposes.
The principal capital

expenditures involved include the purchase and
installation of a 52-inch Sendzimir Cold Rolling Mill and collateral
equipment, including a preparation line, an annealing and pickling line,
a
leveling and up-cut shear line, a stretcher leveler and rc-squaring
shears.

Approximately

added

to house

34,000

of

feet

square

of

building

space

will

be

the

new equipment.
The installation of these
facilities will enable the company to produce stainless steel sheet
having
widths' up to 48 inches.

some

company expects that
with the addition of the new 52-inch
plant capacity will be more than double the productive capacity
present facilities. The company estimates that the installation

of

the

new

facilities

will

be

completed

16,

1945,

and

plant and general office
steel

name

dividends

and

It

has

quarterly

located

strip

at

months.

Pennsylvania
In

May

is

on

are

practice

of

the

under

the

after

be

while

It

the

is

to

Its
of

declare

earnings of the preceding quarter.
On
this basis, the company declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents
per
share, on April 18, 1955.
The previous quarterly dividend
was
25
cents

share

per

plus

LONG-TERM

into

loan

a

Pittsburgh,
N.

J.,

at

its

will

dividend

and

which

to

May

the

company

aggregate

an

borrowed

from

the

1955,

will borrow

of

on

$1,500,000,

bank

and

of

GIVING

EFFECT

TO

PRESENT

Authorized

promissory note
promissory note
Cumulative pfd. stock ($50
4(4 %

cumulative
stock

($i

each,

from

note)

1964

conversion

10,500

amount

and

to

are

basis

be
of

the

of

the

in¬

shares

of

will
to

be

1971,
for

to

$1,000,000

50,000 shs.

be

1963,

inclusive.
annual

16,

that

established

in

1954.

lower.

products,
180,

Mr.

sales

Price

are

reported,

consider¬

up

2742.

p.

Co.—Registers With SEC—

subscription
share

Shares not

so

by

for

stockholders

common

each

shares

ten

held

subscribed will be offered

of

on

the

record

to employees

1955,

and

to

employees;

company

subscribe

for

may

subscribe

for

as

shares

many

not

exceed

to

and each preferred stockholder
he desires, and each employee
shares, in both cases subject to

as

25

underwriting
to

are

W.

be

Baird

both

terms

supplied
&

Co;,

amendment.

Inc.,

are

named

as

principal

the

underwriters

for

issues.

Net proceeds

temporary

and

oversubscription. The subscription price and
the preferred, as well as the dividend rate,
Smith, Barney & Co. and Robert

on

by

the

are

bank

remainder

to bo used
loans
to

program.

Construction

the years

1955

and

as

follows;

Incurred
for

pay

a

in

expenditures

1956.—V.

181,

$3,000,000 for the prepayment

1955

part

of

are

p.

for

the

construction

company's

estimated

purpose*

construction

$22,400,000

at

fot

453.

Womans Income Fund, Inc.—Stock Offering—Income
Managers Inc., Long Island City, N. Y., it was announced
April 25 plans to offer publicly 500,000 shares of
common stock (par $1) at a price equal to the net asset
value, plus a sales charge of 8V2%. The net asset value
was
approximately $6.75 per share.
on

BUSINESS—Corporation,
is

corporation
stock

common

181,

p.

organized

diversified

open-end

an

The

had

mutual

outstanding

(par $1),

on

May

25,

1954.

in

Maryland,

fund.
on

Jan.

1.

16,620

1955.

all of which was purchased by

690.

'

shares

c£

the organizers.
,

.

283,227 shs.

The insurance

company

instalments of

$125,000

^Includes 33,000 shares reserved
cumulative convertible preferred stock, and
under the Stock Option Plan.

issue

(F.

W.)

Woolworth

Co.—Secondary Offering—Bache
May 4 a secondary distribution of
119,000 shares of common stock (par $10) at $47.62 Vz
per share.
The firm stated that demand for the stock
&

Co.

came

completed

from

The

of

—V. 181, p.

below;

for

additional

mav

—V.

inclusive.

preferred stock set forth

Ions

The
subscription price and
underwriting terms
by amendment.
The preferred shares are to be
subscription by holders of preferred stock of record May

UNDERWRITERS^The underwriters named
below
have
severally
agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agree¬
ment, to purchase from the company the respective number of shares
convertible

or.

the

said,

of

he

supplied

for

30,000 shs.

t500,000shs.

repayable in

the 4.80%

reserved

Outstanding

will be repayable In annual Instalments

note)

book¬
noted,

and

company.

to

are

offered

$500,000

stock

value)——

par

(3%%

offered

one

May 16, 1955.

on

FINANCING

*$1,000,000
value)

par

pfd.

conv.

$100,000 each, from 1959

(4%%

for

1956 or

*5500,000

—

4.80%

May 1,
which

$1,GOO,000 from

company.

CAPITALIZATION

because

products

1954.—V.

billed

cents per share.

12%

2,

The

option,
be

of

the company entered
with Peoples First National Bank & Trust Co.,
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co., Newark,

agreement

Pa.,

pursuant

earlier

$500,000

extra

an

BORROWING—On

quarter

company on May
4 filed
a
registration statement with the
covering 30,000 shares of preferred stock (cumulative $100 par263,140 shares *of common stock ($10 par).
The common share*

SEC

trade

the

from

first

expected,

record

defense

consumer

of

the

sales

on

mid-1955

somewhat

and

quarter

orders

products.

approach

will

in

upward

substantially over
Nevertheless, Mr.
Price

new

Wisconsin Power & Light

of

directors

just

late

allqtment in the event of

April

1947.

of

non-integrated producer

a

marketed
subsidiaries.

no

the

in

15

Washington, Pa., about 25 miles

which

has

been

to

12

operations

The company

"MicroRold."

of

sheet

commercial

are

Pittsburgh.

stainless

incorporated

was

commenced

in from

is

reversed

This

the

of

earnings

was

increased

1954.

these

general industrial

remaining steady,

ably

of

felt

required to produce

sales

sharply

booked

rising volume of

not

and

declining orders

of

continued

of
1955, when new orders
ings in the first quarter

the

sales

on

said.

the

rise

business

new

he

However, he added,

May

loan

$125,716

181,

to

the

ended

1954

railwayNet from railway
Net ry. oper. income..

$4,800,000

Washington, D. C., metropolitan area.—V.

♦The bank loan

expenses-

♦Deficit.—V.

of

William E. Scorah, President, stated that "these
prop¬
and operated by Western Mines, Inc., a wholly-owned sub¬

From

2235.

p.

Privately—Singer, Deane & Scribner and

ciates

Common

1486.

p.

revenue—

inc

and

miles

18

M.—Natural

Mining District.

Gross

approximately
Is

program

3%%

oper.

oper.

plus

on

positions.

oper.

rev.

According

Washington Steel Corp.—Preferred Stock Sold—Notes

of

railway

180,

and

Ry.—Earnings—

Period End. Mar. 31—

similar

Net

25-year refunding mortgage bonds.
to ask for competitive bids to be submitted

program.

the

in

Placed

t

Railway
Railway

months

lease

Santa Fe, N.

produces natural gas, lead, zinc, and other
May 5 that its natural gas sales from 33 wells ia

on

Field

quarter

t

Utah

nine

for the

Co.,

which

Western Pacific RR. Co.—Earnings—

April 29, 1955, to its regis¬
100,000 shares of its $1 par

sale, will be used to finance most

$15,900,000

oOO

1,000

$0.11

registration statement with

a

1,000

Co.—

on

above.—V.

filed

3,500

& Co

&

of

utility plans
25.
proceeds from

recent stock

and

Committee

General Counsel of the corporation in January of this year, as General
Counsel.
Since 1932 Mr. Tennant has been associated with the firm
of

RR.

May 5

on

$8,000,000

The

May

surance

Voorhees,

$0.17

Washington Gas Light Co.—Registers With SEC—

of

corporation.

Officer.

Tyson,

Comptroller,

succeeded

appointed Chairman of the Executive Advisory
newly formed committee of the board of directors.

a

C.

on

3

also

was

F.

Enders

held

directors

re-elected

Robert

and

who

announced

of

Fairless

was

Board

Fairless,

on

May

on

the

Corp.—Exchange Offer Extended—

Central

DIVIDENDS—It

Roger

Kutz

Net

See

Chief Executive Officer—

as

West

Corp.—Registers With SEC—

amendment

an

covering an additional
stock.—V. 181, p. 1717.

southwest of

*

States

the

The

provements, pui chase gas for storage and meet debts.—V,

United

378,560

statement

«^«jital

Notes—

the

Pennsylvania P. U. Com¬
promissory notes to its parent.

of

proceeds

use

378,560

$0.23

Co.

will

company

Development

minerals, reported

59,520

cumulative

Wall Street Investing

Co.—

&

Lear

Thomas

Up 47%—Mining Activities Increased—

company,

6,705

59,520

quarter reflects the results of operations of Waitt & Bond,
wholly owned subsidiary.—V. 181, pp. 148 and 453.

its

Lynch— 1,500

1780.

p.

Sales

This

8,888

10,323

59,520

stock

1955

and

$2

on

&

15,503

13,139

378,560

BUSINESS—Corporation

The

$747,334

23,462

shares

share

per

♦The

mill,

The

mission

$743,510

14,854
13,526

preferred

per

tively.
The

Gas

1953

profit

Earns,

50Q
750

Leonard

mining, and indications of

1954

28,380

common

750

Co
Co

stock,

April

on

stock

B

1,422,528

$2 preferred shares

of

quarter

stock

common

stock.

corporate

1956,

class

1,904,394

taxes

Each share

(formerly class B), after
the preferred stock
(formerly class A). Com¬

was

common

extending the

546,538

taxes

for

Number

Corp.—Earnings Off—

the

on

181,

earnings

Tool

providing for Federal income

per

765,054

Number

&

United Drill

2,132,720

plate

chomium

any

2,665,724

=>1955

Reed,

1,500

&

Putnam

500

1,500

claims

832,193

$1,189,704

Profit

homes

plating

Co

—V.

1955—3 Mos.—1954

Bond, Inc.—Sales Up Sharply—

construction

Introduces

—

Co

Securities
Masten

Moore,

erties, held
sidiary, include four integrated lead and
developed and are being readied for full

1717.

&

500

Richards & Co

Western

1,039,636

capital
sinking funds

&

Steele &

E.

A.

1.000

Zuckerman, Smith & Co

Outstanding

after
taxes

The

Process—

result,

1,500

Fauset,

4,000,000 shs.

after

Provision

a

come

Doolittle

FINANCING

$9,671,168 $27,219,535 $27,678,718
7,464,142
20,613,704
2.,441,027

Sales

quarter have not yet
pattern is similar to other

the

-in V. 181, p. 2057.

"Crack-Free

Maine

capital.

PRESENT

1955—Month—1954

31—

Ware River RR.

Called

claims,

first

Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line
Corp.—Offering Com¬
pleted—The public offering on April 27 of
150,000
shares of $4.90
cumulative preferred stock
(no par
value) by White, Weld & Co. and Stone & Webster Secu¬
rities Corp. and associates at $100
per share was com¬

production

1,000

Earnings Higher—

expenses.

inc.

181, p.

Inc.

travel

new

for

pay

1.5CO

1,500

Sherrerd

&

"Increased

plans

essentially an east-west carrier over its domestic and
routes, does not begin to reach its peak until the second
season
gets underway.
In 1954 TWA overcame first
quarter losses of nearly $4,000,000 to
produce a net profit after taxes
of $10,336,000 for the full
year.—V. 181, p. 1605.

A

TO

to

used

&

&

Inc.

Blair F. Claybaugh & Co.
Cunningham, Schmertz
Co., Inc.

Hill,

4,000,000 shs.

$9,746,029

income

Waitt

International

United

be

Bonbright

Applegate

Humphrey,

1,500

Butcher

working

EFFECT

levenues.

op.

fund

TWA,

years.

quarter

for

Quarter Ended March 31—

success

Although

and

GIVING

to

are

B.

Hulme,

Jenks, Kirkland & Grubbs
Johnston, Lemon & Co
Kay, Richards & Co

the

of

of
TWA's
new
Super-G
Constellations
in
winning
acceptance since their introduction April 1 indicates TWA will
capture an increasing share of the transcontinental
luxury market,
Mr. Damon said, while
continuing as the acknowledged leader in the
field.

ry.

Net

TWA's most heav¬

on

Mar.

routes.-

corporation's

have

equipment

RR.—March

End.

Federal

increase

public

to

Net

$1.19

14.7%

least

tourist

proceeds

D.

Co.

is in the exploratory and development stage. It holds
by assignment 100 unpatented mining claims in White Pine County,
Nevada.
Each claim covers an area of approximately 20 acres,
giving
the company an aggregate area of claims of
approximately 2,000 acres.
—V.
181, p. 589.

—V.

bolstered by a

are

as
encouraging as they did
a
year
ago,
notwithstanding
a
disappointing first quarter, Warren Lee Pierson, Chairman, and
Ralph
S. Damon, President, told the annual
meeting of stockholders.

The

net

George

pay

company

operating
Ry. operating

$42,313,000 $39,biz,000
46,179,000
43,224,000

,i

___.

,____

Per

be

to
to

stock (par one cent)

common

(par one cent)

Ry.

1955

revenue

Net

The

Period

Airlines, Inc.—Reports Loss—

expense

used

1,000

Co

&

53

Shares

7,500

Boettcher

Nevada.

Wabash

Quarter Ended March 31—

Operating

be

Authorized

1780.

p.

cent)

one

to

Shares

Singer, De&ne & Scrlbner

266,379

income

Trans World
Total

$577,838

1—

oper.

181,

$680,181

253.346

67,539

railway
railway

from

$634,993

'

(par

are

the

BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in Delaware on Dec. 20,
1954, for the purpose of exploring and developing uranium mining
properties.
Its principal office is located at 280 Aultman Street, Ely,

1952

218,368

from

Net

1953

$612,832

income

oper.

1954

The proceeds
operations.

with

15 cents per share as a speculation.

CAPITALIZATION

Toledo, Peoria & Western RR.—Earnings—
March—

notification

stock

common

share.

mining

Secretary
2613.

p..

of

publicly

Common stock

Gross

of

letter

a

Vada Uranium Corp., Ely, Nev.—Stock Offered—Bris¬
tol Securities Co., Fall River, Mass., in April

elected

171,

filed

8

shares

per

to

PROCEEDS—The

retired. >

formerly

and

been

cents

Incident

offered

Robert

April

on

1,200,000

25

at

expenses

at

Tinnerman Products, Inc.—New President Elected—

(2165)

Uranium Development Corp., Longview, Tex.—Files—

built—are

ever

cost

!

all

offering

within

one

on

parts

was

of

this

country

oversubscribed and

and
the

hour and 25 minutes after it

1780.

from

abroad.

books closed-

was

announced

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64

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The Commercial and
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55

STATE AND CITY DEPARTMENT
BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS

•a-

ALABAMA

sealed
until

Athens, Ala.
Bond

Offering

City

er,

M.

—

Clerk,

S.

Kenne-

will

receive

ealed bids until 2 p.m.

(CST) on
Tay 11 for the purchase of $250,00. electric revenue anticipation
onds of 1955. Dated June
1, 1955.
ue on June 1 from 1956 to 1970

elusive.

Principal

ayable

at

the

ank, Athens,

and

interest

State

Trust

National Bank, BirLegality approved by
hite, Bradley, Arant,
All
&
ose, of Birmingham.

am

ing bonds.
Due

lorence

Housing Authority, Ala.
Offering—Secretary Wm.

Baker

.

hority

announces

will

that

receive

the

Au-

sealed

bids

ntil 1 p.m.

(DST) on May 17 for
purchase of $242,000 prelim-

ary loan
955. Due

notes.

Dated

June

1955.

15,

June 15 from 1956 to 1972

on

inclusive.

(J-D)

Principal and interest

proved by

office. ^Legality

cisco.

Calif or niq„.

s ~

Bond

Sale—The $342,000 build¬
ing bonds offered. May 2—v. 181,

1923

awarded

were

—

composed

group

to

a

of the

SecurityFirst National Bank, Blyth &
Co.,
both of Los Angeles, and Weeden
& Co., San
Francisco^ at 100.03, a
net interest cost of abdut
2.68%,
follows:

$42,000

5s.

and

Due

cmrtfuly

1957.

1,

1956

v

190,000 2V2S. Due on^July 1 from
1958 to

July 1 from
1967 to 1971 inclusive.

ARIZONA

Baldwin

(P. O. Bisbee), Ariz.
Bond Sale—The $65,000 buildg bonds offered May 2—v. 181,
1923—were awarded

to

Henry

Park

Bond

op

School District, Los

2059—were awarded to the Bank

ahlberg & Co., of Tucson.

of

ila

Savings Association, of San Fran¬
cisco, as 3s, at 10Q.08r a-- basis of

County, Globe High Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Globe), Ariz.
Bond Sale—The $115,000 buildg bonds offered May 2—v. 181,
1923—were

.

ard &

awarded

Wood-

to

Zuber, of Tucson.

about

Angeles,

Trust

&

•'

V

and

bids

Power,
at

the

will

receive

First

National

City Bank, Corporate Trust Dept.,
2
Wall Street, New York
City,
until 11 a.m.
(DST) on May 11
for
the
purchase
of
$6,000,000
water

works

bonds.

revenue

Dated May 1, 1955.

Bond

Sale—The $850,000 build-

Browns

Valley School' District,
Napa County, Calif.

g bonds offered

April 28—v. 181,

1360—were awarded to

.

eaded

by

ank of

the

First

a

group

National

Arizona, Phoenix.

(P. O. Phoenix), Ariz.
Sale—The

g bonds offered

$60,000

eaded by

build-

April 28—v. 181,

1820—were awarded to

.

until

a

for the purchase

ing bonds.
Due

Due

May 1

on

1961

and

thereafter

are

County

office,J^Legality ap¬
proved by Orrick, Ikhlquist, Herrington & Sutcliffe£of San Fran¬
cisco.

■

Carlsbad

ing bonds offered
1923

Bond

p.

Security

Sale—The $175,000 buildbonds offered May 2—v. 181,
the

to

Co.,

S^fioot

Union

J.

of

District,

Diego Cotmfy? Calif.
Sale—Thei^feoJlOO build¬

Bond

1

g

Investment

the

Treasurer's

San

avajo County Sch. District No.
(P. O. Holbrook), Ariz.

Mullen

ainterest

at

group

Henry Dahlberg & Co.,

awarded

Principal

payable

were'

—

Trust

&

of San

cost

yings

Diego, at

terest

£3—v. 181,
jJJed to the

|j\
'~r

of

net in-

a

a

Bank,

0-22%,

as

follows.

enver.

$100,000 2s. Due omrJLuDe 1 from

ARKANSAS

1956 to

Bonds

ived

Not

Sold—All

bids

and

re¬

1923
for the $371,000 building bonds
ere rejected.
.
Sale

Bond
le

bonds

the

ased

At

—

were

later

&

pur-

Co.,

and

abbs, Sullivan Co., both of LitRock,

2

2%s.

as

1962.

Fairfax

ing

awarded

offere#*-

Kern

National Trust &

tion,
at

of

San

Maj* 3

were

Swings Associa¬

FraraiscOyv

100.03.

as

2.70s,

-

Fullerton School
Union

High Sch. Dist.,
Contra Costa County, Calif.
Bond Sale—The $100,000 buildbonds offered May 3—v. 181,

g

2059

were

America

of

ank
-

—

Savings

awarded

to

National

Association,

the

Trust

of

San

District, Orange

for

Water

and

Power

of

City, O'Melveny & Myers of
Angeles, and Stephen B. Rob¬
inson, of Los Angeles, bond coun¬
sel for the Department.
Los

Bond

Offering—Harold

County

ly,

sealed

Clerk,

bids

were'^awarded

American Trust

cisco,

as

of about

21/4S,

to

the

Cj£; of~£an Fran¬
at3^0J)5, a basis

2.24%.

^ancisco, at 100.07, about 2.57%.
lameda County Flood Control and
'ater Conservation District Zone
4

(P.

Sale

ntrol

bonds

1,

The

$30,000 flood

offered

May 3—v.

2059—were awarded to the

p.

ank

—

of

America

Savings

National

Association,

of

Trust

San

Clerk

Canyon Elementary Sch.
District, Napa County, Calif.

de,

Offering—R.

County Clerk,

A.

Dollar-

will receive




Offering

of

the

In High School
lounty,
1J,

J.

Calif.

Smith,

Board ~M Supervis¬

will receive scaled bids un¬
til 11 a.m. (PDST) on May 17 for
the purchase of $i^O,050T building
bonds.
Dated JuM#: 1/T955. Due
June

clusive.
merican

Ufi

Orange*

ors,

on

rancisco.

Bond

Grove

District,
Bond

O. Oakland), Calif.

Bond

Garden

(J-D)

1

from

T956

tCT 1979

PrincippP^arid

in¬

until

J.

will

9

O.
Ost-

office.

works

Dated

1956

to

1985

be

to

181,

held

on

May

3

1923.)

p.

receive

Los Nietos Sch. Dist.,

Los Angeles,
County, Calif.
Offering—Harold J. Ost-

Bond

County

sealed

Clerk,

bids

at

Bond

Offering—Harold

J.

1955.

in

office

County

sealed

1955.

Clerk,

bids

Due

1975

at

will

Due

June 1 from 1956 to

on

Principal and in¬
terest (J-D) payable at the Coun¬
ty Treasurer's office.

his

office

in

June 1 from 1956 to

on

Rim

of

the

World

School

Unified

District, San Bernardino County,

County

Clerk,

California

1956

bids

at

1975

to

his

office

in

San

Principal

interest
(M-N) payable at
County Treasurer's office. Le¬
gality approved by O'Melveny &
Myers, of Los Angeles.
,

the

Union

School

June

June

1 from

1956 to

Principal

payable

1980

and

office.

interest

the

at

County

Legality

ap¬

rington & Sutcliffe, of San Fran¬

County
Legality ap¬

basis of

a

Twenty-Nine Palms County Water
District

(P.

O.

Nine

Box

755,

Twenty-

Palms), Calif.

Bond

Offering—Mary T. LowDistrict Secretary, will re¬

man,

ceive

sealed

(CDST)

bids

until

8

p.m.

May 19 for the pur¬
chase
of
$750,000 water bonds.
Dated June 1, 1955. Due on June 1
on

from 1960 to

1988 inclusive. Prin¬

cipal and interest
at the

District

(J-D)

payable

Treasurer's

office.

Legality approved by Kirkbride,
Wilson, Harzfield & Wallace, of

*

CONNECTICUT

Cheshire (P. O. Cheshire), Conn.
Bond

Offering

Angeles County, Calif.
Sale—The $60,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,
p. 2059 — were awarded to the
Bank
&

America

of

Savings

Francisco,

National

Association,
at

3V4S,

Trust

of San
100.09, a

at

Napa County, Calif.
Bond
Offering—R. A. Dollar-

County Clerk, will
bids at his
10

for

1955.

office

(CDST)

a.m.

the

purchase

building
to

T h

S.

e r e n

re¬

ceive sealed bide-at the offices of

Day, Berry & Howard, 750 Main
St., Hartford, until 11 a.m. (DST)
on
May 11 for the purchase of
$700,000 school bonds. Dated June

1, 1955.

Due

1975

June 1 from 1956

on

inclusive.

Hartford, Conn.
Bond Offering—John J.

Mahon,
City Treasurer, will receive seal¬
ed bids until 2 p.m. (DST) on May
16 for the purchase of $2,220,000

public works and school bonds, as
follows:

about 3.24%.

St. Helena Unified School District,

sealed

—

French, Town Treasurer, will

Los

until

$25,000 build¬
1, 1955.

Dated

3%s, at 100.10,

3.36%.

District,

Bond

for the purchase of

(J-D)

as

to
Rowland

hide,

on

cisco,

San Mateo.

inclusive.

and

sealed bids at his office in Eureka,
until 2 p.m.
(CDST) on May 9

bonds.

1607—were awarded to

p.

Witter & Co., of San Fran¬

Offering—Harry L. Alli¬
County Clerk, will receive

son,

receive

will

The $68,000 im¬

—

Bond

McKinleyville Union Elem. School
District, Humboldt County, Calif.
Bond Offering—Fred J. Moore,

Sale

Dean

Los

inclusive.

basis of

Due

181,

v.

receive

Principal and in¬
(J-D) payable at the Coun¬
ty Treasurer's office.

Los

inclusive.

Jr.,

Bond

provement bonds offered May 2—

Ost-

receive

will

his

Angeles, until 9 a.m. (CDST) on
May 10 for the purchase of $93,000 building bonds. Dated June 1,
1975

....

Ranchito

Bernardino, until 11 a.m. (CDST)
on
May 16 for the purchase of
$750,000 building bonds. Dated
May 15, 1955. Due on May 15 from

1975

interest

by Or¬
Herrington
&

Dahlquist,

about

School District, Los
Angeles County, Calif.

10

Twenty-Nine Palms Public Park,
Recreation and Parkway Dist.,
San Bernardino County, Calif.

In¬

sealed

ly,

s

terest M-N.

Legality approved by
O'Melveny & Myers, of Los An¬
geles.
(The sale was originally

un¬

May

on

Sutcliffe. of San Francisco.

May 1

on

inclusive.

June 1, 1955. Due on June L from
to

■

bonds.

revenue

May 1, 1955. Due

from

(CDST)

a.m.

May 10 for the purchase of $1,960,000 Juvenile Hall bonds. Dated

bonds.

Due

June

on

May 10

15

June
from

1956

and

bonds.
1956

to

Due

on

1960

in¬

bonds.

S

1 from

1956 to

Due

on

1960 in¬

clusive.

100,000

series

June

bonds.

T

from

1

1956

to

Due

on

1975

in¬

clusive.

175,000 series W bonds.
June

interest

(J-D)
payable at the
County Treasurer's office. Legal¬
ity approved by Orrick, Dahlquist,
Herrington & Sutcliffe, of San

R

from

series

June

15,

Principal

1

clusive.

80,0uu

Napa

$530,000

Dated

inclusive.

1975

in

series

June

receive

on

of

$90,000

1

from

1956 to

Due
1975

on

in¬

clusive.

1,600,000 series H bonds. Due
June

from

1

1956 to

on

in¬

1975

clusive.

Francisco.
Milbrae

Elementary

Sch. District,
San Mateo County, Calif.
Bond Sale—The $171,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,
p.

2059

&

—

of

awarded

were

America

Savings

Association,

The
Santa Paula

the

ing
181,

of

San

Elementary Sch. Dist.,

Ventura

&

County, Calif.

bonds

fice.

offered

April

26—v.

1607—were awarded to the
America

of

Savings

National

Association,

the

at

livan,

Bond

Sale

department
fered

—

The

$100,000 fire

equipment

May 2

bonds

181,

of¬

1923—
were
awarded to Weeden & Co.,
of
San
Francisco,
as
2y4S,
at
100.60, a basis of about 2.13%.
—

v.

p.

Oakdale

Irrigation District (P. O.
Oakdale). Stanislaus County, Calif.
Bond

Sale

$20,750,000

Postponed

Sixth

bonds

revenue

Issue

will

be

The

—

Tri-Dam
sold

on

May 25, not May 10 as originally
contemplated.—v. 181, p. 1923.

South

(P.

of

Union

Elem.

Kings County,
Bond
son,

Sch.

Dist.,

bids

proved by O'Melveny & Myers, of
Los Angeles.

ford, until 10

at

Clerk,

Postponed

—

The

bonds

will

be

sold

on

will

her

office

a.m.

(FST)

on

school

Sale

bonds

The

—

offered

$1,435,000
May

3—v.

1924—were awarded to a
group composed of John Nuveen
181,

p.

& Co., Hallgarten &

Hammill

&

ford & Co.,
as

Co., Shearson,

Co., and J. C. Brad¬
all of New York City,

Union

Tulare
Bond

School

2V4S, at 100.03,

a

basis of about

County,

District,

Calif.

Sale—The $125,000 build¬

ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,
p. 2059—were awarded
to Dean
&

Co.,

of

San

Francisco,

FLORIDA
Brevard

County, North Brevard
Elem. Special Tax School Dist.
(P. O. Titusville), Fla.
Bond

at 100.10.

Sale—The $250,000

build¬

ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,

receive
in

Bond

2.24%.
Strathmore

Calif.

Offering—Vernice Thom¬

County

sealed

Sale

May 25, not May 10 as originally
contemplated.—v. 181, p. 1923.

Witter

Pioneer

Mc-

Connecticut

$20,750,000 Seventh Issue Tri-Dam
revenue

Hanrahan,

Lane, New York City.

Newington (P. O. Newington),

San

Joaquin Irrigation Dist.
Manteca), San Joaquin
County, Calif.

Bond

of¬
Sul¬

Trust

San

O.

1,

by

Treasurer's

approved

Donovan,
&

June

and interest pay¬

City

Legality

Govern

dated

are

Principal

able

bonds
p.

Bank

1955.

Sale—The $446,000 build¬

Bond

Trust

to

National

Montebello, Calif.

interest

payable iat£i the

Treasurer's

on May
of $1,500,000

rick,

Francisco.

Sale—The|$375,000 build¬
ing bonds offered?5May*3—v. 181,
—

water

on

Bond

2059

(CDST)

the purchase

for

terest

Angeles County (P.
Los Angeles), Calif.

Francisco.

County, *Ualif.

p.

17

Angeles, until 9 a.m. (CDST) on
May 10 for the purchase of $81,000
building bonds. Dated June 1,

Bank

CALIFORNIA
calanes

bids until 2 p.m.

(PDST)

a.m.

sive. Principal and interest (M-N)
payable at the County Treasurer's
office. Legality approved

Thomas,
receive sealed

will

torney

cisco.

build¬

Blttk of 'America

the

to

Clerk,

ly,

proved by Orrick, Dahlquist, Her-

District,

Sale—Th^$61,000

bonds

the

11

$85,000 build¬
ing bonds. Dated May 1, 1955. Due
on May 1 from 1956 to 1975 inclu¬

,

bergh, City
Attorney, Gilmore
Tillman, Chief Assistant City At¬

Treasurer's

School

County, %Calif~.Bond

negotiated

a

Villareal

by

p.

and

til

for the purchase of

of

as

inclusive.

1960 inclusive.

40,000 2%s. Due<^h Jtme 1, 1961

April 28—v. 181,

on

1956

bids at his office in Modesto

Pomona, Calif.
Offering—L. B.

Bond

City

15,

from

,

May 1, 1958. Prin¬
cipal and interest (M-N) payable
at the City Treasurer's office. Le¬
gality approved by Roger Arne-

ing

jests

Conway, Ark.

15

Principal
interest
(J-D)
payable
at
County Treasurer's office.

—v.

in

callable

$60,000

June

inclusive.

due

build¬

Datec&®ne^l5, 1955.

June 15 fr0m^i956 to 1980

on

(J-D)

Tucson.

1923—were

^ice^ta Napa,
(PSTf- on&May 10

a.m.

;1967

of

Dated

June

on

intended

and

bids at his

10

inclusive.

aricopa County Sch. Dist. No. 79
Bond

sealed

Due

from 1956 to 1985 inclusive. Bonds

>

aricopa County Sch. Dist. No. 14
(P. O. Phoenix), Ariz.

to

purchase

bonds.

Calif.

inclusive. Principal
(J-D) payable at the
.County Treasurer's office, or at
Bond Offering -^R.: A.
Dpllar- any of the County's fiscal agencies
hide, County
Clejj^^s^lJpJ-'eceive in Chicago or New York City.
X*

1955.

the

1956

2.99%.
r

Francisco.

Twohy,
Department
of

the

of

Water

Los

ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,
National

San

of

for

Offering—Frank

Auditor

Sale—The4410,000 build¬

America

Co.,

Los

Angeles County, Calif.

p.

&

the

1966 inclusive.

110,000 2%s. Due
Cochise County Sch. Dist. No. 64

Witter

sealed

n •

Arroyo Grande Union High School
District, San Luis Obispo County,

am.

building

Bond

"■V.
'

.i

as

10

ap¬

Orribkj Dahlquist, Her-

rington & Sutclifie, of San Fran¬

p.

Laguna-Salada Union Elem. School
District, San Mateo County, Calif.
Bond Sale—The $87,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,
p.
2059—were awarded to Dean

payable-rajU, the,.. County

Treasurer's

June

7,
on Dec. 9, 1955. Legaly approved by White, Bradley,
rant, All & Hose, of Birming-

.

May 10

on

^of $47,000 build¬

Datdd

ingham.

Note

(Ct)ST)

a.m.

for the purchase

National

at the Birming-

or

bids at Ms office in Napa

10

Han-

May

Sylvan Union School District,
Stanislaus County, Calif.
Bond

Offering—L.

W.

Bither,

County Clerk, will receive sealed

p.

1924—were awarded to Leedy,

Wheeler
and

&

Alleman, of Orlando,

Thornton, Mohr & Farish, of

Montgomery, jointly, at

100.05.

53

(2168)

Due

ILLINOIS

Fla.

Pensacola,

v.

Jan.

on

from

1

inclusive.

Certificate Offering—J. E. Fren-

County Sch. District No. 75
(P. O. Mundlein), III.
Sale—The $205,000 build¬

Lake

Scel, City Clerk-Comptroller, will
<CST)
of

until

bids

sealed

receive

9

a.m.

May 25 for the purchase

on

certificates,

$1,800,000

fol¬

as

lows:

Bond

ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,

2060

p.

0::';

&

Bank

street and sewer im¬
provement certificates.
Due

SI,300,000

1956 to 1975

March 1 from

on

a

2.36%,

as

Due

March

on

certificates

1

125,000

from

dated

maturing
call¬

are

Principal and interest (M-S)

payable at the office of the City
Clerk
Comptroller
or
at
the
-

Corn

Chemical

Exchange Bank,
City.
Legality
ap¬

York

New

proved

Caldwell,
Marshall,
Mitchell, of New York

by

Trimble &

City.
GEORGIA

2V2s.

O f f

i

e r

(EST)

sealed

Co., both of St. Louis, at a price
of 100.05, a net interest cost of
about 2.05%, as follows:

of

$611,000

g

—

until

and

water

A. G.

1968 inclusive.

sewerage

certificates. Dated July 1,
Due on July 1 from 1959 to

inclusive.

1980
terest

in¬

payable at the Citi¬
Southern National Bank,

Athens,
tan

and

(J-J)

&

zens

Principal

at the Chase Manhat¬
Bank, New York City. Legal¬
or

ity approved by Spalding, Sibley,
Troutman &

Kelley, of Atlanta.

offered

$1,195,000 park
2—v. 181, p.

May

awarded

2060—were

to

group

a

Trust
Co., Chicago, Hornblower &
Weeks, of New York City, Braun,
Bosworth & Co., Toledo, Farwell,
Chapman & Co., and Burns, Corbett & Pickard, Inc., both of Chi¬
cago, at 100.006, a net interest cost
of about 2.75%, as follows:
Northern

of the

composed

$120,000 3s. Due Jan. 1, 1975. Call¬
DeKalb

Bond

County (P. O. Decatur),
Georgia
Offering

Wheat

—

able

Jan.

on

from

1

Wil¬

Jan.

from

1

Callable

11

purchase

lien

second

(EST)

a.m.

the

water

May

on

24

$1,800,000

of

antici¬

revenue

pation certificates. Dated June
2955. Due

1,
April 1 from 1957 to

on

inclusive. Principal and in-

.

(.1-6) paphie at the First

terest

Legal-

^National Bank of Atlanta.

ity approved by Spalding, Sibley,
Troutman & Kelley, of Atlanta.

of the

Offering

20 for

Kathe-

—

water

(EST)

noon

1957

Certificates

able

as

in

due

1969

at a place
the Board

the

purchaser.

Directors

Legality approved by Charles &
Treauernicnt, of St. Louis.

are

call¬

Principal
the

at

or

the fiscal agents of the

New

or

York

City
May

on

Manager,

bids

until

Bond

17

the

for

$400,000 water and
nue

1955.

certificates.
Due

at the office of

1955.

Due

1966

in 1962 and thereafter

May

from

terest
trust

interest
First

are

callable

Bank

of

Atlanta.

Bond

to

Board

Dundas,
of

Trus¬

tees, will receive sealed bids
purchase

of

$70,000

revenue

sive.

May 4

er's office, or at the fiscal agency
of

the

Sale—The

State

in

New

York




Secretary

Board,

School

the

of

receive

will

sealed

until

bids

8

penter, Ahlers & Cooney, of Des
Moines.

' ' v-

■'

''

■

.<\1

Sch. Dist., Iowa
Sale—The $180,000 build¬

Community

Bond

ing

awarded

3

Bank of Des

were

Moines

the Iowa-Des

to

National

May

offered

bonds

Klondike Sch. Building Corporation

&

mortgage

April

Moines, at

dated

are

181,

Due

offered

Bond

Offering

geois,

County

City Securities
Corporation, and the Indianapolis

ceive

sealed

awarded

the

to

Bond

bids

3.08%.

will

until

2

re¬

1956

from

Foel-

to

$57,000

Bond

181,

v.

1924

p.

—

were

Hailstone &

to Frank E.

at

water

3%

$6,600,000 first

mortgage

May 4

v.

bonds

revenue

—

awarded to
of

offered

181, p. 1924

were

—

syndicate csomposed

a

Blyth & Co., Smith, Barney
Co., White, Weld & Co., all of

&

New York,

City Securities Corp.,
Indianapolis, John Nuveen &
Co., F. S. Moseley & Co., both of
Chicago,
Indianapolis
Bond
&
Share
Corp., The Illinois Com¬
pany,
Blunt, Ellis & Simmons,
of

both

of

White-Phillips

Chicago,

Co., Inc., of Davenport, Fairman,
Co., Inc.* Farwell, Chap¬
man & Co., both of Chicago, J. J.

Harris &

Hilliard

B.

Detroit
&

&

Son, of Louisville,

MacArthur

Kenower,

Arthur

and

The group
at

Krensky

No.

2

of

cost

about

a

net inter¬

3.01%,

as

fol¬

$575,000

4s.

from

semi-annually

Due

July

1,

1957 to July 1,

George ChaController, will re¬

City
sealed

—

bids

until

11

a.m.

on

Dated

Jan.

1,

Jan. 1 from 1957 to

1955.

Due

1966 inclu¬

Principal and interest (J-J)
at the County Treasur¬

payable

office.

Legality approved by

Chapman & Cuder, of Chicago.

Merrill

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Beane, Newman, Brown & Co., all
Orleans, Barrow, Leary &

of New

Co., of Shreveport, Nusloch, Beaudean & Smith, W. D. Kingston &
Co., and John Dane, all of New
Orleans, at par, a net interest cost
about

2.95%,
1961

1956 to

1962 to

1969

May 1 from

on

Bond

Offering

—

Kenneth L.

| refunding and improvement reveinue

bonds.

Dated

June

1,

1955.

1958

1924

—

National

First
2s,

at

awarded

were

Bank

100.15,

of

to

May 1 from

on

Chicago,

basis of about

a

1.98%.

(P.

Bond

Levee

O.

and

Drainage

Natchitoches), La.

Offering—Wallace Jolley,

Com¬
sealed
bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on May
26 for the purchase of $75,000 im¬
provement bonds. Dated July 1,
of the

Secretary

of

Board

will

missioners,

receive

L.

Ma¬

tees of the Board of Water Works

and Electric

sealed

until

10

and

oral

bids

(CST) on May 24
$250,000 water

a.m.

for the purchase of
bonds.

revenue

1955.

Due

Dated

Jan.

on

1

1957

1968 inclusive. Bonds due
and

Parish

Sch.

Dist.

No.

thereafter

of

the

are

in

callable

City.

to

1966

Chicago.

Bond Sale—The

obligation

sewer

April 26

—v.

awarded

to

181,
the

$16,000 general
bonds
offered
p.

1924

First

—

of

were

Iowa

&

'

15,
ap-

j-

Stockbridge,
Semmes,

R. F. D. 1,

Taunton), Mass.
Note Sale
The $14,275 high¬
way reimbursement notes offered
—

May 4

181,

v.

—

2061

p.

were

—

awarded to the Day Trust Co., of

discount,

Boston, at 1%

Boston,

Mass.

Note

Offering—James E. Gildea,
City Collector-Treasurer, will re¬
sealed

(DST)

on

bids

until

noon

May 9 for the purchase

$5,000,000 notes. Dated May 12,
and due on Nov. 7, 1955.

1955

Bond

E. Gildea,
City Collector-Treasurer, will re¬
ceive

Offering—Jas.

sealed

(DST)

$2,000,000
tion

17

public
1956

Due

bonds.
1956

on

1975

inclusive.

1965

to

Due

to

construc¬
April 1

on

construction

bridge

500,000

noon

the pur¬
bonds, as fol- !
for

ways

bonds.

from

until

bids

May

on

chase of $4,000,000
lows:

April

from

1

inclusive.

1,000,000 school construction and
land acquisition bonds.
Due
on April
1 from 1956 to 1975
inclusive.

build¬

500,000 sewerage bonds. Due on
April 1 from 1956 to 1975 in¬
clusive.
The

bonds

dated

are

April

1955.

ties

Nashville,

Corp.,

Schweick-

Co., Glas & Co., and John

net interest cost of about

as

Principal and interest

to

1956

1960

337,000 3s. Due
1968 to

1975

Terrebonne

June 1 from

inclusive.

1967

to

on

on

June

Parish

1 from

sealed
on

1948.

on

Caillou

Works

receive

p.m.

(CST)

chase

of

of the Board
Commissioners,

sealed

on

bids

until

2

June 1 for the pur¬

$531,000

bonds,

noon

1,

1956

Principal
the

Boston.

j

project bonds':

June

from

at

of

j
j

1955. Due

;

in-

J

interest

j

to

1975

and

First
National
Legality
ap¬

proved by Storey, Thorndike, Pal¬
mer

Water

1

payable

&

Offering—Robert J. Bou-

Secretary

until

bids

J.
re-

May 11 for the purchase

Dated

June

Bank

Houma), La.

Route,

dreaux,

Frederick

—

of $4,500,000 school

elusive.

Works

Water

Dist. No. 2 (P. O. Grand

Bond

Offering

ceive

of

inclusive.

j

Cambridge, Mass.
Bond

(DST)

inclusive.

238,000 2%s. Due
1961

1 from

June

on

jj

Col¬

Reardon, City Treasurer, will

$140,000 3s. Due

1,

pay-

lector-Treasurer.

2.96%,

follows:

will

Dodge, 4owa

Miles

by

15

June

Legality

able at the office of the City

of
Fort

dated

J-D.

1924—were awarded to a group
composed of the Equitable Securi¬

ap¬

proved by Chapman & Cutler, of

is

Interest

June

on

1970 inclusive.

Berkeley (P. O.

p.

at the

Legality

construction

Due

Semmes, Bowen &

34

O. Many), La.

Sale—The $715,000

Bond

June, 1,

from

r

15

ing bonds offered May 4—v. 181,

Light & Power Plant,

receive

will

issue

Each

of July

as

Clerk of the Board of Trus¬

son,

June

on

general

certificates.

Dane, all of New Orleans, at par,

Offering—Leslie

construction

Due

from 1958 to

July 1 from 1958 to

on

1, 1965. Interest J-J. Legality ap¬

hardt &

Bond

incl.

Boston, Mass.

May 1 from

on

1970 to 1980 inclusive.

Natchitoches

(P.

the

15'

June

on

1970

to

general

inclusive.

520,000 3s. Due

Sabine

Dickinson, Town Clerk-Treasur¬
er, will receive sealed bids until
p.m. (CST) on May 17 for the
purchase of $388,000 water works

from

15

of

inclusive.

271,000 2%s. Due

Indep. Sch. Dist., Iowa
181,

June

on

tion certificates. Due

ceive

follows:

as

$159,000 2V4S. Due

proved by Foley, Cox & Judell, of

option

Highland, Ind.

Due

MASSACHUSETTS

1608—were awarded to a group
composed
of Scharff & Jones,

Sale—The $370,000 build¬

assistance

school

both of Baltimore.

Sch. Dist.

p.

a

Offering

follows:

as

public

2,590,000 public school construc¬

(P. O. Jennings), La.

1975 inclusive. Callable

Bond

}

from 1958 to 1970 inclusive.

and

Due semi-annually
from Jan. 1, 1960 to Jan. 1,

ing bonds offered May 2—v.

p.m.

May 17 for the pur$11,269,000 certificates of

certificates.

1955.

1959 inclusive.

Ames

re¬

2

on

$779,000

sold

1955. Due

6,025,000 3s.

until

bids

indebtedness,

build¬
ing bonds offered May 5—v. 181,

of

will

Treasurer,

sealed

Sale—The $950,000

District

lows:

as

State

ceive

National Bank of

Davis Parish

Jefferson

purchased the bonds

price of 100.046,

a

est

was

LOUISIANA

of

Co.,

&

M.

Co., Inc., of Chicago.

p.

Offering—Hooper S.

Certificate

Miles,

from 1958 to 1970 inclusive.

bonds

works

Farmers

the

to

Bond

Sale—The

Bond

Atlantic, Iowa

May 17 for the purchase
$350,000
municipal
stadium

er's

Maryland (State of)

issue of $10,000

Sale—An

Indiana

school

Legality approved by

Foley, Cox & Judell, of New Or¬

proved

Washington Twp.-Marion County
Sch. Building Corp. (P. O. 711
Electric Bldg., Indianapolis),

bonds.

leans.

2,864,000

Agra. Due in 1965.

l%s.

as

Gary, Ind.

on

1

terest J-D.

KANSAS

$64,000 build¬
ing bonds offered April 26—v. 181,
awarded

on

1, 1955. Due on June
from 1957 to 1975 inclusive. In¬

5.036,000

Agra, Kansas

Sale—The

1924—were

(CST)

improvement

public

inclu¬

1958

to

New Orleans.

of
Cincinnati, as 2%s,
100.15, a basis of about 2.35%.

bonds.

000

certificates.

p.

receive

will

until noon

May 17 for the purchase of $25,-

p.m.

sive. Interest J-D.

1

Joseph Township Sch. Township
(P. O. Fort Wayne), Ind.

Bond

—

Secretary,
bids

sealed

chase of

(CST) on May 9 for the purchase
of
$23,000
court
house
repair
bonds. Dated June 1, 1955. Due on
June

'

Co.,

Bond

Town

(DST)

O.

Fred E. Bour¬

—

Auditor,

& Share Corp., both of In¬
dianapolis, jointly, as 3V8S, at a
price of 100.60, a basis of about

St.

La.
Max Brown,

Zwolle,
Offering

Bond

1,

May

Washington County (P.
Washington), Iowa

1924—were

p.

1,

Judell, of New Orleans.

Cox &

Nov. 1 from 1956 to

on

inclusive. Legality approved
Bannister, Carpenter, Ahlers
Cooney, of Des Moines.

$490,000 first

bonds

revenue

28—v.

July

Interest

callable.

are

Legality approved by Foley,

J-J.

1974

by

The

inclusive.

dated

are

MARYLAND
bonds

The

Miller, of Indianapolis.

—

and

1955

par.

1955.

Sale

1

inclusive.

Dated June
Rake

Farmers-Citizens

the

at

bonds

p.m.

Bank, Salem. Legality ap¬
proved by Ross, McCord, Ice &

pur¬

8

City.

Legality approved by Burcham &

Blair, of Spokane.

and the

township bonds offered

—

awarded

Principal and interest (J-D)

payable at the Village Treasur¬

Offering—Vera Johnston,

July

on

1985

to

from 1958 to 1985
The

IOWA

civil

un¬

bonds. Dated June 1, 1955. Due on
June 1 from 1957 to 1975 inclu¬

Dist.,

Sch.

Community

Due

bonds.
1957

300,000 water works utility reve¬
nue
bonds. Due on
July 1

Iowa

State

Township (P. O. R. R.
Porte), Ind.

Bond
and

sive.

til 8 p.m. (CST) on May 10 for the

incl.

1968

bonds are dated
May 1,
Principal and interest (J-J)

payable

No. 3 La

(CST)

Ida.

of- the

Principal and in¬

the District

Galena

of

Offering —J. U.

Chairman

1 from 1956 to

(J-D) payable at a bank or
mutually agree¬

ceive

IDAHO

July 1,

to

The
1955.

company

charis,

Pierce,

Dec.

City

1977 inclusive.

Legality approved by Spalding,
Sibley Troutman & Kelley, of
Atlanta.

1956

1,

July 1, 1968 incl.
Township
bonds.

to

Civil
semi-annually from July

Due

p.m.

INDIANA

1,

1, 1961. Principal and
(M-S)
payab'f; at the

National

501

Legality
approved
by
Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.

1956

of March

as

on

inclusive.

sewerage reve¬

Dated

1956

12,150

receive

1985 inclusive. Certificates due

to

Kinley,

&

Rockford, until 5

(EST)
purchase of

1

Williams, McCar¬

New Tower,
(CST) on
May 9 for the purchase of $48,000
building
bonds.
Dated May 1,
thy

p.m.

March

on

Offering—Edward Maku-

chaser.

will
3

(P. O. Rockford), III.

72

able

Waycross, Ga.
Certificate Offering—C. M. Dix¬
sealed

Sch. Di?t$ Nq-

Winnebago County

lec, Clerk of the Board of School

City. Legality approved by Reed,
Hoyt, Taylor and Washburn, of
New York City.

on,

and

Directors, will receive sealed bids

on

(J-D) payable at the

Savannah

in

payable

(J-J)

June

1962

City Treasurer's office
offices of

on Jan. 1 from 1957 to
inclusive Pr^ipal an<3 in¬

1SDP.-

inclusive.

of June 1, 1961.

and interest

City

May

on

Due

1985

to

receive

(CST) on
May 11 for the purchase of $85,000 building bonds. Dated June 1,

purchase of $1,100,000
and sewerage revenue anti¬

from

will

Directors

sealed bids until 8 p.m.

the

cipation certificates.
1

School

of

of

Council, will receive seal¬

ed bids until

Winnebago County Sch. Dist. No.
(P. O. R. F. D. Rockford), III.
Bond Offering—Clerk of Board

terest

rine S. Redmond, Assistant Clerk

1,

64

mutually agreeable to

Savannah, Ga.
Certificate

on

Lake

1961

to 1975 inclusive.

for

^

to

1975.

1,075,000 23/4s. Due Jan. 1,

Revenues, will receive sealed bids
until

School Township bonds.
Due semi-annually from July

$12,150

ment
from

local investor.

a

improve¬

series B public

47,000

$6,000

(CST) on May 5 for the pur¬
liams, Township Trustee, will re¬ chase of $550,000 building bonds.
ceive
sealed bids until 2
p.m.
Dated May 1, 1955. Due on Nov. 1
(CST) on May 19 for the pur¬ from 1956 to 1974 inclusive. Legal¬
chase of $24,300 bonds, as follows:
ity approved by Bannister, Car¬

ber-Patterson, Inc., of Fort Wayne

liams, Commissioner of Roads and

A

1958

1960 inclusive.

The

—

assessment sewer bonds
offered the same day were sold to

(P. O. Lafayette), Ind.

District, III.

Sale—The

Bond

bonds

Twp. (P. O. R. F. D. 1,
Vallonia), Ind.
Offering — Dolphus Wil¬

Sale

on July
1
inclusive.

Due

from 1957 to 1985

special

Bond

Bond
Park

Skokie

Additional

bonds.

ment

Corp., of Des Moines, as lV2s, at
100.30, a basis of about 1.41%.

callable

are

1, 1959. Principal and

(J-J)

Bond

1972 inclusive.

1969 to

noon

revenue

1955.

from

2s. Due on Jan. 1

430,000 2.10s. Due on Jan. 1 from
n

bids

1

1,

apolis.

Co., of St. Louis, Stern Brothers
& Co., of Kansas City, Reinholdt
& Gardner, and Smith, Moore &

May 11 for the purchase

on

April

inclusive.

Jan.

on

McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indian¬

ing bonds offered April 28—v. 181,
1719—were awarded to a group
composed of the Mercantile Trust

Smith, City Clerk-Treasurer, will
receive

on

1968

to

due

payable
at
the
Calumet National Bank, of Ham¬
mond. Legality approved by Ross,

from

1

1984

1956 to

thereafter

and

of July

interest

p.

1957 to

Certificate

Due

1963

1960
as

Jefferson

Morgan County Sch. Dist. No. 117
(P. O. Jacksonville), III.
Bond Sale—The $920,000 build¬

$490,000

Athens, Ga.

at

1962 inclusive.

to

from

are

Inarch 1, 1955 and those
in 1961 and thereafter
able.

Chicago,

Co.,

follows:

1958

1956 to 1975 inclusive.

The

Trust

net interest cost of about

100.13,

improvement

general

bonds.

National

Illinois

$80,000 2s. Due on April

inclusive.

500,000

awarded to the

were

—

Continental

Bonds

as

fol¬

Dodge, of Boston.
Chicopee, Mass.

Bond

ba,

Offering—Edw.

sealed

J.

Ziem-

will receive
bids until noon (DST) on

City

Treasurer,

May 10 for the purchase of $100,-

lows:

000

$184,000 series A public improve¬

Dated

Granby
June

Road

School

bonds.

1, 1955. Due on June

j i

Volume

181

Number 5427

.

.

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

.

~L

(2169)
1

1956

from

to

1960

inclusive.

Durand School District,

Principal and interest payable at
the

National

First

Bank

of

Bos¬

Legality approved by Storey,
Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of

2061—were awarded to Barcus,
Kindred & * Co.,
of Chicago, at
100.13, a net interest cost of about

p.

Boston.

.44%,

Holyoke, Mass.
Sale—The

pavement

follows:

as

2%s.

from

$261,000 of¬
fered April 28—v. 181, p. 1925—
were awarded to R. L. Day & Co.
of Boston, as 1.60s, at a price of
100.15, a basis of about 1.56%.

Minneapolis.

Due

1956 to

75,000 2V2S. Due
1967

to

1

inclusive.

April 1 from

on

1971

April

on

1966

inclusive.

20,000 2s. Due on April 1, 1972.
20,000 iy2s. Due on April 1, 1973.

Sale—The

offered
the

May

3

Second

Trust

$800,000

composed

of

Piper,

Hopwood, Allison

group

Jaffray

Bond

to

Street

Co., Boston, at 0.936% dis¬

count.

aids

The

10

notes are due on Nov. 18,
Payable in Boston or New
York City. Legality approved by

1955.

Storey,
Thorndike,
Dodge, of Boston.

Palmer

Offering

Cronin,

County

receive

sealed

for

1965

Treasurer,
bids

nated

Nov. 1,

1955.

Stevens

Note Offering—Sealed bids will
foe received until 8 p.m. (DST) on

May 9 for the purchase of $75,000
tax anticipation notes. Due Nov.
15, 1955.

June

institution

the

&

Mich¬

a

desig¬

successful

Berry,

of

Detroit.

Bond

Sale—The $350,000 water

fered

May

bonds of¬

revenue

2—v.

awarded

181,

to

a

troit, and Braun, Bosworth & Co.,
of Toledo, at 100 .0002.
Grandville, Mich.
Offering — Flora
City
Treasurer,

Bond

Van

Zinderen,
Waltham, Mass.
Note

Sale—The

$900,000

notes

ffered April 27 were awarded to
the Newton
Waltham Bank &
-

?rust

Co., Newton, at 0.898% dis-

ount.

~

Worcester), Mass.

awarded

ere

to

the

Street

bonds.

Dated June 1, 1955. Due
Sept. 1 from 1956 to 1960 incl.
Principal and interest (M-S) pay
on

Second

Trust

Co.,

of

oston, at 0.987% discount.

Sch. Dist. No. 4 (P. O.

11

1955.

Battle Creek), Mich.

Bond

Offering—W.

Township

Clenk,

L.

to

Raynes

will

receive

ealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on
May 17 for the purchase of $430,000 water supply and distribution
ystem improvement and refund¬
ing revenue bonds. Dated Dec. 1
1954.
to

Due

1988

April

on

from

1

1956

inclusive.

Principal and
'nterest (A-O) payable at the Deroit Trust Co., Detroit.

Legality

pproved

by

Miller,
Canfield
Stone, of Detroit.

addock &

Belleville, Mich.
Sale

obile
onds

—

The

parking
offered

925—were

$60,000 auto-

system

revenue

May 2—v.

awarded

to

181,

p

McDon-

ld-Moore & Co., of Detroit.

Shelby), Mich.
$80,000 buildbonds offered April 28—v. 181

ng

1925—were awarded to Kenow-

.

r,

MacArthur & Co., of Detroit

ntil

8

purchase

uilding
955.

on

on

of

Dated

May 12
$325,000

to

company

be

designated

the successful bidder. Legality
pproved
by
Miller,
Canfield
y

addock &

ial

assessement

1,

payable at the Detroit
Trust Co.,
Detroit. Legality ap¬
proved
by
Berry,
Stevens
&

Moorman, of Detroit.

aving
181,

bonds

offered

ing bonds offered April 28—v. 181
p. 1925—were awarded to Barcus
Kindred & Co., of
Chicago.

Township School Dist
No. 1 (P. O. St.
Charles), Mich.
Bond Sale—The
$80,000 build

ing bonds offered April 28—v. 181
1925—were warded to

1.63%,

78,000 2s. Due

on

as

and

May

spe

alley
3

follows:

Nov.

15, 1956

1957.

78,000 iy2s. Due

improvement
bonds
May 2—v. 181, p. 2061—

offered

awarded

were

to

McDonald

Moore & Co., of Detroit.

nterest
(J-J)
payable
at
any
aanking institution designated by

sealed

by
Dorsey,
Barker, Scott & Barber of Min¬
neapolis,
and
Oppenheimer,
Hodgson, Brown, Baer & Wolff, of

May
$735,000
bonds.

Nov. 15, 1958

and 1959.




18

will

receive

the

(CST)

purchase

o:!

disposal
plant
Dated June 1, 1955.
Due

Dec.

elusive.

sewage

1

from

Bonds

thereafter

1966.

1956

due

a

to

in

callable

are

Principal

payable at
the

for

bank

successful

1975

1967
as

and

bonds

1925

p.

First

awarded

were

—

National

Bank

of

anc

of Dec

interest

Legality

Bond

to

the

Minne¬

Bond

Paul, Minn.

Offering—Joseph N. Mit¬
Comptroller, will re¬

chell,

City

ceive

sealed

bids

until

10

a.m.

(CST)
of

on May 18 for the purchase
$6,900,000 bonds, as follows:

inclusive,
bonds.

Due

1958 to

3,200,000

1985

Due

1958 to

improvement
May 1 from

on

1985

bonds

improvement
May 1 from

inclusive.

general

bonds.

The

on

inclusive.

are

dated

May 1,
Legality ap¬
proved by Wood, King & Dawson,
of New York City.
1955.

Interest

awarded

to

a

headed by
of Memphis.

group

National Bank,

Okalona Municipal Separate School

District, Miss.

City

Ofefring

Clerk,

O.

—

will

E.

Shell,

receive

sealed

inclusive.

M-N.

County Indep. Con. School

No.

1

(P. O. Morris), Minn.
Bond Offering — Woodrow W.

ceive

sealed

(CST)

bids

until

County (P. O. Pontotoc),
Mississippi

Bond

Sale
The $50,000 road
bridge bonds offered May 2

and

2s,

100.07.
1965

Due

at

serially from 1956 to

inclusive.

3:30

re¬

Nos.

(P.

O.

1,

2 and 3

Luka), Miss.

Offering

The Clerk of

—

the Board of Supervisors will re¬
sealed bids
until
11
a.m.

(CST) on May 17 for the purchase
of $300,000 industrial plant bonds.
Yalobusha and Lafayette
Counties,
Camp Ground Special Consol. Sch.
Dist. (P. O. Coffeeville), Miss.
Bond

p.

2061

of

as

callable

May

1, 1966. Principal and
payable at any suitable
bank designated by the purchas¬

Legality approved by Dorsey,
Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber,
of Minneapolis.

er.

West St. Paul, Minn.
Bond

bids

Offering

Clerk,
until

will

8

p.m.

—

E.

Zehnder,

receive

(CST)

the

MISSOURI

t

10:30

Due

a.m.

July 1 from

on

1957 to

The

Bank,

Hanover

St.

Louis,

Bank,

or

New

City. Legality approved by Bryan,
Cave, McPheeters & McRoberts,
of St.

May
$50,000

p.m.

Merchants

National

Bank,

Denville

Township (P. O.
Denville), N. J.

Bond

to

Sale

v.

181,

B.

—

The

1926

were

sewer

offered

—

May 4

awarded

Van

Ingen & Co., Inc.,.
City, as 2.15s, at 100.01,.

basis of about

a

$80,000

bonds

p.

J.

New York

2.14%.

Hightstown, N. J.
Bond Offering — Elsie
Liedtke, Borough Clerk, will
sealed' bids

(DST)

until

8

K.
re¬

pjn.

May 17 for the purchase
$17,500
fire
engine
bonds.
on

Dated June 1, 1955. Due on June 1
from 1956 to 1964 inclusive. Prin¬

cipal and interest
at

the

First

(J-D)

payable

National

Bank

oi

Hightstown, or at the Hightstown
Trust Co. Legality
approved byHawkins, Delafield & Wood, of
New York City.
Hoboken. N. J.
Bond

Sale—The

$190,000 sew¬
disposal bonds offered May 4
181, p. 2062—were awarded

age
—v.

Shields

& Co., of New
2.70s, at 100.54, a
about 2.63%.

York

as

Red Bank,

Bond

basis

N. J.

Offering—Amy E. Shinn.

Borough Clerk, will receive seal¬
ed

bids until 8:30

(DST)

p.m.

on

May 23 for the purchase of $503,000 bonds, as follows:

$45,000

general
bonds. Due on
1956 to

38,000

1964

improvement,
June

1956

Due

to

420,000

from.

improvement
June

on

1963

1

from.

inclusive.
bonds.

from

Due

1956

sewer

June 1

1

inclusive.

general

bonds.

at

York

re¬

8

New York City.

inclusive.

(J-J)

will

until

by Hawkins, Delafield &
Wood, of

1994

Principal and interest
payable at the Boatmen's

Elizabeth-

—

Clerk,

bids

on

Louis

(CST) on May 19
for the purchase of $875,000 non
tax-exempt first mortgage dormi¬
tory bonds. Dated July 1, 1954.

1975

to

on

in¬

clusive.

Louis.

The

bonds are dated June
1*
1955. Principal and interest (J-D)

MONTANA
Great Falls,
Bond

City

Offering

Clerk,

bids
31

until

for

will

8

the

payable

Mont.

—

Bank

Fred L.

receive

(MST)

p.m.

purchase

Hill,

sealed
on

May

1955.

Amortization

the first
be

the

bonds

will

be

choice; serial bonds will

second

Council.

choice of the

City

Interest J-J.

(P.

O. Eureka),

Bonds Not

Second

Bank.

National

Legality

ap¬

by Hawkins, Delafield &
Wood, of New York City.

Ridgefield,
Bond

Sale

N.

J.

The

$89,000 im¬
provement bonds offered April 29
—v.
181, p. 1926—were awarded
to

the

—

Ridgefield National Bank.

2.15s,

at

a

price

of

100.05,

a

basis of about 2.14%.

Mont.

Sold—No bids

the

proved

as

Lincoln County Sch. District No. 13

at

of Red

of

$100,000
improvement bonds. Dated July 1,

sealed

oh

Offering
Borough

Cape May. Legality approved

St.

until

May 1 from

inclusive.

the

of

University (P. O.
Louis), Mo.
Bond Offering — O. E. Shell,
President, will receive sealed bids

1975

on

at

to

p.m.

interest

City

to

Valley.

May 1 from

inclusive.

Due

of

City,

1970 inclusive. Bonds due
are

awarded

were

—

Bank of Water

ot

May 24 for the pur¬
chase of $15,000
equipment bonds.
Dated May 1, 1955. Due on
May 1
from 1956 to 1962
inclusive. Prin¬
cipal and interest (M-N)
payable

Sale—The

$10,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 2—v. 181,

1966

sealed

(DST)

of

ceive

May 10 for the purchase
of $400,000 building bonds. Dated
May 1, 1955. Due on May 1 from
1956 to

Bond

ceive

Tishomingo County Supervisors

on

NEW JERSEY

—

awarded to the First Nation¬
Bank of Pontotoc, as

cost

Cape May Point, N. J.

were

al

Due

to

assessment

on

in 1968 and thereafter

1967

interest

follows:

as

45,000 3%s.

—

Pontotoc

net

a

3.67%,

$45,000 3V2s.

bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on
May 9
for the purchase of
$35,000 build¬
ing bonds. Due from 1957 to 1963

National
Stevens

100.01,

about

ceive

$786,000 special
street improvement bonds offered
April 28—v. 181, p. 1926 — were

St.

school

1926—were awarded to Hanna&
Talbot, of San Francisco,,

ford

Davis,

Bond Sale—The

$1,500,000 water works bonds. Due
on
May 1 from 1956 to 1985
2,200,000

Sale —The
$90,000 build¬

1958 to

apolis.
St.

p.

Miss.

Meridan, Miss.

Bond

$181,250 hospi¬
May 3—v. 181,

offered

4

.

Nye County, Toiyabe Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Gabbs), Nev.

the purchase of
$95,000 water im¬
provement
bonds.
Due
serially
from 1956 to 1970 inclusive.

Dists.

Bond Sale—The

S

NEVADA

Offering — L. C. Turner,
City Clerk, will receive bids un¬
2 p.m.
(CST) on May 10 for

County (P. O. Pine City),

NEW YORK
were

1966 inclusive. Principal and
interest payable at a
banking in¬
stitution designated
by the suc¬

$175,-

Babylon and Oyster Bay Union Fre«
School District No. 6 (P. O.
Amityville), N. Y.
Bond Sale—The $160,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 5—v. 18L
p. 2062—were awarded to Francis

000

Special Improvement District

cessful

No.

13

I. du Pont & Co., New York City,

for

the

purchase

of

on

Jan.

June

from

1

1957

bidder. Legality approved

by

Briggs, Gilbert, Morton, Kyle
& Macartney, of St. Paul.
MISSISSIPPI

in

designated by

bidder.

Marks,

Minnesota
tal

bonds.

Bond

St. Paul.
Pine

until

at

received
1926

on

for

—

Corinth, Miss.
Bond Offering — Gerald Harri¬
son, City Clerk, will receive seal¬
ed

bids

until

10

a.m.

(CST)

on

May 12 for the purchase of $850,-

April
the

29—v.

181, p.
$95,000 building

bonds.

to

bids until 7:30 p.m.

on

on

Manager,

Legality
Colman,

approved

10

Offering—R.L. Van Nock

City

bidder.

swimming pool bonds. Dated

MINNESOTA

ler,

receive

1, 1955. Due on Jan. 1 from 1958
1965 inclusive.
Principal and

successful

of

purchase of $130,000 general obli¬
gation bonds. Due serially from
1956 to 1971 inclusive.

1;o

assessment

1,
on

Barcus

Co., of Chicago.

Springfield, Mich.
Sale—The $24,000 specia

Bond

will

bids

May 18 for the
$172,500
building

ing bonds offered May 2—v.
181,

Bond

Aldrich,

sealed
on

Offering — J. T. Wade,
City Clerk, will receive bids until
2 p.m.
(CST) on May 10 for the

14), Minn.

11:30 a.m. (CST) on
May 24 for the purchase of $1,000.000 general obligation airport
improvement bonds. Dated April

the

purchase

Holly Springs, Miss.

The

Director,

1, 1955. Due

2061—were awarded to
raun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., o:'
oledo, at 100.08, a net interest

and

Charles

in

callable

are

Wieland, District Clerk, will

Michigan
Bond Sale—The
$295,000 build

p.

due

bids at

Dist.

Albert Lea, Minn.

p.

ost of about

oral

Community School District

Kindred &

thereafter

Bond Offering—Robert

1955

(M-N)

Bonds

May 1, 1960.

xecutive

of Educa¬

Nov. 1 from 1955 to 1971
inclusive. Principal and interesi;

Bond

$156,000

street

bank¬

on

Stone, of Detroit.

Sale—The

and

of

May 1 from 1956

on

inclusive.

St. Paul

purchase of $500,000 building and
site bonds.
Dated May

Detroit, Mich.
Bond

a

and

Conkey,

Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan
Airports Commission (P. O.

1956

bidder.

Secretary of the Board

June

Principal and in(J-J) payable at a bank or

from

tion, will receive sealed bids unti
8 p.m.
(EST) on May 12 for the

July 1 from 1956 to

inclusive.

erest
rust

bonds.

Due

973

(EST)

p.m.

the

or

1

Principal

Lincoln Park School
District, Mich
Bond Offering—Helen Mueller

St.

Secretary of the Board of
rustees, will receive sealed bids

May

on

by the
Legality ap¬
proved by Miller,
Canfield, Pad¬
dock &
Stone, of Detroit.

Corunna School District, Mich.
Bond Offering — Harold Walace,

Dated

inclusive.

successful

O.

Sale—The

bonds.

May
$170,000
May
on

of

interest (M-N) payable at
ing institution designated

Community School District

(P.

Bond

(EST)

p.m.

purchase

Due

Linden
enona

8

the

1973

Due

Bond

until

for

building

Twp. (P. O.

1969

1961

Lansing),

Michigan
Bond Offering — Alfred Marquardt, Secretary of the Board of
Education,
will
receive
sealed
bids

MICHIGAN
Battle Creek

City Treasurer's office.

F.

bonds. Dated May

revenue

1955. Due
1;o

Lansing and Delta Twps. Fractional

„Note Sale — The $500,000 notes
ffered May 3—v. 181, p. 2061
Bank-State

will

receive sealed bids until 7:30
p.m.
(EST) on May 9 for the purchase
of
$49,000
special
assessment

able at the

Worcester County (P. O.

nicipal

com¬

posed of McDonald-Moore &
Co.,
J. V. Sattley &
Co., both of De¬

Minn.

Offering—H.

bids until 8 p.m. (CST) on
May 9
the purchase of $100,000 mu¬

1925—

p.

group

(MST)

Bond

for

as

supply system

receive

p.m.

til

Village Clerk, will receive sealed

bidder.

by

Moorman,

Inland Park,
Bond

1,
to

will

1955

of St. Louis.

2061—were awarded

p.

Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, of
Minneapolis.

Flushing, Mich.

were

Tewksbury, Mass.

of

Dated

approved

10:30

a.m.
(DST) on May 10 for the
purchase of $750,000 notes. Dated

on

by

181,

-v.

to

May
$40,000

(M-N) payable at

Legality

building bonds offered May

on

Principal and in¬

banking

Bond Sale—The $75,000 munic¬

Loed-

May 1 from 1956

on

will

until

May 17, 1955 and due

purchase

bonds.

inclusive.

igan

Timothy J.

E.

(EST)

p.m.

the

terest

—

8

1955. Due

Middlesex

Note

until

building

&

County (P. O. East
Cambridge), Mass.

Offering—Ray

Secretary of the Board of
Education,
will
receive
sealed

May

from

&

price of par.

ipal

ing,

Dated
1

1974

Williams Co.,

-

Doth of Minneapolis, and Mannheimer-Egan, Inc., of St. Paul, at

(P. O.

Peck), Mich.

notes

awarded

were

Bank-State

Twp. Union Sch. Dist.

industrial bonds.
1, 1955. Due on Nov.

to

Belgrade, Minn.
iZlk

Lynn, Mass.
Note

000

inclusive.
County Indep. School Dist.
Principal and
interest
No. 48 (P. O. Circle
(M-N)
payable
at
a
Pines), Minn.
banking institution designated by
Bond Sale—The
$169,500 build¬ the
successful bidder.
Legality ap¬
ing bonds offered April 28—v. 181,
proved by Charles &
Trauernicht
p. 1925—were awarded to
Anoka

a

$135,000

and

bonds totaling

sewer

approved by Faegre & Benson, of

$250,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,

ton.

Bond

Mich.

Bond Sale—The

57

Popular, Mont.
Bond

&

Sale—An

bonds

Co.,

Inc.,

was

of

issue

of

sold to

Seattle,

Grande
as

4%s.

as

2.60s, at 100.21,

a

basis of about

2.57%.

Dated April

1, 1955. Interest A-O.
Legality approved
by Preston,
Thorgrimscn
&
Horowitz,
of

Bethel

Bond

County Sch. Dist. No.
(P.O. Billings), Mont.
Bond Offering — P. O.
Brush,
26

Clerk

of

the

Board

of

Trustees,

Fire

District

mer,

(DST)
of

Offering—John

sealed
on

bids

O.

Y.

H.

District Treasurer,

ceive

White

(P.

Kauneonpa Lake), N.

Seattle.

Yellowstone

(Town of), North

Lake

until

Vass-

will
2

re¬
p.m.

May 9 for the purchase

$12,000 fire fighting apparatus

#

58

The Commeteial and Financial Chronicle

(2170)

to

way,

District

Sewer

sealed bids until 2 p.m.

1955. Due

2.70s.

the State

to

a

Lake Fire District
(P. O. Kauneonga Lake), N. Y.
Sale

The

—-

;

100.12,

Cato,

Brutus,
and

2062

Conquest, Sennett

water
181,

v.

—

the

to

President of the Board-of Educa¬
v

tion, will receive sealed bids un¬
til 11:30 a.m. (DST) on May"18
the

for

building
1955.

$1,125,000
Dated June 15,

bonds.

Due

on

1956

June 15 from

York

City.
Fulton, N. Y.
Sale

Bond

—

The $420,000

im¬

provement bonds offered May 3—
v.
a

181, p". 2062—were awarded to
group composed of Blair & Co.,

Gibbons & Co.,
Weigolji & Co., all
York City, as 2.20s, at
basis of about 2.15%.

George

Inc.,

Chas.

and

New

of

New

Bond

Clarke,

100.34,

a

Central

^

will

until

bids

re¬

2

p.m.

and interest

(M-N) payable at the
First National Bank, of Highland.
Legality approved by Vandewater,
Sykes, Heckler & Galloway, of
New York City.
\
■
Mount Morris, Leicester, Groveland
and West

School District

No.

2

Bond Sale—The

$400,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 4—v. 181,
p. 1926—were awarded to a group
composed of George B. Gibbons &
Co., Inc., Chas. E. Weigold & Co.,
and R. D. White & Co., all of New
York City, as 2V4S, at 100.16,' a
basis of about 2.22%.

1 P. O. Mount

Morris), N.
Bond

New York City Housing

New

Authority,

Note Sale—The $4,775,000 Issue
CVI notes offered

May 4—v. 181,
awarded to East¬

2062—were

Dillon & Co., New York
City, at 5% interest, plus a pre¬

man,

District

Clerk, will receive sealed

rate being 0.67079%.

bonds.

Dated May
1,
May 1 from 1956 to
1976 inclusive. Principal and in¬
terest (M-N) payable at the Lin¬
1955. Due

on

coln Rochester Trust

Co., Roches¬
ter. Legality approved by Vandewater, Sykes. Heckler & Gallo¬
way of New York City.

Horseheads, Big Flats and Elmira
Central Sch. Dist. No. 2 (P. O.
Elmira Heights), N. Y.

Bond

ten,

Offering—Harry H. HatClerk, will receive

sealed bids until 11:30

a.m.

(DST)

May 12 for the purchase of $1,900,000
building
bonds.
Dated
May 1, 1955. Due on Nov. 1 from
on

1955

to

1978

and interest

Marine

inclusive.

(M-N) payable at the

Midland

Southern

Principal

Trust

Co.

Kinderhook, Stuyvesant, Stockport,
Chatham,

Schodack

and

Nassau Central School District
No.

Valley, N. Yr
Bond Sale
The $10,500 fire
truck bonds offered
May 2 —
v. 181, p.
1926—were awarded to
the

First

Newark

National

Valley,

Port

as

Bank

2.40s, at

Bond

Gowen,
ceive

par.

Chester, N. Y.
—
Daniel A.

O'Connell, Village Clerk, will
ceive

sealed

(DST)

bids

until-

4

re¬

p.m.

My 12 for the purchase
$91,000 improvement and appa¬
on

ratus bonds. Dated May 15, 1955.
Due on Nov. 15 from 1955 to 1958

inclusive.

Principal
payable at

(M-N)

interest
County

and
the

District

sealed

Gertrude F.

Clerk,

bids

until

will
2

re¬

p.m.

on May 11 for the purchase
$1,271,000
building
bonds.

Dated May 1, 1955. Due on Nov. 1
from 1956 to 1984 inclusive. Prin¬

cipal and interest (M-N) payable




'

of

York

New

Utica, N. Y.
Bond Offering—Thomas J. Nel¬

City

ceive

Comptroller,

sealed

(DST)

bids

will

until

re¬
noon

May 12 for the pur¬
$489,000 bonds, as fol¬

on

of

lows:

~

$345,000

public

109,000

Due

■

improvement

p u

bonds.

on

b 1 i

Due

May

1

from

Offering—W. H. Winkler,
Village Clerk, will receive sealed
bids until noon (EST) on May 17
for the purchase of $150,000 sew¬

system improvement bonds.

erage

Dated

June

from

1

1, 1955. Due

1956

1980

to

Dec.

on

inclusive.

Principal and interest (J-D)
able

pay¬

the

at

Liberty Bank, or at
the First National Bank, both of
Ada.
Legality
approved
by
Bricker,
Marburger,
Barton, of Columbus.

Evatt

&

street

assessment

on

May

1

from

1956 to 1960 inclusive.

.35,000

assessment

bonds.

Due

improvement

on

May

1

from

1956 to 1964 inclusive.

The

bonds

dated

May 1,
1955. Principal and interest (M-N)
are

1962 to

Ottawa

181,

Bond

highway

anfd

.bondjs' ottered
1927—were

p.

im¬

May

&

First National Bank, of

4

Co.,

2V4S, at

a

1956 to

Boehm

Village

ceive

sealed

(DST)

to

M.

h

the

storm
bonds.

re¬
noon

pur¬

water

to

1973

street

Oct.1

(A-O) payable at the
Elyria Savings & Trust Co., ElyLegality approved by Squire,
Sanders
& Dempsey,
of Cleve¬

403,000

s

t

bonds.

t

1956%. to

Due

td

1960

improvement notes.

sewer

17,700 water main improvement
notes.

dated May 1, 1955

are

mature

April 30, 1957.
Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬

June

1,

able

the

at

First

Delaware.

National

Bank

Legality

approved

Cleveland.

p.

&

Inc.,

b$£h'~ of

J.

R.

and

June

dated

are

June 1 from 1956

Shuler

office.

as

Legality

a

McCulloc
Sayre, of Portland.
Winfree,

by
&

Harney County Sch. District No.
(P. O. Box 113, Burns), Ore.
Bond.Sale—The

$17,000

buil

ing bonds offered April 26
v.
181, p. 1823—were awarded
the First National Bank of Po
land.

Multnomah
ties

and

Clackamus

School

Joint

District

Cou
No.

O. Route 2, Box 341,
Gresham), Ore.
Bond Offering—Hilma P. Swe
(P.

.

will recei
(PST)
May 16 for the purchase of $2
000 building bonds. Dated May

Edwards,

Oklahoma

callable

are

Clerk,

District

sealed bids until 8 p.m.

offered

Canfjeldt,

Treasurer's

proved

son,

County (P. O. Sayre),

$125,000 road
May 3 — v. 181,
2062-^wbre awarded to Calvert

bonds

est

Ohio

Sale -p- The

Bond

on

on

inclusive

1, 1960. Principal and inte
(J-D)
payable at the Ci

Oklahoma
The notes
and

bonds
Due

June

on

1965

thereafter

OKLAHOMA
Beckham

1962 to

Dec.

Delaware, Ohio
"assessment
street
improvement
Note Offering—Robert E. King,
bonds offered April 29 — v. 181,
Director of Finance, will receive
p. 1927—were awarded to Fahey,
sealed bids until noon (EST) on
Clark & Co., of Cleveland, as 2V4S,
May 19 for the purchase of $91,- at
100.11, a basis of about 2.23%.
900 notes, as follows:

$74,200

The

Due

1965 inclusive. Bonds due in 1

from

BondSale— The $15,932 special

v

from

inclusive.

1961

2%s.

and

1

dated

Wauseon,

*

2.97%.

N

Oct.

payable at the Chemical Corn Ex¬
change Bank, New York City, or
Bond Sale—The $251,000 school
aOhe Ohio Citizens Trust Co.,
building bonds offered May 4— Toledo. ' Legality
approved
by
v.
181, p. 1927—were awarded to T-Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of CinWidmann & Co., of Cincinnati, asf cifmhti.

about

1959 to

19,000.00

in-

Exempted
Village Sch. Dist., Ohio

basis -of

May'

First

$13,065.38 4s. Due on June 1 fro
.v
1956 to 1958 inclusive.
12,000.00 2s. Due on June 1 fr

on

Chesapeake. Union

a

the

follows:

as

im-

1955* Principal and interest (A-O).

100.30,

offered

to

net interest cost of about 2.33

a

Sheehy,

inclusive.

are

$44,065.38 i

bonds

awarded

improvement

t

on

1965

fro

tional Bank of Portland, at 100.1

1955.

r e e

bonds

The

land.

at

provement
were

sewer

1956

Sale—The

Bond

.

inclusive.

bonds.

Due

Due

OREGON

"

.

bonds.

Grant's Pass, Ore.

June 1 from

and

from

(elusive. *

•

Englart
receive seal
(CST) on Ma
purchase of $35,(L

will

works

June 1 from

on

noon (EST) on May 24
purchase of $247,000 spe¬

provement

■v

the

for

10

water

cial assessment bonds, as follows:

$144,000

Clerk,

bids until, 7:30 p.m.

£ify Auditor, will receive sealed

Dated

Spencer, Okla.
Offering—J. D.

Bond
Town

bids until
for the

inclusive.

June 1 from

on

Bond Offering—John J.

ria.

3s.

1961

to

Toledo, Ohio

«

until-

bids

1957 to 1973 inclusive.

on

1980

of Educatio

sealed

(CST) on May 9 for th
purchase of $4,950 transportatic
equipment bonds. Due from 19"

group

1967 to 1972 inclusive.

inclusive.

1975

a

receive

1966 inclusive.

430,000"3s. Due

Due on Oct. 1 from
Principal

April 1, 1955.
1956

for

16

drain

p

until

$1,103,000

and

Morrison), Okla.
Offering—Lester Thurbe

of the Board

p.m.

'

245,000 2%s. Due

,

will

Clerk,
bids

May

on

of

chase
sewer

\

will

& Co., Ginther, Johnson &
Co., both of Cleveland, and Wal¬
ter, Woody & Heimerdinger, of
Cincinnati, at a price of 100.02, a
net interest cost of about 2.86%,

$325,000 2V£s. Due

Ohio
Offering—J o s e

Clerk

Reid

offered May 3 — v. 181,
1927—were awarded to Fahey,
Clark & Co., of Cleveland, as 2%s,
at 100.55, a basis of about 2.65%.

Bond

County Dependent Scho

v

2062—were awarded to

~

Miami,

District No. 7 (P. O. Route 2,

Sale—The

follows:

18
th

to

price' of par.

a

Pawnee

ol'

100.35,

at

1;68%.

awarded

were

—

awarded

composed of Paine, Webber, Jack¬
son & Curtis, of Chicago; Fulton,

bonds

fro

1967 inclusive.

County Dependent Scho

1927

p.

$1,000,000 first
mortgage sewerage system reve¬
nue bonds offered May 2—v.
181,

p.

"

Dist. No. 1 (P. O. Miami), Okla.
Bond
Sale—The $8,000
build

Painestnlle, Ohio

improvement

follow

inclusive.

1960

to

Sold—-The

ditch

provement

$26,885 special

Josey

as

20,000 l%s. Due in 1961.
120,000 2s. Due serially

Sale—The $245,390 water

supply,

p.

I.

Cojunty (P.O. Toledo), Ohio ing bonds offered April 28—v.

Bond

—v.

H.

to

bon

206

p.

$60,000 2s. Due serially from 195

The issue will be reoffered.
Lucas

awarded

were

181,

Co., of Oklahoma City,

$45,000
improvement bonds offered April
30—v. 181, p. 1927—were not sold.

as

Amherst, Ohio
Sale—The

Bond

City,

jointly

1955.
to

Due

1965

on

Nov.

19

from

15

inclusive.

Principal

a

interest

(M-N)
payable at t
County Treasurer's office. Leg
ity approved by Winfree, McC

loch, Shuler & Sayre, of Portia

■

1

.

Franklin County (P.
Ohio

Caddo

O. Columbus),

Cpunty Dependent Sch. Dist.

No. 71'(P. O. Route 3, Anadarko),

Oklahoma

■\■

Bond Offering—Ella A. McCar-

Bond*; Offering—W.

ley, Assistant Clerk of the Board
of
County
Commissioners, will

Clerk of

receive

will

sealed

bids

until

10

a.m.

May 18 for the purchase
of $1,115,000 bonds, as follows:
(EST)

on

$1,000,000 series C, postwar plan¬
ning (unlimited taxes) bonds.
Due

improvement

c

the

furniture

and

May 2—v.

Bond

,

chase

Not

repair

offered

Hubbard, Ohio

Hayden,; Miller
Cleveland, as L%s,

by Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, Of

son,

at

$35,000

Bond Sale—The $200,000 buil

ing,

Banking Co.
by
Squire,

to

ity approved by Reed, Hoyt, Tay¬
lor & Washburn, of New York
City.

1956 to 1964 inclusive.

—

to

of

bonds.

Offering

1956

Trust Co. of Port Chester. Legal¬

(P. O. Valatie),

(DST)
of

of

Bond Offering

New York

1

from
-

Washburn,

—

of

New

York,
Elmira
Heights.
Legality approved by
Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler &
Galloway, of New York City.
Ghent,

$152,742.87, the effective

Newark

of

District

&

&

approved

from

bonds.

Avon Lake,

York

mium of

building

Legality

and interest

ft. Y.
r
Offering—Nelson J. East,

bids until 3:30 p.m. (DST) onMay
17 for the purchase of $480,000

lor

Y.

2.45%.

Bond

(P. O. Rochester),

1

payable

May 11 f
buildin

on

of

Osage County Indep Sch. Dist. N
2 (P. O. Pawhuska), Okla.

Principal and

Savings

Bonds

sewer

June

on

1

bonds are dated June 1,
Principal and interest (J-D)
payable in New York City. Legal¬
ity approved by Reed, Hoyt, Tay¬

Sale—The

$890,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 5—v. 181,
p. 1926—were awarded io a group
composed of Halsey, Stuart &
Co., George B. Gibbons & Co.,
Inc., both of New York City, and
Sage, Rutty & Co., of Rochester,
as 2y2S, at 100.57, a basis of about

p.

Greece Union Free Sch. Dist. No. 6

Sparta Central School

District No.

B.

(P. O. Mohawk), N. Y.

Due

of

Sanders & Dempsey, of Cleveland.

:

inclusive.

sanitary

(J-D)

Grafton

purchase

bonds. Due from 1958 to 1964 inc

Dec. 1 from 1956

on

basis of about

Arthur H.

—

Clerk,

District

sealed

ceive

York

Offering

E.

German Flatts, Little and Columbia

900,000

1981

purchase

(CST)

p.m.

the

Ada, Ohio

-Principal anld" "(DST) on May 10 for the purchase
of $113,000 building bonds. Dated
interest (J-D) payable at the Ma¬
rine Midland Trust Co., New York May 1, 1955. Due on May 1 from
1956 to 1966 inclusive.
Principal
City. Legality approved by Reed,
Hoyt, Taylor & Washburn, of New

to

7:30

Lo¬

system

June

on

for ihe

1965 inclusive.

Bond

inclusive.

1985

to

11

1, 1955. Due

OHIO

Lloyd, Marlborough, New Platz and
Esopus Central School District
No. 3 (P. O. Highland),

of

purchase

1956

Due

«

City.

Trust

Traders

2.55%.

Offering—Fay H. Wolford,

light

electric

bonds.

on

E.

$11,780 special assessment street
improvement bonds. Dated June

1955.

(P. O. Weedsport), N. Y.
Bond

600,000

'

:

Buffalo, and ,Roosevelt &
Cross, of New York City, jointly,
as 2.60s, at 100.46, a basis of about

Throop Central Sch. Dist.

Due

1989 in¬

to

The

(P. O.

Y.

awarded

&

Manufacturers

1956

1990 inclusive.

4

May

were

—

from

Co.,

basis of about 2.87%.

a

offered

bonds
p.

bonds.

water
1

clusive.

p.

Sale—The $145,000

Bond

fighting equipment .bonds offered
May 3 —v. 181, p. 2062 —were
awarded
to,* the
First National
Bank of Jeffersonville, as 2.90s,
at

$59,500 general

Lancaster), N.

May

on

interest

follows:

as

June

Lancaster Water District

Ra¬

bonds,

basis of about 2.46%.

fire

$12,000

in

to

City, and Ryan, Hanauer & Co.,
Newark, jointly, as 2V2S, at 100.03,

White

office

leigh until 11 a.m. (EST) on May
17 for the purchase of $2,600,000

2062—were awarded
Lebenthal & Co., New York
181,

his

at

Offering—Robert

gan,
Vilage Clerk, will receive
sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. (DST)

Easter-

E.

Commission, will receive

bids

sealed

$1,100,000

Y.

;

ling, Secretary of the Local Gov¬
ernment

improvement bonds offered May 5
—v.

Washburn, of New Ydrk City.

Bond

basis of about

a

Bond Sale—The

Bank, of Albany.* ' Legality ap¬
proved by Heed, Hoyt, Taylor &

Bethel,

100.15,

Lancaster, N.

inclusive.

(M-N) payable at

at

as

2.67%.

(DST) on

May 1 from 1956 to
Principal and in¬

on

Co., of Buffalo, jointly,

Trust

receive

will

3—v. 181, p.
to Roosevelt

Cross, of New York City, and
the
Manufacturers
&
Traders

Offering—John M. Oliver,

Supervisp&;

May

&

May 10 for the purchase of $17,000 sewer bonds.
Dated May 1,
1971

offered

Grafton, Ohio

CAROLINA

Offering—W.

Bond Offering—Floyd F. He
ley, Clerk of the Board of Educ
tion, will receive sealed bids unt

^

Bond
Bond

30

Cleveland.

Rocky Mount, N. C.

$190,000 water

1926—were awarded

(P. O. Delmar), N. Y.

terest

Sale—The

Bond

bonds

Elsmere

Town

NORTH

(P. O. Clinton), N. Y.

Monday, May 9, 195

.

Osage County Indep. Sch. Dist. N
(P. O. Box 425, Wyona), Okl

office.

of New York City.

Water Dist.

Clark Mills

Kirkland,

of), Delmar~

payable at the County Treasurer's
Legality approved
by
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of

Treasurer's

City

dewater, Sykes, Heckler & Gallo¬

•

Bethlehem (Town

the

at

by Vandewater, Sykes, Heckler &

County

Bond

payable

office. Legality approved by Van¬

Liberty.

sonville.

of

Galloway, of New York City.

(J-J) payable at the Sul¬

National Bank, of
Legality
approved by
Frederick W. V. Schadt, of Jefferlivan

Bank,

approved

Legality

Kinderhook.

Due on July 1 from 1955
1964 inclusive. Principal and

1, 1954.

interest

Union

National

the

at

equipment bonds. Dated July

and

.

.

on

Sept. 1 from 1956 to

1980 inclusive.

the Board

recdive

sealed

of

E.

Rogers
Education,

bids

until

2

(CST) on May 10 for the
purchase of $5,000 transportation
equipment bonds. Due from 1957
p.m.

to

1961

Kiowa
No. 2

inclusive. *

County Indep. Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Lone Wolf), Okla.

115,000 Sewer District, Truro No.
Bond Offering —*Jack Clark,
2, Improvement No. 455 (spe¬ Clerk of the Board of Education,
cial assessment bonds). Due "will receive sealed bids until 8
on Sept.
1 from 1956 to 1965 p.m. (CST) on May 11 for the
inclusive.
The
1955.

bonds

are

dated

May

1,

Principal and interest (M-S)

purchase of $15,000 transportation
equipment bonds. Due from 1957
to 1963 inclusive.

Northern

Wasco County Peopl
Utility District (P. O.
The Dalles), Ore.
Bond
Offering—Roy T. Joh
son, District Secretary, will r

ceive

bids

sealed

(PST)

May

on

unitl

2:30

for the

21

p.

p

chase of

$458,000 electric reven
bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1955. Due
incl

1

Principal and interest

able

at

from

1985

Jan.
sive.

the

1960

First

to

National

pa

Ba

of Portland. Legality approved
Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.

Pendleton,
Bond

Sale

—

Ore.

The

$20,000 i

May
1927—were award

provement bonds offered
—v.

181,

to 'the

p.

First

National

Bank

Number 5427

181

Volume

Portland,

100.22,

z?;

will

basis

a

of about 1.96%.

County Sch. Dist. No. 4
(P. O. Tygh Valley), Ore.

First

awarded

were

National Bank

of

O.

First

National

Legality

Portland.

Bank

approved

Thorndike,

of

Note

by

Palmer

Storey,
Dodge, of

&

Bond
000

1955. Due

Sale—An

terest

(J-D)

&

1 from 1956 to

and in¬

payable

general

bonds

issue

Due*

2s.

Du|J

15,000 2.30s. Due
1967 to

Pittsburgh), Pa.
Bond

,

Offering—Jas.

Controller,

W.

will

The

Knox,

1955

receive

bonds

and

#,570,000 bridge bonds.

Simons, of

1,710,000 Peoples' road bonds.
600,000 public building bonds.
240,000 lot and block assessment;
plant bonds.

1955. Due
1985

dated

are

June

1,

June 1 from 1956 to

on

inclusive. Interest J-D.

Bond

School

District,

Offering—R.

B.

Mi

on

Nov.

from

1

1956

Principal

to

in¬

1965

and

interest

payable at the Peoples First Na¬
tional

Bank

&

Trust

Co.,

Pitts¬
burgh.
Legality
approved
by
Burgwin, Ruffin, Perry & Pohl,
of Pittsburgh.

City Clerk
will receive sealed bids until May
19 for the purchase of $100,000 in¬
repairs and
provement bonds.

street

im¬

the

Board

of

sealed

(CST)

June

Sale—The

awarded

tional

Bank

of

to

the

Clerk

Bducation
bids

until

Maji

on

The

9

will

re¬

p.m.

the

pur¬

for

1,

from

1955. s*Due
1956

t#

June

on

1973

able at

inclusive.

des¬

ignated by the successful bidder.
Legality approved by Danforth &

Danforth, of Sio&x Falls.
'

*

S.

First

Na¬

McKeesport.

Kane, Pa.
Bond Offering—Sealed bids will
be received until May

12 for the
purchase of $150,000 street and
sewer improvement bonds.

awarded to Butcher & Sher-

rerd,

of

Philadelphia,

3s,

as

at

100.27.

bids
11

until

for

Dak.

8

the

p.m.

(CST)

purchase

May

on

of

$25,000

June

from

Bonds due

to

in

callable

are

1, A955.

1958

Due

1969

Jan.

on

inclusive.

#65 and thereafter
as»

of

Jan.

1,

1964.

Principal and interest (J-J) pay¬
able
at
a
banking
institution
designated by the successful bid¬

Pennsylvania (Commonwealth of)
Secondaary Offering — Fred
Davies, Jr., Assistant Secretary of

Pennsylvania

ployee's

State

Retirement

Board

Em¬
will

receive sealed bids at

the Mellon
National Bank & Trust Co., Har-

nsburg, Pa., until 11 a.m. (DST)
May 11 for the purchase of

r.n

various

blocks

of
Philadelphia
City bonds aggre¬
gating $2,811,000.
'

end New York

Upper Darby Township (P. O.
Upper Darby), Pa.
Bond Sale
The $400,000 im¬
—v.

181,

bonds

p.

offered

1927—were

May

3

awarded

to J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc., New
York City, as l%s, at

100.68,

Lrsis

about

of

RHODE

a

1.77%.
ISLAND

Bond Offering—Edward F. Mc-

Director

of

Finance,




of

Oct.

able

the

at

Chemical

Corn

Ex¬

change Bank, of New York City.
Legality approved by Chapman
& Cutler, of Chicago.

Housing Authority,

Tennessee

Note

Offering

Treasurer

receive

(EST)
of

the

sealed

on

Secretary-

—

Edward

that

nounces

•

Seddon

Authority

bids

until

1

p.m.

$1,493,000

preliminary
loan
7, 1955. Due
on Dec.
9, 1955. Legality approved
by Wood, King & Dawson, of New
York City.
notes.

Dated

June

Sullivan

County (P. O.
Blountville), Tenn.

Bond

Offering

County

sealed

(CST)

awarded

were

to

a

group

com¬

posed of C. H. Little & Co., Jack¬
son, J. M. Dain & Co., Minneap¬

Mid-South

Securities

Co.,

and

Clark, Landstreet & Kirkpatrick, Inc., both of Nashville.
Dyer, Tenn.
Offering — Mayor C. C.
Berry announces that sealed bids
Bond

will

be

received

until

2

p.m.

(CST)

on May 17 for the purchase
$175,000 sewer bonds.
Dated
May 1, 1955. Due on May 1 from

of

1957 to

1974 inclusive. Bonds due

in 1965 and thereafter

are

Judge,

will

re¬

on

1966

bids

inclusive.

interest

(J-D)

Chemical

(P.

until

2

Morristown), Tenn.
Bond Offering — County Chair¬
man H. S. Spoone announces that
bids will be received until 1 p.m.
of

May 19 for the purchase
$100,000
road
bonds.
Dated

interest

(J-D)

payable

at

the Hamilton National Bank, or at

froAi

1960 inclusive.

Due

1961

to

May

on

15

inclusive.

1969

May 15, 1970

on

The
1955

bonds 'iare

those

and

May

callable

are

15,
1968
of

as

May 15, 1967. Interest M-N. Le¬
gality approved by Dumas, Huguenin & Boothman, of Dallas.

payable

at

County Water Control and
Improvement District No. 45 (P. O.
Sale—Louis Pauls

& Co.,
Galveston, purchased an issue
$333^000 water works and sani¬
tary sewer bonds, as follows:

52,000 3V4S. Due
1962 to

to

1979

1980 to

The

and

bonds

inclusive.
dated April 1,
maturing in 1974

are

those

and

April 1 from

on

1987

thereafter

callable

are

as

of

April lr 1973. Interest A-O. Legal¬
ity approved by Vinson, Elkins,
Weems

&

Searls, of Houston.

Hidalgo and Cameron Counties
Valley Acres Water District
(P. O. Santa Rose),
Sale

issue

An

of

$1,000.000
water
refunding bonds
was
sold to Nongard & Co., of
Chicago, as 5s, 4%s and 4V2s.
Dated April 1, 1955. Due on April
1, 1984. Interest A-O. Legality ap¬
—

proved

by McCall, Parkhurst
Crowe, of Dallas.

Bond

bonds

&

Independent School
(P. O. Diasetta), Texas

Sale—The $600,000 school
offered April 26—v.
181,

1723—were awarded to

p.

composed of the

First

a

group

Southwest

Co., of Dallas, Rotan, Mosle & Co.,
of Houston, and the First Nation¬
al Bank, of Dallas, at a price of
100.04, a net interest cost of about
2.53%, as follows:
1956

to

278,000 2V2S. Due
1962 to

April 1 from

on

1961

inclusive.

April 1 from

1968 inclusive.

Due

on

April 1, 1969

and 1970.

,^1

I;

,,

Waco),

Texas

sale by a group headed
by Ira Haupt & Co., of New York
City. Dated April 1, 1955. Due on
April 1, 1989.

to

$1,000,sold
composed of the Cit¬

right-of-way bonds
a

group

izens

was

National

Bank, First Na¬
Bank, and the National
City Bank, all of Waco, as IV2S.
North

Texas State College
(P. O. Denton), Texas

Note
025

Sale—An issue of $1,100,-

promissory notes

was

sold to

the First National State Bank, of
Fort Worth, at 1.43%
discount.

,

Dated March 1,

31,

TEXAS

Sale

—

181,

p.

The $345,000

1928—were

im¬

awarded

to the Southwestern Securities Co.

City

Secretary,

will

sealed bids until 7 p.m.

approved
&

Crowe,

by

of

Orr,
receive

(CST) on
May 17 for the purchase of $1,350,000
electric revenue bonds.

offered

awarded

were

as

$84,000 2%s. Due
1957 to

62,000

&

Mar¬

follows:
May 15 from

on

1968 inclusive.

3s. Due

1969 to

Foster

to

shall, of Seattle,

on

May 15 from

1975 inclusive.

King County Fire Protection Dist*
No. 41 (P. O. Seattle), Wash.

Secretary

the

of

Board

King,

of

Fire

bids until 11 a.m. (PST) on
May 12 for the purchase of $40,general
obligation
bonds.
Dated June 1, 1955. Due on June

ed

000

1

from

1957

to

inclusive.

1965

Callable after five years from date
of issue.
Principal and interest

(J-D)
payable
at the
County
Treasurer's office. Legality ap¬
proved by Preston, Thorgrimson

Horowitz, of Seattle.

King County, Issaquah School Dist.
No. 41 (P. O. Seattle), Wash.
Bond

Sale—The

$50,000 school

bonds offered April 29—v. 181, p.
1824—were awarded to the State
of

Washington,

as

2.70s, at

a

price

of par.

King County, Shoreline Sch. Dist.
No. 412 (P. O. Seattle), Wash.
Bond Offering—A. A.

County
sealed

Treasurer,
bids

until

Tremper,

will

11

receive

(PST)
May 13 for the purchase of
$500,000 building bonds. Dated
June 1, 1955. Due on June 1 from
a.m.

on

1957 to

1970 inclusive. The bonds

callable 5 years from date of
issue. Principal and interest pay¬
are

able at the

County Treasurer's of¬

fice.

King

County, Bellevue Sch. Dist.
(P. O. Seattle), Wash.

No. 405

Offering—A. A. Tremper,

County

Treasurer,

will receive
(PST) on
May 18 for the purchase of $300,000 building bonds. Dated June 1,
on

June 1 from 1957 to

inclusive.

1975

a.m.

Callable

after

10

from date of issue. Princi¬

pal and interest (J-D) payable at
the County Treasurer's office. Le¬

gality approved by Preston, Thor¬

grimson & Horowitz, of Seattle.

Skagit County School Districts
(P. O. Mount Vernon), Wash.
Bond Sale—The $52,000 school
district
bonds offered May 4—
v.

181, p. 1928—were awarded to

the State, as 3s, at par.

Wapato, Wash.
Bond

Sale—The $240,000 sewer
bonds offered May 2—v.

revenue

181,

p.

2064

—

were

awarded to

Merrill

Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Beane, of Seattle.
Yakima

March 15 from 1956 to 1975 inclu¬

County, Naches Valley
District Jt. (P. O.
Yakima), Wash.
Bond
Offering — C. S. Cole,
County Treasurer, will receive
sealed bids until 10 a.m. (PST) on
May 17 for the purchase of $220,000 building bonds. Dated June 1,

sive.

1955.

Bond Sale—An issue of
revenue

bonds

$275,000

was

sold

to

Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of San
Antonio, as 3J,4s, 3Y2S and 3%s.

1

Bond Offering—Charles C.

Jr.,

Dec.

Shelby County, Fresh Water Dist.
(P. O. Timpson), Texas
water

of Dallas.

Denton, Texas

Legality
Parkhurst

on

Dallas.

provement bonds offered April 29
—v.

1955. Due

1957.

McCall,
Bellaire, Texas

The

$146,000 gen¬
refunding bonds
May 2—v. 181, p. 1928—
—

obligation

years

Bond Sale—An issue of

nue

gotiated

Bond Sale

1955. Due

McLennan County (P. O.

$3,500,-

000 4V2% natural gas system reve¬
bonds was purchased at a ne¬

County (P. O. Coupeville),
Washington

sealed bids until 11

142,000

tional

Bond Sale—An issue of

Island

Bond
on

of

(J-D) payable at the City Treas¬
office.
Legality approved
by Preston, Thorgrimson & Horo¬
witz, of Seattle.

Hull-Diasetta
Dist.

(PST);

p.m.

purchase

from 1957 to 1965 inclusive. Call¬
able after three years from date
of issue.
Principal and interest

&

Texas
Bond

8

the

Commissioners, will receive seal¬

inclusive.

185,000 4s. Due

until
for

1

Bond Offering—Albert A.

April 1 from

on

bids

$45,000 improvement bonds. Dated
June
15, 1955.
Due on June 1

1970 inclusive.

85,000 3%s. Due
1971

>

April 1 from

on

,

*

Offering—Dorothy L. McCity Clerk, will receive

June

on

April 1 from

on

1958 to 1961 inclusive.

>

Corn

Utility Dist.

sealed

of

the

(P. O. Dresden), Tenn.

Bond

eral

Harris

$11,000 2%s. Due

2.70s.

as

Kinnon,

the

to

of Port An¬

urer's

dated

maturing in

thereafter

and

Bank

Ephrata, Wash.

sold

was

and 1971.

West Tennessee Public

on

June 1, 1955. Due on June 1 from
1956 to 1961 inclusive. Principal
and

Principal and

geles,

awarded

were

—

$300,-

May 15

on

57,000 2%s. Due

p.m.

callable

O.,

of

bonds

Due

21/£s.

from

000

Bond

County

1956 to

Exchange Bank,
New
York
City.
Legality
ap¬
proved by Chapman & Cutler, of
Chicago.

as
of May 1, 1964. Interest M-N.
Legality approved by Charles &
Trauernicht, of St. Louis.

Hamblen

$50,000 2%s.

R.

to

1928—

house

$180,000 2s. Due

Howard

—

offered

p.

school

issue

Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of San
Antonio, and the First Southwest
Co., Dallas, jointly, as follows:

will

May 17 for the purchase

ceive

Saale—rThe $600,000 water

181,

000

Sale—An

to

an¬

and sewer revenue and tax bonds

May 4—v.

Bond

■

1963 and thereafter
as

May 26 for the purchase
of $200,000 jail bonds. Dated June
1, 1955. Due on June 1 from 1962

(EST)

Central Falls, R. I.

Loughlin,

callable

Poston,

Bolivar, Tenn.
Bond

George West School District, Texas

on

1, 1962.
Principal and interest (A-O) pay¬

Legality approved by Dorsey,
Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber,
of Minneapolis.

—

provement

Bonds due in

der.

TENNESSEE

1, 1954. Due

1928

First National

Oct. 1 from 1960 to 1964 inclusive.

Murfreesboro

municipal audJtorium bonds.

olis,

the

bonds. Dated Oct.

Offering—Peter Johnson,
City Auditor, will receive sealed

pt

Newport Twp. Sch. Dist. (P. O.
Glenn Lyon), Pa.
Bond Sale—The $33,000 general
obligation
refunding bonds of¬
fered May 2—v.
181, p. 1927—
were

Bond Offering—August
Wilde,
County Judge, will receive sealed
bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on June 7
for the purchase of $500,000 school

are

banking institution

a

1

pay¬

(P. O. Jackson),

Tennessee

of

7:30

Principal and irtterest (J-D)

1

$15,000 bonds
offered May 4—v. 181, p. 1927—
were

—

p.

1955

County

of

las.

„

Madison

of $145,0#0 school auditor¬
gymnasium
bonds.
Dated

ium

Dated

Finleyville, Pa.
Bond

Bank, of New York City.
Legality approved by Caldwell,
Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of
New York City.

County, Dry Creek School
District No. 319 (P. O. Port
Angeles), Wash.

Bond Sale—The $77,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 2—v. 181,

hattan

Indep. Sch. Dist., S. Dak.

Offering

noon

Bond

Bond Offering—The

cinerator

to

National Bank

of

(EST) on May 17
for the purchase of $500,000 sewer
bonds.
Dated May 15, 1955. Due
on
May 1 from 1956 to 1975 in¬
clusive.
Principal
and
interest
(M-N) payable at the Chase Man¬

r

Sissetof#
Farrell, Pa.

bids until

P

Beresford

chase

(DST) on May 9 for the
of
$225,000
building
May 1, 1955. Due

Knoxville, Tenn,
Offering—Geo. R. Demp¬
Mayor, will receive sealed

ster,

First

Houston), Texas

Bond

SOUTH. DAKOTA

til 8 p.m.

clusive.

T

Daw¬

WASHINGTON
Clallam

Legality approved by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dal¬

Bond

&

awarded

—*were

1.83%.

Bond

Dated

Gibbs

Bank,

by; Wood, King &
of New York City.'

son,

(Sc^o., Spartanburg,
uj t Company of
Georgia, of Atlanta, jointly, as
1.85s, at 100.07,» a basis of about

ceive

bonds.

lankier,

National

proved

Legality

*

Law

the

Secretary of the Board of Direc¬
tors, will receive sealed bids un¬
purchase

of Feb.

as

F-A.

Charleston.

1928

p.

and

Pa.

Holmes,

callable

by

Le¬

gality approved by Burgwin, Ruffin, Perry & Pohl, of Pittsburgh.
Dormont

are

Interest

First

pay¬

Kingsport, or at the Hanover
Bank, of New York City, at the
purchaser's option. Legality ap¬

1,

Bond Sale—The $120,000 school
district bonds offered May 1—v.
A.

90,000 Veterans' cemetery bonds.

Feb.

the

at

the

193,000

of

Spartanburg (bounty Sch. Dists.
(P. O. Spartanburg), S. C.

181,

900,000 airport bonds.
480,000 park bonds.
bonds

1965.

approved

900,000 road bonds.

dated

at

59

Dallas.

Kingsport,. Tenn.

able

those^due in 1966 and

thereafter

1,

afe

Au¬

bids

June

Principal and interest (J-D)

197# inclusive.

5,000 Is. Due gn Feb. 1, 1975.

s ealed bids until 11 a.m.
(DST) on
May 24 for the purchase of $5,£90,000 bonds, as follows:

The

Feb. 1 from

on

Dated

.

Nov. d

L.

.bonds. Dated June 1, 1955. Due on
June 1 from 1956 to 1965 inclusive.

1969 inclusive.

1970 to

t

Feb. 1 from

on

the

sealed

on

cipal and interest (M-N) payable
the First State Bank,
Denton,

Moulton,
City Manager, will receive sealed
bids until 7 p.m. (EST) on May 17
for the purchase of $625,000 school

Feb. 1 from

on

receive

May 1, 1955. Due

at

Bond Offering—D. W.

196£inclusive.

25,000 2.40s. D#e

County

from

1

1956 to 1961*inclusive.
1962 to

that

announces

Di¬

Clyde

7,
1955. Due on Dec. 9, 1955. Legal¬
ity approved by Chapman & Cut¬
ler, of Chicago.

fol¬

as

Feb.

on

Executive

—

inary loan notes.

of

ofejDurham,

Authority,

Secretary

will

j
4s.

25,000

PENNSYLVANIA

Allegheny County (P. 0.:

purchaser's

until 1 p.m. (DST) on May 17 for
the purchase of $292,000 prelim¬

$100,obftgation refunding
sol<f*to j. Lee Peeler

Co., Inc.,

the

at

was

$30,000

County Treasurer's office. Legal¬
ity approved by Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler & Sayre, of Portland.

and

thority

lows:

Dec.

from 1956 to 1985 inclusive. Prin¬

Offering

rector

Clintog, S. C.

(PST) on
May 19 for the purchase of $112,000 building bonds. Dated June 1,
on

Dated

the

Johnson City Housing
Tennessee

Boston.

Walters

R.

sealed bids until 7 p.m.

inclusive. Principal

Commerce, both of
at

or

1

Evans, District Clerk, will receive

1975

of

Legality
approved
by
Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Calvin

—

Bank

option.

Boston.

Ore.

Beaverton),

Offering

the

Morristown,

pur¬

cipal and interest payable at the

Washington-Multnomah Counties
(P.

8

until

$135,OOffrefunding bonds.

School Districts Nos. 57-67 Joint

Bond

bids

May 9 for the

Dated June 1, 1955. Due on June 1
1960 to 1974 inclusive. Prin¬

the

to

sealed

on

(2171)

from

Bond Sale—The $28,000 build¬
ing bonds offered May 3—v. 181,
—

(DST)

chase of

Wasco

p.-1927

receive

p.m.

2s,

as

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

..

Dated

March

Interest

15,
M-S.

1955.

Due

on

Legality ap¬
Dumas, Huguenin &
Boothman, of Dallas.
proved

by

School

Due

on

June 1 from 1957 to

1975 inclusive. The bonds

able 5 years

are

call¬

from the date of is-

60

The Commercial and Financial Chronicle

(2172)

Principal and interest (J-D)

sue.

payable at the County Treasurer's

4.12%. Due

May 1 from 1956 to

on

1975 inclusive.

office.

Sale

Debenture

issue

An

—

of

35,000

debenture was sold to
Bell Gouinlock & Co., of Toronto,

Wis.

Sale—An

Bond

of

issue

€00 street improvement

$150,-

bonds was

Due

4s.

as

20

Dec.

on

on

1965

to

inclusive.

Due on May 1 from

99,000 4y2s.
1966

to 1974 inclusive. Interest J-D.

May 1 from

Due

4s.

1961

1955

from

1 from

1956 to 1960 inclusive.

$101,400
Columbus,

Due on May

$125,000 3s.

Brochville, Ont.
WISCONSIN

price of 98.26, a net interest cost
of about 4.38%, as follows:

school

Harley, Haydon & Co., of
Madison, as 2s, at a price of 100.04,
a basis of about 1.99%. Dated May

The

15,

1955.

1957

Due
1970

to

from

15

May

on

Interest

inclusive.

M-N.

Fort

i

;

$111,100

1956

Walworth

and

(Village)

debentures

sold

was

to

M-N.

Twp. Joint School District No. 3

Municipality of Metropolitan
Toronto, Ont.

(P. O. Fontana), Wis.
Sale—The $200,000

Bond

build¬
ing bonds offered April 26—v. 181,
p.
1824—were awarded to Har¬
ley, Haydon & Co., of Madison,
and Mullaney,
Wells & Co., of
Chicago, jointly, as 2%s, at a
price of 100.85, a basis of about
2.29%.

fered

Bond

J.

Offering—Edw.

a

Barg,

Due

1956

inclusive.

1975

to

Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬
a
bank to be determined

1970

Bank

State

the

at

the Town,

purchaser and

,

Hales

of

by
Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago.
Center.

approved

Legality

Due

inclusive.

1972

to

May 2 from
inclusive.
on

improvement de¬
on May 2 from

3 Vis

bentures.

improvement

3V2%

16,299,000

Due

debentures.

May

on

2,

1975.

4,646,000 3%% improvement de¬
bentures. Due on May 2,1985.
The

able at

the

1963

to

de¬

improvement

3%

3,539,000

of

follows:

as

$4,590,000

will

Clerk,

from

or

of¬
syndicate headed by

the Dominion Securities Corp.,

1961

receive sealed
bids until 2 p.m. (CST) on May
10 for the purchase of $150,000
highway improvement bonds.
Dated June 1, 1955. Due on June

by

by

Toronto,

Franklin, Wis.

Town

Debentures

—

totaling $30,074,000 are being

bentures.

:".j;

I

Sale

Debenture

debentures

dated

are

Legality approved by

Clarke, Swabey, McLean & Ross,
of Toronto.

Lomira

(Village) and Lomira,
Theresa, Ashford, Eden and
Sch. Dist. Joint 5 (P.

Sale—The

O.

Wis.

Lomira),
Bond

members:
Wood, Gundy & Company, A. E.
Ames
&
Co., McLeod,
Young,
Weir & Company, Mills, Spence

Consol.

(Towns)

Byron

Other

&

$160,000 build¬

ing bonds offered May 4—v. 181,

2064

p.

awarded to the
Co., Chicago,
White-Phillips Co., of

Securities

the

and

were

—

Channer

Davenport, jointly, at 100.15, a net
interest cost of about 2.26%, as
xollows:

S60,000 2.30s. Due on May 1 from
1956 to

1965

10,000 2s. Due

inclusive.

May 1, 1966.

on

90,000 2.30s. Due on May 1 from
inclusive.

1975

1967 to

Oshhosh,
Bond

Wis.

Sale—The

>

$500,000

•„

cor¬

porate purpose bonds offered May
3—v.

181,

the

to

1928—were awarded

p.

First

National

Bank

of

Chicago, and Robert W. Baird &
Co., of Milwaukee, jointly,
as
1.90s, at 100.56, a basis of about
1.83%.
Racine,

Wis.

Bond Offering—Frank J.
er,

(CST)

of
5400,000 parking system mortgage
revenue
bonds.
Dated
May
15,
1955. Due on May 15 from 1956
to

May

1965

11

for

the

inclusive.

are

due

callable

in
as

"

of

May 15, 1959. Principal and in¬
(M-N) payable at the City
Treasurer's
office.
Legality ap¬
terest

by
Lines,
Spooner
Juarles, of Milwaukee.

proved

&

Aurora,

392,250

Sale

debentures

Bond

000

Sale—An

school

issue

bonds

of

An

to

interest

cost

of

about

3.73%,

Due

on

May

from

1

1960 inclusive.*

to

Due
1975

May

May 1 from

on

inclusive.

(1,

1955.

Interest

L-Abord-a-Plouffe, Que.

to

Bond

000

Sale—An

water

sold to

a

Beaubien

and

issue

sewer

of

$692,-

bonds

was

group composed of L. G.
&
Co., Ltd., Banque

Provinciale of Canada, Garneau,
Boulanger, Ltd., J. E. LaFlamme,
Ltd., La Corporation de Pretts,
of
Quebec,
and
Grenier, Ruel
& Co., Inc., all of Quebec, as fol¬

lows:

$106,000 3s.

Due on May 1

from

1956 to 1965 inclusive.

496,000 4s.
1966

The

1955.

to

Due

on

1970

bonds

Interest

May 1 from

inclusive.

are

dated

May

1,

M-N'.

Lake of Town Mountains Protestant
School

30 J.

40th ST., N. Y. C.

EVERGREEN 8-4100




of

$23,250,000 2V2% sinking fund de¬
bentures

sold

was

to

a

April

cost

Harris & Partners,
Ltd., Cie De Valeurs En Place¬
ment, Ltd., McNeil, Mantha, Inc.,
Bankers
Bond
Corp., Ltd., and
Fairclough Co., Ltd. Dated June
1, 1955.
Due on June 1, 1961.
Principal and interest (J-D) pay¬
money

of Canada

the Cities of Quebec,
Toronto, Halifax, St.
Bi, St. John's, New¬
Winnipeg, Regina, Ed¬
monton, Calgary, Vancouver and
Victoria.
Legality approved by
Lacroix,
Viau
&
Poupart,
of

of
Montreal,
John, N.
foundland,

Montreal.

Bond
500
to

the

issue

Sale—An

water

of

bonds

works

as

sold

4.25%,

follows:
on

May

Due

on

May

bonds

are

dated

Interest M-N.

,

from

1

from

Due

on

inclusive.

to

sold

was

1

from

1

from

to

of about 4.18%, as follows:

3s.

1956

27,500

Due

to

to

Dated

May

on

Feb.

from

1

from

inclusive.
on

1975

inclusive.

May

1,

May

1955.

v

Interest

M-N.

St.

Joseph-de-Grantham, Que.

Bond
000

Sale—An

school

issue

bonds

of

1956

to

Due

on

1963

1964

The

to

Due
1975

bonds

on

-

1,
.j

1975

Due

on

dated

May

1,

dated

May

1,

May 1 from 1956 to

inclusive.

La

$350,to

Bond

Board,

Sale—An

000 school bonds
T.

Que.

issue

was

of

$259,-

sold to Rene

Leclerc, Inc., of Quebec,

Your Dollars

help

Interest

h

at

a

a

Garneau,

Corporation

"

3s.

1956 to

112,500
1966

The

Due
1965

4s.
to

1975

bonds

1955.

from

serially

from

inclusive.

are

Interest
:

serially

inclusive:

Due

dated

April

1,

A-O.

SASKATCHEWAN

Debenture

M-N.

(Province of)

Sale

—

An

issue

of

$10,000,000, 3Vi% Provincial sink¬

Monique School Com. Que.
Sale—An issue of $141,building bonds was sold to
Belanger, Inc., of Quebec, at a
price of 97.80.
are

Ltd.,

of

of
sold

Ltd., all of Quebec, at a price of
97.07, a net interest cost of about
4.10%, as follows:

May 1 from

000

1955.

Boulanger,

Saskatchewan

Ste.

bonds

was

May 1 from

inclusive.

are

issue

bonds

composed

$237,500

Interest M-N.

1955.

1,

de Prets de Quebec, Greiner, Ruel
& Co., Ltd., and J. E.
Laflamme,

inclusive.

96,000 S^/zs.

Sale—An

school

group

to

McNeil, Mantha, Inc., and Banque
Provinciale du Canada, both of
Quebec, jointly, at a price of
96.04, a net interest cost of about
3.89%, as follows:

Feb.

Commission, Que.
Bond

$280,-

sold

was

dated

are

Interest F-A.

St. Roumald D'Etchemin School

000

1

1965

Due

4s.

1966

The

May

bonds

1955.

Laurent, Inc., of Quebec,
price of 96.57, a net interest

$12,500

1966 to 1970 inclusive.

The

1

inclusive.

1975

The

$40,000

,

1955.

Feb.

on

1965

746,500 4s.

Interest

Bond

Due

1956 to 1965 inclusive.

77,500 4s.

protection bonds

a

Banque

$25,000 3s.

*

Gaston

$102,-

was

net interest cost of about

1955.

Sale—An issue

$184,000 3s.

Adele, Que,

Canadienne Nationale, and Casgrain & Co., Ltd.,
both Montreal, at a price of 96.29,
a

fire

any

Ste.

1,

St. Fereol, Que.
of

Bond

Graham & Co.,

in

Due

1956 to

1966

Dated

at

lawful

$464,000 3s.

A-°.

vincial, Ltd., Anderson
& Co.,
Ltd., Burns Bros. & Denton, Ltd.,
R. A. Daly Co., Ltd., Equitable
Securities of Canada, Ltd., J. L.

in

both of Toronto, at
96.19, a net interest cost of about
4.21%, as follows:

group

composed of the Credit Interpro-

able

Corp., and
Co., Ltd.,
a
price of

&

ing fund debentures

are

fered

composed

by

a

group

being of¬
of

Mills, Spence & Co., Ltd., LcLeod,
Young, Weir & Co., Ltd., Bell,
Gouinlock & Co., Ltd., Royal Se¬
curities
ardson

Corp.,
&

and

Sons.

James

Dated

Rich¬

May

15,.
15, 1975. In¬
Legality approved by
Daly, Thistle, Judson & Harvey,
1955.

Due

on

May

terest M-N.

of

Toronto.

make
make possible the

as

follows:

of

Harrison & Co., of Toronto, as 4s,
at a price of 99.03, a basis of about

issue

Securities

Thomson

a

Co., Ltd., of Toronto, Royal Bank
of Canada, of Montreal, and Geoffrion, Robert & Gelinas, Inc., of
Quebec, at a price of 97.68, a net

1961

sold

inclusive.

Leclerc, Inc., of Montreal,

Dominion

group composed of A. E. Ames &

90,000 3V2S.

issue

1965

to

April 1 from

composed of

group

$138,-

sold

was

M-N.

was

on

a

Commission,

Ont.
—

An

sold to

was

Quebec

Dated

Debenture

inclusive.

Due

$1,210,-

500 water works and sewer bonds

QUEBEC
Arvida Protestant Sch.

1956 to

ONTARIO

1958

Martin, Que.

Bond Sale—An issue of

Company, Burns Bros. & Denton,
W. C. Pitfield & Company, Coch¬
ran, Murray & Co., Midland Se¬
curities Corporation, James Rich¬
ardson & Sons, Wills, Bickle &
Company,
Greenshields
&
Co.,
Anderson & Company, R. A. Daly
Co., Dawson, Hannaford, Fry &
Company, Bankers Bond Corpora¬
tion, Deacon Findley Coyne, Mat¬
thews
&
Company, Harrison &
Company, Ross, Knowles & Co.,
Walwyn, Fisher & Co., Wisener
and Company, Charles H. Burgess
& Company, Bartlett, Cayley &
Company,
Beatty,
Webster
&
Company, Fairclough Co., J. R.
Maggeson & Co., and Flemming
& Company.

$48,000 3s.

CANADA

to

Monday, May 9, 1955

.

Canada, J. L. Graham &

purchase

Bonds

1959 and thereafter

Bell, Gouinlock & Com¬
pany, Royal Securities Corpora¬
tion, Nesbitt, Thomson and Com¬
pany, Harris & Partners, Gairdner
&
Company, Equitable Se¬

Beck¬

City Clerk, will receive sealed

and open bids until 2 p.m.
on

syndicate

Co.,

curities

—

May

2, 1955.
Principal and interest
(M-N) payable in Canadian funds
in Toronto.

Sale

Debenture

St.

'

\

16,000 4s. Due on April 1 from
v
1966 to 1975 inclusive.

of

Province

Quebec,

on

7,000 3V£s.

1,

of

Interest

inclusive.

1975

to

May

'

Nesbitt,

Due

1959

dated

are

Que.

April 1 from

3s.

$48,000

Interest M-N.

1955.

,

issue

An

—

Mills, Spence & Co., of Toronto,
as 4Vis and 4s. Due on May 1 from
1956

Fontana

Erie, Ont.,'
Sale

Debenture

bonds

West,

Rene T.

■

sold to

Armand

Sale—An issue of $71,000
bonds was sold to Rene T.

Leclerc, Inc., of Quebec, at a price
of 98.89,
a
net interest cost of
about 3.93%, as follows:

inclusive.

1975

to

St.
Bond

..

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