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t 'NOV " 'fr-' i v; ■<#> .V<rW«W .' ' Number 4649 New RAILROAD Aetna Life Insurance Co.—Obituary— J. Mckeon, senior partner in the investment banking firm John Charles W. Scranton & Co. of New stock •1 share to per The i proceeds Improvements , A be plan (par $100) to 100,000 > , i J i common changed was (par $10) to from effect 10,000 lated dividends).-4 ,* § ' -• . ' > M e% preferred stock (par 7% preferred stock (par $100): $10)__ ..wW * . Common Class B stock (par stock qommon $100)-,^, (par $10) — President. Cullinan, He has account been shares *y Lie.-—New Vice-fres.— associated with has the been firm elected a since June, p., 1309. Vice- One 10, the listing issuable additional 1947 Nov. " lor for 24, stock common further notice.—V. of share The of of would not Net operating income 5Portion of estimated expenses > Federal income tax credit tLoss. §Of equivalent to stock will at Earnings ♦Net per taxes__ com. share ; . , $753,927 275,404 " 5,214,254 an increase of expense $867,369 57,614 59.553 550,868 337,672 $791,754 $470,143 tax Surplus net profit of 214,864 in share of per 166, stock common $4.24 1573. p. American Insurance Co. of Newark, The the mail ton-miles 1946.—V. 166, over p. first company Nov. on 14 filed with the of SEC registration a state¬ covering the proposed issuance of 662,504 additional shares of capital stock. The shares are to be offered to stockholders through the issuance of rights on the basis of one new share for each'two Shares owned, at a price to be determined later. Subject to clearance by the SEC, the offering is expected to be made early in December. It is expected.that any shares of the new stock not subscribed for will be purchased from the company by a nation-wide group of underwriters headed by The First Boston Corp. Company has been in business for over 100 years and, on the basis of net premiums written in 1946, ranks seventh among stock fire insurance companies in the United States.—V. 166, p. 1574, nine-months the 4,999,390- car¬ 1349. $1,090,319 by option 166, p. to the the Securities warrants on and the Curb until In to HISTORY price not $13.60 of in finishes under more de-register AND (Stocks) (Bonds) and as household equipment. $4,059,843 45,529,518 34,661,659 flown—1,104,026,376 918,496,081 572,021,805 representing such Nil Over-the-Counter improvement In the third quarter of 1947 resulted from income and continuing emphasis on operating econ¬ effect. The increase in the DC-6 fleet contributed to both of these. Operating expenses for each of this year's quarters were: First, $18,215,974; second, $18,280,743; and third, $18,932,349. Tne corporation now has received pur¬ and the maintenance of industrial build¬ industrial use finishes in general in the automotive, are produced railroad, furniture, its subsidiaries were represented by trade industrial finishes and 6.2% by miscellaneous was 1913 sale and of industrial finishes, proceeds from the sale are wood In finishes 1940, the the ; common funds working capital. CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING Authorized 3%% —!42 5% note, due May 1, 1962 cum. pfd. 43 Common 45 Class B com. *On 46 shs. shs. ($100 35,000 37 shares I $5,000,000 41,548 shs. ♦178,890 shs. 50,000 shs. 1,500,000 shs. 449,025 shs. ($2 par)_ assumption that all 5,000 shares are pux-chased. now 449,025 shs. being offered to executive « NOTE—At _28 Outstanding $5,000,000 par) ($2 par)—— shs. personnel , shares executive personnel deducting estimated the amount of $42,045, and will be added to the company's and are proposed to be used to provide additional general 41 28 of that 5,000 additional shares offered to purchased) will amount to $1,725,955 after expenses in 40 — primarily the furniture industry, and certain trade sales items. .changed its name to American-Marietta Co. PURPOSE—Net —40 Markets consolidated and by (assuming 40 Miscellaneous Features 5% Nov. .13,, 1947, cumulative were issued the authorized preferred and capital shares consisted shares (par $100), of which 34,636 (an additional 6,912 preferred 1947, issued in connection with were thereafter on Nov. 15, the acquisition of Berry Brothers, Inc., and Lac Chemicals, Inc., except actual delivery of certificates for 1,852 of such preferred shares that State and City Bond Offerings —57 Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund Notices_48 FLORIDA & NEW JERSEY Municipal Bonds MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT 4 The Course of Bank Clearings 47 Dividends Declared and Payable 45 Combined Condition Statement of Federal " Reserve & Compan y Established 1922 80 BROAD STREET Telephone: HAnover 9-2f?no ■ Edward D. Jones & Co. Established Banks.—>45 Condition Statement of Member Banks of Federal Reserve System 300 North 4th , 48 1871 St., St. Louis 2, Missouri Members , . NEW YORK 4, N. Y. Bell St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities 48 Foreign Exchange Rates : Teletype: NY 1-573 Capital Flotations for the Month of October, 1947 New York Stock 3 of shares outstanding General Corporation ^Investment News-Coyer. SPECIALIST IN who .. —40 Stock and Bond Averages 52-passenger, personnel company 38 Transactions New York Stock Exchange Transactions New York Curb Exchange into in manufacture for 39 Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section $0.02 executive the shares common shares. use The company 54.6% company 38 St. Louis Stock Exchange QUARTERS the per¬ of American 38 San Francisco Stock Exchange Montreal Stock Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange such These executive incorporated in Illinois Sept. 12, 1930, under the Asphalt Paint Co., as the successor to a partnership by Grover M. Hermann, who is now President and the principal stockholder. Prior to 1935, it was engaged in the manu¬ facture, at plants at Middlesex, N. J., and Kankakee, 111., of asphalt base maintenance paints sold under the trade name "Valdura." In 1935, it acquired Marietta Paint & Color Co., which had plants at Marietta, O., and High Point, N. C., and which was engaged in the 37 Exchange.! Exchange Philadelphia Stock Exchange Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Sept. 30,'47 June 30,'47 Mar. 31/47 Sept. 30/46 $1,272,514 $786,343 *$3,073,636 $492,585 The established 33 Detroit Stock Exchange Los Angeles Stock Exchange amount the name 37 Stock share. with underwriters, certain $22,909,484 items, 17 Exchange Cleveland of sales 28 Chicago Stock Exchange Stock 30 several to BUSINESS—Company is principally engaged in the products. 37 Cincinnati - the sales Boston 402,741 per than the and such poses, Quotations Baltimore Stock by shares other industries. The company is also engaged in the manufacture and distribution of certain other products, including asphalt mastic building board, premoulded asphalt and fibre expansion joints for concrete pavements, resins, .glues and certain household and agricultural chemicals. During the nine months ended Aug. 31, 1947, approximately 39.2% of the New York Curb Exchange Stock Exchange $8,062,585 EXECUTIVES—Concurrently shares common and sale of paints,' varnishes, lacquers and enamels, paint industry as "trade sales items," and of industrial coatings. The trade sales items, sold for the most part trade names owned-by the company, are used for various known Page $370,837 new, TO common be manufacture This Issue New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange 3,600,000 50 the net offered to statement Commission, dealings in Exchange will be suspended.—V. Stock and Bond Offered —The First Nov. 18 offered 125,000 required as a condition of their purchases to represent to the that they are purchasing such shares for investment only and a view to distribution or resale. ; In the event that any of these shares shall not have been purchased within 60 days from date, the company will file a post-effective amendment to the registration on 370,000 $0.07 SHARES offering 5,000 at be will Exchange 1989. on company not with amended that 17 218,095 its Option War¬ OF 125,000 is customer specification for office equipment, radio and 534,435 of — will ings 336,951 Cr62,439 35 OFFERING plan of reorganization previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 which provides that outstanding option warrants for the purchase of the company's common stock will be revoked, abrogated, and cancelled and will be accorded no participa¬ tion in the plan. Attention is directed by the New York Curb Exchange to the fact that upon receipt of notice that the above referred to amended plan of reorganization containing such provisions has been approved 19 - offering of Suspended From Dealings— respect 1945 1,390,000 $0.14 s sonnel With Stock — common'shares ($2 par) at $15 per share. company rants to Be Co. Boston Corp. and'associates Dec. on distribution 535,042 BY American-Marietta Co.—Declares Extra of 25 Cents com¬ business Nov. on 1946 *$1,014,779 47,122,438 cAllen g f N. J.—Registers With SEC— ment air $2.04 - 1|lV . , ton-miles similar period 113,442 $1,400,236 income Earned —V. Nov. 13, the directors declared an extra of 25 cents per share th^ rcgulatrquancterly/dlvldend^6/» 30 roehtS per share on the common stock, both payable Dec. 15- to holders of record Dec. 2. This makes a; total of $1.45 per share for the year 1947, compared with $1.25 paid in 1946.—V. 166, p. 1782. gross placed year, 3,107,182. American Colortype loss. increased omies $1,124,832 on On NOTE—The - . after Federal and $61,496,840 $47,521,316 $35,303,162 55,429,066 42,961,501 25,917,488 7,494,384 3,469,496 1,323,089 CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS profit 5,589,797 — income Non-operating previous company has received orders from the Atchison, Topeka & Fe Ry. for the following railroad equipment: 750 70-ton drop gondola cars, 250 70-ton ballast cars and 200 70-ton triple hopper cars.—V, 166, p. 1782. Sub.)—Earnings— transition to peacetime operations Federal .income tax credit. Quarters Ended— Total American Car & Foundry Co.—Receives Large Order owned). Net $6,343,724 7,358,247 other operating expense-—— and Net profit from operations Non-operating income This NOTE—The consolidated statement of profit and loss includes Amer¬ ican Airlines de Mexico, S, A., a wholly owned subsidiary, but does not include Sky Chefs, Inc., Manhattan Air Terminals, Inc. (both wholly owned) or American Overseas Airlines, Inc. (61.8% - 1946 $8,483,079 sales to distributed close the ex Nov. on value par 505,566 (Cr) cargo dividend. be the t$l,426,610 Net profit Revenue miles flown Revenue passenger miles no announced quoted (net)__.__ Other deductions lrom income (net) Provision for Federal income taxes_ t of 1947 expenses charges 100% stock (& Sept. 30— revenues Provision for obsol. and depreciation Interest shares record be flew 1989. p. air Airfreight, American transported 3,523,431 ton-miles through September, compared with last year's total, of ried during a the York Curb Exchange however, American Airlines, Inc. 9 Months Ended Operating Operating a common held Exchange, 166, New additional payment share each 1947. 100,000 in of this year express also this of to only American & Foreign Power Co., Inc. Aluminum Industries, Inc.—100% Stock Dividend— stock ton-miles year. 1929, time ? It ; executive, The Boaid of Governors of the addition of air 40,720 shs. dividends of 40 cents per share have been paid in each of the first three quarters and 80 cents in the final period.—V. 166, p. 1885, mon flights transported nine-month 95,000 shs. 17, the directors declared a dividend of 80 cents per share on the 1,288,607 shares of common stock outstanding, payable Dec. 22 to holders of record Dec. 1. This brings the total for the year to $2 per share, the same rate that has prevailed since 1942. Since that Approved 20,208,666 said that more Airfreight was carried during this period than in the entire end On Nov. , of this of Santa Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp.—80-Cent Dividend— " scheduled regularly In 14,138 shs,; _ '•» presently is handling general accounts.—V. 165, , record a scheduled flights through Sept. 30 of this year totaled 7,462,727 ton-miles, compared with 6,238,966 sched¬ uled ton-miles of Airfreight flown during the entire year of 1946.- A ton mile is one ton flown one mile. The total Airfreight carried during the first nine months of this year, including contract operations, amounted to 11,470,981 ton-miles. 1947 — Albert Frank-Guenther Law, A. flew / 1947 517 shs. ______ /163*p.i Richard 12, ! corporation Co.—Earnings— Sept. 30— sales D. Miller, Director of Sales', Airfreight 1 OCT. American Hair & Felt Cost of of 1946. He added that American Airlines also topped nine-month records for carrying air mail and air express. lQ-for-1 a of four-engine year to provide additional capital for plant production. became effective July 30, 1947. Under this CAPITALIZATION OUTSTANDING AS OP ; on dividends thereon) for the new 6% preferred on the basis of 1% shares of 6% preferred for each share of 7%. preferred (plus accumu- a /; ' F. split of the outstanding 9,500 shares; (b) 15,000 shares of 6% first preferred stock (par $100) were created, subordinated in all respects to existing 10,000 shares of 7% preferred (par $100); (c) 47,500 shares (par 4510) of class: B stock were created, carrying equal rights and privi¬ leges with the new $10 par common except for limited voting rights. Holders of the outstanding 9,000 shares of 7% preferred stock were Uiven until Oct. 1, 1947, to exchange their shares (plus accumulated i \ The used shares consists 35 Copy a MISCELLANEOUS - Nine Months Ended during the first nine months increased recapitalization plan (a) the authorized ~ * will and fleet and Record Air Cargo Carried— (par $10). The stock was sold at $24.56 large processor and manufacturer. a Its Net Albermarle Paper Manufacturing Co.—Sells Class B Common Privately. The company, in connection with Its recapitalization plan, sold 40,720 shares of Class B common INSURANCE - Section 1 - Price 75 Cents DC-6s. Haven, Conn., and a director of the Aetna Life Insurance Co., the Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. and the Automobile Insurance Co., died on Nov. 10, in New Haven, t Conn.—V. 166, p. 1573. : INDUSTRIAL - 300-mile-an-hour, four-engine, DC-6 Flagships. 61 twin-engine DC-3s, 46 four-engine DC-4s, of in 2 Sections York* N. Y., Monday, November 24, 1947 PUBLIC UTILITY - re. •viw»t; MONDAY Volume 166 2 4 1947 Exchange St. Louis Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exch. Chicago Bd. of Trade New York Curb Exchange Associate Phone CEntral Bell 7600 Teletype SL 593 (2094) will not £ Corporate (no shares California); '300,000 class A common and outstanding 9,778 Securities Act of par), which there were issued of Despite the strides made in connecting new for service is such that there were shares held in the treasury; and 700,000 (no par), of which there , were issued and outstanding 89,805 shares. Effective Nov. 14, 1947, the authorized shares were changed by: (a) increasing the authorized 5% cumulative preferred shares from 35,000 to .50,000 shares; (b) changing shares, exclusive of 417 class B common shares authorized class A common 300,000 the of-Septeihber. Every order each of three-quarters of this year the Bell companies lines at the fastest rate in history. The 309,000 additional rural built total of 1,500,000 common each of the 89,805 outstanding class B common shares (no par) into five class B common shares (par $2), or a total of 449,025 such new class B common shares, each of which is convertible into a common share at the option of the $ holder at any time on or after May 15, 1948, and before Nov. 15, 1952, ;,and will be automatically converted into a common share on the latter date. The authorized but unissued class B common shares of no par first the During issued and shares (no par), continuing 337,000 unfilled applica¬ tions for ®ell telephones in rural Areas at the end effort is being made to accelerate the program still further in to fill these orders as soon as possible, the announcement said. ' and 117,000 miles of wire added since Jan. l,>far the record totals established during the same period last year. (par $2), or a into five common shares shares; and (c) changing unissued, poles new exceed construction and In transmission technique are being utilized to expedite the rural. expansion, and im¬ provement program. Among them are long-span construction, powerdriven post hole'diggers, joint use of poles with power companies, and multi-channel, or "carrier," transmission on rural telephone and elec¬ of A number !v respective numbers of common of the several £0NO. OfShs. The First Boston Corp.__ 18,000 Dempsey & 10,000 10,000 10,000 (Inc.) (Inc.) Hemphill, Noyes & Co Harris, Hall & Co. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane 10,000 Sons Inc. 10,000 Straus & Blosser Co 7,000 Wagenseller & Durst, Bacon, Whipple & Co 5,000 E. W. Clucas & Co 5,000 CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT Pacific Northwest 9 Mos. of Cost Selling, admin, 18,559 doubtful accts. frov. for profit Net 166, -V. $2,782,239 252,664 1,073,982 $1,447,213 (est.) inc. 1944 income $1,455,592 Net Earns, $1,435,220 *Based 847,822 166,254 718,982 $363,714 $316,844 $8,145,340 1,802,807 $2,414,926 $9,943,147 154,058 577,049 56,404 60,771 218,170 176,796 676.464 tax 2,821,707 654,275 5,318 *0186,800 *0102,508 564,516 036,086 1,695,531 193,111 02,397 5,517 04,704 Cr952 subsidiaries— $1,185,311 $1,161,855 $3,406,475 $1,367,806 $0.89 $0.87 $2.54 $0.87 share pfd. div. requir- after release •Includes reserve of no longer three mcnths and security of $235,400 for American Potash & pansion Program corporation, This chemicals, on Nov. far-reaching —V. 42,000,000 52,945,610 general reserve a Chemical 42,393,730 program to and pointed out that delays caused by had been overcome. The revolutionary new Apex automatic washer, Mr. Frantz stated, is expected to be in production shortly after the first of the year. "Need for productive facilities in space, equipment and tooling has called for continued expenditure on capital assets," the letter said. "This will approach $1,000,000 for the year and includes preparation for manufacturing the new Apex automatic washer." materials for raw projects on a 4. The previous April 1, 1946.—V. 166, p. 1782. to holders of record Nov. cents on common for proposals Written the office of American New York 8, before . 30%. previously company's particularly also capacity all Nov. share May on 13, a construc¬ The company has the asked 16, $1,000,000 Bonds— Commission the proceeds to and to reimburse purpose.—V. 166, Arkansas Public Service .continues.—V. 1.66, p. 1573. Light Co.—Weekly Input— For the week ended Nov. 13, 1947, the System inputs of subsidiaries Of this company amounted to 219,561,000 kwh., an increase of 20,763,000 kwh.. or 10.44%, over the corresponding week of 1946.—V. 166, p. 1989. American Power & . American Stores Period End. Oct. 31— —V. 166, p. — Co—October Sales Up 18.2%— 1947—10 Mos.—1946 $314,994,515 $247,166,259 1947—Month—1946 $38,345,520 $3.2,436,218 Asbestos Manufacturing Agreement— ... Co. of Indiana Export Telegraph Co.—600,000 Rural End of War— The Bell System has added 600,000 more telephones In rural America since the war ended, the company announced on Nov. 17. This means that the Bell companies have over 40% more subscribers Jp I rural areas than on V-J Day. •J A third quarter gain of 89,000 telephones in rural areas brought the Increase for the first nine months of 1947 to 210,000. By the end Commercial as Dana and Financial Chronicle (Reg. U. S. President; William D. Riggs, Seibert second-class matter February 1942, "t \ See below.—V. Berg-Warner Dorp, aa fffiyUox^£ntbe. rates T ^change, 4,247,016 amortiz.._ 166, Associated Telephone Co., 1,432,211 5,679,227 757,175 4,922,052 1,259,521 719,400 9,576,997 —V. 4,202,142 $3.60 $1.58 510 share of common stock. per 1678. 166, p. Chicago—Expansion- Automatic Electric Co., See below.—V. Manufacturing Co. Gray Beech-Nut 163, 647. p. Dividend Packing Co. Increased—Also Declares Extra of 40 CentsQn Nov. extra of quarterly a cents .announces cf share per payable December in dividend of 40 cents per share and an were declared on the common stock, par to holders of record Nov. 29. The com¬ that "the auarterly dividend has been made payable this year, rather than in .January of the followin® 18 40 both 28 Dec. previously been the case. Accordingly, no dividend will ir. January, 1948. It is contemplated that the regular quarteriy dividend payment dates on the common stock during 1948 will be in the months of March, June, September and December, yea1" as has be payable respectively." Quarterly distributions Oct. anu last. 1, Jan. on and 2 share.--V, 160, 35 cents each were made on July 2 the 3'/2-for-l stock split-up, the company 1347, paid quarterly dividends of $1 per of to Prior 1, April 1783. p. Bell & Gossett Co.—Extra Dividend of 15 —V. 13, and 166, p. 562. Distribution of 15£ Bingham-IIerbrand Corp.—Extra directors and and the declared have dividend of 25 cents per share on the commoi* regular a 15 of dividend extra an cents per quarterly dividend of 12 V» cents per share oi* all payable Dec. 30 to holders of record Dec. 20. each were made on the common stock or* usual the preferred stock, of Distributions 25 cents July 15 and Sopt. 30, this year, while on 15 cents was paid. March 31, 1947 a dividend of initial of 10 cents on Sept. -30 cents, plus 5 cents extra, on Dec. 30.—V. 166„ 1946, the common stock received an dividend a of 10 1 stockholders The vote the upon at a in underwriting the of meeting special proposed change a transfer were In on first made 1946, the $6 Nov. preferred CO.—Dividend— on one June 9, 18 declared a dividend stock last. 7% dividend of $1.54 on the stock were paid on Dec. 28.—V. othipr to be held new a of Blair remittance for foreign subscriptions uer Dec. 16 wil2 wholly-owned subsidiary which assets. stock all If Feb. after Co., & The company, it was disclosed, recently purchased! vending machine company through its sub¬ 1948. 1, of popcorn a has received dividends equal to 1063. : sidiary, Auto-Vend, Inc., which already 33% of the purchase price.—V. 165, p. (George W.) Borg Corp.—Annual Report— Net Net taxes for State 554,414 - net $587„9l£> , , 271,628 Cr48,681 Dr21,614 surplus_____^-.^__________„ $802,757 $294*679' shares cap. stk. $2.33 $0*85 after to State and Earnings per share on 345,000 The $1,308,490 income Federal attributable to pripr years income, 1946 . and —— . and thereon transferred • 1947 before State operations from income current assets Federal (working taxes, r as of June 30, 1947 compared with $2;335,727" capital) amounted to $2,623,425 or $7.60 per share, as share a year ago. Total net assets as of June 30, 1947 were $4,814,787, or a book value of $13.96 per share, as compared with $4,288,030 or $12.43 per share at June 30, 1946. During• ;tjjae, year, inventories increased $641,888, caused by increased volume and!' the need of carrying larger quantities of materials and parts due <to> uncertainty and slowness of deliveries. The year-end' balance sheet shows a bank loan of $300,000, necessitated by the increase in inven$6.77 per (Continued on advwtis^'tesue^wlth ^stauSicjS Copyright 1947 by William B. igtrk^^&ss&s&Bgt .art S. $42 00 on name to Blair Holdings Corp. and and securities distribution business will carry the present name Inc. The changes do not involve any distributioni approved, they will take effect Dec. 31, 1947, and! stock certificates will be exchangeable for ones bearing the new name- to stock and one of $1.32 CompanyPubll jje™. 25 Park Genera1?6 news1 and (general news a d rnnnfi*lfis I— page 8) 166. o. 1678. Published _twice a week [e very_Thursday Vaq« i in Name— Blair & Co., Inc.—Plans Change taxes of $1.47 .per share pn and $1.26 per sharp on the $6 first preferred stock, hpth payable Dec. 29 to holders of record Nov. 28. Payments of $1.19- on the 7% stock and of $1.02 on the $6 stack 7% Cents— the directors declared an extra dividend of 15 cents per share a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share 013 the 255,000 shares of outstanding common stock, both payable Jan. 2, 1948 to holders of record Dec. 15, 1947. An initial quarterly of '15 cents and an extra of like amount were paid on Sept. 2, this year, Nov. On Ltd.—Co-Paying Agent— Associated Telephone & Telegraph The directors on the 7.800,622 1,180,558 (net). Dividends 154. p. 217,052 712,994 Federal .income Th.e Bankers Trust Co., New York, N. Y-, 'has been appointed co-paying agent and co-registrar with the Security-First. National Bank of Los Angeles for $6,000,000 of first mortgage bonds, series D, 3V8%, due Nov. 1, 1977. For offering, see V. 166, p. 1990. Business Manager. <t*oo other applicable to minority interests. on preferred stocks Income Adjustments Patent Office) William B. Dana , 2,806.808 10,836,518 or American Telephone & William income Less—Provision 1574. Telephones Added Since The 9,302,318 3,050,066 8,209,243 Fiscal Years Ended June 30— . Sales.—; 7,249,901 + Interest charges 1350. p. better¬ made on June 15 and Dec. permission to issue $1,OOP,00.0 of .3 Vt % bonds, bo usee! to finance its 1947-48 construction program the treasury for expenditures already made for the for: 5,871,326 — 11,549,512 of were 688,100 4,135,900 6,355,550 237,546 . reserves__ p-1475- 1946. Seeks Permission to Issue the selection Dividend— 15, 1947. each 184,150,363 130,410,247 _ retirements and Non-operating quarterly Distributions of 50 cents $ 223,757,523. 161,343,439 _ ! Depreciation, directors declared an the and 1946 1947 Depletion, lease amortization and abandonments In extra dividend of five cents dividend of 25 cents per share on the common stock, both payable Dec. 15 to holders, of record Nov. 29. A payment of 25 cents per share was made on Sept. 15, last', as com¬ pared with 45 cents on Jpne 16. A 33V3% stock dividend was. paid On per 1$ 1782. (& Subs.)- -Earnings- Intangible development costs and Arkansas-Missouri Power Co.—Extra ash p. 30— and miscellaneous stock, $28,000,000 first mortgage of purchase tax income taxes The series bo 10,368,954 Federal payment on this issue was 25 due 1977, will be received at the Gas & Electric Service Corp., 30 Church Street, 11:30 a.m. (EST) pn Dec. 21—V. 166, p. 1782. bonds, not Nov. on Nov. 10 Co.—Bids Invited— Appalachian Electric Power these 166, meeting.—V. the at business of close the operating income operating and general expenses— Costs, share production by approx. 70% and raise borax production approx. plant will process brine from deep-level deposits un¬ touched, which constitute a substantial addition to the brine reserves in Searles Lake. The lower-level brine is rich in scarce soda ash and borax. The power plant addition, well under way, will .increase the installed electrical generating of the plant from 16,000 to 31,000 kw., providing more power for departments. The company also is actively pushing a general community improve¬ ment program at Trona. An addition has been erected doubling stee of the Trona Department store, providing a complete of merchandise to supply ail the needs of the community. Plans are being completed for erection of a new 900-seat theater, and tion of an addition to the "Trona Hospital, which will include a maternity ward, -will start soon. Other projects for community ment are contemplated and construction of. new homes at the Trona Pioneer Point, that the directors have placed the dividend-paying basis with 20 cents a share, payable Frantz also reported Mr. stock (1) a plant This part of the main plant in Cleveland, Ohio. (2) a increasing plant housing facilities. Under construction and scheduled for completion in 1948 are: new $4,500,000 soda ash-borax plant and (2) a $2,000,000 power expansion. The new soda ash-borax plant, well under way, will increase soda story is being added to 50,000 square foot second washer, the manufacture of the new provide additional space for To a expenditure of designed to increase The company extracts chemicals from brine in Searles Lake, a great patural deposit in the Mojave Desert 170 miles north of Los Angeles. Last year American Potash produced 541,000 tons of potash, borax, soda ash, salt cake and other heavy chemicals, still in short supply, essential for the manufacture of hundreds of products. Already completed on the company's list of major are three undertakings: (1) a new $300,000 research laboratory, modern office building, and (3) a subdivision of 47 homes in a letter, to the new ironer tooling and materials shortages Corp.—First Step in Ex¬ produce more Fold-a-Matic, new ironer, C. G. Frantz, President, revealed The letter said full-scale production of under way this month will set of $235,400 for nine months.— required through sale country's largest of the of its production at 12,441,613 Dividend— 20-Cent Common interest ira transfer its $ Gross 42,000,000 Production Manufacturing €o.—Starts pilot vote to Atlantic Refining Co. $1C, started has .Company stockholders. of ! record of Nine Months Ended Sept, 4,153,882 13,609,928 52,340,756 1469. 166, p. It is company. stock entitled be Earned 9,195,577 190,064,684 176,135,491 J cabinet-'type program subdivision, known as as ^ Apex Electrical started last year, calls for an initial piore than $7,000,000 by the end of 1948 and is the company's output and also to develop new products. The 4,636,499 19,216,392 — 52,288,256 12,441,618 of New Ironer—Pays producers of basic announced completion of the first phase of its 12 misc. taxes, and pay Total Completed— one postwar vacation and State taxes on income surplus segregated Earned industry. American wages, $ 6,536,309 Earned surplus V. 166, p. 849, f will the with of all affiliate, Delaware machines and related patents. It may also to interests which may or may 176,135,431 ' $ bonds. trust trawlers its of affiliated pany com. per 1,544,067 stock Capital surplus. 118,182 investments Prov. for conting. res.— Min. interests' propor¬ tion of net loss of 24,600 write-down 630,963 76,262,423 252,828 1,385,854 Capital 5,015 Earns, 259,325 payable Est. Fed. 575,833 1,716 of certain 9,230 12,769,633 22,838,770 190,064,684 Accounts 956,445 189,236 consol. for deprec. deferred items at cost less Total 510,947 1,398 and 448,293 686,176 £4,222,790 etc. Depreciation Depletion Amort, — Land, bldgs. and equip., less reserves Prepaid ins. premiums and other Rights, patents and processes, 61,827,567 agent deposit of Accrued 492,834 224,074 $ $ 159,170 711,931 " 62,346,887 15,008,947 25,706,412 securities accrued interest receivable and Accounts amortization 183,023 Dec. 31,'46 organized a newly, fish ;fiUeting its Insurance BALANCE SHEET ' collateral and mortgage and Carp., Other LIABILITIES— costs for U. S. and for¬ income lAverplge \ — - Sept. 30,'47 Cash and marketable 460,231 and taxes incl. eign outstanding. $4,345,789 199,499 etc. oper. Prov. number of common shares shares. common COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED $3,250,117 1,095,672 263,840 under employees' annuity plan Taxes, other than inc. in 8,1.49,612 fl,742,031 *$4.16 *$0.98 ASSETS— Mos.—1946 1947,—9 Mos.—1946 $2,151,086 Pay. taxes 14,549,382 2,047,854 $6.67 1,784,502 with purchase fund of ,5% cum. pfd. stock Other assets and investments $2,753,010 — Admin. & gen. exp., , 703,900 2,050,229 5,843,581 2.047,854 $2.71 for redemption 317,735 (net) income Total 11,836,787 sh average on of $1,202,081 223,683 $2,435,276 items below— income com. per number Ltd.—Earnings- 1947—3 Period End. Sept. 30— Other 1,562,300 outstanding.. shs. Com. 55,411 3,756',779 146,250 4,330,450 (est. )__ profit Balance Prof. bef. taxes taxes (est.) Fed., inc. 14,278,162 461,250 5,667,300 27,150,069 Inventories Co., 114,050 10,432,631 258.600 income Total State inc. 1782. p. American Metal 98,064,995 13,840,817 323,295 Holders $1,146,670 $1,359,228 75,992 102,585 of $556,500 company m $2,778,272 381,565 949,493 Total income on 232,728 155,160 Other deductions Taxes $2,549,511 $2,623,211 Oper. profit income Other earned—. Interest Other $13,335,486 $10,721,505 9,675,382 7,759,850 3,527,290 2,336,188 1,&11,651 40,001 14,687 3,333 3,957,157 exps 10,322,459 110,172 operations from 313,821 325,291 sales of such bonds will first be offered tc stockholders of that any unsubscribed portion of the bonds will be purchased by underwriters. -• .... ■ I In addition the company proposes to transfer to Fish Machinery the . 1947—9 MOS.—1946 30,311,804 144,866,811 3,656,194 26,510,957 will sale and / purpose which K 50,849,892 the * meeting of stockholders will be held Dec. 1, 1947, of authorizing a financing program of the company, involve, if. the stockholders so determine, the issuance special for proposed, that (& Subs.)-^Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 g Net A payable Jan.. 15; 1948 to at the annual rate of made since and including 1922.—V. 166, p. 1989. Period End. Sept. 30— 3,000 30 have been Financing— Atlantic Coast Fisheries Co.—Plans dividend directors declared the regular quarterly the 19, Ga. In the first;-three quarters of 1947 it had a gross $317,832,288, and E. M. Morris, . Chairman, said comparable receivables in the fourth quarter the company's for the year is expected to exceed $425,000,000.—V. 166, p. 1470, with volume per share P» the, .capital stock, of record Dec. 15, 1947. Distributions American Ylscose Corp, $22,909,484 $19,409,862 16,310,656 13,293,058 — products sold— adv., gen. and $2.?5 Income 1945 1946 Aug. 31,'47 sales Net $9 per share Nov. On 5,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000 Inc. Years Ended Nov. End. holders 5,000 Watling, H. Rollins & E. 5,000 & Co., Inc.,,. Lerchen & Co. Alex. Brown & Sons First Southwest Co The Ohio Co Sills, Minton of that Dividend— $2.25 Quarterly Declares Usual 5,000 5,000 Co.^—-__ Dickson & Co., Inc. Pacific Co. of California— S. R. Republic Co. qn companies ' been has manager, volume .of business rural areas had nearly 2,000,000 telephones in Sept. 30.• Bell regional Michigan former Columbus, lines. power The underwriters and the shares to be purchased by each are as ... names follows: ^Central tric and eliminated. cancelled were UNDERWRITERS—The . Moneysmith, Ii. D. appointed Assistant Vice-President of Associates Investment Co. i j Associates operates 102 branch offices, having opened- three new branches this month at Minneapolis, Minn., Richmond, Va., 1 and - value senior financing division. methods in plant new Keller, B. Harvester customers, the demand Director, etc.— consultant and director of International Co., - has been elected a director of Associates Investment Co. A former Treasurer of International Harvester, Mr. Keller also serves as director of Continental Casualty Co'., Continental Assurance Co., and the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR. J J. R. Braue has been appointed Vice-President of Associates Discount Corp: in charge of the new Chicago offices. He was connected with Bankers. Commercial Corp. of Delaware for 24 years and was Treasurer •of its Chicago operation when Associates Investment bought out the Bankers Commercial $2,400,000 Chicago portfolio earlier this month. The new offices will be operated as part of the Associates commercial Arnold announced in 1945. three-to-five year objective —the Associates Investment Co,—New to approach the 700,000 million rural telephones of the year the Bell companies are expected mark in their post-war drive to add another the of registration under after completion until made be 1947 Monday, November 24, CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE 2 vear •• \••«/.• < •-. .• and advertisements must be made >•- In New York funds. issue on Monday]. Othei Dana Company. Reentered —».*«««* - . - Volume 166 Number 4649 THE The COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2095) 3 Capital Flotations in the United States During the Month of Octobei And for the Ten Months of the Calendar Year 1947 New corporate issues for October amounted to $674,- \ and $2,500,000 4J/4% preferred stock; $20,000,000 Cities 072,103, the largest monthly total since Dec. 1946, and Service Oil Co. 2%% debentures and compares with can $378,544,595 for September and $331,843,- 111 for October, 1946. 183, 88.7% or refunding. Same was Thus Of the total for October $598,149,- new the pattern for the money and trend of $75,922,920, financing 14th month, holds showing to new the 34.7% i The huge spurt in the October financing field viz: $100,000,000 Co. 3V8% Co. total; Pacific Telephone & first and refunding utility Telegraph debentures; $75,000,000 Pacific Gas & Electric 2%s; $40,000,000 New England to., same company for a total of new CORPORATE ures Capital 1947, —tl946 Refunding New Capital 1946 AND — —H945- Refunding Total New Capital $ $ $ $ $ 102,635,204 354,744,693 134,670,053 112,954,001 247,624,054 128,343,822 March 30,923,566 309,822,247 159,267,388 339,824,303 additional private as 1945 $ February-. was $4,793,014 refunding. 252,109.489 <fanuary__. $113,646,598 present a tabulation of figures since Janu¬ be necessary, particularly may FIGURES BY MONTHS Total Refunding $ Total $ 278,899,772 44,070,931 $ 322,970,703 47,616,401 270,262,410 317,878,811 28,925,290 162,182,000 17 91 24 31 91 July 1 July July 1 3 91 10 ' 9i day day day day day 91 Tre»s. bills bills of U. (Savings S. 307,169,645 435,484,918 68,071,687 295,766,014 363,837,701 indobt j. bds. Total Aug bonds- July 91 Aug 1 Ctfs. 1 August U. S. Savings bds. Depositary bonds.. August Tax Aug.21 Total Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Sept Treas. bills Treas. Of bills indebt day 91 day 91 day 92 day 18 25 1 Ctfs. 15 1 U. Treas. bills Treas. bills Treas. bills indebt S. Savings bds. Depositary bonds.. Tax Antic'n Total for 690,275,558 April 273,383,073 963,658,631- 690,386,056 1,000,987,783 141,067,908 736,847,786 877,915,694 1,302,030,000 1,302,890,000 1,302,309,000 1,102,179,000 2,208,348,000 2,577,709,€00 1,510,517,000 Six quarter September 1,943,747,751 1,305,982,000 Treas. bills Oct 1,301, 548,000 9 91 day Treas. bills bills 1,301,548,000 1,300,023,000 1,101,781,000 1,101,461,000 1,101,584,000 1,353*869,000 91 day Treas. Oct 23 91 day Treas. bills 1,303, 753,000 1,104, 764,000 1,103, 005,000 91 day Treas. bills 1,101, 584,000 448,903,580 289,889,643' 387,662,791 677,552,434 102,423,035 317,497,872 563,122,202 665,545,237 528,164,539 183,983,528 671,103,991 855,087,519 159,360,123 210,657,327 367,086,226 727,666,105 526,446,349 350,651,431 662,361,295 1.352,125 80,585,300 81,937,425 Oct 1,103,364,565 months 1,793,640,123 £uly J- 785,583,035 1,409,418,213 2,195,001,248 874,752,732 2,668,392,855 368,801,533 August 148,131,546 147,305,278 295,436,824 354,302,081 Geptember 256,357,364 122,187,231 378,544,595 170,348,753 144,641,925 887,730,697 392,718,764 1,280,449,461 893,452,367 1,267,471,496 3,948,842,316 75,922,920 674,072,103 598,149,183 449,673,579 818,475,112 212,213,966 754,156,243 Treasury bonds U. S. Savings bds. Depositary bonds 451,909,142 107,541,795 338,267,743 266,634,761 314,990,678 106,185,122 706,075,793 Tax Antic'n for 830,144,074 3,546,141,293 4,376,285,367 notes. 331,843,111 214,109,222 86,315,940 676,193,682 60,690,076 102,481,627 774,353,675 167,773,361 347,546,911 8,942,161,460 7,260,266,000 1,681,895,460 77,449,493,949 68,223,,540,000 9,225,953,949 442,572,659 1,439,729,428 1,882,302,037 3,515,117,815' 3,048,636,616 6,563,754,431 1,272,716,733 4,985,870,721 6/258,587,454 tRevised. 10,000,000 1,269,185,000 107,000,000 22,265,000 t97,CC0,00O 1,246,920,000 1,279,185,000 129,265/000 1,149,920,000 6,150,000 21,185,000 160,850,000 543,239,000 731,424,000 27,335,000 704,089,000 315,000,000 120,887,000 26,000,000 110/075^000 289,000,000 10,812,000 136,075,000 299,812,000- 20,000,000 96,175,000 35,000,000 154,035,000 115,000,000 t57,860,000 116,175,000 189,035,000 172,860,000 17(910,918,000 15,348,348,000 2,532,570,000 August— Certificates 167,000,000 564,424,000 Notes for August- We now present UNITED STATES our Certificates usual tabulation: •Notes Sept. .30 that subscriptions received were and ac¬ ury Certificates of Indebtedness offered in exchange par for par to holders of Treasury Certificates of Indebted-: of Series J-1947 Vvhich matured an in Oct. 1, on the amount of $1,439,563,000, 1947, the balance being retired cash. The 13, redeemed in cash all 4 V\ % Treasury Bonds presented for payment which tion Oct. 15, 1947. on There announced as called were were of 1947-52 for redemp¬ outstanding $758,945,- $00 of these bonds. The Treasury Department 1% on Oct. 22 announced ex¬ of 1,671 145,000 100 559 024,568 a 1 Aug 8 91 days 91 days Aug 15 Aug 21 July 21 Aug 1,601,741,000 1,668,267,000 1,633,803,000 1.717,998,000 1,223,453,000 91 days Aug 28 92 days 11 mos. 1 10-12 yrs. opened $970,220,000 was 459,754,177 for October | Arj,- sale of confined ' ■ its the 99.813 *0.741 *0.752 2,563,000 Department in Sept Sept 11 Sept 18 9.1 Sept 19 Sept 25 92 Sept Sept 1-30 Sept Sept 1-30 Sept Sept 1-30 Sept Total for ,1 '• • • ' to the usual weekly ' f t Treasury bills, Savings Bonds, Tax Anticipation Notes and Depository Bonds. notes; certificates Old Fund Retirement System, Insurance give complete details of the capital flota¬ tions during October including every issue of any kind brought out in that month. we Details of New Capital Flotations During October, 1947 days 1,682, 730,000 91 days 1,654 445,000 1,302 890,000 99.801 days 1,519, 494,000 *0.802 1,364. 389,000 1,302 309,000 1,102 179,000 99.797 days 99.793 *0.808 2,208, 348.000 2,577, 709,000 1,510 517,000 1 10-12 yrs. 1,302 030,000 99.806 *0.766 *0.789 2,203 348,000 2,577 709,000 100 100 1 1,510 517,000 100 466, 461,851 a Long-Term Bonds and Notes (Issues Maturing Later Than Five Years) 1 a 466, 461,851 7/b 12-yrs. 609,000 609,000 100 170 694,900 170 ,694,900 100 1,617,358,000 1,595,477,000 1,393,846,000 1.513,865,000 1,441,104,000 1,301,548,000 September Oct 3 Oct 9 91 7 Oct 16 91 92 1,943,747,751 days days Oct 17 Oct 23 91 days days Oct 24 Oct 30 91 days & Ohio RR. 2'/8% equipment trust certificates, 1948-1957. Purpose, purchase of equipi. :nt. yield from 1.30% to 2.35%, according to ma¬ turity. Offered by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Otis A Co.; The Illinois Co.; Julien Collins & Co.; McMaster Hutch¬ inson & Co.; The Milwaukee Co., and Mullaney, Ross e Co. due Nov. Priced b Oct 1, to 5,300,000 Chesapeake & tificates 99.791 + *0.817 1,303,753,000 99.791 1,104,764,000 99.789 1,103,005,000 99.784 1,101,584,000 99.779 1,353,869,000 100 970,220,000 100 488,118,200 a i RAILROADS $2,840,000 Baltimore 2 2 yrs. 2 Below a 91 Sept 26 Opt *0.741 due Ohio according *0.835 Inc.; *0,855 A. to G. Oct. Priced maturity. Becker 1%% Ry. annually chase of equipment. *0.827 & serial 15, equipment 1948-1957. trust Purpose, to yield from 1.10% to Offered by Halsey, Stuart Co. Inc.; Blaiv & Co., Inc.; 1 cer¬ ,ur- y)%, & Co. I W. + *0,873 Sept 22 Oct 1 1 year Sppt .5 Oct 1 18 years Oct 1-33 Oct 1 10-12 yrs. Oct 1-31 1,353,869,000 970.220,000 488,118,260 Oct 12 years 571,000 Oct 571,000 100 2 2 years 214,729,200 214,729,200 100 b 10 months. , ^ ■■■• . ■ 3 77,449,493,949 Average rate on a bank discount basis, 1 a Comprised of three sepa¬ series, of which series E haye 10-year maturity, are sold on a discount basis at 75, and yield 2.90%; series F have a 12-year maturity, are sold discount basis, at 74, and yield 2.53%; and series G a 12-year maturity, are sold at 100, and bear 2J/2% interest, Comprised, of separate issues, designated Treasurv nctes of tax series C-1947, C-1948, C-1949 and C-1950. Series G earnings about 1.07%.' have on a page 6) a * b on 2>/a 8,942,161,460 ... (Continued 1 rate operations Service and Unemployed Trust Fun® Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Account Retirement Fund, Foreign Service Retirement to Federal 6,548,027,677 subscribed for and Treasury to notes 2.563,000 100 August 4 *0.740 153,922,500 100 5 Total for above 99.813 1,201,036,000 1,301,679,000 99.908 1,124,838,000 100 459,754,177 a 153,922,500 Total for October the 1,201,158,000 2 yrs. f of of Fund, Alaska Railroad Retirement Fund Postal Government Life Insurance Fund, National 'servico Fund, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation. tNet 99.813 Oct 1-31 were months special series certificates Adjusted Service Certificates Fund and sold and Civil a 1,103,077,000 12 yrs. Sept allotted in full. Outside •% 9,445,800,168 Aug 7 Aug 14 Aug 22 the for subscriptions on Sept. 29 and closed at the close of v *0.740 October 10 retired! Aug 12 Vfe mos. Oct. 8. 2,741 897,000 559, 024,568 12 V-2 mos. specifically limited and the books on *Comprise-sales Canal Zone 1 The amount of the offering *0.740 Savings Sept 15 A-1965, dated and bearing interest from Och 99.813 99.813' 2 Sept 15 announced Total b 2 15 *0.737 100 2 Oct. *0.594 99.905 + *0.376 100 Sept on 99.850 99.814 6 ,736,000 Sept offering of 2Vz% Treasury Bonds, invest¬ for 1,302 515,000 1,300 023,000 1,101 548,000 231 ,274,600 Aug 20 amount for 6 736,000 of . Total 231 ,274,600 Sept 12 1, 1947, in the > October— 2 yrs. Aug 26 Indebtedness of Se¬ 435,887,000 Notes 1,101 260,000 1,101 522,000 July 1 September Certificates Life for for 12 yrs. The results of this offering will be given 1,1947 and due Oct. 1,1965. {business Total Yield % 2,741 897,000 10 mos. Treasury Department ment Series 1,552 038,000 1,600 796,000 days 91 days In¬ these columns next month. results of the 1,841 142,000 1,661 863,000 91 July 10 July 17 Price 50,569,756,893 91 days 91 days an of K-1947, maturing Nov. $1,774,578,000. was not 3 Total $ months— 6 July July 24 91 days July 25 July 31 Jun 23 1 year July 1 July 1-31 July 1 10- 12 yrs. Total Treasury Certificates change for Treasury Certificates The July 3 July 11' July 18 for Aug 1-31 August K-1948, dated Nov. 1, 1948, in debtedness of Series ian 27 Accepted 1947 Amount Applied for Due Aug 1-31 Aug 1 Aug 1-31 August offering of 11 months ries Total Jun June on DURING Amount Dated July 1-31 July July 1-31 July Secretary of the Treasury FINANCING $ Offered cepted to the offering of Series J-1948 1-year 1% Treas¬ Oiess TREASURY Date in . September— Treasury Financing in October $1,353,869,000 $ 2,781,449,000 July— Total on Net IssueA $ 17,906,617,000 15,125,168,000 515,320;272 256,909,782 1,782,390,468 • Retired $ months & FINANCING Issued 6 989,700,890 1,203,810,112 Twelve months The Treasury Department announced 571,000 214,729,200 163,171,703 105,385,492 970,220,000 488.118,260 214,729,200 10 months for 2,983,000 1,544,000 571,000 INTRA-GOVERNMENT Tctal 3,720,000 970 220,000 October for 637,765,751 488 118,260 Certificates 65,208,350 1,525,480,686 ._ 1,353 869,000 812,260,915 425,940,883 1,798,499,779 2,224,440,662 668;968,183 quarter indebt 445.809,538 589,877,742 December of 966,370,209 97,607,061 >- 1,989,637,129 2,791,726,834 4,781,363,963 Stfovember Fourth 1 404,203,191 1,747,641,514 2,151,844,705 691,922,565 1,585,374,932 October 1 Oct Total 606,468,042 2,681,370,820 Ctfs.' Oct 263,135,283 1,010,793,728 1,273,929,011 1,096,184,762 2,099,804,269 3,195,989,031 123,226,255 Nine months 1 Total 483,241,787 Third quarter-. Oct Oct 601,369,659 1,704,734,224 609,000 170,694,900 day 210,666,667 Second 466,461,851 92 73.214,400 311,709,864 11 170,694,900 2 517,008,778 May 616,239,67? 609,000 notes. Oct 375,689,120 fune 2,563,000 153,922,500 5,931,788,000 Oct 16 310,601,727 459,754,177 1,302,030,000 1,302,890,000 1,302,309,000 1,102,179,000 2,208,348,000 2,577,709,000 1,510,517,000 466,461,851 bills of 1,201,158,€00 1,201,036,€00 1,301/079,000 1,124,838,000 6,548,027,677 Treas. 799,411,168 1,103/077^00 153,922,500 Treasury notes Treasury notes 15 6,736,00®" 231,274,600 2,563,000 notes. August 91 11 559,024~568 1,103,077,000 1,201,158,000 1,201,036,000 1,301,679,000 1,124,838,000 459,754,177 Treas. bills Treas. bills Antic'n for 4 870, COG 1,506,000 9,445,800,168 ,8,646,389,000 day 91 day 91 day 92 day Aug 14 5,490,641,893 1,302,515,000 1,300,023,000 1,101,548,000 1,100,390,000 1,100/016,000 2,741,897,000 231,274,600 for 7 Indebtedness 6,736,000 Tax Antic'n notes. Oct 30 First quarter , Refunding 1,302,515,000 1,300,023,000 1,101,548,000 1,101,260,000 1,101,522,000 2,741,897,000 559,024,568 bills Treas. Treas. Ctfs. July 7 New 50,569,756,893 45,079,115,000 Treas. bills Treas. bills' Depositary FUNDS Accepted , months... 191,107,290 128,315,273 449,646,550 July July July July July 6 Aug Of the month's total financing is brought to light. -1947New for Aug 28 $118,439,612, up showing the different monthly amounts of oorporate financing; Revisions of the 1946 and 1947 fig¬ $23,496,552; $15,000,- OF we Total OF Total Amount 1945, ary, 000 El Paso Natural Gas Co. first mortgage pipe line 3s SUMMARY of the June financing; money and Below , shares common placed in August; 23.5% of the July so for; October 1946. $30,000,000 ft. J. Reynolds To25-yr. loan; $15,000,000 American Water Works Inc. collateral trust 3s and 2,687,069 the Compared with $277,694,£29 in September and $50,025,000 Telephone & Telegraph Co. 3% debentures, and $40,000,- of the of financing for the month of September; Municipal issues for October footed Q00 Duke Power Co. first and refunding 2.65s. i Other large issues were: jbacco Co. 10.9% This compares with 23.8% 14.2% of the May total; 40.9-% of the April financing; 18.7% of the March issues; 43.8% of the February total, and 45.8% placed in January. the pre¬ over of the total. 80% of the issues . vious months is attributed to large issues in the privately in October aggregated $166,comprising 20 separate issues, and represented total ^corporate money greater than refunding operations, with the exception of iMay last. • ' • " ; : < • • • < , Type of Security Dated Issues placed ,422,006, 11.3% or USE $19,910,100 Ameri¬ Brake Shoe Co. 4% convertible preferred stock. In the comprehensive tables lowing pages we compare on the the fol¬ October and the ten months, figures with those for the corresponding periods in the four preceding, comparison. years year thus affording a five ■ s • a O H O a o > a > a o O > a a o a o a o r1 o 9? HH OS to HH HH 1-3 CO Refundi g 12,9 0 38,50 7,869,0 59,2860 1,031520 15,0 0 1,32,347 27,36 87 12,9 0 49,531 20 2,869 0 18,204 3,2804 280,980 6,94,193 167,653 7,392,86 15,0 0 280,980 25, 4593 167,653 5,0 ,0 40,35 85 1,759,380 47,1526 36,25 0 516,80 194,758 7,859,380 24,685 7 34,750 504,278 73,2157 6,10 , 0 40,67326 Capit l 75,40265 42,370 108,3 60 Total 618,3542 42,370 61,50 136, 4813 46,9806 Capit l 1,2038 12 126,093 0 42, 0 67,2 795 Total Total 3,2804 l7o~48,63 6,34,193 37,20 0 9,15,265 7,0 ,0 $ 701,350 Refundi g 587,14987 19758.75 5,10,0 7,0 ,0 s Capit l $ New Total $ 14,85123 1764,25 4,815,265 4,5 2,50 921,5870 2,40,0 20,9562 54,32 90 50 ,0 -1945 143,98267 New 259,170 37,60 35,6 1 31,8431 Refundi g 35,87 40 297 4,950 140, 0 65,20835 132,6450 26,34761 674,0213 75,92 0 Total $ 460,750 64798,620 149, 843 Refundi g 50,67290 257 0, $ Capit l New t 409, 208 39,24860 149, 843 875,0 13,64598 598,14 83 : - Grand Total Recaonstrudi " v; 'V Can dian + Other Farm United NOAGRENUWFPID 24,685 7 5,0 ,0 14,85123 14,250 921,5870 50 ,0 0 Refundi g 21,570 512,9 052 10,73 0 46,058 27 24,05 786 5,782,954 820,4 19 50 ,0 0 6,970, 0 27,5 948 3,801,30 28,41 73 25,94 214 8,467,046 10,8491 28,470 540,67 0 13,8750 74,30 0 50, 0 $ Capitl New $ Totai 40,23 0 12,9760 85,2160 9~570 0 237,0 $ $ Capitl New $ Total 95,0 0 CHAR TE Capit l New 25.397,423 168,79 1 2 ,017 0 56,2905 10,4370 146,03975 24,05 786 31,8037 12,36713 1,280, 0 72~ 570 57,13850 3,013625 1 ,024 1 6,970, 0 40,12361 5,081,30 07^2*205^ 85,379 6 26,34921 42,980671 1,50,0 1,90 , 0 40 ,0 70,0 0 945,18 104,0 0 35,8740 62,7034 1,09643 945,18 104,0 460,750 13,0 0 12,50 409, 208 29 ,950 48,069387 51,2769 9,450 35,069387 38,97 6 9,450 30 ,0 30,74 0 287,69150 69,7058 20, 0 1.0 ,0 758"4~,l7 72, 61 40,23 0 12,9 18 104,0 140. 0 30 ,0 34,70 327,9450 76,09 0 20, 0 1,0 ,0 29 ,950 29,14950 l736,0 23,460 Refundi g 4,0 ,0 40,253 0 6,419,420 $ 43,50 9,814 50 ,0 50,67290 21,03 0 105,3960 85,2160 $ -1947 74,16 048 5,71 3 1,350, 0 7,~2 5~O6 157, 951 3,5084 1,096,43 95,0 0 147,9 0 1,096,43 "29 7950 1978417 37 ,0 29,34950 19,20 16,43 0 29,14950 74 ,147 43,91 6 21,03. 0 106,48 71 104,0 40,67326 1,759380 12,0341 58,41 048 279,8312 28,970 596,321 15,2 0 7,25To6O 231,4951 50,4 0 1,50,0 2,40 , 0 ireo. o 259,170 Refundig 19,20 16,43 0 -1946 40 ,0 0 1,759,380 2,4960 1,520, 0 12,301 23 15,67031 127,35693 95,0 0 18,72450 1,09643 "29 ,950 18,0714 7615398,,82400782 23141,,8049 65,20835 26,3471 15,20 2 213,97103 34,70. 376,014387 127,3 .69 19.450, 1,0 ,0 15, 0 2 674,0213 25, 0 4,0 ,0 53,2 50 18,69420 75,92 0 15,20 2 18,74103 30,74 0 32,7608 108,6427 19,450 1,0 ,0 15, 0 2 71,958 fbSuotnadyiess OCTBER Notaesn-d ceotp.,manufctres oiemanufctrig ;throaelddtiicnng., Noatens-d ceopt,manufctres oimanufctrig throaelddtiicnn.gg,, ceotp,manufctres-. oimanufctrig; throaelddtiicnng.g,, ceopt,manufctres oimanufc.trig throaelddticinn.gg,, 59s8e,1c4urit3 OOFCTBERCorpate-— boannodtesds Prefstockd stock bonanodtesds Prefstolrcekd stock foreign—Lbonogan-ntoedrtemss PrefstockdComstocokn corpate GovernmtInBteraainonklforgeoviegrnmntLGoaaanvndcie,s•Mu&nicpal—tSt.es,,SPostaeeisn toa.l fdiingnculuoroedest Domestic- Long-term Short-em Com on Candian- Long-termShort-em Com on Other Short-em 105,3640 $ -1945 20, 0 4,793,014 New 87165,0 35,261 1,520 7,301,23 New 20, 0 18,439612 Capitl 23,460 $ MONTH 594,1 87 $ 47,2650 49,150 $ $ SOUMFARY 6,10 , 0 $ 179, 0 50,250 Total -1947 708,350 $ 214,092 CaDi New -1946 6,10 , 0 Refundi g 34.75,0 504,278 49,036 0 -194 M7192,830505629419678.3,841020,457934i{UISAnBftteOGplProbaoFvecfrhgniodcarmsfdkpg.manllnuteydsTOFFTSYICUSEHICNNAHVOARBERRPESAD LOFFTMFACOYIGNUHIEAVRVEABCRMENDRPGST, 4,5 2,50 10,8491 1,90,0 76,05814 30,4237 36,25 0 51,80 154,0 $ 28,9215 $ 15,0 0 $ 98,7089 26,093 0 42, 0 38, 06 Refundi g 820,4 19 14,89760 23,901263 $ $ -1943 n> 1,3 2,347 86, 2467 10,86 0 5,364,190 56,897416 $ New FCOREPIGNAT, 1,50,0 46,0 0 1,2580 Capit l -194 48,09413 Total Devlopmnt. cr 1,50 , 0 34,756 93 27,9 0 49,81250 86, 2467 $ B fD 1,3250 21,94 193 Refundig 59,23860 27^36",87 —1943 < 92,5790 127,35693 56,920 16,589 0 20,84563 $ O 27,9 0 38,50 26,150 $ 92,5.^0 28741,50 6,34 193 al T~" a 3 t-1 HH tT* •These OF MONTH Bonds , coal, indausntrdl bueildtncgs, ' Intvreustsmn,Miscelanous SBhoortn-TdesmRailroads utiles sctoeall,,Equipment and indausntrdl bueildtcng.s, Intvreustmsn,Miscelanous Railroads utiles sctoeall,,Equipment andindausntrdl bueildtncgs, — Intvreustmsn,Miscelanous Railroad_s utiles sctoeall,,Equipment and indausntrdl bueildtncgs, , — Investmn.trus,Miscelanous corpate Long-Term Railroads Puutiblleics Irsoten,l,Equipment Maotnords Total Total Other -i. Land, Rub er Oil Ship ing Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Oil Ship ing Stocks Total otal— Total T Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Oil Ship ing Public Iron, Motors Other Land, Rub er Oil Ship ing 10 CO I <1 O £ § Gi £ Oi os fD § M O O o > fr 3 CO >-S I—I > t-1 > o K W § o r 55 w o tr» HH -1 to CO O . Total 618,390 38,0 0 83,108 43 2,410735 20,5 0 792,60857 90, 0 Total 43,80 90,78 Refundi g 452,81403 15,0 0 60,35 60 3,568, 0 18,0 0 90, 0 386,4 0 236, 81 2, 50, 0 57,340 14,75 106 $ -1943 Capitl 16,2579 2,50 0 2,75318 28,4205 $ New Total $ 2,148930 12.750 376,05340 83,1 910 59,250, 0 Refundi g 1,74903274 10,75 0 247,10597 8,63,81 38,250 Capit l 39,1 726 2,0 ,0 128,9473 74, 8•092 21,0 0 Total 639,08 0 Refundi g 76,120 259,7 0 10, 0 16,32 403 7,0 X5 6 1,-79-3:5 37,0 0 15,0 0 50 ,0 Total $ 2 0, 0 518.70, 96,038 17,90 37,1.25: 85,70 0 2,51 0 1,50,0 8,2750 Capitl 84,350 20,19358 7,50,0 20,0 215:0315 42,63853 $ New 1,3 2,347 63,9243 0 76,12.0 274,31052 10, 0 7,0 1:6 179,3867 3ri2X347 2,0 ,0 2,0 ,0 43.825,0 1,05879 2 10,4 0 286,0 .615 43.06714 2,51 0 45,0 0 4, 1975 2,16 72 1,987,50 147,3601 10,3890 9,823540 1,835 13 84,350 42,360 9,48750 2 0, 0 362.41,825 52,71 53 1,50X65 9.823.540 62,48 913 14,5914 9,26,082 29, 5:60 632.07,648 96,28452 14,85~0:926 234,972 1,4 7680 2,14.75 4 214,3 082 32. X0 1,079.68 305,689.452 1,750 49,850926 10.32:6O 319,64729 80,30 4,50 0 16,57 230 6,534,02 237,50 287,95 17 61.4 ,905 6,50b:6O 102,8693 i,To 75 50,649 0 2 0. 0 528.170 1,0 5982 19,8750 648, 240 95.83 90 2.51 0 46.50, 0 5d0 106,92 8 10,75 0 82,01 30 12,96730 45X0O, O 678T6-,375 10,. 750, 5.26,0 17,291380 4,267, 54 520, 0 13574T,253 17,0 .0 150, 0 2,518,795 10,67 53 12,750 104,27.982 1,987,50 269,35740 10,3890 45,06:0 9.823:540 18,6518 2,0 10, 0 750, 0 Refundi g 43,8250 975,81 642 10,4 0 164,07 85 43,06714 2,51 0 37,625 0 520, 0 15, 9578 13,680 291,60.f 14,267 54 31478 129 17.0 0 7.21.0 2,518,795 13,29.0 2,50 0 2,38,380 1,07,54 45, 765 -468:795 2716-7,53 2,0 ,0 $ -194 3,50 , 0 15,0 0 14,531 20 48,06 473 50 ,0 0 8,0 ,0 $ 468,795 38,0 0 16,94 0 1,07,54 93,618 29 1,346980 2,071.582 203,5702 "237.50 541,341 215.4,691 10,2890 3,09720 4.3X0 14,2784 8°3 9 $ 4,351 620 46,0 0 938,25683 213,8467 5,4 2,50 25,0 0 J47.9 0 639,50 671,25087 5,0 ,0 Refundi g 3,841736 4,50 0 540,96 509 41,264328 25,0 0 1,4 065 1,956380 205,70 3,o"6:56o 47,6012 209. 0 1,750 35,op o 10,3820 83,50 50 ,0 0 4,0 0 Refundig 197,03 253, 7624 153,80.76 10,2890 26,509720 4,32765 38,5 46 1.34026,5 1,9235 50 ,0 4.0 ,0 Total $ • 47,9 0 613,4750 314,210 S -1945 9,7 3,0 New 4,730, 0 208,95 67 14,20 New 520, 0 13,680 273,680 13,250 184,20-6 17,0 0 7,21,0 2,05,0 Capitl 5,260 14,08 3,250, 0 520,0 67r8~3":597 17,0 0 150,0 2,05,0 21,0350 352,190 324,67 95 7,490, 0 $ $ $ -1943 t21,035 356,920 53,68942 21,70 0 $ -194 |1,0 ,0 $ -SL $ -1945 40 ,0 80,30 1,50 , 0 46, 0 0 T14256255,,,6840412876,303999172784109 7362,6,07,5,86921034340235tFJGtUMPNSBiIEoehnarh•povdoua'cdbgamlenIrvsngnbwcldigfuatfefyck..s§S^UCRDIvliuecmswdy.eMEOFYF3SNIHCODVAA1RRS. 2313,41,02,947381698400677758,650293 15,2471106,359,88796743;2302 245,8,6122656,7095443998,17320..6907408271 MFTEOFYFLAM3INUNOIAHCAVDR1CRRDPMNS.G Capitl 467,0324 1.90,0 397,2 .174 172,5834 5,4 2,50 $ New Total 3,17860 38,1250 9 ,69780 753,1496 126,950 Refundi g 2,164 8531 2,14,0 482, 324 73,158 29 126,950 $ -1946 90 ,0 0 $ New Total CFGOOORVREPERINGMANTT,, SOUMFARY $ 3,542067 16,50 0 759,1386 451,2036 101,50 Refundi g 1,0692 76 5,235,0 239,408 3 31,852 7 4,973,50 Capit l 2,9 8642 1,2650 520, 5103 419,26479 $ New 521,50 64,1580 1,8320. 54,29 30 137,50 0 495,2180 589,60 15,7290 41, 450 16,"32:65 15,06250 Refundi g 592, 50 83,96 4 34,69230 24,91820 516,78427 8,359.0 50 ,0 0 9,~23 70 28,349602 2,064,0 Capitl 71,863.0 29,3160 19,60 13750, 271,03592 72,831573 7.30. 0 40,9450 6,9~0,0 86,71289 10.80 70.26372 10.83,80 SXprTBO 538,1762 90.46,71 1,461,0 16,841206 6.05:0 178,4950 64,1580 41 .653 80,51,962 246,758 601,325.69705 628,14953 2.31,50 5n°.-7>04r) 1,34.751 28,76581 498.52 64 50,0 0 2,50 , 0 24,8294 2,732,08 28,9750 34,0813 34,8754 8735-0,926 13,427914 35,125,0 38,125,0 37,634 5826,59,62 109,258760829.07,95 38,549 3 6,502,50 12.59 30 1,34,751 12,63 81 348, 1064 50 ,0 0 $ $ -1946 271-9,57 572697 25 31,47362 592, 0 1,7 02.45 40,317 0 -812,718 435,17048 527,4327 8.359.0 3,219,57 1,50X725 9,8469 36,01 Q0 85,960247 20,634 62 10674-5,82 618.9 065 27.54,3 6,502,50 9,539,3 1,34751 10,36408 316,89 702 71,8630 385.712, 3 40,23 62 245,9 :842 890.42,657 10.4610 13,87250 50.48 3 1.34751 17,-26408 438,61.0 $ CONITGSOURRNEPHUIFPWEAIED §82,1.0 250, 0 13,0 531, 0 2,068 30 52,0 0 83,0 0 328,0 39,2 71 29,0 0 $ -1947 Total 127,450 714,2793 5, 0 , 0 "39 ,0 0 25,0 0 10723,497 1,50,0 1,90 , 0 New 20, .0 68,570 15,2791 760, 0 7,841,0 40 ,0 Capitl 10,80 45,1348 8,071,30 3,O~ "5O6 194,0 96 5,19214 1.461.0 8,490,280 6ro~5 ":65 45,91536 $ 20, 0 813, 50 869,25.48 760, 0 7,50 , 0 7,942,50 7,50 , 0 90 ,0 0 Capit l 1,04 569 36.01 0 517,48 56 679,30865 $ 26,05 0 357,126987 5,0 ,0 " 39 ,0 0 25,0 0 10^273,*497 from New 436,0 -50:6 : : •3570: 812,718 291,6741 5,625,0 210, 840 10,9750 2,1 4,0 40 ,0 0 57825:60 -60 :5 5 976- 5: 16,50 0 409,23 6 21,058 02 520,378.41 37.481,967 3,20,0 2,0 ,0 128,356 70 Refundi g 29,80. 847,9357 3,0 ,0 106,571 3.945,0 4,01 0 25,0 0 6,01,986 20 ,0 0 2,0 ,0 209,527 47,213685 Capit l 183,90 1,24 57 27,0 0 10,36250 12,80 0 503,8 5 147,805. 9.860, 0 41,90 0 138,9 014 20 ,0 0 X X O O "YcXo o 67~40,5O Total $ 213,90 2,09 8 50 27,0 0 10.36250 15,80. 0 610,3750 15,70 53.871,0 6,90 145,60 $ -1947 CAHARNTDE $ New 31,,237495906 8,10 3 20,75 83 0 51,,88926437 bSmtaunicypeldtsesBAruhlnswrick 21,3,06788974 3,0 5,0 5,235,0 708,930 13,85248 1,563 000 816 000 o^D 002 914 967 100 000 15,12,2,076472096339 213. 90. 2,49 ,721 27,0 0, 10.13R 36,858, 1, 36573. 289.231 57.071. 67.50 . 2,0 ,0 283,61.70 29.80, 1,0576 32 3,0 0 15.780, 3.945,0 4.01, 0 25,0 0 708,930 23,47 234 271,604 1.265,0 19,730189 21,058 02 473,16 29 137,48967 3,20 0 1,291,07 14,521 950,47 9 183,90 27,0 0 10.36,250 3,85 02 980.73,14 285, 6.97 13.06 0 42,50 1.291,07 260,15936 1,420564 1 1,342799506 EO3CNTD1BER boannodtedss stock stock boannodtedss stock stock-. foreign- boannondtedss. stack stock corpate J fdifingunocubltoraodeinesest NBootaensd-s GovernmtIBntearanioklforgeoviegrnmnt,GaanvcdiesM&unicpal—tSt.es,,SPostaeeisn QNMauenitwbobc,, O3EMCNOTDN1BTEHRS utiles eccootparl,,1manuft acesori indmaaunsunftcrtdrilg bueildtncgs, htteroraultdcsin.g,, - NBootaensd-s utiles eccootparl,, manufces or—i. inmdaaunusnftcrtdrilg bueildtn—cg'.s, htteorraldutcisn.g,, — utiles eccootpal,, manufctres— oi."indmauansuntfrctdrilg — bueildtncgs,; Inhvtereosatmldtcin-r.ug,, :utiles cceooptal,,manufctres oi indamuanusfncttrridg—_l bueildtncgs, _ tthrroauelddstiicnngg.,,, csoerpcuraitte MONTHS Long-term Short-em Pref red Com on Candian- Long-term Short-em PIer f red Com on Other Long-term Short-em Pr;ef red Com on Corpate— Domestic* Total Can dian Loan United Other Farm 1i * toal •These Grand Proovinfce 10 Long-Term Railroads Public Irsoten,l, Equipment Maotnords Investmn Miscelanous Short-Tem Railroads Public ste l, Equipment Maotnords Total : Ship ing Other Land, Rub er Oil Iron, Other : Land, Rub er Oil Ship ing Investmn Miscelanous Total Stocks- Railroads Public Irsoten,l,Equipment Moatonrds Other Land, Rub- e_ri Ship ing Oil Miscelanous Total otal— T Railroads Public? ISroten:l, Equipment Maotnords Other L«>nd. Ruber' Ship ing Investmn Miscelanous Oil Total 6 Monday, November 24, 194TT & FINANCIAL .CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE (2098) I Co.; Freeman & Co.; First of Michigan Milwaukee Co.; The Wisconsin Co.; Julien Pressprich Corp.; & The Co.; Mullaney, Ross 5s Co.; Win. E. Pollock Co., Inc.; The First Cleveland Corp.; Martin, Burns 5s Corbett, Inc.; Mason, Moran 5s Co.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; Thomas & Co., and P. S. Yantis. 5s Co., Inc. Collins & & 3,450,000 Chicago Eastern & Illinois trust equipment 2%% RR. due $115,000 semi-annually May 1, 1962. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Priced to yield from 1.30% to 3%, according to maturity. Offered by Halsey Stuart & Co., Inc.; A. G. Becker 5s Co. Inc.; Otis & Co.; Freeman 5s Co.; First of Michigan Corp.; Martin, Burns 5s Corbett, Inc.;( Mullaney, Ross 5s Co.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; certificates, series E, 1948-Nov. 1, . S. Yantis & Co., Inc. Moran & Co., and F. Mason, St. Paul & Pacific RR. 1%% equip¬ series AA, due semi-annually of equip¬ ment. Priced to according to maturity. Offered by Salomon Bros. 5s Hutzler; Drexei & Co.; Union Securities Co., and Stroud 5s Co., Inc. , 2,240,000 Chicago, Milwaukee, certificates, trust ment April 1948-Oct. 1, 2% RR. *6,850,000 Erie certificates, due Oct. 15, equipment trust Purpose, purchase of equipment. Awarded to Bank of New York and 10 associates on 1948-1957. National First of bid 1, 1957. Purpose, purchase yield from 1.10% to 2,10,%, 99.54. , 4,000,000 Jacksonville Terminal Co. 1st mtge. 3%% bonds, series A, due Dec. 1, 1977. Purpose, refunding. Price, 101.35 and int. Offered by The First Boston Corp.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Clyde 5s Fenner C. Granby, Marache Beane; and Lord, & Corp. Pierce 1,760,000 Kansas City Southern Ry. 2Va % equipment trust certif¬ icates, series H, due semi-annually 1948-1957* Purpose, purchase of equipment. -Priced to yield from 1.15% to 2.20%, according to maturity. Offered by Harris, Hall 5s Co. maturity. Offered by Halsey; Stuart & Go. Inc.; A. G. Becker & Co. Inc.; R. W. Pressprich & -Co.; Free¬ man 5s Co.; Gregory & Son, Inc.; William Blair 5s Co.; Julien Collins & Co.; Mullaney, Ross 5s Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; The Milwaukee Co.; Martin, Burns & to Corbett, Inc.; Mason, Moran & Co.; Alfred O'Gara 5s Co., and F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc. series equipment trust certificates, Purpose, purchase of Priced to yield from 1.20% to 2.45%, accord¬ B, due Oct. 15, equipment. ing to maturity. Drexel & 1948-1962. Sanford; Harold Inc. Bank Trust & Colonial PUBLIC $10,000,000 Alabama 1977. Purpose, 100.766 and Merrill Offered int. Pierce, Lynch, The Co.; UTILITIES by The Fenner & Robinson-Humphrey First Co., Weld Agee consideration Price, Insurance 5,031.000 .Derby due Power 1977. Society Co. ($8,500,000). Metropolitan tion. Sold United tne Sold privately to Equitable to Shore Gas debentures. tal Price, 4,500,000 Metropolitan Edison Purpose, Co. 1st bank pay mtge. 3% bonds, loans, reimburse int. Minsch, to finance Offered and & of series 8-year an capital. Price, Co. 6s 101% and Insuraiice Ball, Burge & Kraus; Bear, Stearns & Co.; Blair & Co., Inc.; William Blair & Co.; H. F. Boynton & Co., Inc.; Burr & Co., Inc.; Byrd Brothers; Chace, Whiteside, Warren 6s Sears, Inc.; City Securities Securities Corp.; - Clayton Corp.; Julien Collins & Co.; Cooley & Co.; Courts & Co.; R. L. Day & Co.; Dick & Merle-Smith; R. S. Dickson & Co., Inc.; Francis I. duPont 6s Co.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Fauset, Steele & Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; First of Michigan Corp.; Graham, Parsons & Co.; Green, Ellis & Anderson; Gregory & Son, Inc.; Hallgarten & Co.; Ira Haupt & Co.; Hawley, Shepard 6s Co., Inc.; Hayden, Stone & Co.; Heller, Bruce & Co.; Hill & Co.; Hirseh & The Co.; Parker Illinois Co.; by Corbett, The Milwaukee Inc.; Mullaney, Ross & Co.; Nashville Co.; Taylor Martin, & I Securities Co.;; >E. M. Newton 6s Co.; The Ohio Co.; Otis & Co.; Roger S. Palmer Co.; Patterson, Copeland 6s Kendall, Inc.; Paul due tures, of (Del.) Co. 1967. Corp. j $250,000 Baker and Kansas Educational Association the"Methodist Episcopal Church, Baldwin University (Trustees of) City, Kan. fund bonds, 1960. of 1st sinking and serial (2 % -3-314 %■) mtge. 1, 1952, 1957 and March 1, construction. Priced at 100.504 due serially Sept. Purpose, to finance according 101, f\ ETC. BUILDINGS, LAND, to maturity. ' Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Third Orde* Francis, Lorctto, Pa., 2% -3% legal tender coupon notes,, due serially Aug. 15, 1948-1957. Purpo'so, finance building construction. Price, 100-101, according to maturity. Olfered by Loewi & Co. 750,000 Province of Co. period the of Regular St. \\ $1,000,000 MISCELLANEOUS I of Distributing Co. 5% sinking fund deben* tures, due 1959 (with stock purchase warrants). Purpose, Central $150,000 Ohio Ohio Life and Price, expansion. bjj Offered 100. Co. July 1967. 1, capital. Loan Small Pottstown 150,000 Assurance Co., Inc. 5% debenture bonds, du€i reduction of bank loan, working Offered by Suplee, Ycatman & Cq« Purpose, Price, par. $300,000 4%% series, due Stroud stocks ferred stocks are Light Travelers Insurance Harriman Corp. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Burr stated a of computed no Ripley Works series, Transit Corp. July & Electric C. W. Bacon, Kidder, Co.; & Patterson, Cope¬ •& Co. Inc.; Co.; sinking fund refunding. Placed Inc. Faint Co. 5% sinking fund debentures, due Sept. 1, 1962. Purpose, finance acquisition, construction and equipment. Price, 100. Offered by City Securities Corp. & Ballard Co. 1st mtge. 314-%■ bonds, due 1962. purchase of new plants modernization and ex¬ Price, par. Placed privately. *2,000,000 Ballard Purpose, . tensions. *3,000,000 (E. W.) Bliss Co. 3'/a% promissory notes, due Oct. 1, 1962. refunding. Placed privately with Massachusetts Life Insurance' Co. and New England Mutual Life Purpose, Mutual Insurance Co., through Allen. & Co. *800,000 Brockelman due 1962.' Brotheers Inc. 3%% sinking fund debentures retire bank loaris and finance. ex¬ Placed privately through Lee Hig¬ Purpose, panding inventories^ ginson Corp. Helicopters, 140,000 Central ■ . retire liabilities current ? J 5% Inc. and notes, due purchase Offered by H. P. Piatt & Co. par. 1957. helicopter's. . • Co.; Weil Purpose, Securities Inc.; Co., Hemphill', Noycs & Co.; Inc.'; Secur* Union Corp.; Co., Inc.;', A. G. Becker & Co., Central Republic Co. (Inc.); Allyn & C, & Inc.J Co., & Merrill Lyhch, Piex-ce, Fenner <5fl Co.; Webster Hornblower Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sons Inc.J Estabrook & Co.; Graham, Parsons W. E. Hutton & Si Sons; Laurefice; M; Co.; & Dullej Harold E. Wood & Co., and Wurts, Arnold; & & Hutton Riter & Co. Price, , . 1st f - 2,125,000 Carolina mtge. 4%% sinking fund bonds, refunding ($419,420), general ($380,580)'. * Pi-ice,_ .par and interest. by Illinois Securities Co. and Mullaney, EosS:& Co. Corp. 800,000 Conlon-Moore A, Burr, Brown Stubbs; MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIAL & Ripley Harriman Co.; & Si Si Marks & CO.; F. S. Moseley & Co.* Pomeroy, Inc.; Whiting, Weeks & Paul H. Davis Si Co.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Harris, Hall Si Co: (Inc.); Maynard H, Murch Si Coi; Singer, Deane & Scribner; Baker, WattS & Co.; Mackubin, Legg & Go.; The Milwaukee Co.; Moor0f Leonard & Lynch; Putnam & Co.; The Wisconsin Co.; Buckley Brothers; McJunkin, Patton & Co.; Bacon, Whipple & Co.; Boenning & Co.; Brooke, Stokes & Co.; First ol Michigan Corp.; Charles II. Gilman and Co.; Granbex-y, Marache & Lord!; Grimm Si Co.; Hill, Richards & Co.; Laird, Bissell Si Meeds; E. W. &, R. C. Miller & Co»$ Newbux-ger & Hiano; Pacific Co. of California; Pacific Nox'thwdst Co.; H. M. Payson Si Co.;" Peters, Writer 5a Christensen, Inc.; Willianl R. Staats Co.; Starkweather & Co.; Stix & Co.: Bateman, Elchler & Co.; R. H. Johnsoa & Co.; Lester & Co.; Allison-Williams Co.; Geo. G. Apple.4 gate; 'Arthurs, Lest'range & Klima; Bioren & Co.; H.' F. Boynton Si Co., Inc.; Burnham and Co.; Richard W. Clarko Corp.;' S. K. Curtningham Si Co., Inc.; A. G. Edwards 5j Sons; First California Co.; Hill & Co.; Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Inc.; Kinsley & Adams; Mason-Hagan, Inci; Milhous," Martin & Co.; Paul & Co.; The Robinson* Humphrey Co.; Scherck, Richter Co.; Sweeney, Cartwriglx® Co.; Taussig, Day 8i Co., Inc.; J. D. Van Hooser & Co.$ Si Thomas & Co., 4V4% by Underwritten subsidiaries. and per Work$ Water American Co.; The First Boston Corp.; Blyth <51 Dillon & Co.; Glofe, Forgan & Co.; & Sachs Schoellkopf, Purpose, for company. Peabody Weeks; Alex. partial to Inc. Co. Stone Beane; Pierce in Eastman, Goldman, Inc.; Inc.; consideration Price, $8 Inc. Co., stockholders of to Lang'ey Inc.; ] shares of coin* 2,687,069 Inc. Purpose, payment to American Water transferred Electric Offered share. Inc., & mtge. 1st 1967. 1, all and Works Co., l$5). (par investments its Price, & Co;, Co.. Si Co., through Stroud & Co., taken at par, while pre* classes of common stoeil are UTILITIES PUBLIC White, due value par Water stock mon mtge. bonds, 3% series, Price, 100.99 and int. Mosle and Moreland; Russ & Hattier & Sanford. value par their offering prices. > at American $23,496,552 Co. Corp. 1st construction. of & Co., Inc. 1st mtge. bonds, 2%% construction program. by '1 STOCKS (Preferred Telephone stock common; & Co., due & corporate' purposes, Price, Offered Telegraph & $100). (par . ol shares 21,250 Co. additional capitaj. Purpose, holders. Inc.; Perrin, West & Winsloft, Inc.: Peters, Writer Christensen, Inc.; Phelps, FCnn & Co.; Wm. E:. Pollock & Co., Inc.; Reynolds & Co.; E. H: Rollins 6s Sons Inc.; Schoollkopf, Hutton 6s .Pomeroy, Inc.; Schwabacher 6s Co.; Shields & Co.; Singer, Deane & Scribner; Stern Brothex-s & Co.; Stroud 6s Co., Thohxas 6s Co.; Lerchen & Co.; Townsend, Weeden Inc.; Swiss American Corp.; Dabney & & Tyson;* Watling, Inc.; Wertheim & Co.; Wheelock & Cummins, Inc.; Harold E. Wood & Co.; Wurts, Dulles & and F. Co., S. Co., Yantis 6s Co., Inc. 75,000,000 Pacific Gas & Electric Co., 1st 6s ref. mtge. bonds, series Q, 27a %, due Dec. 1, 1930. Purpose, finance construc¬ tion, etc. Price, originally offered at par. Offered by Blyth 6s Co., Inc.;. Eastman, Dillon & Co,; Glore, Forgan & Goldman, Co.; Inc.; Freres & & Co.; Shields Lee S: & Co.; Harriman Kuhn, Co.; Loeb Ripley & Co.; 5s Co., Lazard Lehman Brothers; Co.; & Barney Securities Union1 Sachs & Peabody Kidder, Smith, Co.; Morgan Stanley 6s Co.; & Webster Securities Corp.; Stone Corp.; Higginson White, Corp.; Weld A. G. & Co.; Becker Dean 6s Witter Co., Inc.; Hemphill, Nojies & Co.; Hornblowex- 6s Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Harris, Hall Tucker, Anthony & Co.; The Wisconsin Whipple & Co.; The Illinois Co.; Kebbon, Co.; Weeks; Paine, & (Inc.); Co. Co.; Bacon. McCormitk 6s Co.; William Ri Staats Co.; McDonald & Co.; Pacific Northwest Co;; Elworthy & Co.; Hill Richards & Co.; Merrill, California Co. Turben 6s Co); Sutro & Co.; and First ; Telephone & Telegraph Co. 40-year 3Va% deben¬ 1987. Purpose, extensions, etc. Price, 101.25 and int. Offered by Halsey,' Stuart 5s Co., Inc.; AllisonWilliams Co.; Amott, Bakex6s Co., Inc.; Arthur#, Lestrance &. Klima; Aspden, Robinson 6s Co.; C. S. Ashman Co.; Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath; Baker, 100,000,000 Papific tures, ' ' 4 2%% sinking fund deben» Purpose, principally for construction Placed privately through The FirsS Oil refinery. new Boston 1947, Bank National bonds, Alfred O'Gara & Co.; Otis & & Kendall, Inc.; Rauscher, OTHER 6s 6s Co.; Service Blair $250,000 Advance Co.; Burns Minsch, Monell > OIL *$20,000,000 Cities Corp.; privately 6s Redpath; Kean, Kinsley & Adams; John Kormexidi Co.; Co. ities bonds, Co. 35-year 3% construction and Offered by Halsey, int. Auchincloss, Inc.; seriaj 1%%-2% %-3% 15-year to 1962. Purpose, working through Reytxolds & Co. 1948 1, June $76,090,000 $327,945,000 expansion. Inc. Camp, from Placed privately *1,500,000 United Wallpaper, Inc. 3%% 20-year loan. Purpose, work^ iixg capital, etc. Sold privately to Metropolitan Liffl purchase Purpose, Central Securities Webster & Purpose, *435,000 Wilkes-Barre due for and 40,000,000 New England Telephone' & Telegraph debentures, due Oct. 1, 1382. Purpose, Stuart due notes, Coffin and series, Monell ! *10,000,000 Stokely-Van Graham, Parsons & Co.; Gregory & Son, Inc.; Stone & Co.; Mason, Moran & Co.; The Mil¬ Co.; Mullaney, Ross & .C0.; Nashville Securities Rotan, capi¬ 101.39 Space & Co., Inc.; Henry Herrman & Co.; First Co. of Chicago; R. H. Johxlsori & Co., and & Co. < son, Lane, Securities ' Inc.: land Co. treasury additions, new facilities, etc. Price, Offered by Kidder, Peabody 6s Co. property payment waukee Inc.; Co.; & Bioren of payment Purpose, constituent company, purchase of planS of bank loans. Price, 100 and interest. of Hayden, bonds, due Offered by- working ($20,5001, Offered by par. , 1st mtge. Co. William Blair & Co.; Co.; ist mtge. sinking fund Co. refunding Purpose, ($4,500). 1977. Heating & and fund debentures, loans used in sinking 5% Corp. 1, 1967. PurM of SKF war Life Insurance by, Lee Higginson Corp.; P. W. Brooks & Co. Inc.J Dempsey-Tegcler & Co.; Granbery, Marache & Lord; Johni Whipple & Dallas Union Co.; Dempsey & Co.; Dittmar & Co.; R. J. Edwards, Offered • 25,000 Jersey & Power 1977. Trust . int. Stone and 1st mtge. pipe line bonds, Purpose, pipe line construc¬ through White, Weld & Co. privately Gas Purpose, and 8,000,000 Texas 1966. Water Co. 4% 1st mtge. reefunding 15, 1969. Purpose, refunding. Price, 99. Warren W. York 5s Co., Itic. Iowa, Electric Service Co. 1977. due Oct. in Offered Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.; E. W. & R. C. Miller Otis & Co.; Paul & Co., Inc.; Julius A. Rippel, 101.51 Co. 67,000 Florin of Walter Stokes & Co., and 7,000,000 Texas series, Foundation due Sept. purchase loan, used Power & ($220,000).f, Sold; privately 3% Co. due acquisition *1,000,000 Southern Colorado Power Co. 15-year serial notes. Pur¬ pose, redeem ssfial, notes ($780,000), construction, etc. construc¬ new The Duke loan 1,750,000 Standard-Thoihpson due Sept. 1, 1967. Purpose, refunding. Px-.ice, 102.17 and int. Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc.; Graham, Parsons by Co.; due 2.65% Jersey 1977, Co.; Inc.; States. mtge. bonds, ($31,500,000), Insurance Gas series, Placed ($800,000). of 5s ref. refunding Life Natural 3% second & Life collateral trust debentures, refunding ($4,231,000), 1st Purpose, tion and & company. Mutual 1, Offered Purpose, contruction new *15,000,000 EL Paso to Hancock John Corp. 1957. Assurance *40,000,000 Duke transferred investments Electric & clue A, finance Life its privately .to Co. Gas series for Sold par. and Co. Insurance Oct. partial in Inc., bapk Society. 3% collateral Purpose, payment to Co., 27/8% Dohmc Inc. & repay pose, Co. 1st mtge. bonds, 278% 1976. Purpose, finance construction program. Sold privately to Bankers Life Co.; Equitable 101. Life 10-year Electric 5s of plant. Placed privately with Penn Mutual Co. and New York Life Insurance Co. National Bank & Trust Co.; Union National Bank of Pitts¬ First Co., Light due Price, 5s Society modernization series, & Sterne, and *15,000,C00 American Water Works Co., Inc., trust bonds, due Sept. 1, 1957. Works Sliarp *4,000,000 The 4,000,000 South Water Trust Joseph 990,000 St. Corp.; Boston White, Beane; Leach. American . burgh. Co. 1st mtge. bonds, 3 Vi % series, due extensions, improvements, etc. Price, Power 1 Sold to Mellon National Deposit Farmers Peoples Pittsburgh; $34,740,000 Co.; Yarnall bonds, Price, par and int. equipment. and Co., from ranging (interest of & trust car semi-annually over l»/2% to 3%). serially maturing Offered by Salomon Bros. & Hutzler; Securities Corp., and Stroud & Co., Woods E. Railways *1,897,000 Pittsburgh Union Co.; Assurance Co.; & 4,500,000 Seaboard Air Line RR. 2Vb% *■» : ., Co. 25-year loan. Purpose, privately With1 the- Equitable the United States. *5,000,000 Robcrtshaw-Fulton Controls Co. 15-year 3%% siixking fund debentuxfeil, due Oct. 1, 1962Purpose, to repa? bank loaji borrowed to pay dividend to Reynolds Metal3 Co. Sold1 privately to John Hancock Mutual Life Insur* ance Co.', Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. ancj ✓ New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. Reinholdt & Gardner; Reynolds & Co.; Julius A. ' Rippel, Inc.; The Robinson-Humphrey Co.; E. H. Rollins. & Sons, Inc.; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler; Schwabacher & Co.; Scott & Stringfellow; Chas. W. Scrantoh & Co.; Shields & Co.; Singer, Deane & Scribner; >Stein Bx*os. & Boyce; Stern Brothers & Co.; Stitel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.; Stix & Co.; Edw. Lowber Stokes & Co.; Walter Stokes & Co.; J. S. Strauss & Co.; Sweney Cartwright & Co.; Thomas & Co.; Wachob-Bender Corp.; H. C. Wainwiught & Co.; Weil & Arnold; Wertheim & Co.; Westheimer & Co.; Wheelock & Cummins, Iixc.; White, Hattier & 3,800,000 New York, Chicago & St. Louis RR. l7/a% equipment trust certificates, due Nov. 1, 1948-1957. Purpose, purchase of equipment. Priced to yield from 1.25% to 2.20%, accord¬ ing Life Copeland & Kendall; Inc.; Paul & Co., Inc.; Perrin, West & Winslow, Inc.; Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc.; Phelps, Fenn & Co.; B. W. Pizzini & Co., Inc.; Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.; Prescott, Wright, Snider Co.; Putnam (Inc.). * " ' * ' . (R. J.) Reynolds Tobacco corporate pdrposes.-' Placed *30,000,000 Baker, Weeks 5s Harden; The Bankers Bond Co., Inc.; J. Barth 6s Co.; Bear, Stearns & Co.;. Bioren 5s Co.; Blair & Co., Inc.; H. F. Boynton & Co., Inc.; J. C. Bradford & Co.; Bramhall & Stein; Stockton.., Broome 6s Co.; Buvnham 6s Co.; Burr 6s Co., Inc.; Byrd Brothex-s; Caldwell Phillips Co.; Lee W. Cai-roll 6s Co.; Central Republic Co. (Inc.); Chace, Whiteside,. Warren & Sears, Inc.'; City Securities Corp.; E. W. Clark & Co.; Richard W. Clarke Corp.; Clayton Securities Corp.; Coffin & Burr, Inc.; Cohu & Torre-y; Julien Collins & Co.; Cooley 6s Co.; Courts 6s Co.; S. K. Cunningham & ,Co., ' Inc.; Curtiss, House 6s Co.; Henry Dahlberg & Co.; J. M. Dain 6s Co.; Davis, Skaggs 5s Co.; R. L. Day 6s Co.; Deixipsey & Co.; Detmer 6s Co.; Dick & Merle-Smith; John Douglas 6s Co., Inc.; R. J. Edwards, Inc.; Este & Co.; Farwell, Chapman & Co.; Fauset, Steel 6s Co.; Field, Richards 6s Co.; The, First Cleveland Corp.; Foster & Max-shall; M. M. Freeman & Co., Inc.1; Graefe & Co.; Graham, Parsons 6s Co.; Green,'Ellis Si AndexJson; Gregory & Son, Inc.; Hallgarten 6s Co.; Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co.; Hannahs, Ballin 6s Lee; Harley, Hayden 6s Co., Inc.; Harrison & Co.; Ira Haupt 6s Co.; Hayden, Stone 6s Co.;' Heller, Bruce & Co.; Hirsch & Co.; R. H. Johnson & Co.; Johnson, Laxxe, Space & Co., Inc.; Kaiser & Co.; Kaib, VoOrhis & Co.; A. M. Kidder 6s Co.; John Kormendi Co.; D. A; Lomasney & Co.; Martin-Holloway-Purcell; Mark &r Co.; Mason, Moran & Co.; A. E. Masten &,Co.; McDonald-& Co.; Milhous, Martin & Co.; E. W. & R. C. Miller & Co.; The Milwaukee Co.; Minsch, Monell & Co.; Moore, Leonard & Lyixch; Nashville Securities Co.; The Natiqnar Co. of Omaha; Newburger, Loeb & Co.; Newhard, Cook & Co.; E. M. Newton & Co.; O'Brian, Mitchell & Co.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; The Ohio Co.; Otis & Co.; Roger S. Palmer & Co.; Park-Shaughnessy & Co.; Patterson, Co.; Watts" & (Continued from page 3) due Oct. " 1, 250,000 Consolidated 1957. Purpose, Engineering Corp. 6% 10-year convertible ' (par debentures sold to V : & Riter & Co.; Shields & Co.; Smith, Barney Co.; Stone & Webster Securities Corp.; Union Securities Corp.; Watling, Lerchen & Co.; Wertheim & Co.; White, Co.; Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs; The Wisconsin & Co. and Harold E. Wood & Co. ! . /. / Purpose, Offered by '.Si Mason', Horner Offered of common stoclfl for treasury, reimburse and by stocks subscription pipe ' line construction, Woodcock, etc. McLear Price, Si Co., $19.25 pes Scoti^ and Inc. • Gas C4r construction. preferred stock. 4V4;% privately Placed Power Co. 10,000 through Whitej Purpose, pel- share. . . shai'es of 4% stocH preferred Pricea improvements, etc. additions, i Purpose^ . (par $100). $102 ' 15,000 shares of common .stocS Weld Si. Co. 1,000,000 Idaho j loan ' *2,500,000 El Paso Natural Offered' by Wegener & Daly, Inc. <■ 11 , 3,350,000 Idaho' Power CO. 100,000 shares of common stock (paf ' $20). etc. Inc.; Purpose, Price, . . repayment $33.50 Lazard Central The^Milwaukee Co.; F. S. Moseley & Co.; Pacific Northwest Co.; share. per $10). share. 10,000,000 Minnesota Mining: & Manufacturing Co. 2%% sinking fund debentures, due Oct. 1, 1967. Purpose, general cor¬ porate purposes. Price, iOO3/* and interest. Offered by, Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood; A. C. Allyn and Co. Inc.; C, 3. Ashmun & Co.; Blyth & Co., Inc.; J. M. Dain & Co.; Paul H. Davis & Co.; Eastman, Dillon & Co.; Estabrook & Co.; Farwell, Chapman & Co.; Folgex-, Nolan Inc.; GrubbS, Scott & Co.; Hallgarten & Co.; Harriman Ripley & C6., Inc.; J. J. B. Hilliard & Son; Hornblower'& Weeks; \V. E. Hutton & Co.;' Kalman & Co., Inc% Kebbort, McCormick & Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Lehman Brothers; Carl M, Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Sz repay Coast Electric Co. 288,750 East Co. . Weld $30 (par 3% notes, series B, due Aug. 15, 1962. Pui-pose,! repay; baxik loans. Placed privately with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. .• ! Shirt Purpose, holdefs. / \j America. Beane; $10). Price, *4,000,000 Ferro Enamel Corp. 3%% loan, due Oct. 1, 1962.. Purpose, refuxxding1 ($3,000,000), additional working capital ($1,000,000). Placed privately with Prudential Insurance Co. of *2,600,000 Manhattan Offered for subscription by stocls* share. per 295,500 Colorado Central Power Co. 9,850 shares debentures, due. Sept. 30, 1957. Purpose, retire existing bank loan, working capital. Price, par"; Offered for sub¬ scription by stockholders, unsubscribed Hopkiixs, Harbach & Co. $100 per Freres Republic "Hallgarten & Co.; & Co, of shox't term Offered share. Co.; (Inc.); Wm. P. A. G. Graham, Paine-Rice Inc., and 5s Whiting, Co.; Shields Weeks Blyth & & Co., Co., Inc.J & Cd.8 Parsons Harper & Son & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Morgan Stanley & Co.; Co.; loans, addition^ by Becker 5s Co.; 5s Stubbs. Pacific NorthwcsH Wegener 5s Daly^ i Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & (2099) ■ If' 1,730,390 Iowa Public (pal* $15). share. Service 109,866 shares of to etc. Price, stockholders. common 7 stock common rPuiiibse/'c6nsitTUction. Offered , Co. ' $15.75 per, . ' 13,000,000 Kentucky Utilities Co. 130,000 shares of preferred stock (par cumulative. $100). Purpose, refunding. Price,' y 100 and' div. Offered in exchange for .6% and 77c. prey ferred stocks. Unexchanged shares (32,784) offered by The First Boston Corp.; Lehman Brothers; Lazard Frferes* & Co.; Glore, Forgan Ss Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Ss Beane; E. H. Rollins & Sons Inc.; Union Securities Corp.; White, Weld & Co.; A. . - G. J- Becker HilliardShields & & & Co. -Son; Co.; Inc.; Bear, Schoellkopf, A. C. Allyn Stearns Hutton and Co., & & Co.; J. J. Pomeroy, Inc.; Central Alden & Co., Ss 283,195 stock Co.; Pacific Co. Power Offered derwritten by Co. Purpose, for J. Inc.; William Wis¬ shares (Pa.) ards Hooser Co.; Co.; & Corp. 1,000 shares debt retire 7 52,686 OTHER INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING $1). 200,000 pay bank Purpose, eral corporate by & loans, Kraus; Bioren & of Lumber Mills, $1). Purpose, Inc. $5.25 M. Co.; slock Cable by Corp. 5,854 working Purpose, Barret, 290,000 Wiard Plow Co. Offered Purpose, C. ment and fered by & Co.; Ball, Bradford & Co.; Branch, Cabell & Co.; Chaplin and Co.; Francis I. & Co.; Allen C. Ewing & Co.; Gillen & Co.; Scott and Co.; Henry Herrman & Co.; Janney & Co.; Johnston, Lemon & Co.; Kay, Richards & Co.; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & Co.; Moore, Leonard & Lynch; The Ohio Company; Prescoti & Co.; Schoellkopf, Hutton du Whitaker Marks J. tive its shares of capital. Fitch & share. $9 J. Price, stock per (par Of¬ liquidate bartK working E. Gillespie F. Pont loan, capital. (par $1). agricultural equip¬ acquire Price, & $2.90 Co., !:,99,000 Davis stock share. per & Price, $11 Tegeler Pomeroy, Inc., and Stroud & Co., Inc. (par $51,227,696 . Co. 2,210,000 shares of capital Purpose, general corporate purposes. 19,910,100 American Brake Shoe convertible Co. preferred Offered 199,101 shares of 4% stock (par $100). for Purpose, stockholders. Underwritten Harris, Hall & Co., & Inc.; Fenner Co. (Inc.); by The Drexel $6 First & Co.; Boston Corp.; Harriman share. Offered Price, $45 $25). for subscription $10). (par $30.25 $19 Electric 1,000,000 Ballard & Ballard preferred stock expansion. Lyons & O'Neal. Bond (par (par Price, Co.; Alden Co., First 50,000 & Co.; and J. J. Smart B. & $10). working Richler Price, second & Co.; E. Boyce; The M. & L. M. Dain 29,164 common by American Stearns shares of Davis stock (par & per First of Green, Ellis Harris. Hall 154, 174 Sachs & Co.; Lehman Glore. Forgan & Harriman Ripley Ss Co., (Inc.); Hayden, Stone & Co.; Noyes & 5,325;000 Glens Hemphill, Ss Co.; Hornblcwer & Weeks; Johnston, Lemon & Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Kuhn, Loeb Ss Co.; Marx Co.; Mead, Miller & Co.; F. S. Moseley & Co.; Falls (par 05). $35.50 II. Murch W. & Maynard Co.; Newman Putnam Serar.ton & & Co.; and E. H. Co.; Piper, Schneider & Chas. Co.; Doinan stock (par Helicopters, Inc. 5,000 shares of common Purpose, construction and development of helicopter rotors, etc. Price, $1.50 per share. Offered by Johin Nickerson & Co., Inc. manent capital. scription 1,000,000 La of 6,957 by Price, of $35 share. per Offered fered Paul H. Collins Co., Inc. 40,000 Davis & Co.; John Southwest Dayton Co.; A. Co., E. Inc.; Ernest Masten Ss Co.; & & Kosek M. Co.; McCrary, & Johnson 271,875 (B. L.) & 50c), (par Lustron Corp. of of ' per shard. W. of $4 eral and Offered by Inc.; shares of stock working F. capital. Price, Lushas & Co., Inc^ R. stock. Purpose, financial prefabricated homes. Placed Hornblower & Weeks. common Corp. and 50,000 retire Offered shares (par bv of $10). unsecured Brailsford 5 '/a % 67c of Inc.; & tal. cumulative stock Dillon & purchase loans. Price, Co.; Shillinglaw, - - offered C. Gibson Ss Co. Mining & Manufacturing Co. 100,000 shares preferred stock (no par). Purpose, gen¬ cumulative & J; E. Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; The Milwaukee Co.; F. S. Moseley & Co.;. Pacific Northwest Co.; Riter & Co.; Shields & Co.; Fla., 2,420 $100) (par shares and by A. Price & Barney & Co.; Stone & Webster Securities Securities Corp.; Watling, Lerchen & Co.; White, Wisconsin Weld Co.; & and Co.; Whiting, Weeks Harold E. Wood Ss & Smith, Corp.; Union Wertheim & Stubbs; The Co. Prosperity Co., Inc. 3,000 shares of 5% preferred stock (par $100). Purpose, general corporate purposes. Price, $100 per share. Offered for subsbcription to stockholders. 3,000,000 Robertshaw-Fulton Controls Co. shares of 4%' Co.; Insurance & Corp. at & So Co.; Scherck, Loewi & Co.; Taussig, Day of common Offered by Co., stock common (no Kuhn, Loeb & Co. shares of stock common Offered by Harriman Inc. of Offered stock common by of Offered Merrill (no par). Lynch, F. S. & Pierce, First (no par). Boston Moseley & Co.; Jackson & Corp.; Curtis; Weeks; Adams Eastman, & Coffin Peck and Co. 36,000 market stock common by The Webber, shares share. per and of Offered (about capital stock by Lehman $26). Neergaard, Kidder Co. land 5% of & (par $1). Brothers. stock (no par). by Field Richards of common common Offered Miller & each. Co. 100,000 R. H. Co. stock Co.; A. Ss $1). Corp. 10,000 shares of 5% cumu¬ Gold Mines, Inc., 33,400 shares of common stock Purpose; mining operations and working capital. share. Offered by Frank L. par. Price, ,;,45,135 Old Noyes capital stock stock Price, Gas (par Co. 19,500 per shares share. of Reynolds Inc. & J. Blyth Evans Webber, Jackson & Lee Curtis; Higginson White, Corp.; Weld & Co.; Ss of common Offered by Fitz¬ Co. stock, V. (no par). Christie Co. 8,850 share. per <Ss Co. shares Sold of pri¬ Co. 78,379 $39.25. shares Offered of common bby Blyth & Controls Co.; & Bateman, & Co., Parker & Sold of com¬ Offered Redpath; Co.; & Central shares share. per Eichler Co.; (par share. per 500,000 $8.50 Auchincloss, stock common Co. Co. Price, Bradford Ss Lax of $1,875 Blyth Republic & Co. by Ball, Co., (Inc.); Doolittle, Schoellkopf & Co.; Clement Inc.; Co.; St Hallgarten & Co.; Hayden, Stone Co.; Kidder, Lehman Rhoades St Co.; Leonard & Staats R. R.) Squibb (par $1). Lester Lynch; & Wm. Co.; Corp. and Walston, (E. Peabody Ss Brothers; Loewi Ss Co.; C. Price, $31 per Co.; W. Co.; Carl Laurence The M. Ohio Roney Ss Sutro Hoffman Sons & & C. Langley M. Marks Company; Co.; Co.; Loeb, & E. Co.; H. Shields & Co.; Union Securities Ss Goodwin. 32,800 share. shares of Offered common by stock Allen & Co. & Co. 18,000 shares of common stock (par $10). Price, $30.25 per share. Offered by F. St Moseley. & Co.; Glore, Forgan & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; A. G. Becker & Co., Inc.; Blyth & Co., Inc.; Central Republic Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sons Weeks; Baker Co.; Hemphill, Noyes & Co.; Hornblower & Weeks; Kay, & 544,500 Associates Investment & & 14,000 shares $1). Kraus; 3,024,820 Standard Hornblower B. $5.10 Price, Corp. (par C. William by shares common by Davis Greenfield, & Richards stock Amott, share. Price, H. Rollins & Sons Inc.; common Offered 6,000 per (approximately), by stock mon Financing Bradbury-Ames Link, Gorman & Co. Lunt; Insurance Electric & 4,250,000 Robertshaw-Fulton A. Ss Sills, Co. Offered Life Paul $25). Price privately Ss Elosser; Inc. 50c). Offered by Charles R. Dunn, fiscal $47Ta Gernon; & Works $1). (par ■•'9,375 Payne Cutlery 1,016,800 Cyanamid & & stock Brailsford Co., Inc.; The First Cleve¬ & $5.25 share. Credit through 3,076,376 Pacific Laboratories, 7,000 shares of common stock (no Price, $75.50 per share. Offered by A .G. Becker $10). Straus Chicago; Hamlin Price, per Republic Moore, 933,573 American of by Co. $5.75 vately Porter, Inc. & 132,250 Nu-Enamel Corp. 23,000 shares of Agency Issues Issues Not Representing New Offered Co.; Dayton Co. Engineering (par gerald & shares share. & Kalman Holley, David 100,000 per Bolger Securities Johnson and $6 Co., Inc.; First Co. of stock. per & 31,500 Northern shares Corp. Price, Corp.; Co.; bank of Candy $1). Shillinglaw, Minton shares Purpose, additional working capi¬ $26,625 per share. Offered by Cruttenden & First Trust Co. of Lincoln, Neb. refunding. Price, agent, New York. Co., & Co.; & (par $20,00(1,000 Federal Intermediate Credit Banks 1.20% consolidated debentures, dated Nov. 1, 1947, due Aug. 2, 1948. Purpose, (par of share. shares Paine, Paul H. Davis & Co.; - Ss Co.; Minton shares Offered by shares & Co. Farm Loan and Government Co. & Deetjen share. per shares Hornblower Co.; Inc.; Inc.; 120,000 10,000 Whipple Co. Burge & Noel and 34,261 $4.50 Blyth 50,000 Inc.; 600,000 McPhail stockholders. common M. of 2,420 York. par). Corp. per First The $8.50 t$528,500 Abbott stock Straus Sills, Co.; Co., 96,200 Luckcnheimer Co. 3,700 shares of Co.; The $15,250,020 \ Inc.; & & 50,000 share. Sachs & Burr, $10). Acceptance (par 10c). New by Beane. Price, $49 stock¬ Dodge par).' Purpose, payment $105 per unit of one share (par preferred Price, and Co. 1,784,000 Lehman Price, to (no units Witter Price, and 283,900 Western Purpose, by'Buckley' common Emanuel, Atwill 5,000 Price, $36 per share. cumu¬ capital Co.; of Alstyne, Vaden, share. Corp. per & 1,800,000 Kendall Mackall purchased by Morgan Clark, Inc. Co. operating by subscription EStabrook Tampa, stock Washington Dean lative Co. stock common Offered Van Co.; Price, Price, $59>/8 $27 Fenner Co., pri¬ J. B. Hilliard Ss Son; Hornblower & Weeks; Hutton & Co.; Kalman Ss Co., Inc.; Kebbon, McCormick & Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Lehman Brothers; Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades & 300,000 Co., Co.; corporate Inc.; Co.; & Co., Price, stock 250,000 Securities con¬ purposes.'. Price, $102 per share. Offered by Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Piper; Jaffray & Hopwood; A. C. Allyn and Co. Inc.; C. S. Ashimny Co.; Blyth & Co., Inc.; J; M. Dain & Co.;'Paul H. Davis & Co.; Eastman, Dillon & Co.; Estabrook & Co ;. Farwell, Chapman & Co.; Folger, Nolan Inc.; Grubbs, Scott & Co.;- Hallgarten & Co.; Harriman Ripley & Co., W. and bank & of Purpose, Offered & & Supply Motors & Price, and Lord; Thomas A. Kennelly; MacColl, Fraser & Co.; Mackubin, Legg & Co.; Mcpowell, Dimond & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Miller & George; May¬ nard H. Murch & Co.; Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Putnam & Co.; Reynolds & Co.; Richardson & Clark, Wilson', common Straus & BlOsser; Sills, Minton & Co., Inc.; Co., Inc.; The First Cleveland Corp.; Seligman, & Co.; R._ H. Johnson & Co.; Hamlin & Lunt; 10,200,000 Minnesota * increase Co.; Fairman $50 per 270,000 Intertype Corp. & Lubetkin and Co., Christensen, Inc.; Inc. Bolger & Co.; Kalman ' & Fordon, 75,000 preferred' stock machinery $10 & & of Offered shares share. Co.; Co.; Mills, & Purpose, increased capital and surplus. Price, $28 per share. Offered to stockholders and underwritten by The First Boston Corp.; G. H. Walker & Co.; Brown, Lisle & Marshall; Barrett & Co.; Herbert H. Brooks & Co.; M. Joseph Cunnnings; Davis & Davis; Shelby Cullom Davis & Co.; W. B. Freeman & Co.; Robert Garrett & Sons; Granbery, Marache & Kal¬ low-cost Candy convertible Co., Inc. Purpose, through 500,000 McPhail - & share. per struction vately Watkins Higgins. Lemke $3.62% *840,000 Co.; capital Gran- Manley & Bond Moreland, shares (7,591) initially for subscription by 2,800,009 Providence Dunbar Co.; A. & Raffensperger, & shares for shares & stock. Dempsey- Angew Staats shares Gernon; Dearth Newhard, Cook & Co.; Peters, Writer Reynolds B. 2,870 150,000 Offered stock obligations. sub¬ etc. Co.; Dittmar & & Co.; First California Co.; First bery, Mai'ache & Lord; Holley, & "Co.; share. per Co. preferred common per¬ preferred stock (par $25). Price, $25 per share. Of¬ Co.; A. C. Allyn & Co., Inc.; & & for Finance cumulative of convertible working capital, man Purpose, Ripley & tCo., Inc.; City Gernon; Harrison & $100). (par Blyth foregoing). common through shares share. 150,000 per & $1). $10). (par Fitch Mosle Corp. stock Davis (see Inc.; Offered Manufacturing cumulative by stock. R. Stix Price, Goldman, $104.50 Co.; Unsubscribed Purpose, Homer capital Rotan, Finance share. under¬ same Co. 2,956,250 General Corp.; Co., 254,120 Mututal stockholders. Plant-Choate 57c shares Shuman, William par). Securi¬ Robert Garrett & Sons; Harriman Ripley Hemphill, Noyes & Co.; Hornblower & Weeks; A M. Kidder & Co.; W. C. Langley & Co.; Mackubin, Legg & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood; Reynolds & Co.; Riter & Co.; Stroud & Co., Inc., and Spencer Trask & Co. & $1), Hajoca Corp. Inc.; Barret, McGann Purpose, provide additional capital funds. Cullom Boston Corp.; Frasier Co.; Albert Pierce & Co.; Kenower Inc.; stock common by stock privately per Griffin Builders t250,,000 General Son. Unsubscribed & Shelby Co.; Co.; Insurance per Stanley Jaffray & Shields & Co.; Stone & Webster Spencer Trask & Co.; Tucker. Anthony & Co.: Union Securities Corp.; Walling, Lerchen & Co.; Wertheim & Co., and White, Weld & Co. Securities Co. Brashears (par & Bacon, holders, Hopwood; f-- Coe. & 243,495 & Price, Co.; 7,500 Co., preferred Co.; Inc.; & Miller, & capital. & Holley, Dayton & Hurd, Clegg & Co.; Indianapolis Service lative Co., & Loewi ; Rupe 287,000 Federal Bear, Evans Corp Inc.; Hughes Bateman, Rauscher, Minton & Co., Bros. Corp.; Dallas Brothers; Kraus; Corp.; Anderson; Co. Inc.; Co., Dain Inc. General Murch Co.; Co.; Sills, Share Hayden, H. &; & Stern Austin, Pur¬ payable, additional working cap¬ share and div. Offered for subscrip¬ Unsubscribed shares 179,177) Michigan & & cumula¬ stockholders. Goldman, Co., Co.; Co.; Securities $100). Securities Corp.; Ball, Burge & Co.; Burnham Ss Co.; Clement A. & & Price, stockholders. by 112,974 shares of \r'» preferred ties stock common purposes. Co.; Miller & Co.; Mackubin, Legg & Co.; Stein Bros. & Boyce; Eichler & Co.; H. F. & Co., Inc.; Bosworth, Sullivan & Co.; Paul H. Co.; Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co.; Kebbon, Boynton Bankers & Maynard Adams G. Co.; Co., stock J. and W. & notes of Price, $102 to offered Inc.; by Bros. Hilliard & Son; general corporate Offered for subscription payment ital. Offered Stein Co.; & M. shares of 22,500 California Bradbury-Ames Allen Co.; cumulative modernization share. Purpose, share. convertible tion 4Va 7c. & J. Holley, Dayton & Gernon; Irving J. Rice & Co.; stock common capital. S. White, Weld & Co.; Hayden, Stone & Co.; Riter Co.; Shields & Co.; Graham, Parsons & Co.; The Wisconsin Co.; Blair & Co., Inc.; Watling, Lerchen & Wagner. 11,297,400 Cluelt, Peabody & Co., Inc. tive of Purpose, per Brothers; Manufacturing Co. per pose, shares $20). $20.50 Almstedt Placed $7 Torrey; & Inc.; Curt's; stock¬ McCormick 291,640 Belden $10 Co. by McCormick Offered 9,000 $4,375 Price, Blosser; & holders. $100 Inc.; Hemphill, Inc. preferred Co. Corp. Price, $1). Co., Purpose, increase share. Offered by F. per Kebbon, share. per the Manufacturing (par share. per Moseley & Co.; Glore, Forgan & Co.; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane; A. G. Becker & Co., Inc.; Blytli & Co., Inc.; Central Republic Co.; E. H. Rollins & Sons, Inc.; Hornblower & Weeks; Lee Higginson Corp.; Paine, Webber, Jackson & Pierce, Co. Price, Co. 10c.). 1,050,000 Ero stockholders. $6,050,000 Associates Investment Co. 200,000 shares of Ripley Lee per (par MISCELLANEOUS 273,000 Anchor Post Products, Inc. 45,500 shares of common Stock (par $2). Purpose, payment of notes, working capital. Price, Co.; common Higginson Corp.; Merrill Lynch, Beane, and Smith, Barney & Co. & by stock refund¬ subscription to subscription ing ($12,250,000), general corporate purposes ($7,660,100). Price, $100 per share. Offered for * $100). Becker & Shumaker, share. per Cohu cumulative (par Brothers. OIL Texas cumula¬ series Inc. 98,447 Dumont $99,450,000 & offered Grubbs, & Electric Engine Co., Inc. 50,000 shares of who Price, & City Securities Corp.; Manufacturing Price, Of¬ Ry. 21,678 shares of 4Va% first Moseley Co.; Cohn $5). (par Washington Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co.; Lee Higginson S. & Kiser, writers common by Offered by A. G. F. Barth and Inc. 100,000 shares of stock, Noyes & Co.; stock share. common Price, Co., 120,000 shares of capital stock. Offered stockholders. own preferred pei* gen¬ share. per to 2,167,800 Cummins Engine Co., Inc. restore Offered for common share. per Co. 950,000 Cummins fered (par equipment, $20 40,000 to & 2,400,000 Capital Transit Co. common purchase Purpose, additional working capital. per share. Offered by George F. Breen. $1). common purchase purposes. Price, & Co.; Laurence Reynolds Burge shares of $1). (par Inc. Co.; Securities and 7 ■ & Corp.; $2.50 Products, " H. Co. (par Price, $7.50 per share. $48,069,387 Air , Offered by Kay, Rich¬ share. 300,000 U. S. Thermo Control Co. 120,000 shares of $1,050,000 & ■ Co.; J". M. Dain & Co.; Hayden, Miller & Co.; Legg & Co.; Maynard H. Murch & Co.; Stein 'Boyce; E. M. Adams & Co.; Bateman, Eichler & Co.; H. F. Boynton & Co., Inc.; Bosworth, Sullivan & Co.; Paul H. Davis* & Co.; Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co.; Kebbon, McCormick & Co.; Loewi & Co.; Albert McGann Securities- Co., -Inc.;- Rauscher, Pierce & Co.; Shuman, Agnew St Co.; Sills, Minton & Co., Inc.; William R. Staats Co.; Stern Bros. & Co.; Barret, Fitch & Co., Inc.; City Securities Corp.; Holley, Dayton & Gernon; Harrison & Austin-, Inc.; Hurd, Clegg & Co.; Indianapolis Bond & Share Corp.; Miller, Kenower & Co.; Raffensperger, Hughes & Co., Inc.; Rotan, Mosle & Moreland, and Dallas Rupe & Son. & Goodwin. Purpose, per Union - Co.; Riter Se Co.; Shields & Co.; Graham, Parsons The Wisconsin Co;;: Blair & Co., Inc.; Watling, Co.; Bros. Langley E. ■ Mackubin, shares of capital working capital. subscription by stock¬ holders. Unsubscribed shares purchased by Imperial Trust Co., Ltd., Montreal. common etc. by & Co. & & Lerchen & Co.; Carl M. Loeb, Laurence M. Marks & Co.; Sutro Glass Price, $100 Stone & Lester Co.; Co.; $100). (par stock of & Walston, Hoffman 100,000 Rochester Price, $9.50 stockholders. Un¬ Boettcher & Co., and subscription & Van Loewi Staats R. Corp. and Inc.; California; D. Kidder, Peabody & Co.; W. Cl Brothers; Co.; 300,000 Southwest construction, Hutchinson Bosworth, Sullivan 29,810 of preferred Moore, > Leonard Ss Lynch; The Ohio Company; Rollins & Sorts Inc.; Wm. C. Roney & Co.; Shields stock par). share. per & equipment. Louis Colorado (no & Co.; Lehman Co.; St. Long; William R. Staats Co.; and James C. Wilson & Co. Co., Southern Ss Co., Inc.; O'Neal, Security & Bond Co.; Almstedt & Co.; Field, Richards & Co.; Inc.; Russell & fc/ Richards L. "Duprce Brothers; F. Metropolitan convertible stock (par $25). Purpose,'. repay ( bank loan borrowed to pay dividend to Reynolds Metals Co. Price $26 per' share.' Offered by Reynolds & Co.; Auchincloss,^Parker & Redpath;'Ball, Burge &' Kraus; Bateman, Eichler & Co.Blyth & Co.,. Inc.; J. C. Bradford & COij Central Republic Co. (Inc.); Paul H. Davis & Co.; Doolittle,.'Schoellkopf & Co.; Clement A. Evans & Co., Inc.; Hallgarten Ss Co.;. Hayden, Stone & Co.; Hemphill, Noyes & Co.; Hornblower & Weeks; Kay, Rhoades B. Republic" Co.; The Milwaukee Co.; Stein Bros. & Boyce; The consin Co.; Smart & Wagner; The Bankers Bond Co., Stroud & Co. Inc.; Berwyn T. Moore & cumulative Paine, Hayden, (par Read Oil $25). & Co., Co. Price, (N. J.) $75% Inc. $28,268,700 -Represents issues placed privately. tRepresents special offerings. 40,000 per shares share. of capital Offered by stock Dillon, 8 THE (2100) COMMERCIAL and by capital expenditures BALANCE trade customers AS SHEET (after and JUNE AT 1947 30, hand, $762,038; accounts receivable, for sales discounts and credits of on reserve $100), payable and unvouchered liabilities (trade), bank loan payable, $300,000; income taxes withheld from $29,168; sundry accrued taxes, $59,090; other accrued (wages, etc.), $90,407; credit balances (accounts receivable), due to officers, $3,176; other current liabilities, $3,447; provi¬ Federal and State taxes on income, $597,613; dividends pay¬ expenses $3,795; for sion able, July 1947, 16, provision for Christmas bonuses, $37,272; $18,666; capital stock ($10 par value), $69,000; for guarantee of product, reserve $3,600,000; earned shares);- at cost, $1,237,537; less treasury stock (15,000 $6,253,897.—V. 165, p. 1860. surplus, Dr$22,750; total, share one series. of the the preferred for will share of one the preferred Non-operating Corp.—Special Offering—Paine, Web¬ ber, Jackson & Curtis made a special offering on the New York Stock Exchange Nov. 12 of 24,000 shares of capital stock (par $5) at $53 a share, with a commission of $1 a share, pay of excess the dividends accrued per share, at the rate of $6 per the old preferred from Oct. 1, 1947, to the date of redemp¬ unexchanged Shares of old preferred, over the dividends accrued per share, at the rate of $4.70 per annum, on the new pre¬ ferred for the same period. The exchange period will expire at 12 annum, tion of Noon on the (PST), Nov. 29. All shares of the preferred new issued not the by under company exchange offer are to be purchased by the underwriters and all the 45,761 outstanding shares of old preferred not exchanged under the exchange offer are to be redeemed by the company, at $110 per share and accrued dividends, on a date about 60 days after the con¬ of summation of such purchases by the underwriters. Holders of shares of the old preferred desiring to accept the exchange should deposit their certificates for the shares to be exchanged, offer either with Ore., the with or at .its company, American Trust office, Co., Main West 216 California St., 464 Medford, St., Francisco, San Warner International facturing Co., at and Huntington, Warner of completed General Ind., Sales and John International the for Manager DeLind, W. the of Asbestos the products radiator hose be to and Promissory fan the in belts.—V. 166, expansion will program be Borne Scrymser Co.—To Pay Nov. 14, the capital stock, the like A Dec. amount 14, directors declared payable 165, 15 Dec. d'sbursed was 1846.—V. $1 Dividend— of 14, last, $1 of holders to June on dividend a share record and per Nov. 28. 15 and June on on 2794. p. Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co.—Annual 4.70% under and 7,888,430 11,549,544 Depreciation Taxes 206,423 242,637 other than income taxes In June, stock 60,164 income 1947, stock for Federal other income income tions Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co.—Omits Dividend— directors on Nov. 19 took no action on the common dividend at this time. Quarterly distributions of 25 cents each were made on March 24, June 23 and Sept. 23, this year, and in each The due quarter 301,000 $5.28 and tLand, 2,222,244 buildings, machinery, etc 1,851,118 3,337,000 : 1,125,617 2,777,177 Prepaid expenses Preferred stock Common stock shares (211 (515 shares of of 17,601 28,396 As Aug. $8,942,464 $10,544,048 Accrued 551,152 159,598 stock (par $100) (86,000 shares of stock Common 750"666 750,000 4,300,000 value) par 4,300,000 3,764,686 no surplus 2,819,338 $8,942,464 $10,544,048 "After reserves depreciation of 0f $108,835 $2,224,557 in in and 1947 and 1947 $87,069 $2,160,596 in in tAfter 1946. 1946—V. 166, 1475. The Nov. on fiiecl 14 letter a of with notification 7.000 shares of capital stock to be offered at $11.50 underwriting. Proceeds will be used for additional capital.—V. 164, p. 240'j. \ a Without company, the in SEC. stock. the covering Otis largest & Co. on manufacturer Nov. filed 19 a public of Cleveland offering is of of 1,038,207 named as the Adver¬ statement shares of underwriter with Charles creased retain A. Ward. from President, $2,700,000 substantially common stock and all will in of own under 1933 his whose to over direction sales $30,000,000 in have 1946, in¬ will holdings of the company's approximately 16% of all of the common stock to be outstanding. Sales for 1947 are expected present be about Net earnings $2,227,839 re¬ ported in 1946. This is equivalent to $1.76 per share on the total of 1,263,645 shares to be outstanding. The company has announced its intention to an initial quarterly dividend of 25 cents per pay share on the new common stock in March of next year. alter taxes Brown design, mark & are expected Bigelow's manufacture "Remembrance to to exceed business, and sale $34,000,000. substantially the established in 1896, consists of the of products which under the trade Advertising" are sold to business firms ranging position not declare to Action— at this dividend a of paid on Jan. 20, 1947. Dividends share.—V. 164, p. 2283. paid totaled 40 cents 1946 in 1947—10 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 1,081,950 166, 6,458,128 581,022 1679. p. Bank Credit— Celanese Corp. of America—Large a The if extent the of 30% Nov. the it was by 17. period, the over 1954.—V. 15, $25,000,000 two-year stand-by a institutions headed announced on Nov. during used 70% Nov. on Central On banking Company, credit, to of has arranged of group Manhattan on $98,224,23? 4,975,559 $17,316,486 $12,416,858 $149,352,241 The corporation eventually 31, 1947, company was operating have revenues 31% increased owned company kilowatts, an installed electric gener¬ which 99% is hydro, which 27%upon the completion of approximately 15,000 kilowatts, of 115,985 giving the company aggre¬ an kilowatts. the two-year succeeding five 166, the directors declared stock, payable Dec. this issue Bank the will years and credit of the be repayable the balance 1251. p. Dividend— Common Co.—Resumes Foundry 17, common sells electricity at wholesale to Mountain States Power an affiliate) and to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. It or a part and of of the four REA electric requirements of one underwriters energy of and the the dividend of 25 cents per share a of several the 17 record Dec. 1. share made on holders of to M. H. M. E. & N. that rights announced 11,500 shares of reimburse distribution and the the shares of common stock will in part for the cost treasury of the company extensions to its electric transmission to provide funds for further like con¬ including additions system and struction. CAPITALIZATION, GIVING 2,000 3% mtge. bonds, Aug. 1, 1976 Common Outstanding articles to increased from effective incorporation, of shares 150,000 100,000 to April 1947. 18, sale of 11,500 shares. on BOND stock $2,300,000 11,115,000 $5,000,000 "1,500,000 (par $10) common amendment (Based due : stock "Authorized by B, series OFFERING PRESENT TO EFFECT Authorized First REFUNDING—As outstanding $570,000 Oct. of the company refunded its bonds, series A, due Jan. 1, 1946, 15, first mortgage 3V'2% 1961, paid a $300,000 bank loan and secured additional cash by issu¬ ing, at 102, $1,100,000 first mortgage 3% bonds, series B, due Aug. 1, 1976. On April 15, 1947, the company sold an additional $400,000 of such series B bonds at 102 and on Aug. 22, 1947, sold a further of $800,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 1,500 series B bonds at 101. All of such series B bonds were received purchased by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. by the company above the amount required for the The cash retirement 3.57 1,500 debt has been or will be used by the company for construction of property additions or for reimbursement of the treasury 1,500 of 3.57 1,500 2.38 Co 1,000 2.38 1,000 2.38 1,000 Co 2.38 1,000 of California 2.38 1,000 of outstanding the for such expenditures.—V. company Central Ohio Light & Power 1,000 2.38 Co Harper & Son & Co Hogan & Oversub¬ Co., Inc.—Stock 19 subscribe for 3.57 Mejia Pacific Co. to 3.57 Co & Bruce Wesley Hall & P. 2,000 _ Blankenship, Gould & Blakely, Inc Hemphill, Fenton & Campbell Robbins to the sale of from proceeds property 4.76 Atkinson, Jones & Co Davies & net used 4.76 Inc Co Conrad, The of 4.76 Rollins & Sons, William R. Staats Co & 2,000 4.76 4.76 Co H. Sutro 7,000 4.76 Co Northwest 11,000 16.68 Byllesby & Co. (Inc.) California per respect to subscriptions under the supplemental offering. Com. Shares 26.20 Co & Nov. on stock, preferred as may Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane_ Adams Electric Louisiana stockholders to cents 10 was 1783. p. scribed—Company issued the Unexchanged Merrill Central on 166, cooperatives. names common new payment 1943.—V. be Percentage 166, p. 178'3. 166, p. 1784. Co.—Earnings— 3 Mos. End. Sept. 30 Period— 1946 1947 Total operating Total operating Operating deductions- _ $647,581 519,489 $2,964,338 2,252,254 $128,092 $712,084 1,960 12,825 $149,353 revenue income income Other 12 Mos. End. Sept. 30, '47 $737,363 590,505 $146,857 2,495 revenues $130,052 $724,909 Offered—Halsey, California Water Service Co.—Bonds Cq. Inc. (as sole underwriter) on Noy. 19 of¬ $1,500,000 first mortgage 3*4% bonds, series C, at Gross income Provision Federal for 15,768 35,426 179,331 33,967 154,264 $60,659 $391,312 10,800 . income taxes- 25,896 $77,688 deductions income Total 10,800 43,200 $68,883 $49,859 $348,113 103.50 and interest. issue received & Co. at was the (Inc.), Dated the purchased from stockholders. decided 19 cash Profit of Oregon the com¬ awarded sale 101.07; Nov. were: 18 Union on bid a Securities of 102.239. and Corp. Other offers Harris, Hall 101.088. Dean Witter & Co., Nov. 1, 1945; due Nov. 1, 1975. Interest payable at office in San Francisco, or, at option of holder, at agencies of company in Los Angeles and New York. Bonds will be redeemable prior to maturity as a whole or in part at any time upon not less than 60 days' published notice at regular redemption prices or special redemption prices. The bonds are also redeemable through the operation of a sinking fund commencing with the year ending Oct. 31, 1956, and pursuant to an involuntary liquidation of of the authenticating company, at income Net Dividends Balance common and Nov. on 'the Period End. Oct. 31— While Stuart & proposed public offering price is $9.50 per share. The present stock, which will be split 10-for-l prior to the public offering, has been closely held. The shares to be offered are to be ' State No. of working "Remembrance registration a the follows: The the world, of California. Hydro Project, expected to be in the latter part leases from Mountain States Power Co. steam capacity shares of fered The part in the above businesses, the percentages of such of the not be .issued by the com¬ pany under the exchange offer, agreed to be purchased by the under¬ writers, respectively, and the numbers of shares of the common stock agreed to be purchased by the underwriters, respectively, are as the Bigelow, St, Paul, Minn.—Stock to Be Pub¬ licly Offered— tising" all preferred 42,000 share. Brown & that Sales and company company furnishes —V. company for the capacity of municipality M. The the years increased Falls The (formerly Wm. Brewers' Best Associates, Inc., N. Y.—Files with SEC— SEC Aug. of 100,985 be Toketee Holt, Total P. 554,371 contracts on preferred Earned 518,755 1,018,612 taxes Advances will Pacific payable was per company's issued customers 39%. 1947, of generating First LIABILITIES— Accounts 31, capacity generating Co. past five the number of of ating E. Total directors so with 17,601 28,396 co.)__ co.) direct of the company may be restored to a higher level than it is at present." Quarterly distributions of 10 cents each were made on March 20, June 20 and Sept. 22, this year, and, in addition, a year-end dividend, declared on Dec. 18, 1946, shares of common company 39,816 Patents and wholesalers Caterpillar Tractor Co.—Earnings— tBorrowing 1 53,782 Inventories receivable 2,349,884 1,290,743 securities accounts $752,854 2,722,792 1 Government Carr, B. J. common stock (par $10) pursuant to their preemptive right expired at the close of business on Nov. 17. Sub¬ scriptions received from stockholders exercising their preemptive rights, together with subscriptions under the supplemental offering, substantially exceeded the avail¬ able number of shares and allocation will be made with the new $871,489 S. to expansion None deed of trust period. During and 31 1946 losses sales to for conserving working capital in the occasioned by inventory mark-downs, necessity operating was southern engage ended revenues UNDERWRITERS—The 1947 President, was because face of recent contraction in non-recurring expenses incident to large distribution.—V. 166, p. 1251. above the months' $498,671 45,000 during 1946. action, according The 27, months 12 1949. ASSETS— '•Notes the to Offered—A Co.—Stock Paper headed by Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co. on Nov. 18 previous the Cash TT. in be sold afc Jan. of $14.74 AUGUST the month same part of the State of continue the by H. sold The of 322,500 SHEET, to SEC for B. Van Sinbeing sold with tiled was being banking of¬ fered 40,000 shares of common stock ($1 par) at $53 per share (excluding divs. payable Nov. 20). Proceeds will be added to company's general funds.—V. 196, p. 1783. Carpenter 450,000 shs. and amount. reclassified into 390,000 the stock, approximately 73% of the derived from the retail sale of electricity, approximately 21% from the wholesaling of elec¬ tricity and approximately 6% from the sale of water. Revenue from sales of electricity to residential customers (approximately 35% of the gross operating revenues) increased approximately 19% in the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 1947, as compared with the previous 12 the 37,900 share BALANCE expressed BUSINESS—Company northern operating 425,600 45,000 common in mortgage dispose of its water business. may $962,171 dividends per in notification of common Washington, Conn., and 3,700 shares of common by Harrison White, Inc., of New York. The shares will market. Without underwriting.—V. 165, p. 68. —V. were and conducted the 83,900 $1,312,848 Earnings 7,793 shs. 42,000 shs. 75,834 shs. first the unlimited par) as the 312,000 then outstanding shares of the AND expects 781,500 taxes. taxes dividends Common is (no par) $20) being in and gate Preferred 24,373 shs. incorporated in California on Oct. 16, 1920. The company is an operating public utility company engaged in the production, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity and the development and distribution of water, its opera¬ $2,178,248 for Provision t4,500,000 18,000 additional shares of such stock. capacity Provision bonds letter a ($1 Catalin Corp. of America—No Dividend $13,500,000 750,000 shs. under 13 of deren The agreement. (par Nov. shares time 7,793 shs. series $524,192 Y.—Filing with SEC— Callahan Zinc-Lead Co., N. On 3,500 Outstanding 42,000 shs. in $514,269 1990. scale 24,373 shs. issuable $684,045 159,852 PRESENT FINANCING * authorized these common $902,007 106,388 the 126,789 1,270,111 $2,071,860 Other 134,607 1,673,309 of 1, may determine stock (par $20) credit For $15,671,957 $10,393,760 Nov. (callable) amount securing gross $17,053,284 $11,243,386 849,626 1,381,327 due directors "The Report— 1946 all of (par $100): cum. series Common it 1947 TO (non-callable) pany Fiscal Years Ended Aug. 31— retirement (non-callable) HISTORY On preferred and new $9,000,000 6% sold 1990. p. series 7% Unallotted included the effect notes Pfd. stock, Corp. The Asbestos company, producers of AMCO brand products, is of the pioneers in the brake lining field and has specialized in original equipment for many of the better known makes of automo¬ biles. According to Messrs. Shepard and DeLind, this move ties In with the general expansion of AMCO's product, market development and advertising program, as well as with Borg-Warner International's plan to supply Borg-Warner Overseas Distributors with a complete range of nationally known and advertised automotive products. Some to of Authorized the Borg- Jr., President of is CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT company one of offered now of the shares 45,761 outstanding shares of the old preferred. mtge. bonds, 1974, 3 Vb% handling by Borgthe export activities of the Asbestos Manu¬ to a joint announcement by S. E. Shepard, according Vice-President stock common of issue 152,902 stock. Balance of PURPOSE—The purpose $1,612,651 928,60® 452,031 preferred on —V. 166, p. group the First Export Agreement Reached— been $1,586,862 25,789 20,394 income $667,171 an share per Borg-Warner have $4,197,88a 2,611,02® deductions Dividends Calif. Arrangements $4,729,472 3,630,662 taxes $1,119,203 Total stock, 4.70% share of old in cash, on account of each amount equal to the sum of (a) the excess redemption price of the old preferred over the initial public offering price of the new preferred, and (b) exchanged, $100 share per old Company preferred of LIABILITIES—Accounts employees, 9*^®^—Company Is offering to the holders of the outstanding shares of 6% preferred stock, series of 1927 (par the right to exchange 42,000 of such shares on the basis of 45,761 $13,667), $856,048; accounts receivable (U. S. Government agencies), $48,113; miscellaneous receivables, $17,385; miscellaneous current assets, $17,198; inventories (valued in each instance at the lower of cost or market), $2,338,083; land, buildings, machinery and equipment at cost (less reserves for depreciation and amortization of $907,860), $1,890,194; unpaid balance of mortgage note receivable, clue April 1, 1952 (secured by Lake Lawn Hotel properties), $130,000; unexpired insur¬ ance and deposits, $44,887; unamortized tools, dies, and other facilities, $2,633; inventory of tool room material, $22,036; deferred experimental, development, and tooling costs, $62,303; sundry other assets and de¬ ferred charges, $39,847; goodwill and unamortized patents and trade¬ marks, $23,127; total, $6,253,897. $227,477; Offered—Mer¬ Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane and associates on Nov. 17 offered 42,000 shares of cumulative preferred stock, 4.70% series (par $100) at par and div. and 42,000 shares of common stock (par $20) at $22.50 per share. housing. ASSETS—Cash in banks Oregon Power Co.—Stocks Operation expenses and rill productive capacity, additional for 1946 1947 $1,098,809 California and for employees' SEPT. 30 INCOME ACCOUNT FOR 12 MONTHS ENDED county greeting cards, playing cards, and many other novelties. is doing business with 280,000 customers and has 5.600 employees.—V. 164, p. 2283. 1947 Monday, November 24, CHRONICLE leather goods, The company (Continued from page 2) tories FINANCIAL the largest corporation to the corner grocery in practically every in the United States. -It also manufactures a varied Ifha of from General Corporation and Investment News & —V. 166, — stock preferred on avail, for common p. shares 368. trustee the special redemption prices. net proceeds from the sale partial repayment of bank loans in the amoimt of $900,000 obtained to defray in part the costs of the company's 1947 construction work. The net proceeds to be received by the company from the sale of the $1,500,000 series C bonds will be used for the purposes of repaying the balance of the bark loans, of refunding deposits advanced by subdividers or con¬ sumers to finance line extensions, and of partially restoring the working capital used for additions, extensions and improvements in the ordinary course oi business. For further details see V. 166, p. 1990. PURPOSE—Company intends to use the of the 15,652 shares of common stock in Central States Edison Inc. Period End. Sept. 30— for Prov. Net oper. Non-oper. Gross Interest Net —V. deprec taxes - __ — income income income _ deductions income- 166, p. 756. _ 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $312,839 208,148 $265,260 10,636 10,580 4,161 16,647 16,647 4,405 3,798 16,890 14,570 $18,495 Operation Maintenance General (& Sabs.) —Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $17,051 $60,546 $51,108 — — $81,966 $71,018 52,148 revs.—Electric— Oper. 43,301 2,705 2,756 4,161 172,353 2,149 1,492 7,008 4,102 $20,644 $18,544 $67,555 $55,211 191 165 684 587 $18,378 $66,871 $54,623 $20,452. Volume 166 Number 4649 THE Century Ribbon Mills, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1947 Federal Net $497,068 190,000 $315,615 $248,123 123,000 90,000 $307,068' $192,615 $158,123 19,569 dividends Common dividends 90,000 and 75,000 CHRONICLE " taxes, $96,137; total, $25,- May 1, 1949), $1,750,000; inventory reserve, $500,000; 5% cumulative preferred stock (par $100), $1,902,700; common stock (par $20), $9,993,520; earned surplus, $5,491,187; treasury stock, Dr$295,825; total, $25,415,057.—V. 165, p. 3049. 45,000 ' ' Com. surplus shs, Earns, $135,273 $232,068 $147,615 $138,654 198,825 198,700 100,000 100,000 $1.13 $1.54 $1.92 $1.38 outstdg per sh. com. CONSOLIDATED ASSETS—Cash BALANCE banks in Columbia Gas & Electric Corp. (& and SHEET, SEPT. hand, $705,341; on 30, period End. Sept. 30— Gross Prov. Misc. contingencies, $25,000; common stock (200,000 no $2,000,000; surplus, $1,375,151; total, $6,566,429.—V. shares), applic. Columbia to Int. 166, Fed. Miscel. be offered 13 Nov. on 4,000 at filed shares $100 par) share. a registration a ($100 statement stock. common Proceeds will be rolling mill, equipment and for working capital. The used There with to were net stock Gross Chamberlain Co. of for 21,872 8,301 65,549 18,410 $751,934 The stockholders from Nov. on 195,000 14 shares, voted to increase the $5 par each, to shares, It was also into surplus shares of account excess capital $2.50 par to capital stock account.—V. income Gas Associated with Halsey, Stuart & Co.; A. Wisconsin G. Becker & Co. Inc. Co. of in Inc.; First the and P. S. The Yantis & certificates Co., will the cost, estimated equipment consisting The issue Hutzler, V. 99.14 166, of Ripley for 2s; to R. are period W. Freeman for Michigan provide $5,540,430, 1,300 awarded was Harriman were: at . issued on & and of 70-ton a for new of exceeding 80% standard-gauge all-steel bid not hopper 99.5192. Co., Inc., 99.31 for 2s; Harris, Hall & Co., Inc., 1947, record of has declared certificates Nov. 29. St., Chicago 2, of The a dividend beneficial of interest, $1.75 163, p. bids Bros. for Dec. 19 W. to terest. and was announced who disclosed with Linea —V. 166, service & Nov. on that Aeropestal in Venezoiana, Street 31— Bal. of agreement national airline. parent $549,475 in 11,577,158 11,801,172 108,692,267 the of On Nov. 19, the directors a quarterly dividend of cents per share and a special year-end dividend of $1 per share on the common stock, both payable Dec. 19 to holders of record Nov. 28. This will be the first distribution on the common stock since June, 1932. W. Alton Jones, President, also announced that the consolidated net income of the company and its subsidiaries for the ten months ended Oct. 31, 1947 was $30,804,000, Net for subject to the year-end industry for for capital its products outlay and company its to have meet created these subsidiaries for an needs. the unprecedented The capital calendar $80,000,000."—V. 166, p. 1680. demand budget 1947 year of will the 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— Gross 1947 profit income Total income Admin. & selling exps._ Discounts Nov. $9,815,976 3,814,623 $2,602,539 1,914,433 296,047 560,847 war 34,485 Federal taxes for Net inventory Nov. Common dividends $2,569,628 67,222 — dividends com. Earns, Net per stk. com. ings of $1.92, 248,337 450,214 par) share_ which 241,751 450.489 of $1,779,744 67,223 67,223 Dr$553,970 $543,968 $1,177,886 237,616 237,616 served of the $4.54 share first for the in net $.60 requires 1947 the retirement to of $3,700,000 speaking, charges any realistic view will have available income for the earn¬ CONSOLIDATED ASSETS—Cash able— net, Buchanan etc. (after in banks $4,523,784; Land Co. reserve BALANCE six months purpose an of amount 166, this been and inventories, (100% for SHEET, SEPT. 30, an directors preferred the A p. Nov. on stock, 2 initial each The on to case. is to their less matur¬ than 30 nor optional redemption price is 101.05, plus special redemption of of inter¬ not initial 1 com¬ 100.4199. Co., Other bids The First 100.2699; a the and CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO consol. mtge. bonds, to with on 1476. 5%; and payment for associated the the week ended week past companies, a Nov. 15 year ago. weeks four and 1946 % Incr. 209,799,000 series A, series 2%% was show 209,641,000 March Cum. preferred Common stock stock (no 1, 1982— debt of amount principal with the On has 27, 90 Nov. 7.6 7.0 omitted trustees The days made for 1947, the amounted corresponding York also for payment guaranteed following Steam and Corp. bonds 1st Other State Federal and to is of order an Other oper. revenue income Gross Total taxes— (net) income income deducts.— Net —V. income in each of stock the four of $20 of share per the to on Securities be made on York & in share—V. 1947, 166, $4,603,469 2,918,682 146,221 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $6,156,415 4,511,935 $6,116 074 262,957 205,681 4,078,300 250,000 267,694 474,596 339,865 69,959 73,480 279,117 282,991 92,453 375,898 $355,116 251,568 $707,497 252,170 $573,306 335,625 411,283 $606,684 $959,668 43,908 $908,931 267,115 $1,182,378 39,860 $915,759 $641,816 344,705 90,683 375,607 $771,095 259,305 $923,073 Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp.—Borrows Funds— In October, the corporation borrowed an additional thereby increasing notes outstanding under its $14,000,000 V. on 166, p. 1992. Oct. 31. 3V2% of principal subsidiary of series, 5% 50-vear series, due $27 9g9 qoo bond's", gold ' bonds, 4%, Light and Power Co. ' q 1967, 25,000,000 mtge" 1 - debs" 2%% qqq July due Lighting Co. generaf due July 1, 2004 1976 Electric and com¬ due _ Westchester coupon 1, several amounts Halsey, Stuart & Allison-Williams The C. Co 9,993,000 due of 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 Co., 100,000 Bradford & Co Bramhall & Stein & Burr & Co., $4,000,000, credit agreement to The money will be used for working capital.— Wheeler 300,000 100,000 & Alle- E. W. Inc. 100,000 Moran & R. & C. Co Co._ Co.__ Co Inc Byllesby & Co.— Brothers National Omaha Co. loo.ono Newbu.rger, Loeb & Co._ New York Hanseatic Corp. 100,000 Alfred O'Gara & Co Otis Pacific Co. Union Trust Co.. Day & Co Dempsey & Co Detmer & Co Dick & Merle-Smith Co._ & California Pacific Northwest Co Co Paul & Co., Inc Perrin, West & Winslow, 100,000 100,000 700,000 W. 100,000 Pizzini & Co., Inc. Pollock & Co., Raffensperger, Hughes Co., Inc Reinholdt & Gardner.— Co. l — Co., Inc. 300,000 L. F. Rothschild & Co.— 100,000 100,000 Schmidt, Poole J. Edwards, Inc Elk.ins, Morris & Co Equitable Securities Corp. & Fahey, Co Clark & 100,000 125,000 100,000 100,000 Co Fauset, Steele & Co Foster & Marshall M. M. Freeman & 850,000 Company- 100,000 500,000 Inc. & Co Hirsch & Johnson, Lane, Co., Inc. Sv.tro proposed plan of preferred 100,000 200,000 Tyson 100,000 & Co Wertheim & Co Wheelock & 100,000 100,000 850,000 Cummins, Inc. 100,000 Harold E. Wood & Co.— F. S. 125,000 150,000 of 125,000 125,000 100,000 Co Webster & Gibson issuance 150,000 150,000 100,000 Townsend, Dabney & & Co._ FINANCING—The Co & Walter 100,000 - Johnston, Lemon & & Thomas 150,000 300,000 — Space Walter Stokes & Co J. S. Strauss & Co 500,000 and Share Corp. H. Johnson & Co. Edw. Lowber Stokes & Co. 850,000 Co Co., Co 500,000 100,000 Indianapolis Bond & 100,000 150,000 150,000 Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Inc. 100,000 Harrison Hayden, Stone & Co Heller, Bruce & Co Nicolaus 100,000 100,000 & Scribner Inc. & 150,000 850,000 100,000 Bros. & Boyce Stifel, Stix Graham, Parsons & Co._ Green, Ellis & Anderson Gregory & Son, Inc Harley, Haydon & Co., Inc. Scott & Stringfellow Robert Showers Stein 100,000 Glore, Forgan & Co & Co Scott, Horner & Mason, Singer, Deane Co., Inc. Graefe and 100,000 100,000 850,000 100,000 100,000 Robinson-Humphrey Douglas & Co., Inc. Charles H. Drew & Co.— 100,000 300,000 100,000 Rand & Co The 125,000 Chris- E. Inc. & 100,000 100,000 & tensen, Inc Wm. 100,000 & Inc Feters, Writer B. 100,000 125,000 100,000 300,000 150,000 Copeland Inc. 300,000 850,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 & Co. 100,000 150,000 125,000 100,000 100,000 of Fark-Shaughnessy 125,000 100,000 & Co Roger S. Palmer 100,000 Co., Patterson, Kendall, 100,000 M. Dain & Co & 100,000 150,000 Cunningham & Co., Inc. 150,000 of Homer O Connell Inc. 100,000 Henry Dahlberg & Co.— 150,000 Co._ O'Erian-Mitchell 300,000 100,000 100,000 & Nashville Securities The 100,000 100,000 Co. 100,000 100,000 Miller & Co. Mullaney, Ross 100,000 & & W. Clark & Co and Leedy, 100,000 Co Co Kormendi 100,000 Clayton Securities Corp._ Cohu & Torrey Cooley & Co Este John Inc & 500,000 Broome Brush, Slocumb John Co., McJur.kin, Patton & Co. Milhous, Martin & Co.— Co C. L. & Kidder man, 100,000 K. M. the 150,000 100,000 Mason. 400,000 S. A and follows: 100,000 Stearns & M. as Kaiman & Inc. H. are Voorhis & Co Ketcham & Nongard 700,000 100,000 Bacon, Whipple & Co.200,000 George K. Baum & Co., Stockton underwriters 100,000 Co Redpath J. several respectively, Kalb, 300,000 and Boar. the thein, 100,000 Brothers Auchincloss, Parker Eache & by $7,250,000 100,000 S. Ashmun Co Atwill names purchased Co. Inc. Securities Corp. Amott, Baker & Co., Inc. Geo. G. Applegatc R. S. Dickson & quarters per Co.—Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $566,823 166, p. 852. payment debentures bonds, mtge. 1967 July Dallas $3 proposed con¬ taxes.— local the and mtge. jntge. bonds, 312% gold Yonkers — Provision for taxes: Fed. .inc. and exc. prof. thereof. w General to week 12, 1947. the preferred 193,006 maint. tingencies " funded ' has 1963, due July 1, 1963 Westchester Lighting Co. 1st due Dec. 1, 1950 R. payment depreciation— for and the the F. Cassell & Co., Inc._ Central National Corp.— City Securities Corp energy of subsidiaries business conditions of 13, dividend a however, maint- exps. None tabulation maturing in 1948 and 1949 (of which $3,894,000 outstanding on Aug. 31, J347), for which to maturity has been deposited in trust C. Preferred Stock— $4,546,042 3,381,148 Oper. this ' 11,476,527 8hs. company borrowed from banks $12,000,000 thereafter, with interest at the rate of l'Ar/o per The company interest on the panies: R. revenue from ' interest 1947 annum, Byrd 13.65%. Connecticut Railway & Lighting1 Period End. Sept. 30— 30,000,000 2,188,885 shs. 2,200,000 shs. 12,611,110 shs. remained and respective Oct. payable New been 60,000,000 2,188,890 shs. (par $100) the company principal the 1,455,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 par) (Inc.) 8.4 199,746,000 general ended 1991. Operating 5,176,000 100,000,000 100,000,000 60,000,000 30,000,000 B, due due April 1, 1977 2%% series C, due June 1, 1972 3% series D, due Nov. 1, 1972 $5 cum. pfd. stock (no par) 10.0 204,211,000 electric 283,697,510 record Dec. left arrearages on due refunding mortgage bonds: 2%% William Blair & Co Boettcher and Co Corp.—Weekly Output— of declared subject, $1,437,000 1st & Pwr. Co. pur¬ chase money 6% 99-ycars gold bonds, due Oct. 1, 1997 J. 18 Outstanding $15,000,000 gold July 1, '95 Kings County Elcc. Lt. 1st PRESENT FINANCING Authorized Edison Elec. Ilium. Co. of New York Eurnham output week Commission. to holders of similar which its of Southern hour compared Exchange 1947 hand, $5,161,809; accounts receiv¬ $9,633,979; investment .(net) in owned), $3,301; land buildings, machinery, depreciation and special amortization of $10,on May the public utility operating company engaged manufacture, transmission and distribution to consumers of electricity. It is also a holding company which through ownership of all of the outstanding voting stock controls Westchester Lighting Co., a gas and electric corporation, and The Yonkers Electric Light and Power Co., an electric corporation, and through of 99% ownership of the voting stock controls New York Steam Co., a district steam corporation, all of which are public utility operating com¬ panies. It also controls through ownership of all of the a voting stock non-utility company, Consolidated Telegraph & Electrical Subway Co.. PURPOSE—The proceeds will be applied toward the cost of redeem¬ ing at 102, $30,000,000 20-year 3Vs % debentures, series due 1958, due Jan. 1, 1958. equal p. 1946: adjusted for like has in COMPANY—Company gas R. < the notice. The issue was awarded Nov. 18 on a bid for a 3% coupon were: Morgan Stanley & Boston Corp., 100.136. E. & Votes $3 Dividend $7.21 in per-share and corresponding increase of 38,738,885, or period of $500,000 established during the first The inventory reserve quarter and reported at the end eliminated from these figures. of 1946. per debentures corporation totals as 1946, Net Nil $1.25 .16 $7,303,247 1947 corporation 237,616 resulted the output with kilowatt 534,636 with 2,000,000 $.85 annum from in Prov. 534,636 compare the 322,436,395 Defd. $1,145,827 of 1947 .16 $.76 1887. weekly this 106,308 67,223 $5.26 $9,303,247 Co.—Weekly Output— over kwh. comparisons p. territory 421,126 8,261,000 534,636 third quarter $1.01 payments per utilities, increase Commonwealth The 88,644 $47,889 interest .41 Accordingly, for the 25 340,834 3,925,000 $1,908,366 475,232 (no income for the 243,746 594,040 __— Surplus Shs. 29,000 which stock. deducted 1 Oct. 500,000 res. profit Preferred 309,910 $1.17 4,958,424 230,680,000 225,632,000 221,373,000 213,693,000 '—V. 166, $7,852,892 $12,587,907 1,654,036 1,327,488 "If,260 457,393 1,879,000 paid Depreciation Prov.' 190,016 facil. Interest earnings 8 1944 $7,662,876 $12,344,161 120,520 allowed Spec, amort, of 1945 129,164 Per Sh. $14,261,671 .35 corporation's annual $2,000,000 common the are Jan. Corp.) $2,482,019 of on and 1946 $9,686,812 the regular from 15 the Tool securing make Week Ended— exceed Co.—Earnings— (Including Clark-Celfor Misc. to 10% a percentage The Clark Equipment accrued and American output of this company sales to other electric Following adjustments. company alone for the same period was $9,792,000. "The financial position of the company is the most favorable in its history," Mr. Jones said. "Unprecedented demands on the petroleum days' published 104.05 Almstedt Electric.ty $30,- 50 part, 60 Biridle, Whelen & Co Nov. declared Total $1.36 of Commonwealth Edison showed Net than New inc. retire, ranging balance excluding 804,000 for 10 Months— on of fully price is 1946 $10,334,494 indenture SHARES Per Sh. Although such payments are not, strictly against income, they must be taken into account in 110,199,038 Cities Service Co.—Resumes Common Dividend—Also Declares Special of $1 per Share—Consolidated payable agency City. Denomination $1,000, registerable as registered without coupons in denominations multiples thereof. Coupon and registered bonds and 9,000,000 1970. $633,064 1680. p. due Nov. 1, 1972. interest head office of the trustee or York UNDERWRITERS debentures "The American 1947—10 Mos—1946 $60,338 New and more co. net co. include 12,223,256 retirement for respectively. requirement for debt retirement.—V. $96,849 1947; the changeableRedeemable at option of company at any time prior ity, as a whole or from time to time in 1, 2,000,000 prov. debentures TO $12,334,494 for summary there has been to the initial annual 1947—Month—1946 passengers— 166, Venezuelan parent holders Ry.—Earnings— income Revenue the interline $1,000 issue has been oversubscribed. 1, at 1 principal, STOCK $16,628,570 4,294,076 subsids._ income require, after an ACCRUING debentures Washington so 1947-i income by represent, *Amt. 776. signed Nov. Nov. 20,210 subsidiaries. INCOME Sept. 30— net for dividends Period End. Oct —V. had company The aggregate amount its or NET retained net 1991. P. Cincinnati Net this OF Consolidated Portion the linking mid-America with Caracas, Venezuela, 15 by T. M. Miller, General Traffic Manager, 2,909,287 $16,628,570 $14,261,671 consolidated income statements do not Power Co. corporation air income Total ment— new The Dated and NOTE—There OF COMMON Chicago & Southern Air Lines, Inc.—Interline Agree¬ Fast, 586,705 provided for this $549,709 less for the subsidiary companies and $47,737 less corporation than the amounts which would have been required individual returns. For the three months ended Sept. 30, the corresponding figures were $40,743 and •SUMMARY 2'/8S.— on 1,051,343 88,541 received share per 69 charges (Cr) railroad Salomon Chicago Title & Trust Co., 111., is registrar.—V. net 12 Months End. 99.288 payable 896,647 t693,406 2,896,081 $19,410, Fuel of • Trust income NOTE—The Chicago Produce District Trust—$1.75 Dividend— The Corp.: other fixed was Bal. common other basis of a cars. Other $21,026,163 $18,788,796 the on 1991. p. and $21,552,537 $19,229,971 526,374 441,175 corporation Electric & 5,185,528 *The Inc. be 1,128,078 accordingly. offering 8,200,278 7,579,478 income figures for 1946 have been restated, where necessary, to exclude operations of companies disposed of during the periods covered by the income statements. tCorporation and its subsidiaries expect to file their Federal income tax returns for 1947 on a consolidated basis and provisions for such taxes for the first nine months of 1947 have been computed & Co.; The Mil¬ Corp.; Mullaney, Ross & Co.; Wm. E. Pollock & Co., Inc.; Julien Collins & Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; Martin, Burns & Corbett, Inc.; Mason, Moran & Co.; McMaster Hutchinson & Co.; Alfred O'Gara & Co.; Thomas & Co.; Co.; 7,767,264 deductions— to and Consolidated according to maturity. The Co.; depletion expenses Miscellaneous annually Dec. 1, 1948 to 1957, inclusive. The certificates, issued under the Philadelphia Plan, were immediately reoffered, subject to ICC authorization, at prices to yield waukee and 5,846,898 Federal Interest Nov. 19 of $4,400,000 2% serial equipment trust certifi¬ cates (6th equipment trust of 1947), maturing $440,000 Pressprich & *1946 Nov. on offered $30,000,000 first and refunding mortgage bonds, 3% series D, due Nov. 1, 1972, at 101.05 and in¬ $107,437,037 $93,118,069 65,262,518 51,794,736 t7,007,820 applicable Columbia Taxes: Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Equipment Trusts Offered— Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. and associates won the award to 2.20%, 1947 income taxes Administrative from 1.20% INCOME STATEMENTS income Balance 166, 1576. 431,990 $1,650,267 $13,147,939 $11,198,114 taxes Gross each share of the 130,000 shares of $5 par $2.50 par stock, and to transfer from $325,000 j profits tax Miscellaneous voted to split three income Other authorized 500,000 other depreciation Federal America—Split-Up Voted— each. p. 2,180,970 Operation and maintenance under¬ Provision capital 2,171,419 and revenue Federal stock 724,688 1496,131 818,305 82,660 726,632 (Cr)___ 9 Subsidiary Companies: purchase no 251,314 722,181 12 Months Ended Sept. 30— the writers. stock 243,273 t200,023 chgs. fxd. income Consol. El.: & exps. other— & CONSOLIDATED company covering will $2,702,572 $16,474,628 $14,610,969 income— other & corp.- Gas Taxes: SEC— The $2,829,805 $16,923,593 $14,993,970 127,233 448,965 383,001 $1,895,539 deducts— Administrative Century Steel Corp., Hollydale, Calif.—Registers with SEC $2,021,228 125,689 & Co. Inc. and associates 19 in Bal. par 463. p. income income to for reserve inc. maint.__ ■ payable (banks), $750,000; trade creditors, factoring depts., manufacturers-jobbers, $1,966,181; accrued wages, taxes, commission (est.), $59,727; Federal income tax, 1946, $60,740; provision for Federal income tax, 1947 (est.), $130,000; due other and for Gross LIABILITIES—Notes $199,630; & rev. Operation receivable, $2,627,536; mortgage receivable due 1947, $21,000; cash surrender value life insurance, $117,883; inventories, $1,691,222; treasury stock (1,175 share), at cost, $14,545. land, building, machinery and equipment (less reserve for depreciation), $1,326,319; investment in mill superintend¬ ents' houses, $12,976; deferred charges applicable to future operations, $49,607; total. $6,566,429. . 1947—9 Mos.—*1946 $19,677,134 $18,229,149 $82,377,132 $70,010,576 14,331,360 11,658,425 49,486,812 38,737,455 depr. & depl. 1,605,899 1,632,516 6,068,556 5,983,578 Fed. income taxes f422,508 903,157 t5,477,854 6,290,039 Other taxes 1,296,139 1,205,246 4,420,317 4,005,534 1947 accounts Subs.)—Earnings- 1947—3 Mos.—*1946 Subsidiary companies: (2101) fered—Halsey, Stuart pany Balance ' Consolidated EdisOn Co. of New York, Inc.—Bonds Of¬ . LIABILITIES—Accounts payable and payroll, $3,207,174; Taxes, etc. —accrued. $312,301;' reserve for Federal taxes on income, $2,155,374; deferred income, $398,626; notes payable to banks (maturing in 10 equal semi-annual installments beginning 1944 $225,273 profit FINANCIAL 415,057. 1945 * 130,000 taxes Preferred 1946 $355,273 & 946,141), $5,996,047; prepaid insurance (Including Century Factors, Inc.) 9 Mos. End. Sept. 30— after charges Profit COMMERCIAL Yantis & Co., Inc._ Yarnall & Co the bonds is the 100,000 100,000 100,000 150,000 fourth step in a refunding the company's outstanding long-term debt Application hgs been made by the company stock. 10 the to THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2102) York New S.. P. Commission the for of issued by amount. principal $319,541,000 aggregating together bonds, Commission, the company, on of first and refunding mortgage bonds, 2%% series A, due March 1, 1932; on May 6, 1947. issued $10j,000,000 first and refunding mortgage bonds, 2%% series B, due April 1, 1977, and on June 17, 1947 issued $30,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds, 2%% series C. due June 1, 1972 and applied the proceeds thereof and other funds of the company to the redemption or payment at or prior to maturity of $289,541,000 aggre¬ gate principal amount of long-term debt of the company. The issue of $30,000,000 of bonds of series D and the redemption of $30,000,000. 20-year 3 V2 % debentures, series due 1958, will complete the entire plan of long-term debt refunding. Upon such completion, the com¬ pany will have outstanding $292,892,000 of long-term debt, consisting of $290,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds and $2,392,000 (as of Aug. 31, 1947) of non-callable bonds which mature in 1995 issued 1947 27, the $100,000,000 1997. and stock soon as hearings in progress and sale are 1,750,000 shares of cumulative preferred $57,382,000 of convertible debentures. Under issuance the stocks ($100 and par) of plans the proceeds from the new preferred stock are to be toward the redemption of the old preferred stock and the proceeds from the sale of the convertible debentures are to be applied, to the extent of $24,995,259, toward the redemption of the old preferred stock and the balance to the reimbursement of the company's treasury for expenditures since Jan. 1, 1947, for additions to its utility plant and the retirement of its long-term debt. The balance of the funds required for the redemption of the old preferred stock will be taken from the company's treasury. The old preferred stock is redeemable at the option of the company on any dividend present applied than 30 days' prior notice, at $105 a share, or an aggregate of $229,832,925 for the 2,188,885 shares now outstanding. The company is presently engaged in a construction program which, it is estimated, will exceed $250,000,000 for the years 1947 through 1951 It is further estimated that this program will require financing through the sale of securities, the type of which has not been deter¬ mined at this time, to the extent of approximately $100,000,000 in date, convertible the to addition within done be the next debentures. A part of financing this may voted to reject all tenders of $3 prior preference shares received in response to the'ir letter Nov. 1, because the tenders were few in number and varied widely in price. The directors then voted to call 10,000 shares at the redemption price of $55 per share plus accrued dividends, to be selected by lot from holders of record Nov. 28, 1947, for redemption Jan. 9, 1948. —V. 166, Capacity Increased— Generating Nov. 17 officially placed in service a new steamturbine-generator which will add 50,000 kilowatts to System company on capacity. unit, which was built at a total cost of approximately $8,700,000, is a part of the company's five-year $250,000,000 postwar program to provide electricity, gas and steam for the growing metro¬ politan area which it serves. With the addition, System electric generating capacity .is 2,535,000 kilowatts. Manufactured by the General Electric Co., the turbine-generator is to be driven with steam from a boiler constructed by Combustion new Engineering Co., Inc. The boiler, which is the twin of a unit already installed at this generating station, has a capacity of 1,000,000 pounds of steam an hour.—V. 166, p. 1992. 9 Mos. End. Gross oper. oper. admin. Prov. for Soc. depr. & amort. & unempl. tax. post-war adjts. sec. Prov. for OP INCOME $4,264,563 $6,417,156 $9,825,658 1,767,345 660,257 1,682,607 790,177 1,648,842 901,256 223,707 567.626 298,218 437,742 711,682 750,000 $1,613,260 $2,939,004 $5,515,660 , 82,538 Fed. 68,559 $2,992,948 45,581 inc. 24,352 18,142 oper. ing 31,999,875 5,678,128 1,906,367 '2,012,348 9,219,129 6,156,488 $1,899,221 $2,089,843 Taxes Net No. 677,000 1,971,694 4,258,069 —V. capital $2,401,181 $971,313 $1,003 111 $1,261,762 659.998 659.998 659.993 659.993 $3,64 $1.47 $1,52 $1.91 share 1477. per 166, period shares__ for earns of Earnings . 50 cents The income $9,031,656 $11,238,154 p. share paid per directors Dec. Coast 3 0 stockholders to of P. President, Day, Vice-President charge in the of that announced 17 |Nov. on construction Clarke division F. the of parent company, and President of its subsidiary, Joseph P. Day Building & Engineering Co., Inc., has been appointed engineering consultant in charge, of construction for the Egyptian Fertilizer & Chemical Industries, Ltd., of Cairo, Egypt. He will continue his with activities The the domestic real estate construction and firm. Total income Net 158,516 $2,248,360 497,185 $9,594,069 $11,8'89,145 1,877,107 4,747,057 $1,498,999 $1,751,174 $7,716,962 $7,142,088 $1.01 income Earns. —V. deducts... per $1.23 $5.51 $5.02 sh... com. to is headed by Pasha, a leading financier and' industrialist managing director. Directors of the syndicate include His Excellency H. Sirrey Pasha, wartime Prime Minister. The Government Excellency the Middle syndicate's first calcium a Aboud A. East, as stock common distribution after of of the undertaken, recently project, nitrate factory Suez, at construction the is furnish to fertilizer the to of Joseph by P. Inc. Day, On record East the Subs.)—Earnings (& 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— to Total Cost foreign of Selling, sales sions Other 10,074,464 and for Provision 6,726,989 854,831 748,873 $1,488,643 3,372 expenses it is of Dec. is the $1,468,708 for Federal $91,805 171,580 149,539 ; taxes income on 520,000 $777,126 Coast Public residual any Service of all cash liabilities."—V. payment be into put effect assets at Sept. 30, 1947 amounted $5,036,000, of which $890,000 represented cash.—V. to 166, thereon the the 5Mi % 1947 first (subject will Holders & $ conditions, bonds, Gross operating income 59,113,954 therein as certain plus of New for —V. basis The directors the on interest the the Deplet., deprec. rendered & 166, the Net operating Dividends, etc., on sale 83,182,697 2,914,843 2,897,624 8,543,573 8,663,941 5,543,512 3,768,801 12,557,295 11,141,548 income 8,419.053 9,631,104 95,792 5,010,195 112,850 23,012,461 income 808,637 730,518 assets 225,963 1,520,857 1,243,887 share was which in $1,333,968 $5,976,544 $3,049,623 8,651 9,103 32,728 20,734 $1.40 to Dec. such $10, $1,343,071 $6,009,272 $3,070,357 35,884 42,635 107,653 127.903 5. shares 8,740,808 6,643,902 25,064,985 20,242,554 22,084 55,798 175,872 income 8,718,724 4,747.155 Net outstanding earnings per share ♦Includes Federal provision and operating state charges included not paid in (or accrued) for oil 6,588,104 24,889,113 4,682,552 4,747,155 $1.84 Shares $1.41 $5.24 estimated and gasoline state excise and Federal and paid, the taxes are not of in and the amounts collected in respect thereto are operating income. The amount of such taxes during the nine months of 1947 totaled $24,541,130. gross New President Elected— Leonard of F. Standard Continental McCollum, Oil Co. formerly Coordinator of Producing Activities Jersey), has been elected President of (New Oil Co., effective Dec, 1. He will succeed Dan Moran, who has resigned because of ill-health. The company, however, will continue to h»ve the benefit of Mr. Moran's advice in a consulting capacity.—V. 166, p. 757.. , to 166, 758. p. of 55 cents per share quarterly dividend of both payable Jan. 2 to usual the $100, par Payments of 35 cents each were July 1 and Oct. 1, last. The company last April. the shares, new stock. new Jan. 011 ended week the 4,783 5.597 3.420 492,275 2,242,250 1,116,515 $803,378 $3,653,772 $1,817,518 $1.10 $0.93 $4.44 $2.21 Gross operating 40,309 36,862 120,926 109.743 Other 2, 1947, On dividends common April $2 per share $7 per share.—V. this 1946 equivalent, 1947, 1, $1.75 the on 166, p. per- stock, old 853. Light Corp.—Weekly Input— Nov. the 13, System input income share 823,748 shares of subsidiaries of Fall River Electric Light Co.—Earnings— Months Ended Nine 1947 1946 $3,058,132 Sept. $2,787,44s 30— revenue 159,994 147,507 $3,218,126 1,918,324 $2,934,953 1,623,230 stock presently outstanding. of common Total earnings gross those other than costs listed below 1 than Federal taxes other Taxes, Provisions Interest 79,360 99,299 127,500 income Federal for other and income on taxes 127,500 298,247 Depreciation 288,325231,340> 214,620 47,427 charges registerable principal to as only. PURPOSE—Net will call 4% proceeds are estimated at $1,436,500. Company redemption its presently outstanding $785,000 15-year sinking for $23,550). with The bank at As of of 10, of applied be reduce to $350,000 been and borrowed 47,337' the stock proceeds EFFECT TO GIVING the the ($10 sinking other facturer totaled $750,000. National Bank and Trust Co. bear interest at the City and first was Outstanding 170,856 shs. record of was organized established by Wallace H. 22. Dodge All March on of name each Co. Allyn and Co., are (Inc.)— Inc. as and follows: , sales ENDED SEPT. 30 103,462 $0.61 profit after all charges Otis, Jr., President, states that operations during the Sept. 30, 1947, quarter, as in the corresponding three months- last year, -were curtailed by the annual vacation shutdown in the first two weeks of July. Unfilled $5,152,167 on had there orders June 30, been a at Sept. 30, 1947, 1947, but concerning material improvement were this in $3,676,896, against comparison Mr. Otis the volume of incom¬ ing orders in October and the company is disposed to believe that the "over-ordering of 1946 and the resulting inventory building by our customers well on which its way occurred the close of business objections.—V. Nov. on 166, 3,. 1786. p. 13 declared 166, par an dividend extra per $100, payable Dec. of $2 share per (3%) 15 to holders 465. p. .in the to correction."—V. first six months 166, p. 1992. * of 1947 may 4.Ma '»> outstanding have been Payment Pittsburgh, cumulative income convertible deben¬ for redemption on Dec. 31, next,, called will be made The at National Union trustee, Pittsburgh, Pa. convertible are into vt stock common until * Dec. 31,. 1947, at the conversion price of $22.50 per share.—V, 166, p. 948. Ford Motor Detroit Appointed— Co., Motor Coaches — National Distributor of Henry Ford II, President of this company, on Nov. 7 announced appointment of Metropolitan Motor Coaches, Inc., Detroit, Mich.,. exclusive national distributor of Ford motor coaches and parts. the of None or motor E. said at and to file and "B" stock, interest.. debentures the any engineers 1946 $2,211,761 102,909 $0.60 Earnings per share. J. obligations, stpek the of new company owned is by the Ford Motor of its stockholders. .. ' . . • • t Metropolitan Motor Coaches is a new company, organized by William B. Livingston, who is .its President. Since May,, he has been con¬ sultant to the Ford Motor Co. in collaboration with Ford stylists and $2,397,799 _ the and Bank, of Co. $900,000 600,000 - 1947 Net lease regular quarterly dividend of $3 the 5.—V. Dec. of 100 at Said underwriter, principal severally underwritten, CONSOLIDATED RESULTS FOR QUARTERS Net record of notice Nov. on and (subordinated) tures \as C. proposed Follansbee Steel Corp.—Calls 4Vfe% Debentures— , Republic directors 12% ) the classes "A" on $1,500,000 diversified line of machinery for the mechanical transmission of power and for the handling of materials. The total number of items catalogued, including all types .• and sizes, exceeds 5,000, of which approximately 1,200 are manufactured for warehouse stock and the balance upon receipt of customers' orders. Company sells the components as units and also engineers and sells complete installations. Central with Finance Co. of America, Baltimore, Md.—Extra Div.— The April 3, 1880. Originally a manu¬ company developed into a manufacturer hardware, respective amounts be entitled to will share machinery for the mechanical transmission of power. The principal products of the company are a widely the stockholders Preferred 3947 used FINANCING PRESENT BUSINESS—Corporation Business wood connection its 1947, been have 10, inventories. $1,500,000 incorporated of in agreements subsidiaries, Abraham & Straus, Inc., and Foley BrothersGoods Co.; also to consider bank borrowings by the company with maturities exceeding 12 months up to a maximum of $4,000,00G) during the next eight months. of debentuies fund and was A meeting of the 4 V-t '< preferred stockholders will be held ort 25 to consider giving by the company of guarantees and entering, 300,000 shs. par) 1, ' 1962 AND ings— Bank thereof receivable accounts Indiana. in 3878 Obligations of Subsidiaries and Consider Bank Borrow¬ into bank loans all total $400,000 mature Dec. The 1947. 8, increased 4% 854. p. Federated Department Stores, Inc.—To Vote on Lease of Authorized Oct. $537,852: $512,707 together company's then premium proceeds, loans bank from from First $100,000 The Of annum. Dec. carrying company's the had Indiana. per surplus Dry Chicago Bend, 2% will 1947, which Co. South rate cash, of and Nov. (plus May 1, 1959 estimated net due the loans. Nov. Trust debentures remainder available $650,000 of fund 166, dividends for Balance Further details follow: $2.58 taxes. included of dividend a and 1946 received year 1,503 Dated.Oct. 1, 1947; due Oct. 1, 1962. Principal and interest (Oct. 1 April 1) payable at office of City National Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago, trustee. Debentures in coupon form, $1,000 denominaiton, 12,061,245 4,682,552 income Y_ entitled under certain the redemption prem¬ corporation amounted to 62,472,000 kwh., an increase of 10,875,000 kwh., or 21%, over the corresponding week of last year—V. 166, p. 1992. p. 1992. 1353. p. A. Net be 1947. on the on Electric Power & For and 181,309 income will 5-for-l basis the share per 556,500 (est.) UNDERWRITERS—The Total Other deductions amended said payment, amount.—V. stock, stock common on 1,008,435 1,880,932 of to total $1.60 per share, compared with dividends in 10,987,253 (Inc.) and A. C, Allyn & Co., Inc. on Nov. 13 offered $1,- 1935 costs. devel. stated). 500,000 15-year 4% sinking fund debentures due Oct. 1, in 161,469,064 112,619,290 30,254,701 117,355,735 thereof, amount declared par preferred common $903,339 of HISTORY 1947—9 Mos.—1946 sur¬ leaseholds.. Intangible Profit 42,236,546 concerned, are hereafter as pursuant possible the of 011 18 stock, 6% record of on its Oper. of expenses bonds Co.—Declares 55-Cent Common Div. Nov, on common on 1,041,512 Dodge Manufacturing Corp.—Debentures Offered—As mentioned in our issue of Nov. 17 Central Republic Co. Common 947. ♦Costs, taxes, oper. and admin, Bonds- York, 46 Wall St., New York, N. payment for stated, Kodak Eastman 13,662,551 profit and $ 41,931,321 gold postponement Thereafter, upon providing receipts 341,650 depreciation. *'$57,734 $ 1888. $250.—V. 166, p. over mortgage to date. Co. Trust these of receive Figured $1,500,226 per Subs.)—Earnings— 1947—3 Mos.—1946 plan income with the company at to accrue. On the effective date, holders of their bonds for payment to the Commercial cease present may Bank National iums, effective the to interest 3,961,923 deductions due Continental Oil Co. (& Plan— funds will be irrevocably deposited for the: amount of the bonds, together with interest the principal bonds 4,303,171 debentures. on 15-year Period End. Sept. 30— final a treasury 1354. p. retirement a the next $150, and 3 Mi % on of of $15,045,311 approximately p. company's may 18, Dec. payment year income CAPITALIZATION current 166, this, receive to Co. the in Upon such effective date, $20,680 607 inc.- ♦Earnings ♦Loss. Net in of the 370,131 Prov. for income Net Dec. 30, on the consummation of Section 11 of the Public step that the effective date of tne amended joint, corporation and Wisconsin Hydro Electric Co., in so far the physical assets of the Eastern Minnesota Co. and this sale $5,637,541 sold~_ of company years wi 1 1947—9 Mos.—1946 1947—3 Mos—1946 exps misc. & earn. Net & depreciation payable 1947. 1, further a contemplated the as $1,491,575 products current net liquidating aivudend par value each of $10 Air Lines, Inc.—Retirement 1 $6,164,877 & admin, Miscel. $88,433 Dr19,936 general income Provision $7,564,295 depreciation profit income, Total of of Eastern Minnesota Power Corp.—To Pay made commis¬ and earned of Sell. 281,992 $12,417,939 excl. admin, Gross $7,282,303 380,473 1 sales, $12,037,466 subsidiaries sales 1946 1947 Sales to customers, less returns, allowances, etc. Sales nrst stock participate, Captain and co-pilots will contribute to the cost of the plan 2 V\ % on the first $100 of monthly earnings; 3%% on the next $150, and 5Va% over $250. Deposits from other em¬ ployees are required at the rate of 1V2 % on the first $100 of monthly 1 '/a % Corp.—Quarterly Report— Period End. Sept. 30— 1. Dec. 1636. p. provides that all employees who have been three spl t Net made settlement Oct. which holders Detroit Steel share per lccord Nile The cost will exceed $25,000,000. Mr. Davis has been engaged for the past year in the planning and construction of a complete community known as "Sunnyfield," located at Linden, N. J., and owned is Eastern —V. Co. Fibre of company's plan, for compliance with Utility Holding Company Act of 1935. The certificates representing the shares of common stock of East Coast Electric Co. will be issued in the name of registered holders as of the close of business on Dec. 1, 1947. T. M. Hauer, Vice-President, further announced that "it will not be necessary for stockholders to surrender certificates for shares of Valley. 1962 at 100 and interest. 166, p. 1353. Continental-Diamond 158, for each share outstanding, liquidating dividend plan, the Egyptian recently formed with the approval of develop a chemical industry for Egypt, syndicate, and Co.—Liquidating Dividend common Maintenance income Gross holders to 1946.—V. declared 12 shares Electric Co. in Service Nov. on three earnings; 2M2% 650,991 145,020 $2,044,242 545,24.2 562,412 payable the (Joseph P.) Day, Inc.—Official Appointed Engineering Consultant of Egyptian Firm— -On income.. its new plant at Dallas, working capital.—V. 165, p. 206. complete this 37,318,909 5,491,269 * stock, common East Coast Public least Int. 7,891,580 -1,250,814 9,333,946 1,269,742 Operating the $14,409,277 $13,244,586 $61,060,964 $55,072,646 revs to added to be This compares with 45 cents paid on Oct. 10 and 30 cents on July 10, and makes a total of $1.25 in 1947, as compared wfth dividends total¬ 64,388 2,198,000 Laxes_ 1947—12 Mos.—1946 15,032,698 1,364,249 Dallas; will Duriron Co., Inc.—Declares Larger Dividend— directors on Nov. 13 declared a div.depd of t>0 cents $5,584,219 expense state & 53,944 $1,672,665 (miscell.) Total Interest 59,405 $4,644,761 income Other 12,225,219 1,159,426 2,690,013 77,883 107,003 Operating expenses Deprec. and amort Other 1944 operations from Interest 3,522,712 in Bank remainder liquidating dividend, but such certificates should be held until Profit Fed. income taxes Total the This 1945 $4,562,223 exps._ Shipping expenses Gross revs.- oper. National 1947 1946 $8,318,001. 1,934,225 666,535 736.058 228,883 180,077 expenses and Gen. $10,779,471 $10,476,689 $44,664,017 $41,688,000 revs htg. STATEMENT 1947—3 Mos.—1946 revs a meeting on Dec. 18 will be asked to approve bond issue, at 3Vz%, payable in 240 equal The company contemplates borrowing the money from the Southwestern Life Insurance Co. in Dallas, Tex. ■ The proceeds will be used to retire a $1,000,000 loan with the First East 1947 Sept. 30— Balance CONSOLIDATED Steam Offering Co.—Secondary Publishing profit Selling at The Cutler-Hammer, Inc.—Earnings— (& Subs.)—Earnings Period End. Sept. 30— stockholders monthly instalments. consisting of Cost Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Bait. Electric 18 Nov. on Made—Blyth & Co. Inc. on Nov. 18 made a secondary offering of 7,500 common shares (no par) at $32.50 a share, with a dealer concession of $1 a share.—V. 163, p. 2435. of generating Gas held 1992. p. Crowell-Collier His Electric The special meeting a on Davis, on Nov. 19 announced that System output of elec¬ (electricity generated and purchased) for the week ended Nov. 16, 1947, amounted to 214,500,000 kwh.; compared with 205,900,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1946, an increase of 4.2%. Local distribution of electricity amounted to 203,400,000 kwh., compared with 193,800,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 4.9%. company electric at . Bernard tricity The directors $2,0(30,00 0 first mortgage plan year. Weekly Output Increased 4.2%— The The Dr. Pepper Co.-—To Borrow $2,000,000— The a less not 011 Call 10,000 Preference Shares on Jan. 9— , cumulative preferred been made to and before the P. S. Commission for its approval presently plans to refinance its $5 as practicable. Application has The company of of authorizations to Pursuant March Rejected—To Corp.—Tenders Cooper-Bessemer the Com¬ by approval $290,000,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds to be the company, the proceeds thereof (together with other fur.ds of the company) to be used to redeem its callable long-term debt and to pay off at or prior to maturity certain of its non-callable mission Monday, November 24, 1947 be in designing the coaches. Coincidental 4 ■ with • and engineering of ' ' " complete Ford new \ ''Xi ' this announcement, Mr. Ford announced that James W. Irwin, who since March 1, 1947, has been Director of Public Relations, has resigned from the Ford Motor Co. He has formed a corporation which has been appointed by Metropolitan Motor Coaches, to sell Ford motor coaches in the Cleveland-Buffalo-Pittsburgh: Inc., territory. Mr. Irwin's successor has not been announced.' Metropolitan Motor Coaches, Inc., succeeds Transit Buses, the nationwide Breech, Ford Peter Executive Vice-President Browning, p. distributor include directors 1478. Ford of Ford motor coaches. The J. Monaghan, Detroit attorney; Vice-President of Ford Motor Co.; J. and Director Vice-President of and Sales and Director Advertising, of Inc., as board of Ernest B. R. Davis, and A. J. Purchases.—V. 16&, , Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2103) ' (George A.) Fuller Co.—New Stock Distributed— An amendment Nov. 13, stock each by of the The of that the this shares.—V. The Js Burr 166, & filed was of the of stock common held be quoted "ex" record Nov. Curb Exchange the 1947 14, the on ' in the stock common in the $5 in Nov. 14 filed of 150,000 shares Inc., New receive of common York. is stock. $1) (par Stock proceeds.—V. statement being 166, p. sold with directors the «on Nov. on common stock, 17 declared payable .An initial of like amount paid was tby another payment of 25 cents to 16 of ,25 holders four cents - 1947 output of this amounted 11.3% ' ended week the Nov. Period End. Sept. 30— Bailway Bailway oper. 14, 1947—Month—1946 1947—9 $173,109 $1,916,919 193,814 190,598 1,750,518 at Net from ry. oper. rev. Bailway tax '5$20,582 '*$17,489 valorem Federal Act and RR. Fed. 6,228 ment 5,374 25% 33,327 tional 59,599 Unemploy¬ Insurance trustee, upon of 1.938 3,371 3,296 30,432 retirement; Aug. <2 .Joint fac. '"$36,642 "$30,004 $20,318 7.135 6,600 97.855 98,053. tax ?,018 2,023 18,512 17,967 tion Hotel $43,225 rents (net Dri oper. deficit. $45,796 $38,627 $96,049 $72,795 income.. 4.780 2,023 23,639 12,661 ry. Bon-operating Balance deficit Deductions Deficit $41,016 from before $36,604 366 246 income interest $41,382 $72,410 $74,551 $36,850 iDeficit. •Operating $51,975 revenues $45,800 $2,167,270 $2,050,237 1993. p. in Co. 1946 Oct. $3,144,262 2,029,127 165, of 1,054,694 for 31, stockholders /preemptive -purchase will rights of Dec. vote preferred stock, common on $100 authorizing value, par stockholders of said preferred any 19 stock.—V. to 166, 25,000 1947 and releasing on subscribe of for 467. p. on of Nov. on have 18, two to declared, payable Dec. The total of on 31 to the $5 cumulative holders of is required There :£ind are by now collateral the to issuance or the amended assumption of outstanding $36,090,000 of trust bonds due 1964 and of it is the rthe company ;and, with not than more $100,000,000 of unsecured of the additional $5 which would (bondholders :.3% notes. (icntire P, the as be present bonds, and unsecured The 3% additional an $63,910,000, company notes, funded would incur also intent notes provided no transaction. represented of underwriting from a former rates level of thereon. $60,000,000 of 5% bonds, and During and subsequent to the '000,000 per with requirements. ".of directors war, additions in to a point which *' • 1" and might betterments' in require * to retire time Ibanks for tinder year ago $75,000,000, which there are the the no is loans plant resort to The was current outstanding,' since than of organized stock of no with its The This device plow, have cuts of reduced be drawn two as by model narrow and 8 as tractor a and manufactures sold the under ground previously To produced 26 this and for done by inches machine the will corporation its other the . are the cut a second of farm and sells implements,- distributed under implement These in a corporation From in Mich., plant, has two-plow, of of also general Rototiller the well as include that the time which one-cylinder, Rototiller a which and acces¬ number cf mower, culti¬ and flat-belt Included 1946 in in period July, 38,738 horsepower implements. engineering was portion of a sub-leased 1947, units and - - develop¬ commenced the by the plant at Willow from production Kaiser-Frazer continued in and transferred The ^.corporation of its note automotive will assets between vary 9, long- settlement to Kaiser- minimum a of and is payable $200,000 on Nov. 8, 194rl Corporation has pledged all of tho 1948. of Frazer Farm Equipment 100,000 anil, Corp. shares of common guarantee. In addition, short-term bank loan in the a tho amount, has in an outstanding aggregate to Bell amount Aircraft of Corp. Co.—Sells on Nov. to Automatic 18 announced Electric Ditmars, President, said short- the p. Phone the Co. this sale of of corporation 1993. Pay its Station telephone Chicago. action pay - taken was to permit to devcte its entire efforts to production and new electronic dictating machine—The Audo- company of its 166, certain $1,158,860. 855. p. Nov. 17 filed company trust a registration certificates for statement 300,000 shares with ($20 684. p. Great Lakes Chemical Corp.—New Made to the SEC par) com¬ Control—Exchange Minority Stockholders— .The directors have announced that they have transferred their controlling interest in this corporation to McClanahan Oil Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., for stock in the latter company. Under the contract, e^ch Great Lakes stockholder will be offered the right, for a limited time, to exchange his shares for ^ of McClanahan two shares of the former The directors at the purchase for stock, by facture the several food company held. sell to 272,852 issue privately ceeds is will be used filed the on of basis McClanahan. they have the on registration a (no par) acquired basis of one new SEC— statement The common. underwritten. shares t$190 par) for stock share that Co.—Registers with 13 not 50,000 Oil each assets, patents and rights to manu¬ chemicals now being processed and sold ton. 1479. shares stockholders The ■ for announced 166. Nov. on time certain organic industry.—V. covering company same Gulf States Utilities The SEC Hamilton The per Gas directors share Nov. with shaies share new for the will each be- ssvea The company also plans to preferred $4.50 series. Pro¬ construction.—V. 166, 1890. p. Corp.—Initial 50-Cent Common Div,— 26.—V. Hanna Nov. on the on 12 common 166, declared stock, Manufacturing SEC at company on for $200,006 initial an payable Dec. dividend 12 to of cents 50 holders of record 855. p. Co., Athens, SEC— Nov. lo filed letter a cf Ga.—Files notification with with the 15-year 5% debentures, due 1962, to be otfered Underwriter, Johnson, Lane, Space & Cc., Inc., Savannah, Ga. will be used to increase working capital and to purchase par. Proceeds equipment. Harbison-Walker Refractories Co. Period End. Sept. 30— *Net earnings (Earns, per ■'After stock common Subs.)—Earns. 1947—9 Mo\—1946 $750,500 $3,449,244 $1,823.300 $0.85 $0.53 $2.48 si.2® share- com. usual (& 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $1,178,182 deductions for Federal and State income taxes. outstanding.—V. depreciation, (Based 166, on depletion ancl estimated 1,334,995 shares of no par 949. p. Harbor Plywood Corp.—Stock lon & Co. and First California . owns 845,000 shares, or approximately 18% of the outstanding common stock (par $1), of Kaiser-Frazer, engaged in production and distribution of "Frazer" and "Kaiser" automo¬ biles. t Corporation ' purchased 250,000 of such shares in September, 1945 at $10' per share, and 750,000 additional shares were acquired on Feb. 10, 1947 in connection with the sale of the corporation's Offered—Eastman, Dil¬ Co., Inc., headed an in¬ vestment banking group which publicly offeree Nov. 20 at $10.25 per share, 538,005 shares ($1 par; common stock. PURPOSE—The net proceeds are to be used for the following- purposes: (1) a . the make its $1,474,000. annum were September to of stock Offer such manufactured. During of 1947, the manufacturing operations were plant leased by the corporation at York, Pa. This transfer was effected in order to realize substantial economies • in rental,, labor rates, costs, of utilities, and other costs of production made possible by operation in the York area. August default to engines tractor. implements corporation until the farm purpose five farm completed farm spring of which during same models corporation of Run, . the are present of liable bears interest at rate of 372% per annum and which 1, 1948. 25,000 shares of common stock of Kaiserpledged to secure such loan. 165, the corporation's trade names, Attachments and accessories for "Frazer." name farm such outstanding voting that cut of approximately attachments as trailer. Corp. . per cor¬ respect guides it. equipment. Such attachments and accessories equipment are manufactured for the corporation by trade Rototiller distributes event in farm farm but also Rototiller of of Feb. The for the remains dated exoensesg Feb. on mon.—V. in variable a and have feet. items and Graybar Electric Co., Inc., N. Y.—Registers with SEC date, the and have inches, will 4% on has E. distribution the however, in the engineering models, one of which will be additional present to corporation Manufacturing graph.—V. two in automobile is harrow. been and 20 In convertible" Kaiser-Frazei; to give to Kaiser-Frazer undetermined amount upon final which Gray offered which work and only of 4% agreement, cer¬ remaining The prepares the disc sale obligated yefc capital notes Walter Common engaged subsidiaries, implement coes the 166, (par $1) by longer farm and by to certificates in respect of Kaiser-Frazer to secure such Gray the in are through be maximum company station business Exchange, viz.: $57/s products. subsidiaries outstanding $8,524,000 Pursuant issue of Nov. 17 of the an corporation's its the inplements the be The bank part the operation development Production and arranged a revolving credit with available for another four years and Offering common operator walks behind corporation is presently engaged, ment , presently — will as The was specialized models poses. com¬ company which made in was of covering Corp. the utilized reduce . jkAlthough a Motors 1,343 shs. 72,299 shs,' 5,127,410 shs*. Business— $250,000; trust has 1956. UNDERWRITER—Allen & Co. will act as agent of making sales of the shares now offered.r-V. in expenses, $192,001; mortgage bonds, $94,000; 15-year 2% mortgage bonds, voting he- Outstanding, *215,621 shs. 16,000,000 shs. outstanding debentures. however, the corporation the a Corporation term accrued by $25) (par w.'ll FINANCING 1,343 shs. trust of $82,669 Trust 2% rehabilitation, rate payable P'razer are mortgage bonds, at cost thereon, $61,526; sinking on deposit with trust represented PRESENT on, amount and is & by The corporation general farm equipment distributed by the corporation are a cotton chopper, beet and vegetable thinner, manure loader, stalk cut¬ ter, grain blower,'sugar cane weeder, sub-surface tiller, farm wagon and tandem disc harrow.. The corporation recently commenced the distribu¬ tion and sale of stationary gasoline engines for farms and other pur¬ the level of about $100,000,000 to the present approximate $175,'000,000. But even this expanded working capital may not be suffi¬ cient io uarry on the present large business and offer assurance that rising costs will not expand the value of our inventories and accounts . and 15-year TO corporation and Kaiser-Frazer, pay the principal of, interest to an $200,000 stock real shares the cash the -prewar receivable 2% EFFECT between in sale voting their $58,888 Bank and shares Corporation and 1947 deducting National a planter, field vator, snow plow and bulldozer, water pump, V-belt pulleys, circular saw, furrower, dump rake and of having a cost value in excess of $100,000,000, of which .some $70,000,000 has been paid for out of working capital without material change in capitalization. In addition, during this same ■period, the company was able to increase working capital from a iborrowings. (after on "Rototiller." ' one in which the has risen from a prewar average of about $200,to a present volume of about $600,000,000 per corresponding increase in plant and working capital To keep pace with this expanding volume, the board authorized ol' others a. machinery poration and annum has (after interest $58,971; payable 10,000 and a farm . mainly unsecured expense also Rototiller saries pany'g sales volume :;annum, taxes Corporation, mark other present to from hand 31, capital cannot such outstanding corporation. AUG. working (par $50) Corporation to note the at estate taxes accrued to Aug. $25,836; prepaid expenses and deferred charges, (less depreciation), $4,326,326; total, $5,617,343. of in The W. /interest OF Sterling 15-year accrued of of AS taxes, $93,163; $4,700,000; reserve for operations 5 rates Litchfield, Chairman of the board, further states: i In the period preceding the war the company was able to /funded debt through the operation of sinking funds from time • — will for. $4,510,000 by was trade smaller mortgage present approximately by borrowing and the sale or distribution of automobiles. disposed of in Feb., 1947. can first interest maturity valua¬ exchange inactive. distributes and It is contemplated that this would be accomplished by replacing /presently outstanding first mortgage bonds with unsecured notes, -approximately $31,580,000 of which would have similar •and sale are planting that these bonds be refunded and the mortgage cancelled the preferred stockholders' consent, to issue $63,910,000 funded debt so that after cancelling the mortgage there :.additional •would be of the to purposes. Corporation has guaranteed the payment of an outstanding short-term bank loan in the amount of $400,000 to its whollv owned, subsidiary, Frazer Farm Equipment Corp. Such loan bears" interest' offered Nov. 13 at the clos¬ the New York Stock separate incorporation. 3 Vim -234% and BUSINESS the vote articles stock to the (3» 2% bonds, The stock corporation record of stock assessed (1) for 1946, Frazer. the corporation, while Graham-Paige Sales Corp. and Graham-Paige Inter¬ Corp., conduct, respectively, the domestic and export dis¬ business its 66%% ^preferred •Uebt will urged are income 1952, manufacture, . shareholders for follows: as , (2) to others, tribution Dec. 15 on increasing the. the company up to a maximum of $63,910,000, in $36,090,000 of funded debt now outstanding, making a $100,000,000. Consent of the holders of debt assets 1, subsidiaries 1355. preferred funded $25,836), stock. (issued national Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.—To Vote Increase in In¬ to Be Done Privately— ::addition its of utilized payments. term year Trustee pending be $1) 4.3,322 Kaiser-Frazer, such additional, the added GIVING stock undertaken by the Michigan Sept. 28, 1909 Paige Detroit Motor Car Co. Name changed to present title Jan., 1928, and in 1939 the corporate charter was renewed so that it now on Sept. 27, 1969. Corporation has at the present time five wjtioily owned subsidiaries. One of these, Frazer Farm Equipment Corp., operates the farm equipment business of the debtedness—Financing $5 proceedings reduction on with $326,340; interest.payable Sept. and The This will such, be corporate (par which incidental as Common Stock— .The usual quarteiiy dividend of $1.25 per share also and with HISTORY—Corporation . p. fiscal 12, has taxes. SHEET, 15-year mortgage fixed capital 1946. was with pfd. NOTES—(1) Dec. year. by will stock A reserved $842,000 ing price. on per share. Further details follow. $1 per share and an addi¬ special dividend of $1 per share on the common stock, both payable Dec. 31 to holders of record Dec. 12. This brings the total paid or payable in 1947 to $5 per share, as compared with $4.50 paid 166, interest, $'79,000) Allen & Co. tional 12.—V. 1947, proceeds be debentures, due April l, outstanding the been Authorized pfd. stock and shares Aug. 31, 1947'. deposit of addi¬ the net general Includes stock the of of owned which have been converted into common be reissued. 1872,590 authorized but unissued: issuance upon conversion of outstanding 5% con¬ vertible preferred stock and 4% convertible debentures. Each share ol 5% convertible preferred stock is presently convertible into 3 shares, of common stock, and each $1,000 of 4% convertible debentures is presently convertible into 76.923 shares of common stock. the expires The directors, according to an announcement 'declared the usual quarterly dividend of Dec. the offering of 233,320 shares of Dillon, Read & Co. Inc. Declares Special Dividend of $1 preferred stock * 1947. for deposited for shares—Mention under Sachs & Co. and in certiorari 1, for Common On the company's existing mortgage. Repre¬ senting the company in the transaction were Goldman : has banks be Graham-Paige (B. F.) Goodrich Co.—Sells Bonds Privately—The di¬ rectors on Nov. 18 announced that arrangements had .been made for the sale privately to an insurance com¬ pany of $10,000,000 of 2%% first mortgage bonds, due May 1, 1965. The bonds will be issued as an additional .series for 250,000 stock the applied towards payment of principal of and 90-day 2% note held by Bell Aircraft Corp. in prin¬ of $500,000, and (2) any proceeds in excess of required convert, value par of in will amount amount tificates), $10,000; capital surplus, $86,364; operating surplus, $191,816; total, $5,617,343.—V. 16G, p. 949. to or fiscal year ended Nov. 20, BALANCE in for Federal reserve due shares about or LIABILITIES—Accounts cumulative the a (exclusive bonds shares the on cumul. treasury the cor¬ 15-year mortgage bonds of 2% real estate for real estate $16,797; 990,84G Goebel Brewing Co.—To Create Preferred Stock— The of fiscal trust certificates shares of capital fund 2% additional ■4 '/a % with the the of one proceeds 5% Rehabilitation" for to and value company $1,859,793, 1728. p. in provides Oct. on City for voting banks cost) (par fund 31, '47 July 31, *47 Apr. 30, '47 $3,333,391 1946 bonds $94,000 as computed for deposited for this purpose. and ,1946-47 York sinking as cat Quarters Ended: 1947 and the 155,000 security par a —■» $6.75 common for additional certificates available were fund privately 11 i placed in a voting trust. Voting' respect. of 100,000 of such shares are pledged for the corporation's other short-term bank loan and certificates in respect ol' 170,000 further shares are piedged as security for the corporation's outstanding notes to Bell Aircraft Corp. Corporation holds the shares of common stock of Kaiser-Frazer owned by it as tin investment. Corporation may at any time sell shares which have been placed in the voting trust referred to above, provided the sale is maae by means of a bona fide public distribution with not in excess of 5,000 shares being sold to any one purchaser. trust 5% bonds in ——mmmm by the corporation corporation's 47* convertible deben¬ 25,000 of such shares are pledged a* corporation's short-term bank loans. Tho security an remaining 570,000 shares have of mortgage bonds), $617,579; ac¬ counts receivable (less reserve), $59,865; inventories of merchandise and supplies, $124,103; investment in U. S. Government securities (A. C.) Gilbert Co.—Gross Sales Higher— --V. New certificates cash Jan. 1 to Nov. 7 1947 held i sold at Kaiser-Frazer as CAPITALIZATION fund the of corporation close for the the of Clinton CONDENSED 1946 the at the the reduction further on record . 1945-46 Holders 1947 166, of "Reserve $62,095 Week End. Nov. 7 by a of while security for in sinking sinking and with the ii bonds average bonds for the an to with retired income amount ASSETS—Cash Period— —V. for trust 1,961 to hand on purchased mortgage or value par $382,530 previously set up and amounting to $200,000, at Aug. 31, 1946, was increased $50,000 during the year by appropriation from "Operating Surplus," making the total Reserve $250,000 as at Aug. 31, 1947. $60,134 2.141 trustees $62,000 effected indenture Governor years The . Net 2% interest) purchased, submitted $4,700,000 net pledged $71,213. corporation 15-year of the to together and 31, 1947, was %) was paid on Bondholders Railway oper. income JEquip. rents (net Dri__ those payable The interest 28,568 of bonds to stock ii its PURPOSE—The has deposited with the Sterling National Bank & Trust York, N. Y., $58,888 for retirement purposes based the shares interest New interest ended the year (exclusive the $223,736 amounted value par tendered retired mortgage trustee. Act fiscal Of to $171,103 taxes the thus the are first of bonds The' 3,845 *$128,142 income past were $62,000 purchased 48,366 56,052 Taxing 6,461 RR. of misc. 163,266 the bonds tendered by sinking fund other holders tendered bonds with a $21,000 which were accepted and retired, making a $81,500 par value bonds retired through the sinking fund. for of Co., 1937 267,250 163,308 $79,000 par value was 31, 1947. In addition The company $153,486 accruals— " Ad 328,480 164,414 i Corporation common replenish tures, cipal sinking fund operation) 1,651,101 $166,401 1944 325,935 i similar $2,823,136 2,010,090 $147,373 fyom $4,843,500 to . 1945 2,183,413 assets. per share in August, 1947 In working capital. 100,000 of such shares were Permanente Metals Corp., a corporation of which Henry J. is an officer, director and substantial stockholder. to to Kaiser as $2,898,937 $201,500 addition of value The of the of cost Aug. total $1,804,587 - 1946 order , market in balance Mos.p-1946 $173,232 1993. p. 2,403,812 ; $6Q,500 accepted for retired or par revenue. 166, Federal of and i expenses. oper. additional 1 **"———— Kaiser-Frazer sold inten¬ 324,843 159,944 $1,000. bond. poration Ry.) for the and taxes total per value Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings— Northern before open a as Statesboro funds new is 1 automotive it $3,070,264 interest— NOTES—During $731 147,666,762 kwh., an increase of 15,005,315 kwh., corresponding week of last year.—V. 166, p. 1993. (Inch taxes Provision for Federal 1. to the over the such any 1947 depreciation.. income share Dec. last, which was followed Sept. 30.—V. 166, p. 1682. corporation for deems management $3,198,420 2,585,491 a: bond for Profit at electric your additional funded debt.—V. of expenses. estate mtge. General Public Utilities Corp.—Weekly Output— The provisions reyenue. Prov: on June 30, on funds, " stock¬ per record of the Real 1682. dividend a Dec. to utilize Years End. Aug. 31— General Portland Cement Co.—25-Cent Dividend— The .• board your Operating the' Underwriter by of Gross - registration bank Governor Clinton Co., Inc. (N. Y.)—Annual Report— Pays 2% Additional Interest—Reduces Fund Debt— Elizabeth, N. J.—Registers a current capital investment for which value par 1992. on who v.ill 1947 Exchange utilize fixed plant and machinery and working capital. There is no present plan looking to a refunding of the preferred shares of the company. No dividend restrictions on the outstanding preferred stock would be incorporated - 18, hot for are It tion Nov. on should requirements prudent to request of the preferred stockholders their consent to the issuance or assumption of additional funded .debt so that the board of directors may in • its discretion increase such funded debt from the present $36,090,000 to $100,000,000. All of this increase of $63,910,000 would probably be issued in the near future. common of additional we on $5 per ■ after recorded p. Co., value to Nov. stock and were £>EC covering par distribution. company holders incoiporation the share , share, and (b) was split up into two shares of common Nov. 17, 1947 of one additional share General Instrument Corp., with SEC— , of (a) per 13, 1947. Security Rulings of the New York on on company $1 share on common Transactions on each business mentioned which stock for Committee ruled above cretificate to from distribution stock close the changed common the common at to pursuant been share stock of 1947, has the $2,500,000 will be obtained amount America tained, of in the in increased was $502,000 1947) will Dank of made in be (less any applied to Washington^ of 1944 and retire a loan the on Lewis July in tW" amount of area, 1947, by $500,000 working capital. made balance Wash., subsequent of to a loan from loan was secured by a that at ob¬ purchase" County* to which $1,200,000, was Skamania 24/ payments pay the Tacoma, River in Bank & the company with additional general (2) off pay March Trust located lands and to 3, 1947, by the company from Savings Association. This loan original amount of $2,000,000, to finance the National timber Wash., on applied provide- Sepi. 30, National originally moug .go 12 that at and lands timber on facilities logging the in and July 3, the delivery of and payment for the shares of offered, the company will make payment of the of America National Trust and Savings Association with now Bank from loans ob¬ June 13, 1947, in the amount of to pay off short-term bank Washington, Tacoma, Wash., $150,000 of amount stock common Bank National and acquired company, Washington. of that approximately $450,000 will be used to construction program at Riddle, Ore. The balance of tne proceeds to the company from the securities offered will, it is anticipated, be used in connection with construc¬ tion of mill ng facilit es in the Lewis River, Wash., area under the terms of the Noritnern Pacific Ry. contract. It is presently esti¬ mated that such construction wi.l, over the next several years, require a total expenditure approximating $4,650,000. To finance so much of such expenditures as cannot be met out of the proceeds of the present financ ng and current earnings, the company has secured from Bank of America Nat.onal Trust & Savings Association an agreement to xoan to tne company additional funds aggregating not more than $2,500,000. Under this agreement the company may, commencing 12 montirs after the sale of the securities now offered, borrow such amounts as it may require within the $2,500,000 limit, this limit being reduced $70,000 quarterly for one year, at the end of which time the unpaid loan balance outstanding shall be con¬ (4) complete verted anticipated is It current tne into additional that extent payable loan 4% a shall amounts than paid be and with provision 1958, annually principal on 25% of the company's net profits in any fiscal year exceed the quarter-annual instalments payable during such year. Company wi.l pay to the bank a commitment fee of 'A of 1% on the date of the commitment to the effective date on which borrow.ngs are commenced and for a further period of one year on the difference between amounts actually borrowed and the $2,500,000 the permitted, If commitment. and commitment the does maximum the TRANSFER Co., the terminate not payable fee borrows company it will 30 on be days' notice covering GIVING purchase Sales, less EFFECT of the and timber balance equal annual instalments Operating at TO Cost PRESENT contracts in Deprec. Sell., purchase Riddle, Ore. ments interest Gross interest 3% at interest of at Unsecured Jan. Common of 1, be "purpose" Sept. from of in the 1, Hornblower R. $3 370 619 of of 100,000 shares of * of capital stock (no the several to be the purchased Francis Co S. 18,000 Loewi 23,000 Inc._ The & Good- R. I. du Pont & & Ohio realized Provision long for term Net of sales investments exchanges gain realized gain on gain paid in of taxes $2,750,424 1,417,245 4,262,056 $1,417,245 $4,262,951 895 investments investments on income capital realized Dividends undistributed on Cr6,335 1,865 $1,423,580 $4,261,086 3,885,549 2,727,324 1,332,204 4,066,327 gains investments on cash: From undistributed 11,000 Cruttenden Farwell, Chapman & C. directors V. income net & 165, Co.__ J. Henry F, S. Strauss & & On Co. Swift & —V. & Gross Collins & Detmer 7,000 Inc 7,000 Hallowell, Sulzberger & Co. Holley, Dayton & Gernon. & Northwest Co., Co 7,000 Dahlberg & Co. path Dempsey-Tegeler & Co 2,500 2,500 2,500 Hull & Co H. Irving Lee & Co Irving Lundborg & Co The 4,500 A. John 4,500 McCourtney-Breckenridge & B. Dunbar & Co 4,500 Lemon & Co., Inc & Kebbon, and & 2,500 Irving J. Rice & Co., Inc. 2 500 Stix 2 500 Thayer, Baker & Co. & Gardner Co. _ Plywood Co. and sale of and resells mill work, and miscellaneous plywood building The company, the copyrighted item It also purchases building of the gross volume of the company's business. the name the in the production and manufacture of line of which is proof against moisture a waterproof or exterior type plywood under "Super-Harbord." Prior to the development glue markets by Pacific plywood products. primarily doors but including also insulating board, insulating materials material items, which. together account pioneered plywood, all company, Northwest the was Douglas manufactured fir plywood under what produced was in company's, pioneering work in this field, various glue manufacturers evolved, other adhesives for the manu¬ plywood, and exterior waterproof plywood is now a standard item in the trade, nevertheless in the industry as a whole the production of "interor" type plywood still predominates. It has exterior been the company's policy, on the other hand, to emphasize the production and sale of exterior plywood, and during 1945 exterior plywood represented approximately 78% of the company's production on a sales basis and approximately 70% of the company's production volume basis. per This ratio was somewhat reduced during for fee 77,782 I l value securities $475,090 $169,002 22,061 purchased 16,675 Investors Syndicate- to pay. 5,600 4,377 8,889,135 92,956,882 94,475 5,127,853 7,002^132 3 IIII__IIIIII_IIIIIII_-II "Capital stock Paid-in surplus Undistrib. II — realized net Unrealized gain appreciation investments on of investments 71,538,160 • 3,099 8,165,079. 1946 $107,571,036 $86,902,502 Total Net value per share of asset oustdg. cap. $12.383152 $12.044855 stk._. no shares in 1946.—V. par 166, p. 1151. shares additional 34,856 Dec. 5, 1947 about or on Investors Selective Fund, Inc.—10-Cent Dividend— share on the 22.— directors The cents Nov. on declared 13 fiscal a 10" of dividend year-end payable on Nov. 26 to stockholders of record Nov. 14. with nine cents on Sept. 20, and seven cents each on March 20 and June 20, 1947. share, per This compares The the on Dec. a dividend 12. of 50 in company paid 1946 payment that year. only dividend a On Nov. 26, of on Nov. 26, the initial payment of 20. cents 23 1945, an cents was made. Syndicate, Minneapolis, principal the is the Fund.—V. 166, of Iowa Southern Utilities Co. of share cents ending Dec. A per 31, 1947, pay¬ similar payment was made 12 Months Ended Total operating and. distributor 760. p. excess profits and 622,914 $6,392,840 5,871,389 5,553,433 : w 9,661 f $1,034,922 $93,785 $123,204 ,tt $839,407 87,008 81,372 9,264; • $103,049 $1,121,930 Net 132,347 1,185,408 646,648 522.000 498,000 earnings $1,045,740 35,596 $1,083,592 29,753 ' 78,887 815,775 Net ■—-v-r-—j— $1,113,345 $1,081,336 449,725 469,050 107,472 141,489 $556,148 earnings Interest $470,797 bonds on Amort, of debt discount and and other expense, : deductions 827,887 . Net income "This does not $89,244 $108,185 $1,094,636 $879,253 in taxes the in Corp.—Definitive Debentures— fund 165, p. Tea Co., The $10,968,735 corporation all-time new __ 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $ $ $ 13,083,886 125,431,916 116,609,896 19,760 258,908 162,335 15,636,157 13,553,216 13,064,126 125,173,008 116,447,561 11,277,523 112,090,888 97,240,423 843,976 11,542,735 10,640,876 1,523,113 recapitalization a outstanding ch«°rr"ls 559,828 942,627 715,882 Drl31,422 ! I 1994. p. 8,566,262 6,804,427 1,539,385 373,066 income LtttAlei share each & Water Co., Inc.—To Sell Bonds Pri¬ SEC on Nov. 13 granted the company to $990,000 first mortgage bonds, 3% series, due Nov. 1, 1972, to Aetna Life Insurance Co. and New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.—V. 166, p. 1579. vately—The issue and sell at par of a Higher- in sales $70,179,546 represents full year.—V. 166, meeting held on Nov. 19, adopted changes each share of the presently which into one voted stock in the of favor of authorized new share new of new common into no Industrial Rayon Corp.—Dividend Again Increased— dividend of 75 cents per share to holders of record Nov, 25. with 62 % cents each paid on June 12 and Sept. 12, last, and 50 cents per share in each of the three preceding quarters— V. 166, p. 950. On Nov. the This 14, the directors declared a stock, payable Dec. 12 share International Business Machines Corp.—Stock Div.— 18, 1947, to recommend to the stockholders increasing the authorized outstanding stock 75%. special meeting of stockholders will be held Jan. 13, 1948, to con¬ sider the recommendation of the directors and the adidtional stock will be issued as soon as possible after the stockholders have aprA proved the board's recommendation. Upon such approval stockholders of record date will receive ad¬ ditional stock on the basis of three-quarters of a share for each share held, V. with 166, P. scrip 1891. certificates issued for each fraction of a share.— of preferred the stock and recapitalization capitalization 77% of the new common plan. consists of 150.000 shares of par R. S. of stock The issued Advance to a 70% Hard-Lines, Inc., in which interest, in exchange for stock has obtained a commitment from Bank of to used be • agreements with Advance Hard-Lines, Inc. mentioned banks are all conditional in Kansas 15, with on 1947.—V. ! the. above completion; of 166, -p. 1580. City Southern Ry.—Earnings— Period End. Oct. 31— 1947—Month—1946 oper. revenues oper. Railway Railway and substance recapitalization plan or or before Dec. the Man¬ City Bank of Cleveland for a $1,962,000 4%- seven-year to repay present 3% demand notes in the saiha National The the New York; Central National Bank of Cleveland; Trust Co., Cleveland; First National Bank, Memphis, Tenn.; Company, Cleveland loan be Bakkom & Co., Inc. company hattan and to President, owns Stevens, L. E. common stock split-up by changes value preference stock and 240,000 shares of $1 par value common stock, of which 98,364 preference shares and 237,394% com¬ mon shares would be outstanding. This includes 94,958 shares of no compares The directors voted Nov. a value- par stock and one-third $1. par 82% stock common aggregate amount held by the same banks. on a 1684. p. special a stock present stock, than More common Gas at plan preferred preference stock and one-half share of The operating $100,000,000 its history, even for 41.8% $105,620,703 Stores, Inc.—Recapitalization Ratified— stockholders, common Operating revenues Operating expenses 1356. 166, p. 1947—44 Wks.—1946 $7,733,961 that announces high in Sales 1947—4 Wks.—1946 sales The 15,664,514 28,357 rev oper. Inc.—Current period End. Nov. 1— Co.—Earnings- $ Operating revenues less 31G8. 1947—Month—1946 Period End. Sept. 30— attributable to the flood at Ottumwa, related Federal and state income $48,674, $18,875, which has been charged to surplus.—V. Retail exchange N. Y.—V. of i V. 166, p. 1993. adjustment income bonds. sinking delivery include expenses amount Jim Brown —V .166, 514,825 437,075 695,846 retirements income 1 ■ 1,187,528 90,641 3Va% for after taxes _.. for operating Other $920,779 131,468 Illinois Bell Telephone Net 1946 $5,584,199 2,878,985 -—, $132,865 New York, Net maintenance 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $6,906,311 $716,699 debentures due July 1, 1966 are now for outstanding temporary deben¬ at The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, 11 Broad Uncol. 1947 $6,065,699 3,327,186 revenues and taxes Delaware—Earnings— Sept. 30— expenses "Operating Provision known commercial of of months 627,706; .... Definitive available "cold-glue" piocess, under which layers of veneer were bound together by vegetable type glues not moisture proof. While, following of six Hudson Pulp & Paper the success $1 plywood, for approximately 28% company and manu¬ materials, hardwood 355,500 86,521 1 sold adjustment Indiana organized May 2, 1929, changed to Harbor Ply¬ in the securities fees Jewel ' was Name Corp.^April 4, 1930. Company is engaged primarily 7,968,831 7,531,422 610,098 receivable "Represented by 8,889,135 shares of $1 p°r value in 1947 and 7,002,- 2.500 " 4,000 Harbor of 1947—Month—1946 . Operating taxes Reinholdt & interest fixtures—nominal mgr. Custodian 2,500 4,500 Co as 2,500 4,500 Co. declared bonds Deficit 2,500 HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Corporation Delaware, 2,500 Co 4,500 Co.__ McCormick Boettcher Co Masten & Alfred O'Gara & Co — Kalman Marshall 4,500 Inc. Johnston, E. Co. and the at 2,500 5,000 Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc.. Elworthy & Co Johnson, Lane, Space of distributed $750,910 taxes. < ::'Exclusive of interest on 2,500 Holton, for 8,393,458 TB1X6S Iowa, 2,500 5,500 Auchincloss, Parker & Red- and brokers Income income-. on 2,500 Co accrued 28,341,182 10,508,796 deposit $107,571,096 $86,902,502 to Due 2,500 Henry 7,000 35,693,228 demand on brokers 2799. Last year, an initial of 50 cents was paid on Dec. 28. income income 3,000 Co 7,000 Pacific and at rate company p. dividend a issuance be the income Interest 2 500 Hurry Grande for charges 3,000 Middlebrook—_ & and "Income 2,500 Corp.— &' Co Skaggs on 1890. Operating 3 000 Co and Dividends 3,000 Co $52,280,994 $42,627,783 bonds bank from 1946 quotations: Co.—$1 in Cash—25% in Stk. the will directors stock 30, last. Non-operating Julien Co & & & 30 1947 in securities—at market Investors exps. 7,500 & Brashears stock operating revenue tures Clarke share per additional compensation 165, stockholders of record Period End. Sent. '30— Street, Walter cents total of $2.50 for 1947, as against $1.75 paid to go Oper. 2,500 Hansen payment of members of the declared 13 a Gross Coburn Bradford SHEET, SEPT. stocks in Other 7,500 Richard W. 25 Hudson & Manhattan RR.—Earnings— 2,500 Bingham, the staff 29 to holders of record Dec. 166, p. Buckley Brothers Co of bv G. C. to the common June 9,000 & voted authorized also 17 Nov. able Dec. 3,000 Co invest.- LIABILITIES— 3,000 _ on stocks Corporate 1456. p. the on 3,000 Co gain ASSETS— investment manager 7,500 Co dividend a payroll receipts.—V. makes 3,500 Co realized net Houston Oil Co. of Texas—50-Cent Distribution— Co.- & declared Nov. on additional the Taussig, Day & Co., Inc.— Wagenseller & Durst Inc. Walker undistrib. Adjustment of prior years' Federal capital stock tax provision. Investments 1947—9 Mos.—1946 value capital stock, payable Dec. 22 to holders of record Dec. together with three quarterly distributions of 50 cents each board J. Bosworth, Sullivan & ' Total 3^500 Co Raggio, Reed & Co 9,000 9,000 & 1947—3 Mos.—1946 all to capital stock 9,000 Noel also time, 3,000 Roney & McDonald-Moore 10,500 Co $259,640 of par that 3,500 11,000 & From Guaranty Co.—Declares Larger Dividend have directors 9,000 a net Accrued expenses: Title 3,500 III Co Co.-_ & $207,217 1683. of their annual 9,000 on Total 3,500 Co. Co.__ & Rogers & Tracy, Inc 11,000 Alstyne, facture of $3,835,549 on Due 3,500 Co California-. E chler $915,143 stock, payable Dec. 31 to holders of record Dec. 19. On last, a distribution of 20 cents per share was made, making 45 cents per share distributed this year, the same as in 30, Co.- the 1,250 (exclusive on 379,775 1788. p. -3 500 Livingstone Wm. Co $748,852 3,500 __ 18,000 Davis 114,500 capital Van as 485,153 $2,749,174 credit income Preferred 630,000 basis of one additional share for each four shares held. It is anticipated Shares Co., Inc Dempsey & Co 18,000 Sons Allyn and Co., Inc.-- this 562,679 ___ — Common par) underwriters, and stock Battles & 18,000 Weeks & of 83,519 500,000 directors Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood_ Scherck, Richter Co of 49,430 $3,234,333 $3,815,549 expenses gain $722,934 48,672 $16,483,850 $16,366,282 $48,304,012 $45,503,700 The 100,000 tl,000,000.6 No. of 70,000 _ Co. $370,389 32,971 1946. ($1 common 70,005 Richards & Co the 40,798 $4,448,228 gain rene¬ This, in 1948 stock names shares Co Walston, Hoffman Bateman, $1,578,114 80,220 previously paid, treasury. of Staats win $1,329,072 and 166, p. $10 798,000 $3,945,381 tBy amendment to the certificate of 29, 1947, the authorized number of common Co & Rollins The received Realized 132 2,500,000 11,500,000 shs, 251,224 Hayden, Stone & Co exterior 1946 $2,697,061 487,842 347,701 income Realized taxes The Shares California facture Total 1947 $4,059,729 stocks on bonds on dividends Total $690,495 32,439 Hoover Ball & Bearing deter¬ follows: as Eastman, Dillon & wood received received 1946. 1,180,683 No. of in $352,469 17,920 Fed. The interest above. effective numbers are Co., $1,513,704 64,410 166, 6% $1) UNDERWRITERS—The Davis, $1,289,278 39,794 profit total on Wulff, 748,601 Christmas contracts Jan. without shares held Lester Stock Hecht Co.—Quarterly Sales Show Little Change— a commitment (par increased was H. 984,694 income The par), and each share of the old capital stock then outstanding (amounting to 230,997.8 shares) together with 5.476.7 shares of treasury stock was changed into two shares of the new common stock. JDoes not include 10,953.4 G. 867,921 Surplus successive purchase 1949 under H. & admin, exp. income the 1,069,074 bank 1.500,000 Paul dividends Interest Cash and years to each payable stock incorporation, C. 260,633 charges on 293,625 1,474,371 five next timber notes Conditional A. 261,721 7,060,368 gotiation 1. Hill 254,337 249,071 for est. June period Total & 145,244 amortization 8,045.281 151,867 217,503 747,115 Home tim- 2% thereafter beginning year Sutro $9,852,261 6,024,193 151,444 6,104,634 income Total $1,098,311 instal¬ cents the On 15 and 60 Investors Mutual, Inc.—Annual Report— Years Ended Sept. 30— Cash Invest, Balance annual equal for rate at Pacific dividend of year-end a a quarterly of 40 cents was paid, while on March quarterly payments of 30 cents were made. The company paid four quarterly dividends of 25 cents each.—V. 166, p. 1580. 1946 inter¬ covering purchase of timberin Lewis River area, Wash. Bal¬ William declared BALANCE —V. payable in 21 equal annual instal¬ ments, without interest to Aug. 30, 1948, H. $7,537,340 and Period End. Oct. 31— ance E. sold expenses & gen. Other Contract First goods Depletion outstanding 293,625 nine each, directors 16, in Furniture eight with covering near in with several a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on both payable Dec. 15 to holders of record Dec. 1. investments 63,014 $8,656,148 $10,074,824 of $9,789,247 revenues Sales interest berlands shares the 15, June Net FINANCING $1,108,311 payable to Sept. 1944 $7,537,340 $8,656,148 $10,074,824 operating in. 3% without shares 12, and stock, "Income 1945 1946 & Total Payable in ten equal annual instalments "See discounts allowances California: area insurance and interior type Calendar Years 8 Mos. End. Aug. 31, '47 AND REGISTRARS—Transfer agents for the Trust Co., New York, and the company, registrars for the common stock are Guaranty York, and National Bank of Washington, Tacoma, New Shasta five for the most part are CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT Other Payable $267,078 upon issuance of title mined which Nov. share Balance —V. lands Intertype Corp.—Year-end Dividend of 60 Cents— On stock. as $12,500. Authorized Six grades," The CAPITALIZATION est orders under nothing Wash. the allocation of reason plywood. Subject to any new governmental acts or regulations, and current housing requirements, the company plans to resume its policy of building up its production and sale of an exterior plywood. At the present time the company's own direct sales demand greatly exceeds its entire production. During the year 1946 the company produced 76,637,921 feet of plywood upon a %ths inch rough basis, of which 41,239,676 was Super-Hai'bord and 35,398,245 was regular plywood. Effective Sept. 7, 1944, the company entered into an agreement of merger with its wholly owned subsidiary, MacDougail Export & Shipping Co. (Wash.;. As a result of that merger, the company continued as the surviving and converted its former corporation, common and preference stock into single class of authorized common Empire are Wash. Contract by 1947 per AGENTS stock Hoquiam, Trust of common Prov. common part from of amount early struction the to which by the through Monday, November 24, 1947 by the Civilian Production Administration (later the Housing Expediter) requiring the company,1 together with other companies manufacturing Douglas fir plywood, to produce 50% so-called '"con¬ in 32 equal quarter-annual instalments, not later instalment matur ng the final and CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & issued $50,000. Concurrently loans the of time. $200,000 will be applied tained from National Bunk of (3) 1947, COMMERCIAL THE (2104) expenses $3,175,963 1,762,534 from ry. oper. 1947—10 Mos.—1946 $2,603,165 $28,860,924 $24,978,970 1,687,139 17,303,958 16,379,913 $1,413,429 $916,026 $11,556,966 $8,599,057 taxes.. 275,000 1,455,000 211,000 175,000 143,000 2,165,000 tax accruals. income Equip, rents (net Dr)_. $927,429 168,587 $598,026 103,834 $7,678,966 1,618,291 (net Dr)_ 905 8,194 47,188 income. 1685. $757,937 $485,998 $6,013,487 Net rev. Federal Other income ry. Railway Jt. lac. rents Net ry. *-V. oper. oper. 166, p. 1,713,000 1,420,000 ,$5,724,C 1,271 7 61,S $4,390,28a Volume 166 THE Number 4649 Kelsey-Hayes W. Co.—Annual Report—Geo. Oct. 24, said in substance: Wheel Kennedy, President, on During the year ended Aug. 31, 1947 the company sold the stock of subsidiary and received £545,000 of blocked sterling. It sub¬ sequently converted approximately £415,000 of sterling into U. S. funds in the amount of $1,176,121; and the remaining £130,000 of blocked sterling has recently been invested in British Railway stocks which are scheduled to be exchanged for bonds of the British Government. Kelsey-Hayes plans contemplate conversion of the remaining invest¬ into U. satisfactory Lathan Jan. 1, the as Lathan units Canadian conversion such made be can on Division and the of valves Kelsey-Hayes Wheel trailers for (80% owned) be year plant a completed before During the the year located another Mich., Monroe, at Detroit, $1,226,660; (3) notes in French Division, Hecht, & the to amount of, $2,625,000, Equitable be Life the Assurance Davenport, of Iowa, $7,500,000 United States by bonds which the amortized over 15-yeal1 a YEARS ENDED sales Of AUG. Operating 224,547 30,727,114 1,409,701 Provision $Est. for Net prior for dividends tEarnings income 162,500 4,964,456 taxes *2,362,565 income on Fed. taxes_ 2,300,000 year $3,314,456 *$62,565 681,611 558,519 $5.35 Nil approved or class A NOTES—Depreciation costs and class B in the during the amount 374,576 173,919 433,283 Operating Non-oper. charged to of the Canadian was Equity in earnings year. f *noiar^ ^01 the year ended Aug. 31, 1947, expressed to $237,001. A dividend curing the year and is of $135,323 included in received was income. The lated undistributed earnings of this subsidiary expressed at par, was $1,417,653. BALANCE SHEETS, equity in the Accounts AUG. finished of raw goods Prepaid taxes, materials, 50 Cash surrender value ♦Investment Investment of 8,037,042 work other life 5,150,640 237,618 in 250,415 404,124 298,740 process, expenses 325,085 of Kelsey-Hayes Wheel (England) 100 V Capital stock of Trade goodwill, name, _L_ ' owned Kelsey 80% owned buildings, machinery and 157,033 $54,495 $195,277 $211,528 estimated Wheel 1 535 047 _ Co., equipment... cents both to Federal for 166, tax.—V. income / lower share per and even in D. of glass of LIABILITIES— 8,729,330 1 they have 10 were and volume 1947 been far so this year nearly was to an 35% it was reported Federal Reserve lor Preferred now level average only above 18% volume of business this has year been outstanding capital stock." The and still company plastic 166, p. has and substantial backlogs of for both orders glass but with high production is meeting urgent needs industries dependent upon it, he reported.— products building V. other 1891. Lockheed Aircraft Corp.—Public Relations Manager— This corporation Guenther LIABILITIES— Bank Nov. on Eastern as the announced 17 Public Relations appointment succeeding Manager, of John Paul L. Accrued taxes (other interest and Fed. taxes 2,191,917 465,685 than 4,806,058 V. workmen's Operating Reserves for 231,948 108,857 100,000 insurance V. 290^285 328,244 The $21,549,046 $18,720,688 10,658,559 8,208,527 7,501,915 7,501,915 10,659,592 6,926,747 $32,861,792 accounts of $100,000 in 1947 and He basls of cost or market whichever is lower. 2927ieCia p for estimated loss on conversion. Oct. the An 18, the the ana directors stocx current to The Slock $3 Dec. 16, share, per usual quarterly also was of like declaration as brings extra an 166, was the compared dividend declared, 1947.—V. amount of paid total Jan. $1 per this per 2, Sept. 1,537,122 2,401,443 1,003,972 1,185,059 1,218,913 2,040,350 1,356,130 $3,133,461 86,469 $2,719,406 100,429 123,280 $3,465,825 129,521 $2,623,228 $2,819,835 $3,256,741 $3,595,346 1,076,874 1,046,631 1,370,954 1,486,791 $1,546,354 $1,773,204 $1,885,787 $2,108,555 541,409 530,875 721,260 704,219 $1,004,945 $1,242,329 $1,164,527 $1,404,336 taxes Operating Other income income Gross * $2,536,759 ___ (net) income Income deductions ____ income Reservations of inc. by Period End. Sept. 30— TNet 166, 1357. p. Cost- of sales and selling Profit Other exp year paid 1948 to the on in share on Electric totaled of output this (Ky.)—Weekly Output— week compared as last the week ended Nov. 15, 1947, with 32,085,000 kwh. for the for company kwh., 40.698,000 corresponding from opers income the year, an increase of 26.8%.—V. 166, p. 1994. McAleer Manufacturing Rochester, Co., Mich.—Files holders of On Nov. 10 shares 1,000 letter a ($1 par) Chairman, to be sold notification of common filed was behalf on at market McClanahan Oil total Great of C. with M. the Higbie through brokers.—V. Fed., , Wise, taxes ' and 166, SEC of' Wm. Iiuniber'Co. Net inc. for 245,564 $3,482,986 804,247 1,231,895 $2,076,223 $10,701,317 336,729 to Other bef. 754,626 3,956,858 fl,080,863 $1,239,053 $6,407,731 $3,292 343 r Crl94,231 Cr26,872 f J 13,220 pfd. divs. ] i r 1 [15,515 J [ on $1,369,832 $1,210,319 185,227 divs. to Jr., p. 115,227 Net prof, shs. Profit pbr on outstdg share.. ; tExclusive December, year com. of stk. $1,184,605 $6,601,962 91,042 for $5,903,831 1,199,520 and $0.91 174 $2,767 266 $3.94 {Includes accrual of adjustment Federal income of 1,199,520 $2.31 $752,500 Sales & statement includes income of taxes wholly for owned the for¬ eign subsidiary, Kimberly-Clark Corp. of Canada, Ltd.—V. 166, p. 1052. Corp. above.—V. 166, 1481. p. quarterly regular dividend of 20 15, stock; in 300% Sept. 166, p. 1, 20 cent's; 1685. 1947—4 Wks.—1946 discts.) 1947—40 Wks.—1946 $21,547,379 $16,378,419 $53,586,642 $38,899,915 (before 17,537,807 13,231,203 42,942,766 1,187,685 881,834 2,888,297 2,123,173 $2,821,885 profit $2,265,382 $7,755,579 $5,176,696 31,600,046 112,417 48,715 299,868 153,105 $2,934,304 $2,314,0.97 $8,055,447 $5,329,801 573,960 511,351 1,448.512 1,265,007 114.781 exps. & Net *336,839 286,952 *460,679 889.782 589,991 2,487,207 1,442,821 562 8,076 11,337 17,336 $867,840 +$3,821,439 long- on State inc. taxes earnings $1,355,219 153,718 141,407 384,294 $2,143,958 345,400 $1,201,501 $726,433 +$3,437,145 $1,798,558 $1.70 $1.03 t$4.86 value 19 approved common a shares by-law on th? issued no authorized 164, p. par per stock has appointed from 2,437,763 Assistant Vice-President 1. H. in the directly expense redemption $2.54 bonds 3'/8% of $771,152 after marketable securities of surplus.—V. to on capital gain 166, p. 1995. directors the have $1 of of $1.25 of cents 25 per per share on holders of record share declared during 25 1947 2, Jan. total a in dividend year-end dividend payable makes with a quarterly both This 1947. compared declared regular stock, cents to per 1946. usual quarterly dividend of $1.25 per share on the 5% con¬ first preferred stock was also declared, payable Dec. 31 to holders of record Dec. 11.—V. 166, 1892. p. Miners Transportation Co.—Earnings—• 3 Mos. End. Sept. 30 Total inc. gain fr. 1946 1947 1945 1944 $96,808 $170,380 $267,465 10,875 39,435 103,223 62,871 'Dr377,503 revenues Cr454,555 Drl,364 Cr279,278 $342,149 operations $310,342 other profit on loss transactions Gen¬ charge of Vice-President in charge of drug and sundry appointed to the newly created position of Vice- been in charge of coordination of drug sales and buying activities. position, Mr. Bander will, in addition to his other responsible for conducting drug sales managers' training and sundries schools. He will also be responsible, in co¬ new be CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEARS ENDED JUNE 1947 of 1946 1945 $ $ 30 1944 $ sales Net bef. Fed. inc. taxes inc. §$366,623 taxes $493,990 $101,859 tOl 18,549 128,713 40,672 77,626 §$248,079 for Fed. $ sold 288,781,425 286,274,669 Net profit $365,277 $61,187 $264,523 *Includes $341,297 loss in connection with refund of prior years' income taxes mated back provision of before Mid-Continent sales on Cost allowances for 598,814 615,235 625,794 47,317,695 47,371,185 38,103,065 expenses 1,061,773 52,833,892 33,416,220 *29,864,871 Premium *27,401,232 250,000 ' debentures- paid 182,405 de¬ on and 16,909,526 and gen; 668,316 Miscellaneous charges__ 276,603 437,202 117,124 inc.__ 6,015,905 10,394,313 12,593,060 13,102,446 9,694,558 8,586,157 4,742,640 expense——. '••• 2,239,031 $8,822,949 Other inc; credits 600,000 600.000 560.5^7 tEsticarry¬ but 1256. Subs.)—Earnings 1947—9 Mos.—1946 Leaseholds 47,643,727 $57,288,661 35,636,052 1,876,368 6,742.878 5,667,31G < $15,985,293 *144,626 *565,436 $5,724,852 $26;69'2,929 2,516 131,796 5,856,648 26,837,555 16,550,729 1,205,667 4,340,073 3,460,991 714,492 523,412 1,791,365 1,676,866 1,225,000 7,942,500 3,750,000 $2,902,569 $12,763,617 $7,662,872 surrendered and abandoned--- — ^- for Fed. and State income 12,708,467 ; 8,825,465 1,886,77a (net) before deprec., deplet., etc.—. Deprec. and depletion—. , 2,505,000 taxes 5,621,756 600.000 (& p. the depreciation 145,030 on Corp. 166, aksets. from ' profit from sales. Net Prov. bentures retired §Loss.—V. {After $27,971,506 $20,309,687 $81,079,534 Income contingencieson 460,687 resulting 1947—3 Mos.—1946 salesi- of Selling 46,284,704 54,090,131 income Operating 46,702,460 ___—.= income Total 51,772,119 53,491,317 credit Petroleum sale of fixed Code. Revenue sales, less returns admin, profit tax Internal Period End. Sept. 30— and 259,875,622 233,664,203 the provision for Federal taxes. Gross 342,272,742 338,046,788*306,578.082*279,948,907 goods Gross Prov. from credited include Mengel Co.—Declares 25-Cent Year-End Div.— and Prov. has Other unamortized not Bander, formerly his Cost resulting been common and operation with the drug sales manager, for the development of general sales plans, deals and other sales helps. Net tDoes taxes, has (The) {Net Vice-President and formerly been balance 1, 1946. Merchants & shares from 1634. Robbins, Inc.—New Appointments—• Lipscomb, Jr., $201,486 June 11, sh._ common *Includes income com¬ shares mon Earns, vertible providing for earns, two-for-one a common common pfd. stock on Net 1947, Ltd.—Split-Up Voted— Nov. on par the and Manager, taxes Net Preferred Common dividends ___ HMdcnris ____ Refinancing charges 2,691,880 4,037,820 „■ 2,355,395 2,-187,348 959,887 • Retain, in the business Earnings per of \p-.tOU,Oo /. com. tion with the share {5,056,738 $5.39 5,294,277 > 1,787,245 $4.74 $2.46 , 1,913,924 . t$2.75 accounting classification. tBefore special tax credits OjL ujjuOlui iiU CdiuLU Sui.jJJ.Ud III COfllittC- tJLaoiUuIv O acquisition of subsidiary companies during the year. • $3,719,196 income Earns, profit "•Reflects revised above Agreement Amended— of may the Minority interest per "'Includes period $2.00 share $1.56 $6.87 net profit from sales ,of capital assets in $17,425 and $304,131 $4.12 the 1947 in the1 '1946 period. as of Sept. 30, 1947, were $60,397,348 and $16,708,882, including therein the...afpresaid State income taxes., On, Dec, 31, 1946. current assets were $49,788,236 and current liabilities were ${3,241,579. On Oct. 16," 1947, the directors declared a. dividend of, $2 per ..sharo on the capital stock payable Dec. 1,, 1947, to holders of record Nov. 1, 1947.—V. 166, p. 951. NOTE—Current assets liabilities were. current in 1945. NOTE—The (less debt The 460,908 1,499,520 $0.79 excess $25,000 next, agreement cents extra.—V. 40 income term the Federal '$3,228 698,130 1,499,520 interplant sales, 1945, $1,095,092 no increases 1,800,000 Chales T. Net Com. July plus Depreciation Board 1581. drug sales. Interest pfd. Stock the 4,975,526 shares.—V. Special Starj J which income Gross Net 341 675 Cr4,681 of action 900,000 $4,714,881 S'2,544 Bonifas] Timber Co Prov, $9,897,070 80,764 (est.)-__! North of $1,830,658 6,677,917 899.962 ' Loss 7,596,8i3 $1,365,151 J cents; cents, sales Operating for Co.—Acquisition— Chemical shareholders common subdivision schools Can. (est.) Net 'income Loss 1,568,466 Lakes McColl-Frontcnac Oil Co., The duties, $2,345,877 .Bond int. and other int. 50 20 depreciation) The In Subs.)—Earnings— 122,182 inepme bank loan repurchase declared Selling and admin, exps, Dec. See record $85,050,021 $61,539,264 67,556,138 51,376',360 $2,223,695 of Mead Corp.—Earnings— of which with SEC— eral preferred 1947—12 Mos.—1946 (net) treasury have 1, 2, sales retired common 1946. 1947—3 Mos.—1946 1,818,618 the Period End. Oct. 5— Divs. Louisville Gas & Electric Co. McKesson $22,229,458 $16,846,044 18,187,145 13,446,919 sales Gen. June Fed. Balance of net income —V. last. 2, (Including wholly owned foreign subsidiaries) ,i in (The) 1,811,951 sales, (& the company's provide for the directors Dec. Income This of 1789. Corp. 15, 101 and interest. Maryland, trustee, 1961, at Co. share and an extra dividend of 10 cents per share on the stock, both payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Nov. 21. This brings the total paid or payable In 1947 to 90 cents per share. In 1946, the company made the following payments: March 1, 35 Operating taxes President Kimberly-Clark Dec. on Trust per Cost basis. dividend on with "31.50 $ 1.12Vi payable p. redemption Union common 2,064,191 JAfter quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on both payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Nov. 20. stock, ®xtra distribution for the at May McEwen Kaiser Co.—Extra Dividend— The 2,055,033 reserve regular common The declared 3 to held cents 1,548,304 1 01 $4'324'176 in 1947 and $3,939,677 in 1946.—V. 165, Nov. called made dated May 15 was any of the 12,628 common hereafter be sold to executives for cash pursuant to any stock purchase plan offered to executives, provided the aggregate amount expended does not exceed $180,000. In its letter to the First National Bank of Chicago the company noted its desire to create a plan making the treasury stock availabie for purchase by certain executives. It explained that stock .purchases under any plan will be for cash, payable at the time of purchase,,.or on an install¬ ment basis within a period of five years.—V. 166, p. 1482. shares 1,539,017 $55,000 § After Kendall Co.—Declares $1 Extra Dividend— On be Mandel Brothers, Inc.—Credit Depreciation for snare will amended Net $23,467,284 *,AofLer rS5frv?1 foi* tloubtful $164,046 has sinking fund debentures due April 15, share f Y.—Registers with SEC— filed 13 shares Baltimore, Md.—V. 163, p. 3139. 1,585,665 Total of Nov. on 150,000 company 5% Payment 2,081,637 328,244 SrnS SUrp!us Earned surplus reserve $3,583,361.—• 166, p. 1995. 1,095,717 ___ 60,000 290,285 (par Va,ue $1)- ,°C of Mading Drug Stores Co.—Partial Redemption— 6,101,898 1,100,000 s?oc!t <par value $1> 1 amortization and a registration statement with the (no pan common stock. Underwriters, Haydcn, Stone & Co. and Adamex Securities Corp., both of New. York, rroceeds will be used to repay bank loans ar.d lor working capital.— company covering 1,567,945 150,545 841,997 contingencies S!ooS £I«if depreciation Mack Trucks, Inc., N. The SEC 7,975,011 expenses 110 551 214.653 1,854,123 compensation $105,721,648 $92,153,102 ; for reserve 166, p. 1995. 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $16,434,655 $14,187,506 Operating revenues 278,079 135,346 withheld from payrolls Pedera! taxes on income Dividends payable Oct. 1 for 15,000,000 30,283,650 578,147 354,187 inc.) cn expenses "laxes Reserves 15,000,000 30,283,650 shares) par value $18 per share) 16,076,633 Maintenance $3,000,000 3,225,814 other no 2,000,000 20,026,707' and 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $7,500,000 notes payable payable—trade payrolls Accrued (150,000 (par 150,000 7,421,756 Earned surplus cents; Long Island Lighting Co.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— order of P.S.C. bonds serial Accrued 150,000 9,133,0 . 8 income on 4,806,840 Int. Accounts stock stock 3,355,094 3,484,743 2,000,000 taxes Capital surplus of reflected in peak factory employment," declared Mr. Biggers. "Payrolls will exceed $34,000,000 and taxes paid to Federal and local governments will aggre¬ gate more than $11,000,000. Dollar taxes amount to about $4.30 a share on other contingencies by the same period over despite substantial advances in cost of nearly double what they were 10 years ago, rates about were held years wage 1 $32,861,792 $23,467,284 sinking fund 12,33O,6J0 $13,059,911 for On "The Net Total First mortage $8,000,000 salaries, commissions, taxes and accrued liabilities, etc Dividend payable on $4 preferred stock continued at a high level during October despite 10 months of Prices year. sales ash supply and other shortages, President. soda Biggers, materials that 1 1,895,161 earnings slightly greater than in good prewar years. limitations what record Nov. 28. This shareholders in 1947, 1946 when the com¬ heavier demand for con¬ to payment $1.25 1 etc names, Notes payable to banks Accounts payable stockholders of to total of earnings postwar announced and Production last 10 the quarterly dividend of distribution of $1 per year-end 4,770,267 $105,721,648 $92,153,102 *After needs. was John Dec. distribution usual the additional an share per a declared 18 and payable $3 to had Nov. on share per compared 319,036 15,913,335 rights patent trade Total Ltd. 319,036 and provision 463,425 716,977 790,451 Ltd. Co. (Canada) _ SLand, 304^261 363,974 insurance policies. British Railway stocks at cost. Foreign Subsidiary Cos. At Cost: in in Capital stock 120,575 $169,390 Inc.- gross directors share, brings 4,136,522 production insurance and 116,467 $29,904 from $365,791 170,514 $289,965 $146,371 _____ income The $2,743,293 supplies.. current 7,449 1946 $1,732,795 5,528,783 and tooling for 6,314 Bradley, who is resigning to become Vice-President of John B. Walker & Associates, international public relations organization.—V. 166, p. 1481. 31 hand on receivable Tlnventories fapcc;a,l deposit and 5,202 $357,697 8,094 $204,079 1946 . *6,806,206 1,508,389 etc. Total 260,506 502,507 Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co.—Extra Dividend— accumu¬ 1947 demand on 255,450 563,752 Goodwill, trademarks, 1356. p. at par, amounted this subsidiary from date of acquisition, advances 2,102,680 240,971 $283,651 (net) income including from ASSETS— Cash 2,514,579 301,527 $141,169 income income Gross Net (net) 503,139 and Reserve of $809,312 receivable assets Wages, shares. of accounts (at the lower of cost or mkt.) refundable portion of Fed. taxes on int.__ Est. Other 30 $12,384,210 $11,291,475 22,360,283 23,306,414 50,515,342 60,200,167 140,171 hand and in transit on buildings, machinery, Deferred charges ago. 1,650,000 income tArising from loss profits credit carryback provisions. excess production Fed. share tOn combined unused for year the paid per *Loss. and of income Cash 333,077 provision Federal .taxes refund *$2,525,065 $4,631,378 (net) before pre¬ 1947—12 Mos.—1946 $3,763,663 $3,540,085 193,559 182,090 It 2,014,200 expenses income income Income the on (& Subs.)—Earnings— 1,909,074 double 1946 56,478,550 administrative Notes and Investments 1947—9 Mos.—1946 expenses Sales in the Other share per Depreciation $29,611,750 sales and cents 25 Maintenance 31 $63,124,128 general, of $2,831,456 revenues struction Cost dividend declared, payable Jan. 2, 1948 to holders of record $2,636,924 1,552,512 pany period. 1947 Selling, also Kings County Lighting Co. Detroit and at borrowed company Society EARNINGS STATEMENT FOR Net quarterly was 15, 1947.—V. 165, p. 211. Deduc. JUNE SHEET, 1947 banks, Merchandise inv. usual Operating Operating to The in Land, the for issuing to them 15-year first mortgage sinking fund 3 Vi % are Dec. following the increase in the (2i foundry facilities $7,965,079 provide funds to pay for part of the cost of this ex¬ pansion program and to liquidate the balance of long-term bank serial from issue. The BALANCE ASSETS— Cash Common invested (4) machinery and equipment for plants Jackson, $2,162,340. order CONSOLIDATED was $986,379, and In this ferred stock 13. (2105) cents per share 25 year. company additional manufacturing facilities required for business: (1> Plant at Monroe, Mich., $3,589,700; at dividend of a stock, *Taxes Operations consolidated. not are and manufactures of the Co. trucks. and CHRONICLE payable Dec. 15 to holders of record Nov. 29. Previously, the company paid quarterly dividends of 20 cents each on a purchased Irom the Government for $2,450,000. Before this plant could be put into operation, it was necessary to enlarge the power plant and to make certain alerations to the buildings. Other machinery and equip¬ ment are now being transferred to the Monroe plant in addition to what has already been transferred, but it is not expected these moves will the directors declared 12, common Period End. Sept. 30— subsidiary During whenever Inc., South San Francisco, Calif., was acquired as of for approximately $315,000. This plant is now operated 1947, brake funds S. Nov. the on basis. Co., FINANCIAL & King-Seeley Corp.—Dividend Rate Increased— On its English ment COMMERCIAL reserve for 1947" Federal ,£(nd 14 (2106) THE Mid-Continent Airlines, Inc.—Earningssi Period End. Sept. 30— before taxes $81,293 Federal income tax Net Earnings 56,715 is $43,876 $87,573 $0.23 $0.61 month, and is a over Other accounts. plant since the ceivable.—V. 166, p. September last year. The conservative Revenue 1947 carried miles passenger load 28 Nov. rescinded.—V. to Prov. 7,172,379 64.60% and freight tons express and freight ton to share has been declared per holders on the stock since Dec. 10, 1946, 50 record Nov. 28. This is the second pay¬ two-for-one stock split-up early last year. cents paid.—V. was 166, 1357. p. 1995. Fed., state of Premium from tax $3,815,582 $3,147,192 1,602,541 2,199,543 147,300 Maintenance 165,493 100,097 127,919 Consol. RR.—Bondholders' Protective Com¬ 220,898 128,899 189,410 169,701 286,210 80,135 Cr23,135 income 250,989 $112,474 $99,148 net income—based on on strikes by in work the 2,237 1,939 $252,411 $101,385 $298,746 120,793 164,854 160,877 $131,618 t$63,469 $137,869 (net) > mittee—Approved by Commission— On M. Gross Oct. Y.), and the 31, Bogie N. Interstate Commerce Commission authorized Moid Paul of Schroder Rockefeller & Co., Inc., New York, Brundage (of Chicago), Leo J. Sheridan (of Chicagoi Kling (President of Kling Bros. Engineering Works, Chi¬ E. to 5'/4 % secured function as protective a committee holders the for of serial Gladson A. Guy Shaw) and William attorneys.—V. as 166, Monsanto Chemical In his quarterly man of this period the to stated Federal of as increased The Sept. number stock redeemd. been of the but tax the of share. Texas to City. Sept. Earnings 30, the at Holders 1947, also aid amounting against insurance recovery. $7,232,543 for the year ending April with insurance companies, Reconstruction ceeding of the but Texas the shares of two 30 had shares for compensate in the for part CONSOLIDATED into Net Of goods & admin, increased as a result 15, 1948, has the the the Research always alphabetical alphabetical ACCOUNT, YEARS made. is pro¬ the fourth-quarter, will subsidiary 39 Net to $1,136,522 $73,387,559 $63,334,803 4.9,888,539 54,440,683 8,824,489 6,313,254 The of $447,754; Oil SHEET, United Well States SEPT. 1947 30, %% America of certifi¬ notes Engineering Co., stock common interest)— (50% Ltd. Fretz-Moon of Tube (50% Inc. Co., income taxes $698,146 199,365 $897,511 12,653 229,268 SHEET, $655,590 477,173 139,174 JULY ASSETS— 31 1947 Cash Government securities—at invents, Paper stock, (at supplies lower of and National The Trade Mo., insurance prepaid at which and (par $11,942,180; capital surplus, $82,256,263.—V. 166, total, Sept. At it National Union Mortgage due 1954, if obtainable series A there 1947, 30, approximately available has purchase to bonds, trust outstanding were bonds. said bonds received by the Maryland Trust Co., agent. Calvert and Redwood St.s., - Baltimore, Md., not later than 5 p.m.. Dec. 22. 1947. Notice of acceptance or rejection w511 be mailed not later than Dec. 24. 1847, and it is expected tliat which of of tenders date will accrued rielajed made be the on part 1947, 31, Dec. will cease the holder of be to than later not intsryst coupon delivery requested are after the event in thereon thereof. National 44,850 16,000 22,000 117,622 83,039 53,629 555,300 1 1 1 For of Corp.—Tenders Sought— Mortgage Union names Goodwill $6,176,499 608,587 204,580 410,440 125,925 136,378 60,736 above.—V. Corp. 70,800 p. Association Nov. 14, the is an increase Tnis kwh. 13,364.276 oi 165, 3055. Electric Association—Output—• reports 10.22% or week corresponding the output electric kwh., 1,366,428 of for a ago. This of ended kwh. production Gas for the output is increase an 150,651,000 63,965 49,763 year $6,160,480 $8,000 §638,199 week the 14.730,704 above 61,948 555,300 expenses 1,587,169 National See New England Gas & Mo Total Union 68,336 ; trade used be prices. said of tenders that announces may collateral satisfactory plant 1 marks list ten-year preference stock $10), (par $15,089,003; Corp., Baltimore, Md.—Asks for Ten¬ 251,835 40,250 and mailing Union 20-year $2,401,050 2,532,521 340,228 ___ fixtures and surplus, corporation Corp. 560,442 2,152,336 mkt.) balance) building at St. Joseph, furniture 1,400,732 760,300 or stock common cus¬ stamps Prepaid catalog costs Rental—parch. dep. on Kansas City, and in 41,873 cost postage $579,427 1,014,272 par receivable—trade, and equity installemen# accounts' "sold tomers' Merchandise and accrued interest tax notes (par $100), $16,650,000; $2 earned successful 1946 $1,079,686 S. Treasury ders of Stock— $500,000 $709,032 BALANCE for reserve States 1358. p. 435,728 , _■ CONSOLIDATED U. stock $9,609,880; Sealed paid United $5,282,478; accrued taxes, wages, Federal, state and foreign taxes payable, $2,774,136; (less $1,197,037; 40,388 Federal etc., income $40), 31 $1,114,798 profit Dividends 4,500,991 expenses BALANCE $4,000,000; cost, $447,000; advances to employees, $47,410; deferred notes, deposits, etc. (at not more than cost), $880,894; land, buildings, ferred JULY 1946 46,231,007 11,846,904 1947 and 30, $1,079,890 respectively. and $12,261,334; LIABILITIES—Accounts 70,350 for [Customers' 1944 stock cost, on $1,185,148 Unexpired 1945 However, "carry-back" the interest)—at 13,781,952 deductions [Equipment, companies) 1946 shortages occasioned by the resulting losses provisions of tho material through $14,480,038 profit (unamortized SEPT. and industries. coal charges for the nine months ended Sept. indebtedness, interest, 19,355,944 exps. Total costs." ENDED 573,0)8 559,074 amounting to $2,382,052), $2,720,835; 2%i% debentures due June 1, 1967, $15,000,000; reserves for insurance, service and adjustments, $790,715; reserves for contingencies, $1,200,000; 4t'a%- cumulative pre¬ ENDED income Other filed were been yet continued, 72,887,648 expenses INCOME sell., eper., admin, and other Operating Other destruc¬ continuing recently not report of MONTHS 9 at not of recovery of contain $105,829,063 $69,212,831 sold is $20,470,742 $863,384. nor income taxes Use and occupancy claims commencement American sales Cost it sales Provision any third-quarter was impaired by rapidly losses in new plants, and by loss of In¬ 1947 Sell. reasons 1947 Net Cost of sales, the STATEMENT, (Inch mechanical National Bellas Hess, Inc.—Annual Report— [Land INCOME 1358. p. to arrange companies in exact However, they are always as near position as possible. preference them costs, 'starting up' resulting from the destruction of the Texas City' plant," the report concluded. "We anticipate that adjusted selling prices, which at were $2,129,571 833,536 stock— and accounts receivable (after reserve for doubtful notes and accounts of $909,228), $13,176,135; in¬ ventories of resale merchandise, finished goods, work in process, raw materials and supplies (after reserve of $1,859,277), $29,901,080; of additional converted include settlement City plant, mounting effective 166, possible $3.25 of come became [Deficit.—V. order. "Accounts satisfactorily. operating result "Our Federal income taxes no $6,560,935 562,950 stock first nine months of 1946 were adversely for the part ASSETS—Cash, of invent.— book on , etc. (after reserves for depreciation and amortization of $18,922,835), $20,664,108; deferred charges, $430,548; total, $82,256,263. for on 725,000 167,638 £>rl34,250 loans machinery, that 4,231.497 September rate of not to chargeable .for 1945. year forward, preference to based were 120.000 voluntarily the report said. Queeny said tire earnings did not profits under Use and Occupancy Insurance at the carried NOTE—-For Chair¬ companies cumulative ending Mr. expenses for losses $1,404,571 , laws. amounted cates outstanding. allowed was Queeny, common, tion accrued Strawn announced increased share quarter redemption, M. also been per 461 the Edgar company's had shares all preference for Winston, (of consolidated Queeny earnings during Conversion called not of Mr. of common that called each for common shares, sales shares The 30. stated report preference stockholders, $105,829,063. were Mulligan "Due to taxable $6,527,547 preferred 4'/2% and in Depreciation 1946, capital income 1995. p. that through further redemption ■stock, outstanding common shares deductions Co.—Quarterly Report— message board, C. Net the gold bonds, of which there are presently out¬ standing in the hands of the public $.11,245,000 principal amount. Mr. Bogie will act as Chairman of the committee, and J. Laurence Barasa, of 38 So. Dearborn St., Chicago, 111., will act as Secretary, with Income (President Avery cago) <& income deds. & provisions $2 ten-year pref. stoppages steel recovered were $296,807 1,447 $114,052 124,831 ___ $250,964 1,578 t$10,829 income 895,000 inc. 79,735 Other 4,100,000 on retirem't of installment bank declared 172,818 Operating taxes — inc. taxes prior year's income taxes on affected $2,352,046 2,283,250 taxes 3,300 (estim.) NOTES—Operations $2,910,034 . Operating Pacific 200,118 390,652 and expense "cany-back" laws CONSOLIDATED Missouri 231,880 232,240 and foreign Dividends declared 3,066,227 217,431 "Income 262,393 annuities debt income—before extraord. resulting Dividends 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—9 Mos.—1946 retirement long-term Federal Refund stock, the common on Depreciation 77 25,047 for of of the Operating revenues ' Operating expenses 74.93% - 146 44,337 miles $1 Period End. Sept. 30— 23,817 9,572.527 factor express 156, p. 99.83% 27,891 Mail, of 15 $2,731,570 166, Nassau & Suffolk Lighting Co.—-Earnings— 8,348,651 flown Mail, —V. 1946 12,923,248 flown miles passenger Passenger has "been plan for for on Con,sol. follows: as 98.92% passengers Revenue ment On are September— efficiency Capacity sharing called Credit policies. operating statistics Operating stockholders the 1582. dividend $2,340,918 $11,125,480 Amortization of debenture discount Munsingwear, Inc.—Declares $1 Dividend— A 60,458,183 10,256,055 $10,495,271 630,210 income Interest expenses payable Dec. 75,981,282 11,044,015 purchased goods selling and administrative exps. Total meeting of proposed profit a 1947 1946 » $97,520,568 $73,055,156 and disaster 1357. special consider were 25% greater in September, 1947, than 1946, reflecting the effect of expanded operations and greatly advanced costs of labor, materials and services. However, a drop of about ,6% in the cost per mile, reflects the greater efficiency resulting from expanded operations and the effect of the company's Month of the (& Subs.)—Earnings— Balance aggregating $863,384 applicable to are carried in accounts re¬ expenses of Provision September, Other date of manufactured Merchandising, Motorola, Inc.—Rescinds Special Meeting— p. Operating Recoverable the low. in Cost the • The increase over last year resulted, to a large extent, from an increase of 16% in passenger miles. The passenger load factor dropped from 74.93% in Sept., 1946, to 64.60% in Sept., 1947, due to the operation of over 35% more revenue miles this year, of which a considerable portion was on new route segments on which the volume of traffic is still relatively a National Supply Co. Nine Months Ended Sept, 30— sales to customers Net company also carries use and occupancy insurance covering the loss of profits from the Texas City plant for a period of 12 months. Claims have been filed with the insurance companies,' but settlement has not as yet been made nor has any accrual thereof been made in high of $562,905 in September total revenue for the preceding the increase 25% The new above Monday, November 24, 1947 segregated in rebuilding the plant. The insurance carried is sufficient to the book value of the assets destroyed. cover $235,903 reached slightly provided have been for use 178,485 $47,965 revenues This Stated share per Operating 1947. CHRONICLE A payment of $3,500,000 on account has been received from the insurance company, and the funds so $414,393 33,332 taxes after $144,288 Not FINANCIAL & justed. 1947—9 Mos.—1946 1947—Month—1946 Net COMMERCIAL of 36.397,000 ft. cu. week 14 Nov. ft., cu. or corresponding the for 187,048,000 cu. ft. 24.16% above production reported is at week year a ago. Asks to Negotiate Bond Sale— LIABILITIES— Net profit from $21,094,511 $10,499,803 $12,133,623 $10,965,636 1,081,967 1,605,092 823,327 630,256 opers. Other income Note Due Gross income Income inc. $22,176,478 $12,104,895 $12,956,950 $10,595,892 charges Normal 961.074 taxes Exc. profits taxes income 542,754 SI,345.949 292,727 §1,206,174 applic. 8,160,779 for 159,258 Texas other 89,702 55,931 other City refunds payrolls, The liability)- company and employees' unfilled orders. settlements tax property, State income, taxes due within stock on and Net relief inc. transf. earned Earnings J After $803,000 500,000 $12,395,367 „_ com. share deducting in 1945 2,385,641 surplus 1,447,485 1,446,585 surplus $1 per share) 1,255,945 1,024,086 to surplus per 2,385,866 Paid-in Earned employee and $6,987,663 $4,101,205 credit $2.71 $860,000 in Total $3,574,156 $1.63 $2.32 $2.79 post-war of 1944 $702,715. aliocated SAfter to deducting Government NOTE—The provision for depreciation, amortization for the nine months amounted to $3,937,203 in 1S47, and fees. obsolescence $2,932,665 in 1946 -$9,015,241 in 1945, and $3,979,216 in 1944. $6,176,499 ; "After in [After doubtful* accounts of for reserves 1946. for $48,310 in 1947 $6,160,480 1946. [After $36,669 in The said rising of exemption. proceeds three the the com¬ bonds to an exemption from $5,225,000 of 20-year for of was "so very tavorable in this uncertain markets and increasing action was desired on the request commitment interest rates, that early would used be ' . acquire to additional stock common subsidiaries. Association The sale tho . The of in registration" of costs the SEC asked rule companies. company period has with commitment a the insurance companies purchase the new 3 V4 % bonds at par. The sale is conditioned delivery before- Jan. 15. 1948. The subsidiaries will use the proceeds from stock sales to retire dent either in the form of bonds, notes or bank loans.—V. 166, p. 1996. to upon for . 1946. Mexico Ry.—To Pay Bonds- New Orleans, Texas & depreciation of $22,000 in reserves bidding insurance and $13,819 1947 and $16,000 depreciation of $46,048 in 1947 and §Including $459,425 for merchandise in transit. [Acquired in 1932 for $499,994 ($55,306 revision costs capitalized; subsequent expenditures charged to operations).—V. .166, p. 1996. in serves has company petitive two for participation year) a Capital stock (par franchise ; -. taxes $14,000 & _i employees for (not 39,944 subsidiary for expenses Accrued Due mill, interest Prov. 4,553,252 to (a payable customers Accrued $6,482,890 (est.) Net 474.279 6,911,111 (est.) payable Accounts trustee of the company's properties, has been authorized by the U. 8. District Court, Eastern Division, Eastern Judicial District of Missouri, to pay and retire at Dec. 1, 1947, all of the non-cumulativie income bonds issued and now outstanding, and Guy Thompson, A. satisfaction thereof the principal amount of each with interest accrued and unpaid thereon from 1, 1947 at the rate of 5% per annum. Payment will be made at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., Incor* porated, paying agent, 23 Wall St., New York.—V. 166, p, 1996. to COMPARATIVE CONSOLIDATED [Excluding British and Australian BALANCE SHEETS ASSETS— Cash Receivables, less Cash • Investments for and special Patents and 14,303,805 Prov. 17,984,778 General 2,008,275 Federal income assets 2,908,729 for 92,373,344 Net 1 i Other 1,656.109 186,555,818 LIABILITIES— Net estimated $ income tax liability payable to foreign banks Accounts payable and accruals Preference dividend 428,668 357,460 9 870 438 .H payable returnable '166,389 containers debentures, Reserves for Nov. aue 1, 1971 stock 30.000,000 45,375,302 *2,54o!774 5,867,923 1,072,759 5,327,400 *10,239,300 in (par 2,00s',275 30.000,000 31,682 200 21,157.485 19,019,455 Pensions reserves Common 908,595 5',677',385 deproc., amortiz., and obsolescence Minority interests Preference. Stock subsidiary companies $5) 1,024,019 Paid-in surplus 25,936,544 6,694,274 Earned surplus 27,322,737 21,017,618 186,555,818 171,553,139 Total ■"Outstanding at Sept. 30, 1947. 102,393 shares of Series A, convertible with $3.25 cumulative dividend, at $100 a share. (no par) NOTE—On 16, 1947, the stroyed and rehabilitation is in plant at progress. Net capital $363,959 64,545 Texas City was A claim has thereto 54,409 $596,394 $331,418 $1.18 $0.74 largely been filed have not been have declared —V. 166, and 5 % in stock.—V. 166, de¬ with ad¬ one to receive bids will Company additional Cooker Nov. on 14 in favor 'of a two-for-one distributed in the form of a voted Hartford RR.—Bids— Operating taxes shares rities tion of from stock the be 500,000 to were and met. announced Exchange Commission and various secu¬ The date of the stock dividend distribu¬ later.—V. National Tea Co., Net income Federal before 166, p. 1893. income taxes 1946 $3,517,105 taxes profit 166, per p. common 1996. share. 12 Mos.—1946 $ '$ ' ) 61,354,404 252,492,458 223 039,347 13,031,622 54,443,435 "57,269,625 39,481.505 45.124,408 612,994 Dr5,336,045 4,245,420 39,788,363 3,113,186 7,684.326 35,849,079 36,675,177 8,426,000 33,704,000 [2,107,414 income Dividends 40,094,499 615,054 6,318,586 deductions 8,299,380 1,429,902 Total'income ,Drl41,954 7,748,488 (net) 8,441,334 359,631 8,426,000 income 7,388,857 income operating 1,355,000 1,270;000 $1,877,556 $3.28 $2.87 Balance surplus "Includes Net 1947- 82,827,360 346,417,398 325 433,380 [741,674 2,145,079 33,704,000 $3,147,556 $2,162,105 ___. Other Net 1947 income Net Interest Chicago—Earnings— Federal -3 Mos—1S46 88,820,052 69,395,509 12,035,686 revenues—— 1,000,GOO. special meeting of the shareholders, it was announced split would become effective as soon as the require¬ Securities exchanges will be The Following the the to Co.—Income Statement 1947 expenses ments the sale of^ $2,200,00C 166, p. 1893. 25 for $ Operating that to Nov. stock approved plan provides for an increase in the authorized capitalization from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 and in the number of com¬ mon up York Telephone Period End. Sept. 30— Operating dividend. share Co.—Split Voted— stock one cents 10 952. p. trust certificates.—V. 15-year equipment New stockholders split, of both stock, 1893. p. National Pressure The dividend additional' an dividend of 10 cents per share on payable Dec. 15 to holders of record Dec. 1. Similar -payments were made on March 25, June 16 and Sept. 15, this year, and on Jan. 5, 1947 a special of 20 cents was paid. In 1947, the company disbursed a total of 60 cents per share in usual quarterly the and 86,950 $526,389 Co., Inc.—10-Cent Extra Div.— Auction directors $418,368 70,005 income —V. relating the Earnings per share finally accounts 76,800 taxes The cash Earnings the share deductions the insurance company covering the loss from property damage, but agreement has not been reached as to the amount to be recovered. As the book value of the property and inventory destroyed has not been determined, per — 40 Weeks Ended Oct. 4— April 143.887 amortiz.— income Dec. to New York 89,1-91 335,794 146,799 $531,849 and 343,835 101,300 depletion 514,836 1,126,152 _____ 2.65% retirements, operating income (net) Income 1935 New York New Haven & 587.797 11 704 052 _ 1, 430,224 $ 480,622 Notes Deposits for Advances 171,553,139 Oct. 1,055,976 inccme Gross Total pay in complete such bond, together 110,481 724,374 processes Deferred charges ; 1 2,875,274 117,830,063 Other expenses Maintenance 1946 $2,495,832 515,118 1,152,457 Purchased gas taxes purposes miscellaneous Property . 32,286,973 25,291,279 reserves 1—„ restricted 8,996,315 4,106,394 16.794,079 „ 1947 $2,901,839 revenues expenses: 5,324.158 cost Inventories Operating Operation s 12,645,006 _____ securities—at (& Subs.)—Earnings— Nine Months Ended Sept. 30— Sept. 30, '47 Dec. 31, '46 $ Government National Gas & Electric Corp. Subsidiary Companies! reason of recurring the effect premiums items. of paid Other sotting such tax reduction. reduction on debt income in Federal redemptoin was charged [Deficit.—V. 166, p. excess and 1893. 2,971,177 tax by spec'al ntm* amount off* profits other with - an -■•-j -;«v — ^ Volume 166 Number 4649 THE ,,Newmont Mining Corp.—Net Worth Per Share— ' surrender'such shares and U. S. Sept.'30,'40 Govt, securities and all other net quick assets (after prov. for all taxes incl. in¬ come taxes to Sept. 30, 1947 and March 31, 1947, respectively) Stocks listed (at U. on other undertakings •directors) net (fair value 44.58 • been a Jr., director a Central Hanover Bank the close of business Stock New'York contracts in after- Nov. * 24, Exchange Pacific 1947 Western will of the directs not attention capital afford offer.—V. 166, to stock 3,57 In October/ the ment by for the settle¬ opportunity dated corporation repaid $2,000,000 under its credit agree¬ 1946, with certain banks, thereby reducing notes Oct: 2, outstanding to $16,000,000 on Oct. 31. $63.30 Plans ' and of President wholly owned subsidiary.—V. 166, Sears, Clipper Service to Munich— application for Clipper service to Munich in the American has been filed with the Civil Aeronautics Board by American World Airways it was announced on Nov, 11. The of Glolite Pan American & Corp. Co., of has Chicago, 1893. p. zone of. Germany Roebuck dividends of makes The $ Railway Railway Net revenues. 13,967,669 expenses. 9,608,523 ry. oper. revs Peabody $ Pan ciates offered Nov. 13 68,268,728 fund 41,072,232 28,457,726 23,160,093 18,118,300 Railway oper. income Equipt. rents (net) 1,783.740 1,4-27,025 17,912,139 10,339,426 0*947,707 0 942,585 07,480,904 7,076,916 ... Net ry. Other Total Int. 026,721 Drl9,907 0149,737 158,497 income 2,704,726 145,647 2,249,704 25,243,307 17,257,845 224,377 1,329,522 2,495,742 income income Net & 2,574,081 172,837 1,535,834 1,558,479 2,680,543 2,401,244 25,036,995 18,195,109 83,234 income Sinking 79,430 769 547 740 643 appropriations Miscel. appropirations__ Balance —V. 200,000 On Nov. the of $2 common Nov. in record June The stock of 50 also This nization which Transit The Co., Co. nate the of 3 will be in of give 166, amount stock parent company of the of Fort stock on Sept. share per payable per the on 10. A the on Jan. vote on a proposal nature of led the 2, 1948 to dissolve to of the reorga¬ Fort Worth directors of North structure corporate mortgage 4VZ% to elimi¬ ! to Transit Co. for Co. of on Nov. 14 approved the and each Co. two share will shares of the a snore proposal by reducing transferring $500,000 and the to decrease value par from capital 1727. p. Gas Co., Omaha, with SEC— On of its own 166, SG p. a registration shares of statement preferred stock output of this 60,417,000 kwh., corresponding week held as the compared year, each five scription stock shares are Chicago, its $9.75 held. warrants agent, at to bv 30, sold American 109,255 shares American ended Nov. 53,310,000 of Co consolidated rights. roads, gas 14,299,637 coal tons. Principal industrial sales of bank term a customers 13.3%.—V. 166, share at the will by rate directors to- stockholders lieu of have of A V. similar 166, p. declared record fractional cepts per share, The SEC.' bank loans rehabilitation and and advances "to The estimated and the cost of Scrip acquisition the over 10 filed ($1 par) Few el all Co., of automobile Thomas, Los race a to purchase of one share 26, 1947 Co of 25 sub¬ net entire of the the -Pacific Western Oil for per and per to holders payable will be Dec 15 issued due , pfd. Oct. such stock capital stock in the on Dec. 75 date. same 30, of last year — of & Proceeds notification to be Co.; will with offered Buckley be used at later such date Pacific as purchase the and in their of build - is may not between an Western a • be the Pacific aggregate Oil agreed Corp. upon, nf prior Stock— all Western 1,169,449 to Dec. tenders will the forth. tOf designated will be Of of be 1947, or accepted. consummated prior to Dec. 23, 1947, or such later date as may be agreed upon, no tehders wi'l be accepted and certificates will be returned as promptly as practicable to the owners thereof. Stockholders desiring to tender any of their shares should 166, Gas (thousand Steam (& 111., be 1947 out of bonds, the the 1,000,000 5% as convertible tOf series A bonds) and preferred prior the from Other five shares shares stock of and outstanding of 5% the all Gross and 6% 25,576,096 (net) and other income 238,144 5,447,438 25,655,329 5,875,595 20,485,445 19,779,734 charges remaining for stockholders preferred stock on 2,130,268 remaining for both classes of $1 on 25,417,185 356,787 25,932,883 debt on div. pref. 2,048,768 18,355,177 stk. cm. 17,730,966 stk com. 802,990 1,448,662 17,552,187 11,671,488 16,282,304 5,880,699 5,385,623 $1.80 remaining for common stock stock common on Amount Earns, retained sh. per standing in of $1.67 business- stk. com. Sept. at the 10,896,681 shares (on out¬ 30) Weekly Output Increased 5.8%— amount The week electric ended output Nov. 7,844,000 V. 166, The of this company and its subsidiaries for the amounetd to 143,034,000 kwh., an increase over the corresponding week of 1946.— 1947 15, kwh., 5.8%, or 1996. p. 616,818 shs. under therein and shares prior ($25 for par) dividends. preferred of extra an dividend of 50 cents per cents 10 17, quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on payable Dec. 15 to holders of record Dec. 1. was paid on Sept. 15, last, and one of 25 cents both 1947.—V. 166, 1895. p. been Procter & Gamble Co. are (& Subs.)—Earnings— 3 Months Ended Sept. 30— (after provision in current year of reserve for inventory price decline) Earnings per common share.. on of 66%% the 6% of deposited the. plan has become operative. The holders of the 6% preferred stock were given until Oct. 31, 1947, to deposit their stock for exchange. As of Oct. 2, 1947, the holders of 121,437 shares, being more than 89% of the 135,471 outstanding shares of 6% preferred stock, had either deposited or agreed to deposit. 1947 "1946 t$9,014,575 $5,670,823 $1.40 $0.88 Net earnings — "Revised preferred share than having declared regular stock, of March on have the balance 135,471 stock each More stock and common An' extra are 6% preferred the set shares the shares, directors share issued 677,355 shares outstanding stock new of taxes income Interest Dividends §135,471 shs. be may preferred convertible accumulated shares depreciation and 113,339,706 103,183,953 87,763,610 77,766,768 utility services income the § restrictions shares, preferred 200,000 the exchange of the 9.684,019 1,454,192 Fowdrell & Alexander, Inc.—Extra Distribution— conditions prior 92,045,742 1,619,835 Operating expenses, $12,500,000 2,500,000 shs. than the to $ 100,877,134 10,842,737 111., company's 11,000,000 shs. (other Services—Electric Outstanding par) subject Utility total estimated will j200,000shs. bonds 13,831,143 1,754,830 Steam series 1962 ($5 1946 6,346,256 15,371,183 1,861,481 — Gas Amount exnended total excess holders $ from the on to acquisition County, will 31 6,786,515 ft.) cu. share Subs.)—Earnings— (thousand pounds) Revenues Dividends of cehts per 75 1522. p. Philadelphia Electric Co. Amount the which provided par) undesignated. for 10.—V. Twelve Months Ended Sept. 30— Sales—Electric (thousand kilowatthours) properties. cost estimated financing, ($100 par) indenture for comparative purpose? and includes all foreign subsid¬ operation at Sept. 30, 1946. tAfter the provision of $9,500,000 iaries in as addition an has been the to made 885,000.—V. for reserve United for 166, States inventory and price Foreign decline. income Provision taxes of $10,- 954. p. exchange, names of the several and the principal amount of bonds purchased by HaJsey, Stuart & Co. Equitable Inc. A. C. $2,550,000 Allyn and Co., Inc. Whipple & Co.__ A. Becker & G. Blair & Co. $400,000 to 400,000 1,007,517 700,000 being 700,000 record 150,000 The 700,000 The Co.— 700,000 400,000 700,000 Otis Co Milwaukee Co Nov. & Co 150,000 Inc. 150,000 William 700,000 for 250,000 700,000 comprising warrants, 400,000 tion the of 700,000 E. 250,000 H. Rollins R. & Co.— five Rights Sons Staats each investment exercise Years Ended April 30 July 31,'47 1947 1946 1945 3,164,449 14,299,637 14,851,473 17,142,831 Net sales of coal $10,040,944 $44,745,862 $40,979,669 $43,859,321 Cost of ccal sold——— 8,790,653 40,472,515 35,763,099 38,501,199 Deprec. and depletion235,360 1,048,513 1,095,068 1,167,844 Sell. and gep. expehses539,367 2,061,399 2,045,443 2,135,630 $49 (no shares par) in on held, the the form outstanding basis of of stock common presently share. share one this of Tqjns; of sold—-1— coal for bad' debts— issue new a of the of company, shares common new of stock has been underwritten by a nation-wide headed by The First Boston Corp. and group 90 firms. to subscribe to the will expire at 3 p.m. underwriters stock 19 of per is financing in recent years, and initially to company stock¬ offered purchased shares, new on Dec. offer and may or to be 3, sell evidenced 1947. by Prior to shares purchased of subscription expira¬ such unsubscribed by them stock through the warrants. from the sale will be used by the company for of Prbv. shares banking Proceeds 3 Mos. End. Nov. which over of equity ever at offering, of largest market holders to 18, pieces the the of on additional offered and S. Moseley & Co Mullaney, Ross & Co.__ at largest one 700,000 F. Juiien Collins. & Co Criiltenden & .Co. Weeks—*_ the came Kidder, Peabody & Co.__ Lee Higginson Corp Inc. _ Holders be holders, The Illinois Co.—Gets About $50,000,000 New 1,007,517 Common Shares to $49 per Share—First Boston Corp. Underwriting Group— of One said Securities Corp. Republic Co. & Present Heads 700,000 Co.," Inc. William Blair principal underwriters each are as follows: Phillips Petroleum Capital—Company offers 400,000 Bacon, payment $46,375,000 of bank loans currently outstanding which were in¬ in June and October of this year in anticipation of capital expenditures which tare expected to aggregate approximately $85,000,000 for 1947. The portion not covered by bank loans has been or will be paid for from treasury funds and current income. Since the end curred of 1941 the company's capital expenditures have aggregated $307,000,000. eight months ended Aug. 31, 1947, the company reported of $23,129,000, equal to $4.66 per share on the 4,928,937 average daily number of shares of common stock outstanding during For the Crl,042 610 Crl,721 1,887 net income Profit pn sales,of fcoal Othel' oper. income—.— $476,604 $1,162,824 $2,077,779 period, 388,041 384,208 $2,052,760 434,144 the 48,637 Drl6,355 182,360* 98,275 Dr298,748 $508,886 $1,733,226 $2,560,263 $2,103,156 108,825 314,000 707,621 543,829 income -— Profit tbfef. Fed. taxesNormal Net Oil Corp. Shares" of 23, record Dec. in Brothers to of is approximately program coal reserves. mines Illinois, County, Washington Washington is in reserves in purpose large of with $3.70 in 1946. Other the par are Oct. 4, 1947, stockholders of of $1,700,000 $12,500,000 fund 1, ($25 shares "Additional the dividend extra an regular quarterly dividend of 87 Va cents per preferred stock was also declared, payable Dec. of stock Pfd. stock the directors declared 13, retail - dividend Corp.—Right to Tender dated certain capital for improvement mine of $435,000, (Inc.) being offered the right to tender stock purchase by Sunray Oil Corp. on or before Nov. 24, 1947, at $68 share. Contingent upon the sale to Sunray Oil Corp. under an agreement If of of existing construction additional proceeds sinking mtge. 4% Prior Excess Holders rail¬ and Authorized Central cents 1947 cash on letter Harbach Angeles. Preferred its CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING for Nov. dividend, preferred, track. New on The » 3T?% from corporations, amount $450,000 represents the of approximately basis Enterprises, Inc., Long Beach, Cfclif. Nov. Vote and compares 2, STATEMENT OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME certificates quarterly made was shares. on Hopkins, & stock usual distribution Underwriters, midget 1. The to the usual quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on the stock, both payable Dec. 5 to holders of record Nov. 25. In¬ cluding the three quarterly distributions already made this year, the current declaration brings the total for 1947 to $2.75 per share, which approximately $1,611,354 was expended as of Sept. 30, 1947, and financed by the temporary bank loan. The excess of the expendi¬ tures to the mine a for the amount which it represents the for of subsidiaries improvement $581,543 1996. p. Nov. Dividends mines*, the modernization of three Illinois, the acquisition of additional coal DeVnpsey&Cb.i'-----— previously declared, is payable stock 300,000 and income dealers contracted were Illinois new 1791. p. 1791. company for 5% Co.—Meeting common financing a portion of the company's construction program. The com¬ pany's program includes the construction of two additional modern for 1036. p. a Dec. shares. Pacific Speedway ♦—Files with SEC— , 103, cents 25 Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc.—Extra Distribution-— On Amount Pacific Mills—5% Stock Distribution— The May company amount Hovnblower • Illinois some utility are loan temporary providing Trust expire Northern an initial dividend stock, :payable Nov. 15, 1947—V. of meeting called to be held on Nov. 24, to consider 150,000 shares of a new preferred stock junior to the authorized preferred stocks, has been cancelled.—V. 166, of the rights company recently declared the class A common on 1, in the has domestic outstanding in the temporary bank loans totaling $2,000,000. stock 1947 for Oregon Portland Cement Co.—Initial Dividend— Nov. aggre¬ net proceeds to the company will be approximately Of this amount, $3,700,000 is to be used for the payment the 15 kwh. working capital, reimburse treasury for4 moneys expend¬ additions, betterments, etc.—V. 166, p. 1521. record an designated 6%' preferred and 64,529 shares are undesignated. §At a special meeting of the shareholders of the company held on Aug. 22, 1947, a plan for the recapitalization of the company was adopted, ed in of of Company non-affiliated users, UNDERWRITERS—The share Milk Income $12,140,000. are Co.—Rights— rights 166, dividend special share customers. SEC be Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.—Bonds Placed Privately The company recently sold privately to an insurance company at 101.55 an issue of $5,000,000 first, mortgage 2%% bonds due 1964. Proceeds will be used to increase The nor in the 1947, were preferred mailed 111.—V. extra an incorporated is engaged oil. and $5 the to North North stockholders a The being week with increase an offering common Subscription year, organized was surplus, (Del.)—Weekly Output- for company last is company additional with sioi, retire by others than Northwestern Public Service for mar 357. Electric The filed was stock common Northern States Power Co. totaled BUSINESS—Company subsidiaries capi- from to Neb.—Registers competitive bidding. Shares being sold Pov.er Co. which will use proceeds to Light •—V. 14 710.500 through one a predecessor corporation of the in May, 1890, and five other coal companies. the business of mining, processing, purchasing, selling and distributing coal, primarily bituminous, both directly and through various mining subsidiaries. During the fiscal year ended Common Nov. covering & name, '■First Natural declared Oct. 10, the company paid $1,144,000 of 1%% serial notes due date and also prepaid $1,144,000 due Oct. 10, 1948. There $2,288,000 of notes outstanding on Oct. 31.—V. 166, p. 1894. presently p 1634. result of the consolidation of a as A, Northern but not to exceed $250,000 for any year, same cost, Hartford—Reduces «.500.000 t0 $1,000,000 164, a working capital. stockholders $3.33Va for $10,875,000, of which Texas bonds held.—V. 165, p. 2006. Insurance 12 Nov. on authorizing total 35,055 non-taxable a securities Coaches Capitalization— •—V. made gate of such contingent payments in excess of $2,900,000. The both companies. stockholders of North Worth now directors The preceding fiscal April cents 1054. p. simplified first i-:v Stock Issue Canceled— payable on April 1 Chicago or New York. in sinking fund consisting of (a) fixed sinking payments of $800,000 for each of the years 1950 to 1961, inclusive, and (b) a contingent payment for each of such years in an amount eqhal to 15% of the net profits over $2,500,000 for the next was Northeastern The is acquisition recommend face capital 50 share per Dissolution— on the Motor plan, $10 cents stockholders Texas expense of operating the dissolution Under receive cents subsidiary. sale to would would a recent Texas Dec. on step dividend of 50 declared, 1947.—V. 21.—V. 166, p. 570. that were Interest company PURPOSE—The was 19, 1962. 1, of fund 1946. dividend Dec. stockholders of 10, and 50 cents North Texas Co.—To Vote company. 17,454 466 outstanding, both payable Dec. 10 to Previously this year, the company paid 40 and quarterly preferred of 22,867 448 stock 28. 10 disbursed of holders extra an Oct. agency the years 1950 to 1961, inclusive, through the operation of the sinking fund. The initial optional redemption price is 103 and the sinking fund redemption price is 100, in each case plus accrued .interest. HISTORY Corp.—Extra Distribution— quarterly dividend March usual shares of record was The 1 usual shares cents each on of 2,321,813 18, the directors declared and 150,381 holders due or redeemable as a whole at any time or in part from time the option of the company, 011 not less than 30 days' notice, also be subject to redemption, on like notice, in part, in each Company Car office wili be will and 1,400,000 2,397,259 North American share 19 753,587 1359. p. 1947; 1, at time at to 1928, income... of 166, 26,572,829 funds- res. Bonds 1 Provision 169,830 debt... Oct. Oct. of 2,850,373 funded 011 Dated and (neti.. oper. 15, April 30 and Aug. 28, this 1946, only one distribution—of 4- In details follow: 4,217,065 rents Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. and asso¬ $12,500,000 first mortgage sinking bonds, series A, 4% at 100 and interest. Further 96,726,454 2,790,040 facil. Co.—Bonds Offered—As mentioned in 79,872,080 2,575,406 Jt. Coal 8,012,327 4,359,146 tax Feb. on 1947. on Jan. Pennsylvania Power & Light Co.—Repays Notes— On on issue of Nov. 17 our $ 12,229,392 120,944,312 accruals.. Railway paid a dividend of 10 cents per share on the capital stock, payable* Dec. 31 to holders of record Dec. 1. Following the disbursement on Jan. 10, last, of an initial dividend of 25 cents per share, the company made payments of 10 cents each on April 25, July 15 and Oct. 10.—V. 166,./p. 162. connects now London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Prague and Vienna in Central Europe with New York. Clippers could set down at the Munich Airport, which is currently used by the U. S. Army of Occupation the application said.—V. 166, p. 1996. 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $ oper. oper. cents each share—was made Share -and per Pet 1947—Month—1946 5 total of 30 cents in a Pennsylvania Engineering Corp.—Extra 25-Cent Div. Norfolk & Western Ry.—Earnings— Period End. Sept. 30— • Nov. 7, the directors declared an extra dividend of 10 centsshare and the usual quarterly dividend of 5 cents per share, both payable Dec. 3 to stockholders of record Nov. 22, 1947. With the threeper both 12,65 $62.25 formerly Peninsular Metal Products Corp.—Extra Dividend— on that fact made purchasers 1688. p. the An Sundheim, elected before Pan American Airways Corp.—Reduces Bank Loans— >• Noma Electric Corp.—New Head of Unit— G. Y., (2107)115 45.22 2.65 share— per N. CHRONICLE On take "advantage to 1996. p. Harry ' form of tender to a York, • FINANCIAL cents per 12,93 worth The ment $1.86 $2.04 fixed as Co.,' New & 24,^1947.''"'•t Exchange —————1 listed on London Stock Exchange (at market) Shares and notes of non-listed corporations and 166, Nov. • . S. and Canadian Exchanges market) Estimated Mar. 31,'4*7 " Stocks —V. Trust & • Cash COMMERCIAL —V. tax and surtax- profits tax profit—1 166? p. 16,408 $400,061 - 21,916 $1,836,233 $1,419,226 $1,622,410 1996. The directors common Following the oL common cash the The stock dividends split-up, old on stock Nov. 18 declared a dividend stock, payable Dec. 13 to holders issuance on April 4, this year, of a of for 40 each cents distribution received common each of 75 $4.50 last on share June cents of held, 14 was year.—V. of one and made 166, p. $2 per record the on Nov. 28. 13. March 1894. share paid Prior to company Sept. on share additional 14, 1947. after on the the 6,045,106 completion of shares of common stock to be the present financing without proceeds. This compared with $22,625,000 in the calendar year 1946, equivalent to $4.60 per share on the average number of shares outstanding during the year and with $22,572,000 in 1945, equal to $4.59 per share on the shares giving effect to the application outstanding during that year. The company has paid regular each since year 1921 with the of dividends exception of on its 1931, common 1932 and stock 1933. In In *1947, the annual rate was raised to $3, one quarterly dividend of 75 cents having been paid and another having been declared on Oct. 23, payable on Nov. 29. Company, as at present constituted, comprises one of the larger integrated units in the industry, owning. resources of crude oil, dis¬ tillate and natural gas in many parts of the United States and in July, Penick & Ford, Ltd., Inc.—Declares $2 Common Div.— ; the $3.83 or outstanding Venezuela, carbon natural black marketing gasoline plants and crude oil refineries, furnace plants, crude oil and refined products pipe lines, and. throughout the central United States and adjacent outlets areas. Based on total balance sheet assets at Dec. 31, 1946, the companjf 16 THE (2108) ranks ninth tions of the among the company UNDERWRITERS—The 1,007,517 the upon centages to shares exercise of the purchase, or are stock common unsubscribed principal underwriters of such as are not subscribed for of the names of subscription and warrants stock which the has each respective per¬ severally agreed First Boston— 3.50 Hallgarten & Harriman Co . Freres & Lehman Brothers Smith, Barney & ties W. W. & C. usage. introduced into blown glassware production .20 blow machine of The Pacific 150 Piper, Ohio Inc. & .20 .20 Stein Walker & M. & R. Staats Co._ & & (Inc.) .20 Co._ Wailing, 1.00 .20 _ Lerchen Construction .10 Clark, Dodge & Co 1.00 Bosworth, Sullivan & Co._ .10 & Carl M. Otis & & E. Rollins H. Co. Sons Crowell, 1.00 J. M. R. Inc. L. & & Dean Witter Bond & Green, —V. & Ellis 166, A. The .10 _ .10 _ Co.„ .10 Chas. Mosle Rotan, W. & Scranton be and as output for the compared year, of operating ended Nov. 217.015,000 increase of 14.4 an companies served by this corpo¬ 1947 totaled 248,248,000 kwh., for the corresponding week last .—V. 166, p. 1997. the week with / 15, kwh. A $53.09 On of in a Oct. 31, there at an off pay (c) To pay off a portion outstanding.—V. shares 1584. 166, p. of the $8,549; working capital. $4,645 10,668 3,544 production costs and administrative expense $9,567 date loss to $7,378,202 Rudy Furnace Co., Dowagiac, Mich.—Earnings, Etc.— $279,150 Net 2,833,367 4,493,865 profit Federal before 26,162 139,267 Federal for 9,942 52,921 taxes taxes 681,085 546,500 436,047 357,027 577,961 465,278 Operating 694.676 639,000 901,275 831,476 98,675 133,689 53,051 62,639 $609,029 $744,866 $670,965 $1,023,508 taxes taxes SHEET BALANCE ASSETS—Cash, inventories, expenses, AS OF SEPT. 30, Operating income income 72,321 69,720 98,717 96,350 $681,350 $814,586 $769,682 Income Net *—V. 537,318 532,112 709,887 $80,000; 799,241 deductions income $320,617 $59,795 $282,474 $144,032 166, p. 1360. 600; Nov. on announced 19 purchase Jefferson, Clallam, term, $292,earned sur¬ common and of virgin timber in and another 70,000 acres Harbor Counties, on which trees are being for grown future needs. Edward two he added, quate feet serial of these President, lumber of insures the added are firm's that said to purchase this by more holdings. Rayonier's than This, northwest three group pulp mills of an ade¬ pulp needs. made for the sale of about $20,000,000 of banks and insurance companies. Part funds probably notes new bank loans.—V. supply of have been to a 166, timber for future 705. p. / The the stockholders (a) 10 shares of of six 7% meeting recapitalization, new new first $1, each special a of of of $159.25 par at plan shares proposed of and share; 11 of 13Vb new cumulative $1, $100, shares of common second Nov. on 17 approved provides for the issuance stock, par $10, and in exchange for each share preference par par held which prior stock, stock, (b) shares of $7 $1.25 common preferred per share including stock, accrued second new par preferred $1, stock dividends preference in of stock, exchange no par for value (including dividend arrearages of $185.50 per share); and (c) one share of hew common stock, par $1, in exchange for each no par common After tion effect to the above exchanges, outstanding capitaliza¬ consist of 126,522 shares of $1.25 dividend prior preference giving will stock, $10; 100,000 shares of second preference and 392,515 shares of common stock, par $1. If par the Intends final recapitalization declare to a plan dividend quarter, is intention of prior preference stock on The the board approved a total, of for of the stock, par $1, the other two 126,522 the New York Stock Exchange. company to list the classes cf shares of of the New York Curb Exchange on Nov. 19 and for admission to dealings at a later date shares of $1 par voting common stock, of which governors listing 720,559 92,515 are to be initially outstanding upon effectiveness of a plan of recapitalization, 253,044 shares are issuable in conversion of 126,522 shares of $1.25 dividend prior preference stock, and 75,000 are issu¬ able against conversion —V. ICC, 1534. p. of 100,000 shares of second preference $4,339,227 $3,343,552 $3,318,447 3,134,112 2,544,631 2,453,572 49,793 17,604 2,697,15,1 ad- as exps._ < 155,933 114,745 123,05!> $1,049,182 $684,175 $741,818 180,584 amortization $1,446,288 profit- 34,429 81,699 45,059 33,990 $1,480,718 13,054 $1,130,881 $729,234 $775,809 25,433 20,269 19,237 579,800 427,672 200,084 200,061 5,827 129,583 148,084 income Total Other income deductions Federal Fed. income taxes prof, tax (net) stockhold. share of profit exc. net Net 114,130 116,663 58,783 77,111 $773,733 $555,283 $320,513 $331,314 135,000 stock. profit Dividends 117,000 99,000 paid —V. p. 166, the on York. New intends to York Curb New make St. Louis oper. Ry. application list to the Fed. Total stock Outstanding 750,000 shs. $1) (par Sept. account stock Net HISTORY 504,000 shs. AND which under had been their been founded Cigarette Service adopted in July, 1946. Rowe of name in 1928. inception, the company and engaged in cigars, candy the —V. company outstanding capital by the company. organized from company time to operates time has merchandising OPTIONS Rowe stock Manufacturing of which was Inc. acquired Co., (N. and Y.) all is still of common options stock purchased and about the UNDERWRITERS—Robert purchased by 2bU,0t>2 income $641,331 $853,618 $9,372,806 $6,474,177 railway 167,346 159,392 1,803,838 1,626,739 $473,985 income. oper. ry. $694,226 $7,568,968 $4,847,438 16,246 25,011 226,005 286,846 $490,231 $719,237 $7,794,973 $5,134,284 income income 252,298 249,402 2,129,981 2,264,836 $237,933 $469,835 $5,664,992 $2,869,448 inc. gross income 166, p. 1584. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Nine Months Ended— Net Sept. 27.'47 Sept. 28,'46 sales $41,196,563 $34,133,833 'Insurance Other 1,328,640 106,938 7,906 recovery J9rl8,474 income Cost $42,533,109 $34,222,297 income of products 132,249,583 1,024,956 2.237,977 products sold Freight paid on Distribution, administration Net taxes and general exps.__ 851,135- $2,042,624 165,750 $1,354,088 193.494 $1,876,374 871,847 $2.15 $1,160,594 earnings Dividends shares preferred on shares earnings applic. to common shares outstanding Common Earnings per common share loss 'For of machine of use 3,169,783 1,371,380 income on 25,964,464 915,734 1,967,093 3,556,589 sold Depreciation 11, Sept. damaged 1846,026 $1.37 (Includes 1946. a accumulated since Jan. 1, 1947, to equalize over the known and estimated costs of wood pulp and other major supplies. (Average number of shares outstanding' during the period.—V. 166, p. 1155. charge the of $672,000 calendar year 1947 Seaboard Air Line RR.—Bids Asked— will Owen, the nually received be up Gallagher Farr, sale of to Dec. noon Walton, 1948-1962.—V. 15, Dec. & equioment $7,500,000 15 trust 166, p. at office of WiDkie, (EST) 1 Broad Street, certificates, York, for $500,000 an¬ New due 1896. Seeger Refrigerator Co.—20-Cent Distribution— Nov. On the on 18, the directors declared a dividend of 20 cents per share stock, payable Jan. 7, 1948 to holders of record Dec. common 1947. A similar payment was made on Sept. 18, 20-cent the payment 27, Dec. on 1945.—V. 166, 11, last, the first since p. 571. Servel, Inc.—Private Financing—On Oct. 27 the com¬ borrowed $9,000,000 from the Prudential Insurance Co., evidenced by 3*/4% notes, due Oct. 15, 1962. A portion of the proceeds was used to repay bank loans and the remainder was added to working capital.—V. 166, pany 1828. p. Shell and the Hayden, by such Z. Greene, underwriters. , 9,250 of such will be sold by Hayden, Stone & Co. to Lehman Brothers at 100 per option. Hayden, Stone & Co. will retain a total of 9,250 options. Company has been informed that the 30,000 options are being acquired by Hayden, Stone & Co., Stone & Co., Trading Co., Ltd. & — To Increase meeting of stockholders has been called proposal to increase the authorized capital¬ the present £43,000,000. This would be' accomplished through the creation of 10,000,000 new ordinary shares,. An for extraordinary Dec. to 2 ization to £1 general approve a value. par is shares £53,000,000 be entitled shares new held now at from issue to proposed these of not one Transport Stock—Rights to Be Given Shareholders— It City of New York organized subsidiaries to engage in business in other localities. in of the selling stockholders, at the time of delivery of the 150,000 shares of common stock now offered will issue, at 100 per option, an aggregate of 30,000 options, each of which entitles the holder thereof to purchase from Robert Z. Greene, on, or before Nov. 28, 1952, one share of common stock for $8.75, the initial public offering price of the 150,000 shares. Hayden, Stone & Co., one of the prin¬ cipal underwriters, will purchase 15,000 of such options. The remain¬ ing options will be purchased by the several underwriters, including Hayden, Stone & Co., on the basis of one option for every 10 shares TO 384,930 Scott Paper Co. owned The $8,987,876 29,734 the and similar products. In 1932 the company expanded its activities by undertaking the design, development, manufacture and sale of automatic merchandis¬ ing machines. In order to segregate the manufacturing activities, cigarettes, as $6,194,115 $823^884 43,107 $104,000. a number of its subsidiaries automatic merchandising business in the course of which they operate, maintain and service coin operated merchandising machines through which they sell merchandise such Since have 1,077,320 income Deducts, from BUSINESS—Corporation was organized in New York the 1,410,211 1,387,963 $593,224 from Gross to 750,000 shares of common stock Co., Inc. The present corporate name was Company was originally organized to continue in corporate iorm the business there¬ tofore conducted by the partnership of Rowe Cigarette Vending Co., 1929, 812,681 3,903.881 114,116 income ry. oper. Non-operating authorized the (no par) reduced by was 84,973 274,419 the 1947, 30, increase to common 748,224 99,801 160,795 taxes income- oper. Deducts, $9,429,870 744,894 city oper. ry. 24,487,585 $1,297,392 $15,092,401 2,503,164 $1,603,714 opers. taxes Railway 24,040,017 2,804,892 taxes Fed. Other ry. & co. income Other com¬ changes in capitalization): certificate of incorporation has been capital stock from 9,000 shares (par $1). In connection therewith, each outstanding share of common stook (no par) was changed into 56 shares of common stock (par $1). As a result of this change, the capital stock account of the company was increased from $400,000 to $504,000, and the earned surplus Since of fr. 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $3,800,556 $39,132,418 $33,917,455 $4,408,606 expenses rev. Ry.—Earnings— 1947—Month—1946 revenues oper. Net Southwestern Sept. 30— Exchange. (after giving effect to Authorized Common 1827. Period End. Bids automatic is approved by the directors, the board on the prior preference stock for the without any payments on stock, according to Arthur Reis, President. Ib Co., the held. share stock Registrar: Bank of the Manhattan Co., New York. Trust CAPITALIZATION in (Robert) Reis & Co.—Recapitalization Plan Approved Offered—A syndicate headed by Corp.—Stock LISTING—Company mon will be used to retire the present $7,500,000 continuous Arrangements in stock, $201,040;. capital surplus, $326,606; total,: $1,200,928.r~V. 166, p. 1584. Transfer Agent; amended Bart>ch, billion $104,795; Hayden, Stone & Co. on Nov. 18 offered 150,000 shares of common stock (par $1) at $8.75 per share. Net cash pro¬ ceeds go to the selling stockholders. the 50,000 than more Grays "reproduction" land of acres includes Other payable, $106,587; mortgage short $89,300; long-term indebtedness (mortgage), accruals, Rowe announced,. The & Provision for Manufacturers acquisition of the Poison Logging Co.'s timbei lands and logging facilities on the Olympic Peninsula, in the State of Washington The purchase price was not. company $3,318,447 $4,356,831 receiv. operating Net Rayonier, Inc.—Acquires Large Timber Lands—Private Financing— The Net $1,119,858 (neti income $3,343,552 $4,373,818 Selling & admin. Deprec. 1944 1945 instal¬ profit, Total $1,200,928. plus, Gross —Calendar Years profit gross accounts Gross INCOME 1946 $4,324,025 ment 1947 accounts and notes receivable, $230,928; and equipment (net), $549,055; prepaid assets, $12,857; good will, $1; total, $119,408; $283,402; plant $5,277; deferred LIABILITIES—Accounts Other $86,346 $16,220 profit 3,764,289 385,704 Depreciation Income profit uncollected on 10 Months $1,928,656 Month sales Net $6,693,690 498.377 expenses $5,098,653 Maintenance Gross Unrealized 5,000 $16,434,678 $17,858,698 $15,581,185 $15,815,571 12,060,860 13,501,866 12,237,632 12,497,123- sales of Net Period Ended Sept. 30, 1947— Net 1947—12 Mos.—1946 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $5,672,196 3,335,392 revenues 5,000 OF STATEMENT 9 Mos. End. 1724. 166, p. Provision Period End. Sept. 30— 5,000 Watling, Lerchen & Co Co. Sept. 30, '47 operating Queens Borough Gas & Electric Co. —Earnings— Operating Operating & Piper, Jaffray & HopwoodReinholdt & Gardner 1 Sales Cost 3,000 5,000 Company JULY 17, 1947, TO AUG. 31, 1947 -average 2,675,431 were To Total selling shares of 3.000 October (a) purposes: income Gross Total capital stock was purchased in the open price, exclusive of brokerage, of share, the total cort including brokerage amounting to $160,048. total stock current shares of common the corporation by William A. Meier, STATEMENT OF INCOME, Net market $20,000; equipment, advanced to lean Remainder to provide —V. Pullman, Inc.—Purchases 3,000 More Shares— 1,000 accounts payable for supplies, machinery and equipment, To provide for the purchase of three 3-mold semi¬ blow machines, one fire polisher, one grinder and other miscellaneous demand (d) ration following the for sale of the (b) automatic .50 Public Utility Engineering & Service Corp.—Output— Electric Ohio 7,000 Co.__ Evans A. Investing Valley Inc. Co. 3,000 & Inc. State, loan. past-due $38,000; .10 Co. 1894. p. the utilized will .10 Moreland & in PURPOSE—Proceeds from .10 .75 repayable of instalments Robinson-Humphrey Co. .75 is loan .10 & Clement Ry. equal monthly instalments of $900 com¬ mencing Nov. 30, 1947. In addition, 50% of the net earnings of the corporation must be applied each year to the reduction of the last due .10 Company & Deetjen Mohawk The Co., Inc. July 31, on thereof. balance The Co & Lemon Masten E. .50 Inc Anderson- & Johnston, .75 Co .10 Co.— .10 .75 Goodwin Co. Miller Hayden, .75 Co W. Pressprich & Co.__ Tucker. Anthony & Co.— & Schoellkopf & .75 R. .10 Co Co. & & Day .10 Co. 1.00 Company Allyn and Co., Inc. Equitable Securities Corp. C. & Weeden Dain Doolittle, 1.00 Shields & Estabrook Collins 1.00 & Schoellkopf, Hutton Pomeroy, Inc. A. Julien & Co.„ Sherrerd & 1947. INDEBTEDNESS—Corporation .10 Slocumb Brush, & Co Riter Butcher 1.00 Rhoades H. 1.00 Loeb, Lester & Co 5,000 10,000 & the amount of $50,000 in favor of the Beaver Trust Co. .10 Boynton & Co., Inc. F. 1.00 Merle-Smith Co. Co Cooley Minor, 1947, executed its note in This indebted¬ ness was secured by a first mortgage, chattel mortgage and bond covering all of the property, real, personal and mixed, now or after acquired of the corporation, including good will, patents and business. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation has issued a purchase com¬ mitment to the Beaver Trust Co. to acquire 75% of this loan upon demand. The loan bears interest at the rate of 5% upon one-fourth of the amount thereof at any time outstanding and 4% on the Whiting, Weeks .& StubbsBoeuoner ana Company- Dick plant pleted in July, 1.00 Co. the on .20 • Republic (Inc.) approximately 30,000 square feet of floor space. began in September, 1946, and was ggm- plant containing .20 Co. h • Central new Inc.. Co., & Sutro as the customer. corporation acquired from William A. Meier and others a tract land consisting of approximately one acre and erected thereon a of .20 Stroud Co. also such use, & Torrey R. 14,000 10,000 3,000 Johnston, Lemon & Co M. Kidder & Co._ A. 10,000 & George 5,009 Co The .20 Stern Bros. & Co.— 1.50 and _ Boyce 1.50 Co Co Byllesby corporation Inc Bradford C. Cohu corporation by .20 1.50 Bros. manufactures special types of glassware for atomizer bottles and similar products. The molds for special types of glass products so produced are owned by the various customers and are furnished in most instances to the The Co., Moseley & Co Paine, V.'ebber, Jackson & William ing operations. industrial — _ J. quality of the product manufactured. Flat glassware, consisting of plates, platters and similar objects, are manufactured by hand press¬ .20 Co Singer, Deane & Scribner_ Curtis that Hop- Pierce initial production runs it has demonstrated that production will be increased materially over of hand blown methods with very little if any difference in the advanced type and in an been .20 Rauscher, blowing operations. The corporation has the use of a semi-automatic semi-automatic .20 _ & uses. or .20 Co & Jaffray hand .20 California- of Northwest Putnam 1.50 & Company Co. wood 1.50 Legg 1.50 H. manufactures vases and ornamental glassware for The foregoing types of glassware are produced either also It by _ _ Co., are decorative Pacific Langley & Co Wertheim products & & richs 10,000 5,000 5,000 Fried- Labouisse, Howard, Auchincloss, Parker & Red- Boenning & Co 5.00Q W. D. Gradison & Co 35,000 CONSOLIDATED — .20 No. of Shares Shares outstanding. and .20 Corporation's .20 1.50 Weeks consists of 3,000 presently 1,825 shares .20 1.50 II. stock issued common are Son__ & stock common follows: as Hayden, Stone & Co Emanuel, stock capital There (par $100). .20 1.50 S. G. stock common in principally hand blown, semi-automatic blown and hand pressed glass and tableware. It manufactures tumblers, goblets, cocktails and sherbets for household, hotel and bar Co. F. of .20 1.50 . Co Marks & of & Co._ Illinois Co. authorized CAPITALIZATION—Total shares .20 & Its Co.— l.oO M. Marache — Sept. 26, Pennsylvania plant and business is located in Rochester, Pa. incorporated was Maynard H. Murch & Co. Moore, Leonard & Lynch- 2.50 Co Laurence .20 Hilliard Corp.—Stock Glass Mackubin, E. Hutton & Co Laird 1946. .20 B. (Pa.) Kebbon, McCormick & Co. 2.50 Weld & Co. Dominick & Dominick Drexel & Co,_ & 19, also 2.50 . White, Hornblowsr Co. of are usual was The Securi & quarterly dividend of $1.37'/2 per share on the preferred declarel, payable Jan. 1, 1948 to holders of record Dec. 1947.—V. 166, p. 1360. stock 2.50 . ....... Hayden, stone Co.- shares of to' purchase and for investment the same. several underwriters and the which each severally has agreed the of names No. of HISTORY—Corporation .20 & Hentz number Brothers presently do not intend to offer UNDERWRITERS—The 1946. .20 Co & J. J. , Co. & Webster Corp. H. 2.50 . Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane & Lord 2.50 . 31 .20 __ Blair Granbery, . Co.. Dec. payment made on Jan. 20 of this year, the current declaration brings the total to $1 per share for 1947, as against 75 cents paid in Offered—Kay, Richards & Co., Pittsburgh are offering 1,000 shares of common stock (par $100) at $100 per share. & Watts William First 2.50 . payable such firms Lehman and underwriters several that share has been declared on the com¬ to holders of record Dec. 19. With the per 25-cent Rochester .50 Parker Southwest Co._ Baker, 2.50 2.50 (Inc.) Hemphill, Noyes & Co Kidder, Peabody & Co Stone 2.50 . Karris, Hall & Co. cents Biair .50 Co Wisconsin 75 path .50 Corp Redpath Bacon, Whipple 2.50 . & American of .50 Co Gardner Auchincloss, Ripley & Co., Inc. Lazard The 2.50 . Swiss 2.50 & Co Reinholdt 2.50 Glore, Forgan & Co Goldman, Sachs Milwaukee The 5.00 . .50% Laird, Bissell & Meeds—_ 13.50% Morgan Stanley & Co Union Securities Corp Blyth & Co., Inc stock, mon The Percent. Percent. The dividend A follows: as the Reynolds Metals Co.—75-Cent Common Dividend— principal companies in the industry. Opera¬ virtually all phases of the business. encompass 1947 Monday, November 24, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & COMMERCIAL to the on a price present basis of stockholders of £3 a one entitled, to any interim dividends total a share new share. These of 9,648,544 each for three shares new will this year, but will be paid final declaration that might be made for 1947.T The remaining 351,456 shares will be issued "at such time and for such consideration" as may be decided by the directors. The net proceeds will be Shell to any used group for the capital expenditure program of the Royal Dutch This program is expected to be completed companies. by the end of 1949.—V. 158, p. 197. Shell Union Oil Corp.—Credit Agreement— A Pipe p loan agreement Line ore July 1, jp~>. Corp. l a >949 with Wholly of 1948. The 2'/8% 17 banks dated Oct. 1 provides owned subsidiary, wh'ch $5 000.000 may must be notes will mature on Jan. (Continued on page 54) borrow taken 1, that Shell $10,000,000 down before 1949, on which. Volume 166 Number 4649 (2109) Stock Record «» New York Stock Exchange DAILY RANGE OF PUCES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 I per share 71% *'80 71% 17 71% *80 95 *7% *58 % f per share 7% 59% 71% 95 7% *58% I per share 70% *80 7% 59 % 71% 59 % 95 7% 7% 7% x58 591% $ per share $ per share 58 73 73 95 7% *57 7% 58 8 27% *100 17 % 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 51% *48% 49% 49% 49% *48% 51 % 49 49 36% 36% 37 36% 37 37 37 37% 8% 36% 8% 8% 8% 8% 27% 27% 27% 27% 28% 106 4 Va 19 *100 *88 107 92 4% 18% *100 4% 17% 4% 19 90 92 37 *80 73% 95 7% 57% 17% *48% 36% 2,800 400 58 17% 3,100 200 50 37% 2,200 3% 8% 8% 8% 2,600 28% 28% 28% 28% 10,800 85 105 4'A 4 Va 18% 86 85 *100 105 4 Va 18 4% 18 *87 88 *100 4'A 18% *87 3,600 3,100 50 88 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 15,500 40% 41% 40 42 41% 42% 39 Va 40% 39% 40% 40% 40% 74% 74% 75 76% 75 75% 69 Va 72 69% 69% *69 Va 31% 32% 32 32% 31% *90% 12% 190 31% 31% 95 *90% 12% *12% 190 *20% 31 3% 95 *90% 12% *12'/a 191 190 190% 95 32 % 32% 95 *90 % 12% 191 12% 34% 32% 32% 31% 32% *97 Va 10% Feb 6 27% Sep 38"% Feb 1 33 104 1 Air Reduction Inc & No par Vicksburg Ry Alaska Juneau Aldens Inc Gold 100 Mining 10 preferred Allegheny Corp 1 1,100 Allen Industries 1993/4 4,700 Allied Chemical 20% 300 Allied Kid 343A 1,500 Allied Mills Co Allied Stores Corp common 4% preferred 5 No par 32% 6,000 98 Va 98% 200 39 39% 39% 40% 39% 40 Va 39% 39% 8,000 94 94 94 94% 93% 94 94% 94% 94% 94% 95 95 Va 1,200 Allis-rChalmers Mfg common__No par 3%% cum conv preferred 100 31 31 31 1,000 Alpha Portland Cement 3,900 Amalgam *6% *50 85 86 *84% 49% 49% 7% 8 31 7 31 30% 31 6% 6% 7 Va 6% 30% 6% 30% 7Va 51 50% 8 *50 50% 86 *84 85 84% 84% 85 Va 86% 50% 50 % 50'A 50 Va 50% 50% 50% 51 *50 *50 53 30% 303/4 7 63/4 *50 51 86 86 *50% 1,000 50% 800 8% 21,900 8% 8 Va *63'/a 64% 63% 63 Va 63 64'A 60 Va 60'/a 60 3/4 61 2,100 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 22 213A 213A 3,200 73% *71% 73% 72 72 Va 70 71 71 72 71 1,070 12 *11 65 65 21% 21% *72 *11 41 41% 109 109% 4% 5 84 177 43% *106 83 106 % *23% 24 107 177 11% 41 Va 109 % 177% 177% 11V4 12 12% 41'A 41% 40% 41 108% 108% 1083A 5 84% 84 106 % *106% 108 *106% 106% 105% 106 Va 1063A 106% 500 23% 23'/a 2,100 *48% 49 49 *21 22 *21 *20% 21 *21 *90% 93 93 93 21 Va 1,800 American *20 3/4 2IV4 400 100 903A 180 43 42% 43 Va 42% 43 42% 431/2 9,500 American 108% 109 Va 108'A 1083i 107V4 108% 2,200 3%% 32 Va 32% 33% 333A 33% 1,600 American 5% 5% 5% 2,000 American Encaustic 1,300 1,400 American 4% 4% 5 5 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% *15 18% 18% 18 % 18 % 18% 18 % 18 % 13 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2 % *86 101 8% *99 100 % 9% 9% *37% *7% *53 87% 87% 86% 86% 38'% *37 % 38 % *371% 38% 8 7% 55 24% *53 *93 24% 24% 8% *8 7% 100 12% 24% 19% *93 *111 12% 12% 14'/a 14% 113 19% *111 19% 112% AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 f per share 22% *93 22% 943 4 *9'A 934 *27Va 27% 132 *130 6 per share 22% *92 22% 94 *9% 27% 9% 27% 132 *130 t per 22% *91% 9 Va X27% *129 12% 14% 111% 22 % *92 27% 133 9% * 27 % *129 22% 93 Va 9% 27% 132 *93/4 10'/a *9% 10 *9% 10% 10 10 32 32 32 32 31% 32 31 31% 9% 9% 9% 101% 101 Va 100% 91V2 91 % 91 15 15Va *178 180 31% 100 15% 32% 100 Va 100 10% 91% 180 31% 100 *103/8 15 180 32 9% 101 10% 10% *18% 19% 19 19 *39 39 Va 39 39 67% 68 67% 68% 9% 9 100 Va 15% 100 Xl7% 68% 156 34 34 34 *34 *138 142 *138 142 *138 154 156 Va 28% 28% 28% *25 25 3/8 *25% 25% *22% 23% 28% 41% *131 41% 19% 153 693A *142% 42 42 132 18% 193/a 152% 43 68%, 25'A 152% {'5 1 69'/a 69% 70 69% 69% 69% 71 143% 142% 56% 56% 56% *118% 1193/4 119% 143 57 119% 142 i5e 143 18% 49 102 *94 6% *62 10 100 No par American 6% Co_ & Leather 10 1 com preferred Home 50 Products l 115% Jan 13 25% Feb 79% Oct Oct 23 y2 Nov Oct 28% Aug 8 0 129% May 44'/a Apr Sep 118 3 101 % Feb 7 00 July 29 42% Apr 5 9% Oct 14 37% Sep 5% Oct 55% 5% May 19 Jun 27 44% Oct 63 Jan x34%Jan 10 10% Jan 24 31% Dec 35% Nov 8% 106% Mar 99% Sep Jan 9% Sep 37 49 Jan 16 22% July 30 May 16 Apr 23 9% May 17 55 7 5 American 1 18% May 19 30% Feb 10 7% preferred 100 110% Jun 4 13 116 Jan 0 STOCKS Thursday f per share 22'A 2 2 3/4 92 92 *9% 10 27Va *129 27% 132 *9% Friday Sales for Nov. 21 the Week t per share 22 % *92 9% 27 Va 130 NEW YORK 3,100 933'4 20 9% 400 27% 2,500 132 50 3.90% Highest $ per share $ per share 18% Jun 10 100 92 20 No par & Metals 9 preferred Nov Sep 25 x25% May 19 100 10 *9% 10 100 American Molasses 32 *31 com___No par American Metals Co Ltd com_No par 6% 31 31 800 American News 22% 111 Nov bep 129 Oct 21 1 Co Co 10 Nov 13 No par 28% May 27 28% Sep 101 Lowest S per share 2 21% Oct 16 15% *T78V4 100% 10% 33% 101 10% 68% 34% 29 Va 25% 44 69% 153 34% 139 33V4 100'A 10% 177/a *38% 68% 152 34 18% 2,500 800 170 68 % 69% 69% 26 153 152% 1% 29% 43% 132 34% *140 29% 34% 144 29% 3,100 Snuff American 44 900 American 1061/4 Jun Nov 251/4 Jun 32y2 July 17 23% Oct 43% 147 July 17 14% Feb 7 152% 153 % 19,100 1% 1% 175,800 69% 69% 1,600 11 Dec Oct 69 69% 142% 143 57 57 57% 119 6,100 420 3,200 119% 780 18% 18% 17% 18% 39,100 Am 49 48% 49% 29,700 American 101 101% 101'A 101 96% 67 a 97% 97 97% 66 Va 35% 35% 35% *62 7 7 65 *62% 7 *62 400 900 65 2,400 5% 36 36% 23,600 Dec 20 33% 8eo 52 Apr 69% Nov 7 73% Jan par 100 Wks & 27% Nov 50% 25 V4 Dec Sep 34 May 17 new—5 100 25 25 100 common—14 100 Elec com—_No par common—No par preferred 25 Copper Mining 50 Wire 106 *103 105 53 *53 19 10 3/4 10% *10% 11% 11 11 *11 12 *11 5 5 5 5 5 37% *37% 37i% 12 % 5% 37% 37% 53% 19% 4,000 *11 12% 200 5 5% 1,100 37% 500 37 Va 300 Anderson, Clayton Anderson-Prichard Andes Copper & Co Oil Mining A P W Products Co Inc Archer-Daniels-Midland 12 May 19 26% Jan Corp No par 90 62 May 2 30% May 19 45% Jan 15 Feb May 38% July 58 % Feb 159% Nov 200% Jun Oct 99 % Sep 2-^0^29 82% Feb 5 84% Feb 5 73 163% July 23 58% Jan 3 150 48 Va Oct May 100 V* May 174 July 78 May 120% Aug 12 18% Feb 8 1163/4 Sep 121 13% Oct 76% 29% 87% Anaconda & Cable Apr Feb Apr Apr 100% 18% 102 7 50% 172 158 13 53 19% 19 Nov 41% May 17 xHG% Oct 10 4 38 i/s Oct 138 13 *104 53% 61% Apr 140 174% Feb Jan 22 110 % Feb Anaconda 102 19 15 2 Oct 103% Feb Anchor Hock Glass Corp com—12.50 $4 preferred No par 193/a 19 Apr 20 5"% May 19 2,200 '70 54 62 Jan 146% Feb 24 May 23 68% Jun 5 1,430 102 149% Jun x45 1 com 35% 19 % May 19 18% Oct 30 No par Smelt 70 3A *53 116 7 50% Oct 35% 102 3 160 16 100 & Aug Feb 43 24 69% 19Va Dec 191 8 70% 54 34% Sep Oct Feb 35 103 45% 165 29% Jan Oct 40 July 17 28% July 24 35 19 May 19 172 37 B Woolen Lead 20 Jun 69 Va *53 Nov 21 70 103 48% May 19 152 25% May 19 23% Jun 10 common prior preference Zinc 27 5 Preferred Conv Amer Jun 6 35% 19 9% Aug 25 Sep 35% 53 Feb 19 69% 104 95 % 33 69% 18% 109Va Feb 24 99 14% 35% 53 Feb May 21 42% Aug 108% July 15 67 104 Feb 186 Jan 42% Oct 35% 18% 23 Nov 27% 16% Feb 10 22% Feb 4 37 54 Nov Xl73% 7 15% May 20 67% 18% 12% 8 Mar preferred Wtr $5 prior conv 363/a 7 Oct 21 Jan preferred 48% Jun Feb 1'A Nov Tobacco American Viscose Corp 18% Apr 22% 17 Rights 6% 60 133% Aug 123% Aug 158 American Tel & Tel Co 49Va 98 Tobacco Jun July July 34 100 class 17% No par Co Sumatra Common 163 31 Preferred American 39'A Feb 24 16% Feb 24 133% par Sugar Refg common___100 American 451/4 Mar Nov No par Stores *43 Va Highest I per share 37ya Feb 33 Stove Jan May 186 Jan 24% May 19 139 American Nov 11% May 19 176 25 American 18% 1021/4 common 800 47% 102 5 9% May 19 preferred 100 Steel Foundries—No par 300 119 par non-cum 26% 153% 143 6% 23% 119 119 100 Safety Razor 25% 600 70% American preferred *22% 1,400 70 conv 10 com American 230 19% 71 4%% par 100 Rolling Mill 900 129% l3/a San'y com___No Preferred American 470 154 10,700 19% 70 563A 153 Amer Rad & St com—No par American Seating Co No Amer Ship Building Co No Am Smelt & Refg common__No Preferred 129 % 69 3/4 142% 10% 19% 70% 142% 570 18% 22 3/4 1% 100'/a 10% 26 19% 100% 39 22% *129% 60 13,200 17% 29% 43% 31,600 33% 39 23 44 16 178% 33% 17% 29% 25% 35% 67 10% 15% 178 39 140 19% 142 % 101 34% 140 131% 70% 33% I543.', *19% 69% 15% 18'5 Jun jun 44% 12% Jan 185 May 16% 15% 98 88% 15% 118 3 21 Light 18% Mar 15 117% Feb & Jan Jan 89% Nov 21 Power Jan 15% Feb No par Amer May Year 1946 Lowest preferred cum Amer Machine l/4 ft/To. Range Since January 1 Par Amer Mach & Fdy Co 1 1 12% Range for Previoas STOCK EXCHANGE Shares 22% Jan Oct 28 100 14'A Sep 18 Oct 112 5% 100 8 14% Nov *111 Feb Jun 13% 17% May 19 353A 6% Feb 11 90 663/a page 28. 6 89% Sep 8% Nov 11% 17% July 28 12 112% Jan 20% July 15 1 67'/a X37% 9 100 38 38 ' 10 American Invest Co of 111 common Apr 32 y2 Sep preferred 7% *37% July 5% $5 634 37% 75 6 7 1,800 95% For footnotes see 41% Nov Jan 6% Feb 46 American 67 37 Va Jun 34'A 48% July 28 118'A Oct 15 Jan 67/8 5 108 Sep 96% 5 Sep Dec Sep 6% 5 97 Va 100 Locomotive Feb 20% 800 9,300 Jan 4 14% 20 40% 150 Mar 12 12% 19% Sep Feb 24 *12% 20'A 104% Oct *14 100 Nov 17 Vt 14% International Corp 21 y0 .5 7 12% 38 5 Aug Jun 6 preferred 72% May 132% Mar 16% Sep 2% Jun No par common non-cum 13 Nov 96% 'OH 102 3% May 19 40 42 8 26 % Feb 25 % May 19 No par Inc 210% Mar 56 21 1 106% Dec 28% Feb 10 110 Feb 6 7 107% Nov Oct Mar 115% Jan 47% Oct- 8 19 Sep 5 xl9% Sep 12 90 Nov 21 20 Tiling Hawaiian SS American Ice May 21 Nov 79 184 99 94 42 1 196% Sep 12 54"% Feb 1 7 971/4 96% 35% 100 preferred American Hide 36 Nov 34% *101% *62 Feb Jan 175 10% 96 Va 35% 17% 21 102 % 67 Oct 129 % Feb 6% 35% Apir 5% 6 *94% *62 6 4'/a 99 *101% 35'/8 Jan Uui No par 6% 66 35 Jun 30 3b y« preferred 101% 7 88% Nov 3 $6 95 % *101% Onl 12% Feb 2,400 57'A 47 3A 1? % 5 50 26,700 1191/4 18% 7 17% Feb 9% 57 47 3A — 77% Jan 90% 119 18% 100 July 15 May 19 May 19 100'A 5 6 3/4 46 3/4 *93 67 9% 119% 18 Va 1,100 Jun y 89 % 56% 47 13,000 8% Apr Dec 45 % 7 99% 119% 17% "HI 25% 8% 19% 74% Oct 11 9% 152% 153 47 19% 131% 70 1 12% *14^ 25% Nov Nov 11% Apr 37 % Nov 90'/a *22% 132 153% 1% 1 25% Apr 25% 10 com com Export Lines conv 91% May 53 y2 Jun 67% Amer & Foreign Power com__No par $7 preferred No par $7 2nd preferred A No par 6% Sep Mar 26 _10 preferred series A American 39% May 12yi Apr 75 100 % 139 23 iV 5 16 100 Oct 9% 153 29% 69% 1 1 1,400 62% May Nov 95% 64% 50% Oct 23 105% July 18 ; American European Secur $6 July Oct 6% 8934 17'/8 19% *19 8 53 Sep Jan 63% May 108 44 100% 39 43 3/4 131% 8 53 25 3 9% 17 Va 34% 28% 500 8 55 23 Apr 9 July 24 90% 39 140 25% 37% 3 Jan 8% Feb 100 34 18 % 155 *22% 37% 500 Nov 9% 33 10 Va 69Va l53Va 1/k 69'A 23 *131 132 *19 23 155 84% 91% 90 V8 39 39 34 33 100% 10% 37% *82 *53 *178% 15% 185 32% *154 Va 91% *180 3 7% 85^ Nov 27 100 Va 101 91 85 Nov. 20 6 per share 9 % 13,200 36,200 Cyanamid Co PRICES Nov. 19 93 1,000 9% 100 111% 23 2% 98'A 9% *93 Wednesday share 2% x98'A 9% 3 20% SALE 2% 100% 9 3 100 12% Nov. 18 2% 100V4 25 197e 112% 15% 18% 3% *14 20 15% 18% 25% *93 14% "111 8 % 55 8% 12% 19% 37% 7% 25 100 12% LOW 37% 8% *14 37 *53% 25 8 12%. 19% 55 24% 100 *93 36 % 7% *53% 8 14% *14 7% 7% 55 10% 10% 87% 2% 100 100 10 16 18% 30% 99"% Oct May 21 20% May 21 Distilling Co *4% 4% *99 Colortype Co American Crystal Sugar 4% % prior preferred 21'A 32 Nov Jan 100 90 31% Nov 99 % 80 No par *21 108% 31% 31 .,100 Co 92 31% 9 Chicle 21«A 108 Va 6 39'A Mar 26 No par Inc *90% 31% 100% preferred Cable *21 108% 39 20% May 19 25 : 91 108% 29'/a Sep 8 21'A 108% Dec 29% 7% Feb 91 *21 Jun i.8% 105Va July 28 42% Oct 14 18 July Jan 7 14 3% May 19 82% Sep 23 American 21 Va 113 212% 36% Oct 1 93 21% *91 Jun Oct Oct" 12 preferred conv 50 V2 21 108% 8% 5% 50 21 42% 100% 30 50 21 Va 43% 2% 107 49% 61% May 22% Feb 30% May 19 91 91% 154 110% Nov non-cum 21% 49 Nov 98 12 108% Oct 30 Chain & 49% 42% 4% 106% 2,000 18 May 17 29% May 17 30 Jan 16 Apr 100 Shoe Can 22 43% 31 107 . Jan 60% Nov 20 Preferred 100 American Car & Fdry com—No par 49 Va 42% 15% cum Amer 23% *106 104 preferred Brake 7% 23% 23% 107 Oct 9 common 106 % 23% Jan 3.6 American 443A *106 38 1 5,900 178% 44% 23% 18 com—No par Radio Corp 178 Va 107 Jan 48% Feb 13 Co Amer Cable & 44% 23% Corp 7,100 178 Va *106 Jan 82 34 % May 16 7% Nov 14 50 Bosch 5Va 44% 23% 69% Oct 1 common preferred American 179% 22 *18 6% Note 4% 450 8% Oct 52% 10 preferred conv 1,500 45 Oct 29% 100 American Airlines common 109 Va 181% 3% 8 90 cum Feb 51% May 103 Aug 17 7 3%% Mar 12% , Feb 44 Mar American Bank 135 Oct 76"% Nov 73 1 __50 Petroleum Corp No par Agricultural Chemical_No par Amer 85 Dec Amerada 44'A 107 No par com preferred 2,000 4% 84% 90% Amer 177% 49 5 4% 84% Nov 51 44 49 *4% 4% 84 700 Sep 25 35 43% *106 31% *70 5 2 16 43% *21 *31 8 Va 41% 4% 83% 11% 8% 109 Va 41% 109 5 4% 83 12 *11% 41% 109% 8 Va Feb 8 Jan 43% 23% 107 *11% 4% 83% 176% 43% 40% 109 4% 84 177 12 40% 109 8% 8 Va 8% No par 100 Inc 20% 59% Apr 18 24"% May 19 5% May 19 Leather Co convertible Jan Feb 46 6% Feb Jun 41% Nov 8% 24% 68% Sep Dec 24% 102% Aug 11 5% Feb 4 2% May 19 25% May 19 56 Jan 13 Dec . Jun 6% Feb 18 . 91 5 31% 6% FAb .t Oct 13% 21 Co Inc , Apr 31% Jan 12% Nov 98 54% May 199% Nov 39 6% x50 10 99 Va *50 May 1 Feb 25 38% *30% 19 May 20 98% *97 169 Nov 11 38% 98 Oct 8 90% Nov 38% *97% 105% 7 164 new Dye *98% 98 112 17 30% Nov July 28 1 12% 198% 32 *99 Aug 27 Apr 14 Nov 6, % 10% Feb 60 Highest 7 No par *12 Va Inc 110 15 85 preferred A 100 prior conv preferred-No par & 104 4 17% Nov 100 common Jun 4 5 common Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp_No par Alleg & West Ry 6% gtd 100 *20% 34 10 6,600 34% 34 *20% 40% Oct Corp„10 33 20% 34'% Addressograph-Multigraph Admiral Corp 95 34% 34 31% 10 32% 32 33 Va 31% Jan *90i/4 20 Va 20% 33% 31% 55 1 90 87% Jan J per share share 29 20 May 27 30% May 16 6 May 19 10 No par $2.50 20% 20% 33% 31% Oct 18% Oct 38 Co Adams Express Adams-Millis Corp 4%% 6% May 21 43% Apr 19 13 % May 19 Co 5%% 12% 12% Steel Acme 66% May 20 3,800 190% 197 Motors $ per 2.50 & Straus ACF-Brill Year 1946 Lowest No par No par com 15,900 12% 33% 20% 95 Range Since January I Lowest Highest t per share S per share 72 191 % 191 21 *20 Va *90% Abraham . Alabama 105 4% 18% 3% 3% Abbott Laboratories — 7% 8% 18 Range for Previous STOCK Par 1,800 28% *100 YORK EXCHANGE Shares 28'/a 4% 18 Va 85 73% NEW the Week 8% ' 105 4'/a 18 Sales for Nov. 21 *80 71% *80 95 7% Friday Nov. 20 $ per share 71% STOCKS Thursday 17% *48% 17 10% Jan 69% Apr 42 Mar 20 6 1 7 Oct Sep Jan Jun 283A Jun 703/4 Jun Dec 182% Jun Dec 105V4 Nov Sep 15% Jan 64 Dec 90 5 35 Oct 51% Feb 71% Oct 29 41 Jan 38 Sep Sep 60% 4 111% Mar 10 108 May Dec 62% May xll4% Mar 21% 46% Jan 16 58% July 7 43% Jan x64Va July 10 20 14% Anr 15 15% Oct 10% Nov 15 13% Sep 27% May 243/s Feb 5 3% Jun 17 20% July 24 16 Jan 29 0%Feb 21 4% Nov 103A Feb Apr 29 39% Oct 15 26% Mar 41% Dec No par 35 102 30 Nov 20 Nov 20 51 Jan • 18 NEW y LOW Saturday Nov. 17 13% i'l 108 13% 13% $ 48% 48% 48 98% 98 % 99 15% *15 ♦14% 15 15% 107 $ per share 13% Sales for the Week $ per share 13% NEW Par 14% 109% 110 800 49 48% 49J/4 48% 49 1,800 97 Va 99 97% 97% 97% 97% 470 15 15% *14% 15'/2 *14% 15% 300 Arnold 15 *14% 15 14% I43a 500 Artloom 15% 4,400 99 15% *14% 15 15% 15 Va 15% 21,800 109 15 15Va 14% Constable Associated 105 105 105 105 105 105 *105 107 100 6% *102 103 102 102 *102 105 70 7% 2d 106% *104% 28% 28% 28% 80% 80% 80% 80 % 101 % 101% 101% 15% 15% Associates P: ♦47% 75 35% 29 29 29 29 29 1,200 83% 81 % 83'% 83% 853'a 8,900 100 Va 100% 101% 101% 100% 100% 100% 15% 15% 15% 15% 16% 16 16 Va 16% 47 Va 47% 47% 43 47% 47% 29% 30 *29% 30 29% 30 76 *71 76 47% 30% ♦71 23% 82% 47% 29% 48% ♦28% 28% 82% 101% 15 28% 80% 29% *71 75 *71 36 37 36% 36 ' *71 X36% 37 109 36% *106 15% Oct 21 130% Jan 24 5% ATP 1,100 Atlantic Atl ; 76 36% Investment 22 14 105 102 May 17 N°v 18 Nov 18 7 110 Feb 17 19 Jan 13 135 July Sep 65 May Nov 18% Dec 12 Oct Nov 17 109 % 110 96% 96 96% 96% 96% 23 23% 23% 23% 23 % 233/8 66% 65% 1 ■ ♦112 Line ♦23% 108 200 4% 96% 97 490 Preferred 23 % 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 2,200 66 V4 460 *65% 112% *23% 27 *23% *23% x66 V4 114 *112% 114 *23% 23 *23% 28 66 112% 28 66 *112% 66% 114 *65% 27 7% 7% 7 100 4 124% Dec 153 May 4 125 Deo 148 May 121 May 125 Jun 34 Sep 99 Jan 2 78 May 28 112 Feb 10 28V4 Nov 13 2 Oct 100 Oct 10 % May 19 18% Feb 15 13 Oct 29% May No par 40 % May 17 59 Feb 13 45 Sep 83 23% Jun 34% Feb 15 26% Dec 49% May 68 Dec 94 8 31 Nov 22 105 Nov common.—1 1C0 . „25 4 Jan 22 31% Apr 15 62 1,100 Tack 7% 7 % 7 14% 14% 14% 14% *14 15 100 ♦19% 20 19% 19% 19 19% 19% 20 20 20 19 Va 20 3,900 Autocar ♦17% 18 17% 17 Va 17 Va 17 % 17% 17% 17 17 16% 17 1,500 5% 5% 5 Va 5% 5 % 5% 51% 5% 5% 16,400 7 *14% 15 *14 15 Conv Avco No par 100 Corp Automatic 5% 7% 21% May 19 common Nichols Austin *6% 15 ♦6% No par Mar 29 77 39% July Canteen Co Mfg Corp 5% ♦40% 41% 41 41 % 41% 41% 41 41% 41 Va 41% 40% 40% 1,100 $2.25 ♦14% 14% 14% 14% 14 Va 14% 14% 14% 1434 14% 1434 15% 1,500 Babbitt 15 % 15% 15% 15 % 15 33 15 Va 15 Va 15 % 15 Va 15% 15% 1534 13,100 Baldwin 11 11% 11% 11% 11% 12 12 12 % 11% 12% 11% 12 13,000 Baltimore 16 16% 16% 16% 17 17% 17% 17% 17 17% 17 17% 14 14 *13% 14% *13% 14 % *13% 14 14 14 14 14 66 66 No par X53% Nov 9 114 Nov 30 25 Sep 27% Jan 51% May 130 Va 34% Jun 973/4 135 Apr Jan Jun ^0% Aug 253/4 Jun 10 101/4 Nov 18% Feb 18 16% Sep 233/4 July Nov 13 29% Jan 29 18 Nov 373/4 Jan 16% Nov 21 27% Jan 27 15% Oct 323/4 Aug 4°/a iviay id 7% Feb 8 6 Va Nov 14% Feb 41 Oct 83% Feb 17% Nov 387/a Jan 5% May 16 common.._3 preferred conv 22'/2 Mar 11 22'/a Oct July 28 121 Jun May 8 July 73 19 19 Amer—5 of (The) 18 13% May 19 5c Aug 26%' July 24 Apr 57 No par Co 113% Sep 105 112% Nov No par common prior pfd ($1.20) 5% 15 95% Nov 13 preferred conv ♦14% B — Atlas Powder 107 % Jan 100 —5 series $3.75 Corp Atlas 7 Va *7'4 preference series A—100 conv 4% Jun 13 Feb May 19 preferred Refining common 97% Atlas 32% 20% Feb 66 RR I SS Lines W 97 *106 Aug 134 100 10 Coast 96% 108 36% May 30 10 96 Va *112% 65% *112 27 1 114 65% 65% 114 110 Feb 112% 132% Feb ' 110 110% 96% ♦110 18% May Sep 102 4 17% Feb Sep 42% 100 non-cum Atlantic Sep Jan com..100 Inc & G 14 10 V4 May 19 10% 112 55 Highest f per share Co— Pe preferred 5% 5,300 100 100 common 1,200 : 47% 31 common... 1 Topeka & Santa 3,900 16% 47% 35% New Atch 1,800 101 30% *71 76 36 108 Va 37 9% May 19 No par Dry Goods preferred preferred 1st 104 ♦28% Corp Corp. 102 ♦104% S per share 103% Sep 8 38'/i Jun 10 97% Nov 19 No par No par 5 preferred $3.75 108 106 % $ per share 5 com prior preferred Cork Co com $6 conv Armstrong *105 107 $ per share Lowest No par Illinois of Highest • 109 15% 14'% Co & Armour 110 Year 1946 Lowest Shares 13% 14% Range for Previous Range Since January 1 STOCK YORK EXCHANGE *48 Va 14% 15% 15 15% Friday 20 109 % *15 15 t per share 48% 99 15% 15 STOCKS Nov 14 48% Monday, November 24, 1947 STO< Nov. 21 Thursday Nov. 19 share YORK CHRONICLE PRICES 109 109 % 99 ♦15 per SALE Wednesday 18 . 13% 13% 109 *108 108 48% £ Nov $ per share S per share HIGH Tuesday Monday Nov. 15 i AND & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (2110) 12% Feb 49 13ViMay27 16 May 14% Nov 8 Feb 39 May 16 B 1 ♦64% 66 *65 66 *65% 66 66 47 x45% 453/4 *46 47 47 47 *24% 24% 50% 32% 50 50 323/4 *50 25% 50% 24% 25% *50 ■1. *66 66 *46% 32% 33 25% 67 47 Va 47'% 25 -'4 *25 25 253a *50 50% 50% 50 V4 33 33 33 V4 32% *46'% 24% *50 32% 3,800 700 30 47% 1,000 25 500 50% 30 4% T) (B & Bangor & Conv. 5% Barker 33% 6,300 12 3/8 12% 12% 12% 12 4 12% 12% 2,700 Bath 24 Va 24 Va *24% 24% 24% 2433 24»% 24'% 1,100 Bayuk Cigars *40 41 41 41 *40% 40% 40 % 40% 41 41 41 90 90 91% 91% 20 *19% *19% 99 *93 8 *8% 8% 91 92 *91% 93 140 20 20 *193,4 20 % 20% 20 % 700 *95 98 *95 98 98 98 8% 92 92 20 98 19% *95 98 98 92 91 20 500 8 % *8 8 3/8 8'% 7% 8 *32% 33 32% 32% 32 32 31% 32% 32 32% 32 32 % 32% 33% 33 % *16% 16 % *16% 16% 16% 16 Va 1634 16% 16% *12% 13 % *13 *22 22% *30 *30 32 ~ 32 31r 16% 8'4 110 8% Barnsdall Oil Iron Beatrice Foods 3%% cum Beaunit 16% 900 Beck Shoe 4%% 13% 13 % 13 Va 13% 13% 14 Va 14'/4 14% 3,500 Bell Aircraft 22 34 22% 23 23 23 23 V4 23% 1,800 Bell & 100 *93 99% 99 Va 100 *98 100 Sep 88 % 36% Apr 64% Aug July 28 25% Dec 41% 9 48% Oct 57 5 21 Sep 31 May 19 50 Feb 28 % 54 % Jan 20% Apr 17 19% Feb 8 18% Dec Jun 18 24% Nov 20 21 Va Oct 24% Nov 40% Nov 19 62 Jan 2 46% Sep 73 May 110 % Jan 31 25 common 18 15 100 90 Nov 15 2.0O pfd 13 Sep 100 preferred 1 98 34% Nov 12 20% Aug Nov 17 0% May 27 Nov 30 21 30% Jun 2 104 Feb Feb 17 11 Nov 10% May 21 18 % Jan 6 10 16% May 19 24% Nov 10 ._ 31% 31% 31% 32 % 32 Va 33 32% 32% 32 32% 3,700 Bendix 24-% 24% 25 Va 24% 25 24% 25 23% 24 V4 23% 24 3 a 8,100 25% 25 % 25% 25% 24% 25% 24% 25 24% 2434 24% 24% 1,500 Bendix Home App Inc com 23%c Beneficial Indus Loan com..No par 100 preferred 18% Oct 99V2 Nov 19 106% Aug May 17 14 *84 88% *84 25% 25% 253/4 *26 Va 27 26% 2634 26 3 30% 30 30% 30 3a 30% 30% 30% 30% 96% 97% 97 98 97% 99 % 99% 100% *136% 138% 137 137% 60 60% *60 15% *84 88% 60% 15% LOW No\ Nov. 15 . t per share 7 *29 *28% AND f per 39% Feb 7 28% Oct 58 25% Nov 12 21% May 20 28% Jan 24% Sep 36 % May 96% Dec 112% Aug Oct 28 103% Feb & Co 1 25% May 17 35% Jan 21 29"% Nov Foods 1 19% Apr 19 32% Oct 29 22 Feb 31% July 99% 101 1/4 15,100 101% Nov 3 85% Nov 114% July 140 % 900 100 76% May 19 136 % May 19 150 Jan 27 143 Deo 168 No par 46% May 20 b6 Feb No par 14 % May 19 18% Jan 53 Nov 140 140% 59'% 59% 14% Cum pfd 60 15 14% 1,500 700 Bethlehem 7% Steel Bigelow-Sanford Birmingham com—No par Carpet Electric Co 1 per share t per share Friday Sales for Nov. 21 Nov. 20 the Week I per share NEW YORK Par 29% 29% 29% 29% 600 15% 15% 16 16 16% 16% 16% 16'% 16% 16'/a 2,700 Blaw-Knox 3234 32% 33% 34 34% 34% 25Va 24% 35 9,100 Bliss 18 18 18 17 34 17% 18 18 700 Bliss 29% Black & 18 17% 17% 17% 37% *34% 37% 35 35 36% *34% 36 'a *34% 36% 10 18% 18% 18% 19% 19% 20 20 20% 20 % 20'% 20 Va 20% 7,800 Boeing 30% 30% 29% 30 29% 30 30 % 30% 30 34 31'% 31V4 31% 3,400 Bohn 96 *93% 96 *93% 96 96 96 95% 95 Va 20 *93 97 *50% 43% 52% 52% 50% 51% 50% 50% 50% 50 % *50% 27% 26 3 4 2634 27 27 % 27 % 271% 27 Va 2 7% 43% 52 % 27% 43% 51% 26% 51% *27% 43% 43% 43% 43 % 44 43% 43Va 53 52% 53 52% 54 53% 52% *94% 96 *94% 96 *50 43 % 52% 51 80 *3% *36 8% *73 96 95% *94% *94% 96 *943a 3% *3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% *334 3% 37% *35% 36% 35% 36 % 36% 3634 36% 3634 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 838 8 J/2 8% 3% *36 2,500 Borden 5,000 8 Va 95% 3% 300 Boston & 3734 400 Bower *70 87'% 12 11% 12 Va 12 12% 12 12'% 12 Va 33 33% 33% 33% 33% 34 34 34% 33% 34% 34% 34 3a 303/B 30 30 % 30% 32% *101 17 *31% *102 30 32% 32 32% 102 31 Va 102 *101 *101 17 30% 31 31 *101 102 16% 17 32% 31% 31% *31 32 103 % 102 102 *102 31% 32 102 17 % 103 % 30% 100 17% 17% *31 Va *100 17% 32 102 31 3034 *101 17% *31 Va *100 31'% 31'% 102 *86 31 1/4 321,4 101 173 4 32 171,4 *31 Va 102 100 : 31% 3,300 Briggs 33 4,100 4,100 32 100 100 40 23% 22% 22% *22% 23 % 23% 23 % 23% 23% *22% 23% 400 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 20 Va 20% 20% 201/4 20% 201,8 20% 8,000 *123 124 124 122 122 *122 124 *122 124 *122 124 & $3.60 Inc preferred Bruns-Balke-Collender 10 7% 10,100 Budd Co 11% 73% 72'% 72% 72% *35 36 *35 36 *35 36 36 36 36% *353% 36% 100 Buffalo *89% 91% 90 90 *90 91'/a 90 90 91 91 *90 91% 300 Buff Niag El Corp $3.60 *18 19 *18% 18% *18% 19 19 Va 20 1934 20% 20 20 Va 2,200 *32% 33% *33 33 Va *33 333:, 20 33% 33% 20 20% 95 Va *93 95% 19% 95% *93% 95% *89% 91 *89% 91 Va *89% 91% *85 88 *85 88 *85 88 15% 7% 8% 8% *82% 8 15 15% 15 15% 19 3 4 *93 84 V4 8% *81 73% 20 % 19% *93 19% 73 15% 8% 89 Va *85 15% 83a *81 Va 90 88 153/a 8% 85 *35% *33 20% *93 88 % *85 1514 8% 33'% 33 33'/8 20'.4 20% 20'/, 95V4 *9314 270 95 Va 88 Va 88 88 Va *85 15 3'8 8'% 15 8% 88 Va 300: 7,700 $5 900 [ 12 1238 12% 12 Va 12% 12% 12V4 I2V4 12% 12Va 92 Va 92 92 91% 92 Va 91 J% 92 92 • 3 '4 3'4 1.200 2034 1,800 *101% *25 *19 * 101% 101 % Bush Term 3% 20% 20% 2014 203/4 *101% 102 J/4 *101 % 102'% 102% 102% 160 Byers Co (A M) common Participating: preferred 26 25% 25% 25V4 25% 400 Byron 32% 32% 323i *25 9 95 67 Jan 35% Feb 42% Sep 55 Oct 36 Nov 102 Sep 99 Dec 49% Jan Zinc Jackson Co_— Jan Apr 57% Apr 61% Jun 107% Aug 6 % Feb 4% Sep 11% Jan 39% Feb 30% Dec 35% Deo 13% Feb 12 Dec 34% Jan 72 Jan 95 Dec 8 85 11% 30 23% 30% 101 16% 96 Jan 13% Sep 20% 40 Va Feb 11 30 % Oct 53% Jan 31% Feb 10 23 Oct 42% Jun 18% Feb 27 35% Jan Feb 70 May 115 Apr Jan 2 109% Apr 3 28% Feb 5 25 Oct 38% 11 36% Jan 7 31% Sep 45% May Nov 21 106 % Apr 30 Oct 110% Mar 27% Feb 3 25% Jun 100 8 10 18 17 19 20 21 17 20% Sep 10 13 % May 19 120 Jan 2 9 May 19 72 25 % 90 14% NovMay Now May 26 20 20 17 19 63 105 124 Sep 30 14% Feb .7 86% Feb 18 Nov 103 Apr 20% Or*. 38% 14 Sep 25% May 120 Jan 20% Nov 20 130 Apr Feb 9"% Oct 22% Jun 70% . Oct 99 Jun 37% Nov 7 25% Oct 45% Feb 102% Apr 11 96% Deo 23% Feb 18 18% Nov 108% Mar 46% Jun 69% May 33 Nov May 14 38% Feb 10 14 May 19 95% Jan 2 80 May 19 22% Feb 104% Feb 17 16% 15 95% Deo 111 84% Deo 119% May 84 Jun 4 12% May 19 95% Jan 97 Deo 102% Aug 13 Nov 6 72 May 19 Jun 6 100 Mar 12 6 16% Oct 23 9% Feb 8 Jan 22 88 11 % May 19 24% Feb 7 108% Jan t'4 No par Mar 20 May Sep Oct Nov May May Nov Nov Nov 91% Nov 19 3% May 17 13% May 19 94% May 22 19 May 19 No par 100 112 3% May 19 32 10 Al/i% -preferred Copper & 28% May 100 5 101 Va 26 1 common 20 % *25 No par preferred—100 Bldg 7% Bros 1013 4 3% 37% May 19 94 Nov 5 .100 —— 19% 3% 38% May 21 100 *3 % 3% 48 % May i.~5 100 preferred 3% 101% 25% *25 25% 2nd 19 Va 3% 3% 20 conv Butler 27% Nov i— 5 91% 3% 260 69% July 15 preferred Terminal Butte 2014 *3% *19% 20 3,100 Oct —100 Burroughs Adding Mach 85 52 common—1 Bush 92 8'5 Sep 2.50 100 Inc 2,800 93% 85 Co Mills Corp 4,700 12% *38% Watch preferred 8 % 12 *92% 85 101 No par 15% 84% 8 No par 1 pfd—^100 Co 3%% 3%% Jan No par common Co Forge Bulova 4% 88 Co preferred Burlingtoh *82 j. 1 (The) Bullard 116 No par preferred 11% " Sep 26 50 % Nov 18 25 May 19 No par 73% 11% 73% 15 common 11% 11 J/4 Oct No par 75 11% 42 No par common 11% 72 35 11 No par 74 11% Dec Feb No par 11% ll3i 18 59 5 2.50 common 75 11% Nov 15 17 5 Inc Co Bucyrus-Erie 66% May 34 24% Oct 29% Nov 100 Stratton Co 18% Aug 1 Co preferred Brooklyn Union Gas Shoe Sep 5 3%% Brown May 17 . 14% May 19 (assented )_100 RR *74 11% 41% July 23 14 18 5 common Bearing Bristol-Myers 60 17% 14 preferred Airways 101 *22% *122% Corp Braniff 4,100 16 No par A Brewing Corp of America Bridgeport Brass Co Briggs Manufacturing 90 Jun Oct 2.50 2,400 123/8 *70 Feb 33% No par 4,600 8% 76 12 307/s Oct common Maine May Oct 18% 6 15 Inc Roller 46 15% 20 (The) Co Nov 10 35'/a Nov Brass & class Borg-Warner 3%% cum 31 Highest $ per share 36 Jan *20% Feb No par Stores tper share share 18% May 19 ... B 531/4 *72 100 Class Co 4334 12% *70 Ami $ per 25 May 21 12% May 19 Inc Co Aluminum $ per share .1 No par Brothers Airplane Bonn 12% 76 Bon Co common Laughlin Bloomingdale 2,900 ' *94% & Co W) Year 1946 Lowest Highest No par Decker Mfg Co 'E Mar 83% Apr Range for Previous Lowest Shares 32% 52 Va May 3 23 Range Since January 1 STOCK EXCHANGE 15% *95- 92 STOCKS Thursday Nov. 19 *17% 1 (Del) preferred *34% * $3.25 ser of 1946.No par PRICES Wednesday *34% 17% Sep Best 59% •29% 28 Best 14% 29 Jan Jan 4,400 32% 29 Jan 35% 4,900 15% 29% Apr 112 26% 32% 29% 37 Dec 30% 88'% 15% share Oct 26 % 59% SALE Nov 16% 30% *84 15% HIGH 15% 102 31 101% 140 Oct 26%.: 59% Nov. 18 t per share 99 140 138 a 15% ♦ Tuesday 17 *84 60 60 *14% Monday Saturday 138 138 15% *143/4 - 88% Apr 28% May 15 7 17 38 Va 88 Va 25% 5 Mar 9 ' Aviation 307/a 39% Mar 31 No par common 110 Jan 40 1 Co 118% July 12 6 12% May 16 Corp Nov 15 10 Co 111 7 108 % Feb 50 32 30 Jun May xl2% Sep 103 *84 Jun 1 24% 4%% 27 Feb 69 55% Jan May 39% Feb 32 20 13 18 *100 100 Jan 10 Corp Howell 60 x45% Nov 17 Jan Jan May 5 Packing Belding-Heminway 22% *98 66 100 (Delaware)_ 10. No par Beech-Nut 13% 100 30 RR 22% 22% Oct Inc Aircraft 16% 12% Corp conv Creek 6,100 16 '/a Feb 50 Co Mills, Beech 34% 9% May 19 Co Beech 34V4 47% Inc 110 30 Oct common.. Works 5,200 30 30% 18% preferred 12% 41 Oct 25% Feb common...50 Corp Brothers 4 % % 24 12 3 11 11% May 17 preferred Barber Asphalt 12% J'2 16% Feb 100 Aroostook 24 32% 24% Feb 7% May 17 13 common preferred 12% 23 % 6 100 Works Ohio 24 32% *12% 1 Inc Locomotive 6 Feb 10 22% Oct 23 Oct 6% Nov 75 Oct 20% NOV 105 Sep 4% 15 > Oct Oct Oct 26% July 21% Mar Jun 15% Jan 98 May 39% May May 110 9% 35% Jan Feb 112% July 3 99 6 19% NOV 40 32% Nov 19 27% Deo 63 Oct 47% 104 Jan 27% Oct . May C > 31 r l *52% 2 31 30% 31 31 31% 32 32% 32 Va 53 52% 52% 52% 521/2 52% 5234 *52 Va 2 2 2 2 2 Va 2 2 »8 2 53 *52% 2% 2 53 2,900 30 2 Va 2,500 California Packing common_.No par 5% 50 preferred Callahan -1 Zinc-Lead 7% J 7' 7% 7% 7% 7% 71/3 7*2 2,700 Calumet' & Hecla Cons 30% 15% 31 31 31 31 31% 31% *30% 3034 1,200 15% 15% 15% 15% 31% 15% 3114 15% 15 Va 15Va 117% •J 7% 30% *15% 117% *116 116% H714 *43% 44% Campbell W & C Fdy Can Dry Ginger Ale com $4.25 preferred ! Canada Southern Ry Co *18% 10% I *43% 44 Va 18% , *116 119 *43% 19% 11 7% 7% 11 34 118% 44% *116 *43% 120 44% *431% 44 118 *43% 15% 118 34 *18% 19% 19% 19% *19 Va 10% 11% 10% HVa 10% 11 33% 333^ 1,000 12% 13% 700 19% 1 33% 33% *33% 34% 34 34 14 13 13% *13% 13 Va" *13" 13 ♦55% 56 *55% 56 55% 55% •*55% 56 *551.4 56 ' page 28. 150. 11% *12% For footnotes see 5,400 44 19 % 14 34 15 11 *18% 19 10% 7% *12% ,,34 1,1 7% Va *55V4 56 300 Canadian 22,500 Canadian 20 Cannon Breweries Pacific Copper Ltd *Ry_^ 5 No par 1.66% No par 100 No par —25 No par Mills Capital Admin class A common—1 $3 preferred A — 10 24% Apr 28 52 Sep 30 2 6% 21% 12% 116 42% May 14 8 8% Feb 3 Sep Apr Apr 7% Feb 58 Jan 7 6% Oct 12% 34% Oct 22 20% Oct 40% May 13 15 1 17% Feb 12% Nov 18% Sep 29 9% 32"% 11 50 29 19 May 19 May May Mar July Jan 3% Feb x55 May 17 Nov 13 Apr 14 May 26 10 Feb 10 147 July May 18 43 Nov Oct 20 24 Dec 15% Feb 13 11% Oct 22"% Feb 34% Nov .12 14% Feb 1 12% Oct Oct 21% May 132 48% Feb 25% Feb 57% Feb 18 113 18 ,50 58 Jan 25% Deo 59% May Volume 166 AND LOW HIGH Saturday Monday Nov. 17 per share $ per share $ per Nov. 20 Nov. 19 $ per share 104% 104% 30% 30 % 30% 30% 30% 30 % 1/128 1/128 rl/128 1/64 1-1/64 1/64 1-1/64 39% 39 % 39'/a 39% 105 *39% *104% 40 105 39 17% 17% 18 18'/a 18 18 'A 42'A 42 % 42 % 42% 42 42 *7% 7% 7% 7% *7% 43% 43% 43% 43% 43% *140 142 57 57 *140 142 30 % 30% 30% Mf 1-1/64 1/64 39% 40 % 40% Carolina Clinch Carolina Power 4,600- 18% 19 18% 19 43 42% 42% 500 7% 7% 7% 7% *7% 7% 400 45 % 7% 45 43% 45% 45% 45% 45% 12,500 138% *138% 138% 138% 130 56% 57% 3,200 16,200 138 140 Carpenter Carrier Ohio & Case Steel —1 —_25 Co General & 138 158% Jan 7 Feb 8 5 — Corp common 4ft series (J I) 112 128 10 50 : Corp Co common Preferred 39% -ft 50% 21% 45 7% 46% May 23 Jan 9 *25% 25% 25% *104 106 *104 *136% 137 136 57 25% 104% 137 56% 57 57% 57 % 57% 57 109% 109% 600 137% 290 27% 27% 28% 27 % 27% 28 28% 28 28% 1,500 20'A 20'A *20% 20% 20'A 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 500 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 18% 18% 18% 19 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% 9% 9'A 9% 9 8 8 8 8% 8 110 110 8'/a *81% 8 *110 83% *82% 8% 111 83% *81% 83% *109% 110 % *81 *109% *81 82 *7% 8 % *7% *7% 13% *13% 13% *13% 13% *13% *10 11 *10 10% *10'A 10% 23 24% 22% 17% *26% 22% 22% 17% 17% 27% *26% *22% 23 22% *105% 106 *105% 8 8 22% 17% 27% 22% 106 8 17% 18 % 24 28 *27 22% 104% *22% 105% 8% 100 13% 100 *10 10% 18% *28% 28% 22% 23 104% 104% *7% *13% 10% 25% 18% 28% 23 8% 13% *10 25% 18'A 300 82 82 82 70 13% 13% 11 110% *7% 8% *13% *10 *104% 25% 27 18% 60O 1,100 70 12 11% 12 12% 12% 11% 12% 11% 11% 11 % 12 *29 30 29% 30 30 30 29% 29% 29% 29% 29 % 29'A 800 43% 43% 43% 43% 43 3 11,900 91% 90% 91 90 2,100 43% 43% 44 43% 44% 91% *89 90% 00% 90% 90% 90% 50O *4% 4% 4 4 4 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3,500 *7% 8 % 7% 7% 8% 8'A 8 8% 8 8 8% 8% 1,400 8% 8% 9% 9 9% 9 9 Ve 14,100 5% *5% 43% 8% *5% 10 % 43% 8 % 8% 8% 8% 8 % 5'/a 5 % 11 5% 5% *5 Ve 10% 10% 10% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% £ % 6 *3% 3% *3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 3% 8 7% 8% 29% 29 29 % 11 11 60O 10% 1,000 6 7% 8% 8'A 8% 8% 8% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 8 28% 1,100 8% *3% 1,900 3% 6 29% 8 29% 11 5% 10% 5% 11 5% 5% 10% 5 % * 11,900: 29 6,100 15% 15% 15% 15% 15 % 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 14% 15% 7,200 35'A 35 % 35 35 y4 35 36 36 36 35 % 35% 34% 35% 3,500 31% 31% 32% 32 32% 32% 33% 6,400 31 30% 31 30% 30% No par 40 Class B 17% 17% *17% 17% 1,000 Chickasha 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 1,100 IChdlds Co 17 4% 37 34% 34% 34 34 *34% 36 % 20 62% 62 63% 62 63 €2% 63% 23,700 25% $3 convertible Chicago preferred No par Yellow Cab No par Oil Cotton Chile Copper Co j_2.50 26% 26% 26 7,700 Cincinnati *102% 104% *103 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 % 23% 23% 24 23% 24% 1,300 Cincinnati 44% 44% 43% 44% 42% 43 42 42% 41% 42 41 % 42 % 5,600 C I T Financial Corp *31 % 32 % *31% 32% 32% 32% 33 32% 32% *32% 32% 400 *9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 9% *9% 9% 500 26% 104 *23 26% 106 *32 9% 25% *84 88 *84 16% 15% 16'A *16% 16% 16% 33 33% *32% 33 % 33% *165 189 *165 189 *165 189 *165 189 *90 100 *90 100 *90 100 *90 100 *84 88 16% *32% 39% 39% 109 % 109 % 32 % *106% 39% *109 32 % 108 *32 *106% 39% 109% 33 108 86 39% X38% *109 109% 33 33 *106% 108 *103 9% 33 *84 25% 26% 106 *103 86 *82 16 % 1,600 1,800 189 *165 *90 100 *90 100 38 3 4 33 32% 108 *106% 39 38% 108% 109% *32% 33 % *106% 108 4,900 39 200 . 1,800 30 78 *75 78 76 76 *76 78 76 76 *74 78 *45 47 *45 47 *45 47 *45 47 46 46 46 46 17 17 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% 6,000 37 37% 37% *141 16% 16% 16 % 38% *38 16% 38 38 37% 37% 37% 37% 36% 37 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 142 % 141 141 *141 LOW Monday Saturday $ per 188 *185 *62% share 185 f per share 186 *62% 63 63 44% 44 95 43% % 44 3A 94 95 HIGH 95 142% SALE 13% Nov 6% 153 54% Nov $ Nov. 19 per 187% 63 share 188% 63 44% *94% 37% 141 141 Equipment 30 $ per *141 142% 189 189 63 63 *1300 20 100 Cleve Elec Illuminating com__No par preferred No par Clev Graph Bronze Co. {The) 1 preferred Cleve & gtd Co 4ft 1 per share *186 189 63 63 45 % 45 45% 45 96 96% 96 % *95 186 186 *62% 62 % 45% 45% *95% 97 Class Co 46% 97 6,200 110 (The) No par A No par Internat Cqrp No par Colgate-Palmolive-Peet com„No par $3.50 preferred No par 26% 26% 27% 27% 25% 26% 26% 27 2,200 Collins & Aikman 20 20 Vo 20% 20 % 20% 20% 20% 20% 2074 2,600 Colonial Colo Fuel & Iron Corp com—No par 11% *10% 15% 15% 16% 16% 18 18 18% 18% 11% 11% 11% 12 11 11% *11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% *10% *11% 11% 11% 11% *10% 11% *10% 11% *10% 16% 18'A * 12 *24% 25 % 24% 25 25 25' x24 % 25 *24% 25% *24% 25 24% 24% X24 % 24% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 12% 12 % 12% 36% 37 37 *36% 36% 37 37 % 14% 37% 10 Nov 16% 16% 18% 24% *24 12% x36% 9,300 18% 1,200 5ft cum Colorado Southern *11 12 140 11% *11% 11 % 330 4ft non-cum 10% 10% 300' 4ft non-rum 100 100 1,100 13% 13% 9,700 Columbia 79 76% 76 % 200 No par No par Co 100 101 500 93 96 95 96 % 23% 24 23% 23% 7,500 3% 2% 3% 62,700 3 3% $3.60 preferred $6 & 10 common —100 Commercial Solvents Commonw'th No par South com—No par 109 % 108% 108 % 108 108% 108% 108% 108% 108 108 Ve 1,600 26% 26% 26 % 26% 26 26% 26 % 26% 26 26% 26 26 % 18,000 *11% 11% 11% 11% *11 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 800 32% 32% 32 % 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 % 32% 33 Congoleum-Nairn Inc No par 31% 31% *31 % 32% 31% 31% *31 % 32% 31 31 31% 31% 400 Consolidated Cigar No par *5% 5% 5'/a 51/4 5% 5% 5% 5% 5 % 5% 5'A 5% 3,200 Consolidated Coppermines 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 43,600 104% 104% 104% 104% 3,400 IOE'% 105 2,900 preferred series Co No par -25 Publishing Inc No par Commonwealth Conde Nast Consol $5 Edison Edison of N Y 4,600 Consolidated Consolidated Laundries Corp 5 2,300 Consolidated Natural Gas Consolidated Vultee Aircraft 15 17 J/2 171/b 17% 17% 171/2 17% 17% 17% U'/2 *11',4 11% *11% 111/2 *11 % 11% *11% 53 J/8 52'/2 53% 52% 52% 521/4 52% 51% 11% 11% 11% 11% Hi/2 12 11% 12 11% 12% 11% 12% 22 % 22% 221/4 22% 23 23% 231/4 231/2 23 23 % 22% 23 2,700 Consol RR of Cuba 6ft 141/2 ■>14% 14 V2 14% 14% 14% 15 15 15 15 1,000 Consolidated 33 1,100 Consumers Power Co 141/4 31% *109 31% 32% 31% 109 311/2 109 31 «/2 109 31% 32% 32% 109% 109 % 109% 210 42% 42% 42% 1,800 96% 96% 97 97 150 14 14 >/« 13% 14 2,200 40% 41 41% 41% 41% *96 96% *96 96% *95 96% 96 96 *13% 14% 14% 14 14% *94% 34% *99 *94 97 34% 34% *99 100 96 34% 100% *94 34% 100 •95 96 *94 35 35 100 100 12 11% 11% 11% 11% 50% 50% 51 51 51 8% 8% 9 48% 48% 12 51% 8% 35% 100 12 50% *11% 8% 8% 8% 9% 8% 8% 9 10,300 48% 48% 48% 16% 25% *51% 52% *51% . 25% .52% 14 46 46 47% *47 48 *47 . 47% 48% *18'% 16% 25% 16% 25% 48% 16 % 9,400 16% 51% '14 .9 500 26% *16 ' *45% 500 2,400 16% 13% 11,400 11% 24% *51% 100 34% 53 48 14 96% 100 11% 16% 52% 100 52% 24 14 96% x33 % 35% 11% 15% 14 96 100 -63% 23% 14 34% 100 52% 16% 48% *94 *11% 23% 48 *42 52% 23% *16 13,800 321/4 40 14% 52 1091/2 40% 14 19 12 51% 31% 109 1374 17% *lli/4 109% 109 109% 40% *14% 17% IIV2 25% 26 % 2,300 52% 14% 52% 53 Vs 53% 53% 430 13% 14. 13% 13% 2,100 48 *47 .. 48% 48 *47 14% X14 55% 55 48 700 20 " 14 14 *55% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 55% 55 55% 55 55 55 55 55 For footnotes see page 28. 14% 55 No par No par 53% 52 Corp—5 com preferred— *11% 2,600 380 $4.50 Grocers Corp_„ 1.33% 1 pfd —100 Jan 109 Sep 113% Jan 106 Jun 108% Mar Jan 99% 106 Apr 56% Feb 62 Ju f 19% Dec 44% 24% Sep 39% Nov 60% 152% Jan Fi t 36% May 165 Jun May com 6 65% Jan 11 May 22 56 Jan 2 19 21 May 19 93 Nov 20 20 Vs May 19 2% May 19 108 Nov 18 105% July 25 46 Feb 18 10 Oct 22 16 % Feb 115% Feb 26% July 4 Jan 11 4 6 T 3 7 2 123% Jan 29 18 33% Jan 2 8% May 16 23% May 19 30 Apr 14 4% May 19 21 Nov 18 104 % Nov 18 14% Jan 2 26 Nov 11% May 21 11 Apr 29 40'A May 19 10% July 30 17 May 19 33'A Nov 20 May 19 Nov 19 May 27 Nov 13 x33% Nov 21 100 Nov 18 5 9 44 May 17 May 20 1 Continental Gil of Delaware 5 Continental Steel Corp :_14 Cooper-Bessemer Ctyrp com„No par $3 prior preferred No par Copperweld Steel Co common _5 Convertible pref 5'ft series—" Corneil-Dublier Electric Corp 32 % 96 13 % 95 10 Continental Motors 50 1 Exchange Bank & Tr Co—20 200 Feb 69% May 42% Feb 60% July 110 20 Oct Deo Aug Jun Apr Oct 50 % Aug Oct 59% Jun 103% Deo 19 36% May 106'A Nov 2% Jan 111 Sep 29% Sep 12% Nov 24% Nov Oct 123 132 36% Sep 40% May 55% May 33 24% Oct 108 % Mar 26 105% Sep 109% 20% Feb 13 15% Feb 10 17% Sep 13% Nov 23% 54% Jan 42% Jan 60 14% Nov 33% 2 17% Mar 30 Oct Feb Jun 18% 3 5% July 32% May 5% Jan 29% Feb 10% 36 Feb Feb Jan 25% July Apr May Jan 16% Sep. 47 Jan 17 NOV 32 Aug till Jan 114% Feb No par Oct 61% Deo 35% Feb 11 7 Feb 7 31% Nov 18 109 Nov 12 Insurance 130 Highest $ per share 22% Oct 23 No par Continental Baking Co com—No par $5.50 preferred No par Continental Can Inc common20 — 191 % Nov 19% Feb No par $3.75: preferred Continental Diamond Fibre Year 1946 $ per share 1155 12 Ve May 19 Container Corp of America com__20 4ft cumulative preferred 100 Com 108 Lowest . share 1 Retail Stores Inc preferred Continental Jan 36% 102% •■= 43% Jun 27 115% Feb 4i 35"% July 28 109 Mar 3 101 Jan 22 57 Feb 18 24% Feb 3 39% Mar 12 48% Mar 6 154 Feb 7 Feb 105 36% 101 ■ Jan 28 13 23% *17% 95 Feb 102 % 23 % 38'A May 205 48% Oct 23 *23% 99 108 % Mar 50 *101% 3 Deo 15% NOV Apr May Apr 38% Nov 23 88% 22 78% Deo 36 97 Sep Oct 44 % May 9% Mar 21 Columbus & Southern Ohio Elec—10 3 Ve 27% 86 Commercial 23% 58'A 39% Aug 22 % Feb 2,200 3 Oct 30% May 28 13% Nov 21 70 Sep 29 3,600 23 36 % Jan 40 3% 38% July 14 43% Credit Feb Nov 48 38 3 4 Dec Deo 21 32% Nov 42% common—No par preferred w w__No par cum 30% 114 108 Jan 43 $4.25 May Jan 40% *76% 21% Sep Jan 53 Jan 42% 104% 20% Feb 18 34 % Nov 21 Sep 47 40 104% 29% Jan 6 Feb 20 28 Feb 18 48% Jan 30 34% Nov 3 ll% Feb 10 94 Mar 6 111 36 15 27% Nov 8% Sep 44 104% 25% July 32% Jan 10 12% Oct 14 40% 105 Oct 6% Dec 32% Jan 21 42 104% Jan 14 7% Mar 1 42% Mar 17 66% Oct 21 Jan 39% 105 25% 47 40% 104% Deo Oct 44 21 14 Feb 20 44 21% Jan Jan 40 % 21 59 '/a 39 44% 21% Dec 38 40% 22 Jan 45 76% 13 Sep 12% Oct 40% 21% 37% 17% Feb 9% May 15 8 May 20 22% Apr 16 44 *108% Nov Feb :13 Nov 21 July 23 Feb 11 Feb 18 Jan 44% 23 Jan 17 53% 33% 56 15% 21 Feb 41% 3 Jan 41 *40% 22% Jan 82% 43 % 24% 14% 3% 38% Sep Sep 34% Sep 12% Nov *76% 3 Sep 15% 15% May 14 Pictures 36% 14% Electric & 7 3% Oct Jan 20'A Feb 10 17% Feb 4 8 Apr 18 Columbia 11% Jan 23% 14% 44 ~4% 10% Oct 10 12% 25% May 66% Jun 63 % Carbon 12% Apr 17% ivrar 48% Oct Deo Gas 12 % Oct Jan 32 Oct Columbia 900 25 % 37 29,500 2,700 24% Jan 43 114 *99 Apr 24% 24% 36% preferred 2nd preferred May 21 May 19 94 Nov 17 257/8 Nov 20 18 Aug 25 12 May 17 16% May 19 33 23 23% 25% 4 1st 20 common--100 1140 Columbia Broad Sys Inc cl A—2.50 Class B 2.50 24% 36 3 & 5 preferred conv 12 11 No par Mills *Inc__— 141 May 19 x61% Jun 10 76% 14% 17 share 14 % 79 Sep 12% Oct 11% $ per 76% 14% 105, 3C% $ per 14% *77 13% 16% 18% 16% 18% *11 Jan 8 Highest 78 79 16 15% May 19 May 21 Jun 10 *74 14% 21% Nov May Range for Previous Par Coca-Cola 25% July 23% Nov Oct .20 Lowest Shares Coca-Cola 51% Jan Range Since January 1 STOCK EXCHANGE 26% 15% 26 Oct *19% *10% May 19 Oct 23 *26% *17% 28 45 20 18 % 13 75 26% 16 16 19 6 27'A Jun 141 40 Sep 14% 38% Feb, 7 27% Feb 21 4 100 900 24 31% 2 14% Feb 32 *1300 *1300 • Deo Feb Nov 10 19% 18% • 15% July 11% July 106 26% 15% 8y« Sep Jan 102% July 23% Jan 11 STOCKS t per share Deo 89 116 33% 37 NEW YORK Apr Jan 110% Oct May 19 1 Sales for 13% Sep 19 21 19 19 17 21 37 No par the Week 17% Jan 107% Oct Cluett Peabody & Co com Nov. 21 Jan Oct Sep Jun 17% Jun 5,000 Preferred 29 8% 9 20 Jan Jun Oct 85 2,000 60 July 178% Sep No par ^ 23 5% 50 gtd 38 V* 14% July 50 7 ft stock Jan Sep Sep 26% 100 Pitts RR Special 22% 20 100 preferred- $4.50 23 Jan 161% 18% 12% May 19 Climax MolybdenumClinton Industries Inc Friday Thursday Nov. 20 share Co Sep 109% Oct Oct May 19 Jan 23% Sep 138 Oct 27% May 20 84 Jan 81% May Nov 1— No par 5 183 7% 23 100 Jan Jun 9% 37% May 19 : Feb 10% 55 Oct 21 Feb 1 Feb . 7 Jan 30 Feb, 4 21 8 18% Nov Jan 104% 116 Feb 4 96% Apr 15 12% Jan 31 16% Oct 27 14% Feb 18 35% Mar 6 9% 8% 15 /e 10% 6% 21 % May 21 5 Nov Jan 34 60 12% Jan 29 No par common Oct 31% Nov Dec 19 Oct 104 . 61% 10 19 14 24% Nov 100 PRICES 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IK *1300 *1300 *1300 AND *141 Tuesday Nov. 17 Nov. 15 142% *36% 8.50 com C & St Louis Ry Co com 5ft 108 *74 16% Clark 5ft 109 % 33% Elec Milling Machine Co—_10 City Ice & FuelCity Investing Co 51/2% preferred City Stores C C 189 108% 33 16% 34% 165 39% *106% 16 Vs 33% 33% 109% 39 109% * 16% 33% * 86 *83 86 & Gas Preferred 106 *103 16% 33% 24% 25% 106 Sep May 39% 34% Nov 27% Oct .22 108% Jan 6 156 Apr 28 32% Feb 24 21% Feb 14 22 % Feb 19 14% Jan. 2 10% Jan 2 30 Dec 27 Feb 10 110% Jan 23 20% Feb ,13 30% Oct.28 54% Jan 2 102% July/25 7% Feb 3 4% Oct 1 33 Sep 17 56 Vs Sep 9 25 ^ Chrysler Corp May May May May May Nov Jan May Nov . 137 39 2 Nov 1 Feb 7 Oct 14 Oct 15 Feb 8 Nov 19 21% Jan 19 21 4 10 3 15 % Jan 10 No par 1 23 % 26% *102 . . 17% 4% —100 Chicago & Northwest com No par 5ft preferred 100 Chicago Pneumat Tool com.-No par 4% 17% 4% 4% 2% 6% 23% 14% 34% 20% 51% 11% & P vtc__No par St Paul Series A preferred vtc_ . 6% May 19 4% May 17 8% May 19 No par i Chic Milw 17% 17V4 61 % Co Class A 10O *4% *34 111 RR Chicago Corp (The) 1 Chicago Great West RR Co com__50 5ft preferred -50 Chic Ind & Louis Ry Co CI A 25 200 17'A 61% East & 12 4% 37 Chic 56% 17% 60% Chesapeake & Ohio Ry common—25 3V2ft convertible preferred_i_100 *55 *17 .1.25 5 Chesapeake Corp of Virginia *11% 56 May May Jun May Jan Jun 90 Nov 3% Apr 5% May No par Checker Cab Mfg 12% 12 20% 19% 103% 10% 23 41% No par Co preferred 56% 57% xl2 *34 Belt $4.50 *55 *56 12% 61'% Chain Copper Products Champion Paper & Fib com—No par *11% 56% *11% 37 Co_ Sugar Pasco 12% *55% 12% 60% de 56 57% *34 Violeta Central *11% *55% *11% 4% preferred 100 Cent NY Pr Corp pfd 3.40ft ser_lO0 1 Central RR of New Jersey 100 Cerro 23 % 106 *104% - Central 111 Lt 4% ft Certain-teed 29% *22% 22% 1st 2nd preferred 11,300 18% 29 29% 106 7ft 11,200 27'/a 18'/a $4.75 Century Ribbon Mills *11% *90 11% May 19 Central Hudson G & E Corp—No par 104% 138 25% 27% 111 1 8% 3,800 *104 140 24% 20% 8 91/2 Sep 25 22% Nov 15 4,900 8 104 *137 *20% *110 9.50 1,700 9% 8 104 138% *27 *27 No par No par 18% 9% 25% 104% 136% 64 17% May 19 104 Nov 20 136 Nov 17 19% May 19 20 July 17 18% Jun 6 7% May 19 8 Nov 5 109% Nov 21 82 Nov 7 4% May 19 12% Aug 21 18% 25 104% 139 25% Celanese Corp 9% .25% 194% 25% 49'A May 19 of Amer com__No par preferred No par —100 Celotex Corp common No par 5% preferred 20 Central Aguirre Association—No par Central Foundry Co_„ —1 25% 104% *137 No par Caterpillar Tractor Sep $ per share 38% Jan ■ 56% Highest $ per share $ per share 103 Nov 21 30 Nov 14 1/128 Nov 13 39 Nov 18 12% May 19 35% May 19 6 Jan 13 29% May 19 Ry Light Preferred Carriers Lowest —100 & 100 Co—l_100 Year 1946 Highest $ per share Rights 700 43 Range Since January 1 Lowest Par 5,200 41 18% Range for Previous STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 32,300 30% __ *39% NEW 100 43 18'A (2111) Shares 104 103 104% *104 Sales for the Week $ per share share 30% *42lA 140 140 $ per share *104 104% *30% *104 CHRONICLE STOCKS Friday Nov. 21 Thursday Wednesday Nov. 18 & FINANCIAL PRICES SALE Tuesday Nov. 15 $ COMMERCIAL THE Number 4649 Dec 38% Feb 48 Feb 24 104% July 31 20% Feb 10 106% Apr 9 115% Mar 35% Sep 54% 12% 22 Feb Apr July Jan 101 109% 110% July 30 13 % Feb 7 103% Nov 53% Jua 113% Mar 44% Feb 8 Sep 33% Sep 18% Feb 54% Feb 3 46% NOV 63 Jaa 6% May 19 35 Apr 14 12% Feb 8 10 Oct 24 Jaa 14% May 19 12% Apr 14 19 43 May 16 12% Jun 27 46 06t 17 12% May 17 52 Apr 14 50% Oct 23 Feb 19 27% Oct 23 53% Nov 21 17% Oct 55 Feb 6 5 20% Feb 13 61 Jan 7 8% NOV 33% Oct 49% May 15 Nov *23% Ma7 13% Nov 30% Feb 46% Deo 56 Jaa 12% Oct 23% Fen Oct 60 27% Apr Jan 67% Jan 50 *12% NOV 52 Sep 19 20 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2112) NEW AND LOW Saturday Tuesday Monday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 $ t per share per HIGH Nov $ share . per share 23 Va $ per share 23% 23 Va 22 22 Va 22'A 22% *98 100 *98% 99% *98% 99 % 98 % 100% *98% 100% *98% 100% *97% 100% 65% 65'A 65% 175 175 175 *5% * 176 V4 3 Va *3 35% 178 5% *5% 5% 3 Va 3 Va 35 Va 35% 35% 3 Va 3 Va 35% *95 12 12 *95 100 *95 100 12% 12% Sales for the Week $ per share $ per share 99 *97% 66 178 66 "A *180 6 5% 5% 3% 3% 36% 36% 3 Va 36 36 100 12 Va 12% 66 178 65% 65% 65 % 175% 5% 5% RECORD STOCKS Friday Nov. 21 22% 98% *98% 22 STOCK Nov. 20 Thursday Wednesday Nov. 19 18 YORK PRICES SALE 100 *95% *95% 12'A 12% 24 23'A 67 179 3 % 36% 100 Products 3'A 1,600 Coty 4,900 Crane 12% 12% 23% *23% Co 12% Creameries 1,700 Corp 25 common 100 of 23 23% 23% 24 24 23% 24 700 Cream of Wheat Corp 41 41 42 42 *41% 43 *41 Va 43 41% 42% 900 Crown Cork *46 48 48 48 *48 48 *46% 47% 46 Va 46% 46 46% 500 $2 *32% 33 Va 32% 33 33 33 Va 33% 33 VB 33% 4,000 *102 Va 102% *102 Va 102% 280 *122% 123 % 122 % 122'A *25% 25% 25% 25% 32% *102Va 102% 101% 102'A 102% 102'/a 102 102'A 122 JA 122% 123% 123% 123% 124% 124% 340 26% 26% 27 ' 26% 27 27 27% 2.000 72% 73% 73% 73 73% 800 5% 30% 350 Cuba 16% 2,100 122 26 Va *72% 73 73 73 72% 72% 72% *30 31 30 30 30 31% 31 *16% 16% 17 *165 168 *165 31% *30% 31 % 17 17 17 17 17 17 *165 17Va 180 180 *165 180 *165 180 15 15 15'A 15 15 30% 16% *165 15 15% 15 15 15 14% 15 *88 95 *91 Va 95 *91 Va 95 *91% 94'A *91% 18 *17 18 *17 18 *17% 17% 17% 17% 17% *25'A 26% *25'A 26'A *25% 26'A *25% 26% 26% 26 Va *25'/a 9% *137% 9% 9% 9% 9% 142 142 *139 142 10 Va 143 10% 10% 143 143 63% 63% *61% 64 *62Va 62% 62% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5'A 5% 5% 5% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 63 9% 143 63% 5'A 20% *131 *91% 95 10 Vb 9% *141 143 11,400 $7 40 5% 5'A 5'A 20% 4,800 20% *131 preferred Sons Inc 7% pfd *131 137% 26% 27 27'A 27% 27% 27% 28% 2,100 22'A 22 % 21% 22'A 21'A 21% 22 23 22% 22 3A 23 23% 3,600 *90% 91% *90'A 91% *90% 91% *91 93 *51 93 *92 93% *20% 21% 20 V4 20% 21 21 20% 20% *20% 21 20% 21 23% 23% 23 23 23 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 Vt 23% 3.400 Davison 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29% 29 29% 28 ]/4 29 4,400 Sep 35% 32 Oct 62 Dec 54% Feb 25 Oct 40'A Apr 103 Sep 110% Feb 150 110 Sep 37% Feb 13 29 Deo 96 Jan 29 88 % Deo 34% Oct 21 22 Oct 21% Jan 2 Jan 7 17% Sep *93% 4,000 Cutler-Hammer Inc 17% Oct 46% Jan 28% Jan 165 Jan 95 Oct 106 Mar 16% Nov 7 27% Nov 24% July 3 2*6~ Jan 5 10 Nov 145 % Nov 10 103 Oct 146% Feb 1 60 Sep 76% Apr Oct 12% 12V« Feb 12% May 21 20% Nov 6 Feb 18 18% May 17 Anr Feb 54% 115% July Jan 8 129 Jan 18 70 Mar 6% Feb No par Jan 160 Mar 12 19% Feb 56 Jun 6 4% May 20 100 Dayton Pwr & Light common 137 28 47 l Class A Cushman's 26% *131'A 6% May 19 16 113 % Jan Jun 10 1 common 26% 137 29 Jan 9 101 24% Oct 7% 49% 110% Aug 20 16% May 14 No par 25% *131V4 Oct Jan 14% Nov 14 91% Oct 30 10 22 165 Apr Oct Nov Oct 14% 52% Mar 27 34% Oct 16 165 No par 26% 137 4% 31 101 Deo 75% 210'A Mar 45% Oct 5 26% *131 16 Deo 7% Nov 5 Mar 100 new com preferred Press Inc Curtiss-Wright 137 *185% 13 40% Feb 107 May 20 13% May 19 Jan 7 100 Prior preferred 7,500 20% 100 preferred Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 Curtis Pub Co (The) com No par 1,100 137 100 300 10% 58% May 7 Aug 15 8% Jan 9 4% Jan 4 108% Feb 24 130% Oct 16 27 63% 75% Jan 195 100% Oct 24 105% May 19 22% May 19 70% Nov 7 Cuneo 143 109% Aug 25 200 62 Va 39% May Deo 5 17% Va G4 Oct 30 preferred 4%% 14 25% 101% Nov 21 Apr 29 No par No par Cudahy Packing Co 2,200 Nov 12 19 32% Feb 46 Cuban-American Sugar common—10 95 8 26 % May 19 100 Highest $ per share 105% Feb 6 105% Jun 26 23 Nov 17 31% May 19 preferred RR 6% 7 6 11% Nov Crucible Steel of Amer com—No par 7% 15 Nov 5 Jun 2% Aug 174 $ per share No par 2nd preferred $4 21% Nov 14 98% Nov 19 100% Oct 29 2 (The) com $4.20 preferred 180 *17 Seal Zellerbach Corp com Crown 32% $ per share Lowest No par & preferred 32% $ per share 1 America 24 41 1 1 preferred Highest 61% Sep 100 International 3%% 100 12 Va 25 Refining com Coty Inc 2,700 36% *3'/a 36% *95 V* preferred pfd 3% % ser of Preferred 500 5% • Corn 2,600 191 5% 5 100 1947___100 Works common Glass 3%% Cum 67% 67 181 5% Corning 30 98 Year 1946 Range Since January 1 Lowest Par 7,600 99 *97% Range for Previous STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Shares 22% 22'A *97% 99 100% NEW 41 *22% Monday, November 24, 1947 5% Apr 23 132 30% Feb Feb Feb 34% 17% Oct Oct 145 July 2S% Deo 45 May 128 1 D 29% 96 94% 94% 95 94% 95 *93% 95 95 94 94 93% 93% *93% 13 13 13'A 13 13% 13'A 13 V, 13% 12 11% 12 12 11% 12 11% 11% 39 Vt 39% 39 39 V4 96 97% *96 13% *11% 39% 42 *39% 39% 42% *11% 40% 40% 40% 41V4 42% 44 44 Va 45 34 34 34 34 34 33% 33% 38% 38% 39 39 39 39 38% 39 *7% 7% *33% Cum 95 12% 96% *96 7% 43 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 44% 45 *32% 33% 39'A 39% 7 % 7% Corp common pfd 12% 12% 12 12 13% 13'A 13 Va 13% 14 Va 18 101% July 29 101% July 24 25 23% Feb 11 16% NOV 34% Apr 50c 11 Sep 29 20% Feb 11 17 22 Va Deo 1 33 Aug 8 45% Oct 31 No par 31 45 7,000 700 39% 1,200 Delaware 7% 4,700 Delaware Lack & Western & Deere 39 38% 39 Va 39 39 V, 38% 39 22'A 22 V» 22'A 22 Va 22% 4,900 12% 25 12% 12% 25 *57 67 *57 67 12% 12% 12% 67 *57 12% 12% 25 V, *57 12% *25 67 12% 25 Vt *57 25 12% 25 . 300 25% 24% 16% 16% *16% 17 16% 16% 16% 16%, 16% 1,200 De 26'A 26% 26% 28 28% 28% 28%, 29 29 2,000 Devoe *42% 42% 52% 43 42 V* 42 y4 42 V* 42'A *42% 43 42% 42% 1,100 ctfs Diamond Vilbiss 43% 44'A 44 y4 *43% 44% *43% 44% 44 44 43 Va 43% 400 20 Va *19% 20 Va 20% 20 Ve 20»/a 20 Va 19% 20 *19% 20 Va 400 15% 15% 15% 16% 23,900 *17'A 17% *17'A 17% 600 Dlvco 38 600 Dixie 16 17% 17% 17% 55 24% 54% 24 Va 24% *54% 24% 23% 16 Va 16 Va 17% *17% 37% 17% *36 55 *54% *23% 37% *54% • 15% 36% 36% 54% *36 *23% 15% 15% 37% 37% 16 3A *37 55 54% 54V2 *54% 55% 23% 23% 24 Va 24»/a 800 16'A 17% r' 38% 38% 38% 38 V* 38% 38% 38% 1,300 20'A 19% 20'A 19 19% 19% 19% 18% 19 Va 10,400 49'A 4914 50 51 50% 51 51 52 51% 51% 49 51% 3.900 38'A 19% 104 19 Va 19 y4 19% 19% *86 "A *86 89 *86'A 89 Va *12 13 *12 13 *15% *15% 16'A 187 *86'A 89% *86'A 89% *86 Vt 89% *12 12% 12% 12% *12% 13 189 120 97 98 V4 98% 98% 112% *112 112% 15'A *15 15'A *15 LOW AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 $ per share $ per share 98% 112% ' SALE 15% 500 188 Vt 188% 4,500 119% 120 120 98% 98% 112% 113 % 15 V, X186 *15 15% 7 Deo 19% Dec 24 Aug 600 Oct 29 16% 26% Oct 23 Jan 2 15% Oct 31% Feb 3 23% Sep 39% May Jan 17 34% Oct 50% Apr Aug 22 47 43'A Oct 2 60 Jan Jan 20 42 Sep 60 2 18 2 24% Feb 13 16% Oct 34% Jan 2 11% May 19 18% Jan 16 25 No par No par 45 % May 27 No par No par 5 Corp Co 15 common common preferred conv International Corp 30 15 18 28% NOV 52 55% Oct 30 48 Va Sep 62% Feb 10 25% NOV 48 39% Oct 23 *23% Sep 37"Va May 21% Jun 18 16 % Deo 7 63% NOV 108% Mar 118 34 76 Jan 2 8 Nov 13 114% Feb Nov 14 104% Oct $ per share Feb 111% Deo May 16 22'A Jan 30 15% Oct Nov 5 90 10% May 19 98% Feb 19 91 Oct Feb 10 15 Oct 17% Nov 12 No par 103% 98 3/ 151/; Nov 20 19 14 33% 116 Jun Jan Apr 41 Va May 173 May 27 197 July 8 161 Oct 227 Jun No par 119% Nov 129'A Aug 4 124 Deo 133 July Preferred $3.50 series No par 107% Sep 3 100 Nov 17 97 110% Sep 12 115 Va Jun 9 il~2% Oct 116% 5 14% May 20 3 13% Sep Pont de Nem (E I) & Co com—20 98% 1,500 113% 113% 300 Duquesne Light 5% 15 Vt 15'A 200 DWG Cigar 1st pfd Corp 20 19% Mar Sales for NEW YORK STOCK the Week EXCHANGE Shares 21 Feb May Range for Previous Friday Nov. 21 share Jun Preferred $4.50 series—* Du 98% $ per Apr Mar 22 14 1 (new) 29% July 42% July 24 36% Sep 100 preferred Industries 14% NOV 19% Oct 40% Sep 50c No par No par preferred series A Duplan 16 STOCKS Thursday Nov. 20 t per share Feb 13% July Ltd PRICES Wednesday Nov. 19 S per share 15% 188 15% 188'A 77 15 No par $3.25 2nd 3%% 119% 16 16 16 1?0 98% 14% Dunhill 89% *15% 112'A 400 20% 120 14% Dresser 20% 188 Va 112'A 5,400 20 3/4 120 1514 $4 2,200 20'A 187% 113 *14% Dow 300 102% 20% 120% 98% *97 8,100 104% 102% 12 12 16'A 39% 104% 39% 20 Va 20 188 187 Va 121 *112 100% 101 Oct 35% Apr Co Co Chemical 39 Va 105 102 3/a 39% *104 105 101 28 60 Oct 6 May 19 49 May 22 23% Nov 8 28% May 19 16% May 14 Mines Dome 101% 39% 39 Va *104 *120 187 *119 39% 104 99% 100 100 100 39'A 39% 104 100% Car A Douglas *103% Oct 1 4 No par preferred Motor Doehler-Jarvis 37% 19% 38% 23 62% Oct Aug 25 common 20 Oct 44 27% Mar 26 10 1 T Pepper 37 V4 Apr Jan 25% May 19 Aircraft Class Dr. Jan 6% Oct 22% Nov 20% May 14 12.50 Corp. 37% 104 1 1 5 Cup Co common 20 *38% 20 Distill Corp-Seagrams Ltd 19'A *103% 100 Co partic 37% *38 pfd 50% 16% 14% Mar 34 for Match Diamond 90 23% 17%, 6% May 19 &: Raynolds class A 6% 43% *19% 36 100 10% May 19 17 % Jan 3 *25% 36 com Detroit-Michigan Stove Co Detroit Steel Corp 1,900 17 *16% t 59 26% *25 10% Feb 58% Jun 42% July Sep West RR Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co__100 *25% 24% 6"% May 19 Grande Edison *16% *25 6 50 31% Deo 33% Oct 20 45% Mar NOV 25 % 23 38% Feb 32% May 19 Hudson Rio & Escrow Detroit 67 12% Muy 17 32% Oct 22 46% Oct 20 100 common & Escrow ctfs for 4,300 22 Va Co Preferred 10,800 22'A May 20 32% 37% 36% July Sep 12% Sep 32% 22 Va 28 94% Nov 44% 37% 6 93% Nov Deep Rock Oil Corp 22% 36% Jan 21 50c 2,100 37 >4 31% May 28'A Nov 100 Decca Records Inc 22 Va 34 16% Nov 100 1,500 37% 98% Nov Nov 23 series B 11% 22% Deo 17 24% Oct series A 40 14'A 91% 29 Preferred 3.75% 11 % 14% 26 23% Oct 7 (The) Corp 39 7% 18 96%Jun 5 Dayton Rubber Co *39 26% Sep 12 14% May 20 16% Jan 16 100 Preferred 3.75% 100 37% 67 Chemical 19% Aug 26 90'A Nov 1 A 3,200 22 V» *57 1 series 13% Denver 12 3%% Davega Stores Corp N Y 700 95 97% 13% *96 Dana Year 1946 Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Par j $ per share Lowest $ per $ per share share Highest J per share E 23'A 17 17% 18% 45 *18'A 44% 23 23 23 17 17% 17'A 18 18'A 18% 44% *23 45 44% *22% 170 *166 166 23% 23% 17% 17% 18Va 18% 18% 19 45'/a 45 45% 45 'A 166 168 170 172 53% 53% 53% 53% 53% 53% 52% 20% 20 20 Vt 20% 20% 20'A 20% *20% 97% *95 16 16 10S 16 Va 16 *104 *104 5% *53 12% *36 *2 16% 106 16 *104 97 16% 106 *95 16% 9,100 Eastman 97 16% 95 16% Kodak Co Nov 5 17% Nov 10 common 10 cumulative preferred Manufacturing Co 100 173 174% 174% 120 53 54% 55% 2,400 Eaton 20% 20 20% 1,400 Edison Bros Stores Inc common... 1 *95 96% 10 16% 4,300 95 16% 16% *105 106 *105 106 106 106 6 6 6 6 6 1,400 4%% Ekco 4 preferred 100 5 Products Co common 4%% 10 6 6% 53 54 Va 54% 55% 54% 55 54% 55 2,800 13 13 13 13 12% 12% 12% 12% 1,100 Electric Boat 2% 16% 37 *34 2 2 16% 16% *34% 2Va 16% 37% 2'/a 17 *34 *34 37 *34 2 Va 2 Vt 2% 2% 2,300 17% 18 Va 17Vt 17% 10,400 *155 *144 147 144 144 142% 143 143 56 56 56 55% 55% 157V2 *155 157 156 % 157 144V2 144% 700 1441% *55% 55% 55 No par $7 preferred No par $6 preferred No par 17 3/a 16 16 16% *16 16% 15% 16 15% 16 1,400 59 58% 58% 59 59% 591/2 59% 59% 59% 2,100 El 14% 14% 15 15Vt 15Va 15% 15% 15% 3,400 Emerson 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 19% 2,000 Emerson 12% 2,300 15 15 15 18 Va 18% 18% 18 Va *13% 13% *32 33 104% 13% 13% 32% *32 103 103 13% 33% 34 34 104'/a 103 103 r2% 2% r2s/a 2% *2% 8% 8% 8% 8% 8% *49% 50 *58 64% 50 49 64% *58 9% 9% 9% 9% 19% 19% 19% 20 11% 12% 10 Vt 11% 44% 44% 44 44 11 Va *10 llVa 13 Ve 13'/a 33 *103 48% *58 9% 2% 9 49 63 9% 20 20 10% 11% 45 45 *10'/a 11 13 r2% 8% 49% *57 2% 9 49% 64 *18 12% *33% 103 r2% 8% 48% *60 13 Vt 34% 103 2% 9 48% 63 9% 9% 9% 20% 20% 20% 11% 11% 11% 46 46 *45% 46 11 % *10% 11 Va *10% 11% 10 20% 12% *33% *103 r2% 34 104% 2% 800 60 3,700 8% 9 12,200 48% 49 1,500 *60 Paso Electric Mfg Co Radio & Endicott Johnson Corp 4% 5% RR Bldg common Williams Corp Evans Products Co Eureka 20% 1,100 11% 12'A 22,600 Eversharp Inc 46 46 900 Ex-Cell-0 Corp— 20% *10% 209 Aug 39 Oct 71 Feb 23% Deo Feb 11 57 95 Nov 20 15 Va Aug 29 109 27% Feb 17% Oct 111% Feb 106% Nov 106 33% May 2 Sep 11% May 152 May 137 May 29 8 19 20 26 25% Feb Feb 16% Feb 5 50% 12% 39 Va Jan 10 34% 3% Jan 14 8 65% Feb 19% Feb 5 16% Dec Feb Jan Oct 80% Feb Deo 35% Apr Oct 48% Jan 7% Jan Deo Oct Sep Sep 180% May 40 Oct 56% Jun 29% May 167 July 24% Mar 19 2 44% Sep 61% 16% Oct 28 0 11% NOV 17% Deo 30% Feb 21% Feb 19% Jan 8 38 2 107 Apr 17 NOV 104' Mar 24 Sep 2% 4% May 12% Feb 5 3 67 Feb 3 48 85 Mar 25 90 • Jun Jan 93 Jan 95 Oct 22% Jen 7 15% Oct. 21% NOV 25% Jan 7 50% Oct 18 May 12 13% Aug 6 Jan 5% Jan Oct 10 10% Nov 17 32 V# May 19 21% Oct 111 Oct 8 24% Feb Jun 43% Mar 23% 9% Oct 13% Feb May 19 1 27% 114 128 3 18 2.50 40% May Aug 112 3% 156% Feb 24 5 _3 31% May 13% 138 9% May 19 May 19 12% Nov 20 27 % May 17 102 May 7 2% Jan 2 8% May 14 47% May 19 64 Va Oct 1 7% May 17 100 50 13 July 24 171 Oct 6% NOV 8% Feb 4 5 13 101 1 Exchange Buffet Corp 10% Nov 21 59% Oct No par preferred series A 2,000 Jun 190 198% Oct 46% May 20 No par & Pittsburgh RR Co 10 9% 61 19 48% July 23 57% Oct 100 Office Jan Jan 3 15% Nov 21 10 common—25 preferred tEquitable Erie 30% 15 Gas Phonograph Empire District Electric Co Erie 63 Natural 30 51 47 No par Elgin National Watch Co *58 *16 16% Jan 25% Aug 18 3 Electric Storage Battery 58 Va 15 18 10 Va May 19 Electric Power & Light com__Nopar 600 55% 144% 55% 143 common Elec & Mus Ind Amer shares 700 Nov 3 Sep No? 30% May 24% Apr 42% May 17 19 May 17 5 1 Convertible preferred 37 2Va 18 Va 158 55% 37 2% 17'A 166 Oct 21 4% May 19 50Va May 17 100 13 42 Va May 17 3 preferred Elastic Stop 53% 37 16 16 5 12% 6% 158 *10 45% 19% Jan 1 Corp Steel 52% 6'A 157 Va *103 45 Va 10 Stainless a 6Va 157 Va 58% Eastern 12% 53 3 *5% 158 *16 Eastern Airlines Inc 2,100 Eagle-Picher Co Nut Co Electric Auto-Lite (The) 5% *155 *55 Vt 9,400 18'A 45% 54 *95 17% 18 18 18 3A 175 97 17% 17% 18% *53% *96 800 23% *166% 20 Vt 23% 23% 23% 34% Oct 7 Oct 33% 68% Jan Apr Apr 63% Jan 11% Jun F *52% 52% *30% 31 7% 7% *52% 523/4 52% 53% 53% 54 53% 533A 53% 53% 1,400 30% 30% 30% 30% *30% 31 30% 30'A 30% 30% 700 73A 7% 7% 8 7% 8% 21,200 7% 8 *39 40 *39% 40% 40% 40% 40% 40% *18% 19% *19 19% 19% 19% *19% 193/4 *19% *11% 11% 11% 12 12 11% 23% 23% 23% *102% 103% *102'A For footnotes see 24 103% page 28. *40 23% 100% 24 102% 12 233A 100 12 24 100 12 23% 100 8 41% 193A 12 Va 233A 100 8 40% 19 40% 900 19'A 300 12Va 1,200 23% 23% 7,200 *99% 101% 480 *11% Fairbanks Morse & Co No par Fajardo Sugar Co of Porto Rico—20 Farnsworth Televis'n & Rad Corp__ 1 Federal Mining & Smelting Co 2 Federal-Mogul Corp 5 Federal Motor Truck No par Federated Dept Stores com—No par 4%% convertible preferred 100 44 May 19 25% Jan 16 4% May 19 32 May 16 18 % Sep 29 9% May 19 19 Apr 18 100 Nov 19 Jan 30 31% Feb 1 9% Feb 7 7 00 42% Mar 47% NOV 21% Sep 7% Deo 35 Oct 88 36% May Feb 19% Jan 54% Feb 23% July 14 14% Feb 8 10% Oct 28% July 23 21 Nov 12 104 8ep 107% Jun 21% Jun 34% Aug 108 Feb Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL NEW LOW AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 SALE Nov. 18 f per share *21 Va I per share 21% *22 21 20% 22 20% $ per share 20'/a 20% 20% Friday Sales for $ per share 21 21 NEW 22 21% 21% 54% 55 55 55% 55% 56% 57 56 Va 56% 56% 57 50 50% 49% 50 Va 49% 50% 50 51 50 50 y4 Felt 1,800 50 4,600 105 % 60 Va *105 60'/a *16V4 60 V» 16'/a 36 Va 16'/4 104 *34% 60% 61 16 16% 36% 36% *102 *105 105'/a *105 61 105% 60% 16 16% 36% 37% 103 % 103% 36% 104 *102 105% *21% 3 7'/a *102 *105 60% 60 % 16 % 16 Va 38'/a 104 x36% *102 22% *21% 105% 105 60 Va 22% 60 16% 37 % 104 105 300 4%% 40 35% 14% 23% 22% 22 22% *22% 23'/a 23% 31% 31% 32 32 32 % 32% 33% 33 Va 33 Va 33 33% 12 12% 12 12 >/4 .12% 12% 12'/a 12% 12 12% 12% 12% 82 81 81 *81 81 Va 200 98% 99 *98 14% 14% *22 V2 *35% 23 14% *22 36 *35% 14% 14% 36 36 36 14% 14% 14% *22'/a 400 4,100 *78% 80 Va *78% 80 % 80 Va 81 *80% *96 98 *96 98 98 98 98% 27% 27% 98% 27% 27% 27% 27% 25% 25% 26 *25 Va 25% *25% 15 14% .14% 14% 15 ^41 40 % 41 26% 26 y4 26% 25% 25'/4 25% *14 141/4 *14% *40 % 41 40 y4 *12% 13 *12% 20 20 82 14% 9Va 9% 14% *14% 40% 40% 40 % 40% 13 *79 14% 40% 20 *80 26% *25 12% 13 12% 12% 20% 20% 81 9 *79 9% 9 9 '/a 9% 9% 9% *19 % 19% 19% 19% *19 % 14% 14 Va * 20 Va 20% *14'/a 14% 20% 20% 5% * 6 31 31 31 22 22 % 22 y4 22«/4 5% 14% 14% *103 14% 107 6 21% 21% 21 21% 79 79% 79 79 9% 9% 14 % 20% 700 6% 6% 5,800 149 35 y4 35% 39'/4 38% 96% *94 10 % 170 (The) Co $8 *13 13 % *13 13 % 100 12% 12 12 % 12 12% 5,100 80 % *80 80 Va 79 80 380 42 4% 1st *401/8 41 41 600 4% conv *26% 26 % *26% *148 35'/a 38% *94 26% 149 148 35% 41 35% 38% 37% 38'% 95 Va *93'/a 95 Va 80% 41 *40% 26% * 148 35% *80 26% 147 % 148 Va 36 37% 38 % *93 26 26 700 *147% 148% 36% 25,100 10,400 36% 95 Va 37% *93 7% Inc General Foods Corp preferred *13% 13% 12% 13% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% *48 48 % 12% *12% 48 12% 49 48% 1,200 49% 49% 49 49% 48% 48% 1,000 General 126% 310 *126% 127 *126% 127 *109 V4 112% *108% 113% 58% 58% 58% *124% 125% 99% 99% 99% 16% 125 58% xl5% 16 125 99% *16 *18% 19 15 Va *109 58% 58% *125'% 125% 99% 99% 99% 15% 15% 15% 18% 19 19 19 19'/a 19% 15 16 16'% 16% 16 16 59 58% 59% 58% 59% 124% 125 Va 125% 900 99 '/a 99% 99% 99% 99% 2,200 15% *15% 16 '/a *15% 15% 400 19% 19% 3,400 General 15'/a 3,900 Gen Precision 6,300 Gen Public 3 14 13% 14 13% 13% 13% 13% 24% 23% 23% 23 23 Va 23'/a 23% 23% 127'% 23% *127% 3 3 *127% 3 129 *127'% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 21 Va 21 Va 28% 28% 28% 28% 31 *30% 31 *30% 31 31 31 112% 113% 114 114 112% 113 114 115 30 % 30% 30 30 *26 27 *101 *26% 102% *96 *81 *96 85% *81 30 27 102 Va 96 85 % t per share 28% 28% 96% *95% t per share 28% 28'/a 96% 96% 97 23% 22% 23 22% 93 S2 92 24% 25 25 25 % 25% 54 53 53 6% 6% *121 6% 124 56 3 *101 25 56 102 44% 6% 124 25 57 Va 4 *121 25% ♦25 *52 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11 11% '*43'/a 44% 44% 44% 73 72% 73'/8 73% 14% 14% 14% Xl4% 73 . 414% *88 92 *88 11% *45 37% 37% 38% 22 % 22 % 22% 144 '/4 *142 '/a 144% 68 *63% 32 % 15% 32 11% 101 29 % 6 '/a *90 12 com • *35 *106 15 15 V8 *143/4 15 *14% *96% 98 96% 15% *106 107 >/2 24 % 24 % *150 24% *150 154 *31% *31 313/4 '*7 6% 7% *80 84 *7% *80 8 7% 7% *32 26 $5 *150 31 Va 4%% Goebel 32 15% 15% 1,300 37% 38% 37 Va 38 22% 22% 22 Va 22% Co Aug 21 16% Mar 3 54% July 11 131% Feb 25 xl22 144% 68 *142 146 *63% 65% Feb 11 129 26 7% 26 Va 8 26% 7% 8% 26% 60 *103 ^37Va 15% 15% 15% 800 11% 59,100 160 30% % 92 29% Oct 20 May 27 36"% Jan 23 124% Jan 29 19 29% Nov 20 35% Jan 2 14 30 1 3 106 Oct 21 % May 27 104% 40% Feb 11 11% 30% 6% 91 1 32 11% 100 100 30% 30% 6% 6 Va 91 30% 1,600 % 900 16,200 6 *90 92 36 *35 V2 15 Va 15% *15% 15% 15 3/a 15% 14% 143/4 143/4 15 8Va 8 7 116 NOV 15 27 NOV 49 Jun 71% Feb 11 59% NOV 6 100% Nov par 12 41% Jun 106 9 103% Nov 109 Aug 4 24 Jan 10 3 May 19 57/s Oct 8% Oct 24 2 31 8% Mar 27 12% May 19 25% May 28 Co common 5 100 Ore 6% Jun 2 98 Nov 1 9 May 31 Prop—No par pfd No par 107 20 Common 4%% For footnotes see nage 28. *103 36 104 Va *102 Va 26% 154 31% 73/8 400 $5 Jun NOV 101 Nov 112 Feb 12% Deo 13% Dec 18 33% Dec 35 Dec 17 13% Dec 21 Feb Oct 64 Jun 22% Nov 34% Jan 100 141% Oct 31 188 Va Apr 100 59 163% Jan May 12 70 27 158 Oct 5 55 Oct 79 Feb 20% Dec 20% Dec Feb 35% Aug 22 21 Va Mar 5 9 100 1 17 $5 July 29 Oct ll7/s Nov 21 29 105% Feb 27 35% 35% 300. 1,500 26% 26% *150 100 Oct 32% Oct 14 23 Va Deo 52% Apr 1 4% May 14 8% Jan 10 6% Oct 13% Jan 78 May 17 6% May 19 31% May 21 No par preferred- No par .25 — No par 57% Apr 14% Nov . . . 20 Printing Co 4% 3,300 A) 6% 800 Hart, 73/8 300 -5 com , 74% Nov 14 21 26 Va 27 94 38% 38% 102% 102% 26 3/4 26% *91 39 102% " 1,100 Hecht 39% 500 Heinz 102% 90 Co 3%% 3.65% 56% Sep 78 35 NOV 15 Oct 40% May 24 Aug 17% Oct Jan Jan May 16% Sep 12 . ,t > 33 Apr 16 Jun 30 39 Jan 19% Feb 11 14 Xl4% Nov 14 19 Jan 22 4 26 Va Feb 4 103 Oct 119 12 105% Jan 109 Va com—No par 19% Apr 17 15 20% Sep 148% Oct 30 160 Jan 27 151% Nov Marx common preferred—— cum 78% 100 & Jan 30% Oct 112 Refrac Co 108 Sep 108'A Sep 26% Oct Glass Co (H J) Nov 9% 31% 10 4%% 94 . 8 80 15 Hat 82 July 22 Apr .-100 pfd—No par 27 2 6 3/8 *80 No par Co $4.25 preferred Schaffner July 16 14% Feb 3 49 ' .—25 - Co preferred^ (M Harbison-Walk 32% *7% Watch conv Hanna 154 *31% Water Hall (W F) 93 Apr - Hackensack Hamilton 111 102% May 27 No par preferred conv Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR Hazel-Atlas 103 Feb 40 Va 28 5 40% 100 1,300 84 2G % *91 Jan 27 % Oct 5 No par 263/4 38 12% 54 Va May 12% 3 Aircraft Corp Guantanamo Sugar common-, 1,000 26'/a Jan 30 preferred 5,400 94 Feb 16 30% Mar 10 Mar Jan Sep Grumman 8% 38 26'/a Oct Apr 43 27% Mar 24 8% *91 5% Oct Mar 77 49% Feb 15'A Oct 8% 38 5% 107 113% 25 Corp—No par 8% 94 Sep 19% Nov 37% Feb 7 8% 26% Nov Jan 22 % Jun 29% Oct 8V4 *37% Sep 50ya Jan 47% May 88% Apr 14% Feb 10 Mar 28 1 8Va *25% 2 23 100% 105% 8% 151% 13 Apr 18 34% May 21 Co Inc 8 Va *91 42% Apr May No par Bay & Western RR Tap & Die Jan 21% Oct 83 Jan 2 No par 41 1 com pfd July 23 61% Feb 21 20 13% May 13 5 8% 26 57/s NOV 29 No par 8% 31 Va 6 Oct Feb 1 Corp of Amer class A preferred Hayes Industries Inc Hayes Mfg Corp 26 % 17 83 No par Ry 6 Sep Feb 124 Co Gulf Oil Corp 26% Highest 9 per share 19 58 May 14 No par conv Jan 26% Nov 22 No par Gulf States Utilities Co* 7% $ per share No par No par com 8,700 *80 Year 1946 10 8,900 7% Sep Lowest $ per share 51% May 6 5% May 21 104% Jun 13 100 Inc 14% 84 104 Va Oct Apr 71%. *7 Jan May 14'/a *80 118 58 71'/a 31% Jun 106 14% *150 60 Deo 71 % 31% Feb Nov 102% Sep 96 Apr 111 Oct 14 Va 154 32% 49% May 46% Oct Oct 53 71% 31% NOV 100 12% *150 32 24% 105 103 45 25% July 10 12 Va 26 Jun 132 18 45 25% 47 Oct Nov 12% 15 Oct Jan Greyhound Corp (The) — 11% ioi 36 * Jun 20% 29 101 Nov 44% 14% May Apr Feb 24 12 Va 71% 11% 26 Va Oct 92 50 44% 14% 4% 108 12% 94 104Va Feb Apr 15 137 Jan preferred Grayson-Robinson Stores Greenfield Jan Jan 7% 23% May Deo Steel Green (H L) 40 Va 21% NOV 22% Telegraph Co Iron Apr 102% 45 % 37% 104 253/4 " 8 19% Apr 101 No par 5 3%% Green 15% " *37 8 Feb 26 6% Feb Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Graham-Paige Motors Granby Consol M S & P cum 29 Mar 31 Hosiery $2.25 Nov 105% Jan 20 30 Feb 7 preferred (WT) Dec 16 new__No par com (B F) City Feb 103 48 5 preferred Union 132 Deo 150 101% Apr Feb 124% Nov 101% May 19 Northern 16 101 Gotham 80% Oct Jan 17 % preferred conv Jan 47% Oct 140 3 23% May 19 95 % Oct 14 Gt 1,300 11% $5 $5 Aug 123 No par (The) Stock 54% 135% Sep Nov Oct 3% May 17 18 Va May 19 com—No par common Great Western Sugar com Preferred 31% 97% 8 6 Jun Deo 114 19% Nov 21 S per share 4,100 107% 84 Mar 25 107% Sep 16 42 126 Range for Previous Nothern 68 *96 8 6 24% 125 STOCK Gt 31% *106 *7 Feb Oct com 6,500 97% *80 Feb Apr 103 Oct 20 Goodyear Tire & Rub com—-No 80O 32 15% 107% 7 66 Va 2% Brewing Co & 400 32 Va *142 Gold Grant *96 8 Oct 14 % 100 YORK conv 110 *106 84 39% 6 com__No par $4.50 preferred Glidden Co 1,700 97% 31% 9 40% 8 No par Corp Corp Brothers 11 107% 154 Apr Feb 45% Jan Oct 8 No par preferred conv Gimbel 99 31% *91 94 , 31% 7% 27 *25% 154 62 18 Par 10% *106 25% Deo Feb 1 Gillette Safety Razor 99 *14% 107% 182 33% 27% 156 4% Feb EXCHANGE 26% 31% 6 NEW Granite *96 25 Oct 3 5 Grand 15 *106 7 Feb 1,200 9.6% 24% 8 16% Jan 31% Feb No par pfd 12 35 % 15% Feb Jan 98 2,200 15% *63% X71 Va 14% 107% 26% 77/a *26 *90 35 Va 15 • *-961/4 • 15 35% Sep Aug 47% Aug 12% May 19 19 May 19 100 h 98 % .♦15%; :.»i4% ; *35 36% x35% 90% 39% Feb . i Deo 5 10c 45% 46% 74 68 101 30 Va 6% 92 Apr 74% 1 27 32% *15% 11% 101 16% Nov *101% 46 % 37% Apr 8% Sep 2% May 16 Corp Apr 28 % 83% July 16 47% Feb 13 3 Nov Apr 200 Nov 26 1 par Apr 14% 13 15 Co Dec 71 Va 18% Jan 9 14% Feb 11 20 Nov 109 Deo 3 124% Nov Jan X170 84 102% *101% 104 V8 22% 51"% Jan Deo Jan May 1 100 Goodrich Co 45% 144 6 July preferred 6,700 104% 37 185 22 59% 45% 22% Sep Sep Jan 59% 20% 144 10% 108 59 % 104 Va 22 V2 l i 13% 10c $6 Goodall-Sanford 44% 37% 13% Feb 19 40 *19% 146% 48 Nov 2,700 104 Va 22 % Deo 17 96 24'/a 45% 37% 194 100 122% 19% *144 9 preferred 24% 104% * 20 4%% 25 Va 44% 11 21 Oct Jan 19% Jan Rubber 24% 19% 35 Nov 58% Oct 20 Jun 7% 16 Cement Instr & Nov 23 13% May 20 18'A Oct 20 Shares 104% 35 Tire 110 10 preferred Sales for 20% 34'% Gen 16 67% May 24 May 21% July 99 Telephone Time the Week 104% 34 % General Gen 125% Nov 100 Corp Cast 58% 25 Va 59 101 % 25% *52% 124 25 Va 23 % *92 54 *121 29% *96 23% 95 *52% t per share Friday Nov. 21 Nov. 20 *19% 35 Steel Deo 3%% 104 Va *34% General 4%% 25 No par Equip Corp—No General Shoe 38 7 109 20 96% Nov 10 11 May 19 43 May 19 1 & Utilities Refractories 130 4 33 Realty 200 43% Feb 160 Service 2,300 17 19 No par Portland 29 29% Deo 10 No par common—No par Railway Signal preferred 6% Gen Sep series Adv 31 *27 27 102 % Gen 80 3,400 17 8 Nov com Public 'Utilities Gen >■ Corp $3.75 Outdoor 19 9% Feb Jun preferred Preferred 21% Nov 32 May 19 363/4 Nov 21 100 Motors 117 *30% *116 29 % 129 4% Thursday 98 23% *92 25 101% 24% *94 1 per share 6% 124 25 Va *100 3 Va $5 Gen 26 STOCKS 25% *52 Va 29% 27 Nov. 19 23% 93 30 28 Wednesday 23% 94 % 22% *93 28% *30% 96 *81 Nov. 18 17 a 4% *115 102% 98 Tuesday . Va 24 7 Nov I per share 29% *26 *101 24% Monday Nov. 15 *96'/a 24% 98 *81 Saturday 27 *101 25 *96 85% 28% 27% 24 Va 98 30 102% *101 25 % 25% xl5 2% General 19,600 14% Nov 24 Corp common 124% 3 148 preferred conv Jan Apr *17% Feb 8 preferred 3%% 13% 129 5% 113 2 7'a 127% 4% *30% 126 *109 125% 125 27 27 126 113 13% *23 129 4% 125% 113 2% 24 Va 129 126 15-/8 15'/a 13% *23 126 *108% 13% 3 13% 58% 126% 113 18% 18% 15% *2% 126'/a *108% 11% 21 Sep No par General Instrument 48% 15% May Oct 37 No par Jun July Sep No par com 10% Sep 27% May 48 112 18% May 19 Apr 28 No par Sep 2 50 com 17 09 Jan 49% Jan 100 Co 28% NOV 103/4 Oct 23 8 71 preferred Electric Mills 17% Feb 168 Mar 5 11% Jun 16 No par com preferred $3.50 2 100 2nd General 95 Va Nov 18 Jan 21 48 Apr 17 9% Oct 16 5 preferred General Cigar Co 40 35% 35% 103 5 General Bronze Corp 17 14% May 21 10"% May 19 1 100 No par General Cable Corp Nov Jan 103% Mar 10 12% May 24 14% May 17 43/4 July 22 26% Aug 4 5 preferred 13% % com__ Baking 12 Va Investors General 13% 40 Va 96 9 22 39 20 5% May 17 12 1 com Nov 18 Va Jun No par Inc 5,700 60 July 24 Nov No par 2,000 170 110 16 1 10 Va 10 Va 7 79 1 56 *166 Sep 11 Va Nov 21 19% Sep a 1 $4.50 preferred General Amer Transportation 12% 39 Va *94 10% *166 71 Feb com 100 13% 35 Va 39 10% 170 7 Jun conv *80 149 35% 10% 169 94% Jan 23% May 100 Apr Jan 100 Industries 12 26 149 148% *12% 10% 173 Oct 61 General 10% Jan 12'A Sep common 103 55% Feb lift 13 45% common American Jun 21% Oct 14 15% Feb 36 Va May 19 6,000 15% *100 29 20 % 333/4 Oct 10 15% 15% 55 % Aug 28 24 Jan 281 preferred 50 Gaylord Container common—1.66% 103 Jun 35% 1,000 15 20% Sep 6,700 54% Sep Sep 23 103 lb-Va 19% Nov 33% 15'/a Apr b 20% 22% 54% 10 25% 33 106 57 18 22% 14% Oct 13 32 53% Jun 33% 25% Jan 8 50% Feb 10 22% *103 y« J 17% Jan May 19 12% May 20 31% 14% 2b '/a July 26% Jan 22% 4%% 115 105 2y7/a Feb 31% 42 26 Wood 46 Sep 110% Feb 2b 23% May 23 22% *168 79% 26 Gar Oct 19% May 17 20 Gardner-Denver 20% Nov No par (Robert) Co Nov 16 25% 10 preferred Gamewell 52 15 41% Jan 10 Nov 109'/a Jan 70% May za, 69% May 17 96 34 Va Mar 25 Co (The) 105% Dec May 17 9 100 31'/a 11% 26 Co 19% Sep 39% Oct May 29 14% Jan 13 10 22% 14% 13 V4 *40 V2 6% 4 21% Jan 18 1 preferred 400 6% 30 Nov 14% Nov 22% 173 42 14% 21% 10 >/4 41% 14% 6% 10% 79'/a 14% 101 Feb 10 107% Aug 7 62% Oct 23 14Va May 27 24 May 19 lo Co Trailer cum Gabriel *20% 10% 80 4% Gair Co Inc 14% Sep 16 51%May2o Froedtert Grain & Malting Co Inc_l Fruehauf 100 6% 10% 80 Sulphur 1,100 20 21% 53% 11% Freeport 7,800 *19% Apr 26% Feb 104 No par Corp Sugar Co 9% 19% Feb 83% 7% prior preferred 10 Va 10 *19% 70 Nov No par Corp Steel Francisco 240 6% 107 % 11% *9% 6% 8,400 20% 53 11% 9% 10% 480 6 Va *103 *12% 14% 9% 10 Carpet Co Machinery Corp 3%% cum conv pfd Foster-Wheeler Corp common 390 20% 52% 13 Va 20 Oct 51 31% 107% *12 V\ 10 % 19 Va 14% * 9% 10 Va 10% 20 49 21 No par Food 900 21% 80 52% *168 12 21 80 52% 173 11% 21 2b 61 Food Fair Stores Inc 4,800 25% 80 % 52% *168 12% 28 59% Feb *30% 14% *103 14 V\ *20 V4 . 6 31 9% *12 98% 26% Jan 46% May 27 42 % Jun 5 100 Stores Power Follansbee 1,700 26 y4 *25 y4 20% May 20 25 Florsheim Shoe class A 500 40'/a Florida Highest $ per share 1 (The) common—No par $4 preferred No par Florence Stove Co No par 8,500 7,500 14% $ per share 20% May 17 Flintkote Co 100 31% *22 35% Year 1946 $ per share 10 Y com preferred (The) 800 4,300 14% 14% 36 $ per share Lowest 5 Corp Firth 16% Range for Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest Mfg Co National 36 36 Enamel First 38 VA 37 Va Ferro Tarrant 1,400 103 Va *16% *102 & Fidelity Phen Fire Ins N Firestone Tire & Rubber 100 60 Va STOCK Par 1,400 22 % 22 YORK EXCHANGE Shares 50 *105 RECORD the Week 54 % 22 (2113) STOCKS Nov. 20 I per share 20% STOCK Nov. 21 Thursday Nov. 19 21 Va FINANCIAL CHRONICLE PRICES Wednesday 9 per share YORK & common- preferred 10 1 100 1 2 25 96'/a Nov 104 28% May 19 22 100 93 100 Nov 10 6 May 19 4% May 19 25% May 16 -15 25 39% Jan 10% Feb 100% Apr 6% May 19 83 35, May 21 Nov 5 May 16 102% Nov 20 . 0 33 Nov Jan Apr Apr 34% May 170 Aug 60% May 16% Jan 3 8 Oct 7 99 Sep 106% Jan 12 Feb 9% Oct 8 Nov 20% Apr 24 5% NOV 15% Jan 35% Jan 8 29% Oct 36 Dec 51 may 8 2 • 28 Va Nov 30% Jan Nov 103% Apr 141; ; 101 42% Feb I3l~ 41% Dec D pc 108 July 14 ^ ,103 \ 109% Mar 44 105% Dec Dec 21 22 THE (2114) ~ t per share *52 54 *52 Va *143% 144% *17% * 18% *52% * 129 % *32% 144% 18% 32 % *120 27 27 12% 3lVi 121 12% 131 52% *143% 144% 18% 18% 18% 12% 53 51% 600 52 1,800 Hercules Motors 3,700 Hercules Powder 53% *129% 53% 54 Va 54 Va • 31% 28% 28 % 27% 27% 12% Xl2 % 12% *29 31 32 32 121 121 12% *29% 120% 28% 28 131 *129% *31% 32 122 1,400 32% 890 122 122 12% 28'/a *28% 28% 28% 28% *27% 28% *27% 24% 24% 25 % 25 Va 25 Va 24% 25% 24% 25 3,100 18 17% 17% 17 17 200 *17% * *17% 18 19% 20 19% 19% 41 41% 40% 41 *17% 17% 17% 18 17% 43 48% 48 31 31% 31Vs 31% rl% rl% 1% 1 ft 31% 96% 96% 97% 80 39% 40 V* 40 40 40 40% 1,800 24 24% 24 24% 24% 25% 14,400 22 % 24 *21% 23% *22 Va 23 100 36 36% 36% 36 Va *36 37 2,900 Howe 3,900 Hudson 1,600 5 % *96% 98 40% x40 40 *22 *33% 33% 34% 4% 4 % % 24 23% 23% 23 Va 23 % 23 % 32 3,200 32 32 32 •3,400 97 40 % 23 300 — — 97 23 48% 31V* 41 23% 1,900 Houdaille-Hershey $2.25 preferred 31 Va 97 *21% 23 % 34% 34% 35% 4% 10% 11 * *95% 4% % 11 *95% 97% 4% 4% 11 VB *10% 5 Va 5 4% *10 % 4 4% 4% 131/4 May 19 Homestake 31% *40% No par 12.50 No par Holly Sugar Corp Mining 1,900 4,500 43 Va *96% 5 20 *47% 11% 11% 12 Household com Sound *9% 11 34 33 Va 33% 34 35% 25% 35% 35 VB 35% 18% 19 18% 19 Va 19 19% 19% 20% 19% 20 Va 19% 20 21% 20% 20% 20 V2 20% *16% 17% 1,500 Hunt Foods 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4-% 5,000 Hupp *31% 1,400 irf- 4% *31% 4% CO 58% 32% 4% 4% 32 32% 31% 32 % 31 % 32% 25 3 25 26 27 26 Va 27% 26 26% 25% 11,800 60 61 61 61 61 *61 61% 800 98 *96% 98 4 58 *22 *9% 58 V* *57% 58 98 *96 Va 98 *96% 22% *96% *22 23 *96% 9 V* 9% 22% 22% 22 V* 22% rft iV rft 98 *96% 98 23 Va 9% 23% *23 23% 10% 10% 10 % 10% % 22% 22% 22 Va 22 1 i 1 rft 6 7" I i'«f Mo let 25% 23 23 210 9% 10 VB 10 10 11,400 22 Va 23 VB 23 23 V* — 14% 14 % 14 V4 500 48 Va X47 Va 48% 1.600 131% 131 Va 400 14% *14% *46% 47 48 *48 130 *127% 130 *128% 131 132 132 132 132 *170 174 *170 174 *170 174 *170 174 *170 174 39% 16% 15 V4 39 39% 47 % V* 7% 46% 103% 39% 40 *102 6% *14 V4 14% 47% 47 Va 39% 39% 16 3 4 *16% 63 4 *6 Va 45% 45% 102 VB 16% 7 % 4 103 Va 45 *102 47 45 3 16% 16% *6% *45% 14 3 4 15 15 47 102% 16% *3% 3% 3Va 3% 3% 13% I3V2 13% 13% 101% 3%"' 3% 13% *6 Va 46 14% 214 214 87% 165 86 Va 88 165 165% 7% 32% *78 32% 33 *3% 28% 57% *99 VB 12 *110 *3% 4 28 28 V* Va 33 57% 101 57% *99% 57% 100 Va 12 12 12 110% 110% 86% 167 16% 7 % 46 102% 3% 14 V4 230 39% 16 % *6% 232 87% 88 88% 86% 170 172% 170% 7% 7% 7% 32% 32 Va 7% 32% 83 *78 *78 4 3% x27% 33 33 llT% Jun 3 30 25 16% Jan 16 20% May 19 29 31% May 19 100 3 83 *78 4 4 28 28 28 V* 3% 27 Va 134 Va 134% 134% 134 57% 58% 58 V4 59% x56 *99 V* 100% *134 12 110% 110% 99% 99% *98% 11% 110% 27% • 134 56% 56% *98 V* 100 12 12 111 *110 12 111% 110 V* *35 36% *35 36% 34% 35 12% 36 V* 13 12% 13 *35 *22 International 22% Paper preferred 36% 36% 36% 1,200 7% International 13 Va 49,300 12% 13 12% 13% 4,300 Foreign 22% 22 22 22 Va 22 Va 700 Interstate 27% 200 200 Island 27 V* 65 *145 153 *145 LOW AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 9 per share *27 *63 Va *145 153 27% *64 *145 SALE PBICE3 Wednesday 12:% 13 *27 27 66% 64 V* *145 153 $6 153 1 per share 6% Oct 16 Va 7 6 12% Jan A 221/4 Nov 14 17 X35% May 20 X48 Creek 25 Nov 11% Sep % Nov 21 36 Sep 136% Oct 21 116 Oct July 29 180% Feb 18 168% Mar Oct 21 Apr July 17 42 19 Friday NEW Hie Week 9 per share Thursday Jan 54 Jun 190 44% Jun Aug Jun 53 8% Feb 8 7 Va Sep 11% May Jan 9 35 % Nov 59 May Aug 112 May 5 1 com—No par 15 com No par No par 101 % Nov 19 108 192 % Apr 70 29 Jan 5% Dec 13% Oct 20 % 246 95 Nov 20 July 14 Jun Apr 175% Dec 6% Oct 15% 22% May 19 34% Oct 22 27 Sep 45 Jun 83% Nov 96 29 90% Deo 101 Aug 5 3% May 17 Jan 5% Feb 8 30 36% Feb 8 9 136% Apr 2 38% May 19 59% Oct 22 27% Sep 130% July 99% Nov 19 9 May 19 104% May 16 46% Apr 23 37% Jan 12 95% Oct 18 11% Nov Feb 20 101 % Sep 5 58% Feb 44 26 Aug 25 20 11% Feb 42 7/a Feb 148 55% 113 Feb Deo Aug 26% May 52% Sep July 70% July 36 Oct 49% Jan 39% Nov 60 Va Aug 42 Va Aug 37 Dec 125 17% Feb May 17 11 14% Nov 31% 17% Feb 14 38% May 20 143% Jan 2 Apr 11 14% Nov 31% Feb 26% Feb 9% May 17 9% May 17 Apr Sep Feb 2 19 38% Oct Oct Aug 16 107% Sep 7 Jun 4% 28'/a 133 116 Feb i 102 202 12 11 40 1 Jun 10% Feb 32 No par common 66% NOV Feb Feb 250 186% Jun 25 No par Jan 13 28 No par 195 Feb May 19 6 63% Oct ctfs 22% 10 Va Feb 40% May 19 Stores 105 Sep 11 7 13 163% Nov Mar 21 13 % 15% July 24 May 19 25 common- YORK Sep 22% 151% 17% Feb 25 preferred Sales for Nov. 21 9 per share Jan May 50 No par Coal 33% 36 12% May 19 No par Co Sep May 27 107 Jan 5 ft 23 6% Sep 30 35% May 17 Telep & Teleg—No par share Dept ■30% Jan 11 23% 50 26% Aug 19 64% Nov. 21 153 1 Aug Dec 20% Deo 39% 141 STOCKS Nov. 20 Nov. 19 9 per share 27 66 153 10% July 17 No par Intertype Corp 64 % *26% *62% 7% May 19 preferred— 13 22% 37% 1 Shoe 22% 65 Oct 20 Salt *12% 27% 14% 100 59 *53 *22 22% 25% July 24 preferred 13% *26% 16 Int'l Rys of Cent Amer com—No par 13% *62 Va Jan 100 International 12% 27% Apr 15" loo 22% 12% 99% common Canada 12% 13 Sep Mining Corp 12% 62 Va • pet share Chem Nickel of 12% 12% 87 Preferred 12% 62% 153 36% Jan Aug 22 preferred-, 12% *26% *145 *58 & 59% 42% 58 Jan 97 100 International 54 Va *42% Sep 21 Mex, S common International Silver *53 42 V* 31% Jan 9% May 19 International 54 42 V* 1 39% Aug 93 3 700 53 41% Jun Apr 5 Machine Harvester 5% 10% 45 % Preferred $4 Sep 85 100 600 53% 41% 58% 110 5% 44% No par 500 *52% 42% 58 5,000 Jun 8 7% Feb May Oct No par 54% 53% *42 58 Va 100 12 V* 49% Oct Rubber 59 *52 Va 42% *57 99% 110 V* 34% Mar Oct 18 Va Mining 17,500 Oct 25 Va 41 No par 42 Va 53% 42% 58 % 57% Sep 14% 2 7 1000 Iron Business Int'l 33 15 Jan 23 Int'l 170 45 % 3 21 % Oct Feb 5,400 1,000 Jan Oct Hydro-Electric Sys class A 25,700 Jan 25 11% 30 May 19 com 42 % *52% 58% 28% 12% Dec 5 3 30 Int'l 134 Feb Oct 28 63% 2,100 4 3% 4 July 60% 18% May 19 preferred Int'l 111 58 V'4 4% % 8,900 12 12 De Corp 87 Va 28 47 Oct 37% May 21 33 Int'l 134 Oct 30% 43% Feb May 14 174 4% 24% —100 -—100 3,000 83 Apr 5 Feb 7% Feb 3% May 20 No par 244 Va *78 30 13% Mar 12% May 19 151/4 May 23 30 Oct 38% Mar 28 May 19 33 14% 100 Co Interlake 83 26% July 24 7% May 16 l Intercontinental Jan 99% Dec 1ft Oct 45% Jun No par 1.30O 56 29 46 »/2 100 Electrica 6,200 33 Oct Ingersoll-Rand common 6% preferred 3% 32 Va 12% 105 % Sep Industrial Rayon 14% 33% Sep Sep 34% May 34% 1 V<( Nov. 3 V* 750 22 13 6 Inspiration 7 Va 25 5 Rights 2,400 173 Jan Jun 19% Feb 371/8 May 21 Indianapblis Power & Light—No par 17 7 Va 25 48 96% Nov series A_: 14% 86% 17 May 19 35% Jan 23 Apr Jun May Feb common Interchemical 172 40 Jun Consol Copper Insuranshares Ctfs Inc 7% Dec 6.66% 700 87% 18 Apr 4 % 3 Va 172 20 35% No par 600 232 20 % Oct Sep 20 14% 246 141/4 May 28 May 27 Illinois Terminal RR Co Inland Steel 240 37% 11 7,700 103 41% Oct 100 6% 103 Sep 22% 6 common 46% 63 21% 2 x43 Oct c 4 16% 7% 12 31% Jan 1 t 46 Va 17 103 3% 14 — X29 % Nov NOV 36 Car ctfs 39 Va May 17 5 lines Oct 21% May 20 26 11 preferred series A Industria 22 10 28% Jan Inc RR stock 4 3 Feb No par v Illinois Central RR Co 6 % 29% Jan No par Min & Sm Ltd—No par Motor 40% 40 46 103 174 *170 40 % 46 169 Va 7% 4 28% 134 Va *134 225 221 X217 7% 83 *78 134 87% 167'/a IV* 7% 83 134 215 215 14% 39% 8,800 109,200 — __ Hudson Bay Hudson Leased 23 23 *127% *14% 32 32% *32 25 % 25 21 21 21 4,100 10,500 Jan 28% Idaho Power Co 21 % 35 '/a 146% 52% Corp 21% 35% Nov Nov preferred *33% Apr 123 5 lft Nov Manhattan & Apr 46 Corp non-cum Jan 72% 139 21 Co *9 % Sep Jan i—100 Texas Howard Stores 46% 130 Feb rights of Jan Aug 38% 56 com preferred Oil 90 192 15 Houston Light & Power Houston Oct Deo 17% Nov Apr 50 Finance Common 3%% 20 (A) 42% *48 $ per share Sep 25 Sep 22% Apr 19% 48% 134 1 5 41 Va *47 Va 38 29 (Del) 19% *17% 18 Oct 13% July Sons 169% Mar 21 32 42% 18 30% Nov 118 Feb 5 19 17% 63 134 11 42 Va 18 VB 9 12 23 19% 18 5 501/4 Sep Sep 42% 18 8 129'/4 Nov ^ 61 22 Jun 19 Va 48% *48 48 (C & 29 Jan 26 Furnace Hollander Jan 22 % Feb 10% Jun Paper Co E) The 41% 18 17% Co Holland 68 5 Hires 28% 24% 42 Highest $ per share 165 5 i.—10 20,0 *28% 21 14'/2 May 17 Inc Hinde & Dauch 24% 5iy2 Nov 21 1431/4 Nov Corp Hotels 300 29% 20 Lowest 1 100 Hewitt-Robins 32 28% 20 $ per share No par common Hershey Chocolate new com_No par $4 conv preferred No par Hilton *31 No par preferred 2,300 12% 30% 29% 42 5% 3,600 12% 30% 28% *■17% preferred non-cum 12% 12% 31 *25% *17% 7% 29 *28 28% 70 131 *29 18 25 100 common 10 18% 54% 31% (G W) 143% 18 Va 129% 121% Helme 143% 18% 53% $ per share Par Highest ' 144% 129 % Year 1946 Lowest Shares 18% 53% 121 Range for Previous Range Since January 1 STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 143 % 129% 31 *26V4 52% * 53% 3034 32 120 120 $ per share 129% 53% 53 *129% 53 144% 52% 143 % 18% * the Week $ per share share share 52% 53 143 % *18 Vs 53% 131 S per $ per $ per share NEW Sales for Nov. 21 Nov. 19 Nov. 18 Nov. 17 Nov. 15 STOCKS Friday Nov. 20 Thursday Wednesday Tuesday Monday Monday, November 24, 1947 CHRONICLE HIGH AND LOW Saturday COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Feb Apr 34% July Deo 50 Aug Deo 163 Jun Range for Previous STOCK Year 1916 Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE Lowest Par Shares Highest $ per share $ per Lowest S per share share Highest $ per share | «J 93/4 10 VB 10% 10 10% 10% 10% 10% 10 Va 10 V2 10% 10% 13,700 ' *21% ?93 Va 21% 21 94% % 21% *21% 42% 94 93 Va 44 44 45 *44 V* 100 *43% *98 *98 100 94 42% 42% 43 *98 43 V* *21 Va 93 V2 45 Va 100 21% 21% 93 Va 94 93 % 45 45 *44% *98 21% 100 43% 44 44% 121% *117 121 % *98 43% X20% 22 % 93% 92 Va 44% 45% *98 100 44% 43% 221 Va *116 121% 27 27 27 27 *103 106 *103 106 *140 33% *93 *140 33% *117 27 % *103 *140 33% 27% *27 *103 106 27% 106 *140 __ 34% 34 35 VB 93 93 93 93% *92 38% 38% 38 38% 38% 38% *17% 18% 17% 17% 17% 17% 35% *118 28 106 28 Va *103 *140 35% 35 93 *92 39 39 39 17% 17% *91% *118 121V8 28 *103 (F I) .1 Co 20% 500 93 V* 240 Jersey Cent Pwr & Lt 4% 44% 700 Jewel Tea Co Jaeger Machine Co common—No par 3%% 100 Inc 1,400 Johnson & Johnson 3V2& 28% 4% 106 preferred 10,000 35% 35% 93 92 92 39% 39 V* 39% 3,700 18 17% 17% 800 300 _ _ _ 7 99 Va Nov 100 Jun 14 24 Va July 53 Jan 4 2 10 104% Sep 46 Va Oct 100 __ Joy Manufacturing Co 1 100 Deo Dec 24% 45% Nov 108 Jan July 59% May 2 2 16 Oct 125'/a Oct 16 111 Sep 153 Apr 109 May 115% Feb 140 May 19 24% Sep 29 106 Mar 150 34 Va July 28 31 112 Jan 11 27% May 17 39 Feb 8 100 RR stamped 8% 28 104 Va Feb 39% May 20 110 12 % 13% Feb 21 100 _ common 2nd preferred series A preference series A lo 92 Va Nov 37 Jones & Laughlin Steel com„No par 5% 6V2 Jun x20% Nov No par Corp com Joliet & Chicago *140 35% 100 preferred Johns ManVille 121 pfd__ 100 common-—No par cumulative 4,500 44 V4 ' *115 Jacobs 31% Nov 53% Feb Feb Nov 21 101% Feb 18 99 Sep 108 May 25 Va Jan 3 40% Oct 20 18 Va Oct 34 Apr 22% Feb 10 17% Oct 38 May 92 K *17% Kalamazoo Stove & Furniture 10 14 100 100 City Southern com___No par preferred -J 100 5 Kclsey Hayes Wheel conv class A—1 16 Kansas *99 21V4 *47 17% 100% *99 21V4 21 21 2IV4 22 22 VB 49 48 48 49 49 50 50 17% 1774 18 17% 17% 17% 17% 24 Va 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 18% 181/4 18 Va 19 19 *24 24 Va *18 18 Va 48% *45 Va 24'/4 *107% 48% 47 24 V* 100% *18 48 VB *45 Va 48 Va 47 24 VB 24V4 *99 V* 47% *46 24% 100% 48 % 100 100 22% *99 21% *49 100 22% 22% 52 17% 24 V4 *49 22'/b 24% 700 * 20 17% 1,300 241/4 700 19 VB 19 Va 900 26,100 48% 4874 48% 49% 48% 49% 46% 46 46 45% 45% 241/B 24% 24 241/4 23% 24 108% 107 Va 107 ■' '2 15 *14% 1474 *14'/4 147B *14% 15 *76 77 *76 77 *76 77 *76 77 *76 *33% 34% 34 35 35 35 108 2,400 50 *45% 47 40 . 24V» 241/4 *19% 100 17% 17% *14 V* 107 100 *107% 109 108% *107 108% 1 900 3,500 230 108% ' 33% 33% 34% 14% 14% *14% 100 14% 10 93'/4 *97% 98 Va 210 37V4 37% 3,200 800 Kress Kroger Co 6,000 * 98% 99 98 '4 981/4 38% 38 38% 38 38 VB *37% *49 VB 49% 49 % 49 Va 49 'a 50 50% 50 Va 50% 50% *50V4 507/B *43 % 50 VB 49 VB 4914 49 49% 48% 49 48 V4 48'A 481/4 481/4 800 5Va 4,800 5 Va 5% 5 5 5% 5% 5V4 5% 10% 10% 10% *10% a 10 Va 10% *10 1/4 24 241/3 241/4 24% 24 V, 2414 23% 11% 11% 11 % 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 54 *51 107 38 5% 5 Nov 4 19 441/4 44V4 18% Oct 40% Jun 58% July 24 18 Nov 17 45 Sep 67 Jun 15 Dec 26 Ve 20% May 17 26 % Feb 8 19% Sep 34% Jan 21% Oct 15 11% Nov 30 Jan 13% Jan 2 10% 10% 24 *11'A 11% 11 Va 400 10% 23% 11% 2,200 41 Sep 60 % Apr 15 49% Feb 13 32Va Jan 55 22 % Jan 16 27% Feb 13 21% Nov 104% May 19 116% Feb 13 41% May 17 52 % Jan 39 - 500 Lambert 108% Dec 11% May 20 20 Feb 7 15% Feb 29 Jun 65 % Jun 85 Jan 6 82 Dec 100 Aug May 19 38 Vb Oct 16 26% Oct 46 Jun 95% July 14 102 % Aug 101 Sep 25 17 5 96 Dec 40 Oct 22 33 Nov No par 45 Jun 3 59 Feb 4 43 Sep 45% May 62% May (The)-———No par 40 Va Apr 29 52% Oct 21 43% Oct 65% May Light Co 4 pfd—75 Pesos Mex 10% Nov 7 (The) No par 23 Va Sep 29 No par 50 10 Co & Co Bryant common 4%% preferred 52 Vb *52 53 *52 52 Va *52 52 Va *441/4 45% 44 44 % *44 44% 500 Lee Rubber 26% 26% 26% 500 Lees 100 — Lane 45 V* *26V4 26% *26 «/4 26% 26% 26% 261/4 26V4 97% *96 97'/a 971/2 96 96 96 96 *10 Va 10 V4 10 10 Va 10% 10% 10% 10 »/4 10% 10 V4 10 Vb IOV4 6,400 36% 36% 36% 37 36% 37% 37% 377b 37% 37% 37% 38 3.600 *5% 5'/4 5% 5 % 5% 51/4 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3,800 2% 2% 2 2 V* 2V4 2'/4 2V4 2% 21/4 2V4 2 V, 2V4 4,900 *25 40 *25 40 *18% 19V4 *191/4 19% *25 40 *25 40 *25 40 20 20 20 20 * *25 96 80 40 * *6% 19% 19% 20 Va 1,606 _ _ *fi% 6% *6V* 6% *6% 6% 45 V8 45V2 45% 46% 46% 47 46% 47 47V4 47i/4 3,500 Lehman Corp 11% 11% 11 Va 11% *11% 12 11% 11% 11% llVa 1,800 Lehn For footnotes see page 28. 3 100 10 25 50 - - $3 non-cum 1st preferredj-No par 50c non-cum 2nd pfd No par 12 6% 5 _ 'Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co Lehigh Portland Cement Lehigh Valley RR Lehigh Valley Coal com No par Non-cumulative preferred ,.50 45% *6% •• (James) & Sons Co com cumulative preferred 12 6% Tire- 3.85% 45% 7 *6% 19% & Apr May 30% Aug 108% Deo 16 Co "La Consolid 6% 527 a *96 Vs 2 Feb Jan .Laclede Gas *441/4 26% 11 ' 24 *95 28% Feb May 17 34 (S H) 44'/4 *96 5 13%-May 19 47% May 19 4% May 19 May 20 491/2 Jun 19 ' 44'/» 108% Mar 10 (S S) Kresge 5277a *52 No par Copper— Keystone Steel & Wire Co___No par Kimberly-Clark Corp com—_No par 4% conv 2nd preferred 100 Kinney (G R) Co common 1 $5 prior preferred No par Koppers Co Inc common-— 10 Cumulative preferred 4% ,ser__ 100 35% 99 24 Kennecott 34% 38 V\ 5% _1 B 351/a 99 24 Class 76 39 *10% non-cum Kayser (Julius) & Co 76 *98 98 Kansas 4% Jun Power & Lt Co— preferred 77 *38% *98 City 3.8% Fink (The) Prod 1 Corp _5 38 May 15 21V, May 19 7 5% Sep 11% Dec 14'/a 38 Sep 68 8 13Va Nov 20% 8. 52 Dec 102% 13 49 Sep 3 Feb 14 Jan 9 44 Jan 31 14% Feb Feb 56% Feb , 56 4 30y4 Feb 2 12 Vb Feb 13 10 Va 10 441/2 Jan 9 341/4 Oct 30% Jun 31 4% May 17 1% May 19 101 Oct Sep Apr Apr Nov 17 V* Jan Sep 55% May mmmmm „ 7 6 Va Sep 11 2Va Oct 49% Jan 8% Feb 3V4 Feb „ Jan May 82 „ Apr 9'% May 2o 96 9% 17 »/4 Jan 5% Jan 64 17 9% Feb 11 6% Oct Apr 38% May 151/4 Apr 38% May 19 50% F..0 10 41 y8 Oct 65 Va 11% Nov. 24 6 21 Va Oct 33 — 14Va May 19 5% Jun 18 - 25% Feb 13 Jan I8V4 Nov Jun May Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW LOW AND HIGH Saturday Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. Id 1 per share 193/4 53% 193/4 $ per share *19% 54 54% 193/4 54% 543/4 19% 19% 55 Share 19% 55% 20 553/4 9% 9 9% 9 Va 93/8 9% 35% 36 % *36 363/8 36% 36% *36% *88% 172 90 89'/a 172 "43 172 45 10% 43 89 Va 89 Va 172 *172 43 *41 103/4 10 Va 10% 58% 58 Va 90% . 170% 44 10% 59 "58 90 176 *58% $ per share *19% 55% 9% 93/8 37 *36 90 Va 171 Va *43 Sales for 19% 56 3/a 19% 56%, 9 Va 19% 91 4,900 9% 6,800' 36 90% 171 Va 172'/a 300. , 91% 175 *43 44 900 56%, 9% 36 2,100' 200 , 100' 44 103/4 10% 11% 10% 11 10% 11 59 58% 58% *57% 58% 58%; 59 Va 12,300 . 900' 33 Va 32 3/4 33 % 323/4 33 33 33% 32% 33% 32% 33% 4,400 21 21 20% 21 21% 22 21% 21% 22 22 21 3/4 213/4 1,100 86 *85 90 *86 90 8b 13 Va 13 Va 8b 20,300 69 Va 2,300 24 2,600 Lone Star Cement Corp.. Long Bell Lumber A 19% 20% 6,200 Lorillard 157'/a 157 Va 50 69 69 69% 69 69 3/a 23% 23% 233/4 23 Va 23% 23% 18Va 156% 13 18% 158 *156% 18 Va 158 18 Va 18 Va *156% 18 158 20% 20 Va 18 156% 156 % Co... 20 3/a 68% 22% 10% —No par Oil 20 69 22% 20% Lion 18% *156% 20 Va 19% 158 3V2 cIo preferred. 4_100 Lockheed Aircraft Corp l Inc—1 Loew's 7% (P) Nopar 23% 23 Va 23% 23% 23% 24 23% 24 24 24 24 24 2,200 40 Va 40 41 40 41 41% 41% 41 413/4 41 41% 5,300 25 Va 25% 26 25% 26 Va 26% 27 26 Va 27 26% 26% 2,100 Lowenstein "98 99 22 22 *38 21% 39 % 35 *38 136 *130 57 *98 *130 57% 57% 35 *97 34 Va 102 Va 12 100 12% *19 12% 19 % 12'/a *435 *19 12'/a 12% 500 *8% *11'/a 27 V4 *435 9% 8% *98 99 22 39 % 136 57 Va 12% 19% 58 *435 *11% 113/4 *26 27 39% * 40 136 *133 40 Va cum pfd 3,900. 233/a 40 132 Va 414% Lukens Steel Co 1,200 MacAndrews 56 % 3,700 Mack 35 2,000 136 58 58% x55% 34% 34% 34 Va 34% 6% & series Forbes Macy (R H) Co Inc 12 12 34 19% 19% 19% 19% 400 113/4 12 Va 12'/a 12 Va 6,300 Magma Copper Magnavox Co (The) 2,600 Mahoning Coal RR Manati Sugar Co *435 500 8% 11% 11% *25 V4 *435 9 11% 100% 100% *12 500 200 123/4 *435 1,300 500 4%% pfd Madison Square 9Va 9 V4 9 V4 *11% 11% *11% 11% 100 Mandel 26% 26% *25% 27 Va 500 Manhattan 27 9% series A Garden Nopar ,..10 1 . 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share $ per share 16% 17% 17 44 44 143% 142 142 *142 143 Va 14% 15 9% 9 9 57% 56 Va 563/4 57 57 98 98 64 % 64 64 12% 121 51 50 50% 4% 15 15'/8 14% 37% 37% 11 12% 98 *96 Va 64 % 64 13 Va 13% 121 *121 50 % 4% 15% 15% 37% 38 37 Va 38 10% 10% 10% 10% *26% *59% 60 59 Va *119% 123 *118% 27% 59% 121 *27 59% 121 56% 56% 56%, 32 Va 32 Va 32% 64 Va *64 Va 66 *64 66 *24% 25% *24% 253/4 *25 25 3 14 Va 14'% 14 14% 14 24 24 *23 233/4 56 % 56% 32 323/4 19% * 13% 1223/4 49 4% 420 13% 13,900 410 48% 513/4 17,600 4% 4% 41/4 5.000 Moline 27% 100 59 Va 5,400 117% 300 , 58 56% 55 Va 56% 55% 56 3/a 12,500 333/8 33% 333/4 33% 33 Va 6,300 68 66 66 66 66 26 *25 25 Va 14% *25 14% 300 Monarch $3.25 14% 14 Va 3,300 37 14 37 36% 37% 112 "110 Va 37 37 24% *105 14% 37 Va 25 Va 106% 24%'. 37 Va 111% 111% 111% *110% 14 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 % 42 42 41 Va 42 41 42 54 % 57 37 15 Va 42 *40% 42 *54% 56 *54% 56 *54% * 56 111 *54 Va 56% 25 3/a 106 Va *105 143/4 14 *40% 35 Va Jun Feb 8 61 Nov 105 Va Jun 19% Jan 28 94 Nov 14 73 47 % Jan 3 65% Jan 10 103 % Mar 47% Jan 3 30 1113/4 Aug 18 14 Va 37 Va 110% 6,300 60 1,900 900 36% Sep 54 Sep 97 39% 104 Dec 62% Apr 77 May 1103/4 July Oct 61 Va Jun Nov 113% Apr Year 1946 $ per share $ per 12% May 19 33 Apr 30 97 1 7 104 No par 100 20 1.25 Nopar 5 com series A...No par No par com Nov 10 50 Nopar 17 51% Apr 16 May 19 Jan 13 28% Mar 11 3% May 19 11% May 19 32% May 19 share $ per share Highest $ per share 5 10Va Oct 18 3A Oct 21 31 Va Feb 45% May 44% Nov 20 32 Nov 62% 6 140 18 Va Mar 48 156 Mar Oct 173 14 Va 15% Nov 12 10 3/4 14% Feb 24 66 % Jan 7 9% Oct 45 Oct 1143/4 Feb 25 105 Va Dec 29 40 Va Apr Oct 60 68 Sep 8Va NOV Feb Jan July Deo 26 3/a Mar 68 % Apr 1193/4 July Deo 18% May 14% Oct 8 Oct 14 100 Sep 129 Mar 56 3 8 Oct 20 28 Sep 44 May Feb 3 123 8 5Va Oct 173/4 Jan 25% Feb 7 19 Oct 52 Jan 51 Va Jan 2 42 Dec 70 Apr May. 19 13"% Feb 14 23% Sep 8 49% May 17 110% May 16 Feb 17 28 Va Dec 633/4 Feb 3 43 Va Sep 128 Va Feb 4 111% Sep 8 49 May 19 20% Jan 3 32 64% Feb 8 34% Oct 11 52% May l'9 67 24 26 Va July 113/4 Dec 57V4 Deo 23% July 45 64 135% Apr Dec Jun 104% May 20 Nov 30% Apr 50 Va Sep 62 Jan 1 May 16 9% May 19 Oct 9 20 3 17% May 19 Corp Brass No par Mullins Mfg Co class B $7 preferred Munsingwear Inc Murphy Co (GO common 17 1 14% May 19 No par 103% May 26 5 10 1 35 May 29 Apr 14 100 . 108 Mar 26 25 15% Oct 19 Oct 34% 36 Jen May Mar 28 27 Va Oct 20 107 Va Mar 14 15% Nov 13 14V4 Sep 102 Oct 13 V4 Sep 22% 109% Jun Feb 27% Aug 110 15% 11,300 49 41% 41% 1,200 56% 10 32 3/4 Oct Jan 29 108 Va Jun Murray Corp of America com..—10 4% preferred 50 9'/a May. 17 37% Jan 2 15 Va Feb 11 93/4 Oct 443/4 Feb 13 33% Nov 55% Feb Myers 110% 15 *55 32% July 18% Deo Lowest Highest 1 1,200 *110% 14 Oct Co Wheel 37 112 18 14% Nov Products Motor 25 Va 6 27 Va Oct Motor 600 19 15 24% Jan 273/4 Feb 900 21 19 105% May 19 May 19 25 % 21 19 24% 67% Aug Nov 26 3% 16 19% May 19 25 21% 14% 107% Aug Oct 50 5 2434 18% Mueller 103 Oct 5 Corp 24% x20% 19% 105 11 23 3 21 Va 24 3/a 105% Feb 88% Jun 43% 3 24% 15% Apr 20 % 3 com Inc 19 V8 108 Jun 30% 5 100 preferred (John) & Co 24 Va 23% 36 Sep Sep 4314 May 19 com Tool Chemical Co Motorola Apr Oct 18 3/a 7 10 cum Morrell 25% 35% 22 Range Since vte Montgomery Ward & Co Moore-McConnack Lines $2.50 Nov 20 8 35% May 21 Inc Machine 108% Mar 21 Lowest com Co preferred Dec 28 10214 Oct 30 preferred series A Monsanto 102 Apr 23 % Oct Nopar Mojud *27 Apr Range for Previous Impl 1,000 *116% 122 Feb 10 x21 % 14% A 10% 59% Dec 102 % 25% Jan Nopar RR 19% *105 M 103/b 273/4 May 25 3/a Feb 29% May 19 10% 122% Apr 43 31% Feb No par 10% 59 71 Oct 18 com 10 34 *27 Sep 25 17% May 20 pfd.100 Mohawk Carpet, Mills *116 3/a 42 May 20 STOCK Regul Hosiery Mar 16% May 19 5 1,400 7% 118 ' 23% Nov 1 Corp Mo-Kan-Texas Jun Jun No par 3.90% Power 24 Va 23 Va 10 5514 May 17 13% May 20 41 Mar 21 pfd 21% 15% Nov No par Co $6.50 preferred Mission May 44 3% pfd series A conv Jun 65 Sep 20 50 Inc Co Min & Mfg Minn 13% 122% 122 50 3.20% Minn 17 45 Va 1 common SS 19% 108 98 Minn-Honeywell 1,600 NOV 97 9% Oct 95% Nov 20 1,700 64% Nov 70 May 112% May Dec 93% Dec 33% Feb 10% May 19 6% May 19 47% May 27 99 103 4834 Jan 23 13614 Jun 18 57 204'/a Jan 45% Nov May 26 21 38% May 243/4 Sep 195 3514 May 19 100 *64 14 Va 121% 1st & *21 Va 15% 8 Feb 25 24 No par P 19% *105 15% 23 111 No par cum 21 % 23 Va 24 108 Jan 49% Feb 1 4,000 14% 190 __50 5 19 Va 24 100 Prod 21% 21% __10 Nopar 37 14 Va 2 26% Nov 20 35% Nov 20 4 Minneap & St Louis Ry 33 14 % 18 1 Co 15% *25 Apr Jan Minn 55% 4 6314 Jan 75 Jan 37 *66 Feb Jun Sep Jun 15% 27% 45% 30% 48 20 16 61 % Sep Oct 105% Feb 37 Va 122% Sep 31 69 15% 60 *109 6 12% Jan 113 1,600 St 30% Nov 9 Apr 112% Mar 24% Oct 23 34 10814 Mar 20 2,200 98% 64'/a 8% Jan 57"% 3 9 % x57 99 % 270 203/a 4 15 Va ■ Oct Jan 9% % Feb 11 % 66% Petroleum Steel 11% 44 Sep 393/4 Nov 5 com Miami Copper MidrContinent Jan Deo 6 Inc Par Midland 8 3% Sep ~7% 8 37% 27% 13 26% 46% May Jan 38 122 1 8 Oct Nov 563/4 Feb 16 *10% 60% 64% 4% 17 8V2 Feb Jan 12% 26 44 38 2734 56% 51% 5% Nov 20 27% Feb Apr 4614 May 9 30% May 19 15% 121 32% 4 4% 4% 15 48 3 14 121% 4 Sep Aug 163/4 48% YORK 3,100 626 46% May EXCHANGE 4,000 . 173/4 14% Nov 14% 14% 9% 121% 4 V8 142 14 Va 9% 12% 49 3/a 142 9 *120Va 28 2,000 44% Nov 30 % May Sep Edison NEW *17% 133/4 Dec Sep Shares 17% 43% 443/8 15Va 18 STOCKS Nov. 20 Nov. 19 12% Sep 16% Sep 23% Transp Inc PRICES 1414 Feb 32% Feb 34% Feb Apr 30 preferred Metropolitan 4334 14% Co cum 2 111% July 111% Jun 8% Oct 17 15% Nov 1063/4 Oct 620 Jun 12% Jan 455 Jan May 1 Mesta Machine Co 43 Va 142 Min & $3.50 420 43 Va 8% & Merck 1 763A 65 37% Nov 7 preferred 700 44 14 3 4 12% 800 18% Aug Jun 160 Oct 16 Stores 42% 43% 143 1st conv 7 Mar 28 1514 Feb 1 21% Mar 6 42% May Sep Deo 38% Feb common 103% 43 8% 5% Mercantile 41% Jan 111 32 140 Jan 45% Oct (The) Merch 48 Va 93% 43 Va 4% 14 44 48% *91 43 121 37 *43% 49% 93% 43 % X98 *110% 2,900 43 64 % 24 80 16 40 % 98 "15% 63 16 ■ 40 Va 64% *105 *61% 16 Va Co 4014 Nov 21 30% 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Nov 714 May 19 Jun 313/4 Nov 166 45% 106 90 X20 20% 6 86 Apr May 35 No par Robbins 49% per 57 12 3/a HIGH 49% 93% 100 9014 Nov 41 94 17% Oct Co preferred 47 44 Va *43 *91 300 1 com Porcupine Mines & 1414 May 19 3914 May 17 25% Nov Jan .64 Co. Pu'o 103% 16% 57 121 49i/Q *103 Nov. IS t 57 64 % 93% 16 Va *93 Va 42% 14% *8% per *16% 141% "14% $ 49% 91 '•>% Tuesday Nov. 17 share 49% s 104 AND 44 *43 49 *91 16' 15% 44% 49 95 LOW 1 153i 49 95 63 *61 Va 63 15% *43 *92 49% *92 16% 44l/a McKesson *23% 23 7 *15:14 Mclntyre 20 % 4b34 4 2,000 22 Corp Electric 3,500 $4 Nopar • preferred conv 52 24 Va 314% McGraw 33% 400 Nopar pfd McGraw-Hill 2134 463 % 800 5 3914 May 19 Nopar Stores Nov May 17 17514 Nov 20 Corp McCrory 1,300 *23% *93 Va 23 10 - 27 McCall 2214 May 19 5 Nopar cum May 19 1814 July 23 preferred 1st 9 24% May 27 pfd $6 , *41 % 4 1 common $3 9% May 19 2414 Sep Nopar 100 pfd 1947 series—No par Co 11% May 19 16% Apr 14 11% Nov 20 Aug Jan 45% 7 21 17 Jan 120 Dec 18% Dec 14 21 Nov Feb 43% Feb Oct 109 Apr 6~6~ 29% Oct 53 Apr 14 —No par 29% Jan 31 60 common Dept Stores $3.75 preferred 2114 Jan 3 172 Jan 29 152 com' preferred May 5 24 20 100 Electric Co 3,300 90 12% *43 Va 112 V2 60 90% 90 90 12 3 91 Oct 314 Jan 14 Nopar 24% 34% *175% 91% Mar 12 19% May 28 6% May 20 No par 35% 7% 31 79% Feb 2814 Oct 41% May 19 30% May 19 1 Corp Corp 175 V2 43 Va 43 Jan 13% May 17 Nopar 100 Co 35 Va 43 Va 91 12% L) 175% 42% 91% *88 X24 % 97 May 17 100 preferred (Glenn 35 92% 91 263/8 414% 182 34% *177 42 *91% 12Va 25 Va 34% 182 41% 91 Va *88 *177 101 100 25% 341/4 42 *91 Va 102 7 May 14 1714 May 19 Jun. 17 —5 Martin-Parry *101 2.314 Nov 40 Jan May 653/4 Oct 13 ..1 Corp 6% prior pfd 37% Dec Feb .6.25 Corp 37% 14 27 6 5 12% Oct 99 455 Nopar 210% Mar 4 1 Shirt Deo 20 12 —50 Bros 183 Feb 34 100 102 20 135 Nopar com 19% 101 Sep 10914 Feb Nov 10% May 17 19 Aug 8 58% May 19 10 No par 83 191% July 25 X48 * Aug 29 . 2 23% Nov x84 Apr 28 9 100 com preferred 12% *99 Va —100 Trucks Inc 12 8% 27 A 10 12 *12 500 27 22% 58% 19% 12 Va *11 Va 12 27 % 23% 99 v, 15% 28% OCt 40% Oct 3014 Jan 15614 Nov 14 & Sons Inc com__l Oct 19VaMayl7 10 101 19 % 8% *98 (M) 44% May 74% Jan Nov 10 24% Aug 25 . ^.100 Louisville Gas & Electric A__No par & Nashville 50 43 3 43 Apr 14 ; *99 12 12% 99 233/a 39 136 34% 101 1134 8Va 38% 35 *98 23 Va *130 58 *19 12% 500 39 Va 34% *99 99 23 136 57% ■ *93 223/8 39 Va *130 34% 100 99 22 % 6 213/4 Nov 10 < 6014 July 14 33% Nov ;10 47 common Co Louisville 25% 10% Oct Apr Highest t per share 96% Jan . May 19 Nov 13 1214 May 19 17% Apr 16 preferred 40 Va No par No par 11 I per share Feb " 8 59% Feb 33Vi May 27 No par Liquid Carbonic Corp com—No par 25 291/4 Mar 15 ...Nopar Lowest $ per share 17 May 17 46% May 21 8 May 16 170 Year 1946 Highest :$ per share 78 No par Lima-Hamilton Corp Belt Co.l Link 68 3/4 68 Va 20 Va Lily Tulip Cup Corp 9,800 223/8 , ,.100 .... 13% 22% 20 Va Preferred 89 68% -. Libbey Owens Ford Glass No par Libby McNeill & Libby.., * 7 Life Savers Corp.—„ __5 Liggett & Myers Tobacco com..—25 13 300 Per No par 89 20 .13% * Lemer Stores Corp 13% 68 3/4 19% x * 88 22 Va 12% Range Since January 1 Lowest 13% 12 3/a 12 Va Range for Previous STOCK EXCHANGE 88 12% 19% 12Va NEW YORK Shares 33 Va *84 % RECORD the Week t per share 37 90% 172 44 Va *43 Friday Nov. 21 Nov. 20 per 9% * Thursday Nov. 19 $ STOCK STOCKS Wednesday t per share YORK PRICES SALE (2115) 50% Jun 56 29 50 70 Jun 4%% preferred*. (F E) & Bros No par 10 40% Feb 112 Jan Dec 114% 22 May Jan Jan N 17 17% 17 17% 17% 17% 17% 18 17% 17% 22% 22 % 21% 22 22 23 22% 22% 22 22 *253/4 26% 253/4 25% 26% 26% 26 Va 26% 26% 263/4 *10% 17% 18% 24,200 Nash-Kelvinator 21% 22 Va 270 Nashville Chatt *26% 263/4 700 National Acme St 11 10% 10 Va 10% 103/4 10'/a 103/4 10% 10% 10% 10% 2,700 National Airlines..... 11% 11% 11 ll3/8 11 Va 113/a 11% 113/a 11% 11% 11 11% 3,300 National Automotive 12% 12 Va 12% 13 13 13 13 Va 13% 13% 13% 13% 1,300 National Aviation *31% 32 31% *31 Va 31% 31 Va 31% 31% 32 31% 32 32 32 Va 323/4 32% 32% 32% 32% *166% 173 *31 313/4 *166% 32 31% 173 *166% .31 % 32% 172 • 171 171 *169 174 *171 173 700 5,000 100 7% Fibres Corp National Battery Co National Biscuit Co 26% 25 34 25% 25% 25% *25 Va 93/8 93/8 9% 9% 9% 93/4 9% 10% 10 10% 10 10% 5,400 National 41 Va 41% 413/4 41% 41% 41% 2,400 93/a 14 3/4 9% 9% 4,800 14 3/a 14% 13,000 *253/8 41% 41 41% 9Va 9% 9 9Va 9Va 9% 9Va 93/8 9% 14% 14% 143/8 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 14% 41 42 26% *25% 26% 200 Nat Bond J4 /-•'/■ • - ■ ., Share Can Corp National ■V'.F'- Container 13 Oct 25% Jen 13 23 Oct 52 Va Jen May 19 30 6 27 Sep 413/4 May 34% Jan , Jan 1 10% Nov 21 6 143/4 Nov Inc—1 9% May 19 Feb 7 10% MayT9 163/4 Feb 21 10 Sep 13% Dec 20% May 1—5 283% Jan 24 33 Oct 20 203/4 34% Apr Jan 13 16% Jan 14 34% Feb 15 Jun 27 26% Feb 13 25% Oct Oct 373/8 May 205% Apr 10 27 Jan 170 Nov 7 21% Jun 10 8% May 19 33 MayT9 8% Jun 16 133/4 Feb 7 213/4 Feb 42% Nov 8 31 Nov 45% Jan 14% Jan 7 13 Oct 243/a Aug 15% Oct 15 No par —10 Corp Register Nat City Lines Inc For footnotes see page 28. te... & 7 293/4 Feb 100 common National Cash *41 26% 19% Feb May 24 i—4 preferred *25% May 19 19 21 5 Louis 12% 14 100 —1 Corp & Co Co No par ;—1 1 13% Aug 13 4 187 180 Nov 22% Oct 9% Nov 323/4 Apr 23 24 (2116) THE LOW Saturday Monday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 .j. 1 per share 14% per Nov share 14% 14% 29% t HIGH AND Tuesday 14% 1 per share 14% 14% Sales for the Week t per share t per share $ per share 14% 14% 14% 14% 14 Va 14% 29% 2874 29% 28 Va 28% 30 X29 17% *17% 17% 17% 17% 17% 1774 17% 17% 17% 18 20% 20% 20% 20% 21 20% 21 20% 21% 20% 21% 42% 42% 42% 42% 42 42% 42% 42% 42 42 29% 29% 19% 19% 19% 19% 1974 20% 20% 21% *100% 101% 101% 101% 101% 101% 101% 101% 33% 34% 3474 34 34 171 171 *140% 33% 172 *7% 18% 1 18% 1% *90% 173 142 141 1 91 90% *7% • 8 17% 8 18% 18 1 9074 92% 90% Par 7,200 National 1,500 National Dairy Products Dept Stores 16,700 3,500 20% 21 Va 20% 21% 101% *101% 102% 35 % 35 Va 9,000 *172% National Distillers Nat 142 8 7% 18% 176 35 *173 176 143 143 142 % 7% 93% lVa Lead 1% 480 preferred 6% 230 preferred National Linen Nat & 5,400 Natl 94% 93% Mai National 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 25% 20% 20 20% 20% 21'/a 21'/a 21% 21 Va 22% 22 22% *95 96 96 96 96 96 96 96 95% 95% 95% 95% 330 *24% 25 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% 24%' 24% 24% 24% 24% 900 13% 13% 13% 500 Natl 12 11% 11% 900 20 26% 14 11% 13% 13% *13% 14 13% 14 13% 11% *13% 12% 12% *11% 12 11% 12 *11% 19% *19% 20 19% 19% 19 Va 19% *15% 16 *15% 16 *15% 16 15% 15% *106 V4 107 *106% 107 *106% 107 106 % 106 % *29% 30 29% 29% 29% *99% 101 *99% *98 101 99% 9974 41% 41% 25% 25% *411/4 42% 2574 257/a 94% 94% *93 24% 24% 25 40% 40% *39 19% 29% 29% 101 29% *99% 102 *99% 102 *99 102 42 42 41 25% 96 15% *106 *29 Va 102 *99% 19 25% 25% 25% 39 39% 102 *15% *106 *29% *99% *100 1,100 700 107 10 30 400 101 % 102 10 Nehi 26 26 Va 2,700 95% *93 Newport Industries 4%% preferred 95% 25 25% 24% 24% 10,000 40 *39% 50 39% 40 40 40'/a 900 *93 1 1 Mining Corp 10 1 common 100 Newport News Ship & Dry Dock York New Air Brake New York Central N 120% *120 123 1,800 15% 15% 15% 16 16 *15% 15% 22% *19 22'% *21% 22 *19 22% *19 22% *20 % 22% *50 55 *50 55 *50 55 *50 55 *50 55 *50 *230 245 *230 245 *230 245 6% 55 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% *230 245 *230 245 230 230 1,000 N 16% 15% 16 15% 96% 95 95 13% 14 74 14% 16% 17 16% 16% 16% * 16% 95 % 96'A 14 16% 14 Y New $5 10 N N 15% "95 Chic & St Y Y & Dock com common preferred Harlem RR Co Y New Hav Preferred 11,700 No par Louis Co non-cum & Hart RR series 5% *94 % 94% *23 23% *35% 94% 36 *23 35% *94% 96 94% 94% 23% 96 96% 95 % 96 14% 14 % 14% 14 1474 14% 100 94% 94 94% *93 23% * 35% 23% 23% 23% *23% 35 Va 36 35% 35% 35% 94% *93 94% 120 N Y Power 2,500 N Y Shipbldg Corp partic stock Y 170 24 23% 23% 1,000 35% 35 Va 35% 600 State $3.75 *58 58% 26% 25 25 8% 58 3.90% Gas 26% 26% 26% 26% 26% *26% 24% 25 25 Va 25% 25% 25% 25% 257a 25% 25% 16,300 North American 8% 8% 8% 8% 8 % 8% 8% 8% 7,500 North American 8'/a 27 *26% 27 1,200 *87 89 *28'% 28% 28 2874 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28% 28 28% 4,900 19% 19 % 19% 19% 20 19% 20% 1974 20'% 19% 20'/a 12,200 *87 89 *87 89 *87 89 *il *87 89 *87 % 90 Adjustment preferred Deo 22 Sep 106 10 109% Aug 43% May Mar 11 103% NOV 110% May 106 102 26 32% Feb 104 Deo 113 Oct 50 Apr 7 27 Sep 45 Jun 95% Feb 3 Oct 109% Jun Oct 20 18% Nov 34% Apr 10 36% Oct 69% Jan 22% Feb 3 13% Oct 35% 38% Nov 18 26 Sep 61% May 3 79 Sep 124 Sep 4 16% Deo 37% 1 S 21% Oct 41% May 53% Oct 76 May 275 Jun 325 Feb 102 Deo 113% Mar Aug Nov 21 15% Nov 15 95 17 107 10% May 21 16 290 Feb 20 25% Sep Nov Mar 1 Sep 25 11% Nov 34 100% Aug 19 new 25% Oct 20 41% Sep 23% Oct 9% Deo f 16% Oct 102% Feb 17 96% Deo 22% Apr 25% Oct 2 25 Nov 6 11 Aug 20 19 Va Aug 20 50 33 3,500 21% 21% 21% 22 22% 23 23 23% 23 Va 23% 3,600 37 37 37 37 37% 37 % 37% 38 260 Northwestern Telegraph 7 & Rubber No par No par common__10 cumulative preferred 6% *6% 300 Norwalk Tire 13% 13% 13% 400 Norwich Pharmacal *32 33 *32 32% 33% 33% *32% 33% 32% 32% 200 Ohio 104% 104% Jan 22% Feb 37 6% Nov 111 30% Nov 21% *13% 28 1 17 37 pfd $3.60 series Inc 6% May 16 87% Sep 8 13 Va May 10 100 13% 13% Feb 72% May 39% 16% 117 Apr Feb May 8 Jan 36 (Minn)— 93% 13% 28% — 11 13% 13% Feb 17 115% Jan 50 20 *92% *13% Jan Jun 26 17 13% 14 135 20% Feb 62% Jan 17 92% *13 % Oct 46% Feb 10% Feb 13% Airlines Deo 30% 7 43% Nov 21 30% Sep 33% Jan 92% 7 24 % May 25% Nov Feb 10 13% 7 14% Nov Jan 13 July 25 17 93% 7 42% May Apr 25 16% 18% Feb 22% Oct 13 *6% Oct 38 Feb 26 % Nov l 92% 14 106% Mar Jan 25 new Co Aviation 13 13 y4 Nov 5 21% ! Nov 15 16 92% 4.6% Dec 11% 32% 64% Nov 1274 74 25% 89 Oct 14 92% Northwest Feb 2% Sep 101% July 18% 9 230 Sep 17 10 19 1% Aug 75 24% Feb 173/3 Jun May 19 11 % May 19 Apr 10% Aug 41% Sep 57 V2 Nov 12% 37% 173 Oct 10% 53% Jan 92 *37'/a Oct 6% Nov 20% Jan Apr July 13 2 12% 6% 207 13% Jun 94V2 Nov 13 92 6% 4 Oct 12% 7% Sep 108% Jan 23% Nov 12% *6% Dec Jun 21% 6 30 Northern Pacific Ry Cum 40% 29% Jan 24 17% Feb 10 98% Nov 93 % Oct 92 200 10 22% Oct 29 98 Nov 10 35 %i May 20 24 % May 21 100 common Northern States Pwr Co *91 1 4 Northern Central Ry Co Northern Natural Gas Co 8 New 28% Jan 100 10 26% 4,500 2 25 59 59 33% 108% Sep Western Ry— & 58% 58% 7 31 20 38 new__2.50 Noblitt-Sparks Industries Nopco Chemical Co 58% 5874 pfd__100 preferred 58% 58% Oct Oct 27 Corp— 58% 8% 19 % & cumulative Norfolk *26'A & Light Elec 16% 102% Co— A N 13 V2 2 15 Nov 107 May 23 26,100 24,900 Jan 1% Jan 95 6 Apr 13% 38 Jan 8% Apr 28 13 19 13% 37% Feb 35% Nov 30 Feb 53 13% 38 25% Jan 107 28% Nov No par 50 13% 37% *20% 105 No par 1374 37% 123 18% May 19 13% May 29 No par 13% 37% 122% 20% May 20 13% May 19 11% Jan 3 York 13% 38% 122 Mar 18 City Omnibus Corp 13% 37% 123 1 No par 88 80 13% 37 122 6 100 13% 36 123 May 19 Nov 25% May 20 preferred series A 13% 35% 122 % 31% Nov 100 13% 121% 28 32% May 19 12 May 17 18% May 19 35% 120% 45 % Oct 21 Va May 17 12% May 19 4%% conv serial preferred 100 Newberry Co (J J) common__No par 3%% preferred 100 New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd__100 2674 May 26 32% Aug 67% Jan *149 No par 26% 19% Nov 28 common 27 Jun 3 No par 10 Corp., Newmont Apr 34% 167 No par 3,000 45% 19 Fibre Co 43% Sep 15% Nov 25 Co 42% 30 Nov 10 Neisner Bros Inc 3 8 23% Oct 141 100 43 Va 25% 25 Va 41 101% 15% Jan 20% Jan May 19 178 Co Vulcanized Aug, 38 May 19 15 Corp 42 96 *93 96 1574 30 19 Tea 23 May 19 6% Jan 16 16% May 20 1 Aug 19 743,4 May 26 preferred National Oct 190% Sep No par Sugar Ref Co Supply (The) Pa com 4% % 15 31 1 Highest $ per share 17% Feb 21 Oct No par National Natl 99 May 16 t per share 170 Corp Co ex-dist 42% 26% 26 *93 *99% *100 19 19 107 27 26 26% 13 V* 27 Va 14% 17% 30% 14% Year 1946 $ per share 100 B Lt $ per share Lowest 100 Cast & 10 common Service Steel Natomas *26 % No par 1 No par A Stl Power 4,100 1,900 28,500 95 Co 500 1 No par preferred conv 3,200 1 92 $4.50 National 7% 18 1 1 18% No par 5 Prod & Enam 18% 7% 18 7,900 1 Stamping National Gypsum Co com 120 34% *474 93 EXCHANGE Cylinder Gas Co 101% 1 1 1% 43 *42 Range lor Previous Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest STOCK NEW YORK National 2,600 35 141 18 Monday, November 24, 1947 Shares 175 174 142 141% 8 18% 173 172 141% 143 *7% 34 CHRONICLE STOCKS Friday Nov. 21 17% 29 FINANCIAL Nov. 20 Thursday Wednesday 20% 29% & PRICES SALE Nov. 19 18 . COMMERCIAL Co 2.50 89 Jun 12 6% May 16 12'% Oct 2 18% NOV 104% Nov 56% Jan 6 45% Jan S 13% Feb 11 44 Oct 9 Nov 19% May 18% Feb 16% Deo 28 30% Sep Jun 112 6 55% Jan May O *32 33 *105 105 % 105% 104% *104% 105 % 27 27% 26% 27% 27'/a 27% 27 Va 27% *19 % 19% *19% 19% 19% 19% *19% 19% 23% 23% 23 % 23% 2374 24% 2474 25% 25 25% 101% 101 % 101% 102% 102% 102% 102% 103 10274 102 74 *101 102'A 470 10% 10 Va 10% 974 10 10 Va 10% 10% 2,500 100 % 100% 20 19% 201/4 30% 30% 31 *9% *105 10 "100 102 *100 20 *19 10 102 *19 20 *30% *148% 30% 152 *21% 22 *84% 30% *148% 87% *74 105 100 34 101 19% 30% 30% 152 19% 30% 151 151 21% 75% 21% *20 20% *84% 87% *84% 87% *74 75 74% LOW 75% AND HIGH 25% 100 74 100% *19 30% 151 151 20 20% *84% 87% 74 74 SALE 27 *19% 25 *104 20 105 110 27 Va 27% 16,700 *19'A 19% 100 27% 10% 101 *19% 31 101 20% 31 15074 150% 150% 21% 21% *20% 21 88 *84% 7,700 80 400 4,000 90 *85 73 73 74% 150% 73 210 700 Edison 4.40% Ohio Gas Corp 4%% Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Wednesday Nov. 17 Nov. 18 Nov. 19 t per share 6 19% Feb pfd—20 19 Nov 12 22 21 Sep No par common Otis Elevator 6% common __ Co _ Owens-Illinois Glass Co,...., 12.50 17% 97 July 23 YORK 36 Jun Xll9% Jan 17% Jan 99 Va 4 Feb 8 X113 Sep 30 28% Feb 18 25 Dec May 19 33% Feb 18 26 Oct 158 Sep May 149% Oct 7 7 26% Oct 107 118 Jan 29% July Jun 22% Oct 18% NOV 17 11 37% NOV 10% Nov 15 Feb Jun 15% Sep 24 38 13% Feb May 17 7% May 86 13 Feb 120 51% May 39% Feb 24 163% Jan 18 19% May 15 28 y* Feb 8 19% Deo 180% May 35 Jun 84 Aug 28 93 Jan 4 86% Oct 111% May 70 Va July 80 July 25 69% Nov 100 1 STOCKS NEW Apr Range for Previous Range Since January 1 STOCK Year 1946 Lowest EXCHANGE 15 *14% 15 *14% 15 *14% 15 *13% *1474 15 *14% 15 Pacific Amer Fisheries Inc 14% *13% 14% *13% 14% *13% 14% *68% *13% 70 * 14% *13% 14% Pacific Coast 70 70 70 69 69 *68% 70 67 VA 68'A 41% 40 % 40% $ per share 10 No par *14% I per share 100 2.50 Mfg_. t share 6 100 & _ $ per share per 100 No par preferred Outboard Marine the Week t per share 108% 27% Nov preferred (The) common 8% convertible preferred A Oppenheim Collins Sales for Nov. 21 Elec 4% & ... Friday Nov. 20 Thursday 18 14 Corp PRICES Saturday 9 111% Feb Apr convertible Omnibus Outlet 1,(00 Jan 3 21 Co Oklohoma 31 Ve Apr 103% Oct No par ... preferred Oil Oliver 8 100 Co common Shares Par Highest t per $ per share share Lowest t per share Highest t per share P 68 % *40 41% 41% 37 4174 37% 37 37'A 36% 37% 55% 55% 55% 55 Va 55% 55% 36 36 36% 36 % 367/a 37% 95% 95% 95% 95% 95% *147V8 149 41 ! .49 4% 4 56% 55% 147 Va 4% 4% 56% *95 *147% 74 149 4'A 4% 56% 40 41 36% 36% 36 36% 6,000 Pacific Gas & Electric 55% 55% 55 55 1,000 Pacific 38% 39% 38% 39 *38 Va 38% 2,300 Pacific 94% 95 94% 94% * 300 Pacific 146 4% 147'/a 146 145% 145% 190 *4% 4% 1,600 57% 52% 54% 57 55% 4% 5 4% 5 4% 5 9% 9% 9% 9% 9% x9% 16% *15% 16 74 *15% 16% *15% 16% *16 Va 53% 103 *71% 105 53% 102 6% 73 105 22% 54 % 53% 102 101% 6% 7 7 *71% 73 73 5103 105% *103 54 4% 55 21,700 Pacific 4% 5 36,200 Packard 9% 9% 18,200 Pan *16'/a 16% 53% 533/4 53% 533A 1013/4 1013/4 101 % 101 % 7'/a 7% 105% 74 *103 74 105% 76% 54 54% 3,800 102 300 7Va 7 7 6,900 76% 77 77 800 *103 105% 23 233/a *101% 1053/a 105% 50 *2% 22 3/4 23'A 37,700 4% Paraffine 22% 22% 22% 23% 42 42% 42 % 43'A 43% *42% 433A 2% 23/a *2% 23/8 2% 2% 23/a 23/8 2,100 Park 34% 35% 35 35 35% 35 Va 35% 4,500 Parke *29% 30 30 303/a 30% 30 29 % 29% 500 30 >/2 *7% 2% 34% 35 30 Va 30 Va 7% 7% 8 7% 73/4 73/8 73/4 35 *29% 7% 7% *43 7% 44 300 Prod No par com__No par 100 Cos common__No par Inc preferred Pictures Paramount 1 Refining & convertible 4% 42 2% 10 Corp preferred Panhandle 22% 2% Oil Car Airways Corp Panhandle East Pipe L 22 % 35 Motor 2% Pan-American Petrol & Transp—5 42% *41% Western American 223/8 *34% No par Telep & Teleg common__100 6% preferred 100 Pacific Tin Consolidated Corp 1 52 % 17 25 No par Corp Mills 9% 7Va 7 Lighting 5 1013/4 73 95 160 4% 9% 6% 94 % 39 4% 9% 53 146 39 4% 5 53% No par No par 37 9% *102 5 10 preferred non-cum 2nd preferred non-cum 1st 55% 36% *55 4% *15% 100 Co common 100 1 Inc Park & Tilford Inc Utah 1 Consolidated Davis & Mines No par Co 2.50 Proof Co Parker Rust 1 *9% 9% 9% 7% 2,200 Parmelee 9% 9% 9% *9% 10 *35% 9% 36% 9% 36% 36% 93A 1,400 Patino Mines & Enterprises No par 5 *36'A 36% 36% 38 43% 37% 42% 38'/a 38 Va No par 43 % 3,700 Penick 43% 38 43% 44 44 44 44 43 44 4,400 Penney 43% 9% Transportation & Ford (J C) Co 6% 6 % 6% 6% 6% 7% 6% 13% 13% 13% 7Va 6% 6% 2,000 Penn-Central 13% 13% 14% 14% 14% *18% 143/a 143A 18% 14% 18% 2,800 Penn 18% 15 Va *18% 19 18 3/4 18% 18% 34% 34 y2 18% 35% 18% 1,100 Penn-Dixie *33% 18% *33% 35% 353/4 *333/4 35 3A 100 Penn 20 5% *110 111% 19% 16% 19% 111% 110 19% 17 16% 45% 46% 114 y2 114% 19% 17 453/4 *45 114% *110 19% 16% *45 % 115 *115 110 19% 7 7 *33% 35 *33% *108% 110 *108% 19 % 19% 193/a 17 163/4 17 46% 46% 47 *46 116% 116% 117 116 163/4 110 19% *108% 19'A 110 Coal Airlines preferred Power & Light Co 193/a 10,200 Penn 17 16% 16% 40,400 Pennsylvania RR 45% 46 % 1,100 116% 116% 700 Pepsi-Cola Co Pet Milk Co No par 54% 54% 54 54% 54 Va 54% 55 55 55% 86 86 55 % 86% 86% 1,100 *86% 88 86% 86% 10% 87'A 87'A 500 *9% 10% 10% Peoples G L & Coke 10% *93/4 11 *97/a 11% 10% 10% 200 Peoria 25% 2534 *32% *105 32% 107 *10% 10% *16 16% *48 46% *52% * 101 % For 25% 26 Va 25% 26% 26% 263A 25% 26% 253/4 26 Va 32% 32% 20,200 33 33 33% 33% 33'A 33% 32% 32% 700 *105 107 *105 10% *16 107 10% *10% 16% 16 *105 107 *105 107 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 16 15% 15% 15% 15% *15 3/4 X49 % 48 y8 48% 48% 49 49% 49% 493/4 49% 49% 46% v 45% 46% 46% 47 47 47% 47% 48 54 54 53% 102 53% 53% 53% 53% 53% 54 101% 101% 101% 101% *101% 102 footnotes see page 28. 105 *101%,-,101% 47% 105 10% 16 50 10 3,600 400 1.700 48% 21,300 53% 533/4 370 *101% 1013/4 50 No par 50 10 100 5 100 100 _33%c 87 ~ 100 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co com 3%s series A preferred *53% *54 7 Glass Sand Corp com__No par 46% 116 No par —1 10 Co Cement *86 *9% Corp Coke Corp & Peoples Drug Stores Inc 4-%% (Chic) & Eastern Ry Co common 2nd preferred Petroleum Corp of America Pfeiffer Brewing Co Pfizer (Chas) & Co Inc Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% preferred $6 preferred 100 5 No par 1 25 50 No par 10 Oct 19% 12% Deo 25% July 17 49 NOV 86% Mar 3 80 Oct 467/a Oct 17 24 Deo 48 3 43% Jan 18 36% May 28 9% May 19 50 24 Jan Jan 16 34% Jun 54 25% 91 145% Apr 10 May 19 Aug 25 Nov 21 3% May 16 21% 4% 9 Va 13 Jan 10 Sep 4 Nov 6 May 13 40% 101 % 5% 58% 13 20 Jan Nov Jan Jun 105 Nov 20% Sep 37 Sep 2% May 34 Va M*y 28% May 7% Sen 87/a May 32% Sep 38% May 6% July 7 Apr 13% May 29 Sep 107% 18 % 16% 38 114% 47 8J % May May Nov May Nov May Jun 6 May 24% Jan 23 13 10 5 9 8 17 19 62% 39% 129% 168 7 59% 7% 147/a 18 55 109 9% 79% 109 Sep 24 Feb 1 10% 47% 67% Jun 48 Apr Jan 2 Feb 8 Feb 13 122% Oct 160% 164 Deo 5 Oct 181% July 11% Feb Oct Feb Feb July 20 Oct 12% Feb Deo 27 Jan 18 13 Oct 20% Apr 56% Apr 37% Jan 100 Deo 4% Deo 56 105% Sep Oct Apr 14% 90 Va 110 Jan Apr May 27% Oct 39% July 4 62 Nov 82 Apr 6 3% Sep Jan 9 34% Feb 21 35 Va Jan 48% May 26 Oct Oct 20 19 24% Feb 27 25 36 17% Sep 28% Feb 20 17 13 13 13 19 117 Jun 9 May 14 Apr 14 Nov 3 May 28 111 2 27 1 15 May 13 Apr 5% 11% 14% 15% 38 Va 48% 15% 16% 5 19 16 34% Jun 13 Nov 12 Mar 24 Feb 7 Feb 18 July 8 32% Jan 63% Jan 4% Jan 18% Nov Jun 21 24 11 Mar Oct 64% Sep 28% Oct 43 19 Jan Jan 11 Feb 19 7 20 105 Feb 5 8% May 17 13% 37 36% 52 *98% 16 22 12 Oct 11% Deo 24% Jan Feb 11 40% Nov 67% Jun Jan 12% Dec 45% Jan1 6% Oct 16% Feb 30% Jan Feb 11 Mar 31 Nov 20 Apr 4 16 Jan 29 Jan 6 Feb 8 34% July 25 34 Jan 4 108% Jun 2 11% July 25 18 62% 48% 59 109% Jan 35% Aug 22% Jun 26% Feb 3 51% Jan 6 118% Sep 2 55 % Nov 21 101% Feb 13 22 7% Oct 8 Jan 2 Nov 21 Mar 20 Aug 5 110 20% Jan 37% Aug 115% July Sep 27 Va 25 Sep 37% Nov 47% Feb 61% Deo 43 Jan 68 86% Nov 115 14 * Oct 51% 21% Sep 28% Sep 40% 105% Sep 8% Deo 13 Apr Jan May Apr Jan Jan 43% Mar 109 14% leya Mar Apr Feb 35% Jan 80 May 29% Sep x48 May 51% Deo 107 Deo 76% Jan 117% Jan > Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL Number 4649 LOW HIGH AND Saturday Monday Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 Nov. 18 f per share 23% *27 27 27% *114 114% 103 103 103 14% 14% 14'% 32% 32% 31% 32 % 90 89 89 27% 27% 28 14% 14% 31% 33 *89 90 27% Sales for Nov. 21 the Week tper share 23% 114 *14% 27% 23% 27 114 103 103 *89 23% 27 27% I per share 27% 23% 27% *27 23% Shares 4.4% preferred 100 112 103 % 600 3.8% preferred 100 ,102 14% 14% 2,900 33% 34 35% 9,500 89% 90 90 103 % *103 104 103 14% 14% 14% 14% 32% 33'/a 33% 90 89 27% 28 27 27% 96% 96% 92 92 *95 96% *95 97 95% *92 94% *92 94% *92 94% 30 *29% 30% *29% 30% *29% 31 *30 30% *88% 90 *88% 90 *29% *88% 31 90 90 *88% 90 *88% 59 58% 59 57% 55% 57 14 14 14% 14% 1% *34% 35% *34% 35% *101% 102 % 102 % 102'/a *90 15% 15% 15% *92% 94 94 94 : *29 29% 29% 29% *20% 21 20% 168 *163% 165 163% 38 37 % 9% *145 9% *12% 9% 13 12 *130 21 90 80 *12% ♦140 31% *12% 16 *92% 29% 21% *15% 34% 94 30% 22% 16% 47 Dec 102 Sep 33% Sep 71 Jan 104% Dec 112 Jun Dec 106% Aug 92% 92% *92% 93% 31% 31% 31% 24% 23% 32 25 26 *145 168 *145 163 *145 165 *163'/a 165 *163% 165 38% 38% 93 .80 13% 38% 9% 9% 13% 38% 38% 26% 26% 4,700 38% 4,300 10 10% 10% 10'A 12,500 13% 13% 13% 13% 5,300 38% 38% *125 90% 91% *12% 80 13% 155 *140 34% 11 *126 — *126 91% 93 92 93 78 78 78 73 *76% 78 80 13% 13% *13'A 14 400 13% 13% *140 155 33% *140 34% 34% 11 *10% 24% 24% 24% 25 25 % 35 35 35 35 35 15% 15 15'A 15% *10% 15 % 25% *34% 15% 92% 92 155 *140 11 155 34 34% 34 2,550 *10% __ 10% 35% 35 V2 *68% — Jan 5 — C & St Louis 12 100 Pitts Consolidation Coal Co 1 Pittsburgh Forgings Co 25% 25% 26% 2,600 34% 34% 700 15% 15% 15% 4,200 15'/a 300 14 »A 14% 300 11 11% 11% 10% 11 VA 10% 11 Va 6,600 __ — 10% _ m.rnm _ v 1 „ 19 10 May 16 91 Sep 23 18% Jan 2 17% May 19 68 68 6814 68 Va 4,200 24'A 24% 24 24% 23% 24% 24 VA 24% 5,800 Publicker 100 May 19 8Va May 19 114 Apr 22 59% May 17 67 Jan 13 10% May 1P> 171 May 15 17% May 16 10 Sep 22 Apr 19 xl5 xl4% Nov 21 134 '112% 54% Dec 31 Sep 17% Oct 30% Jun Sep Sep 115% Jan 126 Jan 104 % 1,080 $5 103 Nov 21 110'A 109 % 110% 110% 112% 111% 111% 1,320 6% preferred 100 109 Nov 118% 120% 119 120 119% 120 120 120 570 preferred 10o 117' May 28 133% 134% 133 % 134'A 133'A 134 134 135 134 135 470 7% 8% preferred -100 127 Jan 113 113 113 314 114 24% '106% *28 25 25% 108 25 106% 107 25 *106% 28% 28 28'A 27% 23% 23% 23% 25'A 108 ♦23% 24% *106% 25% 24% 108 27% 26% 27% 24 24 *106% 24 24% 108 26% 24 Va *107 26% *23% 60 24% - 107% 27 27 preferred Nov 10 102% Feb 20 30% May 19 38% Jan 2 Corp of N J com__No par preferred No par 20% Nov 14 25% Feb 21 cum Service Co of No par Colorado Pub Serv Elec & Gas pfd $5__No par Pullman Inc No par Pure Oil (The) common— No par 5% 200 1,400 21 98% 109 ' 4,900 12,800 Feb 13 121 56 Oct 27% Feb 111'A 114 25 Oct 67 Pub Cerv 55 % Sep 14% 22 Nov 120 55% 24% 20% 19 % Oct 32 109 55'A 35% Oct 27 preferred 100 Purity Bakeries Corp No par conv Jun 2 110% *112% 29% Aug 15% May 17 5 com 104 55% Oct Apr- 104 55 % 19 63% 103% 55 % 30 71% 104 54% 26% Oct Nov July Oct 103 % ♦112% 22 200 Nov 104'/a 55 % 31% Nov Dec, 104 113 Oct 12% 11% 21 Va 55 Nov 13 53 33% *112% 200 28 28 38 21% 54% 23 Oct Jan 3 34% 113 Jan Jun Jan 17 21% 134% 34% Oct 13 33% 103 12% 71% Nov 82% Jan 21% 119 7 May 20 34 110% Feb Feb May 57 21'A 104 % 92 96% No par ; 34 104% 68% Dec 141 Feb 21 lA 104% 18 Nov Feb 33% $4.75 Sep Oct 16 92 Public 59 43" 21% 200 103 11 14% Nov 33% 6,900 1 Oct May 19 91% 2,300 Feb Oct 34 21% 21% Jan 22% Sep 50 33% 34 14 Oct May 17 91% 93 Jan Dec 9% 15% Nov 21 Nov 21 20% *92 93% 84% 17% 200 38% 14% 48% 7 % 9 *33% 93 140 30 1 com *91 *92 l> 10% Nov 21 14% Oct 15 . 20% 92 Va Xl6% 2 42% Feb 7 33% *91% 10 Feb 26% May 32% Apr 21 119 • 20% 26% Feb Feb 106 Feb 91% *33% Nov Mar 10 Inc 17% May preerred series A Industries Dec 21 30 100 com Procter & Gamble— 24'A 89% Nov 32 Feb 15% 210 10 68% Sep Dec May 202 dist 68 7% 36 110 136 Dec Way" 68% 16% Oct 23 102 Mar 29 Oct Nov 11% May 17 68 123 July No par class B 69'A Sep Sep 102% 200 No par 4%% 29% 19 197 19% May 19 69 400 ^ Feb Jan 21 36 Jan Aug 22 Aug 1 36 41 203 165 5 36% Dec ' 1 — Pond Creek Pocahontas 36% Jan 16% Feb 38% July 24 Plymouth Oil Co 36% 73% 108 1 36% Feb 1A Nov 19 5 36% Nov 49 169 No par Pittsburgh Young & Ash pfd (The) when Jan J59 63% July 14 18 Pittston Co "Regular 36 Dec 1 preferred class A 100 5%% 1st ser conv prior pfd—100 Pittsburgh & West Virginia 100 Common Oct 84 163 % Nov 17 5% Pressed Steel Car Co Inc 96% 20% 10 preferred Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Pittsburgh Steel Co com 7% preferred class B Co B 100 7% Poor & Mar July 25 Jun 10 — Pitts Coke & Chem Co corn—No par $5 convertible preferred—No par 25 93 30% Apr 28 101% Nov 21 25 par RR Feb 31% July 17 17 50% Mar 15 1 % Nov Hosiery *36 23% Nov 21 Apr 29 81 Rights 36% 24 *91 10% 101 92 21 No par *35 69 23% 10'A 109 Plough Inc 5,000 11 35 xl5 _ Nov 10 100 Phillips Petroleum Potomac Elec Pwr Co 10% 96 100 * *78 26% May 19 No par com preferred Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry com—100 ~50 10 13% 31% 15 20 13,500 13% 9% 12% 9% *10% *34 % 2,300 168 *163% 38 . cumulative Pitts C 31% 30% preferred Phillips Jones Corp Pillsbury Mills Inc common '■ $4 preferred™— —No 94 *92% series 110 16% Feb Jan Dec 89 100 16% 19% 20% 35% 16% May Oct 98% Mar IT 43% Jan 18 101% 16% July 35% Nov 21 Phoenix 16% 34 122 16 5% *95 30% May Dec Dec . May 23 3.60 100 • 11% Sep 27% 116 Jan 101% 102% *95 — 109% Aug 12 16% Oct 15 24% . 21 *34% 34% **101% — 27% Jan 2 29% Jan 21 120% Aug 12 89 200 165- 11 16 35% 102 % 1 3 Nov 21 Highest $ per share 3 ID 52,700 299,300 6 $ per share Nov 5 10"% May 19 No par 15 168' 32 24% 35 *34% *101% 16% 31% 24% *34% 35% *95 *10% 11 24% 102 1V4 1A *13% *145 155 *140 31% *10% 1 % 15 102% ♦34% ♦125 *78% 13% 1% *13% *163% 13 90% 155 * ltf 55% 55 163% ♦130 87% *77% 15 55% 168 *145 38 15% 1 1 *13% 15 *95 *90 — *13% 54% 23% Jun 26% Jan Lowest preferred series A 10o Philip Morris & Co Ltd common™5 4% preferred 100 90 58 No par common 3%% 300 „ 96 *93 Co Phila & Reading Coal & Iron Philco Corp common 8,400 96 96 95% Phila Electric $1 preference common 240 96 96% 58% I per share 40 *93 30 Highest $ per share Par ; Year 1946 Lowest 1,000 103% 28 Range Since January I 7,100 112 25 Range for Previous STOCK EXCHANGE 27% 113 27% NEW YORK 23% 27% 27% *112 *89 (2117) 112% 23% 114 *95 *88% CHRONICLE STOCKS Friday Nov. 20 Thursday I per share 114 114 103 23% 23% 23% 27 % ♦112 I per share FINANCIAL PRICES Wednesday Nov. 19 I per share 23% BALE & 91 17 2 110% Jun 24 51% May 19 21% May 19 106% Oct 25 6 May 19 111 30 Feb May 105% May 41 July Aug 5 120% July 17 103 130 Aug 18 146% July 9 114% Feb 8 114% Aug 119% Jun 139% May 150 Jan 112 117% 69% Jan 61% Feb 3 28% July 25 109% Jan 17 36% Feb 4 108 47% Nov Sep 19% Feb Feb 28% May 115% Jun 107 Oct 30 Sep 38% 19% Feb 25% Aug Feb Q *23'A *24 24'A 200 10% 97,500 Quaker State Oil Refining Corp 10 20 Mar 14 24 Oct 29 R 9 "a *69% 10% 9 Va 9% 71 *70 10% 10% 9 9'A 9% 9% 9% 9% 70 70 70 71% 71 10% 10% 11 10% 11% 11 Va 11'A *96 Va *97 99 99 *97 98% 35% 34% 34% *34% 30% 29% 30 *97 9% 71 *34 29% 9% 71 71 *70% 11 11% 800 26,600 *96 V2 98 Va 35% 35% 35 Va 35 % 35'A 35 35 Va 500 30 31 Va 31 Va 31% 30'A 31% 31 31% 14,000 36'A 36% 36% 98 % *96% 98'/a Radio Corp of America com—No par $3.50 conv 1st preferred No par 69 % Oct 22 80% Feb 4 76% Dec Radio-Keith-Orpheum 10% May 21 15% Jan 2 15% Oct 28 % Dec 1 Ralston Purina Co 3%% Raybestos Manhattan 36 Va 1,200 *17 Va 17% 17% 17 Va 18 17% 18 17'/a 17% 1,500 Reading Co *40 43 *40 43 Va *40 43% 43 44 *43% 45 Va 44 44 *33 35 *33 35 *33 35 *33 35 *33 35 100 pfd No par Rayonier Inc common $2 preferred *36% *14 36% *36% 17'A 13% 14 14 105 *100 13% 13% 124 125 *24% *11% 12% *11% *67 69 14 97 31% 14% *95 13% 124 13% 126 *24% 25% 31% 14% 97 31 Va 32 AND HIGH t per share 1 per share 7% *10% 27 27 26% 20'A 6% 24 110 20 Va 101 Va 20 Va 100% *10 V8 40 103 10% 8% 6% 4 7% 4 110 111% 7 6% 7 *100% 103 Va *100% 104 10% 10% 11 40 39'A 39% *10% 39'A 24% 25% 100 32% 1,700 *109 Friday I per share *11 7% 7% 4% 4'A 11 27% 28% 21 Va 28 Va *109% 110% 21% 20% 101% 7 6% 103 25 101 11'A 11'A *10% 39% 39% 50 *49% 50 50 50 *49 Va 96 96 95% 95% 95 95 20% *100 7 24% 25'A 110 110 20% 101'A *49 4% 11 101 v4 r-i O O 8 11% 20% 6% 6,600 14,200 1,700 20,600 6% 800 5,000 7 22,800 104 3,600 70 11 10% 10% 600 39 VA 39% 39% 39% 5,700 49% 50 49% *49% 50 6% Feb 49% Feb Sep 33 May 38% Feb 14 Apr 32 % Nov 39 22% July 25 16% 48% July 25 40 Sep Sep 33% Feb 53% Jun 39 July 14 15 Nov 99 Sep 11 12% Dec 16 76% Sep 125% 29 % Feb 13 26% Dec 45'A 17% Feb 8 14% Nov 84% Feb 18 16% Feb 74 Dec 101 2 100 Oct 105% 33% Oct 15 20 Oct 1 50c preferred 10 100 100 4% May 19 4 S per share 9% Jan 7 7% Nov 8% Feb 3 Dec 17 % Feb 15% Feb 4 13% Oct 21% Feb 22 % May 19 109% Nov 15 30% Feb 21 24% Oct 40% Feb 113% May 28 107% 14 May 19 99% Nov 13 24% Feb 110 7 16 18 Apr 7 97 90 May 27 124 Jan 28 9 May 19 16% Feb 7 10 36% May 20 lo 45 series 100 95 Nov Manufacturing Co 1 19 96 *93% 96 22% x22% 22% 1,800 Rheem 16% 16 Va 2,300 Richfield 26 Va 26 26 Va *26% 27 VA *27 VA 27% "21VA 27% *27'A 27% 200 6% 6 6'A 6 Va 6% 6V4 6% 6Va 6% *6% 6% Preferred 3.60% Oct 118 Sep Sep 110% 136 Jan Jan 12% Nov 28% Feb 44% Feb 36% Sep 46% Jun 50 Feb 43 Feb 104 Nov 50% July 108% Feb Feb 100 25% Feb 19 Dec 38 17 Ve Aug 31 Feb 12% Oct 20% May 25 Oct 44 5% Sep 9 10% Mar 31 Oct 13% 2 18% Nov 7 20 1 19% Sep 4 42% May 19 1,300 19% 19% 19'A 19% *19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 20'A 2,200 Ronson *23% 23% 23% 23% *23 Va 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 1,900 * Royal Typewriter 64 % 66 66 66% 66 Va 67 V4 66% 66% 65% 67 1,500 *18% 19 18% 18% 19 19 18% 18% 19 Va 19 % Ruberoid Jan 18% May 45% Apr 14 Corp No par Ritter Company No par Roan Antelope Copper Mines Ruppert May 29 Oct Sep 105 % Sep Apr 31% May 13% Jan 16 23% May 16 Oil Art Apr 17 18 9% B 24% Nov 24% Tob class Highest t per share 10% Nov 2 15% 700 $ per share 8 22% 400 Year 1946 $ per share Lowest Jan 16 Apr 34% July Range for Previous Highest 11% Feb 22% May Aug 11 39 95% Jan Apr 27% May Jan 17 102 9 15% Jan 135% Oct 15 22'A 46% 31 Apr 112% Feb 16% Oct 6% Sep 95% 16 Oct 1 4 Lowest Common 210 36% 18% Feb 108'/a Mar 19% Jun 16 19'A 112% Dec 17% Nov 12 Rexall Drug Inc 2.50 Reynolds Metals Co com No par 5%% convertible preferred—100 Reynolds Spring 1 (R J) Apr 32 Range Since January 1 preferred Reynolds Jan 96% Mar 19 Sep 24 STOCK prior pfd series A conv 5% % 22% *S5 YORK 19 10 14 24% Jan 13 100% Nov Feb 96 1 9 31% Nov 41 50c Revere Copper & Brass com__No par 15% 64% 64% Nov 20 7 105% Mar 1 25 convertible 22'A 64'/a May 16 May 17 100 Republic Steel Corp com—No par 140 25% *102 $1 16'A 19% 6 14 No par Republic Aviation Corp Republic Pictures common 22 Va Va Oct 20% May 21 11% Sep 4 Par 16% *18'A 85 EXCHANGE *21% 24 11 100 Shares 102 25 102% 20% NEW 15% *19 Nov 9 3 9% May 17 96 50c $4.50 preferred Reo Motors Inc 22 VA *23 33 No par Conv pfd 3%#> series Remington-Rand common 15% *6 VA Mar 5 Reis (Robt) & Co 1st pfd Reliable Stores Corp Reliance Mfg Co common *21% *26 41 50 common Reeves Bros Inc Sales for 101 VA 25 35% Jun 16% May 17 100 the Week 4% 28 VA 21 7,100 Nov. 21 7% 4% 27% 101% 80 14 Va t per share 7% 21 Va 25 10% Feb STOCKS $ per share 27 20'A 65 300 Nov. 20 27 101 32% Thursday 11 Va 20'A 1,100 97 Va 14'A *95 Hosiery PRICES Wednesday 10% 110 12 *63% 32% 10% 24% 40 Va 32% 13 % non-cum Real Silk Nov 12 50 1st preferred 2nd preferred Preferred 25% 12 14% 32 Va 4% 800 non-cum 98 28% May 19 17% May 19 50 common 4% _ 360 96 10 Hi 24'A 24 VA BALE 14% 96 10% 101% 100 7 4 32 Va 13% *24% 65 14% 96 Va Nov. 19 t per share 8 14% *96 110 11 100 7% 4'/a 4 11 109% 12 64 Va Nov. 18 109% 13% 13% 300 105 *100 25% *11% 14% *13% 35 123% 12 Tuesday 4 % 13% 65 *95 *33% 14'A *24% 12 14'A 36% 105 122 Va 65 LOW Va 13 Va 36% 25% 125 12 Nov. 17 4 13% 122'A *24% 67% Monday ' 14'/a *100 12 Nov. 15 IVA 14 Va 105 66 Saturday IVA 14 V* *100 *36% 12 97 31'A 31% 25% 14'A 105 36% 69 09 14 *95 13 Va 124% 25% *24% 17% 14 105 122 17'/a *100 14 Va *100 36% 1 7% May 19 Metal Wks Inc Co (The) (Jacob) No par 5 18 Oct 6% Jun Apr Feb 7 24% Oct 21 17 Oct 30% 68'A Oct 20 40% Sep 65 18% Nov 18 26 V* Feb 21 21% Oct 34% Jun 9 65% Jan 64 Jun May Jan S 45 45 43 44'A 44% 44% X44 % 44 Va 44% 44% 44% 44% 4,700 8 Vi 8% 8% 8% 8»A 8% 15,200 30% 7% *30 30% 30% 30 31 30% 31'A 30% 31»A 30% 30% 7,800 10% 10 Va 10'A 10'A 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 92 90% 91 91 91 90% 90% 260 21Va 21>A 5,500 8 8 8% 8% 8% ' 10 Va *90% 92 *90% 21% 21% 21% 21% 112 Va 21% *11.1 110% 11 lVt 110'A 9 9 9 34 34 33% 46 *44 Va *44% 9 34% 46 21% 111 111% 510 9% 9'A 9 Va 9% 9% 2,100 34% 35'/a 34% 36 35% 35% 26,000 46 44% 45 44 44 96% 96% 96 96% 96% *96 96% *45 97'A *96% *96 96% *96 14 14 V4 *92'A *15 94 91 111 Va 9VA 14% 94 *93 21'A 111 34% 96% 97'A 90% 21% 111 9 Va *96 97 Va 21% 110% 33% *14 Va *96% 21% 111 13,700 13% *93 46 97 Va 96% 13% 94 *45 *96% 97 Va *96 96% 13% *93 *96 14 13% 94 *93 9Va 13% 13'A 94 *93 13% 500 50 15 VA 15% 15% 16 15'A 15 V4 14% 15 5,100 46% 46% 47 46% 46% 46 46 46 % 47% 1,300 *33% 33% *33% 34 34'A 34 Va 34% 34% 34% 35 34% 34% 1,900 6 6 *5% 6% 200 37% 6% 38 37% 37% 37% 38 Va 37% 38 Va 37% 38% 37% 38% 16,000 12% 12 Va 11% 12 Va 12 12% 11% 12 11% 12 11% 11% 4,500 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 7% 2,700 *7% 11% *101% 28% 35% 8 11% 7% ll'A 6 6V4 7% 7% 11% 11% 102 Va 102 »/a 28% 28% 28% 28% 29% 29 Va 29% 29'A 35% 35 Va 35 % 35 Va 36 Va 36 36% 36 11% 104 11'A *102% 104 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common 1st pfd 4.40% series A Scovill Mfg Co 3.65% 15% 6 Joseph Lead 10 St L-San F Ry Co com v t c__No par Preferred series A 5% 100 5,600 *45'A *6 St t c 100 90 Jun 26 No par 11% May 19 100 39% May 17 No par 23 Mar 8 5 5% May 17 No par 30% May 19 5 1 11 Oct 10 7% Nov 21 1 10% May 19 No par 101% Nov 20 l No par 20 % Apr 15 24% May 19 102% July 98% Mar 9 20 Dec 110% Jun Dec 102 % Nov „ 13 Feb 13 35% Oct 23 37% 42 Sep Sep 77% Feb 23 Oct 39 '/a Nov 17% Apr Feb Nov 49% 17% 6 6% 40% July 14 16 Va Feb 8 35% 10% Nov 16% Feb 13% Nov 10% Feb 16% Feb 11 3 12% 105 Oct Dec Jan 7 30% Nov 21 17% Oct 40% Oct 20 23% Oct 110 - 3 24% Feb 55 95% — Jan Apr 23% May 22% July 24% Jan 113% May 32 Va Apr 40% Feb 26 Nov. 15 Nov S per share 237a 23 74 237a 1674 23% 23% 167a 14 16% 24% 20 25 24% 24% 78 78 78 7» 200 17% 17 74 17V4 3,000 12% 12% *12% 30 7a 30 Va *77 16% 13 30% 16% 13% 4 36% 307a 29% 30% 3074 7 7a 77a 77a 7% 77a 77a 7% 774 4 *7 7a 29% 7% 30 *12% 307* *1272 4 4 4 4% 4Va 4.% 4 4 Va 37 7* 37% 37% 37% 15% 9572 *95 20 >/2 *55% *9474 : 7 Va 7 74 2,300 Sheraton 4% 4 Va 5,300 Silver King 37% 37 % 1,900 Simmons *42% 100 44 15% 15% 97 % 96% 93 207a 20 7* 20 % *19% 20 20% 20 74 200 Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Smith *19% 56 5572 55% *55 7a 37% 37 37% 37% 16% 12,000 . 1,800 57 600 37% 377a 37% *3774 37% 700 *9474 *257a 26% 16% 16% *9474 . 94 94 74 27 25% 25% 16% 16% 95 *25% 95% 26% 17 16 % 17 : 4 4 3% 3% 2,000 678 67a 6% 674 6! 2,800 South Carolina E & G Co com__7.50 4 4 4 674 6% 67a 674 6 *44 7a 477* *45 46 *4572 18% 18% 187a 18% 18% 18 Va *18% 13% 42% 42% 42% 42% 42 3% 48 18% 42 42 *3% 46 *45% 427a 427a 42 Va *4072 417a *4072 41 Va 41 41 30 30 29% 29% 297a 2972 29 Va 29% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 43% 43% 4374 43% 43% 45 % 45 Va 45% 41% 417a 34 34 *59 72 *70 73 *70 *1774 36 35 3 4 61 60 73 *70 73 *177* 17% *70 17 3 17% 17% *5% 572 57a 5% 97* *8'/a 9 7* 5 7a 5 7* *874 4 *874 Jun 65 Jun Oct 90% Jun 81 Aug 26 73 Oct 96 Feb 20% 7% 14% 93% 31% 24% 17% 90% 18% Feb Feb Jan 16% Nov 30% Apr 5,500 58 59 *70 73 600 5% Edison Gas Railway No car Mobile & Ohio stock ... 17 % 300 5% 4,300 Spalding 28 28 22 Va 22 72 5,100 Sperry 107a 10% 10% 11 10% 10% 10 % 10% 8,300 Spiegel 75% 75 % 75% 75% 75 75 410 Conv 800 Kellogg Spencer 17% May 16 36% Jan 2 114% Feb 125 Feb 18 Sons 1 1 2 preferred No par 1774 1774 17'/a 177a 17% 17% 18 18% 18 13 % 18 18 % 6,100 Square D Cc 5 *29 72 307* 29 % 30 29% 307* 30 30% 30 30% 30 30 3 4 5,300 Squibb (E R) & Sons common $4 preferred No 1 * 25 % 25 257* 25 25 '/a 25% 10072 95 7a 98 IIOV2 *10372 110 6072 6072 6074 60% 607* 40 40 39% 40 Va 39% 74% 27% 74% 27 3 4 102 747a 99 75% 28 74 27% 28 99 108 % 74% 75 27% 26% 26 25% 26 95 96% 40 39 % 39% 75% *15% 14 13% 13% 2,500 *43% 44% 400 42 400 *94% 96 Va *94% 967a *94% 96% 31% 31 15 15 15% 15 15 % 19 Va 19 19 3 20 20% Sterchi Bros Stores Inc 1 Sterling Drug Inc 5 15 '20% *95 30% 15 % 15 21 21 *20 % 3%% 96 % Stevens *2074 20% *20% 20% 20% 20% 14 Va 14% 14% 14% 14% 147a 14% 15 15 7a 8,400 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 17,200 11% 3,700 105 Va 130 *5672 *1217a 57 122% 19 3 *105 122 11% 106 % 56 55 % 122 55% 20% 4 11 74 11% 12l72 11% 55 % 56 121 % 11% 10612 *105 56 122% *120% *11% *105 11% 106 % 11% *105 55% 55% x55 % 55 % 1,300 121% 121% *120% 1217a 100 Webster & Stone Studebaker Sun Chemical Corp Sun Oil Co Class A Oil Sunray 10V8 1074 10% 1074 10% 10% 10 107a 10 10 V8 37% 37% 37% 38% 38 7a 38 7a 38% 38 38 7a 377a 3712 1,400 Sunshine Biscuits 9% 9 72 9% 97a 9% x9% 9% 9% 9% 9 % 9 7a 5,700 Sunshine 217a 21% 21 21% 21% 21% 21% 22 126 Va 125 129% 129% *128 74 130 *124 19 *18 *41 42 *19 20 ■ 125 17% 417a 21 21% 21 126 126% 128 21% 177a 4172 19 19% 18% 19% 42% 41% 41% *41% 427a 19 19 33% 33% *18% *42 4 19% *18% 197a *18% 33 5a 33% 33% 33% 33% *18 3 19% *19 129 18% 18 74 *4174 10,400 700 19% 1,000 4212 200 100 19 % Superior 3,000 Swift & _ 13 May 19 36 May 19 92 % 93 % 92 % 92 % *92% 6 Va 6 7* t per share 9 per share *10 7a 10% *10% *472 4% *4% 10% 4% 10% 10% 4% 4% 18 18 17% 17% 57% 57 74 57% 57 7 11 11 4% 4% 9 per share 11 4% 11 4% Friday a NEW Sales for Nov. 21 the Week par par Corp 1 11% *4% 18% 187* 18% 18% *18% 58% 58 7* 58% 58% 58% 53% YORK 1,000 11% 700 5 1,100 19 58% Talcott Inc Co Texas 9 Corp 5 Corp 5 25 16 15% 15% 15% 16 16% 16 3a 16% 16% 16% 165a 3,300 Texas Gulf Producing 577a 57 57 57% 57% 5718 57% 57% 58 58% 58 7 3.200 Texas Gulf Sulphur Pacific a 1 No par Coal & OIL. 43 7a 44% 44 % 42% 43 42% 43 V2 41 % 41% 42 44% 8,200 Texas 28 28 V4 *28 28 72 28% 28% 28% 28% x27% 28% 23% 28 % 10,100 Texas 46 3 4 *45 7* 47 47 47 47! 47! 2 *47 43% 47 % 47 72 700 Texas & 10 1 Pacific Land Trust *45 13 Va 13 *47 48 *147a 157a 13 Va 13 48 *47 *14 7a 15 'a 13% *14 72 1074 1074 10 Va 10 7* 10 Va *50 74 51% 507* 50 7* *49 Va *1074 10 % 9% *22 Vz 22% 22% *107a 10% *107a 10 10! a 22% 22% 10% *10% 13% 13% 4e 13 *47 47 3 48 * *14% 15 15 13% *47% *14% 14 13% 14% 9,700 48 % 48 % 4812 130 15 14% 14% 100 10 V '2 3,200 10% 10% 107a 10% 10% 10% 50 49% 49 V2 49% 49% *49% 50 240 10% 10% 10% 10 10% 9% 10 2,000 23 Va 23 Va 23% 23% 23% *10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10 3 23 23 10% 1,500 * 400 2,600 *49 49 34 48V2 50 49 3 * 50 "a 50% 51V* 50% 507* *96% 97% *96% 97% *96% 97% 96% 96 % *96% 97% *96% 97% *4 7* 4 V'2 *47* 4% 474 4% 47* 41/2 4% 4% 4 V'2 49 49% 4 23 277a 26 26 26% 27 27 27 Va 28 28 287a 23 7a 23 Va 23% 23% 23% 23% 23% 237a 23 % 23% 99 99 98 V2 99 18 18 17% 18% 52 52 51% 51% 99 9974 99 V* 18% 18% 18% X51 5172 13 13 12% 12% 12% 12% 15 157a 15 157a 15% 16 3 *17 1774 *17 17 74 17% 17 74 6% 6% 6% 6% 106% *105 *29% 30 6% 106% *105 *29 7a 25% *35 72 36 *98 98% 30 106 30 25 7a 25% 4 7Va 106 30% „ __ mm — 25 7a 900 29 23 V* *26 74 110 1,200 % 25 *7 7a 35 % *3572 36 *98 98% 7% 19 Va 51 Va 87* Co 100 Thermoid $272 Third 5 No par The Fair I No par Co 1 common diy conv preferred 50 Avenue Transit Corp._No par Thomas Steel Co (The) Thompson (J R) Thompson Products 4% preferred 1 com 25 No par 100 Thompson-Starrett Co com__No par $3.50 cum preferred No par Tide Water Associated Oil com $3.75 99% 99 7a 840 19% 19 19 7a 5,700 Timken Detroit Timken Roller lo 52% 3,300 13 13 7a 4,600 tTransamerica 16% 16 72 3,300 Transcont'l & Western Air Inc 17% 17% 13'/a 18% 19% 1,500 Transue & Williams Steel 7 7% 6% 18% 7 106 107 % *105 % 107% 107% 30% 30 25% 26 7 20,100 330 107% 1,400 30% 26 V2 S% 15 36 36 98% 23 132 24% Feb 47 Mar 7 5 21% Sep 2 20% May 19 91% Oct 23 5% May 19 27% 28% 104% 10% Jan Feb Mar 11 Feb 7 36 *98 36 98% ii 25% 25 Va 36 *95 72 300 700 36 98 5 a 8 7a 8 7a 7% 7% 7% 8 1,000 3474 33 33 Va 32 32 31% 31% 30 31 30% 31 800 *15 7a 15% 15 157a 157a 1574 1572 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 1,100 "12V-4 13 12% 127a 121/a *121/2 12% 12% 12% *1274 12 72 300 55% 77a 7% Corp $ per share $ per share 10 May 16 3% May 16 13 74 May 20 53% Sep 26 23 Jan 5574 Apr Aug Dec 7% Nov Nov Feb 109% Aug 16% Jan 107a Jan 13 11% Jan 9 674 Dec 13 Jan 15 68% July 28 14% Sep 25% Jun 52 Feb 6874 Aug 207a Aug 17% July 28 July 467a Sep 60% 44% Nov 15 21 Oct 32% 15% Jan 16 29 74 Nov 5 147a Oct 26% May Jan 13 58% Feb 18 35 Sep 65 41 Jun Jun May Sep 8 217a Feb 18 1374 Sep 47% Nov 19 5972 Feb 13 47 Sep 18 Sep 61% July May 19 17% Feb 13 15 Sep 3074 May 9% May 19 13 12 17% Feb 13% Feb 13 10 Sep 26 607* Feb 15 48 Oct 70 Feb 6% Aug 21 14% Feb 5 Oct 20% Jun 49 7a Sep 97a 16 Dec 1874 Nov 15 16% Feb 11 14% Oct May 19 59 7z Jan 30 3874 Oct 21% May 89% Jun 16% Jan 10 Sep 38 967a Oct 4 22 3% May 17 24% Oct 21 Mar 10 106 774 Feb 3 1 102 Oct 112% Jun Oct 13% Jan 32 Oct 68 Jan 247a Apr 57a 20 May 19 39 7a Feo 18 May 19 25% Oct 20 177a Nov 24 997a Nov 4 167a Oct 267a Jun 3874 Oct 667* Jan 97% Nov 112 Feb 137a Oct 21% May 6 18% Dec 71 May 13 19% Feb 3 14 Dec 337a 5 74 May 19 7% Feb 7 Oct 12% 2 11272 Feb 20 105 Sep 1572 May 19 30% Oct 24 16 Sep Nov 21 3 14 101 15 Jun 1 Nov 21 Sep 8 15 5% Oct 114 Jan Feb Jan Mar 22% May 48 Jan 6 377a 467a Nov 30 104 Jun 27 1027a Dec 77a May 13 16 Feb 11 11% Oct 24 Apr 517a Feb 18 43% Dec 71% Apr 177* Oct 117a Nov 26% Jan 80% May 25 $1.50 preferred No par prior preferred No par Twin City Rap Transit com__No par 5% conv prior preferred 50 34% Aug 21 9572 Oct 1 18 21 13 20th Century Fox Film com_.No par Co 97j Mar 58 V8 Nov 21% Jan 1572 Jan _No par New 1974 May 17 22% Jan No par share Feb 1072 May 17 No par Highest I per 7% Jan 14 137a May 17 1 common Truax-Traer Corp Coach 101 I per share 2 No par preferred Twin Nov 46% May 27 $4.50 18,300 Oct 197a 38 Lowest Highest 5 Corp Tri-Continental $6 102 Year 1946 Ylin-hncf No par Bearing 52% *98 Oct 24 Apr 35% May 160 May 20 12% a Oct 53% Oct 177* 25 3 567a Aug Oct 407z May 13 12% 30% Sep 17% 21% Feb 16% 52 Jun May 10% 10872 Feb 1% 51 14 42 74 12 17% 12% Oct 2 6 15% May 19 No par Axle 17 5072 7% May 7872 124% Aug 14 5 preferred 99% 18% *3372 *772 Rv preferred conv 99 — — 25% 98% 357a *98 100 15,700 Pacific Thatcher Glass Mfg Co common $2.40 Apr 24'A Oct Inuncf (The) Tennessee 26,000 117 2474 May 110 45% Jan 13% Mar Lowest (James) Telautograph 15% 2 24 21 18 Sep Range Since January 1 Par 57% 43% Sep Range for Previous STOCK EXCHANGE Shares # per share 18 18 57% 9 per share Nov 6172 STOCKS Thursday Nov. 20 Nov. 19 1 per share Gould PRICES Wednesday 1274 103% Apr Feb 93% SALE 3 17 Feb 23 Jan *92 7a HIGH 387a July 41 93% AND Oct 3674 Sylvania Elcc Prod Inc com__No $4 preferred __no Nov. 18 187a 11 39% May Nov Swift International Ltd 6,400 Tuesday 23% Nov 7,700 22% LOW Oct 1974 22% 21% Nov. n 14% 25% 22% 2274 Monday 3 2 22% 22% Nov. 15 Jan 13 22% 22% Saturday Oct Dec 21 417a 23 Symington 137a 2074 3 Sep 22 3 30 7 8 Sep 21% 3,300 May 137a 21% 6 % 26% May 63 15 31 22 % 93 1097a Aug 31 21% 6 Va Oct 28 22 Va *927a Oct Jan 21% Oct 21% 6 !a 26% Aug 167a 4172 10274 2 37% Jan 22 74 93 Jan 9 33% 6 May 26 Jan July 30 2 21% 6% May 19 10 % May 19 105 July 28 78% May 1087a 30% Jun *217a 6 Mar Oct Feb Oct Jan Feb Feb Feb Apr Mar Oct Sep 30% Nov 21 14 Dec 14% Jan 34 * 2 5 Oct 20% Mar .4.16% 22 6 74 Apr 25 (Thei Co 22% 6 1497a Dec 21 337a 67a Jan Jan lo 22 6 Apr Feb 18 8% May 19 22% *92 Va 1357a Jun 49 17% May 20 101% Jan 13 34 4 Oct 537a May 20 5o Sweets Co of America 34 70 Sep 1? 32"% May 27 25 60% May 37 x35% May 13 95% Nov 12 No par California 9974 Oct Jun 47 10 7% Jan 11 Paper Co 55 Dec 56 51 Corp Steel Sutherland Nov 20% Nov 37 10c (The) Superheater Co Superior Oil of May 34% 9874 3772 118 Inc Mar 7 3 May 17 100 Mining Co 17,800 May 116 25 41% Jun 1 10 Va 9% 55 Oct Oct 15% 109% 75% 125 12% Corp 10 37% Feb 11 25'/a cumi Apr Sep Nov 17% Feo 49 Feb 10% May 19 12.50 (4%7c 24% 157a 337a 10772 61% Ji... No par common pfd Apr 10072 105 16 No par Apr 29 11 80 3 17 common $4.50 series A preferred Jan 39% 10974 July 24 31% Aus? 19 Mar 17 Nov 20 10 % May 19 1 I 407a Sep 49% May 20 (The)...,. Corp Dec Nov 59% Aug 13% May 17 Stckley-Van Camp Inc common 57c prior preferred 18% 147a 8472 Feb 14% May 19 19'A Jun 3 Stewart-Warner Corp... 200 May July 37 44'A July 21 5 1,600 4,200 104 Feb July 24 .1 15% Jan 27 Sep Oct 37% May 19 63 Nov 78 63 98 Oct 1174 92 427a 19 50% Mar 11 23% Jan Dec 13% 572 8 Jan 104% 36% 19% 24% 21% 100 15 Co Inc 4 7 13 July 14 Oct 15 7 Feb 4 Feb 5 Feb 2 45% Jan 11 112% Feb 6 37% Jan 102 Aug 14 No par & P) 21% 20% 20 7* (J 20% 14 105 common.. preferred 1,800 31 20 V2 11% No par 1,300 14 Va 19% L S 2,500 31% 31% 105 (The) Co .50 15 % 96! a 1872 11% Starrett preferred.- .1 37% 31 14% 20 VB convertible common.. 15% *95 19 v2 106 Va Spring . 3772 20% 11% Steel 100 15% 13% 20 Va preferred series A Standard 4% 25 37% *2072 *105 Indiana 37% a 15 4 42 42 31% 96! *94% 31V4 *3174. 42 44% 3%% California ...No par *1572 16 38% 37% Oil of New Jersey .25 Oil of Ohio common.. 10 Standard 4372 16 Oil of Standard 42 Va 38% Standard 400 42% 15% 12,900 17,700 13% 387* May 17 17,000 *43 74 15% 89 of Oil 76 7a 13% 38% No par preferred Standard 28% 44% 38 7a $7 prior 8,900 98% 13% *157a May 17 23 % *43 % 167a 81 98% 44 7* 38% No par 28% 75% par No-par com-. $6 prior preferred 98 76 % Inc preferred Standard G & E Co $4 28 % 75% 100 13% 38% 105 74 Brands cum 98 76 28 % 28 447* 31% 2,200 39% 13% 1972 105 74 40 Va 1372 317a 700 61 4474 *14% 9772 60 13% *42 8,000 61% 103 Standard $3.50 25 72 61 44 74 *15 7a 16,600 8 105 137a 437a *96 25 74 92 3 61% 45 *42 24% 860 100 108% 13 72 437a 25 108 % . 45 *42 100 *91 % 100 *98 101 *97 92% *91% 39% 40 *99 99% 25% 25 92% 60% 61 108 7a 99 % 25% 25 *917* *97% 97 97 98 *109 72 100 100 25% 92 74 10 pref. -No par 1 No par Corp (Tnei Inc common $4.50 Nov No par No par & 56 15 May 17 4% May 19 6 May 19 75 Nov 10 23% Sep 8 16% May 19 8 May 19 71% May 20 13% May 19 27 Nov 8 99 Nov 10 25 Nov 19 93 Nov 6 1 Co common preferred $5.50 68 22% Jan 57% May 19 100 tr ctfs Withington Sparks 28 100 & Bros Inc. (AG) Spear & 9 74 75 7.50 Co common__No par preferred non-cum 10% 100 NOV 64 74 36% 61 % 10 Va 25 7a 83 Feb 36% 10 Va *917* 9 77 36 10! a 100 Nov 33% May 75 26 9 70 22 Va 92% 8% May Dec Sep 28% 100 Sep 7'/a Jan 22% 257a 4% 9 Oct *73 72 *9174 8 8% Jan 33 *28 100 J'un 5% Feb 2272 75 93 May 1874 3874 22% 25% July 48 50% Jan 29 100 108 Oct 47% Feo 22% 25% Dec Sep 13'A July 11 28% Feb 23% *9174 99 29% 17 May 19 Natural Pacific Co *73 72 *99 V4 102% Jun 30 35% Jan 6 22 July 29 34% Apr 19 Southern Southern 28 7* 74% 3574 May Feb 22 757a Nov July 28% *74 78 35% 39% 2172 75 39% Oct 28 Sep 28 75 Jan 30 Southern *75 91 34% Jan 3,400 *73 Va Oct Nov 21 217a 75 Feb 42 29 28 *73 7a 277a 62% Oct 20 25 California Southern 217a 74 Jun Jan Sep Oct 7 2874 . 65 7a 54 14 23 41% Nov 21% *7372 Oct 3 22 101 7a Nov 40% Nov 13 *28 76 15 167/a July 23 May 20% J!an 25 5 preferred (new) 3% *21% *7372 Jun 61 21 59 % 11,900 5% 56% Jan Feb 22% 45% *8% Nov 38% Jan 51 Sep 23 % 5% Feb 33 41 Dec 35 % 9% 14% Dec 45 5% 17 74 July Oct 8 7 4872 23% *3 !'a Dec 5% 17 20% 23% 5% Jun 8 9% Feb 6% Feb 62% 45% 9% 5% *8 9 43% 7 3,200 17% Feb July 17 18 29 74 17% 27% 34 Jan 50 : Greyhound Lines 29 *1774 Apr 10 20 . 64% Apr preferred 29% 73 26% 46% Oct 30 14% May 28 37% May 19 5% 200 70 39% May 91 Va May Sep Southeastern 23% * Jan Jan 17% South Porto Rico Sugar com_.No par 45% 60 23 77 1,100 : 40 72 29 7a 36% 60 73 177a 177a 34% 1 6 1,700 46 *59 34% *59 2 *40 41 *40 60 34 62 15 4 4 6% 18% Corp O) (A Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc. South Amer Gold & Platinum 42,500 3% *45 Smith & Corona Typewriter__No par *56 % 9474 20 70 57 16% 15 Co 100 57 9474 • Oil Skelly 10 Smith (A) & Sons Carpet Co com__20 3%% cumulative preferred___100 57 *25% 947* 28% 16 6% *4072 No par 15% 96 % 3% *4174 Sinclair Oil Corp 16 Jun Highest $ ver share 19 18 334-4 Jan 82 * Feb May 19 May 19 Apr .14 May 19 39 Apr 22 14 May 19 65 Mar 15 15 May 20 38 May 20 29% May 19 94 Nov .21 24'A July 1 13% Mar 14 3% May 20 5% Oct 6 No par No par Co 977a 9474 19 Simonds Saw & Steel 15% 16% 48 Coalition Mines 96% 16% *18% Corp of America 15'Va 2072 12 9 per share Feo Jun 3 May 16 24% 6% 4 27% Lowest 21 % Feb May 19 75 18 ££ 15 1 5 Co 96 7* 16% *45 Pen A) Oil Union 15% *25% 94% 27 44 Shell 96 *36 .3774 *25% . *55% 56 V2 3774 *42% (W Sheatfer 7,000 15% *19 7a *1972 *4272 37% 44 100 13 $ per share 18 Shafpe & Dohme common___No par $3.50 conv pref series A__-No par Shattuck (Frank G) No par 30% Highest $ per share Par ^ 96 15% 1572 95 44 *42% 43 x43 45 *44 36;% 36% 367a 36% 3,500 Year 1946 Lowest EXCHANGE Shares $ per share Range for Previous Range Since January 1 STOCK YORK NEW Sales for the Week 30 79 *12% 14 *1272 24% 16 V4 . $ per share share *76 79 16 9 per Monday, November 24, 1947 STOCKS Nov Friday Nov. 21 Thursday 24% 24 *76 16 74 CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & PRICES Nov. 19 18 $ per share 79 *75 79 167» . SALE Wednesday Tuesday Nov. 17 t per share HIGH AND LOW Monday Saturday *75 COMMERCIAL THE (2118) 30 Nov 20 9% May 19 38% Jan 6 14 63% May 79 May 106% Jan U *12% Udylite Corp (The) 56 56 56 55% 55% 55% 5672 54 53% 54 1.900 Underwood *117* 11% 11% 11% 12 1274 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 12% 3,700 32% 337* 32% 33 33 3372 33% 33% 33% 347a 34 34 Va 5,600 104% 104% 104% Bag & Paper Union Carbide & Carbon 112 1 Union Asbestos & Rubber Co *104% 1047a 1117* 1117* *9474 96% *947* 9674 *9474 *91 112 *111 105 105 105% 112 111 111 96 74 *94% X54 105 1057a 105% 105% 111 111 110% 111 9674 *94% 96% *92 92% 92 % 921% no 24 24% 24% 4,700 9172 91 Va 9172 91 »/2 92 92 247a 23% 247a 24 24 7a 24 247a 23% 1411/2 1417a 1411/2 145 1467a 145% 15574 9872 9872 9874 9874 98 % 98 !4 *98 3 a 100 991/4 9972 34 34 34 33% 34 35 35 *3272 For footnotes see page 28. 144 34 357. 157% 159 8,100 99% 100 1,100 .1) 35 35 Union Un El Co of Mo No par 5 No par No par pfd $4.50 ser_.No par 12% July 2 4372 May 19 97b May 17 2572 May 19 8974 Jan 15 11072 Nov 21 1572 July 23 7 25 49 Sep 15% Jan 12 Nov 37% Oct 16 23 Jan 39 May 110% July 11 115 Mar 31 88 Sep 125 111 Jun 115% Apr Jan 106 Feb 111 96 Dec 1077a 20% Nov 587a Feb 106% Sep 30 Preferred *941/4 927a 142% 70 96% 24 7a 142 5,700 Corp.-, ; 3,000 $3.70 series.; No par Preferred $3.50 series No par 91 Nov 13 25 20 Apr 14 100 120 Apr 15 159 97% Nov 14 111 Union Oil of California Union PaciUc RR Go common 4% Union non-cum Tank preferred... Car.. .100 No par 99 30 Nov 1 May 21 104 Jun 6 2472 July 24 Nov 21 110 Feb 26 1027a 38% Feb 10 - 32 23% 29 Apr Oct Jun May Feb Oct 168% Oct 1207* Mar Sep 42 Jan Volupie 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL NEW LOW AND Saturday Monday HIGH Tuesday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 SALE Nov. 18 $ per share 21% *105% $ per 21% 1Q7% 18 21% 100 105% 105% 18% 23% $ per share 23% 107 23 107 18% 19% 19 99 99% 22 22% STOCK 22 19% 23 106 • 23% *106% 107 300 19 19% 9,700 98 Va 98% 700 22% 21% 22 31% 31% 31% 3,700 32% 32% 33 30 31% 31% 31 % 31% 32% 31% 31% 31% *31% 31% 31% 4% 31% 4% *31% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 4% 61% 61% 59% 59% *57% 60% 40 2:% 2% 2% 2% 2% 2% 44% 44% 23,100 44% 62 *61 62 Va 2% 2% *44% 45 7% 7 *85 86% *85 17 44% 17 *61 Va 2% 44% 2% 44% 7 45 7 86% 17 Va 62 2% 7 *86. 17%: 7% ■ 86% 7% 86 17% 17% 17% ' 44% 6% 86 77 44% 6%. 44% United 2,500 _ a 6% 73 :$3 2,400 70 80 / par 9,500 90 Corp common— preference^iA United' Dyewood Preferred : 38 17% 38 xl7% 38 38 Va 39 55% 39% 39% 55% 55% *39% 40 55% 55% 39% 56% 40 Va 56% 56% 1,700 United 23% 23% 56% 56% 23% 23% 23% 55% 56% 9,600 16% 16% 16 22% 22% 16% 16% 22% 22% 16% United Fruit Co—— United Gas Improvement =■106% 107% 16% 16% *106% 107% 17 17 20% *97 Va *106% 16% 20 % 100 *17% 18% 107% 17 20 20% 100 "97% *18 18% 106 *105% 106 179% *177 179% 16% 17 78 78 17 40 *7% 18% 18'% 104 % 16% 16% 106%. 106% 20 16'A 16% 1,800 21 % *97 105% 181 *177% 16% 17 80 *77% 39% 39% 40% 7% 734 37% *36% 18% 104 Va 177% 18% 182 21% *97 7,000 22 10,300 100 *17% 105 *177% 200 183 18 17% 17% 3,500 77% 77% 70 41 Va 41% 41% 8% 2,600 8 7% 7% 1,500 U 37 *36% 37 Va 300 22% 22% 22% 22% 22% 6,200 22'A 21% 9% 9% 9% *9% 9% *3% 43% 9% 43% 44 44 % *9 Va 9% *44 % 44% 44% 44 3A 5.1% *50 44% 51% 44% 30% *50 30% *97 % 99 45 % 130% 45% 73 7 71'/a a *141 18% *50 *97% 99 *97% 45'/a 46 Va x45% 45% 45'A 46 129% 44'A 129% xl28% 128% *126% 128 46'A 46% 46% 45% *97 % 45% 130 130 45% 46 *70 74% 142 % 51% 31% 99 30% 99 45 3'a 31 % 46 71 73 % *70 74% 14L *50 *97'/a 31 45 22% 99 30% *99 % 45% 130% *70 9% 141 % 31'A 71 % 74% 70 76% 141 141 70 75% *140 Va 18% 18% 18% 18'/a 41% 41% 42'A 42'A *42% 10% *100 10% 101% 6 *6% 6 10% 101% 6 42% *39% 42% *18 19 "2 *18 19 >/4 5'A 5 Va *92 95 175 *165 *16% 16% 65 % 16 66 16 19'A 5'A 94 99'/a 173 16 Va 65'A 16 16 15% 15% 37'A 15 15 15 30 Vb 30 15% 15% 37'A 30 15 29% 5% 6V4 6'A 40 40 *18% 5% 19'A 5% 101 101 *160 1,000 102 173 910 16% 16% 17 67 16 16% 67 6,200 67'A 67 67. 620 16 Vb 16 Vs 15% 15% 1,000 16 Van Norman Co 400 15 Van 15 15 Raalte Co 15 2,900 29 % 30 85'A *82 29% 29% 30 30% 87 *84 87 *84 *85% 88 *85 Va 90 48'A 47 Va 47% 48 48 98 Va 48'/a 49 *97'A *97% 98% 49% 497/a 50 98% 98 Va 98% *98% 99% 98 98 95 Vb 96% *95 Va 96% *100 15 *115% *120 *36% 33 *34'A 104 15 116 Va 123 37 Va *102% 15 104 15% 115'A 115% 120 120 96'/a 10'A 110 15% 115% *118 15% 120 120 120 123 123 *36% 37% 37'A 37% 37 *32 32 33 32% LOW AND HIGH Tuesday Nov. 18 I per share $ per share *62 65 *62 *15 15% *15 32% 103% 21 10 Vt *11% 11% *94 95 65 15'A $ per share *62 *15 33 »A 33 15'A 33'/8 103'/a 102 102'A 33'/a *102 20'A 21 10% 10% 11 11'/a *94 95 19% 47 117% *19 25 32% 6'A 51% 47 22 52 22 *6 Nov. 20 $ per share *62% 15 '/a *32.% 120 *34'A Va 800 Virginian Py Co 3,000 35 1.50C 33% 200 33 1% cumulative $ per share Sales for the Week $ per share NEW YORK 64 15'/a 64 15% 33 32% 15'A 32% *62 64 500 103 *102 20% 103 15 15'A 32% Wabash RR 4%% Waldorf System 700 32% 1,100 20'A 36% 4 35'/a 20% 36 Vb 1C3 103 20% 70 20% 36 36% 48% 50 'A 49% 50'A 122 8,500 125'A 124'4 125'A 2,430 21% 21% 21% 1,000 19% *19'A 5%% Warner 5.600 49 121% 21 Va 21% 19% 19% 24 24% 23.% 23% 24 24 33 V'4 5 21 80 Jan 105 Apr 21 40 Dec 53 Jan 17 37 Sep 32% Nov July 52 Aug 21 preferred 33% 33% 34 700 6 6 6 19% 6 600 6 1 1,300 52% 52 % 52 52% Webster Tobacco 4,900 86 85% 85% 21 111% 27% 26% 27 Wesson Oil & Snowdr com—_No par $4 conv preferred *110% 27'/a 410 115% *110% 111 111 111 West 20 West Inc_ 5 No par Indies Sugar Corp 1 Penn Electric class A__No par 18 7% May 19 11 May 21 92 _5 5 Nov x!7% May 14 1 Wayne Knitting MillsWayne Pump, Co__ 5,000 102 100 Pictures Apr 16 13% Apr 21 29% Apr 30 No par No par 1—_! 86 110% $ per share 57 1QO preferred Bros 100 86% Nov 13% Sep 21 9 21 . May 14 31 Jan 13 99 Sep 9 21% Nov 18 21% May 19 115 115% 115 115'A 108'A 200 108 103'A *108 7%. 108'A preferred 120 100 6 c/b preferred 113% May 14 114'A 100 105 114 80 44% *107% 108% ;. 7% 43% 43% 43% 6,% 6% 6'A 6 'A 21% : i -1 V 7 43% *26% 71, 21% 28'/a 71 *6% 43% 6 'A 21% 22 22 26% 26%' 27 *72 75 7% 44 *72 7 44 i 22 Va 7% *21'A 22'A 22'/a 22'A 27 V4 3,600 27% 74 28 28 »A 72 72, 22'/a 28 'A 23% 22 Va 22'/a 35 34'A 35 34% 27% 27% 27% 28'A 98 28% 28% 96 96 ■'7.1 35'A 27% 22% *31 95'/a 95 99% 99 99'A 95% 99'A 99% 99% 31 30 99% 30% 31 31 31% 32% 32'A 88»A *67 88 V4 73 *99% 48: 100% 87%, 88 'A *67. 73 100 100 48 *96'A 32% *31% 4.7Va 98 *96'4 47% 97 *27% 28% *27% 28% 22% 23'A 22% 24% " 12% *31% 9% 12% 12 92% *91 *91 32% 9% Vav 31%. 12%. 92% 32'A 33'A 871/2 88% *67 73 99% 99% 48% 48'A *96% 28 29% 72 23 Va 35 35% 35V* 35% 28% 28% 94 95% 15,700 95 99% *32 95% 99 Va 99% 32% 32% 32% 34% 35 35 35 35 35% 88% 87% 88% 2,300 88 88 Va 680 73 *68 73 :'100 101 *100 101 *63 101 97 97 97 28 97 97 28 28 9% 9% 10% 241/4 24% *27% 24Va 28% 24% 27%. 24 -l 24% 13 13 Va 12,000 13 13 Va 92% 3,600 *91 *31% 92% 32% *31%. 10% 32% *31% 10% 10%. 10%. 10% 32% 10% 10,500 series $5 • Wilcox 9%. May 17 26% Nov 17 71 Nov 15 17: May 19 27% May 1® 22% May 19 2 Nov 13 30 Nov preferred! 26; —_ 5. Sep Sep 47% Jan 16% Apr 99 May. 31 May 19 2: 94 May 28 26% May 19 19% May 19. 9% May 19 84 July 31 29% May 13: 5% May IT 31 9% Sep 29 Sep Sep Feb 14 106 Sep 113% Oct 32% Nov 7% Dec 7%. Feb 3 27% Nov 21 . 5% Sep 14 27 Sep Sep 71 Oct 30% July 28 105 Aug 20 106% July 21 Jan 24 Aug Oct 27 Feb 117% Aug 119% May 53 V* Jun 116% 35 Apr J an 90% May 13'Va Jan 32% Jan 56% 101 Jun Apr 18%, Oct 53% Jan 26% Oct 21 Va Nov 41% Jun 39% Jan 91 Dec 95 Dec 39 May 63 V* Jun 1 102:% July 18 75 Jan 18 26%. Sep 17 38% Oct 22 103 57 Mar 29 42% Feb 43% July 89 Va Aug Apr 111% Sep 90 Feb Aug 14 62% Mar 27 No par 29% 27 Ry- com——10Q preferred— ...100: 1 34% Oct Jan 36 20- 35 % Mar Sep 113 55; il" " Dec 20 Oct 17 No par No par 25% 20% 47 28 May 14 87%. Nov 18 preferred^- Oil Co: May 16 Jan com- Dec 45 116% Aug 19 98 ; Jan 39 119 91 03 "L Erie 50 Jan 122% 6 100 >.12.50 Oct Nov 18% Sep Sep 6 —12%. 16% 22 Jan 75% Jan 4 Jun 18% July 108 38% May 19 No par 107% Feb 23% Aug Sep 115 4 100 10® 29% Oct 20 Va 14 121% Jan 112% Jan Be——-100 prior pref. White Dental Mfg (The S S) White Motor Co— White Sewing Machine: com; Prior May 111% Oct 3 4 34% Jan 2 117,% Mar 11 No par No par conv conv 110% Jan Feb lO'/a Jan No par A pfd- series preferred*. conv 41- 5% May 19 —10® com ,— $4 100 pfd cum Wheeling Steel Corp- 500 *91 18, RR Weston- Elec Instrument— Westvaco Chlorine: Prodi— Common — 5%% 90 92%. cum Wheeling & ~20 27% 3.80% $3.75 2,700 *91 12% , 73 *100' 97% 24% . 1,800 88% *68 50% -12% 92% 3%% 1.900 • com Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse, Electric: com 210 99% •! 22 .—10 Co 2nd pfd Pacific Jan 32% May 19 107% Nov 14 Preferred series A.— —_10Q: .Western Union Teleg, class; A_No par 6,600 28% 50Va 1:2% Western 300 3,800 28% * non-cum 27 1 Ry 4%. 1,700 72 23 5D'/a 32'A 28% 73 49%. *31% For footnotes see page 28. 28'A 23 Va 49% 31% 9% Va 22'A 491/4, 96'A 24% *91 Western. Auto Supply Western Maryland 4.800 22 % 7 21 50%. Nov 20 125%, Nov 20 —100 preferred Western Air Lines Inc 3,100 6% 34 Va *95 43% 6% 22'A 31 43 300 634 35'A *98 Va 44% 7% 6% 22'A *95% J 43% *7 6% 35 22'A 7% 6'A 27% ! *7 7'A 44 4%% —t • *7 ) West Penn Power 4%% pfd__—_ 100 West Va Pulp & Paper com__No par 1,800 36% Nov 7' Mar 85 Va 115% 43% 13 111 31% *108 114 19%. Feb 106% Mar 18%. Feb Apr 23% Nov 9% Oct *11%. Mar 105 7 *113% 44% 3 90 107 % 114.74 13% Feb 52% Nov 21 114% 108% July 17 24% Jan 7 Apr 12% Jan 107'/a 44 109 Feb 54 83% May 22 114% *107% 23%. Jun 6 May 17 37% Jan 16 108 45 86 Oct 4 113% 108% Sep Feb 108 44 'A per share 15% 8 113'A *107% Highest $ B6 18 115 44 pef share 33% Dec 11: 26% Feb 109'A 108% $ 36% Feb 23% Feb Sep 30 30 % May 23 *113 43% Apr 75% Feb 18 17% Jan 25: 20 *108 *107% Apr 45% Jan Lowest 17% May 20 ; 43 123% Year 1946 Highest $ per share No par No par 52 108% 117% Dec Range for Previous Lowest 51% 42% Jan 99% July : Feb Range Since January 1 86'A *107% 12_% Dec Feb < 26 Va 43% 5% 63% Sep 33% Oct 31 86% 108% Dec Nov 30 26% 43% May 108% Aug 45 20 51'A *107 Feb 100 53 121 Lj V 115. Sep 127 38 Feb 17 33% Nov 21 Warren Foundry & Pipe No par Warren Petroleum Corp- com-5 3%% cum conv preferred 100 Washington Gas Light Co No par Waukesha Motor Co ; 5 1,600 33% *115 May 91% NOV Aug 25 35% Oct 14 40 26'A 115% 113 12 17 *86'/a 115% Oct 36 % 19 10 86% 116 26% Jun 51% Apr Oct 23 Oct 26% 115% Nov 16% Oct Oct 52% 115% 15% Sep 97,% Oct 21 10% Nov 19 112; 32 86% 115% Nov 104 % May 14 Nov W 64 33'A 110% Apr 30- Jan 13 31% Oct 21 26'A 110% Apr 49% Jan 101 83% 50-% Nov 21 31 86% *110% Sep 22 94 3 26% 111% *110% 7 25. 26% 51% Feb 18% Feb 20; *86% 51% 5% May 19: May 19 Par 40 6 95'% Oct 31 STOCK Shares 24.200 6 100 25 EXCHANGE 13% 6 Apr Jan STOCKS Friday Nov. 21 92% 32% 100 preferred 13% 32% 35 % May-19 97 Oct, 17 85 92 *24'A NOV 27% Feb 22 77% Deo 19 5 . 14 21 % 25 Dec 29% Feb 3 OlVa Feb 13 85 V*. Nov 10©, common 93 % 19% 200 Va 6 preferred——'— Visking, Corp: (The) class-A Vulcan Detinning Co common 13 3 21% May 2 pfd—100 Iron Coal & Coke 5% 92% 21'A 187 Feb 6% 14% 36 7 Mar 18% 94% Feb 20 115 95 47% 192 39 Ward Baking Co common 19% 25% 6'A Thursday Nov. 19 118 110 Va 20% Jan —100 Walworth Co 35'A Dec Nov 8 preferred 6,300 *19 33 34% $5 5,000 47'A 8 91 Oct 15 2,000 118'/a 7 Sep 15 Co com—No par 10% 47 July 8 85 69 11% 117 Jan 54 PRICES Wednesday 13% 1 10 28 10® 10% 24% 24 'A *31% *94 41 Apr 11% July Feb 12JAMay l9 preferred:. 11% 19% *32% 33% 33 34'A div partic 11 13% Sep Sep 11% Feb com__ 100 common 11% 95 9%. Jan. 20% 128 102% Sep 2.56 10'/a 13% 17 Jun Sugar Co__6% 11% 34 43A Sep 7% Oct 100% Nov 7 Feh 29% Jan 55% Feb 11 Va 13% 22 166 Nov 47 Apr Apr 11% 33% Feb Deo 20% Nov 39 11 13% 52 97% Feb 58% 11% 32% 142 19 48% Feb 21 Feb Feb 89 25% 10% 13% *116% 34 *31% x20% Feb 84% Sep. Oct 65% 15% Oct 11% 20% 40% Oct *72 8 Mar 27. 23 Feb 35 10'A *94 32 47 *33 33 *102 150 Apr 17% NOV 11% 20% 13% 21% 35'A 33 SALE Feb 28 Nov 15 Walgreen Co. common. 4 % preferred Walker (Hiram) G & W 32 118 65 34'/a 33 6% Virginia Elec & Pwr 560 33 Nov. 17 51% July 28 81 79% Feb Oct 80 187 48% Nov 144 13 pom...No-par 1,200. 37 Vb 32% 35% Monday 11 39% Dec Feb cumulative preferred preferred 2nd series Va-Carolina Chemical: 8,500 127 37'A 32% 35'A Nov. 15 *6 127 36% 32% Saturday 11 Feb Apr 84 106 Sep 22 3%% 16,500 117 35 *31% 60% Feb 165 100 41 3 % % 10'A 37'A 33 32% 116'A 320 15'/a 32% 33% 103% July 24 13V* May 17 14% May 21 5% non-cum: Victor Chemical1 Works 2,400 110 34% *31% *24% 15% 32% *32 *19 10 Va *107% *36 Va 33% 60% May Sep 36% Dec 30% May 17 Ry preferred 96%, 34% 33 47 *95,'/a 33 *32 21% 15% 116 *31% *116% 10% 11® 15 'A 116 33 10'A 10'/» HO 15% 116 33% 21 10% 112 15'A 116 *32 *32'A 10'/a, 112 115% *31% *102 * Jan 10 Vick Chemical Co.— Vicks Shreve & Pacific 50 50 % 98% 96 Va 9 9 17 May 13% Jan 44 Nov 21 15 V* Sep/ 62 2.36 Inc Vertientes-Camaguey 900 87 85'A *95'/a *95'/a Nov 65'A Nov Vanadium Corp of America—No par 1,700 87 Sep 37% Nov 6% Sep 25 Sep 13% Jan 8'/a Oct 10 May 17 4VaMay20 79% May 17 165 May 20 100 37 87 9© 59 12% Feb 21 109% Jun 18 10% Jan 30 14 May Sep 47% Apr 98% Aug 35 13 Jan 27 132 X205 Feb 25% Aug 11%. July 13 40 15% *84 Sep Deo 26 Dec Jan 16 37 *85 'A 93 187% 9 Jan 5% Nov ,1 1 Nov Apr 10 46% Oct 20 8 1 com preferred Nov 13 10: 5 102 50 15 87 9'/a 103, preferred^ 16 87 96 Vb 3 32% May 109% July 29% Feb 101 39% Nov 5 24% Oct 24 19 37'A 87 May 19 18% Nov 40 Va Nov 16 *84 9 140- 25 37'A 91 *95 Vb conv 15% Oct < 15% July V 16 87 9 68 May 19 61% May-19 16'A * 21 No par —; Jan 9% Oct 22 38% May IT 38'A 15 9 Nov 50 15% "87 8% 40%, J.un 128 100 ... Aug 2 10 preferred 22 110 13; 94 Oct 9% Sep 19 No par- Universal Pictures; Co/. Inc 4V*% May 19 Feb 53 % Feb Feb Jan 63% Aug 30% Apr 12% Oct 0 15 Feb Universal Laboratories Inc__, 1 Universal Leaf Tobacco com—No par 8% preferred— iOO 173 7. 33% Jan Jan. 100 com 18% 21% 56 . 104% Oct 11 196% Mar 29 6 73 Universal-Cvclops Steel Corp 5% 100 cum 107% Feb Nov 100 common non-cum 4'Zo May 19 16% Aug 105% Aug Deo 41% Oct 18 39 Stockyards Corp l United Stores $4.20 non-c 2d pfd 5 $6 conv preferred. No par United Wall Paper Inc common 2 100 28 49% May 24* United 3,900 Jan 20% Oct 9/'A Jan 35 34% 23% Oct 20 106 Deo 71% Mar 12% Nor ' 24% Jan 6 19%? Feb 17' 110% Apr 12 19% Feb 21 23 Va May 19 97Va Nov 13 *37'A 15'/a 29% 19'A 700 3,100 17'A *82% *47 '/a 18 % 7% 7; 50 Corp U S Tobacco Co_ 170 6»A *160 66 16'/a 38 * 3,700 11 Steel ' 10 Preferred 101% 101 16 16 15% *37 42% 6 '4 10% *99 173 ?163 6% 65'A 11 101% Smelting Ref & Min S Nov 16'A Jan 22 l 10: .—20 1st preferred non-cum 16 5%, May 19 25% Jan 3 No par Preferred U !2,000 18% *39% 5% 200 37,500 141 43 6>A 19'A 2,400 69% 77% 76% 18% 42% 100'/a 69% 140% 8c/o U S Jan 14% Sep 11 7T: Aug 26 38% Nov 10 100 Playing Card Co S Plywood Corp common 3%% cum pfd series A— U S Rubber Co 'common 1,600 46 59% July 25 % 13, 53 Va Oct 21 101% Mar 31 98 Nov 63 Aug 72: Jan 100 Oct 106 Jan 36 %> Nov 90 Va Nov 107% Jan 62% May 107 V* July Feb 7 27% Feb 44 29% Feb 8 21%. Nov 44 17% Feb 1 11V* Nov 23% July 90- Feb 3 81%- Sep 34 Feb 13 34 10% Nov 19 30 Nov 5%, Oct " 56% July v 8 2 12 Deo 3% Oct 44 Oct 2 178 No par No par 78 14 12% May 19 U 8,600 128 Va 46 Jan • May 17% Apr 89 Sep 7% Jan '6% Oct 1© 19% Oct 100. 5 preferred Pipe & Foundry-,., 8 Jan 43% Jan 86 Corp preferred— Industrial Chemicals S 95, 100 Machine U S 4,100 45% 128 6'A 11 *S9 300 31'A 43 6Va 5% 50 U Nov ;21 20 4% % 1,200 Nov 21 J 4% Jan 31 53 %, Mar 27 10% Feb 1Q 8.V* Feb 15% May 19 No par S 200 ! , Leather Co. common Partic & conv class A U S Lines Co common 99 18% 6. >A Va 50 30% 44 6'A 11 *18 3 65'A 37% *39 18.% 101% 6'/a 5'A 165 16% *37 30 '/a 42% "18 92% 173 16% *15% *14% 6Va 71% 77% 141 *42% 6% 11 *99 39 Va * 18% 44 6'A 10% 101% 6% 5'A 92 *167 6% 10% *99 6% *40% 5'A *6'A 10% *98 6 % 46% *69 '/q 76% 140% 18% 6% 31% 76% 18% 6'4 5.1% 31 140% 42 *41 Hoffman U S 8 37 21% 51% S 37% 9% — common 4,A/{> 8 8 21% 44 U preferred 83 12% May IT ' l04Va Jun 17 c No par No par Freight Co Gypsum Co 1% preferred 10 44% Jan 14 20'A Sep 23 100 Foreign Securities S 80 40% & S U 17% *9% *50 U 1,400 *77% 41% S $4.50 18 Va 105 21 '/a *42% U 20 11V* May 20 May 17 —10 Jan 5 Oct 33 t'. com—: 40 24'A Nov Nov 6 70 5v : 23% Oct 37% Jan 119 1 44% Nov 19 - Cor—13.% Paperboard-: 64V* Jan 34 * No par United'Merch Mfrs Inc 5% preferred—, United *37 37% 21% 100 104% 80 40% 21% "17% < 182 17% *77% 7% 37 16% r 19% Nov 474 May 16 1 10 JfV». May 10 Engineering & Foundry——5 - 16% Nov 101 Deo 2 55V2 Jun .10® United Electric Coal Cos_J 3,900 17 Va 18% 105% 2,200 .. 107 Va 21%. *18 *177 18 13% 100 17% 39'A 37% *97 Va 17% *106% 17 21% 100 16 107% 17 77% x77% 8% *36% *106% 21 *97 22% 16%: -16% 105 *105% *177 40 20% x22 % 17% 5 33 __ 23% *37 Oct 14 $ per share Sep , 26% Jan 15 5 i —_— • Highest I per share •28% Apr 120% Apr HQ 14 18-% Sep 0 28% Jun 10, 1 Corp 25 18% Nov%7 97-'A Nov United Carbon Co—i —No par United-iCarr Fastener Corp___No par United Cig-Whelan Stores com—-30c $3:50 convertible preferred 10® 700 Year 1946 Lowest $ per share 16% May 19 103% Jan 15 United Air Lines Inc common 10 4Va% cumulative preferred 100United Biscuit Co* ,_No 1,100 31% $ per share United Aircraft Corp common™*.—5 5% convertible preferred 106 19% 4% 2% 27 Range for Previous Range Sine® January 1 Highest Lowest Par 98% 22% STOCK EXCHANGE 12,400 18% 22% NEW YORK Shares 98% 100. 22% t per share 23% 103 Sales for *31 % *61 Va (2119) RECORD the Week 31% 31 CHRONICLE STOCKS Friday Nov. 21 Nov. 20 I per share 99 100 22% Thursday Nov. 19 23% YORK FINANCIAL PRICES Wednesday share 22% 107 18% *99 22 3 4 S per 22%: *105% 18% *99 *22 share & 105 36 May Jan July May 12% Jan ^ 28 COMMERCIAL THE (2120) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, November 24, 1947 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW Nov. 15 S per $ share $ per share f per share 9% 9% 9% 60 59% 59% 5974 60 % 60 15% 1474 15 15% 15% 15% 15% 91% 91% *91% *19% 19% 19 % NEW the Week Range Since January 1 Shares 8,000 *91% 93 91 19% *19% 19% 19% 1,000 Willys-Overland Motors com 1 $4.50 conv pfd series A No par 51»/2 Sep 15% 9,200 Wilson & Co Inc com No par 10% May 19 No par 10 91 16 *90 V4 9% 9% 92 xl9 19 18% 18 Va Wilson-Jones Qo 200 700 1,700 Co "Reg Way"._lo "when dist" 10 Wisconsin El Common 67e 144 Pwr 32% 32% 32% 32% 32% 33 33 32% 33 1,500 Woodward Iron 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% 46% 4:6 V4 46% 7,900 Woolworth (F W) *57% 58% 61% 1,200 Worthington P & M *82% 83 *82% 83 82% 82% *82 82% *86% 89% *86% 89% *86% 88 *86 % 88% *86% 89 *86 89 *64 68 *64 68 *65 68 *64 68 *66 68 V2 *b6 681/2 64% x64% 64% 64% 64% 10 *36 37 36 12 '4 12 12'4 82 % 82% 61 y4 60% 1,100 20% 20% 21 21 *20% 21% 42 Va *42% 20% 20% 20 % 20% 20%-.i 20% 77% 73 % x75% 76 76 78 78 78% 77% 78% 78 Va 18 18 17% 18 18 18 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% "18% 19 y4 19% 18% 19 19 20 20% 20% 20 20% 20% 6% 6% 6 % 6% 6% 6% 6% and asked prices; no 6% 6 % 6% Jin receivership, sales on this day. a 79 Corp 4%% 900 17 14 33 Nov 10 53 Feb 1 68% Feb 13 100 80% Nov 21 63 Sep 10 70% Mar 5 8 Mfg Co 25 1 preferred 50 Young Spring & Wire .—No par Youngstojwn Sheet & Tube..—No 2,200 Youngstown Steel Door 20% 2,600 Zenith Radio 6% 2,800 Zonite Products rCash sale, s 47 No par common cum 145% May 19 8 9,700 nNew stock. Deferred delivery. & Towne Yale York 1,000 42% *Bid Oct Nov May 19 48% May 19 Feb 37% 3,000 21 80 37 13 Va 18 >/B Nov 29 37% 44 21 Oct 37 37 Nov 57 37 12% 18 32 Wyandotte Worsted Co 37 May 62% May 15% Corp No par 1 Corp Special sales, par —No par Jan 21 No par 1,600 *43 Jun 52 Sep Sep Sep 19 Nov 21% 74 87% 1,600 13 160 Feb 43% 95% Nov 19 84% 9% 43% Mar 34 28 20 3 f.64,V4 12% 142 99 21 20 9% 43 July 19 27 Feb 64%. 12% 101 Nov Jun 18'/a Nov 94% Apr 10 43 July 100 64 12% 21 9 64 43 26% Sep Sep Oct Jun *9% 12% Jan Nov 9 84 64% 42% 12% series___10o 10 12% 23 No par (Del) 10 42% Oct Sper share 24 17 43 series 64% 12'4 11 64% Oct conv 4%% Wright Aeronautical Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Del) . 13% Feb 135 (new)_ Co pfd 4% % Prior pfd 43 Va 6 v4 Prior 260 82 80 % Co 64% *36% 36 60 % 62 *137 10% 10 9% 9 % 10 60 58% 58% 57 % 57% *137 144 *137 144 *137 Highest $ per share 10 100 144 *31% 4674 144 10 Lowest 10 preferred *137 32% 46% *31 144 19 18 -- I8V2 18% preferred $4.25 300 91 *90% „ «... __ 67/a May 17 61 15% 20 __ $ per share 60% 974 15% 91 93 $ per share Par Highest 15% *60 Year 1946 Lowest • __ 137 Range for Previous STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 61 9% 60% 15% 9% $ per share 9% 9% 8% GO 9% Friday Nov. 21 Nov. 19 $ per share Sales for Nov. 20 Thursday Wednesday Nov. 18 share per STOCKS PRICES SALE Tuesday Monday Nov. 17 Saturday HIGH AND May 17 May Feb 106 59% Oct 82% Apr 13% Deo 25% Jun Jan 3 16% Feb 11 50% Mar 31 14 Va May 19 45 Apr 103 6 10 Va May 19 May 19 Aug 100 Sep 75V4 Dec 10 18% Feb 41 33 V2 Aug 28 Feb 23% Oct 23 33 Oct 61% July 13 % Nov 27 y4 Jan Oct 35% Jan mm. mm mm— 15% 53% May 17 83 Oct 20 67% Sep 83% May 15 21% Feb 21 J* Not 31 19% Deo 42% Jon Sep 14% Apr May 17 14% May 19 5% Jun wd When distributed, x 5 25 July 7 10% Jan 31 Ex-dividends, 9 Jan Ex-rights. y Transactions at fhe New York Stock Exchange Transactions at the New York Curb Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Daily, Weekly and Yearly 21,1947 Week Ended, Nov. Int'l Total Bank Government Bond Bonds Bonds untted States Foreign Railroad and Miscel. Stocks, Number of Shares Bonds Bonds Sales Saturday 295,160 $1,162,000 751,240 3,707,100 4,733,000 320,000 930,090 $175~666 4,202,100 5.223,000 4,821,000 961,860 332,000 3,000 4.562,000 975,520 4,227,000 4,843,000 378,000 25,000 5,246,000 4,960,570 $23,493,100 $2,031,000 $203,000 Friday $1,000 of Shares) 21,1947 . 1946 Foreign 68,989,520 821,335,400 1,123,216,700 $25,728,100 $21,844,700 Railroad & Industrial Total 1 -1— ■ - — the week, and The are "and $73,079,000 $62,385,000 7,070,000 10,693,000 5,000 484,000 473,000 $1,234,000 $80,633,000 $73,551,000 Foreign corporate Total $1,489,000 WEEKLY - YEARLY - Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded In the week's range, unless when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in letters in the column headed "Interest Period" indicate i,n each case the- month when the bonds mature. they are the only transactions of computing the range for the year. italic LOW Saturday Monday Nov. 15 Nov. 17 High $1,139,000 90,000 163,000 4,000 New York Stock Exchange iiii interest"—except for income and defaulted bonds. (: Low Low High AND HIGH Tuesday SALE Low represent one or more 32d of a point. PRICES Wednesday Nov. 19 Nov. 18 ppiiit Figures after decimal Thursday Nov. 20 Low Sales for Friday Nov. 21 Low NEW YORK Low 104.10 *104.8 104.10 *104.8 104.10 Treasury 106.23 *106.21 106.23 Treasury 3s High High Bonds($) Lowest EXCHANGE *109.21 109.23 *109.20 109.22 *109.16 109.18 *109.10 109.12 *109.14 109.16 *109.11 109.13 Treasury 2%s 1955-1960 111.23 Sep *100.20 100.22 *100.20 100.22 *100.19 100.21 *100.19 100.21 *100.19 100.21 *100.19 100.21 ^Treasury *105.16 105.18 105.17 *105.15 105.17 *105.13 105.15 *105.11 105.13 *105.11 105.13 Treasury *110.11 110.13 *110.5 110.7 *110.1 110.3 *109.31 110.1 *110.1 110.3 *109.31 110 Treasury 2%s 1948-1951 1951-1954 1956-1959 101.8 *105.15 2%s 2%s *111.11 111.13 *111.5 111.7 *111.1 111.3 *110.31 111.1 *111.2 111.4 *110.31 111.1 Treasury *112.21 112.23 *112.20 112.22 *112.11 112.13 *112.10 112.12 *112.12 112.14 *112.8 112.10 Treasury *101.10 101.12 *101.9 101.11 *101.9 101.11 Treasury 2%s 2%s 2%s *102.31 103.1 *103.30 103 *102.30 103 Treasury 2%s 1958-1963 1960-1963 1948 1949-1953 *101.10 101.12 *102.31 103.30 *103.28 103.1 3 112.21 Aug 115.26 Jan 4 102.11 Dec 102.12 107.5 Dec 109.22 F&> 102.6 106.23 103.1 Pet Feb Feb 112.6 *106.21 101.12 111.18 22 106.24 *101.10 Jun July 24 104.10 *106.22 *102.31 110.3 3 *104.8 106.24 103.1 4 107.20 Oct 104.10 *106.22 101.12 108.21 Feb 1951-1955 *104.8 106.25 *102.31 21 1949-1952 104.10 *103.28 103.30 *103.27 103.29 Treasury 2%s 103.27 *103.25 103.27 *103.25 103.27 *103.25 103.27 *103.25 103.27 *103.23 103.25 *105.14 *105.15 105.17 *105.14 105.16 *105.13 105.15 *105.11 105.13 *105.3 105.5 Treasury Treasury 2%s 105.16 1952-1954 1956-1958 1962-1967 1963-1968 June 1964-1969 106.13 July 24 113.12 Aug 113.3 103.31 *103.28 103.30 *103.27 103.29 *102.12 102.14 *102.27 102.29 *102.27 102.29 *102.27 102.29 *102.27 *102.7 102.9 *102.8 102.10 *102.8 102.10 *102.9 102.11 *102.9 *101.29 101.31 *101.31 102.1 *101.30 102 *101.31 102.1 *101.31 *101.30 102 *101.29 *101.30 102 *101.30 101.31 2%s *102.24 102.26 102.11 *102.9 102.11 102.1 *101.29 101.31 102 *101.28 101.30 Treasury 2%s Treasury 102.29 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.27 101.29 *101.28 101.30 *101.29 101.31 *101.27 101.29 *101.27 101.29 *101.27 101.29 *101.26 101.28 *101.27 101.29 *101.28 101.30 *101.26 101.28 *100.26 100.28 *101.1 101.3 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *100.31 101.1 *104.6 104.8 *104.2 104.4 *103.31 104.1 *103.22 103.24 101 *101 101.2 *101 101.2 *100.31 101.1 104.8 *104.4 104.6 *104.4 104.6 *104.4 2%s Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s Treasury 104.6 Dec. 1964-1969 1965-1970 1966-1971 June 1967-1972 Sept. 1967-1972 2%s Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s *104.12 104.14 *104.12 104.14 *100.31 101.1 *101.1 101.3 101 *104.7 104.9 *104.6 104.8 *104.6 *102.25 102.27 *102.25 102.27 *102.25 102.27 *102.24 102.26 *102.25 202.27 102.25 Treasury *105.27 105.29 *105.21 105.23 *105.19 105.21 *105.20 105.22 *105.22 105.24 *105.19 105.21 Treasury *103.24 103.26 *103.25 103.27 *103.23 103.25 *103.23 103.25 *103.22 103.24 *103.14 103.16 Treasury *100.13 100.15 *100.15 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *100.13 100.15 Treasury 2%s *102.23 1,000 Dec. 1967-1972 1951-1953 1952-1953 1954-1956 1956-1959 Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s 2%s 2%s 2%s Nov Apr 113.3 Nor May 14 114.8 May 14 118.15 Mar 118.23 Fell 104.12 Feb~21 104.12 Feb~21 106 106* Apr Apr 106.16 May 107.15 Jan 105.29 Aug Jun 107.5 Jan 108.4 Jun 108.4 104.24 July 14 105.22 May 104.14 Sep 2 104.23 Feb 14 104.7 104.4 Jan 2 104.18 Apr 30 103 Jan 107.27 Apr 107.4 Apr 107.9 Apr 102.5 Nov 8 104.4 Jan 13 102.22 Jan 107.19 Apr 102.5 Nov 10 9 102.11 Jan 102.3 Nov 7 104.15 Apr 12 102.11 Jan 107.10 Apr 102.12 Oct 14 103.20 Apr 101.16 Jan 106.15 Apr 2 105.17 Jun 9 2 106.28 Apr 109.15 Feb 18 103.19 Apr 10 101.15 Jan 106.15 Aug 106.16 Apr 106.15 Aug 104.24 July 14 105.17 Jun 101 Nov 104.10 May Nov 107.9 Apr 108.17 Aug 105.17 Feb 7 105.18 Sep 8 108~17 Aug 104.22 107.14 Apr Sep , 100.17 100.17 *100.15 100.17 *100.15 *100.3 100.4 *100.3 *100.3 *100.3 *100.10 100.12 *100.10 lob" 12 *100.9 10*0.11 *100.10 100~12 *100.9 100.11 ^Treasury 2s *101.6; 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *100.10 100.12 *101.5 101.7 *101.5 101.7 llTreasury *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.6 101.8 *101.5 101.7 Treasury 2s ♦101.9 101.11 *101.9 101.11 *101.9 101.11 *101.9 101.11 *101.9 101.11 *101.8 101.10 Treasury 2s *101.12 101.14 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.11 101.13 *101.12 101.13 *101.11 101.13 Treasury *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 *101.13 101.15 Treasury 2s *101.17 101.19 *101.17 101.19 *101.17 101.19 *101.17 101.19 *101.17 101.19 *101.17 101.19 Treasury 2s *101.24 101.26 *101.24 101.26 *101.23 101.25 *101.24 101.26 *101.24 *101.22 101.24 *101.28 101.30 June 1959-1962 Dec. 1959-1962 1947 March 1948-1950 Dec. 1948-1950 —June 1949-1951 Sept. 1949-1951 Dec. 1949-1951 March 1950-1952 *100.13 100.15 *100.15 *100.15 *100.3 *100.3 100.17 101.26 *100.13 Treasury *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 101.30 *101.27 101.29 *101.27 101.29 *101.28 101.30 *101.27 101.29 *101.28 101.30 *101.28 1101.30 *101.26 101.28 *101.30 102 *101.31 102.1 *101.30 102 *101.31 102.1 *101.31 102.1 *101.29 101.31 *103.27 103.29 *103.22 103.24 *103.20 103.22 *103.21 103.23 *103.24 103.26 *103.22 103.24 100.15- *100.13 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100.13 100.15 *100.13 *100.15 100.17 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.16 100.18 *100.17 100.19 *98 *98.16 98.12 99 98.12 98.26 98.17 98.12 98.24 *Bid and asked price. *98.20 99 * *98 No sales transacted this day. 98.12 98.28 *98.4 98.18 98.11 98.18 *100.13 100.18 *98.4 98.22 98.11 98.22 2s —. 2s 2s Sept. 1950-1952 Treasury 2s 1951-1953 Treasury 2s —1951-1955 Treasury 2s —June 1952-1954 Treasury 2s Dec. 1952-1954 Treasury 2s 1953-1955 Treasury l%s —; ..1948 Treasury l%s —1950 International Bank for Reconstruction & Development 10-year 2%s -1957 25-year 3s_M.*._*.^~~...1972 5,000 198,000 (IBeing called for redemption March 15, 1948 at 100. . a Odd lot transaction, r Reg •• ♦ I / 104.16 Apr 6 100.29 Jan 102.24 May Jan Apr 102 Apr Apr Deo 102.8 Dec 103.9 Jan 30 101.4 102.8 102.5 Sep 102.24 May 14 102 102.6 Jan 103.9 Jan 103.7 Jan 103.22 Feb 102.12 Apr 102.12 Apr 102 102.6 July 8 9 104.7 May 27 104.3 Mar 9 102.18 Oct 12 102.20 103.1 Apr 26 103 .13 Oct May 13 103.2 Jan 24 102.14 Not 104.25 Feb 102.28 July 21 103.4 July 21 102.22 Not 104.29 Feb loT.31 102.4 July 22 102.23 Apr 24 102.30 Apr 24 102.28 Jun 102.23 Apr 102.25 Apr — 100.15 *100.16 2%s Treasury 100.15 Dec 115.23 114.8 1950-1952 *103.25 106.13 July 24 Highest Feb 106.6 30 *106.23 Lowest Highest 104.25 Sep *104.8 *101.10 Year 1946 Range Since January 1 STOCK 3%s *106.21 High Range for Previous GOVERNMENT BONDS the Week High *104.8 *103.29 1946 126,351,538 Foreign government $914,371,920 $1,214,285,600 FRIDAY NOTICE—Prices to Nov. 21 64,453,244 $1,322,000 Domestic 20,936,000 Bond Record Jan. 1 1947 1,651,765 Bonds 72,339,400 23,493,100 1,394,200 20,396,000 $1,000 203,000 2,031,000 $*1,489,000 $4,000 1946 1947 $18,729,500 $3,111,000 — - 25,000 1,388,990 Stocks—No. of shares $54,500 International Bank $4,000 Week Ended Nov. 21 328,828,535 221,819,512 Bonds H. 8. Government $163,000 246,185 $25,728,100 1947 1946 5,554,780 4,960,570 $1,322,000 • 277,575 Total $76 000 275,000 317,000 262.000 280,000 279,000 Jan. 1 to Nov. 21 Week Ended Nov. 21 Stocks—No. of shares $1,000 75,000 59,000 3,000 22,485 i $75,000 200,000 254,000 259,000 280,000 254,000 138,325 235,205 269,215 Total— 1947 Bonds (Par Faltte) Foreign Foreign Government Corporate Domestie 1,388,990 Saturday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 5,203,000 $1,000 469,000 402,000 1,046,700 Total Week Ended Nov. $1,292,000 $130,000 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Stocks (Number 9 101.2 Jan~29 101.14 May 100.26 Oct 20 101.8 Apr 26 101.3 100.30 Apr Nov 14 102.00 July 15 98.18 Nov 14 103.4 98 istered bond transaction. July 15 Sep 104.14 Jan 103.13 May Mar 102.17 Mar Volume THE Number 4649 166 COMMERCIAL NEW YORK RANGE Interest Last or Period BONDS Sale Price Bid York Stock Exchange FOR WEEK Bonds BOND ENDING & AsKcd Low High Low No. J-D 105 ft 105, 105% 105 56 Friday BONDS Stock Interest Sale Price (Republic of) 114% loan 5s of 1914 1949 4Vis MS 1949 4Vis external debt 6%) extended to External 4s extl s Wertheim &. Co. 120 Broadway, Jan f $ New York part AOs 1-1693 part sink fund Akershus (King of Norway) 4s lAAntioquia (Dept) coll 7s A lAExternal lAExternal s f 7s series s sec AExternal sec M-S 78 68% 89% 68% 61 3 91 3 89% 40'/a 41 10 25% 40,/a 40 % 1945 p 89% J-J J-J *40 1 45 J-J *40 *40 series—1957 A-0 A-0 26% __ 41 f 7s 3rd series_..1957 25 42 A-0 f 2d 7s 79 J-J 1945 s 81 1945 1st series s 79 1945 B A Antwerp (City) external 5s ,1958 Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 10-year *67 mmmm 1957 f 7s s AExternal A-0 1968 f 7s series D AExternal Ass'td F-A 1948 f 7s series 3Vis J-D J-J 45 24 *40 43 19% 18% 45 102% 102% 4 98 103 101% 102 Vi — 102 187 99% 91% 91% 91 Vi 93 Va 91% 91% 92% 26 91% 95 J-D 90 90 90% 45 873/4 Ass'td 1966 J-D 89% 89% 90% 81 89% 1962 F-A 88 88 90 84 88 to Geraes A Sec Belgium external 6'/2 s lABrazil (U f 101 11 102 107% 6 106 109 Nov 5, 1955 J-D 107% 116 4s J-D 115 14 65 Va 1 56 (Int reduced to 3.5%) AExternal s f 6%s of 1926 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.375%) AExternal s f 6%s of 1927 J-D A-0 1979 A-0 1957 A-0 *51% 55% 44 70 60 64 65'/4 31 55 35 *99% 103% 98 105 i960 53 20 43% 63 64% (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 A7a (Central Ry) 1952 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) 1978 Bft funding bonds of 1931 due—1951 64 % 13 55 73% A-0 51V4 51 Vi 53 J-D 65 V4 65 Vi 65 Vi J-D *51% — 84 63 1 — 44 56 70 44 — 59 Va 1954 1910 A-0 61 4 65% 65% 60 2 55% 65 Va 61% . 60 61 Vi 17 55% 61 60 Vi 61 3 61 61 61 2 55% 55% 65 67 4 66% 69% 67 1 | , *66% 72 *66% __ —— 3Vis Series No. 9 74 67 11 12 60% r * 3Vis Series No. 21 60 *60Vi 1950 of) 1960 A6s s 6 Vis 1958 to 2.125%) f 6 Vis A6s s Feb 1961 1961 F-A Jan 1961 s 1959 1961 AExternal sinking fund 6s A6s assented sinking fund 6s ' A6s assented 1962 _ 62 Va _ 55 . 62 62 54 Va 62 100 4 96 102 18 96 104 — 100 — 1023/4 70 104 109 1043/4 104 Vi 105 39 104 % 110 Va 1 20% 92% A-0 64 21 20 Va 20% 7 *21 — 21 Vi 100% 22 82 263/4 s 11% J-J 1957 14 11 Va 12% 40% -- 34 10 33 27 10 26 33% 35% 40 Va 27 33 *33 27 — 27 27 93% 93% 2 92 % 92% 10 92 106 90 90 8 90 105% 89 90 70 88 1053/4 89 M- N M-S A-O 1963 1957 92% F-A 89:% A-O 89 A Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3Vis ext to 89% 15 10 1963 M-N 1994 J-D 1967 M-S *100'/a 95% 93% 89 27% 1 183/4 28 18% 27% 20% 28% 18 Va 27% 21 Va 21% 30 21% 33 *21 19 Va - __ 21 Vi 21% 7 28 Va 18% 273/4 21 - 25% 19% 105 95% 104 99 102% 99Va 101 1 95% sec ref 3%s series B iAPernambuco (State of) (Rep of) s A4%a 32 Va 40 M-S *23% 30 24'/a 36 M-S 16 V4 16% 13 16 22 J-D 16 Vi 16% 16% 91 15 21% A-O 16% 16% 16% 45 15 21% 19 21 1940 A-O 1958 *8% fund A-O *8 Vi 1947 7s A-O *16% A-O 8 % gold 8s 1950 1963 J-J Alegre (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A .1961 J-D (Int reduced to 2.375%) AExternal loan 7 Vis 2001 A4V4s assented A Porto __ J-J 11 11 8 __ 11 *28 •—a. *36 — 21% 61 7% 33 A6sv assented——: — AGuaranteed sink fund 6s A6s jAChilean Cons Munic. 7s A7s assented i960 (Hukuang Ry) .'1 5s ■ r A6s of 1928 __Oct 1961 'Afis Of 1927 Jan 1961 s f $ bonds 29 -- — 33 39% (Int reduced to 2006 2.25%) |ARio de Janeiro (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan a (Int reduced to 2.375%) AExternal sec Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) of loan A-O F-A 2012 F-A 1946 1921 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%ft Ads external sink fund gold 2001 A-O Paulo (City) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) AdVis extl secured s f Stamped pursuant -to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%)- 41 28% 3 26 85% 33 Va 10 31 39 Va 26% 15 25 Va 35 34 40% 28 Va 28 Vi 33'/a 33'/a 25% 25% *36 J-D 2004 1967 J-D 35 J-D M-N 38 29% *32% — 2012 — 27 — 35 30 37% 26 26 1 23 31 34 % — 34% 1 31 39 24% 32 *26 *34% — 2004 28 — M-N 41 <■ M-N * 30 — 40 33 39 25 — *26 31% 35 42 27% — 37 J-J 1999 1956 42 1 24% 41 44 '/a 44 Va 1 44'/a 68 37% 8 37% 64 Va 46 67 -- J-J 1950 31 Va 29 37% J-J -- 29 2012 1936 1999 8s 33 34 *27% 1968 1952 25 ~1 36% 1999 2001 1957 31 36% — 1966 1926 ASan (State) *27 A-O 1953 6 Vis Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) Bio Grande do Sul (State of)— |A8s extl loan of J-J 1946 J-/ 44'/a Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced A88 external 2.5%) — *42 -- — Stamped pursuant to Plan A reduced water 2.5%) loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%)——2004 1968 A6s extl dollar loan *35 — J-J J-J — 41 *39 49 *33 Va M-S 42% *38 48 42 — 65 48 56% 42% — 59 40 60 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 2012 (Int ituuced to 2% ) lASecured s 1940 f 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) 33% A-O A-O 1978 — A-O 33% *80 88 72 72 — 1 — 9 33 55 85 91% 65% 80% Mtge Bank 6Vis § ASinking fund 7s of 1926 25-year 1927 (Rep of) footnotes see __ 18% 19 . IS' _7Vi __ 19 17% A-0 27 4 7% 16% *75 A-O 1947 A-0 1946 li-N F-A *46 47% 37 __ 54 _ 50 84% 83% 84% -- 80% i.80% 81% i M -N 19 53 FIRM TRADING MARKETS C*m mares & no- Inc. FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 62% 54% 48 __ Af-N 19 90 41% 42 48% J-D 32. 90 72 *46 1947 72 *46 SECURITIES 25% *77 J- J FOREIGN 25% 17'/a • 1951 7s page 27 19% . 7% Institutions 26 21 .. 18%.. 7% 27 173/4 21 ■ 1953 gold 4%s Rica 18% . For Financial 27 -19 % 1070 lAColombia SASinking fund 7s of Copenhagen (City) 5s 26 Va 50 31 79 97 Va .,.19 .78 96 Va 21 16 20% 21 32 29 25% : i t 3s external J-D '5 23 Va 173/4 17% 20 — M-S __195l (Republic of)— 12 20 *18% . M-5 * Colombia M- N __196Q 1 *18% Af-N. —1962 19% 19% A-0 —1962 assented Achinese A-O 1961 18% 243/a 38 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 27% 19% 21% 10% 8% *36 1966 29% 7% 8 % *8 21 16 Va — 26% 19 37 1960 assented AExternal sink 105% *31 1968 f s 105 % __ M-S f 6s 2d ser—..1961 loan 22 99% 1S59 ser lAPoland (Rep of) gold 6s AStablllsation 102 2008 external 7s__ f 6s 1st 99% *105% 1947 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125 %) A Peru *100 99% ' 21 Va J-D 1961 assented—, AGuaranteed sink fund 6s 98 Va 99 — 273/4 22% *21 J-D 1961 A6Vis 97% (Republic)— (Int 22 21 Va J-D 1961 ASinking fund 6%s— . 34 A-O A7s extl 21 3 4 *21 21% ~9% -- 27 M-S 1955 27 Va 21% VB J-D 1957 — 10 27 J-D 273/4 21 21V4 15% 11% 6 Va 1 34 1970 19 19% *21 21% 6% *9% M-fl 1965 external f 20% — 59 21% __ 21V4 Jkf-N Af-N 72 21 21% 11% 11% 17% 6% , A6%s assented For s> A-0 —1963 Mortgage Bank 6Vis A Costa M-5 1963 i . J -J J-D J -J 1956 4 Vis 62 65% 56% 104% 105 % M-5 1962 AExternal •* fund 1957 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) A 7s municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) 105'/a J-J Jan Sep 1961 —Sep 1961 assented- *12% 2008 A7s external — J-J assented sinking fund 6s A6s F-A —Feb f 6s Q-J 2008 62 HOO A-O A-O 9% 18 Va — 12 V4 57 Va 13 __ *101% M-N 1960 sinking fund 6s AExtl V — — 9% BVa 16% 8 *11% 1942, agree_1963 63 99% 100 M-N I960 A6s assented s11 60 Vi 100 J-J 1942 sinking fund 6s ARy external • J-J 1942 f 7s assented AExtl > A-0 1954 , 3 Vis AExternal U.» J-J 62% — 4s (City) 8s SAChile (Rep) External §A7s assented ( J-D 1984 of) bonds ACarlsbad AChile 100 1961 (Dominion 25-year • 100 F-A 9 12 45 Q-J J-J f s reduced I ASan Paulo Canada fi Af-3 1958 5% 29 106 J- J 54% "l Vi *60Vi __ 1957 15% 100 Va 104 7 — 16% 6% M-N J-J 60 *60Vi r, 3Vis Series No. 30 62 62 54% 61 * (City) s i 5s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s 54% __ 63 60% tmmmrnm — 61 54 Va _ 62 60 Vi 62 Va 62 55 62 60 V4 61% 55 *60 Vt - 3Vis Series No. 28-- f 62 *60 Vi —— 3Vis Series No. 27 • 2 — Brisbane 55 - 6 * 3Vis Series No. 29 55% — 60% _ 3 Vis Series No. 25 3Vis Series No. 26 62% 62% *60 Vi , 3Vis Series No. 23 3 Vis Series No. 24 62 Va e61% e61% e61 % 3Vis Series No. 22 62% 55% 55% 61 60% 63 55 — __ *60 Vi - 3%s Series No. 19 3Vis Series No. 20_£ 67 1 61% 1 _ *60 >/a —— 3Vis Series No. 18 60 Vi 60 Vi 62% 56 Va 60 V4 *60 Vi ■ —• 7% 74 Va — - 45 J -J 1945 sink fund extl loan 3Vis 83% 55 __ 6OV4 L 85 83% 83% 66 Va 1 62 61% - 3Vis Series No. 16 3Vis Series No. 17 \ 67 *60Vi 3Vis Series No. 14 3Vis Series No. 15 65% 66% *60 Vi , 3Vis Series No. 13 > 65 653/4 78 Va *79 — 3Vis Series No. 10 f 61 61 . (Province *5% *40 1942, agree_1963 1913 assent—1933 A4V4s assented 3Vis Series No. 7 3Vis Series No. 8 f $ 43 60 3Vis Series No. 6 s 2 r 3%s Series No. 4 3Vis Series No. 5 external 53 Vi 53 -L 3%s Series No. 2 3%s Series No. 3 3% 100 — 48 (State)— ANat loan extl (Int reduced to 3.375% )„—1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1 86 *__ J-D agree, 1968 47 7% M-N A-O agree_1963 1942, __ 85 1954 1945 —— 8V4 6% *78 1957 5, A Nat loan extl s * Stamped pursuant to Plan A Buenos Aires 7% A-O i960 7s Municipal Bank extl s f 5s Oslo (City) sink fund 4Vis Fanama — Stamped pursuant to Plan A 3Vis Series No. 814 — 73% 52 64 53% M-S Ext 1978 62 39% 1949 1942, 5, Nov External 65 Vi 53 62 14 (Kingdom) 3%s Norway (Kingdom of) 4Vis 105% 105% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 3Vis Series No. *54 % 20 (Int reduced to 2.125%) 103% 103% 114 101 % 99% J-J 651/4 102% 75 Va Stamped pursuant to Plan A M-S 114 81% 47 *15% 1943 Nov A Bee external 1941 external 8s 8 84% J-J 5, 1942, agree_1968 ' extl 5s of 1899 £—1945 external (Int 1949 7s S of) J-J 93% 82% Stamped pursuant to Plan A 1955 6s_ 102 1967 Netherlands f 1,1976 90% 100 Va 36 f 5s s AAss'td to Nov 5, Mlnas 91% 15-year 3%s to 83% 92% 84% 1968 § A Treasury 6s of 102 F-A J-D s A-O 1964 5 A Assenting 4s of 109 7/a 44 1956 to Ass'td 45 43 —1957 s F-A to Nov. (US) Ass'td 84 40 AAssenting 4s of 1904 45 45 .——1967 External 75 115% 115% *43% § A Assenting 5s of 1899 45% *40 —— —— — 46 21 __ SAMexico 1053/4 10-year 3Vis 20-year 3%s 20-year 3 Vas External 2 99 107 Va 110 111% *36 §A4Vis assented 6s s 84 96% Mexican Irrigation— 1947 lAExternal 84 1 — J- J Jugoslavia (State Mtge Bk) AMedellin (Colombia) 6Vis §AGtd sink fund 6s 116 Va 104% J- J a AGtd 104'/a 111% -- 1,1976 paid paid Irish Free State extl Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— 100% 16 114 Jan 1,1976 Helsingfors (City) ext 6Vis Foreign Govt. St Municipal High 102% Jan (Republic of) 7s Republic extl 7s A 7a T eletype NY January I Low 1 113 Greek Government— New York Stock Exchange Members Range Since 102 3/a __ 110 98 1955 A Estonia French No. 110 of)— f t s Sold "110 A-O J-J Bonds 101 f I a 3Vis extl 110 A-O 1962 (Republic 3s extl ,, *106'/a io<k2 4Vis gold El Salvador 114 J- J I960 High 100% 100% J-D A-O to Foreign Securities Friday's *102% F -A 1977 lADenmarfc 20-year extl 6s 6s 1942 (called bonds) External gold 5Vis T elephone or Bid Sc Asked Low Sinking fund 5 Vis 1953 ACzechoslovakia (Rep of) 8s ser A-1951 ASinking fund 8s series B 1952 Stamped assented (int reduced REctor 2-2300 Week's Range Last Period Exchange High External jg 29 21 New York Cuba 1960 (2121) RECORD NOVEMBER January 1 Transit Unification Issue— Corporate Stock CHRONICLE Range Since Sold Friday's New York City 3 ft FINANCIAL Week's Range Friday New & 50 Broad Si.. Now York 4, Telephone lIAnover 2-0050 N. Y. Teletype NY 1-971 30 (2122) THE COMMERCIAL NEW - Friday BONDS Interest Last Week's Range or Friday's New York Stock Exchange Period Bale Prloe Bid & Asked Low High & YORK RANGE FOR WEEK Bonds Low ENDING A 8s secured external 1962 M-N 1962 Af-N 1958 J-D 1958 J-D •Sydney County Council 3V2S JAUruguay (Republic) extl 1957 J- J 1946 F-A 1960 Af-N u 1 AExternai sink fund AExternai sink fund 8s 6s 6s 3%-4-4YaS • External ($ 1964 bonds of 1937) .1979 19 8 Af-N 2 *120 — - 20% 101 Va 121 1st -- 1979 J-J 1958 A4Vas assented F-A 1984 (City) external 7a„ M-N J-D 1978 F-A 88% 1958 89 Vi *82 89 *__ 88% 96% 96% F-A 5% 6 M-S 1996 M-N 8c F-A 102 % 100% 102 B 129% 102 j-j AGen mtge inc conv 5s 3%s ser B—___. 1997 1st mtge Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series AGen 17% inc 4V2S mtge J-J 21 124 108 >/a Af-N 1988 Jan 12038 32% 1948 Jf-S 1967 M-N _1972 10011 100hh *104% __ J- J 1 *104 108% 4Yas__1975 A-0 *100 102 Alleghany & Western 1st gtd 4s 1998 Allis-Chalmers Mfg 2s debs 1956 Amer & Foreign Pow deb 5s 2030 American Telephone & Telegraph Co.— A-O *86 88 Albany 8c Susquehanna RR __ M-S *_. Af-3 106 Vi 105 & 106% 109 Vi 104 __ _ 99 106 101 122 85 108% 2%s debentures 1980 F-A 93 92% 93 3 4 110 2%s 92% 103% debentures 1975 A-0 94% 93% 94 % 176 93% 103% 2s/as debentures 2%s conv 1961 J-D 23/4S debentures 198P. A-O 93 92% 94 27/eS debentures 1987 J-D 95% 94% 23/4S 96% conv 1986 debentures debs J-J 89% 90% 68 89% 104% 105% 2,007 104% 92% 94% J-D 108% 107% 109 2,814 107% 112% A-O 102 101% 102 113 101% 105% 1969 Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s A P W Products Co 5s Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— General 4s A-0 1995 101% A-O 101% 102 Vi Q-J 1966 I995 A-0 July 1 1995 July 1 1995 Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry— 1st mortgage 33/4S 1963 *__ — 73 93% — Nov Adjustment gold 4s Stamped 4s Atlantic Coast 1st General 4s cons unified 4I/2s July 1952 A 1964 119% 101% 106 % 84 *96 119% 120% 55 95 Va 95 97% M-N 119% 118 108 M-S 102 J-D 100 Vi 109 29 108 119% 102 — M-N 102 5 102 107 101V2 102 22 102 98 101% 107% mortgage 4s Atlantic Refining 2%s debs 98 J-J 32 % 32 % 33 Vi 6 28 41 J-J 19 19 19 0 17% 30% 1966 Second 51 1948 1948 Atlantic & Danville Ry 1st 4s J-J 98 98 99% 43 111% 98 103% conv Fixed at S'western 4%) Div 1948 1 mtge (fixed int at 3%% ) A 1950 4V2S income Feb 1 2010 Ref & gen mtge 5% (2% fixed and 3% contingent interest) — Series G due Dec 11993 Series due Mar M Ref & gen mtge 6% and 3%% Series 4s 81% 86% 78 79 101 88 83% §ASecured J-J 78 82% Gold Income 69 Vi 89 45 % 221 35 59 57 59 % 113 54 74 5 1st 59'i m- a 59% 56% 59% 29 51% 73% MS 59 Vi 56 % 59 Vi 146 52 1st J-D 68 66% 68 55 60 84% fixed series A M-N 1959 J-J 79 V 4 82% 46 79% 97 77% -- 77% 3 77% 96 3 V8s Con ref 4s & ref 1951 Beech Creek Extension 1st 3Y2S J-J 1951 J-J 1951 Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 Beneficial Indus Loan 2Y2S debs 1961 Bethlehem Steel Corp— Cons mtge 2%s ser I Cons mtge 2%s 1970 J , 90 Vi 90 92 18 A-O 122 Vi 122Vi 123 10 M-N 95 Vi 95Vi 97 J-J 97% 97 Vi 98 V8 M-N 98% 100 122% 129 mtge 5s series AC 1967 1st mtge 5s series II 1955 1st mtge 4%s series JJ 1961 1st mtge 4s series RR 1960 Alnc mtge 4Y2S ser A July 1970 Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s 1950 Bklyn Union Gas 4s debentures 1969 Gen mtge 27/aS 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 23/4s__1975 M-S 96% 96 Vi 4 95% 100% 97 Vi 103 Vi 97 2 *__ M-N A-O *— 92 7 8 104 96% _ 96% J-J 81 80% 81 46 79% 91% M-N 50% 50% 51 26 42 66 F-A F 4'As series 5s M-S 101% 101% 102% J-J 96% 96% Af-N 98 97% 99 3 96% 12 29 Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— 101% 107% 96 103% 97% 104 modified (Interest at to May 1 1947) due {Burlington Cedar Rap & Nor— 3% § Alst & coll Bush Terminal Consolidated 1957 5s 1934 1st 4s Af-N 60% A-O 37% 1952 Bush Term Bldgs 5s 1960 gtd J-J 36 Vi 60% 62 37% 55% 11 98% 89 8 87 4 105 87 105% 105 % 13 49% 66 Ya 32 45% — 87 99 103 11 102 89 7 V 1057/8 Apr 61 62 285 J-J 60 Vi J-J J-D 83 % 101% 97% 86 88 % 319 66 Va 78 Vi 88 53*% 55 Vi 380 29 56% 61 Vi 88 Va Af-N 60% 97% *__ -- 62 . — 54 7a __ 14 Vi 13% 6 14% 191 42 Va 12% 89 J-D 101 — *97% — J-J 101 99 80 J-J -- 80 *-- -- 1 77 2 101 63 '27% 96% 105 100 93 % 76 -- 80 85 1963 J-J 1962 D J-J J-J 1952 M-S 1—1 O ro 1st mtge 2%s 1975 w" 101% 102% 8 101% 101% 5 99 103 103% 6 103 108 Vi 103% 103% 5 103 107% 103 __ *25% __ *25 % __ Af-N 85 mtge gtd 3%s series E 1969 F-A 1974 F-A 1966 J-D 1993 34% 34% % 51 60 28 99% J-D 1961 2%s ser G J-D 106 Vi 24% -- 99% 100 Vi 99 % 107% 24% -- 85 101% 85 % 105% 111 111 5 111 113 Va 100 100 2 100 105 Vi 100 97 80 80 81% 97 22 99 80 88 80 98 % Cleve Cin Chic & St Louis Ry— General gold 5s & Cin Wab 4s series impt L Div 4%s Div coll 1st Cleveland Elec 1993 series Mich & tr 4s D*3%s Cleveland 1st Union Terminals 1st mtge M-N J-J 1948 M-N F-A 1961 65 % 82% 5 64 Vi 80% 86 Vi 96 % 27 103'/8 109% 5%s series A 1972 _ *100% *.. . 104% 101 27 100 99 9 98% 51% 51 ■—1980 M-N debs—1971 M-S A-O M-S * Columbus 8c Tol 1st extl 4s_-—.—1955 F-A *__ Elec & & mtge 3s Edison River Pwr Consolidated s 1st Cigar Corp ref A 51% 31 103 44% 63% 102 % 106% 102 1 __ 103'% 106 '/a 106 % 110% 114 114 114 A-0 J-J M-S A-O J-D M-S JWJ M-N JD 1st & ref mtge 2%s ser C_^.—11972 Consumers Power 1st mtge 2%s__1975 Continental Baking 3s debs— 1965 Northern Ry 1st mtge 1966 1042 3Yas 1st 103 % 104 % 52 104% — 1 — 103% 109 3 108 % 106 Vi 105% 105% 1982 1977 2%s ser B Steel _ * 1965 A ser 103'/a F-A . 5%s ADeposit receipts _1 1st 5s gold — ACuba RR __1952 ADeposit receipts. A 7V2S ser A deposit rets — — 102 Vi 102 Vi 102% 96 108% 105% 108 102 Vi 104% 102 % 104% B 96 100% 27 96 94 9 94 101 97 Va 97 Va 98 94 98 7 97 Va 103% 54 100% 106 3 4 100% 104 100 Va 101 Vi 3 99% 0 -- 97 7i *53% 49'/a 23 82 Vi 1 4 35% 36% 38 37% 37% 63% 39 52 % 76% 86'/a 17 32 44% 38% 23 36 46 37% 3 36 45% 99% 100'i J-D M-N 43% 82 Vi 37% Dayton Pr 8c Lt 1st mtge 2%s 1975 Dayton Union Ry 3Y4s series B—1965 Deere 8c Co 2%s debs1965 42 35 3 —- 103% 98% 1017/a 55 82 Vi J-D J-D -i 15 43 % — J-J 1946 1946 B deposit rets ser 107 % 106% York— — Crucible - 1953 3Y4s New mtge 2%s 1st &. ref mtge 103 '101% F-A J-J 1961 1977 3%s debentures^ & 1951 ref 4%s f Consolidated Edison of 3%s 98% Co— series L Conn Ry & L 1st & Conn 3V8S 1st Sou Commonwealth 109 14 100 10018 extl gold 4s__1948 Ohio El 3%'S---.1970 Gas 104 108% Ry— modified) (stamped 104 103% 100% 104% 105 A-O A-O 4%s 102% .. 103% 102 A-O 1973 1977 Columbia 89 103% 104 Co— 5s series B Southern 57 A-O 4%s series C & 98 % 69% 64% *87% 103% 1st mtge Colorado 98 % 68 % 64% 1990 gtd 4%s 85 % *99 69 1970 3s gtd Short Line J-J 1950 Ilium gold 4s J-D J-J 1991 E 1st Cleveland & Pittsburgh RR— Series C 3%s.gtd - Cleve *80% 1977 B 27 72 25 101 87 A-0 13 101 A-O 1955 5s 58% 37% 88% A-O A6s ' 53 64% Delaware & Hudson 4s extended—1963 Stamped 56% 67% 1963 part paid- §ACuba *103 45 49 Cine Gas & Elec 101 100% *101% 32 Cincinnati Union Terminal— 103% 98% 100Vi 96 Vi 88 54% 257 A-O 1st 65 Boston & Maine RR— 1st 90 90% -- 78 Va 107 A-O A-O 1976 ser 91% *90Vi ~ 88 Va 17 54 1943 Columbus 4s stamped 44% 140 J-D 1994 series Columbus & H V Bangor & Aroostook RR— 71 71 1st mtge 1980 Toledo Cinn div ref 4s A 25 118% 79% — 52 §ADebentures 5s part paid 1957 {AChoctaw Okla & &Gulf cons 5s__1052 — due Dec 11993 West Va 2 67% 1951 2%-4V4s 5{AChilds Co deb 73% (2%% 59 53% 1951 mtge Series J-D 100% 71 M-S 1st mtge 2%s ser G__ Chic & West'n Indiana conv 4s St 73 43 % 94% __ I960 115% 104 3 — 102 102 1952 5s 114% 97% Apr Apr A-O 3%S 108 112% Chicago Union Station— • 71% J-J __J 4%S series A 132 __ *88 — .—1934 Memphis Div 1st gold 4s__^ 1951 Chic Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry— 1st & ref M 2%-4V4S • 1994 101 45% May deposit- Chicago St L & New Orleans Ref 88 1200o contingent interest) J Pgh Lake Erie & Ref Vi due Mar 1 1996 K ___1988 Certificates, of AConv gold 4V2S 5% Conv Series £'6 A-O 1989 SARefunding gold 4s General July 1 1948 1st A-O Jan 12044 4%s__Jan 1 1999 City Ice & Fuel 2%s debs City Investing Co 4s debs_ Baltimore & Ohio RR— mtge 4s July Stamped modified bonds 1st mtge 5% (interest B_^_> ser AGeneral 4s 1st 1st inc 72 {Chicago Rock Isld & Pacific Ry— 1st mtge B _1994 A__Jan 1 2019 ser 107 % 124 19 RR— A ser mtge 4Y2S inc mtge conv inc 1st mtge 3s ser B 132 116 Pac 2nd 102 % 1957 4s & 4V2S 100% 1962 Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s 3s debentures Paul 107 124 52 — mm Chicago 8c North Western Ry— 101% 74 St 1st mtge 119% 48 89% 104% Milw Gen 100 101% 106 J-J J-J ser A 102 102% 54 — J-J 1956 Chic 108% 100 106% 1983 2003 mtge 4J/2s inc Chicago Ind 8c Sou 50-year 4s High 143% 79 79% J-J A 2d lOOJi 104 __ 34% 71 Vi Low 129% 37 j-j Alst mtge 4s inc ser A AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANIE Adams Express coll tr gold 4s Great Southern 3Y4s Alabama Power 1st mtge 3Y2S _ 95 *116% — 9 __ 97'/a 95 — Chicago Ind & Louisville Ry— Alabama -- 97% Range Since January 1 124 , *112% 115 __ Af-N A 11 101 34 __1985 -,___1982 Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s 21% 5% F-A No: 103 % 108 108 F-A F-A Sold 124 *__ — J-J Bonds 102% 103% *__ 1977 1970 High 129% 129% J-j 1985 mtge 3%s 90 18 3 1958 4V2S series ref ref Friday's Bid 8c Asked 102 1st & ref mtge 2%s Chicago & Eastern 111 RR— 100 93 84% 16 -- 100 83% 4 90 *9% 86% 85 —— 96% *85 mm. 19 _1992 General 4s__. 130 1st & M-N or Price Chicago Burlington 8c Quincy RR— ^ — 140 6 93 _ *120 Last le Loio Ref 8c impt M 3%s series E 1996 R & A Div 1st'cons gold 4s_n__1989' 2d consol gold 4s 1989 26 - 93 *120 __ 10% 13 - 8 *__ Period Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— General gold 4%'s Ref & impt mtge 3V2S D 10% 4% 3 Interest Exchange High 5 6 *11 1978 S%-4%-4fts extl conv <4-4%-4Vas extl readjustment 3 Yes extl readjustment a Warsaw 6% 5Vi Friday BONDS — readjustment External conversion » *5% -- 21 New York Stock Serbs Croats 8c Slovenes (Kingdom)— A"7s series B sec extl ASilesia <Prov of) extl 7s ^4 Yes assented Monday, November' 24, 1947 RECORD NOVEMBER January 1 No. BOND Range Since Sold FINANCIAL; CHRONICLE D 39 103% 97 106 Ya A-0 99% * 103 % 89% 89% 90% 99% 103% __ 99% 100 A-O 104% 103 Va 33 99% 105 45 90 % 99 Delaware, Lack & West RR Co— ■N Y Lack & Western div California Elec Power 1st 3s Calif Oregon Power 3 Yas Canada Southern cons gtd 5s A Canadian National 1976 *_. 104 1974 103% 106 M-N *__ 1027i 1962 _ J-D 103% 107 A-O 99% 113 Ry— 1957 gold Oct 5s gold 43/4s Guaranteed gold 4Yas 1 1965 1st gold 5s Tight 3YaS 4s 1st <fc ref 1st series 1 112% 112 Vi 112% 9 112 Vb 119% *105 Vi 106% F-A M-S 97 Vi 107 Vb F-A A-O 100 Vi F-A 97Vi ref 9 8 45 45 J-D 1987 J-J 73 V2 __ 14 __ 3s gtd gold 4s_1949 page 32. 78 105% 102% 106 61 81 79 -- 102% mtge * J-J ASecond fixed int) Detroit Term Dow & 39 67% t§ADul Sou 5 8 17% Duquesne 74 I8V2 __ __ 108% 108% 2 7% 42 %" 20 108 Tunnel 4Vis— 80% 120 78 897/s 49 52 % 277 38% 59 Ya 1993 J-J 109 Va 62% J-D 50'/a .1961 -Af-N 1S65 A-O 1965 2015 1964 1990 2000 1953 J-J 36% El Paso & S'western 35 102 31 102 V8 33 108 105% 5? 107 (NY) Gen 1st mtge cons cons 1st 51% 104 Va 1st 5s stamped Erie Railroad 1st 101 85 96% 33 95% 38 73 30% A-O 24 — 5 98% 85 M-S 5 103 16 95% M-N 28 *100 98% 100 37 1958 27 39 99% 70% 63 1995 —1970 28 „ 109 Ya *65% 100 J-J 100 100 Vi 100 Vi 30 73 Ya 109 103 *56 1st cons gold 5s Elgin Joliet & East Ry 3V4s 45 5 66 106% J-D & Ga Div 1st 5s Fast Tenn Va Ed El 111 99 Vi 98% 5 4 21 85 100 70 55 110% 94 Ya 101 Ya 38 100 100 Y4 114 121 66% 41 — 98% 98% M-S 104 27 40 100% 67 108 Vi 108 Vi 103 17% , 24% 102 Va 102% 66 M-S J-D F-A 25% *44 J-J 80 52 1977 Light Co 2%s 72 *J 109% -- 80 85 88 102 ft 62 Ya 102 58% Apr 96 Vi 32 F-A 49 *100% 102 — Af-S 31% 24% A-0 J-J 30 3 4 IO2V4 102% 54% 1961 Shore 8c Atl gold 5s—1937 31% 102 % 92 90 J-J —1993 2.35s debs— Chemical •41 55 V2 56 77 1995 gold 4s 914 % 42% 2018 (3% 32 A-0 F-A 2042 1973 1966 Gen & ref 3s series H 1970 Gen & ref 2%s series I 1982 Detroit & Mackinac 1st lien gold 4s 1995 8 V2 14 1 22 Lake— contingent 3%s series G 1% 1 Detroit Edison 914 *48 108 % 89 Vi 48 Va 80 51 54 — (4Y2% 31% 1987 1974 63% 100% Salt 8c Income 107 110 M-N . mtge ser A contingent int). Denver 1121% 94% 107 80 50 M-N West RR— (3% fixed contingent int)— 1% AIncome 8 "4 J-J A-O 23 101 *88% A-O A see & Light Power May 3s Det Tol & Ironton RR 2%sser B„1976 F-A 1966 51 *60 70% 100% 101',2 *683/4 A-O ;_1946 98% 107% 107 *-- J-D 106 1987 Power 4-6s 1st mtge ser A 119% A-O F-A 1959 (4Y4% to Aug 1 1949) 1974 {ACentral RR & Banking Co 5s stamp (partial redemption)__1942 Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s___1965 For footnotes 112% 112% M-N 1987 York J-J 1959 B A4s registered New tr Delaware 113% 1945 {ACentral of N J gen gold 5s A5s registered Central 120% 1141% money gold 4s__1951 Central Pacific 1131/8 109% Nov 1945 A Ref & gen 5Y2S series ARef & gen 5s series C AChatt Div pur A General 23 108% 1956 {Central of Georgia Ry— § A 1st mtge 5s § AConsol gold 5s Illinois 113 V i 113% *109% 110% gold 4 Vis 1951 Ry 4% deb stk perpetual §AMobile Div 113% *108% 109% 1981 Celanese Corp 3s debs 1965 Celotex Corp 3Y4s debs i960 ACent Branch U P 1st gold 4s„__1948 Central J-J J-J J-D 1955 Carolina CUnchfield & Ohio 4s Carthage & Adirondack Ry— 1st mtge gtd 4s ■ 16 1969 Guaranteed Pac 100% 101 1970 Guaranteed Can 101 Coll Denver 8s Rio Grande Guaranteed gold 4Y2s Guaranteed gold 5s Guaranteed 1st & ref M 5s ser C i.—_—1973 AIncome mtge due 1993 & Essex division Morris cons 1st Ohio Div *113 115 145 145 « • 103 _ 102 102% ~5 145 195 103 2 106% 102 112% 105% 113 Co- inc 4Vis series A mtge 3 Vis ser E mtge 3Vis ser F_— mtge 3%s ser G cons J-J mtge 2s ser H—: 1st, mtffp 3%s_ 63% 63 V: *__ A-0 83% J-J J-J 84% 84% 54 59% 83% 1 83% 84% 2 63% 99% 99% 84% 81 102% 94 Vi 94 ' Af-S M-S *__ 99% 99% 103 100 % 105% Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE! Number 4649 ; NEW YORK RANGE Friday BONDS Interest Last Week's Range or Friday's New York Stock Excbang* Period Sale Price Bid & Asked Low Firestone Tire & Rub 3s deb—,—1961 M-N tFIorida East Coast 1st 4'/as 1959 A 1st & ref 5s series A. ——-1974 J-D A Certificates of deposit Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s 102% 102 49 Gas & Elec of Berg Co cons 5s -.1949 * J-D Low 102 ft BONDS 49 81 Lorillard (P) Co deb 5s 3s debentures Louisville Gas & Elec 3Vis 48% 1 101 Vi 103 % , Sale Price 104 M-S 84% S'4% 85 10 77 86% mtge 2%s_1965 M-N 98% 98% 98% 21 98 103 Vi Grays Point Term 1st gtd 5s 1947 J-D ..1952 J-J 1951 F-A .".1963 Goodrich Great (B F) Co Northern General 5s series series B C 1973 mtge 3%s ser 113% 125 J-J 1990 113 1st & ref M 3%s series F 125 J-J N - - 98 98 % A-O 101 101 101 108% A-O "88 91 91 1980 1955 m-b "96% 99% 96 M-N 110% 110% 98% 103% 112 Vi 98% 1st Ref & 91% 99 62 65 J-J 2010 J-J 81 % 81 81 % 2 ser R_; —1961 J-J 91 91% 91% 10 ser AGreen Bay & West deb ctfs A__ ADebentures ctfs B Greyhound Corp 3s debs Gen ' I, 89 Feb _ Va *62 _ Feb 1959 8 % 8% 30 101 Vi 101% A-O 5 7% 9% 1975 J-J 69 1969 A-O .2044 B ser J-J 2015 __ 3%s series D mtge inc 4s 3 Vis impt 4 Vis series C Util 1st M 25/as_ -.1976 — *96 . % 98% 95 52% 54 97 — 67 2 % 95 144 97 Vi 52% 97 3 86% 101% Missouri-Kansas Texas H M-8 J-J *119 Household 1970 J-J *96 1962 j-D 1949 M-N 1957 f-A 63 Vt 60% 64 397 48% 20 18% 20% 560 13% 23% 2%s Hudson Coal 1st s f 5s series A Hudson Co Gas 1st gold 5s Hudson & Manhattan 1st 5s A a Adj income 5s Feb 1957 85 Vi 87 24 79 MS 1st gold series 4s A i95i i 1st gold 3 Vis Extended 1981 1951 1st gold 3Vis 98 98 j.j '103 j.j 1951 gold 3s Collateral sterling trust gold Refunding 4s '101% A-O 4s 1955 Refunding 4s 90 95% 97 % Springfield Div Lines 1st 1st 1st gold gold 93 45 89 100 Va 105 105 % 11 98% 106 77 78% 40 67% J-D 84% 106 ft 108% j-j 98% 100% 98 100 > __ J-j 97% F-A "97 4 Vis series 96% j.j 100% 1951 j-j F-A 1963 series A C J-D 88-% 87% J-D 82% 81 1963 1963 105 101'A II 101% 99 -- 89 66 81% 39 73 77% 97% 98% 100 J-J 103 163% 101% 98% J-D 95% A July 1952 B Rys Cent Amer A-O 1956 1st 5s B J-J 1944 A-O 1972 18 20% 21% 21% J-J 1956 58% M-N X48 47 Vi 46 Vi 48 65 43 58% 72 70 Vi 74% 57 69% 95 ft J-J 79 75 79 41 75 96 65% 7 J-J 65% 61 85% f 1978 J-J 70 68 70 45 68 86 Va j. A-O 51% 51ft 53 106 48 82 ft F-A 72% 77 Vi 60 33 Va 35% 250 18% 39% 77% 253 62'A 85 ref 5s series G 1978 M-N 7 2'A X71% 77 63 84% gold 5%s ser A ref gold 5s series H ref 5s series I & & 14% 3 40% 3 42 89 68 102% 102% 2 99% Jersey Central Pow Jones & 27/es & St Laughlin Steel 3 1978 M-S Vis 1961 J-J 1st Tel & Tel 5s A 4Vis series B gtd debentures 3s 59% Orleans RR Junction J 22 97 22 96 102 A-O 1975 A-O 1974 A-O 1st mtge 4s ser A Kansas City Terminal Ry 2%s Kentucky Central gold 4s Kentucky & Indiana Term 4 Vis 4Vis 1987 96% 97% 105% 103% j-j 112'% 112% j-j 1997 A-O 1959 50 mtge income reg A-O F-A & Imp of 183% 102% 3 1 % 17 1 % of Certificates A 1st A 1st A deposit 1st & ref sink fund 5s__ 5s stamped 1st & ref sink 5s F-A 1958 F-A deposit of A-O 1954 5s Ref 5s & 99% 101 Va stamped modified 4s 4Vis Zl954 2003 registered stamped 4 Vis registered 3%s Mich Cent coll gold 3Vis 3Vis 2003 registered 2003 2003 Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5s_1951 Lexington & Eastern Ry 1st 5s 1965 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1951 Little Miami gen 4s series A Long Island unified 4s ref 1962 4s registered N Y & Harlem gold 3%s Lack & trust A Debenture 1st ref & A series 4s West §ACollateral 82 84 85% 7 82 87 63 18 58 66 27 •64% 64 Vi 32% 31 4s 33 92 28 Va 42% 28 Va 30% 10 27 M-N 39 Va 34% 35% 40 30% 30% 4 M-TS 40% 38% 40% 23 A-O 67% 67% 67% 5 A-O A-O M-N — 121 121 1 -- 111 111% 5 — -- — see page 1949 32. M-S MS 99% 100% M-S 100% 100% 98% 130 97% 5 99% 62 97% 97% * 92 99 80 97% 81 Vi 101% 83 94 95 Va 18 79 126 86 106 V2 101% 90% 102% 87 102 83 Vi 86 92 Va Vi 78% __ 106 7/a 105% 102 102% *86 97% 90% 61% 82% 72% 92 ft J-J J-J F-A 82 30 80 Vi F-A F-A F-A 61 1980 J-D A-O A-O F-A M-N J-J ' 81 A-O M-N J-J May 2007 4s ser A 82'/a "77% 80 81% 96 78% 94 66% 66% 2 66 81 Va 61 62 2 61 74 »/a 62 67 4 62 *60 62 __ 92 Vi 92% 88 87 88 21 92 Vi 92 % 94 5 99% 99% 99% *101 __ a 112% 64 ~ a >73% 67 67 9 9 1 21 4 92 % 87 101% 97'i 92 Va 101 Va 99 103 103 110ft 110 _. 46 80 64% 80 68 % 74% 9 Vi 77 72 ft 103 __ 65 72% 62 57 __ 108 *101 J-J 1957 : mtge mtge conv inc 4%s ser A-2022 1953 Light 1st mtge 2%s_1975 & Putnam 1st cons gtd 4s—1993 M-S A-O 1954 — General 4s__ Power & Steam & Corp gold Gas 85 % 53 Ti 9 83 20% 64% 63 % 65 896 60 Va 28 Vi 26% 29 1,129 26% 38 Vi 96 Va 97 6 96 Va 104% J-J 1963 4Vis N Y Telephone 2%s ser D— t§AN Y West & Bost 1st 4%s 1937 —'-1940 1943 1982 ~8% 70 . , F-A F-A M-N J-J 14 70 4% 70 3 5ft 98 Vi 12 97 104'/a 61% 61% 5 59 8% A 99 105 105 *36% J-J . 8 8% 4 97' 4'A 97 J-J 1977 2%s 1st 3%8 §AGeneral gold 5s §ATerminal 1st gold ,5s A *70 M-S 108 Vi AGen mtge 5s conv Inc 2014 Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4s_1996 127 10 77 103 ft 103 ft 105 107 29'A 39 43 __ 15 3 9% 96% 83 83 98% 19 8 Va 9% 181 108 Vi 108% 9 9 Vi J-J __ 96% 96% 1968 105 34 15 1946 82 Niagara Falls Power 3Vis Southern Ry Co— North Gen Central & Prior 4s lien 4s 45% General 32% 43 lien M-S Q-J 417/a 42 Vi 42% 38 127 127 20 A 126 Vi __ _ 8Vi 107 Va 17 ft 92 101% 20% 109 99'A 102 102 33 Va 15 136 ft 126 ft 126ft 103% 109'i 97 Vi 96 97% 11 96 Jan 1 2047 Q-F 65 Vi 63 Va 65 Vi 23 60 ft 3s 111 116 registered. Ref & impt 4Vis series A Ref & impt 5s series C, Ref & impt 5s series D Coll trust 4'fts —.2047 2047 2047 2047 Q-A J-J J-J 118 118 . - *61 Va 88% 90 91 Va 61 65 128 99'A Q-J 1997 48ft 127 128 120 Railway— registered. 31 1974 1997 series A A-O A-O M-S 1974 & ref 5s_ gen ref 4 Vis Northern Pacific ___1949 gold 4s 76 64% M-N -- 104 ,V, 97 97% 98% 78 Vi Norfolk J-J _ 101 65 64'/a 1940 6s 4s 87 61 33% 31 151 M-N M-S J-D 1st 87 84% — 102% 7b 105% 101 Vi 105 103 2000 2043 2043 Mtge 4s series A Mtge 4s series B 83 61 1949 stamped For footnotes *83 % 101% 133 3s ser F 1988 Connecting RR 2%s ser B—1973 N Y Dock 1st gold 4s 1951 83 Va . 84% F-A 2003 modified 5s stamped modified Guaranteed f-A 1974 gtd 5s 2 106 63% 91% 101% _ 105 102 102 78 tN Y Susquehanna & Western RR— § 1st refunding 5s 1937 100% __ 100% 3 100 Vi 101% 102 102 1997 1997 1998 1998 1998 1998 registered §A2d £'8% 1017/a 109 68'A Y 101% 100 103% 62 Y State Elec 75% *85 Vi *103% 104% 7 5 Vi N 96- *85 Vi 101 Vi 67% N 10 100 21 90 63% 99 ft 22 Lehigh Valley Ry Co NY 4Vis ext_1850 Lehigh Valley RR— 4s »-* O CO 97 1974 stamped Leh Val Harbor Term 89% 9() 91% F-A 124% 101 Va 101% 101 % t A Harlem River & Port Chester— 96% 1964 119'A Central & Hudson River RR— 3% 91 1964 stamped 1st & ref sink fund 5s 106% 109'A 1 75 Vi AGen 1% *99% 105 68 105% 96% _ 101 6 105 A-O A-O 187 91% _ 101 99 119% 119% M-N ny F-A 99% 103% F-A 4Vis series B 1973 JN Y New Haven & Harford RR— A-O 1954 106% 1998 impt 4%s series A impt 5s series C 101 12 99% 104 % 2013 2013 series. A 4s & 123% 68 Va 99 % 103 105 105 — — 180 -- 68 1 — Certificates Cons Ref 108 4 98% M-N „_1970 1954 fund 90% 90 74 101 Va York Central RR Co— New N Y 89% A -- 63 103% 103% 1 series A of deposit 5Vis A-O 1956 series D 4Vis Certificates 92 33 103 *90 A-O 1954 C A 1st 5s series 97% 99 % 100 103 deposit 5s series B Certificates A N Y j.n j.n *92 99 % 103 deposit of Certificates A A 1st 112% 112% 102% 102% 102 53 RR— & Northeastern 1973 1975 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co S F mtge 3 Vis scr A_ Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 93 J-J J-J a A 1st 59 13 M-N tAN Y Ont & West ref 4s___June 1992 1997 65 8 94% N Y 53 "168 102 1T-S 1997 37 64% 93 1952 1953 tNew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry— §ANon-cum inc 5s series A 1935 105 L Lake Sh Sc Mich Sou gold 3Vis 3Vis registered Lautaro Nitrate Co Ltd— 70 63 Va — 105% 106% 102 A-O 1964 68 64% 100% 106% *40 103% 69 Va 122 j-j JmJ 78 106 100% 57 J-D A-O J-O M-N J-D J-D 4%s series A New Orleans Term 1st gtd 4s Ref 104% 96% J-J .1961 lgei unguaranteed Kings County El L & P 6s Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s tAKreuger & Toll 5s ctfs 100% 4 104 1961 — 105 35 103% 103% 97 60 104 Vi __ __ 55% M-S 93 100 __ 12 85. 54 F-A N Y 97% ;i961 Stamped P am *— *100% 32 84% M-N 1st mtge J-D Va 63 M-N 1980 New York Chicago & St Louis— Ref mtge 3Vis ser E A-O 15 62 ft 55 Va J-J 104 % K Kanawha & Mich 1st gtd gold 4s__1990 Kansas City Power & Light 2%s 1976 Kansas City Southern Ry 1st 3s 1950 62 103 __ *102 1974 105% 12 70% 61 * _ 1983 New 105 73% 102'% 102% 61 M-S 1982 . New 59% 96 96 151 108 J-D 1952 1961 gtd 1st 4s. Jersey Power & Light 3s Orleans Great Nor 5s A N 106 72% 102% 52 77% M-N ser Lake Shore coll gold 3%s J-D 23% 77 Vi x71% F-A 1953 New England 3Vis 1959 22 Vi X71 Va 72 % M-S & Tel 25/aS—.1986 General mtge 3 Vis Frankl & Clear 1st 4S 22% 72% 85 N N Y James 67 M-N F-A B 1986 National Dairy Products 2%s debs_1970 National Steel Corp 1st mtge 3s__11965 National Supply 2%s debs 1967 ANaugatuck RR 1st gold 4s 1954 Newark Consol Gas cons 5s 1948 30 68 % 62'A A-O 1949 1980 1981 gtd gold 4s—1991 4 Vis series B M 1st mtge 3s 65% 128 x47 68 X72 Nashville Chattanooga & St Louis— <-<■ 76 ft 72 ft Northern States Power Co— 38% 52% 67 80 121 101% 99% 100% 128% 102% 104 104 | 64 X71% Mountain States Tel 98 43 x48 x47 68 97 J-J Monongahela Ry 3%s series B 1966 (John) & Co 3s debs.—,—1958 Morris & Essex 1st gtd 3%s 2000 Cons.tr M 5s series A 1955 101% 97% x50 Va 58% 88 Vi 34% A J-J 43% 24 72'A 101 Vi 99% — 89 1962 4s Moh'k & Malone 1st 85% 95 __ 08% MS 92% 70 __ 89 M-S A 1952 Adjustment 6s series series 97 — 82% J-J 1950 97 __ "98 J-D 1970 11 100% 1962 New J-J "100 5s 98% 100 1951 A 1st gold 5s series C § AInternat Hydro-Elec deb 6s Int 106 % 109 111 99% 1975 A 1st 100 97% 1951 3Vis 6s series A 5s 102 93 '/i Ref & Imp 2Vis ser C 1986 ^International Great Northern RR— A 100% 98% 105 V. 1951 4s Indiana 111 & Iowa 1st gold 4s Indianapolis Union Ry Co— A 1st 93% 1951 1st ref mtge 4s ser D Illinois Terminal Ry 4s ser A A 1st 19 M-N Chic St L & N O— ref ref 101% F-A Registered & 71 93% m-N 94 95 i 80 106% J-D 102 3 98% 104 2 100% 54% 54% A-O 101% 1950 3s Louis Div & Term gold 3s Gold 3 Vis Cent and 97% 99'/8 5 13 105 1966 Louisville Div & Term gold 3Vis_1953 Div 1st gold 3s 1951 1st 96% j-j Omaha Joint 96 105% 1955 Cairo Bridge gold 4s Litchfield Div 1st gold 111 99% __ 83 107'% 107% .1977 A 1st 109% 1953 5s 40-year 4%s Western 101% __ 71 m-N 1952 Purchased lines 3Vis Collateral trust gold 102 „ jj.3 1952 __ 98 102% ref 5s series F Constr 24 a-o 1951 98% __ 1st St J-J 106 ft 98'/a *98 J-J Morrell Illinois Bell Telep 2%s Illinois Central RR— 99 % 83 107 Va 100% 6 __ 99% 83 18 AConv 102% 106% '100% j-j 103% A 1st & 140% 96% "106 % 106% 100% 100% RR— series D 4%s lien A General 102% 131ft 97 80 95 Vi A 1st & 64 A-O Corp 93 78'A 15 1990 B series 4s 40-year 101% 1999 Finance 100% 100% 100 M-S Jan 1971 Jan 1991 5s series A Prior lien 72% Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4 Vis 96 77% 102 97 Va Minn St Paul <fc Sauit Ste Marie— Hackensack Water 1st mtge 2%s._1970 25 81 Va 101% A-O adjust 5s series A—Jan 1967 ^Missouri Pacific RR Co— A 1st & ref 5s series A 1963 97 66 Va 2 80 95 Vi M-N ACum 96 67 J-D — Prior 96 83 95% MS mtge 4%s inc ser A AGen mtge 4s inc ser A Mo Kansas & Texas 1st 4s 73 99% *23 Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3%s_1969 1st mtge 2%s 1969 J§AMidland of .N J 1st ext 5s 1940 105% 96 *4 95 53% M-N 69 % 95 —— 68 Vi M-N J-J M-N 104'A 100 72 Vi *._ 83 1952 1979 1st mtge inc 5s series A Gulf States - 95 Vi Ohio RR 1st & ref 4s series B ref 1 A 72 Vi M-N 1972 1968 gold 91 .1982 1st & Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2%s_1974 Metrop Wat Sew & Drain 5%s—1950 Michigan C"%ral— Jack Lans & Sag 3Vis 1951 104'A J-J P Q Gen 133 % 129 May Dept Stores 2%s debs 1st mtge 3s 89% 2000 ser ser Mobile & 117% Mead Corp 95% O mtge 2%S Gulf 101% 81 mtge 3Vis 110% M J-D r 104% mtge 2%s Gen mtge 2%s Gen 106 2003 98 Gen 107% 2003 4 Gen High 115% 1st & ref M 2%s ser Q 125 17 , Low 101% 105% 1 113% 6 113% 113 % Range Since January 1 110% 113 107% 107% J-D 113 38 Sold No. 13 1960 101% — 113 J-J .1976 General 4%s series D Gen — Bonds 101% 101% 1st mtge & coll 4s ser B ..1954 Manati Sugar 4s sink fund__Feb 11957 AManila RR (Southern Lines) 4s—1959 Ry Co- 5%s General 1st *110 High M-S I960 Maine Central RR 4Vis ser A ; Friday's A-O ■ 105% 1969 debs inc conv or Bid & Asked St Louis Div 2d gold 3s Atl Knox & Cine Div 4s 65% 106 General Realty & Utilities CorpA4s Week's Range Last Period Louisville & Nashville RR— 72% 2 Interest Exchange Low 105% ' . New York Stock 103% 49 31 High 100'A 31 RECORD Friday 1 102% 1.02% BOND ENDING NOVEMBER Range Since 31 55 53% M-N WEEK January 1 No. 102 48% M-S Sold 102% 103 - 1956 High Bonds FOR (2123) 3s (Minn) 1st mtge 2%s 1st mtge 2%s (Wise) 1st mtge 2%s .1973 1974 —1978 —1977 J-J M-S F-A A-O A-O 94 % 941 99 97 a 25 88% 101 94 Vi 139 91 Vi 104 92% 95 139 92 103 Va 98% 99 Vi 98% 103 Vi 98 90 98 2 98 104 Va 97 97 10 97 104 Vi 98% 101% 98 Vi 50 -- i THE COMMERCIAL" & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2124) 32 NEW YORK RANGE Friday BONDS New York Interest Last Period Stock Exchange Sale Price FOR WEEK BOND ENDING RECORD NOVEMBER or Friday's Bid & Asked High Bonds January 1 No. Low BONDS New York Stock Interest J-J 1974 MS 1975 12 ll7/a 12 17 Union Oil 2 Vis debs 8i ref 3'As ref 3s series 81 ref 3s series 1st & ref 1st & ref 3s 1st & ref 3s & ref 2%s series Pacific Tel 2%s A series Tel A 3'As 99 103% 1976 J-D 93'A 93'A 94'A 82 93'A 100% 101% 101'A 3 107% South & Nor Ala RR gtd 5s 103*4 3s 106% 2%s debentures 1985 debentures 1987 4s series E Pacific Gold 108% San Fr Term 4'/as 1981 1st mtg3%s serA-1975 Jf-N 93'A MS 92 101% 101% 1st mtge 27/8s ser E 1st mtge 2%s series P 1986 109% 1996 101 109 % 97'A 1st mtge 1961 1 96 104 95% 94% 104'/a Devel & A-O 97% 1994 1956 J-J 19 J -J — — Jf-fl — 17 103% 103% 1 Airlines— A-O 42% 43% 114 *101% 107 J-D -- *103% 79 83% 83% 3 100 98% 100 104 cons 85 J-J 81 81 *__ 116'/a 91 94'A 80'/a 89% 91% 94'/a 114% 116'/a 92'A 87 81 94'A 92'/a 38 114'A 128 87 91 103% A-O 105 % 1051/s 3 103 116% 1958 A-O 110% lll'/a 12 109 103% 106% 1998 1951 J-J 108'A 108% 20 108'A 117 4 103 105'/a 28 97 104% "5 102 41 1 67 gen & 6Vis series A Memphis Div 1st gold 5s St Louis Diiv 1st gold 4s gen Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s debs—1985 Spokane Internat 1st gold 4Vis—2013 101% __ 108 Standard Oil 102% 104% Standard Oil 99% 106% Sunray Oil Corp 27/as debs Swift & Co 2%s debs 99% — 102 A-0 A-O ig48 MS 101 % 101% 101 9 1948 MS 101% 101 % 101% 101% 1 i960 P-A 101% 21 110 122Vi of 55 99% 97 102 97'A *49 65 102 Apr 1966 j-j 1973 102 j-j 2019 1985 J-J 1965 MS 1970 102 r-A 1966 23/as deb MS 1971 2%s debs Calif (N J) A-O 9 3'A 103% 113% 115% 99% 100% 102 96 J-J 45'/a 121 56'A 105 A-O *98% 105 102 1956 1973 — 97 102% Devel 1965 100% 93% 92'/2 93 90% Co—• gold 5s 4s series A 1st 82 Devel & gen 6s series A_. 1st mtge 3s f debentures 103% 81 833A 103% 3s s 104% 96% 104 96 A MS 94% 10 104 *104 41% RR 2'As ser G Ry 109% 68 967/a 91'A J-J Pacific Southern 126 101 95'A 102 J-J 3 Southern 126 100'/a 100% 100'A J-D 109 96 A-0 1952 1969 109 101% 109% 94% ctfs 9 101 97'A trust Gold 4Vis 108% __ 101 95 93 94% *81 jf-s 102% J-D Pennsylvania Glass Sand 3'As I960 Pennsylvania Power A Light Co— 1977 4 1985 i960 A 11 97 % 997/a Co— (Oregon Lines) 59 101% 93'/a 96 7A 94% J-J 101% J-D 1955 1994 103 J-D 5s_1949 Ry 2%s P-A 102 1981 125 *124 J-J 103 1977 Pennsylvania Co— Gtd Indiana A-0 J-J 101 P cons 1963 1979 debentures 101 — 101% 93% Southern Bell Tel & Tel Co— 103 102% 103 N inc debs conv J-D *108% J-D 1980 Pennsylvania-Central — J-D f gold 4'As s __ 1974 Paterson & Passaic G & E High 10 96'/a 103 '/a 1979 debentures Paducah A 111 1st 40 99 '/a 94% 7 L 23/4S debs 2 99 2 96 M series 41 Va 99 35 97 94% J-D 1971 41% J-J 19 103>2 103% jr-D 1970 K series 1st 3s 1968 J 94 1965 1st 4Vis series I 81 1st Low 93'A Skelly Oil 2%s debs Socony-Vacuum Oil 2Vis Co— 1st January 1 No. P-A 10 102 97 r-A A-0 1st Range Since Sold 1941 Southern A Electric Bonds High A-O Southern Pacific Gas Friday's 1971 101% *100 A-O 1975 3s ser A_1960 Oregon-Washington RR qr Bid & Asked Low 2%s 1st mtge 2%s Oklahoma Gas & Electric 23As Sale Price t§ASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7s 1948 Ohio Edison 1st mtge 3s Last Period Exchange High lOgdensburg A Lake Champlain Ry— 4s Week's Range Friday Range Slnee Sold Shell guaranteed 21 Week's Range Low A 1st Monday, November 24, 1947 93 % 94'/a 69 93% *100 106 Va 99% 101 103% 100 98'/a 103% Pennsylvania RR— Consol 4s gold 4s sterl Cons stamped dollar sinking General fund 4'/is General 5s General series 4'As Gen series deb Gen A 1965 series E J-D 105% A-O 1984 3 Vis 4s ext Alncome 4s Marquette Ry 33/as 102 55 92 96'/2 5s series 95 78 91 '/a 95'A 97 66 95'/a 78 % 33 77 A-O 101 61 61% 18 59 75% 17 17% 12 12'/a 39 20 100 % Apr D 1980 MS *106% 106% 100% 100% 101% 106 118'/a 1181/4 106% 1st & ref 1974 1977 4 Vis J -J J-D 99'A 1967 M-N ZZl974 99% M-y ref 2%s & ref 2%s & ref 2%s 1981 t§APhilippine Ry 1st s f 4s___ZZZl937 A Certificates of deposit Phillips Petroleum 2%s debs 1964 Pittsburg Bessemer & L Erie 2%s_Zl99fl Pgh Cine Chicago & St Louis Ry— Cons gtd 3Vis series E Cons gtd 4s series P series Pgh Cine Chicago & St Louis RR— Gen mtge 5s series A 1970 Gen mtge 5s series B 1973 Gen mtge 3%s ser E Zl975 P ttsb Coke & Chem 1st mtge 3Vis_1964 Consolidation Coal— debentures Pittsburgh Steel 1st 1965 1st & West 4Vis mtge mtge 4Vis series __ P-A 1950 B 100 J-D — P-A 1964 1950 __ __ MS — P-A — P-A -- J-D 105% A-O 104 % A-0 — J-J 102'A J-D 102 J-D A-O ZZl960 1st mtge 4Vis series C 114 120 126% 98% 105 108% 99 60 99% 47 100% 98% Term E ser 99 99 5 99% 105 12'A 1 99% 100% *— *102% *106 *__ 100 __ 67 — 107%. — 107% 107% 118 *110 118 102% 105% 102% 104% 7 — -- *1027/a 104 A-0 78% 8 11% 99% 99 100% 79 86 77 79 85 '/a 34 59'/a 64'/a 792 41 100 Va 100% 7 96 Jf-fl *103% Jf-fl 4s series A l*t gen 5s series 5s series C P-A J-D 107% 107%" 112 121% 118 *118% ^1960 J-J 87 102% 100% 103% J-D 98% 9834 99 —1975 P-A 98'A 98% —1991 Jf-fl 89% —1968 A-O Union Pacific 102 2'As series C 2%s 1976 2%s debs— S Rubber 108'A 109'A 34 108'A 112% 100 100 6 100 104 % 10L __ J-J 102'A 4 102 105% 8 98% 99% 11 98'A 90'/a 95 89 % 98% 46 99% 103% 10 93% 100% 98'/a 100'A 98'A 102% 104'/a 1967 debentures 89% 100 93% Jf-N 93% A-O *95 100 93% 98 106% Universal Pictures 3%s debs— —1959 Jf-8 99'A 99'/a 2 V Vandalia RR Cons g 4s series A—1953 series B 1957 cons f 4s s P-A *105 Jf-N *__ — 108 __ 107 Jf-S 104 1st & ref mtge 2%s ser E 1975 Va Iron Coal & Coke 1st gold 5s__1949 Jf-S 2003 J-J *._ Ill 1958 A-O *98 100 Virginian Ry 3s ser B 1995 Jf-N 97 99 — *99% 100 Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s 1st cons 5s — 109'/. — Virginia Electric & Power Co— 105% 75 73 98'A 97 98% 40 98 % 104% 98% 100% 107% _ 111 98 20 106 97 „ 106% 91% 73 98 'A 92 91% 101% 103 115 117 — MS 1956 __ MS *105'A — 4 — P-A 1957 -- ___ *— 14 *90 *— 107% MS *-- 106 2037 J-J *140 164 — 100 J-J 1972 ,..1068 1st A ref mtge 8s 70 RR— debentures— Ref mtge 108'/a Jf-N 104 105% 100% 101 J-J 1977 Public Service El & Gas 3%a 1st A ref mtge 3s 1st & ref mtge 5s 97% 100'/a 100'A 105% 119V4 *115 J-D 1984 4s 104 __ 1970 debentures- 2%s U 101 *115 1974 Terminal 79'A U 115% 102% *101% 1023A Zl977 1st gfcn 4Vis series D APlttston Co 5Vis inc deb Potomac El Pwr 1st M 3*48 1st mortgage 3V4s IA Providence Securities 4s IA Providence J-D 1962 B gen 99'A 137% w 1948 1st ~ 97% Pitts Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry 1st gen 104 82'/a A-O 107 9 — 101'/a *101'/a 64% of Mo Co Electric United Biscuit 23As debs. 1 36 105 83% 125% 22 96'A J-D 1st 106 127% 9 33 97 3%8— —1971 —1975 mtge & coll tr 2%s —1967 Union Oil of Calif 3s deb Union 102% 101% — 126'/a 96% J-D 104 7/8 101% 7 102 *78 78 14% 40 102% 103 101 9 51 89 92% 3 A-O 3%s_1960 Trenton Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s—1949 Tri-Contlnental Corp 2%s debs—1981 106 -- 103'/a 19 J-J Tol & Ohio Cent ref A lmpt 102% __ 96 95% 1960 Jan 1960 27/8s 110 94% 1974 1st ref 4s 105% 11% 107% 126% 126'/8 J-J 105% 6 99% *10 129 106% 104% 34 Pacific— of New Orl 3%s RR 120 101 101 105 96 95 A-O J-D 1985 gold 5s Pacific-Missouri Texas 105 105% 51 99 99% 103% 103% J-D 1959 130 106% 107 89 MS 1958 123'/a *112 jr-N Virginia Ry 1st mtge 4 Vis series A 1st mtge 4Vis series B 121% 12% J-D ZZl960 ZZl963 1st Pacific & Gen & ref M 3%s 105 99 __ J-J 1949 1957 J Pittsburgh 107 J-D 1953 G Cons gtd 4s series H Cons gtd 4 Vis series I Cons gtd 4 Vis series 3Vis *— . 1961 1st Pittsburgh *115 1971 1st gtd 4s P-A J-J 1990 2000 1st & ref M 33/as ser C Texas 117 *99'/ 104% A-O RR— 1st & ref M 3'As ser B AAdj income 5s Co— 2%s 1st & Cons Texas Corp 3s deb Texas & New Orleans Third Ave Ry B tr imp M 4s ser C series D Ref & imp 2%s 103% 78 __ P-A General gold 4Vis series C Philadelphia Co coll Philadelphia Electric Ref & 125'/a Phila Bait & Wash RR CoGeneral 00 Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— 118 v# 92% 1974 ser 101 94'A J-J 5Vis Union Ry 102% 106 96% J. J Apr 1990 Peoria & Pekin 188' 95 A-O i960 97% 101 104 92% 1985 F ser 32 95 1952 mtge 3VaS Peoria & Eastern Pere 101 1981 D J-D 1968 B series mtge 4'As Conv 4Vis 2037 J-D 98% 101% 106% 107% 113 113 10. 17 108% — 111 106 108% 162 *220 164% 237 -- 242 Wabash RR CoGen mtge 4s inc ser A Gen mtge inc 4'As ser B 1st mtge 3'As ser B Walker Jan 1991 1971 (Hiram) G & W 2%s debs.1968 Walworth Co Ward Jan 1981 debentures 3'As_1976 conv Baking Co— (subordinated)— 5'As debs 1970 Warren RR 1st ref gtd gold 3'As__2000 Washington Central Ry 1st 4s 1948 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A—.1970 Westchester Ltg 5s stpd gtd 1950 Apr 81'A Apr 79 81'/a 78 *91 Apr M-N 96 Jf-N 92 96 92 *105% A-0 81'/a 79 96 '/a 92 'A __ 92'A 100% 92 4 105% — 1 2 50 100'A 99 99% F-A 94 102'/a 96 35 51'/a 51 % Q-M 78 95'/a 100'A 100% F-A 80 4 16 94% 100 107'/a 60 101% 103 109'A 109% 2 109'/a Gen mtge 3'As West Penn Power 3'As series I 1967 J-D 106 106 4 105% 107'A 1966 J-J 106% 107 6 106% 109% Western 1952 A-0 Maryland 1st 4s Western Quaker Oats 2%s deb. .1964 J-J 99 97% 99% 34 97% 103 % Pacific 4'As inc ser A—2014 Western Union Telegraph Co— J-D May 109'/a 9 7'/a 98% 101 101 99 101% 97'A 83 101 33 113'A 106'/a 106 1977 Gen mt.ee 3%s series H Gen mtge 3Vis series I Gen mtee 3'As series „ * Z ,1967 ZZZ 1967 J. *§AR I Ark & Louis A Rut-Canadian ISARutland 4s RR 4'/a8 stamped- 90% MS — MS — 91% *102% 103 22 — 97 98 84 79'/a 98% M-S 94% 94 94% 33 76% 95'/a 1960 J-J 89 88 'A 90 51 75 93% 5s 105 West MS J-J J-J *108% 59% 58'A ZZ ZZ 59% 26 8 ~ 4s Registered 8% 41 ref 110 mtge M 3'As 3o 60% Wilson & Co 8 8 8% 1st 108% & 2%s series A Wheeling Steel 3'As series C 13% Winston-Salem 8 15% {Wisconsin 1st S ser St L gold 3s ser A A 1971 1st gold 5s 6s Rocky Mt & P 5s stpd St Louis-San Francisco Ry Co— 1st mtge 4s ser A A 2nd mtge inc 4 Vis ser A 5t MS 1998 J-J 1998 Lawr A Adir 2d A-0 1958 1st 4s a 2d bond 4s A Gen inc bond ctfs & ref gold 5s series A B Central St Paul Line gtd 4Vis Union Depot 3V4s B Scioto V & N E Seaboard Air 1st mtge A Gen Seagram RR 4s 1st Line — *101 Wisconsin Wisconsin Public 82 % 81% 82% 179 79% 51% 50 51% 485 37% 100 102% 4 *87 89% 92% 92 92% 46% 46% 1990 1941 MS __ J-J J-J 100 1971 Yonkers Elec 83 38 78 46% 25 ZZ — not — *127 32% 59% 33 55'/a 72'/a Jf-N 104% 106'A 100 102% 104% 1st 1992 1970 1958 A-O 1960 4s *__ J-J — 99 96 J-D M-S J-J 96 102'/a 102'A 103 *115 -- 106 98 101% 102% — 105% 116% 24 118'/a 1949 J-J 71 67 1936 MS 19 19 deposit 71 '/a 60 108 19 75% 15'/a 5 24% 18 *19 deposit 82% 66 _ Power Service 2%s 1976 3%s—1971 J-J 98 2 97% 104% 105 2 103'/a 98 J-D — Lt & Power 2%s. .1976 97 J-J 97 97 21 102 109% 101% Deferred in delivery sale not included In the year's range, d Ex-Interest. eOdd-lot sale not Included in the year's range. rCasn sale the year's range, n Under-the-rule sale not in the year's range, y Ex-coupon. included 47 §Negotiability impaired by maturity. tThe price represented Is the dollar quotation per unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable at the exchange rate of $4.8484. 106% {Companies reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or reorganized under flection the Bankruptcy Act, or securities assumed by such companies. ♦Friday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. 200- pound 99% 100% 31 99% J-J 101% 64 61% 64% 88 58% J-D 76% 94% 94% 95 31 94% 100 »A 76% 98 17 -- __ 130% J-J 59% 126% 1996 . 59% 105% ■ 2018 A Jf-S 105 & Sons 2'As dpbs_1966 ser 103 57 90 a A-0 M-y 98% 44 57% 104% included 1989 12 60'/a 92% J-D P-A 99 59 % 101% 101% __ 100% J-J Nov 1989 98% 60'A Ry of Electric 90 98% May 1989 103 98% MS 92 97 -- 105% 81'A Co— A ser mtge 4 Vis 'Jos E) gtd 4s RR J-J Certificates 88 10 81% 2022 St Paul & Duluth 1st cons gold 4s_196f ISt Paul 81 Kansas City— §AShort 98% 109 japt Louis-Southwestern Ry— certificates 98% *— 100% MS 1967 D mortgage 3s § A 1st general 4s A Certificates of St J-J 1949 guaranteed 2361 2361 1st §ASu & Du div & term 1st 4s Saguenay Power 5 1951 1971 debentures Shore Gen 110 — MS 1941 99'A — 108 MS -1934 2%s 90% 102 Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s *128 US .1949 stpd 97'A 1951 5s Westinghouse El & Mfg 2'As Jf-lt 1969 1st 4%s_. M-N gold 30-year 1st A ret 3%» Mr D__1990 Revere Copper & Brass 3V4s i960 Rochester Gas & Elec Corp— Gen mtge 4 Vis series D 1950 25-year Reading Co Funding & real estate 4'As . 98 ARnnds selling flat. • ' 77 of THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number.4649 Volume 166 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE WEEKLY AND YEARLY NOTICE—Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range unless they are the only a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range in RECORD transactions of the week, and when selling outside the regular weekly for the year. range are shown extensive list we furnish a complete record of the transactions on the New York Curb Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Nov. 15, and ending the current Friday, Nov. 21. It is compiled from the daily reports of the Curb Exchange itself, and is intended to include every security, whether stock or bond, in which any dealings have occurred during the current year. In the following RANGE Week's Friday Last STOCKS— York New Par Low Alloys 1 common Aluminum Acme Wire Adam Hat Co NOVEMBER 21 Sales Friday Shares STOCKS— New Range Since January l Low High York 3 May 53/4 Jan 4% - 4% 500 4% Aug 123/4 Feb Bridgeport Gas Light Co Bridgeport Oil Co 34 Oct Brillo 23 Jan Mfg Co for Week Shares , 1 ~7% ~7 % 300 6% May 11% Feb 1 3% 3% 100 2 Aug 3% Oct British-American Oil Aero Supply Mfg capital stock Agnew Surpass Shoe Stores 1 2% 2% 800 2% Nov 3% Feb British 5 13% 13% 400 6% 7% 300 Range Since January 1 High Low ~8% 9 10 900 __ — High Jun 26 Va Jan 6 % May 14% July 10% Jan 22 Feb 22 Va Tobacco— Ainsworth Mfg common Air Associates Inc (N J) Low * * * common Aeronautical Products Inc Air Stores Investors Inc_ 2 ■ preferred Class 10% May 6% Nov 3 31 10 50c '!% 10 3% 3 % 4 3 6% 6% 6% "l% "l% Oct July 15 Feb 12 3/4 Feb 4% Feb 38 * A American Amer 6% 1 common Convertible - • Aireon Mfg Corp common 60c convertible preferred Jan 36 Feb 18% 100 18 Va Oct 25 Jan 13 13% 300 12 Oct 21% Jan 13% 13 % 100 12% Oct- 20% Feb 2% 2% 700 2% 4% Feb — £1 £1 dep rets ord bearer dep rets ord reg Amer British 33 18% • Co 13% Electric Appliance Alabama Great Southern Alabama Power 4.20% Alaska Airlines Alles & Fisher 50 pfd 83 Amer 10c dep rets ord reg 1% Sep 5% Jan 1,100 3% Sep 9 Jan 300 4% Jan 7 Oct • British Columbia Power class A Inc 1 Class • B 3% America Aug Burd 21 Car Co 59% Gas & Electric $2 convertible $2.50 Hard preferred * Potash Class * Chem & class A B American Republics 10 American Anchor Post preferred common Products Angerman Co Inc 2 33/4 Mar 160 70 Jan 96 Nov 25 50 Mar 53 Nov 9,400 10,100 150 8,600 34% Nov 225 110 % Apr 2% 200 41% 41% 25 33% 250 16% 16% 16% 1,800 16% 46 % 700 3% 3% 7,000 25 24% X46 % 6% Arkansas Aro Power Oil & & Light $7 pfd 3% Jan 49 Jan Sep 51 Jan 400 Laundries of Associated Tel & Tel class A America Class 16 Nov 24% Jan Jufi 32% July Apr 2% May 15 17% July 4% Feb Atlantic Line Coast 48% Sep Carolina 43 Feb 34 Va 34% 1,800 19% 3,200 3% 3% 500 3% Nov 6% Feb l« % U 25,400 % Nov 1 % Jan 54% 54% 54% 600 May 29% May 16 3/4 May 42 May 43% Jan Feb 63 Castle Oct Catalin 8 9 May 9% Jan 6 (a 6 Apr 7% Jan 16% Jan 3% 3% 200 3 % May 5% 2,700 7% Jan 11% Oct __ 107 109 % 5% 110 6% 5% 1,100 Nov 107 4% May 3% May 5 % 3,000 5% 5% 5% 6,200 10% 10% 10% 100 10% 70 110% 113 113 12 Va »—* to -^01 0 "^ 14% • 15 % 900 7,900 33/4 May Jan Jun 9% May 10 Vb Jan 1 Voting Machine F) & Sons * 5 common 6% preferred Ayrshire Collieries new com 3 Nov 18 8% 250 4% Jan 3,500 4 % Nov 100 24 July 114% Mar 8% Feb 6% July 6% July II % Central & South West 7% • 7% preferred 30 Banco de Mar Chamberlin 114 14% Feb 15% Nov Aircraft New & Corp 1 Basic Refractories Bauman Inc & Co (L) Charis common Ties % May Beck (A S) Shoe Corp Bellanca Aircraft common 11% May 1% Jan 11% July 9% Bell Tel Benrus 'Benson of Canada Watch & Hedges Convertible Berkey & Co Inc Voting 1,000 Nov 9 Jan 6% 300 5;% May Feb 2,000 10% May 24% Jan 16 Feb Jan 15 16% Nov Clarostat Mfg Co Claude Neon Inc 16% Furniture.. Inc common 54% 37>2 55 V2 500 3,000 37V2 50 11 % 500 5% 6% % 6 V4 13% 5 Nov 37% May 7% Chief Blue Ridge Corp 3 Nov Oct 13,100 Jan 9"% May 13 Feb 11 Apr 3% May 6% Oct May 19% Jan 200 5% May 7% Blumenthal Bohack 7% & Co Inc (S) & Co common (H C) Co 25 9% May 20% Feb Brazilian Breeze For 6 17 500 16 Jun May 1% July 8% Mar 23 2 V8 300 140 133% Nov 1,300 9% Nov 11 Apr 23 9 % 1 32% 350 31 May 1% 16,100 1 Sep Co__ Traction » 93^ 18% 150 3% 13 9% 8 25 3% 14,100 13% 2,800 9 3/4 900 41 43 350 124 124 30 25 Jan Consolidated City Colon 27% see page 37. 165 "l% * 1 _9% 6 Va ~i% 41 42 9 Va 5% Jan 33 V2 45 Mar 9% 600 6% Jan 10% 6 % 1,400 5% Nov 130 43% Jan 52 Oct Nov 119 July Nov 20 Jan 52 51 52 214 6 % 6 Va Jun 1% May Sep 3 150 2,200 ~7% 23,500 6% 7% Feb Oct Sep 3 Apr 10% 10% 400 9 Apr 11 Mar 6% 6% 200 6 May 9 Jan 50 30 1% 33 33 33 8% 8% 81% 81% 1 100 • 19% 11 J 8 9,100 83 130 19 % 19% 600 93 93 May 43% Feb 9% May 17% Feb 25 81 % Nov 15% May Nov 93 96% Feb 21 % July Jan 102 Jun 12 30% & 19'% 19% 14% 14% 3% 4 1,800 9% 8% 9% 2,900 5 10 4 * * ?5 200 83 Jun 22% Jan Oct 2% 23% Feb 15 % Nov Jun 4% Jan July 12 27% Oct 9% NOV 25 8% Nov 11% % Feb Apr 12% May May 18 Oct 19 % May Feb 14 27% Oct 25 % 25 70 % 18% 70 % 100 70 Mar 77% Jan 18 % 18% 875 14 May 18% Nov 6 6 Va 700 6 Nov 7% Oct 6 6 600 6 Nov 7% Oct 1 1 100 1 Va 2,500 1 1 May 93 May 148 39% 37 Va 39% 29,500 5 13% 13% 14% 1,700 9% 9% 400 16% 300 2% 500 2 Va 10,900 10 16 2% 1 1 common 4 100 Mfg Lambert 140 121 119 10 1 2 2 149 143 11% 41 Oct 15 Feb 11% Jan 13% May 1% Sep 19 Feb 1% May Jan 9% 66% 4 Va 2.100 3 7% 4,300 7 1 7% 67/o 5% 8 Va 6% 7 Vb 800 5''2 4,900 25 36% 35% 36% 1,700 warrants Co 1 Commodore Hotel Inc 5 700 5 5 3 3% Jan 3% Jan 15% Feb Oct 166 9% Jan Nov 13% Feb May Aug 9 Va 3% 1 Jan 11% 6% Aug 4% Airlines Jan Jan 100 • 1% Mar 10% May 8% May 23% 220 11% 150 • ordinary Manufacturing Commonwealth Southern & 40 15% Oct 7% May 6% May ext Conn Gas $3 to 1 1956 & Coke Secur common Consol G E L F 4% series Bait B 4% May 3% May 25% Jan 3% May 4% 8 Feb Feb July 7 Feb 36% Nov 5% Aug preferred 35% Jun Consolidated 2% Jan Consolidated Royalty 3 7% May Jun 11% 4 14% Consolidated Textile Oil Feb Continental Car-Na-Var Jan Continental Fdy Jan Cook & Paint Corp Machine & Varnish 15 Apr Cooper Brewing 37% May 55 Jan Copper May 132 Apr Range Co Gold Mines Jun 37 Feb Co Cornucopia 116 21% 133/4 13 % 13% 500 13% Nov 17% Jan 16Va 16 V 9,900 16 Va Nov 22% Jan 10 10% 2,200 10 Nov 20 Feb 600 4 Jan 5% 5 10 • 10c Co 1,450 % Oct Co common & 3 68?8 69% ~8% 9 9 2.900 77 75 425 2% 2% 1,500 30% 32% 7,400 14% 14% 2% 2% 13 13% 1,100 38 38 — 31; 4 14% 5% convertible — / 13% 1 9% — „ 10% -- 3 4 -- 1 6 3 Jan 2 Jan Feb 83% Jan NOV 118% NOV 110% Jan x7% May 63% May 9% Jan 85 % Feb 2% May % Apr 35% 2,700 7% Jun 15 600 2% Oct 50 Nov 3% Aug 10% May 19% Feb 26 May 41% Feb 1,100 3 Nov 1,400 8% July Va May 11 1% Jan 15% 4% Feb 9.100 1,400 9% May 3% 1.700 2% % 21,700 51% 675 12 6 Jan 3% July Nov 21% 11% "5% 2 10% % 1 «r 1 * oreferred 68% May 10% 43 100 3% 3 A class Petroleum 1,900 Jun Jan 112 * * 5<? Apr % May 34% 107 common Reynolds $!' preferred Cosden 1 1 * Coro Inc Corroon Co 7 300 Jan Nov 9 Va 69 1 & Smelt Ltd Mining 7% Nov 28 34% 100 100 Consolidated Gas Utilities 7 % — ■ft Jan iV Aug 15.700 250 29 % ?58 • • common preferred series C Feb 24% Mar 28% • preferred 38 >« 25 Compo Shoe Machinery— Oct 11% 1 warrants— Community Public Service 4%% 10 Vs 5% 19% 14% x3% 5 2.50 Colorado Fuel & Iron Feb 163/a 5% 9% 9 % 1 Colonial Sand & Stone Co Jan » 5% Jan Nov 150 46 Mining Development 3% * 1 15 100 Auto 180% 1 Light & Power Aeronautical footnotes 13% 8 100 Corp common Brewster 300 * common 1st preferred Borne, Scrymser Bourjois Inc 3'A 1 9Ve May Feb __ 1 common., (Philip) 200 990 Colt's July 133 V2 138% 18% 8 13 19% Cockshutt Plow Co common 61 42% 16 1 : Jan 13 13 15Va 83 §Childs Co preferred Service common Colonial 37% 6 & Mach Co com_* common May 9% May 19 % Clinchfield Coal Corp Products Co 32 % 1% 22 100 72% Consolidated Steel Corp common Birdsboro Steel Fdry Blum 1 May 12% 19 VA Club Alum 9 % • 22 12% 78 Clark Controller Co 27 16 * common Nov 100 100 100 10 Stamping City & Suburban Homes 1 % 138 % May 18 11% trust ctfs 5% 16% 1 preferred Gay Bickford's ;Blauner's 100 -- Jan 26 Nov 24% Cities 6 l — -- 20 May 18 -- Jan 26 Feb Feb 13 % 1 " 10 Feb 6 _l Feb 23 Va Mar 8% May Corp common July 16 1 common — Nov 18 11% May Chesebrough Mfg common Chicago Rivet & Mach Chicago & Southern Air Lines Vtc Beau-Brummel 250 925 America of Co 7 5 1 Jan 18% 5% 20,600 common 37 11 554 Mar 10 9% common 63 Seelig Mfg— $1.20 convertible A common Co Apr 3% May shares Steel Barlow 8 Nov 2% May 20 % Conv pfd opt div ser 1929. Century Electric Co common Cessna 8 1 Jan 7% 400 18 preferred 24% May los Andes— American Barium 371/2 6% 800 3% 20 Conv pfd opt div ser 1,200 16 55 100 8 preferred_100 4.900 Locomotive— Baldwin Rubber Co common pfd Corp SCentral States Elec 6% July B Baldwin 7% 100 preferred Clayton Babcock & Wilcox Co Apr 3% Mar Co— Power Maine 3.50% 5% 14% -- 4'/a 1 Central Ohio Steel Products 6% 15% Jun 20 10 & Co 5% -- 3% 2s 6d 1 Corp of America 31% 31 — 900 * 50 31% 25 Corp 8% 5% "5% 5% i (B 1,000 % 8 4 Atlas Corp warrants—: Avery 8% n — 4% Atlas Plywood Corp Automatic 8% 8 Automatic 3% Ltd— Cherry-Burrell common— — Aug Feb 10% 50 Products Co Central Power & Light 4% 9% — 14% Biscuit (A M) Central 6 5% Light $5 pfd & Casco Products common Feb __ 13 % __ 2.50 * (J W) 5% 200 Inc common new dep rets B ord—. Co common Amer 10% 113 May • * 1 common Power Carreras Carter Jan ♦ 12 % Feb 23 Va Co Co Carr-Consol Aug 3.000 & Carman - 1 Baxter & Kennedy Carey Jan 18 % 5% 100 16% 100 Capital City Products Carnation 34% 5% 13% Feb Ltd— Marconi Canadian Oct 19 107 7 7% -- * • preferred 7% • 1 Va Mar Nov Alcohol— non-voting 25% 32 1 Co 7% 4% 100 Nov 2% 3 3% * preferred Industries Jan 100 10% % 6,700 • voting Canadian 34% • Atlantic Coast Fisheries B Oct Feb 200 £i Associated A 21% 35 Va 9,300 20 Industrial Class 700 1 dep rets reg Convertible Canadian 373A 14% Ltd Co Canners Ltd Jan 400 8% ft "7% _ 5 * Insurance preference 29% May Associated Electric Industries— American 6% % Canadian 4% 2.50 Refining Co Canada Cement Co Ltd common Jan May Nov • Equipment Corp Ashland Feb 23 433/a 113 41% 10 class A non-voting preferred Bread 9% 1 Common 2% May Canada 4% 1 common May Jan 48 % -- Oct 16 3% 2% July 1 Corp I% 35 3% Feb 19% Mar 3% 3% 50o 1 Power Fire 28% 33 1 Arkansas Natural Gas 17 Electric Tungsten 9% Apex-Elec Sugar Estate Camden 13% 33% 3% 12% % £l 1 pfd dep rets 5% Jan 433/8 __ Jun 2% 3 25c 7% 4% Angostura-Wupperman Argus Inc Nov Callite 9% £1 Manufacturing Co Appalachian Elec Pwr 4%% pfd Calamba 5 1 dep rets ord reg % 19% Anglo-Iranian Oil Co Ltd— Amer 4% May 36% 16 Feb 10% 15% May 10% May Wireless— & American California 19% 16% Jan 26% 13% 12 %c Electric Products common Cables 5 2 common Nov 96 2% 10c • Writing Paper Feb 34% __ 2 $6 series preferred American Thread 5% 5 53 111% 113 300 1,100 47 Feb Feb 2 Vs May 200 ft 11% 17% Jun Sep 32% 2% 7 Va Feb 32 25 11 % rets common 9 Nov 18 Corp Amer dep Biscuit Corp (P H) 200 1 Co Ring 2% Mar 23% July 5% May Feb x24 % 1953/4 2.900 % • • American Seal-Kap common Amer Superpower Corp com 105% Apr Jan 2% 6% -- 2 Meter Co American Nov 19 88 19% 1 Co— 80 95% 161% May 2% 35 25 Maracaibo Co 48% May 300 172 25 common American 300 167 111% 20 Products 400 __ 25 Metal Butler 1,100 25 Laundry Mach Light & Trac common preferred American Jan 4,100 96% 1 Co American 59% 95% 23% :x24 % ~7 i preferred Mfg Co 58% 53 American 6% Burry 96 American American Burma Feb Cable 10c common Rubber Feb 25 2 Va 100 convertible 23 Jan 2% 10 preferred American Jan 13 27 % x28 172 1 Corp 15 175 23 Class B General 750 23 96'/8 100 American & Foreign Power warrants American Fork & Hoe common American 21 1 American Cities Power & Light— Class A 4%% 20 X24 % 1 American Book Co Piston 21% • common Oct 1% May 15 % May 17% 11% 2.50 27 Va Mar 1,300 __ —* 5 * American 3 • 2,900 45 • Ltd Mills 4% 100 common Bantam 5 Silk Bunker Hill & Sullivan Aluminium Beverage (E L) Co common Bruck Buckeye Pipe Line * American Bruce Jan Jan • common preferred American Mar Jun Aluminum Goods MTg Aluminum Industries common Ltd 3,300 92 108 5% • of ~3% 3% Jun Nov 11% 5 Co 43 % 81 1 common cumulative 7% May Altorfer $3.75 1 common Oct' 8% 19 1 Rubber Co 6% Aug Allied Internat Investing Corp Allied Products (Mich) common Aluminum 50 " 19% __ 19% Forman Distillers 1 common Bros Co 83 Oct 22% __ Brown 98 - - Feb 8,000 100 — Celanese Ltd— Brown Air-Way - Sales Range of Prices Par High 300 Week's Last Sale Price Exchange Curb 3% 10 Acme ENDING 3% Motors warrants ACF-Brill WEEK for Week Rangeof Prices Sale Price Exchange Curb FOR Nov Jun 3% Aug Feb Jan 14% Aug 3% May 6% Nov Jan 51% Nov 36 34 (2126) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK RANGE Friday Curb Week's Last Exchange Ran gt, of Price* Share# Par Creole dep receipts Low (ord reg)—£1 — 5 37 Petroleum Brewing Co Crosley Motors Inc Crowley Milner & Co Friday High Co Low Atlantic Mfg Nov Jan 8% 9 7 6% 7% * 1% 6% New 1 2,700 600 1,700 9 14% Feb Goldfield Consolidated Mines Feb Goodman Mfg Co. 15,200 4 May 50 16 Oct 1,600 2% 900 20% 22% 3% May 1% Apr 10% 9% 10% 7,100. 940 300 52 52 100 48 36% 37% 200 25 % prior preferred 3% Oct Oct Gray Mfg Co Jan 800 __ % 3/4 — 7,300 __ 9% 10 Graham-Paige Motors $5 conv pfd—25 Grand Rapids Varnish 1 9% 100 8% May Jun May 99 Sep % May 44 Apr 7% May 1 Higlii 5% Jan 61 % 37% Jan Nov 104% Jun 1% Jan 513/4 Aug 15% Jan Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea— 39 Apr Sep Nov 107 7% May 17 Jan 8 Feb Great Oct Grocery 10% May — 3/4 Gorham Inc class A_ Gorham Mfg common Feb % 18 4% — 6% 20 104% 5% May *7% — 6% Nov Feb LOW 4 .50 6% Range Since January High 4 -1 10% 3% 2.50 common (Mo) Oct $4.50 Shares 36% Sep 16% 104% 105 Low for Week „ 52 common. Godchaux Sugars class A_ Class B_ 1 % 5V2 21% 104% (Adolf) Inc -1 7% 21 5 Jan Sales Range of Prices Par High 7% Week's Last Sale Price Exchang* 6% May 2% 100 Y#rk Curb 37% Nov 2% Feb 3% 3% ;• 10 •* 1% 16 % — 25c Sugar Co 4% 25% 9 5 A common Curtis Lighting Inc 500 8,800 • 5% preferred Cuban Tobacco common Curtis 5% 37% 1% 1 Crystal Oil Refining common $6 preferred Cuban 5% 35 1 Crown Cent Petrol (Md) Crown Cork International Drug NOVEMBER 21 Gobel Croft Crown EXCHANGE ENDING STOCKS— R*nfe Since January Courtaulds Ltd— ■American CURB WEEK Salesfor Week Sale Price STOCKS— New York FOR Monday, November 24, 1947 26% 18% Jan 5 Northern Stores .100 Paper Products 8% —25 — 64% 50 19% 20% 400 9 3/a 7% * stock Non-voting common 7% 1st preferred 64% 20% 7% 400 7 140% 9 8% 101 2,200 101% 136% 140% 47 45% 47 .100 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine 150 1/200 common- .25c Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd 375 __ __ Xl01% 103% — 40 8 May May Sep 95% May 133% Jun 39% Jan 9% July xlOlVa Nov 9% __ __ 47% May Oct 66 Oct 25% Oct 9% Feb 14 Feb 112 July 145 Apr 47 July 15% Jan 114% Feb 15% Feb D Davenport Hosiery Mills Davidson 2.50 Brothers Inc Dejay Stores Dennison 8% A Mfg class A 5 common common 8 & Manufacturing Detroit Gray Iron Foundry Steel Devoe & Diana Raynolds Distillers Co 1 " B common • 50c Credit Dominion 11% 11% 1,200 £1 17% 18% 1,500 ~2% ~2% "2% 900 10% Feb 12% Feb 20 20% 800 14 14 6% 6% 6% May Apr 155 10% Sep 14 May 19% 23/8 May 17% Aug 200 11% 16 1,900 4% Sep Apr Oct Feb 21 — 3% Feb Oct Feb 7 3% Jan 17% 1 113/4 11 3/4 113/4 100 1 Corp class A Bridge Co Ltd 3% 3 3/a 3% 4,300 • 25 * _ • Corp • Driver Harris Co Power Jan 9% 18% — — Draper Jan ™ IllO ~ Co Dunlop Rubber H Hall Lamp Co new common 5 Hamilton Bridge Co Hammermill Paper • Hartford Co • 15% 133/4 15% 88 893/4 — — — — 82 10,100 Feb 19 Nov 19 % Feb 2% May 333/s Jan 43/8 Oct 33% Feb 10% May Oct 17% Feb 25% Jun 270 76 3/4 94 Feb 79 Jan 48 72% 300 67 39 % 40% 250 39 Sep May May 82 82 95 82 Nov — — Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg Durham Hosiery class B Duro Test Corp common £i • common 1 Duval Texas Sulphur • 7% — 5% 53/4 900 14% 14% 300 — — 4%% prior preferred 6% preferred Eastern Malleable Iron 100 100 ~~ Eastern States Corp 87 preferred series A $6 preferred series B Eastern Corn II" I I aI Sep 12 May 4% May 11% May 1,350 "3% 600 73% 78% 175 78% • 66 64% 66 12% 11% 12 3% 55 56 13 12 13% 7,500 12% 12% 12% 16,700 __ 142 5% ——Ill—I ""1111110 ~ preferred 1 Inc j _ Corp Ltd Pipe Line Ii common 25 106* Apr 10% May 18% Feb 6 3/a 15% Feb Jan 2% 10 145 5% 25 3% __ 7% 11% May 49 300 160 200 100 97% Jan May 81 Jan 82 % Nov 57 Nov Jan 1% May 50 4% Oct May 82 May 77% Oct Nov 14% 42% May 6% May 60% Nov 17% Jan 8% May 115 May 2% May 17 Jan 155 Sep 7% Feb 26% Oct 1,200 2% Aug 4% Feb 900 15% May 43% Aug 24% Sep 25 1% 46 11% 800 1% 6,200 463/4 200 8% 100 3ft 3% 9,200 28% 28% 100 315 — 10 1,600 8% — l X 28% 29 13'/a 14% 11% 11% 11% 47% 47 48 % .10c 2% 2'/a .1 Fishman (M H) Co— 5c to $1 Stores Ford Motor Co Ltd— 3 40 17% 100 Nov 7% 8% Nov Jan 1% Aug 43% 6 Jun May 112 May 27% Nov 50 Mar 111 Jan 8% Nov 2'/a Hat Corp of America B non-vot com—1 6% 6 % 400 Hathaway Bakeries Inc Hazeltine Corp 7% 8% 300 6% May 7% Apr • 40% -£1 2,100 7% May 6,900 2 May 400 21 Franklin 17% 2,400 8% Jun 12% 2,800 10% Nov 14 % Mai" Rubinstein • 11% 1134 2 10% 12 5% % preferred w w preferred w w Henry Holt & Co common Hey den Chemical common New A> Hoe & Co class (R) 12 Oct 30% Apr 13% 4 % Oct Oct 30% Nov 22% Jan 3,100 11 14 Jan 250 45 64 Feb Sep Aug 1% May 3% Nov Jan 125 40 Jan 43% 17% Nov 4% Oct 6% 19% 900 16% Sep 18% Aug 20% Feb 23 Oct 1% 100 20% 23% 600 1% Sep 3 Mar Jun 10% 31% common 2 Gatineau Power Co common.: 5% 20 Sep 143/a 303/a 450 8% 8% 600 12% 14% 2,100 Hollinger Consolidated G M 5 : Holly Stores Inc Holophane Co common General Electric Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord reg General Finance Corp common 5% preferred series A General Fireproofing common General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd, General Plywood Corp General Public General Shareholdings Corp $6 Service convertible 10% 10% *8% ~8% ~8% 700 2,000 IIIIII* General Builders Supply Corp 5% conv preferred 11 com 4 "4 "4% 25 — 24 24 Horder's Georgia Power $6 preferred $5 preferred Sep 14% Sep 38% 10 2,400 25 12% Feb 29 Feb 12% 14% Nov Nov Preferred Alden For footnotes page 37. Aug 15% 19% May x35% 8% 9% 1038 4,900 43^ 400 Inc (Geo A) & Co common Feb 5 Aur 10% Feb 6% Feb 27 250 23% Jan 28 Nov Jun 23 Aug 43 130 37 Jan 44 150 Oct 181 Feb 36% 175 34 Yt May 43 Feb a 36 xlll 100 & Refining 4% Feb Aug 20 • (Harvey) Inc 7% May 57 42 3 • preferred Mar 2634 • Horn & Hardart Baking Co & Hardart common Horn 49 38 40 67 % 40 • 68 3/4 3,200 550 Nov 28 Apr 55 % A or Oct 116% July 40 Nov 72% Aug 9% Feb 5 _4% 4% 43i 500 4% Nov common—* 14% 13% 143/a 1,100 12 % Sep 14% Oct 45 45% 200 42 Aug 47% Feb 6% 150 Jun 15 Feb 9% 1,400 7% May 10% 46% 50 37% May 2% Oct 51 % Feb 3% Feb Jan Mfg Co Refrigerator Co $2.25 preferred Common stock warrants • 5% 8% 5% Feb Huyler's common 1 1st preferred Hydro-Electric Securities 1 Hygrade Food Products 5 25% 25% 26% 400 21 May 49% 4,400 25 May 31% July 46 • • 5% Zinc Co common 26'/4 27% 53 % 53 % 55% 500 53% Nov 64 • convertible preferred 26% 50 Illinois Power Co common Illinois 12% 12% 12% 850 12 V4 Sep 21 % Mar 12 II 12% 3,600 10% 12 11 3 12% 700 10% May 11 300 10% Nov 14% Feb 10% Oct 21% Jan Jan Imperial Chemical Industries— Amer dep rets registered (Canada) coupon £1 • Imperial Oil Registered Imperial Tobacco of Canada-. Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain & Ireland 0 % 4 10% £1 - Indianapolis Pwr <fc Light 4% * 5 Machine * 6% Apr Apr 14% Feb 14 Feb 97 92 % 93 14% 14Vo 80 96 Nov 111 93 600 85% Sep 100 % Mar 400 14% Nov 45% May 71% 25 96 pfd—100 10 Feb Apr 29 Jan 10% Nov 15% Feb 14% 21 Apr International Hydro-Electric— Preferred $3.50 series Jan 50 * Industries A coupon shares shs__• * 10 International Products International Safety B Razor International Utilities common 68% 900 Io% Io% 5,900 10 % 10% 300 10% Nov 15'% Feb 14% 14% 18% 3,400 11% Apr 18% Nov 600 1% Oct 5 % Feb 12% Jan 30 Jan % 11% 300 7 8% 1,200 7 Nov 1% 1% 1,600 1 Sep 1% 18% 18% 125 22% 5 % 5% 2,500 % 3/4 800 16% May 4% Sep % Nov B% Aug 3% Jun 22% 11% preferred Power $7 2 2 % 5 • Royalty ' 1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctfs—* .Irving Air Chute 1 Italian Superpower A * Interstate 67% • Investors Oct 67 % 16% 1 % 5 % 9% May Jan Feb 7% Feb 1% Jan Glass Julian & 10% 11% 5V4 5'/a 400 "2 % 2% 2% 4,500 10 1 common 1 Kokenge Co * 35% 107 173/4 100 37 1,900 107% 50 19% 1,200 Feb 11% Oct 19% Feb 104 % Feb 100 120 1 pfd — * 5 17 * 10 Feb 6 Feb Oct Nov May 7% July 24 (D Emil) Jan Kleinert 9% Jan Knott Corp 9% Feb Co 1 * common Kobacker Stores 14 Jan 37 Nov xl03% July 109 (I B) Rubber Co 15 1 % iff 16 1,400 2,200 12% May 15 15 16% 17 25 1 25 8% 1,200 14% Oct 15% May 19% Apr 7% May 700 13% May 18 12 15 10 common • _ 16 17% July 16% Feb 100 150 100 1 8% 8 _1 17% 17 18 12% 11% 123/4 3,600 x7% 500 8% 800 23% 600 20 Aug 26% Sep 10% Jan May 17% Nov 25% 115% Mar "5% 110% Jan 110% 2,800 18% 20% 500 13% 52% May 54% Aug 12% 100 12% 17% Jan 29 50 27% Sep 29% Apr 2,100 18% Jan 25 2,600 16 Jun 100 4% Krueger Brewing Co_ Oct Oct % May Jun Nov 9% May 13 Oct Oct 6% Mar 22% Feb Laclede-Christy Clay Products 5 Lake Shore 4 Jan Feb Sep 400 Feb Jan 17% 111 July 25% Feb 111% 17,800 87% 69 15 175 17% Jun Oct Feb Jan 113% 1133/4 15 45 Feb 111% Jan 99% Aug 14% II Jan Nov 14% Sep Jan 14% 56% — July 26 10% 1% Mar 15 100 100 May 6% May 8% May 108 100 pfd B 15 7% May 173/a 700 4 3 1 10% 300 325 10% 700 89 5 5 % 10% 4,900 89 25 Oct 125% Feb 26% Mar 13/4 30 20% 17 9% May 4% 500 193/a 17 10 5 122% July 15% Aug 143/4 3% 23% 100 4% 97% 20% 45,200 14% 97% 24% 16 3/a 16% 100 Kawneer Co Kimberjy-Clark Corp— 4% % preferred; Kings County Lighting 7% 5% preferred D—>-•> King Seeley Corp 15 16% 15% 4% 12% J 18% K Kaiser-Frazer Corp Kansas Gas & Electric 7% 14% 29 — Jun 1 4% — Jan 30 1 3% —— 1 18 1 400 19% Jan Kirkland Lake G M Co Ltd.— 8% 107% 5% 24% Jan Feb Kingston Products. Kirby Petroleum 6 x35% 25 Feb 7% 6% Jan 9% 1 1,700 Sep Sep Jan 100 • 10 26 fj'% 26 1% Jan 500 100 800 11% 1 * Co Jefferson Lake Sulphur Co Jim Brown Stores common 6% 9% • see 200 3% Apr 73/4 2.50 Glenmore Distilleries class B Globe-Union Inc Mar 32% 22 8% • Coal 85 Oct 9% _• Gleaner Harvester Corp Glen Feb Jan Nov 9% • Co Gladding McBean & Co Jan 13% 107 May 2 May 3% May 4 7 S/8 • 16 Nov Nov 1 mm mm Gilchrist 6% May 15 Apr £i • Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines Gilbert (A C) common 2,500 55 4% Feb 6% May II10 • 100 22% 9% • Hormel Klein • % May P 29% 93 IIHl $6 preferred—* preferred "9% 21 1 • Key Co common Kldde (Walter ).& Co 100 1 Oct y 98% Feb 16% Mav 30% • I preferred: Gellman Mfg Co common General Alloys Co 12 Jan Jan G Corp 10 54 % 9% 22 Kennedy's Inc— Garrett 100 Feb 25 76 10 Class A preferred 1% " I5 200 10 % 98% 12 Mav Apr 19% 7% II 12% 10% 10 20% July 300 1,300 __ common 350 13 Feb 3% Apr 2,800 1 A International Cigar 5% 23 Co 1 12 98% ICO 100 Insurance Co of North America 17% Stores (Geo Feb Mav 93/8 10% Oct 5% — Fuller July 8% Jan 7% (Peter) Brewing Feb Feb 9 % 9% Jan 17% 1% Franklin Simon & Co Inc 4%% conv preferred Feb 9% 2% 12% May 1,900 Ford Motor of France— Fox 9 10% Heller Co common 4% 300 14 4% 5 common 13% — voting Amer dep rets bearer Fort Pitt Brewing Co 13% 5 25c Dept Stores Jeannette Class A non-voting 14 Oct Mining Co_ Hearn Hecla 53% — Amer dep rets ord reg_ Ford Motor of CanadaB 3% ~io (Phila) First York Corp common $2 div cum preferred Class 3% 14 MetallurgicaL Fedders-Quigan Corp— Association 3% 12 —1 Fansteel Fire 11% Feb 500 Registered 12 70% 1,400 International Petroleum 1 Apr 2% May 2% International Metal Fairchild Camera <fe Inst Co Fairchild Engine & Airplane Falstaff Brewing Feb Nov 4% 1 Nov 8% 55 % 4 % 9% 40% OCt 13% 11% 21 11% Nov May 5% May Sep 40 Oct 47 1% — 25 8% 28 2% Hussman 4% 20% 100% 100% 7% 8% 750 4 5% 47 20% 50 Empire District Electric 5% nfdllllioo Empire Mill work Corp I 1 Emsco Derrick & Equipment 5 Iquity Corp common iqc convertible 150 1,600 5 * 2% May 35% "j preferred Eureka 82% 1 _ Corp Electromaster Inc Elliott Co common Esquire 100 76% warrants Electrographic 1,700 • common Option 90 1 _ B Electric Bond Share 89% • of beneficial int shares of beneficial int & 4 "3% Sugar Associates- Electric Power & Light 2d pfd Eureka 80% * Easy Washing Machine $3 — 3% 25 shares $5 pfd 5% 3% 350 1 Kurd Lock & • 500 9 39 1 Humble Oil common % 6% 40% 5% 40 Harvard Brewing Co Hubbell East Gas & Fuel Assn Light 9% 6 % Feb 22 3/a — 71% 10 Feb 11% Electric Ltd Hartford Rayon common Helena Dominion Steel & Coal B Dominion Tar & Chem Co LtdDominion Textile Co Ltd Duke Oct 8 38 6% May 9% May 150 14 38 Apr Aug Ltd Amer dep rets ord reg Dobeckmun Co common Domestic 11% 10 class Corp May 6% 32 1 Products Stores 600 100 Gasket Detroit 7% 500 debenture Detroit 7% 35 common Derby Oil Co 28 1 Dayton Rubber Co class 1 Mines Ltd.; Lakey Foundry & Machine Lamson Corp of Delaware Lane Wells Langerdorf United Bakeries 8 _5 class 8 3/a 1 Co common Class B x73/4 1 23% 23% 28% 28% — 21% 22 A„* 50 • Lanston 200 May 11% May 5% Apr 6% May Jan 15% 28% 8% Oct 9% Jun 24% NOV Nov 34 Jan 21% May 12 % Apr 30 Jan 24% Oct Monotype Machine La Salle Ext University 5 5 5% Jun 7 Jan Feb Lefcourt Realty common 1 7 May 12 Jan 22% Oct ;_* 44 Jan 44% Jan 17% Nov Prior preferred Leonard Oil Development 17 Jan Le Tourneau - (R G) Inc 25 "1% 1 "l% 5,700 1 Sep 2 Mar 1 173/4 17 18% 2,700 16 Sep 29 Jan Number 4649 Volume 166 THE RANGE Friday New York Curb Exchange Line Material Co__ Lionel Corp (Thos J) Loblaw Groceterias Class B 21 * — Common ctfs of dep Louisiana 1,800 19% Apr 25% Nov 26% Jan 11% 9% 50 400 16% 5,900 21% 2,800 8% 900 8% 29 Jan Oklahoma 26 Feb -A 58Va 51'A 17 % 5% May Jan 16% 7% May 16 % Nov 21% NOV Jan 11% % Sep 6,700 59 700 55 NOV 90 51% 49 NOV 82% preferred Natural Gas Distillery United Filter! B Oliver Omar Inc O'okiep Copper Co Ltd Amer shares Securities— : 17% 11% Jan 17% 5 10 Mangel Stores 30 17% (The B) Co Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co Marconi International Communication Marion Power Massey Harris 700 5% 110% Jan common Corp $2.50 20 July & Mfg A 3,200 41% 175 10 % 11 27 % 27 % 200 6 % 6 *2 1,200 1% 9,100 __ 1 % 1 '/a 18% 18% 1,300 18 5 a 1,100 4% May 5% May 1 Apr 15% May 4% Apr 3 May Sep 2% 5V2 May 7% Sep 1,000 1% May 10 100 8% 9 1,600 21 % 23 1,200 8% 23 1 300 1,700 10 % 8 10 1 7 Feb 3% Jan 21% July 8% July 111% May 6% Jan 6% 5% 5 conv 15 1 Jan 4% 5% 15% 8 8,500 9 May 8% May 16 Feb 3% Apr 15% 10,300 Oil Co 5% L pfd 3% Aug Feb 12% 14% 23 Feb Nov 5% Apr Loan 16% Jan 12 Sep July Moody Morris Plan Tel Jan 16% Nov Prentice-Hall 13 % May 17 % Jan 2% 2,700 1% May % 1,700 6% May 31% May 8 36 50 4,400 7% 4,300 May 6% May 4 4% 2,300 3 2% 2% 100 12% 12 V4 900 176 % 176% 60 36 V'i 361/4 39 6% May 102% Sep 75 May 2% July 11% Apr 174 Nov 31% May 3% Apr 3% 4% 2,600 % % % 12,300 10% 10% 10% 1,400 30 % 30% 31 400 30 Jan 98 Sep 101 103 60 • 23 23 100 14 2.50 % Sep 8% Aug Xl4% 1,000 18% May 12% July 12% 14 12% lo common 3V« Feb 9% Feb Feb 38 200 10% May 10 Jan 106 Mar 30 Mar 11 Feb 5% Feb 3% Jan 15% Jan Namm'S 10 Corp Inc National Bellas Hess National Breweries 7% 15 1 common 3% 1 common • common- preferred 16 % 6% _ 6% 3% 3% 800 200 3,100 2% May 35% Oct 25 National Fuel Gas * National Mallinson Fabrics 1 National Mfg & Stores common 43 1 National Pressure Cooker common— 5% 4 Jan Nov 37 Mar 138% Feb 24% Oct National Rubber • Machinery National Steel Car National Union Radio New New New Mexico New Park N 39 1,500 10 11 900 25 1 • Y Auction Co common 13 % 600 "4% 1,700 3% 3% 1,300 2 4 15'% 5 % 200 5% 200 90 % 89 15% 370 18% Oct 39% Jan 14 Mar 59% 5% 24 Oct May • 100 2.50 * 101V4 Oct 75 102% Oct 105 Aug Feb 15 Mar 100 25 9% 11% 33,400 30% 250 18 18% 700 97 70 100 25 x5% 6% 11,600 6% 6 Va 40 3% — — 3% 200 ~6% 53 % ~7% 800 53 % 55 550 Jan 105 Oct 27% Mar Sep 25 24%. Jun Nov 3% Apr 8% 12% Jan Jan Jan 15% Feb Feb May 13% May 52% 59% Jan 97 Jun 51% Jan 25 Nov 28% Jan Jan 7% Feb May 2% May l07]/2 Oct 11% Feb 4% Feb 29 5% 6 4% Apr 53% May 700 5 57'A 500 40 Apr 11 Mar ~6% 1,700 6 Aug 5 57% 5% 57 ~6% 6% Nov 9 % May 19% July Nov 114% July Oct 7% Jan 69 9% Jan 60% Oct 14 Apr 12% Mar Feb 13% 9 % 9% 200 10% 10% 400 10% Nov 21% 26 26 100 ■14 y2 Jan 27 — — "3% "3 A 3 '6,000 2'A 1,100 2'A 1 2 50 50 5 1 10 25c 2.50 * 100 1 Gas * Providence 2% 12% 12% 13 2% May Oct 2% 1,400 10 25 41 May Feb Feb 6% Jan Feb 46 y2 May 63 63 9% 9% 250 8 5 5 300 4% May — "4 14% Nov 41 % 56% 9% 1,280 July Apr May 41'A 56% 49% 14% May Nov 11% Feb 7% Jan 17 6% Feb Jan ~4% X4ya x4 % 2,100 3% May 14% 13 % 14% 2,500 10 y4 May 19% Feb 12% 12% 50 8l/2 May 13% Feb — 600 May 13 Feb 4% Jun Nov 88 y4 4 May 13 Feb 18% July 10% Jan 120% Jan 8% Jan Apr 15% Jan 67% Jan 700 73 175 14% 14% 150 35 330 72 May Oct 96% Oct 48 Feb 85 Mar 42 42 74 75 13 13% 1,400 iy4 1,600 1 y8 May 200 11% Nov 17% 400 8% Apr 10% Oct 150 99% Nov 103% Sep 1% 1% ny2 9% 9% 12 9% 99% 100 — 9% May 13 y4 Nov 2% Feb Jan 99% 99% iooy2 125 99% Nov 110% Jan 45 42% 45 Va 1,100 25 V2 Jan 45 ys Nov 13% 13% 14 475 9% Apr 14% Feb 8 700 8 May 11% Feb 91 290 85 8 __ 150% 151% 70 150 y4 May Nov 14% 50 14 y2 Nov 90% 90 % • 100 • 14% 96 Jan 170 Feb 18% Feb R Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrantsRailway & Light Securities— Voting common 10 Railway & Utility Investment A 1 Rath Packing Co common 10 Raymond Concrete Pile common $3 convertible preferred Raytheon Manufacturing common Reed Bit Co Roller Regal Shoe Reis Reliance & 19% 1 % May 27% May 31% Oct 38V* Jan 30 % 125 37% 37 % 54 % 100 8% 9% 15,600 67/a May 21% 22'/a 500 18'/2 May 5ya Sep 54 y4 9% 21% 50 5y< Jan Apr 29% May 51 Feb 2 Feb Feb 55 y4 Sep 13% Jan 23% Jan 8% Mar 6% 1,800 3>/2 800 Nov 3% 5 23 23% 250 14% May 24% Sep • Co Electric 2% May 15% 25 ... * * 14,000 17 Va 30 24% 25 «A 500 22 32% Jan 4% 4% 2,100 1% 1,600 1 & 3 17% • 5 2% 2% Engineering Rice Stix Dry Goods Richmond Radiator 6y4 6% 1 Co (Robert 3% 1 3% 4% 1 3% May 1% May Aug 7% May 70 30% Nov 13 May pfd F Rofcser & Pendleton Inc Oct 23,700 • • 5 10 Quaker Oats common 6% preferred Quebec Power Co (Texas Corp) v t c Rochester Gas & Elec 4% 10 1 % 50 Sep 1% 3% May 3% May Rio Grande Valley Gas Co— 57 6% 100 preferred Puget Sound Power & Light— $5 prior preferred Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-National Co common Pyrene Manufacturing Sep 200 5% 94y2 of Colorado— cumulative 4% % * Feb 2,000 71 __ 260 25 ~6 Corp oi Nevada Prosperity Co class B Jan 12% IV2 -- of America Pressed Metals Producers 5 61% 6% 102'% 104 100% 101 * * 1 common 5% 59% __ 41% Mar 38% Mar Nov 6% Feb 14% July Oct 3% 12V2 __ lo 10 Y Jan July 10% May 9 -- • N Y & Honduras Rosarlo N Y Merchandise N Oct 9 12% 1 common May 21% May ~3% 5% 20 & Arizona Land .Tun 15% 15 1 Mining Co New Process Co Nov Apr * 4%% convertible preferred Zinc— 43 11% y4 100 New Jersey Jan 45 10 V4 _4 5 England Tel & Tel Haven Clock & Watch Co Aug 4% Feb 17% 5 Nestle Le Mur Co class A Nov 8 200 36 30c Nelson (Herman) Corp Neptune Meter common Jun 16% 12,700 • 1 Nov Nov 85 12% July 12% 12% Ltd common National Transit Feb 34% 31% 29 14% July 13% 13 10 % 12% 2,600 1,100 Jan 2% 11 % 11% 2 Jun 35% 32 July 41% Sep 13% 12 -- National Radiator Co. 11% May 5% Apr 370 38 36% — 7% 200 8 34% 32 194 N Nachman Inc Public Service 100 Murray Ohio Mfg Co__ Muskegon Piston Ring common Muskogee Co Pratt & Lambert Co 12 % • Tel & Corp of Canada common 1st preferred 50 5c Mountain States Power common 6% 300 6% 10c Producers Powdrell 13% 24 * America Mining Co & Alexander common Polaris 15% lo of City Copper common Feb 40% 1 Ltd Jun 2% 7'/( 176% Nov 16 97 shares Johnson Ltd Amer 4% 7% * 14 Sep Feb l Ward A Investors partic pfd States Nov 33 5 Montgomery Jun 9% 29 18 % * Nov 7% 1 Utilities-— Corp 31 Oct * common Oct 9% 200 11 Pierce Governor common 3V2 36 1 Society A Dakota Jun 21% 100 common 18 2,100 10% * 100 * Missouri Public Service Molybdenum Corp Monogram Pictures Philadelphia Co common 3% 2% 50 Mining Corp of Canada Feb Jan Jun Jan 14 . Phillips Packing Co 13% 1 8% 12J/2 24% 2.50 50c • Corp— Pharis Tire & Rubber common Circle Perfect 15% 15: * preferred 37% Oct 34,400 1 20 (The) Pepperell Mfg Co Pep Boys Piper Aircraft Corp common Pitney-Bowes Inc Pittsburgh Bess & Lake Erie RR Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Pleasant Valley Wine Co Pneumatic Scale common 400 23 Co Penn Water & Power 3% ___50c common— convertible & 22 pfd Traffic Co Power 10 Wohl Co P 12 % May Light 4%% Penn Power & Penn Pioneer Gold Mines 25 y4 23 50c Midwest Piping & Supply common Mid-West Refineries Sep 4% May 11 25 — common Oct 7% • 2,500 1,600 12 1 Penn Gas & Elec class A Feb 8 10% Products— common 6% Jan 60 Corp— Mid-West Abrasive Mountain Feb July 33% Jan Sep 3% May * Mountain 45 15 300 7% 9% t c__l v 33% 5% 8 35% 32 104 100% * 25 Telephone common $1 cumulative preferred—, Peninsular Pinchin 7 2% 10 Steel Mountain 38% May 8% May 24 43% 7 $2 non-cum dividend shares Montana 28 700 * Monroe 7% Aug Jan 108% * vtc Minnesota 13% 4% 4% 2.50 pfd 4%% 7 _4% -- "4% 1 Jan Nov Mar 11 Penn-Dixie Cement warrants 25 % 15 Ex-distribution Miller Mar Pennroad Corp common 23% 1 Midland Oil Corp $1 Midwest 5 8% AUg Oct 200 40 25c Preferred Co Sep May 6% Aug 5% __ 25 y4 100 Corp Micromatic Hone Corp Middle States Petroleum cJass A Midland 65 5% NOV 5% * Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube Michigan Sugar Co Midvale July 11% May 1 Participating preferred Middle West 38 Jun Jan 300 — 5 common preferred B Jan 25% 14 14 1 Messabi Iron Co Class 20% 10% Oct 20% Feb • Co Textile Oct 7 21% AUg 1,700 200 Warrants 6%% Nov 3 * Co Merritt Chapman & Scott Metal Sep 10 5% * Memphis Natural Gas Menasco 5% 18 39% — 10 - Dredging Johnson Mead preferred common 2% 38% 116 Xl3 1 Pacific Gas & Elec 6% "9% 1 preferred McWilliams 1,800 -- * Jan Nov 12% 32% Pacific Can Co common 15% Jan 13 Apr 23% Jun 10 1V4 May 31 109% 29% 11 33 6% 5 1st pfd 25 1st preferred 25 Pacific Lighting $5 preferred-.* • Pacific Power & Light 5% pfd 100 Pacific PubUc Service. * $1.30 1st preferred * Page-HCrsey Tubes common _* Pan American Airways warrants Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Amer shrs__ Paramount Motors Corp 1 Parker Pen Co 5 Parkersburg Rig & Reel 1 Patchogue Plymouth Mills * io9%May 113 38 % £l 50 310 1,200 Jan Marine Shovel convertible McCord 700 19% — Co common McAleer Mfg 7 18 • Ltd Co ey2 7 18% 1 * common^ Manischewitz 1% 38% Nov M Public Service Co 1% 38% 51/2% Maine High Jan 16% 1,325 21,400 16% Mackintosh-Hemphill Co Low 1% Jan % 55 IIOV4III __ Range Since January 1 High 109% 110% — • 100 15 1 * -1 Old Poindexter 49 • . Exploration 1 & Light $6 pfd——-* 2 Lynch Corp 31 Jun Ohio Power 4%% Overseas Land & Louisiana Power 16% 21 8V4 Low 50o Ogden Corp common— . Ohio Brass Co class B common Feb J&n 23% Sep 16 % 21 Shares Feb 32% tf% May 21% 25'/2 9'/a 25% July preferred A ctfs of dep_ preferred B ctfs of dep 6% 20 x21 Logahsport Distilling Co 1 Star Gas Corp common—10 Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co__ —1 Long Island Lighting Co- Sales for Week Oct 13% May 5 Lone of Prices ' 300 * - Sale Prlo* Par High 17 % 20% 9% • Week'* Rang* Last . Curb Exchang* New York Range Binoe January 1 LOW * A Locke Steel Chain 1% Share* High 25% preferred—25 class of Price* 16% 10 Inc 6% Lit Brothers common Friday STOCKS— for Week Low 5 WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER 21 FOR Sales Bangs Sale Price Pat Llpton Week's XAst 2127) EXCHANGE CURB YORK NCW STOCKS— CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 6% NOV Rolls Royce Ltd— Amer dep rets for ord reg Rome Cable Corp common 20 97 Nov 107 % Mar 33 150 25 Mar 11 Oct 1% £1 mmmm 5 Roosevelt Field Inc 5 6% 6% 6% 800 3'A Apr Root 1 21% 21% 22% 5,200 ey2 Jan 10 20% 19% 12 1'2 Petroleum Co Rotary Electric Steel Co Royalite Oil Co Ltd.; Russeks Fifth Ave 21 700 15 y2 Apr 15 Apr ,12 600 10% July 3'/2 May • 1.23 common 82 Jan 10% Feb Ryerson & Haynes «ldU 2% Feb 99 31 % • 1 4% 4% 4% 300 * Ryan Aeronautical Co Ryan Consolidated Petroleum 2% l8/a May 99 100 9% 9% 11% 31,400 6% l 6% 5% Corp Ltd • 15 50 14% 41 % 14% Class A $2 conv pref 41% 42% 1 10% 10% 13 common— 3,600 5 Sep 3% Apr 33 Nov 14% July 7% Oct 22% NOV 24% Feb 18% Feb 14 Feb 6% Feb 11'A Nov 6% Nov Jan 21% Jan 47% Shipbuilding Corp— Founders shares- 1 Niagara Hudson Power common 5% 1st preferred 5% 2d preferred Class B optional warrants 1 14 14 13 9% 8% 9 200 % 13,400 10 Jun 7% May 15% Sep 10% Jan 100 103 104 450 103 Nov 124 100 " 103 121 121 121 530 110 Apr 122% July % % 800 % May Niagara Share Corp class B com 5 9% 9% 9 y2 2,000 Niles-Bement-Pond * 12 % 11% 12% 2,300 8% May 9% May 13'A 13 y4 Tj Jan 1% Jan St Lawrence Salt Dome Oil Co_ United Samson Corp (Del) Savoy Oil Inc Nineteen Hundred Corp B 1 13 % Nipissing 5 __ Mines Electric Noma 1 North Amer Light & Power common__i $6 preferred * North American Rayon class A Class B • Utility Securities Central Texas Oil Penn RR Co 1 pfd_100 page 37. Ins Jan Aug 14 % Aug 2 20% Jan Schiff Co Schulte (D A) 1 Steel 3% 33 * Manufacturing Jan Scullin 8,100 6% May 11% Feb 155 % May 189% Nov Securities Corp General Beeman Bros Inc 43 45% 1,300 43 1 * 400 11 ~3 Apr 45 % Nov 43 Sep Selby Shoe Co 14% 100 10 4,700 3 104 1 0 1 to'- ~7% 7% 20 % 20% 44% 8 23% 3,600 * Segal Lock & Hardware Apr 97% — common 30% 3% 3 % Co 32 2% 14% May Nov 5% Jan Mar 14% Nov 7% Jan Nov Selected Industries Convertible $5.50 101% Jun Nov 110 Jan Semler Feb Sentinel 46% 1,900 1.700 20% 31% Nov 9% Mar Feb Allotment common ! 1 5 200 Inc Radio Sentry Safety Serrick Corp Corp common Control class B_ 1 1 1 1 1 Vb May 26 May Oct Oct Nov 5% Feb 3 Oct 6'/a Feb 37% Sep 4,600 3% Jun 6% Jan 1,400 29% Apr 37 y2 Jan 12% 12 12% 400 18 18 . 4 3% 2% 2% 100 200 3 9,500 2% 5,400 17 18% 82 2% 18 83 2% 2% 18% May 2% Aug Feb 4V4 Jan Feb 2 19 % May May 2 Apr 3% 1,S00 13 May 21% 150 78 May 90% July 80 V2 5% 13% 21% May __ "2% 8 17 certificates (R B) 2 y4 May 16% 44% 13 33% 25 stock prior Feb 30% May 5% Aug Inc stock 600 Jan 32 % 1 775 2% 31l/a 6V2 3% May 31 31 25 Inc common- Scovill 27 y4 May 100 2% 2% * common—, 7% er- _• Novadel-Aerene Com see 5,300 10% 25c 1 7% May 1,900 2% 2% 1 common Sayre & Fisher Brick Co 189 % 7 y2 T-H CO 1 Aircraft Inc footnotes 19 300 1,800 15% Feb Feb 42 — 25 For i3s 50 : Power class A Northrop 1 • Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% Northern States 16% 7% 5 Northeast Airlines North 18% 189 % • common North American Northern l.'o 10% 2,400 23,500 Jun 4% Jan 24 92 Feb Feb Feb July "5% _5% 1,400 5% May 13% Jan 2% 2% 200 2 % May 4% Feb 1 Apr 2 Feb 8% Jan — — 13 y4 Aug 35 36 (2128) THE COMMERCIAL NEW YORK RANGE Friday STOCKS— New York Curb Week's Range Leather Shares Shattuck Denn Mining * preferred 8 17% 14% 13 15 2,000 70 % 71% 1,500 of Canada preferred Boss £ 1 Paper Mills Coast 475 8 Vb 8% 4% — 410 4% 500 94 __ 10 10 Vb 10 11% 3% 4 4 Va 1 4 3% 1 9% 8% Corp common 1 Waco Nov Sep Wagner Baking voting 7% preferred 27 Feb 10 36 'A 36 30 3'/a Corp Standard Forgings Standard Oil Westmoreland 15'A Jan Sep 8% Feb 43/a Sep 5 May 3'A May 10 Va Standard Power & Nov 29% 800 28% Nov 33% July 251/2 200 25% Nov 29 % 800 3% Aug 600 161/2 Jan 5'/a 5'/a 100 6 »/2 200 1% 200 2% 17,600 9% Nov 25% 23% Nov 36 300 3 Oct May 9% 900 9% Nov 291/a 30 3,100 27% Jun 1% 2 2,000 2 110 Co 115 % 90 8% 1% May 1% Oct 900 81/4 100 May 8% Sep 12% Feb 700 4% Nov 5% Nov 3 Sep 4% May 4% Feb 800 5Vb 450 8% Stetson 14% 14'A 100 l'/a 1,200 16% 16 'A 50 23 »A 23'A 50 20 31% 32'A 500 26 7% 7% 100 (Si 32 25c common Superior Portland Cement, Inc Superior Tool & Die Co Feb 27% Feb 14% Jun 29% Feb 6% Jan 8% Oct 23/S 5,400 2'A Sep 5% 9% 17 "3% Swan Finch Oil Corp 77% 100 1,600 7 May 11% May 13% Feb 17% Jan 2% Jan 1 & Co common Corp Drug Feb 200 2% Stinnes 9% 8'A 8'A (Hugo) Corp Stop & Shop Inc 17'A 150 3% 800 3% 10 1 Nov 131/4 May Feb Sep May 7 18 32 Feb May 35% Aug Jun 121/4 May 3% Jun 12% Technicolor Inc A^xas _ _ • common Power & Light 1% Textron Tnew & 1,200 3,400 12 14 14 50 (R C) Apr 10 July 20% Jan 4% Jan 16% Nov 14% 70 12 Va 300 Jan 10% Oct 29'A May 103/4 May 34% Wilson P & Woodall (F W) American deposit pfd— __ _ 117 8% Jan Apr Tonopah Mining of Nevada 14% 15 500 —— __ 7 7 200 53 53% — .... 200 Jan Nov 12% May 12 53/4 Apr Apr 49 Jun l'/a 8 July 1 Oct 93% 340 79 May 100% 100% 200 99% 90 22% Jan 19 Oct Amer Writing Appalachian Elec & 2% 105 Jan July 102% Oct 1% Jan l'A 600 l'/a May 3% 700 3% May 2% 1,900 l3/4 May 27 Jun 3% Jan 32% series 4% May Oct 7% Oct 12'/a Unexcelled Union Ur.ion Oil $3.75 Union Chemicals Gas of — 6% 9% Co pfd United 7% — 1,700 10 300 8% A5s States (10% A5%s Cities United * A Omaha Products Service Corp Corp common Gas Light & United Milk Products • 10 Railways 7 common • Preferred 26 21% __ 37 38% 150 16% 17% 2,100 22% 7,200 21% Mar 29 14% May Apr Apr 40 % May Jan Aug 1§ Jan 45% Mar 18% Oct 19% May 27% Feb 27% 28 50 16% Apr 28 26% 20 24 Apr 28 Feb United Profit 10% RR & Canal 100 Sharing 10 Specialties U S Foil U Co U S Graphite S and 1st S 200 2,725 Radiator 61% 61% 63% 41'% 41% 42 260 10 % 10% 200 1 1 14% 13% 14% 19% 19 20 Consolidated & Jan Sep 71% 40% Nov 49% July 8% May Apr 14% Feb Jan 4,500 11 May 23% 400 15 May 20% Nov 900 2 May 3% 85 200 82 Jan 89% 1 15 % 14% 15% 900 10% May 2% Oct 2% 2% 1,100 2% 2% 2% 1 50c Oil__ - 10 2% __ 40% 44 1,100 common 10 common * 29 3% 23 29 , 2% Jun 26% Feb Apr 18% Feb 3% Oct 3% Feb Apr 19% July 44 Nov 23 .5 Petroleum 1 Venezuela Syndicate Inc Manufacturing For footnotes see page 111% Q-F 111% Ul'A + 100% 165 4 ref mtge 1st ref mtge 2%s ser 2%s series R 98 96 202 64 87% 97 121 64 M-S 105 104% 105% 19 1981 of N mtge 24 103% 105'A 29 104% 106% 432 84% 81% 1:105% 93% 105% — "3 100% 100% M-N 99'A 100 107% 100% 106% 99% 105% 25 107% 107 34 109 107 114% 116% 83 119% — t115 — 120 — Division— J B 57 "2 58% 6 55 27 27 2 25 98% 100 16 68% 1993 May 1965 J-J 1956 M-S 1961 M-S AGeneral Rayon Co 6s ser a 1948 J-D Western Ry. 4s 1950 J-J $ 103 104% 103% 105'A 1963 J-D + 103% 103 106% Eastern Gas 4s 104% 97 106 103% RR—• mtge 4s ser A A 1st A-O 1993 City) 81% A-O M-N 1954 (Bait Western 84% 96 — 1962 & Lackawanna 1st (Bait) Q 4%s Lack 106 95 % P ser Gas mtge 115% 165 100'A 16 97 debs conv 110% 165 180 100% 101 J-J Pwr ref 5s & ser Fuel 3%s Residential 100 Grand Trunk Mountain Power 3%s Guantanamo & Western 6s series lien ref International A6'As A-O 103% 104% J-J 1023a 102 3a 102 33 19 102% 104 1963 F-A 103'A 103'A 103'A 3 103 105% 1970 M-N 104'A 104'A 1 104% 108% 1955 J-D 58'A — 58'A 1104 1104 __ — 2 104'A 68 56% 104% 1033/, __ 107% Power Sec— 1941 30 28 28 3 28 28 28 1 27 27 27 1 27 J-J 99% 99 3 4 100% 47 J-J 71 66% 51 F-A 1957 1952 — 1957 1952 1963 J-J 3%s 1966 1969 J-J 1956 F-A 1963 A-O 4% . to 1:20 __ 71 25 __ . 109'A M-S M-N N Y & Westchester Ltg 4s 2004 J-D Ohio Power 1968 A-0 105% a-O 102'A 102% 103% 1964 J-J 3'As 109 104 53 2 65 102% 103% 104% 105% 107% tlOl 111 13 105% 106 1971 1st mtge mtge 3s 42'A 105 102 1 103'A 103% tl07 94 30 1043A 60 1961 42 102% 65 __ 109% 1967 42 98% U02% 103 58'A 42 28 1:104% 106 __ 41 28% J-D Light 3'As & at J-J 42 28 __ 1952 6s. 28 43 30 1957 Power 29 % 1955 coup) F Power $26 Milwaukee Gas & Light 4'As New England Power 3'As 1st 65 1950 (July 1941 coupon) Extended 103 84 55 __ 1949 (Aug 1941 coupon) Debenture $63 J-J E series 124 63 A-O 5s (Dec 1 series 120 -- 1958 A6%s series C A7s t 1949 Indianapolis Power & Lt 3'As A7s i 69 Jan 6s a B & O t— Jan ser Indiana Service 5s 1st ++ — 36% 106 98% Bank— Mtge standard—/ Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%S-1964 90'A J-D 1970 105 J-J New Jersey— certificates Queens Borough Gas & Electric— 6% perpetual 5'As series A $ 104 /. IC • 23 May 32% Mar 3% 3% 1,800 3 May 4% Jan 22% 23% 1,700 21 May 23 Va NOV 37. 10 % 10 10% 1,300 8 106% 101 106'A 30 94 6% 3% 13% 6% 3% 13 M-N A-0 1952 Safe Harbor Water Power Corp 3s_1981 107% 101% 104 12 105% 109 8 102% 107 2 90% 105 77 1 107 92 104% 108 107 »/8 -- 146 105 146% 8 105 105% 16 M-N San 109 146 170 104% tioo 106 108'A Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s B 1952 M-S 116% 116% 2 Scullin Steel inc mtge 3s Southern California Edison 1951 a-0 100'A 100'A 1 1965 M-S 1970 A-0 Southern California Southern Counties 1st mtge Gas Gas 3s 3'As (Calif) 103 103 104'A 8 100 100 105 105 5 5s_ inc 5s 1989 1950 M-N 1102 f 112 116 1966 A-O 3'As 107% 105% 103% A-O trust Spalding (A G) AStarrett Corp 103 1 F-A Elec & 5s collateral May May 123/4 Feb 100'A ib#* > J-J 1970 Gas 108'A 121'A 97% 34 106'A 106% 116 — —1971 3s—— Southwestern • (Hugo) Corp— A 7-4s 3rd stamped + 68% 108 Stinnes (Hugo) ir?k) •3'19;1 89% 68 — Wash 126% Mar West income Water Penn 6:% 1,700 7% May West 3-% 5,000 2% Feb 4 July 300 11% Sep 14 Feb J-J 1:27 33 of N J 4s 31 -'/• ■■ 1946 A-0 28 28 1949 J-D 1103% — 2 ' 47% ' C' t: f 4 •>, * 28 A 47% 103% ■ 106% Hotel— 1954 M-S 3'As 1964 J-D 5s 2030 A-O debs Power Electric 76'A 107% 78 4 107% 10734 U07 63 '/a 82 107% 110 105'A 108 1 115% 122 1 ■101% 4 108 Western 13% 5...; 1946 1 Industries— stamped— t 104% 101 . 71%' t 100-105% 7105'> Stinnes A5s 1 common convertiblefpreferred Venezuelan J-D J-D 3s & 1st Waldorf-Astoria Vogt 108'/a 1969 Lt 1st A7-4s 2nd $4 106% 1976 El Gas United Electric Co Valspar Corp 1 Jan .150 10 Co 105% 106'A 106% 106% 13% Mar 60 84 5 Light Feb 84 Sugar Utah Power 3 Va * Insurance Products 1% May * common Universal Feb warrants common Universal 293% Securities with Reclaiming Co Stores __ 5 Universal Oct 10 __ 25 common International Utah-Idaho __ 1% B preferred U S Rubber United common class $5 U 1% 25 common Preferred United Apr 248 25c Machinery J-J M-S 3'As 7% 7% Mar preferred Shoe 99% Public Service of dep rets ord regis NJ 26 100 111% Nov 26 % United Molasses Co Ltd—■ United M-N J-J McCord Corp deb 4'As Midland Valley RR— 34,500 119% 103% 105% 106 Consol Kansas % 106 115 100% 104 Jun % 45 27 120 106 Apr Feb 1067a High 102'A 99% 101% 1013a J-D Low 100% 1003i 101% *118 J-J 104 7 7% 106 A-O 104% 62 January 1 No. 1948 Altalian Superpower 6s Jun J-J 106 M-Q Kansas Electric 27/8 May Range Since Sold — J-J Feb 56 J-D JlOOaA 1969 Jan Nov J-J 1958 9% 92% Bonds High 1977 11% 75 Friday's 5s Sep 94 or Bid & Asked 3s 7% May 5% May 3% Week's Range Last Sale Price Debenture 6 1,800 26 % Feb 1954 '5s Debenture 1,100 3% ' Jan ~3% Debentures 1,900 3% 17% 14 Va Jan 1966 7% 3% __ Sep May Corp— 5s 7% /, Elastic United United Electric redeemed) 7 * common 9% ~2% 1998 redeemed) (10% 2% Aug 100 warrants Nov 8,100 1970 1,000 x92% 50c com Feb 13% 2% 1964 „ 7% 7% __ * United Amer 6s 2% Calif— Chemicals Corp 5 16% Jun 2% 1955 A 2%s 2% * Yards of Aircraft United United of series Stock Corp Co May 2% 1953 5'As Interstate Power 5s 10c Canada Investment 11 9% 2024 6s 4'As deb Steel Edison §Central Feb 7% — Corp 400 9,100 1970 C Bethlehem Boston A7s Union 3'As City Electric 3'As Telephone of Canada— 5s Feb J - 4% Mar U Realization Feb 13% Period Atlantic A 7s Ulen Feb Nov 14 1960 Tel Hygrade Food 6s Jan 1% X Oct 108 % 105 11'A 1961 Power Electric Tel 12% 2% • preferred 17% 133/8 Interest 6s Appalachian Power deb Associated Assoc Green 33'4 Works 8% 21% 13 Vb Exchange Paper 73A July 63% Jan 3% — Lamp Nov Oct l'A * convertible l'/s 600 8 22% 23a Inc Sep Nov 14 Oct 1 „ Jan 5% 11% May 10 Low Feb May 12% X _ _ 80c 19% 122 Curb Finland # Jan 5s Elmira Water Lt & RR 5s _ 105 Friday York Feb "IIlOO 105 BONDS New Nov 1 4'A% Jan 19% 300 900 20 % 15 • 203A 1 1 53'a 16% Sep Nov £ 1 46% Trans Lux Corp Tri-Continental warrants Tung-Sol receipts Hargreave-s Ltd 19 —— Oct 21 1 11% May «. Oct Nov 2 preference Wright 5% 15 Ltd— 33 Security Trust Co Ltd— dep rets ord regis dep rets def reg Todd Shipyards Corp 5% 15 100 Petroleum Woolworth 300 Amer Trunz pfd 350 Amer Edison 1 * L Sep 18 13% 25 w common 13,400 _ 27 31 % IIV2 1 4%% Industries Inc Woodley 6 % w -- », common preferred Elec Co Inc Brothers 5% Feb 8% Tobacco Toledo & Products 15% _ 37% July May 10 21% * Mar Jan 13 Corp 46% Stocks Oct 32 Jun 100 Oil Nov 155 May May 26 275 18 River 14% Co Allied 105 18 35 18 Wichita 20% -1 80 25 34 Oct 18% Jan Apr 45 Construction 151% 8% 113% Mar Jun 15% 1 & 3,600 Feb 14 Co 46 % 5 common 142 vW 9'/a May 19 & 5 common Realty Brewing Tobacco 32% 13% 12 11 F-» OO 17% 10 —50c Co Corporation Tilo Roofing Inc Tivoli 700 H734 117% 2 Inc Shovel Thor Tishman 13% 10% 31 III100 pfd Texon Oil & Land Co 10'A 31 Feb 6 Va 50 Gen • 2% 700 200 600 Consolidated 10% Feb 18 Delaware 1 8% 31% 2'As Taggart Corp common Tampa Electric Co common 3% May lVa May 18 Bell 20 Sun Ray Feb 100 25% Stroock Feb 5% 19% Sunbeam 3% 130 3'/4 5 common 2% 9 Feb Feb 4% 61 Co 4 3'/4 Corp Corp B.) 2 8% Feb 12% 29 32 % Mar lO'/a 25 (J. 950 4 27 Nov II 21% July 13% Feb 25% 4'/8 Feb May 6 4% July 29% Co common 4,900 Feb 3% 1 'A Sterling Aluminum Products Sterling Brewers Inc Sterling Engine Co Sterling Inc & ~6% Jan 950 Sep 17% May (A) "6% Jan 121/4 5% ' 34 Jan 24'/4 1% Steel Co of Canada Stein 9 9% Standard Tube class B (The) Feb 17% Mar 110 Standard-Thomson Starrett Nov 8% 9% Preferred Products 8% Mar 36 41/4 May 4% May Common class B Standard Jun 2Va Aug 400 31% Wisconsin Aug Apr 1 Feb 46 Feb 113% 1 Willson 35% Inc (Wm) Williams 36% 20 Light 2% Jan 13% Apr Whitman Jan 3% 10 2'/a 3% Jun Weyenberg Shoe Mfg Nov 7 231/4 Corp 150% Oct Sep common (Ky) 18% 253/4 2% Mar 1% 8% May 111 Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 Tablet & Stationery com * Westmoreland Coal 20 39 ll3/a preferred — 5 Apr Jun 61/4 Dredging & Coke Apr 120 ~1'3/b 300 * 57/a 29 10 % __ 1.25 preferred 102% May 36 2.78 $6 Sep 27 341/4 convertible ___l Virginia Coal 400 5 Co Corp West 27 4% $1.60 Aircraft Nov 3% High 14 "6 __ Utilities 42 5'/a "i'/a Baking Co warrants Manufacturing 25% 5 700 9% 110 1 Texas 300 10 Standard Cap & Seal common Convertible preferred Co West 900 25 Spencer Shoe Corp Stahl-Meyer Inc 2% 9% 30 Watch Wentworth 30 30 29 >4 9% l Oct Jan Low 2% ctfs ext.* Inc Jan 312 Range Since'January 1 High 100 93A 40% 25 preferred Low • trust pfd Waltham 5'A 4.32% Southern Pipe Line Southland Royalty Co Co Bond Ward 36'A • 25 Standard & cum Oct Apr 7'A May 2,000 5,600 10'/8 original preferred 4.48% conv preference Brewing $2 Winnipeg 5% Standard Waitt Feb Southern California Edison— cum Aircraft 13 Nov 94 2,000 1,800 4'/4 4% __ 12.50 Southwest Pa Pipe Line Jan 15 17 24 __ 1 South Penn Oil common 24 73 Apr 250'A Shares W Apr 6% for Week Feb 115% July Sales Range of Prices 14% Mar 4% Week's Last Sale Price Exchange Western 94 1 common Curb Par May 10 1,800 254% 257 * Corp Manufacturing South Oct York High Warner 8% 257 100 Manufacturing Co Sonotone 22'A 11% 11% New 39% 1 Solar Aircraft Co Solar Oct * 100 preferred (Howard) 25 __ 11 9% May 67'A Publications— Simplicity Pattern common Singer Manufacturing Co Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis Bioux City Gas & Elec Co— Smith 11 Jun 106% May 23 __ • 800 __ 23 • Bimmons-Boardman convertible __ * Bick's Breweries Ltd Bilex Co common 3.90% 2'A May 17'A Nov 70% 100 Sherwin-Williams $3 16 7 17% 800 27/a 11% 25 new -common 21 Friday 600 1 Bheller Mfg Co Sherwin-Williams NOVEMBER STOCKS— Low 14 2% Monday, November 24, 1947 EXCHANGE ENDING Range Since January I High 14 5 Shawinigan Water & Power 4% LOW • common CHRONICLE for Week of Prices Par Beton CURB WEEK FOR FINANCIAL Sales Last Sale Price Exchange & 5% Oct 6s Fenn Traction 5s Newspaper Union— conv s f debentures— 1960 ;_1959 J-D F-<4 120% 120% 101% 101% 1013/4 ■3 105% THE Number 4649 166 Volume RANGE WEEK FOR EXCHANGE CURB YORK NEW NOVEMBER 21 ENDING Week's Range Friday Interest Foreign Governments & Municipalities Week's Range Friday BONDS Interest Last Feriod Exchange Curb Sale Price Friday's or Bonds Sold Range Since January 1 A5 7s A20-year (Col) — April 1946 Jan 1947 Bank Mortgage A20-year 7s Mortgage Bank Valley 7s Bogota Danish Municipal Cons External 1955 1953 Vis Danzig & Waterways— stamped Port AExternal ALima 6%s (Plan A) reduced to 2Vis stamped 86 AMedellin 7s 86 81 68 Vi 20 21 1951 value, par a Deferred 29 14 14 14 £27 28 (issue of May (issue of Oct. 1947 1947 41 41 47 1927) AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s Denmark 5s Mortgage Bank of £46 Vi M-N A-0 1931 1972 1S27) A7s J-D J-D 46% cumula¬ stock; "v t c," voting trust certificates; warrants. — Nov. Utili¬ 40 trials Stocks Rails Ralls ties Boifls roads tles 46.86 34.14 C3.46 101.06 104.22 86.95 103.31 98.88 47.08 34.01 63.52 100.97 103.89 86.47 103.30 98.65 181.71 47.78 34.00 64.01 100.86 103.98 86.45 103.15 98.61 182.17 48.04 34.00 64.18 100.76 103.88 86.30 102.98 98.48 86.48 103.00 98.51 87.15 102.99 98.67 17 98 Va Nov. 18 _ 19 20 183.17 48.76 33.90 64.59 100.74 103.80 21 Nov. 37 Grade 180.40 25 Vi 25 30 £28 10 Grade trials 15 Nov. Total Second Indus¬ 60 Util- 180.26 Date— 81 Vi 90 Rail¬ First 10 Total 10 20 Indus¬ 53 — £82 10 10 18 £20'.4 -Bonds— Stocks Nov. M-S 2008 6 1 Ex-distnouuon. representative stocks ana oouui the daily closing averages ot 52 46 34 __ £46 Vi Parana 2Vis 32 6 2 Stock and Bond Averages Nov. stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced to 2 e Odd-lot suie. d Ex-interest. sale, delivery 30 A7s 68 91 34 30 Bank of Bogota— Mortgage 4V'o 4% 3Vi 18% Below are M-N J-D High 24Va __ — 94 M-S 2008 Low 96 85 t— stamped Interost 45 g £__ J-J 6Vis stamped_1958 (Peru) City Maranhao 2Vi 3 Va J-D J-J tive; "conv," convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting "w i." when issued; "w w," with warrants; "x w." without M-JV F-A 1952 5s January I No. Ex-stock dividend, n Under-the-rule sale. rCash sale, x Ex-dividend. y Ex-rights. JFriday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted during current week. A Bonds being traded flat. ^Reported in receivership. Abbreviations used above—"codk" certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cum," 76 Vi 22 43 Loan— 5Vis External £40 Vi J-D 1948 78 65 Va £68 of) (see ACauca 66Vi 72 568 A-O J-J 1919 6 Vis Government Range Since Sold High £26 37i J-J 2012 2% to Bonds Friday's Low A) (Plan stamped reduced 1921 A Russian •No Agricultural or Bid & Asked High Low No. High Low Janeiro de Interest Bid & Asked Sale Price Exchange Curb „ Rio York York New Last Period BONDS New 37 (2129) CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 182.61 48.72 33.92 64.46 100.66 103.86 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE WEEK FOR NOVEMBER 21 ENDING Friday Sales Week's Last Baltimore Stock Exchange Last Low Par Arundel Corporation * Baltimore Transit Co * Fidelity & — — 45% 14% Nov 25% Feb 500 3% Nov 9V4 Jan 20 Oct 100 45% 143 43 Sep Vernon-Woodberry Mills- Mount Casualty __ CJ S Fidelity 50 20 61 27'4 Nov Jan 61 Nov 24% May 29 Jan 37 Butte North 39% May 46 Va Jan 4114 July 45 Reece BONDS— Rexall Drug, Inc indebtedness of ctfs 5% Baltimore Transit series 5s 1975 1975 Co 4s 112 112 7614 85 __ — 112 Apr 112 76'4 85 3,000 71 July 90'/a 83 Aug 98 Feb 1966 -- 102% 102% 6,500 Sep 100 88 Va Nov V2 Aug 200 Feb 120 Feb 19% Feb 67c Feb 13% Nov Jan 121 1% 140 Jan May 26 Va May 39% Oct Nov 26% Feb Va Feb 14% Nov 16 Va 2V2 May Mar 12 4 14% 300 V2 2% 400 1% Feb 6% 7'a 215 6% Nov 11% 10% May 17% Feb 40 46 Jan 2 290 14 % 56 15 42 '/2 42 % 56% 55 '/a 10 2,395 May 44% Jan 3% Aug Feb 59% July Sep 71 % l'A 41% 130 4l'A Nov 43 x45'/8 46% 271 40% Jun 60% Feb 15'A 15% 105 13% Apr 17% Jan 15 'A 15'A 15'4 200 13% July 18 Apr 27% 287 a 443 22% May 30'A July 6 l'A l'A 4 28% .12% 63 % 61 4 Inc Westlnghouse Electric Corp 103 229 1,675 — Co D) 470 Nov 1,600 16% 4 25 System (S 2,841 39'/a 14 10 Warren 13 Va 16% 4 May 26c 21 15'A common Rubber Waldorf 247 14 Va May 131 138 V* 139 Feb 3,000 S Machinery Shoe preferred 6 '/< Apr U Mills Inc— (subordinated) debs 4% — A Vernon-Woodberry Mt Fruit Co United $1,900 70c Nov 12 36% * 5 * 25 & Webster Inc United of Conn— 90',2 66c 16% * 10 2.50 Machine Union Twist Drill Atlantic Coast Line 13% 88 Va 139 50 25 Corp Stone 13 % 66c High Low 160 50 89% * Pacific Mills 17% 35c 13% 20 100 Pennsylvania RR Quincy Mining Co Feb 43 R(N H) R Northern 16% 35c 2.50 100 Mining Reece Folding 50 45 43 __ 110 45% 660 44% 45 Western & Guaranty National Bank 10 61 27'4 20 2 Common New Amsterdam Jan 160 New 12 % 12 12 Range Since January ] High LOW 1 Cos England Electric System England Tel & Tel New High Low Service National Range Sinee Jannary i 663 15 4'/a 4 >/a 146 146 45% * Miners Trans Shares Nash-Kelvinator High 14% 15 20 Deposit Co & Merchants of Prices Sale Price STOCKS— Shares 1 5 Narragansett Racing Assn for Week Range for Week of Prices Par Sales Week's* Friday Range Sale Price STOCKS— 850 60 Apr May Aug Chicago Stock Exchange Boston Stock Friday Exchange Range Sale Price STOCKS— Low Par 100 100 Sugar Refining Tel & Tel American American __ 153 1% wi Rights 48'A American Woolen • Anaconda Copper 50 Bird Son & __ 0 100 25 Inc Boston & Albany RR Boston Edison of Prices — 120 41% for Week hares Range Since January 1 Corp common Advanced Aluminum Castings Admiral High Low Laboratories e May 44% Oct Allied 4,780 149% Jun 174% Feb American !/'<? 30,882 IjV Nov 2 491 a 35% 973 267a Jan 51 280 31 17% 18% 118 121% 41 % 43 "A 410 l 46% 34% 50 202 1,982 34 7 May 14% May Jun 117 39% May A- Oct Oct 42% Mar 19*% Jan Jan 135 50V2 Tel common capital Tel Co & Elevated Ry stamped lOo __ 19'A Traveler Corp • __ 27 325 19% 28 Boston Herald 95 Boston & Maine RR— 7% prior preferred class A 1st pfd stamped 8% class B 32'A 100 5% 100 10o 100 1st pld stamped class D 1st 10% pfd stamped 30'A 33 5V8 Sep Armour & Asbestos 25 V2 37 V2 20 V2 May 25 4'A Jun 106 4% Jun 7% 7% 25 16% 7% 37'A 16'4 7*4 300 12 V2 May 279 6V2 May 3% 5 6% — Automatic Washer 5 May Sep Jan Feb 39% 8V2 July 10 July 11% Feb Belden Mfg common • 5 10 Trust Prop Service Cities Eastern Gas & Fuel Mass Street Berghoff Brewing Corp Binks Manufacturing Co capital — 81 Feb 89'A 81 3'A 100 1st pfd series A 100 — 5cIq preferred adjustment 100 — 71% 25 conv common preferred National First General Razor 20% — — • Stores 59% • • Electric Gillette Safety * * * Employers Group Assoc Co 36 29 % 3% 89% 100 3% Nov 3% Nov Castle 75 Jun 97 Jan 25 81 82 CO May 81 Nov Convertible Cent 48 3% 2 Sep 10 70 V2 Nov 50 71% 25 20 Aug 9 93 V* 47 Jan Jan 286 20% Jan 24 V2 Mar 65 52 V2 Nov 57 70 25 Apr 30% 36 Va 30 1,948' 3 3Va 275 48 Va 48% 8% 41 '4 69'A 376 6V2 7 35 36V2 HO 110 200 1,013 15 • 5 50 • Royale Copper Kennecott Copper Lamson Corp (Del) common 6% preferredLone Star Cement Maine Central RR 100 ___100 100 common preferred Massawippl Valley Ry 5% Mathieson Alkali Works * Mergenthaler Linotype Mullins Mfg Corp class B * 1 For footnotes see page 46. — -- — — — __ 36% — — — — 8% 41'4 68% 35% 58 - 60 23'A 23 % 34 Va preferred Util common pfd & Lt Mar Chicago Electric Mfg class A pfd Chicago Milw St. P Pac vtc Chicago & South Air Lines 62% Oct Chicago 31% May 23% May Feb Chrysler Corp common (new) Cities Service Co common Jan 41-% May 8% Nov 108 41% Nov 131 58% May 5 V2 July 160 23 Jun 10 110 Nov 32 Va Mar Alum Club Co common Products (The) Co 4 51% Jan Commonwealth Nov Co common 14% 1,300 2'/a 2 2 Va 750 1% May 3% 1 4 7% 7 % 7% 200 7% Oct 13)4 3% 3% 3% 200 3V2 Aug 5% Sep Feb 5% 5'A 5% 2,200 4% May 7'A Feb 38 "4 37% 38'A 100 28 Apr 39'A Oct 20% 20 Va 21% 350 I8V2 Apr 23 Va Aug Feb * 10 1 1 2'4 10 5 • 5 1 850 12 Ms Sep 14 13'A 14 300 11% May 17% Feb 18 17 % 18 200 13% May 18 Nov 13% 13% 13 9% May 12 850 52 3 £ 53 200 38 Va May 58'A 11'A 59% 250 40 10% 78 Va 7 V2 36 V2 110 May Feb Feb Nov NOV Common Cumul Edison common (new) preferred (new) Dodge Mfg Corp common Domestic Credit Corp class A Nov Nov Feb 650 35 Jun 14'A 14'A 100 10% Jan 16'4 19 100 16 Va Apr 12 1 % 700 11% May 45 14'A 44% 46 1 * 50o * 6% 33 7'A 1,700 33'% 6'A 33 100 * * • * 2Va 10 * 21 Feb 23% Feb 6% Nov 20 Jan May 42 Jan 30 12 of America 24% May 35% Nov Flour 62 Oct Inc Four-Wheel Drive Auto 9% 9 % 9% 3,100 Apr 8% May 10% July 8'A 8% 1,000 7 Va Mar 8V2 Aug 1,100 6% May 13 13 9% 8% 63 28% 28% 9% 63 400 28% 50 100 60 Va 22 Jun May 27% Oct Fox (Peter) Brewing common Oct Nov 8 100 7% May 13% Feb 5% 6 500 5 Aug 9V8 Feb 68 May 85 Feb 74 "7% 74 20 61% 63 800 56% Sep 66% 38% 63 38% 100 23% Jan 40% Oct Jun 9% Jan 7'% 7% 36 25 26 26 26% * 5o 25% 25% 39 39 10 10 "2 IV* 9% 65 % Mar 28 V2 8 — 35 5 10 15'4 Mar 8'A 13 36 1 Oct 61 19 * Eddy Paper Corp (The) Mills 13% Feb 54% Mar 46 10 Oct Feb 14% Consumers Co— 8% 46 43 V2 May May 15% 13% 5 Inc 78 15 V2 Oct 9% May 13% 100 150 7 22 V2 Mar Sep 211 30 Feb 2|jj Oct 40 2% 174% l'A • preferred Towel Nov Jun % 1 Chicago Corp common 51% May 784 . common common W States Pr Convertible Feb Nov l'A Jan ' 329 S & Biscuit M) (A Co 150 Feb 7'4 27 1 % Central 111 Secur Corp— Butler Bros common & 500 44,100 Sep Jan 17 10 39% Oct 20% 22 52*4 52 Va 26 Va 26% 59Tb 61 Va 35 28 Va 27 3% 1.650 10 % 12% common Ring common 40 V2 Coleman Isle (E L) Piston Burton-Dixie Corp Jan > $2 Burd 23% ' Eastern SS Lines Inc Corp 95 Ry— 6% , 8% Wl (George Borg-Warner Corp common Brach & Sons (E J) capital Central Common , — 100 100 prior preferred Jan 18 common Carr-Consolidated * 6% preferred Eastern __ Associates— Common 4%% __ Co Bliss & Laughlin Inc common Borg 25% 152% 153 500 6V2 May 3 Corp Mfg 4% High Low 300 3 Corp capital Athey Products 8% 4 26% Range Since January 1 High Low 5 Co common Mfg Co common Bruce Co Personal Boston Calumet & Hecla Shares 1 Aveo Jan 20% Sep 181A 714 — — 361 for Week 8'A 1 5 • 100 wi Rights Bastian-Blessing Co common Boston Range of Prices Par High 41 % 43% 152% 153'4 Sales Week's Last Sales Week's Last Friday Sale Price STOCKS— 3% — 10'A 3% 111 38 Oct 33% Sep 5,900 26 Nov 27 230 25 May 28 Sep 40 80 25 Apr 41 Sep 10% 250 3% 1,050 111 50 17 500 10'A 10'A 400 21 23 100 16% Oct 9% Jun 2% May 81 May 13% Feb 9Va May 19% Sep 13% 4% 111 Feb Oct Nov 19'4 July 11% Feb 31 Feb 38 (2130) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, November 24, 1947 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR WEEK Week's Friday Range Shares Low 5 General Finance Corp common ...vera 1 Motors CWP common Gibson Refrigerator Co common Gillette Safety Razor Goldblatt uo.;sard Bros Inc Co (W 1 8 9% 10Q 8 17% Jun 6% May 50 59 3Q0 9% 8% 52 1,500 Apr 9% Jan 65 Apr Feb 28% 29% 200 23% May 31% 10% 10% 150 10 16 20% 17% 200 • common 16% Hammond; Instrument Co comjnon.,,,1 .Kman <G > Brewing Co capitaL.^4> Helri Werhen Corp; (neR)i-— Horder's Inc common Hupp Corp common 16% 11% 25'% 10% 1 27;v 10% 22 27 22 4% 4% -100 150 , Oct 19% May 27 Sep 15 Mar Jun x24 Jan 300 4% 26% 7% 17% 300 .* Rights Indiana Steel Products Common Warrants 29% 22% 150 IS 25 400 22% 23% Oct 24,300 * Power $6 8% May NOV % Nov 3% preferred Jim Brown Stores Inc common Class A preferred—, 3% 40 3 Oct 8% 7 90 6% Nov 24% 2% 2% 9% 9Va 100 ,1 14% 12% 14% l,05d ,* 8% 8% a% 750 * Kata, Drug en common—v,— Kellogg Switchboard common Cohen Dow 2% 100 Jan 18 1% Sep 8 Jun 15 11% May 6% May 15% Kahn Cumulative 5 Libby McNeill & Libby Common Printing Co common Lindsay Lt & Chem common Field & 6j/4 600 20% 200 17 Jun 29 20 38 May 48 class 1,100 8 May $1 prior Modine preferred 16 20% 26% 26% 700 22% May 15 15 100 80% 12'% 12% 18 18 30 15% 15% 500 13% July 24% 10 10 10 %' 1,550 15% 15% 100 • Co 23% 23% 50 17% May 23% 48 48 47% 56 36 36 % 200 29% 20 pfd * 111 Car * Corp Util 5 Co (The) Pressed Steel Ruth Jan 47% S May 19 Cummins & 28 31 % Inc Nov Apr 47% July 32% Oct 10 300 450 160 17 6% 17 8% 10 8% 6% 600 7 4,000 106 106 16% 20 20 8% 148 Apr 15 Jan Apr 21 26% Feb Jan Nov 17 180 23 Feb 7% Apr 5% Apr 93 Apr 9% 110 16% Nov 26% 100 86% Nov 93% 1 5% 5% 100 4% May 9% May 11% 11% 100 30 30% 150 28 15% 15% 16 550 12 37'% 38% 600 May 30% May 34% 32% 34% 1,900 x24% Mar 14% 14% 200 10 15% 16 700 14 11% 10 Jan Jan 1,000 1 « —• common • • Corp 16 May 6 Feta Sep Jun 15 % Feb 15% Oct 16% July 10% 30 % 30% 210 30 Apr 3% 3% 300 3 May Corp 150 9% 30% 1 1 common 9% 9% l common 10 9% * «— -f 31% 6% May 8% May 400 9% Sep 1,450 9% Nov 100 31% 40% July Mar 6% 500 Oct May 10% 7 Feb 18 Ve Oct 1 * 32 35 2 common common Container 26 % 9% Feb 17% Feb 38 Feb 4% July 13% Feb i 10% Nov 24%, 25% 400 16 May May 33% 5 26% 33% 300 31 May 37% 22 22% 600 21% Sep 26% Jan Mach Tool common Co Co (The) 22% 25 Corp Co common 58 100 Sep 59% 19% 1,100 14 May 23% 21 May 36% Nov 54 Sep 40% May 54 Mar 23% 28 28 228 45 Apr 5% 300 4% July 69% 782 5% 314 56% May 3% Jan 44 % 50 50 16 9 9 108 6 52% Oct Nov 6% Feb 71 Oct 6% Nov 38 Jun 52 49% Sep 52 % Feb Sep 10% Jan Apr - 8 Week's Range Sales for Week of Prices Shares rights l,ow 1 15 Rights Apex Electric Basic 16% 16 % 111 152% 152% 337 Refractories Cleveland $4.50 Cliffs common 6 % 100 82% Electric Motors Glidden Co Hanna (M A) 4% Industrial Interlake (A G) 33 292 27 % 79 68 65 85 35% 40 % May 3% Sep July 8% May. 35% July54% Jan 6% Jan 57 Feb' 79% Oct\ 12% Feb 35% 100 92 51% Jen 65% Feb 10 24 Nov 26 % 10 41 % Jun 61% 17% 17% Oct 25% a45% a45%: 17% 17% 75% 51 70 3=3% • 11% NOV ^ Feb ". 23 Feh- 75% Nov 54% Apr 108% 35% May 31 Jun 15Q 39% Feb Oct 104 30 34 11% 50% 20 46% May 70% Mar 125 . 106% 106 % 46% 32 130 75% 51 1 & Trans.—__ Jun a9 8% 25% *■ Jan Sep 48 Nov 36% Feb 11% 600 10 13 13 13% 375 9 Jan 14% _» class B new Feb 79 Steamship Kelley Island Lime McKee Get 44% a58% a58%. • — 85% Mar 42% May 50 preferred (Un) July 37 50 100 cum Rayon 80 a * Halle Bros preferred 526 250 53% a53 % —* Goodyear Tire & Rubber..— Gray Drug Stores Great Lakes Towing preferred Feb 82% 65 79 (Un >——10 (Un) 7% 96 Jan-, 15,% Nov 100 (Un)——• common com Jun Oct 11 % July 5'% a * common Oct 39 5% * General May 84 2,244 a52% a52% 4 (Un> 200 , Jan 5 % 300 15% Feb 11% 1% ,Nov 7% 33 1 Erie Feb Nov 174% 81% 15 Navigation(Un)—5 ' Eaton Mfg Electric Controller 5% 16 % 38% * Cleveland Graphite Bronze (Un),, Consolidated Natural Gas (Un), Detroit & Cleveland 6 % 86 High Nov 11% May 149% Jun 40 14%' 15 % 3% 2,255 86 1 com 1 & a9% a9% 1 Iron preferred Railroad Low 315 l.V Mfg Range Sines Janaary l High 23 22 ?3 160 22 Nov 26 -Oct 40 40 34 % Jun 52 Jan 11% Nov 16% Feb Oct — 36% 1,200 47% 220 47% Nov • 77 73% 77 Westinghouse Elec & Mfg common.12% 500 62 28% 28% 28% 100 Wiepoldt Stores Inc common «input Bankshares common Woodall Indust common. 23% Apr 30 17 17% 350 16 Jun • 11% 23% Jan 11% 11% Jun 13% Jan 2 13% Yaies-Amer 5 May 9% May 16% Feb La Salle St Corp .. National Tile & Mfg- common Mach I "listed capital Alleghany Corp Rolling Mill Mining Certain-teed & ! 400 700 12 300 26 Co 2% » May 8% 8% 100 7 May 12% Pennsylvania 5% 600 4% Jun 6% 8% For 1 . 200 5 % May 8% 35% 600 32 May 39% 6% 1,600 3 May 8 17% 100 13 % 13% 800 25% 25% 257/a 110 4% 4% 5 1,800 9% — — 9% 300 22'/a 22% 100 26% 26% 26% ~ 25 25 10 4% Apr 14% May 6% „, page 38% Nov a38% a38% 3 a27 % a27% 31 S Steel Van Dorn U common Iron (Un) 45 21 Apr 32 28 30 May al6% al7 378 a9% a9% a27% a28 45 7% May 104 22 ya May 32 al6% * ; : 45 10 46 a * 13% 76% a 16% Nov Feb 36% Feb 54% Feb 31% Aug 20 76% 23% Jan 61% May 79% 10 20% Feb 3% Jan Oct 13% 70 2% 100 2% July a75% a78 % *; Feb 10% 44 13% 24 53% May 2 NQV, 26% 149 2% Warren Refining & Chemical.—— 27% 35% Mar 604 a27 % a28% • : Works Jun 83 Feb Oct WATLING, LERCHEN & CO. Members New 19% 22% Exchange 9% 4% Sep 9% Nov 7% Ford Building DETROIT Telephone: Randolph 5530 Jan 25 Jan 100 33% July 21% May 28% July 1,400 7% May 10% Feb 10% Sep 23 May 26% 28 300 16% 17 76% 76% 1,900 100 1 Detroit Stock 15% 13% Mar 17 79% July July Aljen Electric 1. American. Metal Products^ 16 Feb 20% 800 May 24% 10% 1,200 7% Jan 2% 12% 2% 500 2% May — -- 10% May Sep 4% Jan 17 Oct Chamberlin Co 1-* common of America Continental Motora Crowley, Milner common 3% ,11% . ■ >*-, com. -i X £010 3% 1,805 2 Aug f/k—< 1 High 3% Oct - , 3%' 400 "3% Jun 5% Feb 25% Oct 24 25 450 11% 11% 210 10 May 12% Feb 15% 15% 160 12% May 16% Oct 9% 100 9% Nov 9% Nov 12% Feb 10% Feb 15% Jan 9% 8% 4 -1>: -5.. 3% Range SInee January High 3% 24 Burroughs Adding Machine 19% 10 Rubber LOW —Xr Baldwin 20% Shares corn- Feb 10% for Week of Prices —1 17 Sales Range Sale Price 1 Product* Exchange Week's Last Par Aeronautical l • STOCKS— Feb 64 Mar i, Feb 30% Friday fe.. 11 % May 2%. Associate Feb 300 17 Curb Feb 14% 31 Nov 400 York Chicago Stock Exchange Jan 22 11% — New i- Feb 33% Stock Feb 12% May 24% Jun York Stock Exchange Detroit 46. Jan _ ■ Feb. Feb • see 4% Jan —\ Standard Oil of Ohio common. Oct 17% 1 , Jun * (Un)——— Feb 5% — 25 common footnotes 1 50 Richman Bros Nov 35% 6 "" 10% 15 Corp Co (Un) Corp of America (Un) Republic Steel Feb 8 _ United Corp & RR Feb 5% 8% —. „ 2% V- ZI: Spring —' Corp common 745 Feb £'%' _ 10 Steel 3 X ♦ Oct • Vacuum Oil Co Inc Standard Oil of N J 2% . Jan commoz common 8% - Nov 12% 33% common 4% Jun Mar 20% • Socony Oil 42 100% May 2% Radio-Keith-Orpheum Standard 41% Nov 12 13% Pepsi-Cola Co Republic Steel Corp 31% Mav 97% 10 10 com 730 Feb 400 5 new 5% Feb 300 4 Car (The) May 700 300 100% 100% 5% 17 18% I..1 ' ' Airways Corp Picture* Inc Co 33% 36 2% May May 12% • Radio Corp of America 32% 35% II Central RR capitalAmerican Co Studebaker July 11% Nev;- York Oil 15 Ve 17% • Light Nash-Kelvinator Corp Motor 33% 100% l Radiol & Gas Amer Feb July • — Graham-Paige Motors Paramount 79-% l Electric Television Electric 3% 15% * Motors Farnsworth 3% 10 Products Gas Continent^) Packard 11 15% 50 Curtiss-Wright Laclede 150 600 1 Ano"nnda Copper General 11 13% 13% • com 5 1 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Bethlehem Steel Columbia 900 13% 13% May Stocks— American Radiator & St San Amprirao * 50 5 * Radio <5rpe] - 4 Feb 34% 47% Wilson 50 49% 44 % Feb 53% 36% Sunrav 10 50 5% 100 Sep 22 47% Pure Nov 3% « 58 5 (The) * Pan 54 5% __ Sep 2 2QG So North Jan 67% __ - Texas p 40 Nov Jan Trane n 40 50 3% Oct 33% & Th.ir v Mar 5 Lamson & Sessions capital stock 25 International Co Ltd Ctf of dep, Sundstrand Swilt Jan 70 50c Cleveland Electric Illumln. 16% 1 (Un) Jan 10% Body Feb 86% Stockyards capital, Standard Dredging common— Standard Forgings common i- 69 Jun 27% Par, Akron Brass Mfg American Coach & Brewing Corp of America July 23% 23% 156 Feb Jun 86% Nat Sunbeam 31 Jun 60 Friday American Tel & Tel May 100 common Society Brand Clothes Stone Nov 53 2 Sale Price May 64% 25% 10 160 Sep 49% May 16% capital capital Co Prod Corp Signode Steel Strap Sinclair Oil Corp L<>uis 19 .138 48% 68% STOCKS— Nov 50 22% 50 common- Roebuck by.egel 29 31 63 Cleveland Stock Exchange Feb 150 22% 5 common Bn.ev.mar St 25% July ,65 __ July General Schwitzer Jan 7% 50 8 Jan 48 23% 8% common Car Packing Sears Feb -20 105 49% • 12 % 23% 62% 48% 50 Bank Jan Jun 10 ♦ Printing 18 -Jun NOV Aug 30 100 - er May 34 Ye 23% 1 Pennsylvania RR capital Peoples Gas Lt & Coke 200 30 2% common 37% • 23% 100 preferred 20 30 * common B 37 * common preferred- Manufacturing 29% 37 20 common Vv'o 29% 10 common Bancorp 48 * common Pes body Coal Co class Fot U Western 14% Mar Apr Last American 6% B Apr 15 65 __ —* class 13% Mar 10 8% May 13% May vtc Nunn Bush Shoe common Quk G— & 69% Jan 71 12 43 8% 31 Jan 510 - 23'/a __ • 7 - 175 • % 8% * Pumps 50Q • 34% Feb 15 15% • Noblitt-Sparks Ind Inc capital Northwest 14% Feb 78% 50 Mar 150 650 common Standard Northern 25 21 % Mu-kegon Mot Spec class A Northwest P Randall Apr 47% Montgomery Ward & Co North 86 Aug> 9% — —-——• Preferred 11 21 1 . May __ 41 —5 common Chemical v»ttonal 9% Jan 47% * common__i Co preferred Mfg Monroe 9% 7% Nov 75 __ " r 102 __ * Jun 13 is • 25 - 26% Feb -21%, Jap 29% Feb U0% Aug 17 12% ,100 A— 100 354 - 85 • pfd 9% Jfteb 28 Jun —19% May 8% Sep -35 26% May - Sep 37% Feb 5 Oct 20 Mar .102 v.8% * 10 — Lunkenheimer % Mar 5% May 23«V 7&% * * Kroger Feb 45 1 Mickelberry's Food Prod idle West Corp capital Miller & Hart Inc 5% 20% 41 7 Lincoln ™«v«ha]l 6V4 * preferred 16 8% * participating National * heath & Co, common 16 55 37% Jan 85 __ La Salle Ext Univ common—, 50 22 9% __ Feb 2% May 25 — .50 Union Stock'Yard— Gallaher Drug Jan 15 17% 50 102 __ —2 Gibson Art Jan 3% 16% 'High 29% May 22% 25 ,——,,.20 Drug Hatfield Oct 10 6% 176 22 22 8.50 (Dan) Hobart 33 % .3% 10% —100 P Eagle-Picher Jan 8% May T Cincinnati Feb 6% 1 9 & O % NOV 8% 300 N common —* Clnicnnati Street. Feb 23% 32% * Cincinnati TeleDhone Feb 21% 22% 1 In.erstate 18% May 22% 23% Todl tome—* common— C Jan rvo "i dependent Indianapolis Ppw & Lt Preferred Low 33 * — Range SInee January r * High 33 —8 Cincinnati Gas Feb 11% May 250 Jun Low __ 20 Burger Brewing Nov 10% 20 Shares Champion Paper & Fibre——__ Churngold —' —* 9% 12% Oct 17Q . for Week * Baldwin Jan 200 12 24% 22 20 May 1,900 • 4% 1? — 16% May 16% May 1,950 11% Jun Industries American Laundry Mach American Products Feb 19% Sales Range of Prices Par Aluminum Feb * .Week's Last Sale Price STOCKS— 9% Nov ,—* common— Friday 20 Jan 6% Cincinnati Slock Exchange l High * common-,--,- Illinois Central RR Low 20 58% 1 common-, Great Lakes Dr & Dk 20 10 common, H) 20 Range Since January High * Candy class A 21 for Week Of Prices Par General NOVEMBER Sales Last Sale Price STOQKS— ENDING 9% 200 6% May 6% 6% 100 6% Oct • . Number 4649 Volume 166 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2131) other Stock exchanges RANGE- FOR Week's Friday Last Range Sale Price 8TOCK8— Bros — Detroit & Cleveland NavigationDetroit Edison common Low 1 ENDING NOVEMBER • Shares —20 22% Low High High 6% Apr 8 Jan Republic 5'/a 500 33/4 Oct 6% Jan Kexall 223,8 2,691 27% Mar 12 »/4 1 jBueeuomasier, inc. I 3% common 5 19 % 1 12% 518 10% May 24 '/a Detroit-Michigan Stove Steel Corp common 24 % 150 17% Jan 3 % 1,650 2% Sep 18 % 3 13% July 26% Oct Feb 4% 24 2.50 67/a 1 82 %c Corp common Ryan Aeronautical Company * 16 1 4% Safeway Stores Inc 5 Rice Drug, Ranch Co common Inc Oil Co Oil Sears Roebuck & Co Federal Mogul Friars Ale Wood Gar 19 v4 Industries Gemmer, Manufacturing General Motors class B 1 Nov 2% Feb 6% 805 5 July 93/4 17% 240 12 17% Nov 58% 150 May 52% Jan Sep 23 July 1 Goebel Brewing Hoover Ball Hoskins Motor Lock 65% Aug 6% 225 5% 6% 2,430 29% 722 29 1,540 9% 6% Feb 3 7% Nov Jan 6 Jun 16 100 22% Jun 143/4 Sep 19 20 300 13% May 15 __ 25c 18c Sierra Trading Corp. Signal Oil & Gas class A—— 4% Nov vKaiser-Frazer common 4% 100 161/4 16% 325 15% 1 4% 16 390 5 3/4 Signal Petroleum Co 21 Southern Kinsel 1 1 common.__t Drug Wines LaSalle Mahon (R Masco Products Screw McClanahan Oil Corp National 4% 400 Feb 9 2 2 2 3% 3% Oil 2% Feb 1% 350 1 % 20,730 1% Pacific Standard 13/| May 1 % 4% 1% Sep 6% Feb 35% Nov 2% Jan Motor River (H Raisin Ryerson Sheller 1% Oct Apr 27 % Oct 15% Timken-Detroit Tivoli Udylite Oct 3% Union Oil Shirt United Distributors Radiator S Aircraft Warner Screw Wayne 16% Aug 28% 30 1,927 28% Nov ,343/4 25% 25% 356 25 Vs Nov 29% 29 29 % 858 29 Oct 32% July a34 % a35 100 35% NOV 40 Mar .Apr 47 Feb preferred of A..25 ! 453/4 453/4 388 35 60% 60% 61% 871 51% Mar 10% 10 10% 2,707 7% Jan 62% July 12% Sep 11% • 50c California States Western Steel Cons Oil common Corp 14% 15 405 Jun 19% Feb 2 13% 123/4 13% 2,500 10% May 153/a Jan 25 24% 23% 24% 2,613 20 243/b July 79 Va Feb a73 3/4 a76% 1 Air Lines Feb Pioneer Gold Mines of British Colum—1 Jan Zenda Nov 41 % 150 34% 30 100 28% May 3% May 33/4 Nov 5% 5% 5% 1,030 33,4 334 100 9 9% 1,410 7% 5% 100 5% Sep 8% 9 470 7% Jun 13 19 Jan 6 Nov 4% Jan 93/a Oct 5% Development Gold Jan 2,510 9% Jan 14% Nov 300 3% Nov 43/4 Feb 131 16 May 7 200 ti Apr 21 Feb 7% July 12% 550 Jan 15 July 6% 6% 100 6 Jun 7 Amer 12 % 12% 100 10 May 14 Jan 15 15% 400 11 May 18% Feb 15% 2% 2% 100 2% 2% 1,500 1% May 3 Oct 2 2% Jan Jan Ltd 25c Company 5c — 25c Airlines 6c 1 Smelting & Refining Co * Week's Tel & Tel — American Viscose Anaconda Armour Avco Par Basin Oil Co Oil Chica Bolsa Corp Broadway Dept Store Corp Packing California common Central Investment Corp Products Cetrain-teed Corp & Iron Corp—1 Steel of America, Products Exeter Oil Farmers Co 5 Jan 12% 2,600 6% May 9% 12 8,104 — 12% 12% 1,290 * 20 32% 30% 32% 29 32% 125 __ Tele Farnsworth Fitzsimmons <Sc Stores class (The) Corp Hotels „ „ __ __ 99 Hupp Corporation 1 Lane-Wells Lockheed Los i' i : r Oil Menasco ' 5 } __ 15% Investment __ 1.30 100 Co„, Company 12% May al8% al8V8 3OV2 31 % 12 12 % 1,901 1,545 City Lines Inc 100 14 May 213/4 Feb 13 Apr 15% Feb Oct 2.05 Jan 55c 60c 6,040 300 15 7% 83a 1,206 a9% a9% 50 10% 10% 400 , 65 Feb 34 Feb 26 12% 12% 765 1.05 1.20 3,433 1834 19% 410 4% 4% 100 95c 1.00 1,200 16c 16c 1,600 15% 16% 23% 23% 245 1.30 1.35 2,610 a270 3,870 Bendix — Fe a9% 18c 7% a9% - 25 18c 2,900 7% 11% 170 68% Mar 110 Aug Sep 123/4 Oct 1.35 Jan 21% Oct 7% Feb 4 May 65c Jan 14c 5 . 15% 1.15 260 3,000 a8% 331 8 Nov Apr Jan 6c Sep 2% Nov 12c Jan 36 5 70 Nov 2,230 39,016 150 Vb Jun 173 1V4 2 52% Mar 58 Nov 42 Mar 36 639 31% May 14 14 320 10 a85 130 71 % May 5% 5% 740 4% May 15 Vb 15 % 58'5 — a33 % — Bethlehem Steel Corp * 5 — 5 — al00% a33 % a33 % 32 a973A 32 al00% 193/4 19% a53% a53 Va Jan Nov 30 a80% — 5 Corp. Feb Apr • 153 1% IV2 a56% a56% 35% Oct 16% 51% — 13 Works Co 152% 9% 11% May a85 Ry__100 3 Locomotive Oil — 5 Santa & Aviation 15 Vb /j Oct 153/4 May Oct 97 Jan 7% Feb Feb 24 Nov 20 22 Mar 30% Oct 160 32 Sep 39% Feb 160 78 May 90 Jan 100 50 15 Jun 233/8 Oct ,46 % Mar 54 Oct 297 9% May -rt Pacific (J It Co Ry * Co Tractor Service 25 __ * — 11% 11% a44% a45% 57 57 72 15% Feb 34% Mar 343/b Mar 190 54 Sep 63 Feb 10 Electric & — 25 ■ Co Co Gas 70c 1% 48c 9% 12c Apr May Jan Oct Commonwealth Edison Commonwealth Corp Edison Consolidated Vultee Continental Motors Continental Crown Oil 18 243/4 1.70 Oct July Oct Nov July 39% 39% 39% 190 24 Jan 40% Oct • — all% al2 110 10 May 12% Sep Jan 270 May 95c 3% 95c Jan Jan Mar Sep 14% Jan Jan 31c Aug 5% May — • 3 * __ May 17% Apr 7 May 12% Feb „ a33 1 — — — — 9% Feb 2.35 40,190 1.10 Jan 2.35 NOV al2% al2% 20 12"% Aug 13% Jan 15% 42 41% of Copper Corp McNeill & Libby Loew's Inc McKesson Robbins Montgomery Ward Nash-Kelvinator & Inc Co, Inc American Packard Motor Pennsylvania Railroad Phelps Dodge Corp of 415 13 May 20% Nov 35% 956 33 May 39% Feb 37% 37% 210 37% Nov 42% Jan al33/4 al33/4 50 13% Sep 14% Oct a56% a56% 55 49% Jun 65 % Mar 5% 6% 1,625 28 245 3 May 8 Oct 27% Nov 36 Jan 9% Sep Apr * — 17% __ 1 — 9% 9% 150 19% 20% 870 a34% a34% __ 49 56 % 56 % 353 17% Feb 49% Nov Feb Jun 10% 19% Aug 25% 31 May 42% Jan Apr 62% Feb 8% 51% Jan 18 % 350 16 Sep 18% Oct 13 % 13% 903 12 May 22 V4 Feb a8% a8'JA 31 7% Jun 10% Feb Feb 17% __ a47% * 24% * 10 Va 28 15 17 * (N J) a25 25 (Ind) a38% * a40 25 Studebaker Corp Company Texas Gulf Sulphur Company Tide Water Assoc Oil Union Carbide & Carbon Corp Union Pacific Oct 32% 4% Sep 73% Feb 9% 150 9% Nov 9% Nov 23% 140 22% Nov 16% 30% Jan 17 758 16% Nov 26% Feb a46% a47% 266 37% Apr 46% Nov 24% 25% 9Va 10 Vs 535 1,106 27% 28 915 22% Apr 28% July 7% May 23'/a May 10% Feb 30% Feb 14 Mar 17% Aug 17 391 a35% a35% 30 30% Jun 47 a25 a25 50 25 % Nov 31% May a39% a40 208 37% May 17 Feb 44 Feb July 78% July 25% Feb 111 776 65% 30 333/4 Sep 37% Jan a57% a57 a59 a58 90 533/4 Sep 60% May 27 48 Vb Apr 54% 23% 23% 308 18% May 253% Oct al053/8 al04%al05% 60 106% Oct a33% — * __ 10 • 23 % 560 a74% a76% 20% 20% __ 25 25 - 182 5 a33% a33% a75% 1 Co 25 23% —50 25 4% — * Standard Brands Iric Texas 20% 35% 433/b „ Oct 20% 908 25 America Co Feb 260 1 Co_„ Socony-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Raiiway Company Swift & Oct 6% 9% Republic Steel Corp Standard Oil 50% 333/4 13% • Company Corp Jun Jun Jun 49% 10 Co Paramount Pictures Inc Oil 4 Vs 12% Fan American Airways Radio 41% 26 48 % • Co Car 20 13% 5 RR North American Aviation Inc North 120 49 Vb 18 Corp Central a33 a5% * * & 75 a33 a53/8 • 7 Corp. Kennecott Libby a48% a48% 273/4 5% 1 Canada—* Feb 21% Corp Tel & Oct 11 * Co Tel Jan 25 425 — International Feb 3% Nov 426 37% Co 31% Nov 2 % May 9 * Nickel 26% 12 % * International 21% 538 9 Foods Corp : General Public Utilities Corp Graham-Paige Motors 574 11 % • Co F) 1,460 — 5 General (B 26% 3% 21% 3 12 % 1 Electric 26% 21% 1 5 (Del) Corp Class A General 25 1 Aircraft Co Jan Mar Corp Y) (N Corp Zellerbach Standard Oil Co 19 Apr Co Curtiss-Wright Corp common Pure 1.15 23c May May Company Southern & Consolidated New York May 13% May 95c 57 1,500 Jun Jan 82 11 3,523 87%c87%c May 42% 280 80c 2.35 Oct 80 1 % 1 Jan 130 119 Feb 11% 831 99 Feb 9% 14% 30% 99 350 Aug 59% 80c __ 10 a45 a45% 1 % __ 5% May 30% a270 18c Nov 58% 80c 87%c 49c 300 7% May 52% Jan a270 1 j j Oceanic Oil Co Oct 200 12% 1 - 173/4 Oct 13% 300 a8 80 Goodrich 66% 20% 12% 1 4 Nordon Corporation Ltd Sep 13% 1% 1 Jan 90 1 Co— 2Q% al7%al8% 1 Manufacturing Nov 4,399 __ 1 I" Northrop Aircraft Inc I __ 10c Merchants Petroleum Co National ; __ 1 Co Aircraft Corp Angeles Mascot __ —inc 10c Company Petroleum Lincoln 333/4 333,4 Jan — 1 Nov 23% __ * Corp July Feb 1.20 Kaiser-Frazer 15 Yb 32% Nov 1 Petroleum Corp Apr 25% May 19% May 20 8% 6 Company Feb 35 * Oil Feb - 17% Bay 21% May 11% May 5 Jade Nov 20 Holly Development Co Intercoast 13 Jun 12 % May — 10 Corp 6% Jan 11 1.00 200 Hudson Motor Car Co Hilton Sep Feb 16 55c Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co common—* Hancock Oil Co class A common 50c 27 20% 2 Gladding McBean & Co 1,700 Apr 16 — 1 General Motors Corp common 52%c52%c 18% May 6 3% 56% — 1 A 16 Jan 410 __ 1 Corp a25a25% 3% 63 31% Nat'l Bank—100 Radio 1,300 __ 4 A 5% 63 50c class Ltd 5% — 1 Inc Corp Merchants & Garrett 5,135 7% * Inc Industries Electrical 12% 20 Creameries Dresser 10 7% 10% Corp common..* Preferred Consolidated High 73a 11% 2.50 Fuel Low a25 52%c 10'% 1 Chrysler Corp Colorado High Low Jun 119 50 (111) Corp Barnsdall Columbia * Co Blue Diamond Corp Nov 10 Nov 5c a68%a69% 14 Corp Topeka Baldwin Cities 2 1 Consolidated ^42% Range Slnee January 1 1 10 1 * 5% 2% 13,000 al5% al53/4 100 Co Copper Mining Co & Mig Case for Week Shares 2%c 1,000 6%c — l3/8 Caterpillar Sales Range of Prices 42,000 2% 6c 5c a69% Rights Canadian Stock Exchange La&t Barnhart-Morrow 5c 2% V" American Mar 11% Co Mining American Radiator & Stand San Corp.* Atchison 12% Sale Price common 6% Aug Stocks- American Nov 10 3'/a 19 6% 6% Friday Bros Corp 23 % May 210 333/4 Mar 14% 3 % Los Angeles Barker 500 7 Jan 35 30 -1 Company $3% May 42% 7 10 236 40% * Co Inc May Mining Stocks- M Petroleum Jun • - Boemg Airplane Company Borg-Warner Corp Bandiri Jan 1 Calif of 7% 35 STOCKS— Apr 28% 6% 300 -_1 Products— 1.38 May Sep 1,064 4 1 common July 14 Jun 5 4 9 common Oct 45c 4 4% 1 common Oct Nov 29% Corporation of Universal Apr 0 Corporation Investment 130 123 1,310 4% 4% 1 Jan 6,400 2% 2% 5 common 85 100 / May 23c 16 700 3/4 1 Brewing Union U Axle Sep 60c 2 3,4 2 1 common 10c Nov 5% class B com 15,000 55c 10 10 Tube 19C 15% 500 5 Manufacturing Standard July 18C 16 15% Haynes Scotten-Dillon July 33 55c 15 2 Paper 59 30 15 % 1 common May 26% Mar 522 Jan 25% Inc Unlisted W) Products Metal Rickcl 48 280 37% 150 18% * Peninsular 150 30% 123 100 2>/2 Davis Parke 31 Vb May 52 % 29% 123 25 1 Parker Rust-Proof Feb 7 25% July 40% July 123 25 * Car Chemical Park 3% May 21% Feb Nov 17% Aug com—25 Ltd Co Company Co Transamerica United May May 75c Textron Imperial Packard 300 265 123 25 2 Stamping 4% Jan * Bun ray Oil Corp 2% May 35% Nov 1% —10 common 4% 14 Nov 11% 95c 52 %c May Oct Nov 200 135 1% 18 400 35 % 41 300 Oct 24 25 25 Calif Edison 16 Feb 35% 1 common 16 6% High Jan 1 Calif— preferred Apr 5% 35 % of — preferred So Calif Gas Co 6% 13 % May Jun —1 com Motor Products Murray 4% 0 pid A class 4% 2 common C) 16 1 -> 15% * 4.48% 4.32% Southern King-Seeley Kingston Products 11,900 * Sinclair Oil Corp Oct 21% 5 1,445 95c 9 52 30 Nov Feb 29% 16 * Mfg common 6% 7 3,220 Sep 5% May 2V2 com— Car & 9% 6% 10 Bearing & Manufacturing Hudson Hurd -— 9 1 1 Gerity-Michigan Corp LOW 24 80c ' Range Since Jannarj l High 21% 373/4 Security Company Shell Union Oil Corp Class B Graham-Paige Shares a20% a21% „ « , for Week ( Feb 58% * 10 1,700 5% 6 239 l'/a 17 % 1 19% 1 1 Low 1 Petroleum Richfield Detroit of Prices P or 270 22% Nov Range Sale Prlee STOCKS- 7% 22% Sales Last Range Slnee January l 5 5 Vb Week's Friday for Week 7% .__5 21 Sales of Prices Par Davidson WEEK — 16 % May 93% Jun Sep Apr 2.15 Railroad — al43%al46V8 30 18% 18% 160 23% 2% 23% 2% 100 390 17% a44% a46% 102 43 Vb 14 % 150 133/4 Nov a22% a223/8 a28% a28% 40 313 17% Jan 22% May 9% 100 Co 9% 410 7% May 46% 463/4 190 44% May a_i — a__ — . . ;; Pacific fi Pacific Finance Clay Products * Corp common- jj Pacific \\ Gas & Elec common 6%, 1st preferred 5%% 1st preferred —— 5% 1st preferred Pacific Lighting Corp common Pacific Western Oil Corp Pugct Sound Pulp & Timber Co — 10 25 25 25 25 * 10 * — , 36 — __ — a54% United Air Sep United Jan Aircraft Corporation Corporation (Del) U 19% 20% 690 36 34% 37% 34% '1,126 34% Jun 100 34% Nov a31% a31% 50 34% Oct 38% Mar a28% a28% 25 313/4 Oct 33% May United a54% a55% 277 54 Apr 62% — 56% 56% 150 25 Feb 57% — 45 .45 100 26% Apr 45 Feb Oct Nov S Lines Rubber Inc 10 — — Westinghouse Electric Corp Motors (F W)„ — 5 Western Union Teleg Co class A Willys-Overland 5 1 10 Co Warner Bros Pictures Inc Woolworth Co — * -12% Inc — — — a28% 1 10 — 14 % 18% Nov Jan 27% Mar 24% Oct 4% Jan 2% May May 59 Feb 18% Feb 26 Oct 30% July 13'A 50 Feb Feb .. For footnotes see page 46. i » — __ — 39 40 THE COMMERCIAL (2132) & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mondayy November 24, 1947 OTHER STOCK EXCHANCES RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING NOVEMBER Friday Week's Range . Last STOCKS— Sale Price Par American Stores 26% 100 Tel 153 % Rights Wks Locomotive Bankers Securities 13 vtc 50 Cooper Storage General Motors Gimbel Battery Corp & 75 July 83'A Mar 9 May 15 11% 92 557 3 56% 100 3 Sep Nov 322 6% May 1,147 17% Nov 24% Jan 47 Jan 57% Oct 820 61% Jan 65% 23% 23% 23% 163 17 39% 10 __ 10 ,——♦ 5% % — 1 10% 5% __ 6 1 40 19% 16% 16% 46% 46% 46% 23% 23% 24 • 27% 113 34% 26% 113 7% Feb 18% May 16% Nov 22% Jan 27 Feb 340 38% May 51% Jan 22% Oct 27% 27% 309 113 32% 26% Jan 8 35% 113 Nov 1,655 21 Jan 17% 387 1.45 3,000 63% 1,165 Colorado Fuel 4 Crown Zellerbach Lone Star Oil & 0 $4 Toy United Oil & States Common 2% May 20 53 Sep 26% Jun 5 Apr 4% Feb 24% Jan 37y2 July preferred Cypress Abbey Co Di Week's Dow B of Prices Shares Farnsworth Low High Bros Hancock Oil International Shoe Johansen Shoe Laclede-Christy 1% 350 1% May 2% Jan 21% 17% Jan 7 166 310 24 Jun 49 Nov 5% Aug 26% Oct 21% Nov 7 4 Oct 3% 1,620 3% 14% 2,460 12% Nov 16% Jan 5% 5% 300 5y8 Oct 10% Feb Laclede Gas l&c 60c 100 60c 37% 38% 137 32% 9% 10% 265 1 15c 18c 29 29 8 Laclede Steel Oct Meyer Blanke 1st pfd Stix-Baer & Fuller Wagner Electric common common Foods Inc Power Mining Langendorf 5,000 25 Basin National Bank Meier & Frank Bishop Oil National Auto Fibres North American 1% 42% Nov Occidental 29c Sep Oliver 29 Nov 10c Jan 22% Apr Feb Oil 28% 85 22% May Exchange 1 of Prices Shares 18% Range Since January 1 Low 18% 200 10% 11% 440 20 15 May 20 Feb 10 y Nov 15 Nov Jan 21 see • page 32 May 39% Feb 36% 234 58 % 59% 200 51% Jan 65% Feb 31 y8 31% 20 • 40% 40 40% 200 36 Nov 40% Nov 27 27 27 105 24% Jan 29 Sep 26% May 36% Feb 20% 32 32 30% 25% Oct 44 Feb 41% 42% 205 37% Jan 44 Sep 4% 50 9% 200 Sept 6 % May 10% 10% 210 9 May 12 Feb 16% 110 12 Jun 5% 5% 350 29 19% 18% 25% 25 25% 139 50 4% 4% Jun 7% Jan 17% July 7 Feb 30% 19% 25 278 31 65 15 July 19% Nov 18% 45 18 May 22% 25% 150 139 6% 8 20% 23% Oct Oct 33% Feb Sep 141 Jun 6% 14 6% Nov 10% 14% 860 13 % May 18 54% 56 33 May 56% Nov Week's 90 . Jan Jan __ __ 7% Nov 37% Feb 70c Feb 70c 500 Jun 1.45 15% 16% 4,715 5% May 18% Oct 28% 28% 28% 230 34% Jan 18% 18% 400 27% May 17 Sep — __ „ __ 27% Jan 9% 9% 195 Apr 12 % 180 8% May 10% May 10% 12% 20 Feb a34% a35% 100 33 38 Sep Aug 12% 12% 12% 319 34% 34 35 614 12% May 29% Sep 23% May 27% 27% 163 1.25 1.15 1.30 1,620 1.10 15% 15% 860 12% Apr 885 __ __ __ ... __ __ 38c 11 11% 12% 12 % 158 11% 1.70 600 1.55 8 Lighting Corp a76% a76% 36% 37c 11 % 8 37 40c 29% 11% 8 5 675 900 100 240 200 9% May Shares 4% 4% 300 Rsnge Since January 1 30 % 31 1,370 8 8% 650 11% 7% 11% 7% ' 100 5,490 4 70 % May 78% Feb 24 38 Oct Oct 60c Feb Nov 31% July 13 Jan May 25c 28% 10 Mar 7% Jun — 5% 6 645 5% Nov 36 % 36 % 37 % 4,199 34% Jun 35% 34% 35% 2,108 34% Nov 32 32 32 388 32% Nov 38% Feb 29 29 29 452 29 Nov 35 % Apr 55% 54 Apr 62% Feb 55 % 55 % 104 104 10 101% Oct 13% 14 511 12% Feb 15% July 25% 25% 26 349 24% Oct 28 % 95 95% 62 92 Aug 129 Jan 145 149 55 145 Nov 162 % Aug 10 __ „ Co * - Pulp & Timber— Railway Electric & Equipment • Preferred 100 Rayonier Incorp __ * common Petroleum 626 - 105 Feb Feb 535 57% 2,409 26% Nov % II,569 % 2,256 25% Feb 45 Oct 56 % 58% 175 56% Nov 93 Jan 31% 1,673 Nov — — 1 — • 16 1 Shell Union Oil S • 13 common Soundview Pulp Co Cal Edison conv So So Calif Gas 30% 18% May 31% 36% 36 % 755 35% Jan 38% Feb 23% 23% 120 10 Jan 23 % Nov 22 — 11c — — 22% 753 16 16% 497 34% 34 % 70 21% 21% A 207 20% May 9c May 30% May 20c 781 30 30 360 25% May 33% July 33% 33% 1,890 27% Aug 35 29% 35% 331 28% Nov 20 35% Oct 32% July 40 % Mar 43% 45% 785 35 Apr 47 22% 22% alO% alO% 130 17% Jun 24% Oct 9% Mav 15% 1% Jan • 45% — — 40 — 1.05 1.05 12 60% 60% 61% 885 10 23% 23% 23% 815 2 13 12% 13% 17,195 15% 15% 166 24 24% 1,346 20% 20% al8% al9% 217 Associated Oil Corp 5 of Calif 25 Lines Corp 12% 10 Sugar Consolidated • Oil 10 Co Bank & U T— 1 20 100 Jan Wells Fargo 10% 12% Nov Western 7% Nov Yellow Feb West Indies Sugar Department Cab Co Jan 40% July 29% 35% — 1 Jan 6% 26% July 33% 1(1 Universal Jan 29% 25 2 u S Steel Corp common High July 5 ser common Co Feb 17 9,700 * Air 25% 47 Sep 11c 38 Standard Oil Co of Cal Oil Apr 14 % May 10c 37% Spring Valley Co Ltd Water 19% 31 25 pfd Co prefererd Pacific Co Sperry Corp Spiegel Inc 63% July % Nov 45% 36% 10 pesos Oct Feb Nov % Rheem Manufacturing Co Richfield Oil Corp common Safeway Stores Inc common San Mauricio Mining Sears, Roebuck & Co capital 57 78 54% 43% Roos Bi'os Feb May 65 % 31% 1 110 76% 54% 45% 1 com a54% a56% 76% -_ 25 common Republic Petroileum Co 12 Jun Feb 14 100 36 ' Jan 9% 104 100 Victor Equipment Co Waialua Agricultural 4% 12% 42% Jan 41 % Mar " common Apr 28% Apr 6% May Oct Feb Jun July * Sound United Low 1.70 * common Rights Pueet Union High 14 13% Oct Jan Nov • common Service Pacific Western Oil Corp Phillips Union Sales for Week of Prices 3% Sep 29% __ 27% 17 Jan 1.60 Feb 40% Mar Nov 15% 17% 25 Transcontinental & Western Air Exchange Range Low __ Jan 32 25 preferred Jan 14 4% 29 320 Oct 25 preferred Southern 138 56 10 250 Nov 19% 14% 5 70c Jan July 21% Nov 10 16% 5% 220 9% 10 30 4% - 70c 1.35 52 May 15% May 15% 5 Preferred 30 • 4G. 20% 5 preferred Paraffine Co's Nov 35% .2 - Apr 20% July 25% Feb 25 common Preferred 14 59% Feb 105 High 44 36% Nov 29 94% July 17% Apr May 0 Aggregates Pac Tel & Tel High * 42% A Co Public 11% Oct 95c __ Feb 103% Mar Nov 9% July 39 % 10 1st preferred for Week 20 11 $5 28% 14 pfd__100 1st preferred Pacific Sales Range Low 5% % class 27% 1st 82% 20% 775 1 Filters Can Pacific Jan 455 * 1st Jan 35% 52 1 B Coast 6% 1,750 23 Nov 20 1 Cons Pacific Gas & Elec Co 20 Co For footnotes Invest Pacific 30 y4 July 1.20 443 Nov 50 % • Pacific 39 1.05 20% 25 May 20 1 x Oct 8 20 % 290 19 17% 10 Petroleum United Class a99% a99% 100 5,659 5 common Feb Week's 1.15 24 150 . 19% 10 Co Feb 28% — Feb 10'A a99% 23% 20 52 • Co common Morrison Knudsen Apr __ 20% 19% Jan 20 7 Menasco Mfg American 20 Jan 6% July 65% Feb * Inc 16 20c . Co Natomas Company New Park Mining 20% 52% 1 14% 2.50 Oil 479 8 Oct, 1 Calculating Machine Sep Sale Price Engine 58% 6.66% common Nov Par Diesel 58% * "A" May STOCKS— Calif Bk 7% Last Imp __ __ common 27 y8 Friday Atlas 4% Jan P2 Corp 82 San Francisco Stock Anglo 700 20 Utd Transamerica Co 5% • common Macy (R H) & Co Magnavox Co Tide Gold Mug 5% 0 Co Kalser-Fraser Nov == Juneau 5% 10 Co 100 15 *■ 2 0 200 100 A Jan 5 May 71% May 5% Mar 1 8 * St Louis Public Service class Feb 150 100 Co 8% 20 common 9% 92% 8 Corp 35% 5 Missouri Portland Cement North American common (Un) Rice-Stix Oil 7% May 4 common 3,588 425 7 Development 8% 4 23 41 81 • 34 y8 100 common 41% July 7 Pineapple Co Ltd North 60c 38- 1 Aug 81 July 3% 1 common 38 7% * Marchant 12% 10 common 50 7 1 6% * Knapp-Monarch Feb a39% a39% 81 1 20% — Jan 11 Jan (R G) Inc Apr 1 Jan 32 May Oct Le Tourneau 19% • 32 Nov 6 3% Libby McNeill & Libby Lockheed Aircraft Corp 30 x NoV 15% 625 41% Feb 25% 7% common 16 415 49% Oct 25% common._T 202 16 8% Jan "A" Nov Sale Price Key common 16 15 % 8% __ 15% 1 common Cal May' 2.30 Aug Inc Co of Oct 1.40 32% May • Stores 1.20 Aug Oct Jan 1,482 12% July Par Hyde Park Brewing common Hyydraulic P Brick preferred 100 10 common • Brew (new) 16 1.25 2% Service 1 Griesedieck-Western 130 1,920 20 May 31 * (Un) 108 May 40 13% May 32% 1 common Oct 107 3% 10 1 General Motors common (Un) General Shoe common 101 30 3% 218 Last General Electric 97 38% 12% Feb Jan 5 102 102 % 122% 122% 39% 11% 48% 15% — Feb Jan 34% 39 105 Nov 5 common 17% 23% Apr 3% 16% 31 23% May stocks— Nov 25% 39% 220 10 Mfg common Brewing common Radio com— 4% preferred Greyhound Corp Hale 11% 11% May 1,075 1 33 50 Friday Mfg & 423 1,820 33% 1.25 • Television 12 12% 32% • 1 Machinery Corp Linen 102 a39% common- General Motors Corp common IXL Range Slnee January 1 High 32% 32% 12.50 __ 15 32% St. Louis Stock Columbia common 11% 12% „ • Emporium Capwell Co Corp 5 Vo Elder 5 Co Eureka 5%% Burkhart Mfg El Dorado Oil Works Idaho 32% common Jan __ 5 com common Chemical Co Hunt Sales for Week Range 176 c Oct 32% 2 Giorgio Fruit Corp class A Class Doernbecher Honolulu 5 Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Electric Corp_— 17% Nov __ Hudson Motor Car 2,031 5 Glass t v 49 1 Jun 26 120 3% Nov 470 1,479 49 Gas 13 510 660 1,361 29 Mining Shamrock 175 26% 85 1% 10 16% 11% 2% 22% July 13 Nov 29 Gas 16% " 2nd Food 10 Pittsburgh Plate Glass Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp San 12% • Gas ~ 1 $4.2ff preferred Foster & Kleiser 36% Refractories Jan 26 5 15% 5 Mackintosh-Hemphill McKinney Mfg Mountain Fuel Supply National Fireproofing Corp Ohio 33 10 Walker Jun 30 11% 35% 1 Steel Harbison 56c Apr 82% 35% * Follansbee Oct 20 % 82 % 24 Low 10 45c 304 100 2% 35% • 300 17% 22% Sale Price Devonian Oil 1 common common Oct 66 52c 19 2% Par Duquesne Brewing Corp Sep 1.65 Aug 22% 25 Cons Vultee Air Corp Creameries 01 Araer Inc 56% Feo 63 Jan .... * com- Apr 50 y4 May 22% __ • Last Corp Iron 62 52c 24% 57c __ • 22% Friday Electric & __ 10 —-3% Commonwealth Edison Holly & 2.50 Mines- General Paint Corp common Cumulative preferred 4% Commercial NOV 57% 1.15 Golden State Co Ltd 3% Gas 32% 32% 56% 1.15 Aug Pittsburgh Slock Exchange Continental I,615 32 % 56% Hawaiian Columbia July Feb 50% May Co Jan 51 Jan 106 Blaw-Knox 11 May 74% 565 55% • Sep 40 49 45% Alleghany Ludlum Steel 7 25 524 43% stocks— 410 32% Chrysler Corp Clayton Silver Nov 9 1 Clorox Chemical Co Mar 51 • Mining Co 8 6% Mar 106 % 9 12% May x55% 20 _V 6% Mar 51 __ * 17 44% 13% Jan 924 x55% common Oct 92% 18% • Improvement 3% 67 10% „ part pfd__25 1 5 100 • Eureka Nov 35% Mills Co 3% 17% 7% May 41% Mar Westmoreland Coal 29% July 120 „■ 3% 105 106 % ___* 175 Central Galland 1 Transit Investmt Corp 6% Jan common Range Slnee January 1 LOW High 7% California Packing Corp common Caterpillar Tractor Co common 1% Jan Jan 6,009 • 3 5% Feb Jan 4,023 17 10 100 12 8% % Aug 3,712 19% • 9% May 4% May 200 3,911 19% common 119 6% • common ' 5% 50 common Cotton Ink Jan May Co High 7% „ 100 California Feb Corp Corp 12% Feb 410 • Gas Feb 10 18 common United 6 9% 17% 59% Bun Oil CO United 66% Oct 56% 50 Paper Feb 58% Reading Co Scott Feb 50 63% ' — 50 preferred Oil 2-fo Oct 24% 55% Philco Corp common Dome Nov 58% RR preference Salt Nov 15 55% • Light-- Philadelphia Electric Co 4.4% 1 205 Feb ~5 Pennsylvania Salt Mfg $1 43,082 28% July 174% 10 Pennroad Corp Pennsylvania Power & Light Pennsylvania Jun —• Lehigh Coal & Navigation Lehigh Valley RR Power May l/ff 77 Shares Low 1 Preferred High California 23 149% 15% 3 • 13% Brothers National 359 1,783 U 62% —1 Delaware Power 6c Light Electric Range Since January l Low 61 % — 2% com new Brewing Co— Publishing Co Curtis ft 77 — " Co Chrysler Corn Shares Sales for Week of Prices Par Calamba Sugar Calaveras Cement Corp— partic preferred- Budd 1 15 — Sales for Week Range Sale Price stocks— High 25% 26% 152% 153% — Baldwin 6% of Prices Low • American Tel & - Week's Last Philadelphia Stock Exchange Friday 31 1 Stores common —50c —I — 24% — al8% — — — 34% — — — — 100 1 18% May Jan Oct 62 758 24% 9 34% 300 27% 9 34% 300 27% 18'% 270 12 100 Jun 20 Apr 18% Aug 18% Nov 492 260 Oct 15% 42% 100 25% 18 76% 18 12 Jun 62% July 10 % May 40% 35 Feb 14% 76% 186 Oct 51% Mar Oct 24% July Apr 23% 28% May 78% Jan 8 Aug 27% 42% Jun 282% May 23 Sep 17% May 9 ; Apr Apr Oct Nov 11% Jan 37% Feb 330 , 34% 23% Jan Jan Jan 13% Aug Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2133) V'i; ^ OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE Friday Week's Last Range Shares Low ENDING NOVEMBER 21 Range Since January 1 High Low STOCKS— High Alleghany Corp American Factors American & ; i Power American Radiator & Std San Smelting & • Refining Viscose American Woolen Co Anaconda 27 a9% a9Va 170 l57/o 15% 15% a68VB a69% International Nickel Co May 5% Feb International 35 3,282 6% % May 16% Feb __ Argonaut Corp 14 com 1J/4 1% a57 48,910 a57 May 1% & Co Fe 100 Kennecott Aviation Matson Navigation Co • Feb M M 1 Oct Montgomery Ward & Co • 2 Nov & J M & Bethlehem Steel Nash-Kelvinator Corp 8 18 Oct National Distillers Prod • __ Feb N • 3'% 2,400 3% Jun Central RR Y Aviation American Co 10 May 15% Oct North 100 69 May 96% Jan Northern 182 23 Oct 25% July 7% Feb 5% 300 4% May Oahu Pacific 1 5 com Co & Pwr Canada Dry Canadian Sullivan.—: Sugar pfd 100 Railway 25 RR 25 Cities Service Co commor, Columbia Elect Gas & 38% Feb Pacific Sep 2% Jan Packard Nov Pan 256 84% Apr 3% Apr 101 4% 3,605 15 14% Aug 23 Feb 75 40% Jun 40% Jun 5% 17% 300 May 18% 109% Sep 112% 50 15% Nov & 11% 16 475 9% May 65 33% Jun 14% ♦ a 40 • Natural Gas Y 3 • 42% Mav 54% Co 15 132 26 Jan 39% Continental Motors Corp 1 Continental Oil Co 164 10% Apr 12% Oct Curtis Publishing Co Curtiss-Wright Corp 65 3% American * 8% 84 8% Dumbarton Eastman Co • Bridge Kodak 27% 10 Co alO Jun Goodrich (B F) • Co Graham-Paige Motors Ry » common • common common Oct 12 Feb 7 % May 4 % May 21 % May 250 25 4% July 43 % Sep 120 15% May 21% Jan a27% a27% 120 24 Apr 273/a Oct 5% 100 4 Jun 6% Sep a37% • 10 % May 16 35% 982 39 % 487 65 ; ♦ Holly Oil Co Hupp Corp 5% 28 6% 13 id 106 5 580 4% Sep 9% Nov 20 • Co Cement class • 10 A • Portland Cruz — __ „ • 43 Jun 60% Par Power & Paper preferred 25 Corp 1 common 25 Co common Aircraft Corp Corp.— Delaware of Sugar Agnew-Surpass Shoe Algoma Steel new Aluminum Co of Can 4% pfd Week's Range 8% • 36 May 19% May 44 5 of Prices Asbestos Corp • Bell Pow Life Pap class Telephone Bralorne Mines Ltd Shares 4% FOR 14% May 17 % May 19% 100 Oct Nov 8% 50 8% Nov 2,865 22% Jan 215 180 25% 25% 420 7 71/3 450 86 86 45 75c 75c Trac Air Lines LISTED WEEK ENDING Columbia Class British Bruck Forest Products B Silk Can 57c pfd Consolidated High 213/8 Consumers Gold $1.30 common Canada 5%: Steamship Wire Canadian & common — . 807 53% Sep 64% July 202 17 192 25 Mar Oct Leather 9% 59 220 27% Co class Ltd Cable Oct Dominion Ltd cl common Foundry Jan Jan 14 % 14% — — 340 13% Sep 18% Feb 25c Jun 60c 12 Dairies common Foundries Dominion Feb 435 75c Oct 2 Jan Dominion Glass Jan 23% Jan 9% 9% 100 7 May 13 Feb a46% a463/4 155 44 May 52% Jan — a46% Week's Sales Range for Week of Prices Shares Low Range Since January 1 Low High 13% 14% 8,747 11% 210' 5 95% 95% 97 3,512 41 40 % 41 285 38% 39 80 26% 26% 20 20% 15,710 32 784 19% 1,440 * 19% • 20 32 32 25 19 16% 15% Nov 14% Feb 97 Nov 78% May 39% Oct 43 Feb Oct 48 Feb . 31 Jan 14% May 20% Nov 30% 37 Feb 19% Nov 26 14 10 10 41 28 66 28 Voting 170% 170 172 779 165 Oct 191 Feb Red 12% 13 30 13 20% 11,067 23% Jan 3% 4 6,470 25% 25% 46 2% 3 150 100 100 10 100 Oct 100 Oct Electrolux ?4 24% 60 20 Aug 29 Jan Enamel & Heating • A_* 20% 3% 25% __ 24 __ __ 3% 25 2% Apr 4% Canadian Locomotive Oil Companies 29 % Jan 3% Feb Tar 18% & trust Dominion For footnotes see page pfd 46. Feb Jan 28 July 36 36 50 35 Oct 42 Jan 19% 17% 19% 21,821 12% May 19% Nov 26 V* 26 % 26'% 100 21% May 27% Nov * 29 29 33 Jan 60 36 25 Chemical common—* ctfs 26 26 325 25% Nov 30% May 26 100 22 Nov 30 450 22 NOV 26 112 914 92 Jan 12% 6,029 12% Nov 105% 106% 90 100% Nov 25% 25% * Textile common old w 26 23 V2 22 22 22% 108% 108 12 common i 12 % Jun Donnacona Paper 4% 7o . 31 745 28 May 32% 475 16 Jan 20% Sep Famous 18% 18% 640 17 May 23% Jan Gatineau 28 28 29 450 10 % 13 % 2,565 8 3/4 Nov 31% Jun July 13% Nov 14% 13% 14% 955 13 Aug 17% 42 40% 42% 445 40 % Nov 50 Mar ,:i 25 % 23% 25% 75 19 Apr 25 % Nov 24 23% 24 4,063 -• May Feb 114 Nov 100 106 13 Nov 155 17 Jan 20 19 % 19% 19% 270 19 Oct 17 % 17 17% 200 15% May 11 11 100 18 18% 606 33 * class A pfd Corp Products * 33 7 106% May 33% Nov 21 Jan 18% Nov Jun 11% Jan 19% Feb 26 Jan 20% July Feb igi/2 pfd 1 Dryden Paper Eddy Paper Co 191/5, 28 Players 5 7c Co Canada of Pov/er Corp Canada com 23% 20 100 preferred 100 110% 24 150 16% Aug 23 July 19% 20 470 17 109 109% 18% * * , preferred 5%% • 252 100 110% 110% 109 Apr Feb 111% May 110 Jan 111 % May 22% • 4 4% 200 General Steel Wares • 16% 16% 730 14% 104% 105 75 52 % 52% 5 15% 15% 1,010 3% May 5% Jan Feb 5 7o preferred common 100 - Goodyear Tire Bridge 4% pfd Inc Gypsum Lime & Alabastine Sen 27 Feb 38 38 150 38 Nov 45 13% 14 787 12 May 14% Feb Hamilton 16% 16% 16% 175 16% Sep 19% Jan Howard 60 59 60 1927 104% 50 Sep 18% 104% Nov 108% Feb 52% Oct 55 V* Jan May 16% Jan 6% May 91/4 Jan Mar 13% __ __ __ __ $2.00 37% 37% 121 100 56 37% Apr 67% Nov 42% Feb Jan 12 12 2 12 May 14 45 75 40 Jan 46 Aug 15% 16% 2,465 15% 15% ie% 950 11% Apr 17'A 29 % 30 475 22% Apr 37 Jan 97 97 10 97 Nov 97% Sep __ Smith Paper preferred common 15% * Bay Mining & Smelting Imperial Oil Ltd * 266 7% 13 Feb 43% 30 31 1,576 24 July 32 Oct 49 30% 50 Hudson 49 IOO 49 Nov 53% Feb 43 % 45 1,270 40 % Apr 45 % Feb 15 July 11,422 12% Jan 15 % 13% 13% 2,350 13% Jan 15% Apr 25 25% 25% 910 25% Nov £1 7% 7% 100 7% 35% 35% 33 532 2 2 3 '6,584 • Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 4% 15% __ * * 15 14 % Mar 44 % • • 47c 11 32 Feb Nov • Canadian Nov —* class B prefererd 29% 13% * A Mar 8% Aug Feb 19% 113/s Aug 19% Nov * class Nov Sep Feb 25 Alcohol Feb 37 28 Stores Ltd Feb Converters class B Ind High 11% May 11 * common CO O Cottons B Oct 25 Sep 30% July 17% 353 * Dominion Dominion Steel & Coal 23% Canadian Canadian 8% 6% May 8 28% 11% Steel & Feb Feb 9% May Canadian common Nov 14% Apr 27% —35 May • series I a22% a22% __ 13% common 19 20 Celanese May July 5% 3V4 May 12 a7% a7% — 28% • preferred 26 * common- Class A Canadian B Oct 4'/a May Oct • Co 24 Va May 43/4 11% A— Nov 98 63/4 May Jan 2% May * Seagrams Bridge Dominion Coal 67c preferred • Breweries Canadian Car & Class 36% 25 Dominion Feb 50 Canadian Bronze $1.75 Jun General Bakeries Ltd preferred Canada a22% a23% 58% * Oct • Canada Northern Power Corp 58% 78% Aug 24% Feb 16% May 32 Sale Price Smelting & 85 100 ^ 25 * 475 • preferred 325 470 76 20% 3 1 Distillers 23% Mar 106 Foundation Canada Cement 63% Mar 76% 20% a33% a33% Feb Mar 125 10 common Glass 480 5 ^ 35 Feb 23 • Dredging 34% Nov 400 1 Crown Cork & Seal Co Feb 22 26% 28 Building Products Bulolo Nov 25 % 4 Inc Mining 26 100 Mills 29 103 — — -5 Pacific Railway Plow 22 * Rubber of 850 21 22 • Power Corp class 30 MARKETS NOVEMBER New British British Columbia 29 a24%a25% 2% Motors (F W) 26% « Light & Power 1,150 Sep Range Since January 1 Low 210 17 3% Western Canadian High Oct July 16% 2% Western Union Telegraph class A * Westinghouse Electric Corp com—12'% Cockshutt 55 % __ Brazilian 17 16% Apr — Nov • A 16% July Mar — common Insurance 100 & May 14 402 Dominion Bathurst 36 14 Last 8% __ 25% 845 Friday 53 % __ 190 16 5 STOCKS— 8% __ 32% 15% 28% July 1 July 29% 1% July 54 % __ Nov Oct Sales for Week 65 25 Aug 19 14 Coast Exchange 140 100 Feb 40 % 13% West Woolworth 100 Warrants 303/4 Nov 14% May 1,785 5% Argus Corp Ltd common 4%% preferred May 40 270 Mar 58 Oct 54 2,966 Willys-Overland 20% 214 23 35 18 % 45c Feb 20 • 235 17% 5% Jan 100 Aluminium Ltd a26% a28% a39% a39% 42c 7 7,932 • Nov 5% 8% 4,240 * Feb 10% 43c Jun 19% common 103/4 7% May 5% Feb 21 % common 7% May 200 1 4 18% __ 1,217 10% 1 5 21 % 100 10% 9% 10% 8 125 18% 100 21% May 25 Co Petroleum 100 Low 10% Nov 6% May 50 90 Westates 700 21% • preferred Nov 230 Warner Bros Pictures Davis 5% Feb 333/4 July 10% 76 % Inc Oil Co of N J & 734 * Acadia-Atlantic Sugar A 26% 46% 55% 29 a25 common 33^ 2q com Jan 37% May 10% 16 • Ltd Brands United Feb 3 % May 10 — Par $1.50 Nov 25 Va 150 32 % __ 28 Cal Ed Canadian Funds Abitibi 16% 299 55 % 17% 15 43^ Montreal Stock Bale Price 1,121 26% Oct Feb 15 a24% a24% — — 50 United 39% Aug 55% Sep Nov RANGE STOCKS— 17% 26 % a46% a47% a9% July 73/4 Feb Feb CANADIAN Last a9% 158 16% a9% — 734 Friday 125 10 122 33%0 25 Co 43,4 __ 20 Jan 20 122 4% 50 Texas Company Jan 38 50% Aug 100 28 3J4 __ Jan 20 122 4% 10 10% Standard Feb 39% 950 28 __ 1 1 5% — Nov 6% 32% May 85 a37% a38% „ a27% 1 Studebaker 47% July 200 12% a45 a46% 6% * pfd non-cum B Feb 19% • Standard Feb 6% 728 38 a45% l Hobbs Battery Co class A Class 223/4 19% Oct Feb 49% 5% a57 a59% __ May May Bo Sep 12% Apr 27% 35% a59% 7 23% 14 Preferred Goodyear Tire & Rubber Northern 35% * Feb 10% Feb 32% Feb 173 a24% Utah-Idaho General Electric Co General Food Corp Oct 210 Socony-Vacuum Oil 49 May 7 38% 115 12% __ Feb 225 Inc Santa 75 a5% a45% a45% __ 5 19 Va 23% 22 17% May May 12 8% Sinclair Oil Corp 27 • Electric Bond & Share Co 780 20% 2.50 Republic Steel Corp common Reynolds Tobacco class B Feb 5% „ 580 25% * Swift Dominguez Oil Mill 29% Nov 44 % 50 ai0 __ 300 • common Corp 26% Aug 3% Jan 100 a5% __ 1 Feb Feb 8% common Airways 21 858 a48% a48% __ 18 21 13% 100 Co 21% May 2% May 1,210 21% a51% a52% 5 (Del) May 23c 64 20% Radio Corp of America Radio-Keith-Orpheum Oct 12% 3 .. 14 Oct May Jan 21 __ Apr 13% __ Pure Oil Co common Aug 508 a22% a23% __ Southern Feb 50 25% • Motor Riverside Consolidated Edison Co of N 26% 15c 80 Feb 38% 38% all% __ 17 3,600 20% 20 Portland Cement Pullman 16% July 44% 44 % __ 1,135 22c 25% Co Pepsi Cola Co Phelps Dodge Feb a43% a47% * 17% Oct 166 10% __ Feb Feb al5% al5% 44 % 10 Commercial Solvents Consolidated May 101 17 % __ 25 Chesapeake & Ohio Commonwealth Oil 1 300 109% 109% __ Feb 25% 20% 20 Sugar Co 28 1% a43% a43% „ 493/a Feb 4% 109% Jun 19'A Aug 17% — 1 Co Olaa Feb 16% a20% a20% __ 43% 10 Pennsylvania RR Co 1% Co & 24% 101 „ 2% '27 Ginger Ale I) 55 Nov 7% May Pioneer 6% Pacific (J 15% 1% 4% 15 Hill a31%a323/a __ 120 405 100 common Railway Preferred Blair & Co Inc capital Ore capital American 115 395 • a49 20% Feb 2.80 255 common Oct Sep 44% 20c __ 50% 15% „ 41 17% 22c 41% 5% 1% 111 a55% a56% 17% 28% May 12% Boeing Airplane Borden cons 31% May 15% 1 Feb 498 Nov Feb Nov 50 11% 0 17% 13 20 960 15% Co Jan 9% May 28 Va 20 __ 345 11% Corp Feb 36 V* 2% 115 a48% a44% • * 49 13 Berkey & Gay Furniture 3% Sep 1,525 12% — High Low 2.55 a43% a44% — 36% 100 common • Copper Corp Ohio Locomotive Bendix ; 17 a22% a23% __ 2.50 Range Since January 1 High a27% a28% 2.55 * 71 174% a84% a84% __ 3 Baltimore & Ohio RR Co Tel Inc al3% al4% „ a84% 5 Manufacturing • 3% 5 Santa Low 47% __ __ 5 & Shares 35 Va __ * 50 (111) Topeka Corp Baldwin & North Atchison Great Tel 1 Canada Johns-Manville Corp Feb 151 for Week Feb Jun 11% May 537/8 May 143 152% 153'% Corp Oct 2% 410 __ Mines 29% 26 % May 9 Mary Nov 3 900 153% Copper Mining Mining Co Case 2% 28% ^ American Cal 2% a9% 27% 210 28% „ • Rights Bunker 31/., 100 American Tel & Tel Co Avco 177 Loew's American Atlas 3y2 __ * * a27% a28% __ 20 Foreign American Power & Light Armour a28% Range of Prices Par Idaho ♦ Sales Last Bale Price . Unlisted Securities— Air Reduction Co Week's Friday for Week of Prices Par WEEK Sales Sale Price STOCKS— FOR 11% May 17% Oct 67c preferred preferred 13% 25% Nov Oct 8% Jun 30% Jan 40% Oct ,2 Nov Oct Industrial Rights Accep Corp class A * 3 Oct 41 42 (2134) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL * CHRONICLE LISTED CANADIAN RANGE Friday Week's • common Shares Jamaica * Public Service Ltd 7% Bros | Lindsay 26 Jan Canadian Western. Lumber Co 26 30 925 26 NOV 38% Jan Canadian 34% 2,994 32 37% Feb Cassidy's Limited 1% 62 63% 9,182 63% Nov Chateau-Gai Wines Ltd 16% Feb 13% 13% 1,800 12% 1,438 10 13% 13% Cottons common 32% 85 32 173 10 172 20 65 15% 15 17% 17% 1,455 25% 17% 25% 26 655 13% 13% pfd Feb 16% Jun 12% Mar 40 Aug 14% Sep Consolidated 5% Ltd David Feb (R Dominion 30 July 20 Feb Feb 14 40 Jan Apr 48 May 55 45 Nov 50 30 840 Eastern Steel 26% 85 23 53 4,306 42 Ford Great Feb July 26% Nov Hendershot Aug 53 Jan Hinde & de 25 180 25 16 May 20% 22 506 18 17 17 325 15 102% 103 20 33 33 235 62% 63% 90 18 275 26% Oct Feb 29 Jan 190 17% Transport * Class Regent Knitting common Rolland Paper common & com Feb 102% 18 May Feb 103% Paints (Can) (Alfred) Inc MacLaren 33 62% Nov 71 Jan Class Jan 60 36 Va Apr 42% May 40 10 36 Apr 40 Feb 23 3/4 27 32,825 14% May 27 Nov 101% 12 Jan 30 Jun common common 16 Jan Jan 70 5,296 10% May 50% May Power & Ltd (H R) 100 25 Oct 2% 1,175 2 Sep 2% 3% 5,250 2 Nov 17 Jan Aug 20% Jan Montreal 25 5 25 Jun 26 Oct 25 1,045 20 Jan 25 Nov 58% 5,776 42 May 58 % Nov 18% 19% 2,745 13% May 19% Nov 45 75 44 Va 47% 14 15 1,040 20 200 18 18 12 1,600 12 % Sep Melchers Oct 20 Nov 18 Nov 20 Jan Oct 13 Jan 8% 9 10% 10% 50 Jan 12% 12% 12% 240 11 Jun 14% July 45 44% 46 185 40 Jan A. 7% 9 Vb 7% 6% % 934 9% 915 6% 73/4 2,575 14% 9% • 14% 525 9% G % 11 9% Oct Oct 7% Nov 143/4 Feb 21 Jun Nov 10 pfd 19 19 36 18% Oct pfd__20 100 conv 27 27 15 27 NOV 99 99 35 99 Nov Distilleries & Ltd Ontario 6 6 415 Sep 7% 23% 24% 2,685 18% 18% 5 15% May 13% Jan 18% 29% 29 % 29% 5 29% Feb 30 July 76 Nov 17 Apr 5% 25 17 Jan 76 95 900 9% May 19% Oct Mount Royal Hotel Co Ltd 15% 15% 16 365 65% May 10% Jan 445 30% May 50% Oct Mount 10% 10% 10% 525 9 % May 138 136 139 855 Oct Nova 107 107 3 22 2,003 14 21% 140 3 15% 15 Scotia L & P 6% 25% Jan 510 48% Nov 50% Sep Paton 125 25 Jun 30 % Mar Oct 16% 15 13,320 12% Apr % 605 5 104% Aug 101% 101 % 5 101% Nov 12% Mar 19% 20 150 36% 18 18 % 185 16 7% 8% 2,205 16% pfd 15% Mfg 1% Oct 20 % Oct 18% Service Reitman Sep 9% Feb 80 75 Oct 82 May 78 Oct 89 8% 575 7% May 10 Feb 81 Feb 28% Oct 22 Jan 32 Nov 33 Sep 50 1st pfd.lOo 111 110 111 50 26 24% 27% 1,395 7% 7% 125 4 Apr 9% Aug 75 18 Oct 18% Nov 14% Aug 107% Apr 21% Jan 112% Jan * 19 May Jan 30 20 18 * 14% 14% 55 12% May 15 10% 10% 25 10 11% Mar * 13% 13% 50 100 116% 117 42 38c 40c 9,353 100 13 13 3 * preferred 18 • 5% Russell Industries Ltd Sangamo Co Ltd Sarnia Bridge Co Ltd 6 6 80 10% Jan Feb July 13% Nov Oct 79 285 26% 1.785 25% 25% 56 27 27 50 102 102 15 72 Apr 21% May 25 Sep 26% 102 Sep Nov Feb 37 31 Southern Canada Southmont Stowell Jun 21 21 50 20% 21 786 100 97% 97 % 95 97% Jan 101 May 25 26 % 26% 40 26% Nov 27 Jan 25 28 % 28 % 5 27% Jan 29 134 19% Sep 22 Feb Ltd Co Products Co Ltd - — Ltd class B 39C Corp Apr 123 Jan 24c Jan 43c 13 Nov 13% 5 3/4 May May 7 Apr May 33 3 34 34 40 34 Nov 34 Nov * class A 32 116 * Amusement Class pfd 18% 18% 50 17 Mar 21 Feb 14 July 25 Jan * B United Corporations class B United Distillers of Canada Ltd 30 % May Oct 34 Feb 21 % Clay 6% Pr Invest Screw United Feb 105% • preferred 13 55 Jan * pfd 495 32 15% Sep 255 100 common 14% 32 15% Stores Ltd Standard ♦ Apr red pfd—100 Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% 80 25% • Oct 112 32 cum Rands Mar 80 8% 25% Nov Oct 15% 14% 2 Jun 105 Mar 7% 107 10% Feb Nov • preferred Paul Service Stores Ltd Nov 105% 80 78 % • 10 24% Nov 79% * Worts Ltd Orange Crush Ltd 48% 104% 104% 8% 75% Ltd Royal Rice Mills 29 % Feb Jan 18% com 50 29 31% 104 24% common Paper Co_ Refrlg & Storage Ltd 13% Jan Feb Jun 46 May 18% 116 Jun Oct 15 19 Vb 18 % 20% May 23 13 21% Jan Mar Oct • Westeel Woods Products 16 215 12 12 5 30 30% 175 * Ltd Co 15% 12 * Ltd Manufacturing 16 100 United Securities Ltd 51 51 6 7% Jan 15% 23 May 30% 51 Nov Feb Nov 60 Mar Mining Stocks— Banka— 10 21 21 10 23% 23% 23% 1.786 21% Sep 23% Nov 10 27% 27% 720 Nova Scotia 27% 25% 28% Nov 10 37% 27 % 385 34 39 Jan Royal 38 % Apr July 10 24% 24% 25 2,509 22 Apr 25 Jan 50% Gold 1.00 1.00 1,000 1 13c 13c 1,000 12c Oct • Yellowknife Akaitcho 3%c 4c 1,000 3c Aug 7c 16c 18c 4,500 Oct 26c Sep 15c 20c 21,500 ll'/ec Nov 44c Jan Mines—1 Jan Commerce Montreal Gold Alger Mines Ltd Mines Ltd Arno Ashley Gold Mining Gold Band-Ore BONDS— 1 Base Power 3% notes 1949 50 50 $20,000 50 Feb Metals Bear Exploration & Radium Ltd Mining Corp Ltd Yellowknife Beaulieu Montreal Curb Market Friday Sale Prion Par Glove Works Ltd of Prices Low * __ • Auto Fabrics Products class A pfd B 12% * 11% * Atlas Steels Limited 9% * Gold * Ltd Mines 1 Bales Candego far Week Shares Gold * Mines Canadian Malartic Gold Mines Ltd High Low High 10 225 12% 13 3,475 11% 11 % 105 11% 5% 5% 5% 100 5% Nov 7 7 7 7 270 5 Jun 7% 38'% 38% 75 38 July 8 Jan 9% Aug Nov 11% Mar 13 * Cartler-Malartic Gold Mines Ltd Range BInee January 1 1 Centremaque Gold Mines Ltd.. 1 Bros & Paper class B Ltd * feelding-Corticelli __ 38% 9%c Sep 1,000 51c Nov 13c 12,000 5c Jun 48c 11,500 22c 27%c Jun Jan Feb Feb 22 %c May Jun 57c 17 %C Oct 89C Sep 33c 88,500 5c Sep 70c Oct 6c 10,000 6c July 11c Sep 2%c 2%c 2,000 2c Sep 7c Jan Nov 54c 15c 51c 53c 6,800 48c 1.10 400 86c Sep 1.10 6c 14,000 4c July 8c Sep 21c 1,500 15c Apr 28c Feb 13c 15c 15,500 10c Oct 44c Feb 1.05 4,400 80c Sep 1.05 Nov 21c 26c 261,900 Oct 60c 12 %c 14 %c — 6c 1.05 92c — 5%c 18 %c 51c 15,000 10c Nov 25c Jan 10,800 19c May 39c Jan Jan 25% Nov Nov Nov Nov 13% Mar Mar Consolidated Mines Beattie Ltd 2 Consol Central Cadillac Gold Mines—1 Cortez Explorations Ltd Power — 1 Century Mining Corp Ltd 5,000 51c 10c 1.49 31 % c 6c 32c 1 1 12 %c 40c 11c 1 Ltd Mines 11 %c 11%C 1.00 July 51c __ 1 Mines Ltd Gold 19c Mines Ltd—1 Brazil Gold & Diamond Mine Corp Week's Bangs Last STOCKS— Lake Bob's Bonvillc Canadian Funds — 1 Ltd Mines Beatrice Red Lake Gold Beatty Nov 10% Aug 13% • Feb 23 48'/a 80 4"% 55% 18 7% 3% May Nov 70 18 15% Nov May — Export class A McColl-Frontenac Oil 4% 13 * Canadienne Class 8% May 25 2% Paper Massey-Harris. Co Oct 450 101% Nov 8 12% Feb 15% 240 15% 32 10% class Nov 19% 44 13% 13% 25 preferred Bathurst 50 25 2% ' 49% • 4%% preferred Wilsils Ltd Acme 4% Mar 19% com B 18% —• Western Grocers Ltd Weston (Geo) common Montreal 22% Aug 23 Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd Maritime Teleg & Tel common 13 * Power 5'o 320 • 100 1% preferred United Steel Corp Limited 215 8 40 Sep 27 % July 18% 100 Co Electric Apr 1st preferred Moore Corporation * pfd Wabasso Cotton Walker Gooderham & Nov 2% 32 — Power Corp of Can 6% preferred Canada Feb 8% Oct 7% 65c Jan 25 • — trust Standard Chemical 18% Jan 103/4 100 Lowney Co Ltd (Walter M) 34 48% Canada July 40 CM Inc Lambert 1,045 21% Press 17 20 Internat 1,145 22 Southern Nov , 45 Sep 1,125 48% Southam Nov 12 100 Power 5'In 175 21% 7% 15 Nov 44 • Sons 17% Feb 14% May 8% Jan 40 8 Ltd 22 14% Series A 4% preferred 50 Sherwin Williams of Canada common.* Simpsons Ltd 4 % % 1,220 50 common pfd Sicks Breweries common 32,288 5% July 17 30% — Paper LaSalle 13% * Corporation preferred St Lawrence Paper 6% 21% 11% Jun 8 — Prod Oct 68 * Lawrence & Paper Dauch 18% • 20% 15% 58 Paper Co preferred A Minnesota Quebec Power 5 3% Nov 41 70 200 Jan 25 ,, pfd 21 % 14% • 5 16 Feb Jan 10 2,900 Ltd— 7% Power Lakes 13% 26% 21 44 5 Aug 3% Apr 80c Companies '- Oct 181 1 7 8% Motor Co otoCanada class A Fraser Sep 27% • 25 Feb 47 140 70c Co— Aircraft Limited 12 21 -• 8% Oct 32 —-t .111 Linoleum & Products Kootenay 21% 181 102% 8% Nov 8% class A _ju|im»»,.li«Tl>r.. MacMillan common 129 May 45 12% 23% 27% • 30 3% 70C 8% — Square Corp Donnacona Paper Co Ltd— East Jan * 22 38 135 17% com— 20 Oilcloth Fairchild Feb 42 50 27% 38 135 11% 21% . Ltd Ltd Limitee B 22% 31 23 50 100 Water Mills L) & Frere 41 % May 40 26% * 38 High Loto 2% Aug 1 40% July 795 45 • 23,900 16. Dominion 33 100 common — — preferred Crain Hotel common —— — Corp Ltd Textile Cub Aircraft Corp Feb 21% 48 12% 23 —* 3% Feb 120 33 * Price Bros & Co Ltd common 6% 21% 47% 47% 5 Placer Development Powell River Co Power Corp of Canada 5% 5 40 290 • Zellers 14% May 23% Jan 34%. Jan 40 * Winnipeg Jun 125 17% Penmans Ltd of Sep 135 40 * preferred Steel Co 14% 110 consolidated Paper Jan Mar 16 17% Page-Hersey Tubes (H) 36 175 13% * Ottawa Electric Rwys Ottawa Lt Ht & Power Voting Oct Nov Apr 38% 40 25 7% preferred Ontario Steel Products Simon 14% 26 % Mar Feb 19 % 16 100 Noranda Mines Ltd Shawinigan Jan 38% 17% National Steel Car Corp Niagara Wire Weaving Ogilvie Flour Mills 100 Fleet Mfg & Aircraft Tramways A 8 • Works Breweries common 1% preferred National Drug & Chemical Class 200 120 25 Locomotive National St 15% 120 * Preferred Provincial 11% 23% May 32 • 5% 175 19% * Breweries Montreal 150 173 * (Robert) preferred —— Commercial Alcohols Ltd common- Cla SS Oil Molson's Montreal 13% 24% 19% 100 Mitchell Montreal May Westinghouse Co 3% Consolidated Div Standard Sec pfd— * McColl-Frontenac High 3% Feb 13 12 32 Massey-Harris Range Since January 1 Low * 33% 13% • pfd Shares 2 12% • 6 %% for Week of Prices Par Nov 100 (John A) •TOCKS—, i High 15 24 Ltd (C W) Low 515 5 preferred Lang & Sons Ltd Range SInee January 1 High 19% 62 % • Sales Range Sale Prlct 15 ♦ 15 Week's Last Sep 41 May 12% Sep cnm 21 33% Labatt Limited (John) Lake of the Woods commo: ■Lewis Low 15 • International Petroleum Co Ltd International Utilities Corp MARKETS NOVEMBER for Week 25 International Nickel pf Canada International Paper common ENDING Friday Range ef Prices Par. International Bronze 6% preferred WEEK Sales Last Bale Price STOCK8— FOR Monday, November 24, 1947 Feb 23c 1 Cournor 1 Mining Co Ltd 25c 30c 14%C Feb Nov Ltd common Glove & Hosiery 57o Columbia Class 1.60 Jan 4.65 Jan Eldona Gold Mines Ltd 1 1.18 1.18 1.35 10,200 1 34c 33c 38c 25c Feb 56c Sep 7c 7c 3,000 6c May 16c Jan 24c 20 %c 28c 46,800 19c Aug 92c Feb 6c 7c 38,700 4%C NOV 9%c Feb 1.10 1.10 300 Nov 160 Feb Apr 177 Nov Donalda Mines Ltd 17 17 50 16% Oct 19 Mar East __ Co Ltd Packers A B 23% * ♦ __ Columbia Pulp & Paper com—* common 79 1.15 3,300 16 % 70 23% 24 1,294 14 • class 1.00 16 5 Company 14 90 Canada & Dominion Sugar 80 43 6% 7 20,350 112 1,496 17% 150 14 14 14 100 May 2"% May 67 12% May Jan 9% Jan 8% 7 113 17% 16% Feb • 20 20 21 1,031 50 50 25 50 110 110 110 9 109 • 25 % 25 % 26 100 20 * __ 20 Nov Nov Food Products Ltd Canadian Gen Invest Canadian Industries com Ltd Canadian Ingersol Rand Canadian — — • Light & Power Co— Co * * common Ltd * 23% , — 11% 11% 100 Ltd Mines Mines Ltd 1 Canadian Canadian 5% Marconi Company Nov Nov Nov Sep Found God's Lake Lake —X Gold Goldbeam Gold Mines Canadian Silk Canadian Vickers Ltd 1% Products preferred For 1 preferred footnotes class A common 63 Jan J-M Nov 14 Sep 12% Aug 16% Feb 21 Jan 25 61 61 15 61 Nov 7 7 5 7 Nov 370 2% 2% 24 14 315 25 100 * • page 46. — 30 — 25 30 31 75 144 144 10 1.75 May 1.75 May 10% Sep 25 26 135 Apr Jan Mar 15c 1.99 May Oct 40c 34c 33c 36c 23,500 18c 30c 35c 4,000 25c 95c Feb Gold 5 12% 12 14 4,925 May July 9.50 May 45c 30c 14 Nov Mines Ltd 1 ! 1 17c 1,500 Feb Sep 3%c 2c Mar 4c 4,643 5c 6%c 19,700 5o May 13c Jan 48c 500 33c May 90c Jan 16 16% 950 13 16% Nov 1 2.10 2.10 200 1.73 May. 2.25 Mining & Explor Co Ltd—1 6.35 6.35 100 3.55 May 7.40 Aug Joliet-Quebec 11% 2 18c May 48c Jack Feb 520 2% 17c 80c 1 1 Consoliadted Gold Jan 30 1,240 13% 4,500 1 — Consolidated May 15 2% —100 — see 2% 2.60 Aug 23% May 23% 13% * Ltd Goldvue Mines Ltd 112% 15 • Ltd™ Mines Heva Gold Mines Ltd— Jun 22% * Power & Paper Inv com cumulative — 18% Oct Lake Mines Ltd Mines 1 Ltd Addison Gold Mines Ltd— 1 Kirland Lake Gold Mining Co Ltd Feb Labrador 69 Feb Lake 12% Jan Lingslde 2% Jan Louvicourt Goldflelds 3 % 6c 16% Feb 5c , Feb Sep Feb Rowan (1945) Lake Shore Mines Ltd 100 1 Formaque Gold Mines Ltd Kerr Canadian Gold Sol Fontana Hollinger 100 Canada Malting Co Ltd Canada Northern Power 1% pfd Canadian Dredge & Dock Co Jan Feb 125 17% 1 27 300 109% Jun Sullivan Mines Feb 16 79 6% 3.00 17 Oct 6% __ Hosiery Co Ltd 22 78 110% * Apr 6% 100 Co class B 1.00 Oct 15% 13% May 5% Sep I Preferred Butterfly Aug 2.74 May 28c July 150 168% Brown & 74c 4,550 3 70 British Burns 6,200 3.80 150 173 • Dist of Vancouver Ltd British American Oil British 350 1.25 3.50 * Ltd 150 173 — & 25% 1.10 3.55 Mines 150 173 pfd__20 Brand & Millen Ltd A Brewers 24% 1.10 1 Dome 100 100 preferred Belgium 1 El 7% Gold Mines Ltd — 14 Feb 30% 36% Feb Malartic Gold Apr Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd Oct Nechi Cons Dredging 155 Macdonald Mines Ltd Fields 20c 1 20c 500 14 %c Oct 33%c Jan 16% Jun 22c Feb Ltd 1 16 16 100 —1 — Mines 9%c 9%c 5,000 1 1,65 1.85 25,800 1.35 Aug 3.55 Feb .....1 2.45 2.75 3,600 2.27 July 1.76 Aug 4.80 Jan 2.30 Nov 2.20 1.08 2.30 633/4 1 5 1 63% 100 1.08 1.10 20,100 1,000 13% Jan 7%c Jun 56 1.01 Mar 66% Sep Oct 1.20 Feb ■ Volume 166 " Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CANADIAN RANGE LISTED WEEK FOR ENDING CHRONICLE (2135) 43 MARKETS NOVEMBER 81 > Friday Week's Sales Last Range of Prices Shares Par O'Brien Gold Pandora Mines Ltd Cadallic Gold Para.maq.ue Mines Low Ltd 7c Ltd Mines 10c Sep: 23c Jan Canada Cement Feb 6.00 Jun Canada Packers 20c 500 8c May 90c 8,500 87c Sep 4.90 IOC 9c 11c 4,500 9c May 50c 63c 232,300 50c Nov 15C 13c 15c 23,200 12 %C 12 %c 15c 3,500 14c 15c 75c 29,100 1,500 3.10 27c Ltd Gold 85 100 50 70% 18'% 70% 5 18% _ ♦ Jan Feb 18c Class B _ * A Nov 12c May 34 %c Feb Canada May Nov Mortgage 100 Canadian Bakeries 2,325 100 56c 3,000 35c 50c 50c 3,725 48c 9c 16c 10,500 7c 70c 85c 25,577 50c S 11c 2.10 Jan 75c S Lines Vinray Malartic Westville Mines 14c 4,200 2.30 24,344 10c 11c 14c 18,000 4%c 4%c 5c 18,000 12 %c 12c 13c Feb Oct 56c Nov Canadian Breweries Aug 67 %c Apr Canadian Canners common Sep 19c Jan May July 85c 20c Mar 1.70 May 5c 2.80 'Jan Aug 20c July 4%c Nov 14c Feb Sep 14,250 40c May 76c 1.37 4.30 4.60 400 12c 14c 37,000 14c Canadian Bank 2.94 Jan 9c of Commerce 10 • * 1st preferred Sep 61c Jun 1.37 Nov 4.75 July 24c July * Canadian Car common .. Canadian Celanese _ _ STOCKS- Preferred * Abitibi Power & Paper ♦ common $1.50 preferred $2.50 preferred common 20 A * Preferred A—* com Agnew-Surpass Akaitcho Yellowknife Tire Steel Aluminium Ltd common Aluminum of Canada 4% Amalgamated American Larder * pfd 1 Nepheline Argus 100 Nov 9 'A 9'A 10 9 Oct 215 100 25% 48c 34c 25% 50c 100 99,216 Jan 188 1.50 Jan Citralam Mar 25 Oct 32c Nov 59% 1.90 Jan class A Jan 11% 70 10 May 17 17 15 16 Jun 20 Feb 92 5 92 Nov 100 Jan 15% 15% 16 1,620 11% May 17% Oct 96c 90c 1.25 68,400 60'Ac May 1.25 Nov 15 15 75 13% Feb 29 Nov 23% 25 250 23% Nov 26% Apr 1 3.00 2.75 3.05 1.30 1.25 1.35 3.412 ..1 1.67 1.65 1.99 60,725 45c 50c 139,371 13c July 50c Nov 6,300 15c Aug 30c Sep Sep Sep 11% Jan 33c Jan 49'Ac 1 20c — 18c 20c 8% 9c 12,875 , 8% 150 1 __ . _1 Gold 1 • 35'Ac 1.05 5c 2.70 9,813 36c 42c 17,200 21c 75c 5c 2.10 May Colomac 1.25 190 5c 6 %c 49,500 2.70 3.10 18,950 11% 11% 12% 285 30c 30c 35c 7,400 Conduits National _ 8'Ac Nov 35c Jan 32c Nov 42c Feb 6 6'A 100 6 Oct 7% Jan 1.20 1.20 1.40 4,200 1.10 May 1.56 Jan 22c 25c Consolidated Homestead * 12 %c Consolidated Mining & 7% 1,500 45c 17'Ac 17c 60c 42,300 14% 47c 10 25 14c 14c 7% 14% 200 6% May 10%c Mar 41c 13 May Apr 15c 18'Ac 90,300 6c May 13c 29,700 8c May Coniaurum Mines 30c 11c 12% 15'Ac 13c 23,500 13 4,765 9 18c 7,500 11c 11c May 15'Ac 15c Aug May * A 5% — Bagamac Mines Bankfield Consolidated 1 of Montreal of Nova 10 Scotia Base Metals Mining Power class • Exploration & Radium Beatty Bros Beaulleu Yellowknife 1 class 100 A <\ 11% Nov 6 50 5% Sep 9c 27'A 16c 8c 115 25 V* 38 460 33 35,050 Jan Consumers 1.03 Jan Conwest Jan 27c Sep Crolnor Pershing Mines 23%c Jan 38c Cub 22% 949 49c 44c 68c 125,000 39 40 125 38c 35c 47c 130,800 8.00 8.00 150 170 173 1,007 19 19 19 Nov 35c Feb 6;20 Apr Davles Class B May Feb 1 60c 57c 63c 28,500 36c May 85C Feb 75c Sep Detta Red Laku 58c 50c 58c 5,000 30c May 1.12 1.10 1.30 28,900 87c May 72c 72c 81c 43,050 44c Aug 98c 14 May 20% Nov Dominion Coal 30 19% Jun 23% Feb 44c Nov 91c 36 Aug 26 %c May 6.75 July 42 89c Mines preferred . Sep 9.75 Mar Dominion Foundry <fc SteelDominion Magnesium Dominion Scottish Invest common 17% Oct Jan 191 20% 1.35 31c Sep- Dominion Feb Dominion Aug Dom Tar Steel & Coal class com 26c Nov 44c Feb Dulama 5C Aug 17c Jan 1.00 1.10 900 1.00 May Oct 13% Mar 3% Jan 26% 26% 13 Oct 29 20 'A 191/4 May 20% 14,652 19% Nov 24 Jan 9c 7%c 9'Ac 6,500 7%c Nov 32c Apr 23'A 23'A 24 3,400 21% Oct 27 Jan 98 98'A 95 26% 98 Nov 103% Sep 4 3% 4 12,185 13% 14 150 13% Oct 16 Feb 6 6% 225 5% Oct 9 Feb 185 25% Nov 2% 2% 1,000 15c 16c 28,800 15c Jan 27c Aug 34c 33c 37c 16,750 24'A 24% 24 % 15 1.10 1.25 22,100 2.7.6 3.25 9,055 17c 23c 7,100 5,700 2 20 80c July Aug 4% 29% Fee Jun 48 %c Feb 29% Fee 15c 35o Feb 20c Nov 50c Jan 4.75 Feb -- Caldwell Linen 2nd pfd__ 31 810 5c 1,000 .12 12'A 265 11 Jun 17 18 145 12 May 18 Nov 15c 12% 15c 1,500 12c Aug 33c Feb: 13% Calgary & Edmonton * 2.60 Callinan Flin 1 7 'Ac Calmont Oils 2.50 7c. 4c May Oct 200 2.65 10,445 12%: Oct 1.70 Jan 3,000 5%c Sep 1 39c 39c 40c 1,600 24c 1 3.30 2.95 3.30 17,350 2.30 Aug 18 Jan 25% Sep 580 25 Apr 29% Jan 16% 19% 285 13% May 19% Nov 29 29'A 435 27 Gold Mines Ltd East May 33% 7% 8 300 6"% Oct 9% 3% 3% 400 3 Jun 4% 43 43 45 40 Aug Crest East 19 8,975 12% May 19 26% 506 20 May 27% Nov 26 26 100 24 Jun 30% July 26% May 22 22 'A 330 22 Nov 13 365 11 May 1.06 1.06 1.32 56,500 64c May 24c 24c 29c 106,200 17c -Zi 82'Ac 72c 85c 89,220 60c 15C 17c 25,800 He 37'Ac 44c 6%c 6'Ac 4,500 1.92 2.35 79,352 2.05 East Sullivan Mines 1 3.55 • — Elder 25 20 3.70 17,100 11 375 15% 16 80 39 39 100 1.58 26 %c Mar 5c Jan 57c Jan 12 %c July 2.45 Feb Jan 1.50 May 2.70 May 4.75 Jan 11% Jan 8'A May 14'A Jun 28%c Sep 16 Oct Nov 37% July 40 Sep 19 21 Jan Mine* El Sol Gold Mines 19'A 19% 360 80c 80c 93c 86,990 60C Aug 1.36 Feb 1 „ 1.17 1.15 1.37 152,850 28C May 2.60 Aug 40c 12,500 20c Apr 16% Oct 1 English Electric class A Eureka Corp 19% 90c May 1 Mines Eldona Gold 3.45 10% • Economic Investment Eddy Paper class A 36,200 Feb 1.62 Jan July 40c 15 Oct 15c 1 Steel Nov 17% • Easy Washing Machine Jan 26'A 12% • Mines Feb Feb 45 26'A 1 Oil Malartic Jan 18% 22 • __ Amphi Mines East 1.40 Nov 7% 12% 35C 34c 19 19 80 4.10 4.00 4.35 15,786 • _1 __ Falrnnhrldge Ninke] • Famous Players Fanny Farmer Candy Shops _ Federal Grain _ 32% Feb 7%c 4.55 4.40 4.60 18% 18% 51 50% 51 • _ 1 common Oct 1.96 July 4,125 60c , Sep 25% Jan 4.70 Oct 3.90 Federal Kirkland 1 Fibre • 100 Products Preferred _ common — 10 _ Aug 19% Feb Oct 67 5 700 100 100 40 6c 7c 3,500 5c May 5% 8'A 2,372 2 May 4'A 95 16% May 2.70 July 17%c Feb Fleet Mfg & Aircraft 8 8% 1,525 12% 15 3% 2% 3% 5,900 Ford of Canada Foundation Jan 73c July Francoeur Jan 3.50 Feb Frobisher class * A 23'A 23'A 25 3,445 19% 24 15 20'A 16c 22c 20,600 2.55 2.50 2.80 13,246 * Co Gold 24 <1 __ Exploration — • 6 Oct Sep 12% 8 a • 7% 5.50 Feb 16 48 Feb 12% Apr Sep 457 695 ' 5 ...100 Fittings Ltd A- 13% 7%c 28 70c 12,585 Jan 1.55 May Apr1 May 2.50 Woollens Jan 3% Nov 3i)c 35,150 27% 3% Eastern 14 3% May 1.25 25'A 26 _ Duquesne Mining Co Duvay Gold Mines 10 Dominion Feb 1.10 1 7,500 16% Oct Jan 23% • 3,940 2,328 5,590 23.50 13 1 25 • Chemical 8%c —A 46. B__ Stores & 11 Oct 5c page 19% 29 * 1 20% 1-.70 27'A Preferred 7'Ac 30 see 25 19% Feb 30c ♦ Lake 23% — 165 Preferred Flon 1.15 • Mar Jun 20 10 28c « Calder-Bousquet 2 _• . Ltd 28c 1 B - Donalda Mines Products Feb 1 Feb Hill 2.44 1 Discovery Yellowknife Distillers Seagrams common 30o 24c ' Oct 1.60 May Dexter Red Lake Mines Preferred 21c Mar 26 c Jan 22c 14 10 Oct July 14C 1 Mar 8c 19,100 17c Jun 31 26 100 18c 1 27c Oct 20 12,600 15c * 30c Jan 2,000 Jan Feb Apr 10,200 16c ♦ Aug 8c 44,100 13c 27'A 2% 11 Feb Buffadison Gold 9c 24c 12c 1.5C 43c 10c 59 Buffalo Ankerite Buffalo Canadian Gold Mines Oct 2.00 Oct 15c July 9c 10 ♦ May 12c 1,400 60c 11 55 26 69c 4,720 1.80 5 25% Jan 11 225 • Nov 9c 55 __ Jan 1.90 55c 1.83 12% ...100 20'Ac 174'/a 75c 27'A 13c * Oct 1 12 » Burlington Steel 22c 147 1 55 • Buffalo Red Lake Mines 9,100 • 12 class : 1.20 19c 22'Ac Bank Oct Jan 6 'A Broulan Porcupine Bruck Silk Mills 1.00 19c _ 55 B Oil 1.00 * Dominion Nov • B Oct _ Jun Mar Cordage preferred 25 Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com.,' Red Lake :___1 Columbia Power class A Oct 24c _ 23o 7%c Jan 55c Brewis Packers 82c 25,950 _ Diversified Mining 16c Brantford Columbia Forest 137 112,612 35c Mines Jan 33,600 * Nov 155 75c Aug Apr 1.82 Nov 130,537 Brand & Millen class A 34C 97 Vi 13 Nov 29c — Feb Denison Nickel Mines Delnite 39% 68c . Oct 12c Feb 1.20 Nov 61c 78% May i A 21 11'A 1 _ class 28% 29c 7'Ac pfd 25 154 1 Petroleum Leather Oct 55c 11% American CM1 2,250 1.51 D'Aragon Mines Aug 22 %C • Columbia Electric 97% 11% 9 Sep 58c * British 13,500 95 11% 154 — ___i British 14c 95'A 29c Gold 1 Pershing Oct 11% Sep 13% Mar 9 Patricia 35c 22'/2c Bralorne Mines Ltd Jan 18c 1.60 • Aircraft * Gold 65c 17,000 _Zi 50 Ltd 12c Oct 316,280 Feb 13 5% —100 19c 1 Blue Ribbon Corp common Preferred Gas Exploration Mar l „ Bidgood Klrkland Gold 8 3 A Crestaurum Mines Dome 22 170 Oil Smelting class 16% Dickenson Red Lake 9,500 6,000 10'Ac 12'Ac 22% 1 Canada 155 37 % * 1 12 27'A 37% • A Jun 8'Ac 10 Bank 4% 23'Ac 24%c 1 Bank 265 6 « 5% 11% a B 3.90 May • _ 15 % Davis 1 * 9% Feb Crowshore 18c 1 _ Consolidated Press Feb May 24c Sep Feb Feb 7c 1 Feb Feb 15 Sep 500 Cadillac 14c 11 70,000 Central 70c Apr 32c Consolidated Jan 2.20 14 %c 10c Feb Nov Jan May 8c Nov 6%c Jan 32c _ 4c 36c Jan 61c 51C 500 500 4.30 Aug 30c 155 5,000 2.60 May 1 Yellowknife Ltd Jan 3.45 1.05 1.20 8c 7 8'Ac ...1 Lake 1.45 Mar 3.50 18% 36c 2.20 Oct 3.10 89c 36c 1.23 17,800 18'A 7'Ac 3.05 Nov 10c 95c — 2.00 May 1.10 May 9c 18''A 12c Feb 15% Sep 2 7c 18% 26% Mines 7c Sep 11% May 40 Beattie 7%c 13 6,349 Bakeries 1 common footnotes 15% 67% Feb 92 Consolidated Feb) For Feb Consolidated Jan Red 30 Feb Jun 39o Campbell May 1.30 — class 18 Aug 8.45 76c Co 309 60c Jun & 26% 12,500 Jun Burns Feb 25% 88c 8'Ac Bunker 43 80c 20c Building Nov 87c Mar 9,291 Dominion Sep May 37 1,446 Jun 24,200 Class 25 % 55 130 9.00 77c Feb 16 30 38 8.75 Nov 19% 130 59 37 8.75 45c Feb 11% — 37 1.90 July 9.65 Sep 500 15,900 British 17 15 59 — 27% Feb 18c Columbia 16% Jan 11% May 29 ♦ Coin 31c British _ Willans Oct 220 4.90 Class 405 26 14% 1 Cockshutt Plow 29c British 13% Nov 13% 1 _ Malartic Nov 4.35 British 13'A * _ Chromium Feb 29c Boycon Jan _ Chesterville Mines 32c 4.50 Bonetal Sep Oct 29% 20 / Mar — ... _ Chimo Gold Mines 1 Mines 25 435 10 23 % May 28 % ... ... _ Sep 1 Bobjo 460 21% 19c 12% Sons 26 20% Oct 12c Gold JaL 25% 21 Jan 1 Gold & A_ Wines 9% Aumaque Gold Mines Bevcourt 26 Feb Aunor Bertram 26% inlay Jun 7%c 13c Belleteire Quebec Bell Telephone of Sep 20 97c 1 Aubelle Mines Ltd Bear 22% 625 7,900 Yellowknife Bathurst 2,062 21 1,500 Atlas Steel Class 24% 1.56 Mines Class 23% 20% 1 Commoil • Mining Electric 24 21 1.42 Quebec Auto 21 1-.50 1 Athona Oct 210 212 305 2,641 13c • Armistice Astoria Aug 10c 21 8% 23% 60c l common Hardware 90c Nov 8% 10c * Porcupine Gold 3,700 47,000 3,009 class Mines Cochenour 1 Ashley 1.15 12c 14'Ac 33% Mar 107 Feb 49% Mar 23% • Arjon Gold Mines Atlas 35 17 25 Apr 7% Aug 8% 60c Resources Corp Ashdown 102 Jan 23% 10c Ansley Gold Aquarius 101 * Anglo Canadian Oil Anglo-Huronian Anglo Rouyn Mines Cons Cheskirk 17% May 36% July 19% Oct 55% Oct 1 American Yellowknife Apex Chateau-Gai 225 100 Mines Feb 25 20 53 Sep 19 <1 Central Jun 2,510 39 54 12% 40 70 • - 22 21'A 39 19'A 12'Ac • 40 1 Wirebound 43% 21'A ID % l common "~25 Railway Corp Porcupine Centremaque Gold 21 'A 1.00 * Pacific Feb 21% 1.00 Sep 655 • common Central Patricia Gold Mines 1 High 14% May 1 Alger Gold Mines Algoma LOU) 2.107 * Cos Castle-Trethewey Range Slnee January High 19'A 100 Apr 200 353 * Cariboo Gold 18 % 20 Acadia-Atlantic class Shares 18 Mar 36% July 25 100 Canadian for Week of Prices Low Sep 188 14% * _ Industrial Alcohol Canadian Sales Range Sale Price Par 16 35 42'A „ Dredge Canadian 20 25 Canadian Food Products Class A Canadian Funds Week's 100 200 23 $ common Preferred Canadian Exchange Last 30 17 200 13% • Class A Canadian Malartic Friday 38% 16% 40% 20 preferred Canadian Oil Toronto Stock 38% — 200 Nov 12c 1.20 Nov Feb 14,600 4.60 Ltd Omnitrans Exploration Feb 13 V* 8% 25 B__ * 5.35 Canadian Homestead Oil Co Ltd Gaspe Oil Ventures Ltd 62 Jun 135 1,815 14% & Cable class 10 9.30 Aug Stocks— Consol Oct 50% 13'A 42'A Wire Conv 11c 50 50 10% __ 40c 9.95 2.07 23% Jai. 13'A - Canada Permenant Canada 3.25 11c Mar 135 50% — 1.80 Feb 48c . Apr 75 Mar 70c Sullivan Cons Mines Ltd 105 38% Power class 77c 15c Ltd Nov Aug 16% May Jan 1.23 High 69 • common 25c 50c Mines Low 100 __ Nov 9.95 —— Stadacona Mines 1944 Ltd Standard Gold Mines Ltd Co preferred Oct 7c 12 %c 55C Silver Miller Mines Siscoe Gold Mines Ltd Oil B Range Since January 1 High 100 Preferred 50 Shares Low 100 __ Northern Canada 25 Sales for Week pfd Malting 1,000 5.10 52c Ltd Sherrltt-Gordon Mines Sigma Mines Home 4'A% Feb 90c Santiago Mines Senator-Rouyn Ltd Oil Bread 21c 10c Range of Prices Par Canada May 71c Mines Soma-Duvernay NOV 7c 20c — Ltd Gold Mining Co Ltd Quebec Manganese Quebec Yellowknife Gold Mines Ltd__ Gold High 2.90 20,500 5.10 Pitt Regcourt 1.82 May 10c Cons Gold Dredging Ltd Pen-Rey Gold Mines Ltd Gold 10c Low 13,500 STOCKS— Canada -- Pato Perron 2.S0 Week's Last Range Since Jannary l High 2.50 2.50 Mines Friday Bale Prloo for Week 6ale Price STOCKS— /2 Mar 11% Sep 2 12c 2.05 9% 134 lie Jan Jan May Feb 8'A Nov 8'A Nov 13% Feb Aug 5 Feb Jan 25 Nov Oct 26 Jan 38c Feb May May 3.25 Jan 44 (2136) THE COMMERCIAL CANADIAN RANGE Friday Week's Range Shares 6'/i Power common General Low • 20 100 preferred no 'a Bakeries 19fe Low? 20 385 109 110 'a 35 4 % 4 % 4 Va 16 '/ 2 16 16% 1,035 100 Preferred 104 »/a 104 Va 104 Va 33 I6V2 109 105 • common Giant Yellowknife Gillies Gold Mines Apr Nov Aug lll'/a May Jun 5 Va Jan 14% Aug 104 Va Nov 18 'A Feb 3V2 107 Jan 1 Gold Globe Lake s 37,500 10c July 23c 3,500 3c July 9c Feb 71c Aug 48c 51c 34,600 42c Sep 1.06 1.06 1.15 19,416 57c Jan 17'AC 21c 4,400 16c Manitou Maasen Red Magnet Consolidated Lake July 1.98 Mar 22c Feb & Maralgo 10 & Co class Marcus Jan 2.07 2.22 4,200 Oct 3.30 Jan 2.11 15c July 2.00 14c 33c 18c 19,700 8c Aug 74c Jan 12c — 13c 7,600 7c May 20c Sep 32c 36,800 4c 3,000 105 35 95 July 52'A 163 52 Oct 55 V4 Lakes Paper common.. Class A preferred Great West 11 150 10 Va Oct 12 Sep 17c 46c May 4c Nov 20 * 19% 20 25 19 V4 May 13c 13c Sep Feb 11c 113 Jan 13c 4,000 10 Vac May 18 % 19% 3,298 13 V'4 21 Va 17c Feb July 19% Nov 45 44 3 4 45 655 44 May Sep 47 Va Jun 11 10% 11 85 10 Nov 11 1 30c 30c 31c 5,900 29c Nov 57c Jan 1 95 95 100 17,400 90c Nov 1.00 Nov 15'% 15'A May 16 Va Jan May 4%c Mar * ___ _ — -- - - Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Halliwell Gold _ v _ _ _ 820 2 fee 4c 10,500 1 -- 15% 1 . Hallnor Mines 16,164 3.55 4.00 45,556 32c 41c 13,400 100,700 2.20 4.50 4.50 300 7fe 7% 515 Rock Hard 36c 47c 28,936 Harding Harker * Bridge _ Gold — Mines _ —1 37c • Carpets Gold Harricaoa — _ Gold _ __ Hasaga Gold __ _ Headway Red Lake McBrine McColl Gold 13 2c 4.25 May 5.50 Iiedley 500 15 1,920 life May 5 VaC 5 Vac 1,000 4 34c 50c 23,000 37c Nov 8 VaC 9c 3,500 8 fee Nov 17 fe 18 1,110 21% Hendershot 6 9»A Feb May 33c Oct 65c Jan Mclntyre Porcupine McKenzle McMarmac Red Hinde 390 32 Feb 100 17% Jan 20 July 25 fe 26 415 23% Jan 30 fe July 64 fe 54 Jan 68% Nov 94c Feb Gold. 34c 18 Vac 16% Midland & Milton Home Modern Monarch Long class 73,121 75c Aug 1.45 Feb National Grocers 6,500 7c May 15c Feb 4,000 9c Oct 35c Feb 1.01 1.00 1.25 17,000 95c Aug 15 14'A 15 300 10 Aug 15 97 97 10 97 Mar 99 Sep 30c 36c 107,650 24c July 97c Feb 1.40 Oct 64c 2,200 46c Aug 89c Mar 9 fee 10,500 7c Nov 18c Jan 19:% 20 110 Oct 23'/a 16 16 100 15% Sep 16 fe Oct 2fe 2% 5,900 1.75 Oct 3% Jan 8.50 8.70 4,875 29c 29c 500 20 20 50 11% 13'A 5,622 13 Va Nov 5 11% 4.60 1 17 9.50 May 4.20 4.75 14,440 2.75 8c — 51c 9c 8,000 6 Vac Jan Aug 4.80 15c July Sep _ ___ _ f.i __ f.i _ Varnish Lake maian . com ... Inglis (John) & 56 21 100 27 fe 170 15 10,896 12 V2 Jan 15 Va July 14 425 13 V2 Jan 15 Va Mar 6% 25% 25% 17 _ Gold 1 Ingersoll Machine class A_ 111 14% 15 5c 13% 27'A _ 1,830 27% — 66,850 26,100 21 100 60c 44 3 4 111 4 38c 43 4c 43 3 1 preferred Imperial 51c 32c * 100 Preferred __ 17 — 8'Ac 8c 10,000 24V2C Aug 29c Bronze 4c Feb 45% Feb Drug Metal class Preferred 1 __ May 107% Oct 22 Mar 25 Apr 6% Nov 25 Va Nov 10c 20,100 14 30 Jan 8Va Mar 25% Nov 18 Nov Nov 6 Va Aug 24 9 140 8 Sep 10 Va Apr 9 fe 300 8 Apr 11 Jan International Petroleum Class Negus J. Mines Quebec Kayrand Mining Kelvinator __ New _ 1 _ Gold Gold Feb Kerr-Addison Kerr _ ___ Jan Apr 15 Nov 19fe Jan _. 2.29 North _ Northland O'Brien Lake La Wasa Luz Lang Lapa & Apr Laura 106,900 14c 7,782 5c Nov 20c 10c 12c 3c 3c 1,030 42c 47c 27,950 48c 48c 10 fee 10'Ac 25'A 59c 19,500 13c 4,500 25% 5 3 33c 33c Oct July May Jan Jan 55c 12c Nov 5 Sep 60c Jun 95c 6VaC Aug 24c 24 31 Oct Feb Jan 39c 38,500 21c May 55c Jan 50c 100,550 25c Aug 50c Nov 15% 17'A 30,853 100 89c 89c 89c 23 c 20c 24c 71c 71c 500 2.03 1.99 2.30 102,435 25c 24c 30c 700 93,300 49 fe 52 Va 5,546 37c 47c 11,400 5c 3,500 1.52 1.65 15,248 17c 17c 23c 11,000 13c Oct 44c 9c 12c 22,700 7c May 16c Feb 60c 60c 1,500 56c May 85c Jun 37c 42c 33,200 24c Jan 48c Ad? 5'Ac 6c 4,000 5c Jan 760 Aug Jun 10c 5 (1940). common.. 4% -- Mines 2.50 6c 7c May Ontario Beauty Orange 14c Crush Supply 2 V, common. Lexindin Gold _ _ _ Lake Lingman Lake Gold Mines 14c May 50c July 1.05 Jan Jan 2.30 Class B London Apr 32c 10c 46c Jan Oct 35c 5c 9,500 4c 20c 7,000 I2V2C Oct 33c Jan 14% 16% 5,671 13% Jan 16% Nov 23 July 26 Va Mar 3.40 May 5c Oct 7.50 Aug 61c Feb May Apr 86c Jan 15c Jan 86c 1,10 3.25 3.75 7Q0 2.80 Sep 4.50 Jan 7.00 7.75 3,918 5.70 Feb 7.75 Nov 20 20 50 9c 6,500 6c 81c 19 Sep Sep 1.25 2'A 14% 350 24c 35,750 17c Nov 95c 1.25 73,625 81c July 2.26 Jan 88c 88c 1.05 90,050 45c May 1.05 Nov 22 May Oct 13c Jan 22c 26c 32,700 20c Nov 50c Jan 6'Ac 8c 33,500 4c May 17c Jan 17 fe 3 fee 17% 17% 465 Feb 3%c 18,900 16 Va Aug 2'Ac May 21 fe 3%c 4Vac Feb 48c 47c 50c 2,900 39c 55c Louvicourt Lunward Lynx For Sep 1 • Gold see 28c 11,500 15c 3,000 10c 1.16 18 Va Jun 11,500 9c 2,000 33 565 27 fe July 33fe Jan 1.82 1.82 2.20 86,350 1.18 May 2.20 Nov 9 VaC 9 fee 10c 7,200 6c May 20c 9 fee 9 fee 11c 4,500 9c Aug 23 fee Jan 9c 9c 2,000 6c Oct 12c Jan 3c 3c 3c 500 2c Aug 5fee Jan 40c 47c 59c 70,250 42c July 59c Nov Pen-Re.v Gold Mines 18c Pandora Cadillac Paramaque Mines Parbec Malartic Partener Malartic Perron 10c Gold Porcupine Peninsular page 46. 10c 50,500 Powell V T Power 1.45 Feb 2.30 May 3.30 Feb 3.25 May 4.40 May 16,800 16c Nov 45c 27c May 55c Sep 44% Nov Gold 40% 95c 44% 2,515 33fe Jan 14 Trust Metals East Mica 1 1.10 9,900 75c May 90c C Preston Feb 17c July 63,600 44 Premier Jan May 50c 1.00 3,700 71c Jan 14 14% 30 11 Jun 49'A Jan Dome 61 2.22 Mines 8 fee 1 61 30 14 14% 1,109 2.21 2.50 22,000 life common Preferred 1.32 May 8 fee 1,500 8 fee life life 10 25 51 66 14% Nov Oct Nov. 2.5p,Nqy,; 7c Sep life Aug 51 fe Jun 1.67 May 1.60 Feb 15 9% May 51 fe Purity Flour Mills Quebec Quebec Gold Sep 60c Manitou 20c v 1 Nov Regcourt Nov Nov 28c Sep Sep May 34c 50c "Jan "' 14 Va May ' 55 '"'-" Jani w Jun 10,100 60c July 27,034 64c May 16 16'/a 7,290 12 %c Gold 12 fee 17c 60,400 12'Ac 3.05 100 2.20 15c 13c 16c 20,800 21c 21c 27c 22,000 33 32 33 75 31 Gold Silk 45 45 fe 35 40 May 12 12% 100 11 May 8 Va (1936) class A (Little) 8fe 75 17 100 common A 7c 21c Nov 80c Jan Feb 3.75 Mar Jan 16c Nov Nov? 38, 47 jan.*;, 14' Jan - 6% Jan 21fe~Jan;si,M Nov 45 17 Richmac Robertson Mfg common 1.20 13 fe May 3.05 7 Riverside Class 2,400 95c 1.20 Mines Gold Robinson 68c 90c 1.01 16 Va Quemont Mining Reno 60c 90c 1.01 Queenston Gold Mines Apr,j 10 % 'May ** »« Jan 1.32 Mar Roche Long Lac Rochette Gold Feb Rouyn 30% 31% 715 33% Jan 29 fe 30 470 26% 31 Va Jan Royal Bank 6 6 24 Nov 1.60 1.85 Royalite Oil Roybar Chibougamau 25c 22c 25c • Jun Nov 1.35 Aug 9c 7c 1.31 Feb 20c 2.40 16c 29c 28 Oct Feb 16c Corp Purdy 7 fee Aug Nov 25 86c Jun 41c River Rouyn 65c 16c 1.45 May 28 Jun 4,000 9%c 15c Nov 44 c 63c : 100 8c __ 50,900 11c 67,100 10,150 26 5'Ac May Gold- Porcupine Reef 15,950 10 c 22c 99c 26 Porcupine 18c 95c Gold Photo Engravers 95c 2,500 Feb 7 fee Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd 2.00 74,500 Feb 70c 7c 66c - 2% May 23 9c 1.67 5 Nov May 3 2'A .• Tubes 67c 29 fe 2'A 13 7c (Eastern) Hershey Page 1.77 — Mines footnotes 39,850 12c Goldfields Gold Yellowknife 1.45 20c. 30% 150 Jan 7c * Jan 1.00 Mines Mines Pressed 7c * _ 19c 25 fee July 32% Pacific Powell 5c Hosiery Jan 17c Nov 1.33 4,600 • Apr July 2'A 4,650 165,200 —1 Ltd 1.77 2.35 21c 14'A 1.V2 Little Long Lac Gold Mines Lohlaw Groceterias class A 15c 12,469 50c _ Nov 20c Lake Red 11 fee 2.95 9%c 25C Feb 2.90 Jun Jan Feb 6 Oct 90,300 Jan 2.05 1.80 May 71,114 10'Ac Omnitrans Exploration 4.20 48c Lencourt Gold 3% Jan Jan 9 1.32 May 9c 10'Ac Gold 2.55 5'Ac 1.25 54 Nov Jan 3.95 85 1.31 Jan 83c Aug Julv July 2.60 8,685 ...1 3 46c _ 4.15 1 Mines, Ltd 40,470 42 25c 14c _ Robinson Cotton Leitch Gold 2.50 Pioneer 24 * Jan Aug —1 _ Jan 2.10 95c Mar 6.50 - 13c Jun 37c 24 20 17c Oct 1.25 10c Mines Piccadilly 6.00 ! Mav 5c 1,400 Pickle Crow Gold Mines- 8c 39,175 6c 1,000 Nov 24 . 9,000 7c 17''/a 6.00 » Jan Sep 9c 12Va Mar 1 f? 8c 70c 1.50 Jan Mar 33c Candy Oil Feb Paymaster Cons Mines 15c 19 22 c Secord Jan 9 fe 1.55 Pacalta Oils 8 Sep July 17c . Lebel Oro Mines Leduc-West Nov 40c 6V2C Sep _ Mines 20c 1,000 Renabie VU" 36,100 9,800 1,000 43c Lapaska Mines Larder 30c 31,500 11,500 33c __ ___ Aug 20c 1.45 May 4 Jan 65c Oct 30c 4,500 16c 7 fee 42c m .. 74c 119,200 5c 74c 9%c 90c _ 3,950 45c 76c 7c * ... 97c 36c 12fee 37c Jan Mining Cadillac 95c 4 %c Feb 2.55 Mar July 15c 90c July 15'a _ 4c 65c 35c 12c Mines __ 6,000 26 fe 70c Orlac 5c Sons 32,025 8c Apr Sep 1.82 May 22 75c 43,000 67'Ac 33% Aug 1 , 2.50 Jan 72c 74c Gold .. 2.25 Mar 12 fe Feb 26 50c .. 505 30 13 Jan 49 fe Malartic Osisko 17c —1 Gold 23'A Nov July 8fe 7c Oils Osulake ... Mines Lamaque 10 40 Okalta O'Leary Feb Rowan Shore 27 fe 140 9% Ogama-Rockland 16 Va 1 Mines 585 11 Va 1.40 — Gold Gold Sep • Fortune Lake 85c Nov 16c Drfault 28 V2 9% 4c North Star Oil 12 Va ...1 _ Mining & Exploration Gold Mines Lake Aug 18 43c (John) Labrador Lake _ _ Townsite Laguerre Lake _ Lake 8c Mines Inca 2,285 1 _ 20c __ Norseman Mines 13% 1 __ — Northern Canada Mines.. 13 16 'A _ Nov May 11 — Norbenite Malartic Mines 9%c _ Kirkland-Hudson turtuand 31 46c 1 __ Golden Gate Kirkland Labatt _ Jan Feb 290 A. Noranda Mines 13 __ Lake turkland 45 1 .. 25c 12c 15c 23 class Yellowknife Jan * Kelwren Aug 16 Nicholson Mines Jan ... Kenville Nov 27 fe 6c Hosiery Norzone Nib 37% 1 _ 77 Oct 37c 39c 103% —i _____ May 14 96c Oct —1 Ltd 65 25 fe Oct Gold__. Nov 1 Mines 810 1,310 11% Marlon Mar —I Consolidated M. 76 26 Va 22 fe 100 New 32 7c Joliet 75 Oct 265 B Newnorth Gold 26 • Joburke Feb 15 26,600 Mines 101 1 ... 305 15 Mines 35 Jacknife Gold Mines 17 12c Calumet 125 Jack Jellicoc Jan 72c 32c Bidlamaque 6,385 68c Mining 18 Sep 12 fe New 34'A • Mines 15'A May 43c 12c common National Steel Car 33'a I Waite 9,700 101 101% * common- International Uranium Jason 65c 19 fe 30 Co Jun 23'Ac Preferred 33% 100 _ Nickel 305 5,840 Jan 37c 21'A May Aug 12 Normetal Mining Norplck Gold Mines 115 200 18 A _ International 17 50C 10.50 Mar 12c Jan Jan 840 25 13c 19% July 6% 55c * common 46c 7.90 May 18c 19 fe 29c preferred.. Norgold Mines 9 — Powders Apr Jun Nov 47c Jan 25 fe 17 65c May 40 9 fe » _ Co Mining Int'l Int'l 16% 26 Mylamaque Mines Omega Inspiration 19 Feb Imperial Bank • Imperial Oil Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 4% Feb 14 fee Jan 7c Malartic ___ 20c Nov 2 7'A 1.19 57c ___ common ll%c May Apr A. Lac National 10c Mining & Smelting— Erie 5,700 Feb 16 75 Apr 8c Mines paid 17 fee 19 fee Feb 62c May 5 fee Corp common preferred 4% Mosher Apr Feb 14c i & 30c 16 17 12 1 20% 40,000 460 Montreal Locomotive 18c 8c Hosco Gold Mines Huron 40c 4%c 10,000 Porcupine 21 fee 10 fee Howey Gold Hugh 31c May 16% Knitting Moneta Nipissing Hudson Bay 2c 47 fee May 8 Vac __ Containers May — • Yellowknife 500 7c Oils Model 9% May 64c Oil Homer 32,036 16'A Grain a 7c _ Gold 1,475 75c 2'Ac 8.65 Brick 9V4C May 0 Hoiiinger Consolidated 68% 65c 2% Pacific 1,180 • _ Feb 8c Oil 8,800 1 Mining — Apr 18 Va 68c Mills Mercury Mid-Continent 5,784 100 Dauch & 18c 64% Mines Lake 11 $ __ 10 fe c July 1.15 Jan 27'/a New Highridge Feb Nov 25% Lake 1.00 Heva Gold Mines Highland-Bell VaC Aug 2'Ac Red 12c 13c com_ Nov 5 fee 15 27 Gold McLellan 15c 30c Paper 2.60 Oct 18 fe preferred 10c 1 Preferred 1.50 May 14 fe May 27 Nov 27 (L), 12c 1 Mascot July 2.60 2c Nov 56c Feb 1 — 4.00 May 2 Vac 17 Va Frontenac Ob common. National Heath 2.80 May 30c 2.06 Preferred 10'A 1 _ Feb Nov 2 Vac Massey-Harris common 12c 1 - 7% 9c 10 fe 1 — Mines Sep 14'/a Moore Hamilton 5fe Sep 14 Va Mining Corp Gunnar Gold Guayana 7% Feb 10 Oct ___ * Coal 2,882 2.25 Jan 10% -.01 37c 102 fe 52% h o cm _ Great 10 Jan 39c Jan _ _ 9 'A Sep 9% Martin-McNeely 50c — __ 1.30 May 35c Aug Aug * _ 39,990 13c 14'/a c 6 Va _ Gold 32c 23c 13c «! A 10,800 2.05 4.20 Mar 4.85 5 fee 11c 50 Grandoro Mines High 1.75 35c McWatters Gold Grafton Low 2.25 July 11c Aug 3.60 Mines__ Gold. Mines 4%c July 21c 4c A___ Gold Eastern 3,000 1 Gordon Mackay class 19,129 1.80 Leaf Milling Maple 7,500 * Preferred Mines. Malartic Gold Fields Manitoba 10,600 __ __ common 3.05 May 2.70 7% 6c —3 Mines Gold B 19c Porcupine Goodyear Tire 23,675 2.40 MacMillan Export class A 6c • Goodfish Mining 3.90 14c MacLeod-Cocksbutt 14c 19 fee 1 Mines High 3.30 Red Lake Macfie Range Since January 1 Low 2.45 MacDonald Mines 1 Mines Mines Shares 3.35 Mines Macassa 1 1 Golden Goldhawk 50c 7.13 Mar 5.40 May 17 fee • Mines Arrow for Week Sep 4c Gold Eagle Goldvue 20,454 20c 3c 1 Golden Goldora 7.15 18c 3 fee —I Gold Mines Goldcrest Gold 6.15 18 fee 1 Oil God Goldale 6.55 1 Lake Sales Range of Prices Par High 20 Class Glenora Week's Last STOCKS— Range Since January l High * General Steel Wares Friday Sale Price for Week of Prices Par Gatlneau NOVEMBER 21 ENDING Sales Last gale Price STOCKS— Monday, November 24, 1947 MARKETS LISTED WEEK FOR CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL May July 6 3.60 Roxana Merger Oils 7c 7c 600 16 Sep. . .U* >12C Feb Rupinuni Russell 28c Jan Saguenay Power preferred May 25c Nov 45c 53c 18,150 30c Aug 24% 25 1,385 22 fe Apr 25 Jan 16 fe, 17 135 12fe Nov 21 Jun * 45c Jun 10 fee 10 fee 12 fee - Augl'-'K ,5$.9r>iFebj;t;,:.* 16 Cc '• 1.03 29c common- 100 1,000 10c Nov 28c 32c 33,300 25c Oct 38c 14 Mines Industries 5o 62,900 45c Jan 2,000 32c 28c Co 39c May 15c 27c 24% Mines 5c 14c Gold 14 fe 960 life Apr 15 103% 103% 20 103 fe Nov Jan Sep. fulv, 10^ " Tetf' . yolume 166 THE Number 4649 COMMERCIAL & CANADIAN RANGE Friday Week's Range Sannorm Sarnia 50 100 1 l Ltd * Low 19 85 50 250 136 138 30 4.50 5.10 13,095 __ 4.55 9% High A 50% 140 117 Apr 3.25 May Oils Steel Upper Oct Canada Ventures. 13c 7,600 6c Aug 20c Aug 20c 24c 17,200 16c May 30c Oct 14Ma 15 11 May 14% 16% 50 16 Sep 16% Shawinigan Water & Power Walker Oct Bherrltt-Goraon Gold Breweries Mines Silknit Silver 85c 31c 235,720 Ltd (Hiram) 21 % 21 % 22 515 21% Aug 25% 48% 645 48% Nov 50 Sep 20c 1,500 43c * 19c __ 10% __ 10 % 15 %c May 10% 25 7,050 1.00 May 1.65 3.30 24,324 2.06 Jan 5.35 16 15% 16 530 12% Apr 16 Oct __ 15% 1 • pfd A 100 • 14% 15% 2,200 9.10 9.10 10 1,930 15 16 45 12% 45c 58c 526,500 24 %c — 56c 12% 12'% 12 % 99 23% 102 103 47c 55c Sladen Malartic Mines 19,650 l 45c Southam Co • Stadacona Mines • Nov 68c Aug 68c Nov 17 Apr 20 13,750 91c May 70c __ 85c 29,365 50c May 8% 875 7 May 96 Nov 105 8 677 10 % 10% 10% 65 Starratt 1 93c 88c 1.01 56,400 * 15 15 15 60 • 25 ♦ Sullivan Cons Mines Surf Inlet Consol Gold Ltd Preferred 10 1.06 13% May 17% 83 89% 10c Aug 15c 8,500 2.25 6,185 21 200 24c 25c 7,500 __ 2.10 2.04 2.30 1.75 Ymir 18c 22c 2.40 18,165 73c 70c 74c 10,300 18c 2.85 Nov 31c 1.98 Mav 27 62c 5 3.90 3.85 4.50 23,637 Oct Asbestos Brown Co & Canadian Aug 10% 3.20 May 4.50 Vickers Preferred Nov Canadian 23 90 11,850 4.300 9c 10c 18,000 16 280 Dominion Textile Sep 13% Nov Union 1 For class A footnotes 8% 12c see 50 25 page 27 2,000 29% 7"% May 100 29% 8c Foothills Hayes Steel Feb Humberstone Shoe _ 18% 10 10% Feb Jan Pend 25 26% 45 79 505 165 165 165 5 6% 6% 7 8.500 110 112 20% 20% 20% 415 20 % Oct 23% May 24 22 24 510 21 Jan 25 % 2 % 2% 300 30 31 175 144 145 60 3% 15,600 4 4 _ 4 _ 50 35 42% 16 17 700 21 30 _ 100 _ 2 Feb Price ord EXCHANGE RATES CERTIFIED Apr Oct 155 50 21% 39c 41c 1,600 31% 32 40 109 112 55 23 % 24% 27 2% Aug 10,185 Jan 32c Feb 3% Mar Nov 72c Jun 30 % 2.70 27 114 Nov 27 Nov 1,400 25 Jan 14% May 2.65 Nov 92 395 Jan 1.90 Feb 37 Jun 3.00 20 Jun 22 22 60 21 Nov 24 % Feb 61% 61% 63% 5,555 41 May 63% Nov 24 • 23% 24% 2,255 4 % C 4%c 4,000 15% May 4%c Nov 2.15 2.35 700 • 4 4 58 c __ 1.75 30 Feb Oct 24% 8c Apr 3.40 Sep Jan 69 70 Nov 51% 35 52% May 47% Jan 70 51 % 52 May 10c 10 %C __ 4.500 6%c May 12c 3 150 Jan Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal Reserve Banks Combined (In thousands of dollars) Increase ( + ) or BY Monetary FEDERAL 14, 1947 Unit RESERVE BANK TO NOVEMBER 20, TO TREASURY Nov. 19, UNDER TARIFF ACT OF 1930 Buying Rate Value for Cable Transfers in New in United States Nov. 15 Nov. 17 ft 9 t .297733" Australia, pound—, .297733* .251247* Free. .251247* 3.211633 Closed fund for Nov. 18 $ .297733* .251247* 3.212133 3.212296 Nov. 19 Nov. 20 $ S .297733* .297733* .251247* .251247* 3.212133 Belgian, franc .022814 .022807 .022800 .054406 .054406 ctf. 20,581,170 + * 70.000 3,066.713 + + 3,200 21.263,912 reserves + 73 200 + + 22,408 — 10 872 —230,174 — 130,650 268,852 and Industrial Acceptances U. S. advances Govt, 1,442 94,603 — purchased .896250 .898750 .900312 .897187 + 862 Certificates 7,215,905 + 107.100 Notes 1,314,000 + 343 F. loans from R. —1,769 912 47 607 — 500 + 478 900 791,111 + 53,421 + 37,721 securities. 22,221,940 + 170,371 securities. 22,423,064 Bonds .054406 1.000000 330 144 — + —333 650 Due 1.000000 *98 — 12,900,924 Total 1.000000 862 2,972.1*0 securities: Bills Canada, dollar1.000000 198,820 loans Total U. S. Govt, .897500 1946 $ 682.742 gold Discounts .022804 .054406 Free R. Other cash 3.212296 .022806 .054406 1.000000 F. notes Brazil, cruzeiro— Official 1947 S certificates Redemption York Nov. 20, Money Nov. 14 Official Nov. 12, 1947 Assets— 1947, INCLUSIVE Total Argentina, peso— * Decrease (—) Since Noon and banks foreign notes of banks— items Uncollected — Colombia, peso .569800* .569800* .569800* .569800* .569800* .020060 .020060 .020060 .020060 EJenmark, krone .208635 .208635 .208635 .208582 4.031250 4.031406 4.031250 4.031562 .008404 .008405 .008402 .008400 Federal Reserve notes .301754 .301754 .301754 .301754 .301754 .205775 .205770 .205770 .205754 .377657 .377682 .377657 .377682 .377682 —1,429,45^ 27,504 + 648,216 1 — — 7 718 — 649,784 + Deposits: .205763 + .020060 .208635 —1,299,998 60,445 95 131,364 3,307,253 other 'Czechoslovakia, koruna England, pound sterling France 4.030625 (Metropolitan) franc Mexico, peso Netherlands, guilder Closed .008403 ;Endla (British), rupee ;—_ Bank 33,235 Total assets - Official Free— j U. S. New Zealand, pound 1.000000 1.000000 1.000000 .893750 .896250 .897916 .894791 3.225000 3.225166 3.224500 Closed 3.225000 .201580 .201595 .201595 .201595 Portugal, escudo .201595 .040063 .040051 .040094 .040066 .040063 .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 .091324 .278250 .278235 .278250 .278250 .278257 Sweden, krona Switzerland, franc XJnlon of South Africa, pound. .233628 4.007500 .233628 Closed 4.007500 acct. 17,067,520 1,560,193 - 406,022 519,876 deposits items— 19,553,611 2,689,084 Other liab., incl. accrued divs. 20,696 .233628 .233628 .233628 4.007500 4.007500 4.007500 jUruguay, peso— Controlled Noncontrolled •Nominal rate. .562040* .658300* .562040* .658300* .562040* .658300* .562040* 46,784,567 Capital Accounts— Capital paid in Surplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) Other capital accounts 12,047 + — +2,186 546 64,564 + 228,728 154,335 — + 969.61;! + 927,019 37.0J4 — 190,346 12.873 + 95,085 + 541.259 + 1,801.399 + 235,188 + 493,090 666 + 6,609 + 712.549 + 2,146 7"3 + 336.672 — + + .658300* .562040* 194,562 439,823 27,455 45,767 Total liabilities & cap. accts. of gold certificate re¬ 47,492,174 532 + 9,573 + + 81,468 27 + + "973 51,299 — + 714,054 + 2,186j,546 0.4% + 5.1 % Ratio note .658300* availability liabilities Total serves, n + 714.054 628 + . 3.225166 Norway, krone 6pain, Peseta 47,492,174 acct. Treasurer—gen. Deferred 1.000000 .895000 3,144 24,521,176 bank—reserve Foreign Total 1.000000 27 + Liabilities- Member Newfoundland, dollar- + 64,399 premises Other assets Other . 130 Vb Mar Aug 2.70 Gold and Jan 36 % 46. NOVEMBER Country Feb 3 Jun Mar record for the week just passed: FOREIGN Nov May Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank certifies daily Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of the world. We i 1.75 26 Nov 113 14 % the . 67 % May 37 % 4 _ 7% 190 4 Petroleum May 415 26% common Temiskaming Mining 3 Feb 4,217 __ Supertest Aug 40 — Bros Nov Nov 170 21 % ...1 50 Oct 155 May 38 _ 17 80 3% _ Minnesota & Ontario Paper Selections Apr 31 20% 4 5% May Nov May May 8% 3% 4 Oreille 15 25 43 4 _ High Jun 21% 4 ! a Loto 4 _ 1 78 _ Oil Jun 17% May 50 Mar 16% Mar 79 4 Oil International Paper 21c Nov 19c Oct Range Since January 15 Feb 31 May 29% 30 Nov 26% 10 _ _ _ Foreign Exchange Rates give below Jun Sales Shares 4 Sep 16 8 % May 18% -- 16 % Nov for Week 4 38 1.10 Week'* Range _ common Feb May 9c 13% of Prices __1 30c May 58c 2,495 lie __ 1.40 10 %c May 25 9% __ * preferred 11 8,000 8% * preferred 3,000 9% Jan 3.50 May 10 Donnacona Paper 9% 25% 30c 2.70 May 19c High Bridge Jan • Aug 9% Oil Dominion 30c 220 15 % 4 Dalhousie Feb Aug • 37 July 20c Low Aug Nov Toronto 9 % 75c Oct 101 May Oct 19 Apr 21% Oct 7c Jan 21c Jan 96 Aug 29c Aug 13% 125 9,600 21c * 16c 37 2,858 98 10c 25c Westinghouse 68c 70c 21 97 3.50 Consolidated Paper 70 __ 20 % 97 22 com Sugar common _ 7,500 Union Gas Co 20% 10c Jan 20c 100 common __ 6,142 70c 28,500 21c Canadian Western Lumber 10 * 13c 7%c May 10c July 3.10 Canadian Marconi Sep 18c * 10c 100 90c • 108 101 Jan Feb 1 Dominion 10 15c Nov 15 Sale Price Pulp & Paper Industries 17c 11 %c 31 23 Preferred Canada Canadian 72c __ Sep 3.10 common 17c 1 26% 10c 4 75c 13 560 9C __ * 13 27% 5,000 1 _ 1 __ 39% Mar 101 101 % * Corp Tombill Gold __ 36 Oct 14,000 __ Feb Nov * 38% Oct 35 13c 4 _ Toburn Gold B Feb Nov 33% —5 _ Preferred Oct Fuel 23 25 15c Girl British Columbia Feb Class Nov 8%c common 1.00 62c 1 Yankee Knitting 28% 65c United Jan 30% 11c 100 __ 54 Nov Mining 23c Oct 4 _ Mines Feb May United Corp class A Class B Nov 23% 10 %c * — Oct 16c B 14c 1,038 Mar 100 lie - __ 51% 1,365 52 35c Resources 3,000 50c 100 27 Par Jan 85,150 class Aug 26 101 1 _ Andian National Jan 54,200 common Oct Nov 20c Last Mar 2.75 25C Finance Feb 4.95 23% 10 Jun 37% Friday Jan 60c City 7 35% 27 100 common 26 26 52 „ __ 10c 1.70 May 8,600 2.16 Sep 19c Transcontinental 4.20 May 21% May 35 STOCKS— Oct 48c Traders Jan Canadian Fund* Feb 21 4%c 16,150 18c 2.17 2.65 Jun 21c Twin Mar Toronto Stock Exchange-Curb Section 22 %c Mar Jun 18 ' 48c Towagmac Exploration 22c 25 % 26 • common- _ Yellorex Jan 1 Elevators 30% 100 — Jan Sep • A 16c 29 * Gold Jan Thurbois class 27,800 15c Apr Teck-Hughes Gold Mines Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines Tip Top Canners 31c 29% Jan 12 Oct 2.15 * May 78 20% 50 May 55c 74% 14%c • Mines 26c Feb Aug Oct 10 1 common 80 _ __ Feb 70 21 1 TakU River Gold Tamblyn I4%c _ __ (George) Nov 79 50o Sylvanite Gold Mines 9% 80 2.19 1 1.48 85c 77 1 Sudbury Contact 3,650 1 York 79% __ 80 * Mines preferred 15,450 10 27c Feb 10 6% Oil 4.90 26% 12 37% Apr 5% May 98 6 Stuart 4.55 Nov Nov 23 25% Feb 2.85 Oct 1.47 98 Steeloy Mining Steep Rock Iron 10c Jun 10 7.25 Aug 100 4.60 _ Combing Wright-Hargreaves 106% Mar 7% v 6 Steel Co of Canada common Preferred 26,000 23% 25% _1 common Wool Apr 36c 98 Bros 6,860 15c 23 1 Winora Jan Nov 43c 20 * Stedman 29 101% 123,209 • Gold 8.40 12c « _ _ h Preferred Jun 20 100 Olsen 7.50 10 Wingait Gold Winnipeg Electric Jan 68c Paving com Stanley Brock class A Standard 32% 1.45 70c • com 2.00 May 7.85 __ Preferred Nov 45c 1.45 ♦ (1944) Preferred 35,202 1 Wiltsey-Coghlan Mines Winchester Larder Feb 19% __ Standard Chemical 2.85 A Weston 13% July 100 Jun 19% May 45 47c 58c Nov 24'% 1,095 102 1 Springer Sturgeon Apr 99 100 Gold 19% Sep 11% May 980 Class 15% Nov 10% Feb May 8.75 Aug 10 27% 22% __ 12 119 99 26% __ 27% • Preferred 2.42 21c 7% May 2.60 <■> W) High Jan 1,685 _ Mines_ Products Preferred Feb 5 class B & 6%c 8% 25 _____ Western Grocers Jan 3.05 1 Miller Mines Malartic Westeel Jan 1.20 3.15 • (Quebec) Simpson's Ltd class 13% Sep 1.05 1 common (G common 2.000 Jan 50o common West Jan 48% Ltd Low 9c 8% i _ _ _______ Wekusko Consol Nov 48% 1 Mines Silverwood Dairies class A Silverwood Western Dairies Siscoe 85c May * Voting trust ctfs Sigma 65c • Preferred Shawkey (1945) Mines Shea's Wpg Brewery class A_ Sheep Creek Gold Sicks' 74c __ Amulet Range Since January High 9c 8% * Virginia Dare preferred Waite Nov Low 9c 1 Ltd Waterous 1 Mines Vicour Mines 16% Shares * 5.10 NOV 14% for Week * United Oct 32% May __ * Sales Range of Prices Par United Nov 12%c __ 22c Week's Sale Price STOCKS— 19 Jan __ class Senator Rouyn Ltd 14 Last Range Since January l High 48 % ■ 1 Mines Bridge Scarfe Low 18% __ 45 MARKETS NOVEMBER Friday Shares * St Lawrence Paper preferred San Antonio Gold Mines Ltd Sand River Gold ENDING (2137) for Week of Prices Par St Lawrence Corp common Class A preferred LISTED WEEK CHRONICLE Sales Last Sale Price STOCKS— FOR FINANCIAL to deposit and F. R. liabilities combined— liability on purchased for foreign respondents Contingent Commitments trial loans to make — 48.2% — bills cor¬ 14 3,032 — 3,292 indus¬ — 7,545 :+ 369 — 1,020 46 (2138) THE COMMekCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, November 24, 1947 OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS Quotations for Friday, November 21 Investing Companies Mutual Funds— Par Aeronautical Securities Atfiliated Amerex Fund 1 Holding 5.08 l'A Inc 4.02 10 Corp 3.81 Shares 4.40 48.48 49.47 3.87 4.27 shares— 4.02 4.43 3.57 3.94 Equipment shares- 4.43 4.88 Equipment shares 2 8'A 9 Drug 1 7.66 8.28 Electrical 5 15.61 16.97 Inc Axe-Houghton Fund 10 B General Industries shares 4.32 3.80 Paper shares 4.46 1994 —2019 81% 83 1st 4s Conv 4%s Income Common 5% 93.92 97.83 Petroleum 19.84 21.45 Steel Bowling Green Fund Inc—_10c 8.34 8.35 Inc—5 17.07 18.45 7.28 7.98 1 17.38 19.04 Mass Investors Trust Mass Investors 2d Fund 1 25.50 27.57 1 11.50 12.43 1 4.00 5.10 Mutual Invest Fund Inc 10 14.00 * 28.36 1 13.89 1 13.59 14.59 1 9.89 10.69 Inv Broad of America Tr Inc Street Invest Co Bullock Fund Ltd Canadian Fund Ltd Inv Century Shares Trust Chemical Fund— Christiana 144 149 100 1 5.81 1 15.29 1.45 ■ Nation-Wide 1.59 Bond Balanced Low Priced Preferred 1 24.18 Boston First Mutual Trust Fund Corp 25.85 16.27 Fundamental Trust General Capital General 2.08 31% American 5.77 Aviation 7.27 Camden 5.44 Diversified Investment FundDiversified prefeired stock Diversified Industry 12.07 13.23 City 9.36 10.74 11.77 Connecticut 7.32 7.94 7.38 Electrical 8.00 7.54 8.18 Metals 9.71 Oils 7.33 7.95 Pacific Coast Invest Fund 6.96 Public Petroleum 5.57 Putnam 4.16 4.52 4.94 5.37 10c 1.66 5 22.39 24.41 7.96 _ 8.73 75c Insurance Group shares and Bond Group shares 94c Stock 84c 1.04 13.47 14.76 10 27.79 13.77 14.08 Keystone Custodian Funds— (Investment Grade B-3 (Low B-4 (Speculative H-l 1 27.68 28.95 Bds)__1 23.48 25.62 16.42 17.92 Bonds) (Income Priced Bonds 1 Bonds) S-l S-2 1 8.98 17.49 3.45 25.99 27.95 Russell Berg Fund Inc Fund Inc Selected State (Low Priced Knickerbocker 19 21 10 43'/a 45% 5 16'A 11% River 2.50 22% 24% 17% 19'A Northeastern 5 6 'A 15 17 Northern 67 70 47% Globe & 6.47 1'rusteed Industry Shares 25c C 77c Republic Revere Newark 5 11% 12% 2nd Great 39% 41% 7'A 8'A 18% 22'/2 15 American Security 15 preferred Seaboard 17 5 com Si, Paul Fire & Marine 15 5 Rutgers Fire 19% 2 6'A 10 Fire 18% 24'A 79 y8 84'A 27 28% U S Fidelity & Guaranty Co 2 44'A 24% 26'A U S Fire__ 4 47 110'/2 U S Guarantee 5 lo Fire 106 10 31% 68% 71% 10 49 51 % 10 23% 25% Sprgfld Fire & Marine 10 38% 40% Standard 10 29% 9.51 1 7.72 4.49 4.90 Series 1955 1 3.42 1 5.19 5.77 Series 1956 1 2.81 Shares— 2.50 6.67 7.65 ,♦ 2.35 2.67 -1977 Cudahy Packing 2%s__ Stk)__1 -1967 97 Bank of New York 100 Bankers Trust 333 10 Brooklyn Trust: 38 % 100 101 Ask 24% 348 95% 97 40% 106 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 92 % 95V2 Chase National Bank 34% 36V2 10 39 y2 .,1982 k._ -1977 k__ Firestone Tire & Rub 25/8s_ -1972 96 97% 99 99 %i Florida Light Power 2%s & Lt -1977 3s 39% 41% Trust — ,' New Guaranty 160 15 Chemical Bank & Trust Commercial National Bank & 210 255 Continental Bank & Trust lo Com Exchange Bank & Trust_20 Empire Trust 50 Federation Bank & Trust 15 16 100 1,470 1,520 National 48V2 16 94% 96 97% 977/a 98% 99'A 50 10o 246 Public Service 1st Co 1 V2s Land Oct. Bank New Public Nat'l 39 102% 94 97% 100 90 93 54% 56 80 83 preferred preferred 50 100 103 102% 95 96 4% % 96% v lor Tennessee 101% 4 'A % Toledo Edison Co 27/8s preferred 99 1977 8% 24% 25 25% 97 V Seaboard "Container 1977 8 com-1 ' 100 Tucker Gas "A" 6% 94% Co.— 100 "A"—. Corp 6 94 1 Transmsn preferred 5'/a 1 5% 41 Sterling 70 74 16 19 40 100 1,255 1,315 Bid Ask 100.2 York Trust Bank & Trust_17V2 National 25 Title Guarantee & Trust 12 United States Trust 100 100.6 1, 1950-1948 1'As May 1, l'As Jan. 1, 2'As Feb. 1. 1952-1950 98.28 9% 610 99.22 10% 640 United States Treasury Bills 102.16 102.24 Ratei tyaoted are for discount Bid l'As Apr. 15, 1948— 1'As Sept. 15, 1948 99 30 100 2 99.30 _ 100 2 Treasury billsNovember December other issues 28, 1961 123% 125 11, December 18, December January 2, January 8, Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds of a Ask 0;8l% b0.89 0.83% January 29, 1948 February 5, 1948 February 13, 1948 b0.90 0.84% b0.92 0.88% February b0.94 0.907* 0.72% January b0.83 0.75% January b0.84K 0.76% 1947 1947 25, ■ , Bid bO-86 1948 " bO/82 1947 4. 1947 December Panama Canal 3s .v at purchase Ask 99.30 1955-1953 Federal Home Loan Banks— 99.4 1953-1951 r~~ 100% 100 91 'A 56% '75 38 Bonds— 3.50 (Colo)— mtge__ Obligations Of Government Agencies Federal §1% 103 —100 preferred Pitney Bowes 4'A% pfd Public Service (Indiana)— 41 y2 88'A 1987 Pennsylvania Electric 2%s_ -1976 Philadelphia El Pwr 2%s— -1975 252 39% 25 3'/aS 50 50% 102 ~ 27/as 12y2 Tel 94 49 1—• Robertshaw-rltn Controls 52 20 Morgan (J P) & Co Inc National City Bank & Ask Bid 92 pfd_100 preferred 3.70% 1976 27/aS Par Pennsylvania Electric— -1980 Pacific Tel 51 '/2 54% 10 Bank 25 71 10 Fiduciary Trust First 15 k—17, 3s_1982 264 10 Manufacturers Trust Co Trust Co—— 33 " Public Service— 3.90% 100 99 1977 Pacific Pwr & Light 3'As— -1977 180 190 100 Trust England Tel & Tel Pacific Gas & Elec 100 Irving Trust Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust 30% England Gas & Elec— 4%% Ask 100 National . Ohio Public Service 2%s Bid .41% 20 Fulton 66% 2.50 Fire $1.90 preferred $2 preferred Kentucky Utilities 4%% Detroit Edison 2%s New Par Grace 50 " 63% Birmingham Elec $4.20 pfd—100. Connecticut Light & Power— 97% Duquesne Trust Shares— City Banks & Trust Cos. Bid 46'A .—10 Stocks— Ask Bid Arkansas Pow & Lt 27/aS North 23 '/a 550 8.46 13.19 Co__10 31% 535 16.37 12.08 Manhattan 100 Security Issues 18.85 15.22 Independence Trust Shares Par the Accident Westchester 34'% Recent 9.70 17.27 1 Kentucky Utilities 3s of Haven Travelers Ohio B<»nk 12% Surety New 8.30 14.92 New York 20 5 21.91 23.20 Amer 28% 18 6.56 7.59 20.05 28.45 Trustee 26% 10 87c 1 1 E 5 4 10 Fire 10 Bonds— Series 2 ( N Y) (Texas) (Paul) 4'A 33 31 19.49 Unit Type Trusts— Diversified Reinsurance Corp 50 95% 151 10 21.83 6.00 Wall Street Investing Corp Wellington Fund Whitehall Fund Inc World Investment Trust Providence-Washington 3 'A 5 49.50 17.83 : 85 Accident 82c 21.17 Union Common Stock Fund B_1 Union Preferred Stock Fund—1 51" 81 7.08 74c 46.50 Union Bond Fund series A_. Series B 71 92% Hartford Steamboiler lnspect-10 1 101 48 50% 47 12.19 10c Preferred 146 10 11.27 Corp.* Series Falls 28% 68 51.04 Investors Street 97 Co 47% 2 Vat Amer Shares Indemnity 10 Fire Pacific 73 10 Pacific 70 25 49 3A 20 Phila_. of 7'A 12.50 29% . 27% 51.04 13.67 com 10 Hampshire Fire • new 26.08 Fund Brunswick New Hartford 21.27 Stocks)—1 Assn Hanover com Stks)_l com (Appreciation S-4 1 Clark & Investment 19.09 (Income S-3 Fire Fireman's Fd of San Fran 9.81 pfd Stocks) 1 ( Appreciation pfd Stks)_l < Quality oommon Stks)_l K-2 New New York Fire 5% -10 Fidelity & Deposit of Globe & Republic 3.14 29'A 67 10 11.41 1 27'A 73 4% .10 Federal of 16.06 2 Casualty 70 26% Fire 14.94 30.21 Invest Management Fund Inc—1 Investment Co of America.. Employees Group Employers Reinsurance. General Reinsurance Corp Gibraltar Fire & Marine 20 Amsterdam Thoenix Franklin 5 5% 31% 63% 10 "Firemen's 1 4% 29 10 Casualty 7.66 Trading Sovereign Group shares Group shares Continental 5.48 (Geo) Fund Republic Invest Fund 47 44 2 10 Life Crum & Forster Inc Glens & lo Liberty 10 York General 10.41 .'Standard Utilities Aviation of New 9.22 5.00 28% 5 North 6.99 equipment Scudder, Stevens Investors 6.49 26% 5 Fire. 8.41 Railroad 1.71 — _ _ 12.07 4.70 4.46 15.70 5.92 Tobacco 5.13 — _ 2.60 8.81 11.01 Steel 4.32 — Railroad 7.80 4.10 _ 5.67 2.38 shares 8.25 10.48 14.33 7.61 — 9.56 Utility 7.19 — 11.91 8.04 5.22 — 8.84 6'A (Detroit)—10 Casualty National Union Fire 10.35 10.87 X9.25 snares 11.96 8.07 9.44 stock Machinery Merchandising shares- _ 10.91 equipment 29% 28% 5'A 25 Shippers 11.25 Insurance shares— shares shares National 11.35 5.93 _ (Medium & 10.60 7.12 28'A 26% National Fire National 34% 2% Boston 10.36 11.20 5 5 4 Y 10 Bankers 10.21 Corporate bond series Institutional Securities Ltd— B-2 Baltimore American 10.56 9.32 Chemical Ir.come Foundation Fund Inc B-l 7.97 9.64 _ 6.84 6.56 shares 18 58% 31% 21% New 7.88 10.34 shares 16 56% 14 51'A 20% 17% 30 7.27 Equipment shares Bank Reserve American Surety Automobile 5.38 16% 28 13 49'A 5 Assur Mfrs Fire N 10 lo ;2% Reinsurance 25'A 10 Bonding Fire & 10 American 1 Merchant Merch 37 preferred Massachusetts 10'/a 16 12% 95'A 34 Casualty common—1 25 4.30 15.83 6.63 _ Bond (Newark 3.80 Automobile shares Incorporated American of 9'/a 14% 92'A i„'20 preferred 11 5 14.76 45.68 shares _ Fidelity & Casualty_5 Inc— 6.41 utility Equitable. American 5.01 — Common American 8.63 Industrial Machinery Tobacco American Casualty— 7.03 42.48 Institutional bond shares shares- —5 5.78 23 '/2 10 America Jersey Insurance of N Y Maryland 4.33 11.10 _ Administered Steel Convertible 10.13 New York Stocks 5.46 stock Prior 36% Agriculture Equipment Railroad 20% 34 7.26 shares RR 19 „4 6.83 shares Railroad .10 6.30 Electrical Petroleum — American Automobile. 5.82 Ask 65 6.29 Building supply Chemical Mining 62% American Alliance 15.17 Building shares Merchandise —25 3.64 5.22 Corp Aviation shares Investing 41% 4.95 5.94 shares bond 39 % Life 8.03 13.34 Agricultural shares General —10 Bid 5 North of Agricultural 2 Investors Trust Fully 42'/2 Insur Co 7.10 5.20 Bank stock— Food Home 45 3.89 Stock Series Selected Group Series Low Priced Com Stock Series. New England Fund 1 Group Securities— Automobile Par 82 Aetna A—2 Inc shares Ask 79 —10 7.46 * Investors Fundamental 1.90 291/2 Bid -10 3.26 Industrial 26.31 Par Aetna Casual & Surety- 7.26 Series Stock Series 15.21 10 5 Companies 6.46 Series Series 24.37 Financial Industrial Fund Inc lc Insurance — 4.47 Bond Stock * First 62 4.80 Aetna Insurance Series 1 Fund 28 60% 100 4.97 6.79 Speculative Stock Fund preferred Securities— series Income Fidelity Fund Inc 4.35 4.51 Balanced shares National Investors Corp National Security Series— & Howard— Eaton shares shares Common 16.64 25c Fund Shares Ask 27 Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— 6.32 Commonwealth Invest Delaware 15.02 3,080 Preferred Dividend 30.50 com—100 2,980 Securities * 4.92 * 5 Bond Boston Fund Bid Chicago Rock Island & Pacific— 102 4.19 4% Stocks— Ask 100% 4.76 5% 4 * Blair & Co Bid Bonds- Chicago Rock Island & Pacific— 4.70 5'/a Home Furnishings shares Non-Ferrous Metals 4.26 1 1 Beneficial Corp and if issued) 104.04 Managed Funds— .Automobile shares 4.17 as Ask 101.96 Business series A Fund Bid • Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund Loomis Sayles Second Fund 5.56 Associated Standard Oilstocks Axe-Houghton (When, Par 32 30 1 American Business Shares Reorganization Rails Ask Bid J)0.84 0.76% . b0!85 " 1947 1948 Bid 0.78% As'r .. '""*b0,85 1948 I 1 15, 22, 19, 1948 b0.90 1948 0.79% .i.v./ii'",,, ; 1 **&$&&& point 0.86% 1 ' 1 •' 1 11 [ ' Maturity— Int. Rate ISept. 15, 1948 tOct I. . Bid 1%% 100.3924 1948 1%3 Jan. 1, 1% Ask .4166 99.9899 .0153 100.0160 1949 wi .0375 .. « Maturity— Certificates t%s Dec. of 1, 1947 *%s Jan. 1, t%s Feb. Dollar Price 100 Pins Indebtedness— Bid Ask 100.0148 Maturity— Dollar Price 100 Plus Certificates of Indebtedness— t%S Mar. 1, 1948 t%5 Apr. 1, 1948 *7/8S June 1948 t%s July 1, 1948 Series F t%s July 1, 1948 Series G *%s July 1, 1948 Series H 1948 100.0113 .0197 la Oct. 1, 1, 1948 100.0016 .0111 Is Oct. 1, 1948 Series K » ... 1948 Series J Bid Ask 99.9998 0106 100.0035 .0141 99.9695 .9851 99.9531 a Odd lot sale (not included .9719 99.9902 .0156 (not w included ,ln, year's 1 When Issued, x range). -*t Ex-stoek Ex-dividend. kRemoved dividend. d Deferred delivery «ales ((hot to Stock (Un) Unlisted Exchange. issue, rCash sales wd When delivered, ^Ex-rights. .9715 99.9540 bBid yield price, Included to year's range), eEx-interest. /fFlat price, .9711 99.9536 iiTyear's rahge). 99.9910 .0163 •No dividend. par value, tin defaultriThese bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. lEx-liquidattog Volume 166 THE Number 4649 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2139) Week Ended Nov. 1947 Third Federal Reserve Bank clearings this week will show compared with increase an year a based us, telegraphic advices from the chief upon for all cities of the United States from which it is 915,000 1,090,793 possible to obtain weekly clear¬ Our prelim¬ inary total stands at $15,988,664,463 against $13,311,798,376 for the same week in At this center there is a 1944 $ 1,395,982 1,081,856 823,677 2,707,664 824,000,000 2,688,271 —34.5 714,645 0.8 902,487 + 30.4 577,875 934,423 + 26.8 2,131,661 856,000,000 3,530,370 3.9 706,000,000 2,213,583 802,000,000 + 31.3 2,135,952 2,306,257 5,228,098 2,944,824 Philadelphia Reading 1946. 1945 Dec. c/o 4,524,132 2,587,834 + 15.6 13.8 4,050,232 2,127,023 4,603,265 Chester year. 15 or District—Philadelphia— + 11.0 2,608,377 3,739,549 2,183,536 2,255,284 Bethlehem cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Nov. 22, clearings ings will be 20.1% above those of the corresponding week last $ Inc. ago. Pennsylvania—Altoona Preliminary figures compiled by 1946 $ THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS 47 1,073,768 — Lancaster' 3,432,871 Scranton Wilkes-Barre York + + + 720,338 1,392,416 Delaware—Wilmington 8,125,474 New Jersey—Trenton Our com¬ gain for the week ended Friday of 42.7%. parative summary for the week follows: 4,148,614 7,541,240 6,463,321 6,667,500 893,407,784 858,166,770 + 6,377,776 153,196,827 + 27.8 + 0.3 123,848,810 5,640,595 149,336,664 276,367,373 + 6.2 215,683,434 18,505,300 259,631,561 21,221,200 Total (11 cities) 7.7 4,986,912 3.1 4,864,951 l6Xl5~500 4.1 + — 731,100,115 827,860,888 Clearings—Returns by Telegraph Week Ended Nov. 22 * 1946 1947 New York $7,853,599,846 $5,504,740,070 Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland- +42.7 Ohio—Canton Chicago 593,803,837 +16.5 1,083,000,000 747,000,000 +45.0 539,946,646 400,761,307 +37.2 319,845,015 274,492,607 +16.5 329,300,000 278,800,000 +18.1 381,986,000 355,950,000 + 319,155,911 230,543,368 +38.4 369,588,151 245,010,732 Boston- , Cincinnati ; St. LOUIS— San Francisco - — Pittsburgh Cleveland - .' Baltimore 240,315,195 166,904,396 Columbus $8,798,006,317 other cities, five days 2,984,590,008 2,342,888,330 +27.4 five days $15,113,038,011 $11,140,894,647 875,626,452 Total Fifth Federal West * issue of next week. our ends Saturday and the Saturday figures are Total In the elaborate detailed we able to are Sixth Federal ended Nov. 15. For as the week not available at time of going to press. has to be estimated. statement, however, which we present further below, give final and complete results for the week previous that week there an was of increase — the week 4.0%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $13,017,854,647 against $12,516,022,568 in the the bank Outside of this city there was a gain of 8.9%, week in 1946. same clearings at this center having recorded a loss of 0.7%. decrease of 0.5% a (including this city) but in the Boston Reserve of 2.4% and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 4.1%. District are the totals an increase In the Cleveland Reserve larger by 8.5%, in the Richmond Reserve District by 2.6% and in the Atlanta Reserve a the totals show the totals show District District by 9.9%. The Chicago Reserve District enjoys gain of 9.7%, the St. Louis Reserve District of 24.2% and the Minneapolis Reserve District of 10.6%. ment of In the Kansas City Reserve District the totals show an improve¬ 13.0%, in the Dallas Reserve District of 18.1% 8.5 599,897,974 755,026,646 2,828,832 2,285,614 10,190,000 119,560,248 of 185,388,744 66,697,452 67,634,678 398,215,885 388,306,194 Columbia—Washington, and in the San Francisco Week - Ended Federal 3d 4th Cleveland Richmond 6th Atlanta 7th 1945 $ Dec. % $ St. Louis— Minneapolis 7 10th Kansas 15,581,622 14,108,744 + 10.4 54,349,138 + 22.3 46,412,829 51,534,228 211,800,000 + 16.4 167,700,000 198,200,000 4,729,351 4,011,227 3,407,793 68,416,126 + 17.9 3,021,305 75,613,182 6,214,948 Augusta Macon 4,013,037 Florida—Jacksonville 73,480,220 Alabama—Birmingham 87,972,487 Mobile 6,862,676 Mississippi—Vicksburg Louisiana—New 544,089 101,468,161 (10 cities) 459,986 114,524,425 607,633,863 Orleans 552,905,569 Seventh Federal Reserve Michigan—Ann add 2,883,955 54,349,324 60,090,517 + 16.3 64,759,868 67,884,372 + 10.4 + 18.3 4,836,624 361,528 —11.4 97,568,344 470,757 108,904,232 9.9 453,483,018 513,322,854 + 6,182,131 1,402,383 I,466,388 Rapids Lansing Indiana—Fort Wayne 11,243,198 9,244,534 + 21.6 7,261,336 6,892,352 6,159,720 6,333,938 6,031,135 + 2.1 4,033,929 5,107,811 4,294,288 41,616,000 Indianapolis 54,885,000 South 5,847,510 13,897,411 54,855,948 Bend Terre Haute Wisconsin—Milwaukee Iowa—Cedar Des Rapids 3,853,126 Moines Sioux 28,361,433 City 13,867,942 Illinois—Bloomington 878,979 '723,218 5,348,465 50,635,000 4,776,766 + 18.4 4,220,139 8.4 37,558,000 + 22.4 3,216,007 3,702,005 12,241,820 + 13.5 12,048,307 10,448,369 52,296,296 + 4.9 41,072,047 45,435,510 3,652,054 23,876,831 II,817,363 + 1,161,291 1,109,711 Chicago 753,494,641 688,082,732 3,443,791 3,646,248 11,271,805 12,537,098 4.4 — + 5.5 2,265,582 2,349,453 + 18.8 18,423,551 16,175,303 + 17.3 8,013,357 7,467,783 + 4.6 887,030 807,678 + 9.5 586,899,761 5.6 3,693,015 630,495,659 3,788,935 — + 11.2 8,253,994 10,252,431 3,038,776 4,560,380 4,259,493 + 7.1 2,771,637 3,461,813 3,259,222 + 6.2 3,154,081 2,781,999 979,366,623 893,015,863 + 9.7 744,650,752 795,377,570 215,100,000 85,984,712 (17 $ cities) + 4.1 731,100,115 827,860,886 + 8.5 216,400,000 + 19.8 706,531,414 599,897,974 194,600,000 755,026,646 Kentucky—Louisville 115,902,621 97,299,684 + 19.1 79,188,192 388,306,194 + 2.6 324,057,648 351,267,139 125,596,328 89,908,004 + 39.7 75,629,337 *76,338,438 552,905,569 + 9.9 453,483,018 513,322,854 Tennessee—Memphis Illinois—Quincy 2,414,910 1,552,696 + 55.5 1,617,000 J;i,397,000 893,015,863 503,113,859 405,160,384 +24.2 351,034,529 378,820,150 + 9.7 744,650,752 795,377,570 405,160,384 + 24.2 351,034,529 + 10.6 258,628,840 Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis— Missouri—St. Louis 259,200,000 378,820,150 337,589,136 251,886,328 433,481,958 383,748,568 + 13.0 301,819,019 341,107,793 282,401,232 239,060,300 + 18.1 188,533,066 193,845,548 695,028,300 642,220,156 + 8.2 543,250,109 658,649,344 13,017,854,647 6,690,455,760 our 2,663,221 7.4 District—Chicago- 12,516,022,568 6,146,215,083 4.0 + 8.9 + 10,896,080,016 5,113,993,571 11,993,392,272 5,754,312,518 Total (4 cities) Ninth Federal Reserve District—Minneapolis— Minnesota—Duluth 7,675,628 St. 7,423,230 + 3.4 255,628,589 235,159,862 + 85,482,986 Minneapolis 74,790,439 Paul detailed statement showing the figures for each city for the 6,854,005 5,611,395 8.7 179,837,823 171,552,553 + 14.3 57,263,763 59,628,129 North Dakota—Fargo 7,873,571 24.4 4,684,880 4,497,081 Dakota—Aberdeen 3,649,448 6,329,750 3,027,917 + South + 20.5 1,693,232 1,844,546 4,311,204 3,522,817 + 22.4 2,791,756 2,672,335 8,678,750 7,335,121 + 18.3 5,503,381 6,080,289 373,300,176 337,589,136 + 10.6 258,628,840 251,886,328 275,239 267,474 364,216 4,886,590 80,292,284 2,784,179 Montana—Billings Helena now 17.8 + Arbor Grand Total 503,113,859 Outside New York City. We 3,334,516 + 473,431,367 + — II —112 cities Total 13,838,146 979.366,623 II 10 Francisco 11,809,975 1944 373,300,176 II 6 351,267,139 607,633,863 II 10 City 11th Dallas 57,032,510 324,057,648 6,452,796,647 398,215,885 If 4 + 436,594,783 766,336,233 II 17 190,971,864 57,326,122 5,963,030,163 858,166 770 II 10 —- 161,133,247 2.6 + 2.4 893,407,784 II 6 5.3 1.4 0.1 + — 0.5 498,915,211 6,610,403,003 II 7 : Chicago 8th 12th San Inc. or 510,941.607 H 11 Philadelphia 6th 9th 1946 6,574,627,127 II 12 2,781,763 90,289,976 2,799,214 Springfield $ 12 cities __ York New 8,372,000 92,980,680 Rockford CLEARINGS 1947 15 Reserve Districts lit Boston 2d Nov. BANK 1,801,575 8,100,000 0.6 66,482,220 Georgia—Atlanta Peoria OF 1,735,836 11.4 246,500,000 Nashville Decatur Reserve District of 8.2%. SUMMARY + Reserve District—Atlanta- Tennessee—Knoxville Total 3,246,910 + 23.8 — We group the cities according to the Federal Reserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District + 3,250,620 195,212,116 (6 cities) cases 706,531,414 11,347,000 Maryland—Baltimore +20.1 Accordingly, in the above, the last day of the week in all 2,426,715 3,947,663 312,822,248 118,879,865 South Carolina—Charleston +35.7 inasmuch 2,866,480 4,260,392 230,124,905 — Richmond District We cannot furnish them today, 3.8 + 14.1 Virginia—Norfolk —59.7 Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will appear in + 237,074,642 Reserve District—Richmond— Virginia—Huntington $15,988,664,463 $13,311,798,376 Total all cities for week + 17.1 6,069,308 766,336,233 (7 cities) 2,170,903,729 day + 25.8 3,321,988 270,520,669 Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh +37.8 Total all cities, 24,123,500 6,297,550 Youngstown +44.0 $12,128,448,003 All Cities, one 4,608,653 7.3 cities, five days U 153,628.261 293,513,463 30,336,400 3,889,598 Cleveland Mansfield Kansas City Ten 8,150,292 +50.8 691,711,239 Philadelphia Total (7 cities) week ended Nov. 15 for four years: Week Tenth Ended Nov. Clearings at— $ 1946 $ Inc. or Dec. % Federal Reserve District—Kansas 15 " 1947 1945 $ 1944 $ Nebraska—Fremont 1,962,902 — Massachusetts—Boston , Lowell + 10.5 1,011,133 4,268,083 + 12.3 3,449,036 427,760,663 — Pall River— 1,776,108 4,795,011 — Portland 1,843,403 — 422,358,025 1,831,182 + + 759,584 676,677 2,128,598 1,796,935 + Springfield 7,519,860 6,629,350 Worcester 5,553,158 5,184,675 — New Bedford Connecticut—Hartford New — — 22,304,348 —- Haven > 0.7 + 12.3 374,910,236 1,187,517 4,162,181 407,734,528 1,631,531 862,902 668,783 1,827,053 1,623,747 + 13.4 6,016,913 7.1 3,898,653 4,413,547 + 17,225,459 7,277,980 7,450,747 3.0 17,928,600 20,211,000 8,286,461 24,455,700 1,303,025 1,210,470 + 7.7 •999,301 510,941,607 Total (12 cities)-*.. 498,915,211 + 2.4 436,594,783 473,431,367 7,250,653 r ^ {2 York—Albany. 823,297 New 2,176,865 80,710,000 Newark Northern New (12 cities) 6,369,807,485 19,010,144 + 10,583,206 8,961,792 728,707 Jersey. + 32.9 10,755,091 . 1,805,755 12,496,222 Jersey—Montclair 0.5 20,227,858 Connecticut—Stamford 0.7 + 6,327,398,887 York. Syracuse Total 2,024,719 64,450,937 + 1,704,083 2,399,935 Rochester New + 19.2 2,565,254 83,517,814 1,711,933 Jamestown + 15.5 78,369,442 284,211,200 St. Joseph 11,290,692 1,936,602 Colorado—Colorado Springs Pueblo Total 10,131,224 1,980,321 1,589,127 1,851,232 433,481,958 (10 cities) Eleventh Federal Reserve 383,748,568 + 27.8 3,460,786 + 19.3 7,252,992 + 11.5 197,586,179 + 11.4 6,989,108 + 21.9 1,433,131 7.0 1,400,277 1,344,165 1,207,093 +13.0 301,819,019 341,107,793 + 6,556,105 236,642,017 6,713,670 District—Dallas—* 718,252 41,769,038 Texas—Austin Dallas 38,718,388 50,447,414 48,036,080 6,574,627,127 6,610,403,003 1,016,021 1,360,651 1,569,878 1,543,918 0.7 5,782,086,445 6,239,079,754 6.4 14,522,901 17,054,851 + 18.1 8,376,971 7,799,803 + 20.0 7,943,856 6,799,958 1.5 630,086 666,298 — + + +' — 7.9 31,944,156 5.0 41,422,767 5,963,030,163 6,452,796,647 3,173,902 159,262,000 20,039,044 19,298,410 9,919,384 282,401,232 239,060,300 4,962,000 - 3,117,561 Louisiana—Shreveport (6 cities) 6,156,959 193,045,000 + 5.7 3,529,000 + 12.8 2,504,228 + 13.6 6,962,829 3,314,356 1,961,531 6,835,349 +18.1 188,533,066 193,8*5,548 + Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San Francisco Washington—Seattle 92,770,616 Utah—Salt Lake City California—Long Beach 90,779,684 3,988,362 2.2 5.8 92,109,348 3,576,268 106,258,856 + 99,335,937 + 41.6 73,342,758 102,676,101 49,957,464 Oregon—Portland + 4,220,023 140,641,080 Yakima 41,508,026 + 20.4 32,125,614 34,762,762 10,059,242 Francisco San Jose 8,468,166 8,435,101 Pasadena 7,673,751 367,413,789 365,953,000 11,012,535 695,028,300 - Barbara Stockton Total (10 cities) Grand Total (112 cities) Outside New York 12,516,022,568 6,690,455,760 6,146,215,083 3,856,938 8,122,301 - + 18.8 8,368,083 3,527,733 9,194,964 9.9 5,770,429 5,614,868 0.4 309,503,754 379,483,000 0.2 + 10,993,621 3,530,028 8,528,792 642,220,156 13,017,854,647 Santa 8,952,653 8,260,983 2,834,594 9.3 2,741,741 4.8 6,759,461 6,035,483 543,250,109 658,649,344 4.0 10,896,080,016 11,993,392,272 .+. 8.9 5,113,993,571 5,754,312,518 8.2 — - 51,847,438 0.5 4,288,965 151,209,000 + 24.7 29,515,770 San 36,657,120 5.5 + 18.3 23,669,303 4,696,000 2,762,740 8,730,298 6,497,517 228,389,000 — Galveston Total —21.8 3,058,122 _IV City Wichita Falls 24,974,750 84,103,637 Buffalo Missouri—Kansas Fort Worth York— 19,530,283 Blnghamton Elmira 95,116,956 4,722,409 8,746,777 254,856,270 6,034,632 10,434,928 Wichita 6,890,764 — rrMsw 361,049 4,690,816 18,021,727 9.1 + 36.1 11,279,055 Hampshire—Manchester Kansas—Topeka + 34.3 + 13.7 5,806,869 + 18.5* 23,732,000 Rhode Island—Providence Mew 20,441,545 1.3 883,410 + 18.5 398,344 5,973,168 109,837,082 Omaha ' 363,061 534,964 6,791,208 Lincoln il Maine—Bangor City— 430,329 Hastings + —— — W 48 & COMMERCIAL THE (2140) FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Company and Issue— Condition Statement of Member Banks The condition statement of weekly reporting member System in leading cities following principal changes for the week ended Nov. 12: An increase of $181,000,000 in commer¬ hanks of the shows Federal Reserve the cial, industrial, and agricultural loans, decreases of $161,000,000 in holdings of Treasury certificates of indebted¬ ness and $177,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted, and an increase of $149,000,000 in borrowings. Commercial, industrial, and agricultural loans in¬ creased $104,000,000 in New York City, $16,000,000 in the Cleveland District, and $10,000,000 in the Dallas District. Unans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying {government securities increased $45,000,000, and loans to others for the same purpose decreased $16,000,000. Loans to banks decreased $64,000,000. New York City and hanks, and decreased $31,000,000 in the Chicago District. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness de¬ creased $102,000,000 in New York City, $36,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $23,000,000 in the Boston District, -and increased $21,000,000 in the St. Louis District. Hold¬ ings of Treasury notes decreased $87,000,000. Holdings •of United States Government bonds decreased $67,000,000 in New York City and increased in nearly all districts; at all reporting member banks there was a net increase of $10,000,000. Demand deposits adjusted decreased $114,000,000 in the City of Chicago, $76,000,000 in the Boston District, and $69,000,000 in New York City, and increased $32,000,000 in the Atlanta District. Changes in other deposit categories were relatively small. Borrowings increased $46,000,000 in New York City, $42,000,000 in the City of Chicago and $17,000,000 each in the Richmond and Kansas City districts. A summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting jnember banks follows: (In millions of dollars) Inc. (+) or Dec. (-—) Since Nov. 12, Nov. 5, 1947 1947 and Investments—total 64.937 brokers to and 27 — 186 + 3,692 + 181 + 3,040 dealers Home 1579 444 for + 45 + 1 pur¬ Other obligations securities — 551 Indiana U. S. Government Other obligations 458 securities 12 Other loans bills certificates + 985 64 — + 23 + 807 indebtedness of notes 2,262 + 161 — & 1st lien Gas lien & & ref. ext. Federal Reserve — 34 768 222 New Orleans, domestic New York 1st Collateral bonds, trust Dividends first interbank and U. S. which Any time $2004 1 * 1916 Dec + 98 + 66 + 81 + 51 177 + 1,193 1 + 646 — + 12 — 2,551 3 + — 100 17 + 1 149 + 78 except Then Name of $Vol. J Vol. 165. called under Which the details this for provisions. NOTICES American Date General Corp., common stock Buildings Co., 1st mtge. bds., Sugar Co., preferred stock Curtiss-Wright National Union Corp., class A Page Dec 1 stock 1469 1 1990 Dec due 31 1960_Dec 1 1991 Dec Terminal Caribbean 3 * trust bonds, ser. A, due 1954 Dec 22 * 3%-6 9c bonds, series A, due 2030_Dec 15 1996 12-12 11-28 12-11 12- 12-20 12-10 Aluminum Co. (year-end) Goods Mfg. Co. 11-26 11-26 Extra 75c 1-31 1-14 100% 12-10 11-24 30c 12-15 12- Aluminum One Industries additional Page preferred Beverage 20c prior Car Co. & Casualty Quarterly Co. & Colortype Export Fork Stamping Stores preferred prior preferred Power Gas & * due 1966—Dec Bpalding Beau 1 1997 Beech Trust Co. Furniture Y.) (quar.) notes Brummell Creek Ties, 1894 Berghoff Brewing Bingham Herbrand Nov 24 1792 1259 convertible debentures, due 1948 31 Aircraft Corp. Dec 1 1835 1- 2 12-16 Davison 12- Day 2 12- 2 1 Oil & Class Dewey & 12-15 Ami Co., class A B 12- 1 12- of (s-a) Extra Scryraser Co Manufacturing Co. (year-end) $1.50 11-25 11-28* 11-14 11-29 12-15 12- 2^c 12-31 12-18 12- 1 Inc.— A (quar.) 12 Vic 1 (quar.) quar,) 12-10) 10c (increased quar.) 12-22 12- 2 lc (quar.) class A 12-15 12- 1. 12-15 12- 1 (increased quar.) Co. 1- 2 11-29 1- .2 11-29 25c 1 Oil 50c 30c 15c (quar.) Almy 1- 2 1- 2 11-23 12-15 11-29 11-29) 25c Cement Corp. (Walt) (E. prefened Ltd. (accum.) (ordinary) $3.50 East Coast I.) 1- 2 12-13 12-24 11-24 12-15 12-10 12- J. 75c 12-12 12- 1 $2 12-13 11-24 $1.12Va 1-24 87V2c ; 1-24 11-29 de Nemours & Co.:— (quar.) Public Inc., 4 Vz % pfd. (quar.), 1- 9 1- 9 $1.12Vi 1- 12-30 12- $1.75 12- l 11-12 $1.50 12- 1 11-12 1 12-16 Service— liquidating stock dividend shares of $10 par common East Electric Co. for each share held). East St. 1 15c Co. Bradstreet, First 11-28 Ji5c Company preferred & 12- 12-15 7V2% (year-end) preferred (quar.) $4.50 11-24 12-10 12Vic 37Vic (interim) (quar.) Common Dun 11-29 12-10 Productions, Inc.— convertible Pont , 12-15 15c (quar.) (quar.) 11-29 35c (quar.) Co 12-15 50c Chemical 12-20 12-15 12-13 12-19 12-30 $1 1 11-20 1 2 25c 11-18 1 12- 12- 1- 5 1 12- 12-15 25c 12- 12- 12-29 $2.50 (year-end) Foundry 12-15 2 11-28 3 Driver-Harris 12- 12-10 11-14 12-15 1- 1 11-18 12-31 11-25 11-15 Iron Stores 6% 25c 12-15 1 12- 1 12-15 12- 12-19 12-16 11-29 2 35c Dobeckmun 12- 6 1- 1 (increased 11-29 $2 1- 12- 12-26 America- J$1 $1.25 Corp.-Seagrams 15c of interest 12-15 12-15 Co., 50c Trust 3 2 25c 50c (extra) beneficial 12- 1- I (quar.) Distillers 2 11-2(1 12-15 11-28 Distillers 12- 11-20 1 1-31 5 12-16 1 12- 10c 11-29 $1 11-20 12- 11-28 $1 (extra) 12-12 1 12-31 12-26 1 2 25c Corp. 40c 12- 112- 25c 50c 12-20 1 12- Extra 12Vic 12-20 12- 12-10 (Kansas) Co. B Co 12-30 11-28 11-15 Portland 12-15 12-12 12-15 1 Alkali 12-30 11-28 12-12 Diamond $1.50 5 12-12 11-20 12Vic 12- (accum.) Extra Devonian Inc (quar.) 11-15 62'/2c Extra Disney pfd. 1 11-29 30c Raynolds, 1 (quar.) 12- lc 12- preferred 1 12-11 (quar.) Mortgage & Realty 12-16 (quar.)_ 12- 12- Extra Diana common 12-11 12-10 (quar.) Properties Gray Detroit Diamond Corp., 8 $1.3216 Inc. Fund, Monte Detroit au 12- 20c preferred Mines, Inc. 1 (year-end) 8 12-15 America— Inc. Chemical 12- (year-end) 8 12- 25c Extra 12- 2 11-26 12- 12-15 $2.50 (extra) 11-28 1- 12-15 12-15 (initial) Cutler-Hammer, 11-20 (increased quar.)___ 1 62Vic (quar.) Del of of 12-15 15c Bond Investment Boss 12-16 12-16 Corp. convertible Borne 12-16 2 1- 11-26 35c 12-10 2 12-10 12- 11-26 12-15 75c preferred Industries, convertible 2 1- 1-2 11-12 75c (year-end) (quar.)., Inc. (Helena) 11-28 Extra 1989 Press, 1- 2 1 12-13 12-15 $1.25 40c 1 1936—Dec Cuneo 1- 1- (quar.) common preferred Co. 10c Extra units Steel preferred 37'/2c Railroad Dec 1350 5% 12-10 12- Corp.— convertible Crucible $1.50 2 (annual).. (quar.) preferred 25c (quar.) (quar.) Packing Co. Bell Page 1-8 1- 11-12 Light & Power Co. Corp Petroleum 50c Inc. 1894 1 12-11 2 1-20 1 12- 1 90c preferred Corp., Co. convertible Cosden 50c Cigars, 1 Jan 2 2- 45c (quar.) Industries Dec Date conv. Light Corp.— Serial class A stock, optional dividend ser. of American Department Stores Corp. of Pa.— 2- $1 (N. 1894 Power & 10c 40c 1 12-12 12- $1 (quar.) $2.50 $1.25 $1.75 Birmingham Water Works, 6% Company and Issue— Co., 1* Derby (quar.) 12- 12-10 12-30* 11-28 11-28 12-12 12-31 12- Devoe 11-28 12-19 Securities, (quar.) 1-15 12-15 (year-end) Standard Rendering Co. 12-15 50c 12-19 25c (year-end) Copperweld Steel Co., common (quar.) 5% 1 12-20 — Bay Lumber Co. 5% 2 ap¬ (quar.) Power Grocers $1 23c 11-24 1- 12-15 1" 5 12-15 12-10 12- 12- $37.60 2 12-15 11-24 11-29 12- 1- Steel 11-23 12-19 12-15 12Vic Oil 1 (Phila.) Utilities Continental 11-28 common & Gas Continental 12- 11-28 2 Coos 12-12 12-19 2 1* 12-20 8 1-8 11-28 1- 12-15 $1 12- 1- 12- 40c 2 $1 1-15 $1.12V2 1- 2-1 12-19 $1.12V2 12-15 12-29 (quar,)__ 11-20 (quar.) $2.25 $1.47 pfd. 12-18 1 (quar.) $1.50 (accum.) 4,/2% 1 12-24 12- C Consumers Del RR $1.50 1 preferred preferred 11-28 Hydro-Electric, Class 5% 12-29 shares 1 Bon preferred $1.26 Point Dec ENTIRE ISSUE CALLED Consolidated 5 12- 12 Vic iquar.) non-cum. Consolidated 12-26 12-10 12-15 $1 Co. Common Delaware Extra 5% 12-12 45c Extra 1894 12-31 Telegraph— Refractories, Inc. 1790 1 (quar.) 12- 12-20 53 Vsc Subject to SEC Diversified $2.50 59%c (quar.) 12-15 75c 50c (year-end) Stamping Consolidated Gas Electric 25c (quar.) Dec debentures (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 1 Ltd., 4 Vz% 11-29 75c 30c Title Light 12-10 12-15 & Publications 12-20 Los Andes— Beech-Nut mtge. bonds, 4Vfe% series, due 1950— 1st mtge. bonds, series B, 4 Vi%, due 1950— 1st mtge. bonds, series C, 4V2%, due 1950 Poli-New England Theatres, Inc.— 1st mortgage bonds, due 1953 Co. Light Co., West Corp. 1892 Nast (Bait.), 11-29 12-20 $1 11-28 12-15 2 $3 12-31 25c 1 1- 25c iquar.) preferred (accum.) preferred 1st preferred 1 6% (quar.) (quar.) preferred Telephone & 15 Inc., common 2 12- $ 1.12Va $1.25 (year-end) com. Extra 4'!<, 25c Associated Mading Drug Stores Co., 5 % debentures, due 1961 Dec Metropolitan Ice Co., 7% 1st mtge. bonds, due 1954___Jan Midi RR. Co., 4% bonds, foreign series, due 1960 Dec 110 So. Pennsylvania Ave. Corp., 1st mtge. 6% inc. bds. Dec Co.. (quar.) 12- 12-17 $1.12'/2 proval. Common 12-2 12-15 12-12 25c 25c (quar.) (accum.) Commonwealth 1-15 2 11-24 15c Southern Corp.— & preferred 1-2 1- 11-29 50c (quar.) 12-13 5 Co. Shearing $ 1.12*/2 12- 11-24 11-24 $1.25 preferred 4 Vi % Commonwealth Consolidated 2 12-12 11-29 $1.25 (quar.) common common Connecticut 1- 12-12 20c Company, 1 5 1 $1.50 (quar.) (quar.) Quarries 1 5 1 1- 11-29 20c (quar.) common Graphite Bronze, preferred (quar.) 12- 12- 1- 1 50c quar.) (quar.) Cleveland Curtis Investment Bassett Paper (quar.) Co. Iron, preferred 12- Co.— convertible Basic American Cities (quar.!__ common Class B 1683 4 V2 % 2 12- 11-29 25c 2 2 11-29 12-10 $1.75 (quar.) Cliffs 1- 2 12-10 2 $1 preferred 1- 1- 10- 12- 12-31 inter¬ (year-end)_ com. (resumed $1.75 Telegraph Inc., $6 convertible prior preferred Armstrong Rubber Co., class A 1579 5% Conde $1.25 & beneficial Year-end Consolidated Co Co., of Co., Co., 1 1- 10-15 75c Co 12- 35c 12-15 87 Vic (quar.) Controller 2 Co.— 2 1-15 25c 1- 5c & 1 (quar.) (quar.) Castle 25c $1.75 prior convertible 29 & Bros., (quar.) (quar.) American Zinc Lead & Smelting, 1 2 1- 12-12 Trust— ctfs. Equipment 2 12- 5 $1.75 Co. New 90c preferred Bayuk 12- 5 12- 50c District Clark 4% (quar.) convertible Bankers (quar.),, common preferred A $2 Banco de preferred Ry., Clark 12-10 12-15 12- 2 10c common Water, 6% pfd. City Water Co. of Chattanooga— 5% preferred (quar.) $6 12-15 12-15 2 1- $1 $1.25 Extra Dec of Coleman 35c Surety 1st new Year-end City 11-20 1 l 1- 80c (quar.) Stamping 75c (quar.), (quar.) Refining Telephone Nov Service Auto 1 12-15 1- t62V2C $40c Year-end City 12- 50c pref. (year-end) Co. Sugar 43/4% 6% Securities Cleveland Lines, Ltd.— Woolen 1888 G.) Inc 4Vz% (quar.) Steamship American 1 Cities 11-20 12- 11-24 $37c America, Ohio preferred 7% 1 2 5 25c 87V2c common Hoe, American Armour of class Christiana 12- 1- 12- $1.75 (s-a) com. (initial) 12-19 30c (quar.) preferred preferred 1956,—Dec 334S, (year-end) Ltd., (s-a) Mfg. 50c President 4% est 1 12-31 1 11-28 15c Quarterly 1- 12-15 12- 12-10 Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR.— 12-19 $1.50 1 12-15 50c 1 1 12- $4 (quar.) common Produce 1- 4* 12-15 50c (quar.) convertible 12-19 $1.25 common Lines, & non-cum. 7% (A. Cigar, Co. Hawaiian 7% 3:/2% 1 12- 12-15 50c 25c (quar.) Extra — (quar.) preferred Bangor mtge. Pa.) (quar.) $4 Chesapeake & Cleveland 12- 11-24 12-10 (Toron¬ Corp. (extra) Corp. Transit, Commercial (Reading, Co., * 1st Mortgage Products, Chesebrough 12-19 12-15 1- 1 60c 12-19 12-15 12-15 12-20 34%c (quar.)___ Extra Charleston 1 $1.75 Extra 1349 1st Co., Chamberlin Co. 1 $4.50 1 t$1.121/a B & Burlap (quar.) Foundry Co. (resumed) Central Illinois Light Co., 4l/a% pfd. (quar.) Central Illinois Securities Corp.— $1.50 convertible preferred (accum.) Central Steel & Wire, 6% preferred (quar.l_ 1- 25c American 1785 Pittsburgh Steel Co.— (quar.) class Bag 1- Co.— (quar.) 10-16 15c Central 1- 15c Cigarette preferred 9 due Ltd., Co. preferred 5c (year-end) Foundry 11-24 $45c 5c (quar.) preferred American 31 stock I.) Food 5% (accum.) 11-29 12- $$2 preferred $2.25 preferred 12-19 12-15 $5 (quar.)___ (quar.) Plywood (J. 12-15 Corp.— preferred non-cum. 7% 1 2 75c Cascades 25c (s-a) convertible 6% 1- 1- 25c (William) 25c 4% 7% 75c 1 12-15 12-15 62c (year-end) Carter 25c Extra 26 preference (quar.) (quar.) 25c Extra Jan Ry., (irreg.) (quar.) Clas B Dec Northern — held one com preferred American Bemberg Corp., common American Corp., collateral trust 4s, Gerrard (S. A.) Co., preferred stock Hanna (M. A.) Co., $4.25 preferred stock dividend) for each convertible 6% Nov & (stock share Amalgamated Leather Cos., Atlas Date Coal 1 12-15 Cooper-Bessemer prior 1 12-15 1st mtge. 5 % deb. stock and bonds due 1959 Consolidated Grocers Corp., 3 Vz % debentures $3 12-18 25c Atlanta Company and Issue— Algoma Central Terminals. Ltd.— Corp., (irreg.) 1-10 40c Atlanta PARTIAL REDEMPTION pfd. com. City Products Corp., 4% preferred Holdert $1 Inc.- (Louis) $6 Philadelphia Transportation Co.— mortgage When Payable of Rec. tile 75c prefened Co., Permanent Preferred $1 (year-end) Associated Mortgage Corp.— 20-year collateral Corp. Extra Company and Issue— convertible 11-20 6 $1.75 common preferred 11-20 1 1- $1 $2.50 Cement Co., Bread Chicago are: 25c Mills, Allis Arkansas-Missouri OF TENDER 5V2% Central 11-28 $5 given in the "Chronicle." Forge (quar.) (quar.) Portland 1 12- $1.25 Timber & Co. preferred 7% 12- American redemption, fund Pacific ♦5 % week 'Year-end sinking California California - 12- Ltd.— (irreg.) Utilities, Case 7 15C Extra 12-15 5% number gives the location in page 995 12-22 7'r were 1 25c American The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the 1260 80c American called stocks common 1792 164. share Corporation American and including those 1 1- 11-25 11-25 50c receipts Carrier 2 2-25 12-15 12-15 $0,053 (Holding), deposit Power, Capital Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp. (year-end) Allen Industries, Inc., new com. (initial) American preferred preferred Ink 1894 Dec 50c American bonds, notes, 7% Wireless 4Vz % (quar.) American list of corporate Co., Land 1 1968 1 28'/8c Electric due Company American a (quar.) California 1996 Jan announced 3',2 '< Notices & 1 11-28 12- ioc (quar.) American Canada we Addressograph-Multigraph accounts, Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund common Water debs, due 1959_Jan 11-28 12-15 8% Extra dividends Cyanamid Special 17,997 (year-end) (quar.) Mfg. Co., Canada and 5s, issue. American during week receipts Iron G.) Company (resumed) Burrard Dry Dock, Ltd., class A (quar.) Bush Terminal Buildings, 7% pfd. (accum.) Camden declared. American + & preferred 4Vi% 1687 11-21 12-15 20c Brunner $2004 $2004 1 12-23 Ltd.— deposit (E. 5% dated Co., 6V2 % 1960, this Ce.anece, American Calaveras follow with a second table in show the dividends previously announced, but we American 14.532 Below will be found 1995 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 and Investment News Department" in the week when 425 47.275 Govt, 20 are current week. + — 4%-6% Dec grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced the we 249 2,483 accounts 1790 DIVIDENDS — 426 deposit 1891 31 11-21 12- $1.25 Brooke Cable 1 Dec 1 25c (quar.) Extra Butler Holdert 12- $1.75 Extra 4 V2 % 1.374 W. 1967—Jan 5s, due 1953 in Co Briggs & Stratton Corp. 1891 When Payable of Reo. 50c $2 Wharf Catelli 289 Foreign banks Borrowings P. due 1 Light, Heat & Power Co.— bonds, due 1948 Anytime due (quar.) Extra Boston to) •Announcement + — A. Jan Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Co., 6% preferred stock—Jan Theatre Properties (Hamilton), Ltd., 1st mortgage 5s__-Jan Welsbach Engineering & Management Corp.— 11 1,186 Piedmont bonds, due 1967 Electric mortgage 5V2S, — 10,002 demand 1356 Peoples Gas Co.— 1st share Trust California American Refractories North 401 Interbank demand deposits: Domestic banks to 1> Dec mortgage 5s, due 1948—_— 5% mortgage + deposits Horn bds., ser. A, due 1951 Co.— income Estate Bullard Co.— Gas & Gas American Government 1890 Texas & Mexico Ry.— American Book U. 1 Purchase money 4% bonds, due 1949 Any time Niagara Falls Hotel Corp., 4V2% mtge. bonds due 1950—Jan 1 10 banks Time 1890 Feb 1963 1 Co.— 6% Company Real British * Jan Lines, Inc., $2.50 preferred stock Non-cumulative 12,180 Banks deposits adjusted deposits, except Govt Elk 1950 bonds, ser. A, B and C, mtge. Amsterdam + 2,601 Liabilities- Coxrsol. due Vernon-Woodberry Mills, Inc.— 20-year 4% debentures, due 1966 3,077 872 with 15 Mount New 4,223 Demand Bush series A, 50-year 5% mtge. Moore-McCormack — Cash in vault Debits Dec Boston Extra bonds, due 5% Electric Terminal gen. & mtge. & collat. Jacksonville 87 •Other securities S. ref. & Interstate Ref. preferred stock Corp.— mtge. 5% bonds, ref. — 31,002 with — 90 + 3,763 bonds Balances 9 16 — 3,348 Treasury Treasury Reserve + 182 Treasury 16 + 3,347 Loans to banks 537 — 486 ileal estate loans S. Co.,' 6% 1951 1st Service 1st 1st 3¥2% Extra + Other loans for purchasing or carrying: V. Co., Light (Joseph) Allied Government 1886 1354 Admiral agricultural chasing or carrying: S. 1885 1 12143 1,074 + 463 and + 14,152 Industrial, loans 1 Dec 1946 22,880 Commercial U. 1st mtge. 5s. due 1885 Anytime The Nov. 13, Co., 1 Jan 1951 Per lioans—total Loans Power Jan mtge. bonds, due 1965_Dec 1 Eastern Minnesota Power Corp., 5V2% 1st mtge. bds._Dec 18 Follansbee Steel Corp., V/z% income conv. debentures-Dec 31 1st Per Name of mtge. Electric & Duquesne Juliets— (Loans ref. & 5% bonds, due 1957— 1st mtge. 5 % bonds, due 1960 Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp., 2 V* % debs., due Butte Monday, November 24, 1947 Page City Gas Co.— lien 1st 1st consolidated of Treasury bills increased $101,000,000 in $90,000,000 at all reporting member Holdings Atlantic Date (three Coast 1 Louis & Interurban Water Co.— 7% preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) , Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 2141) 4* "v Per „ * Name of Company i' Eastern Gas *(4%; & Fuel Share 6% Holdere prior $1.12(4 i-1 $1.25 12-26 12-15 $1 no preferred $1.50 12-15 Joslyn Mfg. & Supply, common 4(4 % preferred (s-a) Kellogg Company (quar.) 25c 1- 2 12-20 Kelvinator 1- 2 12-20 12-15 preferred A (resumed) $6 preferred B (resumed) Eastman Kodak Co., common 1- 2 12- 1- 2 12- Kerr-Addison 55c 1- 2 12- 1- 2 12- Keyes Fibre Co., $6 preferred (accum.) Keystone Steel & Wire (quar.) 4(4% (year-end). Class B (year-end) Eaton Paper Corp., common 6% prior preferred 25c 12- 8 11-28 $1 1- 2 12-15 1- 2 12-15 (Texas), preferred (quar.)__ com. Co. Capwell Coach Co. 11-29 Lamston 2 12-20 New 12-15 11-24 1- 2 12-10 Lanett 12- 1 11-25 Co.__ 12-15 12-17 12- 5 12- 5 50c (quar.) Pennsylvania $1 State 12-17 1- 2 12-15 12-19 12- 1 tax 8714c (Syracuse, Federal Mining & Smelting Federal Water & Common (year-end) Gas Feltman & Curme Shoe Stores 11-29 12-18 12- 2 12-20 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 12-31 12- 1 12-31 12- 1 Co.— (quar.) preferred 12-10 $1.25 Y.) N. 15c 30c Co. (quar.) 62 (4 c Fitzsimmons Stores, Ltd.— participating Fruit non-cum. Mills of class A t20c (quar.) participating class B (quar.) non-cum. Fuhrmann & preferred Schmidt $1.25 12-15 $1 1-10 12-15 12-10 11-25 1- 1 30C 12-15 12- 1 12- 1 11-13 Container 12- 1 2 12- 1 Gemmer Mfg. Co., class participating B (year-end.) A 1 Mathews 12- 1 Mathieson 37 (4c 12-15 12- 3 12-15 12- 3 12-10 11-29 75C 25c Cigar Co 25c Fireproofing preferred General Co., (quar.) Plywood (quar.) Gillette Brick & Tile (quar.i Safety Razor, 1 11-26 1- 2 12-17 common 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 12-16 12- 12-10 12- 1 12-10 12- 1 12-30 12-16 12-20 12-10 62 (4 c (quar.) <B. F.) Co., common 1-23 12-22 1- 5 12-22 $1.25 (quar.) 2- 2 1- 2 $1 12-12 12-31 12-12 12- 11-24 20c 1 West Saddlery Co., Ltd.— 1st preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred (quar.) 6'/€■ 6% Great Western 7% Sugar, preferred common f75c Insurance Co. preferred Hearn Corporation Title Inc. preferred shares Hoi'der's, 12-15 12- 5 12-15 11-29 50c 12-20 12-10 12-20 12-10 12-20 (One each (year-end) Huntington Water, preferred 7% for preferred (quar.) (quar.) Acceptance Corp., class non-cum. A 8 New 12-20 12- 50c 12-29 12-12 12-15 12- $1:75 common. Refrigerator Co. (extra) Food Products (year-end) Industrial A 12- 1 11-12 12- 1 40c $1 2 quar.)___ Co. preferred Industrial (quar.) Corp. (increased quar.i Silica, 6(4 % preferred (accum.) 6(4% preferred (quar.) 6(4% preferred (accum.) International Bronze- Powders, Ltd.— participating preferred International Common Metal class A _ 11-12 New 12- 1 Newport (quar.) Industries, 12-15 12- 1 & Common preferred Interstate Selective (John) Island Mountain Public (quar.) (quar.) (interim) Fund Service, pfd. Ltd. 6%. Co., preferred preference 5% Brown Stores, Johns-Manville 1 3-10 3- 1 12- 5 2 $2 convertible 6% preferred North new 12-26 12-15 10c (initial). Ltd. (quar.) 5% Ohio States 11-28 2 11-28 1- 2 11-28 1- 2 11-28 1- 2 11-28 51c 55c 12-15 12-11 12- 12- 5 1 1- 2 1 preferred Confection Preferred (increased) 1- 2 12- 22- Oxford 12-31 12-10 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 1- 2 1- 2 Pacific 12- 1 $1.50 2 12-22 11-29 '+$1.75 25c 25c 1- 2 12-10 12-10 12- 9 11-29 11-29 $50c 12-15 11-28 75c 25c $1.37 25c 12- 1 12-15 1- 2 12-15 11-24 12- 1 12-15 12 (4c $1 25c 12-15 12-31 12-29 12- 5 12- 5 12-15 12-18 62(4c 1- 2 12-19 20c 55c 12-31 12"31 12-19 12"10 1- 2 Publishing Corp.— preferred (increased) Manufacturing Bend Electric Carolina preferred preferred 1 $6 A 11-12 2-2 1-2 12-15 12-12 12- I 11-2® 12-20 12-19 12-15 12- 5 Co., com. <quar.)_ 1- 2 12-15 20c 12- 1 11-25 12- 1 12- 1 12-20 12-15 12-20 (quar.) 11-25 11-25 Co. (quar.) (Illinois) Standard Milling Co. Oil of Kentucky 25c 35c 1 11-20 . 12-15 12- 12-15 12- 1 $5 12-10 11-19 12- 11-15 5614c $25c 1 2-15 : (resumed) 11- 10c 12- 1 11-20 35c (quar.) 11-15 12- 1 11-20 37(4c 12- 1 11-20 12-15 12-15 12- 2 12-15 30c 25c 12-15 12-10 12- 5 11-29 $1 com. (initial) 12-15 12- 1 1-15 1- 2 50c 12-23 12-12 2 12-15 37 (4c 1- Stix & Baer Stone Fuller Webster & Co. (quar.) (year-end) 12-15 12- 1 • Class A Sutherland 25c (quar.) (quar.) participating preferred (quar.) iquar.)_ Paper Co. Extra Swift & Talcott Co. (quar.) (James), preferred 1- 2 11-20 12-18 $20c 50c 12- 1 12-15 11-19 11-28 12-15 11-2$ 1- 1 common (quar.) (quar.) 12- 1 15c 12-31 12-15 25c Inc., Extra 4(4% 11-28 40c Corp. $1.25 2^ Furniture Storkline Strawbridge & Clothier, $5 pfd. Stuart (D. A.) Oil Co., Ltd.— 1 20c Equipment Mfg Products (quar.) Extra 1-15 30c Railway Aluminum Sterling 1-15 2-15 25c A Standard 1 11-28 12-10 11-29 11-29 11-20 12-5 25c 35c (quar.) Extra 12- 12-10 1- 1 20c 25c 25c 10c 20c (quar.) (quar.) Standard Co. 1-15 & Electric— Investment Electric Sprague 12- 1* 12- 1 $1.25 Service preferred (quar.) 5% convertible preferred Sovereign Investors, Inc 11-25 11-25 12-22 12-15 $1.50 (quar.) $1 11-25 2- 1 $1 17(4c $1.06(4 $1 20c (increased quar.) Gas Gas preferred $1.20 com. Electric 5% Co.— (quar.) Co. (year-end) (initial) Natural preferred Electric (quar.) Gas, preferred Royalty Southwestern 12-19 12-20 (s-a)_ (quar.)— (quar.) Pacific Co. Southwestern 11-29 2 com. Paper & Gas Indiana 4(4% 12-19 1- Gas, & (quar.) Bag & Advance Southwest 11-29 12- (extra) Works Lathe Southwestern 1 (quar.i Co., common (resumed) preferred (quar.) Southland 12-19 12-20 1- preferred (quar.i... 5% convertible Southern 11-28 12-20 (quar.) (quar.) Southern Union 11-28 12-10 2 class A B Ltd., 12- 2 12- 2 12-15 12-15 Ltd.— Canada, of (quar.) Southern 11-28 12-10 (quar.)— Extra 11-27 12-10 50c common (quar.) Co. Royalties, 5% 11-27 1- preferred Southern ' 25c preferred South 8 2 (quar.) Co. G.) - 4.8% 12- 1- $$1.75 class common (quar.) 12-31 12-10 (Frank Extra 12-15 10c (irreg.) preference 593/bC 60c Soss 11-14 1- $1.25 common Investors, 25c common (quar.) A Refrigerator 5(4% — 1 American 1^-18 12-22 12-22 1-2 Acceptance Corp., preferred A Sorg Paper 12-12 70c Co._ common 1-7 25c $3 12-22 75c (quar.) Paper Co., Common 12-11 12-18 12-18 5% RR., Simmons-Boardman 5 50c B'Gosh, Inc., 1-2 1- 2 Class 5 2-15 $3.1134 Service Holding Ohrbach's, Inc., $2.25 pfd. A (quar.)__ Ontario Steel Products, Ltd., common (quar.) preferred 20c 31 (4c 20c Co.. Co Line preferred Silknit, Corp.— (quar.) Extra 12- 5 11-25 Signal 1 2-15 50c (quar.) Ohio $1.50 12-15 12-12 1- 2 7% 12-15 25c (quar.), (quar.) Co., 25c 60c $2.50 Lace Air 4%% 11-20 12-20 $50c (Wis.) 12- 5 11-12 12-11 12- 5 Sherwin-Williams 12-15 12- $1 Power $1.10 25c Shepard-Niles Crane & Hoist Corp 12-13 $25c Ry. Oshkosh 2 1- l 12 (4c Gas 1st pfd. A Shellmar Products Corp., 11-29 1- 11-29 11-19 11-19 Extra 11-28 12-15 12-18 12- 9 12- 9 12-12 11-28 11-24 11-29 Shattuck 11-28 12-15 25c 11-24 1- 5 12-19 1- 1 12- 2 11-28 11-25 12-16 12- 1 1- 2 12-20 Seeger 1 $3.40 7% preferred (quar.) Oregon Portland Cement, xl(4% (year-end) Pacific 11-28 xl(4% pref. Oklahoma 11-28 1- 12-15 12- 12-18 12-12 12- 5 1- 2 12-15 12-10 12-10 $4 $1.50 5% 1 12-15 12- 9 12-19* 12-19* 1- 1 25c Securities 11-28 75c 11-14 $25c 12- 12-15 12(4c 12-15 x$1.75 12-15 (increased) - Seaboard 1 45c Class B 12-22 xl 34 % 12- 93%c (accum.) 11-26 _ 11-28 $2.50 Rayon, class A $3c (quar.)_ 11-28 2 12** 2f 1- 1 12-31 Paper Co. (year-end) Joseph Water Co., 6% pfd. (quar.) South (accum.) preferred American Northern 1-15 2 1- (quar.) Croix Scranton : preferred Northern 1-15 1- (quar.) common Products Steel Schwitzer-Cummins 11-28 12-18 12-22 $1 Inc., Regis Paper Co., 4.40% San-Nap-Pak Mfg. Co... 11-28 1- 2 11-21 12-10 12- 2 _ St. 11-28 $25c 2 12-15 1- 2 12-22 12- 3* 12- 1 St. 11-25 1- 12- 1 11-28 11-21 10c 25c $1.25 20c Co preferred $5 12-15 12-15 12-15 $50c 25c 37(4c (quar.). (quar.) Co. H.) Extra 1 1- 2 (H. Mfg. Safeway 1 $1 (s-a) American Investment Northern 12-15 1212- 50c 12-12 12-27 2 2 53(40 Extra 12-12 $1.20 1- $1.50 Corp., common 11-24 2* 1 9 1- (interim). Extra Rockwell RR.— Corp., class B American Car 12-15 5* 12- Co Mills, Ltd., class B Safeway Stores, 12-15 12- 12-15 $1.25 12-30 12- 2 47(4c (quar.) Year-end 12-30 12- 8 1- 1 1 $55(4c 50c quar.) 37(4c com. (quar.) Louis Niagara Wire Weaving Co., Special $i 12-16 12- 12-19 12- 11-26 12- 30c Northern Illinois Corp Extra 12-15 2 50c (quar.) quar.) (increased) RR. (qvfar.)_ (quar.) Inc., 12- 50c preference C (quar.)>_ preference D (quar.) B 12-10 1- 1- 10c (interim)_ pfd. Ltd. Ltd., 7% 7% A North $35c (year-end) Shoe Corp., Mines 1 5 12-12 25c (quar.) (quar.) Nineteen Hundred 12- $1.25 $4.80 Stores Foundation, Irving 1 11-25 12-10 $1.25 (irreg.) Corp., Department Investment 12- 12-12 16c 12- 12-16 $2 (quar.) Roberts Robertson 12-12 12-12 lc $$ $$1 (resumed)... Co. Silk 11-25 1- 2 1- 2 1- 2 12-15 25c (quar.) $2 participating class A preferred & Mander Corp. (irreg.) 12-15 12-22 $1 (accum.) $i (accum.) Bakeries 12-31 75c 12-15 2 $2 (quar.) (Hartford) St. 40c : (quar.) International Paper Co., $4 pfd. (quar.) International Railways of Central America— International Salt Co. 1 $$1.12(4 (quar.) 4% .preferred 1 12- 5(4% 4(4% preferred (quar.) International Minerals & Chemicals— Common 1 12- 2 1- 1-15 Oil Richardson Riverside 12-15 $1.50 75c $1.37(4 - Ranch Rice 1-31 12-16 Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock— 12- 1-15 2 15c (increased 12-31 l- 1- 40c Co preferred 12-31 $40c 2-16 (s-a) Reynolds Metals Co., common 5(4% convertible preferred 11-28 Corp.— 12-31 $37(4c 1 t$1.75 preferred (initial) Harlem Electric f50c Ltd.— 12- t$1.75 4(4% Auction York North (quar.) — Co Chicago & 16c ___ 5 12-15 $lc - Telephone & Telegraph 16c (quar.) Rayon Industrial 12- Inc. prior preferred A 6% 12- 1 12- 1 11-25 50c 25c 25c Co. Extra 1 $1 (increased Co., $$1.06(4 $$1.25 : (interim) (Detroit) Refining J12(4c preferred 12- 10c Insurance preferred A 334% Extra 5 Stores, Co., Republic Pictures Corp., $1 conv. pfd. (quar.) Republic Steel Corp., common (quar.) 12-11 12- 10c York York 6%. 12-31 25c 30c $25c $$1.12(4 (quar.) common Reliance 12-11 12-15 5% $$1 50c Ltd., 4% pfd. (quar.).. (Phila.) (s-a) Insurance St. Extra 12-15 Ltd.— (increased Tea England New 2 Grain 11-28 12-15 1- 2 20 held) shares 12-11 1- (One Reliance 11-2$ 11-28 12-15 $1.25 $1.75 25c 5c (quar.)— (cash dividend) share for each (irreg.) Reliance 12-15 12-15 40c dividend 11-28 12-15 15c (quar.) (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Reeves Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Stock 11-28 12-20 1-15 Inc.— Industries, Regal Shoe Co. 12-15 25c $1 (quar.). com. Extra 11-28 2 11-21 12- 5 $1.18% 50c J., 5% 11-26 6 1- 20c (quar.) preferred 3.8% $1.50 vtc 5 12- —- 12- 1 12-15 50c N. 7% 12-20 12- 12(4c Lines, Inc., common (quar.)__ preferred New 11-26 5 25c National 5 11-20 12- 62(4c (quar.) quar.) Casualty Co. Sugar 50c (quar.i _ (quar.) Radiator 12- 12- 1 12-30 15c (s-a) Extra National City Oats 12-22 12-16 80c pfd. 4% (quar.) Fire 30c (Texas), Namm's, Inc. National 25% _ 11-21 2 15c preferred (quar.) 7% preferred A (quar.) 7% preferred B (quar.) Motorola, Inc. (year-end) Muncie Water Works, 8% pfd. Munsingwear, Inc. (year-end) National 1 1 1- 25c 4% National 12- 12- $$1.03 12- 12-22 11-21 1 Street common Ltd., 12-19 four 11-14 12- $1.75 Fifth Porcupine Mines, Ltd. Corp., 12-18 $1 for 12-15 12-15 45c 35c Hampshire New of (monthly) Pyrene Mfg. Co. (irreg.) Raybestos-Manhattan (year-end) Real Silk Hosiery Mills, common 3 12- 1 12-15 12-15 51 of Corp. preferred $4.75 3 12- 25c (quar.) (quar.) (increased 8 8 12- 12-24 62(4c preference National 12-24 11-25 12- 5 12- 1 $2.50 $1.25 (quar.) Extra 3 $1.25 (quar.)_ (quar.) 12-19 1- 12- 12-31 1- 2 12-15 $35c (quar.) preferred Co. Service Pullman, Inc. 11-28 12-24 $2 (s-a) formerly Co., 12-31 75c 11-28 15c 1st pfd. RR., (quar.) (quar.) 5% preferred Publicker 11-28 12-10 Co. Public Service 12-19 40c (s-a) 25c (irreg.i 2 12-10 15c 13%c Extra $4 1- 12-10 Food 6% 11-27 12-15 50c Ltd. Co., Prosperity Co., Public 11-28 12-18 12-31 $90c River Pratt 12-26 4c (quar.) National share held) Inc. 12-10 Co.— Co. Jamaica 1 343sc (quar.) Co. Investors 1 12- 2 10c (quar.) J.) 50c (Bklyn.) Oil Interstate 12- _ (quar.i (year-endt Sound 4(4% 12-15 12-15 <quar.)___ (year-endi dividend Hygrade 12-11 $1.50 common Guaranty Mining Co. dividend Hussman 11-14 $3.50 Co., Hoover Ball & Bearing Houston 1 1-15 50c (s-a) Holophane Co., Homestake Stock 12- ?25c 50c Creamery preferred Cash 12-10 87(40 50c Ixic Extra Home 2 1- 25c preferred Birmingham Common Moore $1.50 20c r common quar.) Extra Powell — (quar.) 5% (initial 11-28 12-20 Co.— Power preferred (quar.) & Alexander, Inc. 3.60% 1 37(4c Co (D. Hosiery Moneta 1- Stores preferred 11-28 12- 37(4c common Molybdenum Corp. of America Monarch Knitting Co., Ltd.— 12-15 12-10 1st Common 11-29 $1.75 Acceptance, Electric 12-12 12-20 22(4c 45c 25c Valley Wine 12-30 15c (quar.) Ltd Development, Powdrell 11-29 12-15 25c (Wash., D. C.) preferred & 12-10 12-15 25c Minneapolis Brewing Co. (year-end) Mission Appliance Corp. (quar.) 2 2 (quar.)_ 12-15 12-12 $25c 10c Bolt & Potomac 1* 15c (quar.) Co. Screw Pleasant 1* 12- 25c preferred 2 1- Co. Stores, common 1- 12- 12-15 40c (quar.) preferred 1- 12-15 25c (s-a) (quar.) Works, Placer 1 25c Machine 12-10 $1.06(4 (year-end) Stores, Co. -• 4(4% 5 1- 25c 11-28 12-30 30c dividend Year-end (quar.) Corp. Milliron's 11-28 11-27 12- i 1st 12- 9 30c Mercantile 12-15 12-11 12- dividend cash Extra 12-23 (quar.) Co. convertible 5% 12-31 12-15 I Alkali Mercantile Mojud Stock Pittsburgh 12-23 12- 1 12-12 20 - Increased 12-10 12- 1 $2 12-17 50c 11-20 Pittsburgh Forgings Co.— 3 (quar.) each for Increased 12- 1 1 12- 1 37 (4c share - 12-15 1- 12- 1 12-12 5% dividend) (one 12- 4 12-12 50% dividend 11-12 12- 5 12- 1 12-11 12-11 Norristown (quar.) (cash 12- 1* 12- 1 1- 2 12-21 1- 2 1- 2 $1.50 37(40 (quar.) 12-15 $1.75 20c 25c $1.06(4 $1.06(4 held) 3 Year-end 12-20 $l.l2(/2 Brewing Hendry (C.J.) Co., 5(4% 7% 12-10 25c (G.) Hershey 2 ;C40c (quar.) Department 1- $12 (4c (James) Co., 7% preferred (quar.)__ Battery Co., Ltd. (year-end) Hazeltine 12-10 12-15 $1.75 37(4c 37 (4c $25c $20c 12- 1 12-31 60c - (quar.) common Co. Stock 11-28 12- Extra 30c Hanley Heilman 2 12-10 12- Memphis Natural Gas (irreg.) Mengel Co., common (quar.) $1.25 (s-a) Hamilton Bridge Co., Ltd. (initial) Hammermill Paper Co., common (quar.)4(4% preferred (quar.)__ 4(4% 11-30 1- $1.75 (quar.) Tap & Die Corp Corp. (year-end) Halifax 11-30 12-26 40c Greenfield Grinnell 12-26 $75c (quar.) & Conveyer Medford Mobile 12-10 $2 25c 10c (quar.) 12-15 12- 1 12- 1. 11-21 11-28 11-28 12- 1 Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co.— 11-13 11-28 1 12-23 , 5% 12- 12-23 Extra 7% 12-10 11-22 25c McKinney Mfg. Co. McPhail Candy Corp., common (initial) 5(4% convertible preferred (initial) Mesta 12-10 2 12-15 12- 1 12-13 12-15 12-31 50c Co. Co., (quar.) Year-end 11-20 prior pref. 6% McEwen Kaiser 6% 2 1- $2.50 $40c 15c 2 (4c 50c (s-a) 1st Railroad Philco 12-23 Initial 12-12 12-31 $1.25 (quar.) Inc. 12-31 $1 preferred RR., Service preferred 5% $1.75 50c 1- 11-25 12- 8 „ $2 preferred 5% preferred tquar.) 4(4% 2nd preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Gennantown & 12-10 12-15 Circle Milk 4(4% 11-25 2 Co., 25c Perfect 11-25 1- 2 (quar.) Mayflower Hotel Corp. 1 10c Year-end Graflett, 20c 50c preferred Goodrich Jim 1 12- 25c Co Extra 5% 12- 12-20 12-17 50c Cement Refrigerator (special i Giddings & Lewis Machine Tool 5 %< 1 50c Portland Extra 6% 1 12- 25c _ Gibson 5% 12- 12-20 $1.75 Corp. Georgia-Carolina $2 2 10c General 6% 1- $1 common Extra Howe 12-29 50c Extra Hart 12-22 11-25 12-12 11-30 Year-end May Extra General Mortgage R.) (P. 12- 1 12-24 12-15 12-12 Mfg. Salt Mfg. (increased)— Pennsylvania State Water Corp.— $7 preferred (quar.) 1 $1.75 Year-end 2 1- 11-19 1-10 12- It 12- 1 12-15 1- 2 12-15 shares Pennsylvania 12-10 25c 2 75c tquar.i 1 12- 25c (quar.) Title 1- Transportation Corp.— 12- 20c (interim) common Lyon Metal Products 7% 12-15 $1.50 12-15 20 (extra) Extra 12-12 20c Louisville 1- Quarterly General Great preferred 40c _ preferred General American Co., Angeles Investment Co. j$l.37 (quar.) 2 1- 2 12-15 12-17 (extra) Louisiana Land & Exploration— Increased quar. J.$1.25 Extra $5 (P.) 25c Gaylord r (quar.)__ Extra Mallory 2 12-12 1- 11-25 Pennsylvania-Dixie Cement Pennsylvania Engineering 12-12 50c Lorillard Public 1- 1-2 $1.12(4 25c 2 12(4c (quar.)_ (initial) com. class B Co., Central 1- 1 11-21 1- 40c Loew's, Inc. (quar.)__ London Hosiery Mills, Ltd., Class A (quar.) Maine $30c preferred (quar.) 5(4% preferred (quar.) 1 12- 62(4c (quar.) (quar.) Liberty Fabrics of N. Y. (quar.) Liggett & Myers Tobacco, 7% pfd. Lily Tulip Cup Corp 11-24 j 10c Extra 12- 12-15 12- 5 Page-Hersey Tubes, Ltd. (year-end) Park Chemical Co., common (year-end) 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Patterson-Sargent Co. Pcnick & Ford, Ltd. (year-end) 11-29 12- 1 12-15 11-25 10c dividend) — share for each - Corp. Pacolet 12-16 $1 Maine 12-12 2 12-30 50c preferred Year-end Los 1- $3c 25c (quar.) common Extra 100% 15c 5% $5 Co., Extra $2.50 7% 11-20 $1 Extra (Theodore) & Co.— $1.60 1st preferred... (accum.) Gatineau Power Co., common (quar.) 7% & Leslie Salt Co. 11-20 Gary $3 Bleachcry & Dye Works (quar.) (A. C.) Leather (s-a) Year-end Co.— (George A.) Co. (stock dividned) — additional share for each share held One 11-20 1 1-15 $1.50 (s-a) Brewing Year-end Fuller 1 12- 30c Wayne Corrugated Paper Co. (year-end) of the Loom, Inc., common (year-end) $3 12- +20c 11-20 1 7(4c 15c T Lonergan Mig. America 1 12-5 held) Packer Pet (initial Lexington Water Co., 7% preferred Libby-Owens-Ford Glass (quar.) 15c Insurance Inc.— quar.) H.), Lawrence 12-30 Erie & Pittsburgh Railroad 7% guar, (quar.) Payment of 80c after deduction of 7 (4c Excelsior (M. common Extra Leath 12- 12- 75c 12-12 40c $1.12,/a 25c 25c (stock additional (One 5 40c 12- $1.75 Emporium Fort (quar.) 11-29 50c (quar.) Year-end 5% preferred 50c (increased) dividend Empire Steel 5% Flour 4(4% 12-15 1- 12-13 12- 35c $1 King-Seeley, 7 % (quar.)__+ Electrographic Corp. 5% (quar.) convertible 2nd preferred (quar.) common 12-12 $1.0614 (quar.) 1- (quar.) r. Mills Pacific 11-22 12-20 50c 5% conv. preferred (quar.)___ Kinney Mfg. Co., $6 non-cum. pfd. (quar.)_ Kirby Petroleum Co. (year-end) 2 3 12-10 $37(4c Holder9 Payable of Ree. share , Extra 1 25c Kimberly-Clark, 4% 12- Company Pacific Gamble Robinson 12-1 12-15 When Per Name of 2 $3.50 (interim)— 37 (4c (quar.) common Extra Erie 11-28 12- 12-15 $1.12(4 Ltd. Mines, $6 Stores, 4(4% participating preferred El Paso Electric Co. $4.50 (quar.) Gold 12 (4 c Brothers Stock 8 75c (year-end) (s-a) 12- 25c Eddy Paper Corp Edison preferred Extra A Holder• $1 $1.50 (final) 9 $1 25c Canada, Ltd. (quar.)__ Kendall Company, common (quar.) of $1 (quar.) 12- 25c Corp. $1.25 Easty Washing Machine Corp.— When Payable of Reo. $2.25 -I—*.—,. Extra $7 Class 50c Extra (quar.) common (quar.) preferred (quar.) 1 Eastern States Corp.— 6% share Machine 25c value, par Lamson & 1- Eastern Racing Association— $2 par and Per Name of Company Jones preferred (quar.) preferred (accum.) preferred (accum.) 6% When Payable of Reo. Associates— 12-31 12-15 56(4C 1- 2 12-15 :' j'i, .VvV ■"> . » » 50 (2142) THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, November 24, 1947 '— Per . ■ i Name of Company (quar.) common 75c Extfa Class 50c A (quar.) preferred Tennessee (quar.) (quar.)___ Sulphur Roofing 9 12- 3 Stock 11-12 11-15 4%% 50c 12-15 11-28 American 12-15 11-28 Co 11-15 30c $1.25 common Louis) Co. (quar.)___ (Los Angeles) preferred Asbestos & Rubber Union Pacific RR. Aircraft Co. (extra) Corp. Co., B class 11-19 Tobacco, Trust A (N. 2 2 American Meter 11-22 11-12 American Metal 2 12- 1 12- 6% 12-10 2 1 12- 1 1 Class 12- 9 12- 1 12-29 12- 9 2 1- 2 preferred 12-193 American Rolling Mill 12-19- American Seating Co. American (quar.) (stock 12-18 1 1 $8.75 dividend) 300% Corp Winding Co.— 50c 1- (quar.) 22%c 12-15 11-26 (s-a) Power & 12-15 12- 1 American 12- 11-21 American Valley Mould & Iron (year-end) prior preferred Valspar Corp., $4 Co., Ltd. Corp. System, Class C Inc. III (s-a) Erie Post a _— 12-10 National S0" & tBl£S- VK prefe'rred ,s"a) Wintei Hirsch, Inc., Investment Certificates 7% pfd. Apex Smelting Co. of ..f™ 4 /2% convertible Corp., 4%% 2 12-20 Archer-Daniels-Midland 2- 2 1-15 12-16 Steel 1- 2 12- $3 11-24 11-24 Arkansas Natural Gas Corp., 6% l 12-is Armstrong 12-27 12-17 11-28 11-25 11—23 11-25 12-19 12- 12-1 11-20 12- 1 11-20 12- 1 12-20 1- 2 12- 12- 5 Equipment Corp., 4%% pfd. Corp. (increased quar.) Ashland Oil & Refining Co. 12- 5 1- 2 12- 12- 1 25c 12-15 1- 2 12- 1 12- .wEx™. preferred 5% Acme Glove Acme Steel share 6°° $37% $62%c Extra (s-a) pfd. (s-a) (quar.) common Alaska Packers (initial) Gulf Lines, Powder Steels, Tack 3%% convertible preferred Allis (Louis) Co. (quar.) 4% of preferred Co. preferred Aluminum (quar.) of Ltd.. AmteriCan Airlines, 3%% convertible preferred American Arch Co. (irreg.) American Louis) American 5<£ • Automobile (quar.) Chain preferred Co. & Cable, common (quar.)_ American Chicle American Cities $2.75 class A 1936. rate Power & A a share of class B stock- Auto-Soler One 1 12-12 12-18 12- 11-14 12- 2* Allied V. D. 4%% 7% Dominion preferred Sugar Bankers 1 11-15 12- 1 11-21 $1.12% 12- 1 11-21 11-29 11-29 11-14 Bond 1 12-io 12- 5 8%c 5c 15c 25c Mortgage Guaranty Co. B of Barlow & Canada, Ltd. Seelig class Common Barnsdall Mfg. (quar.) Co. 1 Beck 1 Belden 1 12- 1 11-17 12- 1 11-17 12- 6 11-17 (A. S.) 12- 6 11-17 11-25 11-11 50c 12-26 12- 5* 1- 2 12- 5* pfd. (quar.)_ (quar.) Belding-Corticelli, 11- 1- 2 12-15 12- 1 11-15 12- l 11-14 $1.18% 30c 30c Ltd., Extra preferred 1 50c Shoe Corp. 4%% Manufacturing Co. 11- 4 12- $50c ; 12- 1 $12%c (quar.) common (quar.) 4 & Ltd., 11- 4 11- 1 12- 1 11- 4 87 %C 12- 1 11- 4 12- 1 11- 4 12-10 10-31 12-10 10-31 12- 1 12- 1 11-18 $1.12% 12- 1 11- 11-18 3 12-15 11-15 12-15 11-15 11-24 10-16 12- 1 11-15 11-25 12-12 12-20 12-20 11-20 12- 1 1- 2 12- 1 12- 1 11-10 1- 2 12-10* 1- 2 12-10* 12-15 11-28 12-17 12-15 11-15 12-15 11-15 115c pfd. 4%% Fairbanks-Morse Ltd. (quar.)__ 1-26-48 12-19 11-28 1-15-48 12-19 12- 1 11-14 12- 1 11-14 12- 1 t$1.12% 12-15 11-30 1-2-48 11-28 Class A 4%% 1 12- 1 11-14 1-1-48 11-28 (quar.) 125c com. (quar.) 118%c 125c Products, Ltd., 1-1-48 11-28 (quar.) preference Canadian 11-14 12- Ltd. Co., 125c Food 11-15 t$2 150c (interim) (quar.) Extra Canadian $$1.12'% (quar.) Investment 1-1-48 11-28 175C Foreign 1-2-48 12- 2 2 Ltd.— Corp., Quarterly t$l 1-2-48 12- (quar.)___ t$2 1-2-48 12-13 Machine, Ltd., class A (quar.) Industrial Alcohol Co., Ltd.— 120C 1-1-48 12- 150c 12-1 11- 1 1$2.12 1-5-48 12- 5 General Electric, Lt~d. Ice A' (s-a)___ Extra ' B — 150c Extra International Canadian Investment Ltd., 5% preferred (acctim.) Silk Products, class A Tire, Ltd. (quar.) Canadian t$1.25 ; (quar.) & ____ $1.50. Natural 4% Wirebound class A . 1 12- 5 $37%C 12- 1 lr2-48 11-14 12- I pref. Boxes, Gas 1 11-20 tl5C 12- 1 11-20 t20c Light 12- 12-1 11-17 $37 %C — Western Power, Ltd., 11- J25c —.— Canadian 1 Trust, Canadian Canadian 12- 8 1-5-48 (s-a) 1-2-48 Heat (quar.)_ Ltd.— (quar.) 12-10 Capwell Sullivan & Furth Oak— Preferred (quar.), 37 %c Carson Pirie Scott & pfd. (quar.) Cassidy's, Ltd., 7% preferred (accum.) 7% preferred (quar.) (This payment — clears arrears) 11-17 Caterpillar Tractor Co. Central Aguire Central 1-2-48 1-2-48 11-29 $1.10 $$1.75 1-2-48 11-29 Central 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 Light ,& Pov/er, com. (quar.) preferred (quar.)_ i Foundry Co., 5% conv. pfd. (quar.) 1 1 11-15 $$5.25 1- 2 12- 3 1- 2 12- 3 11-29 50c (extra) 12- 12- 75c (quar.) Associates 12-10 $1.12% $$1.75 Arizona $$1.50 t$l 11-15 50c Co., 4%% 11-17 1 12%'C Carman & Company, new com (initial) 4 V4% preferred (quar.) Carpenter Steel Co. (interim)- 12- $1.06'/4 i- 1 11-29 4 1 115c Cable, class A 1-2-48 12- 11- 12- 1$1.75 . 137%c Extra 7% 12- $1.12% preferred Beaunit 12- 12- 1 12-15 25c Extra 12- 12-15 60c (quar.) Bathurst Power & Paper, Ltd.— Class A (increased quar.) 12-15 12- 3 1 Ltd.— (quar.) Canadian 12-26 t25c 12- t50c Co., Breweries, Class 25c Extra Bfeatty Bros., Ltd. (quar.) Mills, Inc. (quar.) Safeway, 11-28 20c Bastian-Blessing Co. (year-end) Bates Manufacturing Co., common 4y2 % Canada 12-12 11- 5 11-19 12-13 11-25 115c Class 30c (quar.) Power Vinegars, Ltd. Extra (quar.) (irreg.) Co. Northern Canadian 11-15 12-20 111.50 (quar.) (quar.) preferred (quar.),. 11-15 Co.— A Oil 7% 11-15 1-6-48 5 1-24 t37%C Common Canadian $1 50c (quar.) 5 11- 1 150c 1 12- 11- 1 2- $1.06'A (interim) Malting 1M of Extra 12-15 1-2-48 12- 1 1 12- Ltd.—• (quar.) Canadian t25c Barber-Ellis 5 & 11-14 20c Barber 12- $1.25 $1 Steel— Shippers, Inc. Asphalt Corp.—.. 11-15 11-15 (quar.) & 11-20 11-17 Inc. Porcelain 11-20 11-28 11-15 12- America 1 11-17 11-28 1 12- 7c 12-10 12-1 1-2-48 12%c (monthly) common' (irreg.) prior preferred (quar.) 12-10 7 20c 20c preferred (quar.) Bancroft (Joseph) <fe Sons 12- 11-19 (increased) Mills $1.25 11- Corp. Products..^ 11-14 12- 15c common Canadian 11-29 1 t20c (quar.) (quar.) A Canada Wire for 6% Bankers 12-10 stock common preferred (quar.) Baltimore Radio Show, common (quar.) 11-17* 12- of convertible 11-20 11-22 (quar.) Extra 5 12-31 Canada Corp. Baltimore 1 11- B common 11-17 110c Extra held Building, 12- 1 share share Manufacturing 12- 12-15 Works, preferred (quar.) (stock dividend) — Co. extra each 11-20 10-31 Gear 1 J32%c Extra 12-27 68%C 11-22 11-20 1-20-48 (Optional dividend series) of in cash or stock at the of 12-15 11-20 11-10 Payable of $12%c (quar.) 12- $1 Foundries & Forgings, Class 1 11-25 Corp.— Canada 1 50c Light 11-22 12- 12- 12-15 12-15 $4.25 12- 12-10 $1.25 (quar.) Class Canada 25c 50c Co. Extra 11-10 41'Ac 11-21 12-15 1 $15c convertible $1.65 11-29 35c 11-15 12- Canada (St. (quar.) 1-16 11-28 $5c 11-15 12-15 1 2 50c 1 B. 12- Dry Ginger Ale, 12- 1 Avon 20c Canada 25c 12- $1 Insurance ______ 11-25 America 12- tlOc 12-10 of 2 15C _ $1 Canteen 1- 2% % Ltd., $1.30 pref. (quar.) Stone, Ltd. (quar.) & 11-14 87%c (quar.) Crushed Year-end 11-14 Ayco 5 Cement, Canada 11-14 70c (s-a) Inc.— Canada 1 t$2 (quar.) Holding Corp. 1 11-21 1 11-20 12- 1 12- 1 25c (quar.) 12- 12-15 12- Automatic 11-15 t35c (Holding), Ltd.— preference (s-a) Canada conv. pfd. (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 11-17 Wireless 12-15 12- Avondale $25c Inc. — Electric Power (quar.) Campbell Wyant & Cannon Foundry Co.— 12- $1.20 (quar.) & 12-16 series A 11-11 11-28 tl5c 12-30 (quar.) 11-25 45c 12-15 2- 11-18 1 11-25 30c (quar.) California 25c Canada, Ltd.— Industries, 5% % 11-14 25c 11-15 j. 11-14 12-12 25c 11-21 933/4e 12-12 $25c 11-19 12- 11-20 15c (quar.) (increased quar.) 56%c Service, Ltd.— (initial) 50c I Co. Extra conv. 8l%c common 10-31 convertible 35c (year-endl America, 1 C 1 1 (quar.)__ Extra (interim) 1 12-20 12-15 $1.25 1 ' B 12-1 12-23 preferred (quar.) Ltd. 12- 12- $1 2nd (quar.) Corp. $2.50 (quar.) 12-15 1-2-48 87 %c (quar.) Brothers, 4'/2% preferred Butterfly Hosiery Co. (s-a) 37'/2c (s-a) 11-17 25c (quar.) Year-end 12- Steamship 11-17 12-15 50c (irreg.) common Butler 12- 1 11-30 12-15 30c (year-end) Co. Co., 5% 15c Co. Aluminum Amerex (quar.) — Alpha Portland Cement $3.75 A Burton-Dixie 12-15 Electric Class 12-12 $1 1 12-30 15C $3 preferred Mines, Common 12-12 40c 11-14 11-14 12- series 75c Corp., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) Alliis-Chalmers Mfg., common (quar.) 1 Cable Ltd Gold 1 12- 11-12 Concen¬ & Extra series 25c Stores Indies West preferred Atlas 12- 12-15 11-12 12-12 50c (quar.) Mining Burroughs Adding Machine 5% 20c 4% 11-14 5% $8 £2 TFiuanC.e ?°* (s_a) Laboratories Aluminium A Atlas Balfour Allied 12- 12- $2 (s-a) common Series 12- 1 & (Conn.) Refining Co. (quar.) Atlas Imperial Diesel Engine— 11-20 12- 12-15 preferred $1 Line Co. non-cum. 15c (year-end) 25c 10c Atlantic Autocar 11-20 $13C Association convertible preferred $1.75 (quar.) Atlantic $1 __^ 3 % % 3%% $1.50 (s-a) & Santa Fe Ry Line Railroad Co.— Coast 1 12-15 J50c A 11-21 11-21 12- ""IS $2.50 $1 class 1-15 12-12 +35c iquar.) Co. 11-21 1 11-14 rr 00 1 12 %c Corp., 1 $1.50 Common 12-10 12-15 Mfg. Mills 1 1 11-12 1 12- 25c (F.) 1 Topeka 25c New Aluminum 2 Corp., (quar.) 1 12- CO $1.55 (quar.) 40c (increased quar.) 11-20 5c (quar.) 12- U" 1 1-2-48 2%c —... Extra 1- 2 7%c (quar.) Standard Engineering (quar.) Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores- Allied 1- (quar.)__ Extra 4% 11-20 2 20C Ltd. 12- 10c Automatic $25c Aetna A U"2° 12- 2 12- 37 %C Burlington 56'Ac 12- 30c Burkart 1 4 30c Special 12-12 11-10 12- 2 $1 Sullivan Brothers 12-26 12-15 1- 11-17 $1.25 Extra 10-31 1-15-48 Co.— Co (Los & trating Co. 12- 1 11-17 2 t30c (irreg.) Line Inc. Hill 15c (s-a) Atlantic PavTmlfflc'. W-25 common Works, Ltd., Co. B Atlantic Coast 1 Co. 25c Dry Financial Atchison 1 2 (quar.) Goods, common 1st preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred (quar.) Class 5 1 10-10 11-25 12- 93 %c (quar.) Ltd 20c Associated 7% Bunker 93%c Extra Astor Bullock's, 11-rlO 12- 1 12-10 25c (quar.) common Angeles) 11-10 1 Bunte 12- 5c 1 1-25 t$i 9 90c (year-end) ll-llO 11-20 30c (quar.) Forge Co. Building Products, 12- 10-31 1 $1.10 (quar.) (quar.) Oil Pipe 12- 1 12- Co.— (year-end) Creek 40c Artloom 11-24 50c pfd. (quar.) Cork Co., common preferred (quar.) $3.75 Aro 8 Gas Budd Company, $5 prior preferred Buell Die & Machine 1 11-20 50c Co Buckeye 12- 1 12-15 12-19 12- 12- 2-2-48 11-20 2-2-48 11-14 12- tl5c 12-19 $10c $$1.12% 11-25 12-20 93 %c (quar.) 12-23 2 11-14 50c 40c (quar.) 12- 7y2c 8 1- (qUar) 12-23 12y2c common Atlas Corp., 1 50c (quar.) 8 Auto Electric 12- 1- 12-10 2 12- Co., preferred 75c common preferred 1- Aunor AnS Co., partic. Participating 12- 12-15 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar Refineries, Ltd.— Class A preferential partic. (quar.) 12-15 1-14-48 2 1- 62 %c Extra 12_ 25c (quar.) $5 $1 1- 12-15 Buffalo Farms 12-10 1-2-48 Mills, Common 1 11-20 Argus Corporation Ltd. com. (quar.) 4y2% conv. preference (quar.) $1.50 Note Brunswick-Balke-Collender 12- 11-20 12-10 2 $30c 11-15 1 2 2 f25c preferred 12-15 1 1- 11- 25c L.) Silk Buck 12-15 t25c preferred 3%% 1 Argus, Inc., preceding table. $2 50 prior preferred 7 (s-a) Extra 12- 1 56y4c (quar.) 11- 5 preferred Bank Motor (E. 12- 12-15 25c preferred 8 12- $3 (quar.) 12-15 $1.12V2 ^'ow "r°&~ Vaper'co/Ltd-— 11-10 12- quar.) Extra 11-14 1 11-14 2 Oil, Co., common preferred (quar.) 25c $5 Acme Co. 2 (quar.)_ Company 11-28 1 1- 1-16 25 c (quar.) (reduced Shoe $3.60 Bruce 12- 25c 4.40% t-2i 12- preferred 30c , 2 Below we give the dividends announced in previous weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in the Name of 1 11-30 1 i $1 (quar.) (quar.) 1- 5 Extra 1-31-48 12- 30c (s-a) Milling 1- 12- Door 12-22 11-17 30c (quar.)_ Extra Brown 11-17 12-15 50c Casket Brooklyn Borough 25c Arden 12-1 Burial Initial 11-20 5 Co. Ltd. (quar.) British Columbia Forest Products, Ltd.— Special 1 preferred (increased s-a) 12- 1 12- 12-15 Co.— Rubber & participating Special 12-23 Hose American 10c 1- 12-15 (quar.) 3%% 11-10 12- Rubber & Inc., $1.20 37 %c Corp Farms $1.12% prior common preferred Youngstown (quar.) I 12- 5% Ltd. (interim) (irreg.) preferred $1 preferred 11-10 12-12 75c quar.) Brazilian Traction Light & Power, Ltd. Corp. of America (quar.) Bristol-Myers Co. (reduced) 12-19 1 11-20 11-20 87 %c (increased Brewing Bruck (quar.) 6% 10c com. . prior 4/2% $1.50 Arts 12- 12-20 25c Arcade Cotton Mills Co., common 35c interest 11-21 $15c 12-13 6% beneficial 12- Co.— Applied Trust— Worthington Pump & Machinery Corp., Boyertown $1.60 Corp Telephone Arcady 62%c (quar.) 5 12y2c A 12- ijjij (increased) 12- 30c (quar.) 12-16 $1.50 Sewing Machine 12-31 25c (s-a) (quar.) preferred 12-20 75c —. Wilcox & Gibbs AbiUhi Products prior 25c (quar.) Bowser, 75c $112% Railway Co. 5 75c (quar.) 10c (William) 12- Brockway (quar.) 1 1 20c (quar.) Bearing 1-2-48 B 25c (quar.)_ Woven Roller 12-31 Co.— common 12- 12- 15c (quar.) Hose 53%c Bottle Co., 11-21 25c Co. preferred Boston 11-14 30c 25c Inc (reduced) Special Bower 87 %c $4 3 % % Boston Woven 5 2 50c Service 1 11-28 (quar.) 11-15 $1 12- 1- 20c (quar.) 5 11-14 1 25c Co., Corp. common 12-15 25c * preferred 11-20 & Brass W.) 12-22 12-20 Walt)-I (quar.) 1 (George Borg-Warner, & 50c 25c 62%c Water 12- 11-20 12- 15c (Sidney) $1.75 common.. dividend) Foundries (quar.) Anglo-Iranian Oil Co., Anheuser-Busch, Inc. 1 Borg 1 $1 5 $1.06% Inc Aluminum British Anglo-Canadian 12- 11-20 Bell, British-American Andian 12-10 1 12-15 12-21 25c 5 1-15 12-15 12- 12-10 1-2-48 $1.05 (quar.) (quar.) (increased) 5 11-28 8 Bohn 1 12-21 Brysori, Inc.— & Co. 12- Tobacco _ preferred 11-7 11-20 2 Blumenthal 11-20 Sivalls 4y4% 12- 1 1- Blue 12-19* $1 Writing Paper (initial) Metal, Inc., 6% preferred Class 12-19* 12-15 Black 12-23 Steel (irreg.) common 12- 1-2-48 1 12-31 12- 11-10 50c (quar.) 12- preferred 12-31 50c cash Co. Year-end 12-15 1 11-15 12-31 1 12-15 12- 1-2-48 11-20 1-15 12- 1-1-48 50c $1.50 1 Blaw-Knox 12- 11-20 11-20 1 11-28 12- 1 1 12- 12-15 (2-18 1212- 12- 11-14 12-15 1-15 11-20 $1.25 1 12-15 1 $1.50 1-1 37 %c 12- (quar.) 12-10 12- 11-15 $1.75 Carpet, preferred 11-28 9 12-23 5 11-15 1 $1.25 (quar.) & 20c 97y2c $1.75 Co (year-end) 25c Whitman York 5 12- 1 12- Son, Inc., 5% preferred (quar.) Birmingham Gas Co., $3.50 prior pfd. (quar.) Black Hills Power & Light Co., com, (quar.) Bird 12-23 1-30 75c (quar.) Pulp & Paper Wheeling & Lake World 11-20 $30c (quar.) (year-end) Virginia Extl 12- 80c Extra $4.50 12- 65c (quar.) Motor Co. West Virginia West n-20 6% 62%c (quar.) Waukesha 1 $2 Extra B 12- 2 Walt Disney Productions (see Disney Warren Brothers Co., class A Class Ampco (quar.) ^a!je Amulet Mines, Ltd. Waldorf A American 12- 25c (s-a) Van Norman Company (year-end) Virginian Railway (quar.) Vogt Manufacturing Corp. (year-end) Wabash-Harrison 11-20 2 $1.37% (s-a) preferred Wabasso Cotton 1 1- Anchor (quar.) common convertible 12" Corp.— Common $5.50 12- 1 12-15 Bigelow-Sanford 6% 12- 1-31-48 $1 Manufacturing 50c Common 35c quar.) 11-10 11-15 Cement— & Extra 11-15 12-15 1 35c (quar.) 20% Thermos $1.75 (increased 11-14* 1 11-25 12- $3 Corp., common $1.50 preferred 25c Light 12- 2c $3 12-15 12-15 $1.06 V* . (quar.) Steel preferred preferred American 1 class (quar.) (year-end 1st 2 12-11 4y2% preferred 7% dividend Stock 7% 10c preferred preferred Bethlehem 11-26* Santiary— Smelting & Refining, Common (quar.)_— Limestone 20c 12-19" 12- 4% 11-13 2 2 $1 convertible 20c 2 12- 7 11-7 $1 Standard & 6 12-15 11- 1 12-12 tl.75 Corp., (quar.) 6 12-15 1 1 1- 1- 50C a $6 Special Special 75c Utah A Radiator 1- 12-31 12- Co.— Chemical i- 30c 1.2- 37 %c & 1- 75c 7 25c common (quar.) 50c 43%c 11- $1.50 Ltd., Goods Potash preferred 7% 1. 25c (quar.) Common 12-19 12- 12- 12 %C (quar.) Extra $5 Bessemer $1 Co. B American 12-19 12- 4 Holders I5c preferred (s-a) Spihnihg Associates— (initial quar.) common 3iy4c common. (quar.) Paper American 12- 1- 11-12 1-2-48 New $4.20 (quar.) Co., preferred 12-15 $4 Fine 11-12 75c (irreg.) Co preferred 7% Berkshire 12-15 Illinois— Foundry Co., 50c Y.) of Manufacturing American 12-15 $1.50 (quar.) pfd. Extra 12- 25c (resumed) (monthly). (monthly) 15c When Payable of Ree. 15c common preferred 50c American 1212- 1- 11-18 2oc 75c (quar.) preferred 75c Match Co. Co. Machine & 12-15 1- Corp., 25c preferred 12-23 12-10 4% % Beneficial Bibb Corp. of Delaware— prior preferred (s-a) 12-23 2 11-20 12- 1 12-22 75c 62%c Corp. Inc. $1.75 Tobacco convertible 5% American 60c (resumed) preferred Co. 12-15 (quar.) (quar.) non-cum. Investment Bell & Howell Co., Extra 12-15 Increased 11-21 12-22 3 75c common Leaf 1 2 1- 1 Mfg (quar.) , 5 12- 1 1- & Co. 12-15 Insulator Convertible 51c (year-end) Machinery non-cum. American American 50c (quar.) Hoffman S. Upson 11-25 11-29 25c (resumed) preferred 90c 12-15 25c 1- pfd. 12- Hardware Gossett 25c $3 50c Products American Ice $5.50 (quar.) Chemicals, Inc. (resumed) Corporation, $3 preferred (quar.) United Illuminating Co. (year-end) United Paperboard, common 6% non-cum. preferred (quar.) Universal American 1 30c <s-a) United Universal 2 37%c United S. 1- 12- $1.12% (year-end) Co. S. Hydraulics, Co., 6% 1-15 3.90% (quar.) preferred (quar.) Twin City Fire Insurance (Minn.) Sugar Home 11-25 Co.— convertible preferred 12-15 12- $3 Leather American Corp.— prior Corp., & 75c convertible $4.50 Universal 1 20c (quar.) $1.50 U. 12- Hide 12-15 & Share Extra Atlan¬ preferred General Bell 11-25 $1.18% Mart, $6 pfd. (s-a)^ (cash dividend) (quar.) El. Belknap 12-15 12-15 30c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 6% 11-15 12-15 $l0c _ Common Class 1 40c Extra Foil 12- — Quarterly Tooke Brothers, Ltd. (interim) Twentieth Century-Fox Film & Per Name of Company >•••■ 1-2-48 $1.50 $1.75 12%c , (2/100ths share of Electric Co., common) (quar.) City 25c (St. Trust (quar.) dividend tic $1 _ Corp. & Socket $2.50 American 1- $1 Insurance 7% American Furniture American Gas 3 12- 1 11-29 (quar.) Title U. 11-28 12- 10% Title.Insurance & 12-15 $2 Inc., Forging 12-18 $1.75 (quar.) Products, preferred 7% American (accum.) Holder* 12- 8 12-15 $1.50 (quar.); American Fork & Hoe Co., common Fruit Growers, Inc. (quar.) $1.12% Additional U. 12-17 When Payable of Rec. 75c Foreign Power, $6 pfd. (accum.) preferred (quar.)_ Stock dividend S. 12- 1 Share Co., common (quar.) preferred $7 $1.25 Thompson U. 2- 1 12-15 6% American & <quar.)_ pfd. pfd. Extra United $1.25 27c Company 25c Texas Public Service Co.— Cash dividend (quar.) Union 12-15 12-15 25c Gulf Union 12-15 12-30 12-30 Per s Name of American Felt $1.95 _ Extra 4% 12-30 12-15 American Corp. Terfe Haute Water Works, 7% Tex-O-Kan Flour Mills, 4%% Tilo 12-30 75c Taylor & Penn, 4.32% conv. pfd. Telephone Bond & Share Co.— 7% 1st preferred (accum.) Texas Holder$ Payable of Reo. 50c Extra 5% When Share • Tacbhy-Palmyra Bridge, 12- 1 1 11-15 9-30 15c 12- 11- 7 27 %c 12- 1 11- 7 $1.25 12- 1 11-14 Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL Per Name of Company Share When 3.40% Per Name of Company Deere preferred (quar.) Ohio Light & Power Co.— preferred (quar.) 3.6% Central Ohio Steel Central Steel Century Century Ribbon • Mills • 50c H 11-10 1 11-15 Delaware Aircraft Co. 12-12 12- Dennison 12-15 12- 1 12- 1 $4.50 preferred •Chapman Charis Valve pfd. (s-a) Chestnut Chicago 5 11-14 1-2-48 12- 5% 5 Detroit preference $3 preferred A t. 11-21 Diamond 1 11-15 12- 4 11-20 11-10 Disston 12- 11-15 Distillers Dixie 1 (quar.) v. $2.50 25c 12 %c 12- 1 11-14 12-15 11-29 11-29 12-15 12- 25c Cab Co. (quar.) 12- 11-20 1 1 Cotton Oil, 25c (quar.) 1-15-48 12- 9 Common (quar.) 25c 4-15-48 3- 9 Common (quar.) 25c 7-15-48 6- 9 Corp. Cincinnati 4% (increased quar.) Milling Machine, preferred (quar.) City Ice & Fuel Co. 11-14 1-17 8-1-48 7-17 Co.— 35c (increased 12- 1 11-10 $1 common 12- 1 11-10 62 V2C 12-31 12-10 $1.75 2-16 7% 1st preferred 12-12 2c Clayton & Lambert Mfg Clayton Silver Clearing Machine Corp., Cleveland Mines 12-20 Electric $4.50 & guaranteed 7% guaranteed Clinchfield 1 11-10 1 11-10 Donohue 12- 5 11-10 Douglas preferred 4% Stores, 5% Fuel & $3 Class Class B Columbia preferred & Community Conestoga 1 11-20 Durez 12- 1 11-20 12- 1 11-15 11-15 11-21 5 11-21 50c 4. 5 12-10 11-24 12-10 1 11-15 .... 12-15 11-25 50c 25c 12-15 11-15 25c ts-ai tquar. 1 (quar.) River Power, Bakeries 12-15 12- 56 V4C pfd. 6% Canada of <quar.)__ Chemical class Consolidated B Industries, (N. 12-15 12- 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 1 11-15 (extra) 12- 5 $1 12-15 11-28 $1 12-15 11-28 40c Y.) Inc. 12-15 11- 7 Steamship Lines, convertible Oil Works 4.10% preferred 4(4% Products ♦ % preferred Continental Assurance Extra Co. (Chicago) (quar.) Co. 4'/2% Varnish & Copeland Extra preferred Copper Range Cornell-Dubilier series $5.25 Electric, A Common & Sexton, Crown Capital Corp., class A Cork & $2 preferred Pass Crum & Forster, & Forster Common $4 Co., Ltd. 8% preferred Sugar Mfg. prior cum.) Metal Door 3%% 3%% Deep A.) Leather B (irreg.) (year-end) preferred Co. (quar.) (year-end) Co., Ltd., class A preferred A preferred B (quar.) 11-14 12-13 Farquhar 12-13 Federal 12-15 11-17 Mfg. & Engineering Corp. Federal Mogul Corp 12-10 11-25 Federal 1-15 12-19 Ferro 12- 1 Farmers N. 1 11-10 12- 1 11-10 12-30 10-29 12-15 12- 28 %c 12- 11-17 1 1 11-29 11-14 11-29 11- 12-15 11-21* 12- 7* 12-16 30c 12- 1 11-17 12- 1 11-13 5 $1 12- 1 2 11- $2 12-31 8 12-17 Life Ins. Group No. No. 12-15 11-17 Group 12-15 11- 3 12-15 11- 3 11-3 11-28 11-14 5 1- 2 2 12-19 B.) Screw Co. 11-29 1-2-48 12-18 $1.25 1-2-48 12-17 cisco) $1.60 11-24 11- 75c 1-1-48 12- America, class A (quar.) 4% % 12- 5 12- 1 1 11-13 1 1 11-14 1212- Indemnity Rubber & Co. (San preferred A Class B Common preferred (optional share of cash common Carpet Co., or stock) (quar.) to Simons class A & Connell 11-15 11-28 11-18 11- 1 1 11- 1 1 11-18 (quar.) 93 %C 12-- 1 11-18 (quar.) 93 %C 12- 1 11-18 2 (quar.) Year-end $4 preferred Florida 4% % Food Power Fair Common Stock $2.50 Food (quar.) & preferred preferred convertible (stock preferred 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 9c 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 9%c 7c Shares 11-26 11-14 4c 11-26 11-14 10c Shares Priced Extra 11-26 11-14 11-14 6c Extra Petroleum 1-2-48 12-16 Shares 11-26 11-14 11-26 11-14 6c Shares 11-26 IV2C Extra Mining 11-26 9c 6 V2c Shares Merchandising 11-15 11-26 11-14 11-14 11-14 5c Equipment Stock Shares 11-14 11-26 11-14 6c Shares 11-26 6c Shares 11-26 2c Bond Extra 11-26 3c Extra Railroad 11-26 11-14 11-14 11-14 11-14 4-1-48 3-16 12-10 11-20 7%c 11-28 11-14 12-10 11-28 12-15 12- 1 12-22 12- 5 6c 11-26 4c 11-26 Tobacco 'Shares 4c 11-26 11-14 Utilities 3c 11-26 11-14 4c 11-26 11-14 $1.25 75c $1-25 25c $1.10 1- 2 1-2-48 12-22 12-15 12-15 12-18 11-21 11-21 11-20 11-20 Steel Shares Extra Shares Extra Guantanamo Gulf Oil Gulf Co., Sugar $5 pfd. - (initial) States Utilities, common preferred (quar.) $4.40 (quar.)— (increased) Corp. Special (Canada) Gypsum Lime & Alabastlne 12-15 12- 5 12- 5 Hackensack 12-15 12- 5 12-15 12- 5 12-15 11-15 12- 11-15 — Quarterly 12-15 Hajoca 1200 Water Corporation dividend Cash 85c (s-a) Co. (stock 50% dividend) 75c (quar.) 50c Extra 1 12-10 12- 12-10 12- 1 1-1-48 12- 5 Hale Bros. 25c Ltd. (interim) Ltd. (quar.) (initial) Mines, Hamilton (quar.) $7c $22V2c Inc. Stores, Cotton, 1 Watch Hamilton Co., convertible 4% Hammond 50c 25c $1 11-19 12-1 11-14* 12- 12- 1 11-14* 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 1- 1 12- 12- 1 11-20 12- B Class class A (quar.)__ (quar.) Extra 5 -— (M. Co., A.) common (quar.) Harbison-Walker Refractories, preferred 6% (year-end)— preferred $4.25 1 11-20 50c 12-10 11-24 Harnischfeger 1-2-48 11-24 12-15 11-29 5% 5% com. (quar.)_ (quar.) Corp., common (quar.) $1.12% 12- 1 10c 12-15 11-15 12- 1 12-24 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 100% SlVic 12-22 12-15 12- 1 Wholesale 25c 12-10 25c 3-10-48 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 25c 12- 50c 11-25 2-25 1 11-15 $1.60 12-12 $1.06 Vi 12- 1 50c 12- 1 $1.50 1-20-48 15c 12-23 12- 2 1-6 12-12 11-15 11-13 non-cum. Co., (quar.) $4 prior pref. preference (quar.) (quar.) 12-23 12-12 12-23 12-23 12-12 12-12 12 %c 5c Co Chemical Co. Hartman Tobacco 12-15 12-15 12-15 12-15 12- 5 12- 5 12- 1 12-5 75c 1- 2 12-23 12 %c 25c 25c 50c 12-12 12-1 12-Jf* J}"2® 11-10 37y2c $1 -1" ? Common Haskelite 11-10 11-10 11-26 11-18 11-18 40c Extra Harshaw 11-1j? 11-15 $1.25 $1.25 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 2nd Harrison 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12-12 12-15 12-15 J J"' J1"1^ 11-15 50c Oil Extra Hanna 1 12 1 25c quar.) (increased (quar.) Co. (Calif.), 11-14* 1 (quar.) ]2~ } 12- Co.— Common Hancock (quar.) common preferred Instrument Common 30c 5% (quar.) 11-26 7%c Shares Companies Extra Low 11-28 62%c dividend) 11-14 11-14 9c Shares Machinery Shares Institutional $3 (quar.) (quar.) Machinery Corp. 3V4% Industrial 11-14 Stores— (cash dividend) dividend 11-14 11-26 7c 1 $1 Light Co.— (initial quar.) 11-26 11-26 5%c Shares Extra common 11-20 12- 1 12- 1 4%c 12- 50c Company, 12- 5 12- 1 12-27 12-27 6c Bond 12-16 17%c Stores, Ltd.— preferred (quar.) 11-10 12-18 11V2C Shares Extra 11-28 Dredge & Dock Co.— Resumed 11-20 5c Extra Stores— (s-a) 1 12-10 7c Equipment Railroad $30c $1 $1 $1.75 50c 8c Shares Shares Administered Fully 11-14 $1.25 5c 12- 3 8 %c 11-28 25c Co. 11-20 11-13 11-13 11-20 10c Shares Railroad 25c H.) (quar.) Extra 4 25c (M. Extra 11-17 1 Electrical Food 11- 5c preferred Fishman 11- 12-15 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 11-14 11-28 or Extra 11-14 11-24 35c $50 (quar.) Hamilton Gas Corp. quar.) 12- 1 11-14 8 $1 50c 11-19 11-25 11-26 11- 12-23 (increased 11- 6 12- 1 12-15 5c 11-29 stock common Co. Extra 11-15 — (s-a) 1 11-14 1 $1 $2 12- 1 11- 6 12- 11-26 1 $1 Corp., 11-15 12-15 12- 1 11-26 Fran¬ (s-a) York 11-15 11-15 12-15 6c Hallnor (Utah) 12-15 12-15 7c 12-12 $1.12% Ogden 11-19 12- 8 11-20 11-14 11-14 Shares 12- Co.— (quar.) 11-22 12- 1 12-31 12- 1 12-15 12-15 Shares $3 (s-a) 12-12 Shares 11-13 12- 5c 37%c $1 37%c $1 $1.25 Aviation 11-15 12- 5* 12- 5* 11-15 11-22 7c $3 Security Corp. of 7% 1 12- 1-1-48 12- Chemical 7 Fitzslmmoi.s 12- 12-18 11- 2 1- 2 12- 1 12-12 Building 2-20 12-31 1 1- 1 6c 75c Fund Flintkote 12- 50c 1-25 12- 3 12-20 12- 5* 50c Oil Corp. (quar.) Securities, Inc.— $2 1 Tire 5 30c 12- 3-15 12- 25c (quar.) (quar.) 7 $1.75 $37%c $1.25 12-10 12-30 1- 2 $1.50 preferred Co.— 2 $2 Class Fitz 1 35c Works (quar.) Firestone 11-15 11-15 1 40c (quar.)__ Corp of _ B Firemen's 5% 12- 12- 12- 25c 15c 35c 11-25 Brewery Extra 11-20 12-15 Co., common— Extra 12-15 18%c Co.' (quar.) Extra Firth 1 $2.50 (A. Extra First 12- 12-15 — (initial) & Agricultural 12-19 1- Co., Oil Corp. 1 Automobile 8 12- 1 45c Ry. Cooper Group 12- Y.) (N. (quar.) Western common 5 12-15 Pacific Tea Paper Northern 11- (Syracuse, (quar.) Enamel Class 11-13 12- Traders & Y.) Quarterly 11-10 12- 1 Griggs 11-15 Co. Extra Griesedieck 50c Metallurgical Corp Farjardo Sugar Co. of Porto Rico 1-2-48 12- Rock Oil Corp New 12-19 (s-a) Indemnity Northern 11-25 12-15 11-29 12-15 & Co Atlantic & 25c Fansteel 1-2-48 12- common 11-28 Smelting preferred (quar.) 25c Extra 11-14 45c & Light, 12-12 1-2-48 $1 $15c (irreg.) 11-14 $17 %c (quar.) Power 25c 50c (quar.) (irreg.) 11-29 25C Company 12- Ltd. Mining Quarterly $2.50 Co. 11-29 • (quar.) 11-26 12-15 25c & Quarterly (quar.) 12-10 50c * Morse Fittings, Ltd., preferred preferred Dahlstrom Class (quar.) 11-26 $1.25 • _■ 11-29 $1.75 Co. 7% Dayton 12-15 Co.— 5% Sons, Davis 11-14 1-2-48 $1 Cushman's (L. 12-15 $1.13 Corp.— (Missouri) Publishing Co.— Darling 11-14 $$1.50 (year-end) Atlantic Sugar, ($3 (quar.) (s-a) 12- 12-10 $1.25 (quar.) Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Ltd. Falstaff Brewing Corp. (quar.) Vs (quar.) Cuban-American Curtis 12-15* 1 $1.05 Securities preferred Curtis 12- preferred Gregg, common (The) First preferred Coal Crum Cuban 1-2-48 10c (quar.) convertible 2nd 7% & Fairbanks 40c . 11-25 12-10 Co., Union American 50c Fair 12-15 Co.— (quar.) Corp.— 12-15 $1.25 Pipe Line Co. Coe 11-25* 4 %0 (s-a)__ Mfg. preferred Nest (quar.) common preferred Zellerbach $4.20 Crows 12-31 50c Co., Inc., (quar.) Overall Crown $4 Seal Drug Co. prior 6% Faber 93 %C (quar.)__ 11-17 10c 5% i 12-15 a2 % % (quar.) 11-28 Power Grand $1 __ (s-a) Extra 11-20 17 % C preferred 12-15 25c (accum.) (s-a) Co., Company 1 $25c Crown Crown 12- $$1.25 4V2% 11-20 12-31 12-26 (irreg.) (quar.) Consolidated 12-10 28c (quar.i preferred conv. prefeiTed Railroad Finance (quar.) Cory Corporation (quar.) Courtaulds, Ltd. (interim) Crane Co., 3:,4% preferred Crown 12-12 Ltd.— (quar.) preferred Cribben convertible preferred 20c Erie Co., Investing 20c (quar.) Granby $1.25 $1.31 V\ common preferred 11-20 1 Co. 5% preferred (s-a) Ltd., class A (quar.) Inc., & General (quar.i com. 25c Corrugated Paper Box Co., 12-10 $1 Equipment— (resumed) 10c Co Grafton & 75c Corp Refrigeration Graflex, 1-2-48 25c —— 1 12- 12-15 1- 2 25c 25c 35c 11-15 50c Drug Co., 8% preferred (quar.) Empire & Bay State Telegraph Co.— 4% guaranteed (quar.) $1.50 (quar.) 12- W.) Extra 1 11-13* 12-22 (quar.) quar.) 12-16 20c (quar.) 5c (increased 11-22 11-28 12-15 40c (extra) prior preferred A 5% 1-2-48 40c Paint Common $3 30c (quar.) Extra 12-10 25c 50c 93 %c (Chicago) (H. 11-17 30c (year-end) Manufacturing Co. Gossard 12-15 Eureka (quar.) Casualty Continental Gin Co., Cook 11-12 10-29 $1,121/2 ' common preferred $3.75 Continental 11-27 11-29 $1 Co., Can Gorham 12-22 12-17 Essex ; Continental 50c $50c iquar.) 11-20 1 12-31 11-15 Corp. 1 1- 25c 1 Container 12- 1 11-18 $2.50 $25c (quar.) preferred (quar.) Mackay Stores, Ltd.— Extra 7% A 11-19 $2.50 35c (quar.)— (quar.) B 80c 12- (quar.) of America— A Class Corp. (year-end) Company (resumed) Ely & Walker Dry Goods $50c preferred Class 1- 11-14 Emsco $4,50 2 1- 2 1-15-48 12- Empire District Electric Co., 5% preferred (quar.) Co 1- 1-15-48 11-28 11-15 Paper 1-15-48 (quar.) convertible Great 11-10 11-10 11-10* U-13 1- 5 1- 5 11-19 11-25 10c $5 Gordon Great 12- 1 11-28 1- 2 1 U-13 11-21 50c Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., com. 11-10 pfd. 4% Inc. 11-15 1 11-25 11-25 12- 1 12-10 2-2-48 2-2-48 12-12 12-15 12- t30c 1 Ltd., Co., 1 Great $1 25c 84%c 75c $1.25 93%c 25c 25c 11-28 $12'/2c 12- State 11-24 ,12- 11-13 12-19 11-15 11-18 $12%c $12V2c (quar.)_ (quar.)___ preferred 1-2-48 12-22 11-20 (quar.) 6% Goodall-Sanford, Electrolux Common (quar.) Co., C.) 2 20c Equity Corp., $3 Co. - (H. 1- 75c 11-20 Co.— Brewing 2-2-48 2 12- 1 1- 1 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 56!/4C $1V4C 5c (s-a) $25c $1.02% 1 Power Goebel Ltd. Co., Golden $0.5488 Consolidated quar.)— (quar.) 2 12- $1 7%c 75c 12 %c $1.75 15c 50c preferred 1- 60c (quar.) Special Derrick (initial common new Extra (initial) I Glass, Ltd. 11-17 $25c Co 1 Consumers 11-10 (quar.) preferred Auto-Lite Electric (quar.) Brick convertible Oil 50c common 12- Consumers 1 100% Gas, Electric 4% Co., 4%% 75c dividend Natural Paso 12- Ltd.— Glldden Co. Shale Extra 12-15 12- (s-a)— (quar.) 2-2-48 $15c (quar.) 12- & 12-31 50c Dorado $1 Mills, 11-15 12-31 11-14 $1.25 Company, preferred Machine 50c (quar.) com. Steel 25c Power Gisholt Great (quar.) 25c (quar.) 1 2-2-48 Railway— Inc., preferred (quar.) Textile 12- 2-2-48 preferred $6 11-15 12- 1 12- l 75c $1.50 Street (quar.) Water $87V2c (quar.) Extra 20c (quar.) (quar.) Co. preferred 11- 5 Corp. 30c Laundries 5% 10-31 5 Girdler 50c Paper Consolidated 11-25 Ltd.— (quar.) Consolidated Consolidated Power Co., 4% Co., (irreg.) Co. Consolidated Extra 11-14 (quar.) Rubber & preferred (S. A.) $5 $62V2c Goods Extra El Georgia Glen-Gerry 25c Products, Ltd. (quar.) Eaton Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Eddy Paper Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) El 1 Emerson 1-2-48 Inc.— (extra) Edison $2 Tire 30c Chemicals & stock common General Gerrard Elliott $25c $1 participating preference class A Common $1.50 1 Ltd.— Quarterly Consolidated 1st Stock $1 Consolidated Plastics Eastern 11-24 12- 2-13 7'/2c dividend) preferred A 12- 2-27 15c (s-a) Massachusetts 12- 12- 1 1-16 50c (reduced) Rubber Eastern 60c 1-30 $1 (quar.) 6 1 11-29 12-15 ^ 25c Extra 12- 12-10 12-12 81 Vic (irreg.) 1 $1.25 Co. Co. 12- 11-15 11-29 Advertising, common General Precision Equipment General Shareholdings Corp.— $6 preferred (Optional stock dividend series.) Cash or 44/1000th share of 15c 12-31 11- 12-12 12-10 $25c (quar.) Corp. (stock Duriron Co., Eagle-Picher 1 11-19 12-26 — Outdoor 15c & Duplan Corp. 12- 1 k 12-26 (quar.) preferred (quar.) $3.75 General $2.50 (quar.) preference 50c 60c Service Power (quar.) (quar.) Bridge Tire 1st Eastern (quar.) Inc. (quar.) (irreg.) 6% Extra Connecticut 5% 12- 1 $5 preferred 11-15 5c Dunlop 12- 12- (quar.)__ Inc., 5% preferred Motors Corp., common Godman common A Bradstreet 11-18 Co.— Transportation Co., Eelectric & 12-10 25c (quar.) Telephone Congoleum-Nairn, Dun 11-10 75c Co. Dumont Co.— quar.) 25c $75c Corp., 4% preferred (quar.) Drewry's, Ltd., U. S. A., Inc 1 12- 1 $37%c certificates Ltd. Co. preferred Drug Co. 11-24 37 %C (quar.) Elevator Public Connecticut 12-31 12- Mills, $25c trust 25c (quar.) - preferred 1 10c Carbon Year-end 1 2nd 45c _ iquar.i Commonwealth $5 (increased! (quar.) Broadcasting System— iyear-endi (year-endi A 1212- General 11-26 12-10 Globe (quar.) preferred 50c Co. common (increased preferred Columbia 12-15 12-15 10-15 $25e t$1.25 (quar.) com. Dravo 1 25c common Iron, Milling Common 1 12- 5% (quar.) convertible Colorado (quar.) Power Ltd., Extra (stock dividend) Inc., Central Colorado 12- 87 %c Corp. preferred Colorado 12-15 12-15 Co.— (quar.) Aikman Mills, Inc. Colonial Dow 75c $3 Colgate-Palmolive-Peet & $3.25 1 Dumbarton i s-a I A $4 12- Corp.— iyear-end) Class 11-13 12-18 12-15 $20.65 International 1 1-1-48 $2 _ 12-24 12-17 (quar.) (quar.) $25c Brothers, Aircraft Chemical $1.50 (quar.) Common $3.50 preferred 20C Coca-Cola Colonial $1 Dow Extra General Ltd.— Ltd. (increased) Chemical, Ltd.— & voting 12- 12- Corp., (quar.) 12- (s-a) 10-15 15c Stores, Common 25c A 12-10 12-24 15c Investments, Ltd.— (accum.) Common 20c Common Collins preference 5% Dominion Dominion Tar 50c ciass $3 11-21 11-21 37 %c (quar.) Dominion-Scottish 11-15 Monthly Co., , quar.) (monthly) Malting Co., 11-20 Monthly Coca-Cola 2 1-2-48 pfd. Inc Bottlers, 2 12- preferred (quar.) & Co., 6% conv. America Corp. (quar.) B.) 1- 2 1212- 11-14 1 12- 1 25c common Cigar, 7% preferred Dry Batteries General Finance Corp.— $4 preferred series C (s-a) 5% preferred A (s-a) $38c 5% (D. 11-24 12- $1.50 25c $1.50 General Trailer Co., preferred 11-24 12-13 56V4C 62%c (quar.) General 1 12%c Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.) Coal, Ltd., 6% pfd. (accum.) Dominion Envelopes & Cartons Ltd. (West¬ ern), 7% preferred (quar.) 11-20 Inc. General 1- 5 11-13 Dominion 87 %c Industries, it- 5 12- Dominion 1 (quar.) 11-ia 1-15-48 12- (quar.) Corp. General $$1.25 t30c (quar.) Coal 12- 1 15c 12-15 12-15 -12-15 25c & Anglo Investment preferred (quar.) 12- 1-1-48 Fuller 62 %c Monthly 50c $1.12% 11-10 Fruehauf a2%% (final) ; 40c (quar.) 11-25 $1 (quar.) Fields Oil common Pittsburgh RR.— 4% Clinton 1 11-15 11-24 12-13 25c (quar.) 12-13 Co.— 75c Extra Monthly Works Bridge Simon & convertible -12-23 15c Co. Pitt 1 15c Mfg. (initial). com. Illuminating Co., preferred Cleveland new 12- 12- preferred Freeport Sulphur Co. (quar.) 50c Dominion (quar.) 11-17 a2%% Dominguez 2-10 25c quar.) City of Paris Dry Goods— 12-10 $1.25 A Doernbecher 5% Franklin 37%c (year-end) Dominion (s-a) Cincinnati 12-12 2-1-48 $2 Railroad (s-a) preferred 4% $1 $2 Inter-Terminal preferred 4% common Fort 25c Extra " 11-28 12-13 25c 11-20 12-23 11-24 25c — 11-29 4% % Holder*: Payable ot Rec. 25c 12-20 4% (quar.) (increased class A 51 25c Extra $5 (accum.) Cup Doehler-Jarvis Quarterly Canada, 25c Co., common (quar.)_ Dobbs House, Inc. (quar.) Dr. Pepper Co. (quar.) .Chicago South Shore & South Bend RR.— Yellow Sons of Co. B $1.75 : Co., Ltd., ordinary Class 11-29 12-15 25c dividend 12-15 5 % ^ Class $4 Dictaphone Corp., common 4% preferred (quar.) 11-25 & 12-1 RR.— Co (Henry) 12-8 Motor Extra jfc " 20c (s-a) 1 12- Match 11-10 Ford 11-10 1 $1 Special (irreg.) Chrysler Tunnel 12- 75c (quar.) c. Extra Chickasha River 1 12- Share $1.50 preferred (irreg.) 75c (quar.) 1 12- When Per Name of Company 11-10 60o Western for 25c Railroad Chicago Rivet & Machine Chicago Grande Rio certificates $3.50 Co Corp., Stock & Derby Oil Co., common 5% preferred (quar.) Chicago & North Western Railway Co.— . (quar.) (quar.) Mfg. Escrow 11-25 12-10 Co. 20c Hill Belt 12- 25c $1.12% 7% Corp. Chain 12-19 20c (quar.)__ common (quar.) Mfg., 1-1-48 Hudson Co., class A (extra) Dentists Supply Co. of N. Y. (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Denver $1.12% (year-end) Champion Paper & Fibre, & Delaware Dempster Mill Mfg. Co. 12-15 1 15c Products 12-26 15c Products Corp.— prior preference (quar.) 4%% Floor 11-25 15c ' Holier* 12- 35c (quar.) 9 2 When (2143) Payable of Reo. $1 preferred 12-10 1- CHRONICLE 25c Extra Certain-Teed Cessna share common 2% (quar.) Extra 1 Co., 60c dividend) (stock 12- & 7% (year-end) Co. H CM 90c Products Wire & Electric 85c FINANCIAL Holder* Payable of Rec. Central New York Power Corp.— Central & (resumed) Hathaway Bakeries, Inc. (quar.) Haverty Furniture Co. (quar.) Hawaiian Pineapple, Ltd. (year-end) Mfg. Corp. 11-25 11-20 11-15* : 52 (2144) THE Industries, Hazel-Atlas Hecla Glass Mining Hendershot Co. Co. Products, Inc. Heyden Chemical 3'/2% Corp. preferred A 5% preferred Ltd. 1-2-48 12-15 25c (irreg.).. common 12- 12- $1.75 B 32c & E.) (quar.) Navigation Lehigh Portland Cement (quar.) (quar.) Co. Hobart Holland Furnace Co. (increased (quar.). (Henry), Hooker $1 Oil preferred & Hardart A (quar.) (year-end) 12-26 12-16 1-30-48 1-20 25c 50c 30c 37'/2c 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12-20 11-20 11-15 Life 12- 5 Liggett 12-20 12- 5 Y.) 12- 1 11-21 Lincoln 12-15 11-21 7% Howard 25c $1.25 30c 11-26 11- 3 12-30 12- 75c 12-15 Corp., 50c 12-10 12- 1 11-14 12- 1 4V4% preferred Electric (quar.) Motors 12- 1 $1.06'A Co. 11-14 15c 12-20 12- Mining & Smelting Hudson Motor Car (quar.) Humble Oil & Refining Co Hunt Foods, Inc., common (quar.) J75c 12-15 12- 11- 10c series Central RR. A (Leased Lines) Mullins Miami Belt Class Class 12-30 12-20 Loblaw 12- 11-14 Lock 12- A 12-11 2 1- Groceterias, Inc. (quar.) Pipe Co., 8% preferred Lone Gas & Star $4 Gas 12- 8 J25c 12- 1 11-14 12-31 11-18 Lord A Long-Bell J 10c & Lumber 12- 1 11-18 Lowney 12- 1 11-18 Ludlow 12- 1 11-18 Lynchburg 25c 12- 1 11-14 M. A 20c 12- 1 11-10 Mack 1-2-48 12-12 Ingersoll-Rand (quar.) (quar.) Co. $1.25 M. Co. Institutional 1 11- 3 MacLaren 12- 1 11- 3 Macwhyte 12- 1 11-14 20c Shares, 11-30 10-31 Magma 25c 11-30 10-31 Mahon $1.50 12-10 11-20 Maltine 20c 12-10 11-28 Manhattan 12- 11-17 Power & Telegraph 12- 1 If- 1-15-48 12-15 1-2-48 1 11-17 11- 3 12-15 . (quar.) (quar.) Aviation shares (quar.) International Cigar Machinery Coke, Ltd. International Coal International Educational & (quar.) (interim) __ tl'/2c & new Company, 4'A % Shirt Co. pfd. conv. (quar.)- International Harvester Co., preferred (quar.) Nickel 10-31 $1 1-15-48 12-15 Marconi 1-15-48 12-15 12- 11-15 $1.75 Co. of Canada, 1 Quarterly tion Co., Ltd., Paper 12-20 11-20 12-20 11-20 Master 75c 12-15 11-24 $1 12-15 11-24 (quar.) Extra — International Petroleum Co., Ltd.— Bearer (s-a) Life 12- 5 11-14 Co. 1- 3 11-21 National Steel National Tea Asphalt International Silver $1 Interstate 5% Utilities Corp. (quar.) (The) Co., common preferred (quar.) prior Interstate Natural Itttertype 11-12 1 12- 12-15 12- 1 12- (year-end) 12-31 12-15 McCord 12-15 12- 12-15 12- 1 12-15 12- 1 1 Southern Mfg. Jaeger Jahn Machine & S% Jewel Co. Co. preferred Tea Johnson Co. & A 1 11-10 1 12-10 11-25 12- 11-19 1 12- 12-20 12-12 10c (extra) 11-25 60c (quar.) 1 12-12 11-28 (quar.) Vegetable Parchment Co. City Power 3.80preferred & 12- 12-10 11-28 12-10 11-28 2-14 6 15c 12-15 12- 95c (quar.) 12- 1 11-14 12-15 11-30 5 Light— Drug Co., common $4.50 preferred (quar.) & 1-1-48 5c (quar.) Katz (Julius) Co. & Robbins, common $4 preferred (quar.) Mead Corp., common (irreg.) 4'A% preferred (quar.) 4% 2nd preferred (quar.) A (quar.) 12!4c $1.12% 1- & Metal & Kentucky Utilities, 4%% Kerr-McGee Oil $1.20 Industries, preferred Keystone pfd. (initial quar.) 7% preferred 1- 2 Mid-West 30c Co. 12-31 12- Extra 11-20 12-15 8% 11-15 Oil Co., preferred Automobile Mill 4 Aviation 3 Bank & 3 Building Klein (D. Emil) & Co. Knickerbocker Fund— Beneficial interest (irreg.) Knudsen Creamery Col, common 60c preferred (quar.) Koehring Co. (increased quar.) Kresge (S. S.) Co. (quar.) (quar.),__ Common (quar.) preferred Foundry 4c 11-25 11- 5 5 1- 5 11-19 Machinery Industry 12-22 12-10 97'/2c 1-2-48 12- 1 4 1- 2 12-15 11-20 12- 1 11-15 $2 12- 1 11- 12- 1 11-18 45c (s-a) ' 1 12-15 11-14 12-15 11-14 12-15 11-14 12-15 11-14 1 (quar.) 10c 12-13 12- }i8c 12-15 11-15 ,30c 12- 1 11-15 $1.25 12- 1 xl -15 6% preferred Common $4 (quar.) (year-end) (quar.) (quar.) 12- 12- 1 11- 15c 12- 8 11-24 Common Sessions Co., common (irreg.) (irreg.) Bryant, Lane-Wells Extra (quar.) Inc. (quar.) Co. 12-15 6214c quar.) (initial ,. 11-24 Class 5% Modern Modern ,,1-2 12-20 Mohawk 12- 1 11-14 Molsons 12-15 11-28 Monarch 12-15 11-26 Monroe 12-11 12- 4 Monsanto 17c 12- 2 11-15 .. 50c . 11-29 - .. 11-19 (quar.) (quar.) Mills (quar.) Chemical (quar.) $3.50 Co., Chemical Co., pfd. series A Montreal 7% common Machine Tool $75c Monotype Machine— quar. Carpet Ltd. 12- $3.25 Co., Containers, Ltd., class A (quar.)— Tool Works. Ltd. (quar.) 50c- (accum.) - Utilities preferred 5 12-20 1 1 11-20 11-20 pfd. common (quar.) (quar.)— (quar.) common Industry Corporate Bond (quar.) 11- 5 5 11-25 11- 5 11-25 11- 5 11-25 11- 5 5 11-25 11- 11-25 11- 11-25 11-25 11-25 11-25; 5 ,11- 5 11- 5 11- , 5 , 11-5 11- 5 11-25; 11- ,5 13c 11-25" 11- 11-25, . 50C Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Niagara Lower Arch Bridge Co., Ltd. (quar.) 12-1.7 $1 Co. 12-15 50C 12- 12- 3 ,11-28 : 1 U-15 12-10 J50C 11-30 ' 12-10 $50c Extra 5 11-26 12-10» 85c (year-end) Mining Corp. (year-end) 11-30 ' Norfolk & New Railway Western Extra (quar.) 12-X $1 $50,C U-15/ Co.—■ ,r quar.) i.—•— ---— •'» North 12- 9 12-15 11-28 $25c 50c 87'/2c 12-20 12- 1 11-28 11-18 1-2-48 12-13 12- 1 12- 1 11-10 North American 11-10 North Penn 11-14 North River 11-14 Northeastern (liquidating Co. American 11-28 11-15 11-15 12-20 12-10 stock divi¬ ; f Electric Potomac 100 shares held be share common for ■ 1-1. t each North American common fractional shares, cash the Potomac of Wisconsin Electric and 21 shares of of at Wisconsin ot proval Cash paid of share of lieu (in will Power 11-20 >■ : - dend) 19'A shares of Power, common stock, ii-13 ■12-10 . ii-24 H:'i4 ;.Cfi 75c $1 (initial common 12- 1 12- 1 1- 2 1-2-48 12-15 12-15 5 11-25 4c Co (J. J.) Mfg. Newmarket 12-16 3:12c' 11- 12c Investment Coast 12-16 $43c 11-25 ! 25c $1.25 $25c tl2%c 50c 50c 11- Stock 11-29 11-28 5 11-25 7c Series Special 11-29 12- 6 11-15 5 11- 8c Nopco Chemical Co., 4% preferred A Noranda Mines (interim) 11-30 5 11-25 18c Fund Shares Preferred Diversified 25c $1.62% (s-a) Cottons, Ltd., preferred 20c $1.25 5 11- 4c Investment l'Ac common B Missouri 2 1- (quar.) Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line, 25c ———i Increased 8 3 11-20 12-12 12-12 12- 8 12-15 12-15 50c 47c quar.) Corp. 25c (quar.) Langley's Ltd., 7% conv. pfd. Lansing Stamping Co. (irreg.) 12- 25c 25c preferred 11- 3 1 11-20 1 75c (increased Valley Canning Co., class preferred Mission 15c Lamscn ,& 5% 1 Mining & Mfg. Co.— preferred Minnesota 12121212- 1111- 11-25 10c Series Special Newmont $1.25 $1.27'/2 $1.37'/2 $1.50 (quar.) 11-25 11-25 9c Industry Newberry 5 9c Series Industry Series Special (quar.) 11-20 11- 7c Industry Equipment Special Steel preferred 11-25 11-25 5 10c Railroad preferred 12-10 12- 1 5 2c Special preferred 50c 80c 11- 6c Series prior prior (quar.) 5 11-25 6c Railroad prior (quar.) 11- 18c $1 3,20% convertible preferred ser. A Minneapolis Gas Light Co. (Del.) — 11-25 7c Special Pacific 11- 5c Series Utility Industry Series 10-31 Co.— 11- 12c ^ 12- 6-20 9-20 11-25 11-25 13c Series Special Industry Special 11-20 (quar.) 5c 8c Series Series 12-23 (quar.) 5 11c Merchandising Public 5 20c Oil 12- Series Special Metal $1.50 Series Series Stock Insurance 5% Minnesota Bond 12- 12-20 3-20 $40c Machine Extra Lanston 5 25c 1-2-48 25c 4-2-48 25c 7-2-48 25c 10-2-48 t$1.75 (quar.) & ' Lane 5 11- 12-10 ■ $2.50 11- preferred 11-10 11-25 11-25, prior 11-10 5 11-25 $1 1 5 11- 7c 12-10 12- 11- 11-25 9c Industry Series Industry 12-26 11-29 5 11-25 6C Series Series 35c 3c Inc., common preferred 11- 3c Special 25c 12-22 11-25 5 5 Diversified $1.21% $1.20 35o 5 10c Industry Government 4c preferred 5 11- 11- 9-20 1st 11- 11-25 11-25 10-2-48 12-29 (quar.) Kroger Company, common (irreg.) Laclede-Christy Clay Products : Lake Shore Mines, Ltd. (quar.)____ Lake Superior District Power Co.— Common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Lake of the Woods Milling, Ltd.— - 11-15 35c (s-a) preferred 11- 11-25 26c 25c $5.10 5%% 11-25 7c Series Equipment Common 5% 10c Series Series Special 11-29 11-18 7% 12-10* 11-24 11-10 11-14 5 12-15 11-18 11-24 11- 10c 1 11-14 75c 11-25 Diversified 12- 11-14 11-24 8c 6-20 12-11 1 12- 75c Corp.— 5 7-2-48 12-11 11-22 11- 25c 50o 1 12-13 11-25 Common 25c 1 11-29 18c 12-15 50c 1212- 12-10 5c Series Industry 25c Common 12-15 1-2-48 $1 Special Tobacco 11-15 11-14 11-25 $1 I 5 3-20 11-15 1 11- 12-20 11-25 11- 11- 1-2-48 11-28 1 11- 4-2-48 15c 2 12- 11-25 25c 37'/2c (S. H;) & Co Kroehler Mfg. Co., 4%% preferred A . 12-17 $1.18% Regulator 11- 11-25 25c .Extra Lakey 12-29 12- 1 25c 1-15-48 81%c 12- 1 (quar.) Co Minneapolis-Honeywell 1 4c Common 3 12- 6c 11-28 $1 11- 25c (non-voting) Industry Supply 11-15 1 1 Special 12-10 Kress * 12-27 12-15 $1 (stock dividend) series 1 12- Electrical 1- 2 16c King-Seeley Corp., common (increased.) Kingston Products Corp. (s-a) Kinney (G. R.) Co., common 5 12- Inc.— Industry 12-15 Hart, 12- 12-15 $3 Industry Stock $4 (quar.) — Special 5c Kilburn 11-29 12-15 1-5-48 5C 2 2 (quar.)— (year-end) common 7 14c Stocks, Agricultural Special Food Extra Miller York 121111111- 50c Extra 11-20 1 3c (quar.) Midwest Abrasive 11-14 11- 1 50c stock Participating New 12-15 1-15-48 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12c 1-15-48 (irreg.) common (voting) $1.75 Petroleum class A Co., Brake stock 60c 15c Mid-Continental e'Ac common (quar.) Manufacturing 12-19 $1.62'/2 common 11-14 1 50c common Shipbuilding 1 preferred (quar.) Michigan Public Service (quar.) 11-15 11-15 12-30 Co.— (quar.) Corp., 12- 15C (accum.) A (s-a) Rayon Air York 11- 4% % 1 1 12- 1 York Founders 11-1 Metropolitan Edison Co., 3.90% pfd. (quar.) Michigan Associated Telephone Corp.— 6% preferred (quar.) Michigan Consolidated Gas— 12- 12- New 11-18* (quar.) 12-15 $1.18% Transportation Corp. Corp., $3.25 partic. pfd. Thermit 25c Extra New Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp.— preferred A 11-29 $3.50 Cordage, preferred 12- 1 • 25c (quar.) 1 12-13 11-29 25c 12-15 2 (s-a)— Quarterly 6%% 12-15 12-12 50c class Co.. Mur 11-28 (accum.) Miners 12-12 2 1- Chemical Telephone Co., 5% pfd. Megowen-Educator Food Co.— class 12-15 12-22 25c New 12-15 $1 50c $1.06'A 50c 62'/2c 1-2-48 20c 1-2-48 (quar.) Meadvilie 50c Corp Bedford $3 1-1-48 11-30 30c 12-15 12- 20c (quar.) $50'Ac Ltd Mines, Metal Textile 1-5-48 2- (quar.) Brothers (Herman) Extra t$1.00'/2 4 50c 60c quar.) (interim) preferred (increased) Messenger $1.25 common Oil, $2.50 Porcupine 4 12- 60c Kalamazoo 1 12- 12- $1.25 Battery Co. Kayser 12-15 10c Extra Kansas 1 7% Ltd. pfd. (s-a) preferred (quar.) Year-end Merchants Jones & Laughlin Steel, W. 1 12- 12-15 40c (initial) 5% preferred A (quar.) Joy Manufacturing (increased K. 12- 12-15 30c (quar.) Johnson 12-15 25c (increased) Engraving Knitting Mills— 1-15-48 25c (quar.) Oilier Jantzen + $7§c 93%c (quar.) Utilities Co Fireman Common Mclntyre McKesson preferred Iron Corp. Ltd., Co., McColl-Frontenac 12-15 $1 Foundation, Ltd.— 6% convertible preference (quar.) Iowa Public Service, common (quar.) Iowa M.) 12-31 Investment $3.75 (L. 30c 40c 1 Neisner 50c McBrine McClatchy Newspaper, 60c Extra 10-31 150c 43%c t50c 62%c Extra 12-12 11-10* 1 $1.25 (interim) Corp. Gas 12- 1-10-48 22'4c — Jersey Zinc Co. (irreg.) New Park Mining Co. (irreg.) Company 12-15 1-2-48 11-29 Bedford Maytag 11-29 1-2-48 12-15 England Lime Co., preferred (irreg.) 11-24 1 15c 11-28 New 12-10 series 1947 5 11-24 12-15 (year-end) common (s-a) New preferred 12-15 $3.50 Co., preferred 11-15 11-15 11-15 $3.75 $1.75 12- 1-1-48 Cement Nazareth 11-15 11-14 tl5c 11-28 7% 1 2 11-18; 1 12-15 12- 12- 2 12- 12- 75C 12-20 12-15 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 85c 12- 12-13 11-29 50c 75c 93%c 93%c 25c 12-13 12- Class B (quar.) $2.50 $1.50 $1.12 >/2 25c 11-25 (quar.) 11-12 11-12 50c Corp 12-10 preferred 1 1 25c (quar.) common New preferred $1.50 Year-end International Co., 11-25 $3.75 1212- Terminals 12-10 $3.40 5® 11-19 Company Nestle-Le 11-14 11- National 11-29 11-14 5® 1 12-10 Natomas 12-15 1 5® 11- 12- $1 Nelson 1 11- 50c (quar.) 11-17 12- $2 Corp. Co 12- 1 12- 12-10 12-10 25c (quar.) com. (quar.) 11-29 50c Year-end Co. 60c (quar.)— 11-15 $1.25 Machinery 12- 5 12-15 $25c Corp Rubber $25c common 12-10 $1.12% 5c (year-end) Corp. 12-15 2 1- 7% Extra 5 12- 12-31 11-21 Communica¬ (quar.) 7® 12-20 $1.75 Co.— Insurance Corp., preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 1-15 12- 1 (quar.) 9 11- 12'/2C Service Linen National t25c Products Accident & Quarterly 25c May Department Stores, Registered Gypsum Co., $4.50 National-Standard ■ International 2nd National 2%% 9 12- |15c 11-14 2 12- 11-28 Canada- of 1st non-cum. 11-30 Corp Ltd. Electric Mastic non-cum. 3% 11-26 (quar.) Massey-Harris, t40c International Co. (quar.) 6714 c Corp. t40c Extra 5% National 1-15-48 tl2'Ac 11-14 (interim) ordinary Mar-Tex Realization Masonite Ltd.— & Chemical 11-25 11-29 12-5 1-20 1- 2 1 1-15-48 45c (quar.) National 1- 11-10. $1.07 (quar.) Products 11-25 t25c $1.25 11-12 12- for Common 5% I 11-25 1 '/a % Convertible preferred National Erie Corp.— 4'/2 % 12- 12-19 20c share a 12-18 35c Marine of National 35c 12-31 Special International Dairy 11-28 (quar.) International (15/1000 preferred Drug (quar.) quar.) held) 12-10 Gardens, Ltd. (interim) Marathon Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) (quar.)__ com. share — 10-14 11-14 12-18 30c (quar.) (Del.) Corp. dividend each 12-15 Leaf 30c (accum.) Cylinder Gas— (cash dividend 25c (initial) common Extra Maple Container Common 30c $1.06% (quar.) Co., $1 Preferred 7% 1 Publishing- Co. C.) National National 25c Garden Corp. Copper (R. preferred $7 12-12 ■ VStock and bond shares International Business Machines Co., preferred preferred pfd. (quar.) Hosiery Mills, Ltd. (quar.) Lead Co., 7% preferred A (quar.) 11-15 11-21 12-26 50c (year-end) Register National 5 12-15 40c (quar.) 12-15 12- 11-15 1 $1.75 common (quar.) Cash National 9 12- 12- 15c 15c t50c 25c (s-a) 1214c Square 12- 1 12-12 11-14 12-19 35c $2.25 Co. (increased) Co. Paper Company 11-12 V2c (quar.) (year-end) Inc. 1 12-15 1 12- $1.50 (increased) Fibres Co., Casket 4'A% 1-2-48 40c Biscuit preferred Stock 12-15 America— Extra 11- $1.50 88c tl7V2c $1.50 $3 Extra Madison Ltd.— RR. Automotive National 11-29 1-2-48 50c National 12- 12- 11-29 12-15 25c 50c Co National 12-20 11-21 11-25 11-29 12-15 25c (quar.) Corp. Acme National $1.20 (quar.) Consolidated M. preferred 11- 4' 11- 7 12-22 11-19 12-15 12-15 40c of Co. National 11- 4* 12- 1 1-2-48 11-29 12-31 12- 8 11-14 37'/a C (quar.) A Chemical National preferred 1st Mackintosh-Hemphill 12- $1.10 (year-end) & Trucks, $1.50 Steel convertible 12- 1 12- 1 — (year-end) (Mo.) Co. 6% & Abingdon $1.50 (quar.) -Special (Md.) (W. M.), Ltd. (quar.) Mfg. & Sales Co. (quar.) & J. i^xcra 11-21 2-23 2-23 11- 1 $1.85 Nashville & $37140 (quar.) Corp. (accum.) Taylor, Louisville (quar.) Co. Lumber class 10- Water preferred (monthly) Long-Bell J20c preferred (monthly) (quar.) B Murphy (G. C.) Co. (quar.) Murray Corp. of America Muskegon Motor Specialties Co.— Mutual 20c $2 $2 $2 25c (quar.)__ 12-15 40c class Muskegon Piston Ring 4* 11-17? 11-14 30c Manufacturing com. 11-14 1 8 20c (s-a) (s-a) Participating 11-15 11-15 tl2'/2c "B" & Joint Common 9 "A" 3 12- 12-15 62 %c Co., common 11-29 t25c J25c both on Common $2 Brewing participating preferred 7% 11-15 12- 30c Extra 6% 3 30c Muehlebach $2 11-21 11-15 12- 30c (s-a) 12- 1 12- 1 Ltd.— Co., (quar.) Extra 5 (quar.) (quar.) B tl5c partic. Co. Groceterias 11-15 11-14 11-14: & Development— Supply 50c 12-10 50c 3-10-48 $1.10 3-10-48 75c 12- 1 (quar.) 1 11-29 1* 11-285 11-30 lc Fuel Producers Nash-Keivinaior Special guaranteed Original capital 12- 12- RR.— (quar.) 11-15 12-19 12-16 12-10 lc 25c 87 %c (quar.) common (quar.) guaranteed 11-15 12-20 Oil Mining 12-31 30c (quar.) (quar.) 30c Loblaw $1 (quar.) preferred Special Link 11-17 11-17 12- 1» 12-17 common) quar.) Carbonic Corp., 1 _ share of 12-19 25c (resumed) (cash dividend) (a'a (increased Corporation 11-15 1 15c 50c (quar.)___ dividend Co. 30c $1.75 (quar.) common 12- 1 12- 1 12-17 37 %c Stores, Oil Little — quar. convertible Inland 11-20 11-20 $1 preferred 11-10 3% Indianapolis Water Co., class A 5% 5% $1.25 Extra Indiana 11-12 11-30 (interim) Increased 1 11-30 37>/2c Oil, Ltd. (s-a) imperial Tobacco Co. of Canada. Ltd imperial Varnish & Color Co., Ltd.— $1.50 11- 1 11-12 12- 12140 (quar.) imperial , 12- 1 12- 1 $1.70 $1 (quar.) 11-15 $2 Extra 12- ,A% guaranteed (s-a) Ittiperiai Chemical Industries, Ltd.— ^/ordinary 12-23 12'/2c Huttig Sash & Door, 5% pfd. (quar.) Hydraulic Press Mfg., 6% pfd. (quar.) Hydraulic Pressed Brick, $6 pfd. (accum.) Illinois 2 12-10 50c preference 1- Corp. (irreg.) Myers Tobacco 1 10c 5c & 12- 25c Quarterly Extra Mountain Savers 11-15 62'/a C (quar.) Corp. Corp. Mount Diablo Mountain 314% 6 & Co. Finance 12-23 Extra 5 P.) Motor Wheel 12-23 $1 (quar.) Motor (J. 2 1 Inc.— preferred convertible 2 25c Extra preference 1 $2.50 2 Liquid 11-14 Bay (quar.) Moore-McCormack Lines, 1- Extra 11-14 (extra) Hudson 11-10 12-23 (increased). preferred Morgan 2 12- 12- $1.25 preferred 12-16 t$1.50 (annual) Handley Hardware, com. 5% 12- 12-16 20c J30c (annual) 1st 1- Stock 11-20 37'/2c (quar.) common 11-20 11-15 11-3 11-10 11-15 12-31 5% 5c Lionel 50c Stores Extra 12-22 11-10 Common Moore 30c Line Material Co. 11-10 12- 1 12- 1 Ltd.— Refrigerating & Storage, Extra 1 $1.25 12-15 Payable Share Name of Company Montreal B Lion (quar.) Home (Joseph) Co., 6% preferred Houston Lighting & Power (quar.) (quar.)_ Extra Class 11-15 — preferred pfd. conv. Brothers, Ltd. (quar.) Libby McNeill & Libby (year-end) Liberty Loan Corp., class A 11-20 $1.0614 (N. 5 % Extra common (quar.) Co. Co., Lewis 11-18 quar.) class non-cum. Corp. Electrochemical, $4.25 5% Electric 11-28 Extra Honolulu & 11-7 12- 1 Holdera When Per Holder• 12- 1 12-15 $3 12-31 $1 12- 1 25c 12- 5 35c 12- 1 50c 12- 5 37V2c 12- 1 31'Ac 12- 1 J25c 1-31-48 25c 11-28 30c 1- 2 & Sons Co. Coal 40c (quar.) common preference (quar.) Manufacturing Co., class A 5% (James) Lehigh Leland Co.— When 194? Monday, November 24, Payable of Rec. $1 25c Corp., (Chas. Howell Lees CHRONICLE $20c $1 Extra 25c Hotels 5% 1 Share Candy Shops, Ltd. (quar.) Portland Cement Co. (s-a) Lawyers Title Insurance, 6% preferred (s-a) Le Tourneau (R. G.), Inc., $4 pfd. (quar.)_ Lee (H. D.) Co., Inc. (quar.) 25c convertible Horn 1 Company Secord 60c Hilton .Holt 11-21 t25c Monthly Monthly Monthly Hires 12- 12-15 87V2c __ common Hibbard-Spencer-Bartlett 4% 1 12-10 1-2-48 25c (irreg.) (quar.) Co., 12-12* 11-14 12-17 11-28 11-20 11-20 12- 1 Lawrence 30c (quar.) Heywood-Wakefield Laura 25c (quar.) Per 11-15 12-15 25c (quar.) Paper Hewitt-Robins, (resumed) Name of Payable of Rec. Share Inc. FINANCIAL & Holder % When Per Name oj Company v Haves COMMERCIAL rate of $19.75 stock and $17 stock). (Subject to the SEC.) — — Refractories Water — Co. Co., 25c (quar.) $4 15c $1 (quar.) Insurance 12-22 25c- pfd. (quar.) $1 • 11-26 1-2-48 12-12 1-15-48 — dividend Railroad per per ap¬ 12-29 12-10 12- 3 12-10 11-20 12- 11-11 1 Volume THE Number 4649 166 Share Special 472% ? Public preferred Norwich Pharmacal Co. 4 % Nu-Enamel each Oak Corp. share One Oil Ohio Ohio Oils Tube participating preferred Distillery, Inc Poindexter pfd. A (quar.) Common (year-end) Corp. Ontario & Quebec Ry. of payment African South Co. (s-a) Power Co. (initial quar.) Outboard Marine & Mfg. Paper, (Pacific Coast non-cum $4 Pacific Finance (Pacific Mills Corp. (quar.) Economic Corp Pan-American Airways Corp. Panhandle Eastern Common (resumed) (quar.) Paramount Parker Pipe Co. Rig Reel, & common $5 25c $1.12!/2 11-20 12- 1 12-15 Reynolds & Wilcox $1.20 90c 60c $1.25 $1 $3.75 $4 Telephone com. JPennroad (quar.) (quar.) (irreg.) Corp. Pennsylvania Electric Co.— 3.10% preferred C (quar.) 4.40% preferred B (quar.) Pennsylvania Exchange Bank (N. Y.) (s-a)_ Peoples Gas Light & Ccke Co {Peoples Telephone Corp., common (quar.)__ 4 72% preferred Perfex Corp., 472 7c preferred (quar.) Perkins Machine & Gear, 77c pfd. (quar.)__ Peter Paul, Inc (quar.) {Phelps Dodge Corp __! " Extra Philadelphia Bourse Electric, common $1 preferred (quar.) Philadelphia Suburban Transportation— Quarterly (Philadelphia preferred (s-a) Pittsburgh Coke & Chemical— $5 preferred (quar.) Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR. Co. (irreg.) Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. (year-end) Pittsburgh Steel Co.— 572% prior preferred 1st series (this pay¬ 12- 1 11-20 12- l 11-20 12- 1 11-17 12- 8 11-29 11-29 1- 2 1- 2 12- 1 11-15 12- 3 12- 3 1-1-48 (quar.)— 12-20 12- 5 4- 1 3-15 12-15 3-15 3- 5 11-20 12- 1 12- 1 12-19 1-15-48 12-15 12-1 12- 1 11-1 11- 1 12- 9 12-22 12- 0 11-22 11-21 12- 1 12-10 12- 1 12- 5 $110 40c $1.3772 $2 $1 $1.1272 $1.75 30c 25c 25c 12- 5 11-20 11-19 11-20 11-15 11-15 12- 5 12-31 12-10 12-10 12-10 11-26 12-12 12-31 12-31 11-20 12- 1 12- 1 12- 1 class A preference of Canada, Ltd., com. (interim) 6% 1st preferred (quar.) 6% non-cum. partic. preferred (quar.)— Preferred Utilities Mfg. Corp.— 572% convertible preferred (quar.) Prentice Hall, Inc., common (quar.) ' 11-15 Pressed Trice Metals of America, 12-15 12-12 11- 7 11-15 12-12 1-2-48 12-20 $1.50 12- 1 11-15 preferred $1.25 $4 $1 12- 1 12-15 12-10 11-20* 11-24 11-17 12- 1 12- 9 Standard Oil 11-25 11-10 Co. of California Oil Co. of Indiana Oil Co. 1-15 Standard 12-10 Standard 12- 1 11-10 3% % preferred 1- 90c 40c Remedial $3.40 prefer)ed preferred Standard Stoker Seaboard 12- 5 $ 1.3772 12- 1 12- 1 Oil Co. Canadian Ltd., B Serve), Inc., preferred $4.E0 Dohme, & Common (quar.) A.) Pen Shenango Valley Water, 5% Class B Co., 4% preferred Simon (H.) preferred Steel & City Gas of shares Service Corp. of New Jersey— preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.) ■4% preferred (monthly) —— $!-25 50c 12-15 12-15 12-15 12-15 11-14 11-14 11-14 11-14 1 11-15 40c 12- 1 11-J.5 1-2-48 11-5 12-10 11-21 Sylvanite Gold 12-10 11-21 Syracuse Transit 1.2- 1 11- 7 Talon, 12- 1 11- 7 Tampax, Mines, Ltd $2c Corp 75c 50c Inc. Extra Taylor Pearson & Carson, (interim) Ltd. (Canada) convertible 11-14 Telluride Power, 12- 1 11-18 Texas 12- 1 11-18 preferred 12-31 11-10 12-10 11-10 1 11-14 12- 1 11-14 2nd certificates of pfd. Public interest Southeastern Gas Pacific Coal & (s-a) 1 11-15 11-25 Texas & 12-15 11-25 Texon Oil 12-15 11-25 Textron, 12-10 11-18 1-2-48 12-17 preferred iquar.)L Thermatomic Carbon, $5 preferred (s-a) 11-28 11-18 Thomaston 30c 11-25 11-17 11-25 11-15 Tide Water 11-25 11-15 Tilo Roofing 12- 1 11-20 Timken 12- 1 11-15 Tivoli Brewing Edison Extra $1.25 Pacific & Railway Land Inc., (quar.) (T. L.) Co., 6% pfd. conv. Corp., Co. 11-29 Toledo 12-10 11-29 Toronto 12-10 11-29 Greyhound Lines (quar.) Southern Advance Bag & Paper— Ltd. pfd. 47a % preferred 11-29 12- 1 11-17 Transue & Williams Steel Forging Year-end 12- 1 11-17 Treesweet 11-29 11-15 Troy & Greenbush t30c 12- 11- 12- Products Co. Truax-Traer New California Southern Edison Coal 4.32% preferred preferred California (initial common preferred 11-21 12- 1 11-17 Underwood Corp. 1 11-17 Union Asbestos & Rubber Co. 12-17 11-12 Union Bag & Paper Corp. City Ninth preferred Unit, Co. of 1 1 12-24 11-20 11-10 Union 35c 12-10 11-10 United Air 12-10 11-10 United partic 1 10-31 United Amusement 15c 11-30 11-22 11-30 11-22 12-15 11-14 12-15 11-14 12-19 11-19 12-19 11-19 United Carbon 12-31 12- United 11-30 11-17 11-28 11-14 12- 11-17 Southern Gas Increased Life Insurance 11-20 1-15-48 12-19 3772C 12-12 12- 1 (Dallas) — 75c 12-15 11-15 $1.25 12-15 11-15 20c 12-15 12- 20c (irreg.) quarterly Southwestern Quarterly Service 1 $$1.50 Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) Electric (quar.) 12-15 12-15 5 $3.75 35c 1-15-48 1-13 12- 7 1 11\1,0 1 12-1 II7J4 ll-SO' 12- 11-20 1 12-10 11-3,3 12- $1.75 12-15 12- 6-15 6- 1 11,2.0 .$ > 12-10 11-^8 ' 12- 1 11- 40c 12- 1 11-18 1 11-25 12-12 1-2-48 1J-15 11-24' 12-1* preferred Tank Car 12- 9 12- 1 12-9 12- 1 , 933/4C (quar.) A (quar.) 12-10 11-19 50c Wire Corp. (quar.) Lines, 47a% preferred (quar.)__ Class B 1 11-J7 12-15 11-29 $1.1272 $1.25 12- 11-17 1 11-19 $50c 12- 1 11-28 11-14 $50c 5% conv. pfd. (quar.) Corp., Ltd., class A (s-a) 11-28 11-11 11-14 $50c United Elastic Electric United II-'4 10-31 12-10 11-28 12-10 11-28 12-10 11-14 12-10 11-24 2 12-1® 65c 12-20 12-20 11-21 Ilr2J 5873C 53c 50c Extra 11-18 25c B 11-29 75c Ltd., class Fastener Corp. 11-18 12-10 50c (quar.)_ 1 50c United-Carr Co. 11-14 12- $25c Extra 12- 1 50c (quar.)J^ 11-14 25c 60c Co. 11-28 50c Biscuit 11-28 $50c (s-a) Extra United I 12- 20c Rope 12- 25c Extra 12- 1 11-I& 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 $1.25 $1.25 $1.25 25c 10% 1-2-48 4-1-48 7-1-48 12-12 12-22 12-15 $3.50 11-26 11-15 2272c 12- 1 11-17 Fuel Corp. Coal Cos Investments, Ltd.— 6% class A preferred (quar.) United Gas Improvement (s-a) $75c Extra 1% Light & Railways— prior preferred (monthly) prior preferred (monthly) prior preferred (monthly) United Merchants & Manufacturers, 5% preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Common (quar.) United Molasses, Ltd. (interim) 5% Pacific Insurance U. S. Casualty Co., 1- Inc.— 5% United — 12- 6-!!* 50c 6.36% Co Railway non-cum. 12- 11-20 $1.75 Corporations, Ltd.— 5 177?c (quar.) Extra United (quar.) preferred Natural Co., 12- 3-l£ 11- ,, Aircraft Corp., 12- 25c Power 11-25 California— 12- 5 12-15 1 25c Oil 12- 5 12- 30c 12-12 12- 4-1-48 This Company 12-12 12- 5' 12-1,5 6-25-48 Inc.— (accum.) Tung-Sol Lamp Works, 80c preference. payment clears all arrears 1-2-48 12-31 1-1-48 ,5 11-25 30c 25c (year-end) 12- 12-31 1 $1 12-12 Co.— (quar.) Canada (s-a) quar.) 11-21 377ac (quar.) Water (2- , 11-14 27c Orginal Southern $2.5(J 12- Co.— 11-19 Co.— 1-1-48 12-.12 12 7?c (quar.) 12-12 11-17 31V4C 75c Association 12-15 12-; 12 $1.75 RR. 12-15 $1.1272 12-1 12-31 Corp.— Semi-annual United (quar.) 12-31 12-27 $1.06,« (quar.) (quar.) 12-10 1 li^la $10c j Extra 5 1 25c quar.) (year-end) 474 7c 40c convertible preferred A (quar.) Soundview Pulp Co. (increased quar.) South Bend Lathe Works (quar.) $1.25 12- 12-1 $1.25 (increased Co Co., Elevators, 60c Extra 11-19 25c Oil Bearing 75c (quar.) common 1 5Cc (quar.) 31 TiC (quar.) 12-1 12- 50c 10c (quar.)___ 11-15 12-15 $10c 12-10 Union 1 12-15 50c Associated Roller Union 12- $] Quarterly 6% 11T1S 10c (year-end) convertible Tudor 1 50c Co common Mills 11-24 12- 772c (quar.) Oil 12-15 30c 12-15 8772C (quar.) 1 $90 12- 70C (quar.) 11-&4 — quar.) Extra 20c common 12-15 50c (Del.) dividend 5c & Sons, 11-15 11-JO 12- 10% Co. (increased 15c Iron & 1 12-15 90c (year-end) proprietary Service dividend $3 A (s-a) (irreg.) 12- 11-30 3c (s-a) Trust— 30c pfd. 67e 7* 12-rl3 $1 Stock 12- 2 2V2C Cash 75c 6% Land Certificates 1-15 12-10 1-2-48 11-1-4 10c Pacific Sub-share 11- $1272C (quar.) Corp. 1 11-V* 11-28 1 — Common 12- 12- 11-28 $25c (quar.) 12-15 I2V2C common 12- 30c Inc., 25c preferred Southern J2 $J-75 12- 11-10 65c (Alexander) Southwestern 8% 77c 11-15 10c 11-30 200% Southeastern Public 1 (quar.) Extra quar.) 11-15 11-21 5 % 12- & 11-25 $1.25 Common 6% ll-j;4 377aC Tool 12-15 share each Extra 4% 11-21 11-28 Co. Swan-Finch Oil Corp., 67c pfd. (quar.) 4 7c 2nd preferred (quar.) Swift International, Ltd. (quar.) — for common (initial common 372% Smith 11-25 5c Die Superior Uarco held New - 11-14 (quar.) 45c Oil Co. (year-end) Inc. (stock dividend) Two 12-2!® 12-20 Co. $1.10 quar.) 10-31 10c Mining $1.50 (quar.) 12-20 11-20 1-2-48 11-28 12-10 Electric— & (increased preferred $3.90 1-2-48 12-15 (quar.) $$1.12 72 (extra) 8 25c Co. 9772c Co. 11- 11-10; 11-15 3 8 1 11-28 12- 11- 11- 12- 25c (s-a) 1-2-48 3 1 11-15 Sunshine Texas 11-28 12- 1 12- Texas 12-17 12-24 12- Oil Texas 11-18 12-31 1-2-48 75c Sun 1 1 1 11-15 57c 12-29 12- 12- Co., 11-15 1-16* ll-2ft 5(0c $75c Screw 12- 2-1-48 12-20 1-10-48 1 11-15 12-13 12-10 12-11 12- 12- 11-29* 12-15 1- 9 1- $1 II-15 12-20 2 12-26 (quar.) 12- 12-12 1 25c Ltd., class A Stratton & Terstegge (quar.) Studebaker Corp. 1 11-20 107c $1.50 Saw Common • " $$1.25 (quar.)_ 11-19 (quar.) 20c common 12- 12-10 12-10 Coke & Coal Stonega 50c Simpson's Ltd., 472 % preferred (quar.) Singer Manufacturing Co. (quar.) 12- 1 12-31 11-15 11-17 1 11-12 preferred $1 (quar.) Sonotone 11-1jj 12- 2c 1 12-10 25c dividend prior $1.25 (quar.) Sons., Ltd., & 11-15 12- 1 3772C Stock 57c Camp, Inc.— (cash dividend) 6272C 12- 1 8772c (quar.) 1 12- 12- 25c (s-a) Quarterly Extra 12- 1 1 12- (Franklin) & Co. (see Franklin Simon) Simonds Sioux Corp. Extra 12- 12-15 12-15 57c (quar.) 10c common Brewery 11-15 ---- Stewart-Warner 1 2 10c 1-10-48 30c (quar.) (William) Southern — 12-18 50c 12- 1 .. 11-17 $1.50 Strapping, 11-28 12-31 1- . 15c (quar.) 11-17 1-15-48 12-15 25c 1 tlOc (quar.) 11-10 12-12 25c 22C class A 12-10 25c 12- Investment, pfd. (quar.) pfd. (quar.) ; 11-10 (quar.) 1-2-48 25c Extra Simon Inc. Sterling, Inc., 472 7c preferred Sterling Motor Truck t 3174c —. Signode Steel 5% Stores, 11-15 $1.50 Extra Simon Bros. f 19c (quar.) ? ' 11-14 $1 $1.1272 Co. 11-20 11-10 $15c 1 12-10 (quar.) 1 11-28 12-10 (quar.) 12- 12-15 25c 12- 12-15 (year-end) Sterling Drug, Inc. (quar.) Sterling Electric Motors, common 12-15 (quar.) 12-20 40c 20c Extra 12-20 + (W. Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. 11-14 11-15 Inc 11-15 ,. 1 Sterchi Shawinigan Water & Power Co.— Sheaffer 10-31 10-31 1-2-48 20c (quar.) Engineering Co. Telecom (quar.) 12- 1 12- 1 12- (year-end) common 12-19 12-20 11-1® 12- 1 $25c (quar.) Smith 12-15 $0.1979 12-10 (quar.) 11-111 11-20 11- 5* 11- 5* 11-21 1-1-48 12-10 2 Extra Steel ---- 2 & 25c A 1 I 1 20c 15c class Corp., Class Sloss-Sheffield 11-20 11-20 11- 50c (quar.) 1212- $10c dividend) 30c Serriek Corp. 11-20 12-1 12- 1 12-1 (A.) 15C (cash 25c Service Seismograph 57o Ltd. Products Stein Participating Corp., 13%c 70c 75c Steel 5 85c preference 11-15 15% 9174C International partic. 4 7e 1 50c 5 — Second Sharp Bros., I12- (quar.) Sloane-Blabon 12-19 12-19 Stedman 1-15 $5c Co. 12- 50c Supply Co. 12-15 Co.— Delaware of & 11-14 12- 1272c (extra) dividend 50c Roebuck 12-19 11-24 5 60c Fuel Stock Associates, Extra 11-14 11-14 $30c t$l.50 1-15-48 $75c 1-15-48 State Extra 12-28 12- 12-15 Co 15c (quar.) 11-28 12-15 Quarterly 50c Scythes & Co., Ltd., common 5% preferred (quar.) 11-28 8 Standard Wholesale Phosphate & Acid Wks.— Corp. 50c (quar.) 8 12- 933/4C (quar.) 12- 12-15 (quar.) Manufacturing S3.65 Sears A common Silica $3.50 (quar.) common 1-15 12- $2 3772c Jersey Ohio, Standard 75c Co., Paper New of 12-10 11-26 Semi-annual Scott of Co. $2.50 Loan 2-2-48 25c Oil 10c Francisco San $1 40c . 11-25 11-10 Extra 11-26 377aC 2 1 quar.) 1 12-15 12-12 (Del.)— (quar.) $1.1272 (resumed Co. 12- 1-5-48 25c (quar.) 12-15 12-17 25c Paper 11-15 12-15 $3c Extra 1-15 12-20 25c Regis 12-10 40c $1.1272 85c 2-2-48 Extra St. 11-17 Quarterly 2-2-48 25c preferred (quar.) Sabine Royalty Corp Saco-Lowell Shops (irreg.) St. Joseph Lead Co. (quar.) Skelly $1,067* (quar.) 1-2-48 common Skilsaw, of 3%%' preferred Dredging Corp., $1.60 pfd. Forgings Corp. (quar.) $50c 472 7c 11-14 . (stock dividend) l/20th of a Indiana Gas & Water Co. for each share held. share Standard 1272c Extra Common , (Jacob), 1 $1 Standard Stowell (s-a) 12- $$1.25 9 Year-end 11-15 Public Service Co. of Indiana- i Ltd. Signal Oil & Gas Co., t$2 Inc Brothers, Ltd., 4% Dfd. (s-a) Service Co. .of Colorado— 474 7c Oil, Royalite (quar.) $1.3772 40c (qtiar.)_ com. 8 20c (quar.) 11-15 25c preferred Public preferred Ltd., Co., 12v2c 35c of America Co. preferred (Ky.) — 11-17 (quar.) 12- 30c (quar.) 3772C (quar.) Power Corp. $3 Common 50c - Extra Potash Theatre, Inc., $1.50 Royal Crown Bottling Co. 1 50c 12- 1772C Roxy preference Chemical 3772C quar.) 5 12- — 07p preferred (quar.) Standard-Coosa-Thatchev $3.6272 Extra 12- $1.37 72 11-15 8772c 1-2-48 25c _ 12-15 (quar.) 1-1-48 $1.1272 preferred (quar.) 5% series A preferred (quar.) 57c prior preference (quar.) Roos Brothers, Inc. (quar.) Ross Industries Corp. (increased 5c Co Co., Class B (increased) com. preferred F (quar.) Rockwood & Co., common (quar.) 25c (quar.)_ Dividend Mining 1 11-14 Electric— & 11-12 11-12 11-21 11- 7 11-12 1- 2 12-19 $1.50 Gas 12- 1 25c 2% (quar.) Poor & 11- 1 25c common arrears) Sherwin-Williams 12- 5 12- 2 > Rochester 11-26 50c 5c Polaris 1 12- 15c preferred (initial) Robinson, Little & Co., Ltd., class A (quar.) 11-25 12- 1 dividend) 12- convertible 15c convertible 4%7c 11-25 12- 5 $1.75 (cash $1.60 1272C participating preferred (quar.) Robertshaw-Fulton Controls, com. (initial) Scovill 9272C preferred (quar.) Pittston Co. (initial) Corp. 2 Standard common 8 $1.50 11-15 Corp.— 30c (quar.) all clears ment 12-15 11-22 $1.3772 arrears) 1% Co. 12- & Seal $1.1272 $1.50 11-22 6272C Stock $1.50 11-20 ' Oil 12-15 Cap Common 5% preferred series A (initial) Pittsburgh Youngstown & Ashtabula Ry.— Materials Standard 50c 12- 5378C 6% Plastics $3.50 1 Stokely Van 772% 15c preferred (quar.) Plymouth Brands, common preferred (quar.) 1 12- 12-18 Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie RR.— series A Standard 12- 2 25c (quar.) 12- 36 7>c 1-2-48 iOc prior preferred 11-20 12-15 (Detroit) 8772C (quar.) 20c 12- 1 917»c 12- 1 50c 11-28 75c 11-29 50c 12- 1 $1 1-15-48 Extra 572% 12-11 Standard & Myers, Inc.— participating preferred (accum.) participating preferred (This pay¬ $1.50 11-24 25c all 50c 1- 1 93c Co. Quarterly 25c (quar.) B Brass, 11-15 Inc.— A Co., 12-12 1 $1.25 1 25c Extra clears $3.75 preferred (quar.) Standard Accident Insurance 2 $40c Extra ■Philadelphia Suburban Water, common $3.65 preferred (quar.) IPhillips-Jones Corp. (Phillips Petroleum Co. (quar.) (Pillsbury Mills, common (quar.) $4 preferred (quar.) Pinchin Johnson & Co., Ltd.— American deposit receipts (interim) Pitney Bowes, Inc., common (quar.) ment 1 1- 12- 12-18 $1 30c 25c (quar.) Extra preferred 12- 1 12- 12-15 40c 1-2-48 11-28 12-16 11-28 11-15 $1 common 12-15 12- 25c 50c (s-a); (s-a) Extra $1.25 12-15 1-2-48 12-19 12- 1 8772c 80c (quar.) Extra (Chas.), 11-30 $1.25 11-24 50c Company Brewing Co. 10-17 12-15 $1 75c (The) 11-25 47c 25c 2Pfaudler 1 11-28 $1.18% common Fund, Corp. 11- 12-15 11- 5 50c - preferred Oil 11-29 11-25 12-10 50c (quar Extra Common (quar.) J.) Tobacco, 3.607c pfd. (quar.) (R. 1 Robbins 50c 25c 40c Co., Inc., & 12- 11-30 11-15 11- 3 11-15 11- 3 11- 3 11- 3 11-17 12- 1 5c Corp Extra (peninsular 6 12-10 12-10 12-1 11-25 12- 1 12-22 12-22 12-22 12- 1 12-15 $20c 12-15 135c 12-15 $0.2083 1-12-48 $1 1-12-48 Co Products Metal Peninsular 11- 30c Manufacturing Co., preferred (quar.) 472 7c 1 12-15 40c pfd. (quar.) common Rand, Copper Rheem 12- 1-1-48 25c Mills, Ltd.— preferred (quar.) Petroleum 12- 1 12-10 1-2-48 6 50c (quar.) Co., preferred preferred Revere 11- 2V2c pfd. A 4%%> Investors 11-21 1 $25c (quar.) $4.50 preferred (quar.) Republic Insurance Co. (Texas) Republic 6 7« 12- H older f Payable of Rec. 40c Telephone & Bros, Sparks-Withington, 6% conv. pfd. (quar.)_ Spear & Co., $5.50 1st preferred (quar.) $5.50 2nd preferred (quar.) Spencer Kellogg & Sons (quar.) Spiegel, Inc., 47a% preferred (quar.) Springer Sturgeon Gold Mines (initial) Squibb (E. R.) & Sons, common $1 preferred (quar.) Staley 1A. E.) Mfg. Co., common (quar.) 112'/2C (quar.) convertible preferred (quar.) Republic 15c (quar.) Stow Mfg. Remington 6 7e 11-17 70c Company Knitting Ruppert Ltd.— 1 preferred (quar.) IPeabody Coal Co., new prior preferred 6% preferred (accum.) 47t% 11- 8 11- 1 Fair 372 7c 1 $1.50 (quar.) preferred $2 Company (quar.) Co., 4% non-cum. 1st $1.G0 non-cum. 57c 77<» 3727c 11-18 11-29 12- 1 1®C Common IPfizer 11-29 $20c (Paton Manufacturing Co., Pfeiffer 12-12 12-12 12- 1 12-20 $1.0674 preferred Interim $3 12- 5 12-23 12-23 12-20 12-31 6272c (quar.) Pato Consolidated Gold Dredging, Ltd.— iPeck 12-15 25c (quar.) (quar.) Year-end $4.25 Reed-Prentice Corp. 75c $1 50c 50c Rust-Proof Co Parkersburg 11- 6 11-15 Line Co.— (quar.) Pictures Pen 12- 1 12- 1 50c preferred Parker $1.12]/2 $5.25 35c 75c $1 25c (quar.) Palestine 4% Red Owl Stores, Inc., Reading Regent 12- G.) When share 53 Service— (increased quar.) (A. 57c (irreg.) Co. $5 preferred (quar.) Co., common (resumed)—— partic. 1st preferred (irreg.) non-cum. partic. 2nd pfd. (resumed). $5 11-12 (Pittsburgh) Reliance 11-17 35c Ray-O-Vac Richfield (year-end) preferred (quar.) Oxford 12-15 (Minn.)-— Common $3.60 Rayonier, 12-10 Orpheum Building Co Oswego Falls Corp., 472%> pfd. Tail 11-15 12-13 12-20 11-12 tax Oregon-American Lumber Otter 12- 1 12-25 1-2-48 12-15 Co., Ltd. (increased) — four shillings or 74c after O-O'Kiep Copper A 12- 1 11-26 10-27 $1 t$3 Inc., common Industries, Inc., 4% 12-15 1-2-48 12- 1 25c 75c 20c $1 (irreg.) Co. 20c t25c t$1.75 Reading 1 $1.25 (quar.) (irreg.) Quaker Oats Co., 67o preferred (quar.) Quaker State Oil Refining (year-end) Quebec Power Co. (quar.) Rand Service Stores, Ltd. (irreg.) 75c (quar.) 12- 50c preferred Common Public Southwestern States Spalding 25c (quar.) Fund (George) 15c River Oliver 1 11-28 1-1-48 60c (quar.) common convertible Rand's Co., 472% preferred (quar.)— Sand, 7% preferred (accum.) __ Seamless Olin 12- Co.— common (s-a) & Industries, 75c Old Corp. 55c 40c $1.25 25c iquar.)__ common preferred preferred— Extra 57c _ Power Ohio Co., Putnam for Corp. (quar.) Co., convertible $5 Extra Oil Pure 11-28 12-31 30c $1.25 6 7c 15c Bakeries Purity — (quar.) Telephone preferred Leather Ohio Oil 11-10 11-10 12- 1 12- 1 12-31 $1.75 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 75c Associated $2.20 $5 Southwestern Extra 12-15 Manufacturing Co. Ohio 15c held Ogilvie Flour Mills, Ltd., 7% preferred (quar.) Ohio Puget Sound Pulp & Timber, $$1.50 $33c Nu-Enamel shares 10 11-15 11-17 Per Name of Company Payable of Rec. Public Service Electric & Gas— 12- 1 12-10 (2145) Holderi When Share 11-10 11-10 7 7c dividend) (stock of Company 11-25 11-25 Ltd.— Light & Power, preference (quar.) preferred (initial) 67© - (quar.) Scotia Nova Name of Payable of Rec. 40c 20c Service— (quar.) CHRONICLE FINANCIAL Per $1.1272 Bancorporation Northwestern & Holdera When Per Name of Company Northwest COMMERCIAL (quar.) 45c conv. preferred (s-a) 3-15 6-15 12- I 11- 8 54 (2146) THE Per Name of U. S. Share preferred (clears preferred (quar.) I'm $4 convertible S. all arrears) $114.25 50c Gypsum Co., 12-23 12- 12-23 12- 5 1% 12-31 12- 8 date $1 preferred S. 12-24 12- 8 notes $1.75 U. (quar.) 1- 2 12- 8 Hoffman 12- 1 50c 1-30-48 $1.50 12-15 50c 1-30-48 Leather Co., common (initial) partic. non-cum. class A (irreg.) Participating - U. S. - 22%C Lithograph, com. 6 VU U. Co., ®214c (quar.) -- S. Special Stockyards United — (increased) Corp. Consolidated Universal Oil (irreg.) Co Insurance Pictures, 4V4 % Universal Products Co. B preferred Utica Knitting (quar.) Co., Skelly Oil Co. Costs, $1 Interest, Net $5 & Seashore 2-2-48 5-1-48 its 1-15 4-15 8-2-48 7-15 12-15 12- 5 Coal Products, Japanese the of rifle In and 12-15 12- 11-14 12-12 11-15 outboard 12-15 11-15 Board, 5 U. S. 11-20 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 12- 1 11-17 owned 12- 1 11-14* the 12- 1 11-14* to Following of 1 1 11-24* acquisition of together with 1 11-24* Production 12- 1 11-14 12-12 12- 2 trolling 12-12 12- initial 2 12- 1 11-15 12-11 11-28 12-15 11-24 11-24 trailer $7 12- 11-15 1 the Whitaker 2- 1 of 2-15 2- 1 products. 5 of $1.25 12- Paper Co. the taking 12-18 11-14 Revenue 11-10 liabilities 1 11-10 In 11-10 motors 12- 12- 95c 1 1 11-10 and D. board. The 11-15 system 11-29 used 25c 12- 1 11-17 $1.06'A 1- 1 12-15 Co., preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Wisconsin Wool Combing Corp. Increa ei (F. Mfg. Co. 12- 1 11-5 12- 1 11-17 Co., 25c 12- 11-29 1 11-15 Microsol 4 11-20 1-10 12-24 operated 11-10 are 12- 12- 8 1 11- 3 12- 1 convertible convertible convertible 1 11-15 12- 1 11-15 He 1-2-48 11-24 25c 12- 25c (quar.) (quar.) orders 12- of Less 1 11-20 1 11-14 income tax. 'Transfer tPayable resident a Less books not in U. S. closed shares 2-1-48 1-24 4-20 1-20 7-20 $1 12-15 11-19 1-2-48 11-19 1- 5 12-20 in Canadian funds, tax 15%; resident tax 7%. British income tax.. of at day Canadian non-residents' deductible sizes integral or the with at j lhl. Iil„ in dash¬ used to The Lift-O-Matic larger motor the lowering is 500 the its initial two order for day an and and months. for 50,000 months especially to the in place and unit they substantial constructed Silver of Creek all advised orders the the with the tax. source. Noa» I i, u.._i L of the with hollow a Precision Microsol it. Corp. machines that company they The company is extent of such issued for 168,000 $3.25 outstanding. On changed to 300,000 2,000 shares shares company share per in had of sold to and the also arranging of such Jan. stock public issued stock 18, shares common common authorizd an common and an financing. of capital par), ($5 40 stock par) were cents). aggregate shares all company's common stock (par 12,000 ($5 1946, as of a In 70,000 finder's On May 8, 1947, the to 500,000 shares (par 40 cents). Schmitt, President, had advanced obviate the necessity .of subordinating authorized capital stock was increased Prior to Dec. 31, 1946, Lawrence company $30,000. In order to this obligation to the proposed loan of RFC to the company, Lawrence agreed on May 22, 1947, to accept in satisfaction of said obligation, 15,000 shares of common stock computed at rate Schmitt share. of As result a of all of the foregoing transactions, presently issued and outstanding 265,000 shares of 40 cents). When are this financing is completed and common all the $2 there stock shares issued, the capitalization per are (par being will consist of 414,850 shares of (par 40 cents), all of which w.ill be issued and out¬ standing and 85,150 shares of authorized but unissued shares of com¬ mon stock, of which 29,985 shares will be reserved for the exercise of stock warrants. STOCK the W. C. . . , . ...,•... WARRANTS—Directors have the right to issue evidencing the right to subscribe for one or more shares of stock upon such terms and conditions of Proposed $20,000,000—New Pre¬ the as may preferred according California with the San P. stock to U. an Com¬ Francisco' regional statement covering preferred stock. cumulative be of determined of To meet at competitive be in company the the for company and early in partial commenting into market, cumulative this at the on revised consideration stock it preferred time on financing: prevailing condi¬ our opinion that is stock of the favorable more Edison terms larger amount originally asked for." electric demands in the the territory it first nine months construction the in by proposed price to the its on expended of marketed than used the The bidding loans. preferred increased $35,000,009 was bank be President, "taking $20,000,000 can will that utility company the issue current the company the the stated 166, Southern Electric totaled of 1947 program. period same the on serves,, expended An approximately $13,171,00frequency change additional company's 1896. p. Colorado of output 2,597,000 corresponding this kwh., week Power last Co.—Weekly Output— for company the compared as year, week with increase an ended Nov. 2,317,000 of 15, kwh. 12.1%.—V. 1947, for 166, the 1998. p. Southern Pacific Co.—Declares $1 Dividend— The $1 directors share per record and Dec. the A Sept. 22, Nov. on on 1. last, (Inci. and separately declared 20 capital similar OF quarter quarterly Dec. made during solely controlled 22 dividend of holders of to March on 24, June 16 1946. SYSTEM affiliated 1947—Month—1946 $ Railway Railway usual payable was TRANSPORTATION operated Period End. Sept. 30— the stock, distribution in each EARNINGS companies) 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $ $ $ .. oper. revenues, 44,692.399 40,726,114 389,419,248 364,627,678 oper. expenses, 35,144.994 34,920,829 292,087,660 317,693,328 Net be from rev. ry. oper. 9,547,405 97,331,588 579,783 47,158,646 2,810,867 2,070,015 16,021,521 16,023,996 3,107.321 3,155,487 34,151,421 28,099,486 •541,231 657,158 7,607,026 6,669,948 3,648,552 accruals 5,805.285 4-,589.571. 1.850,513 tax 3,812,645 41,758,447 34,769,436 Equip, and joint facility rents (net) Net ry. Other income- oper. income Total income Miscell. deductions 46,934,350 65,302 Contingent 480,876 612,567 1,621,453 14,825,602 17,458,403 charges Net. income Transp. ■^Net 48,987 1,582,273 Fixed charges of 564 S. P. System income of controlled 2,000,977 2,142,204 26,451,969 16,697,901 3,625 188,046 2,145.346 §1,370,112 Cr71,017 Crl74,805 solely affil. cos._ tConsol. adjustment :iConsol. adjustment Consol. net Excludingto 846,727 Crl,573,249 Dr91,000 deter¬ income-S. bonds income leceived of P. of S. 2,075,619 Dr76,000 29,353,042 R.R. solely P. Co. of 2,505,056 Mexico. controlled 16,825,038 tRepresenting affiliated Transportation System. from companies interest on credited not ^Representing dividends solely controlled affiliated companies included in net income of S. P. Transportation System but not charged against income by paying companies. §Net loss.—V. 166, p. 1996'. Southwestern Investment Co. (Texas) Preferred Stock Offered—The First Trust Co. of Lincoln, Neb. on Noy. 8 offered at par 15,000 shares of 5% cumulative dividend sinking fund preferred stock (par $20). Common Stock Offered—Schneider, Bernet & Hick¬ man, Dallas, Texas and associates on Nov. 8 offered 21,499 shares of common stock (no — par) at $15 per share. on the 5% cumulative dividend sinking fund preferred payable, quarterly on or about March 1, June 1, Sept. 1, and Dividends stock Dec. are 1. Redeemable dividend date at $21 30 upon share per days' plus notice. accrued Whenever dividend sinking fund preferred stock is sinjjing fund ths redemption price shall retired be dividends this by $20.50 accrued dividends. Transfer agents for preferred: Dallas, Texas and The First Transfer for agent , PURPOSE—The net and may of the be any the of share plus Bank at Dallas, Lincoln, Nebraska. National Mercantile (estimated on cumulative per Bank $586,235) company. for the used The at National ... proceeds the- company 5% operation National Company Mercantile common: increase the working capital of capital, of Mercantile Trust common: Dallas;. Tex;as.. Registrar, for Dallas, Dallas, Texas. . will be additional purchase of Dallas, Bank ■ . at , used to working receivables the making of loans in the ordinary course of its financing activl- ties^fnay be advanced to subsidiaries in credit limits . PURCHASE common will Mullendore, issue an these Hession to make any representations as to the the time when such orders will be delivered. to $20,000,000 rate repayment Com¬ development of electric for the Microsol machine. and have paid. 1096. p. is the designed complete motors with cooperating of program, tions in is and day per per of was 166, Co.—Reduces with company also' filed Nov. 18 the SEC a registration Proceeds motors tooling motors quarterly amount December. auto¬ the are developed a like share.—V. with engine. the the next 18 on' the of fractional on car with these Nov. cents share Oct. of dividend part, connection company of within actively proooses them to services warrants I;.., T)?e office offering tax horsepower a of its proposed cumulative $40,000,000 to $20,000,000, filed 12»/2 per outstanding, both Sept. 15, last, dividends' 5. On Edison of cents 30, last, the company filed its original application, with the Commission for permission to issue and sell at competitive bidding a new issue of cumulative preferred stock amounting to $40,000,000. Railway which approximately record Dec. 25 stock Federal windows the and The 4.000 against several electric 1946, at for common * for this dividend. Funds, less 15% On other income advantage in whereas engineered especially engineered fully enclosed motor. was February, fee ^ tPayable as exchanged 11-14 20c Jamaica mission. its other products. on of from connection systems. been capital was (par 40 cents), and the 11-14 $1 30% the window connection are for by which 11-29 — the its an lowering both seats, excess has Microsol or offered x in in running per its on dividend of common reduced from program application manufacture of are Corp. of extra an dividend value $40,000,000 has company advantage fractional to the CAPITALIZATION—Company originally $10,000, consisting of 2,000 shares of of 11-29 Extra & Coke The financing an convertibles. Corp. in authorized 37V2C 1-31-48 37'/2C 4-30-48 37J/2c 7-31-48 (quar.) (quar.) Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co Zeigler Coal for than and at sizes, and modern are engineering, products, thus reduce to is available svstem shipping for a prepared 10c 25c preferred preferred preferred being Hession 11-15 12- Co.— 6% two principally 1,000 various 12- 50c (quar.) 6% the these provisions Products raising of the Trico on Corp. of motors 10c 6% to was motors it button a windows of corporation shart, $2.50 Extra its for attention motors presently unable tWm.), Jr. Co. (monthly) (Rudolph) Co Cab such that power currently These motors 3% (quar.)____ its rather than able declared par California from amended certain The manufacture Wurlitzer Common for Precision exceed 11-15 50c Wyandotte Worsted Co. to 11-17 50c Ltd. tops is 1 12- Ltd.— t.s-a) Mines, to production of 12-17 J50c common for steel motors. 1-15 25c Canada, the unamortized demand Trico of are used has started 1-31-48 SIVic & Co., Ltd.— registered (s-a) Wright-H"rgreaves Yellow expected 12-15 (quar.) preferred prior Wrigley 11-25 $1.12Vz Extra 5 % 12- W.) preference Worn mho production $40c (F.W.) Woolworth ultimate 11-17 90c quar. Woolworth 6% of 11-17 pany system Lift-O-Matic being used 11-24 $1.50 Co such with $1 a approximately $45,000. which for vacuum is Creek 12-31 1 of discontinued the manner, concluded motors the of Silver 12-31 25c common Light, iVz-% pfd. (quar.) Woodall Industries, Inc., common (quar.)— 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Woods Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (quar.) Governor raising now 12- 4 $1.12V2 (quar.) Power & Woodward of pressing the the $50c 3.60% 6% this expanded motor applied as in $1 preferred in has C. motor t$2.50 (interim.) (s-a) Power off of and Doubles the and demand directed it lines company wrote $150,000 to products the by 1 4J/2% and such on the that mobiles 12-10 Electric concluded directors regular quarterly to ferred Issue Filed with SEC— program, 1946 supplies which of 11-25 12- Co., products 11-10 12-13 on entailed a Southern stock. seasonal company 1 12-26 and the shares were satisfactory. February, 1946, of in J $61 143 was common the 12- 9 20c Wiscon in the scarce, mind, present Lift-O-Matic 25c Wisconsin its of part available their Willson (year-end) Co., com. of after and horsepower Wilkes-Barre preferred in was, the for supplement Co. sale 18, and program.—V. embarked This items capital 11-14 $10 intends patents construction a early 12- 1 smaller Electric the t$1.12V2 12- motors The company company's engineers developed 11-20 non-cum. of seasonable 1946, off concentrate some management 11-20 5% the for and this and of 12-24 Winnipeg became to from 12-24 Wilson-Jones start working of Nov. 195,000 it patents outboard the other production. company to concentrate on such lines rather In the Spring of 1947 the 35c Other regard. the company 11-24 $1.25 electric under 12-10 1-15 when this 50c (irreg.) pro¬ commercial potential a machine. the sell in during these fallen products Act view the this development expense incurred advantage of the loss carryback 1 *20c 1-31-48 (quar.) the hitches, bumper brackets and Company does not intend and 12-15 87V2c Lace Mfg Products, Inc Wilson & Co., common $4.25 preferred (quar.) 3,775 $53,429 7,716 1724.- p. share the driven by quantity substantial "Silvertrol." and the the management other 1212- and to part motor With 25c Co. Motor On use. hostilities, additional had company its 1-2-48 $1.50 25c Extra for approved to development and tooling up for production of horsepower motors. In view of the expanded demand for of 25c White for peacetime trailers latter integral part, tooling (year-end) Navy ordnance entirely type 2-15 12-12 and response production 75c Products and development, tooling and experimentation. mainly in the manufacture of the company's centered motors $1.25 $2 inventories obtained During this (quar.)__ 166, per engineering was motors trolling 12-15 of to approximately $182,000 from $1.50 50c $50c pfd. New embark¬ electrically before represents except of name cessation market Company 25c Chlorine the items manufacture reconversion 12- Tablet Westvaco under the 12- Co.— 4Vs% $57,20i • following undertook of that trailer 11- Western Weyerhaeuser Timber Co. to 11-22 fractional Ltd. exist to relate of these any sold are believed is license others to almost (George), war other and occurred motors presently negotiating with others 11-26 Weston in from Army and company believes is 75c (quar.) fuses the hostilities of outboard company 25c Ltd., common Instrument the the developed trolling motor for outboard $1.25 (quar.) for development to 11-17 Paper, 1944, were Company electric the program Extra of bomb the 11-12 1 preferred B in 11-25 12- Electrical late motors 11-25 $1 107[607 44^49j . Soss Manufacturing: Co.—Declares Extra Quarterly Dividend Rate— Registrar, Consequently, the com¬ incorporation to the end manufacture 12V2c Railway of Alabama & Stationery preferred (quar.) Westinghouse Air Brake (year-end) Westingnouse Electric Corp.. common date parts, Board cessation manufacture 12-16 3.80% the gun Such demand 75c Weston the of prevented was production. 12-15 Inc.— 5vv share per incorporated was outbreak company from were started. of by 25c Westminster the electric Western A expenses loss the ready to begin manufacturing this line. Although approximately 8,000 of these units have been sold and substantial inquiries received, the lack of adequate working capital has restricted larger production. The company owns patent rights for a cereal cutter which cuts grain and screens it in three different sizes at one time. A sub¬ Western preferred war, Engineer was 12-15 Western 3V2'', activities, motors. but 1947 $94 903 operations Financing the of the peacetime beginning Army 1-5-48 5 30, , is ?50c Western Because of machine addition, which Auto Supply Co. (quar.) Condensing Co Maryland Railway— 7% 1st preferred (accum.) Western Pacific RR., common (quar.) 5% preferred A quar.) $6.60 Precision Corp.—Common Stock 55c Extra $13.70 materiel. 12- 1 12- SEPT. II"I" Net loss for period $6,484,106 $3.07 BUSINESS—Corporation 1941. of 20c (s-a) $3,014,909 $13,448,167 New York. incorporation, principal 933Ac (s-a) Coke (irreg.) & Ltd. (N. Y.) $1.50 RR. 312,007 1,646,800 $5.93 program pany's 11-20 (quar.)_ special guaranteed Virginia Westeel 27, upon 75c Jersey 6Vt Oct. on 12-15 Extra West York closely ing 1 sh AND 11-20 75c preferred (quar.) Disinfecting Co., com. (initial quar.)— (initial quar.) Indies Sugar (increased s-a) West 11-20 stantial Co., ENDED ^ $8,442,913 297,861 4,030,600 agent, United States Corporation Co., New York. 12- 1 102,398 765,400 $5,827,016 Midland Trust Co., production (quar.) preferred West 12- 12-20 25c preferred (quar.) Engineering Co Wentworth Mfg. Co. (quar.) Snowdrift $3,882,707 $17,776,628 98,315 981,348.6 shares outstanding.—V. 166, p. 1724. HISTORY $1.13 $6 $5 12- 1 Transfer Marine 11-21 Wellman & Net $8,286,758 156,155 Corp. is offering at $2 149,850 shares of common stock (par 400). 12-15 (quar.) (quar.) Washington Water Power Co.— Oil MONTHS pt sales Loslrfrom 3,357,500 1,471,300 taxes. com. on 37V2C preferred Wesson 9,367 charges.. Silver Creek duction (quar.) common 3,744,000 Offered—First Colony 1 Worts- preferred (quar.) Warren (Northam) Corp.— West 1 per •"'•'Based 50c Corp., 38,769,644 5,353,937 $3,821,829 $17,705,602 60,878 7L026 $7,387,264 _ income $1 $4.50 t NINE approximately $230,~ to working capital. Other;;income (net)__ income $1 33/4 income etc., for Prov. 20c 40c preference Cost —V. t37V2c Petroleum 1,249,500 $7,396,631 40c (quar.) convertible INCOME, Sales, less returns resumed on this issue by the payment cents, the first since Sept. 16, 1946 when a Disbursements last year totaled 37V2 cents per Extra $3 OF at amount 12-22 11-18 11-14 1-2-48 12- 1 12- 2 t31'Ac $1.25 37V2c 37V2c 37'/2c quar. Warren 55,2.96,444 6,521,707 1,851,368. estimated are payable Dec. 15 to holders 40c common proceeds 11-29 •- Co., net Company expects to apply the entire 12- 9 Vogt Manufacturing Corp Wa.gree.i Co., com. (quar.) D.) pro every can¬ Total *Earns. $1.7o ,.referred (quar.) 6 >, preferred (quar.) Visking Corp., class A (quar.) (S. operative for Other expense 11-14 Warren 14,782,267 2,343,279 1,258,000 income years Company has agreed shares, First Colony Corp. shall have the 15,000 warrants and an additional right to purchase 10 shares of stock sold. This right shall be rata. warrant 12-30 75c three right to purchase one 12-30 . the 30th' connection expire notification. 1-1-48 . warrants in warrant. per 1-1-48 12- Pictures of The after year will 11- 3 $1.60 ov, one warrants 12- 1 30c Brothers letter share. per notification these Selling and administrative 20,450,552 Net oper. Other 12- 1 Warner These c6nt $2 of 11-14 12- Mills 1 at beginning letter 11-28 11-15 Wamsutta the at of stock period the 11-15 12- 1 Increased of warrants sale the 1 12-15 & 1947—9 Mos.—1946 gen. expenses 11-10 12-10 iHiram) the on filing of the STATEMENT 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Deplet. and deprec. rentals and lease t9c Walker payments pub.ic the Upon 1% (& Subs.)—Earnings- cellations 25c (quar.) Gooderham interest sell to credit. $31,439,095 $21,704,964 $83,267,753 $55,767,839 and oper. common filing of offering. 12-12 $1 Corporation (increased quar.) Manufacturing, LtcK (quar.) Vick Chemical Co. (quar.) J Virginia Coal & Iron Co.—V Virginia Dare, Ltd., 5% pfd\ (quar.) Virginia Electric & Power, $5 pfd. (quar.)__ Virginian Railway, 6% preferred (quar.) preferred of Exploratory casts, delay Viceroy /t one-quarter this date the 4 income oper. 11-21 Verney 4 with from original $10,000,000 and of following 12- 1 (quar.)__ (quar.) principal share one be exercised during day of fee the to stock, PURPOSE—The Period End. Sept. 30—- 11-25 „ 5% prior preferred (quar.) Rualte Co., Inc. (year-end) Vanadium-Alloys Steel Vapoi Car Heating Co.—■ "i'm preferred (quar.) B of Company intends to issue at this time up entitling the holders thereof to purchase 29,985 each warrant evidencing the right to sub¬ common 750 56(40 Van C.ass scribe discretion. warrants cf may 1896. 11-21 11-18 11- 7 11- 7 11-15 12- commitment 29,985 X2VzO — common A their $1.06V4 $1.20 preferred (quar.)_ (year-end) Upper Canada Mines, Ltd. (interim) Uppei Michigan Power & Light— * 5 % preferred A (quar.) —— 4S 1957. unused portion guarantees p 1- 5 25c Universal Universal Oil 166, 12- 8 12-1 12-10 12-10 12- 5 56*/4C $1.25 75c 40c $1.25 Spring & Bumper, Union Gross 11-15 11-15 1 I"1"48 -$1 $2 common preferred 4V2% pfd. (quar.)_ St,eel Corp., common (increased quar.) S. U. (quar.) preferred 1st 12-16 12- 1 12- $2 - Rubber S. 8% 1-2-48 50c (quar.)— Extra to 000. 12- 3 12-16 Sept. 15, paid on any be loan.—V. 12-17 12-16 1-2-48 - Printing"& S. 1-2-48 50c (increased Extra U. 1-15 11-15 1-15 62V2C 50c preferred (s-a) quar.) U. S. Playing Card Co. (quar.) 4'/a% Lines, Common due ment Monday, November 24, 1947 in shares banks agree to accept an equal principal amount of term 2'/8%, payable beginning March 15, 1950, with the final pay¬ at Shell $1.06'/4 S. $4 the will Machinery Corp.— participating preferred (quar.) 4V4% Corporation and (Continued from page 16) 50c (quar.) common CHRONICLE Investmenl News 5 35c Extra U. 5 12-15 12-15 Guarantee Co S. 12- 1-2-48 Special U. 12-19 1-2-48 $1 (quar.) FINANCIAL mined General Payable of Rec. $1.75 preferred & Holders Finishing Co.— I'm U. Company When COMMERCIAL company tories, or und£l. the and the of . may the its be or invested regular course" of company, subsidiaries used to to through retire company's lines of in subsidiaries their expand the businesses, the for .use to by such increase the business development short-term credit. general of borrowings new from of the terri¬ banks Volume 166 Number 4649 THE CAPITALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO PRESENT FINANCING Authorized 4% subordinated debs., due Nov. 1, 1950 Preferred STATEMENT Outstanding $5,732,500 650,000 Unsecured notes • $700,000 $1 cum. cum. convert. 5% cum. div. Common stock div. (no par)— 12,500 shs. ($20 par) 10,617 shs. 12,500 shs. OP EARNINGS, 12,500 shs. YEARS ENDED AUG. 31 $262,817 $281,535 128,483 for 50,436 33,120 31,029 62,308' 33,339 18,992 Operating Fed. 366,771 223,901 144,132 Net 65,500 36,070 30,253 47,000 inc. taxes income Divs. ree'd Total net Co.'s $48,382 $36,320 30,000 40,000 in $119,904 $88,382 $43,320 $59,528 undis¬ subsidiary Net 90,293 HISTORY AND Reserve dated Western Reserve Investment In two Palo The $125,577 $80,617 Mortgage Aug. 30, 1930, Investment Co. organized was April Co. on corporate and in Texas 1930. name June on 10, under charter By changed was to to Southwestern 1933, 6, $59,528 to being engaged in the financing business, the company owned subsidiaries, Associated Adjustment Co. and Insurance Co., each of which is incorporated in Texas. nature from dealers of on the is that of, (a) purchasing discount basis, notes and conditional sales contracts a business company's secured by purchase money liens on automobiles, refrigerators, stoves, household furniture and other household appliances, and commercial industrial and articles plan, equipment, premiums insurance and equipment acquired by such dealers on Making personal loans direct to the public the time tional automobiles on security and on an unsecured basis. (c) Refor other finance companies and dealers notes and condi¬ sales contracts secured liens by automobiles, on etc. (d) Advancing funds to automobile, household appliance, industrial dealers on short-term notes secured by automobiles, Purchasing of accounts receivable on an assignment basis with and miscellaneous etc. (e) and without notice to the debtors, and the making of loans against assigned accounts receivable, (f) FHA modernization loans. UNDERWRITERS—The respective number of of names shares of 5% (b) the 5% several cumulative preferred stock and common stock, from the company, are as follows: (a) severally purchasers dividend the and sinking fund be purchased by to The First dividend R. Earl and 166, Trust of Co. O'Kcefe, Farris C. fund Federal income 248,000 96,833 excess State income Net —V. S. Lincoln, Wayne Neb 15,000 shs. J. B. SEC for 60,003 share. a Inc.; Nov. 10,749 shs. shares 14 ($1 Underwriters, and Herbert Proceeds will be S. Mishawaka, Inc., filed used class par) to letter a Harrison Wolff $369,030 A & of Co., business organize be to common Austin, Securities with notification Inc.; offered Ferron the at $38 share, per 3 p.m. Dec. 5, on Proceeds with from volume in capital funds of the additional opinion ol' existing of of South Bend, Ind. and for working capital. — counsel stock common the for the company, offered now v/ill not laws Bank & Trust Co., working recent desirable on years that so of the insurance the PURPOSE—Net proceeds will amount used to plant a tional be Punxsutawney, at money from not funds the under connection in tax such consummated, funds and used Registrar, for the the Chem¬ by the the If corporate shares 33,766 be for purposes Addi¬ company. per Company 1851. and its Authorized pfd. ♦By ized stock stock amendment, With and effective each the of subsequent shares AND premium to obtain to additional its write strengthen the to to (700,000 shares of $10 par, Outstanding 4,565 shs. Aug. changed was 31, 1947 into the author¬ from shares The 14,434 $650,937 $540,932 income Total 29, which lit AND 1899, BUSINESS—Company and time July on 15, 1915 incorporated was incorporated was in in of shares Federal for Premium Net Canada, the at Aug. stocks of its capital cents These according to material is mixture baked is in the also owns respective both carbon such extruded or coal oil or carbon fired products. through baked binder the into steps the tar 50% 31, of the of are authorized and 1947 all of the except the Number —V. basic raw general, In paid of so in¬ resultant and then processed is of graphite products above, but graphite must be temperatures greatly exceeding the end use of the products, baking. Depending upon gnd largely due fo the length of time required in baking, the carbon production cycle requires varying periods up (o 45 days, while the graphitizing cycle may add an additional 30 days. The company's products may be divided into three broad categories: electrodes, brushes and specialties. These products, are manufactured in a large number of shapes arid sizes and possess varied physical properties, UNDERWRITERS—The number • of spectively, shares frqm of trie of names the stock common company and several to be from underwriters, purchased the selling bv and the them, are No. of Shs. Purchased from Company Lee Higginson Corp. Miller & Co. Kidder, Peabody & Co Whipple & Co Blyth & Co., Inc to Gross issued and Merrill underwriters stock which Coffin & Burr, Inc & Co 1.50 Estabrook First & .50 Exps., Nolan E. Hasten fiz Co. — _ Fauset, Steele & Co Grubbs, Scott John Small & Co. Co . & Lee Freres G. & $5.03 $4.18 2,593,361 1947—9 Mos.—1946" 1947—3 Mos.—1946 $329,940 $320,334 $960,056 4,415 4,346 13,927 11,159 $324,680 $973,983 $837,505 255,525 252,110 772,123 617,647 26,771 74,166 81,314 $49,804 sales $45,799 $127,694 $138,544 $826,346 of accessories incl. depreciation Fed. taxes on Net Net profit profit, share per NOTE—Above 1947 of —V. 166, excess $0.22 statements profits do taxes $0.20 reflect not of prior years $0.56 refund in the $0.61 received amount in May $32,246. of 376. p. Telephone Bond & Share Co.—$1.95 Dividend— directors share Nov. the Nov. on the on record 7% 28. same 17 authorized payment of a dividend of $1.95 preferred stock, payable Dec. 15 to holders a total of $4 per share for the year in 1946.—V. 166, p. 994. first This makes paid as Tennessee Corp.—Extra Distribution of 25 Cents— The directors have declared the usual quarterly dividend of 25 payable Dec. 18, and an extra dividend of 25 cents payable Jan. 9, 1948, both to stockholders of record Dec. 3, 1947. Including the dividend payable Dec. 18, total payments this year will amount to $1.50 per share, compared with $1 paid in 1946. cents share, per share, per —V. 166, 1259. p. Tennessee Odin Insurance Co., Knoxville, Tenn.—Files with SEC— & .75 Co Staats & .75 .50 3.50 Co._ .75 5.00 Co .75 Inc .75 2.50 Anthony Walker Watling, and J. for Nov. on shares 15,300 C. Bradford business filed 12 (no Underwriters, & Co., letter a capital pari Elder, Nashville, expansion.—V. of notification stock Wheeler & to be Co., Tenn. with offered at Proceeds will the $9.25 Chattanooga, Tenn. & & Co.— Co Lerchen & 1.50 1.50 Co.-_ .75 5.00 2.50 1.50 164, be used 2736. p. Texas Co.—Unit Borrows from Banks— 1.50 Co., company for share. .75 Co Brothers H. The a .75 White, Weld & Co Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs- .50 5.00 Corp 1828. p. .75 Co. Scranton R. Tucker, Higginson 166, Co.__ of Smithers & Co Stroud 2.50 & Co & W. S. Tifft .50 Kinsley & Adams Lazard —V. Chas. William 5.00 Weeks On Oct. 22 Overseas Tankship Corp. of which 50% is owned by the Texas Co. and 50% by Standard Oil Co. of California, borrowed $2,500,000 from the Bankers Trust Co., New York, N. Y„ and $2,500,000 from the both loans Continental $500,000 Oil Co. of by National Bank notes, payable 2% beginning Oct. California the purchase Illinois evidenced each, of ment 22, 1953. The & Trust in Co. of Chicago, instalments of five Texas Co. and Standard if at any time a default occurs in the pay¬ interest on the notes each severally will agree principal or undivided one-half interest in the note for a purchase the unpaid principal and 50% of the accrued interest. reveals that in November 33 promissory notes to¬ taling $2,525,920 were given to the United States Maritime Commission, and on Nov. 1 there were $8,169,095 outstanding. The new notes rep¬ resent the unpaid purchase price of the S. S. Kernstown and the S. S. Hubbardton delivered to the company by the Maritime Commission.— an price of 50% The V. Texas 166, Standard Brands Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— operating Net of Co. also 1620. p. Thomas Steel Co.—Earnings— the United 9 States) 1947—9 Mos.—1946 $ s 72,071,640 from 62,855,921 219,535,168 185,910,345 48,441,808 174,651,080 140,870,765 11,761,339 10,675,042 $ 37,396,852 Months Net 32,136,841 2,285,157 201,125 3,739,071 7,487,236 1,866,756 income 2,486,282 4,305,620 9,353,992 15,147,696 charges 206,916 489,344 1,405,490 Gross Prov. for Fed. Federal Net Divs. 735,400 1,435,000 2,570,000 2,381,277 5,378,502 602,482 1,812,216 8,821,486 1,754,547 pfd. on 577,500 450,000 ♦Earns, 192,500 per ♦After 589,873 t 1,587,263 1,269,811 4,761,790 3,800,432 $0.30 $0.68 $1.51 $2.57 stock dividends com. share allowance for preferred outstanding Sept. 30, accounts dividends 1947 and 1946). before arriving at net income 1,159,047 taxes 871,500 Common shares Earnings per 440,400 $1,421,935 $718,647 338,300 outstanding share 336,140 common EARNINGS FOR $4.04 THE QUARTER ENDED $1.94 SEPT. 30 1947 sales Net profit 1946 $2,679,206 per p. 166, common $2,510,491 379,966 Earnings 329,979 $1.07 $0.91 share GO. income Thompson Products, Inc.—To Pay Two Com. Divs.— The the directors no on in for 3,174,527 cost the of shares goods period. declared 17 common able Jan. 15 to holders common share, the same as The record dividends Jan. paid of Dec. 15 share on 2, this 1948. year Dec. 1, corporation has purchased from Fuhremann Canning Co. its Berlin and Appleton, Wis., plants, Herbert F. Krimendahl, Executive Vice-President, announced on Nov. 18. The two plants are equipped to can peas, beets, corn and carrots, lines which Stokely-Van Camp, Inc., requires to meet the increased demand for these products. Fuhremann Canning Co., established 47 years ago, is presently being operated by the son of the founder, and many of those now associated with that company are expected to join the Stokely-Van Camp, Inc. organization.—V. 166, p. 1620, will share on of record stock, pay¬ the Dec. 15 to the 4% cumulative $2 per 1947 —V. 166, 15 holders to of rec¬ 1525. p. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Oct. 4, '47 Oct. 5, '46 $6,579,963 profit Provision after for taxes, 799.580 $782,938 $0.98 and 1,960,970 1,178,032 $450,630 bonuses $6,763,516 1,250,210 charges $1.69 contingencies Net profit after taxes fEarnings per common share ♦Including gross tBased company. V. same amount on -Sales Net per holders in 1946. 40 Weeks Ended— The $1.25 to the Including quarterly dividend of $1 per share stock was also declared, payable Dec. Tilo Roofing Co., Inc. Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.—Acquires Two Plants— per usual preferred ord of dividend a stock, payable 1, and a further dividend of $1 and tDec. Nov. on value par Dec. payment, (based tlncluded 16, 194G, dividend on $4.50 cumulative preferred stock not declared because of likelihood of prior redemption of such stock.—V. 166, p. 764. . 1946 $6,330,544 4,96'5,000 1,543,965 .income Common other 1947 2,293,435 profit —V. 1,341,210 income taxes Net 30— charges 2,244,957 oper income Income Sept. $9,055,284 after 12,902,739 566,549 Ended sales Profit 58,025,144 sales Profit in 1947—3 Mos.—1946 Cost of goods sold Sell., advertising, admin. and general expenses- Sun Chemical Corp. 9 Months Ended income on from 462,126 finance shares of fees of common subsidiary finance outstanding.— stock 166, p. 860. Other Other 2,532 3.468 Provision 2,532 1,689 2,311 Preferred $1,624,207 287,294 244,675 $2,167,912 Water Associated Oil Co.—Stockholders to Vote Retiring Stock—New Debenture Issue to Privately— $1,868,882 The stockholders will vote Dec. 8 Be Placed on 521,743 286,999 approving the purchase, at $25 share, blocks of company's common stock aggregating 1,923,447 shares, and in connection therewith issue and sell $50,000,000 of its debentures, in order to permit such purchase without depletion of 649,500 656,098 company's $996,669 , 3,468 3.468 1946 8,090 3,468 1947 $1,880,618 income 4,623 Tide (& Subs.)—Earnings— on Sept.30— Operating profit per Gross income deductions for Federal taxes The Net profit shares 1,266 _ stock— 29,026 & for SEC California- Northwest F. .50 5.00 2,532 — com. $267,167 has 2.50 Murch Pacific 1.50 Goldman, Sachs & Co H. Co. Putnam .75 Inc Granbery, Marache & Lord Harriman, Ripley & Co., . __ Sept. 30charges on income 1.50 Beane Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc. William H. Rybeck & Co._ M. A. Schapiro & Co., Inc. 2.50 Southwest Co Polger, & Pacific .50 Robert Garrett & Sons Lynch, Maynard .75 Co & Co Pierce, The Milwaukee 2.50 Cooley and each Legg Fenner 5.00 Shelby Cullom Davis & Co. Percy O. Dorr & Co., Inc. . Inc. and 21,930 $340,631 $334,355 supplies out¬ qualifying Per¬ 2.50 2,532 _ stock— centage .75 F. Boynton & Co., Inc. Clark, Dodge & Co 3,377 Dempsey-Tegeler & Co. Johnson, Lane, Space & Co., Maynard H. Murch & Co. com. 3,019,136 service profit 1947, follows: Mackubin, 13.25 H. 5,910 — Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc A. Stockholder 12,714 Jackson & Curtis Paine, Webber, Neergaard, & $289,097 . re- stockholder, follows: as $353,234 12,602 stock 1096. Period End. Earned outlined at 30,000 3,250 preferred on 223,478 1 vehicles 166, p. The Per¬ this certain The shapes, Material manufacture graphite the 272,327 30,000 accrued: Earns, per share on class "A" PRESENT directors' principal unsubscribed as centage 13.257c The First Boston Corp of differentiated with pitch. desired furnaces. The electric, furnaces in coal as and taxes 1,643 $542,576 retired Earns, available for class "A" per subsidiaries names percentages tDepreciation general classifications may be of processing. Petroleum coke is a molded gas, as initial Company substantially all the company's output. ground to a flour and mixed identical further 1937. treated, including classified is two methods for material gredients, in Speer Resistor Corp. manufactures and sells bonds profit Prov. except 5,393 shares (5.4%) of the capital stock of New Fire Insurance Co., such minority interests being carried at in the consolidated balance sheet at Aug. 31, 1947. UNDERWRITING—The Delaware Pennsylvania stock-of company products. organized income contingencies on Dividends 18,023,310 severally agreed to purchase, Other it Ltd., capital The 7,874 State & Reserve share 47Va and new relinquished its Delaware charter. Company has two wholly owned subsidiaries, International Graphite & Electrode Corp. (N. Y.i, organized in 1930, and International Graphite Corp. of 4,516 $658,0)1 income Net HISTORY May — $7,000,000 owned company standing 150,000 shares two 35,719 Total of be outstanding) Surplus s 260,966 shs. 300,000 26,812 on relationship SURPLUS, GIVING EFFECT TO Period End. Sept. 30— stock. common will 51,423 inccme 34,868 5,565 company in continue may 55,968 84,896 51,667 expenses Financing costs amortized Employees' profit-sha ring plan may 7,500 shs. increased was advisable the growth the CAPITAL STOCK general 300,000 shs. par) par) stock common shares ($100 (no than general 29,587 four (Including subsidiaries cum. and provide exception of the year 1866, it has paid dividends on its capital stock in each of the last 9G years. Total admitted assets of the Group for the 12 months ended Aug. 31, 1947, amounted to $61,398,599 and net premiums written were $38,572,133. CAPfTALIZATION, GIVING EFFECT TO FINANCING ♦Common other and 1946 $814,693 62,205 99,388 Represented determine. *7% 1947 purcnase directors as 30— 29,555 new subsidiaries are known as the Springfield by more than 10,000 insurance agencies in the United States, Alaska, Hawaii and Canada, the Springfield Group has facilities for the writing of every standard form of fire, allied lines, inland marine and casualty insurance policies. The company was organized in 1849 and has been continuously in business since Group. supplied the to are $500,000 will be proposed added of and $403,043, purchase purchase will proceeds other such leased now company. net the the part complete of of sale approximately in Pa., to necessary the' general the to finance it used TelAutograph Corp.—Earnings— will rapid capital funds to the volume of premiums written. company is currently paying quarterly dividends share or at the annual rate of $1.90 per share. Inc. from slock to The company business stock new capital. has made be $720,383 share of one The Hornblower expected the basis of the share. a its of York. New common is subject their ical of of holders be to the Pennsylvania personal property ownership of such shares. Transfer Ag°nt, Chase National Bank, New York. with $602,945 with bonds 1947. sale $5 Davis, R. all — the 80,342 Corp. and Kidder, Peabody & Co. head a nationwide group of in¬ vestment banking firms which is underwriting the offer¬ ing to stockholders. The subscription period expires at Ind.—Files Speer Carbon Co. Stock Offered Lee-Higginson Corp. and Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis on Nov. 18 offered 80,000 shares of common stock (no par) at $14 per share. Of the 80,000 shares offered, 33,766 shares are to be sold by the company, and 46,234 are to be sold by a shareholder. In $213,739 Sept. maintenance Profit Bacon, shares 51,273 18,327 stock for each 2% shares of common stock held of record at 10.30 a.m. on Oct. 6, 1947. The First Boston the on Interest 1828. p. $152,725 company Taxes Other Bourland with SEC— The 199,655 966,118 Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Co.—Offering to Stockholders—First Boston and Kidder, Peabody Head Underwriters—Company offered Nov. 19 to its stock¬ holders a new issue of 200,000 shares ($10 par) capital 10,750 shs. ^ O'Keefe, Power, 28,317 income 166, 196,558 578,562 tax taxes Capital stock Oden Motive taxes— notification $943,772 Administrative England Steam Ended 6,229 prof, of tolls 351,972,729 of stock: preferred 1619. p. Months 8,663 FINANCING sinking Schneider, Bernet & Hickman —V. 10,460 letter a Tacony-Palmyra Bridge Co.—Earnings— 9 Income $1,438,003 them Common stock: cumulative $1,962,268 13,319 9,980 sales miscellaneous discounting $1,424,683 4,862 $338,881 miscellaneous and (b) and $334,018 for 7,502 wholly Duro $650,085 operations filed 12 3,674 $652,850 stock at Co. addition has 37,297 BUSINESS—Company of Western amendment 37,195 $210,197 income—— name 149,542 Nov. on shares (no par) common to be offered at $10 Gunn, Carey and Co., Cleveland. Proceeds will operating expenses.—V. 164, p. 870. 458,002 152,649 $59,528 tributed net income of • 499,217 153,904 company for Underwriter, income Gross 7,000 subsid. income equity 474,833 109,274 4,883,500 charges 1944 $89,904 from 364,380 SEC Operating and Depreciation 120,770 losses.- expenses and State $6,694,273 4,617,722 $7,453,315 3,277,914 23,208 1945» trustee's credit 1944 $4,240,669 income 55 Strong Manufacturing Co., Sebring, O.—Files with SEC The 1945 Federal $392,128 fees Prov. INCOME Income 1946 financing operations and (2147) Years End. Dec. 31 1946 2,765 Profit from Other $712,966 from CONSOLIDATED CHRONICLE $3,565,590 2,441,851 goods sold Sell., gen. & adm. exps. Prov. for depreciation— 64,497 shs. 1947 costs of 15,000 shs. 69,499 shs. (no par) SUMMARY Int. sales Net 15,000 shs. sinking fund ($20 par) OF FINANCIAL Aug. 31, '47 Cost 5% & 8 Mos. End. stock— Convertible Income COMMERCIAL 1,734 Common shares 1,266 1,734 Earnings per 844 1,156 —V. outstanding 1,196.283 $925,785 19,000 1,131.283 share $0.78 $0.70 outstanding common 166. p. 994. 19,000 Co. working capital. has contracted company for the sale with of the $50,000,000 the 2.80% tures at par on or before Dec. 31, 1947. J. Paul Getty and certain trusts (Getty 85% of the common stock of turn, owns approximately 47% Pacific of the Metropolitan Life Insurance 25-year sinking fund deben¬ interests) Western commpn own Oil stock approximately which, in Corp. of Mission Corp. 56 The I corporation owns 1,345,593 shares of Tide Water Asso¬ stock, and Pacific Western itself directly owns 577,854 Shares. Thus, Pacific Western and Mission own an aggregate of 1^923,447 shares, representing approximately 30% of the total out¬ common the far by being this standing common stock of this corporation, largest single holding of its stock. Getty interests have now entered into a contract with Sunray Corp. for the sale to Sunray of their holdings in Pacific Western the conditions, among others, (1) that the sale be closed on or <qn before Dec. (2) 1947, 23, that Pacific Western purchase such upon Sunray and (3) that Sunray will complete arrangements- for financing such purchase. In pur¬ suance of the plan, Sunray, Pacific Western and Mission have entered tnto an agreement of merger subject to the approval of their respec¬ tive stockholders at meetings called to be held on Dec. 5 and 6, 1947. Mission and be into and with merged of Tide Water becomes effective, the 1,923,447 shares Associated common stock will become vested in Sunray. Xf the merger the acquisition by the corporation of these of stock would be of advantage to it, if they could terms satisfactory to its stockholders, the corporation 1947, entered into an agreement with Sunray for the assumption that the On i 923,447 fee shares acquired on 27, Oct. •on purchase' from Sunray of said shares at the price of $25 per share, an aggregate of $48,086,175, subject to the conditions, among others, the part of Sunray that the above-mentioned merger becomes effective, and on the part of Tide Water Associated (a) that it make arrangements satisfactory to its board of directors for the issue and «ale of. $50,000,000 of debentures, and (b) that the purchase of such .shares and sale of such debentures be approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of its voting stock, which vote shall • include a majority of such stock other than the shares to be purchased. There are 239,623 shares of preferred stock and €,396 809 shares of common stock outstanding, making an aggregate «f 6,636,432 shares entitled to be voted. Therefore, in addition to the 1,923,447 shares proposed to be purchased, at least 2,356,493 other Shares must be voted in favor of the proposal to purchase and retire the 1,923,447 shares of common stock and to issue and sell the deben¬ or on the also which equipment facilities will be of board of directors, and N. J., in Co, and additional the Container Trenton installed. acquisition," said Mr. Calder, "are part of completion, to establish corrugated container program now a factories in the supple¬ located important consuming centers. These factories will ment the main corrugated box-making operations of Union Bag, country's Savannah, at The Ga." building factory new Trenton, near Is J., N. modern one- a V. $ $ less discounts, In submitting intend not the proposal to the stockholders, the board of directors to make any material changes in the basic policies Corporation has been engaged maintain and increase its oil its manufacturing and other operating facilities and, on the other, to reduce the funded debt and preferred stock and the charges thereon ahead of the common stock. For example, since Dec. 31, 1937, which was the end of the year in Which the corporation refunded its then outstanding funded debt and preferred stock, such senior obligations have been reduced from a total of $88,405,000 to an aggregate of $28,462,300 as of Sept. 30, 1947, pursued by the corporation. heretofore in a program, and reserves the on hand, cne and enlarge to income Other $3,594,000 of as from $27.06 per to $27.95 132,398,346 _ erated redemption of the In opinion 99,992,105 4,004,478 10,108,000 90,676,744 3,759,682 11,288,700 77,551,820 3,659,191 10,816,000 16,886,312 15,673,695 $1.98 expenses the have without shares have would law directors, shares proposal the $1.8'0 $1.67 purchase to the authorized been it preferable was the the but stockholders purchased however, unissued to for action. this On is presently of end this proposal that decided directors this alternative and thus permit decision to consummate or reject under will to also will that the 1,923,447 shares of this corpora¬ purchased from Sunray Oil Corp. How¬ unable year, be conditions as the authorize in as the as submit to this form that their favorable vote the shares at a later date from of board exceeding $25 per share. Such a issue and sale of $50,000,000 of conditions situation under which shares before the the advisable it such who acquire of directors might approve, but favorable vote will also authorize holders present a of delivery consider purchase a create may make to directors stockholders the ■Bunray or from the them, at such price the the and the final assumed stock common inasmuch Sunray will be ever, anyone or debentures, on might such of and record of cents 50 share per CONSOLIDATED INCOME 9 Months Ended Sept. 30— 1947 ♦Sales of crude oil and petrol, prod. Cost of products sold and sell. exps._ class Dec. on on on a proposal to merge the basis of three shares of Wickes vote will 13 the Wickes Corp. into each share stock of the in Corp. a 1.067,785 1,042,722 12,871,808 13,807,329 749,997 712,494 708,330 1,058,4)39 1,426,992 Present to Wickes Mr. 908,630 $7 at share.—V. a 166, p. States Rubber Co.—$1 United directors The the of declared total A 802. 3,489,125 3,201,590 3,250,155 Taxes, other1 than est. Fed. inc. tax. 5,353,558 4,359,734 1947. 21, this also the year, declared was first the on makes same Dec. total a of 1946.—V. in as preferred payable of Dec. $1 1,013,483 retire, allowances— stockholders' derivative H. Morris Total of funded debt exp.— wartime for Net inc. from oper. for the period Dividends paid or declared: On preferred common 740,196 16,720,657 185,568 235,607 Nov. on 6 attorneys General that and suit common total a during Rhode stock 3,642,000 9,689,000 tl8,073,515 tl2,843,050 tl3,583,969 724,827 1,424,678 4,157,926 p. 1621. instituted been $1.88 $1.90 •Together with revenue from other operations (exclusive of inter¬ transactions) (net), tExclusive of net credits of $343,285 in Plaintiffs Co. holding 11., stock and are covers Federal, State form of taxes —V. and on include the amounts collected for municipal governments (1947, $28,052,203) in the sales of gasoline, lubricating oils and other products, 166, p. 1933. 28,191 248,785 236,965 $355,898: dividends 66,028 available for 63,003 $303,889 $292,894 $1.38 stock common $1.33 (220,000 sharesi if that the lieu in Stock Exchange by stipulated a Mr. Halsey, Stuart & First National were: are not fully listed Provision & Co. (Inc.), date, Gotthilf is receive, to Inc.,. Bank 99.356.—V. of 166,. Co.—Earnings— for and general expenses maintenance depreciation and amortization Security Taxes other social security dividends (incl. (chiefly W. U. on Federal for from income Deficit.—V. long-term taxes 7,577,395 Central Corp.—Definitive Debs. Readjr Bank Hanover October Output to and ship Trust & this to York., New N. Y., is now 1971 for Breaks All Peacetime Records— October shattered all peacetime of a 53-mile long freight train- corporation in the equivalent Gwilym customers, October's peak production, Mr. months. At war Westinghouse at Co., debentures due Sept.. 1, A. President, Price, announced on 19. Nov. few of required *10,420,174 1934. p. prepared to exchange definitive 25a% outstanding temporary debentures. Production 2,932,475 2,114,000 operations current 166, *7,487.693' 3,039,387 bonds)— income on Westinghouse Electric The 1,004,937 12,730,782 Interest * *8,492,636- 1,144,487 interest)— and 2,990,000 11,586,295 —— income 2,251,596 2,835,000 Total Net 2,311,987 Federal and Balance Miscel. 10,582,178 income on $ 2,807,609 2,394,134 taxes than 1946 11,603,640 benefits Social taxes 1947 157.235,104 134,916.333: 106,735,224 107,280,071 19,273,202 17,993,142 revenues admin., Employees' 105.574, Price the month last continued, same also with 104,552 compared time, reached a exceeded only by a he disclosed employment new peacetime high of was in September. month included 1,486 turbine generators, for machine tools, 1,233 carloads of refrigerators, ranges, washing machines and other appliances and 32 carloads of home radio recivers.—V. 166, p. 1398. Shipments carloads large Westinghouse from of large motors for electrical industry, White Motor The the on Co. 99.527; Hall Sept. 30— operating records stock, $246,750 in cash. It is alleged that the stock of Smico, Inc., which has outstanding a $650,000 promissory note payable to sale Hutzler, & Harris, and $ from the of the at Bros. Western Union Telegraph number of A 47,000 shares of Universal stock York New received 99.508; 9 Months Ended 4,000 the transactions complained of involve dealings between Universal and a subsidiary corporation, and corporations controlled by Mr. Birrell. Following these transac¬ tions in February of this year, Mr. Birrell and certain of his asso¬ ciates acquired control of Universal. In August of this year, the Birrell group retired in favor of Mr. Gotthilf and his associates, who, according to the complaint, are now in control of the corporation. As part of the transaction by which the Gotthilf group acquired con¬ trol, Universal bought from Gotthilf 3,000 shares of Smico, Inc., whose sole asset is all the common stock of Sleight Metallic Ink Co. of Illinois, Inc., in exchange for 47,000 shares of Universal common stock. An agreement between Gotthilf and the corporation provides 1946. offering additional share plants equipment 371 carloads last such of as motors Co.—Offering Indefinitely Deferred— to of stockholders of the right capital stock for each 2y2 166, p. 1829. to subscribe to one shares held has been, indefinitely deferred.—V. Gotthilf, is worthless. Wickes Boiler Co.—Merger The complaint states that the plaintiffs do not now know the exact of damage that has been caused to Universal, but estimate it exceeds $1,750,000. The complaint asks, among other things, See accounting and cancellation of the transactions involved in Gotthilf's acquisition of control of the corporation. The corporation has asked the New York Stock Exchange to approve Gotthilf, its Chairman, in common shares exchange for to the be issued United States Proposed— Graphite Co. above.—V. 166, p. 803. the shares tered under the Securities Act of 1934.—V. Wickes Corp.—Proposed United See 1 to directors 166, p. stock dividend, Wisconsin Central Airlines, 1947, that after all on the Nov. Nov. due-bills 26, must 12, the common 1947 be must p. stock that 12, last company covering oevi V. by fir, used 166 Co. Dec. on 15, and for working capital.—- 1726, 1527. Favored— Whiting, President, on Nov. 19 announced that representa-tives of holders of large amounts of both preferred and common stocks have tentatively agreed upon a plan of recapitalization. . i 1 1 Under the plan, it is proposed that this company be merged withits wholly owned subsidiary, Rainey-Wood Coke Co., and that each- directors 50 12, declared a dividend $1.20 Dividend of $1.20 per share payable Dec. 12 to holders of record Nov. 28. cents paid on Sept. 12, and 40 cents each on 1947. year, the company paid $1.55 per share.—V. 164, . of the of $55 stock charges (& Subs.)—Earnings- — 1947 four shares of . , , presently outstanding 200,000 shares of common stock their shares for new common stock on a share for share basis.—V. 166, p. 803. Holders Vick Chemical Co. shares of 7% preferred stock (with accrued dividends share)- receive in exchange one share of new 5% preferred common stock of the merged company, plus 71,861 per and $20 in cash. would all will (Alan) Wood Steel Co.—Recapitalization 1947. 598. after 18 filed a registration statement with the shares ($1 par) common stock. Underwriter, be offered at $4 a share and proceeds wili' Nov. purchase aircraft, repay notes to pp. on 125,000 stock all accompanied be redeemed Clintonville, Wis.—Regis* John T. stock, compares with March 12 and June Dec. 11 26. has ruled that dividend until Dec. 1726. This On SEC be 11, said delivered p. Nov. Dec, stock ex record Universal Products Co., Inc.—Declares On payable common and 166, 300% the quoted due-bills, —V. a of Exchange Stock above.—V. 166, p. 1726. ters with SEC— T York New not declared Consolidation— 1621, stockholders common The have Graphite Co. shares Universal Leaf Tobacco Co., Inc.—300% Stock Div.— The States Morris common 3,000 to of Smico, Inc., the sole asset of which is all the common stock of Sleight Metallic Ink Co. of Illinois, Inc. The company also has regis¬ Profit not $592,863 2000. p. of group a stockholders Southern District, various transactions in which Universal was engaged 1947, $622,569 in 1946 and $1,671,074 in 1945. does $564,672 —— Salomon Baltimore, this of approximately additional Three Months Ended Sept. 30— Sales statement $1,780,493 1,215,821 $586,822 31,880 — $369,918 bids Other 99.6565; File Suit— behalf in expected to join in the suit. filed in the U. S. District Court, are complaint York, Insurance Chicago, in common company NOTE—Above $1,922,090 1,335,267 — and taxes Proceeds of the issue will be used to purchase new standard-gauge equipment consisting of 1.000 55-ton steel coal cars and two 1.500-h.p. Diesel road Switching engines, at an approximate cost of $3,870,000. Provision 3,838,086 $2.71 Earnings per common share 792,799 4,797,607 stock 1946 Ry.—Equipment Trust Awarded— Co., Inc. was awarded Nov. 18 $3,000,000 1%% equipment trust certificates, series L, maturing $300,000 semi-annually June 1, 1948 to Dec. 1, 1952, inclusive, or* a bid of 99.817. The certificates, issued under the Phila¬ delphia Plan, were placed privately by Blair & Co., Inc.* subject to ICC authorization. present Island residing dating from March of 675,000 8,683,000 ■ 1947 30— Earnings per share —V. 166, p. 610. 1946, dividend of $2 a share on stock from net earnings of 8, 1947 to holders of record $8 declared on the preferred 166, has payable Abraham N. the plaintiff Universal of locality New and past by for stockholders 24,315,891 367,922 uncertainties Provision for est. Fed. income tax— On 23,575,695 767,442 26,942,083 income Int. & amort, 15,953,215 845,986 Provision p. $618,703 stock Repairs and on boards of directors, it was disclosed Geller, of the firm of Geller & Saslow, stockholders. Other defendants include The Greater New York Industries, Inc., American Druggists Syndicate, Inc., Louisville Fire & Marine Insurance Co., Securities Corporation corporation's be 26,096,097 income 166, — against Lowell M. Birrell, former Chairman of the board; Gotthilf, present Chairman, and other members of the corporation certificates Operating income (Non-operating and Director, has who retired on Cass, 1194. year. Universal Laboratories, Inc.—Stockholders A share a 1946, 31, This makes 1947, in 1947, This of Nov. 21, this year, January of this declared a quarterly paid during company Nov. share a was dividend as record common non-cumulative 8% the $1 directors The th 4,297,343 Prov. empl. com¬ 1, Service Co.—Earnings— deductions income Net The General and administrative expenses for Oct. share, compared A. income Gross Common Dividend— a surplus earned of the on $4 of which of from holders to 1948 5, $4 declared 12 Nov. on stock common Jan. 792,096 acreage Charles income Operating, 1,810,406 1,032,028 undeveloped and and Public Relations income Preferred Dry hole losses and property retire¬ (net) the year, 1 per ; Counsel succeeding of service.—V. years earnings Gross companies. two latter H. 13,303,540 of 38 revenues was listing of 47,000 additional and deplet.__ ments General expenses incorporated in Michigan on Oct. 3 by President of all four companies involved. 2,000,000 shares of $5 par common stock. outstanding stock consists of 200 shares subscribed and issued Wickes the Amortiz. of undevel. leasehold costs. ttentals $3 1946. Secretary, Operating Harvey Randall Wickes, Its authorized capital is 196,037,060 147,179,131 616,575 Insurance this 1, July totaled an 1945 1946 made April on These railroad Planned— Corp. stock for each share of Graphite stock. The Wickes Corp, is also offering stockholders of Wickes Bros, and the Wickes Boiler Co. two shares of Wickes Corp. stock for for 216,538,949 156,167,507 163,374,497 115,690,322 15. West Virginia Water amount ACCOUNT in extra Oct. Blair & on Dec. stockholders The company that deprec. dividend a United States Graphite Co.—Merger and terms the board of directors shall approve Provisions for declared issues since Jan. 20, basis, proposal. It tion's not shares, proceed render to "A" class holders The out purchase for retirement of shares at not exceeding a price fixed or approved by the stockholders'and returning the shares to the status of have "B" common stock, payable Jan. 6, 1948 to 19, 1947. This is the first declaration on these 1947, when 15 cents was paid. The regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 per share on the preferred stock was also declared, payable Jan. 1, 1948 to holders of record Dec.. 19, 1947.—V. 165, p. 3400. the the and held in the treasury. The an alternative. procedure for the carried and cents on Western Maryland directors The shares issue 1948 to holders of record Dec. 15„ payments 166, p. 802, United States Foil Co.—Declares 50-Cent Dividend— and sale of debentures by the board of directors and stockholders' of provides, stock. stock therefore merits the approval of the law and the corporation's charter, of necessity preferred and Delaware authorized been the Delaware the purchase proposed could the common Under income The funded debt of 1,923,447 shares of stockholders. Net quarterly 25 Lowe, after Net depletion (est.) profits taxes (est.) over 1946.— 122,611,438 107,700,706 18,793,763 & excess of Secretary Elected— elected 1 four $1.25 paid Nobles Oct. general, selling, Earnings per share —V. share. per in New E. been Net annum Earnings. Assuming that the proposal had been ■carried out as of Jan. 1, 1947, the net income per share of common stock outstanding for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 1947, would liave been increased from $2.71 per share to $3.73 per share. (4) Funded Debt. The issue and sale of the debentures would in¬ crease funded debt by $50,000,000 and interest charges on funded debt In the first instance at the annual rate of $1,400,000 per annum Cor $868,000 after Federal income tax at present rates). Dividends are being paid on the common stock at the present time at the rate of $1.20 per share which for the 1,923,447 shares proposed to be retired would amount to $2,308,136 annually on ttm nres°nt basis, or 01 ,440,136 more than the net interest charge of $868,000. The terms of the debentures will require the corporation to pay annually, without premium, toward the retirement of the principal -of the debentures, a minimum of $2,000,000, with an option in the corporation to increase such annual payments up to $4,000,000. During the ten years ended Dec. 31, 1946 the corporation's annual consoli¬ dated net income has averaged $15,470,000. On the basis of such •experience, the corporation would have more than sufficient cash, In the next ten years, to (11 retire the corporation's presently out¬ standing serial notes; (2) meet all required principal payments on the proposed debenture issue; (3) provide the required amounts for the employees retirement reserve fund; (4> meet the sinking fund requirements on the corporation's preferred stock; (5) continue pay¬ ments of preferred and common dividends; and (6) provide funds for profitable investments in properties and eqiupment and for accel¬ Equity (3) of $2.40 Other 1,990,534 administrative Income & 30, Sept. with 106,121,530 1,645,679 1,579,126 (net) goods sold, Depreciation to thereon have been reduced from a* as of Dec. 31, 1937, to $980,000 per 1947. Concurrently, during such period of approximately 10 years, the corporation carried out a carefully con¬ sidered capital expenditure program. (1) Voting Power. The retirement of the 1,923,447 shares would eliminate the present holdings of Pacific Western and Mission amount¬ ing to 30% of the voting power of the common stock. (2) Book Value. Giving effect to the proposal as of Sept. 30, 1947, would result in an increase in the book value of the common stock of annum vear-end a to 1947 paid in pany Interest of corresponding week 130,907,812 120,965,759 income Total Cost improve dividends and interest the And total addition In $ returns, allowances & ended 8.12%. Sept. 30,'47 June 30,'47 Sept. 30,'46 Ended— sales Gross the week of 19, the directors declared the usual quarterly dividend of share and a special dividend of 25 cents per share on tho Operating Union Carbide & Carbon Corp. (& Subs,)—Earnings- for stock, both payable Jan. 2, Years Ended Sept. Quarter kwh. the increase 1947. 166, p. 1999. holders, states: Aoes 95,539,000 (previously company for Inc.) an cents per of brick and steel sash construction, covering over feet of floor space. The building which was completed within the past two years, will be enlarged to 130,000 square feet and of the Trenton Container Co, will be increased to bring the capacity of the new plant up to approximately 3,000 tons a month. The former owners of Trenton Container Co., R. W. Williams and E. E. Gaus, will continue as local sales and operating managers,—• Co., kwh., 103,292,000 this of Electric & 2000. p. square the equipment totaled of Nov. On 25 structure story 100,000 output common "These nearing 1947 Co.—Weekly Output— the electric properties Works West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co.—Special Dividend— factory building near Trenton, new a Water 15, 166, of the Trenton Container Co. the purchase 13 acquisition of the and Humphrey, President, in letter to stock¬ F. Nov, on Nov. Electric output of American V. Calder, President and Chairman of the Alexander announced Penn Power the Expansion in New Jersey— tures. William held. shares The Oil West Corp.—Rights Expire Dec. 16— Union Bag & Paper Subject to registration under the Securities Act of 1933, the stock¬ holders of record Dec. 1 will be given the right to subscribe on or before Dec. 16 for one additional share of capital stock for each six Monday, November 24, 1947 ' •••■: latter ciated & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE (2148) of exchange 1946 $11,413,649 $12,611;498 1,814,668 2,368,820 Federal, State and foreign tax provision—. 1,237,595 Number 1,419,950 1,419,950 $1.28 $1.67 Yonkers Electric Light & Power Co.—Permanent De¬ bentures Ready- 1,734 756 Earned —V. of per common share 166, p. 1526. shares Temporary 2% % debentures due 1976 may now be exchanged for permanent debentures at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co., Incorpo* rated, trustee, 23 Wall Street, New York, N. Y.—V. 166, p. 1934. [Volume 166 Number 4649 THE COMMERCIAL State and & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (2149) 5? City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ALABAMA ! payment Bond Sale —The $2,000,000 bonds offered on Nov. 14— sewer 166, v. by 1830—were p. date purchased syndicate composed of John Nuveen &. Co., of Chicago, Com¬ merce Union Bank, of Nashville, Otis & Co., of Cleveland, C. F. Childs & Co., Barcus, Kindred & Co., Dempsey & Co., all of Chi¬ cago, Ira Haupt & Co., of New a date. from sources revenue Mobile, Ala. on After Oct. 1, the right to convert the reserves bonds at lower rate of interest. a A certified check for able to order of the $1,000, pay¬ District, is re¬ quired. Legality approved by Wallace Townsend of Little Rock. University of Arkansas (P. O. Fayetteville), Ark. Bond Sale in multiples of % of 1%. Bidders will be permitted to bid different other interest 1957. District any any Details—In Bond Offering—Ruel J. Taylor, Administrative Assistant, will re¬ County ceive sealed bids until Nov. 24 Treasurer's office. The approving for the purchase of $1,938,000 opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, school bonds. These are the bal¬ Brown & Herrington, of San ance of the $3,938,000 issue au¬ Francisco, will be furnished the thorized at the election on Mar. 27. (J-J) Investment Co., of Little Rock, Memphis, 100.0918, a net in¬ terest cost of 3.2903%, as follows: $715,000 as 3V2S, maturing on Nov. I, $50,000 from 1950 to 1955; $55,1958; $60,000 in 1959 and 1960, and $65,000 in 1961 and 1962, and $1,285,000 as <000 from from 1975 to 1977 incl. Dated Nov 1, 1947. Interest M-N. The only other bidder was: Merchants Mobile, National National Bank, Mobile, Sterne, Agee & Leach, Co., Hendrix & Mayer, Thornton, Mohr & Co., Provident Savings Bank & Trust Los National Bank & Labouisse, Co., Prichard National Prichard, Bank, and Acalanes a be received com¬ Phoenix, Boettcher & Co., Den¬ ver, and Barcus, Kindred & Co., of Chicago. Sale consisted of: works revenue bonds. Due serially on July 1 1957 incl. Bonds maturing from 1953 to 1957 from 1948 to j subject to prior redemption, in inverse numerical order, beginning with July are J j j 1, 1952. 40,000 airport bonds. Due serially on July 1 from 1948 to 1957 inclusive. 35,000 sewer extension bonds. ! Due serially J 1948 to July 1 from inclusive. 15,000 housing equipment bonds. I Due serially on July 1 from 1948 to 1957 inclusive. on 1957 • All of the bonds are I, 1947. dated July No, 45 (P. O. Bond District II for Waldron), Ark. Offering—R. E. Rackley, Secretary, sealed bids the until 10 will a.m. purchase of receive on Oct. 1, Dated as Oct. 1, 1947. Due follows: crued order, at interest on Sch. Dist. until 11 a.m. on Dec. 5%, payable J-J. Denomina¬ $1,000. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. tion Due Jan. on 1, par any to and ac¬ interest San Rafael), Calif. be 000 Larkspur bonds, and at held $140.- District election an to Dec. 3 the voters will on sider School the issuance of be con¬ $63,000 ceed Denomination $1,000. from 1948 1965 approving opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Her¬ ri ngton, of San Francisco, will be must specify the rate of interest Bids are to be for not less County Clerk, will receive sealed until for the purchase of $36,000 not to ex¬ der are ized for, a.m. to Clerk, Board of receive sealed Nov. on A school bonds. Due incl. $2,000 Bidders to bear. are and These at to bid 24 bids for until the 11 certified Bond to be Election—At held Dec. on consider $750,000 the water an 3 purchase of County, Port Huenemm Sanitary District (P. O. Port Hueneme), Calif. Bond 1955; $2,000 from 1956 to 1964, and $1,000 in 1965. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the sealed County bonds. check for, bonds were on check for for Bids 3% 17. of A the 1964; terest to be in 1%, and not may of issuance works system Costa Union County, Mt. Diablo High School District, held on At the election Nov. consider 25 the voters the issuance $1,000,000 construction bonds. of Contra Costa County, Pleasant Hill School District (P. O. Martinez), Calif. Bond Sale—The bonds H. Angeles, at 638, a net $47,000 build¬ offered awarded to R. of Los Nov. 17 were Moulton & a interest of about 2.63%, as follows: $20,000 2V2s, due $2,000 on Dec. 1 from 1948 to 1957 incl., and $27,000 23/4s, due $3,000 on Dec. 1 from 1958 to 1966 incl. Second high bid of 100.36 lor $20,000 2y2s and $27,000 23/4s, net cost of 2.69%, by Weeden & Co. or a was — made $30,000 fire on Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 2038—were pur¬ chased by Weeden & Co., of San Francisco. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Principal and interest (J-D) at the City Treasurer's office. Due serially on Dec. 1, from 1948 to incl. syndicate a com¬ National Bank Chicago, California Bank, Los Angeles, Coffin & Burr, The purchaser. bid of of of County, Middletown Lake County Water Works District No. 5 (P. O. Lakeport), Calif. Bond Garner, Offering — Thomas L. Clerk Board of Super¬ iors, will receive sealed bids un¬ til 2 p.m. (PST) on Dec. 1, for the purchase of $30,000 not to ex¬ ceed 4% interest water works coupon or registered bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $1,000 on Jan. 1, from 1949 to 1978 incl. Rate of interest to be 11 a.m. purchase 5% $14,000 of $348,000 Dec. 15, from $391,000 as 2V4s, maturing on Dec. 15, $35,000 from 1968 to 1975: $55,000 in 1976, and on $56,000 in 1977. Dated Dec. fice. The nished purchaser will be fur¬ with the approving legal opinion of Orrick, Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Herrington, of San Francisco. from is Bonds Voted—At Oct. on the 28 Bonds 1948 to tion issuance of election ap¬ $110,000 bonds. Riverside Riverside), Calif. gnat, Offering 24 for the exceed' bonds. G. A. Peque- County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until to — 10 on be Dated Jan. 1, 1947. Inter¬ Bidders must state in the bid that he offers to pay par and accrued interest to date of de¬ livery, and state separately the premium if any, and the rate of interest the bonds are to bear. Principal and interest payable at County Treasurer's office. the the are the bonds authorized at election certified bonds held check bid for, on for Sept. 30. A 5% of the payable to the Chairman, Board of Supervisors, is required. Dec. on consider $310,000 San pay¬ elec¬ an bonds the voters issuance of bonds. Obispo County, Nipomo Union Sch. Dist. (P. O. San Luis Obispo), Calif. Returned for $73,000 the bids purchase building bonds bid tion with re¬ of the were water of of Details—In the —we were Tehama as re¬ learn that the $3,000 the Bank 166, 1935 p. the bonds at par. County, Gerber Union (P. O. School District Red Bond bonds offered p. 1830—were $30,000 Nov. on school 18—v. 166, purchased provement bonds. Bonds Not election Voted—At the voters did not ap¬ prove the issuance of $15,000 air¬ port improvement bonds. CONNECTICUT Oxford, Conn. Bond Offering—Richard E. Nyberg, Town Treasurer, will receive sealed bids at the office of Day, Berry & Howard, 750 Main Street,. Hartford, until 3 p.m. on Nov. 24 for the purchase of $190,000 school Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due on Nov, 1, as follows: -$10,000 from 1948 coupon bonds. 1957, and $9,000 from 1958 ta 1967 incl. of rate 1/10 of Bidders are interest in 1%. a The to the name multiple of bonds will be payable and delivered at the Sey¬ mour Trust Co., Seymour. Subject to the legal opinion of Day, Berry Howard, of Hartford. No bids for less than par and accrued in¬ terest from date of issue to date of delivery. A certified check for $2,000 payable to the Town, is quired. re¬ New Castle County (P. O. Wilmington), Del. Offering — George Gray Thouron, Clerk of Levy Court Commission, will receive sealed Bond bids until 11 a.m. on Nov. 26 for the purchase of $60,000 not to ex¬ ceed 3% interest airport coupon bonds. Dated June 1, 1941. Inter¬ J-D. Denomination $1,000. Due $5,000 on June 1, from 1949 to 1960 incl. Principal and in¬ by the terest payable Bank & Savings Association of San Francisco, as 3y2s, at a price of Wilmington. 100.16. of quested the to at the State of B id d name terest the bonds the are for all of the bonds, Farmers Delaware, e r s are rate of re¬ in¬ to bear at par, which must be County, Ducor Union Sch. in Dist. (P. O. Visalia), Calif. Bonds Sold—An school same the Bank of American National Trust Tulare payable to the est Bluff), Calif. Sale—The cer¬ DELAWARE connec¬ 2V2S, reported in 10 issue—v. now sold of 1946 bonds to Tehachapi, Nov. sale for A amount — Tehachapi, Calif. Sale The Bonds Voted At an election held recently the voters approved the issuance of $45,000 street im¬ & All — turned unopened due to an error in the notice of sale of the bonds. Bond 27. Boulder, Colo. to election an 2 the sewer Luis est J-J. Due $3,000 on Jan. 1, from 1951 to 1970 incl. Denomination These Election—At held will Nov. purchase of $60,000 not 5% interest building $1,000, Chairman of County Supervisors, Sanger, Calif. Bond to our a.m. incl., Sept. 26. County, Banning Elemen¬ tary Sch. Dist. (P. O. Bond on ceived voters 1970 authorized at were Bids the the to required. Purchaser to furnish legal opinion at his own expense. Patterson, Calif. held not in a multiple of 14 of 1%. Prin¬ cipal and interest (M-N) payable at the County Treasurer's' office. 15, Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the City Treasurer's of¬ for $13,000 in 1971 and 1972. Rate rates of interest to be expressed the Board of 1948 to 1967, and 2 interest school bonds. of maturing $30,000 Oct. on COLORADO Dec. on A certified check for able to order of the price 100.30, a net interest cost of 2.136%, as follows: $600,000 as 2s. the bonds voted are District, is required. and $1,000. Lake until of rate one approving opinion of O'Melveny & Myers, of Los Angeles, will be Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due on Nov. 1, as follows: or than to the Chairman, furnished the purchaser. Supervisors, is required. tified check for 3% of the New York, and Hannaford & Tal¬ bot, of San Francisco, at a sewer Calif. equipment bonds offered by posed of the First proved Hermosa Beach, Bond Sale The offered 19—v. 166, p. 2038—were Nov. purchased election the Calif. 1947. Co., price of 100.cost bonds of Calif. — Sale—The $991,000 muni¬ cipal improvement on Contra ing Bond of These at Bond Offering—W. H. the multiple of be bid. Principal and interest (P. O. Redwood City), exceed Modesto, Calif. voters bonds. be Chairman, Supervisors, is required. a more office. bids of the Inter¬ payable at the County Treasurer's Augustus, County Clerk, will receive sealed 10% 1948. $4,000 from 1965 to 1972r $3,000 in 1973. Rate of in¬ and Mateo County, Jefferson Elementary School District author¬ bid, payable County Board the Dated Jan. 2, $1,000. Due Jan. 2, as follows: $2,000 from. 1949 to 1956; $3,000 from 1957 to San Sept. 30. receive on certified bonds Melone, est J-J. Denomination payable Board of Bid¬ Oct. D. will 10 a.m. on Dec. for the purchase of $75,000 not to exceed 3% interest sanitation rington, of San Francisco, will be furnished the purchaser. These are the bonds authorized at the on J. — Secretary, bids until 1 must state that the bidder offers to pay par and accrued interest to date of delivery, and state sepa¬ election Offering District to office. election an Ventura Dated Dec. 24, 1947. Treasurer's Election—At $69,- entire amount of the election the Cbuhtyi Conejo Sch, itf» (P. O. Ventura), Calif. 000 construction bonds. a.m. Denomination $1,000. Due on Dec. as follows: $1,000 from 1948 different election the Venturis $27,000 not to exceed 5% interest permitted to bid split rates interest rates. on interest which the bonds of value of the bonds bid payable to the order of the Dec. 1 furnished to the purchaser free of charge. A certified check for 5% par 11 5% hospital construction bonds. be held on Dec. 2 the voters will consider the issuance of McLees, Supervisors, will District 1949 to 1956; $25,000, 1957 to 1962, and $45,000 in 1963 to 1968, all incl. Principal and interest payable at the County Treasurer's bids election an to B. rately the premium if any, offered bonds. for the bonds, and the rate of in¬ Winton Sch. Dist. terest which the bonds are to bear. (P. O. Merced), Calif. The approving opinion of Orrick, Bond Offering—R. W. Cothran. Dahlquist, Neff, Brown & Her¬ School At — 14, the voters aj>r issuance of $297,00(1 the Bond J. — 24, Election—At the election held on Dec. 2 the voters will consider the issuance of follows: $15,000 as in Dec. $1,000 from 1948 to 1957 incl.; $1,500 in 1958 and 1959; $2,000, 1960 to 1966 incl.; $2,500 from 1967 to 1974 incl., and $3,000 in 1975. Callable from sur¬ plus in building fund, in inverse numerical $293,000 Offering Merced County, $50,000 2.90% refunding and construction bonds. High approving opinion of O'Melveney & Myers, of Los the Sch. Dist. Angeles, will be furnished $cott County, Waldron Q. ceed 1957 ARKANSAS of ap¬ * Lagunitas posed of Refsnes, Ely, Beck & Co., water voters County School Districts (P. 1, by W. T. Paasch, County Clerk, to group the issuance for the purchase of $540,000 school bonds. Interest rate is not to ex¬ of $100,000 Marin County, Calif. Offering—Sealed bids will Bond will Flagstaff, Ariz. to Union Bond Election Bond Sale—The $190,000 bonds Offered Nov. 17—v. 166, p. 1727— awarded Interest J-D. (P. O. Martinez), Contra Costa price of 100.01. ARIZONA were At the election 31 Bond will Securities Co., Mobile, jointly, for $410,000 as 4s, $115,000 as 3y4s, $480,000 as 3%s, and $995,000 as 33/4s, at a the Bond school bonds. CALIFORNIA Conipton, Calif. Bush ] County Angeles), Calif. — proved proved San Diego County, Lakeside Union Sch. Dist. (P. O. San County, Garvey Sch. Oct. on Oct. on Diego), school bonds. Dated County Treasurer, is required. Friedrichs & the the held Calif. Angeles held (P. O. Tulare), Calif. Bonds Voted for to Trust Co.. Mobile, Magnus & Co., Stubbs, Smith & Lombardo, Howard, that par. to Dist. (P. O. Los Bonds Voted of the Co., Cincinnati, Weil, Roth & Irving Co., American 1947. at payable check than par and accrued interest. The Bank, First Robinson-Humphrey 1, learn sold were certified office. B. J. Van Ingen & Co., • 1935—we p. Dec. 1956 to 3^s, maturing $70,000 in 1963 and 1964; $75,000 in 1965 and 1966; $80,000 from 1967 to 1969; $85,000 in 1970; $90,000 in 1971 and 1972; $95,000 in 1973 and 1974, and $100,000 j 166, bonds A Tulare Local Hospital District the at Treasurer, is required. , and Feftwich & Ross of at a price of payable $1,000 connec¬ County, Sacramento highest bidder was the County City Unified Sch. Dist. (P. O. Board of Retirement, for 3s, at Sacramento), Calif. par. irrespective to the maturities of said bonds. Principal and interest purchaser. York, McDougal & Condon, of tion with the sale of the $400,000 Chicago, Seasongood & Mayer, dormitory building revenue bonds Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, to the W. R. Stephens Investment Iboth of Cincinnati, Weil & Arnold, Co., of Little Rock, as 3s, as re¬ of New Orleans, W. R. Stephens ported in our Nov. 10 issue—v. Sacramento rates of interest and to split rates bonds was issue of $2,500 purchased re¬ a multiple of % of 1%. The approving opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New York City, will be furnished cently by the First National Bank, of Tulare, as 2s, at a price of A certified 100.20. Court, is required. Interest J-D. The next the purchaser. check for 10% of the bonds bid for, payable to the Levy 58 FLORIDA Jackson County (P. O. Marianna), Fla. Bonds Not Voted—At eral election did not the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on $100,000 issuance the approve of county jail construction bonds. No. - County School District (P. O. Marianna), Fla. 1 Bonds Voted $185,000 construction Pasco County Special District No. 2 (P. of terest to date of redemption. Bid¬ ders to name the rate of interest Bond Craig, Offering tion held on interest sealed bids until for Walter — 11 C. a.m. nomination $1,000. Due on June 1, as follows: $2,000 from 1949 to 1955, and $3,000 from 1956 to 1967 required to at 2.99%, the bonds maturing in the years 1958 to. 1967 incl., shall be subject to redemption on June 1, 1957, or on any interest payment date there¬ after, at par and accrued interest. If the bonds bear interest at 2.99% or less, all of said bonds shall be non-callable. The approving opin¬ ion of Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New York ;be furnished City, will purchaser. A the certified check for $1,000, payable to the Board of Public Instruction, ,is required. Polk County School Districts (P. O. Bartow), Fla. Bond Sale—The following de¬ scribed $475,000 bonds offered Nov. 13—v. 166, p. 1623—were syndicate composed of B. J. Van Ingen & Co., New York, John Nuveen & Co., Chi¬ awarded to a cago, Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, Crummer Co., Inc., and Leedy, Wheeler & Alleman, both of Orlando, and Welsh, Davis & Co., of Chicago, as 3y4s: , $325,000 Consolidated Tax School bonds basis at price a of Special District about of No. 22 97.33, 3.52%. a Dated Nov. 1, 1947 and due serially 1, from 1950 to 1967 incl. Optional on Nov. 1, 1957, on or Nov. on subsequent interest any date, at par and in¬ accrued terest Bonds Voted held at District No. 6 bonds price of 98.22, a basis of 3.42%. Dated Oct. 1, 1947 and due serially on Oct. a about from 1950 to tional 1967 incl. Oct. on 1, 1957, Op¬ or on any subsequent interest date, at par and accrued interest. Additional Sale—The Consolidated Tax No. 3 bonds offered the awarded were $500,000 School to District day syndicate same a headed by the Clyde C. Pierce Corp., of Jacksonville. Dated Nov. 1, 1947 and due serially on Nov. 1 ^from 1950 to 1967 incl. Optional ' Nov. 1, 1957, or on any subsequent interest date, at par and accrued of Public the 10 the I on Nov. 17—v. 166, by the Crummer Co., of Orlando, and Associates, as 3s, at a price of 95.935, a basis of 3.317%. Dated Oct. 1, 1947. purchased Interest (A-O) pay¬ 's^ able at the Chase National Bank, in New York City. The next highest bidder & was A. M. Kidder Co., for 3s, at 95.769. issuance County Special Tax Sch. Dist. (P. O. Bartow), Fla. Bond Offering—F. E. Brigham, County Superintendent of Public Instruction, will receive sealed bids until It sum. on Dec. It for the purchase of $200,000 not to Bxk% interest school *bonds. Dated nomination Dec. $1,000. 1, 1947. Due on $1,555,- 000 sewage disposal bonds was ap¬ proved by voters heavy majority of the a at election the held on Nov. 18. $65,000 recently. Voted Bonds election on proved the the At — general issuance of $11,500 Bonds Savannah), Ga. Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be received by the County Com¬ missioners and Ex-Officio Judges until 11 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 16 $65,000 voters be for the entire issue. to as legality by Vandewater, & Heckler, of New York Sykes City, and will Approved a copy of their opinion the bonds when accompany A certified delivered. $50,000 payable to Commissioners check the and for County Ex-Officio Georgia (State Court Decisions trict Co., Bonds Atlanta, recent Voted — issuance the At of & us their attorney, Mr. Sumter Kelley. "The Supreme Court of Georgia has handed down its decision in¬ volving the validity of the above bonds and has affirmed the judg¬ ment of the trial court validating confirming said "As Court held district is sion bonds. part of the a of that a decision the county school separate political divi¬ a the thorize the State such to as incurring of au¬ property independent to of in and outstanding bonded indebtedness incurred by any of its component former local any school districts merger into a prior to "This is county wide school rather a important rul¬ ing, for as you can see, it \yill in many instances allow the issuance of considerable we dered vs. its Coffee tion decision . in . the and held the Act of March 27, 1947, (Act No. 322, Ga. L. 1947, p. 1186) is in conflict with Article I, Section IV, Paragraph I of the Constitution of this State _ 100.149, 1952. a net course, can be this no means valid that Nicholls School House District Bonds/' IDAHO County Independent Sch. Dist., Class A No. 1 (P. O. Pocatello), Ida. Offering Grant — L. Stowell, Clerk, Board of Trustees, De¬ will Dec. p.m. receive (MST), sealed on bids Dec. 3, Due cost of Nov. on (M-N) payable at the County Treasurer's office. The next highest bidder was Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., Blyth Co., Illinois Co., Chicago, Mer¬ Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis, A. G. Becker & Co., and First of Michigan Corp., of Detroit, jointly, for price of 100.189. l%s, at a Herrin, III. Bonds Not tion held until for 7 the considered. check for certified $1,000 pay¬ required. will Hammond School Sale The $1,280,000 Nov. 18 —v. 166, p. 1935—were purchased by Halsey, Stuart & Co., City Securities Corp., of Indianapolis, — building bonds offered the and a Co., of Mil¬ for 1.30s, at jointly, 100.0309, interest net Interest serially an elec¬ Nov. 7 the voters on re¬ swimming pool bonds. Hinsdale and Clarendon Hills Community Consolidated School District No. Bonds on Voted Nov. At — 8 an the election voters ap¬ bonds. a recent elec¬ tion the voters approved the issu¬ ance of $65,000 water system and for the 1, of 1948. Dec. $300,000 3% interest county Not Due $7,000 on July 1, 1948, $8,000 on Jan. and $7,000 on July 1, from 1949 to 1968 inclu¬ multiples more of of than interest Va by each bidder. 1%, and from 1, The next highest bidder Arthur Bank, Arthur, Trust & Hoi- and Bank, Holstein, jointly, lV+s, at as the was stein State a price of 101.00. Spencer School District, Iowa Bond to be will Election—At held Dec. on consider an 8 the election the voters issuance of $400,000 construction bonds. West Union, Iowa Bond Election At — an not election to be held on Dec. 2 the voters will consider the issuance of $50,000 hospital bonds. KANSAS Voted At Kan. election held recently the voters approved the issuance of $60,000 sanitary sewer bonds. El Bond sold — an Dorado, Kan. Sale—An issue of $21,000 general improvement Oct. 21 on of 100.83. bonds 1 y4 s, at as was price a Dated Oct. 1, 1947. De¬ nomination $1,000. Grant in No bids for less County (P. O. Ulysses), Kan. Bond to Election be held on At — Nov. an 28 election the voters will consider the issuance of 000 county hospital bonds. $100,- Clerk-Treasurer# will interest electric bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, as fol¬ lows: $2,000 in 1948; $3,000 in 1949; $4,000 from 1950 to 1954, and $5,000 from 1955 to 1963, all in¬ Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the Albion Na¬ Sale—The $475,000 general improvement bonds offered on Feb. and Aug. 1, from 1949 to 1953 The next highest bidder was IOWA incl. the Agency, Iowa Sale Bond with MOines, the sale of 3s, as & as issue—v. Details—In the and bonds connec¬ as Cummins, $9,400 $8,000 4s, to of Des reported in our Nov. 3 p. 1831—we learn 166, that the bonds were sold at par. Dated Oct. I, 1947. Interest M-N. Priftcifial; suia interest payable at the Town Treasurer's office. City National Bank & Trust Co., Kansas City, for iy4s, at a price of 100.01. KENTUCKY Kentucky (State of) Bond Sale—The ect No. 17 bridge $1,000,000 proj¬ revenue bonds offered Nov. 20—v. 166, p. 1831—. awarded to Walter, Woody Heimerdinger, of Cincinnati, as were & 2s, at Boone, Iowa Bond Offering— R. A. Muench, . coupon Bond 3!/2% $300,000 revenue receive sealed bids until 2 p.m; on Dec. 1 for the purchase of $70,000 Raf- Nov. 17—v. 166, p. 2040—were pur¬ water chased by the Lathrop-Hawk-Herworks revenue bonds. Dated Aug. rick Go., of Wichita, as iy4s, at a 1, 1947. Interest F-A. Due on price of 100.08, a basis of 1.235%. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Aug. 1, from 1950 to 1987 incl. Principal and Approved as to legality by Chap¬ interest (F-A) payable at the State man & Cutler, of Chicago. Treasurer's office. Due serially on vestment Wheelock Albion, Ind. Offering—Georgiana Er- — fensperger, Hughes & Co., of Indianapolis, are offering for in¬ water INDIANA Salina, Kan. Offered Publicly $10,000 village hall bonds. Bank, p. bonds will Hutchinson, Kan. will Bonds Sold be furnished with the approving The $321,000 opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & library construction bonds author¬ Miller, of Indianapolis. No con¬ ized at the election on Nov. 5, -s ditional bids will be accepted. 1946 were sold on Oct. 31, at oarr A certified check for 3% of the as follows: $161,000 as iy2s, ma¬ face value of the bonds bid for, turing from 1948 to 1957, and payable to the Board of County $160,000 as IV2S, maturing from 1959 to 1967, both inclusive. Commissioners, is required. bonds revenue 166, the Nov. than par and accrued interest be considered. The purchaser water tional of be to rate shall be named one tion not to exceed 4% that on 1949 to 1958 incl. of 000. sive. 'Rate connec¬ the issue—v. $3,000 on 1948 bonds. Dated Denomination $1,- Voted—At the gen¬ eral election on Nov. 13 the voters did not approve the issuance of win, Town p.m. and Union, III. Bond 2 purchase exceed hospital receive will until water softener installation bonds. Bonds mature 10 learn Seelysville, Ind. Tolono, III. Bonds Voted—At Auditor, bids Bonds proved the issuance of $1,850,000 construction Bond Offering—Frank A. Barr, County Jan. Nov. our 1936—we Bonds County (P. O. La Grange), Ind. not to of Conway Springs, 181 (P. O. Hinsdale), III. held in J-D. La Grange 12 sale $30,000 Duilding bonds to the Ida County Bank, of Ida Grove, as IVaS, at a price of 101.20, as reported 100.022. sealed Details—In of cost payable " State June 1, from 1948 on Sale on Milwaukee waukee, Bond tion with the Savings City, Ind. Independent School District, Iowa — Voted—At jected the proposed issuance of $100,000 stadium and municipal clusive. Bannock Bond interest Interest utility and is therefore invalid. !- "Of National Davis County Board of Educa¬ case garage, City Bank, Chemical Bank & Trust Co., both of New York, First National Bank, of Portland, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, of New York, and the Trust Co. of Georgia, of Atlanta, as 1%-s, at a price bonds than more $25,000 the of their district. be bids Bond will to 1952 incl. The next highest bid¬ County (P. O. Chicago), III. Bond Sale—The $2,349,000 judg¬ der was the Northern Trust Co., ment funding of 1947 bonds of¬ F, S. Moseley & Co., Detmer & and Indianapolis Bond & fered on Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 2039 Co., Share Corp., iointly, for 1.30s, at —were purchased by a syndicate indebtedness up to 7% of the as¬ sessed valuation of its taxable addition purchaser Cook bonded a ditional 1.28533%. cantile-Commerce from election con¬ be furnished. with the approving opinion of Ross, McCord, Ice & Miller, of Indianapolis. No con¬ Due dated house the bonds. & following texts of letters, Nov. 17, received by the The general headquarters building and composed Ida Grove more No bids for less than par site with the bond election. held recently the voters approved 1, School Dis¬ on approved by the 1,456 % to call dates. of) Brooke, Tinriall have furnished — was a Bonds of Judges thereof, is required. at equip¬ department street bidder. 1%, and not and accrued interest will be of Chicago Heights, III. for the purchase of $1,000,000 2% public school coupon bonds. Dated Jan. 2, 1948. Denomination $1,000. Due $50,000 on Jah. 2, from 1954 to 1973 incl. Registered as to principal only. Principal and in¬ terest (J-J) payable at the office of the Distributing Clerk of the County Commissioners and ExOfficio Judges thereof. Bids must issuance Voted—The ment bonds then registered. are able to the Town, is Champaign, III. Chatham County (P. O. one A water main bonds. * as multiples than rate shall be named by each Va of sidered. 4 the voters ap¬ Nov. , — of Beecher, III. ap¬ Dakota City, Iowa re¬ Rate of interest to be in authorized was election of following premiums; 7% if on or before Dec. 1, 1951; Bond Offering — Einar Sande, 5% if fbdeemed after Dec. 1, 1951, Town Clerk, Will receive sealed and on or before Dec. 1, 1956; 3% bids until 7:30 p.m. on Nov. 24, if redeemed after Dec. 1, 1956, and for the purchase of $10,000 water prior to maturity; plus in each works improvement bonds. Due case accrued interest to the date $1,000 on Dec; 1, from 1949 to fixed for redemption; provided 1958, incl. These are the bonds notice of such redemption is given authorized at the election on Oct. at least 39 days prior to the date 30, which were scheduled to be, fixed for such redemption by pub¬ sold on Nov. 17, as reported in our lication ill a newspaper or finan¬ issue of Nov. 17—v. 166, p. 2039. cial journal published in the City of Indianapolis, and by one pub¬ Essex School District, Iowa lication in a newspaper of general Bonds Voted At the special circulation published in the election on Nov. 6 the voters ap¬ town of Albion, and a like notice proved the issuance of $4,800' be sent by mail to the holders of building bonds. such bonds ILLINOIS GEORGIA No. 4 exceed City Clerk Bonds Authorized—An issue of construction bonds. there Polk Voted —The states that the issuance of bonds voters . 1727—were Boise, Idaho Bonds Auburn, III. thought possible under the in¬ terpretation given the Court's { Polk County Special Tax Sch. Dist. opinion in the Stephens County School District case. No. 2 (P. O. Bartow), Fla. Bond Sale—The $400,000 school "The Supreme Court has ren¬ bonds offered subject to the favorable opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. A certified check for 2% of the bid, payable to the District Treasurer, is required. In¬ interest. p. July I, frottt 195416 1967# incl. Issued $182,000 water revenue refunding At the — Nov. on proved and School Board Florida 150,000 Consolidated Special Tax 1 the name than more oh Nov. 3. (P. O. Live Oak), the rate of interest in multiples of of 1%. If the bonds bear in¬ terest Dated July 1, 1947/ Interest J-J. Denomination $1,000. Due $50,000 Suwannee County Special Tax School District No. 4 Dec. on to Monday, November 24, 194? deemed struction, is required. purchase of $50,000 school coupon bonds. Dated Dec. I, 1947. Interest payable J-D. De¬ are are the 4% interest school coupon bonds. National the incl. Bidders These CHRONICLE purchase of $700,000* not to exceed (J-D) Chase County Superintendent of Instruction, will receive Public to bear. are the bonds authorized at the elec¬ able City), Fla. 9, $18,000 in 1967, optional on Dec. 1, 1957, or any interest payment date thereafter at par and accrued in¬ Principal and payable at the Bank, New York bonds was City. The bonds are issued sub¬ at a recent ject to the approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. A Tax School certified check for 2% of the prin¬ cipal amount of the bonds, pay¬ O. Dade The issuance — ratified by the voters election. - 1, as follows: $6,000 in 1950 and 1951; $10,000 from 1952 to 1962; $15,000 from 1963 to 1966, and the bonds Jackson & FINANCIAL COMMERCIAL THE (2150) a price of I#i 1947 and due lows: $65,000 Dated Nov. Jan. I, £s fol¬ par. on in 1949; $85,000 receive sealed from 1950 to 1952 inclusive; $90,on Nov. 28 000 in 1953 and 1954, and $500,000 The boftds maturing iri for the purchase of $20,000 air¬ in 1963. port bonds. The City will furnish 1963 are callable on interest pay* the bonds and the approving ment date beginning with Jan. 1# City bids Clerk, until will 8:30 p.m. opinion of H. N. Rogers, of Des 1952, at Moines. Albion. The bonds are redeemable at the option of Council Bluffs Sch. Dist., Iowa Bonds Not Voted—At the gen¬ the Town, in whole or in part, on any interest payment date after eral election on Nov. 4 the voters issuance, in inverse numerical did not approve the issuance of order, at face value, together with $1,500,000 construction bonds. ums, a sliding scale of premi¬ the initial redemption price being 103,. Other bidders included a syndicate headed by Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., which offered 109.15 for 2y4s. Volume 166 Number 4649 Logan County (P. O. Russell- - Clerk, will , Dec. on 4 for the .$250,000 not to . terest 1, until re^ p.m. purchase exceed hospital bonds. 1947. 1:30 of in- 2%% Bond 1, and all1 bids received rejected. A certified check 2% of the par value of the were for bonds, payable required. the to Board, sealed' bids until 11 is Denomination ders . , prior to in maturity as whole a or in the inverse order of maturity on any interest part their ; payment date t 1950, upon terms of 103 prior to Jan. at 102 and on ' after Jan. or on to Jan. 1, and on 1, 1955; thereafter prior to Jan. 1, 1960, and thereafter at 101 and prior Principal and in¬ 1, 1965. on terest payable at the Citizens Na- ; tional Bank of Russell ville. ' the legal opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago. A certified check for $5,000 is required. Morgantown, Ky. Bond . . Offering—Edward Smith, Clerk, will receive sealed City bids until the 11 a.m. purchase water Due to 1960 bonds • $35,000 3%% revenue refunding Dec. on inclusive. 1, from 1948 None subject are for 28 of works bonds. Nov. on the of to redemption All bonds ma¬ until Dec. 1, 1953. turing after Dec. 1, 1953, may be called for redemption in whole or in part on any principal payment date in their inverse numerical order at par and accrued plus premium of 5%. a interest, The pur- chaser will be furnished with the approving opinion of Peter, Heyburn & Marshall, of Louisville. A certified check for $2,000 payable to the City Treasurer, is required. LOUISIANA Jennings, La. Bids Rejected ceived for — All bids re¬ the offering of the $100,000 public improvement bonds were rejected because con¬ struction bids far the exceeded ' proceeds of the bonds issue. of) Baynard, State Auditor and Secretary, Board of Liquidation of the State Debt, will receive sealed bids un¬ til 11 . . - a.m. on Dec. 11 for the pur- chase of $10,000,000 not to exceed 5% or interest improvement coupon registered bonds, as follows: bill purchaser with the ap¬ au¬ Dennis Water District, Mass. Bond Sale The $68,500 water 18— — main bonds offered on Nov. 166, p. 2040—were purchased by Robert Hawkins & Co., of Bos¬ v. Havre de Grace, Md. Bonds Authorized A bill — ton,, as 13/4S, at a price of 100.79, au¬ thorizing the issuance of $150,000 construction bonds was signed on Nov. 10 by the Governor. Ocean basis a: Dated Dec. 1.67%. payable National First the (J-D) Bank of Due serially on Dec. ton. City, Md. of Interest 1947. 1, at the (EST) on Nov. 25, by James D. Bentley, County Treasurer, for the 1961, and $5,000 in purchase of $50,000 tuberculosis maintenance notes, at Registered as to principal hospital Denomination These are the bonds au¬ discount. $5,000. 1953 1962. only. thorized 4. to the at Principal payable at election City. Bidders Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Due on April 1,1948. Payable at the Merchants National Bank, in Salem, or at holder's option at the National Aug. (A-O) on and interest the Bank of Ocean requested to bid in multiples of Vs or one-tenth of are Shawmut of Bank Said Boston. 1954, $362,000 in 1955, $371,000 in 1956, $381,000 in 1957, $390,000 in 1958, $400,000 in 1959, $410,000 in 1960, $420,000 in 1961, $431,000 in 1962, $442,000 in 1963, $454,000 in 1964, $465,000 in 1965, $467,000 in 1966, $480,000 in 1967, and $491,000 in 1968. 3,000,000 series D bonds. Due i notes will be The legality of the issue will approved by uineness Niles, Barton, Baltimore, & on 1, as follows: $547,000 in 1969, $578,000 in 1970, and $625,000 in 1971 to 1973. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Interest J-D. Denomination $1,000. Rate of in¬ terest to be in multiples of 1/10 of 1%. All bids must be conditional, and no bid for a or J will be considered. rate b'id each issue, but two different rates must be A sepa¬ submitted for of interest may be named for each issue, and it shall not be necessary ' - for all of the bonds of either issue to bear a different rate of interest. Principal and interest payable at the State Treasurer's office, or at the fiscal agency of the state in New York City, at the option of the holder. The opinion of Wood, King & Dawson, of New York City, will be furnished the pur¬ chaser. ^ • delivered The" in bonds the City will of Orleans, without cost to the be voters construction bonds, $20,000 lighting system bonds. Grand Rapids, Minn. Voted — At the election < Bonds held Sept. 16 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $15,000 fire department apparatus purchase City in New at the office of the City Treasurer. Bids shall be con¬ or on bonds. Granite Falls, Minn. I $50,000 hospi¬ Sale—The Bond tal bonds offered Nov. 19—v. 166, 2040—were awarded to the Yel¬ low Medicine County Bonk of p. Granite Falls, as 2s, at par. Granite Falls, Minn. Bond Sale Details—In connec-" tion with the sale of the $80,000 hospital bonds to the City Elec¬ trical Department, as reported in our Nov. 17 issue—v. 166, p. 2040 ditioned upon the unqualified —it is stated that the bonds were opinion of Wood, King & Dawson, sold as Is, and mature from 1948 of New York City, approving the to 1967, inclusive. legality of the bonds. The bonds Hennepin County Indep. Sch. Dist, will be delivered the purchaser at No. 24 (P. O. Robbinsdale), the cost of the City, at the City Minn. Treasurer's office, or in New Bonds Voted The issuance of — York, Chicago, in or upon ment of the amount named pay¬ in pro¬ posal and of interest on princi¬ pal accrued to date of delivery. A certified check for $18,340 payable to the City Treasurer, is required $350,000 ried by a tion held Fractional School District Nov. 13. on Ramsey County Indep. Sch. Dist, No. 2 (P.O. St. Paul), Minn. Sale—An issue of Bond DeWitt construction bonds car¬ wide margin at the elec¬ construction bonds $13,000 purchased These are was certified to as and — Bond Offering — William bids sealed A. until 5 p.m. Nov. on 24 for the purchase of $380,000 Carson, President Board of Coun¬ school house coupon notes. Dated ty Commissioners, will receive Dec. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. sealed bids until noon (EST) on Due $20,000 on Dec. 1, from 1948 Dec. 2 for the purchase of $750,to 1966 inclusive. not to exceed 3% Bidders to interest one county hospital and public build¬ ing bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $30,000 on Dec. sive. of Bonds Nos. designated as 1 to 250 will be The bonds will be delivered against payment in Boston funds. Principal and inter¬ (J-D) payable at the First Na¬ Marion, Mass. < than Bank one of rate South of interest to shall be borne by the bonds, but not more than one interest rate for the bonds of any one maturity. a rate of interest in name one multiple of % of 1%. No bid for less than par and accrued in¬ terest will be accepted. Denomi¬ The ap¬ wealth of Massachusetts. MASSACHUSETTS will Boston, Mass. Bond bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $100,000 on Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1957, inclusive. Bidders are to ways coupon name one rate of interest in mul¬ tiples of of 1%. No bids for less than par and accrued interest will be received. terest (J-D) be made Company, Principal and in¬ payable at the City Treasurer's office. The bonds will be delivered on or about Dec. at the against Delivery Day Trust in payment Boston funds. ments—In stated a recent bulletin it was by the office of the State 1947. A certified cheek for 1 % of bid for, payable to the the pur¬ City Treasurer, is required. loan In connec¬ $200,000 electric plant revenue bonds to a syndicate headed by Juran & Moody, of St. Paul, as reported in issue of Nov. 17—v. 166, p. 2040 learn that the bonds were —we sold for price of 100.008, a net a interest cost of 1.887%, as follows: $130,000 as 2s, maturing on Nov. 1, $20,000 from 1948 to 1953; $10,000 in 1954, and $70,000 as 1.80s, ma¬ turing $10,000 in 1954, and $20,000 from 1955 to 1957 inclusive. serially Wold, Offering J-D. D. Secretary Light, Water, Building Commission, Power and will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on of Nov. 25 for the purchase $80,000 revenue certificates. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. $1,000. Due on Denomination Jan. 1, as follows: $8,000 in 1949 and 1950; $10,000 $12,000 in 1955 and 1956, all inclusive. Certificates maturing in 1954 to from 1951 to 1954 and subject to call Jan. Oil any Commission hold the reserves said bid The the right to and — Winona, Minn. Bond Sale Postponed issue — Sale of of $200,000 swimming pool construction bonds, tempo* rarily set for Nov. 25, has been an deferred for several weeks. Bonds approved at were election on an Nov. 3. MISSISSIPPI Monticello, Miss. Bonds Not Voted—At the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on not approve the issuance of $10,500 water bonds. Tallahatchie County, Brazil Con• solidated School District (P. O. Charleston), Miss. Bond certified (short term and serials only), had been added to the list check of the successful bidder of Sale—An bonds issue of $20,000 purchased recently by M. A. Saunders & Co., of Memphis, at par. Dated May 1, 1947. Approved as to legality by Charles & Trauernicht, of St. 4% school was Louis. Bond defects in bids. pay¬ other Co., of St. Paul, as 2V2S. Yazoo the right as to manner of bidding; to reject any and all bids and waive no Revere, Minn. The $30,000 water works system bonds offered on Feb. 24, are said to have been purchased by the Midland Corp. Sale Bond reserves The Commission Interest were bidders. 1953, 1, There did K. — Dec. 1 from 1948 on inclusive. 1950 able eral election Blooming Prairie, Minn. Certificate Commissioner of Banks that Salt City, Utah, municipal obli¬ — to tion with the sale of the Lake City City School District, Miss, Offering—P. E. Maxwell, Clerk, will receive sealed bids until Nov. 24 for the purchase of $350,000 building bonds. Dated Jan. 1, voted at 1948. an These election bonds on were July 16. visions of the proposed bid have gations investments considered legal bidders until such time as investments for savings banks and trust funds in Massachusetts, been whereas the will be returned within —of able municipal obligations the City of Atlanta, Georgia, have been deleted from the list. 15, New Benson, Minn. Bond Sale Details at par. (State of) Changes in List of Legal Invest¬ |. approve MINNESOTA 1956 Massachusetts on gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters the issuance of $750,000 Water supply and sewage disposal bonds. Due proved by Niles, Barton, Morrow Offering—Henry F. Brennan, City Treasurer, will receive sealed bids until noon (EST) on Nov. 25, for the purchase of $1,000,000 construction of public not nation $1,000. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. $5,000 from Dec. 1, 1948 to inclusive. Principal and Yost, of Baltimore, and their 1962, approving opinion will be deliv¬ semi-annual interest payable at ered the purchaser upon request, the Day Trust Co., Boston. The at the cost of the County. A cer¬ notes will be prepared under the tified check for $40,000 payable supervision of and certified as to by the Director of to the County Treasurer, is re¬ genuineness Accounts, Departments of Corpor¬ quired. ations and Taxation, Common¬ legality of the issue will be did our Note Offering—Sealed bids will Maryland, Upper Marlboro. Bidders are re¬ be received until 5 p.m. on Nov. quested to bid rates of interest 26, by S. H. Taylor, Town Treas¬ in a multiple of Vs or one-tenth urer, for the purchase of $75,000 of 1%. Bidders may specify more coupon water loan notes. Bidders tional eral election Voted—At the a at the above named bank designated series B. as name Not multiple No bids for less than Vi of 1%. ton. series A, and bonds Nos. 251 to 750 will be rate of interest in Due Lincoln Park, Mich. Bonds par and accrued interest will be accepted. Principal and interest payable at the Day Trust Co., Bos¬ 1, from 1948 to 1972 inclu¬ part sues the the — un¬ of either issue will be considered, and no composite bid for both is- (J-D) payable at the current of¬ of election an 9 Shawmut tional & Dec. $198,000 in 1962. Rate or rates to be in multiples of of 1%. Principal and interest of interest bank Dec. on will consider the issuance of $45,000 bonds as follows: $25,000 Dec. and City, Minn. Election—At held be No. 1 ' 000 in to (P.O. Lansing), Mich. gen¬ recently by the State. Bond Sale Details—In connec¬ validity by the Na¬ the bonds authorized at the elec¬ tion with the sale of the $70,000 tion held on Bank of Boston, Yost, of July 22. under advice of Ropes, Gray, Best school bonds to Stranahan, Harris and by Stanton^ Whaley & Price, Redwood Falls, Minn. & Coolidge, of Snow Hill, and their of Boston, and all & Co., Inc., of Toledo, as reported approv¬ Bond Sale The $13,000 water 166, p. ing opinion will be delivered legal papers incident to this issue in our Nov. 3 issue—v. we be filed with said learn that the bonds and sewer bonds offered on Nov. bank, 1832 upon request at no charge to the will 17—v. 166, p. 1832—were pur¬ purchaser. A certified check for where they may be inspected. No were sold as 13/4S, for a price of chased by the Citizens State Bank 100.222, a basis of 1.664%. Dated $5,000 payable to the City Treas¬ telephone bids will be accepted. of Redwood Falls, and the State Oct. 1, 1947. Interest J-J. Prin¬ urer, is required. I Hingham, Mass. Bank of Redwood Falls, jointly, cipal and interest payable at the Note Offering—Karl C. Hough, Prince George's County (P. O. for l%s, at a price of 100.20; a Bank of Lansing, Lansing. Town Treasurer, will receive basis of 1.65%. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Upper Marlboro), Md. 1%. be Morrow est $7,000,000 series C bonds. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $337,000 in 1952, $345,000 in 1953, $354,- Denomination $1,15, as follows: $66,000 in 1956; $84,000 in 1957; $109,000 in 1958; $132,000 in 1959; $153,000 in 1960; $175,000 in 1961, York was nomination $1,000. Due on Oct. 1, as follows: $5,000 in 1952; $10,000 from Detroit Lakes, 15, 1947. Bos¬ ; 1, from p.m. (EST) 100.65. purchase of $100,000 not to exceed 4% interest Essex County (P. O. Salem), Mass. w£l;er improvement of 1947 cou¬ Note Offering — Sealed bids will be received until 11 a.m. pon bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1947. De¬ for 9 City Controller, will receive bids until 10 a.m. (EST) on Dec. 2 for the purchase of $917,000 not to exceed 4% inter¬ est public utility water series cou¬ pon or registered bonds. Dated the First Na¬ tional Bank of Boston, for 2s, at highest bidder Trimper, Jr., until 7 Dec. Bond Offering—Homer R. Mar- on the grandstand sealed Due of power Bond son, 000. The Certi¬ municipal light plant. A certified check for $4,000 is required. and and Dec. 59 payable out of the net are •• revenues MICHIGAN ficial 1962 inclusive. fhe successful Bidder. ficates Detroit, Mich. The next 1948 to Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be received by Mayor Daniel on Boston, as iy*s, at par. ' Dated Nov. 15, 1947. Interest M-N. Due $5,000 on Nov. 15, from 1946 to 1957 inclu¬ sive. Principal and interest pay¬ able at the Day Trust Company, Boston. The next highest bidder was Robert Hawkins & Company, for l%s, at 101.089. pay¬ The furnished purchased by the were Second National Bank, of or proving opinion of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. ernor. 000 Louisiana (State Bond Offering—L. B. ; Authorized —A 14 (2151) No all Shawmut Boston. of be will be for National the at Bank thorizing the issuance of $100,000 civic improvement bonds was signed on Nov. 10 by the Gov¬ The County will furnish the bonds and • Bonds of 1%. will Bids Principal and interest able Greensboro, Md. to be optional for redemption are • multiples of none. MARYLAND than 102 plus accrued interest will be favorably considered. Bonds the rate of inter¬ name Nov. bids for less than par and accrued interest. . . to are est in . . • Nov. on $80,000 mu¬ nicipal relief loan, Act of 1947, coupon bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $20,000 on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1951. Bid¬ $1,000. cil will receive sealed bids until Due on Jan. 1, as follows: $12,000 7.30 p.m. on Jan. 27 for the pur¬ in 1952 and 1953; $13,000 from chase of $499,000 not to exceed 1954 to 1956; $14,000 from 1957 to 4% interest sewer bonds. These 1959; $15,000 from 1960 to 1962; are the bonds authorized at the .$16,000 from 1963 to 1965; $17,- election on Aug. 19. : 000 in 1966; $18,000 in 1967, and $17,000 in 1968. No bid for less . a.m. 24 for the purchase of Opelousas, La. Bond Offering—The City Coun¬ Dated Jan. CHRONICLE FINANCIAL & Chelsea, Mass. Offering—George F. Hederson, City Treasurer, will receive Nov. on Bond Offering—Hester B. Hunter, County Court .ceive sealed bids COMMERCIAL chaser. These bonds were offered ville), Ky. • THE complied with. or the pro¬ checks of all unsuccessful bidders time not a reason¬ exceeding three days after the opening of bids. All printing and preparation of the Bond main Stoneham, Mass. $50,000 Sale—The coupon bonds Certificates water offered on and and interest coupons legal opinion in reference to their MISSOURI Cabool, Mo. Certified validity, to be paid for by Bond Sale—An issue of $20,000 public park bonds was purchased recently by the Cabool State Bank as 21As, at a price of 101.78, a basis of about 2.075%. Dated Oct. 1, 1947. Due on Oct. 1, as follows: $1,000 from 1949 to 1958, and $2,- 000 .from 1959 to 1963, both inclu* €0 THE (2152) sive. Dumont School District, N. J. Sale —Of the $450,000 Approved as to legality by & Trauernicht, of St. Bond Charles school Louis. Pilot Grove, Mo. issue of $20,000 tion held proved -& An — improve¬ street ment bonds authorized at elec¬ an recently has been ap¬ to legality by Charles as Trauernicht, of St. Louis. Sale Details tion with the R. Ross & Co., and Ryan & Ross, all of Newark, bidding for $449,000 bonds and naming an in¬ terest rate of 2.90%, was the suc¬ cessful bidder, paying a price of $450,435.50, equal to 100.319, a dated are In connec¬ — J. basis of about 2.866%. Sedalia, Mo. Bond building bonds offered Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 1937—a group composed of J. B. Hanauer & Co., Bond Legality Approved ■5. Nov. on Nov. 1, from 1949 1 of the $1,295,- sale COMMERCIAL The bonds 1947 due and to 1967 in¬ & Dated Nov. FINANCIAL 1, 1947. CHRONICLE Denomina¬ Monday, November 24, 1947 the opinion of Hawkins, Delafield City. The highest bidder was White, $4,000 in 1948; $9,000 in 1949; $8,- Weld & Co., National State Bank, 000 in 1950 and 1951; $5,000 in Newark, Coffin & Burr, J, S. Rip1952; $4,000 from 1953 to 1955; $3,- pel & Co., and Rand & Co., for 000 in 1956, and $2,000 in 1957. 2.40s, at 100.078. Rate of interest to be in multiples of y8 or one-twentieth of 1%, and Trenton, N. J. tion $1,000. will mature must be bonds. The combined issues Nov. 1, as follows: on the Bank of Metuchen. will all for same of Principal and interest able (M-N) at the Commonwealth The purchaser furnished be the pay¬ the with ap¬ Bond Sale bonds offered The — Nov. on $1,445,000 18—v. 166, 1937—were purchased by a syn¬ composed of the National City Bank, of New York, Harris p. dicate clusive. A group composed of B. proving opinion of Hawkins, Dela¬ Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago improvement J. Van Ingen & Co., Boland, Saffin field & Wood, of New York City, Kidder, Peabody & Co., R. W. syndicate headed by & Co., and MacBride, Miller & Co., that the bonds are valid and le¬ Pressprich & Co., Merrill Lynch, the Commerce Trust Co., of Kan¬ was second high bidder, offering gally binding obligations of the Pierce, Fenner & Beane, White, sas City, as 2s, as reported in our to pay 100.08 for $450,000 bonds Borough. A certified check for Weld & Co., Reynolds & Co., all Nov. 17 issue—v. 166, p. 2040—we as 2.90s. $1,020 payable to the Borough, is of New York, and the Illinois Co.. learn that the bonds were sold at of required. Chicago, taking $1,382,000 a price of 100.03. Fair Lawn, N. J. Interest payable bonds at a total cost to the City Bond Offering—Ralph M. Bry¬ J-D. Due serially on March New Brunswick, N. J. 1, for $1,794,613.30 in principal and from 1949 to 1967 inclusive. Bond Sale—The $740,000 bonds ant, Borough Clerk, will receive interest charges: sealed bids until 8.30 p.m. on Dec. offered on Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 1937 NEBRASKA emergency 2, for the purchase of $119,000 not —were purchased by C. J. Devine $662,000 housing 000 and park sewer bonds to a to Sargent (P. School District Sargent), Neb. Bonds Voted—At a recent O. elec¬ tion the voters approved the issu¬ of $25,500 not to exceed 2*4% ance construction bonds. exceed Scottsbluff, Neb. sale garbage disposal bonds offered postponed until Nov. 25. NEW HAMPSHIRE will Treasurer, until bids 4 $26,000 paving bonds. These bonds are part of an authorized is¬ sue of $32,000 bonds. , 20,000 street improvement bonds. 16,000 general improvement Due $5,000 1, from 1948 Dec. on These bonds. of bonds part are authorized issue of $24,bonds. an 000 15,000 improvement bonds. These bonds are part of an author¬ ized issue of $19,000 bonds. 8,000 paving assessment series A authorized issue of $6,000 bonds. 3,000 paving tional 3,000 paving, series A bonds. ture in Nov. about Dec. 15,1947. Principal and interest payable at above named bank. The purchaser will be fur¬ 1, as follows: $9,000 1948; $14,000 in 1949 and 1950; $12,000 in 1951 and 1952; $9,000 from 1953 to 1957; $4,000 in 1958; $3,000 in 1959, and $2,000 from nished with the 1960 on to Bond • Offering Phaneuf, receive County or will until p.m. bids sealed at Arthur O. — 2 for the pur¬ improvement equipment bonds. Dated Oct. "1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due $20,000 on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1951 incl. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the Manchester "Trust Co., Manchester. The pur¬ (EST) on Nov. 28 chase of $70,000 2% and chaser will be furnished with the approving opinion of Ropes, Gray, Best, Coolidge & Rugg, of Boston, and a copy of their opinion will be 'furnished the purchaser. The bonds will be delivered in Boston New York City, at the option purchaser, against payment Vin Boston funds, on or about Dec. 4, 1947. These are the bonds of¬ fered on Oct. 24 for which all bids or of the received rejected. were No bids for less than par and accrued in¬ terest will be accepted. Laconia, N. H. Bonds Sold—An issue of $100,- flOO public improvement bonds was purchased recently by Ballou, Adams & Co., of Boston, as 1 V2s, at } a price of 100.269. The next high¬ est bidder , was interest the Fair (M-N) payable Lawn-Radburn on Warrants—Holders of interest-funding warrants are advised that pursuant to the terms of the plan of composition and the laws of the State of New Jersey application has been made to an the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for the approval of the eighth annual accounting of the Board of Liqui¬ dation of the Borough for the ap¬ proval of the budget of the Board for 1948, and for the fixing of compensation and expenses of members of the Board. place of hearing has The time been the peti¬ 24, at Courtroom No. 2 fixed on for Nov. interested will be heard. Offering — William E. Schultz, Borough Clerk, will Bergen County (P. O. Hack^nsack), N.J. Sale The $850,000 gen¬ improvement bonds offered on Nov. 14—v. 166, p. 1937—were purchased by the Chase National Bank, of New York, and the Na¬ tional State Bank, Newark, joint¬ ly, as 1^4s, at a price of 100.139, a Bond basis of — 1.226%. Dated .1947. Interest M-N. ly Nov. Nov. 1, Due serial¬ 1, from 1948 to 1955 inclusive. The next highest bid¬ der was Salomon Bros, & Hutzletf, on for $849,000 as iy4S, at 100.124. Dec. pon re¬ Co., of New York, as 2.35s, at price of 100.08, a basis of about 2.33%. Sale consisted $94,000 general of: improvement bonds of 1947. 22,000 street assessment bonds. All of the bonds 1947 1, and dated Nov. are serially mature on Nov. 1 from 1948 to 1960 inclusive. Second 2.40s & of 100.159 for by B. J. Van Ingen bid high was made Co., Inc. or • registered bonds, as of Medford, as 3V2Si at par. Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Interest M-S. Due serially on Sept. 1, from 1948 to 1962, inclusive. The next highest bidder was Boland, Saffin & Co., for 3.60s, at 100.051. general improvement bonds. 12,000 7,000 sewer sewer assessment bonds. assessment, series A 4,000 street assessment, series A bonds. improve¬ 1, 1947. Interest The next highest First Bond Clerk, C. will exceed 6% registered Al- interest coupon Bidder to name a sin¬ gle rate of interest, expressed in a multiple of % or one-twentieth of 1%. Principal and interest (J-D) payable at the First Na¬ of West Bank Orange. A certified check for $2,440, payable to order of the Town, is required. Legality to be approved by Haw¬ kins, Delafield York City. Wood & of New NEW MEXICO Bond Call — bonds, Ingen The purchased Co., by B. housing general improvement bonds. 38,000 paving assessment series assessment series TT bonds. 30,000 paving T bonds. 28,000 street assessment bonds. 27,000 paving assessment bonds. 20,000 emergency housing bonds. 19,000 paving assessment series 4 V2 % dated on Nov. 1 from Due serially 1948 to jointly, for 2.60s, at full, plus accrued Eastchester, N. Offering—Gustave Village ceive sealed until bids Fishel will Treasurer, Y. Town Supervisor, will receive a.m. (EST) on ran, sealed bids unitl 11 Nov. 26, for the purchase of $59,000 not to exceed 5% interest $46,000 series A bonds. Due on follows: $9,000 from to 1951, and $10,000 in Oct. 1, as 1948 1952. series B bonds. Due on 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 and 1949, and $3,000 in 1950 to 1952, inclusive. 13,000 Oct. Dated Oct. Denomina¬ 1, 1947. tion $1,000. Rate of interest to be in multiples of lk or 1/10 of 1%, must and the be same for all of the bonds. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the First Na¬ tional Bank & Trust Co., Tuckahoe. The bonds will be delivered about Dec. 10, at New York City, or at such other place as may be with the purchaser. The approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New York City, will be furnished the pur¬ chaser. A certified check for $1,- agreed Floral Park, N. 2 re¬ is re¬ Y. Bond Sale—The $21,000 Nov. bonds 166. 19—v. general offered on p. 2041—were First National Bank & Trust Co., Floral Park, as 1.20s, at a price of 100.03, as 1.20s, basis of by the Dated Nov. 1, payable M-N. Due serially on Nov. 1, from 1949 to 1952 incl. The next highest bidder was Tilney & Co., for l*4s, at a price of 100.0006. a 1947- NEW YORK Bond price Bond Offering—William F. Ho- 1, Babylon, N. Y. Jr., a 100.83. water April hand at said bank for payment 1.19%. Interest Kinderhook School District No. 2 for the pur¬ chase of $85,000 not to exceed 5% (P. O. Niverville), N. Y. Offering — Paul ,C. Drumm, Chairman, Board ; of interest Trustees, will receive sealed bids (EST) on Nov. p.m. 25, public dock, 1947, coupon registered bonds. Dated Nov. Bond until 2 p.m. (EST) ort Dep.'l, for 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due the purchase of $30,000 fhpt? to ex¬ Nov. 1, as follows: $5,000 from ceed 5% interest building bonds. 1948 to 1952, and $6,000 from 1953 Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Due $2,Q0Q On to 1962, inclusive. Rate of inter¬ ;Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1962 mcVide¬ est to be in multiples of Vi or 1/10 nomination $1,000. Interject; jwyof 1%, and must be the same for able annually on Dec. l/nf eddh all of the bonds. Principal and in¬ year. Rate of interest ,to *b&jh; a terest (M-N) payable at the multiple of *4 of 1%,/ and; iftiist or Babylon National Bank & Trust Co., Babylon. The bonds will be delivered on or about Dec. 10, in New York place the Dated Nov. 1, 1947. & Co., of on 247,000 fire house bonds. 61,000 der, Peabody & Co., R. W. Press¬ prich & Co., and B. J. Van Ingen purchased of the bonds in basis payable M-N. Due serially May 1, from 1948 to 1977 incl. April 1, 1948, at the First National Bank, Tucumcari. Funds will be on a The next highest bidder was Kid¬ improvement J. of New York, 2lf>s, at 100.27, Dated Nov. 1, 1947. In¬ 1938, maturing serially to 1958 in¬ clusive, are called for payment on Teaneck), N. J. $770,000 bonds Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 1833 & as 180, payable to the Town, quired. Tucumcari, N. Mex. revenue Cheektowaga Union Free Sch. Dist, No. 3 (P. O. Buffalo 21), N. Y. Bond Sale—The $695,000 build¬ ing bonds offered on Nov. 19—v. 166, p. 2041—were purchased by Kalsey, Stuart & Co., and Bacon, Stevenson & Co., of New York, or improvement bonds of 1947. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due Dec. 1, as follows: $6,000 from 1948 to 1965 inclusive, and $7,000 in 1966 tional The ap¬ inclusive. shall, Trimble & Mitchell, of New City, will be furnished the purchaser. The next highest bid¬ der was B. J. Van Ingen & Co., Bacon, Stevenson & Cot", Chas. E. Weigold & Co., E. H. Rollins & Sons, and Geo. B. Gibbons & Co., Inc., jointly, for 2.15s, at 100.14. general 1967. 1967 York receive sealed bids until 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 2 for the purchase of $122,000 not to to highway coupon or registered bonds, divided as follows: Orange, N. J. Offering—Ronald Town 1950 proving opinion of Caldwell, Mar¬ National $1,800,677.60. West Cross, and Vostal, Hall & Co., of New York, as 2.10s, at 100.40, a basis of 2.063%. Dated Nov. 15, 1947. Interest payable MN. Due serially on Nov. 15 from all on (P. O. Township U bonds. , cost of on —were bonds. 4,000. paving bonds,. serially Sale—The Bond offered lows: $19,000 works the was 18— & Due interest to date called. Teaneck cou¬ fol¬ bidder Shamong Township School District, (P. O. Indian Mills), N. J. Bond Sale—The $25,000 school bonds offered on Nov. 14—v. 166, p. 1937—were purchased by the Burlington County National Bank, Nov. Nov. on 166, p. 1938—was purchased by a syndicate composed of the Union Securities Corp., C. J. Devine & Co., Reynolds & Co., Don¬ ald MacKinnon & Co., Roosevelt v. terest Bank, New York, Lazard Freres & Co., Goldman, Sachs & Co., and B. J. Van Ingen & Co., jointly, for $529,000 as 2s, $191,000 as 2s, and $722,000 as 2*/4S, at a total dollar and bonds. 22,900 series A street assessment on 1, for the purchase of $51,- 000 not to exceed 6% interest eral & a emergency bonds. ceive sealed bids until 8 p.m. 4 Sale—The $138,900 bonds offered Nov. 17—v. 166, p. 1937— were awarded to Campbell, Phelps $300,009 Metuchen, N. J. Bond NEW JERSEY Edge, N. J. Bond Van the at 10.30 a.m., Fidelity Union Trust Co., and of the United States District Court MacBride, Miller & Co., both of on the third floor of the Federal Newark, jointly, taking $769,000 Building in Newark, N. J., at as 2V4s, at a price of 100.169, a which time and place all persons basis of 2.228%, to maturity: and Dated payable M-N. ford, River water — ries I bonds offered jointly, ment bonds, as 3s. Due serial¬ 100.30. Trust Fort Lee, N. J. Payment 191,000 State a Co., Fairlawn. The purchaser will be furnished with the approving opinion of Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York City, that the bonds are valid and legally bind¬ ing obligations of the City. A cer¬ tified check for $2,380, payable to the Borough, is required. F. W. Home & Co., for iy2s, at 100.11. of highest bidder for the emer¬ housing bonds was the Na¬ Authority (P. O# Buffalo), N. Y. The $1,500,000 se¬ Sale of 2.477%. from 1948 to 1963 inclusive. Bank, Newark, and Associates, for $339,000 as 2.10s, at for all of the bonds. Princi¬ and tion • Rate multiple of % 1/20 of 1%, and must be the pal Treasurer, inclusive. 1962 interest to be in same O. State Newark, B. J. Van Ingen & Co., J. S. Rippel & Co., and F. R. Cole & Co., jointly, for $399,000 as 2.10s, at a price of 100.529. The thorized issue of $4,000 bonds. will be delivered at the National Hillsborough County (P. Manchester), N. H. National Bank, next on date ly from 1948 to 1966 inclusive. gency *£hawmut Bank of Boston, approving opinion of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, of Boston. the or Bond improvement general bonds, as 3s. 1, payable (J-D). The highest bidder for the water was 1, 1952, payment 529,000 Interest next assessment bonds. are part of an au¬ Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. The bonds will ma¬ or Dec. on from 1948 thereafter. from 1948 to 1962 incl. These bonds to 1958, inclusive. Bidders are to name rate of interest. The bonds on Due Nov. on interest any 1948 to 1967 incl. 1.972%. Nov. 1, on 1962; $35,000 from 1963 to 1970, and $7,000 in 1971. Op¬ tional 340,000 emergency housing bonds, as 2s, at 100.113, a basis of follows: $25,000 as follows: $398,000 water bonds, as 2.10s; at 100.707, a basis of 2.02%, as follows: Due on Dec. 1, from 2y2s. Due as to Reynolds & Co., of New York, jointly, taking $738,000 bonds as bonds 5,000 improvement second series bonds. These are part of an p.m. on York, Philadelphia Bank, of Philadelphia, and re¬ Nov. 24, for the pur¬ chase of $55,000 equipment cou¬ pon bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. (EST) bonds, & Co., of New National bonds. Berlin, N. H. Offering — Gerard L. sealed ceive or lows: on Nov. 18, as reported in our Nov. 3 issue—v. 166, p. 1833—has been City coupon registered bonds, divided as fol¬ -of the $114,000 water extension and Bond interest 23.000 water of 1947 bonds. Bond Sale Postponed—The Morin, 6% Sewer Buffalo & Wood, of New York next 1972 incl. Principal and interest (M-N) pay¬ able at the Bergen County Na¬ 3,000 street assessment bonds. 2,000 general improvement, series tional Bank, of Hackensack. The A bonds. purchaser will be furnished with City, as may or at such other be agreed upon with purchaser. The approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New York be furnished the certified check for to the be the The same for all of the fcohds. purchaser will be furnished with, the approving opinion of , Harold V. A. Drumm, Of Chatham* as to the validity of /the bOhds. A certified check for to the Board of $600 payable Trustees, is re¬ quired. v • \ City, will purchaser. A $1,700, payable Village, is required. ?.} Lake wood, N. Y.; Bond Sale—The $15,000 street! improvement bonds offered Nov, 17—v. 166, p. 2041—were awarded Volume 166 COMMERCIAL THE Number 4649 FINANCIAL & CHRONICLE (2153) ' » town, 1V4S, at as Co., of James¬ price of 100.083, a basis of about 1.22%. Dated Dec. a 1, 1947 and due $3,000 Dec. on 1 from 1948 to 1952 inclusive. Lynbrook, N. Y. Bond Sale—The $84,000 general improvement bonds offered on Nov. 19—v. 166, p. 2041—were the Lynbrook Na¬ tional Bank, as 1.30s, at a price of purchased by 100.029, a basis of 1.295%. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Interest payable J-J. Due serially on July 1, from 1948 to 1.957 incl. The approving opin¬ ion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heck¬ ler, of New York City, will be fur¬ nished the purchaser. The next highest bidder was Vostal, Hall & New York City Housing New York loan notes—v. 166, p. 2041— Bank & Trust Co., New bidder York, the successful was for $5,737,000, 6-months Temporary Loan notes (Issue XXVIII) at .88% and $3,434,000, 1-year Temporary Loan notes (Is¬ sue XXVIII) at .92%. The Bessemer Trust Co., of Jer¬ City, was the successful bidder for $1,500,000 6-months' Tempo¬ sey rary Loan notes (Issue XXVIII) as $500,000 at .86% plus follows: $500,000 at .87%, plus $4.50, and $500,000 at .88%, plus $5. The New York Trust Co., of New York, was the successful bid¬ der for $250,000, 6-months Tempo¬ rary Loan notes (Issue XXVIII) at 1%, plus $155.62. $4; The Toledo Trust Co., of the was Toledo, bidder successful 1965. and 2 i^s, maturing on May 1, $12,000 from 1970 to 1972, and $15,000 from 1973 to 1978, as all inclusive. Chemical the to 1954 48,000 as 2i/4s, maturing on May 1, $12,000 from 1966 to 1969, Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Interest pay¬ The next highest bid¬ Sold—At the offering on Notes of $176,000 as 2s, maturing on May 1, $6,000 from 1949 to 1952; $8,000 in 1953; $12,000 from Authority, Nov. 19 of the $11,121,000 tempo¬ rary (P. O. Morganton), N. C. Bond Sale—The $350,000 school building offered on Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 2041—were purchased by R. S. Dickson & Co., of Charlotte, Branch Banking & Securities Co., of Wilson, Vance Securities Corp., of Greensboro, and J. Lee Peeler & Co., of Durham, jointly, at a price of 100.0118, as follows: Burke County 126,000 Co., for 1.40s, at 100.089. furnished NORTH CAROLINA to the Union Trust for $200,000, 6-months Temporary Loan notes (Issue XXVIII) at .87%, plus $155,625. able M-N. der $56,000 000 at Alex. Brown & was Sons, for 3s, $120,000 2s, $72,- as as 2V4S, and $102,000 price of par. as a as 2V2S, Carolina Beach, N. C. Bond Offering—W. E. Easter- 1947. principal only, water Dated Dec. 1, Denom. $1,000. Due Dec. 1, follows: $2,000 from 1949 to 1966 incl., and $4,000 in 1967 and as 1968. be Rate expressed in of 1%. of rates or interest to multiple of a Principal and Va interest (J-D) payable in New York City. The bonds are general obligations of the town, payable from un¬ limited for taxes. A certified check $880, payable to order of the Note Offering—Thomas F. Far- State Treasurer, is required. Le¬ rell, Chairman, will receive sealed gality to be approved by Reed, bids until noon (EST) on Nov. 26 Hoyt & Washburn of New York for the purchase of $11,899,000 City. Note Offering — Mr. Easterling Temporary Loan notes (Issue XXIX). Dated Dec. 17, 1947. Due will receive sealed bids at the same time for the as follows: $3,402,000 on June 17, purchase of 1948 and $8,487,000 on Dec. 17, $40,000 not to exceed 6% interest street improvement bond antici¬ 1948. Principal and interest pay¬ able (J-D) at the Chemical Bank pation notes. Dated Dec. 10, 1947 & Trust Co., New York City. The and due Dec. 10, 1948. Bidder to purchaser will be furnished with specify denom. and denoms. and the approving opinion of Cald¬ the place for payment of both well, Marshall, Trimble & Mit¬ principal and interest. A certified check for $200, payable to order chell, of New York City. No bids for less than par and accrued in¬ of the State Treasurer, is required. Legality to be approved by Reed, terest will be entertained. Hoyt & Washburn of New York Niskayuna Water Works District City. No. 2, N. Y. Bond Sale extension 14 v. — chased The — bonds $8,000 water offered on the Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be Nov. until received on 11 25, by W. a.m. (EST), E. Easterling, of Schenectady, as 1%S', at Secretary of the Local Govern¬ par. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Interest ment Commission, at his office in payable M-N. Due serially on Nov. Raleigh, for the purchase of the 1, from 1948 to 1967, inclusive. following bonds aggregating $66,The next highest bidder was Til000: ney & Co., for 2V2s, at 100.35. Co., Olean, N. Y. Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be on until received 2 p.m. (EST), Due Nov. 25, by E. W. Sturm, City Clerk, for the purchase of $50,(serial) bonds. Coupon bonds, convertible into fully reg- 000 sewer istered bonds. Denomination $1,000.' Dated Nov. 15, 1947. Due $5,000 from Nov. 15, 1948 to 1957, incl. Principal and interest (M-N 15) payable at the First National Bank of Olean. Interest not to exceed 5%. is rate The approving opinion of Vandewater, Sykes & Heckler, of New York City, will be furnished to the purchaser without cost. Each bid must be for all of said bonds and state single rate of Unless all bids interest are a therefor. rejected the award will be made to the bidder fccmiplylng with the terms of sale and offering bonds terest, at the to purchase lowest rate of said in¬ not exceeding the rate above specified, stated in a multi¬ ple of % on 1/10 of 1% per annum. Each bid must be accompanied with a certified or cashier's check to the order of said City for $1,000 as a good faith deposit. $3,000 to 1966, on June 1, in 1964 incl. Coupon bonds registerable as to principal alone. Denomination $1,000. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Prin¬ cipal and interest (J-D) payable in New York A separate (not less City in legal tender. bid for each issue than par and accrued interest) is required. Bidders are requested to name the interest rate or rates, not exceeding 6% in multiples of Va of 1%; each bid may name one rate for part of the bonds of either per annum issue (having the earliest maturi¬ ties) and another rate for the bal¬ ance, but no bid may name more than two rates, for either issue. The bonds will be awarded to the bidder offering to purchase the bonds at to the lowest interest cost the County, such cost to be determined by deducting the total amount of the premium bid from the aggregate amount of interest in¬ an trust com¬ the State Treasurer of North Carolina for $1,320. The approving opinion of Mitchell and Pershing, New York City, will be furnished the purchaser. Bond Offering—Sealed bids will be on Nov. until received 11 (EST), W. E. Easterling, 25, by a.m. Secretary of the Local Govern¬ ment Commission, at his office in Raleigh, for the purchase of $186,000 electric light system bonds. Denomination $1,000. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Due on June 1, as follows: $4,000 in 1950 to 1958; $5,000 in 1959 to 1962, and $10,000 in 1963 to 1975, all incl., without option of prior payment. Principal and interest payable in lawful money in New York City. Coupon bonds, registerable as to principal only. Interest payable J-D. Bidders are requested to name the interest rate or rates, not ex¬ ceeding 6% per annum in multi¬ ples of Va of 1%. Each bid may name one rate bonds and another the bid than bidder the rate of of or rates bid no may rates, and specify in his of bonds rate the four must amount Each bonds part balance, but more each for must of be consecutive offering to purchase the bonds the lowest at of the bonds until their each bid for by bonds offering at the to the interest cost lowest payable of Carolina maturities. No bid be will Bids must be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked "Proposal for Bonds" and be accompanied by certified check a corporated bank payable order or upon (EST), erling, the in¬ State to the Treasurer of North Carolina for $3,720. The ap¬ proving opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, New York City, will be furnished the purchaser. burg), N. Voted election on Nov. the proved — C. At 4 the issuance general voters ap¬ of $150,000 county hospital bonds. Gastonia, N. C. Offering — Sealed bids Bond be (EST), erling, received until 11 Nov. 25, by W. E. East¬ Secretary of the Local Government office in of Commission, at his Raleigh, for the purchase the following bonds aggregat¬ ing $930,000: $400,000 water bonds. Due on March 1, as follows: $6,000 in 1950 to 1964, $10,000 in 1965, and $15,000 in 1966 to 1985, all inclusive. 355,000 electric light bonds. Due on March 1, as follows: $6,000 in 1950 to 1954; $8,000, 1955 to 1959, and $15,000 in 1960 to 1978, all inclusive. 175,000 sanitary sewer bonds. Due on March 1, as follows: $3,000 in 1950 to 1961; $6,000 in 1962, and $7,000 in 1963 to 1981, all inclusive. Denomination $1,000. Dated Sept. 1,1947. Coupon bonds, regis¬ terable as to principal alone. Prin¬ cipal and interest (M-S) payable in New York City in legal tender. There will be no auction. arate bid for each issue than par and accrued required. to name Bidders are A sep¬ (not less interest) is requested the interest rate or rates, not exceeding 6% per annum in multiples of Va of 1%; each bid may name one rate for bonds of part of the issue (having the earliest maturities) and another rate or rates for the balance, but any bid may name more than four rates for any issue, and each bid¬ upon all of the bonds until their der must specify in his bid the respective maturities. amount of bonds of each rate. Bids must be on a form to be 1 Each rate must be bid for bonds no State the to Treasurer of for received until 11 a.m. Nov. 25, by W. E. East¬ Secretary of the Local on 1956 to 1958, and $5,000 in 1959. 18,000 refunding water bonds. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 to 1953, and $1,000 in 1954 to 1959, all inclusive. 20,000 school Due rate per to refunding for refunding bonds. $2,000 in 1948 1951, and $1,000 in 1952 to Dec. 1, on A separate bid for each issue less than par and accrued interest) is required. Bidders are requested to name the interest rate or per rates, not exceeding 6% in multiples of Va of annum Each bid may name one rate part of the bonds of each is¬ (having sue name the earliest another and the for rate balance, but more than matur¬ or bid no three rates may rates for each issue, and each bidder must specify in his bid the amount of bonds of each rate. Each must be bid for bonds of tive maturities. The of the bonds rate one of either (having the earliest matur¬ ities) and another rate 01* rates for the balance, but than more bid may no rates four for name either issue, and each bidder must spe¬ cify in his bid the amount of bonds of each rate. Each must be bid for bonds of tive maturities. The rate consecu¬ bonds be awarded to the bidder will offering purchase the bonds at the low¬ est interest cost to the Town, such cost to be determined by deduct¬ ing the total amount of the pre¬ bid from the aggregate amount of interest upon all of the bonds until their respective ma¬ mium turities. Bids must furnished be on with a form to additional be infor¬ mation and must be accompanied by a certified check upon an in¬ corporated bank or trust company, payable unconditionally to the or¬ der of the North State Carolina Treasurer of for $1,680. The approving opinion of Storey, Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge, Bos¬ ton, Massachusetts, will be fur¬ nished. NORTH DAKOTA Rugby, N. Dak Bond Offering—Sealed and oral the County Auditor of Pierce County, until 3 p.m. on Dec. I, for the purchase of $127,000 not to ex¬ of rate Interest J-J. Denomination $1,000, Due on Jan. 1, as follows: $12,COO in 1950; $10,000 from 1951 to 1959 and $5,000 from 1960 to 1964 in¬ clusive. bonds held deduct¬ ing the total amount of the pre¬ the Oct. 20. on name These the at a single the are election Principal and in¬ payable or at any suitable trust company named by purchaser. No bids for less than par and accrued interest will be considered. The approving legal opinion of Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber, of Min¬ neapolis,, must be accepted by the purchaser. A certified check for 3% of the amount for payable to the of bid bonds City Treasurer, is required. will interest cost to the City, such from interest. authorized terest bank the Bidders to of rate OHIO offering cost to be determined by bid interest sewage disposal bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. coupon Anderson Township (P. O. Cincinnati), Ohio to purchase the bonds at the low¬ mium part consecu¬ bonds be awarded to the bidder est issue rates, not exceeding 6% in multiples of Va of ceed 4% 1959. Coupon bonds registerable as to principal only. Denomination $1,000. Principal and interest (J-D) payable in lawful money in New York City. * (not each bids will be received at the office sewer to for issue 1955, and $1,000 in* 1956 to Due or bonds. 1959. 16,000 bid annum Dec. 1, $2,000 in 1948 on a.m. on in¬ an $64,000 street improvement re¬ funding bonds. Due on Dec. 1 as follows: $4,000 in 1948 to 1951; $5,000 in 1952 and 1953; $6,000, 1954 to 1955; $7,000, ities) the upon trust company, or Commission, at his Raleigh, for the purchase of the following bonds aggregat¬ ing $118,000: 1 %. Franklin County (P. O. Louis- infor¬ accompanied Government for Bonds additional office in trust company, unconditionally of an to be High Point, N. C. Offering — Sealed bids be separate payable New York (not less than par and accrued interest) is required. Bidders are requested to name the interest to of entertained. the Bond less than par and accrued interest will form a $18,600. The approving opinion of Mitchell and Pershing, New York City, will be furnished the purchaser. upon respective on unconditionally order the Town, such cost to be de¬ termined by deducting the total amount of the premium bid from aggregate amount of interest all of the bonds until their with North to the be corporated bank maturities. purchase must certified check a A money 1%. Each bid may name mation and must be The bonds will be awarded to the bidder respective maturities. furnished lawful interest cost to the City, such cost to be determined by deducting the total amount of the premium bid from the aggre¬ gate amount of interest upon all Bids Farmville, N. C. , $57,000 refunding road and bridge bonds. Due $19,000 on June 1, in 1964 to 1966, incl. 9,000 refunding school bonds. of order will North Carolina upon payable unconditionally to pany, Duplin County (P. O. Kenansville), Nov. 166, p. 1938 — were pur¬ by the Schenectady Trust in City. rate. bonds. The by a certified check corporated bank or terable sewer maturities. (J-D) name and consecutive in (EST) on Nov. 25 for the purchase of $44,000 not to exceed 6% interest coupon, registo of cipal and interest until as infor¬ bonds will be awarded to the bid¬ for a.m. additional der ling, Secretary of the Local Gov¬ ernment Commission, will receive sealed bids at his office in Raleigh 11 with mation and must be accompanied 61 aggregate Bonds Not eral election did not $94,000 Ashland the gen¬ issuance memorial of building bonds. turities. the Nov. 4 the voters approve war amount of interest upon all of the bonds until their respective ma¬ Voted—At on Bids must furnished be with on a form to additional be infor¬ City School D'strict, Ohi~> At the general Bonds Voted election on — Nov. the voters 4 issuance mation and must be accompanied proved by ap¬ construction bonds. a certified check upon an in¬ corporated bank payable order or trust company, unconditionally of the State the to Treasurer of North Carolina for $2,360. The approving opinion of Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, New York City, will be furnished the purchaser. the Athens Bonds School Not eral election of District, $400,000 Ohio Voted—At the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on did not approve the issuance $72,000 construction bonds. of Aurora Local School District, Ohio Weaverville, N. C. Bond will be (EST) erling, Offering received — Bonds Voted Sealed bids until 11 a.m. Nov. 25, by W. E. East¬ Secretary of the Local Government Commission, at his office in Raleigh, for the purchase of the following bonds aggregat¬ ing $84,000: on $49,000 water and sewer refund¬ ing bonds. Due on June 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1949 to 1965, $2,000 in 1966, and $3,000, 1967 to 1976, all inclusive. 35,000 street improvement re¬ funding bonds. Due on June 1, $2,000 in 1949 to 1965, and $1,000,1966. \ Denomination $1,000. Dated election on proved the At — Nov. the general 4 the voters issuance of ap¬ $65,000 construction bonds. Bedford, Ohio Bonds election Voted on — At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $20,000 fire apparatus bonds. Berlin Local School District, Oh>y general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ Bonds Voted election on proved the — At the issuance of $42,000 construction bonds. Bloom (P. Township School District O. Bloomville), Ohio At the general Bonds Voted election on — Nov. 4 the voters Dec. 1, 1947. Coupon bonds regis¬ proved the issuance terable as to principal only. Prin- construction bonds. of ap¬ $125,000 , 62 (2154) THE Boston Heights (P. O. Boston), ,X, Ohio Bonds Voted — At the general election Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on COMMERCIAL Chuckery-Darby Local Sch. Dist. {P. O. Marysville), Ohio & FINANCIAL Margaretta School District (P. O. > Sandusky), Ohio , . Bonds Not Voted—At eral election the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on CHRONICLE Bonds Voted election At the — general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance of $303,000 on Seven Monday, November 24, 1947 Hills (P. O. Cleveland 9), proved the issuance of $12,000 fire Ohio apparatus and site purchase bonds. Bond Offering — Herman GerWest Lafayette School District, vais, Village Clerk, will receive proved the issuance of $47,500 fire did station construction and apparatus $110,000 construction bonds. construction bonds. Crawford improvement bonds. Dated Dec. 1, District, Ohio 1947. Denomination $1,000 Bonds Voted and At the general one for $800. Due on Dec. 1, as election on Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ follows: $6,800 in 1949, and $6,000 proved the issuance of $125,000 bonds. Bowl'ng Green Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Granville), Ohio Bonds Not Voted—At eral election did not the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on the approve issuance of not Not eral election not issuance of County (P. O. Bucyrus), • Bonds did the approve Ohio the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on the Mentor the School of from construction bonds. $125,000 construction bonds. Mowrystown, Ohio Dresden, Ohio Bonds Voted — At the general School District, Ohio Bonds Not Voted—At the gen¬ election held on Nov. 4 the voters Boftds Npt Vp.ted^~At the gen¬ eral election, on Nov- 4 the voters approved the issuance of $8,000 eral election on Nov. 4 the voters did not approve the issuance of lire equipment purchase bonds. did pot approve the issuance of $25,000 municipal building bonds. Mt. Blanchard Local Sch. Dist., $50,000 construction bonds. Fairfield Township (P. O. Ohio R. R. Bridgeport, Ohio No. 3, Hamilton), Ohio Bonds Not Voted At the gen¬ Bonds Net Voted—At the Bonds Voted gen¬ At the general eral election on Nov. 4 the — voters — Brooklyn Heights (P. O. Cleve¬ land), Ohio Bond Offering Harvey Betiscover, Village Clerk, will receive Falls Township Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Zanesville), Ohio — sealed bids until for noon Dec. on 15 the purchase of $30,000 3% water main bonds. Dated July 1, Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on proved the issuance of $15,000 fire apparatus, site purchase and building bonds. Bonds Voted election on proved the At the — Nov. 4 the general voters ap¬ issuance of building bonds. than any bid for in a and accrued interest at par interest period. Bidders different rate of interest a multiple of Vi cipal and interest of land. These bonds election School the prove issuance construction Garfield (A-O) payable Co., Cleve¬ authorized were primary election May 6, 1947. A certified check for $500 payable to the Village Treasurer, is required. on Bonds Not did not the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on the approve issuance of $340,000 flood water relief bonds. Campbell Bonds School Voted election on proved the District, Ohio At — the genei-al Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance of $752,000 Bonds Not did not Canterbury Local Sch. Dist., Ohio Bonds Voted At the — general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $189,000 on proved the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters issuance the of $350,000 construction bonds. Germantown Local School District, Ohio Nov. the proved At the general — 4 the issuance site purchase and Harmony voters ap¬ of $200,000 building bonds. School District (P. O. Springfield), Ohio Bonds Local Not Voted—At eral election did not the gen¬ the issuance of construction bonds. Nov. on proved At the — the the issuance of Sch. Dist., Nov. general of Clerk, Board receive of Education, sealed bids until will noon on Dec. 16 for the purchase of $189,000 not to exceed 2V2% building bonds. coupon Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Junction sealed bids election until L. noon on on $1,000. Due $9,000 Oct. 1, from 1949 to 1969 incl. Rate of interest to be in multiples - of 14 of 1%. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the First-Knox ap¬ $160,000 National Bank, Mt. Vernon. multi¬ a are the bonds authorized general ^lection at Nov. 4. the payable to the Village, is required. the on the At — election At the — sewage offered, the to District, proved Voted on the sanitary bonds. At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ — issuance of $200,000 special assessment sewer Bonds Not Voted—At the same election the voters did not ap the issuance of $30,000 sani¬ tary sewer system bonds. prove Chestc(P. Township School District O. Creston), Ohio Bonds Voted election on proved the At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ — issuance issuance of $50,000 construction bonds. of $280,000 disposal bonds. Local School District, Township School District (P. O. Willoughby), Ohio election the proved At — Nov. on 4 issuance construction the the general voters ap¬ of on general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $100,000 At — the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance of $120,000 on the construction Paint Local bonds. School District Bonds Voted proved (P. O. At the — Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance of $35,000 on the $230,000 Bonds Voted election proved At — the general 4 the voters issuance of election proved eral election did not gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on approve the issuance on the At the Nov. of Bonds Not Voted—At eral election not $750,000 on Local Sch. (P. O. Reily), election on At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ — the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters the issuance of harbor improvement approve Loudonville, Ohio proved the issuance construction bonds. of $12,000 Bonds Voted election election on proved the At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ — issuance of water works bonds. $25,000 At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ — the issuance of $3,500 drainage and improvement bonds. proved election Bonds Voted election prove — At the general Nov. A the voters ap* the issuance of $40,000 on construction bonds. general sale of general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $10,000 construction and fire apparatus bonds. in 166, Nov. our 1938—we p. on the 10 as issue learn that Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1957, incl. Union Local School District (P. O. Mansfield), Ohio At the gen¬ eral election of Nov. 4 the voters did not — the approve on Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $25,000 im¬ provement bonds. issuance of St. Marys, Ohio not approve the issuance $120,000 recreation bonds. be & & Co., Inc., Phelps, Co., Eldredge & Co., Hemphill, Noyes & Co., E. H. Rol¬ lins & Sons, Ohio Cd., of Colum¬ bus, Mullaney, Ross & Co., and Charles A. Hinsch & Co., jointly, 2%s, at a price pf 101.117. for Chickashov Okla. Bond to Election—At be held will on consider $125,000 site Enid the issuance purchase construction election an Npv. 25 the voters and of park: bonds. School District, Okla. Sale Details—In connec¬ Bond tion with the sale of the building bonds to Bank & the $565,000 First Na¬ Trust Co., and C* Edgar Honnold, both of Oklahoma City, jointly, as lJ/2s, as reported in Nov. our 1834—we were 3 issue—v. learn that 166, p.. bonds the sold at par. Moor eland, Untied Local School District (P. O Uniopolis), Ohio Bonds Not Voted—At did not on the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters approve the Vermilion Bonds School Voted on the — issuance of District, Ohio At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance - Wadsworth Local of system Nov. District, proved on the — At the bonds issuance of ap¬ $120,000 Walnut Township School District, of offered -on authorized at the 'election Oct. 21. on Mountain — View, Okla. The $110,000 water works improvement bonds offered on Nov. 18 were purchased by the R. general Nov. 4 the voters bonds 166,. p. J939—were purchased by the R. J. Edwards, Inc., of Oklahoma City, at a price of 100.01, for $18,000 as 2V2s, and $7,000 as 2%s. These are the' Bond Sale School Okla. $25,000 electric 13—v. $292,000 Ohio Bonds Voted Bond Sale—The light $290,000 construction bonds. J. Edwards, City, at 2.308%. Inc., of Oklahoma interest net a 1963, and $12,000 in the election cost Due $7,000 from bonds on 1964. authorized Oct. of 1950 to These at the 28. Ohio Bonds Not Voted—At the gen¬ eral election on Nov. 4 the voters not $225,00,0 approve the issuance of auditorium-gymnasium bonds. •r:;: :;r Wayne Local School District^ (P. O. Waynesville), Ohio• Bonds Vote#; At the general election on Noy. 4 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance$202*500 site purchase and building bonds. Bonds Not Voted—At the gen¬ eral election on Nov. 4 the voters did will The next Blair tional Bonds Not Voted Cleveland, highest and only other bidder was Halsey, Stuart & Co., Lehman tpe bonds were sold at 102.75, as 2s, a basis of 1.444%. Dated Nov I,-1947. Interest M-N. Due seri¬ did (P. O. Ridgeville), Ohio Bonds Voted— At the general election of furnished the purchaser. $12,000 to construction bonds. At the — a OKLAHOMA the bonds of & Co., of Detroit, as price of 101.66, a basis 2.352%. Interest J-D. Due Vj?s, at connec¬ Bank, of Uhrichsville, on proved town hall Madison, Ohio Cbristiansburg, Ohio Bonds Voted on the Co., aid-Moore 2 are Bonds Voted Ridgeville Local School District Dist., Ohio Bonds Voted -r-v. Details—In apparatus United $100,000 bonds. Chippewa Lake with election Township At the general Ohio Lorain, Ohio did tion $2,700,000 headed Trust Fenn Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $300,000 Sale ' The — syndicate a Uhrichsville, Ohio improvement bonds. Reily oy Bros., on Bond proved of $50,000 construction bonds. Sale Dempsey, Tuscarawas), — Ohio Bond general Ohio election bonds,. Youngstown City School District, construction bonds. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance building — serially from 1947 to 1968 incl.. The opinion of Squire, Sanders & Township School Bonds Voted election Poland School District, Ohio the At the District (P. O. ap¬ bonds. — Township School District (P. O. Xenia), Ohio At the general election on Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $250,000 Bonds Voted of school bonds. $800,000 bonds. Bonds Voted Xenia O. Rey- Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance of $257,000 eral election Nov. on the construction Bonds Not ap¬ $328,000 bonds. — $179,000 $48,000 construction bonds. general Piqua City School District, Ohio Lafayette Local School District (P. O. Lodi), Ohio Voted—At on the reported At the — building bonds. election of noldsburg), Ohio fire building bonds. Kirtland Bonds Voted Centerville, Ohio Bonds election the — issuance Bonds Voted general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $175,000 Bonds Voted proved general 4 the voters School District (P. on Hill election of construction bonds. Greenfield), Ohio At the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on proved is required. Truro general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance of $296,000 improvement bonds. proved At the — Nov. Tuscarawas the bonds. Kenton, Ohio cer¬ payable of $150,000 system bonds. Bonds Voted of the bonds A 4 the voters ap¬ issuance sewer Voted construction Norwalk, Ohio Bonds Voted Bonds Voted At the general — Nov. on proved tified check for 1% on Bonds $1,000 election issuance Tipp City School District,' Ohio election street the auditorium-gymnasium bonds. proved proved At the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters on approve $75,000 No bids for less Owensville School District, Ohio No bids for less than par and accrued interest will be accepted. These not ally Kent, Ohio storm did than par and accrued interest will be accepted. A certified check for election District, — Bidders may name dif¬ V4 of 1%. proved School Ohio the bonds. Bonds Voted Zanesville proved Ohio At the general the issuance of $7,000 fire fighting equipment purchase election Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $60,000 on on ple of the general recreation field purchase bonds. South of by the Chicago, Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., and consisting of McDonald & Co,, of Cleveland, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., of Toledo, Field, Richards Co., Hayden, Miller, & Co,, Fahey, Clark & Co., First Cleveland Corp., all of Toledo, First of Michigan Corp., of Detroit, Provi¬ dent Savings Bank & Trust Co., of Cincinnati, Milwaukee Co., of Milwaukee, Martin & Burns & Corbett, of Chicago, Bell, Burge & Kraus, of Cleveland, Weil, Roth & Irving Co., Van Lahr, Doll & Isphording, Pohl & Co., Seasongood & Mayer, Assel, Kreimer 8a Co., all of Cincinnati, Detmer & Co., of Chicago, Merrill, Turben & Co., of Cleveland, and McDon- At the general — issuance District, Silverton, Ohio election the construction bonds. Northern At general building bonds offered on Nov, IT, v. 166, p. 1834—were purchased Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ Bonds Voted election ferent rate of interest in proved At the — Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on re¬ proved the issuance of $8,000 site purchase bonds. $1,000. Interest payable M-S. Due $1,000 on Sept. 1, from 1949 to Bonds Voted prove Denomination on — Voted election purchaser. Ohio Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Denomination 1953 incl. the Local School eral election re¬ in¬ of check for $700 is Lake proved Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on Silver Nov. 28 for the purchase of $10,000 3% street improvement bonds. City, Ohio — furnished Bonds Not Voted Braucher, Village Clerk, will Oak Bonds Voted be $50,000 North Caton, Ohio Offering — Lester Bidders quired. 4 the voters ap¬ issuance construction bonds. Centrrburg Local Sch. Dist., Ohio Bond Offering—Lester J. Essig, will proved At the Norwood, Ohio general voters Local — Bonds approving opinion of Squire, Dempsey, of Cleveland, A certified construction bonds. District (P. O. Elmore), Ohio election the sewer Harris-Elmore School Bonds Voted 011 proved Nov. 4 the voters .election on approve general Ohio ceive Voted—At on approve on Waterford Bond Heights City Sch. Dist., eral election New Ohio ~ Sanders & $15,000 improvement bonds. $615,000 $221,000 building bonds. construction bonds. election of Ohio election Voted—At eral election general bonds. Bonds Voted Bryan, Ohio At the The Bonds Voted Nov. 4 the voters incl. multiples of approved the issuance of street 1958 different rates V\ of 1%. Principal and interest payable (J-D) at the Cleveland Trust Co. election At the — on in to of Healthy, Ohio election held election Ohio District, — Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on Mt. Bonds Voted Bonds Voted 1%. Prin¬ at the Cleveland Trust at the may Gallon not approve the issuance $20,000 construction bonds. $75,000 1947.. Denomination $1,000. Due $2,000 on April 1, from 1949 to 1963 inclusive, subject to redemp¬ tion prior to maturity at more did Bonds Voted name terest Br*ek*ville election 1950 may issuance $24,000 construction bonds. eral election kon Nov. 4 the voters did not approve the issuance of $80,009 municipal building bonds. sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Dec. 2 the purchase of $60,800 3% for — Voted—At approve proved Wayne To^bhsftip (P. O, Waynesville), Ohio [' Bonds Voted At the general Newkirk, Okla. Bond offered election — on Noxsdbthe voters ap¬ $50,000 bonds Nov. 19—v. 166, p. 2043 purchased by C. Edgar Honnold, of Oklahoma City, 'as l%s, and IV2S, at a price of 100.- —were 005, as follows: ' ' $35,000 water works "repair, ex¬ tension a nd improvement bonds. Due serially frOm 1950 to 1861 inclusive. 15,000 electric light extension bonds. Due - ... Sale—The on ; Additional (not serially front* 1950 to 1957 inclusive. $5,000) Sale — fire The $5,60(1 department Volume bonds, .offered the at time same, purchased by the First Se¬ were curities Corp., of Wichita, and Evan L. Davis, of Tulsa, jointly, as 1V2S, at a price of 100.142, a basis of 1.472%. Due serially from highest 1950 to 1954 inch The next bidders the First were Securities Corp., of Wichita and Associates, $49,000 as l%s, at a price of 100.03, and C. Edgar Honnold, for $5,600 as IV2S at a price of 100.003. for Sale connec¬ City, for $40,000 as 2V4S, $53,000 as 2%$, and $57,000 as 2 % s, ,as reported in our Nov. 7 issue—v. 166, p. 1939—we learn that the bonds were sold at par. University of Oklahoma (P. O. Bond Offering Regents will until Nov. — The Board receive of bids sealed 24 for the purchase of $2,500,000 dormitory bonds. Sale was originally scheduled for Nov. 19. Denomination $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $5,000 from 1948 to 1959, and $3,000 in 1960. Bidder to name the rate of interest in elec¬ an recently the voters ap¬ proved $5,000 well bonds. 8 p.rft. on City Recorder, Nov. for 24 the purchase of $22,000 not to exceed 4% interest water rate one of A cer¬ tified check for 2% of the face of the amount bonds, payable, to Treasurer, is required. Croyle Township School District (P. O. Ebensbury), Pa. Bonds Not eral election bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Interest J-J. Denom¬ ination $1,000. Due $1,000 on Voted—At the gen¬ Nov. 4 the voters did not approve the issuance $55,000 construction bonds. of District ceive sealed (EST) will Secretary, until bids re¬ 8 p.m. Dec. 2 for the purchase on $60,000 funding.and improve¬ Dated Dec. 1, Denomination $1,000. Due 1947. $5,000 incl. Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1959 on Bidders to interest in the rate of name multiple of Vs of 1%. a Bids will be received at any one rate of interest but no bid com¬ bining two different rates of in¬ terest will be accepted. Regis¬ 1950 to 1971, incl., tered as to principal only. The after two years from bonds will be issued subject to the date. Principal and interest pay¬ favorable opinion of Townsend, able at the office of the City Treasurer. A certified check for Elliott & Munson, of Philadelphia. Jan. 1, from optional 2% of the par value of the bonds is required. A certified face ' value check of the for 2% of the amount of the , bonds, Port Alsea of (P. O. payable to District the Treasurer, is required. Offering Ready, Secretary, bids sealed William — until will Nov. for the purchase of $15,000 dock improve¬ bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. ment Bonds on authorized Oct. 31. at The bonds inally offered election an were orig¬ Nov. 25. Salem, Ore. be Offering—Sealed bids will received until 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 8, by Alfred Mundt, City Recorder, for the purchase of $44,127.77 improvement bonds. Interest to rate be specified by at not less than par the bidder, and accrued tion $500. interest. Denomina¬ Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Due on Dec. 1, $4,127.77 in 1948, and $4,000 in 1949, while $4,500 ma¬ the City shall have the option to redeem said bonds at par and accrued in¬ terest at any time after three years from the date of issue. Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the loch, Shuler & Sayre, of Portland, issuance of Bonds proved site on the general Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance purchase and of $325,000 construction bonds. City's Revenues Show Steady Increase—City income reached an all-time high in the first 10 months of 1947, at $96,992,211, an increase of $7,706,547 over the same period last year, according to financial reports released by Ralph W. Pitman, City Treasurer, and W. Frank Marshall, Receiver of Taxes. registered by current real estate taxes, which brought in $43,385,446, an increase of $4,079,532. This, in part, was due to higher real estate assess¬ was ments. to the city, must Income the from Banks Township $ch. Dist. (P. O. receive sealed Secretary, will 24 $12,000 1, IV2, 2, 2l/z, 3, 3V?. or 4% school bonds. -Denomination $500. A certified check for $600 is required. of and the rose. The man said of 10 months, Mr. Pit¬ the city had collected its 1947 estimated come. in¬ Dated Dec. 1, 1947. De¬ $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $2,000 from 1948 to 1958, and $1,000 from 1959 to 1964, at Bank, the check Weakley County (P. O. Dresden), Tenn. Bond Sale—The cost of 2.63%. callable at par interest on any paying date. These are the bonds authorized at the election held on Sept. 9. Principal (J-D) payable at bank and interest any suitable $275,000 elec¬ tric revenue series 1947 bonds of¬ both 1952, certified $1,000, payable to the Treasurer, is required. fered inclusive, National A for Town nomination after Dec. 1, First Lexington, Nov. 14—v. 166, p. 1939— on purchased by the Equitable Securities Corp., at a net interest were Interest J-D. Dated June 1,1947. Due serially on Dec 1, from 1949 to 1964, incl. The approving opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, will be fur¬ nished the purchaser. trust company or The opinion of Reed, & amount of the bonds bid for, city, is required. able to the Ross neapolis, without post. No bids for Co., less than par and accrued interest will be considered. A certified pay¬ for Township (P. O. Pittsburgh), check Pennsylvania Bond Offering—Wade Winner, Township Secretary, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on Dec. 2 for the purchase of $135,000 general obligation coupon bonds. Dated Dec. i, 1947. Denomination $1,000. Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $10,000 from 1948 to 1960, and $5,000 in 1961. The township re¬ serves the right to call for re¬ demption at par and accrued in¬ terest, of any or all numbered from 51 numerical verse to or on on than bids until and accrued inter¬ est will be accepted. The opinion of Burgwin, Churchill & Ruffin, of Pittsburgh, as to the validity of the bonds, will be furnished the purchaser. A certified check ISLAND Island (State of) Offering — Russell H. General Treasurer, will Handy, receive sealed Nov. on 25 bids for until the 11 a.m. purchase of $1,000,000 Blackstone Valley sewer district series Dated Jan. 1948. 1, A bonds. Interest J-J. De¬ Due $50,000 on 1, from 1949 to 1968, incl. Principal and interest payable at the office of Bidders the General Treas¬ required to bid a single rate of interest in a mul¬ tiple of V4 of 1%, and must be urer. the same are for all of the bonds. The legal opinion of Sullivan, Dono¬ van & Heenehan, of New York City, as to the validity of the bonds, will be furnished the pur¬ A certified check for $20,- 000, payable to the General Treas¬ urer, is required. on Dec. 10 for the ceed 3% interest bonds ex¬ follows: as $1,000,000 rural elementary school building, first series bonds. Due Jan. on $20,000 1, from follows: as 1949 to 1953; $30,000 from 1954 to 1958; $40,000 from 1959 to 1963; $50,000 from 1964 to 1968, and $60,000 from 1969 to 1973, all $10,000 from 1949 to 1953; $15,000 from 1954 to 1958; $20,000 from 1959 to 1963; $25,000 from 1964 to 1968, and $30,000 from 1969 to 1973, all incl. Dated Jan. 1, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Principal and inter¬ est (J-J) payable at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York City. Rate of interest to be in multiples of 1/10 or Vi of 1%, and must be the No for same bid for all Approved the of than less and accrued interest will be sidered. par con¬ bonds will be delivered at a time place mutually agreed upon between the purchaser and the county. A certified check for 2V/ of the face value of the bonds Hawkins County (P. O. Rogersville), Tenn. Bond Sale—The $522,000 school bonds offered at auction on Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 1627—were awarded to a group composed of the Amer¬ National Bank, Nashville Securities Co., and J. C. Bradford Co., all of Nashville, at a price of 100.039, a net interest cost of County School District about 2.65%, as follows: $265,000 jNo. 20 (P. O. Charleston), as 2y2s, due on April 1 from 1952 South Carolina Offering—John to F. Seig- nious, Chairman Board of Trus¬ tees, will receive sealed bids un¬ $1,000. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. April 1, 1949 to 1971; bonds maturing in 1964 and sub¬ sequent are optional on April 1, 1963, or on any interest payment Due from date thereafter, crued interest. 1960 due on incl. at par and ac¬ Principal and in¬ terest (A-O) payable at the Guar¬ anty Trust Co., New York City. Legality to be approved by Chap¬ & Cutler, of Chicago, and the Attorney General of the State of man Texas. The 2%% bonds mature April 1, 1949 to 1963, while from the 3J/4% bonds due are from April 1, 1964 to 1971. incl., and $255,000 23/4S, April 1 from 1961 to 1966 The bonds are Bonds held dated Voted—At Oct. on Oct. 1, from 18 the the election voters ap¬ proved the issuance of $1,500,000 water and sewer bonds. Andrews Indep. School District, Texas Bond Sale tion with 000 school Details—In the sale of connec¬ the $125,- house bonds to the Dallas Union Trust Co., of Dallas, as reported in our Oct. 27 issue 166, —v. 100.142, 1.6713%, $50,000 1731—we p. the bonds learn sold at were a net as a interest that price of follows: iy2s, as cost maturing of $5,000 Nov. 15 from 1948 to 1957, and $75,000 as on l3/4s, maturing Nov. on All of 15, 1958. said bonds will be op¬ tional for redemption, at par and accrued interest, five years from Interest A-O. Dated Nov. 1, date. 1947. Avinger, Texas is required. Charleston Bond sewer bond? at prices yield from 1.05% to 2.75%, ac¬ cording to maturity. Denomina¬ to legality as by Caldwell, Marshall, Trimble t Mitchell, of New York, and a copy of their favorable opinion will be furnished the purchaser. The and is offering Alice, Texas follows: bonds. Antonio, works and incl. 500,000 rural high school build¬ ing bonds. Due on Jan. 1, as ican SOUTH CAROLINA San tion County (P. O. Nash- noon of general investment $700,000 2%% and 3V4% coupon water¬ to purchase of $1,500,000 not to any RHODE the ville), Tenn. Offering—Litton Hickman, County Judge, will receive sealed par Rhode to Bond Dec. Rate of interest to be in multiples of % of 1% and must be the same for all of the bonds. No bids for less payable TENNESSEE 1, interest payment date thereafter upon not less than 30 days' notice to the holders. 1952, $1,500 Davidson the bonds 135, in in¬ order for City Treasurer, is required. Bonds Voted—At a recent elec¬ tion the voters approved the issu¬ of ance $110,000 water and sewer bonds. & Coleman Indep. School District, Texas Bond Sale—An issue of $125,000 school house bonds has been pur¬ chased by Rauscher, Pierce & Co., of Dallas, from the subject State to Board a of waiver, Educa¬ tion. Decatur, Texas Bonds held on proved Voted—At Sept. the 30 the the issuance election voters of ap¬ $33,000 sewer refunding bonds. 1947 and those maturing Dec. 9 for the pur¬ 1961 to 1966 incl. shall be callable, Ector County (P. O. $800,000 school bonds. Odessa), in inverse numerical order, at par Texas Dated Jan. 15, 1948. Interest J-J. and accrued interest on Oct. Bond Sale—The $300,000 1, Denomination $1,000. Due on Jan. hospi¬ 17 15, as follows: $30,000 from 1949 3952, or on any subsequent inter¬ tal bonds offered on Nov. to 1958; $40,000 from 1959 to 1963, est payment date. ; —v. 166, p. 2044—were purchased and $60,000 from 1964 to by James, Stay art & Davis, of 1968, all Lexington, Tenn. Dallas. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Prin¬ inclusive. Bidders to name the til noon chase rate are on of or rates of interest the bonds to bear. Principal and inter¬ est payable at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York City, or $3,689,216, as either the Citizens $3,511,301 in the was with months of 1946. 96.83% bids until Nov. for the purchase of 1 rental On the basis of total collections Junedale), Pa. District Philadelphia for subway Frankford elevated also for the first Bond Offering —Michael Stan- scinsky, the Co. Biroadway same PENNSYLVANIA payable 63 designated accepted. TEXAS Smith, Shaw by the purchaser. The purchaser will be furnished with the approv-; Abilene, Texas McClay, of Pittsburgh, will be Bonds Offered for Investment— furnished the purchaser. A certi¬ ing opinion of Dorsey, Colman, fied cheek for 2% of the principal Barker, Scott & Barber, of Min¬ A syndicate headed by Dittmar & interest will be prued continued compared the bid. No bids for less than par and acr Income from the total to Nov. payable accompany the the City Controller at option of the holder at any time for registered bonds. chaser. biggest jump made furnished of nomination $1,000. Transportation be office Jan. Philadelphia, Pa. The the Bond Voted—At election at $300,000 Mt. Oliver School District, Pa. successful bidder. A certified check for 2% of the par value of the bonds, will able general city wage tax to climb, collections reaching $23,622,105, a gain of $2,058,979. Other sources pf rev¬ enue and their increases compared with the 1946 period follow: State liquor tax, $9,425; amuse¬ ment tax, $1,249,908; water rents, City Treasurer's office. Each bid-, sewer der is required to furnish a state¬ $105,438; rents, $670,460; ment of the net cost to the city F parking lots, $19,346; coin ma-; his bid is accepted. The approv¬ chines, $12,409, and documentary ing opinion of Winfree, McCul- stamps, $35,386. ture from 1950 to 1957,' incl. $1,000. Interest pay¬ able J-D. Due $25,000 on Dec. 1, from 1948 to 1967, incl. These are part of an issue authorized at the election' on Sept. 9. The bonds will be coupon bonds exchange¬ water system bonds. Nov. 11 but the on sale was postponed due to an oversight in scheduling the sale on a holiday. All bids received1 are being held and will be opened on Bond the bonds. nomination Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ on proved Due $3,000 from 1952 to 1956 incl. bonds Voted—At election Interest payable M-N. The bonds are being sold subject to the ap¬ proving opinion of John W. Shuler, of Portland. These are the (2155) SOUTH DAKOTA $2,700, payable to the town¬ ship, is required. McKeesport, Pa. F. receive 25 Pittsburgh,' Pa. for Waldport), Ore. Bond CHRONICLE > on ment coupon bonds. Bond Offering—Sealed bids will until issue Munson, of Philadelphia. of Glendale, Ore. be received by the Bids will entire Bond Offering—N. Leland Wit- Approved—At held the bid son, Bonds for interest, but combining two different rates will be accepted. Registered a.s to principal only. The bonds are issued subject to the favorable opinion of Townsend, Elliott & any no Echo, Ore. tion received at Downingtown School District, Pa. OREGON FINANCIAL Bond Offering—Edward R. Frey,i Estelline, S. Dak. Secretary Board of City Comptroller, will receive Bond Offering—A. J. Lundberg, School Directors, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. on Dec. 1 City Auditor, will receive sealed sealed bids until 8 p.m. (EST) on for the purchase of $500,000 not to bids until 8 p.m. on Nov. 24 for Dec. 11 for the purchase of $63,exceed 4% interest general public the purchase of $28,000 not to ex¬ 000 funding and improvement improvement of 1947, series A ceed 3% interest sewer coupon coupon bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947.: bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. De¬ the District Norman), Okla. ,v & Schmied, be Details—In tion with the sale of the $150,000 bonds to C. Edgar Honnold, of Oklahoma . COMMERCIAL Collingdale School District, Pa. Bond O f f c r i n g—Charles F. multiples of Vs of 1%. Shawnee, Okla. Bond THE Number 4649 166 and Southern National Bank of South Carolina, or the South Carolina National Bank of Charleston, both of Charleston. furnished opinion of The purchase will be with the approving Huger Sinkler, of Charleston, as to the validity of Bond Offering — W. L. Brown, Town Recorder, will receive sealed bids until 7 p.m. (CST) on Dec. 2 for the purchase of $22,000 not to exceed 3% interest provement bonds. 1947. street Dated im¬ Nov. 1, Interest M-N. Denomination $1,000. Due on Nov. 1, as follows: $2,000 from 1950 to 1952; $3,000 from 1953 to 1956, and $4,000 in 1957. Rate of interest to be in cipal and interest at the State (J-D) Treasurer's payable office. The & approving opinion of Dumas Huguenin, of Dallas, will be furnished the purchaser. Ector County, County Indep. School District (P. O. Odessa), Texas Bond Offering—Murry H. Fly, Business sealed Manager, bids will receive until 7 p.m. on Dec. multiples of V4 of 1%, and no bid study the 4 for the purchase of bonds. $1,600,000 These are the bonds shall specify more than one inter¬ of the $1.07,889,155 municipal authorized at the election held on est rate. No bids for less than par school house building and im¬ budget for 1948. This is the high¬ will be considered. The approv¬ provement coupon bonds. Dated A certified check for est in the city's history and rep¬ Nov. 11. ing opinion of Chapman & Cutler, Dec. 1, 1947. Denomination $1,000. resents an increase of $3,1Q3»360 $16,000, payable to the Board of of Chicago, will be furnished the Due on Dec. 1, as follows: $55,000. over the 1947 figure. Trustees, is required. .purchaser. Principal and interest in 1948; $57,000 in 1949; $58,000 City Council has started a 64 THE (2156) * <—- in 1950; $60,000 in 1951; $62,000 1952, $63,000 in 1953; $65,000 $67,000 in 1956; $69,000 in 1957 and 1958; $74,000 from 1959 to 1961; $75,000 in 1962; $80,000 in 1963; $86,000 in 1964; $87,000 in 1965, and $180,000 in in 1954 and 1955; and Bidders 1967. are re¬ the rate of interest or combination of rates, limited to three rates, that the bonds are to bear and to be expressed in mul¬ tiples of V4 of 1%. The District will furnish the printed bonds, the approving opinion of McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas, and quired to name Indep. School District, Houston Bond cial election held Nov. 15. Prin¬ on cipal and interest (J-D) payable at any bank designed by the pur¬ chaser. A certified check for $16,1*00 payable to the School District, is required. Offering Business — Manager, H. L. will , Mills, receive Bond Sale—The on Dec. 12 at his office at 1600 Wash¬ Houston, for the purchase of the following not to ington Avenue, exceed 3% interest bonds: $5,004,000 school bonds (First Proposition). Due $834,000 on Jan. 10, from 1949 to 1954, incl. FINANCIAL CHRONICLE school bonds (Second Due on Jan. 10, as follows: $834,000 in 1949 and 1954, and $833,000 in 1959, 1974. 10, 1948. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest (J-J) payable at the Central Han¬ over Bank & Trust Co., New York City, or the First National Bank, Houston. These bonds are part of 1964, 18—v. 166, p. 1835—were purchased by a syndi¬ cate composed of June 14. Bonds according to first proposition, but not both, and bidders may bid for either proposition or for an alter¬ native proposition. Bidders are requested to name rate or rates second Bonds Voted—The City Secre¬ tary states that $130,000 swim¬ ming pool bonds were approved by the voters at a recent election. $46,000 maturing on Nov. 1, $11,000 in 1969 and 1970, and $12,000 in 1971 and 1972. ceived were Rejected — All bids the $750,000 not re¬ for to hospital bonds of Directors of Chemical Cor¬ County Sinton), Bond Sale O. (P. Texas Details—In poration has declared a quar¬ terly dividend of Twenty-five cents ($.25) per share on its capital stock, payable Decem¬ 31, 1947, to stock¬ holders of record at the close of business December M. C. 10, 1947. Roop, Secretary Baltimore 3, Md. November 20, 1947 for redemption L CORPORATION are optional prior to maturity May 1, 1958, or on any interest payment date thereafter, in in¬ on verse jpTHE DAVISON CH[H bonds numerical order. Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Interest M-N. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Principal and interest payable at the Mercantile Na¬ tional Bank, of Dallas. These visions, 1950, Nov. 2s, at as terest J-D. from next 17—v. 100.428, 1948 Mt. 166, to 1967 bidder learn that the bonds we at a cost were Bank, $500,000 as 2s, maturing on Sept. 1, $100,000 from 1948 to 1952, and $1,000,000 as 2V2S, matur¬ ing $100,000 from 1953 to 1962, both inclusive. 3 %% to 33/8s. Tyler, Texas Bond Election—At an 1, a incl. was Hope, W. Va. Bond Sale—An issue of $140,000 revenue bonds was pur¬ chased recently by Cincinnati. Co., of Widmann & basis WISCONSIN Milwaukee County (P. O. The Milwaukee), Alex Wis. Bond Offering—C. M. Sommers, Sons, Peoples National County Charlottesville, and C. F. Co., jointly, for 2.10s, at Treasurer/ will sealed bids until 10 receive (CST) a.m. bonds, pon WASHINGTON follows: as $2,300,000 veteran housing bonds. County, Washougal Console Due on Feb.. 1, as follows: idated School District No. 12 $140,000 in 1949 and 1950, and (P. O. Vancouver), Wash. $840,000 from 1951 to 1953 Bond Sale—The $60,000 school incl. bonds offered on Nov. 17—v. 166, 1,400,000 park bonds. Due on Feb. p. 2044—were purchased by the 1, as follows: $70,000 in 1949 Washington National Bank, of and 1950, and. $420,000 from Vancouver, as 2s, at a price of 1951 to 1953 incl. Clark 100.333. 1,300,000 airport bonds. Due on Feb. 1, as follows: $65,000 in 1949 and 1950, and $390,000 Longview, Wash. Bond Sale—The $900,000 water revenue refunding bonds offered on Nov. 13 v. 166, p. 1940 — were purchased by a syndicate from 1951 to 1953 incl. Dated Jan. 1,1948. — in multiples of' $1,000 as desired by the purchaser^ Registerable as to principal only.. Rate of interest to be in multiples; of J/i or 1/10 of 1%, and must be- Commerce, Blyth & Co., both of Seattle, Pacific Northwest Co., of Seattle, First National Bank, of Portland, Foster & Marshall, Wil¬ liam P. Harper & Son & Co., both of Spokane, Bramhall & Stein, Harold H. Houston, & Co., both of Seattle, Paine-Rice & Co., of Seattle, Atkinson-Jones & Co., the for same all of the bonds.. County, in New York City. County will furnish the pur¬ The Tripp Co., both Portland, the only bidder, at a price of 100.045, a net interest cost of 2.621%, as follows: chaser of with the legal opinion of' Cutler, of Chicago,. deposits are required with the Chapman No & bids. $614,000 as 2V^s, maturing on Dec. 1, as follows: $29,000 in 1948, $30,000 in 1949, $31 000 in WYOMING Carbon County Sch. Dist. No. 3 (P. O. Rawlins), Wyo. 1950, $32,000 in 1951 and 1952; $33,000 in 1953, $34,000 in 1954, $35,000 in 1955, $36,000 in 1956, $37,000 in 1957, $38,- election 000 construction bonds. in ■*. Bonds Voted proved 1958, $39,000 in 1959 and 1960, $40,000 in 1961. $42,in 1962, $43,000 in 1963, $44,000 in 1964; and $286,000 as 23/is, maturing on Dec. 1, follows: as NEW in 1965; $46,000 in 1966; $47,000 in 1967; $48,000 in 1968; $49,000 in 1969, and $51,000 in 1970. $45,000 Seattle, Wash. L. Collier, $1,000 Call—H. 1917. inclusive, dated Jan. 1, 1943, by Ordinance No. called for payment on Jan. 1, 1948, as provided in said bonds, and payment of said bonds be made date, at par, on upon and after said bonds will 15, Prin¬ The debentures of this is¬ non-callable prior to are ma¬ turity. Legal opinion to be fur¬ nished by Daly, Thistle, Judson & McTaggart, Halifax. Definitivedebentures, when aavilable, will be ready for delivery on or about presentation at Agency of the State, in Chemi¬ on Nov. sue the City of New York, the cal Bank & Trust Co. Interest Dated Nov. 15, 1968. holder. said the office of the City Treasurer, or the Fiscal $500. on Fredericton, Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary or Vancouver, at the option of the- amended will and Due cipal and interest (M-N 15) pay¬ able in lawful money of Canadain the Cities of Halifax, Charlottetown, Saint John, Monet on,. issued under Ordinance No. 64065, are coupon sinking fund debentures is being offered by a syndicate headed by the Dominion Securities Corp.,.. Ltd., for general investment,, priced at 99.50 and interest, to yield about 3.03%. Denominations; City Treasurer, announces that the Municipal Light and Power Bonds, 1933, Series LR-6, Nos. 1 to 7,000, 72399, (Province of) Bonds Offered for Investment— An issue of $5,000,000 3% Seattle. both At the general BRUNSWICK New Brunswick Dated Dec. 1, 1947. Interest J-D. Approved as to legality by Pres¬ ton, Thorgrimson & Horowitz, of Bond — Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ the issuance of $600,000* on CANADA 000 on the Principal and interest payable at. the office of the County Treas¬ urer, or at the fiscal agency of and the Charles N. as Interest F-A.. Denominations composed of the National Bank of Dec. 1, 1947. cease Jan. QUEBEC 1, 1948, and all coupons representing interest subsequently accruing will be void. Noranda, Que. Bonds Offered for Investment— election Washington Toll Bridge Authority Public offering is being made by Credit Interprovincial, (P. O. Olympia), Wash. Ltd., Mont¬ will consider the issuance of Bond Sale The $3,650,000 real, of $625,000 3% serial deben¬ $150,000 street improvement tures, priced at from 100.00 to Longview toll bridge revenue bonds. bonds offered on Nov. 17—v. 166, 96.75, according to maturity. Dated Aug. 1, 1947. Due on Aug. 1, from Wharton, Texas p. 1732—were purchased by a syn¬ .1948 to 1972, incl. A certificate Bond Election—At the election dicate composed of John Nuveen , to be held on Nov. 25 the voters — to be will held on Dec. 1 the consider the issuance following system bonds: bonds; voters of the $200,000 $150,000 000 tion sewer & Co., of Chicago, B. J. Van Ingen Co., of New York, Foster & Marshall, Pacific Northwest Co., & sewer Wm. P. Harper & Son & Co., and water Hartley Rogers & Co., all of Seat¬ tle, at 99.04, a net interest cost of works improvement bonds; $60,- bonds; $50,000 fire sta¬ bonds; $50,000 street bonds, and $40,000 water works bonds. - on Dec. 8 for the purchase of $5,500,000 not to exceed 2% interest coil* 100.024. sold price of 101.256, a net interest of 2.2804%, as follows: Dec. water Cassell & both of Dallas, jointly, as reported in our Nov. 3 issue—v. 166, p. 1836— & ■ WEST VIRGINIA Va. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. In¬ Due serially on Dec. highest beginning with certain terms.. on $307,000 airport 1940—were purchased by Estabrook & Co., of New York, and F. W. Craigie & Co., of Richmond, Columbian Securities Corp., 31/4% of said on - contain optional redemption pro¬ p. Brown from water and sewer bonds. Due on May 1, as fol¬ lows: $10,000 from 1959 to 1962; $15,000 from 1963 to 1967, and $65,000 in 1968. 120,000 2y2% water and sewer bonds. Due on May 1, as fol¬ lows: $15,000 from 1949 to 1952, and $10,000 from 1953 ; to 1958, incl. All Bond Sale—The 1 connec¬ election VIRGINIA tion with the sale of the $1,500,000 road bonds to Russ & Co., and the • $180,000 an scheduled for Nov. 29. imum interest rate and maturity, tax limit and debt limit. —were bonds: mitted to the voters at of 1.955%. Patricio 7 The Board Texas jointly, rejected. San J-D. The approve ing opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago; will be furnished tbe purchased No other bid was received for the bonds. These bonds Bond Election—The issuance of bonds offered Texas exceed 3% interest Interest payable County Road District (P. O. Floresville), No. 7 County (P. O. Amarillo), purchased by a syndicate composed of the Crummer Co., Inc. of Texas, First Southwest Co., Texas City Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Principal Rauscher, Pierce & Co., all of Bond Sale—The $1,400,000 school Dallas, Columbian Securities and interest (M-N) payable at the house bonds offered on Nov. 18— Central Hanover Bank & Trust Corp., of Texas, of San Antonio, v. 166, p. 1836—were purchased Co., New York. The next highest McClung & Knickerbocker, City by the Texas City National Bank bidder was the Union Securities National Bank, Rotan, Mosle & of Texas City, Milton R. Under¬ Corp., New York; B. J. Van Ingen Moreland, all of Houston, and Roe wood & Co., of Houston, and As¬ & Co.; R. D. White & Co.; Donald & Co., of San Antonio, at a price sociates, at par, as follows: $497,MacKinnon & Co., and Ellis & of 100.0006, a net interest cost of 000 as 3s, maturing on Dec. 1, Co., jointly, for $636,000 as 2V4S, 2.972%, as follows: $3,000 in 1948; $13,000 in 1949; and $614,000 as 23/4s, at a price of $750,000 water works improve¬ $15,000 in 1950; $11,000 in 1951; ment bonds. Par. $13,000 in 1952; $18,000 in 1953; 200,000 sewer improvement Grand Prairie, Texas $22,000 in 1954; $12,000 in 1955; bonds. $20,000 in 1956; $18,000 in 1957; Bonds Voted—At the general 200,000 street improvement $23,000 in 1958; $22,000 in 1959 election on Nov. 4 the voters ap¬ bonds. and 1960; $19,000 in 1961; $26,000 80,000 public building bonds. proved the issuance of $150,000 in 1962 and 1963; $31,000 in 1964; 30,000 storm sewer bonds. $30,000 in 1965; $77,000 in 1966; sewerage disposal bonds; $150,000 Dated Nov. 1, 1947. Due serial¬ $76,000 in 1967, and $903,000 as street improvement bonds; $50,000 ly on Nov. 1, from 1948 to 1970 33/4S, maturing on Dec. 1, $87,000 sewer extension bonds, and $50,- inclusive. Principal and interest in 1968; $90,000 in 1969; $94,000 000 water extension bonds. payable at the First National in 1970; $96,000 in 1971; $100,000 Bank, Midland. The approving in .1972; $103,000 in 1973; $107,000 opinion of McCall, Parkhurst & in 1974; $111,000 in 1975; and DIVIDEND NOTICE Crowe, of Dallas, will be fur¬ $115,000 in 1976. Dated Dec. 1, nished the purchaser. 1947. Interest payable J-D. Fridley & Hess, and the J. R. Phillips Odessa, Texas Investment Co., both of Houston, Bonds Publicly Offered — The jointly, offered to act as agents i/M Columbian Securities Corp. of for the district and to undertake Texas, of San Antonio, is offer¬ to sell the bonds at interest rates ing for investment the following The Davison Wilson Newport News, Potter Bear, Stearns & of New York; Commerce of interest which the bonds are to Union Bank, of Nashville; Detmer bear but not more than three rates Ik Co., of Chicago; Roosevelt & of interest and do not split inter¬ Dated Sept. 1, 1947. Interest Cross, of New York; Fahey, Clark est rates on a single year's ma¬ & Co.; National City Bank, both turity, and the premium if any. M-S. Principal and interest pay¬ of Cleveland, and Moss, Moore & The bonds will be delivered FOB, able at the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co., of New York. These Co., of Dallas, at a price of par, a Houston, and will be accomplished net interest cost of 2.58076%, as with the approving opinion of the are the bonds authorized at the election held on July 26. Ap¬ follows: Attorney-General of Texas, and proved as to legality by McCall, $1,000,000 water works, series 79 Wood, King & Dawson, of New Parkhurst & Crowe, of Dallas. York City. The opinion will state bonds. $808,000 as 2%s, ma¬ that the bonds are legal and gen¬ turing on Nov. 1, $32,000 in Shelby County Road District No. 1 eral binding obligations of the 1948 and 1949; $34,000 from (P. O. Center), Texas district. A certified check for 1950 to 1952; $36,000 in 1953 Bonds Voted—At the election $100,080, payable to the school and 1954; $38,000 from 1955 on Nov. 1 the voters approved to 1960; $40,000 from 1961 to district, is required. the issuance of $25,000 road im¬ 1963; $42,000 in 1964; $44,000 Live Oak County (P. O. provement bonds. in 1965 and 1966; $46,000 in George West), Texas Texas (State of) 1967 and 1968, and $192,000 as Bonds Not Voted—In connec¬ Local Debt Authority Analyzed 2%s, maturing on Nov. 1, tion with a notice which appeared The First of Texas Corporation, $46,000 in 1969; $48,000 in in our Nov. 10 issue—v. 166, 1970 and 1971, and $50,000 in San Antonio 5, has just prepared p. 1939—that the voters approved 1972. and will furnish upon request, a the issuance of $1,000,000 road 250,000 agricultural and livestock bonds at an election held on pamphlet setting forth the legal exhibit building, series 77 Nov. 1, we now learn that the authority, tax limitations and debt limitations of Texas bonds. municipal $204,000 as 2V2S, ma¬ bonds were not approved. bonds. The data shows for each turing on Nov. 1, $8,000 in Midland, Texas type of local unit, the purpose for 1948; $9,000 frdm 1949 to 1956; Bond Sale—The $1,260,000 bonds which bonds may be issued, the $10,000 from 1957 to 1964; $11,000 from 1965 to 1938, and offered on Nov. 18—v. 166, p. 2044 appropriate legal authority, max¬ Co., ber Monday* Novemb6r^24j $132,500 road bonds will be sub¬ Pelly, Texas 1969 and on elec¬ on Oct. 21. Approved legality by McCall, Park¬ hurst & Crowe, of Dallas. Dated Jan. the issue voted an held Bids Proposition). authorized at to as / 5,000,000 or $1,250,000 bonds Nov. were sealed bids until 11 a.m. (CST) on will be awarded Fort'Worth, Texas bonds tion Texas deliver the bonds at the American National Bank, Austin. These are the bonds authorized at the spe¬ ■offered & emmmmmmmmmrnmmlmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmsmmmUSmmmmsSmmmmmmmmmmmmssSSmSPaB in 1966 COMMERCIAL mtmmmm— 3.22%, as follows: $1,400,000 ma¬ of the Minister of Municipal Af¬ fairs will appear on each bond as to their legality. was Delivery set,at about Nov. 18. ~ ** Ville-Marie, Quebec Bond Sale—The $33,000 3% im* provement bonds turing on Dec. 1, 1977, as* 3V2s, and $2,250,000 as 3s, maturing on the-counter, at Dec. 1, 1977. 1977, incl. Dated Dec. 1, 1947. date 1947. Due were par. sold over- Dated Nov. 1, serially from 1948 to I