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vMMqnmmmi wnftHI Volume 164 Number 4543 New RAILROAD Abraham ' (incl. PUBLIC UTILITY - Straus Inc., Brooklyn—Annual Report— & Annual Periods Ended— sales sales of . of goods sold and expenses—****—_.—* Depreciation-and amortization— . **,«.„ Interest repairs etc. —i—* Gross profit * _*_*—; -J 43,729,043 307,927 — * 35,322,495 331,059 339,293 57,596 an $4,199,618 * INSURANCE - tThere transportation 1945. 5c With an the of effective ounce, mail of 52.9%. to Mail of 1946 compared air mail rates from last, it l mail is with i—. dividends dividends accounts Merchandise Real 5,666,666 246; 140 2,393,551 4,688,442 193,438 680,147 695,491 . not used in overpayment of assets operations—„ Fed. taxes on income 542,463 New York 172,732 Boston 3,779,753 413,185 i trade.,. $909,756 Accrued Liabilities— Salaries and Federal taxes wages for assessment 282,039 v prior Other taxes .*,—****„*. ""Miscellaneous •***— 2~5~7~690 years St. 173,497 <—**,——__._.*/V-;,: 293,812 384,170 •/." 65,750 43,401 fiundry. creditors ————————; ■ y% 599,141 15-year 2% notes, redeemed July 15, 1946 Res. for past sei vice retire, benefits under re« tlrement plan 343,266 4%% preferred stock ($100 par)— 1,900,000 4V*% preferred stock (par $100).. 3,000,000 stock 231,297 1,600,000 shares, 2569 ' the and /<:v.2574'; ...12571 ———A* Nov. 396,076 1,900,000 Curb 6 declared Stock . /'/////:/;,/. the 24, and directors the iboth payable total dividends tances regular Dec. to 27 declared paid in 1946 1945.—V. /T Operations for $492,585 dividend of to 85 record cents 164, p. 2149. an basis .........2577 ...! Exchange dividend of 15 Dec. —V. —2581 This profit The with compares of $370,837 company excluded months of this year •/* resulted / to from commercial from military Federal • per share, of This 2564 Dividends Declared and Payable Foreign Exchange Rates.. : as Federal Reserve ; compared with Auction Reserve 2585 .......... net a profit of ^ 2585 ended compared with Sept. a the reserve was an ' s The service. portion of such costs equivalent to Passenger to for 54.1% revenue of peacetime the first the jover revenues for the operations. nine months comparable first nine Prov. this period months of obsol. for ; year of 1946 showed last year. were $41,- Other & of prop. 1945 & 42,961,501 3,469,496 equip. & STREET 2-2600 estimated for computation distances.—V. p; . made charges on tax a $8,062,585 ' ... :•••• v.% Production Manager* has been made a He will continue in his present duties Vice-President in charge of production. income credit basis (net) taxes resulting from 402,741 profit flown —... miles .... — ... ♦After deducting $135,340 ment not yet $370,837 $4,059,843 45,529,518 ' miles Revenue passenger and profits taxes excess 34,661,659 918,496,081 572,021,805 applicable to advance payments for equip¬ delivered. SECONDARY MARKETS 2,683,888 3,847,7'75 165,999 5,050,743 $7,287,805 $6,556,690 417,795 ——.—;**. charge below—— 2,052,291 before spec, pfd. $7,399,205 2,066,030 99,535 *_i and exp.—* 348,958 23,718 10,826 stock held by public-*—— of debt disct., on 111,400 , $7,014,485 prem. 362,500 . 143,090 123,743 $4,478,668 American General $4,704,332 $1,601,784 $1,574,116 Light & Traction Co.—- expenses >■', Balance ;'3/ requirements Balance — on in common a $763,276 $991,057 —,—."* J preferred stock—**— $5,241,944 $5,695,389 —— included of consolidated in V*//S' 804,486 ' share*. income 66,198 244,825 ___•_*_*,_**"*-*—*, - NOTES—The included 272,036 98,047 294,925 **—_*_,*—* Earnings per : 445,535 ____*—***——■ Consolidated net income was CORPORATE FINANCE 1,814,610 * 2,873,608 long-term debt——*——j———. on Dividend Cr370,000 —— 2,933,862 —— ** Income from other investments—— 3,600,000 loss . Net 1945 1346 " -■ State, local and misc. Federal taxes 218,095 iiZ; additional revenues Federal income 534,435 / 336,951 from tax ,t Fed../' " (net) deductions income ^ Compan y INCORPORATED the 804,486 $4,437,458 $4,890,903 " company Federal consolidated and income Federal income $1.76 $1.60 subsidiaries will Its tax return and for excess 1946 profits Trading Markets Over the Counter Securities 1922 45 NEW YORK 4, Bell Teletype-. R. Y. NY 1-573 , Troster, Currie & Summers Members New Members Telephone REctor 2-3600 New York NASSAU Security Dealers PhUadelphia Telephone Enterprise 6015 York Security Dealers Association Association STREET, NEW YORK 5 Bell Teletype New York 1-570 the on 1077. company. Wilson, /Miscellaneous income deductions. 1,323,089 $1,090,319 of transition to peacetime exps. revenue ended than the period less had- been 164, that the 4% DEPARTMENT Established HAnover is flown 25,917,488 gearhart & company Telephone-. miles approximately NoW 5 filed a letter of notification with the SEC ($10 par) 5% cumulative preferred and 20,000 on income Dividends $47,521,316 $35,303,162 — deprec, Provision for Federal income Municipal Bonds 30 BROAD _ * 2149, -Amortization ... .... opers. representing amount equiv. to income tax; credit resulting therefrom SPECIALIST IN cAllen contracts the "ncffdj.if<piaputed on on Sepc. chge. equiv. to reduc. in inc. taxes result. from x'efin. of Michigan Consol. Gas Co.—__ months FLOEUDA <& NEW JERSEY MUNICIPAL the pther income (net) sept.. 30' Net operating income Portion of esti. / Revenue of account for nine 1946 Federal the tax credit resulting from their deductibility for tax charged to profit and loss, in the amount of $534,435, in the amount of $871,847, was charged to the transition for increase income ended Interest delays in reassigning personnel from military contract operations and from retaining of personnel returning Z balance, ■"Passenger an its profit and loss for the first nine estimated cost, amounting to $1,406,281, which these American Light & Traction Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Interest • per¬ par) no common. Offering price, $10 a unit consisting of of preferred and one share of common. Underwriters, E. (no share of from been, General the W, company Gross Operating revenues Operating expenses 30, profit under Operating income, before special charge below ..2584 S . ^ months profit quarters of $1,191,703 for the if above I. Federal income System.— Sales—-.-—...-..-™ consolidated net charged .services Maintenance $ / Subs.)—Earnings— a been Dec. accompanying directly to the Depreciation; ——2,682,774 State, local and misc. Federal taxes* —-^i* 3,884,975 State income taxes-----*---*----^-^---.'-/----130,953 '-*■/■/■t-y'i-'.'yj. (& the $48,165,605 $50,203,407 Gas and electricity purchased for resale—*— 8,861,658 11,588,631 Operation 20,201,086 17,763,955 —..—2584 Bank for Subsidiary Operating Companies— Condition Statement of cents share, bring filed 20,000 shares each Operating ..—2585 2582 The Course of Bank Clearings Federal 15 the passenger have ,12 Months Ended Sept, 30— Condition Statement of Member Banks of will returns Fitch & Co., Philadelphia. Proceeds will be used for machinery, working capital and other corporate purposes. Redemption Calls & Sinking Fund Notices.2584 . /,... per revenue Magce, to 164, p. "-The State and City Bond Offerings and Sales...2596 income purposes and in' American Building Corp., Dover, Del.—Files with SEC Stock Exchange...2564 • cents 12. L. reporting 2578 Markets of "airport-to-airport" Frank General Corporation and Investment News.2537 share,// the /■/'' Mexico,, assocKrceti and would Vice-President of Miscellaneous Features -.v./..; tax M. 1946 resulted in $4,059,843 for • comparable 1945 period. The 1946 nine-month profit figure in¬ cludes k $370,000 Federal income tax credit resulting from loss on a / /'■■tax basis. ^r: .. de included Chefs, Inc. Aluminum Company of America—New Vice-President ....2577 ...2578 shares ■ the distances rather than prior to that date. It used and 1945 shown of Stock and Bond Averages——..^.. the third quarter of 1946 resulted in improvement over the first and second third quarter of 1945. 'V1 Operations for the nine net 30, 9,031,711 ' of have but Part, r flown flown flown Sept. for extra an quarterly holders American. Airlines, Inc. a Sky of as miles * year. and _ Transactions New York Curb Exchange-..-2564 dividend of 75 cents per a review statements, "airport-to-atrport" 1,405~325 1946—Month—1945 1946—lOMos.—1945 $1,698,504 $1,570,684 $13,976,040 $9,951,016- 164„ p. 2005.- the consolidation not terminated amounts Exchange Exchange. Transactions New York Allied Laboratories, Inc.—Extra Distribution— of Airlines, Inc. in Airlines are company, has waived all profits thereon to cost and expenses applicable to the company's contracts are not included In the miles revenue ..2576 2576 .... Exchange Stock Over-the-Counter Stores, Inc.—October Sales Up 8.1 %— — 70 cents in Include SteViM result IB"So K!SSte/il-.SLr*""* 1945 ««> 1946';w"l' Effective Jan. 1, low ,hp "v required, $19,167,519 $16,344,767 on Adam Hat Oct. tax of $534,435, charged to the at Dec. 31, 1945 and the remainder were July 31, 1946. Renegotiation proceedings pursuant to War Contracts Renegotiation Act have been concluded for 1944 prior years, no refunds being required thereunder. The company ;j-1,405,325 par).; no *—* Period End. Oct. 31— share for amount was operations. statements Overseas Bureau's Government, been Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section..2580 / On deductibility the such loss terminated 3413. The directors per Louis Stock Toronto payable Dec. 12 to stockholders of record Nov. 22. This compares with 65 cents paid on Sept. 12, 50 cents on June 12, and 40 cents on March 12, of this year.—V. 164, p. 2149. V " '' . had Stock Montreal p Acme Steel Co.—Declares 75-Cent Dividend- ^ _2564 one . 163, p. —V. their in $871,847, the The of and 10,227,672 (155,155 surplus Total Bales Exchange Montreal — -V. peactime financial American and 1945. profit U.;v S. i—2553 Philadelphia Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange 143,344 187,456 v;- Earned to above Revenue formance Exchange./..——.2575 Detroit Stock Exchange.; ....——_.Z-_2575 Los Angeles Stock Exchange..—._..._._2575 'y $731,558 income—., on thereof (Bonds) ,,1/.., Stock Cleveland $19,167,519 $16,344,767 *** payable, Common from of 1942 through 1945. From early In 1942 to July 31, 1946 services were performed by1* the company for the U. S. Government under war contracts at cost Chicago Stock Exchange 2574 Cincinnati Stock Exchange.—.—2575 LIABILITIES— Possible amount ; 31, (Stocks) Stock Exchange New York Curb Exchange ' 392,091 —_—*. "i Total contract years Baltiuiftro charges Accounts Internal Its, New York Stock Exchange 374,765 109,255 5,045,220 Goodwill ■;i ThU Stock and Bond Quotations or- 1 Deferred In 2,000,000 ,, in joint merchandising and service ganizations and miscell. other assets- . months" $1,406,281, provision has been made for Federal excess profits tax for 1945 prior years as the company is believed to be exempt therefrom although its liability for Federal taxes on income is subject to the* Aug. 4, '45 $1,633,409 3,563,373 Invest, Fixed resulting the No ;'/ 2,000,000 receivable-——i—. inventories debtors estate Claimed nine to from military company's wholly owned subsidiary, American A. The accounts of the following subsidiaries S. the amounting the : Aug. 3, '46 $922,163 ; demand deposit and on hand—— Government securities at cost Sundry NOTES—The . credit in transition consolidation: 90,250 / 543,044 698,199 on S. Customers' tax balance, for for expenses cost, personnel charged to profit and loss, was the reserve $1,362,674 _ assets— U. income purposes, and 3,110,000 ii; $2,044,618 & 150,458 —— _ comparative .balance sheet Cash operating estimated and Net -profit Common from the 1946 operations and from retraining of personnel returning service. The portion of such costs, equivalent to the military Federal 8c $4,472,674 2,155,000 30, commercial from expected Oct, on down was months reduction excluded was Sept. resulting from delays in reassigning ' Preferred Copf a MISCELLANEOUS - ended poundage will increase. ''■/.-i&f w* Operating expenses during the first nine months of 1946 increased -because of training expenses incidental to operation of new type aircraft, institution of the 40-hour week and general compensation increases, and- delays in delivery of four-engine aircraft. 87,710 - Profit before Federal taxes on income— Provision for Federal taxes on income— to ounce the $2,257,604 for the nine in that $4,384,964 17,584 , $4,791,710 57,290 $4,182,034 *■**..—.i. Other --.inqome,"" net-'. from *fvJ!RuSi ? s 380,390 * INDUSTRIAL - • Revenue pre- . " " , - — indebtedness, debt retirement on inlum, and Price 60 Cents 860,668, compared with $27,159,055 for the first nine months of 1945. p/ess and freiSht revenues showed a decrease to $2,691,405 in 1946 from $2,764,716 in 1945. :. V'Y v, "V'v.'.,' ;-v"'•••' Aug. 3/46 Aug. 4, '45 leased departments)— $48,615,893 $40,476,198 Cost Maintenance York, N. Y., Monday, November 18, 1946 "WttW^ IW WfWWWHh.. General Corporation and Investment News . Net ««'wm.tmm in 74 Trinity Place, New York 6, N. Y. Telephone HAnover 2-2400 Private Wires to Buffalo Teletype NY 1-376-377 Cleveland Detroit Pittsburgh St. Louis be and tax which Inc. from Y, Ltd. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Subsidiary Companies 80% or More Owned) American Metal Co., (Including below. (net) items bef. income Other etc.. Admin. & gen. exp., F*ZnnX°Wnm---~-i 60,771 inc. than other Taxes, Prof, ■'■ ► 1,095,672 176,796 208,274 510,947 Fed. -676,464 . 257,959 -.956,445 profit Earn, per share on aver. outstanding-. $0.93 shs. business SSSSinterests' Min. propor- 0.36,086 com. per ' • . Co.—Accumulated Dividend,: Public Service directors The on share declared a dividend of $4.50 per 12 Nov. on a quarterly dividend of $1.75 perpar $100, both payable Dec. 20 to of accumulations and the 7% preferred stock, account on share Deposit with Purchase Fund Agent tlon of 5% cumulative preferred Other assets and . 1078. p. Total—. LIABILITIES— 5;414,387 3,085,293 2,838,871 48,179,102; ' 42,000,000 38,210,175 payable __1.--.L_-4.--.. L—,-i.—:—4,825,112 vacation pay & misc. taxes, etc. 3,733,793 for Fed. & State taxes on income—__L4 11,389,689 Accounts Ended Sept. 30— Nine Months of Cost 7946^_ - • — —L;: and administrative expense..... Provision for depreciation—— —, Selling , — Sundry income —>—-——- ...ll Total Interest charges Sundry •, ——___ (est.) Y ■ Net ; "^$521,725 Nil —— share__-.p---rT-;: common per —— — ' - income Earnings Earned profits excess - 491,000 50,000; " V $252,857. ^"pldbsibre *Lq§§k, which may result from excess profits operating loss carrybacks have been included refund of amount CONSOLIDATED S. U. res.)_. tax refund 100,261 // •Accrued Capital Earned surplus retire.. & Total 1, 1937 —— Treasury S. U. notes of $30,708 in . tax 164, p. 1325. $302,107 in 1945.—V. Gross Period End. Sept. 30— (net)..—_— sales sales Other Total Cost of (net) sales—— net sales ice sales Cost-of other Other, operating costs— Balance _ (net)— Other income Total Prov. — for Fed. Reserve Net for inc. tax. conting.... V f 6,829,851 6,519,674 '' '■ ______ tax 1 •*. '?• $593,421 $517,950 W • $630,495 $584,323 Income Federal Income $126,986; tax ■ American Telephone & / week over —V. bentures Soon Ready— $588,905 . Net oper. 2%% ° debentures, 1,037,205 7M80 1,O~3O401 /;/■ 735,240 $305,195 $220,844 $3,812,193 $3,280,140 15,750 241,000 72,000 $276,445 1,156 $205»094 $3,571,193 842 99,691 $3,208,140 160,044 $277,601 $205,936 $3,670,884 (net)_— / Gross Income Int. f.nd (Cr) 730,335 •, : ' 78,125 937,501 2,450 />. struction $2,560,081 $2,158,449 608,600- . 608,609" r-$199,441 $120,638 stocks for period .'VA.'./.;Hi£\>- to. pfd. applicable 58,320 ;'.i ' * 'i.;.1 4" , ♦ *A .$0.39; ' '$1.90 ; / 164, p. of • approximately $1,000,000 during the next 15 months and rehabilitation of old equipment. President, revealed that the corporation's.. newest plant, the Hampton Print Works, in Easthampton, Mass., was acquired toward the close of the past liscal year at a ccst of approxi- ; mutely $1,500,000.—V. 183, p. 2431; V. 154, p. 146. \ ' poration will spend Associated Dry Goods '■ Lf.'; Period— . •Net-profit tEarns. * per com. After income $0.08 providing for depreciation, interest and estimated tOn 360,224 shares.—V. 164, p, 2006. Federal ; : purchased for gas resale 2,226,677 — of plant; ' property" and equipment.—_____ Amort, of Utility plant acquisition adjustments retirement / (deprec.) for Provision . Other taxes, $29,780,038 10,900,115 _' 1,231,475 — Maintenance Corp.—Earnings— $0.11 share.../ and •" taxes Operating Income Other.income (net)_:—— •Gross Income — T__L_ — — income of deductions companies Expenses, taxes subsidiary The proposed offering of 336,550 Which was to be made to Net additional common shares (par $11, of record Nov. 1,' has been ♦Reduction ^ Balance Sales —V. • 1946—Month—1945 $641,451 164, p. 2006. —. and income deductions $713,823 / 6f As¬ , $5,385,116 " in of the of non-recurring taxes) Federal in 2,872.960 1945 $29,154,70810,891,750 1,118,032 2,075,706 2,782,323 347,985 305,322 2,346,323 1,578,261 2,806,122 1,868,810 $8,237,905 157,841 $7,463,980 154,529 $7,618,509 4,119,632 3,886,123 3,000,051 3,039,698 re¬ — income income./...—. taxes__..._.— — 1 $1,276,063 $692,688 388,491 1,395,652 $1,664,554 $2,088,340 deduction in consolidated returns for interest of the direct and indirect parent companies (reorganized in January, 1946) which deductions are no longer avail¬ i*Attributable to the and amortization charges 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $5,438,470 (excl. income duction stockholders 164, p. 1582. Angerman Co., Inc.—October Sales 10.1% Higher— ; Period End. Oct. 31— / (operating.) Electric sociated $77,517,760 /"< Offering Postponed— indefinitely postponed.—V. Subscription Oct. 27/45 $8,395,746 taxes—__—_____—: (including State income). income ," — 1946 ' • • revenues,:.. expenses Electricity 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $164,365$108,017 $0.45 V $0.30 Subs.)—Earnings- End. Sept. 30— operating Operating * 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $42,306 $28,586 $34,211,939 $28,031,006 $90,175,760 Associated Electric Co. (& 12 Mos. Total Oct. 26/46 ' 050. p. 9 Mos. Ended Oct. 27/45' Oct. 26.'*46 - Y V Corp.—Sales Increased— -3 Mos. Ended -* * subs, store cos. of Sales —v. ,164, 2402. . fabric-coatings, this cor«-- for the purchase of new William A. Broadfoot, electric the designed to develop the recent scientific ad¬ stepped-up research program a printing and dyeing techniques utilizing in dvpstuffs, printing chemicals and vances properties of this company for the ended Nov. 9, (945 totaled 96,886,000 kwh., an increase of 21.39% the output of 79,812,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1945. output to addition In new „ ENDED JUNE 30, 1946 • ---j unconsolidated affiliates)—___ *$4,381,484 —.— plicable taxes. $7,428,940 _ . those of (exclusive of Earnings .per • $1.68 C,^1"1 and Earnings— RESULTS FOR YEAR 4,592,116 1: ..... < •■''j earnings tNet $2,836,824 ______ <;■ . '■ $5,668,725 " „ Asplnook Corp.—Sales —____.— 989,000 share—.$5.55 siight increase over the previous year's gross of $4,094,247. tin-*, " ■ " eluding corporation's equity in the earnings of its affiliates, less ap-- $5,668,725 $5,697,874 " *Y'1 ' • Ssles 3,877,938 - ' ' " -i / $5,668,725 $7,428,940 $1,549,040 $1,960,472 'Balance—1— —V. 164, p. 2006. 18,532,034 418,006- * 170,000 surplus Balance Dividends 924,479 Cr74,424 92,740 reservations of net Misc. $3,368,184 -v 78,042 11,576 / deduct. Interest charged to conint. Other •' • 78,125 lli611 : mtge. bonds on • 1,739,322 revenues—. income Other 6,505,946 ' $1,819,936 $4,845,331 Period End. Sept. 30— Of 1,043,938 1,072,881 60"314 - , share per American Writing Paper ■ coupon piece, registerable -as to principal, or in fully registered form in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, $100,000 and In multiples 2402. Crl0,431 84,227 in^ income 6,590,000 ' due Aug. 1, 1980, may ex¬ change their temporary debentures for debentures in definitive form on and after Nov. 25, at the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., trustee, 70 Broadway, New York, N. Y. -•These debentures, in definitive form, will be available in a $1,000 p. " Federal (ac¬ Telegraph Co.—Definitive De¬ Crl76,309 87,014 , . 14,548.521 American Zinc Lead & Smelting Co. $100,000.—V. 164, ^ ^ Output— Power $342,177; other taxes (accrued), 880,074; reserves for obsolescence, $613,831; reserves for contingencies, $51,463; preferred stock, no par "(at declared value of $50 per share), $2,945,400; class "A'' stock, no par (at declared value of $50 per share), $702,250; common stock (par value $1 per share), $91,627; surplus, $1,613,742; total $6,567,550.—V. 164, p. 2006. 102,047 $28,032,882 $31,069,452' " ••)!" Jl" :■ Net/income incl. speclal tax adjustment Net 30, 1946 crued), 35-year • 9,429,536 9,254,692 Crl,613,900 Cr4,146,214 spe- iUp: (bef. special ..tax., adjustmonts) ___l. $204,700; accounts receivable (net), $198,775; inventories, $229,597; contract deposits,' $3,980; investments (net), $35,610; property and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $1,593,621), $4,220,327; prepaid insurance, etc., $27,131; total, $6,567,550. payable. 854,774 i taxes come • - s /1; • cial tax adjustments $4,845,331 ♦Special tax adjustment-- 1946 and . • ASSETS—Cash, $1,579,431; U. S. Govt, securities, LIABILITIES—Accounts Tower & Light Co.—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $841,329 $13,828,505 $13,086,978 / $1,409,344 635,887 7,923,271 8,231,133'' lieu of in ' . BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. of . „, 877,245 ■ $5,697,874 L""" adjustment bef. $15,023; accrued,; Sept. 30— revenues Prop, .retir. res. appyop. v , ".$0.69 1946—9 Mos.—1945 ;• 1946—12 Mos.—1945 4.'; .; *As restated reduction in Federal taxes on income due to amorti¬ zation, on a shortened basis, of certain facilities under necessity cer¬ $2,912,097 $2,810,111 $3,428,085 $3,310,761 tificates issued by the Federal Government.; Originally, necessity cer¬ 504,704 244,497 626,363 345,859 tificates permitted the holders of amortize the cost of the facilities covered thereby over a five-year period, but under the proclamation $3,416,801 $3,054,608 $4,054,448 $3,656,620 issued by the President of the United States on Sept. 29, 1945, the • 945,136 919,100 1,160,584 1,079,630 .holders of necessity certificates are permitted to amortize the cost' ' 404,635 173.831 470,611 ■; 248.73Q of the facilities; covered thereby over a shortened period: viz., from 1,284,901 1,217,143 1,580,973 1,478,944 the beginning of' tne amortization period to Sept. 29, 1945. Under $782,129 $744,534 $842,279 $849,316 % such proclamation, subsidiaries of the company elected to amortize the cost of facilities over the shortened period and the consolidated 48,292 29,766 68,866 44,457 income accounts for the periods ended Sept. 30, 1945 have been re¬ stated for comparative purnoses to reflect the greater tax reduction $830,421 $774,300 $911,145 $893,773 237,000 256,350 280,650 299.450 .; resulting from the shortened amortization period. Such reductions, will not be available in the future. tResulting from refinancings and from — 10,000 sale of transportation properties.* income— Holders 1 , 6,924,398 10,660,642 $4,845,331 '-'V '■ 9,583,954 ; $9,393,630 , $670,143 series "C"), $251,062; interest! accrued, retirement trust, $28,336; preferred dividends Period End. Charges 1,199,208 $14,429,285 $16,358,510 $20,217,246 $25,960,974 incl. special Net^inc., Net' income 758,734 American Service Co.—Earnings, etc.— Ice - • $20,"948,959 $23,188,367 income income • , 2,434,830 1,926,619 $8,208,664 — deducting on _______ Total income deductions 125,000 275,000 3,778,615 {!;< 3,778,615 '-•> 758,734 4 6,443 4853,217 $670,143 i:} ' 890,000 —... ... •After '$130,000 760,000 —/_/ Cr 104,613 28,750 $1,788,113 6,542,109 '5,270,073 L; 4,813,705 ' 1 ' r - 684,880 *798,029 depl. tl.r.LL Income Federal taxes 715,235 value) 78,535 153 '■//■Income;. 239,463 ... since Jan. v 8,033,158 5,026,202 adjustments,:.... '>.'4 178,540 y// 171,752 j.—_____ $755,121 142,317 Other taxes w— 95,932 203,252 $889,921 , C>: '— stock (221,062 shares of no par surplus - . - • $0.69 /Amort, of prop, account $9,393,630/ $430,000 contingencies. for Common - $1,057,096 eral" income 98,689 —47,904 ^ $670,143 30,000 , , ———_______ _u_ payable to insurance co Reserve : ,__-T 0 taxes ; on tReduction payrolls, commissions, etc..;..: Accrued Notes $8,208,664 -* , . payable , $1,621,075 Deprec., .... Accounts for .common .$191,641 Gross Total LIABILITIES— Notes payable $2,820,283 1,199,208 $1,091,047 899,406 $1,956,502 2,343,105 shares outstanding (exeluding shares held in system) ... , speciai Prepaid and deferred expenses... Cash surrender value (lire insurance) $882,370 Operating expenses Federal taxes —L__ <; £$. 576,255 t ,— — — Land, bldgs., mach. equip, (less deprec. Excess profits credit, carryback and •'H . 796,902 323,071 595,279 claims—185,000 , , , 86,649 —__—.—L_reserve) ——.—— Inventories ■' $178,866 670.143 Notes Arkansas ii Operating 2,408,767 Other receivables amortization ' „ V ) 899,406 / L_- stock and surplus.. • ■ $634,253 _ accounts receivable (less 1946 • $219,778 6^7,113 position as possible» - 2,587,184 - - Government * 1,260,398 62,119 3,292,800 : securities Cash ' ' 1 ' . $43,030 ...,.825,490 - -Balance 22,500 % NOTE-—For mechanical reasons it is not always possible to arrange companies in exact alphabetical order. However.:., they are always as near alphabetical 4.. ;$0-25 v 1945 $889,575 ^ : CONSOL. INCOME ACCOUNT OF COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES ; f■; 3,046,627 ■' f Period End. Sept. 30— 1946—9 Mos.—*1945 1946—12 Mos—*1945 Gross earnings $60,419,064 $59,454,708 $80,286,996 $79,518,567 1,002,335 131,558 Oper.'exps. & mainten. 28,488,950 25,621,449 37,910,362 34,622,834 Taxes, other than Fed'' -•, 1,720;147 ASSETS— Customer dividends Per share BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30 " L- Net -income Preferred measured until the losses continue, the applicable to this period is estimated at $630,000.; since 42 22,500 5,625 , 1946—12 Mos.—1945 , $3,940,356 $3,232,537 -"479,724 707,002':;' ■' '647,572 136,872 ( tax refunds credit carrybacks or income 655 stock/; fNo' their effect cannot be accurately results for the full year are determined. Should in . refundable deposits, $193,553; other deposits, $11,635; unamort¬ ized bond premium, $97,101; other reserves, $14,094; $5 cumulative preferred stock mo par .value—4,500 shares), $450,000; common ($5 par value),1 $600,000; premium on common stock, $184,380; earned, surplus, $352,217; tptal,. $5,402,4C8.^-V. 164, p. 1326. __ Net*rearnings"^^-SllT"$2^093^374"^^ihide,3kT$3T&,^4T$2.585^015^: ' 12,427 11,661 Vv ..■ $5,625; $2,166,050 etc. $2,667,067 LL-~ • ' "573,693 ' Int., amort, of debt discount, etc. _ $1.14 tax. Cr206 v 1946—9 Mos.—1945 30-^ inter., div., Expenses ' • tax COMPANY ALONE INCOME ACCOUNT OF End?Sept. period ; 5,625 (net) ... profit sharing Electric Co., Inc.—Earnings ' Earns^, Cr601 paid Saving Tax p. 1582. American Water Works & . > 166,740,428 139,727,828 Total —V. 164, $845,812 35,378 25,239 , ;. ib,5i/ Federal income taxes contingencies •f Pro vision for Provision for Earned surp. ul_— ,, *$468,297 "on'notes payable_-J-_-L_----..—255,188 52,726,856 —.— — surplus —-—— ._4___.—_.12,441,618 segregated as a gen. reserve 42,000,000 L__— ._ 39,571,358 surplus— in Paid 353,452 137,740 stock Capital l^4;Y. $9,534,310 7,591,080 *$565,781 $762,758 r*. 14,090 v'- 44'^® —{ o3,3y4 ^ i ^ 50,013. -L. operating profit.. Interest received ...—r— Net Reserve n allowances-—$6,920,313 — 6,249,357 and sales less returns sales —— Gross Subs.)—Earnings- (& 87,500 3,036 3,368 BALANCE SHEET SEPT. 30, 1946 ^ including Intangibles (after reserve for: depreciation of $3,047,046), $4,512,428; construction work in progress,' $301,125; automotive equipment (less reserve), $46,865; investments, $52; special deposits, $405: cash, $171,866; accounts and no es re- * ceivable (less reserve), $143,181; materials and supplies, $157,743; de- * fprrcd assets, $68,657; total/ $3,402,408. , " '■ '' LIABILITIES—First mortgage bonds, $2,500,000; accounts .payable, $107,763; miscellaneous current liabilities, $6,167; accrued general> taxe.', $85,452; -Federal-income taxes (after deducting $5,000 Treasury 161,201 f Accrued wages, American Seating Co. v /. , . , 87,500 ',12,277 2,464 ■ Surplus end of period;; ;• $852,217 166,740,426 139,727,828 - $312,995 21,875 ■ 3,645 ..... 16,484 $345,746 $76,155 $56,880 Sundry adjust, 64,583,983 70,198,845 1,814,580 Rights, patents and licenses, $296,511 21,548 ASSETS—Plant and property VI 842,649 ■ . and depreciation -for this year were 20, $1.75 each.* $11.75 in 1945. g share. V. 164, -;4.V-;:;;^vX^ record Nov. 30. Payments .previously made as follows: March 20, $4.75; and June 20 and Sept. Total paid in 1946 will amount to $12.75, as against Arrearages as at Oct. 1, 1946, totaled $23.75 per of holders $324,198 21.875 ■/. . dividends Dividends 16,234,982 —18,667,603 for redemp,. . , • equipment, less reserves amortization..— at cost less amort. Land, buildings and . _ Y-Total .vY-L- 42,468,077 ; 10,386,915 1 ■ 5,000,0003 stock..—458,171 investments^..l_._l.iiii.-x.-. 990,919 . 266,802 ' i Inventories American interest Balance 'Sept. 3d,'46 "Deo. 31/45 securities ■ j-...1I_L^-_-./V64,049,701 Accounts, notes & accrued int. receivable——.— . 10,560,602 Est. refund of prior years Fed. taxes on inc.— ' • "270,503 4,972 :'•■"■ '• notes deductions Preferred -242,116 $71,183 $87,424 ' serial Miscellaneous Other 173,357 114,933 5,283 mtge.. bonds on 172,925 164,495 -66,900 $82,138 rev,___ Income 1st on Interest SHEET i and; marketable Cash $0.94 $0.87 , v ? operating 690,505 162,979 -•. 75,734 * income 711,977 - * , 19,435 ;>• 67,200 * / Surplus begin, of period COMPARATIVE BALANCE "ASSETS— „ " $0.33 $0.37 Int. 734.936 45,837 37,100 • taxes.. - $2,554,193 801,951 23,009 ■;';■ taxes v'V'L , 1946—12 Mos.—1945. * $2;604,085 190,035 , 49,643 Income Gross $1.50 structed during the war. 9,535 $498,235 $1,367,806 $1,448,949 /' share after pid. div. requir.. —V. 163, p. 3126. Earns, Net Other amortization of emergency facilities con-. provision for flncludes . C.952 5,452 5,517 $1,161,855 income-.-- net iwffi ieo:m . , consol?^subsldiarUs_°_ i ' Total . 220,796 :• 20. Dec. 215,271 202,326 • $3,475,321 *$4 16 , 1 Depreciation . for 327,411 shares ox common in consideration' Viscose Corp.- 1946 12, Sept. stock of American , ? General last 18 d^vs of September, 1946 from the formerly owned by Sylvania Industrial Corp. The assets, and goodwill of the Sylvania Industrial Corp. were acquired business on $0.31 revenue & wat. purch. gas Federal the for those ♦Include "88 Elcc., Maintenance $3,149,612 $834,565 $2,050,229 852.681 5« sur. tax__ Net no. Pre»nI0lncoile' tax"-'!'- & of record $684,395 $888,212 Other operating expense $2,936,365 $14,278,162 $11,982,321 ■ 146,250 ;r: 72,000 . 461,250 271,000 1,562,300 703,000" 5,667,300 2,114,000 __—_ 1,326,800 —6,122,000 v profits exc. Operating $3,758,779 taxes stockholders to 1946—3 Mos.—1945 Period End. Sept. 30- -1,1 for income.. tax normal Fed. secur. prov. on income State 649,050 . taxes .. L ; - before Prof, j of sale on is payable 1582. * declared, Arizona Edison Co., Inc.—Earnings— t7,088,779 5,175,590 12,518,477 1,678,587 and on Dec, 31, next, a special dividend of $1 per share 164, pp. 1863 and V. $3;656,194 i $2,819,828 $13,840,817 $11,623,233 102,585 116,537 >" 323,295 ,356.489 ,,..L 111 ....— *. 114,050 V2.599 opers.__ income Interest 056936 1,056,936 $1,570,277 *4,345,789 *4'8J3,615 ;■•'■, 122,673 . 460,231 ,392,247 .. 48,421 159,170' 148,782 $2,414,926 154,058 income Total 1946—9 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $2,151,086 $1,058,400 263,840 oil,876 Sent 30 Pprlod Fnd Prof. from Income 1 amortiz & Deprec. M the three preceding quarters. cents per share was made on amounts were paid in each of a special distribution of 20 < last, 1, previously *1946—3 Mos.—1945 *1946—9 Mos.—1945 $30,311,804 $27,459,7i6 $98,064,995 $87,618,030 oper8._l_.__;. 5,334,781 5,338,305 .19,016,407 18,712.012 sales common addition, Oct. Sept. 30— Period End. Net the on Like 20, Corp.—Earnings— ^ American Viscose ; 20-Cent Dividend quarterly dividend nf 20 cents per share has been de¬ stock, payable Dec. 2 to hplders of record Nov regular clared In other adjustments of tax accruals and adjustments have been allocated over the entire calendar year to such adjustments were applicable.—V. 164, p. 2005. purposes, comparative For The below.—V. 162, p. 2634. Electric & Gas Co., Bee Central Archer-Daniels-Midland Co Service Corp.—Proposed Merger— American Utilities 1945 and 1944. Federal income and excess profits taxes for the 12 months ended Sept. 30,'1948 ($3,169,274) are $253,039 less than the aggregate which would be payable if separate tax returns ■were required to be filed by the company and each subsidiary. , returns for the years Monday, November 18, 1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 2538 able si$ee the reorganization of such parents. - 'Number 4543 ^Volume 164 :.';f- : the commercial & financial qhrqnicjle found STATEMENT OF INCOME (ASSOCIATED .ELEC. CO. ALONE) y •';'•'. • 1946 1945 / be ^-12 'Months Ended Sept. 30— Total income Total . expenses '• $3*258,914 ■ income' >Gross i taxes_,J-_I^^___„-^__-w';li' ;>130i235 Net 2,873,897 2*873,896 Federal income ■ taxes. ".Attributable $26i,383 .«-! income Balance of ■ the -deduction in-consolidated to , > /'/vf /////• p. 2402. household .appliances. mills for 85% or 1 Fe's vFresident, Santa is Authority v V.,combination announced sought and to on to • operate operate nonrstop expanded tax shares of $27,103), class of $9,897; reserve for preferred ■ stock (issued "A" no value, par /-/ The registration including -1/945 1946 461,119 9 Months Ended 56,553 L'. needed :-wilI as 1946 1945 1944 $5,781,408 $5,834,369 4,116,473 4.325,528 4,161,709 $912,274 $1,455,880 $1,672,66ft 48,386 47,126 60,03? $960,660 $1,503,006 $1,732,69? $1,220,830 $2,057,808 J 33,734 and expenses Interest 33.844 30,354 ' income, oper. etc. 30,102 • $1,284,918 Total ■675,000 1,400,000 '-$609,918 300,000 $721,753 300,000 $2,03 Prov. $2,121,753 600,000 .$2.41 Pxov. for Bed. $axes pn inc. ;Net .profit Capital shares ^$927,183 V ■ outstanding 300,000 ..Earnings per share— —_..r-$3.09 be income for Fed. refund) ■ L' inc. taxes (post-war —2 ;■:-: 309,488 : "Includes , . r Balance-sheet, sept. 30, ASSETS—Cash Operaung 1946 (/Oper., in Heady— • May 1, 1947, and: bonds, and coupons Nos. 51 annugUy Nov. 4, 1947, and subsequently fin ithe case of the "plain" bonds, will be attached.to the A'/o 100-year adjustment bonds, due 1995, "plain" and '.'stamped," and the bonds The new coupon,jsheets.Jjearing..coupons..maturing inclusive, -will ;be toonds to indicate office the such the of Miscellaneous ' :3tf. Y.—V. 164, p.-2282. ' Federal income On Nov. 13, the director.1; declared a dividend . of >$3 ;per- share on the stock, par $1, and the regular semirannu.a.1 dividend of $2.50 gper share on the 5% non-cumuiative preferred stock, par $100, -both •on Dec. 12 1946, out of net profits of this year, to holders ,<?f record WOV. 30. ' ■■■;. : ^ 2,342,200 1,963,400 1,674,600 ; 1,245,000 Cr656,282 483,145 463,207 ,639,305 1,439,620 900,000 1.751,630 1,185,550 , distribution of $3 per sharers-.also Dec. 12, last year, ~ ' 5.024,756 6,736,123 6,703,158 Crl32,064 Cr78,511 82,914 on ' , Feb. • income and V : *,"r' .-■Other ' ■ 103,626 / ■ .$676,730 28,011 30,600 $1,037*451 •' Net expense— oper. profit Fed. lit fore ; : .Other profit (net), ' ''A %'X be- such bonds i ; f .: j. ' (73,527 % * , }*; $963,924 to The First-National $1,924,512 of Philadelphia,* trustee, 15th Lockport / /were that ~ $2,970,684 ;27Q,824 $39,497 1 "$241,979 surplus.— ^Including deprecia$ion. tDeficit Refining $354,239 $2,631,187 $2,503,246 499,000 profits tax 'Combined Buffalo 1 of $3,427,793 986,400 ./ >$734,256 Vt657,600 r $1,086,314 : as-required = p. ,951. $1,378,362 i$2.32' . .148,803 Period End. Sept. other -war and 20^- 1946-^-9 Mos.—1945 1,381,188 $1,928,647 Name— Nov. .1, The ,Brown Fence Ac .Wire Company .has been. changed. On transactions in the common and preferred.,, stocks of the .c.om- Gross ACCOUNT: FOR /YEARS '.1946 . » r profit ,__™ Sell.,.gen.and adm. exps. , ' / BoiiidL Income Period End. Oct. r- i 31—t ,$8,013,589 (Bales —v. ; 164, p. 1864. f: /1946—10 Mos—1945 ,$5,531,271,457,196,882 $37,926,199 1946—Month—1945 r - ■ 1 taxes ■; Borg-3Warner Corp.—Acquires Steel :MiIl*— :" 1 " * ' This corporattion on Nov. 7 announced — -Net .income„__——, .pivs. decl. v v ^physical assets of the Superior Sheet Steel Qo. of ■; Canton, ; Ohio, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Continental Steel.Corp., to provide an additional source of sheet steel to increase .production in the current Housing emergency. Transfer of ownership will be effective Dec., 2. The Superior Mill after the .transfer will .continue under its present -management personnel as a division of-porg-Warner Corp. Commenting on the purchase, C. S. Davis, President, said, "Uunder '"the unprecedented requirements of the National Housing Program we *.625,745 , ' $351,172 $428,783 $8,532 41,019 Hr8,235 • - 133,800 143,000 32,000 '$49,551 '$342,937v $466,585 Gr3,172 / . .25,000 "'16,200 •. $326,993 4,122 $315,33? $322,871 233,217 $311,629 207,462 .8,243 4,050 ., $328,744 . 223,688 & ' $54452 -v8*728 v 8,142 / : $68,664 $59,456 * 9,917 ■ 5,431 17,82(1 $78,104 J,' ' . }' , ' i ' f- * ; 12,733 / ~'X Y 1 'n 1946—9 Mos—1945 1 ?5,919,193 126481,444 214,646,964 236,680,30® - " 9,160,447 *1,011,414 2,710,840 ■//:- -://;. / .■' / ■ ' . ,194$ V/: $9,376,000 $10,038,00® _ ,1946 Nov. 7— 164,-p. 2283. 24,643,31® 1946 1945 $6,307,000 $6,091,000 " •, - Co., Inc.—rCalls: $2 Convertible Stock— Carman . the .outstanding shares of class A cumulative convertible preferred .stock, no par value, have been called for redemption on Dec. 1, 1946, at $32,50 per share .and dividends. Payment will be made at The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, 11 Broad St., New York, N. Y. /".:/; ■. ../•', //: ;/, ■'/'/.//■■//'•.■ :/' v i/The privilegevof cpnvertiug each share of this, stock into one share of class B, stock will expire at the close of business on Nov. 30, 1946. —V. 163, p. 775. .\/;'v'.y , '/'/y'///;'/-/','./.'., Cr8,758 /: All ,of Cassco Corp.—Bond Cr49,000 Central See Atlantic Interest Unclaimed— States - and $1.03,784 $258,785 •:/, $201,695 / $29,966 paid on A preferred /■■ Common dividendsEarnings .per share on 279,764 shs. common. 196,728 29,509 / /. vV 'i ' /Nil $0.22 ""After deducting'postwar refund of $1,800.; BALANCE SHEET, ASSETS—Cash, /■ 196,728 JUNE 30, " ■ V , ^.0> . ■ . - 196,728 -.27,976 /",. $0.01 ■/•/ -Nil ' / 1946 : Service Corp. .below.—V. 162, p. 1884. - - City of New York, as trustee, 11 Broad St., New York, N. -Y., on Nov. 6 announced that certain moneys deposited; with it to pay interest on the first mortgage 61V sinking fund.gold bonds have remained unclaimed by the holders .of ..the. coupons for more than six years, and that after Nov. .20, 1946, they -will be returned to Cassco Corp., the successor corporation. The Chase National Bank of the - f/i/'- $388,477; trade accounts receivable (after reserve $19,477), $185,366; termination claims, $21,507; inventories, ^$3,129,643; cjajms for refund of Federal excess profits-taxes, $52,364; mutual .insurance deposits, $9,047; sundry deposits, - advances, etc/j $6,888; —V. ■ 139, p. 2Q40. ■ r Central .Electric & Gas Co.—Proposed of • .Central Atlantic States Service Corp.—Interest— k Special -stockholders' meetings Utilities Service .Cofp. ;have been : Merger— of this company and of American called for Dec. 4, to act upon pro- Commercial and Financial Chronicle (Beg. U. S. Patent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, -New York 8. N. Y.,*BEctor "2-9570. : Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher; Seibert, President; .William/P. vRiggs,eBusiness Manager. ( Published .twice-a.week [every Thursday (general-news and;advertising issue) with .a statistical issue on Monday]. Other 135 *S. Xia Balle St.,-(Chlcagp ;3, HI* (Telephone: St^ate 0613): 1 Drapera' Gardens, London, E. <3., 5England,> e/o Edvmrds & Smith. Copyright 1946 by William B. Dana Company. Reentered Las eecQnd-class-matter Pehruary 25/494?,post office at New-tYork.sN. the Act of March 3, Subscriptions in United-Btates, U. S. -Possessions, Territories -and "Members -of Pan-American Union, $26.00 per year; in Dominion <of Canada, $29.00 per year. • Other-,Coimtales, $3390 per year. NOTE: On account of the fluctuations in the rates of exchange, remittance® for foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds. -The ^William Dana 1 officesi . ' • 1946—Month—1945 .'expenses™:.-'- -26,930,607 y23,470,604 205,486,517 212,036,992 Week Ended —V. / v 22,495 Traffic-.Earnings.— //' 7,704 * •28,250 ,48,,050 .3,709 " . that it has purchased the •$634,277 / .670,754 ■ :>•-// 64,800 // years-taxes Refundable Fed. income //"-•• / profits tax for pr. class * ' 3402,688 /•/;..37$00 $83,612 , taxes-™--.-.-,-- , ' Fed.-exc. Stores 'Inc.—October Sales'Increased 44.9.%—. * .5/392224 $1,021,927 • income Total Adj. -r ' j,$5A18'; Income from oper.__;» income (net)—_ /...:. .78,194 X ' ;, Other 1946—10 Mos.—1945 " : $1,295,695 1,486,681 i'/ 866,909 1943* 43,736$66 $1,492,099 Gross - $332,793 ,,6,528 10;Days Ended Oct. 31— Traffic -earqin.gs »/ " ; ' / JUNE ;30 1944 46,414,151 .Cost pf Aales—; - a,774,992 ..,4,9.70402 $2,322,274 $30,49l;36l $22,734,252 '• ; $5,267,092 .$6266,496 Net NOTE—These figures are exclusive of sales under Government con¬ * ,1945 " (A. S.) Beck Shoe ^orp.—October Sales Up 56.8%— tracts.—'VVT64, 'P. 1864. - '-ENDED' 76,22® 1715. i?arnings_ *Loss. . INCOME ,;//■/. t'fr 1943 ..'1944 73,168 251,982 :Net/egrnings-™/™™ , recorded -for .tbe .first time under the;new name ,ph .the /New York Curb Exchange.* ' " * " ' . ^ ; Ltd.—Earnings-r->77,278 Canadian .Pacific Ry.—Earnings*^ "Working of viiame ■:• . $330,712 4 :Period End. Sept. 30— York Curb'Exchange was notified today that the corporate ' " costs: p. ' , of " > 1945 i ,3,203 V > ^Oper. profit for period Capital expenditures-/- ~ p.;5§2,; New N. -Y., ,is ■.prepared " ",$333,915 Torpnto-ioffice Expense, Oct. »15 voted ,to .change tbe corporate - name of ,,tl)iSjCpmpany«toaJira..Browns Stores, .Jnc. ' v* The ■* series,-due 1976, )n ,exThe exchange may also ' • 81,415 ; ^ declared a yearrepd dividend of <50. cents $3,641,031 are the International Trust Co. trustee, 1946 milled ore Operating /The .stockholders, pn tper «ales consolidated so New York, Canadian Malartic Gold Mines, ;:.^v. 41.34 ^Brown .Fence & Wire >C®*-~-Changes the of p. 2012. /: Provision jor- •|axes"-*..LL// _ * at .the (Office ..Profit >1,381,188 $4.12 Barber .Asphalt -Corp.—/Declares 50-Cent Dividend*— 1946—Month—1945 been . , 16 Wall St., Quarters End. Sept. 30— / .pany .were ^Period End. Oct. 31— have .164, p. il589. Metal product, (gross).Marketing cjaafges .. " r$0.33 ■ ' made ■ ;v->a»;-2402. \ Falls Power Junction Ry, Co., Niagara BI®cMciPow;er <Co.—fDefjnitive Bonds Ready / •' $531,081 • i statements of subsidiaries. change for the outstanding temporary bonds. - .1946—3 Mos.—1945 share per r^V. 464, "The .proposed offering was to have been made to holders of common shares at,-a ratio of one new share for each nine shares of- epmmon ."held. Unsubscribed shares were to be purchased by an underwriting •group headed .by Smith, Barney & Co. for public offering.—V. 164, -• The Niagara minor of those constitute the and subsidiaries. company are: Ltd., Co., companies with to company ' contract 1,381,188 . 29 the subsidiaries The Bankers Tvust Co., . Tons * , 41.24 -Earned . Oct. of income Power whose companies the and»two-other Co. / Denver, Colo.*—V.-164, tocover in the .above summary . ' * 45,902,483 " on indirect Niagara constituent consolidated of , to deliver definitive first mortgage bonds, 3% // /Net. .profit" ^after, all charges.fand taxes™/k$i,787,716 "jNOi .of >ppmm°n .shares., ,1,381,188 jpri'ce jyere to be filed by cW^hd^ 8hare ,onr the capital stock, payable Dec. 2 to;holders pf record 'Nov. 18. Payments previously made this year-were as follows; Together -With the four quarterly distributions already-made this year, dividends gjahl in 1946 v.wili ,-amount to $1,50 per share.. No Year-end payment wvas:made.last .year.—V. 164, p. 1863. and > i», / 159,121 . - (Including ,Dcmie6tiP tand:: Q»hadian' Subsidiaries) • The-directors direct Canadian of the been of have $3.26 - Bristol-Myers Co.—-Earnings— - • Corp. • statements owned .subsidiaries.—V. > 4.19,418 - renegotiation > $967,593 /'X/~"■• V : : - New -Stock Pe- / v The" company • is understood ;to .have temporarily shelved <a spros-^ jpeotive offering of $29,600,000 of new cumulative preference stock. 'The offering, It is understood, has not.been,abandoned:pr postponed indefinitely i but twill await more favorable market conditions. I {The company filed a registration statement ,with the Securities apd JExohange /Commission on Oct. 29 covering .296,000 shares, of-new ,pre- , .statements Electric - - 1,802;600 ;/ ;138,484 ;•/•/■.:.j)$2.47:" per NOTE—Provision ^.has ^ been - - made , •; .1,476,000 $5,882,522 identical, with, those heretofore included in the consolidated financial / statements of "Buffalo,-Niagara & Eastern Power Corp. and its wholly , .1,410,000 (net)— refunds (estimated .( /Terence stpek. The dividend }a,te,and financial Niagara copsQlidatedl > / 1 $1,202,068 com.,share__ $2.02 Deprec. .A (amortization ,,(inCl. pbove) ^' "84,220 "Depreciation only. / v\ ■. ' ' Earns, -V. ,164,; p. (1199. Co.—Offering 7.48,oqo *$7,746,589 consolidated .under the laws of New York State in such manner has been no break in the continuity of the corporate existBuffalo Niagara Electric Corporation. The ..$2,643,256 F$<3UA5 .Wjs. inc; ; tax_-.. 64,588 38.663 1,107,000 / all direct and indirect subsidiaries ' 1946—12 Mos.—1945 ■858,400 . t 812,150 . 880ioqo $6,101,823 :-$4,473,200 surpl, $7,358,522 Nov. :1, 1945, Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp., Niagara, Ontario Power Co., The Lockport and Newfane Power and Hydraulic "Race '3;- hNet .profit/ before in" copie taxes—iu. ia ,$2,060,468 $1,963,052 .18,193 4,026,880 $8,494,589 ,61,195 38,540 |$663,727 2,793,429 /.j 5,588,359 $5,580,200 there Such 69.Q16 . Net i profit 2,006,760 ,132,354 ente.of 164, p; 2403." , .adjustments.—V. 164, : Balance.earned - , . j 266,228 ; $6,461,823 r" 'NOTE—On during ?53,255 ; 17,596 . Atlantic Bank 49,986, .Charges) ^ 99,443 Z$260.172 taxes, -etc— 7JProv. for income taxes. JProv. for,,contingencies :t each,quarter in ' , .$2,023,955 215,020 t iSalapce, and year, ^ . . $3,366,599 ,£,' 'iXf profit before in- .-wCpme this 22, . i 109,471 , $8,373,629 $14,082,948 $11,385,402 ;:y2,642,770 ... income on •be -:j( nonrrecurring) j Gross " made were V $9,104,5.93 deductions 621,131 $8,264,158 $13,816,720 $11,253,048 163,873 X Reservation of ,iretjnc- quarterly dividend each ,$2,434,230 • ; Aug. the - cents 15 BriggS; & vSti/atton (Corp.-^Earnings— Exc. adisposi- XXCX'. J.X i from , of Period End. Sept. 30— 1946^-9 Mos/—1945 ..Net, profit. fvom-.Qper,-^ -$2,010^482 .,$2,590,001 .Other inc. (less .miscel. ' ■ 198,939 rep' profit • and action on t Distributions ?:/ ,Co., principally resenting «iiop Mi capital assets r • $646,130 $45,152 taxes—._ 24 time. • 194,162 278,208 73,722 $73,163 income Gross Interest May Npv. 4 took ,no on this 1, 1955, ..which .were recently called for redemption on Dec. 1, at 102 and interest, may obtain immediate payment of the full redemption price.and accrued interest to Dec. 1, ,1946,-by .surrendering $759,243 5-$li825,0l6 $603,008 . 25, $8,940,720 ... income Income next, ^ r •93,797 about ". Add Walnut-Sts.,.Philadelphia,»Pa.*—»V. 231,976 65,092 t $20,634 income total, $7,095,185. due Dec. • income-— «■Operating ' . excess ™™—*™ - income Gross Holder's s profits) Other Bx/id^eport Mouldefl ^Products, Inc.-^Hedeem$ Bonds— pf .the Hrst,;^pr^age jinking'(fprid ' aeries •<?,' A - -on earned surplus, $4,593,924; Cr44,958 Operating income J. deferred : 1,521,400 //:■■// re- appropriation-. serve credit, -$106,453; estimated -income (less U. S. tax notes, at cost of for contingencies, $50,000; capital stock on 5,080,271 2,791,722 //and Water Supply Co. and Buffalo, Niagara and Eastern-Power Corp. ' * — taxes - )1945.~*V.'362", -p. 875., "Period End. Sept.30L;1940—3!Mos.~-1945 ' 1946—9 Mos—1'945 .--.■Operating <revenue--.u i .C$3,759,605 *$2,376,297 $8,104,579 -.<$6^571,462 Operating expenses 3,676,614/ 1,708,197 ' 7,113,360 4,552,285 "Taxes (other than taxes directors usually CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT * Li. charge /Emergency.,diversion "" . • wat. Other nominal made on the common,-stock A * (at N. ,Y. .State .Braniff -Airways,-Inc.—Orpits .Dividend— The . . patents 1946—12 Mos—1945 taxes— , Net \ ■common -2007. p. and reserve $1,500*000; ($5 par value), -*V. -164; taxes taxes $600,000), .$178,126; • Atlantic Gulf & West Indies - Steamship Lines—^Pivs.-r- accrued -Federal reserve ifor upon .presentation of 120 .Broadway, New York: 5, attachment, company, $1,741,840; (& Subs.) -Earnings- 1946—9 Mos—1945 ; Fed. exc. profits taxes. ^Canadian income taxes. LIABlHTIES-^Aecounts payable ftrade), '$$97,938; accrued /payrolls, $201,883; employees' war bond purchases and withholdings tax, $66,860; payable stamped at depreciation of $2,009,574), amount), $1; deferred charges, $184,740; total, $7,095,185. subsequently in the case of the "stamped" i\i*o 90, for reserve 1327.' /: p. $38,452,515 .$38,227,022 $51,252,759 $51,712,920 maint. .& deprec. 20,211,517 20,4.98,565 27,369,174 27,553.997 , New Coupon Sheets - •$0.6® 163, revenues . - $749.32? $0.64 Buffalo Niagara Electric • Corp. 1 , ■*983,370 $702,190 $0.59 profits taxes—V. excess Period End. Sept. 30— bahks and on hand, $1,318,864; accounts reAeronautics Act." The proposed routes are (1) "from' Chicago' to :Los Angeles and > \i .ceivable, -customers, $1,471,008; inventories, .$2,208,781; cash surrender value of life insurance, $19,637; SfLix ^Francisco; (2) from Kansas City/to Galveston; jwd .(3) -from investment In Ahlberg Bearing Co., common stock, at cost, $117,196; claim for refund of renegotiation wAm.arillo to Galveston. payments, $33,118; laiid, buildings, machinery and equipment (after :-f *800,816 $651,172 / Per sh.-on -1,094,456 -shs. outstand— tProvision Tor amortization of emergency facilities has been computed on the new shortened period ending Sept. 30, 1945. <$After provision for .renegotiation of-war" contracts.' * , - - Civil j filed with the SEC Sept. 13. stock (par $1) has been „with■i-'" • 6734), $5,028,747 Oper. $1,527,183 or . . treasury), rev. Transportation and,other .22,355 V, V in required. >*: V.t'We are confident that .our proposed air operations-can be con-/ ducted on .a profitable basis, with-reasonable rates to be established rtoy the Civil Aeronautics Board,/solely on the -basis of compensation i;.cfor -service rendered," Mr.,-JGurley -declared, "and for this reason, -we are waiving any subsidy in connection with the transportation -oi jnail To twhich >we -might. be entitled -under ,-the provisions of the Additional .aircraft in other charges^ 145,783 275,013 35,174 income. (No. common Sept. 30— 146,702 268,976 181,081 .$1,469,654 on purchases j, „and miscellanecus Interest along the-routes .as traffic requirements indicate. Fres«*«ntly <6anta Fe Skyway is .engaged in carriage-of freight by air as a eveontract carrier. It .owns four Douglas DCr4 .and -three 'Douglas DC-3 ..aircraft. Inventory contingencies, outstanding, 99,064 and shares 700 .Buckeye Pipe Line Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 465,815 —— ___ Discount 1944 418,395 statement ■Covering 180,185 shares of .drawn—V. .164, ;p. 1589. • -two or more such .routes service between any-two series $50,000; require- points -snore * current our ■■$2,111,854 $$2,054,902 $$3,000,973 8. Nov. over of more* • ___ affiliate, Santa Fe Skyway, are filing applications with the Civil Aeronautics Board in Washington, D. C., for permanent certificates of public convenience and necessity to operate civil aircraft service in scheduled operations' for the X transportation of property and United States mail over .routes within the general area of the company's line of railroad, -Fred G. Gurley, - LIABILITIES—Notes payable (to banks), $1,300,000; accounts pay¬ able, $916,278; accrued Slate and local taxes, $26,469; accrued interest, $898; estimated Federal taxes on income (less U. S. Treasury notes- of S Months Ended-Sept. 30— ; '' C : : Gross profit on sales 1 X Selling, gen. and admin, expenses— •Interest paid ; Depreciation t Amortization 1 its wholly-owned and property, plant, and equipment (after reserves of $1,092,574), $657,089; deferred charges, $188,475; total, $4,638,856. '■■■ Bower Roller .Bearing Co,—Earnings— Sought for Affiliate— company to unit-for homes, kitchen ranges, and ."'V/ • . v;/ V -J/.'- sheets utility ■ Atchison, Jopeka <fc Santa Fe Ry.—Air Mail Certificate This for steel .source Ingersoll space ■heatex-s, the Superior Mill is expected to increase our supply of steel sheets. However, we : have no intention of extending into the sheet steel industry and shall continue to rely upon the .large ^ N; ,v / , the . interest fand amortisation .charges of the direct and indirect parent . companies (reorganized in January, .1946) which deductions are no longer availvable .since the reorganization of .such parents. /Deficit.—V. 194, / additional an of furnaces, . t$60;278 , for returns provide house $900,640; >:/,.■ ■ ■■'. ..„ common stock (par value $1), $279,764; capital surplus, $696,649; >/!:; The Superior plant has mechanized mills producing black sheets /. earned surplus, >$374,933; less ciass "A" preferred stock in treasury— ;Ahd cold finished sheets. • It. also :<rods terne -plate, electrical silicon 700 shares—at cost, Dr,$6,673; total, $4,638,856—V. 162, p. 2141. sheets, galyanized and .galvannealed.sheets,; :/ ,.* • •. /..-v..f"/ The Cantop, Ohio, plant has a capacity for 90,000 net tops ;of hot Brunner Manufacturing Co.—Registration Statement rolled sheets, 73,000 .net tons of,galvanized sheets and 35,000 net tons of -long terne .sheets a -year.—rV, 164, -p. 1078. ///Withdrawn—?■>///, ••• 6,600 " ' to manufacture Norge "The Acquisition ment.s." * v the the established .t$6Q,278 $254,783 income Reduction in K. $3,128,679 /$2,813,619 ™a ft Total (deductions from income..-*-,. * 165,801 1 in of other - and it necessary used and $2,979,420 - 2539 ••&•!!&H0«S•*(;># Aft W> * into the :fonner> -which posals for "merging the latter company of American Utilities stock. The of by held of of two-thirds 164, p. 1199. both companies.—V. holders of Central Illinois Light Co.—Earnings— Period End. .Gross revenue — Operating expenses—— depreciation Amortization of plant for Prov. for A -—- pJem" and efpense!!'' income Net stk.__ 764 26,309 / $110,447 $2,142,430 501,607 $937,320 includes special charges in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 1946 and 1945 of $70 400 and $23,500, respectively, equivalent to portion, applicable to such periods, of net reduction in Federal income and excess profits taxes by reason of deduction of costs incurred in retirement of bonds. The special charges and the reductions of taxes are both non-recurring items The reclassification of the special charges is in accordance with accounting requirements of the regulatory commissions.—V. 164, p. 1865. ' ' . ASSETS—Cash, • 12,709 36,440 $5,339,697 ' 1,649,110 ' v — , $578,520 $3,690,587 $2,459,513; » r i t " 1 r . " 1 f \ * * -; 1' 1 inc. & •includes Fed. t { 164, p. 2404. sale Provision Net * Net income $7,122,901 $4,646,625 $5,012,719 $4,228,900 > $2,280,616 — ■ a "'i ■ The Nov. 7 declared a dividend of $1.25 per share on less 714 cents per share withheld for Cuban 5.8% dividend tax, or a net amount of $1.17% per share, payable Nov. 29 to holders of record Nov. 18. A similar distribution was made on July on stock, and last, ment of $1 on per Nov. 15, share was 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— after Federal charges taxes / t 4® .*>. 190.000 . profit —— dividends Common dividends — $3,687,811 1,136,667 2,703)462 1944 — —-— $307,068 J ' ' ----- 637,100 17,500 . • $536,449 17,500 _ 308,484 - —— ;(to sale be issued these of dfnd Securities plan filed report District of fair of $675,865 : 17,500 . :140,000 140)000 the under to cost Common shared outstanding 19M00 share $1.54 Earnings per common with New 123 in the the common and the SEC said "However," it should the CONDENSED • the $40,329; total, $6,374,180. it situation. not was to turn previously available was have just to seems recently been part of the be a is unpredictable. of all concerned is difficult a matter at . .<• . ' 1941 . '. 1939' 1940 600,204,314 665,525,554 514,698,398 441,895,379 390,648 319,520 772,783 449,961 — 600,594,962 665,845,074 515,471,173 442,345,341 562,467,320 576,026,419 431,755,221 368,875,282 — of adm,, en¬ sell., * " serv- 37,186,778 ) ex- - 14,400.000 7,200,000 29,460,84? 30,706,094 31,403,118 , * * re- ' '» ' carry-'/-'/ unused *'■ v;/y; ->: •- v"."- - profits excess ://: '. 9,800,000 . " '• •/'«. ;"V- • . credit / ^ ' - ' ' • back of oper. loss and y-r' '•' 34,866,940 23,000,000 ex- from 38,609,858 "j - *346,137 period,-..-. recovery of prior suiting •/• - 1,287,000 for profits taxes - 37,357,807 - • . /•' r tPortion plan) of . •• reconversion exps. . that for States this District accorded the was the SEC the .V Court the •Loss, a report taken was ' r.T^e., trustee'? stockholders under . for of cost to sales common 100 000 effect at a an „■ and 15,539,997 19,909,974 13,980,622 13,927,007 the Sept. 30,'46 Dec. 31,*4$ the 102,478.997 136,401,821 32,260,000 ,/ 9,889,524 37,840,000 ;• ?<! *' 2,159,589 259,172 notes_ 525,46S . ' Drafts against car shipments..*—8,198,411 Accounts receivable (less reserves) 23,606,675 . Accts. receiv. from wholly-owned foreign subs. 84,744,898 69,186 72,470,389 6,771 Real estate not reserves)-/.-— used in operations—— reserves) (less is ——.——• 2,358,684 2,294,607 Sundry investments and miscellaneous accounts ... w— 101,796,692 Investment irt. wholly owned foreign subsidiaries s (Canada, England and Belgium)—at- cost 2,358,634 2,294,960 a "254,954 — advances and current accounts—offi¬ employees — —, Investments in partially owned domestic subs._ 234,679 Expense other and stock to Owned United States Subsidiaries) — years' Federal - taxes recoverable under carryback provisions of the Internal Rev. Code tJ. S*. savings bonds for sale to employees and cash on deposit for put chase thereof «... and cers pre¬ plant Property, $2,000,000 banklloan, and 189,395 1,305,140 85,308,541 • - Prepaid Insurance, taxes, . (net) equipment -■/Goodwill rent, etc.r—— V 245,838 801,000 71,619,652 1 ' r" 1; . .2,585,139 2,462,338 of Conger on Nov. hearing The was v.- . be 13 LIABILITIES— ad¬ to are the 418,581 974,174 subsidiaries— with Accounts Federal taxes'on income General be distributed at the rate of 10 stock. -1-' " 1 - and surplus Earned surplus 1,193,942 1,290,007 37,294,903 1.4,769,162 5,166,356 : 26,615.827 4,993,868 and / general reestablishment of auto- business————— — Capital —: ——i-—-— ' 18,854,556 19,695,989 / 21,755,660 25,958,105 25,958,105 203,098,625 202,596,027 21,755,660 Total'..——372,792,708 414,228,503 —V. 164, p. 1866, C. L T. Financial Corp.—Official Promoted— Fred For now W. Hauts[u has been Vice-President elected and Treasurer. past nine years he has served as assistant) to John I. Snyder, whom he succeeds. > ■ / Hautau has been identified with corporate finance for many the retired, Mr. having been associated with the brokerage firm of A. G. Becker years, a previously • rehabilitation -Capital stock (par $5) carry-back paper investment Co. for & and commercial 18 years before joining the C. I. T. organization nine years ago.—V. 164, p. 2405. provided. non-operatng plant reconversion mobile ' in his remarks to these for (est,)__ v—. ,;'ir reserve-i——I—, operating • preferred stock and seven shares for common - Accrued > 72,834,173 $ 81,024,288 779,197 Accounts payable and payrolls— Reserve business credits to . United States certificates The net profit after is $10,292,645, which is '//;-/;: / //.. / / t of indebtedness and City Stores Co.—Unit Expands— Treasury notes Maison but unbalance aa brought about by the leading New Orleans, La., store, department ha® by Albert M. Greenfield & Co., real estate brokers. A long term lease has been arranged for a two-story building which will contain 30,008 square 'feet. r -*'-/•.-» .// , costs, Blanche, completed negotiations for a large, modern branch department store in the Gentilly section of New Orleans. The transaction was negotiated negligible percentage. The net Inventory of $101,796,692 is time high in the corporation's history. It reflects not only material —... interest, insurance and taxes— — Advances on contracts for war materials.—,.- / Issued. shares present 372,792,708 414,228,503 Total all higher •. v 1 Prior of tnfe proposed hew'common shares and stockholders receive 23.33% of the new com¬ Keller, President, automobile -only $i.y^ : 1 U. S. ctfs. of indebtedness and Treasury Sept. 30 amounted to $134,738,998. There were accounts receivable totaling $31,811,858 of which the remnants of war business constitute $138,654 , / / All Wholly (And provisions of the current Federal tax .credit to income of $838,782 from reserves for plant rehabilitation and general reconversion and reestablishment Cash, \ ASSETS— Cash provides that the present preferred share of present each shares statute of $9,800,000 and giving r 31,403,113 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET 76.67% receive under /'taxes ; the amts. of— exps. in >'-.Chrysler Corp.—Financial Report Sept. 30, 1946— T. ~ consolidated in 1940 and 1939, advisory Southern J < Under the amended plan, the trustee proposes to pay debenture holders on the basis that their claim as of Aug. 26, 1943, amounted to principal, plus interest of 6% accrued from April 1, 1943 to that '-date, and that this aggregate claim bears Interest thereafter at 6%. V. 164, p. 2151. , ' 20 30,706,094 tEqual to reconversion costs ($5,083,529) /included in cost® (2) Depreciation and' amort, have been chgd. . disapproval of the plan rests with - plan ^mended that the present common No warrants arc to new advisement. or ' . mon. The r 29,460,847 NOTES—(1) Profit and loss statements for the nine months of 1942, They were the last three years during which the principal activity of the corporation and its subsidiaries was the sale of automotive products to the public. Foreign subsidiaries were stockholders. in the trustee's jplan for 10,292,643 —— f - { — . . an holders of c - 1940 and 1939 are shown. are "plan in our view, debenture allocations of •> 838,782 for the nine months ended -Sept. 30, 1946, less applicable reduction- in this loan "continues to appear unnecessary." ;. . Commission states, "if there is to be a bank loan, on the best possible terms" and suggests com¬ the Court. shares In company. re-- stored to inc. acct. profit :F- • Federal taxes <$4,244,747), ^ / $1,896,717. / The subject to authorization by ' ,■-//'7\>;/ r/. . > - for/ reserve obtained be $2.37 per share. -' CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 UAW-CIO situation J946 profits taxes-— cess Approves Trustee's Plan— journed to Dec. 2. Final approval $158,123 100 000 which Wholly Owned United States Subsidiaries) years' income and 1 Philadelphia petitive bidding. 1 . - ' ,* 1 ' At a hearing before Federal Judge Edward A. 90.000 ASSETS—Cash in bank3 and on hand, $1,328,989; U. S. Government bonds fat cost), $193,900; accounts receivable, $2,514,556;. mortgage receivable $46,000; cash surrender value life insurance, $103,964; inventories $996,488; treasury stock, (1,300. shares at cost), $22,987; fix'l asset.-,' $1,126,967; deferred charges applicable to future opera¬ tions, All are SEC stated that approved the- provision On United treatment ferred $248,123 $192,615 im- \ ,» widespread discontent on the part of workers with prices, and investors with the prospects sales of Profit i/ Exchange Commission has approved the trustee's York, Also ~ g $147,615 . - adapting our own operations as rapidly and as possible to/ whatever changes iri the overall situation may sales- Est, 140,000 approximately certificates reorganization creditors,'' 45'000 $232,068 outstandingly • . cess stockholders states: 30, this corporation sold $600,204,314 worth of its products at an operating loss of $346,137 before an estimated recovery of prior years' income and excess profits $315,615 for uses This interest ice, adv. and int Est. Fed. ino, and 1, Childs Co., N. Y.—SEC The Trfnno 75'000 most toward as gineering, on surDlus be the to (And Cost according, to maturity. and of Net Preferred "Ralfinre to customers directed Expenses During the first nine months ending Sept. 123.000 $497,068 — and substantial percentage of the a with wages Inventories (less Factors, Inc.) - (Including Century typical new absorbing Interest and misc. inc.- Secondary Offering—A secondary offering of 100,000 shares of common stock was made Nov, 13 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange by Dillon, Read & Co.; Hemphill, Noyes & Co., and associates at a price of $53 a share, less a concession to NASD members of $1.25 a share. The stock represents part of the holdings of Allegheny Corp., which will use proceeds for the purpose of diversifying its portfolio.—V, 164, p. 2405. 1945, while on July 14, last year, a pay¬ made.—V. 163, p. 68v ,/vf 1' / - < -- '• -1 .' Mills, Inc.—Earnings— Century Ribbon could we profitable operation of their properties. It is quite obvious that? suffering to some degree from dislocations that characterize The composition of these dislocations giving equitable arc Net' stock, $3,500,000; preferred' stock, $500,000; accrued wages, $133,192; reserve for taxes, equipment-estimated K. v Profii- and their request. seems . building and feels that it can 138,009" the Interstate Commerce Commission* hearing Nov. 22 on the proposal to A.—$1.25 Dividend— year..,/ COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT payable, $378,792; railroad each 12, is inclusive. now directors what occur. SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 issuance Corp.—Hearing on Bond Ex¬ extend the maturity date of company's 5% debentures from Jan. 1, 1947, to Jan. 1 1948. During the one-year period of extension, the debentures shall continue to bear a 5% rate of interest and be subject to all their present terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of the debenture agreement dated as of Jan. 1, 1934 under which they were issued except that any interest payable on the debentures on and after Jan. 1, 1947 to the holders thereof, other than Ogden Corp. shall be placed in escrow pending a final determination of the per¬ sons entitled to receive such interest. Ogden proposes that, if the maturity extension plan is approved by the Commission and by the court, it agrees to waive interest payments on such debentures .owned by it which become due on Jan. 1, 1947 and July 1, 1947, subject to the condition that It retains a claim to such interest which may be asserted if and when the total principal amount of and interest on all of the 5% debentures owned by persons: other than Ogden have been paid iivfull.—V. 159/p. 2190. " ; capital is operations in the immediate future our skillfully . 1946 and mature $150,000 on each Dec.' 1, 1947 to They will be unconditionally guaranteed as to pay¬ ment of par value and dividends by endorsement by the Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. Certificates 'will be secured by new standard-gauge Corp.-—Court Reserves Deci¬ Central Violeta Sugar Co., S. below with this two-story $286,422 Dec. 1956, tension— The situation 9 Mos, End. Sept. 30— 1945 $2,310,216 dividends—" amended a substantially of best. The solution, and the time required to achieve it, will be pro¬ foundly influenced by that approach to its problems which the country adopts. This is not yet clearly discernible. Meanwhile, our attention derived 175,549 ; certificates dated counsel for the Robert R. Young-Otis & Co., Allan P. Kirby interests made an application that bankruptcy trustee¬ ship be lifted. This application was rejected by Judge Pollard, who required counsel for Young-Olis-Kirby group to give 10 days' prior notice to all other parties of interest to the proceedings before making a motion to terminate the trusteeship.—V.-164, p. 2405. the funds 1946 $599,980 taxes— dividend to 1.85% » hearing will hold original the of of consideration Chesapeake & Ohio. Ry.—Equipment Trusts Offered— Federal Judge Robert N. Pollard of the Richmond, Va., District Court, has taken under advisement the petition of the Boyce com¬ mittee for debenture holders that bankruptcy trustees be ordered to make a $1,803,700 cash distribution to debenture holders from re¬ sources on hand. The court will hand down its decision about Nov. 18. SEC all Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc., Putnam & Co. and The First Cleveland Corp. on Nov. 8.offered $1,500,000 1%% serial equipment trust certificates at prices td yield from 1% , The now at wages, Net ' Central States Utilities third. quarter postwar periods. ■ . Placed Privately— 164, p. 2405. the Federal LIABILITIES—Common i During some on for the etc., $581,570; surplus, $3,216,367; total,'$8,309,922.—V. 164, p. 2013. $3,076,464 sion— , , , privately through Harris Hall & Co. (Inc.) an issue of $3,000,000 1st mtge. 2%% bopds series due 1976 at 101 and int. Proceeds will be used to refund outstanding 4s called for redemption Dec. 4 States Electric the compared . Company has placed Central year. as During the war certain flat steel productive capacity There 29,947 s-' earned was general instability in the wage structure not only in the automobile industry, but elsewhere. However, the effect these negotiations may with $519,072; U. S. tax notes and bonds, $1,822,130; accounts receivable, $1,111,513; inventories, $2,199,321; land and build¬ ings, $1,319,963; machinery end equipment, $1,170,451; patents, $57,813; deferred: assets, $109,655; total, $8,309,922. >■ - • Central States Electric Co.—Bonds next.—V. with the are Discussions ASSETS—Cash, $7,120,418 $8,357,122 2,107,699 J 5,280,658 $4,655,566 2,374,950 4,. 1,228,395 1715. rehabilitating is BALANCE $8,327,175 Dr2,483 /•" 8,941 / $5,457,295 income —V. 164, p. and profit Common Corp.—Earnings— J?r4,046 Other income ■. building, Depreciation and amortization Preferred $5,461,341 in are . — deductions it for accounts Gross $5,376,7.77 substitute a undertaken i,. > - Income steel Total revenues Operating income the of Months Ended Sept. .30— Operating profit .1946^-9 Mos.—1945 . ' 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $24,735,333 $23,765,508 $32,958,464 $31,774,326 Oper., maint. & deprec. 14,109,272 13,285,861 18,988,912 18,023,541 Federal income taxes— 2,239,000 898,000 2,539,000 526,000 Fed, exc. profits taxes. • 2,088,000 474,000 , 1,139,000*. Other taxes 2,925,720 2,847,022 3,833,651 3,758,610 . value , 9 , period End. Sept: 30— Operating market (quoted cost at taxes, Chapman Valve Manufacturing Co.—Earnings— , * Central New York Power : $16,353,572 schedules 3281. p. ^ r 'i same this to other purposes. There have been serious delays affecting the. completion of new mill capacity now under construction. The loss of tonnage occasioned by the coal and steel strikes of the last winter and spring is irreparable. proposes to integrate its operations, as the company operate more efficiently and profitably in the original location.—V. 163, profits taxes excess investment • therefrom, 480,000 832,000; % 2,409,000 3,388,000 NOTE—Preferred stock dividend requirements at full cumulative rate for the three months ended Sept. 30, 1946 amounted to $427,078.—V. . of of ' as converted total,. $1,635,403. for steel ^ tonnage. 1946 30, SEPT. . $4,206,985 1*747,473 • 3,567 outstanding first mortgage 4% bonds due July 1, 1948, have been called for redemption on Jan. 1, 1947, at 100 and interest. Payment will be made at the office of the company, 3717 Forest Park Ave., St. Louis 8, Mo. , , As of Sept. 30, 1946, there were $173,500 of these bonds outstanding, as against $284,500 at Dec. 31, 1945. On July 1,1946 the company called $100,000 of the bonds, and from time to time it has also made small purchases In the open market. r .. The funds for the above redemption will be secured from the net proceeds of the sale of rthe company's five-story building, which will amount to approximately $122,000, and from treasury cash. : The company has just negotiated a deal whereby it is making an ; $978,015 deducts. -I- income Net ■ other and Int. 'vi 'V of the presently AU - $1,004,220 425,699 <* SHEET, $68,788; $1,566,614; Bonds— ' $4,165,938 41,048 - the of There are a number of factors involved in this steel to have $1,402,715 424,700 income— Gross about quarter , ln demand preferred stock outright ; .. :$6,013 • Champion Shoe Machinery Co., St. Louis, Mo.—Calls v • nl ' $8,494; 4V2% cumulative con¬ ($50 par), $750,000; common stock (10c par), $20,000; surplus, $856,908; total, $1,635,403.—V. 164, p. 2013, ' vertible Public Service Co.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— - 1946—3 Mos.—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 ODerating revenues $4,955,587 $4,769,493 $19,618,486 $19,139,823 ®Oper exps and taxes. 3,559,173 3,777,982 14,315,229 ^14,973,886 $5,303,257 flat portant. > 759 .$7,174 • : • "$4,815 3;567 .'r ^3,567 v . LIABILITIES—Reserve . $991,511 profit operating the 1944 profit from sale of securities for the quarter ended Sept, 30,, against $3,304 in 1945, $3,658 in 1944, - $1,747,406), Central Illinois Net oper. income-.—— $1,396,414 Other income (net)—<./.••' 6,301 dealers,-' third ' 931 -..$18,474./i-V: 8,438 dividends The net discount, premium and expense ■ to the 0I" sell if we were able to get the material. There is jprospect for any near term improvement in this respect. The in?1P®c,late difficulty arises from the short supply of materials, 'of which $1,640,823 $68,646 in P"1 d ' t $5,674 sold- were- sold were little v 1946 was $9,963, as 501,606 k •; as $ Acute shortages of various materials have led other industries $1,438,926 41,801 NOTE—Amortization of debt 1945 $8,105 Net inc. to curr. surpi ; 1,237 Cr23 41,802 » Current Corp.—Earnings— vehicles income, taxes operating an ( * • -1946 $23,303 4,829 • • —/ Preferred 34,159 85,907 CrlO ———$113,226 Balance Sept. -30— Expenses BALANCE $155,028 . 3 Months End. Income * $2,103,957 629,635 Cr42 pTd ' 1 , ^ $2,791,273 • 562,960 / ■; ' - ?99'2o? $192,577 55,838 40,913 1 Chain Store Investment 3,554,521 ""$202,663 2721. p. the fourth quarter oM941, a quarter In already- restricted by preparation *for war, was ;192;969 vehicles e fourth Quarter of. 19.41 an operating profit before provision for Federal . > 374,700 ' Dividends on , - 2,955,966 deductions Other *, 25,000 219,809 debt- long-term on "!f ; 163, J,1^ J ■ , while: volume number, of ( . 33,300 taxes income Gross Int. ^ 207,375 adjusts.— acquisition Provision which nevertheless •—V. 1946—Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $1,027,776 •> $945,647 $13,283,997 $12,811,606 479,438 /.i .404,762 5,906,558,- 5,611,128 105,000 f; 103,500 1,255,500 1,242,000 Sept. 30— the times to note that in on 541; for cancellation of thev 100,336-shares/of American Central Electric. Each common share'' of American by Central Electric is to be converted into three Central islectric. The merger plan requires the approval held not Monday, November 18, 1946 •t, wages, "v. calls plan Utilities Utilities * shares LIABILITIES—Notes payable—banks, $830,000; trade creditors, $153,due to factoring dept.,'.manufacturers, Jobbers, $1,698,562; accrued taxes, commission (estimated);J $48,800; Federal income tax, 1945, $40,493; provision for. Federal . income tax 1946 (estimated), $190,000; notes payable banks, due 1948-1949,'-$160,000; reserve fur contingencies, $25,000; comihori stock;'(200,000 shares no par); $2,000,000; capital surplus, $995,715; net profit, $232,068; total, $6,374,180. holds 81% , y,f'r THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2540 fact , „ that some materials were available, delivered and accepted before the V impossibility Net current The procuring others made it necessary to cut schedules. assets. on Sept. 30 of $180,530,841 show an ■ increase of of $5,689,710 since June 30, a reversal in the downward main Maison Blanche store/ one of New Orleans largest, is 13 acres'of selling space. '*■ stories in height and has approximately 10 The trend which has hew suburban Gentilly store is the second; branch store for ' " v ; dealers were 199,947,'bringing sales for the year to Sept. 30 up to 490,565. It is an interesting commentary prevailed during the past year. ■ Third quarter vehicle sales to Maisdn Blanche.; . ■j;located —V. in 164, the p. /The-first, which was opened about a year, ago, la residential 1590. • section '■ of Carrollton / V-. in New ;/ - Orleans.-* : /•• • ; .: THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 164 / Number 4543 Volume w--'v / t? r>.r-r v Claussen's - .Payments in 1945 cents ' stockholders, sole are. Nov. 7 filed on • . i , - The Taxes, than other Federal normal Federal excess and for Provision for postwar Credit for transfer •_ — ._— 933,000 adjustments— fiom for reserve adjustments revenues _ - 1 Total' deductions * cess stock. Fed. (See income and ex- tNet profit "On / .>. •: - 1,490,123 to shares of Period End. Sept. 30— Operating Other 1,499,845 $5,674,189 revenues Operation tEarnings per share—__ •After all ,1945 of 927,581 Int. tOn 321,920 common Net profit Earnings per share 294,694 $797,014 ♦After < - :$746,902 $0.32 • v $0.30 funded 398,255 14,718,496 14,915,152 ' ^ <■ - ^ ' t ' " \ " ' 't 1 * k -,f }\ ' " V " 1 ' for maximum a of $100,000 ($1 par) offered be to common will Proceeds for be No. The directors on common Dec. 2. declared Nov. 4 stock, the 'class on the and A stock, Distributions of dividend of eacn made were the on '358,571 8,563,510 9,684,462 1,125,000 1,125,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 71,156 34,954 86,343 :: Cr227,400 Crll4,500 Cr311,650 13,281,600 11,766,000 17,055,200 5,248,000 Cr2,561,000 orders reached records new Nov, 1, on in the to lntang. losses 3,398,700 on • '' 1 - . . ■' * 1946 ? Net sales and oper. revs. Costs, bad accts., etc.--) 15,763,269 • and oper. Other C. F. on ... • .. •" ■■ 10,593,0601 11,016,619 until 17,312,700 473,479 13,732,000 $1.39 13,000,740 $1,33 Net $156,773 $811,716 168,868 60,801 28,520 $325,641 $872,517 $351,936 Earn, per $1,025,126 : share— com. 27,500 $424,476 563,620 $0.07 The tlncludcs provisions for excess of the of effect of the Revenue Act of 1943 and the> negotiations on intra-plant > Inequalities, 'and by the WLB.—V. 164, p. 2014. by records, Time discount the the other commissions; record * ' 1 ; ■ ;• < "returns, allowances and discounts—- 18,248,499 19,818,413 ' Operating expenses and cost of goods sold• 32,084,780 ' 26,797^796 gen. and admin, expenses V 9,654,557 > " 7,855,044 • Provision for deprec. and amort.— 614,673 - 617,594 made of an amount profit $6,233,515 less misc. deductions— before Federal Income Federal * taxes '-Net • the share.,— share per the contingency from disposal of provision for 1,717,352 operations radio station ] $1 Dividend— The directors the present able Dec. 6 on ' ($2.50 plan of exchange is offer. par) taxes deducting as of A to holders of cash by $1 per A;;7. i." '• ,. ' ... ■ _ ■ v ■{»: : .. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 8,087,091 44,071,302 8,482,653 8,480,219 46,917,437 1,467,197 14,079,571, 15,159,362 1,361,048 . gas— -./•i•-/. •:/•.' v. SEPARATELY/ 7,935,449 ' 971,183 J ' h.\ J >. 51,367,043 228,754,367 215,540,002 7,335,993 38,246,002 36,094,138 54,030,341' 1 . 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 i-y j electricity— 1,009,280 • 4,159,602 ; 4,465,89q ; 1 , have been oper. ■ '-jK-'-C"-- Gross -<1 ' ' \ \: . '■ . 49,020,326 3,023,915 42,641,220 3,477,756 8,299,342 2,893,014 8,568,552 ;52,044,241 3,501,649 16,765,4^5 46,118,976 15,246,740 5,406,328 5,066,703 .35,278,816 30,872,236 1,793,715 7,993,824 7,596,533 172,015 251,429 deductions Net income— * hrs. Sales voluntary and no ' of ft. cu, gas, , 1,993,481 v ( 7,932,369 (000's) , *Reduced $214,000 by ended months Sept. 30, in 7,294,552 38,950,937 j; 36,683,659 quarter of 1945, $5,080,000 in 12 and $1,618,000 in the year ended Sept. third 1948, deductions charged to surplus. (Including $46,875 and $88,632, respectively, in the 30, 1946 and 1945r and $2,343,125 and $2,941,278, respectively, in the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 1946 and 1945»-/ 30, stockholder by extraordinary 1945, dividends inter-company less than 114,285 shares of the tendered during such period, it is kw. electricity, (OOO's)— ' / ' . of Sales months three ended of Sept. i pre¬ ,}, ' (t -si,, ' ' "• ' - v r \ i * " comparative purposes the 1945 figures include the former NOTE—For pro¬ Brooklyn Edison Co., Inc., and New York and Queens Electric Light and Power Co., which companies were merged with Consolidated Edison period or Co. of New York, Inc., on July 31, 1945.—V. 164, p. 2406. >. that deposits by the holders of preferred stock will be Consolidated Eureka Mining Co., Salt Lake City» Utah —Files with SEC— The • shares provides that the offer may be accepted only Commonwealth and for on Nov. 6 filed a letter of notification with the SEC shares, of which 50,000 shares will be issued to Carl company 1,569,089 Stehle, Jr., a director, for services; 469,089 shares to creditors and 1,000,000 shares to present stockholders and general public at 10 cents each. Proceeds will be used for the purchase of mining machinery and (a) for mine development. for inc. taxes contingenciesand prof. exc. > taxes local • to taxes—. : ■ oper revenue. recently income income / Nov. / announced was on and Consumers f 1946—12 Mos.—1945 ; $6,116,074 $6,414,904 Oct. of common shares " yr- v-'-v .* - i * / Power: Co.—Common > . Production Admin¬ food packing Stock y m £ Offered— 13 on were bid a These Nov. of $33.5399 a share. The First Boston Corp.: share and Lehman Brothers $31,445 a share. stock (no par) at $36 per share. awarded to the Morgan Stanley group bid $33.36 a 344,709 1,108,100 shares of common stock are being issued in addition presently outstanding 3,623,432 shares of common stock owned Commonwealth & Southern Corp., its parent company, and will thus represent a 12.1% minority interest. This, financing con¬ stitutes the first offering of common stock to the public by Consumers $607,210 252,171 289,909 90,684 The 379,156 $541,487- $771,095 411,283 The $1,182,379 259,306 $914,485 it became ai subsidiary of the holding company. company from this sale, amounting to approximately be used for property additions.~ •. since Co. Proceeds 372,998 : . 500,000 the by 124,716 375,607 $959,668 $897,119 43,909 '140,021 $757,098 *•••' *• v" 1 Civilian 315,913 to the $16,769,950 will 164,244 The % in company's excess tional ; $750,241 $923,073 nections .,'VV-• :V- ' !•'/ -v".,v• l -.>•*"• - • 'v rr ^ »'- r: v;-. current of. $53,000,000 construction program is estimated to cost and will include 170,000 kilowatts of addi¬ steam-electric generating storage gas ..1.: .*y.\ the 250,000 284,115 ' that 3,695,529 100,118 7 -; 30 , trustee, 4,078,301 205,681 r" 799,997 *' !"jro- 5 1946, Morgan Stanley & Co. headed a group of 31 investment bankers which on Nov. 15 publicly offered 500,000 shares - *4 29, Nov. the construction of a $1,600,000 distribution plant in-Chicago, HI.—.V. 164, p. 2406, approved has istration ■ t—V. 164, p. 1717, "«"* on 29, 1946 . income—- sinking fund de¬ for redemption at the American National Bank & Trust Co., Salle St.,; Chicago, 111. See also V. 164, p. 2406, No.* La to 474,596 -73,481 282,991 $915,759 — deducts.— called :0 Expansion—\ ! • were 250,000 $707,498 y of' the $669,000 of 15-year 3>/a% any which 33 17.36%.—V. T64, p. 2406. ; ——— • ^ Corp;-^Immediate Redempttion— interest) may present the same for payment at any time receive the full redemption price together with accrued interest It . V Net 1 - - , 102 Vi and and reasonable of' Holders at Power Net - Consolidated Grocers bentures signed by the accepting preferred i; certificates;1 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $4,603,469 $4,769,661 2,761,959 Oper. exps. and maint.x ,* 2,918,582 Prov. for depreciation—*; 7, 216,258 146,222 revenue Sept. • • ; ... ' 8,317,123 _ Period End. Sept. 30— Federal share • - 8,127,327 income Income served for the week ended Nov. 7; 1946, amounted to 282,-. compared with 240,324,082 for. the corresponding week in and class B stocks of $2.50 par value, payrecdrd Nov. 22. This compares with 50 cents ' v 7' 'i . / 1,906,187 of as State and ■: ',....1 AN¬ (000's Omitted). of such Connecticut Railway & Lighting Co.—Earnings-^- Total of , 2,111,722 income— tNon-operating income- kilowatt-hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of Other , ■ 1946—3 Mos.—1945 , dividend 31,283,172 $1.78 Operating weekly this Gross a 36,800,379 $2.25 ft.)__ ; : 9,25 4,876 ■r.x/i.--; M",* V'/'-V .f* $350,000 i declared the Weekly Output-— / Prov. thereon, f. -(Calculated outstanding 4,974,335 * (Indiana>, $1.89 $2.33 v after stock t 6 reason If mailing. such shall $2.49 • ' ' Nov. class ,___ WBT possible Federal shares , ■ : $4,271,261 $2.33 50,344,707 19,061,535 End. Sept. 30— >• :i. be exchanged, together with Operating $3,234,247' 1,037,014 $3,997,532 — 28 1946/ on • , per which by Indiana whereby the stockholder agrees to send the be exchanged to the exchange agent or sub-agent with Fed. •From !. 1,790,000 3,145,000 $3,997,532 income for period—u— earnings tEarnings upon : 8,169,247 ' ' • 20,845,654 , 034,099, 211,163 6,512,532 i t Net income from operations— •Extraordinary gain —i Total of one-seventh $7,958,084 279,017 -. taxes——2,515,000 Federal excess profits taxes. to v 1945, an increase of 41,710,017, or •Gross equal ^ plan further territory • Income $ of deposit with the exchange agent, Bankers Trust Co., 16 Wall St., York 15, New York, or its sub-agent, the National City Bank of %: The of Selling, Misc. income, 57,646,033 4,316,403 —— promptness, Preferred stock deposited for . exchange, would be deposited irrevocably and no holder of such stock would have a right to with¬ draw stock once deposited, unless Commonwealth rejects all deposits. Sept. 28/46 Sfept. 29/45 agency 9,290,738 revmuesr "62,936,973 ,53/712,316:271,159,971 256,100,030 '"Oper. rev. deductions; • <. ; '••— 29,125,067" 26,003,354 113,686,036 102,016,195 Operating expenses : Maintenance 6,907,148 8,059,220 •• 25,479,277 27,932,940 Depreciation 6,382,233 • 6,476,233 28,848,933 28,017,933 Taxes, other than Fed.: " . . income 9,407,148 9,371,386 38,305,399 39,366,742 •Fed. inc. tax (est.)2,988,000 1,485*000 15,820,000 • 16,125,000 5 on company's proposal to offer 1/ 1946 Commonwealth had outstanding 1,482,000 shares preferred stock with a stated value of $100 per of /prescribed • sale *of faqilities, talent, etc.—$66,836,024 $63,046,931 ana 50,072,170 272,537 • hrs.) (cu. gas i Period of the certificates for the shares of preferredthe completed form of acceptance): lof offer of exchange prescribed by Commonwealth, or (b) by delivery,;,. I to the exchange agent or its sub-agent of an undertaking in the form ?. income ' frcm lines, (kw. Sales on plan provides stock to System, 3tnc» (& Subs.)^~Earn. '9 Mos. Ended— Gross 57,157,120 488,913 5,339,988 Sales the Evansville, to Columbia Broadcasting t ./•V"./ . stockholder 7 of /New pending clarification ended Sales plan reserves the right to reject all deposits If less than 90,000 of its preferred, stocks are ..deposited for exchange. $79,237 563,620 $0.14 $0.75 112,416 3,785,348 — 9,178,322 $214,000 in third quarter of 1945, $5,120,000 in 12 ! Sept. 20, 1943, and $1,675,000 in year ended Sept. 30, by of elec. accepted in the order of receipt and that the offer of exchange will be limited to 114,285 shares of such pre¬ ferred stock. Any deposit which would result in exceeding such limit would be subject to appropriate reduction. Commonwealth under such NOTE—A current provision from income is being made and is cred¬ ited to the "reserve for Federal taxes and contingencies" results be Commonwealth of ; allowances as directed income— 47,996,903 18.882.0Q0 9,125,336- , 46,712,520 18,6jlu,200 84,329 . 11,398,671 1,909,^00 9,041,007 • income______-_ Sales $1.80 • posed that the offer may be extended for an additional periods, not exceeding 60 days in the aggregate. U07.300 $42,196 '♦Includes provision for contingencies, profits tax of $48,300 in 1943. • further $1.92 including 114,285 shares ot said stock, ZVz shares of (no par) of Southern Indiana Gas & Electric Co. of Southern Indiana common stock, payments proposed ferred. stock 27,459 •282,600 $0.80 . 3 Southern Corp.—Hearing Dec. 5— prescribed by the Commission. date final 137,940 74*145 .1,126,975tf?-* 563,620 stock—, i -v * •• 3,574,400 deductions—— Period End. Sept. 30— 13,000,740 13,732,00a - proposed, plan, the offer of exchange, would be mailedto the registered holders of the preferred stock of Commonwealth andv the offer would remain open for a period of at least 15 days after the 477,934 209,300 : would Under $323,416 137,940 ~70,m ♦797,400 __________ capital ~ V 11,456,314 (est.) OTHER STATISTICS OF CO. AND SUBSIDIARIES shares Oct.! 11/1946. The ______ profit Shares 23,421,867 would, be required- to accept the 925,914 v : 1945, by extraordinary deductions charged to surplus. 26,370,007 and a voluntary and JThe 9,986,108 ) 1,232,760 601,983 Other ant. & misc. chgs. taxes Net involuntary liquidating value, of $100 per share plus arrearages. At Oct. 1, 1946 accrued and unpaid dividends / on the shares of preferred stock aggregated $26 per share, after giving effect to a dividend of $3 per share previously declared but not paid • 415,515 1,212,262 499,308 Ped. and State inc. _____ (other than Fed- ."Reduced cumulative $6 & I Corp. i bonds 7,371,055 7,541,233 Earnings per com. share •'' 307,000 ; 7: 19,104,961 of common stock of Southern share, ' Int. 7,239,000 closing market price of the preferred stock on the As of Oct. of $1,857,043 35,681 income 4,483,000 3,222,179 stock Exchange may be 1,112,067 1,040,280 t 112,406,915 31,825,946 ~ ; $1,892,724 Net cash shares (& Subs.)-i~Earnings— * ) Depl, deprec.,< etc.-—— Selling and adm. exps._ ' 715,689 34,507*933-'.33,267,933 Gross New York three consecutive market days immediately pre¬ ceding the final date for acceptance of the offer under the plan. Any / ' Ordinary taxes - 14,660,242 outstand¬ half of average 1945' ? 1944 1943 $19,772,659 $12,584^76 $13,955,420 $12,186,850 3 Mos. End. Sept. 30— . 46,494,4*0 7,557,233 payments are not delivered in exchange would be sold by Com- ;> monwealth in the open; market- in accordance .with such procedure as S':1! Colorado Fuel & Iron Corpi 232,482,926 43,841,162 15,332,139 2,6ou,249 2,795,640 8,897,027 1,445,459 294,451,867 cash • • 1946—12 Mos—1945 55,415,826 246,8oo,841 29,066,^38 months end of period- common lieu In .1946—10 Mos. —1945 . STATEMENT 124,454,161 . SEC will hold, a hearing Dec. Stock $8,374,505 $99,431,677 $77,672//93 / an 310,700,772 Income exchange for each share of its outstanding)$6 cumulative'preferred thie 164, p. 1206. 1946—4Wks.—1945 $9,847,909 —V. 164, p. 2151. Cr80,163 643,000 netJ inc. stock VP■:to and Colonial Stores, Inc.—Current Sales Up 17.59%— Period End. Oct. 26— Sales year, 9,153,646 unamor. expense— Commonwealth & The • $360,583 history company's 1946.—V. last ; 27,276,b2.J Total 9 Mos. $174,238 - of 66,474.001 Jpthqr oper. revenues.— / Colonial Sand & Stone Co., Inc. (& Subs.)-Earningstaxes week per In 3 Mos. of elec¬ ended NoV. output week 70,014,208 revenues. Operating income—— Non-oper. income. 14,509,200 1,506,200 of INCOME 655,640 revenues. oper. eral income) ♦Federal inc. tax debt taxes- of oper. Depreciation • - NOTE——For mechanical reasons ~ it is not always possible to arrange companies in exact alphabetical ■jorder^. Howeverj they-are ' always as near alphabetical position: as possible. • April; l, July 1 and Oct. 1, of this year." • v 1945, the following dividends-were paid on the common stock: April 2, $5.55; July 2 and Oct. 1, $5.60 each; and Dec. 15. $13.10. —V. 164, p. 824. .« , • Period End. Sept. 30, 1946— Net income after all charges & corresponding 58,337,062 Maintenance 7 stock common the CONSOLIDATED EDISON CO. OF NEW YORK, INCi, for $3 System kwh., 1346—3 Mos.—1945 Sales of steam (lbs.) - semi-annual 164, , Operating expenses—30,530,199 dividend of $13.20 per share on i a usual depreciation, -V, for purchased) gas_____r_____ 9,635,237 steam________^v ; 1,386,169 Total ♦Charges equivalent to Federal tax reductions.- -V. 164, p. 2405. In Unfilled of Taxes Earnings ..per. .share— on amounted to $12,000,000 the for electricity of other 19,934,286 taxes— & of Sales 21,600,600 to construe.- shares ing at V , both payable Dec.- 16 to holders of record $5.60 Sales debt profits dis. of 22,638,354, 19,708,531 7,077,888 deductions income exc. Coca-Cola International Corp.—$13.20 Dividend— the kwh. 175,800,000 Period End. Sept. 30— sub¬ used and 203,000,000 to that announced generated amounting a letter o* notification with the SEC scription to employees at $32.50 a share. corporate purposes.—V. 157, p. 2tf, > share 13 Nov. on (electricity Sales 358,571 6,305,245 expense Consolidated Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of St. Louis—Files with SEC— The company on Nov. 6 filed 2,449 2,402 for , /.;7 sales;; of properties—' all ,, company CONSOLIDATED : 576,928 1,355,533 16,562,946 * jZ $63,799 . 1946, with 45,382 Crl28,150 •Reduction charges but before provision for depletion of discovered Increment.—V, 164, p. 952. ^ 10,062 / made - ' 1946—12 Mos;—1945 7 8,341,642 debt of other debt $5,689,144 $2.26 $1,935,680 $0.77 are '7^ 17,109,663 taxes •Write-down of $8,177,280 2,488,136 709,146 295,002 earnings -11,356,470 additional •Write-down 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $2,644,826 been 19,214 ; '$79,211 compared with 176,200,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1945, an increase of 15.2%. Local distribution of electricity amounted to 189,900,000 kwh., compared 192,090,799 776,938,482 and chgd. Fed. 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $1,091,708 $1,041,904 tax and surtax 1945 10, $0.68 11,810,032 unfunded on and Int. Federal Period End. Sept. 30— bef. Fed. taxes. tThe 22,7a4 • Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— The $1,789,838 I—144,347*469'. 143,362,769 193,907,939 7 63,722,114 85,241,025 57,051,287 property— on discount 163, p. 2722. •Profit stock. $3,008,669 $1.14 2577. p. 14,342 $83,013 ' ■■ has >4,7o4 , $90,429 allowance $68,671 $101,995 • 10,675 ■ -y J write-off expenditure 1206. tricity 143,419,888" 142,964,514 192,552,406'191,513,871 depreciation- Amortization 1,299,070 $3.70 $4.09 $2.69 163, 8,778,063 of Interest Climax Molybdenum Co.—Earnings- Fed. inc. 1,755,200 $540,189 $0.21 ' : before NOTE—No p. "•; 4,752,000 ^ 1,426,300 common — Fed. for cost 1943 1,418,492 963,068 '!Vr /.• x-:-• Profit 182,058 $77,241 ., $41,104 — Provision, for taxes_____—__. / ; 164,149 . $6,541,838 _x.—______ Amortiz. 1944 charges, including Federal taxes, etc. v * J. k chares.—V. Non-operating'revenue, etc.———_ Total income 23,930 $250,729 . 201,511 $39,537 /• 1,567 ______ 1944 ^*,o40 $24i,3oi - $24i,0*d cost— — ,1945 . 27,*10 operating Operating profit State, local and miscel¬ $19,644,395 $38,642,900 $44,134,507 $32,832,343 1,503,885 $4.37 Development and 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $4,763,869 1946—9 Mos.—1945 —_ Income Total. Income • Prov. •Net profit 1590, 1946 metals produced-- increase of 8.0%. Cleveland Graphite Bronze Co.—Earnings— 1946 164, p. > renegotiation.—V. laneous sales New on Commonwealth Edison Co, (& Subs.)—Earnings— —, $7,334,727 : 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— 1418).—V. p. 649,000 ; Maintenance Net 164, 7 $1,092,370 ' $0.41 share per 2,636,878 subject $8,824,8501: $7,174,034 _ Balance, surplus —V. 164, p. 1205. V. 1946—3 Mos.-^1945 »' $1,741,370 .$1,966,489 taxes— profits taxes— ♦Earnings , . ._ .___ bef. Federal $6,960,830 -213,204 $8,594,271 230,579 . income Gross <7r728,000.v * Total non-operating revenues— Dividends :•:"7,'r.;v .; v ■ to common Profit ?•>:"• postwar ; Net operating • Cr373,000 5,006,004 , ___, income from Capital 4,175,460 .2,906,000 261,000 4,726,064 2,106,000 4,136,560 —- 3,219,000 profits tax depreciation •, Commercial Solvents Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1,725,017. 1,480,902 /' 4,092,304 3,377,826 surtax Provision 1 Ltd.—Earnings— Quarters Ended Sept; 30— Tons ore milled—— ■ * - (est.)— Coniaurum Mines, :/ has declared an extra dividend of 50 cents per share company stock and on tne new prelerred stock, both Period End. Sept. 30— __ expenses tax income \•;■; Dec. the ,, - v /: : Sept. 30-r1948 1945 operating revenues-i.--^—i.^-,'iYJ^-«^ $43,843,244 $48,192,957 production 12,021,223 15,131,793 Transmission and distributiori-i-_»>>-.v-.-.----3,675,853 3,556,894 Cost of steam—----1,468,577 1,442,990 Distribution of steam——____—.__ 72,436 67,199 _ •••• - . holders of record Nov. 15. This is equivalent to $1 on the old stocks outstanding prior to the two-for-one stock split-up which this year has already received $4.50 on the preferred and $3.50 Power expenses Administrative and general ■ new payab.e Total Commercial t • v company the on on 12 Months Ended >.'• Baking jCo.—Declares Columbia Stock— (& Sub.) —-Earn* - - 2541 :>>n .»\ Net ■ Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co. ings— ;«'/ .# f.ollows: March ,2, June 1 and Sept. .7, 40 werp as i..,.Vr. a ,,« ; each;:and Dec. ,7. 60 cepts.—:Yf,,163>. p.. 2290. '....i. registration statement with the SEC for'7,500 shares ($100 par) 5% cumulative preferred and 35,000 shares ($1 par) participating convertible preferred. Underwriters, Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc., Augusta. The securities are issued and out¬ standing and are being sold by the executors of the estate of George P. Claussen and by Euclid Claussen, President of the company, who The company •*.« o ff paid-on Sept. 6„-last, and 40 cents each on March 8 and June 7, 1946. Sons, Inc., Augusta, Ga.—Registers ;:■/;>■ "... v .:,> (H. H.) .with SEC— -cir*- • capacity, the development of natural fields and additional natural gas transmission Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.—V. 164, p. with ' V' line con¬ 2406. » 2542 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Continental Car-na-var Corp;, Brazil; Ind;—Files*" with' ,' .. ; :>■.;■.;$>$ i-A SEC— . . common-one year after present public offerings. Price, $2 a com¬ share, one cent a warrant. Underwriter, L. D. Sherman Si Co.;;" York. Proceeds will be used for working capital. * mon New and Agent—' ; Redemption- of shares'of stock.—V; common cold- rolled-steel are designed ; , the !%■ convertible '■ preferred stock, which was re"); cently called for redemption as'-'of' Nov; 15, 1946, at' par and dividends, is being effected at the'Corporation Trust Co., Jersey City^.N. J. The >. conversion privilege expired at the close of ibusiness on Nov. 9, 1946. Each share was convertible at the'option of the holder into four . The company on Nov. 4 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for' 132,500 shares ($1 par) common and 35,000 warrants for purchase of Crown Drug Co.—Redemption Monday, November 18, 1946 stainless may also and light sheets- and primarily and-other be for utilized the for production of carbon rolling- mills* new- hot and strip;-but operates now The of sheets* arid production Company plates. strip- in coils; the alloy-steel cold the steel facilities rolled equipment sheets, strip' producing a for limited tonnage of tool, specialty alloy and stainless steel sheets on its hand'rolling mills; brit does not- have'any facilities for the mechahized: A- 164, p. 2014. production of widd steel sheets. The installation will also permit ' the- to increase its production of specialty- steel shoets by* trans-' ferring-certain of its production of stainless'steel'sheets to the neW rolling mills. •" :V -■ "''V:"7 company Continental-Diamond Fibre Co.—Earnings— * *; t;.! Creameries of America; Inc.—Common Stock Offered . (Incl. Months 9 Ended Gales to to foreign Sept. customers, JSales Total sales less 30— 1946 $7,282,303 :< - etc.— allows., returns, 1945 ; $8,528,089 261,079 $7,564,295 depreciation-——6,726,989 general expenses——.. AA 748,873 - Transfer Agent: 7,076,842 exclusive of Ss * $8,789,169 _ „ Celling, administrative —Kidder, Peabody & Co., and; Mitchum, Tully & Co. headed a syndicate which offered to the public Nov.. 14* v. a"new issue of 116,986 shares of common stock ($1 par), at $22.75 pef share. ' :A;'v . . subsidiaries ;s——281,992 — ■Cost1 of- sales, companies) wholly-owned domestic subsidiary 715,683 % Angeles. '/'•"''"t-'"-•' "''-"A" PURPOSE—Of .Gross profit income, net Other —_ —— 331), $996,643 20,384 $88,433 3,372 — 'L'" $1,000,000 will to be received by the company ($2,502,used for additions to and betterments of■ the be - for depreciation- Provision for Federal Loss for Earned taxes 1946, share —.— resulted income in assets current $4,769,000, of for — Nil >, , Sept. 1 . - CAPITALIZATION .June-1, , Continental Oil Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Period End. Sept. GO-*- Soper. 'dross •Costs, Income—— taxes, adminis. Deplet:, ^50,254,701 expenses— deprec. 2,897,624 Intangible develop, costs Divs. and other ^3,768,801 112,850 on Other Net 1,520,857 Pr55,798 $ Dr92,957 Federal • 730,518 -- 21,571 1,880,932 Drl81,309 - State estimated for oil | and State' gasoline Federal and excise taxes included the not 205 oil production ® period last year 296. were - The net of $163,975 amount •adjustments after refunded and has credft been contingencies. fiervices for 1945 have been filed is expected that a It refund, if this final period of renegotiable for Federal income charged to the taxes for- pany's a $4,000,000 Denver to program Lester 7,500 barrels oil company's 'The day. ployee and living a cost bonus of companies $50 to cover will the A,AA" the ,j —•V. f parts of the United 1080. States will receive > the sales — Corp. above.—V. 164, p. Total Pro v. Federal .'j*! and State , Pro rata-share of against operations Total Per Per prior Cash -•Includes taxes $34,472 credit of prior tax prior per years.—V. , Notes Plant Plant from operation— Other income — Total •Fed. — Federal 1130,277 Other " - State .— taxes— Depreciation.. Net — profit Preferred $525,628 -V $424,016 A . 239,531 $188;727 " $0.25 . Coinmon dividends INo of . $0.90"^";'". , provision unused excess .$1.15" Federal for profits tax Surplus Surplus, Co.—Earnings— per sh. 1945 ' , > ,, 1944 A 7 , 1943 "> $9,941,726 $11,662,131 $10,368,456 $16,665,928 1,517,357 1,665,891 916,686 940,821$11,459,083 $12,728,023 $11,285,142 $17,606,749 4,651,799 5,413,935 4,651,944 10,572,15$' 1,215,000 on 1,215,000 1,215,000 1,125,000 $6,099,088 $5,418,199 1,290,093 4,924,700 1,290,093 1,290,093» 4,924,700 $5,909,591 t$115,705 t$796,594 t$305,202 11,162,299 10,201,099 9,786,802 $10,891,140 $11,046,595 $9,404,505 $9,481,601 com. $1.70 $550,799 in 1946, $1.90 $783,635 $902,158 in 1943 for taxes other than in $1.83 $738,944 in 1944 and tDeficit.—V. 164; p: 825. 1945, income. $1.63 Gross" fund___—• A and \ payable'and ahd other A liabilities^.—j— current - liabilities^.— .) w - ■" in5."surplus—i_—»-i——— ————A " surplus 533,014 —V. 1,392,233" J expense.. 164, 5;728,025 p;v.2151"-:cvA-;1..V-gA"-'A-vA<"_;:''" 5"A Crucible ; "v.'--A'.-1-!.-vv A Steel Co. of America—Bonds Boston Corp.. and associates first mortgage sinking oversubscribed. Bonds due Nov. 1,-1966., . .A AA'A" '. ■ 2,406,785 160,000 '' - '>•}. 9,497' " 484,573 " : 875,514 ( 524,200 offered bonds, 3y8%> The issue has been ; ,' 1, 1946, and are A 'A. :• • A general funds as will riiakc art'aggregate of $27,500,000, will be'set" apart for and applied to the purchase, construction or other acquisition* of property additions and the-rearrangement and rebuilding of existing * facilities or to.the purchase or redemption of bonds no-w offered. EXPANSION AND'IMPROVEMENT—The mahagement in collabora'tlon with independent consulting engineers'has developed a program for'further diversifying the company's' products' and for consolidating operations and improving operating practices. The program contemplates the expenditure'of approximately $30,000,000. for additions, betterments' and replacements to" property of which' expended prior to Aug. 31, 1946., It is expected that this prdgrhm will be completed by the end of 1948. The major expenditure to be made, representing approximately 40 %" of the *1,359,939 14,825,016 833,347 in reserve was total, relates'to the installation of facilities for producing hot 4,909,569 ^Includes contingencies. for operating Fed) & Subs.)—Earnings— *'' for* State " . . incorrie taxes___£ —V. 164; 2015" p. "" ",-v ?A -- - A"-' i;558,250 3,991,000 259,671 $2,587,126 $2,997,265 ... 7,553,987 1,403,000 income; tax..1,657,950* ," 153,822 "Reserve'for Federal excess prof, tax ' earnings 1944 " ." $50,424,129,y " ' 1946' * 1945 revenue"..—".— $71,779,865 $52,840,496 state taxes on inc. 4,809,037 8,240,798 Sept. 30— Federal for Reserve -Net Code.— v.A":j 9 Months Ended bef. • -r-nv■ rrgn-n-nr.■■ ■ 4,961,005 ?" 3,576,082* 15169,930 reduction tCredit . 1,560,758*" • - • - Curtis Publishing CoA (& x ♦ 25,226",077 18,755,750' 19,234,445 $2,103,057 tCr4,217,887 A ; • ;.V£;164,;pf: 2151; 238,553 3,168,000 . * A $2,589,184* A . A". Cusbman's Sons, Inc.—^Earnings— . Period End. Oct. 5— share per on. $7 " Federal taxes, all Other 93,883 V"A 78,282 ^— 105,594; A.;".;; income [S Other .6 617 $177,995 A 46,667 ; surplus—.1 ;Balance, gCredit.—V". ; Dansaire •The for $10 poses. $141,245 $2;6'46,219 560,000 75,233- 4,969 A* 94,709' 9;085 8,103 . . $2,076,841 560,000 76,204 . 335,370 §96,173 .$133,803' $1,675,616 334,935 . $1,536,810 §7,444 . 435,531'* A* 1717. on 6' filed a' letter of" notification with the SEC preferred and 6,300 shares of common. Price, be sold through employees-of the company. for working capital and other corporate pur« Nov. shares of 7% Stock unit. Proceeds , 909,603 (N; Y.) Corp.-^Files with SEC— company 13,700 a 104, 'p. ' $2,067,756 $2,638,116/ applicable to pfd,. stocks for period.. f X; .1,071,911. ,1,179,444 46,667 6,727 int;. and- deducts. Dividends .. 936,713 $177,378 $239,348 Other , 77,356 ... $289,342' revenues.._ , 1946—12 Mos.—1945"' $9,734,567 $861,643 $10,181,634 3,842,136 > • 339,978 3,956,385 1,843.161'., 161,337 1,470,976 taxes—./"154,609,,,. taxes— Depreciation ' charges. 1946—Month—1945 Operating revenues—" $955,213 Operating expenses..... " . 339,097; Federal other ' ... V- 30— $23.48 . and Dallas Power &. Light: Col—Eatnihgs— Period End. Sept. . $43.24 "" $4.17 $12.08 interestp depreciation. 163, p. 1026.. $713,154 $70,593T ;,- . " *; stock preferred —V. $199,164 A;: $397,433':' 1946—40 Wks.—1945 1948—12 Wks.—1945 , income Earns: V 4,335,9241 proceeds'(approximately $24,28*7,375)' will be applied $12,461,340 to redemption on or before Dec. 31, 1946, of 15;year 3(4% sinking fund debentures, due Dec, 1; 1955, 102; balance of such proceeds,?together with such amount from the^ approximately $2,000,000 334,490 $2,161,347 credit from carryback provision of Internal Revenue Net- oper. PLANT 1,363,629* 354,270 follows: OF A'"'40,541- :tt ■ X. 302,428 * oh -ine._ A "Net- income— ♦Loss, 439,533'. 430,337 144,321,- $12,217,000 PROGRAM ... prop- etc.'— contingencies. A Offered—:Tfie 13 • - j A-V•'" J for •• "*?"" '""A .;;"v Nov. fund dated Nov. are .;:: on 38,220 : income— ' Gross PURPOSE—Net at ? 434)027' '19,714,519* 26,062,995 283,196 — of sale on Earn. A——• $14,889,941 $11,275,584 A ?V;:.". - ' 951,717' taxes 289,607 -: ' *' ^ , 4,206 23,786 $900,0001 - stock' - 5,285,777 - ' for 214,612 1,934,666 $1,368,884 1,539,939'* 1,354,007 ' "•' 299,154? ." 280,400 " income—V— on $,223,750 5,138,623 , accrued taxes 13,460,527 ,13,150,844 debt and Reserve —A—————- •. ^ 6,172,534- 7,233,183 - debt: disct. of v>V"VIA'-vyv1!'' A' Net 575,000 » $14,889,941 $11,275,584'' -w — 1943- ♦ ^ profit— erty, 4,018,143 " " 243,992 t,——1Li 6,478,069 10,93i,080 contract funded on .amort, - 5,538,088 "451,323 Total 4,924,699 ; 25,111 V- 1,835,501 ; 2,686,292 X 4,816,993 depreciated—: 1944- * *: 224,107 A: 2,028,721 — series, due 1966, at 100 and interest: *( t$622,503 «stock •Includes - 1945 " V A A 25,111" — —A —v-x....' $25,000,000 - 11,513,643 31: Surplus, Sept. 30Earn, 1946 4,924,700 ... Dec. : 100,000 Calendar Years- 1945 3,481,709 " expense.s.—^ An."-. k'Avr '.i: 24,*555 - End. 1,323,912 3,976,946 ——. Prov. $1,407,211 : 1,700,000 116,700 Royalties, divs.- and in".. J "i*'£:iA -terest' incbme-A—Cr243,713,: Cr201,45G 1 Cr246,187 Crl75,072 Miscellaneous (net)— 4,714. 2,914 : " 32,048'Crll,686 >; , Vx'' $1,761,158 150,000;" 100,000 gen- expenses ♦After "• A"*"' 953. 1,290,086 _ 'A 1946 | g" soldi-,— depletion sales 'agency Intr. , 1945^ 30 "> 200,000 14l,422,88L 183,378,502 197,897,544-, 46,725,492 118,635,418 137,922,442 145,595,452 Prov; SEPY. SHEET, 200,000 200,00$ 56,244,563- repairs."—X adm;- and 1,152:-? Losses $1-99 " t ■j 300,000;i 250,000 of. cancellation- of Cost' $963,463 ) $3,02,.' term debt—2,390,500 Reserve for contingeneles__i. ———!-*.—• A 162,888 : Minority interest' in subsidiary—-V' 12,522' -. $525,628 ■ $663,547-.; "S "$0.90-X.: $0.69* ""$0.25 > taxes. IV & . 2,595,563" Long Paid $5,592,283 divldends. . 8 Mos. goods and Interest * 218,258 $1,612,036 $0.66 irt''banks-——lU.— equipment * Afccounts as_ income and BALANCE * and .-Bank loan *326,536 (Including subsidiary sales companies) Profit $317,796 , and 484,573 shares in? Other assets. Crl68,796 • ■ 58,360 ; " 2,786 ; Marks —*** Hayden" Miller & Co.— Merrill, Turben & Co.— ——- — and eral : J $685,407 rehabilitation First 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— 775 accounts'receivable— and 1944; carry-back Corn Products Refining* 761,811- 1,013 of Maint. Selling, A 188,364 63,711 $500,000' * : ,, 1,250,000 Se- Corp.—— sales, Net Cost $3,836,796 175,677: 1,085,837 Co. ner —The Ohio Company Aug< 31/46. Deprec. - $3,648,432 $2,940,047 severally, " Ctf.,' 232,270" $1,216,858 471,118 1946 Webster & > $2,707,777 31,845" 18,939 $1.29 & curities Hail 1,250,000" ' $7,779,001 $26,764,716 $22,106,291 ■> 6,593,988- 24,056,939'- 18,457,859 A$1,185,013 • SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS 19461-9 Mds.—1945 . Co. 1,250,000" 1,250,000" Peabody & Co. W. C. Langley & Co.— Lehman Brothers——— Stone agreed Watling, Lercheri' Si Co) First of Michigan Corp. Moore, Leonard & Lynch Singer, Deane & Scrib- 1,250,000 Kidder, have Laurence-M. 1,250,000 1,250,000 (Co, Sc 1,500 & 1900. (Inc.) "*. 500,000 Hayden, Stone & Co.—"" 500,000 Hemphill, Noyes1 & Co; 500,000-1. l,25p,000 Company 1,500 Eiseman 117,537 share Stuart Inc. , Inc, __—1,000 _ years p. W. Norman - Bacon, Whipple ft-'-Co^. Harris, Co"u—1,250,000 Inc. Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co. 1,500 23,197 533,014-shares in hand and Common credits 164, - 3,000 —— eom. on Inventories payments. ■■■*; — years IRepresents 3,000" & Halsey, 1,500 Henry F. Swift & Co 112,303 £*,1 :\'f'* on 148,569 profit——„__„_ required. Northwest • *_ , sfcott; H0rriet"&' Mascfti; Infe.' l',500 United States Treasury notesv Marketable" securities at' cbst__ $554,293 : $22,931 earnings*bef. tax credits. share earnings, incl. Pacific $1,293,048 ASSETS— November" Earned net share in Slocumb-&-Co.— r Outstanding ■ - underwriters several Harriman Ripley & Co., A > the company the principal amounts opposite their respective-names, « ' * '■ j>? Eastman, Dillon & Co.Goldman, Sachs & Co. : —2,000 }H program expected to be •' to purchase: from Jointly, : Holley, Dayton & Gernoh-v 1,500" , em¬ charged" reserves Brush, Calif of be 1)400,000 8he;:A "444,230 shB. ; 2.250,000 1,250,000 2,000 -' to ; ' ' A " " A $25,000,000 • 316,300 shs, > 316,282 shs. - - - —2,000 * Co. V 126,599 " Net" income.-r $852,164 income taxes— Cor, the "v ' as-the $25,000,000 stock not Drexel - __i—__;— •Earns; '1945''-'' profit before tax credit— tExcess profits taxes credits. Evans^ A: — cost of Authorized Smith; Barney & Co.i._ Blyth & Co., Inc."—- AA:tlABILITIES^A"?A.VXA , * 2,250,000 >f 2406. 1946 estimated ' $4,500,000? 3,000" Pacific $1,166,449-' income f\jTi $171,500 Net Inc^ ;i- $10,742,332 —" 9,575,883 for taxes - on: inc;_ | Cd;-~rEarnings— 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— Profit after charges ; income Total: Copperweld Steel A—L. Interest Continental Steel Corp^—Sells Plant of UnitSee Borg-Warner as-the Kubn, Loeb & Co....— 2,500. concen¬ indicate represent expenditures' made arid UNDERWRITERS—The and ■ Harold C. Brown & Co., Inc. conditions prevailing The First Boston Corp.- Levy & Williams—'2,500 Clement 3,000 Co.—— sales, etc Dairy- cattle - and The amounts stated of bonds set forth A' of She. &-Co.___^^_.__^_._ further to time; types of steel, ranging'in quality from the highest gtadCS 'or steel to"; the ordinary commercial graded of carbon' steel" Company considers" that the distribution of its dollar sales among the various grades of*' steel-for'the'period of six^ ftionths; ended-Aug; 31, 1946, is reasonably representative of its peacetime business, - - • - •1 - *: ,l . "4,000 " The Wtsconsin Company^„" 1,500." 4,000' Farwell chapman & Co.— 1,500 CONSOLIDATED each bonus - No. ... '« - "■ - & Co.—— ast follows;: Co.— Weeden Lawson, 5,500 -•A; Other; deductions A 164, p. the A:"-Vc* Sutro & . Company— 4,000 ^ross: profit com¬ the payment to be made on the last pay day before" similar payment to cover the months of January and February 1947 will be made on the last pay day in February of. that year. More than 7,000 employees- of the company located in various distributes EARNINGS FOR 3 AND 9 MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30; . Cost of - . months, of Islands 1946—3 Mos.—1945 Net December, Christmas. : 5,500 A ♦Based to and 7 A ' ' Company..—5,500' Minority interest pay Hawaiian the &' Co:___————— 4,000% Other To Pay Living Cost Bonus to Employees— subsidiary In of Shs.: Schwabacher- & ' its manufactures, for A production in the Rocky Mountain--area is more than adequate to satisfy the refinery's requirements, Serge fi. JureneV, Secretary, stated. A -V /: and 1936, by consolidation ■ of America, Inc. and Company directly or through v * Company is-engaged'in the manufacture and sale of a wide variety of ; Maynard H. Murch & Co i- own company years. 29, ~ Hill Richards now The of the time BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in New Jersey July 21, 7 — Ar• •• ' , company Estabrook & Co.i.,—^ William R. Staats Ca."— charging capacity of the'refinery to approximately per foods. Bateman, Eichler & Co.—— 4.000 » erection crude the-company - various parts Common cor- number a through economies — ■* . enlarge for sCven a Other' improve the continuity of the company's1 -• designed to improve manufacturing", be* mdde-in- the-program,-from may or- operating predecessor of have is- also program First mtge^ skg» fund bonds,-series due 1966 "; of " 5% cum. conv. pfd. stk; (par $100)~ was distributes beer, operates a public cold storage wareice, hay, grain and feed. Ail subsidiaries of the Curtis refinery, were announced--on Nov. 9. The project of catalytic cracking and polymerization units to Includes Increase sells First? California paid. any; to be made by the company business will net be material/ construction time to same The corpo-A" a will forms.- will be greater than its capacity to Such excess finishing capacity is considered*permit the company to produce the various forms ' proportions as may appear desirable from time to'* and1-effect-operating -1 are Shields S£ covering renegotiable sales and the RFC Price Adjustment Board. Construction Program Planned—-* Plans frozen for postwar reserve of which the stock Feb. or — Data with Inc., Creameries as processes Langley & Co Paine, Webber, Jackson & » ,Cash and government securities,- including United States Treasury Gavings Notes, amounted to $21,635,703 on Sept. 30, 1946; and $21,642,'048 on Sept. 30, 1945. Bank loans and purchase obligations were $12,652,006 on Sept. 30, 1946, which amount was $4,326,829 less than the total-of these obligations on Sept. 30, Renegotiation proceedings for the year ended Dec. 31, 1944, were concluded during September," 1946, resulting in a net refund to the «overnment purchases, W. O. ' • - . successor 1931, 1, business No. averaged 94,929 barrels per day in 1946, as against barrels' daily in 1945; ' < ' '. , ~ I completed during the first nine months of 1946 totaled 308"" same the ofr the Delaware known * Kidder, Peabody & Co.—_15,986 Mitchum, Tulyy & Co._„—12,000 Eastman, Dillon &A Co.— 5,500 Hayden, Stone & Co 5,500 Hemphill, Noyes &- Co^i-a*.-.- 5,500- Wells Completions for the Jan. in been in then to or*part then "A"7; production for the is America, wholly owned subsidiaries. and and ; nine months 5>4j402 of s.^ares of common sjfock, to be• purchased by. each: are j •§ first ;. and CAPITALIZATION; GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING- A" " . . in barrels daily for the same period Net 650,000 shs» slabs1, im those sold made to complete the program. NOneX 650,000 shs, V ; wholly owned with the-sole* exception of Hawaii Brewing. Corp., Ltd., in which the company owns a 99.3% interest, " " UNDERWRITERS1-The nambs of the underwriters and the number ■{ 1945. ' tonnage-now are to such of its and products, consisting' principally of fluid' milk, cream, cheeseXV other dairy products, ice cream-and- other frozen confections,,:.1 company quarter of 1946, including company's equity in crude oil produced by controlled companies consolidated, averaged 97,737 barrels per day, compared with 97,of its of Prior all organized was also produces and * the" third for business. which- had orangeade taxes" income Creameries as acquired subsidiaries ahd The quarterly report further states: crude 30,000 shs.. company to produce ■ strip in 'coils from steel' * and tration of production of particular types of steel at particular plamts. , , . numerous house, 12,597,779 $2.69 not are had corporation certain •operating charges and the amounts collected'in respect thereto are not included in gross operating income. • The amount of such taxes paid <or accrued) during the nine months of 1946 totaled $22,672,333. •Net the of 2,172,212 Drl90,539 S "3,737,618 12,061,245 $1.41. A $0.80 A/;;."- $2.58 provision and in business 23,000 : 30,000 " par) BUSINESS—Company known cream Company, 845,0i7 A :< ice companies 9,771,089 6,588,104 share. per •Includes • - assets income Earnings and its deductions of sale 9,631,104 124,506 income Profit 11,141,548 3,684,498 AND also poration 7,046,279 11,265,596 8,663,941 4,378,177 5,010,195 _A income oper. ($50 —A—j-*—. steel advisable. $2,500,000 the and billets finishing capacity time, and at the Changes on Oct. 4, 1929; as a holding company for' the purpose acquiring stock of certain corporations engaged primarily in the milk 85,124,639 83,182,697 2,246,588 stock' par) ; ; ganized - and surrendered leaseholds Net 28,711,268 ($1 of 1 -• $2,500,000 i.. - the enable sheets , ration, ' -\ - — blooms, ingots: steel advisable in order operations: Outstanding rolled of program company's produce .v - PRESENT FINANCING TO 1 preferred stock HISTORY > 39,020.471 112,619,290 113,207,603 41,931,321 and oper. GIVING EFFECT th£ ^ . will cold of excess the practices receivable. and. accounts 1960i>——- Cumulative .1946—9 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 additional of purchase Promissory -.note—- . Common - the 15-year-3% sinking-fund debentures;due" • to. approximately: 164, p. 1717< 1946' amounted cash.—V. 30, for 'Authorized ' > > 1 /. . . represented $837,000 and inventories in creases $0.66 the three months ended Sept.' 30, period of $168,080 before provision . at which that for • , ♦$300,231 $57,734 and $900,000 will be applied to the payment of ; company for income taxes. 156,027 520,000 _ -—— — of $976,259 . A".' A'"? operations Net income on — *PrOfit. The - __ period per $91,805 149,539 TotalJ income— Provision plants in of Midland at and the'form designed to expand- and improve the com¬ pany's capacity for the production of bars and other forms of finished--, steel. The company's capacity to produce steel ingots is now1 greater • than its capacity to finish steel. After the completion of the program" - machinery and outstanding bank loans, the proceeds of which were used to provide for increased accounts receivable and inventories resulting from an expanded vol¬ ume of business and for plant additions and betterments. The re¬ mainder of the proceeds will be used for additional working, capital required by reason of the expansion in plants and facilities and in¬ company's in capacity mills sheets sold parts the proceeds equipment, —-—.—.— rolled now ' ' . sheet new hot Calif., Registrar: Metropolitan Trust'Company of " - The , Bank of America National Trust and Savings Asso¬ ciation, LoS Angeles. Los • > The program is designed to effect further integration of the com-*" pany's operations and to make a substantially larger proportion of its output available for; sale in-more diversified forms of finished steels. will • '• is used be X '' to A'""'.,A . , •' ^ flu- v».fi \ t ytf r; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE yoliime 164" Number 4543 Dayton (Ohio) Power & Light Cp.—I?xpansion It announced was has istration investment of $701,000 in pulpwood and logging operations inventory as compared with Sept. 30, 1945. Increases in raw. material costs end a inventory of fuel oil 'are responsible for the Increased in¬ vestment of $349,000 in other inventories. With. some, exceptions, the \ — Oct. 30 that the Civilian. Production Admin¬ the construction • by this company of a power on approved plant to cost approximately $3,019,540.—V.164, p.; 2285. ,■ yyy increases in Earnings— Denver Tramway Corp. (& Subs.) Sept. 30— 1946 1945,' 9 M03. End. 'Taxes, other than Fed.'"' •;• income-.—.-.—--—.—*; •> //■ 338,109 313,480 k' ; ™™.;—: ™™ Net oper; income iw, Other income _**_*_*— Interest Fed. Net income • - « *The above is arrived ■ • 'y result of losses incurred • in sion and J; the tested. is Such proposed additional believed that ■ of - the service companies profit $7,598,579 in group .6,468,948 its petition states that .it seeks to correct conditions , $1,355,4237 $lyl29,631 630,573 532,325 $724,850 $597,306 / expenses..™, Ebasco . f , ', Interest from operations.^ •, on long-ternj debt_^. .Miscellaneous deductions i7---.---.--Ji.—71 1 Balance Profit before , 20,423 ' companies American former 70,313 4,490 of Power & Ebasco Services Inc., which are subsidiaries of Light Corp., Electric Power & Light Corp. and of as compared with the correspond¬ National Power & Light Co., ing week during 1945, were as follows (in thousands of kilowatt-hours) :. :777-777v:'- ■•?;/.:•./'■''/ ;//v.. : 7" ■■77' Operating Subsidiaries of— 1946 ,1945 ■7/7/;.' 1' Miscellaneous .(income, Distribution^- 64,940 . -^Weekiy Input— Services Inc For the week ended Nov. 7, 1946, the System inputs of client oper- " .atir.g. Profit $522,503 $639,495 7 104,457 64,058. , 'American Power & Light Co.™™ Electric Power & Light Corp. Federal taxes on income-.$743,942 The directors have declared a distribution of 20 cents per share for $586,561 Provision for Federal taxes on the quarterly period ending Dec, 31, 1946, and an extra distribution ;income_i^l_^^. 77 256,000 219,000 of 30 cents' per share, both payable Dec. 31 to stockholders of record ■I Dee. 14. Distributions, of. 20 cents each were made on June 29< and ;^Net7prdfit7^l7-,7l_^-7^--^l--,-^^lL777:<r7' $487,942:/. $367,561 / Balance at beginning ot period ; t Sept. 30, this year, following distribution on May 7, 1946, of • a 100% 2,528,862 72,254,997 7 Adjustment', of ' prior- years' tax-accruals stock distribution. A cash distribution of 30 cents per share was made 7-'-" — 80,000 Miscellaneous adjustment r on the old stock Which in 1945 received a total of $1.25 per share.—/• "" 3,944 '■ * Former National Pwr. &Tt. 54,272 ¥ Total: Di Giorgio Fruit Corp.—Exchange Offer The Extended— Co.* 104,806 extended Oct. from /Earnings;-per. ' vidend Declared /The directors Increased Shares— ; record of Nov. will 20 approved : receive additional one share each for on Dec. received dividends 10; 1946, and 30 cents * In-1945.—V. 160, / share will a to stockholders of 16 old stock 6. March on and 11 June •/ 10, 1946.' A total of 70 cents was paid Sept. on tFunds v': ?• •■ -.-V /v'/' reserved Bullion Provj. ' $4,060,096 production and oper. ■: ; ., / for taxes, est,™* explor. expense for > $3,973,798 1,687,930 749,036 1,649,856 ?;■- 603,976 883,437 76,000 48,000 .13,833' 18,120 27,006 62,622 t $1,122,845 61,197,564 $1,447,210 443,078 465,413 > 666,896 $1,714,523 474,059 $1,565,924 $1,662,977 $2,114,106 $1.09 27,000 Miscellaneous? earningsNet profit, .'Earnings.:, . etc. per ; - , — $0.80 ^ share™L; capital ♦On 1,946,668 shares of y $0.85 , Dow Chemical Co. (& Subs.)Quarters Ended Aug; 31—,% y . ,,. V income '• 1946 Net income before taxes- Federal Federal " . $5,901,096 taxes-—- taxes Net profit i $3,607,303 .— . Earnings per common share**™**.™ The company further announced: cNo dividends were received front? : v 3hare)™_™ 4,—-, - ,7 '■ — 'ivvy- v-v-^5'■ / NOTE-r-For 250,000 order. 31,004 3,394,390 ' • —— . • associated^^ 0on^nies; during -tbis; tlnvested notes, 86,838 , - - V,,,.,:,. /-■ -V t -4,253 ' Net income —1 $29,989 23,660 . .• 1 „$1,095 $6,329 1946 - 1944 . 301,901 Earnings all charegs, share common per Supply Co.—Earnings—New Gross ; .r Total .Net earnings after ■ & Sept." 30, 1946— Period Ended ■ ,Y.. Metals / v ? , : incl. taxes—— " ——— , 3 Months . ■- 9 Months ' r... V:,.y |> Total $102,328 •$75,019 + 47,543 / '*■ 7 47,479 - Balance / $272,336 7 " $757,217 ■; •.'/•. $0.56 ' $1.55 ' $79,57f . subsidiary deductions™^---*!, v..:"... " " $32,035 / 23,6lL parent CO. deductions--™™™ / 23,660 Net $1,289,085. - Qt]her income (net)™™ : 23,538' .- •/ revenues 587. ,1 F. Ducommun vacancy created 'officers elected E. • by the and of been elected C. ... - Manager; and Elmer Wall, Balance Interest $1,289,672 260,412 - 1946 " /' provision- of " $163,100.' for "Federal : ;7 Period Ended Sept. 30,1946-— 1945 " 1944 • $2,273,893 > V : • $0^6' 7 ; / -t 77,923 ; income^ taxes.—V. 7-7^;;, mon $0.35 7164,; i/Vv."-/ per share on 320,000 shrs.i stock outstanding.. of 3 Months /7 $347^37 ♦$l,439r764 % of com- ™*-™__™_*-^*-™** .1 9 Months; / and amort. . . bwt> ... ■ v ' t$1.17 . , 1 $1,758,718 $15,955,131 $23,926,129 . v $4.50 'Fed.'normal"tax -r (est.)- Net: profits 7 'Including -provision, $666.247r 254,000 - "fEarns. per com.' share. ■ . • than/the figure for the?second , for , $4i2,247 v • • .162,000 $133,902- $1.08 -excess $1,021,788 392,000 $629,?88 $0.35 . profits ; $0.81 on 381.562 / Mav/ 1946.—* " . : v/ .-// - -■. two. -more annealing furnaces and»a caustic pickling unit, capacity been increased by 50% during; the year. The number ; o< "employees has: doubled" during the last 12 months, to a present total . /Will have i ' Eastern Corp.—Earnings; etc.—*' 7- ; '--77;''' " Clyde B. Morgan, President, on Oct. 18 said in part: '7.7.//77; 77 « The net working capital at Sept. 30, 1946, amounted to $3,831,848, van increase of $276,305 since Jan, 1.7: 7 / • . ; : > The company has been able to acquire and has operated 20,000 more . % wcords wood tional of at the mills have pulpwood, Increased more than together with rising costs, Inventories 18,500 cords. resulted in of. pulo- This addi¬ an-increased 1,700. ' Net sales for the nine '/■' ■ r months ended Sept; 30 amounted- to - 142, The- corporation's present backlog of • , $16,187,* unfilled orders- amounts to $17,000,000, : 7 • v1 / * / John M; Cui'ley, Chairman of the boards states that because of market conditions, the management' has, decided not: to proceed at thiss time with the previously contemplated issue of an additional 64,000 shares of stock.—V. 164, p. 1081. 7 .7.. more-than . pulpwood as compared with last* year. of. more- than 2,042,856 " 13,243 ' 1' 2,102,809 ™ ' 1,007 * • -1,631 22,046/ . *$9,611,465*$14,432,374 $824,937 ♦$1,082,573 excluding, pfo rata amount of tax * ; ™™™™—i* 9,194,078 12,050,728 1,106,308 reductions in Federal income which are not offset by special charges 4,990,305 Cr2,230 8,090,000 2,119,092^; Crl 1,896 7,072,316 2,119,092 , ... • $5,970,908 Total'■ $4,953,224 shares-™*.—— $3.13 $2.53 * Including $163;961 in September, 1945, $417,387 for 12 months1 of 1946 and $2,381,649 for 12. months o-f '1945 pro. rata amount of^ta* reductions resulting from the sale of transportation property in 1945 and in, 1944 in excess of related book loss; /-. : • ": ' tspecial charges of (1) $750,889 (1945, $2,437,535), represent pro rata amount of those portions of premiums and expenses , on redemp^ tion of bonds which are equivalent to resulting reduction m Federal income taxes, and (2) $854,6'/9 in 1945, represent prorata amount of book -loss on sale Of transportation property In 1944 which, because of write-downs in prior years is less than the pro rata reduction to Federal'taxes resulting from such sale/ , • ; tlnclude, in addition ■ to the $417,387 (prior period, $2,381,649>, referred to above.; amounts which result from deductions* itt excess of depreciation at Usual rates, allowable for tax purposes as amorMaa^ tiorn of emergency: facilities but not recognized in the accounts: sine# such facilities •'are expected to be employed throughout their normal life-and not to replace existing facilities. . ; V §Before giving effect to tax reductions resulting from amortization, of emergency facilities and excluding $417,387 (prior period, $2,381,649*. pro rata amount of tax reductions resulting from sale of transportation property in excess of book loss.—V. 164, p. 2017. Per share, basad on 1,909,968 • / r/During the- third quarter ..the corporation started full production oii a;new- 48-inch four-high mill and added, other- new equipment in¬ cluding two specia Ilyrdesigned muffletype annealing furnaces, a hot miU-finishing V unit and. seven sheet polishing "machines. With addi¬ tional hew equipment td be installed before the end, of l946, including ; $369,07i $1.65 taxes.- iBased shares* now-^ outstanding.- Stocks was-split- 2rfor^l'- hi" 163, p. 2723. ■ "V. quarter. taxes c. Big Expansion program Being Completed This Year—? Financing Postponed— " ' 7 : / " / 1 ./v/ 283,000 . t?,292,214 1750,889 170,238 Applicable to common stock of parent company; 7 $582,671 v 190,202 Adjustment for minority interests™*.*™*.—* §Earnings **.™**™-*™/ Dividends on pfd. stock ol' parent, company 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $295,902. ^ 33,077 170,238 / ; / ; income™ income, reduction , '^olidated net income for the three months ended Sept; 30 was lower 194fr=—3 Mos.—1945• 9,258 f?rl95,308 Url4,607 $1,744,111 $15,759,922 $23,935,387 299,466 3,341,368: 4,085,942 J Extraordinary . / ,.' ♦Includes profits, of $162,843 on the sale1 of Eastern Stainless Steel stock by Industrial Steels, Inc.; which is now? a wholly-owned sub*, sidiai-y.. No jcoraparable* figures are available for the same period of last year because the corporation did1 not. acquire Industrial Steelsf, Inc., until. August,. 1945: tCompares with $2.77. for the second quartet and, SO. cents fot the: first quarter.. As a? result of temporary operating :' problems caused/; by rapid expansion during the third. quarter^ coirt Cigar Corp.- -Earnings—■ Period End. Sept.30— charges™***™ requirements subs. Net Net /; . ,Net profit, after,charges • (& Subs.) —Earnings-— , Net income after all' charges, including provision for. Fed- -and State income taxes-*- $2,454,959 79,980 - • • " * div. Pfd. Applic/ to minority int. Eastern Stainless Steel Corp. and : $2,935,454 profits^ after- taxes. * 176,840 Earnings per/ishare.- —.v //'-. v $0.79 ■ Secretary Special ""$31,188*' $4,01'? .7; $8,424 ;//~Y»..|64,v p.. v933./.;.7.;:::f/;7v7. ■;&, 77:j777;:7/7/^//:,;7^ " v Net 2285>. r; 'mt':income77:-l-7™™,7-^™.;'^ //-Earnings Corp;—Earnings^ Fiscal Years Ended July 31— y *Aftet the Other Wayne Rising, was also elected a director.—V. ' V/v.-7v?-7- • ■./■;. / -:/v/,/■• vv-7w; •« Net sales * fill to Ducommun. W. General ,164, p. 1868. ; President the late Emil Lohn, Executive Vice-President; Charles Vioe-Presldent and Treasurer; Wayne Rising, Vice- ^Assistant Treasurer, Duro Test A. are: Ducommun, President has death 2,152,470 5,377,216 ; ^ ' Edmond > 5,188,929 5,117,260 v73,914. 542,081 / /, 138,886 427,023 >: 431,984 reducts. taxes™— oper. 891,575 ^'-•■/ / ■ , ■ $27,556 $54,848 • -"• 74,540 ' '.47,463 ' - - extraord. ter Other ' ; '• . , . 26,178,208 4,527,736 5,098,550 '/. ■; 886,977 25,301,669 4,386,696 .4,810,721 2,012,653 320,288 389,172 2,228,496 407,781 . . 1945,—V. 163, p. 3416. 7■ 1946—Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $5,270,909 $5,125,617 $61,651,984 $68,147,285 - - Depreciation Amort, of plant acqui- •' sition adjustments/.™ Federal income taxes af- , Ducommun revenue Maintenance .. : dividend for the year of shares of capital: stock outstanding, ; Oct. 31 declared a final Period-End. Sept. 30— Operation / ™r directors on •Operating -™—————™*—, - Dividend of 75 Cents— Electrolux Corp.—Final Engineers Public Service Co., Inc. (& Sub&)—Earns.— v SEPT. 30 1945 ' interest. Payment will be made at the State Street 7, 1946, and on Jan, 30 and Sept. 5, $435,253 77 $374,069;; • $334/2547 Operation' 7 230,681 > 154,733. 151,413 Maintenance / 18,053 : 10,107 / 12,721 Depreciation 44,754 • 43,528 7 42,851 General taxes i-7™. 38,778 ' 33,971 /;/."31/248 State, and-Federal-income taxes*-u— 23.410, 29,400 .21,000 (incl.; other .income)™-,/ the 1970, Dec. 16 to holders of record Nov. 12. This compares witht 50 cents paid on Aug. 2, last, and 25 cents each on Feb. 11 and'May $2,75T4 ' QUARTERS END. possible* ■/ ■/ payable $26,292 23,538 < as 75 cents per share on the '1,237,500 .,■■,,,•/./ ; $24,706 23,611 INCOME ACCOUNT, . , Grossv rev, . .President— 1, The s 13,661 11,569 /: . ; 61,353 , . 5,620. ': 2,993 14,267 /7V; 13,904 712,962 r 12,231 / CONSOLIDATED 1946, has not been computed.—V. 164, ....... 67,743 - 5 ; are companies outstanding first mortgage 3V4% bonds, series A, duo have been called for redemption on-Dec. 12, 1946, at Trust Co., corporate trustee, State and Congress Sts., Boston, Mass. / Holders may present their bonds or payment at any time arid re¬ ceive tjie full redemption price, including interest accrued to Dec,; 12. 1946.—LV» 164, p. 2285., of All r to-portal wages plus certain veteran benefits, of. approximately $4,650, 000 before tax adjustments. The effect on the company's1 earnings for reason*' it is not' always always as near alphabetical' in exact alphabetical- mechanical arrange, S El Paso Electrie Co; (Texas)—Calls 3% % Bonds^— in Nov, Net earnings4—i™-,.-™™-. ; v ■■■ . 4': be increased approximately $1,200,000 a year for portal-to-portal wages. also-provides for payment, for the past six years port al¬ p. 2407, ■//!'' PQNDENSED MCpME;ACCOUNT/(COMPANYDNLY)77V7, -7 Quarter End.' Sept. 'SO^: "l946 1945: 1944 .1 ^ -J$144,3931 $126,862 $117,1307 ; to and' the introduction, kitchen tools and he explained.—V. 164; p. 2285, However, they possible position 1 /TTotal/dedUctioha, 4 The agreement the three months ended Aug. 31, > Treasury Depreciation f housewares new, post-war products," 2,309,000 ■ .—■■*■'*/V„.u/-: 7$12,214,476 $11,594,655 ;Maintenance" / ■ .$1.57 the 114,199 of lines; of 2,502,838 $2,273,966 vie/$2.64/ t " ' acquisition; of additional manufacpermitted expanded production of es¬ operations and which have facilities tablished Eastern Minnesota Power Corp.—Earnings— The company and the? Midland Union have Just agreed that, retro¬ active back to Sept. 9, 1946, wage payments, at the Midland plant will V? 100,324 peacetime taring 2,526,833 per deducting $310,000- of U. S; U. Sw Treasury noces.—V. 163, p, 2992, 1,719,877 v combined "The biggest factor in this year's increased, earnings has been our production record which during the last nine months was t'he highest our 58-year htstory; resulting principally from, rapid,-reconversioije. $397,899 7/ / *605 ' 67,887 321,000 ,/ Taxes/ ' c 68,349 income on //•Gross earnings ;; -Operation • $0.7t stock after giving* 7 ;. $581,i70 ^After $3,933,843 2]293^793 _*™ 1945 $3.13 Keating/ Chairman, pointed out: "Several Important factow to produce the notable increase in earnings this year. at this time the company was still involved in* the term¬ $5,700,000 in war contracts and reconversion was just beginning. to "'' , 3,417,470 2,503,752 : f Earnings— $678,563, $2,587,329 $0.19 year ination of ' " y - j-_-7_;™ ■'.7 Total ' $190,541 $1.22 share *On present outstanding 787,500 shares of common to split-up on a 2-for-l "basis in Sept., 1946. 108 and stock.—V. 164, p. 2015. $1,002,272 ™*™**j** per. Arthur , .surplus-.—WH-^-.™^-™—2,811,756 Earned 82,081 taxes 7- 1944^9 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 charges Last 189,318 1,973,500 5.277,727,. , • have $12,214,476 $11,594,655 ; Common stock (par value $10 Capital surplus $1.12 -i after effect $2,188,581 deprec profit 7 1,73,675 1,298,000 5,840,110 Oct. 1, 1959™ 2,137,000 • inventory price decline 250,000 ? ^~^^7;7' *753,655/' :.// r 1,505,794 Gtber?:resems:^^^n--^U-&-. ■ 'vj C' Operating 2,206;838 purposes—.— and 7 126,500 First: mortgage 3%%- bonds due Res. for possible future $4,356,897 1,756,009 •; 582^755 Outside Reserved construction inc. .♦Earnings 1945 i.-™ Dividends payable on common stock i, Other accrued liabilities^.-—7 $3,623,669 ' 2,264,662 costs 1943 1944 vv .7 ' $697,792 7,-™,,„-7_, for Accounts payable ^ -*i/™™*. general - 1945 . . :in Accrued 1946 ?,-7:;/:;/,:7/,7:./.;/;/: Period End/Sept; 30— , % 973,757 7 7 838,710 1,334,130 985,314 reserves 7/.liabilities— iy: Earnings-^ 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— $4,427,009 $53,054,383 $42,928,975-. Ekco Products Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings—r -77? Net i $387/966 . Total - " "Development, Subsidiary) /Plant,/ property and timberlands (less reserves) on each cents 25 com¬ any 1946—10 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945" $5,541,676 —V. 164, p. 2408. • 1946 /Miseellaneous- assetB 1 , the increased stock Prior to the split-up the be paid record Deo. of p.j 1293./ Dome Mines, Ltd. » Canadian . (except pulpwood)— Pulpwood and logging operations— share ■ A dividend of 15 cents : $1.43 Inventories a held. ; -1' Receivables—less two-for-one stock split which will increase outstanding shares from 301,622 to 603,244. Stockholders 29 Period End. Oct. 31— Sales ™_—:--:.-*-**- 203,663 / balance;sheet, sept,' 3o Cash lit banks and ori.hand™77--;l^,w„^,„ "U. S. Treasury notes;.- Co.—Split-Up Voted—15-Cent Di- on Oct. on sharei^i-.,^.,™——, (Including ASSETS— * - common ^ ' „ Mfg. $2,502,839 // $1.08 ■. Edison Bros. Stores, Inc.—October Sales Up 25.2%—. •: '1 $^,706,502 ' $2,811-, 756 stock-—,,--™™,™1 period-! 7 consolidated i Doernbecher common .Balance at end of to 31 on % 17.4 5.0 14.2, ' Nov. 30 the time old $3 participating preferred stock for new stock. The exchange is on the basis of one class B share for each share of old preferred corporation has v limit for exchange of -••preferred and Class 3 new preferred and one stock.—V, 164, p. 1591. $3,016,804'' ,205.048,: • Dividends- 51,697 91,780 . 29,637 2,575 .13,026 The above figures do nob include the System, inputs of panies not appearing in both periods,—V. 164, p, 2407. - , 170,774 7 . p. 1591. —Increase— Amt. 200,411 . v V. 164, the ono on the other hand. on •.whloh", am alleged to be a burden and a financial injustice to conavertible shareholders, including maldistribution of assets and earnings* V. 164, p. 1868. :/,■/.. ,1945 / $8,541,130 7 7,185,707 contracts between EUA and its subsidiaries handi and Stone & Webster Service Corp. and other Stone & Webster . The >/;*•:■ / 1946 goods ; ^ Detroit International Bridge Cot—Extra exten- requests for SEC action is made by the shareholder*' . 30 • Selling, shipping and general • * . of Gross all income taxes, including disputed and *as yet undetermined items, "for the years 1940 through Sept. 30, 1946, inclusive, which may finally be determined to be legally due, have ; been provided for currently in the accounts.—V. 164, p. 1718. /yy It* Sept. 30— sales Cost been pro- taxeshave income to holders of record was issued by the company during'this in the accompanying balance sheet. is reflected 14 Whether Stone & Webster groups substantially own or control .directly or indirectly 10%- or more of the EUA voting securities out.standing and if these groups should not be required to* register as a holding company; and the extent to which the corporate structure or .ownership of EUA and its affiliates may be simplified, unnecessary complexities eliminated, voting power fairly and equitably distributed .among "security holders and the property and business confined to those necessary or appropriate to the operations of an integrated public utility system. The group also asks the SEC to look Into the terms and conditions Oct. on of I 7 redemption total ' taxes of approximately $447,000 are proposed by * additional income for SEPT. 1.939. Federal income tax returns for the years 1940, 1941' 1942 have- been examined by the Treasury Department and tho examiner. 4 ,7 •; , called 9 Months Ended Net year and f - . CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED v r-: .y, NOTE—Federal income taxes, including; disputed items Involving depreciation, have been settled with the Treasury Department through * * declared Sept. 25,. payable Nov, 4 . ^shares of common stock income as shown of $400,000 for 1945, the fourth quarter, by on etc. ' of sale of property, • $891,643 $874,960 $1,560,045 was company A .group, which is headed by Roger W. Babson, investment adviser. 7- Chief among the actions petitioned for are that the SEC institute and investigation to determine: • 7 1, 1946, through the sinking fund, $172,000 of first mortgage 3%% bonds, The Sept.,30, 1946 balance sheet has given effect,to this transaction. : / .■:. 7; The stock exchange plan which terminated Nov. 30, 1945, was re¬ opened and extended by the court to Sept. 1", 1946. A total of 414 768,500 766,000 Federal and State taxes basis? or the' annual provision stock The - 146,488 . v.' $735,418 mon '.yOct, .18, 1946. $1,806,637 109,331- ' *330,000 tor a ; ■ 88,480 / 582,000 ™™- , as $1,802,670 .3,966 $1,750,291 management. 7 is amount $573,000 expended on major projects from/funds set aside for that purpose. At Sept. 30, more than $1,400,000' of approved projects remain to be completed; Shortages >and delivery delays of' essential material and equipment' continue to retard the completion of several major jobs. 7 The regular quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share on the com¬ 268,244 41,396 ™—*** the on at 315,897 ;. this . 519;239 j State & provision f reason 514,475 ;$1,978,525 $1,358,814 bonds *i*™ on: for taxes on inc. . , 2,674,820 cash in operating inventories. 7 total of $845,000 on construction projects a of stockholders, has tion's assets. It of has spent Included in 1. committee asked the Securities and Exchango Commission''to investigate the advisability of distributing the Assooia~ also asked the Commission to end control of EUA by /What the Committee alleges to be a minority group: aligned with the have further amounts The company /since Jan. Associates—Holders Ask SEC Views Distribution of Assets— A insure continued invest to - $1,739,565 $1,965,410 ,. 13,115 y ^ 10,726 / . income '.™ Total ProViv $1,341,543 17,271 ' - ;; 1943 Eastern Utilities on almost reached our maximum requirecapacity operations so that, barring further increases in the cost of our raw materials, it should not be necessary $4,923,191 2,333,036 $5,244,557 $5,567,730 2,760,524 y 528,315 **™: * '• 1944 v, $5,330,364 5,127,126 523,586 Oper. .revenue Oper. expenses -Depreciation inventories 2543 1 .'substantial ments to J ; * - ' . , ■ 1 M 2544 [THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Espey Manufacturing Co.—Stock Offered—B. G. Can¬ tor & Co., New York, on Nov. 13 offered 59,500 shares of common stock (par $1) at $5 per share. These shares are offered as a speculation. Transfer agent, Continental Bank Trust Co. & trar, Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co. of HISTORY AND of New York. of cabinets From The Regis¬ pany specialized inception in the in 1928 radio receivers brand radios are manufacture of and those any type own.trade name, J// certain radio tracts for the It meters wave The mine detectors. - the the company in was made for the and Shortly after V-J Day the company received cancellations and thereupon proceeded to convert its facilities r - • colored and the a expected to be installed about Jan. machinery increase corresponding will 1, 1945, of its to *40,000 that and in stock (par $1) funds will be added to Authorized, i_i of stock sold. and C. K. sales' profit sales." on STOCK PURCHASE of ance • WARRANTS—Company has authorized the " the to which its of underwriter 22,500 21 officers, warrants employees and the diiectors or others or ^ M. James formed Fairchild S. Ogsbury Fairchild 6 Mos. End. by 3,738 Inc., and extension an Cost of Total ■ > v i goods oper. * ' !. ; 698,565 Prov. / profit ket. The plant well and $130,663 *$34,135 $181,393 of in 17,269 first $15,426 131,298 $32,824 Chairman director a Burlington, Ogsbury manufacture is is also Camera .,7.2 Total • . •£ 4 , in of the board, A. Plan /or the acquisition by this of business bchick the cording board to of common the plan the Eversharp declared of of an cents. of 30 record The cents also Eversharp Dec. for Operating ' J of the newlywholly-owned the same posts Vt., field a not «77 1946 extra before engaged ♦- / will not share a than of Magazine of interest in an the cents 20 Jan. was cents was Dec. 15, paid for Oct. dividend 16 to and divs. that " $520,761 $466,051 46,875 46,868 Cr212 Cr2l2 Cr212 675 520 450 $537,852 $473,579 $418,945 * K. of stock common Agent—The Jersey City, N. J. of The Appointed— y;18 Eversharp sales, Mr. and 2152/ p. operations Robbins HISTORY AND to acquire Printing started the Co., with to grown its mortgages and good no a or value will of partnership paid present liens on has the are Trust " business partnership Co., ■// /; was 15 , Exchange // corporation's set business. retaining up The their on the plant, books 1946 founders full and interest expanded There property for the owners in the in of and are no equipment or trade name the business. of record $234,132,382, reported sales were $136,997 $0.55 sales and and 39% it or former This increase an noted that than in the more same was in in >, - period . $2.16 a The present per year half year a fiscal of the earlier. year report/' includes Houston, * Tex., unit five months No. -;V ^ - , preferred last year. with 2-for-l split Foley for the full in of 1945, profits "Our "We States meet stores Mr. the are enjoying already which we covered the "Substantial surveyed may requirements of indebtedness was it rates was were by the $3.70 Aug. on year 1, our expansion reduced noted, in for the absorbed effect first 56.8% of during the first sales In their Increases continue. are January, 1936. At year except Bloomingdale end, studying acquire the of stock, payable and 1945. §After deducting tax 1946 and $12,512,242 a$ 20 to holders of record Nov. 5. per com. stores in Nov. were Oct, 6, '45 2,937,535 ; 747,343 $1.88 $1.97 89 share- 89 oper. _ Oct. 2, *43 Oct. 7, '44 $33,062,278 $31,694,69® $75,303,092 $43,016,102 the directors declared 8, 414,809 397,308 $0.96 $Q.9X • "r 7 income taxes.—V. 164, p. 826. Dividend gross a Mexican dividend tax, on (George A.) Fuller Co.—Redemption Agent— The and convertible preferred stock, par $100, recently called for redemption as of Nov. 1, 1946, at par are being redeemed at the City Bank Farmers Trust outstanding shares of 4% which were dividends, Co./ 22 William St., New York, N. Y.—V. 164, p. 1720. _ ^ Gar Wood Industries; Inc.—Form of. Certificate— The New York Stock 4Vjs% more & Exchange on Nov, than Straus, 12 directed that deliveries of cumulative convertible preferred stock, up to and including Nov. 1946, be may either with temporary certificates or wita that beginning Nov. 27, 1946, only permanent made permanent certificates; certificates shall be a delivery.—V. 164, EARNINGS FOR NINE MONTHS that Sales of bldg. Abraham Inc.—Earnings— p. 2286. 1 . , , re¬ policy." subsidiaries Inc., Nov. Oct. 5, '46 , - share, less 8% United properties was all in at Aug. 3, -General Builders Supply Corp. in areas store history," reported at the year end. by $1,838,500. : Bros., share) per dividend of 54% cents the common stock, payable Dec. 20 to holders of record Nov. 29. On June 25, last, a distribution of 27'/4 cents, less 8% Mexican dividend tax, was paid. Dividends in 1945 totaled 43% cents, less 8% Mexican dividend tax.—V. .163, p., 1158. 1946). Long/ Minority interests in subsidiary companies were reduced by $5,062,624 during the year to $2,235,567. This compares with $17,000,000 in owned common __ On Federated's Brothers, largest and 1946 and $305,687 in 1945. fAfter $233,685 in 1945.. ^Represented, by per share) in 1946 and 1,039,53® compared as report. advantageously Working capital of $46,266,066 term $10 $5 (The) Fresniilo Co.-—Declares 54V2-Cent , 26 taxes, wartime year Lazarus. have in as the and value •After all charges and provision for period and to operations acquired excess of value Profit year, time.. ' v':/; Income and 15,128,632. Oct. on previous interests were the 116,25® 10,395,36® 12,246,631 Payments previously made on this issue during the current year were as follows: Jan, 21 and April 20. 50 cents each; July 20, 75 cefats; and Oct. 21, $1. The company in 1945 paid a total of $2.50 per share In dividends on the common stock. . The usual quarterly dividend of $1.12% per share on the 4V4% series preferred stock was also declared, payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Nov. 15.—V. 164, p. 1719. $764,562 Report-^ the last share common (giving effect ago 1946 (stated SaIes 275,000 compared to $5,581,755 Earnings 37,508 * 7,298,191 12,061,00® $94.424.985 $85.846.729 $3.10 disclosed the profit after taxes but before minority dividend requirements was $9,645,587 ■ the on • over the ' The directors on Oct. 17 declared an extra dividend of $1 per share ; Earns, . $3.37 . earnings 25% of *396,078 . '' • $830,929 President, Net ported organized Aug. 28, and properties of the Fabien Textile established in 1939. The partnership capital of $20,000 and has position entirely from profits. the had earnings before taxes Place. . in been ' Aug. 3, 1946, Fred Lazarus, Jr„ the annual report to stockholders. were in (N.J.)—Stock Offered Nov. 8 offered 32,000 BUSINESS—Corporation entire a corporation 106,872 343,266, Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.—Extra Dividend— 3,478 $1,039,562 depreciation but before deducting depletion, Federal taxes, on Sales said, . . (no par) at $3.50 per share. Corporation 265^00 Federated Department Stores, Ihc.^Annual 25 holders Gostling, Transfer 45,000 ending Textile Printing: Corp. Pistell & Co., Inc., on shares of After $502,033 In in $290,945 shares •anticipation notes of $11,245,598 Aug." 4,. 1945.—V. 164, p. 1868. per ; —C. 60,000 . 455,008 49,069 under : of reserves of :0 45,697 1,966 $1,095,929 $0.84 14,161,000 455,000 1965) —i deferred compensation Food Fair Stores, 43,179 1,138 $181,997 . to year 1946—9 Mos.—1945, 11,700 * $206,358 one 675,055 15,999,500 21,721,095 / (stated shares 173,740 487 $266,358 ; - 374,508 1,456.968 surplus Total 40 Weeks Ended— __ .7 1,109,-000 -— 251,864 209", 145 taxes on share— per to v — , —— payable - 1,517,796 income and year-end adjustments.—V. 164, p. 1868. V country, including manufacturing headquarters in Toronto.—V. 164, Fabien Fed. for Warrants 1,741,019 1,681,919 1,225,960 notes and 748,254 1,966,433; accrued liabilities indebtedness $5,584,979 1,193,236 income_*-**»»i._*.*_-* contracts —72,500 Minority int. in capital stk & surp. of sub¬ sidiary companies 2,235,567 4'/4% cumulative preferred stock (par 3100)__ 12,861,000 Capital from conversion of pref. into com. shrs. 116,250 fCommon stock (no par value) 11,807,081 Paid-in surplus ; 14,909,994 1 — $8,741,568 wages ——.—________—_____ •After 1946—3 Mos.—1945 and banks due within one year 2,426,841 288,325 10,918 payable—trade salaries pension'-plan Reserves for executives/ ' 30— ,, $94,424,985 $85,840,729' * 142,199 231,340 surplus.,-* i Total $2,608,983 P i : 3,305,627 643,914 $2,466,783 46,875 *&t; 1ric6me„__-l—— former Moore Corp.. executive, has been named Managing Director of this corporation for Canada, it was announced Nov. 11 by Larry N. Robbins, Senior Vice President. .■./>/ Mr. Gostling, former manager of market development for the Moore Corp., has assumed complete charge of all with for Earned 15 assets Reserves lor past service yetire, benefits 72,031 premium incqme on 1,258,689 19,145 4 Reserves 127,500 expense——4.7*— income Prov. quarterly 1947, to on other taxes 679,308 Earned 71,035 7 surtax concentrates of /income the on 19,786,778 of Fed. Sundry creditors Long-term debt, (due after Reserves for contingencies Federal Mining & Smelting Co.-—Earnings— *Net which disbursed. quarterly payable share a hand and in transit on in 23,920,015 144,680 15 at the'regular extra regular stock, business Nov. payable similar of 30 to are extra declared of addition A of >•; 1944 127,500 251,525 debt produced Tons of shipping product prod, by lessees— the •- 7,922,558 2,315,631 29,337,528 22,724,459 877;568/:.; 767,807 — 79,369 i. • .— and tax bond 164, p. 1719. Tons Razor receivable: 12,763,439 3,248,900 assets reserves ——t— Federal Period End. Sept 1% notes — 496,7Q9 $2,638,111 1,458,143 : $2,934,954 — receive meeting of the board dividend 30. preferred close 2. S. N. will and Aug. 4, *45 $8,451,811 $12,413,12® 7,279,983 11,760,000 1,417,345 1,014,947 . 127,500 funded on Balance ~V. the SHEET 1,284,249 Long-term be • Other v BALANCE hand— on 300,500 Miscellaneous be will $585,189 ac¬ of accounts .Accrued Federal taxes on )i'-- ; 1,623,230 income normal Interest the 12 J, CONSOLIDATED LIABILITIES— In and $2,493,430 147,508 " V ■ — Amortization and of Chairman stockholders the dividends Dec. Bard, ■ . each Chief for Canada Operations Guy assets *$2.18 Aug. 1, 1946. on Aug. 3, '46 overpayment Accounts- formed to was 1945--v.'-:, $2,787,446 ____ — other Taxes, Fed. x the *$3.70 a occupy Eight Co.—Earnings— costs Depreciation books at followed 1^46, directors on of cancellattion. Upon completion of will be liquidated. The transfer closed Both of on record stock for Eversharp, as A. company's company stock dividend razor announcement directors common Ralph . company were Bard's oy !. common razor corporation Repeating Razor Co., manufacturers blades, was consummated on Nov surrendered the razcr holders and announcement stock exchange, Mr an the of the razor Eversharp, Inc. Under shares o. Magazine injector 412,733 4,522,48® , 2,283,396 . ♦ . 4,862,718 546,608 taxes, etc .*/ 1,077,412 Unamortized-debt expense, etCi*—*—13,850 Goodwill (at nominal amount) * Treasurer, and Mr. Ogsbury, Jr., Secretary, of Corp.—V. 164, p. 7. earnings gross Maintenance Eversharp, Inc.--Purchase of Razor Company Becomes Effective—Extra Dividend Declared— r . 628,502 9,202,726 — charges: Supplies Prepaid insurance, Instrument & Fall River Electric $35,996 *Loss.—-V. 164, p. 2408. 90,535 ? - 385,423 2,063,655 deposit and estate not used Fixed quantities, generally for the consumer mar¬ to come off the assembly- line at the four-story has purchased in Burlington, where work is now an electric hand drill. item way, Dalton Mr. 303,013 *$74,034 51,667 $74,992 share 5,581,755 2,907,022 $5,922 Mr; Ogsbury, Jr., and Ernest-Robinson, Senior Vice-President General Manager-of the parent concern are directors. Fairchild 18,349 profit--, per common Miscellaneous greater the, company under and $357,360 39,898 - ' operations Invests, in, & advances to, subs. cos. not consol. Dalton, 235,358 re- < - 57,438 > - stock Merchandise inventories Other officers of the. new company are jF; H. Dal ton, Vice-President and Treasurer, J. S. Ogsbury, Jr.. Vice-President and Secretary, and Jack Carter, Assistant Vice-President, in charge of production. Mr. 1,685,463 352,135 'ivv 4,004 taxes negotiation Net 3,029,858 434,888 X,v paid for 3,342,083 151,377 '.X - Operating Interest sold™.. expenses .v- .• common on demand on Real $9,551 3,629 the parent company to any great extent. Products intricate, will generally be smaller and lower-priced, as : 1943 $2,278,181 1,260,009 ' 9,645,587 *Regular retail ^Instalment $9,551 $315,426 further announced that Fairchild Industries was / 1944 ( i > Net profit applic. to shares of parent co— on 4s/4% conv. preferred.stock Accrued operating revenue Other income —♦— $3,563,385 -• /stocks of subsidiary companies-*— Customers' 637 and Mr. 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— :1945 w;/'"'' ' ASSETS— t Gross $3,742,836 •' ^Giving effect to the 2-for-l split 1,129 . $14,789 elected President Industries, parent manufactured , $980,606 " United-States Government securities $180,640/ __ been has as firm. allow -Calendar Years— June 30,'46 / 'xt/•*' Ended tax. Fairchild the It COMPARATIVE INCOME STATEMENT __ 14,453,009 assets from . Sales' fixed of profits Earnings a $180,640 Income subsidiary. / Mr. warrants and in what amounts. Each warrant shall represent to purchase a share of stock at any time after one year the date of issue and prior to the expiration of five years thererafter at the offering price of $5 per share. The warrants are nonnegotiable and non-assignable. 7 sales Cash Ended 3,419 —'■ with option J, from — terms, from < loss — Fairchild Camera & Instrument Corp.—New Sub.-— Sherman And purchase may 17,500 an of Deferred shall designate company 21,294,755 12,683,034 income: on 9 Days Days 64,073 Net profit for period— —V. 164, p. 2408. Pursuant to the underwriting designate who may have the right to shall of such 22,328,621 taxes COMPARATIVE $177,221 _ - Net profit Federal corporate issu¬ 40,000 stock purchase warrants. agreement subscribe "T 1 21,047,921 248,834 Claimed Othfir income V - , . ■■ Br54i613 Sundry, debtors**^.— Net 159,500 shs. • . ■ ■■■■ . provision common sold,—330,815 Selling and administrative expenses - 7 ."'KW \ f v — Dividends on pfd. stks. of subsidiary companies owned by other Interests Portion-of net profit applicable to min, lnts; in Aug. 31,'46 Sept. 21,*46 Sept. 30,'46 $572,110 $43,054 $21,693 24,527 11,012 _ Total cost of goods PURPOSE—Company is indebted to American Type Founders, Inc., in the amount of $95,500 as of Oct. 15, 1946. From the proceeds of this issue the company intends to pay off this obligation, as a result of which American Type Founders, Inc., will allow the company a dis¬ count of $5,000. The balance of the funds will be added to the , - 22,383,234 before Pistell. Ended *40,000 shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of the warrants. working capital of the company. '„V Net $100, excluding Year Net $ equal to tax reduction attributable thereto (remainder charged to surplus) pro¬ warrants will 20,000 to! the management7 upon payment of Furst < Aug. 4,'45 leased (net) Portion Outstanding 160,000 shs, *200,000 shs. shares of amount V expenses profit of equipment; corporation's the SUMMARY OF INCOME STATEMENT FOR PERIODS INDICATED Outstanding *300,000 shs. of Amount v.. of management Toby 1 Authorized Capital sales Dividends to 1947, Aug. 3,'46 Provision for Federal taxes -1 presently FINANCING twelve-month period ending Feb. 1, ^ war - semi-annually. In the future, the company pro¬ year on the Saturday nearest the last day will be issued covering operations for both a sold and Other Income Dividends civilian specializing, the company was awarded on June 30, 1946, by the Signal Corp. of the U. S. Army, a government production contract in the gross amount of over $500,000. Delivery on this contract is scheduled for 1947. The company has other development contracts with the Signal Corps totaling approximately $75,000,, PRESENT (incl. stock basis to stockholders fiscal a goods Gross 1947. addition an to net the corporation $3 per share. Under the above warrants; will be sold for $100 to the. underwriters on .be sold company has concentrated upon the production and sale table model radios and intends to add console types. The models range in price from about $23 to about $72 retail. The console radiophonograph combination with respect to which the company has com¬ pleted production plans will retail at an OPA price of about $200 per unit. In addition to the civilian business in which it is TO of issuance, 20,000 ar« Federated unit. the Brooklyn Inc., report T shares of approxi¬ 18% departments)— 234,132,382 187,426,375 207,797.584 163,063,969 Depreciation 1,283,636 ; 1,324,373, Maintenance and repairs ' ■: 2,060,869 1,476,391 Int. on indebtedness and amort, of debt exp.__ 607.059 513,749 : employed the to by space will report earnings company Ended— sales Cost production including construction of additional printing machinery and of selling earnings. in Increase program for one-half its the total $ Net receive the entire net proceeds ($96,000). one-half of these funds will be about amounted ownership increase COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT Years The EFFECT end capital stock are reserved for issuance upon purchase warrants to be sold to the underwriters and management. These stock purchase warrants entitle the holders to purchase stock for a period of five years from the date of their of ' to Wrpi The CAPITALIZATION, GIVING of capital. exercise company manufactures radio sets,' phonographs and radiophonograph combinations presently comprising approximately seven models, ranging from table model radios to radio-phonograph combina¬ tions. 2, January. A six-month and enlarge its main building in order to printing machinery and equipment which is Nov, poses will at Abraham & Straus, way of to' additional that quarterly instead designs printed factory Capitalstocls (no par)-- * - of be CAPITALIZATION UPON COMPLETION OF FINANCING Termination claims on the company's canceled contracts, subcontracts and orders have been filed and settled except for about $20,500, about $10,500 of which is covered by indemnity agreements from the U. S. Army which, in the opinion of counsel for the company will hold the company harmless from that claim. All renegotiation, including the year 1945, has been completed and there are no claims . intends expansion plant about working government. orders refunds. general rata was to and offices are located in brick this with intended a business. for 45% is to * ' war production year for $3,750,000 worth of material year printing stock common •/v;> ///Beginning > , highest which estimated in ,< were and the materials under <• Profit electrical sets, is The ,> •> t PURPOSE—Corporation will It Signal End radio is about Corps of the U. S. Army. ■ Among the various products produced for the Army, in addition alignment indicators, calibrators, dynamic mutual conductance tube testers, range calibrators, signal generators, standing electronic to two corporation output of the company was sold under its that of Espey. of accommodate additional has been purchased and of combination 1942, and until shortly after V-J Day, the company wholly in war work. During this period it produced and electronic equipment principally under prime con¬ engaged corporation textiles. *r Federated Improvements of textile consist The From about May, was ' ••;. which mately 91%. Lodi, N. jr. The type buildings containing about 46,000 square feet of floor space, to which; the; contemplated new building will .add approximately 6,500 square feet. sold portion of the the of corporation's plant plants its A The fv. output. / - " 'l.v.V'.:;/v Similarly, the company manufactured custom built radios for other retailers, using the private brand names of such retailers on its products. v r of in outstanding, after i types Monday, November 18, 1946 the they the , of material such as rayon, pure silk, acetate, wool, etc. Corporation has developed specialized methods of printing certain types '•of textiles which place it in a favorable competitive-position. / .com¬ private brand,- high fidelity radio-phonographs. Private by retailers under the private brand name of the particular retailer. Among the customers of the company during this period for each of whom private brand radios were manu¬ factured by the company is the following: R. H. Macy & Co., Inc., Bloomingdale Bros., Liberty Music Shops, Inc. and Columbia Recording Corp. For each of the above, the company manufactured about 10% home by 128,000 shares capital stock or 80% " the present • financing. For have delivered to the corporation all the former partnership as well as the real estate be shares, business various on to World War II the up to by printing designs are supplied by the customers, the corporation being paid on a yardage basis for its work. One to ten colors can be" printed in a single operation. Printing can be done on practically was exclusively for Espey Manufacturing Co., Inc. the corporate amount owned /and buildings.--, ■./ New^York Cabinet Corp., which is engaged in the manufacture of radio represented 128,000 assets incorporated in New York on July 9, 1928, and is presently engaged in the manufacture of home radio sets and radio-phonograph combinations. Company's offices and plant are located in leased premises at 528 East 72d Street, N. Y. City. The company owns all the issued and outstanding stock of Espey Sales Corp., which sells a portion of the company's products as a distributing company, all of the issued and outstanding stock of Philharmonic Radio Corp. and 50% of the issued and outstanding stock ot is the these York. New BUSINESS—Company interest 1946 matls. and inc. from storage and trucking— Profit before taxes—— Net taxes after ;— Net after preferred Earned per •Includes 99% Inc., (& Subs.)—Earnings— ENDED SEPT. 30, V. tfi4. tl_ s^are $38,189 2153. .. dividends^.**.!-:,—1*5 on 562,338 common shares-,—.*—, non-recurring profit from sale of $-3® real estate.— ,r THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Volume' 164" ^Number :f^y;.;^r-,r;;>\:T;r v/V/;/'/ .r? profit v/' ^ Sept; 30; '4$ / Expenses Other operating profit—.— income 'Total Net income _ Dividends Gain (net) Income - —— • Fed, inc. ' - share " ' ' • ; — 710,000 \ 63,522 V 1 74,500 94,365 8,065,000 - •Including payable Oct. 21, total, $2,147,491. ■ NOTE—The market available—" Financing Total¬ • to run five years, is 1.625%. The com¬ the loans or any part of them, on year. 1 Charles E. Wilson," President, explained that the additional cash Is from of increasing business, the losses rsulting in the first quarter of this year and plant care expansion. mod¬ * . Nov. .12 offered 58,000 units of stock, each unit con¬ share of 7% cumulative sinking fund pre¬ ferred stock ($4 par), and two shares of common stock <5 cents par). The units were offered to the public at $5.10 each. at" the ORGANIZATION AND 23, option of notice, . July at $5.50 the company share plus per BUSINESS—Company was incorporated Company has qualified to do. business 1946. JJew York and Connecticut. in in the has broad powers, it proposes to engage gen¬ construction industry and in real estate devel¬ emphasis on residential housing construction. company the building with opment initial Company owns a tract of about 122 acres of partially developed resi¬ dential in West Hartford, Conn., and is the assignee of a contract with Time, Inc.,: to purchase a tract of about 160,000 square residential property in Stamford, Conn. property Ject of The Stamford t»f the sals of tract be will securities the purchased now offered, with part of the ^proceeds and the company presently activities on that site' by building will either be sold by the com¬ and leased by the company to tenants. Under the present regulations of the Federal Housing Ad¬ ministration, in order to obtain priorities on materials, the maximum price at which they may be sold is $17,500 per house and the maxi¬ mum price at which they may be rented is $180 ($90 per apartment) per month. Due to the serious' housing shortage in the Stamford Area the company anticipates no difficulty - in selling or renting these units and, in order to secure material priorities, expects to sell or cent them to -veterans employed at the new Time, Inc., experimental plant in Stamford— • to plans 16 construction commence two-family houses. or retained as pany stood . 14,080 * These houses investment an into which the company proposes to enter is that of. developing various unimproved tracts of land not yet acquired Jnto residential "subdivisions" for Its own account and for that of others. In this connection various discussions' have been had with important insurance companies who wish to enter the field. These discussions indicate that some insurance companies may be interested Another activity the hereby the by units of net proceeds to the company, if all of the units will amount to $236,930. Expenses payable sold, are organization and the sale a balance of $235,430, if applied to the following pur¬ company in connection with its are* estimated at $1,500, leaving is issue entire the to plan and supervise the development of by or to be acquired by them. company /:, various properties held offered sold, which will be will be used to pay off certain liabilities of Nor¬ which have been assumed by the company; (2) the poses: (1) $40,000 wood Estates, Inc., .,' remaining will $195,430 corporate purposes. be used the company, for its by general - Truck Fed. .___v_____ of Canada . - 60 2,056- 2,083 39,745 41,442 : Total U. S? and Canada if all sinking fund, cumulative preferred stockr ($4 .par)w__*_-^-_;_-u__-___-;./ Common stock (5c. par value) are ' ■ Estates, Inc., from (delivered sideration. common to compensation for 58,000 shs. 480,000 shs. certain assets sold stock. 58,000 shs. •211,000 shs. received from has sold to the under¬ the purchase of 40,000 additional shares of Each of the 40,000 warrants entitles the holder thereof for share of common stock at 50 cents exercisable not less than one year and five days purchase from the company one per and this share not and more is 172,360 • $2,306,874 ' 819,605 359,365 58,553 797,550 322,799 : 3,609 75,571 22,414 145,007 598,249 335,933 $167,577 $702,473 $748,999 $0.36 $1.49 $1.59 • /. 197,688 94,460 ; 108 95,506 . .. . 1,425 63,247 14,633 Crl5,746 /'■ \ income exc. $2,602,918 83 11,180 profits & income ♦On 230,934 $320,031 $0.68 ,sharc___-, per 469,713 shares common '; „/; ; , par). (no 30, sept. sheet, - g balance 1946 / / . on hand, $2,741,837; U. S. Government and notes receivable ,./(less reserve),. $3,107,710; inventories^ $2,900,844; accrued interest receivable, $5,073; claim for refund of 1942 Federal taxes, $520,000; miscellaneous In¬ ASSETS—Cash securities, in banks and accounts $52,000; * - 1 82,017. 116,539 ' 21,263 25,045 1,804 39,638 884,431 Nov. 8 filed a registration statement with (no par) preferred stock. Underwriters, on shares 1,000,000 New York. Company expects to use together with other funds, to help finance its expansion Stanley Co., & payments due within one year of $144,000), $972,000; reserves for contingencies, $192,171; capital stock (469,713 shares of no par value),' $12,394,738; capital surplus, $611,338; earned surplus, $5,514,253; total, $21,499,744.—V. 162,; p. 2942. ■ ' g r v ' ' p, :* ' than five public offering.—V. years from the date 164, p. 2408.,>\'v*'.\ of the completion *■'A"' of 'h ; 6, 1947. Operating {- increased produced this 164, • • 1,648 88,051 Cr35,199 680,316 3,723 $2,275,923 $1,461,045 $2,718,353 by Income Avge. no. of common stock Earnings per share— 866,137 $2.52 dates of acquisition and expenses of minor subsidiaries —V. 164, p. 1720. from period ''V r , 1 / .y" , ' ' $j.ua the tA.djusted to reflect revenues owned hut not formerly consolidated, % 1 % \ *-v 16 Weeks costs ' f , alphabetical alphabetical Other income- (net)—_ income Fteaxe?n<1 Can' $6°? 34,181 Recapitalization—To " / . 401 and class will A issue shares three stock of $5 of the stock new for per will The. warrants will share.. and $605,848 $2,132,423 $946/762 ♦305,557 ♦1,545,228 •544,236 ----- 78,958 409,805 50,481 $379359' ;$221^33 $0.52 $0.32., . $0.81 profits taxes. tOn 333,243 V".'— •._*•. to run After giving NOTE—Net Oct. 1, exercised be not " 1951. before Oct; 1, 1947 income - ... . of the Canadian dollars at official into U. S. translation " RR.—Operating Revenues— effect - • ... subsidiaries consolidated, after rates of exchange, amounted tosppTxUSy X0.6S 01 the total net comoUdated Income for the 1946 period as against 6.1 % hi 1945.—V. 164, p. 827. each Georgia & Florida to the proposed recapitalization, there will be 11 Days End. Oct. 31 approximately 562,275 shares of new common stock outstanding. Ap¬ # 1946 'r 1945 '' plication will be made at a later date to list the new stock on the rAvorinA_New York Curb Exchange. Operating revenues . . $62,425 The directors have declared a quarterly dividend of 37^2 cents/ —V. 164, p. 2409. " o per share on the class A common and common stocks, payable ; Pr3,876 '' value. par Jan. 1 to Oct. 31 1946 1945 . / $60,172 $1,989,713 SI,778.042 Dec. to 1946 16, 12J/2 of basis on p.: holders cents the per would and new of record Dec. 5. This share for this quarter equivalent-to be stock common after 50 represents the over cents an in¬ Germantown previous share per recapitalization.—V. 1208. nn m-u per output of this 1946, amounted to the over Corp.—Weekly Output— corporation 130,750,024 kwh., corresponding an for week the ended of Nov. Floyd The or week of 1945.—V. 164, p. 2409. ./ / /, L. Greene, Co.—Quarterly Report— President, reports for which is company of $508,453 on nine the $320,031 or the third On eral three Association—Files with SEC a notification with the SEC letter of Oct. 29 stated: ended months Oct. 68 cents quarter of 7, 1946, Refractories per 1945 share or the War Co. was Sept. which $167,577 - Sept. par. Proceeds will be used to acquire a working capital. : v 1946, 30, net , Net Amt Amt. or 1946, successful 36 advised for the : that Gen¬ Silica Brick , / nn _ _---—~7"""rf"s70C]^ of pref. stocK of com. stocx- earned per sh. earned per sh. Extra cents per share. bidder from income Subs.) Razor Co. (& Ended Sept. 30— '• operations Depreciation —r--'T";vcess Foreign & domestic inc. & excess profits taxes earnings amounted to compares with earnings during 30, Assets Administration the sold'at and for 9 Months equal months*ended to be Gillette Safety ; to $1.08 per share. This compares with earnings of $586,086 during the same period of 1945 which were equal to $1.25 per share. ' v ' '' " > ■ ' / V ■ For filed 8, increase of 17,256,010 kwh., are real estate Profit General Refractories income 12 Nnv -/v/ electric The Cooperative ' 164, issues 15.2% " $Dr3'876 218,013 JlScSSi: Holders of the -presently outstanding $5 par common stock will receive six shares of the new stock, plus warrants to buy three additional shares at $10 common - 14,600 ' stock of g 3,401 . common , ,. $597,872 A share - ... , Consol. net lncome__ -.special meeting of- stockholders will be called, .for about Jan.. 15 / fEarns. per com. share- ...... $1-00 to vote on a plan of recapitalization covering the class A common .V ♦Includes provision for Federal excess fmd common/shocks, v?, { »* n. < , . ' \ ' ? ♦ ,* «» < » .«*' ? ' ?T'*V 'V j. ;i ' ' ' ;/ The company proposes' to authorize /2,000,000 shares of $1 par" f'1' Sllltl'CS'* ■ ? 11 Instruments Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings Ended— Oct,5.'46 Oct.6,'45 ! Oct. 7,'44Oct.9,43' —$6,384,873 $5,782,981 $8,396,696 $6,546,713 and "exps— • 5,821,182 5,180,534 p 6,278,874 5.596,076 General Time possible. Corp.—Plans -638,693 $1.76 Net oper. income— Issue Warrants—Increases Dividend— 201,576 $2,517,377 only. is not always possible to arrange ■ companies in exact order.. However, they are always as near Phoenix $1,134,607 of companies acquired duiing and expenses revenues : 326,438 ■ -$2,180,238 outstdg. •Including i 95,685 ; — COinc°om|e ta«Lb— it reasons , - Oper? General stock balance Net/stdll as pfd. on - 2408. position premium income Dividends increase in the prices of Diesel electric locomotives or of engines or Diesel power units is contemplated.—V. MOTE—-For mechanical 42,096 9,535 68,218 Cr8,768 630,021 time. p. $4,908,579 1,410,639 $3,210,533 1,048,834 $3,956,342 .1,059,745 long-term debt;—— 35,465 Net and at this time. Adjustments in the prices of certain household appliances will be announced later by the Frigidaire and Delco Appliance Divisions. OPA recently authorized prioe increases up. to 15% on automotive parts, and no general adjustment. of such parts prices will be made No general other Diesel 20,587,655 30,547,309 125,505; 228,286 (net66,572 Interest chgd. to construction Cr27,153 Dividends on pfd. stock of subs.__— 543,568 Minority interest in qurrent eai*ns._. 2,222 there will no general change in -those prices at $27,291,159 $23,923,693 $35,682,174 ~-—. and: expense larger trucks and coaches have previously been adjusted, Prices of »"/?/'. 23,189,367 (net)——.—•—145.450 General interest Amort, of debt, discount, would be increased in like amount. GMC Truck and Coach Division the models corresponding that and $100, - 9 Mos.,'46 t9 Mos., '45' 12 Mos., '46 Net" earnings on 1 CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT and taxes exps. deductions Interest All Cars by $100— f v Subs.)—Earnings— /v;g-/,:ggOF INCOME revenues Total oper. on Nov. 11 announced that, effective at once, of all passenger car models produced and sold in the United States are increased $100. In making the announcement, C. E. Wilson, President, pointed out that an application for a $100 increase in car prices had been under consideration by OPA for more than two months. He said that the adjustments now being made place prices of General Motors cars in a more reasonable relation to greatly increased costs of production. Mr. Wilson further stated that prices of all Chevrolet trucks would be . Misc. factory list prices also v/,/. '>r' L<* Period End. Sept. 30— corporation The ) •HISTORICAL preceding quarters distributions of 75 cents each were made. ' v ./ The regular quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share on the $5 pre¬ ferred/stock was also declared, payable Feb.- I, 1947 to holders of Increases Prices of / gg/f;/ dividend of 50 cents per share on the outstanding common stock, payable Dec. 10 to holders of record Nov. 14. A like amount paid on June" 10 and Sept. 10, last, while in record Jan. /-'/. :/ 2153. , a General Telephone Corp. (& 4 declared a Nov. .! dividend of $3.25 per share on ac¬ count of accumulations and the regular quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share on the $6 cumulative convertible preferred stock (optional stock dividend series, both payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Nov., 19. Giving effect to this payment, arrears will be eliminated. // i: h. In lieu of cash, stockholders, at their option, may receive for the aggregate of the two dividends, common stock at "the Tate of 209/l500ths of one share for each/ share of preferred: stock.—V. 164, declared have directors The Declares 50-Cent Common Dividend— The directors on Out Div. Arrears General Shareholdings Corp.—Wipes ;/ages-—'/v". //■ Nor¬ the company has agreed to issue to Norwood a balance of 133,000 shares of common stock to be time to time without the payment of additional con¬ " //■•// v//// warrants h156,170 / $603,722 ;. 36,376 Penn. Net ; the SEC Morgan the proceeds, and modern¬ ization program estimated to cost $590,000,000 of which $290,000,000 had been expended.through Sept. 30. ' The company for General Public "Utilities Inc., PURCHASE WARRANTS—Company STOCK writers f exp.__ (est.) Units_ •7% Estates, taxes__ note tax' 164, Registers 1,000,000 Preferred Shares— regular outstanding Authorized wood $2,134,515 •*••:/. • • •, 183,215 amortiz. & prop. of and taxes 214,757 99,518 4,418 5,213 1,148 1,785 v-v ■ 1,074 1,597 73 Coach-Trucks & Coaches GM v .. ^ annum additional $2,446,748 19,752 ... $877,325 Other deductions 283,850 7,622.; 4,591 . 4,012 5,615 —• Cadillac crease CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING •As $583,975 v 30,868 Interest ' 14,522 . 6,345 4,893 . Buick where prospects for profit seem available. Since the West Hartford property is not suitable for the construction of houses of the limited sales price permitted under present priority regulations, no construc¬ tion by the company is contemplated there until the sales price limitation is increased sufficiently to make such operations practicable.. engaging 17,301,742 was —; After construction work i»/well started at Etamford, the company to proceed-with the development of its West Hartford prop¬ erty,, either by constructing houses itself or by sale of lots to indi¬ vidual home builders, or the company may commence further-resi¬ dential construction or development operations in other localities PURPOSE—The and Corp. { in 17,144,948 - __-u depl. Depr., as production intends • •- < 3,945,460 $846,457 , Amortiz. the second best weekly total of the postwar in line with general expectations for the present. Limitations of certain material shortages still were being felt, -with the Oldsmobile < ' in oth., various Profit on Corp.—Car Output Steady—":/.-^." )/.,. • > 1 share.—V. per bef. from sources one The preferred stock Is redeemable on any dividend date upon 30 days' .accumulated dividends. " While $5.80 or < car that GMC General Housing & Development Co.—Stock Offered— W. H. Bell & Co. Inc., and Henry C. Robinson & Co. Inc., erally $2,125,372 Truck. ' Delaware - par based 1946 30, profit inc. ♦Earnings Motors Pontiac "General Electric is spending approximately $300,000,000 on plant expansion, reconversion and modernization of factories and ma¬ chinery," Mr. Wilson continued. "When this program is completed the company will have roughly twice as much manufacturing area as before the war, and Will be employing twice as many people."— V. 164, p. 2408. v-' f:; ;'. '\\ *\« ■'v *' : ; sisting of to Sept. at trust the Chevrolet-passenger : on of : ■ v-.: the nine-week strike • assets - : > Part of the funds will be used to refund the $100,000,600 short-term loan which the company borrowed from a group of banks earlier this and ' ; exp. _______5,037,641. income Other $142; miscellaneous taxes, / accrued $21,978; and - : ernization Gross V.' *■'. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $4,529,435 $19,591,696 $19,436,256 vestments (stocks and bonds, at' cost' or nominal value), $14,152; investment in Northwest Magncsite Co." (4,000 shares commorr stock', approximately only three-quarters of the at cost, less reserve), $515,000; deferred accounts, $319,119; repair average weekly production rate of the 1941 model year. parts, etc., $548,265; real estate, buildings, machinery, "equipment, > For the year to date, General Motors has made 603,187 passenger mineral lands, etc. (after reserve for depreciation, and depletion, cars in the United States, compared with 1,646,391 in the comparable $8,586,291)» $10,775,745; total, $21,499,744. •/ / '/ ' period of 1941. ' * > , LIABlLITIESrr-3^4% notes due within one year, $244,000; accounts ; v; GB£ .truck production total in the United States during the Nov. 9 ..payable-(trade and others), $597,064; accrued wages, $345,079; accrued week was 8,015, while 9,467 were manufactured the week before. taxes, $79,662; miscellaneous accruals, $37,809; unemployment insur*/ The total number of supplier strikes affecting General Motors in anceand old age pensions (accrued), , $102,359;- - interest accrued,; ir"the/IJnited States; last 'Week- wis: 32, a/drop from;-the figurevbf '38^iii^/ $11,180r allowance for Federal Income tax 1946, $389,007, and allow¬ the previous week. ,, "• *i r /" ance; for balance due Federal, income tax 1945 and prior years, Following is a tabulation of : production figures, for car and truck $184,084 (less U. S. Treasury notes—Tax Series of $335,000 >, $238,091; divisions: >:;;.;/// notes payable, account of acquisition of The Kentucky Fire Brick Co. - -Week End.: Week End. " JanM to due 1948 to 1949, $160,000; 3V-iVe promissory notes due 1-1-57 (less Nov. 9,'46 Nov. 2,'46 Nov. 9,'56 because result may prepay take 1946, amounted figure period, 30 days' notice. to interest, beneficial of pared/with 29,892 the previous week.. >; The remaining needed $6.19 1 ' '' ; ' sales operations " , 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $5,884,0.98 of of '. \ sales Cost production by this corporation in the United States held steady in the first full November week (ended Nov. 9), close to the record figure for postwar output, made the week before. The latest weekly report showed 29.674 automobiles manufactured, com- $50,000,000 will be borrowed from depository banks in cities in which it lias plants and sales< offices; The»interest rate on -the bank ; ' $72,318V65,407 88,579", - company are . ?':■ 827. General dated Dec. 2. pany (shared stock - net values Passenger loans, which ' 75,594' /;. $1), $366,295; capital surplus, $1,458,953; unrealized appreciation of securities-owned, $287,534; undistributed income, $12,590; dividends ing $200,000,000^-^6 qoinpany,:it was; announced Nov;, 11, has completed arrangements for a $200,000,000 fi¬ nancing program. Gf the total, $150,000,000 will be bor¬ rowed on 20-year promissory notes bearing an interest rate of 2.55% from 14 investors consisting of 11 insur¬ ance "Companies and three trustees. -The notes will be The $62,725 65,275 Sept. 30—$5.80 per share LIABILITIES—Capital V. 164, p. 2153. General Electric Co—Arranges New . amortization. and depreciation before but comparison with the third -quarter of 1946 is NOTE—No . profit, metal /. • above);,;!/ (not included value p. • EARNINGS FOR 3 AND 12 MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30 " quoted market prices:, (cost - per. books and for Federal income-tax purposes was $1,662,419), $1,949,953; cash; in bank, $186,594; dividends receivable, $7,695; accrued interest on bonds, $3,249; total, $2,147,491. ;:/i . ,-^ $1,590,015 $0.48 $1,333,719 ;v $0.35 $1.11 —— 710,000 ' $2,342,657. _______ common per .< ______ ' ' taxes—— income Earn, •V.,.;/ ASSETS—Securities owned-at ; $2,043,719-$9,887,402 $3,052,657 ___, on first mtge, bnods*_ premium on bond redemp- t tion July 16, 1945 _______ Amort, on bond prem. and exp.___ Call Net 12,613 '■ BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 * " • v v- -— _ __ - sale of securities on asset value Net ,/ $1,536,780" $9,861,514 506,939 25,888- $3,027,517 / 25,140 Interest Prov. for $84,932 Net . "Net ' — , on , ••V $74,347 11,622 -—----.-i'-i- income;;'-_u-i:^---i.-i-—.J Gross Since the above date, authority has been received on Nov. 4, 1946. take possession of the plant to 1945 Sept.-30—1946 Nine Months Ended V sales — $3,665,691^ $3,354,912 $13,181,943 Selling, admin, and gen. expense— 474,478 :1,488,011 • 1,479,449," Other operating charges (net)_____ Cr46,693 Cr296,130 548,285 Prov. for deprec. and amortization: *\. •V"*,, N--»f .•v - Plant, mach. and equipment-i—. 210,389 626,252 634,910 "War - facilities ____ . ■ ;/■ -_i., 1 * r,«657,785 • •Gross plant at Lchl, Utah. ■ End.—fii 3 Mos. Mass.—Earnings, etc. General Investors Trust, Boston, ■' ^ "?■ I^s;EndV^pCSO^ / 1946:// ' /• 1945;,'/-; / Genera] -Cable Corp.—Earnings— 4 : 2545 * ^6Q17 *305 030 ' ' piece Earnings— $n>245,753 253,612 $9,994,837 222,110 ■ 34? 7 940)78l 7,068,783 $7,513,640 $26.69 $3,051,360 $10.84 $2,703,943 ' » oQ $9.61 B3 oo- Dividend— n_u sh°= SS'iue th6 directors dividend of 75 cents per payable Deo. 12 to holdere oi reocrd Nov. declared an extra 2546 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE •.'. 15. Previously this year, tire company Paid the following dividends; Jan. 25 cents; 25, cents 20 —V. 25, 50 cents each. and April 25, July 25 and Oct. in 1945 Payments . each; Oct.. 25, 164, .p. -683. ' _ and 25 -cents; , . Jan. follows; as were paid on .Sept. 11, last, and 25 cents each 12 and June 11, 1946. • -;r :y-'■'•.-"yV. In 1945, the following payments were made: March 13 and June •';• 25,j 25 :,i 22, an extra of 35 cents.-1 Dec. * : cents The ... ^i . and July April 25 20, Glenmore Distillers Go.—N. Y, Transfer Agent— : The Chemical 164, Bank Trust & registrar York New class the 278. p. York, New Co.. for 1 has Y„ N. ' :v~ Sept. Hamilton Gas Corp ) SEC— (Mich.) Realty Co.—Files with Grand Rapids . for Issue ($1-0- par) shares maximum a compensation, stockholders 4 filed Nov. on company 4,034 of shares 500 '• Revenues 1 Total Oper. wiu _President, »s company Period— ,yy-y Net earnings,: $462,082$639,133 416,963 • 471,799 <• $104,881 jbi^ei'e^;vjdedUCtJ0j9S ' $65,119 38,690 I $167,334 •' 164, 8. p. 48,188 49,724 $31"8,748-1" End,-' •Lbss.1' tBased $172,594 4;harc( Bonded indebtedness. underwritten. Issue not )' • " / Net' income—-i—. ' —V. ' VvHJ.iai V;.163, p 2439. : ,$27,aol $119,146 " $44,495- 164, p. 1721.. ./ Prov. for sold and operating expenses The ;,h-> r 444,220 amortiz. of leasehold improvements— deprec. and • fNet • earnings ~ audit to be made at the cloae of V. 164, ,2409. p. 1 . of general Holders •' Bonds— income 119,103 $583,733 •Net y -earnings tEarns, per com/ share v - ■ $340,086^ $316,757 - p. 90,878 $260,983 ; i.V-»'' • :-3 ' v.-fv. ' • 1948—3 Mos.—1945 . $750,500 _— The York Stock Exchange New ; , ; 1946—9 Mos.—1945 ■ $398,700 $0,53 , ; y .$1,823,300 $0.27 - mortgage shall bonds delivery. be a the be exchanged for permanent St., Room 905, New York, may Wall 2 company, 2409 and 1870. pp. - • , , { '2 J ^ Temporary bonds —■ of extras on mately Nov!- on „• to be made to bonds at office N. Y.—V. 164, the Of this amount, $1,438,905 will represent extra The balance of $925,380 will of regular dividends from net investment ineome. - - available corporation the as the applied at has is company to the to and ment filed with statement the to .y ■ Securities relating and entered ;ba8ief^landscaping. into market a unable to sell to, a public & Co. wil? Building .05 .05 ' ',-,2 .04 >" ;.10 .08 L— , .19 .14 equipment-, , —1—— - Fully administered >05 _ bond— General .09 -27 /// Low piiced Merchandising Alining J)4 . Petroleum bond^.- Railroad equipment-, '.04 ; ' i. ' .C6 ' — '.06 ' TobaccoUtilities .05 .08 .06 : .38 \ .08 .13 .625 :06 .09 .10 - , - ' ' . and to other agreement Proceeds large purchasers. the form dividend policy stated in the .22 .32 .79 .22 •*.26 .28, large enough were in or additional choice was dividends make to corporation Market the Hecht . to expects involving begin shipment of 4ts- housing ; of shares offered shareholders agricultural on procedure practicable either in the class on which they were paid. in shares, the ease general shares and railroad bond shares.—V- the of above bond shares, listed 1946—3 Mos.—1945 Period End. Sept. 30— extra Herff Jones merchandising 1,856,931 21,000 270,000 on 4,000 , i, ?6,^p6 income 48,000 , $109,291 long-term debt— $171,796 14,174 ;"-y. 14,312 < -1' on debt Cr2G5 deductions ■' Dividends Cr208 204 ' ; 249,000 , ; ■''79?»358, / . "Sales 48,000 pfd. on Balance 164, stock 1870. p. 5^13 —: — $89,606 $1,526,623 35% trade in $1,859,326 nine 173,068 the -Cr2,485 Cr2,509 current 173 32,174 Cr21,126 $1,325,523 $1,709,893 ,";;66>156f S $152,006» $1,259,367 , operating revenue —— (net) 7,971 12,573 12,411 Excess profits & tax 409,077 Cfering additional working 1426. i; . for billed Oct. 259,213 256,276 ' .' 183,800 ■ 161,250 J._J—J;.''^ tax to the •Net in $661,241 surplus $498,239 " the nine •Portion call of 3!/a^ estimated tax 163, p. premium bonds, reduction if .. directors have declared payable Dec. U a to dividend of $1 per share on ^be com¬ holders of record Nov. 30. This com- ' third the Federal in claim a at equalized for $756,180, by ^ 9,133,152 226,178 7,213,236 $7,852,853 • 2,514,lS5 refund and is of 700,687 9,919 13,002 21,163 <CT15,192 ' ;pi22,24Q qo—--, stock 883,308 $3,589^04' $4,340,768 —-i— .—— 238,655 $5,603,512 y,- 327,720M * 187,505 281,257 so recorded - 2,275,894 3,254,077 $1.87':1 $1.42 $2.40 >1 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30 1946 receivable receivable sub. $6,832.067 94,106,793 53,645,653* employees notes of - \ exc. excess , and ac- 48,473 & 867,000 , 28,203 ; l ^ 102,848 refund extent resulted nave of $1,200,000 300,000 207,526 * "189,744 ■- ■ in the t ^ — — $39,971,875 — 963,560 on 2%tf current !_ debentures— $5,131,440 655,780 3,570,776 payable Miscellaneous 372,360 3,430,998 of bank ' 1946 - +$588,378 103,125 liabilities—-— 103,125 98,003 skg. fund debentures, due July 1, 1970— 15,000,000 Res. for Cap. qxch. fluct, and ether conting—. 1,213,427 Minority int. in fubsidisry company——! 28,980 3%% preferred stpek (par $100)-., [' 10,000,000 15,000,000 2% </c .; 146,901 21,675,180 465,394 ——————— 1946 180 V and " and 10,379,941 reserves $791,558 of Peoples approximately for was Industrial In 95.94% owned Period End. Sept/30— Gtoss earn, from opeis, Oper. & gen. exp., (other Income accommo- Other ind. -i—^ ]: 1944'' from and $6,744,991 in on the as - Amt. avail, related of-Septo that <iate.—V. subsidiary, equity in 164, p. waS book- the 1946/-This 1722. ■ SO, sub¬ Texas—Earnings— Pipe Line Co.) 1046—9 Mos.—1945 / $8,076,824 $7,947,990 .:- 1,265,499 / 4,155,044 / 3,727,487/ $1,206,022 , $1,248,893 $3,702,946 $4,349,337 / 27,165 254,352 126,669 $1,276,057 $4,047,299 $4,478,006 67,688 —— / 113,527 $1,319,550 opers— income deprec. 1943 $280,725 1946 non-consolidated a of 1,370.429 / : «' ., in 1946—3 Mos.—J.945 $2,576,451 $2,514,392 1 < //;/:>.; ■ ■ 1 , ' .••V'*"il * ^.=1// than income) ;. Bank, excess (Including Houston *■;/ / balance $196,675,464 $63,609,629 $7,122,418 subsidiary's net assets Houston Oil Co, of last taxes of ^ of depreciation and amortization of $880,248 in 1945. $254,009 the of sidiary for in _j— losses {Represented by 2,174,518 shares in 1946 2,167,518 shares in 1945. SThe corporation's investment in capital values thb for reserves tAfter stock ;-; $309,243 " 1945 953,397 10,000,000 ^Common stock (he par)—i— 21,745,180 Capital surplus 537.111 Earned surplus -_--_.---.--_n:-—-—12,775,000 o./i *After 1946. -y;-"-.* $318,493 852,384 -/ 110,651 tax. use 30, r.3. -$106,675,464 $68,609,629 u. Interest accrued ^ at Sept. 340,987 401,069 Fmp'., cffir-ers, & oth«r-w. purs, to thrift plan and Can. inc. and cap. stock taxes the the 867,000 %v: 79,925 410,219 *. T ^ , J? 141,049 j; - . , - - prof, taxes-profits tax — , ■ 2,913,627 L—— Fed. Can. ctc.^;- receivables, 185,000 ^ (at cost) co. —— refund 1945 $7,617,910 (net)- non-consol. refunds of Dividends quarter of the taxes of in 375,010 . . : profits excess 3,250f117 ; j • •; common 226,179. $6,339,824 : $9,635,859 2,924,250 .< 11,952,158 -70,782 - Crl22,771 subsjd. of. Mos.End." Sept. 30, '46 $13,623,842 $xl,814,196 Federal price, were during and; losses receivable)— '.Total income earnings . .15,000 / for inter., and deplet. Int. on bonds & notes_ Amort, of debt, discount 131,846 191,893 : all' charges including and Federal Canadian •' income 'and taxes. Deprec. ! CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. notes and accounts expense 30, 1946 ' receivable Prop. T (after Fed. and retired Income •£/;/--!;// 1,076 412,100 & aband. taxes, est, 411,550 148,798 depletion,- 148,827 2,427 7,698 1,231,796 1.230,107 -r 414.344 479,879 \ 170,930 192,610 662,470 770,700 $518,957 $508,070 $1,544,369 $1,857,775 $0.47 $0.34 $1.40 $1.32 re¬ " $582,327 serve, of $36,078), (estimated), $3,586,162; Canadian $1,817,954; $756,180; Federal, taxes income Net (at lower of cost or market), $10,265; postwar refund— (est.), $51,579; investments in affiliated Earn, on inventories notes profits taxes mortgage excess refundable receivable, $36,446; sundry investments, $18,063; property, plant and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $2,529,587), $3,237,276; goodwill and patents, $1; prepaid insurance, taxes, etc., $83,916; total; $10,034,428. ' .... . - : * LIABILITIES—Notes payable, $1,200,000; accounts payable, $612,561; accrued taxes, payrolls -i.. and commissions, $371,770; Federal dnd Cana¬ :•'; V- ,"..vV./ ./>•' A ■ 5 \ profit per com. share— Earnings for 12 months ending Sept. 30, 1946", follows: Gross earn* ings from operations, $10,576,730; operating and general expenses, including taxes, $5,607,227; income from operations, $4,969,503; other income, $464,105;' amount' available for interest, depreciation and depletion, $5,433,609; interest on bonds and notes, $207,148; amortizaIJ,°L <u&count ai^ expense, $2,427; depreciation and depletion, $1,615,300; property retired and abandoned. $453,951; Federal income taxes (est.), $960,530; net profit, $2,194,253.—V. 163," p. 1159. companies, <M. A.) Hanna Co.—To Pay $1 Common Dividend— stock, for before (Deficit.: $$ :X<. attributable 2726. profit an^. share examined 1945 $17,212,183 ital. notes rec.„ Banks capital. V ; Operations not profit V * After paid (April 3, 1946) to redeem first A (less amortized premium) equal to thereto (credited to surplus) ,-r" series for prov. on earns, on for 1945. months 1946 15 per " " mortgage from April Notes payable: the corresponding period a year ago billings to war agencies and the regular a ASSETS—Cash,, $436,586; Balance " 1946 1 operations \'i LIA B ELITIES—-.. for year. year, result estimated been now hand and in banks—„___ counts consequence of additional price relief and further reconversion costs.. The amount of the accumulated loss of have years < the as b'w 249,000 166,500 from , - CONSOLIDATED EARNING FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30 254,493 246,300 > " last resuixed current far on ; tOffice furniture, equip, and imprvts. (at cost)Prepaid contrib. to erapl. savings-retir. plan Unamortized debenture disct. and expenses—— 3l, said: ' first on in • Indust. Bank, a ' ; ——^y-—— •Special charge Jy. for v dation 398,581 192,300; —i',;': surtax.———— the 1,645,652 if 414,608 - i.-J. Fed The stock. preference p. months! company CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT (excl. , on Other 'iUfi; Alarger investment in receivables and inventories to support the % increased volume of output, additional requirements for the purchase v.; bf new and replacement capital equipment, and necessary financing X693.862;y,1,593,694 inc. Norm. mon used 161, sheet. '>1044 $3,350,138 earnings Retirement V. A be will customers prior years estimated 1945 $3,326,411 . period year quarter,, will $1,643,737 1946 "" $3,495,801 nod-operating, revenue Interest charges '. class par) less than combined same for 66,156 Subs.)—Earnings-^- ;T^V-8r^ Sept. 36— f Portwar With SEC— the same months last year. $145,033 of Net those of these 7 Inceme Claims payable company sustained an operating loss of $588,378 "during months compared with net earnings of $318,493 reported 171,412 ; -I Hackensack Water Co. (& 9 Months Ended Gross ($1 Froeeeds civilian to excess and ^56,7^5; . $157,519 ^,513 $95,119 ^ G«)ss each, thus cents — not underwritten.—V. reduction Net income —-v. shares share.: a in ' cents (35 2,495,446 . filed* a 'letter1 of-'.-nbtification with the iSECJ; ,t> Richard N. Greenwood, President, , 4,000 ; of 50 for ' / Total 2,011,093 ^5.46,4 dividends returns gravel Advances and 'i Heywood-Wakefield Co.—Financial, Statement— $4,524,214 ^ thd occurred the 15), compared with $1.05 ( '. declared share per ' . 1946—12 Mos1945. $4,500,910 23,000 taxes Amort, of prem. Other 27,331 $10 y of and •Instalment notes . "The ''Gross Int. Dor two Co., Indianapolis, Ind.—Files The company <m :: $367,936 144,834 acquistion adjustments Provision declared tax , 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $1.15 has *■ : ■ showedT • \ 15 and Oct. the first nine U. S. Treasury tax sav. note-., ser C—at cost— IInvest, in cap. stk. and cap. notes of Peoples 30 arufJan! 1, next, to stockholders of record Nov. 1 and Dec. 15, 1946, respectively. These arc the first distributions since 1943 in which year 50 cents was paid.—V. 127, p. 1535. f ' ' - cash This 161,036 Frov. for depreciationAmortization pf plant directors have Issue is $382,791 ' expenses 1^46 start business ASSETS— Nov. 164, p. 2018. 1946—Month—1945 " Tevenue Operating 30, the at 1^41 the company charged against income an taxes $116,765 more than was needed, due largely change dn r^fihe 1940" Revenue Act, This has been current liability pending examination of the tax returns." int. in Cash units Hercules Cement Corp.—Declares Two Dividends—* The Gulf Power Co.—Earnings— Gross Sefct! -n Federal a as , $16,366,282 $11,897,466 $45,503,700 $33,860,247 V;: I; ; —V. ;I63, P>. 2720, :y for • 164. 'v' provinces where Dividends Co.^Q^iarteriy Sales Up 37.6_ Period End. Oct. 31— y Sales July 1946 £$]»tog«vjp«r y.;y;v- y.^yy ; 1 , paid.—V." were that during in Canadian stockholders common 1940 cxys. Net a delivery schedule in ex¬ two-shift operation, is anticipated to be a of 1947. •» the final quarter as in • - on Dividends qu 5^1 pfd. stock-n-^«: Dividends on 3aA%- pfd. stock^_.._j Guarantee Agreement, however, that rate, of cess May 31, the cents over increase an increase the aggregated on Sundry Income roof, Decessary. during part 1946 given shareholders, at their report to shareholders, the opportunity was option, to receive such of the extra dividends 1945. 25 said: 33.07% operate. instalment note? Min. approximately three months after completion of the proposed financing. Production capacity, on a one-shift basis, is expected to be about 1,000 units per month. In order to meet the requirements of . , the in declared, payable Jan. 31. On Jan. 25, 1946, a receivable Net income from operations---;-.. Prov. for Fed. and Can. too. taxesInterest paid <ioel. amertiz. of deb. discount and expense )——w—— will shipped,-package which will include the exterior a to each income on be to The Proy; tor losses within "regular dividend" is meant dividends from net investment in? "Extra" dividends represent .distribution from accumulated, undisturbed net profits, with 75 Oct. on or with -• Oper. of In compares 25 Slate* and for the Gross purchasers. installation - and 1947. 9 Mos. Ended Sept. 30" 12 > guarantee insulation, wall board, interior trim, doors, windows, plumbing and wiring, bathroom and kitchen facilities kitchen range and cabinets but not refrigerators), hot heater, hot ah' heatqr and electrical fixtures. The By accordance $25,158,866, . come. In each, 19 payable retooactive "* necessary water •• .19;; .27 1 t — .17' .10 cents Nov, or •"sundry Income." (including f - and other housing unit will be in walls all • .35 ■■ .39 > v .17 .19 •;.• J015 'r .035 * .05' " ,, each -38 ^8 .35 t .14 .19 .165.16 v .17 .18 . ..64"." ,02 .175 of paid settled, this sum has been credited to current income under the caption financing appearance. corporations • ; .2^ -;^5 ;-:j.695';. .97 ,, "03 — *■ -.31 .16 .18 .14 -06 .07 —"" >05 — - ,60 ' .03 —_ .Railroad stock— Steel .15 .10 .57 ; also 21, 15 record . As With modifications as to floor plans, they will be initially available in two and three bedroom .sizes. The corporation I expects to sell for. the most part to dealers who in turn will sell to the ultimate purchasers. Provision will be made for bulk sales to industrial J50 .36 •: .22 .21 •//. -14 .36 '..02 .08 .; ■••06.01 • ^ Railroad v — .07 .07, ' J50. .02 %-08 .03 .01 company——— ■*— .32 .28 .105 / >28 .32 • *.58 .205 .r;';.07 '' -36' -08 .01 .-06 . „ machinery .08 Institutional towid——.08 ;; tional -.115 ■ .15 .12 .07 Industrial Investing .37 .165 .175 .26' '.04 .13 — Electrical .13 .13 .19 , vr-• Chemical food 07 'w:!—!///—»,«■ ——" Aviation. .01 ——_-06 of dividends was Jan* notes customer subsidiaries carried ■ . the purchase and Its / During Exchange - Automobile . dividends qf $3.50 in share year-«end $1,724,034. of the cents prices estimated to result in an ultimate cost ' $5,900 to $7,200, including the cost of land; • wliich of amount and proposed a '<y ment with the Chase National Bank. Company's plant, located in For Fourth Quarter ' Total for 1946 Wilmington, Del., is expected soon to begin producing in quantity for v " Regular Extra Total Regular Extra Total^ initial distribution to dealers in the area east of the Mississippi River, J—!/; ! A6 • .40 .46 .245 .515 : .76 V j&y The "Harmon Homes" are of one story "construction and conven¬ „ Agricultural *!-. against record and total (';t several years the company has carried reserves established to, contingencies in connection with Canadian exchange and other, general business contingencies. In view of the improvement in Canadian exchange, the directors voted to reduce there reserves by a "transfer, of $500,000 from the reserve for contingencies to earned surplus. machinery and equip¬ carrying of inventories and receivables. Additional working capital is expected to be made available under a eredit agree¬ , ' two /■>,* ■ ■ cover Reconstruction be pavable out of realized profits. ' brings per of ' / Larger Monthly* 1 *t> , . .J — S.J.For Finance Corp. under which, among other the-company will undertake to -manufacture-and assemble 10,000 housing units^hy the end of 1947, and the RFC agrees to pur¬ chase at 90% of the corporation's price to dealers, or at actual cost to the corporation after such cost is determined, as many of the units following dividends for the fourth quarter of 1946 are - payable 20 to shareholders of record, November, 1946: " ' f 13 * ' /'.?>..! -r«. declared .f>trk»C.bl 1945. things, The Nov. of of Dividends 40 purchaser of from The $2,364,285. dividends be made tip Nov." registration foundation,5erection,-'''..utilities' » declared 4 V $0.26 V- - 27 -to -stockholders Snare,, as cents earnings have teompany, organized in 1943 by William H. Harmon and asso-; ciates, which has designed and developed a new type of low cost home usual quarterly; dividends and its various classes of shares which will amount to approxi* directors a a with The ,y;.y ;yyyy;:'-: ,: y.y>: y ,v■ifVfy.y:-. ; company 4)n - of Group Securities, Inc.—Extra Distributions— • 15 amount 1945 and ' $0.83' y of 280,000 shares of capital stock. Smith, Barney be principal underwriter, y y -•» :The; contemplated offering* will represent the initial mortgage 3Va% general eral per of 20 cents stockholders increase each $1,236,700 ; $1.23 ■ offering gold bonds, series N, due 1990, and gen¬ 3Ve% gold bonds, series G, due 2000, up to and in¬ cluding Nov,1 26, 1946, may be made either with temporary bonds or with permanent bonds; that beginning Nov. 27; 1946; only permanent of -The Commission 12 directed that deliveries Nov. on 22 Dec, E. Henderson, President, year, of (WilliamHar^n With SEC— ■ S'i ,--0, /^ V;ir.Vs'*, Permanent Bonds Ready— ^ Nil ■$73,570 Household Finance Corp.—Financial Statement—' an figure after usual .deductions for depreciation, depletion* and amort zation, and after estimated Federal and State income and excess profits taxes, fBased 1,334,995 shares of no par value stock outstanding.—-V, 164, p. €83. 1947, the date set for i/"'"/ Payment in respect of the bonds will be made within five days after the surrender of such bonds. (See V. 162, .p. 1513.)* < i1; to Tire * " v J? 1595.:^,.7, . ?'■?; redemption. $3.55 dividend | B. ; Oct. oh 29 .and respectively.;. This regular; ot 15:361 - to A 1947 *Estimated July 1, 165 and interest to receive will 127,836 Period End. Sept. 30— ' . been notified that they may obtain prepayment of said bonds on or prior to the close of business on Dec. 27, 1946, at The First National Bank of the City of New York, 2 Wall St., New York. They ,,."■110,963 v.CTl5,716 ^ 1943 Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. (& Subs.)—Earns.— 4V2& gold bonds, series E, due July 1, mortgage 136,444 285,264 • ' Sep.. 30f'46"'. . have 1977, 1,297,765 1944- •Including , Great Northern Ry.—Offers to Prepay ■ $1,664,939. 1,835,034 penses, the fiscal year ending Jan. 31, 1347. t $2,401.79.9 v.- raw materials, operating, selling and administrative ex¬ State, county and Federal taxes. t3efore allowing for dividends received amounting to $305,000 in 1946, $160,000 in 1945, $243,883 in 1944 and $4,370 in 1943.—V. 164, p. 2154. * 1 $8,174,074 NOTE—The above statement is base.d on Interim figures and accord¬ ingly is subject to taking of physical inventories and the customary /• Net .1945 $2,809,547 2,237,242 Navs 17, 1946 .1946 and depletion Deprec. Provision Dec. $3,632,576 2,525,743 ... directors payable Calif.—Earnings— , income oper. •Costs, oper. and gen. exp. Intang, develop.- costs paid (less interest earned of $186,815) ——. 24,416 for Federal taxes on income (estimated)—,. 7,750,Quo Interest 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— , Gross 180.541.173 — income of $84,445)—.—-— (less sundry deductions Other Hancock Oil Co. of ——$108,453,005 - — „ Cost of "merchandise ■ TWELVE MONTHS ENDED AUG. 31, 1946 INCOME ACCOUNT FOR Sales ; " • V.. •$ Mos. End. - shares outstanding. common Ilibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Payments to toe Made in 1947— 1 . ' (W. T.) Grant Co. (& Subs.)— Earnings— - - •$417,772 $0.62 278,714 tm . $118,000 •&,.?*% ■>/;:* h-'.NOTE—The company expects at this time that final results for the full year will be such vhat ' carryback"' refunds, if any; will be nominal* in amount,, and has included no provision therefor in these iigures.— $94,220 37,531 > reserve for contingencies,' (par $25 per share), share)-, $1,500,000; -surplus, stock $25-per :• Bept. 30,'46 June30,'46 Mar. 31,'46 tEarns,/ per (com, ' 564,818- : $269,568; preferred ipar Net $659,039 ' - 1st Hewitt-Robins, Inc.—Earnings— it,1'!.))'J "-v. J —3 Months T , income$457,045 and taxes-' 352,163 (est.-), B stock $1,5913,529; total, $10,034,428.—V. 1946—9 exps. series to ; with the SEC share. a ,?"K) 1 ineome on 5% common $4.25 Mos.—1945v-C 1946—12Mos—1945 ' $473,803 v,:--$44#,396;$628,484 $647,886income-- .7,738 ,-8,279 • 10,673 11,152 Period End. Sept. 30— • remaining 3,534, shares will he^',«ffeied.to Proceeds will be used to assist in retiring. the and at $12 letter of notification Of -the total the to James Leenbouts, a common. $1,000,000; $3,487,000; ' / The dian-taxes 13, " , (&'Subs.)—Earnings— ' Non-operating •. 35 cents; and. Dec...-14,. $1.15.".(• dividend of $1.06(4 per share on the stock was also declared, payable Dec, Monday, November 18, 1946 on 13, quarterly preferred ofjrecord Nov.,, 15.—V. 164, p. 2154. r ■ been* stock.—V. /,'■ B -common each; regular cumulative holders appointed 50 cents with pares March •' • ■"'••/ ■ ■//'• /■ ■' 'CU .. C* ....V ^ '.:'V®,;® 5 ® rti'•" '$•$■•?:. /'J®'® H/1:/' \{ ;,®>:®'-®:'®'®';.■.>•■■.-■"i..v,'-iAvV',;-V7.'^.,.,;':'t>'A:^.'-1 ■,=.A/• ' ;""'. '®?® ■ '" , ' 't ■ ,■ Volume 164 ,-!■'. . '. •' '[• ''®:, •'.''■ ';';',, -.''I. .,• 30^- •' . .'1945 1946 • proposal Co. shares Exchange Commission will consider on Nov. 26 < capital stock .' ; Northern render States, for demand, i. Get. In by Northern Co. States Power and - recognize such and th6 fevise and issue to which all owns J)» the of cancellation 1975, connection with to interest owed by outstanding It to Northern exchange, first the on standing. securities will States to of profits—™.:^. ."Gross Profit • Profit, shares, 6r Other 1 i..M — ; $117,578 - income (net)—.' TpfaT income . $121,$36 . Provision. for. taxes-,-„ ;——- $337,924 22.H7 28,187 Reserve Imperial Belting Co., Chicago—New Control— vc6ntirig:«i:y for - 188,900 , Net Earns, per com. "After share ' $0.25 of Newark, Ohio; Dallas, Texas. Indiana Associated Telephone: the $1.00 ' $0.81 . ""■»'• f ' v 4 "• v Period End. Sept. 30— v •Operating revenues Uncollec. oper.' _**. rev..'— $1,866,887 1,845 $2,031,177 " ' •■•■-■ 2,031 IoWat Ptiblic S^irtice 12Mohths Ended $237,800 170,835 Operating revenues.. Operating expensed $2,029,146 1,495,009 $213,661 126,995 _ $1,865,042 1,134,956 ■ lease for of 45Q 272,283 £50 Operation prop. 'Ket after «—V. , '32,548?. J. taxes i $34,367 charges 164, ,, $36,256 22,415 . $261,404 20,672 income operating Net . ' Operating 4'i r-i; 50 . ^Provision 577,120 ' : 695,895 360,301 other Net , — l3'ther:lAcorae>(net):i*i™_—"i";29,194 y.< s. :■ -•/ #.c.. '? J .":•'■ s" ;>•.* -• ♦/ Sept; 3D— Period End. Subs.)—Earnings— ,lnt. chg^,, specidl chgs.,0s other deducts.^.™.-"" mSZ&Mos.^,IMS-®. 1946—9M0S.~rl945 , 58,573,375 48,628,137 1,838,431 of sales—— Deprec. and depletion- Interest '^ Prov. notes for 4Prov. v Net outstanding.™ 2,016,017 1,633,105 4,899,315 • , applicable NOTE—In :shares stock •Y^ai'-End trividerid tit iO fknt& |||f| issued in 3.75% first year-end .cash dividend, of- 70 cettts .per share was declared on 30 on the 4,899,315 shares of capital stock issued end outstand¬ The increases ^Earnings-*- ^ 4 > ' : , ' and additional shares 137,333 164v :p, 1872. ' ' "J • of new '■«' / SeO,Brown Fence & Wire C6. above, and Inc. Period End. Sept. 30— * 1946—Month—1945 jSales--*:—™—$616,062 ' $279,843 . ' 1 '-t \i" J's Zx'/' ' \ Net profits taxes (net)- . J' of 3 944^ 7-" $7,776,539 1,432,407 .1,145,326 $7,573,983 1,091,443 $9-16. $6.79 CEarnings per share_---._-«-—' —V. 164, p. 2287, ■ • — will used be 1658. i ufil?, "Vv ■'? 'Cvi^v' on Nov.. 6 decided for expansion purposes.—V. defer Ry. action "-Aug;" l','-Iast,. find oh each Feb. were May "1, 1, made Aug. oft Peb; 1 and V—V. 164, p. 955. 1, * Nov. 1 22, needed plant Rv. vvi.'' incOme ry.' n A , , m***' ■ no-y-: j ■ Jm ■'j - '' ; of assets In cash or Investment '■■■■■ " / I J., „\,-n I - * ^ ■ ^ ■ ji " .... ■ $712,240 159,081 164,779 / 4,223 op6r. income* —'V". I64i p. 1723. ^ 1945. " $487,205 $545,431 ^ ^ •• / Minerals International '*■? .A1 Chemical & Construction^ has i'JPhuric acid plant just started (net J3r)_* raits" (net ry. ceeds will 'i I' be Number Net : '>■ ■ ■ ■ ■; mew addition The .Taw is expected to be ready for operation by June, 1947.' " 571,000 ® ; in 162,000 renewal v >,- Ann Arbor. feet, square J'i ACCOUNT FOR YEARS JULY ENDED .;® ... . " ® '92,974 v . 723,257 481,029 273,193 ■ 136,826 10,744 :®® 38,529 >> 63,086 v®::' 37,390 , $1,249,423 816,312 f$511,769' inc.** on 88,317 $13,356,244 r taxes • $12,457,086 12,823,429 10,488,183 ; Federal -. ' 1946 . estimated 31. $13,267,927 $12,364,092 *_*™® Cr732,000 reconver¬ approximately of dividends outstanding at r I " I " ■ ; ■ 1,167,960 , ' . ■ ,,53,780;, ' , ■ ■ ■ - $6,406,86-7 1,726,323 - $3,904,291 $4,605,046 ® : : ! ' j. used for development of mining property, issue not BALANCE 1946 un- shares : . t$25.90 * of at II1945 :i $1,139,428 6,825 1,258,936 : 1,494,905 ® * 937,35? 112,955 :*• 77~i52 cost less or exc. (not in of market) ®. 3,554,085 exc. profits tax due Jan. 1,869,655 1, ■■•143,929 (estimated) 732,000 (' •'{■t "'•v;- 47,433 184,193 184,193 17,052 13,884 2,422~958 1,936,742 62,38? 82,832 92,697 160,909 354,801 " iliifc"1"1 4 • ^_* ^Accounts. ■■■■ • ' ■■■ < ■■■ . $9,870,598 $7,950,649 v']®.:..' payabl£-L^*.i*i_^i*j*^®:^®®i*;® ® $697,553 $524,601 rolls, pay taxes and 418,273 382,009 842,596 other items 5Est. prov. for Fed. taxes on inc. & renegotia;* First mortgage bonds and deferred interest 377,583 f thereon Notes ( 89,085 , 27,800 July 1 of following year——_—*" to- banks*. bonds and deferred interest ® $*'- 27,809 1.600.008 83,400 thereon,' due $27,800 annually— Reserve for $2,605,229 . due payable First'mortgage 5% $29.24 war *; Earned a . 1,819,520 387,647 1.996.009 250,225 4,028,117 1,034,863 109,977 1,455,715 1,274,855 $9,870,598 $7,950,649 :— ($1- pa"r. valufe)®:—*:—**_—** surplus ; * 111,209 250,009 adjustments* * convertible "'preferred stock ($20 par value) Common stock 5:: and post-war cumulative ^Capital surplus i**i**.— Appraisal surplus decrease in year at LIABILITIES-® ' 5% } oil 31 (at cost)— claims ^-r :V-^ ® * pfer share_i__™**-^_w_-___^**.:*™ SHEET JULY J ..Total V->Sept. 30,'46 Sept. 30,'45 Stock Fund, Series "S-l"— $2,687,406 outstanding** 103.752 termination ;® ®" $1.59 tBased 248,683 shares r, •Prepaid insurance and taxes*. Deferred tooling' ***** *_:—i*__*_**— $18,097,304 $19,818,875 shares outstanding—*_*_—«*::; 1,987,512 \ 1,854,519 per share_—*_*___*:_**j—■'; *$9.11 Co .$10.69 i on _*—•—_***__**—__—*_*_*:,® years' Fed. taxes on inc. Carry-back claiihs for Fed/ taxes on inc.® acquired from sub. in liquidation (est.)^__*__ tCost of common stock purchased for distribution- to employees —*—; Investment in subsidiary in liquidation -fLand1, buildings, machinery and equipment ; Inc.—Asset Value/ ;' ,."..0 f Deficit, 1946 and • 75,498 : „ 37,459 195,149 ® $0.96 ********__*®; July 31, $433,111 97,873 201,458 :*_** Est. refund of prior asset value per share reflects the payment during special distribution of 45 cents per share from capital gains, as well as the recent market decline. tThe decrease in per share value was principally the result of the payment of a special distrlbif®tion of capital gains during the year in the amount of $2 per share. the ' • plant will enable the company to furnish all the necessary that it uses, in the manufacture of its Superphosphate ' —*—.*— ; —- . 121,513 •. ' own phosphate • NOTE)—Combined net the tan ddsigned for a different investment purpose and generally differing as to the type of securities in which Investments are made, amounted to about 9154,OOO.OOO en Sept. 30,. 1946, which compares with approxi¬ mately $145,000,000 on the corresponding date last year.-, "*■ - materials Spartanburg. The company . already mines its ;, ••■ Servo governor business, which included sub¬ sold to The Pierce Governor Co., Inc., Anderson, the Post-war refund of *__*-* of assets ♦The sul- and "potash which, together .with, the sulphuric apid, represent the major ■cpfbponents iri commercial.plant- foods. At presdent, its manufacturing j-faoilities in Spartanburg include an acidulating plant and a mixing f.plant. " ■••,•' /•' • I'v.' ■ i'.--t-• i "When operating at tfull capacity,, the new plant addition is expected * to ""produce about 20,000 tons sulphuric acid annually.'-'—V. 164, p. 2410. "'■/■"■•y -y ■; «t assets Number .as announcement .further adds:• "The new of assets Net new out 18,125 $933,630 Invents, On Keystone Common ah addition tof, its present commercial'fertilizer plant at Spartanburg, S. C. According to Louis Ware, President,, the * assets Net a of Mich., consisting of 65,000 will be vacated shortly and tfie ® ♦Accounts receivable z:_*— 3,750,000 v On Keystone Bond Fund, Series "B-4"— Net Corp.-^-Erecting on arising -• Rapids, lease, Cost of dies collectible from customers : 1,580,000 : Keystone "Custodian Funds, 'V this corporattion at" Grand .*^*1—*«_—**_**__.*. ___. shares Accrued r by •_.• extension an resulting from carry-back of operating unused excess profits tax credit **■ war and post-war adjustments re- Contract cofnpany on Nov. 5 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 104,375 shares (20c par) common, price, 20 cents at share. Pro¬ ior Those *:Sulphuric Acid Plant— peaks _,,•> ® 1946 v]® The ® . i banks has beeni sales 5 capacity, - United States Government securities $5,126,031 2,030 Net •electing, to receive their share in investment securities, are required to 'notify the company by Nov. 25, 1946, according to' the notice.' ' y V, Upon, permanent closing of the transfer books incident,, to the liquidation, the New York CUrb Exchange will suspend dealings in the :$1 par common stock, it was announced.—V. 164, p. 684. [r] ••:». major three met. *Rfevised to reflfeet amortization adjustments. : 1,280,000 '■-j'®"''i*' securities, be production was , 1,277,000 170,000- $650,509 income***** rents ; the were used, '. $470,231 $882,248®$7,683,831 $11,736,867 Dt) Equip, a share expenditures again was Cash i'.-" 190,000 143,D00 tributed pro rata to stockholders. /• ~ 1 % * " "' Subject to approval of the above proposal, stockholders will receive '"their considerable credit possible short-term • July 3l„ 1945. . ' and special meeting of stockholders has been called for Nov, 2.9 to. act proposal that the company- be liquidated and its assets dis¬ •on to Cr250,000 , 159, , .$983,509 taxes**.;; accruals* tax oper. Jt: facil". International Investing Corp.—To Vote on Liquidation r meet to amounted the,company's total plant capacity 1946, expenses 386,865 > Kensington Mines Inc., Seattle, Wash.—Files with SEG \ of care ■fEarnings per. common share**., - May order 1 $325,000*— 1946—Month—1945 1916—9 Mos.—1945 $2,654,861 $2,566,876 $22,375,805 $29,068,178 1,671,352 1,684,636 14,692,774 1 7,331,310 >A> theg dividend on , 25 cents expenses Net rev. from ry. oper, Other November until next month's meeting, at-which -time preliminary-audited figures for the fiscal year ended Oct. 31 «re expected to be- available. •-« -* V,.!' -'»/ 'I '''•!• >r of rfeVenues——J oper. V--" paid in Distributions . Ry. oper; : to in for Common Southern By. C6.—Earnings^ Period End. Sept. 30—-* . Federal directors erratic January; is still far $18,000,000 si of rate Sept. and sion Co., Mount Morris, I1L—Files with SEC Proceeds Kansas City International Detrola Corp.—Dividend Action Def'd— The at Profit for the year, incl. special cred. for 1946 Preferred dividends company on Nov. 6 filed a letter of notification vhth the SEC 20,907-shares ($10 par) common> to be offered to stockholders in ratio of one share for each five held at $10 a share. Issue is not . •customarily since ^ stored to income to offset partially ,, The p. $6.94 capital shares-.*-*-^^::' thfe contemplated orders BrOf. bef. Fed: Inc. taxes & cretf. shown below for $22,127,486 $29,320,839 $27,744,383 9,011,500 21,544,300 20,170,400 $13,115,986 profit Number 3945 . is Unfilled twt> additional yeafs. Provision for 1946—3 Mos.—1949. $1,539,378 ' $935,156 . i*k ik''' Kable Brothers underwritten. 1946 -.- income taxes'—.— excess attributable and previous peak, at are profit a its twice increase demands still to ■ Profit before is * v > t9 Months Ended Sept. 3(W at incomi Tbtal - - of com¬ Estimated recovery of prior years' Fed. taxes on 4 'SALEB FOR MONTH AND 3 MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30 This Interest- expense- shares ( facilities. income income - take to sales Reserve ' out¬ not are material' shortages Manufac*. Cost of goods sold (other than depre.) Selling and administrative expenses Depreciation and amortization of properties*] Loss on disposal of properties**., r'-.,; •.•■•, , by company '■■■!■ Net common stock to 549,333 outstanding common shares operation? 127,500' shares of common stock were sold to provide of $2,934,004. Bank loans were retired and) to the general corporate funds. will expand loss Subs.)-^ (& Mta6hin69 the total 248,683 on production, July 31, 1946 operating feet and occupied under OthCf f Jim BfoWn Stdres, Inc.—New Name— "May 8 Intctnational Busings the the betterment INCOME 1%% per annum); 42,500 shares of 137,333 shares of additional common at 1,925 added present ;-■ " . * stock of issue Of $15 par value.—V. payable Dec. 2 to holders of record Nov. 15. Distributions of 40 cents each were made on .June 1 and Sept. 4, last.. ■ ; ; y' Prior to the Issuance of two additional shares of common stock on 1946, for each share held, the company paid $1 per share on March 1, 1948,• and in each of the first three quarters of 1945. On 30ec. I, last yeaf, et year-end cash distribution of $1.50 per share was made on the eld common' stock.—V, 164, p. 1722, . • '? •■;-■ ■ ^ ;;■ :r;"v ■■ v...': ■ $100,000 preferred stock. ' of amounts • stantial inventory, due series and Ind®:®®v®®®'®'®:®':®®®^ of 5% first mortgage bonds 2%% $13,750,000 of 1940, August In v ® refinanced $13,753,000 .of first gold debenture bonds'; 38,542 company end. 248,683 feet of floor space is being added at Ypsilanti, Mich. This a year ing, ■ the year, year -on of furnishh Thfe from $1,442,000 the the at stockholders share expanded caused Ypsilanti and Grand Rapids to $302,993 $1,750,000 bank loan (due, serially $750,000 on' June 24; 1947 At l'/a^V and semi-annually thereafter on Dec. 24 and June 24 of each 1 r" : bonds; during share a $1,600,OOO outstanding July 31, 1945 was paid in full 1945.' However, as inventory was increased dufing th^ option for rQLfirst'^ preferred .stock and: 12,478 shares of >second preferred and 1976; stock A 1946 June, $1.59 equipment moved into another plant in Grand Rapids of square feet,r which has been leased for four years, with a to mortgage 3%% and retroactive pay amounting to $1,812,650; $837,350 and $154,000, respectively, 01 .» total of $2,804,000 for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1946. 4 Net earnings fob the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1945 include saccelerated. amortization, ofr emergency,...facilitiesTin conformity with ythe Prerttfent'8 proclamation effective Sept; 29,. 1945.- -Oct. resulting • 273,369 ®'®®v- 31, square $637,896 334,903 $699,612 $97,873 on -v program;. the pent-up * 667,77^ - - of share regular ended year the considerable a cash square •« - • , •.June v •• the 12 months ended. Sept. 30, .1948 the deduction, for tgx purposes ofi for income on reduced net Tt> refinancing of bonds. * An amount, equivalent to this reduction is shown as special charges under income deductions. Thelspecial-charges, and the reduction of taxes are. both nonrecurring items. The reclassification of thp special charges is in accordance with the accounting requirements of a]regulatory commissfoh. ^ NOTE—Net earnings for , the 30, -1946, and Sept. 30, 1946 include strike costs ; ."—™ — been costs 7,228,617 1,633,105 9,900,773 $1.24 $2.02 .$*-*3 three 'months ende'd March; 31, 1946; $1.01 . have 1,776,000 4,927,473 4,899,315 yearnings per share.—*. .' Balance , 726,318 ■ 1,086,730 $989,,171 preferred stocks——* 289,559 oh Dividends accrued 4,399,000 [6,205,217 978,0001 ——-- iheoine ;JShares 61736 2,978,000] excess tax ; 3,165,887 - . payment 1,015 preferred 31, 1945. a to producing at a rate required volume. •.... established $1,305,671 „ and 06t. of 43,990 >> 1 income ^■Federal taxes tax inc. Fed. for 242,100 — Fed. 153,690,511 181,678,843 132,137,923' 155,053,546 4,829,202 9,392,362 48,466,676 and bonds on serial . 55,666,680 201,334 t^et sales 8e other revs.: • $732,000. compared with as i A lipe ofc credit for $2,500,000 with i\ ' Net ■Cost •• $2,075,901- .. Steel Co- (&, Inland ^ or preferred $10.78 war Division, shipments of the balance —$2,04$;707^ $£262,68| earnings from operations*™ 929 now it-s The V-Loan a 911,593 Taxes 2410. p. depreciation-** —a than Federal income taxes__'__ of In" June 339,906 433,401 for after outstanding year to meet expanded operations and made for equipment, substantial bank 1945 AProv.^ for ^st. Fed.- inc. ■& excess profits taxes $329,670 200,319 145,594 < ' 680,944 670,326 299,96^ ^ • . —• Maintenance oper. with of use Specialty $20,223,400. $7,569,247.. $6,834,569 3,455,818 2,969,060 : shares $433,111 were difficulties its® scheduled 6ni 1946 v Operating revenues' . Bent -. there change from for the fiscal intense Central year Co.—Earning^— Sept. 30— stock, refund a $475,231. was to Current ' . year of 1946, and payable under the existing laws. . r. (3) * Part of the • 1945 net earnings is subject to review' by the War Contracts Erice Adnfiinistra,tion J^ioard.—V. 163, p. 3286. 1946—9 Mos.—r945' the less short ^ is the estimated amount of Federal and State Provision for taxes the ■••.•". 1946 production i; NOTES—(1 j The foiregofxig statqrhen't dbes' not l»ciude? any profit 6il'-. less relating to" investment in sind advance to Intertype, Ltd., British (2; ^ ' stock. company to : , of of profit scheduling by customers. i ^eub$idiWr^;y§4;^ 164* '' 1 • ® . equal to $1.36 a shares outstanding 386,865 on with 31, to much provision for depreciation of $20,142 in 1946 (1945, $32,490) months -and" $60,425 in 1946 ($97,500 in1 1945) for nine months! special: , those of the previous year. Sales volume was slightly in that of the former year because of the acquisition of Central Specialty Co. on June 1, 1945. However, such volume represented a tot threfe Coip; -^-Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 $238,038 $213,875 238° tt 2i4' July excess taxes • preferred Due ; . ."York; Merrill Stubbs of New York; Furber Marshall jHt. T, Cavanaugh of New York, and B, A. SKnyfef of share a 31, J.946 compared standing July 31, 1945. $179,672 A $0.15 cents After provision for the preferred stock equity at par, book value oi common stock was $15.46 a share on 386,865 shares outstanding y 30,000 $223,120 $33,526 5 special.—V; ' 1 the $360,040 150,368 , 45,060 . $55,736 earnings.- and cents Outstanding at July 31, 1945, after payment of $37,450 dividends parable Allvof ■ tfe capital stdcU. > Of r: this?• COh^any h&/; hfefen by '<3. L. Ohrstrom & Co., New York investment bankers, and associates, 4t was announced on Nov. 13. Established In 1909, Imperial manujla<<iurers cpnvCyer bejting f6r ,Industrial use. "" • In announcing the purchase, H. T, Cavanaugh, a partner in the Ohrstrom firm, stated that the acquisition was made for investment, *nd no public distribution of stock is contemplated. ® •• ■ i The new directors of the company are: G. L. Ohrstrom of New ^ A . >».- . 8457,628 $33,520 : ,50,90Q 15,000 34 was number average cents for common stock, July . 31 and 758 common stockholders on July During the year 8,824 shares of preferred stock were converted into 9,922 shares of common stock. :■ 642,398 43,467. 4,058 • Oct. above-mentioned stockholders $980,322 — f$9,941 regular and y ^ ccrhmqrt Stockholders of the company 844,485 :/ — on preferred on profit credits, computed, so compares shares $428,833 227,394 V ' ■■ the 1946., special the 96 This $1,273,318 $217,453 285,801 "c<Vs- these On $403,379 & gen. admin, exp. Sell. cents cents record ,.. on resulting from the ; operating loss of $511,769 was incurred for the This loss was partially offset by crediting of $250,000 provided in prior years for recon¬ an 31, reserve a dividends on rt'Vj:' 'f'-.'-V"?V/K(.'•'{ paid expenses. A further credit was obtained through Federal income and excess profit taxes amounting to After ail- waive ended July income Of 1S48—9 Mos.—1945 .-.re of 35 of 41 of May T5. were version : ' 1946—3 Mos.—1945 on on Oct. 16 said in part: reconversion expenses and other costs Intertype Corp.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— stockholders 1 Including termination, mortgage ;■■■ semi-annual semi-annual war's ($455,635 at June 30, 1946) 6'/c bonds now out¬ and: unpaid past ,-due to made dividends John Airey, President, year such such Interstate 15, .15 was Kin^-S^fcley Corp.—Annual Report— ; first mortgage $350,000 for $350,000 new first mortgage bonds 4%, due 3,350 additional shares of Interstate capital stock. and May Noy.. 15, Nov, cents following 2288. in exchange 1, 34 the result, Interstate action by, Interstate and will sur- :v $966,000 fii'st mortgage 6% bonds, due on to payable of 1945, shares: (Wis.)1, The transac¬ ^ . To. accomplish $i00) (par consent right Certificate— 12 directed that deliveries of Common stock, up to and, including Nov. 26, 1946, may be made either ■With temporary certificates or with permanent certificates;., that ( be¬ ginning Nov.' 27, 1946,'only, permanent certificates snail be a delivery." I SEC power & In ;Uanks.-asyrustee.^Vsv-' "•'•*W' v '^Interstate,, will The New York Stock Exchange on Nov. .yr-V. 164, p. 2410. with filed "S2," distribution • • bonds, due Oct. 1, 1975 bearing interest at the rate of i%, to be secured by a1 supplemental deed of .trust to the Harris Trust & Savings ;c to Illinois Terminal RR® Co.—Form of been ,■ to. amend its particles, of incorporation., to increase its au¬ capital stock from $250,000 to $550,000 consisting of 5,500 thorized . ; has Series (Wis.)—Changes in Cap¬ >• ; structure of Interstate. proposes .. I ! I ',. ' ) v proposed are summarised. as follows; Interstate and Northern States desire to -. * I Holders of Cairo Bridge 4%; bonds, due 1950, apparently have been feluctant to' accept the company's offer to redeem the bonds at any time at principal plus interest to thq date, they are surrendered. Ac¬ cording to a report filed with the New York Stock .Exchange; only $137,009 bonds have been tendered for payment since July 7,, 1946, reducing the total amount outstanding to $1,925,000. Cash for payinent of the bonds is held on deposit by the United States Trust Co., New York, N. Y.,. trustee of the issue.—V. 164, p. 2287., T.®' _® i. ''-;® V®®.® ••v®.®'' ® ®®®/ ' ®.® ; ' , (Minn..);-and Interstate Light capital illin6is Ctehtraf *R&—Prepayment Offer— ; * tions "properties',. Inc., ■ declaration A , ^ merge the Hudson River Power Corp. and System Hydro-Elfefetric System, into Eastern New York Power Corp., recently formed for this purpose. See V". 164, p. the " ,. . Interstate Light & Power Co. Hudson #ivet PWer-Corp.—Hearing'on,Nov; i6^ and ■ ■ ital Structure— ® '/♦Based on 2,757,973, shares outstanding.—V. 164, p. 2409. ®,..•■ ;y Securities 'f\' , Ltd.—Earnings— ' ' . Tons of ore ' 1,378,523 '1,957,913 -Net earns, after deprec., depletion and all taxes $6,167,302 $4,253,156 '^Earnings per 'sh'are»itl'^L4«' ®; ® $2.34 y $1.54 The | COMMERCIAL & FIN Hudson Bay Mining: & Smelting: Co., Sept. J • i THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 9 Month's Ended1 r V"1 ::'"X'- ,:' ®'V'""':®. ® ■'I:'■ '''<•!;'"';,® -;®\V.' ■■;^'."",S-/'^"':®/('®':®'®v7® ®-.•■® ■ i*'" assets Special Distribution—',' of KCystdne Funds, each Total • av, S. Treasury tax notes amortization settlement. : deducting U. to ; The corporation, recently, announced regular semi-annual distribution cents per share ahd a special distribution from, realized profits 65 dents per share on the Keystone income common stock fund '<.ir-jrSf. tRepresented by 782 shares 1946 "arret reflect NOTE—Renegotiation of $1,036,000 in 1945. EReVisfcd / . proceedings for the year ended July 31, 1945 hot settled. Thq amount of refund tentaitively determinfed hy local War Department Price Adjustment Board is less than the amount '.are - of 37 "•■■■-i.: -iV.®■■ —' * $17,359 in both years. 1,542 shares in 1945. tAfter reserves for depreciation* and amortization of $1,332,074 in 1946 and $1,134,616 in 1945. §After V . "of „®—— ♦ After reserves of ® ®in 'v,' 'v.;;"'"".V®: . provided and if the refund is settled on that basis, profit for the year and: earned surplus would be increased approximately $45,000.—V. 163* ®p. '3419®®:' ■•■" ®® rriU:]® TV®:;.,®-v.- ,■.•'. ? , '/®.-••• -• .. • ■ . , 2548 ::1THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ' Y^^^vvMonday,' November. .Period find. Oct. / .j,LIABILITIES— : 164, 1872. p. ' ' :f? ''Y' 7v/. : 1946—Month—1945 and 164, 1872. p. . ' •./ i-v ^ ' • ... 1'. .. ;• J.'•'/ ,•'••• •' -and held Kroger Co.—Current Sales 30% Higher— Period End. Nov. 2— • Sales ? 1940—4 Wks.—1945 of cents 18 been declared has share per / Brlll.363 $38v71-6,-830 $40,342,216 ' N . company lend two to The , directors the at those 29. 15, on In ".-■ each quarter.—V. .:■/■■ ■ the company paid 1945, cents at common 1946. regular of 25 cents and a 164, of rate : ' to 3% the Morris are now balance per of the 10 stock and cost . r Loft Candy Corp.—Declares. 15-Cent Dividend— Lakey Foundry & Machine Co.—Resumes Dividend— V the on outstanding record issue June on of dividend a stock, payable cf common Distributions 25. Nov. declared have directors The cents 10 cents 15 At Dec. each holders to 9 made were share per 15 of Jan. y. and Dec. 10, 1945; none since.—V. *163, p. 2441. Lane Bryant, Inc.—October Sales Up 8.8%— Period End. Oct. 31— Sales $4,113,059 ___ , value capital Distributions f. * s M Lehigh Valley Coal Corp.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— •:" Cost of a dm. from selling ; Profit the class Nov. , Total > Other income Carrying charges prop. & res. Deple. and deprec. Prdv. Fed. for Net 71,016 739,007 680,378 172,515 206,995 10,175 4,910 2,548 3,369 '70,755? corporate _______ / 6,735: 1,168 •; ,• 1,955 j V 1,958 ; , ' .$426,374 $805,982 "Z;7 .Yv:/'/'. of 21,401,890 Profit from Profit mining and/gelling transfer Depletion" and depreciation for Federal Provision fob Pennsylvania income income 13,025 tax Y' N«t corporate income 164, p. 728. -V. 5,075 tax. ;___. $1,268,298 . the SEPT. 30, _______ while company, that announces of 1946 the will par. "it result Canadian satisfactory profit." William G. Bronze Co., Litchfield, Institute •v'T," *-:Y. Cleveland, Conn.; of • further no subsidiary will f " 'v 1 , losses at ponfcinue the to than -" • have of The Cleveland Frederick Dellenbaugh, the on been 7 Total • "■ \ — l.'v « • ; ; inc.___ & V" "j Dom. of Canada inc. taxes Total surplus n n "... - $3,377,613 179,695 Preferred dividends .1 Sept. com. a • "30__ZZ1-1- 806,930 $2.72 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, - ; 1946 Accounts securities receivable—trade . (net) 30 ; current assets Total ' f assets- and 2,606,514 146,434 117,910 $4,500,096 $8,563,018 2,062,593 5,093,008 7,095,285 ; deferred-charges 1 6,878 812 9,909^365 33,051, • 11,377,340 • 529,080/' 30,940 9,412,207 454,863 54,106 $552,930 $496;87S - ' I ! 1946-Z3 MoS.—1945 $60,395 14,337 54,108 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $52,708 $167,514 13,010 income 346,401 ________ 50,013 $170,321 40,164 1,076,014 1,550,763 income for period 18,279 4,000 . ; / $25,'9l8 ', • 69,459 55,974 10.500 Period End. ' 26,508 Net ' bef. Fed. Prov. for Fed. inc. taxes four-for-one split-up of $ ' ./■/ ;■; $ 4 ^ j,' Y' v 133,248.1l3til3,083,178 16.342,021 6,209,968 13,746,726 10,151,95? 10,132,053 $6.89 $1.49 .« 1946—9 Mos.—1945 ~ V 1,033,819 $20.31 rental/ income ""Includes $2,970,068. 4 3,046,089 — prof, per pfd^ shr. §N£t prof, per com, shr. / ~r '$56,334 1 $0.17 $0.14 ; " 44.574,503 *35,736,425 4,913,047 3,953,419 1,868,958 2,919,600 taxes__ Net profit ^ ^ sales Earns, ; 1946—3 Mos.—1945 ^ l/ '1 $55,893 * $0.06 1 Co.—Quarterly Report— Sept. 30-/ * ' $19,808 ' $0.06 / Marshall Field & , a $138,808 > —V. 164, p. 1724. -1,076,013 1,550,763 •' 8;651 $135,852 $130,157 • , 23,687 8^500 /Earned per share______ $2,702,149 807,010 "18,351 $^42,085 $117,501 : 370,099 > $3,203,304 1,163,072 $39,698 2,388 . $58,105 Prov. for Fed. ine. taxes 1,655,718 ' '. .$46,058 12,048 . deplet/,' dry holes, leases forfeited. $4,846(497/ $4;357,867 "1,643,193 • ' * - 3,594,769 $67.55 $23,9? $4.97 - t$1.66 $0.45 of $968,300; / tIncludes .rentaL Income of fBased on preferred dividend requirements at end of SAfter preferred dividends.—V. 164, p. 1724. period". the authorized 21,500 shares Master Electric Cb.—Dividend Rate Increased— of / A quarterly dividend; of 45 common compares —V. with a a labor with on a marginal dividends no on their Nov. on declared 6 of 25 on Jan. 2, July 1 and Sept. stock distribution was made. the year 1945, 164, p. 2411. profit basis,; capital. 1 ' i June paid 'v.1 ' 'Vs,;* YY1' in Maltine , - offering price stockholders The stock of record share for each expired Nov. 6. . , ORGANIZATION AND 1898 in York, New business of the $100 was Oct. 9 10 in the basis common „ , ^V' -C purpose of one 80% over prescriptions Sales of the for sales sale. Maltine of volume is in products as vehicle a nutritive OUTSTANDING pany is $1,520,000 various consisting of $100), none of which has been stock (par $25), of which 36,536 .' Of held requiring pre¬ 4 . VOTING have a issued, shares deposited 1938, Rodney C. income and of 48,800 shares under a shares trust Chilcott, voting which James C. Ward, Secretary,'Treasurer of of the agreement President ar.d the stock of 38,692 57,251 $3,334,609 1,267,000 $748,048 . ;/ • shares 'outstanding—* per share— 164, p. 1724. , 259,509 $2;067,609 $488,546 1,617,921- *1,617,921 $0,82 Nil 4 ' Corp;—Earnings—-. $7,502,215 bef. all Fed. taxes for all Fed. • /; dated and stock of Director, are voting profit Profit // .546,103 / share per *But after r0: providing Sept. liabilities foreign income figures at .' $501,084 $1.84 /; $3,041,500 $0,961; 1946, current assets $6,011,451 including and State same the /••. 30, of date last 163, ... p. • and year other were were taxes. 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— after Fed. taxes-- Contingency ; Net No. «—V. reserves— profit-_i of $2.7 for oth< capital h/. *' j -A >"'■/!. Y'!. 1946 and $7,513,299 -1944 $1,346,018 200,000 200,000 570,09} / • $2.66 ;/ —4; $2.00 >- ■ - '' J943 ^ $1,334,089 $1,222,139 200.000 .200,009 $1,134,089 579,376 ,$1,022,130 537,909 Y $1.96 $1.74 J 572.000' . Y~.'f'. Subs.)—Earnings 1945 " $1,714,401 "'7'" and YV-'''' $1,514,401 -.$1,146,018 shares-- share______ -163, p. 2442. per against Federal corresponding 'Y;Y\/vYY'iVv'::-V." - - for The $11,527,568 2442. •• -Profit ^Earned and $14,089,222, reserves McGraw-Hill Publishing Co., Inc. (& '• $1,461,11 $5.82, for reserves for ail other taxes taxes respectively.—V. .... ' -■'• '•,4 . NOTE—At current Y $960,244 _T—____ /purposes. (par as Net " 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $6,124,198 $21,298,362 $10,075,169 1,758,376 4,896,302 5,135,214 1,257,292 1,854,802 3,674,108 .1,506,347 taxes 4 ■ 1946—3 Mos.—1945 - sales Prov. com¬ common common Director, 52,771 ' profit' • ♦Prof. .•' V!" of preferred $858,068 provislon—a- over fleductions Period End. Sept, 30— and shares are now issued and outstanding. shares of common stock outstanding 30,960 shares are voting triist agreement. ; ; / / TRUST AGREEMENT—30,960 been 14, and 3,000 $676,043 182,025- $3,373,301 income McCalL Net . physicians' ' capital 126,255 Common malt authorized 1945 $8,069,588 7,096,474/ \ 297,068 $3,204,046 169,255 / Earned —V. the 36,536 under 1946 ./ Net medical SECURITIES—The Payments 15,306,222 .//;/ ■; Profit' before' taxes_____ Prov. for est. Federal Income ,taxes—__ ac¬ property /■lY/.//Y.'/Y/ (a for the company one cents. $18,636,523 expenses-j Maltine of 15, 35 1211, p. Sept. 30— /'■ '■' incorporated Jan. 3, was acquiring July on disbursed 1 ___— sales and Excess; renegotiation* refund extract) in combination with agents, formerly comprised a large proportion of total sales, but since 1939 the larger proportion of sales has been of various pharmaceutical specialties, the relative proportion of which has been steadily increasing. and of Other 'V Manufacturing Co., established in 1875. Company is engaged in the manufacture, distribution and sale of pharmaceutical, medicinal and biological products numbering approx¬ imately 30 items. •_ Its advertising is directed entirely to physicians and sales Rights ; , BUSINESS—Company for^ the paid March share.—V. 164, common shares held. , dividend on 1, cash. share, plus first offered to was and Operating profit - per quarter. share per on each Maytag Co., Newton, Iowa—Earnings— Co., New York—Preferred1 Stock Offered— ^astman, Dillon & Co. on Nov. 7 offered the unsub¬ v previously paid Deprec. of fixed properties (& amort, for 1945) cents was stock totaled $2 per Total X s the 300% paid 50 cents Sundry "• _ per shore was declared on Nov. 8 10 to holders of record Nov^ 25. share an .Prior to June . i Dec. per both Cost 1, last, and total of 50 cents per share a , »;/ ;"J'} , cents a regular dividend of 20 cents per extra dividend of 40 cents per share on the common payable Dec. 2 to holders of record Nov. 20. A regular distribution of 20 cents per share was made on Sept. 1, last. and stock, 500,000 shares of common stock outstanding, 15 to holders of record Nov. 25. Distributions of 25 cents made 35 13, the directors declared share 9 Months Ended dividend a with May, McEwen, Kaiser Co.—Extra Distribution— share each in January, April and total of $6 during 1946. During other costs up and the company and Government the months ben ts payable 164, p. 2288. On Nov. paid $1 making stock, This . for for the on , October, went 20% June $38,716,830 $40,342,216 3,703 $560,983 Deprec., $3,987,768 1,246,905 807,011 year crued dividends. 1945 12,052,761 Property, plant and equipment (net)_. Other . $5,566,712 Inventories Other SEPT." (Excluding Link-Belt Ordnance Co.) ASSETS— Cash Marketable 269,395 $1,922,432 1,163,072 ____ this in The public $2.46 •Including selling and administrative expenses, less discounts received, provision for depreciation and amortization of property, plant :r'. •••■;•.. Yv»y:-Y •; ■.■:';. r>Y-c:\ f Total; income scribed portion of the 2,900 shares of 4}4% convertible stock (par $100) not taken by subscribing stockholders. 49,053 174,188 m 1,363 $607,037. - 54,106 $717,370 1,252,665 " approximately a - ; v 806,930 496,876 ' $663,264 -*—' Operating income „ 1,186,521 early this month authorized materials were In 13,252,833 before " 1,960,065 196,631 common t $1,981,799 $14,847,033 $13,245,245 _____ profits taxes- operating income Oper. exps. & gen. taxes (Ky.y Textiles, Inc^-Split^Up Planned— directors the —V. ■ Y 603,740 . Mairacaibo Oil Exploration Corp.—Earnings— Eversharp, Inc. above.—V. 164, p. 2054. The on 6,502,000 ; - excess Period End. Sept. 30—, Magnavox Co.—Declares 25-Cent Dividend— : and equipment. v.-. $95,693 451,584 Magazine Repeating Razor Co.—Merger Plan Effective to Be Liquidated— 41,766,900 : /.614.680 stock No. of shrs. of com. stk. outstdg. at Sept. 30_-__ Earnings per share common stock__ COMPARATIVE 125,761 $108,796 in 1945 $16,057,428 $15,234,633 1,210,395 1,162,406 U':,>" ___i Exps. of issuance of 95,978 shares of surplus, 1,225,510 $2,972,706 1,234,061"" however, war, ferred — dividends Earned ■" i:. ■' " ' 1,451,000 premium on preferred stock redeemed Y ■ $2,193,906 13,863,521 y ___ surplus Common w, ' earned ". 104,913 and Gross 38,470 85,166 $2,323,247 $3 stockholders $41,821,245 $50,865,380 __—_ Net income Previous 103,304 1,231,528 38,499 *3,557;308?:$3;169;33? company making j • $225(626 1,961 earned supltis end of year— —V. 164. P. 2288. 1,833,000 887,035 , 115,500 _________ value and the retired, ^ 2,882 -Bal. output payable Dec. 7 - 2,208 8,172,696 1,842,305 dividends:/.— 1946, • $283,153 ■ 2,365 Other deductions each \ ,7 *Co8t of sales___i_ Federal 8,296,191 1,576,201: 2,023,000 924,799 1,656,600 income par July \ Co.) 13,303 $223;489 44,145 i' > outstanding The U'A'-'I;- Link-Belt Ordnance , $205,056 7,988 12.58X 1946—12 Mos —1945 28,837 947,375 directors ■ -- $203,473-jr t, 6,712 4,634. . Graphite Jr., —37,688,302" Deprec. and amort, of prop., plant and equip 488,036 Prov. for 1 in- dividends 495,002 < 7,413 surplus Dividends paid capital- shares and increased the authorized stock 21,500 to 86,000 shares} ; / , / The stockholders will - meet da Nov. 26 to - act/on the above pro* r faculty of Massachusetts directors.-—V. 164, p. 281. < elected .._f.:; .('a,*:-../ \ • ^ *. / 1943 $1,190,981 494,855 491,069 12,531 Net Manager formerly (Excluding - 4 " York. , 630,450 ■; . ■ $234,378 —i Total VVf ' 6,103,735 28,850 taxes— taxes -■*.. ______ reported were preferred New - income TTie parent show 592,617 '\v'r'" on , ^ 1946—9 Mos.—1945 profits taxes." income See :i ; record for 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— /:'/;-/■ Y/'Y/ 1946 Y' 1945 & Net1 'sales "to customers, less dlscts. artd a'lldw1,1!'$41,735,579 $50,763,843 Other income, less sundry income deductions 85,665 101,537 . 1946 of last, and contractual income Electric the 21,462 that, operations •Link-Belt Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— ' 1, the Co., 1944 804,433 expenses-- operations,, income' from $4,349,357 . estimated ' 1946 carrybacks co. is in O., and Dr. and .v"';Z T;;: o holders June both Profit for the year__—_____ $164,439 Balance of earned' surpluS—, 552,930 Adjust, of reserve for mktble. secur. stock. After the. split-up the company will 50,944 of the newly, authorized 86,000 shares of no par value stock. Declared value of the issue will remain $675,000. The split-up would be accomplished by delivering, to present stock¬ holders three new shares of no par value stock for each share they now hold, so no exchange of certificates will be necessary, J. Alden . Works Technology, ■ to 1 The ( have outstanding -■ Laffer, Dec. made on were 6,139,208 Louisville ;Two New Directors Elected— / 1,4 ; t which $1,000,000. Trust 1945 Net $1,021,041 ______ company last quarter .' of this company for the week .ended Nov, 9, 1946, totaled 32,590,000 kwh., hours as compared with 23,936,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, an increase of 36.2%.—V. 164, p. 2410. ' (& Subs.)—Earnings— MONTHS ENDED profit, after Canadian taxes & The v,', Y'Z' ;1 Bankers Interest paid __2__ Obsolete material destroyed ; Prov. for Federal and Canadian in¬ dividend of 25 cents per share on Dick, President, said. Presently outstanding are 12,736 of RESULTS FOR NINE —™._ 2 on $14,954,211 $15,155,760 $20,035,391 $20,427,072 Miller, Secretary, said. Net Total posals. A; H. Leland Electric Co., Dayton, O. Sales /| "r Weekly/Output— , . and be laboratories facilities of for agent be S0ld_.___-.__j. from '' SOTE—For mechanical reasons it is not always possible to arrange companies in exact alphabetical order. However, they are always as near alphabetical position as possible. ' Profit $5 Nov. 1946, and new excess (Md,)—25-Cent Dividend— a payable \ revenues Preferred no ' record 1, these in Income from investments__^__^w___ Profit on sale of securities / "4 i' ' . taxes) Common 5,177 ' value, par "' operating Net 846,814 281,120 11,297 163,790 Minority interest ' the on ) with will ■ Net 71,898 .. 976,425 Provision " , { income Income $2,666,700 429,351 393,644 117,264 \ ■>> of Gross 1,127,004 lands. coal res,- no will j'Z1:'/Y-V-V"/'v ''tc" , 1956. together STATEMENT, YEARS ENDED DEC. 31 etc. $1,439,695 debt idle prop; & on stock, " - •' exc. Net ,38,108 , $2,937,523 funded on Selling, admin, and gen, * Fed. 646,131 1,312,272 income / Dec. (other come ' Total i Federal Other $1,625,250 Carry, charges recently, declared capital expenditures & /limited-term invests.. 3 $1,401,586 - Yi/■' 13,973., Other income Interest 1 Taxes 1945 a - ' $1,611,277 profit ^ * 936,427 • 18,755.996 680,130 coal • operations ' other on Total ■ pj expenses- " , $654,424 . ;'/7t: Selling, general & administrative " "' ' M of June on 1,374,750 ——i~'* $23,693,298 $20,803,715 coal Cost Of7 sales made were 1,124,-315 CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT 12 MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30' Sales holders to 1,564,750 State income ,/.;! $406,051.' - to on < recently declared 1 Maintenance 54,585 81(645 /. tax Minority interest 1 M": s Amortiz. 19,152 • each was Dec. Depreciation Pennsylvania income . inc. '' » cents Period End. Sept. 30— 308,606 334,728 % ..'I 222,452 tax. for Cost .of goods 1947 made 7, Was - > 1, last year,—V. 164, p. 2155. Operation $1,913,270 293,092 24,816 ____ Prov. $2,094,337 101,156 A and Operating ^v coal lands ; . 1, $1(631,420/.: $1,328,926 of Louisville Gas & Electric Co. (Ky.) (& Subs.)—Earns. 985,375 . 1 . '* 4 / $927,902 990,505 $843,804 97,225 idle on $1,163,830 486,930 $952,371 • debt * % payable 12. Payments of 12 cents each -./&*' 33,693 $356,872 • .. 349,488 distribution 1, 1945. Arrearages as at July 1, to amount to $74.44 per share.—V. 164* p. ?155. a $894,209 $1,153,693 .10,137 9,743 , . $602,942 ...r — _ funded on 3,506 v , profit income Total Int. $347,128 $599,436 -2/ other. oper.— similar A plant new of ■ dividend come mining and coal on ' stock; 10 The directors .,. June Profit 1946. Long-Bell Lumber Corp. ; $5,481,728 $17,925,148 $15,101,275 4,976,815 16,253,192 13,731,670 157,783 .518,262. 475,395 165,483 exp._ common 16, ; 1946—9 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos,—1945 $6,421,137 5,656,216 sales Sell., gen." & of June 1 ana Dec. Sales of coal the on Dec. . par •pV. 164, p. 1872. ' record 9, and July 16, 1946.—V. 162,. p. 2395. A dividend, of 20 cents per share ; Y share per of directors declared a stock, payable Jan. the 13, Nov. on ($275,5001, aggregate1 $750,000, the cost Net. sales Nov. on Long-Bell Lumber Co. (Mo.)—Declares Larger Div.—r . > 1946—10 Mos.—1945 $3,781,443 $37,290,893 $30,418,262 1946—Month—1945 cents holders this on meeting held a to estimated stock common CONSOLIDATED INCOME " of total is AGENTS—The the maturing company if any, will be applied in reduction of the ■'■'Vv''. > proceeds, - the expected The J. construction TRANSFER of to are construction N. and annum which Plains, under foregoing loans. •• extra an an agreement dated America and Banker* has agreed to lend of installments loans 2155. p. into Co. Prudential company more from applied have declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per stock, payable Dec. 16 to holders of record Nov; This compares with 35 cents per share paid on July 15 and Ocri last, and 25 cents quarterly and 10 cents extra paid on April 12 the on which Nov. on the or ♦ Lion Oil Co.—Increases Dividend1 Rate—// the capital stock, payable Dec. 14 to holders of record Nov. 14. A similar dis¬ tribution was made on Sept. 14, last, while in preceding quarters regular dividends of 20 Cents each were paid.—V. 164, p. 2410. of dividend U ' " entered Insurance under PURPOSE—Net proceeds Dividend— Lake Shore Mines, Ltd.—18-Cent A . . amended, as 15, 1946, $375,000; and Bankers has agreed the sum of $375,000, either at one time or of $75,000 each, or any multiple thereof, on such date or dates.subsequent to Oct. 31, 1946 and prior to July 1, 1947,- as the company shall fix by one day's notice in writing to Bankers. The loans are to be evidenced by notes, in the case of the Prudential loan bearing interest at the rate of 3.8% per annum and maturing on Nov. 1, 1961, and in the case of Bankers bearing interest 15,399,543 • the to 13,245,245 ' / Co., in in stores share • to 149,188 • depositary/ The voting trust agree¬ ,V; r- if- 14,;. 1948." 29,- 1946 ;with Prudential Trust 1,386,585 153,381 stock'—JDrlll,363 treasury as stock .reacquired com.1 Aug. ;' 5,163,564 15,399,543 14,847,033 —__J_ of ; Total' —V, 163, p. 2998". 1946-—44 Wks.—1945 j operation during the four weeks ended Nov. 2, 1946, was 2,639, compared with 2,764 stores in the corresponding period of 1945.—V. 164, p. 2019. number average ' _________— June is Y,.- LOAN AGREEMENT—Company.has _ $36,929,932 $456,193,621 $370,923,038 __v———1 $48,185,956 The fluctuations___l-i_.t;'; exchange stock Earned surplus. of' 7,114 'shares - (The) Cahadian /Cost \ \ .V ->••• for Common >^ •• •" v for Res. ment -terminates 403,465 .- 1,040,521 prof, taxes-and contr..settlements---v'3,385,511 inventory price decl. and other cont.__Y;-;l,307,948 exc. Res. '1946—10 Mos.—1945 $12,751,037 $10,457,324 $112,696,486 $95,303,188 —V. $3,665,464 Y; Y,;-••'"''A'1" • (S. H.) Kress & Co.—October Sales Up 21.9%-Period End. Oct. 31— Sales • ' •v - : trustees and Bankers Trust Co. . —V. ' v,!'..■v- ^■Accounts^payable and accrued^^liabilities—:.—Y $2,475,265 ,<1946ii-Mohth—1945;» "• 1946—10 Mas.—1945 < Common stock dividend -payable'Dec. l—Vi.lI—;' ; 403,465 $21,776,601 $19,030,878 $186,067,430.$168,985^25- /'•Prov. Ibr taxes other than Fed. taxes on lnc._i'|; .r856,045 / Prov. for Federal and' Dom.-of Canada income 31—: Sales . '"''V '■ "V ■ J8, 1946 ■ . (S. S.) Kresge Co.'—October Sales Up 14.4%— ■7- « • •/ - -" • Volume directors the Nov. on declared 5 cumulative dividend a of cents 15 sha're per ; '-v Mercantile Stores, Inc.—October Sales Rose 35.7%— ?% Period find! Oct; ill—- 1-1946—•Mcnth-^1945 1946—^ Mos.—1945 Y: v , Sales -*-V..l64, p. 1873. rsa. \P:-',y^ ;,:„^^PhwZ Selling, Fiscal Years Ended June 20— Sales - - • • * i ^ Earnings before Federal income taxes.: federal incorfie taxes—- Net -profit r 1,599,319 Earnings per share The end of the current assets — 106,896 4 186,631 after income and ! 249,375 249,375 3,179,000 244,000 Cr669,000 Quarter result a Co. Paper cents material, Sept. 30, p. income' Net $365,277 — $342,149 the of declaration ; of dividend a :< , • • , the by ; Balance. —• • penses on for liquidation Provision 54,772 - estimated $257,785; tax- payable, - the stockholders various Oct. on 25, , ? 1 * on ' "• $50,675 V preferred stock 4,000 shs. of $6 second preferred stock.___ 71,531 shs. of common stpek. 11,531 shs. of 6 •Total -V. 198.00 • 164, ;/,•■; 12 Months Ended 13.82 • 988,694 ' 886;642 21,379 587,351 —^ v Operating revenue (gas)—__j__ ___ -purchased for .resaler-i,--._u-r-_i-.--__»i^ Operation ; State, 1,759,155 of utility plant acquisition adjustments- Amort, , P,\ Opera ting income Other income , (net)— Total income •Gross -.VAmort, on EARNINGS" FOR 12 *' . 63,421 2,134,086 63,421 ; • other of debt disct., General interest. Interest charged - Miscellaneous prem. and exp._„_______ —- construction NOTE—No income deductions:. J •- L- ---—__—1_ income Dividends oh preferred stock States 61,128 ;Baiance p. 1873. . . Operating 164, p. 1946—Month—1945, purchase Register Co. (& Subs.)—Earningsin ♦Net 1725. $0.81 • oper. rev. . .. - not Egyptian, free, prevailing at Aug. 31, of exchange, official or 1946.—V. 164, p. 2055. 94,038 Corp.—Increases Dividend— National Dairy Products directors on and an share, per quarterly dividend of 45 cents additional dividend of 10 cents, both payable Dec. 7 Nov. declared a of record Nov. 19. This compares with 40 cents paid on Sept. 10, last, and 35 cents each on March 11 and June 10, 1946. Four quarterly distributions of 35 cents each were made during 10 to stockholders g| " $1945.—'V. 164, p. 2289. ; National Securities and Nov. It Is announced that on shown amounts The tion. are ; ,J . income "V J : . . Research Corp.—Distributions. 30 the following funds sell cx-distribu-l estimates of such distribution payable six cents per share and on industrial series, stocks series,* seven cents per share. v k Distribution previously made this year" per On 15: Dec. on *' • . * . share on aforementioned , '!i P,'\^.. V." ' Sept. 15 Junel5 April26 . Mar. 15 On Income series__>___!^ • $0.10 $0.07 $0.08 • $0.12 On industrial stks. series—. 0.06 0.06 0.12 1 0.12 On Nov. 15, the following distributions were made out of investment income rto. shareholders of ..r.ecord, Oct. 31,:. Q,n preferred stoqk, series, * 16 cents; on 'stock series, seven cents and on selected groups series, funds as are follows: * " v _ i National 12.87%— ! : . 164, p. 2055. ; Perlbd Ehdi •• ■ bct. J2,lll',018; .jo ' - ; Delaware*. . 1 P" ' ' r V'$1,332,627' -y-V. 164, p. 38741. *■ " : of Shops Shirt Sales $11,278,138 $1,180,694 "4 ' ;. - i ' Inc.—Sales -Up ;1 , W'J 'm'Mos.-rr-1945 ,/* $ $8,012,489 '■ • - National Tea Co. (& Subs.), Chicago—Earnings—» i 40 Weeks Ended— ♦Net Qgv Oct. 5, '46 - - profit Egrrtc . f>.o~n sh"" " Oct. 6, '45 $1,677,556 ij$b3b,400 •• '■ - " •' f ; Oct. 9, '43 ?$i43,101 $$ $86,643 Oct. 7, '44 $0.04-, '' SO.61 *sV. H-' : In 1946 and 1945 income taxes (no provision for excess profits tax), were $1,270,000 and $420,000 respectively; 1944, $320,000; 1943,. $60,000; also, m 1944* re&erve ,u\jo ugaiiwi cuneuv v»»o oqi, up.... .+After deducting loss on sales of company ownea real estate /in amount,. depreciation and Federal taxes, etc. a ^ •>' $286,546 in , 1945 and $26,118 in. SALES" FORv 4 AND Period End Sales The . - Jugoslavian, Netherlands, Portuguese, Spanish Foreign currencies were converted at rates 997,099' 151,207 1946—9 Mos —1945 » $1,54 • . included; Algerian, Belgian, Chinese. French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, and Swiss. ;v • ,!.. ./ profits NOTE—Sales -and Czechoslovakian, 704 at 6,465. $1.51 depreciation,' Federal Income taxes (for first nine months'bf 1946, $621,035; 1945, $999,592; 1944, $1,036,542, and 1943, $1,036,735), ; and excess profits taxes (for first nine months of 1945, $1,318,000; 1944, $3,681,000, and 1943, $14,682,000). * * ~ r ; •After 59,728 .12,152 VvV. 2,517,831 2,466,086 1,993,712 $1,22 1,315,739 profit Earns, per com. share— ,124,343' benefit due ' and War Zones) • •• 1944 1943 $81,134,803 $50,288,270 $52,554,366 $72,355,118 sales Net Territory 1945 Enemy 1946 Subsidiaries (Excluding $4,192,353 $40,302,944 $35,808,570 $4,657,094 revenues Uncollectible . 66,238. $3,357,519 $3,498,284 190,000 - Operating revenues— expenses Operating taxes $4,644,942 . ' 3,860,034.;. ■ $4,185,888 $40,208,906 $35,748,842: 2,829,677 : 31,351,284 24,026,170 933,392 157,429 ' .7,859,637 190,000 $3,167,519 and the oi Chanute, P"i; 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— 7,003 Telephone. & Telegraph^^ Co.—Earns.: Sept. 30— Net -V. 164, resulting from non-recurring tax » " ' -* *■ " comparison available.—V. Operating ••Net purchase group which organized the company" The company, largest producer of alfalfa meal' 60,000 shares of 5% cumulative has outstanding Nov. 2— loa-*:;.-' 44' WEEKS; iSNDED .NOV* *1946—4 Wks.—xx*o " 4o- ;•;.. i.ks. 1945/.• $9,116,430 $126,119,000 $86,127,145 number of stores in operation decreased from 768 in 1945 toNov. 2, 1946.^—V. 164, p. 2289. PP'"k-PP $13,345,390 Crl5,313 ______ __ 'Period End. 89,380 52,999 the States, '' 1,330,000 - of this year. National Cash - 750,000 1,862,182 Net'.income/i.!--^* refinancing.-" will consist of 58,860 this type company, preferred stock-($50 par),: with warrants to 643,000 shores of common stock ($1 par). group Include Stone & Webster, Inc.; Loughridge & Co.; Blyth & Co., Inc.; The Fitsl Boston Corp.; Glore, Forgan & Co.; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Kuhn, Loeb •& Co.*," Smith, Barney &- Co., and White, Weld & Co.—V. -1'64, ,439,441 $3,973,200 .-i! ^ ,221,596 $5,021,587 f .Cr23,395 ;>V< 16,217 holdings Members $3,752,501 220,699 deductions' Chicago. See gpi;';283 •. . at : .. 4,779 1,330,000 -----— to MONTH8".ENDED SEPT. 30, 1946 30, 1946 Oct. stock, and 505,220 shares of common stock ($1 par). to be offered to the public constitutes the major portion United Bosworth, * ■ Is & of its kind tor preferred stock ; ■ income— ,' ♦Including $325,324 3,904,898 $4,741,470 ,, split-up Stone cumulative After Interest, 2,737,492 V 236,108 —vv — the • 267,031 2411. operating revenues. ;Income $5,016,808 long-term debt___..___ May-of in 5,877,651 shr such sales.^—V,'164,vp. •■■■ Mountain interest the in $8,549,672/ 1,711,536 -1—•. $4,505,362 « of to $8 1,243,800 !J; *Gross •■ income 1,032,447 :: 2,769,798 local and miscellaneous Federal taxes—_ Arid excess .profits taxes pay.— Federal income . " ♦Net 6,953,131 8,735,999 _ the common stock The •-yi 11,585,104 2,043,233 1-——— and of-5$ purchase ■ 8,853,471 Maintenance* —•— 89,514 State income taxes__-___^-i—_;_v-__— 1945. • .1946 $30,864,525 $33,004,837 'Gas Depreciation. • *1 v Nov. 7 that the "ex" on Nov. 12/ capital stock for on Webster Securities Corp. and Bosworth, bring to market early this week new issues Of common stock of the company. The offering, believed the first be to 41,372 2,048,033 # 43,279 > '•• will Co. & preferred The a.—. income $5,003,507 $1,187,464 operating. revenues-— Total operating, expenses Property retirement reserve appropriations^-: — Amortization of limited-term investments!j_i__——— Taxes (other than income and excess profits)!Federal income taxes (other than; excess profits * - for date expected that shares (r 1** v/r*' 81,000 181,785 capital stock held. record two cents.—See V. 792.000v . Sept.' 30-r— • 11,059 Total Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.—Earnings^* , ''• i'' ^ 5 :' 164, p. 2289. '/ It is Minnesota Power & Light Co.—Earnings— 1 $2,365,026 . * announced corporation would be quoted distribution of one additional share of the / ,• Stock Distribution— on Exchange ' Offering This Week— company covering 1211. p. share $584,333 ; &T J. ..... per 2255. p. this of share of Sullivan and its domestic and Canadian subsidiaries to the subsidiaries; $88,162 of this amount applies to the three months ended Sept., 36, v 1946. Dollar remittances are being received -Per shares1) amount 1 $50 Curb 158, ■ NOTE—Operations of the European subsidiaries for the nine months Sept. 30, 1946, are not included in the above statement. Net sales for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1946, include $212,045 the plan It <■'}&VM"?- A' ' .*•'• yilp:' ''pp.'lV :■ •;'■'/'PPPfPr?■'v■ •'P0PPPPIk.■■■'). ''••''P'pPP'■ ■.\ ?4 ■ National Alfalfa Dehydrating & Milling Co.—Stock V. ■ ' . .. from stock The European of voluntary liquidation approved by 1946 the equities pertaining to the of capital stock are; as, follows:/ classes a : record NOVi -15. • ' a proposed recapitalization on calls for chang.ng the various into a single new class, $1 par. The exchange basis of three new shares for one share of class 2. Bee. on • ended by " the plan outstanding $1,281,529 $510,600 $2,912,195 $2,404,990 $0.98 • $0.34 v $2.15 $1.72 shares of $3 par value common stock. ; tThis represents an adjustment to property and related reserve accounts and income tax provisions, resulting from examination of Federal tax returns for the years 1942* through 1945. $5,500; 6% preferred stock (par $45) $518,895; $6 second preferred stock (4,000 shares of no par value) and common stock (71,531 shares of no par value), $100,000; paid-in and capitals surplus, $530,468; earned surplus, $1,215,664; total, $2,628,312. . ... to taxes ♦Based expenses, NOTE—Pursuant on York New 1946, income Net $2,628,312; LIABILITIES—Federal: income: liquidation stock a act to Motor Co., Inc., and Huyler's.—V. each amount $2,189,550 —___ •Earns, per com. ■ $1,215,664. LIABILITIES, OCT.. 24,. 1946 ASSETS AND the , 95,099 & capital inc. for Stock capital surplus of $530,468 and- earned surplus of STATEMENT OF plus -81,600 ; income income Gross $1,746,132 Federal income tax ($257,785) on capital gain. tBelng paid-in ASSETS—Cash, in bank, • years- Miscellaneous — the $35 asked ' 376,849 :—-——• meeting made at to holders of paid be on corporation has operated as an Investment firm rather than steamship company. It now has 87% of its investments in Brock- The to appiic. adjust, tNet cumulative * — stock be s recapitalization plan, the corpora¬ Nov. 30 the 1,644' shares of its share. The $1 accrued* dividend on proposed a redemption | Nachman Corp.—Ruling 1946—3 Mos.—-1945 • 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $2,011,631 $1,171,686 $4,628,708 $8,495,542 12,758 4,719 112,014 1,820 earned Miscellaneous $1,800,904 tSurplus at Oct. 24, 1946 will of be capital 530,468 —-*- preferred stock—$4,75 per share •• ^, Interest 30, 1946——————— during the period on 6% paid in Accounting Co.—Changes (Including Domestic and Canadian Subsidiaries) 5,500 Total Cash dividend . ^ ~ ; Prov. . shares 44,000 Period End. Sept. 30— Profit'from operations. expenses surplus at April 30, 1946 Earned surplus at April 1946, 1, -109,710 prior and Jan. the of X i..— Paid-in and capital Light share, and the creation of capital surplus in the amount of $1,848,000; and • ' ' ' ' • (6.) - The elimination of the resulting deficit in the earned surplus account of $1,316,378 by charging it against the capital surplus created by the reduction of the stated value of the common stock. Minneapolis states that the proposed accounting entries are in furtherance of the provisions of the plan of simplification and integra¬ tion of Community Gas and Power Co. and American Gas and Power Co. Such entries would be made as of jan, 1, 1946.—V.162, p. 2275/ $893,587 'Balance preferred .special way per $789,377 , | -— ; _ Total •After Gas $899,087 30, .1946 ities at April for /The Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co.-r~Earnings— the period~—reversal of reserve against marketable secur¬ from each of of as 773.355 ------ Profit -for Credit 27,'45 of $4,162. for- the period Jan. 1 to'Sept. 30, 1946; with a corresponding charge against the earned surplus account;' : • t>; (5.) The reduction of the outstanding common capital stock of Minneapolis lrom $2,200,000 to $352,000 by reducing .the stated value $16,022 — (based on cost, plus ex¬ sale of securities incidental to sale) __ profit Net Feb. 1 to appraisal write-up) and the original cost thereof as estimated by the firm of Jay SamUel Hartt; (3.) The setting up of a reserve for utility plant adjustments in the amount of $2,000,000 with a! corresponding charge against the earned surplus account; " ;; (4.X The setting up of a reserve for cumulative overage equal to the exceSs of actual; net earnings oven the-earnings; allowable under the • terms of the franchise with the City lot Minneapolis in the amount of 24, 1946 $2Ljj20 . 5,798 —~ B a a $561,967 $2 Class B Preferred Stock— preferred, one new share for each share of the present class C preferred, and 1/10 new share for one of the present common. • According • to Harry O.-King,» President, the recapitalization is needed because the present capital structure is complicated and un¬ wieldy. " * i-'' 1873. p. Bonds Ready— bonds, mortgage . called shares would $14,097,000'$10,600,000 . . FROM MAY 1 TO OCT. $532,085 A 1 stockholders. dividends and interest .— and- administrative expenses—:— first preliminary, to a class at The. company has' filed a declaration with the SEC regarding the following proposed transactions: (1.) The elimination from the plant account of Minneapolis of an. appraisal write-up designated as the Elmes property appraisal and recorded on the books in 1930, by credits to utility plant account in the amount of $8,556,402 and to reserve for depreciation in the amount Of' $1,761,312 and a corresponding charge against the capital sur¬ plus account; (2.) The transfer of $2,000,000. from utility plant account to utility plant adjustments account in order to reflect the difference between; the book cost of Minneapolis' property (after elimination of the Elmes Metropolitan Industries Co.—Votes to Liquidate— a special meeting of the stockholders held on Oct. 25, 1946, it was voted to liquidate the company and to distribute the * assets to EARNINGS FOR THE FERIOD $1,184,024 now has the Jan. 1 to Oct. 26,'46 Oct. > —- Minneapolis At General * * - , t 164, p. 2055. As - ■ • , are tion '45 Oct. 26, '46 Oct. 27, *45 $1,066,000 $15,132,000 $11,302,000 $1,458,000 r~Vvl64, certificates Income- from' 152,524 $40,612 $684,609 .. Plans Recapitalization— Higher— Feb. 1 to be attached to surrendered debentures, either voting; for class A common stock or certificates for such stock. Holders will in due course receive certificates for shares of the newly authorized common stock for the same aggregate number of shares as are represented by the voting trust certificates for class A common stock or certificates for each stock.—V. 344, p. 1967. the 1874. p. $123,696. Munson Line, Inc.—Calls ' Wax Midwest Jan. 1 to —4 Weeks Ended— Period—- $34,171 ... , 120,594 Dividends— Oct. 26, '46 Oct. 27, . Sales outstanding, debentures due June 1, 1958^ have been called for redemption on Dec. 1, next, at 10o and fixed interest amounting to 2%, plus $216.50 accumulated additional interest per $1,000 of bonds. Payment will be made at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Funds are available for immediate trust $1,304,618 10,049 2%% series due 1975, due Oct. 1, ready for exchange for outstanding temporary bonds at the Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, 140 Broadway, hew York, N. Y. 1975 of 10 cents per share on its common stock, both payable. 1946 Jo holders of record Oct.. 19.—V. 164, p. .1634. • / * " Sales y VAll Of the payment., i: There must 164, classes Inc.—Debentures Properties, National Merchants' net profit a its on • 19,625 ^264,523 $61,187 Cr38,103 Montana Power Co.—Definitive Madison, Iowa, a wholly-owned subsidiary, the declared an initial quarterly dividend of 12V2 5% cumulative preferred stock, par $10, and Fort Period— $0.32 v $1.41« : $0,18 •After depreciation but before provision for Federal taxes, tBased on 187,833 shares (excluding treasury stock) .^—V. 164, p. 1724. ' labor and . Miles Shoes, Inc.—Current Sales 36.8% $1.94 tEarnings per share—— 5.7S6 $50,661 10,050 __ _ _ _ Stockholders will $53,796 77,626 Cr4,311 4,458 $133,746, 1 stock pfd. on Definitive 1946 company reported 1724. • Entries— 40,672 Cr4,271 Crl.299 income Balance - . dividend a - - 275,751- 273,133 Cr357 • $1,074,993 of ended of share per Oct. 30, Merchants & Miners Transportation Co.—Earnings—".3 Mos. End. Sept; 30— 'J 1946 ' 1945 1944 / ■ 1943 Total: revenues,. $170,380 $267,465,-$310,342 , $324,310 •Net Income from eper— tions 39,435 103,223 €2,871/ 49,714 Net gain on other prof. 1 and loss transactions 454,555 Drl,364 279,273 4,082 $101,859 676,956 $917,946 22,807 22,588 debt-v deductions Net parent company recently ■ 128,713 1,424,491 $1,579,276 3,670,000 - goods sold, including but exclusive of depreciation. cost taxes of $400,146.—V. 164, As contingencies currently foreseeable.'* The report disclosed sharply increased sales of Southern Comfort, a liquer, and announced that plans for re-entering the case, goods mar¬ ket With a quality blended whiskey were complete—V.-164, p. 1873; $493,990 54,535 CV353 Dividends •• quate for any Prov. for Fed. inc. taxes 1,194,313 453,511 , $77,570 139,280 $154,682: debt Other ex- Midwest Packaging Materials Co.—Initial $4,150,389. ■ The corporation; during the last fiscal year paid a dividend of 50 cento ashare. Surplus at the fiscal year-end was $3,725,079 compared With $992,354 as of June 30, 1945. v. . •'The report stated that'a'line of bank credit was available "ade¬ (before Fed. income taxes) — —. 462,163 . 207,099 V. being ..Net Inc. 152,862 4,500 taxes long-term on on 138,140 :v 223,644 41,023 sharing—— deducting the For :: — Int. net figure latest 1945 the 348,381 $5,396,861 $1,067,688 factory expense, working' capital position substantially $3,303,510 against $653,587 at the fiscal period. Cash amounted to $1,382,697 and total were $7,453,999 against total current liabilities • of showed also report improved, 361,268 $4,833,908 profit ♦After Comfort. Southern v Net r • . plant • income Gross —V. 815,678 on 355,607 $1,311,443 '.> / 441,102 exp.—V admin, profits. taxes---i—— profits tax refund—______ ;cess Excess shares outstanding. t Based «n 681,271, shares -c ■' Both sales and earnings for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1946, represent new all-time records for the corporation,< one of the larger' Independent units in the industry—producer of fine whiskies and V *Based H. v ' Operating profit Other' deductioris Depreciation-— Reserve for profit Est. prov. for Fed. $664,478 • t$0.97 $1,172,231 £/■ ♦$l-.44 for 2.822,188 483,750 ^ . . 1944 r ■ 1,740,000 • Provision $6,073,565 2,373,228 34,750 Amortization of premium 1946 - '1945-' : "S $25,606,217 $19,440,769 2,771,550 2,404,478 _' i outstanding. and general 42,167 ; of 1946—12 Mos;—1945 208,202 acquisition adjusts. $5,745,242 $5,195,176 $l,b67,051 ♦Manuiacturing pront .: K• \ 1945 Y Distilling Corp.—Record Sales and Earns.— Merchants : 1946 v.» "■ $5,320,256 $527,969 231,730 ___ depreciation Amortization Earnings— (& Subs.)- Sept. '30— 9 Months Ended for Prov. $572,359 ,# . expenses r 1946—Month —1945 ' " revenue- Operating . Midland Steel Products Co. . $7,101,400 $71,483,900 $50,245,200 $9,637,500 Gross 2 . ^ Period End. Sept. 30— declared on the common to holders o{r,r(;c,ord Nov, 15. Previously, the company paid dividends of 25 cftnts per "share each quarter.—V. 164, p. 559. ' • * . . • A dividend of 35 cents per share has been , stock,..payable Dec. convertible preferred stock, par $5, payable Dec. 16 to holders of record Dec. 2; See offering in'V.-163, p.* 3419;~-/ M ■. '*• ^!l- '?M>/,vV-'• 30-cent ■ft Dividend— Michigan Public Service Co.—Increases McGrath-St. Paul Co.—15-Cent Preferred Dividend— 'The on 2549 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4543 164 $3,308,284 operating income Net after charges_____! —V. 164, p. 2411. 470,030 $314,878 $422,819 223,377 '291,291 $4,700,193 3,121,174 $3,863,035 2,704.938 National Vulcanized Fibre J" Net income Earnings —V. after per Co; (& Subs.)—Earnings—_ PPPk:> $8,6995681 taxes— common 164, p.; 1874. ' share______—$1.60 . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE $769,421; $0.70 Monday, November 18, 1945 • Operating income Other income ' • Gross, income Income Cr40,202: ASSETS— Cash ■' '■ hand on and in ? deductions- 0173,251 *■> banks——-———.——~ iJ. &. Treas. notes, tax series C, 1946 and 1947— Marketable securities, at market value,— Accounts receivable Iaventories ' (net),,———————if—— Unexpended balances of expense funds— Indebtedness of affiliates, consolidated (net)i+lu Indebtedness of non-consolidated wholly owned OU^er security invests.'(at est. realizable Laird, bldgs., mach., equip., etc. 1 value) Can. sub., Neptune Meters Ltd., of Toronto— york State Workmen's Compensation In¬ surance Fund investment? (at cost)', Consolidated sub. companies' capital stks, (net) Keptune Meters Ltd., capital stock——— New (net)——,—— Patents, goodwill, etc. (at nominal value)—— Postwar refund of Federal excess profits tax—_ Refundable Federal income and excess profits lor years 1942 and 1943—"————— Prepaid expenses arid deferred charges,— ' - Total — - LIABILITIES— ' , Note payable to 2, 1947 Accounts payable Accrued salaries Accrued pension bank accrued taxes ■ — Indebtedness 1 Jan. , :— —— and wages—— insurance. taxes, tax „, affiliated Long-term debt, Operating, (est.) _ withholding ■_ co. (consolidated)— unsecured Oeneral . —-— incl.'Fed. —-——■— to due — Accrued Federal income Other (ynsecyrsd), revenues Uncollect oper. -~ revenue- Operating revenues.. Operating expenses Operating taxes • —- for (non-current) contingencies— Compensation insurance fund reserve—— reserve — Reserve > for ments to $2.40 xum. 'Common Net Other unrealized profits on unspld stock and income before deductions earned Federal from Other surplus,———. income taxes, etc incorpe. (subsidiaries) (parent co.i,—| deductions from income Prpv. for Federal ipep/ne 'taxes—,—,———,—- Net income — u—— — Consolidated jreturn credit,,— > $758,973 , ..$626,647 Cr7,500 $650,360 ) ?43J522 : .132,326 ship- non-consolidated Canadian sub.—— pfd. stock (par $50>—„ 1 :- $406,737. «. Cr52,000: n i '"it Y <m- ?<}'/!. ;,7*< rvnvi t Volume 164- Number 4543 the among as < several proposed in reclassified classes the plan .(under the of present common stock present Of the Delaware company, Old £ 8,922,744 shares* of under the new common stock would be there Republic :/..;/y, . Chicago- Co., . company Nov.1 7 filed on v-; Y' ' :*/', • YY'-v ' . ' , -Quarter Ended—— Period— of notification with letter a ; 43.83 Class U " •' " 83.28 , • ;//;„ 3,8^'YYY/Y'/. Y//1 13.78 1 — 1 'common^-w^*^ Y/ ./"■Earns, *-0.:3($> 7Y< YYr Y kYJM^ ? /•/}/■ Total to common . 1 new plan provides for cash payments of $3.50 and $3 per share '•/ on the 1% and &% preferred stocks, respectively;, as provided in the present plan. Y'' :';:-."/7Yy. fx output of ended Nov. 9, 1946, totaled 53,723,000 kwh.,' as compared with 46,947,000 kwh. for th<» corresponding week last, year, an increase of 14.4',t.—V. 164, p. 2412. for company week the Earns, XX '' - , " ; 1946 . ' • per 1946.—V. 164, p. 2057. have been called for redemption mortgage 25-year sinking fund 47<? 'of first ;• 103 in which and interest. Payment will made be 1, Dec. on next, for The net assets of the company to used Y /-i,• ' :V //,'//•;; '■ • ■ ■ .• /7,:* "■ 1 ' l<?i ;&•: - Gross income •Interest — Net and other deductions income .Earnings V. . — 1876. p. J i ■ . ■ .■ The . /Conting. /proy. . fTaxes eral and - - Y/ 'Other income *> prepaid income— 1944 $3,304,591 Dr22,790 < , . $3^06,328 $3,311,751 . i>r7,437 - $3,281,801 : 680,514 649,913 / 2.952,000 | 1,643,394 f 1,753,964 $3,293,713 12,614 l— - . 2,699,000 ?: : Preferred : stock div. contingent Preferred series ■*" • Preferred BaU ■ A 4%'A $5.50 convertible Aver, ($50 preferred — stock; com. of and surplus $2,228,915 shs. during period com. per 620,260 share. common Franchises' and other intangible expense . possible position Government - securities—' Other, investments $1,976,022 • Dec: Notes and Materials Gas in accounts and 1. 683,727 •. ? 21,745 655,277 .283,099 T the 10,—V. storage (average qost)-——— Prepayments ■/Deferred,debits:'329,433 J " Tbtal . —————1,1 ilABlLITIES— . • Common 1st stock stock Premium ' on • lean mortgage ~ f$50 pari series A 4%'/— ($15 par), 620,260 shares preferred bonds, stoek, 2% %• series of have $6,000,000 ADOUt finance due series which ' ^ 13, Accounts payable Customers' deposits Interest accrued' — Customers' .•Retirement -Reserves //-Earned ; :tJ 546,246 1,331,524 * — 4,3,337,581 467,802 reserves tor — uncollectible surplus 1»1 28,563 110,098 r Jt " ■ of ;:i;.y-r. y. payable and interest), accrued $23,564; orr 5% reasons Net' that the paesently stock be won outstanding 620,259 by a restatement of issuance on said date close of business -unissued . tion on ' inc. Total (as specified 1"After ;:/• •Deficit. par value capital to to be common made on Nov. stockholders of 29, comi^ common 1946, record and at the 9, 1946, of one share of the authorized but for each three shares held. Such reclassifica¬ 200,753 shares of common stock will require the $3,101,295 from "earned surplus" to the "common stock capital account." entitled Scrip to certificates receive The. Commissioner fractional of Internal will be issued shares Revenue of Dec. proceeds has ruled stock¬ stock. that no taxable income will be realized by common stockholders as a result of receiv¬ ing such additional shares of common stock. .At, the time the-regular quarterly common- dividend of 50 cents per share was declared, payable Nov; 15, 1946, the directors indicated-that; subject to ail of the factors which influence a dividend poliqy, includ¬ ing the continuance of available earnings and cash resources, it don.templates that the regular dMdend rate of 50 cents per share will be maintained mon after stock.—V. the issuance of the 164, p. 2157. 206,753 additional shares of ' ... 4,977,162 4,998.571 °$115,326 *$14,906 it is *■ .. , com- -Y" Y. $4,983,665. 1945 I" / 23 will 1,182 always alphabetical alphabetical Iff of used to T , ^ j. Int. has but earnings been - • / X Aiiplicable /', Lighting Divs. om i 1945 // • ' 'v $9,016,738 342,127 . . $6,791,255 6,683,461 , Y $107,794 Dr 6,842 24,379 56,248. *$60230 $188,920 10,459 r.. (est.) •.'V'. — - ------ 7,476 48,000 ; surplus to *$70689 . of prior years-'i/YU-.—-Y- transferred 164, ■ *Cr20,116 i.' 1 ,-.-0. t$50,57ff $106,314 $109,165 ———— $153,482 /x 832. p. of Maryland, wholly onwed) 1946 , 1945 $5,309,789 264,950 ——- — /Y 287,173 880564 916,130 Cr689,484 Cr543,554 1,394,749 Y 431,223 1,111,299 purch. fr. Safe Harbor Water Pwr. Corp. Interchange power (net) — —Power expenses - ^ revenues Other operating ■. $5,213,381 Sept. 30— Maintenance v $133^445 Dr27,130 ■ . Nine Months Ended Operating — —— ——- and income excess 431,107 ■„ Y", 754,778 / ; 227,292 taxes— profits taxes — 943,665 $1,921,085 Other '$8,743,772 $9,342,531 1,466,877 16,072 1,418,748 1,403,755/ 11,733 15,398" $1,931,686 Other 254,507 330,576 321,193 $2,251,661 $2,292,879 income • Grossv income "/■ Interest Y Cr52,014 60,813 /.. Interest $9,664,636 $7,370,440 ''ii, - it, ■ ii i,W)'.■*.!!■■ i ■ , . i ■ an, n - tbuk/tif . $6,033,070 : mi iimttmsblimbodPmedp Y / com. stk._/i./ $4.5$ . CONSOLIDATED BALANCE properties and $217,195 $2.14 in securities, .$1,903,252.; cgsh, notes SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 $1,688,688 $3.74 $3.87 share after pfd. divs—_. NOTE—Some of the items included in the. above statement are estimates which are v / •• "v . based .subject to adjustment.—V. 164, p. 1912. \ *• '• 7 . . Period End. Net Sept. 30—•-- - ..'"Y ' ' 1 • *1 •«:/ •*•*", >1946—9 Mos.—1945 $8,679,817 $31,374,507 $25,396,554 135,641 " 485,090 405,052 1946—3 Mos.—1945 sales,——• $10,701,839 Other stores 1,006.000 income., r —162,988- - -: 4,825,893 : • ; . . Cost $233,890,436'; investments U.-S., shoit-temv securities; $4,227,796; gas storage and funded debt, $89,663; taxes accrued and payable, $12,947,505; dividends Charges, $2/407,627; total, $259,036,386/ ' / / /': ' /' . LIABILITIES—$5 •• dividend' preferred stock, $20,000,000; comm'on stock, $29,937,524; preferred stock of subsidiary, $22,287,350; minority interest in common ■ stock and surplus of subsidiary, $1,449; funded debt, $43,698,000; ' accounts payable, $4,557,024; accrued interest on ... of $8,815,450 $31,859,598 $25,801,607 .10,231,203" 8,167,191 29,734,088 '23,677,145 $648,268 $2,123,510 202,411 $2,124,462 Yv.. 167,999 $2,327,921 $2,292,461 income__- $10864,827 sales, genl.. & • Operating Other •"" • $633,621 —'———.;///"• 68,834 profits- income Total" income —_—- / Y 51,511 $699,780 $702,455 V , - Miscell. ' chgs. Estimated" profits war te income Y " ; 33,004 inc. tax :/Y 254,391 Fed. tax Common Earnings 106,920 843,795 350,052 y ■ '' '/ . ' . Y,: / ' ■. 1,131,963 344,351 for period shares per 106,488 excess (less post* .credit. Net income <107,407 34,922 I Fed. Estimated taxes accrued and payable; $12,047,505; dividends payable, $584,314; customers' deposits, $1,332,513; reserves, for retire-, ments, $95,788,133; reserves for insurance and miscellaneous, $7,024,389; earned surplus, $20,788,121; total, $259,036,386.—V. 163, p. 3289. - stores warehouse, admin, exp./ operating, v j franchises-, $8,615,548; receivable, 27,536 Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. (& Sirbs.)—Earnings— /;* $6,043,088 $3.45 - :»• 9,119 ——:— . ■ '•/ $6,549,832 1,000,000 4,825,893 $3.13 - i:> 1,336,436 ;? 35,473 : $1,747,501 17,427 1,337,380 /. ■'"Cr410 charged to construction,,— income deductions Earnings per j $7,887,211- $7,379,524 1,337,362 * / 1,337,370 Cr 8,03 2 (net)__ of,debt Miscellaneous 1,556,716 YY 16,532 27,630 511,181 503,483 long-term debt——1 disct., prem.-and exp. on Ztf .— $8,935,345 / $723,939 iunded debt, $89,663; a operated under lease¬ (Incl. ' Susquehanna ^Transmission Co. " $8,610,542 // 324,803 325,793 $207,177 and $6,268,009 6-,393,078 1943 4,825,893 accounts to 1945 1946 ,- _——. due /■/-■ .:Y;Y^Y-^Y/■'/>'::VYYY///<f/'Y--YY'Y'Y;' :yvY-y/ •;/■- s;:> / //"/ YY/ Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.—Earnings— / \ • * •' * the for t»x periods, ha,$ been made fo® Federal. Income - tax. for tho period, * but rtone. is /required foir the 1946 period, due to /a net Amortiz. $11,028,108 stock—— ;" ASSETS^-PIant *'■;,;•/ , income 3946 — charges income loss—V. ■ 1944 $8,401,645 stock—/•/1,000,000 com.' the »••/•.:/./// ;■//.; "Y Y•"// '• Depreciation 1.000,000 4,825,893 on ■ „—^ for income taxes KTotal, stores Per share for ;/•■ — — NOTE—Provision - 1945 1 , surplus—;——Y $2,501,381* Balance for" Federal made /■/,/ charges for depletion and depreciation tDeficit. 1 1 and 29,355,684 29,600,418 27,838,496 19,451,5.79. .16,946,945 /12^154,843 7,882.580;/ Y 7,904,790 / 7,442,204 6,994,812 to Pacific YY Y • Corp."——,' $8,327,274 pfd; Divs./on com: *! j."'*.' $162,319 •After on ".'-r $94,283 ; Net 14,549,359" )0ivS. of - subs id.—*.-——l ' ,;Y/ $35,163 1,300 31,857,667 chgd. to constr., Cr, divs— $42,318 7i,60i:.;. Depletion isi&i% Bubsi)—Earnings— rev._i_y.^- $10,772,248 (net)i-i—v';Y 255,860 inc. before '*$88,346 required is none credit. agreements Provision due 1946 interest—--—^ •/Net $7,264 / record acquire %; $47,652 ■ 4.032 ;//-Y'"'/•;/ Y-:xr.x /Charges' to income" pet , be 17,355 45,203 8,715 , $34,000 Y® y YY';Y/ 12 Months Ended Sept. 30- hold cents holders vj/ *$59,631 '/"• 1,652 yr $37,739 Dividends from- allied cos. Dec. 1, • 1977, against the outstanding temporary bonds of that bonds of o" retirem'eiitS'-Ii); income--—. 56,195 *$125,069 / of. •.. *'"' not to / , "N", 3> Sept. 30— ,Y 5.500 '.12,660 300 — periods, Gross 22 William St., New York, N. Y.;7 prepared to deliver definitive first and refund¬ - " $38,921 /Y,;/$9,217 —. NOTE—Provision Trust Co., "caneellation : /»$8,94ff $18,376 20545 ■net loss carry-over ■, $4,275,000; to'common such 1946-^-9 Mos.—1945 $4,861,336 depl. & deprec. in / f A on-funded debtri-Y- fnt. Other issuance of of holders ' $15 Nov. stock common and •transfer of voted was reclassified into 827,012 shares'of $15 p»r value stock the shares it t ,1,612,311 •Net income Y— oper/ Other ,y.../. 1946, income Y accrued Fed¬ debentures, $7,875; for 1946 dividend initial an payable net ——1.„ Prov.;" for ? 15,006 22, • cos. leasehold |Net' income expenses Y: oper.I rev._—J__ $65,061,854 $65,113,698 $63,006,305 $55,698,693 Taxes 11,964,745 . Oct. on . * an aircraft maintenance and supply base The company's new Burbanli^,. California, base, be in operation about the first of the year, will Operating expenses—— " '"v/..'/: and " / 1946—10 Mos.—1945 but <■ the of series 12 Mos. End. Gross ——$62,795,901 $67,591,922 At a meeting, of the directors held • Buncfry * Pacific Lighting; Corn. (& /• Stock Dividend—Plans to Continue Distributions' at /} $2 Annual Rate on Increased Shares— ; kinds 2,085,825 income™ Federal To 3PRy Z3'Y2% .Cash allied under Gross .. •;-r. all Subsidiaries) Prov. for inc. taxes (est.) area. jssue.—V. 164, p. 2290. : ______ Total - am unsecured' 10-year revolving credit Bank of America, Earl Herring, President the that it is now and 29,240 15.006 value due for securities, bought - J- 457.823 7,236,976 — accounts——J—'—IJ: — 24, 1946 leasing "'and $1,603,362 YY. Y - from oper. Alaska, Oakland and Seattle and to increase inventories, mortgage surrender 10,412,989 "V 9,42434 %;'VAv/v.,■ — „. ;/;• • . * 163, p. 2997., announces i.'i3,533(l83 40,756 — expenses— /. advances for construction—58,697 <■'>» . 40,000 1,432,224 - Other current, and accrued liabilities^. Unamortized premium on debt, less K- 3,933,000 ;;,:/737,436 - ../I— ^Taxee acerued tracks-of race - April $2,104,201 _ agreement Pacific Gas & EIectirc C0r—Definitive Bonds— 17,865,000 :> earnings Sundry operations of York 'is expeeted- to '/ / 9,303,900 17,726,000 Bank loans, payable serially to 1949—— S; 2,888,000 Prop, purchase obligation,, payable ser. tor 1947 20,000 purposes/ on renting Y'; 1946—3 Mos.—1945 - The1 remainder of the proceeds will be used for expansion of facilities $9,000,000 9,000 market require $1,500,000- of the loan. ing 9,303,900 1961—--' Y - declared from one-half initial in theNew < 9,000 '/ at Wholly; Owned (Including ■ - '. /' Balance/ ;/Y common in Anchorage, $9,000,000 A^_-_2_—— $145,705 " $62,795,901- $67,591,9.22 , . Divds. (quoted compensation mechanical The City Bank Farmers /> Preferred laws operating, 4 . —V. 165,513, -120,422 ; 370;88$; .149,381 ., $271,473 • 582,961 ., p. 1912, Charges to income payable debenture stock, 164, p. 2412, 903,321 v,, corporate Delaware YY 1946—Month—lf"45 Oper. exps. & taxes—i oa $747; accrued interest possible* mm announced bit Nov. 1,161,184 19;184 receivable—_v——84T.626 supplies-,^-^.^——' other $65,899,460 $53,766,058 $512,378,568 $420,152,290 • ' Y Y — Period End. Sept. 30— Gross Y The corporation has obtained 5,939,379 —^ Y /■ ://■ / iL—- "r 7 "ir '* p r \y?. ^ ^ Pacific Airmotive Coril.—Receives Bank Loan— ___„i126,978 126,978 —-I- ' 584,118 -. 1,094,052 " 10,962/ / 22;373 .i—— ——— Special deposits $575,438 to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as mar directors on yv.,us , .' loans for directors' ■ Oash 50,033 /: Oxford Radio Corp^InitiaF DivMer^-^ y The 620,260.574,068 $3.50 $3.44 assets-—,— - Gross; inemtt'e*'' ;<> - *U; S. $680,524 matured income, NOTE—For - y COMPARATIVE BALANCfe SHEET, AUG. 31 *'ASSETS--. ' *:>"*■ • 1946 1945 'Property, plant, pipe lines and equipment——i $59,103,952 $57,103,666 /Organization for under , , Operating expenses and taxes / ; ■Y/:;7v/ Y4»:;.957Y/yYYYhYYY^y/Y'^ 803,816 $2,173,786 $3.59 59,176 • : certificate of incorporation), $59,177; 5% gold debentures, due Nov. 1947, $378,000; 5% gold debentures, due April t, 1948, $474,000; /capital stock (par value of $1 each), $141,151; paid-in surplus, $3,386,870; profit and loss deficit, Dr$l,230,343; total, $3,434,059.—V. 164, share for no. -Earnifigs prior par)— 148,236 Br 13,000 Dr90,000 $1,418; total, $3,434,059.: reserve $3,304,315 : organized Period End. Oct. 31— Y—V. 1C4, BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 (including $14,825 eral takes on $2,656,415 ;$2,601,286- $2,500,498 : 1 427,500 427,500 172,183 189,149 •, 163,140 J requirements— 295,778 (including $14,825 expenses, order. Net income; v $65,695 604,750 securities/pledged, $361,625); $100,000; /not received, $93,019; sundry accounts . , * ' 1,897.000 proceeds from the sale of this stock, to machines; for research and totalizing f Pennsylvania Coat & Coke Corp. (& Subs.J- -Earnings LIABILITIES—Collateral - 1,610,071 ; * ' Gross incottur "Ineome deductions , < taxes————: cbmpany was Sales (cost $3,019,761) at quoted market value $3,315,080 (including securities valued at $361,625 have been pledged as collateral to loans payable), ' 5,533,057 .,580,685 V 459,3il 950,500 • % 903,715 862,764;.:.' Corp.—Offering This Week—- $10,469 $20,726 $75,'811 deposit for matured debenture interest), $69,633; due; for securities sold: but not delivered, $45,267; accrued interest and dividends receivable, $2,661; securities owned ■ 6,759,878 - 698,993 , accruals— Utility operating s 7,066,891 —_ 31,950 •Y'V''33,393' 31*950 , ASSETS—Cash . $106,496 $0.88 1945 underwritten. not (JF. C.) Penney Co.—October Sales Up 22.6%— •Y 23,626 716,268 Net profit for period-; : $15,429,431 $15,938,048 $14,913,798 income and Fed- profits reserve ' "1946 _l-__ State excess Retirement " " • —„ ... Pederal ; '* Issue use the assemble and /<—V. 164, p. 2156. $121,271 '• /v,Y• -1':V fo# di-' rectors' compensation- ; Ended Augr. 31— ;4i Operating revenues Operation y Matatenance —————J.—*. r capital. particularly at tracks wehere horse, trotting and dog races are held. In addition; the company proposes to manufacture, operate, rent, lease "and service all types of totalizing machines for use in keeping in¬ ventories and for other uses in large department stores and ware¬ houses, in the computation of election returns, and for general use In totalizing data received from a plurality of various remote locations, 32,146 $23,433 securities; (on- cost)./ ViProv. for Fed. inc. taxes/ < "Years 31,950" debentures^. on /: working the purpose of/manufacturing, servicing pari-mutuel machines used Net) profit fronr sales of x Oklahoma: Natural Gas Co.—Annual Report— *. / V , i y 2412. p. jfor 31,950/ 28,026 y 165,937 ntatf;, liiniiiV :i'< $1.89* as on Nov. 7 filed a letter of notification with the SEC shares ($1 par) common. Price, $1 a share. Proceeds will for .manufacture $84,822 $83,409 — Profit : Y $272,433 $230,331 — share (121,566 shrs. outstdg-.)—— per 164, >Int. Y income—,—— Exiienses 610,480 ' ■ * iv/n.. .'i 1945 $882,913 - $343,726 113,395 - . ^ : 573,584? •'?.'V*t-• ' / , ./■// \ - '1946* $917,310 Opera t ing• expenses,: depreciation and taxes--' :'/7; '/"/•/••//':'■./;/'■//•/:/, // v. . . ,'i Total- > Ohio Water Service Co^—Earnings— ;r' l?Mentha EndedOepi. 30^; I • ■*."['Gross-revenues — 1. '♦ subsidiaries, Fublio offering of 75,000 shares (lc par) common stock is expected be made this week by Howell, Porter & McGiffin, Inc., New York. ' , to /promotion of the machines and , payable Dec. 10 to holders of record Nov. 8. This compares with $4 paid on Dec, 1, last year, and $2 on Dec. 1,,1944.—V. 162, p. 2648. in Sept. ended quarter non-consolidated outstanding 3,752,136 shares of common stock, 7,504,272 shares Outstanding at Sept. 28, 3946. are computed for all' periods on the basis of were share per The company will j -r' of Sept, 30, 1946v based on market quotations, before deducting the outstanding debentures, amounted to $3,149,678, equivalent to $3,696.81 for $1,000 of debentures, as compared as of Sept. 30, 1940 total current assets amounted to $1,479,887, ■ : v With $4,409,68 on Dec. 31, 1945, and with $4,361.37 on. Sept. 30, 1945. After deducting the outstanding debentures at par, the net assets per Including $516,608 cash and governments, compared .with total current of $198,626.".; ehare of outstanding capital stock were equivalent to $16.28 as corn¬ .* Y^ 'Y- Y Since this stock was publicly offered June 11, 1946 dividends have y-pared1 "With $29.58 orr Dec. 31, 1945, and with $20.29 on Sept. 30, 1945. been paid as follows: 15 cents on In the calculation of these asset figures no provision has been made July 15 and 15 cents regular and 15 cents extra on Sept. 26, 1946, ;<a ? . ' r) for possible Federal and State taxation nor for possible directors' On Oct. 23, 1946 the Office of Price Administration announced de¬ compensation on unrealized appreciation of the company's holdings of securities as of Sept. 30, 1946. control of candy and most other food items, and company officials expressed optimism regarding fourth-quarter operating results;—V. 164, i INCOME ACCOUNT FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 3Q Y« pi. :i636.;^:;-mV);; Y;/ ;// / / 1943 'V/Y/'T946'.Y'W-Y1945 'Y /''■/ 1944 - the for the " stockholder a months of 1945 the first nine months of 1946, as against $2,868,000 in 1945. (Prior to the two for one stock split on Pari-Mutuel Totalizer ^ .•liabilities : for provision representing as $1,270,000 in the corresponding three 7,504,272 shares.—V. 164, 180,000 be at In 2518. Overseas Securities Co., Inc.—Report— * 1945 Ohio Service Holding Co.—Larger Common Div.—. i'i'A dividciid iof $5 per share'has been declared on' the common stock, earnings owned estimated $1,891,000, interest The company / $125,000 bonds due Jan. 1, 1964, at the Bank of Montreal ' 4 earnings such net period increased was including include indirect , As v, with same July 8, 1946 there The charges amounts and partially $6,031,000 in the Montreal, Toronto, Halifax, Saint John (N.B.), Quebee, Ottawa, Mamil:/ton, Waterloo (Ont.)„ Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary and Vancouver, Can¬ $3,001,476 164,494 $0.41 $2,985,817 _1 '//■' 419,889 sharO/m 400,000 shares outstanding $1.05 and $5,354,000 $33,877,000 $13,841,000 Y $0.71 $4.51 $1.84 $1.61 . undistributed of compared ,< Co.—Earnings, Etc.— Ended Sept. 30— ' Sales.Net profit after taxes— . $0.61 ' ' ;! Ottawa Valley Power Co.—Partial Redemption— y ada.—V.. 162,. p. Y./StMonths i . $122,374 $1.47 ./. shares. common $12,085,000 all These direct Combined 1946 and Y ; Parcel Air Express, Long Beach, Cat-—Files with SEC ' Nutrine Candy $294,096 $0.70$0.15 sh. /•f Crued tax-liability as-of Sept. 30, There this the 30, •. Current assets after deducting reserves as of Sept. 39, " 1946 were $2,793,654 including $723,264 cash. Current liabilities were $670,685, resulting, in net current assets of $2,122,968, a ratio of 4.1 to 1. Comi pany had on hand $119,493 of tax anticipation- notes in excess of ac- Weekly Output— Electric 1946—12 Mos.—1945' ; y pxX ]! '/ $139,9121 • $29,504 . i • 100.00 The Class B per 198,891 Class B taxes. corporation's < 16,72 • „ Federal J «: 1946—3 Mos.—1945 1 share interest • 9 Mos. Ended Sept. 28/46 Seot. 29/45 Sept. 28/46 Sept. 29/45 earnings •After • On ' ^ Period End. Sept. 30— Net 'profit after charges and taxes & CI. A divs, '/• ! tEams.' per com. , Oliver United Filters, Inc.—Earnings ?;/ 39.45 ' 9 ' Total to preferred-,.—,1 Class A common— classes r/Y among v/- Net . share to stockholders. Unsubscribed shares will be sold to officers, directors and employees. Proceeds will be used as additional capital. Percentage;, division Y' . preferred^ ./; G'/o preferred f- / No. of shares of Minn, common for '/. ^V,"i,.';.'eaclfc share of Del. stock '■' '"7% i . Paramount Pictures, Inc. (& Snbs>»)— Earnings— ( a T 2551 ; • the SEC 60,000 shares of capital stock, to be offered for subscription at $3 for distributed: be would The Life Insurance Credit Files with SEC— company Minnesota shares) the of total of a Minnesota plan „the reclassified; in to 8,216,228 .THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE stockholders plan. of VMC-J .. $415,059 $214,017- 390,000 390,000 $1.376,i718 390,000 $1.06 $0.55 $3.53 outstdg. share— / r $705,525 390,000 $1.80 2552 COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 " ASSETS— Cash in Net U. banks and accounts S. U. transit C ser. Treas. tax bonds & notes, sav. sav. Merchandise in Inventory bonds, Cash in loans, Total Total i..— fixed (net) ! , 2,692,520 Total ^y.'/i/ ■ » . payabie-/-miscellaneous ; payable—trade Accounts Notes payable, due taxes, Federal inc. payable Reserve 12 months income prof, .'Employees income tax for retirement (par 0 1,482,015 1,085,000 111,988 117,614 50,000 " 1,950,000 ' sidiary profit % accruing on Gen. Interruplible Other Total service, 37,689,957 utilities— gas 104,949,966 sales gas therms) 129,002 12,183 9,552 *$218,088 .Operating Gas revenues $1,802,926 1946—Month—i945 $1,552,000 1637. Co. Gas of Maintenance Deprec. 2,454,563 6,985,403 1,078,206 1,180,752 2.826,470 2,307,524 7,901,750 941,741 6,738,848 317,480 1,104,401 2,280,245 2,290,102 —_— . 423,025 „— 7 760,082 762,151 Federal Federal taxes income Excess tux profits / 966,835 $52,844 $761,182 97,326 74,359 % 855,140 operating deficit- $4,391 $21,515 $93,958 / $218,578 $4,391 $21,515 $93,958/ $211,253 4' 3,107,616 -iW— Income Net 5,597,539 $954,456 $5,875,160 $3,859,271 — 241,231 $L,403,919. deductions 1,225,358 >/' ""Based ' $813,643 share— per on The $7,100,518 629,493 1,675,828 $1.24 $566,194 ■ Power Prov. 1,905,166 ; purchased-- if $8.27 u' for 1912. p. trustees Nov. on I extra an declared stock, both payable Nov. i5 paid were Aug. on of extras No 162, p. 1397. The director's cents announced share per special dividend holders of record March on and Dec; of 29, 25 on the for cents Dec. Nov. Net in two the declaration of of 1946, ' of cents 25 this year, and dividend a and 0 each of stock¬ to 23 made were April 2, Aug. 14 on income taxes— profits •tSpecial income —V. Inc. ... '(& " - // 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— Net Co., - — Subs.)— Gross Int. & : • / ; • ' • if - $684,109 The week of electric ended output Nov 10,785,000 9, the 1946, kwh., To Vote for and company amounted to provisions in for order special authorize $100 meeting issuance each. The $30 000,000 petitive of kwh., corresponding the increase an week for the new been of offer be called preferred this refunding would reductions 30, 1945, of 1945.f $152,000 for net which the for stock.—V. 164, Dec. 3 Suburban construction with com¬ purposes. prices for revenue $2,680,952 .— y $2,669,089 1,330,062 1,390,333 ___0418,345 0/ 399,875 ___— taxes ?/ 124,082 Depreciation 99,760 Other-charges 3,763 122 514 0 110,791 3,750 ; /.• earnings _______—$644,664 $702,095 73,037 65,313 income—$717,702 for gross Interest Debt charges discount Income Net and Dividends excess profits in and 164, to 9,243 10,578 460/754 ..u— $350,089 $158,282 8,437 $281,651 surplus_^______ have the been calendar restated 1945 year twelve months the months ended above nine ended Sept. for months been an amount payable excess if prior equivalent the profits resulting expenses to from Sept. BALANCE SHEET $113,845 Philadelphia Transportation Co.—Tenders— for the bonds, the sale to series sum of it A, due Jan. on $96,854, Jan. Coupons due Jan. held sented for payment 12 1, 1, in their face amount. Trust Co., o'clock 1947, of - trustee, noon on 135 So. Dec. 13 consolidated United (afcer LIABILITIES States not refinancing of taxes treasury 30, in 164, the usual manner.—V. bonds—series investments, $8,908,459; $3,460,000; cash, accounts F stock common of no due 1, stock (issued 1975, unsecured (par value $100 per St., receive bids 3%-6% bonds and pre¬ 2290. Pierce Governor Co., Inc., Anderson, Ind.—Acquisition See King-Seeley Corp. above.—V. 162, p. 2022, 1947 and Fastener Co., Co., New; York, the at Chicago shops of / the is car expected off the line deliveries to reach 50 or we expect Inc.—Stock will Offered F. — R. Nov. 14 offered 75,000 shares stock at $2 per share, / on common PURPOSE—Of the proceeds to company received be the from financing/the $68,500 to purchase a minimum of 5.000.000 zippers approximately $20,000 will be used for the designing and construction of equipment, dies and fixtures, and the balance will be 'used for working capital. use the year; COMPANY AND PROPOSED BUSINESS—Company was on Sept. 25, 1946. -• incorporates 4n New York The has company not yet commenced operation,, but proposes-to engage In the business of selling and distributing slide fasteners, more popularly known as "zippers." The conventional type of zipper con-//; sists of two basic parts—the teeth appearing on each side of the •tape, and the slider which meshes and unmeshes the teeth. The Is company the No. 2,111,004, 15, 1938, "separable Pruzan is for able and life will slider licensee "safety United under United removable Letters States Letters 8tates fastener Patent slide," No, of the sell that so patents and license The any improvements thereon. The zipper constructed with a removreleased easily by the user to open the be can March and distribute it Patent dated 2,180.187, entitled • issued to Barnejr, fastener," dated Nov. 14, 1939, both each of 17-year duration from its issue date. the company exclusive entitled and li¬ a & closing plates when the teeth are Jammed, enabling the removal or 1 clearance of the obstruction causing the jamming, and when this is//,1 done is the slider derailed, properly. it can be reattached In' addition safety the to ;the ;- sale the slide, type will the period distribution and of the be of will the The the available company of zipper will company zipper. manufacture slide fastener During/ this or fastener conventional equipment for removable removed jamming removable the sell be can When company's the the • distribute that ; safety expects company within sell containing* also patented six next conventional zipper. months". type of . CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING $48,000,000; notes, restricted to by order dividends y/164, on 2058> 1 p. $636,970; of the unsecured maturing '• earned Securities common stock), Common stock and outstanding $1,107,777,$27,694,445; first mortgage 3Va% value), par Sept. $12,102,000; preferred notes (non- one year, within $1,076,000; accounts payable, $1,001,103; customers' deposits, $629,150; accrued State, local, etc. taxes, $1,921,873; Federal income and excess [■'profits taxes, $4,288,356; accrued interest, $317,731; miscellaneous.cur¬ rent liabilities, $201,925; deferred credits, $730,291; depreciation re¬ serve, $12,317,313; provision for contingent Federal income and excess profits taxes, $5,456,086; miscellaneous reserves, $242,526; contributions surplus (including $1,000,000 Exchange Commission as and $2,397,417; < / total, $133,923,187.— /,/ ;' '■ - Electric tion for output the of week . the increase an companies operating ended Nov. by this corpora- 19.2%.—V. of p: 164, directors on Nov. 7 declared a regular quarterly dividend of 50 per share and an extra dividend of $1.30 per share on the com¬ stock, both payable Dec. 2 to holders of record Nov. 18. On Sept. 3, last, a quarterly of 50 cents was paid, as compared with 40 each The each, —V. March on and, 164, on 1 during company Dec. 1, and June 1, 1946. 1945 paid four quarterly of that also year, paid dividends of 40 cents an extra of 40 cents. l-' . t\. V'"" ' , •-'.••siSvyA%'•>.-3 V, 1 1 s • / (George) Putnam Fund of Boston—35-Cent Dividend trustees have declared tributions 21, this —V. stock, of payable 15 cents paid in a final Dec. each 14 were dividend of 35 cents to made holders on of record April 20, per Dec. July 20 share on 2. Dis¬ and Oct. year. Dividends 164. p. •> ,. ' V -, x"%■-> />'-• v v v-. u' * ,\v'o • ';V\V. * ' 0 . W a operations Terminal in arrangements completed corporation nation-wide air tng carge Nov. on in November service and was set to start initial Headquarters 15. Burbank, Calif. are the at to operate load carry- / Lockheed Air. v / . ' 2325. •'./ the year 1945 also totaled 80 cents per share. , flyer and execu- / tive officer/the new $1,000,000 contract air carrier corporation got t under way with a fleet of Douglas DC-3's. Plans indicate that a fleet of Douglas DC-4's will be added as soon as these ships can be specially equipped for handling all types of cargo. ( // //■; ■ by Maurice F. Roche, former veteran Army Officers Buckman, urer; of Maintenance. of company are: Mr. Roche as President, Orval R. Vice-President; Henry P. Rosen, Secretary-Treas¬ Chief Pilot, and Wilbur Q. Mangold, Superintendent the Executive Elmer Wall, • •,/':.-. //! ./>••//: / //-. -'////. ■/ 2158. p. capital v!* > ' Rapid Air Freight Inc., Los Angeles—Organized— Red Top Brewing Co., the granting Pitassy, P. 2448. Purity Bakeries Corp.—Extra Dividend of $1.30— the to the for Reginald credited with $2,500 against the advance payment, v. required to be made by the company: under purchase and sale agree-: 164, p. 2448. Headed The to company. was This served 9, 1946, totaled 216,670,000 kwh., as for the corresponding week last year, issued were consideration ment.—V. ^ 181,830,000 kwh. with shares as shares shares i--,v: - r Outstanding ?145,QOO shs, (par 10 cents) —150,000 shs. organizers of the company as ; of the exclusive licenses; President and Treasurer, and 25,000 to Barney Pruzan, Vice-President; in consideration of/; services rendered to the company, 15,000 shares to Caesar L. Pitassy, Secretary; 1,000 shares have been issued to Reginald F. Pitassy, for... $1,000 cash; 1,000 shares have been issued to Barney Pruzan for / $1,000 cash; 500 shares have been issued to Caesar L. Pitassy for $500 cash; 2,500 shares were issued to Slidelock Corp. for which the ♦50,000 follows: 25,000 Public Utility Engineering & Service Corp.—Output— cents Broad mortgage the p. quarter of Ranger and 1946 obligations, immediately Foundry Co., the first Authorized Cumulative — shares current), The from second Lushas long-term of reserve share), $15,000,000; 2039, to an amount sufficient to exhaust the sinking fund, at prices not exceeding l, 1947, shall be detached & the at mentioned letters patent. and differs mon Fidelity-Philadelphia Philadelphia, Pa., will until Car start advanced 13 Foundry CO« for 1946 cents The will Nov. on Car <fc the did of SEPT. extremely have 1946, Consequently, additional company the of cars deductions 30, to purposes tax refrigerator express traffic and can be equipped with auxiliary hot water heaters to -protect perishables in freeziag weather.'*—V. 164, p. 2325. the ' high-speed easily by the user or, if the slider and adjusted to run along the teeth // derailing occurs with a conventional type of zipper its operation is impaired and generally requires replace¬ ment. The comany will be the only seller and distributor of zippers containing the safety removable fastener slide covered by the afore*; Sept. 1945. 30, periods ended $152,997), $1,608,532; materials and sup-, plies—priced at average cost (after reserve of $20,000), $2,861,476; prepaid insurance, taxes; etc., $175,987; deferred debits, $840,235; total, $133,923,187. , * * 36,000 1913. p. the 8,437 60,000 ^ stock stock common $5,867,654 taxes over for ASSETS—Utility, plant,- $112,026,829; $4,041,669; 137,794 0- 239,*903 taxes. 66,010 $6,624,031 . 1945. compared preferred / Balance —V. expense— income Dividends - 118,466 — and 2,446,000 $5,756,859 110,795 previously reported. Federal -receivable $767,409 Total profits proration $450,000 represents / in aid of construction, Net Other income 500 , "J .. Transportation Co.—Earnings ' 1946 \;0/ 1945 Sept. 30— 5,4,000 $6,558,021 . excess the shown have premiums to value par together bonds at for income net charge 239/300 Ooerating expense Maintenance Operating for stock 2448. p. 2,547,097 to twelve as would benefit debt preferred mortgage used 2,207,484 reflect amount income approximately preferred Philadelphia 9 Months Ended Gross to and Proceeds has shares plans states that on the basis of current market similar character the yield rate should be company securities of a 3.6% stockholders 300,000 first new bidding. The of of company 1,892,774 Federal to „ A $4,412,947 , 920,124 .3,001,277 $602,000 reduction in Federal excess profits taxes (recorded in December, 1945) resulting from the deduction for tax purposes of accelerated depreciation on certain war emergency facilities. Such fThis for New Preferred Stock and Bonds— on $5,393,602 2,524,000 1,089,000 a from, the subsidiaries 135,112,000 8.7%,. over-the or its $4,338,907 74,040 $10,225,021 $12,124,260 Net income —r—$3,730,899 ' $2,520,173 $4,416,547 $3,320,557 .♦Before "provision Tor Federal -income and excess profits taxes' of gas, water and ice properties for periods prior to dates of sale in 1945. $450,000 ,y Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output-— ; $5,348,076 45,532 1 the; - 1,747,000 2,446,000 : $171,575 weekly," Mr. Head stated. "Although the new cars are known refrigerator cars, they can be quickly adapted to carry merchandise during $9,129,907 deducs tax 1945 $916,257 163, p. 2732. . 1,662,703 income other . — $29,580 1,683,482 $8,246,803 $10,225,749 $11,019,356 883,104 Dfl2& 1,104,904 • $14,094 cars ■ 598,000 $2,470 surplus— , , ( 1946 s-r - ■ - the as 1,734,053 —j-~. operating income Other income (net)—— of Products • charge purchase 60 8,010,415 , $7,653,070 2,305,000 Net The 164, p; 832, Dairy to 2,065,204 tax— 404,210 2448. p. (10 cents par) _______ 25,940 ^design at this time," L. O. Head, President, said signing of: a $7,500,000 contract with the American 2,779,576 1,620,410 / 2,131,904 ,—— ♦Excess above Philadelphia Earnings— y 2,903,091 1,659,248 $7,653,070 Federal • year-end a 1,660,984 inc— oper. income pre¬ - _ Mich.—Special Div.— quarter 27, amounts ' - cents common the " , Distributions June 29 and Sept. 1,- 1945.—V. disbursed net Total 50 Like share, both payable Dec. per 6. of 1,197,690 8,658,598 2,087,062 earned 164, in 1,211,866 . 24,670 the serious financial situation of the railroads and < th» agency, the necessity for additional equipment and the ex¬ tremely favorable outlook for the future has caused the express agency • 1,256,936 . -i— income—_ oper. ♦Other the on Nov. '8. ~ 6 fourth record were " Pfeiffer Brewing Co., Detroit, 25 dividend ceqts per share holders to last. 15, ceding quarters.—V. quarterly a dividend of 25 taxes 42,245 $575,786 1.8P0 American 5,984,246 State, local & Fed. 38,213 $55,520 transfer, "Production 885,926 deprec.— for 3,148 $38,764 .express £4.IS . . 164, tAfter . . 4,103 $4,130 Railway Express Agency, Inc.—Signs Large Contract— Mos.^-1945 1946—12 . inc.. "Despite 1,063,000 flncome and-profits taxes. 6;578,948 , ' 1,147,201 2,199,150 operation misc. $5,424,690 / $2,721,246 $0.86 . taxes, 920,000 - ord. income to —V. 211,000 1,032,000 from income Net 350,000 635,000 2,095,000 1946—9 Mos.—1945 Maintenance * '4 1,555,000 . $4,626,412 656,000 shares of capital stock.—V. share and 829,284 $618,031 359,000 taxes.—V. 163, p. 2997;" ^.Period End. Sept. 30— Pepperell Manufacturing Co.—Extra Dividend—, per 187,691 $93,733 ordinary income come Operating revenues____ $20,123,541 $20,407,323 $26,778,016 $27,292,086 Operation— ' ,.767,141 $1,195,687 ' 590.277 income ♦Earnings 63,427 $41,912 181,000 128,000 Public Service Co. of Indiana, Inc.—Earnings— Prov. - 137,000 226,000 272,000 0B?fore income and profits 1,225,852 225,273 4 income 649,000 348,000 income and profits Other Gross 12,624 $8,233 508,000 1,780,000 1946_____ 662,789 Deductions from net in¬ 1,391,000 30, 1946 / communication j 1,899,000 2,429,000 quarter $444,211 v 7,325 Operating deficit Ordinary income, non¬ $199,000 1945—_ 1945 30, 2,972,992 $1,178,646 - income 3,104,198 251,467 1,280,655 491,500 tax Operating income Other 998.456 ______ 1946—9 MOS.—1945 1946—Month—1945 • ; ___w 12 months ended Sept. _ Sept. 30— $92,935 Net f __________________ 966,275 $1,320,736 deductions- $7,872,000 $547,000 494,000 350,000 quarter 585,000 Third, quarter ___—622,000 9 months ended Sept. local $1,469,898 Other communic. income 675,000 478,000 . Second 977,473 118,321 409,841 114,972 $168,684 .r Gross $746,000 ____—___________ 30, 7,514,519 460,257 ""$140,088 2448. p. revenues •« quarter quarter First 2,242,226 (provision of)__ and misc. Stale, quarter months ended Sept. 30, 12 months ended Sept. Pipeline 3,539,840 oper. 1946— America companies Gas produced Operation 985,850 oper. 5 1946—10 Mos.—-1945 « 9 220,165,118 226,807,551 -679,298,285 690,195,9!^ $9,498,984 $9,319,942 $32,617,732 $33,084,612 Other ] First 460,500 Total Deduct, Second $4,866,576 ■» ____ 164, $2,455,748 Cr78,000 to 88,699 $629,184 Total . 1945— purchased from— Natural >' surplus 122,157 107,938 ; Radiomarine Corp. of America—Earnings— $4,168,712 1,996,436 $944,000 $11,635,000 Poor & Co.—Earnings—• 256,047,434 trans, 607 p. 1637. 164, p. Third •___ income earned October, 1946, reached an all-time high,, corresponding month iast year by 64.4%. —^V. (ir. — $4,926,323 93,205 The sales for the month of exceeded those for the 120,155,592 311,373,333 313,992,932 102,227,291 $2,439,353 $4,833,118 ♦Deficit.—V. 1946—9 Mos.—1945 70,830,970 259,784,676 53,749,290 108,140,276 $646,738 91,303 200 $2,365,786 period End. Oct. 31-^ Sales , 77,525,195 Dr37,333 >$325,836 $2,348,050 215,636 Net - 3erv. 101,984 Net income : Deducs.- from net inc.— Plomb Tool Co.—Reports Record Sales— . customers' // Br5,465 8,609 ' " $4,963,658 82,892 $638,129 to stock common and 1946—3 Mos.—1945 83,930 $2,337,369 • sub¬ of profit —V. 164, Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— Gas Sales in Therms— 25,973 $652,203 ,9,071 51,430 interests Dividends ' , DrlO, 712 ♦$334,907 2,542,482 149 $2,253,439 lnc._ 469,443 27,360 942,929 5,169,343 $628,230 Net ordinary inc.—1Extraord. inc. (Cr)_—^ Extraord. inc. (chgs.)__ Net ord. 7,874,222 ♦$408,728 / inc.— ordinary inc.— from $9,942,720 631,270 _ $4,773,377 190,279 inc.—non-commu.. V Deducs. 49,400 * ' communi. 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $1,257,500 $10,127,661 ♦$398,016 revenues Period End. / 4,276,138 ' - 309,120 1,599,553 51 net companies Net $13,008,359 $12,281,834 ■ oper. Gross $7,232,267 24,070 income on —_ ,; $3,082,484 deductions of minority 53,186 5,518,511 2057. Ord. $5,878,893 1,353,374 , 160,323 Proportion 389,644 1,950,000 49,400 . _____0„— ; 50,000 —53,186 —y.—// 437,254 _ p. Prov. for estimated taxes ...v surplus. 164, Miscellaneous loans $5) Total •—V. 163,946 586,420 843,795 Ca'pital surplus Earned 115,759 181,984 reserve reserve $1,980,488 1,101,996 $4,149,783 Total 625,821 1946 educa. on 251,378 , Interest, 163,743 _ losses 9 Mos. End. 140,000 156,000 „ possible Miscellaneous, Capital stock $3;898,405 Other income L— 156,790 140,000 1945—/ year payable for Operating: profit $1,509,9170 0/ 156,000 —— taxes tax, 6 Mos. End. " — stock common state excess Federal Mortgages 1 : $1,817,011r \0t 174,661 LL— 1 1946—Month—1945 $879,660 1,277,676 expenses— Operating/income (less 735,000 incl, & 1, — due and accrued wages Accrued Estimated Notes within payable Oct. Salary and 1 oper. Net discounts, returns and Sept. 30,'46 June 30,'46 Sept. 30,'46 allowances), operating revenues, / rentals and royalties. $47,294,199 $51,311,490 $98,605,689 Cost of goods sold, operating, sell¬ ing, adminis. and general expense 42,222,044 47,483,137 89,705,181 Provision for depletion/^/.: 133,831 v 192,781 : 326,611 Provs. for deprec. and amortiz._ 1,039,920 1,655,083 2,695,003 $13,008,359 $12,281,834, — LIABILITIES— Accounts Dividends Sales 491,272 199,438 2,469,181 /—w0..yy224,573 ! Mos. End. 239 ? 122,104 , —— __— |V — —„ Total Pittsburgh Consolidation' Coal Co; (& Subs.)—-Earnsr-- 10,260 10,285 :// Period End. Sept. 30— Total oper. revenues— Other 261,038 y 543,755 •• .1 „ etc. charges assets 5,695,261 ; __ 110,170 5,006,507 111,720 J.—_ investments, Goodwill - Communications, Inc.—Earnings— / common 0/_0,:.y/y;:\y 86,4750/?' 69,603 banks deferred 40,051 y - transit closed Total val. redemp. of supplies deposits Contract 72,200 RCA A quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share has been declared on the stock, payable Dec. 2 to holders of record Nov. 13. Pre¬ viously, the company paid regular quarterly dividends of 30 cents per share on this issue, and, in addition, on June 1, last, made a year-end extra payment of 40 cents.—V. 164, p. 1637. 1 . ' 862,223 /■' 1,156,042 redemp val. inventories Merchandise 1945 ' $2,468,029 ' _ Pillsbury Mills, Inc.—Larger Common Dividend— ; 1946 $2,587,237 . —i receivable Treas. S. in :/" RESULTS , ♦Net earnings Cincinnati, O.—Earnings— FOR SIX MONTHS J Earnings per common share >' ♦ After —v. ENDED SEPT. —— 30, 1946 —— — — provisions for Federal income taxes and depreciation reserves, 164, p- 959. . (Continued on page 2589) • , ' / _.: / ; / " COBiMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE Number 4S43. .Volume 164 Stock Record New York Stock «» DAILY RANGE OF YEARLY RANGE OF SUE PRICES '• $ per share •71%: 73 15% STOCK •48 49% EXCHANGE *28% 29% CLOSED AA 10'/a 10'/a a *15% A-'.36 A vA 4% ; 57 Va 21 *2032% 35%' ' *-•34% 1 103 34 95 95 *30% • •. 32 *46 *68 .. .. •31- , ■. 48 43 29'/4 29% 78 »/a 15 y4. *78 15% ' - *130 , A 194 ':;'v 24 130% : 130% A m-i 19% 20 *100 ••A: A ^ 15%' . A A I •' ; *11%: V : 26 : : ■ 14% ' 6%, 87 87% 106% - 19 .,7; ;V;.' v.'-' ; U% 12 26% 15 18% 18% •94% 40% 40% ♦49% 52 y4 10% 12 *11% 25% 26%' *112% 115 A 10 . t per 26% ♦99 *14% 26»/a . *144»A f 14% •175 ' 34% 105 15% . 287/a 146 a.A; A? CLOSED 106 A.* A 14% • 49% ♦36 - -*36% 31% *27: 32% 42% *140% 144 *54% * 32% 28 ♦35 26% ' - 41,a : - *142 57 A *54% ; 42 144 - * American Home 1,600 American 6% non-cum 1,100 Amer Internet 11% 12%. 12% 500 25% '25% 10,800 14% 7% 26% 14 - , 100% 14% 13% 14 A 14% 33% 105% 104% 2,200 165% 79% 82% 83 Am .20 35 16 15% 15% —No par Stand 20% No par San'y-—No par ♦36% 37% 52% 1% 165% a 1% 171 , . 900 79% a 82% 82%;: 153 153 A; 79% 52% *116% 16% *104% 50 »A 162 101% 8% .52 % a 16% 107 AAA, A 102 9% 53% 6% Amer — / - Stores American Stove 900 American Sugar 500 -Preferred Am 100 50% 51% 164% 165% 101% 9% 102% 9% 69 72 72 38% 40% 48% 39% 47 44% iuy2 ♦in 82 43% ♦111 79% 83 a-; 52% ; *117 *104% 106 104% 50% 50% 101% 8% 9% A 9 9% 75 41% 39 40 39% 40% 49 47 47 47 48 : 45 *44 51%; 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 16 111% ♦16 *103 Av. 16% ♦68 *43 *111 51% le y8 No par *15 410 53% 7,600 117% ;100 Tobacco No par 16% 106 "24,900 a : 163% 101% 8% *68 : 2,700 AA .9% a 72 39% 40% 48 11,600 A 48 45 ♦111 51% *51 15% '540 45% 111% 1,000 800 16% 3,000 "5% 5% 5 5ya 16% 5% 5ya 5% 37% 37 37 36 %' 37 y8 36% 37% 13% 12% 13'A 11% 12% 12% 13% 12% 13% 120 .140 For footnotes see page 2563. *119% 120 138 ♦135 *15 16 A 600 1,800 ' 2,000 . 45,400 .25 Am ; _.25 100 Corp Water Wks No par Amer Zinc Lead & Smelt— $5 Anaconda Anchor conv preferred——25 Copper Mining——50 Wire Hock Anderson, & Andes Cable Glass preferred Clayton No par Corp—12.50 No par —- Anderson-Prlchard A —1 prior Anaconda A Co—21% & Oil Copper Mining- Corp— 10 ———20 W Paper Co Inc———5 Archer-Daniels-Midland —No par P Armour & Co of Illinois —5 *121 122 *120 122 200 $6 conv prior preferred——No par 145 *132 150 ♦138 15Q 100 7% preferred : ; 1 ya Oct 73 Oct 76%, Oct :150 Sep $ per share 21 ? Die Nov Dec 14% Oct 41% Dee lit Nov —— -100 S per share 41 Nov 19% Den 3 24% Jan 130% Jan 39% Nov 142% May 2% Jan 80% Jan 13% Nov 104% Deo 1 54% Jan 05% Deo 19% Deo 11% Jan Feb 14 176 42% Aug 21 108% July 12 20 Aug 29 15% Jan 30% Deo 75 Jan 99 > 17% Jan 31% Nov 1; 33% Feb 6 Apr 5 73% Jan 29 'Apr 20 50% Feb 6 172 Apr 25 5oy« Feb 4 43 May 10 38% July 11 58%Feb 6 158 Apr 10 67% Apr 18 Aug 40%. Jan 181 41% 153 Apr 104 27% Jan Feb Aug 128% Jan ; 29% Jan 157 Jan 10 99 Va May 65 Jan Oct Deo 60% Nov Aug 43% Dec 17% Jan 22% Jan 41 Mar 44% Nov 08% Dee 164y« Jan 200% Jun 2% NoV 3 4 21 100% May 17 174 July 9 ~ 78 May 28 104 32 52 191 * Jan 31 7 18 10 11 30 30 3 " 11% Mar 186 7 8 ' Highest Mar 29 Dec 31 Dee 00 Deo 181 Deo v 08% Nov 196% Nov 90 Deo 65% Jan 145% Jan 91% Oct 161% Deo 69% Dec 121% Mar Jun 24 43% Mar 116% Sep 28% Jun 110% Feb 5 8y4 Jan 29% Jan 125 Sep 24 70% Jun 182% Jun 5 5 98% Oct 30 105% NOV 6 102 Yu Sep —No par ———100 Conv prior preference— V Jan Year 1945 Apr 10 22% Jun 6 10 .164% Nov 13 > No par Elec $6 1st preferred — Jan —No par & American. Woolen— Preferred Oct 48 y2 Oct 116% Sep 13% Oct _14 100 preferred— 120 120 137 5% .5% $4 51% Tobacco.—— 6% preferred American Viscose 300 34,000 -100 —— Common class B • 1,900 36% 5% 100 17,200 38 *5% A 50% Co ; —— American 100 50 111% 16% 3,400 Rights Jan 15 Lowest 133% Aug-13 123% Aug 8 ; 23 Feb 16 24 28% Oct 30 26% Oct 30 24 Sep , 4 38% Oct 10 138 Sep 24 47% Jan 8 No par Refining—100 "Amer Telep & Teleg 207,000 A 2,200 79% 160 , 72 45 26,000 ur 100 163% 100% 101% 101% ''; 15% . *161 163% 165 ♦68 45 52% >• 165 84% : 83% 151 152 ♦117 104% 50% 50% 51 ♦138 53. A. 117% 16% ♦111 120 \ ' 15% 52% 131 83% 16 111% 16 83 151% 152 US AA;';a:-79AAA 117 *51% 15% 79% 15 52 ya 15 y4 79% 117 *51% •37 m 52 Va 54 164% AA 1% .160 „JNopar Co— —— Sumatra 14% 103 „ 60 : 29 19 35% Oct 30 —100 Foundries American 200 165 25 — preferred non-cum Steel _—:.100 7,900 1,200 56'A 164% 165 152% 152%: 54% 15% 17% *104% 106 69 47% 44 79 y8 152% 153 •116% 118 118 50% 162% r 7% Jan 26 t per share 43% Jun xl73% Nov 15 27% Jan 3 14% Oct 19 ' Sep 33 Sep 45% Sep ' Jan 108 May 22 163 9 95% Feb 26 Preferred American Snuff j 10 - a A. 140 .142% 164% 1% A m U§ Oct American Seating Co— —No par Amer Ship Building Co——No par Amer Smelting & Refg— No par 30 - -12,000 ; . .150 100 Rolling Mill— .—10 4 % % conv preferred ——100 American Safety Razor————5 500 Deo Deo July 15 17% July 1 * Jan 24 34% Sep 23 10% Hep 19 97% Jan 2 88 % Jan 3 13% Oct 10 comL—No par .—.—No par —— ; : 2,300 ♦19% *54 & 23% Oct 10 American 210 20 470 Rad 10% 58 Jan 9 43% Mar 21 106% Jun 24 25 y4 Jun 3 Oct 26 11 Preferred 26,100 104% 16 51 140 _l Co— preferred preferred 56% Deo Mar 70 ■ , 164% 79% $5 A"16,600 173% - 164% AA 1% $6 ' 13 % Oct 10 100 Amer Power & Light 109% Deo 6% Jan 18% Mar 30 May 10 16% Jun 5 15% Jun 28 44% Jan 15 119 S per share 99 No par Co ■■r'-A-'v x;.■ 165% ■ t 21% Oct 30 ■' News ' ' , 54% ; Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest —No par — American 1,400 A 20 144 28 118 9 23% Oct 10 Sep. 11 Ltd— Co Molasses -24,300 105% xl73% Metals 6% preferred .100 13% 113 104 •' Amer Nov Range for Previous & Metals American 40 Jan 47 Nov *117% Nov Mar 6 19% Nov T% Jan 20% Jan 91 Dec 9% Dec - 35% Nov .4 Nov 111 Fdy Co——JVo par preferred——100 .1,200 . 38 13 113 Mach 120 v, cum Amer 6,900 145 ::A- 13% ,*37 >' 800 26% .27% 146 , -«• 3.90% IT" Jan 38% Jan 12% Jan 28 11% Mar 12 i i : —100 — Par Amer Mach & 5,400 AAaA-A'-SO- . .54% HI —No pa* 96 : May 11 55% Jan 9 1 EXCHANGE " ~ of Shares 27% ♦99 35% 105 ; 20 Co 3% 118 63 9% Sep ; 27% Deo 2% Jan Jan Oct 29% Nov . 10% Jan 129% May 15 Apr 15 8% Sep 24 99% Jan 21 —100 No par 1 Deo 149 f 30% Jan 6 2 NEW YORK STOCK the Week I per share 26% 99% - *142 ' Invest Locomotive 23% Jun STOCKS -34 * No par preferred Corp. preferred Sales tot , Nov. 15 .37% ' 36% 36% ,50%~-52. A,v,r. A-51% 52% 172 • *171 172 36%:>36 36 a 162 *160 165 30 30% 30% 31 27% 28% *28 28% 24% 24% : *25 • 26 40%- 41% r *40% 41%' 57 American American 115 Friday *175% 178 . Ice 42 150% Deo Jan 18% Jan Nov 10 July 10 33 1 new Jun 44% Oct 50 Products Jan Dec 67% Dec 127 112% Mkr 13% Dee 109 Jan V 44% 5% Oct 10 preferred conv 6,360 ill ♦112% .403%405 14 v 14% - '27% ; A 42% ' . 30% 28 26 *36 54% - ♦25iAAA 26 . , ; , 168% 170% 171 A f36% <36%''.■?:'*■4 "36 ♦162 166' ' ;:.162" : , 13% 2<K 48 52 12 6% : 27 Jan 17 112% Oct Jan 110 Jun 135 Jan 28% Aug 8 14% Jan 29 90 Sep 11 37% Sep 10 Co- Oct 10% Aug 89% Feb 183% Jan 11% Feb ^ ; Sep < 9 5% Oct 10 100 Sep 10 18 Oct 10 10 SS 23% Dee 55% Oct 96 75 4 Leather— „1 80 Mar 39 108 18 —————No par Deo , 69% Jan 128 32% Jan 28 ; No par - Hawaiian Hide & 10% 10% •10% 10% 13% 13% 26% 27 *142% 146 " 14% 14% 38 38 13% 14 112% 113 ;38 101, J03 $6 preferred American American 35 *107 111 24% 99% - : 37 166 *162 20% •36% A 53 y4 ' , 113%. 14 15% 20% , * ;; 600 ^ *175% 178 X33% 34% 104% 105 15y«- 15% 178 15% 15 % 21% 13 111% , ' * 10% Nov. 14 26% $7 2d preferred A 50% 34% 34% $ per share *37' a 34% 35% 104% 104%" ; •49 25% 25% *26 38 : •175 t 35% 37 29: -13% tl14% 114%' 115% A:*104% 106 14% 15% 51 , V: 3,300 Thursday 25 100 : Wednesday Nov. 13 *144% 446 *142% 146 14 14% -1 13% 13% < 40% •112% 115 *99% 101% 13% 13% 14% 27 STOCK EXCHANGE 14 114% 178 14 . , 25% 27 ♦99% 101 A; 95% 40 $ per share ... $ per share 27% ;168y4 168'A A Nov, 12 105 ♦20% 37 Tuesday , 100% 14%. 38 13% 114% 106 Monday Nov* 11. $ per share share 14 14 ♦37 A, : ♦93 6,300 Deo 41% Deo 40% Jan 10 137/a Oct 10 , 43 Sep 11% Deo Jan 150 Feb I 164% Jun 14 34y4Apr 22 43% Sep 19 No par 35 71 X41 72% May 28 132% Mar 20 ; „5% Sep $7 preferred Jan 15% Aug : Jan 14 . 20% Sep 20 100 Oct 18 Encaustic Tiling —1 European Sees —No par American Export Lines Inc —40 Amer & Foreign Power— No par Deo 50% Deo 20% Jan 64% Apr 18 xl37 Sep U 17% Feb 1 Amer 100 23% 22% 10 30 American 1,100 8,500 7% 12 12 18% 18% 88% Jun i Oct 30 22 Oct 9 104% Sep 12 120 Sep 19 17% Oct 10 10 48% 2i 10 210% Mar 29 , 700 6% 6% •106% 108 94% 10% 25y-i 25% *112% 115: \ ; A 40% ♦107 low AND HIGH SALS PRICES Saturday A;; NOV. 9 A 16 23% 34% 111. 11 A ♦14% 6% *49 10 10 ♦107 1,800 45% Jun Sep 19 Crystal Sugar— —10 I .: 4%% prior preferred. —100 Amer Distilling Co stamped .20 2,100 6 18% •40 34% 48 Co— 23 53 % Jun 11 : 44 Oct 10 96% Oct 9 —No par —100 Deo 104% Deo 3% Jan 43% May 106% Jan 15 -100 Deo 24% 36% Deo 197/8Apr 24 Oct 30 —No par 28% Deo Ii4 91% May 29 , 189 ; Deo 4 79 - No par Colortype 10 - May 16 5% Oct 30 ; American 5% 109 94% : American 60 n Fdy__ 95% Nov 129 1 preferred 10 Deo 108 13% Jan Jan 30- 13 —25 preferred conv 600 47'A 16 32% 40% * 6% 6% 50 34 Va 10% 10% •107 111 n% u% V 97 •100% 102 a & 39 Deo 42% Dee Jan 153% Mar 15% Jan 27%. Aug. 20% Jan 102% Deo 88% Jan 62% May 31 36% Oct 30 — Corp American Chicle 1,300. ' 48% 7% 35 12 100 ♦106 5 23% 22 19% Car non-cum 5% 23% — & Radio Deo *6% 22% Jan 29% Jan 28 25% Oct 30 72% Oct 2 • 9% Nov Jan 91 63% May 27 '108 / July 29 6 64% Sep 20 b 38 % Oct 10 k,® 9% Oct 30 1 Am Chain & Cable Inc 260' 19% 18% 6% 6% *105 109 ; 1% 10 44 Can l—_—11- American 74 —50 150 Deo 60% jun 39% May 27 —No par 100 Deo 66 a61% May 28 113 July 30 26 Aug 1 12 % Apr 25 75 Apr 25 Co preferred Cable 3 9 10 66 123 2% Jan 14% Jan Jan 28 10 i— Dee 82 9 Oct Preferred—lill«—_——100 3,l>00 23% ♦14% 5%% American 38% Jan 98% Jan Aug 7 8% Jan 28 Sep —1 Doo 17 6 % Oct —— 11% Deo 47% 34% Nov 11% Deo 15% Jan 92 Chemical_No par Deo Dee 6y4 Jan 25 Corp. Shoe 17 Deo 17% 35 6 J—No par 1 Oct 114 69 y4 Jan 28 31% Oct 30 > Corp——No par Bosch Brake Amer 2,300 133 23 ♦6 American Am 108% 131% 19% 47% 6% .A Petrol Nov Jan ~ 103 18% Oct 10 ' t per share 9% Jan 25% Apr 13% Mar 32% Jan 22% Apr Oct 30 : 212% Jun 18 102 Highest share 51% May 27 ^29% Sep 19 aa; a v 32%. Oct 30: ' _100 preferred Airlines Jan 60 1 Mar 30 12% Feb 17y4 Oct 10 154 par No par 100 American Bank Note 6% preferred . 400 23 48 Amerada American 6,300 3,200 AAA %30-:. . conv ; 91% Oct —No par pfd— cum conv Amer Agricultural 800 6,200 24 ♦107% 131 6% a 110 110 23% 3%% f ; 48 a 19% . 15 193% 100 19 ♦6 193% 47 *105 Stores Corp—__ Amalgam Leather Co Inc_ 10 6% 88 JA 135 Sep 24 38 -5 Alpha Portland Cem-^_ f«00 f 19 52% Oct , Inc_—-Nopar — 2,100 132 87% 108% 131 22% 100% 100% 46% *130 24 *107% 108% : A 6% 106 y2 23% - Allied 46,100 14% 40% 14 49 48% 48 24 V, 18 26% Oct 30 95 i 1 Dyei—'—.No 4 % preferred Allis-Chalmers Mf^ 1,400 193% 8% - - ^ -88%, ♦193 : AJ|Jed Mills CoKid Co Allied 100 A - 48 194 131% ■A A , 40 .130 130 6% 6% 134 6% 97% 8% *34 'i- -114% *112% .. 14 i . » 39% ♦107% 7 40%; ♦49 106 y2 *11% 15 40. ♦129% 19% 6% *96 ? 10% *10% ♦106 - 79 400 200 28% 79 Allied Chemical & 4,100 10% 28% 5 Allen Industries Xnc 1 68 : 5 100 preferred-No per Alghny Lud Stl Corp— No par Alleg & West Ry 6% gtd100 3,300 T Oct Sep 104 ; conv : 42 Vi 28% common . preferred $2.50 prior 12,300 .7% 67% % - Allegheny Corp —3% Oct 10 5%% pfd A with $30 war 100 v 29% Oct 10 - 95 *48 67% 4 yj-1.500A 11,800 35 *30 52 10% 47% ♦106% 109 22% 23% 8% 51% 35 ♦48% 42 15% 18% .• 947/a 10% 6% •15 7 . -94% 10 Feb May 28 24% Feb 8 68 % Jun 3 41% Jaa 28 20% Feb 1 59% Apr 8 33% Oct 30 __100 Aldens Inc 102 34 , A' —No par Vicksburg Ry_ 2,600 : 20% *100% 35 42 23% 50% 6% 102 . 30% 30%; A/7% A 7%, - ♦105% 110 100% 48 . 8«/4 *49. 34% ' -34 . 50 ; : ♦193 . 100% 19% 6% ♦100% 22% 108% 108% ', 23% 24,. *96% 100 ;, *40 40% '■j > . 15% .*18%; . A 35% : • 7% 87% . e •• 36'/4 36»/a 95 ' 30% ■'V' 87% ; 194 49% . 106% 107% 24y4 25 ; *107% 108% : vAA, 131 131 19% 20 A 49 6 32% 35% 102 39 : •130 7% - ... 101 49 32% 36 - *14% 23 23 ; 33% 28% A'" >107% 108'% ♦32% ♦79 A 80 Va . 134 6% A v\a48 /• 24»/4 ; - 87% .*193 XA ■■ 48%. 49% 106% 106% . 33 M 10% a; "A 15% 15%,; AAA: 49 :A40%"A V/s 87% ♦193 . <■ - 87 y4 ::vv ' ; 133 "7^8. . 20% *20 42 79 21 ♦20 i " 67%. 68 < 30 - 78% 40% : 41 *130 :• • 13% Oct 10 1,500 ,• 160% 162 Vz 20% *47. 11% '29 : s . 43 10% 10% *20 & 19 44% Jan 4 24% Sep 19 9% ©ct 10 l Inc-_„. 84% May 13 May 13 x50 1 $ per 169 10 30% Feb 26 10 3,600 ■' 10 46% 8l/8Oct —No par — Alaska Juneau Gold Min.. 18,900 6,100 100% 100%; 20 Reduction T; Alabama 300 161% 162% 7% A 4y» 60 45% Air 140 37% *58 46% 19 % 20'A X30% 48 4. r Express Address-Mutigr Corp__ Admiral Corp 3,200 1,400 a"'A 36% 37% *97% 102 34% ... • 46. 102 . 37 *58 ,60 45% 44% 35 A;../:.69AA70-AA ,69 " .... 60 ♦100% . 8J/a 4% A 4% ; 4% 37% 94% 32% .'-7% ; ' 10% . •' - .'V- 32% 95% 95 % 50 4 34 y2 ■; 6% 27% ♦20 v>AA;' *36% i 38% • ■ r *100 102 ,-A .7% V,A y< aa'S,'-;' 108 6%. - 2.50 »>^10 Year 1945 Lowest $ per share 61% Apr 12 105% Oct 29 No par Co Adams-Mills Corp 10,400 : 97 162% 163 A i Z" *104% 6% ♦26% *19% 20% ' ' ' 108 6% ; 34% *95 *97% 164% 20%" 21 32% 32 %A . , 36% *102 H - : 162% 21 32% AA 34% A 97 ♦57 -46'A 20 y4 a 2i i6iy2 10 A' 10% Straus..; Motors $ per share No par com Steel Adams 300 700 1,100 28% 36% •0 *97% 102%: 100%; ♦104% AA ! 6% 'A/: • 58 - .45 45% ;■ 161 % - 58 35 Acme 3,100 AA £ 28% 4% 4% ■ 108 15% 49 30 *29% 10% 34% 35 Va *95% 4a- 37 >. ••• 39%.-,-a. . 10% 600 - & ACF-Brill /A 2,300 6% 29y8 ::>M 57% , A; : 97 " 44% ♦97 % V 15% 49 49l/a 30 . Abraham 9 43% Par Abbott Laboratories 2,900 109% 8% 43% 15% 49 Va 30 2 A 10% io 34% *104% • 6% •95% 38% : 6'/a *28% 37 y4 ' \; 97 4% A ; - 29%' 96 „ 19 15% J5Va V Range for Previous Range Since1 January 1 Lowest Highest EXCHANGE Shares 75 *103 9% 43% 49% 'v 30 73% 110% 8% ♦43 30. *46 J 35% ' 36% ♦104% 108 • 6% ;;A 28% . 29% 10 A 108 6% 16% 49 'A. A 29% 74 *103 9 43 15% 15% 49 ! 36%. *104% r 8% 43 A 45'A A 72% 115 *103 9% 44 % 45 $ per share $ per share 73% the Week A;':: Nov. 15 .:.,A -A stocks • A aaa.V, NEW YORK STOCK Sales for Friday Nov. 14 share 72% 115 9 9y8 45 $ per 73 *103 115 ♦103 Thursday Nov. 13 t per share $ per share A/A;a:AA;AA'AA''a' A Wednesday Nov. 12 73 AA 9 ; Tuesday Nov. 11 Nov. 9 FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE SALE PRICES LOW' AND HIGH AA; A'A Monday Saturday Exchange WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING 7 67 35 41 38 108% 43 y4 15 Va 13% 4% 26% 9 19 15% Jan 29 Oct 11 Oct 30 8 6 60% Jan 14 62% May 28 xll4% Mar 21 X64% July 11 27%May 27 Sep Sep Sep Oct Jan Oct Sep Sep Mar 10 Ya Sep 112 125 121 10 9 9 7 10 .4 19 22 9 Sep 11 Oct 10 May 51% Feb 90 99% Jan 9 Jan 100% Mar "5% Mar 26% Deo 112 Nov 31% Deo 140 Deo 11% Dec 60% Jan •S Jun 29% 40 Nov Jan 38% Jan 67% Deo Jan 48 Deo July 38% July 113 Deo 24% 109 49% Nov 10% Feb 12% Aug 4% Jan 40 y4 Jun 23% Sep 30% Oct 6% Jan 15 Deo 24% Feb 8 5 3 18% May 28 139 July 18 172 Jun 25 102% Mar 111 Mar - 18% Nov 9% Nov 127% Nov 141 Nov THE COMMERCIAL & Monday, November 18, 1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK RECORD STOCKS Monday Saturday t Nov. 13 Nov. 11 Nov. 0 *103 *103'/a 105 105 19% *14% 1 19% 127 52% *49 ? 127 •132 % 135" *49% 523/4 / CLOSED 135 '-: 19% 19% STOCK EXCHANGE 130 *133 .IS *14ia 15% 19% 130 21 *20 21 91% 89% 106% 15%. 106% 14% 52% 36 82 *80 34 37 80% 33 105 61% 116% 30 ♦26 13 13% 17 18. *21 . 22% " 7 44% 88 • 107 200 18% 6,000 110 18% *133% 136 *48% s 15% 21% 23 6% 7% 44% 43 7 44 50 51 87%. 89 107 107 15 7 15% 50% 52 36 36 81 *76 34% 34 106% 107 104% 105 23%s 23% 58 % 58 115 115 •24 29 12% 12% 17 % 17% 20% 20% 21% *17/17% 20% 20% X21% 22 ' 100 1,100 *125% 128% 107 15 1,400 15 18% 51 89% STOCK EXCHANGE Shares 15% i *125% 128% 133% 134 *49% 46% 105 % 20 /*14%/'T4% 18% 46% YORK NEW the Week *19% 20 106% 106% 104 % 104% 23% 24 59 60 *US. 116' *25' 30 '• 12% 12%' 105 24% *115 106 19 % 34 ' / 106 60% ■c *104 37 80% ; 106 24 $ per share 47 51 % x51 343/4 36 V4 *104 *106% 107 14% 15 54 * . Nov. 15 14 $ per share *49% ;52% 87 Va 88% , Nov. Sales for Friday 1/ Thursday *46 46% 46% 105 1G0 *19V4 2Q >' 14'/a 14% 181/2 18% *125% 128%; * * 133 % 135 -48 463/4 46% 45% I per share■ $ per ehare $ per share $ per share J SALE PRICES 'Wednesday .7/ Noy. 13 LOW AND HIGH Tuesday ' • ' 22 % 6% 6% 43% - 43% 13 18% Oct 11 ; Oct 18% Oct Id Works Locomotive Baldwin preferred/---——,——100 '4% Barker Brothers——— 4%%preferred——50 52% 23% 23% Barnsdall Oil Co--//-————i.15* r • 6b 100 10 110 ttep -36% Apr 19 VA Oct Via Oct Bovuk Cigars Inc new—.—No paf 20% .21 *23 21 24 88% Jun 26; 64% Aug 14 41% Jun 56% 113% 105 »/a / Beck : 112 —I* Corp———' —50 20 Beech Greek RR—/ Beech-Nut. Packing Co^—■_ Belding-Heminway-i— - —No par COrp—_z——--C^l, Howell Co—— »-10 10 24% NOV ' Bell & " preferred—: 4%% 100 5 — —No par Beneficial Indus Loan ' pfd $3.2$ ser of 1946-No par Cum ——1 Co Best' & . 18 (Del) Steel No par 21 110 Mar 8 30% Apr 25 43 v Jan 15 142 / 35% Jan 28 i Sep 112% Aug 6 52% May 10 31% July 11 114% July 31 10 30% Oct 30 'Feb 26 88V4 Sep Sep 24 25 168 V $2.25 preferred conv & 46 33 % Jun 66 % May 10 35 30%>v 48 40% 39% *102 % ■' 15% ♦92 95% . 15% Brewing Corp of America15 Bridgeport Brass Co_——-—No par Briggs Manufacturing No-,par 16 33% 33%'.' >25% Bristol-Myers Co cqnjinon——2.6q 3% Ve preferred —J————1,00 51% 108% 108 % W 27% *34 27% 34% ' •103% —No par —• _l5 $3.60 preferredjJ_-c— No pgr Brooklyn Union Gas " 105 12% 28% Buff 1Q4% 17% : 17% 104% 105% *98 *;73/f 8 82 *86 • 22 108% 17 99 ,• ' 99 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Monday '* Saturday Npv. 9 I $ per share 30% '■;:i share <;/} ' ^ " Noy. 13 Nov. 14 / $ per share STOCKS . Thursday I per-share . Friday Noy. 15 fS pen share Sale! for NEW YORK / Shares Packing preferred' STOCK ; EXCHANGE preferred Southern Canada Canadian 54% 54% Cannon 13% 13% Capital $3 *55 58/ *123% 125 / .. . Carrier ♦6% For Caterpillar 59% footnotes Steel Corp Preferred 160 58% Clinch i5 __No par A class _—/_/_ & Ohio Co __10 100 Ry __5 — —Z A—1 - ;_10 series ——_50 Carriers & General Corp_l Case (J D Co 1 1————25 7% 35% •156 100 Co_ Administration Preferred 4% 36% 36% par Ry Ry —1 Mills — preferred Carolina 1—/—No Pacific Carpenter '16% 34% 50 __1 —5 Campbell W & C Fdy_———No'par Cgnada Dry Ginger Ale Inc—1.66% 7/ $4.25 CLOSED 133% 49 -,—Nopar - i—- Zinc-Lead 47 16% 4 May 31 110 May 15 9% Jan 35% Feb see page 2563. 6 16 112% July 11 40. May 28 $ per share 1 12% *47 Apr 39% May 28 Lowest Calumet & Hecla Cons CpRper 115% *45 98 - Year STOCK EXCHANGE' ' the Week 5% 14 13% M(per share — Wednesday. Tuesday Callahan 4 8% 25% *24% 115% t California 56% .7% * * -c $ per 31% *55% ' 100 - Range for Freyfop* ' 3% 102% Aug 16 21% Jun 13 i5% Jan 29 - --—No par Byron Jgckson Co.., 22% *22'4 26% July 22 Mar 22 119% May 27 ———— / 6% / 17% 5% 59% May 29 111 2nd preferred—100. preferred; —4———-u—100 Bldg 7% preferred__J00 Butler Bros commpn —j__—10 4 % % preferred — —;100 Butte Cppper Sf Z)nc——3Byers Cp (A M)_— —:—Nopar\ Participating ,preferfed ,100 2 28 46% Jun 11 Bush Term 22% •107% 45% Feb 108 Va Mar - 6% — 2 14 Jun 25 ' Bpsh' Terminal-/./Z-ZZ/Z—1.; / 89 Feb 99 — 14% ♦78 ' conv 22 22% Jun .130 —No par — 3 1 3 45% May 28 lj.0%'Mar 18 38 % Apr 23 25% May 31 3%% preferred —-1Q0' Burroughs Adding Mach—-No par "100% . 14% 115 Apr Z 38% Apr Bulova Wfttch Co Inc.,-'-—-*———5: Burlington Mills;Corp copi—; /-!.• 4t%s preferred, : 100 3% % 96'/a .*94 / 42% Jun 70' May • 38 V4 38% Nia^ El Corp $3.60 pfd——100 Builard Co 24% *24 ./ 8 20% Feb 16 53% Jan 28 No par — 4 9 93% Nov Bucyrus-Erie Co_/—————a—5 7% preferred 100 Budd (The) Co/common No par 7 '$5 preferred ' —No par Buffalo Forge Co. : —Zl' ' ♦27% 33% NOV 34% Jan com_' Bruns-Balke-Collender 24% 25 15% 15% *123 ' 125 *103 Co1 Inc Shoe Brown ' 11% Stratton^*/-/5i—No pur Si Briggs 26% *5 *51/ 107% Aug % % cum preferred —•/——100 Bostpn & Maine RR (assented)_100; Bpwer'Roller Bearing Cp> new—ZLS.; Braqiff Airways Inc— .j.—2.50' 5%.\33% *15% 57% Apr 22 5 12 71% Jan 23 61% .Inn Bqrg-W£?ner 3 103 *5%- *32% 9 9 48% May 13 7—15' ? Borden Co Mar 26 Apr 30 69% July i; Bond Stores Inc- common-; (The) J-u— . f 112 class- A——No par —No par' ■Class B 30 47% ' 73% Jan -5 & Brass— Aluminum Ami Co 10 ' 18% Aug 21 Bloomingdale Bfothers _——No par Airplane Co /. Bohn 10 Jun 58 No par Boeing Bon 10 / May 31 16 30%.Feb Inp/__—A___2.50 Laughlin Mar 22 83% Apr 1 Riiss (E W) Co/— 8 36% May 14 24J/a bep .2d 98 Jan Jan'17 58 BigelowBanford" Carp* inc—No paf Black & Decker Mfg Co——No par Blaw-Knox Co_—————#—No ]par Bliss Apr 17 37 112 . Jun 25 28% May 13 9' 16% Oct <30 . " .. 118% July 18 106 Oct 10 / 28% Oct 30 144 7fy. preferred— 'Oct 4 9 . 12% Feb 9 30% Oct / O 101 Oct 29 22 .Best Foods— Bethlehem Feb 18 73' > May 23 4; /17% Nov 13 Bell 'Aircraft Bendix Aviation/ Oct 104;r 100 preferred 4%% Shoe Beech Aircraft 13% 13 May 23 1' V ' ^%^\curo conv-ioo^ 113% *105 \ May 16 31 ?y % Feb 40% Sep 17 12 57 10 23% 55% 28 May 24 30 48% Oct 14 v21Sep; f Q B^thlron Works Corp—*.—1 BOattJcb'Foods Go-'—.-.——v25 - ' 47% Jan Oct 3ft 26 30 30% Jan 16 ' 10 12% Oct 31 Bangor & Aroostook— / Conv 5% preferred--; Barber Asphalt Corp——/ *50% 38% Jan 30 Baltiinore & Ohio——--Z-——10Q — „——__100 Tractor— _No par • 1946 Highest f per share THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4543 164 ..Volume STOCK RECORD NEW YORK •I LOW ' Monday Saturday / 19% / *105'/a • 26 25% 26% 21% 21% 10 lO'/a 21% EXCHANGE 21% CLOSED 10%, ,10% 113 10% : 98% *10% 11 *28% 30. *13ya 13% - p 30% 17% 18% '29% 363/4 23% 233/4 " *110 112/;£ *110 16 21% 53% 53% -*7 . > . 12% 533/4 53% 7% 12% 7% 7 . 13 12 f7% *63/4 52%: •12 12% : ; 7% 8% 7% 8Va 8% .'8% <83/4 8% -8% 8'/4 14% 15% '13% <14% i4ya 9% 10% "l9Vi 97/a 9% 10 53/4 5% '5% 15% 113% 143/4 14 y4 15 42 , /:■ 10 9% : ■/> ■ 6% *6 14%. 5% . '■•14 15% 37% ;; 42% • •-201/8 19% 48 *58% 59 59 *15 Va / 16% *16 17 *40 *24 * 32% : 21%'- <49%/ V19 3% 19% 20 19'A 19% *48 58% *15% 1S% *15% *16% 16% 16% 16% 7% 7% v42 84% 27% *107 115 noi 723% 23 23% 23 41 42% 41 42% 40 133 % 32 33 32 i/a <12'/8 ll3/4 12 11 11% 92 18 3/8 h3/4 y 183/4 792 *91 Vi 18% .*18% • 18 Cinn 17,400 Jan 21% 15 20 Ve Apr 31% Dec 17% Apr ?2 13% Jan 24 4y4 Jan 11% Dec Nov 29 Jan 127 110 Jun 159 Dec Jan 25 V* • Dec Sep 11% Nov 13% 29 109 y2 Jan 115V4 Feb 102% July 31 23% Jan 17 10% Apr 20% Jun 116 Jan 42% Feb , 24 . 43 --100 40 Nov Jan ■ 50% Dec 7 1 Jan 31 25% Oct Jan /. 16% Deo 15 114 Jan 10 32 Apr 33 Oct 112 Nov 21% Mar 17 9 108% Oct 10: 25% May 20 66% Jun 17 Oct 10 18% Jan Oct. 10 Oct 14% lO •33%'Feb 22 Jan 15% 5% :<• Oct Jun . 12% Jun ; Jan 24 16 12% Jun 34% Jun Jan 15% July 10 Dec 58% 26 : Jan 6% Mar 26Va Jan 28 14% July 11 V17% Jan 25 Oct 10 Oct 47% Mar 23 , Sep 24 3% vli% 30% 15% 34'/a i Mar 9 16 25% July v, 25 33 16 May 51 % Jan ■.•£:•■• — — Oct <10 liy4July Sep 38% Jan 29 82% Jan 28 66% Oct ; 43% Jan 17 25 y4 Jan 49% Jun 54 Jan 66 Deo 19% Jan 37% Dec 59% Oct 19 Oct 10 8 24% S3 Dec '74 Nov Oct ' Sep, 19 Sep 24 76% Feb > 36 Oct 30 '37% Jan 6 >4,7% Nov 6 59% Jan 11 49 Jan 583/aNov 7 54 Jan /... 64 Deo Sep 19 67% Jan 17 25'A Jan 2 15% Jan / 27 Deo 4 25% July 11 16 Jan 18 • v1 :.y. > : '•''} ' ' ' 15 10 Oil ' \ 14 MM' \ * x Gas -—;—- • >21% Sep 8.50 110 .—100 I C T Milling Machine Co-il0 Corp Nopar x23 Deo 15 Deo 48 Nov •( 6% Apr 1 v. 36 y' Sep 11 > 751/4 Oct 30 —.---25 -.—^—5 & Elec common.. Oct ■ 15 Nov Jan 8 29% Jan 9 42% Jan 44% May 23 7 20% Jan 98 Jan 114 . Jan .. 140y4 Deo 7 Feb 1 38% July 58% Apr / Finanoial > Jan 91% May ; 28% Nov Ice & Fuel. — No par Investing Co—i———£5 5Va% preferred—,——^-100 4% Jan ' 8 20 83 1*1 19 City City 3,100 ' • 22% Oct 9 36Va Oct 30 27% Sep 10 5,200 <9l/a Oct 9 50 / -91 Nov 15 2,200. ••'• City ••.•Stores——4, 5 .17 Oct 30 :/*/'(. -:v; ■ v?: y.vH/ Clark Equipment 300. JNo par 44% Sep io C C C & St Louis Ry Co—££100 178% Sep 12 5% preferred—;—i.-—iil00 105 Jan 2 130 Clev El Ilium $4.50 pfd_: No par 109 Sep 18 Clev Graph Bronze Co (The). 300 -1 52 Sep 10 5% preferred— 00 * 106 Jun 25 "20 Clev & Pitts RR Co 7 % gtd .£50 > 99 V» Jan 3 t Special gtd stock—_i.-c50 56 y4 Feij '19 Climax Molybdenum 10,900 Nopar 20V* Oct 30 16,400 ; < 91 18 Cotton Cincinnati 1,300 >41% '32% r preferred-*-—.: Preferred 23% :< 91 18% 18% 18% 30 7 ——No pur No par % Chile Copper Chrysler Corpi— 123,800.' 11% •121/4 93 *91 July 10 .11 % Oct 10 ; tChilds ' Co.------_No par 110%' >33 x23% A Chickasha 'J' y <i ' 4,400 < 86 271/a : 43 V 92 > ■ i/ . 86% 27% 110% c 243/4 33 18% *40 >42. > 84% 27% 28ys *107 115 41% 10% *40 .. 585 x82% 727% Jan Sep No par 5% 300 7%; & Ohio RyU, 111 RR Co—- Chicago & Northwest'n- w 1—No par - ' 87 28%/ 32 ">*4'^ <442... *40 42% 7 v,: 14% 104% May • y 161/2 16% 3 17% Mar 12 5 preferred-w —i-100 200 i; Chicago Pneumat Tool— No par 200 $3 conv preferred —-No par Pr pf 50 ($2.50) Cum diV Nopar /'Chicago Yellow'Cab—. —_Nopar 58% 716% East Series 34,200 V 48 58% my* *107 ' 58% 7% 84 *44 v48:yv >•• <58% 163/4 '27% 44 & Class 10,600 >44 ' 3 12% Oct 1.25 Va '/Chic Milw St PI P vtc 15,000 48'A !8 24 18% 20 16% 42 32% 10% .^•91 42 20 v« 49J/a 7/68% . 24% . j 41% 43% of Corp 105 par prfeferred—!—*.^.50 ChiQ' Ind &: Louis Ry Go cl A-!25 ' 30,400 20 Vi 16% *40 14% -—No 5% 800- :/>14//.: ,/ 48% 3/a *15% 84% , .20% 16% 42 A 83% 10 :9% -• 1,400. 3,700 5,100 ; 6 *15% ft 27% 28% *107 '111 /"i ;19y8 / 59 8 • ' 8% -14%- •533/8 V 48 8 *8i/a 13% -50% ' 19% f< i 45 (8% 3% 14% • 14 /2j 26 % Sep, 11 25 '-jM 48% 4% Class A —-—i, ——40 y 9% Chicago Corp .(The). .„1 . 7% Chicago Great West RR Co___ 50 5'/a Chic 2,700 11,600 19 5/a 54% 50 8 ; '. '<41% 213/8 52 20 (19'A Chesapeake :<48 44 20% • *45 '.i» : • 41% 20% 54 50 8% preferred— Checker Cab Mfg $4.50 3,200 <: ■ 8'/a 8% Champion Pap <& Fib €0 new No par 16,600 12%- 12% *8% 8% •#14%: 114% 26 38 ya Jun /;/ 14% Jan> 3 23% Nov 13 >•* 21% Nov- 7 No par Co— Chesapeake 71/a /■. > > (Co——J Products——_u„1 Belt 500 •53 7 7 J/8 7 22% 7 ' !m% . 52% • 23% Sep 161% Jan 12'/a Oct 4 31% Sep. 24 Pasco Certain-teed VylOy 2.500 15% / ; *21 Sugar Mills—— No par Copper——No par Ribbon de Chain 4.400 111 ■ Cerro 700 ,/v 15% 16% 22 52% 53 : 53 : 16 ■ ; . '/ 25% Violeta Century • 3,800; 17,200 < v .18% ' 26 Ill 600 35i/4 24 112 . Highest $ per share 109% Jan $4.75 Central 400 ?! 13 17%. 25i/a : V 26 22 16% 22 *21 22 *21% . *111 112 r 16 17% 17. 16% 21% *111 112 18% -••>•24 y« x23% ','24% '•• • 80 21 " 13 25 >> •'25 '25 *24 : v '•10'A //35%/ 173% 18 % '17% 19% # 20 113 :96 • *29 v; 11 ' 18% Celanese $ per share ■ 7 -35 353/4 10%' *95 IO3/* 31 • " Lowest $ per share $ per share . 9% / *111% 10 *29 21% 10 <10% :<10%' ♦13 20% ' 9%. / 111% 111% *95' •v97.%: : i3y< 353/8 . 23% '•*22% <9% ;293/4 ; 7/13 % 25 : 21% 10% *9% 25 '25 21 Vi 10 ' 14 35% 36 *20'/a y : !97 97 30% U3% / 20% 10% 113 111% 10'/a. 10%' . 34 * ■ •*9%- 9% 10 % 10% 113 98% - *97 *97 *20»/a 21% : 10%. 9% 115 *113 •21% . 26% 21% 203/4 21 '• Year 1945 Highest Corp of Amer n6w.No par 19 Oct 30 1st preferred———No par 104yaSep 19 7% 2nd preferred-! -—£100 138 Oct. 29 ''<4,700' Celolexy Corp-_ par r ' 22% Jan 3 •' 600 5 5% —££20 ,7/20 preferred Sep: 10 Central Aguirre Assoc—-/—No par ; 1,400 20 " Sep 9 Central Foundry Co_ 4,700 i —£—1 V 8% Oct: 10 Central Hudson G & E Corp .No par :,'(9 Sep 10 2,500 •••:';.•::• 60 ••, v5 Central 111 Lt 4Va% preferred—100 -110% Jun. 20 Cent- NY Pr Corp pfd 3.40% ser-100 100 •« 97 Nov 13 600 ' tCent RR of New Jersey——*.100 eye Sep 10 '.v 100 y- 144 vi.'H25%5-<;26%": 253/4 .• ///Par • Range Since January 1 ' ;/<"- i'-r •■'/<:,y< Lowest 'EXCHANGE yy: Mi18,700 20'/a 107% ' 25% 20% 21 STOCK *26 25% 19% *142 '/a 7 144 *142% STOCK YORK NEW Week Shares 107% 20% 19% :••>! 144 142 141% U/.^e'Va '■ 27% Sales for ( the Nov. 15 $ per share •>105% <107% 107% >*1053/8 107' 141% .143#/'/ y ■ share $ per 1, 19% 193/a 20% 20 107 £; ::■ *140 igc-iwr ncviuus $ per share $ per share 19% *1051/4 -STOCKS Nov. 14 Nov. 13 Nov. 12 Friday Thursday ' Wednesday Tuesday *. V ■' $ per share $ per share : .//■v:' JJov.U; Nov. 9 SALE TRICES HIGH AND 9 22 May 10 .108% Mar 5 38% May 11 '58 s Aug Deo 80 I y 5 9% Jan 105 jun 25 Nov : .■ * *46% 47 47 *47 *160 190 *160 190 *160 190 *160 190 *160 190 *90 105 *90 105 *90 105 *90 105 *90 105 112% 112% 46% 48 *46% 64 64 *62 112% 112% 113 *112% 463/4 64 y f 48% 113 113 64 *61 -623/4 *60% 108y2 *107% 108% *1071/4 *101% 102% *100% *107% 108% *100% 103 ♦100% 103 101 101 *56% 62 *56% 62 *57 462 21% 22% 21 % 23 20% 21% 20% 32 313/4 32 31% 31 y4 30% 41 '>150 163 " 43 ' 43 LOW •Nov* 0 . $pershar4, share ■ 144 STOCK 42% 11% 17 " : " CLOSED 15% »42%v 14 . ' 30% 29% 29% 30 29 29% 29% .10 37% 23 23% ' 37% *37 23 23 *85 V* ' 42 40 % 41% 109 % 109% 14% 30% 29 29% 9% 9% <36% ^38% 3% '421/4 32% 21% 3% 14% 26% 27 '27%>27% 34% '35 7% . ;35 ' . 7% 6% 271/8 £106% ' 22 15% 21% 21% 15% 15 15 45% 17% 18 17% 20% 20% 20% '21 18% 19% >18% } ' '1 - 38% 1 ^ J'' , 4-37'/a ./38% ♦106 ; • < >107 -108% 91/4 -9% - , *:.4-9%/9-% 48 48 47 .47% 11% 11% 12 111/4 .11% 36ya 16% 37 37 16 Mr 16% ;:37% : 36'A 16% 16% J151/2 15% <15% *47% -48% 47% >16 *47'A 16% 48V4 131/a .13% • 13% " 14 13% 54 *52% 64 .35 ; . <• - 52y2 10 109% 77 May 20 108% Mar 5 106% Nov 110% : ' • V ?v£> *' ' 521/2 14 13% *55% 28 • Va *104/ 5% 36% '*103'/a 104 % '*28% :29 *52 Va 54 29% ,: ■'/>! . footnotes see page- 2563. '29% 105% "(116% 68% / 69% 1 192 ; .37% 120 190% :6 7% 4% <4% 4% 35% <>' ; '29% 105% 192 <36 33% //£.'*103%VI04% 104% - *28'/a -29 .; • : ' >26 37% •' 52 ■ - / - "• 27%- 52 >•- 28% .-29% '105 (105 *116% 120 -> *102 "i, 28% 37% -;/ *52 # 192 192 ' 1,400 *26Va "36% *52 36 5,400 < Sep: ?4 .2 .<• 37%' 100 Jun 59 Nov 4 Jan 41% 35% Jan 53% 140 May 31 < 105% 105y2 117 117 * ' 100 Sep Oct Deo 155 Apr Range for Previous Year 1945 $ per share $ per share No p«fr„.' I30 No par ■ 62 V 200 Oct - 9 Jan- 23 ■ , Highest > $ $ per share 130 Feb 11 59% 69% May 20 May Deo per share Oct Nov 183 72 . -- 31% 110 63% Jun 5 18 39 Sep 19 12% Oct 30 28 Oct<30 30 Sep 30 r13 Jan 14 28 28 Va Jan Deo Jun 46% Jun 46% Jan Jun Jan 14 25% Jan 29 31 Mar 50ya Nov 31 Mar Jan Jan 28 50 Nov 14 Jan 24 Jan 11% Deo 48 Apr 22 36 Nov 41% Oct". 36% May 21 20 Pec 28 Deo 39 Jan 110 Deo 4% 1061/4 Apr 10 '50% Aug 12 59% Jun 0 15 Va Aug 53 y8 Sep 116% Deo 25% Deo / •4% Nov H Jan 89 Jan 28% Jan Deo i.l24% / 341/4 Nov 26y4 Mar 39~ya 29% 60 Jan 24% 106 Dec 34% Jan /Sep Oct Nov 7% 3% Mar Nov i 1091/4 May 22 Deo 45% Deo 35% Deo 17% Aug 45 Deo 108%/Jan 26% Apr 115 11% July 31% Jan 17% Z Jan Feb 40% Nov ' 8% Jan 17% 93% July 37% Jan 109% Deo Deo 50 ' Sep Deo 113 106% July 10% Apr 17% Deo Jan 59 Va Oct Jan 20 Deo 29% July 43 /Nov 46 8% 16 28% Jan Deo - 47% Feb 55% Nov 12 y2 Jan 19i/a Deo 49% Jan 63% Jun 27% Jan 18 16%* Aug 26% Deo 21 52 V* Mar 64% Jun 38% :67'/a Jan 39% May 29 109% Aug < v 70% Aug " 2101/4 Mar 14% Apr :7% Jan ;49% Jun Oct 30 110% Aug 7 20 -0 19 10 18% 50% Nov 47 . Sep Oct Sep• Sep Deo 47 • Crane Co common —25. ' 31 -3%% preferred 4.—100. 103 /'"Cream of Wheat Corp (The)— 2 ',>28 Crosley Corp (The)— Nopar> ,201/4 X Crown Cork & Sekl—— No par- > 32 $2 preferred Nopar >-48 / Crown Zellerbach Corp 5 ,<:• >25 $4.20 preferred ' Nopar -103 $4-2nd preferred Nopar 110 Deo 50% 38 36% Oct-30 Cornell-Dublier Electric Corp—il 12% Oct 9 Corn Exch Bank Trust Co 20 52 Sep 11 Corning Glass Works common 5 .125% Oct 30 3%% preferred — -1U00 / 104% Oct 14 > Corn ProductsiRefinlflg——-££-125 /. ' 58y4 May ,?8 ' -Preferred ■ Sep 24 Coty Zinc —-^1 7%Nov;14 > Coty:Internat Oorpn 14ya,Oct*10 Deo 106 t 16 Jan 49 Oct Jan 14 29 23% Jan 24% Feb 41 Feb 101% 34% •60% July 11 Aug 20 Nopar 42% Feb ^6 No-par 102 Sep <12 No par 37 Oct ;30 Nopar 10% Oct 10 £-20 ,:• 15% Oct. 30 100 /V14 Sep 19 10 ! Lowest Lowest • Sep 10 Sep 24 Oct 10 200 6,500 />//•• 120 -53 ' Apr Jan Highest 300 1,200 Oct "/68% Nov Jan Jan 165 Nev 271/2 115 36% May 21 ./f.605/a Jun 7 23 300K- <29% T30% 30 120 4% / 104% 29 // 29»A 28% *116% 1,300 *103 38 ' ;-53ya : 106 8 35% 36 *105% J92 4% 5 29% 10 6,500 350 7% '7% 104% / Jan 53% „ 290 3,700 V May 34 y4 July 44y2Feb 123 July 15 preferred-—.: 106 Sep/26 <321/4 May 13 Commercial Solvents— Nonpar' / 19Va Oct 30 5% Jan 31 Commonwealth & Southern—No par 2% Jan 2 132 Feb 1 $6 preferred series—T£ No par : /HI Sep 10 361/a Jun 17 Commonwealth Edison Co—-i—-25 '29'ASep 4 ?18% Sep 6 Conde Nast Pub Inc new No par 13 Sep '20 40% May 13 2,100 Congoleum-Nalrn Inc— No par 24% Oct 30 '>55% May 13 400 Consolidated Cigar———^No^par 33 Oct. <9 10% Feb 6 16,000. Consol Coppermines; Corp. —1—5* /. 5% Oct 10 36 Feb 6 15,000 Consol Edisoii: of N Y No par 24% Oct 9 109% Jan 28 1,200 $5 preferred— i— No.par . : 105% Sep> 4 (25% July 12 1,800 Consolidated Grocers Corp—1.33% 17V4 Sep 10 •23% Apr 20 600 Consol Laundries Corp ——5 143A Nov 14 60 May 27 3,100 Consolidated Natural Gas ,—15 42% Jan 18 33% Jan 17 11,8004: Consolidated /Vultee:Aircraft!—-1 16%Nov 13 47 Jan 8 1,800 Consol RR of Cuba 6% pfd—£100 , l6'/a Sep 24 32 Aug 26 3,100 ' Consol Retail Stores Inc —i—1 < v 18% Sep<24 115% Mar 15 640 Consumers Pow $4.50 pfd—No par 111 % Sep 25 54i/aApr 18 3,400 Container Corp of America —20 35% Sep 9 4 Vlv *< '4 w,' ^ v. *' ^ v/ ^' r !>' /•' 't ' ' f \ 99 July 18 6,300 Continental Baking Co ..Nopar 12% Feb 26 Jan lo • $5.50 preferred— N<3<par. J101 Sep ;23> i 109 Vb Jun 10 53% 12,400 Continental Can ilnc-^*-——-ii204 33% Sep/19 113% Mar 29 - 200 • $3.75 preferred— No par / 106% Sep 24 8 :18% Feb 1,100 Continental Diamond Fibre— '-5 8% Oct >30 63 V Jan 18 1,200 Continental Insurance— —1048 V4 Oct 29 Jan 29 24 7,200 Continental Motors— 1 10 Oct 10 <49% May 23 6,600 Continental Oil of Del— .£—5 337/a Oct>30 X23% May 29 1,000 • Continental Steel Corp —114 • 15% Oct 10 Feb 1 600 Cooper-Bessemer. Corp———No par, /14% Oct 30 / 30% Jan 19 56 20 $3 ( prior preferred———No par A6V2 Oct -9: Feb 16 23% 2,800 Copperweld Steel Co—5 /1-12Va Oct 30 60 Apr 24 130 Oonv pref 5% series——.——50. 50 Oct 31 1,900 *103% l04»/a 69% 70" 28 *26 /37% 26% *104 105 > 68% .70 7% 5% >29 >27% '27 : 104% 104% ./'*'52% >52ya 125 7/For -5 ?28% 106% *116 >28 *26% ">28.%/ 38%. : 38% 29% *105% 56% 36% 39 / 13% 14 56% -56% 26% 26% 13% 56% 26%- >104 28 '*37 " v >/ '*27 13% ( 56% 671/4 4 68% 192% 192% 8% :8% / 8% 5% 13% 55% *104% 105% 67% 35% 13% 55% >27% 193 *83/a 14% 55% 28'/a 105%/ V67% *192% 13% - 56% • Deo 105 93'/a 18 Apr 62 < ' 205 9 106 . . Feb Jan 44 $3>60 , Jan > 89 . 6% ! '' r (The>— Commercial Credit-— >260 12,500 1D7.400 4,600 11,600 700 , 18% 19% *104 >107% ' 38 38% 108 108 91/a 91/2 47% 47% 11 Va 11% 367/a 37 ■ *16 16% 16 161/4 *47Va 48y2 131/4 .13y4 >52%/53% // 52% 52V2 1,200 200 . 5,700 i ' 19% 377/a 39 108% 108% v *9V4 9% 47% 47% 11% 11% 36% 37 *16 16% *15% 16% *47>/4 ^48% 13% 13% 1,500 16,600 6% >113% Jan Columbia Gas'& Elec——Nopar 8% Sep/24 Columbia Carbon Co.— ^No.par ,33% Sep 10 Columbia Pictures com___—No pat* V'21% Oct 30 $4.25 cum pfd WW—Nopar 82 Sep 25 Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec—10 36% Oct 10 52,600 26% 27 V4 106% 106% 2iya 21'A 14% 15 45 45% 17 17% 19% ' 20 v 18% ' 18% 112%, 113 41% 42% <1 4 ' 18% 38% " 37% 109 48 ' M1' 19% 18% 6% . ' . 19% 23 <35 , ';''>103%/40a/4':4;4>103%>j0»4/^ >103% 108 • 9% 43% 43 ' • 19 113 113 44% ^ 19 •19% 107 "' 26% 8 Range Since January 1 : 4% non-cum 1st preferred—100 4% non-cum 2nd preferred—100 Columbia Br'd Sys Inc cl A—2.50 Class B— ———ii.2.50 4,000 2,500 . • .Colorado & Southern . 860 , 26%/;27% 17% 19% 18% ' 113 43% 44 , 18% 113 113 109 18 <45: 340 —i 107% 109 20% ;/2iya 3V2 3% 122% 122% 32% 32Va 14% 14% 26 26% / 106% 106% 211/8 21% 14% 14% / 45 45 17 171/4 20 20 18'A 18% 112% 113 41 .41% 21% 15 21 xl5 44% .16% 19% >45% 445 'h'T4% Co Colgate-Palmolive-<Peet $3.50 preferred Collins & Aikman-^!4-I Colo Fuel & Won Corp 5% cum conv preferred 12,200 1,600 .40%, 40% 14% 170 Jan 152 ya Jan Class A Coca-Cola International Corp No par 350 900 167/a : <4i £100 Par Coca-Cola 1,700 *84% .85% 40% <41% . 35 6% 27% 1067/a 45% 43% 14% 26% <35 7y« 28 7- 27% . 113 34% 106% 107 . 27% 27% 106% 107 21% J34% *14% 14y2 14% 6% *26% 32% 14% 27 31% 32% 16% 23 „ ' 39% <40 >109 109 <20 21 \ 3% '3% 122 122% 32J/4 32% - #122% 123 122% 124 14% ''40 109% 109% '20y# 20% 3% 3% 109% 132% *33% r-39 <87% 41% >84% -41 >85% 33/2 122% 32% <85 65 &.Co——Napar K 800 320 14% <15% *13 14% 29% 30 29% 29% 9Va 10% 35%- 363% . 23 23 <40 >20% ,3% • 23 23 '403A' '■*108 20%" 20 Va 29% 9% 36% '86 42% >40% 122% ' ?43 *84 87 41 29% 9% '36% 30 9% <37 10 ;Share$ '. — 14 15 /v 15 *13% 30J/a ' '9% « *14% 115 14 14 14% i/15 *13% 14% l29% 29% 16% -12% 16% Xl6% the Week 47% 47% 104 104 *40% 42% 12 12% 304 -42% *103 42 -'.-12• 16% /16% / *64 *900 24% Sep 1 STOCKS | NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Sales for 141% 141*% Inc Preferred • •• \(t per shate ' 47% -47% 47% 'll7/a ;■ 12% • 14% *13 ' ~ *900 *103 104y2 < 41% v'42 • >• 16 14% 16% 15% 65 .- Nov. 15 142 65 142 *64 1,900 41% 163 Clinton Cluett; Peabody , $ per share ■ ■ 47% 48 16% .16% 15% 15% •14 ^ Industries 1,900 Friday Nov. 14 142 65 12% ; 12% * ' 142 *900 104% 104% z.42% EXCHANGE 43 12% 17 " --< • ,,!47>. - 50 104 I Thursday per share 32 >150 163 PRICES Nov.jl3 . 211/4 41 -41% 41% *150 Wednesday 65 *900 104 SALE 144 65 64% ♦900 *48 i HIGH share. per 142 64% AND Nov.il2 Nov. 11 $ per "160 "" Tuesday Monday Saturday 142 43% 41% *155' 160 *155 I- 31% 31 42 •62 20% 21% 32 102%. *57 62 *57 49 Feb 27 108 ■• 1081/2 Dec 72% 71% Jan 18 205 . 63% 62% ' : 113 1121% *107% / 108% *107% " 48%- 35% Jan 391/4 Feb Jan .62 54% Feb 40 y4 Apr 110% Feb : 150 14 12 30 10 29 17 |8 14 1 14 6 12 5 Apr 12 30 Oct Oct 108 Deo Jan 71 Oct 182% Jan 199 Deo 6 Jan 13 Deo 101% Aug 58 y4 7% Dro 3% Jan 25% Jan 43 y4 Deo 99% Aug 108 y2 Deo Jan 34% Deo 24 41 Jun 37 Jan 59% Deo 49% Nov v 53 Deo 28% Mar 20% 106 Va 106 Jan Dev Oct 30% 112 124 Deo Nov Nov wN*wwewtw FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Monday, November 18, 1946 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND Nov. 9 $ per $ ver s*"m* " share *24% 99'/a - , 38% CLOSED 38% 37% EXCHANGE '98 *95 i : 11% V/ 108% 110; \ .*68 /; 7 * 70 • .'; / 7% xl9% ■ " , 98 *17% 19% 17% 17% 24%. 109 20 %w 37% • 17% 17% 19'A 17'A 33% 32% 113% *111% ' 3,100 —- , 1 *17% 18% 18% 20% 21 Va 37% 38% .36% 35 35% 35% 37%) 7% *61% 25 y8 ' *61% 66 17% 26% 27 27% 27% 26% 38% 38% *37% 45 *43 V* 45 19 20 *19 20 21 177/a 17 105% 105 105 327/a ,32 32 54 *52% 17 y2 *32% *53 105 105 31% T 52% A —. Doehler-Jarvis 18% 17% 18>A 72% 17% 177/a' Dome Mines Ltd ———No par 69 116 m 98% ,*97 163/a 28% 175% 175% > 172 - 175 127 127 r ■ Nov. 9 $ per share A . I Dunhill - Du P de No par Nemours 145 July 18 45 May 20 preferred Duquesne Light 5% D W G 16 Cigar Corp Nov. 14 , Nov. 15 $ per share $ per share $ per share - 19 ya 29 July 15 98% Nov 15 34 31% May 23 215 194 194 108% 34% Apr 20 _ 21'/a Nov 12 58% Jun 42 % — 39% Mar 34% Aug 34 y* 16 21 Jan Jan Feb 25 67 — 39%May 9 50% Apr *4 ,38 Aug 26 34% Jan 14 40% 16% :-!??= July 10 24 48% Sep 28% Nov 16 62% Jun 10 47 14 48 X23% Sep 16% Sep 10 377/a May 31 29% Feb ' 6 — 18 26 192 Jun 11 118 65 Jun 27 21% 112 7 *110 7 122% 52 Va 53% 15 ,37 3% 3% 17% 156'* 1/15% 15% • , 145:.: 44%: 14% 16 *145 Va 5"1% 49%! 13% 13% 19% 20 19 19% 19% 19% 18% 74 19 74 13% lp 181 73% *106% 108 106% / 26% *103% *107 108% 25% Shares t per share 108% 108% 110 109 109 95 12 y2 2% 11% 108 3 2%.. 3 12 11% 12% X57 57 55 56% *90% 12 y2 19 27 273/4 94 12 *18% 25% *90% 95 - 12% 11% ,12 18% 18% .18% ;26% 27% 26 38% 39 37% *7% a 38 *"7% :. .49.,. 22 Ve - 8% 22 8 65 NOT Rico—_—20 36% Feb 5 86% Not Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp.l .49% 193/4 Jan 9 20% Deo 263/8 Jan 112% Feb 10 26% 13 110% Oct Dec Fajafdo Sug Co of Pr 9 223A Federal Light & Traction 11% 24% 306 11% 2iy« 51% 57 • Federal-Mogul Corp 12% *ll3/4 23 ye 23% 106 : *1051/4 *105 .12 , 23 y2 4%% • Ferro Fidel Phen 55% Firestone *105% 55% Xl8 28 % *107% 107 First 183/a Firth 29% 108 * 34 34 ; 16% .17 16% *23 , Enamel 4%% 55% 24 preferred^ conv 21%: Corp Fire preferred National Flintkote (The) Co / $4 preferred Florence Stove Florida Power 7 5 32% Not 5 18 * 100 1 34% Aug 13 Feb 7 34% Mar 29 108 Feb 7 23 83% Apr 109% Jan 6 17 10 No par No par ——No par com No par Co 7% Corp Florshelm Shoe 54% Feb 43% Jun 21% Jun , class A new-No par 70 70% May 29 No par Stores Carpet Co (The) 2 100 Ins N Y St Rubber Tire 28'/a July .; 14%. 14% *26V2 26 3A 23% 24 51 51% 21% ♦26% 22% X50% 22 263/4 17 17 17% 17 17'A 313/4 33 100ya iooy« 100% 263/4 24% 493/4 333/4 , *26%. 493A 32% 100% .10 Corp Foster-Wheeler 24% ♦17% 2563. ; Food 22 23 31% footnotes see page Stores 16% 81% 50% 17% ♦100%'1003/4 Food 16 21% 82 22 3A Steel 81% 16% 81 22'A Follansbee 31% 313/4 *100% 102 6% Fair Inc—; Machinery Corp Corp prior preferred — ; No par 10 10 25 Francisco Sugar Co : No par Freeport Sulphur Co —10 Froedert Grain & Malting Co Inc~l Fruehauf Trailer Co common 1 , 4% cum preferred 200 1 v".- , 46% Jun 5 115 / Jan 18 5T ' Apr 18 .20% Jun 7 Jun 20 16 29 ■ 15 Va Dec 42% No par - Dept Stores com 51% 15 No par ;-5 Co— Federal Motor Truck Federated 106 21% *105% 107 24 223/4 preferred 51% 55 2iya 52-, ; 55% ■; Federal Min & Smelt 42 $6 11% 23% 233/4 *105 106; 22 y4/22% 42 *40% .42^4.. 43 ^,42., ,'123/4 102,. *41 May 21 88 Fairbanks Morse & Co——No par 22% 102 16 Highest $ per share 107y4 18% « J per share 1043A 107% 60- 14% Lowest; 26% 1043/4 108 3y« 163A Highest 73% 108 y2 123/4 *23 Year 1945 Lowest 106% 1043/4 58% ■i. Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE 13% 19 25% 2'/a , Jan _ Range for Prevlou*' STOCK $ per share the Week Jan Get ia% 25% 104% 1043/4 11% *903/4 20 125% 51% • > — Jun '^ 44% 49% 73% 113 13% Sep 133 July 3 116% Feb; 5 21 -May 21 S 147% 44 44i/a 14% 108 155 S 1st pfd '156 156 - 51% 25% 13 100 7 //■15%|^16%' 147 14 73% 227 20 161 14 >/4 51 *106y2 30 20 37 3% 157 44 Oct 125% Sep 112% Oct & Co Deo Mar 21% .36% 3% 3% 146 ! 12 20% Aug 6% • 6% 51%v 52% 157 145 v ' 111% 41% May 10 58% May 28 112 *110 r 52% 14% 14 37% 3% 23 Jan 104 37 .15% 37% 33% Jan 17 116 Apr 12 15 Mar 110% Jan 27 Apr '26% 26% 112 6% 51% 14 Oct , — Jan 41 21% 21% ; 7'/a 15 Mar 221% *102 104 21% 22 *110 26% 26 ♦102 Oct 91 27 V* Nov Jan Jan 22% Jan 108% Mar 25 143% Feb Jan 17% Mar Mar 19 111% Oct Aug _ 105 9 — 25% Deo 109% Feb 5 52 Apr 24 15% Oct Jan 7% Mar Apr 17 Aug 13 67% Nov 15 _ 3 16'A Jan 19 Sep —A July 26 77 9 Jan — 7 •190 194 44% 44% 44 44 45 26 104 25% *102 155 216% 215 194 44% . CLOSED For 16 y« 36% July 31 Jan v 27y« Deo 19% '39% 218 194 EXCHANGE . >— May 13 113 Sep Apr 22y4 ,19% <42 *40% 41%: NEW YORK Sales for Friday Thursday Nov. 13 tperihare $ per share STOCK 31% 25% STOCKS HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday ; 216 / ,17% 118 No par (EI) $4.50 126y* 21% V, 50c - Duplan Corp .174% -v *15% Nov. 12 Nov. 11 19 24 No par 3 % % tonV preferred——100 International 1 28% *114% 116 Tuesday Monday 41" *104% 18% Jan 24 105 common__No par series Industries ' LOW AND Saturday Co preferred Dresser 17 126 16% •15% 16% 15% . 115 115 116 98 27% 173 127 ■: • 16% 98% 16 % 127 *114% Chemical $4 18% -«V=17% 18 28 29 '• Dow —No par 5 ; Corp Jan 5% Aug 10 ' 16% < 16% 28 17% 99% *97% * 115 2 ' 18%' 18% *114 115 34 y4 Feb Sep Not Apr 59y4 23% Sep 24 Douglas Aircraft ————No por 67% 160% 162 y8 158 »A : 102 Deo Not Mtr ' 4 51% Jan 9 122% 15% Oct 30 _No par — Dr. Pepper Co—. 30% 70 5 12% Feb 30 y* Sep 28%" 156% 28 ■'.*/" Jan 24 76% Apr 29 29 29% ♦114 26 Oct 29'A »ii4 ~ M46% Feb 30 29 • Deo 10 28% 75% 99% ley* Oct 29 162% Mar 25 50 297/a 18% Jan Sep 23 16% Oct 10 29% 162% 25% Oct 28 *747/a ll 2 Corp-Seagr's Ltd new Class X150 60 297/a •28% 29 Jan 50J/2 Jan 29 42 Deo Mar 28 34% Oct Not 42 145% 24% July 8 82% May 16 Not 111 8 2 Co Car •16 share 52% " Jun 10 No par 25 . preferred Motor Aug Oct 5% preferred 100 Dixie Cup Co common——No par ■ 32 52 54 partic Distil 17% 17 ,17% 6% 25 23 &Raynolda class A——12.50 Diamond . 8 25% Sep 24 6% Oct 10 '■ Diamond Match 38% 45 45 Jan 20 ; De Vilbiss Co Devoe Jan 87% 50 Western Detroit Hillsdale &SWRR Co__100 : 30 15 Sep 19 33% Oct 31 -———100 - *A Nov 34 No par : - 18 8 Nov 16% Oct 50o Preferred -—-^-..—--——--—20 Delaware Lack & 26% 38% 4 30 17 50c — Detroit Edison 1, 17% ♦19% Co Inc new Deere & Co ; 68 *64 18% *43% Mfg Delaware & Hudson 17% *38 Ruber Decca Records 77/a. 17% Sep 10 28 Sep 23 110% Jun. 6 4 17% 18 96 % Oct 1 —100 Oct 17% Oct 30 Dayton 24% 24% 26 5 37% ; $ 66 Corp 35%. 7% > v 37 .35% 38% >8 24% r 8 100 No par Cum pfd 3% % series A Davega Stores Corp N Y 18% vl8 pfd Chemical Corp (The)—1 Dayton Power & Light Co (The)—7 ' 4%% preferred ; 100 17% 18% 21 Sep 11 5% Oct 10 '17% Oct 30 '128 Oct 29 35% 9 V Jan 106 60 1 1 16 $ per 66 10'A Sep 19 Oct 25 54% Feb •« Highest t per share 165 30 Sep 19, 45 103 Davison 33% 113 24% y1: No par Curtiss-Wright -Class A Cushman's Sons Inc 1% Cutler-Hammer Inc 17% t/17 f 17% 17% 31% 37% '16% Oct per share ' 28% Jan 10 5 Oct 10 Oct 18 ' ■ Year 1845 Lowest • 115% July 46% Jan 9* Jan > 95 v A No par —No par Prior preferred 200 20% *111% 37% -100 ———5 Inc- $7 preferred Dana 19% 34% 24% 35 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 98% 98 113% ; 7% 160 Curtis Pub Co (The)— 1,200 * 33% 353/4 preferred Press Oct ,* - 17% Oct 10 __10 70 - *111% 37%" 37% 4% % Cuneo .V 20,600 ;v *20% ♦105 .'••• 200 .'400' Sep 20 $ Range for Previous ■ Highest 33% Oct 30 99 ii.22 16,700 > 33% *35 -100 ; ^ 600 - T 111 *110 98 18 preferred , 11% *17% - ■ -h: LlOdw ; 45% 113% 33 *111% ^ y-> —No par Cuban-American Sugar 1,400 s 98 45 Lowest Par ■ ] ■ ] :$ per share : 1% preferred—.-————100 V Cudahy Packing Co —30 ; -V Cuba RR 6% v - ,175 - T37% 37% 98 ; ' :t";V Crucible Steel of Amer C 5% preferred \\i\ 2,200 *20% •165 ; - ^ ■■ ,' ; 21 18% 18 24% ' ; 135 27 *129 ' 98 18% 26% 20% •96% *96% - 28% 3,100 ." :>;;.a,000 11% 110 .: ♦96% 135 28% i .Y!:70.-:tx6% / 6% ; 19% 19% ■ 19% •>129 < 99 33% 20% $ 36% V 34% 99 175 % EXCHANGE , v 108 : *68 , 20% 45 11% *45 11. ' " , 12 i.; * 24% *JL65 17% 5 17% „ 48 *45' ' V* t per share 34% - 24% I75 37 98 96 . 18%, .18 , , , ' -i-"" ' 99 34 99 20% 20% *165 37 175 *165 STOCK 24 % - I;; Shares Nov. 15 $ per share* 99% 24% *99 . 21% 20% 20% " 175 38 26 *24'/a 26 20% •165 36 99% 34% 99% 35 : NEW YORK STOCK'1 ' .i ' $ per share ... 34 34% . Sales for the Week Nov. 14 Nov. 13 >■ per share 35% 99% Nov. 12 > //■%V-.. ■ /.\ Range Since January 1 stocks f-l Friday^ Thursday"; Wednesday Tuesday Monday Nov. 11 Saturday HIGH SALE PRICES 21% Feb 23% May 100 9 Apr 16 17 49% Jan 28 Feb 9 353/4 Jan 28 61 Jun 3 273/4 May 13 48 Jun 18 112- July 1 Deo ! — v,. 'tvrV<-1v7'. . • Volume 164 V Number 4543 : ff . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND Monday Saturday Nov. 9 • $ per share *11% 12 \/i/ i'V 7 V-VfiJ V. : 20'/a •18% 187/a 9J/e 7 9% j CLOSED . " 41 17 18% 18% - 9% 9% EXCHANGE . i ; 41% 15% • 5/VrV:V;-777; ' - 15% J: 'Vv ; ■\ vl V ' V'V" ' 12 *77 42 43 •162 • <>• 50 ' 120 % 50% 52% 126 3,700 101 15% 4%% ' • .>■: 11% 11% ■77 11% *180 185 15 15 151/4 ' .7/ 11% 11% 78 511/2 11% 2,400 14% 7 14% f 11% 11% 78 78 78 43 42'/2 42% 29 29% 163 162% v: 7 500 11% . General General 400 120 120 *118 % 120 126 17 • 24 r 3% : 4% 137 137 5% 28- p 10% NOV 15 14% Apr 29% Nov 29 16% Mar 28% Deo 7% Jan 14% Deo 51% Nov 58 Deo 58 May 29 67% May 29 8 Oct 10 106 'A Nov 24 Jan 80% Deo 15 Jan 24% Deo May 28 141% May 28 151/s 27% r ■ , Gen Outdoor Gen Precision 1,900 Gen 21,800 1,900 Gen 33% 6% 22 V* 22% 1,600 General General 33 112 v-,;;' 33 33 112% 34% 27% 27% *1051/2 1081/2 36% 1067/o 101 800 27% *106% x32 % 33 105% 271/2 38% 100% *102 104 40% 56% 40% 42 •54% •54 Vz '56 6% 6% 6% ♦117% 120 31% 40 r 30 117% 104 40 40% 40% 56i/2 •54% 6% 6'A 118 116 63% €2'A ; *102 102% 102 y2 59 103% *102% 59 60 30% 7 108 107% *23% 55% 105 'A 106 % *106 IO6I/2 23% 107% 24 23% •23 4,200 -V "'VV.7 • Deo 27% Jan 6 Deo 7 15 Mar -— Deo ."7 ~" ■ -- " 27% Mar 36 Oct Oct 172 •" May 153 Jan 49% Sep 56 Nov 54% Aug 135 Vz Jan 8 43 Va Aug 52 3A Aug , 123 8 125 % Sep 12* 134 Oct Jan 123 V, 77% Dec 125 May 130 Mar 14 5 62 5 132 Feb Mar Aug 127 Jan 80% Feb 47% Oct 30 114% 15% Oct 30 Sep 19 2% Oct 10 5 714% Oct 30 29 No par 100 25 Oct 10 Dec 28% 137 Oct 8 4% Oct 20% Oct 10 - - 11% Feb 24% Oct 30 55 105 Oct 26 111 5 34 Oct 30 19 -V-v 6% ! i/7^,vv Gillette ' Safety Co .—No 22% Jan par7 7 103 _5 __ preferred conv 100 ——....No par (The) 7———.—No par preferred— 50 Co ..1 ." Goodrich Co Inc (B F) $5 convertible Gotham Jan preferred Hosiery—. Dec Deo •31 Mar Deo 133 Va Dec 44 3A Nov > 27% Aug V 38% Dec 105% Nov 111 Mar Jan .46 Deo 26 111% Dec X 13% Mar 26% Deo 90 Mar 105% Deo 96 Sep 4 25% Jan May 10 8% Jan 29 52% Jan 3% Jan Jun 107 104% Sep 10 106 59 14 19 Oct 30 100% Sep 20 50'A Oct 10 10 5 »A Sep 151% Jan 8 88 Vz Apr -107. Mar 77 Apr 53 39 Oct 57 May 7% Oct 165 Va Jan 102 ) Apr 10 48 Nov 40 > July 6 74 Vz July Oct V 105 Va Mar 63% Oct 3 107 % May 115 Nov 18 12% Mar 39 Deo 113% Jan Graham-Paige Motors—. -. 1 6% Oct 10 9 Granby Consol M S & P—v.—57- 7V 5 Va Oct 16 Jan 30 Grand 54% May 10 30 : ••i Feb 25% 3 Feb 23 .—No par 104% Dec 147% July 7 47% May 14 3 Oct Apr 13 56'A Jan 4 Nov 61 No par 773% May 19 30 Sep 30 " 42% Apr 18 ' May 17 108 7 43 ' VV-34 ■ "7 Jan 99 9 : 8% 25% Mar 14 Mar 25 116 —10 $5 preferred-——.No par Goodyear Tire & Rubber No par .7 Jun 118 10 Mar 6 77 800 60 2 36% Oct No par com Oct 54 Telegraph Co.....100 Goodall-Sanford 19 oct 140 Jan V21-V Jan 10 4 4 7 Jan 33% Oct 30 Goebel Brewing Gold & Stock Jun Feb Oct 15 96 Razor.—.—No par Brothers. $4.50: 102 V\ Sep Dec V j preferred conv Glidden • 200 23% preferred...00 preferred 100 Glmbel 8,800 106 37/a July 10 49% May 21 46% Apr 17 100 4% % Dec • v Feb 123 8 26% Jun, 10 — Vv $5 60 200 7% Jan 47 preferred—J. Deo Jan 9 —No par Dec 7% 46% Jan 23% May 21 48 May 31 150 V Apr 12 23 Jan 1% \36y4 Jan 22% 40% Jan 14 •7 30 10c ; Apr 26 15 22 132 ,4%% 102% 23!/4 17 % Feb 10 3%% 2,400 4,600 .106 185% 40 10 — 31 77VN;,-54.-V 55% Jan 37% 14 2,300 65 7 23'/2 24% 41 756% 102% 103 160% Dec 6 Oct , 30% 643A 541/8 /i 63% 31 X54% * ,' 6y« 76% 118 *114 116 31 63 Dec 8 Jan V . 7,200 104 *54% 30% 100 38 *102 14% Feb 29 6,700 : 108 6Va •116 32 64% 32'A 7 36% 56% - 6 31% *102 40% ♦54% , 6% 117 104 *105 39 Jan 56% Feb 101 40 32 108 37% Deo 8% 52 10 General Tire & Rubber Co 2,000 32% *105 61% 5 x32% Sep 4%% 36 100% 109 % 9 47% Aug 12 40% Apr 15 ,182 V Apr 8 42 Jun 17'' 128% Sep 30 114 Sep 26 Corp ; 1 $6 preferred—No par Telephone Corp.. 20 Gen Time Instrument Corp No par 108% 101 32% 105% 36% 90% Aug General 2,500 1,200 35%t *106% IO71/2 1071/2 *99'/2 Apr Jan 49 27 Gen Steel Cast 230 34% *105% 7.7-7 36% Apr 29 28% Apr 16% Apr ' *36 r 33 111 84% 27% 108 Vz - 110 34% .7; 12% 104% 34% Oct 30 Shoe 33 Oct 1 14 39Va Oct .No par Refractories 40 •102 156 100 preferred Realty & Utilities 221/4 108 38% 100 Corp 22% 106% 34% *105 19 No par Utilities 21% 24% 200 11 8% Sep .No par Railway Signal < 34% 110; 13% Oct common—No par Gen ♦99% 99% 5 Equip Corp 9,300 27 Vz * 107% 107%; 38% 39% *102 104 Adv 5% 112 1 Oct No par, Service..—. Public Gen 10 141 Public 5% 105 Vz - 38 180 „ 1,800 1,500 27'A *136 • 4 Jan 71% Apr 22 14% Apr 6 ' 4 ' 15% ' 10% Sep 21% July 108 11 General Mills common No par .5% preferred.. .—.—100 3% % conv preferred.. .100 General Motors Corp 10 ' $5 preferred...——.——.No par , 16 •, Sep No par Electric Co General Foods Corp 49,300 900 23'/2 % *3% V 35% 28 29% 100 51% 14 48 1st 5% 33 108% 37% • Deo y ' 5 Corp Corp 5% 35 35 *105% " Deo 10-*4 Jan Jan Jan 17 19 5 Bronze Cable 5% 111% 111% 34 .£&:;••* >5- 9 Jan 1 100 21% 33% 33% ;• 12 % Jan 4% 16 29% Jan 30 15% Sep 78 26 9 Oct Nov 41 50 General , 120 231/2 v 271/2 7 141 * *135 j 1,600 xl53A ■ " 15% 27%; . 141 ' 24 Sep 8% 1.66% 5% 23 111 23% 151/4 •49'/a 126 V 126 16 3% '7; 4' 3,400 50% 1261/2 16 28 % *135 < .*118% 22% 15% 27% 6% 22% 58% •107 14% Nov 15 50 'preferred.;———.i—— '20 . 34,500 132 ♦130 521/s *126 3% 15'A 16 28% 15% 120 51% 15 VZ 241/* 15% . 24% . *118% f 37% 45% . 49% 49% 132 7 126%; 126 3A 126 36% 44% *129 51% 50% 54% *51% 166 •162 451/2 4% 1,800 29%. 37% 491/2 132 'V:r 104 : Nov 13 preferred—...: 100 .7" 76 Oct 14 4% conv 2nd preferred., —50 x35 % Sep 24 General Cigar Inc -No par 27% Oct 8 510 ., *43% . 44 7 49% ♦129 *29 36% 45 49% 7517V: 28% 63% •102 V 17 $ per share 5 preferred 17,100 . 78 . 7/V 43% 166 *162 37'/2 36% 43% A 132 . 31 «A 22% Jun 1 Gen Amer Transportation General Baking— $8 preferred —1 185 ♦180 29% 46 3% •40% 10 Corp., preferred conv $4.50 5,100 11% V *29 37% 16 34 ; Container 5% % 200 491/2 *42 7 168 24% •105 3 No par No par 6% 2 Gen Amer Investors 4,100 107 106% 51'A 11% 7 151/2 151/2 107 51% 185 '7-7 *180 •129 126 " Co preferred. conv Gaylord 107 *91 15% *103 51% 43 *49 7 132 *118% 15% 107 5oy2 44% •' ;£y 50 •129% 15% *103 37% )i;*• '[•%■ ;' *90 291/a •162 'f, •- V 16'A 16% " • 46% v; vi6% 161/8 43 ' 37% , 46% 1,200 16 291/a » 7:'f7V.'v/'n-Sl' "•;/.*% ' 168 37% 41% 41% 77 v; 15% ;7v: *14% 12 -a? V 11 Va .78% .7, 7 *77 15% 78 30 41% 41% *91 Apr Highest $ per share "15% May 28 117/b Jan 29 21 — Gardner-Denver 7 $ per share 10% Sep 10 7 Oct 10 - 7 Year 1045 Lowest 18% Sep 23 Gar Wood Industries Inc 41% v ; (The) 1,500 V 41% 16% Co 4,100 9% 107 Gamewell 1 20 —, 9% 18% 9 »/8 ' V7 common.——.—! Galvin Mfg Corp 2,800 7'2,400 18 Va '(The) Co Inc (Robert) ' preferred— 6% * 9% 181/4 9% • 10% 157/a 18 18% 185 •11% 79 30 10 , Gair 500 14% 10'A , 9y# 11% *180 14% 11% - v t 16% 52%'7 7 •.."•iiy2 185 14% 10 16 'A 718%. ,7 107 51% / "11% *180 lOVa 16% 16% 15% •103 751V/ 11% 10-7" ^ Gabriel' Co 700 20% x%'2o%;. Range for Previous Range Since January t Lowest Highest $ per share 5,200 V 8% 8% 8% 20'/a STOCK Shares 11% 11% 7 11% 8'A 201/a YORK EXCHANGE t 107 51 *11% 20% NEW the Week $ per share $ per share 16% 107 (*90 16 *103 v y 167/a 16%. ' 100 Nov. 14 42% i 777. 41% 16% *93 20% 10'/a 17 STOCK . :$ per share . 20 Va. 10 Va 17 Nov. 13 Sales for Friday Nov. 15 ^ Thursday ' 11% V /v./-' 11; 7 ,11V 7 8% 8% V 8%.7 8% 10'A- ♦i6y8 ■ : :V STOCKS PRICES Wednesday : $ per share ■/-/- '7 7F:V:7777?7 :\7ll%' ;7 8% 20 VA 10 % v. $ per share ' 8'/a *20 Tuesday Nov. 12 f Nov. 11 ; - HIGH SALE " 6% 7 6%. 6% 6% 7% 6% 6% 7 6% 6% 63/4 7 38 37% 6% 37% 38% 13% 13% 37 14 . 38 14 13% 14 31 * 31% , 30% 31% 104% - 105 *103 17% 17% 48 48% 25% 25% *161 47% 24% 24% 2,300 7 Granite ' Grant 3,900 230 104% Union Great Western 164: 164 164 59 •56 59 Green 69 69 *68% 69 Green 36% Greyhound Corp (The) AVk%. preferred ; •103% 34% 104% ■ *104% 28% x27% *7% 29 i 104% 27% 104 28% t A 7% *7% : 35 v- 105 86 *82% 12% 13% 43 41% 63% 63% 85- 12% 43 X62% Thursday Nov. 13 Nov. 14 $ per share t per share >35 36 *35 36% *35 17% 17% 17% 18% *18% EXCHANGE": CLOSED " **; 106% 107 7' p22%® ,:P i :7 *150% 152 ' '*37%' 38% v ' * 22 : *106 *105% ' " ' " *99% 100% 9% 7% 32 i 105 •103 *65 32 *172 .7 7'- >178 *65 • ' V 478., *24% 56% Sep V- > 27% *47 • '7 ir * 28% i.v' V r 7 25 ; V • * 7 V" , 7. 41 15%; 50 30 105 ♦85 16% 136%; Hart, 16 ^ ;7; .7.;, 104% •84 " : *103% ,105 •7 16% 16 7;,v *27 34 6% 6% > 14 ; 40 *13 ' V P. 39% 16% 6% 27 7 28% p 5% preferred Motors— 7 '' 31 6% : 6% see page 2563. 24 23% ' 24% 25% 77;:24 ; 40 V- 24 7; L 25%- v7'15 17 r 15% *13 *47% •49% 7v 29 105 ; 15 v 85% ■ 17 *84 29 34 34% 5% , 500 " ■" > ■ • 16% 87 17 90 200 8,300 *27% * 28% 700 33% 34% 5,000 6 6% 6 2,200 Houston Oil Hudson 15% 16% 16% 17 16 % 16% 30 30'A .1,700 Hunt 6% '""7,200 Hupp Corp 29% 30 7 6% 6% 13% 6% 13% 38 300 7,700 14,300 5% Hud non-cum Bay Hudson Min Motor Foods preferred Inc_^_.-_.-^ 7.—— **ov • 6 78% Sep 23 V 14 Va Oct 5 .12 , .6.66% V -: 10 24% Oct 10 30% Oct 30 Oct 10 Oct. 9Sep 19 14% Oct 9 25Vs Oct 10 5JA Sep 24 14 Nov 104 Vz 16% Deo 14^; ;Deo 20% Oct 71% 103% 1897 139 106 .; 146% Jan 21 37% Jun .740 138 Feb Feb 72 July 90 Nov Dec , 138 Feb; 123 32 21% Aug 39 % May 13 X43 May 31 41% Apr 6 . Aug 39% Deo 22% Jan 130 Dec 92% Nov Apr Jan 170 Deo 35 Jan 100 Va 9 17 Apr 3 May 2 Dee Jan 9% Deo Jan 33% Nov 23% Jan 32% Dec 17 Jan 7 25 4 May 22 26% Nov • 34% May 10 .17% NOV 35 Jan Jan 42 6 , 100 1 7 12% Oct 30 100 — Aug 98 2 28% Feo 7 27 Sep 10 102 ~ Sep 23 Dec Jan Oct 72 V* Apr 15 7 43 % -5.67"- Mar 11 7 25 -No par Oct Jan 387A Jan . 90 192 , 56 V Jan & Sm Ltd—No par :33 Car May 23 109% Mar.26. 12 Dee Apr 155 Apr 18 28 51 30 29 Va Oct . 7% 22 34% Sep • No par Co. Manhattan— & X37% : Texas v t c of 24 110% Jan Jan 152 *30 Dec Deo 121 Dec 18% 16 20% Apr 15% Jan Sep 11 22 5 39 6% com 27% p 34% Sep 19 Howe Sound 13 30 ^.^.—5 7. 23 —.i.£Nopar 12.50 No par 50 1 7 13 - 6% com 43% Nov Jan 106% Jan 217A Sep 11 , Howard Stores Corp 38% 29% : 3%% preferred : 100 ./Houston Light & Power Co—No par 14% ".7"% (A) 39 Jan 16%- Jan • 22% Oct 10. Mining..— Finance 39% 3IV4 Sons 26Va Nov V v new.. —5 preferred— $2.25 Household 38% " (Del) 10 Jun Jan 15%, 105 9 10 10 $ per share 103% Aug 130.; Jan 58; V 76 Sep 11 125 Nov 15 ; S 22 Oct 30 .1 The Houdaille-Hershey 200 1,100 & Homestake 5 Paper Co. E) , No par Holly Sugar Corp: . 4,500 7 49 •*103% 105 85% 16% 28% No par " ' 105 : . 30 16% 6% 7. :: 29 - 5,900 7 38% (C Hollander 300 7 ♦23 39% Co Holland Furnace 4,100 *25 24/ ■ 39% 100 Inc... Hinde & Dauch Hires 26'P..''"' Oct 175 Vz Nov 17 Vz Oct V 46 % Sep 61 Highest . 20% 1 8 109 % Apr Sep 16 103 . No par preferred__.....:.....-.-100 7f Hewitt-Robins . Year 1945 S per share 119 9 Oct Range for Previous;: 33 Aug 26% Jan 10 29 Jun .61% Deo 24 '29% Oct 14 15 82 40% May 13 Sep 25 Oct 30%, Jun., Lowest 60% May 29 8y« Oct Deo. 100 Jan 9 :6 77 12%: Deo:, . 14% Mar 49% May 31 10 Oct 28 55% Deo ■ Jan $ per share 19 99 —No par - Powder Hershey Chocolate $4 conv preferred - ; 58 Apr 11 13 34% May 28 170 Aug 21 8 108% Mar ; Oct '82 78 3 7 25 Co - non-cum Hercules 24 28 ; *24% 34 *6 15 40%: 16% "-17% 31% footnotes 6 28 34% Oct of Amer class A_ Hercules : 29 , 25 78% Jan: 28 16 20% Sep Helme 1% 129 "• "23;T 27 87 Jan 30 Vi Jan 108 151% Nov 100 10 Marx. Oct 103 V 3% %- pre^eiTedv^'——100 : (G W)__— 25 ■ t 136% 82 & 5% Mar 13% Jan 25 10 105% Jan 100 Hecht Co 31% '176'' *133 Schaffner Hazel-Atlas Glass ♦31 68% *125 105 Jan 28% Jan Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest 17% Oct 1 4%% preferred (modified) 100 Hayes Industries Inc 1 ■Hayes.Mfg Corp—..——^2 • 88 104% 15 5 No par preferred— Hat Corp 105 <65 •77 15% Deo 35% Sep 25 Oct 9 25 : Co preferred conv 6% •v' 19 48 30% - 7 V 55% 29% 36% For Water— Printing Co. Watch (M A) Co $4.25 pfd—No par Harbison-Walk Refrac -No par ' 31% 19 28% . 30 6% f;32' 54% 48 , .34% v - *172 23% x35 $ per share Hanna • R ' ,14%' 29% 31% 32* 19 25 23 % 39% V-" 30 •103% -25 . - 16% *47 Va ..' t 36 Vz 15% 152 4% 5 9'A *104 7 24% 23% 32% - • 106% 106% 21% 67/a:. : *30% 129 28% v 29% 14 r 81 ; p Pv *24% ; , 86 38% '21% 152 1 100% 8% 6% 55 27 30% 16 ■ . • 9% *99% • 105 -Vv- 24 •77 40% 105 86 • 6% 7 64% 65 '175%; 175% 18% 7,7'i 7<,'*25'"7. 26 7'.i: 7'ir'f! 22% '23% p.'; 50 , 30% 5 t! 25% '24'" 23% 40% ♦103% v 38% . -9% ■ 31 -28%- i i *22% 16 21% 152 38 32 *103; , Jan 7 , Par ' *25% : 21% 9 31 19 77; *24% ■ 23% •724 '•'.".,16. ■ 81% *25 ; ; 27 40%. *105% 100 Vz i 6% *133% 136 :■ " .♦133 7. *78 82:./7 >7.* *77 127 127, .7 ' >t) *125 7?: *28%« 7" 29% . ''7 ': -R 7 7:7 Oct Deo 22% 10 ' 25% *24 106% 106 Vz *150% 9% 777:9%- 56 77; 56 V 82 129 •66 &p;7il9p 55 -2 •;T1357771357'7 •127 32% 105. 7-; 175% 175 % • -•:,?18'/aM8% V .v 55 *103 68% i- : 7, 106% 38% ♦99% 7 • 32%, 32 '• 75 86 9 (WF) May Jan Jan 19 Hamilton •175 64 52% 15 '' '*18:19 7V Vf 106% 21% *150% 152' • 5 9 9Vz Sep ' ; 7 9% 9% 6% Oct 31% Oct Hackensnck •v 4 54% May 28 111 Apr 5 52% Apr '4 ul Shares Jan 161% Mar 17 Feb Sep 14% May 20 79 105 82% Nov Hall S *105% 21% 38% 188% Apr EXCHANGE $ per share 19 105 39% NOV NEW YORK STOCK 18 18% 108 & : *107 Jan No par Sales for . Nov. 15 36% 17 ' Nov 28% No par the Week Friday $ per share 19 STOCK 65% 34% Jan 28 STOCKS Wednesday Nov. 13 7V Aug GuH70n7Corp—-—.—--.7—^—25 63 Tuesday 6 per share Sper share 46 100 _ preferred LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES . 14 No par preferred conv $5 Nov. n Nov. 9 Deo Jun No par $5 Monday Saturday 21% 64 1 Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR *43% 63 105 100 Guantanamo Sugar common 12% 43% V 33% Dec ,7 109 % Nov Sep Feb 78 Feb 4 112 100 i Bay & West RR (H L) Co Inc.—— . *82% 13 - 35% NOV 21 103 "Grumman Aircraft Corp 28 * / -'0*t■ *83 35% ..•. 7% 33% Dec 7-7 21% Deo Jan , No par Sugar ♦56 35 :'.-2% Aug • Jan 14 % 3 . Jan Jan: 18% • No par Ry 6% pfd Preferred 40% Jun 5% 4% 7 8 Prop—No par *161 69% 35% ■I 27% Feb 29% Sep 4 Sep 23 _5 Ore 9 12% Jan 19 4 12y2Oct 100 _ Iron Nor 59 69% f Co preferred •Great Northern 48% 25 30 % Mar par] City 'Steel..——-V.^No par (W T) 3% Great .—.No Co.v 164 *56 • 47% 24% , 17% 47% . 5 30% V3rvv 104 . 2,300 3,300 ; 38% 714% 14 30 Va 30% *104 105 105 17 '24,300 7 38 ' , 60% Jun V 25% Deo Jan 55% Oct 16% 63 : Nov 52% Apr 22 35% Jun 26 25 Aug ; 29% Deo 20 102 Sep 109 % July 66% Jan 12% Jan 87 Va NOV 23 V« Deo 111% Jun 95 Apr 24 30 Apr 9 47 July 19 5 60% Feb 12% Jan 17 25 45% May 17 34 Vz Mar 25, 49% Jurl 3 107/s Jun 24 26% Aug : •' •<* gy« 23 Vk Jan 10 714% Jan ,,v} 54 Jan Jan 2 25 Jan 34% * -"9% jan ." , . 1 36% 34 • 0% Dec Dee Jun Dec May Deo Monday-, November 18, 1946 CHRONICLE? & FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL NEW-YORK STOCK . STOCKS , Tuesday Wednesday 'Thursday ^ Nov. 13 Nov. 13 Nov. 14 ' $ per share $pirshare Monday Saturday Nov. 11 Nov. 9 $ per share S per share *40 LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES 48 50% *87 39% 39% 38% 24% 24% 19 25% *47 88 - : Vv STOCK 9% 45.:;: V87':; V. *47%.. 50% c 90 19 9 38 119 >179% 182% 15% *7% 7% 38% 107% *6% 6% 11% 11% 11% ; 185 8% 28% 8% 5% v;V 5%. 5% 29% 31% *136 139 *136 44% 45% 103% V *103 14% 14 *53 46 *35 V • , -. *26% 27% *22 r 23%' : *43 : ''44: 44% . -. 56 *40 41 44 *42% 44' *35 38 38 *35 16% *16% 17 16% 16% 16% 17 17 26% 26 r" 26: * 26% -V;" 27 •22 23 V*43v, 23% 43% 43% *146 149% 44% *145* 152 1,100 600 22,600 2,000 : 1,400 100 300 *21 23% ,, 44% 44% ' *145 V: 152 152 " 17 17% *21 44 *145 *51 41 38 ;.A26aa> V22 22 : 16% *35'--V - 26%-V 26: 56 40% *51 • 41 44 .. v ' - — , : 16 72% Jan 92 28 18% Jan 38 28 36 20 4 54 Deo Deo Jun 84 Jan 47% I.'- m'tmirn May 2o i-22% Jan 19% 104% Jan Feb ■ Dec 34% Jan 18 Jun 3 151% Jun Oct 10 168% Mar 22 12 19% Jan V 16 Va Jan 17 190 Aug 21 44% Jun 6 11% May 166 140 Dec" 174 Jun 3 22% Feb 3 8% 37% Jan 112 May 23 104 % 10 y« Jan 1 13% Feb 16 20% Feb 1 2 250 Jun 102 7 45 13 11 Oct 12 Ve Deo C 14% Deo Jun Deoi 13% Not 193 Jan 2% 3 11% Feb 5 427/a Feb 5 Jan 17 6 63% Apr 16 34% Not 11% Deo 39% Jan Feb 129 Dec 99 J 75% Jan 5% Jan 28% Feb Dec 100% 74% Mar Jan 178% Aug 27 148 109% 87/a Mar <15% Apr 22 • 101 Nov 6 Jun Apr ■ 202 6% Mar i Dec 57 Jan May 28 Deo 19>A 11% Mar 59 Dec Deo Dec? 141 48% 19%' Jan 113 Aug 14 26% May 9 Oct 9 101% Sep 11 International Salt ——No par 62% Sep 18 International Shoe — ±-Nopar , 30 ' Oct 10 International Silyer common 25 41 Oct 10 7% preferred —25 - 37%NoV4 Intern'! Telep & /releg-—-—No par 15 Oct 30 Foreign-share ctfs—J— No per 15% Oct 30 Interstate Dept Stores-—-_No par 25% Oct 30 Intertype Corp Nopar - 20%Oct 30 Island Creek Coal —— —1 40 Mar 6 $6 preferred —L—i—4—148. Jan 3 130 110 11V : , 17% • 17%; 17% ?. 152 *145 38 16% 17% 109 .*43% 56 . 40% 44 44% - *35 17% 17% *53 40%: 40% 44 38 37 -'" V57':V;V .-*53 40 45 1,000, 14. 14 - 56 *39% 48% 104% 104% . 109 109 2,900 26,200 100 35,300 .800 ' - 136 47% . 105 i;:*l'3.%-.-;'14% 109 109 48% 104% 7 14 Va ; 14% 110% *109 110%;- *109 104% *103 14%: 471" 47 Va 46%- 47% : 139 _w——■——100 International Mining Corp 1 Int Nickel of Canada—JVopar < Preferred _ 100 International Paper Co ——15$4 preferred ———--Nopar Inter Rys of Cent Am —Nopar " 5% preferred L-i-i—-4-^—100 40% Deo 44 Dec 29% Jan 99% Apr 37% Jan Jan 30 66% Oct 30 Xl8l% Oct 31 6% Oct 10; 27 Sep 9 91 Nov 1 4% Oct 9 28% Oct 30 133 Aug 1 38% Sep 19 95% Oct 14 4% preferred ' 5% 30% 5% 30% 136 " V 104%, 14% 5% ♦136 3;700 3,400 92 »89 30% 30 139 7% 29% * 29% 92 . *5% 5%, *136 8% 8% 29 30% 29 Va 139, 46 102% Ve I 5 5 31% 30% *183 184 8 per share 14 195 Int'l Business Machine--—iJVo par International Harvester——Nopar Preferred' 1—100 Int Hydro-Elec Sys class Aa 25 International Min & Chem— 5 Apr 23 Highest share Jan 10 23 10 10 10 116 $ per 45% Jan 15 85 Inland- Steel Co—— 33% Sep 19 Inspiration-Cons Copper 20 . 13% Sep 19 Insuranshares Ctfs inc—, 1 7% Sep 19 Interchemical Corp --No par 35% Nov 6 4%% preferred :—i-——1—100 105 Aug 9 Intercont'l Rubber >: >«._No par 6 Oct 29 Interlake Iron —■ No par ? 10% Oct 9 100 4,200 .280 ' 184% 8% 29% 71 -No par . 100 —No par —;&.«* 6% preferred , 6,200 213 69% 70% *88 92 Va, V*89 92 Va *89'A 93 *88 % " 29 28% ; ■ 29 V2 28% 11% *209 , 183% 7% 11% *6% 11% 69 70. ; 107 107 210 210 184% 185 f v-v 7% :.V 8 'V; 185%, 8%'V 8% 28% 11% 215 68 38% 7% 11% 11% W 73% 107% 7% T 7 *210 215 71 185 185 I : 12 *210 V 72 *6% 38% ' '38% *106% 107% *106% 7 16% 7% 17% Ingersoll-Rand 3,200 16,000 \ - ' 200 " " 800 ft 10 .200 38% 16% 7% 37% '7% 38 38% *37 '- ' 300 70. 182 38% *7% A 118 * 16% 7% 7% 107% V T . 214% V 178 37% 16% M7 30 *106% ' • 72 178 8 30 38% *106% *210 179% . 11'8 .*178 120 18 16% *7% , 40% *118 X37% 137% 39% 17 39 13 13 '.39% 119% 179% . 38% 38 % 26'A 1 *118 •179% .182% ; 0% 8%' " 39% 38Va, 38 *117 26 13% 13% 13 *12% 19. 9% 26 Va 41 J Oct 87.. Sep 14% Oct 5% Oct 23 Sep 11% Sep 36 Sep , 19% 44 Va ■; Year 1945 v Lowest $ per share \ » 31% Sep 11: 18% Oct 10 Co_————i—-20 < T Idaho Power 19,200 Illinois Central RR Co— 100 *46' 50 'k 700,;:/?. 6% preferred series A— 100 *88 ,91 ' '80 Leased - lines 4Vo —-——>—100 19 19% • 660 RR Stk- ctfs series A; —1000 8%9%' 9,200 Illinois Terminal RR Co 5 " 26 26% 0% 6,200 Indianapolis Power & Lt -No par 13 13 1,800 Industria Electrica De Mex, S A >; 40:-'.41Vi 4,200 Industrial Rayon.— —-—1'/ 90 , $ per sharer Pan' - • : Range Since January 1 Lowest , : Highest . EXCHANGE: ' 1,200 38% 25% 23% .*•£ 49 - ♦19 8% 25% CLOSED *46 , „ •88 19 if: EXCHANGE 26 36% 39% <7.7 23% *87 90 25% 40% 24% 26% Shares Range for Previous NEW YORK STOCK Sales for the Week ' fper share share 26% *40 41 24% S per '& Friday v Nov. 15 125 • July 1 r9% DeO; 24 Mar 79 Mar 41% July 39 Feb :.il6?;:' Deo 49% Jan 30 60% Aug 57 45% s Dec- Dec 47 70% July 19 Not 1 42% Aug 13 31% Feb 2 31% Feb 2 50 Apr 34% July 50 4 3 Aug ; , J ' 10% 104% 10 Va 11% 10% 10% *103% 103 103 103 48% 110% 128 110 Va 110%: 128- *47%.. *109 48%- 126% 126% ♦118 *117% 121' 120 . . 111 *109 150 *125 160 36% 35 *101% *100% 101 % 23 111% 127% 128% 120 ■; 120 127Va 128% *121 4.25, • 46 . *109% ill *49% 51% *109% 111 *125 50 % 160 *125 50% . 111 ,160 51 *101- ' 20,800 35% 101% 101% 800 * 4,200 24% 24 24% Joliet & Chicago-RR stamped—100 Jones LaughUn Steel—-—JVo par 5% pref series A_— 1QQJoy Mfg CQs— —— U 160 34 .. 102 23 22Vi< 22% 23 % 35% 3414 101% 101% lC2Va 22% 23 Va 347/a • 34 . 5 *116 Va 118 54 ? 27 *51 54 * 118 25 26% 25% : ♦14 V, 14% 14% ; *41'.; *18 19 *88- 99 : : 24% 24% 16% 17% 21% 21% 2,700 14%' 88 . 13% 47%; 46% 47% 42 42 42 24% 24% 24% 42 24% 24% / . 18% *18 *86% 14 : 19 861 86 87 29% 29% 29% 30% 28% 29 28% 99 99% 99%< 99% 99% 28% 28% 99% 40 47% ,39% : 47 Va LOW 49% HIGH SALE 49-. - V£y;' x37v4 37% 45% 49% 50 , Kress , 26% Feb -i0 , — Jun 19 No? 96% Dec 3 100 Aug 5 46 Jun 3 101 Sep 30 40% Dee 35% Nor *49% Not 45% May 3 62% May 17 65% May 22 > ——-No far No par ^ _ May 27 55 29 —10 sferieSi———*—100 (The) 4 60% Apr 30 ■ & Co {S H) Kroger Co 10 34% Jan 29 30 Jan 9 - (S* 8)? Co. 'Kresge ,1,000 3,400 ■ 3 11 Jun 67 Inc.,; Co Cum pfd-4% . 4,300 45% , Koppers 110 ..May 31 40'A Jun 30% Aug 23 No par prior preferred Range for Previous Year 19.45-; Nov. Nov. 13 14,;:: 1 Highest $ per share $ per share EXCHANGE the Week Shares t per share f per share I per share Lowest Range Since January YORK .STOCK NEW Sales for Friday Nov. 15 Thursday Oct 60% STOCKS PRICES Wednesday J f per share $ per share 46 49% ■ Nov. 13 Nov. 11 Nov. 9 8 per share AND 45% 38% ' Tuesday ? Monday Saturday 39 V. 48 48 47%: 49 47% 39 46% ' 47 40 49 *39 $'5 3,900 28% 36 122 % Jan ——No par Co—i———1 (G R) Kinney 70 30% May - Kimberly-Clark Corp.^__—-No par 200 Dec 105 ■—„i.—r—— 1,200 Dec Not 46% Keystone Steel & Wire Co—-No par 100 100 99% 39% — ■ Kennecott Copper Dec 140 Stove 200 87 i * 86 Class .B ■ 26,100 19 *17%. *98% *48 700 14 13% ; 46%'; 47%,; W 43 *17% ; 52'/a NOT 61 116 & Furn* —10. L pf serBi—-No parNo par 100 5,. Kelsey Hayes Wh'l conv cl A—1 2,300 21% 24%- 18% 87 24% 17 V4 21 Decss 137% ? Southern 4% non-cum preferred Kayser (Julius) & Co— 500 17' *41 18% *24 53 52 17% > Not 145 City Kansas 7,100 52%:- 46% ' 43 ; - *51% ■( ' 114% May- • 'Kan City P; # 80 26 22 v'/; 14 ?: ' 48 47% 47% ' 42% i 118 24% 17.Vs % 17% 22 V4 *116% 26 25 Kalamazoo 600 20 20 20% 118 22 17%. 22 45% 25% 52% 16% 21% *14 *19% *116 Va :.'.:.24"-vv': • 54 :> 16% 21% *41 20: 116% 117- -20; 20%? *20% -21 *116% 103; NOV12 45% Sep 9 108% Apr 15 115 Oct 30 111 Sep 11 , 44' Oct 9 '109 i/fay 28 140 Mar20 32% Oct 30 : 99 - Sep 4 18% Oct 10 , ' 35 3A 35 .' 120 *125 t *110% *109 50'/a 111 *120 111% 111% . *109% *109 46% 46 9% Oct 30 Jacobs (F L) Co———— 1 JerseyCent Pw & Lt 4% pfd—-100 Jewel Tea Co Ino^———Nopar 4%% preferred —— 1—100 Johns Manville Corp com—Nopar 3 Va % preferred —; —'—100 1 400 Johnson-& Johnson———12% .' 4% 2nd'prefered ser A-——100 5,000 .,150 400 10 2,200 100 10% 104% 46% 10% 103, -103 47 Ve 126%. 128% *117 50%: *49 50% *49 *109 10% 104% 10% 10% 103 . 47 Va *47% lowest $ per Highest 4 $ per share share " * 7' 6%, 7%, . *12% *13 14 *41% 43 : 16% 16% ri'': ' '■ ..... . 65 ♦54 54% • , >:■: 13% '. *51% ? 11%. : r.} •' -■ • . 42 • 7% 38 *28 20% 21 21 ... 25 r# 26 ■ . . .. 1 > | 51 Va. 51% 11% IIV4 11% 42 40% •28 x : ' 38 20%: 7 7% i 46% ■■ • "1,400 3,300 4,000 f ■ 8% ; 49% V' 7 ^—5 Sep 10 10 Lehigh Portland Cement——25 Lehigh Valley RR £———50 Lehigh Valley Coal^ ;——No par Non-cum preferred —«: 50 llVs Sep 19 34 "A Sep 20 6 Va Sep 24 2% Oct 9 , $3 1,300 1,600 2,300 7r ■ : 45% 44% ■?$ 30 •— .> • 50c (The) Corp ; ' 24 -.1 Ve. 46 V *24' 26% 24 Va ,.26V4: 26% 48%*: ; 26% i *24 25% a? 45% 46% 45% 24% I 24% 26%: 10% : 10% 11 Va 32%, 11 32% ;; 107/a 10% 33 *32% *24-' 24% '■ . .'7,500 10% ,,10% 33 *32% 94- *91 .1,800 3,500 : 33% Lehn v& 100 ™ > 107/a 33 - 26 V 25 Va C'v '45%-(. 46% 46V4 200 - Lerner ; > *188 *91% 95 i" 94 38 38 49 94 %7 *187, 190 94 *91. 95 94% , 190- • . . 93% . ■ V:; s ?: " 38% 38 49- . 50 48% : *92'v ? 93% '190 190 V 38 43 " Life Savers Corp 47% v.'v';' 94: . 1,300 ' 191 '/V : 37% 38% V 47% %', * 93% : 94. : 94% 190 190* 70 ' 48% a25 25 42%:. 26 •106 109 *106 48 41% 26- ; 109 -7 23% 27% "71 % 71% : ■ 39 39 48% 21% 22% 21% -27Va. V 42 Va 42% 24% 109 ♦106 21 % 48% .1,500 . 1,500 Liggett & Myers Tobacco.—. Series B _!>— ——i:-23 ; Preferred -i- Lily- Tulip •172 r27% 27% 21 V 21% *172 176 , . V- 107 Va 22 50 27% . : 50% 23% 23% 23% 102% 102% ♦101% 102% 15% 16% 15% 16% 36 Va 36 Va 158% *155 42%, 43 43 ' 22% *101 15% 34 36 V8 158% 26% 48'A 50% 50% *35 if 44 153% 42% 43 42 43 Va 41 % 111 *109 111% *109% 42% •109 6% 35% i: 17% Jun 5ye Dec 60 14 ,36% Jan 20Va Jan 17y* Jan 51% Jan 7% Jan 23% 24 Va i,6oo 70% 22 27% 27V4 not 107 Va 71 " 21. .20% 21%": v "21 21% *172 176 ^ 104 Va Sep 24 20% Oct 30 25% Oct 10 'Loews 2,100 Lone 207/a 176 ♦172 71 »/4 21' 3,300 . 7,800 21% ——— Bell Lumber -Lorillard (P) Co Long 1% 176 Inc 27 *26 % '49V4 •49% 23%' 27% " 50 21% *26% 49% 101% 102% 15% 16 Vs 16% 34 155;, preferred 43 42 110% 17% *150 + 155 16 *34 *150 - 42%; 42%. 41 109% 3,000 42 411/4 40% 109% *109% 101%16 * , U- Lowensteln -2,600 35% 155 Louisville 80 200 4 Va % Lukens MacAndrews 42% 2,800 Mack Trucks 41 3,100 Macy (R H) ,100 -No par -No par .100 18% 19 I8V4 19 19 19% 5,400 'Magma 16% 17 17 17 16% 16% 1,900 Magnavox 2563. 15% 16% 13,200 10 100-, Inc—,C—— 16 Va " . Co Inc'jiS— 17%'- 17% Forbes pfd series A— Madison Square Garden^ 20% 16% & 4 % % 15% xl6 -10 Co preferred ,6% 110 Va 30 Copper.J——— Co (The) JVo par -10,. —1 98% Oct 11? 14 Sep 32 Sep 11 153% Nov 13 23 38 Va Oct 30 Oct 30 40 106% Oct 10 12% Sep 18 32 29 29 y« Aug 45% Jan 14 Apr 11 May 31 35 Jun 31% Jan 197 19% 15% la 6 43% May 60 84%- Dec i Dec 60 36% Dec 40 not 42V. > Dec; 166 23% 52 37yS; Dec 66% Oct Jaa Jan 32% Dec *32% Not Jan 190 Jan Mar Dec Not 31 68 9 > Deo 7 July Jan 25% Aug 50 Jan : 18% 17 Oct Dec "* 10 Aug 28 32%. Jan : 72'A Feb Jan Odt Dec Jan 7 Deo :i 198 Mar .: 47% Jan 41% Jan 19% 94 . 30, -21% Oct 8 F?b 13 * 1 41 11 X45% Oct Jan : 43'A Jan r 29 -50 Jan 120 17 Oct 24% Sep ;j_i Si Sons Inc., pfd series A——..100 (M) Steel *20% Seo 173 181 43% July 3 10 —- Nashville-^— & cum 20 A —„-— ,_10 100 Jan 17% Oct 64 < &, El..A——No par Louisville, Gas 4,900 23%' ♦101 ' 35- *34 . 50-; 22% 22% 102% V 400 27% par. —No A 101% 65% Apr 11 No par Star Cement Corp——No par 9,300 100 Jan 88 Corp——— -_1 Lockheed: Aircraft .7,000 Jan 78 : 66 10; 22'A 20% 10 Oct 31' 23% Oct "271/4 Deo 78 24 210% Mar 29 14 44% Oct 33% 33 103% Jan 24 <43; Dec not 13 V.- Dec May 23 102 Carbonic Corp——No par .100 3%% preferred —— ^Liquid 21% 70% :/ Sep 15 35 V. 68 • 37% Jan 21 ; Sep 30 26 26% v. '15% Apr 10., Dec 16' 657/a Jun : Deo 5-4% Jan 9 27% Feb 19% 4- ■ -2%-Mar 15 par 17 15% page Apr . 15'A Apr 37% Nov —No par Wks Co Belt Oil Refining 20%. see 15 38% May _1———No Lien 17% footnotes 28 3 Co_———No JLlnk 8,300 / 17% For 17JA Jan 64 v par 17% 15 Va Deo 74% Jan 28 187 • 43% *106 22% : 26% 71" 71 23 23 *155 44 iV 57/a Jan ; 84% Sep 30: : par Cup Corp——No ' *26% Jan Jan 44% May 14 83 .100. i-- — Locomotive Lima r*1,800 48%'- 43% " 27% 72 , 25 *106 ' : ; ::':-47% 431/4.', -24"- ■ 22% 26% 21%: 21% v 21% 176 *172 - 47% "48% " 28%. 71% 21% , 47%,; 42 24 % V 23 23% 27% ■" 46%, X24%. 47% : ''-cu'i 42 41 Ve Deo 29% '32 i May 13 28% Oct ne,w-————.—5. ' *47 : 21% Oct 10 Oct 30, . -25 - 94%' 190 : 38 49 Oct 17'A Jan 28 17% 43: Nov 6 10 ' Oct 10 Corp—„—-—No par Owens ' 94 72 Jan 25; .—5 Corp^ Fink Prod Stores Ford-< Glassy-No par. —7 Libby McNeill & Libby — 'Libbey Deo Jan 12 55% May 23 v, 7 63% Oct 47 Apr * ; 33% *91 6% Oct 54% 9 82 r 41% Oct 10 Sep 13 20 ' 19 No par -1 pfd 2nd non-cum Lehman 49% Jan Nopar pfd_^ 1st non-cum 20% Sep 102% Apr 22 He® 48%, Doo 31% Jan May 29 68 19 29 — . f ;V\ 20 19% 7y8 45. 41 2% - 20%.; 45' , 2% *25% | Sep Oct Lehigh Coal & Nuvigation Co <8,400 Oct Oct Lee Rubber^ & Tire 7% 14% Oct 28 12 - 1,200 " 8Va 7% 2% " 11 *50 , 30 4% Apr 9% Jan 24 . 48 *32% 700 52 - 2%; i' 26 v.: 47% . 800 15 401/4 7 Va . , 121 i 45% ... *.; -j ■ ' - 42 . 8 38 : 7%: 7% 46 *24 Ve * 52 11% 2% 2% *25% ♦7 :.' 11% 2% 46 *51% 40% 60 42 5% Sep 19 Gas' Light. Co-———4; La Consolid 6% pld—75 Pesos Mex Lambert Co (The} --—No par: Lane Bryant ——————No par 4%% preferred 50 Lgclede 18,200 2,100 ' 15 15% 65 - 12% 65 54% 42 7% 2% *411 7% 12% 6% , x15v4 52%. closed 13, 16 16 42 7% 12% , i 6% 42% 42% V 6% Va :V- exchange!' 11% 42 " , stock *50 11% 7 108 30% Jan 14 42% May 31 160. Jun 13 13% Auff 28% 147 Jan 39 Dec 155 May 72 Dec 47% May 28 31% Jan 111 V8 Apr 12 106% Jan 17% Nov 13 28 65 x 16lA Sep 20 30 Va May 14% Oct 28 17% Sep 27 Dec Jan Jan 76% Jan 30 20: 52 Dec 110% Not 25% Dec ; Number 4543 yolume 164 - ~~~ • LOW ' • •Nov. 11 $ per share per *395 AND SALE HIGH $ , per share *395 500 STOCKS Nov. 14 $ per $ Per share ■■■ *395 500 500 - 10% * 13% 14% 1,1 >> *13'A 10 10% 1'4% *10% 10% - > 13% 13% , 13% ' *28% "*4 ; 4% . *11% 36 15% 11% *109% 15 % *198- 16% v; 14% 27% *200 ■'*. r < 503/4 12% 47%/ 47% 45% 44 271/4 IO71 iot> 45 v , / : 33^ 33% 27% 28 49 49 48% 49 44% 48 48% ■ *43 44 v 64 - 48% 20 26 18% 19% 191/8 41% *40% 43%' 109 *107 12% 35% 42 13% 34% 35«/4 34% 34% 20 Vb *63 *40% ■> 34s 3 12% .10 •103% 10 ■■ „7% 120 ; *22% 45% 12% ; . 63% 22 22% :/>■ 22 22 *54 57 *54 45 *43% 40 19 18% 19 .18 21% 23% :V21;% 40 40 23% •40% 42% 16 . *104 105% 14%. >15'/>T> 111 37 37 , 22 18 Vs Monday ' 1 $2.50 17 > | > Nov, 9 S per t per share 21% 40% Deo 24% Jun 17% 1043/4 *102% 15% 15% 15% 34% 36% 36 36 35 35% *35 54 *52% *51 54 *50% 40 11% (John) Nov, 13 Nov. 12 Thursday 18 us Deo 63% Mar 27% 48, Jan Nov 10 34% July Deo 195 May 53% Dec 13 104% Sep 109% Nov 176% 18 Jan 33% 12 110 6 Deo Jan 65 Oct Aug 40% 31 Mar 16% 8% Jan 5 114 Sep Jan Deo Deo 65% 19% Jan 32% 27y« Jan 30% .•43 36,; 19% Jan Nor Deo 62 Jan 70% Peo 24 Apr ;4l% pec Hfey* Not 104 Sep 13% Jan 17 Vi 27 Poo 30% Peo 25 Jan 12% Mar Deo 14% Mar 64% Jan -29%-ifc; NOV '87% 45% May 33% Mar Jan Ss Deo 106% May 111 Jim 37 • 1 Sales for STOCKS Jan 137 Jan 160 63 Mar 75 13 Aug 26% Peo 42% Mar 68% Oct 9 10 ;> < 26% Mar 18 9 68% Apr 5 26 1193/4 July l 30 56% Aug 9 10 : 19% May 28 Mar Oct . 7% Mar 13% Peo 124 Deo Jan 16% Jun Jan 49% Jun 36 Jan '52% Peo 129 8 23% July 15 45 Apr 22 57"% Aug 21 135% Jun 17 104% May 29 v/ * Apr 70 24 10 i 10 30 ' ^ > ■* rr> ' 30% Apr 62 56 • • 18 Sep 32% Oct 30 108% Jun ;27 9% Oct 10 35 Nov 14 53 Oct 29 : 36 Peo 47% Jan 76 Peo 24% Poo 61. Poo Hen 21 3 53% Deo F4 Mar 41 21% Jan 33% Peo 31 23% Mar 32 y* Oct 29 31% Jan 47% Deo 13 9% Jan Deo 109% NOV 18% 97 ys Mar 6 24 May 8 Jan 2 Jan 20 Feb 15 Jun 11 109% 119 Jun Deo Deo 66% Jan 63 Nov $ per share Highest Lowest $ per share $ per share i/ Year 1945 v - Jan 21% 62 Jan 13 48% NOV Range for Previous Par pec 16 34'A Jan 36 May 66% May 22% Jun 109% Feb 27% Aug Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest , Deo 25% Jan Jan 29 Jan 15 49 114% 22 .55% 70 37 \ 50% Sep 19 42' Sep 30 > EXCHANGE j Deo 63% 35 . NEW YORK STOCK Shares Feb Deo :36 25% Aug 6% 34 — the Week $ per share 93 ' Nov 14% Jan 7% 18% Feb 16 <45% May 15 62% Jan 9 173 July 1 . 16% —1 Co..^—! 10 26 30 30 15"% Oct 10 :/;T9 Oct 30 ... , Nov. 15 share $ per $ per share , 40 22% Aug 20 V2 Oct 10 Murray 900 Friday Nov. 14 18 28 29 Apr May May Sep May 112% May 97 Nov 17 Jun 55 " May 22% Jan j Murphy Co (G P) com.———.1 4%% preferred.!.. 100 Corp of America. 10 4% preferred -»_50 Myers (F E) & No pdr . 2,000 -• ■ Wednesday & Co Brass Mueller 3,900 111 11% 55 75 Mullins Mfg Co class B-i 1 14% Sep 9 ;; $7 preferred — !—Nopar WU02 Oct 31 Munsingwear Inc —! 5 13% Sep 10 800 35 110% 11% : ; / V'; V 34% 110% 11% 34% 111 ' ' 109% Jan '".ZvNV Products Corp___<—No par Motor W^eel Corp—.. .5 400 8,800 *102% , f, Motor -1,300 17 18% 11% *110% $ per share share Oct 46% 9% Mar 5 Jan 21% 48% "38% 204 "',70 y Sep 19 29% Sep 43% Sep 111% Sep ■, 62% Oct _!—_—-*.50 !—-No par pfd—!_ cum Morrell 1,600 . . '21% 21% 40 18 x33% 35 Tuesday Nov. 11 Deo 111 Sep Mar 25 iloore-McCormack Lines Inc..^..10 i 200 *43:"-' 40/ 21% 40 1,300 *54 ,. 1} k 'i tow AND HIGH SAtE; PRICES Saturday Jan 42% 109 2 30% Jun Dec Deo 18% Apr 18% Jan 43% Oct 10 12% Oct 30 Mills——20 Ward & .Co—„No par Montgomery v '■■■ 12 111% *50 55 •52 18%' 18 j: 300 14,500 £ Carpet < Monarch Mach Tool—No par Monsanto Chemical Co common.—5 > $3.25 preferred series A—No par v 7,100 63>/8 46% 58 Mohawk 100 k: 36% , ::i A.r : 11% *110% 11% ' 16% 16 34% ' 11% > •42 ' *102% 105% 15% 15% 105% 16 34% 34% *110% 45% Feb 7% 11% 15% 28 : Mdjud Hosiery Co Inc!—:!!1—1.25 2,200 49% 22% *54 ■ 40 17% 16% .16% •104. Dec 3% Sep 10 44 May 31 5% Oct 9 ./ <173A Jan 24 19 Oct .10 .52 Jan 23 100J No par _.i —..iilO Mo-Kan-Texas RR——JL.No par / ; 7% preferred;series;A 4-100 500 120, 64% 22% 57- 45 ;; •22% ; 10,700 / *30 121: *119% 44% <57 *54 44% />>>'19 :■> 7,800 ; 13 48% ,49% preferred.!— $6.50 *45 33 *31% 63% 62% .25%' .9% Oct 45 Oct 105J/2 Sep }; 40% Apr 8% Oct , " Mission. Corp———! 23% 46 12% I 6,200 1,800 7% 13% 3:1% 49 > •'»'v' ' 22% [ 24% 1,100 > 29 ..:.7% *118% 120 66% 64% 29% 7% 45% 48 •119% 124; >' 39% Jan 7% Mar ' 57% Apr 24 112% Mar 25 36% Oct 10 Ry—No par . *100% 29% 29»/4 > 9'A 9% • 107 24% i3y2 *30 % 50 % 65% 64% 9% *100% Jun 10% Oct 31% Feb 32% Oct >140 Oct Minn St P & SS M A vtc__L_No par : ■ Minn-Honeywell Regulator ..3 3.20% conv pfd series A 100;; Minn Min & Mfg— No par Minn Moline Power Impl; —.1 . ; 130 48% ; 48; 9% y 112 113 kiami Minneapolis & St Louis 2,000 12 53% 109% 1 > 1,800 123/4 48 111 No par t 700 54% 45%, 31; 49 z 12 'A 23% 14; 31 120 11% Oct 10 31% Oct 30 xl09 Sep 11 31 Sep 4 12% Oct 9 ' Popper-: —i -5 Mid-Continent Petroleum —10 Midland Steel Products^.!—-No_par 110 './ 8% cum 1st preferred.. 100 •50 51% *107 7.% 146 .. 54% .. 48 x28% ■."v. 47 13% 49 48% Jan jan 28 ; ' •12,700 2,500 1,900 Mi 35 1st cum preferred $6 - 80* '34 145. *48% 113 . *101 31% *45% . 24 « 11% Feb 4 20% Jan ?3 1,500 33% 34% 34% 12 9% 10% 110% 32 *30 , 47 ,''•-•7%: BV* >24 '/a 26'/# 47 13% 13% , . Deo 1,200 M * 12% 13 3/e 145 54% *107 47 "30% 25% •45% • 110 9% 8 24% 32% . *108 109 : 13 61 Tl.% 53% 56 *102, 31 Jan . 41V2 423/4 .,34% 145% *48r 47 110% .31 *143 110 47% •102 13 56 110 47% ' . 51 55% *108 < 51 » 146 .62 Mr 12% 1 12 55% 35 *143 146 52 . :34»/a 34 *143 Oct 15% Nov 14 —- 55% 104 130 ~ 353/4 625 14 . 19% . 41%54%. *41% *107 12% 25 • >:•/ 20% *103% ' 109 ; ♦10T >63 54% 104 41% 13% 34 % : 55% *1031% 104 42% . 55 56% 56V2 *103% 13% >•:>, 35% $ per share , 48% •20% 62 % *40% 65 :> > ' *63 ; *106% 25% -20 «/4 20% 43% 12 24% > ■V . 20% 42% . 109 *107 ; 25% 22 ><•• 21% 49 •••;;; 65 ;. - •/• 27% 107% *43% ■»: 21 21%:" •106 48% 20'A 28% 19% 104 - 43% 27% r 107 48% 24%- - 21% 27%-. 2i%" 1061/2 ■§"•• 40% *104 ' 21% *40% 57 56% Jun - 7% May McCall Corp • 42 Sep 19 71 Apr 23 McCrory Stores Corp ...—___1 25 Oct 31 43 May 27 3%% conv preferred.." LioO < 104ya Sep:26 122 Apr 9 35% ' 1,200 v 'McGraw Electric Co; u—1 30 Sep 20 46% May 29 28% "Mv 1,200 < McGraw-Hill Pub CO_______No par 23Y2 Sep-20 48% Apr 22 473/4 < 1,700 * Mclntyre Porcupine Mines i.5 > 44 Sep 19 '69 Jan 10 ; 41 ' 2,300'i McKesson & Robbins Inc -.18 40"% Nov 15 r; 56% Jun 3 -106 -t < $4 preferred —J—No par' 103 Sep 12 108%Mar21 >21 C- /T; 1,600 t McLfellan Stores Co^: —1—1 < > 20% Oct- 29 >33% Apr 4 ',27% , ; 1,100 -McQuay-Norris Mfg CO— 10 22 Oct 10 36 Jun 10 213/4 1 ) • 3,600 Mead COrp No par 18% Sep 10 30% Apr 22 107% 60 i. 4Va7o preferred.— cl00 / 103 Sep; 19 v> 107%.Aug 26 M9% ; 1,100 4% 2nd preferred.— 50 43% Oct 30 :* 57% Aug 13 251,800 Melville Shoe Corp 1" . 20'A Oct t 8 - 26%Nov 6 203A --f it % 3,100 Mengel Co (The)!— 1 18 Oct 30 35% Jun 10 65 vMt: 150 • v:, 5% conv 1st; preferred— a.50 > 62- Sep 10105% Jun 10 <20% M; 16,600 Mercantile Stores Co Ltd—..No par 18"% Nov 7 32% July 9 42% Merch & Min Trans Co No par 36% Sep 4 52% Apr 2 55% 1,200 Merck & Co Inc..————M-l54 Sep 12 77 May 15 104 :'i 100 $3.50 cum preferred No par y 100 • Sep 19 . 110% July 19 41% "' 700 ; Mesta' Machine Co....."———5 397/a Oct ' 9" 61% Jun 3 1083A i : Metropolian Edison 3.90% pfd-109 107 Sep 26 113%Apr 18 35% 41% 100" - 26% 28% 106 410 2,400 v 106 • 47% 20% 80 45 % 26% 48 >/•• *104 211/4 • 104 426 46VaMay31 9 Oct 3% Sep 19 7% Oct 10 —:—r-No par 48 Sep' 9 1 27% Oct • 7 No par >" 243ASep'20 7% preferred 100 195 > Jan 8 May Dept Stores.-!—..^1 i—5 ' 49" Nov 15 $3.75 preferred i-—; No par 104 Sep 23 $3.40 cum pfd —No par 94 Oct 11 Maytag Co „—No par 9% Oct 25 $3 preferred.:—.—; NO par ' 45% Sep 19 --- 48% " 45 108 34% 20"% 42 % : > 27 , 26%Jan Year 1945 $ per share Aug 15 16% Apr 8 Mathieson Alkali Wks..-L 3,800 ! .y/ 113 28%: /. .41 - ; ■ 11% 113 33% 21%-. / 49% *47% 27 64% ■ 20% •40% -49'>V 251% 26% 64 . -5 : per share 526 Master Elec Co, 900 2,900 1 r.;, 97 28 27 'X••'? 105% 105% <20% 20% ' > V 48 26% - . , 22 106 21% v 29 21% 106'A 12% Oct 30 $ Corpj. Masonite 1,800 *• • M 107 11 % 106%; ,*47% 43% ' ♦104 22 *271/4 ; 2i%* 106% '••'42." 108 21% 28 21 Vb ■ *104 t 21% V , 44% 26 »/4 *106 205 ' 49 *105 ; *95% 1131/4 *43% ' ' . 107% -/■ 28 *203 48% *47i% 27 26% *106 33% 48 /> 52% 1 303A '"27% 97 11% •*113 113% 29 196 520 Jun<10 8% Oct 10 , Marshall Field & Co_. No par 4 % % preferred..... , 1100 Martin (Glenn L) Co...... 1 Martin-Parry Corp......^—No par 2,200 : 1,800 ,. " 303/4 / 49% ltV'4 48%-* *47% *113 45% 26 v2 x r, 33% > 143/8 \ 32'/a 31% *95% 28 28 35% 14% ■ 106 '/a 11% 28% : v • ; 106% 97 11% 113% *113 .>07 'My *105 34% i:; *104 ,21% 35]/8 271/4 28 *203 207 27' ■ *203, •'• 207 >>> ;491/2 x49% 50" ., '/> 97 11% ' '27 *95% 96 107 *33% • *30% "/ 28% ' 8,700 10 ; 53;,"' 51 31 > 31' - 106% 2b% VW 206 . 50% 106% 113% 45 " 330 «■ • 95% />";? 26% * +-50 1 No par Co Midland Marine Lowest " 53 /' 53 x53 271/4 ■f: 11% ; 11% "♦47% 483/4 .•'.45 14% 333A A lllVa 35% '>14% 14% 33'/a ,$ per share 1 Corp— 5 Market St Ry 6% prior pfd—L100 . 8,800-' *109 3,4 111% 30 900 ; 73/4 -, .-•• 11% Par • Manhattan Shirt.., Maracaibq Oil Exploration. 100 v v S •' k Manati Sugar Mandel Bros ' 50% 113% 33% 35'/4 351/4 31% 107 95% 11% *109% 109% V."; 31 206 >50% ; ii% 33 341/4''; >109% - 7% . 300 4% 7% .- ' Range for Previous Highest Highest Range Since January 1 Mahoning Coal RR Co__i 500 27'A *4' /41/4 11% 33% >: . 7%' 11% 36% 53 27% :Tl05% .*106 111. K 36 .15% :> > 7% 1.1% 3$y« '4% > :■ " 27'% 27'/a *27 28 ; > >v 4 4 7% , U% 34% CLOSED *27, ,/C •>..v 7% .. 30% • 27% • • 7/0 4% 7% 53 30 r , 36%. ' 52% : EXCHANGE 12% 35% 111 *109% 4 STOCK.:;.; -■ : 34% 28 *27% 29 , '•I: 7% .v'- 7% —• " 13% *13%-13% lowest EXCHANGE , 7 v 10% - : < *10% 10% • V Shares , 500 *395 500 10% the Week $ per share share *395 ♦. ' Nov. 15 „ NEW YORK STOCK Sales for Friday Thursday Nov. 13 Nov. 12 share NEW YORK STOCK RECORD PRICES Wednesday Monday " > - * > Tuesday Saturday""1 Nov. 9 y. f $ THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE y S per share N 15% 15% 28% 28% *28% 29% 14% 29 15% *271/2 28% ' 16% 17 15% •12% 12% STOCK *167/e 17% EXCHANGE *22'% 24% CLOSED; 28% 195 *34 % v. . 15% 15% y:;.V:31/> < 36 >' X35 % 36 y8 18% J': 19. '' - .yy 18% -18% ; 22% 21% 22% 34 34 ••/• ,'34% >34% 2i%'; : 21% ; *27% 13% 12% 17% 91% 10,200 3,200 : , < ■ >, -.21 30,000 . >300 ,. 21% - 18,300 . *26% , : *15% 28 ^ " *26 J/2 v. -15% ->14% .:;::;11%',11% Nat 105 Xl04% ' • 30% • 104% '30% « ■/ 190 154 104% ' .31% *103 : i >:'V/;31% ■;311/2 *187 ( 154 190 *187 > ,-t ;;y 40 •:, 10,300 20 ./A 153<}:0 153 :80 v "• • 7% 23 44 'a ; r 7% 7% 7% 1,400 c 23%: :./':>,22'A 23 3,000 ': 45 1,500 '45/: *43% , l%y> 1% 1% .1% r;l%79 81% f 80%:: iff 80 'A 26%< 26% (;•' 27%; .' " 2 7% •13% ■> If: 13 13% r13% 12% '18%/ '17'A .17% ,y;^i8 //>;§%.. >91% : 93»a >. 93'A •;i -*92 ••'•' f 91 'A 28 / *26% >27% 26% < / > 26% .15% >: 14% >15 ^.•v/15' V-. 15 .{>■ 81% 21,800 : ' 3.500 ... 28% : - 200 / .. ■> 7,300 900 •/ :. 1 • :; 11 % .. 21% .' 21% 18 % .18% </:• , 21 % 20% 18% *107'A *18- , . 109% H% r ... ■/ • 203A 11% 11% 11% i;ii%/ "201/2 18% >*18 26% 105% - ♦io?j/2 32% 32 / / 34% . *96 *20% 26% 109% >: <'i09'/2 140 %••■ " 200 Sep •2,500 . • 1 Natomas lOVs Sep Co.—^-!!—No par 195 Jan 30 13% 45% Jan 29 •/.":•<>.; ; i - 3 34 98 28% *105'/4 105% 111% •' *109% 111% ' >>••' •■ *97 33 'A 33% 34 ; 32% 33'A 33% >/>•• 99 97% 97'A 33% 21 % ''20% x20% 20% 211/8 42% 42 J/4 X40J/2 40% 40 17 Vb 16JA 16 J/2 is vb 99 18 J/2 For 38'A 27 J/2 100 100 187/a footnotes 16 t 19'A see page 2563. 21% 'i 40 '37% ' 99 100 19 19 ' . 38 100% 19 >■■ f 32 31 -4%% 60 1, 9,800 1,800 f . . ! 10 3,400 ;>.-'• 38'A 39% ( 16% f 45,100 37% 18% conv Newberry Co 3% % 19% Deo 3 45'A Apr 22 14 24% Jan 38 .30 19 ; May 31 . * New 38% < 1,200 100% ! 1,700 18% ( 1,200 ,• • -,- York Air York ... Brake.!—!—Nopar Central.——-—No par N Y Chic & St Louis Go.! -,100 6% preferred series .A—2 100 / N Y City Omnibus Corp.;;—No par New ,. Nov 9 37 14 54% Nov Jan 13 29 Jan 26 y« 108 xl01'/a Aug 24 24 17 37% Jan Deo Jun Deo 29 177 Sep 199% Deo. 10 152 Sep 187 Nov 4 21 Jan 35 72ya May 17 > 83 Jan 69 D« Doe 41% Feb 21 12 101% July 1 38 Apr 25/ / 2% Sep 27 19 » 10 s. 85% Nov 36 > Deo 65 Apr 22% Aug 15 24% Deo Jan 25 18 Jan 29 26% July 33% Mar 2 102% Nov 107% Deo 42% May 10 13 20 10 ; Jan 32 .30 ; 10% Jan 39% Deo 106 J/* Mar <> , 24V'2 May 27 ^10 4 «• Feb ;15 •'>' h Sep 19 May 28 30^8 Oct .10 2Z:, .95% Oct 29 19 A Oct . 9 36% Oct 10 13 /s Oct 10 26 Sep .19 79. Sep 24 18 Oct 17 104 109„• Deo 12% Mar Jan 32% 13 2 • 14% Not 10%'Jan '/ s"; 32% Jan 30 15% Mar Sep 26 22 --1 17 ; Oct 30 serial preferred—100 ,106 Feb , 8 (J J) pommon-Nopary 25»A;Nov 8 - Deo Nov 23 :> Aug 13 >37 18 3A Oct 10 No par / preferred.!—/—!——100 New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd.100 / Newmont Mining; Corp..4— 10 Newport-Industries.. /—I / 41/4% preferred——!—!r 100 ; Newport News Ship. & Dry Dock—_1 // •' 1,400 15% 100 !!—_!! , r. 21% V Corp 20% 41 y« 9 Neisiier Bros Inc ney— 3,000 98% . ; 5. :~r. 34% . \Nehl 200 32% 33 20% V 16%> >38 ."*18% V *97% 99 37 :' . > ; 1,700 f *105'/4 105% f -*109% 111% f 32 • 42 ."38 »A v V *97 y ? 16 "A • > A, 109% 2Q » 21 Deo Jan >31% Apr 5 24% Aug 13 • ~ ;> Deo Deo Oct 20% . 20 J/4 Oct 4iy4 Sep l'A Aug National Steel .Corp...t.i——-.25: / 75: Sep National Sugar,'Ref Co./j;—Nopar /. 25% Sep •/National Supply. (Thel/ Pai——^10. 12% Oct >. $2 conv preferred— 40 17 A Nov 4%% preferred/.!—•—!£_—100 : 91- Sep Nationai- Tea Co_!^ —ylO; ! / 21.% Oct Nat Vulcanized Fibre Go. !-<—1 / 0°t *34% 181% - . Deo 23 V* Mar 1 3 Dept Nat Mall & St'l .Cast. Co..!!_No par / National Oil Products Cp.j. 4 National Power & Lt ex distribution Nov 32% 16 341/2 Jun 17 > Oct 30 32% Aug Products • No par 2\Vs Oct .10 67% Jan Nat Enam & Stampihg.!—No par > 33. Sep 24 33% Jun National Gypsum .Co..r, ,1. 16% Oct 10 $4.50 conv preferred. No pat ' IOS1/# Oct 28. 108.% Jan National Lead Co_r„—-t-, 10 27 - Sep 9 > 40% Apr 207 July A 7Id. preferred A—,!^t. 100 « 187 Nov. 6 173 Apr :/v - 6% i preferred r B_ —X 100 r xl49 •? Oct 10 >10% Aug National Linen Service Corp new—1 * 7!A Nov., 7 -1,000 { 18% *18- •> *107% 109%, 28 J/4 1051/4 *109 J/2 ,-.V 32% 32% *107'A 27% 'A 105 ' 20% /./.;• 27% > no5% *109%' 111 '/a / . 30 Products.!——No par Stores^..;——-—5 / , 19 y. Jan 32% Apr 21% Feb National Distillers y-.-. * 20% -.181/4 " "" 26% ,*105'A . Oct NOV 37% Deo 41% Peo 2051/4 Apr Oct 30 Feb 26 15 ' 17 37% May 9% Oct/10 3iy4Oct 10 13 >24 Jan 9% Mar 13% 29 34% Apr Nov; 4;/ 1 Co 16 Yt Mar 2 28% Jan ■ ,*107% ■ Dairy National ' •.i: Cylinder. Gas ;;;> 20 ys 20% May 28 < 66 35% 34% Jan 22!A Oct ,10 .1 Container..!—! National , 16- 41% May 31 - ' ' —10 Nopar City Lines Inc.!———a 1 National V 4,200 i . ' Nat 3,200 2,000 > „ > 189 National Can Corp—«—! Nat Cash Register. 4,100 / —1 5 Nat 2,000 16% 31% 16% -16% 22 21 J/4 V /. Inc Corp 7% preferred-!— -100 Bond--& Share .Corpu.l-Nopar , 900 341/4 . Fibres Automotive Nat 100 10% i 32% 31 % i: i : " ;i< 79 % y 18% 05 ' > 18% *92 'C • 1% 10% 8,500 / ? 190 "24 *23 24 35 V 45'A 81;% v: 13 Vb / y 28 "A *184% 190 > 16%, 18% 22'/a" 45' 27% " *26% : 5,100 Battery Co..— —4 Biscuit Co common—^.10 lj% 23% >23% " • y2;>:p 1% 80% > ! 27% National 31'A 188 J/2 188'A, : 154 154 7% 7%' .46% 45l/2 National 16 • 37 *103% •30% ,23%. 23%. ; 300 34J/4 p ; : 20% 7% • > *35 • >30%* >31 *187 /. "I91yv/ €¥i54^:.155 S -v s 7% 18 21% ' i. 33% 34% 36 y2 24 32% 15% •• .20V4 21 •103 y3' ios , 24 10% 16% : ■> ; 24% 190 *23 31% 35% 18% Aviation 11; . 15% '23% National 15% A 11, f i6y8 22% >4,200 .1,500 "28 28'A >28% / *184% 195 >24r; 24 x31% 3s% ' *23% 10% •18% 12% 16 281% 24% 32% —1 * 12 16 161/2 15% *23% 29 *184% V National. Airlines—!.—. 16% 121/2 12% 16% 23% Deo 15% Jan Jan 15 52% Jan - 27 1 : Co Acme .15%/ 16' 16 J/8 12 15% • National 1,000 25% Jan Oct 30 Oct 25 Sep 24 15% Nov 15 10' Sep 23 15% Nov 13 20% Oct 21 25% Oct 10 Nashville Chatt .& St Louis 140 . Corp——13 100 23 Nash-Kelvinator 20,200 29 29 28JA 28% > 141/a 29 *27% . 28% 28% 15 14%, 14% X28 - 28% Deo 108% Mar 103 Feb May 24 35 Deo 37 Deo 110 J/2 May 27 106 Oct 109 Nov 105% Jan 110 109% Aug 29 > 43 % 113 > j Oct 8 Apr 20 50 Jun 2.7 109 % Jun 19 45 4 32 Aug 18% Jan xiey» 34% Apr - 5 69% Jan 18 45 35% Jan 16 61 y4 May 29 32 Jun 3714 Feb 135 10 16 Aug Mar Nov 47% Deo 38% 58% 21% Jan 35% Jan 75 Ys 103% Jan 28% Jan Deo 27% Deo 148 Oct Deo Jun Jun 39% Nov THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday Nov. 9 $ per share ♦22'/a Tuesday Nov. 11 Sper share 22 Va "58 70 *60 70 *240 285 *240 285 *107 108% *107 *22 108 Va 13% 13% *33% STOCK 36 *235 238 126 26% 11% 236 125 % 273/4 11 Vs 21% 20 Va • 104 Va 21% 44 *104 21% N Y Power & Light 3.90% Y Shipbldg 125 234 Va 27% :4 11 Vs 4 27 27 V2 *115% 21Va 11,900 11% 5,600 11 . 117 21% Northern 45 *104 > 21% 104% 104 104 Cum 107/a 19% 21% 45'/4 44 45 103/4 11 193/a 20% 44 Va 443/4 10% 19% 21 10 3/4 443/4 10% 19% 20 X18 3/4 10% *17% 183/4 20% <5178 14,700 45% 280 Northwestern 10 % 10% 700 yNorwalk Tire • 18% Xl7 % 173/4, 36% 36% 35% 36 Va 33% 111 Va 34% 333/a 333/4 110 V2 *110% 34% 111% 33% VllOVa 23% 23% *110 % 111% ♦110% 111% X22% 23 % 22% 22 22% 223/8 22% 22 % 223/4 *21% 22 22 21% 21% 100 20 Va 106% 21% 106 V2 11% Vvll% 11% 11% 28% *115 > 28% 28% 23% : • 30 • 33 129 v 30 42%' 40 62% go ; 31 129 >:• 6 •\ >.. 6% 13% •/ 7 £&■ 14 ri*14 6% 45%, *105% 106%' *105% 5% 5% 67 <*;■: 15% 5% V. *65 45% 31% 31% 59% ':••• 20 39% 14 13% 14% v/: 'yy-13% :V! 18 % ••£•!-'7% 20% 34%;S> *111% 22% 22% 28% 27% 28% 40% 41 40% 50 ,50 •5r *94% 95% *19 22 26% 50% *95 : *17 y 27% *22% 23% ♦108% 23% •v 115 89 ♦109 90 *30% ♦105% 108 9% > *1113/4 *22 23 V* *30% y.i/"- 108 107 92 26 22 112 89 >30% 106 -89% 31% r *106 . 10a t » ; 9% 400 & Pere , 9% 9% Monday Nov. 9 $ per share 15 .y 55 •'■• 1 per share . 143/4 ^ 55% 37% 65% 111 % 26% 26% 29 30 *116 ■•*65 V STOCK EXCHANGE 26'A CLOSED *29 14% 23% V 96 36% *107 *21 *117 23 V: ; > ♦95V8 "*■- 110 36% ; ■ >• 54% 18 V* 56 58 38% 393/8 65 65 *105 54% 111% 26V4 *116 >4 ft 13% 122% 95 v?- Milk Co *9% 18% 18% *200 37 V* 183/4 ♦18 103% *101 103% 243/a 3.60% 19 ?4 ♦18 ~9% 38 19 = 4 8% •' *18 19 31% 31% *31 Vb 11 373/4 > *105% 107% *1053/4 77% x73 16 3/4 16 16 *198 206 15 15 200 21% 21% 22% 23 *22% 200 153/4 , 15 22% 77% 4 *13 S > Pitts C .!• 10%# 97% 97'% 19% 18 3/» 19 '.•-•>•.? 3,100 18% 18% J.y, 200 *18% 183% *190 206 yyy 37 38 . 1 ' 3Va 8% ll3/a 113/a 36 % 8 / 36% 0A}.:. 125 64 - 64 75 '! *100 73 16% *198 14% *73 16 15% 206 15% 143/4 14% 22 22 *198 Muf-'r'M 16% 23 *22 V4 I6V4 16% *16V4 16% 14% 133/4 14% 13% 1,000 23 16% 137a 42% 200 400 y8 593/4 59% 42 60 59% 60 37% 59% 593/4 59 37 38 % 59% 35 36% 35 % 36% *101 34% 101 % 36 V4 101 101 *100% 101% *100% 36 36% 36 36 35% 353/8 35% 6,300 42 59 % 37 *100% 102% *35% 36% For footnotes see page 2563. , 10 600 21%- *15% 42% Pittsburgh 200 *223/4 43 & Bolt 143/4 17 ♦42% Glass 30 233/4 43 Plate 1,500 143/4 *42 1 100 100 ' Screw 15% 14 Coal preferred Pitts 250 14% 23 —No par Co —1 —10 Co—— Steel No par Co.. No par 7% 206 3/4 Consolidation -100 Co—No par Pittsburgh Forgings Co Ft Wayne & Chic Ry Pitts 15 20 preferred 4,800 *13 - conv No par RR Chemical 1,800 64 75 & Pitts ; —25 - St Louis & Coke 7% 125 62% Inc—— 2,300 8 11% > 113/4 100 -tNo par 101 35% 200 preferred class B 100 5% preferred class A —_100 5%% 1st Pittsburgh Pitts ser & Young Pittston Plough Inc West & Co conv Va Ash pfd 100 1 (The) 5 new Plymouth Oil Co Pond Poor Creek & Co Pressed 4%% .-5 Pocahontas class Steel No par Co preferred ser Publicker 10O 1,800 $4.75 Public cum Inc preferred Co 50 A No par Industries Service 1 Inc Procter & Gamble 5,400 I new B Car 2,800 , pfd 100 —100 pr of 5 No par Colorado 20 102 5 Oct '17% Deo V Oct 24% Mar 72 May 16 25 Deo Jun- 17% Deo •33% 19 Jan 30% 111 Nov 11 > Deo Deo 113 Apr Deo 24% Deo 33 % Aug 46% Nov 49 Nov 20% 37% Mar 30% •69 14% 21 Deo 46 Jan Jan 96% NOV ( NOV 43% Jan 38% Nov July 19% Jan 19 92% Jan 119% Nov 109% Jun 17 63 Jan i 116% Apr > Nov 108 Mar 12 * „ 13 16% Feb ■ 80 >48 " 76% 117% ; - I Jan 43% 6 Jun Jun 41% Dee Mar / 13 » Dee Range for Previous ? Year 1945 Lowest Highest $ per share < 9% Jan < 19% Aug e Sper share 15% Nov May 9 May 23 36% Deo 25 Jan > 40 V* Deo Jan 22 57 Jan 1 71% Deo Jan 18 30% May 1 106% Jan 115 ; Oct • 21% Jan 29% Nov July 10 34 122 26 105% / 1 '• t per share 25 Jan 29 % Nov May 16 117 Aug 19% Feb ! 47 Jan 5 31% Mar 122 12% Aug 17 20 102 71 Sep 13 Jan 28, 112 Jun , 49% Jan 11% Aug 43 Va Mar 18 10 56% July 107% Sep Apr 19% > • Nov 44% > Deo 'iy:'74> Sep t: 113 Apr 106% Aug 27 36 y-130 9 Jan 8 July 16 >14% Jan 111 Mar —' 89 Nov 15 y 89 Nov 15 49 Feb 27 : 73% Jan <11 mc 44% 11 18 Oct 9 y .41 Jan 11 25 C 29% Sep 20 > ; 35% Jan 15 105 102 Va Sep 25 110 Feb 7 118% .123 Oct 4 136 May 3 8% 7% Sep 24 15"% Feb 8 t85% : 93 Sep 20 .; 106 Feb 16 20% 17% Nov 7 26% May 8 ; 15% 17 Sep 20 30 Feb 8 > 197 July 11 202 May 15 190 201 Oct 7 210 Mar 29 39% yr 30 Sep 10 48% Jan 15 6% 7% Sep 4 14 Jan 30 8% ; > 9% Oct 10 22% Feb 16 99 103 Oct 3 141 Feb 27 49% y *9% R°n 94 96% Jun 14 68 75 Nov 14 92 May 28 21 <% • 34% Jan 18 198 200 Nov 12 200 Nov 12 12% 13 Oct 30 31% Jun 14 14 Va Nov 9 22 July 1 17% 19 Oct 10 293/4 Aug 12 24% 203A Sep 10 25 Oct 15 HVaOct 10 27% Feb 7 12% 12 Va Oct 10 30 Feb 16 16% 40 Oct 10 63% Feb 18 53 Oct 9 71% Apr 27 34% 124 V. y'— -w-> , Deo 28 11 y Deo 39% Not 30 Jan 21% .May 22 'Apr 22 14% Apr 20% Oct 10 y July 5% v Jan 59 Oct 73% Deo Feb xl8: Deo Jun 109 Aug 27 120 100 5 Pitts • No par 100 Oct 2% 29% y 111 21% Jan 6% Mar 17 36% Jan 17 r 11 33% Sep 56 29 29 20 r May 21 79 % Jun 132- 10 X105 100 Pitts ; 206 C M 5 Hosiery $5 ♦ ,20 " *100 's *200 2,200 7% Jan 40% Jan r 2 933/8 Oct 100 Ltd preferred Plllsbury Mills $4 preferred 97% *200 : A Co. — 500 Apr 20% Oct 100 series Phoenix 19 >/•;.: & 110 Jan 513/4 Jan > 27% Feb 25 '117% July 29 11% Oct 30 .' 1 preferred 100 10 14% 23% 10 4,600 ;:vfyv:' 16 17 143/4 43 'y 54 *124 22 *21 v'. *94 125 65% 533/8 10% ; series Morris Oct 32% 68 >108% Sep 9 par24% Sep 24 100 Iron Phillips Jones Corp .7% preferred New 5% preferred 5% cum preferred Phillips Petroleum 1—a 108 *124 .10 ' 83/a 11% 300 33 4 *16 153/4 •\ *13 89 y ( *190 36% 85/8 89 54 4/ 206 *200 12 93 19 '- 19 Philip 106% 49% July 16 10 No par & Deo 115 • 35% JaA1. 6 ' 63% Oct 50 No :V; *18 97% *75 16% 14% 9% *64 200 24 5/s '-'•!•• - *105 14% *16% !•• 67 14% 24% ;y>>88'y: 53% 19 130 *15% *42 95 55 18 64 17 *22% 24% 54 ''/• • ♦105 67% 79 *191 21% 8,700 Coal Dec X80% 10 90% Apr 25 47% Feb 19 3 pfd *101 *190 8% 33/4% 103% 97% 19% 373/4 240 4% i 206 11% , 110 36% : 37 V4 / —No par com— Corp *108 %•" ' 8% 130 95 Read 110 *124 *200 373/4 *16% Philco & 36% . *190 206 *76% 5,400 107% ,11% 67% ' 19% 8 V* Phila *1073/8 97% *11V* *105 6,100 *105% 19 118,; 94 Va Co 14% Jan 29 • 106% 4% Mar Apr 30 37% Aug 115% July 15 27% Jan 24 $ per share 13 Deo *39% Nov '•<*'w '";*• , 12 Apr Sep >30% Jan }'• i;. , Jan 29% Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest preferred ;• Electric 133/4 37% - Aug Deo Deo 32% > Jan 16% Feb '•'•: 10 25 :^29% Sep preference com 4.4% preferred 22% 95 >' ; $1 13% 95 "V -1 5% Jun , 10 Jan 16% Mar ,45% Jan : 3 ,87/« Oct y 175 Jan Mar 6 16% >13% 24% Jan 18 1053^ Sep 5 v 160% •573/4 Jun 11 28 Vi Sep <y 100 > America STOCKS preferred Phila 22 V* 107% 18% $6 4,100 133/4 31% "9% • 23% 95'/a 21% *124 *190 *116% 90 26% 29 V4 13% 31% 93/8 IIIV4 n 37 * *95 240 22% 32% "9% ;■ 5, 110 20 97 Va i 143/a *105 4 107% 65 23 313/4 *124 *95 55% 64% *29 of Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% 36 *101 preferred— Corp Pfeiffer Brewing Co—--——No par Pfizer (Chas) & Co Inc.— 1: 8,800 V >28,700 *107 >. No par ~4%%- 2nd Par 1,300 593/4 '25% 125 *18 ■ 14% 39 % *110Va 29% *117118% Oct Shares • 26 75 • DM 5 >22% Jun 9 100 y 149% 9 - 10 EXCHANGE 38% 111% •25% Oct Oct Oct Jan r y 35% Aug 13 19 16 NEW YORK STOCK 58 • ♦29 119 14% < *110% 29% 24 3/i 22% 55% 18% . 25% *29 103% *117 57 38% 21% Sep 160% 10 ,> 10 100 12% Feb > 48% 3 Oct Deo NOV , Jan Jan 121% • May 1 39% July 11 30 2 100 —— Petroleum ! 14 42 fe 46 Jan 34% 82 >• Apr 12 v 24 Deo 48 110 30 Oct Jan Nov NOV 14% Jan 3f> .100 Co Sales for $ per share 14% Ry 38 43 22 % Jan e 89% Feb 20 100 ._33%c the Week Nov. 15 14% 65 M >> 111 3/B 26 Va 37% *20% 125 33 14% 14% Ry Co preferred preferred 5% Pet 60 1,400 Friday V!; tper share • 647/a *80 *32% y.Nov. 14 37% V 111% 110 *101 23 '56 >> > 96 *106% 103% 573/4 40 119 y 141/8 37%! v. *101 96 143/4 30 *116 13% 22% Thursday 13 4 per share 15 .65% *110 VB 119 • ■' . " 40 i. ♦110 > $ per share Nov y DOC 89% 111 12 Jan Deo 79% >56% Apr 22 20% Sep 24 25 Sep 24 ' 50 - Co. £■y* Wednesday Nov. 12 15 57 35% *64% Tuesdays Nov. 11 110 Co—No par prior - 9 % No par 95 23 % 27 17% Sep 20 '28% Feb 25 100 Light Marquette 5% LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday & 0^4 oct 7 Corp.. Eastern Pepsi-Cola _ < Power Peoria 600 '• Sand 10 Co Salt Mfg Co <-10 Peoples Drug Stores Inc. 5 Peoples G L St Coke (Chic)—HMJ 100 , Corp— Cement Jan Jan £ 20% Apr 16% NOV 13 1 - NOV Jan 22 r 64% Sep ant, Oct !. t' Pennsylvania 600 . Coke Corp. . 32% 11% 26 f>; - 10 No par Pennsylvania RR 28,700 22 112 Oct preferred Penn •• 500 - 12 e Deo Deo 168 Jan Jan 13% Jan 34% Apr 13% Oct 30 t Nov 36% 45 % Mar Apr 24 160% Jun 13 9 ;5 Deo 34% 58 181% July 17 3 Oct *118% 22% 74 22 >. 11% Feb 3% Sep 19 26 Jan Jan * 48 10 Sep 35 Va Jan No par Co • 10 1 ___No par Airlines & Glass 5% . 2,100 19 27% Coal Penn > 1,100 93% *16% / : -52 yyyy"; *50 27 90, 31% 106 , Penn-Dixie Penn >;-.y:yy/•./ 10 423% 41% ■ V ,23::..4' 115 *30% . 273/, Oct —2.50 Enterprises C) Penn-Central 20,800 •: (J t 100 26% & . Deo Jan 155 17 Mar 18 -473/4 Jqn 17 67% Jun 14 9: E3 . 193/a Jan Nov 13% 7 Jun Deo 34% 119 23% 107 y 10 No par Transportation Mines Penney 4,100 18% -*88% 9% Yg 9% 115 . 12% ' 9%rJy -»•- 22% 50 1 ♦22 31% 4. 107 33 . *1113/4 ,-«3i '13: •109 89% 19% 26 Va 42 v 93 112% - ' Mines. , Co Penick ti Ford ; 6,400 13,600 1,400 1,600 27 18% *109 # 8% 33 , ' 1 1 Co_ Proof 18% V 48 105% Oct 24 -100 Inc... Jan 86% Mar 19 10 Sep Deo 23% 25% July 11 3 5% Oct- > 24% Jan 111% May 29 100 Oct. 10 56 Oct 112 107% Jan 16% Aug Jan 17 Oct Deo 11% ■ 5% Oct 10 105 21% 106% 30 37% Jan Jan 3 35 Oct 30 13 Deo 14 12% Oct 30 • 1 Inc & Rust Patino 600 Ref__i—— Consolidated Davis Parmelee ; .1,600 - 17% " 19% - 1,400 , 22% • 42 50 - • 13% 8 115 26 *87 f -33 c U3s/s1 133/4 20> y *32% 18% 31%'T,w 9% y; 16% 8 26% 90 *107- 9% -17% 22% *30 % •' 163/4 263/a *88 31% ' 18% 23% 115 .. 45 25% t; 28 Parker Tilford Oct NOV 15 12% 19 180Va May 10 Oct Deo 57, Jan Jun 10 5 63% Apr 6% 51% May 22 39 Va Feb 2 24 19 Inc-———.—No par Pictures Utah Parke 1,500 44 Va 42 Park 3,100 45 Va 50% 20% 26% . 31 45 22% 94% y & Deo 4 Jan 36 21 oep 168 j.100 & 38% 17"% Jan 18 120 Feb 11 22 25% Oct No par preferred conv Park 40% - 27% 4; 50% 43/. ' 4% Paramount . 30% 78 34% 93% 4»/« 40,500 1,600 9,300 39 75 Va' 111%, '*40% .' - '■ 13% 26% }■&■$ ' Cos Deo 112 xll9% Jan 10 54% Sep Corp.—2% Pipe Line Prod Paraffine - 32Va; 58 Va •Panhandle ' 40 f 5*1' V .193/8 51% 31V4 158 Va • 400 74% 20 96 , ♦106% '108 > :5,700 v 26 36% Oct 10 preferred ■ 31 22% > • ' 4% 37% Nov Sep 20 o0 No par Airways Jan 29% July 1 22% Jun 14 10% »>t 10 14 Nov 14 —1 Corp Car American Panhandle East ;• ( 5% 65 *77/a *32% 22% 27% 5% c Packard Motor 17% May 23 112 28 Pan-Amer Petrol & Transp——i^—5 2,700 26 30 Oil Jan 11 25 30 28% Oct Pan : Sep 27 1223/4 Oct 32.700 Mi 17 !—Nonpar* Western M/ty 22 Oct '">15% Deo 263% Mar 71 No par i; Pacific Tin Consol'd Corp y 13% .: 111% 115 105% 13% 8% 19%- • ♦105% 74% 45 V* 6% Jan Jan 46 Telep & Teleg ; 100 preferred——————100 - Pacific Deo 9% 105% 3 10 24 non-cum—No par 25 — 31 % Jan 16 3 11 Electric & 25,200 i , , v. . 13% - : Pacific 4,400 .. ',13% 1 75 16% >17>v> 8 *32% > 13% 4 13% 4 *71 ■ t\- 45 46 20% 115 * '■ 15% 44% "45 58 3/4 29 '• 6%-6%! 13 Va 133/4 ; : 4 3/8 39% 29% r -400 ♦14 32 ' 4% 38% .8 20% 40% 4% 4 J •V. *28% 22% > 4% 39% 17 34% *111% 583/4 1 6V« preferred Pacific Mills 90 10 ., 20 *62% 108 31% 59% 1,400 168 Va 68 31% 31% 53/4 *64 ♦106V4 29 Va Vy 45% 8 ••*. *32% W- 5% 65 108 Gas 2nd NOV 19% May 15 Oct 158 Sep ?•' 22 Sep 86% Oct 2.50 — Lighting Corp 6% 1053/4 59 74 '>■; o-74 18% 7% .• Pacific Pacific 19s/a .45% 30% 4% vv: 14 % 46 17 V? 60 V4/. .14 » 14% ,74 46 y: *105% 44% 39% '13% 14V4 65 5% 4 ' r 143/4 ♦105% 105% 5% t i 129% > 6% *27 Va 28% 13 % *70 *105% ■ GO Nov 126 Va 55 % Jan 26 No par 8,300 1,000 *167 63/4 >♦14% y : ' ■> . 258% 56 Va Jan Sep 27% Feb Co—....12.50 61 19% 50% Jan 19 xll3 -100 - Glass . 30 10% Oct 30, 10 40% 31% 13% *14.:. 15% 45 V* . 31% — 4% *27% -• •: 108 59% 39 38% ; ,31 4% ; ,. 14 . *127% 6%. 100 — No par 30 v 169 6 >!- Co Owens-Illinois Jan Aug 37% 30 21 Sep 25 19 Oct 30 99 Vi Oct 14 20 No par com 61 20% 7 , pfd — 40% 128% • Outlet 2* % Mar 8 195/a Feb 26 preferred___ 100 Mfg 16% Feb 117 ; 36 104 Va Nov 108% Jun 600 Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc—5 140 :■ ■■■Pacific -»Coast'. Co—-—-10 • / 40 1st preferred non-cum No par . . - 100 & 118 3 30% Sep preferred 219 Oct 44 No par 30 ■ : 6i% ?: 31V4 11% 6% v. Jan 183/, Oct Co A 5 lOVa Oct 2.50 Co_». Elevator 19 102% Oct 24 10 Co convertible Deo Jan 16% 0«t 10 50 .Outboard Marine — 51% 6 6%r • 44% 5% 15 *00% 20% , 13% 13 * 65 'C-J.-ii 59% 4%' V v .7 106 *105% *167 21 . 11% ♦14% -40% Va 31% 128% 168 6% 47 65 ♦105% i08/V: 31 „ 11% 30% 60 Otis 3,400 50 40% 127% it 72 111 No par Oppenheim Collins 300 90 Inc__, preferred 4Va% 110 14% Aug y T 129 £ 10% Sep 11 • 10 - 14% ■ *28 5% •4 y 64/4 14%. *14% 45% 11% yy''50v 50 22 71% \ 4,100 163 . . Edison Oil OCt Sep 102% 18 4 23% Oct 30 No par Rubber & Nov 410 (Minn) Telegraph -•Omnibus Corp (The) 8% conv preferred 900 : Co V.Oklahoma Gas & Elec 4% Oliver Corp 220 ; Airlines Pharmacal 4.40% 2,000 ' 29 m 28% • *87 71% 14 4/ 60% ' 165% ! 90 41% *20 > 7% : ■;13% 15% ♦ "• 6% 21% •21 30 : 127% y 165 Va 6 *20 5 *29 ' 30% 129% 165 Va 6 20 -1. : 32 ♦127% 165% 20 '.£• 30- 62 30% *165 15 41% 42 •• 61 •159 22 70% 52 62' 41% 163 *87 11% 15 ' 28% '*21 71% *50 . '••54. *28 Ohio Ohio 5,200 , < . 115 , 100 i . 11% 115 *159 :: 108 11V4 29 1,700 \ 20%": 1063/4 283/4 90 11% 16. 54 ■ 115 y. 28% 22 70% 20% ' ■ 11% 28% *87 V 20% - 28% 163 i'i; 22 23% 115 V 106 »/a 113% 28 28% *159 90 Va 106% 116 28 ' 11% *14% v; *115 73 11% 15 54 30 20 11% V 29% - 73 ! 12 14% *50 : *87 72% *11% 20% 107% 11% « 163 *22% 90 *71 20 *213/4 .*106% • 29 28% *159 23% *87 116 *28 28 Va 159 .' 22 ' 116 159 , 20% *21% 107% *106 *115 ... Norwich 7,300 19% V Northwest 1,400 Power pfd $3.60 series 4 45% 10% *110% *21% States NOV 65 Mar Aug 15 393/4 Apr 20 11 10 29 Mar 288 Va Apr 20 Jan Feb 283/4 Feb 9 225% Sep 121 Co Jan 41 162 May 53 ; 31% Oct 100 100 pfd non-cum North American 10 North American Aviation———;—.!, Northern Central Ry Co „ 50 Northern Pacific Ry 100 117 20% 4. Adjust 4% 17 3 113 Va Mar 18 24 12% Oct $ per share 19 76 325 105% Son Highest $ per share 413/4 May 28 4 5 Norfolk & Western Ry 125% $ per share 28 1 Corp part stk Noblitt-Sparks Industries Lowest Jun 275 pfd__100 100 234% *125 53% Oct 50 350 *33% 233 Va 4 21% Oct' 9 No par N 19% 105 20 Va preferred non-cum Year 1945 Highest $ per share No par NY & Harlem RR Co ' *104 $5 > Range for Previous Range Since January I , .,4.yLowesl New York Dock *13 125 <21% 29 / Par 13 Va >>11 ?E *115'/a . 117 ; .• 60 35 26% 11% *115 Va .chnTPo •■>•.>>>:> ; *240 232 Va > ' STOCK *107 13% 27 nhnra rtpr YORK EXCHANGE 108'/a V4: *33'/a *125 117 Va 133/4 35V4 X234 11% *115'/a 21 *CLOSED • 27% *22 70 133/4 .t STOCKS NEW the Week 285 > "• *107% 35% . EXCHANGE *125 *60 *240 ' Nov. 15 $ pet share 29 Sales for Friday Nov. 14 $ per share 22 Va Thursday * Nov. 13 v $ per share 28 -V.'.. Wednesday Nov. 18 Deo Deo — . , v 32% Oct 10 99 Oct 10 31 Sep 10 67 May 14 105% May 22 41 July 1 65 (Jan' >69% Deo Jan 35 Deo Jan 37% NOV Sep Aug 108% Mar 11% Jan Deo Jan Jan Deo Jan 126 Feb Sep 106 Deo Deo 23% Nov 25% Deo 205% July 44% Deo 12% Deo Jan 15% Mar 117% Oct Mar 69% Jun 91 Jun Feb Jan < 43% Deo Jun Jun 198 Jan 22 Deo Jan 27% Deo Jun Jan 33% Deo Jan 25% Deo Jan 26% Dee Mar 66% Nov Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4543 164 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Nov. 9 ; Nov. 11 $ per share $ per share Sales for the Week I Nov. 15 $ per share $ per share I per share ; tper share Friday i;,' Nov. 14. Nov. 13 \:> Nov. 12 , Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Saturday ,» > Range for Previous NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE i Shares .. . Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest •;/• Par ■ $ per share • Year 1945 Lowest $ per share $ per share - 21% 107% •128% *113% 114 ,;' 'STOCK 122 128% *127 v 20% 128% 114 106y4 128% 130 •113% > 51% 114 •113% 114 *113% 53 50 y4 51 50% 22 21% 114 122 112 22% 109% 35% 36% V 36% 23% x34% 34VB •223/4 24 109 2,000 No par No pari Purity * Bakeries 24 Quaker State Oil ! 27,200 700 83%; ;/••> 16% 17,000 *23 Radio 107 No par ' Corp Ref 30 10 Corp 10 Jan 17 27% Nov Feb 102% 2 Highest $ per share Jan 115% Dec 106% Jan 139% May 10 ll<f Jan 150 Jan Jan 17 126 Dec 138 Nov 117% Feb 15 121% 112% 69% Jan 15 47% Jan 85 V* Oct 17 Jan 24% Deo 106 May 28% May 28 115 y2 Jun 13 38% Feb 4 2 Sep 20 19% Feb 10 126 \ 9 20 Oct 10 115% Jan Sep 25 100 : 30% Jun 112% July 25 47% Sep 10 19% Feb 26 No par Pure Oil (The) 5% conv preferred 300 33'% 33y2 100 Sep 108 114% Aug 119J/2 Jun Pullman Inc 12,800 10 103 100 Pub Ser El & Gas pfd $5 9,100 225/a 109 24 •223/4 217/a preferred > 8% preferred •>>>>: 114 50%*:, 51% 110 35% 35% 24 *23% > *109 112 ♦109 109% *113% 7. 1% 90 .'>>>>.. 140 127% 126 22% H,- 22%' 870 330 . lift Oct Pub Serv Corp of N J com—No par $5 preferred No par 6% preferred 100 9,500 ' 106% 114 51% 21% CLOSED 20% *121 V; ? 52% *22% 114% X123 •127 21% 35% 108 114 122 124 EXCHANGE 130 >• •109% 106% 123 114% 123 52 107% 114 108 V* *113 121% 21% xl06% Xll3% 21 V\ 107% 114% 121% 20% 21% 1077/a *113 21% 21 V 21% 21% 20 X148% Nov Oct 23% 118 Jan 112% Nov Jan 38 Nov 25% Aug 13 11% Jan 82% DM 19 lOVs 78% 10% Dec 90% Oct ft '■Viri "'V-vi--' > 10 ■?." 83% V 16% 4V>4 10 110% 83% *105% 44 .5419 18% >19% 35'/* ;i 21 217/a *42% '>,4 44 .*39 18% •100 •28% •81 , •: 38% 39 103 40% •17 103 f-'irvVA i '• ' ' 28 28 28% -■■15% v- 38% *80 103 22% 39% 39% 10% 0% 4r .■ Reeves 8% 8 -8%. > 14% > 8% 273/4 26% 28 111% 4> 4r *111 y8 112 22 23% 21% *102 104% A >-■ : 4 31 113 •' 31% '.,33 %•->' 5324: ;44 1163/4 " ' 116 4 > *14% 15% > ■A 39%: 393s 104% *104 21% 1 7% 7% 4' 8% *52 55 27% 27% 8 19 14% 50 20% 14% 7% 19 7% 7% 7% 73/8 19 19 52% 523/4 19%. ; 51% 5552;':4:fl>4 ;; 253/4 X253A 5 ; Reynolds (R J) 40 Preferred 2,200 Rheem 5,100 133/4 Oct 10 16% Oct 125% Jan 17 14% Sep 7% Oct No par 25% 253/4 253/4 V 1 4 Royal V Typewriter 1,400 Ruppert, 46% DM 28% Jan DM 137 Jun 69% July v Oct 143 Dm 17 Jan 31% Sep Jacob 22% Jan 90% Jan Dm 2^ Feb 7% Aug 16 19% Jan 102% Jan 31% May 28 110% Jan 3 19 11% 87% 15% Jan 98 Jan 14% Jan 31% Jan 40 37% Mar 09% Sep 16% Mar 106 V y 18% NOV 45% Jan 136 15 Jan lfl 28V4Feb 16 46% Jun 6 . •• 50% July 31 1083/4 Feb 25 20 9 38 Jun 10 Nov 37 Dec 10'A 16% Jan 6% Aug 19 % Apr 6ya Oct Oct V , 13 y2 Feb 5 30% Jun 30 40% Sep 10 21% Oct 10 No par 5 10 17 Apr 29 3 65 34% Jan Jan 33 9 117% DM 23% Dec Oct 46% Nov Dm 26% Dec 31 DM 12% V Dec 29% Nov Mar 21 May 29 Oct 110 44 - Dec Nov 24% Jan 20% May 28 9 33% 115 Jan 25 °ct DM Apr 20 118 f 10 Oct 29 >18% Dm 21 40% Feb , 36% DM 102% Aug 19% Jan 123A Oct 10 1 (The) Ofct 17 101 y2 Sep 20 Feb 100 1,500 , 36% Jan 45% Apr 22 v 273/4 Mayll.V 36y4Sep 11 43 < Feb 18 - 253/4 10 1 %/13 10 series • 97 Sep 25 24 y2 Sep 11 105y4Sep 11 100 100 Mfg Co Co 38% Jun 29% Mar 60% Deo Mar 11% 102% 4 24% Apr 8 177/8 Feb 25 10 18 No par Tob class B 10 13% Oct 107% Ritter Ruberoid \ 20 : ' 24% Oct 10 100 10 700 , -V V;::' ; v.-.__1 83A Nov 13 Oil Corp No par Company • No par Roan Antelope Copper Mines y;/>: 5i;;> ,siy2 Jan Nov 15 76V2 Sep 20 27V2 Jan 7 Deo 43% DM 19% Jan 43 9 No par A ser Brass. 3.60% 34% 9 4 17 6,700 • 25 46% Jan Richfield 200 Mar 31 Apr 112% Feb 50c jSV Common -i 400 16 6 Spring Reynolds • 19% 19 Corp preferred conv 800 28% 7%-' " 4 5%% 14% 14% •' preferred Reynolds Metals Co 21 *28 28% & 6,200 %>v^I 103% 20 -K >5%% 100 50 103% 15 *28 :39 Coper May 14 33 V' 83 Oct 36 101 ■ May 18 :__t V 32%, Mar l3 / 50y4 Jun 3 25 V100 Oct 14 105% Apr • 3 J: 1 20 Oct-' 9 ;/ 3478 July 19 preferred conv Revere 5,100 •14% ;■;•/>: 14% $1 18% DM 111 100 warrants S-".-: 103. July Aug 39 , Jan 33 Sep 99 No par Inc A 19 Jan 7% Mar 6 49% Feb r 16%; Oct 10 Co—No par series with Motors, 10 11 V 100 1st pfd Republic Steel Corp 6% conv prior pfd 14,300 32%: *49 21% 143/4 29 V 200 ,t- 115 38% 104 21 14% :: 50 *103 1033/4 ♦28 27 32 *114% 39 50 X20% ;5 53>>: 26% 323/a 1143/4 143/a 19% ff 31% 1143/4 9 28% Apr 24 112y2 Feb. 11 50c & Co Republic Aviation Republic Pictures 105 *103 5 383/4 •,> :• 4 454/ 53 19 18% 4 153/a 28 105 5, . | 22 36% Oct Inc Bros (Robt) Preferred Reo !>>.25,600 27% 53% Jun 20 100 Conv 200 13,400 112 22% 22% 15% 1033/4 21% 15 21% *103 ■■ 14 263/e Apr 33% Feb • __5 pfd 2lA% Remington-Rand 90 8% 5,100 :;14 ;>.>■/• 3,100 •111 y8 27% 112 ■•.;>::• *111% 39% *49 28 " 30 14% - 4-26% 9% • ; 10 Reliable'Stores Corp 2,400 8 "383/4 104 21% 32 ; 116 8% *14% - 39% 104 4l5»fe 14% 31% 50 - * 9% 14 - : 'A 104% *114 - . 15% 15% 39% 217/a < *28 116 •4 ••'•"'4*49 49 49 104% 4' 14% 27 9% 8 21%-4 >4 21% •103 '■ ; 9% - 112 *118% 23% ♦102 8 :";4.14 >: A/; 263/a 14% -14% ' 14 % 27 % 111% 8 ; 9% 19 Sep ■ preferred—50 V Reliance Manufacturing - 3,000 - 103 23% '5'': V" 10% 8% 163/4 Sep 40 50 Hosiery - 410% 15 2nd 500 . ;;; A ; 32% Nov non-cum 2,100 83 ; 25 ; , Preferred Reis 16 *101% 4 23% . 33% Sep 17'A Sep 1st preferred____50 7,900 29% . 103y8 Oct No par non-cum 1044>>:::V;;; 15%' pfd—100 3%% Reading Company Real Silk 23 1 Co >>4% V Jan 96 y8 Mar 19 10 " 15 y8 Oct Manhattan Rayonier Inc $2 preferred 100 15 ; *29 39 ♦101% - 4' - 83 23 223A *97 . 153/4 "•80 103 .103 23% 100 38 3/8 38% 39%- 23% *96 15% > 14% 15 14% 3 83 83 4 14% . 8Vb Oct 10 77 Sep 24 1 4% " 18 110 Raybestos 500 of Amer No par 1st preferred—.No par Purina Ralston 2,300 4 44'':■)-'•> .;> > •39 40% 17% 17% ♦105 : 110 ■■■ *41 40% *17% 20% 20% conv 500 r .19% '.!> // 9,800 33% ? 2,200 i Corp $3.50 Radio-Keith-Orpheum 210 35% 32% 20% *105 104 *97 19 4 44 *333/4 173/a 14% - 83 38% 20 *41 : *105 ?> 110 153/8 •102% 20 43%: *37% ; : 104 ■ •4 . - : 23% 23% • 18% 83 83 -103 A; 4'v ?19%: 43% '•. . ; 29, " • 28% 29 15% 16% V >5;". 15%; - 29 16% 16% 19% 106 35% . 34% 109% . 14% ■ V 18% 34 40% *105 14% 102- 14% •98 193/8 34%/.; :•' 21% *17 109 7/8 18 34% '•44 . 10 •:/ 106 35% 35% *40 -40% *16% *105 35% 20 '-^ 20% •■45./; 46 16 16% 106 106 f ' 4> 97/s 4 4*82% 83%". 16 4 .> 36% ft. .10% a 83 5 16 % •105% 107 * 36% 36% 107 3»:>>r, 35% V 97/a 10% 83% ;> 16 . 86% 36 % 9% 83% • : 16%;.:, a 16% *105% 107 36 >/4 & 10% 84 83% . 16% V Sep 48. Oct 34 Deo %'.7: LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Monday Saturday Tuesday > Thursday Nov. 13 Nov. 14 tper share $ per share $ per share tper share . ' Sales for ~ STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK the Week EXCHANGE T* Wednesday Nov. 12 Nov* 11 Nov. 9 Friday Nov. 15 1 per share ' v'" Shares tper share • Range for Previous Range Since January 1V Lowest Highest /; t per share Par Year 1945 Lowest S per share $ per share ■ Highest Sper share S v5r , 24% 24% *113% 113% •113% 54% 24% 24% 113'/a 113% 1123/8 10% 10% 10% 114% 11% 11% 10% 11% STOCK 44 % EXCHANGE 103% 61 y4 45 103 y4 102 59 63 45% 103 CLOSED 102 102 25 102 6iy4 •44 54% 55 243/8 4 24 % 24% 112% •112% 113 y4 130 10% - 10% 10% 1,500 62 y# 28,600 20% 21% 20% 50% 51 49 51% 25 24% 25'/4 7% > 7% 7 39% 37% 38% 13 12% 12% 73A 38 3A 39 38% 12% 13 £ 12% 20% 21% 48% 50 V* 24 - 24% 46 45% 103 *101% 102 60 y4 62% 45% •102 103 "A 102 21% 60% 457/8; ♦102% *24% >'•7% 543A ; 4,100 H St Joseph 3,500 Safeway Stores < 46% •102% ♦14% J15% 14% 101%, 2iyft 21% 21% 22 y9 50% 51 y4 24 24 y4 #>♦?>> 7% 38% 123/4, 37% 38% 12 12% 15 14% 15 .7 -7% 38 12% 50 51 15 15 7 *14% 5% 700 28,400 6,300 *14% 15 •107 ys 109 15% 109% 19% 19 19% 18% 19% 19% 19% 31% 28% 31 32 313/8 32 28% 283/*- 28 3A 29% 18% 19% 32 31% 32% 30% 28% 90 44 28% 29 28 84 •78 : r •78 20% 20 20 *67 143/4 108 - 15% 108 *78 83 20 3/4 83 20% 72 •67 " 30% 9% 9% '4,. 9% >,"• 6:,4 v • 7% 93A •49 10 ■" 93/4 8% • 51 50 . 7% 35% 50 I Steel Shattuck / 8,900 Shell Sheraton 7 7,400 Silver 36 2,400 Simmons 50 50 300 ■<% No par 15 of America 1 5 No par Simonds Saw & Steel > 15% 153/4 444 15 15% 4 4; 15% 15% 64 64 "4 65% 65'A & 65 65 ;5 1,000 17 163/4 17 16% 17% ... 2,400 --Sloss-Sheffield *22% 23 •22% 23 *22 % 23% 52 53 No par i. i Skelly Oil Co— 16% 23 51%- ' > *32 33 : ■ 15 32% Xl4% • - t&y. 5 4'? 4 5% 5 ; 8% 8% *52% 53% •42% 43% 54 ::: 54 4 4; 40% 423/a r4 82 263A 4 45 x40 44 41% 4 >V 40% 46% 44% 46 y8 69 13% •96 39% 13 68 ; y«; 69 , 82 *78 *19% 6% *38% 13 123A *96 21 16% 21% 17% 20% 17'A 16 163/4 91% 91 91 90% 63/s 123A *123/4 40 21% 93% 95 54% 54 54% 40% 40 y4 J 39% 67 y4 67% 673/4 24%' 24% 24 y8 v» 95% 95% ; *105%: 106% For footnotes 16 2,400 Square D 1,300 Squibb (E R) & Sons $4 preferred page 2563. 38% 39 39% 29% 29 313% 29% 31 85% 86 y2 85% 87 85% 87% 90% 92 92 94 92 95 / 54% 543/4 4 39% 40 653/a 66% v/ 39% 27% 40% 39% 40 % 68% X65% 66% 24% *110% 111% 24 y8 ♦1053/4 243/a 107 : 24 y8 *1053/4 - 243/a 106 54% 39% 65% 245/a 25 40% 1053/4 1053/4 $6 2,500 3,100 54% 65 . 12,700 - 8,700 17,900 5,900 .100 171 30 . . Sep 10 .22% Jan 3 v $7 Standard • Oil of of Standard Oil of 3%% No par .' Ohio preferred series A 17% Mar Oct Nov 24% Oct 114 Jun 7% Sep 31% Deo 16% Jan 28 12% Mar • 25% Nov 79% Nov 74 May 13% Jan 60 •'•;• 24 Deo 22% Nor 70% Nov 36% Dec July Aug 5% Mar 12% Dec >32% Jan 30% 46% Deo Feb -44% Nov. 14% Aug Jan 21% Dec 65% DM 41% 15 Aug 22% Jun 24% Jun 48% 96 22% Dec Nov 5 1 Jan 20% July 13% Jan 4% Aug Deo 40% Oct 18% Dec 7% Dec 4 fj,-60% Feb 593/4 Feb : 9. 193 May 8 39% July 3 333A May 27 20% Aug 40 % Apr 155 26% .17 36% Dec 60% Dec 180 Nov 37 Apr Jan Nov Jan 24% Dec 70 Jun 27 38% Jan 62 65 Jun 17 90% Jun 18 96 Feb 15 32% Jan 64% Jan 60% Deo 87% Dec 80% 11% Jan 93 Jan 21% Dec 6% Mar 12% Dec Oct 11 17 Sep 3 5% Oct 10 11% Oct 30 92 Sep 4 37 Sep 9 20 Oct 30 h 15 ; Oct 30 84% Sep 17 15% Sep 10 33% Feb 21 107 % Oct 2 .. 35% Oct 30 20% Oct 10 70 Oct 10 K No par 25 10 100 * 73 ' No par Calif—-No par 25 Oil Oil of New Jersey 14% Dec Oct 33 Sep 23 64% Oct 30 1 Indiana Standard Standard Dec 38% Oct 10 ^ 5 preferred prior preferred— 2 5 -No par prior 14 Oct y No par 1 common Dec 71% 40 107% 24% Apr 17 ' 10 V 48% Sep 24 2 preferred Nov 30V2 Mar 5 1 Co 37 30% Nov 35% 8 48 May 13) 13% Oct 30 -18% Jun 3 4% Sep 9 83A May 11 8 y Standard Brands, Inc..No par Standard G Si E Co $4 pref__No par 2,900 51,600 ' $4.50 Nov — . 100 Sperry Corp (The) Spiegel Inc 190 : —__No par 42% 383/4 54% *1053/4 107 see 110% 110% X53% preferred 42% 111% 89% $5.50 29 17 29% Sep 20 / No par 1 Spencer Kellogg & Sons 243/8 Jan 113% May ' 91 , Jan 15 10 P .*55% May 27 101% Sep 26 108 July 11 100 ctfs Spear & Co 900 15% *110% 303/4 300 Conv 111% 28% stk tr '180 111% 88% preferred 8,500 42 3/4 88% Ohio 9,200 15% 30 % & 61% Nov Sep No par 90J/2 423/4 X38% Mobile 1 Oct No par Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc Sparks Withington 1003/4 42 VV 36 7.50 Railway non-cum 163A 16% 7 Southern •• > —25 Co 21% 42 393/4 Pacific 16i/e 15% 39 Southern 5% 10 100 Natural Gas Co Sep 23 20 No par Edison Feb 65% Oct 22% Aug .7 Mar 18 17% Feb 8 49% Apr 9 233A May 11 223/4 July 11 *39% Apr Sep 24 21 1 Greyhound Lines California Oct 30 Sep 19 Jan 2 , 100 preferred 90% 42 28% 14% Dec X42% . 50 20% 43% ' 20 Platinum 16% 16% 38% *88 Oct 8% Mar . Typewriter.No par Co Inc 15 16% x 16 38 Nov 28 1.15% Mar Aug 14 17% Oct 10 32% Apr 18 23% Oct 10 ■< 40% Feb 16 23 Jan 4 39% May 11 77 Jan 2 V. 91% May 18 " ■ 17% Sep 19 26% Apr 29 : 64 Sep/20 V 87 May 16 1 27% Feb 26 43% Jun 3 8% Oct 28 17% July 1 xP 5% Oct 10 >14% Feb 6 33% Oct 30 567/a Jun 3 383/4 Jan / 8 61 May 31 >15 Oct 10 203A Jan 11 -.V 54- Jan 28 / 85% Jun 7 14 Sep 19 27% Feb- 16 Oil & 7 ^ 108 E & G Co when dist_7.50 Southern 1,300 2,300 2,700 Gold *90 % ; 43% 111% A 40 . Iron preferred Southern 14,900 II,700 13 *96 16% 111% ■ 700 6'/a 90% 15% ' I,900 193/8 44 16% *43 y4 Corona Southeastern 81 19% 63A 393/4 90% 21% 4 69 100 3/4 & South Porto Rico Sugar 8% 42% 20% 40 16% *76 4; 5% 175 4:39% 1003/4 21 77-41 >. 67% 20 63/a 4 82 19% *90*4 54% 42 6% ♦96 40 21 > *123/4 1003/4 39% ii, 45% & Sth Carol 1,000 26 3A 54 15 Socony Vacuum 500 - 263A 44 Smith 1 ;-r r: 263A - • No par Steel preferred cum 5,100 263A *26 53% *170 37/2% 8% 33 *76 - 35,300 53% *41% f 42 •> Corp (A O) Corp (A). & Sons Carpet Co Smith 3,900. ./South Am 32% 53% 19% 4 7 , *52'A j Oil 43% 32 193/4 63A 13 V 1003/4 •4 69% 193/4 63/a V 42% ♦77 20 39% 463/8 ,r 69% *76 r: 4. 82 13% . 8% 4 8% 53% 41 Smith • 200. 14%, , 32 v 41 8 ?• *52% *41% 4% 32% 27 453/8 4 8 %" 53% 32 14%' 54 263/4 46% *96 *31 4 5 2,100 1,100 50 37% 175 263/4 45% -4% .4. 53 ; : 54 4.4- 31.% 6% 14% 44 5 175 33% 20 32% 143/a 37 •100% 102 •170 * . 33 70 *31% 14% 42% 42 53 •170 33% *69'A 66 19% July 110% July 102 »A Nov 7 V 37% Jan 16 773AFeb 8 Oct 30 if 13% Oct 10 y V; 12% Oct 10 • $1.20. preferred >«_——No par x67y8 54 175 , 8% ' •52% 43% > ♦170 175 *26 53 37% 37% .'4 £100% 102-4: 102 " 8%' 33% 51% 37% 37 102 , 32% 143/4 53% *53 *170' 51% • .4' A,: 44 /v.': . 44- 43% 102 32 % 4 ■ 8% 4 38 101% 14% >15 5% 5% *52% 52% 51% > 38 37% 101% Sinclair 15,100 I No par Pen Co Co. 15% 37% > A ser King Coalition Mines 15%: 51% 4 .' No par —No par No par Oil Corp * 63/4 ,.35% - 36 1 Gas (W A) Union /■. 1 (Frank G) Sheaffer 30 5 /V 11 Corp 633/4( *100% Jan * Jan 28- 100 > 37 Mar 30 Oct t 9 V 61" July 11 7 110% Jun 2a 23 No par it 15% •22% 64 May f 34% May 29 116 18 17% Sep 24 42 Sep 24 Nonpar Dohme $3.50 conv pref 2,600 9% Co common Sharpe 42 ,100 No par 6 preferred Sharon ft 900 29% 9% 6% Inc $4.50 15% ; * V 100% Oct 28 A - & 63% 5: 4 101% Oct Del- Oil Co pf Shamrock Oil ft 70 429% 35% Servel s 10,800 4,600 2,400 20% *64 30, preferred series Roebuck 55% Oct No par r;: No par Seeger-Sunbeam Corp Seiberling Rubber Co 83 7- 20% 70 29% 36% 50 *48 30% > 35% 7%- 535% 35% *64 72 30% *78 20% ' 30 Sep 22% Oct 10 110% Sep 11 V 10% Sep 19 1.75 Corp Co Seagrave Corp /Sears 130 15 32 .,4- > ;; -45 V 5 Distillers Paper Seaboard 2,100 3,300 109 19% *78 Corp Scovill Mfg Co. 3.65% cum pfd_lG0 Seaboard Air Line vtc__^._ No par 2,500 3,200 u " 15% ♦108 109% 28% ; 5 _100 $3.40 cum pfd 11,400 Mj % U4MMV* 7 Scott 200 101% 101% 109% 15% 153/4 15% Arms Schenley 700 160 103 " •108 ._10 - preferred Savage ' 11% 5% Lead " 62% 44% •102% 61% 44'54 44 54 & 24 Mr 54 24%: , 78 Oct 10 42% Feb 26 37 Feb 26 62 Sep 20 20% Mar 6 xl05% Sep 26 30% 13% 27 104 Apr 23 Jan May July 51 May 40% Jan 39% Apr 109 % Apr 24% Apr 55 May 116 29 13 16 24 30 10 10 25 10 Mar 9 May 13 55 60% May 135% Apr 149 k Apr 59% Aug 49 A May 78 A May July 30 .Tan 108 k 28 5 6 13 31 13 11 17 7% Feb Mar 27% 20 Jan 80 32 Jan 12% Mar 76% Jan 39 Deo 107% July : Nov Dec Dec 95 Sep 44% Nov 39 Dec 23% Dec 99% Nov 40% Dec 116- Dec 2% Jan Jan 67 V* Jan 121 78% Jan 38% Jan 33% Jan 134% Dec 49% Dec 44% Dec 56 Jan 28 49% Dec 33% Nov Dec 68% Nov 19% Aug 27 Oct Dec 108 Nov 105% THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2562 YORK STOCK RECORD NEW STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES 1 Tuesday $ per $ per share 1374 " 1974 1974 48% 49 *103 18% > X47% 104% 15% 16 v 24 25 >> 17% 22% 14 1474 14 y4 1077a ♦106% 107% *106% *b5 65 65 21% 17% 177a 177a 17% 173/4 21 20 3/a 213/a 207a 213/a 14% 133/4i 137a 1374 13% 3,600 10772 *10Cs/8; 107% ♦1067a 66 667af 122 1213/4 66 ♦120. 122% 67 67 >" 8 46% 44 45 4474 13% 12% 137a 12% 12% 127a! 1274 20% 19% 20 114 *41 43 *42 43 *16% 1774 ♦40 > •1 34% 27% 21% ♦105% 105% 87a 8% series Oil 127a Oct preferred__.No par A 103 5/a Sep 17 Co___- "Class A i___,__2Vo par Sunray pfd Oil (4Va% 'cum) ;■'/>: 443/a ;> 16% •>• 117- >4? 24 : 44% 4474 167a 500 16 ya Sutherland 173/4 Oct 102 »«_J_.____a00' 36: . > Paper Co 6% C Sweetts '■ 34 337a 33 % > 26% >,: >■• 27 27 i 22 217a 22% 77a ■ $% -8 V/ V" •I > 104 ♦102 103% 104 s 3,300 Co of 38 Amer (Thei.___4.1673 103 %;> Swift 7,100 ■ Ltd__:__>__j^_^ Prod's Inc>___No par Elec 217a Oct .30 41 $4 preferred_______T___i__No.ipar Symington Gould Corp___I ^__l 5,000 8% 55% Apr Jan 21 73% Nov Oct 1277a Mar 5% Aug 97a Mar Dec 25% Dec 33 Dec 22 Aug 79 > Jan * 137 25 Jan : 40 31 Aug 30% 18 Dec 109, Apr ; i Dec Dec , - 24% Dec 39% Nov Aug 22 417a Feb 26 77a Oct 10 Dec Dec 10 5 36 7« Jan 28 101 a/4 fc>ep > Dec 18% Aug 119% Apr 21 Internatienal Sylvania 60 103 , "874 > , ' 5 13% Sep a i 31. Sep 23 2574 Nov .14 • Swift 9,700 ; u Mar ( 300 dO NOV , 33% 57 18 353/4 May 29 160 May 24 €5 > Aug 21 10 Oct 24 ; 109 14 May 28 56% Aug 12 10 .Superior 1 Steel Corp .; 18% Jan 124% Aug 13 10 Superheater Co (The) par Superior Oil of :Calif_i__'____L-J-25 ■> *38 28% Deo >22 Oct 1674 Nov 10 Nov. 106 Jan 73/b Oct Dec 45-"/Oct- .• Jan 10 3/a Oct Inc Dec 25% Dec 107/a May 17 78% Jun 10 18 20% 47 Jan 16 187a 42 7t Sep 4,200 200 Apr > 10 %' Jan 13 12.50 Mining - Jan i Aug 3474 July 101% Sep 31' Co_„__^-_«_.^10c Corp Biscuits Sunshine 1974 Aug 26 May 10 110 617? Sep 26 100' Sunshine 107% 9% 34 24% May 28 10 8,200 227a 34 x26 21% 83/b Sun 1 ; Corp 2,300 27 ' 1057a 21% 105 ?<■ 16% 333/4 28.: 23 21% Chemical " 347a 34% 287b 347* *28 16% 17% Sun 1274 185/s 16 Feb Corp ■$ per share . 4 14 / Highest y 233/4 Apr 17 387a July 1 Webster 44% 1077B . 44 *44 , >l'.' ; • Jun '/a Aug 15 123/3 42 *39 44 vi 43 42% ♦16% 43 *39 43 y 110 110 112 *108. U Studebaker 19,700 8 77/B vFeb '4 44 r 18% .-197# 19% >18% i 112 ♦108 *108 874 87s 8% 8% 8% 12 193/4 ♦1207b 87a 46 44 46 83/b 46 Stone 20 ■■■' 25 66 W Drug Inc preferred' > $4.50 122 Ttfrttf Year 1V45 $ per share 3/4' May 13 1,300 68% .. tl&L . 1 1213/4 1 10/ Jun —•rv-—.... preferred (The) L S 3/a May 1077a :21 . >11 '..Oct 1 $ per share. , 1 Lowest Stokley-Van 5 5% prior >>":> 3,300 \ '■ 20,700 - > X20 67 . ♦120 122 7b *1207/b C Spring f; Highest Stewart-Warner , > 500 17% 14% - Lowest '/ Sterling 24 , Range Since January 1 >?> ;> Sterchi Bros Stores 3,400 15 , , 21% 21% 17% 20% 21% c 24 ♦213/a Steel conv 3 7a ♦106% 177b 2174 217a 4% Starrett Co roo 13% 173/8 I 104 3/a 1574 16%' 25% Standard 2,800 48 STOCK > $ per share 100 *10.< YORK EXCHANGE 900 20 NEW • 4,700 > 48% ; 25 20% *21% 13 193/4 104% ♦103 Range for Previous Shares 39 19% lev* CLOSED 2574 ? $ per share 40 137a 40 , .Sales for lite Week 397a 38% 40 ; - ; ■ Nov. 15 ♦38 7a 13% 13% .. 20 49% 48% EXCHANGE 1674 - 14% > Friday V"; : $ per share $ per share 39 1974 ■ . Nov. 14 4178 39 STOCK 10474 16 ":'i *41 42 25% i/ 13% 39 7a *103 y $ per share share' 13% 39 *40 Nov. 13 Nov. 11 Nov. 9 > / Thursday Wednesday Nov. 13 Monday Saturday Monday, November 18, 1946' 'Feb 31% Mar 29 1097a Aug 20 16%'Jan 28 Apr 38% May 43% NOV "77* 11 Jan *13% "D0C v.K* T />>>■>> ' *7% ♦77a >•'" 8 16% 17 ■7% 16% >16% 587a 58% 117b 117b 53 53 5374 58s/b 58% 227* 157* 1574 49 54 53 173/4 ■11% 5774 58 •577b ~ *15 •143/4 "1574 43 427b 43 1 *103 7a 105 105 ' 37 147B 36 > • ■ 106 j 106 ■ 19 7b 1974 187a 197a 43 74 •43% 447a :> "147a 14 3/8 "1474 17 7* 267a >17 > is 7 77a 11174 ,♦110 *17 17 40% 40 105 V* 18 437a 42 147b >14% 147a 25% 267a > 17% 157a 15 s% 50 50 '.♦47% 49 7» ♦487a 13'; 13 125/a 16 15% *50 50 7b *1374 1374 13 :> . Roller 100 800 ■ 4074 11,600 500. 52 106 100 ::16>>>> 153% 800 487a • >>: 127a .137a ' 48%. 137a " ' 17 *104 7a > 8,700 , > 11174 393% 49%: 300 7% 67a : 270 : 1,700 . Nov. 9 >:> 3 per share r. Monday > .NOV. 11- y Tuesday , Nav. 14 Nov. 1.3 %r t per share $ per share •' Thursday Wednesday :' > ; Nov. 12 >;>>• Jan .18 par - 22 2b % May 65 Bearing 10 30% May 28 . * per $ per share $ per share Friday'. Nov. 15 1 shale ,'j > 20% Jun .21% May 14 .13 18 ,45 : n 53 537b 13 12 7b 283/4- ••••29 '♦113 112 1057B *104 287a 12% > >'• 2974 907a *10774 112" ♦104.. 12% 43 •• 287a 27% *113% 112 lQ53/a 104 104 • 1067a Oct 13%-Jan 29 68 29 213/4 2274 1293/4 130 : *10674 10774 *36 3/8 377a 37% 373/4 21% 213/4 2is/s > 125 131" 107% 125 1267a *106% 60 126 > Oct .'8 Jan 47a 12874 : 1057a 3774 : *36 7a ' 16% 101 15 ' Oil Union Pacific 400 37%J 187a 197a 18% im *10678 107 3/8 ♦1067a 107 3% *106% 1087a 227a 2374 2278 247a 21% 44 1 22% 183/4 19 70 • « X447s 45 *44 7B 26 26 •26 70 '44 ■ : *26 277a '75/a 44 6774 277a > 7% 2272 ;'*43- . 10774 ' m 437a - €8 *27 27 774 43 7a; 68 > > 7% » 30 73/B . 20,400 ; Mar Jan 79 >:>>■•• United-Carr 200 77b United 14,200 ' " *80 •79' 82 37/a 37a 4 *467B >-47v:> . >81% 47a *79 378 3% 3% '463/4 45% 4674 10, ' *88 90% / 147B *38 7a 397a 48 237a 237/8 95/a 9=/« >>'• 97b 97* 903/4 *917a 92% 137a Ws' 13 7a 13%. '13 , .137B 1,500 39 > 39 39 39 > *38 ?> 4774 487a 4774 48»/a 477a 23% >'■' 14 24'.•''; 237b 237a 233/4 2374 147a 13 13% 147b 14% 1077a 10 11% >♦11% 97b ♦1067a ll3/4 1074 *11 7B V 487b 103/B 1077a 11% *106 7a 1274 *12 93/4 /■ 97a 1077a > 974 1067a > *12 >'■• 12% .103/4 107* i., > 47%' :237b >' 33 Dec 5 29 8" - Fast Corp 102 10 common $3 preference United United United 2,100 .. Engineering & ' Fdy_:—.—'5 Gas par Improvement Co__13% ■ 14%^;/ 27,700 10 1067a 127a. 700- : 29,000 10%% & Mfr3 Inc com_rr.^l 5% preferred ....^..^..../.lOO United Paperboard ___10 Merch United • ; 18 r 187B ! 18% '•'? 104 "105 105 15% *15 15% > 106 105 *192 1957a *192 108 34 34 >'33% *92 94 *92 42'74 427a 97a 97a 4274 •9 > 30% ♦29 297a 197a 104 < : >r >f 157a 110 '18% 17% 104 *102 157a •::- > 18 109 - 110 15 IB 18% - > 101 ■. 157a 102 •:>> >>101 15 ■ 1097b > :> 110 ♦14% 111 - 18% •101 United Rexall/Drug -Inc.l 111 *192 , „ '•>>•> *188 >' 195 ' 34 >>» 33 33 /-•>; 337b 33% >» 34 ';•; 34'% 94 94 •> >84:>: 91 92 150 ;> 907b 90%- > 4274 41 % - >/ 41 >■• •417a 4174 I /•:: 403,; 413/a v 2,500 ;> ' -*9 > 97a «7b 9 3/a :;C'>:■ 9 «7a >> 9 1,000 29 3/4 ■' ••i *2874 29 ♦28 29 ■v:>-; ♦28 29 .>'> » 600 197b 18% 1874 C 18 % 18% 187a 18% > 6,100 1957b 192 ■ - - 192 - • U U > : U U ■ ' 18% 187a •10 10 187/a ♦10 4074 *40 40 73 *70 72 56 557B 577b •104 105 ♦104 56% 573/3 ♦156 567b 158% 158 107b 41 - 10 >4 10 •■> •V 39% 73 40 y2 X68 7b 587a 587a 157 X54y2 157 55% 104 *102 "57 ;.C-'C *10 71 55% 104 557b 158 ♦65 7b 557b 104 >' 39%-- 38% 687a 55 . 105 •10% *10 •155 543/4 *102 55% 54 157 4274 47 45 47% 767B 75 > 75 7274 7-3 7a 7174 74% 149 74 14874 44 1483/a 227B 227B *22 7a. 22 50 ♦48 *48 50 6% 674 87B 9, ♦1027B *6 105 87a 44 3/4 *74% *14778 76% 7274 70% 148 % 148 - •155 2274 22% 6% 87/a X53/4 874 • 72 1,100 • 400 55% 2,800 104 - 20 55% 11,700 158 •U 42 Oct 62% Dec 29 14% Jan 25% Deo "TRahfeforFrevifMn >> "Year 1946 /JLwvest U U > i.2.50 Sep ^ 3 62 Sep:20 > 23% Oct 14 13 Oct 1 > 35-% Oct ,11 4172 Oct TO t 187/b Oct 10 > 12 74 Oct 30 > 104 72 Oct 10 • • 93/« Sep 25 - . 497b-' 43% 4572 ♦75 74 76% U 72% 31,400 11% 73 5% 8% •'" 148 223/4 5% 874 70% 147 49% 5% 8% >•> . '22% 49 49% 57/a 67a 6 1,500 : I 600 4,700 .... 10 preferred.„100 Smelting Ref & Min 50 U -S ...i__50 Steel Corp S 7% Tobacco Co ;non-cum United United common ' Preferred U .___1 100 1st non-cum Preferred -150 ' 8% U 8 600 • 2274 223/4 , 148 6,700 Rubber Co S 8% 100 1477B *49" '> 45% Plywood Corp cum pfd series A. 33/4% preferred Stocky&rds Corp Stores $4.20 >non-c Nopar 100 Sep 9 Sep 9 Feb 26 Sep 25 59 41 100 517a Sep 19 155 Sep 24 4074 Oct 30 x72 Sep 65 7a Oct 144 Sep 26 10 11 78% Jan For footnotes see page 2563. ►-i 00 104 7a ♦100% 1047a *101 105 *103 106 ■ —- $6 conv preferred Jan Jan 151 Jan 112% Dec 29 Aug 45% Nov Aug Sep 8 •■. ■■■ '■■' > 28 25 Jan 18 104 8 317a 77a Jan Dec 38% Dec Dec >62% Dec >40 66 Jan 267a , . • Nov 120 Jan 22% Mar 57 7* May 10 017a.Apr 23 40 'May 1 >1774 Apr 12 89 Sep 5 - 27% Dec ■/ 547* Jan 31% Jan Jan Feb 36 Dec 7% July 13 Dec l~5 'no-; 1% Jan 29 Deo *82 " 56% July 25 387? Jan 50 8A Nov 163/4 Aug 13 97a Jan 14% Jun Jan 188% Jun 103/4 May 17;% Pec 66 1057a Aug 23 > 21% Feb 16 >5ft - Jan 28.; ,33% Jan 62% Deo 53% Aug 26 30% Apr ,22 110 13% Jan 10 Nor .25 Aug 15 Jan 1067a 23 ' 112* Oct Nov 13% 67a Mar 15% July 11 v. Dec -18% May 17 11% t. Oct / 16% Apr > 107% Nov ; 28 Nov 29 77 Jan > 115 11 77 20 22,,. 22 29 13% 29 307i Mar ' 80 187 Oct . 38% M Jan 6% Mar 46 Deo Deo 39 Deo ;16% Deo 35 > Jan : — - ; 57 Dec 67 - • Jan 27% Jun *••••• 65% >■ Nov 48% Dec 25 Jan 6 144'% Jan Feb Deo 12% : Jan 51% Feb Dec 34% Nov ii* — - , 115% , Jan Apr 22 847b Feb 89 5 Jan ' 7% 21 >60% May 31 84 Apr 24 677a May >26% Dec 1037a 2 117a July 23 106 Jan 29 2 6 11 973/a Feb 6 Feb 16 166 293/4 Jan 14 73% Jan 77 Vb 72 Jan 89 Jan Jan 160 Deo Oct 857« 58% 135'% Oct Oct 176 52 « Deo Nov 23 Ya Aug 32 Nov 557a Jun 17 46 Sep -('• 5074 Dec 93A Jan 28 4 Jan 87/a Dec 20% Apr 10 47a Jan 165/a Deo Jan 24 98% Jan 12174 Deo 48 —No par Dec 116;. 9 77a Oct 10 203% Oct 30 ...25 Sep 43A Sep ' • 102% 111% July 9 0 par 1 2d pfd_5 26% Oct 20% 119 ^7a Oct- 30; 37 7lv «ct 14% Jan loo3/* 42 7* Jan 7172 Mar 16 - . 68% Jan 1097* ■ i 93/4 Sep 19 preferred & Foundry Playing Card Co_._i._..^..10 S « per share 7 ... Pipe 8 Highest' •.. 1 $ per share 11 1687a Feb — S Jan Dec 16 12074 Mar 11 -20 > May 4 Freight Co 472% 400 '76% 4474 *75 ' 49 1 U ?oo, • ' " *75 ; 37-7B .'38 ♦657b ■> 10% Jan 1077b Jun 28, & $4.50 U S Dec 106% 1 32 7a May Foreign Secur_;__/__NQ par 15% Oct 30 109% July preferred —Nopar .'-101 Novs 14 j 29 % Feb I... Nopar >' 13Va Oct 10 : 132 • May S Gypsum -Co^——U-20 > 93 SepT9 X205 Sep 1% preferred /../../...../.lOO 192 Oct 28 t 473/s Apr 6 Hoffman Mach Corp__._4_._.8 :■?. 26 Feb 26 987b Aug 474"%' preferred .100 > 90 Sep 26 82 May S Industrial Chemicals—No par 397a Oct 30 > 13 % Jan S Leather Co....—.—JVo par >> 6% Sep 24 44 Jan Partic & conv cl A Nopar >. 25 Sep 19 25% Aug S Lines Co.'.i..^.....^. J 1 13s/s Jan 2 , u- S ' 70 500' 1,900 >>>, 10C>- A > 900 > " 195% 8,900 > •> 15%' Dec 56 30 ' f Dec 45% ■. 16 Oct 111 14 6J/a Oct» 9 80 Oct 30 y/>3% Oct 10 44 Oct 14 .1 974 Nov 13 Cos..—J...5 Co : 25 33 74 Feb 25 .'.100 Fruit Dec 112%: Dec >17 May 9% 30 Dec < 10% Jan 1074 Mar 347* Mar May 29 125 ' Apr 18 1157b Jan 27 106 Sep 10 > 213/8 Nov 13 «Corp__1-^—No par United Electrid Coal 23 26% Mar 11 11 Oct 66 Jan 103' 28! 39 3 .TO TO ' 18% Oct 30" y, Stores.—:_30c conv/preferred./..^...3.90 Preferred 5,600 > ' 5 United Dyewood Corp... 300 39 '32' ^__i_10 Cigar-Whelan ' 13 5/8 24 1077B " 39 :/ * - > 10 ♦1067a ) 15 145/B 39 483/a 48% ♦1067B - > 2,300 903/4 •88 13-3/4 United 38,300 ' 46% •• 91 9¥* > 9% . 92 137a '33/4 3% 46 > >$3.50 100 700 ' *13% 82 >>-% *79 - ' '.*88.; . 82 37a 47 *9% - 8174 >46% 467a 1074 .*9% *82 ; Dec Jan 803/4 May 27 8 110 Oct. 10 102 7a Oct 10 Biscuit Co„—_____No par Carbon-Co——.—' Nopar United Dec 187a 23% Apr Jan 88 Sep 111 Jun 106/ Feb 104 Nov 21 Sep __^100 Inc_ United ; 25 Sep 10 > ..;■ Air 800 Lines a07%.Nof Jan 28 .$ per share - United • 400 t ' 1 United Aircraft Corp 5% eonv preferred 100* > ^ 7 Sep: 24 non-cum •'•''•:• •/,;:>-> 19,900 , .22% >; 2i5/s 673/4 27 r 1974" *106 7a 107:» 213/4 >€8> >68% A » 7% > 8 l>" 774 7% 447b 69 >• 70 >18% 19 183/« 107 $1% Jun 9 Nov; .100 Co___ RR : 9% 20 Highest 23 preferred v.100 Union Tank Car-^-——,—:—Nopar of v Apr 12 Galifori)ia______-L_25 Union 200 ; 4% Nov Jan 60 49 No par series, 200 ■ ; >> ;' $3.50 66% >112% Nov 14 2672 Jun . Co_„__x__5 4,600- > 1067a Ruber No par Union Carbide & Carb___i__No par Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 ser No par > Preferred $3.70 series__L Nopar' Preferred 19% Dec >> Jan 31 24% Apr 20 Feb 20 112 4' r Nopar & Paper , 22 : 106% • 210 105 *35 7a 37 x37 8,600 >2178 22" 127% - Union Bag 9174 *1067* 1067a Union 4,500 112 / *103 , Asbestos 4,000 r V /% Dee 64% Dec >■■>"45% Mar / Underwood Corp , 113% 1137a *1077* . : V 13 91 r 1137a 2,100 '277a '•' 27% *107%-112 105% *106 74 >.13>v • y.'-90Y>;'92 >;>>> 8074 1135/a 54% > 547* > ' 22 21% 130 - 53% /54> 887a : • > 2874 *107% 1057a CLOSED 13 ■ 1135/a 913/4 113 » 113 STOCK EXCHANGE 53 27% >T3 >> 13% .;. : '0074 •9174 113% C '..*10774 52% 533% 18% Dec >> July 12 ' 537b 20% Jun 65% NOV Jan .69% Jun 112 3/4, Jun t per share Par V Shares > 31% Nov ;'f Mar j lowest ~ Dec >:'T% Nov 53% July 10% Aug 7 ■ EXCHANGE >'10% '■} Apr 9% Feb 16 '»> flange &ince January 1 NEW YORK STOCK "Sales for the Week ' . Dec Dec 62 Jan 8% 9 17% Feb 16 •70 1678 Oct ,10 —No par :> 36% Jan 18% Aug 13% Jan d- 10272 Oct 5 y - .307* May ■:> 17% Nov. 13 : Axle 5 3 Dec. 13% >/ 19% Dec ,J8 ' Sep 6 617a July 26 Oct 25 57e Oct 10 : "July 11 60 3/4 Jun 32% Jun .9 >; 7% Jan »ST6CKS>;"'>:-'>>>>:> LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday 6% Oct . 9,500 ' Jan 3874 Oct 9 66% Jan ITransamerica Corp ____2 .• 13% Oct 10 > .21% May Jan Transcont'l & West Air Inc_«L5 24 Oct 30 > ' 71 Transue & Williams St'l-—No par 153/4 Oct 10 337a Feb Tri-Continental Corp i—.1': : 5%^Oct W <e>!l2% Jdn Mar />• *$6 preferred No par 105 Sep 25 114 Truax-Traer Corp ^ No par 16 Sep 9 . 225/a May > 20th Cen Fox Film Oorp,; Nopar 377s Oct ^30 63% May $1.50 preferred —No par May 497a Jan 3 79 $4.50 prior pfd JVo par 1027a Apr 23 ..'106%. Jan Twin City Rapid Transit No par 117a Oct 10 24 Apr 5{&>honv prior pfd #4 Oct 9; 71% Apr Twm Coach Co, ; L2% Oct 30 v "20% Jan 4,700 17%. > *48 15 7a '*13 ; Timken 267a *16 7a 527a > 105 5,000 48% 387* Oct $JL75 preferred __-;__„__lVo par Detroit Aug 21 Feb 26 "102» Water'Associated Tide 230" : ;> Timken 147a . y25 No par com^. preferred. wi.±~~-No par cum 43 *110 105 157a *15 7b ' $3.50 3,000 177a 40 3/a 40 ♦497a 16 ♦1043/s , 73/4 11174 R) 68 74 • • 14 . Jan Oct 30 972 Oct. 9 X14 74 Oct>30 preferred 187a ' 25% I 173/4> ♦193% ••17%": > 51 ".y > 4% 11% 48 Corp-No par Thompson-Starrett Co__„_s._No 10,300 107% - 14 >. 26% , *110 40'. 39% *17 >>5>> ."177a *49 • ; Products 500 177a ' 43 437a 10574 106 175/e (J Thompson ; •' 3,9 Q0 36% > ; par > Thompson ; - 110 3 13% Sep '19 47 .Sep 16 .15 Sep -3 10 * Sep ; 3 /__1' preferred_____£_50 Transit 15 14.7a Oct 30' 35 Sep 20 - ' „_5 No par Avenue Jan 21 common-^.^A conv 13 255/a Jun > '97a Mary4 46'7a Sep "10 Co„i_>'____100 Mfg Co_^ pfd ®onv div Third 3,700 , > 67a > *106 ♦1043/a 1047s ..;> 18 18% 77» 517s *34 7a , 107% 1107a > 41% 507B > •18% *163/4 51% 40% *49 * 167a 177a €% > $2% 500 15% A. 43% •44 Ry Glass Thermoid. Co 1,800 v. Pacific The' Fair t 730 104 v 104 . ■•*% 36% *35% 678 1107a • *15 :. 433/4 104 67a 110% » 77a 7 *110 & $2.40 100 ' par' __10 ^Pacific Land Trust Thatcher ' 2,500 58 Oil & Texas • r 200 • 117a 1174 '■>.15>//; 104 4,700 • 1774 Coal Texas / 1,400 • 54 , r>;57%i 17% ♦17 •• 53 *16% C> 117a 106% 25% 28 1874 ■ 15 •y43'-. 1874 >• 14 143/4 287b 27 7b * : 18 427a >V Texas Pacific 7% Jan 19% May 16 143% Sep 10 52 : - z; Texas Gulf Producing Texas Gulf Su!phur____>___No > 3,100 • ■ 17% 107 v iv 18% 2,700 1,300 -4,100 157a 11%>: 12 > 35% 106 7 • ; < 497a ■- Jan 25 7V* Sep 11 ___5 . ' 117s 22% - : 4874 1- - 58 6% 17% 107 > : » 16% »i: 57 437a 42 . 15 - 117a 105 €74 357a - ■ :523/4 11.74 15 . *104 > 7 52% *16% U 18 113/4 />'"42 .'• C >>i8>;. 18% 1874 18 7a 106 437a 357a 37 :■ 1574 105 22 A : 17s/a 57 11% : 12% vl: T. 11% (James) 200 Telautograph 1,800 > Tennessee Corp. 6,900 Texas Co (The) ! 53 >52% 17% 11% >»;57- > 577a 67a • 67a 674 -•■ 113/4 12 7b 1274 ; ,157a : 5974 117a ; 53 5/a . c 17%> Talcott lnc ' 547a ""117a ■ 11% '22% 100 • > 8 *7 7B ;c>: 58% ■ 48%>;.48%C> , 17 17 ll%i 117a' 173/4 ♦527b 18 11%' 157a 48 17 - 53 *17 54 *17 15' 48 - 49 >17>» 1674 >.; 22 15 22 3/a 15% > 487b 17.7a 53 227b I57t 48 74 *167* 69ya 53% 53 217a 13% 17 17 107b 11 54 22% 227s J137a >,■ 75/8.:>7% >, » 75/s ■ i 16% '•T7»> 59 >,/> > 68% 587b 11 : >10% 117a 1674 ♦13 *13 13% *10 14 14 > 14>. *1374 104 Nov 8 1 • ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4543 ^Volume 164 •v.* •• 2563 NEW YORK STOCK LOW /••" Nov. 9 share: pet; 4 • *95 *198 Va 203 28% ..*87% 7' EXCHANGE 97 29% /:•:•'• 27 % :v 28 Va* -l;/■.: *43 •;Vv 8% 96% 198% ... 96 17% I6V4 38 7 371/4 37V4 19 ' 18% v 35% 7733% 7 *86 100 • ■ 35Va v < 7 7 6V2 119% 45% 45% 39% 39% *39% ♦144% 119 119% » 119 ' 89 *85 -46* -'.*44% 39% 34 Ve 35% 33»A *130 145 33% *130 / 160 *130 Dec 9 Deo Jan May 14 110 200% Apr Dee 23 Mar 200 Nov 49% Jan 10 26 Oct 85 •' 22 Sep 25 30 101 Apr 178 23% Aug 48% Dec 9 ' *144% 160 *144% . . 39% 40 39% 33% 33% 7 145 '140 *144% 160 Leo Jan Co_6l/a 15% Sep 19 26 Ve Jun 50% Nov 17 13% 30 Apr 30 51 % Apr 30 2.50 Ry-^ ; 100 Works^^-__i.^_-_5 91 Va Nov pref_ 86% Mar 104 Deo Feb 103 Deo 15 115 15 90% Jan 12 53 May 28 108% Aug 23 12% Jan 29 24% Jan 29 45% Deo "3% Mar 1% Deo 5Ve Oct 1Q 63% Sep 20 118% Nov 9 80 >Jan 21 100 ____„100 Coke 5% Deo May 28 Sep 36 V4 No par prefered__/ 24% 113 100Va Oct ..100 Chemical partic Oct 83% Oct 19 .-100 pfd___100 Virginian Ry Co„ 6% preferred 20 Deo 22% 32 -^25 99% July 10 123 Va Apr 10 105 45% Oct 30 / >..25 37 Visking Corp (The) class A-T.___5 Vulcan Detinning Co 100 Preferred, 100 160 34% Mar 24 preferred El & Pow $5 Jan 13 Apr /■ 1,800 1,400 145 .'*145;:/; div 21% 30 58 % Sugar Pac Va Iron Coal & 100 33% *130 140 160 Va 150; ; 40 , '6% * 45% 33% Va-Carolina 8 25% Apr 10 preferred cuip Feb 30 35% Oct ' 500' > & Chemical 3%% "2,100' 90« v" non-cum 39 r 15 Va Oct 10 Co Shreve 18% Oct 30 ._„__2.50 Inc_ Chemical Victor No par Co Co '."5% 60 <*' " 145 • ► Vick 200. i •73 *85 - '-40 Raalte Vertientes-Camaguey 900 I „ 6% ' 6% *70 ••*44% 90 ♦85 *45- 35% 39%' 119 119 »/2 ♦118% 90 '6% 721/2' Norman Van Vicks 102 . Corp of Am Van . 20' 40 *39 102 --• ; 91%y " 401/4 500 4,000 98 *91% 102% -" 6% 701/4 6% 72Vi *68 39% • *45% .'46%*35 "401/4 ♦102 f -341/2 ♦86 95,/, 103 6% r, 1191/2 *85 90 ' 34 . 98 *91 42 "7 *40%* *102 72% •69 "118% 118 Va *85 l * 34 33'/4 *86 ) 18% 18% 18% 98 - 73 25 Jan —1 preferred /..J. Jan 5% 75% 187 ,100 16 lo 92'/a Sep Inc...;.. 7 16 No par Co July *25 110% Jan 31 10O Pictures Vanadium 900 38 ♦36% ; 100 ' *90 103 *101% 6% 6% *69 41/4% ■*. 2,100~' .17% .17%. / 37% *18% 34 *86 17 :?r37%: 181/4 . *33 > 42 V 44 103 18 Va 98 7 100 " *42 .-/.' 19% r 17 16% 17 98 *101 19% 19% ,:.i9% , 18% 38% *90 ; 19% Universal July 22 54 27 Va Feb /fi/f i/ v f 20% x37% 17% 38 Va *85 380 $ per share 12 8Va Jan preferred $ per share Apr —i Tob 11 % ■ '■'*17 • 'J. *33%. 4,400' 87 Va 8% Inc Highest $ per share '/ Sep 3 41 Sep 10 19% Sep 24 7 'v ' 19% 20 Va 18% 28% ,19% "v Leaf 20 27% 87 -/ 27% " 28% 198% Laboratories Universal 120' 96Va / $ per share ■'7 ■■ ... Universal - ' *19% 400 4,500 9% •• *198 . Wall „._2 Paper Inc 4% cum conv pfd ..50 Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp.. „—i. 300 21 ,r 9 Va Par United 2,800 Range for Previous \ Year 1945 Lowest Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest " 45 *20% STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Shares y 7»/a . 45 ^88:7:«:48r;!-r /7-v / ■; *198 88 87% 88% 777■/ / i ft-. '9%, 96% 198 Va" 7% 21% *20% 96% 96% W98 * $ per share 7'/a' NEW , the Week Nov. 15 share 7% 5*43 7'' • 10 ; 198% 28% 9% $ per v. .7% 7/ 44 y 21 20 f ' , 7 198% CLOSED 29 ' f *96 )-Z STOCK 43 V. 10% share. 7Va 21% 10% "Y J per .. 7' 48 21% • , 97 ,, Nov. 14 8% Sales for Friday Thursday Nov. 33 1 7% *44 ; 10% STOCKS Wednesday i per share ; . 21 '10% r $ per share 46 ' *19% , Nov. 11 RECORD PRICES Nov. 12 7% 7% *44 : 7 HIGH SALE AND Tuesday Monday Saturday "' 7 . • 33 Apr 59% 52 Apr 81 Deo Sep 124 Nov 57 Jan 83 Deo 45% Jan 55 Nov 36% 53 July 3 45% Jan 30 Sep 24 Sep 24 Jan 118 9 Jan 43% NOV 29 130 Oct 10 170 Mar 29 120 Mar 171 Sep 165 19 178 Deo May 11 145 Mar 173 Deo ■■A/ //•£'•/; W ////■%;:/ *65 18 '/a 18% *36 V2 37 % • 36% . 35% 4 « •65% 67% -Vr.vy4. *18% 18% 600 35% 35% 700 106 *105 26% 26% 26% 27% x26% 11 11% 10% 10% 16% 17%: -16% 16% 105% 10 17% *23% 17% 24 Ve . 27 26% 263/e 23 107/a 17% *-22% 24 *25% f 26%, 26% 21% 21% 20% 26% 26% 263/4 28 38-.. 38 10% 10% 34% 38% 35 *86 7 33% 32% 26 Ve • No par 5 ♦110% 111% 114% 114% *114% 114% *114% 114% 39% 39% 39% 39% 39 % 39% •113% 115% *113% 115% *113% 115% *113% *113% 13% 13% 12% 13% ,12%. 13% 12% 12% 68% 69 % 66"% 64% 64% 64 64 6% 6% *65% s 67 7 •15%35% *78 '6% 18 35% •14% 18 36 36 79% 79% -f20% • ■20% 20% *11 % 13% 23% , 35% I 29% 30 ,23% 23%. 23% 357/a 35% 35% *35% ' 13 14% *82 907 34% •32 6% *97% , 100 Weston Westvaco 100% 100% 100% 250 $3.75 54% . *60 ■ 69 *100% 40% 14% 90 • •-'*97 90 6 3/8 6% .*90 14 6 Va 14 16% 18% ,17% 161 ' 43 483/8 49% 54% 53% 64% *85 91 *68 15% 48% • . „ ■ •85 '54 :/;: \ 13% 14,300 *97 , 1,600 161 43 43 ■iv'.'t - - 1,400 . ' .48% 47% ,47 ',- ■ ,53% 54'/a 5,300 543/e - 2,500 — - 87 *85 . 87 ; i. *85 * *93 94 93 *85 90 / 84 79 69 70 70 70 69 16 15% 15% 15% 15% 87 • 14% ,*92 ; 95 . 95 *93% - 86 % *84 --- - ,• ; - •' 88 , ,.70" ://;:#£/ 15% . loo 100 110 1,000 1,800 • Nov. 9 $ per share Monday Nov. 11 Tuesday - Nov. 18 , . $ per share $ per share 42 $ per share 41% 7 / 15% STOCK 18% EXCHANGE 66% CLOSED / 18 Friday Thursday Nov. 14 Sewing Mach Corp preferred $ per share *41 41% 15 Va ' 42 41 15% 18% *17 Va 9% 7762'77 63 '/a 63% 64% 17 17 Ve 17 17%" ' 21 21% 21 21% 9% •Bid and asked prices; no sales on this day. 9% Jan 113% 109% Jan 118% 7 101 Jan 112 Dec 113% Sep 118% Deo 116% Apr 35 Jan 9 /7 90% May 14 13 % Jan /Wyandotte Worsted ,Co.... .9% Un receivership, 9% a 14 y8 Jun Jun Jan 92 53% Jan 14 14 43% Aug 26 Ve Jan 56 32% Jan 35 Oct 27% July 31% Aug 38 Ve Deo 18 Vs Oct 30 11% Oct 28 yV'26% Oct 10 20 ;._1 1 41% Jun 35 Oct 39 May 45 10 Jan 29 63 % Jun 18 30% July 45 V* Jun 27 27% 107% Jan 31 72 Jan 37% 93 V4 J? 27 % "22% Oct Sep Sep Feb Oct 106 Jan 16 62% May 29 107% July .26 19 26 I 87% Jan 21% Jan 31 Ve 26% Jan 47 Va Deo 18 Deo 28 8% 30 May 21 Jan Jan / 94 35 29 6% Mar 16 16% Mar 26 Ve Jun 10% Jan 19% Nov 13% Jan 21 July 10 .101 12 July 26 21% Feb 160 7 Jun 52 14 128 Jan 22 Ve 62% May 29 Aug 13 22 Jan 37 53% Deo Jan 70 Nov 79 Jan 100 Nov May 10 Apr 103 106 25 •• Jan 100% Nov 4 75 Jan 110 Nov 1 69% Mar 84 25% Jun Sep 19 80 Feb 82% Apr 6 7 Oct Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest, Mfg Co v Year 1945 Lowest Highest '$ per share $ per share 61% July 25 . Highest 32% Jan 1 13% 19 Ve Jan 83% May 31 39% 31 20 $ per share 47% Jan 17 Zonite Nov 38 74-v, 100 31 Zenith Deo 138% Deo. Jan 40% May 31 35% Jan 7,.'•'_- Oct Deo 12% Jan 27% Jan 9% - 103 Jan 83% July'11 1 21% Deo / 26% Jan 5% 9% 12 Va 95 % 14 Jan 47% Jan 23% July. 10 84Va Sep 30 87 V2 Sep 27 v; 80% Sep 5 ■:•£59% Oct 7 - Feb 107% May 28 36 Nov 12 31 " 78 Dec Deo 44 105 81% Sep 11,. , Jan 101% Aug 31% Jan Deo , 105 Ve 44 y- 30 .//; 11% Oct 30 1 43 Oct 64 11 22 10 Aug 20 63 100 Oct 45% Feb 100 Jun 37% May 50% May 37% May 7 • 20 .^.5 30 29% Sep 10 99 Sep 26 - . No par i 17 39% Jan / 22% Oct 30 f Apr Young Spring & Wire Z.No par Youngstown Sheet & Tube__No par Youngstown Steel Door j.Nopar 20% Deferred delivery Jan York 173/s 9% Dec 47/e 64 Ve 101 10 $ per share 643/4 Deo 61 24 Shares 623/4 Deo Jan Oct 5 Corp Deo 3% 32% 16 15% : 7 40 115 Deo 71 EXCHANGE :••• Oct 57% July Prior pfd 4%% series 100 Prior pfd 4 %$> conv series_._100 Wright Aeronautical No par Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) ..No par 17 : 3 Nov 37% ;/ Yale & Towne 22% Mar 106 Jan 11 > 19" • 23 100% Jan NEW YORK STOCK 41 14% 17% , 23% Mar 1 6 Feb 100 I Motors Sales for $ per share 15 . Nov 30 Aug 119% May 16 53 V* Jun 10 . ' 15'/a Vl77 37 Apr 13 Ve 100 Co the Week Nov. 15 17% - Nov STOCKS Wednesday Nov. 12 Nov 89% 30% No par LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday 38% Apr 117% Aug Oct 10 Oct *9 Wilson & Co Inc__..___No par 3 Sep 19 r $4.25 preferred No par Sep 24 Wilson-Jones Co..* JOVf ' 15% Oct <29 .Wisconsin El Ppw Co 6% pfd 100 142 Mar 5 Woodward Iron Co £.», :_10 ' -34 Feb 26 Woolworth (F W) Co „10 / 43% Sep 10 Worthington P & M (Del).^.Nopar 47 Sep 19 : Dee Jan 8 17 prior pref Oil 16% 24 84% Aug 14 No par conv Wilcox May 32% Jan preferred Steel Corp Willys-Overland ~47%~~Deo Jan 9 56% Jun , 18 Va 173/4 43%,, -/ 53% 98 - *145 161 47 • • 1,100 : 30% Sep 24 No par Prior preferred r; 13,800 17% *43 47 ■ 6% 11 Ve ■ *145 44 , $4 -100 Deo Sep 12 12.50 conv conv Deo 33% Mar 14 .No par White V2 6 Instrument.... White Dental Mfg (The S S) White Motor Co../....... ,10%, //g: 13% i 93% ■: - ^ 161 14 98- 17% *145 *51 • . .. /*97 • 44 - 87 i 93% ? 98 $5 32 20 10 27 12 Va 12 % 4,000 90 32% 6Vs Corp 6,400 •"• 14% *83" *29'-:'/ • 11% X13% , *97 13% /; './-'/• ! Nov 14 119 Jan 2 5'/2 Sep 19 No par preferred 5%% 1,100 24% Brake Electric Chlorine Prod.. Wheeling 50 99 31% 24'/a ■ 32% 107/8 11 M 13% 98 ' 50 21% 16 100 A : Elec Deo 14% Aug 24 Ve Jan Jan par com .No Wheeling & take Erie Ry.. it; 31% - J Air Deo 50 100 Co Preferred 2,800 40% . *97 14% *29 10% 39 '• *83 32 .69 . *100% 102% 99 Va ' 13% *83 - *60 r // 32 24% 24%. *29 11% •• 40% *31 ; 35% 100% 39% 14 3l'v.// 6% 36 ■ *60 69 "'///'••' ; *100% 102%; 102% 39% : , 13% 43 49 487/a i 240 700 24% *145 1617 42% 42% Westinghouse Westinghouse 32% ' 17 *16 •145 4,300 32,900 35% 52% 313/4 13% ' j.' 24% - 99% *97 98 30 23 series Deo 105% 122% Feb 4 1 /' 57 10 ...100 16% Oct 89 Vb >12% Oct 30 Western Union Teleg class A.No par • Class B No par *30% ' 13% -•13% '29% - : *50 99 11 Va 9,000 13 Pacific RR 51% 24 6% 6% 10%* 11% 7 20 *11 Ry 2nd preferred non-cum 32 *31 • 84 /-Preferred *50 25% i Western 200 •30% 31 Ve 31 900 30% 100% *83 100 357/a 4% Supply Co.—. Oct Apr 45 113% Oct 8 35V4Feb 26 111% Sep 16 1 8% 16% Apr 20 43 Va July 11 : Sep 13 106 4V2% Maryland 51% 24% 14% . 25 Western ;; 30% *99 99% 31% ' 24% 69 101% 42% 40% Western- Auto 1,300 .100% 100% 100% 101% 13 . 4%% 115 V2 Jan ;^.i«^.i«.Ji„100 Western Air Lines Inc.. 30% *50 Sep 20 9% Sep 19 pfd__._100 Pulp & Pap Co No par preferred 100 17% 35% 20% 19% Va 19% 80 ; *11 31 ...5 .....100 West Penn Power West 2,200 2,200 6% *16 18 35% 80 20% 50 *79% 35% 23 *60 69 102 V4 41 31 6% 7 X30 100% 99% 18 1 Inc preferred 6% preferred 600 115% 24% 100% 40 7 19% 51 ' 114% 34% *11% 32 *60 *114% 39% 13% 31 51 *100% •114V4 114% Tobacco 7% 30 111% : 21 30% 53 100% 111% 18 34% 100 111% 111% 7*8077? 85 *11%--13% 31% " 32% 32% "*32% . *17 118 35% 24 35% * *51 • 6% - 10 112% *116% 23% 7 31% 31 Va x65 .7 80% 7 *112 117% 117% Deo 29% •'29% Sep 5 47% Jan 31 . 115% 14% 14 112% •112 14% 34% Feb Sep 10 20% Oct 10 32% *111 Sep Jan 35% Mar 14 Oct 30 20 87 *112 39% 26 5 87 *116% 119 111% Co Co... 30% 111% 110% 91% 30% Jun Wesson Oil & Snowdrift No par 31% Sep 19 $4 conv preferred —85 ys Sep 30 West Indies Sugar Corp 1 29 Sep 10 West Penn Electric class A ..No par 108 Sep 25 112% Aug 20 50 Nov 15 18% Jan 24 :; 2,700 119 112% Lt Motor y 8% 18% July 19 107% Feb ^ 22 __5 35% *111 112% Sep 24 16% Oct 30 34% *117 112% 119 Deo 105 23% Aug 29 " 100 Webster 119 *111 % xll%Marl5/ 100 ..... . 1,800 400 Deo 42 7 10% ' Nov 20 Jan 24 Washington 8,100 78 Jan Mar 26 29% Oct •10% . Sep 13% 30% 111 20 Vs Jun Wayne Knitting Mills i. Wayne Pump Co 600 1 . 04 14 29 9ViOct30 No par Gas 21 Apr 25% Oct 30 32 .87 30%; 32% 38 > :■ Baking Co preferred Waukesha Feb 54 No par new ; Warren Fdy 8c Pipe Petroleum Corp 600 86 23% Jun ...No par common __1 Co Warren 2,200 ; (Hiram) G & W 5 Va % 1,100 ' Sep 11 15% Oct 10 34 Sep 3 /105 Apr 12 /■ 34% 87 34% - 29 % 56 1 No par 100 Warner Bros Pictures.^..—i._.._5 1,000 20% *37 37% •10%-10% 87 31% . 90 800* ' 26% 27% • " 16,600 25 % 26 Ve Ward - 22% y;: 20 Va 26% •37% - ;.k Walworth » - 17% 22 Walker 5,000 106% *25 20% 26 38% 15% 16% l?Ve . Walgreen Co..—.— k % 4 % .preferred 7,600 / ■ Wabash RR 4%% preferred._..100 Waldorf System — ..No par 7,500 10% *106 ,■ - 27 26 10% .17% 22% 26% *21% - i67/a- ;'•:. 16% 105% 1053/4 , • 26%,' 27%-' X26% ■ .. 18 22% 18% - 26% 10% 105%" 105 Va .106% •,/,:; *105 ./'•■■ 106, 106 X106 ' 27 33 19 35 Ve 18% X36 106 *105V2 32 Va 18 Va " 18% * 72 * 72 *65 72 •65% Jan 29 Deo 24% Oct 31 Ve Deo Jan 70% Deo Mar 27% Sep 34% July 5% Jan 44% Deo 12% Deo ' . ofiev Btoefc * Uasn aata. s Radio Corp.^.^.. .No par Products Corp Special sales. 19 Va Oct 23 9 vdWhen distributed. Sep 23 42% Jan 15 14% Apr x-Kx-dlvldends. 18 yKx-rignts. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, November 18, 1946 Transactions atthe New York Curb Exchange " • Daily, Weakly; and Yearly 1 United States Sales Week Ended Nov. 15,1946 Saturday . Wednesday.. Thursday Friday— 4,528.000 —— 45,000 13.000 — ' - — 254,000 Holiday 37,000 311,000 39,000 268,235 Total—— $6,000 272,250 180,000 252,905 501,000 99,000 22,000 1,252,830 ± Fridav $19,229,900 $68,000 . $251,000 $1,497,000 $203,000 ; y Total Foreign Corporate Domestic 312,055 , Wednesday Thursday.——- 4,380,900 4,169,000 Bonds (Par Value) Foreign Government Shares) 147,385 Monday_____ Tuesday 4,239,000 $10,000 , of ' ' Saturday Ui Tuesday. Stocks (Number Week Ended Nov, 15, J946 $1,913,000 — Monday 1 Bond Bonds ' Total Government j Total $257,000 — ' ? — 291,000 . $7,000 . " 357,000 3,000 282,000 523,000 *——* $10,000 $1,710,000 Week Ended Nov. 15 1946 1945 4,890,210 Stocks—No. of shares. Week Elided Nov. 15 9,569,415 1946 Stocks—No. of shares. Bona• $68,000 i& 1,289,000 Foreign— $250,000 4,078,000 17,872,900 U. S. Government 28,466,400 Railroad & Industrial. Total. $19,229,900 1945 v 1,252,830 8,236,085 Jan. 1 to Nov. 15 1946 ♦ 1948 124,699,773 113,937,233 Bonds Domestic Foreign government. Foreign corporate... $32,794,900 Total— Stock and Bond - Averages Below are the daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds listed on the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. ;,i. Stocks .' ":. u "."".:1 r Bonds 10 30 20 15 Indus- November 9— Rail- trials ;Q Date-:- roads 171.80 50.73 November 11—— Total Utill- Rails Utili- r Rails 40 ties Bonds 107.29 103.29 62.56 103.90 110.68 -91.40 107.31 103 33 Holiday 91.28 Holiday 50.12 35.60 49.68 35.34 ~ 62.13 104.09 110.63 91.46 50.08 107.29 35.40 62.50 103.37 103.93 110.53 91.45 107 18 49.64 170.88 169.67 103 27 35.12 62.03 103.85 110.54 91.51 107.14 103.26 New York Stock «» FRIDAY WEEKLY • notice—Prices ere "and interest"—ekcipt for Income and defaulted bonds. Cadi week, and When outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in and deferred the < Grade Grade Total 110.63 170.87 November 14 ! ' 10 103.95 169.84 November 15 . Indus- Stocks ' trials 'v Second 63.05 November 12—— the 65 ties' ; 10 First- 35.95 November 13— Bond Record 10 The Italia letters In the column headed "Interest Period" indicate in each week in delivery sales disregarded In the week's range, unless they are the only transactions of they occur. No account is taken of such sales In comnutln* the ranee for the year. the bonds mature. which the month when case Exchange YEARLY - are Figures after decimal point represent Sine emigre 82d of a point. LOW AND Saturday Nov. 9 : • Low High ^ Monday Low HIGH SALE PRICES Tuesday Nov. 11 ; Nov. 13 • High Low High Wednesday Thursday ■$. Nov. 13 LOW Friday * Sales for Nov. 15 the Week Bonds ($) Nov. 14 103.10 *103.8 103.10 *103.8 *106.21 *106.21 106.23 *106.21 106.23 ♦108.29 108.31 Low 103.10 106.23 •103.7 *106.21 High y Low High Treasury 4Vis 1947-1952 106.23 *106.20 106.22 Treasury 3 Vis Treasury 3s Treasury 27/aS *108.29 108.31 *108.29 108.31 *111.30 112 *111.30 112 *111.30 112- *102.19 102.21 *102.19 102.21 107.14 *102.19 102.21 ♦102.18 102.20 *107.12 107.14 *107.12 107.14 *107.11 107.13 *107.10 107.12 —- *102.16 102.18 *102.16 102.18 *112.15 112.17 *112.10 112.12 — ♦113.4 113.6 *108.28 108.30 *108.27 108.29 *111.26 111.28 113.6 *113.4, 114.29 *114.27 *103.4 103.6 *103.4 103.6 *103.4 *104.22 104.24 *104.22 104.24 *105.17 112.21 Aug 23 113.12 Aug 113.3 Treasury 2% s 1960-1965 y; -1".Treasury 2 Vis y".rloan 103.6 104.24 110.3 1955-1960 Treasury 2%S ——————1958-1963 114.29 *104.22 — 105.19 *105.17 105.19 105.4 *105.2 106.31 *106.28 106.30 Treasury 2 Vis .^,—.—1949-1953 Treasury 2 Vis 1950-1952 — 105.4 *106.29 A *105.17 105.19 *105.2 . *104.25 104.27 *104.24 104.10 *104.7 $4,000 *103.27 103.29 *103.25 103.27 *103.21 *103.24 103.26 103.23 ♦103.21 103.23 *103.21 103.23 *103.17 *102.21 CLOSED 102.23 *102.21 102.23 *102.16 *105.23 105.27 *105.17 105.19 *103.27 103.29 *107.3 107.5 103.23 *103.15 103.19 <103.13 v'-> *105,17 105.19 *103.25 103.27 , yy?-'V«- 102.16 102.16 *105.15 *103.23 103.25 ' 107.5- 104.30 *104.25 104.27 *101.29 101.31 *101,25 101.27 1",, 101.24:101.24 102.1 *101.29 *107.3 107.5 ' : *107.1 107.3 ♦101.12 101.14 *101.12 101.31 101.14 *101.11 101.13 *101.10 *101.11 101.12 *101.10 *101.10 101,12 *101.9 2,000* 5,000 101.11 102.16 *102.14 102.16 *101.25 101.27 *101.19 101.21 *102.14 102.16 *102.13 102.6 *102.2 102.4 *102.10 102.12 *102.9 102.14 *102.11 *102.11 102.13 *102.16 113.20 NOV 112.21 Jan 113.30 Oct 1 118.15 Mar 12 118.23 Fpb 19 113.2 Jan 116.16 106 106 106.6 Oot 107.15" Apr 106.28 Sep 107.25 Jun Apr 2 Apr 2 106.16 May 2 107.15 Jan 28 -vyyi;-; y,> y ■ % y yy 105.29 Aug 19 107.5 Jan 17 108.4 Jun 108.4 7 Jun 107.27 Apr 105.24 Sep 7 107.1 Jun 108.15 2 100.28 Jan 103.4 102.17 Aug 102.9 July 105.22 May 1 104.9 Jan 10 107.4 Apr 16 100.18 Jan 103 107.9 Jan Jan 4 Apr 9 100.17 107.19 Apr 6 100.15 > 107.9'Apr 5 102.11 Jan 4 * 107.10 Apr 12 101.16 Jan 4 106.15 Apr 6 • *102.15 *102.20 102.23 *102.22 102.24 *105.9 105.11 *105.8 105.10 *101.4 101.6 *101.3 *101.13 101.15 *101.3 101.5 Odd lot transaction. 3 5 101.4 Jan 4 104.7 Apr 3 102 Apr 29 102 Apr 29 Treasury 2V4s Dec. 1959-1962 1947 — 106.15 Aug 12 March 1948-1950 Dec. 1948-1950 June 1949-1951 Sept. 1949-1951 Dec. 1949-1951 Treasury 2s Sept. 1950-1952 Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s June 1952-1954 Treasury 2s Dec. 1952-1954 Treasury 2s 1953-1955 — v;' ' ' 102.22 : 3,000 . 2 March 1950-1952 102.22 102.22 2 104.16 Apr Treasury 2s 101.5 *102.20 102.11 Jan 2 Treasury 2s 102.17 . 4 100.29 Jan , 102.22 102.22 Jan ; y: — 1951-1953 1951-1955 Treasury 1%S • 1948 Treasury IViS 1950 101.14 May 17 101.3 Sep 20 Deo 105.19 Aug Treasury 2Vis i; —. *102.20 102.22 102.26 *102.21 102.18 102.20 *102.24 a 112.10 Jan NOV 107.14 Apr -June 1959-1962 Dec 113.3 1 108.17 — Apr 114.25 115.23 Apr 15 12 108.17 Aug 12 104.22 Sep 17 — lH.27 110.15 Mar ''v Treasury 2s — 102.13 102.14 *102.18 transacted this day. v Not 108.27 Aug 106.16 Apr * Treasury 2s , . No sales 111 Highest 109.24 Max Feb~~6 109.22 101.15 Jan ' Treasury 2s 1 102.11 *102.12 *102.12 price. ' -106.11 Mar Treasury 2V4$ —Dep. 1967-1972 Treasury 2 Vis U951-1953 Treasury 2 Vis ——1952-1955 Treasury 2»/4S 1954-1956 Treasury 2Vis —————1956-1959 V;:-' . 106.13 NOV 112.17 Aug 105.14 Jun 109.15 Feb 18. ■. Treasury 2s Treasury 2s 102.15 *102,4 asked . . v. 101.13 101.12 *102.14 and —„ *104.19 140.21 *101.30 102 •Bid — , *107.3 *104.28 102.1 Feb~l9 115.26 Jan 17 Aug"23 Nov & 106.28 Apr 30 A 43,000 * 105.17 1966-1971 Treasury 2Vis—June 1967-1972 Treasury 2Vis —Sept. 1967-1972 — A ^ Treasury 2Vis —Dec. 1964-1968 Tfeasuty 2 Vi s -—-..^.-^1965-1970 Treasury 2Vis — 102.11 *104.29 104.31 - 11,000 105,13 -102719 i02.l9^' 103.29 , 103.15 *105.17 *103.27 —- . 103.23*'* *103.14 '102118 *102.21 10223 105.19 103.17 102.18 *102.9 *105.19 105.21 \ *105.11 *105.24 105.26 ■ 102.22 102.22 2%s 1952-1954 2 Vis ——————1956-1958 2 Vis 1962-1967 2 Vis 1963-1968 2Vis June 1964-1969 107.23 111.18 Lowest i.V'*•.<7 •103.26 103.28 <103.24 103.26 . EXCHANGE — 104.9' ♦103.28 103.30 STOCK ; Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 104.26 *104.8 Jun~28 1951-1955 —— 113.6 *114.27 104.27 May Treasury 2%s —1948-1951 Treasury 2%s 1951-1954 Treasury 2%S ———.1956-1956 , *113.4 104.14 July 12 Year 1945 Highest 1949-1952 112 *114.27 114.29 Lowest ; 103.8 102.22 102.19 Range Since Jan. 1 y EXCHANGE *103.6 *102.20 ♦102.17 Range for Previous NEW YORK STOCK 103.9 *111.30 ♦107.12 GOVERNMENT BONDS f ■ High ♦103.8 8 106,15 Aug 12 Augl2 V-y. +':: Jan 102.7 100.10 Jan si'i 102.2 100.18 Jan Nov July ' July /Feb 102.3 k Feb 100.20 Aug 101.24 July 100.30 Jan 107.28 Dec Volume Number 4543 164 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 ' ;v New York Stock Exchange Friday Last Period Bale Frlee or Friday's Bonds Bid A Asked £010 High Stock No. 3s external 1 s $ b?n^?r~ 51% *50 51% J-D 95 95% 91 92% 92% 88% 99% M-N 21 % 21% 19"% 39. 111 108% 115 113 goi M-a 194^ ser NY 1-1693 5%s 1st series——_ 5%s 2d series-——AEstonia (Republic of) ^s--— French Republic 78 stamped— 1949 1»^ Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— AGtd sink fund 6s 1947 AGtd sink fund 6s .1948 (King of Norway) 4s lAAntlqula (Dept) coll 7s A JAExternal s s AExternal f 7s series D s f 7s s AExternal sec __1945 1957 f 7s 3rd series._1957 a (National 5s 5s of 1958 1927 10-year 3 Vis s- f 22 21 : 18 is 7s A-O A-O '.y MS 33 (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6%s of 1926 11 102% 106% " 102y2 1023/4 52 100% 103 >/a 121 100"% 102 F-A 101% f MS 106 f. 106 101% 102 /- J-D 4 1 110 J-D 67 58 A-O A-O 67 58 ... mm - 2 64% 5 58 1957 A-O 1952 85 ■£ J-D (Central Ry) 63 58 1 - 65% 65% *55 62% mm 3%s Series 85 76% No. 3. 60% 61 4. *61% 58% 62 No. 5. *61% 63 3% 8 Series No. 6. *62% 3%s Series No. 7. 3%s Series No. 8. 33/4S Series No. 9. — 3a/«s Series No. 10. — 3%s Series No. 11. 13 15 3%s Series No. 16. 3%s 82 y,! 64% 59 59 57 % 59 57% 64% 59 55% 55% 56 59 55 65% 59 59 58% 58% V r ♦58% 25 *58% 26 *58% Series No. 27— 28 58% , ?*58% 29 65 w 65% ; 54% 65 (City) f 5s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s -External , External 3% ; 8 63 56% M-a 1976 F-A 55% 643/4 BtTurrdedCe6rw readji4%-4%s——U.1976 4%-4%s f s . 1960 J-J Jan 15 1948 i A-O 1961 Canada (Dom of) 98 J-J J-J 30-yr 4s 25-year 3Vis ;'!2%s' i ACarlsbad A Chile ' . (City) Ss (Rep) ——1954 External f 99 ; .109% 108% H2% 109% 109 % 100% 100% 108% 100% sm 22 21 % - 22% AExternal 22% 22% 213/4 F-A 106% 106% J-D *101%. Si* " ♦101% -- *100% M-N 99% J-D *_- — 99% 105% *104 ' 47% J-D A-O' 8s—1950; lORiiJ |f--r l86lJ A-O J-J J-J J-D 7%s— sec 2.375«__2«01 61^s-:-"p1T"a"" of (State 192J-^--"—A pursua^ to Plan A^?oo4 30% 22 22% 21 30% ' ' F-A 22% 22% 21% 303/4 22 23 21 30% 22% 21% 30Y4 ; 213/4- 22% 21% 30% v , f-a J-J Jan 1961 22% 22% • • J-J Sep 1961 ? • ■ i-22% M-S Sep 1961 • • .22% m-s n M-N i"?*-0.*. *• *.'•. > i.i'' A Chile Mortgage Bank 6% s—-1957 ' '■ For Financial 21% • 22 .* 30 % ' 24% I" 30% 20% 29% 303/4 ' *22% ' 23 Af-N 1963 sinking fund 6s A-O l'lv A-O 1963 > 1962 1962 1 assented— A 6s ; 106 4 *H06% 30 22% •22% __Jan 1961 assented—: 106 63% A-O ^_Feb 1961'i AExternal sinking fund 6s A6s assented^.—. 106 102 ♦100 M-a £ 30 20% 5 ' vr F-A A7» A-O sinking fund 6s. A 6s v :: Btomped (Int reduced to 2.20 municipal loan—— . ' Feb 1961 -f 6s — 102% :V*35--V;-.i/:r 22 y» - 114% 1960 assented— .A6s AExtl s $ -- ♦17% A7s external loan o' 1960 A6s assented ARy external ; *243/4 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)l926------ 1Q66 99% 109 . M-N —_< 1' 99 % M-N 1942 sinking fund 6s :t\ A6s assented ... AExtl sinking fund 6s V i: J-J 1942 AExternal ■ - 7s ; s assented A 7s 99% 93%- 93% ' 16% Stamped pursuant to Plan a (Int reduced to 2.5%) A6s external slnk fund gold --1968 wmww* M-N 1984 11% *14% i 99 A-O 1975 external s f-0 bonds—- Kj Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)—£y)LA •98 < gold of) (City of Greater) A8s extl loan 1977 — *103A A-O Rio Grande do Sul 4%-4%s •123/4 *18 Va • 643/4 69 of)-- f 4%-4%s 17% 65% *101% M-9 •16% ■: 54%*. 65 55 w 65 101% 101% r — AExternal loan 7yas.--—---19fa A Prague *58% Hoi % 103 — 1961 f s Refunding : 1958 stamped-— External 101% —1950 (Province Buenos Aires A6s 1957 s 11% mU A-O AExternal Brisbane *10% *21% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%)_—20oe ' *58% • 22 .21 22% 20 20% 303/4 21% 22% FOREIGN Institutions SECURITIES FIRM TRADING 22% II 21 28% MARKETS 30% ' A6%s «. assented A8%s 1957 J-D 1961 JrD 1961 J-D *19% 21 1961 A-O *__ 25 assented AGuaranteed sink fund 6s A 6s assented— 1961 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s ; A6s A 7s Cons Munlc assented "AChiriese For —1962 assented— AChllean 1962 7s see 5s„ page A-O 19% M-N * Af-N ♦; *19% 2569. 19% rarl marks & no- 29 FOREIGN SECURITIES * 23% 29% 19% 19 29 25 23% 28% 19 29 21"% 1960 M-S M-S 19% 1951 J-D 15"% 19% ^ INC. 28 ya 19% ; 283/4 22 1960 : : (Hukuang Ry) footnotes {1 J-D - ; ASlnking fund 6%s— 28 15 Va 37 SPECIALISTS :v> r " ' ' 27 18 . ' 32Y« 24 *133% A-O Stamped pursuant to Wan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) ffi "65 56 58% 30. Series No. 75 104% g 30 *21% assented— APorto Alegre (Clip 55 56 9% 31 M-N assented—-—---—-—47 loan 8 f 7s 1» A4%s assented——--— 65 54% >■ « A Stabilization 65 59 sex lAPQland (Rep of) gold 6s—, 65 59 •«" 24 95% 101% MS t 6a 2d ser—1961 AExternal sink fund 59 23 3%s 9% . 22 10 3A 19% 100 102 ya 11% 102 QS Q-J 1939 f 6s isc • A4%s *58% 22 111 104 — MS s 65 No. 97 30 J-D OAfta (Rep of)«teruul 7e- A4%s *58% 3%s Series No. •95y4 *103% A-O M-N M-S 7s_-——-. Flap A ANat loan extl 58 *. 65% 55% 65% 1 *- (State of) ANat loan extl 65 % No. 3%s APeru 55% ' 13%' 11 -4. Af-S ref 3y2S series :B— (int reduced to 2.125*)- ? es1/*. 82 55% Beries No. 11 / Stamped pursuant to 82 77 ! sec APernambuco 1 55 Series Series 77• I *58% 18 Ext 84 57%' 59 3%a Series No. *12»/4 *101% A-O A-O 1J63 -1970 inr/i 79% 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s 19" 1 63 82 50% 50 105% 105 104 A-O 1Q(.7 5s——--- Stamp mod 3%s ext to 77% 3%s 3%s 1 •AStamped assented 5s__ 59 19 No. s Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s- Panama (Republic)*-- - 59 Series No. i20—... Series No. 21 ' 68 % 59 17 Series 105 MS 6/2f"-,""1 65% 59 V 3%s f 68 59 3%s s v 76 *58%! — 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. M-S 50 *.. —M-a .6.y28-r-T":"~ V 59 J*78 — 68% 69% f *78 . —4 14. No. t s 58 -• 58 %:'' 59 12. Series 101% J-J (State)-- external Municipal Bank extlsfSs Oslo (City) shik fund, 4%s—... 68% 76; 76 3%8 o'dsT" agree 1942, aeree 5, 58 ; *78 3%s Series No. 101% ♦101 ~aeree 1942, agree 5, 4s sink fund extl loan—— 58% Series 3%s Series No. *101 A-O Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) ——2008 Hew South "Wales (State)— I- 68 % ♦61% 3%s No. to ASee external ( *61% 1013/4 100% 103 100 103 ■M - 64 3%» Series No. '^3%s Series Nov External sink fund 4%s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1— 3%s Series No. 2. 101 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%)—20 External 63 of to Nov. 76%; 68 •8| 50% 1945 19 ASec Stamped pursuant to Plan A 0% A-O agree (US) extl 5s of 1899 £ Minas Geraes JrD (Int reduced to 3.5%) 1978 funding bonds of 1931 due__195l 63 A-O 1979 • 117 117* 102 98 104% 90% 104% 101 102 % 96 ■ lATreasury 6s of 1913 assent—1933 AAssented to Nov. 5. 1942. agree 76% 62% 1942. 5. AAssented 82% ill' e»«w" Nov. A Assenting 4s 118 1: 75 -101 101 M-S , 100 — J-D to A Assenting 4s 1043/4 105% mm mm■ 106 , Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) A7s l»o* A Assenting 5s °f1899—9 A Assented to Nov. 5, 1942, agree • rll4% 114'% J-D 1979 AMexico 103% 110% 103% 115M 105% 1957 112% A Assented J-J 1978 A Assented , 106% mm 101 — A-O Mtge Bk) 78— AMedellin (Colombia) 6%s Mexican Irrigation— 131% 27 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) AExternal s t 6%s of 1927 A—J A Jugoslavia (State 3|- :;103% 103% ; 103% M-N 1941 (U 8 of) external 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A 373/4 110% 110% mm- 1955 jABrazil •100 Va ilf-S —— 1955 ' 99% 100% 101%" •100% 100% 101 »/e A*-0 paid---—-—""""iooa A4%s stamped assented--—----1943 1956 1 part paid —toco (Republic) s f 6s series Helsingfors (City) ext 6%s 1960 Irish Free State extl s f 5s———»•1960 A6s part 99« 104% , 101 101 F-A J-D —r"~"""" Haiti 33% % m 100 10 98 983/4 99% 98% 59% 58 • 33 18 mm A7s 38 1 VhstamPed ♦107 J-J Greek Government—- 373A mm - 78 21l/a \ ^ 18 100% 101 1949 6s f 2 mm .. J-J ..1956 — s *18 M-N 1957 1928- Belgium external 6%s External 7 . *18 J-D S 85 Government)— External g 4MiS ol External 18 85 22 21% 24 ^ *21l/8 / mm U;. 97% 104% 21% 38 24 21% A-O 8 I conv loan 4%s 1971 Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25.1955 External *21% <v" 18 "4 103% 2i.% 2iy8 ' 21% A-O 77 77; ' 103 mm A-O 1957 90 • J-J 1st series AAntwerp (City) external Argentine J-J t 7s 2d series s sec •72 "■mm J-J 1945 „ ^is»»wi J-J 1945 f 7s series C ^ .mim M-S 1945 f 7s series B lAExternal JAExternal ' A-O 1968 Akershus AExterlal F-A 109 *114 A-O 110 112 *107 A-O Customs Admin 5y2s 2d series—1961 & 13?' Foreign Govt. A Municipal 111% Ill J-J 1942 104 »ioo% J-D A-^51 1952 106 110 *103 F-A iq77 J953 iy0J External gold "55 External gold 4VaS—---------1ADominican Rep- Cust Ad 5%s—1942 JAlst series 5%s of 1926-|A2d series sink fund 5 /2s 19 Teletype Broadwgy, jNew York •50 Af-N ASlnking fund 8s series B | A Denmark 20-year extl 6s Members New York Stock Exchange *50 M-N 1951 Sinking fund Wertheim & Co. 51% A-O *952 4%s of) 8s 58% ;;V 58% 91% 90% r .70 66 58% F-A 4%s external debt ACzechoslovakia (Rep /-; & 1947 1947 of 1926 ASlnking fund 7s of 1927 External loan 89 . 81% 81% 1946 A Sinking fund 7 s Copenhagen (City) 5s 25-year gold 4%8-~--~ ACosta Rica (Rep of) 7s Cuba (Republic of) 5s of 1914 Foreign Securities High Low No. 90 *85 *85 J-J A-O Bank 6%s Mtge • A-O 192'frr— Ot A Colombia ;; Sold (Bepablle oOoetiW f A63 Range Sinee January 1 Bonds High Low 1,: Corporate Stock 120 Bid A Asked High low Transit Unification Issue— Telephone' Week's Range or Friday's Bala Price Friday Exchange January 1 Colombia REctor 2-2300 Last Peeled New York Range Sine# Bold New York City 3% Interest bonds Week's Range Interest v ■•v ... r HI. 50 Broad Si„ Now York 4, N. Y.„t 1-4)'ydk.,i/ sT*>leiypoIN'^ Telephone HAnover 2-0050 103 107 y* 107 y* L01 107y* 99% 103 99 y« 103% .00 L01, LOO • THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, November 18, 1946 NEW YORK BOND RECORD BANGE FOB WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER IB ' , BONDS New York Stock Friday Week's Bange or Friday's Interest Last Period Exchange Bale Price Bid St Asked Low Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— Stamped modified (interest 3ft to May 1, 1947) due Bange Since January 1 Sold No. ! : 30% 30% Certificates of deposit Bush Terminal 1st • Consolidated 5s_——— 85% 106 \ California Elec Power 1st M3s Calif Oregon Power 3yaS— Canada Southern cons gtd 5s A Canadian National , f- Friday New York Stock Exchange Interest Period Week's Bange Last or Bale Price * Friday's Bid & Asked Low (Int (City) 8s High Guaranteed January 1 Sold Low No. —*1952 to A6Vis extl secured f— 1957 • (State) Stamped pursuant - A 7s extl water loan - A 6s extl dollar i SAist mtge 5s—I • r ARef '& lAMobile'Div | | 2012 1940 .1978 A8s A 7s A4s (Kingdom)— secured external.—. .1962 series ASilesia A4 Vis B extl sec ■j 7s. 91 102 Va 107 F-A 102 Va 105Va 1948 * c - J-D ' F*A —— 1955 8s 1946 f 1960 j 1964 conversion v 3 Vis extl readjustment J-D R & A Div 2d 1st consol JAChicago & 1984 J-J 92 Vi 92 Va J-J 33% 34Va 26 30Va 32% 24 60 Va 2TVa 28 24Va 23 56 J-J 1987 — 1st & 1948 Af-S *100% 104% — 104% 105% . West 1st gtd 4s Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs Foreign Pow deb 5s 1947 J.n 1967 M.w 1972 Jtj 1975 1998 __1956 2030 ■; 100% 100% .. 0 103 Va 103 % .. A-0 *104 ' .. A-O *98 103% 111 105% 116% 2 107 106% 107% 104 97 — -101% 101% 86 \ conv debentures debentures 1956 .5 , 101 101% 101 Va 110 122% 124% 122% 159 Va 100% 100% 100% 1975 100% .1986 i 1 1961- Amer Tobacco Co deb 3b 3s debentures———.—.—1969 105 Va 105 deb 100Vi 107 % gold 4s ref > 4s & J-J Charlotte Air Line 100% 101% 100% 107% 97% I M-N mtge 4V2 lnc ser Gen mtge 4 Vis lnc 112% 4Vis 103% 104 102% 105% — J-J A<-0 1958 B 105% 105% 105% > 99% 104 94 128% ^ 128% 128% — !1 ' 115% 115% 116% 116% ■ 2 , 104% 105% h ——1964 104 Va 106 ^ 103 inc conv 101 Va. 118% "36" f ,37 49 29% 29% 102 101 i mtge gold Oct l 61% 57 40 Va 31 98Va 99 98% 1994 2019 Apr 84% 84 Va 2044 Apr 63 61 Vt r 1 1946) due Ref & gen ser D Sep ' 1 1946) (int at 1% due ■,' Sep : 1 1946) | due- .j AConv due Fpb 11960 Pgh L E & W Va System— Ref gold 4s extended to 1951 8'west Div 1st M (int at to Jan 1 1947) due » I 1950 Toledo Cin Div ref 4s A I Hi " Con ref 4s 4s 1951 stamped 95 53 J-J 64 Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s Bethlehem Steel Corp— Cons mtge 2%s ser I— 1st M ——1970 1967 5s series n 1st gold 4%s series JJ s f debentures.. 1969 Gen mtge 2%s 1978 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s.l975 For footnotes see page 2569, 133% 100% — . 99% 100% 101 Va 100% 100 109 105 *93% 1027/8 58% 41% 105% 100 i ' i | : 106% .: .. 85% 87 84 58 Va 60 50 41% % j 106% *92 , 87 ] 105% *98 . 41% 103% 104% 4106 Va — 102 102 106% 106% 71 106% 67% ,~~~ 92 Va 72% 81 39% J-D J-D jgold 4s——*.1951 101% 100% 110 103 106 99 J-J) Chicago Terre Haute So S'eastejrn.Ry & ref M 2%-4%s 1994 J-J —1994 J-J 83 Vt J-J 104% J-J J-J .— 2%-4%s Chicago Union Station— Cleve Cin Chic 1963 1963 4s conv . 1952 ?%s M-S A-O A-O M-N C A-O 1975 108 Va 102% 108% 106% 106% 107 105% 112 Va 105 107% f : 105 y» 105 *46 « :: 65 Va 42% — 45% " , t 45% .66'' 63 42% 83 100fi 62 , 104 Va 111% 111% 103 Vt 99 82 85Vt 107% 102% 111% 104 104 111% J-D 84 Va 99% . 81 14 J-D 1993 113 V» 107 Va 102% 103 — ^ ■ ..1993 99% 108% 98%. 121 J-D Ref & Impt 4V2s series E— 1977 Cin Wab & M Div 1st 4s—.^-1991 St L Div 1st coll tr gol4 48^.-1990 3s ; 74 4 J;J , . 72% 38 J-J 1970 Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR 104 103% 104% 104% 103% 103% F-A F-A JrD : &'st Louis';J Ulum 95 83% 83 • . General gold 4s_^ 5s series B Elec ,,*93% 1 City Investing Co* 4s debs—--——1961 • M-N JV V - 12 100 93% 95 i 110% 107% 110 Va — Series C 3VaS gtd Series D 3%s gtd „ 102 v- ^7 ^^ —....1950 *;A Cleve Short Bine 104 * 40 103% » 84% I 85 j ;.- 105% 106 Va 106 Va 106% f 4 Vas series C——a.——1977 A-0 105% 107 Va s . Columbus & Tol 1st extl 4s.—. Commonwealth Edison Co— 1955 Consolidated Powr 3Vis s f Cigar 3%s A— Corp Edison of M-S A-O M-S .F:A . i debentures— .v, ?-A J-y 1961 3 Vis—.1965 York— — A-0 1948 100 Vi 100% 99% 100% 3Vis debentures 1956 101% 106% 3 Vis debentures.. 1958 ^ 45% 27 103 Va *104% *109 • *115% A-o y A-o J-J 103% — ,?.J — — ; 13 -*=. ... • 103% ;:106% 108% 111% 116 116 V r; r; i v> 106% 110 — 110 \. 111 105% 107 r. % 102% 101 101 Va v5 ,102 102 Va 23 *104% 105 Va — '; 105% 100% M02Va 104% "1 84% 102% f-105 ... — — '107%'107% *108 ' M-*:-; *1067/a New 102% 102% 19 .. 1st mtge 3s series L -1977 Conn Ry & L 1st Sc ref 4'/as—-.1951 104 M-N Columbus & H V 1st extl gold 4s__1948 Columbus & Sou Ohio El 3Vis—1970 107% 116V4 105% 110 • 108% 104% 108% , 10 A-O Colorado & Southern Ry— 4%8 (stamped modified) —1980 Columbia Gas & Elec SVas'debs—1971 Consolidated 1 - < A-o Conn River 106% 102" ist gtd 4%8-l—-??61 Cleve Union Term gtd 5V2S-.-—r-1972 1st a f 5s series B gtd —1973 1st 97 —1961 Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s———1950 Bklyn Union Gas 6s series A 1947 4s 127% 1955 1st mtge 4s series RR 1960 AInc mtge 4%s ser A July 1970 JABoston & N Y Air L 1st 4s 1955 Bklyn Edison cons M 3%s 1966 i : 1961 Boston & Maine 1st 5s A C 105 Va V# 104% 95% 1951 Beech Creek Extension 1st 3%s 1951 Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 98% 107 99 F-A ' ^ Bangor & Aroostook RR— 60 19% Cleveland 1959 79 99% M-N General 3%ft *— gold 4%8 —I960 Chicago St L & New Orleaps 5s—1951 Gold 3%S— 1951 ' ( 74% 107% 48 96% 43 lit mtge gtd 3%s series E —1969 1st mtge 23/4S ser G 1974 City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs -.——..1966 2000 to 86 64 38% Cincinnati Union Terminal— 1996 Ref & gen ser F (Int at 1 % 76% Apr J«J ..1988 | ..1995 to 58 r i > to Dec ; 80 110 Vi 103% 105% 104% 105 104% 1 I 4s— Cine Gas & Elec 1st mtge " J-J ..•••» A Jan f ADebentures 5s part paid ,.1957 fAChoctaw Ok & Gulf cons 5s—1932 ; Ref & gen ser A (Int at \% to "Vi1-" Dec 1 1946) due 1995 ; Ref Sc gen ser C (int at lVa% 99% 83 39 Vt 1st So ref 4%s series D——1962 IjAChiids Co deb 5s part paid.—1943 to * July 1948 84% 38 59% Chic & West Indiana 4% 144 J-J 1 at 88 104% 94% 140 M-S 1st July 1948 103% 36% A-O Income 1 bonds—• (Int 86 107 J-J f 1946) due 119% 99% 106 Va 1952 ■ 105 Vt 109 20 J-J Railways 1st 5s stpd 25% partial redemption—. 1927 IChlcago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 38% 102 31.^64% 109% 119% 1956 j A Secured 4 Vas .series A— » 29% 40% 31 Jan ser B ser Memphis Div1st *37% 39V4 135 3 ' tJAChicago -v '113 . 7 39% M-N ^Certificates ~of deposits..—I. lARefundlng gold 4s —.—1934 i 104% 107 — 124 126 ,.-2003 A,; 1st mtge 3 Vas series F 1st mtge 2%s ser G , __ • 107y« 104% 107% 135 ya 1 /-J AConv •105% *122 '• " 105 2 12 126 M-N V Ry— Ya 106 Va 126 F-A 1985 i 126% 141 113% 124% 114 • 131% 106 151% •105% 106 Va F-A 2nd mtge conv inc 4'/as—.Jan 11999 1st mtge 3s ser B————1989 103% 107% 92% 102 138 F-A 1982 .J : 106 5 J-J 1977 Chicago & North Western Ry—. * Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s—1948 Second mortgage 4s 1948 Atlantic Refining 2%s debs— 1966 1st 106 Va F-A J-J —1949 Chicago Ind & Sou 50-year 4s. Chic Milw 0t Paul So Pac RRr1st mtge 4s ser A 100% 1963 modified 113 $ ■ t Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— ' A 1st mtge 4s lnc ser A ; ,.1983 ; 109 July 1952 Baltimore So Ohio RR—• 1st mtge <gold 4s 137 Va 1377/a 7 \ mortgage 3%s 103 Va 103 Va 1377/a 184 110% 111% 1995 July 11995 July 11995 103 Va M-S J-J AGeneral ; 4s Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s General unified 4%s A Stamped HO . 1989 — series ,98% '98% 1995 Atl Knox 8s Nor 1st gold 5s.—..1946 1st 105 Va 108% 106 Va •104% 108 1996 .—; 4%s 98% 1967 — Stamped 4s Atlanta % 52 104% — J-J * Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— gold 105 Va F-A 1996 Alton RR ref 3s 110% 1962 Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s Adjustment * 61% 21% "":: Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A—.1988 AGen ino mtge.4%8——.^Jan 12038 A 2d 122% .1980 2%s debentures— 2%s debentures General 24 Va F-A 1989 [ gold 4s cons 1st mtge 33As ser B Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s 109% 114 -- _i; jf-S 103% 106 Va 5 *107 Va 108% .. M-S 100 1 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.— Nitrate " . . Alleghany & Anglo-Chilean " 108 — u . 1985 1st. & ref mtge 2% 8 1970 Chicago & Eastern 111 RR— AGen mtge ino (conv)————1997 bailboad and industbial companies Am & A , A-0 • 1992 General 4s ——1958 w 44% 109% 91 Va 106 Va *108% Chicago Burlington & Quiiicy RR— 1958 Alabama Great Southern 3 Vis Alabama Power 1st mtge 3%s Albany & Susquehanna RR 4%s debs 85 ' 37 ArO 1st & ref mtge 3 VaS conv 52 J-J —1987 . impt mtge 3V2S D___ impt M 3V2S series 3 Ref & 1978 external 7s Adams Express coll tr gold 4s Coll trust 4s of 1907 2%s 33% 33% Va 1961 registered Ref. & 1978 i.*> assented 2%a 10 108 1987 General gold 4VaS 1979 37/a-4y8 4As extl conv 4-4V»-4%s extl readjustment 3s 87 Va 10 Va A-0 i 46% A?O T_1946 85 M-N 1945 ,-.1959 —1959 1987 — 109 107 Va ' 3%s-4-4Ya% ($ bonds of 1937)— External readjustment.——.1971 A4VaS 78 Va A-0 '1st & ref series A (4%ft to Aug 1> 1949)—______1974 5 A Central RR & Banking Co— 58 stamp (partial redemption)—1942 ' 'hriv; iM r"->- t v/va (■ Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s 1965 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— ' 1958 AExternal .sink fund 6s AExtemal 'sink fund 6s (City) 103% 121 F-A Central Pacific 1st ref gtd gold 4s_1949 1958 Sydney (City) s f 5VaS AUruguay (Republic) extl AWarsaw 124 M-S Central N Y Power 3s————1974 1962 116 Va F-A - —Nov 1945 1st gold 5s— 4s lll3/4 . (Prov of), extl assented External Ry— registered A General Serbs Croats & Slovenes 123% .F-A, 1960 ' A 5s 1173A _1965 JACent New Eng 1st gtd 4s— t A Central of N J gen gold 5s. i 119 118% A-0 Central Illinois Lfght 3>/is________i966 » 118 114 Va 1981 5s series C gen 113% J-J AChatt Div pur money gold 43—1951 2004 loan—l——1968 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) BASecured s f 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%). 125 % J-J 1965 SAConsol. gold 5s *ARef & gen 5%s series B 1956 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 118% .—"—1951 Corp 3 Vis debs Cent Branch U P 1st gold 4s tCentral of Georgia 1999 I J-J 1956 Celotex 1950 A 125 ...*.1955 Carolina Clinch & Ohio 4s .1999 ; Stamped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced to 2.5%)— 108 109'/a J-D A (Int reduced to 2.5%) A 8s external 105 A-O Oct 1969 Cart to Plan A 105 % 103 % M-N 1957 & Adir 1st gtd gold 4s Celanese Corp 3s debs 8s——-—1936 J-D 1902 Can Paq Ry 4% deb stk perpetual- ( Stamped pursuant to Plan A ,r (Int reduced to 2%) —2012 IA San Paulo 5s > 1974 gold 5a Guaranteed gold 4%s_ Guaranteed gold 4%s ;Guaranteed gold jl%s 2.375%)—2001 s gold "Guaranteed High 54 48 1976 gold 4%s Bange Slnee Bonds pursuant to Plan A reduced 109 104 4-4933 BONDS Stamped 107% Broadway Telephone—DIgby 8 A San Paulo 58 56% 104 Bush Term Bldgs 5s gtd 61 High Low ; } A 1st & Coll 5S— | Bonds at tBurliogton Cedar Bap & Nor— A High 103 101% 104% 104% 106% ^Volume 164 THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4543 2567, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 A'v, :/• BONDS New York Interest Stock Exchange Last ■ Bale Price Period Friday's Of Bid & Asked York New Range Since 'Bond* ' Furled January 1 Sold or Leal Interest Exchange Stock Week's FrMey BONDS Week's Range Friday Low Low 1 AConsol Ry non-conv deb 4s_._-.1954 A Debenture 4s i -1955' ' ADebenture 4s 1st A Cuba 1st 5s 106 1 J-D 82 % 80 86 42 Deere St Co. 2%s debs - 43 45 43 45 A-O ——1965 Delaware St Hudson 4s extended—1963 .Delaware, Lact St West RR Co— '■/.;/ Y Lack, St- Western, div ref M 5s ser C 1973 •*— 1973 99% 45 47' J-J V 'f' if « 64 • 40 • 48% 80 107% F-A ARef & lmpt 8s series B—1978 48 series F__ 7- 8% 7 8% 6%' 291/4 57 A-O 56 42% Stamped 70 < A-0 Gen St ref mtge 3%s series G.i~1966 Gen St ref 3s series H____ —1970 -M-S 1'08 % 108% 106% 109 J-D 106%. 107 Va 106% Detroit & Mackinac 1st lien gold 48.1995 M-N 57 75 45% 92% 110% 92%. 00 w 104% "121 — J-J *— *107. J-J 1950 120% 120% 155 gold 58—1995 Ry 3'As El Paso Sc S W 1st 5s—. 5s stamped Erie Railroad CoGen mtge ino 4%s — series A "112 1st 2000 cons mtge 3 Vis ser 155 102 106% 2 111 127% 81% v 103% 106% 95% ^6 1 M-S 101 "105% 100% • 103,% 104 % 100 VA 100% 100% "rf~« 1955 /. j., , . 100% 100 y8 102 85 98% 993/4 93 96 83 99 95% *85% 87 "83 87 83% 84 69 71% 77 68 87/4 75 /?/ 96% 41% 39 % 33 44- 45 35 /a 69 *39 42 33% 623/4 50% 40% 73 Va 76% 38%. 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J-D 1981 — 42% 12 104% Zl968 B — — ,■ 19 60 S'i. • i960 3%s 3%s «**WW Z.1965 A mtge 4%s series E Conv Af-N 104 ' , 106% 103% 104 A-0 1948 •" sinking fund 4y2s General E-N 1965 "" '/, w 106 % *107% 63% 4s * 102% 36% ; J-J South Sc Nor Ala RR * debs RR— gold , V J-J inc San Fran Term A-0 - 100% 47% 47'A 51 106 V*104 — J-D 98 ,, 99% 106% 106% 101% 101% 101% .1986 gold~4%s 87 106 • 1977 1985 108% 11 106% 106% 106 1979 debentures Consol 107 94% J-J bond ctfs——No? 1989 4s Skelly Oil 23/4s debs— Socony-Vacuum Oil 2'As— il'-i ui*- p ibtSM '?h< r. 1 105% 106: — 1971 Co— Pennsylvania 103 Seaboard'Air Line RR Cch- 104% 105 — 4s s 24 100% 102'A ~107« St Paul Union Depot 3y8s B Scioto V Sc N E 1st gtd 4s 106 100% 100% " 1966 series E trust ctfs__. 1952 Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3'As 1960 Pennsylvania Power & Lignt co^ lst mtge 3s 1975 3s 10 — N" ^ tr* Louis-Southwestern Ry— 1st 4s bond certificates-.-——1989 Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— conv 74 20% 9 9% U 100% 100% — 3'As 108% 42 ifit :'ie'v-:v21v;^ ■ -. * . - 'ACertificates of deposit gtpd.i St Paul & Duluth lst Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5si 1949 Pennsylvania 125% 109 107% 109% ^ J-J iv 5 Alst term & unifying 5s—.--1952 AGen & ref gold 5s series A 1990 A-O L___ s 125% - 5g series B.^^—m.1950 ACertificates of deposit- : 101% 105% - 101% 109'A MS debsZZ] Paducah & 111 1st 88 108% i" J-J ' >.^...^.^.-1950 A Prior lien •99% 101% Jf-S J«J. J-J A-O -» 1st Louis San Francisco) Ry-^ > 95% 99% 101- y gold 6s 1996 2d :gold 6s_M__.._»-______M.>~._1996 fit L Rocky Mt Sc P 5s stpd_^.—1955 ^ Electric Co— debentures . 109 — — 48 1941 tlASt P & K C Sh L gtd 4'As 1975 „ 2%a 115'% 49 Gen mtge. 3%s series Hi... Gen mtge 3%s series I fit. Lftwf Sc Adir Igt 401% ' 3s__ZZZZZZ~Zl974 series 104% 96 & lARut-Canadian 4s stpd If ARutland RR 4%s stamped 21% L- 94 F-A A-O 1st & ref mtgo 3'As series I lst & ref mtge 3s series J„. lst 6c ref M 3s series K 3s 188 101% I960 & coll trust 4s A____1949 1§ ASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7s M 110% 107 V« 244 D—1995 3 Vis Seagram (Jos E) ref 1 *106% 108 7/a Elec Corp— mtge 4%s series D__.i 99% 100% M-S 1904 lst & ref M 3s series M lst & ref mtge 3is ser N Pacific Tel & Tel 2%s 108% 112 Va 163% 163% Rochester Gas Shell lst & 109% 109'/a . 45% 108 108 ■ tSARio Grande West 1st gold 4s_..1939 • Pacific Gas & L" 110% J-J ACong. M 4%s series 2%s RR 3s •- J-J Reading Co l9t & ref 3VaS Co— Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s Oregon-Washington 105% 107 112 113 .16% 19% 1968 mtge ' v~. yV tl J-J _i975 3y2s_i mtge, / 3s 1972 mtge 5s—.-.-.—2037 mtge 8s 2037 ref & Revere Copper & Brass tOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry—. A Ohio Edison : _• 1956 15% 0 « 127 *118% 4s 26% 107% 110% 105- .105 J-J ZZZZl975 guaranteed 105% 127 127 *129 A2d 1st -■ J-D 102% 102% 103 % * ' 107% , J^f 1st mtge 2%s_____ 1st mtge 90 v __1974 Gen mtge 3 Vis series J 11AR I Ark & Louis 1st 4%s *108% Q-A 2047 \ 1st mtge 2%s 4 F-A 90 88 90 89 *103 E-N " Power 90 A-O J-D 42% Q-J Q-F 2047 ± . . A-O 1959 1960 103 '/a 90 92 *88% 1948 series C—— St Jos Sc. Grand Island 1997 & trust 4%s -19% Q-J Jan 2047 6c Coll 81 Af-S _____ impt 4'As series A impt 5s series C___ & impt 5s series D J-D MS ; Gen lien ry <fc id gold 3s 3s registered 106 1958 A-O ___1974 series A.: 106 102'A F-A lst f M-S Ry 1st gold 4sZl996 V <fe ref 5s 103% J-D Public Service El & Gas 3y48 w'Z / J-J J-D 1957 ■ V;, V;'- A'//^^ 1946 1950 1977 r: r Af-N Northern Pacific Ry prior lien 4s__1997 4s " ;,r F-A 1966 99% 105 J-J mortgage 3'As Gen . 102% 104% , J-J F-A 1943 3'As 105% 104 / 104% 1937 I 5s Norfolk Southern Ry Co— A Gen mtge 5s 'conv inc_. gen *105 1940 gold 5SIo&.Wftern North Central ■ VL-N 138% Quaker Oats 2%s deb. 101 M-N N 109- ' - 73 & Pow ^%8 142 102% 111 5 102 A-0 lQ"eenS E1 ^ Y Steam 123 A-O 50% / 10% 5% „ 125 A-O tAProvidence Terminal 75 17 323 M-S 1993 J-D 93 100 . 123 134 '/4 126% 135 83 67 20 Z Af-S 122% 120 y4 125 *—125 78 38% 20 J-D S^ ^ y y 3o 43% Af-N ' 32 17 202 70 M-N 116% 78 30 '.'v.-:r 5/' J-D .. 75% 32 41% , , 30% 43 J-J 1st 4s 26 31 41% — J^f 77% 38% 105% 106% — , if-N ino deb——1964 lst 96 33% F-A fAProvidence Securities 4s 103% 4 38% t.. J-J 4s^.^~::rr"i95? 2r]fn!io5 ^ West 41% A-O 195* 21 105% —1950 series C lst 4s ser A APittstoa Co 5% •116% 119 ♦__ 124% F-A 5s series B—.w—..1962 gen 5s *110 1965 4'As series B lst Af-S „_H^1954 6s__ mtge 4'As *103% E-N Potomac El Pwr lst M 3 %s_—.1966 119% 827/s 87 Af-8 1st & ref 4'As series of 1927__1967 t A Harlem River & Port Chester— N Y 110% ,t Af-N 1040 AConv deb 6s t A Collateral trust . mZ mtge •1st 1947 ^pANon-eony deb 3,%s A 111% 106% 109 & Hartford RR— deb ADebenture 107% 106% 106% *105 Z' ." 26 .10'A 102% — Coal— lst 4'As series D 107 107% 107% J-J 1973 " ; 105'A Z :•"•/ -i Af-N 9Mi ' • J-D 6c Chem lst mtge 3%s_1964 Consolidation 1st gen J-D / Coke lst 104% 105 % 105 »/a - *9 *103 y8 103 7/s • F-A guaranteed 4y2s__1964 1st 105 102% 1949 _____ deb ANon-conv 99% 103 Va 103 Va A-O " Z F-A 1963 Pitts Young 6c Ash 106% 101 % 103 y2 '*, 107 cons lst 93% 100%; 99% F-A Mtge 4s series A___ 2043 Mtge 4s series B __ZZ_2043 N Y-Lack Sc West 4s series A- .,.1973 mjNew Haven 99 % 100 % 100 % 1948 gold 5s 102 J-J 102% 102% 10% 11 4'As Pitfs & W Va lst 4'As series A A-O 103 V* M -N , • Pitts Steel lst mtge 4'As lst mtge 4'As series B 106 1966 Purchase money gold 4s N * & Harlem gold 3'As 4%s series B. / 98 1951 series E Lt H & Pow *98% r— ■/; -r 99% r 99% 93% 1965 N Y Edison 3%s series D 1st iien & : ' "A-O 108 107 1937 3'As debentures 97% 80 . 108% 1053/4 102% cons Pittsburgh .73% 99% • — 103'/4 I Pittsb 100 1998 1998 __iy98 ___ *125% 103'A 103% Pgh Cine Chicago Sc St Louis RR-rV :-"' Gen mtge 5s series —..1970 Gen mtge 5s series B 1975 Gen mtge 3%s ser E_____. 1975 98 »A .92% < 105% M-N Series "J 99% 65 \77% : J-J Shore coll gold 3'As 3'As registered Mich Cent coll gold 3 Vis 109'A 70'A 76% ■ A-0 'V 98% 137 142% 125% 135 106% 107% Pgh Cine Chicago & St Louis Ry— Series E 3'As gtd gold 1949 Series P 4s guaranteed gold 1953 Series G 4s guaranteed 1957 Series H cons guaranteed 4s 1900 f 01% 107% F-A 1997 v 95% 84 •/'•oioae#.'-- -2013 A 43 133 103'/8 103% Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs.—1964 106 81% 83 107% 1974 s f 4s deposit, of 94 36 106 83% ACertificates High 106% •; 106 *- • 1961 2%s ref 6c 64 5. 102% 103 3-D lst 17 . 3S 90:7'; 84'A 40 i7 < Low 7'Z; 40 MS '■ January 1 103 *106 .": 1977 92% 84% 94% «, series 73 103 P-A 1971 Electric B f§APhilippine Ry lst 77% . 103 ; 64% F-A series 5s 1st & ref M 2%s, lst and ref 2%s_-i—^ 87 : Baago Btaod Sold No. Apr General gold 4'As series C Philadelphia Co coll tr 4y«s 108% 103 103 Bond* High 65% V Phila 108 • 104 . Friday** 64 1974 General 83% y/Vy/« —;/ fZA SZvVy' & Hud River 3%s_ 3'/2s . ^i/;yv;83%:; F-A 1956 __2013 £ Cent A-O A Income 110 77% A-O V,e „& lmPt 5s series C___ N 1960 Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 118 107% 105 or Bid * Asked ' 127% 118 *— • -»195tf _ series A impt 4%s 123% 107 104 deposit A Z Central RR 4s Ref „ Peoria & Eastern 4s ext.; 114'A *101 US * 103% ■ 1947 105% 87 *104 .107 _ ACertificates of deposit-,^..,.....^^: N :>;> Peoples Gas L 6c C ref 5s 110% 90% 109 *— V .' 82% Z_ series f.- ' tmim .'■• "V "• _ C of 107 120 -V J-J 1954 of •' Week's Rango Lect ■ale Prloe High 89% F-A •iM 1935 ___ 4%s series D ACertificates A deposit of ACertificates A 1st series A B ACertificates JJf-N 1953 Low No. 109% 109'A 109% Friday Exchange Low Mexico Ry— of ACertificates A 1st & yv Stock January 1 123% 123 'A J-D York Intercet Period New Ranfe Slnee 95% ♦87 J-J Sold __ *92 . Bonds High *106%v 3-D ItANew England RR gtd 5s______l945 1A Consol gtd 4s .-.._»-1945 New England Tel & Tel 5s A 1952 1st gtd 4%s series B ,__1961 N J Junction RR gtd 1st 4s 1986 New Jersey P & L 1st BONDS Friday's ■< Bid & Asked Low Newark NOVEMBER 15 Week's Range Friday Last :'V 102 __ 47% 49 — 104 V* 107% 67 y2 107 y4 97% 99% 98 98 '/4 t 44 104% *1043/4 105% __ . 98 »/4 35 103 103 V* 12 103 103 Va 104% 104% 12 102% 106 :U • • Nutafeei? 4543 iVolume'164 c.) COMMERCIAL & FI^ANCtAL CHROklCLlE THE 2569 NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 .. • ^viu'u/i'BONDS, New Friday Last Week's Range or Friday's Bid & Asked Sold • Period /yyy; Bonds Sale Price Interest Exchange Stock York -.Z , v.■> Low ' »• High Low No.„ BONDS York New Range Since January 1 Stock 7. -ZZy-y .■■*-' • Friday Interest Exehangt High , Week's Range Last or BalePrico Period Friday's Bonds Bid & Asked Low - , Range Sine* Sold High *January 1 No. k Low High W Terminal RR Assn of St Louis-— ,< Wabash RR Co— Ref & imp M 4s ser C_ Ref & Imp 2%s serie- ^ Texas Corp 3s deb .2019 J-J .1985 A-O .1965 Texas & New Orleans RR— 1st & ref M 3 Vis ser B__ 'V'S-v.V '+*** M-N z 106% 1st gold 5r Gen & ref M 3%s ser E-. Texas Pacific-Missouri— .2000 j-d .1985 *101 A-O j-j Texas ref & M 3%s ser V 137.% 103% 109,; 11 105 104% * y, . Apr - . - Pacific .1974 tt " ' 101% a' 97 97 , , ;; 127%: 128:1 100% 100 93 99 J-j ; A-O .1960 j-d .1949 .Af-S .1961 nf-S '1:, " v, *101% —1970 ; 110 Western 103 101% 101% 5 ' 1 102 9 83% 99% 3 97 99 106% — 96 I'V'v : 90 88 107 97 8. ; '106% 107 57% 57% 95% 107% , 110% 103 16 Western Union Telegraph Co— 49 — *91 M-H 105% i';I 88% 104 131 — 99% A-O 101 85 "86% 99% debs 110 . 58% 102% Z *100 1 106 102% 105% : 99 57 152% 98 103 96% 157%: 1960 5%s Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3%s—2000 Washington Central Ry 1st 4s— 1948' 7 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A—1970 Westchester Ltg 5s stpd gtd—1950 Gen mtge 3%s———_ .—1967 West Penn Power 3%s series I 1966 Western Maryland 1st 4s —1952 127% 27 ' 1960 Baking Co (subsordlnated) 101 zil;: 87% ( Ward 103',; :-2 : 100% *- j-d yZ 5 ;^;.;y Apr F-A A Gen mtge 4s inc ser A Jan 1981 AGen mtge inc 4%s ser B—Jan 1991 1st mtge 3%s ser B__ 1971 108 100% 106% 107 A-O .1990 & 128% 13 Walworth Co conv debentures 3%s_1976 .1970 C— 1st 11; 2 128% 128% 103% 103*% ' 82% Pacific 4%s F-A Q-Af I y '. F-A *99 113% 3-D 56% 113% 113% 3-D *106 104 % 102% 113% 104 117% 105 z"Z. / — 68% 101% 107% 5 *10iy4103% 1; ' f»-r l.z y yy — J-J 108% 108% 9 106 109 A-O 105% 1051/4 105% 23 104% 111 May inc ser A—2014 108% 102 101% 102 16 96% 116% * Funding & real estate 4%s 25-year gold 5s 30-year 5s U Union Electric Co of Mo 3%su— -1971 1st mtge & coll tr 2%s -1975 t5 AUnion Elev Ry (Chic) 5s— -1945 Union Oil of Calif 3s debs 2%s Union Pacific RR— 1st & land grant 4s v, 2%s debentures *102% 103 '34%; A-O f J-J -1970 J-D 104 102% ' . J- J 101% F-A 103% 95% 1 .103% 104 MS 95% -102 A-O Af-N 103 30 100 10 100% 100% 1960 J-J *§ A Wisconsin Central 1st 4s A Certificates Virginian Ry 3s B—— ser 104% 66 V 67%E M-S -' : *106% y 108 108% /l . 101% 103% .101% 102 65 94% 64 91 ■ y.y.1 70 70. 35 :' 67% V ' — ■ , ':.vz: . ' *—100 - 106 " 106 «*«•'"' 109% 106% • 103% 104 *117% y.Z/ ■f'm 103% — 73% 111 111 116 114 115 106% 106 123 .58 ' '45 75% 104 108 102% t 90 07 1jl 20% 56 22% 51 OD - 1936 jmt 24% 24% *23 J-D v 40 — . . 100% 100% 100% . 25 3-3 *109% — rn 100% y 102% 1m 15 EE — 0 1 110 J-J e Odd-lot sale not rCash sale not 102% 102% 99% ' ' 33 . 74% ' 104% 117 — yziz 1 . .a Deferred delivery sale not Included in the year's range. d Ex-interest, Included in the year's range, n Under-the-rule sale not included in the year's included in the year's range, y Ex-coupon. 115 *— pound unit of bonds. ? *100% — J-J *105 ^ Af-N 104% * 101 100 — *—.113% y__ A-O 1995 — deposit—. Wisconsin Electric Power 2%s 1976 Wisconsin Public Service 3%s__1-1971 Yonkers Elec Lt & Power 2%s_—-1976 *— MS ,———1958 J-J of MS 1st & ref mtge 2%s ser E 1975 Va Iron Coal & Coke 1st gold 5s__1949 Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s__ 2003 '' 72 72 cc deposit- §ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s F- A ; ssy——y, of M -N f4s series B——————1957 Virginia Electric & Power Co— S y" 1st cons. A Certificates . 101% 99% 68 70 ., 56 101% 101% , J-J 1949 J-J 109 73 69 132 102% 102% 101% A-O 104 99 45 1958 99% 101% 86% Af-S 107% 93% 88 102 »/4 M-S 1970 1st mortgage 3s Winston-Salem S B 1st 4s 1011 i 104% 102 31 901/4 85 M-S V Cons M-N 1971 Wheeling Steel 3% series C 101% 105% 25 95% * " 104% 33; 102%* 100 Af-S Vandalla RR cons g 4S series A—1955 debentures West Shore 1st 4s guaranteed 2361 •, Registered ——2361 #' Wheeling &.Lake Erie RR 4s —1949 <• Gen & ref M 2%s series A 1992 Z 102% 107 v 34vv.v 34'-:; 13 101} J 102 -1976 Ref mtge 2 %s series C—---•.. -1991 United Biscuit 2%s debs -1966 U S Rubber 2%s debs -1976 Universal Pictures 3%s debs__.— -1959 ' • 104 ! ' 102 102 -1947 o 109% 112% Wilson & Co A-O -1967 debentures 2% *110% 112% MS 85% 85% 3-D 1960 86 i/s 87 1951 Westinghouse El & Mfg 2%s——1951' , Af-N 86 VB Af-N —1950 - 123 99% 115 103% •:-I'Mv.'-*—'/ SNegotiabllity impaired by maturity. tThe price represented is the dollar quotation per 200Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. L- # tCompanies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganized under Beotloa 77 01 the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. 1 •Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transaoted during current week. IABonds selling flat. - - 104 122% range. 113 , ^ 107% 104% 105 17 . NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY AMD YEAKLY RECORD ,NOTlCK~€asli khd deferred delivery salea are disregarded In the week's range unless they are the only transactions of the week, and when seUlng eatslde tke regalar weekly rang* are shows a footnote in the week in which they, occur. No account Is taken of such sale* in computing the range for the year.• in In the following extensive list we furnish a complete record of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, ;Nov. 9 and ending toe present Friday; (Nov. 15). It is compiled from the daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and Is intended to include every security, whether stock or bond, iri which any dealings have occurred during the current year. , RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 tog K New York Curb > Friday Exchange Week's Last - Sale Price y Range ' Sales STOCKS for Week . of Prices iy:yy.;.:/ '.yZy Par Low ACF-Brill Motors warrants,;,,,. Acme Aluminum Acme Wire Alloys 1 common Co 10 A D F Co 8% Products Inc Supply Mfg class B 1 Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores * Ainsworth Mfg common-——5 Air Associates Inc (N J) 1 Air Investors common— Convertible preferred Aireon Mfg Corp common convertible 50c 10 3 Great ;. . Southern 1 pfd Allied Products (Mich) common Altorfer Bros Co common 3% Aluminium Ltd preferred common Beverage Co 96 B American 4% % Gas Electric & 10 preferred $2.50 convertible preferred American Hard Rubber Co- —25 Laundry Mach -20 American Light & Trac common¬ -25 er preferred -25 American Mfg Co common—, -25 American Maracaibo Co 1 American Metal Products American Meter Co Co —2 Republics American Seal-Kap $6 Superpower series -10 common Corp — American Thread 5% preferred- —5 American Writing Paper common. * Anchor Post Products —2 Angerman Co Inc common Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Am dep rets ord reg Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Mfg Co new common— —1 Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd_. -100 For footnotes see page 2573. Atlantic Atlanti© Coast Line Co, Jan Atlas 111 Aug 12 May Oct 10% Sep 16 48 29 163/4 100 1,500 100 107% Oct v : 3% 100 ■ 121 Nov 5% May 76 Apr^ . 150 47% Jan 52 61/4 300 3,800 5 Sep 41% Sep 1% Oct 40% 42% 4,400 225 3%. , ' —-m' 47 51 ijii Sep 5% Jun Jun 54 . 15% 16 300 13 Oct 33% 200 32% Oct 21% .46 21% 22% 2,300 15% 14% 15% 3:.M 1,000 Feb Aug Jan 27 32%. 2% 15 36 33 34 32% 33% 6,000 15 34 100 19% Sep 26%. Sep 2% 15% 18 6 6% 1%' 2 551/4". 57% 300 33 Refractories 31% Oct 18,400 200 15,80u 1,750 57% May 57% May ;;11% Oct 5% Oct 1% 24"% May 11% Apr . Sep . ,, 3% Jan , 43 Jan 5% Jan Oct 57% May Oct 30% Jan 89, ' 5% 8% 8 ' " 8% 700 7% Oct 12% 6% 6% 7% 1,300 6% Nov 77/a. 7%: Jun 15% 5% ■y 900 5 Oct , 200 4% 7% 5 500 7% 200 113%" 114 120 4 t Oct 6% Sep 111% Oct 7% Feb Feb Feb 17% Feb 7% Oct 16% July 91 Jan 55 Oct 5 Oct 13% Apr 24 Jan 38% Maq 1 Oct 18% Jan Oct 10 Va Oct 22% Jan Jan Feb S8 Apr 26% Oct 26 7 6 41 May 63 May 300 ■» 6% 12% 26 .— 500 " 11% 25 Va 600 •" 50 * • 116% Jan Sep 200 8% 6% 11% 11% 40 39% 40% -2,300. ^.30 41 % 41% 41% 150 1 11% 11% 12 5% 5% * / ' 21 6% v9% May Feb Beaunit Beck Mills 44 - 40% Sep 11% Oct ; . Aug 20 ' Jan ; ; x Inc ■ 22% 21 2.50 1 1 common new 8 8 24 . 22% 21 . 3 Blue Ridge Corp common., — —1 $3 optional convertible preferred—* •' & Co.—— / • British-American Oil Co Am American * 200 13 13 , 3% >i 1 42 Xl2% 6,100 3V4 .24% y 42% 16% y:,' 14 .. Oct ;> Sep, 56% Jan 39% Jan , 122, 30 34 / Oct 150 Jan Nov y65; Jan 15 200 Oct 20 20 21% 21% ,y800 18% Sep 17 yz 17% 500 15% Oct 1,200 4 Sep 50 25 NOV 4% 8% 70% May Zy'v-''-V '/■'* '{-V 25 Jan Oct 30 7% Feb Nov 54% 137 4% 6% 21 .L 34 25 Jan 37% Sep 34 'V 6 24% Jun ■ 100 .. 137 ;• 1-.- Oct 40% Jan 400 200 35% 55% 24 50 3% 3% 34% Jan,;, ' 7 y; Oct z 200 .... 33% May 9% Feb July 203 E 19% Jan 21% 600 ^ • , ; r 6% Sep Sep 33'y Feb-'/ 23 % Apr.-;' 18 31 % Apr 27% Jan 31% Feb 5% Feb 31 Feb 12% Apr 24% Apr 36 Jun' 37 Aug — Tobacco—yJ dep rects ord bearer.—£1 ord reg————£1 Am dep rets 21% - - r Sep Oct 2% Sep — /13 / * - ; 24 , Bohack <H C): Co common-—x-U—-* 7% lst preferred 100 Borne, Scrymser Co — 25 34 y y0vy .y^'*■*%'* Bourjols Inc —————;—* 20 Brazilian: Traction Lgt 4? Pwr———*. 21J/a ■ Breeze Corp common 1 17% Brewster Aeronautical : 1 /E 4% Bridgeport Gas Light Co — Bridgeport Oil Co — * * 7% Brillo Mfg Co common———* (S) Oct :34 3% 2%'* July 39% Apr y f 18% } 2"% Feb May 12 - Sep ,5,000 — July 32 Oct Oct 3% 700 12 1 Jan; Get 20 .400 4% ■25 Sep 21% 1,400. .22 . ' 8 ,100 w- — Mach Co com-* common——^— 17 75. 164 Bickford's Inc common————1 British Nov 6% 300 100 Berkey & Gay Furniture—i.——-—1 < 10% Jan 18% 550 7% 20% 4 & Hedges common— ——* 5 Convertible preferred—yv Blumenthal Oct * Benson : Mar 12 5% 11,900 20 ■7Va 20% 7% 1 Shoe Corp. (A S) Bellanca Aircraft Sep 116% Aug Oct; 30 - 300 , 6% 19% 5 common Inc— (L) & Co common 1 Beau-Brummel Ties com—1 Birdsboro Steel Fdy & 5% 7% convertible A $1.20 Basic Blauner's 16 Nov 225 3,300 "*7% 5,300 V 3iy4 7% -- ; Mayl 3% Feb 11% Jan. 8% Oct 32% Jan 24 Sep Oct , ' ^ 12% ; 5t; (;6epj shares 29% May y 14% Oct 14 114% May 12,800 1,200 6% 30 Bauman. Jan 51 Nov 16 ' Sep m 8% 6 30% ■ Jan Oct 9% i,; 57%- 57% 6 Steel Corp--L»-^*ti*w^—«,u.l' -i Barlow & Seelig Mfg— ,1 ■ ■ 113% Sep 32% 5•' American ?j 49% Apr ■ Feb , 11 115% Feb 27% Jan 9% Oct' 1% Oct f 1,200 4'L '' 3 700 : U 1% 8% 8 % 57% Corp - . 109% Jun 2,000 .4 '50 V 5,100' ' — Barium Jun 5% Sep 37% Sep . pfd—100 —-.50 Bell Tel of Canada 49% 1% / Jun Jun Banco de los Andes— 11% Apr 63% May 1,600 '350- 10% #■: Fisheries———————1 Baldwin Locomotiye-r— / 1% preferred* Baldwin Rubber Co common^ 22% Jan 111% 111% 56% ; B 5% Sep / 10% Oct 1%"-1%' 18% i 19 ' Coast Babcock & Wilcox Co 207% Aug 114 % May 48% 46%; 3,000 ■ Voting Machine— * (BF) & Sons common——5 6 % preferred ——-———--25 Ayrshire Collieries Corp ———«—l. Jan 80 50% 5% 17% 8 8% Apr ; 9% Sep 110% Oct 12 13% 1% Feb 26 1,300 14% ' y 9% • 25% Feb 2% Oct 521% Oct 65 50 y Oct 500 y 90% May X112 3,200 3 63 3 3% 6,900 12% Automatic Mar Sep ' Sep 18% Sep 15% Oct 116% Jan - — — Avery May 15 - • warrants Atlas Plywood Corp————1 Automatic Products————1 Jan Sep 13% - ■ Jun Oct Sep —£1 —1 Atlanta Birm & Coast RR Co Jan 60 1,300 class A Jan 16 : of America St Tel Tel Jan 300 3% 47% Associated Laundries 9% 4,000 63 15 1,700 4% • High 15% Oct Oct dep rects -reg--..:; 133% Oct 4% 300 American 17% • - ——— Associated 18% 13% 36 6% 3% 4%' 4% non-voting——* 10 22% Oct 107 class A preferred Aug 72% 3 3% Low 2,200 7% 4% 10%- 10% • common Range Since January 1 High 7% ' 5% Feb 38 4% Aug 85% "Oct 1,400 112% 112% 3% —1 —— 9 v'y " 75 4% 16% —2 com—. .10c preferred Nov Sep 4% Oct 210 12 32% American Potash & Cliem class A. Class B ——————————————— American 3% 300 j 33 • Oct Feb 11 42 -y " 12% Ashland Oil & Refining Co——10%. Associated Electric Industries— • Apr 23% 18% —1 American 26% 21 68% X70 % 100 American General Corp common-. .10c $2 convertible preferred—^'— —1 Amer 4% 1 - Oct 29 1% Gas 7% Sales < for Week " Shares 4% .,1. ——— Arkansas Power & Light $7 preferred-* Aro Equipment Corp 2.50 7% Feb Oct 1,000 no 11% ..A——————-m————-25; American Cyanamid Co common 10 American & Foreign Power warrantsAmerican Fork & Hoe common * ' 4% 1 1 Nov Nov 17,300 107% 107% * 10O Central Mfg— American Cities Power & Light— Class 5 * Nov 11 * 1 common Co American ill - 107% 108 Book 6% 12 9%. 5%- ys%: 107% American Common Jan 3% Sep "5% . 9 —JL00 American Class "i 5% 175 y 181% Car Jun Jan 13% 600 2,500 5% 112% „ Natural 22 100 - 9 179% — Arkansas 700 - 3% common——.———J* American Bantam Argus Inc■ 30% 37 5 - Industries Feb Oct 4 * Aluminum Co common————* 6% preferred —..——.100 Aluminum Goods Mfg * Aluminum 11% .— 12% a2%. 1 conv Low High 11% Oct 26% 12% 50 Alaska '7' 8% 20 200 3% 11% ^3% Alabama Power 4.20% Vpfd——100 Airlines Inc Alles & Fisher common Allied Int'l Investing $3 "4% - 3% ;is;Si& * f Nov 4% Aug ""4 2 preferred 6% 70 —-10 Air-Way Electric Appliance Alabama 1,100 20% 4 Range of Prices ' 20% 1 Aero 60c 9% 20% 9 800 6 Aeronautical - Low 5% Last , Bale Price Range Since January 1 High 5 Week's Friday u New York Curb Exchange Shares ' 16% 17 17 16% -y 17 100 16% Nov 21% Aug 300 16 % 24% Oct Jan THE COMMERCIAL & EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB ^i^.RANGE STOCK S—- ■'.r Last Celanese Amer New York Curb for Week Shares Low British 7% Jan 500 4% 31 May 4% Jan prior Distillers Bruce (E L) Bruck Silk ~~ — . 14% 1,100 , 50 Ltd July 11% 11% 90p 15% Bunker Hill <fc IS 1% 21% 5,300 26% Sullivan- Burry Biscuit Butler (PH) rets 6 .12%0 ——- Corp 1,400 400 Am Jan ft American Calamba . pfd. 3 —£1 Estate 10 Fire 1,800 Power— Jun 7 6% May Octr Oct 7*A 2,000 —.-1 insurance—.-u—— Tungsten Corp Camden 3 5 17 v* July 12 lV/z July, 18 18 14% 3% 3% 28% Apr Oct. 22% Apr 4,900 ■f 24% Feb Sep .15%. Oct 1,400 100 ".,10 3% Sep 38 Va Jun 8%i Feb > 41 y*. . 2iy» May 11% Mar Harris ——25 * 22 y8 * 83% Sep Jan 107 70 Oct 96 36 Sep 65 Feb • 95 Oct 110 May 9% Oct 12 Jun — Co Co Power Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Am dep rets ord reg-——£1 Durham Hosiery class B common • Duro Test Corp common 1 Duval Texas Sulphur. 6% 15% 15% 5% Oct. 300 100 Bread CO' Ltd —• • Canada^ Cement Co Ltd common——•. Canadian Industrial Alcohol— - ' 11% Jan 15 ' mm mm wmbhmVl'Ci -• . 22% Aug Feb . Class A Class *. B voting-.——..—*»,.■,, non voting 13% / 13% 14% 800 12% .iliw.. ..*• .n * 12% 13% 1,200 Canadian Industries Ltd— 7 % preferred 3/ . , — Product® Castle (A Catalln Cent M) & Maine —10 «te South West Co Co 100 100 of 1929 common Consolidated SChilds Co Cities $6 , 16% 100 15 4% 2,000 4% Oct 100 19% loo 16% Jan 11 Sep 18% Oct 68 300 1% 24% 25/4 * 146 147 14 " 11 Sep Oct Oct 184% May 41% Jun 166* July 15% Jun 156 July Co- 4% Nov 6 Aug 4% 200 3% 12,700 9 9% Oct 20 38 Mar 50 Jun 67 67 67 25 58 Oct 105 Apr 11% 12 Oct 3 7% Jan Mills Inc— -7.50 Colorado Fuel & Iron warrants—_— — Class Community Water Service Compo Shoe Machinery— Consol G E L P Bait 4'/a % 4% series B Mining Corp Co. com l%lSep 43% Nov 49 Jun 15% Oct 25 July 79 900* 70% Sep. 91 Jan 30 115 Apr 107% Sep 121 300 1,900 7% Sep 118% 118% 8% 77% 79 • 3 18% 9% Cook Paint & Varnish Co : * 3 i8 9% $8 preferred A—_— Cosden Petroleum common 5% Courtaulds Ltd-*American dep , * 5 Co: 1 (Md)_—— 600 8% Oct 0 3,100 14% Sep 33 50 3% 3% 41 Sep 14 ya Oct 39% 45 Sep 53 % 20 109 Jan 11,900 > 925 45 11% 600 111 111 Sep 6 Oct *2% "*2% 90 1 Oct 26% July 7% 119 1,400 Jan Apr- 6% Jan 44% Aug 25 * — • - - 27 2% 7 — „{* . 27% 2,900 11- *0/4 &% 5% 2% i 1600 Oct 2 1,100 5% 5'% Oct Oct 24 5% Sep' : 22% 24% . 5,000 preferred Oct 105% Sep common—— 13% Sep 6y. Lighting Inc commonCo (Mo); ey® Apt Sep 20% Oct Jun 36 Sep 2'.): Sep« 22% May: 10% Jun. 25 25 May »% Feb 21% Apr 23% May 19% May 9 ; Sep 10% Oct/ / Jan 38^ Oct 2^00- 12 II 24% Mar 2,900 11% 2 k . a ■ 60 , Apr 36% Feb 108 May1. 38% Jan. 13% Feb 20 Curtis Mfg Apr 4% Jan 66 Jan 11 Sep 22 Feb Nov 34% Jun' 17% 8% 16 18 Jan 40 V2 4% Sep 20% 8ep :V Feb 26 V2 9% Nov 4% 22 v" 12% 12% 11% 28 12% Jan Jan 20 58 53% Oct 70 V2 Feb Sep. 13% Oct 17% 37 Oct 2% Sep 38% Nov 18 Oct 31% Apr 5% Oct 8% Jan 2 2% : 2% 38% 38% 1.200 5% 5% 20 29% Jan Sop 3 100 3% 3%- Oct 2,100 9% 350 X37% NOV 41 13% 14 X37% 40 13'A 14 1,200 13 V* Oct 25 25 400 23% Oct Sep Aug 40 80 110 ' 17 Oct 42% Oct ■ - —At Jan 51 27 Va Jan 13* Nov 150 Jan 7% Mar 7% Mar 400 8% 8V2 35 ' v 39% Inc Co Feb Apr Feb Feb 57% 16% 30% May ;■ Feb 10% Jan common—-—6 14 July July 5% Fireproofing 105 Va $6 $5 convertible preferred •. Yellowknife Gilbert * ■ 706 85 x94% 3% 104% 1,500 Jan 85 Nov 40 3 1,400 Gold 1 ' Mines 5% r.ood' 21% —::50;- common ; Coal— Globe-Union 2.50 * 5 Intf— (Adolf) —^ Inc common— Godchaur Sugars class A—i— B - - H —:— Die Sep Sep Oct Sep Sep ;• 19% : A , 7% " 48 .y 9% .... ., . : ; v • : 96%?.x99 : 16 */a 26%' Jun 8% Feb ;,789'-;VFett \ / './."Feb ,107 " Aug Oct Jan # v; Jaa. j.,-53".;:-^.Junr; Sept<. .7 22% Apr ;^:.71vV. Jan Sep ; i; 14 ya- Oct: 17 ••'•:• 93% •;7J::150- ■ 40*74. > 41% 18% 19*% .... Jua xa va vcf-,.'.,..-! 1 ■/* 47*A:-Jaa 15%>Oei-; 7ya,:'GC«^ May - 4,000 r 7.2,000 R ..1,600. .. , 400 v 147 Apr July,/ 46% Aug : 16 %- Sep 7 13% Jan xlll% May V * 135 Sep 131% NoV 20 131'A. 133 ; ; 25 ) Feb ■ -■'• • ——;—• 48 y« ;.350~ Jan 28 Juni 24% jah J 10% Mar iioo 21*/aV ..: 2,200 _;.:300. 7% .600 10% 141A;;15% . 68 4,600--,^1% Sep : 12 56% 54%. i Grocery Stores Products- common—25e 100 Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd 3* 4% 30 12: —10 stocks—— f preferred—————-100 : 24 -rI% «:'1% pfd—23 '•>; Non-voting common Tap. As 5% Feb :103 ! *1%: Rapids Varnish:————JL Gray Mfg Co—-—— -5 Grayson-Robinson Stores.—:—; -1 Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea— 1st Great Northern Paper: ■Q ' 29% Apr 13% : ; 18 1,180 1,700 : . , Oct 18 1,800 14'/a 28%. Grand Greenfield 43 V2 Oct Sep 57 —f r Graham-Paige Motors $5 conv, 1% Jan 19% ..50 Gorham Tnc class. A— Gorhant MMO yw— Mfg common:.; " 19 : 4% 1 * 1. Goodman Mfg Caj__j— VIU1UAUI 20% 18'A 13%- -preferred: Consolidated Mines 1,600 18%- * ——1 $4.50' prior Goldfield 113 111% Sep 6% Oct Oct i8 • J. Gladding McBean St Co Gleaner Harvester Corp Class May 52% 21%" • • Gilchrist Co Gobel Jun • 6% Apr 27 (A C) Preferred Glen Alden . 110. Jan 110 6'/8 140 NOV 111% Jan 75 114% 8 Apr Jan 23% Apr Oct X94% 120 X94% 102 113'/a 31% 109 Sep 11% , 3% 10% Apr 12 *A Feb Sep Sep 100 17% . 85 Oct ' 20 mm* preferred Giant 16% 16% .Georgia Power $6 preferred 24 18% Feb lT'AFeb Sep 3% 100 105% 105'/a "'3% 1 • • 1,600 4 23*/a \ 23%- 7% 8% Plywood Corp.——— Corp com^ Sep 9% Jan 8% 4 100 pfd Oct July 107% July 14'A Jari 4 *7% 7% common.——• General Shareholdings > 5 5% 3%- 18 % Jan 15 —100 I Jua 22 Jan 97 common^,:-—*-* Co General Public Service $6 preferred—• 3% Feb 13% Oct 50 3% Feb Apr Apr . 16 Sep Sep 10% 9% 4% 22 Alloys General 44 1,300 41 Oct 2% — General Outdoor Adv 6% 14% Febb* 1,400 112 26 11% Warrants July 7% Sep 8% Oct 1,900 111 19% Sep Co stock Power General Feb 24% l%t 45% 9 "2% Co— —•—* Gen Electric Co Ltd—•• Amer dep rets ord reg — £1 General Finance Corp common 1 5% preferred series A 10 Nov 1,500 - Curtis 29 4,050 17 Crystal Oil Refining commoni$6 preferred Cuban Atlantic Sugars——; Cuban Tobacco 17% 1,300 150 14% —1 preferred 5% 17% May Crown Cork International A. Crown Drug Co? common.— 1%- convertible preferred-tii- 5% 1,100 16V8 18% .45 — A) (Geo conv General 95% July «% Jan 1,400 15% 30% Apr 19% X50% X51% 15% -1 Gellman Mfg Co common——.. July 112% Aug" 12% Jan 19% 6% & Stores Gatineau Jan 5 10% 11 Apr 4% Sep Sep '19 Jan 27 Oct 3% pfd_. conv Garrett Corp 11% Oct t 1 Petrol 90 — — receipts (ord reg)—£1 Crosley Motors Inc.: Crowley Milner & Co————————1 Crowm Cent 14 3 ——1 Creole Petroleum—.«—• Croft Brewing 1% | Oct 71% Jan 2% Sep 16% Oct 900 3% • 14% convertible preferred--——50 1,850 3 33 9/a — . 79% 17% 6/a . ... 8% 33 — Cooper Brewing Co 1 6% Copper Range Co———9% Reynolds——-——I 110 16J/» 17% Cornucopia Gold Miftes. ——5c Coro Inc common——————.—* $3 Feb 400 109' 1 Corroon & 16% Jan 12% Apr 9 16 8*A Sep 4% Oct 3,500 Feb 9 75 6% 166 JA July 100 150 ' 132 5% Jun % Jan 42: 600 10c new - 48 Sep Oct 10% 118% 5 10 Fuller Jan Sep 30 — 1 Steel Textile % 150 12% 9% 100 Continental Fdy. & Machine Co 41,300 —.' 100 Consolidated Consol Sep 24% Nov 2,500 32 35 4%% 50% July 4 10%; 78 & Smelt; Ltd 26% Nov 27 2 • Royalty Oil—& 78% Brewing Simon Franklin - 200 common Consolidated 2,800 1,100 .3,200 5 aa 34 15 : 77% Mar Oct rets bearer.— (Peter) Jan 43 2% 1 preferred Oct 68% Fort Pitt Brewing Co 17% Apr 6% Jan 3% Sep 12%. Oct 2/4 Co preferred series C Oct 67 1,000 131 5 — non-voting voting dep Franklin 2% 1 Consolidated Gas UtilitiesConsolidated 24 A ts — , Biscuit 4 A 24% 25 Vto ext to 1956 new-*-——. , S Conn Gas & Coke Secur common——4 $3 preferred :————-* Consolidated B Amer 25% Apr 11% Oct 1,700 ' 4% Commonwealth & Southern warrants— Community Public Service 25 450 3% 3% 11/a 14% 27% 27 ; Colonial —— 13 300 71'/# Ford Motor of France— Fox Colt's Patent Fire Arms— 38,800 69% ' 11%" 3% 12% 26% 16% 69 •.!•• dep Class A Mar ,300' —- Jan 15% May 15% rets ord reg—.—— Ford Motor of Canada— Am Feb 10% ordinary Airlines..—-I Sep 7% Oct 70 - 9% Jan 15% 43 Cockshutt Plow Co common—'—-^.—• Colon Development Colonial 56% 4Va 32 200 -- 40 .1 Oct 16% 21% 9% Nov 10 /» * 225 - 1,000 Ford Motor Co Ltd— 200 100 Clinchfield Coal Corp 50 "5% 10c 1 —1 10 r Jun 10 100 48% 8% Jan 69% 100 % May 10 2% 98 Va May V 45 15 90 •200 42 3% — 46% PCtf; .1 Engine St Airplane .1 Falstaff Brewing _• Fansteel Metallurgical Fedders-Qulgan Corp. Federal Compress ft Warehouse Co—25 Fire Association (Phila) 10 First York Corp common 10c Feb 43 1 4 625 15% Fairchild Jun • . Illuminating 57 42 V2 71 1 f\ . $2 div cum pfd Fishman (M H) Co— 5(4 to $1 Stores 12% 4 /8 — 55 1 Equity Corp common $3 convertible preferred Esquire Inc « Eureka Pipe Line common May 4 Oct 143% ; Jun May Jan 19 Sep 200 -?■ 14 - Jan 104 V 92 Feb 88 20% Oct 116 10 1 125 1® 10 . 137 12% — ———l 250 19,500 1,500 26% 152 V4 142 * 8,700 141% 152 150., 10 Claude Neon lights Inc Clayton & Lambert Mfg Cleveland Electric 29 22 65% Sep 12% Sep 1% Oct 700 1% 8 Oct 8»/a Cb common—15 28% Jun ®5JA 14 % ...» Controller CoClarostat Mfg Co V4 May 52% May 19 —— Empire District Electric 5% pfd Emsco Derrick St Equipment 166 % 19 1% —100 Stamping— 15 Oct 15 Sep 50 y« 48% preferred May Oct 22 % 14% 1% 375 55 common— Apr 53% May 52% May 10 Va Feb 4%' 400 62% 1 : Inc. Fairchild Camera & Inst Co Mining—^.—-1 common Products 23 — —4 — Clark Alum Electromaster 19% City St Suburban Homes———^10' Club 21% 21 4/a —10 preferred Auto Electrographic Corp 106 Oct 5 60o preferred B_. $8 preferred BB City 46 19 "2% 60% 00 pfd pfd $4.20 97% Aug 34 % July 16% Oct 820 60 "2% 60% formerly $5.—, —• formerly $6 ——* Electric Power &r Light 2d pfd A • Option warrants — $3.50 23% July Oct 750 68% 21/a 5 preferred Service 6 17,900 23 63% -—-10 common— Chicago Rivet & Mach 7% 6% '21% Jan 104% May Sep Sep Oct. 65% ~2% Share common..-—5 Electric Bond Jun 14% Apr 10% Sep 51 Apr Oct" 21/2 1 America : 6 /4 22/a 66 /2 50c _100 Corp common Cherry-Burrell common Chief Sep 122 6%. Oct 84% Jah 12 Sep 100 -- 100 Utilities Charls Chesebrough Mfg Jan Nov .92 Oct 16% Oct 100 89% 54 y« 98% 63 Eastern Sugar Associates— Elgin National Watch preferred Conv pfd opt div ser Conv pfd opt div ser Aircraft 2,600 14% 1 — Chamberlin 350 -- 100 ICent States Elec 6% 7 % preferred Cessna ■' 8 Oct 175 97 63 $5 preferred ———1 Easy Washing Machine B———'• Co— preferred Central Ohio Steel Products Central Pow & Lt 4% pfd Central 100 Jan Jun July 33% Aug 68 Apr Nov 114 9 • 3 1,500 ""950 97% 38 20 25 *—1 . Feb 45 430 . 4% 45 v.4^:-'/; 3% 3% Rast Gas fz Fuel Assoc common • 4%% prior preferred ——100 6% preferred ——. ......10(1 Eastern Malleable Iron— —25 Eastern States Corp . — $7 preferred series A— $6 preferred series B— 164% May Sep Sep 32% common Co— Power •; 45 . new Corp of America 3.50% — : 1*® . 2y« 28 100 -* ;•. Co common —• Carolina P & L $5 pfd———.——• Carter (J W) Co com 1 Casco * 750 .♦ 25 Carman Ss Co class A,—— Class B Carnation 4,800 1 /4 —.1 —— 24% May 164%Nfoy ;■' Canadian Marconi Capital City Products 25% May 12% Sep 11% Sep - . Fe)) Apr 20 13% Sep 25% Aug Sep '«*•*'" Apr 10% - Canada Sep July ;r. 24% Mar Feb 16 6% 22% 13% Jan Sep 4% Oct 20 — Jan 12% May Sep Sep 8'A Oct 23% . 1,400 10 Ltd Corp Driver , . 6% dep rets 5% Sugar California Electric Callite . 500 "9 %, Aug 37 7% Feb >17% May 39% May Sep 7% Sep • & Chem Co Ltd Textile Co Draper Oct 2% Oct 100 200; —50o Wireless— 26 1 Jan :K:3,v 1 — Bridge Co Ltd Dominion Steel & Coal B Duke Voting trust certificate® 1,600 CO i? Jun May 13% May Sep 23% • 1,800 Dominion 19 % May Dominion Cable Electric Products common——80o 200 , 3% 11'A 25 Domestic Industries class A com——-1 5*'/ vAI. 'JVMZ.I- 7.' 25 v3y8 13% common Co common! Dominion Tar Cables 24% 10% 21 180 9% 2,000 18 Divco Dobeckmun r 'viMc £1 dep rets ord reg—— Jun Jan 12% 10% High Oct Feb 10 4,800 Ltd— Co Corp Range Since January 1 Low 11% 145 * com———50o Feb 4 24,000 12% 12% ^_25o common- 1% 6% . •Distillers Shares High 10% —10 Products for Week Low Raynolds Class B Diana Stores Corp May 30 400 x39 38 & Devoe Jun Buckeye Pipe Line Burma Corp Am dep Steel Detroit 8 7% common— CP common Mills 34% Aug 102% Feb 3*100 — preferred Co 21% 19% — Sales Range of Prices lO'/s common———5 8% debenture 100 10%* Derby Oil Co common 8 Detroit Gasket & Mfg 1 ;--;25:;iv.v: 3% Detroit Gray Iron Foundry 1 Detroit Mich Stove Co common —1 v- - 10% — $5 Week's " :.v;, Pat High High 4% rets ord reg-— British Columbia Power class A— Class B Brown Rubber Last Sale Price Ltd— Forman Friday Exchange Range Since January 1 Dennison Mfg class A dep Brown NOVEMBER IB STOCKS Range f Prices Sale Price FOR "WEEK. ENDING Sales Week's— Friday ; : Curb Exchange New York Monday, November 18,1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 12 % Sep 23% Jan 28V4 May 116 16 Va Jan Jua Gypsum Lime & Alabastine— Davenport Davidson Hosiery Mills. Brothers .2.50 Inc. conv Dejay Stores common For footnotes see 39 8'/8 Dayton Rubber Mfg class A 2573. 2,300 60 10 *A page 8% 39 10 y4 Aug Aug; Hall Lamp Co—— Hamilton Bridge Co Jun Hammermill 16% July 34% 10'A Oct Nov 39 - 20*/s Paper . 9% -9 WM 65/a " 28% 30%-— 900 8% Sep 17% Feb Feb 6% Sep IlVz 28*/2 Nov 52% May- Volume 164 Number 4543 2571 CHRONICLE |THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 STOCKS : Par STOCKS for Week Shares New York Curb Exchange of Prices i Low Hartford Electrio Light— ——25 Hartford Rayon voting trust ctfs—1 Harvard Brewing Co : ; 1 Hat Sales Range Last Sale Price 65 Corp of America B non-vot com—1 Corp -—* Dept Stores common— 5 — . .66 4% 3% 8% 4% 3% * „ 4% 4 *8% 200 Hazeltine 14 14 14% ' Hearn 12% 12%- 13% \ ' ?'• '-V*," r Hecla -')• - ; • - '^"VlJ*"'.'1" '''{j- ■ • Mining Co! Helena -■* - • Rubinstein 13% 14% . 11% Sep 50 22% 22% * 15% 15% 15% 100 12% 12% 13 400 ' —* 5% ft preferred w w———100 Henry Holt & Co common 1 Heyden Chemical common 1 ft, 26% 50 53 Sep 87% Jun 800 9 Oct 17% Feb 7% 5,900 6 Nov Sep Sep 15 Aug 32% May 19% ' — 35 % Sep Feb 140 ; — . 100 25% July May Mapes Consolidated Mfg (Harvey). Inc— Oil & Refining Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp 5 Humble Lock & Mfg ■ 170 May 47% Jun 116% Mar * 58 58 —5 18 15% Co 5 Hussmann-Ligonier Co 7% , 7% 59% 3,800 8,300 10 8 23 % 23% 48 48' 11 11 11 7% -—1 1 42% ——• • 8% 37 Jun Oct 45% Jan 60% Mar 10% Oct 21% 37% 75 43 12 59 Oct 6 1,100 Oct Communication , 900 Jun 4Vo 8% 8% Massey Harris common.——» • common..————11 $2.50 preferred 5ft conv preferred Dividend arrear ctfs Illinosi Zinc Co 25% common. 16% 15 17% 10% 31 1 Apr 6% 6% 5% 3% 3% 3ya, 157/a 3% 15 6% Warrants 6Va% Metal Iron Corp———....25o Textile 4% Apr Apr Apr 16 Nov 6% 300 13 400 12% 2,700 4% pfd 100 preferred——100 100 — Insurance Co of North;, America——.10 H 0 00 CV* — — 108% 110% 82 82 88 * —— 90% 91 400 ' 88 92 " 30% Sep 80 109 % Cigar Machine *• International Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.50, series— —.—50 International Investing Corp 1 International Metal Industries A—— 123 v 82 112 Oct •; Sep 33"% 39 3 Registered Utilities 35 Oct 24% Jan 13 13 13 Oct 24% 14 15% 10% Jan 3 • common Interstate Power $7 preferred. Sep 32 28 Oct 1% 1% 20% 20 20% 8% 8% 8% 1% —•—• May 3% Feb Oct Nov 32 Mountain City Copper Mountain Producers Feb 3% Apr Jim Brown Class A Julian & Stores Sep 18 6% 5% Oct 17 16% 15% Oct 33 Co Oct 14% 14% 15% 1• 12% 21 21 10% 10%- 37 38 35% 125 9% 124 Va Jun 33 pfd— Jun Aug Kennedy's Inc 32% & Co Jun 9% Feb 15% ■* Lamp A common (Walter) Jan 29% Jan Kimberly-Clark Corpr^vv:*^ 4%,% preferred Kings Co Lighting 1% 3% ' " 17% —— Co 50 10% preferred ^ K ' 5% 5% 2,000 3% lsy* 3% 3% 600 Kleinert (I B) National National National National National 11% Jan ' \" 150 180 Sep 1,250 17 May 75 40 Sep 54% Jun 5% 1,300 5 Oct 10 % Jan 2% 3% 9,600 8% 8% 1,200 2 Sep 7% Sep 5% 25% 150 22% 134 30 132 V* 135 Va 20% Sep 14% Oct 2,400 > 10% Oct 11% "4% ; 4%% Co /V* .....pV*! New -IV L_:L U 12 5 Lane Wells Co common— 1 1 5% V 7 Machine Sep 35 Jun 11% Nov 12 Nov 4y» Oct Apr 7,300 4% 4% 1 Prior preferred — — Leonard Oil Development— Le Tourneau Line • 37% Loblaw conv Groceterias class — Chain—— see — 14% Jun 45 Sep page 2573. 3% Apr 56 ■ : 9% : 10%'f 60O 9% Sep 26% W 41% Jun 33 Aug 20% May 33 Sep 32% JU*y Feb 25% Mar 5 Jun 26% Jan Mar 29% Mar 9% — — 20 A—j. Logansport Distilling Co.1 Lone Star Gas Corp common—.——10 For footnotes liVa 14% 4,100 13% 14% 800 9% 17% JM* ; 20 30% 32 13% 12% 13% 11 10% n , 18 29 Sep •3% 3% V; 37% Sep 12% Oct 1,000 23% Mar Sep x26% May 900 ' |4% 10% Oct 15 V8 Jan 6,300 1% Oct 4% 6,300 2% 1% July 38'May Feb 559 21 2% 22 % 12% Oct 300, 20 . 3_1% Apr 4 49% Aug Sep 14 3% Oct 14 Feb Feb Jun IVA-' 900 108% Jan 10 Oct 115 II 24'A Feb 14% 11 14% 200 11% Oct 22 Apr Oct 19 Jan Jersey commott^—.i—* Zinc.;-!.-..———-25 Park & 10% 7% < > 89 8% v. • ; WQ 7% 23 y» - 23% Y State Electric & Gas N Y Water Service 5% 1st preferred ; 2d Nipissing 100 ■ 23 |8 Sep 2,200 4% 3,300 3% Sep 2% V 8,300 Sep 54% Feb 74 71 ' • 12 • •'+ 12 5Q ■!./■; . 2; . 9% Jan 11% Aug 100 — 12% ■. t ■■ 12% 525 112 % 101% 103 101% 290 100 : 2,200 1,200 13% r 2,600 13 v 1% lVa 1% 9% 9% 9% 12% 12% 13 j 13 2% 2% 2% 6 Electric— Sep 30 Feb Noma 11% Sep 22 Apr North Amer Light St Power 18% 1,500 15% Jan 22% July $6 preferred 1 common—1 * 17% 6% 140 8V« Jan 116% 117% 116% . 100 ■ 3,000 U , Sep Sep Nov l\l Oct Oct 6% !-'^; 4,100 5Va Sep 139 143 < 19 64% ;jc35 26 450 132 Sep Mar Jan Feb Feb 111 Jan 95 Jan 18 May 123% Feb 120 Apr 3% Feb 13% May 26% Feb 20% Apr *11% Oct ;Vl7V . 18% May 4 Sep 17% :i8% ",.2,900 GVa':< V^74, -Nov 8% Sep 13 July: V 11% Mar 4% July 11% Nov 105 Ve Nov 57 Nov 23,800 9% 8% 1,106 130 57% ' 62 8% 22%; Oct. — 150 a 105 Va 105% 62 Sep 45 50 55 21 32 Jan 8IV4 Feb Sep ' 24% -16% May 65 % 12% common———! —100 100 100 Oct 12% Oct 2%' — 1 $5.10 pfd-100 Mines——— Aug 4 55 ——— 1 142 63 — —„ Nineteen Hundred Corp B Apr Oct 2%v — preferred ?!:■■ Class B optional warrants — Niagara Share Corp class B com 5 Niles-Bement-Pond —.—* 5% 4 35 4 64% 6% pfd———100 Niagara Hudson Power Sep 6% 1,300 14%' |47/«i Merchandise...—^...—.—.10 N Y Shipbuilding CopFounders shares Jun Sep , 117 20 121 121 City Omnibus warrants — »—-.«►—mm. N Y & Honduras Rosario——10 Y 108% 79» 350 N Y N 12% Jun Sep 6 300 7% 7% 87 14% , common.—————• N'T Auction Co• comhion * 25 Mining Co—1 1,700 >• ■ 88 1 Arizona Land 11%. 26 v.; class A preferred——i—20 New Process Co N 1% July Class B Locke Steel 7% Oct 27% Oct 13% Oct Corp 10 Lipton (Thos J) Inc 6% preferred—25 Lit; Brothers common—— jun Aug: 24% May Jan —25 Apr 26 Jan Inc———1 Co.——5 Lionel . Vf 85 9% Jan (R G) Material 21 ; Oct 6% Pet 1 , v 14% 13% - Feb 15% Feb Sep 13 ——.5 Lefcourt Realty common , 10% S University.. .14 Oct Sep 31 VJan B_—w.--——-_* ■' Ext 23% Feb Sep 15% Langerdorf -United Bakeries class- A__* Monotype Jan 20 40 Associates —• preferred ——100 $2 preferred—...—! * New England Tel & Tel .——100 r New Haven Clock & Watch Co • Lakey. Foundry & Machine Lamson Corp of Delaware Salle • 100 - 12 ' 6% Lake- Shore Mines Ltd.——' La .•-17 400 24%. ?4% ► preferred—.—.100 Corp...—^—.—.5 Meter common 5 New Mexico Lanston Jan Apr 160% Apr 36 Jun 21% May 20 400 24 19 19 -Li>. - '■ 6% Feb 10% 32% Oct 24 24 ;5 • Oct 135% 25% 25 * r "; New CIde* Inc Class Feb 19% New England Power i———, fjM- Jan 6 18% Jun 210% Jun 23% Feb 3 8% (Herman) Neptune New - • 10% - 43 , Rubber Co Brewing IPeb 190% National Mfg & Nelson Co common.. Kobacker Stores Apr 20% TV 2,400 wi $7 Jan 9% Oct 5% Oct 3 Sep 18% Nebraska Power 7% M Co Ltd— Knott'Corp common Krueger 11% Jan ' pfd B Petroleum.— (D Emil) July 41% 188 common—5o" — ' ' Nesle Le Mur Co Klein Jan 6 50 Nov' 19% 41% 6% Mallinson Fabrics——.....1 Stores common 1 Pressure Cooker com. 2 Rubber Machinery * Steel Car Ltd • Transit——12.50 Tunnel & Mines common 1 Union Radio——.........30o National National preferred D Kirkland Lake G 29'A Aug ; 19% May 107% Feb 20 1,600 —— King Seeley Corp Kingston" Products-;—— Kirby 14% May V 6% Sep 5,200 24 10 10 ' 5% Nachman Corp.....:.—■ New common .i...——• National Bellas Hess common....—1 1% Kldde Feb 9y« Jan 103% Oct 8% 'V/-'- * —.* National Fuel Gas—— Key Jan 47 3 Oct 10% Oct 5,900 35 , Oct 18 1,800 National Breweries common...———.* Ken-Rad Tube & 9% Oct Sep 10% Sep Aug 6 31% May Nov -4 50 3% 3 Sep 28 700 12% ! 20% Apr Jan 26 • Kaleer-Frazer Corp Kansas, Gas & Eleo 1% Kawneer Co Oct 3Va 15 Va Oct 7% Oct 200 24 Murray Ohio Mfg Co—...——;' Muskegon Piston Ring 2% 31% Apr 10% Sep '400 4 " Jan 5% 14% May 24% Apr Jan 25 9% Feb Jan 17% Jun 16% 14% May 62 Mar Ma t 6% * Kokenge 12% 1 1 common common preferred Jan Ma; 11% Jan 112 Oct 9 14,100 30 Va 4 8"% Muskogee Co common—. Jeannette Glass Co 18% — 10 Mountain States Power common.——* Mountain States Tel & Tel —100 13% Jan Sep Oct 1,300 3% 10 Ve Moody Investors partic pfd * Morris Plan Corp or America.——.100 63 1% 3 4Vi 17% — ——1 Montgomery Ward A-—-— Montreal Light Heat & Power 16% May 32 Royalty.— ;—1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—♦ Irving Air Chute—— .—1 Italian Superpower A— 11 3% 700 4 —.1 .———5 Society A Montana Dakota Utilities. 7% Mar 11% Investors Oct 12 300 15% 4 12% 1 Molybdenum Corp..—, PIbtures common Jan 12 28 common—^60e Monroe Loan 17% Aug «- 500 —• 10 Co— Monogram Jun shs—• * Safety Razor B International Oct 12% 13 * 5 — Products International 31% May 20 13% 18 Sep ——10 coupon shares.— International Jun 15% Jun 2,000 10% 17 % 4%% conv preferred......—.....50 Mining Corp of Canada—-.—, -* Minnesota P & L 5% pfd—.—100 Missouri Public Service common.—.* Jan 3% 10% Apr Jan 12% Products— Miller Wohl Co 73% Apr Oct 8% Apr 8% 26% 8% 100 10 4 Midwest Piping & Supply com—.T— Mid-West Refineries.... ....—1 Jan 28 International Minerals and Chemicals— W&rfAnts —iu—irf-tr Petroleum Midwest Oil Jun 48% Steel Midland Jun 85% Oct ' $2 non-cum dividend shares—.—* Midvale Co common.—.— Mid-West Abrasive 50 112% Aug 107% Sep 10 600 ——1 t v 9 • 15% Middle West Corp common.—*..——.6. Midland Oil Corp $1 conv pfd Jan 10^ International International Jan 14% Jan Jan 187/« & Lt Indiana Service 6ft 7ft preferred. 15% • £1 Indianapolis Pow 15% 11% 13 — 7% May Jan 5% Oct 11% Sep Sep 12% 87% Apr 5% Oct Oct 2% Oct 1,000 6% 9 Middle States Petroleum class A 11 0.1 ,' 'Class' B 6% 1 •«►'!;" 23 81 4% 6% 4%. 6%t ———.1" Co.—— Oct 12 24 14% Sep 6 % Oct 109 Sep 4% Sep 6»/a Oct 63 Sep 6% 110% 110% preferred————100. A Messabi Sep Sep 12 -' Apr Mar 47 : Oct 14% NOV ' — Jan 22% Sep 15 700 1,200 2,950 18% Apr 25 5% Memphis Natural Gas common..——5 Menasco Mfg COi——*.i—^ 1 Merritt Chapman & Scott —.—• 53 y* 1,800 , 33 Jan 4% 10% Oct Feb 11% 30% Dredging..— Mead! Johnson Si Co—..———.1 19% - Oet Oct 36 39% 12 — - . Ireland 60 16'/a 16 L—* - Imperial Chemical Industries— Am dep rets regis —£1 Imperial Oil (Can) coupon —_—* Registered i * Imperial Tobacco of Canada 5 Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain & 26 59% 16% — 24% 60 50 - May 6% Mar Jan Oct 9 11% —- Michigan Bumper, Corp....———....I 8% Michigan Steel Tube—.2.50 - '' Michigan Sugar Co—3 Preferred: ^.10'' 10 Micromatio Hone Corp.——.....I 20 Oct 60 1% Oct 12% Sep 14%. 147/a 10% • common 9%: ' 2 1% .. McWilliams 34 Oct 8% *.J - ■ Corp 56% May 1 'Ltd.—1—£1* Participating Illinois Power Co Jan Oct Oct 21% May 40% Jan — July 63% Jun Jan 22 V« Co 2% 22 Mass Utilities Association v t o——1 July 7% 3% Sep 43% Apr APr 8% Sep Jun 18 200 — 5 Jun 100 48 , Huyler's common— 1st, preferred..— ■— Hydro-Electric Securities Hygrade Food Products x20% 15% 75 23% • $2.25 preferred Com stk purch warrants Mar 7% Oct 500 14% 4 ... Marion Power Shovel Jun 75% May 48% Jan 18% • common 33% 22% Sep .— 300 Co—><■ Marconi Internat Marine 45% July :» 38% Oct 112 Sugar optional warrants Mangel Stores common —1 Manischewitz (The B) Co———• McCord Hubbell 15%, 117 26% Jan Jan 66 6 7V8 * - preferred——- Hurd lliya 16% 15% Aug 9% Sep V. 45% May 10% • (Geo A) & Co common— * Horn & Hardart Baking Co —• Horn & Hardart common .—♦ Oct 4,200 " 117 108 Oct 65 May 10% Hormel 5 113 22 '—1- 12% 3% Feb Apr Apr Aug 70 325 ■ ^ Apr 23% Sep 1,800 ) S1 175 75% 11% Exploration —1 Light $6 pfd...—* Lynch Corp—..-———————«.—2 & 14,300 81% Jan 18 66 10% 5 1% 1% 74% January 1 High Apr 16% Oct 8 400 10% i 26% X27 - 10 — Inc Land Louisiana Low High 81 Manati Hoe (R) ts Co class A Hollinger Consolidated G .M Holly Stores Inc Holophane Co common.. Horder's 9% 26% 48 Oct r 15% Mar 10% Oct 103% Sep 30 106% 106% 19% Feb 20 3,900 Cp common————————-2 Class A_. Heller • 23% Apr Oct 11 2,100 • 13% 2,5o Jan Feb 14% 26 % 13% Nov 4007 Long Island Lighting Co— Common ctfs of dep. 7% preferred A ctfs of dep... 6ft preferred B ctfs of depu—— 9% May 7% Jan: Range Since Shares Louisiana Power & * * 4 7 Sep 3% Sep 7% Oct J 300 for Week el Frlces ; Low 72%. Jun Oct. 60 > 60 1,900' - Sale Friee High Low Sales Range M'n Last Range Since January 1 High Week's Friday Week's Friday New York Curb Exchange ,\':h V' ,5%. Feb 35 Jan 12% Mar 164 Apr ' tM m-CMiWivaUilriWMIf "i'.'J'A-OSm??:■;3>•;, rJ: & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB RANGE FOR WEEK Last Sale Price '' North American Rayon class A Class Nortn B American Northern RR 36% 38% , 600 ■ Co Lou) 12% Oct Class St. 21% Jan 108 % July 5,700 Lawrence St. Feb 13% 300 V Corp Ltd A $2 Regis • pref 50 5 conv Paper common Salt Dome Oil Co in pfd.100 59% -—20 Northern Natural Gas Northern States Power class A 25 Schiff Schulte Scovill Apr Brass Steel Co Ohio Power Oklahoma Old 4%% United Omar common. Overseas . Sentry 6% * Corp class Shawinigan Co Pacific Lighting Pacific Public $1.30 1st Pan 190 . 27 ,600 shs. Patchogue 8Va Rig Reel—— & Sep i 15% Oct 200 43% Nov Mining. Water $1 cum preferred— Pennroad Corp common Penn-Dixie Cement warrants— & Power Penn Traffic Co.. Penn Water & Power Co— Perfect Circle 62% com Ltd Nov .,200 400 Oct 5% Nov 6% Oct 62 7% Am 700 40 40% 170 i <• shs com 1 .— 6% . 2 ...50 .—5 , 10 % ; ...50 L.—'' 58% Standard Oil 6% Standard Pressed Metals Preferred > America- • Products Co Starrett ■ . .■ • . (The) $ V' ; (A) preferred Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber.. Pyle-National Co common Oats —1 *• T ' *7 'K '* ""7/■ —* * 1 1 & Co common Sunbeam Corp— Ray Drug Co Superior Portland Cement, Superior TcOl & Die Co— —-wr-* .Sun ; Swan Finch Quaker Oil Inc..—— Taggart It Corp— Corp common Tampa Electric Co common Technicolor Texas Power & Texon Radio-Kelth-Orpheum option warrants- Raymond Concrete Pile ,_r_ A Roller Bit 10 10 common. Co Engineering Corp Rio — —1 Grande Valley Gas Co— '(Texas Corp) vtc Rochester Gas & Elec 4% Art Metal • 29% 33 54% " ,*• "1*5 * b% V 200 ~ - 70 9% 22% 15% 22% ''30 - 375 1 ;• 1% 400 26% pfd F—*.100 Works * i%-;2:X107 X107 23% 23% * •v ,10 700 5 5% 5% 7% 7% 400 19% 21 1,800 ' Consolidated Ryerson & Haynes For footnotes common... page 2573. 1 4% May 13% Feb : -r :« • ; Jan 110% Mar Oct .25% Jun 17 Sep 30% Aug 21 Aug Oct . Brewing Co— & Allied ;—-. Stocks. Products Tobacco Security Trust Co ; Ltd— dep rets ord regis ! Amer dep rets def Todd — Exports—.— reg Shipyards Corp Edison 6% preferred—i Toledo preferred Tonopah Mining of Nevada 7% Trans Lux Corp.. Tri-Continental warrants Trunz Inc Tung-Sol Lamp Works 80c convertible preferred ' Sep 6% Oc,t Oct 17% V.<VJ 4%) Jan Apr: r 5%,' Oct<s 5 Sep Petroleum... see . 13% Nov •TZV-i'Oct- — Ryan • : ' 5% . Tivoli Jan ^ / 14% Oct 300 1 Co 49 Nov common^.—- Tobacco Jan Oct •21% 15% Roosevelt Field Inc Petroleum ...... Realty & Construction. Tobacco 37% Jan. 34% 14 Root Rotary Electric Steel Co ..^.10 Royalite Oil Co Ltd * Kusseks Fifth Ave common...^—^1.25. Ryan Aeronautical Co ....—1 pfd... Roofing Inc.——— Amer ' 15/ —5 Feb Juh Aug 29 % .Jan >■ Oct 105% 50 . . 60 Sep*' £1 14% 44 .. Oct- 5Va 2,200 -•••-•- ——2 Co.. Inc Tishman " 1 > > 2,200" V,.-. 1 : 34 ' Oct 22 '-14%' 10,900 6% / -;v1-8%''N6v'-f '• Tilo 4% Feb Sep V.f}.• 2^'■ - ; • 20,100 24,;'. Jan " ' "54% Oct - ---400 16% b% common Light 7% Land Thcw Shovel CO Sef)! 1% Oct ;25% Sep ■ 100 ^ :,8»4 26% ~l 7: > :/r;. Roeser & Pendleton Inc Rolls Royce Ltd— • \y Am dep rets for ord reg Rome Cable Corp common— Ronson 15%: * warrants.. 150 17%, 29-' 54% ' & 14,900 33 5i% f $m • —5 Goods Richfield Richmond Radiator . 6 ' : • ... & Rice Stix Dry 17 • 29 . Reliance Electric Oil 5% —1 : $3 convertible preferred 1 ___• Raytheon Manufacturing common___50c Reed •5%' Oil Textron ' Inc 4.-.J.fiePv 9% May 11% Apr 44% May , Udylite Corp— ; 19% Jan Ulen 15 Sep Unexcelled Chemical r,' - 10%*. Feb 8% -J.- Jun 9% Feb Realization Corp Corp.—. Union Gas of Canada Union Investment Co— Union Stock Yards ] ———-J common. 6% preferred Quebec Power Co Railway & Light Securities Voting common Railway & Utility Investment Rath Packing Co common 1 — B ,Corp«.-ij-i.' '■ h class Sterling Engine Co.————-*•! Sterling Inc————.—\ Stetson (J B) Co common • Stinnes (Hugo) Corp 5 Stop & Shop Inc ] Stroock (S) & Co common—.. Public Service of Colorado— 6% 1st preferred Pyrene Manufacturing— 10 1 Light Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc— Gas 1st 1 B——.——* Tube Stein Corp of Nevada— Prosperity Co class B 7 % —10 —1 Steel Co of Canada— —. Producers Providence • 2.78 1 —20 . & class Standard common— of (Ky) Power Common ,"•'7'" Inc Co Standard 16% • —. Prentice-Hall Brewing e% ..100 Co 77 Standard Cap & Seal common— Convertible preferred Standard Dredging Corp common 6V2 .2.50 1st preferred Mining '* J ■ common.. Premier Gold ' *1 * 1 - 7% Oct 5 Oct 31% 39% Oct 25 $1.60 convertible preferred Standard Forgings Corp— "Ki — Polaris Mining Co Powdrell & Alexander common... Power Corp of Canada Oct 7% Oct 3% Nov Sep 31% Jan - . common Pratt & Lambert 'VA, i Standard —1 RR 12% ; 25 original preferred preferrd B Stahl-Meyer Inc Ltd 115% Aug 31% May 10 Spencer Shoe Corp—-u—.* * ;, >6% 1 preferred series C -25 Southern New England Telephone—100 Southern Phosphate Co new com -1 Southern Pipe Line 10 Southland Royalty CO———5 40% NOV Sep Jun Apr 5Va% 43% * — 20% 19% 12.50 Southwest Pa Pipe Line Southern California Edison— * Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common. Pieasant Valley Wine Co Pneumatic Scale Jan —1" Coast Corp common South Penn Oil common _50c common L E -5% 600 67% 7%::; 7% 40 % Piper Aircraft Corp Pitney-Bowes Inc & 50 40% Pioneer Gold Mines Bess 3% Sep : Philadelphia Co common Phillips Packing Co Governor Pinchin Johnson 16% 10% Jan 169% South 100 Co Pierce Jun 24% May Soss Manufacturing common 3% :— Pharis Tire & Rubber Feb Jan Jun 5% Sep — Jan 12% 1 ——1 8 Oct Feb 29 —.——1 260 112% Feb 35% -104'/a May; 111% May 13% Nov Manufacturing Co -112%, 112y4 5% 5% pfd Jan July ——♦ Sonotone Corp Sep ,7 ; —~—* 9% 3% 30% May' 7Va • Ltd 6 com 'Pep Boys (The).... Pepperell Mfg Co Pitts 29 Jan —1 5% ,900 May 9% —25 9 " Jan 22 30 —5 — common Breweries Solar Light 4%% ' >47 1 Solar Aircraft Co—_ Nov 56 ... Peninsular Telephone common Penn Gas & Elec class A Penn Power & Nov 2% Oct $3 convertible preferred • Simplicity Pattern common—* 1 Singer Manufacturing Co—..—100 Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis £1 Sioux City Gas St Elec Co— 3.90% preferred 100 Smith (Howard) Paper Mills—; • Oct 500 Mills.. 20 / 5,500 Simmons-Boardman Publications— Oct 39 250 Plymouth 3% Sep /Nov • Silex Co common—— Jan 11 Co Parkersburg 4 400 Oct 3% Oct ,300 Motorg Corp Parker Pen 12%i i 46% Aug 9% Jan . 514 Sick's 11% Jan 26% Jan common Venezuela Am ; 4% preferred ——. ——.—100 Sherwin-Williams of Canada ——• 109% ~ Airways warrants... of 3% Sep 11% Sep 102% July 10 : Service American Pantepec Oil Paramount 3% Sep 200 14% 4%: Oct 4% 29% Jun Jan 1 Oct 10% Oct 800 $5 preferred Light 7% pfd Tubes 4 29% ..... 1,700 12% >10% f (;,5% July 1 ; . 38% 400 1st pfd preferred Page-Hersey 23,500 —-——1 * common 36 common.. preferred Pacific Power & 100 " / J Oct 1 B Sherwin-Williams & Elec 6% V 35% Jun "15% May ; Oct Nov ' 21/a % 1 Shelter Mfg Co— 1st mmrnrn • — Control Shattuck Denn 5% % 5 13% 300 34% Seton Leather common. Securities Pacific Gas 32 5% 32% 14% 1 Hardware. Safety Serrick shares Pacific Can 32 6,900 :l'„ / 7.00 is 9% Mar Sep Oct Allotment certificates—— O'okiep Copper Company Ltd— American Z; 5% common Semler (R B) Inc_ Sentinel Radio Corp B Inc ]: High , Oct 8% stock ——,—.*.^5 prior stock——, ——25 $5.50 common. Distillery—.— Filters .;•■ 5% 21 Convertible preferred.— Natural Gas Poindexter Oliver & : 700 6% 3% V2% 33% : 3,700 12,700 5% 1 Selected Industries Inc common-- class B Low > , 10% '>-25 Selby Shoe' Co——————• common Co 29 3% 2% v; . -* common (D A) Inc common Manufacturing Segal Lock Ohio 9% 6 —-1 Co 73% May 15 V« Apr Scullin Corp Range Since January 1 v. 7%, 28% , 9% .——5, Securities Corp General Seeman Bros Inc Ogden High Jun 40 1 * Northrop Aircraft Inc Novadel-Agene Corp Apr 7% 29 1 United Corp common Savoy Oil Co_———„— Samson Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% Shares 62 % -May ' —-5 1 50 - for Week of Prices May 63 200 Sales : h Range Sale Price Range Since January 1 Securities——• Utility Central Texas Oil Penn 38 36% Week's ; Curb Exchange High V 38 York New Shares High 38 —* Northeast Airlines— North Low * common Sales for Week of Prices "<■■■':Par ENDING NOVEMBER 15 STOCKS Week's Range Friday STOCKS Exchange York Curb New Monday, November 18, 194§ i of Omaha. 30% 29% Apr Oct 140% July ,6% Nov 6% Nov 14 Ya Feb THE COMMERCIAL' & Number 4543 [Volume 164 FINANCIAL' CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB RANGE FOR WEEK • i:-.-STOCKS v Week's ■ of Prices Sale Price Par' Aircraft tow • . 6% com— ..50c Products United for Week Shares Last New Fork Curb Exchange United Bales Range ■Friday High . 6% 6%, i 42 15% United Gas Corp common*....... ..*10 —.7 United Light & Railways— 24 81 United Milk Products—*-.*—- $3 13% Sep 20% Oct 19,100 -:?j 8l;;:/> Mar 101, A 7s series E..* rets ord regis .:M x — ' United NJ RR ft Canal ..100 United ..25c — — tm— 294 ; Altalian Peb 9% 500 1% Oct 4% 500 825 25 46% 46% 46% 120 1 11% 11 11% 700 Preferred United « Specialties common.* ' Graphite common.. — U 8 Rubber 22 15% 3% 3% "3% U S and International Securities.. :?■' $5 1st preferred with U S Radiator common 19% 15% 20% U S Poll Co class B—.*. US 1% 8 100 13 ; .. 1,400 375 86 13% 400 Universal Insurance Universal Products Co ..■■VV4-':"1' .. 27 26 26% common;— Peb Sep 28: 20 Oct 4% 20% 20% 20% 1,400 Valspar Corp common $4 convertible preferred— Venezuelan *27 series 25% — Conv /. „** Wagner Bakinr voting trust ctfs ext.** 1% preferred 100 Waitt ft Bond class A • ' Waltham Watch Pacific. Power ft Light 10% ; : .1 Wentworth Manufacturing 1.25 West Texas Utilities $6 preferred....* 8% 8% '•••a' •. San Joaquin 400 Southern California Southern Counties Westmoreland Coal.. Westmoreland Inc T ':/■ ft Co.. 28 41 35% 13% 13% 300 41 14% 1,100 *9% 600 21 23% 575 — 21 14% 13% 14% 500 Wolverine Portland Cement Wtoodall Industries Inc "*7% *7% ~7% 200 9% 9% 800 11% 11% 100 •*— 10 2 *.*"■; »Y: "=■ Last Sale Prleo v. Low v " 4%s Assoc T ft T deb 5%s A .**1955 **.1964 .. 103 XXy .« • 108% 108% : $120 122 ioi'/s 101% 103 103% 105% 106 J-J ■ Sold . to to :.. MS Range Since January 1 Bonds Friday's Bid ft Asked High r MS Atlantic City Electric 3%s— or : '...xy •$101 J-D J-J A-O A-O ..*1953 - — — • ' - 117 8 59. . 22 .-'•'1 . ; 98 105% 101% 108 % 106 109 $104% $108/ 103% 107% 108"% .. 106 1970 106% 22 .. 108 .* $101 102 96 99 99 /• 106% 78 , V. 107 32 48 34 34 34 30% 1968 104% 105 104% 107% 1949 $106% 107 106% 110 103 * $32'A „—» 106 % . 48 104% 109% — J <. , 111% 67 67 68% $108% -. :^ftrT06 5s 116 . 58% $115 % 91% 107% 109 115 „ 110%' 106 — '106"? 126/ - 103% debentures.***.*** . ' . Interest Fork Curb Exchange New Extended : 5s_ 103% 102 103% 104% ALima City Last -/y 1969 1976 1st ref 2%s Beries R_.— 1981 Consolidated Gas (Bait City)— Gen mtge 4%s. —-.1954 ' $78 • High 78% w-•" CO 80 __ CO nto •: J-D % 92 F-A $16 31% 5 92 99% 6 89 97% 27 92 32 A 25 " J-J f 24% % 94 92 M-N 1953 27 $22 /-teas*.:-' . - , '$-. MS /■'. 21% f . 20% 31% 31% .31% . 23% V $30 M-N J-D %■% 5 ' 31% ■ '"si ■/: 36 ' $52 M-N A-o J-D t; -- , 50% V- , 15 ZX $20% .97%^ 97% /•/ J-D ... ■' 52 50% 90 27% 69% 37% 41 32% ~2 53 20 % 44 ' M-S • Lackawanna of N J Division— 1st mtge 4s ser A *.——.1993 1st'mtge 4s ser 1993 • Janoary 1 '>•; . AMedeUin 7s stamped , $78 X Range Sloet Sold Lots J-J —2008 ._....*—.1951 Mortgage Bank of Bogota— f.v. A7s (issue of May 1927).. ,1947 A7s (issue of Octi 1927).—*....1947 A Mortgage Bank of Chile 6s— 1931 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5S....1972 Parana "stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced to 2%s 2QQE (Bait)— Bonds Bid ft Asked High — ^v»"■'•f (Peru) 6%s stamped 1958 Maranhao stamped (Plan A) : ' Interest reduced to 2%s Week's Range or Friday's Friday: .••••>• Sale Price A-O .1952 — Danzig Port & Waterways— AExternal 6%s stamped 105% 106% ; 102% 108% 120% 126 ■ $105% 106% 3s—..1965 Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)— ^ A 20-year 7s April 1946 A 20-year 7s — —Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of) ACauca Valley 7s —I 1948 Danish 5%s r1955 58% .1969 ft Western RR— 105% 107% 1 $99% Period 103% 103'/a " 120% 120% BONDS 102% 106% 108. 86 57% —1950 Delaware Lack w#-:: Foreign Governments & Municipalities * 105 84 82% ; .'; Debenture Bs————————.1958 • ^*'i;^gi60.;.; 172% 99% 104% 102% 103% Q 107 1971 Penn Traction 6s conv s X 100% 104% 117 80% . 1st ref mtge 3s ser P—... 101% 104 164 $104 income debs___— 108% 111% 120 124 103% 105 IA Central States Electric 5s——1948 A5%s —— —1954 IA Chicago Rys 5s ctfs (part paid).1927 Cities Service 6s'**—**'*-*-—«*Jan 1966 1st ref mtge 2%s ser $150 , *110% 1902 Boston Edison 2%8—****.——» 1970 i 107 105% 108 | High* 106% 107% ——. Gas El Lt ft Pwr 11 $103% 104% Low Bell Telephone of Canada— * 1 1st M 5s series B ——1957 v 5s series C 1960 ■'6o:nsol 107% 108 Week's Kange Friday Interest Period Debenture 5s 109 104 $104% 106 3%s*...1970^ Gas (Calif)— Utah Power ft Light Co— Debenture 6s series A A 5s bombs Oonv deb 5s————— 91 106% Waldorf-Astoria Hotel— New Fork Curb Exchange ; 81 105%' 108 108% $107 G&b Western Newspaper Union—i Bickford's Inc 6%s 106% 91 1st lien ft cons 5%s West Electric 109% 102 $107% 108 Wash Water Power 3%s—* West Penn Electric 53—.—— Writing Paper 6s—-*. .**1961 Appalachian Eleo Power 3%s— .*.1970 *..2024 Appalachian Power deb 6s 109% 104% :'/3 mtge 3s— 6s series A— . Associated $73 ; 47 100 United Light & Railways (Maine) * Amer f8% 15 United Light 6 Power Co— ...5s —£1 Wright Hargreaves Ltd ■?•. 9% 1 ' 103% 103% United Electric N J 4s preferred w w*.*——*..—.......25 Winnipeg Elec common B W mm A* *M «•» mm ^ Wisconsin P ft L 4%% pfd —*100 3 305 102% 102% Spalding (A G) 5s^...*l*******,«*.1989 AStarrett Corp inc 5s ...1950 Stimes (Hugo) Corp— : ;, A7-4s 3d stamped 19461 Stinnes (Hugo) Industries— ■, A7-4s 2nd stamped^..****, *.1946 250 ^■■ -9 / "1 9% 1951 Toledo Edison 3 % s Willson Products Inc..*—^*—.—1 Wilson Brothers common 1 105 105% 106% 107% 101% 103% ' 1952 Edison 1017/8 108% ; 500 19% / 10 • . 108% 109 ; $105 100 108% :i 19 101% 101% 50 ' 26% ft Co— Woodley Petroleum—* Woolworth (P W) Ltd— American deposit receipts X 6% preference **—**..<—* A-O , Southwestern Gas & Eleo 3%s >3 3/1 33 27% 1 lv 10 Wichita River Oil Corp Williams <R C) 1st 10 — Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Whitman (Win) 2,500 ' 20 — 97 97 ■ .. 9% 4%s—**..***1979 California Southern — 9% CO 9% 7 12 :: ? Lt ft Pwr 6s B inc mtge 3s Scullin Steel , West Virginia Coal ft Coke ... 5 Western Maryland Ry 1% 1st pfd—100 Western Tablet ft Stationery com. * ?1 99%. 102% 102% Queens Borough Gas ft Electric— ' 5 Vis series A^^^**^*^*i.^.i953" 200 - 105% 100% 101% 1964 6% perpfitual Afirtiflnat.pa 3,450 — — — 115 25 9% ..1959 ... Safe Harbor Water • 111 -- 103% 103% 1970 6,900 6% 7% 2% V 2% : 6% Ward Baking Co warrants Warner Aircraft Corp. V;' 97% 105% .'.^V'spps J-J Public Service Co of Colorado— :::* 1,000 11% 108 Ya 54 Sinking fund deb 4s—.........1949 10 108% 104% 104 114 $105% J-J 78 103% 1 Public Service of New Jersey— 100 4% 4% 62 26 , 3%s 4%s B— "''_* 99% 103% M-N Lexington 1st mtge 3s—..*.1964 Pennsylvania Water ft Power 3%s_1964 (Can) ;>■ 107 104 $106% .* 102% 103% 102% y: Park Corp 105% 102% : 99 99% . ill % 99% 5s.«L.***.1958 1st mtge 3%s— 14 105% 115 % 99% 98% -iii, ^Ist mtge3s-*.-^.**-i***.i*M*.i97X;' , 500 f A-O Ohio Power 1st mtge 3%s—.***.*1968 » 1 Co Corp— 1 105 X, $112% — J-D ... 104% 112% 109 —A $104 MS V V ,j',V ; 1948 Debenture 5%s. -..^.....1954 N Y State Elec ft Gas 3%s 1964 N Y ft Westchester Ltg 4s ....2004 Apr , M-N ■ 12% -1? 12% —1947 5s_. : .. 111 105 J-J Jtf-N w , 101 % 55% $57% 62 103% 104 : M-S ' 1948 —— deb Power 4% 27 $103% 104 105 .1961 New England Power Assn 5s—-1948 ; — 103% 88 8 106% 106% — — A-O 2022 5s New England Power 3%s V- ■v 98% 6 96 ; 112% 112% ......1950 50 : Waco Aircraft Co A Amsterdam Gas New Eng Gas & El Assn 5s 400 13 Vogt Manufacturings. •66 91 *110 J-D i.$ 6s Apr Feb 2,000 2%"' 13% 2% 2% Venezuela Syndicate Inc ■ ^W6%/; 6% 60 63 30 5 37 $105% ■ 2,900 109% 109 6% Petroleum 65 32 89 -*■ F-A » A5%s series A (90% redeemed).1948 11 59% 29 34 ••••;' J-J ..1956 North Continental Utility 10% 28% 32 5 35% 101% 101 4mm*-}'. ; M-3 6s ii V 10% t'1, J-J Extended at 4% to. -—.11963 Gas Light 4%s 1967 Power 4%s_ 1981 7% Jan 3,000 35% 101% J-J Milwaukee 34% Aug 4% Sep 19% Sep 300 • 4% 65 3 2 . • Nebraska ,7% Jan Sep : 39 J-J ?; ...1970 Corp deb 4%SMidland Valley RR— 20% May 8% May 3 —— .4% Utah-Idaho Sugar.— Utah Power ft Light common 100 - $35 *. J-D McCord Jan Aug 20 — V-' 3 v — 7% 22 800 3% 3% y —.. 37 J-J 1952 Superpower 6s—;..***1963 Kentucky Utilities 4s^. Apr 30% Jun 17% Peb Oct Oct 35 MS New ' Oil Universal Consolidated \ Oct 11% 3% 1,600 4% 3% United Stores common...... . 2% Sep 90 W4 . 247/a Mar 15 12% warrants. Apr 49% July 16% Oct 5,700 86% Reclaiming— 84% , 39 -* ' Kansas Gas Electric 6s—...«_.«-.2022 Kansas Power ft Light 3% s—. 1969 Jan 73j/4 8 Sep 69% Sep 46 Sep 10% Oct 12% 71% 1% js : 36% 39 37 Kansas Electric Power 3%s.*.*^._1966 Jan 8% 71% Sharing—— Htgh 29 Aug 10 % preferred—.———*.— —10 United Shoe Machinery common. ...23 Profit 35% *—1957 —... 1 35 39 V-A (Aug 1941 coupon)—..*1957 A7s series F**..—* *—..1952 A7s (July 1941 coupon)—*.—1952 Aug 8% Jan 284 Jan •mm* Low High 35 A 7s Interstate Power 5s : v January 1 J-D -..—.1957 Debenture 6s— United Molasses Co Ltd— Baage for Sold No. A6%s (Dec 1 1941 coup)—1955 / Oct 95 f. V A6%s series C——...—..1955 37% May 85 Bonds or {International Power Sec— , Jan Friday's Bid ft Asked Low v 47 40 ■V:X-f.- m*mm' V-.-y preferred- participating <Amer dep gO Sep Feb 32 700 25 23% ; 11 500 ' Last lePrioe Period 34% May 2% Jan 60 May 21% Apr Mar Friday Interest Oct 8 Oct 6% 27 v-' 7,700 n .41%; 42% 15% / 15% : ; High LOW] ' ~ United Corp warrants. ..... United Elastic Corp.*..——*— BONDS 3,300 ; ;v : New Fork Curb Exchange Range Since January 1 yy xyy ■. Chemicals common.. ' EXCHANGE ENDING NOVEMBER 15 " 44%" yZ . ; .•>(. Rio ,de Janeiro stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced to 2 % J-J ARussian Government 6 % s_*i— ' J-D ..... Eastern Gas ft Fuel 3%8——1965 •; .Eimira Water Lt ft RR 5s——1956 Finland Residential Mtge Bank— 5s stamped — 1961 $— 76 75 Green Mountain Power 1948 1950 *.1963 J -J —1958 3%s, Guantanamo ft Western 6s $62 J-D J-J : J-D A-O Service 5s—-*.—*1—1950 1st lien ft ref Bs ——1963 Indianapolis P ft L 3%s— -1970 J-J P-A M-JV 71 '■ 60% 62% 103% 109% $105% 106 106 ■ v — 106 ajio 104% 105% 65 $104% 104% $105% 105% 110 105 106% .. 104 105% 105% 108% . par value, dividend. 105 *v4% 4% 5 4 14% 80 4 14 a Deferred Odd-lot sale, f Ex-distribution, y Ex-rights. sales being transacted during eurront vetk. delivery sale* d Ex-interest, e nUnder-the-rule sale. rCash sale, x Ex-dlvldend. iPrlday's bid and asked prices; no 75 102% 104 $102% —— g Ex-stock • r' A-O Indiana " 104% 104% $106 $65% 'V; B——*Jan 1949 series .. — Hygrade Pood 6s ser A...*..*Jan 1949 6s ' A5%s ... 4% ^ 34 $32 1% . J-J 92 " AGeneral Rayon Co 6s ser A Grand Trunk West 4s p. ABonds being traded flat. - ...v* 1 consolidated; cum. commalive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting.stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates; "wi," when issued; "wv," with warrants; "xw," without warrants. /. v; {Reported In receivership. J,t Abbreviations nsed above—"cod," certificates , * of deposit; "cons," , THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. OThER RANGE Baltimore Slock Fidelity ef Prices Share# Castle & Co Range Since January I Hinh Central Maryland & Pa RR Amsterdam S U & Guar Fidelity Pub Serv Secur Corp $6 pfd-. lien * Burrell &Lt Pr Corp 1975 A— 92 1975 4s Co Transit 99% 100 92% $36,500 87 Jan 18,000 i 94 Jan 95% 101 Mfg class A ! • 100 8% 19% 62 8 '4 • 4: 20 9 19 j! Sep 59 so 20 Sep y 7i Oct :■ 76 Coleman (The) Co Inc 5 Commonwealth Edison common—.25 — Oct 71% 71% 72% -•••■'.'"140 85% 84% 85% 300 19% 20% .200 1,700 b- Last Sale Price ftt - Rights.' * American women Anaconda Copper * • 500 Shares 255 40% 10 166 ., 3,489 2 m !{}[ Low 42% 40% 51 38% 30% Jan 555 34% Oct, 58% 40% ■ Inc America - Bird & Son Boston ptd—.106 Boston Herald Boston & 7% 25 - Elevated General Amer Transp common....—5 RR— j, 100 class A 1st pfd stamped—.100 Preferred General — 100 —— Motors Corp 50 .;7'.""' VX450;, Gossard 18 5% Prop Trust———* & Providence RR 100 Boston May 25% May 150 Apr Great Lakes D & D common——.* 18% Hammond Instrument Co common—I Heileman Brewing Co G capital 1 Hibb Spencer Bartlett common 25 lOVs 36 !(' — Personal Boston 153 Oct Mar 37 130 40% 516 44 1,610 ~ : 20 - 55 8% 32 45 Jun 32 36% Oct v 5 9l Jan Horder 6% Oct 100 21 Jan Hupp 14 32 Sep-'"' Calumet & Hecla—! Shares Century 5 ; 1 / Eastern 7% 30.50 30.66 —.10 'V ■ Gas 7% 1 Trust 1 s h> 24% VV.*'/"' »' <■ ' 5 76 6% Oct 65 26% . 114 30.50 Nov 22 Oct 12% Feb ; 37.91 42 4%% prior preferred preferred 6% Street Mass 100 100 , » Ry— Indep 100 4% 100% 1st pfd series A..— ——100 Eastern S3 Lines Ino common.—.....* 6% Group Engineers 93 25 53 ■ Sep Sep 104% May 91% May Steel Katz 90 > : 1,950 54To 29% 26% 52% 30 26% 56 36% 37% 347a 31% 31% Hathaway Baking ^common-!.—-—,11 10'A Isle Royale Copper'. .-I*!—. 15 .3 3 Kenneuutt -Coppet ——45% RR preferred : 5% „. . Mergenthaler Linotype Mfg Corp class B—.... New England Gas 5%% preferred New Old —1 ...J • Elec Butte Pacific Mills 6% —. ,30 30 — • 49 16% b, 17% —14% .. 89% * 100 2.50 Mining 40 134 1% 1JA 11 3% 400 & Co Reece Assn 210 48 342 1 United-Rexall 6% 50 30% United Shoe 90 75 common 18 15% Northwest 245 320 Nor 91 380 5,255 Oak Util prior lien pfd 100 100 Bush Shoe common—.. Mfg .—2 % 1 common Parker Pen Co (The) Rath 15% 15% 40 1% 300 Packing 25 com new 8 class A 10 28 47% 85 40 ' ———5 Min common—50 40 40 §47% 93A — "' 71% .. , 12% 43% 71% 49 10% ... 73 18% 18% 64 Va 40 22% 24 % Standard 75 64 Inc — Work} .Week'e Standard common Rights Armour Shares Automatic 10% 10% Fur Washer common 450 18% 9% Oct 200 118 13% 3% 11 20% Feb 6 150 164% 164% 20% July 250 I. 4% 13% 17% 10% 10% 50 33 35% 1,000 X24 17% 25% 18% 2,600 7,400 1% Oct 800 10% Sep 900 2% Oct ; 100 • 10% Sep 4% 200 4 7 500 6% Oct Oct 25 % May 199 % May 2% Nov 18% May 7% Feb 20% Jun % Jan 14% Gorp 20 150 19% Oct 23 20% 150 Sep 17 26% • 13% 14 750 18% 18% 250 Borg-Warner Corp common 39% Brach & Sons (E J) capital. Burd (EL) Piston Ring 1 common footnotes see page 12 40% 39% 10 Oct Tool common—.5 Co (The) 25 2 common— 10% 2,500 18% 80 — 46 46 no 42 63% 63% 100 63% Nov 27 29 900 22% 23 150 28% 5% Jan 133% 135 20 .7% '41 6% 20 Sep 10 8% 42 .7y® - 103 ; 19% Mar 22% Sep 160 Oct 50 130 Oct 19 May ■": Sep 37 1,300 400 7% Oct 40 Feb 29 15 30 130 4% Oct 184 May .29%'Jun ' 14 ; 16 9% Feb -33% Jan • Sep 24% Jan 49% Apr - 39% 12 8 37% July 20% Jan 12 15% 20% Jan 8% fe9% 11% Aug 31 Va 16% 17% 30% ♦ ; -wv 59% Aug 39% Apr •'.-45'"; vJanf' 8% Feb 30% xio'A May 24% Feb 47% Feb 29% Si 15% May '65 '. May • 15' 37% 27% Feb .187% Jun 6% Oct 25 io% 40 20 20 .30% 49% May Juni 36 30% 45 21 23 33% 34% 34% July 41 Feb 23% July 24% 50 91. 73% * * 71% 12% —— Wieboldt Stores Inc Cum 22% Wisconsin Bankshares 28 102 102 common • Mach 39% Jan 28 * —• Woodall Industries common.;. Yates-Amer 24 * ; common, prior preferred— cap———5 13% 9 8 48 106% 13% y19 17% Jan 8% 13% May I/. v0..y g Unlisted Stooks— Alleghany Corp 1 — American Radiator At St San 3% Oct Nov 100 40 150 36 Sep 35% Oct 7% Apr com.—* 13% Oct 23 Feb Rolling Mill—....... ...10 Copper Mining.,———50 Atch Top At Santa Fe Ry com.—100 Bethlehem Steel Corp common " 29% Oct 42 Aug American Anaconda 35% Oct 104 Jan 110 ' Jan 94% Jail 106 1 ,Jan 51% 15% Oct — Columbia Gas As Electric. 59% May General 66 May Graham-Paige 51 . % 8% Oct Continental Motors Oct Sep Jan 9% Curass-Wright Parnsworth Television At Radio. 12 39 May yia 17% Feb Oct 650 400 10 17% Mar. ; 40 10% Oct 5% , Oct 8 Oct Feb 25% July 13% May 20% Oct 12% Feb 16% Apr May 250 10 Nov 20% 20% 22 550 17% Oct 27% 22% 22% 200 21% Nov 39 Jun Jan May mterlake Electric Iron Co_. MotorA— Corp Laclede Gas Light common—. 36% 37% 6% 7«A 11% 11% 6% 7% I'- May 32 ' 1,950 Nof 14%, Oct f"v;19% Augx!: 51 May 14% May 10 167% 167% 91 30 % July 22 Feb 16 12% 41% 40% —10 2581. 15 10 18% 48 capital 12% Mar -13% Burton-Dixie Corp Butler Brothers common For * —Is common 577'8 Apr 25% Nov 31% May 18 % Jan Bruce Co Oct Apr Sep Oct common!—!—.—!!!!*; Machine Certain-teed Products 19% -—5 22 31% 20 Feb 8 20 ... 10% Nov . Feb Seelig class A common. 5 Mfg Co common. .10 Berghoff Brewing Corp. .1 Blnks Mfg Co capital. Borg (George W) Corp —10 Belden 700 Jan 14% Oct 8% Sep 17 Sep j 164% Nov 6% Barlow & 25 Sep 10 Corp common U s Steel common 150 10 11 Aviation Corp (Delaware)—! ..v 33'A 15 Va Apr 35% May 38% Apr J«ttr 25 ——1 —10 Westinghouse Elec & Mfg com Range Since January 1 400 6% 6% 3% Athey Products capital ■' 208 South La Salle Street Corp com_* High 17% blS':- common., 13 Union Carbide & Carbon High 1% Co 11% Mar 200 . 8alce of Prices 18% 1 w Ac 350 21% May 51% Jun ——* Standard Oil of Ind capital.. for Week 9% Asbestos Mfg Co common 22 . 20% 20 • Dredge common Forgings common Storkline Range "•■' 100 22 .. 800 - 445 •10% common Oct 11 50 tap (new) —6' —2 St Louis Nat Stockyards cap. 108 135 17 common- 10% 10% ^ 41. •'<•' . Spiegel 810 57% 467/a common Advanced Alum Castings Oct 20 common—..—.—...10 South Bend Lathe 81 55% Low American Tel & Tel Co capital 23% July 15% Mar - Jan 600 Society Brand Clothes common——! 1,644 43% Friday common 19 45 20 5% • ; 5 750 46 28% Sinclair Oil Corp 37'A 37% V 23% 5% Signode Steel Strap Co com (new) / # Sale Price Laboratories Sep 27% 150 * Last Allied 9 22 14 14 * stocks Bearing 14% Jan 300 22 Schwitzer Cummins capital!!;!.!..!!.!; Chicago: Stock Exchange Ball 400 9% Jan V--;}'' 1 Sears Roebuck At Co capital Trane Aetna v'- 50 Swift Ac Co capital Corp 20 • common preferred Nunn 110 1% West 1% Bancorp Sundstrand Admiral 16 - 22% Oct ;•' Sunbeam Mfg - 10% Pennsylvania RR capital Potter Co (The) common—, 17% 10 (J D) •'•"A'-' -: Jan 70 44% , 26% July 30 May 21% May .58% May Jan 22 vtc 12% Westinghouse Electric Corp 720 - Oct Sep 10% capital———JB North American Car common— Penn Elec Switch —• bj .. (S D) Co—. Adams * 22% • * * • Mach common U S Smelting Ref & Waldorf System Inc 13 . 9% 1 Shellmar Prod Corp common U S Rubber Warren Co com.——* 360 Inc 20 650 85 50 17% Dredging 294 • Drug 18% 300 i 7% 16 * 13% .' 25% Itfay v , Jun 25% Jun 10% Jun 46 17% com. 200 22% 24% Cumulative preferred 1% Co Fruit 25% 16 7% * 17% Torrlngton Co United — 13% Union Twist Drill... . 24% 1 —. Securities Elec xl5; 75 14% Oct 400 24% Minneapolis Brewing Co common—1, Modlne Mfg common———*. Montgomery Ward At Co common • 3% Webster Inc..——? Suburban 17% 7*' —* common —— . 16% 12% Aug 26% Aug " 19% Sep 5% Sep 200 21% 7 r . Peabodv Coal Co class B com 15% RR Corp —— —* Reece Folding Machine.^—————10" & i': ,f common West Corp Miller At Hart Inc 26 Shawmut 100 6% 25% 15% • • Switchboard Middle ' 3% 50 b Quincy Mining <jCo—;—»!,—!———.25 ■, Stone 22 * 7% pfd Marshall Field & Cq, common Mickelberry's Food Prod common.. 670 —• common Pennsylvania $6 :'v 'V Lindsay Light A Chemical com 995 122% 120 120 —*~100 Colony RRi. 22 - Libby McNeil At Llbby common 7 Lincoln Printing Co common——! Assn— Engiana Tei & Tel North —1 Inc — & - ' Mullins Assn * , 100 —10*0 common.. £iarragan&eit Rac'g Nash-Kelvinator 500 110 530 37 —• — Gillette Safety Razor Co Maine Central • Drug Co common Kellogg : 1 common— ' ' "T McWilliams Electric General 21% 68 (new)—.——* Prod Power '''•! Leath 19% — 25% Jan • •b''- 100 17% Assoc.......—....* Service 1 Stores—4-.*.—~t—* National 50 62% 4% 4% 100 101 19, Public First 97% 42 % Apr 25% Jari Nov f Common Employers 97% 62% 17% Apr 55% Jan 21 17% 100 common., Pneum Tool Interstate 62% 14% Jan ; 9% Sep 68 > i Feb May . 79% Feb 17% Nov 350 10% 6% capital———10 RR Warrants Jun \'V — 10% 21 common——b—" Central Indiana Jan - Eastern 16% 14 Jan 550 Aug 68% Jan Oct 18 x68 common-.—.——!'.——.!. Illinois Brick Co Apr Fuel Associates— & 24% 52 . Oct 350 20% May Nov Inc Corp Illinois Cities Service 6 200 • common Sep " 86% May 35 220 15V4 32 , 8% 15% — W) 48 Aug May 34 30% Apr 12 >A Jun 27 ; Feb July 72% Sep Oct (H Oct 49% Sep 8 8ep 8% Sep 150 , 111 27% Apr • 2,300 Co 8% Feb 100 51% Jan 16%, Jun f • 700 Sep 77% ! 9' Apy ; 25 8% May 200 , 36 . 18% Oct 10 common ,25% Jan ! Oct 15 2.050 - Oct ni> , 11% 15 38 36 - , 11% s. 120 50% 3% 100 51 General Finance Corp common—l 2ft Nov y 48% Jail, 600 '10 :';, 147 10 77 prior preferred 19 Refrigerator Co common——1 Gillette Safety Razor common 48% ; 17 19 310 17 128% 129% .48% . 100 Corp———• Ry Traveler Maine 129% ,4 16 261 153 16% —100 RR— Edison Boston Boston 153 w * Inc Albany & T,850 30 11% S ——1% Gibson Bigelow-Sanford Carpet 6% ' 16 3% 100 Feb Jun 3% M .J Four-Wheel Drive Auto.——.——..10 b. 70% Jun 51% Feb . of Fox tPeter) Brewing cdmmon Jun 200% Oct 733 52% Mills Flour am 38% Oct ■v. -19% Mary .164% NOV 63,282 , 50% — Range Since Janaary 1 High 164 —.60 " 3% 4.'., Jan May 95% May 140 y Jan- yil% Oct Electric Household Utll Corp!!!.—; Elgin Nat Watch Co new com——.15 for Week 41% 164% ; 13% 12 V» Eddy Paper Corp (The) Low ■■ 12% new—.—10 common 32 27% May 120 ; 29% :sep 15 Va Oct Exchange Range ... . 300 Domestlo Industries Inc class A——1 ef Price* 1 Agri Chemical Co ——• American Sugar Refining common—100 American Te; & Tel luu 17 Week'e Friday American 32% 16 podge Mfg Corp Boston Stock 32% Consolidated Biscuit common—.—, stocks " 17% Get 32 % * 65% May I Nov 20% .,. 5 ■ - Nov 9 110 28% Jun 14% Jun!: . : Oct Jan 3,300 • 115 Feb 211 July .17% May Get : • 7% 350 124% Oct 10 9% 115 * .... 600 •'y' Feb if. 15% May, Sep 6% Feb 25 Oct 160 r 350 '8, 62 20 9 , • 110% 100! 20 : ■ Jan 5% Sep 6% yi Apr 113 Oct 14 '• v 50 Va ; Oct 1% . 700 600 • High Jan 105 y ' 7 172 19% pfd_—_!_* capital Corp common 1 20 62 * preferred- conv 33% ;4;4^70:4; 119 *'^4 , Common Chrysler 300 119 common——5 Elec Jun July , 15; : 8- <fe Southern Air. Lines Chicago Towel Co series 5s 7 preferred. Chicago Baltimore ■ 168 States Range Since Janaary I LOW •' 38 14% * . Chicago Bond*—• Shares ! HiQh 600 * ,50c corp common Convertible preferred Apr i for WMk ...i ... preferred Cherry -44 ■ 110% 110% uuicago r Sales Ranre ef Prices 37% common! preferred Central 20 2 -50 Week's; Ljurt'vb 7 Preferred -100 — Mills ;com Casualty : Vernon-Woodbury Mt 111 Prior 100 —20 a v ». Central S W Util common Fidelity & Guarantee Fire New (AM) common Illinois central vtO—— Co Deposit & ■ — Oo.eommon vto Preferred Friday v.: i;.; Convertible Corporation 15 Sale Price for Week r/tta LraiibJi NOVEMBER Low Range Sale Price bnn EXCHANGES ENDING Sales Last Arundel WEEK Exchange Week's Friday STOCKS STOCK FOR Monday, November, 18, 1946 ' 34% Oct 5% 51T*. Feb Oct 13% Jun 10% Sep 5% Oct 20% Feb V 8% May FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4543 .^'Volume 164 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES NOVEMBER 15 RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING Range of Prices ■ • North American Co— 14% 14% 100 16% Oorp—— —1 York Central RR capital V#w 17% 950 * 10 —* Amer 13 y8 com„-_1 new 12% Oct 32 28% Oct 38 yp Pure oil iThel Co Radio Corp of " 67 Feb Youngstown Feb 28% May Youngstown •Sr.! 9 Ye Oct 19 Rn Corp common Standard Brands common; OH Standard Oct 28 16% 27% Oct 67% 100 62% Feb -11 y8 Oct 18% Oct ,-lA ,M.ay 20% 1 800 3% 900 13% 100 • 13% common. : July Jun 69% 3814 Oct 65% Oct 97% Feb 22 Sep 34% Feb 5% Jan 13% 3'4 Oct a64V8 a64% 57% Sep 83% May al7% al7% 37/a Id Oct 31 . 18% Jun 22% May Watling, Lerchen & Co. Members 6%,May . Jan New York Stock Exchange .20% July / New York Detroit Stock Exchange pyJMVt.Apr 12% Sep , Jan 78% May 3% Oct 66 y4 Co common. Co & 100 ' 8% 3% U 8 Rubber Wllsoa 20% 8% Corp United ] ■' .1 Jun 30 * Sheet & Tube—.. Steel Door (Un) 38% May 7% Oct 67% 1 1 Oil Corp Sunray 13% 25 1 i common—— ourp Oct 1,950 300 63 40% July 25 14% Xl4% - , • J of N 16% 267/b Sep 20% Mar Apr 700 - Standard Steel Spring— diuueuitKer 600 15 Vacuum Oil Co Inc— Socony 22% 10% 1 • dlo-Keith-Orpheum Republic Steel 22 500 10- 49% 125 Jan 15 % - • 444 53%-,'V;1'. —_2 —* & Chemical Refining Warren 37% July .' Sep Feb 20 40% a24 % a25 Aug 59% Oct a71% a72% • * Van Corn Iron Works— Aug :s 24% a437/s a43% — U 21% "v. ■ •- common America common Thompson Products common.* S Steel common (Un) Feb 225 a24% a24% 10 common Jan -I 10% May 700 ' 33% • 35 Ohio oi High Low High 52% —♦ Oil Standard 1 Range Slnee Janaary Shares a20% a27% 27% (Un)— Richman Bros Apr 2,100 13% 32 37. ;• '5%Gct 1,500 7 31% —. ? - Low Par Republic Steel 25% Jan . 24% Sep 2% Inc Pictures Pepsi-Cola Co— Pullman Incorporated Oct Oct •••>14 * Airways Corp Paramount 13% *• -- 6% Packard ''Motor^Car-'-^-——— °<wi i'i High Vtv- tow !■<;<>. ' High ■ Sales fer Week Range ^ef Prices Sale Price Range Since January 1 32% Sep. common-*——1 5 L) Co (Glenn Nfesb-Kelvlnator Last Shares Low Week'* Friday ; for Week Last Sale Price Martin STOCKS Sales Week's Friday v-. Chicago Stock Exchange Ford Curb Associate DETROIT Building Telephone: Randolph 8530 Cincinnati Stock Exchange Friday ?Ar gale Price Ptfi ;' 1 ; Week'* Sales "fcange1.-^': to* WookM-yyryyy Shares Range Sine* January 1 Low #ig» Low Siah Low / High af Prices Xmiriuoaa Lauiuirv 280 M»cniner>. > 190 Products-*---—.**_. American CfcflJhPionFaper & Fibre new. Ball Crank Cincinnati u ». {'• ] ?;' ^ A • t 62 {Leonard■■■ May Detroit July„ Detroit 70 Mar t 49 53 y« Mar Friars Edison i..,— Hurd Lock Park «• Roller'Bearing. Friday Range ef Prices Par -' teio - Coach- .& BodyMt»4»->——'<•* Products com (Un)__1 „ American Tel r « *■' Rights — 1% American Home & Mfg City Ice .& Fuel 100 —8 21 *• /Un)-** Rubber new—, Firestone Tire & Rubber Faultless 11J 7% . —' ** —- (Un)—25 • a,12%ai2% 1,50 40. Oil - yFi^lle Bros Hanna <M 68 i .pfd——*————.———*60-. A) 4 V* % '»• 106% 106 !A —.* Medusa 34 Portland v- 8. 10 — •;* V ,- r . •- » : Ohio • Oil • r 40 * ' T: ^ •'*■*■ • "• 100 2% 1,500 2,121 Packers Corp ;'"l "■ '1. •* —; footnotes 80% ■ ' if"'? „ Jun Aireon •" > Apr • '1 54 Jun 45% Feb 35% Aug 53% Feb see page 2581. 17% Jan r 17% Feb '53% Jun 13% Oct 35% Feb '/ "239" 33 Sep 25 Sep , 16 V n 5 % Sep 8% Nov Jan Feb ,6% Feb 8% Feb 13% Jan lOV* Jun Jan 11% Jun 300 3% Oct 9% jan 4 Sep 1,226 7 12% 13% 26% July 8 -Mar "450 Jan 23% July ,914 Mar. 11% Oct 100 12% 13 | 6% July , Oct 16% 100 19% <6% ' * —s——1 Mar 6% 10 4 19% 1 20% May Qi'4-j, 2% 2% 2% 6% May 2% Oct 250 2% Products new com. Friday 2,500 ... 2 4 Sep Apr 40 Sales Week's Lest Range fer Week »f Prices Shares tow Bros Corp Berkey & Gay Furniture Blue Diamond Corp Bolsa Chlca OU Corp fk J 8V4 8% 777 6% 6% 6% 10,345 15% 17% 3,355 a22% a22% 20 15% -V 22 22 18% July ; 47% Feb Television 17% Nov Nov 22% 565 : • Oct J: 18% V I ■' 150 100 40 25 12% 410 10% Oct 35 16% Oct' 12% a 16% 19% Inc Co & '■WW 17% ,. —1 ^ Nov 1.60 > . 14% a9 1.60 1.75 100 ■. , : .... • t -8%,':: 9 * ! 14 14% 50 5,300 "> , • - 270 1,035 - V 9% 60c Nov Feb Nov " 31 "Apr 98% Apr P 33 y4 Jan 46 Oct May 24 v: 17% '77% Oct T7% Apr 23% .Jan' , Sep 30 17% a9 -• 1 Radio——! class "A" 15 21 ~ a71% a74% -• 50c --5 395 24 9% Feb 136 y4 Oct *76 1,350 19% 22% Aug •:>v 4% Nov al6% 85% 12% May Oct 16 295 - Jun .33 Dot. ;20 Jan Apr 7% Jun ; 4% 22% — — Derrick & Equipment Ltd ci iss A. "Srnswortb 15 6 i : 9% Feb 85 y» Inc Exeter Oil Co, Fitzsimmons Stores 6% 4% Corp new com Douglas Aircraft Company Industries f .27/e Oct 5% Mar 85 y4 '— Preferred Dresser 22% " Fuel & Iron common—— Steel Nov 5 Jun l."76 Aug 6% Oct May 60C Jan 6% Jan 41 " -8 —— .< ■ a22% - • --rl Aircraft- Co— Creameries of America, 100 „3 8V4 —1 — Central Investment Corp.—*—100 Certain-teed Products *—:**, 1 Chrysler Corp 1,525 2 Cor*,*.*.—*—1 Broadway Dept Store new common Colorado 5,300 5% 17% ?! 3% Sep ; 26 Oct • Byron Jackson Co—*.- Cessna. 1.25 5% -1 485 1,10 common. 3,100 28 Nov 5 243 4% 28 Consolidated 1 LOW 3% 1 Range Slnee Janaary High ■r-'8:%fv6;- _50c Jan 29% May * 29 35 a26% a28% 7 ;; 100 7 4% 4 7ys Nov 41 % May 27 ; — v v';'3%"Oct 365 11 7 4% —1 Basin Oil Co_*_.—— - U;v ' 7% July Jun 47% v Oct1 ^ 13% Jan May • 100 9% 1.07/8 i 35 50 (Un) -V; 620 ... * Barnhart-Morrow 32% May ^ 109% 19% 5 s Petroleum Company Barker 55% May 50 u ' Oct rlOO , 2 Mfg Corp.—:—;——.—— Bandlni Apr Apr 88% 77 50% Oct 21% Sep 90 .21% Jan 800 Oct 9 ' '■ 600 Per Jun 56% 635 ■ 36 237 Jan 3% Jan f 825 5% 3% 15% Sale Price Consolidated f "f; Jan 5 , 2% NOV . ' to$4nge|eg Stock Exchange Emsco a22% a22% ' , Oct r'r>:,: STOCKS Jan 60 36% Oct 61 Oct 50 Aug Sep 10 39 9% Jun v:.;04 :. Oct 100 15% 15% May Feb 50 7%. Oct .1% : 52 549 a29% a29Vs Feb .Jan 14 Dep "2 ■:: 1,050 5% , '400 ! 2 . 9 2% .3% : , 14% 8% Oct- ■ lOO 11% 38% * 120 al6% al7% ♦ «/ — 40 Oct p] y-'-l ? •',U--/ Oct 110 11% 8% 28 34 : 100 9 Aircraft common—**—. Apr >'•' V" T' ' ——j__4. RR 20 J356; 34 Oct 7% Feb 83% 17% Nov 50 Oct • •7% —1 —• : . 1 For 2% 13% ;'><:'H4'%. Oct' ' 2% .23%. Jan •.^vi 'V,\iT- : -(Un) (Un)—*—' Pennsylvania 100 200 : Jan 32 34% -v.-• * Cement T National Acme ; N Y Central RR . ■ '11% ,'- y ('Metropqlitan Paving Brick new com—4 ■' 300 7% 44% May \ -.;v( TmnV ' . ■i:' 16% 20% Jun 104% July i 34%: 34*% Sessions.— & Wayne Screw » a32% a32% Island Lime -Lamson Nov .25 'Jaeger Machine rJooes & Laugblln. Kelley 16 7% Jan 15% 17% Mar 9% Sep 90 a39%a39Va ;Tnteriake ;. Steamship; ii_—-i.*—--— ; 2% - 100 1 16% May 8V4 Jun 4% .Oct 11% - Oct ^ 6% Oct 1% 1% ■&-Q ■; Q.~ '• 1 Jan 8% • 100 v 16% .y-, Aug 4 —,— U S Radiator common: Warner '.^75. 53. —_* pfd— v;-'-; (Un)— t--. "Industrial Rayon 1,239 •ri'' * '• f; ■ "v"v}*.v:' 7% 5 3,280 5% > '3% Oct 200 9% 2% : common— ;; > Jun 10% Sep 1 80 Apr May 36% Aug Nov 9% Oct r - lp2$[; Oct ■: 600 . 19 — Brewing— -'.:y 35% 34%•■Oct -47% No? ... 34 Oct 365 60 47 ■ 25% May 27% Sep 15 Va Oct 84% Oct 19 Sep , 5% 631 3%" 2% 16 • _♦ Steel Tube common._ 20014 6% Oct 60 . ■ Nov 195 ' ' Mar 2% United Shirt Distributors.: 164% NOV 1% Oct . 35 .17% 17% .a56ya a56% — — 33 314 (Un) General Electric '.^':'-T 23 19 ; . 18 ^ P©P ,r al5% al5% •," 10 90 90 45 21 22 1,590 £;-*&, —-I —i all % 811%. (Qni>..ja36%,a37% (Un> • Motors —*—10 General Motors-'. -.,*..***.10 yv &50% a54]/s General Tire & Rubber common common— 5 — ' ,a37%a37% Glidden Co common (Un)*—..——*.* common (Un)———• a40% a40%; Goodrich CB F) -common (B P) commoni——— _*♦■*-' .. *. a63% a63% rGoodyear Tire*6^Rubber common Goodyear. Tlre & Rubber +* «— a54V4a55 -Gray Drug Btores--^*-— Gray j>rug- Stores—22 22 227/a Gabriel Co tor 25 . 33% 33% — —-• Railroad Erie 780 5% Timken-Detroit Axle common*——10 127 730 ^ 134 — - Controller —-10 ' ICleveland Cliffs Iron pfd.--—— Corp 35% 7ye —J* Jlyoll Brewing Range 81 54 7% Clark Cliffs "5% 1 -.1 common — Superior Tool ■ ' 19% 13% ***♦ »t rights—— High a34% a34% mya 166 American Apex Electric Atfg : .Sales • for Week Shares treek'4 . Last 17 8 9% —3 — —..———**—.-19,. Sbeller Mfg new common 1 Simplicity Pattern common..1 Standard Tube "B" common 1 Cleveland Stock Exchange Sale Price 28 23 175 '3% common.—^——_2%; Scotten-Dilloh "«:i Sep 852 10% 34% 3% Rickel <H W) Co*.* River Raisin Paper.. • Oct Sep 5% 24% " ' ilO^OKS Feb ; 16% July 9% Feb 10% Chemical Co common,...» Pfeiffer — ——- ,• - 1,155 1,320 24 y4 Parke, Davis common—— Peninsular Metal Products—*. ,,. ,, 8% ;::5%' : 35 Murray Corp National Stamping Standard Brands •Timfcen Nov Screw Products^-.. Masco pities Service City lee & Fuel! Oil 8% 5% —l Motor .Car common Michigan Pure .8% Kinsri Drug cemmpn*«.—.. Rolling Mill— » Sep 23 24 V4 Inc.—— McClanahan Motors 21% Jun Ale Hudson -Preferred.. :-r4~~ 'General Oct 18% _ .Houdaiile-Hershey Gamble. Columbia Ga> 14 700 Inc ■Kaiser Frazer American 150 19 2% ..Hoskins Mfg Rapid —_———*i. *U. 8. Printing ~ Feb 14% 19 common. oerlty Michigan Die Castings Graham-Paige common Aug Magna vox *;-w*rX~National Pump3 — Procter A 7% 14% Navigation— Cieve <si "Gar Wood 65 y2 May .43% Oct JTfgk .> ./ Oct '3% 3% | ,, ' ~ 24 Low 3 3% 600 Detroit Steel Corp 6»/4 May 14% Oct 3 —<l~-~ ;;,*>, n.:r:r Davidson Bros 29% May 37 ^ Jan Jan 4% Feb ' 11 Mar .. ————— " Preferred May 15 57 — Kroger 20 Electromaster, 116 Range Slnee Jananry 1 : » lo l„ Cons Paper common 106 Oct Hiah Feb Mar 23 83 Kabn 28% Nov 115 J6% Sep 62 Art/***;***- Hatfield 13 V* May Detroit-Michigan Stove 110 ion 1 -Allen Electric ....,.a..r ,;(K , ■' Burroughs Adding Machine Oct \ - Insulation—. Gibson 25% 16% Apr 2 for Week Shares . 11% Oct M 120 —— Eagle-Picber Formica Sep Oct —— Te1ri)hn«* Cincinnati Union Stock Yards-. .)'• 106% 15 610; Cincinnati Street Cincinnati 22 330 Gas, Cincinnati Gas & Elec pfd Sales Range «f Prices Friday Noy 17% Aug ' 5% Mar 425 Cincinnati Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS Mar 24 22% Oct vS9'" • 6 Jan Feb 54 10 Brewtog— Burger 13% Detroit Stock Exchange Apr 46V# Jap, 1% Jan . 10 Participating; preferred.*..!,.. f 24% 17 Noy 32% Oct 10 Industrie's——--r- Aluminum • 2.70 Apr Jun 19% Jan 15% Jun THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2576 ; Monday, November 18, 1946 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 ' :€®'W«^s*oo;Kg;|^ naiea ^ vA'Last A'' COMPLETE INVESTMENT FAIRMAN & CO. Member Los Kennecott Copper Corp_ FACILITIES Angeles Stork Exchange listed — 7 8 Unlisted Issues New Direct Private Wires to ALLEN & CO., NEW YORK York Central RR— American Aviation Inc__, American Co North , North SCHWABACHER & CO., SAN FRANCISCO Ohio West 7th Street —LOS ANGELES 14 2IO ■v; ■ STOCKS ■ / Motors Sale Price Gladding, - \' ; Par ' * Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co com—* 55 • • ;• Hancock .t' /' Oil Co yVi-vV '!■ /'">•'****/*:'-1 s "A" Co Foods Inc 55 'i?)7$<w.-iV * common— Holly Development Co Hunt 25 Va V ' v ;• '. 48 27 7,400 55 i 25 285 55 ! High y Ofct Sep Nov ; 79% Feb 38l/2 Jun 76. Apr Socony-Vacuum;Oil 100 30 31 — a6% a6% —6% 1.95 50 May ■10% Jun 575 ' 25 ; Oil ■ Jade Oil Petroleum Corp———lOo Company——10O Kaiser-Frazer Corp — 1 Lane 1 Wells Lincoln Co Petroleum h9 — Menasco Manufacturing Co——.XMerchants Petroleum Company 1 Monogram Pictures Corp— —1 National Nordon Y Oil ..1 6% Elec & common ' Oil Corp — 7% J* 7% 50 -- - . 14 y2 lVa * Ryan Aeronautical Company—.—— 1 " 37c 15% Apr 438 8te<!l Safeway Stores, Inc——.— Shell Union Oil ——— 75 65 100 Corp 15* —— Corfc Signal Petroleum .Co Calif Sierra Trading Sinclair Solar Oil 25o 1 260 8% 50%/ 6V* 100 960 Aircraft, Company-————1 460 38Va 548 10 ; , 5% ■ class "C"—— 32 31'A preferred class B—...25,• 3iy8 30 r 39 45% 45% Southern Calif Gas 6% pfd class A—25 39 Company——* -—54% Pacific ooutbern Standard Oil Co of Calif—.— Sunray Oil Corp...,.,,...—. X Textron Inc Corporation 8 ;3»S% . —a ' „ ,, 53% ^ 8 —-50e ----- Transamerica , y 14 25% Transcon & Western Air Inc.—-—5 1.80 July 20% 395 ,18% Oct 38 July 60 33% Sep y 41 July 50 100 48% Sep 17% Oct 94 al24%al27% Jan 824 39% July 693 32 V* 661 31% Jan 110 42 % 69% Jun ■679. 59% Aug 995 : 14 May 420 25% July 14% 25% 2,044 21% May 135 27% Oct' Universal Cons OU Co — 21'/a 9% 22 10% — 19% 19Va 330 27% Apr: 18 10 100 36 36 — '-■'yya- 2,362 1,135 28% May 11% Oct 20/' ,. 36 40 al3% al3% , 33% Jan Nov Jan 36% Jan 3% 3% 410 73% 74%* 3% Sep .65% Oct 7% Jan — 17% 17% 584 17 Oct 20 425 18% Oct 51% Feb 24% 1,740 23 Oct allall% a48% a48% 39% Jan 85 10% Oct 26% Jan 20 51% Oct ■ 19% = „. all 19%: 23 V* .. Stores 27% 164% 27% 164 Budd t 13 c * Co Chrysler Corp Cooper Brewing Curtis Pub Co Ganaral Co— Smelting & Refining • Co. American Tel & Tel Co 19% American Viscose Corp al63% 14 Anaconda 50 Copper Mining Co (HI) al64V4 'a' 100 1,755 1% Oct 50 51% Oct Pacific 40 41*% 910 35% Oct 13% 545 10% Sep a87% a89% 105 85 Oct '6% Columbia Gas Commercial 19 Oct 33y« 70O 30 Oct 93 a22 a48y8 a48% .28 12% a33% id Electric Corp Corp— Commonwealth & Southern Corp Cons Vultee Aircraft Corp 12% 6% 8% • 11 - a24y« 90% 26% Apt 55% Jun 736 19% Oct 40% Oct 54 985 47% Oct 80% Jan 12 1,543 11% Oct 17% Jan 7% * 1% 7% 200 2 6% 145 5% 6 22% 23 28 28% 40% 42% 7% —; . 7% 635 425 26% 116% 118 22% 24% 20 116% Nov 20% Oct 46% Jan 250 17% Sep 22% Sep 33% Feb 4iy8 Nov Si % Sep 60 July 78% Jun 23% 23% 46 480 65%. 68 417 50 1% 4% 3% commor preferred 1% 4% 542 1 1,017 3% 965 3% Oct 46% 46% 130 23% 24% 1,049 Oct 20 18% Jun 25 27 14% Feb 38% 50% Apr 52 '75 59% 45 23% Sep Sep 375 8% Oct 80 145 11% Y 20 6 1 .8 Class A 29% 29% 6% 7% . 125 1 600 .1 a 19% al9y8 al9% Mar 30% 250 Corp Curtiss-Wrlght Corp ;A'i 205 Sep >;;?-2% Jan ;■ > 17 Last Nov 10% Oct Feb 41 5 General Electric Co • Corp * — 37 a45% I_« Co Graham-Paige Motors Corp Great Northern Ry Co preferred al5% al5% 37% a44% a45% a64% a64%. —I 6% 6% 7% SifS 494 Jan 31% May 35% 23% Jan 35% Sep 27 Oct 40 Oct 18% Oct 14% Oct 34% 45% 50 69 5% Oct page 2581. Range Since January 1 Io» High High 18% 160 16 Oct 31 Feb Clark (D l) Candy-———* 10 10 135 10 Oct 13 July Columbia Gas Devonian Oil ft Electric———.——• —i-—— 8% 10 ———-10 Follansbee Fort Steel Pitt 10% 600 ; 8% Oct 14 Jan 120 27 27 13% 13% 8% 8% 21% , 10 — Brewing Apr Harbison Walker Refractories 12% Feb Lone 33% 8% 1 ——.— 26% Oct 29: July' 13% 20% Feb 9% Aug 21% ' 25 ". 70 25 v Jan 7% Mar ' . Feb Star 26 51% Apr National • 10 Gas Fuel Supply Flreprooflng Corp Oct 53% May Sep 77% May Oct 15% Pitts Jan Screw & Bolt — 14% • Corp 8 V,— ' * 50 43% Oct 60 Va May Pittsburgh Steel Foundry com 10% Oct 20% Renner 1 30% a30 a30% 102 29% Oct 42 al6% al6% al7% 31% May Feb Co Reymer & Ruud Mfg Bros , * —5 1,030 8IV 875 61 65 1% 1% 36% 37% l7/a 1% 8 5% 13 "" 20% 274« r,i 15 36% 8 * 50 8 65 5 10 : a47% a47% Jan 18 y, 18% 18% * Pittsburgh Brewing pfd Pittsburgh Oil & Gas Pittsburgh Plate Glass Feb v. 10 all% all% a Share* High 17% • International Nickel Co of Canada III* International Tel & Tel Corp * of Prioe* Low Blaw-Knox Co • Corp for Week 32% Jan Sep 5% ' Sales Range Apr 5% May 35 Va 90 460 25% Feb a47% Mar Jun 13% Par Mountain Electric Bond & Share Co Sep 56% July 30%'Apr SiV>; Weefc'a Friday Sale Priee a24% a25% a37% a37% ' Oct Pittsburgh Stock Exchange STOCKS Aug 22% £ 11% . fXi Jan 51% May 78% May 1 Zellerbach 20 7% Jan 18% Oct 44% Feb Oct 5 see 51 Nov Continental Motors Corp (Del.) Coal 4% Feb 7% Jan, 18% May 119% Jun 37% Continental Oil Co Jan 3% Oct 53% Sep , 12 a20 a20% 33% Aug 1 Paper common. Oil 27% 100 a32% a32% 307/a May 121% May 31 19% 760 a20% Feb 49 % July 7% Nov 311 21% 27% Aug a32% Sep 9% Jan 27% Jan 47% Nov 24% 3,162 44% ——. 7% Jan 2% Sep 20% Sep 24% Sep 38% Oct A - 17 8% Oct 547 2,305 25% 3 — Oct 1% Sep 2,038 19% 52 525 For footnotes Jan 125 Westmoreland Inc ——————10 " 20 17% Iron Sep 23% Westmoreland 12% 9% Jan 7% 26 Va Nov a33% a33% 9% Oct 11% 11% common. 33% Mar 17 Interlake 6 10% Sep 44% 50 Lt ex-distribution 112% Feb 750 (B F) 100 Feb Jun 288 Feb Sep 3% Goodrich 6Va Apr Jan * • 38% 26% 140% 60% • —— * 3% Foods 2% Oct 43% Pep Boys —• —1c' Philadelphia Electric Cq common * 4.4% preferred • l—^-100 : Reo Motors Oct 76% 23% Pennroad Corp Penna Power ft LightPennsylvania RR Reading Co 200%) Jj(pj;; 9% Oct 655 11% / Aug 33 ;35iY • .1 General 18 42Va May / ' 390 * VTolnr* National Pr & ;N,4'V. • 225 ■: —25 Commonwealth Edison Co Crown 198 a58% a58% Co & 300 93 ■ Railway Co. Solvents 150 • 50% a2iya — .25 Service ' 6% 31'A Caterpillar Tractor Co Cities Nov 19% Co I J 165 ny* 3 Bethlehem Steel Corp 23 68% Sep 1% 1% »53% a53% Baldwin Locomotive Works vto Bendix Aviation Corp Boeing Airplane Company-t Borden Company 47% 912 '-mUr1 ,a877/a 13% Oct 370 200 al66 Nov 1; High 26% Oct 164 385 12% •: 87 Va ■- 40 8 Atch T & S P Ry Co Aviation Corporation Canadian 20% 11% United Gas Improvement. 15 15 a52%a53% K- 100 1% Case 243 1.279 83% —1 common Lehigh Coal ft Navigation Lehigh Valley RR $3 Amer Co 28% 166 • Delaware Power ft Light———13% Electric Storage Battery————• United Corp Armour ft Low a — Transit Invest Corp common.--—25 Preferred. —— -—-^—25 25c Stan San Corp 60% May Bang* sine* January High . Rad ft Share* a.. v — Amer 22% Aug for Week ; -1 Zenda Gold Mining Company— ; 96% Feb Balee" Range of Prices Low Sun Unlisted Stocks— -410 Week's Last ■..'■?\Y:yV:'/Vy Mining Stocks— Cons Chollar G & S Mng Co- Apr 51% Nov Friday Scott , 160% 18% Sale Price PhUco Corp common—— de Kamp's (H D) Bakers Inc—•' Weber Showcase & Fix 1st preferred—* Western Air Lines Inc————1 160% Apr 22% Oct 388 17% Feb ,,——10- Van Aug 119% Apr 213 Jun 440 : • 21% : * 1 24 1L Sep 18% Feb 10% Oil of California———28 United-Rexall Drug Inc 60 60% Jun 23% Penna Salt Manufacturing Union 92 - 18% 26 y8 July 12 13% 14 25% 20Va 3% American Tel ft Tel. 29c 15 39 55 8% 49% May 76% May Philadelphia Stock Exchange Baldwin Locomotive Work* Feb 39% Apr Sep - 873 33% 31% 30% 25 52% May Feb 64% Sep Aug 65 -.24 15y2 30 6% 47% Jan 38 ■ 23 V* Westinghouse Eleo ft Mfg Co 12% WUlys-Overland Motors Inc——.1 Woolworth Company (F W) ——10 34% May 49% Apr 3,000 11,100 nl4 %-$14%. . — 80 — 20% May -4% May 10 Feb 200 24% Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com—25 — 10 . 38 90 18% Jun July: a88% a91% al8 • 100 57 a52% a537/a al8 al8% — — 55 4,600 15Va Co ? 13% Oct 387/a Nov 100 July a33% a33% a33% ..10 405 . ■ 18% Jan 40 ft38% a39% 20 Oct 25% Oct a39% a40% ^ , _• 9% 440 a65%a66% __ 1-25 908 27% 141/5, 14y3 a41% a42% - a65% 1 / - ■ 11% May May 1.20 May 200 65c 15 Va 1% , 15Va ——• Com 141/, 97/! ^10% 20% Feb Feb 24% Apr 55, 55 —> a30y8 a30y8 17c 17c 18c 1.15 1.00 1.35 55 v , < — '1 12% 47 46% May ; 52% Sep 45% Jan 181 37% 38 30 • Jan 45% Jun 41%: a41 24% --- Roebuck ft Co—-—-—-—* Security Company 52 a50% a50% u \ ; Warner Bros. Pictures new—— Western Union Tel Co A———* American Sears 100 Inc_ Corp 29% July Oct Sep United Aircraft Corporation———5 United Corporation (Del.) • 8 Feb 5% 16% Sep Oct Union Carbide ft Carbon Corp-,.—;* If 19% 25% » Railroad 65 640 7 33% _ Jan 36% May 415 Tide Water Assoc OIL, Lines 35% Sep 24% Sep 285 M Apr May 99% May Oct a37a39% \ ,TII Sulphur Co Air 105 6% « Studebaker-Corp --r-r:.. & Company— Unitea 11 a26% a28% Swift Pacific 14 y4 235 a22% a22% 25 Union 62% Nov 787 11% Apr 2.70 Feb 50c 14% 1% S'A Jan 2,300 1.40 QV*, — 19% Aug 90 a59y8a6iy8 23 23 — • ——*' common - - 41% .1 Republic Petroleum Co common——! 5y2% preferred —■ 50 Rice Ranch Oil Company————1" Warrants 4,900 1.30 a6iy8 Lighting Corp common— Richfield 120 14c a41 V a40% 1st preferred Pacific 10% Apr " 28 97%c July al0al0y« 1.30 ,—23 25 * Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co——* Pacific Gas 2,300 50 . . 8% Jan 15% — 1 Co 623 3% 60c 14c 14c 1 42'% Jan 15% — Ltd Northrop Aircraft Inc.Oceanic 57'/fee 2.30 Jun 310 . #&53/4 a5% — Jan 5,900 1.35 23% v3% Oct 11 20% 360 i/Z 11 Va a26% Jun 42c 1,700 1,458 . 16% 1.10 60c ;; 9% 23% ■ —' City Lines Inc Corporation, ' 16 1.20 Lockheed Aircraft Corp—,—1 9 - J lOo Co i- s 1.55 Feb 1,400 75c77%c 25c 25c ... 357 i6ia 1/- • a38% „n Cn 62% __ • (Ind) Texas Gulf Intercoast Co 51 Jan 25 Standard OU Co (N J) Jun 40% 47 L-ZsO Standard Brands Inc Jun 100 171 1.30 i« Railway Co-—i———^ a41% Standard 82 Va 1.30 26% NOV • Cnrp 60 90 a26%a27% ' ' 15% Apr 73 62% 10 Co torn,-/yvBigh 41% Sep : : :, 10 y8 Sep a27a27% • Car StPfll .Southern V'V f-V'/t!* 82 Va Hupp Motor Car Corporation———1 Low' '938- — 1 common-— y.:;V' . V' Hlgh 52 y2 Motor Republio Bang© Since January 1 r 'Share*// Loto - 27 .,< McBean & of Prices 51% ' •, v. ' common—i—10 *• Corp Packard 675 a41%a43% 1 Company •y 450 ■ • Pennsyivania Railroad Co Phelps Dodge Corp Pullman Incorporated Radio Corp 01 Americu Range Y for Week Last General TRinity 4121 Sales Friday v&y- Week's ■ - — Oil Range Sine# January 1 High 10% ;10% • — 8hares 47% "473/. ^-18 — & Co, Inc ^ • :: ——• — McKesson & Robbins Inc Montgomery Ward *. for Week of Prices Low —• ^y.^NeiU & Libby. Loew Ino BROKERAGE < Par. . AND Range 8»lo Prloe 400 . 22 13% , Jun 80 Sep 1% Aug July 17% Aug 6% Jan 63 Feb 3% Jan 55 32 y8 Sep 48% Jan 7% Oct 14% Feb 150 i%V 13 25 Jan •v; 10% Jan 1% May 500 - •• 5% Nov 730 .5% 25 15% 34% May 145 " 8% 13 ' Sep s 12% 310 22 Feb May 10% May 2% Feb 13% Jun 27% Aug : yolume 164 Number 4543 THE COMMERCIAL & ' FINANCIAL CHRONICLE , 2577 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 Last STOCKS— Bangs'-?: Bale Price San Toy Mining ■: y Shamrock Oil & Gas.—4 Standard Steel yX.'T:■ a■ vtc 20c 137/a ' 1 12 12 1 12 12 • 30% 31% 60c Nov! 30% Apr 12 Oct 23 24% .V 24% Feb 300 Jan 57/a Jan Jan 28% May 26% Oct 41% 327 22% Oct Edward D. Jones & Co. 28 V* May '5% 235 ,• St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities High Sep 197/a 10. 197/8 137/a \ 15c 10 4,400 197/a common Range slnee Jaanaaw 4 Low 20c 1 ... Shares High 15c 1 .... Springs.. United States Glass Common ■ for Week " ef Pricee Low : 200 v. ,i Established 1871 ■ ,, Westlnghouse Air Brake Westlngbouse Electric Corp com 12% « Jun St., St. Louii 2, Missouri 300 North 4th 39%: Jan Members York New St. V7>v;'v;'N ' Phone Exchange Stock Stock Louis Bell Chicago Board of Trade Chicago Stock Exch. 7600 CEntral Exchange Teletype 6L 693 New York Curb Exchange Associate St. Louis Stock STOCKS Exchange Last Range Shares LOW Century Electric Coi—....j , .JlQ , Coca-Cola Bottling common Emerson Electric preferred Grlesedieck-West. 1 common..* Hydraulic Pressed Brick International Shoe Johansen Shoe common Laclede-Chri8tv Laclede Gas ,'*•* ' ■ 143/4 100 , - 7% ( , » 1 . Friday Bale Price ■ Par I II.' Aluminum Co of Canada of 4%% Argus Corp Preferred ;' Asbestos•Corp Bathurst pfd__25 pfd—25 -V'. Light b Bruck Silk " ' " Mills 111844.^4——.,4., rred preferred Canada j . 26% 19% „ —,, ; 27 1,530 23 20 450 18% ; 179 180 .3,561 500 . 3% 3,825 29% 230 30 215 19% May 23% Jan 14V* Sep 35 15 19% 19% 220 31 31 863 300 10 100 9% Oct 14 325 50 88 13% Nov 47 Oct 26 26% 4,260 20% Mar 45 45 Sep ■ 107 107 105 July w " —.14 -58%- 44 410 40 100 50 16 35 July Mar Jan 75 32 July 53 58% 59* 410 41% 40 35 35% 15 15% 13% — 41% 16 40 — 14% , * 58 , " 14 12% 22% 12% 12% 900 750 V 12% 13 83 84 77 Oct 42 345 41 Sep .* —44 ; " 44 44 5 Jan 26% May 25% J Say 46 May 24% Feb 19 Apr 102% Jun 50 May 52% Aug Sep 83% • . Sep 12%^ 25 —28 Sep Sep Oct Oct Nov 35 31 ;._u...l00 .25 14% * common .* Dryden Paper 31 38 //T4":/, X C: 94 25 „-T|..9q Corporation Heating Products 5% Preferred * common •'/ preferred common (Charles) 9% 100 17% 895 15 225 25 Hamilton : ; Bridge 18 '$ 109% 50 • 109 18 810 109% 110% 110% 815 15% 55 ,130 May 111 -Jan 17% Feb 111 53% July 13 13 14% 14% 7% 7% 27%. 27% 53 41 Imperial Oil Ltd • 12% 12% 25 53 41 100 28 ■ > 400 r / 75 Feb 20% Sep 56 footnotes see page 2581. 6,110 18% 19% 50% 33 Oglivla Flour Mills common Preferred ! 48% 47% Weaving 47% 14 87/a Mar 13% 13 v Sep 18 V* 6% Sep 14 Sep 38 54 42% 2,837 35 Sep 50 13% 2,824 12% Oct 17 3A 7% Jan 31% 31% 8 3/4 52% July 14 Va Ltd 21% Sep 30% Apr 24% Mar 31 May 1,265 Sep 72 Jan 26% Sep 35 Apr 50 52 29% Sep 38 s/4 Aug 33 Jan 40 29 Oct 45 . 77 184 32- 32. • — i .Li 72 ' 72 15 14% 32 33% : Powell 33 % River Power Corp of Canada.,.., i; Price Bros & Co Ltd common 5% —-— 25 Rolland Paper preferred .—..*.100 102 Saguenay Power preferred—-——100;, St Lawrence Corporation common St Lawrence Paper Mills 6% pfd • 21% 21% 170 14 — 14% —.—100 • * —* 18 16% — 84 86% 37 37 .25 — . 37 * — ' 'y'9%, ■. ; 28% Worts new com * ——i.—. '• -— ■„ 35% ■■ —.——25 preferred—— ; r 14% • .,, - 20 May Jun 16 Jan Sep • 92% Jun Sep 94% May 31 Jan 8% Jan -44 13% Feo 16 Jan 20 Jun 1,198 28 Nov 25 24 200 22 100 50 • •31% Oct Oct 36% May Oct I 27 1,917 ' ^10% Sep Apr 21% May 1 95 Jan 104 85 34 Jan 45 257/s Sep 22% Apr 29 Apr May ; Feb Itenka Canadienne — Commerce ■ ■ , ■■ ' . —10 'in —-——10 ^nrrnftl 20 22% . 7n Royal .. Jan 19% Jan 50 27% Sep 30 47 , 24.v July " 28 . Jun — 28,, 25% 265/4 2,830 21 Va Jan 27% Apr 36% 37% 90 33% Sep 39% Apr — »10 I 22% Feb 16% 800 289 20 26% —-——10 Nova Scotia 24 24 23 2,972 Jan 20 25% JulV Montreal Curb Market 1- Canadian Funds Friday Sal« Week's Last Range for Week of Prices Shares vr- May Feb Acme Aluminium Auto • Works— Glove Ltd Fabrics 6% class 100 preferred A — ——.—* — — 108 % X — . — Low 8% 108% 108% 11% 5% Range 8Inee 11% -5% January 1 High Lov High 9 ; o: "X > Aor : 16% Nov e»ep a 73 27% 19 Va 22 Jun 16 . 27% — 25 83 1.041 20 29'% 27 27 ; 22% 22% 14% 15 % 100 100 35 35% 108 10 9% 28 M' (George)_. 9% Jan Oct 310 Jun 26% Mar 13% Sep 360 ' 113 185 17 35 9% 80 Feb Sep 102% 10 July ; Apr 9% Mar Mar July 12 2,080 16.V3 9 79 5% . Apr Mar 106 20 75 9 common Jan 160 15 18 80 84 — 22 104 Sep 6 83 135 14% 105 105 103% ;. 1,492 21% 170 • Preferred 19% July 102 110 750 104% 105 Va 105 * • common Canada Power Brothers 36 Apr 17% Jan 73% Apr 102% July 17% Jan 113 102 103 105 105 " 7% 7% __ 100 Shawinigan Water & Power———.—* Sherwin Williams of Canada pfd—100 Breweries new Feb .v . • Sicks' Sep .Sep 14 160 20 Sep 100% 165 16 '•/'••• .v' 10 A5 101 19% —" 19% Quebec Power.. 465 Apr 23 Oct Sep Sep 28 1.040 1,570 13 57% 101 101 Lv 81 14% ,250; 16 100 ■ 12% 55% « 56% • preferred Provincial Transport I*g25f 5.-.• 15 r, Apr 103% Apr v- 34% Feb •? 72 1 Oct 20 Jan 175 15 102% 102% ; common^ Oct 155 215 6 Development Jun 52 24% 28% May 27 3,028 ^ 40 Feb 55 30% Sep 25 50%* Jan 50 37 *^43-.-.- 24 28% Page-Hersey Tubes Feb. ' Sep 15 Placer May 56 Nov 184 Penmans 22 52'/a May 44 14 May 157/a V" Jan 14 184 Sep 1,465 30 15 .—100 Apr Oct / L Jun 52 Oct •; Jan i 260 Ottawa Light Heat & Power com—100 Preferred ———————.100 12% Feb 13% Sep 47 Mar 12% 26 1,222 Jun 25% Feb Feb 45 13% iv 37% 16 , , 646 Sale Prlee 13% Apr Feb 25 — • 33 ' .46% 25 iw 18% Jun 30 48% . Oct 29% 18 33 Apr May - 22 4,370 50'% Sep 26 % Jan 16 V4 2,035 19 —......* Noranda Mines Ltd—.—. »♦ Class B For 21 21 ■ Aug 147 A £1 Industrial Acceptance Corp com.—. • International Bronze preferred 25 International Nickel of Canada torn—* 110 70 20 Jan 17% • Preferred 105 Vi 220 55 14% Jan 22% July 34 Feb 14% Jan 55 Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Imperial Tobacco of Canada common.5 9% Nov 17% . 34'% 20% 1,011 50% 33 —100 Imperial 18 60 34 16% Aug 110 13% Sep 650 23 ; Sep 110 ;, May 16 Sep • : 22% Aug 22 Mar 25% • Howard Smith Paper common ! Preferred Oct 9% * common... Sep 15 17% • Gypsum, Lime & Alabastlne 20 625 25% 100 1927—; 300 18% 17% " Gurd 21 18% 25% 100 General Steel Wares ;• Winnipeg Electric common » • preferred Goodyear Tire pfd Inc Works 22 & 23 Va Nov f 13.^'Oct ■ 1 22% 37 V* Apr 24'/a May Feb Jan 19 1,150 21% . 18% May 16V2 May 28% Apr ' 18% Jan 65 20%: .—..^**-**..*40,: ——— Wire Niagara Weston > ; ^ ' SVuVo 18% 29 125 34% ' ;> common Wilsils'Ltd 20% 1 Famous Players Canad Corp Foundation Co of Canada Power Telegraph .,«.106 Zellers Limited common..—* a 270 19 15% __ • Breweries Walker Gooderham & • Eddy Paper conv class A..;._ 32% 21% 15Va 15% 110 110 National. Drug preferred 14 National Steel Car Corp-..24% - Gatineau 22 • — May Sep Jan 25 120 19 ; Apr Jan 60 Jan 12 V* 125 15 Va Viau Biscuit common.^——..—— 25 94 10% 275 • 26 > Tooke 25 93% 25 15% United Steel Corp—..... 14% 25 t' 12% 21 v .. • - (Robert) Preferred 40 38 •':••• 32 32 Va : High 59 •'•27% 39% Sep 137/a Oct 44 Oct 10,975-, 1,806 i • 13 25% * ...... National Breweries 10% 40 ■ 100 common ... 17 10% llVn 13 Steel Co of Canada common—.——* 33 " ,11% j —*.3 Standard Chemicals 33 * Enamel Secord Southern 32% 17 X ' 25 common .....5 Southam Press Co • preferred Electrolux ytilltles Corp.. Simpsons Ltd preferred class Dominion Tar & Chemical common—t* ' Jun Range Since January 1 ::0y;.lo«r :...j 44 Montreal Tramways May 110 - 20%, Jan 22% May 78 Aug 44% May 20 Jun 49 Jun 150 1,435 , & 73% July High 44 Montreal. Locomotive Jun 53 12% Sep * 18% Oct 50 19% 16 — ■ 5 14 19 ■ Low 14% Montreal 53% Apr 51 1,507 125 1,936 Dominion Textile 48% Shares 48% Molson's 29% Aug 10 28% Dominion Steel & Coal class B Dominion Stores Ltd s; Oct Oct Sales 13% Montreal Light Heat & Power Cons—• 25% Jun 31% Oct 14% May 22% Jan 50 14' Preferred , 35% 48 for Week - 46 Mitchell Jun 13% 20 20 Ran so of Prices 13"% 24%.Feb . 14% Jan 30 Sep Glass Isss—..—41 Preferred 105 350 . Week's I>Mt " 29% July 340 30 15% ; 13% Dominion Glass "/'j* 37%: 54 y8 THdsy . f: Massey-Harrls May 45 • »- ,,,,,,, Dominion Bridge - Oct V Lewis Brothers15% Lindsay (C W) preferred..—**..—100 ' 5% May 35 27; 27 24 Dairies 49 % May 48% Laura Jan 35 Distillers Seagrams old common Preferred —.....__i__._100 Dominion Sep 36%. cV~. Lake of the Woods common._....._* Feb 2% Sep 27 Jan 13% Coal 16% Nov 343/4 503/4 • 10 Lang & Sons Ltd John A—21% 24 Apr 170 • 216 Jun 20% Sep 'V,/; 30% Jan 21% Oct 29% Apr 513 , 23% 3% .^ Crown Cork & Seal Co.—_ Is Co. Dominion _ .. Sep Oct, 29% • • „ ja,...., Davis Leather Co Ltd 430 260 Apr 26% Consolidated Mining <& Smelting dining & Smelting———0 5 Consumers 12 102 Sep 13% 27% Locomotive omotlve . Jamaica Public Service Ltd.,—JL' Labatt (John) — ,■ -» •; May 27% Sep 50 . Canadian Pacific RaUway^.,, iflc Railway Cockahutt Plow W4——— v . International 227 i4 1 a » classA^*-.t--1jOO ^ High 21%, Apr 40 Apr 26 Feb Sep 22%. 22% Canadian Ind Alcohol eommnn eommop;..^.,15 Canadian 18 35% International Petroleum Co Ltd**.*.** International Power common 22% Jun 94 22% common * common*.*. Canadian Foreign Investment... » eign Investment—— • ,—. '' • Mar 10 22% Cottons tons 4 common . 26% July 6% Sep 710 31 50 pg , 14 300 1%. 95, 15% • „ " —- B enmrnnn Motors >•, Jan 27% IV*' Corp • Corp—10 'Canadian Celanes# conamon. • moep «pmmonw«w^L* 1% preferred 9d. 25 .25 Canadian Converters class Aiverfcers 100 Class Jun May' 152 Apr 11% 550 International Paper common.—._15 Sep 19V* 100 ....*1,1**.*.^. .———100 _ioo Canadian Car Sb Fpundry-cojnmon——f Foundry common • ; 46'/a 26% Nov 140 5':' 16 % — Par 16 ^ 30 • , Canadian Brpnze common— nze common..**.^ Canadian Jun 19 ;( 16% Aug 19 V4 Oct Sale Price 130 3% .* ; < —. Northern. Power ionic |j! j-., Class A Jun Oct 30'A 60 V- 12' , V' •'' •V-v'v Elee.trte General 8TOOK8 915 29% • ^ Canadian Breweries eommnp weriet common } 28 35Va 35% 16% -.5 Mar Sep Sep 56 26% 141 11% — 1» General - 245 22% v 5 preferred_*----- Preferred 26% 179% • ___ .... Canada Steamship common ishlp 6% 26% 141 1 com new com McColl-Frontenac Oil ' , Cement, common r mfr common.. $1.30 A Jan 15% Sep 35 July 125 " 17% 20 • 100 100 Power_„ Power.; ucts Building Products class A. A Bulolo Gold Dredging Dredging Canada class Jun Range Sinee Janaary 1 2,901 2,650 190 27 * .J- Corp A——* ' . 9% Low 17% 19% 38% 95 British American Bank Note can Bank; Not* Co. * Columbia ForeBt Products——* tbla Forest Products • British Columbia Power Corp A. ibift • Britlsn 21 19 23 Oct ' High 16% 7% Shares of Prices 37 — - Power & Papier Clau A— ec. Paper class A : 27 Oct :.U. 27% 20 100 Serv Stix, Baer & Fuller Week's 187 — *.——100 *.w....l00^ ^ 4 . Bell Telephone Brazilian Trac c Sept 5% /-'Bale#"- %$£ ' .Jtange for Weak ' * 16% 18% 18% 38% 17% ZZm common ;omxpop * 13 290 Pub Wagner Mlentrln nnmmnn 9»/4 July 15 L....* common. preferred— Louis High Lots 10 80 21 27% 26% 1st St Exchange Low 17% , . $2.5Q Preferred ^—; red .r. ; f • 99 .4.——-20 Algoma Steel common, common—.. • Ltd 155 .7% 1 Range 8inee Janaary 1 High 21 y ••> Fonda • Last >>■' , * $1.50 preferred 20 redi—————20 Aluminium 15 6% Canadian ' & Paper'com Abltlbi.Fowef Sb Paper'com..*.. ; . Jan LOW Jun RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 15 • „ 50 Jan 14 " Oct 25 — Rice-Stlx Dry Goods Jan 100 21 20 common 21 Jan 52% ;:V •:- • Missouri Portland Cement common..25 Feb 32 Shares Par common., McQuay-Norris for Week CANADIAN LISTED MARKETS STOCKS ^ 68 Apr y Steel Range of Prices Unlisted— r'vV-i- j; jl unm common Montreal Stock t.,. 5 116 Oct 36% , Feb Oct • 30 60 14% 35% Mar ® 22 20 6 14% Feb Oct 50 : 81 40'/a 6 ■" 100 " Laclede 10% Nov 113% 165 %! 30 3/8 ' 40 <"*— 1 Clay Prnd Light 30 .—* 15 60 24% 24 ''>{y High 7% NOV 250 60 «... • common Johnson-S.-S. Shoe common.*; 23 24% 24% preferred—100 70 113% 114% — Hyde Park Brewing common..—.4—4 Low 7% 24% — w Range State# January 1 High 7% 24% 100 Brewing ed.4—- 7% Sales Last Sale Price for Week of Pricee Sale Price Week's Friday Sales Week's Friday . 145 78 300 200 Sep 12 108.30 Oct 120 8 11% Sep 5% Nov Jun Jun 12 V* Aug 6% Aug ; 2578 ■:yy%yU,: '• V, :V NOVEMBER *5 RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING Week'* Friday Last Shares Low Brandram-Henderson. Ltd Brewers Vancouver Ltd of American Oil Co Ltd— antish British Packers Columbia Brown v Distil' & Preferred pfd Calgary Power Co Ltd 6% Bread Canada Ltd— Co Dominion Canada Canada Northern .100 > * 5 ..... 26 26% 7% 7% preferred Canadian Ingersoll Rand. — 105 J/2 Aug 14% 10 20 J/4 > Jan i: 30 2i 19% Jan 19 Sep 178 60 195 Jan 60 Nov 3 Jun July Aug 70 Apr y 2% Sep 5% - Pow & Pap Inv Ltd com Canadian Silk Products Canadian Vickers Ltd common—.. Cassidy's "Limited 33 31 152 1.75 Jaii 29 / : 33 157'% 160 Sep Jan 98 174 '4 % * common.. Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd Aircraft Corp Ltd.. 11 J% >Jan 4 »/2 : 4'A * 1.50 1.50 Engineering Works titd——* Dom Oilcloth & Linoleum Co. Ltd ** 42 J/2 43 1.25 Sep 2% Dominion Wocillehs-js— ■* : Donnacona Paper Co ll* 39%- 39% • . 18 Vi 18%. 19 45 ; 7,000 12c Nov 38c Jan 28c Oct 60c feep 2.15 Jan r3.65 Jan East Kootenay Power 1% Faircnild Alrcratt 3 common.. 49 4 21 4'/2 1,600 55c 10c Aug • 1 —1 75c 75c .1,517 64c July 2.43 2.30 2.50 V 3,700 19%c 21%c 38,800 8c 4 22c 8c 22 'A 60c 60c ■>- ,,;i3 50 Vi 50% 13 5lJ/2 " 412. v.- 80c 6%c 24 24, 16 28% 1.25 17% Sep 75 44 J/2 100 % Mar y ; 19% Sep 62 ".if: Oct Oct 28% 55 120 . r, r* 6% convertible 3% 80. ; 80 10" 10 ' 75 10 preferred.—.50 62 Vi. 52% 60 80 12 J/2 Aluminum of Can pref. 12% MacLaren PowCr & Paper Co.—■—„• Maple .Leaf Milling Co Ltd • Maritime Teleg & Tel 7% pfd 10 $$42 v f Apex , Jan 13 20 July Apr 28J/2 io .... 34 28 J/2 103 14"% Paperr COxx—.5 14% 14% 17% , 17% 18 14% -• Sep • * Ltd 14 30 29 Jan 21 18 Jan 67% 68% 66 Sep 80% 9% 681/a * '! 9% 9 Sep 11 —— » 101 — Crush Orange m common Pauls Service Power: Corp of Canada— 6% non Stores—L. part conv 2nd 18 i; • pfd— 18 181/2 250 17 21 630 * wru' Reliance Grain Co 'Southern • 7f Ltd -.50 ivu .IGQ Invest. P*U- 55 55 Cb. 30 ^ 22% Mar i»fd-—100 1 121 Jun Bank 221/4 Bank of 16 121 46 Jan 60 11 Jan 15 "26 Sep 18 J/4 July 43 4 121 39 25c. 25c 2,865 1.85 200 v • — 13 J/4 13J/4 13% 33 115 25c Jan 132 U Jan ; ; Ltd— -Band Ore (1937) Ltd———.—1 Beatrice Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd Mines 1 Century Mining? Corp Ltd Cheskirk Mines J.. . , Duvay Gold - new: Gold 1,000 5c 500 Nov Nov 13c ^ Sons A 13% * 13% 15 13% 12% 14c /16c 40o 39c 40c 12c —1 „» 12c 13c 13c h • 13p •;:15q- Mines American British Columbia 29,560 22% ,'i 16 23% 3,775 15 325 19c 20c 3,200 26 V4 27 640 3% 3% 3,380 15% Oil- 3% 151/2 Forest—— —x— 3%. Brit Columbia Packers class* - mm- v':' ' Class- B xx—;— L British Columbia Power class A 1.31 1.40 23C 3.48" 1.07 1.46 11,800 1,500 23c 3.50 75c 20c 2.25"jUly 7,900 1.10 : ^ 1.85. Jan 55c v 150 500 140 84c 5,100 60c Sep 73/4C 45,700 7C Oct 58c S5c49%C 5,950 t 37C 6,000 15fe 80c 7c . 84c 1 7c - -y,. 2tc -7bc v v/y 56c 610: 11- i ^ 37c 70c 11 31b - Oct, 61c 49c Jan Nov Vlt)5 Jaq Sep 70c Sep 19% Feb 29c Oct 65c Apr 2,000 , 10%-: 1,700 - 11c lie Nov lie 23,700 10c 'Oct 13,200 45c July 29c 38% c 33,100 2,100 19c Oct 42c 84c 16,200 12c Aug July '43c 3.60 : 21c Canada Canada New 51 50 2,900 2.05 100 1.70 1.85 4.80 2,000 2.05 2,800 75J/2 1.70 1.70 300 Wire class 'B - Class —; 1,000 11 Vi 20C 27C , . 60,175 / 91/2 4,600 6%'! •~;v / 25 60 107 18 186 8% ^ , .57 9 J/2 532 475 115 . 18 17%. .185/ 186 14 14 J/4 40 < : '• 86 86 20'% 22%. 26'A 200 ~ V15 >:>'■/ 102% Jah 14%,Jah ; Z 30 7 , .Oct 53 ;.. Mar Apr July V? Apr yMc .Juh 56c 3.60 ~ Jan Jun. 9% Jan . 108'/a JUly r V,'YS'ArJuh 7 V 3i% Oct ,8% Oct „ .464, Aug 14% Feb y ,2l Vi Aj^r 167/s Oct 50 May 14 12$ Jan 7 j 205 -, 23 Feb 13% Oct f 53 Juh Bep ; •: 35" v. .47 AV- 99%. JUly 86 Nov 10 30 Jun 20 % Nov 106 1 9 J/4 50 ' Caandian Breweries common.; Canadian Nov 7v* 1.70 Nov Canners 1st preferred —^ Conv preferred • _* common^-x——* — — ^ t. — 20 * < 1$ 26 26 77: .[,.*24... Juh m. 20 Jan Mar 24 "25'/a ib.f?r 22% Canadian Bank dif Commerce—a 175 22 Oct 32 J/2 281/4- 28% 2'4 Vi' 24% "115 25 Jan 32 May 22% Jan "32 Jun 25%' 2,030 "3,680 T7 "20 29% Aug * * • v -i i>- 44c Feb 4v;i9.%-May / 2.95 Jan 8%>ioy / 7- Feb Juh :77 Oct i Sep ;., bet 27 17 1,72/BeP i 8 - . 20'% £1% lie , ■7:7; 85 -w9%cMay 7 Sep , ■Pi Apr Feb . ' 48%/ 50 • ,19c Jvdy. 16 i NOV '1.554IOV 165 1. 8%; / 58 ' 9%: 97c Jun ' 9,200 2.00-' 2.10 •• -45C 7 Jan v - s; 87 16c/- 14C. 1.64 11% Sep '^15,3-10^ Jan 72c 4i". •'; 22y+ Jan rile,800? 1.80 L May 5% May Jah 55c Mar 100 16 J/4 1.55". 45 ; »^4%c Jan ; .'-245-'' .' 27c 85b: 16 »/4 17 J/2 11% Jun Jan 2.22 May 3.85 Jan Aug % —* — 15c 23% go , 13 18%; 191% 30 Vi 30% A_—_—ixi*.— —— 1.76 May 98c 8,100 44,300 5%c .6% 106 ,L—..yr aai— — 3.20 Mar Jan 1.70 July 2.00- preferred 2.30 1.09 5 Vsc f-24c common 1.00 Sep Feb- ^ — 100 Cement .Preferred Canada 1.20 ' 25C 1,55 14 %c Steamship common————* Canada 7.50 Jan 51 LakeBread comrhohx— Canada 2.50 July 51 Oct 1.15 •C' .1. Canada 8,100 2.05 xl Jan Canada 4.25 Sep 2,05. I Feb Canada ^ Jun 1.00 July 1.20* 4 —20 Machinery COrp——a.—— 'Malting North PdwOr——: • Packers olass B_—xa'—.—-* Permanent Mortgage-x—100 4,600 - 30 12%; 12'/2 16% /; Class !'A" ; 2.24 Feb 1.41 Gold————.x—. Campbell Red Nov 1.15 Feb 22c 310 f Jan ^7 JUh % § ' Juiy July Jan ' 3.85 July 15e . Aug., 28'/2 ? July 95c ' Canadd 14c*16c s 13 Calgary <& Edmonton— Calllnan Flin Flon_-ixx'. Calmont Oils :• —x—1.-—. Nov ;. io 75c 82 >/4 c 3.75 61 j i.l , 40c 600 23%- 24J/4 .Caldwell Linen- 2nd.;preferred_i_-_ 1.15 Apr 58c :k ~~ class'A--. Calder Bousquet Apr July 20p 25J/2C Class B. Mar 34e fe- Co . J——__f i—-J* Burlington Steel Burns •/. 30 * ' Oct Oct 21c 4,100 11,600 ; 26c Oct • Jah 16% Juh: Oct 28-* Jan >2% Sep F6b.?: 3% Nov ' 30% ' 13c ; - .48% - 6'A • May Feb Aug .850 Jun 54,925 t 300 Jan:, 39Vic Jah Sep 2%. Sep 13% Sep 100 - 46c 46c 25J/ic * Bunker Hill —Jiil——i—a—: Jan 46c • Building Productsv— 1.36 Sep 36c July 25c - 23,500 35c lie ' 1.00 Sep • >1 Mines Buffalo Red Lake Mines-—_—* "Feb 1.45 -' 440 jl Porcupine Mines, Lt<L— Mines. 25 -115 3 20c. 13c 19c : , 131/4 Mar 15c Sep : 3- * — Buffalo Canadian Gold Apr ' ' :5 ' 11c 14c 14J/2C ; British Dominion Oil 29%- 29% i* — — :: i5:« 4.28 y Class B 20 v« 10 : 7 24'A ,3dc 10% Sep 2% Nov 190 2% 26% Light 12 22% , 11% Jan; ".44% Oct -f 14c 2,500 11% 3% Feb 45c ? HVi Aug 10 3,000 lie * Ss Millen 21'% Nov Sep' July 30c JUly 10c : Oct 10c July 1,300 8,800 May 92c ' - Jun 12 25 14c 23% July July 16c ; 85 21% 12% X i >> 47c 7,100 10,800 Jun 1.45 Jan Oct 77c May 216 Aug 23c 21% -■ Mined; Ltd— Lake 70c July 2.65 , Oct 19 Jun Jah May 46 Nov 475 • July i,o4 Jan 39c 38 51 Jan 170 July 28c Jan 500 95c 19 >/4 >' Feb 31.7 ... 977 Apr 40 JUiy 39 145 ; - 70c »x* common^.———.1 7 Vic 121,800 21c .1 32% bic 60 - • 18£ 19 75c 1 — 41c 95c 19- - 43 Vk 178%- 179, —* Red 1 43 39c 39c X —i—100 1: 21% Jan Oct 3,000 62,700 - 46 4.26 i 2581. 44 44 ........ Brewis Feb 37c • ' 9C Jan 24c 27- 32'% 320 • 72c U. 32 3.85 page 9c 64c : 70c Sep July Aug , see 38 9C 72c -l 4.?5 Aug 18 1.30 — 35 i July 700 Feb 58c July 405 AUg 6 J/2 Aug 8% Oct 12c Feb 7.25 Feb 121/2 Oct 15 %c 500 - 38 1.35 260 180 3.10 Mines 37 Buffadison Gold 780 183/4 1.23 „ 5,050 15J/2Cl5J/2c 25 26% 38 & Pwr com—*1 Brewers & Distillers-^.-u—. Aug Feb 17J/2C 2.83 , 1,000 23c * 3.80 J"lv 11 720 5'% Broulan Oct 1.26 Normetal Mining Corp Ltd O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd 11% Buffalo Ankerlte Gold Mines—.— ' 15c 2.85 .iij. class Brazilian Traction Jan 35c 35c .. Mines Ltd^. 1,783 20c 15 ViC 46c 21,300 - 11% 10 . Preferred>i—-4«- ■ Brand Jah 5,100 Louvicourt Goldfields Dredging.......... 80c 4.40 70c 4.20 — Lingman Lake Gold Mines Ltd^ Ling side Gold Mines—.. : Mclntyre-Porcupine July 1.55 45c 36C Negus Mines 1,02 Apr Feb v Ltd. July Apr 14c Mines Jan 36C 43c Joliet-Quebec Mines Ltd........ Lake Rowan Mines. 55c 52,400 28c ~-■ * Jack Lake Mines Oct 40c July 6,400 4,500 1 -vy 16c 37c■ July i;09 --'Lxxx*..—iy: . 22p 103,360 1,800 Apr —• Yellowknife— Bralorne Jan 49c 6,000 Gol(Li-i—J - — Hugh. Malartic. Mines, ni Boycon Pershihg Gold Mines;,,. 60 J/2 c Mar . 9%c Oct if i>y; 45^. Hollinger Consolidated Hudson Rand Gold For footnotes 5c 16c 44,500 Feb;? 50c 100 r. Minima Lake 7,050: > 180 87c 22c i Mines., Feb 15c Jan Get July /38C 2,100 230 ttd.^1——1 Heva Gold Minfes-i.....-; Osisko July 22c 15C 20c 20c > British 26c 128 1 Cons 5c 5,000 31800 11% ■ 1 Ss Radium tty Bros class; A— & Jan 62c 10c 8c 42,000 3.5b Found Lake Gold— Nechl 9%c Oct July Jan 1.70 Apr 17c 20J/aC 26c 1 Macdonald Nov 6c 3% Feb 55c 300 17c 19J/2c ,1 Formaque Gold Mines Ltd. Goldbeam 4,500 6c 41c July 22c 26 3/4 c l \ 1 —44c Mines Fontana- Mines l4i945 J GoMvufe 13c 25c 1 —.i—; 200 183/4 Eldridge Gold Mines Ltd El Sol m'-nl Bonville J—— 47c, Nov 34c May 2.53 May 30c Jan 1 16o igq > —.1 Mines—J—--- July . 49c 211,300 23%c, 1 ,A }>. .... 9c 41c 260 -l....—— Mines—— Rast "Sullivan Elder Mines : • 15,300 10c 170 > — Bidgood Kirkland Gold—-— Biltmore Hats common—_— ll%c Jap . Nov 5c l7c 1 .... boine Mines Ltdl Donalda.Mines Ltd 5c , 1 : ——. Cortez Exploration Cournor Minlrig.1—... ibc 6c 1 Gold Mines Ltd. 25c 4,200 90 6c y, l Centremaque 5,500 45c 12c 1 Cartler-Malarti'c Gold Mines LtdCentral Cadillac Goid Mines Ltd 360 410 > 1 Brazil Gold & Diamond M Corp . 10c : 1 Bonville Gold Mines Ltd— Sep. July 40c 44c 1 Beaulieu -Yellowknife '4c 340 V ... 2,100 25c 5J/2. A Bobjo Mines Ltd Bonetai ' Gold .Mines,. 41/2O- 4%C 21c i— Bevcourt Gold Jan 3.00 May, 13i/a Nov :Mining' Stocks Mines Mar 4.30 10 Blue Ribbon Athona Mines bue ,70c Toronto..:1: Bertram 7 Oct 93C Jan 37c —— Berehs River . Arno 22c Jan Vic Feb 12 1.00 Sep 1,323 .. Id Class "B" 24 19< Bell Telephone of Canada Juh 30c ' - - Oct Get Mar 35c ——- Nova Scotia— Beaulieu 251/2 Mar May 1.75 Nov ■v 9C 7 7,800 16*900 ! May Apr; May 85c 30c Mines Bear Exploration Ben 23c Oct 86c- 23%e Jan 30c July 50c 1.40 86c" Base Metals —i-i-— Oct July 6c Feb Jan 17c Montreal of 7c Jan ; 1.95 Nov 375 7% 1.36 13 8.00 July 90c 1.25 ; — class ! 27% Aug Sep 27 Vic .J Consolidated Mines Bankfield July Mar 25'/a Juh Pet ■ —— Fabrics ?^C; 7 li Ba|afhad' Mine's 1•■■■■r-' .,1, .119 146 1.83- 25c „i..— Windsor Hotel Ltd 100 5,000 . Class "B7 Bank of 200 y 32'% 16 16, Ltd. .—— 55 13' rl3 30 *'• common Canada Powbr 6%' Southmount -Western Grain- Auto Feb 30 14% AUg —10 w 39,100 12c 14 Vic '7 7% ^l' Mines Gold 2.40 Aug 38'/aC Apr 2,700 64c Auraaque Gold Mines Aunor ^14 "itAug^ •, ,98% Jan • 9c 57 c Mining Mines July 2,000 $J/8C • Auhelle Mines Ltd 7; " u :25 19'% 201/2 — r 101 11c 9c 63C ——- Yellowknife Atlas 27 J/4 Mar, , 14 Moore Corporation Athona 181/4 Mar :18 A Sep 10 yMor* 30 ■■■;**&; •? ' —20 ; ...... — :iic —x——. Jah 1.00 90c 17,000 Quebec Mines—;—— Astoria Sep 1,181 1.07 ;— Ashley 104 -/ Aug '11% yjany > 21, 1x30 2nd preferred Arntfieid Jun 35 ! ' 101% JUly 6% -Oct > 7 8.75 90c Gold Mines—— Armistice Gold 47'A May 171/2 Feb ,21% -25%-Sep 103 7 $ __ 8.75 Argus Corp Ltd comnidn. 133/4 103 , 8.75 Arjon Jah Feb May 13'%c Oct 4,000 1.05 Consolidated Resources. Aquarius Porcupine 26 230 28,595 ...r..r.vi.i.*' Jan 54c July Sep 6,891 22c 1.11 1.85 Aug jun 85 1.55 17c; July May 42 16 230 27% 1.42 107' 129% 26% 256 r 95c -• , Jun Apr Jan Oct 19c 23,500 i 17 187 192% 12c Ansley 85% Mar 201/4 24c 16% X ■ ...i, 21 24 22% Jan 1.05 4,200 20 c 28 20 1.20 17c ■' 53 J/2 May 137/8 II Massey-Harris Co Ltd 5% pfd... 100 McColl-Frontenac Oil 4% new pfd—100 Melchers Distilleries Ltd common _* Preferred 42 34 1.10 „1 ,, - -- Mar Sep 19% Sep 103 -'Sep 205 1 Anglo-Huronlan Angio-Rouyn Mines Seb 15 Low 1.02 Fbb ll% Sep ■« 1.44 , Jun '.Htih i 15 27 Anglo Canadian Oil Jan 20 J/4 ... Minnesota 6s Ontario \ V 3,455 187 -1 Yellowknife Warrants 12% 3,050 34 -! Amalgamated Laraer Mines— Apr Bangs Sines Jsnnary 1 18% 19% 21 20% 7 17 60 80 Jan " Shares 14 21c 52'/2 52% Lake St John jpower &' Papef-i———* Lowney Co. Ltd—^ • Jun 25 J/* fsr Week 17% -100 Ltd fsles : 16% 1.10 j* American 65 Jun ; 14* July; - Nov lie Oct Exchange 104% 104% III1 — commo - 8J% Apr Jan • 10 May Hiiah * Jan Jan 30 ^3% Sep 1.00 Aug Aug 60 14 -•'•y.yy Bangs 19 21 bdid Mines— Aigex *> 28% frdr 3%- Mar ibid — Aluminium May 32c ' Algoma Steel common. Feb 70 Nov Fluids — Akaitcho :is y --v r..' of Prices U S Preferred ■*''■ - Week's 17'A —20 preferred — — • Sugar common— Agnew Surpass May 34% Sep :'.'yy Hubbard Felt class "A" pfd—L—. Hydro-Electric Securities Corp * Inter-City Baking Company Ltd 100 Investment Foundation common. * > t: Acadia-Atlantic Nov 32% Jan 80c 150 *. m Abitibi Power k Paper new com- 51/4 Jan May 55c 24 62 Sep 3.50 Feb 42c 8c ■ 25,000 15 Friday; Feb >5% Jan 1.49 9%c Oct 500 80C 5c -j*-j....i' Oct 66. 11 ,112 '//"sit/ 14 Jan 1.45 366/Aug 1.52 July ; 1,000 16 m 371/2 May ■ 8>Ac 6c • Last ' Rats met : 22% July- Oct , Nov 4,700 Juh 14% May 20 ,21 - 10 .. 20 21% Oct / .3 y pet, 45 ;' Sep"■. , 48 4 • Foreign Power Sec Corp Ltd coin „* ' 6 % preferred ....i....—.......100 Fraser Companies ^ * Goodyear Tire & Rubber of Can * Great Lakes Paper A preferred 3 .1 ...» Ford Motor Co of Canada class A 8J/2 Nov 25 21% , . a Fanny Farmer Candy... Fleet Mfg and Aircraft Ltd 9% 25 21% ' ■ —.20 Lto 9% : s pfd—..-.100 Esmond Mills preferred. 1,07 55c 23c STOCK8 $1.50 Eastern Steel Products Ltd 2,000 55c 20c Canadian 19% Juh 24 Jan 2.15 ± • Feb r" 23c 1 64% May 38 - Sep 13'A Jan 15 July 14' 14 __ . Oct 44,000 Toronto Stock v Nov 10c • 2% SOp 3.80 Feb ,Novyy y,1 62 , Feb y 18% Apr 41 Apr 1,000 ■ 15c , Dominion 42c 1 limited Company Jun 4 J/4 Oct 6V2 Jan ::15%;.Feb';23 l'.-;.Apr : Jan Nov 33c Ventures————1 Oil 46 12 17% 718%/ 18 : Cub 46 37c 13c —1 . 3 12 ; j */ V-// 12 1 Jah .1,85 . 00 stocks Gaspe Oil 4% Apr 31. Jun f 43% Jun FeSy 12% 3 46 3 ,v * s—i Commercial Alcohols Ltd 30 * 2 Co.. — 1.50 30 100 7% preferred .......... Canadian Western Lumber CO; Canadian Westinghouse 1.5*0 * s* 41 J/2 c Nov 1.20 Nov 12 %c July 10,100 17c" 11c Nov v Feb 46c 126 Bbc Gold Mines Ltd_— Royalite Canadian 37c 3,000 3,200 . High y Aug 30c —- Homestead Oil & Gas Jbsa—-a Jan LOW 80 20,500 11c Westville Mines Feb 25 . 1.18 :; 1.20 ' 13c Sullivan Con 8 Mines Ltd Villbona 1,700 16c 19 J/2 c Staaacona Mmes 1944 Lta 29% Fbb 113% May Sep 186 60 ,2 % 60 1 Ajir 6% Nov Jan ti 12% 19 186. .u—.«. Canadian Marconi Company 21 ! 109 14% 20 20'A 100 ..... 22 J/2 111 6% Nov : Santiago Mines ——-—— tohernnrGoraoh ,Mihi» Lia Slscoe Gold Mines ltd Soma-Duvernay Gold Apr 40c Gold Apr 108 111 • July 8 106 22 Vx common.^.. 11 ' 104, , Class A1—; Industries Oct Sep 6% Canadian Food Products common..—.* Canadian 28%, Jah Sep 6% 4V4 Sep 67% 100 pfd 25 . ' IT Jan / ll . . Gold Mines—— Minfes Ltd Miries Quebec Yellowkpife Gbld Red "Crest Gold MiheS Ltd— Rbchette Gold Mines Ltd Gold Perron Pitt Abr Oct*, Range Since January! t 11c 38c Pen-Ray Sep 16 J/s , 71% < Apr Shares High LOW 10'Ac Ltd Pandora Cadalllc Gold Mines 15J/a Feb Nov 106 .72 * Sugar 1% Power Jun 13 7% - 100 - 16 J/4 4% 8 176 9J/3 Nov 12 26 .1 r ' , ef Prices < • 12 7% .4% —* High Mar 170 11 v 11 16 J/4 • — .— 5 175 10 5 Company common 8% 17% 12 Lots Sales for Week Range Sals rnoi Range 8Inee January 1 High 6% * — Last for Week ef PrloM Bale Pries Week's Friday STOGKS Sales Rang* Bathurst Power & Paper class B*.*—♦ Belding-Corticelli 7% preferredi_r_100 Belgium Glove & Hosiery common • .Monday, November 18, 1946 LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN ttXOCKB CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Jun V f..i 77 "7 < 'Vr"7 ft "i ' • ,r'« ' '*> '.V•%* '''V THE COMMERCIAL ft FINANCIAL CHRONICLE: Number 4543 Volume* 164i J/M LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER Week's S77;8i0ftFrtfti Low Week's Friday Last* for Week ef Prices ^ y-;; ;0;\- 15 STOCKS Salee Range 'f 2579 Shares High Low High 0;/Loib:/):-;>A Amies fmr Week Bang*, ef Prices SalsPrlef Range Sine* January 1 Shares Bmnge Sine* Jmnnmry 1 High Hio» Low • Canadian Car As Class A Fdry common ..13 % v 13%,. 14 ■■•••' • 1 { 19%; . -• 18% 19% ' „ Canadian Celanese common * , - 12 V2 10, 2d%' Jan- Sep 181/4 22% Oct 57. 140 i Oct 60 435 42% 42% 25 39% 22 60 22, Sep.- ' Brass Jun Gold 9"' * common 1 — Mines 7%c 1 Swayze Halliwell Aug Sep 22 78 44 58% —v> , Hahn Halorow Feb 9 4%0 9 7%c > - 7%c 'v:. 10 ' 4%c 5c 5.00 5.00 19 19 10% 10% 10% May 5'A Mar - 1,900 r 18c Jan 10c Jan 5c July 4c July 4.10 July 6.00 Feb Sep 21 % Jun Sep 16% May 8,705 : " Preferred ■ ————100 Canadian DredgeCanadian Class * • • ; —;j7 - Food Products common——• A' Canadian/Industrial, Alcohol com'A—• "■ Canadian Malartlo Canadian Oils Canadian Pacifloi Ry__._. Tire Canadian ClassB . Vl'V ' J * "» 20 Oct 26% July Hinde & Dauche 27 40 24% Sep 30, 5.025 2.10 800 ; h 1,400 5,500 15c 135 135 8 /' 120 400 8 . 9 ~7 . 50c 60c .4.05" 2,600 35 22/ 22% 12c 16C 2.95 '3.20 / 50c 135;,-, NOV Jan 16 7 18% Jan, 10c 25 . Oct; Oct 1.05 Nov 1.85 ; 1.85 200 1.38 Apr 2.85 Feb. Mines—1.30 1.30 1.39 1,300 1,600 12 7/8 ■' , -—5 13 1.15 1,20 He lc ,1c 82% 84 170 167 170 1.00 1.05 27% July 1.06 50 Apr i Imperial Mills. Cournor —-• Mining _ 1 — 1 It ' 8 11 Jan 16,700 11% 3.60 Oct 70c 15 %c Oct 27c Sep 5V2c Oct 14 %c Jan 20 Sep 1.18 10 "* 35c Oct 1,500,3,575. uromor ; Pershing Mines—. 55c 1 „ Crowshore Patricia Gold 55C /: 1.41 1.45 1 ' 88c Davis Leather 1.46 3,000 90C 2,300 88C; * Deimte Mines 16C 19 %c 12c 18,300" 40c 10,500' 42% /iv 8%o 12 %c 10 11 :* 36c 1,875 9o 9c 28% 12% 13% 13% 137/a 25C 13 80c 25 37 37 • 29% 30 * 30% 31% International Petroleum • 13% 14% International Uranium preferred class Feb A Mining 1 30% :31 120 11% 11% 12 £—* . 9c t 15% July 1.65 Jan 34 Jan 40 Aug 20% Oct 35% May; ;"v 29 Feb ; 47 Oct" 27% Jan 58c Nov 2.09 Apr 12c- " 13c 13c 14c 10,700 Oct 71c jhly 17c 5,000 12c Jan 43c 45c 1,814 36c 65c Feb 7c 7c 7c 500 21c 3%c 3%c 600 July July 6c July 3c July 41c 44c .1 Jelllcoe Mines Mar J 1.67 Jan Jollet Mines Jan Jan Consol 1 1 . Detta Red Lake Mines 1.75 1.85 2,200 58,600 5e:Mar 60c • 56c . \ - „ * r ('*' ' 78c 1.22 Discovery Yellowknife Distillers Seagrams 19c 219,900 .1 Kirkland Hudson Mar- May 1.17 Labrador 73c Diversified Muung- 11,300 77C 4,000 70e 19 1,150 17: 730- 18Va • common 1.32 18% 1.20 1.35 8,900/ 18% 19% 1,990 10 27% 27% 750 25 16 16% 5% 5% 29% 30 1.23 ■ ; 1.90 Jan 1.00-oct Ltd Dominion Bank Dominion Coal —• — preferred—- Dominion Electrohome 187/a ^ Dominion Foundries <Se Steel com Dominion • Magnesium 29%, - - .-'J* '"'' Dominion New Tar v'"' East Amphi Mines.— East Easy Washing 14% 1,214 ...—————r 26 12% Mar 135 20 Mar 25 25 10 23 26 25 24% Oct 1.40 : 1.27 1.48 081,600 60ft July. 1.65 22c 1.65 1.75 13,300 85c July 26C 100,700 19c Aug 36C 42c 10,100 ' 6 Vic 5%C 6%c 20,300 1.59' 1.58 1.69 4,900 21C 42c. 3.55 1 f . * 3.40 . 9 9 %; 14% 3.65 14% 14% 1.85 Eddy -—20 ———————1 Paper Elder Mines Gold Mlnes^ Eldona .1 —1 Ebgllstf, Electric class -•«• , , Federal Sep;* Macassa* ■' -/•' MacDonald Mines, Jan Macfie Red MacMillan 15%/Aug^ Madsen Nov 48 -- ■ 22% Aug / * : Floury Bissell commoni—..-_l.i--—.* Poro , Mfg; & Aircraft Oo of Canada oiass A——*—* Francoeur Gold Frobisher Gatineau 950-. W5 120 7VSrc- Ob; 27,100 50O 6% 6% 12 : 1,360 V 3 21% 3.15 3.25 > 30c 1.80 1.80 1.95 '17%: 17% 8,650 18,200 3,625 355 3.25 3.35 1,950 .1 45V2C 45c 49c 2,500 -1 1.90 1.82 1.95 6,050 Sep 75c 65 14 Jan 20 105 Jan 111 105 Glen or a 60 . 105 6.20 6.40 13 %C 14c ♦5%c 5%c 2,500 3c Model Ltd— 9,050 3,100 48,800 57c 17c 58c 58c 108 % 19c 21c Goldcrest Gold ..——————I.. — Eagle Mines. .1 1 Goidhawk 31c » 15%c .-I 90c Gate Golden Manitou Mines— 1 Goldora Feb Moneta Feb Montreal 22c Feb -———_J Goldvue Mines j,;« Jan 880 Jan Oct 39c Feb • : Goodyear Tire Gordon Class 50 32c 87o l3c 16C 10,700 8c July 96c 16,200 70c July 15,000 16c 28c 32c 21c 3.00 2.65 3.25 167,325 17c 18c 2,500 8c 38o 36c 39c 15,600 33c July 55 • 11% B * Greening Wire - 5c < :: 5,700; ;/• 1,500 16c 2.00 Oct Jan 79c .// 4Vic Jan — Gypsum Lime & Alabastlne 275 footnotes see page 2581. 39c 4,600 9lc 18c 20 80c 1,000, July ; 1.70 Mar Oct : 75c i 5%c 2% 3 9.15 9.90 9,330 —1 17c 17c 1,000 * 13 13 30 66,500 8%c ■' 3% Oct 12% Jan Nov 25 %c Jan 17c 12 . 14% ■. , , Sewer National Steel 1.15 Apr Negus Aug New 25% Feb 1,685 15% 22 1,635 65% 67 69 3% 24c 45 4,000 Jun New Calumet Newnorth Jan 35% Apr Nib Jan 70 Jun 25% Oct 7 Feb 59c Apr Jun May May 81 Sep July 380 16,592 14 14% 560 14 * 18 18 180 28 360 ; Apr 7 •'/' 45c . 52c Fee Nov 9% 26 24% - 18% Yellowknife — ■ - 40; Norbenite Malartic 30% 9% 6% July Oct 225 22% 25% 80 2.00 2.05 4,100 isvic 15 %c 16c 8,600 15c Oct 60c Jan -— 1.35 : 5 Mines--——1 - A 1.50 Jan 1.30 1.40 27,262 10c 12c 4,000 10%c Nov 5,900 10c 10c 500 9c 2.35 2.35 2.40 52% 200 1.80 51 ; . vr 18c 50 48C . 49C Oct 45% 1.40 44c Oct Apr Nov 33c 30c Jan >>- 30c Apr May 5.65 Feb 72% Sep 7,900 3.25 Mar 7< Oct 2,610 Apr 29% Aug 62c 15 %c July 19C 10c 18C 1 —• IOC 24% Nov Mar 3ft% Sep 24 Apr Nov 32 23 295 . 24% * Noranda Mines 21 -Oct —————10 - Mines 14% Oct May Nov 16 % Mar : 29% 9% 25% Oct * - Mines Gold Nipissing Mines • 23c 35C 1 Nicholson :: Sep 3% NOV 16c 5 Mines Jun 225 18% July 19% 22c class B————* Bidlamaque 15 Sep 2,310 4,305 3%' 22C Feb 91c Sep 66c 20% is y4 69 i T 1 , 46 %c Oct 22% Aug 102 Oct 21% 60 %c 2.05 May 57 15% 4% * — y: Car 12% M-10% Sep 30 %c July 13* "Sep 101% 101% 61C 20% class A 125 42 375 Jan 12 %c May i 470 10,800 400 95 29% Hosiery National 510 40c Feb —————1 National 63 5% Oct 11 100 —— 23 5% 19% .^00 Preferred 25% ;i 35c 125 17% 19% common Brass 24 * 20% 17 Oct 2114 Oct 20 —* Jan 17c Oct _♦ —i Mar 6.65 July 100 ——— Feb 22 Sep 2% 850 9.50 5c Aor 36c Oct 17 10 Jun nov /: 76% Jan July 25c 15c ; 13,550 ■ 7%6 common Trfing T.nn Mylamaque Mines 60% 14% 103 Va 46% Sep 18c Gas. new — Corp 8 23 14% & Mnahftf 75 • 26 Va 102% Nov 34c —— Jan 35c Oct 52% July 1 — 20% July. .Tan 5 . 3.25 Nov :;i 99% Mar 114 ; Feb 12% May? : Oct/ 1,005 87c National Drug & Chemical preferred National Grocers common- Jan 40%c , July 265 \ 11% ' 35% Jan 16% 245 22 18C; Locomotive • ————— Oil National Trust new 115 55% Sep Oct 52% 87c Light Heat & Power • — Preferred For 5C Apr. 51c. Jan ;1.30 Feb July 110- Jan 21. 51 ' Feb 25c 24 Vic July 89c. MjKay class A Great Lakes Paper common Gunner 1 Rubber common—_• & Preferred 45c Sep,, 102% 102% 51 ———— Porcupine Morrison . ' Goodfish Nov 25 ; July 11c .10 ^40/ —— Montreal 17c ,v 1 21c 25 l Knitting common Preferred 8.75 19c 1 28c Mining—20c Golden Arrow Mines Golden 27c Jan 2.20 13% 100 ——• Class A 25c .10c* Sep Oct Oct : 17% May * Oils—- Monarch Jun 5.05 July 19,290 4,000 / ■ 61c — Mines 65 Jan 18 21%.,' 21%, • 1; Gold Mines Modern Containers Moore Lake" • God's Apr Nov 18%, 18% 18%' 100 Mines—— Milton Brick Apr 21% Aug Nov ^ May 25c 640 20 Gold Mining Corp 7Vi 8% Sep 10% Mar 50 Jan 3.75 Jan 10c ' 17 Goldale Mine —.1 • common Lake Red Mid-Continental > July 250 S 28% Jan 95c July 13 Feb July 5.45 July 49'A 850 28 19. 1.50 July 3c Jan July 3.75 Sep 38c 46,300 4,500 10 Mercury Mills Jun 124 4% Oil Lake Red McWatters Feb 5.55 Feb 2.85 Oct 109% 109% 105 13%c 5%c McKenzie NOV.; Oct 105 " 6.25 Gold 1 Gold —...1, -.3: 27c 17 13c 7.50 < 2.45 July 10%- 10% •1 —— 4% McMarmac v 2,240 17 Gillies Lake-Porcupine Oct' 2,000 18% 27c lie 15% 28% preferred — Mclntyre Porcupine Mines— 7%'Aug i 31c 4 25C 16 —————— 14% 14,200 lie 5.00 Jan. 35c ; 1.50 July 225 > Apr Feb " / v 5 27c 8«c 45c ■ 2.50 July 15c' Oct 5,000 65 14 25c 25c Frontenac v> New 13% Aug v .5% Nov. 3.00 class A—• General Steel Wares preferred——100 Uianc Yellowknife Gold Mines.——.1 Products Mg McColl Jan. 31c 18 3%C 65- 13"%.. Gold Preferred 8 V Nov ^ 2.95 . 3c 3%c — Marlon^ Rouyn Gold Martln-McNeely Mines Massay-Harrls common^——— ? 32% Jan 4 General 24c ^ • 20 — 3.25 May 4.40 Sep / 2.70 Oct 1,050 3.80 22c McCabe Grain class A—-• 1,545 13 July 3.60 Aug 34 v July 230 3.70 McBrine preferred ' Apr- 30c 4,000 3.20. 11 Sep;. <'134/; "Aug;; 22% .i—-..100 preferred 1.50 " General Bakeries ——• 5% 4- 50t . NOV 12,900 III Fields. /-'• 36 Jan 29c Jan 3.45 1.02 July 41c Jan /1.46 Feb :• . Jan 26% 40c -Ii Mines 27% 210 39,950 Jan 1.55 37c - Oct 3.25 -l Gold Lake July 2.75 26 %C //'.65:r.v:May. , Jan°, 6% Sep/; 11%" Oct: 100. - 4% 3 7c*. 10- 12 4- Jan -7%Nov v Jan 40C f 68c 219" 31 v 8%c May : ; July? 22% Julyr ; Sep 5% 90' Oct-, 6.35 Feb. 4.00 Sep Mar 43% 945- 8 71c 2.83 V: 30% Sep 18c 6,850 / 33: 33% • Maple Leaf Gardens com Marcus 2.05 1.90 31 Maple Leaf Milling common— ' 36 Oct 12' : -115» 9c -■ 7% -w,, common...,——♦ Power 870 8% 3.00 Jan 51 117 ' Exploration ———.p—* Sep ;> 18 7% * 4 J ;.-£.v ■ 2114 31c i. 1.38 1.45 2.03 33% Jan 710; Sep 23% Apr J. July 1.50 May 20c 1.20 July,. : ; 114,500- -1 — Manitoba & Eastern Nov Sep, 1.34 25 3%c Nov 8,200 5,500 8.75 Mar ' Ocb- 19 5,150 34c 1.21 (H R)— Gold 4c 1.32 33C 8.00 Feb Oct 25c • Jatt 26 y2 Mar 7%c July 420 1.27 Lake Red Malartlo Apr 37c. July: 4.50 20 1.30 • ' , MacLcod-Cocksnutt Gold Mines Jan. 14% Jun 20»/4 48 40c Jan 19o 4.25 Nov 20 Jan / May 1.46 Oct 4.65 6,100 22,700 24o Jan; 83c 4.25 > '• 12c . 3%C 40 1 "■---- Febb 37c- f 90" Sep-;1" 11 *50 33c • Mines Gold 3.35 ^S^Oc^ 11 A '' 62c July 45c 100 19% 1 • — Lynx. Yellowknife Gold..,. 13o I 38,700 120. 620 37c 1 Gofdfields Lundward . 17% Fittings Ltd :eomm6n<.&m*i«,» ,«**>«' • «% 'Class "A" .i.——12 Fleet 26 8% * Federal' Kirkland. Milling.;. v. 56c 118' Grain 'Preferred "Fibre".: Products-.'.—' J., J 43c - • 1,570 4.50 6.00 10c ♦ 13% Oct- 335 30,800 ; Jan 29% Jan : / 23c July 1,000 22%. •22% 1 — 62o» 4.60 55c • -1 38 y4 146,700 25% — 4.25 commons.„■.....^' 21 1.14 ; 9c 4.30 Ltd———1 Gold Oct 8% Nov 20 5,000 27,800 6.00 4.50 Oro, July- 2.30 July/ ",200 ' 40 56c 64%c I 18/ Candy-/Simps.******—; * 48' Fanny Farmer ■ 1.06 ; '45c, . %>. 20% 21 58c Palconbrldge Nickel • Famous Players new coihmoni»—~ v 38 40; 1.07 ■. - El Sol Gold Mines—... : ; v. 80c 15%; 15% • Magnet, Consolidated Gold— Investment Triist-..——25 E6onbrilic - • Feb 2.90 :< OCb 4.55 July 1,800*"" v; • 16 — 5c : ,38c : Lang & Sons .J—.— Lapa. Caddilac ————1 Lapaska Mines —— 1 Laura Secord Candy—.———3 Louvicourt 680'May , Jan : 24%.Mar 6.15 37c 38C * Mines Class B Jan 2.40 / .. 1.15 July-, 660 25% 3,000 5.90 * 6.00 Ltd——1 Shore Mines, Luz 20 c; 42,550 9% v 18c 9c Mines Llngman Lake Gold Mines — Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd Loblaw Groceterias class A_ 80%' Febfv $ 180 69c" Gold Fortune Lexindln 26% July : ,-f. & Exploration Mines-— Feb 1.16 -Sep./:-:': — 1 1 Mining Leltch Gold Mines; 28% Jun Jan 26 1.00 Oct 25% .1 Apr 2.30 1,300 " Lebel ■ , — 25% , Feb 50% Jun ; 23 * May '• * ——.—i ; 14 " 1.76 17% 6,900 14C Jan 30 Nov 1.05 Feb 7 Nov ' , Mines Steel 40 —1 ' ; ... Sullivan Eastern 70 ; ■ Mining Co Duvay Gold Mines Crest 50 » 7% Jan - Jan 15 Nov 40 25 —1 —-—1 Duquesne East 3 25 % ; - Donalda Mines Bast Malartlo Mines 140 /II,< %•, ■ 39 'S 11% July * 1.49 - 8% Jun Sep 50 3 40 ' - 27 9-% 3 ; • —.—100 common preferred 145 44c 1,400 1.05 Lamaque Gold Mines-/ Jun: 23 NOV : "3 , Dominion Steei cmssy., ,j.w<w■ Dominion Stores ———" . - 5 6,000 -23% May 1.40 1.42 .1 1 Lake -Jun 30 13% May 25 2.25 Feb ' ' 32% Feb Jan 9'/a * 1 —50 Dominion Scottish Znv common^—^ Preferred : 35 '"•"•'5: 21o July 55 45c 7/: Lake 1.75 Aug ' JUn< 17% Sep. 24% 99,200 14'/8 Lake Dufault Mines Ltd. 30% July Oct 70ft. ■ La Mines Dome 450 26 7V; 44c —. J—— Laguerre Gold 1.48 Apr" Octn • 89c 13% 13% (John) Labatt 89c. Nov vr Oct Mines Kirkland Townsite Feb 3.05 30o Gold Kirkland' Lake ' / Dickenson Red Lake-—. 25% 44c .1 Kerr-Addison Jun 16, 1.80 Oct lie 15 %C * r '»•% -i 34 Kenville Gold Mines. Jan 20%c Sep-:" 12c 1 Mines 75c 73c 25% « Co. Sep;: 29C Nov; 11 '• . 1.15 Feb* May 29%' Jan-/: 540 / .1 Quebec ",; Feb Oct 13% 3,237 3,770: 12,900 14c 86c 9c Jan 80c .1 . 70c M / Jan Oct • Jacknife Waite , Jan 15% Feb 9% 10 V 17% 62c; •320' 680 58c. i 30% Aug ' Oct 23 c Jun' Aug 110 Jan./' ; ' Jun 10 : Sep Jan 15 Oct :: : 12%' Oct ' 13% Oct Feb May 30c Jan 26 ' 2,721 • 955-v 12,300 2,620 .1,300 / 12 Metals 95 ; 500 . 29c :> 132 Jan* 73c 50 Sep 9% ,25 ' 80c Jason 11 %c Oct 4,000 30% 74c / July '- 9% 667 11 107 1 Oct 80c Jun ■ Aug : 7c : Jan Jan lie July 30c 34% :;f 119,000/ 11 11 106 1v Apr 1.00 July 7,500 * - Nickel 3 7c —* ^ class A. Class B Denison —1 - Davies Petroleum Feb 4.40 35c " May / 5c 54c 37C 'i. 40% 6 Kelvinator D'Aragon Mines 19% Oct ' Crestauraum Apr Nov 32,000 International Nickel Co common. Jun 1.95 6%c Sep 27 Sep 2.35 10 %c 17,500" 27% ■ 32 40c. 48%C 11 Lake July 25C 55c 50c 380 40% Bank. 188 Mr Apr Oct 36c 60 l —* 9,500 , 12c Jan Sep 51c 250 2.80 ' 6%c : International Bronze 1%0 Nov 103 July: 25 / 1 International Feb Oct 90o 10 %C — i—; Inglis ■ (John) 1.27 Nov Oct 164 2.35 10 %c 1 Gas & 2.70 1 — InsDtratlon Mln & Devel Jack Cosmos 30c 210 Bay Mining &' Smelting Indian Jan 2.75 :%C Oct. 76% 4,600 27% 19 1.25 Oct 1,368 161 1.02 Exploration 1.80 200 83c — Consumers Gas (Toronto). 20% 20% Imperial 11% 6 100 Oct 1,000 Imperial Oil Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary-S 36c i. 8c 85C/Jan- 39c Smelting 8o 5.0Q >Feb July ^ HAnSulp 6,325 Aug / . Oil Class B 500 & 8c Huron & Erie common-——————,.100 155 Mining 236,200' ( Jan 17,900 12% — Jan - Jan . 1.90 4;70 Aug 7 39c Consolidated Beattie 23c Hugh Malartic 1 Hunt's Ltd :class:/A,.—»——* ,46c Consolidated 19C • 46c V;7 Warrants 21c . • * Gold Mines Hudson 36c - 2.70 202,225 v Yellowknife Howey Jan 46c — Oct 5,300 74c Gold Mines Hosco 44%c Jan Sep )" . 1.41 Mar 89,300 ' . 43o 6,900 3.90 / * July 7/ Jan.. 38c — Coniaurum 14c 1.50 • Homestead 3.00: Jan . 15o., July / 7: 8 2.10 Feb 1.85 July 19C 25C Apr 45c , 8c lie 59c Oil- Homer ' i8c * '■■■ Apr I Mines July 99c 30,950" 1.40 Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines 1.30 Sep,. 900: 1.42 Jan 31c July 16c 12c May 4.40 2.50 July 23C '2.95 * • . Yellowknife 13c 19,756 1.24 Jan Oct 51c . 70C * 75 .22 5,100* 6,600 ■ 1.40 Highwood-Sarcee Oil • • 60c —1 1 Mining 26% July 1 Co Lake Conwest Highridge Oct Nov 2.09 12 %C — Coniagas 104 July '•'7 ———————1 .nS.j-V.J~^T~• 1.20 new 18 60c- Cochenour'Willafts Gold Mines-J——1 1.00 Mascot Gold Heva 102 : 3.95/ —• Plow Jun 10/ 1.40 - 7*7 * 1.05: 9% ■ 18C i—1 23c 56c 120 1 Hedley 39% 10": 24C '• 18c 25c Headway Red Lake Gold Feb Home ''m 1 17c 23c 18 Feb 181/4 NOV; 2.99:'' 3.00 2.10 I——' 17c 1 18 27 1 1 24% , vf'V ——1 Hasaga Mines 102 ■ 22 .7 V,'"V 1 1 - Research 1.35 Juiy 25' 10% Mines Mines 400 ' : • —1 Mines— Gold Harrlcana May May 46 Oct Gold Harker ' ' ' Gai Wines Colomac Jan. 18 Circle- Bar' Coin 26 102 Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mines—1 Cocksnutt 55 18 Chartered Trust .^_^L.w^wi».---Li,--.i00: ;VV? 28 : 28 —•—* 'h Central Porcupine Citralam Jan Oct 102 Cnntremaque • 13i/2 12% * Quarts Castle Trethewey Centra! Patricia Gold Mines— Cnemlcal 50c 225 1,105 -100 Gold Chateau 1,160 13 i/b > 5" , 75c 18% 13% —_ Canadian Wirebound Box. Cariboo 75c '>28 "7 Utilities preferred Wallpaper class A Canadian 1,320 23% >Sep. , Harding Carpet Hard Rock Gold Jun 27 281/4 24% 13% 24 \ -1' Hallner Hamilton Cotton 20% Jun Oct 14 151/a ' 29 30% May- Jan/ - 18 1,575 15 —77 • i 13^ 360' 295 , . 27%- • t com 1514 191/4 18 15 Canadian Locomotive* Canadian 15 18% '. 15. —Mi—.*'.7' 18% - - v Jan ' 1.05 Mar < THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN RANGE FOR S T OCK8" ' ' V; • ' '• ■ •(.- ; •: ' ; ^ STOCKS Friday Shares ... Norseman c'o oi Canada common _L 1 steep '■ ■ Canada Rock JMinesII iron Sturgeon River ~ _ North Star Norzone Oil common Sudbury Contact Mines Sullivan Rouyn Surf O'Brien Gold Mines 20c 20c 20C 16 %c 16c 17c 4,700 14 %c 16c 17% 18 Omnitrans Exploration Orenada Orlac . Gold — ; 17% common Mines 19c 18 %c Lake 63c Sep 14%c Nov 30c Jan 13% Mar 26% Jun Taylor Pearson & Carson common Teck-Hughes Gold Mines.. 8,40 16c Oct 57c Jan 18,900 40c July 86c May Oils 1.75 60,150 95c July 56c 65c 14,500 53c Oct 2.59 Page Petroleum 7 ... —L-l Tip Top Tailors _ Partanen Malartic __ _ Toronto 9,400 Toronto General 32 705 1.30 10 %c 10 He 12c 21c 11,900 12c Toronto Iron 8,259 18c Class A 14,900 4%c 5c Pen-Rey Gold Mines Peoples Credit secur 55c 1 '".rt-'r-y- Union Mines of B C Powell 1 , '■ -3.70 v 29c "33% » M '__1 Metals Preston Purdy I United 3.00 3.25 ■X 3.65 3.75 ; 29c East Dome 34 : I "A" , " \ 60 / Wasa Ltd_.Z~" _Z~ 3.45 Western Jan 22Ho Feb 55 — New Jun new New 1 Grocers new com_^ class Al-i.,;;, preferred ^ueenston Gold Mines ... Mining Westons i7 90c V 18% * Kegcourt Gold ...——I " - ' » — Reno Gold Richmac Mines _._1 Cotton Long Lac " 24%c Oils 4; Mine Jan York 15c Knitting lie 38c 16 - 25 80c Antonio Sand River Sannorm Gold Mines Jan 29% 3,438 70c 30C 4,600 22 23 100 33% 34% 34%- 34% 2? 27 34% Oct 22 10 15 H 1,692 10 - -45' 17c 128 128 40 3.40 3.50 1,815 , 3,200 . ■ - 94H -13c 117 - 35 Oct Jan 36% May 108% Feb 30c Jan > 21% May Sep - Nov 34% Nov Nov 11 He July v Jan Mar 30 - Mar • 104 55 16c 23 Oct 25 190 ■V; 45,000 99% 100% ™_ common 31c ♦ 31C 31c 12 Vic t .* . 12 He 15c 15 20 - 1,200 2,000 15 > .... Friday Week'a Jan 105 43c ' Oct Jan Apr Feb 135 Aug 6.55 Feb 2.95 Oct 25c Oct 67c lOo Oct.' 39c 14 -' Sep 18 Feb Jan July Sale* 8»lo Price ;; ef Prices C.: Par s : S;"S' 7C' 12 low National inal Asbestos ' * 55c 52 %c 57c 21% 21% X*^10,550' 406 July ,•^'190'.' -207 428c 2,400 Sep 1.63 - Co < ■■ Eange Since lanaary I § :X Blah low 15 15% 120 15 27 27 295 24 50 52 135 46 Oct \'4% 4% 1,325 26 21 30 22 H 22% -" " Sep Pulp commoiUr^^.* common—. 52 common tmmoiL.—„ t... , Bruck Silk Jan Share* . 27 27 • * -—~— . 21% 2A- - , ! Corp P British Columbia tibia X 26%; 25 .. T.td f:*y - 105 14% • 245 % Nov 1.69 55c 33% Oct 300 , jJ 31 Oct i 18 Mar 5.10 Feb Canadian Fonca Brown Rouyn ; 24 24 16,950 « Feb 40o Oct 8c Feb 3.10 Feb 16% 27% Oct 59c July 280 July 66C STOCKS Andian Shawinigan 8.65 Nov 15c 17 He 4.00 -1 " Senstror 1.93 July 1,058 13 Va Toronto Stock Exchange-Curb Section 105% 1 ' ... 5,999 14%c Jan _ Ltd Gold preferred 2.46 9.25 30c Jan Mineg Ltd Jan •: C Bridge Scythes Oct 8% 28% .., Sarnia Oct 6c 1,220 1 .1 Jun 25c ..100 5Va 5,650 3.80 July Wright Hargreaves Mines. 1.13 Nov 16 -_.-_l Power preferred St Lawrence Corp common May 40 7c Feb common. Saginaw 11 5% : 5,245 m Feb 64c May 34,600 » Yankee 22c May 58 9% ■ Jan 31 Jan 1.57 Mar 1 new Ymir 10c 45c Nov 40% 145 Oct 20 23c „W„_Z1.I„20 Yellofex 16% May 10c 12% May 14c 25% July __ _ Gold Industries 93c Apr 39% May 23% X * Oil Lake 35 12% 50c io .. ... 34 12% 30c 39c - . 28c .— m Co Ryanor San Apr 1.80 Jan 8% Oct 448 1,000 ; 3o;; ' 4.50 Wlnora Gold Mines Wood Alex preferred Jan 12c 13 Vic X12c l ; Royalite Rush ^.1 ' : Bank Russell 1.99 May 40c -4^ ' Merger Gnld Roxana Roval ' ...l.—*....* Kochette Rnuvn 38c 45 104 29c f34 -- Riverside Silk class Roche 1.40 22 4.35 ♦ common 12c Gold Robinson 1.40 31c 7' ' '• • Jan July; 9,700 " 2.40 Preferred Reeves Macdonald Apr 39c 85o • 8.90 1 Wiltsey-Coghlan Mines Winnipeg Electric common ■.. 14 Oct 6c Preferred * * Ltd Sep 14c 16c 5% 1.19 ' 95C 11 , ; Westeel Products Quebec Manitou 25 • . Feb f:-8ep 13% May 500 9% 190 Consolidated 170 r: 17c » Ltd 46% - Jan Jan 9% # Lake Gold Mines Wekusko ,.Jan 11% 44 • (Hiram) May 22% Jan 142 65o; .Apr, 11% 16C 0 ■ Mines, 2.40 Feb Oct.-.. 36 30 July 25 • 1.20 July 22c 10 21% j oc Steel Feb May 1.25 May Oct 17 ■ 85 1.10 5.35 80c • 41 11% ; ; 25" 170 Jan 27% May 7% Aug Oct July. ' "an ■. , y;.- Feb 1.95 29c 45o 1.09 Mar 4.10 - 3.05 July Oct ■; 9,500 3,700 12% 9 Waite-Amulet 20c Purity Flour preferred._.L_-.w-^-._l._40 Ouemont 41 170 12% 38c 32 Va- 1.70 1 * Quinte Milk 2,000 -Z Z Ventures, Ltd. ■"Villbona ■ lOVi 1 Quebec Gold 100 30c > Sep 5%t Jun 24c rift 3.25 Feb Nov 22 1,330 ' 45c : Jan ■« . Upper Canada Mines 33c 1.55 - ■' 1 Mica 1.27 1.01 _ Fuel class Walkers Premier Gold Mining Co Pressed 17% * United'Oils 14c 12c 1 38c .,.A River 17% 17c • Class B——— " Gold 52c * Mining United 1.20 1.20 12 He 3.00 40c 7% 7 ' 1.20 rnXmim" _ Mines Porcupine Peninsula Porcupine Reef Gold Mines 45c * _ Union Oas 6,550 32c 35c 1 t Mines 3.60 40c 52c TrustlZZIIIZHoo Works common United Corp class B Gold 3.40 Towagamac Expior Tranacontmental Resourrea 7,500 52c 53c 1- 30 Feb 4.45 Jan 2.15 juiy X 95c Apr , 40c 25c 150 50c 2,000 1.49 25 6% 43 Vic • » Elevators 80c 19 %c . Piccadilly 25 6% Tombill 5,500 1.45 .. 25 j : 2,800. .1 Ltd _ Paymaster Cons Mines—^lT.— Ptnnnor 2,100;" ■■ 32 Zv' _ uold 1,780- 1.05 28c Feb Aug Sc -i Mines Cadillac PicKle-Orow 2.60 July 92 Va 95 1.50 July Oct , 8,900 * 95c X 62c 11c porcupine Periuu 2.55 1.00 ~~l Muu ; 62c 76C * _ Paramaque Minna Parbec 2.55 6,687 1.27 Thompson-Lund Mark Gom 51c Hersey Pandora 38C • 20% July 0 Oct 8c 4,000 •' 2.48 : 35c , * Thurbols Mines 7%c 8c 10c 2.25 ■ 419 1.64 8%c; • ''1.00 F Tamblyn 60c W Pacific Eastern Pacuic 10c 35c Feb < • 2.25 43c Toburn raii.ou, 23c 1 V 15,000 68C Mines Pacalt.a 23c """" 15c 1.68 Osulake 2.40 Gold Taku River Gold Mines (G) common o.UUU - 20c 63c . Red Lake Mines Osisko 2.20 62c O Leary Omega Gold Mines Crush 86 19c ■, ___ Mine* Consol 83 High Low 200 80 17c -2.25 Sylvanite Gold Mines Ogama-Rockland Orange Con8 Inlet 78 85 I Range Sines January 1 16% Oct m 175 ::.73\r Sep" 155 77 Sep 13o July 29,000"" 2.13 Oct 30,525 500; 20c July 17 17 %c . _ Shares » 80 03 J"** Sales for Week High 16%; Steeloy Mining Corp— 1 Northland Northern LOW- • Preferred North Inca Range •t Prices x-xx ■■■; x.x,xx: ;xxxx;;;xxx;x22$-&22-Por:, f. Stedman ;>' ■ titeei /'• Week's Last Bale Prion 13 %c __i 15 for Week par v; MARKETS ENDING NOVEMBER 8ale» Range of Prices V. '■••'■Sale Prioe • Norgold Normetal Week's Friday Last ;.'" , : LISTED WEEK Monday,' November 18, 19461 ■ _i u.,^1 ■> 4% 4% ' '' ♦ „ ■' 26% Mar Oct 4 Bigh 23 .Sep: Jan 35 Mar 78 . Apr 8% Apr 29% July 19% May H HhsB'tey Shea's 32c ...l Winnipeg Brewery class A_. • 32c, 11% 35c 12 225 m n Oct • 82c Apr Canada A Dominion Sugar ►omlnion 8ugag 12% - Sep Oct Canada- «b»*rrU:t-Gordon Sick's Brew New Gold new 2.01 Mines » common vtc Miller— Preferred 60c 795 16% 16% 30 30 'X 30 42 Jun Oct 62c 11 Sep Mar 27% 18% Jan ,40 27 26% 27 :56c* 59c 42C 40c 24 1,044 ■ 60~}; 104:L05V2 56c I 42c Jan 56c 9,866 36% Jan 101% Oct 108 • , Mines Paving 17%. • _. Standard Chemical •- -J • ?■;. common Preferred (. . 4<•?.' i see page i 2581. 3 i • ;—■ —^. , „ ■ 2 9; ' * 18 99c T 1.00 Dalhousie Oil 1 Jun deHavilland May 71c 225, 6 75c 15 90o 1,200 9% 17 - 6% . 65c ' 9 , 5% 195 Oct July Jun 2.20, 2.20. July : . Oct XX. 1.55 Jan Feb : ZZ • 17% 18 285 17% Nov 10% 10% 140 10% Sep 12% 90c 1.01 32,150 Oct 1.50 93c 68c ;:,v. '•i' i- Feb 10% May ; ••,•').; i 18 Jan Sep 25 July 29 2% Sep ' Sep Sep 24 May Jun Apr XX ' 5 25 V 135 2V4. Oct 3.80 Feb 500 1.35 Oct 4.00 Jan 3,545 lbHMar 23% Apr 27c 27c 29c 250 18 32 94 1.83 1.89 85c Jan Jan 24 Aug 31 Nov 45% 70 94 Nov 2,210 19 Nov 7 50 94% 18 25c 100 15 Mar 32% 94% __ 16,. — - -1 .1 21% 46 / • ; 27c 21% , ; 18; 27c : 1.75. 48% 2^010 'i 118 50 20% Oct 39 Sep • 10 Sep 2.15 Sep ,17 July. 5,263. 1,135X 4,669 27c . ..5„ 199 300 4,500 276 Jun 1.75 Nov 46 Be May Oct Apr May-' 24 1.50 Jun -18 X 1.75 48% 10%cll%c 48 — , 17% ,17% 3.00, 3.40 ..• Southmount Invest *: Stop & Shop ...—troleum Ordinary. 3upertest Petroleum Ordinary_-.«.«».* * : Temlskaming^; Jun 2.25 • * ♦ * ..—. Feb 43% Jun 173 18% - Reliance Grain Jn Feb 18 Hayes Steel * .—.... Internationali Paper common. ...........IS common 19 48% 48 Vz Minnesota & Ontario Paper • • ; * 4 17% Pend Oreille 3.20 i, ,.j .',--3.5n Apr 16% -i-t Sep 700 Nov 19H Jan 1.50 > 3% Sep 13 2.00 1_« _ S—■ Dominion Textile common.—* ixtile common— * Donnaconna Paper • Jan 23 ' 455 115 21 18 . ...» — common common Dominion'Bridgeidge.'Mm July 1.40 3lHc Sep 7,300 ; 1,900 33 160 '3 5 — 130 3 30 155 33 158 158 Oct 1.12 X-Ji ""■JldiCt- loi; Hi 17% 9 6% * • riLafratt Olsnu Co-™„„»w JJlX '75c • Stanley Brock class "A"_. footnotes A'1 . common. 10 . Paper Paper;^ V -- • X— 55 135 19% Foothills Oil & Gas1.89 Gas i—rriT1» 1,89 _ T-^rr„„ 13 19% , 100 T 13 y8 July 10 25 Coast Copper Consolidated X Aug - Mines Sturgeon Stadacona Preferred CanadianV Western- Lumber estern - 25% 13 19% Canadian Vickers commonL.«-i_..i..c ckers commoa_„-.I. • . ♦ ; —. 15% May 15 % May - Nov ' 13 July 44c 145 22% 22 H , . Canadian Marconi irconi^,— July 35 40,500 11% 104 Malartlc - 15 52c .. Southam Co ' 11% * . - Jan 12 ,X 13% Feb 100 -■ 3.65 . » commoni-...;^*'; common!——* 12. < 570 58c ♦ _ _ Preferred For 19 35 225 - ll'A . _ Siscoe Gold Mines ' 14% 35 1.6Gi Jan 26,433 14% 14 18 ... _ Class B Standard 14% 1 ..... Simpsons Ltd class A Snrinver fl' *'35'- * Silverwood's Dairies class A Bladen i ■ 2.28 14% v/X;' Preferred Silver t , Silknit Ltd • y- \ —- 2.01 , Vinegars Canadian>. Industries dostries Oct 2.15 Feb 39 - ■ 59 Jan ■ Apr - .27% May ' 5.00 Feb , i 29. Mar ' 31c Jun 5 Jun ' V 53% Oct' 33c Feb XZsX;Xxx!:' x; h ;yxxPXX'x'ZX-xxxx^xxxxx*xx^xxx $$xx-yix^^'ZX;xxxx7xxX/X; ■ THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE [Volume-164Number 4543 ^ : > ; > OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS Quotations for Friday, November 15 Investing Companies For Quotations on Real Estate Bonds Ask Mutual Funds— Keystone Custodian Funds \ Aeronautloal Beonrltles— 33% 3.89 Bond of Tr Inv 4.26 Q-2 • Shaskan 15.38 11.46 Series Series 11.13 S-3. 8% S-4 Members New York Stock Exchange Members New York Curb Exchange ? 4.61 Mutual Fund—• 109.17 Sayies Second Fund—10 Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— Common 10c 49.39 50.40 8.01 8.81 8.31 7.69 Knickerbocker 17.17 Loomis Sayies - 15.80 - Fund 6 Va 101.09 105.30 21.60 23.23 Mass Investors Trust Investors —B ■ 5.11 , 5.18 Loomis 6% 5% 12.25 — —— 1 1 2d Fund 18.45 19.95 Mass 1 16.96 18.58 Mutual Fund Ltd.—-—1 Century Shares Trust • 4.30 5.00 30.42 32.71 National Investors Corp Chemical Fund. 13.97 15.11 v 5,75 y Exchange Place, New York 5, N. Y. Tel: , 25.01 DIgby 4-4950 Bell Teletype NY 1-953 , 26.89 r 13.57 • 14.59 National Security Series— Co Inc Broad Street Invest Bullock — Fund Ltd— Securities com.—100 2,680 2,780 100 150 155 Commonwealth Invest 1 ,(;• 5.82 6.33 Christiana Preferred , ——1 18.86 15.06 10.30 11.14 7.08 7.78 4.97 5.50 series- series.— Income 1,42 1.56 3.92 Fidelity Fund Inc Financial Industrial 8.04 4.09 3.78 17.26 26.41 Speculative series 16.34 Stock 24.54 26.42 Fund, Inc. 1.95 .—10 First Boston Corp 36% Mutual TruBt Fund b Fundamental Investors Inc 2 Fundamental Trust share* A—3 General Capital Corp——* General Investors Trust.. -1 5.61 14.21 5.60 42.18 First ^ . , 5.94 ^ England Fund New 1 6.29 9.05 10.43 Chemical 8.74 Diversified 6.77 7.17 Insurance 11.45 Food shares. 5.33 5.87 11.93 8.78 Oils 7.51 8.26 Public 8.09 — 10.79 Investing 7.84 5.50 5.00 5.79 18% 12.24 American 15% 20 30 15.34 16.49 80c TradingFund-———1 & (Geo) « ■ Keystone Ottstr'tan Funds— 88c 97c 73c 28.98 < 17.26 . B-4, 18.91 10 39 Baltimore American- .2%/'. Bankers & Shippers Boston .—28 10 Chase Trust Co Corn Exchange Empire Trust -2.50 21% 20% Northeastern Fire 28 Pacific Indemnity Co 10. Phoenix 70% Preferred Accident Providence-Washington 2P/4 18.32 19.99 '64 Employees Groutf— Employers Reinsurance 28 10 66% 10 48 52 20 162 River 8 New York Trust 56 10 56 91% 95% Republic B 12% 13 Ve Revere Franklin of Fire .0 - 21% .10 23 32 10 91 Sterling National 23 Title Guarantee &" Trust -y > American : a ; _fl — .: \Q a >v 24 65 12% 29% 68 - 10 ,:47;V-' 50 :'v30 32 28 111 • Standard Accident 26% U 8 28% 10 Travelers 92 ■; U S Fire >' 115% 28% —100 ■; 605 26% ; 95% fidelity & Guaranty Co..2 31' •>; 620 43%. 46 it 4 U S Guarantee 78 Westchester Fire... 26% 100% a 45% 49 31 BoHd*— 84 ~ . 33% American 100 12% Airlines 3s. 1966 85 103% Gatineau Power 2%S —1961 Illinois Power Co 2%8 12 Iowa Pub Serv 23/4s 1976 -100 Trust States 101 Va 100% 100% 103 Vs Preferred Stock*— 1035/a 1013/4 American Aiiline* 100% Central 103 Heinz 1975 104 1043/4 1975 2%s_—1976 Power 2%s- 100% 98% Maine . 3%^ Power 93 107 Monongahela Power 4.40%—100 Ohio Public Service 3.90% 109% 111 103 Va 104% 102% 98 103 %■ 99y2 107 101 100 3% 101V* 101% Pennsylvania 100% / 100% Public 1976 101 1975 3%s_1976 101 Coke / 1013/4 ' Electric 3.70% • (Ind) 3.50% Ruppert (Jacob) 4%% 100 Serv 3cranton 101 aA 98% Electric Ask Banks— 105 3.35% 1975 1003/4 101%t 100% 101V* Union 100 101 Willys 99 % (Cal) Oil Overland ; 98 Scranton Spring Brook 4.10% Sioux City G & E 3.90% 100 Public Serv (Okla) 2%s 94 '106% 100% & . 67 65 3.50% 3.65% (H J) 1981 Gas 99% Par Scranton-Spg Brook 2%s__1976 Sioux City Gas & El 2%s 1975 Obligations Of Governmental Agencies Federal Home Loan 99 993/4 102 3%s_1980 Ask 101% 100% 1965 ^1976 Kans Okla & Gulf Ry Gas Lt 3%Si Bid 101% Yonkers El Lt & Pow 2%S—1976 103% 99 Par Texas Power & Light 2%s_1975 Utah Pow & Lt 2%s 1976 104 - ' Tenn Gas & Transm 23/4S—1966 88 102% .1970 25 — Ask y. .y;^^ Calif Elec Power 3s......^.1976 25 Security Issues Bid ^ Pennsylvania Electric 23/4$ Philadelphia El Pow 2%s $3.75 104 % 105 103 103 104% * 4%% 105 54% 56 ' . 1 Vis 100.5 99.4 99.26 103.2 1, .1950-1948 1, 1962-1950 22 • 88 Par ' Portland May , 10 9% 22% Recent Ohio Public Service 1%8 Oct 6% 26% 10 Security New Haven Bprlngfleld Fire & Marine Montana 1%S Jan. 1, 1953-1951 2%S Feb. 1, 1955-1953 36% Seaboard Surety Pacific Gas & Elec 2%s 1%8 12% 34/;-/. /, .10 Fire Monongahela Power 3s Bid 88 , (NY)^.2 (Texas) (Paul) St Paul Fire & Marine ' 51% 10 r, 24% —. Fire Reinsurance Corp Laclede United 37 Trust : 10 First National Bank,1001,605 Par / Vll% 35 73/4 .8 15 * 19 • - 97 56% , 20 : 18 - _fl Si 49 Republic .2nd preferred 59 ' Newark*.,. : 53% 10 - :L 92 ; •A4".;,v —5 ". •< 7 83 ' 10 Firemen's Public Nat'l Bank & Trust-17% Fiduciary Federal Laud Bank Bonds— 13% 23 ■ —100 100 18 ' ■ ; 10 Fireman's Fd of San Fran Globe & Morgan (J P) & Co Inc National City Bank 10 52% 77 170 Glens Falls Fire— 40 Federation Bank & Trust 26 r 6 .12.50 Northern K'-.-j General Reinsurance Corp Gibraltar F<re & Marine 45 Bank & Trust_20 / —.—50 f. North Pacific H Fire Assn of Phlla 38 104% — 23% 31 Trust shares— Grace National 44% Continental Bank & Trust—10 12 32% 22.55 Guaranty Trust —-—-^100 Irving Trust 10 Kings County Trust 100 Lawyers Trust <.25 Manufacturers Trust Co 20 Commercial National Bank & 50 .—8 27% 24 —10 48% 1 10 Chemical Bank & Trust 25% —10 New Hampshire Fire New York Fire 29% 20.63 15 Bank National 2 Casualty- New Brunswick Par 124 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 Amsterdam • 6 150 65% Federal Pulton Trust—» 375 10 New %-•:' 68 ' :/■ 61% Fidelity As Deposit .of MA Bid 100 6 5 140 46 V S El Lt & Pwr Shares A« 27% 100 5% ^2 y 55 —2 Union Fire 9% 26% -20 Liberty '• 53 10 7 UHra Hartford York 67/a . 24%: -10 .8 Oamdert Hanover Bank of New National (Detroit) —10 Continental Casualty Crum As Forster Inc_ 21.08 , Great Brooklyn Trust / 41, , , y Bankers Trust * National Globe & Rutgers Fire com Bank of the Manhattan Co.__10 Casualty National Fire! 581/4 18% Series 1956 10.22 National 61% 16 25 5% 7% 61 Series 1955 9,31 Series .B-I,,,.,,,,...,.... ..' Series Amer 18 10 Surety... ' 10 2.50 North 4 10 Fund ,D 29.58 4 Fire Connecticut General Life 7.12 28.04 Mfrs Fire N Y Monarch Reserve. 8.8& 25.58 Merch & 18% 33 City of New York Diversified Trustee Share*— // 12 16% 23.37 Independence Trust Shares—* — 26 22.66 25o :v.;,- -Va j 14.42 91 23% 97c Unit Type Trusts— 31.50 14.10 12 86% 0 Casualty 56.00 C 1.08 10% Massachusetts Bonding Merchant Fire Assur 1 12% 173/4 30 81c 6.51 14.92 Maryland 11% 87c A—. ' 32%' 53.00 8.11 B Wellington Fund '.y,; 98c 41 —20 10 Re-Insurance American 7.13 • ; 11 2% American 13.44 6.52 10c series 10 American of Newark 103.58 12.43 1 Union Preferred Stock 11.74 — Jersey Insurance of N Y Automobile 101.52 72 Equitable 5 American Fidelity As Casualty.O 3.79 r,. 25.26 13.62 B-l— B-2— Fund .28 American 3.45 19.29 Series 28.24 Series Series v' Bond Union 1.74 Fire i 27%" 203/4 10 Series 10.71 35 30 Union Common Stock Fund B—- 23.49 Institutional Securities Ltd— Aviation Oroup shares Bank Group shares— Insurance Group shares — Stock and Bond Group sharesInvestment Co of America 10 Investors Fund C— 1 93% 32 5 Trusteed Industry Shares Incorporated Investors——b 90 •; 4 Sovereign Investors Standard Utilities Fond Xno. 1.69 10 Casualty State Street Investment Corp— 10c Insur Co of North America Automobile Petroleum 4.71 Common 15% 75v. 11.14, 5.17 Income Foundation 14% American Republic Invest Fund 1 3choellkopT Hutton and pomeroy ———.—.—.1 Oo Scudder, Stevens & Clark Fund, Inc — Selected Amer Shares 2% 60C 10 American 6.90 Huron Holding Corp. Homestead American Alliance 2.92 5.26 50% 8.09 6.27 4.54 48% 8.01 2.64 4.99 25% 7.90 Putnam •hares-. § 7.28 5.50 Steel shares. 38 Home .10 Life.. Agricultural 7.64 4.27 Utility Aetna Hartford Steamboiler Inspeot..i0 543/4 Railroad equipment 10.10 Equipment shares stock shares /.Ask Bid Par 86 ■ 6.15 4.99 4.67 RR Ask 83 6.42 9.19 Railroad 14% 34 52% 12.68 6.95 Railroad Bond shares 13% 33 .10 5.58 — Mining shares Petroleum shares— —10 Aetna' 5.83 — Shares Low Price Aetna Casual As Surety. 11.54 Utility 8.62 Merchandise shares Bid Par Railroad 7.28 10.41 18% 50% com— Preferred Steel 8.89 6.42 9.92 — Insurance Companies 10.12 10.86 Merchandising Institutional bond shares—— com 17% 49 Grande Rio St Louis & San Francisco Income 75-year 4%s 10.10 Machinery 7.03 General bond shares As Preferred Francisco— 50-year 4s__ 8.25 9.19 7.98 8.98 6.39 Industrial Machinery shares-; Denver 12.58 9.20 8.17 Administered shares— K 90 ,12.52 7.50 stock Building shares Chemical shares. Electrical Equipment Fully Louis & San 66 62 100 9.61 Electrical equipment 9.82 1993 -1st 3-4s income St 5% preferred 61 10.01 11.39 Speculative 7.64 6.52 —.—— 2018 12.98 9.10 .. Diversified Investment Fund- % 4%s 29 26 . 10.36 11.81 Equipment Business 6.15 — Chicago Rock Island A; Pacifle— Common • y 11.46 stock. Building supply ""6.25 82 ' — 9.95 Bank 0.45 2019 4%s Ask Bid Stocks 105 6.93 Aviation 15.57 9.42 Automobile 6.37 and If Issued) as Ask Grande— Rio Income 1st Agriculture 39 income Denver & New York Stocks Ino— 2.14 8.95. shares Automobile shares Aviation shares series Bid 1994 Conv 6.44 16.40 ist 4s i? 4.21 5.80 24.71 15.28 Par — Chicago Rock Island As Pacific¬ •; 8.89 3.68 .---1 1 — (When, Bonds 4.42 Preferred stock series • Fund— Fund Balanced Agricultural 7.70 Reorganization Rails 7.25 7.00 series stock Low Selected series Howard- Group Securities— 6.48 i priced bond series — Low priced stock common- Industrial ;: 20.39 age Delaware Fund—„ Stock 14.96 14.03 , Dividend 8haresBaton & 13.69 1 Inc Securities— shares Balanced Bond 10 — Fund Invest Nation-Wlde Canadian Inv Co. & % - America Fund Inc Boston Series 20.54 28.02 13.98 - 25.82 25.52 K-3 7% 1 1 Blair & Co - 18.73 23.52 K-l Series S-l < 35% 10.56 Oil share*— Axe-Houghton Fund Inc——— Axe-Houghton Fund B — Assoc'ted Standard Beneficial Corp Series 4.73 4.33 1% 10 American Business Shares 1 American Foreign Investing-10c Series 6.99 6.37 -I ■ , Affiliated Fund Inc Amerex Holding Corp- (Cont. 100.9 99.10 99.30 103.10 Apr* 15, 1948—.™ Other Issues Xt 8 Conversion 3s——— If Panama Canal 8s Rate* quoted are for discount at purchase Rl* Treasury bin*— Nov. 21, 1946— Nov. 29, 1946 Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds Maturity— tDec 15. .y 1946 SMarch 15, 1947... 15. 1947—. ISept. 15, 1947 SBept. IB. 1948 SSept. Int. Rate Bid 1%% 100.1 100.3 IV* % 100.2 ' Certificates of a point Dollar Price 100 PIu* Maturity— Aak 100.10 100.17 100.9 100.10 »%s Dec. 1, 1946 }%S Jan. 1, 1947 t%s Feb. 1, 1947 —1%* 100.27 100.28 12, t'%8 April 1, 1947 June 1. 1947 Ask .0168 Dec. .0151 .0124 .0198 Bid .0132 .0238 f/as July 1, 1947 t%s Aug. 1, 1947 .0089 .0212 .0170 .0310 t%s Sept. .0104 .0261 .0120 .0293 .0138 .0327 1947 t'/as Oct. 1, 1947 *%s Nov. 1, 1947 b0.375 0.28% b0.375 0.33% b0.375 0.33% 1946 b0.375 0.33% 1946——.. 0.34% b0.375 0.34% —_ 0.35% b0.375 0.35% b0.375 Jan. b0.375 1946 0.35% b0.375 16, 1947Jan. 23, 1947- 0.35% b0.375 Jan. 0.35% 0.34% b0.375 30, 1947Feb'. 6, 1947—. Feb. 13, 1947- 0.35% .0148 .0094 — » b0.375 2,' 1947 Jan. 9, 1947 .0110 .0087 _ Dec. .0062 f'/as March 1, 1947 1, 5, Dec. .0114 of Indebtedness— 1%% 1%% 100.4 Dec. b0.375 Jan. a 19, 26, 1946 Odd lot sales, b Yield price. g Formerly Club Aluminum sale—not Included In range livered. z 1946, x for year, Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights. Alfred Decker & Cohn Formerly a Deierred delivery, e Ex-interest, f Flat price k Removed to Sto'ck Exchange, r Canadian market, s Cash dividend. (Un) Unlisted Issue, w d When de¬ ' c Cash sate, Utensil Co. t Ex-stock , , Inc.; name changed ^ Society Brand Clothes to T ■ July 29 and common stock split on a 3-for-l basis. ♦No par dividend. value, tin default, tThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. :• fEx-hnuidatlng THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE C O U RSE T HE Bank with clearings this week show increase compared an year ago. against $10,890,659,741 for the same week in 1945. : this center there is TELEGRAPH statement, however, .which an increase of 20.2%, the Richmond Reserve District of we are able to give the final, ;; 26.7% and the Atlanta Reserve District of 20.0%. In the complete results for the week previous—the week Chicago Reserve District the totals have been enlarged ended Nov. 9. For that week there was an increase of ,by .13,7%, in the.St.<Louis Reserve District by 17.7% and •11.5%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country in the Minneapolis ? Reserve District by 26,4%. In, the having amounted to $11,853,055,520, against was per rv:^ Chicago i +11.2 $5,047;877i288 $4,537,797,491 547,314,608 472,124,143 + 640,000,000 553,000,000 ——; -308,786,278 208,937,379 156,836,952 216,400,000 -j.. 162,300,000 -246,665,000 3d + 211*118(314 170,908,866 145,381,123 6th Atlanta + 12.6 129,122,894 $6,921,188,895 i cities, five days 2,083,866,930 +.17.3 -1,776,777,110 , Total all cities, five days_. - $9,924,096,740 .$8,697,966,005 day———. 1,984,819,348 Total all cities for week— $11,908,916,088 $10,890,659,741 usual Stock monthly detailed statement Exchange is appended. transactions of Oth Minneapolis 11th Dallas The Description— shares v —Month of October-—- +1946 ■; ; „ Railroad & misc. • ■ - ' •. , ■■■ 10,139,600 68,142,200 391,500 bonds 1,268,500 18,576,500 — properties '1946 1945 on the months 1943 No. Shares No. Shares 38,995,195 17,811,394 18,032,142 17,100,772 27,492,243 27,643,038 62,555,204 June j 28,270,442 13,846,590 17,228,380 41,310,246 37,712,721 23,415,845 83,553,396 101,604,706 68,787,721 Six 1 .-.-20.595.100 19,977,030 28,219,705 21,714,249 25,134,916 20,752,920 12th San 15,945,982 Outside October month of (000,000 - ^ New York Chicago Boston 35,476,347 _ Philadelphia Reserve District of 23.6%. r . 11945 . Inc. -'.'7 >' or 1944 + 4.5 + 1,659,258,574 21,633,435,366 23.8 3,062,471,348 2,630,976(947 1,423,452.839 + 23.1 2,000,006,841 + 34.8 4,115,761,444 1,445,584,058 + 1,198,442,094 + 25.4 2,802,144,729 2.729,554,142 + 28.6: 1,263,286,360 1,751,885,697 27.6 4,275,303,617 1,379,114,689 998,570,814 + 32.6 with ended LEADING —14 " v" —16 " Cleveland CITIES IN +1944 + 26.7 2,931 2,712 16 799 760 754 9,176 1,093 986 1,060 1,141 10,619 } 10,931 11,132 1,419 1,291 1,181 14,911 12,858 12,115 4,i 620 627 "7,585 6,916 6,501 ' 46,728,254,795 15,979,580,904 12,447,217,985 501 473 435 5,825 5,220 849 830 10,478 .9,052 '4,762 "8,359 956 941 >9,583 677 698 10,260 8,435 240,250,019,396 28,249,709,011 '27,471,853,143 (12,171,176,255 17,643,700,202 43,359,634,486 12,841,011,251 " —19 " ! 15,338.384.358 26,998,615,463 ^..11 --^-.—184 Cities + 20.3 8.1 + 13,447,544,983 9,887,497,967 16,808,906,661 12,161,692,207 19,914,863,266 V - 5.2 + + 15.9 .,+18.8 23,701,805,957 .—15 + 13.9 — '40:^;* ■0. 17,197,241,421 212,016,504,32! 28,003,812,281 25,747,082,631 11,609,790,87: 15,453,681,741 39,856,498,88( 11,827,600,13: i + 25.9 9,098,238,853 .8,597,544,98! + 18.5 15,609,381,891 11,006,770,364 22*418,327,914 9,822,350,3121,053,781,561 + 26.1 572,487,658,520 507.489,918,608 + 12i8 235,994,399,450 +I4;i 14,874,204,71! 5457,482,613,262 269,315,859,332 — Outside N. Y. City. 6,240 -4,481 + 11.6 28,138,487,341 13,272,029,765 18,860,147,657 43,221,559,499 M years: ' 224,914,357,651 . 416,060,073,883 211,066,014,169 '10,833 666 17,362,790,496 29,598,773,385 151385,975,239 22,690,460,772 ,w^16 ,t j -.1943 S + 12.5 + 15.8 7 , T i| Ten Month: ' Dec. % 29,826,829,778 10,342 1,675 Ten Months 34,533,150,006 . il iVi If 22,358,799,239 Inc. or 311,938,644,074 " n —— Francisco 22,903,971,522 ' 1945 - 18,601,355,497 •279,562,061,296 *8-« r $ 32,970 2,683 43,270,265,139 Ten Months Minneapolis Total 2,237,157,563 24,159,436,505 12th San 1943 1,580.030,187 1,067.124,078 +30.2 ; + 23.6 +14.3 10th Kansas City 11th Dallas OCTOBER 1946 +0 1945 : 53,199,569,400 20,935,738,273 .17* t J T^niq" y,, "8th Jan. 1 to Oct. 31— 1943 + 27.2 1,299,385,229 2,500,588,328 1946 Philadelphia 9th AT 1,795,235,655 : 4,200,074,217 1,325,566,409 1,020,747.817 showing clearings by Federal Reserve Districts in'the ten months for four 3d Chicago months -1943 + 22.5 : $ •7th ten •$ 1,026 + Cincinnati- •• 828 645 •; Kansas City 1,174 .Cleveland— '1,175 928 912 Minneapolis 1,029 840 : 7,701 9,285 8,886 >6,709 6,092 406 409 378 4,555 1,497 1,573 12,397 .3,821 14,198 16,003 342 301 292 ,3,811 3,323 3,079 321 327 3,873 3,287 3,120 68 955 803 733 720 1,546 1,444 110 83 213 v'144 281 260 299 227 213 216 317 .'265 ■ 144 268 402 « Denver -148 309 Milwaukee- !! Buffalo Indianapolis 197 605 448 290 —+ 431 190 92 2,840 — Tot. 27 cits. 2,034 .49,797,526,096 '26,715,645,414 +:.;9,7 •fc. 0.3 *24,730,186,706 23,151,207,036 26,591,889,230 : 21,174.223,850 + 19.5 + 3,454 "1,684 400 14,393 2,668 V 2,440 1,366 3,693 300 r all— 60,796 Out. N.Y.C. 356 378 '372 140 121 125 1,595 1,250 .66 61 872 713 1,942 our . 26,507,504,386 22,997,145,805 23,973,433,771 26,179,068,749 78,583,595,153 73,149,648,325 9.0 155,042,336,833 144,041,259,469 + jta+22.5 28,013,784,302 28,238,211,019 >-27,407,666,765 .•23,116.102,919 + 21.2 J22,498,435,466 + 25.5 4.5 — 7.5 ..+ 309,764,724,238 ; ^+ 46,724,282,971 47,312,362,639 174,131,375,556 144,525,624,970 +20.5 Total 9 Months—. 511,691,183,472 454,290,349,208 + 12.6 1,167 687 656 detailed statement showing the fig 50,488,979,360 61,831,796,515 56,623,496,372 55,676,082,669 r : • + >6.4 70,891,611,144 Total 3rd Quarter.... 3,851 1,179 ? July-...'— August—-—-.—— September—— —-J. +|0.3 24,987,200,588 25,779,113,057 26,296,977,710 158,003,154,042 337,559,80T,916 Total 6 Months ■: +'i8.9 j '76,458*741,680 • --•+^8>9 51,709,917,677 59,338,531,534 169,843,264,176 Total2nd Quarter... 1,801 3,826 • . , v-; Si® • 53,199 45,534 43,270 572,487 507,489 457,482 416,060 * add May— June——.—: 56,312,980,526 56,671,442,306 " 1,281 3,145 30,613 24,159 22,903 22,358 269,315 235,994 224,914 211,066 now 46,954,704,831 2,253 1,271 3,357 S 2,832 f' 2,025 3.851 t. 3,995 266. 151,761,570,196 56,858,841,344 —... Inc.cr Dec.'fi + 12.4 167,716,543,740 1,952 . York- >1945 53,673,338,763 45,401,473,486 52,686,757,947 60,325,652,392 Total 1st Quarter-^—. t 1940 Deef# - April—.——~.— > +2L2 ^••<r.>.<+17.7 : . • - , . -' + <7.9 + 12.1 + =9.7 + 1.3 +>7.4 -■■ 22,179,165,091. 7.6 + 23.6 * 53,447 47,676 40,521.38,503 508,857 455,232 409,360 372,484' 7,349 5,523 '5,013 4,767 63,630 52,257 48,122 43,576 Other cities We f ♦ f 57,593,355,252 2,519 2,129 128 70 i Salt L. City •i Hartford January February-M*— 3,548 2,658 260 .. - 2,791 ' _ 3,776 1,587 ■2,785 128 461 . ■ 1,933 406 142 Richmond .(.Seattle ~ 3,052 75 •$ —rClearlngs Outside New Inc. or 1945 .$ 2,871 371 t.-'ViOV. 1946 Months— CLEARINGS Total All— 14,458 421 'Providence- Memphis MONTHLY -Clearings, 5,735 a compilation covers thexlearings by months sinCe J"an 1, 1946 and 1945: 8,064 1,101 Omaha Paul The following 7,050 568 '.Louisville— Total 26,850 463 Detroit' •St. •; 27,005 5; 1,363 N. Orleans- j in the ii'miJii- 14 cities Atlanta Fran._ Louis Baltimore- • . 30,613,860,413 Richmond PittsburghSan t Cleveland • 60,796,475,048 New York 6th 28,555 7,976 ■'fit. ; expansion of 27.6%, nfche St. Louis Re¬ District of 32.6% and the Minneapolis Reserve District of 25.4%. In the Kansas-City Reserve District /the totals show animprovement pf 27.2%, in the Dallas Reserve District of 30.2% and in the San Francisco serve 1,691,667,979 3,089,478,641 Boston 5th 1944 1945 3,611 trict records, an 2,283,493,340 ;n. 1st $ •$$$*$ 30,182 29,040 22,630 20,911 303,171 271,495 232,568 204,994 2,920 2,298 2,140 2,007 .26,069 .22,309 .21,080 19,478 1,978 1,634 1,448 1,425 17,704 ' 15,985 14,927 14,813 — 4,047,814,010 1,917,068,337 1,502,900,657 City. '4th the 17,533,817 —Month of October — 3,505,094,151 471,614,49.3 . Richmond Reserve District by 28.6% and in the Atlanta Reserve District by 34.8%. The Chicago Reserve Dis¬ 5,252,649;596 ' —16'' w!84 cities - . + 2017 1,830,914,155 2,696,389,146 ——1 . Y. 189,005,851 253,560,160 124,040,869 y 129,812,947,348 8 - —7— 13,922,678 and CLEARINGS omitted) 1946 *. .,' -.. .7:.. <j» '• 117,090,137 ■4,826,434,309 • 1,914,717,269 —— clearings at leading cities for the October in each of the < last four' years is shown below: - 229,080,024 lil "+ 263,294,209 - 8,419,186,627 3,237,775,493 2d 267,530,924 196,261,532 227,046,416 30,383,870 of bank October BANK 169,089,695 '380,700,192 i: 2,345,984,025 Francisco N. 541,841,174 238,661,284 + 23.1 . 7,080,023,440 Ten Months - u 463,726,133 + 17.7 + 26.4 . 363,558,250 + 11.5 the 1^.—— , 506,885,574 255,072,135 340,422,555 " + 13.7 Dec. % We ^ppend anpther table ! 55,561,998 Nine Months ——279,672,501 course + 20.0 +13.3 Federal Reserve Districts • , "236,510,813 " • 14.985,690 -64,918,607 43,450,216 — Third Quarter The '+26.7 31,155,509,453 3,792,644,226 Total— 14,251,9^76 84,852,398 -66,826,195 September 4,519,868,709 595,656,120 441,664,879 534,711,063 26,324,332 20,807,082 August ; rIn .14 cities 11thDallas 194,820,103 200,704,729 131,342,925 171,484,418 July 473,809,706 20.2 + 92,020,949 %. Months 1?.2 + 10,634,148,671 larger by 23.1% 35,051,545 — Second Quarter v 23.8%. - 33,553,559 32(024;018 21,716,872 'I 3,690.609,350 + 606,090,372 1940 St. LOUIS- : -.^■--.1:^--—:y9th Minneapolis ^ -'10th Kansas -Cij;y— 79,463,469 April May Atlanta l">8th 24,434,084 36,997,243 99,100,023 31,426,715 30,409(809 First Quarter : 32,612,585 25,663,765 111,266,707 t .'March . of ■ ''7th7Chicago No. Shares 51,510,197 34,092,745 6.6 , " 176,612,641 of the clearings for a summary YY :v Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond 6th ' f 1944 3d 4th 5th No. Shares fl today District Reserve Y 1943 334,789,083 5,682(426,893 City. New York ; t~ 298,658,672 11,853,055,520 v- 1111 Cltfeat IstBoston—— 2d 1944 + 16.8 "Federal Reserve Districts *$112,737,800 $143,970,900 $1,141,493,900 $1,957,102,710 January.™ February * ' ■'379,177,377 '201,430,143 > " or Dec. % - 300,695,675, 458,722,083 .707,733,831 V '328,198,161 250,064,307 ■308,064,390 316,174,082 Month of October— Stock -Exchange for the first ten .of 1943 to 1946 is indicated in the following:, of •€ —— Y. delphia 6,622|250 York Month "; 10 Reserve District the totals are ' . The volume of transactions in share ' : .'j-■j.-y.irv: 5,975,053,288 <636,575,835 533,734,337 $60,796,475,- 81,714,660 bonds Total i $ 048 and the 1945 aggregate $53,199,569,400. In the New York Reserve District the; totals show a gain of 4.5%, in the Boston Reserve District of 22.5% and in the Phila¬ • 5,858,000 %J. S. government New r ■ 1945. - ? Inc. ' 423,983,050 720,563,643 641,618,711 380,975,401 550,499,393 804,958,663 386,449,558 - bonds i -Ten Months $106488,300 $132,562,800 $1,054,775,200 $1,868,765,800 Foreign govern't 7 CLEARINGS .:1945 the month of October. For that month there was an increase for the entire body of Clearing houses of 14.3%, the 1946 aggregate of clearings having been 35,476,347 310,056,371 303,007,271 v^:vi":*: > bonds ——: We also furnish and the 1946 1945 30,383,870 Bonds •>> ' • is Outside N. New tten months of'1946 and 1945 follow: Stock, muraberof w ; 6 • Total 9.3 + the for October results — Francisco 9.5 — on 1__ —i - • % +14.1 2,192,693,736 All cities, one — " 10th Kansas 12th San ' 14-1 % and in the San >Francisco 13.3%. Reserve Districts: BANK 495,025,323 6,370,092,854 7th Chicago —~Xl7 -*•'• 8th St.. Louis_*—1— 4 \" * 13.3 + 7 OF $ 112 ——————^——110 * - * —il0;.:'M ? 5th Richmond +•23.5 '$7:840,229,810 cities, five days—. Philadelphia -:4th Cleveland 312 183,647,271 Baltimore York Reserve District 1946 -12 cities x York New 1 1 1st Boston 2d +15.2 ;189,552,432 " Federal Reserve Districts + 33.3 284,136,000 ? Cleveland— Our Wc group v•/I;/r>i.+ SUMMARY + 33.2 City Pittsburgh ' increase of 6.2%. an Kansas.Qty Reirerve District the gain is 23.1%, in the y the bank clearings at this.; .^Pallas Reserve District Week Ended Nov. 9 " + 13.2 St. Louis Other 20.7 %| Outside of this city there In the following we furnish, a summary by Federal 15.9 349,512,666 . .San Francisco • of having recorded + 15.7' _ Boston Ten week in 1945. same increase an center Cent 1945 an - ——. -Philadelphia i BY 1946 Week Ending Nov. 16— New York 1 improvement of 6.6%, in the Boston Reserve and in the Philadelphia Reserve Dis¬ trict ofv 13.2%. The Cleveland Reserve District enjoys' $1(1,634,148,- CLEARINGS—RETURNS Kansas show., District of 16.8% and 671 in the ( according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals present further below we At ri£ollows;:K>+ft>>':%::^^ - the cities the last day of the week in all cases has to be estimated.. In the elaborate detailed increase for the week ended Fri¬ an 1946 C 1. E A R IN G S We cannot furnish them today, in as much as the week "ends Saturday and the Saturday figures are not available at time of going to press. Accordingly, in the above Our comparative summary for the week; day of 11.2%. B A N K Complete and exact detail? for the week covered by; the foregoing will appear* in our issue of next week. Preliminary figures compiled by us, based upon telegraphic advices from the chief cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday,, Nov. 16, clearings from all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will be 9.3% above those for the corresponding week last year. Our preliminary totals stand at $11,908,916,088 a O F MondayixNovember »18, . .. :.{■ 60,796,475,048 ■" 53,199,569,400 + 14.3 572,487,658,520 October^.-.-*—■ 507,489,918,608 67,793,703,476 238,701*998,919 , + 12.8 Total 10 Months ures qfM 83,659,662.086 211,834,962,945 30,613,860,413 235,994,399(450 . 23.4 +12.7 24,159,436,505 269,315,859,332 + \ + ++ 26.7 +14.1 month of October and the week ended Nov/9 for four years: for each city for the ' Month of October - Clearings at— -Jan,. 146Oct/31 v"V;-Vl945 . Inc. or • First Federal Reserve $ District—Boston— Me.—Bangor Portland — — Dec. % $ - - —; FaU River -7,973,415 5,282,718 J20,038,439 y -' 16,458,701-?U,978,245,630 t >; v 1,634,003,030 * V >8,935,753 J i6,699,644 v 4,448,652 3,069,332 :■ 3,927,979 2,854,716 • 8,998,261 i 7,066,540 ,.31,700,646 23,767,160 22,726,421 V,*;/-'-' 16,149,120 92,487,458 70,922,537 > 41,130,872 33,562,684 10,387,100 7,815,200 110,211,600 83,472,200 4,771,799 .3,593,687 . Holyoke Lowell — New Bedford—- Springfield— Worcester Conn.—Hartford. New Haven— ' . — Waterbury R- I—Providence N. H.—Manchester Total (14 Cities)— ' 2,345,984,025 1 $ /' '" . Mass.—Boston $ ' 1,914,717,269 + 50.9 66,264,167 174,432,060 + 21.8 ,+21.1 + 33.4 ' ' + 27.3 ' 145,381,730 '.15,985,464,484 ' 49,768,652. 64,717,609 33,526,295 + 37.6 ' " 59,720,447 + 33.4 259,479,254 '■ + 40.7 il88,144,625 872,370,811 ' 30.4 !+ 22.5 370,396,633 + + 32.9 + 32.0 955,959,200 713,184,187 ; > + +26.9 75,804,200 ^ + 32.8 45,845,003 34,009,847 +34.8 J '+22.5 20,935,738,273 318,601,355,497 + 12.5 Inc. or ■ ■ Vl,044;921 <1,044,921 J + "J . 363,645,572 363,645,572 1,489,015 2,016,823 7,926,584 4,434,849 -4,434,849 19,486,181 - ; 8,908,997 v *""533", 842 533,842 + 1,352,215 V? 6,062,057 ; 6,062,057 i 3,664,479 15,876,572 ' •• 6,625,784 6,626,784 : 21,654,300 - - 1,722,294 ' ; . . +57,4 +57.4 + 15.3 +15.3 + + 64.6 ^,675,429 2,663,763 .257,735,759 ,880,562 . — . : . .$ . +75.2 +75.2 . -3,682,632 3,682,632 t 1944 Dec, % ' —-- +19.0 145,083,383 v '■'■WeekEndedNov.59 1945 ,6 1~143~059 1,143,059 +27.4 803,549,600 206,853,168 ' lJi 1946 * 1,830,386 1,830,386 4,222,543 4,222,543 419,227,982 419,227,982 2,451,325 • +25.4 + 29.7 +22.3 291,976,499 96,546,700 +- >483.7 ^+20.0 +10.8 +30.0 -5+37.1 •".-*.+ 25.0 i+ 24.9 . 22,985,424' "74,577,443" ' . 24,461,463 f 28,740,240 ' :v'y-''-"v.::*1"; 43,112,413 : .17,704,738,233 + 44.9 - :: '' Inc. or Dec. % 1945 1946 -315,128 480,570 -3;160,279> ,3,690,597 "1,165,872 2,350,946 ,11,279,753 2,913,137 13,271,418 - + 30.8 +30.8 + 21.0 + 22.7 +22,7' +34.5 ;>•;>+34.5 • v. + 13.0 +13.0 842,961 +104.3 423,983,050 + 16.8 666,263 3,010,082 287,672,350 1,134,203 — +Tl4~.l +114.1 + 49.1 +49.1 197163",000 19,163,000 J 4,172.838 4,528,064 ; . 5,572,925 12,889,300 , 14,050,300 481,092 679,125 298,658,672 •334,789,083 r . THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4543 Volume 164 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE -■yypek Ended Nov. 9- -Month of October- Inc. /■ Clearings at-r 157,533,740 ! )268,671,263 4,310,712 5,232,897 : : : i > 0.2 62,823,206 + 7.8 + 19.6 1,528,544 + 11.7 6,170,628,627 + 16.1 16,130,117 + 32.1 ' 30,505,633 6,913,814 40,253,742 2,041,318 119,393,519 169,326,274 4,995,999 2,731,673 + 64,151,898 55,287,059 . 16,117,386 + 30.1 303,171,799,188 667,991,624 392,566,697 77,388,011 V 419,147,154 : 27,664,564 1,463,109,225 $ 1,886,469,237 29,040,132,895 S 1.8 — 765,677,860 99,171,797 2,791,934,406 : 53,863,975 " 8,348,483 or Dec. % 10,655,155 1,303,825 .+'24.4 +.18.4 10*868,981 8,370,385 931,807 571,553 + 16.6 35,669,310 + 10.3 40,704,223 28,593,741 37,203,340 + 38.5 ' • + 20.5 57,708,438 311,938,644,074 29,812,947,348 829,336 + 41.3 695,990 1.1 — 660.340 3.5 + + 35.5 1,686,086 1,935,409 30.4 + + 24.6 + 31.7 462,000,000 580,000,000 +15.5 698,000,000 619,000,000 + 26.0 2,307,507 1,878,628 957,773 + 27.6 4,111,156 2,477,979 2,632,287 14.6 2,157,274 3,293,866 1,885,014 1,213,898 1,521,389 2,077,334 1,459,859 + " + 32.6 3,407,737 , 1,551,874 ; 1,617,651 + 26.8 + 31.0 + 20.5 17,734,741 t5,520,i + 40.1 + 12.4 4,854,899 4,319,! + 12.4 ' Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland- 636,575,835 + 17.6 5,478,609 3,974,113 106,308,907 + 37.9 3,240,792 139,547,043 + 31.3 80,370,294 158,760,593 12,582,200 1,15,244,500 241,086,412 188,529,449 74,117,800 3,860,984 24,989,200 17,284,500 +,m + 19.2 + 23.0 3,597,991 2,012,155 7,387,851 2,820,191 4,195,674 2,373,308 27.6 3,838,721 2,970,878 219.531,605 210,621,503 180,498,971 213,807,683 441,664,879 506,885,574 ■, ft' +»• ~ • 91' r —T—r-r-rr- Ea.~epayer County—-—------Greenspurg—,— Hi Pittsburgh. 12,191,738 22,143,490 10,480,915 35,581,738 ' ; r ]%• ■ GU City— —— Ky.—Lexington— Ya-—Wheeling-^— + 25.5 + 63.3 2.9 — + 23.5 5.0 + + 19.7 9,787,461 : 21.8 + *n.883^; 641,618,711 2,630,976,947 3,237, Total (17 cities) + 24.2 1,005,325 986,239,134 12,769,942 14,090,496 ' .+P' W. + + 23.9 "1,636,383 ftQ+ i —t + 73.1 2,080,894 - +*-~rr+-i- Toledo— 7.1 17.4 ;. v+ ■:.r Newark-——!*•--i + + — Youngstown-.————T +47.6 6,930,401 33,063,000 461,983,339 * +31.2 + 334 . V + 51.3 18,701,579 666,393,137 2,862,533 222,624,801 ' + 24.3 + 354,685,000 I: 9.7 31,878,720 15,385,975,93? 9.5 + 720,200,000 + 29.3 12,151,210 11,407,185 10,038,162 224,621,874 13,591,890 286,590,161 20,507,034 10,894,985 + 47.3 564,463,015 A + 30.7 7,995,700,000 v.'. / 147,919,506;; • 133,515,028.; 111+72,792 + 33.5 2,918,015,045 s- + 68.3 203,585,141 64.1 + : 1,739,024,124 6,783,812,993 '•110,888,663 + 33.4 99,399,016 87,195,537 2,290,090,544 ' 158,184,944 + 39.7 4,555,964,122 + 34.8 22,690,4?0,762 3,207,272 + ; Lansing— Muskegon— - — /.is -Bay City Ind—Ft. Wayne 'V • + ; +60.3 - r Terre Haute;.—— Wis.—Madison——-—i, Milwaukee Osiikosh-———r——rr i- Sheboygan— Watertown— - • ' Iowa—Cedar -— Siotjx Rapids City—'—— An^ps I +• j ■iCt: r- Chicago-— . Decatur-—————•rs Springfield-^————• siSterling——— —• ! •> 15,387,411 I 34,987,002 i £« "11,144,746+ 9,717,603 V ■v 1,101,409 •; i.'c l: j 5,352,649",596 Total <31 cities)-—-. eighth Federal Reserve District—Sf? *,apis— Mo!—-St. Louis—%u, 1.1,Q26,8 : 4.115,761,44^ , + 30.8 30,749,334 38,139,401 19.1 124,600,000 128,400,000 2,891,153 + 47.1 -2,434,028 ■£5553i5- + 16.5 17622:551 + 24.7 37,064,5J5 38,760,127 5+9G~G~,932. 50710~5,004 •4,465,837 4,802,608 53,582,465. 444,266 .461,357 97,766,675 1,129,346 709,312 ■7,828,71? Cape Girardeau— ' >——_. Independence— Kv.-^LouisviMe— fas: \ Tenn.—Memphis"——-——— 111.—Jacksonville ■'i Quincy • j Total \ ——. . fa——. < 1,3 421,-3 448,9 1,6 •■•V.v 8,( ■; , (7 cities) 8,? t ■ 6,354,660 +45.4 +29.6 t . • 340,422,555 + 59.2 468,840 4,851,543 +18,6 3?75b"i26 3^2*17/224 + 20.9 2,357,221 3,659,023 2,524,93? 3,161,482 + 17.6 + 26.5 + 21.1 . 4,960,5.73 +23.0 + 447845,000 3774*00,000 22^908^000 28j56~000 + + 4.2 4,248,975 6.7 *2,156,491 3,542,144 11^363,317 3,887,976 7,962,147 3,758,571 + 3775~3"3,313 267903",722 3M75~586 + 23.3 + 37.5 + 21.8 447882,497 7,085,769 + 10.8 +29.8 . + 47.4 +'22.5 3,933,992 + 58.5 1,901,399 1,845,162 26,778,654 19,090,541' + 40:3 12,428,018 14,192,418 + 31.2 +23.2 11,8,94,271 51360,373' +42.3 5,796,25? 4,880,868' 43 5 +42.2 +20.2 : 15,420,476 45,139,745 . + 45.6 ,+46.7^:%?: T + 30.8 781,813 +23.6 +58.7 995,362 615,192,168 + 29.9 +15.1 4,215,356 9,732,885 + 41.7 3,613,442 + 25.0 3,692,146 46,726,354,795 804,958,663 707,733,831 206,400,000 |7?i *00,00?; 91,406,569 74,504,283 87,010,069 77,233,878 +632i92Q 1+60,000. , ~ , +MZ - + 28.4 . 348,825,462 151,591,824 113,552,068 13,283,824 970.724 + 342,215,878 290,389,793 920,091 + 23.1 + 54.6 2,832.857.069 + 5,351,000 + 74.0 50.1 56,611,932 + 46.8 34.1 424,547,471 2,459,780 5,820,963 1,976,798 21748,894 4,222,311 113,731,431 +60.0 +,27-6 + 34.7 + 16.9 565,407 357,452,885 3,463,212 1 '37,723,895 26,069,897,427 ■ 769,478 553,141,0144,852,045" 7,014,^8 8;287,774 2,270,854 + 31.5 10,915,099 • 1.917,C 221,747 88,024,788 ,918,532,455, 421.649,901 9,176,454,793 1 79,289,689 ill,976,632 3,811,475,690 799,613.860 6,122,712 321,354 73,699,607 .27,502.872 ,+27.1 + 15.5 > 2,243^145 3.7 — * ; 2,641,146 - + 35.8 458,722,083 , « + 122.905,119 + 3,322,94? j 2,298,200,541 10,220,284 10,298,367 + 10.5 47.0 +34:0 + 25.3 . 255,072,135 + 27.Q + 3,608,120 : | . : 60,272,793 10,628,653 37+++615 236,510,813 11,434,758 132,735,139 + 56.8 178,149,742 '486,429,109 , 26.7 —12.7 1,684,367,267 + 65.6 i -r- Peoria— , 43.1 +26.8 . 43,552,033 168,200,000 55p,499,393 140,788.182 1,933,629,817 '' 31,041,089 + 32.7 r 3?,28?,89l 1,256,725 ^ Bloonrihgtoh-- Rockford——, _ + i 81,742,385 : ? • 111.—Aurora—— s +36.6 708;896 V ' ; : +14.0 : 2,412,238 J 10,033,393 DeS Mpines———— ; + 39.1 •' 128782 f, 03 9 3l76l2jl67 + 6,045,149 + 19.2 53,458,196 332;325,052 —30.4 *•.■ I"4*****v^ -y. + 35.8 175,803,181 +34.9 ' Manitowoc V + 46.4 2,350,128 1,747,508 1097O37/71 8 67^288,069 + 26.4. 82,340,971 + 47.8 .148,388,444 i 2,664,484 4,947,981 ■ ; '333,993,642 51,976,023 197,625,703 + 45.2 1 +18.3 + 53.0 4ia«7.R58 +32.0 79,583,368 * + 14.3 128,298,326 + 43.7 v 87,124,005 + 39.9 12,397,902.692. " 142,030,352 ; 29,943,314 ■ -47,365,237 i 11,493,707 | ; Indianapolis-— 91.6 + 22.2 66,823,37? 9.5 + .. +23.8 / ii 29,806,621 + South Bend— 35.4 r , 13,887,991 ; 6,284,837 4,509,620 I 13,871,549 i " 4.2 + 26,597,509 4,368,688 Jackson-——.—-—— 51.5 + . Flint Grand Rapids——— 22.6 2>~19~346 + 22.4 18,860,147,657 + 7 4,252,24? 1,084,985 5,887,000 6,004;000 + 36.6 + 28.7 3,821,250,564 2,000,006,841 ( + 27.5 + 27.4 985,415 + 28.9 5I7220,456 + 34.3 +24.4 + 38.3 1,101^58,064 f 11,627,568 300,695,575 200,400,000 3,104,735,172 CT 2,536,611,225 224,744,972 205,254,380 114,901,974 82,146,543 144,515,000 126,479,000 254,335,859 187,236,666 50,934,781 33,293,378 14,710,742 11,637,912 Seventh ^Federal Reserve District^ + 22.0 446/736^ 12,639,665 56,952,141 587,642,768 .2,151,247,643 + 46.5 22,445,242 4,317.336 1,452,710 406,904,249 r . 1737000464 + 28.0 + 27.0 52,794,201 ,187,153,602 Mich.—Ann Arbor--—— ' + 28.2 2,575,290, t70 + 28.6 ' . 380,975,401 + + 33.6 14,937,000 9,929,QQ0 123,896,455 2,891,662 + 41.1 ,7,585,106,453 ' 2,1.2 + 19.0 + 6.8 4,393,912,02$ 123,297,681 229,426,431 1,910,084 7,702,000 90,682,066. 2,444,428 v + 43.1 92,378450 t ." + 28.8 10,894,049 ' 90,486,501 912,472,367 —— Mansfield W A 3,591,428 178,772,429* + 27.9 inn' 1 Lorain— ' .. — Hamilton 4,383,300 595,656,120 +11.6 19,044,865 501,589,523 *?• Columbus---. ; + 720,563,643 + 15.8 Ohio—Canton— Cincinnati—--. t'v Cleveland—-i—---— 2,493,700 473,809,706 386,449,558 328,198,161 + 541,841,174 13.7 132,400,000. 152,700,000 56,733,864 48,343,417 64,066,049 45,375,160 1+8+003 1~153~000 238,661,284 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL" Month of Octoberv. Clearings at— 1946 1945 Inc. or 1943 Inc. . . - T' «. 3,436,992 •' 1 Minot 4,255,502=,% - 8. D.—Aberdeen Falls.... Huron.. , Mont.—Billings 15,588,225 Falls 12,285,933 Helena •:%//• ' /' Total (16 cities) Tenth Federal Reserve District- + 54.1 or * 1943 196,400,703 30,934,000 31,576,787 103,254,763 167,217,842 20,093,087 104,835,389 + 61.6 + 41.4 + 31.4 + 35.2 + 31.3 8,989,126 '+36.7 155,609,161 24,943,000 22,772,420 77,015,448 135,186,334 13,778,652 74,305,251 67,429,335 217,751,635 6,076,077 + 34.6 + 25.4 ; + 24.0 118,478,122 ' . '1 ' 12,447,217,985 v , 42,"1837450 2,933,096 67,425,649 + 20.3 4,997,349 131,450,343 33,6447266 ; ; « . 292,071,653 9,583,288 1,198,442,094 + 26.2 5,973,885 .220,778,422 + 24.8 85,789,597 1+37.1 1,308,400 ;•:•!/• + 44.3 2,129,307,407 24,476,184 5,397,728 v $ 8,550,798 3,292,721 + 43.4 ^ ' 5,4*4*7*313 V +38,7 vs:- + 34.1 ?. i/ / + 23.7 ! ; !j-Tv ; ; 4,641,271 ■ 2,884,029 / 1,969,377 V + 45.8 /• +41.1 t! + 27.2 i 3,390,692 ; r !; 2,751,863 7,65^179 /%:%/ r + 57.7 9,887,497,967 1 -I + 34.1 + 25.9 1,665,869 1,693,696 5,0*6*2^821 4,239*535 169,089,695 189,005,851 M57*534 316,174,082 250,064,307 + 26.4 -Kansas City--- i! ' 1,655,024 1,058,588 + 56.4 Hastings 463,939,481 2,043,068 ' Kans.—Manhattan. Parsons 371,182,661 , 1,377,820 + 48.3 1,089,239 ,+26.2 !+51.1 + 32.0 28,413,692 6,268,800 5,168,541 '928,788,255 + 26.5 40,344.287 30,662,283 1,032,168 *+31.6 + 19.9 62,129,502 + 42.7 St. Joseph— Carthage Okla.—Tulsa If 1,237,051 88,628,414 ; Springs. ; 6,981,568 Denver...— 6,364,146 317,491,458 402,909,599 Pueblo 6,389,982 9.7 + 26.9 4,909,081 2,283,493,340 + 1,795,235,655 + 30.2 ^ 525,803 . 455.030 367.031 4,971,408 *400,000 . . + 21.3 1,174,932,483 City. . + 36.5 185,917,667 3,287,814,838 11,309,174 12,590,479 150,437,260 328,568,066 40,343,799 ' 16,434,224 Mo.—Joplin 9,479,263 220.436.334; 3,873,604,445 ' 17,523,805 ,'J ' 11,539,889 211,413,391 372,826,000 57,232,873 10,478,962,909 319,908,483 12,588,952 741,162,777 69,685,285 3.454,015,253 61,018,984 , + 25.0 1,374,828 . Wichita— + 27.8 24,827,789 .37,508,552 - Topeka 12,943,886 i—i —v.''' : 19133^997 Omaha Colo.—Colorado Inc. ' /| + 25.7 ••/. y'. 7,741,362 + 41.0 + 20.9 28,186,264 Lincoln. Kansas 29,446,038 > 1,502,900,657 Neb.—Fremont ' + 19.1 6,709,113,147 27,417,097. ::: ;. 39,571,646 + 25.7 " 196,919,091/.' 2,658,410,559 V 38,655,811 1,760,860 Lewistown + 30.9 2,632,713 17,796,776 2,203,622 - 234,507,829 8,435,783,442 + 31.7 , 9,531,747 13,546,377 1,630,075 11,872,508 13,474,689 Sioux Great ' 26,022,284 * 3,725,000 ... + 22.4 3,415,356 227,129,213 , 2,733,630 654,406 18,453,880 ;3,082,000: 1,008,733 D.—Fargo Grand Forks t 7+21.5 840,459,649 : 4,470,026 299,050,022 V „ 24,816,750 1,029,022,845 Paul Fergus Falls N ' . Winona 1945 Dec. % 40,143,337 ... Rochester St. -Week Ended Nov. 9- or Dec. % District—Minneapolis— Minn.—Duluth Minneapolis Monday, November 18, 1946J -Jan. 1 to Oct. 31— Dec. % Ninth Federal Reserve CHRONICLE. . + 18.6 / * 17.8' +54.9 +27.2- 19,914,863,266 UM|U0O)V00 3,787,849 + 43.8 9,329,810 6,823,775 2,870,305 + 36.7 6,363,957 2,582,100 5,916,258 247,212,943 199~927,164 + 23.7 9,554,66* 6,800,353 146^29+796 + 40.5 1697412",86Q 5,556,140 5,581,609 1,523,915 1,384,664 +104 855,400 1,049,843 ,1,217,756* 1,3837476 874,095 1,012,293 + 15.4 ; +34.9 " , " 9.1 + + 34.4 3,668,647,794 + 29.4 + 40.0- , 16,808,906,661 'v,: -v occ +13.5 41.9 A Total (15 cities). 19.5 + 189,779 298,263 3,737,655 63,779,493 263,415 3,414,075 CO oco 5,447,566 + 679,404,642 51,858,081 43,595,343 82,163,640 219,475 9.0 17.0 +15.8 ; 277,212,951 9,328,056 ; , + + 40.5 f _ ' + 15.6 + 8.3 — 9,052,399,248 -• . + v %/-. 5,815,687., 98,149,233' . +18.5 379,177,377 . Eleventh Federal Reserve District—Dallas— Texas—Austin—...-1.^-.—.—. Beaumont ' ■ ... r i. Dallas... * 26,029,747 11,565,504 733,753,767 74,535,426 98,802,458 20,190,000 669,084,414 4,719,448 11,349,483 - . v El Paso....- Ft. .... Worth % Galveston.—.....—..—i,.. Houston Fort Arthur—.: Wichita Fall8-*~—Texarkana —1 + 81.1 9,298,874 242,955,355 138,393,303 99,115,395 92,385,995 5,334.292,411 485,250,825 670,352,994 136,056,000 4,915,247,359 36,543,263 76,871,285 28,469,946 + 24.4 + 26.7 74,853,624 14,598,000 512,527,285 3,155,322 8,386,540 3,165,098 26,375,200 7,052,477,824 . + 39.7 623,017,084 +32.0 + 38.3 f i + 30.5 + 49.6 + 35.3 820,885,296 177,247,000 5,849,771,100 43,685,189 97,568,663 34,473,065 297,188,367 . v + 75.6 + 6,277,502 4,268,860 7.3 + 22.5 20,7027764 + 30.3 19,*346^837 4,664,000 3,541,000 + 28.4 + 26.9 1,691,667,959 2,200,000 2,378,744 6Tl37i200 201,430,143 84,270,903 4,234,037 - +21.1 247,828,826 + 19.9 12,161,692,207 + 26.1 ; 1 Total (11. cities)...—.—■ + 31.7 1,299,385,229 +30.2 15,338,384,338 • + 19.5 8/785577 + 40.0 12/764,603 2,756,000 ' + 19.0 *2,700,000 + 49.2 : 100,"238^364 SSo*S5Si 7.0 + 2,185,443 9470477600 tiSgSSjm. 10,312,820 4,722,659 , —36,915,053 .... 2,106,671 1587297,000 +32.2 16,705,681 —— lAu—Shreveport ' ' ... 14,376,248 579,301,813 53,347,225 1,303,110 + 43.2 54291671 4,706,723 176,612,641 117,090,137 124,040,869 84,584,042 3,546,686 63,792,542 Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San Francisco— Wash.—Bellingham— Seattle ■; . 4,278,772 356,206,859 — Yakima , —— Ida.—Boise—,—; Ore.-—Eugene, j.——— Portland : 317,365,676 Utah—Ogden—— Salt Lake Ctiy i ■ . Berkeley........... Long Beach.. —.— Modesto— . . San Francisco San ————.... Stockton 6,607,776 6483",348 2503448 4,6*5*6*553 361/235/000 11,696,872 39,945,120 11,370,247 321471,000 21749+000 8,315,350 27+210^000 7,410,701 2,011,916 4,732,803 3,603,751 Total (19 cities)... + 26.0 10,3T7"i638 5,174,552 3,309,970 7,936,797 6,584,950 29,771,745 : - y 51868467 ' ' 25,676*4074 . . 7,396,755 1,419,353,968 Jose 72,201,512-; 25512/776 + 25.4 8,326,446 24,674,939 Santa Barbara——..——— 49,007,,623 35978*447 13,407,431 ,— Pa8adena_u-.i--i~.---i--^---.-.: Riverside^^..ij..i.wi~^--.-.^.«:;- . ? 62,829,494 9,391,342 140,981,478 32,973,467 12,356,826 16,919,648 32,304,254 ...... Ariz.—Phoenix Calif.—Bakersfield 2,260,031 4,871,000 1,718.504 4,945,146 - 606,090,372 Outside New / 380,700,192 10,634,148,671 7,080,023,440 8,419,186,627 5,682,425,893 4,826,434,309 3,505,094,151 4,047,814,010 cities) York—30,613,860,413 ♦Estimated. ; 534,711,063 11,853,055,520 Grand Total (184 tNot included in Foreign Exchange Rates RATES CERTIFIED ; BY .v'/;7r Transacted by R. L. Day & Co., Boston, oh Wednes* day, Nov. 6: ! STOCKS Shares FEDERAL RESERVE NOV. 8, Auction Sales 4;77-7--7H777'7:.;7 just passed: FOREIGN EXCHANGE 471,614,493® 24,159,436,505 total. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer¬ tifying daily to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. We give below a record for the week r 15 BANK TO TREASURY UNDER TARIFF ACT 1930 OF Beacon Chambers ; 1 1946 TO NOV. 14, 1946, INCLUSIVE Boston Athenaeum 710 Spray Engineering $ per share Trust,/preferred ($300 par)... ($100 par}.....—.. 411/* —,—...... 18 Surfaceal Inc. 10 Boston Chamber of Commerce Realty Trust, ($100 par) 25c lot — Noon Country and Monetary Unit Buying Rate for Cable Transfers In New York Value In United States Money r7: • 35 Suburban 750 . Nov. 8 .297733* .... Free : ; ...— Brazil, cruzeiro Canada, dollar— 3.212780 * . ? , Official .020060 , .008409 :// *■■■> ; : ' • .020060 .7 .208765 % 4.031875 : 4.031875 . . .020060 208765 . • .008409 .008409 .301554 '\;i .301554 .205879 //■ .205879 - / .205879 /J77893 .377893 • 1.000000 c: Holiday 1.000000 .201612 .040501 .091324 ... .233629 4.005000 4.005000 .950416 ' 3.225500 3.225500 .201612 .091324 .278208 .008409 % .277893 % 1.000000 .947291 3.225666 .278208 ■V? .201612 .040501 .091324 1.000000 J" .951250 : ' ; 3.225500 .201612 :V .040501 .040501 -J'/15 ($100 par) i v v/ ■ 53A. 6% 7. 0,^;,r.':c;vv Notices Below will be found a list of corporate bonds, notes, preferred and common stocks called for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in which the details were >•. given in the "Chronicle." NOTICES OF TENDER Company and Issue— \,v7 : -•;; ^7-- ;/;. ■ -V.;7'7;: Date 7 1st mtge. bonds due 1960 Nov 26 Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Ry.— Bush Terminal Co., St. Louis Division 1st collat. trust mortgage bonds International Paper Co.— ../v Nov 20 Page 2404 2405 . .091324 .091324 .278214 .278207 .278207 .233629 .233629 .233629 4.005000 4.005000 • , Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund 777:/-::v.V.>:^;%7/( .-®;::7 .946666 .233629 i .953750 .570066* .301554 . - .208765 4.031875 ./"■ .205879 .040501 „ ■fy'-yyt1 .022793 7 >7}-. . Peoples National Bank Com. Southbridge Building Trust ($100 par) 1.000000 .952890 .570066* . , •Nominal rate. ■ ll1/* — . ,054053 1.000000 , .020060 •*. ■'•■'/ /; /;/: .377893 .201612 '■// 'r .054053 < ' , 3.225666 Controlled •;/ .570066* s;/:;:-: .946458 Noncontrolled »• . 50c lot common ,3.212613 V .022793 .949687 . .205879 New Zealand, pound Norway, krone Africa, pound ,' S 1.000000 Holiday .301554 , 1,000000 peso— .054053 .251247*; 3.212613 > Securities, Oliver .297733* .251247* . / .022794 .377893 , .297,733* 3.212613 .020060 .208765 .301554 7, .297733* .251247*. ;•/ /■:;4 4.031953 .008409 ; Official Portugal, escudo Spain, peseta Sweden, krona Switzerland, franc >>;•. .949218 .570066* .208765 Netherlands, guilder Newfoundland, dollar— : A 4.031953 .... 'iti-. 1.000000 , .570066* ;. 25 - .948671 Colombia, peso Czechoslovakia, koruna Denmark, krone England, pound sterling France (Metropolitan) franc India (British), rupee Mexico, peso it. v .054053 1,000000 Free Nov,*14 400 .022796 .054053 Nov. 13 $ .251247* 3.212780 / .022796 .* Nov. 12 .297733* .251247* Australia, pound—.... Belgian, franc. —-i—.——— Union of South Novell $ Official Uruguay, Nov. 9 peso— Electric 1st preferred Oliver Building Trust ($100 par) Consolidated Lobster Co. 500 ; 330 Co.i———r——» 20 Argentina, ^ 4,966,020 t ' 4.005000 -■7-'/'. 1st and ref. mtge. 5% mtge. bonds, ser. A & ser. B—Dec 2 Philadelphia Transportation Co.— Consolidated Mtge. 3% -6#> bonds, ser. A, due 2039—Dec 13' St, Joseph & Grand Island Ry.— 1st mortgage 4% bonds due 1947 Any time 2410 * - .658300* .562716* .658300* .658300* .658300* .562716* .562716* .562716* /'* .658300* .562716* PARTIAL Company and Issue— 12824 REDEMPTION u Associated Laundries of Illinois, Inc.— 1st (closed) mortgage 6'As ' Date ——————Dec 1 Pag* 2402 •'I Volume 164 . Number 4543 Company and Issue— ! ' vV'« ) Consolidated Grocers Corp., 3%% 5% preferred stock___.. 1 '• debentures Date ..Nov 29 »_____Nov 29 3%% debentures due I960—,.— ^Nov 29 Deerfield Packing Corp., 1st mtge, 4s, due 1956—*_JDec 1 Detroit Steel Corp.; 2u-year 6% debentures Jan 1 Elk Horn Cool Corp., collat. trust 4s, due 1956—, Dec 1 Erwln Cotton Mills Co., 6% preferred stock Dec 31 'Public General Utilities •1st and refunding mortgage bonds, 1 • * 2406 1 1 1 ' National Dairy Products Corp.,2%% Inc., 4%% debs., due 1970 1 Terminal RR. of 1874 Real 1 Dec 2447 2325 1st — Bridgeport Molded Products Co.— 1st mortgage 5s, series C, due 1955—..——-—Dec os »»oi—nan time uue 1st mortgage i %%. bonds or debenture stock 4 636 4% Bath Home Son, Blackhawk 61 U. 8. Government deposits— Interbank deposits: Domestic banks Debits ■ ——- • . >• 3,461. „ 334 ' 920 — 19 193 + Gov't S. accounts, 2149 ':.r ' • Nov. 13, 1946 2405 'V' V:yV.j;' AssetS ' *. • . Redemption •v' 17,454,426 fund A B (quar.) cash • v y 4,003 1722 — 267,070 — —. 396,980 —, - 1,122 — loans . T"*Vr Railway 1- 2 12-10 1- 3 12-18 11-15 10-3® $1.50 : 12- . 1 — -J—rr-r—-ro-——— Bonds 11-13 .y $1 11-13 $1.25 1- 2 12-1® (year-enui—+ $1.50 12- 2 n-20 $1.50 12-30 12-12 * y;. Co — 5 % 18,782 + 1st mortgage 334% bonds, series C-——————Nov 18 1 2nd mortgage 5% bonds-——-— .—Nov 18 .-■■■ 3,946 + 361,143 2,859 20,891 + 35,014 — 198,468 + 18 — 1,260 22,674 +107,500 + .84,000 preferred 12- 1 11-28 2 11-22 12-16 11-18 50c 12- $1.10 convertible preferred stock— 8tandard Brands, Inc., $4.58 preferred stock— 1 40c 11-12 11-29 12-16 r 2 12-16 11-29 11-19 l- 2 12-13 $150 12- 6 134%c 1- fy 5Uc' 12-12 12-16 1- y. $1.75 65c Ltd. (vear-ena)_ Ltd.— Ltd., 12$ 2 12-16 12- 2 $50c 12-16 11-15 $50c 12-16 11-15 $15c 12- 1 11-15 $150 12- 1 11-15 $$1.25 •12- 2 12- 2 . ~ .+**—— Gas preferred 6% Trust— Investment Natural —Nov 2tJ ——Dec ** (quar.) (L. E. & Company (quar.) Light, 4*/a'% pfd. (quar.) 15c 1-2 75c 2022—Jul* 1 +168,826 + 236,029 24,081,798 '+189,735 + 36,301 8 Uncollected Bank items 32,6.18 - 5,355 + 701,901 + ' •• - • 50,136 Total assets ; — 2,789,402 -—i—• premises Other assets 12-10 convertible 60c — + — 1,115 — • 2,575 + ; Colorado Fuel & Iron, Columbian yT2,057 y Yv .Year-end 892,761 -, + Carbon. Community 890,783 + 5% §In Vol. 24,702,295 notes ■. bank—reserve , 12-14 11-25 12-16 12- 2 11-20 11- » $15C 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 50c 12-31 12-1® 12-14 $1.25 i ,45n 12-14 5c - pfd. conv. , 12,609 + + - 16,258,513 acct. 577,215 + 622,289 — +198,194 + • 169,162 _ Other Total 2450 422,021 deposits 44,959 10c 11-22 12-16 11-25 12 %C (quar.) Machinery (increased quar.)v* 12-10 50C 12-16 11-22 17,880,038 + 2,317 249,573 + 433,267 19,422 444,293 2,306,249 Other 162. availability items ; liabs., incl. accrued divs. 14,617 + 1,088 + • : + liabilities 44,903,199 + 891,257 + 12-16 12- 12-20 11-22 12-16 12- 7,237 431,316 Delaware 2,674 Bound & Brook RR. 11- The condition statement of weekly reporting member of the Federal Reserve System in 101 leading International Bridge (quar.) cities shows the following principal changes for the week ended Nov. 6: Decreases of $811,000,000 in holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness and $1,239,000,000 in United States Government deposits, reflecting the partial redemption of maturing certificates and Treasury calls on war loan deposits. Other capital United States Government securities increased 55 +vy/ 11,741 130,202 27,428 263 accounts—— 95,703 + 1,449 Eastern to serves 45,569,618 ' +892,761 Eaton 890,783 note liabilities combined 42.8% 0.5% — liability on bills purchased for foreign1 correspondents ———— Commitments loans trial , to make — 23 8,558 ——i v 5,221 , District, and $89,000,000 in the San Francisco Dis¬ trict. Holdings of Treasury bills declined in nearly all districts and the total decrease was $216,000,000. Hold¬ ings of United States Government bonds declined $43,000,000 in New York City and $13,000,000 at all reporting member banks, and increased $15,000,000 in the Chicago first grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced the we which week. Then we follow show the dividends we with $42,000,000 in the Philadelphia District. United States Government deposits declined substantially in all dis¬ tricts. Deposits credited to domestic banks increased $141,000,000. - Borrowings increased $47,000,000 in New York City, $41,000,000 in the Cleveland District, $30,000,000 in the a Extra ? 5% : Adam Hat Stores (quar.) Inc., (quar.) common Addressograph-Multigraph Allied Finance Allis-Chalmers Co Co. (quar.) 1— ___ American Airlines, American . ' $3.50 conv. pfd. (quar.)_ - , Holders 1- 2 12-16 American a share of B District or Telegraph cash —_— 1-10 20c 11-29 11- 9, 12-23 12- 5 (quar.) American Forging & Socket Co. (quar.)_— American Gas & Electric, common <quar.)_ Extra * 43A% preferred (quar.) _—.— 11-20 12- 2 11-25 "T2- 2 $1.25 12 VaC 50c 35c $1.18% 12-10 11-30 11-18 12- 12-15 I 1- 2 12-10 1- 2 12-10 1- 2 12- 2 11-11 12- 2 11-11 1-15 12-30 30c (quar.)——— (Syracuse N., Y.)— Curme & Shoe Stores, (quar.) 1-15 12-30 12-16 12- 2 %K.i5c:- 11-27 $$2 12-16 11-30 of America, class A (quar.).— ' (quar,)_— First Security Corp. of Ogden (Utah)— & Dyeing 12- iA 12-10 1 1 5- 12- 12-10 $2 Extra 12-31 1212- 12-31 i5c 62Vac ; —- $1 Cleaning 10-22 3 12-20 Co,,—* United 12- t5c ■ (quar.) com. — 12-10' 25C — 5%.ypreferred 300 5 Co. $3 12-16 12- O B $3 12-16 12- O Class A 12- 1 12-19- 11-21 common common Fitzsimmons 5 </« v 5% Fox (s-a) $1 12-3: 12-10 12- ' -- — 1 •- ^ • participating class A (year-end) non-participating class B (year-end) — Brewing Co., common (quar.).. (Peter) t Extra 12-10 $1 —-—— (s-a) Stores— 20c 12-1 11-20 ^'y 25c ^ 1- 2 12-14 2 12-14 50c.; 250 (quar.) Brewing (Indiana) Fox De Luxe Brewing (Mich.), com. 11-20 20C ■ ———— De Luxe 1- 1 12-14 12- 12-10 12- 1; 2 11-22 12-16 11-20 12-16 1- 2 11-20 12- 4 Extra 5% • Less Galvin 1- 2 ■- 12-14 12-14' 12-14 1- 2 12-14 1- 2 12-14 54 VaC 12-28 11-29 15c 12-17 11-20- y (quar.)— tax ; ;l- '2 .vti'l- 2 50c Company— Mexican 1- 25C (quar.) —— preferred Fresnillo a";: ' v:y 50c : c 11-25 V 12-27 _— Fox 68% 12-20 12-10 $1.25 class -fa of 11-30 I $1.50 Insurance .Co. Class B v 35c 87VaC Feltman Payable of Rec. Cities Power & Light Corp.— A (opt. div. series) of 1936 ••$2.75 11-30 1- Class 40c —a--———- ——i._. Mfg. 12-12 12-12 28c .. preferred Finance When 15c —— 11-20 $1.25 . The dividends announced this week, are: Per 12-10 11-20* $1.37 Mt — Fenton Share 1-2 12-24 $1.02%. (quar.) and Investment News Department" in the declared. •• : M v.,. f.. - Company 11-20 12-24 : 60c (quar.)__ Semi-annually ■ 11-20 11-20 12-13 25c Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. (interim) — Federal Grain, Ltd. 6V3% pfd. (accum.) — week when 11-30 12-14 I $1.75 (quar.)—— common which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation . 11-10 $1.06 lA — Electric District Excelsior « 11-22 11-10 12-14 $1.75 * previously announced, but 11-23 2 50C • second table in 2 12- 25c preferred Eversharp, •• current 12- 11-30 25c . are. 3 12-14 12-14 $1 v;i: Dividends Uame of declined $92,000,000 in the Chicago District, $79,000,000 in New York City, and $123,000,000 at all reporting member banks, 'and in¬ creased $47,000,000 in the San Francisco District and (quar.) Co., common Service, $5 pfd. (quar.) preferred (quar.),-— $6 preferred (quar.)—_—.— Essex Company (s-a)—— DIVIDENDS 12- 12-31 20c $5.50 District. Demand deposits adjusted preferred Engineers Public - - 4.1% Empire - 11-20 11-3® 12-31 15c Co Electrographic Corp.; common v 7% preferred (quar.)-— 6,019 $43,000,- Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness de¬ clined I in all districts, the principal " decreases being $306,000,000 in New York City, $169,000,000 in the Chi¬ Boat El Paso Natural Gas Co., — ... i—.. 446 6,019 -— 11-20 2 12-20 $1 —■——-- — participating Electric indus¬ 12-20 2 12-10 ;:y, 50c preferred (quar.).. 30c Balanced Bund (yearrend) ^ 50c Fund (year-end) — 37 %c Stores, common (quar.) — Brothers 4 Va% 0.5% Contingent 1-15 12- 15c (quar.)__ common Extra ■ 11-25 12- ; Howard Stock & Edison deposit and F. R. 000 in New York City and $35,000,000 at all reporting member banks; loans to others for the same purpose declined $20,000,000. ' * ' Steamship Lines, convertible $2 45,209 2 11-1« 12-10 $1 Corporation, common (year-end) preferred (quar.)————— Dominguez Oil Fields (monthly) —-— Draper Corporation,; (year-end)— Dumbarton Bridge. Co..— Durez Plastics & Chemical (quar.)_„.—r*. Eaton & Howard ' Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬ $21,000,000 in the Chicago District, $19,000,000 in the Sari Franc'* 0 District, and $74,000,000 at all report¬ ing member b«mks. Loans for purchasing or carrying 184,933 358,355 Total liabilities & cap. accts. Ratio of gold certificate re¬ : creased paid in (Section 7)_ (Section 13b) 11- « u- 20c ——* Dictaphone Capital Accounts— Capital Surplus Surplus 8 8 12-16 30c Detroit 793,786 2 2 11- 50c (quar.) 4% Condition Statement of Member Banks 2 12-16 25c - : ■ .Extra Total 12- 250, '.Extra (quar.) . ' Deferred 11-22 ; . 264,075 + 121,896 11-27 11-15 11-11 I $2c (s-a) 10Q Management (s-a)> Connecticut. & Passumpsic River RR.— $2.10 6% preferred — —— $125 6 % preferred (liquidating) 25c Copper ' Range 20C Cornell-Dubilier Electric, commoh^^.*0.*t $1,31 lA $5.25 series A preferred (quar,),-.-* v,: 45c Dayton Power & Light Co.» — $1.12% $4.50 preferred (quar.)— $1.75 De Witt Hotel, Inc. (Chicago) 367,033 ,— !■:> 11-27 . 12-10 40c —r: Service i2- 25c (quar.) ; Public 12- 2 Minesy Ltd. Connecticut Investment ~ acct. Treasurer—gen. Foreign 2450 banks 2 11-3(1 30c , — (quar.) ; Congoleum-Nairn,' Inc. y.f'-v': Reserve S. U. r 1638 12- 12-16 40c ■■ Compo Shoe 45,569,618 Deposits: Member 1 11-13 ,12-16y 75C Equipment Co., common 5% preferred (quar.)— Colorado Central Power ' (quar.) 9,652 461,853 + "Liabilities?^ 2325 2326 1 12-2® 20C Coniaurum '47 1966—Feb Dec 12-a Securities Corp.— City Ice & Fuel COi^'Increased quar.).—— 2325 6 Oct 31 li-ii y 12-15 $1.12 Va ; — preference (accum.) — Central Steel & Wire Co. (year-end) Chain Store Investment Corp. (year-end) Chicago Rivet & Machine (year-end) Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR.— Quarterly ——Chiksan Company : (irreg.) Circle Bar Knitting, Ltd. ' (quar.) — 23,683,696 securities and Due from foreign-banks—' 102 F. R. notes of other banks— 114,348 '-v 6s—— 11-15 Heat Light, Clark loans Total S2822 1y.y 12-16 li-26 $$1.50 —— (accum.) - 11-2® 2' $$1.50 — (quar.) y; 28 VaC , 11-12 4 12- • (quar.)— & Forgings, Western Power $1.50 +1,724,230 129,149 —1,135,050 —• 224,002 — 4 " 753,390 — Total U. S. Govt; securities Federal 5% 161. a 12- $250 (quar.)—_— common International preferred Central Illinois " 1726 Southern States Iron Roofing Co.— tin Vol. li- $37 VaC Co., —— Carpenter y •Announcement in this issue, 11-6 30c y1' (quar.) ■ Canadian 6t. Maurice Power Corp.— bonds, series A, due : 35c $1.20 * 2325 sbocx 2 $1 -' (quar.) t5c Notes 1724 Railway Express Agency, Inc.— Serial notes; series A, due 1947-1948—-—-———Dec Tide Water Mill Co., 1st mortgage Toronto, Hamilton & Buffalo Ry.— 12- 12-16 — Extra : + 14,902,694 7,202,512 825,100 Bills 2057 due 11-20 1 10c - Canadian , Certificates 2157 due 1970 «eries 11-29 12-18 50c (quar.)_ Trust estate Canada Vinegars, - U. 8. Govt, securities: : Nov 18 cago 2 (quar.) Extra 342,361 + 57 + 18,234,144 and advances Industrial Pennsylvania Sugar Co.j 5% preferred stock, par $10-—Dec 31 . 1- $1.25 — (year-end) — " Canada Malting Co., Ltd.. (quar.)——— & gold ctf. reserves- Discounts — . 11-15 12-1® $1.75 — Any time Nebraska Power Co., 1% preferred stock —Dec 1 Norfolk Southern Ry., 1st mtge. 4V2S, ser. A, due 1998-Jan 1 Northern New York Utilities, Inc.— ■4 1st lien & ref 6% hnnrt*. series B, due 1947 Any time Northwestern Public Service Co.— preferred 11-15 11-30 pfd. (quar.)_ (resumed)— preferred Manufacturing Foundries Class 1945 . — 779,718 Total * mtge; 4V2% 11-30 11-30 (quar.) Central Illinois 2287 fly* 12-12 $1.25 $1 preferred wyant & Cannon Fcty. Class R. P. for notes , 1 Co., $2.50 — 50c Co. convertible Canada 1946 p\ *'• r " certificates Other refunding mortgage rs due 1947 Consolidated Brewing Forge 5Va% . Inc. (+) or Dec. (—) Since - ^ Nov. 6, 'P: Nov. 14, 12142 1 Trane 11-30 — (s-a) 7% Appliance Inc., Campoell (In thousands of dollars) _ .. 11-38 12-12 Lines— S. 1— Camden Reserve Banks Combined 2281 gen. mtge. Texas Power <fc Light Co.-*' 6% gold debenture. bonds. 11-30 $3 S. preferred (quar.)—— ——— Forge Co. (year^end) Manufacturing-?. » < • 1 4Va% convertible preferred (quar.) ———»• lattl 2285 2 Munson Line, Inc., class B preferred stock——-Nov 30 • 12-16 12-16 Buffalo Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal 1325 Gold Jan Natiohal Properties, Inc., debs, due 1958_u_Dec Merrimac Hat Corp., prererred stock-————-—Dec ? 11-18 10c 7% 15,533;' week 2 10c Brooklyn Borough Gas, common —.—^ 4.4% -preferred' (quar.l.^,_—, Bucyrus-Erie Co., common (year-end) 78 ; 12- — preferred (quar.)_**— Boyertown Burial Casket, (quar.) — British American Bank Note Co., Ltd.— Quarterly ;; —4,501 140 1 10c +, (quar.)— Inc.,. 5% City Bowser, deposit accounts except U. and + 1,045 141 9,376 - 1 1- 12-18 Corp Extra ' v — demand to —- 1,332 Foreign banks Borrowings 2327 Merchants' 4 & Border 81 + 20 1,239 + 4 12- $1.25 Manufacturing Co., 6% Bird Wharf 123 — 1- 12-16 (initial) Works Boston 39,530 10,324 deposits——- 1-31 25c — Indies Inc. preferred Iron Bendix —•128 34 tlOc —— (quar.) $1 146 + (interim)--* (s-a) common Extra 162 + Corp., Bangor Hydro-Electric, +1,940 — * ' 2,087 deposits adjusted—— Demand Time 2325 International Telephone & Telegraph Corp.— 4 i'A'/o debenture bonds, due- 1952U—July r 34 — 2325 1 — series A, 13 Ltd. 11-20 Building, Real 1st mortgage 6s —Dec ' 1 Co., 1st mtge. 3V4S, ser. A, due 1970—Dec 12 mortgage 4s, 4,694 31 11-15 2 West Elevated gold bonds, series E, due 1977—-July 1,'47 Internationar Paper Co.—- ; 1st 37 3,386 1 12- & Boston 2284 Clerks Investment Co.. 1st and 3,813 2 12- Co., Boston 2 ft>.—r 811 10,127 in vault— 1 States Norio.; 729 27,170 — 1 Co., Inc., class A $2 conv. preferred stock___Dec Electric Co., 1st mtge. 4s, due 1964 Dec Champion Shoe Machinery Co., 1st mtge. 4s, due 1948__Jan Consolidated Paper Co., Ltd.— 4Va% 216 12- 12-16 $1 (year-end) non-cum. preferred Beacon —-.——— — 1 Carman & Great 444 5,918 4,435 - Electric Balfour 607 Page mtge. 4%s, due 1951——Nov 22 Algoma Eastern Ry., 1st mortgage 5s Mar 1 Aluminium, Ltd.; 6% preferred sto.'k-i —.Nov 29 American, British & Continental Ct vp.— 5% gold debentures, ;dUe 1953—— JFeb\:.l El Paso 5% 150 27 12-10 Bush Bate; mtge. 419 43 2,149 with Federal Reserve Banks during -1st 6 231 12-10 2 t50c Corp., class A (year-end) (year-end)—*——; Gulf 2 $3 - 11- 62 VaC Common CALLED ' Co.. 18 1,479 securities Interbank Power 22 14 — Balances with domestic banks 2327 & 20 409 12-10 2 Equipment— Financial B 1- 11-29 $3 — preferred (quar.).,— Corporation (quar.) Astor 1.1-30 — — & : Ltd. Edison Atlantic 12-20 $1.73 Artloom 450 12-31 $6.25 (accum.) (initial)— National 2325 2327 .v 12 1-15 common pfd. (annual) (initial) Anglo-Huronian, 394 12-10 Co., common Wheelabrator 2325 1 Butte Eievit 35 7% 11-19 12-10 97 Vac Foundry, (quar.) Service, 12-20 70c 20c 2 —— preferred 900 - — loans Reserve Cash 30 Companv and Issue-*- 5% (quar.)— 3 1- 25c (s-a), & — preferred Class loans- obligations) Other 2290 —Dec ISSUES (• +3,353 420 bills Treasury certificates of indebtedness Treasury notes U. S. bonds (Including guaranteed <* United Milk Products Co., pfd. stock of no par value—Nov ENTIRE 74 + 835 Treasury 2157 A Common 3,725 + Public American —3,425 163 + $3 1945 945 — Glass + Arizona —_—... Machine preferred Andian obligations- securities—.. estate Other 1 Since Nov. 7, i pur¬ Loans to banks 2056 1 lor 3.9% $5 Government Other. securities New Orleans, 3%% mtge. bonds, series A, due 1974 Edison Co., V/2% debentures, due 1960_ Toledo S. Other 2412 11 31, 1946 57,609 16,256 Other loans for purchasing or carrying: ,y U. S. Government obligations 2289 1 Oct. 6> 9,833 dealers Holding Corp. Holders Payable of Ree. Share Growers American Service and agricultural and Fruit American 1946 •' V. "" Industrial, brokers to U. 2289 15 Jan Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp., 1st mtge. 3VaS, due 1960_Dec 1 Philadelphia Transportation Co.—v \ 1st and refunding mtge. 3%% bonds, ser. B, due 1970_Dec 1 Pittsburgh Steel Co.— 1st mortgage bonds, 4%% series, due 1950 -—Dec 1 1st mortgage bonds, series B, 4V2 %, due 1950 Dec 1 1st mortgage bonds, series C 4>/2%, due 1950 Dec 1 Poll-New England Theatres, Inc.— 1st mortgage bonds, due 1958-— —Dec, 2 Public Service Co. of Colorado, 4% debs., due 1949 Dec 1 Spalding (A. G.) & Bros., Inc., 6% debs, due 1989—Dec 1 Pacific ;> chasing or carrying: 2411 -Dec debentures due 1966 " loans 2411 1 /' : Commercial, 2288 1 ' Investments—total and Loans—total 2288 1 '■ Assets— Loans 2287 1 refunding mortgage ZVis, due 1966 Dec Oak Manufacturing Co., 5% conv. debentures, due 1955_Dec Ottawa Valley Power Co,, 1st mtge. 4s, due 1964_ Dec Central j Decrease (—) 2287 1 and Gas Co., v .; Amerex Increase (+) or 2286 ——Dec preferred stock New England Lime Co., 3%-6% Niagara Palls Power Co.— Alabama * American American (In millions of dollars) 2408 „_Jan Macfadden Publications, Inc., 6% debentures, due 1968—Jan Metropolitan Ice Co., 1st mortgage 7s, due 1954. —Jan Midi RR., 4% bonds, foreign series, due 1960 Dec Pacific-Missouri y/y^ • 2017 —Nov bonds— Name of Company ':yi'y 7';,v.;;?X/ of the assets and liabilities of reporting ; summary member banks follows: * Loans — Neisner Brothers, ; A 1718 2018 A, due 1950—Jatt ser. London Realty Co., Ltd., 1st mtge. 6V2 % Texas 2406 Corp.— Lake St. John Power & Paper Co., Ltd.— 1st mortgage 5VaS, series A— 1st ber banks. Nov._. Indiana Service 2284 When Per Chicago District, and $140,000,000 at all reporting mem¬ Page Corp.— 4Vi% convertible debentures, due 1956 —Jan Greyhound Corp., 3% debentures-—-———,....—..4V*% preferred stock— Dec 2585 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2 VaC ' of Manufacturing 8%——— (s-a) Corp. .+ ' 2586 V THE COMMERCIAL S FINANCIAL CHRONICLfe . When Per Name of Company General American General Bronze Corp. (quar.) General Phoenix Corp.— ( - Common Class (increased A General of Standard 12- National Trust 2 37>/2C —— — quar.) (optional) share a 12-16 12-5 Stock 12-16 12- 5 Selected of cash stock. arrears A preference Great Northern Green Co., Mountain Paper (accum.) $3.25 * Agricultural — Extra- shares 12-2 Newberry ■$$1.75 12-31 12- 9 40c 12- 2 12-27 10C • 6c 12- 11- 11-20 111111- >■ 11-20 11- 11-20 11- 4 11-20 It- 4 6c 4c -——, shares— — 11- 11-20 t 1111- Extra- 11-20 11- 11-20 11- 11-20 1111- 4 —- —. shares- shares 11-20 ? 11-20 11- Food Railroad Stock —. 1— preferred Co. $4 prior preferred $3- non-cum. common 11-20 11- 11- 11-20 11-20 Oil 11-20 11-20 11-4 3l/aC — 11-20 $1.50 1- 150 ' (quar.) 12-10- $1 12-15 12-16 12- 2 500 12-2 250 1-15 1-15 12-27 37% C Lumber 25c' class A (quar.) Co,: (quar.)—— ? common fhritxal)—,— (Leased Lines) — Illinois Central RR. Co. 4%- guaranteed (s-a) ——— & Color, Ltd.— • series'" common 12-21 (quar.)— ' North Corp. North Northern OsWego 1--2 Corporation 12>I Candy Lorillard Placer 11-27 Pneumatic 60C 12-10- 11-27' 12-14- 11-36 ; i2V2C • 300 Machine 5% preferred 11-23 Reymer 12-14 12-" 2 Reynolds Rice 12-20 11-29' lt-29 11-15 12-16 11-29 preferred A preferred B National Life ft Accident 2 11-20 12- 2 11-20 7, 250: J2rl0 12-10 150 • 12- .2. 12- 12-16 12- . 2 Oil Oil Co. Corp. preferred (Wm.) Common 5% 11-29' 4V5»% r- 12-21. 3 12-13 12- 5c 12-20 12- 6 35c 12-12 11-25.'- $25C : ' 1-15 12-20 Extra 1- 2 11-22 15c 1- 2 1- 2 12-16: 3% % 12-16' -V? •v"$1.25 "K 11-12 17 %C ; Sterchi 11- l • Mfg., preferred Brothers A $$1.50 1- * ;12-14 Sterling i- 4 12-14 i~ 4 12-14 Telluride 1- 2 11-29 Tennessee $66 %C I- 2 t $ 1 -75 y 11-29 1- 2 1- 2 11-29 12-10 11-25 H-29 ' 50C IOC 12-10 12- 2 55c 12-14 11-27- 25C — 12-14 11-30 $1 1- 2 12-14 50C 12-10 11-30 $1 12-10 11-30 $1.25 .' 12-10 11-30 $ 15C 1- 2 12- 133AC 12- 2 11-20 9 $50C 7% 1st ' Extra - American Meter 11-30 American 11-15 American 250 11-25 12-28 2 12-15 11-30 $l.06y4 1-"—* 12-15 1- 10c S 12- 9 12- 9 70c _ 93c . 2% Corp. 2nd 1-15 12%C - 25c 12-12 —i—-• — Thompson Products, Inc., common—— 4% preferred (quar.)—] Roofing Co., Inc. (quar.)— Extra — preferred . Seating. 11-16 50c 12-14 11-2 $1.75 12-16 12 —-— (quar.) ///; :2i - / 12-28 k. l>r22 ' —$1.75 12- 1//H-19 (quar.)-. 1 Mill (increased) Rolling 11-15 2 Co..— ;— 10c . . 50c 12-16 11-19 ———. ' 12-14 * 3c 12-15 11-30 25c 12-12 11-27 f" 25c $1.25 .11-26 9 .12-31 v • 11-27 12-15 11-30 25c i—.'15c 12-16 11-25. Royalty Coi-p.'. (extra) Co., 7% preferred (monthly)-,. 6%- preferred -(monthly).———5%; preferred (monthly)— ——-^vV Transue ft Williams Steel Forging Corp.— Tri-Continental Corp., common (year-end)$6 preferred (quar.) Troy ft Greenbush RR. Association (s-a) Tudor City, 9th unit 6% preferred (accum.) ,< ■ - 3c S&Vic 50c 41%<r convertible ——■ Ampco Metal, 6% convertible preferred -...Anchor Post Products^ ,Inc— •/;'/ /v'/i, 6% prior preferred (quar.)- Anglln-Norcrose Extra Corp., Ltd..—:i Stock —— 11-30. Arcade Cotton Mill* 12- 2 11-20 Archer-Daniels-Midland 12- 2 12- 2 12-10 30c 12-24 1- 1 Special 11-20 11-20 12- $2 5 / 12-13 $1.75 11-30 $1 12-14 11-22 .. 6% ——— — (increased)-^.—preferred (quar.)— -x— — - 1—- (quar.)— Arkansas Natural Gas, 6% preferred (quar.) l-2t 12-311 1-31 2- 1 2- 1 / 12-311 12-^2 * II* 6 12-20 12- 2 11-20 II- 1 - *8 20c 12- 2 11-26; / $1 '12-31 50<; 75c 12VsC 12- 2 12- 2' 12- 2 " 12-20. 11-19 11-19 11-15 12-2 12-27 12-13 ,V" common participating Participating Argus Corp., Ltd.— 4%%: convertible preference > $$I $15c10c prererred «s-ai— —— - Arden Farms Co., 11-30. 12-15 ... 100% dividend 11-25. 12-14 ' 11-16 •. $1.50 — i—$$1.50 — - ' Anglo-Canadian Telephone, class-A (quar.) Applied Arts Corp., new com. (initial) - 12-16 25c $1.50 (quar. I 12-9. -11- ». 12- prior pref. • (Initial quar.) (clears arrears)— preferred 12-16 1- $1 ——. preferred 7% $4 ;v'V'/x.-.r, )• $1.90 ; $1- ' 12-13 $59.50 / 12-12 '$1.75 1-15 (s-a)" - 30c * 11-30 \;V 7% 11-22, 12-23 f '■ Tilo Toklan 12- 50C S'* ; . —w — Toledo Edison 1-11 • —. 12-16 11-19 ———————x.————————u.**—— American it-l» a 25c 12-2 $1.56 /: 12- 2 common preferred iz- 1-2-47 31 %C — - 12-12 , IOC v (s-a)_; 12-. 2 loc x, . (quar.)——222LL pfd. 12-15 //// 75c 1J-H — 12-16* 93%C x,-—< 12- 2, la* •' 12-16 25c 7% 12-16 (quar.) Radiator & Standard Sanitary— American , (s-a) ———— 7% News, 12- 2 1-^.-47 v 12-20 . 10c 5uc $1.50 — (.resumed—— •/ 50c 12-19/ 11-29 11-30 ? American Smeltine- er Rntinme.^: ./j// (*»'. •. 1 •*t ►- »•■-!■ H-30 American Steel Foundries (quar.) v 50c 12-14 11-29' 11-29 American Stores Co._——-— ///,: 35c • 1- 2 12- 4 11-29 American Thermos Bottle (initial)——— ///256: 12-20' * 12-10 4%% 'preferred (quar.) R3Vi»c- 1-2-47 <- lk-2q 11-29 ■> American Thread Co., 5% preferred (s-a) s/ 12%c. / 1- 2 /: 11-39 11-29. American. Tobacco, clas B (quar.) ---] : '76c" 12- 2 11- 9 12-31 ; ; Comm<Mi (quar.) -——— —.—-. I 75c 12- 2 { 11*9 11-30 American Verre-Mural, Inc. (liquidating)/ 40c 11-29* 11-19American Vitrified Products, pfd. 11-30-/ (quar.)— •; •' $1 • 12-20' .11-29 12-31 American Woolen Co., common (resumed)— /-/ $12 » 12-24 12- S' 12-20 30c —i———- . preferred' Common / 12-20 150 62 %c (increased) (accum.) common 12-16 11-15 2 12- 1 // / !. , 11-19 11-15 ^ 75c (initial monthly)-. Co., 11-30 Z 5% . , 6% Ice 11-30 : . -V 75C preferred • : 11-15 12- 2 75<f (quar.) 6% non-cum. preferred- — American- Insulator Corp of //Convertible prior preferred American Investment Co. (iii.) 11-22 ' Power, common lt-15 12- 112- 1 12- 1 :';/-62%C — /; 12-15 ' 2<r: Drug,' Inc, (quar.)_ Mining Co. (quar.). $$1.40 preferred ' Telephone Bond ft Share Co.— $55%C ■ 50c : ; >. • / ) <- 4 / 12-27 11-29 50c - Hide ft Leather—^ American ^ .2:^4^ 2*>c . (Initial) Home Products— 12-31 25c common———— Stores new com. fquar.V— American Metal Co., -Ltd., 0% * preferred (quar.) 12- 59 %C —. Sunshine $30c — - (quar.) common-—_„ 12-11: $10C — Year-end iv- ■ v *.±*2 —;—j——— Extra * ' — 12-10 New 11-30 2 r*** com. Hoe. convertible 6%- American 11-23 12-17 12-23 50c $3.75 preferred (quar.) Standard Oil Co. (Ohio), common—;———Stock divicfend U——li-. y 11-29: . Co.* (quar.)—i.-. Investors, Inc.. Sovereign Staley (A.' E.) 6 11-26 $1 $$1.06 : preferred 12-27 12-20 12-16 12-10 Investment s-a) ft .American 2 1- 20c (quar.) (quar.)_.x 11-19 $2 convertible preferred (quar.)— //$2.50 convertible preferred (quar.) $3 convertible preferred (quar.)-. 1-1 * 11-16. 11-10 12-2 11-30 - 12-11 12-11 (quar.)__. $6 pfd, 11-15 11-21 Gas Fork 12-14 : 12- 2 American $7 preferred 50C $50c American General Corp, 90c . 12-14' j H-30 (accum.) $1.50 (accum.).-.-——————$1.75 11-18 ,11-21 12-13 $50 2, ll-i 0 11-20 $fr , ——— 12- 1 Union :— ■ American ft Foreign Power, 11-18 1 (initial preferred Extra 'Amir, Drug ft Chemical, preferred ' 2 12 %c 3C ■> "" (quar.)-—i——J 11-30 (quar.)' South Carolina EleOtric- & Gas— 2 ; "-SOtf/:VIi-26;t&l* Co. 12- 12- Brewery Shares Business Chicle 12-2 lz- Southern t $1.75 , 12-14 ■ $19c 12-13* 2 (quar.) 11-22* 12-14 . 11-26 lquar.)__ International 50C — Insurance $*»-v 1 . .$$2 ,12- 5 " it*. 7 ————$$!• 12- 5 * 6% preferred $$1.56 11-29: American Arch Co. t(year-end).. $1/12- 2 11-29 American Automobile Insurance (quar.).w '. 20c ' 12-1" 11-15* 11-18 2 (quar.t —$31V4C Canadian 12-28 12- —'—— 12-19 • ] —. 12-14 (auar.(— " — 1- 1 Special 11-15 1- lc Inc. (quar.)_ Tobaeco, 3.6% pfd. (R. J.) Rartch Simon £. 15c (quar.)—— 11-2& 12-10 / — 12-14 ... 11-28 12- 40C National A 12-20 20c , Class 11-21* 21-iS 50C $$1 Trust, Ltd., 4 % partic. pref. (quar.).Semler (R. B.), Inc. (quar.) Shellmar Products, 4%% preferred (quar.) Silknit, Ltd., 5% preferred (quar.)——— 50' — I2-1S 11-Ift $1,50 30c 11-25 (quar.). — $1 ■ • : 50c (quar.)_„ 12-10 45C 50o —, 81%e Ltd., common- (quar.): 12-12 12- 35c (quar.)_ Second Co.— City Lines, common (quar.) $4 preferred (initial quar.)— National Discount Corp., common (quar.) 12-27 7 12- 5 12-10' • ' caiiaaa, Lto.-—:. 30C (s-a) 11^ 4 $lc common.—i— 5% preferred (quar.) National Hosiery Mills, Ltd.— pfd. (Texas) 11-22. ' (quar.) Extra Co. 11-15 15C Munsingwear, Inc., new common (initial) Murphy Chair (initial) 1 Muskegon Piston Ring— : cue of 20c 12-24 • (quar.) 1% Ltd., 6%% (Phila.) 1 12- 2 ; 40c Car Heating & Lighting Saguenay'Power. Ltd., 4*/4% pxd. (quar.)__ St. Joseph Lead !.Co._—— Scyt#s & Co., Ltd., common (quar.)—1 J. —— :— T2-I7 , 12-2 • . $1 (ouar.)——x.—— $?^c Industries (quar.)—15c .11-20 $1.50 Safety 12-16 50c : 12-27 15c A Aluminium 11-16 12- I 56 Vic Brothers, Richfield 12-20 1- a% (quar.) 11-29 Aluminum . 11-27 11-21 — IOC ft Erie Ry. (s-a)—— Refrigeration &• Storage^— (initial) —-——: 1st preferred 11-30 12-21 'I5e (quar.)_ preferred American $2.40 Common 7% & 11-12 12-16 12 %C . —— 4% ; 11-20 12-18 ' v 1-lft 10-aW 12-.2 12- 9 80c (quar,) —.; preferred (quar.) 6% > 13%0 (quar.>—, — Insurance Grain, $3c Montreal Extra preferred Insurance Republic 15c common $25c preferred 11-22 /• ^45c 20C Common ]■ Extra 12- 2 $1.75 ' - convertible preferred (initial quar.) Portland Cement ; Company of America— •Aluminum, 11-27 ? 40c —— Reliance . 25c Montgomery 2nd preferred Moore Corporation, Ltd., - 7 Tool—- (quar.) 2 12-12 13%e•//'-.2* 1 . Vk% 11-25 . Ilr S .A }1-I9r Aluminum 12-16'. '+ "■] 12-10 < 12-2 2oc< . —„ 12-10 12-10 Ry.— . Extra . Reliance —-:i Montana-Dakota : Utilities, $50o 75c r Corp., 4% Allls-Chalmers Mfg.— 11-21 : $1.50 11-25- $1.75 Mining & Manufacturing——— Brewery, Ltd. (quar.) : Monarch 2 (reduced). (s-a) 1- 2 s-a)—. Aircraft Corp., Stores Hotter* aaAA Works, Ltd,—* ; preferred (initial Co.* (year-end) Extra Allied 11-20 12-13 11-15 « Molsons 12-20 " 12- 5 11-30 11-20 —: (quar.)— 12- 9 4 50c It 2 11-15 , A Minnesota 11-15 1 Steel When 12-10 Associates, Inc. (quar.)—. Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. (year-end) Allied Laboratories; Inc. (quar.) 11-30 12- —.— — 5 Paving Brick (initial) Mica Co. of Canada, Ltd. (initial)———; •f.f- Class 2 Payable of Aec. $25c Air 12-10 11-25 Ltd. (extra)—— ■ George) Fund of Boston— Reed-Prentice .Corp, (quar.)— 2 . common 12- ' $$1.25 11-30 12-13 12-16 15c (resumed) —41; Manufacturing, 11-25 12-2 *' T (quar.) 12-11 12- Corp., Putnam. (The 2 Metropolitan Miller participating (quar.) 55c convertible preferred (quar.) ---1 Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores iqiiar.)r.f,,„ ; IMS Purex 12- ' Disintegrating preferential redeemable $1 11-11 4%% preferred' A (quar.)—— Public Electric Light, 6% pfd. (accum.)— 12- — r—— A preferred •Acme Glove 12-13 11-20 $1.75 quar.)—, Matachewan Consolidated Mines, Ltd.—May, McEwen, Kaiser Co. (quar.)——^ ______ 5% American 12-14 40c cash--—.— common (Initial) preferred (initial)— Merchants ft Miners Transportation 11-20 Ltd.— 11- 9 12-21 11-20 12- », GhoirfHv Class Alpha — convertible 1st • 25c . (quar.)_ 30c .5%% $1.25 - (quar.) Massachusetts Investors Second Fund— Metals Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, 11-20 .' / ; Share Aeronca 40c , Per ■ 1 . 3 12-21 1 " 25C —— Company McGrath-St. Paul, -m- < » 12- 11-20 12-16 20c ; — (quar.)—--——_x——— Maytag " - 12-10 15c Co. ' Acme 25c Ashtabula & Ltd. 2 1- 10c ———— (year-end)-.———— - Pressed Steel Car Co.— 2 12- $4 ——. In common stock or Electric Co. (increased —— 5 15c 12-10 30C — Payable —— 12- 11- Corp., -Ltd 12-14. ' 1- 2%c (quar.)-,.-—i/: (P.) Co., 7% pfd. (quar.)— (year-end) Mines, Ltd. (quar.)CopRer • ' common— (quar.) Scale (quar.)_ Name of Companu r 12-20 1 40c preferred (quar.) Development, 11-25 12- 1- 12-10 tRudolph) preceding table. ^Preferred -Utilities— 7% 13-iq ' 5 Below we give the dividends announced in previous weeks and not yet paid. The list doea not Include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given *in the 11-29 I- — RR. Youngstown 11-20 Corp. Extra 12-14 Erie 12-13 Magma Mary Lee Candies Master 12-31 Lake & 12- v10c • - ; 11-18 M • 75c com.— Corporation Zeigler Coal ft Ckrfie Bank _— Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Corp., 12-17 ? 11-20 —— 12-10 Common Macassa 11-29 12-10 11-29 (Charles) ft Co., Inc. Phelps Dodge Corp.— —T_—— 12-14 12-I 20c . 2 11-30 20c % 6 40c (quar.)_— 12-10 Lexington Water Co., 7% preferred Loft 12-10 12-31 11- 25c National Pfizer i 2 12-10 11-12 JJL-lJc, 11-29 $2.50 62 %c Corp 12-31 — Co. 12- Company Mulliken : (year-endf_—_.l— $1 i——— Extra 50c Power, com. (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Lee (H. D.) Company (quar.)—-—. Salt 12-10 . Pettibone 1'2- 2 ^ 11--6 25 90c iresumed»_ Exchange Y.).. (s-a)..._ Permutit 11-20 11-20 1 common—.1.1—. Machinery 11-25 $1.50 12* .. (quai.)\_A——w—_—l$1.06)i» company 11- 5 6 ' 12-14 , 1-15 " Pennsylvania 11-20 12-1 12- 11-15 12- 30c 20c (increased) . Co,, Inc., $1 ; 55C —---- 12- 12-lt' Inc $1 (quar.) Co. Gas; (year-end) Co. 11-15; 15d • 11-25 30c (accum.) Rust-Proof 11-29 2oc 6 12-16 50C (quar.i-iuu_—-(year-end) Cement— preferred 12-13 convertible York 6 11- 8c — Portland Parker 11- 30c (quar.) common , 9 11- 10c Falls 6%'% 11-15 11-20 6 RR. . 12- 2 11-36, 11-30- A A-.-'15 c 6 11- Oil Oklahoma lli-l? f .11- 6 80c 30c Lake Superior District Leslie 11- Corp., Pennsylvania 11-12 12-16 12-16 1- 2 Ik- 1 11- .6 , 11-25 —-u——— $1.25 (s-a) . -11-25 11-25 — Texas 11-15 < 12-16 A; $1 $1.50 $1.06»/4 37J/qC. — 2 6 —u— Central 50c ' 1 r 11-15 6 11c Car - I2~ 12-1 6 11- 11- 12-20 $1.12% preferred 11- 11-25 27c —— (quar.) Products 11-25 11-25 series ■ * * '. —A A. 13c 12-1 6 , 4C 18c series 2 11-39 12-14 Wunitzer ; 0 11, 1- :• 6 .11-25- 12-17 11-19 12-15.' $1 /-■ preferred (quar.)jA—— 3iy4C Manufacturing Co.———.—. 50c Wright-Hargreaves Mines (reduced) —$4c 6 11- 11- 11-25 Pacific $1.25 common-——,—— convertible 11- 11-25" 12c 11-25 35C Mill————————— King-Seeley Corp., common 5% 6 11-25 2 2 ——$$1 r-/:- /'..' (extra)- Newspaper 5*^ 11-23 1 1- 12- 7 17-20 iri-29 Worumbo If- 6 11-25 vu$2 'ConvertiWe preferred 2 : 30C . Extra"/—-ii—-xi:x:a-—" Kingston 11- series—. Equipment quar.)— (quar.)— preferred 11-25 & Wood /: 6 11-25 11-25 $15C r—- — Industries, II- 12- 30c >.. - (s-ah—— : $4.25 "preferred 6 11-25 : (quar.)— Products, Wilson 6 11- 7c 11-15 16 Vic Oil 11- 52c 12-14 tl5c — ■ convertible 11-25 11-25 i_ 2 — / 12-30 02VaC „ 12- 7 12- 7 '.12- Manufacturipg Co.-— Wtisoa-Jones 6 ,—•- ———:—, 12-14 Silica, 6%% preferred (accum.)_ International Cigar Machinery Co Interstate Company, common 5%'. prior preferred (quar.)x]—__———— $1.20 II- / $ioc ft Willson 6 11-25 (quar.)— (year-end)-— Gibbsr-Sewbig Machine Co —, ' •Williamsport Water, $6 preferred (quar:)— 6 11- preferred common Wilcox 11-15 12- 2 5 Western Utilities, 6% conv. pfd; (quar.) 15c Weyerhaeuser Timber Co.—75c ' 11-6 v 74c —ix-.----u._-—i—— ■ Extra (N. •——— preferred Kilburn 11-25 11-25 10c Pennroad — Industrial Kerr-McGee 11- 11-25 ; ■ 14c • II-30 $37%C preferred 11-6 ' A Mills Point New 12-16 12- 2 11-25 tquar.)—$31 Vic preierred — Extra"V——. A 6 8c Corporatlori (year-end) —» Otter Tail Power Co. (Minn.), common— $3.60 preferred (initial) r Outboard Marine & Manufacturing (quar.)—— $4.50 11-25 : Utility seriesw——— • Imperial Varnish Co., II- 11-25 150-. $1.89 v11-25 $2 ■ Manufacturing, Drug •; 20c :——— • Katz 11-25k 64c *— — 50c (quar.)———— ——i. (increased 6 8C 250 - Supply, 6 11- 2c Extra 12-27 250 (Edward) Water series— — North American 11-20 preferred preferred 6 11- 11-25 4c f-Yp" Extra 11-20 — (initial quar.)--—(quar.)— Jamaica 11-25 A-11-25 : class West 6 2 12-16 1007o common Knitting Mills (year-end) Welch Grape Jtrice, 4%% pfd. (quar.) Non-cum. 2nd preferred 6 11- 50e —— -■ Tobacco 11-13 Mining Cd.-_ Hilton Hotels, common Joy .Manufacturing 11- 11- 50 series Steel - . 12-5 25c Hecla . 11-25 2 1- ' 256 / 12-10 s -• — Wayne 1 6 11-25 lOe -i.—*—i.— Extra 11-36 partic. 11- Railway, ; Wamsutta i // 12- 93%c . dividend)—. Manufacturing Corp. 6 % 6 71c Railroad 11-25 . 12- (quar.) 7. Stock 11- 11-25 9o ■ 6 11-25 $1.87 -series.- Extra 12-20 I-2 x:__ -----x.. ————— Railroad 11-4 2 12-16 conv. 1 - ■ Extra 11-4 12-10 Extra 11- 73c ——i-x;-——. Extra 4 50c Common 11-6 11-25 80 series Series Public 11-4 11- 750 Hoover Company, new 11-25 9c Extra 11-4 250 Oil 6 60c '——--——w-:--— Extra Metal 4 .11-20 preferred —i—-.—x. 11- 70o Merchandising, series |g -Extra 4 11-20 Haseitine Honolulu : . 11-4 11-20 36 Hastings^ Manufacturing ————-L—— Extra 6 11-25 I 6 6 11- 12-16 12-16 $1.02 —— Corp. Wabasso Cotton, Ltd, (quar.)-— Wacker Corporation— . 4 l'/fcc (quar.) (quar.)—r~—— .Hartmah Tobacco— 11- 11- 11-25 19C . - Instrument 11-25 11-25 12-16 11-15 1- 2 1- 50c 1— 'Wabash-Harrison 22c J 11-4 6C ——<--/■ —ii; — 6 vfM Machinery series 11- 4 11- 2c <:———- — ' Co., $6 11-20 6C — ,————• shares 11-20 >11-20 5c . Utilities 11- - ; . shares 11-25 13© Speculative shares series Extra 4 50c >. . shares Tobacco Virginian '.Vogt 2c 2 12- 2 12-24 Virginia Dare Ltd., b% ; 6 ,10c :_s.-- Equipment . 11- 4 11- i';iti'40'^ shares Steel Hammond 11-20 11-20 2c shares. : 6 11- 7c Fund shares.— — Extra - 6C — 6 11- 11-25 10c .'i— Extra 4 50C — 11- 11-25 80c *11-15 i 112-3-1 (s-a>_x. 11-25 kill , Extra Ltd, 10c — Investment S. 6 11-30 12- 2 —c—-Z';;;$1 : $1.75 Ventures, 12- 12-16 50c preferred- (quar.)—I Plywood Corp. (stock 30c * -—------ Electrical 4 7c Equipment ■ '- series—— series Insurance 11- 4c Bond Power 6 v $1.33 Diversified 4 11-20 rTT,,... Extra 6 11- — Government* Bond Extra 11- 1C shares Extra "I ,,U. 11- ,—— series lli 4 11-20 3s Supply 11- 4 .11-20 7C 4 11-4 11-20 8C — Extra-. •A 7% 6 11-20 12-31 50c Utilities, 11-25 12- 3 53c preferred Public 24o Extra 4 11-20 V 4 8C. . ——-u.— Railroad 11- 11-25 ■ series Extra!- Extra- 11-4 8c shares shares— shares— ——— Railroad 11-23 11-25 — Equipment prior 6 12-10, 25c $1.75 f,/ ... 11- 11-15 $1 ^ , $1.75 —— Diversified 11- 4 11-20 27c Bond shares Payable of Reh. 75c ' (monthly) $3 pfd. (accum.)— $2.75 preferred (accum.) United States Graphite Co U. S. Gypsum Company, common (quar.)—. : 18c - — Stock Chemical 4 9c shares Petroleum 11-26 ——■ Extras 4 ,11-20 11-20 r : ■ . 11-26 12-10 ——-• series Business 11-4 lc Machinery Merchandising Extra 12-10 prior Holders When Per Share preferred (monthly) 0% prior preferred (monthly)— United 18c — ; —' Building - 4 11-20 5C —— Mining 35c ——-■ series Extra . 4 11-20 ■ 8C ——■—- —— > 11-15 % 10c •; Bank ■' Extra 11- 9 2 $1.83 series— Extra 4 5C —— Extra. 2 12- 6.36% ■/ Extra — Aviation 4 11-20 5<y ,V... —— Co. Extra 4 11-20 : 40c - 1 Extra Prices 12- $ -——w-—-t. Distiliing & Automobile 4 7C Institutional 9 $24.16 —i——i-i.-.. Alcohol 2 11-20 Administered, shares— Investing Extra; series Extra - ■ 2 12- 14c — ; : ;: (increased ? 25c prior preferred (monthly)— 58 %c / 7% prior preferred (monthly) 58VhC 6.36'/^ prior preferred(monthly)i.—53c 9 ; (liquidating) Extra General Bond shares———— Industrial - 11-16 12-27 $50 _i Extra Agricultural 11-20 2' 12- $1.50 (accum.)— - — Co. s-a)__-_-—— Underwood Corp. (year-end)— Unexcelled-Chemical Corp. (resumed)-^——/ United Dyewood, 7% preferred (accum.)— United Light & Railways Co. (quar,)—— ]/ 6% (increased quar.)——• Water, preferred New York Stocks, Inc.— Newport . — shares — Co. (J. J.) 1111- 11-15 11-15 2 2 $3>50 New Method Laundry ■Cft-w'.;-. 6%% preferred (accum.) 11-20 12- 12-* $3.29 7% :• preferred; (s-a> 11-19 12-16 —— shares Company Rubber - 50c w 11-20 ——— Equipment Extra $5 11-30 50c common-...— B— 1 11-30 ——. Extra $1.50 11-30 25c Cordage, 12-20 11-30 shares Electric Fully 12- $1 shares Building Hobart 12-15 12-15 Tyer 11-30 *2c 11-30 lc Chemical Hines V12-19 "7c _.:~— series— class Common 11-19 10c - pfd. •, — Aviation ■' Name of '< '• Extra 4%. ; Group 30C Extra . /;/• v'* 12-11 ■(.* 16c series-.^--.— 25C — Automobile shares Food IT .112- $1.50 common Co.-—— Power, $0 Group No. 1 Oil Corp Group No. 2 Oil Corp Group Securities, Inc.— . 2 Funds— series Bedford New This * ——. $1.75 Atlantic class Gulf ■1- 50c;« b) .'w '''"Estimated distributions. 209/1500th or preferred clears -all & Pacific Tea preferred (quar.)_ Great Lakes Paper, Ltd.— • % (quar.) 7% 7% Low Holders Payable of Rec. ' Co. stock Preferred * , National 12-12 20c 11-25 / $6 preferred (quar.) —x.—--—<— General Tire & Rubber (quar.) Gleaner. Harvester Corp. (quar.)-.:— Great American Indemnity (N. Y.) (quar.)- ;.'V 12-28 ; 37 %c quar.) (increased payment $2 When Share y Name of Company Payable of Rec. 02 %C Shareholdings Corp.— $6 preferred Great Per > Holders November 18. 1946 ' Share Transportation—.*— * Monday,' , . $$t.I2V2 1 15c , 16-3L ' Volume 164 Number 4543 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE When Per Name of Company . Armour & Share 1 preferred Associated - 1st 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) West Point. RR Atlanta & Atlantic Coast Lipe (Conn.); Coast Line RR., common Atlantic Atlantic Atlas Refining Imperial <Series Co. Gold Mines, Ltd. $1.65 Gear Avtauon > Avqn Allied v (quar.). : 11- 12- 11-1^ Class 11-15 •; 12- 11-15 12-20 12- 12- 2 11-15 1 : 11-15 1-1-47 12-15 12- 6c 12-10 12-20 12-10 is.-. Manufacturing. Extra —...t Baxlo-w 12- ;vt; ..-5c. i. aoc 12-27# 13- 2 Co. 15c Barnsdall Gil Basic Bastian-Blessing Bathui st Beaunit : 11-15 12-14 11-30 11-27 11-12 12- 2 11- 4 12- 2 11-15 12- 2 11-15 1- 3 12-5 $25c t 35c Extra ■: 50c Beech-Nut: Beck 11-15 7 40c" i (year-end) Rawer St paper, Ltd., ci. A -(quar.) Mills,. Inc. ,;(quar.X—, 12* 1 12- 10c^ Co.. 11-16 30c . Co. Refractories 1 Packing (A. Sj Co. (quar.)___ Shoe Corp., 4%% $1 v', Belgium Ltd.,: (quar-). $1.18% 12- 2 30c 12- 2 (irreg.) common 115C (quar.l "J- :preferred fc Howell. Co., : U 2 . \4Yi% preferred Beneficial BerksWre v-1-' 2 t25c (quar.). common 12- 12 Vac A „ . 12-16 (quar.). 12- $1.06 lA Corp., $6 preferred (s-a) Spinning Associates, 'mU 3;' fine 12- ; 1 11-15 . Hills Power ... A share of common (Sidney) & Co.. (quar.) Corp., common ptefettred !(quar.) r Boston Fund, Inc. fquar.) Hose & Rubber Co. Special Bearing,'new Brazilian Traction Light & Corp of America Celanese, deposit "receipts registered (final): Brockway Motor Co 1.4, 12-15 11-29 12-24 12-16 stock 12- Pulp preferred Ltd. Sullivan preferred Mining & 10-28 12-14 11-19* 2 • 12- 2 12- ll-'*6 12-20 1- 2 12- 2 11-12 25c 11-30 U- 12-2. 10-21 11-7 2 12- ,1.12- 2 :^15o;. <>: : ;25o 60c -••$1 ._4——. 25c $I.12V2 $1.75 11- 7 11- preferred i 11-30 11-18 12-16 12- 2 10-3) X 10-31 V 1 12-16 12- 2%%. )11-21 20c (quar.). (special) 15c -v : 12- 12- 2 1 A Extra » common (quar.).— Breweries, & 6 % Paper preferred 3% % preferred Common'(quar.)' 15c 1- 1 12-11 6% 12-11 Crown Fairbanks-Morse, 12-15 11-30 "1- *37 VaC (quar.) — (quar.) i—— 1111- .. .4 Va First Firth 1-2 12- S 12-23 c« preferred 12-2 12-13 11-26 11- 8 12- 2 11- $2 preferred Crown Drug co., , ^ 1 common , 1^-lH 12- 2 12-10, Ir $ 11-30 . , > Crown Zellerbach 11-26 - 12- 1 ^ .w 5c, ^ ; " 50c ^ ... ^ ; 2 11-15 Crum 12- 2 11-15 & Forster prefened 2 Insurance (quar.) Shaxes 4c v 11-30 — ;!:©v$i 11-26* 12-16 1.1-22* $1.05 '12-1 * $2 : ' ' $1.75 </>* 1 11-15 :il- JI-IB 12- 2 250 12-12 : a 11-15 11-30 9 12- 3 11- 25C 12- 2 11-15 11-30 11-16 $1 Syracuse 1- 2 %12-16 ^4-vl,:fer::9-i5;: $2.50 200' / v ' 12-23 12- 6 , 2 5 30 11-23 11-12 $1 $1.12 Va % preferred V(quar.) ——- ' v: $1 York Corp., $2 preferred (initial s-a) 25C Carpet Co., common (quar.) $1.25 -preferred (quar.)— ———— 11-20 11- 12- 11-11 7 . (quar.) (quar.) Corporation (M. . : (irreg.) — (ouar.j (quar.) Company, $4 preferred Hotels Company (s-a)— 11-18* 11-18* '250 12- 2 11-15 12- 2 11-15 17V?c • — 13- 1 11-20 — 12-10 : 12rl6 'Mm* ; 500 12-10 11-30 250 12-2 56JA6 .12- 11-15 11-15 62 VaC Works 4V2% conv. Sulphur 12- 2 650 preferred Pitt Simcn, 1 1- 2 12- :— Stores, 7% Bridge *7 5 5 12- 2 Co., Inc. (increased quar.) H.) 12- $1.50 - .(increased) Publishing Petroleum 12- 11-15 25c 12- 11-20 $1 12- 11-20 $1.75 12- 11-13 12- 11-20 ; 91c 11-25 11- 9 : 25c 11-25 u- 9 30« 11 11. — (quar.) pfd. — (quar.) preferred series C (initial) preferred A 159; — (s-a)——1— preferred B (s-a)———. — Industries,:5% preferred (quar.)—/ Mills, 3%% conv. pfd. (quar.) ; Corp., Brewing, 12-28 84% c $1.25 12-12 | u, , „ ,1, X-L 1- 1 1-2 25c 11-30 11-28 50c 12-25 10- 12-12 11-15 Co. 12- 1 11-15 '£ 5c 12-12 11-21 ' (quar.)-—------—. 50 12-12 11-21 37>o 12- 2 11-20 $ii 12-16 11-10 $1 12-16 11-15 $1.25 12-16 11-15 —. —— & Rubber— (increased quar.) Tire v A B : • W.) Co. Incorporated, preferred (s-a) Graflex, , 5% Union Grand Lakes Great Great Northern 5'/2% 5Va% Griggs convertible convertible Cooper & 12-26 12-9,1 preferred preferred (quar.) 11-15 11- 80c 12- 1 11-12 12- 1 11-12 50C preferred—. com 12-14 12-14 12- 2 $2.50 Brewery, Co. 1-16 (irreg.)- (quar.)— (quar.) ' 12-31 $12VaC common Co., Ry. a $12 VaC — (year-end) Company (special)— Plating (quar.) Griesedieck-Western 40c* $1 (quar.)— (quar.)— (H. ( 8 t'Ac Co.V Ltd.—————L-—————. ; 12-15 — Special — $5 preferred (quar.) i Golden State Co., common (quar.)———— / 4% preferred (quar.)———— Gordon Mackay & Stores, j,Ltd.— Gossard 12-15 1-15 150 —1— f 6 11-19 $1.75 ■■uuujinmwi»« RR. Brewing r 1 76c ]8 Globe. Oil 1- 1- 15c : 8* 11-14 2- 1 . ,250 common class- AL»—r——- 12-20 11- 1 12-10 50C common———*- (quar.) Outdoor Advertising, I 12- $1.25 • preferred Class . 11-15 B .11-15 500 ' 6 11-24 12- 11-18 1 12- $1.26 fee; JAO'" 1 12- 750 : .12-20 12-16 11-20 12- -; $1.26' tquar.i n-ia 12- 2 12- Common 75c 10c 1 '. 11-12 11-27 • 12- Goodyear 50c . (quar.) Corp.— 25c 1; 1 12-16 750 / V 31- 7 12- Class 11- 11-15 12- 7% 1- 11-30 *25c *25c Forster, 11-15 — , v Goodall-Sanford, Inc." (quar.)————— 11-12 J12-17 8% & 12-12 V.,;; ;* '; 12-31 Crum (; 12-15 '12-16 Goebel ^ 11-13 11-13 11- 8 preferred *25c 3-20 '12-16 :;tiV Extra 11-15 12* 1 10-31 2nd 11- 8 ■ 2 12- 2 11-22 convertible , "11-18 $1.50 Coal $4 11-25 10%. 'H-y.o & Banking Co. (quar.f Gerrard (S. A.), preferred (s-a) Gillette Safety Razor Co., (quar.) 2 12- 12-16 28VsC 12- $1 Crow's Nest Pass 11- 75c 30o CldrSS 12-2 *$1.50 10-31 12-20 11-15 20c Georgia 11-13 (quar.) 11-30 12- 2 1-1-47 4-1-^7 — " Extra Co.„ Ltd. (s-a) preferred (quar.) 2 II-22 12-16 25c ?*n " ——————-—- General 11-15 11-27 5c llr21 12-8 ' $2.50 Genesee :11-15 - *20c' 61.50 < 12Vic & $5 ,11-15. ypf 25c • 12-23 ■f;- 75c 7; 12-23 11-12 11-16 General Motors • • 11-12 2 12-21 250 11-29 6% 2 12- 2 :< 2 12-16 ■ General 11-15 .11-26 *$1.25 lincreased). Corp., $4.20 pfd. $1.75 General 12-15 1- 12- 12- $1.60 (quar.) 8% 12-15 11-15 11-30 40c '* - : 25C 4% ji-25* 11-15 1-17 $1 ? (year-end; 11-27 General Finance Corp.— - 40c 't common 12-16 12-ro Trailer, common— ——.—— 4% • preferred (quar.)————General Cigar Co., 7% preferred (quar.) — General Dry Batteries, Inc.— 11-25 11- 8 11-30 10-30 1- 2 12-13 ,11-20;: 11- 4 & 11-20 11- 4 : l^r31 .12-13 12-20 12-13 50c $1.13 20c , f (quax.)' Company, •12-31 Fruehauf , 2nc. 40c \ 1 (quar.) $62*iC 3,0c ". 11-15 Freeport 11-15 1- 2 .v. A 11-15 11-20 11-30 Franklin . (quar.)___.^ class 2 12-10 (quar.)—i— Ford 11-8 *50c * Capital Corp., 12- 50c divio nui Fort 12-16 50c *50c $1.12 Vs li— 15$ BOO Flintkote , 2 1- 2 12-10 12-16 (quar.) /V":pxtra '.-V 12-2 > 1-8 1- 11-21 •'•156" *12- 2' Vic Fitzsimmons . 11- 8 • 75c Fishman 12- 2 2 2 preferred "56" II.-15 933Ac !—I 1-15 $1.50 Firestone Tire & Rubber, common (extra) 5 2 ( _j 1-15 - - 11-15 11-23 $1 1 12- 2 2 750 • 5 i 12- 12- W $2.50 : Works 12- 1 1- 2 1 1 1- 2 *25c Bake Stream . Croft. Brewing 2- 2- *25c (quar.)—— Screw *60c (quar.) Corp. 11-16 & : 1 11-16 12-14 / (quar.)„ Extra ? • Brewing Y.) 11- 2 12-14 $25c Federal Manufacturing & Engineering (quar.) 12-10 12- *50c J25C RR. Field 75c preferred • (quar.) l stock Federal > ; Co.—: convertible 12-31 ———— class A Ltd., I.1-15 (quar.) *25c com. Ltd. & .Sexton Crown Cork & Seal 12-20 12-20 t$l (quar.) Co., Crlbbeu Co., 12-15 25c ..... Paper Corp. $25c, - Co. 11-15 1 12-31 , $1 preferred Federal-Mogul 12- 11-15 10-31 12- •';v*25c Quarterly ; |6 J 55c 2 11-23 12r 2-1-47 : Shops, Inc. (quar.) Federal Light ft Traction— 2 60c 6 2-1-47 ———————— Racing Assn., Federal 11-22 12-15 11-20 *25c (quar.) 11-15 *$1 jt,. Co; 12- 2 $$1.50 11-26 11-21 $$1.20 (quar.) *$3 (quar.) 11- 9 1-25 N. 11-22 12- 12- $87ViC — Farmers Si Traders Life Insurance, ■i■ 12-13 12-16 $300 — $1:12- 6 2 *$1.25 Air Faistalf 11-15 In,c.— j.i.:.....: 2 I-1? 11-19 .• 2 100% Corporation, $3 conv. pfd. (accum.) Co., $5 preferred A iquar.) Excess Insurance- Co. of America— Faber Coe & Gregg (quar.) — Fair (The). — : Fairbanks Morse & Co. (year-end) FaJardo Sugar Company.————— 11-15 $t> 1- 12- Ltd.— - 5% Manufacturing Co. .(quar.) .Company, common (quar.) *. Extra 12- 4i5c (quar.).. - 11-15 1 7 15C Equity 11-15 12- vr; $20p 25c i. 12-10 2- 45C 62 Vic Corporation (year-end) Ely & Walker Dry Goods (quar.) Empire & Bay State Telephone— 4% guaranteed (quar.) Empire District Electric Co., 5.% pfd. Erie 11-19 < ,iyear-epa/.r Co., Ltd.— Company $1.25 (quar.) 11- yi- * - Al* 1 12-1 20c "pfd., (quar.).... Box 11-25 Electrolux 2 56 Vie (quar.) 9 - Electrographic -Corp. t; i-,' isc 15-22 *$1.75 Ltd. ■' , Coror * Incorporated. {increased quar.) 11-18 ' Foundry iquai\)_£: : v —. 12-20 $1.06 V» commovn ■, (quar.).' common 12- — Manufacturing Eddy y ... Co. preferred prior 4Vj% X 2 50c Cromptpn & Knowles Loom Works— (quar.).!. 2 12- 12- 2 . , Extra $3 Crane „ 2 12- 5Qc ^ , $1 6 12- 12- 1, 12- 1 50c (quar.)". Co., pommon 132 VaC iv: 2 ,, 30c Assurance Co. (quar.). r.— 30c :■# Extra^soc ?r ; 12* u-A, . 29c 75c Extra f 11-25 12- 12-10 25C . preferred (quar ) Eastern Utilities Associates 11-12 12-16 2 (quar.) $1 12-16 , 1 1- 1st preferred (quar.)— .6% iiria 12-16 2 3- 75C Eastern Massachusetts Street Ry. Co.— 11-15 $ 11-14 12- 76c — common (Quarterly 12-16 40c Casualty 11-30 37V2C Ltd.- (quar.)— Electric Eastern 12* Continental Can 12-16 Lines, Inc. (s-a)—*——-. Eastern Magnesia Talc Pp., Inc.— 12-16 Power Co., $4.50 pfd. (quar.).. Container Corp. of America (quar.)_„_ ? Extra ;. ^0- Continental 5 11-30 $7 Vic Drug Eastern 11-12 12-30 ... York, 11- 12-16 • ' ' 2-7-47 k 12-20 25c - New pf 6 11-20 - Consumers Con ugated 11-15 "-v.- , Cpnada Wire & Cable, Ltd., class A (quar.) Class Edison 11- — E^st St. Louis & Interurbari Water Co.—: 6% preferred (quar.) —«— 7% preferred .(quar.)'——T-— 11-19 Textile Mills, pfd. (initial s-a) Consolidated Water Power & Paper Co.— " : 10-16 11-12 U-12 12- 8 : (quar.) Canada, Ltd.—: Co. 11-it 36c Bradstreet, Inc. .(quar.) Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co., Ltd.— 5% 1st.preference, .(s-a)—— Eagle-Picher Company 12-10 Crampton . common i%" preferred, (quar.) Canadian * 2 12-31 Dow 11-15, 25c —T; Biscuit 11-11 I > 50c Investments, Ltd.— (accum.) Stores, Coipmon VTC Dumont 12-31 12- .2 (quar.).. ... Continental Gin Co., Cook Paint Si Varnish, 11-15 ;/ 1-31 Elevator, com 2 11-20 Dun Si j$7%o Extra V-12-1 12- ; , 12-. 2 87V?c Consolidated Laundries Corp. (quar.) Consolidated Press, Ltd.; class A (quar,) Consolidated Textile Co., Ltd.— Common (increased) 1 11- . ; 1-18 11-15 12* 1 . Quarterly.!.— Continental 11-18 12-la (increased): Canada Northern Power, Car X ' pref.:, (initial quar.) Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Canadian v 12-10 T25© Quarterly Canadian - 11-30 t$3.50 i . ' 12la- 35c .(quar.) (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.)».«..i.—— Donohue Brothers, Ltd. (quar.) Douglas Aircraft Co. (year-end) Dow Chemical, common-^—— $4 preferred A (quar.) ————.—... ,■ $3;> $2bi>.. Company t20c ($20 -par) 11- 8 11-16 $13.20 . Q|uaiiterly->w^^-._v—— Consumers Glass Co., Ltd. * (quar.)..__. 7 Canada & Dominion Sugar Co., Ltd.—• $4 .25 - 8 12- 2 : 11-18 : 1 t>uc .Extra -. : llr20 11-22 Consolidated 117-7 11-15 25C 25o" 87%C. ... (year-end)— „ A 12-2 - (qUar.) Power, Corp. 11. j—1— jannual) 12-20 (quar.; (quar.) preference Eaton (quar.)' Power Consolidated • 1- 2 & preferred Consolidated 11-15 11- 6 : Mills 12-2 20c - Connecticut 11-29 1-19 Dominion Tar & Chemical, common ' 12-16 Malting, preferred 5 % 11-15 i Consolidated Diversified Standard Securities, Ltd.," $2J,Q non-jcum, pfd* ?(ip.cr,ease,d ■ 12- 2 87 VaC (Holding) •: Ltd.— piieference:(8-a)i_ - broadcasting System— | A 12-20 Bridge Dominion ■ w, v 2 12r 1 60c (quar.) Quarterly 11-15 12-16 ; $1 25c 50c uo. 1 Dominion Scottish 11-22 ,'25c , Coniederatiqn Life Association (TQrontpj—r Quarterly ...— Connecticut Light ,:Jlt Power-— :i '1 $2.40 preferred (quar.).. 11-15 12- /-,-$l '• Campbell Wyant &'Cannon Canada Cement Co".,' Ltd.—New 10-31 13-a • (s-a)' Cotton 5c 8% 12- 7 ;$l:-v',::12-16 $1:50 ■)2-16 International Consolidated Bakeries of yj Wireless Electric 11-15 50 c Water Company,' 1% pfd. (quar.) — Butterfly Hosiery Mills Ltd., common (s-a). ' California 11-30 12-16 J25C "Buildifigs, 7% pfd. (accum.). California 12-10 ) 1-r 2 12-2 , . $3.75 .. (year-end) : Class ,• B (year-end) Commercial Shearing & Stamping.......... Commonwealth Telephone Co.— II-20 $1.25 Butler & 12-10 ' —— 1%' preferred 1-16 $1 ... CaHe ■: Class 12- Co., Ltd. (quar.) Envelope & Cartons (Western) 7% preferred (quar.) — "Ltd.; , —.— 1-31 12 VaC 2nd preferred-(quar.) preferred $1,1214 quar.) 'preferred (quar.) $2.20 : 11-15 12 VaC '. common..—... (initial preferred Columbia Yards Anglo Investment Corp., preferred (quar.) Dominion 11-16 & Aikman Corp. * Colonial Stores, Inc., eommpn (increased) — Extra 4% preferred (quar.)...1^...—^..—.*... 11-22"* 2 12- 2 11-25 (year-end)— Burroughs Adding 'Machine. Burton-Dixie Corporation (quar.) —.^4^- i\k%> 12-23 I-8-47 " (quar.) Brothers, ^"-1-15 $1.20 —.^.—4..# Extra V ^ Concen¬ preferred (quar.)—. Butler 11-15 lie ... 12-10 (quar.)..... Confederation Amusements-8% participating preferred (s-a)_. 11-15 12- . 12.^0 Class. Ar $3 12-15 Dominion 25ft;%llr25:;'X;;llr OXi 12^c 13-10 11-16 .... $5. preferred ' 2 80c — Extra BUsh Terminal 1- 11-26 $1.25' Pi-oducts,' Ltd, conv. "11-15 ? >11-26 $30c ■-!■&} , (quar,) Bullock's Inc.: (Los-Angeles) —U-— Burkart Manufacturing Co.— New "common (initial)' Burlington1" Mills Corp., common (quar.)—.: 3Vt% 2 1-16 2-25-47 93%C :->■ (quar.) 4% -preferred V/2% t 25c trating (quar).; Extra.i.—-4— Building J 11-25 2 90c ... BriinsWick-Halke-CoUender Co. $5 10-11 12; 2 VaC Inc: (year-end) .j.i—.u... Si * 30c (quar.).. Company.....^ Colorado Milling $1.12 VJ Y.— N. & Dominion • , ; 12- 3 12-10 m $25c ... MachineCo.— Fund,' > 50C ... Hill - 12- ^ $'1.5 (quar.) Mills, Ud Buckeye' ihcubatotf (quar.).... Buckeye Pipe Line Co. : Budd Company; $5' preferred (quar.)^i^.a4w: Bullock 11-15 50c Silk Bunker 11-15 12-20 93 %0 ; is Paper' Co., 11-27 15c Columbia Baking Cp., new common (extra). New $l" participating preferred ,(extra)— 10-31"> 11-25 8% . & 11-20 1-2-47 ordinary Manufacturing Co. Company, common 12-11 12-10 $1.12^ r«ck»nutiiiRh,'w Ltrt"-- <-g-a Colgate-Paimolive-peet Co.— »: 62 VaC $3.60 preferred (quar.) Bruce (E. L.) Compariy, common.—. Die > 12-11 .::$$!'. •• v ;. Buell 12-11 2 50c (initial)..: (quar.). 3%% 2 $1.75, Brown-McLaren Bruck 11-15 2 1- 60C >■ Shoe > 712- IOC it Brompton 11-12 2 of Stock dividend v->6% \ , ■■ 40C 87 VaC Brown * . .. $3.50 20c - (Extra i-*r47 * - Collins ... for ' II-18 Ltd.— American 11-30 11-20 Class A>(s-a)— , Power. Ltd. (s-a) (quar.) 12-14 15c preferred; (quar.)31V4C Company (quar.).w 75c Coca-Cola ■' $1.50 Bristol- Myers Corporation, com,,(interim).. 33A% participating preferred (quar.). , Bfitiap 11-18 12-16 (quar.).. com, Stock X: 11-20 ) ^ Roller 1 1st, 12-23 11- 8 35c Dominion & Coca-Cola : 11-20 12- 12-16 56 V4C „ 11-15 Counties Gas (k; Electric— 6% : „4. BlomeAthat Woven 12-1 15c ..aoc: . or Coast ' Borg-Warner ' 11-15 ..-^.4^.. . Brewing 12-1, 11-15 .11-18 (reduced) common 2 B 11-30 r , . 11-15 30c 12- 11-30 12-23 ' 12- 2 v Match Co., common participating preferred (s-a) Disston (Henry) & Sons (quar.) Dixie Cup Co., common $2.50 Class A (quar.) Dr. Pepper Company (increased) Doernbecher Manufacturing Co.— New common (initial quar.) ■ Pittsburgh RR.— t) 'guaranteed '(quar.)$7V6c 4% special guarapteed... ; 6O0 2 : 12-1 $1.05 r New 1- 11-15 35C (s-a) Supply .'v/Uo.. JL2rl4 preferred Cleveland 11-15 2 12-16 ; cash 12- $1.50 Company— preferred (quar.) Block Brothers Tobacco, £%. -pfd. (quar.) Blue ptidge Corp.— ,••• • ► Inconvertible preferred (quar.) (optional) Bower 11-15 Lines Union 11,-29 5% preferred series A v. t,. c. (resumed) 11-15 2 20c convertible Boston 12- 8 2 $1.50 Light,-, com. (quar.) iqnar.) ^■ BUsfc (£,* W.) 75c 2 12- & year-end $3.25 112- 87 VaC ... " 11-20 1-11-12 50c $1.75 : Birmingham Water Works, 6 %■ pfd. (quar.) Black-Clawsoa ' Company, common (quar.). 8% -preferred (quar.) : Black 2 MQ Carpet, common (quar.)... ; Birmingham Gas Co- ^; $3.50 prior preferred (quar.). preferred $4410. preferred Blaw-Knox- Co.' 12- $1.50 Bigeiow-Sanford $% 12- 2 $1.25 ... 2 $$2.50 (s-a)__ 6% 11-15 $1^15 _T T /•; 15 conv. p/d. (quar.) Bethlehem: Steel dorp, common 7%- preferred. (guar ); ■ v,r. ;, 12- 1 . 11-20 1- Canada— of 7% preferred tt$uar.)— (quar.). Hudson Co. (quar.)— & Air Class .. I-15 2 12- *$5 Corp. Diamond V 11- 8 —....—...— 12-16 11-15 1-31 ; sue com... ; 1 1 Chrysler Corporation" 75c 12-14 Cincinnati Inter-Terminal Railroad C.O.— 4% preferred (s-a)$2 2-1 Cincinnati Milling Machine, common... 35c 12- 1 4 % preferred (quar.) $1 12- 1 City pf New Castle Water Cp.— 6% preferred <qui$r.) ii » $1.50 12- 2 Cfty ot Paris Dry uooas-—r * -1st preferred (quar.),^...^..^,...^ » $1.75 Jl-15-47 }7* ;2n4. prftfflrri>d Y«.a'): :, _lt l-2r47 City Water of Chattanooga— 6% -preferred (quar.)... ! $1.25 $2-1 Clearing Machine Corp.—* • 5% ... Chicago Yellow Cab po. (quax.) Chile Copper po..,*— : ■ Bell 12- . C 11-15 Derby 11-15 7% preferred (s-a) $3.50 Chicago Corporation* $3, pref. .(quajC.75c Chicago & Northwestern RR.— n 11-18 pfd. $4.50 12- — >(quar.)i.4i----«-ii^^-, Chappxan yalve Manufacturing—" - 11-15 Manufacturing Co. (quar.)........ Glove & Hosiery Co. of Canada, Belden 11- 9 9.0c . r 11-18 *37ViC $17 V2C Securities & 1212- (quar.) Oil Company (irreg.) Dewey & Almy Chemical Co., common ? 11-14 50C Company, preferred Dentist's 11-15 12- 2 12- 2 Ly ,, V'25o Cnampion Pnper & pipre, ney poftK. (lpftial)^ Extra 12-17 12- .11-30 < V 11-12 12-31 75c ooc 4Va % -prior pref. •< Belt Delta 11-9 11- 9 1 ,11-25 - 10c ; : 11-23 15c $1.25 v Chain 20c .... 11-23 , 11-30 25c ...— 11-30 A 11-15 . 75c 12-15 $25C & 4V2% •11-15 12- 60O (quar.) preference Deere 1- $1.75 - Denver 25c Aircraft — Derby Gas & Electric Corp. 75c (quar.)., Certam-teed Products— . 11-18 (quar.) 6 - 12-10 50c conv. (initial) common Cessna (s-a) ... 6% 2 12- prior pfd. 11-15 „ (quar.) 11- 1 -J. 1- 2 (s-a) (quar.). 11-23 750 common 11-30 , 11-15 1-7-47 6J0C Seelig Manufacturing Co., com...; tlM diss A ■ (quar.)^ —:—•; Co. 11-15 75C 60c Common 11-15 12-1 15c .1 87V2c Common 5% 2 1 11- (quar.). pfd. *75c , — Tractor ' Delaware . Centra) Violeta Sugar Co. • SUftss 7%c Duban Tax . Century Rjibhon Mills : (quar.) ■■.,'Extrk 12-10r: 1-2-47", of & ,11-15 '! )> . ' < preferred • Barcalo 11-20 Foundry, -New : 11-15 11-25 10c 8%c » *$1 Central Ohio Steel Products— 12-21 25C (year-end (_. 11-20 B 3.6% : " America 12- 1 <; pfd. (quar.) Central New York Power, 3.4u% pin. iquar.) Central Ohio Light & Power— > 0 $1 Barber-Ellis Cp. of Canada, Ltd.— v Jfljcreased quarterly .......... *25c Centra* Arizona Light & Power, com. 20c Co. 12- 11-25 - B Debenture 11-25 12-16, Central luc 6% preferred (quar.) Bankers Bond ja Mortgage Guaranty 12-15 *20c 11-20- 112- Class V*-Jf *15o Caterpillar 11-20 12- • 11-21 12-15 Payable of Rec. Share ' Cushman's Sons, Inc., 7% preferred (quar.) Davis Leather Co., Ltd., class A (quar.)_— 11-1 12-20 . ■ Publishing Co., — 1 (quar.). RR., 5%. 1st preferred 2nd preferred: (s-a). 5% t- II- . *15o Catawissa > : (Mo.) Curtiss-Wright, Class A' 1-.;. : ^ . 12- :s.'u£i be *2c L.ua.— Co. Mfg. Curtis : 12-2 $1.50 class A (accum.)— Carmap & Company, class A (quar.)—.——. 11-30 - •41V4C ii-vBaltimore porcelain Steel, 7% ptd. (quar.)_. Baltimore Jiadio Show, common (quar.)...;; oy„ 3 11-26 11-15', 50c : 1 (quar.) J50C Mines, Ltd. .(s-a) JLauip 11-15 12-10 11-30 s 12- 2 Oil 25c common Gold « 12- :i a 12-16 .X. t i Curtis , 5-31 I v *50C Cos., Ltd. (extra) Canadian Tire Corporation, Ltd. (quar.) Canadian Western Natural .Gas. Light Heat •Si Power, Ltd., ordinary Canadian Wirebound Boxes, Ltd.— 12-30 7- ■. . 2 2-28 (quar.) .Class B 11-21 25C Bagley Building Corp Baker-Raulang (s-a) t ; 12-16 *75.C 12- 1 - . — Motor A 25C (quar.) Corp. Class J5c -V Avondale Mills (monthly) Monthly _1— Badger Paper Mills Barber. Asphalt canaaiaa t 11-15 25c (quar.) common Products :> 11-15 12-12 V r':- Ltd.— Co., 4- ,'V. Canadian Malartlc 12- 12-12 40% pfd. conv. preferred corporation, 6 ■?!. 50c (quar.) Works, convertible 8 50C ...... 6% preferred B (quar.)_ Preferred C (initial) : Automatic Canteen .Co. of America Automotive ; 11- 12-12 §8^0 ]£&&& ... series A (s-a) 2 • Canadian Co. (final); 5% B 8 $1 Atlas Tack Corporation Autocar Co., Class 11- ' A Austin Motor (s-a) 2 Alcohol 1- 2 *75c „ ; A Company Holders When Per Name of Cudahy Packing Co., 3Va% *75c ; Industrial Class Holders Payable of Rec. Ltd.— Quarterly Canadian 12- 37 Vac, Engine— Share ;••••. Corp., ;; 8 $2 preferred, (quar,) Atlas Powder Company; Aunor 11- $3 ; (quar.) Diesel 2 ? 12- $1.50 $1.75 v: 11-30 >12- 40c :: Quarterly 2 : Investment —' Quarterly 12-14 93%c „ 12-10'1 11- 4 1- 25c (irreg.j Foreign 11-30 $1.50 (quar.) Dry Goodg, common preferred (quar.). 6% ' if When Per 'y:, Name fif Company .. Canadian (111.)— $6 convertible prior preferred (accum.) Armstrong .Cork Co., common (interim) $3.75 Holders Payable of Rec. Company 2587 ; 250 : 11-29 11-15 11- 7 8 :;. '10c ; 10c r*- 2 12-20 1- 2 12-20 $1.50 '" 12- 9 11- 8 12-18 12- 5 12- 2 11-15 3- 1 2-14 )2- 2 11-20 : "• $1 34%C 34%C 25C - ■T* •1• , • • |m« ( vhwwiui '. 'ti, n . \». .•>"'< • i :« /■: < _ ,,v. r fim '< ,1 Monday, Noyemlper 13, 1946, THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE V (V.-f* fl V t\ I 1 A J'! 2588 .1-1 -■ cY t • J .Vfl ' 1 ■- •• ■ Per Name of Company ; ; Grumman'. Aircraft .Engineering Gull oil Corporation (quar.) Payable of Rec. 60c . ___ 11-29" * fiame of Company , _—_ HacKensac^ Water. Co. HaJoca Haie (increased)— Mines, Hamilton %% (increased quar.) Stores, Inc. (quar.) Ltd, (year-end) Cotton Hammermill Ltd. Co., Paper Co., . 85c Corporation Brothers Hailnor 4 25c __ 11-15 : (quar..)__ common 12- / 11-11 12-14 " 12-18 11-22 7.$4.. • preferred 7 11-15 12-16 11-30 11-20 M3 L2-JJ "Z-zx Lee $1 - —- Class B __— (quar.)- Extra ; $// — , ' 12-1 ■ Class A (stock dividend payable in A stock) Class B (stock dividend payable in A stock) 77/; 3%, 3% ■ I 11-15 11-15 11-30 Harniscaxeger Corporation, common 15c (quar.) National '11- 9 11- 9 ;s; 12- 2* 4 Hawaiian Co. (Irreg.) Americ»_____,___ — Additional\'-----^--v--»---^--1---a-.-,-^--. Hazel-Atlas Glass Co.— < > New ox ■ (initial common Hendry Heroines quar.)-—, (C. J.) Co,, 5Mx% preferred Cement Corp., common Chemical (quar.) Corp., 3%% preferred A (quar.) Hibbard, Spencer & Bartlett & Co. (monthly) : 6-10 11- kittle 11-30 11-30 11-14 / 11-29 : U-19 *\,adio ' Class M rjflRs Lock Joint Pipe Co., 11-14 Lone 11-21 Star Gas 11- 9 12- 1 11-15 12- $1 12-iu 11-30 12- 2 2 i (quar.) "12- 1 20c S./,; $1.25 25c (year-end)-^— 12- , S3A % 1-15 12-31* Lynchburg & Abingdon Telephone Lyon;/Metal Products (quar.) preferred (quar.) ——.>—»933/4C Houston Legating & Power (quar.) 90c Howard Stores Corp., common (increased)— " 37V2C "" Extra ..——I— 500 4% % preferred^ (quar.).^j——$1.06 ^ Huasoa Lay Mining & Smelting Co.'. Xitd.— .■t: Increased —-w——$75c . 12-10 / Motor Car Illinois Municipal i.j.aaAai',; -New VO. (QUai.) 12- Business lute, r^nwnal Educational 0 4'/2% preferred -(quar.)-.; 12-1 .11-19 11-2U ZOO- International Products International Silver 12- ' 12-11V 11-27 2 12-10 11-21 12-16 . ,/ 1-15, convertible 11-22 1- 1- 12- 2 2 12- ; 12- ''(quar 11-15 12- 2 11-15 12- $i International Marine Extrn v : Extra 11-13 11-13 Merrimac 2 11-15 2 11-15* Merritt-Chapman & Scott-— - - -— * ~ • ~ 6V2 % preferred A Xquar.)_i_i__w„-_^__;_;, Metal Textile Corp., $3.25 partic. pfd. (quar.) 12-12 12-2 1Z-16 lz— 2 Metal • 12-16 11-29 12-16 11-29 12-18 Hat, 8%> preierred II- 9 11-30 $1.25 12- 1 11-15 Mid-Continental 60c 12-20 12- 10c 12-12 11-29 $1; prior - preierred Midwest Oil Co,,, common • 50c > 1- 6 1- $1.25 2 6 12- 4 ^ 12-21 11-30 12-16 12- 2 11-15 11- Petroleum 12-2 12-23 12- Stock . (subject dividend (Irreg.) to • Kress 40c ' stockholders' Company — 6% 1st common 50c preferred "(quar.),,-, 72nd preferred Kut Salle 50c —J 6% ptd. , n; 8 Lake of the Common (increased Extra 11-15 : 11-15 12- 11- 1 77 1- 4 1-14, si- 12-14 11-15 12-14 11-15 12-14 11-30 Go., common (quar.)_____ 7 5% - preferred (quar.) Modern Containers Ltd., class A (initial) Mohawk • Carpet Mills— Monarch Knitting Co., Ltd., 6% (irreg.) ___ 11- 9 Mount 1-15 12-16 11-20 - 25c 12-2 11-30 - 11- 8 11-15 . 1- 9 .. 7 12-1* 11-15 12-2 11- 12rl4 $43 Vic 12-14, ': 12-14 $2. i 11-30 $1 12»2 31-15. Fuel 12-10 . > 11-15 12- 9 12-16 ' 12- 11-30 $1 > 11-15 2 guar.)"—————— (quar.),—7— $40c —J, 12-2 11- 1 $40o 11-15 10-22 $$1.75 12-2 11-1 ' * , Murphy (G..C.) Company (quar,),——., Muskegon Motor. Specialties-^ .;./! $2 class A (quar.). ' ZIVuC 11-30 > 11-15 12-2 11-30 v> v. '• U* •*«>> ..... ''.w 12- I II* 1 7:}}^: 11-29 12- 2 11-15 12rl6 12- 2 25c Hosiery Cp. (initial).-—50c (increased quar.) 40c , , . 12-5 11-13, . $1.50 Chemical-— (quar.) Co. 7 \ (accum.) 6% 11-15 7 b*: :>■)'$ - ■ $1.25 —j—.— . - •, 7 . *,_V.; ■ (quar.) — _. - - ... ■ £ Power, 5%% (quar.)— V'T-. ' **- fv' * (* *7 - . • .if:'!*** ■*£" J.' /.■ .f 11-15? . *;•- '1R . ;:":L ^ :: 12- .I'- ;-11-15' : :pfd, (quar.) .7 mr+yrKcr'^'ift* • n n •; j+s v r25C B preferred ,0 / 1.1-40. 2% 12-20 11- J* 25c.■ 12-20/ .11- 7* class A preference •' /• 12- 2 $1.37% ,12-'2 7 (stock dividend) Company-r-i: 7.7 7Class 11-15 - - Potomac Electric 60c 92%o (quar.)_____—___«^—, convertible preferred Poor & 7 • ' C Pittsburgh Steel Co,— 5V2% prior preferred ' $2 7 Suburban Plymouth Oil '/'Quarterly 11-15 11-30 lWf-" (quarx)^-,^--.^^^*~-U v^vi2f^ 2^*^'. 2-5-47 pfd. B (quar.) $1.10 12- 1 11- J . 11-15 $2- 11-18 11-15 12-14 4-1-47 3-15-47 60o , American $5 11-18 12-14 $1 (guar.)7 Pittsburgh Coke & 12- 3 }}"-7. #11-30 11-30 11-20 Co., Ltd.—• : 7;,; v* deposit receiptsi,for iOrdlnary 7 7/ /, registered; tinterim) _—< 7 JJ"1® Pltney-Bowes (increased ; quar.)—.—— l /ir ' 7, on ,^ 77..-Extra. i . .i,.10c . 11-30 11* 9 Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie.RR.— -a • ,-v -v'Vc' k,//, 6% preferred (sra) r~ •1 11-13 30C 'fe . v 11-22, 12-3 30C <7:/7, r?*-.« 11- 7 : ' 1c Supply— Corp. (s-a). Muncic Water Works, 8% nrefcrred (quar A Munson Liner Inc., $4 preferred A (quar.)— * $4.preferred B (quar.)____————1." $4 preferred C (accum.),— : 11-26 J1-90 30c 11-20 /11-20, Pinchm Johnson / > 11-15 > 11-15 ; , Pilisbury Mills, Inc., com. k $4 preferred* (quar.) : j ;. 9 25c Producers 12-16 . 12-27 ; 12* 67, .?•!. Phoenix ! 11-15 J20. 11-15 11-29 % —___________—-—25c 12- 2 -y 11-15 Water, common— > 20c / 12- 2 11-13$ $3.65 preferred (quaij.).,™.^--—7 $1%0 u 12-, 2 v 11-12 * Phillips Petroleum Co.. muar.——$7 0e 7 ,h: > 11-30 1 7; $14C ; > Company Philadelphia 11-30 1* 12-1® 11-20, - preferred Quarterly '■ 11-22 1-1 $$1.25: 7/ 12-23 12^2 12-2 12-14 ^i- ,2 7:-;7Extra 7 12-20 2 12- $25c $15C ? ^ < 11t15 $1.25 11- 9 31-15^ : 12- 2 </ 11* 17 12-10 12- 17 11-25 £.11- 4 « 11-27 ,11-21 12- 1 11-15 Co. BhiladelphiakElectric/Co.;, ccmmop____-_"_/._;";7;';.7.30C •. 712-31 $1., preference (quar.) 25c,. 12-31, Philadelphia Suburban .Transportatian-r$77-7$:77;.. ;-:v/7,_- 11- 8 11-15 1c Mountain ' 11-29 12-2/7 Mining & Development— *_ Mountain <• 11-29 12-lfi 7:/ 25c 11-12 1Z-23 Diablo Oil Quarterly i: 11-15 w' ,25c (increased) Ry. /. ^ _ 11.-27 12- 2 ; Co.— 12-13 * ' 12-16 20 c ;6:V:lC'7 __ ^ 11-29 H-26 ,* , 11-20 19-12 50c com. preference Chemical I ; it-1 80c Utilities _ 33%% 50c / — Pennsylvania State Water, 7% plci. (quar.)_ $1.75 > 12-.2 11-12$ Pennsylvania Sugar Co., 5% preferred-— 12%c 12-31 Peoples Gas Light;jt Coke (quar.)__i^.___u ? $1 ? 1-15 «'r,12r20 Peoples Telephone, 4%% preferred $1 *" J Perfex Corporation; 4% "/<■ pfd. (rmar.— $1.12% 1 711-21 Perkins Machine & Gear, 7% pfd. (quar.)_ $1.75 ^ 12- 2 11-20 Pfaudler Co.; 6% preferred (final)^^,*-«'"J"8L5Q" j Common^ (irreg.) a Pfeitfer Brewing ;25^ ^2-23. .12- 6 -"i 'Extrac 1 .--,3 - 12-, 6 11*25 80C Service Pen $1/ preferred / V-, V; (irreg.)— ______ Public ; Co ; , 11* 8 7. 3.7%' preferred 11-15 $1.25 4 -12-20*5 Class B Gas— 11*14 i. Pennsylvania Electric, 4.40% ;7i ^ , 1 11- 8 12-31 > $1.50 .... ' 2 -4c ; Quebec Common ■ — 7% "preferred, — ■. ^ I-1' 2 12-20 . Clav Products—— Woods Milling Co., Ltd.— 11-27 12- 2 V .. 12* 2 12-10 ' 12»4c/ Corporation 7 Pipe Line Co. Missouri S 25© 45C Morgan (J. P.) & Company.(quar.)________ Morris Plan Insurance Society (quar.)— Motor Finance Corporation (quar.)——. Motor. Wheel Gorpqration (quar.) Wines & Iiiclede, Christy 11-15 25C' p 11-.7 11* 8 60c/.. 12- 7 dividend & ■ . . 5 </ - Montreal Cottons, Ltd.,: com, 7% preferred (quar.)__ 2- 7-2c T,, (accum.)—• 11-20 2 7 2 11*18 v Monsanto 12-2 $1.50 Champagne,-Inc.— -7 ■ Increased.-'12Vzc 2 12- (quar.) 11-15 12- 2 • (quar.)l_„1_—$1.75: Kwick' Tool .Corp.I—,—.. Ha France Industries, Ha v' ——i 12- 35c 40c li-19 $1.12'/a 7. 12-27 (quar.)— (quar.) 12- •. 12- 2 12-10 ; Co., Ltd., com. (quar.) > ; t20c 0l2rlB preferred (quar.)— — ; 135c ; 12-16 Paul (Peter) Company, new common— 25c , 12- 1 Peabody Coal Co.; 6% preferred (accum, • $2 }2* 2 Peck Stow & Wilcox 710c 12- 2 Peerless ■■■.Cement p25o /; 12*y 2 Pennlnsular Grinding Wheel— —— 20c ,.<11-15 Peninsular Telephone, common (quar.) 50c 1- 1 ' 11-30 11-19 11-20 ' 9C 11-18 12-12 2 2 $1.18% ■ 12- 2 Kroger. Company, 1212- 27" - $5 7% 11-15 •1- • ; 12-14 ■ '• v/j. 50c $1.12% Extra 2 12-10 ■A :y Paton Manufacturing ; • ,11-15 12-2 7 (quar.)____ i— v 50c 11-29 (quar.)— 25c 12- 1 (quar.)_______-_-. $1.06 V* , 12- 1 Parmour Porcupine Mines (interim) $3c 7 12- 7 Patm Consol,-Gpld Dredging^ Ltd„tinterim)-/7yv tl5c /; 12- 4 • 12- _ 12-12 —_ —— 12- ,$$1.50 - (irreg.) Manuiacturlng $4.25 12-15 1-2 r Stock Parker 8 9 7 (4 c (quar.)—,, Moneta Porcupme Mines, Ltd. (interim;—,. 17- 3 : 11- 12-20 Mission Appliance * . H.) & Company— Kroehlex Mfg. Co., 4Vi % preierred 12-14 11-15 - (quar.)— ' 25c Company tquar.)_, 4uc L.—$i •' (S. 10-31 12-23 11-25 '15c 300% JjHtsbge • «3. 8.) Extra 11-20 30c , 12- 1 < 7 y —--- com. Parkersburg Rig & Reel, common 11-8 11-8 12- , , 8 1 12- I $1.56* (s-a) 3.20% conwtrtible preferred A Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry— Missouri approval) JECoehring 2 ^ . Hhudsen Creamery Co., common—— :,0 60c preferred (quar.)——-. — ' 5% 11- 12- 1 new 4'/2% preferred (quar.)— Holding Corp. (year-end) Corporation 7 Extra 2 Minneapolis-Honeywell Regulator Co^—- 'v. 12-23 „ ( 1 1- $1.75! (year-end) Missouri-Kansas 1 12-4 12-10 7 v*' Common': (duar;)? Mission ——— 11- 1-15 81J/4C ^ 11- 8 11- 2 25c 8.%/"preferred ""(S-a) Participating : 12-10 1 2 1- 12-15 Stock dividend .11- 11-30 11-22 12- $1.62 : 11-25 5 ■ _____ Extra 4 12- 30c 25c . 12-16 35c Corporation, com. (quar.) 7% preferred (quar. Metropolitan Edison, 3.90% preferred (quar.) Michigan Consol. Gas., 4%% pfd. (quar.)__ Michigan Public Service Co. (increased quar.) Michigan Steel Tube Products (resumed)— Mickelberry's Food Products (quar.) 12-10 - 10-31 12* 2 7? i 7 $1.75 12- 2 ..ill-19.;; $1.50/ 12-2 11-19 • 15c ., 12-10 11-15 25c 12-10 |7 11-15 ~ — 11-29 11-30 . » (s-a)__ $$3 ... Orpheum Building Co. (increased s-a)_____ 25c . : Outboard Marino & Manufacturing (irreg.)_ 40c Ox Fibre Brush Co. (monthly) 25c Oxford Paper Co., $5 nrefererence (accum.) $1.75 Oxford/Radio Corporation (initial)tlOc Package /Machinery COr Xinitial)-------V^-* i 40c.. Pacific Lumber Co. —$1,7; Panhandle Eastern Pipeline, common—-— 62 %c 4% preferred (quar.>__w__^—. Paramount/Picture^ Inc. ' increased -qUar.) 50c 11-15 11-30; i • . 7 Ontario 11-15 2 s ^ 25c ' 12-17 / 11-20 £ 40c (11-25 4 11- $| , Co., Service Ontario 11-15 12- $1 - & Thermit 12- 2 (quar.)_ 12- 2 60o $1 250" >:■i25c, 1 11-15 12- 2 - 1 f • 75c 93%C 85c 43a/«c $50c 12J/2C ^quar.;_ - Oklahoma'Natural 2 11-15 12-24 Y.; Power, Ltd.— (quar.)_____■ preferred Olivet 11-16 12-24 10c : 12- 12-10 11-30 . Public Service— Extra < 11-12 10-31 12- 4 $2 '2nd preferred (quar.) a,50c: 4V*% preferred : (quar.) $1.06Vt Meadville /Telephone Co.i 5% pfd. (s-a)__ 62*/2C 12-26 shares. - Ohio - 1Z- Co., Inc., common—^ u,'--• 25o 7 preferred (quar.)—— $1.25 Emil)' Co. (quar.)^/i——» 7 7 ; 25c.7 Beneficial -interest 11-12 >f 11-12 ■ 1* 2 __i_^_^* :$$1.00V44 . Kinney. (G, R.) 7 12- 2 11-15* 11-21 7; 11* 9.7/ 11-21 ,11- 9 v , 12- 1 11- 8 12- 2 .11-16 12-14 11-15 12-10 11-14 75c 75c. (quar.)_^ (quar.) Pharmacal Co. (quar.) Ohio Power Newspapers, 11-20 ; 11-22 2 • 11-20* > (initial)-. ..15c 12- 7 11-27 Oak Manufacturing Co. (quar.)____: — 15c ;" 12-16 12*^2,/-• Oberman & Company (initial) —V >1 10c . 12- 2 11-25 Ogllvle Flour Mills; Ltd., common (quar.l-• .$25o ,7-1 * 2. 1 lr30 7 7% preferred (quar.) $$1.75 12- 2 > 10-28;, Ohio Oil Company (s-a) —' 25c lz-14 .11-14 i Communic'a- 12- ■ • ^ 25C ■ Kents Restaurant & Baking— " , t 5'4t■% preferred (quar. SlXIVa Kentucky Utilitffes^ ' ; * 1' -.7^.- Junior .preferred (quar.).^i—1—,J; 87Vic» Knickerbocker Fund—s 12- • 50C 12- $i' 7 common (quar.)—, preferred A (quar.)__ 7 Company r (Julius) &: Company—,—,—,—,^ dividend 25c - _____— $1.37(4 — 6% 11-22 12-10 (N. Extra 11-15 2 12-10 20c $4 2, 12- 2 25c Laughlin Steel, Stock 12- 25c * 12- 2 —$1.27Va Nova Scotia Light & 11-30 12-10 3-2-47 12-10 11*30 711-15 7 11-15 7 - preferred preferred Norwich 9 11-15 11-25 13%c preferred (s-a) Co., Inc. (quar.)__,__— lnc„ -common (quar.) preferred (quar.) _/ Mead Corporation, common (quar,)__ ; 9 12-31 93%c 7 / '. 9 1-15 convertible Klein; U 11- 5 11-29 Co. Nu-Enamel Corporation, Year-end 11- 5 $75c . Kawneer i 12- • McKesson <& Robbins, .;..v.7-,.7":.::,./7 •'y/ Co. (year-end) jantzen Knitting Mills, 5% pfd. A jewel Tea Co. (quar.)—_7—— johnson & Johnson (extra) prior 6% 12-15 ; 7% pfd. (quar.;Oil, Ltd.4 McCord Corporation (resumed) McGraw-Hill Publishing 25c Mclntyre Porcupine Mines (quar.)___ $50Vic 10-15 12- 2 i , " ____! McClatchy 12-16 12-20 40c 22V-C Iron Fireman Manuiacturlng Co.— ,$5 11-16 40c - Northwestern 7% 25c 20c - Northwest 11-15 11-30 25c McCirfl-Frontenac Natural Gas (year-end) • 75c liuaiu... oorporation—. aoc Investment Foundation, Ltd*.— ' 7. ; $60c May Department Stores, common (quar.) $3.75 preferred /(quar.): $3.40 preferred (initial quar.)__*_.___~. 11-4 11-15 75c tquar.i ' /' (increased)— Interstate Kayser 10-21 $40c preferred (quar.)«. 7 Iowa Public Service, common (quar.)______ $3.75 preferred (quar.) • 11-20 12-2 $40c , •. :' 12-15 $21 $1 (accum.)—— Bancorporation 12-20 2 / 12-15 25c . 11-30- <11-16 i 1 - • receipts (interim).. 2*4% Marine Magnesium Products^-^-, _i-_, 12V4C Masonite Corporation (quar.)___^__—25c Massachusetts Investors Trust (Special)-,-, > * - 70c* 11-12 $25c T»iUtilities Corp. ^ 1- 12-15 20C (quar.) Insurance River North 11-25* tions, -'Ltd.— ' American deposit 11-29 2 12- - r (irreg.) «auar. 1 10-23 25c _________________________________ Extra 4 11-7 $1.75 , - to- 7 12-31 40c t Ltd Co. Ma/chine 12-12 75c ( ■Extra 11- 1 12-2 65c (increased)--.-—" Co. Textbook & __— Manhattan Shirt Cox i* 12- 7 30c ; International & U- convertible (P. R.) Year-end ■' - Canada— Corp. ;; -Year-end 5% . 11-20 ; >7.———$$i.l2%c of 11-30 ' 5y2% $1.50 Co:— _ Co.. 12-14 12-15 f " (quar.) Publishing Industries,'; Ltd.-1— jones Mallory 10-25 Marconi A, (quar. )J— poirm«« Jl-12 " Ltd.—". „ jaeger 11-12 2 12-20 . Co. 2 $35d ' 12- 9 1- ;-v4 ■ .12-10 20c Brake. 11-30 11-30*7 11-30 12-10 $50c : Uxxiu&i;— common $3vpreferred Zinc (year-end) Air preferred 5.10% 11-20 2 Publications, Inc.— « $50c Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock— 50c Noranda Mines, Ltd.__— $$1 Norfolk & Western Railway Co. (quar.)—. $2.50 North American Co. (stock dividend)— . ,,v<One share of Pacific Gas & Electric comk-'£v mon for each 100 shares held——1* 2 12- 3 12-7 12- ' Machines International Petroleum Consolidated & M. 12- 2 11- 11-15 11-20 i J2 V20 $3.50 o-^eferred /(accum.) k" ' International Harvester Co., common (quar.) -Year-end T.;..,/.. 1% preferred (quar.) International Metal International Nickel M. Macwhyte Company (quar.) Madison Square Garden Corp. (quar.) Mdgnavox Company ; Mahoni (R. C.) Company_,_, Majestic Radio & Television Corp,— 12-10, —j.— International & Jjxtrav 11-20 12-1 11-30 — 6% 7 ., ——' " %% Imperial Oil Co., Ltd, (s-a)--i-—j; $25c Imperial Tobacco of Canada, Ltd. (interim) tlOc Indiana Steel Products (irreg.)— 62y3c Industrial; Brownhoist (initial quar.) 15c Industrial Rayon Corp. (quar.) r 5 50c Ingersoll-Rand Co. (quar.) —„$1.50 Inland Steel, Co. (year-end) w 70c Inter.', 11- 2 Deposit/receipts ordinary shares "(Interim)-.- Common 11-16 11-19 12-30 1.—t'lf common American • $1.50 participating preferred Mackintosh-Hemphill (quar.) Maclaren Power &• Paper Co., com. <quar.)^. 1 12-19 $ 1.50 pfd, (quar.) ^ (quar.) Imperial Chemical Industries, -n MacFadden 45c quar.) Water, 6% 11-16 M. J, " Co. (increased 1 12- ■ .. Co. r-ii'er 11-16 12- (quar.).—...——. ' 10c t Hudson piiip & Paper, 5% pfd, A (quar.) < ' 3iy4C. Humble Oil & Refining Co. (increased) • 50c Huxnuxel-tujss Fibre, 6% preierred (quar.)„ $1.50 Huntington Water, 6% preferred (quar.)___ ' $1.50 v-7% preferred (quar.) ——w,"$1.75 Huctxg cash & Door Co.— ' ; 5% -prefkrred (quar.)Jl—-1— 'offy' Idaho 1 ; : 12-16 V4c —, 12- — Hudson 11-20 iz- 2 77 12- 2 —_ 12-16 11-29 $1.75 stock (non-voting) Founders stock (voting)—, New- York State Electric & Gas Corp.— 11-20 $3 25c (s-a) $1.50 3.7VaC York Shipbuilding Corp.— 40c Co. £ (resumed) 11- 0 11-29 12-16 7 ,11-29 7 50c Co., New 2 11-20 2 12-2 Nashville Steel Lime 1-21/ .11-10* 12-J6 12-2 7 12-16 50c ——— England 12-1077 . 1-31 12- 2 k-T" 2 / 25q . Participating 12- > 25c quar.)__ (initial quar.)_ com. 11- 11-16 Lukens ,12*18 — new York 11-1 12-31* 2% , $1.50 —— Jersey 2 11-12 12-10 • $3.50 ' New 12-12 1-15 12- 2 ; 12-18 common New 12- & Co., 11-12 1 — t._——*. 11-22 ■ " > Non-assented 12-21 " 9 12- New Lord & Taylor, 6% 12-8 1 5%.-preferred,(quar.)_..;_7u7~..ii.——j:r' $1.25 Finance Corp., common (quar.)i. * 40c ,< . 1-2-47 : 20c . < (s-a) Brothers, Extra 11 2 11-18 7 12-14 40c ____— (quar.) com. (increased Cement Extra Neisner 11 12- 25c com. A (accum.) (Mo.) $2 ' _______ (Md.), Household v 12-2 12-2 8 1 11-25 12-14 12-14 Power Co., 6% prexerred preferred Mining Corporation (quar.)—, Niagara Lower Arch Bridge, Ltd. (quar.) 11 $25c 12-14 1- 2 1- 2 7% 11 12- 20c 50c 11- 2 12- 7 10c $1.12 Va Newmont 11 $25c 11- 11-30 $1.75 Nebraska 2-24 li-ZZ $12 >/2C 12- 2 $1.12Mi (quar.)_ com. z-— preferred 11-19 7' ■«<; $17o — 7% • 50c 3-10-47 2-24-47 '■: Extra ;• 3-10 6uc - 10c: 712-10 <, . __ —7—<- Co., 12- 5 7 l?-14 12-31 Nationai::>Termihala7_—-i—■ -:.a ;26cfe. Natomas Company ^ r. 50c 11-92 Louisville 12-27 $1.06V* s (N. Y.)— Tea 12-20- $l5c ; __ preferred Extra.. 11-30 * ..,-45bt<--vl2-i6.>7-li-i8. .. '■ out p.— f uuip» 12-14 , Service Corp., dividend 12-10 11-30\ 11-12^ $1.07 12- 1 10-22* J, »,.v,>V.v57..'v,.. u-f • Products— prior National 7.:: : 11-25 1st preferred (quar.) $1.'50 RR. Co. (quar.)—88c Ludlow Manufacturing & Sales (quar.)_:—_ $1.50 Horn & Hardart Co. 6% 11-15 19,1 n $1.1 n. • Longhorn Portland Cement 5% preferred (quar,), 1 1 12-16 $4c 8% preferred (quar.) w Co. Long-Bell Lumber Co. 12-31 11- 11-30 $12V4c Long-Bell Lumber Co (quar.) 9 25c Oil Natioxuti 11-29* 11- : — .. common preferred(quar.) Stock 2 ; 12-16 11-30 1 (quar.)_ 12-20 s $4.25 preierred B 1-20 Vquar,)—. 725q 7 12* 1 Holt Renfrew & Co., Ltd.— 7% .^red (accum.) 7___ '_ I-15 $$3.50, Hooker Electrochemical, common (quar.) II-29 40c 11- 1 4 V4 % National 20c — ; II-21 a 12- 50c Extra <te Co.—*■■/■/.yy 1 r 11-30 guaranteed 10c , Incorporated—..—J.... ' 11-30 87'/ac ; Ltd. (Initial) (initial quar.) „ Linen National 50c — c Gypsum Co., $4.50 pfd. (quar.) Company— preferred A (quar.) ________________ 7% Nazareth ... 10c Corp Stores, ttuik irxv.««> i- Holly 12-12 12-12 (annual), Extra 11-15 2 11-30 (quar. Loblaw Groceterias, Inc. (quar.) 'i Loblaw Groceterias Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) 1-21 I-31 12- 12-12 Box, National Leatl 50C ; Ltd. . National Co.— Original capital 12-17 Hoximan KR. Special 12-27 2 Chemical, & Folding 11-30 — 11-14 12- 2 12- National 37%c fopecialguaranteed(quar,)— 15c 11-12 11-12 quar.)— 12-15 Monthly- ________ _____________________ "15c v 7 "Mommy'" vli——_77_7.7i7._7_________«L ;\'15c Hires (Charles E) v Company (quar.) 30c 2 . £ Drug 37V4c 12- 2 • 12- common convertible preferred 60c 11-30 f (quar.)— Lac Gold Mines, Gas, 2 -1-15. $1.75 Extra National ; 12-12 (qua^.)W>--——--7.-—— preferred Miami ,7 11-12 12-12 — Original capital 1 11-12 : 2&C ' (quar.) (increased Cylinder Extra 7, 50c (quar.) 2 1- 87 %c , '— 314% 12-13* 1— 2 12-15 $ 60C —... Company Little Long 7.. 2 75c Liquid Carbonic Corp., common (resumed)-, - 30C 34%c V ■ • iw—.7,50c common (quar.).. 25o •Extra. Heyden s, , Extra iZ-10 2 35c Lion Lionel- Corporation) 11-15* 2 12- 12- 12- 7 11- 6 11-8.; 11-20 ' Increasedy-;quar.."w,i,»,--.i.__.i.*_7.-_.w,#-« 1>- 11- 12- $1 . -i.- 12-21 ",;,50c 6 -27-47 v — participating preferred 12-21 " lz-4/ boo, - , $i 75c - 50o- 50c 12-10 711-15 ; (quar.)___ ' 20c 12-10 11-12* .k7/:', I0o<7v 12*10,-7711*12^7 preferred (quar.) National Dairy Products Corp.— 11-23 ————• Extra 1-2 11-25 50c', ' Pineapple wu^prh 11- 1 $1 Corp., common —.——— 7% prior preferred (quar.) Link-Belt Company ( quar/)— Oil 5 12- —— — .. 1-2 2nd xie.j uau 6% : 12- . Service Extra ; 6 50c — . 4V4% 31 y4c — (quar.) pfd. conv. — Extra 12-21 1-2; , prexerred (quar.) 7$1.25 7.7 preferred (quar.)———, $1:25 7 6% '5% 1- 5% •, B Lincoln 11-12 " ... Class • 11-13 & A:-,-Extra 11-13 — Coal Life Savers Corp, .(year-end) ■—wiu: Liggett & Myers Tobacco, common (quar.)_ o. 11-15 12-30 11-30 Hanley (James) Company, common (quar.)25c 11-30 1% preferred (quar.)——— 87%c Hanna uvl. A.; Company, com. (year-end)— 7-77. $1 y 12-1112- 2' Harbison-Walker Refractories, com. (quar.) 25c 1-20 6% preferred (quar.) , y, $1.50 ' _ 7 11-15 12- 12-30 60c 25c <, — Lehigh Leland Electric Co., 11-15 — I r_ Navigation 11-22 11-15 : Fibres Inc., $7 pfd. (quar.)__ Corp., common (quar.)_ National Container , . , £ 32- 5 "7 15c ' Co., Casket National V 1 1 12- • • (extra) —- 7 « 12-18 12-27 : .7% ; 12-16 12- 25c (quar.) Tire Rubber & « 12-28 7 12 Vbo 7 i. Biscuit Co:, common ,• 30c' preferred (quar.)i-w^-_-__7._-.^_:»-77'7.$1.757 National By-Products, inc. (extra) ; v5oc National Cash Register (year-end) 25c 11-27 25c Lawyers ,, , 12-2 25c Title Insurance. b% PxU. «s-a»-_— Le Tourneau (R. G.), Inc., com. (quar.) — 7^2-14/7 .. 25C 7 Automotive National 11-15 1- Payable of Rec. v -ui National 12-21 11-30 Holderi* When .' Share . National-Acme, ; 11-25 2 10c 62'/2c " , Nash-Kelvinator Cprp./ ii-i4 12-9 15c Lakey Lamson 11-20 . (quar.)___ 7 Lamston 8 12- 2 1- 2 (quar.) 4 V2 % (quar.) _____——— ' $ 1.12 % y. /.1--.2 Hauu^vOi. *v__..uiactunng .700,*— <7■ 'y ' [ * 7 Preferential 12-28 participating (quar.)— 7-_. 25o Hamilton Watch Co., common (quar.)—_— 25c >> 12-14 4% convercible preferred (quar.).-' ** $1, 12-14 12- 1 Hancock. Oil/of Calif,, class A (quar,) .—. >' 50o ■' 12- 1 Extra 77,7/7 25c preferred preierred ' 11- Ltd. Mines, Shore <; pet 7, c (quar.),.,^^^^^'^.:$1.80 •,j6%u'nreferred ; L12-23 * t$l s1-15 $ 18C ■* 12-14 v'77 s'0 7: 7 Name of Company • , Mutual Chemtca.1 Co.kof America—*', 7 12-23 $50c --1-15 ———7*— Foundry & Machine.Co. (irreg.)——:. & Sessions, $2.50 preferred (quar,) : (M.: H.) ,v Inc., commoni—— Lane Bryant, Inc., new common (quar.) — -;, Lane-Wells Company (quar.)—— Lanston Monotype Machine (quar.). -• 11-15 ' 12-10 25c — 11-15 2 11-30 -Extra Lake 11-14 2 12- —75c 4'' 25c ' $15c __H $22 %c •£ , 7;'7 V'' Holders Payable of Rec. 7 : ■ Special When ' Share 1 , Lake 11-15 12-iO 12- 1/. ' - . St/'Johh* Powert & ! Paper. Co.,; Ltd.—., Quarterly■> 11-18 7 12-10 25c , Per Holders When • Share ^ 15" ? ;7 WW «;i v>:: ":jVk 'iuv v -:J V"t' U U ;l'v"»V* When v./..r ..Name, ptjGomtmvzi*;-?^ ! Rower Corp; of. :Cattada> common (interim) __ 6% 1st preferred' (quar.)_i:L>—;-w-.—-—- ! \ 6% non-cum. partic. preferred (quar.)__ JPrerttice-Hall, $3 partic. preferred (quar.)__ $20C $$1.50 $75o* 75c: '1 70c < ^ . Common'rtquar.)/''^.---^**^*-..-*;:****' ; ; ' ' 6% *'■- preferred (monthly)-.. __ 7% preferred (monthly) ___——- Public Service Co.v of- Colorado— ■ .1 5% preferred (quar.)__—— Public Service Co. of Indiana, common ■'3%% Public ' • > $5 ■ > ' 6% (monthly) preferred > Extra ... New 1' • 11-15* ;/ 2 11-15 Standard 2 11-15 11-15 Standard Steel 1 11-15 Standard Stoker 11-15- 12-14 11-15 lfr-15 12-31 11-30 Bterchi 11-30 Sterling 12- 2 11-18 12- 11-18 11-30 Class 11- . /■ 12-14: 11-15 12- 11-15 2 11-15 Studebaker 1- 2 12-13 Sun 1- 2 12-13 Sunray •>': 4 11-14 12- 11-15 Swift 12- 11-15 Sylvanite 1- 12-10 11-16 i 12-15 12- 4 12- 4 1- Tampax, ' r ' 12-13 I-17* - - II-18 Tide 11-20 10-31; Cv 11-20 10-31 Timken 12- 2. 12-14 12-10 V, 1- 2 : r 11- 8 ; 12-16 Union Oil 12- 9 11-18 12- 9 11-18 12- 9 11-18 12- ' .. 2 11- 2 12-2 12-14 11-21 12-16 11-16 12- 11-15 ■ 12- 12- 11- 2 11- 12-10 ■ Seal— ^ • $1.60 convertible preferred Standard Cap & i , Standard Chemical Co., -///'/ v;,; (quar.) ——— )Ltq^2-/^?Z/^: X~, 5% preferred Iquar.)——-----• Standard-Coosa-Thatcher (quar.)——— 2 11-12 12- 2 11-12 50C 12- 5 11-20 12- 2 11-12 Wright, Aeronautical 10-22 Wrigley . 1 11-22 tic 'i ; Woolworth S. 1- 2 3oc 5% 12-1 12-20 1- 17Vic ■ U. Printing Extra 11-20 Yellow Cab Co. 2 20c 87%c 12-16 12-16 12- 12-6 400 12- 2 11-15 $*1 25 12-1 10-31 62 %0 1-2 12-20 2 11-20 12- 2 12- 2 30C 1-20 1 XI- 8 1-1-47 12-20 1-21 4-ra 7-31 7-21 Youngstown Sheet & Tube, common (quar.)* Extra '*-*--**/i*i.__-*i*-;_-.__*-*_*i**-_i.**,' 75C I?* 6 50c 12- 6 11-23 12»i6 13-: 8 preferred * (quar.) /; 11-15 12-27 12-20 2 12-20 1-il-4/ ; 37%0 1-31 37%c 4-30^47 Eton's /' Cooperative Qiiftfteyly 11-15 Mercantile 12- 2 11-14 12- ll-2» institution— ..i,,,, .... 25c 2 y r 11-30 T 750 12-10 12-18 12-13, 1- $1.25 2 / tPayable In Canadian funds, resident tax 11-27 jl'i': dividend. Canadian non-residents' tax.' 15%; 10% 12-16 tax deductible 11-16 3c 11-15 7%. a at the Less British Non¬ source. tnrom# tax :••'•*);/ Investment News 11- 4 12- 2 resident tax. General Corporation and 12-16 •17-47 22V2C 10-31 — (s-a)_— this 11-20 20C r tax. not closed for 11-22 65C Jamaica Income books 'il V 10-31 25c Less 30% tPayable in U. S. funds, less 15% 11-14 $25C . $39 1- 2 (Continued from page 2552) 1- 2 (quar.)-—.. 12-16 m ■•/: 12- 3 under 11- 4 12-14 $5 12- 2 11-20 2 11-20 1- 2 12-26 22 %C 40c 100% $2 (irreg.) 12-20 1- 1 12- Products 1946 $719,803 354,832 11-18 11-18 12-9 11- 8 11-20 11- $1.55 12-12 11-27 $17%c expense Other income (net of other.expense).* 11-18 12-10 •Nonrecurring profits less losses pn j r; , ,317,021 . Total *11,075 • sale of capital, assetx i / L: (net) 4 $693,066 income! 12-16 12-1 25c 12- 5 11-15 75c 11-27 11-12 25c 12- 11-15 Taxes, other than above stated.. 25c - 12-lfr 12- 2 Net. profit - •• $453,865 tEarnings per common share___*__J.____w____*__**—• ; $1-5Q 2 / Provision for 1- 1 12-29 25c 12- 1 11-15 75c 12-15 12- $1 12- 6 11-26 250 12-9 31-25 $1 12- 2 11-14 50C 12- 2 11-15 22,353 dividends deducting provision for taxes ^^bn this item: of A??5,000. /1 After on 5 V2% cumulative convertible preferred stock, Series A.— V. 164. p.. 2058, , Reynolds Metals Co. (& Subs.)—-Earnings^-. 9 Months Ended Profit afcer Sept, 30— ,4' depreciation 12-10 12- 1 Fed. ■ ■ and income 12- I 11-15 $70 12-16 12- 30c 12- 2 11-15 No. of common $1 37 %C 12- 2 11-21 Earnings per 2-1-47 1-15-47 37 V2C 5-1-47 4-15-47 /stock 37%C 8-1-47 7-15-47 /stock 9 exc. -Net . _ • $3,221,304 shares.—'1,023,662 .. ; -;.. $2.94 share. earned dividend a . 3,445.?30 3.357,680 8,123.200 a,057,600 ^ profit Company ' 19aq 1944 $4,594,011 $14,538,372 $14:493,446 1946 1,372,707 profits tax__ .4- ^c... 20c • 42,824 f Amortization of war facilities______ //.'**— $1.75 174,025 5 - — : depletion,, depreciation and amortization*.^. /Abandonments //'•After 75c —— Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (quar.)—_ Chemical Co. (quar.)_.—Virginia Coal St Iron (quar.) • •Virginia Railway, 6% preferred (quar.) ___ 6% preferred" (quar.) i—-** /. 6% preferred (quar.) — not Issue INCOME ACCOUNT FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 36, 12-14 6 Knitting Co. (quar.)_ Valspar Corporation (initial) — V'h Raalte Company (year-end)—— Vanadium-Alloys Steel — ...—— (quar.) capital. , Republic Petroleum Co. (& Subs.) —Earnings— Operating and 'general 1 9 1- Utica Corporation working for " Operating revenue^ . - and v. 10-14 1- (s-a)_——*—«—**- Vapor Car Heating Co., Inc.— 7% preferred (quar.)— the 11-15 $1 . Nov. 4 filed a letter of notification with the! SEC ($5 the-stock new machinery and equipment underwritten.—V. 164, p. 2058. 11-15 $1.75 ——.*__.*_***_*.«**^**M. of //;«/// 12-14 12- .$1' $2/ Co. Hotel -—_ VS< 1: portion 11-30* 750 v „ Quarterly ■i 1 62 Vic >m — 1st preferred (quar.). Corporation, common preferred (quar.) 'Vierrov 12-13 12- non-cum. Verney A $1.25 shares par) prior preferred stock. Price, $5 a share*. will be issued as part payment to employees company's profit sharing plan and to suppliers in part payment of their invoices. Proceeds from the balance will be used for 11-15 $1.06 y« ——. <M>* •— 60,000 12-16 25c (stock dividend) (quay.) The company on for ''''/Vr-';" 50c :v 50c com. Republic Drill & Tool Co., Chicago—Files with SEC— 12-16 68C ^Universal Insurance Co, (quar.). SUniversai Laboratories, Inc.—.. Vick 11-15< 37%0 •Transfer Upson Company $1.01% •11-15 (quar. )**—*»" convertible * — , 11-15 2 • : . convertibl» preferred 11-15 11-30 11-15 X 12- 12-10 11-15 (year-end). United Steel Corp., Ltd —.. United Stockyards Corp. (year-end)—. Universal Consolidated Oil Co. (year-end) 11-15 " (San Francisco)— mmmnn 11-30 11-16 12-16 New / $50C 12-14 36 Vic 1 12- II-18 11-20 Steel Universal 11-23 12- 50c (liquidating)—. 12-10 U. S. Rubber Company.**.** / 1-15 $2.50 11-30/ 11-15 12-10 1 11-9 V 7 250 6% 6% UpDer Michigan Power & Light—i; v $3. preferred (quar.) **:____*—-^_-*^*_*.i. ■ 2- 12-241 1 12- «%: convertible preferred, (quar;)_**i*i_* 12- 12-24: I-10 12 %C 11-30 81 Lithograph, preferred 5% 12- 5 11-19. 1-10 ..$5 6 $1.50 U. S. Potash Co. Utah 11-16 5 American1 Machine— $50c *— 11-15 5 1 12- 12-27 11-15 non-cum. 11-15 11-27 12- 25c $25c Corp., (reduced).. 6 •\ 12- 2 11- 31%c * • 11-22 Light &\Power Shares, Inc. series B—. prior pfd. (accum.)—_ 12- 2 11-15 U-30 Electric Extra 12-12 / 12-5 U. S. Playing Card (quar.) S. 11-15 $50c ' 13C 11-30 11-20 8% 11-16 J 2-1-47 11-30 12-15 U. 11-ld 25C $50C 11-15 h 7% - ■ 12- Finishing Co., U.r a.; Pipe At Foundry ■ 11-20. 12-31 (Wm.), Jr.,' common/(monthly) (monthly) (monthly) $25c 1 12-1 • 12- $1.25 4%& preferred (quar.)x-——wU. S. Lines Co., 4%%;pfd.,(initial s-a)—^ 11-15 I: 12- 11-20. 1 25c Yates 12-10 50C - 12-16 *: 12- 12-31 prior preferred (s-a) (initial) *-_i*L-^^_*-**_^-~-«i Yarg Producing & Refining 11-20 r 50C 11-15 12-16 li-lS1 12-1 pfd; (s-a) 93%C 11-14 11-15 11-27 ; ■ 40 c 12-14 U. S. Leather .12-20 2 Z. $$2.50 (quar.) 20c 11-29 1-15 9 12- 25c $2fic $5oo <, 12-14 quar.)—_ 12-2 12-16 - 25c $4 convertible: preferred——*—*—* S. 12-16 " 30o 62Vic, 25c . • class' "A (quar j-—.-**uii-i' U. s. Lines Co; (N. J.)———— * U. S. Lumber Co. (Scranton) (liquidating). U. s. Hoffman Machinery, common (irreg.) 12- 9 12-27 $2 12-16 i Common 11-15 12-21 .12- 1 Gas (Del.), 4% 11- 12-27 12' Common 11-20' 12-10 40c , —— S. Casualty Co.— convertible preferred S. Co. Worumbo Manufacturing— / 1 13%c America of 11-25". 2 , (initial) __* Co,, Ltd.^ 6% 7-1-47 6 •16-47 . 11-15 (F.. W.) 750 Co. 12- $50o —i Biscuit 11-25, 9 Common . 12- - . ; • 1-30 '$$1/ $1.50n 62 %C pfd. (quar.) conv. 45c * 2jjo fl 35C $1.25 11-15/ 40c .. 12- lQc . 4-1-4T3 U. . - —— 25c — preferred (quar.) United Molasses, Ltd. (interim)— 11-19 —————— 11-28 $1.25 U. 11-19 preferred (initial quar.)— preferred 12- 2 11-15 12- 9 V Extra. 2 5% 11- 1 12- 2 12-14 ZZ 11-16* 12- 2 Extra 12- 8%v preferred (quar,)—*—**——, 8 12- 2 . 12-27 „ 11- 8 $1.37% $4.50 11-15 10c Improvement —_ United Merchants & Manufacturers (quar.) 8% preferred .(quar.)———*—-—* 1 (quar.)——— $1.37% 450 Spencer Kellogg & Sons (quar.)—— Spiegel, Incorporated— . $4.50 convertible preferred (quar.)——-—< $1.12% Sports Products, Inc.:;(s-a)i—r—*', - ^ 400 $3.50 11-30 -.Extra 11-12 12-17 12- 6 : $1.12% United Corporations, Ltd., class B;_—— United Electric Coat Cos* /(quar,) 11-15 2 12-16 ■v:" J1-2CT 9 ' 2 $1.50 common——.—^ J2--0 - — B United 12- 6 Brands Corp., S>5c / Ltd., class A— Extra 11-15 Standard 11- — Amusement : Extra Class 11- 2 12-16 ,, 11- 9 preferred A (quar.) — Tank Car Co. (quar.)_— Union Twist Drill Co. (quar.) United 12- 1 y ;■ 2 2 11-12 11-12 12- 2 stock**.* (s-a) 11-15 11-30 12- 1; ____*__*_*i common 11-15^ 11-30 35c (irreg.) preferred non-cum. 12- $3.75 United Aircraft Corp., 5% 40C —-— of 12-14 $1.50. common common Woolworth (F. W.) (increased California— 13-18 12-14 . — 11-16 50o Squibb (E. R.) & Sons, common— $4 preferred (quar.)_; — Standard Accident Insurance— Co, Brothers, $2.50 Co. 12-5, J -*>-<7 40c ; Woods Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (quar.) Woodall Industries, Inc.— 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Woodward Governor Co. (quar.). Wool Combing Corp. of Canada, Ltd. (quar.) - _—. r preferred' (s-a) 5% 2-1 12-12 250 par Winnipeg Electric Co., 8* 8 U-30 2- :•"'/• '■/■ $1.25 ______ Manufacturing^*****.*.* 12- !— (quar.) -/S $2.50 (quar.) $30 — 11-16 11-30 11-30/ 12- 5% 11-15 llflS 12-lg $7 <b1 Products -30c > —— Oil 11-15 12— 2 12- 2 . 75C V/: 2-15 (quar,)__ common Ltd.' (quar.)_____*___ Wilson r Co.— Chlorine 11-12 Union 11-18 9 12-10 . 11- 12-14 75c ' 11- 2 12- 2 11-29 750 12-2 Bearing— Investment 2hd preferred 11-29 12-12 $2.25 Brake ing share of $5 Z 11-8* 2 12- 12-12 Jv-12 $50c Stationery— (quar.) 12- — Roller Extra 11-15 1-13 $5.50 10c interest Associated Water Union i, 12- 5 —— 11-12 11-29 ■- 10-18 2 1-15 (increased quar.)___. —— Spalding (A. G.) & Bros. (s-a)—— — Sparks-Withlngton Co.— 0% convertible preferred (quar.) Spear & Company, $5.50 1st pfd. (quar.) 11-15 12- 1 & Air Wilkes-Barre Lace Wilsil, 12-2 Tablet preferred 50c Companyv> 6>. preferred— Twin City Rapid Transit, com. (resumed) r5% convertible prior preferred (quar.) Tyler Fixture, 7% preferred AB% preferred B—.— 5Va% preferred (quar.)i_^- v Union Asbestos & Rubber (qtrnr.). — Union Bag & Paper (quar.)_— !?:" 12-12 ' 12-31 Common 10-31 ' 11-30 * 10-31 2 1 50c 2' 25c Whbur-Suchard Chocolate Co.— ; r • (Stock dividend)—One additional share of $5 par common stock on each outstand- 11-15 2 1- $1.75 Extra / 11-18 50c- 1 1- 10c Tivoli 12-15 - 12- $3c pfd. (quar.):. / 11-15 /.'>/ 11-15 50c Co., Whitaker; Paper Co. 11-15 (s-a)_. (s-a) 2 $$1.50 750 $1.25 • 3 3 50c Co.— Carbon preferred 12-1 35c r $5 : Southern Canada Power— ; Land & Thermatomic 11-30* 2-1 Oil Texon 12-20 12-30 U. participating preferred (quar.) Southern Railway Co., common (quar.)_.—. : $ 5 % non-cum;1: preferred (quar.)-..—» Southern States Iron Roofing : Southwestern Life Insurance (Dallas)—t 12- 12- — _ 31V40 6% 11-20 — prep, 9 25o, 11-23 11-30 -: Oil 12- ; v,-/ Westvaco 37%C (increased) Texas Public Service. (Del.) (quar.) Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills, 4%% pfd. (quar.) 12-23 1-15 of 12- 26i?° 12-10 ; (increased) Certificates ; ' Quarterly ——— —— Southwestern Public Service Co.— shares Sub 12-23 15c —; 12-10 u & 11- Year-end . (quar.) Texas Pacific Land Trust— 40c 4%: preferred •■(quar.-)w^wiwa.*.-», 10-31 1 $3C Works, 7% Coal 1- • 9 10c (quar.) 11-22 $1 Extra 5c — Pacific Texas - Southern California Water--- J 4V4% preferred (quar.) 11-23 10c ___; 12- 37VaO 11-15 12-16 40c (quar.) Ltd., com. Corp. 11-29 1- ;_____ (quar.) I 11-11 12 %6 Westlnghouse Electric, common (quar.)____ 25o 25c participating preferred (quar.) Weston (George), Ltd., 4%% pfd. (quar.)__ $$1.12% Weston Electric Instrument (quar.)__.__*_ 40c 11-15 12- (quar.) Terre Haute Water 11-12 1-15 ' 20c ■ 5 2 ' Incorporated Extra • ■ 2- '•/"": $1.75 Co. Mines, ,2-15 12- $20c _ 11.1 s 11-11 11-25 $1 Westlnghouse ' 2 12- 2 United preferred (quar.) Gold Common 11-11 12-17 International Common i bearer 12-10 11-25 12-10 Z If. 11-25 * Western 5% — preferred Syracuse Transit 11-22 12-10 12-20 11-15; 12- , IOC preferred A (quar.)___— Western Railway of Alabama— 15C 11-15 12-10 2 12- 25c ir-15' $1.25 $5 11-11 25c 12- 12-20 — B % % Extra Western Pacific RR. 12- 5 12-2 250 12- 2 ' 12-16 — 11-26 87Vic 25c 10-31 Corporation 12-16 $1 1 Company (quar.) Oil Corporation, common (initial) Super-Cold Corporation (quar.) Superior Tool & Die Co. (quar.) Swan-Finch Oil Corp., 6% preferred i% 2nd/preferred (quar.) 12- 12-15 . 6% Oil (quar.) 11-15 75c 11-I8 12- 31V4C 1 97V2C II-18 11-29 11-18 9 11-29 11-29- Western Maryland Railway— ~ •/ .r// v 7% 1st preferred (accum.)_____________ 12-20 11-29 ■ IOC 12- 40c 1-1-47 25C 12- $2.50 Manufacturing Co., common___. Gil & Snowdrift CO., Inc.— Extra $1.50 (quar.) 12- 11-25 ' 12-20 $7oC 11-15 preferred (quar.)«—$1.50 South Bend Lathe Works^* ^ u ^ vi j.. ■ New common. (initial quar>)r«-;---*^<i-^-H. > 506 Southeastern Greyhound Lines— : X-a Increased quarterly : 600 Southern Advance Bag & Paper— I preferred • (quar.) — __r——; $1.12% Southern ^ California*' Edison— ' • / 1 1-1-47 2; ii-18: 12- 2 30c Virginia Coal & Coke_______ WCsteel Products, Ltd. (s-a)____. Western Auto Supply Co, (quar.) 10-31 11-15 12-2 1 $12 West 11- 2 2 12 %C Trane 6% r 11- 11-20 .. 1 quar.)_—_*—_ BOO , 12- .2 25c , / 12- 11-30 (increased 9 12- 11-15 11-15 $1.13 Wentworth 1-15 25c 1 (initial) common I :/.£oundvieW;: pulp/Co.-^.;^ :^ ■ on preferred $1.25 , Common 12- 1-31 8% 8 $$1.12 /a r 12-18 / 12-14 17-16 $1 $4 preferred (quar.)___« West Indies Sugar Corp. (s-a) 50C dividend) (stock Stuart (D. A.) Oil Co., Ltd.— 'Class A participating preferred 2 $1 (quar.) 11-14' ; Strawbridge & Clothier— 6% prior preferred A (quar.) Struthers Wells Corporation, com.' (quar.)_ 11-26 (quar.)— 11-30 2 ■ (s-a) 11- . A dividend $1 — Wesson 37 %C 12"10 is 11- 25c Monotone Corporation— $1.25 convertible preferred Camp 50C — 12- 11- 9 25c Corp. 25c ............ 12-14 /■■;,. 1-10 11-8 11-15 45c 11-27 Stratford Pen Corp.i.^.«^___w—i— 12-16 1-20 12-12 75C Extra 15c quar.) 12-2 Signal Royalties Co., class A (quar.)__^ 15c Signode Steel Strapping, common (quar.) — 62%c 5%, preferred (quar.) — Simon (Franklin) & Co.—(See Franklin Simon)— Simon (H.) & Sons, Ltd., common (quar.) _ $30c >' 5 % preferred (quar.) —— $$1-25 Simonds Saw & Steel (year-end) $1.40 common (year-end) 9 $26c Participating certificates Skelly. Oil ,Co.—— —— Smith (Alexander) & Sons, common (quar.)_ ■ St Company- (initial 9 11-15 .Sioux 12- 2; ■ — 9 50C Company, (initial) com. 12- $1 Aircraft (J. P.) new 12- 11-15 —- 12-14 45C . 12-5 12-10 12-10 20c D.) $1 12- i Extra ' 11-30, (S. 25c 2 ' Class B (quar.)— 1-10 12-20, (s-a)__„ 2 11-25 4% 1 1-10 12-12 — 1- 11-25 pfd. (quar.)_— Signal Oil & Gas, class A (quar.) _________ Solar (increased) 1- 50o ; — Extra Products 2- 12 V2O (quar.) (Northam) Petroleum Warren 75C common Brewing Co. (irreg.). Toburn Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim). Traders Building Assn. Ltd. (quar.) $i.i2y2 > I-10 $10c atores. 30c v 12- 2 2- 1 5' 12- 12-15 t30c Corp. $3 pfd. (quar.)__„ Corp. (quar.) Company, com. (year-end) $4.50 preferred (quar.)_^**__;_-***____i* Washington Railway & Electric Co., com.__* Participating units .• 5% preferred (s-a) 5% preferred (quar.) £ Wellman Engineering (quar.) 11-15 12-10 Warren 11-12 $150 (initial). common Warren 2 11-22 60c (quar.) class; A 1-2 12-10 New PhoBpnate as acio works, Inc. Stowed Screw Co., Ltd., 'Class A 12-10 12-20 12-15 12-20 * 11-12, 15c Shawinigan Water St Power Co. (quar.)—Shellmar Products^ common (quar.)_——* 3%% preferred (quar.)_ Cocony-Vacuum Oil Co. (extra) 11-27 12- 5C 1 25c s: 25C 75c 1- 75c Simpsons, Ltd., \Va% preferred (quar.) City Gas & Elec. (quar.)—-—•; $3.90 preferred (quar.) Sixth & Broadway Building Co.— common___ class 5% preferred (quar.) Storkline Furniture (quar.) 11-21 12-23 $20c Candy Shops (quar.)— Seismograph Service Corp. (initial) Servel, Incorporated, common (resumed) — :^v-'$4.50 ^preferred^;:(quarO;-— Cheaffer (W. A.) Pen Co. (quar.)—— (Laura) 11-11r I 11-11 ti 12 V2C 12-12 87%0 35c 5% Extrft 12-10 Company. (extra) Brothers ! ■ Extra.' Stokely-Van 12- 2 11-18 *11-15 12-10 Holders Pay a ole of Rec.' Visking Corp., class A (monthly)i3V4c 13 %c Class B (monthly) 13%C Detinning Co., common_____ $2.50 7% preferred (quar.) $1.75 Waite Amulet Mines, Ltd.____ $25c Walgreen Company, common (quar.) 40c /' $4 preferred (quar.)____________________ $1 Walker (H.) Gooderham St Worts, Ltd.—* 11-15". 12-12 8c v — Common Cash . Extra St Stewart-Warner 50c When Share Vulcan 11^15; .12-12 25C (quar.)__ Year-end Stern > 12-12 • Co._______-___i.__. Aluminum Stevens 25c ■. 50c J/• $1 37V2C (quaT.) Spring, Brotners 10-18 * t B 11-29 12-16 11-15. Line____^__ Sterling Brewers, Inc. Sterling Motor Truck, 1 12- 1 -';T 'W sale . (A.) 11-29 .. ; Pipe Indiana of Quarterly Stanley Brock, Ltd., 11-25 Remington Rand Inc., common . Stock dividend $4.50 preferred (quar.)__ $1.12%; Republic Petroleum Co., common (irreg.)— 12 %c Bheem Manufacturing Co., common (quar.) 25c ; w4VSs % v preferred (quar.) ~--*/• $1.12 % Rochester Gas & Electric, 4% pfd. P (quar.) $1 Bockwood & Co., common (quar.) 20c ■■Ik 8% preferred A (quar.)— ——$1.25 5% prior preference (quar.) $1.25 Bolland Paper Co., Ltd., 6% pfd. (quar.)__ $$1.06% Boos Brothers, Inc. (quar.) . 50c Boxy Theatre, $1.50 preferred (quar.) 37V2C Royal Crown Bottling, 5% pfd. (quar.)_ 12J/2C Boyalite Oil Company, Ltd. (s-a) $50c Buppert (Jacob), common 25c Extra ^ -l-__**-_**.; . 250 4%% preferred (quar.)__—_ $1.12% 10c Ryan Aeronautical Co. (quar.)__ 50c Sabine Royalty Corporation (resumed) $1 Baco-Lowell, Shops 25c Safeway Stores, common (quar.) $1.25 v' 5% preferred (quar.) $1.50 St. Joseph Water, 6% preferred (quar.)_— St. Lawrence Corp., Ltd.— > 1250 4% class A preferred (accum.) — St. Lawrence Paper Mills, Ltd.— t : 6% $$1.50 preferred (accum.) —_. San-Nap-Pak Manufacturing Co.— 17%c 70c preferred (quar.) __ . 45C Scott Paper Co., common (quar.) 85C : $3.40 preferred (quar.) — 91V4C Scovill Manufacturing, $3.65 pfd. (initial)37'/aC Seaboard Finance Co., $1.50 pfd. A (quar.)25c; ; >$1 preferred B .■ (quar,)'.i_--iw*£^,*^-j 25C Seaboard Oil Co.; (Del.i. <quar.)_*___*—*** ; 25c Sears Roebuck Co. (quar.) f Oil Standard Wholesale :.11-I5v; 12-14 12-14 , i\ Co., Portland of 12-14 2 11-16 12-16 * the Extra v , Sherwin-Williams received from 11-28 *•: Jersey).;:(s-a) ' 2 . 1st preferred quar.)*-r*_* Co. (quar.) — Reliance Manufacturing? uo;/ UU-J— v // 3 % % convertible* preferred (quar.).*—* Extra (New funds 12- 12-31 2%c 25o '•4% non-cum. Reed Roller Bit •: Co. Per /;Name of Compdny "■ 11-20 66C . of 2 _______ • Secord ■ 12-14 > Company Beading Company— '■ ' 10c (quar.)____ / U ~v: s (initial quar.) ——.... ; (quar.) *_-_**_-l-**.«./ common Ray-O-Vac «EXtra >';• Paid out $2&c — Band's (Pittsburgh)— - 11-28 11-18' Stein r ■«•-/ $1.25 $1.75 . 50c Extra $1.30 Quaker Oats oompauy. 6% preferred...i'uuat.1 $1.50 Quaker State Oil Refining, common (quar.) 30c Quebec Power Company Oil 2 12-14 50c ; , preferred , (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.).™_■*_*t Purity Bakeries Corporation (quar.) , . Standard 12- 12-2 <12- 20c Forgmgs Corp. (quar.)_______r___ Oil of California-__-__-_—.— Standard Tube Co., — ; Standard Standard , — •Public Service Electric A: Gas— 40c 2589 Holders Share- Payable of Req. (quar.) 12-20 12- preferred iv, 4."V^ /, 12-20 12- 1 45c / $1.60 conv. pfd. 1-15 12- ; 87%c (quar.) Corp. of New Jersey— of Company 1-15 > When Per Name Standard Dredging, 12-31 ?.11-22* 12- 50c 5&VaC 41%c — Holders Payable of Rec: ; , preferred (quar.)' $2 !preferred:':l(quar.)iww^^—'."$1.75; (quar.)$1.25 8% 7% ■ ' preferred Service 7/v *' '• 7'v1)"i ; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Volume 164- ^umber 4543 $2,969,797: .$3.07^166 1,023 662 $2.70 . 1,023.662 . ; :, $2.81 net profit of $3,302,114 equal, aft®r preferred $68,142, to $3.15 on the common quarter of the current year. This requirements of outstanding for the third - with contrasts In the its out that out th6 large th..t too hampered as it stated, sales, material shortages. Its result of a Under its large' range incurred it of costs postwar development program the company $3,164,932 in the nine month period ending of Unit— ( ' (732. P. j 4'199)'r filed with the SEC "July-24 , Nov. on and" named and 11 designated President of as this unit- Tore Gert ,Meidell, Westphall, Max Regional Vice-Presidents. - " * / The board also named Hamfltdn O. Hale,, of 420 , sefni-anriUaily able on proceeds'; $55,000,000 will be used, to prepay short-term bank $5,000,000 will be added to working capital. As of Dec. 31, the Of loans Interest at 2J/2% is pay¬ April 1 and Oct. I. Y . ,t < 1050 through 1966. lments from and current liability $74,500,000 notes payable to 12 depository banks under a revolving- credit agreement providing for maximum borrowings of $100,000,000. The interest rate was stated to be. 1 VirA and the agreement expires .June 30,;. 1949..-/ Concurrently with the announcement of its financing the company disclosed that its sales in the third qUarter.amounted to $158,498,210, including $84,121,900 for internal revenue stamps attached to products sold.- This represents a 6.2% increase over sales in the second quarter this year. Comparable figures for the like quarter a year ago are not available, but the. company's business in the three months ended Sept. 30, 1946, was 47.1% greater than the' 1945 quarterly average.—V. 163; *p. 660. Reynold's carried as 1945, a Oil Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Richfield H. - operating Other revenue : i— • Frttfttf Httie" Gross v-! revenue sales and services Cost of 29,921,48? _ — 8,474,300 adm. and general exps Deprec., depl. and amort. Dry hole losses and abandon Sell., 5,381,804 : 1,435,01? — — service tains Net tewnue L—$6,004220 .j Non-operating income Y Total Int. income notes on Fed. inc. & $6,345,502 ,72,061' 1,800,000 — and advances— taxes (est.) pay. profs, exc. 185,134 78,468 $8,-782,051 125,598 $7,852,134 79,099 4,600,000 375,000 281,282 (net) — . income 185,000 Earnings $4,473,441 ' $1.12 — share per $3,371,453 $2,798,035 $0:84 $0.70 1 Fed¬ »On 4,010,000 shares of capital stock. tEtfcfusive of State eral gasoline and oil faxes.—Vv 164; p: 1783. • (k W.J Rickfel & Cb.v Deifblt, ; —V. 1946, profit • Current and cash liabilities 1946 $170,392 $859,520 ' • ; ! : • ir.y:."' " ;:'/v".v ' ,w Cr95,000 420,000 100,000 t$58,959 . < ■ $439,520 The ' ' 4 O- 'V a of 3.65 to ratio f '1.; - 1.—V. 163, p. 2587. Y. C' 8 & % « Corporation The ,A ' - 4 ' r >->* ' Co., Trust Exchange 15 5 with SEC— ' < k kff fji$fw.'' '? *Y ' >Vr' - - , ^ to J.—Files . receive Afractional shares-of > common as result of stock split-up. Proceeds will, go to the holders of outstanding'scrip in ex¬ change for such scrip.—V, 164, p. 1125. The company has filed a petition itt Federal Court at St, Louts to a reorganization plan formulated in 1944 on the grounds it was and inequitable" in view of unexpectedly high post-war busi¬ ness volume and lower interest rates. j ; { block ♦'unfair The after 12 years of preparation, Federal Court and a suit by stockholders and participate in the reorganization was overruled reorganization plan, drawn 1944 approved ■was by the to by the U. S. Court of Appeals last - ; ■ income Other tlncludingr deiay for Other , 1.6,379 deductions February.—V. 164, p. 2449. in usea : , . j per common 161,283 NOTES-^-(D . ' St. Regis Paper CJo.—To Increase Output-^ Y ; Y ; Pulp & Paper Co. and plans of Co., to construct a new $10,000,000 kraft paper nrili, "we are assured of a kraft paper center in Pensacola, Fla„ capable of turning out 400 tons a day, or enough kraft to make over 500,000,000 multiwall bags a year," Roy K. Fer¬ the merger Florida with President, guson, 12.—V. 164, p. 2449. announced on Nov. • Safe Harbor Water Povfrer Corp.—Invites Bids— The- corporation 19 (12 noon EST) $19,131,009 of first mortgage 4'/ss, due . • \ ,1 Y has issued invitations for bids to- be considered Nov. on its proposed issue of $14,000,000 first mortgage series due 1981. The company will apply proceeds fering, together with other funds', to redemption of its bonds, .. .v. ,;. ; , :• /■. • . 19'79.—V. 164, ;• ■ .; . .• from the of¬ outstanding T4,383,07r 1,181,554 ' , ; ' • . . , . >; t Treasury-and War Bonds,' $236,725; Dominion 6f Canada and British War Bonds", $108,088;' accounts -and notes receivable—trad^ tnet), $1,- 831,752; accounts receivable-—other (less reserve),-; $11,218; inventories (at lower of cost or market); $3,753,267; non-current-receivables and investments, $54,751; plant and equipment-^-at Cost (net), $3,254,857,; patents subject to amortization; $6,274; cash deposited with trustee for redemption erf Corona-Typewriter Company preferred stock, $111; prepaid Expenses and deferred charges, $169,867; goodwill, trade marks and formulae, $947,9b'5; total, $12,275,077... . ~ payable—trade and other, $540,312; divi¬ dends payable, $162,856; TO-year serial debentures, 3%, due Nov. 1, 1946, $175,000; United States income and excess profits taxes payable, $144,325; United States income taxes accrued, $520,900; foreign income and excess profits taxes payable and accrued, $52,588;. other taxes and expenses payable and accrued, $851,962; coupon book and Inspection contract;liability, $210,315; 10-y.ear serial debentures,- Issue of 1940, payable 1947 to 1950, $092,000; reserve for redemption of Corona Type-, writer company preferred stock, $100; reserve for branch offici fire insurance, .$50,168; reserve for unrealized: losses,on. foreign, exchange, $68,541; capital stock (322,569 shares no par)., $4,484,991," .Capital sur¬ plus^ $583,250; earned surplus (accumulated. since May 31, 1934), Period End. Nov. 2— 1946—4Wks.—1945 Stores Nov. 3, ' 1946-^4 Wks.—1945 $65,354,639 $54,383,694 $690,252,214 Sales in operation at Nov. 2, 1946 were 2,418, 1945.—V. 164, p. 2325. as $548,443,303 against 2,450 at 14,"V-' : * ' ; ... 7: Consolidated *B'. Brewster earnings wfth earnings Jennings, 9 Mos. : Year End. End. Y'v).';:'/. Sept. 30, '46 Dec. 31, '45 (estimated).--—^-**$36,000,000 $42,300,000 , net 4,702,338 5,024.832 1,256,407 1,193,03O\ 4,771,770 $536",608 $0.54 $0.61 5,024,798 4,773,175 v $70^12? $1,772,475 ' $2.03. $1.7$ to reasons it 1$ not alwayi companies in exact alphabetical aro always gs near alphabetical mechanical arrange However, they ^ Colorado Power > - jOejfreciqtioA-,! v V President, stated ,that comparison of these first, nine months of 1945 would toe mis¬ those for the leading because of adjustments made at the end of 1945. C0.-^-Weekly Output— feleciric Co^—Earnings— 1948—12 Mos"—1045 1946—Mohth—1945" $320,406 $344,607 230,381 239,598 57,096'! 60,030- 4 $7,540,892 ' $7,886,841 3,252,568 2,236.339 / 708,291 677jl€CI, ' • • - — 7,200 " *7.200 :g0;4OO 00,404 - — 153,892 148,560 1,782,337 2,536,471 - V $118,003 t 21,037 $92,153 -$l,719,296" 0X,33ff,534 21,037 - - - 253,430 - 1 252,450 " ,. ^ v" 1 .. A148 1,773 " * 1,773 - ' • - debt disct. v - 1 1 148 expense—!— Other deductions Net Incomer Dtvs. on " —- $96i704 2,477 934 Y--!- ^ ■» ,17,494 8,396 _ - $68(491' $1,447,579 ■'34,358--\ 290 1- 34t358', )5fd..Stock—■ 'Balance^ w-V, 164, p. ; 1915. ' $1,007,915 ; Al,035,283 $34,133 $62,426 ;.412,296 $853,613 - ■ ^ Y1'' * ^ \ ' r *■ y »« » I ' Southern Natural Gas Co^—Earnings, * r'f * t r in ' ;• etc';—^ Y'" ^ ^ *!: >-L!^ompany onl^ *"-<<» UonsoIida'te^~—y»' 1946 *1945* " , .N?1945 Operating revenue $i3,917,466 $12,994,224 $18,886,747 $16,585,373 Gas purchased 3,842,890 3,694,997 /4.267.1861 '3,722,516 Operation 2,048,278 1,768,581 4,102,587 ; ,3,092,550 Explor. afrd develop!Y661,49Y 273,535/ ;/ 716,059 .: '' 265,806 Maintenance —" 485,819 415,296 % 799,276 565,059 Deprec., ' depletion j and ; -;u i:, '• :/v---'^1. amortization : ! 1,^^50 /1,0^183 i,630,000 ■ 1,476,109*. - . : 12Mos;Encf. Sept;30— . ^ . , . ; / than other Taxes, taxes inc. ■ " J Net ..537,974 . , /1,474,653 ) and BtaJe ipOf txs, Fed. 435,129 1—; and Int. - Net income *$3,545,209* $3^40,723 stecklL—/ .1,849,484 1,119,762 , . 1,849,484 —lY —;—— $9,019,425 v other deducts. Diva; on 'com. * $4,219,538 $4,243,069 674,239,, 495,187, income 996,165 ,' -. ^ ~ Gross 1,071.404 558,327 167*661 $4,617,244 .$4,460,664 ' $4,945^233 328,665 -, 558,761. 242,163, $3,784,469 earnings Other income $.5,187,395 u 839,770 $2,890,663 P $4,347,625 1.840,484 "1,649,484 " f;*Nct ihcoihe for tH^ 12 months to 86pt. ;30. 1945 (company and fconsolidated) of as • credit been to earned dated mission has afportization Special a March 6oNdense£> 'i:%; -v ' ;'f ' assets— Gas Socony-Vacuum Oil Co., Inc.—Earnings— Period— " 4,704,901' . v plant and . retroactively in Cosh' U; Si — adjusted 1946. 30, _ >• - SE#T. 30V 1946 rlY/ Consolidated)' / ^ -v.-;—...' Co. only " consoi. - /• (Conrpany and ; —;!.•*.*—i-,- receivable—less Deferred taxes, stock *fatal !—!_ and reserves merchandise—„—_ etc.—,—v Insurance, charges Capital 9,741,260 19Q,98,7 6,758,117 1.237^-184 5,810,047 ;• L—_: . Federal PowCr Com'-' ptfqliOrty^!—-- $48,115,948 $74,992,400 Materials/supplies preimld depreciktioin reversed BALANCE- SHEET AS AT TrCasUfy securities, at cost and iccrrt, int. Accounts eliminate. $1,020,291 to of pervice ljfe excess surplus pursuant to Order of investment and special funds p. 3325. ' Safeway Stores, Inc.—Current Sales Incr. 20.17%— $16,274,058 $15,202,438 $2,980,645 $11,569,077 $10,500,100 $753,377 - 1915. fntime ILL GrOss $648 in. 1945 and CONSOLIDATED" BALANCE SHEET, SFPT. 30, 1946 ASSETS—Cash in banks and on hand, $1,898,190; United State's • $4,165,095 1,178,450 $3,203,517 share Com. per 164„ p. ,,; 52,674,572 1,103,714; Amoltiz.1 Of $0.76 $0.10 : $3,737,770; total,. $12,275,077.—V. 164, p. —Earriing?M-, :.l940—12 Mosv—; $71,3^1,496 $67,132,205 $14,457,63^ ' 824,005 .'. LIABILITIES—Accounts Through C(j,/ ' 161,283 ; . Its subsidiary, Alabama Pulp & Paper .9,288,162 55,840,076 ;fcf. On lbn$-ternf debt-. $240,502 rentals of typewriters and other ' * 7,731,293 1,256,426' Provision for taxes ..J-z.y- Net income includes $3,702 in11946, administrative 'expense. 12.249,700 1,019,908 Amortiz. '.ot -;pIt, acquiRr c equipment, part of the costs of which is included in selling, general ; 23,355,094 10,391,023 dividends—__ Proy.? for • and 9,767,924 1,396,478 Southern Indiana Gas & $2,803 in 1944 representing net income of the English subsidiary com¬ pany and $509 in 1945 and $9,731 in 1944 representing net loss of the Canadian subsidiary company (translated at official rates). / ^ (?) Salfes include service sales and 2,349,485 . $30,318 $0.5ff share—---.. 11.547,959 114,897,504 104,344,574 7,801,996 94,738,55768,738,874 $4,133,764 $3,857,082 $13,63L420' 251,307'' ^ $08,oi3 .722,030 , 102,295 680,11$ . : $163,155 Dividend declared on com. stock . 741,012 Period End. Sept; 30— QrdS3 revenue -'— Operating expenses ... $1;062,527 ' 33,618 Cr23,898 652 profits tax;.: —' Foreign inc. & excess-profits taxes 14,225. Adjustment of taxes ^rior years.-, * CtlZt excess incom'e : output'6f this corripiny for the WdeH ended" Nov. 9, 1946, totaled 2,259,000 kwh., as compared with 2,076,000 kwh„. for the corresponding: week last year, An ihqreasS ot 0,8%7.' 164; p. 2450./,^/. ,1944 ; 43,24$ Federal normal and; surtax..115,476 Net MOs.—1945 Electric Siibs.) $84,390 31,072: 37,710 ' • 1940-^0 ' $. : v' $•$. 11,567,164 115,102,372 104,524,701 27,862. .19,205 204,868 180,127 dividendsr____ Southern 1945 $63,397^ $1,036,774 20,993 25,754 $331,300 —_ & teiegT&tfi' 1946—Mqnth—1943 position as possible. 1945 " $314,024 r---*r Total fftcome lAcforfeAt period, :./ i j —- adjustments Operations-....- such to /$84$." , profit frorix $445,719 J,082,505 income NOTE-~-For ' ' 1946 ' * 42,859 081,340.0 Smiiir & C#ona Tyi»ewriters^ Inc. ( Oep't. . deductions order.- ' $^,116,658., $2,863,873 $4,826,573 '2,401,571; ~ ; 1,737,774 l. 2,836,040 Selling, gen. & administrative exps. 1,351,489 1,022,443 915,323 PfoV. for. deprec. & amortizatiOri.. 43,674 ' 40,260 ' , 38,437 Net yev.. income , other -than, taxes; on: Ihcdmek. - $489,578 12,875,117 ib^cdme Y-Y- Gtb&s —V. Net ts"ales COst Of sales' ;. St. Louis-San Francisco Ry.—Opposes 1944 Plan—• unsecured creditors (t. C.) ; 3 Months Ended Earnings , company on N6v» 7 filed a letter. 5f notification With the SEC shares of ($2 par) common on behalf of scrip holders who were The entitled :081,348.0 - Place, for its common stock, without par "j flncluing' iax^s ^ oper.... revepue— iton-oper. revenue- $5,359,247 $2.13%Y/-^80.68 . ?YRon$oh Art Metal Wo*fcs, Ihc., Newark, for 99 981,348.0 , $300,904 . . . 34,964 $34,364 Bell Telephone jSepi 30-'-" Remainder $6,484,106 981,348.8 $3.87 9,795 tax Net Earned 881,057^ $2,089,520 . . $57,880 after charges—; Common $3,014,909 102,39$ ' $1,220,539 .511,633 VX 306,840 X .30,770 254,403 revenues Preferred 765,400 $3,882,707 1,423,4*8 421 applicable profits operating, Net $3,262,024 408,20^ 764,300 income ontstdg. at Of period-^ ))er >6om. share, Federal discontinued acting as its' dwritransferagent corporation4 appointed i to- portion, Int. & other :% comparative purposes, the income account, has been reclassified to cdnfOrm ' With; the; classification 1946.—V, 164, p. 1914. . Pendleton, Inc.-—Transfer Agent— has •/'. greater 78.43% were to $1,652,613, .. 1946 while shipments for the first greater than those of the same ; Jersey City, N. J., as transfer agent value;—V. 103, p. 319, v V $7,499,686 156,155 - l,46a,oi;o Cto2S Southern Calffornia Edlson 4,349,631 NOTE—Fm .//*>-•<! ' . of quarter 14.32% yj securities. in 30, Sept. »\. l' % : '*-'*• and $8,286,758 785,383' 190,200 > $1,177,603 $65,556 • 30,312 Period fend. 8ep(f. ' $2,476,641 j'v 7 $37,666 •r ; / 30— i41946^-3 M6k —r945 , ' Operating revenue.!— $19,429,728 $17,969,566 Totttl Optet? expenses— 13,295,964 14,112,484' $70,391 ■ $6,032,842 otf Sept, 30, 1946, including the amount of $2,660,625. Current 1946, including provision for Federal and other amounted assets Roeser & third •'-"/ • 1 amounted to taxes, Net Net »■>>% /Vi,$8,442,913 $8,380,743 312,007 •573,496 1,046,800 2,4<»,000 rentals and ICase cancellations. ?;<• • ; ir 135,000. were government on > 3,096,500 60,878 VM. «['■■* 161.303 — Uncollectible! oper, 31,039,653 shs. Earn$. 1946—9 Mos.—1945 quarter of 1945, third the of period a year ago. • tJa 512,901 .190.200 , l946t-^TO.—1945 3,357,500 $3,821,820 (net)— 110,024 v excess Period End. ;. 38,769,644 5,353,937 -4,7*0,959 . ' 15,850 . .1,189,500 . 15,850 Operating revenues.. 12,847,256 Operating expenses11,325,532 Operating taxes 439,219 JLl.144,809 1,486,517 1,851,368 .1,249,500 income.-.._ income Com. $185,706 the during months Oper. H-S. Close • ... - —— those of 14,782,267 etc. Prov. for. Inc. taxes_^j._ , -..Shipments i "Costs, oper. 8i gen. exps. Depletion & deprec._ 42,350 preferred stock——r_. on Operating $21,704,964 $16,297,467 $55,767,839 $46,585,470 __ im.,:etc.;/ohtanded debt $18,750 for the third of 1946 and 1945 and $53,625 and $69,150 for the nfhe months and 1945 respectively., • * < J- $ v than operating inc. 4,526,796 .602,980 361,330 debt - Southern t Up 50.7%— v $3,208,147 of the reductidfr tA by reason , of deduction, tif costs incurred in refunding, of securities./ The special Charge and the reduction' of .taxes; aie both non-recurring items. The reclassification of the special charge is in accordance.with accounting requirements of the regulatory commissions.!—V. 164, p? 1915. -v ; ^ ;■ 5 • • > . - . ..1946—3MoS.^rL945. $0.26 NOTE—Depreciation amounted to $18,975 and nine Sept. 30— $7,967,141 Y--—:X $800,964 NOTEYAiportiZation of debt discount^ premiunx ShA Net Etui 405,439 41,770 ; 1946—12 M0s.-r 1015 / $646,389 Balancer Federal Exchange contracts in common certificates stamped io indicate the in $82,895 , cap, stock and- State franchise taxes. quarter of 1946 deliveries $660,749 expense... income equivalent 6 difectecf ihaf. beginning NOV. on Nov. settlement of $0.29 , :/ *After reserve and other charges; fUoss. ; ; Skeliy Oil Co. (& Subs.) —Earnings— Gross , idtisct., -^V;,fl64^ pi 2450. $95,141 Sept. 30— Y'v 1946—3 Mos.^-1945 —-$302,706 t$l53,959f ! Net income 6ales 194G—Month—1S45 ■ ^spfeeiai chargiexM the 1014. p'. and possible Prov. for Fed. income-# :v* t-. 164, . Net income ... Period End. ^ stock may be made only with change in name from United States Realty-Sheraton Corp. to Sheraton 164, p. 2326. 158, p. 93. *Net r• ' ; ' • Corp., of America.—*V. Tptal Ritter Co., Inc.—Earnings— - Conn.—V. ^tocA I Exchange Yprk Net outstanding r ' 164, p. 2058. Other i.-if-r-*; share on 325,000 shares per 4 ■ SHeraltotf Corp. of American—Form of Certificate—' and Fed. income taxes Earns, ^ ■■. 3i— 1945 1946 after depreciation income Merideh, Corp., tExptoratOry costs, lilicfc.— Years Ended Aug. 31— • Net ( 1046—M6nthVl94^ 1946-—$ Mos.-—1945 —^L-w_-.wLi$i71,577,953 $107,408,775 $4169,148,986 $729,429134$ .Period Net Scotland. Sears, Roebuck :& Co.—Octobfer 22, Y Po#ef Co.—, — long-term: Dividends Schick Inc.—Elects-Two New Directors- —V. ttital a acquis. deductions Net . 5,100,000 contingencies* Provision for $7,773,666 $8,596,917 Other Douglas DC-4's, new pit. income On prem. f tri-weekly basis' between the United States, Den¬ on of Gross Int.- Harold ,,C. pentev,. of Minneapolis*. Minn'., Arid ;jCfuthriC, of Merideri, yConn., have" been ^dded td tbA bdard Of directors.Mjr,' Genter, aq industrialist with & wide range of interests, in Midwest and Eastern companies, was one of the original owners of the. Toastniaster Toaster Co'. Mf. Guthrie is President ot the* CUfid Sales extra depreciation;.. of Amortiz. .of- debt modified to seat only 28 passengers, for comfort's sake, are used on the North Atlantic route and early next year wiH be augmented by Boeing Htratocruise'rs." ' T " Survey flights are now being; conducted by SAS between Scandinavia and South' America; and scheduled traffic later this> month from Scandinavia to Ria de Janeiro via Africa is planned;—V, 164, p. 1914. fleet A i " The dividend Just declared' wi.l niakfe share-paid during 1945.—V. 164, p. 243J, ': adjustments _j Prov. for; taxes—'—— : ' . here from Scandfnavia of Mr. Fisthet, arrival mark, Norway, Sweden and NC w i - corporation, formed oil Sept. 18, Vr.H be responsible for ticket sales, promotion, ground service and legall and" other representation for 1;he Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). The system was formed o'rv July 31, 1946 by the Danish Air Lines (DbL), the Norwegian' Air Lines, (DNI), ; and the Swedish Intercontinental Airlines (SILA)' to operate transatlantic routes for'the three companies and now mainT Period End. Oct. $56,839,057 42,451,988 34,981,565 7,334,376 6,381,792 7,990;438 *. 5,678,721 2,559,261 2,023,313 - for Amortiz. •}' The Engineering $51,276,818 $68,932,980 . Unger-Vetlesen. Mr until the Assistant tive last SoutA Carolina ProV. as y Unney who has been assistant to Mr. Nilert will act, as Execu¬ : -• divid^rid eff 25 cents per stockholders of record as of Nov, 16. "fbis dividend of 15' cents per Share d£(:lar6d at Operating : expenses Nilert, Maldel Mark and Ave,, New York, N. Y., as Secretary; Alvar OhlssOn' Fredrik W. Fischer as Exetoutive Assistant :to the Lexington President,- according to !;Stcn 1946. 1945 1944 $51,276,818 $68,651,840 $56,406,133 281,140 k 432,924 Sept. 30— 9 Months Ended tSales f" extra an 50% a Y;/Y;; year. . Reynolds Tobacco Co.—Borrows $60,000,000 from Equitable Life—The company has borrowed $60,000,000 from the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. This loan is payable in annual instal¬ J.) (R. declared 13 to 1X Period End. Sept. 30'— Gro,;s revenue :-Y, Treasurer, .'and as 14, art time; 75 cents per Y.), Chinlund, Vice-President and Treasurer of R.~ H.; Macy Si Co., Inc;; F. which this company has in Company . consisting of Georg Unger-Vetlesen, Chairman; Gustav; WedelIr\VicePresident ahcf General Manager of the East Asiatic Co., and Edwin met deducted in ths Dec. this of , operat.onal payable compares' with (Sc'atndinair) —Officials , . directors oti Nov. share r Oil ■'YY/4Y'VY Declares Extra Dividend of 25 Cent?— The (par $1) was withdrawn YY u Airlines System Standard-Vacuum interest,.v i The board of directors of Scandinavian Airlines System, Inc^XN. 1946. 30, ,164 Scandinavian These costs which arise in connection with pre-v organization and training at a number of locations were determination of current taxable income and, accord¬ ingly have been offset partially by an estimated tax credit of $1,241,850. The balance of $1,923,082 will be amortized in future periods.— V. 164, p. 2158. " ' * , 1 • ' Sept. : - were current year. The sales increases being more1 than maintained it added. Much of the aluminum being produced by the Company it was pointed out, is going- into bu.ldmg material to help alleviate the' housing shortages. stated 4*—V. NoV. third quarter than in the entire first half of the greater in the « The registration statement (No. last, Covering 80.000 shared ot dbihfhon' Stock plants which it leased from the government" didn't scale production until early in the summer. It pointed its operations in the first six months of the year were aluminum into a of Co., Inc.—Registration Statement Pak Mfg. Nap Withdrawn— pointed earnings" the" company San earned on the profit of $118,301 or 5c a share corresponding period in 1945. net announcing huge get a in stock common Monday, November 18, 1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 2590 —— expense___^ —.-!!!----^ 291,692 .1,153,459. -,.015,080, , 1,636,007 1,37.6,334 31,303 Ol.SSO % *148,267. / '523,951 61,292 " 65,458 : NOTE—The above figures- do not include any equity in the Earnings ——$65,968,348 $86,872,424 :v'." ;-.v-:'.4/0: -/r'M.- . :^ry0?;'/'•■;!■ ' \ \ \ " , •• / ". , v." •' ■ : ,, .■;• v. ' 'v..' . | ;•• , . ■ ■ £''" Volume 164, ■' v■ X v. . J;y ;');0000.t Number 4543 u:f'M . ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE , LIABILITIES— Common stock Prcrniiun (,$7.50 par vai VP . 10,569,031 $10,509,091 , on 2,380,275 2*/v notes Notes payab A'ocounts and Accrued taxes- accrued 702,510; 6; last. —--v-i-w— liabilities—' Other accrued for depreciation surplus ($12,848,263 company and $13,« ulricted) 115,455>consolidated, re;i ■ NOTE—On v June 1046, 28, . the 'sold to company "notes. of its amount July 2», nt on 835,559 •, * , Mississippi Gas coneiderction Securities of Co. $2,480,546. «.nd its 1st Chattanooga These those of p. .2326. I , , ^ K. V two Co. of to " v . ^ - >J * V for v J* „ '-I'v fi fy "l''"j" , ^outliern Pacific ' since ^ i July % s^V1 t * r*1 - the all i0 v i ,,, share .per #. ^ ?h* - ,, declared was f^ ►/ j 6 Dividend and Initial I outstanding shares of $4.50 60 call for redemption cumulative P". :5 preferred cents a/ailab.e per quarter immediate share common d.vidend for March cn 15, stock $1-50 June for 15 1946 and will paid in 1945. of 40 declared were cents and in Sept. amount this 16, to $1.80 dividends year, share, per as Nov. 13 order etockholders elect to an give and opportunity y> to 14 Nov. on committee a solicit on- of represent the $4 followed argument preferred $4 stock at a outstdg._w._ Af ir of f for to /• 37% record 75 Dec. to be 1946, making which the to share, per is equlv- two-for-one 1943—9 Mos.—1945 $7,923,639 3,749,456 ,,.3,747,667 $0.63:.:v;. ,»' '62.56 ;■ foreign income months of 1346 comparable period of OIL Co.» Early m 1947— 31, 1943, year an? ,Payment of preferred and Federal cents cents cents $2,359,937 $11,111,080 $1.02' jy°r theiirst hine over the 16.6 id 25 Subs.)—Earnings— 3,747,667 share, Sun annual meeting Dec. of of 1948—3 Mos.—1945 $3,809,170 -7-rr- Per com, - 2124. p. preferred the total a special dividend {& Period End. Sept. 30— Earned of » . ; dividend ^ caPJtalization prior Sterling Drug, Inc. ; ; ' ' 1 . August, 1946.—V. 164, riS, ea.rnm®3 Com. shares its contest a in ^-III nrnwili y provision amended in proxies • . *per ) ,.n against Co.—Proxy Contest— Commission declared, makes 1946. v 1 extra an ten the entire payable Dec. 12 io holders of record regular quarterly dividend of 12 V2 cents the •fnm split-up Vi¬ the company equal directors two Exchange declared con- the stock, the 11, 1947, to stockholders of dividends of $2.50 per share for total the V - 12, with for , • payab e Jan. additional an common which "^he directors also declared payment. addition, the and 6£are Dec. paid Nov.' 9 on the on 30, plus accrued and unpaid dividends amounting are share Nov. to dollars • Extra and Special Dividends-; directors monthly million dollars, bringing a '-v, company. the eight was m.llion a $5,930,610 highest grcater than the net sales for .'.V#, ■' "A'',,',, .• ■■'v ' ■ per resolution a Standard Gas & Electric. ' - adopted over Mos.—1945 history of the previous October .■ • Jftfo4rSa*es are r^2'^04,370 Preferred ^•v>- - * Cos.^ of The. Securities ' ■, average net .sales to 1'■ 1 ' rV;",'' ■ t directors. declared an initial quarterly dividend of 67Vsc per share on the $3.50 cumulative preferred stock, payable Dec. 16, 1946 to holders of record pec. 2, 1946.—V. 164, p. 2450. ^ 1 Redeem—$4.50 the which net sales exceeded W ^ pxonttis, that ^is year. a 20 common la ''^^^ahi^ri^oii System Jlarris.^- ■«'"-.<Ioc, Separately Operated, Solely Controlled Affiliated cents Common share. Funds fourth a of total of a /■ r, v of made 184, 1946.—'V. jv higher cents, payable Dec. 16, 1946 to holders of record on Novi 15, T946. Together with the Quarterly payments of 40 cents each approved by the' June 25,^1946. The consott- < ended Sept. 30, 1346 includes companies * vl ' 1646—10 t$10,524,900 for any month In the , value, payable Dec. 20 to holders' Inc.—To Extra Nov. on per Dividends form ^dividend total a » ^ 1 1946—Month—1945 ,Ja_^_^"*$l,311,261 $829,187 A new all time record share was made ph Sept. paid on' Jhly 1, -1946, the paid Quarterly .cash dividends 93 par Period End. Oct. 31— Net sales 164, Brands 1946 $1.01 Vi • banks." were r ♦> r „ Dee. .6, on mortgage pipe Gas transactions and operations 1 10.—V. Sterchi Bros. Stores, Iiic,-^rHas Record Sales— , cents 70 ^?J50 Preferred Stock— .■/:>■; on Simultaneously, the-com-" 1946 Exchange Commission on dated statement of income for 12 months ^ Dec. sVThb directors : » 16,146,033 group a of of share On the to holders bf record Nov, '; per ^ line corking fund bonds outstanding in tbe principal amount of $12,998,000 uhd retired its 2V2 % serial notes and lMifr notes in the aggregate *' principal, ampunt of $1,540,000. The company also purchased, from its parent, Federal Water & Gas Corp., all of the outstanding common , dividend dividend cents stock dividend preferred stock, no stock at $110 per share 1/any Calxed'for redemption the 100% Stock—Declares $65,968,348 $86,872,424 $22,500,000 of principal stocks $3.75 Standard V 1,237,573;: r , ' 13,897,381 > Total . • 30 85,324 43,175 1,237,673 ./ of * ancl amortization, etc.r.. 12,123,648 ,18,589,607 Contributions in aid of construction..;;——" Capital surplus-' Earned the to juwual quarterly record Pfemi.;43B':dcbt,:;in;^rope^s?^fc;;aip^rtizatioait;«fc^i^:r-'&;^v*us-ii\^;;i65^9v Ifeterve Prior - the of 131,541 18,267 y The ; on 3,450,127 . 120,609 ; ; r ,*' .u.oxc/ interest extra an dividend company on March 6 and June 5, 1946, of 50-cents iper share on this issue. " 1,279,709" - interest, quarterly a par J$10». both payable t)ec. 9 quarterly distribution oT ^0 cents per A . 9,000,000' ir80'000" 761,219'' --Wes■: payable Accrued 13,800,000 -9,000,000 29. to banks e Customers'«deposits ; '. 13,500,000 0^4 the directors; declared 12, and cgTiTmon-stock '"8,532,000'' ^. v Nov. share per 713,497.1 First .mortgage' 2% serial On " 2,380,275 Capital jstcak of subsidiary ,po; held by 2591 (A. E.)-Staley Mfg. Co.—Extra Common Dividend—> ,'v 3,749.456 dividends taxes. vv and .■ after v wore $20,850,993. an increase 1945.—V. 164, p. 1915. PhUadelphla-—Plans' Stock Distribution > * • ' .Period End..Sept. 30.— 1946—Monthr-19$5 r. The ; 1946—2 Mos.—19J5 tion Py. -oper. Ry. Optr. revehues.i— 40^728,114»' 46,1>3oMii^4M^eW4d^^^ ; - expenses—..- 34,920,823 amended to order in vacate its oral entirety Nov. 13, which, among other tf«rnisit the committee wkh A 41,047,310 317,693,328 224,717,901- the the on Commission's peti¬ order of company's previous things, would require the company $4 preferred stockholdei*s. * directors cen"s to v practically The; Commission i Net froiw iryj kjper. rev. Utrenrp'.oy. ins. State, taxes— and county city Net . <netl___.. Cr78,269 3,155,487 3,330,555 28,099,488 6,669,948 -5,675,690 income 18;630,795: ^ 1,016,924 8,812,645 Miscell. deductlops charges Contingent-charges 48,987 .1. 164, income : controlled of 55,820 affil. cos.- 2,159,713 IConsol. 188,046 . .. "adjustment-..--. Cfcneol. * net Cr 17<L8C5 . income_u 2,505,056 •Excluding, s. P., B.' R. Co. certain to bonds of from income 01 Gross of controlled Perlod- 16,825,038 2,437,388 Mexico... ' ' affiliated 1946 companies The company will receive bids up to converted 269 (iv) 50-ton hopper steel-sheathed HP. low cars, 50-ton D'esel-electric side (iii> 12 Int. on in . freight locomotnfcs, mortgage The Southwest bonds of Public Service Co.. that their bonds for voting lirst three named the of assets expire with the The 70-ton box to Products and of . of ballast in the tem Federal Other Net expenses Income Dairy Central Products Oklahoma stocks of the v - Dividends the effect of . with An amount ■ *f .4 f r g 3,104,10711,670,366 4,594,879 4,097.554 20.025,329 4,117,500 16,927,500. taxes reduction.—V. 164, was p. *•"+ *■ i y/,^ A -v ■1." will line and plans main its from increased be by line ^'.v.OivfJ!.. at completion the provide for another line between main line Slaughter, trunk Tex., system, and from Drum- 68,000 • $1.40 ' •• ' pef 164, p. 870. 12, 1946, ^ ' '■(> and extra an dividend both to stockholders of ^ cents ? ' . 25 of record Nov. 27, 'I , pdin |ns. Co., Knoxville, ^Tenn.—Files with '00* IrfJr Elder, !LS, ■ ■ n■: with the SEC- share. m writer, Co., Chattanooga, used lor expansion of business. shares (no par) Tenn. Proceeds Mineral Wells, Texas—Files letter of notification a with Textron Inc., Providence, R. I—Files with Th.e« 5«mI)^ny on Nov. 8 filed a letter of notification 12,000 shares of 5% convertible preferred, to be change for shares of class A common of Textron Southern. increasing There will SEC SEC— with be the no parent public company's offering of the offered Southern of the Price, $100 a share. Proceeds will* equipping a plant, Issue not underwritten. for purpose be common. be ttsed for construction and the Under¬ will * Nov; 7 filed on for 3,000 y ' y -yy on,Nov' 6 filed »letter of notification (?° P0ar)«capital stock- Price- $9 a Wheeler & equity'Tn EEC in ex¬ Inc. "for Texti'on1 the1 shares. " ? CONSOLu EARNINGS FOR NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 28, 1946 i ■ ♦Net profits stock interest in subsidiaries by Textron, Inc. ; ; > < y Bank loans * of Textron Southern, Inc., have been reduced to $2,000,000, Royal Little, President, said, and the cotton position of Textron, its subsidiaries, and Textron Southern, Inc., was hedged prioT to the recent decline in cotton as pipe is available, the capacity of system will be further increased to of 265 miles 18-lnch of area. Rangley Preliminary in Colorado, plans call for a loops. 12-inch Field, to Wamsutter, Wyoming, present 10-inch line of Utah Oil Refining Co.,. and a Wamsutter to Casper, Wyo. This program would from line to 50,000 then be system In from the Rangely Field from approxi¬ per day, Shoud these lines be built, to expand the capacity of Stanolind's Casper, Wyo„ to Freeman, Mo., by installing from barrels the on and present 116 miles line of and 16-inch laying approximately loops, increasing the 81 ca¬ Minn.,1 by of 10-inch of way pipe Minneapolis from Whiting and to St. Paul. Minneapolis, This and line 8-inch pipe line from Minneapolis to Moorhead. Laying this line started in August, 1946, and is scheduled for completion by December. The line will be placed in operation as soon as pump stations and terminal facilities are from completed, ; Casoer this of Wyco and to which is estimated to be about Feb. 1, 1947. and Pipe in is now operation Line Co. are and Denver, Colo. Wyo., being acquired, and the line should be the middle of 1947. The stockholders by Standard 8ocony Vacuum Oil Co.—V. 158, M.T. . 31, holders the directors declared share p?r issued and of and extra an outstanding record Nov. 12. regular quarterly a dividend of stock, common Payments lo cents dividend of, share per on both payable Dec. 2 to made this year follow: already Jan, 3,, Mavch 1, find June »1, 20 cents each; Dividends paid in 1945 totaled 80 cents and Sept.. 3,< 25 cents;-; share.—V, 164, p. 2060.: per Tilo Roofing Co., Inc.—Extra Dividend of 15 Cents— On Nov. share 8, the directors declared an dividend of extra cents 15 per and a regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on the stock, both payable Dec. 16 to holders of record Nov. 25.' Previously this year, the following distributions were madet March 15," 15 cents; June 15, 20 cents; and Sept. 16, 25 cents. An extra of; 10 cents was also paid on Jan. 10, last.—V. 164, p. 096. common Timken Roller Bearing Co —Earnings— EARNINGS FOR NINE MONTHS •Net U.<.; p. OU Co. •After effect The Texas _ Co. v.v ^ :V>V4 -i „ ENDED SEPT. 30, 1946 : — provision to tax a laws.—V. of $722,200 for income credit which could $1,194,357 164, p. 15. \x? >' Toro ; taxes, result under and does present $0.49 riot give Federal tax £ , " ' v, I--,'; -«y . *>-'■- - ',*/',v i \ * * ,f *• Manufacturingr Corp. of Minnesota, Minn.—-Files with SEC— The company for 23,375 for Nov. on 8 filed letter a of notification working funds. Issue not underwritten. Tri-Continental Corp.—Declares the directors initial Dec. have stock, common distribution 24, last declared payable of year; 20 cents none dividend a Dec. 24 per since. The tive with the SEC shares. Price, $12.50 a share. Proceeds will be used common general to J 30-Cent Com. Div.— of 30 holders share ' was T , of cents per share record Dec. 5. made , on this issue on An on 00*0 regular quarterly dividend of $1.50 per share on the $6 cumula¬ preferred stock was also declared, payable Jan, l to' holders of record 494. Ai./'i.'; (Ind,), profit Earned per share on 2,421,380 capital shares— The con¬ line Right-of-way Cheyenne, 267-miIe-line comnleted • • Oct. cents the to expanding and increasing, the capacity of its. own crude oil pipe line system, Stanolind, acting as agent for Standard Oil Co. (Ind.) is constructing a gasoline line from Whiting, Ind., to Moorhead, 2450. p. outlet of addition On 25 necessary stations of 12-inch, pricest—V. 164, Tide Water Associated Oil Co.—Extra Dividend— to soon construction Stanolind, acting as agent for Wyco Pipe Line Co., will start struction in the spring of 1947 of an 8-inch refined products , • lateral River construction, this on pipe consists 164, i last . new this system from 22,000 to 44,000 barrels per day. This would provide additional outlets, for crudes from the Rangely Northwestern Colorado and from many fields in the Wind River and Big Horn Basin areas of Wyoming. 1 c v I- Nov.. 8 » 14, X w.U amount to $4 and to the line pacity ;;for „ 8-inch one program Field In .4 ^1946—Month—1945 1946—10 Mos.—1945 Consolidated net sales-- $11,876,469 $7,098,468 $84,974,013 $53,091,073 -r-V. .164, p. 1915. ' / f t south 25,000 additional Period End. Oct. 31— . the line would pipe %/"-m*;a Spiegel, Inc.—October Sales Increased 67.31%— this Mo., Stanollnd's Wood under Mountain the from mately charged capital.—V. average 20-inch line from Drumright line has been completed new a of LaPlata, the Rocky increase p. ^ of to erected into 10-inch offered 30.000 shares of cumulative convertible 5% pre¬ ferred stock at par ($10). Proceeds will be used for the purchase of equipment and working 2450. : w" miles 148 and now miles 75 paralleling N. J.—Stock Offered— on far, So station the line ' White, Noble & Co. and Clair S,. Hall & Co. to pipe Stanbllrid is; 'also considering, the expansion of Its pipe line System in about 2450. sys¬ ' 2,744,597 brought barrels will be supplemented by capacity miles Other income Ind„ with 20-inch daily, making, the Whiting, to 42,000 126,000 barrels per day by 15,555,000 Federal by West; Texas-Drumright this 19,051,918 2,443,301 V Okla., company's 85,000 barrels per day. As 16,307,321 22,468,630 • Sept. 1946. ' Freeman being now It 662,562 $1.90 per share 14 to holders of record on paid during 1946.—V. 164, p. 1253. •'* f't 3 il I SEO— » right, Olfla., which will Increase its capacity for delivering West Tek*3- ' JJr444,082'. 4,7€0f116 i fields, and con¬ companies. connect various fields in Gaines, Andrews, Eqtor and Winkler Counties. Two intermed'ate main line stations are 19,496,000 *27,164,215 Dec. with SEC— Tulsa, Okla^—Expands— Early in 1947'Stanolind will extend its 16-inch West Texas-Drumright wrhich is now serving the Slaughter and Wasson Fields in West 11,401,198 Sperti Foods, Inc., Hoboken, $3.52 Stanolind commenced looping its main trunk line capacity station a Texas, * 4,894,914 tax $3.77 - line. 29,662,834 offsetting such $1.15 $!$£. Statiori to be erected in the near future to further increase the capacity this lateral. 42,108,461 177,826,006 163,906,231 27,290,578 127,521,496 103,346,199 in 45,804,444 thereby provide a complete 20-inch system from Drumright, Okla., Whiting, ln<L, a distance of 632 miles. Crude 6,818,862 *11,469,929 reduction 14,951,365 divlderid of paid ^orp.—Declares Extra Dividend— payable ?°LShaJe' extra was pa.yable Jan- 9- 1947, 1946. No of 1946—12 Mos.—1945 U * . by cost In connection with debt redemption. 6,800,000 17,736,397 $1.37 i*. Drumright, This The of {..1: 626,799 — *Includes : "5,221,678 , 9,200,000 48.930,458 delivery capacity on this main dine system approximately 250,000 LaPlata p.. 3160. 4,117,500 Net 2,200,000 provisions include amortization Whiting. to reor¬ IV.. Dr27,328 ;?jDrl34,798*2*4,^695,585 deductions,— 711,937 share, per on and Co., 5,249,006 (net)— 678,605 cents The directors havAdeclared the usual quarterly dividend of 25 cents 4,194,799. 237,312 ri payable Dec. 35 Tennessee 53,316,381 203,981 nSf compares with Preferred stock, This 26. of common $3,658,884 Earnings per common share; after preferred dividends $3.43/ is now in use. As pipe is ♦Including those of Nashua Manufacturing Co., but received this w.nter, 119 miles of 20-inch loops will be installed be¬ excluding Textron' Southern,; Inc., an affiliate, Comparative figures for 1945 are riot' tween:. Drumright{ Okla., .nnd Freeman, Mo., arid: in the spring of f ; available. 000 00 1947, approximately 163 miles of 20-inch line will be constructed from The total profits are after LaPlata, Mo., to Manhattan, 111. Later, when pipe is available, an deducting $624,926, representing earnings applicable to minority interests and earnings additional 202 miles of 20-inch line will be laid to fill in the loops prior to the acquisition of Service 3,010,645 income— Total .Ineome—U—^' Interest 3 Mos.t-1945 L " ? $ r 2,547,075 taxes— oper. Othef"income '* taxes— '6,745,979 58,859,064 ./the" present system consists of two 12-inch lines and aggre-; Dec. 1* 1946— * * voting trust for 46,265,629 35,458.903 1,705,549 17,388,677 4,000,000 barrels per day. Co.^Bohdholders on Utility The 2,024,259 debt— taxes (est.) its between Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.—Earnings- revenues 575,417 21,940,378 1946,. from increase total S". . Operating Operating year. Co.—$1.90 Dividend— ^red compared with $3.50 in 1945.—V. 48,546,165 1,005,614 (est.) In May, line. ' District, of Qklahomq dated July 1,. 1946.—V. 137, 1946- 51,117,470 193,378 facilities, the extension of facilities to new areas and struction of two! refined products lines for affiliated (v) companies, and all bonds which have not been changed for voting trust certificates prior to Dec. 1, 1946, will not thereafter participate in, or have any rights under the said plan for reorgan¬ ization,. This is pursuant to an order of the U; S. District Court for fe'.¥: 15,489,750 largest' pipe line 'construction "and extension program in the line industry was announced on Nov. 11 by F. O. Prior, Chair¬ and Bruce C. Clardy, President. This program, which already under way, includes Increases in capacities of trunk line is • cars, and cars; cost & Share °V?n,Ci5',1946' and 35 ^nts on March 15, cuoria dlv:dends Paid or payable during. 1948 share, as 28,882,278 *35,946,649 of the board, man said. bondholders to exchange, certificates for common stock of the the Nov Nov. 88,855,258 263,599,147 262,718,875 60,774,774 183,599,399 178,226,061 The . ganized Period End: Sept. 20— last 00,1111100 stDck issued and outstanding.— 13 • said $he Western 15, ct a sPlifc-uP °' six shares e W .5®x^Titrified^^Pipe Co., companies to which, under plans for reorganization, last three named companies were transferred, will the expiration ijn S' 2° 1252 Telephone Bond -'..i-vyi'1 $ 276,627 Stanolind Pipe Line Co^ , the trust $ '.i'v-!" of war facilities which were fully amortized at Sept. 30, 1945 as follows: third quarter¬ ns,229,118; firstnine months—$3,685,948.—V. 164, p. 2193. ail-steel (iii ,150 '' ' Southwest Fed. •The: 1945 164, p. 2450. Co. right t>-v^ 19.639,491 — vkeb^busbfne' -per Tbe Southwest Ice & Dairy Troducta Co., The Southwest Service Co. The Central Dairy Products Co., in a notice to the holders of the Dec. on . at office. EST Dec.' 3 cars, 164, p 1946—9 Mos.—1945 *12,590,734 —— Net income and announce stock nf V (& Subs.)—Earnings— pipe >•• . 6-inch ■ for income net 1945 y , noon. Right to Participate in Plan Expires llrst on the common Sfnri? fnl S also available.—V.- . funded on - Frov. - Utility Dairy is 10,079,503 -Total income to » already distributed forwarding such ma- Jan.! to Nov. 7-*— all-steel 100 V ' Southwest out uhii Commis¬ the payable to stockholders , iioirLlo cC?nt®mPlated that the directors will recommend to the stockvL u^} annual meeting of stockholders of the company, which stork in n^nviHo rfH^18, .1Et7' th€ 4ncrease °f the authorized capital SrPQ additional shares of common stock and the issue of depl. naisceh income '< Other credited not included 1946 -' ' gondola 40-foot, gate not leas than $9,500,OOO.-t-V, ♦ to stock, 1945, any action respecting the declaration on the common stock..r A 10% stock distribution lu was. • equip-,, 70-ton ; stockholders has from material company's 99,946,739 70,227,745 4 Income Dividends of John B. Hyde, Vfee-Pres'.dent,. 70 Pine St., New York, for the purchase of $7,600,000 equipment trust certificates series "MM,"- dated Dec. 1, 1946 and maturing in 20 equal semi-annual instalments from-i Juner15, 1947 to Dec.i 15, 1956, both, inclusive. The proceeds will pi-ovide not more than 80% of the cost of the following new 10-6 000 evidence committee refrain to 1946—3 Mos.—-1945 amortization Operating $5,501,008^232,834,619 J282.O75.530f; Seeks Bids on Equipment Issue— rpent; ii), 600 ali-steel furnish to the common k haJe n0^taken committee the date tReoresentlng dividends companies 1945 ' $5,121,165 deprec., Other ineome: 28,781,299" tRepresenting interest —Week End. Nov. 7— ' the ■ 16,697,901 -25,723,744 Southern RaHway—Gross Earnings-r- GWaaeafdihga i----^ until charges—— for Prov. System but net charged against income sNet loss.—^V. 164, p. 2450. • j 1 * by paying companies, whom requested income oper. Operating P. Transportatoin S. committee to been ^ 102^869 * «1^70,112^ 1,577,606 Crl74,805 Crl,573,249 Crl,€q3(949; Dr76,000 ^ Drl24,COO P. solely is to . solely controlled affiliated Transportation System. S. of income received material prior mailed to outstanding, the comPany Dec. 16, • but order, the nor 2326. p. & "* ■ adjustment— previous material Standard Oil Co. of California solely IConscl. have Period End. Sept. 30— 43,750^242: 612,567"*** 426,293' 17.599,124 17,458,403 564^ 1,031 2,014,666 ,2,142,204 . the brokers that tertal ta clients 640,956 34,769,436 * VNct incojne of S. Pt Transport. System♦^iet 4,220,199 1',621,453 . its company the on i-^. i , Fixed the solicitation solicitation proxy directed also material " Totar income* initial reaffirmed neither proxy share Per record quarterly cash dividend 37.874,553 899,644 ' income- oper. It sion erT52.686 15,007,072 the that distribute by the company. 11,081,293' 1,990,460 S 2,069,254 73,555 47,169 (net) requirement further that 57^923,236 CrG3353 • the shall 6,255,838 9,036,712 657.158 rents ry. Other ^ taxes—. rents added •• taxes Dquip. 646,560 1,245,330 476,571 W,760,949 Cr2,067,502 Cr2,105,46ICr21,O39,295 Miscellaneous Jt. facil. 596,913 755,239 46,934,350 138.011,198* 5,777,211 6,072,354 4,903,292 . taxes Federal 5,805,283 646,717 \ taxes— Nov. 6 declared the usual r^rtrwrKT «oC0VnL0f Nov. 23, 1946. ox ' Fed. ^retirement on Dec. 13.—V. 164, p. 2194.' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ', 2592 Monday, November 18, 1946 HiKim United Merchants - ^khufacturers Inc. net profit for the year ended June 30, 1946 was equivalent, after preferred dividends, to $6.89 per share shares of common stock outstanding as of June 30. <There are presently outstanding 3,892,608 shares.) This is after deducting all charges and making foreign exchange adjustments. The reserve for contingencies, amounting to $3,500,000, remains unchanged, as it is felt there Is no present need for increasing this reserve. The. the C&rfOlifters flew approximately 1,336,011 of $2,233,363. r working capital shows an increase to addition In undistributed of earnings stated earnings for the year the were Air ^ !.s<1 ~'Lj "f . , of the board of directors, and the stock-.: holders at the annual meeting held Feb. 13, 1946, the authorized number of shares of the common stock was increased from 2,000,000 Co 4,000,000. A iurther increase to 5.054,850 shares was authorized at a special meeting of the stockholders held on July 16, 1946. On July 18, 1946, the 54,850 shares of common stock in treasury were retired On Aug. 14, 1946, the common stock was split and each stockholder of record on July 26, 1946, received two additional shares; the earnings. tor «f 5% v Textile and concern acquired the/ outstanding: iptqrest in TheVcohipany formerly owned 75% of this Corp. Co. Union, Mills results. : 1947. i, to through the use and occupanys insurance knitting plant, which was located at large ■ • the close of Wholesale shares shares income Preferred shares against comparing brokers' in 53,3f8 a of a foreign 896,654 shares a in New York State names Shares with Sept. while foreign 5,305,718 at '-Total of shares year a Sept. 30, 1946, totaled 30, 1945. stock was owned by residents 30, 1946, comparing with 474,692 shares holdings of preferred stock on that date A and exc. prof, taxes contingencies— for foreign inc. 11 Prov. for Reserve were made per for 726,316 Operating a of $150,000 sold in Net ■ filed a letter of notification with the SEC certificates of contingent indebtedness which are to • . i <• . Total Dividends 69,391 $18,716 33,726 23,227 15,840 income 61,626 $41,735 ——— 5,334,049 Net income for second quarter. Net income for first quarter Balance taxes $91,300 —V. 164, !;•«: dends and interest 25,000 profit at Sept. 30, after inc. taxes- $54,300 $31,938 Vulcan Corp. (Ohio) —Earnings—Arrearages 1946 and $107,628 on Net earnings after providing for taxes and Earnings per ferred 1945 ; $9,808,109 hand, in banks and The par 5,317i506 of on value, payable Oct. 15, the 14,201,097, are Notes balances of factored Trade accounts payable, etc.— 687,900 3 dhare sundry expenses, for Reserve excess Federal liabilities, ac¬ cumulative no: profits taxes contingencies , ;— stock (par - surplus, Common since Aug. stock in 1, 1932 7,336,027 14,038,527 —ti9,446,956 r_ 3,500,000 $1)——— Capital surplus — treasury Total • 7,787,665 2,174,077 27,703,092 0r427,O51 3,500,000 1,113,097 5,669,500 '/. 7,771,790 1,578,283 22,231,010 : Dr430,891. $86,674,793 $60,397,589 tAfter deducting depreciation reserve of $9,182,786 In 1945, and $15,039,399 in 1946.. tAfter deducting $5,891,500 U. S. Treasury tax savings notes, series C. savings notes, series C, flAfter and deducting $3,400,597 U. accrued interest.—V. 164, p. J . and has been liabilities ' . Vice-President, Notman, 1 • . said - • , Statement .. The on Nov. 6 declared a dividend of 10 cents per share? stock, payable Nov, 15 to holders of record Nov. 8. A. paid on Jan, 2, Feb. 15, March 15, May 15, June 1515, this year, and on Feb. 15, March 15, May 15, June 15,. the common amount Aug. was As $4.10 per Ar¬ 1945. Period End. Oct. 31— . Sales 12 Operating Operation S. Treasury 1332. . ' net 1946—10 Mos.—1945 1946 v for cause of 30, of INCOME ACCOUNT, ' 8,604,808 8,225,432 Int, on mktble. 913,195 war chg.s, deferred 847,572 1,038,974 Other Income conditions 925,799 exc. Total 255,900 lncome.-i_l*.i« $35,668 18,652 17,061 —- $17,015 taxes— 49,759 1-_$2,130,409 9,219; .—^_ $2,379,578 1,206 on Federal $2,238,115 Z)r20,017 Wise. income Gross income Interest .Net $2,139,628 $2,380,784 1,051,729 4 904,744 on $1,291,352 470,015 470,015 y preferred stock- Net income- 926,746 1,039 164. p. $643,876 2061.' « •' '* •£; - y?7 , . $1,006,025 c rv' ^ $821,337, . Ii 28,000 10,750 ; . $27,176 $35,477 7,950* Cr32,700 ; < $15,965 BALANCE on 2,303* CrlOt58T ' $23,118: i; sales of securities, SHEET, SEPT, 30, 1946 V ' ASSETS—Cash, $1,060,713; U. S. Government securities (cost $100,-$102,844; dividends and interest receivable, $1,804; account® securities and capital stock through brokers), 000), receivable (due on sale of ; !, . S.23T 10,075 Cr26,715 p $28,020-' ' " ' BaJance j - 15,49^- 26,400 Cr76,709 State income tax_ ,£• ♦Amount applied against profit income Dividends $1,476,040 444,023 deductions " 17,500 $2,218,098 $1,087,899 and other 54 $43,513* $40,291 $28,711 \i>:'y. bank loans •Adjustment— y $54,872 / 14,581 $45,772 admin. exps._ and Profit 662,000 Int. Other mcome • 190 852,375 prof.; taxes 866,669 608,440 Gen. 916,234 830,139 •Net operating revenues 4,938*. -y /' V'f 92,504 94,931 945,043 ZIZ2 : Prov. for Fed. Inc. & 459 w*._—,-_■ 636 1,772 y. $38,52®- $54,236 $43,810 1,717 1943 1944 1945 $33,491 secs.*- sees be¬ - taxes NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPT. 30 1946 Divs. on mktble. 9,559,129 oper. Depreciation General Sept. amount 1944 1945 $14,633,815 $14,327,797 $14,025,634 revenues Maintenance —V . Sept. 30— C:/ directly to the $12,706,791 $10,491,827 $116,893,062 $96,129,184 Months Ended y//,• /-:/; 1946, a net amount of $315,851 had been credited company's earned surplus, This sum, representing the capital gains realized through the sale of securities*, after temporary provision for taxes for which the company may beliable, does not appear In the income statement. The market valueof securities remaining in portfolio at the end of the period was?/ $118,898 in excess of cost. 7, of As 1946—Month—1945 . Giving effect to divdend of 8 cents per share paid on June 29, 1946,. decline in net asset value is, therefore, 9.33%. A reserve for* Federal taxes, provisionally established at about 10 cents per share, iri; also reflected in the Sept. 30 net asset value reported above. ?! the Accumulations on that issue were wiped out on paid up to date. Prov. Minority interest in capital stock and surplu3''-:: of subsidiary companies (consolidated)—— 3,558,266 5% cumulative preferred stock (par $100)—5,369,500 Common 5,065,246! and income for Reserve $2,525,000 10,644,780 foreign and and no assets Wisconsin Investment Co.—Financial Statement— of Sept. 30, 1946, the net asset value of the company's' stock wa$; share compared with $4.61 per (Share -reported on'Dec. 3l»: on< preferred stock, $1.50-per dividend of —V. 164, p. 1917. 6,363,063 — crued D. and Walgreen Co.—October Sales Up 21.1 %-*=-.■ 8,148,450 $10,554,445 clients—— ' no Aug. 31 and Nov. 15, 1945.—V. 162, p. 2863. Washington Gas Light Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— - Credit Earned 743,706 , (banks )-- has Thd directors $86,674,793 $60,397,589 payable 1945, so that total disbursements are Vy/^Y y now company registration statement (No. 6678), filed with the SEC Aug. 14, covering 1,647,077 shares of common stock (par $12.50) was with*drawn Nov. 8.—V. 164, p. 1638. Jan. 31, this year.—V. 163, p. 3333. LIABILITIES— share. a 1, paid on Nov. was Withdrawn— \ reserves—$231,939 1946, to holders of record Oct. 5, 1946. 566,068 (not consol.)- Total Pays Final Liquidate Westinghouse Electric Corp.—Registration 933,448 companies associated ,v 1848. p. $0.76 a> $4.50 341,113 in possible. holders of shares should turn them into the Liberty Bank of Buffalo, N. Y., for redemption* This corporation resulted from a merger of the old Liberty Share Corp. and Western New York Securities Corp. in May, 1941. Stock¬ holders on Sept. 4, 1945, voted to liquidate the company.—V. 155, on —— - recently declared accumulations 1,947,072 Other assets ————1,226,549 tFixed assets (less reserves) 12,473,193 Deferred charges -—-w«————j.—~—, 866,087 Patents, goodwill and trademarks———... 3 Invests, alphabetical disbursed share, a rearages on this stock after giving effect to this dividend amounted to $21.50 per share.. r Dividends with respect to "the $3 convertible} prior preferred stock 10,894,425 - ———-----—- alway* not alphabetical liquidating dividend of 60 cents a share on the capital stock on Nov!. 1. 1946. An initial liquidating dividend of $4.50' final A was like share (after providing for three* regular annual div. requirements on pre¬ stock directors account 8,755,764 refundable——'y:y—— profits tax excess Other receivables as Western New York Fund, Inc 30, 1946 common J; 1,355,647 Federal is . •' . FOR NINE. MONTHS ENDED SEPT. quarters of the ' 1946 ■ in transit— $10,995,208 Trade accts., notes and accepts, rec., less res._ 11,665,506 Accounts and notes receiv. purchased, less res. 9,791,100 tJ. S. and foreign government bonds——— 12,423,460 Merchandise inventories ':ij 23,930,968 ASSETS— Cash it 1128. RESULTS JUNE 30 BALANCE SHEET, $377,431 f Will & Baumer Candle Co., Inc.—10-Cent Dividend— 1946. tlncluding §After deducting In 1945. CONSOLIDATED net reasons to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near position Reduced Estd. —V. 164, p. ilAfter deducting postwar credit of $31,626 * credit' of $722,600. special In of Government bonds of $509,166 in $429,714 in 1946 and $363,950 in 1945. of 179,75® 142,073 mechanical NOTE—For order. 1946 and $435,189 in 1945 and profit interest of $660,910 in sale $3.99 fIncluding dtvi* >Consi"sting primarily of commissions and interest, •from Vy $557,185 $670,368 2061, p. possible $56,938 37.000 bef. prov. for inc. mos. 5,334,049 9,098,705 $6.89 transfd. to consol. statement of surp. 194,440* 146,842 , $528,295 14,995 taxes- Net income for 9 Estd. prov. for Federal and State income . 6,548. $751,623. preferred stocks on $745,07® 4,732 available for dividends Net income William . $80,342 $111,126 .income expense Cr364,919 Earnings per common share— 2,632,695. $812,478 $817,210 dissolved. 1945 1946 y 73,170 Canadian taxes, less applicable taxes) of material subsidies— Taw j ' $3,705,395 2,892,917 (including inc. taxes & deprec.) : 1945 $3,377,772 1946 income Gross $5.10 Virginia Iron, Coal & Coke Co.—Earnings- 5,407,219 8,733,786 profit "• —_U-_-_— and 238,. 1,495 a year Wholesale accounts were 1,660 as against p. 1917. 164, operating income. Non-operating income — 8 Nov. on varying amounts. Proceeds will be used to erect and equip Total ' .Adjustment of prior year's repayment (net after $10,091,000 1-$6,494,000 $84,567,000 $44,569,000 - ing Dividend—Has Dissolved— •. company 20-bed hospital. Net <• 39,998,000 .,21,568,000. 3,280,000 revenues : ' ■ i I $3,214,000 $44,569,000 $23,026,000 Net The 500,000 519,399 consolidated— : 5,351,000 Operating exps. 1,251,468 be Portion subsidiary companies -1946—10 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 $4,740,000 Months Ended Sept. 30— quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share has been declared on the 1,613,000 9,253,185 profit before deducting minority interest of net profit accruing to min. stkhldrs. Net 55.5%— March 1, on Quarter Ended Sept. 30—; *• of ^ . Western Light & Telephone Col., Inc.—Earnings— 9 Victor Valley Hospital, Victorville, Calif.—Riles with §6.503,400 .y—— $1.7®- $7.16 $1.02 < Retail units in operation at Oct. 31, 1946 and 1945 were 240 respectively. $1 Common Dividend— sec— 16,001,406 4,265,000 ? $2.27 taxes on income. State —— earlier.—V. stock, payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Nov. 15. An initial distribution of like, amount was made on Sept. 1, last.—V. 164, p. 2195. 783,241 1,252.667 profits taxes excess 879,817 $1,319,714 • 751;36&* providing .for depreciation and Amortization and estl**- sales Verney Corp.—Dividend No. 2—* ■: 15,218,165 687,170 Federal Income taxes for Provision 3,309,807 $770,510$5,379,721 751,368 ^ ^751,368' 751,368 sales Combined ^ t / 2,199,531. 8,689,528 509,122 $1,710,995 Period End. Oct. 31— sales <•••." * 1,279,632 1,056,648 taxes ; Federal and Wholesale • „ 2,767,643 taxes— outstanding—— Retail 1945.—V. 164, p. 2451. share has been declared on the common stock, 14. Distributions of 50 cents June 1 and Sept. 1, last. Payments in 1945 were as follows: March 1, June 1 and Sept. 1, 40 cents each, and Dec. 1, 80 cents,—V.. 164, p. 12195. $1 18,285,544-, 7,028,926 ' 34,644,162 Interest and other deductions dividend " 1946—9 Mos.—1045 $8,094,147 $39,829,009 $19,812,-212 12,547,545 . 4,680,000 — — v ;v Sept. Van Raalte Co., Inc.—Declares 11,329,159 20,138,022 ——-— —— tOther deductions Provision for Federal "S] :/ 1946—3 Mos.—1945 < $14,213,563 - Earnings per share.™ before. year shares of common countries on 164, p. 735. October Sales Up with totaled 52,517 shares, against 55,824 on Sept. 30, The ■ - NOTE—After same areas on 2,157,143 against 459,955 before, year holdings in the shares of comparing 1946, 30, Preferred total A A 1,519,228 income 30, earnings— Net ;v;^T.:yr^yyJy;;/yy; lt)46, 30, stock Sept. on , 2,169,438 each 18,613,794 Operating profit fOther Sept. Prov. for Fed. inc. Sept. on 52,313 before. . 15,132,986 expense $610,987 ♦$8,950 Total-i.4—$26,761,108 $15,123,073 $74,473,171 $38,097,75* of common stock in States, other than New York, and including the District of Columbia and the territories, totaled 5,428,061 26,547,324 administrative and general $46,672 $40,000 and $31,200, respectively in the 12 1946 and 1945, by extraordinary deductions by Earnings before Federal common Selling, $2,411,761 1,800,774 $887,942 " business of common stock for each two-for-one split-up of the the number of shares issued, Holdings 25,425,547 1,121,777 1,360,395 432,696 /y; Dr2,583 y $423,746 > -18,269 $2,685,867 1,797,925 1,587 •' 434,508 Period End. Sept. 30— sales—Retail • share ••■••-•—- • "-yy before. year $ 32,391,385 of nidse.- 10,976 payable Dec. 2 to holders of record Nov. 1945 $ 396,300 $2,414,344 r ^.Western. Auto. Supply^'Go, (Mo.)-^Earnings— . doubling the present common dividend disbursement. The next meeting for dividend action is scheduled for Dec. 4.—V. 164, 802,186 129,831,425 103,854,277 97,440,040 78,428,730 ——- — — other than from sales •Gross income of record at additional of one authorized the 12 Holdings of this corporation's common stock in New York Stater Sept. 30, 1946 totaled 2,013,050 shares, exclusive of shares held in names, comparing with 2,026,188 shares a year before, it was announced on Nov. 11. Holdings of preferred stock by others than brokers in New York State totaled 1,328,543 shares, against 1,336,478 shares on Sept. 30, 1945. Common stock held in brokers' names in New York State numbered which company carried. Langley, is already being increased facilities. y,-,yr-;. • . . . - brokers' INCOME'ACCOUNT; YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 ■'•/■■■;;.y; sales of Cost 748,300 $2,667,598 105,000 $422,159 $481,180 tReduced ended months United States Steel Corp.-»-No. of Stockholders*— C., where company will have (consolidated)-..-—.—— INet sales stockholders common held, thereby effecting a stock. This action will double totaled 1946 60,600 Net special meeting held on Nov. a 1916. expansion program for these iow-cost distributing women's clothing as soon as conditions will permit. CONSOLIDATED "i //"'-y "A'--*-' 2,858,758 $470,204 income L mated Company's retail store operations have had. a satisfactory increase the past year. Robert Hall Clothes, Inc., opened five additional stores in the New York City area on Sept. 19, 1946. Company con¬ a 2,350,000 2,888,426 (est.)— deductions. ■^Deficit. directors' • templates Net President, has recommended that the. dividend thef'common stock be continued at..: 80 cents, per.,share annually, thus during units of men's and Income shares.; Lawrence Ottinger, P. ;y?:v; -.yyy The rebuilt at Old Fort, N. Statement on '.y-' y—:y ■; y.;;-; y^y^yy : Corp.—Registration 1,401,528 on 3, July at 1946, 20, common 1946, company's Langley Mill at Langley, S. C., was completely destroyed by fire. Both plant and materials were fully insured. The income' from lost production will also be recovered On Shoe then share Company's new rayon finishing plant at Old Fort, N. C.f is nearing completion. Deliverv of equipment and special machinery has been schedule but it is expected this plant will be in operation by. : Dec. on behind July tax 2,498,000 703,332 Non-operating income- Increased Stock— distribution to stalled. . States The directors of Canada, Ltd., has erected a large addition plant at Louiseville, Quebec, and new equipment is being in¬ its to — inc. 522,000 744,763 Fed. Operating income United" States Plywood Corp. ^ Split-Up yoted—Cash Dividends to be Continued at 'Annual Rate of 80-Cents on \ , 564,000 than income tFed. 438,071': —: charged to surplus.—V. The Associated Textiles - Depreciation Taxes, other registration statement (No. 6690) 'filed with the SEC Aug. 25 24,000 shares of common stock (par $4) was withdrawn Nov;, 7.—V/164, p. 1254. ♦ advised that it had made an investment In a. company in Venezuela manufacturing cotton goods and that it was its intention to expand operations into the rayon fabric field forconsumption in that country. This program was put into effect and company is now building a modern mill at Maracay, Venezuela,-fop the manufacture and processirg of rayon fabrics. Company is also in the course of building a mill in Colonia, Uruguay, ior the manufac¬ ture and processing of cotton and rayon cloth for cdnsumption in * the on .The company fhat country. share per covering „ .Last, year of $1.02 1945,- the $3 preferred United by C., dividend a 2,907,127 Withdrawn— company S. declared have series ^ 1946—12 .Mos.—1945 t $22,878,547 $21,344,012 2,611,110 .12,441,216 11,536,344 f,469,027 -1,635,007 1,788,266 $5,184,765 >$4,832,628 revenues —- expenses.— Maintenance 1 series dividend •Earnings— 1946—3 MoSv-1945 EndiSepbSOM- Operating Gross income purchased control of the Union-Buffalo the* acquisition of over 99.9% of the outstanding common stock. As of July 1. 1946 the outstanding 7% first preferred stock of that company, aggregating $1,267,135, was called ior redemption. Due to the date of acquisition, only six months' profits of this company have been included in company's 1945 28. Period Operating stock received $1.50 per share and the $2.75 preferred stock $1.37Va per share.—V. 164, p. 1128. 'k Ss 'y complete ownership. lias now Dec. On last monthofthe 8-cent rate.-^Y, 164, p, 2327, ; July "1,' 194S Company As' of" •Seneca fi 1 dividend In the sinking fund, 3,000 shares were called for redemption on stock preferred cumulative 1, 1946. Westchester Lighting Co. com¬ as stock. Under provision of each share held. Oct. , ( action the to , * 29% up preferred stock arid 93 V2 cents per share on the preferred stock, both payable Dec. 16 to holders of record Dec. 2. On June 15, last, a distribution of 75 cents was made on the $3 preferred and one of 68%. cents on the $2.75 preferred . Pursuant directors The $3 $2.75 Oct. 21, *44 Oct. 16, '43 Oct. 20, '45 — — approximately $342,000 arising from excess profits carryover credits from prior years. tAfter depreciation and Federal income taxes ($1'„;670J)00>vand debenture interest ($278;617).i-;V, 164; p. 1917, a. <' ton-miles United Public Utilities Corp.—Declares Dividends— consolidated amounted to $602,924. Proceedings with respect to renegotiation on U.yS. Government business that have not been concluded can have no material effect upon ? v r * < estimated 766,390 ton-miles, an i9i> 46 $$2,681,884 'Va, $959,220 y $1,018,763 t$l,319,442 charges and Federal income and excess profits taxes (in 1945; taxes were $1,816,000, and in 1944, $1,306,000). tlncludes tax savings After of cargo ton-miles, an Increase the previous month. Of the over ton-miles were air express and 643,330 reached mail 35% and ago year a pared with September^ vi above, the corporation's share ended June 30, 1946 in com¬ ;-yy •. over total, 692,681 air freight. cargo not panies 245% of 1,281,025 Suni:>e;S5fri!ngs^ EndC^—r».v.'*';»'. Oct. Profit W/ *■ rate, were announced* by thl£ uorpOratlott On Nov. 12. * In October to estimated figures, United's Mainliners and consolidated The - mail air $9,098,705, on industrial creased 42 Weeks express and freight volume,' reflecting in¬ added airline service and ih? urcKei gains in air mail, activity, Sharp J; 77. Schwab, President, on Nov. 4 stated in V '/;•/.""■V.'v part: Ward Baking Co. (& United Air Lines, Inc.—Traffic Increased— Annual —- !: | yolume 164 Number* 4543 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE $531; marketable securities (at quoted market values),. $908,650; prepaid expenses, $605; total, $2,075,147. Li ABILITIES--"Accounts payable, $3,064; accrued Federal income taxes, $50,000; accrued Wisconsin State income (Alan) Wood Steel Co.—Financial Statement-— . vision for retirement able, $632; earned taxes, of $28,000; Period End. pro¬ Net preferred capital stock, $352; dividends pay¬ ($1 par), $486,662; capital surplus, $680,250; accumulated since Dec, 31, 1932, $707,289; unrealized common surplus, Other Wilson y' j:: * V ' a of i stock, par $1, and a cents per share on the 5 % cumulative preferred payable Dec. l to holders of record Nov. June 1, 20.63 cents last, initial dividends on the preferred stock of were 20 cents the on paid.—V, 164, p. 2451. $7,478,720 Net income . dividend of 75 cents per share has been declared on the. payable Dec. 5 to holders of record Nov. 25. This compares with 37 Ms cents per share paid on May 1, last, 62 V2 cents on Dec. 4, 1945 and 37'/a cents on May 1, 1945.—V. 164, p. 2451. profits order. However, they as are always as near possible. bond 5,642,972 16,366,884 270,663 500,612 110,047 109,525 285,309 315,470 218,800 1,000 224,000 39,000 $463,515 $16,161 $330,140 $82,226 __ depreciation p. 1917. repairs, (par and Wyatt Fruit Stores, Dallas, Texas—Registers with SEC three Sept. 30, 1946.—V. 164, The working agent p. National for of $22,839,906), bined, "I for reserves compensation for rebuilding insurance, of $1 York 15, The Class I railroads of the Iiad estimated an net United States in income, after interest September, 1946, and rentals pf about $38,500,000 compared with a net income of $8,848,870 in September, 1945, according to reports "filed by the carriers with the Bureau of Railway Economics of the Association of American Railroads and made public on Nov. 5. and Net railway operating income, before interest rentals, amounted to $67,3-32,-<§ 490 compared with a net railway, District, 11 in the Southern operating income of $43,133,855 in Sept. 1945. The Association fur¬ ther reported as follows: In the first nine months of 1946, these roads, which represent a total of mated 227,743 miles, had an esti¬ net income, after interest of $96,500,000 com¬ pared with a net income of $451,565,025 ; in the corresponding period of 1945. Net railway op¬ erating income, before interest and rentals,, totaled $365,611,041 compared with $778,146,722 in the and 'rentals ■ , same period of 1945. Taxes and net earnings for the month of September and for the first nine months of 1946 are after taking credit in the accounts for earry-back tax credits. [The amount of such credits was not available at the time this release Re- gion, and 19 in the Western Disrict. Class _astern months I railroads District of in the in the first nine 1946 had an estimated period of 1945. For the month of September alone, their estimated net income* after interest and rentals, was $12,400,000 compared with a net income of $13,554,374 in Sept. 1945. The same roads in the first nine months of 1946 had net railway operating income* before interest and rentals, of $112,58-3,286 com¬ pared with $337,878,063 in the same period of 1945. Their net a prepared.] For the month of railway operating income before August, such credits were $6,640,- interest and rentals in September 000, and for the first eight months amounted to $25,859,335 compared with a net operating in come of of 1946 they amounted to $60,326,$26,805,769 in Sept. 1945. 000. Net railway operating in¬ Operating revenues of the Class come for September and the nine been made. - In the 12 months ended Sept. 30;' 1946, the rate of return on , property investment averaged 1.59% compared with a rate of return of 3.73% for the 12 months I railroads in the Eastern District in the totaled first nine months $2,500,250,462, a of 1946 decrease of 14.5% compared with the same period 1945, while operating expenses totaled $2,160,679,841 or a decrease of 1% below 1945. of v ^ compared a been figures that, this but that our of 30 by Commander E. F. McDonald, Jr. in the available the nine a net income of Total operating revenues in the $1,782,730 in Sept. 1945. first nine months of 1946 totaled Thosa same roads in the firs $5,621,973,863 compared with $6,- nine months of 1946 had a net y.-i • Sept. 13, 1946. These figures reveal, not only is the largest producer of postwar FM radios, popular models Zenith has outproduced all otliei?,. combined by a substantial margin. For example, th« more figures show that: . . of all postwar FM-equipped 1646, Zeniths." were ' •$ . table model sets produced up t* ' , , production at Zenith was improving steadily, public for radios containing FM wer« but that advance demands of the heavy so that months 1946 of the company coul<| it would be many months before demand.—V. 164, p. 2196. had net a same Eire, Yugoslavia Parcels to railway operating income, before Postmaster Albert Goldman interest and rentals, of $200,553,announced Sept. 13 that dutiable : expenses totaled $657,200,147, or 537 compared with $331,175,241 in articles may now be mailed to an increase of 1.3% above 1945. the same period of 1945. Their net Ireland (or Eire) in letters andl railway operating income, before Western District packages prepaid at the * letter interest and rentals, in September rate of postage. The Class I railroads in the Such package® amounted to $34,505,414 compared must bear the green customs la¬ Western District in the first nine with a net railway operating in¬ months of 1946 had an estimated bel, Form 2976 (CI), and contain come of $8,924,902 in Sept. 1945. net the paper customs declaration, income, after interest and Operating revenues of the Class Form 2976-A or an invoice, rentals, of $94,600,000 compared of 1945, while operating I railroads in the Western District with $200,074,515 in the same period of 1945. For the month of an in the first nine es- totaled imated net income after interest and rentals, of $23,400,000 com¬ roads same $2,336,765,296, of 23.2% compared period pared with a deficit of $6,488,234 in Sept. 1945. Those months of 1946 1945, of a decrease with the while same operating ounces. the At tal Administration of Yugoslavia dressed in the first decrease of 8.8% below 1945. that to I RAILROADS—UNITED Period Ended Sept. 30— operating revenues operating expenses Operating ratio—percentTaxes Net ry. oper. Net STATES 1946—Month—1945 Total $660,401,991 529,798,499 Total previous permission for importa¬ 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $678,378,856 $5,621,973,863 $6,926,755,435 620,967,537 4,713,217,845 4,911,444,741 91.47 83.84 70.91 49,530,415 1,784,175 67,362,490 43,133,855 430,171,688 365,611,041 1,101,012,822 778,146,722 80.22 inc. (bef. chgs.) after chgs. (est.) 38,500,000 8,848,870 96,500,000 451,565,025 NOTES—Comparisons of railroad net income in the month of September and subsequent months of 1946, with corresponding months of 1945, will be affected by the application of two provisions of the United States income tax laws. Net income for the year while net 1846 will, for income additional charges heretofore paid, in all cases, the last four be increased by months of reason 1945 was of carryback decreased in credits, tax all cases by to operating expenses on account of accelerated amortization of expenditures made by the railroads on defense and war projects. Both of these are temporary and nonrecurrent items. Such credits, on account of excess profits taxes . the will amortization to an end at the close of the calendar expenditures for war facilities ended, under of Presidential executive In September, $100,000,000 months after of more that allowance year come order, with the close of the year 1945. the 1946, terms while of a Such year. an increase in charges to operating expenses resulted, the offsetting reduction in income taxes in a reduction in income of approximately $40,000,000 for the month of September, 1945. But this temporary and nonrecurrent item in the accounts for September, 1945, net /or net approximated $48,000,000, rather than the recorded $8,848,870. r * ! : •. On the contrary, the reported net income of $38,500,000 for September, 1946, was increased by reason of carryback tax credits taken into account in that month. income for that month would have , The amount of such time, but for the 1946 amounted credits month of for the month August was of September condi¬ following Each "1. side the of must parcel marked the on be address with wrapper the words 'Gift Parcel.' Permissible contents "2. are as follows: Nonperishable foodstuffs; clothing used and shoes; new clothing and shoes and materials for making them (free of customs ' 1945, amortization charges to operating expenses were approximately thain the monthly average of such charges during the first eight for the under tion tions: plainly inc., ad¬ country are of duty and without mitted free CLASS time, Postmaster same Goldman announced that the Pos¬ has advised that gift parcels ad¬ totaled $1,895,337,857, expenses properly completed by the sender. The weight limit is 4 pounds € are not available at this $6,640,000 and for the first eight months of to $60,326,000. duty only- up to year 44 pounds per for each person of the ad¬ dressee's family); tobacco and its preparations (about other to up articles for 40 grams per ounces) 1.4 small quantities parcel; daily use ux (luxury items are prohibited). "3. compared with •; .''62.2% of all postwar FM-equipped radio-phonograph consoles pro¬ duced by the radio industry up to Sept. 13, 1946, were Zeniths; ;f transfer stock.—V. 164, common -:,v production figures with the latest, & Scll3, official reporting agency Association. This report gives produc¬ own Raskins Manufacturers through corporation manufacturers latest producer of pioneer outstanding an as on Oct. compared Radio tion appointed decrease of with Industry in FM Pro¬ • just Southern Region ended Sept. 30, 1945. The Class I railroads in the The earnings reported above as Southern Region in the first nine jriet railway operating income rep¬ months of 1946, had an estimated resent the amount left after the net income, after interest and payment of operating expenses rentals, of $8,500,000 compared and taxes, but before interest, with a net income of $61,306,413 in rentals and other fixed charges the same period of 1945. For the are paid. Property investment is month of September alone, they the value of foad and equipment had an estimated net income after as showh by the books of the rail¬ ways including materials, supplies interest and rentals, of $2,700,000 jand cash, $784,958,105, 18.1% period deficit, after interest and rentals, of $6,600,000 compared with a net income of $190,184,097 in the same was months would have been reduced, had the carryback credits not totaled role prewar McDonald said that FM has September alone they had Eastern District The $330,107 $73,011 FM, this corporation since V-J Day has manu¬ radio-phonograph combinations containing FM, audi model AM-FM sets, than the rest of the industry com¬ industry report "70.7% Sept. 13, value par its catch up with Earnings of Class I RRs. in September Off $18,476,865 — Net Income Up $29,651,130 330,70(1 $162,679 t-,r Nit was revealed tho of $173,927; on 1638. Gross $493,379 $?.. 341,785 more have Oct. 1128. shares $671,892 80,432 Armstrong table more $9,417,695; preferred stock are In arrears $55.75 $4,004,188 on 71,824 shares outstanding at p. $153,443 President. employees, $57,666; City Bank of New 500,000 $135,667 _______ $40,7.01 Continuing factured Yolande Corp.—Transfer Agent— cafe¬ new increase to depletion reserves aggregate $491,59ft 1,783 deductions genuine contingencies, $124,652; 7% cumulative preferred stock $7,186,133; common stock, without par value (authorized and $669,480 2,412 Zenith Radio Corp.—Leads Radio issued, share $152,712 731 600,009 duction— total, $19,117,010. NOTE—Cumulative dividends The company on Nov. 13 filed a registration statement with the SEC for 5,000 shares (par $100) preferred stock. Underwriter, Raucher, Pierce & Co. Proceeds will be used equip $216,482; 731 ; —V. 164, p. 871. 200,000 shares), $4,388,889; surplus, $4,438,999; less 37 shares reacquired preferred stock at cost (Dr) $3,700; total, $19,117,010. per part to $100), and , in for 137,714 $134,936 *__» income— Net income LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, including sundry accruals, $2,201,accrued taxes, $332,509; Federal income taxes and war bond 1946—Month—1945 1946—10 Mos.—1945 $46,960,281 $40,374,379 $413,008,846 $362,408,588 VT yy ) ■ 2 terias, to remodel company's super markets and capital; • ^ ^ •" ' income 453; reserves 275,032 94,966 Operating income Non-operating Gross income deferred charges, $115,257; and —v.-164, 936,14ft 227,844 861,000 788,545 843,265 ' subscriptions withheld from Sales 144,000 18,262,858 173,203 war ________ $536,168; advance payments on ore contracts, $157,361; $4,553,375; cash for employees' Federal income taxes and deductions, $57,666; property, plant and equipment (after for reserves always alphabetical alphabetical (F, W.) Woolworth Co.—October Sales Up 16.3%— Period End. Oct. 31— 180,000 198,230 taxes, inventories, position 98,805 $947,649 - $6,040,321 $17,706,945 $19,542,819 securities, war not 1,499,183 52.279 revenues expenses r 6,513,155 and $3,801,959 1,454,831 Maintenance 58,757 ■ ■■ ASSETS—Cash stock, NOTE—-For mechanical reasons it is possible to arrange companies in exact > CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, SEPT. 30, 1946 on hand and demand deposits, $827,554; U. S. Govt, $1,765,698; notes and accounts receivable (less reserye of $194,543), $1,686,236; claims for refund of Federal income and excess A year-end capital ■ $889,644 356,413 $4,001,700 382,204 Operating Operating ' w ' Wilson-Jones Co.—Year-End Distribution of 75 Cents, 76,963 ; exps. State income taxes and common 18,241 ' ...■ Taxes, other than inc. and excess prof, taxes FroVi for estd. Fed. and stock, par $25, both 20. On depl. amortization 1946—12 MOS.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 Depreciation 30,230 operations Deprec., dividend of 30 cents per share on the regular semi-annual dividend of 62Va Yopkers Electric Light & Power Co. —Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— $6,022,080 $17,629,982 $19,484,062 «..... — Cost of sales and V'.v Brothers—Increase Common Dividend—- The directors have declared common $7,448,490 rev. - 1946—9 Mos.—1945 income Total income , , oper. •'U■}$%;:£'X■ $118,898; total, $2,075,147.—V. 164, , and 1946—3 Mos.—1945 (interest, disct., rentals, etc.)— stock appreciation in value of securities, P. 2061. ■ /,■1 J2y ( '/.<,*&?:£ 1 •' '**< § sales Sept. 30— 2593 'Gift The Parcel' general license of the Office of Interna¬ October Civil Engineering Construction Totals $488,457,000 engineering construction volume in continental United States totals $488,457,000 for October, an average of $97,691,000 for Civil This average is 5% above the September, and is 63% above the average of October 1945, according to "Engineering News-Record." The report issued on Nov. 7 went on to say in part: Private construction for October on a weekly average basis is 2% above last month, but 31% greater than October, 1945. Public each of the five weeks of the month. average for construction is 9% State an municipal above last month and 156% above last October. tional Trade, Department of Com¬ merce, Washington 25, D. C.y re¬ stricts gift parcels to 11 pounds in weight and prohibits the mail¬ ing of more than one such parcel per week from one sender to one addressee." The • Post Office advices also duty, gift said: "Although free of construction, while 20% above last month, is 233% parcels are subject to customs ex¬ above the average for October, 1945. Federal construction, down amination and must, therefore, be 39% from last month, is 64% below October, 1945. 926,755,435 in the same period pf railway operating income, before Civil engineering construction; volume for October, 1946, Septem¬ accompanied by a customs declar¬ 1945, or a decrease of 18.8%. Op¬ interest and rentals, of $52,461,218 ber, 1946, and October, 1945, are: ation properly completed, also one Oct. 1946 erating expenses in the first nine compared with $109,093,418 in the Sept. 1946 Oct. 1945 copy of the parcel post sticker. (five wks.) (fourwks.F (fourwks.) Gift months of 1946, amounted to $4,- same period of 1945. Their net parcels are subject to the re¬ Total U, S. construction— $488,457,000 $373,056,000 $239,436,000 .713,217,845 compared with $4,911,- railway operating income before Private construction duced postage rate of 14 cents a 292,441,000 229,622,000 178,183,000 444,741 •: in the corresponding interest and rentals in September Public construction.. 196,016,000 143,434,000 61,253,000 [ pound or fraction thereof. Par¬ State and municipal period of 1945, or a decrease of amounted to $6,997,741 compared 177,805,000 118,066,000 42,694,000 cels which do not conform to the Federal 18,211,000 25,368,000 18,559,000 above conditions are subject to 4%.: with a net railway operating in¬ New Capital •Fifty-four Class I railroads come of $7,403,184 in Sept. 1945. the postage rate of 22 cents for . failed to earn interest and rentals Operating I railroads in the Southern Region of which in 24 were in the Eastern t.hp first New capital for construction purposes for the five weeks of Octo¬ the first pound plus 14 cents for ber, 1946, totals $113,962,000. On a cumulative basis, new construc¬ each additional pound or fraction, tion capital in 1946 totals $2,954,108,000, 72% greater than the 1945 10-mnnfh total of $1.714.499.000. and may weigh up to 44 pounds* , revenues of the Class in the first nine months of 1946, nine months of 1946 Monday, November 18, 1946 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2594 Earnings of United States Railroads for the Month of July 1199245 high for the year was established by the United States railroads in gross earnings for the month of July. These gross earn¬ ings were even higher than July, 1942, the first wartime month of July. The net earnings were also- higher than any previous month In with July, 1946 the earnings totaled $674,040,105 as gross compared $121,658,359, 15.29%. Operating expenses dropped $6,648,858 in comparison With July last year. The net earnings showed a decrease of 46.58%. For July of the current year net earnings were $131,875,814 as compared with $246,885,315 in July, 1945. A comparison of these results for the month of July. 1946 and 1945 is presented in the following table: Month of July— Gross earnings Operating Ratio of - —- - :Y 227,668 $674,040,105 542,164,291 Mileage of 130 roads expenses 548,813,149 (68.97% ) $131,875,814 — — $795,698,464 (80.43%) $246,885,315 earnings— expenses to 0.26% —15.29 — 1.21 599 —$121,658,359 — 6,648,858 228,267 < v *; ■ : — 226,306,735 0.69 230,076 222,587,872 23,007,660 + 10.34 230,712 227,194 223,813,526 12,036,238 + 5.38 206,084 261,803,011 9,571,763 3.66 235,407 203,773 231,639 1913—.... cated in footnote subjoined to the ! Eastern District— 0.89 243,042 16.71 244,249 245.699 244,921 117,661,315 + 34.00 231.700 230,570 3.12 226,654 226,934 230,991 230,410 4.31 235.082 234,556 former 91,678,679' + 20.70 235,813 53,517,158 —10.02 235,477 235,145 401,376,485 460,989,697 527,396,813 534,634,552 442,955,873 1924.—— 480.704,944 + 16.44 19,960,589 — — 66,407,116 462,696,986 119932054654.;— 521,538,604 480,943,003 + 8.44 236,762 236,525 + 6.49 236,885 235.348 8.67 238,316 + 0.65 240,433 238,906 + 8.56 241,450 241,183 235,049 242,979 for for certain Spanish 40,595,601 555,471,276 521,596,191 33,875,085 508,413,874 48,297,061 $ $ 23,362,840' (10 roads).. 512,145,231 1929 556,706,135 512,821,937 43,884,198 456,369,950 377,938,882 557,522,607 101,152,657 —18.14 458,088,890 376,314,314 80,150,008 —17.50 232,831 232,405 237,462,789 ■—138,851,525 —36.90 242,228 242,221 297,185,484 237,493,700 59,691,784 + 25.13 241,348 241,906 1940. 3,333,445 — + Great Lakes region (23 roads)... 110,425,992 Central Eastern region (18 roads) 138,933,173 5,409,131 293,341,605 — 6.05 239,160 240,882 274,963,381 275,610,064 — 0.23 237,700 239,000 274,921,824 + 74,334,762 + 27.04 236,672 237,892 1937 364,551,039 349,143,052 + 15,407,987 235,636 236,126 1938^. 299,038,208 364,488,504 298,986,884 331,878,000 + 4.41 —17.96 234,486 235,390 + 32,891,116; + 11.00 233,396 234,296 + 33,401,280 + 10.06 232,750 233,383 119,976,079 +179,782,039 + 126,015,847 + 32.83 232,273 232,803 + 37.04 231,047 232,270 crease + 18.94 229,430 231,046 American. 2.26 228,567 229,124 1.60 228,506 228,631 —15.29 227,668 228,267 275,583,676 1939 331,878,000; 1940. 365,279,280 1941 485,398,033 1942———. 1943—i.——. 1944... 809,038,158 1945—...—. 796,128.617 674,040,105 — + 791,140,288 809,038,158 1946——— — 646,683 65,450,296 365,421,954 485,398,030 665.180,069 665,180,069 791,195,916 17,757,929 795,698.464 17,897,870 12,909,541 + — + — —121,658,359 Month 11,465,626 Year Year Given 1909—. 1910 .. 1911— 1912..——.. 1913— ... ; increase + 4,485,758 31,411 70,536,977 + 8,890,588 67.320,157 — 3,265,787 998,911 77,643,305 72,392,058 • 76,358,377 — + 3,130,597 + 2.89 + 34,466,131 + 31.37 55,352,408 —36.40 69,121,669 84,615,721 —78.59 109,882,551 152,079,422 £ —■ 18,827,733 99,807,935 102,258,414 87,949,402 :v — •v. + - i . 15,192,214 + 100,293,929 ,, 21,435,011 +15.35 160,874,882 1928^—.— 137,412,487 125,700,631 + 11,711,856 168,428,748 165,580,269 137,635,367, 216,676,353 125,430,843; + 1930 30,793,381 51,096,084 1926— Total (51 roads)—. 20.635,305 293,357,310 272,722,005 Southern region (25 roads) 87,625,740 34,291,146 roads) (4 302,706 . 96,965,387 1932. 0.89 + 46,125,932 137,120,197 121,916,886 u... ; — Southwestern region (20 roads) —17.71 15,415,609 71,630,077 87,045,686 149,893,452 205,194,370 55,300,918 —26.59 57,877,685 72,980,901 15,103,216 —20.69 __ 279,401,214 ... Totals all districts (130 roads). 674,040,105 New England region Net 1945. * 98.485,524 101,379,262 77,310,037 98,476,937 90,457,198 Inc. ( + ) or Dec. $ $ (—) 4,491,936 6.541 6.563 2.851,376 7,343,312 25,431 25,562 19,465,056 27,883,415 — Cent. East'n region 23,881 23,880 23.506,325 37,449,140 — 55,853 56,005 45,822,757; 72,675,867 —61.17 8,418,359 —30.19 13,942,815 —37.23 26,853,110 274,705,708 175,671,979 274,705,768 283,981,413 247,111,553 324,513,647 Y 283,981,413 131,875,814 246,885,315 ;YY Southern District- region__ - 37,232 .37,319 Pocahontas region- 6,042 —36.95 seed . 30.265.712 — 11.384.713 Cottonseed Oct. the 14 353,665 — 3.11 24,796,185 41,650,425 — region 45,675-: 13,284,621 27,112,201 Cent. West'n region 54,666 34,455,247 77,442,920 Southwest'n •28,473 28,590 13,517,004 28,003,902 region — — — 128,541 128,931 —— 61,256,872 132,559,023 — —61.00 42,087,673 —55.51 Arkansas 14,486,898 —51,73 Georgia 131,875,814 246,385,315 —46.58 •—-115,009,501 regions: . New England Region—Comprises the- New England States. "" Region—Comprises the section on the Canadian' boundary between New England and the westerly shore of Lake Michigan to Chicago, and north of a line from Chicago via Pittsburgh to New; York; • • Great- Lakes 1946-47 1945-46 574,685 315,967 369,741 359,226 423,292 75,183 29,057 46,615 1408Q 39,124 16,049 77,225 32,358 40,928 26,169 50,301 32,633 45,377 50,314 16,583 22,827 13,776 68,070 29,243 Mississippi 96,869: 16,257 49,474-" 22,112 166,069 Tennessee the section south of the Great Lakes Region to St* Louis and the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Ohio River, and north of the Ohio River to Parkersburg, W. Va., and a line thence to the southwestern corner of Maryland and by the Potomac River to of a from line Chicago through All other States...;. - ", ■ 992 on • /' ■ ■ Southern Region—Comprises the section' east -of the; Mississippi/ River-and south to a point, near Kenova, W. Va., and a line thence following- the the southern boundary of Virginia to the Atlantic. Pocahontas south of Region—Comprises the section, north the of southern Parkersburg. boundary W.. Va., of by the Potomac River to its mouth*. - ' Products— Great Lakes Region, and by Crude oil west of from St. the a and , ', ■ .>• - <-■ ■ „ r Chicago to Peoria and thence to St. Louis, and north of a line City and thence to El Paso and by the Mexican boundary to Kansas • » ... Louis Region—Comprises the and a line from St. section Louis r ( to lying between Kansas City the Rio Grande to the Gulf of Mexico. the , ( , Mississippi River to El Paso, and thence , * In the of the following gross we furnish a summary of the July compari¬ and net earnings of the Class country from the current year Aug./1 < I railroads of the back to and including 1909: 17,603 specified; period*'"Y Early in July, a measure wajs signed continuing tho authority 2,572 ' 1.71,102 • 13,152 of the Sept* 30 61,693 §47,945 52,258 • 464,129 Y; 116,709 166.805 52,276 61,734 35,508 ♦♦97,981 42,629 tt90,860 1945-46 18,576 % 109,545 75,195 52,926 \ 1946-47 (500-lb. bales)w—J 1945-46 v503 ) 1946-47 .f (500-lb. bales) ! 1946-47 1945-46 323 1,747 2,451 •Y* 845 .;••' 1,567 ; 1,925 L - 1,225 YY Y 3,308 3,272 2,332 3,063 3,884 . 1,042 1,206. 3,893 • pounds at oil mills, 10,858,OOO pounds. at facturing establishments, and.2,262,000 pounds in transit. reflning and manu¬ tIncludes 44,508,000 pounds at oil mills;-10,721,000 pounds at facturing establishments and 8,016,000 pounds in transit. refining and manu¬ tlncludes 246,183,000 pounds at refining and manufacturing 17,177,000 pounds held elsewhere and in transit. \ { establishments and Y J; « * ' •Includes 10,373,000 * . . r . . , §Produced from 53,260,000 pounds of crued oil. ^Includes 154,192,000 pounds at refining and, manufacturing 3,130,000 pounds held elsewhere and in transit. ••Includes 25,562 bales first cut, 62,318 , establishments and bales second cut and 10,101 bales mill run. ttlncludes 35,172 bales first cut, 47,074 bales second cut and 8,614 bales , H.f J. Y Wollhery Secretary-hiK ordinating Committee, announced that he has submitted his resigna¬ • •40,40^ 58,408 61,697 - 25,550 1945-46 Froiii, the United Nations .49,582 87,239 1946-47 Motes, grabbots, etc.) > Charge of the New York Office of Standards Coj- tf157,322. 73,264 •'-•• Linters .■ ' 203,991 136,601' 32,384 1945-46; WfAiMM'Ci' 106,585 275,625- 1946-47 —• 87,276 • (tons) -V* WoHner ReMgn^ 49,288 : Hulls existing houses as* well as new- ^ 163,245 96,369 194S*i4B> j- Federal Housing Adminis¬ to insure mortgage loans construction. Stocks 'Aug. 1-Sept. 30 Aug. 1'Sept. 30 1263,360 (tons) on . Shipped «> 113,672 1948-47. < n . Produced --95,828 1 . ■ tration YfYv •23,493 55,121 1945-46 (thousand pounds)! .. sons - Stocks1 . 1946-47 Cake and meal meal: <, from line Louis of St. by f Region—Comprises the section south of the Northwestern Region Southwestern south the* section adjoining Canada lying west of, the line from Chicago to Omaha and thence to Portland* Western Pacific. ) (running bales) the Columbia River to the Pacific, Central to north of a Season Hull fiber Northwestern• Region—Comprises' 82,285 10,684 9,307 11,311 PRODUCTS^PRODUCEH, SHIPPED AND STOCKS - , WESTERN DISTRICT • 11,513 of Season and line from Parkersburg to the southwestern'corner-Of Maryland and thence a ,, at beginning eastern boundary, of Kentucky and Virginia, east of Kentucky and. the-Ohio.River north to 184,073 16,789" - ■ Refined oil of the Ohio* River 4,181 21,395 23,950 ■ 80,657 9,211 26,811 9,776 141,097 12,897 : ' hand Aug. 1, (thousand pounds)! i 97,170 . 24,688 Reserves. limited to 14,000, will be eligible for commis^ sions in the Regular Navy and will be required to serve' for a: tons COTTONSEED < SOUTHERN DISTRICT 12,241 5,171 22,783" 56,638 41,048 7,074 28,194 and under the program, destroyed during. 1945-46. Does not include 117,968 and 1946 and 1945^ respectively, nor 22,782 and: 8,177 tons reshipped during-vthe^ seasons 1946-47 and; 1945-46. ' \ > : ' .1 : IiW Peoria its mouth: 119,889 - r Central- Eastern Region—Comprises east ' Guard According to United Press adVices from: Washington, umqasure was signed establishing a ,;$24,r 500,000 a year Naval Reserve, Of¬ ficers' training program, which is expected to.; assure an adequate humberYOf officers for ^America's peacetime Navy. Officers trained 21,447 43,073 : North Carolina.*.^--* 219,340 tons EASTERN. DISTRICT v 1945-46 64,846 30,019 . •Includes , Sept .30 1946-471 50,291 „ Commerce groups and Stocks at mills, Crushed 1945-46 38,506 ; Texas..-. NOTE—Our grouping of the roads conforms to the classification of the Interstate Commission, and the following indicates the confines of the different National 557.22S South Carolina: Total, all distts— 227,668 228,237 on hand and exported for on Aug. 1-Sept. 30 Aug. l-*Sept. 30 Alabama. —53.79 15 to 20 years, the next officer category. r The officer: re¬ quirement above the 50,000. of .the Regular Army, the General said# following state¬ he hoped would be met from the hand, and cotton¬ 1946-47 13,827,580 71,302,151 for the AND ON HAND (TONS) Received at mills, State—~ Louisiana./^.. Total —12.S8 :i-'-+rr46,58l Sept. 30, 1946 and 1945. United States 45,538 54,530 + 36,869,860 Census issued COTTONSEED RECEIVED, CRUSHED —40.47 1)6,854,240 llSSIf! Western District— Northwest'n 43,331 —12.46 —115,009,501 showing cottonseed received, crushed and Y;, 43,274 + 18.14 40,532,234 ' . Total Regular Army to be in¬ from 25,000 to 50,000^ as requested by the War Department. General Eisenhower recently was reported to have stated that this country should have an army of not less than 800,000 officers and 56.37 99,033,789 49,834,688 the creased + 68.75 + by the Washington a Receipts to September 30 Bureau of products manufactured, shipped out, —54.52 16,500,575 — in 16.99 +15.00 + ■— in authorizes the number of officers 2.85 —21.49 men the 1 month ended -Y Y'. Y 7 7Y77&77%' : . 13,765,137 11,031,048 6,012 — 2,893,738 21,166,900 — Press dispatch that the President on Aug. 8 signed legislation which + 76.82 — reported also was of which 10 % would f all intotthe On ment Total ........ It United —14.96 + 13,140,075 :.;r.+: 13,566,414 + 71,571,639 77,317,123 90,457,197 104,100,340 175,671,979 ... 1946——— % S: 1 104,023,611 324,540,456 1945. —15.29 Earnings 1945 $ region Southern —31.61 44,052,680 1943 —23.50 121,658,359 795,698,464 1946 —Mileage— 1946 85,819,743 365,220,957 District and Region— Eastern Districts- •- + 117.74 31,234,339 10,108,077 1944—.—— (50 roads)..... Lakes 54,334,821 98,803,830 1942. Great —52.44 .•+ aminations. —22.69 50,857,523 57,345,375 194] Total + 22.37 —23.58 .— 67,586,762 1939. »,32 + ' 101,398,055 1936..—-—. Northwestern region (16 roads).. Central Western region (14 roads) + 24.89 27,819,865 1938.^—^—4 —11,09 15,203,311 Western District— 7.86 — 28,465,456 ■f 96,983,455 46,148,017 100,482,838 67,569,491 57,478,685 . 9,601,754 1937— reads) (29 1931^...; —15.04 15,506,017 103,131,757 33,988,440 : : ; '■ • - ■■■ v , Total 7.03 -1{($ ,! Southern District— Pocahontas region — — employees in departments, programs to be limited to treat¬ ment for on-the-job illness, emep< gency dental care, general health practices and preremploymerit ex¬ —22.03 125,438,334 112,620,696 139,606,752 1925 establishmenti. of the health programs for Federal agencies and +17.92 35,430,548 161,079,612 1924...^— thorizing 1.96 + Aug. 8 a bill establish¬ ing terms to operators. ; On- the same: date; ai bill - au¬ + 556.97 1,964,485 18,392,282 + 102,652,493: ;i 122,228,450 111,786,887 :£/+ + 139,644,601 121,044,775 on public domain in place of" the' present sliding scale of payiftents, and allowing more favorable leas¬ 22.94 96,727,014 ... 1.31 + 12.66 + 144,348,682 .... 1923. — 9,851,240 20,287,937 88,421,559 1921—- Also a flat 12 Vz % royalty on new oil * and gas discoveries on /thie, 4.83 + 108,293,945 ■ % ing + 12.60 + 77,833,745 108,709,496 — 0.04 — ' States Government. 5.78 + ' 87,684,985 111,424,542 — — similar in¬ A granted other Spanish War veterans several to legalize the banned under previous acts," of property seized during the war by the United + 16.48 $11,083,420 was years ago. • On Aug. 8, a bill return to aliens, % : + $67,267,352 Rebellion. Boxer (+) or Decrease (—) Preceding $78,350,772 73,157,547 72,423,469 79,427,565 64,354,370 75,359,466 : )I922^—...... 7.62 — partially disabled and 65 years TheyY are reported ;i» be •; chiefly those who served during the Philippine Insurrection and are of age. -Net Earnings- of July American War veterans, those affected being vet¬ erans who served 90 days or less, 349,256,586 4.67 — . additional 20% in pensions an 1936——— 3,760,548—13.86 27,123,388 115,835,123 150,398,799 237,711 1928— — 1929.—..— region 235,407 556,710,935 508,811,786 1927.—. New England 218,918 220,459 owners of improved- real property taken over by the Gov¬ ernment during the war the status of preferred bidder when the property is declared surplus. .' On the same date, a bill calling — 1918- (—) % of the —12.59 14,658,220 65,975,059' 442,736,397 ; some nature, according to Washington advices from the Associated Pr ess:;;/. Yt On Aug. 7, a measure to give + 469,246,733 467,351,544 , is 534,222,102 463,684,172 454,588,513 1920.. following legislation of the adjourned 79th Congress which has recently received President Truman's sig¬ 243,563 306,891,957 346,022,857 +15.10 The last 241,796 + 46,328,025 — 1.917——....— -Gross EarningsInc. ( + ) or Dec. 1945 mm + 44,096,142 353,219,982 —- 1919— SUMMARY BY GROUPS—MONTH OP JULY 1948 2,324,115 263,944,649 1917—.... tabulation: ' 260,624,000 308,040,791 1916.—. " District and Region — 1935 $115,009,501. —46.58 % turn to an arrangement of now 1,555,652 — 252,231,248 262,948,115 1931-w— • these totals into geographical subdivisions. It is interesting to note that for the first time this year did any region show an increase in gross earnings in comparison with the corresponding month in 1945. The Pocahontas region came up with an increase-in gross earnings of 0.89%, and among the others, the region coming the closest to its July, 1945 gross-earnings was the Great Lakes region with a decrease of 4.67%. The other regions fell between this percentage and the largest drop of 26.95% compiled by the Central Western region* la net earnings the. picture once agaia shows only decreases. The least decrease was recorded by the Pocahontas region, one of 3.11%. Next, but quite a bit off the pace, came the Great Lakes region with a decrease of 30.19%. The largest decrease of 61.17% was shown by the New England region with all other regions falling in between the two extremes. V This geographical presentation of both gross and net earnings is shown ia the appended; table. The boundaries of the various districts and regions are indi¬ We 226,493 224,751,083 245,595,532 235,849,764 1934—..— Net .earnings 238,169 5,88 + 12,812,422 + Legislation of Adjourned Congress 234,500 12.66 + 1930—i.— (—) Inc. (+ ) or Dec. 1845 1945 $24,719,084 + Preced'g 1912:..—.. 1918 the exception of January. $795,698,464 in July, 1945, or a decrease of Given 1911— new of the current year with 11199932232576 1910-i——ii. Year Dec. (—) Preceding .,$219,964,739 $195,245,655 230,615,776 217,803,354 1909 Year Inc. ( + ) or •*, 1Year Given July : A -Mileage^— Gross Earnings- Month Gross and Net mill run. tion - therefrom,.;-lt a * 7 committee ^statement issued on, Sept. 3 said.. The resignation was forwarded to James Gt> Morrow, Chairman of the Executive Committee, .is the governing body. taking" which In under¬ > job of organizing hemispheric/.activities of the western 1944; Mr. Wollunderstanding with the Committee that he would stay the Committee in ner had an organization until June 1946, by which time it was hoped 7: a new ,' international standards body;, permanent in character and competently estab¬ lished, would have been created. with the 30, Volume 164 Number 4543- Market Value of Bonds on N. YrS. E. in August , 2595 THE COMMERCIAL * FINANCIAL CHRONICLE The New York Stock Exchange announced on Sept. of the close of business Aug. 30, there were 928 bond Mew Capital Issues in Great issues, aggregat¬ ing $136,713,774,395 par value listed total market value of the on New Britain The following statistics have been compiled by the Midland Bank Limited. These compilations of issues of new capital] which are 13 that'as Leaders Deplore Racial Conflict York Stock Ex¬ subject to revision, exclude all borrowings by the British Govern¬ The annual conference of $140,958,397,671. This compares ment; shares issued to vendors; allotments arising from the capital¬ branches of the National Urban ization of reserve funds and undivided profits; sales of already issued League for Social Service issues, aggregating $136,Among 595,891,403- par valuer and" a* total* market value" or $141,407,058;- securities which add'nothing" to" the* capital resources of the company Negroes which opened in St. 263; average price 103.52. whose securities have been offered; issues for conversion or re¬ Louis, Mo., on* Sept. 24, received In the following table listed bonds are classified by governmental demption of securities previously held in the United Kingdom; short- messages from President Truman, and< change, with a with the figures 19347— of July 31 of 946 bond as industrial; groups with the aggregate market value and average price' for each: ; Aug. 30,1946 Oraufc—- ' -, /? V: i —July 31, Average* ■;/■ , Market Value Vi] SfGovernment (incl. State, Cities, etc.)-.* N. Y ■ Price S/X'HHV-i 125,437,365,688 —• 1946 Average Z ' Market Value i U." S.- companies: * and loans municipal and county authorities which, are not specifically limcited. In all cases the figures are based upon the prices of issue. dated-bills sold-in anticipation of long-term borrowings; of ••• 104.12 J M Price i/', u*V t;. 125,826,192,084 104.45 - • Amusement Automobile?' 7,376,423 3,876,000 10,950,000 ----- Aviation —*—v-*—-- Biiilding -'*_ Chemical ** L—-l——« ParnT machinery Financial OA *—---u —_—' Food Land* and realty Machinery and metals i.—, Mining-(excluding irort)*-.— Paper: and- publishing„-r—v*-—-Railroad Rfetail merchandising ftubbet;-.**-*—ui.——— Textiles' Tbbtt'cCd- ———>--*-*+,4"-*, * * _ -i u * * - - - f+ahsportation services— Utilities: Gas and electHe (operating). /•/i/oae and''electric ^tholdlng")-** Communications U, S. companies oper. abroadMiscellaneous businesses mij ^ -m i" , v 93.57 101.90 us, 95.23 235,873,473 July* 3T— Aug. 31c—* Bep. 30— 19,793,459 Oct:* 31 * Nov. 30 u* Dtfe& ©li--*_--- 106.82 51,635,250 114,881,605,628 131,583,018 " ; 503 2,768' - ? 104.50 6,934 4,451 46,555 13,686,900,699///©9.27 310 96.47 583,456,40© 17,521 1936,1st; '.../inr'-,/ /-'■• : 1938,1st half*; 1 1 ; *■ r -/ 2d' half* ■ .' — 1933] 1st half 1.-* i.-*-***^****^ / < 120,748,212,202/ 102.'49 100.74" Sep. 128,511,162,933 128,741,461,162 129; 156,430,709 143,110,515,509 2d ioo.7i Oct. ; 31— Novi 30 100.92 Dec. _ 2d half 311— 101.35' " Jain/ 31X—.. 101.91 FebJ 102.58 145,555,685^31 4,852f ■ . 2,277 1 ■•; —• '///(: T;.:;' /'• Months ■' ■; 31—114.831.886.516 102.53 Apr. 30- Apr. 30 143.904,400.671 128 '269/ "491 642 • 1,021- > 1,844 6,418 103.10 May 31—, 143,943,768,509 104.49 115,280,044,243 114,857,381,979 114,767,523,198? 130,074,758,528? July' 31 103.01 June 28— 142,405,982.701 July 31 102.97 Aug. 30 141,407,058,263 140,958,397,671 103.10 103.52 Horwath1 ahd ; ment ~275 Months 6,194' 9,546 149,127 7,141 1,964 126,826 2,184 1,649 5,177 93,072 64" 8,968' 65,186 100,257 13.274 August lars at the'end of the month. The August rise, equal to about/4% brought the total amount outstanding"to approximateiy^ 45% above theyear^ago level, the Board stated, whose advices added: * * The volume of credit extended during the' mohth 'Was^ about tlie same im 1 in the; preceding month, but nearly- two-thirds* above® that as August, 1945. CONSUMER INSTALMENT CREDITS (Estimates, « 1946 —*—* 1946* 132.3 95.1 26:2 19.-9 . 1945 12.7 21.3 ■■ ■'13;3 13.3 24.3 23.1 78.9 76 0 Repair and moderization loans-Personal instalment cash loans— "Preliminary: 1946- 137,8! — .letail instalment paper: •Automobile -*——..^1-***--— - INDUSTRIAL BANKS, AUGUST, dollars;) 194©{ In millions of .•.^-r-AmormtsOutstanding-*-— ——VolumeExtendedv-*^, *Aug. 31, July 31V Aug. 31, •Atig*3Ir July 31,' Aug; 31, > •TVptfof Credit— Total OF ,VIW tFigureS" include «W both loans V 4.7' 7:9- 56.9 uu.o 2.7 2.8<' o ; 16.0 XG.U 1945- 15.«' 4.6' 2:7 114^: i 194©-' 26:4^ 2.1 1:3 » 2.7?. 16.4 lO.* '; f: 1.J5 ^ 10.9* ' ■ made directly to consumers for' the purchase of automobiles ahd other merchandise and-instalment paper purchased from dealers. great as in May; The country¬ wide increase" in total sales was 13%»in June compared; with 16 % The advices add: the month before." Consumer instalment' credit' outstandings; at' industrial bhnkS ihcfeased, said the' Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System oh Oct.-2; further in August to an estimated total of 138 million'dol¬ . nation's of our nation* Navy Day second Navy Day President Truman's state¬ Oct. 26 in honor of the on expressed, gratitude" to the* country's* naval force for its'/ men and ships, and iterated a prayer that God "may imbufc'us with something of their unconquerable spirit] that we may'/ better contribute to the realization sitfahce Consumerlnstalment Credits of Industrial Banks [continued tb show improvement over* a^year ago' in total sale% except so society of that day' when all nations v/ill live in brotherhood and in the as- KtorwathJ New Ybirk Pfiblic;^Accountant^ ih'thdi? for Detroit the increases were not Dr; sacrifices in August "Hotel Bulletin," announced that "while'the" June'figures for all sections of the country/exCept Washington' ahd?the! Pacific- Coast In men.J' and at shore stations all over the Hbteh Sales in Jiine 104.21 103.45: the world. 103.89 May* 3l_*— JttatfUO/.* among try with the Navy's own display of armed mightr for peace con¬ tinuing for'three" days on ships* 240- or/' 20,305 15,188 46,555 of celebrations throughout the< coun-4* 24,403 2,800* 31,460' men was reported to have as-* serted that bias'against" the Negro> was "the* worst disease undeT The 639 July AugUst; Sept. -(English Pounds—000's Omitted)- - of to: eliminate Einstein 104.75/ Mar: needed since the end of World War II was; observed on Oct. 27 with special '588 11,690» 39,862? . the1 whole' Dewey, Mr. efforts are 2nd Peacetimfe First Nine / 57,145 ? 1946—t---——-- the occasion 1936-^^---—---u---**.--— 108,984 1937Z1——.<.-<-.*—97,416 1938ii-jZ-i—74,051* 105.19* < to unity throughout the land: All lasting equality !: 195 ;r:-/-?')Hrst'Six.; • mote 221 150 4,539/ 5,271/ : rights Governor Streator reported, wrote that "still much remains to be done to pro¬ 1,071/ ""36 - ,2,149' 5,299' , 104.75" Mar. human of 4,425' 249' 2,503 4,555' ' 't1945;.lst-halfii---iZ^*^A^-i--**i.-r^J. ■: 6,934: 2d;half-i-^11^1*^i<i1.;:/13|534^ 194% lstiwiL--— 46^555 r J1939——— 28—146,523,982,940' 30 146,180,821,869 leadership in conveying the ideals world." 2,996 200"'' 896 fully and1 declared suffers.". 6,078 638 3,211 ■ and that the nation must'maintain its which 1,122* 15T 1,031 638 j 2d half--. - 773: 2,287r 1,295 828 3,<247' 5 1944,1st half "i Countries 2,71©* l943]lBthalf:ii*i.i.——3,731 103.16' " ; Countries 3>4295 ;• . 1,046* / -lialCL^, Toreigii , are the spirit which impedes real: and/ Overseas- 99/733; l,028i 1,280' —. citizen protected; goodwill 3,068^ — " 103.28/ 103.64> 7,576 20,468 that the civil rights see every . " 91,075/ 9,149 • half*** ^d^half:——A_*——* 102.60- 29_ 13,534 f / '/>2d halfi******-Z-*ws^«-rf**i*i.**' '• 1940,1st half— :? — Aug. 31- / ; 1942,1st half——_*—*-*—*_**„* Prioe 3,907 8,583 4,852 5,299 English Pounds8,47©/: 14j875' 15,633 • ; 80,66158,107 ' 9,305 14,916' 74,051'. / 56,13944,046', V •'' 36,607' 6i368 17,018 57,145* - -' 39,90©'1 i/ ** ■■ 103.52 Average 100.61' 1 Kingdom1 108,984/ 108,237/ 1937,1st Waifl^**—97,416 ■: v. 2d5 half——* ' ;73,49QP 2d half compari¬ Market Virtue" 3;247"' (£000 Omitted)** Total 96.79 141,407,058,263 a two-year 1,046 "3,319 9,083- * ,1941, 1st half-————-i-*^.*—- 103.10' gives 4,096 2,326 Hi;: British' 75.47 . 1,028 Geographical Distribution , 1,310,509,074 66,294 549 1,979 : 2,277 United . 74.25 118,098 9,149 1,100 ■. of 53,702 95.04 117;i94,02233' ; 24,006,250- ' 104.38 98.05 44,047 Z; 117 f 2,147 4,304 3,73f v 73,490 495: ; 928; 1,280 660* ' 533 v 29,034' 86.67 3 100.71 - 3,068 ligation to equally 217,221 170,906 108,237 25,026 1,108 / 5,062 110.61 84.83 1945— 3*/—— 114:019,500,804 57,145 19461*—; 108.25 1,005,227,747 94.37 1946—- Firth- 28— Xv 454 82© -u — 157,/; 107.02 2^779,785l7371. 108.00 I 112,620,708,662? 2,203 19,021 8,041 74,051 102.96 Price 102,284,657,203 102,328,885,992 102.017.012.414101,801,493,498 101,377,604,94©' 47,873 40,946 32,258 865/ 106:24 Average * 1M4^ 49,543 33,105 • Year to Dec. 31 to Dec. 31' -English Pounds68,094' 108,984 40,14344,080 97,416 29,410' 48,372 • Half-Year Total for Dec. 31 Sept. 30 the New to report a York "Times" by George Streator, said that Government has "an ob¬ '"Total for' Qtr". to 104.75 238,702,88© religious" bias in the The President, ac¬ cording to ; ■ . Qtr. to June 30 June 30 963 2d •: March 31 : to' 104.47 %£ 41,900,000 ;'t . Half-Year Qtr. to' Qtr. to 1942 102.46 105.-79 ' Total far5 I 194'3.**J—,.: 146.36 1,972,848 3 118,471,094 < 1944—1,967 1945—-.iv——? '/* 1,872/ Exchange: Market Valuer Jah; 102.04 the total market value and the total aVerrige price* of bonds listbtt on the (£000 Omitted) • 1940- 97.44 103.22 - 104.88 140,958,397,671 4 r 1939^-**-——^24,887' 104.61 13,699,459.061: 1,240,083,258 581,489,664' - ^ - 1938—--u—i,. 94.60 8,087,915,038 - - [Compiled by the Midland Bank, Ltd.) 103.73 27,003,311 J 104.38 - • 102.04 480,553,430 107.70 TTie following' table, compiled by son- Of- 95.33 103.27 4 101.01 101.84' ' TotM: 103.00 102.37 128,784,978 115,550,067 24,035,000 U, S; companies^**—*— Forelgh government-.—. *>*--.• Foreign- companies Alj; listed bonds-—.-* 93,29 , Miscellaneous utilities- "■>' 3,977,8603 62,784,955 103.12 104.25 racial- and United States. 1 ' 19361—60,612 102.00 20,328,75032,787,448 135,049,130 19,064,720 4, 2,803,656,092 51,516,000 1,110,768,581 J Steel, iron and coke.-.——* 104.50 20,400,000" 102.34 7,915,518,956 13,932,552 117,825,000 236,184,95641,950,000* 237,699,77119,578,589; : 115.00 2,821,500" Z 104.00 61,421,657' 103'.50 •102.00 11,500,OQO 102.00 39,410,714 514,121,250 ;// Petroleum:. 105.25 ♦ 3,876.000: 104.50 134,260,327 18,799,815 10,607,860 ■— ; 105.00 2,821,500 20,400,000 20,280,000 32,882,973 .— , 5,262,500 :/ 7,430,265 . 102.00 109.50 5,250,000 . Electrical equipment.**.—i—— 102.75 ■ NfcW CAFITAf.. ISSUES IN* THE'UNITED KINGDOM New York's Governor Dewey and Dr. Alfred Einstein deploring of/lasting?peace;',v Other notables ,.",/// who spoke in honor of the occasion, according advices- to to the" New York* ['Times,"/were Secretary of the Navy James' Forrestal; Fleet* Ad¬ miral William F. Halsey; Jr., and/ Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. beverage sales is the smallest since last Governor Walter E. Edge" of New August and is 10 points below the gain of 16%* in May, 1946. It is Jersey issued, an/ executive order / interesting to note that when the depression began to lift, the first directing State commemoration of signs lay in the fact that beverage sales picked up faster than rooms the day,- and in New York City a orTood" business] now that* the reverse is"happeningr it may be a sign proclamation marking the day was issued oh. behalf^ of Maydr that business is leveling off] •; /'Occupancy at 94% in June w*as • the same as* for the first half O'Dwyer: of i1946, but1 one' point above May's figure and' 3 Thrdughout'thb country the day / points? above the aVfefagfe'Of 91% for June; 1945. was "The > 6% increase in . . "Chicago-had the biggest' gain in- total sales,. 19 %, Cleveland folv lowed closely With- 18%j ahd New York^i Philadelphia1 arid; theT sig/ nificant group. All others, showed 16%. "The Pacific Coast registered a slight decrease of 3% in total sales; There was a decline of 2% in room sales compared with a gain of 5% in May, and beverage sales slumped badly by 31%'compared with 22% in that month. The food sales for this section 9%v as against ,12% in May. were* up I "Hie; decline of 1%- in total; sales* showri fdr Washington was due- entirely to the drop of 8% in beverage'sales; as both the* room ©ales and the food sales/ showed no change from a' year' agoZ/; ^marked meinorial foperi . by parades programs, and? by visits to" house'/ fleet'/ units arid' Shore stations, and by services in churches and at-graves. Says. Italy Will Pay No Wal? Reparations \ Count* Carlo Sfotza, returnirig to Italy after1 a* six-week tour of City the gains in sales were very similar to those South America, declared at La/ Mky, and/this city; enjoyed; the largest increase in beverage sales f^B3%. This; htmever, compares with 25% the months before. Oc- Guardia Field; on Sept; 12 that \ The total shori position in stocks traded on the* New York Curb cilpahcy at1 98%* was the- same as in June, 1945,* arid was 4* points Italy would- not pay* any war repv/ above the figure for the1 nrereHine month " figure for the above, Exchange" stood at 92,048 shares-on Oct. 15; 1946; compared with' preceding month.' 84^" ^rations "becarisO-we- cannot." Wes 202' shares on Sept. 13, 1946. The slight increase of 7,840 shares /:JriNEFl94% CbMPAREb WITfi jdNE, 1943! qriote from the NeW ybrk "Times"^ reversed the sharp downward trend experienced in the previous two fRoom of Sept. 13, in which it was also/ ntonths^when the short position fell-48%--to the lowest /■-/.■-' "/■/* Rate figure since ■—Sales, Increase ot Decrease' OccupAhc'y^ Increase stated; Aiiglist] 1945, sMd^ the' Curb ExchangeV announcement: of ; Octv Total Junfrf- June or41 "Iri New York in Curb Short Positions Rise in October in /* ■ 21; Wliiclf-addedt1 ;<*The report; shows thktV only three issues of .the total of . stock issues traded 853 Rooms Philadelphia +16 Washihgt'on'' 1-*;. -r-; i/ Olefvelahd ; +18' short position/on Oct. 15 where2 no short: position1 in bonds hfeuf3 been showri" the preceding two monthly- Texas showed a Pacific All- othersi—__ - ' " , Total ' . 4 + +23%- 98%-1 '98% + 35 +14' 95//';' + 10- + 24 O * 2 ~ 12 + + '5H Beverages* / 0/ + 30 ' 255 + + 27 1©' + + 34 + 2 + 1 +'9 + 11 + 11 + 20 + 25 ;>■ +18%• 90 : 8 — + 30 — . —— / +% 8% :« • 4 + . 13' —31 93 — 5 90 ';, ,+» 6%- 91::;/.^'/+ 7vv 89 ' / '|: +*5 / 97/ / '/+ r ■ ;/ 87 /,H+*-7--/ 9©' " + 4'/ 90:* • — 2: , 93 / 9 + 9©/ 91 /96 11;/ +24% 16: - +13% — . 1945". Decrease +32% 28/- .+ . +' 194© 29% + H .-+T5*./'; rfeports; The report'follows: ■ - + . Coast—3 —— Food' + 11' ■: — Detroit? Restaurant? + tfew> York Cityi- +16^ Chicago*' -iL**--•'.+,19- tiie'Curb Exchange on* Oct: 14; 1940, showed a'( short position/in excess of 5,000 shares, cOihpared- with two issues oh Sept. 13, 1946. A total of 194 stock issues showed a short pOsitiOh oh* Oct; 15; compared with 195 on SeptV 13; 1946. One« bond5 issue on < ; ♦Total 92- 94";. : 0 90v " "/'+ ■©/ « ? V"Short /? -r - • '• * ' - ]• , '} m' ; - 'x ' 1 • «Position Position' /' ' * "'t Oct. 15, Sept. 13, Security" \ J\w ? 'V/ •Claude Neon'Light'"Inc., common.l— Ftah^American Airways Corp. (wts.)_ 1946 ' 1946 I ' \x In-;;/ crease " Year' td date4- + 15%v 17,300' 8,972 crease 11,200 3,600 84,202 0 2,472 ' 6,100 1,900; 7,846!' 1 +■ 9% +*20%. 9©%*- +' 5% 91%" +17%n/ 94% +22^ : + 5% + 5 * ,. De¬ ir / * / MbNTHtY TOTALS F6R*LAST'SIX June;- 1946---:* '+13% May +16 + 3% +' 9+ April + 11 — 6,500 Selected Industries, Inc., common-— 5,500 ; Total short position (stocks)__-_r * 92i048 .;■* Total short position (bonds). 1 Short' .. 1—.+ 15 March +10' January * average and U' daily rent per +21- /; ; only. + r ^ 24%' + 24 +19 +24 + 23 +17 tThe +21 : - +24* ? •+16 X- +17 ' + 25 r; MONTHS; +■ ' ; + 8 restaurant +18% // 9" + +12 — -i._- •Room + + 17 : .February? J. ' + X + 16* term* "rates" /; • 94% /: / 94 . , 89 :•/■ 90V 95 21 + 22*' V 93 * V/ 92 // 90 wherever + -' used-refers • ■;:/ reporters asked- and then said /simply: 'Romance.' - j "Gount Sforza/ttow a member of/ Ihe ItaliaiT Coristithent/ Assembly, ; Americans were; eager to - countries. |* "'We don't want Italians to go¬ to South America and go into the" are 5 +L 5 to haver their/ wilderness]' he said, 'BUt if there 3 : -:>+• , 88 +17 -"' occupied room and not to scheduled rates. 5' 90' ■/: 93". as many Italians ihlihigrate to * • "He listened questions v regardingt reparations,; 'said that he had found that South 91%; 94% \ sortie good positions open there they- may go and join many the .•/' Italians who are already there."' Monday, November 18, 1946 ;"• THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2596 •s ';,*.V " /»*/, is#* :',.• i/' ',jhv • < , ''•.'; r ; vj(:v •'; ..ffi'J;;;%^V\', T* j';; vfy '-'.^^'vv>'> .>n,.i.i';1 , City Department ''ifry. BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ■^'^1^-; ALABAMA . County, Parlier Union High School District (P. O. Fresno), Calif. Atmore, Ala, V to exceed 5%, payable J-D. De¬ nomination $1,000. Dated Dec. 15, Fresno . \ 1946. . .Price Paid—In connection With Bond Sale—The $90,000 school $280,000 2%% bonds offered for sale on Nov. 12 first mort¬ —v* 164, p. 2328—were awarded gage bonds to Watkins, Morrow to Weeden & Co., of San Francis¬ & Co., of Birmingham—v. 164, co, at a price of 100.19, a net in¬ p. 2328—it is now reported by the terest cost of 2.154%, as follows: City Clerk that the bonds were For $50,000 maturing $5,000 in originally purchased by the said 1947 to 1956, as 2s, and $40,000 firm from the city at a price of maturing $40,000 in 1957 to 1966, 102.00, a basis of about 2.63%. as 2%s. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. " De¬ Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Due on Oct. nomination $1,000. These bonds 1, in 1949 to 1977. Interest payable are due $5,000 in 1947 to 1956, A-O. and $4,000 in 1957 to 1966. The next highest bidder was the Se¬ the sale water > of the works revenue, g ARIZONA ; Arizona Tower ' Phoenix), Ariz, Financing Contract $5,000 from Dec. 15, 1947 to 1966, inclusive. Bidders will be permitted to name differ¬ ent rates of interest and to split rates, irrespective of maturities of in Agreement County Sch. Dists. (P. O. Los Angeles), Calif, Tulare County, Tulare Sch. Dist7 (P. O. Visalia), Calif. Bond Sale—The $300,000 school Nov. 12 a con¬ —v. 164, p. 2452—were awarded to a syndicate composed of Blyth financing of the Bond Offerings Scheduled—It is & Co., California Bank, both of Authority through the issuance of stated by Sue Rankin, Deputy revenue bonds was entered into Los Angeles, and Heller, Bruce & Clerk of the Board of Super¬ with Stranahan, Harris •&'Co., visors, that the date of sale of the Co.* of San Francisco, at a price of 100.0117, a net interest cost of Inc., under date of Oct. 3, 1945, folowing issues of school bonds and is in full force and effects as 1.654%, as follows: for $180,000 aggregating $13,500,000, has been of this date. scheduled for Dec. 10: $6,000,000 maturing $20,000 Nov. 1, 1947 to The contract covers the purLos Angeles City School District; 1955, as IV2S, and $120,000 matur¬ chase of such an amount of bonds ing $20,000 Nov. 1, 1956 to 1961, $6,000,000 Los Angeles City High as the Authority may find it nec¬ as l3As. Interest payable M-N. School District, and $1,500,000 Los Dated Nov. 1,1946. Denom. $1,000. essary to issue beginning with an Angeles City Junior College Dis¬ The next highest bidder was the initial instalment of not more trict bonds. tract covering the _ Bank than $10,000,000 (unless a large S amount jte assented to). For the ; initial issue a price of 100 and ac¬ Monterey Park, Calif. Bonds Sold—it is stated by Ar¬ thur W. Langley, City Clerk, that maturities, $80,000 water bonds were offered call prices, etc., which shall be at fpr sale on Oct.. 28 and were on net interest cost to a the Author- ity not to exce'ed 2%%. Maturity is limited to 40 years and offer to purchase Denomination $1,000. is i conditioned, as 2%s, at a, price of basis of about 2.20%. Dated Nov. Due $5,000 from Nov. 1, 1962, inlcusive. Principal Arizona is entitled to 17.626% and interest (M-N) payable at the of the "firm power" produced at City Treasurer's office. Legality Boulder Dam. This allotment was approved by O'Melveny & Myers of Los Angeles. made subject "to ? a requirement other things, on approval Hoffman, among of Wood, 1, 1946. King & Dawson. 1947 to ' that Arizona create to receive and a State agency distribute the The Act creating the Au¬ thority provides that rates be the power. National Trust School District No. (P. O. School Districts District bonds. Due $20,000 Dec. 1, 1947 to 1961. 150,000 Filmore Union Elemen¬ tary School District bonds. Due (Pi O. San: Bernardino), - Calif, 1 Ocala), Fla. tion a.m. on Nov. 22 a compared with the pre- as vious . year-end. estate tax Real Instruction, will receive* sealed bids until 10 1945 showed of Bond Offering —Broward Lovell, Superintendent of the Board of Public anticipation the close sizeable reduc¬ Tax achieved. was warrants outstanding at collections for improvement over 1943, personal property tax collec¬ 1944 show for the purchase of $350,000 school coupon bonds, not exceed¬ ing 2%% interest. Dated July 1, tions 1946. Denom.. $1,000. These bonds are due $35,000, July 1, 1948 to Total property taxes billed were sharply upward in 1945 and will 1957. Bidder to interest in name the rate of multiple of V\ or Principal and in¬ terest payable at the Guaranty Trust Co.; New York. These bonds have been validated by the Cir¬ cuit Court of Marlon County, and the approving opinion of Cald¬ well, Marshall, Trimble & Mitch¬ ell, of New York City, will be furnished to the purchasers with¬ out charge*. Enclose a certified check for $7,000, payable to the a l/10th of 1%. Board of Public Instruction. back fall Sale—The $200,000 water for those below 1942 and for 1943. climbed rate tax 1945 1946. to further 1 in increase The new heights and total assessed valued ? dropped appreciably. Debt Funded and Const!-, 1. r, tutional ; There -was a reduction of net $38,269,000 (14.19%) in the over¬ all gross bonded debt of Chicago's six major governing units in 1945, All of the governments contri¬ buted to the decrease, with an reduction large exceptionally North Miami, Fla. ; Bond but being achieved by the Chicago Park District. The gross overall funded-, debt of the six Chicago - Nov. bonds offered for sale on 13—V, 164, & 2Z2S—were . • r School San Bernardino County, Blooming- daleSch.Dist. the year and a fairly large reduc-v tion in the total of unpaid bills awarded to B. J. Van Ingen & Co., of New York, and the Ranson- awarded to Weeden & Co., of Sari Francisco, 101.137, a FLORIDA Marion County Special Tax governments was reduced $242,^ Q77,000, or more than 51%, in the (P. O. Ventura), Calif* - • > nine-year period ending with Bond Offering—L. E. Hallowell, 1945. The City of Chicago alone County Clerk, will receive sealed paVidsdri Co.; joihtl^; as 3s, at a has reduced its gross funded debt bids until 10; a,m* on Nov. 19 for price of 99.07, a basis of about by bver 70% since 1931. the purchase of the- • following 3.08%. Dated July 1, 1946. These f The total constitutional dept of bonds amounting to; $450,000, not bonds are due July 1, in 1950 to the general local governments 1971. The next highest bidder was exceeding 4%. interest: (net bonded debt plus unpaid Atwill & Co., for 3s, at a price of $300,000 Oxnard Elementary bills, judgments, leases, * etc.) was Ventura County - < applicable to taxable: values with-, in the City of Chicago was sub-, stantially reduced in 1945. Pay* rolls were met regularly during > debt revenue schedule of a America of 100.167. crued interest is named for bonds based of of Chicago reprinted herewith: The overlapping funded The next highest bidder Guaranty Trust Co., New York, at a rate of 0.64%. the & Savings Association, San Fran¬ cisco, for $300,000 l%s, at a price in the main to the City 15,"1947. was Prin¬ proving opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Herrington, of San Francisco, will be fur¬ nished. A $2,000 certified check, payable to the County Treasurer, must accompany the bid. on 13, 1946. is cipal and interest payable at the County Treasurer's office. The ap¬ bonds offered for sale Los Angeles Reached—It is stated that multiple of lk of 1%. a Dated Nov. Denoms. $50,000, $25,000 and $10,000. These bonds are due on April Rate of interest to be said bonds. curity-First National Bank, of (P. O. Los Angeles, for $90,000 2Y4S, at a price of 100.571. ^ Authority Due of 0.639%. $15,000 Dec. 1, 1947 • ;£Sv'.v - $235,559,000 at the close of 1945 as compared with $270,855,000 the 1 previous year end. The indicated GEORGIA Cairo, to 1956. • 98.315,: of $35,296,000 was pri¬ marily due to reduction in; net decrease Ga. | Bond Sale—The following 2^4% funded debts. , Dated Dec. 1, 1946. Denom. unlimited tax bonds amounting to Bond Offering—Sealed bids will The City and Sanitary District possible, that they be readbe received until 11 a.tn. on Nov. $1,000. Principal and interest pay¬ $280,000 and offered for sale on showed; increases in margins :of Justed ; annually, and that the v. 164, p. 2452 — were able at the County Treasurer's Nov. 12 18, by Harry L. Allison, County borrowing power at the closo'of Authority's operations be financed Enclose a certified check awarded to Johnson, Lane, Space Clerk, for the purchase of $100,r • office. by non-taxable revenue bonds. & Co., of Savannah, and .the Trust 1945, but reduced- margins oc¬ 000 school bonds. Interest rate is for 10% of the bonds bid for, pay¬ curred, for the Board of Eduqanot to exceed 5%, payable J-D, able to the Chairman of the Board Co., of Georgia, of Atlanta, joint¬ CALIFORNIA ly, at a price of 102.384, a basis of tion,; Park District, County and , Denomination $1,000. Dated Dec. of Supervisors. Foresf Preserve District. about 2.06%: 1, 1946. Due $5,000 from Dec. 1, California (State of) Ventura County, Fillmore Union The constitutional debt appli¬ 1947 to 1966, inclusive. Only one $100,000 street " improvement 'K Bonds Voted Chas G. John¬ Elementary Sch. Diet. (P. O. cable to taxable values-within the ; bonds. rate of interest may be bid, for at Ventura), Calif. son, State Treasurer, advises that least 100,000 water supply and distri¬ City ' of Chicago amounted ; to par and accrued interest. the $100,000,000 Veterans' Welfare Bonds Voted — At an election 4.51% of such values at the close, bution system bonds. ' bond issue was approved by a 3 Principal and interest payable at held on Oct. 8 the voters approved of 1945, und the per capita gross i the 65,000 sewerage system bonds; County Treasurer's office. to 1 majority at the general elecby a wide margin the issuance of (15,000 power plant and electrical bonded debt within the city limits tion and states that no "definite Legal approval of O'Melveny & $150,000 Construction bonds. was $62.62. : distribution system bonds. Myers, of Los Angeles, will be program for their offering has as More than 83% of the gross furnished to the purchaser with¬ Denomination $1,000. These yet been scheduled. Indications COLORADO out cost. A certified check for 4 % bonds are due in 1949 to 1976. The bonded debt of the Chicago gov¬ are for sales beginning next spring of the bonds! bid for, payable to Montezuma County, County High next:highest bidder was Clement ernments, is on an optional call in lots of about $10,000,000, de¬ Sch. Diet. (P. O. Cortez), Colo. the County Treasurer, is required. A, Evans & Co., Brooke, Tindall basis;;';For the five-year; period pending on requirements. Bonds Sold—r It is stated that & Co., J. H. Hilsman & Co., Rob- 1947-1951, inclusive, only 9.217% San Diego County Water Authority East Bay Municipal Utility District $230,000 building bonds were pur¬ inspn-Humphrey Co., Norris & Of the existing' bonded debt ma- * (P. O. San Diego), Calif. (P. O. Oakland), Calif chased recently by Coughlin & Hirshberg,. and Wyatt, Neal & tures, but more than 45% be¬ Bonds Voted —It is stated by Bonds Voted Daniel Read, Co., of Denver, as follows: Bonds Waggoner, jointly, at a price of comes callable. Heaviest maturi- r the Acting Secretary of the Au¬ ties (24.6% of the total) occur in maturing on Sept. 1, in 1947 and 100.799. Secretary-Treasurer of the Board thority that at the Nov. 5 election of Directors, states, that the 1955, with more than 53% of all 1948, as l%s; and the ,bonds ma¬ $12,- the voters approved ILLINOIS ^by, a very turing from.. Sept; 1, 1949 ;to 1961, bonds becoming due in the three000,000 aqueduct construction wide margin the issuance of the as and ther $23,500,000 1 %s.: Bonds maturing; frotn ; Bloomington School District, III* > year period tJ954^56, inclusiyei;^ ; ■ sewage dis¬ lowest — — '' . . - — posal bonds stantial carried margin two-thirds over vote. by a sub¬ the required He that says $2,000,000 bonds. ] both of the issues entire during amount ' ' Mateo County Redwood City), present plans contemplate the of¬ fering San pipe line construction 1 of Bonds Voted — At (P. O. Calif. the Nov. until 10:30 election January. a.m. Nov. on 26 for the purchase of $12,000 not to exceed 5% interest school bonds Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $3,000 from 1948 to 1951, inclusive. Principal and in¬ terest (J-J) payable at the County Treasurer's office. der will which to be Successful bid¬ allowed determine, 10 at days his in own expense, the legality of the bonds. A certified check for $1,000, pay¬ '* able to order of the Board of Su¬ pervisors, is required. * • »•'. > U< Un .♦ it A . CONNECTICUT 5 the. following bonds' ag¬ gregating $445,000, were approved Fresno County, Floyd School Dis by the voters: $130,000 Relief trict (P. O. Fresno), Calif. Home; $125,000 Canyon Sanitari¬ Bond Offering—E. Dusenberry, um; $115,000 hospital, and $75,000 County Clerk, will receive sealed detention home bonds. /'• bids 1961, are callable on Sept. i Bond Offering—Mattie C. Bish¬ 1, 1956. Dated Sept. 1, 1946. In¬ op, .Secretary of the Board of terest payable M-S.. Education, will receive sealed bids until 4:30 p.m. on Nov. 26, for the 1957 to purchase of the $750,000 building bonds that Meriden, Conn. Bond Sale—The $75,000 sanitary and storm sewer coupon fered for sale on Nov. bonds of¬ 14, were authorized at the election held on Dec. 14, 1945. were to — , Nov. 23, by H. E. Miller, Coun¬ ty Clerk, for the purchase of $100,000 couponor registered on school bonds. Interest rate is not a document that, as usual, is both comprehensive authoritative and Note Sale—The $700,000 tempo¬ .subdivisions, loan notes offered for sale on Nov. 13, were awarded to the First Boston Corp., at a discount rary " ' "'V;. , > 'A ! portion in r scope. ments of the were total A bills local govern¬ in 1945. in unpaid judgments, ^ met regularly of $9,996,000 ;(exclusive of - salaries and interfund loans) stood On the books of the six That of the report applicable of reduction total $1,945,000 ; govern- ments at the close of 1945—a Caseyville, III. 1 Bonds Voted—At a recent elec¬ Wood, Struthers & tion the voters approved the issu¬ Co., of New York, as Is, at a price ance of $30,000 street and bridge Bonds Defeated At the same of 100.047, a basis of about 0.99%. construction bonds by a heavy time the voters rejected proposals Dated Nov. 1, 1946. Denomina¬ ? calling for the issuance of $980,- tion $1,000.* These bonds are due majority, according,to report. S 000 bonds. ■ Nov. 1, as follows: $8,000 in 1947 Chicago, III. to 1951, and $7,000 in 1952 to 1956. Santa Cruz County, Salsipuedes Local Finances Reviewed—The The next highest bidder was the Union Elementary School District First Boston Corp., for DAs, at a Chicago Civic Foundation has just (P. O. Santa Cruz), Calif. > issued its, thirteenth annual study price of 101.03.' ; ; Bond Offering—Sealed bids will of the financial standing of the be received until 10 a.m. (PST), Stamford, Conn. city, and its continuous political awarded Debt-Floating 2. Payrolls net; from the outstanding at the previous For the first time in history of the Couny's year-end. the recent Corporate Fund, discounts on bills * are now being taken. -;::;; Anticipation Tax Warrants out¬ standing showed as at a the close reduction of 1945 of $4,627,000 compared with 12 months pre¬ Total warrants held by- vious. the public (all years) decreased $3,691,000 and those invested by the several governments in their own funds dropped $936,000; N.o tax warrants of 1939 to 1944,. in- , ' *" »"> V ■ -i *Vj p"? yri :■ < elusive, .'werfe!r outstanding against any of the,.governments, except relatively small amounts held by y have the effect of very sub-' stantially increasing the Valuation And 1943. : base. >100% new Education of became Collinsville, III. Bonds also the was case sewage . 3. IOWA Bonds; Defeated—An J >100,000 bonds was pur¬ chased recently by the Municipal Corp., of Chicago. Dated Vlay 1, 1946. > Legality approved jy Charles & Trauernicht, of St. with the County. Property Collections Tax 3ond ; Boone over those of 1943. How¬ official concern should be •; felt over the fact that personal (1944) Voted Bond Call District ment at Albert H. Brandt, Treasurer, calls for pay¬ par and accrued interest de¬ was held on Sold—The bonds — It is stated by offered 7 " $25,000 for the election held Peterson, County Treasurer Jiat the voters approved at the general election the proposal to issue $100,000 county hospital bonds. City Sch. Dist. Bonds City), Sold — It (P. O. : Iowa is stated that bonds $25,000 construction proved by the voters at tion held last an elec¬ May, have been sold bonds months 10 from real estate suggest need for some mandatory proceedings such as provided in the "Scavenger Act." Analysis of real estate tax deficiency further shows delinquency to be highest for quadrennial assessment years, due to heavy reductions made in ? '*■ the review of real estate assess¬ ments, which already have gone ; to the County Clerk as the basis ■; for tax bills. :: Afeturnto: theproof reviewing real. estate before the tax bills cedure assessments out should eliminate the ex¬ go - cessive delinquencies which now characterize years of quadrennial Other assessments reassessment. La. Nov. 5 to on , composed of Kings¬ bury & AJvis, the National Bank of Ellis, City Clerk, election that the at the Commerce, Kohlmeyer, New- burger & voters Merrill ap¬ 100.003, plant bonds. Bonds Defeated — At the about same time, reports Mr. Ellis, the voters ' Madrid, Iowa ed on interest net a 2.075%, on cost of the bonds divid¬ follows: $108,000 as 3s, due Aug. 1 in 1947 to 1950; $148,as 2y4s, due on Aug. 1 in 1951 1955; the remaining $394,000 as as 000 i;o 2s, due from Aug. 1, 1956 to 1966, all incl. Interest payable F-A. The $40,000 School District No. 12 bonds were purchased at the by Kingsbury & Alvis time same of New ■;> Orleans, the only bidder, at par, giving a net interest cost of about 2.39%, on the bonds di¬ vided as follows: 164, p. 2197—were awarded to $26,000 as 2y4S, Charles A. Hinsch & Co., of Cin¬ due from Oct. 1, 1947 to 1969; the by F. cinnati. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. De¬ remaining $14,000 as ,2%s, due Bank, of Chicago, and the Mil¬ H. Graves, City Clerk, that the waukee Co., jointly, at a price of $45,000 city hall and community nom. $1,000. These bonds are due from Oct, 1, 1960 to 1966, all incl. Dec. 1, as follows: $10,000 in 1967, Interest payable A-O. 100.091, a net interest cost of about hall bonds approved by the voters 1.38%, as follows: for $325,0CD at an election held last February, and $4,500 in 1968. * The next Richland Parish (P. O. jRayville), purchased maturing $25,000 Dec. 1, 1947 to have been by the highest bidder was Stein Bros. & 'w 1959, as l%s, and $175,000 ma¬ White-Phillips Co.; of Davenport, Boyce.' Bond Sale—The $400,000 drain¬ turing $25,000 Dec. 1, 1960 to 1966, as VAs, at a price of 100.91. Louisville, Ky. age construction bonds offered for as IV2S. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. De¬ Bonds Voted—It is stated by sale on Nov. 5—v. Manila, Iowa 164, p. 2193— nomination $1,000. Interest, pay¬ Gilbert Burnett, Director of Law, were awarded to a Bond Sale The $20,000 me¬ syndicate com¬ able J-D. The next highest bid¬ that the $8,000,000 school bonds posed of the morial building bonds offered for Equitable Securities der was Halsey, Stuart & Co;, were approved by a large major¬ sale at public auction on Nov. 12 Corp., Kingsbury & Alvis, White, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, —v. 164, p. 2329—were awarded ity at the general election, and he Hattier & Sanford, and Glas & C. F; Childs & Co.; and Mullaney, to Shaw, Mcpermott & Co., of Des reports that the date of sale and Co., all of New Orleans, at a net Ross & Co., jointly, for $500,000 Moines, as 2%s, at a price; of amount to be offered are current¬ interest cost of about 2.21%, on 1V2S, at a net interest cost of abou*101.15. These bonds are due in ly indefinite. the bonds divided S as follows: 1.3895%.. not less than 5 years nor more $368,000 as 2^s, maturing from McCracken County (P. O. than 20 years. Dec. 1, .1947 to 1960; the The next highest Wayne County (P. O. Fairfield), remaining Paducah), Ky. bidder was Carleton D. Beh Co. $32,000 as 2s, due on Dec. 1, 1961. Bonds Offered for 2%s, at a price of 101.125. Rudy Pierce Interest payable J-D. Bond Election—The issuance Of County Clerk, received sealec $300,000 road improvement bonds Ottumwa, Iowa bids until 11 a.m. on Nov. 14, for MARYLAND:. ''' will be submitted to the voters at Bond Sale—The $44,O00, stree •h V >'< ' '**" k iv r"* ' jt the purchase of $170,500 2V2 % an election scheduled for Dec. 10, Baltimore, Md. improvement bonds offered for court house revenue bonds. Datec it is reported. Bonds Voted—Connrmation ?s sale on Nov. 7—v». 164, p. 2329 Dec. 1, 1946. These bonds are due given by John J; Ghinger, City were awarded to the White-Phil¬ Dec. 1, as follows: $11,000 in 1947, Register, to the report -that the INDIANA lips Co., of Davenport, as 114s, a $11,500 in 1948, $12,000 in 1949 to $20,000,000. various purpose bonds a price of 100.409, a basis of about 1951, $13,000 in 1952 and 1953,' were: Hanover, Ind. * approved by the voters at I.185%. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. De¬ $14,000 in 1956 and ,1957, $15,000 the Bond Sale—The $85,000 sewage nomination $1,000. Noy. 5 election and states that These bonds in 1958, and $16,000 in 1959. Said no definite date of sale has works revenue bonds offered for beeii are due $4,000 from Nov. 1, 1948 bonds may be redeemed prior to scheduled. sale on Oct, ,7, were awarded to to 1958. The next highest bidder maturity, in whole or in part, in Fox, Reusch & Co., of Cincinnati,- was N/0v. 7 — v. delinquent, awarded were syndicate a — last School Districts Bastrop), Bond Sale—The $650,000 School Nos. 2 and 3, Merged ' taxes 10 or more years O. Co., all of New Orleans, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & proved the issuance of the $1,-- !3eane, of New York, John Dane, 240,800 water- works extension, Glas & Co., and G. Price Crane, all of New Orleans, at a price of and the $180,000 sewage disposal C. , Small collections received in the price of Districts on Dec. 1, an issue of $9,000 4% % rejected proposals calling for the to the Forest Cityi Bank & Trust property tax delinquency for 1944 and 5% refunding bonds, Nos. 17 issuance of $3,939,400 various pur¬ was 21.5 % at Dec. 1,1945, as com¬ Co., as Is, at a price of 100.40. to 25. These bonds should be pre¬ pose bonds. pared with 16.8% for 1943 and Sy-' fa vV-' r V sented for payment at the First Jefferson County (P. O. Fairfield) 17.8% for 1942, at Feb. 1,1945 and National KENTUCKY Bank of Blue Island. ^ Iowa March 31, 1944, respectively, Dated Feb. 1, 1942. These bonds Bonds Voted—The County Au¬ Caldwell County (Pr: O. Prince¬ Analysis of collection figures since are due Dec.1, 1961. ditor states that the $200,000 hos¬ 1928 indicates; the necessity of ton), Kyi pital bonds carried at the Nov. 5 prompt and vigorous collection Rockford Sanitary District, III. Bond Sale The $14,500 2% % election by a heavy favorable ma¬ V activity if a return to the out¬ road and bridge Bond Sale—The $500,000 series refunding bonds jority. ■■ rageous personalty deficiencies of G sewer bonds offered for sale oh offered for sale on Noy. 12—v. past years, is to be avoided. a John Price , Wichita, Kan. ap¬ — Beane, G. and ■ t . (P. Bonds Voted—It is stated by C. general Forest & Co., Morehouse Parish on f * , & Co., jointly, at "00.437. l%s. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due from Feb. 1, 1948 to 1957, and were au¬ at Fenner Glas Crane & on Sept. 23, were awarded to Beecroft, Cole & Co., of Topeka, as April 2. Pierce, Dane, air¬ sale H. Forest County Sch. Dist. No. 130 (P. O. Blue Island), 111. port County (P. O. Boone), Iowa thorized Bonds J. bonds Bonds ' issue' of election the O. v Cook Improvement is shown in collec¬ tion of current real estate taxes ever, hospital at 2597 )"V''Morton, Kan.r County (P. Waukon), Iowa and water works revenue of The Working : Cash Fund of thei Chicago Park District is complete-: ly liquid. Louis. * rv HVFC ,;.f" "V Allamakee Nov. 5. issue Purchased—An $350,000 2%% in¬ ; creasingly liquid during 1945, as V The law takes feated part of the City of Chicago's Working Cash Fund remains frozen, but that of the Board valuations effect in 1946 and will undoubted- The greater - <T*'V/'«•:"•.'jT>y^.V"'v*',1 railroads and capital stock. Jhe Forest Preserve District in its own furids for„the years 1930, 1940 . T [THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE jyolume r,l 64 " Number 4543 awarded 164, to p. 2329 First the — were National Bonds Sold—It is stated * — . — iare now reviewed before ~ they are certified to the County Clerk for v tax - billing purposes. 4. , 1 Property Tax Extensions basis of existing 1946 it is estimated that ap¬ proximately $206,300,000 may be billed against property: within the City for the tax year 1946. This total compares with $200,600,000 for 1945, $194,000,000 for 1944 and the On r levies, . $188,200,000 for 1943. The pros•pebtive increase in total for 1946 I 1$, due/ primarily, to increased levies by the Board of Education and the County of Cook, which than offset more for the cago. share decreased total Sanitary District of Chi¬ Sy&l ■ . The / a each tax of dollar billed <$0.3656) with the Board of Edu¬ cation close behind. order in the Then follow Chicago Park Dis¬ trict, Cook County, the Sanitary and Forest Interest : payable Paine, Webber, Jackson & inverse numerical order, J-D; Curtis, for l%%* $t a price of interest payment <fete, at Works 100.404, • Interest payable M-N, accrued An issue of $25,000 sewage revenue bonds has been sold Preserve Districts. the Madison Safe Deposit & Trust Co., of Madison, as 3s, — we estimate that 1946 may rate for the be $4.36 However, the operation of the new valuations law may reduce the 1946 rate to below $3.00 ;as a result of a probable sharp State 100% • in increase revaluations. rate : assessed estimated 1946 be reduced by abate? may in several ments : aggregate The bonds iri- and terest levies now on file. Chi¬ cago's 1945 tax rate is second liighest among comparable rates in United States v cities ,v 000. These bonds valuation $$154,390,000 - Real estate less for 1945 than for Additional assessed values was de¬ creased $117,397,000, railroad, )$11,916,000 and personal property, $25,077,000. The State Depart:ment of Revenue applied a 46% 0 5 State average *51% 1945 for (as compared with 1944) in Ccok computing its County, .valuations on Sale —The works.utility offered for sale p. $25,000 revenue bonds Nov. 8—v, 164, awarded locally. on 2329—were Dated Nov. 1, 1946. Denomination These bonds are due $1,- $1,000. 000 from Jan. Vernon 1, 1948 to 1972. call, date a.m^ on Nov. 20, for purchase of $550,000 light plant revenue bonds. Bonds and attorney's opinion will be fur¬ nished by the City. A certified Township Sch. Township Sale—The $10,000 high school building bonds offered for sale on Nov. 4—v. 164, p. 2197— awarded were Trust at a $1,000 and July 1, and Runner-up was - Fletcher offering bonds. - - on Jan. Fox, 100.53 .W;:v ; 1, 1950, 1953. Reusch for & Bonds $95,000 was Nov. 26 for the purchase of $731,- 000 not to exceed 4% interest re¬ funding bonds of 1946. Dated Nov. 15, 1946. Denomination $1,000. Due Nov. 15, as follows: $21,000 in 1951; $20,000, 1952 to 1954, inclusivp; $30,000, 1955 to 1957, in¬ clusive, and $40,000 from 1958 to 1971V inclusive. Principal and in¬ ■!-, ■' terest (M-N) payable at th© Montgomery County National LOUISIANA Bank,, Rockville. Bonds will be subject to registration as tq. prin¬ De Qvincy, La., Defeated An issue of cipal only. Rate or rates of inter¬ est to be expressed in multiples of recreation center bonds 'iv — defeated at the election held, Ys or one-tenth of The 1%. le¬ gality of these bonds will be ap¬ proved by Niles, Barton, Morrow West Des Moines Sch. Dist., Iowa Morehouse Parish (P. O. & Yost, of Baltimore, and the ap¬ Bond Sale—The $80,000 build¬ Bastrop), La. proving opinion of this firm will ing bonds offered for sale on Nov, Bond Sale —The- $400,000 2% be delivered, upon request, to the 13, were awarded to the IowaDes Moines National' Bank & drainage bonds offered for sale purchaser of the bonds, without on Trust Co., Nov.J), were awarded to a syn¬ charge. Enclose a certified check of Des Moines, and dicate cbmposed of the Equitable for $14,620, payable to the County White-Phillips Co., of Davenport, at as l%s at These bonds 94. a price of 101.- were authorized the election held on April 10. highest bidder was Carleton D. Beh Co., Paine, Web¬ ber, Jackson & Curtis, and Wheelock & Cummins, jointly, for 1V2S, at a price of 101.20. The next KANSAS Arkansas City, July 1 in 1947 to 1952, Co., must accompany the bid. Dated Aug. 31, 1946. on 1949, and Jan. 1951, the Co., of Indianapolis, as l%s, price of 100.76, a basis of about 1.04%. Due to urer, ville), Md. Bond Offering^—J. Forest Walk¬ plus the following premiums: for er, Clerk of the Board of County five years 3%,. for the Commissioners, wi 11 receive next five years 2%, and 1%. sealed bids until 11 a.m. (EST) on the jointly, (P. O. Fort ville), Ind. Bond 1944. due July 1, ' water ; as¬ are in 1948 to 1977. over / City, the total Within the sessed of , Assessed Valuations 6. ; of Montgomery County (P, 0. Rock- and the first Lewis & £0., of Chicago. Dated check for 2% of the amount'of the Nov.' 1,' 1946; Denomination $1,- bonds, payable to the City Treas¬ ' 500,000 population. Iowa any Bonds Voted—J. F. Baillie, County Treasurer, states that thereafter. Sale—The $26,000 school $125,000 juvenile home construc¬ Simpson County (P. O. bonds offered for sale on Sept. 25, tion bonds, were approved by a Franklin), Ky. were awarded recently to Raf- wide margin at the general elec¬ Bonds Soldi—The $7,000 school fensperger, Hughes & Co., of In¬ tion on Nov. 5, dianapolis, as 1Vzs, at a price of building revenue bonds offered Sibley, towa for sale on Aug. 6, were awarded 100.621, a basis of about 1.395%. Bond #Offering—R. D. Stewart, Interest payable J-J. recently to Stein Bros. & Boyce, City Clerk, will receive sealed bf Louisville, as 2s. Interest payQxf ord, Ind. able M-N1.. ■:' >1- Bond Sale The $130,000 elec¬ $4.24 on tric utility revenue bonds offered the $100 of assessed value is $0.27 for sale on Nov. 8—v. 164, p. 2197 above the rate for 1944. Based on —were awarded to Benjamin *1945 valuations (P. O. Des Moines), Highland, Ind. tax rate of 1945 Polk County bid^ until 10 5.; Property Tax Rates The interest to to on par Bond receives the largest City 4s. as Bonds Voted Kan. The $350,000 municipal hospital bonds were approved at the election held on Nov — 5. ..These bonds 1 Vt % ifered for sale in the it is reported. will near on July 16. Securities Corp., Barrow, Leary, Co., of Shreveport, Scharff & Jones, of New Orleans, Bastrop, and White, Hattier & Sanford, of New Orleans, at a price of 101.27, Treasurer. & a basis bonds of about *1.825%. These due Nov. 1, as follows: $25,000 in 1948, and 1949, $26,000 in 1950 and 1951, $27,000 in 1952, $28,000 in 1953 and 1954, $29,000 in 1955 and 1956, $30,000 in 1957, $31,000 in 1958 and 1959, $32,000 in are I960, and $33,000 in 1961. terest other payable bidder M-N. was the The In¬ only National Washington Suburban Sanitary District, Md. Bond Offering—It is stated by that the sealed bids at its office, 4017 Hamilton Street, Ilyattsville, Md,, until; 3 p.m. (EST), on Nov. 26, for the purchase of $1,000,000 water main Chairman Perry Boswell Commission will receive and sewer construction pon bonds. The LLL cou¬ bonds will be price,, not "P* and accrued inter¬ awarded at the highest less than par Commerce, New Orleans, est, offered for the lowest inter¬ future,'-Kingsbury & Alvis, Kohlmeyer, est rate bid upon in a multiple of Newburger & Co., Merrill Lynch, 1;/1'0 or Ys of 1%, and no bid may be of- Bank of Monday, November 18, 1946 name Due on,Dec. I: $10,000 in 1, 1946. 1947 to 1956; . ing opinion of Masslich & Mitch¬ ell of New York, will be furnished A certified check for 1% of -the amount payable to the MISSISSIPPI^ bonds of Commis¬ sion, is required with bid. ' offered were Nov. on 8, and Education that at the Nov. 5 elec¬ were Webb (P. O. Old Forge), N. Y. Bonds ; Sold—ft ceive sealed bids until ! p.m. ron, Nov. 19, for .the .purchase of:$14,rj 250 park and playground coupon Iptf: to 1951. Rate of interest be to in multiples of y4 or l/10th of .1%.' Principal and interest payable at proved * . . - $18,000 Nov. 1, 1947 -to 1951. Denom. -$1,000. 'The next highest bidder was Robert'Hawk¬ ins & Co.* -for Is, at a price of due are 100.139. ^ Sale-*-The Mass. $65,000 s. • , ■,i ;-r, • j > - MISSOURI sale addition on Nov. notes 13, .Bond :: offered were 100.209, basis of about a • •Dolphin M&O,, 4pintl3r,yfor- $407,^ 000.as ,1.35s, at a price of ,100.047. ^ — An recreation $25,000 struction center $22,000 in 1952 ito and the of Town the Curtis, Robert HawkinsCo., $8,000 for Is, bonds and Coffin & Burr, jointly, lllfillll 100.318. Ml equipment make immediate financing unnecessary. No new offering anticipated before Jan¬ 15. Kalamazoo Nov. A to the on of State ' /7;, :7;7 ;,School District, fMich. Note Offering—H. W. Anderson,; Lands -and received, was ■ ^ , Nov. 5. of Payable at the Ameri¬ National Bank of Kalamazoo. Bids shall be of V4 Bids must 1%. be on The approving opinion of retary. , sale on bonds offered for p. 2330— $1,000. These bonds are due Dec. 1, $11,000 in 1947 to 1950, and $13,000 in 1951. Interest payable J-D. The next • highest pidder was Barr Bros. & Co.,' for 0.90s, at a price ^of " Jl h. ' - * ♦ par. , t/, •''« "tV1:^v.. - . Common fSiihl iDtst* No.^ {8 O. Wingdale), N. Y. \) * Concord,N.:C. Nov.^8—v. 164, awarded to Wood, :Struthers .were pay¬ Pondera County Sch, Dist. No. 18 (P. O. Valter), Mont. BondISale^The^1&0Q(L build¬ ing bonds offered for. sale on Oct. 21-t-v. 164, p. 2065—were pur¬ chased by the Farmers & Stock¬ Bank of Valier, as 2s, .at men's par, according 7 to Clerk. Dated Oct. the 1, District 1946. ' for awarded sale as 2s. on Nov. 12, These bonds $5,000 building 8 , were truck and street signs .bonds of¬ on Nov. 13—v. 164, was - printing the notes shall be paid by the purchaser. Enclose a cer¬ tified check for 2% of the par $50,000 feated revenue vat Oct. 29. the bonds the Peoples Haverstraw, for 1V2S, at - a Bank,; price issue ,of was election held to the State Treasurer.;, / ■ /.'■ • r ' h":' v . I r'- •; *"•'.• ^ • y.c-;, ~ .•"* ' T*' Rockingham County (P. O. Went* de¬ on Co.,*inc,,Tpr I %s.: * .; ; , ■r sale onNov. i8—v. 164, were p.t2199---J awarded to the Eirst Nation-' al Bank, of Chicago, as at a price of 100.1976, a basis of ^about 1.485%. Dated Dec. I, 1946. De¬ $1,000.; These bonds are due 7 $16,000 from Nov. I. 1948 to 19,72. nom. Interest M-N. bidders, The next highest for 1 Vz % bonds, the Chemical Bank were Ttust ' Co, . New York, and the National - City; Cleveland,' jointly, ;at ; a price of 100.14. 7 Bank, •ItBoniis:^Wftted1-^It^is7staied D. b3Tv B. Symons, Secretary «of Ihe Sinking Fund Trustes, that the $1,500,000 storm ^se.werbonds were approved by the .voters on Nov. that the voters approved :the -issu¬ of the $850,000 bospitaLsite purchase bonds ^at the Ttgenejral election.-;, ;,-•;; > /\ ^ ance . La Rue 'Local S<lk.l*Dist.i*Qhio ' Bond Offering—C./£. Nolliday, ClerkTTreasurer of the Board of Education, .will teceive sealed bids/until noon on Dec. 11, for the purchase of $15,500 school bonds, to bear-not exceeding 1lk% -Inter¬ est. Dated June 1, 1948. Denoms. $1,500 and $1,250. ?■ These bonds June and Dec. \U)orth), N.-C. iVw'; ; ^ 1, 1948, and $1,250 on June and Bonds .Votedrrr-Jt is stated hy: Dec. .1, In 1949 to 1953. Rate NOf D;tC. .Wall, Clerk^of Ihe Deatd of intereset to be lnbiultiplesbf ^ of 1%,-A.eertified check for $155, .County- Commissioners,- that; at the Nov. 5 election ;the ^voters ap¬ payable to the Board of Educa¬ y proved the issuance of the $1,500,- tion, .must accompany bid.; v . are due $1,500 on . , 000 school bonds. •;., ' f:: : « "■■J;7;Leesburg, Ohio *•, '• .. Bond .Sale—The ?$7,500 water bonds offered if or :sale ;on Nov. 9—-v. 164, p.:2454—were^purchased by/J. 'A. White r Do. Cincinnati, .the .only bidder, >ac> ■NORTH JJAKOTA of 100.10. works Suffern, N. Y. Bond Sale—The $13,000 parking lot and ^ewer of 1946 bonds ofT; Osceola, Neb. Defeated.—An Harris :& -The ..next Stran^ban* ^ , ; Bonds was bidder _ on Oct. 22. MrS. highest . obligations; unlimited tax; regis¬ terable as to principal only; deliv-, ery on -or-about Dec. >10,-1946, -at falo, as.l;40s, at a.price of 100.135, place of purchasers choice, -Bid¬ a basis of about. 1.355%;; Dated ders -are^requested 4o name the Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These interest rate, -or rates in -multiples bonds are due $1,000 from Jan/l*' of y4 of 1%. Bids must be on 1948 \to 1952. The next highest forms furnished hy thetabove*Sec¬ bidder was Tilney. & -Co., ^ for.;! V2 s,' retary. The approving opinion-of at: a price, of 100.133. ^ ■ • - H .Masslich & .Mitchell, of New York. ^Naveretraw,N.W. City, will be furnished. Enclose a i"Bond -$ale/-^The^^:$6,O0O;inbtpr; certified check-for $1,300, payable fered for sale were March and Sept. 1,an 1948 to 1957. Interest payable • ,164, ,p. 2330—were awarded to the Marine Trust Co., tOf ;Buf- bidder fered 1, 1946. Denom. are due $1,500l . Bond Sale—The bonds offered for. sale .on Nov. Examiners, that the $2,000,000.hospitalbpnds were ap¬ proved by the voters >at ?the Nov; 5 .election, These bonds 'Bond Offering^W. & Easter5 hy a wide >inargin. ... ; ling, Secretary of the Local Gov-' erment Commission, will receive Hamilton, iOhio ; sealed bids .at-his office in Raleigh, Maturity fe stated byM.'^L: until 11* a.m. on Nov. 19 for. the Thomas, Director .of Finance, Ithat purchase of the following couppn the ' $44,000 -street "improvement bonds amounting -to "$65,000, -not bonds sold to the \City Treasury exceeding 6 % interest: : Investment Board -as -2s, ;at mar— $30,000 street bonds. Due $3,000 v. .164, .p. 2331-rare due on Nov, 1 May 1, 1948 to 1957. : as follows: -$8,000 in -1948, and 35,000 equipment bonds. Due $9,000 in' 1949 to ::1952. Interest $5,000 May 1, 1948 to 1954. ; payable M-N. ; y. Dated Nov.. 1,. 1046.^ Denom. r Irftkewpod^Ohio,, $1,000. Principal andJnterest.payable in New -York 'City. Bonds oted—We >are* informed General —v. of of par. Dated Nov. $500. Elyria, Ohio Enclose certified check for $1,740, able loIheEtpte Treasurer, y v Sale-^The $57,000 general improvement Board conditioned, upon authorized at the election held • ratps in multiples City, will be furnished. W. L. Fitzsimmons, Clerk of the unqualified opinion of the purchaser's attorney, approving the legality of The- notes. The cost df such opinion and the cost the of Ohio . , a Educa¬ $1,000 from Nov. :1, ,1947 to p. 2453—were awarded to the tion, will receive sealed bids until incl. interest .payable M-N.. Marine Trust Co., -of Duffalo, as. 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 18 for the pur¬ iy2S,yat a .price of 100.191, a basis chase of $175,000 motes, not ex-, NEBRASKA of .about il.44%. Dated :,Dec.; 1,; ceeding 5% interest. Dated Nov. 1946. :Denom. *$1,000, or $500. Central City Sch. Dist., Neb. 25, 1946. Denom. and form of note |7 These bonds are. due Dec. 1/ from. to be at the option .of The pur¬ "Bond"Sale—The i$175,000 au¬ 1947 to 1952. The next highest chaser. These notes are due Jan. ditorium construction bonds of¬ 15, 1947. • • QcL forms furnished by .the above Sec¬ uburn, N. L (P. by $15,000 in 1975. interest rate or YORK Dover , -Montana (State of) Bonds Voted-—It is ^stated Secretary of the Board of can of 100.764. Masslich & Mitchell, of New York ; be reports. 1 refunding works sold Funds. No other bid Detroit, Mich. . Offering'Canceled—F. M. J. McLaury," Deputy City Control¬ ler, has. advised that the Common .Council canceled 'the -proposed .offering of the $7,000,000 Series of 1946, ..Detroit transit7- ;revenue .bonds, not exceeding 4% interest, scheduled for sale on "Nov. 19. Continued delay in the delivery uary water were Department Bond of ; 'White^^Do.,:Ioi7I,%s7at;b:;price^: Columbus,*; Ohio: 1, ?1946. Denom. $1,000. Principal arid interest pay-' able in New York I City. General obligations; unlimited tax; regis¬ terable; as to principal only; .de¬ livery'on-or about^Dec. 10, T946, at place of purchaser's choice. Bidders are requested to name the Council. Amortization bonds -will be pay¬ The next highest bidBonds Sold—It is stated by Al¬ Paine, ^Webber, Jackson bert ^Watterson, Town Clerk, that at a price of 1, 1948 - to 1972.1 'Interest M-N. ;The next highest bidder was^.:^ ; -$2,000 April 1, 1949 to Dated N$w Jersey,(State of) tion $1,000. ■ These Bond ^ale--The :$400^000 •39,000 refunding water arid- sewer bonds. Due April 1, as fol¬ age treatment works fund No. >2, unlimited tax bonds offered afor lows: $12,000 irt 1973 and 1974, of iMQNTANA discretion Due con¬ at carried bonds on issue for >$100, payable to order of the '.150,000 sewerage bonds. Due Town: & Co., of New York, as 0.90s, at a Clerk, is required. $15,000 Oct. 1, 1947 to 1956. price of 100.031, a basis of,about Bated Oct. 1, >1946. J Denomina¬ Fairview, Mont. v, 0.89%. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. Denom. was $1,000. Denom. are'duel '$8,000 .'from Nov. 1972. Midland Park, N. J. Bonds k Voted Alberton, Mont. and 30,000 sewerage bonds. Due $3,- able, semi-annually, Vover a 10000 Oct. 1, 1947 to 1951. v/ .} year Tperiod -from date of issue • serial bonds will mature $500 360,000 municipal relief bonds. Due $72,000 Oct. 1, 1947" to yearly ;on Nov. 1 from 1947 *to 1956, inclusive. A certified check 1951. & 1946. Bryan, 19, at .his office in Raleigh, for the $1,000. purchase of the following coupon These bonds are due on Nov.T, in bonds amounting -to $87,000, not 1947 to 19,65. Interest payable' M-N. Tbe .next highest bidder exceeding ?6% interest: was Halsey, Stuart ?& Co., and' $48,000 water and sewer • bonds. Confirmation of Bond Approval 14, were Bond Offering—Dorothea Smith, —Confirmation of the ratification Corp., Town Clerk, will receive sealed by the voters of the $35,000,000 as Is, at a price of 100.373, a basis bids until 7 p.m. on Nov. ,22 for Veterans'5 Housing bonds is given the purchase of $5,000 not to ex¬ cof about 0.905%; by Edward M.-Gilroy, Secretary ceed -5% 'interest; water revenue to the Governor, and he goes on $100,000 wateV bonds. Due •$20,bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. -The 000 Oct. 1, 1948 to 1951. .to state that The bonds will be bonds will be -issued in -either issued as 225,000 water bonds. Due Oct. T, needed, probably after amortization or serial form at the t.hp hAffinnincf nf as follows: $23,000 in 1947;to the 'year.'-. der 1, bonds Dated Nov. tBohd Sale-~The -$30,000 .special 1.325%.! offered for sale on Nov. :• . basis of about 1.67%. Burlington, N. C. awarded to the First Boston and Bond Sale—The -$200,000 build¬ ing bonds offered for sale on Nov. 7—v. 164, p. ;2199—were awarded to Braun, Bosworth & Co., .Inc., as %s, >at; a price .pf 100.872, a NORTH CARQUNA Dated Nov. 1,'1946. Denom. election beld Worcester, -Mass.t^i Sale —• The following bonds amounting to $865,000 1951, Bridgetown Local Sch. *Dist. (P. O. Cincinnati), Ohio ; '••• assessment sewer bonds offered posed of B. J. Van- Ingen ;^ .Co^ ?Bond rOfferiug^rrW. E. Eastern Of New York, J. ;S. Rippel j& rCo.y on Nov. ,7t-»v. ,164, .p. 2454—were ling,.: Secretary .of;jthe Eocal > Gov¬ awarded to the Citizens and F. :R. Cole ;& Co., both of National .Bonds Purchased -r An issue of \ i ' ernment- Commission, will receive school $250,000 dormitory revenue bonds' Newark,. as 1.35s, - at a ?price pf sealed bids until .11 a.m. on Nov. Bank, of Bryan, as Is, at ^a price . ft ;•) Nov. (P. Q. Warrensburg), Mo. for was purchased recently by Dempawarded sey-Tegeler & .Co.* and Newhard; to Weeden & Co., as IV4S, at^a Cook &-Co., both of St. Louis, price of 100.855, a basis of about jointly, at a price of 100.13, a net 1.08%. Dated Nov. 15, 1946. De¬ interest cost of 2.505%, as follows: nom. $1,000. These bonds are For $40,000 maturing $10,000 Oct. due on Nov. 15, $7,000 in 1947 to 15, 1947 to 1950 as 3s, and $210,7 1951, and $6,000 in 1952 to 1956, 000 maturing Oct. 15, $10,000 in 7 all inclusive. The -next highest 1951 to 1965, and $60,000 in 1966 ; ■ bidder was the Security Trust Co., as 2V2s. Dated Oct. 15, 1946. Le¬ .Lynn, for l*4s, at a .price of gality approved by ^Charles & 77L00.83. 7-77; Tfgigl Trauernicht, of St. Louis. house 4 provement bonds ^offered for sale on Nov. 12 — y. 164, p.- .2330-J were awarded to a.syndicate, com¬ Central Missouri State College , Lynnfield, Note dm-; 1946. 'Barnesvillef^Ohio general election .the proposal \toI registered bonds, not exceeding,' issue ; $100,000 sewage treatment 4% interest. Dated Oct. 15, 1946. Denom. $1,000, one for $250. These plant bonds carried by two-toaccording to the Village bonds-are due Oct. 15,.as follows: one, ::7: ; ■ $2,250 in 1947, and;$3,000 in 1948 Clerk..,; :;; the office of the Town Supervisor.; by Storey, Thorndike, Said bonds will be delivered ;at ;^77^;; MASSACHUSETTS Palmer & Dodge of-Boston. ..\£ r- New York purchased on City, or at such other Bensdorf & Co. of Memphis, and Haverhill, Mass. Runner-UP in .the .bidding .w^s place as may be agreed with the Bond Sale—The $90,000 act of associates, at a net interest cost Wood, Struthers -Co., offering purchaser about Dec. 2, 1946. The 1945, municipal relief loan, 145th of about 2.06%, *on the bonds dir 100.056 for 1% bonds. approving opinion of Vandewater,. -issue bonds offered for sale on vided as follows: $20,000 as ,2s, Sykes & Heckler; of New York, NEW JERSEY ;. Nov. 13, were awarded to Tyler due in ' 1947 -To ,1951; $40,000 as. City,, will be furnished to the, & Co., of Boston, as Is, at a price 2y4s, due from 1952 to 1961, and Mercer County : (P. O. *Trenton) purchaser without cost. Enclose! of 100.159, a basis of about 0.942%. the remaining $40,000 as 23/4S, due. a certified check for $285. payable Dated Nov. 1, 1946. to JheTpwn. These bonds from 1962 to 1971, Dated Dec. 1, Bond, Sale—The $407,000 y' industrial ' -Bonds "Voted^rAt Iho or Boston, or at the City Treasurer's office In Nashua. Legality ap¬ that stated is bonds were Nov. 5 by Herman $100,000 tion the yoters approved the issu¬ Offering—rPhilip W. Bur-: ance, of the $520,000 building iand : V: v * diqk, Town Supervisor, will re¬ equipment bonds. able at the First National Dank of .•7;; Charleston, Miss. I Nond • the purchasers. -bid for, sale , The approv¬ each bond. on aggregating ,'$95,000, for Treasurer, coupon.? bonds ' <and Prince by endorse¬ Counties George's :Poulin, City the ^following 164, p. 2329—rwere awarded To awarded to. Egbert Hawkins .a syndicate composed of H. vV.. Co. of Boston, as Is, at a price of Sattley & Co., McDonald, Moore 100.069,-a basis of about 0.985%; & Co., Miller, Kenower & Co., all of Detroit, vRt,a-price of 100.137, $75,000 sewer bonds. 'Due on Nov. 1; $8,000 in 1947 to 1951, and •according to the Village Clerk. 77 $7,000 in 1952 to 1956. l,/j Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Due on Oct. 20,000 equipment 'bonds. "Due ,1 in 1949 to 1975; bonds maturing $4,000 on Nov. 1 in 1947 to in 1973 to 1975 being redeemable ■.I-; j951,Incl. 4•■""•' on or after Oct. 1, 1954. Denom. t$1*000.* Dated Nov. 1, 1946. -Prin. and in. (M-N) pay¬ Registerable as to principal ment O, fred that revenue bonds offered for,sale on Nov. 4?— alone; unconditionally guaranteed as to both principal and interest < ' ;;77 v. * Montgomery system disposal sewage theEquitable Trust Co. of Baltimore, or at the Chem¬ ical Bank & Trust Co., New York by . 129%; nom. ^ Nashua, N.:H. "r- ; ;'to >1954. Bonds Sold—It is stated by Al¬ • . Bond Sale—The $70,000 coupon int. payable at City. 'Richmond,'Mich. ; $20,000, 1957 to 1966; ,$30,000, 1967 to 1976, and $40,000 in 1977 to;1986, all incl. Prin. and Dated Nov. -1, 1946. ;De-f $1,000. Due Nov. T, in • 1947; Austintown Twp. School,District -Interest payable ;M-N. ■tf-t (P.sO. Youngstown), Ohio f The next highest bidder was Ma¬ Bonds Voted—It is stated bylhe rine Trust Co., Buffalo, for 1.40s,' Clerk-Treasurer of the Board of at a price of 100.21. : - NEW'HAMPSHIRE than one rate for the value of the notes-payable to the Denom.,$l,000. Dated Dec. •Board of Education. more; bonds. - Bismarck, N. Dak. ' • Clerk will, -receive sealed bids until 2 fered for sale on Nov. -7—v. 164,, p,m- on Dec. ,10 for the .purchase p. 2199—were awarded to Laidlaw, of J' $50,000 fire ..quipment bonds Bond Offering—-'The City cording to the.Village Clerk. -Due Sept. 15 as follows: l$300 .in & Co.» of New York, -as 1.30s, at a authorized at the election beld-on -1948 to 1952, and $400 in 1953 ie price of 100.003, a basis of about Aug. 6. 1967, all incl. I'* >77 ■ on t Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4543 164 which bonds school 1 V " i Ohio < Bond Offering — W. R. Mast, Clerk of the Board of Education, will receive sealed bids until noon receive sealed bids now 19, ,for the purchase of bonds. Denom. $1,000. until Nov. said the 4, for the ; purchase of improvement bonds, not exceeding 2 V2 % interest. Dated April 1, 1947. ; Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $1,000 April and Oct. I, 1948 to 1963. Rate of 1, 1947.- Due $5,000 1, 1948 to 1967, incl. prim and int. (J-J) payable at the Central National Bank, Cleveland. Jan. Dated from Jan. of the 1% for check certified A payable to the Board of Education, must accompany bid. bonds, Marysville, Ohio the at Nov. 5. Bonds Voted—An issue of $132,- bonds main water 000 at proved held ' A, Offering—May sealed bids until noon on Nov. 25 purchase of $280,000 3% for the Dec. Dated refunding ' bonds. Denomination 1, $1,000.1 Due 1, 1955, with $160,000 bonds being subject to prior redemption at the rate of $20,000 each July 1 from 1947 to 1954, inclusive, or on Jan. date's. interest subsequent any $50,00JTwater sof¬ tfkla. Offering-^Fred L. Weri- City Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until 7^30 p.m. on Nov. 19, for the purchase of the follow¬ the bidder rate of interest ,and pay the ottering general obligations, payable by an unlimited .sinking iund levy hpon the Ht^s „total assessed 4;2ix^ able valuation. A certified check tions and proposals must be ac¬ companied by a certified check for of 1% the bid amount are for 2% of the conditional bids will be consider¬ ed and the approving legal opinion of Shaffer & Williams, of Peck, Cincinnati furnished the will be successful bidder. Unsold -r—The -following Bonds at O. Pomeroy), Ohio $57,950 build¬ price of 100.707, a basis of #bout 1.925%. Dated Nov. 15, 2s, at as a Due 1946.. Nov. 15 in 1948 to on Interest payable M-S. bid was an offer of 1966, incl. Second best 100.001 -for 2s, Pomeroy by the National Bank. Saint Pari*, Ohio /Bonds Voted—An issue of 500 on $37,- disposal plant bonds ratified at Jthe election held sewer was Nov. 5. Salem Sch. Dist. • Bonds f (P. O. Salem) Ohio bonis. Voted—George-F. Koontz, bonds were These Bonds for sale Brentwood, Pa. tion. • are being xeoffered Nov. 15. on Shaker Heights, \Ohiti B Bond Sale—The $100,000 Series 1 sewer and drain bonds offered for sole on Nov. 12—v. 164, p. 2331 awarded to Hayden, Miller —'Were of Cleveland, as iy4S, at a price of 100.271, a basis of about 1.206%. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. De¬ & Co., nom. $1,000. These bonds are due $10,000 from Oct. 1, 1948 to 1957. highest bidder Was the The next National for l%s, , > City Bank/ Cleveland, at a -price of 101.26. Springfield, Ohio Price Paid-t-It is now stated by the City Auditor that the $81,000 refunding bonds awarded to Pohl & Co. .of Cincinnati—v. 164, p. by the said firm at a price of 100.52 for lW% bonds, giving a basis of about 1.17%. Dated Sept. 1, 1946. Due on Septr 1 in 1950 to 1954. Runner-up in the bidding was Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., With a bid of .100.449 for .1 lis, followed 2454—were purchased I • "i' ?V election of the ance the is reported Nov. 5. on Bonds Voted—Phillip O. Miller, City Clerk, states that at the Nov 5 election the following bonds to-s¬ voters: .: were North Vernon Voted J! bonds will amounting to $23,200: $12,000 street .repair bonds. Due $1,000 in 1949 to 1960. 8,000 water works bonds. Due $1,000 in 1949 to 1956. 3,200 fire station, park and town ; hall bonds. Due $300 in 1.949 on awarded to Stroud & Co,, -were of Nov.;12^-V; 164, p. 2455 Philadelphia', iy2S, at as a School Bonds until 11 25, for the a.m. pur¬ 1966. '■ shall District rate 1, 1946. Bidders required to name the of interest shall bear and the stated than or of 1%. *4 J-D. registered form in denomina¬ (P. O. from taxation in the State. and be payable, interest of the rency at the time through should be Sharon, Pa. is stated certified by Lansdowne, City Clerk that at the Nov. 5 general election the voters approved the issuance the $300,000 bonds b,y improve street substantial a jority. She states also that bonds will be offered shdrtly. sale1 , Springfield Township Sch. Dist. MP* O. Springfield), Pa. price Bonds Voted—At election the voters the Nov. 5 approved the 1, 1946. Denom. wide margin, according to A. L. $1,000. These bonds are due $5,~ Gehittan/Superintendent of 000 from Nov. 1, 1947 to 1967, in¬ Schools. V *1' *,» //. ' .v4. ;v ^ y ' clusive. The next highest bidder; State College Sch* Dist. (P. O* to 1958; and :$200 in 1959. was Moore, Leonard & Lynch, for State College), Pa. Award will be made to the bidl%s, at a price of 100.72. v Bond Sale>—The $100,000 cou¬ ider -offering the lowest rate of Coopersburg, Pa. interest and agreeing to pay par pon funding and improvement .■ ' , -■ j the legal own opinion. These were close,a certified check for 2% Of value of the bonds bid. for, payable to the General Treasurer. par SOUTH CAROLINA .^Lancaster County (P.O. Lan* caster), S. C. v-.. Bond Offering — S. B. S a pp, '* Nov. ) to Purchasers shall furnish is made. their \ issuance of the $400,000 construc¬ tion and site purchase bonds by a r payable authorized at the gen¬ eral election held on Nov. 5. En¬ these „ Tuesday, Nov. 26, accompanied by a check State, for 2% of the par value of of the bonds for which the bid bonds ma¬ for to as debts. All bids will be considered t Voted—It Bonds principal in any coin or cur¬ United States which of payment shall be for public or private and Bonds multiples there¬ of./These bonds shall be exempt firm Florence bonds Interest payable tions of $1,000, or about two to « the All bonds will be in coupon will one. that such rate shall be for all bonds and must in no multiple of less same be Superin¬ Voted—The Dec, be legal tender $56,500 paving bonds. Dated to given to the issuance of $180,000 building bonds, by a margin oi of 100.27, a basis of about 1.363%: $2)000 veterans' temporary; hous¬ ing bonds. 11,500 sewer bonds. Nov. merchant marine bonus bonds. Due $25,000 from Dec. 1, 1947 to 1966. ;v Dated Scottdale), Pa. ■ ment Bond Sale—The following bonds amounting to $100,000 and offered 1947 (P. O. Belle The — .. Scottdale of Clairton, Pa. sealed'bids on $19,500,000 veterans bonus bonds. Due $975,000 from Dec. 1, issu¬ Vernon), Pa. and street of) are the $400,000 improvement Belle .approved by $150,000 City by the " of the following bonds ag¬ gregating $20,000,000, to bear not exceeding lx/2% interest: 5 tendent of Schools reports that at the Nov. 5 election approval was Butler, Pa. the cases 500,000 of $300,000 park bonds at the general election by ac¬ chase . Nov. voters that Offering — Russell H. General Treasurer, will (EST) bonds. that the voters approved the issu¬ ance for :sale receive sealed bids until 8 .p-'m/on NoVV 15 for the purchase .of the following Clerk, - Chairman of County Board of Commissioners, will receive sealed until bids the 11 purchase exceed a.m. Dec. on of $250,000 2 not for to interest school bonds. 3% - , and accrued interest. These bonds authorised »t election the - Bonds Voted—-It is stateci by W. Smith, W. Borough fied check for 2% of the amount Secretary} $55,000 water supply bonds were approved at the Nov. bid Selections. held Enclose Oct. 15. on a certi¬ . that the Okmulgee, Okla, Bond Election—It Coraopolis, Pa. stated by is Harry De Vinna, Commissioner of Finance, that an election is sched¬ uled for Nov. 19, to have the vot¬ the issuance of $1,022,000 improvement bonds. ers pass on ■Bonds Voted-r-At Terry, general the following bonds'•to¬ $222,500 were ratified by taling the voters: $125,000 $97,500 library bonds. Nov. Dated 1, 1946. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due Dec. 1,/as fol¬ lows: $15,000 from 1947 to 1956, inclusive, and $20,000 from 1957 on Nov. 8 to 1961, inclusive. Principal and 164, p. 2455—were awarded semi-annual interest payable at Stroud & Co. of Philadelphia,, the Chase National Bank, of New York City. The bonds are unlim¬ as l^s, at a price of 10L845, a basis of about 1.32%. Denom. ited tax obligations of the county. A certified check for $2,500, pay¬ $1,000. Dated Dec. bonds offered for sale —v. to 1/1946. Due on able to order of the County Treas¬ 1966, incl. Inter¬ urer, is required. Printed bohds and legal opinion of Huger SinkPhillips, Schmertz & Dec. 1 in 1948 to the election park, and est payable J-D. der was Second best bid¬ Robinson, offering 1V2S. % ' • 101.224 , . for ler, ' StoweJ, P&iB Bonds Voted—An issue of $80,- Okla. will Charleston, of be fur¬ nished the successful bidder. SOUtkl DAKOTA West Pottsgrove Township (P. O. School District, Pa. JSrie • Ethan Independent Sch South Dakota '. Dist., Bond Offering — C, A. Sapper, Secretary of the Board of Sehooi 000 sewer line bonds carried at 000 various purpose bonds award¬ Bond Sale—The $25,000 funding Directors, will receive sealed bids the election held on Nov. 5. >\ ed recently to the First National until 5 bonds offered for sale on Nov. 8 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 5 for —v. 164, p. 2455—were awarded to Bank & Trust Co., of Oklahoma the Winton, Pa. purchase of $246,000 not to ex¬ Kalman & Co., of Minneapolis, as City—v. 164, p; 2331—Were also ceed 2^.% interest coupon, regisBond Offering—Beatrice Carey, sold to R. J. "Edwards, Inc., and terable as to Interest principal only, re¬ Borough Secretary, will receive 2%s, at a price of par. Small-Milburn Co.', both of Okla¬ funding Dated Nov. 1, 1946. bonds. Dated Jan. 1, sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Nov, payable J-J. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are homa City, who were associated 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due 26, for the purchase of $140,000 2, due Jan, 1, in 1948 to 1962. with the above named in the pur¬ Jan. 1, as follows: $15,000 from 2V4, 2V2, 2%, 3XA or 2x/2% judg¬ chase of these bonds, as 2s, at a 1949 to 1958, inclusive, and $16,000 ment funding and refunding cou¬ TENNESSEE price of 100.012, a basis Of about from 1959 to 1964, inclusive. Bid¬ pon bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1946, Harriman, Tenn. 1.98%. der to name a single rate of inter¬ Denomination % $1,000. These . Bond Sale Details—The ' $199,- . . est, expressed in Bond bonds Election)—The not totaling exceeding following to .bear interest, will $341,000, 5% a of Wewoka, Okla. . * Voted—It Bonds Bond Offering—Estella Brewer, Town construc¬ approved by a :$r J ; i. /' Handy, ,, the to have sanctioned . improvement; $150,000 swimming pool, and $100,000 in¬ Hennessey, Okla. heavy majority ,at the Nov.; 5 elec¬ - Nov. 5, receive Voted—At taken state issued, are Rhode Island (State Bond - sewer states that the $750,000 tion of the $200,000 building bonds was ap¬ proved at the election held of. Nov. 5. ' PENNSYLVANIA - . ■ Clerk of- the Board of Education, on to on bonds be must recrea¬ Pittsburgh), Pa. ' Bonds oh 3,200 fire station, park and town cinerator bonds. were ' held election / Bonds the ~. Sale—The ing bonds offered for sale on Nov. 8—v. 164/p. 2199—were awarded to McDonald & Co. of Cleveland, the issue and received goes any Council, and in some State Legislature. HeVille Township fP* O. ' general not sold: $12,000 street repair bonds. 6,000 water work^jDonds. Tomeroy Exempted Village Sch. (P. r said thorized An — bonds 2456—is confirmed by Fitzpatrick, City Treas- p. who sefore understand. we the for 15 Voted center sanction of the electors $1,000. These bonds are due Dec. 1, as follows: $7,000 in 1948 to 1955, and $8,000 in 1956 to J optional on and after Dec. 1, 1951. These bonds were au¬ taling $400,000, ' Bond Bonds $175,000 playground bids sealed Nov. "■ election, it is ^ ; tion purchase of the $136,000 sewerage system coupon bonds, not exceed¬ ing 2%% interest. Dated Dec. 1, bonds amounting to $23,200 were hall Diet. bid,; is xequired, Hennessey, ' Okla. for, payable-to order of the village. No . on p.m. and4 accrued interest authorized at par bonds - receive 8 XB* 0 164, v. Glassport Sch. Dist. (P. O. Glassport), Pa. Prineville, Ore. Bond Offering — The City Re¬ the .election held on Oct. ,29, and obliga¬ urer, tion until proved the $9,700,000 various pur¬ pose bonds at the general election of voters at the Nov. 5 stated..; # Providence, R. H Walter F. lowest interest, expressed' in' a mul¬ tiple of lA of 1%. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the Bank of Berea Co.,; Berea. The . elec¬ issuance the of Borough Confirmation of Bond Approval Our report that the voters ap¬ (P. O. Hills), Pa. Voted;—The 2% the RHODE ISLAND $400,000 junior high school build¬ ing bonds was approved by the County; Clatsop County; Marion County; North Lincoln County, and Junction City. agreeing /to cst J tax general the voters turned eight These are the bonds unlimited District Bonds fpr to Treasurer, rati- voters Borough July 22. Principal and interest ing bonds totaling $715,000: payable at the City Treasurer's Secretary reports that the issu¬ $450,000 water supply; $105,000 office. The ance of the : $65,000 street .im¬ approving opinion of water extension; $100,000 park Teal, Winfree, McCulloch, Shuler provement bonds was ratified by improvement, and $60,000 sewer & the electors on Nov, 5. Kelley, of Portland, will be fur¬ extension boncgT^ nished. Enclose a certified check Punxutawftey Sch. Dist., Pa. These bonds will be awarded to for $4,000, payable to fhe City * Bonds Voted—An issue ol Bidder may name a different rate are ' > 1946. Denom. OKLAHOMA ner, Lor- down the Nov. 5 on corder- will tening plant construction bonds was rejected at the same time. :ij Bond receive will ihan, Village Clerk, 1946. of issue Guthrie, Bond tion the check payable the Forest v Linn on MiddleburgHeights (P. O. Berea), Ohio OREGON Proposals—At election Donds, recent proposal to issue $250,000 light plant improvement bonds by a wide margin, it is reported. Malheur County; Harvey County; Nov. 5. on Nov. * 5. ; ; certified the* Forest Hills Sch. Dist'. Oregon (State Voters tieject jeower $110,000 municipal build¬ ing bonds carried at the election An :'B'-- - issue of held due serially in certified check a Willard, Ohio ap¬ was election the $1,600, .r' Maumee, Ohio ^? i . for are :ied ^iave been approved by the De¬ partment of Internal Affairs of he Commonwealth. Enclose a Etna, Pa. Voted—At general payable to the„ Board Enclose Nov. 5/ 4 Bonds proposed power dis¬ tricts, as follows: Baker County; of Education. ' •'' multiples of 14 of election held on general disposal sewer /: v/.// W-bM-B Bonds Voted and Defeated—An improvement bonds election held on sewer carried the at These bonds . 25 years. 1%. These bonds were authorized . .Bonds Voted—An issue of $165,000 imterest to be- in / sanitary . subject to approving legal opin¬ ion of Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of Philadelphia. construction 45,000 park site purchase bonds. 21,000 water main construction ;;V: bonds. ; W.f; Dec. on hall . plant construction bonds. ; $32,000 New Offering Date—The above Clerk will 40,000 Sch, Dist., Local Creek .// 12—v. 164, p. scheduled for Nov. 2331—rwas postponed. bonds.. Walnut been had city 160,000 Co., offering & •100.378. $100,000 not to exceed 2% of (the J. A., White Dy Maple Heights City Sch. Dist. (P. O. Maple Heights), Ohio .Bond Sale Postponed — It is stated by F. J. Vasek, Clerk of the Board of Education, that the sale ! 2599 J-J. 1%. Interest from payable ad multiple of Vs Bonds valorem are taxes within :the taxing limitations im¬ posed by law upon districts of this be submitted to the voters at the class. election to be held the bonds bid on Nov. 19: $75,000 "fire station and equipment bonds. '•*: ' ;;" der A certified check for 2% of the required. of for, payable to or¬ District Treasurer, is Bonds will be issued bonds 1, are due $7,000 Dec. Registerable 1947 to 1966. as to principal only. These bonds are issued subject to the favorable opinion of Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of Philadelphia, will be delivered to the purchaser only if and after the proceedings au¬ thorizing the issuance thereof Bond City Offering Clerk, bids until will — W. M. Giles, receive sealed 7 p.m. on Nov. 29, for purchase of $43,000 street im¬ provement bonds, to bear not ex¬ ceeding 3% interest. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. These bonds are due Nov. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1947 to 1963, and $3,000 in 1964 to 1966, the ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2600 optional Nov. 1, 1951, or on any interest payment date thereafter prior to maturity at par and a premium of 4% of the principal amount. Principal and interest on said bonds (M-N) will be pay¬ New York able gations of the State. The approv¬ ing opinion of Wood, Hoffman, at the Bank, at the Chemical Co., New York City. Bidders should specify the rate of interest in multiples of *4 of 1%. The bonds will be the direct general obligations of the City and are being issued subject to the approving opinion of Chap¬ man & Cutler, of Chicago, which opinion, together with the com¬ pleted bonds, will be furnished to Harriman, . National First Bank " k' or Trust & bidder successful the pense the at ex¬ the City. A certified $2,000, payable to the of check for City Treasurer, must accompany the bid. Kingsport, Tenn. 1 Bond Offering—Dr W. municipal land tion Due bonds. acquisi- Dec. 1, as follows: $13,000 in 1947 to 1956, and $12,000 in 1957 to 1966. ;; . 1 50,000 city market and parking area bonds. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1947 to 1956, and $3,000 in 1957 to 1966. ■'i Dated Dec. 1, 1946. Denom. ,000. Principal and interest pay¬ able at the Central Hanover Bank The approving opinion of Wood, Hoff¬ man, King & Dawson, of New York City, will be furnished the purchaser without cost. Enclose a certified check for $3,000, payable to J. R. Pectal, City Treasurer. & Trust Co., New York City. Tennessee be received until direct obli¬ on Nov. All of these bonds King & will are Dawson, of New furnished. be payable must the to held Nov. on — bid for, 2, for all of the County Water Control Improvement District No. 1 (P. O. Bandera), Texas and . I Bonds Purchased—An issue of improvement, coupon registered bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due on Dec. 1, 1952. Bidders requested to stipulate are the rate of interest the bonds are to bear in multiples of % of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the fiscal agency of the State in NOTICES EATON & . held FUND in the to future near ord at shareholders the close November 29, November 18,1946 EATON of of business Cherokee No. 2 Bond County Road District (P. O. Rusk), Texas Offering—James bids until 10 for 15 the a.m. purchase bonds. 1960 to I. Per¬ Nov. on der to the close November 29. November 18,194S of business 1946. < 24 Federal St., Boston multiple of y4 of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the State Treasurer's office. Bonds are part of a $150,000 issue au¬ NOTICE OF Davenport, is BANKRUPTCY Oklahoma, hereby HEARING Paving given that District the 1 To^n of Davenport, Oklahoma, a municipal corporation, capacity as taxing agency and governing authority for unincorporated paving district 1 of said town, has filed a petition in the Dis¬ 4n its trict Court Federal for the of Court Western the State District of the of Oklahoma, Case 8306—Bankruptcy, under the provisions of the -Chandler Act, (11 USCA 401-404, inclusive) a PLAN OF COMPOSITION is pro¬ posed which substantially provides for all bond owners in said paving district to waive and forgive all accumulated interest their upon respective obligations after maturity, (reserving the right to collect interest coupons in full), of ers to which pay Interest further permits the resoective own¬ within said district delinquent property their assessments without after penalty and delinquency, and which also pro¬ vides for an allowance of attorney fees and court costs in this action to be paid from the paving fund. It being judicially determined by this court that said petition has been properly filed. NOW, THEREFORE, all creditors, bond own¬ property owners, or other interested parties hereby formally notified that a hearing ers, are -will be Court held room of day said upon of the January, petition above in court, the District on the 6th JD47, at the hour of 10:00 which time and place ob¬ jections to such proposed plan of composition will be heard, and rulings made thereon. Such objections shall be in writing and must be filed at least Ten (10) days prior to the ^o'clock A. M., at bearing. All file <m bondholders their consent or consenting to the plan shall with the Clerk of the Court before the date fixed for the hearing. (Signed) EDGAR S. VAUGHT, Judge an election on Sept. Bids must be accompanied by check for $2,000. Le¬ certified Colorado County (P. O. Columbus), Texas .>' Bond Defeated — issue An Voted — Jesse James, Treasurer, has announced that the $25,000,000 veterans aid bonds apparently passed by a good margin, according to unofficial re¬ at the election held pay City Managers' As¬ sociation. Higher taxes have been found to cover mounting ex¬ penses in several cities including necessary Moines, la.; Excelsior Springs, Mo.; and High Point, N. C.; Cleve¬ land, O., and other cities will vote in taxes fall. this Barrington, R. I., faces a 20% in¬ crease in property taxes for next for 1946-7 will be Nov. 2, lacking majority Bonds Voted—At tion the voters a are to have paving bonds. Corpus Christi Independent School District, Texas — An issue of $500,000 2% construction bonds is being offered by Moroney, Beissner & Co., of Houston. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. Denomination $1,000. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $35,000 in 1947 to 1956, and $30,000 in 1957 to 1961. Principal and interest pay¬ able at the Corpus Christi Bank & Trust Co., Corpus Christi. These bonds, the balance of a $3,000,000 issue, $2,500,000 of which have already been sold. The bonds are direct and general obligations of the entire District, payable from ad valorem taxes levied against all taxable property therein, with¬ in the limitations provided by law. Legality approved by Dumas & Huguenin, of Dallas. Dallas County (P. Texas Bonds O. Dallas) Voted—It is stated by Tosch, County Auditor, that the voters aporoved the issu¬ Chas, ance A. of the $1,000,000 juvenile building bonds at the Nov. 5 elec¬ tion. more than dou¬ operating costs. Much of the ihcrease is needed to pror approved the issuance of $350,000 Offered 1941 vide recent elec¬ said Dallas, Tex., city expenditures ble city services to newly annewly annexed urban areas. A similar situation is reported in Minneapolis, where city officials say the municipality needs an added $10 million annually for the next five years merely to take care of the needs of a growing city, u • •; • Schenectady, N. Y., expendi¬ tures for 1947 are expected to ex¬ ceed 1946 budget figures by 8%, , a total increase of 34% since 1940. in¬ annual raise given city employees as a cost-ofBiggest factor crease in this year's is the. flat $300 living adjustment. | City operating costs in Miami Beach, Fla., meanwhile, have gone up 49% in the last year alone. The Miami Beach 1946-7 budget is $3,311,185 as compared to $2,223,595 for fiscal 1945. Milwaukee's 69% budget in¬ since 1941 is typical of up¬ spiraling city government costs brought by inflation, public works demands, and other factors. The council has requested $28,406,656 for 1947 operating costs. The last prewar budget totaled $16,798,822. crease ward Half of the added the does pay and city contributions to municipal pension system. will 26 for receive a.m. Nov, on the purchase of $443,000 school bonds, not exceeding 3% interest. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. De¬ nom. $1,000. These bonds are due Dec. 1, as follows: $28,000 in 1948 and 1949, $29,000 in 1950 and 1951, $31,000 in 1953 and 1954, $32,000 in 1955, $33,000 in 1956 and 1957, $34,000 in 1958 and 1959, $35,000 in 1960, and $36,000 in 1961. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the County Treasurer's office or at the fiscal agency of the State in New York City. Enclose a certi¬ fied check for 5% of the amount bid. p - ( search bureau says the city faces $1,408,000 deficit for the fiscal year ending April 1.— In Indianapolis the city, school, WEST ; county spending program for 1947 calls for between 10 and 15% more than foir this yearv surpass-^ ing by nearly previous high in 1929. $3.5 million the budget established virtually all cities, budget are being found neces- increases sary also to costs of repairs cover VIRGINIA West Virginia (State of) - . and Bond Sale—The $2,000,000 road bonds offered for sale to' Nov. 13 on 164, p. 2456—were awarded syndicate composed of the —v. a Northern - Trust Co., Harris Trust & Savings Bank, both of Chicago, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., Trust Co. of Georgia, of Atlanta, and W. H. Morton & Co., of New York, at deferred during the war. Reha¬ bilitation of city services follow¬ price of 100.02, a net interest of 1.3826%, as follows: for $1,360,000 maturing $80,000 June ing hard wartime usage is one of the major factors in current budg¬ et boosts, y to Increased funds for schools is considerable factor in a budget in¬ creases in many cities. Cleveland voters, in addition to voting on proposed continuation of p spe¬ a cost 1, 1947 to 1963, as l%s, and $640,000 maturing $80,000 June 1, 1964 ; 1971, as l%s. Interest payable J-D. Dated June 1,1946. $1,000. Denom. The next highest bidder / the was Chase National New York, Blyth Peabody cial emergency property tax en¬ acted last February, will also de¬ Bank, & Co., Kidder, & Co., and Charleston Bank, Charleston, joint¬ National and cation proposal for a new 1.5 mill ly, for $400,000 .4s, $80,000 2%s, $1,520,000 iy4s, at a price of 100.023, a net interest cost of J levy. 1.384%, on board of edu¬ a from Funds the tax new would provide for higher teacher salaries and increased WISCONSIN school maintenance costs. Bonds United States Provide year, for Big states Funds have dollar for made appropria¬ housing this with New Jersey the most emergency recent addition to the list accord¬ ing to the National Association of Housing Officials. A $41 million veterans' housing program was initiated, in New Jersey when the recent special session of the State legislature passed measures appropriating $6 million for immediate housing op¬ erations and providing for a $35 million bond issue to be voted on at this fall's general election. Housing accommodations of any sort, including ships, will be sought either for conversion or materials. Federal will thorities be housing solicited for au¬ all vacant $35,000 Voted—The retired be with beverage taxes and a was recent election by a pari-mutuel tax receipts. The New Jersey Department of Economic Development will administer the program. New York, California, Connec¬ ticut and Ohio also have backed through large legislative appropriations. New York earmarked $35 million last spring for statewide housing proj¬ ects, and more recently author¬ ized an added $80 million for lowhousing rent this year slum clearance projects. wide margin* < Wis. Bond Sale The $500,000 tem¬ porary fund bonds offered for sale at public auction on Nov. 7—Racine, — v. a 164, p. 2200—were awarded to syndicate composed of the Bank¬ Trust Co., of New York, CrutCo., John Nuveen & Co., Chicago, and Hornblower & Weeks, of New York, as iy4s, at a price of 100.311, a basis off about 1.195%. Interest payable M-S. Dated Sept. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $50,~ 000 from March 1, 1948 to 1957. ers tenden & both of Second bid best for 100.31 was an offer of 1 !4 % bonds, tendered by the Northern Trust Co. of Chi¬ cago, the Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis, and Co., bidding CANADA alcoholic half of the of issuance construction bonds approved by the voters at a sewer military housing units that the Milwaukee can be set up in New Jersey. ;■ The bonds, if accepted by vot¬ jointly, ers, will be issued as needed to finance the housing program and will Wis. Hillsboro, V'' ®|||||ljONTARIO ;p:X La Salle, Ont. Refunding Proposed Plan Ap¬ proved—W. F. Mcllroy, Secretary of -the of Holders Debenture mittee the the Town Town, Council Com¬ that states and the * On¬ tario Department of Municipal Af¬ fairs has approved the proposed plan of refunding. The committee now obtained the consent of has holders of slightly over the nec¬ consent of the de¬ will permit the priated $5 million to be used in committee to bring the plan be¬ matching, on an equal basis, local fore the Ontario Municipal Board government housing expenditures. for ratification. ; : : • Another $500,000 was earmarked revolving fund to purchase building materials for' resale to municipalities. V.: [ as a California has earmarked $10,000,000 for housing aid to cities. The state will subsidize local pro¬ to 90% of costs. Munic¬ ipalities must put up at least 10%. grams up Ohio legislators appropriated $6 million for housing to be allocated to counties on the basis of their population. bentures Under the indebtedness for new same plan, the new pres¬ are to be exchanged 40-year debentures of the value, dated Dec. 31r face 1945, maturing Dec. 31, 1985, and bearing interest at the rate of iy4% payable annually. In eachyear for the town is to raise the service of these $8,200 new de¬ bentures, such sum to be applied firstly in the payment of the an¬ nual King County Shoreline Sch. Dist. No. 412 (P. O. Seattle), Wash. to be Offering—Carroll Carter, which ent debentures and certificates of WASHINGTON Bond 66%% essary Connecticut's legislature appro¬ $11,607,834 is requested to meet municipal boosts a year Treasurer, a Des increases this budget inflated equipment and The local re¬ cover tions raises, acute need for expanded services in new urban areas, and increased equip¬ ment and supply costs are causing U. S. cities to boost their budgets as much as 100% over pre-Pearl Harbor figures, according to the International of maintenance costs. multi-million Record High Set by City Budg¬ ets—Muncipal city facing end current Housing—Five United States. election on not one the the States year. held at on UNITED STATES v- Louis is because Now t* on of contribut¬ are County sealed bids until 10 cide this week (State of) $350,000 iy2% and 2% road build¬ ing bonds was defeated at the -wherein and a at Bonds ADVERTISEMENT Notice the rate of interest, ex¬ Corpus Christi, Texas gains of thirty cents ($.30) a share, payable December 24, 1946, to shareholders of rec¬ County of from date of issue. Bid¬ name pressed in FUND The Trustees have declared a special dividend from capital at Bonds Dec. inclusive, and $5,000 from 1971 inclusive; optional aft¬ 15 years er Dated the necessary favorable to carry. r \ v & HOWARD ord Texas St. deficit In State rec¬ 1946. the (P. O. Stinnett), Texas Sale—Tne. $250,000 air¬ Bond ; $500,000 hospital bonds. a 24 Federal St., Boston BALANCED Hutchinson of have Austin. The Trustees have declared to certified check for 2% bonds bid for is required. . gality of bonds to be approved by Gibson/ Gibson & Boothman, of special dividend from capital Rains of fifty cents ($.50) a share, payable December 24, 1946, upon application to the City Auditor. .Bids must be op the prescribed form. Legality ap¬ proved by Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler of New York City. A the voters pass on the issuance of a HOWARD STOCK bid will be fur¬ sale on follows! For $10,000 maturing port bonds offered for $1,000 Sept. 1, 1947 to 1956 as 3s, Nov.' ilL- v. 164, p. 2332-7were awarded to the Panhandle State and $12,000 maturing Sept. 1, $1,as 1 %s, at a 000 in 1957 to 1964, and $2,000 in Bank, of Borger, 1965, and 1966, as 3%s, Interest price of par. Dated Nov. 15, 1946. Denom. $1,000. - These bonds are payable M-S. due $25,000 from Nov. 15, 1947 to Brazos. County (P. O. Bryan) 1956. The next highest bidder was Texas v William N. Edwards & Co., for Bond Election Pending — It is $225,000 l%s, and $25,000 l%s, at reported that an election will be a price of 100.08. 13. J con¬ as thorized DIVIDEND delivery will be nished $22,000 water works system bonds purchased recently by Russ & Co., of San Antonio, at a price of par, a net interest cost of 3.389%, to 1959 purchase of $1,000,000 for A circular blank form of was •or for the Nov. of sidered. Bandera educational 25 date to ap¬ $100,000 15, 1946. Denomination $1,000. Due Dec. 15, as follows: $2,000 from 1947 to 1952, inclusive; $4,000 from 1953 on bid to exceed 3% school bonds, ac¬ cording to Max Vogon, City Sec¬ retary. Due in 15 years. • * road a.m. No a State Funding Board sealed bids until 11 bonds. less than par and accrued interest election fully describ¬ ing the said issue and containing Offering—Governor Jim McCord has announced that the will receive a proved by a count of 365 to 101, the issuance of the $1,100,000 not sealed Bond Bid¬ to name the rate of in¬ are multiple of % or l/10th 1%, which must be the same of Alvin) voters the items same other cities. ; In Baltimore, the city budget has increased $10,727,391 since 1940—a 19% boost. The Berkeley, Calif., budget for 1946-7 is nearly 20% higher than last year's. • ,< 1965, and $122,000 in 1966. ■<:■■■ the At The '• ing heavily to increased costs in terest in Texas ply purchases, services and equip¬ ment. The remaining 30% of the increase is for public works. for the purchase of improvement : bonds, Series B of 1946. Denom. $1,000. Dated Dec. 10, 1946. Due on Dec. 10 as follows: $135,000 in 1947 to TEXAS Voted Bonds of $2,687,000 Treasurer, the bid. Alvin Sch. Dist. (P. O. Board Another one-fifth of the. new funds asked for is slated for sup¬ Com¬ ders ^ the of missioners, York, State accompany 11 a.m. (CST); 20, by Wilson G. Saville, Chairman certified A check for 2% of the bonds ; Bond Offering—Sealed bids will kins, County Judge, will receive turns (State of) Houston Ship (P. 0.T. Houston), Texas j Moulton, purchase of the following coupon bonds amounting to $300,000, not exceeding 5% interest: County, Channel Navigation Dist. provisions for their reg¬ istration as to principal alone or as to both principal and interest. City Manager, will receive sealed 3 for the . i contain bids until 8 p.m. on Dec. $250,000 Harris City, or at the office of Treasurer, and the bonds the State Monday, November 18, 1946 new call. interest and the balance is applied to the retirement of debentures by .v purchase or j 1