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BUS. ADM. . . MONDAY V»' '«* :•,V-2i'1'! i*?i* j' $GT'"iV- "i''- ' /• *" * t h *" i NvJ»' * • •"* k,-1'; '"..'"S it ;/»» 1* * * 'Jt '/•' " ^ u 1 T \. ' ' , 1 ! n, ' ,'ir , yr.^' , Reg. U. S. Pat. Office Volume Number 162 4425 N ew York, *N. Yv, Monday, October I £ 1945 Price 60 Cents Copy a General Corporation and Investment News RAILROAD' .Adam Hat The PUBLIC UTILITY - Stores, Inc.—Registrar, Etc. Appointed—* National City Bank of New York has (after shares 750,000 of August—- : 1944 $1,833,248 $1,922,566 $1,855,960 394,231 6&7.441 1,005,143 110,956 ld\833 fFrom January 1— vJJ 'C. from railway.,-14,266,404 from railway..^r._ , 5,100,910 ' 14,935,336 ji payable,- $481,609; $2,967,380; ' salaries and commissions,? 6,059,319 7,548,495 1,126,796 1,326,270 income.._ oper. . In " ; • w /; Deprec. Prov. and 1945—Month—1944 $2,783,059 1,251,434 for &&<; f 'V • v A I ->V, Gross Interest, Net V'*'.. / deducts.. etc., 8,784,770 189,082 ..^Balarice'-wiv— 3,070,712 3,192,516 $310,909 Allegheny Ludlum Steel $3,884,916 2,268,936 2,268,986 $121,827 $1,615,930 With I the new facilities, '"t ' enlarged an fiZ'i I „"•'?} and . intensified J\".. program t : , ; - ; of fundamental and applied research will be brought to bear on the highly stainless, magnetic, yalve, tool, and other complex steels specialized The been announced W. King, Executive as Assistant, by Hiland G. Batcheller, President. • /• Mr. has Income Account for 1945 sales Cost of sales 3,391,277 Ended June $9,146,904 $12,276,070 3,345,127 3,706,373 763,829 883,829 749,543 $5,037,947 $7,685,869 Foreign is 93,426 106.156 7,562 47,751 Total profit Depreciation $3,131,707 $4,931,790 $7,693,431 Net Shs. 55,000 Exchange Dividend per ♦Includes - excess profits ,.T— . refund of $1,541,796 $2,028,446 $528,329) 80O?589 800,589 800,675 800,591 $2.53 for taxes. excess . $1.92 /flncludes profits " $5,283,295 (less post-war {Includes $997,312 excess proms taxes. taxes (less post-war crfedlf of $52,730). §Includes $1,220,793 profits tax. ! ' .Note—The company in the year ended Jund^O, 1944 also had a nonoperating profit of $12,028,382. ; excess . Consolidated (Incl. .Assets—Cash, $2,477,343; notes and accounts Balance wholly U. receivable Sheet, June 30, 1945 ownet^subsidiaries) for bad reserve $1,716,354; debts of $432 473) inventories, $6,229,352; post-war refund of excess profits taxes, $857,286; prepaid insurance, etc.,$201,710; plant and equipment i municipal department { / The National Chase of registrar p. 1273. Bank the V. 162, Telephone: HAnover 2-2600 " v-UjC' raHwayC___, the Alton 1945, was Gulf, Mobile of tion Alton The for were y-r no No „ Surplus accumulations dividends Burlington & have' Date 1944 1943^' 1942 $3,341,097 $3,291,750 $2,928,105 '"1,038,484 1,488,462 1,322,228 UV; 44,695 219,000 '265,172 626,307 25,434.180 25,244,176 24,944,076 19,352,672 •, railway income___' 8,034,826 V 8,430,691 10,482,578 3,181,520 >2,643,107: 2,910,171 ' 6,711,836 2,774,483 . 97J." p. (& Subs.)—Earnings- 1945—Month—1944 t $5,339,299 income : 1945—7 Mos.—1944 ' J $3,511,736 $27,107,674 $20,302,908* 652,703 3,304,058 2,817,739 992,992 share per RR. -V v to of been Quincy 572,050 $2.56 Experimental ;> taxes. tBased Transcontinental on 1,290,568 Flights $2.18 shares^ Successfully -5 The corporation hajai announced/tjie'successful completion of 35 ex- perimental. transcontinental flights with Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corp.'s Model-39 transport airplane.- The huge/airfreighter, which car-' ries a gross load of 18,500 pounds, has been i/sed in a cooperative air 1549 cargo 1551 research C'J program. .The experimental to Consolidated flights —r -Z'A i,T ». C' u Z complete^the Mpdel-39'has been returned VUltee.-^V.'162,TCl33•. U x f i" v"-w i. Y* J r American Bantam Car Co.—Two New Directors Elect-** ' - - ed—Sales Show Gain—Post-war Plans— " ,;..v.,.; ."v-v ■ ,, At a meeting of the directors/held on Vice-President of General Motors Corp., 1550 I550 President of >y<\. V-' ■ Sept-. 24,~James D. Mooney, and Jerome P. Bowes, Jr., Bowes & four years It 4% of the Appointed— City cumulative of York New RR. its and been ap¬ $100 par.— .v:* the plan of reorganiza¬ a Kansas City, St. Louis & second a unnecessary the plan Baltimore & $16,685,966 He the the was originally responsible for the direction world. that ,v > the of ' ; ; Overseas , > , during the fiscal the previous year. .,r* *./ / , was v approved, the Alton lines will be separated from Ohio; the properties of the Alton company will be acquired by the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR.; and the latter will assume the obligations of the leases, modified in the case of the Kansas City The reorganization and unification will result in a system of railroads extending from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes company. to be excessive. , f production INDUSTRLAI^|;|j|||i . • X ' * " INCORPORATED - ■ J ' compared with ! •; V. *:«The fore-V Profits Control Act Jfifeuibert New York Security Dealert' Association . s ' 45 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK 5 Telephone Philadelphia Telephone REctor 3-3600 Enterprise 0015 ' ■ ; Bell Teletype New York 1-570 pro¬ of any " - 1944 fiscal $640,645 tracts,/ X year for net profit reconversion amounted expense to and $627,922 cost after adjustments provision on war .Post-war activities will be devoted the to manufacture of trailers, of types for half-ton, The the - heavy the company having produced over 100,000 trailers the armed forces. In addition to their regular line heavy cargo trailers, production lines are being readied for the all of con¬ r one American Army-Navy material.—V. and two-ton Bantam Car trailers for export. Company recently won for the third time achievement in the production of war "E" ;for.'high 162, p. 129. T'-- — ; " INVESTMENT FUND H . W. ' V of of output" ON REQUEST "f ; • Renegotiation proceedings on previous years have been finalized andprofits deemed excessive in those years have been refunded. In the PROSPECTUS Kobbe, GearHart & Company ; of> ; $778,293. DIVERSIFIED RAILS -ft of .j, . ended June 30, as Vs. or-/ Operations »,*.'• . the $20,058,734, for - yoar solely, to ;;The net profit for the year after all taxes going is subject to the provisions of the War cargo petition was filed, for the letter's reorganization. Under for company devoted its facilities materials. Sales for the year were profits found - The Commission refused approval of a plan of reorgani¬ lessor, The Louisiana & Missouri River RR. and to approve or refuse the approval of a plan of reorganization for a third lessor, The Joliet & Chicago RR., as no for it service; around viding for renegotiation and recapture by the U. S. Government i9 approved lessor, of later further announced was war has stock, preferred and Motors 1945, .the Chicago RR. zation found NEW YORK 4, N. T. NY 1-573 the", \ , . System report dated Sept. a C Bett Teletype: in $28,442,475, $2,888,157 Completed-^-, 1567 1550 Railroad—Reorganization— The-ICC in r- • the- ••. stock common amount $30,477,337. stock. 1945. '•• American Airlines, Inc. 1550 y . Company & Established 1922 SO BROAD STREET putting 1, the ELECTRONICS Municipal Bondir^ bitien in There preferred iAlter bhairgesnind Federal. _ including $7,608,328. the oper. {Earned Payable t Allied Stores Corp.—Registrar - ■" of on period End, July 31— Gross income 1531 — FLORIDA & NEW JERSEY 7-.r.;" ry. ganization specialist in I amount rail way from Net General the Governhi'ent securities, $12,283,119; ^ 8. (after of Co., Inc., and Vice-President of W. A. Alexander & Co., of Chicago, 111;, were elected directors._ Mr. Mconey was re-t cently released to inactive duty as a Captain* in the/United States Navy ; $2.00 i that Company $67,185,703, was the common stock. The Chicago, largest stockholder of record, ' - Net 806,474 ; to $1,417,656. the from after $1,602,629 2,802,061 1944, dividends —y. 162, 1550 Reserve 31, Jtypm Jan. V— ',. 1531 Rates Sales Auction pointed $1.51 • in Jan. of •r ♦3,107,618 800.589 , share of as sinking fund in the amount of $1,020,375. capitalization and charges are as follows: "■■■' " the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad new Gross from tailway* 71,271 f5,§09,984 1,601,178 ^ paid Earnings Federal holders including the August?*,' % ■ ; i.—$1,210,667 stk., outstand* cooperate lessors on the 1531 __ __ charges in Net Condition Statement of Member Banks of j 141,000 profit cap. £3,389,994 for .... ing tno par).*.— will - and The capitalization to be added Grossh from 442,546 exchange contingencies it ,,"y'r Net £y. oper; income-.__ $5,365,065 §1;921,041 that Alton Earnings for August and Year : ' 1548 - Reserve Banks i reserve stated the of $8,265,891, preferred stock long-term debt in the amount of pand 1543 Combined Condition Statement of Federal $5,317,314 and Has capitalization Dec. wa3 1560 3,311,206 689,388 Provision for taxes Ohio capitalization of unpaid 1505 Dividends Declared and for the approval of which is urged by all proceeding who have taken a position in the matter,, the committee and the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR. The . 1543 _ _—_ ; Notices .! ^ The Course of Bank Clearings $9,378,063 $3,225,133 Interest committee the amount of $1,448,034, contingent charges in the amount of $301,290, preferred stock dividends in the amount of 1542 i.: >«- State and City Bond Offerings and Sales ,".'1942 expenses Additions to Gibbons and Miscellaneous Features 30 1943 profit from oper. Miscellaneous income Net the by Additionally, the New Orleans, Great Northern Railway, lessor, had outstanding in the hands of the public $35,700 of capital stock and ; $5,259,000 of long-term debt..-"i:\ 5-''•=' r.'-V-v. "■ Vf ~,r :v Fixed charges of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio RR.. in 1944 were in f 1542 Municipal Issues Sold in August Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund 1944 $7,305,799 expenses Administrative by & presented amount 1541 i General Corporation and Investment News $55,318,110 $58,905,660 $63,970,160 $49,603,421 48,012,311 49,758,755 51,694,090 40,225,358 Gross prof, from oper. Selling Years the as plan plan into effect. ♦Net Allied Mills, Inc.—Annual Report— Net to Baltimore and f'v-';.- 1161r> Consolidated ! — Stock and Bond Averages King comeg jko this corporation after more than four years' serv¬ ice with the Steel Division of thef War Production Beard, Washington, where he served continuously as Special Assistant, to each of the seven successive directors of that Division. While in Washington, Mr. King was on detached service with the Bethlehem Steel Co., Bethlehem, Pa. -^V. 162. p. . , Chicago & Alton bonds, well on 1521 1541 _ Clark of Page 1„_ Over- the - Counter Markets. Transactions New York Stock Exchange Transactions New York Curb Exchange ^fficial Appointed— appointment . the parties as Details of Los Angeles Stock Exchange 1543 Philadelphia Stock Exchange __T 1544 Pittsburgh Stock Exchange ^*' 1544 St. Louis Stock Exchange. _^;__^__^j*.i.i:^^_^:<1544r' Toronto Stock Exchange t544 Toronto Stock Exchange—Curb Section__, 15^6 Montreal Stock Exchange 1546 Montreal Curb Exchange _J___ 1547 produced by the company. 1 New Exchange.^. Cleveland StocktExchange Detroit Stock Exchange - "„1 Curb — $1,881,064 Co^—Expansion.Program-?** ' •»_____ Chicago Stock Exchange Cincinnati Stock Exchange Un official announcement says>-% The corporation has placed fif-stVon its peacetime expansion program the immediate erection of an ultra-modern $2,000,000 Research Labora¬ tory and Experimental Center at its "headquarters plant, Bracken' r* amended The 1536 York Boston Stock Exchange ; ridge, Pa. enjoyed _ of tingent . 1532 Baltimore Stock Exchange $4,150,050 189.082 $61,006 . New $7,342,567 . y-.* New YorkT Stock Exchange (Bonds) r 8,762,977 $6,955,629 260,999 ' $250,088 stock_~_; pfd. on 677,541 $571,908 255,624 ■_ —— Issue New York Stock Exchange <Stocks) : . $505,712 income iMvs.. ; _____ income This : $2,723,773 $32,724,097 $31,705,713 1,200,724 13,593,772 12,348,969 273,600 3,389,926 " 3,251,200 696,300 taxes a - the as Stock and .Bond Quotations 1945—12 Mos.—1944 329,611 y amort._1_ J as a result of the reorganization and unification is $40,895,537, exclusive of securities that may be issued after Jan. 1, 1945, to finance a program of rehabilitation for the Alton. Fixed charges of the Alton in 1944 were in the amount of, $1,931,698. Fixed charges on the securities and leases to be issued or assumed by the Gulf, Mobile & Ohio are in the amount of $328,807 (as of Jan. 1, 1945), and con-' '&}:};? :''' r.yvi-.j-; o Alabama Power Co.—Earnings— revenue . Operating expenses on those & Ohio 12,214,099 5C910.147 1,819,417* 1,326,665 Z ySross large volume of traffic potential maximum hauls in by either of the two systems as presently" »> / „* ' ' J The plan of reorganization and unification is substantially the samo of $89,355,351. v162, p. 977. Period End. Aug. 31— enjoying excess operated. The 156,778 MISCELLANEOUS - and total, ; 15,369,449 ry. . $3,340,653), ,i I x , 287,788 Net , of 955,668 from Gross . depreciation INSURANCE - $125,830; State and local taxes, $102,026; social security taxes, $37,638; provision for Federal capital stock taxes, $62,375; provision for Federal ! income and excess profits taxes, est. (after crediting U. S. Treasury;; notes, tax series A and C of $1,963,800), $164,437; reserves for contin¬ gencies, insurance, etc., $307,024; common stock (800,589 shares, no par value), $4,864,581; surplus, $20,597,026; total, $26,732,545.—V. 161,■> p. 562." v: 1942 1943 r' , $1,483,357 frpm railway.—i railway.— ry. oper. incomo for ■ / .■, liabilities—-Accounts.' $1 1945 * Gross Net of Southern RB.-^-Earriings— 1 Alabama Great Net stock common reserve $26,332,545. been appointed Registrar par value. .The Manufacturers Trust Co., New York, has been appointed transfer agent for the common and preferred stock!.—V. 162, p. 977. ., ;/ for INDUSTRIAL - LONG and COMPANY INCORPORATED 634 SO. SPRING ST. LOS ANGELES 14 * —— American Agricultural —Annual Report— —*34 Wat safe,""" sales—r o, 0f ,« Cost | t34,9o"559 for Prov. receivables ful ' tlons 7,688,690 $1,140,181 $1,707,362 435,369 531,984 646,743 $704,812 $1,173,378 $1,388,705 • ; 4,489 45,293 other $3,499,185 # 87,750 excess before prov. contingencies profit *4,891498 Earned $4,695,418 Other *2,880,009 ... jv for L255.938 X $2.77 $2.90 * - : 300,000 Divs. ——- 469,903 329,711 $628,78)7 $414,853 $686,286 $840,269 $628,797 $414,853 " $686,286 $625,475 -1,683.141 1,301.222 In , . shs. Earns, 5.170,483 313,000 1,474,115 379,209 1,427,199 546,124 5,083,172 4,851,314 1,354,628 725,453 1,399;572 1 1 1 —— (net) machinery <fc equipment rock deposits (net)— Purch. money obiig. & sundry investments Prop, not required for oper. purposes Goodwill, brands «te trademarks—— 1944 4,494,861 542,000 Phosphate - (net) ^ " • 1 ' • $1,327,629 —— Reserves for *— stock surplus Earned surplus 301,674 C. 162. Manager Baselt, vi p.' 777. ' 584,505 8,372,920 5,134,938 4,732,588 $30,654,070 $29,273,252 , Corp.—Earnings— , share, respectively, with a each case.—V. 162, p. 1162. ...... Year End, and American Gas & Electric Ce. Operating $2,762,408; total, $3,283,303, in 1945 of additional excess entitled to a result of the payment a 1943 the companies are '■te* $ ■ Fed. $ v"::'... 9,645,613 122,941,401 of Oct. on 1,127,027 1,191,227 14,115,525 657,485 647,450 8,104,551 of 14,030,028 720,090 12,329,188 23 10,580,936 I of in the preferred 26,892.377 342,198 2,069,963 24,970 28,816 : Gross 2,161.466 acquis. elec. 602,783 debt funded of 2,098,778 581,712 income on Amort, 27,234.575 7,129,488 4,352 24,940- adjustments- interest & deduct. 8,116 172,616 Divs. 281,118 300,622 pfd. stocks- on Divs. on stocks 32.520,644 12,707,027 Federal , '62,03* Other j taxes 1.057,142 deple. 3,809,953 Other 986,443 13.479,101 12,475,968 10,035,175 10,227,378 Int. of consol— subs. 1,057,142 *33,871 3,433,926 income net above) Inc. subs, (as .1,057,142 *33,871 on com. stocks on pfd. stocks Interest • bonds on advances 1,020,315 8,173 61,729 Int. & , Divs. & misc. Federal i on -Balance pfd. 1,090,235 .••'iVi 167,254 to 45,175 14,433,751 25,338 85,898 '1,025,042 25,627 630,069 140,767 1,689,209 31,196 13,859,^74 324,921 83,442 X of (net) plant 883,070 978. 18,072,112 286,071 Net i ^ : 5.380,387 22.585,725 1,392.422, 1,536.387 " 3,439,422* - 3,844,000 16,792,339 5J93>386 to equity of 24,542 9,596 1,689,209 i Other income Total 5; f 16,767,797 10,764,509 Dodge 49,710 : 388,230 17,437,030 83,732 579,527 2,240,326 2,403,393 87.844 255.933 357,319 3,133,011 14,180,057 14,275,580 130.796 and u—L other deducts. 557,833 taxes— Balance, surplus ■ 40,376 10,173,614 s 2.814,395 : . ■ 400.738 5,950,000 Marks M. Co Inc. F. Paine. R. 1,830.000 First Corp. Michigan Trust Lincoln, Cor W. Scott Chas. 685,000 & William R. Hamlin Stone 230,000 J. J. F. B. W. E. & Vietor, 275,000 Webster Son_ Hutton & Co._ Peabody & Co. The 140,000 460,000 Co7- Dean 278,090 460,000 5,950,000 Dann ; - 230.000' & Co Gibson 915,000 230,000» & Co., Inc.—915,000 Weld & Co 3,660,000 Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs ———.4— 915.00® 915,000 Johnston, Lemon & Joseph & Co.k Inc Kalman & Co., Inc 185,000: 140,000' Corp._ 5,950,000- White, 4,570,0C0 — 275,000= 915,000; —___ Walker & H. 230,000! Weeden Weeks— 2,745,000 460,000 Co Johnson, Lane, Space & Kidder, Inc Common, G. & Inc, Co., 5,950,000' 5,950,000- Co. 185,000 185,000 The Illinois Co Co. Inc. Securities Union Co._ Hutton 3 Collirts & Co.— Co.—r Milliard & & & Trubee, & • 230,000 & 1— and Sullivan & Co 2,745,000 Hornblower E. Co.— Webster & StroUd 5,950,000 915,000 Hayden, Miller & Co,—. Hemphill, Noyes & Co._ 2,745,000 & Staats Maynard Blodget, Harris, Hall & Co. Herrman 275,000 & & Co._ Co. Harriman Ripley & Co., Richards Scranton 460,000- 460,000' Slillman, HiB Co. 2,745,000 Gardner— Smith. Barney & Co 230.000 •Inc..:«—— 95,000 i Agnew 915,000 Nolan. Inc Goldman, Sachs & Co.. 5,950.000 460.000 Goodbody & Co._"__ f, Lunt 460,000! Wins- Stringfellow W. Shuman, Folger. & 4,570,000; — & Co. of Neb. 140,000' Jackson Pressprich & & 230,000 Co 185,000 Co Co & Reinholdt Clark & Co 275,000 The First Boston Corp.- 5,950,000 4,570,000 & Co & Curtis & 915,000140,000! 915,000! & Perrin, West low. Inc. 275,000 Co Murch Webber, Parrish 2,745,000 Fahey, California H. — Paine-Rice 915,000 of Moseley & S. Co. Securities First Co., George Neuhaus Co. & 230.000 & Maynard 230,000 & 685,000 Mericka Merrill, Turben & Co.— & — 275,000 Weir, IJ. Miller 185,000 Co Young, Inc. 685,000 & 275,000^ Masten & Co Wm. 1 230,000 L. 140,000. 460,000 & 915,000 E, McLeod, 95.000 5,950,000 4,570,000 Co. 460,000 Smith Elkins, Morris & Co. 152,328 17,156,027 479,711 Laurence 1,830,000 685,000 Corp. * 3,884,114 Co— c«; Brothers- Lehman 200,000 Co.„ & Co Bennett, Dominion 11^284,702 106,412 275,000) Freres Higginson Corp MacColl, Fraser & Co.Mackubin, Legg & Co.— Dillon, Read & Co., Inc. 5,950,000 17,284,702 16,767,797 $230,000. Co & Lazard & Pancoast 47,600 3,834,404 3,543,400 — Expenses Income 812,604 Carroll & B. Day & Co Dewar, Robertson 6.6&1.21&. 3.834,404 3,436,988 3,436,988 Co Mason-Hagan, Inc. Henry (as above)—. Kidder & M. Laird SonsJ— R. ■ 655,457 & Davenport & Co.___ com- pany^ in inc. of«subs. equity . principal underwriter and the debentures underwritten are as Lee 230,000 Julien Collins & Co. • 17,332,302 American Power & Light Co.— Net 915,000 460,000 (Inc.) 2,434 . • A. mi¬ interests the 230,000 Inc._ — Brown Clark, 24,013,518 V." be to . Brothers COi John 159,926 4.831,844 each of 185,000 Campbell, McCarty Co., Ihc. „; 15,886,019 950,244 286,451 of name amounts —_ 40,059,463 159,926 1, are i Butcher & Sherrerd— acquis, applic. nority Int. ^ 3,999,281 on an and interest. The balance debentures will be obtained company. 1,375,000 140,000 Brown, Lisle & Marshall 230,000 Buckley Brothers de- ' 6,572,163 the Co Ames & Co., Alex. 386,956 : of Allyn & Co., Inc.1,830,000 E. & 39,672,507 533,161 41,608,081 - -MUg First 1,054,923 , '■?: for p. 41,074,920 9,539,594 $159,298,840> (approximately 275,000 Eichler & Co. A. G. Becker & Co., Inc. 4,570,000 Blyth & Co., Inc.— 5,950,000 George D. B. Bonbrigfit 11,730,188 86,732 11,690,458 public, etc.', Portion 757,636 140,767 stock 162, •X.:3,405 26,303 stock ♦Deficit.—V. v 10,227,378 h". 594,474 —1,321 taxes earned common net exps., deductions income C. A. 2,248,590 742,221 , X: 62,004 5,218 1,132,262 taxes 10,035,175 & — income Total Gen. 38,382 10,825,620 9,452,862 income Balance Divs. Other 3,443,926 consol.: Divs. 2,925,388 were of the sale record distribution job a Bateman, 23.450,867 9„991,262 .170,069 ♦pfd.. divs. to public,— - 9,718,659 11,520,389 ((net)_ Balance — from 2,573,770 revenues.. oper. income adjustments 2,248,590 Am. Gas &E!ec. Co.-— ITndist. ^ .21,521,781 books from the A. Drexel approp— res. ductioris income net 5.531,382 2,591,613 funds principal Estabrook Net Amort, Undistrib. - 2>396,680 . proceeds net Bache & Co.__ 551,068 639,673 2,303,468 3,445,603 1,020,315 — , after hour Kingsbury & Alvis, 275,000 Kinsley & Adams 230,000. Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.460.000 Kuhn, Loeb & Co.— 5,950,000 A. 34.021,293 136,673,728 140,191,218, 13,520,048 53,532,748 55,346,394 .3,322,778 taxes,, half a transaction, second the .Underwriters—The Almstedt ; 1945—12 Mos.—1944 ^ - broad investment demand a Allison-Williams Property retirement and Gross stocks— com. revenues expenses for earned common 7,210.556 195,381 681,534 31,962 208,438 Balance 24,749,252 plant Reservations of net inc. Other Operating '• — company Iflofga'n Stanley & Co.—$5,950,000 (& Subs.)—Earnings— '"' within entire hour, considered is other Crouse, 'jjjr'i! '• has ; f 1162. ; Havana, by follows: in a letter to stock¬ company at $11,000,000, be eliminated from the balance sheet. addition, change from the existing no-par value, common stock with stated value of $1 to stock of the par value of $1 a share is pro- ^ Oversubscribed—The The respective the Subsidiaries— 279,520 of formerly foreign and domestic redemption on Dec. 1, 1945, at 105 required for the redemption of the 3%% & 24,469,732 President, Etc. Mundo" Tobin, for from stock requirements and 1945—3 Mos.—1944 "El - Purpose—The the American Power & Light Co. the Wilton H. applied toward the retirement of the company's $160,000,000 30-year 3V4% debentures, due Dec. 1, 1966, which the company intends to call ' by the reduction offset of editor and major refunding operation com¬ pleted this year by the company. Last July the com¬ pany sold to the same banking group $175,000,000 35year 2%% debentures on a bid of 99.559. vote on approving a proposal to preferred stock from $32,460,100 to public of. 400,000 shares of common Operating Interest ' of this size. This out that "preferred stockholders as a clasT-will have their stock redeemed by lot at $115 per share and accrued posed.—V. 162. p. 10,157,578 2,136,496 !— in* Corp., books an issue will Dickerman, Chairman of the board, C. the than 12,120.096 904,912 In a 7,946,771 < 917,569 income income ; . % the company to the underwriters ahd thence to the ultimate investor consumed a little more release of the 25% of remaining earnings now earmarked for the sinking fund." v ' • ■ . -.u ... The board also recommends that goodwill, now carried on the books 7,830,830; 897,526 Operating - the SEC for permission to sell its holdings Power Co. 555 debentures, due Dec, 1 1966'" The First Boston Corp. is expected to arrange formerly debentures points Period End. July 31 Other : with the has been elected Vice-President - and Treas¬ The Merchandising Mart, with main offices in the Real Estate Building,- Philadelphia, Pa., 'represents' opened. proposal as outlined in the letter will reduce preferred dividend requirements by $872,207 and will eliminate the present sinking fund, which now requires setting aside 25% of earnings after preferred divi¬ dends toward the retirement of preferred stOclc, ' "The position of the present common stock," according to Mr. Dick¬ erman,.'"will be substantially improved over the long run without de¬ creasing its share in the future prosperity of the company. The fact that additional shares of common stock will be outstanding is more by 117,119,966 40,564,930 8,677,485 taxes ' interest and met with such Co.—Hearing— sounder holding." than $ $ 42,241,339 profits tax— exc. Other ', - that Morgan Stanley & Co., as syndicate managers, were ; in a position to announce oversubscription and closing ■ the present outstanding 7% 38Mt% 1945—12 Mos.—1944 699,461 taxes- income and $160,000,000 announced Sept. 24 that it had accepted a bid at 99.8199% for the purchase of $160,000,000 30-year 2%% debentures, due Oct. 1, 1975. The successful bider was Morgan, Stanley & Co., representing a group of 100 purchasers. On the basis of this price the interest cost to the company will be approximately 2.76% to maturity of the debentures. A second bid of 99.6811% was offered by a group headed by Mellon Securities Corp. and Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. The bonds were reoffered. the same day (the issue having received the approval of the SEC) at 100% and Retire Part of Issue Through Sale of 400,000 Shares of Com¬ stockholders William (& Subs.)—Earnings— 3,412,511 Depreciation Federal hearing a private^ at American Telephone & Telegraph Co. hearing $20,000,000 through the sale to the stock. V ! holders Subscribe— 765,423 — without V- made asked President, Debentures profits refund dividends," while 61%% of the preferred stock remains "as a stronger 10.067.433 3,565,908 revenue has Orley, manufacturers. 2213. p. Stock— The commission of $1 a 1945—Month—1944 Operation Maintenance subjects." Aviation Trust of $40,316), for discounts taxes, State reconvened reduce stock of record Oct. 3, 1945, shall have the. right to subscribe, on or before Oct. 15, 1945, at $50 per share, for 4%% cumulative preferred stock ($50 par) to the extent of one share for each four shares of common stock held.—-V. 162, p. 1386. Subs. Consolidated— be 2016, bonds,, . elected urer, receivable—trade accounts $476,258; for 1942 and Preferred common 31— should • E. Bendix 30, ,1945 Balance Sheet. June American Locomotive Co.—Proposes to Co.—Secondary Of¬ American Colortype Co.—Rights to Period End. July due series, American Merchandise Mart, Inc.—New The of 6% Proceeds from the sale would be used by American to its 6% debentures, due 2016, or at election for the retirement portion of-the outstanding Southwestern Power & Light Co. 695 G. on Oct. 15 has been ordered bv the SEC on the company, a subsidiary of the United Light & Railways Co., after Harry B. Munsell, Vice-President ■ of the former ? concern, had testified about the plan. The plan calls for the sale by United, Light & Railways of common stocks of the Detroit Edison Co., Michigan Consolidated Gas Co., Milwaukee Gas Light Co., and Madison (Wis.) Gas & Electric Co., which it would receive upon the liquidation. The proceeds would be used to reduce senior-securities. Mr. Munseli was cross-examined by Joseph L, Weiner, counsel for the Allied Chemical & Dye Corp.. on the plan's provision to call for a stockholders' vote on the liquidation. Allied Chemical holds about 234,CO0 shares of preferred and about 119.000 shares of common stock in American Light & Traction,—V. 162, p. 665. t A and Holders bonds, —V. in 1942. earned surplus, 161. , „ American Cities Power & Light ' debenture debentures,, series A, due 2022, which have been assumed by American. 162. p. 1274. t$1.02 $0.78 the liquidation plan of fering—Blyth & Co., Inc., on Sept. 20 made a secondarydistribution of blocks of 2,000 shares each of $3 pre¬ ferred stock and $2.75 preferred stock, priced at 52Vz and per for etc,, mon share in 655 ' they have been held continuously by American. prospective purchaser in this transaction is well such company sale. a been American Light & Traction insurance and post-war adjustments 6 Mos. End. 977. of a —V. J. ■ May 31,'45 Nov. 30,'44 Net profit" after all charges and taxes——$212,243 $400,016 Earnings per share on 354,538 common shares $0.60 $1.13 162, p. a principal '■ ' the private purchaser. retire - . . the 584,950 , portion, $101,588, of the normal taxes and surtaxes for those years and to a post-war refund of $3,100. The estimated refundable portion, $25,000; of the exceS's profits tax for 1945 has been deter- •* mined on the basis of the Revenue Act in effect at June 30, 1945. of , V'1 v> Period ,* accounts and Note—As taxes, Co.—Milk Container Outlook Good— y thfe^ end • the two by Fred * of the company's Atlantic division laboiatorieS.-*-^ '• ' ' - -r ' American Central Mfg. $0.34 984,990 payrolls, and other expenses, $270,155; estimated Federal income and excess profits taxes (after local $866,457; in production of fibrd milk containers-by of 1946 and a possible increase of 150% in late 1947 over billion units turned out by the industry in 1944 was predicted Increase gold securities $10,589,900 Montana to a . deducting U. S. Treasury savings notes, tax series, on hand amounting to $585,064), $42,936; 6% cumulative convertible preferred stock (par $50), $3,495,000; common stock (par $1), $584,950; capital surplus, 842 694 » 5,217,849 — American Can $0.71 $1,683,141 . out¬ ;; these on The sh. on com. doubtful .^reserve 4,045,731 608,107 8,372,920 :—II •♦Segregated against reserves for and contlngencise.—V. 162, p. 873. A 30% 584,950 - tha" Plans Sale of Montana Power Bond Holdings— 243.555 • (after reserves < $886,899: refund receivable of portion of prior years' Federal taxes (see note below);$101,588; inventories of hides, skins, finished and in process leather, and supplies, $3,038,266; U. S. Treasury certificates of indebtedness, due 1946, at cost, $600,000; miscellaneous Investments, $11,932; re¬ fundable portion of Federal excess profits taxes—estimated (see note below), $28,100; fixed assets (after reserve for depreciation of $1,868,827), $2,981,423; deferred charges, $58,836; to^al, $8,283,303. Liabilities—Accounts payable (trade creditors, etc.), $261,396; ac¬ $1,211,358 9.134.938 — — Total 584,95(J $2,141,982 $2,343,310 ($1 par)— Assets—Cash, for ••'.; ojg'ool Bbb.uua — conting adj. & post-war for profits taxes.——— insurance— SSui Common • 401,881 inc. & exc. credits Fed. for $2,762,408 Consolidated 265,119 4,708,482 liabilities Arrrued Deferred 227.445 of surplus -JZ- stk. com. per crued ■ — and $121,525 1943 $30,654,070 $29,273,252 ; Total 30 the in 7%!i American's of as - Mjtfiereas tCalculated on the net profit of $840,269, the provision for Obsolescence and possible loss on disposal of idle properties being considered as a charge to surplus. XAfter depreciation of $121,780 in 1945, $120,933 in 1944, $127,580 in $7,753,777 4,099.900 1,020,000 2,426,762 5,099,900 i——— Post-war refund of excess profits taxes ♦Cash and U. S. Government securities— Accounts^plTible ' 213,525 outstanding now 37,497 of sale because this transaction- arises out of arm's-length negotiations with non-. affiliated interests, because ..participants in the market for public utilities securities are totally unacquainted with the securities of New. cum. stock 4-— • . 2,138~566 —— charges 209,700 system ♦Resulting from disposals of idle properties. Inventories buildings, subsidiary, sub* a $1,926,697 $2,369,427 $2,556,835 stock pref, standing . securities — IT. 8. Treasury tax savings notes, series c Accounts and notes receivable (net) Deferred the . formed $2,972,108 Co., company -i' $497,000. of Mexico, 2.141,982 2,343,311 Service holding requesting approval of the transaction 20 days, American stated: ' "Sale surplus, year Electric Southwestern Power. & Light Co.'* 655 gold debenture series"A^jdue 3022;.::Which have been? assumed by American: ♦214.794 paid on 6% June No. . of / - arid — prev. Gonsol. earned $2.87 * Mexico : application for authority to an 'Proceeds would beused as part ofthe funds td be expended'for tha . i*' $1,393,194; > 282,500 credit- earned surplus. conv. $1,802,101 910,440 $2,024,927 1,067,547 v $3.22 $1,819,418 1,255,938 Government 47% ■' ■ " 23.215 tax. inc. earned Total profits tax of — —V. ' il,795,000 ; !' 4*':" Consolidated Balance Sheet, June 30 Assets—1949 $9,362,165 Cash x Fed. 30 of June ^4^. - > share excess credit of $229,000. Res. " 25,880 profit for year— Consol. $2,330,000 less post-war credit of 000 tlncludes excess profits tax of $800,000 less post-war credit ofs80%. Scludes excess profits tax of $2,290,000 less post-war Res. i 32,536 -585,445 charges Extraordinary loss * $1 741.198 —— com. per •Includes Land, >i $1,182,069 New within $3,597,101 11,700,000 and amount JNet profit before ex¬ 10,166 $4,024,927 $2,850,000 —-— Dividends paid S. 6.691 , $729,889 ' proposes to sell at private sale its holdings of options to purchase three shares, constituting' all outstanding common stock of New Mexico, and and retirement traordinary adj. post-war for and IT. 25,077. •: am Dr891 Fed. income & profits taxes— Prov. for • 21,883 $1,230,324 16.082 ——t— in interests promissory note of • $1,208,641 — income Total Prov. Federal taxes— for f- • s; ,' * ■: charges income Other 476,986 shares issued Profit before inc. and 41,221 39.834 $3,723,716 302,102 its of periods whether •*, sidiary, * and remove that company from, its this'-; year,v;;:;. .. - ■."■, ■ American V —— to respective • has filed with th<r8EC company dispose $2,035,453 — .Net prof, Net T&e 9.012,919 10,123,063 * 9,363,505 $1,685,623 Net Prov. ;,S- sales,, Of expenses 181,782 flucta- exch. foreign 1942 , 577,848 53,456 $4,440,143 259,275 248,820 1943 $8,828,872 $11,830,445 $11,048,373 Gross profit on sales. Belling, gen.. & admin, Cost f 5.095.069 4,892,500 44,333 (net)—, income -W requirements applicable unearned.- or To Dispose of New* Mexico Unit— ' 57.403 44,945 $4,342,379 1944 1945 leather— $11,069,133 of dividend earned Inc.") Hide & Le&thef£a.', ^ 589.74,1 677,498 profit on sales.. Misc. $32,204,776 t « 52,596 622,143 54,242 43.187 — of plants Depletion of -mines Add. to insur. reserve- (Including American sales Net $33,055,203 $30,013,059 $27,109,706/ 24 921,442 22.641.313 19.632.0W 2,920,305 2,902,133 3,137^7 802 3,063,125 Deprec. Net * <x , 5,409,841 884.881 26:609 : admin, exp. loss on doubt¬ *1 Years End. June 30— fjjfe.»y "Tjil- WRM Bell., gen. & " ♦Full Co.—Annual Report— American Hide & Leather Chemical Co. (Del.) (& Subs.) ^1 - t— : »40.mK3 •SS.MiMl cash outward, Freight Mondays October 1,1944 y CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1506 ; Wisconsin Co 2,285,000 Witter & Co 4,570,000 Wood, Gundy- Sa Co., ; ? Iaev -913.000' Woodard-Elwood & Co.- 185,000- ,♦ .T,■: 1 r ¥ ■ .Volume 162 r i);-jini .1 ■■nilrffiii i.ni"! ■ Ii.n.u Number 4425 nr. 1*1111! i'l'i li I ''i ill' -li .1 I MERC fc ■f—«ii i ' I'li'iilliii' >1.1(11 m ? _ . Nation-Wide Operator Toll Dialing is on the Way— ?■' . in few ft Jong vears' distance ■ ■ other side time^probably within the next decade—Bell System w.ll be dialing calls, directly and unassisted. to the caUed telephone even though it be at the the continent, according to an announcement by this ■.■ ■% ; r • v-• ^ ■■ ■ - of company. -■ , . _ "dialing "" 'telephone hf goaf, ' About in a neighbor ..... . ..... States by the .w Aneio \ owtt home town." This lohg-range out, is "undoubtedly many years away ^ - the operator.—V. i62, p. another of American Rolling Mill R. Charles Hook, mfnih^an^mrhi^fHrf^^.iexpaLnfioP.:£j anticipated The hoard of directors of of share one stock common of' Rustless not owned year-end. " directors African of shillings' 10 be increased subscribed of share by shareholders warrants to London transfer office E. England, or V. American Silica-Sand Co., Ottawa, III.—Acquisition— purchased the Utica Hydraulic natural and dolamite cements. Consolidated Income for Account Fiscal Ended Years of goods sold 'Other expense 3,832,918 — profit operating 186,412 $3,694,227 360,175 683,077 588,000 359,242 696,500 .Federal income -'Federal JProv. 2,898,000 2,430,000 300,000 300,000 taxes. profits excess tax transition post-war for Net ~ profit $857,630 284,051 $1.51 Darnings per share Depreciation Current Recoverable Material the $1,111,150 other sale $1.95 of certain to Accountability Current 'Cash U. under S. < 592,581 4,365,880 of 3,570,440 and ; —-x bonds, Cr591,443 series E and series 4,697,045 169,505 F and notes Inventories ' ,— 547600 •' saVings notes, series G tax 641887 .1,244,167 1,341,129 receivable * principal amount Cash of surrender munitions value 1,632,100 division the Sundry investments, etc., at cost Post-war refund of Federal or 95,284 of , the at of ' • tLand, buildings, machinery, equipment, etc.— Unexpired insUr. prem., prepaid rent and taxes the Factory and Amts. reeeiv. shipping supplies, etc from employ. & sundry oth, items Total Current Liabilities, and sundry to claims banks! $12,832,770 3,510,548 3,404,730 735,015 —a 561,166 convertible redeem is to raise additional is Amounts be payable after March 31, for such Fed. payable when Reserve for •Capital taxes on mstal. profits transition $10) 353,545 are (par may realized- 150,030 i.2~oo^6oo 900,000 5.681,010 —1— 5,681,010 1,726,277 3,114,431 •Capital surplus 1,726,277 Earned surplus 3,688,010 Total ' "After for deducting reserve of $200,000 in both depreciation of $2,382,617 in •deducting $2,309 in 1944 and trustee.—V. 162, p. 1387. 1944 shoe Dec. on capital and $167,230 1945 deposit on and ; V in the certain the and frpm Net ry. 1943 The parts and $450,520 136,887 167,948 128,031 64,491 income „ 52,815 - i. 54,379 j From Jan. 1— •Gross from railway Net from Net ry. V. 4,138,175 railway.— oper. 3,931,119 3,978,333 982,663 income— 940,010 1,174,111 501,223 464,520 569,659 3,412,464 819,519 319,356 R t 135 plastic parts for o S. r, La The S'lo i as certain related products 1891, such as finances sells of some the sales and corkwood grinding of largest single peacetime activity and certain cork of the to W. Corp... Clark ■& Ripley principal raw materials used 4.6875 Kuhn,Loeb&Co.-—— 9.375 Lehman 4.6875 Moore, Leonard & Lynch Morgan Stanley & Co 6.25 Reynolds7 &*"Co.——_i1— 2.1875 , Brothers Stone 4.6875 the manufacture 6.25 1.25 v & Webster Blodget, Stroud » from time cork, corkwood are to of Sell., less goods gen. 1.25 and Inc.———_—. & Co., 4.6875 Ipp^__—-. 1.25 Corp.— 4.6875 Securities Subsidiaries Consolidated) 6 Mos. End. June 30,'45 1944 59,735,069 124,566,258 Years Ended Dec. 31 1943 sold— iv 1942 B dis¬ 49,114,881 101,091,465 111,646,983 82,704,879 93,635,705 67,716,877 10,121,404 and_admin. 6,086,651 11,544,472 10,556,926 Crl,601 recoveries——z— ; Other < * 1,189 Cr6,631 its 4,535,138 income 56,884 Fed. exc. Other 192,377 284,338 7,653,360 5,094,052 100,019 218,699 100,017 119,716 998,832 ' prof, tax (net) income applic. Credit 329,986 12,259,118 2.057,957 1,593,942 100,679 5,486,703 1,971,607 1,746,713 167,997 1,713,654 188,"749 107,549 incj:. tax surtax———— • 4,809,7l4{ •7,460,983 143,005 deductions.: normal v' and 11.929,132- 4,678,143 —_ income—,— Income Fed. oper * taxes.,to , 276,761 1942, *300,000 ——— Net., prbflit— Preferred dividends. 1.884,671 158,982 4.218,998 3,667,026 *3,264,384. 211,976 211,976 211,976 dividends— 1,058,149 f 2,116,297 1;9C4,667 1,904,667 net profit for the year 1942, as shown above, is $300,000 greater than that shown by the company's annual report for 1942, due to the retroactive adjustment of the accounts in respect to a claim! recorded during 1944, for refund of excess profits fax of the vear 1941 under the can*y-ba<!k provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Common *The • Balance Sheet, Assets—Cash - June in 30, banks 1945 (Company Consolidated) and and Domestic Subsidiaries hand, $9,316,723; U. S. Govt. ,"-curlties, $1,057,882; U. S. Treasury savings notes, $1,241,995; billings and accrued recoverable ccsts on Government supply contracts and facilities, $2,649,884;- accounts and notes receivable, $5,973,965; due from subsidiary and affiliated companies, $234,378; inventories, $16,264,970; investments in and advances to foreign subsidiaries (not on consolidated), $4,242,588; other property,- plant and $2,363,010; assets. $361,307;! goodwill $67,372,205. * 85% of from Total investments equipment, trade-marks and srndry $23,665,562; and patents, ' i assets, intangible $1; total, ; LiabiUties--Accounts payable, $3,120,566; salaries,' wages', and com¬ $1,439,397; social security taxes accrued, $428,388; State income,, capital stock and other taxes accrued. $4'1.562; insur¬ ance, royalties, advertising and miscellaneous accruals. $315,093; dividends declared, $405,710; due to subsidiary and affiliated companies, $272,536; provision for Federal income and ^excess profits taxes, $298,470; operating reserve, $350,000: reserve for post-war contin¬ missions • other company the sales, Profit in gencies, $750,000; shares, accrued, $750,000; reserve for WRge-ear_ners*: unemployment benefits, 4% preferred stock. $5,299,400; common stork (1,410,865 par), $8,123,465; paid-in surplus, $26,383,324; earned sur¬ no plus, $18,404,294; total, $67,372,205//"i Union National Bank of St., • Pittsburgh, Pa.,, announces for the -bonds • : • To Receive Balance of Redemption Funds— The com- time in the ordinary course of business. Grinding the type of burlap used, and some other mate¬ abroad, grinding cork and corkwood from Portugal, and obtained Domestic ! counts, returns and allowances , of 1.25 Singer, Deane & Scribner 4.6875 less ¥&$ in % Co., 2.1875 expenses ————— Prov. for doubtful accts., armor , & inc. 4.6875 Co.^—s.- ——_ ; piercing shot; bomb racks; concealment materials; chemical, high explosive, mortar shells; magnesium incendiary bombs, and ammunition. * for for I Harriman 9.375 4.6875 Cost sale sub-assemblies; subscribed not are 3T25 r rehabilita¬ 30, pany's peacetime products are linseed and other oils, grinding cork, ..corkwood, burlap, rags, rubber, tinplate. glycerine, soda-ash, dry colors and fillers, and asphalt, contracts for the purchase of which are made stock purpose of due June 1, Pittsburgh, that trustee. certain 4th moneys 1940, have not been claimed. Ave. and deposited "redeeming 10-year convertible 5% gold Anv f ' Wood with it debsntif-e such moneys not claimed by the persons entitled thereto by Oct. 22. 1945, will be paid by it to Armstrong Cork Co. The bonds were called for redemp¬ on Aug. 24, 1935.—*V. 162, p. 1387. ' tion . 0?) WIBlam B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, N, Y., REctor 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert, Editor and Publisher; Business Manager. Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertising issue) with a statistical issue on Mondavi. Other (Telephone^ State 0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C., England, c/o Edwards Smith, Copyright 1945 by William B. Dana Company. Reen+ercf n Salle^St.^ Chicago^ 3,^111.^ ^P of * rials, •txmufmwnfisSS sale * * 162, p. 978. offices. Cartridge cases; illuminating and 1942 $540,101 57,164 railway. oper. 1944 $521,051 1945 9.375 Gross the of floor covering products. , Jahuar'y, 1941, company 'has manufactured and supplied ,a variety of specialized war products. Its production has included aircraft $521,305 112,460 August-^Net Securities £• other and manufacture * tjross from railway Dec. not Summary of Earnings Statement Sincfe wide 9.375 (Company and above- prouuots; materials; manufacturers. Ann Arbor RR.—rEarnings- Barney & Co._vPeabody & Co._ 15, crown companies building is preferred and opposite their respective share such of the 161,522 per Union heat insulation materials, Foamglas and Fiberglas insulatioty and Cel-O-Seal caps and bands for closures on glass bottles; ,cont/acts for the installation of certain of the ~ with cumulative $102.75 Goldman, Sachs & Co Graljam, Parsons/& Co.*_ various mentioned tAfter allowing 1945.tAfter in at with company Brother & Co., magnesia , $3.75 severally Dillon & Co.— The.; First. Boston Corp.— closures other $29,727,175 $24,423,717 years, $2,831,359 in ; below,. to purchase of funds for consistihg offered. now Eastman; industry,'cork paper Mr cigarette tips and other .cork specialties kinds), felt for flooring and industrial uses,'and various other products of cork, /rubber, asphalt, synthetic rubber and other compositions, and accessories for the installation and maintenance of certain of the foregoing. Company also acts as the agent for of post-war stock cork 126,el4 as on authorized and are Underwriters-^The underwriters have' agreed jointly, and according to the percentages set E. required for the redemption stock, exclusive of dividends, incorporation of Dillon, Read & Co. inc.Drexel & Co II supplies, _______ 1945 income initially 0M61,522 shares, ail of which Blyth & Co., Inc .caps for bottles and cans, molded plastic and for bottles and Jays), druggists' sundries and hospital cork products for comniercial and industrial uses (including gaskets, cork cots for ttxe^textile industry, cork products for the metal Liabilities, Commercial Division— pavable, trade and sundry accrualsReserve for Federal taxes on income (net) Reserve Business—Upon company- reduce Mqllon retire estimated expenses in connection and the % p.m. to may have such funds available and equipment of additional and,the .improvement existing plants and facilities. '• » of number stock issue company to stock 161,522 shs. i nm qw 1,410,865 shs. , in incorporation authorized shares of common stock was fixed at $10,000,000, which is at the rate of $5 for each share authorized. The directors by resolution adopted Sept. 12, 1945, established a series of no par preferred Stock designed "$3.75 cumulative preferred stock" dividends, any simres of the 4% not exchanged. preferred of\ the purpose that the stoppers, > Current -Accounts . nnn 2,000,000 chc shs. of convertible Kidder, (including corkbpard, fibre-board, mineral wool board, insulat¬ cork-pipe; coverings, linoleum tile,, rubber tile, asphalt materials and decorative wall-board), various types of glass containers (particularly bottles and Jars) and closures (including cork payuble, to £. articles of Smith, ing fire brick, tile; acoustical $8,759,290 (a) the ; ■ Outstanding 250,000 shs. by the holders of subscription warrants or issued in exchange outstanding shares of 4% cumulative convertible preferred stock: terials 4 Munitions Division— loan notes payable subcontractor and Accounts trade "V" 68,828 $24,423,717 1945, shares acquired the business/and assets of Arm¬ which firm and its predecessors had been engaged in the business of manufacturing bottle corks and certain other cork specialties for a period of approximately 30 years. The name, Armstrong Cork Co., was adopted on Jan. 14, 1895. The company,' itself Tor through • its domestic and foreign sub¬ sidiaries, - is engaged in the business of manufacturing and selling linoleum, felt-rbase floor covering, felt-base rugs, linoleum type and felt-ba,se wall covering,various types of insulating and building ma¬ 150,153 $29,727,175 _ ^Regulation 75,401 107,463 11, i/arnes Subscrip¬ issue Pennsylvania, 2,921,655 287,167 289,021. Authorized -j v (no 1 • $102.75 per share purposes ^of $3.75 cumulative convertible preferred after the deduction of the strong, 287,431 ; Capitalization Giving Effect to Present Financing amended shares • 246,097 623,532 3,811,599 profits tax_ excess ... common stock from 1,624,693 shares to 2,000,000 shares.. By resolution of the stockholders of the company adopted on Sept. ,5, 1945, the stated capital of the company applicable to the "7 ,'V 4% History 79,610 64,680 less- , 2,000,000 exchange offer expired at 3 7], con¬ the number of authorised shares of 4% preferred stock from 60,00 shares to 52,994 shares, (b) to authorize the issue of 250.000 shares of no par preferrfed stock, issuable in series, and (c) to increase the o preferred stock. cumulative preferred at $100 per share and accrued tion of 591,443 insurance- of life .. were convertible also no Sept. were The wndicatP ; It -j. . in par) $3.75 cumulative preferred stock Common stock (no par ) , Accountability - return* . ; , time. cc Preferred stock such issue, are estimated to be not more than $10,999,768, and. not less, than•' $10,797,865". Such proceeds are initially to become a part of the company's general funds and as such may be applied to any corporate purpose. Although the company has not allocated any of such1 funds to any'specific purpose, as of July 2, 1945, it had un¬ expended appropriations and contemplated appropriations of ap¬ proximately $6;500,000 for the' construction and equipment of asphalt tile plants and related facilities Commercial Division— 6,161,355 of Title of Issue— the Co.— T-» amount 2,034,746 contracts- be construction or acquisition plants and facilities, the improvement and rehabilitation of existing plants and facilities and for working capital which may be required for increases in inventories and accounts receivable. The net proceeds from the issue of the .161,522 shares of $3.75 cumulative preferred stock, after the deduction of the maximum provi- repricing Terminal & affectedy great' difficulty. Some expense has been and will be rearranging' certain factory areas, in readjusting inven¬ tories, and in. reorganizing personnel. Prior to the termination of the war, a reserve of $750,000 was set up out of earned surplus to cover such contingencies and no further reserve is considered neces- exchange by the holders of the company's old the order 533,819 commercial division Assets, ^Accounts in $4,226,563 • at the the sale The holders warrants for , Another 1944 825,377 by or 50% the 52,994 outstanding shaves of .4% cumulative convertible preferred Company proposes to use a portion of the proceeds from the of 1945, 6,144,§36 — U. S. : ./! templates and involved ir-jj ? / >. Kidder, Peabody & Co. o A of'Issue—One cumulative > $6,804,840 . claimed be 31 Bridge publicly offering these shares stock. 284,051 1945 Division— inventories to Amounts : March for equipment, etc manufacturing costs expense and Munitions sip|is Sheet, receivable--.- Accounts / Munition Assets, Balance Ry. ^ o and dividend. of Consolidated Register to any substantial change in peacetime business, but does construction or acquisition and equipment of additional plants and facilities and the improvement and rehabilitation of existing plants arjd facilities and the extension of its business to include related and other products from time cumulative rights and are - —-- 600,000 $322,000 in deducting reduced was company does not intend to make general character of its normal presenting • The underwriters are purchasing the balance of 107,620 shares not subscribed f#r. or taken in exchange and 1945 and $270,000 for post-war credit. $412,223 in 1945, $355,217 in 1944 and ■$290,824 in 1943 has been charged in the above statement. (2) No provision is made in 1943 for Federal excess profits tax. "After Note—(1) years, first quarter of 1945, and April 1 was further curtailed to 40% ,♦ representing a drop of from the consumption allowed in 1944. As of Aug. 21, 1945, the usage rate of linseed oil was increased to 45%, retroactive to July'l, 1945, and to 50% for the fourth quarter of 1945. Rosin, which is. also necessary in the production of certain floor coverings, was limited in usage to only 30'%; of. the 1944 r^te until Aug. 27, 1945, when permitted usage was increased to 60%. As a result of the restricted usage of linseed oil and rosin, the company's production and sales of linoleum and felt-base floor covering have been adversely 43% On Sept. 25. 1,300,000 $1,000,685 284,051 $1.76 the to •' • Mellon Purpose Dividends paid . t may London allocation The < closing date of the, offer will not raw. procure on 7S5 contemplate corporation; 11 Old Jewry, London, head office, Johannesburg, South Africa.— &, Memphis cumulative tion 232,203 $4,786,427 in the the* the at i the 4% $3,462,023 177,400 "'-V. f detached* from their share of 1274. p. taken in 1,915,086 $5,003,806 income-*— deductions Other 31 28,462,439 $4,600,015 $4,826,406 : income Total 162, 23 T> 1943 31,534,452 2,465,075 39.562,931 general 245,000 Securities Corp.- that' underwrote the recent offerings to stockholders of a new issue of 161,522 shares of $3.75 cumulative preferred stock (no par) announced. Sept. r26 that 8,826 shares out of 108,528 shares were subscribed for by holders of subscription warrants and 45,076 shares out of -52,994 shares $48,222,255 $38,599,542 $33,839,549 and Net March 1944 1945 •Cost 2, and sales- Belling C. $16,535,405 $139,733,076 $146.077..533 1386. American Type Founders, Inc.—Annual Report— Uet the The Armstronff Cork Co—Stock Offered 1945—8 Mos.—1944. 1945—Month—1944 , • .. Sept. 15, shares held, 20 every - trust, dated Sept. *1, 1945, securing $2,865,000 Sept. 1, 1975.—V. 162.. pp. 346 and 242. American Stores Co.—August Sales Declined— $15,686,119 _< The Guaranty Trust Co. of New York has been appointed trustee ancl paying agent under the above company's first mortgage and deed of first mortgage serial bonds due annually Sept. l, 1946, to and including 1931, as successor to the reorganization of American Silica Corp., properties of which were purchased at public sale on Feb. 6, 19,31 bondholders protective committee for the $966,500 first mortgage •eJ/2% gold bonds, dated March. 1, 1928.—V. 126, p. 3759. 16, 162, p. on Trustee— Feb. by Period End. Aug. 31— lodge Coupon No. Arkansas "the —V. for - to placed Aug.: 21, 1945. LinSeed oil, however, an essential raw maproducing linoleum, is still restricted in usage. • The permitted this material, originally announced for 1942 as 70% of that base period (1940-1941) and fixed at varying level? in sub¬ sequent 8, 1945, after whiph no further aplications will be entertained.: Holders of share warrants to bearer desiring to apply for their rights " 1626. Bales new .share bearer. —V. on v at the close of business oil Oct. incorporated in Delaware offer of an was In . must was make impossible cork raw ©/•ton the- price of 80 shillings of all. holders of the corporation's 10 shillings each and £2,350(000 6% cumulative pre¬ stock*. ' The issue is being underwritten by The Consolidated Selection Co., Ltd., and Messrs. E. Oppenheimer & Son jointly commission of 2Vfe %. « f ; The consent of the Union Treasury has been obtained for the issue of the 245,000 shares. As regards the United Kingdom Treasury, con¬ sent has been granted in respect of such portion of. the issue as , Co. such as to became until terial at to it feiUsaye vof r yield £.980,000 and the'issued capital of the company from £4,800,000 to £4,922,500 divided into 5,145,000 This company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, the Delta Ship¬ building Co., is reported to have purchased the Toledo Shipbuilding Co. Silica-Sand basis , JL fioooring has when Usage of cash a be The American V/i. produced since. 1942, rubber in natural form. v - Italy and certain Mediter¬ . ■; ferred Co.—Acquisition— company announces that it has Cement Co. of Utica, Hi., producers of Southern France, ' Mines • This interest. ordinary shares of Hook further stated that Armco intends, after the merger has effective, to operate the Rustless plant at Baltimore, Md., as the Rustless Iron & Steel division/—V. 162, p. 873. p. extending that v This issue will will by become 160, each share per disregarded. for American Ship Building have,'therefore- decided currency 1945, in the proportion of one fractions of new shares being Mr. . is ^ ordinary shares registered Armco, being changed into one share ot common stock of Armco; such merger, subject to stockholders' approval, to become effective at the , Africa, Islands. ranean progressive policy, ordinary shares of the boards of directors of the • two corporations,- held resolutions had been adopted by each board authorizing the officers of the respective corporations to proceed with the preparation •of an agreement providing for the merger of Rustless into Armco, on basis Northern Despite shortages: «&• ^raifir materials iiiu$ during the war r««>»v.M|.>;:vMV tUUUUiUOVUiV of '••^fcrictloj^S'v-«n;': th'eiif ■ use period, the manufacture CgUlttl pi UU : regular^producAs, with a few exceptions, has been continued, Rubber tile the ... directors South President of this company and Chairman of the of Rustless Iron & Steel Corp., announced that at meetings Sept. 24, the Field and' r are of the opinion that the- time has arrived when capital should bC raised to enable the corporation, to continue and to participate in -the various activities -to which, reference has been made? - --" its > . the in view of taking .., further 1386. Co.—Merger Proposed— Spain, Ltd.-Rights!- A. Rogers, 'Joint London Secretary,'on Sept". "3 stated in part as follows: , The business Of "the. corporation has, expanded "considerably in the last-few years nnd^furth^ffexpahsibh^ia anticipated in view of The v American Corp. of South Africa, Orange operator assistance - ftre place in Union of South Africa. The corporation moreover has a.large interest in the : Free State Gold the without ' . "' ^vfelo?™ellts..whlch ' the customer dials the outward toll operator, who in turn completes call to the distant telephone through toll dial equipment—usually t • _ w.t' ^ you jUar-ihe J _ Co., Inc.—Output— been your points . •')/Y.;:;T62Vp.fT387;?t ^uny- ~ . ended Sept. 22, • perhaps or - " & Electric the daily* 2,700,000 toll board calls ar being handled toll dialing metnod. Under this method the of 5% present at ( United Justis. simply and promptly as as Mr. Gifford practical use," from -* , the in ' "the in . anyone anywhere worldI " where . Power; output of the' electric, properties of this company for the week 1945 totaled 79,391,000 kwh., a decrease of 5.95% over output of 84,414,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 19*4.- ; " ..'tJse of this method on a nation-wide basis will be one step toward the ultimate goal, - recently * stated by. Walter S. Gifford, President, ©f . lir onerators through straight ___ American Water Works ited States (except and Possessions, Spain), Asia. in New York $26.00 per Australia and funds. ? • , year; Africa, " in Dominion $31.00 per . year, Mos-~J[944 $264,850 - $13,299,541 $13,766,494 $10,005,102 income Operating exps. (inci. prov. doubtful notes & Oper. for $ Railway 30,522,93k debits—— Net ~ the months op August, 1945, include $7,336,000 Federal Income and excess profits taxes compared with •v''. i: $15 248 000 In August, 1944, For the eight months ended Aug. 31, 1945, railway' tax accruals include $88,724,000 Federal income and excess 162, $4,043,200 356,403 6,366 Gross Income $4,789,19.3 $5,161,006 $5,278,836 Interest charges 408,882 356,742 $4,401,603 405,324 for Prov. capital of the Board of Avco. *.. expected that the transaction will bfe completed about the middle of October after the usual examinatiqns have been made. Under terms of the purchase, Avco will acquire in excess of 50% of New Idea's 272,000 outstanding shares at a price of $30 a share. 1 Chairman stock 4 , officers of 0lUpon consummation of the transaction a similar offer will be ex¬ all other shareholders for a 30-day period. Both transac¬ cash-and will involve a total commitment of $8,160,000, tended to tions will be for U New*Idea; Inc.^hasmanufacturing plants at Coldwater, O., and Sand¬ warehousing properties in other Eastern and Mid¬ western Distribution of its products is made through 3,000 dealers serving the trade in more than half the states. The company was founded by the Oppenheim family in 1899. During the war the company continued to produce farm machinery .. and points. 111., problem in meeting large back¬ Its sales and service organizations were maintained therefore it faces no reconversion and of orders. this period. Synck, who has been connected with Inception and President since 1935, will be and director.: Each of the Messrs. Oppenheim logs during . , , the company since its retained as consultant will be retained as an Mr director. and officer 1,405,283 Surplus credit _i. Earn, surplus Jan. $2,317,227 1__ 15,253,267 dividends dividends Earn, Net 14,514^800 14,45 k 176 Net ry. per Condensed Consolidated Balance 18 Net -V. will from Net ry. Equipment Notes— B. W.hite announced on Sept. 20 that the company bid made by The Philadelphia National Bank, Phila¬ delphia, Pa., of an interest rate ox 1.575% on $1,200,000 equipment notes, Scries I, payable in 30 quaiterly installments. . The notes will be issued subject to approval of the Interstate Com¬ merce Commission in connection with the company's purchase of 500 50-ton steel hopper cars to be built by Pressed Steel Car Co., Inc. ..-Mr. White said that nine bids had been received altogether, ranging from a low of 1.575% to a high of 1.70%. Roy accepted Net from Net ry. —V. August and Year to Date for * 357,729 553,516 486,519 ©per* revenues.—, oper. expenses 23,418,566 2,454,295 tax accrualsEquipment rents (net)_ •Railway ' 202,552 199,825 1,303,126 1,288,463 3,669,111 400,743 3,960,308 30,471,018 31,182,711 609,695 3,310,762 33,781,780 657,663 17,726,896 35,760,203 exact Fixed 90,904 4,570,003 95,363 ' 2,230,912 2,232,745 income /. charges Net income the first eight months 657,110 18,535,930 15,397,221 2,241,895 1,748,038 £ in -•Includes 16,567,163 13,550,118 12,478,746 2,197,573 12,467,864 2,453,201 1,206,415 3,334,139 2,432,962 2,992,211 Stock York New Exchange Atlantic after Brass & Corp. has asked promissory notes to help 50 steel hopper cars.- the ICC for authority to issue $436,800 purchase of 100 steel box * V finance of and cars Net charges profit capital of 1945—Month—1944 Period End. Aug. 31— $613,207 Other income ~ $640,224 413,713 234,837 $7,175,807 $6 299,340 4,710,903 3,941,131 1,771,584 1,609,497 *$8,326 $693,320 fixed charges : '• 35,744 37,029 91,924 8.708,511 8,666,978 7,776 24,858 income $51,465 $36,479 4,5,278 46,611 s $6,187 — Bath Iron Works $810,102 365,664 $951,297 "$10,132 $444,438 ' $568 ' 828 • $974,964 352,418 $2.77 $1,204,556 352.438 ^ after charges 1944 $4.84 Federal taxes and tOn <418,973 shares.- and p. had been In May a $3.85 reserve for the price estimated service ferred to celled on the the the over Joint Unfilled 12, was orders two from four ; additional another yard, . destroyers the acceptance of the President noted. books of the company at proximately $51,000,000 after giving effect to the four vessels only.—V. 161, p. 2106. V'; Bell Telephone Co. of See addition interest, the the the per¬ "Niagara," in sunk by an enemy was 1945 1944 $6,174,000 $6,314,000 - . was surrender June 30 trans¬ were can¬ terms were cancellation of bv aD- the 1944 company of to Philadelphia below.—V. 162, p. 2% of the assured will receive by $6,500,000 by the based first annuities direct the to company, contributed eligible contributions own employees be will future service. Employees weekly earnings plus 4% of "Caterpillar" contributes 1'/2 the ' employee. Each • person is $60 earnings its and company annuities of such amount, the on of while by thatbfyt--$r<.Jus beneficiary will receive his as benefit a less no plus are 1945, purchased with their own and contributing for at least 10 years will ment all Ap¬ income consolidation operating plan for the three the the corporation the western of approval and the of new company The 21 declared directors on Sept. The outstanding the Nov. 1, an ently The common stock was split on a two-for-one basis during the the declaration of these two dividends will bring the total basis to $1.25 per share paid during the calendar 1945, compared with $1.05 for 1944 after adjustment of the 1944 The and 3y2% the present stock stock V. 162, of the The California Water Service Co.—Registers Bonds, New a shaie share for basis. The will offer expire Nov. have stock Nov. $30 at 9. • a a and dividends, underwriters at the of share for Proceeds will of be the new devoted to share each T"" • . - » 1« i and of sale privately of $600,000 serial retiring the present debt, and funds from the stock will go partly to financing a property t t'/ to at holders purchase a share of duj debentures, the company's pres¬ price to be filed byl of new stock for each 10 shares! The bonds will be sold to the public at are a! named the 1388. p. has registered with company stock tp proceeds be sold will the Aftef ceased sale be to go a at to the SEC 840,000 shares competitive bidding. < American Power & Light, (no owner par) of the of .Arizona's stock by American, Arizona Will subsidiary or an affiliate of American or of the parent of American.—V, 162, p. 349. Share Co., 1966,' and accrued interest. Payment will be made at the Bankers New York, N. Y. / payment of the full redemption Trust Co 16 Wall St., interest surrender bonds 'f >h 162, Immediate this offer also terminating of additional'common ... one held. $40,000,000 3% common stock. of any to Oct. of 22, 1945, the called will price, be paid upon bond6.—V. 162, p. together presentation with and 1277. . addition and improvement program.—V. 162, p 1 stock basis of of offered proceeds will be used to redeem the company's outstanding* 1962, at 101% and interest. The balance proceeds will' become part of the general funds of the corpora¬ trustee, , held, com¬ made The company has called for redemption on Oct. 22, 1945, $1,800,000 first and consolidated mqrtgage bonds, 3V2% series due at 106 Vb share ■'-1 .'- the by has been 1164. Central Illinois Light Co.—Partial Redemption— • 9. will be paid and the unexchanged new shares will be sold to same pripe. ' . * Common stockholders will receive rights to purchase the new common $26.25 at p. net Electric Bond & Holders of preferred stock not assenting to the exchange off 162, debentures due Juiy l, stock. company on shares be common the approved was participation America—Registers Bonds & Stoc registered will stock presently The has filed a registration statement with "the SEC cover¬ ing the issuance of $11,282,000 new 3% first mortgage bonds, 139,000 shares ($25 par) preferred stock and 29,142 additional common shares. The bonds will be publicly offered to replace present debt, and hold¬ ers of the existing 6% preferred stock will be offered the new preferred The for Central Arizona Light & Power Co*—Registers Stock 1388. p. birthday will receive continue ^ preferred 15.— declared, payable Dec. 1 to holders of record Nov. also outstanding on voluntary, application 157,945 stock common tion.—V. two-for-one stock split. regular quarterly dividend of $1 per share on the 4% was 55th them. expense, price to be filed by amendment, Dillon, Read & Co., Inc., and Morgan, Stanley & Co. principal underwriters. "; ^ dividend of 25 cents per share on the com¬ declared, payable Dec. 1, to holders of record Nov. 15, 1945- entirely and has and 1965, amendment of old .*■' regular quarterly also is corporation 1, The dividend of 25 cents per payable Nov. 15, to holders was their for own of eligible employees.—V. Celanese Corp. of extra stock, common 1945/" which stockholders by more than 75% Burlington Mills Corp.—Declares Extra Dividend— on its upon plan, pany's The record at returning, will be given an opportunity to enroll in the plan and will be given credit for the time spent in the service of their country. would Oct. of reached purchased also, an insured payments on the basic portion of his erouo life retirement at age 65 for the remainder of his life, if he has been carrying the insurance for the previous five years. The plan makes liberal provisions for employees now on authorized leave of absence, including military leave. These employees, upon sub¬ three division who have income will Those premium s insurance an companies operating of service retirement contributions. company receive, in addition, the retire¬ past and future service Those with purchased for both company employee announced comprising companies, the The 875. sale 1276. 1 interest. made for cash payments, plus interest to an employee may leave the company before attaining age 65. Those who do not elect cash payments, and who have contributed for at least five years, receive the retirement income based on service after 0"t; 1. Commission S. P. by stockholders of the four companies. The as the Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp. notes , Oct. on approximately purchase contribute remainder times $106,050 $84,086 taxes involved are the present Buffalo Niagara Electric Corp., Lockport & Newfane Power & Watex* Supply Co. and Niagara, Lockport & Ontario Power Co., all controlled by Buffalo, Niagara & Eastern through capital stock ownership.—V. 162, ' Pa.—Acquisition— Keystone Telephone Co. of Retirement Plan term of years. a the Niagara Hudson Power System, into one operating company. Authorization of the plan, the Commission said, hinged on ratifica¬ shares but these four days before announced, on . , of the will Stock— them. construction with contributions used than York New sidiary of 11 company Aug. Japanese on In by the Admiralty for . ____ expenditure paid $3.19 renegotiation He added that the cancellation had been received before work started taken were 1388. p. 2ft years The destroyers were delivered to the U S Navy equalling the number delivered during the last six months of 1944 Mr. Newell also cancellation reported the of 11 additional de¬ stroyers. others "Caterpillar," based on past" service. In order to provide the designed retirement incomes, past service with the company for all employees is taken into consideration, based on the basic wage as of June 1, 1945. This purchase of annuities for past service win involve 2397. Buffalo Niagara & Eastern Power Corp.-t-Merger 1943 Newell, President, stated that during the first six months year two from $1,088,029 352,418 $3.09 $3.42 1945 apd dividend total of $2.10 for the 1945 charges, current ships liberal common the in war , of is offering to hoiders of its outstanding 30,€00 shares par) preferred stock the right to subscribe to 15,000 shares of $4.40 preferred which is to replac4 the present issues. Subscrip¬ tions are to be accepted at par until Oct. 15.—V. 162, p. 1388. year $53,861,392 $73,562,151 $58,062,721 2,027,000 1,613,343 1,336,000 .1 ___ William 8. to Pacific Society of the Uxifted States, will provide thousands of Caterpillar" employees with retirement income in addition to Federal age benefits derived from the Federal Social Security Act. AH regular "Caterpillar" employees who have completed at least five years of service and are between the ages of 30 and 65 are eligible' to participate. Employees over 65 who have had five years ($50 year profit tEarnings per- common share— of steamed Canadian ' new 382,469 Corp.—Earnings— income contracts. vessels 11 Assurance 159, p. 443. share tor ___ 6 Months Ended June 30— •After P. that employees' retirement plan, effective Oct. 1, 1945, is by Louis B. Neurniller, President. Annuities, bought under a group contract with *the Equitable Life Company on war and war Frovisicns 24,921 •Deficit.—V. 162, p. 1164. •Net which X!. reveal announced $7,227,094 6,139,065 mon Gross from figures Caterpillar Tractor Co.—Employees' 1943 1944 $9,683,475 __ shares share per ■% income this at who 177,664 4,805 V , Net Admiralty earnings 162, A $748,712 < net)_:_ available Income Pacific Week Ended Sept. 21— of listing $9,871,534 6 Months Ended June 30— Net —V. The . the the conversion to naval service. the Canadian Pacific had a half Traffic Brager-Eisenberg, Inc.—Earnings— p. ^ income Rent income (net) revealed [ —V. be The :1945—8 Mos.—1944 $10,916 accruals oper. be not ttyTmuinber of ships to be rebuilt but Canadian pacific would again operate on the manent be known 547,160 55,131 revs. Railway operating exps Railway boats could passenger specify of Britain" to the 5,875-ton "Princess Marguerite" of vancouver-Seattle-Victoria run,,, Two others were lost through Subs.)—Earnings (& "Includes provision for post-war adjustments adjustments under the renegotiation law.—V. 160 tion Earnings for August and Year to Date tax not 'Empress 14,217,356 5,662,302 2,321,564 the 1945 "Federal taxes on income amended Bangor & Aroostook RR.—Would Buy Equipment— Railway that and hazards of Bonds— authorized has 6 Months Ended June 30— Profit The operating new did old Aluminum proved— Railway the Coleman explicit was t company nature of mine.] railway railway income 980. Bohn 162, 1274. The Chairman Mr. $75,000,000 consolidated mortgage 25-year sinking fund 2%% bonds, series I, dated July 15, 1°45, and due July 15, 1970, ali of which are issued and outstanding.—V, 162. p. 563. 1945 Federal income taxes of of $19,470,390, as against $21,407,956 in the same period in 1944.—V. p. any time. Brooklyn Borough Gas Co.—Share Subscription— deductions Total 55,608,000 of the Canadian Pacific Steamships, for one fastfreight cargo liner, the "Beaverdell," was launched last month qn the where three other "Beaver" boats are on the ways to restore the important London-to-Canada service on the North Atlantic. The 4,577,492 4,069,854 income- Other income Miscell. Pacific - 265,969 rents (net)_ oper. 56,594,000 Chairman and President, on Sept. 24 stated that Steamships' two-ocean fleet, which suffered the Coleman, loss of also is which Bethlehem Steel Corp.—Listing of 2 The 34,616,648 255,902,509 258,967,149 25,003,069 187,479,004 187,317,324 4,754.691 32,632,571 34,367.886 696,028 4,016,790 4,810,765 30,007,766 Ry. $ $ s $ Ry. ry. 5,883,000 Clyde, p. Earnings 1945—8 Mcs.—1944 -Month—1944 1945—Month—1941 Period End. Aug. 31— Net $ - individual company in World War II, will be re¬ when construction costs justify ordering new tonnage. rebuilding program already has started, said Mr. Coleman, who The $2,374,925 1,287,908 441,335 $2,216,047 1,018,649 oper. 162, No. facil. from $ established a Earnings Joint C. greatest ^ From Jan. 1— Gross against bank loans, most of which with the recent acquisition of approxi¬ stock of Crosley Corp.—V. 162, p. 1163. Baltimore & Ohio RR.—Sells President had 8,112,000 _____ 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $ 38,300,000 291,682,000 290,360,000 32,417,000 235,288,COO 234,752,000 ?.ri 193.000 tons were sunk by the enemy, ranging from the 42,500-ton $2,143,780 779,847 income— oper. *541 552 applied be mately 88% Of the common : D. Canadian 1942 1943 $1,713,785 390,372 railway railway 68,312 *836,846 980. p. [Official 1944 1945 from Net connection in incurred were it says company ^The^proceeds v.v Gross 1,527,500 Ry.—Earnings^- 38,168,000 30,056,000 — *91,131 ' *388.055 1945—Month—1944 revenues expenses " Canadian Pacific Ry.—^To Build New Ships When Con¬ Bessemer & Lake Erie RR.—Earnings— August- * plans to raise approximately $15,000,000 through the sale of the 300,000 shares of the new preferred. Rights will be issued to stockholders to purchase the new pre¬ ferred iri the ratio of one share for each 20 shares of common stock The National revenues 162. *152,2o3 1,165.700 struction Costs Warrant— income and capital accrued interest on debentures, $74,308), $2,109,390; purchase-money obligations, $564,000; employees' thrift accounts, $3,105,193; 2%'% debentures, due Dec. 1, 1950, $8,508,000; 2%% debentures, due Oct. 1, 1956, $8,488,000; de¬ ferred income—unearned discount, etc.. $401,572; reserve for con¬ tingencies, $l,000,0(j0; minority interest in capital stock of subsidiary company, $12,500; $2.50 prior preference stqck (144,678 shares no par), $7,233,900; common stock (2,000,000 shares no par), $14,342,073; paidin surplus (no change since Jan. 1, 1945), $4,001,068; earned surplus, $16,041,032; total, $82,114,883.—V. 161, p. 2439. stockholders for preferred stock (no increase stock. *47,383 p. 1939. the authorized number of the present $3 par capital stock to 10,000,000 shares from 7,500,000 shares. Holders also will be asked to redesignate the present capital stock as common to and par) *547,215 1164. 162, , *29,551 / $ stock taxes, $4,883,154; accounts payable (including of corporation has called a special meeting to consider authorizing 500,000 shares of The Oct. income__. oper. ■ ' $115 000 •91,050 *102,667 Operating Operating Federal $11,425,000; from 1942 • $115,400 - 1,258,900 *285,989 *728,974 Canadian $725,658), $814,663; carrier operating property—at cost (after reserve for depreciation, $2,611,069), $1,176,888; carrier materials and supplies cost, $243,697; unamortized debenture discount and expense and other deferred charges, $383,521; franchises and other assets (after reserve), $129,075; total, $82,114,883. payable, *91,439 1,612,500 Period End. Aug. 31— $11,603,407; Liabilities—Notes income—. 1943 • railway..___ railway 'Deficit.—V. United States Government obligations, $11,563,554; instalment notes receivable (after reserve for doubtful notes of $5,109,817), $55,679,923; other notes and accounts receivable (incl. $14,191 due from employees), $418,703; Investments—at cost, $10,410; real estate—at cost (after reserve for depreciation, $12,758), $91,042; furniture and fixtures—at cost (after reserve for depreciation, Assets—Cash, *53,945 January 1— from Net ry. 1945 Sheet, June 3ft, 1944 $115,900 "24,718 railway___^ railway—.— oper. Prom Net 1945. $176,700 > from from Gross June 30_ $16,041,032 $14,755,699 $14,849,092 $14,639,460 2,314,989 2.000,000 outstdg— 2,000,000 2,000,000 $0.92 $0.95 $0.94 share: $1.06 surpl. com. Earnings by Union Securities Corp. as to the holdings, but it is possible that public of¬ some date in the future. 'August— I charges Shares reached its of mayy.be made at Gross $17,635,452 $16,187,473 $16,605,796 $16,768,403 147,294 375,851 50,921 * 213,566 187,506 180,853 180,853 180,853 1,794,143 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000 Total Common been disposition Canadian National Lines in New England—Earnings- 2,373,616 $2,090,396 of Preferred— Issue 500,000 Shares Plans to > . 2,738,552 $2,065,712 1,328 14,120,432 —at wich ^ ;' 2,124,956 $2,255,354 ,126,830 taxes_ .. . . . with the four manag¬ H„ J. A., and T. H. being purchased under agreement the company, Henry 8ynck, J. The shares are ing . ... fering 500,000 — has decision ultimate 587,993 and inc. income Net j5 it — contingencies Fed. for Preferred Corp; (Del.)—Proposed Expansion— The corporation has contracted to purchase the controlling interest in New Idea, Inc., manufacturers of a wide range of farm machinery and implements, it was announced on Sept. 27 by Victor Emanuel, of Warren Maenak company. Surplus Aviation - income_ and the trustees under the will business No period in 1944. 979. p. $5,101,504 59,503 for compared with $94,652,144 in the same profits taxes —V. $4,691,946 97,247 39,745,127 •34,328,485 4,738,487 3,810,250 accruals tax •Railway The :! of Camden Forge, the plant of which is at Camden, N, J,, was started in 1902. The company is one of five or six in this country equipped to handle a broad range of heavy forgings* It is understood that Mr. Howe will remain as President of the $5,272,470 credits Prov. ______ _________ income.. oper. ry. 9,784,126 1,165,056 accruals- tax "Railway Other exps oper. 49,393,324 379,112,392 344,647,020 26,415,939 227,119,963 196,044,493 17,363,056 107,145,146 111,196,692 875,842 5,102,156 3,077,350 SB $2,875,000 Kerlin D. 7,741,554. 5,961,902 8,664,990 8,607,595 oper. Income $ • • 45,282,363 Net 1945—8 Mob.—1944 1945—Month—1944 revs—— oper. (N. J.) Forge Co.—New Control— Corp. announced Sept; 27 that it has purchased all the outstanding stock of Camden Forge Co., a pri¬ vately-owned company in the heavy forge business. The stock acquired by Union was held by Samuel P. Howe, President of the company; Ward for $13,014,024 Santa Fe Ry.—Earnings— Period End. Aug. 3k— '.ifrfv.' Securities Union 1942 1943 1944 1945 6Mos.End. June30-* depreciation Railway Camden ' ,1945—Month—1944 1945—8 ♦Net earnings $173,724 $24,049 $168,503 •After depreciation but before taxes.—V. 161, p. 1650. Atchison, Topeka & Monday, October 1, 1945 . (& Subs.)—Earnings Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp. Corp.—Earnings— Arundel Period End. Aug. 31— sw. CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1508 s • - 3 1164. . t ^ .f 1' -C The Guaranty transfer . \ ; ' wl C Central National Corp.—Transfer Agent— • agent Trust for Company common of stock.—V. New 157, York p. has 1806. been appointed ' -''- v. ■ & ■ :t ^f;-V»vY:y.,; ■y Volume Number 4425 162 Central Vermont Public Service Corp.—Earnings-^ lp ; Period End. Aug. 31— Operating Operating 1945—Month—1944 • revenues expenses ... 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $363,457 $2,972,791 $2,801,130 Y 300,534 261,535 2,040,820 1,949,253 $101,922 $931,971 $851,877 2,319 5,130 $934,290 $857,007 189,581 195,473 Gioss Gross $71,606 ^ taxes and on income of Pfd, of stock 24,330 10,000 ' ! 22,000;; - income... oper. .l l sinking fund debentures, due Aug. 1,1960, to Mutual Life $610,732 $575,194 255,184 1261,946 63,989 81,611 >93,476 > i Co. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., at Proceeds were used to retire $2,-600,000 4% sinking fund debentures and $400,000 was added to working capital. ? *,*''/*" •* * ^ /. Insurance 1942 1943 119,525 — $512,308 # par. 207,123 , 68,157 ,« Prom January 1— railway.—t from ry. 4,430,189 4,742,064 4,204,121 1,481,628 1,916,002 l,7b9,844 1 1,564,584 income— 629,397 655,073 Transfer agents; 4,024,829 railway— from Net oper. 206,000 87,600 —V. 162, p. 981. . 659,667 Trust and 537,603 Guaranty tfTrust Co., New York, and International Registrars: Marine Midland Trust Co., New York, Bank; * 4 ' * ' Co., Denver. Denver National ', tion 172,000 $65,354 $56,475 $485,109 $455,534 13,092 18,928 104,735 151,424 require. Balance $52,262 $37,547 ■ $380,374 $304,110 980. p. Funded Debt and Indianapolis Chicago, Cr26,000 div. 162, ry. . Gross disct. income —V. $102,805' 1509 amorti¬ debt expense Net • $71,819 __ 22,465 Acceleration zation 883 " ? 1944 $534,912 railway.. railway from Net income Deductions Fed, ' -.i'l 213 Net ## N-" 1945 . from Net ; Net operating income Non-oper. income, net- CHRONICLE Chicago & Illinois Midland Ry.—Earnings— August—pp'.p'p:. •'V $372,140 ... FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL & Louisville & sent to creditors Aug. entitled vote to on $3 will company later no than Nov. 27. - J •' or '/P 1, cumul. Outstanding ; sinking fund debts, due 1960___,_i.—$3,000,000 Common about Sept, 27, the ICC has announced.: To be valid, the ballots must be filed with the Com¬ mission or- postmarked no later than Nov. 13, pr, if mailed from out¬ side the continental - United States, must be returned to the Com¬ mission 3%% 15-year BaUotting^^ Ballots, and copies of the reorganization plan, for the be Capitalization Authorized. Ry.—Reorganiza¬ pfd. conv. stock stock (no $3,000,000 v 70.000 shs. *750,000 shs. 70,000 shs. t302,895shs. C; par)__ (par *269,231 shares of authorized but* unissued common stock have been reserved by the company for- issuance on the conversion of the pre¬ ferred StOCk. <. * ^, ; (Includes the 101,890 shares of common stock being offered.; , . . . The Central Vermont Ry. -Earnings- August— Gross 1945 1944 $716,578 $762,003 $717,810 112,392 139,243 213,992 213,204 Net ry. 19,075 43,987 116,168 117,232 Chase $5,559,221 $5,945,012 $6,125,032 1,339,602 .1,660,789 1,525,553 39,772 594,991 963,794 916,692 1942 1943 titled From Jan. 1— Gross from Net from Net ry. railway income. oper to are: Holders of refunding mortgage 4%,' 5% and 6% of first and general mortgage 5% and 6% bonds; Indianapolis & Louisville Ry. first mortgage 4% bonds and National Bank, New York, and the Railroad Credit Corp. as bonds; vote —V, 162, p. 980. — six Months Ended June 30— > special to meeting a of proposed stockholders increase in has been called stock common —V. for from Sept. 110,000 corporate purposes.— '■ » ; Chatco All of Steel the Chatham Malleable & . Steel Products- Ltd. (predecessor company) 5<A first mortgage (closed) sinking'fund bonds due March 1, 1955, have been called for redemption on Oct. 10, next, at 102 and interest. Payment will be made at The Canadian Bank of Commerce in the cities of Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, and Chatham (One.), Quebec, St. John, Charlottetown, Halifax, Winnipeg, Regina, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria, Canada.—V. 162, p. 1388. Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.—Monthly EarningsResults for Month and Eight Months $ Ended Gross income Federal > 17,331,958 income profits cess and Aug. dends 242,200 275,992 > road , '■.! 19,289,944 .141,326,917 146, 651,612 (Including 19,077,241 28, 822,475 1,038,624 1,036,242 8,145,295 2,718,310 2,875,773 Net 21,307,828 income 8, 215,723 22,,322,400 Federal Net railway taxes operating income— 2,239,197 2,382,689 17,460,768 Subsidiaries) Domestic 6 Months Ended June 30— ;" per 326,759 335,655 2,198,807 2,341,819 17,134,009 18,,221,534 $0.29 $0.31 $2.28 income $2.42 possible order. to companies arrange However, they position in always are it reasons is exact as always alphabetical potato Burlington & Quincy RR. Equipment — The is inviting 800 new for the lowest interest cost on $2,836,- conditional ten bids sale agreements to provide 80% of purchase price of diesel-electric passenger locomotives; and cn $1,046,640 6onagreements to provide 80 % of the price of ten new diesel- ditional sale electric units for freight service. on Oct. in 4 Chicago. Both purchased from General The proposals the Motors '• Corp.—V. ' , . . ! . will be opened and freight passenger 162, p. units to are assets of be 1943 $8,766,555 The $1,014,983 $1,426,555 products share $1.94 and and that the sale Sept. 10, 1945 of its interest in Transmission Co. brought Chicago Corp. a profit approximately $3,800,000 above cost. The $10,500,000 received for the pipeline brings the company's cash to more than $16,000,000 against to the $2,642,250 carried $46,003,000, common to or $96 investment in Tennessee Tennessee from Corporation's efforts of than more 30. Net asset preference a value share has and risen $6 56 a share. Discussing the sale of "The June on the natural to obtain and Transmission share a quarter Choctaw market a for the and gas enabled of interests of the stockholders of the Corporation cf a company subject to to regulations of the mission," Mr. Wagner continued. ? »v j//; Earnings for Six Months 1945 ("Interest & dividends.. Federal to July 1944, 1, above a from of 1944.—V. made before $1,625 is the 161, 2656. p. ? ' ' ,*-> Petition to Buy — . Co. in at June $166,542 $52,783 556,378 purchase of If the $500 in¬ bonds, it will be the new stainless admin. Registrar $1„097,612 $903,603 $600,127 59,614 59,155 64,369 79,806 exps._ and 1,944 e.tc..___ 25,910 ; Net Pp interest and dividends divs. Preferred paid... 'Relating natural gas securities in to pipe and line ,a . ■■ ' Net rv. —V. 162, liabilities, $1,101,40!?. ;c $441,897 713,685 720^142 705,510 division. company $763,810 (Interest (majority and owned). dividends (Dividends from & Texas Pacific 30, from 1944 Farwell, The gas gas common stock $541,330; total, $37,208,768.—V. 162. ($1 p. par), $3,317,477; $19,350,262; 1389. ' income capital sur- surplus, 883.510 , ■ such as seeds, the business of com* both), of one and nine 155 country more-grain or bean warehouses. 'PP * „ For 25.736,537 24.215.575 10.427,249 11.588,059 3,347,853 4,145,883 are & from Net & ry. sider , > 10,107,508 ; - : . 10,020,084 83,586,945 r " or view that ^company of Co.-.- had ,. ;v.: ry. -iUi Simons, Sialo, 2,500 Roberts Co. Sullivan & E. 3,000 Noel & Co & 6,500 3.000 Co.____.-^_—- Wood 3,000 & —— Van- Alstyne, •Harold 3.000 Hop- —■W-— 1,000 Co. 1,000 3,OCO ..." 1 ; " Ry.—Earnings— 1945 • - income /•; 18,796 1,122,134 328 342 74,992 % 34,093 V.;,;*..', 22,930 1,027,101 1942 $156,112 60,520 $129,309 37,110 1943 $152,643 "1944 - $124,020 40,969 railway—— 389.950 1,186,911 466,471 189,765 income- oper. 154,842 * 261,960 * . " . ' 40,357 P< i- railway 162, p. 981. income Other '< 1,206.296 523,905 V. 198,784 „ ■ ( June 30, '45 —- -i *\.7' - July 1, '44 July 3, *43 $42,992,968 $42,627,666 $35,288,315 5,815.425 6,391,147 133,745 114.718 $5,949,170 sales- from $3,505,865 —— income Total . —•;= Income objected in 61,255 $5,274,499 3,725,000 4,210,000 3,070,000 $2,224,170 exc. prof, taxes 5,213,244 v>- $2,295,865 $2,204,499 $1.30 $1.34 $1.23 . writing — which . these — 1 Columbus & Greenville and ; August— one share •Based oh combined 1,717 «76 shares of cl^ss -A-and class B stocks 1945 and 1944 and 1,716,277 shares in 1943.—V. 161, p. 2554, , In substantial a profit ♦Earnings per / of our > — 3,000 Co Inc. Jaffray Reynolds & Co._ E. H. Rollins & Sons, Inc.- 2,000 . Operating profit Gross and management of Colorado Fuel wished to con¬ the corporation would be willing to adopt the Net from from Net ry. re¬ Gioss -v. ..••V,.;/''V.. ,v./' from ihcome Net from fail way.. * - 31,755 *15,979* • . 1,088,678 .140,534 ©ilpf• income ' Deficit*—V. 162, p. 981.; 1Q43 1942 $109,503 P $120,427 1944 $152.8"7 ' ' railway— Net" ry- & ,®? *3,085 railway—.. oper. Ry.—Earnings- 1945 $109,593 railway——, From January 1— _ Elevator Co.—Stock- Offered—As issue of Sept. 24 a banking group head¬ Colorado Milling mentioned in sen, Pjper, --wood^. - 2,000 Co. > oper. Net . the'amount involved was a" "substantial" not ;t Adjourned— the additional financial burden quested appraisals might entail.—V. 162, p. 1166. in Union V purchase from Peters, Writer & Christen 15,000 80,576,311 , appraisal of their stock. whether merger the and Shares 20,390 railway railway from from —V. 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $486,822 $485,007 1945—Month—1944 $61,404. $6t.O?3 > adopted the agreement of merger, holders of and agreed to 1,000 1389. underwriters Shares Co & and >, several has ,26 Weeks Ended- , that • merchandising * . the From Jan. 1— Gross special meeting of stockholders scheduled for Sept. 24 to con¬ proposed merger of this company with the Wickwire Spencer was postponed until Oct. 2. ■ William A. Maxwell, President of the Colorado company, stated that "har^ildprs of WiHcwire Snenrer at. the, special meeting on directors each from Gross Co. added been ' - - - follows: as Chapman & Co.__ Net the the - through have company commission, ' - of : August— The snares of the States. Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earns^ (no.)— 1166. an grain ; . Weeks p. Net of the in •. & Federal income and Steel United country. retailers^^ elevators and 3,146,599 income— 981. surplus—,-. p. to products the which stock Milwaukee Gross 8,228,143 3,049,427 sold mills and ,"N 19,192,031 23.855,603 8,291,888 * parts of the wholesalers, various are ine years names Davis & Co Net Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp.—Meeting that many in feeds Colorado & Wyoming 453,820 railway*.— some trade, mill > such Cook .1,345,434 615,560 passengers ; flour and sections :of Corp. —V. 162, $2,081,528 1,431,930 of mills are generally marketed under of which are well known, par¬ group names, engaged Newhard, 1942 1943 $3,034,579 ;. ^ 15)15 payable, $18,733;' reserve for taxes. $902,360; $295,813; convertible preference stock (469,340 shares 5a^^W»3L;SBCUrit* proflt surPlus- is of Coughlin Ry.—Earns. 386,167 "> 5 Balance Sheet, June ' (Lossl freight-out. consisting or through certain of all Collins Jullen $3,260,961 1,239,708 162, /He <$937,567 704,760 gas 1 • than $11,746,000; regular 776,557 to number Liabilities—Accounts par). in 323,781 p. Sept. 20, those included below as relating to oil and or below cost $7,459,407; net assets relating to oil and division. $10,472,307; other assets, $1,688,517; total, $37.208;766: ■ no placed Cincinnati Street Ry.—Earnings— 24,423 division, at other be $2,699,075 oper. 54,000 $2,642,250; ; tl, S. Treasury certificates.: $3)000,000; securities, other than of majority-owned or associated companies at or below cost, $11,946,286; securities of majority-owned os associated other to income.- railway from Net 21,424 Assets—Ca«"h, companies New Orleans 1945 from Gross 54,000 -AV general portfolio, 'yp":P ■. oil Rocket Freights From January 1— 78,000 ■ (858.208 1,515,048 ; ' 416.106 owns Boettcher & Co. 15,000 A.- C.' Allyn As Co., Inc-w-. ;A,500 Ames. Emerich & Co., Inc. 3.0r0 Central Republic Co. (Inc.) 6,500 Don A, Chapin Co..— 1,500 streamlined steel, oper. demanded Net inc..from fleet of railway— railway from ry. 22.889 190,400 in or family mixed - designed, Net 1,455 transfer fees, agehts' Taxes a from Gross mill brand the and Paul; H; freight service, with announced on Sept. 21 August— 29,476 $1,377,332 , and 973,421 14,958 103,350 452,949 131,792 • (Colo.), which merchandises grain, feeds, seed, and other produc£^ Weiser, Idaho, and Updike Grain Corp. (Neb.), which has itSi^Rce Omaha. Neb., operates a terminal grain elevator at Council Bluffs, amount like the Rock Island's fleet passenger trains, will be powered by high-speed Diesel locomotives. Mr. Farrington explained that the Rocket Freights, equipped with radio of latest design, will operate between principal centers on the Rock Island's 8,000-mile system and will connect with the through transcontinental service of connecting lines.—V. 162, p. 1278. The of specially 520,561 294,442 357,099 3,782 . each in Securities $48,634 470,947 458,170 station warehouse, Underwriters—The system at an early date. fleet of fast Rocket Freights, —V. 438,049 income.. income and for Rev. 1942 $1,008,757 47,444 200.644 *V,"873,59l company Iowa, price.- Period End. Aug. 31— 3() 1943 (each grain storage business. the on sider Total Gen. new complete are Com¬ 745,760 21.563 income Miscellaneous entirely Balance Ended ; allowances - Net Inc. $438,248 - 404,543 . 31 Income presently-has the following four subsidiaries^ all of which Are wholly-ownedr The' Subset Milling & Grain Co. (Colo.), which operates a feed mill and elevator at Los Angeles, Calif., and merchandises feedS; flour, and grains; Rocky Mountain Grain <Se Commission Co. (Colo.), which is-engaged in the grain commission and. merchandising business in Kansas City, Mo.; Weiser Grain & Feed - Plans New Freight Service— owner-. Power discounts, channels. The the $1,762,000 outstanding bonds. on payment An r,: 1944 $171,769 t Dividends ■"Net discontinue 1,618,398 > V 869,055, 1,015,302 consumers other Memphis RR. at $1,625 for each $1,000 bond. Under a previous order the trustees will distribute $500. to each Choctaw & Memphis bondholder for interest accrued from July' .1, 1934, reserves underlying its properties in Texas and at the same company to render a useful service in the interest of the war. These objectives have been achieved "Certain decisions of the, Supreme Court, upholding rules and regu¬ lations prescribed by the Federal Power Commission with respect to other companies appear to have the effect of extending possible jeopardy to the return available from the sale of natural gas owned by the company should ownership of the pipeline system be retained Under the circumstances, the directors felt that it would be in the best time prosecution 1,448;&60 a of marketed to the domestic subsidiary nominal amount are admitted. ' resulted large 977,203' (843,250 1 & Cincinnati Co. 548,205 (1,245,052 Individual ticularly ended June 30, 1945, net income was $504,623, or as compared with $500,987, or 98 cents for« the quarter cents damages no as Gas, Mr. Wagner said" Gas 1,074,235 the company Commercial of service Gas to their $3.21 $1.99 $4.76, of $1,447,005 690,375 848,809 May Taxes on • merchandises its flour, either - directly or through wholesalers, bakers and large commercial users of flour, ' some extent directly to local grocers and consumers. The $999,741 the accent on speed and dependability, was by J. D. Farrington, Chief Executive Officer of the Rock Island Lines, as he revealed that plans Tennessee upon predicted. to Hornblower and Ended 987,916 company? brokers, approved a petition by Aaron Colnon, trustee for the road, for authority to purchase-by Dec. 31 out¬ standing first mortgage 5% bonds, due Jan. 1, 1949 of its subsidiary ■ $83.83 Years Before Utah, California, Nebraska, and lowa,.;^. v litigation decided adversely company deducted on respectively. Mr. Wagner disclosed or addition, U.000,000 Subsidiary's Bonds Approved— the share, divi¬ depend be 12 commercial feed mills, which are operated in conjunction with flour mills or country elevator stations. The principal .operating properties of the company and its subsidiaries are Jocifced in the States of Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Missouri, Oregon, Corporation increased to $$2';008,843, or $5.55 a June 30 from $36,754,323, or $3.97 a share, a year earlier, Richard Wagner, President, states in the semi-annual report. The coverage of the preference stock rose to $89.41 from $78.23 on June 20, 1944. The year-end figures were $39,386,098, common inc. $1,340,344 276,135 stations elevators, 9,037,000 — common patent terest tO : Chicago Corp.—Semi-Annual Report—innom. Net noon 116'5. ' .: at Earnings, grains, beans and miscellaneous merchandise, bags and coal. Company is also engaged in elevator Federal Judge Michael L. Igoe has company and Taxes returns, 4,2*89,000 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific RR. Chicago, will now The company owns and operates 21 flour mill properties, 335,320 shares of common stock. on corresponding Financing— thereof which storing, grinding, sacking and Cleaning beans, grains and other (6,340,000 taxes-| amounts as Sep¬ modities for farmers and others. ^ taxes. : History and Business—Company is engaged in the business of manu¬ facturing and selling flour and feed and of buying and selling wheat, other operations of all foreign subsidiaries are excluded. provision has been made for the possible liability in connection with 99 alphabetical near per "Based For possible. as prof, exc. — Note—Results sales not & contingencies. profit certain mechanical for •Earnings 1389. NOTE—For Federal taxes before and 1945, , Net 40,870 share. com. 162, p. profit Provision No . "After < 1945 1944 $5,288,741= $10,051,983 such canhot amount Oper. Profit 25,756,263 A 18,945,204 17,162,257 ' . 1936 18, 557,189 —V. / 1937 , •■ . 1938— Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co>—Earnings— 1944 40,390 the circumstances 15,127:926 19,069.657 1935—— the in 1^,263,407 The committee proposes to list on the New York Exchange only $59,515,000 of first mortgage 4% bonds, series A, due on Jan. 1, 1994; $57,256,000 of general mortgage 4>/2% income bonds, series A, due on Jan. 1, 2019, and $51,422,100 general mortgage 4'A# convertible income bonds, series B, due on Jan. 1, 2044. : £2 J;-ii . Securities to be issued by the voting trustees under the voting trust agreement and listed on both the New York and the Chicago stock exchanges are: preferred voting trust certificates, representing 1,127,740 shares of series A preferred stock of the reorganized company; and voting trust certificates representing 2,(23,214 shares of common stock of the reorganized company. The^committee said the securities would be listed at $100 par.—V. 16"2rpT 1165. of at Chicago has granted stock, common 14,612,385 1939 Other Earns, well 'as as rand $20,926,205 permission to apply to the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to issue securities and to list securities on a "when issued" basis on the New York and the Chicago stock exchanges. # * $ v paid 1941 committee Net .... be 1940 zation 4,035,864 appropriations Balance to surplus the on •Gross Sales the reorgani¬ 1,484,377 Sinking funds and other dividends conditions 1942— Judge Michael L. Igoe within fix, at regular quarterly intervals, March, June, December 1 jn each year, but whether or not such Summary of Sales Securities— Federal maturing 203,578 In 1945—8 Mos, will future 1165. p. banks, may and Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RR.—To List ex¬ taxes 1943 • - 31 $ 1945—Month—1944 A 1944 $18,683,994 $17,239,936 • A Products, Ltd.—Calls 5% Bonds— outstanding 162, future board tember Net shares shares of $1 par value, to eliminate pre-emptive rights of holders except as to additional common shares, and to eliminate present cumulative voting provisions in the election of directors. Purpose of the charges was stated to be to place the company in a position to finance acquisitions of properties or securities whenever appropriate opportunities become available, and for other 151, p. 3555. declare the . to payable in the aggregate amount of $4,000,000 at May 31, 1945. year, to 21 300,000 V. 1945 • 2—$20,616,302 . Profit after prov. for Fed. inc. taxes Central West Co.—Plans Stock Changes— A 1165. p. indebtedness Initial Common Dividend—The directors liave declared an initial dividend of 1614 cents per share on the common stock, payable Dec. 1, 1945, to holders of .record Nov. 15, 1945. The directors expect to Chicago Mail Order Co.—EarningsSales 'J consider promissory notes.—V. 162, had company $7,250,000 at Sept. 5, holders holders of the company's secured railway one $5,351,018 739,587 income oper. The holders of railway railway from plan, which has been approved by the District ICC, will be submitted to four classes of creditors. En¬ the and $710,792 from Net reorganization Court 37,948 "■ #. '' ' 9,345 ' -' 1,065,345 ^ • - 186,011 70,739 24.987 3.039 2,235 .!s;r " l .; • > - 10,984 ? j 935.261 118,841. 30.457 859,508 113,552 30,318 ' and including Hornblower & Weeks and Boettcher & Co. on Sept. 18 made a public Columbus & Southern Ohio Co.—Seeks Stk. Approval offering of 101,890 shares of ($1 par) common stock at $13 per share. The' offering does not represent new fir nancing on behalf of the company but consists of a block of stock owned by Union Securities Corp. Debentures Placed Trivately—-The company recently The compahy and the Continental Gas & Electric Corp. in a joint application-declaration' Sept. "25 asked tile SEC to sanction a proposal by Columbus to refinance its outstanding first preferred 6% shares and its series B 6Va% preferred shares at lower dividend rates. • ■* The refinancing would be achieved.-- Columbus stated, through an offer to present holders of the securities to exchange their rharcs bn * share-for-share basis for cumulative preferred stock. 4V4r/' series. ed by Paul H. Davis & Co. sold • privately an issue of $3,000,000 v 15-year 3%% If the exchange plan becomes effective the company will redeem with THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1510 all funds treasury that is stock deposited for not Continental Insurance Co.—Semi-Annual Report v.. . asked Columbus outstanding the exchange, to Commission the proposed or more old 6 Mos. End. June 30— transac¬ the approve Underwriting, which will become effective if 100,000 preferred shares, are deposited for. exchange not later than Oct. 22, since the company desires to complete the exchange in time to avoid conflict tions, Increase Victory Loan drive. • ' f.,„ Ba,a proposed refinancing is preliminarj', it was stated, .oi the sale other disposition by Continental of its holdings of 148,8J1 shares, 99.17% of the common stock of Columbus in compliance with an , . The or or SEC of order reserve 1 7,870,859 Expenses Aug. 5, 1941.—V. 162, p. 780. 5,955,101 and - 1944 190.841,000 190,308,000 177,493,000 185,582,000 176.550,000 8... Sept. IjsL.-*r-U—- 164,851,000 J.-— Sept. 175,952,000 1 -^V, 162, 1389. p. * $322,603 $1,127,631 1,911,718 Inc. and sales on and bonds 5.2 Dr 16,591 of 7,827,770 14,546,758 76,345 94,656 of Federal The weekly kilowatt-hour output of electric energy of subsidiaries corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of territory served for the week ended Sept. 20, 1945, amounted to 235,738,728 as compared with 254,702,199 for the corresponding week in 1944, a decrease of 18,963,471, or 7.45%. ♦Loss. this Period End. 1945—Month—1944 Aug. 31— $ Operating Deprec. Prov. Gross 2,197,894 amort. takes 4,335,769 lijcome..- Divs. stock 3,167,323 38,762,864 1,190,211 pfd. on 1,325,477 14,976,137 372.697 928.214 164,621 deductions.... 193,017. 1,999,989 1,999,992 Divs. .Net income... v 162, Sheet, June 30, Continental Motors .11,333,124 Nast directors share holders of per of 60 May record cents no Oct. declared 20 value par 1. share per and Nov. 15 Sept. on This made May 162, dividend stock, common with compares on 1944.—V. 15, special a 11,608,784 payable special a last, 15. of and 50 65 Oct. cents 15 Corp. each cents ties •» on : Earnings —V. after per 162, taxes ^ : $3,705,390' $2.74 said. for p. * 162, 1944 $219,102 per $125,314 323,000 323,000 323,000 $0.68 $0.39 $0.48 stock— com. share Period End. June 30— Net profit after chgs. Fed. income : "• • • " ' i •• -♦After 1945—3 Mos—1944 taxes. IV., MOS.-+1944 1945—6 $561,679 277,500 250,000 share... $0.76 $0.87 $1.68 $1.85 26 announced that system output of purchased) for the week ended and 1945, amounted to 168,600,000 the corresponding week of of electricity ? E. P. May>, .3942, 1944, amounted Sales in Manager, formerly entire decrease a of 1.4%. Local Mr to of sales of Vice-President, his in duties for 1932 Sept. on The with resigned Westchester and Assistant York Edison to Co. the and those companies Consolidated :chgs„ Fed. but after bef. normal 1945 taxes tax ♦Earnings and 162, r* - Prov. lor in charge and became Net 728 327 on 162, - $423,628 Net $245,704 T& $0.61 $0.63 -V. 162, stock, .. ' "On $9,108,301 2.648,275 2,648,275 2,648,275 2,261,199 2,261,199 2,261,199 2,251,199k $2,693,967 $2,633,813 $4,199,327 $1.97 $2.19 $2.16 $2.85 2,000,000 shr.— com, $495,000 over-provided in respect deducting of prior yeafsl' debt retirement post-war credit of 5143.400 and of $205,000. tAfter deducting $378,177 for excess profits tax: credits/ < representing debt retirement credit of $161,626 and post-war credit $2f6,551). §Aftcr deducting $237,000 for excess profits tax .(representing debt retirement credit of $101,000 and post-war refund, qf credits refund of $136,000). Consolidated Balance 30 April Sheet, 1945 hand on S. and Treasury Dominion *: of tax deposits—T notes Canada and Victory Loan accounts 1944 $ 7 .178,223 5,813,563! 5 ,657,084 demand 2,792,613: 1,,012,191 bonds 900,000 9 ,167,210 accounts 9,320,905 16,,399,507 receivable 18,590,497 — receivable assets 628,746 - 622,036 charges 070,96ii 5.891,997 -58, 504,465 r 60,386,238 6, 1, 087,709 840,850 105,705,098 105,163,700 - excess profits 162,'- p.' 669. said.—V. 794,134 9,233,156. „ $225,815 $3,656,272 Net on Feb." 0 —V. _ . _ in tL ZnlV*?™, act.ive servlce shares, after for $0.63 $0.89 Corp.—Produced Nine and taxes these The with effective Oct. 1. aa 11,305,995 , 4 California after depreciation .1 the at one one rate share The 24,916 '' ^ $1,044,293 651,230 50,000 ' 26,299 -* p, •Mr^. the. Co.—Sells Mount Clemens Plants-, of Idaho. location stated field After of an that dried of the The • ' ther"purchase additional dried goodwill, of'America in 6,187,822 8,667,774 10,650,664 $397,721 per com; charges March had of 132. $1,482,517 $1,793,164 $2,170,731 Nil $2.43 $3.12 $3.96 share but Federal income and excess profits taxes ton 444,698 common shares.—V. 162, before c . --V. . for Federal . ..♦After through at. 336,600 - * . July 30— . ; 1945, $112,124 S , per, . charges, 2785. including Federal, * . income , $0.64 > , 1943 . $102,535 .124,151 $0.83 248,329 —' $0;45 shares.._—_ share all $130:868 \ and ; _ excess $89,590 124,450 $0.72 profits . Dayton Power & Light Co.—To Issue New Bonds— joint application to the SEC, ^company and its parent, the Electric Corp., outlined proposed transactions to imDayton's capital structure preliminary to its> separation irom the Columbia Holding Company system. The major proposal involves the issuance by Dayton of a new series of first mortgage bonds for $28,850,000 and use of the proceed? to retire $23,236,000 of first mortgage 3% series moitgage bonds, due 1970. at IO6V2, and $1,337,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds, 3%% series, due 1962. at 103x!z. All the old bonds now held by tna, In - at 467,468 —z-Z-L.z.zz—' common shares z—--- ... p. $4,937,446 on -190,798 common, 161, ■ profits taxes.„- Dejay Stores, Ins. (& Subs.) —-Earnings— taxes.—V. ' income and excess ♦Net profit Outstanding 1945 i.—i-..--- 161, p. 2658. Earnings definitely 1945 , after charges.^—--•— ,T- Net: profit Earnings :per share - . , Earnings-for Quarter Ended June 30, -Z-—I—i—t —T trade- * manufacturing unit of Mutual the company started erection milk 1942 2,387,015 taxes— 6 Months Ended 2107.\ a figure of one dollar, it was. production milk 1943 $7,670,339 $10,465,938 $12,821,395 $2,784,736 profits exc. State & Provision Inc.—Expansion in Utah— Creameries milk powdered & Net: profit $0.23 MeKenzie purchase Subs.)—Earnings— (& 1944 1945 income Sales' $347,521 a entered America of Cunningham Drug Stores, Inc.—Earnings— , 1*472,90S s, $350,000. Co. and Pennsylvania income taxes, 799,035 $0.23 for Steel — inc. taxes $1,246,556 • $343,063 City preferred 3 Mos. End. June 30— ♦Profit ,:v-100,000 1,472,906 Lake 2V2 against a Fed. , $0.30 Salt shares of common until Sept. 1, 1955. conversion rate for the first th"ee years has of the recent market on the common • market of 25%.—V. 162, p. 1390. for second set within about one point 1,220.257 1,472,906 of of one share been Net $444,987 Co. preferred is designed to be convertible into common stock share for 3% shares of common until Sept. 1, 1948, for three shares oi common until Sept. 1, 1951, and at The second at 1943 $2,422,131 75,000 marks^dand routes were included for rate of two-thirds of a share of senior share of second preferred for each $5 exchange is to be at the preferred and one-third of a MeKenzie, President; on Sept. 21 announced the purchase by plant, equipment and inventories of-Mutual Creamery the SEC, are expected to be already registered with agency preferred share, of which 529,655 are outtsanding. The unexchanged. $5 preferred will be retired Dec. 1 and the new preferred shares not accepted in exchange are to be underwritten and sold. ' • 1,147,960 Co., below,—V. 161, p. stock to be offered in filed by the corporation senior The 529,970 $0.18 share Ironer preferred have been < shares per that by new Crucible 1,019,377 37,462' - prof, taxes, net of' preferred Corporation Commission. requirements^—V, : $1,667,947 exc. issues new $5 Given— shortly. preferred stock will carry a $4.20 annual dividend rate and the new- second convertible preferred a $4 annual rate. The issues are to consist of 353,103 shares of the new senior pre¬ ferred and 176,552 shares of the new second convertible preferred. im¬ 1944 '$3,344,023 $4,352,349 1,630,485 , issues, new ♦After 1945 two for present the The (& Subs.)—Earnings— 3d— shares. (no par) 26% dividend r . of terms exchange Mil¬ vitally contingencies"" 1 contingencies..—1 Ironrite S. Boise, com- 11,305,995 par) 26,834,319. 215,000 $501,729 this company of the entire the , 1,253,992 52,965,500 105,163,700 The preferred " Creameries of America, this director' has advised 1,262,093 stock 28,728,746 cleared Covered Wagon ' ($5 2,000,000 2,000,000 52,965,500 subsidiaries preferred Terms of Preferred 161, p. 2658. See May°21 stock 2,572,943 1944 shares common income profit capital of G. " ***> '<» «« the 670,809' payable war-time and other contingencies- of 747,941 1,177,020 105,705,098 $716,729 130,000 564,982 on income Earnings • each palcl stocks , 2657. ' Total - contracts 321,137 866,876 1,120,612 ♦Represented by 529,655 1945 $11,700,022 2,637,108 pi Reserve : 1,360,283 166,824 taxes cumulative Common 4,^24,570 1,385,425 expenses- liabilities for ♦$5 aand accepted by the Navy, Cornell- Fed, income la • $4,076,474 qt 75 cents ,per share has "been declared on $20, payable Nov. 20 to holders of reeoM and other Total made plans to produce "nine millions of capacitors each month."—V. 162. p. 1167. profit Operating profit 3,424,818 America—Larger Dividend Notes and Surplus $353,033 Gross $7,501,293 " current interest taxes- accrued Other Capital t; 3,424,818 income Other 5,233,218 payable payroll, Accrued Reserve credit tax accounts A.ccrued tEarns. 8,865,881 15,047,447 $7,081,090 srasssstrs8P. Trade $1.35 $483,033 6 Months Ended June 1,020,218 $11,495,309 $12,363,983 509,014 4,414,219 4,861,690, 285,388 paJn?ofJhifd°eSTr^toVrCetiferefident Liabilities- 1944' at July 31 last wes $12,722,313, taxes—. LCoty, Inc. $118,866 .«$0.29 1167. 3,571,233 Official Retires— vacancv $7,543,287 dividends Deferred "Our ' $511,203 25' L.1?? w"125 cents ?ate t in lVJ ,^ "*keS * The $7,603,441 , *$4,050,757' sales Other 822,090 V par ♦4,984,000s $7,093,085 2,648,275 deducting Capital excess charges-,- added: 161, p. 285,388 $178,054 1389. +3,042,000 dividends per Other 105,410 1943—12 Mos.—1944 $4,767,192 $58,707,174 $59,929,575 2,130,750 29,407,474 23,652,262 357,325 stock Quarterly dividend common he profit after charges, Federal ♦Earnings per common share No Container Corp. of the and Federal Net $224,276 177,924 - $820,769 deducts. — p. income Corning Glass Works (& Subs.)—Earnings— Earnings for l!$ Weeks Ended June 16, 1945 , 1042 $463,443 pfd. *3,029,823 Total 1945- - income portant * $253,771 1,067^219 income Balance -rV. 2,212.877 income Divs. §2,479,000 Irfvestments and receivables other than current Vice- - 1943 of $2 preferred stock. amort... other Preferred Subs.) $1.25 Federal $5,593,442, income Dubilier Light elected 183,765 $0.82 $4,829,193 expenses.... taxes -Gross Int. 96,847 '3,800,000 Inventories engineers worked day and night until they felt they had perfected the units best fitted for this project. Then, after specifications had been submitted 1945—Month—1944 revenue and (Incl. 81 ■ capital after He Subs.)—Earns. ' $437,536 '* $329,652 share—i Period End. Aug. 31— Deprec. 71,518 4,346,600 750,495 prof. profit Trade notes Mr. Blake rtated that very early in the war the Navy Department requested this company to design several types of capacitors to be in an "extremely ultra secret project." Consumers Poiyer Co.—Earnings— Gross 59,106 4,421,000 468,930 $15,314,821 $20,204,334 312,015 214,686 contingencies- Common used he was 1389. (& 1944 $568,366 >On the 400,000 shares Operating 1 device. his Electric He later p. and 238,714 per - Following announcement of the VT fuse by the Navy Department, Octave Blake. President, revealed on Sept. 24 that this company had played an important part in the development of this- important ' 4®Net,profit : 1936 Co. all .surtax u ; in Co.-r-V. Consolidated Film Industries, Inc. Quarter End. June 30— profit 68*503 4,128,000 tax__ exc. . for Net U. lion Capacitors for the Navy— General where Co., United Edi3on Consol. July _ Cornell-Dubilier Electric Sellman give Vice-Presidnt The President ? Ended July 31— Earnings per share —V. 161, p. 2657, elected was will Lighting of Consolidated Edison of 25 *' became New has J^°*er Co. predecessors of Vice-President 1,041,983 $15,113,371 $ dis¬ Washington, D. C., who left this company charge of sales activities. L. A. Scofield, elected Assistant Vice-President. N. T. Vice-President. Jeffe Months company's net working in addition its post-war Net to was Assistant time is-First jeffe • f electricity Sept. 23, 171,100,000 kwh. kwh., compared, with to enter military service, Vice-President 9 depreciation, Federal Former Official Returns—Promotion Also Announced Brig Gen Prov. Copper Range Co.- -Earnings- 167.300,t)00 kwh., compared with 161,900,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last year, an increase of 3.4%.--:v':* . tor "6 Months Ended June 30- Consolidated Edison Co. of New York Inc.—Output— for : i.. V. Net generated Can. Cash corporation enters the post-war period with the biggest bank civilian unfilled orders in itsvhistory, C. J. Reese, President stated. The and $646,806 250,000 The company on Sept. 1942 new *$3,739,385 amounted 4a $312,245 277,500 . 161, p. 2657. tribution the as . share per ' (electricity soon ;The of «.«! $258,654 per as profits taxes and allowance of proper reserves and charge-offs. tOn 3,000,000 shares ' capital stock. lAllowance for Federal itaxes (net) was $11,294,936 in 1945 and $11,571,402 in 1944. -Earnings— outstdg.. shs. Earnings 1943 780. ''*r'i• *,& 50% profit tEarnings $147,451 ! Consolidated Cigar Corp. (& Subs.) Common 1943 Assets- large-scale output. 9 Months Ended ♦Net 1945 r profit Earnings & tAfter to modernized $2.56 Consolidated Biscuit Co.—Earnings— ""-6 Months Ended June 3Q— —V. 1944 v . Outstanding shares of paid were $2,183,611 S. inc. is' and Wisconsin company's post-war engine output will "include four V-type model engines with a power range from 8 to 33 horse¬ Earnings Net dividends (& Subs.)—Annual Report—• - Can. ♦After augment the two VVtype models. produced, before the war. The Continental NsubsidiarV-w said to be the world's largest manu¬ facturer of air-cooled; -heavy-duty industrial engine's. Since Con¬ tinental purchased control in 1943 its plants have been completely 1944 $3,904,7-22 _____ share..1. common 1389. P. 1945 cash 310,395 interest & Earns, plant facili¬ and sales in the coming fiscal year should of any previous year in the company's his¬ put in use exceed those materially tory, Mr. Todd power Connecticut Light & Power Co.—Earnings— Income increased be $500,000 The 12 Months Ended July 31— . to be can new Net of Production is * 453. p. 29. $98,814,344 $97,833,813 $84,656,362 $86,336,150 510,318 584,277 726,498 1,365,798 Surplus Subsidiary Has Record — plant facilities will cost approximately scheduled for completion in January, he said. to distribution Sept. $13,768,588 taxes unfilled orders of the Wisconsin Motor Corp., a majoritysubsidiary, are at a record peacetime level in excess of $17,000,000, necessitating an immediate expansion of manufacturing and » testing facilities to meet customers' delivery schedules,. H. A. Todd, President of Wisconsin Motors Corp., announced on Sept. 24. Enlarge¬ Publications, Inc.—Special Distribution— the on Wo share per Fibreboard S. U. Current 1,653,765 12,006,610 720,614 In 1944. cents record against five centis stock were made on 2555. Inc. etc. Minority U. Peacetime Unfilled Orders—$500,000 Expansion Program Under Way— ment Conde The 5 708,706 each of as $99,324,662 $98,418,090 $85,382,861 $87,701,948 81,025,763 79,740,255 66,809,774 63,623,174 4,284,480 3,858,807 2,903,691 3,834,103 556,225 747,640 817,505 785,827 income Interest, 1945 90 premiums, $29,024,510; losses in process of $9,233,467; reserve for taxes and expenses, SI,873,163; reserve for dividends, $2,000,000; reserve for all other claims, $134,390; -• voluntary reserve, $1,000,000; capital, $20,000,000; iiet surplus, $82,539,- ' 547; total, $145,805,076.—V. 162, p. 7. 1389. p. 5% 10 of holders $13,458,194 $14,071,388 $14,845,891 $19,453,839. from Products, owned —V. income Profit 1,999,992 $88,280,097 $79,917,846 $55,163,457 Liabilities—Unearned 40,724,265 16,128,591 10,594,502 1,185,612 to adjustment, of subsidiaries Other net of expense Total Balance $ 2,936,236 Interest $86,209,369 $134,859,012; real estate, $197,026; agents' days overdue), $4,225,243;' interest accrued, $252,170; cash on deposit and in office, $6,143,409; all other assets, $123,216; total admitted assets, $145,805,076. 17.025,403 212,904,594' 209,283,227 7,669,478 97,651.992 85,366,741 2,214,7^7 25,865,698 25,609,490 3,973,822 50,624,039 57,582,730 7,813,516 expenses and for $ of 20, dividend a 20 July 20, last, 1945 Depletion 588,561 1,999,992 Assets—Bonds and stocks, 1945—12 Mos.-^1944 $ 17,283,416 revenue.— income, oper. Gross Cost 15,000,000 June 30_ (not p. Depreciation $90,280,089 $81,917,837 $57,168,443 tDecrease. balances Earnings for August and 12 Months Ended Aug. 31 Gross surplus, Oct. Crown Zellerbach Corp. 30,456 tax dividend declared. Net Oct. stks. to cap. surp. income declared made on Payments on Years End. April 30— sales 13,277,074 76,975 25 payable was Net Commonwealth & Southern Corp.—Weekly Output— of April 20, 1945. 20, 1945, and Other 8,823,510 Sept. stock, distribution during 1944.—V. 161, of ...$103,797,921 Transf. Cash 64,253,665 Drl37,924 (net) Total - $3,039,349 80,135,183 (net). 7.2 7.1 value bonds $2,328,715 92,345,561 Dr4,113 31 reserves market in Profit 9.1 Dec. special on capital Jan. $1,250,784 59,148,902 Crl5,379 $2,555,989 in directors the A similar 2,189,319 surplus, butter, (The) Cross Co., Detroit—10-Cent Dividend— The on '$333,535 2,006,112 Incr. % Decrease 1945 22: 15 $171,751 2,384,238 stks. 173.425,000 Week Ended— Sept. Sept. 807,818 606,503 profit.. Total Net with last year: percentage comparisons 2,294,794 $12,966,321 $13,479,754 $13,051,183 6,693,828 6,287,598 8,556,774 5,944,391 6,064,525 5,432,944 investment' income Net „ the corresponding period last year. output totals of the past four weeks 9.1% decrease from the kilowatt-hour 1942 $13,859,001 on Commonwealth Edison Co.—Weekly Output— are i $15,261,115 $14,086,257 2,530,811 $13,997,711 Losses Electricity output-of the Commonwealth Edison group of porapanles, excluding sales to other electric utilities for the week ended Sept. 22 showed a Following 1943 V 1944 earned. Premiums Underwriting \ 1945 . . . in premium the with " $16,528,523 unearned " v produce and the balance provide ice cream and miscel¬ laneous creamery products. Since Creameries of America already has substantial operations ir. this vicinity, the Mutual plants will be allo¬ cated to the present Salt Lake and Idaho Divisions of Creameries of America, Inc.—V. 162, p. 1167. - premiums written. Monday, October 1, 1945 four a Columbia Gas ,& prove plant with the most modern plant should be 'in operation about Oct. 15, the announcement said.. r'r. '. - ■ •Mutual Creamery Co., according to Mr. MeKenzie, has operated for many years principally in the Mountain States and has- plants : located at Giand Junction. Montrose, and Hotchkiss, Colo.; Ogden, v. public would be retired this year. ' Salt.Lake; Morgan, Heber, and Laketown, Utah; as well as Pocatello, --Another transaction v/ould be Daytoi. s purchase for ca^n iroj?1 Paris, Geneva, and Montpelier, Idaho. Seven plants produce cheese; Columbia of th.e latter's investment in the common stock and indentedtype of spray equipment. The new v • ♦ ..>**•. S Number «.-...,*,. . • , of the ness ^ \ ». - ■> Miami Columbia to also - from Net ry. —V. 162, RR. . * • <1 ' f -i.t ,.■• ' - k stock 1943 ,1944 ; ( ■■ ■ 1942 1; $4,609,313 $4,10 j,303 806,157 1,678,224 1,534,161 579,514 1,100,300 33,990,065 8,923,704 5,766,420 6,581,539 3,335,321 '■# 32,109,969 29,974,829 10,443,864 5,833,548 10,140,330 6,139,921 1945 railway— Net from railway Net ry. oper. income 1944 1943 Gross Net Net ry. —V. 1,904,614 2,641,020 2,130,831 668,098 799,619 1,192,166 52,712,406 14,65y,990 8,101,262 54,815,648 loan Loss and Statementsi? 1945 • -v int., ^ $2,166,968 divisrotr—. of 19,415,623 * ■ $4,783,856 629,844 $6,223,355 Period End. Aug. 31— Ry. 7,123,658 & 1,724,708 380,824 $6,139,780 3,704,270 978,953 $1,597,442 Net $1,810,218 Excess Frov. and tax profits made Reduction 66,698,809 3,552.000 11,896,000 — r prior to date of impounding orders 9,559,000 provision due to impoundings Crll,997,000 admin, Other from miscellaneous utility operations 263,053 income. corporate funded on and unfunded Other income $6,143,978 ^Restated, ciation war > (Including current provision reserve, adjustments, —V. 162, pp. and 454, for accelerated accruals 1168. appropriations for all to $8,347,578 other Interest post¬ income 55,101 20,500' 215,000 Cr52,001 Cr54,477 1945 Net from Net ry. railway railway 9,403 *3,424 2,690 *10,131 Net from 32,772 657,255 649,848 657,789 from 610,878 88.628 70,088 82,427 160,142 railway— Net ry. oper. income ■Deficit.—V. 162, p. $862,766 120,765 26,548 J.9,552 4,421 5 11,082 "4,688 'T_ 1 8,435 State of hands of Divs. on Net from Net ry. 243,000 229,000 January 1 Net Cr7,23G 176,966 6,087,130 6,375,417 5,527,347 2.279.0C9 2,423,454 3.004,550 1,696,936 2,341,419 1,267,068 1,24.8,803 1,369,757 982. p. Shore August— public, etc. stock $291,483 $372,384 $541,041 Gross $398,732 Net of hands of pub¬ $291,483 — deducting $18,915 $372,384 ]Ntet from Net ry. Sheets, $541,041 earnings in Aug. Gross Net ry. —-V. $333,103 91,655 163,363 142,959 175,346 40,803 56,523 50,605 64,856 31, securities cU. S. Treasury Ctfs. ry. loahs receivable Trade accounts receivable 2,873,966 2,846,538 1,530,030 431,823 468,964 492,170 1168 be proposed considered Oct. 2, amendment by ' 1945. to stockholders. at The certificate the amendment special a provides of incorporation be ■ stock A exchanged The from no for 2V2 York New to par $12.50 meeting for change each par, be to in held shares. Cash which on to be to 1279, of on V* of business registration before or share determined for becomes Oct. each shortly Oct. on 20, share before 1945, 4, adv. of to excess held. The offering is made.—V. 162, is pp. profits company has filed with the SEC a be .set to /. which forth the statement in amendment an dividend rate will to also be the statement The par). common in at a are rate statement of (after Lazard and the Of Freres funds & 311,913 insurance— accounts received ' " the company and its subsidiaries, and the balance is to be added to the general funds of the company. " < ' > Directly and through its subsidiaries. Dresser is principally engaged Sn the manufacture and sale of machinery, equipment, appliances and Reserve tries. • the products used in the oil, gas, water and building industhe four pre-war years, 1937 to 1940, approximately 74% of of the companies now comprising the Dresser In net sales made by ; ment gas group was says ( ■ taxes The the oil and gas equipment division. The registration statethat the company anticipates that in post-war years the division may account for a greater percentage of com- net sales size of than the in the pre-war years. • * ' ' definite plan to provide for diversification and integration products manufactured and for expansion of markets.—V. t , Domestic Industries, Inc.—To The cation , 8% 5% the will 4 stockholders will under which preferred stock preferred present stock holders vote Oct. 23 ...v i own 162, of p. other than $3,500,000 336,529 1945 206,000 insurance 1,804,855 : * gondola and 600 cars, hopper 100 for the 162, v- ■ — * capital S. 276,247 outstanding.. Ogsbury, President, orders $36,343,000 of as states: 30, 30, 337,032 $0.82 ;;,;k $2.06 , - ' , . 1 , '. , \ were $28,042,000 as compared Since" the above date the sudden 1945, 1944. the war caused" a flood 1945, unfilled orders are of 10, 695,054 :?v, 337,032 // June June on 2,502,268 972,143 > shares f $11,926,000 $22,095,000 — share——— per < '1944 1945 i - . t —* — of terminations approximately that so of as $8,656,000. This terminations, affected pro¬ the accuracy results of operations for the last months of 1945, closing , and . Fair child Engine & Airplane Corp.—Official Resigns-— West Coast Representative Appointed— 5,300 416.098 416.098 3,200 547,235 89,561 J. 3,200 547,235 792,138 Carlton formerly time to Adams $10,708,591 $10,692,837 time same & capacity Mr. Ward announced the appointment of Alvin P. to serve in the activities of the Associates, which Mr. Adams now heads, West Coast representative of the various of Fairchild 246. Ward Jr., President, announces that Alvin P. Adams, Vice-President and a director, has resigned to devote full management of his various West Coast interests. a the At the 702,577 , p. 4- cars.—V. is subject to further changes through additional backs or reinstatements. The terminations received of 4.648,575 : 5 18.742 5,300 (par value $1 per share) (par value $1 per share) ^ » 176,181 4,648,575 (par value $25 per share) surplus since 162, u 1,161,511 2,076,856 during which time we will be principally concerned with adjusting the terminated contracts.—V, 161, p. 1654. % 18,742 , compensation stock f 8,335,196 departments in such measure that it was necessary to close down all - such departments, except engineering and experimental, to give us an opportunity of. inventorying the termination work in pro- ; cess, recording, assembling and storing it for Government inspection, and preparing the plants for other available production. Production was resumed in a limited way on September 10th and it is anticipated will be gradually increased from now on as conditions justify. 1:--. Under the circumstances it is impossible to predict with any degree 42,839 42,000 93,961 1945 March 31, '> L ' 5,935,125 duction Federal 25,838 31, <>C 22,170,248 5,710,453 cut • known August— Gross Net 1945 „ corporation. with will be < .. ^ Adajns Mr. ry. income— oper. From Jan. 1— from from 1943 1942 $217,000 $181,900 36,113 50,922 46,700 *21,368 * 2,743 9,984 1,737,400 1,408,800 686,739 486,191 173,312 Fairchild William * • Rockefeller, C. well- railway — Net ry. oper. income—_ 'Deficit.—V. 162, p. 982. 1,828,300 389,998 30,907 265,299 . 364,618' : ,,, 94,319 rayon He 1903 department, succeeds recently. who was first employed by clerk, has been effective Oct. 1. a Leonard fibers ment-has A. Yerkes, named the General retirement business was launched in 1920." the largest sales volume of any of the departments, the announcement said.—V. corporation was has Contracts of est 20 Quebec, have luxurious and fastest ; . filed with the Civil The du 162, p. Canada. been an amendment to* its of Trinidad stock Mexico and Mora Power is conditioned .•/ Co. Counties, - •»' - will sell New to , , Trinidad known Mexico, . „ . the following, trans- upon f' * . „ . all its property in as the "Dawson mortgage bonds, due 1966, and will borrow $207,000 of the purchase price from a bank or other lender. (3): New Mexico will use $300,000 of the net proceeds from the sale an of its property to purchase for retirement frdm John Hancock 3Va% ' first The mortgage bonds, due 1966, at 101% of par and accrued interest. of net proceeds will be used to retire the bonds at a balance redemption price not exceeding 104% of par and accrued interest. (4)'Trinidad will organize and become owner of all the capital stock of a new corporation organized under Colorado laws, which will ' ,. ^ acquire . signed Lockheed 21, division, for $526,101. '• „ (2) Trinidad, to raise funds for this transaction, will issue and sell to John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. $300,000 3»#% first 878. Board New Colfax Application— Aeronautics filed with the SEC* Sept. ^ sale (1) depart¬ manufac¬ rayon Pont company, Reorganizatidn New The Purchases Fleet of Lockheed Constellations— stock of the company. The' .* actions prior to the sale: requested a certificate froiri^the CAB to serve New York City, Poughkeepsie-Kingston, Albany-Schenectady-Troy, and Lake Placid-Saranac Lake, N. Y.: Rutland, Montpelier-Barre, and Burlington^ Vt.j^'and and , securities., • announced for a new route between New York and Montreal and Quebec, Canada. In announcing the;, filing, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, President and General Manager, stated that the application Montreal "" "\ . du Pont organ¬ Manager of the : whose Eastern Air Lines, Inc.—Files New The ' ' plan providing for Federal's sale to J- C. White & Co., York, of 20,000 shares ($100 par) common stock of the Trinidad Electric Transmission, Railway & Gas Co, for $790,000. The shares represent all Trinidad's outstanding capital stock. i Federal, a subsidiary of Cities. Service Power & Light Co., said it ultimately would use proceeds from the jsale Jo retire its outtsanding Mr; May had been Mr. Yerkes' chief assistant since du Pont's synthetic turing May, as West Coast, as well as offices of A. P. located at 9126 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, reorganization • in are Federal Light &.Traction Co.—Amends Inc., (E. I.) do Pont de Nemours & Co. (Inc.)—Promotionization Boon A. A. the on 670. p. consultant; ■ railway— Benjamin M. offices 162, and engineer Adams & Associates, Calif.—V. 15,426 2,280,000 aeronautical Hartsinck, formerly associated with the United States offices of the Royal Dutch Airlines, and Moschelle Howard, formerly of Consolidated-Vultee. , 1944 railway—— $207,100 railway..21,262 from — $218,600 from Gross Net Ry.—Earnings application The directors have also proposed that the preferred stock be given a conversion right by making the preferred stock convertible, at the option of the preferred stockholder, into five shares of class A common box 700 Associated the approving a plan of reclassifieach presently outstanding share of $25 par value will be reclassified into one share of $25 par value plus one share of class A common stock. Thus of preferred stock will continue to hold an equal , of Sept. (estimated): ended Aug. '.L.[ ; J 21,697,958 figure 286,558 Duluth Winnipeg & Pacific 566. Reclassify Stock— common ' » has asked the Interstate Commerce Commission issue $4,088,000 of promissory notes to help finance "A, ending • 148,360 328-,946 Total' • on nearly one-third of the class A 183,465 > -j* l.it 22,907,446 ' $10,692,837 April 1, 1935 Undistributed profits- of subs. Since Sept. 1, 1943 number of-shares of preferred stock in the company and, in addition, v I ' Dresser group and the scope of its operations'have been increased in recent years as result of important acquisitions of going concerns, principally through issuance of the company's common stock. These acquisitions have been made in accordance with - a • + . $2,935,381 1,193,909 .241,514 682,117 , Unfilled 18,640 139,817 — income on Class A common stock Class B common stock appliance bined ' 1942 . $2,559,577 .. 249,073 vf\. 22,781,399 5,628,989 Net profit after taxes with 35,736 $3,500,COO periods... for Preferred -V. 649,650 profit before taxes-^-——— No. 497,313 18,640 subsidiary... for year ended For* prior miscellaneous • 21,389 , months Balance Net of . 4 T7"790 417,163 — banks.... tax taxes For five « - 1943 1944 $2,879,536 *97,432 railway of sales Net 311,913 17,790 depreciation)- payable income always • by the company from the sale of the ehares $2,100,000 is to be applied to repay bank leans, $816,000 is. to be applied to retire preferred stock of a subsidiary, about $1,500,000 is to be used for additions and improvements to the plants and equipment .' 59,345 106,105 in Co. be to 1,072,564 59,345 ta3(es (est.) , to not alphabetical alphabetical • 67,519 6 Months Ended June 30— . Net stock:—: life for res. royalties and Federal registraicn manager of the Ripley & Co., Inc., as underwriting group for the proposed offering. "Other underwriters include Reynolds & Co., Glore, Forgan & Co., Kidder, Peabody & Co., • 240,000 J. capital value consolidated Accrued The Harriman names stock registration established. cover¬ shares is exact as rtear : 1945 $ $2,087,562 income to -• 6,059,892 payable to Earned SEC— registration ing 60,000 shares of preferred stock ($100 expected to be convertible for 10 years into in alwaytr are it reasons companies RR.^—Equipment Loans— Earnings Capital surplus ' companies any (Eairchilds Camera & Instrument Corp.--Earnings^--; » Liabilities— date 1390. The 240,000 $10,708,591 Notes price 5.1 company 1168. P. 54,119 subsidiaries— charges Accounts subscription >8,8 mechanical arrange railway. purchase Govt. Total of later from authority '733,162 ' 106,105 1,072,564 — to effective, shall have the right 1945, for class A stock, to the the assets Deferred Due such or Dresser Industries, Inc.—Registers with - S. $7,447)' Patents on Stock close such subscribe, extent - the at U. : & surrender value ' 14,9 9,052 consolidated: share par present Exchange has received notice that, contingent Upon approval by stockholders at a meeting to be held on Oct. 2, 1945, effective registration under the Securities Act of 1933, and the making of an offer by the company, holders of class A stock of record profit of portion in Investment will • class (incl. terminated Consolidated Fixed The process under Employees' and sundry notes and Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc.—Special Meeting Oct. 2— Stockholders' Rights to Subscribe— 8,891 14,370 102,249 ;/,•>:>. J. oper. Erie 5/503,111 54,119 Refundable to railway railway——— from The 65,142 v 733,162 Invests, 1.436,153 Consoli¬ - reserves)—__ Inventories 2,766.846 560,784 96,967 93,197 ry oper. income™ 2,269,131 Deficit.—V. 162, p. 983. * dated <le$s unearned discount) receivable (short-term financing trans.)_„ ' 566 and pp. 1,467,119 income oper. 162, 2,935.806 1,363,159 1 $1,829,537 65,142 - (after Net of J: Small Not railway railway years. Company Indebtedness, plus interest) . prior Only Marketable January 1— irom from Net $306,953 174,335 Pet. 82,597 From Jan. 1— $41,423 -$1,391,550 contract $349,510 , Amount 1945 v 1942 $277,055 income oper. From J railway railway: 1943 • —Decrease— ' " 1944 165,444 ■ Net from paid Balance Claims in 1944 Co. from from Net *357,309 profit Notes RR.—Earnings- 1945 from Gross Line Light August Purchased' notes Detroit & Toledo kilowatt-hours): , ■ Elgin Joliet & Eastern Ry.- -Earnings-— in 139,155 6,070,406 of -3,596 243,951 121,134 540,049 $535,979 . 18,851 Cash _ income.. oper. 162, 283,186 56,697 railway... railway from ry. 1942 201,293 thousands Light Corp Light Co, & ' $637,873 — from Net 1943 $709,640 & & Power However^ they posttton as possible. 306,000 1,175 — *After 1944 $688,514 115,572 income.. oper. From Gross —V. 1945 (in 1945 NOTE—For on sub. cap< sub. in 102,338 RR.—Earnings— $590,762 200,264 Inc.—Weekly Input—: follows as Power Power possible income. on /Profit before divs. & Ironton railway—. railway $597,640 order. 242 taxes Net from $77,265 , 28,818 ■ 1390; were 2,959 206,000 — lic August— 528,511 ' $1,291,102 215,074 11,863 7,683 2,324 . Gross Gross 66,886 system inputs of appearing ,in both periods.—V. 162, p. 1390. adjustm'ts of prior 982. Detroit, Toledo 64,735 The above figures do not include the not & tax 1 stocks railway..,— $331,628 52,700 „ .1 From January 1— Gross $629,964 40,816 19,497 $1,326,415 24,890 $170,737 24,586 $66,359 p. American Electric &, property normal years $99,507 $155,984 $1,262,284 v; ' 1942 26,829 . Income.._ oper. 1943 $75,619 27,547 disposal of de¬ on preciable Tax 1944 $93,362 $1,298,868 3,218 , 10,553 > surtax S92.811 $167,519 > ; $852,212 149,561 1 disc.t. Federal from $682,06*7 30,163 $502,412 ,j Sundry August— $599,801 12.776 expense , Detroit & Mackinac Ry.—Earnings— Gross 162, during 1944 , Loss 5,985,232 2,120,873 Cr57,653 expense taxes. $9,368,389 278,606 income National tdepre¬ for and than 316,764 $489,636 Amort.-of-deb. retirement depreciat.on taxes 1,162,127 20,000 income 1 1945—8 Mos.—1944 783,962 Operating Subs, of— Total Net 1,046,937 201,117 $10,975,428 $13,152,784 4,831,450 4,805,206 debt—_ Railway—Earnings— For the week ended Sept. 20, 1945, the system inputs ^>f client oper¬ ating companies of Ebasco Services, Inc., which are subsidiaries of American Power & Light Co., Electric Power & Light Corp.. and National Power Light Co., as cofnpared with the corresponding week doubtful Balance Gross Interest and $162,880 3,104 income Ebasco Services $1,326,323 $1,810,218 Cr20,018 of loans $10,712,375 $12,951,667 income.—. 408,551 1 and- accounts — Recoveries income $1,649,839 exps., incl. home office exps. Prov. for doubtful loans in Balance, 206,889 $898,169 Selling & Con- 1280 pp. Frank W. Lovejoy* Chairman of the Board,' died in Rochester, N. Y., oh Sept. 16 at the age of>74,^-y. 162. P. 1168. ; i'i transaction- Balance 65,414,705 . 3,525.000 , tax additional 162, Eastman Kodak Co.—Chairman Dies- $78,498,183" $93,814,372 surtax of $1,326,323 . • earnings from utility operations tOperating and maintenance charges. by 22 6,207,205 2,036,084 income- 1,421,101 52,397 nancing *1944 Sept. on $9,542,157 deduct'ns a\id notes short-term Street $1,230,087 income corp. earned \on purchased Profit on purchase capacity,—V. 1945—Month—1944 $2,747,424 -V, $691,280 the $1,179,118 / .'. 768,089 258,149 3,330,609 921,643 accounts Subs.)—Earnings— 1945 Gross ..... etc., Depreciation __ announced was ' Gross division- int. »-'■ Ll\ oper.. expenses— Taxes ; \ division loan revenues Interest, Balance Disct. 12 Months Ended August 31— oper. Ry. \ 1,579.200,,i $2,747,424 • it / Eastern Massachusetts 1 $4,540,580 1,439,499 Fleet, 1 64-passenger 1943 V. ^ V) ) 1944 Silver Lines The corporation is contemplating stehations with 62 to " ; Great ^Constellations, the first so equipped, will be powered with improved 2,500. horsepower Wright Cyclone engines, a later- version of the-same type engines powering the three giant Br29s which flew non-stop from Japan, to Washington, D. C. 15,278,045 8,844,672 Gross Rickenbacker. Eastern- Air small offices: loan Small , Normal the Captain —Fiscal Years Ended March 31— • $2,796,812 Industrial Detroit Edison Co. (& plement tire proposed reclassification, ;:>/'V'J' etc. if,- expenses 47.151,666 3,443,580 four Cost of products sold & 979,194 50,634,613 982. p. and into 1947, 1, 1511 * - Other $6,317,684 income— oper. 162, irom ems. Total $7,445,543 11,326,051 Profit 5 Mos. End. - Industrial. division 1942 $6,644,978 1,263,788 January 1— railway from railway ' • Consolidated ■. Small $6,093,311 from 4 1951.^-\/4 Aug. 31, '45 From Gross ,.tr to and including Oct. period until Jan. 1, corporation announced. . Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RR.—Earningsfrom *A» '"V ''"S stack sales August- | * *« **: *»* ** ,1 ' Nf© tafcable gain br loss: will result from the , Gross /'•;'**' *% up ar rurther ' 31,858,716 • will be redeemable, at the option: of the company, at $26.50 per share, as compared with the present redemption price Of $32 per share, which reduces to $30 per share after Feb. 1, 1948.) « As heretofore, the price payable in event of liquidation will be the same as the;tedemption price.,r. k , 1 1168. p. period a lor The 5% 742,231 ; for snares ^ '*i * \ ' income w-wV "V'-'r * ♦:'*p • w .i ' I $4,002,571 - Vr*i.r% *•»,•.?*>'.<&**V i THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE • . Eorp.—Earnings— 328,814 railway oper. - 1167.::.;/i p. $3,641,095 627,080 From January 1— Gross from railway Net ^ «•■»*>.% 1945 .A.X.L-* ,r from railway— Net from railway.,.— Net ry. oper. income.— ; • Co. at a probable cost of $620,964. make a cash capital contribution ;of |62, Hudson & .'August— Gross •/• *• to Dayton.—V. Delaware ' f < " » >,fn\f.«', Development proposes $2,000,000 . , ~s v •at i and orders placed for early delivery > Constellation Silverliners—the world's larg¬ i land-based1 four-engined transport airplane—to com¬ sists of the Colorado rural electric property lines and of Stonewall other connected with and extensions of Co. This con¬ assets which are intertransmission and dis- Electric utility " Trinidad's tribution lines, -New Mexico, Trinidad and Stonewall all are Service Holding Co. system.—V. 162, p. 1391. part of the Cities ■ V.- i • I .- ^ f , • , !r •■• •••' 1 ; ■ 1st Co.—S.-A. Report—, Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance 1943 $13,243,531 $11,925,273 $11,295,852 $11,313,424 Underwr. written prem. unearned in Increase - 6,420,333 4,524,155 — —— Expenses $231,510 $277,634 income- 1,936,279 1,683,184 $2,167,789 75,381,283 $1,960,818 $2,800,378 50,370,859 46,360,302 28,112 93,516 ' surplus Dec. 31— Profit on sale of stocks bonds and 2 Total <netj—_— - Transf. of surp. to cap. Federal income tax—— Net from Net ry. Cash special Cr7,304,925Crl2,823,092 Dr2,726,645 £>r3,514 Cr50,514 Z?r36,575 Drl3,357 1,499,996 1,499,996 1,499,996 1,499,995 res. declared divs. —V. Real 157,350 of collection Interest and rents accrued in Cash course for tax 2,751,565 2,060,313 2,528,900 $5,276,100 294,134 70,388 130.876 36,000 contingencies- 50,000 $244,134 $94,876 $70,388 5,896,204 The National 94,931,227 Bank City for 40,000 shares V. 162, p. 1391. of New York been of $2.20 cumulative preferred 879 1,500,000 1,863,290 1,500,000 1,652,700 Federal 800,000 15,000,000 70,772,642 3,750,000 3,750~b00 Net 70,301,574 62,723,630 94,931,227 Reserve for taxes and expenses Voluntary Cash Net reserve capital — — —- surplus — Bank -V. 162, registrar appointed stock, $50 par value.— Net 1945 I Farmers taxes taxes on inc. income on (est.) 2,666,280 3,276,313 $976,585 $780,445 $829,339 dividends of 128,974 318,029 279,056 397,821 398,652 $2.03 shares common $1.64 the Accepted— shares which returned of in deposited were their to Boston notes and acceptance, all return p. shares deposited possible.—V. reasonably as soon as amortization $502,438; Judge Vincent Electric Corp.—Stock to Be Sold— L. reorganization the in Leibell ' Corp. stock common is would reserves for depreciation patents, $1; deferred charges, and distributed total, $45,915,299.—V. 161, 2786. p. circumstances stock cludes Net 2'/« % series Preferred their said was stock, to total basis 12-day a holders of Gengas The period record To Be order the court that offering the the and offering date to stock¬ trustees to bidding and a further written consent order to report the them authorizing the to sale on court Oct. on 23 the they might present at deliver to the basis or the to accepted that Gengas bid. Power and Light 1945—6 Mos.—1944 Total operating Operating Elec. expenses purch. $5,422,073 revs.— for 2,519,516 ___ resale Prov. for plant, for amort, income excess Other of Gross 992,733 75,000 467,134 7,200 7,670 14,930 706,725 656,155 $2,276,005 $2,381 146 77,622 63,812 127,784 99,665 $1,383,«61 — from 342,096 $1,424,759 $2,403,789 $2,480,812 982,247 1,120,808 inc. 495,412 550,631 $888,249 $874,127 in $1,421,542 $1,360,004 117,700 136,500 189,000 $1,010,627 $1,610,542 $1,545,042 inc. ^ Balance surplus charges reorganization i£?ranS- Wf- Reorganization under securities on Chapter X of of indirect the parents Bankruptcy parents. Consolidated of process which the de- Plan of > Balance Sheet, June Yf 'Including Georgia Power , (in Act), n°* suchavaliable after consummation of be of .30, ' posal supplies, debt discount, call" premium and prepayments expense in WW is;ue« $698,737; preferred capital $81,703, other deferred debits, $250,785; total $49 L not deem possible its effects profits to oi Liabilities—CT«mnn preferred, stock, $7,080; <3.0(innnr, stock 1st (par mtge, $100) no nnri $4,000,000; bonds 3%% Cfi uin nnn- have been Preferred to Stock be the asked preferred the default New to approve stock of series, $16,500,000- preferred 100,000 shs. 221,473 shs. 11,995,162 shs. stock- stock *3,000,000 shs. ^ incorporated was Delaware in June 1928, 20. organization the properties of the following companies: of Minneapolis; Royal Milling Co. of Great Falls, Mont.; Kaiispell Flour Mill Co. of Kalispell, Mont.; Red Star Milling Co. of Wichita, Kans., and Rocky Mountain Elevator Co. of Greati Falls, Mont. In 1929, the company acquired the properties of Sperry Flour Co., with mills in Pacific Coast States and as far east as Ogden, Utah; of three Oklahoma and four Texas milling companies; and of upon Larrowe plant Milling Co., Toledo, O. at with the headquarters with In wholly the Detroit and its principal entered the southeastern Inc., of at company the properties of Red Band Co., 1 Johnson City, Tenn. Until June 1, 1937, by the 1933, purchase of most of the acquired properties were operated subsidiaries under names the same as or similar to the predecessor companies. Since that date the com¬ owned of names pany has conducted its business principally as an operating company. The names under which the wholly owned subsidiaries had done busi¬ temporarily were retained trade as continuity for names in but their use has since been largely discontinued. has only two operating subsidiaries, namely, Washburn Crosby Co., Ltd., Which exports flour milled by an unaffiliated Cana¬ dian miller for its account, and Pacific Coast Elevator Co., which now the northwestern stations in of the company's grain certain operates states. The other utilize wheat from has placed it country, of program, companies, to greater service to Underwriters—The number maximum the Allison-Williams in its of shares Frank & Co. C. Lee 500 Langley L. Rothschild F. & Smith, Barney & Co Union 2,500 Dean Witter Harold 3,500 3,5Go Corp E. 1,500 Co & Wood & 3,000 Co 1,000 2,500 Woodard-Elwood & Co 3,000 Co Securities Watling, Lerchen & Co.— 12,500 & 1,000 2,500 2,500 Co.„_ 1,000 3,000 Corp Statement 3,50f> 3,500 3,000 Co Higginson Lynch, Pierce, Fenner Beane & 2,500 Kalman & Co., Inc W. be to Park-Shaughnessy & Co.Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood 1,000 Sachs & Coi Noyes & Co Kuhn, Loeb & underwriters and the purchased by each are: principal Merril 1,250 Belden; Goldman, Hemphill, the severally 41,750 Co._— & Consolidated of Years Income, ended May 31 1945 1S43 $ $ 280,839,270 sales Total 1944 $ Net of cost sales so the customers. names of Phillips,,Co,^ M. Dain of sections growing an S. Ashmun Co.—j, J. wheat various improved competitive position by reason diversified sources of supply and resultant bet¬ to access of of effected largely through acquisitions of spreading the location of its milling facilities company's and 231,197,967 217,485,502 265,451,662 264,622,068 202,582,246 expenses— be to two elect Instrument Gross income income Provision Corporation—Financing and Ex¬ lined in letter a dividend. now holds dividend. a The of 100 held Sept. on increasing shares stock. shares 21, ratified a pro¬ authorized common the of of on such will common Sept. 7, declaration receive \ the company's of for necessary will to capital expansion and the conversion to a 100 ' in program a The stockholders virtue • increase for the to By declare "; v > • . enable provide the of the who shares additional also features 100% a stockholder it to number preferred is now investigating the business and accounts for years has been engaged-in the manufacture parts, a line which, according to Abraham ^Blumenkrantz,' President, will fit admirably into the business of General Instrument Corp. It *is planned to issue and sell not' more-" of of a , company which company component radio, shares 75,000 for 75,000 group headed this shares by of the preferred stock to provide the funds acquisition and for other corporate purposes. of Burr preferred & Co., Inc. will Net be underwritten by a 38,639 97,641 35,614 8,985,486 11,009,891 9,552,609 6,474,493 5,556,912 1,107,365 income dividends 1,107,365 2,660,216 5,365,945 1,107,365 2,660,216 2,060,216 1 Consolidated in banks Sheet, May 31, Balance and hand, on S. Treasury paid etc., expense less reserves, $1,660,478; inventories, $36,882,695; pre¬ deferred charges, $1,900,144; investments, member¬ and ships', sundry advances, miscellaneous properties and other assets, $1,285,573; post-war refund of excess profits taxes (estimated), $1,071,080; land, buildings and equipment (after reserve for depreciation of $23,415,090), $24,998,769; goodwill, trade-marks, power rights, $1; total, $97,162,484. trade names and water accounts payable— miscellaneous, $874,127; advances from U. S. Navy, $642,871; savingsaccounts of officers and employees, $271,488; accrued interest, $93,979; Liabilities—Accounts $5,766,335; payable—trade, provision for Federal and Dominion taxes on in¬ taxes—other, $1,548,185; dividend on pre¬ July 1, 1945, $276,841; debenture sinking fund instalment due Jan. 1, 1946, $100,000; 10-year 2%% sinking fund debentures, due Jan. 1, 1954, , $9,800,000; reserves for general con¬ tingencies, $2,287,637; reserve for war contingencies, $1,000,874; reserve, for self-insurance, $1,117,804; reserve -fori other purposes, $474,162; 5% preferred stock (par $100t, $22,147,300; common stock (665,054 shares no par), $16,691,960; capital surplus, $8,023,166; earned surplus, $15,047,940; total,'$97,162,484. pay roll, come, $576,975; $10,420,840; ferred stock accrued payable . Co-Transfer Agent— The City pointed as convertible p. Bank Farmers co-transfer 1391. .> New York City, has been, ap¬ for 100,000 shares of 3%% . cumulative $100 par "value per share.—V. 162, Trust Co., agent stock preferred, of V —v t •• ; ;; 1391. General Mills, Inc.—Preferred Stock Subscribed For— Holders of 93,091 U. Savings Notes—series C, $2,500,000 drafts and acceptances, $3,684,734; and accounts receivable (net), $12,157,987; advances on grain notes Georgia & Florida RR.—Earnings— of 1945 $11,021,023; banking Following stockholders' approval of a financing and expansion pro¬ on Sept. 21, the directors on Sept. 26 declared a 100% stock dividends,' pavable Oct. 15 to stockholders of record Oct. 2, 1945.— P. 14,954,163 income Common , gram 162. 50,912 16,664,444 Preferred dividends 100% Stock Dividend Declared— V. 83,545 deductions for taxes on purchases, meeting directors 16,575,899 15,498,618 Total other income- payments, according York Stock Exchange.-—V. 162, p. 878. % a 14,903,250 15,387,608 111,010 that provision a entitled dividend from 350,000 to 700,000 shares and creating an authorized #sue of 100,000 shares of $20 par convertible preferred stock, This action of the stockholders will enable the company, as out¬ a« premium'on'pre¬ which Company, re¬ - cumulative $9,900,000 500,000 shs. $100> (par conv. ■ - These $587,220; will of stockholders, at of the board of necessary and equipment. $45,966,857; investments, 685- United W«* $34'683; cash- $724,621; special deposits. $45,receivable $^79^81^°m»terf1? obhfations; at .cost, $115,000; accounts $379,581 materials and unamortized $0.91 stock than * 1945 & Light Co.) $41* ferred * pansion— provide /■Resulting from deductions, in consolidated returns, for interest and amortization Outstanding $20,000,000 1866. C. proposed event filed' with General 185,039 $1,035,949 Fed. taxes debentures History and Business—Company is the largest flour milling and one the largest package cereal companies in the United States. Its origin dates back to the first Sperry mill built in Stockton, Calif, in 1852, and to the first Washburn mill built at Minneapolis, Minn, in terment the for Capitalization—New the the as "Reduction Effect to. Present Financing of Assets—Ca^sh stock income of in 1391. 7,670 $1,360,947 $060 $0.30 made does company stockholders, also notice The (net) income • 37,500 439,491 $1,303,049 been A university of industry will begin to rise shortly on 155 acres of ground outside Syracuse, N. Y., as this company begins the construc¬ tion of its new $10,000,000 electronics headquarters plant which will be known officially as General Electric's "Electronics Park."—V. 162, p. 37,500 296,389 361,735 deducs. 936,372 37,500 taxes income— income Total 462,081 281-1O0 taxes Operating Other 165,482 670,392 elec. taxes— profs, 73,176 772,896 502,247 acquis, adjusts. Federal has General Electric Co.—New Electronics Plant— 4 ,518,209 124,529 in the postwar period. advisable, program •Inclyding 200,000 shares presently reserved for conversion of 3%% convertible preferred stock. tGiving effect to three-forsplit up. Total 348,758 ~ $0.19 $918,607 1944 26,719 deprec.— the as holders a $9 ,812,417 380,015 Maintenance Provision to . provision Increase The Co.) 1945—12 Mos share com. $603,976 deducting post-war refund. directors $5,190,675 $10,388,351 2,210,706 5,009,753 stock cor¬ cumulative as is the Georgia company's general the to other things, to finance future plant acquisitions, should future meeting. their Earnings for 0 and 12 Months Ended June 30 (Including 2,422,300 000 of the proceeds from the s^KToftnl^^w stock will be used to approximately 92% of «he outstanding capital stock of The Buckeye Traction Ditcher Co., and the balance of such proceeds will be added to the Gar Wood's working capital. The dividend rate of the cumul. ponv. preferred stock, the premiums to be paid on redemption, and the conversion prices will be fixed by the stockholders- at the a indicates that and one acquire registration statement respect¬ a 1,272,100 proposed to market the 70,000 shares of cum. conv. preferred stock through a group of underwriters to be headed by Lehman Brothers, Emanuel & Co. and Blair & Cg Inc.. Approximately $2,200,- declaration under the Holding Com¬ expected to be filed with the SEC shortly. The court's are of public 828,300 $297,864 Underwritten— It probably Oct. 11, to be determined by date, 446,500 $187,006 special meeting of stockholders will be held on Oct. 24 for the purpose of considering and acting upon a proposal to increase the authorized capital stock by the addition thereto of 70,000 shares of cumulative convertible preferred stock, par value $50 per share, and 500,000 shares of common stock, par value $1 per share. Gemots on a 1945—9 Mos.—1944 A expected to be made available are the of beginning advised directs results rights shares 30 of as proposed Act pany Such each for added among 1954 cumulative preferred stock (no par) Caldwell board. trustees ing the share fund Dillon, Read & Co., Inc.— 76,793 shares new one held. B, A or common, of a excessive. the public holders of Gengas com¬ probablv receive rights to subscribe of the Florida Power com¬ will E, than more per negotiation hearing that and A not the on the at class of taxes. ' Note—No trustees. mon 1945—3 Mos.—1944 $10,605,662 $10,661,488 $31,627,963 $34,144,857 633,506 1,126,164 1,876,076 3,340,907 & 1 ' [" " ;/ inc. profits •After by Florida Power Corp. The proceeds are to be used to repay present bank and to meet certain construction requirements for increased Judge Leibell. authorized the trustees to advise Gengas of consent to this offering of 396,383 shares distributable to the loads. be used, changes such due cumul. Company taxes proiit Earns, to and 142,857 shares to be issued to be received by Florida Power loans Exchange has will be made to Exchange. be and make 10-year sinking ness of Electric Corp. common Gas & State and excess which the public stock, class A and B, follows, as Stock And will expansions authorized the listing list the stock on the Stock York application Paul Purpose—Net proceeds will plant market Industries, Inc. (& Subs.)—Earnings— profit before •Fed. would Net $9,050,124; Period End. July 31— sales Net receive The Fed. trade $20,873,903; subsidiaries not consolidated, $333,630; payable Net ^ a be New and merchandising, 460,759 shares and trustees of Associated Gas & Electric get 396,383 shares. • be offered simultaneously at competitive bidding in¬ the shares distributable to the trustees under the Gengas plan would Corp, time surplus, Gar Wood Associated Gas & of • holders of General the inventories, the are Washburn Crosby Co. 1945 $3,846,767; notes, $9,807,819; 30, accrued expenses, earned subsidiary of General Gas & Electric Corp., whose plan of recapitalization has been approved by the SEC. Under the provisions of that plan 857,143 shares of the Florida Power Corp. Florida Power Corp. for Treasury June to banks, $16,200,000; accounts payable $5,428,775; Federal taxes on income, $4,651,825; long-term debt—-due beyond one year, $457,280; reserves and deferred income, $530,992; 4^2% convertible preferred stock (par $100), $7,500,000; common stock (par $1), $397,821; capital surplus, $1,698,482; probably before the end October, of approximately 540,000 shares of common stock of the corporation ($7.50 par) was indicated Sept. 24 by proceedings bffore mon Sheet. prospective sale at competitive bidding, The a S. to and equipment (after $3,092,647), $5,931,926; $45,915,299. of total, Liabilities—Notes and 162, of It U. receivable, and advances plant property, 1169. Florida Power $3,526,057; accounts Balance post-war refunds of Federal excess profits taxes (est.), $924,643; miscellaneous notes and accounts receivable, and investments, $168,115; ' of the shares of the Trust had, prior to the closing time on Aug. 31, 1945, deposited their shares in accept¬ ance of the proposal of June 25, 1945 for the purchase of these shares. This was less than the 75% requisite for acceptance of the offer. The State Street Trust Co., Boston, Mass., has been instructed to approximately 52% Holders of and investments in of taking up the offer will, be favor > owners. Assets—Cash, stock of Business per share for the (Mass.) has failed of this company of $93 Trust Consolidated Bank, New York, National preferred stock. stock porate, funds $1.87 share. common per 81,925 168,752 318,257 397,821 dividends Number Earnings offer of Estate and First transfer agent and registrar, respectively, and the company's department and Northwestern National Bank of Minneapolis the Minneapolis transfer agent and registrar, respectively, of the Minneapolis-St. 1943 2,425,008 profit Preferred p..8. (Wm.) Filene's Sons Co.—Offer Not The the Co. Trust at conversion a New York 5% $34,425,806 $30,737,167 3,446,725 4,105,652" 3,401,593 800,000 Condensed J at purpose Common 1944 $33,490,573 profit before Fed. :.T:3 transfer acquired Real convertible, this Authorized (& Subs.)—Earnings— 6 Months Ended June 30— Net sales Common Total be stock (for 3%% Fritehauf Trailer Co. 1,500,000 1,211,262 6,507,256 to Inc.—Registrar— has %,'v; preferred stock, at rate of 3%% per be cumulative and payable quarterly March, June, December in each year. The convertible preferred and to by the share¬ convertible the option of the holders, into shares price of $50 per share of common convertible preferred stock to be taken at $100 per share*; such conversion price to be subject to adjustment in the event of certain contingencies. The convertible preferred stock is to be subject to redemption in whole or in part on any dividend payment date upon 30 days' notice at $104 per share to and including Dec. 1, 1950 and at $103 peiv share thereafter, plus dividends. City of $5,338,200 * Froedtert Grain & Malting Co., 18,597,204 5,807,693 900,000 —- is the Listing—The 1943 1944 . prlviledged to were split-up of comipon stock approved 21. r Aug. on are convertible 1945 I stockholders common Capitalization Giving 19,962,677 of adjustment dividends for last on common (& Subs.)—Earnings— profit 160, p. 1184. 22,343,122 8,578,343 premiums process claims Other ■! Reserve ■ Federal after 120,205,369 104,685,675 Unearned % Losses in 5 - 6,512,959 4,965,850 2,119,689 Net -V. 137,934 104,685,675 9,900,452 4,668,851 1,573,755 $6,503,400 2,307,732 4,952,250 120.205,369 •' - 11,061,936 3,318,032 — three-for-one annum, Liabilities— , j: — 751,227 389,314 11,140,017 $1,139,919 624,385 427,102 $1,431,618 company's offer, Dividends stock 1942 ' 276,754 Months Ended July 31— Provision 151,476 153,895 4,440,621 123,630 — — All other assets Total J8?'™® — 162, p. Profits 171~407 164,378 — estate Premiums 1943 658,532 income— 1169. 86,417,950 2,263,797 3,199,560 balances Agents' 1944 $1,572,969 railway the to holders of 644,085 railway- oper. the at $100 per share for one share of the 3%% convertible preferred for each 20 shares of common stock held after giving effect stock Sales $ $ 96,973,069 112,130,313 stocks and $654,123; Under subscribe September $1,353,893 364,171 income refund¬ (non surplus, earned preferred stock (par $100) under the company's sub¬ scription offer extended to common stockholders of record at the close of business last Sept. 7. The sub¬ scription warrants expired Sept. 19. The unsubscribed shares were taken by the underwriters; are 1943 1944 $ Assets— construction of City Ry.—Earnings— Franklin Simon & Co., Inc. 6 1945 Bonds railway——• from ry. June 30 Sheet, aid 1945 . railway from Net •Loss. Balance "• oper. Net $72,328,087 $64,585,195 $42,375,868 June 30__ $72,850,528 Net surplus for taxes in property, $523,730; reserve prior years, $123,769; other From January 1— , Gross in income contributions August— Cr8,479,748 Increase Federal $27,374; Fort Worth & Denver $66,472,643 $53,298,674 $46,615,864 11,250,000 452,894 ICCof stks.'Sfbonds iinet5 additional reserves, Gross, from $77,577^184 —~ - elec. loss estimated for reserve able), $99,585; capital surplus, $1,043,530; total, $49,144,094.—V. 162, p. 353. "4,614 127,437 1955, $269,405; year debentures, 3V*%, ma¬ to Rural Electrification $135,057; long-term debt accounts payable, $186,989; cus¬ payable acquisition adjustments, $112,500; proposed sales or other disposition of on $260,237 64,418,309 Total Net to plant for profit— investment one notes serially 200; depreciation reserves, $10,824,199; reserve for amortization Of $1,058,644 *$1,556,537 1,741,734 1,816,775 Underwriting Net due serial (2,500,000; $3,495,000; 2%, maturing within $9,912,403 $10,968,219 $10,349,699 5,008,708 7,517,433 5,156,015 4,900,867 4,388,804 4,478,753 $11,175,998 Premiums earned 1957 tomers' deposits, $565,612; Federal inc. and exc. profits taxes accrued, $237,714; other taxes' accrued, $270,473; interest accrued, $169,153; other current and accrued liabilities, $5,599; deferred credits, $643,- 963,724 327,633 2,012,871 to 1946 Administration, . 2,067,532 premium reserve Losses .1944 1945 mtge. bonds 3%series, turing ' 8 Mos. End. June30— Monday, October 1, 1945 *v" "ir : •, " COMMERCIAL^ FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE 1512 , subscription warrants subscribed for a total shares of 100,000 shares of 3%% Convertible '—-Week End. Sept. 14— Period— 1945 Operating revenues —V. 162, p. 1392. • o - 1 ' 1944 " $42,800 •••:"% -W $33,600 ' ■ - A - —Jan. 1 to Sept. 14— 1945 $1,529,871 1944 $1,723,280 THE COMMERCIAL :& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Volume 162:' Numberr4425 1513 - JL "Georgia Power-Co-—Earnings— > Gross. ■revemie-"£^:^;^''::$4,204,837 y Operating Deprec amortization <fc Provision' ior "taxes—; ';900,563 income Gross "382.542 • • 297,413.; .• 21. ,755,005 24,750.528 5,850,666 $671,167 $775,052 ' other deducts;-- & Int. • ;y $49,551,096 $48, ,867,707 2,018,358 468,167 877,^89- 10,447,791 $8,502,110; $8, 832,449 3,612,600- k 3, 709,659 i At Divs. 162, $4,889,509 $5, ,122,589 223,005 2,676,064 2 ,676,064 $150,743 $2,213,445 $2,446,525 stock Balance -V. $373,753 $392,510 . y ' i .... • v. stores of railway—— from Net from Net ry. oper. income—_ Net ry. income— oper. 4,502,516 5,074,522 3,080,611 1,671,111 2,557,654 817,028 1,190,113 ' 64,936 4,553,068 1,762,415 539,639 railway from 123,275 > ' 1— railway-— from Net the $489,734 $679,663 355,752 231,788 107,064 185,025 196,709 56,606 railway-— Prom January Gross $557,583 469,620 496,134 162, pp. 569 and 984. —-V. of 1, 1945 accrued 6 Months Ended June 30^— Net earnings Germantown Fire Insurance Co.—Stock of series said of E purchase bonds cases at will desiring interest Consolidated »/2% July to 4'/2% be 1, 1947, annum per added and patents, $1; $10,583,913. ■.jv;.; from each case. in to this accept offer outstanding Holders of by surrendering to The First mentioned at said 104 I thereof such bonds unclassified office.—V. with Bank 162, of accrued all the interest unmatured City of cumulated York, 1945 $3,089,000 1943 1942 $2,915,000 $2,850,000 $2,803,'000 502,336 586,643 634,768 971,610 350,324 417,754 399,147 761,768 24,806,000 5,093,434 3,204,030 23,711,000 23,436,000 19,550.000 5,365,929 6,977,507 4,902,762 3,439,119 4,472,399 3,181,531 August— from railway railway-; Gross Net from Net ry. income— oper. railway from Net Net railway from Gross —V. income— oper. ry. 162, above Subs.)—Earnings— 1944 1943 1942 $82,501,657 $76,095,830 $75,676,334 $66,108,181 1945 July 31— —— and 75,846,447 70,115,073 71,123,295 62,334,872 $6,655,210 $5,980,757 $4,553,039 Operating profit Other deducts. (less 33,661 30,512 222,420 income) for deprec. and of lease¬ improvements.— Interest paid (less int. 806,148 842,891 832,045 767,603 64,207 62,450 80,355 chain Fed. Fed. for Prov. profits inc. 631,000 626,000 540,000 V. *3,150,000 3,770,000 tEarnings ♦After portion. refundable $765,931 $0.50 1,189,354 shares of $1,099,032 $0.78 the tOn ..... to July subsequent effected company . reflect the changes in the capitalization not statement does The 1945. 31, of During August, 150,000 shares of 3%% cumulative preferred stock ($100 par), sold and the entire outstanding 348,833Vi shares of 5% cumu¬ 1945 were and Charles S. the com¬ July 31 - 1944 1945 Assets— value Sex. P—at redemption U.S. War Savings Stamps (for resale) Accounts receivable, claims, etc inventories 34,762 1,047,110 surrender value of life 563,294 29,200,138 26,591,767 1,807,388 , directors the distribution will an be made on Oct. for delivery 1 to holders preferred 1,710,071 923,000 1,273,000 insurance portion of Fed. excess prof, tax—(est.) to and security deposited with land¬ lords—to be repaid over a term of years Real estate mortgage receivable Sundry accts. and invests.; funds in closed Refund, of record Sept. 300,163 56,000 67,000 36,574 34,894 Advance payment on purchase of property Land, bldgs. and impvts. less reserve for deprec. Furniture and fixtures less reserve for deprec- 228,505 10,303,035 10,366.218 3,425,185 4,214,564 5,058,744 5,561,897 1,878,489 2,058,083 Alterations amt. is impvts. and (less balances restricted and to leased being amortized over a of excess the of term the (this period not in props, leases involved) — Prepaid taxes, rents, and insur., supplies, etc.— Total $63,260,042 $63,569,486 - Liabilities— Accounts and mortgage bonds pay¬ Real estate mortgages able within Accrued one 306,794 taxes after one 1,691,214 3,415,983 5,514,660 income—(estimated) on 4,617,029 year ; . Louis other . and Kansas the City Terminal Ry., and over certain lines of granted authority to Gulf, (a) to issue not exceed¬ of common stock (no paf), and $22,675,000 of (b) to assume obli¬ gation and liability in respect of not exceeding $3,308,000 of Alton RR. first equipment trust of 1944 2'%% equipment trust certificates, $4,924,649 of notes evidencing obligations under conditional-sale agree¬ ments of Henry A. Gardner as trustee of the Alton RR.; (c) to assume obligations of the Alton RR., Henry A Gardner, trustee, under leases of the Joliet & Chicago RR. and' the Louisiana & Missouri River RR. in respect of the payment of dividends on $1,500,000 of preferred stock of the former and $329,000 of guaranteed preferred stock of the latter; (d» to guarantee the payment of dividends due or to become due under the existing lease on $1,750,000 of guaranteed preferred stock and on $114,200 of common stock of the Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago RR., and (e) to assume obligation and liability severally with other proprietary companies in respect of the payment of in¬ terest and sinking fund installments on not exceeding $48,335,000 of 328,787 V2 shares bonds of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis. Authority, was granted stock common $30 a share. (no to Gulf to par) be to 39,198 33,365 355,356 issue not exceeding 50,000 shares sold to officers and employees at liability in regard to 267,429 RR. Reserve for flood losses- 75,225 91,496 , (par stock 6,976,665 6,976,675 11.893,540 Surplus was as to proposed assumption of obligation and $2,093,890 of Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago 4J/a% bonds, lease of the properties of the Kansas deferred first mortgage 1945 Total $63,260,042 $63,569,486 ; ♦After taxes deducting when due: S. tax notes purchased for payment of such $9,050,000; 1944, $4,735,000.—V. 162, p. 1281. U 1945, Gross from Net from Net ry. railway.— 1944 $3,069,414 664,845 income.^— $3,258,042 947,217 306,254 railway oper. Great American Industries, Inc.—Acquisition, Etc.:— Ralph Horton, President of this corporation, and George Rosenberg, Chairman of the board of Rex Products Corp., New Rochelle, N. Y„ makers of compacts and cigarette cases, announce that Great Amer¬ ican Industries has- acquired all the capital stock of the New Rochelle organization; Included in the merger is Shields, Inc., of Attleboro, Mass:, an affiliate of Rex Products Corp. » Mr. Horton stated that George Rosenberg has been elected to the board of directors his associates, in the Rex The Products of the Great American New. Rochelle Industries company and that he and will; continue to manage Corp. announcement divisions Tru^k of American Great Division at Klm'ra. ° Industries, N, Y., Inc., ■ include manufacturers of Ward heavy- trucks and fire-fighting equipment; Connecticut Electric Division- at. Meriden, Conn., makers of hospital signalling systems, automatic telephone equipment, recorders and other electrical devices, and the Rutland Electric Products Division of Rutland. Vt„ the automotive and aircraft division of Great Amer¬ ican Industries. <■: A fourth division, the Virginia Rubatex Division at Bedford, Va., manufactures a variety of cellular rubber products which are used particularly in the refrigerating and-insulating in¬ dustries.—V. 162, p. 458. ^ duty 122, 401,442 $3,179,049 1,234,153 400,772 20,532,954 25,567,157 8,947,865 8,227,485 9,943,577 7,645,130 2,839,165 3,162,079 3,350,323 outstanding first commercial Telephone & . Hechf Co.—Listing of mortgage New York 3%% Cumulative Pfd. Stock— Stock Inc.—Expansion in Georgia— 21 announced a $1,250,000 addition to their naval stores plant at Brunswick. Ga., now under construction, is expected to be producing by April 1. 1946. The new unit will add approximately 3,600,000 pounds of rosin and resinous products and 720,000 company on pounds of Located in the Sept. liquid products to the plant's monthly output. heart of the $190,896 $1,503,062 $1,587,642 132,679 134,412 1,065,314 1.079,961 ; 74,060 y ' '7/ 94,958 773,900 813,800 $38,$74 . $336,152 $306,119 / 7 1944 1945 41~7~642 211,899 $265,919 $0.68 taxes... share per ' $396,695 50,000 $220,969 income 1943 $527,818 contingencies $0.47 148~031; $248,664 $0.60 . Account of Arrearages— on Sept. 21 declared a regular semi-annual dividend on the outstanding 45,000 shares of $2 cumulative participating preferred stock, par $1, and a dividend of $1 per share on account of accumulations on the outstanding 31,380 shares of second preferred stock, both payable N|ov. 1 to holders of record Oct. 15. On May 1, last, a distribution; of $1.50 per share was made on the second preferred stock. v After payment of the dividend just declared arrearages on the second preferred stock will amount to $1,33 per share.—V. 161, p. 2219. ; > share per Earnings of System-— ^Illinois Central RR. "Period End. Aug. 31— 1945—Month—1944 $ „ Ry. oper. revenues.... Ry. oper. expenses Railway tax accruals— 2,541,268 oper. income Other 1945—8 Mos—1944 $ :•: $ ■:.///%:.$ 22,728,241 169,890,069 172,155,893 14,663,393 111,634,300 110,434,615 5,422,051 35,661,662 37,821,803 231,607 354,191 2,473,106 3,099,669 2,393,529 income. ry. ■ 19,992,292 14,825,888 Equip. & jt. facil. rents (net Dr) 2,288,606 20,121,001 20,799,806 94,451 97,694 959,489 850,136 3,626 3,706 39,671 1,021,563 1,059,601 8,180,938 y 40,973 8,619,653 1,462,791 1,322,993 12,859,881 12.989,316 1 Miscell. Fixed deductions charges ♦Net income 162. providing 1171. p. y Federal for Income and excess profits taxes.— . International Detrola Corp.—Earnings— Florida-Georgia pine belt, the Bruns¬ wick plant is one of the major wood naval stores producing plants in the nation. This plant and the company's Hattlesburg, Miss., unit 6 Mos. End. Year End. . Net ' after income ♦Earnings •On per $ charges and Apr. 30, '45 Nov. 30, '44 taxes.. $708,479 $619,207 share $1.26 490,000 shares.—V. 162, p. y $1.45 1284. International-Great Northern RR.—Interest Payments Missouri Pacific See RR. Illinois Terminal below—V. RR. — Securities—To Buy Illinois Investment An bankers' of securities of a group new 162, p. 1171. Group Formed Terminal Line-- to Market 1 v been formed to undertake, dis¬ which would purchase assets has company of the Illinois Terminal RR., Allen Van Wyck, Power Co., announced Sept. 14 in Decatur, 111. President of the Illinois Power company officers also have been negotiating with several railroads for sale of the terminal company, Mr. Van Wyck said, but The "to date able such to another ■with ' The $1,513,581 8,650 $1,430,263 y 72,799 directors $1 were Hercules Powder Co., $182,246 $6,106,183 convertible 5% Exchange has authorized the listing of 56,000 shares of 3%% cumulative preferred stock (par $100), all of which are issued and outstanding.—V. 162, p. 1282. The 4,592,602 $134,754 •k". 8,672 $638,611 for on The of Wis.—Calls sinking fund, dated Sept. 1> 1936, have been called for**, redemption on Oct. 6, 1945, at 102 V2 and interest. Payment will be made at the Marshall & Ilsley Bank, trustee, 721 North Water St., Milwaukee, Wis.—'V. 162, p. 672. the 4,829,477 income 1283, p. Earnings 3,266,435 Hamilton Manufacturing Co., Two Rivers, of 593,248 income Net 5% BondsAil 617,788 profit Federal $3,167,973 1,352,759 547,809 25,193,661 income— Earnings— 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $6,259,740 1942 1943 26,369,004 railway oper. designated $775,494 Year Ended June 30— Reserve V, "v added: expected to exceed $40,000,000." Other IaFrance from Net ry. 1945—Month—1944 been $752,542 taxes Period— railway thereafter 105 public' investment. 95,512 tribution further "During 1944, Rex sales were over $8,000,000 and they are reported now to be averaging over $1,000,000 a month. Total sales of Great American Industries and Rex Products Corp. for the current year are Net from at $84,765 Net From Jan. 1— Gross Robert-, $143,426 & J„ ♦After Earnings for August and Year to Date August— Dewar, Huyler's—Earnings— City, St. Louis & Chicago RR., and acquisition of trackage rights over the Front St. line of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis.- 24,229,268 (par $20) $10) for _L —V. 11,893,540 26,416,849 stock Action callable is /at Net 369,903 Houston; Co., outstanding Deficit „ 363,590 cumulative preferred It revenue..^ adjust, on, SI for 5% available The Commission ing Frldley in the hands of the pub¬ lic 5%)_; carriers. for Common issue. charges bonds of joint use of the passenger station and appurtenant facilities of the joliet Union Depot Co., and <f) acquisition of trackage rights over certain lines of railroad of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Reserve deposits under leases——. repainting stores taxes or other contingencies G. income Income The ICC on Sept. 19, subjeOf to confirmation by petent Jurisdiction of the plan for reorganization (which see), approved and authorized transactions Reserve Tenants' date of expenses Gross Int. of bonds pay¬ Real estate mortgages and mortgage able 460,054 1,675,620 751,593 year accounts ♦Federal $9,554,343 $8,860,134 payable Earl Non-operating income... Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR.—Purchase of Alton- general mortgage income bonds, series B, due 2044; reserve) banks Co., 29. Advances 264,200 program. was Operating income stock will be available pet. 1.—Va 162, p. 1170. on "l; initial share Temporary certificates for the new of satisfying the requirements of holders of outstanding preferred the corporation in exchange for the new issue, the remaining, oper.. Oper. The 14 declared of Co., Inc.—Registers With Hudson & Manhattan RR. Co.—August dividend of $1.25 per on the $5 cumulative preferred stock which is being issued under company's plan of recapitalization recently declared operative. Sept. all has Rotan are Gross Sugar Co.—Initial Dividend— on listing 1970, 2.> Republic National Bank of Dallas, Texas, has transfer agent and registrar.—V. 160, p. 2641. 1281. p. the 1, The Weinberger Drug Stores, Inc., operates a stores in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York.— ciation of St. Louis, and the Kansas City Terminal Ry.; (e) acquisition Comparative Consolidated Balance Sheet, War_Sav7~Bds., retail drug 31, 1936, $1,145,137; earned surplus ac¬ 1937, $574,190, total, $10,583,913.—V. 161. Stock Exchange has authorized sinking fund debentures, due July oulstanding.—V. 162, p. 1392. and from of shares formerly company, V. After elected directors of 41,741 and and Cash Vice-Presidents, were • new years 150,000 $8,758,646 $10,545,556 238,266 235,238 per share, Merchandise to 100,000 - Pitman & Co., Inc., Creston H. Fund, San Antonio. capital stock Issue of $1,250,000 (par 100) will pay cumula¬ tive quarterly dividends of 5'/2% per annum. The stock is callable at the option of the company at 107 V2 plus divs. if called before five 25 stockholders Sept. from the court of com¬ of the Alton RR. proposed by Gulf, as follows: (a) Purchase of all of the Alton RR. owned properties; (b) acquisition of control, through stock ownership, of the Louisiana & Missouri River RR. and the Kansas City, St. Louis & Chicago RR.; (c) lease of the properties of the Louisiana & Missouri River RR. and the Joliet & Chicago RR.; (d) acquisition of joint control: through stock /ownership, of the Joliet Union Depot Co., the Terminal Railroad Asso¬ preferred stock ($20) were called for redemption at $22 plus accrued dividend to Sept. 17, 1945. Stockholders directors have approved a split up of the common stock, 2 for 1, the reduction of the par value from $10 to $5 per share. lative U. S. of total, ;''.'V:/y;;; iyy/yy ■" Pancoast, The stock Evans, Turben & Co., Guantanamo 1,612,000 *1,898,000 stock. common the share per post-war $1,263,983 $0.91 $1,373,436 $1.00 profit stock etc.,- $159,107; taxes, - Dec. 1, Period End. Aug. 31— The Net meeting a common at Jan. company <Sc son ag of 81 162, excess (est.) tax '■ George 525,000 tax (est.ju— surtax at authorized in approved. and C. W. was 1945 formed in 1929 as a $10,000 oil field specialty developed into one of the largest oil field supply companies in the country. An underwriting syndicate composed of the following Texas invest-; ment banking firms has been organized to purchase the stock issue when registration has -been declared effective by the SEC: Dallas Rupe & Son, Dallas Union Trust Co., Rauscher, Pierce & Co., Inc., Dallas; , The earned! for approved was increase also pany. 46,352 hold and issue new an $207,214 : Company has sent tb the SEC for registration an issue of $1,250,000 preferred stock, replacing the presently outstanding issue of $1.50 convertible preferred stock, in contemplation of an exten¬ The share. Other firms in the group are Mc¬ Co., the Ohio Co., Joseph & Co., Inc.; Hayden, Miller & Co.; Curtiss, House & Co., and Prescott & Co. The insurance, ■ sive business expansion & Go. at $52 a shares June 30, 1943 • cumulative Drug Stores, Inc—Preferred Stock Offered— issue of 20,000 shares of $2.20 dividend converti¬ Henry Gray Merrill, of Merrill, amortiz. Prov. in > ble preferred stock (par $50) was offered publicly Sept. 27 by an underwriting grbup headed by Merrill, Turben and sundry Prov. new Sheet, York corporation $3,773,309 28,274 expenses— oper. Redemption— There Gray Balance Houston Oil Field Material SEC— have been called for redemption on Nov. 1, next, $6,500 of refunding mortgage gold bonds, extended to Nov. 1, 1949, at 102, Payment will be made through the sinking fund at The National City Bank of New York, trustee, 22 William St., New York, N. Y—V. 160, P. 1295. ■ 1344 $226,143 . 2% % •' Donald & sold merchand. of New which are now ! first A (W. T.) Grant Co. (& Sales Great South Bay Water Co.—Partial since $15,000,000 • 984. o. 6 Mos. End. Cost t, 1— From Jan. ' . The coupons its at 1946, 1, Grand Trtink Western RR.- -Earnings— 1944 . . approxi¬ Household Finance Corp.—Listing of Debentures— full the Jan. appurtenant New ' 1392. p. obtain to 1945 $264,205 • prepaid balance p. 2787. : : immediately may including bonds National interest. and series price is agreement, $84,000; accrued taxes, pay rolls and commissions, $463,306; Federal and Canadian taxes on income—estimated, $1,734,646; reserve for contingencies, $1,000,000; series B, 1st preferred stock, 5% cumula¬ tive (par $25l, $3,487,000; common stock (par $25), $1,500,000; surplus company has also directed The First National Bank of the of New York to call for redemption on Jan. 1, 1946, the entire of general mortgage 3%% series I bonds due Jan. 1, 1967, redemption which year, 'Liabilities—Accounts payable/ $595,633» profit-sharing plan.and trust aforesaid. as each Assets—Cash, $578,723;.United States and Canadian ($45,454) obligations, $2,764,930; notes -and accounts receivable (after reserve of $167,380), $1,831,341; inventories, $2,096,637; miscellaneous investments, $448,688; property, plant and equipment; (net), $2,704,435; good will The City then Sold—Bioren Philadelphia, announces the sale at $20 per share 50,000 shares of common stock.—V. 162, p. 247. date products Hey wood-Wakefield Col—Earnings—T .*/. ■././- ./Y' -• j'T": t should deliver their bonds with all unmatured appurtenant coupons to The First National Bank of the City of New York, at 2 Wall Street, New York 15, N. Y., against payment of the purchase price and issue & Co., of Holders the to stores - ... Dec. 31, 1945, to yield in all redemption. Accrued interest on date July naval 50% of the nation's supply. A major portion of this supply be used by other-company departments in the manufacture of special chemical materials for industry.—V. 162, p. 1392. . delivered 1942 1943 1944 1945 $565,868 August— Gross wood will . TGeorgla Southern *s Florida finished mately directed The First National Bank of the City ; of New York to call for redemption * on July 1, ■ 1947; - the ■ entire/ issue of general mortgage 4'/a % gold bonds, series E, due July 1, 3 1977;' then outstanding ..at;' 105 and - interest.: '• The company offers'1: to purchase said series E bonds from the holders thereof up to J and including Dec. 31, 1945, at prices decreasing from 111.99% as of Sept. 24, 1945, to 110.93% of principal amount as to bonds . Upon ,? has The. company 1281. p. /w, Great Northern Ry.—Calls Two Bond Issues— : T $169,501 — pid. on 1 1 1 223,005 income-; Net " " bond?,; due 1935, '? 5%M,' gold maturity extended to Feb. 1, 1950, have been called for redemption on Oct. 26, next, at 102 and interest. Payment will be made at the;' ... ■ • first: ' niortgages" outstanding Irving. Trust Co., trustee, 1 Wall St., New York, N. Y. Holders may obtain immediately the full redemption price,, including interest to Oct. 26, 1945,' upon presentation and surrender of such ' bonds.—V. 161, p. 767. 5, ,867,334 12 ,412,918 » oirtlie AH , at capacity rates, finished naval stores of all kinds In 300,000,000 pounds a year, the announcement said. the completion of the new unit, the company's wood naval production capacity will total more than 350,000,000 pounds of excess ; 1945—12 Mos, —1944 $4,035,382 2,045,721 ' 483,500 expenses produce, Bonds—^ ^reat Northern Power Co.—Calls 5% - 194&—-Mpnth—1944 •Period End. Auk. 31— discussions have determine railroad." not whether - - 1 any to the extent where we arrangement could be worked out developed ■ headquarters at St. Louis, operates'elec¬ Peoria, Bloomington, Decatur, Spring¬ Danville. It also operates steam belt lines The Terminal company, with tric railroads between field, Champaign and around St. Louis. St. Louis, - that officers of the Power company had been for sale of all assets of the Terminal company in com¬ pliance with an order of the SEC to dispose of its erftire iflterests in certain miscellaneous businesses^; , ./ -r < , . < . Mr. Van negotiating Wyck said sr ,v ;.VAi~ ; J ■v.*. ' /> CQ^Iiltefeei^^lNAhefAL CBKOftlClijt Ttafc^ 1514 Net Oerlikon anti-aircraft Bofors and *..*..X'fcV/'-.-y/- ■ has been producing parts for and was presented with guns "E."—V. 157, p. 346, . . $1,038,306 $878,191 273,528 495,812 419,587 126,677 (F. L.) Jacobs Co.—Increasing Production 413.057 127,230 244,417 of-this Plants 7,801,108 3,189.322 railway—— ry. oper. income—162, p. 98b. "-• 6,409,108 which industry were 922,285 International Minerals & 2,411,741 1,435,387 ' asking of than 30 - automatic screw automata * V;» years f • 'i"""1 ~ ** all controls President oi xuc viuonn -,/v 7 > -J" $3,258,584 219,118 Inc. 261,039 199,252 avail, for fxd. chgs. Partial Redemption of 5% Utility $6,251,918 73,226 , • ' iod Gross Common 1,844,930 '■ _ ■ 4,605 $32,028 $389,368 9,249 104,794 104,765 $22,779 $284,574 12L126 91.800 91,800 8,588 . dividend dividends requirements paid, Ltd J.P.S. 1,427,308 —V. 162, $71,648 $376,518' 102,770 $77,183 162, 1945—36 Wks.—1944 1945—4 Wks.—1944 $4,194,761 $40,909,543 $37,943,353 $4,558,539 & Laughlin Corp.—Renegotiation Com¬ Steel , . Offered—Offer¬ Kaiser-Frazer Corp.—-Common Stock Offered—A na¬ tionwide syndicate headed by Otis & Co., First CaliforSept. 27 offered publicly 1,stock of this newly-formed The offering way oversub■ been oversuDscrioeu. ^ ^ - received'from'this iale tit this '?Nefc .proceeds in be v -7: closed sfo^k will be^tiSed ^Iniost immediately the ♦: underwriters announced. '■r'kftp augment working capital and for other corporate purposes to cover the transition from wartime' to peacetime dperatiqns arid to enable the. company to take the fullest advantage of opportunities expecteavto be afforded to maintain an expanded peacetime production. In addition to the stock presently being "offered, the funded debt and capitalization of the company "consists of a $1,930,000 "V" loan arid 572.225 additional shares" of common stock. The company was incorporated in Delaware in 1925 and is engaged In the manufacture and sale of resistors, which direct/limit and con-, trol the flow of electricity just as pipes and valves control the flow of water. Resistors have many industrial, scientific and domestic appliances, such as fluorescent lighting, electric eyes', X-ray equipment, thermostatic controls, washing machines, and hearing aids. The new preferred stock is convertible into common stock at the Option of the holder, at any time up to ten days prior to redemption, in the ratio of two shares of common for each share of preferred/ The preferred stock also is redeemable, at the option of the company, on 30 days',, notice, in whole or in part at $5.50 per share plus accrued , Commenting on the wide public interest in the issue, Cyrus Eaton, of Otis & Co., said: " represents a handsome and well-deserved public vote of confidence in the genius of Henry Kaiser and Joseph Frazer and demonstrates tremendous public optimism oyer the future of the automobile industry." The registration statement covering the offering was declared effec¬ tive by the SEC Sept, 26, less than three working days after the, "The 162, p. filing. Organization—Corporation of share V. the common stock, against $25.94 a on 162, a share on Aug. 31. 1944.— 782. p. •.. Iowa Public ' f . .... „ w Service Co.—Earnings— w 1945 1944 — $6,834,278 $6,384,712 2,765,813 depreciation..^ i plant acquisition adjust. 2,954,737 335,567 6.92,315 58,932 Taxes, other than Federal income— Federal income and excess profits taxes___i^__ 663,331 918,380 5~7~9,242 12 Months Ended Abg. Operating Operation revenue 31—, — - Maintenance ;— for Provision — Amortization of utility and profits tax excess 47,068 $1,266,637 $650,858 $673,643 preferred stocks——334,902 334,902 / Net —_______ on The $1,308,321 earnings Interest charges and other deductions--. Income Dividends Accrued 41,683 • ' $1,254,521 603s663 Net and sale of *-V. 162. P. 1284. ,L $315,955 interests have proposed joint'operation receive $338,740 $0.76 $0.82 stk.) com. is for some time been engaged in experi¬ development work in the automobile field, and the results thereof will be available to the corporation through the association with it of certain Kaiser personnel. Similarly; through the associa¬ tion with the corporation of certain Graham-Paige personnel and the ' — share (412,000 shares of per engage It mental and 634,677 •'* Kaiser ' -1* Balance Earns, to proposes automobiles. , — the benefit of the Pending designing' prob-. lems, no representation can be made as. to. the specifications of. the Kaiser automobile or the extent to which the experimental and develooment work hertofore done'by the Kaiser interests may -be utilized. '.": ' -v> '' " it is impossible to state when commercial production will com¬ mence, but it is estimated that a period of at least six months will, be, required. Such period may, however, be /extended, ^depending upon the progress of the corporation's development program and its ability to obtain necessary personnel, . materials, parts and facilities, as well as upon econornic and other factors beyond the-corporation's control. /t Y It is presently contemplated that both -the corporation -and GrahamPaige will produce automobiles in the Willow Run plant to be leased by the corporation. Corporation expects to produce the Kaiser auto¬ mobile to be sold in the low-price field/ and Graham-Paige, which has' not produced or distributed automobiles since 1940, expects to produce an automobile'to-be known as the "Frazer," which will, be marketed in the medium price field. The corporation and Graham-Paige have agreed that, to the extent feasible, manufacturing, distributing, selling and servicing operations will be conducted through joint use of facilities and personnel, which, it is anticipated, will result in econoinies for both companies. /Such agreement provides that costs and charges of the joint operations shall be allocated between the corporavarious further research, production and State Net Amort, : - —V. 48.832 598,663, 579,545 40,000 480,000 480,000 $75,802 3,928 "1 . 47,076 H. pany A, $1,034,952 • 559,507 $1,057,068 41,739. —1 ———— 1284. ' - 11,874 , $21,380 13.965 $1,098,80? 575,459 $23,625 Sperlich, 152,854 ; 162,914 $322,591 $360,433 ^ President, on Sept. Michigan Plant— 22 announced that this has purchased the Mount Clemens, Mich., plant of the " tion com¬ Covered be having approximately 2,650,000 and area; the office building, square training - school lease will not include the airport and adjoining hangars outlying buildings. plant was completed in 1941. The plant is served track spur from facilities. some that the New Lake York in Central transportation rearrangement will general the plan be lease at is to such is of be manufacturing the corporation has term a (1) as ending Dec. RFC able $19,000,000, later than Dec. the in space is have will or for time is able administrative offices to and 31, adequate at Detroit. corporation con¬ to its proposed 1950, make to at has available least is to and available com- > the to 265,000 square feet manufacturing building, or (2) satisfactory to RFC that evidence capital whichever 31, and main furnish paid-in RR., is required, the well adapted time and capital surplus of not less ; later, but which shall not be is 1945. If to annual rental will be $500,000 for the year 1946, $850,000 for year 1947. and $1,200,000 for each of^the^rgmaining three years. the corporation receives possession before Jan/Si, 1946, the rental that date will be at the rate of $500,000 per annum pro-rated fn space made available. Corporation will also taxes, which are estimated at approximately $125,000 per annum,, and ordinary maintenance expenses which cannot be estimated at this £ime. The ^corporation has agreed with Graham-Paige that the Willow Run plant shall be included in the proposed joint operations with proportion all the to floor insurance Graham-Paige., and * . agreement provides that Graham-Paige, if it so elects, may 33Mj% of the productive capacity and facilities of the plant; shall be utilized for its production. However, the agree¬ ment also provides that the rental and other charges for the plane shall be allocated between the two companies on a fair and equitable require that basis in to up accordance with Capitalization the actual Adjusted to thereof. use Give Effect to This Financing Authorized Common stock (par $1) Bank <yf Credit—The corporation has received, short-term credit for current needs up to a interest to Outstanding 5,000,000 shs. from 2,200,000shs. bank, a offer an $10,000,000 at rate of a be negotiated but not more than 2'/2% per annum, the being conditional on the corporation having a paid-in capital and capital surplus in cash of not less than $19,000,090 and on the maintenance by the corporation of a two-to-one ratio of current assets to current liabilities; and, subject to the execution of a credit agree¬ ment satisfactory to the bank, the bank has offered to continue such credit for upon. period a No . not action-has to exceed been taken Use tion of Proceeds—The frorri the net five proceeds at years the by this offer. rate a corporation to be received to be with by agreed and mination .event of Graham-Paige of on an equitable basis pursuant to the deter¬ public accountants for the respective parties, and in the disagreement between such accountants, by a third-firm of to respect the corpora¬ sale of the shares will be approximately $15,028,800, deducting estimated expenses of $101,200. Of such net pro¬ it is presently estimated that approximately $7,000,000 will be expended as- follows: Machinery and equipment, $2,000,000: tools, dies, jigs and fixtures, $1,750,000; prepaid expenses, $1,500,000, and- after ceeds, deferred charges; $1,750,000. The remainder of such net proceeds, or approximately $8,028,800, will be available, pending specific. applica¬ tion thereof, arid according to present estimate, for general corporate purposes. Underwriters—Under a purchase contract dated Sept. underwriters- have- severally agreed to purchase and 1,700,000 shares of common stock offered at underwriters are 1945, the fqr the share, .or/ah pay $8.90. per and f Otis <fc First number of shares to be purchased several • . them Shares 637,500 1 Co - 637,500 Co.. & not are by Co California Allen the follows: as . 24, aggregate purchase price of $15,130,000, but the underwriters irrevocably bound to take such shares. The names of the 425.000 Transfer agents: Manufacturers Trust Co., Bank of America National Trust & and trars: Bankers-Trust Co., land).—V. 162, p. 1393.- Detroit National Bank of Detroit, Savings Association. Regis¬ Trust Co., and Central Bank (Oak¬ ....... Kansas City Southern Ry.—Plans Refunding— The stockholders its on Sept. 22 approved the company's plan to refund .outstanding debt. approved, the Holders properties series and the bonds A W. N. creation issuance and sented.—V. * a first new of mortgage $40,000,000 than 30 162, p. that 174,779 shares July 31— 1945 * were not of the repre¬ 1944 ♦Earnings $4,403,874 $4,449,081 211,544 156,555 183,563 $1.20 $0.82 share. per on .150,000 shares of common stock ing for excess preferred dividend requirements, profits taxes; etc.1—^V. 161, P-2788.. Kermath See 1943 $5,055,705 — income "/.fBased $1.01- outstanding after allow¬ t After Federal income and Manufacturing Co.—Control Acquired— > Republic Industries, Inc., below.—V. 157, p. 346. i Keystone Telephone Co. of Philadelphiar~-Merged-~ This vania - mortgage 1393. sales tNet - the upon first Kennedy's, Inc., Boston—Earnings— 6 Months Ended Net ' of years. Deramus, President, said 542,809.shares voted in favor proposals and 2,012 against and 1 of sale maturing in not less ' - de- Ironrite Ironer Co.—Purchases : 43,865 $84,668 46,475 -$991,086 dlsct. & & other p. $81,236 3,431 $79,730 debt funded debt income 162. 411,800 35,550 40,000 auctions Net 572,750 2,457,960 51.65C on of expense, - $4,986,374 35,800 // Interest $5,160,206 2,517,706 s oper. earningsincome Other 201,858 retirements./ taxes for Prov. 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $407,477, 209,073 profits taxes.. excess Other i $412,326 earnings oper. expense &c maint. & Fed. inc.. and f: Oper. -Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 Period End. Aug. 31— Gross a siders supply . < by with Graham-Paige, the corporation will automotive engineering and production experience of such persoririel.. and testirig and the study of V-'-' *. Iowa Southern Utilities Co. of Del.- floor , 701,158 earnings from operations___i__l—- $1,211,013 Other income (net)—43,508 * formed under the laws of the State Henry J. > Kaiser, acting on behalf of was 1945. 9, in the production, dis¬ contemplated that the first model will be marketed in the low-price field under the name "Kaiser," , and will be a six-passenger sedan designed with a view to maximum passenger comfort. The corporation expects to add additional body styles from time to time. The corporation received its first funds from sale of 500,000 shares of common stock to Graham-Paige and the Kaiser interests on Sept. 20,. 1945. Accordingly, it has only recently begun engineering, designing, research and development projects which must be completed prior to, the commencement of commercial production, and has not yet con¬ structed or tested a prototype of any automobile. 709,094 Net ' Aug. Business—Corporation tribution 315,698 Charge in lieu of additional Federal income tax A on qualified to do business in California and Michigan, It is contem¬ plated that qualification may later be made in other States, The corporation presently has outstanding 500,000 shares of common stock, which the Kaiser interests and Graham-Paige purchased directly from the corporation at $10 per share, in cash, the price to, trie public of the shares now offered. '* At the outset the corporation mterids to have its principal place of business in the Detroit area. It may in the future, however, becom^ desirable also to conduct manufacturing or assembly operations in other localities. No definite plans in this regard have been made, but the corporation is investigating the feasibility of inaugurating such operations on the Pacific Coast. - -—;— to feet: in length, Willow Run highway Although . The ♦ Nevada Henry J. Kaiser Co<, The Kaiser Co., and California Kaiser Co., and Joseph W. Frazer, acting on behalf of Graham-Paige Motors Corp., were instrumental in the organization of the corporation, which is 1171. ■'-77. / /V•:.. : : " * ' Investment Company of America—Asset Value— company reports as of Aug. 31. 1345 net assets at $30.58 i / facilities Finance Corporation has agreed portion of its Willow Run plant, approximately 30 miles from leased include the main manufacturing major a offer . dividends,—V. The record-breaking demand for Kaiser-Frazer shares f • . Mich./ arid . - ' The ground other The pay XT „ ings. the corporation has announced that renegotiation proceedings for 1944 have been completed and show that no excessive profits wex;e made in that year.—V. 162, p. 674. of 175,000 shares of 6% cumulative convertible preferred stock (par $5) and 175,000 shares of common stock (par 10c per share) of the company TfnKHA ■/ The pleted— .. ing of new issues __ corporation Ypsllanti, than Jones corpo- . it The -International Resistance Co.—Shares the corporation the 1171. p. of building, power house; service and garage system building and com¬ missary building. The lease will include overhead ciranes and con¬ veyors, and building. installations which fur.ni§h basic utilities and services. The lease will also include such land as may.be agreed with. RFC to be reasonably necessary to the operation of the leased build¬ The ^V. the • directors S. Slick, Secretary; G. G. Sherwood, Assistant Treas¬ Secretary and director; E. E. Trefethen Jr., director. 3,120 of mence Jewel Tea Co., Inc.—Sales Show Gain— Period End. Sept. 8— Retail sales extent , officers and operations. 1284. p. or the time as to Flant—Reconstruction near building, $271,753 .» Balance directors on Sept. 20 authorized sinking fund on Nov. 1,. 1945, of f $393,973 685 $30,548 deductions : $385,106 $32,712 $39,387 8,839 income Preference 2,328,432 ' Bonds— 1171. feet 207 The . 100,000 situated 726,525 and the call for redemption for the $64,000 principal amount of first mortgage 60-year 5% gold bonds and £47,020 principal amount of of 5% first mortgage 60-year bonds. Payment will be made at the Empire Trust Co., trustee/120 Broadway, New York, N. Y., in U. S.; funds, or, at the option of the holder thereof, at the Hambros Bank Ltd., 41 Bishopsgate, London, England, in pounds sterling.—V. 162, : 159,974, 152,172 Detroit.' 152,778 100,000 Net income $5,306,660' 2,565,467 1,962,135 1,651,838 116,288 200,015 8,333 $39,594 oper. Run lease' to 12,977 cohie, net (Dr) " Income to 11,838 income- . John Willow 8,333 other" inrnmV niVTfwT , the of names follows: as Assistant urer. 728,546 accruals reserve eventually undertake the manufacture parts which are initially to be finished Henry J. Kaiser,; chairman of the board and director; Joseph W. President, director and member of executive committee: Vern Drum. Vice-President and general manager, director;, and member 64,513 $0.6G America—Earnings— 1945—8 Mos.—1944 160,984 Ifet income nafonffi patents, $1,523,777 $1,575,312. and Frazer, R. $130,373 Taxes Retire, 329,350 $0-62 adjustment on certain 1943 incomfe taxes, etc.—V. 160, $528,904 •136,244 $719,411 oper. revenues fr, ry. oper.„:_ rev. 329,350 32$05i 1945—Month—1944 •-.Period End. Aug. 31— are 59,150 14,544 Maintenance $3,798,638 ♦203,496 International Rys. of Central Net ration $135,168 revenues itself fabricated • 13,546 Operating Operation 1943 169,600 ITIII ; Earnings per sharp......,.,. ■%:; ^Includes $71,027 received asL a price I shipments, t After Federal and foreign, j|p; 1186.Jp^f;.^'V." '■ * Railway the Management—The 1945—12 Mos.—1944 1945—Month—1944 Period End. July 31— . $2,79^262 , sales No? ofrcapita"f shares—— f : . 1944 Ended June 30- ,6 Months Net , will corporation of some executive committee; Clay P. Bedford, Vice-President, director and member of executive committee; W. A. MacDonald, Vice-President, Assistant Secretary and director; Hickman Price Jr., Vice-President,, Treasurer and director; Henry J. Kaiser Jr. Vice-President; H. V. Lindbergh, Vice-President and Assistant Secretary/ O B. Motter, Vice-, -Earnings— Corp.—Earnings— International Products ' - may be affected to a greater degree by unsettled economic and-labor con¬ parts industry generally. It is contemplated purchased, but no representation can be made of undertaking such manufacture. • ^ President; —, increased from seven to nine board will be that the of of 'L . certain of its competitors ditions in the automotive ifflKr ,S k .reconverted* to production IhH F, L.h Jacobs Co. makes practically 99% r been which of subject presently corporation than machine parts. covers spring automobiles.are expects initially to conduct, primarily an assembly outside suppliers furnishing fabricated and finished assembly. In view of the resulting dependence upon with * • Further, corporation parts ready for other suppliers, the . ^' parts/ , The production on ash trays, glove-box doors, instrument panels, bezels, grilles, molding and dome lights. : , Continental Die Casting Corp., Detroit, Mich., another subsidiary, is producing die castings of door handles, grilles, ornaments, escutcheon ? plates, tall-lights. At the main Jacobs plants in Detroit, production consists of seat frames, slat irons - for convertible tops, bus d<mrs and parts, and corporation on Sept. 24 sent proxies to stockholders for the election of Thomas S. Lamont, Gen. Robert E. Wood and * R:. Douglas Stuart as directors of the corporation at the annual •: stockholders meeting on Oct. 22, according to an announcement by . Louis Ware, President. ■ k ,n, Mr. Lamont, who is a Vice-President of J. P. Morgan & Co., Inc., is. expected to fill a . vacancy .which will result from the request his father, T. W. Lamont, for resignation from International's board. T» W. Lamont, Chairman of the board of J. P. Morgan ACo. Inc., fnr more ^The finished operation, and ; .\ * ; and Federal price control, and the corporation is unable to make any representation, as to the possible effect of such control on the\corporation's business, '{■ -V-'b to glove compartment panels, (electric) lifts for convertible cars to raise lower the tops, and trim moldings. Grand Rapids Metalcraft Division, Grand Rapids, Mich., is in Chemical Corp.—To Increase Directorate—f cated made prior to Sept. 27. "Our war, Rex C. Jacobs, President, announced on output, while still low- in comparison vwith pre-war or with plant capacity nevertheless is gaining in volume each day," said Mr. Jacobs. > He listed current automotive parts production as follows: Parts Manufacturing Co., Traverse City, Mich., a subsidiary, is now running on visors, visor frames, glass channels, scuff plates, 5.657,179 2,838,810 955,276 7,733,591 3,510,118 934,523 from railway—— — production on all parts and in now company are the automobile for accessories the Net from Net 1042 $845,988 102,499 From Jan: 1— Gross orders, he added.I?Xr/if.;:-/*>?£*'; Since early 1942 the Ironrite company the $869,210 : income—* ry. oper. many;/ the Army-Navy D*|* 1943 1944 1945 • Gross from railway Net from railway ;v the also public accountants to be selected by the $ubitejAccountante ^^ respective parties, '//; j, ;> " In entering the automobile field the corporation will encounter many problems in addition to those of engineering, design and.devel- > opment. These include, among other things, the obtaining of tools,, dies; jigs- and fixtures for a new/automobile/the purchase and : installation of machinery and equipment, the employment and training of necessary personnel, the establishment- of distribution, sales < and service organizations, and the procurement of sources for fabri¬ thereby doubling present/floor space, - Acquisition of will enable Ironrite to start production immediately thousands of ironers for which the company has plant new the on Date to August >n4 Year to Earnings for August this the Pierce, Fenner and Beane headed bankers who were negotiating for Illinois Terminal purchase. G. H. Walker and Co. of St. Louis was reported to be a party to the transaction. Co., Wagon Kidder, Peabody and Eastern sources said According to press reports. Company, and Merrill Lynch, list of New York investment Monday;-October 1, The The company on was Sept. -17 Bell merged into the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsyl¬ 44 years of competitive service. purchasetKlhe Keystone system tor $13,431,454. U. Cotririiisioii approved-the merger on last after company Pennsylvania P. Aug.1 /: Volume 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NumberH425 25, but the Bell company continued to operate Keystone *s a separate.' V. 158, Manhattan Bond Fund, Inc.—Special Distribution Payor In Cash, at Stockholders' Option^ - directors The 579. p. dividend ' >V .' /viilt ' V; August— , from Gross Net from Net ry. ; railway-—— income™ L.From Jan. 1— J *V "• Gross from railway Het ry. 1 ' ; 1944 '• —;V:'; > j.1. '. • *1943 - regular quarterly capital realized net dividend gain security of 10 cents both to stockholders of record Sept.' 29. regular of. 10 cents were paid on Jan. 15, a •. Vat* a • ^ board « - Oct. » a 16, directors of payable in 1 a 10.6 have capital regular arranged stock of and to the 17.5 make Fund cents the at fceTo#^-V. 160^ See ^Standard; Oil Go. of Ohio the Marshall Field & Co 12 service, way motor special value, or in bus such , Expansion Plans for Unit coach ended from and ' motor from July electric service. —V. oper. 162, p. •„ „ net from to date (income the from the pay qf no company's 5%, at as - Sept. 19 declared a dividend of 50 cents per share accumulations on the $4 cumulative preferred stock * " in mill communities. This \ war new plans, ; expansion which --y-'y/ is in line «■?. ,r- - program includes . additional , J vyyyyv%y .••./ with employees • .. volume of sales than before-the war.—V. ( July 2, 1945, amounted to $28.50 per share.—V. 161, p. 2788. v the company's and la Registers With — 'V,/.' post¬ ' " stock, The Co. and is, being proceeds no for sold will accrue the account the to jof certain originally was incorporated in 1910 as the Liberty Works, and is now engaged exclusively'in the ^production of civilian goods, consisting of laces, nettings and-veilings cf cotton and rayon yarns and some elastic nettings made; of synthetic rubber. Net income of the company for the six months ended" June 30, 1945, amounted to $68,106. For the calendar year 1944, net earn¬ ings aggregated $136,099.* . % • and settlement in '.u The* company Xace Netting- ■ pilot for - for the week ended Sept;,. 2,2. '19^ 5, Louisville & Nashville RR.—New. Director— C. < travel ' " for deaths in of the occurring type any of Co.- -Removes on after or or applied this and Vi. ? ' . f" > Outstanding $3,500,000 .c-vv,. results necessary.—'V. McCord Corp.—New .Holdersr— v . Exchange ■ - l Net $4,033,578 2,417,297 1,896,947 375,546 669,913 559,357 444,361 541,485 427,361 374,277 Offer V (H. R.) MacMillan Export Co., Ltd.—Bonds Offered— it The main A. of the Sept. 5 qf- 404,531 364,858 $2,044,348 $1,955,190 $953,136 3,945 9,046 .1,226 848 $1,135,739 108,823 $2,053,394 ' 195,376 $1,956,416 230,218 $953,782 €75,500 1,347,000 1,142,418 159,218 $351,416 $511,018 $583,779 $§15,341 279,226 excess ; 11— - (J. Allyn &£ Co., E. H. Rollins < «" .'Underwriters and Ross r -'■ t - $200,000 Gordon Meeks & C<r. 150,000 0( Kingswury and Alvi"sT~™ 150 '6oo 300,000: /Weil : ds Arnold^-™^— 150,008 250,000 Co The First 250,000 250,000 — Thomas, Cleveland Mason-Hagan, Corp. & 150,000 _____ Inc. Brushe 100,000 Co 50,000 200,000 . Metropolitan Edison Co«~—Earnings— Period End. June 30-^ - ~ v & inc. > 450,000 8anford —V. 162, p. i*S»* ; exchange Collins & ■ Rauscher, Pierce & Co., 450,000 Inc. Nicolaus & Co., Inc. Julien t Inc.— & Sons, Robinson-Humphrey Stlfel, plan is described by A. C. McCord, President, as. "to obtain relief from restrictions in the present purpose 405,042 Equitable Securities Corp.-$450,000 Leftwich •>. ' $1,131,794 • Debenture to " < - income The . on income and automatically operative . 1— $5,763,736 1,584,417 .... ' from ;.The^rporatipn;;is .'offering holders of its -6% debentures an.opportunity; to. exchange them into new 10*year- 4J/2% debentures of an equal prind®al : amount, plus four shares of common • stock of the company fo@, each $1,000 debenture and two shares ..for each $500 debenture.; '• *r.-;.. ''"tfi %' - resigned.—V^| 162, Wood, Gundy & Co:, Ltd.; and associates income profits taxes V ') -' f x> . No endorsement of individual policies 162, p. 879.> ' Years Ended Dec. 31 249,690 White, Hattler ^ oJ f $6,264,384 2,603,596 - Income charges' Fed. 31, class • 1942 income,- int., etc.-' Gross - 1943 inci_ Net rev. from oper.™* Other July any < . 1944 replacements '' "■* r- ■ by. the Massachusetts Mutual is than of as on stock., 310,942 s other was death share paid or of Earnings ' Proy. for renewals and f date. in training Moreover, • even for. unless Maintenance , or descent from aircraft operated^ for military or naval or' for training, or in which the policyholder acts as pilot t . Taxes, aircraft, insurance .was liability; will not be limited member. /V- crew is , member • to all policies affected by it. as : _ \ 1945, J.945. per 7 Mos. End. V: Liability Limitations— claims duty, ...when cases .This action - . RR.kCo.,^as been director a 987. ;p. President of Atlantic Coast Line succeeding George B. Elliott, <: ' • • ' * ' ' McD. Davis, elected of crew - purposes (Ky.)—Weekly Output— totaled 22,569,000 kwh., as compared with 24,003,000 kwh. for the -corresponding week last year, a decrease of _33.6%_.—V,. J62, p. 1394. or such in; such or of this company Insurance Also, in case of death on oj- after Sept. 2, there will be no limitartion of liability on policies wniph carried,the war arid, aviation rider, •, .unless' the insured, had; an iir pilot's license, was a pilot, student „ Louisville Gas & Electric Co. Life . ' ; • Electric output con- 21,710 shs. declared ;July31, '45 '$3,652,388 r operating revenues Operating expenses.™ " . its from company ~ » debt 1, -as accrued 27,593 shs. tp $26.33 been ever Nummary "" ,,,, 675. p. have ■ Favorably, affecting approximately 100,000 life-insurance policies bought, during .the war emergency period, this company has' announced the removal off.iwar and . aviation liability limitations, with certain : exceptions as .to aviation. This action is retroactive as to deaths «■. occurring ori ? or after Sept. 2, proclaimed by President Truman as ^ *-;-5 •' • -• - • • *•- •'; *■ V-J' Day. The. limitation of liability incident .to.,war hazard will not apply . Company on Sept. .20 filed With the Securities and Exchange Com/mission a registration statement covering "100,407 shares <$1 par) common stock. Public offering of the stock is expected to be made 3ater by a banking group headed by R. H. Johnson &, Co. and & Mutual War and Aviation '( stockholders Oct. with funds and mortgage Vwaiiam# company s outstanding preferred or common dollar larger a — 162, *;>■'" r.!?ivix,enl®Xrearages amounted No dividends 1 xy45. tne i'. Massachusetts Liberty Fabrics of New York, Jnc. -Allen together Capitalization Giving Effect to Present Financing Hodges, Vice-President and Generan Manager of ■ the division— >. ; During the past 10 years, the company has spent more than $5,000,000 for new loans; and other machinery, and in its building program > latter SEC— from general due i, due Oct. Fffaol . « rail¬ 33% 25,000 shs. payable Oct. 1 to holders of record Sept. 22. A hke paid on March. 31. and June 30, last and on. Dec. 28, being the first payment on this issue.Arrearages was the 1944 were street 30,000 shs. par value, amount 104 35 Memphis and principal • on of account on in from service $3,464,000), $221,400) to bonds) nivinv service was derived coach (estimated (estimated used maturity on of bus income™ 1172. directors common to City of Memphis 1945, operating revenues Authorized ■> Liberty Baking Corp.—50-Cent Distribution— C}:2 f The Its par ■V~' . proceeds cash $782,900 series H. ■' of more the 31, trolley required,- will be "I* •' / or ranging fcr^,Jn(£/Jser[es A bonds,_ B l tT—ii '' 28% additional be interest . prices >:■ franchise months Purpose—The 136. *2648. p, dissolution, of 70% % $6,250,008, of which approximately 33% extra-. 1,423,783 • t in redemption non-exclusive a For current asset p. step a special maturity;.^;.^^: trolley under a . cents as the C ,„^m^JrTTh€, compftny was incorporated In Tennessee March 28, $ if?!®; Chart!r, ls Perpetual. Company supplies local electric street railway, ..electric Margjiy Oil Corp.—Proposed Consolfdation: vifeS % 15, of out r, may 2,947,641 ; - dividend $7,313,946 $8,320,027 $8,515,850 v 2,244,602 the Oct. fiscal, year-end payable cash, at" the "option of the shareholders.—V. 162, 1942 - A The • "V .• » ■ . and payable special share, per of five cents and extra each, extra;, and - • J cents at according to , from railway— Net 1945^. $6,717,049 1,679,783 295,891 railway, i— oper. V\/1 irrvion £■'' V-, .V Lehigh Valley RR.—Earnings— • \ (n 75 a April 16 and, July;. 16,< last. Payments in 1944 were as follows: Jan! ioxcents; April 15 and July 15, 10 cents each regular and 10 cents Ja . , -Ji share, per An set lorOpt.5. \ .The company will amend the plan to give preferred stpckholders the nf 4* rhltf* light to elect a majority of directors in default of payment or four quarterly.dividends.—V. 162, p.ll71.:.V * of declared have profits -on .Oct.- 27, Kings Couuty Lighting Co.—To Amend .Plan New York P. 6. i Commission wlU consider the; plan .jfor vrecapi The talisation of the company at a second hearing acquisition, stock, able in Stock v 1515 Net inc. alter all and taxes Earn, pfd. per - charges „ 1945—6 Mosv—1944. - I t",. 1945—12 Mos.—1944 - . . , . . „ $1,702,472 $1,834,291 $3,059,797 $3,443,951 $13.61 $14.67 $24.47 $27.55 share-^. J61i p. 2662, ^ Annual Report-~1945 194^ $5,659,943- lrdrnT prod¬ produced, cand other income™. $3,214,614 . greatly t bated ucts Mr. • McCord's "letter also stated that the indications have been that and 1965. Principal and tProductions *costs and other expenses^.—™— *6,438,244 3,643,318 interest (April-1 and Oct. 1) payable in lawful money of Canada at f the-demands of the company's principal prewar, customers will exceed principal office of the company's bankers in the cities of Montreal, -- its capacity. to produce and that additions to equipment and plant profit from bperations_____^7_______«.______ $521,699 *$428,704 'Toronto, Winnipeg and Vancouver. Serial bonds in authorized m'ulexpansion^fcresplanned to. jneet these demands. W'-' Estihiated refund of prior year's Federal taxes ?; The present 6% debentures • were outstanding, in tiples of $1,000. - 20-year 4% bonds in coupon form in denoms. of < the amount of under 23,000 ? carry-ba^k) prov. of Internal Rev. Code . .365,000 •$500. and $1,000, registerable as to principal only.i Redeemable in y $965,500 before application M "the Aug. 1 sinking fund, payment of Reserve fpr-Jeo^tu^genciefs nq lqnger# required^-"5 ,7 .18,232 -whole at any time or from time to time in part in order of maturity t $65,000, according tovMr.^MfcCord'S lette#^" * * / 7 " 1 ^ . • The corporation • reports for the 11 months -at the option of the company prior to maturity on 30 days' '*• Proifit notice jJded July SI, 1945, net for ithe' yeari___i_, $544,699 7 *$45,472 ^at 101 for the serial bonds; the 20-year 4% bonds to be redeemable * sales of $28,013,965 and net profit, after ,>enarges and Federal and • Federal normal and -surtax— 240,000 Canadian; income and excess profits taxes, of $604,472. :at 102 if redeemed prior to Oct. 1, 1956; at 101 if redeemed on or Prior year additional assessment 7,000 Renegotiation, proceedings with respect to the years ended Aug. 31, rafter such date and prior to Oct. 1, 1961; at 100 if redeemed on or :after such 1042, and Aug..:31, 1943, have been concluded. latter With respect to the * date; in each case with accrued interest. ComNet profit for year—— 'Jh $297,699 *$45,472 year ended A*ug. 31, ; 1944, the corporatioh' has. been advised by a local ■ imencing Oct. 1, 1956, there will be provided for the 20-year 4% bonds Cash dividends on preferred stock.—. 212,718 7 319,137 price adjustment board that no refund will be required, which decision * £an.annual sinking fund amounting to $250,000 per annum. Trustee: •Loss. ; tIncluding .$263,921 for depreciation in 1945 and $261,497 is subject to -final- approval.f "For the period London and Western Trusts Co., Ltd. of 11 months ended in 1944. !■ In the opinion of counsel, these bonds will be legal investments for July 31, 1945r provision-for renegotiation has been made on the basis Balance Sheet, June 30, J945 indicated by the.final settlement for the year ended Aug. 31, 1943.— insurance companies registered under the Canadian and British In¬ V. 162,p. 1394: surance Companies Act, 1932, as amended. ' f • 'Assets—Cash-,- $327;206; -U. Treasury certificates (at cost plus In addition to Wood, Gundy & Co., Ltd., other bankers making the accrued-interest), $1,604,260; miscellaneous accounts receivable, $37,offering include: Nesbitt, Thomson & Co., Ltd.; James Richardson & ' 891; loans and advances to and on behalf of beet growers, $340,497; (The) Mengel Co.—Orders Conveyor System— .Sons, Ltd.; The Yorkshire & Pacific Securities, Ltd.; Greenshields* & ; growing crop expenses (current season), $157,289; inventories, $1,218,A two-mile-long conveyorized furniture assembly and finishing sys¬ Go., Inc.; W. C. Pitfield & Co., Ltd.; Pemberton & Son Vancouver, 851;;claim for refund of prior year's Federal taxes under carry-back tem capable Of carrying 10 carloads of furniture at one time has been $ Xtd.; A. E. Jukes & Co., Ltd.; Lauder Mercer & Co., Ltd.; Cochran, provisions of Internal Revenue Code (together with interest of $19,000), ordered by this company at a cost of $250,000, installed, Warren T. :Murray ft Co., Ltd.; The Western City Co., Ltd.; Hager Investments, $388,000; other miscellaneous assets, $5,118; deferred charges, $66,493; Green, Vice-President in charge of its Furniture Division, announced Ltd., and Okanagan Investments Co., Ltd. plant, property and equipment (net), $4,314,065; tolal, $8,459,670. •«' Oct. due 1,-1945; Oct. • 1946-1955 1, . , ( , — . . . • . today (Oct. 1). ' \ "The; conveyor, system is paxtoof $700,000 in contracts already placed out of the division's total iMldget/ of $1,500,000 for new furniture manufacturing equipment, MrJlGreen said. A : Madison Square Garden Corp.—Annual Report— Comparative Income Statement for the Years Ended May 31.< • 1945 1943 1942 $4,257,004 $3,306,640 The 3,094,657 2,322,961 $1,162,347 $983,679 $901,846 furniture. finishing system will occupy two floors of the large factory Mengel will devote exclusively to bedroom suites under its post-war plan ;for large-scale production and sale direct to assembly retail Operating income other ^Miscellaneous income. 14,907 19,947 25,771 16,665 $1,263,281 $1,182,293 $1,009,450 $918,511 of stores branded a and nationally advertised line of ' • -Cost ' income of convert, to 43^33 __ 2,823 321,813 118,401 8780,000 Other deductions ; Frov. for depreciation., Prov. for Fed. inc. taxes 116,310 24,702 139,430 150,727 J429.0C0 *469,200 22,240 ^Dividends Outst. t390,000 per $315,171 —— 225,899 "This - 220,300 work $355,544 can "tax (less post-war / ; excess carloads moment."—V.- 162.. •After all tax refund of $62,000), $558,000.'" charges . , ' provision for estimated Results for Three Months Ended 1 Federal ? August 31 , ■ $52,877 income 7 / 1945 • Robert operation P. riding, the at conveyor D. 879. Calkins,/dean the ^School of Business , Net • The bonds were sprices^rangingf from 100?'t<p l04.341 according maturity^v.V'; ^; tT !' .The bonds deposits in banks and cash on hand, ; $1,421,772; tax savings notes, series C, at cost, $400,000; accounts ^receivable .(after allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,611),-$143,426; inventories of concession merchandise, fuel and other operating sup were • awarded Sept. 24 to Equitable Seeurities Corp. and from r '7 • railway from --railway 'Excludes —V. 162, p. . income— Wisconsin 1172. Central ; - , The charges, *$67,958, total, ^4,916,872. v . - other 190.I1Q62.-for vx ex- combination of . • «afned at cost, $1,565,199; capital stock in treasury (48,600 Fr$709,171; total, $4,916,872.—-Vi 161, p. 1544. " - surplus, shares), > ' 1 ' jm« vj-at. /at-zgeneralir-edeinpUon^priceSi .interest according /to^maturity. The bonds-will-be redeemable, * $129,889; advance rentals, sales of advertising space, etc.,.. ■$20,316; provision*for Federal income and excess profits taxes, $867,261; Reserve for contingent hockey expensesr.$10,OOQ; capital stock, no par v -value (issued 268,900 shares),; $2,798,259; capital surplus, $144,791;" jjenses, .' 5,500,334 tlncludes Wisconsin -6,868,724 3,931,340 Central Ry. -feSi & Light (>.—Bonds Called— , Holders to may date obtain for set Immediately the redemption, upon full redemption price, plus presentation and surrender ©f/anympf (jaJUt bopd$rr¥» 162. p* 1395. Missouri-Kansas-Texas to the;issuer^qf ^3.94285Kidder, Feabody & Co. and Blyth & Co., ' ± taxes and 26,520,258 8,663,150 4,319,686 has xalled for redemption on Nov. l, next, all of the outstanding first and refunding mortgage gold bonds, 4Vs% series due 1978, at 10iy2 and interest, and on Dec. 1, next, all of the out¬ standing first and refunding mortgage gold bonds, 5% series due 1965, at 102 and interest. Payment will be made at the Irving Trust Co., corporate trustee, 1\ Wall,St., New York; N, Y. on their bid of 100.60 for a 4% coupon, a net interest .cost tha'Wiiei-nf 3^4285^^ Kidder* Peabod-v Ae Cn and Blvth fe'Co p,WT-:^Vflmotice Liabilities—Accounts-payable, $90,327.;^ accrued 30,186,132 5,556,143 associates t ' and 722,266 20,024,502 coupons, * net interest cost of - RR*—R. J. Morfa Made Board CKairman----New ViCfe-President— , auj ranging ume uii from at icaau 100 to ju uayo Morfa Mr. 105.22 and retire an as * in the inverse order of their The matur- ities, upon likej.notice with cash deposited with the trustee for the maintenance and replacement fund or with certain proceeds of the release of property- which must be applied to retire bonds or with cash depositedvtfor the:purpose of redeeming all the company's bonds) within 12.months from the consolidation or merger with, or the transfer of substantially all of its properties to, another corporation, or the ii ,v-< Donald and V. To to Morfa E. B. Sloan as in and who Fraser. with duties of VI Mi*. tbe a President . to the was " new Chairman th» will Pierson •* heretofore Executive Assistant the M-K-T for 28 years, , hi6 the * of last. that it hopes to choose _ been has President June, and director a Pierson, office also announced ' assume Assistant take '1 connected President. J. Chairman today (Oct. 1) when Mr. officer but will continue as a director. will company shortly. R. Lewis of Matthew sinenses: 1,221,839 *• elected DreDaid- 1,230,229 246,865 succeed *2 647 874* ' $3,906,685 1,663,694 company interest ; tl942 $4,616,279 - Ry. • Minnesota Power .* -Earns.-;— 406,569 duties OOVi Spruce 506 ' /refund nf trustee, tl943 $2,501,223 16,836,193 -3,188,284 1,657,104 .. "" *1944 *1945 acts . Co., i'-j from Net ry. oper. Columbia of Trust ' '■ ' ■ from From Jan. I—- of Lackawanna railway—$2,454,258 railway—;.—_ 629,557 -Net ry. oper. income™. *> "• 268,308 Net given any Scranton Pa.—V. 133, p. 493. Minneapolis St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RR. than 10 more the August— Gross offered/at to ^Assets—Demand plies^ A in full $175,000; epeji Oct 1,1946. through 1965. 1944 $143^79 TJ. 6. Treasury r - . Balance Sheet, May 31, 1945 , furniture ( :V'■ v Memphis Street Ry.—Bonds Offered—A group of un¬ derwriters headed by Equitable Securities Corp. on Sept. 26 offered $3,500,000 4% first mortgage serial bonds, due and $59,525 .. depreciation and other charges— of $747,108; $8,459,670. ■ 1944 . ^ Net loss after When at St., Scranton, University and . a- director of the New York Federal Reserve Bank, has been elected to the boards of directors of this company and of the McGraw-Hill Book Co.—V. 162, p. 987. profits' taxes/,..^..^— 1 - McGr$w-HtlI- Publishing Co., Inc.—New Director— - " $96,961 and day. will. be a value), par the outstanding 6% sinking fund gold bonds havfe been called redemption on Nov, 1, next, at 102 Vi and interest. Payment will made Gross profits tax. — . . be $1.44 1945' <excess shifts 246,500 Results for Three Months Ended May 31 profit three 319,125 v ''"Net run $1.36 (less post-war refund of $28,8()0) ^Includes excess profits (less •$26,000 credit for post-war refund), $234,000. §Includes excess profits tlncludes be . no $150,320; total, All of for a .. $1,777,677; earned surplus, (The) Milton Mfg. Co.^ (Pa.)—Bonds Called— whole assembly and finishing system," said Mr. Green, "will a unit, turning out 50 complete three-piece suites an hour, cycle being approximately eight hours, so that if necessary it 243,300 $1.35 > As (outstanding 747,108 shares of 1405.; • as total 245,674 232,500 $1.64 $332,184 , 238,674 shares- ""Includes Federal excess profits ■of $259,200. ; $362,057 share__A_ —— common Earnings < —____ work. . a Net", profit the -installation do payable, $138,859; accrued taxes, payrolls and $80,756; provision for estimated Federal taxes on in-r 6% cumulative preferred stock ($10 par), $5,317,950; bedroom • sub-contractor, the PalmerBee Company will furnish the conveyor;. DeVilbiss and American Air Filter Company, also sub-contractors, are furnishing the spray booths, filters, etc. -., ■ ■ coal burning equipment and stock capital surplus, 160, p. —V. Drying Systems, Inc., Chicago, prime contractor op the conveyor¬ assembly-finishing system, Will furnish-the heating units, ovens, etc., $247,000; common * ized Total accruals, come, Louisville 3,476,034 $3,285,116 2,383,269 $1,248,374 exp. 1944 $4,724,408 Operating revenue Oper., gen. & adm. Liabilities—Accounts , • Chairman, elected Vice- / Morfa resigned Chesapeake & on Ohio Sept. Ry., 24 and as at iitft s^nw*a;i>~ i-i'tT— m" TriTirrfr1i';f • lymfffiwiVi Kki^* ■„■ ■ -Aasayf? C cr^:^A-. •l;-/>if:s»gw-.r: ::,■&& .. ■'•"V THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1516 and of Pere Louis BR,. Chicago & St York, New of Vice-President Marquette Ry. Simultaneously he severed his association with Alleghany Corp., which reached back to 1932. Mr. Morfa said that his first step as M-K-T | officer would \ railroad of P0SJ.tni®nnft^vdis^,he capital a and dividend arrearages on has interest bonds gage of the readjustment for the company, rae its adjustment mort¬ and preferred stock.—V. 162, p. 1395. probabilities the railroad J?e *o aspects with the physical and financial and that in the meantime he is not in a himself familiarize tne Harriman Ripley watnng, jw;rcnen & Co;u;**< v-r; •; >••»•<. the financing will be used, in whole or in part, in con¬ a*/w*»^luoV Proceeds nection Payable Oct. 1— Missouri Pacific RE.—Interest share of real' 1945, the following interest of J. P. Morgan & Co. Incorpo¬ be made at the office the first and Aug. 1, 1937, and Feb. 1, 1938, on mortgage 5# gold bonds, series A, due 196o, Interest due refunding The Oct. 1, that beginning announced is It payments will , 1, 1937, and March 1, 1938, on the first and gold bonds, series F, ^ue ,Ilt.. (3) Interest due May 1 and Nov. 1, 1937, on the first and refunding mortgage H% gold bonds, series O, due 1978, (4) Interest due April 1 and Oct. 1, 1937, on the first and refunding mortgage 5% gold bonds, series H, due 1980! yakinterest due Aug. 1. 1937, and Feb 1. 1938 on the first and refunding mortgage 5% gold bonds, series I, due 1981, « .t (6) Interest due Dec. 1, 1935, June 1 and Dec. 1, 1936, and June 1, v 1937, on the Central Branch Union Pacific Ry.'first mortgage 4 U gold Interest due Sept. <2) refunding mortgage 5% „ ^5) * InteresT disinterest ' RR. due Jan. 1 and July 1, 1937, on the InternationalRR. first mortgage 30-year 5% gold bonds, series B, Northern Great 1 and July 1, 1937, on the International1st mortgage 30-year 6% gold bonds, series A, Jan. due Northern Great dU?9)19 Interest Jan. 1 and July 1, 1937, on the Internationalfirst mortgage 5% gold bonds, series C, due 1956. The New York Stock Exchange rules that the said bonds be quoted ex the above-mentioned interest payments on Oct. 1, 1945, and that Mid bonds shall continue to be dealt In ••Plat" and to he a delivery in settlement of exchange contracts made beginning Oct. 1, 1945, must carry the subsequent coupons.—V. 162, p. 988. due each case. Until Oct. fund elected been has Rand William ashfcNear shares In fiscal aS Ii^an n ou nclng °Rand's Chairman ofthe election f Edgar M. Queeny, agreed to extend his service beyond the normal retirement date as Executive Committee Chairman and board member at the request of the board of directors.—V. 162, p. 1395. * ' that said Belknap Mr. addition to Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc. and Watling, Lerchen Co., the members of the underwriting group consist of: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Hcrnblower & Weeks, Eastman, Dillon & Co., F. S. Moseley & Co., Bacon, Whipple & Co.y Equitable Securities Corporation, Hayden, Miller & Co., Kebbon, McCormick & Co., Reinholdt & Gardner, Dean Witter & Co., and Singer, Deane & Scribner.— & an Co. • '% The bl * company proposes which by assumed and prior non-callable I expected halve to , f| from ry. Net Net fixed props, 1,669,133 1,755,832 1,838,425 19,816,102 15,786,737 4,170,000 11,280,193 4,265,000 prolits •i,Xb.ess of the /visions common per 705,439 5,217,147 5,217,147 $1.48 1.— dividends Earnings 6,846,736 705,439 5,217,147 dividends A Commcn 7,305,193 705,439 8,401,102 profit for period Net Class — w $1.18 $1.26 share reiundable excess profits taxes of $350,000. "Less .;S Balance Sheet, July 31, 1945 $21,027,713; U. S. Government securities (short term), $60,587,913; receivables'(alter reserves for doubtful accounts and col¬ lection expense of $6,115,915), $46,568,488; ^merchandise inventories, $139,377,921; prepaid catalog costs and expenses, $7,893,427; fixed assets (alter reserves for depreciation of $37,043,033), $36,761,507; leasehold improvements (after amortization), $4,212,081; total, $316,Assets—Cash, 429,060. payable. $15,320,421; due customers, $9,356,910; net cash outlay by Army, $3,809,700; accrued expenses and miscellaneous taxes, $8,174,491; reserves for possible future inventory Liabilities—Accounts Montour Gross Net from from Net ry. railway—- Gross 1—,1 ry. railway railway ~ from 1942 $286,084 $245,336 119,373 81,268 73,452 2,036,348 639,494 716,825 474,812 524,995 1,917,429 770,136 542,158 1,770,541 712,292 502,781 989. p. Morris Plan Corp. of America—To Retire Notes— The corporation has called for redemption on Oct. 1, 1945, all outstanding collateral gold notes, series of 1929, maturing in said month, and on Jan. 1, 1946, all of same issue of notes maturing of its in said issue month of notes and in July, maturing in 1946, said and April on month. 1, Y\ ^.N to From accrue.—V. and after 162, p. the. redemption v:,;\ 1395. dates interest of all will be same made York, cease This/j corporation which on Aug. 28 purchased at $30 a share 55.8% the/('capital stock of the Rollins Hosiery Mills, Inc., from the Rollins stockholders, is offering to purchase, at the same price, through Sept. j27, the remaining shares outstanding.—V. 162, p. 1173. . '..v ; •; . • > • , w .• Murray Corp. of America—Rights to Stockholders— 4% series ($50 par) at $50 per share preferred stock for each r -r .*rN •.... on 100 common pire at the close of business Oct. 8, - $387,634 329,052 $176,327 the basis of shares held 1945." This offer 11 shades The is of Uie rights ex¬ being under- $4,398,809 490 419 2,059 1,269 $852,591 above.. $889,720 $852,591 n.iu'it, y Mi r. vi c., $4,397,540 $4,397,540 2,086 864 $889,720 $4,605,017 $4,398,404 86.2«9 82,178 323.650 335,617 taxes Cr569 43 2.399 3,346 9,465 4,648 24,038 18,732 Cr3,411 16,000 6,889 50,700 $762,032 $786,851 $4,248,041 $3,989,281 deductions- 728 tax 107,926 $58,583 $635 > 946 $429 • 1,392 1,477 $59,528 income and " State $2,028 728 ■ $1,907 L 124 800 Statement Period End. June 30— Total Int., unit respective periods of Income (Company whether 0nly) 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $151,238 $524,201 $608,179 $1,583,927 86,269 82,178 323,650 Cr569 43 2,399 335,617 3,346 9,465 4,648 24,038 18,732 Cr3,411 T6~000 6,889 50,700 $421,332 $251,203 $1,174,804 taxes.,. taxes.. etc., deductions income 728 ~ tax $1,070 income $59,484 Balance Sheet, cash 270; Corp.—Increasing Units Capacity— is simultaneously being carried out at the Big Island, Va., mills of the subsdiary, Bedford Pulp & Paper Co., Inc., where production likewise will increase substantially with resulting marked improvement in quality together with lowering of unit cost. It is expected that the new equipment being installed in this ,Y;S, un(*er program will be completed and in operation June 30, 1945 securities, subsidiaries, consolidated, $117,666,demand, $768,394; special cash deposits, $359,investments, U. S. Treasury bills, $499,603; accounts receivable, $314; dividends receivable, subsidiaries, consoli¬ dated, $150,043; other current assets. $1,000; total deferred charges, $9,481; reacquired capital stock (17 shares common stock), $307; 217; cost. program to 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Income Expenses Other applicable unearned.— 713 $1,223 requirements Comparative Federal taxes surplus dividend or . in banks, temporary on cash $119,454,634. _ Liabilities—Common accounts stock payable, $36,682; —Tennessee Publjc (5,456,117 accrued Service Co., shares, liquidation long-term $327,826; $98,456,795; par), no $73,028; taxes, debt account for called redemption, including premium and interest (cash in special deposits), $184,729; $6 preferred stock retirement account, including accumulated dividends (cash in special deposits), $174,541; reserve for losses or adjustments with respect to capital assets, $6,994,908; reserve (appro¬ priated from capital surplus), $281,378: capital surplus, $199; earned surplus (restricted as to dividends), $12,924,548; total, $119,454,634.— V. 162, 1287. p. - Naumkeag Steam Cotton Co.—Reduces Par Value— . within the next "Following booked nage and the tinued The • . stockholders of war with '^consequent cancellations of tonpurpose, civilian demand has been very strong all the companies' pulp and paper mills has con¬ war of capacity operation. that if the present general reconversion in civilian the very strong demand for industry shipping indefinite period."— pace, civilian goods will continue Tr0n.< ^iners for 162, p. 1173. National an from A - letter Atlanta—Regis¬ the in Atlanta, as principal underwriter, ' " . '. The company is offering 28,756 of the shares in of its outstanding $5:50 ' ^/'""'•V'' • - v " exchange for 14,378 preferred stock on a two-for-one_ basis. The balance of 12,000 shares of the $2 cumulative preferred will be sold to underwriters who will make a public offering of the stock at $41.25 a share. The underwriting discount will be $2 a share;?;;/-' v.1.'' ?'• ..' V "'.. Shares of. the $5.50 preferred not exchanged will be' caUed for redemption with the proceeds of the sale of the 12,000 shares of $2 preferred.—V. 162, p. 784. shares prior convertible m ; r,. Fibre ■ Co., Wilmington, Del.— $8,000,000 Deal for Company—Public Ownership of Pri¬ vately-Owned Company— ' *, c°mJ?*ny> known as the leading producer in this country fibre, registration writing basic a product statement headed group by used the involves admission was senior will the group to the than more public in »\ \ According Rollins oi formed of in many industries, has filed covering the proposed sale to an under¬ Union Securities Corp. and E. H. Rollins & Sons^ Inc., of a substantial maiority transaction The into 1904 and * y the stocks $8,000,000 ownership is >, registration of and of of the company. is preliminary to the The company. headed by J. Warren Marshall j statement, \ the v-'"' s Union '> as r,> Securities and will buy a majority of the common stock and all of the after which the company will be recapitalized and additional common stock to the underwriters for' a securities, sell offering. Upon completion Of public the transaction the jcompany will a have value par stock to on Sept. $20 per 14 voted to reduce v a? •?c * * by of counsel its each dividend laws."—V. share four of that from shares i '■(> K .4 Dwight Omaha Power Co. The Griswold held opinion $20, to the and share each the the of 162, p. 571. Nebraska named seven directors to the for the acquisition of the Nebraska public by the transitory non-profit of Electric in trust for the Committee. • ,■ district, authorized by the State Legislature, came into 29 with the certification of petitions signed by more than 30,000 persons asking for its creation. * ••!..>* The new directors are: Carl A. Swanson, David Goldman, Roy E. power being Bott, J. v M. August Samuel L. Cooper, Charles D. Saunders, Karl C. Harding. ("Wall Street Journal".)—V. 162, p. 356. and Brown • Neptune Meter Co.—Offers Exchange Plan— The directors on Sept. voted to offer to holders of 22 the $100 par preferred stock an alternative choice for the exchange of their holdings. ~> One proposal Would exchange each present 8% preferred share for 2%ths shares of a new $2.40 cumulative preferred stock, par $50, and 8% callable at for three of issuance. Thereafter, point for each of issue, after which the call price would be $50, plus accrued dividends. * '' v The alternative offer would exchange each present qpreferred share for two shares of the new $2.40 preferred stock and IV2 shares of 52 at such successive 12 years year for present class A 6XCh&n^C«- ;iM date price less one-quarter of a from stock, common after years it would be callable date plus accrued dividends *•'»'* Ar->• have to date :' ' 'T. right to exchange part stock'for one.proposal.and part for the other, would Holders the of 8% •> of "* preferred •■> If present stockholders do not accept either of the above proposals extent deemed necessary by the directors to make it advisable to create the new preferred stock, it is plannd to forego the exchange and instead call for redemption on a pro-rata basis approximately two-fifths of the outstanding preferred and redeem the balance as soon as satisfactory arrangements can be made. to the Should ities, the a sufficient number of directors may still a-.-:- < n. . their $100 for public power district now yriwt* 'i-y t r.-.t $20. in Nebraska Power Co.—Seven Directors Named— new ■ it share. of $20, will not result in the realization by the stockholders income, or in taxable gains or losses, under present Federal taxable Massachusetts tax ■ Vwteanfced of advised or Omaha The corporation hgs filed with the SEC a registration statement covering 40,756 shares of $2 cumulative preferred stock (no par), with stated value of $25 a share, and named Norris & Hirshberg, Inc., of a meeting $100 par $100. to 246,055 shares, par the stockholders said, in part: of has called for redemption on Nov. 1, next, at 100 and interest, $100,000 of first mortgage convertible 5V2% bonds, series A, due Nov. 1 1946. Payment, will be made at The Continental Bank & Trust Co., trustee, 30 Broad Street, New York, N. Y,—V. 162, p. 989. National Manufacture & Stores Corp., ters With SEC— ' to company' is par value Fireproofing Corp.—Partial Redemption— from the 49,211 shares, recent "The reduction company vulcanized special a value of the stock par Following distribution The at stockholders' meeting the directors declared a stock dividend of four new shares, payable Sept. 14. on each old share. By this action, stock outstanding in the hands of the public is increased output at days. the appears maintains its V. 30 cessation for holders elect to exchange consider calhng '; .'f/'W': S4.602.931 $4,602,931 $889,720 1,195 income $108,355 175,692 Coppers, General Counsel since 1938, has been elected succeeding Roy E. Tomlinson, who has been elected Chair¬ board.—V. 161, p. 2112. President, The corporation is offering to stockholders of record Sept. 26 the J* subscribe to a new issue of 104,500 shares of cum. pfd. stock, new etc., earned H. company _■ 5,269,604 $4,605,000 taxes.. "Full 1943 , Minority Stock of Subs.—- as Balance, ''1944 1945 at New shall Avenue, v" • Muhsingwear, Inc.—Seeks of 1946, Payment the^ffice of the corporation at 420 Lexington 5,201,537 $890,139 $853,786 Federal 108,227 v77,674 ; - 1,959,451 income oper. 162, .65,929 1943 $282,200 "109,671 $262,105 "90,488 • 1944 1,304,303 $853,081 taxes Gov. ! 1945 * ' from Net Net —V. incomei__ oper. From Jan. total, $316,429,060.— RR.—Earnings— >: railway--... 2,887,784 Other total, price decline, $16,000,000; reserve for self-insurance and contingencies, $2,735,094; $7 Class "A" stock (205,000 shares no par and 5,217,147 common shares.no par), $149,288,340; Class "A" Treasury stock (3,446 August— 3,424,462 $35,280 further 1,288,578 public.. 1395. similar 8,260,576 $9,668,413 income Int,i Kipnis, President, on Sept. 22, stated: "A capital expenditure has been authorized to increase the capacity of the recently acquired subsidiary* Ontonagon Fibre Corp. of Onto¬ nagon, Mich., which, when completed;!; will increase the capacity of the Kraft pulp and board mill of this division substantially and "A 8.232.168 $9,306,537 Total 5,308,666 23.520 "It shares), j0r$252,676; earned surplus, $111,996,780; V. 162, p. 13*5. 1 Other 10,365,865 the reduce 2,073,602 ' equity 7,378,021 2,620,741 National Container CJ-230,000 to Exps.7"eXcl. National Biscuit Co.—New President, Etc.— of 103,995 $2,194,442 interests...!. Federal income George 168,949 1,976,963 equity of com¬ pany in inc. of subs. 17,649,937 • Federal President 31,986 $4,268,044 $18,038,705 $17,928,989 $2,141,659 nority 27,431,597 income man 20,932 etc., ____ Assets—Investment ^ 12,402 $17,869,756 $17,824,994 Net 28,395,580 revenue from p. 6,404,681 Portion applicable to mi¬ 27', 143,349 income 162, public., divs. Federal for 40,699 Balance 522,618 income Gross 4,642 $4,236,058 $4,118,622 Balance "Pfd. 256,148 revenue operating to 6,106,654 $4,231,416 $17,857,354 $17,804,062 3,768 (net) income deductions 144,220 expense Net 864,337 1,633,567 $4,077,923 * _____ income 171,513 2,773,806 1945—12 Mos.—1944 ,ri Operating and Subs.)—Earnings- 432,169 $4,074,155 7,423,008 Operating Other Fa., re¬ oper. revenues.. fr. lease of plants Net int. 1,028,835 Samuel __ Rev. Act $2,694,302 1,314,964 989. p. Square, n ' National Power & Light Co.— $3,815,972 income— oper. 162, Kennett plant adjusts... retirement Gross National Airlines, Inc.—Earnings— 4,770,000 profits taxes recarry-back pro- under fundable 5,145,060 —6,270,000 taxes Rent Net 1942 628,984 failway the National Vuland subsidiaries are located at $21,503,919 $20,687,242 $86,603,166 $84,632,532 11,331,124 10,695,745 45,133,199 43,462,181 3,104,457 3,021,469 12,152,371 12,359,134 1,136,702 1,105,045 4,484.251 4,602,474 1,425,312 Net taxes on income and State income taxes Prior year's excess 1943 $3,448,996 Month Ended July 31— . Net profit before Federal 1944 January 1— ry. —V. 268,302,284 247,819,313 271,253,407 taxes Deprec. and amortiz. of F. 289,787,519 265,361,882 284,372,025 - sales, selling, and gen. exps., other than income and . Leslie radios, according to Muter, President of the for 761,801 income— The and by program, the company expects to on the New York Stock Exchange. appropriations. Other $3,225,694 frony railway—. from Net 1943 1944 1945 sales Net Cost oi railway railway oper. From Gross Inc.—Earnings— 6 Months Ended July 31— * Net of The Rola Co., Company, manufacturers Rola speakers 1945 lrom Net Net Prov. Montgomery Ward & Co., acquisition Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Ry.—Earnings— on ' a a _____ electric capital stock the by plastics, financing Operating income formerly associated with Operadio, will be President Manager of the Rola company, which will now be division of the Muter company. Ben Engholm, former principal stockholder of Rola, will remain with the consulting capacity.—V. 161, p. 2112. and Deductions ;,:.. 20 phenolic acquired be 1945—3 Mos.—1944 revenues of serve Mutual Creamery Co., Salt Lake City, Utah—Acquired —See Creameries of America, Inc. above.—V. 155, p. 505. company s present.— at $2,293,000 about from requirements interest 162, p. 676. V. aside a bonds. present debt is its of Replacement annual under¬ which are issue, how¬ specially earmarked reserve ol Butte Electric & Power Co. first 5s to their 1951 maturity. Against this company has set U. S. Government the $1,693,000 I: in first and refunding debenture 5s now to find a purchaser for the issue. Co. also has outstanding about $1,525,000 Power Montana ever, as endeavoring is lying operated President bonds the company the outstanding. These the American Power & Light Co., the parent company, redeem held are and to open the to ask for bids on Oct. 13 calling the $10,589,900 with the magnet Sept. on all subsidiary, will s its taxes Property ' King, General —V. cfoincid'ent -will has company acquired its permanent announcement Gross filed a registration statement with the SEC covering the proposed issuance of $40,000,000 of new 30,-year first mortgage bonds. Proceeds of the issue, .together with corporate cash, will be used to pay at the call price of 105 the $44,202,000 outstanding first and refunding 3%% bonds of 1966. The has and and of its stock underwriters will (r?et) company dynamic laminated the company and Newark, Del.; expenses taxes Federal Other 1395. (The) Muter Co. of Chicago—Acquisition— This - the of Subsidiaries- Amort, of of National Power & Light Co., (& which the purposes. August— Co.—Registers $40,000,000 Bonds— Montana Power t :Svi-;';! market In Inc., Cleveland, common shares executives be Eastman, Dillon & Co., HornWeeks, Lee Higglnson Corporation, Reynolds & Co., Laird, Meeds, White, Weld & Co., Central Republic Co., Paul H. Davis & Co., W. C. Langley & Co., Spencer Trask & Co., A. C. Allyn and Co., Inc., and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. has been for p. new of of 115,052 & Operating Operating 162. shares other $ 515,272 & 92.5% of its sales was represented by products for automotive use, including passenger automobile and truck bodies, fenders, hoods and chassis frames. Since 1942. substantailly all of the corporation's production V. and and change in the management. program, all the minority interests in Period End. June 30— year war 400,220 remaining 1960 no listing of principal blower Bissell • a in to purchase operate ended Aug. 31, 1940, the last year in business was not affected by war production, corporation's company board, the due and The Marshall Plants of completion annually, will be in operation. the and succeeding will earnings Mr. Manufacturing Co. Fibre. Other debentures manufacturer Yorklyn Toronto, Canada. preferred shares, if available at or below par. Therealter a cumulative sinking fund based on earnings and designed to retire 2V2% of the outstanding preferred Larry President, ■ ■;• on Co., Specialty debentures public. by Wilmington, of preferred. for each share common held There will be Phenolite canized 414% the to be _,As a part of the Fibre now i, 1955, when the conversion privilege expires, based Muter President— stock will of The common. offered company. preferred held; thereafter until Oct. 1, 1955 conversion is at preferred of be common program being offered represents the initial series of 200,000 shares authorized by the company and is redeemable at $53.50 per share until Oct." 1, 1947; at $52.50 thereafter until Oct. 1, 1950; at $52 thereafter until Oct. 1, 1955; at $51.50 thereafter until Oct. 1, i960, and at $51 from that date on, plus accrued dividends in Great Northern RR. Monsanto Chemical Co.—New will . estimated to cost between $6,500,000 and $7,000,000. Of this total, approximately $5,500,000 is expected to be used for additionar machinery and equipment. The preferred stock is convertible into common shares of the com¬ pany until Oct. 1, 1955. For the first five years, that is until Oct. 1, 1950, it is convertible at the rate of 2V* shares of common for each expansion an the rate of two shares of B§: shares - of with Monday, October 1, 1945 ;; outstanding $3,500,000 written by a group of investment bankers headed by ■«v - ■"M part of their secur¬ the remaining . I Volume' 8% 1517 Nuihber 4425 162 ■ preferred' stock for redemption and in due the^^issjie for redemption. - of tniTend of At standing, in or which part. —v. 156, is are 2136. 15,897 were callable There p. there 1944 at time any .. 8% $120 at call the rest ". ; t preferred out¬ course of share a unpaid" dividends accumulative no • shares New York, Ontario & Western Ry, the issue. Gross (J. J.) Newberry Co.—Listing of 3%% Pfd. Stock— The New issued are Stock Exchange York 3%% of cumulative and has authorized the listing of preferred outstanding.—V. 162, stock (par . 100,000 ; > "r : Net ry. the week of output kwh., Gas feet, of production year the increase an 162, a for 112,289,000 V. above week of 10,763,954 kwh. the reported feet, cubic in feet week is or the Henri 0.35'j cubic above production week year a ago.— 1396. p. 162, of 80% of , 5,853,602 464,976 ♦367,660 Association the reports kilowatt-hours number of its territory for the week ended Sept. 22, 1945, as pared with 64,567,484 for the week ended Sept. 23, . 5,101,914 L- - 810,239 • . 163,864 i r stockholders of a available for of receive to payable Oct. 60,794,028, com¬ a decrease Sept1. on has '24 announced.that Electric for two Noma ox declared been the Comparable figure for the week ended Sept. decrease of 1.04% under the corresponding 15, 1945, was 62,457,104, week last year.—V. 162, .j v* New England Public Service Co. Sub. Sells Gas Business— The oper. New Idea, Inc. See Aviation Corp. Ry. Control — to above.—V. Change Offer Hands Net from railway. accruals— 2,511,061 income rents (net)_ 1,211,351 Cr874,552 Net ry. from Net ry. 162, rents Net The 126,583 141,797 521,186 119,777 All of been 2,344,490 2,871,635 18,517,600 21,961,445 175,763 176,136 1,408,488 1,409,088 The 8,640,561 9,530,938 7,212,023 declared 3,810,083 3,747,365 5,303,975 4,086,732 —V. 832,960 779,686 1,087,459 on holders The company. cation for such Committee Co., Inc.—Rights to Stockholders— record Executive shares has not of Committee ,will shares common shares Canadian under of Fur the fur will poiicy any of auction governing be Dominion business West, added of of Canada, the total the issue (Canadian to building Canada. The of 2,500 of organized carry known balance working capital of the on 24 as the of corporation. York Central Sept. Period End. Aug. 31- the $ July 2.—V. last 51,386,862 Ry. oper. expenses 43,256,068 ♦Railway tax accruals. Equip. & jt. facil. rents flew Paul In the load factor 1945—8 Mos.—1944 $ 451,711,926 483.764,390 44.635,689 352,140,010 346,716,931 August, 12,464,695 48,603,185 78,053,579 1,095,71 1,0^5.777 1,282,516 13,034,808 Northern first eight 6,079,153 37,933,923 46, 126,984 1,503,939 Miscell. Total 1.513,968 13,738,857 13, 257,037 Net 5,743.814 165,832 income ♦Incl. Fed. income profits excess 162, 51,672,780 1,155,462 59,384,021 2,379,210 3.689,315 30,192,065 31,554,675 2,002,958 chaiges 7,593,121 354,176 3,575,024 deductions fixed 3,549,630 20,325,253 25,450,136 and Crl ,331,132 taxes— 8,317,986 New York, Chicago &JSt. Louis Period End. Aug. 31— Gross cess 46,196,277 $6,464,105 income profits and $8,764,472 $63,090,013 $68,214,969 \ 1,723,500 v ■ < . 2,991,000 13,490,000 2,974,655 railway taxes— operating income— 341,498 388,074 2,859,384 Net 917,239 954,034 12,325,374 7,550,845 Net income 650,146 597,161 8,834,927 4,756,534 Sinking funds and other appropriations to 162, 83,333 8,333 425,000 66,666 566,813 - surolus—__ 583,828 8,409,927 4,689,868 1173. p. New York, Ne.w Haven & Hartford Period. End. Aug. 31— statement, Net oper. RR.—Earnings- 1945—Month—1944 • ry. income— oper. Income The avail, for 1945—8 Mos.—1944 ♦After rents real also under charges rejected estate taxes accrued Terminal on and Co. taxes IdC Oh Sept. 13.—V. 161, acquired The under company mately 80% the rate of a 'ft « Operating Chinlund. < ' 7,824,318 and Providence properties; said properties for Boston the . - * ..*.■>* . in a agreement. % of the purchase price of the boxcars, charged. In company 4'/2% bonds, (a) to with applied, 1, 1945. equipment to not response bonds 100 saving to the cash basis funds treasury bonds interest be to be and be are offered being accrued effected requirements of will be by interest. the proposed of. $2,434,848 redeemed.. .The reduced $26,161,600, a All the of outstanding the transaction to be'supplied not including the semi¬ which will be payable on the series B applicant's mortgaged indebtedness will substantial amount. $35,755,810, Notice of Redemption— : refunding , . and improvement ^ • ' • 1945—Month—1944 and 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $2,869,373 $36,460,151 $34,882,903 1,164,710 743,958 1,149,358 335,822 804,817 $472,505 $575,375 $6,863,328 212,362 316,592 3.319,509 $7,407,108 3,832,691 $3,543,818 $258,783 117,443;; 1,035,943 $3,574,416 1,631,852 $141,340 $1,942,564 amort 340,997 taxes—___ 14,860,017 12,854,391 4,087,234 4,029,780 10,649,542 f. 10,591,623 ; i Gross income.. and Int. other deducts. p Net income——— Divs. $260,143 stock pfd. on 83,500 $176,643 — $2,507,875 162, p. 1288. I Oklahoma Natural Gas Co.—Earnings— Operating revenues Operation i - Maintenance General Federal State 913,514 normal and surtax 1,395,000 ; 128,000 1,673,735% ' tax— reserve accruals Utility $3,211,822 12,945. $2,508,504 income income $2,602,822 Preferred, Balance $50 for 162, p, 'V' 427,500 — 1 .: - * ■'* stock- 4 136,562 - 215,732! % ^ 185,904% r value par common 809,569 > requirements— Preferred, series A, 4%% $5.50 convertible prior preferred..— —v. $3,412,391 * deductions Dividend $3,416,957 ; 1 4,566 $3,198,877 % 690,373 operating income income, net (Dr): Other V 907,630 1,225,000 1,640,000 134,000 1,777,285 1,253,000 profits tax excess income ( . 1 taxes Federal < 1945 1944'A $15,844,704 $14,876,170 6,722.635 5,340,730 546.996, 434,577 12 Months Ended July 31— $2,031,004 •* $2,064,623" 991. ";; ^ payment .ol the full redemption Jan. 1,. 1946, may be received said bonds.—V.. 162, p. 1287. to render of upon Olin Industries, Inc.—Forms Export DivisionFormation of business of a all new Export Division to handle the expanded foreign the manufacturing divisions and subsidiaries of this on Sept. 21 by John M. Olin, President. Oliver E. Nelson, former Export Manager of the Winchester Repeat¬ ing Arms Co. division, has been appointed General Manager of the new organization. Headquarters will be maintained at the Winchester corporation, announced was divJ$ioa's- hQme.offlcc Pacific The 1944. p« 1288. Mills—Renegotiation—Acquisition— company contract -aiyNew .Haven^ Conn.—V. 3162, price has determined the net amount of $476 987 due under renegotiation proceedings for the year ended Dec. 30, according to a submitted report to the New Stock York Ex¬ change. Payment to the Treasury is to be made Dec. 15, 1945. Under the renegotiation, gross sales less discounts for that year are to be reduced by $1,703,525 to $72,555,847. _ The company has acquired the capital stock Mills, Inc., Rhodhiss, N. C.—V. 162, p^<463. , ■; • •> ' . of , Rhodhiss ? Cotton t 1 t'\^^ Airlines1 Corp. — Debentures $10,000,000 15-year 3Y2% convertible income debentures due. Sept.^ 1, 1960 was Pennsylvania Central Offered—A public offering of made Sept. 27 at par an underwriting syndicate Co. and Carl M. Loeb, Rhodes by headed by White, Weld & , mortgage 6% series B, cue July 1, 2047, have boon called for redemption on Jan. l, 1946, at no and interest. Payment will be made at the office of J. P. Morgan & Co. Incorporated, 23 W?J1 Street, New York, N. Y. bonds, the be at will be to the public by cost of the proceeds to the applicant deducted this On interest promissory notes in purchase price of certain be the proceeds saying,of;^$106,270,148 in interest. From this amount has $9,5*94,210, the estimated expenses of the transaction. gross Immediate .. to issue at par further evidence of company • & Co., Inc.—V. 162, p. 251. $2,722,170 expenses—. for Net refinancing to Sept. 1, 1975, the date of maturity of the collateral-trust bonds, is $96,675,938. This figure has been determined by deducting from $144,467,648 interest at the rate of 6% per annum on $81,161,600 of outstanding bonds from Jan. 1, 1946, to Sept. 1, 1975, $38,197,500, the interest on $55,000,000 decreasing by $1,833,333.33 annually, at the rate of 4J/2% per annum from Sept. 25, 1945, to Sept. 1, 1975, resulting been - interest. authorized the The 4.62%. also bond authorized collateral-trust and bidders 18,636,273 10,519,215 - * / " invited 45 banks to bid for the financing of approxi¬ to F, 4 revenue.— Gross 1430. p. not less than 93 and accrued interest from Sept. estimated The 15,862,267 742,817 against interest successful the 1,747,211 charges 19 Sept. on approximately 1,605,024 605,658 conditional-sale interest Edwin Period End. Aug. 31— Gross Retirement $10,179,000. Railway—Bonds Authorized— annual average basis the 15,738,908 1,398,377 Old Colony and Boston exceeding $1,421,500 of unpaid portion of the of cost new $55,000,000 to/be from * the present capital structure but excluding leases. Net income includes accrued and unpaid 17 con¬ only bid received was that of Morgan Stanlfey & Co., acting as representative of a group of 49 members, who agreed severally to purchase the bonds, bearing interest at the rdte of 4%% per annum, at 98 and accrued interest. This bid has been accepted. On this 123,239,719 Trustees Notes Authorized— The Neb.—Registers Omaha, the $ «on and Co. security houses, banks and insurance companies an invitation to bid. for. the (collateral-trust bonds, each bidder to designate in a multiple of Va ojf 1% the interest to be borne by the bonds, the purchase annual unpaid and . 119,150,075 12,578,327 , fixed ICC £• company.—V. 162, p. 572. . Balance 784. p. to issue not be sold at 98 other funds, to the redemption of $81,161,600 of refunding and improvement mort¬ gage 6% bonds, series B, and (b) to procure the authentication and delivery of, and to pledge as security fOr the collateral-trust bonds, not exceeding $82,500,000 of refunding and improvement mortgage 4% bonds, series E, due July 1, 2047. The report of the Commission states, in part; The applicant mailed to approximately 290 investment banking or $ fixed income 162, applied to the Commission in accordance Holding Company Act for permission to financing. The company requested that the SEC proposal prior to thfe effective date of the registration accrued 15,416,975 charges ♦Net , subsequent direotors meeting, Mr. Costello was elected Chair¬ the board; Capt. Wheelock H. Bingham was elected President, >• Income 14,456,010 1,197,963 revenue Gas estimated an Oct. exceeding ; August's ago. sale of the serial debentures, which will proceeds from its approve $ Total passenger revenue year high.—V. new a a The 1945—8 Mos.—1944 ex- taxes Other Balance over Simultaneously, company regulations with the price RR.—Earnings— 1945—Month—1944 income Federal 15,528,570 1287. p. 21,335,071 116% also a over has registered with the SEC $2(5,000,000 of debentures,' maturing serially May 1, 1950;/to 1965.% The offering price to the public and the interest rate wiU > be ^determined by the results of com¬ petitive bidding. c idr W %.': i> •% and income of 82.8%, was 217% months, increase an Natural the * , - 12,866,896 4,234*375 1,23^8-i income and President. of during August, an new high for the system, Revenue passenger miles the corresponding month passengers 1944, Collins, increase Northern Pacific oper. revenue The company undertake 990., P. Revenue Passengers With SEC— at 602,033 a 286,479 t ' Ohio Edison Co.- -Earnings— ~v. with $ 64,462,053 2,800,142 income Inc.—Record 23,036 F. an flown, were / 3,039,336 1,191,522 783,536 Straus Deprec. over 5,293,870, year. miles 302,843 , Vice-President of R. H. Macy a Pay 25-Cent Dividend— distributions of like amount were made in each preceding quarters of the current year, and, in addition, paid a special of $1 on Jan. 2 and one of 50 cents on to 3,984,521 c: 702,624 4,148,017 892,721 449,912 • income— Murphy is Vice-President and director of the Crocker First National Bank; Wm. H. McCarthy is Postmaster of the City of San Francisco; Edwin F. Chinlund who, with Mr. Straus, was elected a director, Sept. 21 declared a dividend of 25 cents per share stock, par $10, payable Oct. 1 to holders of record 242% according 4,280,325 railway , v; , corporation totaled ti: . 162, p. 990. of 122,343 L. Molloy, Vice-President;1' Edward J. Dollard was re* Secretary; , > ' - • ' 1 • > Captain Bingham,.who shortly leaves the Navy,-succeeds Mr. Costello as President; Captain Bingham has been on leave from R, H. Macy & Co., Inc., the parent corporation, since 1§43. Mr. Molloy, who has been a Vice-President and General Superintendent of the New >Vorki store*; has nrrived/ii^ San;FrSncisco,;% Mr.%Molloyy joined the Macy; organization in 1929. ' r ~ 4 ; > Garret McEnerney II is General Counsel to O'Connor, Moffatt and a member of the firm of Hepperle, McEnerney & Jacobs; Daniel J. Broadway, New York, N. Y. dividend of 75 cents per share was recently payable Oct. 1 to holders of record Sept. 10. Northeast Airlines, The 187,663 I of Prov. increase 124,906 elected . $ revenues Total 14,755,225 Regular company ■' 103,520 on capital facilities 1945—Month—1944 oper. ry. 15,025.151 60 quarterly issue, three v. and. Ernest this 25. the of :■ 171,210 a At man stitute the only funded debt of the company, will be applied to the redemption of $16,000,000 first mortgage and first lien bonds, series A, ' 3'A% due 1961, and to the construction of additional property and RR.—Earnings— Ry. Net 1,845,966 990. The net (Including Alf Leased Lines) Other 422,132 5,375,000 54,113 money) be which will and entire Montreal, to sale of corporation the in the each $100 a and acceptance the on system the form purchasing Ltd., act 1287. p. New Sales sales wi 1 in value par the Street, proceeds 162, the used Auction laws Lagauchetiere be upon each appli¬ basis "and the Executive individual an adopted rejection of any such application. Approximately $225,000 of the proceeds common 533,961 1,550,000 is remaining unissued shares aggregating 6,170 shares may be the company at $5 per share to such persons (whether stock¬ or not) as may be approved by the Executive Committee of by Jack 49,533 800,000 75,690 North Texas Co.—To of 1942 $513,692 254,728 named: Joseph V. Costello, Wheelock H. Bingham, Ernest L. Molloy, Daniel J. Murphy, William H. McCarthy, Garret McEnerney n, 1,389,804 before Oct. or % 1943 $649,894 % income oper. 162; 1941. $613,982 M 182,335 O'Connor, Moffatt & Co.—rDirectors and Officers— tk special meeting of the^^stockholders/ - the following directors 20,552.357 17,109,112 2,695,499 2,093,037 agent, p. " A£ outstanding shares of 6% preferred stock; par $50, have redemption on Oct. 22, next, at $55 per share plus Payment will be made at the office of Albert E. on 162, ' Were for usual 8,405,099 the in : ' ; $663,181 175,870 sales organization of the parent dividends. transfer than more The purpose of the new corporation is to create and to market, through ethical channels only, preparations which constitute advances in therapeutics. Distribution of Eaton products will be through the 4,5653103 income— the called accrued million ' - 1945 subsidiary. 990. p. 48 Vt 162, p. 1396. - Melvin C, Eaton: ha&::beeh' named .President and General Manager Of the Eaton Laboratories, Inc.,' a; newly incorporated' and wholly-owned; ; 17,396,342 "1,B85,C90 2,1&,727 of 162, month, last Norwich Pharmacal €d.~~Elects Head of New Unit-^-r res. _ stockholders any —V. —V. 1,775,487 10,442,463 12,156,562 Cr581,620 Cr6,321,473 Cr5.415.609 0177,963 ■ ,131,426 J 175,829 16,632,510 — pound-miles oper. Net ry. 47,499,584 35.343,022 41,819,284 31,376,821 ry. Net, from -y 592,491 income & _ Sept. 26 have been given k.he* right to 10, next, at $5 per share iojy one share of new no par common stock for each two shares heldr-^The said rights are exercisable at the City Bank Farmers Trust Co., New York City. No subscription for a fraction of a share of such stock will be accepted. Any of the 47,943 shares not subscribed for by stockholders as well if $ j 2,279,144 funds, ap¬ propriations Miscell. appropriations- p.^ 989. subscribe —V. $ 268,409 debt to <„ air From January 1— Gross from railway 102,534,331 107,629,257 7,600,353 60,715,047 60,129,673 2,076,081 funded on (/ year railwayrailway-—.— from Net % income (balance) The directors net •.♦V' '« f J9r&,822 income Gross 1942 $999,786 636,795 income.. New York Auction —V. v (net) oper.. ry. Taylor, railway oper. 1943 $1,205,688 521,641 76,565 From January 1— Gross from railway... Net 1944 $1,133,309 370,018 railway oper. income.. . and pounds from Net North American Co.—Calls 6% Preferred Stock— $918,406 from the * $ 7,221,374 5,445,887 income Other RR.—Earnings— 1945 August— Gross the • a 247,146 ' 1945—8 Mos.—1944.. 1945—Month—1944 3.722,412 oper. Balance 161, p. 2224. New Orleans & Northeastern sold ' ; .... revenues facil. -V. as -V-.. expenses____ tax preferred 7% Northwestern Pacific RR.-- -Earnings—-, 14,821,727 oper. the on express loads last month topped those of ago by more than 73,000 pounds, with a carried in August, Croil Hunter, President and General Manager, revealed on Sept. 20. A similar increase was reported in the number of pound-miles flown. The express loads, carried between New York and Seattle-Tacoma-Portland, were flown Airlines' month same August— y? , 11,136,434 7,414,022 Equipment Joint Int. Northwest Gross company's Made to Purchase Stock at $30 a Share— —V. 1287. p. .. revenues Net ry. Sink. Net 162, $ oper. Railway proposal that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Public Service Co. of New Hampshire, sell its entire gas business to Charles R. Prichard Jr. and others for $200,000, plus certain closing adjust¬ ments, has been approved by the SEC. The Commission sanctioned acquisition by Mr. Prichard; Alexander Macomber and John Wefet of 2,000 shares ($25 par) capital stock of Gas Service, Inc., which was formed by the applicants to acquire the New Hampshire gas properties and business. The 2,000 shares are half of the total issue. The consideration paid for the common stock of Gas Service is not unreasonable, the Commission found. The SEC also noted that the New Hampshire P. S. Commission had approved the transactions.—V. 162, p. 1396. 1945.—V. period End. Aug. 31— Ry. Ry. 1396. p. .10, share per their Industries of record Sept. 24 will be quarterly dividend declared. by Noma cents 25 $9.18% same month of 1944.—V. than deposited Triumph Industries having Triumph the to ^orthwesi Airlines, Imiir^ExpressLoad Tbps; 1944— the 158,715,338 shares more effective, Norfolk & Western Ry.—Earnings- 1944, « total, of Corp.—Exchange* Plan in Effect^- Inc., amounted Like amounts were disbursed and In each of the four quar¬ the 'July 20, 1945; divi¬ payment Of after Arrearages ' $7.87% .per sbarp on the 6%: preferred stock.—-V; 162* p. 1396, ■ entitled 5.84%. of of record Sept; 29. April 20 and July 20, last, 20, 1944. in dend 64,18,7 , 207,570 President, stockholders All Association—Output Off 5.84%— ters ' The holders to 20 Jan. on <160,0801 838,138 989. Industries, the . 55,436 , 6,473,230 offer of one share of stock Triumph 175,901 stock. New England Power Oct. , *723,671 p. Sadacca, exchange 81.292 *54,431 ■v J : * 5,671,472. 160,039 ; income Noma Electric cor¬ 112,686,000 at corresponding for ! . 21 397,000 cubic of ago. Sept. railway railway oper. ''Deficit.—-V. Sept. 21, this Association reports electric kilowatt-hours. This is an increase of 2,118,679 12,882,633 output ry. .i *3,937' H - from from Net ended 19.68% or responding ■ * 1942 • $899,957;" ; $752,922 • Account of Accumulations-—. on per 1943 $872,015 107,872 . % * income oper. Net For Pay Dividends directors on Sept. 21 declared a quarterly dividend of $1.31% share on the 7% cumulative preferred stock and a dividend of $1.12% per share on the 6% cumulative preferred stock, both payable The -Earnings^- 1944', 1945 $725,824 railway——! from From January 1— Gross Association—Output— railwaj)— from; Net ail of.which $100), " 1396. p. New England Gas & Electric H* .. August— shares To % and , whole in on 1.63% interest) ;rate of per annum, was made by the Irving Trust Co. of New York, N. Y., has been accepted.—V., 162, p. 1173.. v " < % " . .... The lowest; bid,v specifying: an received.. were, ' price, plus accrued presentation and' sur¬ Northern States Power Co. (Del.)-—Weekly Output— t The debentures are entitled to the benefit of an annual sinking fund (commencing May 1, 1947) of $500,000 payable in certain contingencies. Convertible, prior to May 1, 1960 (or until redemption if redeemed prior to that date) into common stock of the corporation. Initial conversion prices per share, of common stock, to be: prior to Sept. 1, 1950, $38 per share; thereafter" ahd prior to Sept.. 1, 1955, $42 per share; and thereafter $47 per share.Application will be made to list the debentures on the New York Stock Exchange, 4 , . the bidders to thereto, three name bids this company.-.for th* kwh., as compared with '42,467,000 Electric output of totaled 44,174,000 corresponding week last year, an increase ox 4 kwh, for the Purpose—It is expected that the net proceeds ($9,750,000) will be applied towards the purchase of additional aircraft and othejr neces¬ sary operating property and equipment aggregating in cost approxi- ~w* ■ THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1518 $7!500,000; mately of of the limitation, additional balance routes (if granted! the purchase or tion the be provided by well as additional funds,to as 25, V. refunding mortgage 4'/a% series B and C bonds and 3%% series D, bonds,-"; "'.A. "A;- .*■ ". •' >' ^ ■; Issuance and sale of the bonds and the guaranty by Pennsylvania RR. require authorization of the Interstate Commerce Commission.— V. 161, p. 2560. V Giving Effect to Present Financing Outstanding Authorized convertible income debs., * - due 1, Sept. •At til (par July 31, 575,000 was ilA 1960___ stock ___. . 1945, increased of 21,400 shares number of conversion A to 1,000,000 stock, now of tBetween shares of the such corporation authorized the the exercise of July May dated reserved be 17, 1944. 31, Sept. and 1945, stock issued were 1945, 27, to additional 2,500 through an became and History and Business—Corporation outstanding properties presently the used of all its the routes corporation holds public convenience and necessity from the Federal Government the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, authorizing it 7 Mos. End. airplane mi. fl'n Rev. Pass. Rev. carr'dJ— pass. mi. Mail lbs. Mail lb. flown $10 4.098,310 flown 4,958,647 Exp. lb. ml. 54,987,785 7 Mos. End. Airmail Express & freight— Other '■ ■ 47,645 Military : 1943 .. All 40,022 2,012 55,357 $6,216,711 5,521,530 $3,913,089 3,479,868 $4,029,733 $938,268 $695,182 $433,220 J expenses Opera ting Other income . _ ' _ income i- income j 8,130 ^ 106,322 $946,398 i $801,503 - ' 137,615 Balance Prof, Ped. $941,126 sale of on Total $362,421 taxes.. -?in addition and to income be issued the under 34,482 Since and will above, • the service per contain shares of 1937 that $633,055 220,000 225,000 $263,330 $404,636 corporation contracts' with $279,733 received United fixed States $128,330; $408,056 .v, , ,. ieeB and Government the restrictions 1944, $98,543, has paid and paid Aug. on are as of names the principal the amount the dividend one 1945, 8, payment' of on the at stock common rate of 25 cents" 2,000,000 ■.. .. , 350,000 300,000 300,000 July 31, '45 Dec. 31, '44 $2,983,283 1,225,355 "75,000 997,946 359,827 75,000 1,874,970 1,593,174 i . r— * - >. 331,021 - mrogreaaA^-C.^A^^.:-"-;-... !.!"A;.: Prepaid expenses Other assets ; $2,548,226 218,000 230,000 " . 111,644 188,677 31,932 75,285 '♦i - 11,751 6,001 $7,031,701 v-$5,905,372 payable-— $625,715 ,118,640 280,438 .. 19451— withholding taxes, etc... liabilities Provision for Fed. air taxes based travel card transportation stock income. on ; - 851,317 : 237,181 401,811 474,560 "A Seeks 474,460 2,778,052 1,239,993 1,022,915 $7,031,701 a ckion* factors was awarded a Detroit-Miami route in .Proposal to create a Great Lakes-Florida route! ♦h»UrInnCCC! which Easte^ to Eastern "arc are LfAB mf]0rity sound not a rehearln«petition claimed that gavc wei«ht to in awarding the route gauges Pennsylvania, Ohio of public interest."—V. & Detroit 162, R^^Request for 1397. p. Bids—- mSgag2mSshFShnnHceSJedKbilS/0r $31'873,000 first and refunding f bo"ds' t0 be dated Oct. 1, 1945; to mature Oct. 1 att semi-annua»y ®n April 1 and Oct. 1 tm $0.82 $1.39 $1.39 for and of financing arrangements whioh? replace these issues with are the as tax reserve ■( 30 1944 1943 $707,000 profits $828,000 517,000 607,000 376,009 $190,000 $225,000 $157,009 $0.44 $0.42 $0.27 $553,009 f President, states: labor has the orders war been It (15%-20% of as were product. The 2452. p. books all the have been cancellations arranged. The effect of these: There is no reconversion problem the .company.. total production! its 161, the on that believed been of peacetime large.—V. is now negligible. divisions company's ate <which must be a multiple of V« of 1%) to named by the accepted bidder; and to be secured by the company's first and refunding mortgage dated April 1 1927 as hv Lonlemented lndCnture to be dated Cotrustee Such war of was business the backlog of °ct- 1. 1945, with Girard interest and sinking fund will President, be received up ^811 Broad St. to 12 Station noon Trust Co BIdg., payments by Pennsylvania Oct. 9 The nature same unfilled Geo. Philadelphia. H - orders A *.■=■>■ Special Offering—A - special 1 offering,of 12,675 shares of common stock (par $1) was made on the New York Stock Exchange-Sept 21 at $23Ms 1 per share with a commission of 50 cents by Kuhn, Loeb &• Ca'1 The sale was completed in the" elapsed time of 15 minutes. Bids were received for 29,100 shares and » allotments were made on a basis of 43.7 %. *. There were f .151. purchases by 42 firms; 2,125 was the largest allot-i ;• ment, 15 the smallest.—V. 162, p. 881. _ -1969,' 106% . securities.— A 24 it was stated company's share class A and share for each common for each share that under the plan Procter & Gamble Co. approved stockholders'would-f receive-one- B share held. held.—V. This 162, should have — 7 1397. p. (& S.ubs.)—Annual Report— , (Excluding: the;Procter ft Gamble Defense: Corp. and Subsidiaries read Canada, Philippine Islands and Java) ;■ Years Ended June 30— 4 1945 sales returns Discounts, output for this company and its subsidiaries for the ended Sept. 15, 1945, amounted to*?149,45F,OPO;-'kwh^-a. decrease 9,104.000 kwh,, or 7.1%, from the corresponding-week oMast year. —V. 162. p. 1398. allowances. and The Army-Navy Award— $ $ ; »/ 352,336,639 336,188,878 311,4.96,273 9,824,491 10,056,755 '9,341,865 . already times the rate pre-war for , now Investment the ; railroads, ; . . . excess income . Preferred * After dividends ' A , There also has been declared the $10 In stock par Pursuant to July 10, on for any each of Hwo disbursed was 20,67V,054 1 602,365 deducting post-war- refund 14,418,726 of $45,000 in Balance Sheet, . . Merchandise and materials— ;• Investments - in and advances reserve of $10 each will be recognized- after Oct.'-l,' v- Goodwill, patents and surrendered, and a-= certificates or :r*cer*ii?«-tBef«ri:ed charges - shares of L. Hanson.^Treistu-er.fstafees^'TIolders of the common 568,049 546,-104 11,948,343 0.12.657,416"' . to subsidiaries.:.. value par stock of of $5 the^ par each value !!_.___' !—-A- — ~'v' - $10 r>j, Total '- " elected a of -for contingencies___j._i_-__r__ stock (par $100) J4— preferred stock—________ ''Common shares (6,4101000' shares, no.par)!'___ Shares in treasury (Dr)__ 4 8% . •'-. 1945—Month—1944 $2,569,185 '2,294,529 opef. income Total Miscell. Cf574,118 #395,975 income * _____ income $468,144 $3,251,038 ' 70,640 ■4 cumulative preferred ; $4,002,553 1,040,812 . ' : charges 3,383 3,393 $347,201 $376,545 1 28,142' 27,063 Earned surplus . Total b'. —V.V1&1; 1 1—t".—^— 1__! p. 1.000,000 2,250,000 2,250,000 25,640,000 8,447,300 25,640,000 - .2,328 > 2,328 17,154,456 ' 17.154,455 109,467,520 106,U9,064 173,938,586 ,-i. 2,717.901 176,477,932 - 2114. Service Go. of Indiana — , $48,000,000 Bonds Offered—A banking syndicate, headed by Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., on Sept. 21 offered $48,000,000 1st mortgage bonds, series F, 3V8% at 102.46 and interest. The issue awarded Sept. 19 on. a bid of 101.90. One other bid was submitted by Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and Harri- was ' fixed surplus Public 185,882 $493,114 $3,444 170 113,176 V 789,947 1 $3,816,671 24,970 $421,224 ., Mos!—1944, v'193,132 25,249 deductions • 1945—8 $3,072,903 $2J,951,202 $23,625,635 2,410,113 19.107.721 18,813,448 ' 747,334' 3,914,265 " 5.313,075 C'r552,688 Cr4,321,822 Cr4,317,559 45'',799 ' 2,754,034 ,1,000,000-;. Net "Incl. of 101.81 r income Fed. income $2,626,081 $2,934,678 1 excess profits taxes $262,396 $598,891 $2,391,204 $4,181,943 Pabst .ir ' —V. 162, p. 991. Pittsburgh .Coal Co.w$l Accumulated Dividend— ' directors account of on Sepc. 24 accumulations $100, payable Oct. 25 to on declared the hoideirs 6% of a dividend cumulative record Oct. 5. of $1 per preferred . A man pon. > and Ripley & Co., Inc., acting jointly, for a 3y8% AA A" A;- - A - r' Dated Sept. registered .r share'on stock, par similar distribu- cou- 1945; due Sept. 1, 1975.* Interest payable on March t and Sept. 1 at office of the trustee in Chicago, and at agency of the company in New York. Definitive bonds will be in coupon form iir denomination of $1,000 registerable as to principal only, and in fully 1, form in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, any mul¬ tiple of $10,000, and other authorized denominations. Coupon and "registered bonds interchangeable. ... The bonds will be redeemable prior to maturity, either as a whole *at any time or in part frdm time to time at the option of the company, , J ill d y ;!r 1.060,320 .the!jSTew; York 6ffice,' i, 5%- cumulative Vice-President.—V;'"'162V PJ-.1325.<"'A'":T!* revenues oper. < expenses J "Railway tax accruals, Equip. & Jt. facil. rents Total 996,303 - Ry! ry.5 : 12,673,491? 10,362.071 2,005,110 .'1,729,148 Period End. Aug. 31— Net • I 1,317,291 -—~--r—-a73,038,S88?; 11&ATJ-93Z Paid-in Other 1 1.321,954 > 5fr Phillips Petroleum Co.- -Official Promoted oper. 5,709,209. 2,0g^54S .57.918",913-;: shall of - J :«>T^'S; -Gay,. Assistant Secretary In charge Ry, 6,180,719' 55,993,565 stock been 71,068,034 > 2,245,892 for depreciation). shares also .. 57.162,377 ________ licenses , 13,946,613! .* v"" 11,296,804 - * General" reserve has 1944 •'•: 21,714.729 common common s: 16,802,958 ' stock G. and 1944 30 $ ■ until therefor, for 602,365 12,816,513:. and 1945 . Fixed assets (less common 1945 June Other,loans and investments^— purpose, issued 602,365 12,816,764 dividends Cash- ___. — te^U.,Sj Govtv..securities, at market valuc'__. ? Other investments ^-Accow'^s receivable (less, reserve)—1 on :■.'&■■■ 1945. v: '2,910,000 13,900,000 .. Assets— ' I'' ■ adopted at the stockholders)-,meeting held:. certificate representing a share or shares of com- therefore are new share- per 19,512,315 .19,445,182 no new certificates $1.50 for year._ resolution a 1945; for have-been of April 15, on of v;; 333,933 (Excluding the Procter & Gamble Defense Corp. and Subsidiaries) r in England, Canada, Philippine Islands and Java) ; a extra an stock of the par-value 1945, of addition, : net 13,900,000 276,669 214,440 Consolidated quarterly dividend of :37% cents per share on the common stock ($5 par), payable Oct; 15; 1945 to holders of common stock of record at Oct. 1, 1945,! Prior'to; the two-for-one stock split-up, the common shares received 7S cents ;per. share eacK quarter., 13,895,000 139,177 debt retirement credit of $330,000 in 1943 • regular quarterly dividend of $1 per share on the cumulative pre¬ ferred stock, 4%- series, has been declared payable Nov. 1,: 1945 to holders of preferred stock of record Oct. 15, 1945. • 37,880,987 405,000 taxes Consolidated net profit Mr. 39,911,291 5,675,000 = * ;'720,721 '487,803: " 595,931 405,000 income taxes !____ Renegot,1 settlements '42 & '43, —$10 Par Common Shares Not to be Recognized Until /■ '. 33,951,492 tax Otjier Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., Inc.—New Common Stock to Receive 37 V2 Cents—Exchange of Common Shares Urged Exchanged—* profits 36,676,461 . ' 271,891 _■__— Federal manufactured, at industrial ! trucks, the 39,315,360 ______ etc - settlement "Federal largely--converted! to and 33 ,679,601 operations 'income, Tot a 1 Patent being electric from Dirs.;from Canadian subsidiary- industry received^he Army-Ni^^E"^^^ t■ -A>»V•=• is ' ' of Profit . Storage Battery Division has been awarded its "E", it was announced on Sept. 21 by. M. W. Heinritz, Vice-President in charge. This is the 21st *'E" i!conferred on Philco Corp. plants. ' With the end of the. German- and Japanesewars, it is not expected that further '■'E* A awards-, will be made^ according to Washington reports, which state that only 5% of the are sales 342,512,142! 326,132,122! 302,154,409 goods sold—: 259,84^,332 242,674,262 220,068,94^ Selling, gen. ft admin, expenses—. 48,988,309 "• 44,142,501 45,409,003 Army-Navy Philco' storage - battery production requirements, and batteries • 7t. -Net Cost corporation's sixth t 1943 week .Philco Corp.—Wins New | - j 1944 $ Gross electric of The by ; it as ) The series E bonds will be guaranteed unconditionally by endorsement Railroad ; - shortage. such 30 Pressed. Steel Car Co. now-pending. new* debt' June excess of cancellation. may be expected have continues Annuities, mortgage bonds,series redemption "on "Oct.' 22," 1945," at" '* Quarter Ended . ofeach vein fci Bids and in, any- of Pittsburgh & Lake Erie RR.—Earnings— Rehearing— PCA.s income Poor. terminations $5,905,372 rf.h?flerin^r^r^l0^ ha! ?et.ltloned the Civil Aeronautics Board for a bt lh ° f® Grfat, Lakes-Florida case in which Eastern Airlines, f $746,009 $0.77 share B June handled first for Total -~r $745,000 prpcess that 7,989 , 2,779,365 1 ——_!!!I $418,000 138,194 31,598 (par Sl)ti*S( Earned surplus 1B4L812- ■ 229,637 J~~ revenue Capital surplus 5659,956 400,419 accounts cl. excess A. Since in called been ' tificates Dividend, payable Aug. 8, Transp. taxes, empls. 1,919,009 $400,000 taxes material is have 1974 J men Total Liabilities— 2,024,000 During the first six months of this year shipments continued in large volume although slightly less than that for the comparable period a year ago. This was largely due to difficulties in getting shares A _ Work orders in Common Fred Common 500,000 500,000- — Unearned due mining industry, y communications industry, Heinritz ^reported.—V. 162, p. 1398. ____________— Government securities (at cost).^ Receivables, billed or accrued__________, __ii_ Inventories of replacement.parts «k supplies!— Deposited in conn, with acquis, of aircraft Property and equipment (net) on debentures civilian Jack¬ Curtis 8. $2,665,009 1,124,000 profit Earnings per class B share new transaction by each Mackubin; Legg ft Co. Kay, Richards & Co._ .^•■^Aasets—• -Deposits The $550,000 Webber, <fc Stroud & Co., Inc—*«. Courts ft Co.. 800,000 • purchased Comparative Balance Sheet { Accrued new thfee Co. VJ 900,000 900,000 Cohu & Torrey O'Brian, Mitchell & Co. Accounts called to $2,769,000 1,086,000 before Income & Kebbon, McCormlck ft 900,000 Weeks- be to >• Paine, son Corp. Hornblower & ■I'-".. the number of 1945—12 Mos.—1944 $1,542,000 profit Profit at ; outstanding been 1945—6 Mos.—1944 1945 Oct. on issue of Sept. our one-fifth several underwriters of the -deben¬ of .debentures $2,000,000 A Co. Mellon Sees. Cash In third nation's follows: White, Weld ft Co,—»* Carl M. Loeb, Rhoades TJ. against stock. common was Underwriters—-The v certain corporation dividend underwriter the by the SEC on share..;;?:^^ tures take to stock of Ponemaugh Mills. This offer 6 was extended until Sept. 20, 1945. . 369,725 $499,733 follows; as on structure. outstanding 4%% proposed 162, p. 991. annual dividends stock Cot¬ Peoples Light & Power Co.—Correction— ail the debentures will be $350,sinking >fund requirement (commencing May 1, 1947)" will be $500,000 and ' the indenture under which the debentqrea are to the of also 460,000 ^-The annual interest requirement 000; the offered 6 and R, J:, acting as agent for purchase at $65 per share profits excess per Providence, Wool $1,486,000 reserve profits by Pennsylvania to provide capital Receive "American and res._ . used its is v. tax Earnings to its common holdings in National—46.56#—and Na¬ agreed to take the shares not taken'1tyAtjh>rsmaining stock¬ will be Aug. common inc. profits and of Co. from 1,813,700 99,091 $465,251 1942, $50,040; 1943, (seven months!, $1,034. , i i v 1945 ' - 337,600 $335,717 ________ ,.jf Departments registered purchase common to Nil Co.—Earnings— tax Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— income , other 105,584 $742,235 64,591 . 62,860 has agreed $0.37 Stockholders Minority is taken expire on Sept. (no stock common . ■ $738,643 3,593 $1,005,716 210,000 taxes profs, exc. Net equip,, etc. profit income Fed. \ 5,272 — Share Co. the consummation 56,173 $570,835 ; minority to before Inc. »e interest, payment to be made at the Guaranty Trust Co, of New York, trustee, 140 Broadway, New York,tN. Y.\ Redemption of the two above-mentioned issues is contingent upon $306,248 Trust exc. will offer its stockholders the right to subscribe to the basis of % share of new Pennsylvania Power share of National Power common held. & t $72,901 ' Net and It Total Deductions. on each redemption have 3,723,485 i for of All Operating to of sylvania Company for Insurances on Lives and .Granting trustee, 15th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia^, PaA" .140,237 $5,961,175 5,022,906 _ company holder $622,459 Nil (Loss.—V. 161, p. 2791. information Profit 27, next, at 105Va and- interest.7 Payment will be made at The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, 11 Broad Street, New York, N. Y., or at the office of The Penn¬ 553,970 669 A'"/, Total time entitling 1945—6 Mos.—1944 f$187,840 $0.42 . interests, on the was Poor & / shares the Sayles of which shares. strengthen for 148,111 65,102 all Net 1,318,719 same 1945—3 Mos.—1944 Mills Industrial Earns, Calls Securities— 243,583 r the equity capital part of the company's plan for rearrangement of capital!structure dated Aug. 17, 1945, which has not yet been approved by the Commission. •: $3,147,393 . The ■ stock new Proceeds to 1942 y $3,249,282 299;704 61,101 At 30— share Period End. June 30;— holders. -Years End. Dec, 31• 1944 July 31, '45 $5,363,185 $5,571,117 284,303 370,138 265,373 212,343 SEC. warrants common tional has Summary of Earnings Operating Revenue: Passenger: deben¬ are to 1945, are proportionate 1,241,600,152 1,002,893,799 627,800,032 4,889,270 ' 4,357,938 2,407,277 931,700,911' 790,491,458 467,834,158 frn—1,089,840,132 the Electric Bond 2,872,721 : fund 1945, Power & Light CO., as holder of all the outstanding com¬ Pennsylvania, will be entitled to subscribe to 1,818,700 of the common 265,465 4,548,775 Oct.- 1, share. of the 4,104,999 5,572,516' 946.739,237 Express lbs. carried. has registered company a new 1942 52,312,234 dated issues A presently outstanding National in turn 3,097,469 244,961 be National and ex¬ 1943 5,313,559 433,584 90,119,936 93,328,352 carried.-- miles 1944 to June com. The following ton Reporter": has refund with mon -Years Ended Dec. 31- July 31, '45 5,705,320 A 424,633 $27,000,000 sinking and are _ subscription as Rev. bonds July 25, this year, on April April 26 and Oct. 25, 1943.— on $429,741 per "Ponemaugh Approves Refinancing Plan— to par) certifi¬ an air carrier to transport passengers, mail and property. The following table shows the corporation's passenger, mail press business since Jan. 1, 1937: The 1, 197,5. .The debentures arelo-Jje dated Oct. t, Oct. 1, 1965. V SEC The cates of under due and 25 Offer— ,the purchase from it of $93,000,000 for 1975, Registers Common Stock— cor¬ are, located in Alabama. Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, N:*w Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Wisconsin and the Dis¬ On bids approved the issuance and sale by the company of $93,000,000 new first mortgage bonds, series 1975. $27,000,000 new 20-year sinking fund debentures, and £5,720,000 new 1 '/2 % five-year serial notes, to be sold privately to six bWnks. The proceeds will be poration trict of Columbia. bonds, 1965. mature The was the operation of the business of used in inviting Oct. SEC incorporated Sept. 21, 1936, in Delaware. Corporation is successor to an air transport business in¬ augurated in April, 1927. The original air transport operation in¬ augurated service in April, 1927, over a 127-mile route between Pitts¬ burgh and Cleveland. This pioneer air transport effort has been expanded to seven routes and approximately 3,878 route miles. The York, Invitation Co.—Public April 1944, and Co—Earnings— "On 508,917 shares. Separate bids for the bonds will be received by the company at Room 2033, No. 2 Rector Street, New York 6, N. Y„ up to 12 noon on Oct. 2, and separate bids for the debentures will be received by the company at the same place up co 3.2 noon on Oct. 16. for Issuance upon portion of said options. a due tures. A Is mortgage mature certain to options will first of authorized 31, 1945, and officers and amount at were issuance under shares the Of shares for Company debentures. July Light & 25. 25. profit "Earns, for Bids for the Purchase of Bonds— special meeting held Sept. 25, a shares. 23,900 reserved are common Power Oct. \) Ended Period Net and common employees of Pennsylvania the number of shares of common stock authorized the number of authorized shares was there¬ 1945, shares, after, by vote of stockholders taken at shares $10,000,000 *1,000,000 shs. (474,560 shs. $10,000,000 _ Jan. on and 607. Pittsburgh Steel . Common made was July 25 162. p. and / Capitalization 15-year 3V»% sale, company, will be deposited with Girard Trust Co. as trustee under the company's first and refunding mortgage, and such funds will be applied to the redemption on Jan. 1, 1946, of the company's outstanding first of additional prop¬ erty and equipment. "» of Proceeds corporate general for available be to specific application thereof, including, but not by the maintenance of cash balances, the financing pending purposes way J Monday,-October 1, 194$ ' - AI THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE v - *p\ t T.! Pr M '$*tt from time; to. time through the operation of tipoa .not less, than 30' days'' published notice. ' electric . of registered the" series P bonds it also registered 150,000 Shares preferred stock (par $100)." The new preferred stock cumulative to was be a amendment class new of preferred the. articles to of stock wa^ created which of the an of belongs; but the amendment provides that. all out¬ standing old preferred stock must, at or before the date of the issue of any of the new preferred stock, be called for redemption upon a date new company later no than 60 after the date of .the initial issue of the that no shares of the class to which the old days preferred stock, and stock belongs may preferred issue of On the - at time any ' < after the drawn the Sale preferred new of Gas and stock Water from Utility acceptable. therefore, It, of the north accessories, As of June 30, customers in in adjacent Indiana Northern public Service Co. ' Service • (an affiliated company), Indianapolis Power & Light Gas and Electric Co., Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co., Michigan Electric Co., Central Illinois Public Service Co. & The one-hour 11% from business, its utility gas and business, about Va of 1% from than less electric 2s/2% its of the company's utility business, from ice its business water utility tomers and in The service has adjacent supplied been to to approximately 19 communities 29,200 • it and will date be finally of determined transfer). As within of June 90 days .1945, 30, after been depreciated $14,540,426, book cost on'said company which is by loans of other funds $13,000,000 be to (estimated at $48,653,360) will be supple¬ (a) the net proceeds from bank by the issuance of a like principal the company's promissory notes, which net proceeds are as $12,967,500, and (b) funds, to the extent required (esti¬ $5,120,070) from the proceeds received from the sale of the gas and water utility properties to Indiana company. The total funds thus made available will be applied by the company toward the redemption of the old bonds and the prepayment of the unsecured notes, as follows: to customers are Emerich & Share 100,000 Kebbon, Co. Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath Bacon, Whipple & Co. Baker, Weeks & s ! Premium Blair demption Series B, 1971 $4,510,500 $375,875 $4,886,375 Series C, 3%%, due Nov. 1, 1971 3%%, due March 1, 1972 Series E, 3 % %, due May 1, 1973 Unsecured notes <2%% and 2%%)_ 12,804,000 1,109,680 13,913,680 Series D, 4,000,000 38,000,000 210,000 4,210,000 1,947,500 39,947,500 3,750,000 33,375 3,783,375 Total 1, ________ ferred accrued interest and ' '" 1,650,000 other of redemption Effect F, 3V8, due Sept. Unsecured Notes: f2 y4'/ 1, 1, maturing serially from Dec. incl pfd. cum. Common "The stock stock, (no amount bonds issuable under the tlncludes maturities of June 1, and Sept. 1, $13,000,000 principal sale of sale and the of $250,000 each of amount series Under 1946. F bonds, the these are on indenture 1945, 1, terms notes, be to Dec. of is of as the date with $38,000 maturing Pro (Adjusted exclude to on 7, 1945, and Forma revenues Earnings and Summary expenses of " $27,470,332 9^72,319 Maintenance Prov. for /' the Gas and Water Years-4=-—. interest 1,089,378 2,776,604 2,684,556 2,493,595 2,450,651 2,070,973 2,020,243 1,958,168 income— $11,247,517 $11,024,786 $9,617,366 84,708 $8,915,448 The company ' oper. 105,343 102,058 13,660 Gross Fed. : income normal $11,352,860 $11,126,844 taxes .'surtax Fed. and $8,929,108 r • 1,086,000 * -1,083,000 - 1,356,000 1,356,000 taxes— \5,437,00$ 5,263,000 3,321,000 $4,829,860 $4,780,844 $5,025,074 ' 2,560,000 Pro forma gross inc.__ $5,013,108 Pro exc. prof, $9,702,074 forma other interest and deductions 2,173,156 Fro forma met income Company—Company $2,656,704 : .2,173,156 $2,607,688 2.173,156 $2,851,918 2,173,156 v The is utility operating in the State of Indiana »nd its business is almost entirely that of producing, purchasing, trans¬ mitting, distributing and selling electricity as a public utility. It has also been engaged in the production, purchase, distribution and sale of gas and in the supply, distribution^ arid sale of water, but the gas and water utility properties have been sold to Indiana company. company Company also manufactures dental On to or the sells connected basis of the and distributes 26,143,520 9,725,355- 12,198,078 -T acquired has interest controlling a announced on Sept. 20. that Ohio, as. a basihg^point for stainless bars, cold finishen^-bars and wire, has registered $22,500,000. first Key nolds Metals 162, p. it had established steel forging billets, and cold rolled, 882. * - ' > ' Co.—Dividend Ruling— " > / 162, p. 992. Rhode Island Insurance Co.—Director Corp.—Output- 8.7%.—V. v • August- - Potomac RR.—Earnings & from Gross Net ry. railway—— from Net railway--*- oper. - 297,252 226,650 23,182,472 10,655,103 25,616,949 13,685,232 2,227,132 * ' < $3,081,745 1,836,862 x 330,316 1942 $2,519,478 1,581,192 93,023 From January Gross ry. railway——- from Net —V. income—* p. 992. oper. 162, 2,196,713 Munsingwear, See 24,766,470 14,843,515 2,703,262 17,184,511 9,661,021 1,853,35* ) _ Rollins*Hosiery 1398. p. 1943 1944 . $3,019,300 1,440,168 $2,522,699 973,037 income— 1— from railway—-* - 1945 operating companies 162, i\ announced 'Richmond, Fredericksburg served by this corpora¬ tion for the week ended Sept. 22,-1945, totaled 176,908,000 kwh., as compared with 193,866,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, output of the Resigns— Calder, who wa's elected a director on Aug. 23, on Sept. his resignation from that office because a transaction through which he anticipated acquiring a block of stock in thiscompany was not consummated.—V. 162, p. 1176. ET. Curtis 16 •' , with the declaration to holders of 5 V& % cumulative convertible preferred stock of record at the close of business on Sept. 20, 1945, of a dividend of $1.37% per share, payable Oct. 1," 1945; and of the declaration to holders of common stock of record at the Close of business on Sept. 20, 1945, of a dividend of 25 cents per share, payable Oct. 1, 1945, the New York Stock Exchange directed that both issues be quoted ex said dividends on Sept. 21, 1945.— Securities ' ; >; , connection In mortgage bonds series stock, par $100. Public Utility Engineering & Service of and diesel will con¬ hot rolled Net decrease in- Kermath O., ■ a 13,035,758 • ' share-for-share Electric 24,521,019 24,443,048 Republic ice, form earivngs < National Chase appointed registrar of value.—V. 162, p. Bank of Vlv*v;:'" •?. •- " J.y-* Mills, Inc^- -Offer for StocH— Inc. above.—V. 158, p. 1538. ' the $4.75 City of. New Period Ended June 30— York sales Net "Net 1325. Railway Express Agency, Inc.—Revenue Drops— * business. statement for the 12 months First a since the/start of Express Division' announced recently. drop in gross war, revenue . ri • • ; : ; i ■ ;• I • i r . , _ •,< ^ 2 profit per com. "After * show first the corporation's Air peacetime figures oh metropolitan New York air express unswing in number of shipments handled but the continuing . Ruberoid Co.—Earnings- Appointed— has been cumulative preferred stock; no par the Earns, by means Of hot water, engaged in other business inci¬ and is with the general pro Publicker Industries, Inc.—Registrar The heat ended June 30, 1945, which has been adjusted to exclude the revenues derived from the operation of the gas and water* utility properties, the > j-.) V:" ■ 1 ■ * * 76,768,415 r 86,534,858 71,815,969 - 9,386,985. public a produces and - company proposes to offer the holders -Of its 5'%' preferred stock privilege or exchanging their'holdings: for new preferred stock on basis plus a cash payment representing the difference between •,the .initial offering price of the new preferred and the redemption price of $110 of the old preferred. • - • J ' The prdcfeeds from'the sale of'the bonds plus general funds of the company will be used to redeem at 104.75 the $6,581,100 first mortgage bonds series A, 3%% due 1969 of Southwestern Light & Power Co., and to redeem", at 106.50 the $16,000,000 Public Service first mort¬ gage bonds, series A, 3%% due 1871: The proceeds from the sale of the preferred stock not taken in exchange will .be applied toward redemption of remaining 5% preferred.—V. 162, p. 1398. a 2,063,767 •• strip, sheets and plate.—V. A, due 1975 and 98,500 shares of cumulative preferred Both issues will be sold at competitive bidding. $2,839,952 incorporated in Indiana Sept. 6, 1941, as a of the consolidation of Public Service Co. of Indiana, Central Indiana Power Co,, Northern Indiana Power Co., Terre Haute Electric Co., Inc., and Dresser Power Corp. * was result 162, p. 1398. the ; > , may full redemption price, plus accrued be received upon presentation and sur- The ' Net all of the B, 3'/a% V. - Other income 1945, 26, the at Public Service Co. of Oklahoma—Registers 1,859,750 957,708 r - Tlie corporation ' 963,899 depreciation, Oct. 995,175 income.l- was hot Chicago, 111. payment render of the bonds.—V. $26,640,186 $24,298,639 $22,238,891 9,527,891 9,140,132 8,049,143 1,382,710 JProv.for State, local and misc. Fed. taxes— to 1,108,786 1942 $9,164,065 3,778,591 1943 $9,938,944 3,469,939 1, • r 2,859,902 ; of Canton, har called for redemption on Oct. 26, 1945, mortgage bonds as follows: The series 1944 $9,791,949 corporation has purchased the Stevens Metal Products Co., manufacturer of steel barrels, drums, and other specialties. said that this acquisition gives the corporation a direct outlet for the use of its steel in the manufacture of those products. It 200,000 first 1945 $9,022,711 1,951,088 V: railway-—; railway : ; corporation Niles, Co., Inc. 500,000 due March Dearbofn St., i ! 1943 1944 company Immediate 1,602,919 __ & 1971, at 103% and interest; the series C, 3%% bonds, due Nov. 1, 1971, at 108% and interest; the series D, 3%% bonds, due March 1, 1972, at 105J/4 and interest; and the series E, 3%% bonds, due May 1, 1973, at 105% and interest. Payment Will be made at The First National Bank of Chicago, trustee, 38 South , Calendar June 30,'45 revenues— The bonds, ' 12 Mos. End. oper. Yantis S. 1,150,000 Noyes & Co. outstanding • ' Utility Properties) Operation F. \ The 100,000 * — - Republic Steel Corp.—Acquisition, Etc.— & . Hemphill, $38,000 the basis stated above. on Co Co & -M corporation recently absorbed by merger its former, Jacobs Aircraft Engine Co., and owns Porcelain Steels, Cleveland. It also has an interest in Allied Engineering Cprp. of New Haven and New York.—V. 162, p. 140. , . „ Bonds Called— Dec. maturing June 7, 1946. Under the terms of 'an agreement cancelling a longterm lease, $1,520,000 of these notes dated Dec. 7, 1941, were issued, and of this amount $266,000 have been paid. §Adjusted Co. & 100,000 Haupt & Ira of the delivery of such bonds. tlncludes Harrison Co. agreement, concurrently H. Carter Witter 1 ~ subsidiary, 500,000 400,000 Stubbs Woodard-Elwood * Manufacturing Co. of Detroit, manufacturers of gasoline marine engines. Fred C. Morgan, President of Kermath, Inc., 200,000 Dean 1,650,000 market and * from The 1,150,000 Whiting, Weeks & Harris, Hall & Co. 1, Co._, Inc. 500,000 1,150,000 Hallgarten & Co. (Inc.) and March 500,000 400,000 300,003 Gregory & Son, Inc unlimited, supplemental loan a dated issued Anderson book the applicants.. traded in, between the book values of Reading Co. comparison of to, direct the activities of the company, according to a state¬ ment by A." W. Porter, Vice-President and Treasurer of Republic. New lines of products for non-marine fields will be undertaken.f . Wheelock & Cummins, - -> > and basis tinue 250.000 —— & >/ >- Republic Industries, Inc*—Acquisition— Co., Tucker, Anthony & Co. 500,000 ' stock the on stock.' from The v 100,000 Inc. the -v stock of the Peoples and capital stock—the amount of the merger—of each of the other the subsidiary companies are not ~V., 162, p. 1176.- 300,000 Thomas 1,650,000 of Net ry. oper. income 1,650,000 Swiss American Corp.,* 500,000 - for 100,000 Company— & capital of -the 66%% GJrufes from Railway 76,154,444 Net from railway—20,700,750 % , 250,000 : Glore, Forgan & Co & Nicolaus Stifel, Green, Ellis & J,107,777 shs. 2,000,000 shs. par) of 100,000 Co.— Inc. 1,150,000 stocks estimated From Jan, lr—> , 100,000 Reinholdt & Gardner— Shields than for approval Net ry, oper. $50,000- Sills, Minton & Co., Graham, Parsons & Co. 14,815,590 A 1,650,000 1,650,000 Quail & Co & Co. ... entire the owns more August— & L.'_ 1,000,000 Co'.*—!— Co. 300,000 shs. series Copeland Kendall, Inc 1,150,000 First of Michigan Corp. , 1,254,000 — Schwabacher 2 & Co Phelps, Fenn & Co 500,000 Merle-Smith— Estabrook 13,000,000 subject to the terms thereof and the indentures thereto, additional bonds of any series may be issued. Total & — 250,000 Day & Co Corp. 7, and, the L. Co 300,000 , 1945, to Dec. 7, 1961, Preferred stock (par $100) 5% Patterson, ^250,000 Farwell, Chapman & maturing serially from Dec. 1945, to Sept. 1, 1955, incl $4%, ^400,000 Co._ Equitable Securities $48,000,000 1975 Net L & Reading merger Gross 200,000 Collins & Co._i_ »Dick SOutstanding Authorized •First Mortgage Bonds: Series 150,000 Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis— 1— Dempsey & Co Financing Present to 500,000 Otis Cruttenden for each five shares shares each 25 shares of common 16 shares of Reading common for each 25 . Co.— l,l'50,000 Cooley & Co.. or undisturbed. shall be outstanding Earnings for August "and Year to Date Co.— 1,650,000 Julien $3,676,430 $66,740,930 expenses 100,000 & & • - will not result in any basic changes in the operations of the Reading Co. system, since tbese subsidiaries are already^ com¬ pletely coordinated into the system. VThe primary object of the merger is to simplify the corporate strueture of Reading Co. The merger, however, will have the effect „of, eliminating the expense of maintaining separate corporate entities for the subsidiaries and of effecting some tax savings* . ; & City Securities Corp.—^ Coffin & Burr, Inc.- 300,000 \ share of Reading one Co. and the of The O'Gara The Ohio common; Reading Since Newton M. . . -• The values Ross & Co._ Alfred R. Giving on E. or 500,000 150,000 ; Sons & Brown Pro- the Interstate companies into 600,000 Co Central Republic Co.— prepayment. Capitalization Mullaney, ' $63,064,500 Milwaukee 500,000 Loughridge & Co Alex. Unils'File Merger RR. the Perkiomen 1,650,000 Mason, Moran & Co.— Bosworth, Chanute, charter amendment ■ authorizing preferred stock, $50 par value. V >; , ' 1,650,000 — 750,000 • , :a 140. Perkiomen; one share of the other' six companies." 2 >"* 1,650,000 & Freres The & Co.— - cumulative and now stock jei' Peoples; common 200,000 stock of & Co.— C. of 100,000 — 1,650,000 ■ ' * ' RR., Philadelphia & Chester Valley RR. Co., the Phila¬ & New York RR. Co., the Reading & Columbia RR. of and Bond Corp^ McCormick 1,650,000 Co.— & Inc shares Co; values' were Langley & Co.__ W. Lazard • ! "Excluding Co., William Blair First Mortgage Bonds (the old bonds): 3y2%, due Mar. & ■ -Shares of stock of other applicants' shall ,be canceled' and-shares Jti the hands of«the public shall be exchanged for Reading Co. common stock on the following basis: One share of Reading Co. common stock for each share of stock of Allentown; eight shares of Reading common for each 25 shares of stock of the Gettysburg or Chester Valley,-pre- ; 500,000 Lee HigginSon Corp.,— Lehman Brothers 500,000 300,000 Bear,* Stearns of Re¬ demption Amount 817 ' V, "V ' Approved-^- The agreement of merger providesHhat the name of the corporation which is to survive the merger will be the Reading Co. and the Reading ' Principal ' .■Pickering Valley RR, Co. $1,150,000 —— 250,000 Harden "Cost vV a" •.% i" The subsidiaries who are parties to the proposed merger but without obligations to be assumed by the Reading Co. are the Allentown RR. Co., the North East Pennsylvania Co., Peoples RR. Co., and the Weeks— & Illinois Indianapolis Co,, CO.— & $2.40 the Stoney Creek required The 200,009 Aub E. ■ 282.81 23.68 ■; ^ Newton and Company- Hornblower Inc. A. of 1399, pp. Perkiomen delphia, Co., follows: as 162, the this Co. i 27.59 r--.' The Reading Co. asked for authority' to assume obligation for certain^ of the Colebrooksdale RR., the Gettysburg & Harrisburg Ry.; other secure New $4,500,000 Ames, at Re¬ & k vV-i" «Jt ' $249.44 bonds • estimated mated Stuart Inc. * class "■ 312.98 322.04 , company and 11 subsidiaries have applied to Commerce Commission for authority to merge the 11 the Reading Co. ' or purchased by them be Halsey, secured of amount at '* each Aug. 31, '44 $265.38 i ; ; The .. consisting of to its Underwriters—The name of each principal underwriter of the series bonds and the respective principal amounts of the series F bonds ... F Purpose—The net proceeds mented approximately 13% of the total plant and other net assets of the utility retired ' • ; v •, . $270.16 Reading Co.—Company and 11 - date. of Bank, .-'.y. -.'V- < '•w5'. - /V ' 100,000'- shares —V. promissory notes of the company (all of which before the securing of the aforesaid loans) and the redemption of the old bonds of the company. * be to are sale v have would Agreement—Under National r The stockholders have approved , outstanding 2JA%-3% Sept. 17, price such Loan Chase [ for available • 28.77 1399.,:. p. I $13,000,000, the obligations to be evidenced by promissory notes payable serially Dec. 1, 1945, to Sept. 1, 1955, and bearing interest at the rate of 2%% per annum. Company proposes to apply the funds bor¬ rowed under the bank loan agreement toward the prepayment of now 1929. The sale price is to be an amount equal to the estimated depreciated book cost of the gas and water utility properties on Sept. 1/ (the enable agreement, dated July 18, 19^5, York, Continental Illinois National Bank and Trust Co. of Chicago, First National. Bank, Chicago, Harris Trust and Savings Bank," Indiana National Bank of Indianapolis, American National Bank at Indianapolis and Merchants National Bank of Indianapolis severally have agreed to loan the company a total.,of Bank V Raytheon Mfg. Coi—New Preferred Stock . types of heating equipment. The : Aug. 31,'45 July 31, *45 »;fi;y>:, , <; •; - ■ authority to discontinue and abandon the hot water heating system soon post-war conditions 162, >*.•'- company owns as cargo , as in 1945 —v. acceptable price. an. additional Peir pommon 4 company electric program, at in¬ the air t Per . sold space, growing air-mindedness of to hike the volume of while the and $100 bond,*.iL preferred share-*^*-*^**--*-- : t Noblesville, Rochester and West Baden. Com¬ dispose of each of the ice properties whenever the to be • decline, revenue shipping . : integrated basis, .was approxi¬ station use. four ice manufacturing plants for : is now engaged in a program to limit its operations utility service. As the principal step in carrying out this has sold the gas and water utility properties to Indiana Gas & Water Co., Inc., which is a subsidiary of the company organized on July 16, 1945, under The Indiana General Corporation Act enacted to < cus¬ in Indiana. or in¬ 4.1% shipping, poundage decreases in individual of governmental: traffic were believed re¬ Company .reports market values of assets its outstanding securities as follows: - •••: 5 . 7% a Railway & Light Securities Co.—Asset Value— r Pel? and operates a commercial hot water heating system serving approximately 106 customers within a limited area in Lafayette. Company plans to petition the P. S. Commission of Indiana laneous sources. The company has supplied natural (or mixed) gas utility service to approximately 55,100 customers in and adjacent i to 36 communities in Indiana, such service accounting for approximately 95% of the gas utility revenues of the company during the past' year. Manufactured gas utility service has been supplied to approximately 5,050 customers in and adjacent to six communities in Indiana, and can The miscel¬ and intends same utility average the NV Huntington, pany about water in located • than 86% more a for in curtailment public were continuing express business.—V. 162, p. 1399. maximum; load- on- tne company's system during the winter of on and personal of the mately 324,100 kilowatts, exclusive of The company owns and operates the shipping *. > (an affiliated company) and other utility companies operating within State of Indiana and states contiguous thereto.) Substantial quantities of electric energy are sold to, purchased from, or exchanged with,--some of-the above named utilities. sv ' totaled general - • of last year, a month, along with August for was . shipments i Corp. Indiana registration. its • with reported. Shipments handled for the 57,924 for-the month, compared with 54,116 cutbacks creased >■ figures shipments revenue 1944. sponsible struc- (an affiliated company), Indiana 1944-1945, derived 4rom "airlines of , gross Reconversion Co.,' Louisville Sept. 17, 1945, the sold all of its gt»s and water utility properties fall located Indiana), and related assets, and its ice property at Sheridan, ind., to Indiana Gas & Water Co., Inc. <See*V. 162, p. 1393). been of 623 cities, towns and unincorporated rural areas. Electric service was also company have v supplied at wholesale tu 35 municipal u^ilitiec, 24 rural electric mem¬ bership corporations, 15 systems belonging to 10 other electric utility companies, two street railway systems and one other electric railway.The company's> electric system is interconnected with, those of Properties—On During the past 12 months' period, manufacture domestic . V in the manufacture steel, comparative number in A 1945, the company supplied electric service to approxi- and in revenues territory with' no one company's total electric the on in crease decrease located in 70 a residential,. in areas served is Based - • - ■•-VA , and. southern central central, •.... . mately .239,785 ccmmunities with¬ SEC the in automobile and by the company. c proposal 101.55% of par not consider that the cost consent the sale of v..-;• %%•.,. operates 1519 fx *' ^ cement, metal products,, rubber products and paper products, .the transportation of petroleum and the quarrying .• and milling of stone are among the more important industries served * 11, 1945, the company publicly invited proposals for the the new preferred stock pursuant to Rule U-50.> On 1945, the date fixed for the opening of proposals for the purchase of the new preferred stock, the company received two pro¬ posals, each providing for a,dividend rate of 4.4% of the par value thereof. The price offered by one proposal was 101.35% of par value, " ' operatingrevenues* from energy, r, automobiles ' tural aluminum. shapes, of plus accrued dividends, and by the other value, plus accrued dividends. Company did of money to it under either proposal was rejected both proposals, and has with the received' over- 90%;/of its '' y*/ ' .% ■{, • . of r Sept. purchase Sept. 19, ' • . initial j , 1 •1 •" v,portipns of Indiana, furnishing electric service ; of the 92 counties in .Indiana, The territory agricultural and: widely diversified industrial industry accounting for more than, 7% of the revenues; The mining of coal, the; milling of : be' issued preferred stock. new ■■ . by the company. Such new class of preferred: stock wis to be junior to the class of stock to which the now outstanding 5%. cumulative preferred stock, series !a, consolidation , A' *.. y. ;v The: company -l 'New Preferred Stock Wlthdrswn from Registration—At* the time the company $■*' "* w' company sinking fund, a '• . all Note—Included in the senting V. 162, second in 187,903 $0.47 ' and taxes. >202,915 • > refund $0.90 —*"• the net earnings reported are items of and $57,200 in the first half of 1945 post-war 358,331 341,719 $0.86 $0.51 quarter, estimated 1399. p. — share— charges -1944 1945—3 Mos.—1944 1945—6 Mos.$7,724,549 $7,243,771 $14,646,880 $14 ,126,950 of Federal excess profit . - • $46,400 , repretaxes.—• . *-?■. Rustless Iron & Steel Corp.—Merger Proposed— Rolling Mill Co.;> above.—-V. )62, p. 1399. credit (net)_______—_™.-——X- bonds due on for book value___. 8,836 16,808 $2,359,304 Accounts Standard can covered dola Provision for vacation * Accrued retroactive vision for Management and sundry taxes accruedpost-war adjustment and conting. for Class A common stock Class B common stock Paid-in and Earned surplus 45,188 52,666 77,036 151,926 par) par) 254,585 397,007 "After cash must deposit their'securities on or before benefits of said plan.—V. 162, p. 1400. reorganization Sept. 30, and Schenley Distillers Corp.—Votes 50c Dividend— Declaration of dividend a of cents 50 share per the on to holders of record Oct. 20, was announced on a board of directors meeting. Under the terms of the common stock split-up which was approved by stockholders on Aug. 17, each shareholder received four shares of $2.50 par value common stock for each three shares of the $3.33 Va $2,359,304 payment and U. S. 161, p. 1945, $1,251,160; Treasury tax notes: Dividends V. 162, of each cents 50 have been in paid Scott & Williams, Inc., Boston—RFC The tion previous quarters.— 1170. p. RFC has located in listed the Government-owned May Sell Plant— plant of this manufactures airplane parts.—V. Australia.—V. 161, Int., statement warns. "By concentrating on a half-dozen basic models expanding production schedules as rapidly as rearrangement of and availability of materials will permit, It is hoped to reach 1941 output levels by next spring." Although no consumer machines could be made during the war 159, p. 976. of business the on day holders of which on each share of record the stockholders the at Sherritt Gordon Mines, Net return Devel., from sales. & oper. profit $928,652 Non-operating Total $826,977 ■ 731,243 671,437 725,269 $263,544 $155,540 $164,379 4,656 147,019 2,820 3,455 $352,829 $158,360 $167,835 150,000 $410,563 100,000 8,615 10,000 $202,829 $310,563 $149,745 $157,835 revenue. for Realized taxes™. profit ... Note—Capital expenditures amounted to $238,089 in 1945, $7,748 in 1944, $143,764 in 1943, and $89,817 in 1942.—V. 162, p. 173. * Serrick L. F. The Sherrick, Working with of President, condition capital $705,192 post-war at at June June refund of 30, effect has been 12 Months Ended Aug. letter to Operating stockholders, shows company while working capital increased, was due income taxes and renegotiation refunds. For the years before sorbed of ended Jane 30, amounts provision 1944, and June representing for Federal to 30, 1945, Provision compared Taxes deduction reserves for Fed. and Other the company taxes. that of high contracts for the completed. of l applicable taxes, _ Provision June 30. degree for 1945, on however in year the income by Net to on refund to a lower cost of to, June after Net of experience amount make conjectural of the has of profit has renegotiation shown renegotiate actual -hS LhL<"5 already meeting war contracts the and of final for sale allowed. such sales to ended year other parts a variance and the from cost year thereof as goods Selling and r of railway income property by com. stk.) ICC The revenues.™ oper. expenses™.. from revenue * income _ Income charges, based on Normal than and tax declared State, and excess profits subsidiary.—V. income ments for ™"™~ and "o year renegotiation and Joint 1944 6,626,124 483,397 A post-war Class B common dividends dividends $10,602 "$25,914 1029. p. Output— Sept. on RR.—Bonds Aulhorized— 19 price, and the proceeds, together with other funds, used to redeem outstanding first refunding mortgage gold bonds, due same $159,459,000 of Jan. 1, 1955. Authority was granted to the Southern Pacific Co., (a) to assume obligation and liability, as guarantor, in respect oi the payment of the principal of and the interest on the proposed first mortgage bonds by endorsing its guaranty thereon, <b) to pledge with the trustee under the first of the Southern Pacific RR. not exceeding $21,Eastern RR. first and refunding mortgage bonds, mortgage Arizona of 328,000 due May 1, 1950, and $4,698,000 of first and refunding mortgage bonds, due April 1, 1965, and 232,700 shares of common stock (par $100) of El Paso p. 1326. 1945—8 Mos.—1944 J; $ 55,529,967 416.698,499 420,678,085 35,881,417 283,670,593 276,196,552 19,648,550 614,222 664,386 5,609,278 1,381,632 4,742,425 and taxes 1.004,026 11,269,878 10,584,722 9,475,159 3,089 12,021 60,028,698 Cr74,417 72,333.257 82,364 2,156,527 70,912 2,138,159 16*561,542 Ve of of 1% bids to 593,787 another most advantageous & Co., and A bonds to B ries 4,485, 798 3,894,157 34,543,997 36,532,708 taxes; (net)__ to sell to the Southern group In response there¬ all the bonds, and of bidders for the Series A bonds only. The bids to the railroad company were made by Kuhn, Loeb associates, and were 98 and int. for each series, the Series bear interest at the rate of 2"%% per annum and the Se¬ the and Series bonds C to bear interest at the rate of 3%% annum. Those bids have been accepted. The railroad company proposes to sell the Southern Pacillc Co. at the same price, namely per Series D bonds to the 98 and int. As stated above, those bonds will bear interest at the rate of 3% % per annum. On the above basis, the average annual cost of the proceeds will be 3.04% for the Series A bonds, 3.85% for the Series B bonds, ajid 3.84% for Series C the and D bonds. effect of the proposed refinancing will be a gross reduction of in interest charges from Jan. 1, 1946, to Jan. 1, 1955, the maturity date of the outstanding bonds. Expenses and other deduc¬ The $8,748,990 tions estimated are the at from it $12,769,400. be seen that for the period mentioned the other deductions will exceed the reduction in The applicants assert, however, that the refinancing will benefit them in the following respects: There will be an immediate reduction in the amount oi the outstanding bonds From above charges will and expenses by $4,020,410. or $9,459,000, and the amount of public will be reduced from $143,437,500 The interest on the outstanding bonds amounts to $6,378,360 a year, while the interest on the proposed bonds will amount to $5,406,250 a year, or a reduction of $972,110 for the first year. An1 additional reduction in interest charges, not giving effect to any retirements through the sinking fund, of $718,750 a year will result upon the retirement at maturity on Jan. 1, 1961, of the Series A bonds, and a further reduction of $1,875,000 a year upon the retirement on Jan. 1, 1986, of the Series B bonds, assuming that both series are retired without refunding. There will also be further re¬ to to $159,459,000 the bonds in $150,000,000, the hands $125,000,000, or of the $18,473,500. ductions to in*fixed charges because of the operation of the sinking hand provided for the Series A. B and C bonds. The applicants also that they will be benefited to the extent of $1,091,618 through be deductions and credits for Federal income tax purposes resulting from of the duplicate interest and the issue of the new bonds. They also state that the premium of $7,173,675 incident to the re¬ demption of the outstanding bonds held by the public and aporoximately $2,000,000 of unamortized discount applicable to such bends the payment allowable deductions as Income for and profits excess tax pur¬ poses. creation The of first presently of bonds thereunder in the amount of $150,000,000 to refund in part the $159,459,000 of outstanding bonds is a step in the program to improve the debt structure of the Southern Pacific Co. and its subsidiaries on which the 1945, new Southern the public of and mortgage those the companies has issue been actively engaged five years. funded debt the of a management for more than During the period Dec. 31, 1939, to June 30, than equipment obligations) and bank loans Co, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries held by (other Pacific have been reduced in the principal amount of $197,617,175, while equipment obligations have increased by $13,297,391, or 38.4%. During the same period annual interest charges on such debt and equipment obligations held by the public have been reduced by $7,662,686, or 24.7%. Upon completion of the proposed refunding the principal amount of funded debt (other than equipment obliga¬ tions) and bank loans in the hands of the public will, since Dec. 31, 1939, have been reduced by at least $216,090,675. or 30.2 % , and annual interest charges on such debt and equipment obligations will have 818,114 5,452,219 city * (c) per annum, separately for each series. received from one group of bidders for were from 27.6%, 14,751,621 51,702 133,027,906 144,481,533 5,180,300 5,036,091 and petitive bidding, and invitations to bid were also sent to 336 investment houses, insurance companies, and banks or bankers, the bidders to the purchase price, together with the interest rate in multiples or "664. 505 RR., state in from Transportation System ■ Southwestern & RR. $15,985,500 of Southern Pacific RR. first refunding mort¬ gold bonds, due Jan. 1, 1955, at 105 and int. The report of the Commission states in part: The Series A, B and C bonds were offered for sale through com¬ gage facil. rents "Net ry.-oper. (net) been reduced by $8,932,876. inc.___ "Before provision for interest charges on outstanding debt, or other $2 171 990 August—1945 $1,807,346 Gross 55 540 from Net 56,872 105,468 1,411,826 from Net ry. From Gross 1,220,302 $559,327 and from ry. 1944 1943 and due registered owners of first refunding mortgage gold 1, 1955, have been notified that redemption of all outstanding will be made on Jam 1, 1946. at 105 and Prepayment of the full redemption price, including premium accrued interest Jan, to 1, 1946, may be received at The Chase National Bank of the City of New York, successor trustee, Street, New York 15, at any time.—V. 162, pp. 1400, 1326. 1942 4% Jan. bonds 11 Broad railway oper. Net $424,703 these $41,201,940 $43 ,938,234 $38,499,685 $32,850,234 10,975,892 14 ,648,537 12,579,352 13,782,850 income„__ 3,462,249 2 ,791,258 3,578,980 6,669,554 railway™ January 1— from Holders bonds, interest. Earnings of Company Only— t 23,209 Called— Bonds " .'%".•>> „ railway—332,666,068 330 1,980,208 305,888,734 223,759,419 railway.. oper. 99,236,631 104t,381,556 income™ 25,204,763 120,650,018 84,752,620 41,279,931 Southwestern States Telephone Co.—Bonds Called— All of the outstanding first mortgage bonds, 444% have been called for redemption on Oct. 22, Payment will be made at the City 1945, National series due 1968, at lQQVz and interest. Bank & Trust Co., . 203 41,885,343 25 i.866,213 South La Salle St., Chicago, 111.—V. 158, p. 295. adjust¬ contingencies common 162, resulting $1,784,137 33 528 I " ™I™~" (A. G.) Spalding & Bros., Inc.—Initial Dividend— Orders New Equipment— 300,000 250,000 $259,327 $174,703 44,125 43.575 this 75,963 75,963 dent. income Class taxes 716 910 taxes ~ Net for $2.51 reduction to $ 50,540,342 36,318,546 taxes county taxes Federal value _ tax.___i_.___; $299,237 $2.77 — equivalent 14,221. 796 insur. retire, Equip, rents 14.: oq7 ___™__ tax, surtax, profits profits 162, $8,893,658 Federal" "taxes income™; income excess Excess other 335,678 ry. operations Federal Miscellaneous 7,762,679 . expenses $676 1,048,016 authorized the company to issue not exceeding $150,000,000 1st mtge. bonds, consisting of $25,000,000 of Series A, $50,000,000 of Series B, $50,000 000 of Series C, and $25,000,000 of Series D, the series A, B, and C bonds to be sold at 98 and interest, and the Series D bonds to be sold to the Southern Pacific Co. at the are investment 1945—Month—1944 oper. Unemploy. 30 '528^428 .... income Gross Net Federal railway Ry. to 1945 -j- Net (118,938 shrs. of street on $634,915 335,678 stocks- n6n-operating income Items. rX'i Other Prov. 417,478 $330,238 preferred Ry. to $10,429,568 administrative deductions $ management is Years Ended June "• 7% sold $1,048,836 413,921 $665,916 on Period End. Aug. 31— arising from the termination of its peacetime production. Company is a - T 139,886 $1,083,394 amount. statement of Net Iucome, .-V , Sc/i# Cost of $908,950 132,285 Southern Pacific Co.—Earns, of going into-other products, therefore, the trend .of its reconversion should follow closely that of the industries it supplies, such as automotive, refrigeration and household utilities. ; 265,910 , share loss consolidated deduction been the the war ?,nd vict?r,v achieved, the new problems conversion 232,272 237,936 (net). accrued per "For Net manufacturer 338.254 income Earns. 30, The has been past 470,155 taxes surplus and earnings Dividends increased cost of production under government rate 1,302,968 mechanical reasons it is not always to arrange companies in exact alphabetical However, they are always as near alphabetical position as possible. assert busi¬ standard ended year agreed $237,515. to increased which estimated 295,315 481,975 profits reserve Interest charges and virtue other made. The estimated figure is based to a large company's past experience in renegotiation proceedings* the the The amounted enegotiation is due directly contracts, of items 291,897 income) excess 136,061 for 28% of net income While income taxes ab¬ for all. .J^en£goti^!onbeen 6°vernment °* 1944, has.nmv 1,415,944 $951,109 "Special addition the rise in the national debt is being retarded and the burden future of American industry is being lessened at a time when is charged with the greatest of all responsibilities—attain¬ cf tlm. goal of this war—lasting peace and a ment 1944 $3,724,611 1,495,870 155,610 depreciation than Income onh nation living 1945 $3,952,652 ■'«/-« "™_™ (other Federal nesses, the oh Co.—Earnings— 31— revenues approximately income approximately 72% of profits, it is recognized payment of high taxes by this and thousands the -improvement. larger 1.323,646 order. interest Maintenance profits tax against current tax liability, to this provision. The decrease in current ratio, retained the at Operation states: continued 30, 1945, amounted to $963,350, 1944. Recent legislation permits given during maintained Sioux City Gas & Electric excess " and in of 118,319 $2,973,627 output of this company for the week ended Sept. 22, 1945, 2,149,000 kwh., as compared with 2,097,000 kwh. for the corre¬ sponding week last year, an increase of 2.5%.—V. 162, p. 1400. estimated Corp.—Annual Report— financial were boats and hundreds of other items. Production of industrial machines for civilian manufacture has now been resumed and will gradually be increased as labor and material become available. Work has also been resumed on Singer vacuum cleaners, which formed a sizable part of Singer's pre-war production facilities.—V. 162, p. 882. before write-offs < $889,648 $348,173 income Provision ?, $994,787 m%t ... condition courses „ 580,478 Operating ~ 1942 admin, costs * 1943 useful past four years. Sewing unprecedented levels and, in addition to regular educational courses, special classes were conducted for- teen-agers and war charity groups. Notions departments of the Singer sewing centers were expanded to include a variety of fashion accessories as well as complete lines of sewing supplies. National advertising, featuring the war-time services of the Singer sewing centers, was continued regularly. • •"*; Registration for ,new machines by thousands of women at Singer sewing centers already has demonstrated peak demand for new models. Tljis company, the world's largest maker of sewing machines for both household and factory use, normally makes over 3,000 different varieties. During the war, in addition to producing a large volume of military equipment for the armed forces, the company continued to produce many types of sewing machines required for the manufacture of uniforms, shoes, parachutes, cartridge belts, gun covers, rubber vote. 1944 in instruction Ltd.—Earnings— 1945 648,557 120,103 divs._ Southern Colorado Power Co.—Weekly the machines close New York Stock Exchange directs that the common stock be quoted "ex" said distribution until further notice.—V. 162,, p. 1326. 3 Mos. End. June 30— 809.582 Pacific period, the company kept open its nation-wide chain of sewing centers and through repair service put around 2,000,000 old consumer The not 1,119,674 67,394 totaled < a special meeting to be held 1, 1945, a four-for-one split-up will be effected in the common of no par value, by the distribution as soon as practicable of Oct. shares to and "Deficit.—V. and Subject" to approval of stockholders at three additional $3,263,504 93,230 "$3,021 deprec. Southern Pacific production Sears, Roebuck & Co.—Stock Distribution— stock, 1945—11 Mos.—1944- $279,619 56,540 plant on cars. 115,447 Surplus 1663. p. for household sewing machines which have been accumu¬ for nearly four years can be only partially satisfied by ail-out schedules during the next six months," the company's lating N. H., as one in which one or more parties interest to buy or lease. It is said the plant cost expressed an $609,331. The company hopper NOTE'—-For "Demands corpora¬ Laconia, have service gon¬ gondola cars and possible The company on Sept. 25 announced that sewing machines for con¬ sumer use are now rolling off production lines in the place of bombsights and guns, and will be ready for distribution in sizable quantities by the end of November, New Singer models, the first for consumer use since shortly after Pearl Harbor, when company manufacturing facilities were concen¬ trated on war production, will be distributed exclusively through the company's 2,000 sewing centers in line with pre-war merchandising policy. then held. The number of common shares outstanding was increased from 1,890,000 shares to 2,520,000, and the number of authorized common shares from 2,550,000 to 5,000,000. stock common general open-top 2227. Singer (Sewing Machine) Mfg. Co.—Sewing Machines for Consumers Ready by November— payable Nov. 10 Sept. 21 following value 550 70-ton common stock, par Co., tight-bottom 250 $289,069 maintenance Taxes Adolph Radnitzer, foimerly Vice-President and Secretary of Loft, Inc., now known as Pepsi-Cola Co., has been elected Vice-President of Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc. Mr. Radnitzer will be in charge oi the company's plants and branches in the United States, Canada, England the obtain to Co., 1945—Month—1944 earnings and Simplicity Pattern Co., Inc.—New Vice-President— reorganization committee has issued a notice to the effect that who have not heretofore deposited under the plan holders of securities of Steel 200 Car, Electric Total 1944, $1,100,500.—V. 1945 Steel Foundry 1211. Gross 257,768 $2,749,277 : & 599,323 100,000 surplus Bethlehem cars; Ralston Car 162, p. Deposit of Securities Under Plan— The hopper Oper. 100,000 242,085 151,926 599,323 ($5 ($1 donated 69,065 60,037 accrued payroll estate, 587,498 92,823 accrued and commissions capacity. Car Period End. Aug. 31— pro¬ 744,087 compensation Reserve for not more than 75% of the total cost of the following new equipment estimated to cost not less than S5.103,997: 14 2000 h.p. Diesel passenger locomotive units, and 30 streamlined, air conditioned, stainless lightweight steel pas¬ senger cars, consisting of 12 coaches, nine dining cars, six tavernobservation cars, and three baggage-dormitory cars. and for service gon¬ hopper open-top Southern Canada Power Co., Ltd.—Earnings— 70,000 — income on renegotiation Salaries, wages Real r-„ taxes and increases wage allowances Federal general 250 $253,786 $202,454 • __. 550 and cars designed especially capacity cement; as Car cars; —V. payable 70-ton gondola have • Steel American Liabilities- of cars tight-bottom been placed with car manufacturers as follows: Co., Inc., 1,000 40-foot 6-inch box cars; PullmanMfg. Co., 600 40-foot 6-inch box cars; General Ameri¬ Transportation Corp., 750 50-foot 6-inch auto cars and 150 70-ton Pressed , —$2,749,277 orders of automobile commodities" such 70-ton of The post-war cars The hopper 200 cars; cars 120,000 — .__™___-™ covered big box cars. handling bulk dola 509,100 first 1, 1945 equipment purchases of the rail¬ lightweight steel construction and 750 cars will be equipped with the latest type interchangeable loading devices for handling both trucks and passenger cars, according to the announcement. Also included are automobile 150 530,654 1 ^ orders, the road, are 1,600 — 539,421 —— ]___ expenses— Total 576,383 ' 566,836 — Goodwill' prepaid $597,591 credit post-war against excess profits tax—estimated (included in current assets in 1945)___.__i^._.— ^ Property, plant and equipment—deprec. cost— Total 1944 .. , 110,129 ... Inventories—net Receivable ^ the after Jan. 4, or ±1$. -1946 to provide issued being certificates are receivabe Post-war land & Kendall, Inc. The 1945 $924,253 608,568 < ___™„.™™™™_-™...— Accounts I;- V'»r Sheet; June 30 V."\ Cash '.Seaboard Air Line Ry.—Equipment Trusts Offered— Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc. won the award Sept. 26 of $3,810,000 series "OO" equipment trust certificates as 2s, and immediately reoffered the certificates at prices to yield 0.90% to 2.40%, subject to Interstate Commerce Commission approval. This was the only bid received. The certificates mature semi-annually from April 1, 1946 through Oct. 1, 1960, and are being issued under the Philadelphia plan. Associated with Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., in the offering are: Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.); Blair & Co., Inc.; Equitable Securities Corp.; Otis & Co., Inc.; Alex. Brown & Sons; First of Michigan Corp.; The Illinois Co.; Hayden, Miller & Co.; Julien Collins & Co.; The First Cleveland Corp.; Kebbon, McCormick & Co.; McMaster Hutchinson & Co.; Mullaney, Ross & Co.; Al¬ fred O'Gara & Co.; F. S. Yantis & Co., Inc.; C. C. Collings & Co., Inc.; Mason, Moran & Co.; and Patterson, Cope- ^-".Monday, October -Comparative Balance Assets—' See American ,v •• . jraEsCOMME^^ 1520 f * Orders for construction conjpany 3,500 to it Deliveries new cost was are- freight cars approximately announced scheduled on to of the most $13,900,000 Sept. start 25 by early advanced have A. in T. placed Mercier, 1946. An design and been by Presi¬ Included In initial common p* ".."'■V dividend of W stock, payable Oct. ; :V 2597.-' cents per share has been declared on the 15 to holders of record Oct. 8.—V. 161, ■ ■' *.• •• (Continued on page 1555) - ^ 1521 {Stock and Bond Sales New York Stock Exchange «» ^WEEKl*|-^EARW!^j5j5®iHS5'w'V®s'^-;. lfOTICh—Casti and deferred <Mlmr sales an diacegardod in the day* range, anises they are the only transactions of the day. No United States Government Securities Below , tm ■ mm ■ ■ i * ' 9 Sep.32 Dally Record of U. 8. Bond Frlees " ' 1 Sep. 24 ' 1 1 " - " for range the year. Loan^oupoi^onds on the New York Stock Exchange during the current Sep. 26 Sep. 25 '' • Sep. 28 Sep. 27 Daily Record of U. 8. fHigh Treasury 4Kb, 1947-62 Treasury i 2 sales | in Total sales in Vis, 2 [Close sales in $1,000 $1,000 22 101.8 101.8 5 units iy«s, 1954-56 J Low [Close Total sales In $1,000 units (High Low \ [Close Total sales In [ High $1,000 units 113 j • 112.30 Low [close 104. 2 (High Low Total sales In $1,000 units Total IHigh Low 2 sales in $1,000 units * 104. 2 Close 112.30 10 104. 2 > ___ 2 : (High Vis, 1959-62 100.17 100.21 j Low Total sales In 100.17 100.19 [Close — Close Total sales in $1,000 unlts. 100.17 100.19 $1,000 units. 5 [High (Hign Low 2s, 1S47 20 : . ( Low (Close [Close Total sales In $1,000 units— Total sales In $1,000 units— .— [High 1 Hign Low 2s, March (Close 1948-50 .[ Low (Close Total sales In $1,000 units—. Total sales In $1,000 /I High l\ Mb. Dec. 2s, June, __ 1949-1951 Total sales in $1,000 lign units (High \ fow 2s, Sept., 1949-1951. (Close ( Low [Close Total sales in $1,000 , [gb unite . v;.' 3W 2s, Dec., #ose rHign 1949-J951— Low (Close . Total sales In $1,000 units.. Total j (High ft Low 2s, I Close sales in March, $1,000 units (High Low \ 1950-1952 * units—1 (Close Total sales In $1,000 units T High A Low (High Low /[Close Total sales in $1,000 units-- tligii [ Low [Close units—L.— . units— I Low (\Close Total sales In $1,000 units Hign I Low Iciose 1948-50— Total sales in $1,000 T Hign 2%s, 1958-63 units f Low [Clofea \ Total sales in $1,000 units—L Close - Total If High sales in fi.ooo units ; (High \{ Low 2%s, 1950-52 12 ■ (High Total sales In $1,000 units Total sales in $1,000 $8 100.23 101.8 units aYcS, 1952-55 (High \ Low [close «%s, 1949-53 1 100.22 { Low sales in \ LOW [Close Total sales In $1,000 units 1948 100.21 100.22 [Close Total I%l, 1960-65 100.21 100.22 { Low f High Total sales In $1,000 100.22 100.20 _. Vis, 1951-53 Total sales In $1,000 units 8%S, 1956-59 100.20 100.20 f High \ Low j ■'■■■ 100.20 100.20 $1,000 units Sept.,' 1967-72 Total $%•, 1951-54 Sep. 28 Low I (Hign 2%», 1948-51— Sep. 27 (High - [Close [Close $%S, 1955-60 Sep. 26 Low f High 2 Total sales In $1,000 units Ss, 1951-55 Sep. 25 [Close ( Low Si, 1946-48 Sep. 24 $1,000 units . }~High sKb, 1949-52 Sep.22 fHigh 2Vis, June 1967-72 [Close Total sales in $1,000 units.. $%s, 1946-49 Prices . [Close Total - f High ( Low 3%s, 1946-56 Bond ' Vis, 1966-71 [Close Total sales In $1,000 units— 2%s, the the New York Stock Exchange on daily xecord ol the transactions in Treasury and Home Owners' sales in eompnting Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32d of a point. week. ■i.i we Jfurnish a account Is taken of each Total sales In 103 j Low Iciose 2s. 1951-1953 [Close Total sales In $1,000 units—J 103 103 $1,000 units 5 figh \ Low [Clqse 2'/as, 1952-54 Close Total sales in $1,000 units— . Total sales in $1,000 units ... (High (High -] Low 2%s, 1956-58—i_ (High Low 2s, June, 1952-54 (Close Total sales in $1,000 units 2s. 2S 1953-55 ( [Close 101.25 101.25 Total sales In $1,000 101.24 101.24 101.25 (High —\ Low (Close 101.24 ,111 Total sales in 41.000 units J { Low Total sales in $1,000 units— * — [High Low 101.8 101.9 (Close 101.9 101.8 \ iy2s, 1950 — 101.8 101.9 Total sales In $1,000 units 101.18 Low 101.9 I Close 101.18 6 •IVi 2 • 101.9 v 1 101.18 * 101.9 \ 1965-70—i. — 1948 [Close U High Low [High 2Vis units (High 1 %S [Close Total dales in $1,000 units 7 Low [Close units f%«, Dec., 1964-1969— 102.31 $1,000 units—;r_! (High Low f 102.31 [Close Total sales In f High l%s, June, 1964-1969 102.31 ] Low 1952-54 Dec., [Close Total sales in $1,000 units Total sales in $1,000 5 (High ( Low 2Vis, 1963-1968 103.3 * f High — 103.3 [Close Total sales in $1,000 units 2Vis, 1962-67 103.3 j Low Total sales in $1,000 units — ♦Odd lot sales. HFive 100.18. at tFive registered bonds tRegistered bond transaction, registered bonds were sold on Sept. 26 at 101.22. were sold on Sept. 25 ? NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Saturday Monday t i>er snare *71% ♦111% 72 % 113 80 *74 I per 71 Vi ♦111% *76 16% *37% 47 113 *111% ' 113 72% *111% 79 *111% 113% *111 79% *78 *77 14% 15 Vb 14% 15% 14% 14% 14% 14% 33 32 16% 17 16% 16% 40 32% 16% 38% 32 16 y2 33% 16% 32% 16% 32% 16% 28% 47% 28 28 46% 47% 41 *37% *37% 40 28% 28 Vt 28% 28% 47 474/2 46 *105 7 7% 7 4% 4Vi •'? *100 6% 7 4% 50 50 341/4 34% 102 *18% 179 ye 18% 179% 17% / 17% :.32 *100Vi 18 Vi 18% 179% 63% 35% 34% 102 *100 102 179 Vi 52 Vi *63 63 34% 7 4% 4% 51 50% 63 110 *105 110 64 49% *62 71% 72% ;; 7 4% 5,700 ACF-Brill 1,000 110 x47 110 *106 7y» 6% 4 % 47% 47% *107 16% 4,500 .Adams 6% 7 112 Adams-Millis Address-Mutigr - 4,500 — 7% Air Reduction Alabama . 6,500 - 4% 63% *63% 63% 35% 35% 35 Vi 35% 35% 36% 19,200 31% 102 102 18 18% 18 31% 'is 18% 177% 179% •17% 18 177 • 31% *100 .102 31% ' . 18 9 115 Jan 15 80 9% Jan 2 7,300 105. 18 179% •17% 31% 32 " - 5%% / 10 / 180 18 Allegheny 18,900 51 j - — — ' 500 600 2,200 *" 1 No Corp. Corp Inc Vlcksburg Ry Min Corp. pf A with $30 war Allen Industries Tw« Allied Chemical ds Dye Allied Kid Co Allied Mills Co Inc 25% Apr 23 13 % Mar 26 10 1 Par 10 No par 100 32% Jan 1 No par 100 1 No par -.8 No par 24 22% Apr 6 39% Jan.. 2 > 98% Jan 10 0 —100 ! $2.50 prior conv preferred_No par Alghny Lud Stl Corp jAlleg A West Ry«* gtd 1,600 ... & 60 2.50 Co Alaska Juneau Gold 200 *100% Express 600 - 63% , Motors 200 39 28 47% *63 % 4% 111% Apr No par Acme Steel Co.- 4% 31% V:/: 15% 72% Sep 100 preferred 22 22 Year Jun I per share 52% 25 15 47 5% Jun 60% Jun Jan 23 68% Mar 1 28% Jan 24 •36% Sep 28 Jan 11 104 13% Jan 2 91 153 % Mar 16 15% Jan 2 27% Aug 21 28 20% May 34"% Mar 3 1 Jan 33 Jan 2 Apr Mar 24% Dec Oct 43 July 100 Dec 7% July 3V» Deo 86 Dec Jan 62 Dec 24% Apr 29% July 70 . Jan 37 Jan 91 9% 20 Sep Dec Deo 23% May 28 1878 Sep 180 Dec 10% 14 5% 21 56 Jun 64 19% 11 22 Jun 114 Jan 37 Vi May 75 Jan 8'A Jun 21 2 24 V 26% Sep 10 41 Sep 4 30% May 19 49 Apr 24 120 July 10 2% Jan 64% 10% 17 6% Jan Jan 8% Aug IBVt May 19 34% Sep 13 Highest $ per share Feb 108% Nov Sep 26 34% Jan > 1944 Lowest I per share 60% Jan Abraham & Straus 32% 50% ♦17% 31% 4% 80 4% 17% 31% Par — 79% 50% 176 31% *27% 28 113 I per share No par Abbott Laboratories 900 50 *18 footnotes see page 1531. *37% 38 28 Shares 71% 51% 63% 51 18% 17% *105 178 % 17%' 38 16% Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest EXCHANGE ' 18% 177% 17% - 38% 14% *32 Range for Previous STOCK NEW YORK the Week f per share 72% 80 Sales for , Sep. 28 t per share 72% 113 Friday Sep. 27 I per share 77% 77% Thursdav • 33 4% For 72% STOCKS Wednesday Sep. 26 14% 110 *105 32 share 72% 71 % 47% *28% 34' t per share 80 s Sep.25 33 % 14% *32 . Tuesday - Sep. 24 Sep. 33 / 141 Jan Apr 15% 157 Dec Oct Deo 13% Mar 16% 29 35V. Mar Aug Peb - •v/4 Sep. 22 51 % 33% 5% 4 *44% 46% *34% *46% 47% *112 112 112 129% 34% 76% 34% 35 5% 6 47% *46% 48 112% 114 1,100 112% 34% 35 72% 35 35 34% 34'A 34% 71 71% 69% 70% 70% 71% 31% 31% 32 32 76% 76% 75% 76'/a 19 18% 19% 18% 18% 4 50 49% 49 51 * 11% 11% 11% 105% *104% 105% 106 106% 105% 106% 188 188% 188% 188% 188% 187% 61 118% 117% 33% 33% 12 187% 61 61 60% 187% 60% 118 *117 118% 117% 117% 34% 34% 105% 187% 34% -58% 61 3,900 118 600 59 60 117% 118% 34% 34%' 5,500 35 124% 125 127% 129% 129% 131 % 131 % 124 34% 129% 129% 124? 33% 125 »/4 143% 142% 142% 142% 142% 141% 142 142 Va 142% 21% 24% 142% 142 141% 22% 24% 23% 24% 23% 23% 23% 23% 23 24 24% 24 24 *23% 23% 23% *32% 21% 24% 24% 38% 39% 38% ■it 7% .7% *15 40'A 4% 4% 4% 4% 109 % 109% 109% 109% 27% 28% ly/; 2,700 7% *50% 52% 80% 81% 81% 81% 80% 81% 80 801/2 9% 9% 98% 11% 12 11% ♦51 36% 116 115% 30% 30% 30% 14% 30% '>-4 14% 14% 14% 30% 4 31 61% 7% H 61 7% 83% 73% 17% 17% *92 24% 300 11% *11% 12 50% *50 50% 290 36% 35% 36 Va II,300 115% 115% 115% 115% 1,400 30% 30% 30'A 30 Va 4,600 Amer 9,600 Amer 12,200 Amer 15% 14% 32 31% 134 *132% 84% 7% 7% 15 Vs 14% 32 30% *133 134% 55% 38,000 8 8 86% 86 88 88% 75% 78% 78% 79% $5 75 74 18 17% *180 18 17% 183% 17,900 American 183% 24 24% 23% 24% 23% 24% 23% 24% 92 % 92% 93 92% 93 93 94 1,050 25% 25% 25% 26 3,200 29% 30 30% 30% 1,300 39% 58% •169% 24% 24% 25 25 29% 29% 58% 24% 25% 29% 29% 29% 29% 38% 30 ■t 46 155 159 ♦155 168 % 170 170 155 59% 60% 58% > 46 46% 38% *38 58% 170 *169'A 170 ♦46 % 39 % 39 58% 46% 46% 46% *153 157 *153 iHk 23 23% 30% 48% 30% *48 ♦139% 36% 36% 22% **22% 22% 29% 28% 139% 33 -.4 183 ♦116% " "7% 7% 7% 7% 109% 50% 50% 50% 50% 50% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 37% 38 Va 37% 110% 7% 7% :<4 28% 28% * . : *127 130 • - 53% 64 15 15'; 30 *125 128 *48% - 53% 52% 53% 16 16% •*125% 127 *125% 127 123 123 *122 122% 123 *48% 92% 91% 107% 92% - " 109v 69 93 - ,. ' * *56% ♦101 33 33% , 17% ♦112% 113 17% 17% 75' 17% 24% *23% 24% 15% 15% 15% 15% m 65 n "Dec 37% Sep 26 i preferred- 120 8 ■ *119 , *102 20 20% 7% Co preferred Constable Corp— 5 900 3.800 1,000 140 4% 18% 6,700 Atlas 18 conv 7% 121 122 84 85 1,860 *121 124 ; 30 19% 20% 8Va 2 11% Sep 117% Jun 7% 43,600 Jan Dec 24% Jan 29 Va Dec 25 Jan 39 Dec 20 Jan 28% Juiv "93/4 Jan 14% 2 Va Jan 19 15 Dec 43/4 Aug ~4% Apr ~6% 74% Jan 107% Dec 85 Jan 119 Jan 35 Va Apr July 46% Jun 9 Va Feb 12% July Jan 133/a 3 127 111 Jan 4 125 Jun 25 Jun 19% Dec 12% Jan 90 Jan 113 Jan 113% Nov Dec July 26 85% Mar 9 Jan 12 50% Sep 4 108% Mar 23 103 Va Jan 76% Jan 31 101 25 53% Jan 83% Dec 114% May 19 82 Jan 106Va Dec 45 106 Jan 30 48 Va Jan 22 33% Feb 1 101 - 7 30% July 27 110 Apr 20 Jun 33 Jan 55 25 Feb 38% Nov 7 59 Va Jun 76 36% Feb 15 24% Jan 114% Aug 28 107% Feb Jan 17% Jan 57 y« Oct 62 Jun 14% Jan 22 19% Jun 27 19 58 Jan 23 53 Va Sep 27 60 Jan 2 86 113 Jan 25 122 6 10% Jan 22 Jan 2 Dec 25% 55% Feb 18% Jan Sep 108% Nov 1 11 S/a 77 45% May 40% May 80 Feb 79% Jun 25 • 71% Sep No par 27 25% Aug 9 Sep 52 Va 112 Nov 32% May 114 Apr > Oct Dec 120 3/a Aug May Dec 20 14% May 26 7 Jan 13% May Sep 20 66 Apr 84 % May 15% Nov 16 Va Jun 103 5o (The) Dec ; 8% 20 —No par No par Co Aviation Corp of Del 9% 107 26 Jan —50 No par 100 Nichols . 15% AUg 28 30% Sep 21 16% Sep 2 Jan J S5 prior A , 57 10* 24 22 Sep 28 Se£ 13 133 42% July 27 11% Jan 2 14% Jan 2 23% Sep 14 14% Dec -> 5% Jan 24 9 %Jun 28 3% Jan 30% Jim 6 ' 7% Mar 27 111 —100 -25 -—100 pref series A preferred "Autocar 2,000 7% 7% Austin k \ 19% 19% 7% 106 *102 106 *102 20 2,500 6% Jan 102% Mar 27 113 100 ——1 Atlas Tack Corp— 14% 28 Va Sep 100 100 100 Atlas Powder 1.5% conv preferred 24% 14% 15 15 106 ' *23% 24% *23% 13 No par Corp 6% 57 *56'A 86 122 85% 84% 23% Sep —100 preferred—, ' 30 28 7% Sep 100 Refining— Atlantic 5,100 ; 16 % Sep 18 preferred— Atch Topeka & Santa Fe 5% preferred——— Atlantic Coast Line' RR Atl G & W I SS tiineS 5% non-cum preferred 75 33 2d 44% Apr — preferred— 1st 27 16% Aug Nov 100 30 2 No par —5 No par * 38% Sep 112 % Apr 4Va Jan -TOO Corp 6 12% Aub 17 —5 No par of Illinois 5% 112% 111% 57 56% 57 ft x56.Va July 12 109 -21% -20 5 Mining W Paper Co Inc Copper 83 July 20 38% July 6 24% Jan 12".50 No par Corp " 81% 20% 20% *56% ' 105 •102 106 56% 82 80 15% . Feb 18% Sep 111 ; 6 7% 6,800 37% 32% 18% 18 *23% *56 % 57 20% 44 Assoc Investment Co.. 69 *72% 33 113% >*118% *103 22 preferred —— Armstrong Cork Co— 10 109% ' 37 75 32% ♦112% 24% 8 Jun 9 2 80 . 94 ' 68 36% 33% 120% 20% 6% July 7% 50% 107 109% 68% - 113% 80% 14% ,104 8 33 *72% 75 *72% *112% 109% % 36 Va *72% 36% 33% 14% 20% 36% 17% 24% *14% 36% ♦23% 120 *23% 36% 121% --92% 68 69 75 .: 93% 108% 109'A 79% *118% 80 *118% 109 ' 17% *56% 57 79% Jan Artloom *48% Dec Jun 120% July Jan Associated Dry Goods.* 121% Apr 29 Va Jan 6% 15% Apr 116% 49 Jan 121% Mar 15 July July 152% July Jan 8% 39% 38% Jan 127% 139 19 28 preferred, Arnold 75 4 $6 conv prior 2,800 Dec 75 Jan 61 Va Sep Archer-Daniels-Midland new_No par *2,300 Jan 20 % Sep 23 Armour 56% 13% Mar 27 60 Va Jan P 166% 57% 43% Mar 27 25 A 7 Jun xl61 Dec Jun 67% 3,700 *105% 25 25 Dec 31% 26% May 156 Jan 28 22 2,700 50% 88% Sep 8% Jun 30 107 87% Sep 2 128% Jun 15% *125 2 5% Mar 27 $4 110 16 Va 3 13 100 Vs Mar 26 700 53 % 145 % Jan 28 Sep Dec Jan 15% 92% * 68 •111% 113 17% 17% 109 94 Dec Jan 29% 122% *49 *105% 70% *72% v? 113 93% ' 133 „ 52% 127 Va 122 50% 105 "69% 32% 75 33% 32% 106 36 36 " *72% " ♦111% *49 28% Jan 30 *125 69 683/V 37 *36 15 29% 107% 94% 93 109 109 4 50% *105% * " 109 68% J *49 50% *105% ' Jun 6Ve 15% 15% 30 Dec 22% Dec 6% Anchor Hock Glass 26,300 117 Jan 65% Jan 186 Copper Mining— 50 Anaconda Wire ft Cable~~-No par 1,600 *16 ,16 29% 15 29% - •108% 15% 30 *14% 15 133 52% 16 , 117 131 52% ,15% ,10% 10% 116 131 15% 29% 123 -n 50% 107% ' 130 152% 84 Va S5 prior conv >4,100 10% 28% "53'A ♦125% 127 123 ♦121 4 29% 30 28% 10% 28 Va 6% - 31 65 36 % Sep 2 Jan 7 Mar 1 270 26 Va 6% 53% " • 15 15 *14% 6% 29% Jan 157 Anaconda 1,300 i 142 12 100 200 530 110% 6% 15% 53% 14% 130 Dec Nov 146 14 6% 130 6 28 28 6% 130 10 Aug 28 Andes Jr 130 *127 Sep Lead ft Smelt— Amer Zinc 23,100 .37% 128% Jan par 100 Preferred 600 < 41 No par Anderson, Clayton & Co 116 164 Jun 1,500 107/a 47 9 45% 29% Jun 1,700 29% 9 Feb 165% 2 16 % 117 41 % Apr 153 43 Va July Jan 39% May 147 22 11 41% 10% 172 Va Aug 23 15% 117 Jan 60% Sep 28 2 3 Jan 41% *28% 36 Va Aug 21 40% Jan 164% Jan 10 Woolen—,c„— American 16 " Dec 13 41% 10% 37 Va 99% Jan 16 28% Jan Feb "8% Jan 41% 117 26% 40 116 V8 Sep 15% 10% Dec 15 32 Dec par 41% 117 19% par 110% 116% 116% Sep Feb 100 41% " 117 18 Va 13% No *15% 11 10% ?' 11 ♦116'% Jan 28 30%.Sep 15 14 .... 109% 7 13% , 15% . Sep 28 25 preferred 1st 41% 110% 77% 62 Va Wks 8c Elec—.—No preferred: Water 15% .j 6% A 28% 109 % Jan 21 28 100 v41% 7 Jan Sep 25 No preferred $6 18,000 73 *110 110% *110 Am 6,600 8% 7% 50% "* 12 Va Aug 17% July 26 17% Jan 100 Telep & Teleg Co— Tobacco class B - 6% 200 120 *118 7% Refining Ajner Type Foundries Inc, American Viscose Corp— 56,900 22% 21% 22% Foundries Common 5 % 18% 50% 15% 180 Jan 94 75 25 Sumatra Tobacco Amer 4,000 36% ,37 50 Va 51 42 Dec 12% Aug Jan 15% Jan 100 American 2,600 111 73 15% '10% 10,700 87 36% *41% 28% ■'28% 182% Am 1,100 •109% 7% 7% 36 Va 73 42 * Dec 60% 18% Jan 25 100 Preferred 700 139 36% 15% 66'A 56 37% 110 * 15% 163 Feb Feb Jan 132 37% 37% 37% 24% Sep 9 i Jan 72 50% 16 40 111 36% 1 50% *50 Mar 184 Jan 176 44% 7 *109'A 118% *70 25 47% 72 rr Sep 19% July - 36% 18 25% 37 75 *71 ■ ■ 36% 11% Jan Feb 36% " 75% *71 -4. 28 par 100 8 % Jan 118% 7% Sep Sep 79% Sep Dec 3% Aug Jan 17% 17% 111 21% 90 54% Jan Oct 43 Jun 15 87 118% 118 60 % Jan par 130 Jan 2 29 *116% 22% 2% Jan par Feb 32 115% 16% 118% 119% 7% par Sep 3 *116% 22 % 63 Dec Dec 20 118% 119% '7% 26 Mar *116% 22% Feb 20 56% Jan 118% 119 24 No American Sugar 3,600 119 12% July Aug 21 61 Va ' Jan 900 60% : 8% 21 25 32 Sep 25 142% May 24 Sep 61 22% 15% Sep 30% Sep 60 118 Va 24 Va 25 60% | 22% Feb 37 60% 110 Dec 14% 2 59 % 110 Dec 111% Jan 3 59% 17% 28% Jan 46 Aug 31 16 300 *109% Jun Feb 37% Sep 116 Mar 26 No 50 14% 80 Va 31% Sep 30 17% Jan 5,200 *116% 4 10 22 22 Jan 27% Jan 88% 17% 51% Sep Jan 22% Jan -19% 111 9% Aug par 100 158% 17 9% July Jan par 19% *109 Apr 6Va par 88% 17% 7 Va 27 No 158% 110 Dec 22 No 19% 17 79 Va Sep 11 Va Sep No 158% 17% Jan July 31 12 American Stove Co 19% 88% 61 99 3 American Stores—; 19% 158 Jan Oct 7% Aug Amer Steel 49% 88% Jan 1,100 19% 158 4 1,300 88% 88% 9 9,200 182% 87% 88% 458 10% Jun Nov 29 Va 35% 182% 87% 6% Aug Jan 5 21 28 28 par 100 158% 22% 36% ; 181% 87% 3% Aug 27 3 par 19% 118'A 74% ' 36% 182% 87% 87% Dec 37 139 34 181% 183 40 Va 22% 47% 47% 34 Apr 76% 41 % Jan —No 60% *107% ,x7% 34 Dec 33 46 130% Jan —No 88% 17 •*" ' *138 Apr 94% 40 *29 139% 139 25% Mar par Smelting ft Refg 157% " *116% "■ *i\7K\U9 "*70 87% *33 * ' 60 »lio fiio 7032%'. 22% ' 32% 182% 29 47% 47%'* Jun Jan Jan 36% 22% * 102 Jan 15% 59 65 26 Ship Building Co 19% 19% 17% 60 32% . 158% 158 60% 118% *"16% 139% 88% ' - 19% 19% 139% 87% 88% 88% 159 •157 33 47% 138% 48 48 183% 87% 87% 88% " ' ■ ■ , ... ' 29 68 May 22 Dec Mar 5% Mar 22% 36 Va 36 29 Oct 39% Mar par 100 preferred- Jan 1% 155 155 157 22% , 28% «■ 23 3 -No non-cum 11% 26 24 % Jan American Snuff Apr 48 % Apr Amer 6% 8 15 18.50 Safety Razor— -No par American Seating Co 400 Dec 4% Aug 2% Mar 9% July 10 108 Amer 46 % 46% 46% 46 % *153 ; 36% 29 >r 47% .■■-«' 157; 22% M'- 30% 139% 184 87% 4 47% 33% 183% 23 v 29% 141% >♦32% * ■ * 46'A 36% 81% Sep 11% Mar 27 Preferred Sep 52 21 * Dec 21% Jan American 290 168% 163 Dec 107 % 7% Jan 500 60% 60 Va 60% 168% Aug Feb 2 par preferred 15 20% 101% Jan 9 par 100 Rolling Mill conv 131% Nov Dec Mar 10 % 14 70 6.600 39 39 39 38% 59% 167% 60% 36% ~ 36% 36% 36% 36% *23 38% 170 4Va% Feb 99% 3 par .-No 115% July 1 No - 27% July Nov Mar —No Light Jan 6% Jan 50 No 42% July Jan 108% 31% July 10 24 183 Va Nov Apr Jan 5 47 par Preferred 183 Va *180 183 Va *180 27,500 17% 17% 17% 38% Jan 95% July Jan 107 104% May 25 46% Jun 14 Mar par J00 No Stand San'y— Am Rad 8c 111 20% Jan 91 par ._10 68% Jan .... preferred preferred $6 5% July Jan 96 par Co—-— „No News powsr ft Amer 11,200 90 76% 91% 39% par Sep Mar 23 28 27 1 preferred American 8,000 84 *180 29% 43% Jun 2Vs Jan Metals Co Ltd 6% 620 8% 7% 170 55 55 7% 31% 31% 31% 134 Va 8 15 14% 15 134% 54% 134% 55 55 60 30% 92% '■ Jan par .-No Mach Si Metais 30% 116 24% > 10% Jan 145 Oct 68% 19 21 preferred Mach 8c Fdy Co 115% 91% ? par 1 8% Sep 15% Sep 9 1 Corp Co of 1115% conv preferred American Locomotive^ 35% 17% 183% 2 131 % Sep American Invest 50% 23% •180 3% Jan 3 19% Jun 33 Va 29 Jan 1 Internat Amer 5,300 11% 92% 24% 24 43% Jun 110 preferred— 6% non-cum 200 99 24 Vs 182 ♦180 24 Sep No 11% 74% 17% 30% Jan Sep 35 ._50 Ice 36% 7% 83% 74% 73% 17% .1? 74% 8% 11% 11% American 12 58% 7% 8% *98% 99 11% 2,500 81 51 30% 31% 84 ->-cv 84 •83% 80% 35% 116 134 61 ,_20 119 2 , 170% 29 No 2,700 52'/a *51 8% 8% *97 11% 8 8 50% 14% 134% 109% Jun 8 Jan SS Co American Hide & Leather 6% conv preferred American Home Products *11% 30% 31% *134 136 63 73/4 26 No No No 36 % . 105 % Apr __1 97 2d 11% 36 115% 11% 24% Sep 25 % Sep No 51% 11% 51% 35% *51 9 99 *97 98% 12 *11 ,'■;./ 87/a 8%, 8% 98 12 51% •134 ; 8 8% 98 3 22 Jan 27 American Hawaiian 52% 30% . I,000 8% 115% ♦106 2,600 42% *50% 115% •4 101% 42% 8% 36% 36% 42 101% 421/z 52% 12 11% *51 : 101% 42 8% 9 98% 11% »ii • 101 *50% 8% 13% Jan 18 Ve Jan 96 Tiling $7 1,800 8,500 29 82 106% Sep .100 preferred preferred A $6 preferred 42% 8% 52% 42% 11,800 109% July ,_10 Foreign Power 28% *50% .! •98 * 5 109% 27% Sep 14 Sep Lines Inc American Export Amer ft 133 May -10 European Sees Amer 300 1,100 5% 5 Encaustic American Apr 8 8 12 Apr stamped,— Co Distilling Amer ■ 28% 109% 43 *42 42% 42% 5 101% 101 101% 101 101, ♦99% 28 27% 28 15% 40 Va 40 % 109% 4% 4% 109 % 4,900 8 *15 15 40 81 ♦80 • 15 40 4% 28 8% 8% *50% v ' 51 *42 i; *15 *39% 109% 101 42% *99% 40% 8 40 15% 15% 40% *15 15% 40% 10.600 7% 77/a 7% 8 7% 40% 126 Va Jan 67 112 % Mar Dec 46 195 par Dec 23 Va July Jan 5 Crystal Sugar 1st preferred Jan 45% Jan 5 American 31 Va Dec Apr 7% Jan No 600 May 37% 39 15 110% July 26 13% Jan 135 11 Mar 7 89% Feb par .100 preferred conv 23% 7% Sep 10% Aug 21 42% Nov Sep 27 52 % 183% Jan Colortype Co 3 9'A 129 No Chicle— 40% 40 40% 40 41% 40 72% Jan 82 25 25 19 12 28 28 6 25 19 preferred American 107 Va Jan Mar 21 par .100 Cable Inc American *105% 60 -25 non-cum 6% 18 Jun 80 21% Mar x41 No & Fdy 280 10 16, 100 Chain 8c 5% 640 40 15% Aue 21 par 100 3,500 106% *105% 106% *105% 106 106 8 40 28 *27% ls?g':':: g * 5 109% *108% 7% •«v*15 15% *40 24% 106 40% *105% 106 ♦105% 4 22% 33% 7% Am 20 30 Can Car American Dec Feb 37% Sep 11 72% Sep 25 34t% May 25 69% Jan Preferred 160 Dec 4% Jan 28% 2 —1 24% Apr 2 July 21 24 —I 118 126 Aug 21 28 17% Dec 40% July Apr Apr Feb 24 preferred American 1,100 105% 188 Va 103 22% Jan 105 6% Jun 28 Jan Cable ft Radio Corp Amer 16,600 35 42% Jan No 14% 33 Va 5 5 Sep 28 8 per thare 49 20% Jan Corp Co, Brake Shoe 5%% 129 12 % 12 188 *117% 61 - „ 105% 105% 188% 61% 2,400 51% 50% *127% 129 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% *127% 130 *127% 52% 51% 50% 50% • 130 ♦127% 130 *127% Am 6 -50 Bosch American 10 43% May-14 __5 Note preferred 6% 130 4,000 19% 18% 18% 18% 76 *75 76 *75 32 31% 31% 31% Jan 3% Jan 28 130% Sep 23 Highest 9 per share 52% Sep 2 par Airlines Bank American 2 -10 Agricultural Chemlcal.No American 36% Sep 24 38 Va Jdn' conv Amer 1,000 5,900 1,100 34% 71% 20% Jan 113% Jan par .100 preferred Alpha Portland Cem No par „1 Amalgam Leather Co Inc —50 6 % conv preferred Amerada Petroleum Corp—No par 4% 200 113% Mfg Allis-Chalmers 1,200 1,000 34% 5% 47% 47 Va 113% 105% 60% 129'A 128% 5% 71 31% 76% »18% 130 *118 6,000 1.700 par No No Allied Stores Corp 16,300 51% 34% *76 18% 49% 11% 36% 51 128 128 *34% 6 *5% 6 *45% 112 31 *76 49 128% 34% 6 35 69% ; 32 *127% 130 34% 35 51 Year 1944 Lowest 9 per share 9 per thare Par 51% x34% ., Since January 1 Highest Lowest EXCHANGE Sheret thare 34% *31 18% 51% 5% 112 35 69% 69% 35% 51% , 5% 46V4 114 114 34% 52 129% 34 . 35 51% 129 ' 33J/4 4G *34 % ;; 129 s"'v 34% ' 34% 51% 51% - 129 33% 5% 129 thare 34% 34% 51% 34% 9 per thare 9 per thare 9 per Ran ye STOCK NEW YORK the Week Sep. 28 Sep.27 Sep. 26 Bale* for Friday Thursday Wednesday 9 per thare Range for Frerlooa STOCKS PRICES SALE Sep.25 Sep. 24 f per there « per LOW AND HIGH Tuesday Kondijr Monday, October 1^ 194$, RECORD NEW YORK STOCK B»tvrtir CHR6NICLE FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL & 1522 Dec 6 B ' irii, i I4»f« '7 J";'I " 29% 29% S9Va 29% 29 21% 213/4 22% 22% 23 28% 36% 36% 36 36% 26 / 29 28% 21% 29% 21% 22% 353/4 373/4 18% 18% 18 3/4 183/4 187/a 18% 18% 70% 70 Va 70% 71% 70% 71 Va *70% 36% *29% 72 *35% 36% 36% 37 36% 29% *29 V» 30 29% 29% *52% 53% 53% *52% 53 Va *52% 19% 19 19 % 19 Va 19% 7 193/8 19% 17% 173/8 17% I?3/, 17% / 17 Va 43% 43 Va *42 43% 12% *16% 12% 12 Va - 37 16% For footnotes . ; 123 16% see *36 g -16Y4 page 1531. • 12% 37 123 37 123 *106 43% 7 43 v •121 i 18% ' 43 % 43% 107% 107 Va 12 Va 12% 12 Va 123/4 38 Va 163/a *36% *121 16% 39 123 Va 16% >r, *36 Va *121 16% *106 12% *36 Va 39 123% 16% „ *121 •*16% . 44 ■ 13 Bath Iron <4.25 3,600 -7 Beech 'v.-*/ .'• 10 7 Works »„ preferred Aircraft Beech Creek Corp RR -• Beech-Nut Packing Co 900 Belding-Heminway No par 25 .—No par —1 50 20 ——No par — 26% Dec 28% Jun 26 44% Jun 22 5% Jan 13% Dec 31 9% Jan 23% Dec 31 23 21 9% Jan 14% Dec 60 Jan 68% 21% Apr 23% 12 Jan 18 Mar 27 66 / 29% Aug, 7 ; 16% Jan. 36 • Jan . Jun July 13 44% May 16 31 9 25 4 18 Apr 54 > Apr 2 i 14% Aug 17 32% Jan 79 . 3 17% Jan50 % Jan —50 5 9 22 12% Jan i-No par Corp—: 100 123% 17 ' 4600 e Bayuk Cigars Inc -"t 800 > ? Beatrice Creamery 50 39 Asphalt Corp Barker Brothers 3.200 108 7 Barber 24% Aug 11% Jan 19% Jan —13 ,100 —100 i 50 100 —10 preferred.— Bangor ft Aroostook— Conv 5 % preferred— 4% 5 Va % preferred—.. 70 ; 5,600 H Barnsdall Oil Co . 17 Va •* 43% 43% 107% c Ohio_— t "■ «" 19% 43 Va 4;43 Va • 1,000 300 53 Va -516% 43% 124 293/4 ■ c 140 > Locomotive Works Baltimore ft 600 36% -'719% 44 7,500 71 53 19% 107% ^ •V *29 "■ Baldwin 16,100 34.700 19 -18% 17% 43% 123/8 35% 36 36% 53% • 107% :.V' 42% 107 Va *43 44 *43 43% 107 Va 44 12% *35% 43% 107% *43 *106 ♦121 '/ ' 17 22% .."•■71 30 19% • • 36% *53 17% *52% 183/4 ■70% *29 53 Va 19 % 17% i 36% 36% 30% , . ' 353/4— 70% - '■ — *18% 18% , 29% 213/s 28% 35 36 293/4 36% 283/4 21% •-21% 19 23 May 30 Feb 29 22% Mar 7 20 44% Jun 14 43 Va Sep Sep • 18% Mar 14% Aug 1 19% 14% Feb 34% Nov 31r Jan 38 11 105% Jun 8% Apr. 25 15% Jun 28 7% Jun 40% Jun 6 Aug 17 114 Jan 20 12% Jan 15 124 31 s lliv* 10 % Jan Oct 121 - Dec 38 jun 31 Dec 111 14% .Jan May 29 17 % Aug Dec 25% 110 ii Jan •35 Dec * 3 106% July Dec .July De* Not 13 July . Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 162 LOW Saturday Monday 9 per share 20 3/4 21 Va *104% 21 * 106 22% 22 2PA 22 21% '211/4 105% 56% 26% 27 27 26% 55% 55% 55% / 21 Va 27 55'/a 55% ^*26% Thursday Sep.27 $ per share 56% 56% PRICES Wednesday Sep. 26 104 % 56 *55 SALE 9 per share 22% 22 HIGH Sep. 25 ■ $ per share 213/4 21 AND Tuesday Sep. 24 Sep. 22 1051% '104% 563A 105 Va 56% 56 Va , Sep. 28 9 per share 22 % 22% ' ' 9 23 *105 105% \ 25 3A 26 Va *55% 56% *55% 56% 26% 265/e 26% 263A 26% 26% 26% 26% 26 23 23 Va 23 231/4 22% 23 22 Va 23 87% 87 142 V8 *139 87Va 142 Va *141 87% 873A 89% 88 142 Va 141 87 88 3/4 28 Va 16% 171/4 281/4 28 5/s 29 28% 28 Va 171/8 171/4 17 17 Va 28% *27 Va 28% 28% 28 28 24% 24% 113 *27 Va 24% *111'A 243A 25 *111 % 113 113 28% 243/4 25'A 25 Va *110 110', 112% 100 , 110 1% 800 69 68 '68 *103 105 •103 105 *103 105 *61 63 60 Va 60 Va *60% 61% 61% 62 63 63% 30% 31% 311/4 311/2 30% 31 30 Va 313/a 31% 313A 151 *144 153 25% 25 Va 27V4 26% 27% 68 % 69 68% 68% 69 69 *103 104 104 Va 1 104 *61% *102% 63 , 25,600 104 Bohn 20 Bon Ami Class Bond *145% 147% 147 % *149 3/4 150% 100 4%% 40 Ve 40% 40 Va 4 034 40 Va 403A 40i/4 403/a 6,700 Borden 47 5 Co 47% 47 Va 47% 47% 48'A 47% 48% 4oVa 4tJ 81/4 *7% & 50% 23 52% *51 52% 23 Vs 22% 53 Va ' 53 Va *52% 23% 60 51 51 233/4 *51 24% *521/2 *52 V2 Inc. 17 17% 16% 17'/a 16% 17% 163/8 16% 50 50V4 49% 50 50 503A 49% 50 Va 48 48 48 48 48 48 *60 62 '108 62 *59 109'A *108 *59 109 % 29% 29 % 29% 29% *53% 57% 56 56 *28% 17% 29 34 *29 17% *123 23% 123 29% 30 29 16% 55 8,600 100 16% 16% 14,200 50 50Va 4,900 *48'A 313A 29 16 Va *29 163/4 600 10,800 125 20 17% 17 Va 17% 17% 173/s 17 173/e 17 17% 171/4 17% 16,800 933/4 *93 93 93% 92% 93 923/B 92% 92 % 93 913A 92% 450 20 Va 20% 20 20'A 20% 20% 20 20 Va *293A 30'A 30 V4 30'A *29% 30 30 30 27% 273/4 27 V4 27% 27% 27% 27 % 27% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31% 31 Va 32 Va 32 % 32% 33 32% 333/8 33 Va *105% 106 % 106% 106% 106% *105% 10o% 16% 17 93/4 I 813/8 *80 20 Va 17 16% 93A 9% 80 80 *65 66 67 20 Va *107 106% 163/4 93/a *64% Bucyrus-Erie Co 7% preferredBudd (E G) Mfg $5 preferred 20'A 107 Va 9 Va 66 20% 62% 20 Va 20% ►106 107 20 Va 27 313/4 31% 313/4 33 Va 323A 20% 30 26% 33 Va *106 *106 Forge Bullard 31% 31% 2,200 Bulova, Watch 34 8,800 Burlington Mills 4%. preferred 7,400 Burroughs Adding Mach 2,900 Bush Terminal preferred 200 80 79 79 40 6% 64 *65 67 80 Bush 213A 22 Va 22'A 22% *106 ;107 107 4% 4% 4'A 4 % 41/4 4 Va Va 4% 4% 4'A 20 Va 20% 203/4 211/4 20 Va 21 20 Va 203/4 21'A. 22% 7,600 98 98 97 98 97% 97Va 96 Va 97 96% 97 97 99 570 29% 29'A 293/4 30 30 30 30 29% 29% 29% 30 800 *29 4 4% L 36% 36 Va 36 Va 35% 35% 35% 36 54 Va 54 Va *53% 54% *53% 54 Va 52 Va 13A 1% 13A 1% ls/8 7% *29'A 7% 7'A 7 3/8 71/4 1% 73/4 52% 13/4 *52% 1% 73A 7% 7% 29% 29 Va 42% 36 1 36% 36 54 36% *52% v 54 900 California 510 '6% 73A 23,800 293/4 28% 29% 283/4 283/4 283/4 283/4 42 Va 42 3/8 43 43 433/e 43% 433/4 3,200 *123% *1231% *123% 125 *48% 49 *48% 49 48 Va 48% 15% *60% 16% 61 % 16% 163A *60 Va 16'A 61V2 60 60 3A 59 59 *58% 60 *58% *14% 15 Va *15 15 Va 15% 15 Va 15 15 143/4 15 15% *543A 56 *122 16 *543A ■ 123 *38% 56 *54% 122 122 123% 39 % *7 39'A 28 Va 283A 72% 7V»' *42 39'A 29 28% *70% 713A 713/4 *163% 68% 543/4 543A 42% 42 164% 68 '7 Va 7 43 ♦163% 164 Va 543A *47 *543/4 28% 27% 71'A 70 Va 7% 68 Va 7 7 Va 68% 41% *163% 106 % *1053/8 1152% *151 152% *151 152% 19%; 193/8 19 193/a 19% 19% -21%\ 21% 23 23 7% *111% .112% 16 153/4 ♦151 ,,;2i%- 21% 213/e 21% 22 % ' 23 % 223A 23'A 21% 223A 7% 7% 7% 7% 112% 111% 73A ♦111 ♦111 112% 7 1053/4 150 151% 2,800 , 148 Va 148 16,100 73A 19% 20 19% 213/4 21 Va 213/4 21% 20% 21% X223A 22% 22% 22% 7% 7% 8% *111 Va 112% *111% 112% 153/4 15% 15% 2,000 33 32% 32% 1,000 183/4 183A 183/4 1,400 421/4 41 42 " 8,900 5,480 15% 15'/a 15 y4 15'/4. 33% 33% *32 Va 33% *32 33 *31% 33 17 *163A 17 *163A 17 *16 3/4 17 . 15% 16 Va *15% *31% 17 15% *110 42% 15% 15% *110 114 *27% 43% 153/4 43 433/a 42% 41V4 423A 15% 15% 15% 14% 153/8 28 28% 42% 43% 61 61 *59 63 *58 % 61 16 *153/8 15% *153/8 15% 55 Va 54% 42'A 413/4 413A 60 % 60% *59 61 16 *15% 16 114 *15% *110 ; 423/4 43 28 ' 1,100 423/4 44 3,300 54% 54% 551/4 55 55% 543A 8% 8% .8% 9 9Va 8% 9 8% 20'A 20% 20'A 203/4 21 93/a 9% 9% 28% 28% 20% 20% 21% 9% 9% 9% 20 9 42 Va 60 500 15% „ 55% 83/4 203A 20% 8% 9% 26% 21 28% 28% 29% 28% 283/8 41% 411/4 42 42 42% 42% 42% 41% 42% 663A 66% 67% 673A 68 % 67 68 % 66% 68 68 26% 263/a 26'A 26 V2 26% 26% 26% 27% 27 % 27'A 273A 28 28 27% 273/4 27% 54 Va *52% 54% ,56% 57 Va 53% *53% 55 54% 54% *563/4 57% *563A 57% 563A 56 3A 19 V4 19'A *18% 19% 19% 19% *18% 19% 18 18'A 173/4 63/4 . IS 6% 63/4 28 277e 28% 28 *53 563/4 *18% 19 *18% 173/4 lfr% 6% *17% 18% 17% 18% 18 Vs *6% 6% 36% 124% *36% 6% 36 Va 36% 36% 36% 36% *36Va 125% 124% 1253/4 123% 1263/s 123 Va 55% 553/8 54% 55 Va 543A .55 Va 55% 55% 54 55Va 22% 22% 22% 23 23 23 23 23 23% 45% 45% 46 102 ••100 105 *98 *111 59 Va 60 58 58 *175 200 100 *175 143/a *98 100 112% *57% 14 200 14'A * 112 112 143/a - 23 46 *44% *102 *56% , *108% 100 f57% - ' *175 *98 100 *98 113 113 *113 98% *98% 100 *98 5/8 100 593/a 39I/2 38% 38% 383A 39% 493A 50 50 493A 49% *145 148 *145 148 *145 148 165 165 166 168 *168 170 103'A 46 46% 113 *111 *28% *39 Va 34 , 33 For 29 Va *102% • 64% *1200 39 103 46% *46 *111 64 113 29 29 %1 39 *102% 46% *i¥ 39 103 46% 113 29 29% 40 *391/4 393/4 39% 39% *34 35 35 35% 33V4 33% 33% footnotes 33'A see page 1531. 39 48 3A 49% 148 168 170 *63% *102 „ 45% *111 28% 38% *-*34. *323/4 30 , 60 -593/4 *108 400 110 jan Jan 2 39% Jan 49 % Dec 25 29% Sep 20 17 % Jan 25% Dec 17% Sep 19 8 Va Jan 14 Dec ,Jan 129 Deo Jan 22 125 Jab 5 lOVa Jan 2 18 Sep 19 5% Jan 74% Jan 2 94% Sep 19 47% Jan 10 2 71/4 Apr Jan 21 116 Sep 12 11% Jun 30% Sep 27% Sep 20 17 Jan 22 % Dec 21 16% Sep 20% Dec 30 % Aug 27 32% Aug 31 20% Apr 34 12'/a Jan 15% Jun 105 6 Sep113 13% Jan 2 7% Mar 28 Sep 28 106% Sep 24 18% May 17 10% Jun 27 4 Jan 77% Aug 23 59 % Mar 27 85 July 13 54 Jan 83 Dec 72% Jan 3 43 Va 70 % Dec 14% Jan 6 22% Sep 28 8% Apr Jan 15% Dec 105% July 26 3% Jan 2 109% Jun *98% 99% 58 *56% 58% 383/4 38% 383A 48% 48% ' 483A 38% 48% *145 175 *145 633/4 ' 64% 38 % 38% 102% 102% 102% 12 Apr "3% July Apr 17% Dec Jan 96 Dfec 20 Apr 25 Sep Jan 30% July 57 Nov 22 % Mar 26 27% Jan 30 Sep 20 par 50 par 3 52% Sep 26 1% Jan 2 1 6% Apr 20 31 f 4 Mar 26 Jan 24 113% Feb 8 v/Al./sJanxiA • 10% Jan 23 48% Jan 100 5 10 Jan 5 52 ,10 2 11 , A—1 Mar 26 116% Jan ,32 21 2 Mar 26 Jan 22 5 J/4 Jan 2 357/a Jan 26 Jan 3 47% Jan 22 No par -37VaJan 2 Feb 9 15 Feb 23 21 15% 23 % Feb 53 , 6 19% Jun 26 8% Jan Sep 11 42% Apr 20 6% 1 43% Jan 97 Jan 27% Jun 53% Mar 130% May 2 39 Ve Jun ,28' 30 / May 1 May 7 May 33% ,-; 140 130 700 ♦111 28. 38 Ve 39 *33%' 35 :• , 28 Va , A > 20 112 293/a 36. 4.', 36 r *323/4 4,300 200 39.,;,^' 39 v>v 32% 1,266 39 46 Va 111 323/4 1,300 i " / 4 . 5% Apr 106' Jan 129%--Nov Jan 15%xjun 19% July , 11 20% Sep ,2821% Sep 21 24 Vs Jan 10 20% Jun 18 8% 20% Jan 30% Feb 17 Jan 19 Nov 2% tChilds Cotton —It) No Co 25 Mar 26 10% Jan 22 33 Jan 24 Ice & &%& preferred. Stores Clark Equipment-— — City Jun O. C. 5% & St C. 180 4% Apr 9 Jun 14 57 May 134 Nov 14 17% Apr 23 Dec .28 23 Jan 31V. Dec 22° 3 27'/. Jan 17% Jun 2 11 Feb 55% Sep 25 44 Apr 12% Jun 18 5% Sep 9Va Mar 18 11% Jan 18% Mar 12% jun 18 4% Jan 7% Mar 15% Jan 22 5% Jan 22 24 Jan 26 Jun 18 Louis Ry. Co Class 46% July 14 Va Dec 50% 'V. 33 Va Colente-Palmolive-peet $3.50 preferred.,—,— 22 34 % Jun 18 22 49% Jun 26 ; 21% Apr 76% Jun .26 43% Sep 2 ,29% Sep 15% Feb 21% 6% conv preferred Colo Fuel & Iron Corp— 21% July 19% Jun 13 - Jan 7 16% Jan 49 Jan 54% Sep 26 38% Jan 54 Jan 58% Apr 16 19% Jun 8 47 Jan 18% Aug 31 14% May 27% Mar " 15% Jan 26 Jan 8% Feb 31 Jap >2 98 Jan 2 9% Jan 27 .49 Jan- 2 19 36% Jan 91% Jan 24 18 128% Sep 12 58 Aug 28 23% Sep 10 46% Sep 28 A 13 Jan Oct July 88 Va 40 Va Feb 14% Jan 50 Ve July 25 Va July 95 31% Jun Dec 96 % Oct Jan 7 35% Feb 51 Dec Jan 185 Jun 90 Jun 186 Apr 105 May 15 2 114% Feb 60 Sep 19 27 7 110% Apr 16 93% Jan 3 53% Jan 17 34% Jan 2 35% Jan 5 50 9 151 May 31 62% Jan 2 175 Apr 6% 30 Feb 10% 26 130 NOV Jan 20 140 57 Nov Feb 22 49% Nov ,19 V. July 17 Va Jun 77% 25% Nov 100 Jun 57% July 40% Mar 30 148 76 Jan 110 Nov 37% 115 Va 45 V» Jan 92 Apr Mar 109 Jan Jun 106. 96 Aug 2 52% Mar 6 30% May 34% Apr 53% Jun Oct 38% Mar May 31 145 Feb 39% July 152 July Sep 27 65% Aug 27 111 Feb 146% July Sep 19 Colorado 220 4% 260 4% & 59% July non-cum 40% Sep No par 102% Sep 34% Jan 15 103 >/4 Sep 67 % Jun 23% Jan 33% Dec 25% Apr 38 Sep 116 Dec 19 „2 46 Va Sep 25 110 5 109% Feb 23% Jan 23 32% Jun 19 14% Apr 26 % 28 Aug 24 Jan 115 Jan 9. Dec 23 50 V4 Jun 19 11% Jan 29 % lst preferred—100 28 Va Jan / 2 46% Jun 20 12% Jan 30 Dec 2nd preferred—_100 25% Jan 46% Jun 20 13 Jan 27 % Dec Southern— non-cum 2 2 , • Dec 6% Jan July 10 Nov 19 89 Jan 30% 14 170 44 Jan May 25% Mar Jun 109% Jan 107 1% 24 - 14% Sep 60% Sep 105 Feb —100 No par —100 V 65 Va July 19% Jan No par No par Collins 8i Aikman : ) Dec 22 2 No par A ■ 54% Jan 2 mo ; 25% Jan 20% Jan $4.50 pfd Jan 47% Mar 27 6% Mar 26 : * Dec 37% 5 42% Ja n preferred El Ilium Mar 12% 3 4% Jan -—,—100 *.No par Clev Graph Bronze Co (The) ——1 5% preferred —100 Clev & Pitts RR Co 7% gtd 50 Special gtd 4% stock 50 Climax Molybdenum No par Cluett Peabody & Co -No par Preferred ———,—,—100 Coon-Cola Co (The) —No par Clev 15 28% Nov / Jan 29% Jan No par ,,100 -5 —No par * Sep 14Va Jan No par City Investing Co— 114 28% Jan Nn par Fuel— July 4% July Jan 41 par 9 Dec Sep 29% Sep 44 Sep 68* Juh ,21% Mar 28 25 Chile Copper Co Chryslc Corp 23 Jan . " No par —40 Oil™ July 40Va..Jan Apr 7% 54 Apr 14 18% Sep 27 44 Sep 21 15% Sep 20 — Dec jun 3» A— Mar 96% 113 107 Co Oct 39 1521/4 31% 23 & East HI RR Dec 5 115% Feb — / Dec 25 16 Products 22% v65 27 109% Jan prior preferred— Dec 55% Sep \ 13 Dec Dec. 69% Jun 28 10% Apr j - Dec Jan 8% Sep : 11% 54% 33 Va Apr 2 Co—- X 51% July 119 143% July 44V4 Jan 7 14 2 V\ Feb 33 8 Jun 14% Jan Dec Dec m 12% July 17% Nov 56% Nov 7% Jun 27 44% May 171 Dec July 47% "- 33% Jan 15% Feb x62^ 153, -No par 7% 21% 35 y« W , Jun 17 Apr 24 Jun 2 lVi May Jan 10 110 Jan Jan 29% Sep 127 —100 Feb % 43% Sep 123 Sep 1047/a May 15 par 24% 53% 23 74 59% Aug 9 152 37% Sep 20 Apr 17 56, 5 Chlckasha Dec Coca-Cola International Corp No par *46 28 383/4 < 102 Va 102 Va 5 46 111 28% , 63% 38% 46 112 .35 175 63% ' 4,100 1,500 *1200 383/4 45% 148 175 148 172 ■ •64% "20 9% 12 Va 50 5% .preferred— —50 Chicago & Northwest'n w i__No par 5 % preferred w i 100 Chicago Mail Order Co —,5 Chicago Pneumat Tool No par $3 conv preferred No par Pr pf ($2.50) cum div——No par Chicago Yellow Cab No par > 12% July 77% Dec 22 Va Jan? 3 18% Jan 22 5 Class Oct 22 % July • 67% — 100 *1200 38% 100 114% *583/4 593A 110 10 185 • *56 JA 58% *145 185 200^ *98% 38% • *58% *108 "1200 34 33% *56% 59% z40 10 • 400 112% 59% va 58% 100 110 •JQ 46 105 58% 200 383% • 14% 2 *2% , City 58 112% *108% *1200 32% Sep 28 59 Va Jun 26 Jan 28 Ry C I T Financial Corp— 3,600 *98 58% *1200 July 63% 7 101% Feb No 1,600 14% *175 110 64% 50 Jan 120 No par 9.OOO . 14% 112% 59% 64 % 46% 100 *56% 64% 55 160 10,900 . -23% *102 200 58% 103 58 125 1,500 2.0G0 14'A 100 *111% *56JA 39 58% 46 105 % 36 3/8 1233/4 *175 58% 39 14 *108% 98% 64% 46 *102 143/e 59 110 *49 46 14% 59 *56% . *102 14% 1233/a 105 *44% 105 14 Va 63/4 36 Va 125 110 59 Va 108 % *98% • 7 543/4 22 % 102 Jan 40% Sep 21 12% Mar 27 Chicago Great West RR Co 200 18% 63/4 36% 6 3'4 36 3% *45 39 61 109% Sep 45 Chesapeake & Ohio Ry,——25 2,600 19 21 17 July 26 " • 124% • , Aug 8 3,000 28 44% 4% Jan Chic Oct 12% July Jan 24 60 28 533/8 57% , 8% Jan Jan 4,200 29 Aug 53 27 Jan 9,900 68 V4 Oct 21% Feb 19 7 2,600 42% ... 45 / Jan 40 Va 21 129 200 563A 28 533/4 *563A 42% „ Jan 12% 17% Sep 1 3,600 663A Jan 37% 18% Jan 3,200 41% *52% 28% / 93/b 3% 20 50% Sep 48% Sep 100 ,—-No par Champion Pap & Fib Co—No par Checker Cab Mfg— —5 Chesapeake Corp of Va— —5 5,500 83A 15 18 52% Sep 23% Jan Chain Belt Co 22,800 8% 20% 9% 543A 8% 55 . Oct Dec 10% Jun 20 Va Apr e% 60l *153/a 117 26% July 2 53 Va Sep 22 20 Foundry Certain-teed 28,100 112, 28 8% 29 15'A *110 28 42 28% 114 27% 114 28% 54% 28 Va 15 15'A *110 *110 Jan 9 -1 Central 111 Lt 4 Va % preferred—100 tCent RR of New Jersey ; 100 Central Violeta Sugar Co — Century Ribbon Mills ; No par Cerro de Pasco Copper No par ' 28 42 *15% « 114 *27% 28 423A Sep 109% May No par Central • 42 3A Dec 55V» 21- 100 2d preferred Celotex Corp5% preferred Central Aguirre Assoc 15,900 10 98 5 49% Jan 150 7% . ' *163A Ohio & $4,75 1st preferred 4,200 73/4 20 Clinch Celanese Corp of.Amer 130 Apr Jan 28 32% Aug 27 153 Va Aug 27 24 No Caterpillar Tractor - 200 88 Va 46% Aug 10 63% Sep Oct Aug 21 Preferred 1,400 53 1063/a Jun 41% July 7% July 40% Mar 27 — 30 52 Va 34% 106 Carriers & General Corp 1 Case (J I) CO——————————————————25 1,600 3,100 683A 52 Va 106 ' 23 % 19% 111% 800 *105% 106 % 151 150 8 54 6,300 703/4 *68% 69 53% 53% 533/8 *105% 28'/a 42 3/4 Jan 87 Carpenter Steel Co Carrier Corp 4%% preferred 165 45 19 ■ 39 Va 423/4 26 Sep Dec 28 No Carolina 165 Nov 4% Jun — „ 400 6% 42 Va 165 68% 69 54% -553/8 106V4 30 19% 22% Sep Capital Administration class $3 preferred A——: 200 *38% 7 43 164 42 Va 164 , Mills— Cannon 1,000 28 71 *105% *105%. 106 57 124 28 Va 703A 7% Zinc-Lead 70% 124 28% 713A 300 60 16% > *55 60 42,300 Jun 10% Mar 27 — r Va-16% *123% 543A 124 383A 28 3A 42% 49 16 39 28% 164% 125 *48% • 16% 383A *71% 7% *123% 49» 161/4 54% 56 38 3/4 42% N 124 40 *163 *46 163A *123'A 56 125 *123% 49 16% 1233A *39 68 68 68 *54 125 12% 22 Copper 5 Campbell W & C Fdy__ No par ■ Canada Dry Ginger Ale~l —5 $4.25 preferred No par; Canada. Southern Ry Co, —100 Canadian Paciittc Ry—; —25 1,500 42% 27 Jan Calumet & Hecla Cons 29% 29% Jun Jan L 7% 43 109 100 - 7% 29% 20 •93% Mar 15 ; Callahan 125 3 No par Packing preferred 11,100 423A 14% Mar 14 ..' 1% 125 42% *123 Jan Jan 28 37% Mar 27 .6 13A * Feb 47 100 -.1% 3/8 Dec 16 28 Sep 111% Jun No par - - c 36% 22 Va 25 % 23 __ Oct Jan lo preferred Co Dec 34% preferred—100 Butte Byron Jackson 15 28% —100 — Participating Jan 26 1 - preferred Copper & Zinc Byers Co (A M)— 7,400 20'A 7% 28 No par ; 4%% 100 4Va — Bldg 7% Butler Bros 5,000 20 Va Term 21 26 17% Sep 28% Sep 17% Mar l —100 9% 65 *107 Corp 16% 22 25% Aug 40% Sep ;_5"' 106 3A 63 21% Co. Inc.- 91/4 51% Jan >50% Sep 1 163/4 Feb 16% 5 No par '105 3/4 9% 37% 7 5 No par No par Co Dec 26 42 % Jan _,_100 No par Co— 66% Julv 130 36% Apr 5 % Apr _5 ; Buffalo *79 107 Wheel. 200 4,000 33 17 9% 93/8 Budd 5,600 273/e 27 1063A 16 3A 17 20% 30 *29% 80 *79 79 *64 20% 16% S3A 79 107 % 108 17 '9% 20 *29% Feb .*33% Apr No par No par ; Jan 115% 68 % Sep 114 No par — Jan 56% 19 x30 % Sep 106 No par . July 15% 28 2 19 " Bruns-Balke-Collender 17'A *123% Brown Shoe Co 29'A , 16% 125 100 12 Sep 2 Apr 3 24% July 20 5 8,800 20% Dec Jan 52 % —100 323/4 Dec Jan Jan 95 5 : 20% 56 % Jun 69 lo preferred— Brooklyn Union Gas- 57% *56 90 % 146 2 —1 3%% 49% Jan 25 49% Jan RR Briggs & Stratton Bristol-Myers Co 109 'A 57'/a 29 500 62 *108 31% *123 48 3A *60% 62 109 % 26% Sep 23% Sep 24 — Maine 5 17% Apr (assented)-100 Bower Roller Bearing Co 5 Braniff Airways Inc ; __2.50 Brewing Corp. of America 15 Bridgeport Brass Co No par Briggs- Manufacturing— No par 300 23 3/8 16% *56 125 52 23'A *52% 50 31% 29 % 16 3/8 *123 *50 3/4 235/a 55 48'A 4 48'A 313A 125 51% *108 57 % 17 16% 30 *56 29V4 *29 Boston Jan 17 53% Nov Aug 28 5 (The) Borg-Warner Corp— 1,200 *60% 62 109% 57% "123 123 '108 8,ouu 7% 16% 493/4'. 49 % *60 3/8 109% *55 17 'A 16% 125 17 Va . *48 62 *108 5u Va 33% Jan 2 20% Jan _i«il00 7% V 15% 26 Jun share Apr 48 Xl08% Mar 26 No par 4b % *52% 55 Highest I per 10% Sep 28 —5 preferred Sep ,22 108 59 ,Jan 22 •18% Jan par 2. 2 13 % Jan 100 (new).;. 7Va 23 23% 1944 9 per share 23 • 5 No class A 51% 51% 23% 60 ; par _ 7% 8 No preferred CO 8 2 2 . & Co 401/2 8 Jan Jan July 56 % Jun 5 22% Aug/21 1 B—,L——No par 151 % *73/8 > No par Co Stores 40 % 8 .1 24 % 28 6 July. 65 Airplane Co Aluminum & Eiass *145% 8 12 54 127 Boeing 800 40V4 *145 19 Va Jan par —,-,--1 Laughlin Inc 40 Ve 153 7 -No par —,—1 00 —^n-- (Deli— Bloomlngdale Brothers 4,000 25 25% ' Decker Mfg Co—No par Blumenthal 80 31% 31% 24% & Bliss & 40 *68 . 7 17 Blgelow-Sanf Carp Inc_ Black 67 24% — Blaw-Knox 25 No preferred 9,400 67 Loan ...A 2,000 . 24% 24 % Aug 103% Sep 47% Jan j- n lnaus> Bethlehem Steel 650 283/4 17V4 r $2.50 dlv series '38_No par Best "Foods 900 25% 28% 16 3A 2 18 ,,100 Best & Co ■ 11,300 . ' 28 28% 17% 24% 90% Year Lowest 9 per share 12% May 10 Aviation Pr pfd 1,800 3,000 17% 29 16% *111'A ' 28% 29 24% 27 16% 68 % 113 Beneficial 200 28 67 Va 24% Benrnx 4,100 68 67% *111 % 5,400 143 67% Co 4%&. preferred——— ; 68 67 Howell & ■■■■:•# per thare " Corp-A^XxJ^—X Aircraft Bell 2,200 *139% 67 28 V2 ; 68 *67% 67 28 Bell 7,900 ,23 89 142 :; 56% 22 3/4 Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest // />,;• Par ' ,26% • *26 3/8 88% •„ *139 141 *66 A Share* 20 59 *55% 26 Va 23 Va Range for Prevloaa EXCHANGE " 105% "571/2 26 X . 26 56% the Week - •105/ 57'A 23 Va *139 21% 21% 105% 56% 25% 22 Va 22% 21%;/ ,22."': 22- : share ver STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK Sales for. Friday Dec /; RECORD YORK STOCK NEW Monday, October 1, 1945 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 2524 ■ ■• LOW AND HIGH liLI FEICB8 Wednesdey Tuesday Mon4»y I per snare 41% $ per 41% " ' 8 105 •104'A 105 103% -104 t per share per t per share share 26% 26% ' 413/a 4i Vz 403/4 40% 41%: 41'/a 03/ 8'A . 8% 104% 104 J/a 104% 105 104 10# 103 .">* 49% •104% 105% 104 41 27% 31% 267/a 263/4 19% ; • 42 41% 35% 36 36 36 37'/a , 38 38 Va 4% 5 5 31% 106% 31% 31% 106% 106% "4% 31% 36% 4% 5 31% 107'A 4% 4% ■4% 4% 32 % 47/8 5 107'A xl06Ve 4% 31 Vz 31 »A 32 % 30% 31 12% 12 Vz 133/8 38 38% 38 Vz 38% 383/« 24y« 24'A 24% 13% 38% 24% 38'A 38% 13% 38% 24% 13% 12% 12% 13 12 % 29 29 29'A 29% 20% 20% 21 21% 20% 29% 21% 23 24% 23 % 24% 23% 1133/e 113% 31% 32 31% >'24% 29% 21 y» •22% •'r 24% 29% •20% 23'/a 113 ♦112% 32% 'i <*? i"'<!' 48% 10'A 99% 48% 107'A 33 10% 107'A 10 y« •99 7 13% 31% 36% • ' >51% .'52% •16'/a 53 v >•36 12% 12% 12% 12% 121/2 32% 32'A 325/a 32'A 32% 37 Ve 371/4 37'A ;:•• 4A 4% 40% 29 >38 *42% 42% '«•• ft 103% 45% *27% 20 161/2 lfii/a 53 *52% 19% 58'/a 18i/2 19 58 583A 58'A 36% 36 36% 36 36 353A 104% *103% 104% 104 677a 66% 188% 66% 188 3A 93/8 9% 4% 4%. 40% 40% '28% - 47% 47 Va 42% 47'A ft % 25% 103% 25% ft 45% 46% *104 104 Vz % •24% 28% 20 Va 47Ve - 29 106% 104yA v;; 20 - . *145% 19% * 27% "'• 105 263/4 28 20 19% - 27% 1003/8 *106 19% 145 Va 33 Va 33% 33 Va 333/8 41 Va 42' 41 Va 41% *41% 105'A 105 % — 18 Va 147 72 1 6% 25 Va 123' 24% 20 150 72»/e *71'A 6% 6% 24% 24 72'A 6% 28% 12,500 25Ve 24'A 125 *118 125 28% 28% 28% 28% 18 V4 146% *118 123 *118 123 28% 38 *36 i8i/8?-> 148% 6% 25 Ve 243/4 25% 24% 107 72'/b 7 6% 47 *105% 1,400 900 40 100 *• 26,500 220 1,600 25,300 34 46 36% i 36JA 173A *147 713/4 71% 333A 43'A * *105y«il07 149 *147 7 *118 29 29 "33% *42 16% 17% " 72 "A 6% 7 *118 28% "*•'72 72 Ve *353/4 18% 147% *145% ___ 333/8 33% 43% 107' 37 J *105% 37 18 '147% , 1 107 *35% 37',, 17% 147 7 *105% 105% *36 ' ,f?r 1451/2 ' " 148 -- 19'A 19% 19% w *145 Vz —', 28'A 193/4 *27% Common 28% 2,100 29 2 5 2 16 9 27 30 6 2 4 6 Jan 2 3V2Jan 2 25% Jan 5 99Vz Aug 22 24 Jan 2 283/4 Mar 26 37 Jan e 47 Jan 18 ft Sep 15 20% Jan 22 102Ve Aug 22 35% Jan 2 87'A Jan 2 25 Aug 21 16 Mar 26 145'A Jan 29 25% Jan 2 29% Apr 10 105 July 2 28 Jan 31 9 Mar 26 122% Apr 6 59'A Jan 16 5y2 Aug 20 18% Jan 2 118 Sep 11 253/a Apr 6 rts 353/4 i v Dec 35% Dee 5% Mar . 76' 13 Dec 93 Feb Apr 23 39 ya Jan 37% Jan 28 Jun 97% Feb : 53% Sep 13. l3/4 Jun 105 4 19 26 42 497a Dec 43% Jun 108 Feb '14% 8 • 31% Jun £>c "I , Oct • 26 112% Sep 24 • ; 26 Sep Jan •70; 16% 25 Sep 51, 18% Jun Apr Feb % 1% July 957» Dec 79 Jan 243A ; Jan 29% Nov 8% Feb 26 : ' ' Sep . Dec , 29V* Sep Jan 38'A Sep Jan 31 104% Mar un 103 38 ■ * 5'AJun IIS 32% Sep 27 IVe Feb 109'A May 23 .6JA Feb 2 102% Jan , 33% Jun 14 16% Dec Dec 2574 Oct Oct 67a Jun Jan 301A Nov • 40 Jun 21 24 Jan Jun 28 11% Jan 207a Dec 293A Jun 28 18% Jan 25% Dec 26% Jun 15 12 Aug 24 26% Jun 21 143a Jun 24 Feb 23 102% Jan 112 ,33% Sep Vll% Jun 25 13 , ■} 13% July 323/4 Oct 26 14'A Mar 115 100, 6 50 19 Sep 14 Jun 58 73a Jan 20 Feb 7% Deci Dec! Noyl> 293A Dec Mar 10 Oct 9 Aug 109 Vz Jun 32% 43% Jun Feb 5 22 May 10 137. Mar May 8 417a Jun 4972 Dec 14 Sep 28 5 Ve Jan 974 Dec 36 Mar 1 26% Sep 337a Jan 37 'A Sep 27 24% Dec Jun 26 Apr 12 y4 Aug 3172 22 53 Jun 25 38 Ve 48 17% Sep 533/4 Jun Jan i Dec v. 1087a 23a Jan • ■» 474 July eb , 471/2 Feb 12% Jan 49J/2 Jan 16% Aug 52% Mar 30 Jun 101% Aug 58y4 Jan xl82'/2Jan Crown Zelierbach Corp_„ 5 $5 conv preferred No par Crucible Steel of Amer No par 5% preferred 100 Cuba RR 6% preferred 100 Cubari-American Sugar 10 7% preferred 100 Cudahy Packing Co 30 Cuneo Press Inc 5 4%% preferred 100 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc__2.50 Curtis Pub Co (The) No par $7 preferred No par Prior preferred No par Curtlss-Wright 1 Class A 1 Cushman's Sons Inc 1% pfd 100 Cutler-Hammer Inc No par 5,000 660 4,500 1,000 240 4,700 47 Vz 46V* 45% 453/8 104 105lA 16 May 31 108'A Apr 21 20 Sep 21 17y4Jan24 25% Jan 2 17J/a Aug 21 18J/2 Jan 20 IO8V4 Jan 24 26'/a Apr 6 8% Jan 5 93% July 30 37% Jan 2 106J/2 July 18 10% Apr 6 46 Jan 3 . 8% Jan 2 29% July 27 29'A Jan 2 . •. 28 273AJuly27 ll5/8Julyl9 31'A Jan 3 . Jan Jan 3% Nov • 41 , 3% Mar 23 24% Jan 2 106 Sep 7 4'A Sep 19 . .Consolidated Vultee Aircraft——1 >• $1 25 conv pfd No par Consol RR of Cuba 6% pfd 100 Consolidation Coal Co 25 Consumers Psw $4.50 pfd—No par Container Corp of America 20 Continental Baking Co No par , $5.50 preferred No par Continental Can Inc—; 20 $3.75 preferred : No par Continental Diamond Fibre 5 Continental Insurance 10 Continental Motors 1 Continental Oil of Del 9 Continental Steel Corp No par Cooper-Bessemer Corp No par $3 prior preferredNo par Copperweid Steel Co 5 Conv pref 5% series 50 Cornell-Dubilier Electric Corp 1 Corn Exch Bank Trust Co 20 Corning Glass Works 5 3'/a% preferred 100 Corn Products Refining 25 Preferred 100 Coty Inc 1 Coty Internal Corp 1 Crane Co --25 33A% preferred 100 Cream of Wheat Corp (The) 2 Crosley Corp (The) No par Crown Cork & Seal No par $2.25 preferred No par 24 26'a 257. 7 104% Sep 24 2 12 31 2 Jan 2 101 7 28 107 2 30 31 2 49,300 26'A 106 26 Ve 26 105'/a 37 44'A -47 Ve __ „ 45% 104 28% 33 V'.: 123 28% 47% 253/4 107 104% 46 *47% % 25% 104% 103% 104 25% 25 •118 *36'A 43% 25% 46 *27% ' . 72 6% 43% 101'A *283/4 363/8 43J/a 91/4 43A '403/e ' 28 Va ; ; *35 Va '• 37 ,'18% 18% 72 29 363/8 47% *47'/a n 26 42% *145'A 29 373A 44 *36% 44 47% £ 105 7, 101'A ' 67 188 Vz ' 38 42% 33 *42 101 40 29 *28% 28% *36% ?' " ft >>■ 25% *'■ ' 103% 103% *145Va 33 101 - 4'A 4% 39% ' • -•'■•' 38 Va 42% ; ,45% 101% 91/e 91/4 91/4 391/4 40% 101 101% *101 187 190 43/8 4Vz ' 4'A 407a ■p 663/4, 67 *187 105 *104 104 663a - — 35% 10 No par 5 No par No par —1 No par Sep Sep Highest \ per share " Jan 15 21 1044 # per share , 9% Sep 41 90'AJan 2 84 Jan 27 40 Sep 24 $5 preferred Consol Film Industries $2 partlc preferred Consol Laundries Corp —9 Consolidated Natural Gas—-—15 , 42 2 6% preferred series A 100 5* prelerred f—^100 Columbian Carbon Co. (new)-No par coiumtua Pictures-No par 02.75 prelerred —No par 10,400 46,700 4,100 13,500 ; 200 2,800 1,300 250 > $*.75 preferred 12,000 ; CohboI Coppermines Corp 25,600 ' Consol Edison of N Y—, Year Lowest f per share Mar 26 Mar 27 * 4J/e Jan 4%% conv preferred———100 4,400 480 3,300 60 4,600 280 4,100 7»500 7,400 900 1,000 1 100 8,100 400 59 ' 46 53 19 58 188% 9% 9% 101 Va 28'A v *52'A 53 19 Va 58% 9>A ft 20y8 r 16% 4'A 26 103% 103 *16% 188 Va 40% *37 *>*'*>■ 16% 19 67 42' * \ 47% *47% 25% 51% 51 Ve 58% 36 Va 188% 28Va 29' ♦36% 20'A 501/2 32'/2 38V2 20% 20% 51 Vb 51 Ve 161/2, 17 *521/4 53 19 191/4 321/8 *371/2 *103% 66 40 JA ■'.'101 'v: 101 101 20% *52% -.41/8 . «**• 20% 51% 36% 9 Q U 20% 50% 19'/a 58% 66% 4'A 20% ,16% 53 188% 40 20'/a *51% 104 66% *37 37 37 16% 104 189 % 54 12% 52w/ 36'A *18872 13% 531/2 49 - 31 31 . No por - Commercial Credit 1,400 2,400 5,500 7,700 4,300 3,300 18,100 1,400 2,000 2,800 280 1,800 7,200 400 2,900 ' 300 3,600 4,400 71,300 6,900 600 1,800 270 1,900 107'A 107'A 13'A 133/4 53 V2 543/a 12'A 14 IO71/4 32 19 104 131/4 54 Ve 431/2 48»/2 48 13% 587a ♦103'A 66% 107% 54 *52% 58'/a 36 Va 483A 107'A 13% 13% - 58 99% 483/B *106 54 51% 18% \- 18% 993/8 49 107 Va 331/2 lO'/a 99% i03/8 99% 13% •16% 16% ♦5274 20J/a 1 10y8 99% ' . 113 331/2 103/8 99Va 1123A 331/8 33 10% 32 37 Vt 20% 31% * 1 24 113% 113% 53 12 *•" *235/a 13% -'*37 36% 20% 20% ? } 12J/e 31% 29'A 203A 52% 12'A *13% 527/e iv - , 48% •106'% 283/4 24 10% 99% 99% 49 49 •106% 107'A 53% 12 ye 10 Ve 24% 233/4 20 Va 33% > 33% 33% 10 7s 33% 33'A 10'A 99% *99% • 13% *52% *•■ 113% 113 113 113 »■■■' 32% , ' 24 Vz *29 - 32 Vz 32 Ve 4% 31 Vz ' 106% 106% 43A" 5 31 , 31% 131/2 13Vz 38ys 38'/2 24% 25 29% 29% 20% 20% *23% 24 106'A 38'/* * 5 4% 5 32 Vz 32 38 38% -38 Vz' 102% 102% 38% 103 , . ' ;42 363/4 37 38 32 Vs 107'A 4% 31% 32 363A 103 *413/e 423/4 *42 102% 102% 31% 2.50 —2.59 cl A * . Range for Prevfoaa * Highest Lowe*t r t per share 47% Jan 39 Jan 204 July Commercial Solvents No par \ 15 JA Aug . Commonwealth h Southern—No par ! U Jan ; 06 preferred aeries No par 80 Jan : Commotiwealth Edison Co_—i—29. 283A Jan Conde Nast Pub Inc No par 22 Jan ' Congoleum-Nalrn Inc —No par : , ; 26% Mar Consolidated Cigar— No par . 29 Vz Jan — 19 % 1 Vz .. / 1,900 ' - • 1% xl08% 110% 31% 313/4 IV2 110'A 39 *38 106% 107 4% *7-4% *102'A 102 5 102 102% 313/B 42% 36% *42 38% 102% 13A 109% 31% 111 31% 31% 41% 31'A 108", 19 : 19 ig 1% I3/# 109% 111 109% < 19 " 1% 1% 111% 31% 111 31% 35% 4% 105% 19% 105% 50% 107 106 Ve 106 Columbia Br'd By* Inc Cla»* B Columbia Ga» St Elec 4,500 52 £0% *51 50% 493/4 50 106 Ve 19'A 1053A • . 28 27% 52 »51 52 49% 50 49% 49 Va *51 52 *51 42 . 19% 1% 37% •••"' 41 26 Va 42 35% •36% •102 40% 27 105 y« 42 •41 40% 26% 19% . *1 111% 31% lli % 40% 26% *104% 19% '-'Wi¬ 19% 1043/4 1043/4 *1033/4 40% 49 8%' 9 40% '5 *50% i 52 •50% 1,200 170 5,000 *403/4 9 26% v 40'/a 1043/4 1043/4 1033/4 1033/4 40% 40% 41% 403/4 8'A Par ... Rante Since January 1 , EXCHANGE ^:/■ 1,900 600 163,500 41 ,40% 40 , 9% 41 Vz 41 104% 104 Share*; » per share 41 8% 8% 8V4 ^ 103 ,• ' ,C NEW YORK STOCK / > ; tbe Week >:>>!'<! Sep. 28 , 40'/a 41 105 r Sale* fer . *40% 41'A * 41 « Sep. 27 Sep. 26 Sep. 25 share >'•••*"40% 41 •40% FrMer Tbaredey . Sep. 24 Sep.22 8TOCK8 ■ 13 103a 28 47 1974 July Feb Dec 133/4 July Jan 52 Mar July 22% Jan 12 15% Jan 257s July 60 Jun 26 44'A Jan 57 363/a Sep 1053/4 Jun 20 195 Vz Apr 3 93/8 Jun 25 5 Sep 527a 61% Oct 1737a Apr Apr 1843/4 July 5 Jan 77» July 5 1% Jan 21 M OO s? Feb 273/4 Jun 20 Jan 25~% July Jan May 28 40% Sep -— 5 68'A May 10 101 Vz Dec — — 29 Sep 28 22 41 163A Aug Jun 14 32 Dec 46% Mar 7 273/4 Feb 39 Aug 513A Mar 7 45 Jan 49% Aug 3/4 Sep 12 26'A Sep 20 15% Feb Sep 26 97% Jan 49'A Jun 26 28 Jan 3774 Nov Jan 89% Dec 107 22% Dec 105 Dec Sep 27 69 343/4 Jun 18 2072 Jan 29% Dec x22% Jun 14 113/4 Feb 197a Dec 105 xl50 Jan 112 144 -Dec Sep 34% Jun 13 5 223A Jan 297a Mar 47 Sep 28 227a Jan 30% 108V2 Jan 19 38 101 Dec 1097a NOV Jan May 18 Sep 28 Sep 28 97 Apr 1 41 Apr 73'A Sep 7% JUJX28 25%-gep 20 123'A Feb 21 30% May 7 Aui 117a 7a Aug 20 150 140 July 61% Dec 43A Jun 73/4 Nov 14% Jun 19y4 Nov 127 1143/4 May 21% Nov 28% Apr Dec D 19 *18 18 *"50% 110% *109' 108 3A 203/4 >109 18% 18% 18% 18% 20% 20% 20% 41% 110% 42 *109 40 403/4 *40% 423/4 43% 42% 433/a 35% 343/4 34% 34% 343A 35% 35% 24 Va 247a 24 ye 24% 24% 25 25 •24 Ve 43 Va > 43% 12 Va *73 >: 64" 64% 37% 37% "s42% ♦24:: '. . / .9 24 24% 13% 13% 133/a 23% 23% 6,400 34% *73 77 .37% 377/a 38 373/8 37% 37'A 37% 42% 43 *413A 42% *42JA 42% 700 24 - 56% • 24% 233/4 57 *104 *104 108 34% 343/4 343/4 343/4 34i/4 34% 34 34% 2,100 48 48 48% 48 48 48% 48% 240 273A 21 Ve 27% 27% 27% 27 27% 23% 24 233/4 24% 23% 24 24% 243/4 x24 90% 90% 90% 903/g 90 90 89% 90% 89 143% 143% 114 114 146 *113 1143/g V 144 142 V 114 *113 *113 114 32-// 32% 32 18% 183A 18% 183/8 *18 25% 253/4 25% •' 1843A 185% 253/4 184 184% 185% 182% 183% '.'.*126% >■ 184% 128 > *126%, 128 : 114 114 ■« 128' ' . 115% V*114 i 128 *114 21% Jan 47% May 5 383/a Mar 26 36% Apr 34% Aug 22 32% Apr 367a 22 26% Feb 19 17% Jan 57% Jun 18 17% Jan 2274 July 373/8 Dec 77/8 Mar 29 16% Jun 25 57/a Jan 23% Jun 27 1872 Jan 217s 52 Feb 65 39% Mar 29 100 50 Western Aug 21 34% Jan 19 21 Jan 2 67 Jan 31 75 36 Jan 23 65 " Sep 11 21 33 Aug 20 38% Jan 3 46 % Jun 28 Sep ' 40% Jan 4 5 13% Jun 26 X273A Mar 9 343/4 Sep Feb 18 Jan 2 2 387a 105 25 15% Jan 203/4 Sep 1 433/4 Jan 49 Nov 25 26'A Feb 23 953/4 Jun 18 6,700 14,000 90% 3,800 Douglas Aircraft No par 1,300 Dow Chemical Co No par 122% Jan 4 145 No par 110 Vz Jan 2 114% Jan 17 6 33% Jun Dec 25 142 145 . 112% 323/e 31% 18 18 253/a 24% 25% > 128 114 Dunhlll 700 Industries International > 114 1,800 Duplan Corp. 182% 183 *126 < 127 182 3/4 *126 Dresser 16,700 32% 18% 25% series A $4 preferred 300 112% 313/g - Feb Apr 2778 Sep 22'A Jan 1772 July Dec Jan 95 24% 113% 181 Oct 60 49 Oct Sep 109 Mar 20 Dec 42 Jun 3874 Mar 22 17% Mar 26 978 Mar Dec 25 47 Oct 3572 Jan 26 3A May Jun 2878 Jan 2 OCt Apr Oct 4174 38 16 Vz Jan > 16% 211372 2 417s 7 2 457s ,;i 29'A Jan 105 27% *171/2 115% 5 May 89% 18 % 128 48 Jan 24 25% *114 9 33 26% 32% *126% 115% Dec 24% *113 25% Jun 109% 5 91 141 :r 142 19 32'A 13 Ve 15 193/4 Jun 12 27% 263/4 143 143% _ 32% 31% : . 25% *18% *25 3,300 108 48 27% •144 1,300 57% 57 *104 343/4 473A ' • ' 24 233/4 57 108 56'A 57 *104 24 *231/2 24 567/e 108 19 20 Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co—100 Devoe St Raynolds A— No par Diamond Match No par 6% partlc preferred 25 Diamond T Motor Car Co 2 Distil Corp-Seagr'» Ltd No par 5 % preferred 100 Dixie Cup Co No par Class A —No par Doehler-Jarvls Corp 5 Dome Mines Ltd No par 1,500 42% Sep Jun 10 Hudson Delaware Lack & 920 64% 623/4 62% 21 113 Detroit Edison- 75 *73 75% 61% 623/4 48 *34% 48 lA 62 373/4 y 573/e 34% *73 63 42% 108 *47% 77 62% & Delaware 8 13 12% Jan No par 20 Co Preferred 35,100 23% * 24% - 57 *104 108* •104 44 12% x23% 44% 44% & Jan 16'A Jan 108 Vz Sep 1 Inc Deisel-Wemmer-Gllbert 5,100 43% 13% 233/8 : 43 ' 57 57 43% 44 13% *73 37 37 *42% 42% Deere 600 Records 1,700. 23% 77% - pfd 9,200 25% 45% 64 62 423A 36 >/4 25 14 23 ♦73 77%- 42% 353/4 23% 13% ::, 22% 42% 353/4 35% *25 45 44% 12% 22% 423A (The) Dayton Pow &c Ll 4%% Decca 1372 Nov 6% 1 100 —6 — Davison 900 41 *40% 22% 435/a ■>' 12 3A 22% 10 26 42% 43 42% *343/4 f *109 110»A 41% *109 110% 41 Va .,"42% •V 4,800 20% 41 40% D&vega Stores Corp Chemical Corp 700 20% 183/4 20% 19% 110'A 18% 20% ♦18 ' 20% 20% 20% 4,000 Du 115 150 *113 P de Nemours Mar 21 Sep ~8% July 727a Nov 131 Jan 113 Aug 143/« Nov Apr Feb 2074 Dec 137 Feb 162% Jun 129 1237s Jun 117 Mar 113 Dec 2 186 par 125% Jan 9 l«t pfd——X00 113% Aug 1 -No 273/a 21% May 47 May 1143A .Apr 1063A Jan Sep 20 Feb 1 Jan 155 10 19% July 16 253/4 Sep 25 20% Aug 24 St Co—-20 (E I) preferred. Duquesne Light 5% Apr 12 No par $4.50 100 27 .———50c -1 —— Mar 26 65 6 11% 128% Dec ; 1203/« Jan '"SbI?:18% *21% *186 183A ' 14Vs 77% '•78% 21% 213/4 ->22% 22% y 194% 1943/4 <•186 •• 190 , 194% 195% 22% 195 195 18'A • "74^4 73 18% ■ft ft 74% 18% • • < V 190. 62% 62% -»t*62ya '64-5 .'i 29 Ve *107 Vz v-y. ; 9% 63 '• 63 ft- 13 13% 131% *122 *48 131% 123% > • 39% 23'A 23 y. 107% *107% 9% 48% V 40 23% 23% • 48 48 . ••ft;,' 22 76% 104% *103% 30-5e 101 *101 102 101 *102 103 > footnote? 102 see . 31 • ; r> >>104% ! " 107 • v* 63 64-:- 63 17% 17% 5% 12 3A ' 13% k 47% ■ . 40 2,200 '62% > 63 116% >17%5% SVs 15,200 13% •: 14 141% 131 1 3,200 400 37,600 • 143 132 127 48 131 47% > 3,400 • 41 47% .-477/e 41 V 48% 40 < 40 ■ 23 y» 22% 900 "22% 23 *73% 104% 76 Vz *74 303/a 76 104% >> > 307/e 101% *102% 103 *74 103 ' 30% ' fr ' 76% 1033/4 104 23 ;' 30% ' 30 3/8 30% 101% 101'/a 101% 101 v 101 101, > 102% 102% ■} ... *102y4 103 V 105 / i' Jan.;. 6 4 -2 —100 • Emerson Electric Mfg Co Radio & Phonograph Endicott Johnson Corp 4% preferred 360 Puoiic $5 preferred— 530 $5% 190 $6 Dreferred— 17,400 •• '■ preferred. Service . . 4 5 50 —100 1 No par 104' 24 107 —.—100 —-1 ;>,,8 'Electric ■>,..3' Elec St Mus Ind Am. Nhares— Electric Power Sc Light. No par / $7 preferred No par $6 preferred; No per > Electric ptorage Battery No par El Paso Natural Gas -3 Jan 49 & 213A —rrp Elastic Engineers , : ^ Sep • 17 1 . t t 2 175 Jan 195 ' Sep :" ■ ■ 41 Dec ?'♦. Dec n 24 , 52 Jan 24% 163/4 May : 4 30 Aug 10 108 — : — ; Sep 27 | July 18 12% Mar 1 8% Dec 1574 Sep i i 653/4 Sep . 7 37% Jan Apr 453/4 Aug 15 3A Dec ' | 10 Jan 20 18% July 10 7 77s May 11 3 143 Jan. 3 Sep 28, Sep 14. 2 Jan 103 28 132 .43% Aug Sen 27 50% Feb 16 8 Sep 41 34% Mar 21 29y2 Jan 21% Aug 20 20Va Mar 27 25 Mar No par 101 18 Sep Apr 114 Dec Apr 103 y2 . ■? Dec 3974 Apr 2774 Feb 15 Sep , 47% July 343/4 Nov 223/4 Dec 11 :'•['. : I M 6 87% Jan 68% Dec 101 >A Jan 108 v2 Jun 8% Jan 177a Dec 108 109 19 ' ; July 16 106 5 17 5% July T 81% 78 26 107 4 100'A Jan . Oct 21 20 Jan 100% Sep 3% Nov 67a Feb x74% Sep Sep 16 No par 27 18 • 3% Jan 31% Sep Mar 26 103 62 : Dec ; i 106 V» Sep 109 ■ ; ; Dec i 178 47a Aug 37/e Jan 14 ..' Dec 25% Feb July 24 8% May 3 427/a Jan 20 . 41 157 35% Sep . Apr Sep 26 65 • 22 Jan' 15 14% July Feb 6% Jan Jun 200 Emerson 120 , ,?.-• 101% 102%" 102 Va 100 165 10% 33 Sep 21 .196 1,300 101% 101 July 30 ...... 25 78 Ve Sep 25 25% Jun 21. 170 8,300 , 31% "101 101% 101 23 75y$ *74 *103% 104 " 30 Vz preferred £ — Stop Nut Co.— Electric Auto-LIU (The) 4 Vz % 19 V» Sep 22 39% Jan 22 18% Jan 26 > No par - 1,600 >23% 23 -' ; - 1,500 ' >:V 41 23 23% Ekco 110 • 9% 141% 137 125 5S/8 23% 101% 1531. 124% 17% 223A 101 ./ 102 12% 13% 136 135 ; *53A 4%% preferred——— Products Co_— 80 2,700 107 1 9% < 9% preferred.,■; Edison Bros Stores Inc - 293/4 Corp—-—-5 Jan 13 .1, Eaton Manufacturing Go 800 . 106 293A J, 6%. cum 30 900 353/4 "• -10 Co. Airlines inc. Eastern. Stainless Steel Eastman Kodak Co— 500 2,600 192 : 190.: *35 ' 22% 195 v '■*64'-" 'if 66 • ; 107% 93A 23% *101 *107 93/4 23% / :: 101% page 30 163A ' 393A 101% • 106 63% •/ •48% 23 31 , 135 393/4 *23 76 •104'A 107% : ••- 35% .: •. 293/4 v 194% 66 35 y8 293/4 93/4 v2234> > eastern 10,106 76% >77% • 48 23% 104 190 *64% ,<*5% *123% .125 p;> " 23Va 30 Va 101 127/« 3/4 *733A *101 i 213/4 195 104% V; 64% 16%/.: 5% 13% 5% 133 40 *103y2 For 13 » 40 > — 65 . ' ' 122% 122% *186- / Eagle-Picher 5,800 , ' • 132 Va >131% ' 293/4 107% ; 213A 104% ; 16% 5% « 123A 29% >293/4 763/4 -194 35% *35% • 64 16% >5% 23% *73% . ' 15% .. ; 190' '643A :J ♦ 10 - ■■i *186 ; . 108 ■0% 63 <«ft 62»A it: 195 >A 104% V 29% 9%: ■ 5% 22% "I943/4 . ' 19 76% 77% 19 19* 183A - <77 22% • 35% 107% ft: 16 ♦5% 104% , • 19 183/4 64% • 29% -9% 15% ■ > *104 29 ye 108 35% 104 Vz 190 - 64% - 35% >35% >•*34% 35% *104 ft 104%; : *186 " 19% - 87 Jan 104 Dec i July. 24; >89' Jan, 105 Now , Jan 107 Dec July 12 9274 ' JV*v. ♦f'*' -3, Volume 162 YORK STOCK NEW LOW Monday ./ Sep. 24 Saturday J Sep. 22 9 per share 9 ;.i% 1% 16 3/4 16% 17% 77% 77% 77 Va 92 88% 88% 15 14% 14% ♦88% 1% '?•. '.1% v: >i%" 1%* _ ? 23 Va 23 Va 23* 52 VA 52 52 *6% 6% ♦57 ¥2 29% •6% 78% 763% *89/ 763/4 92 •89 -v. 92. ; :i4% 14% 22 5/s *883/4 ' 92 58% *573/4 16 ¥a ♦22% 223/4 22% *109 ¥4 -< 111 *37 ♦109 37% *27 >• _ 30 ¥2 16 223/4 16% -1 58 % 30% 30 ¥2 « i6.ya 273/4 6% 22% 22% 52 y3 *51% 6% *6% 6% .52 63/4 > 58 % 58% 58 ¥2 303/4 30 20 29% 15% 16 ¥a 15% 23 223/4 223/4 111 111 *109 37 ¥4. *27¥a 25,000 (Equitable 24,700 - Erie 2,400 Evans 1,800 63/4 ; Office Bldg No par No 500 ; par 100 800 2,500 109 Jan 27 89 liy2 Jan 2 5 15 % Jan 24 3 Co i 42% Jan 24 1,100 Federal Mln <& Smelt Co_ 400 .2 Federal-Mogul Corp ,—3 11% 11% 113/a 11% 11% 115/a 11% 113/4 11% 113/4 12% 2,800 Federal Motor Truck 39 39 39 39 ¥2 39 39% 39% 39% 40 4,300 Federated No 106 105 ¥2 *105 % *29 57 29 57 51 ¥2 51 ¥4 t - 57 ¥4 63%; 32 % 32% 32 ¥2 108 ¥2 *107 513/4 51 51 39% *37 9% 9¥a 9 *65% 66 ¥4 2.1 ¥4 21 ¥4 *38 32 ¥2 " *105% 293/4 293/4 51 Va 9¥a 9 65 ¥2 21%; 213/4 ' *63% 64 % 64 *35 ¥2 36 36 *26 ¥4 27 *26 Va 27 32 ¥2 26 ¥4 1,100 Fidel Phen Fire Ins N Y 633/a 3,300 Firestone Tire & Rubber- 100 523/a 2,600 37 32% 325/a 108 va 108 va - 52/ 37 First 130 $4 38 300 Florsheim Shoe class A; 8% 8% 9 65% 653/4 22 1,900 65% 160 99 *64 93/a 22% *21 Va 21 ¥2 *213% 64 63 ¥2 63 ¥2 63% 63% 36 35 ¥4 36% 26 ¥4 36 36 35% -35% 26% 26 % 120 163/4 17 f 17% 5% 1,700 26% Follansbee 6,600 *26 *26 *635/8 17% *135 11 Va 134 143 39 ¥2 18 40 58 *57 ¥2 131 *130 ¥2 9 8% 7% 8 " 57% 16% 135 ¥2 135 ¥2 40 ¥4 57 ¥2 131 9 40 58 131 17% *132 ¥2 135 *393/4 39% 17 40 ¥4 58 57 131 131 131 163% 17% 135 ¥2 40 40 *57 573/4 57 57 *129 131 129% 130 8% 9 3.600 i Fr jehauf 1,100 4%% . Trailer Co— . *18 ¥2 18% 17% 19% *68 ¥a 7% 71 18% 18% *17 ¥8 17 ¥2 *17% 173/4 *17¥a 17% 19 ¥a 193/a 193/s 19% 195/a 19 ♦67 70 ¥2 70 ¥2 *67 ll¥a 10 ¥4 29 29 29 633/4 64 173/4 18 •' 173/4 17% 17 ¥2 •106% 109 109 • *107 ¥2 10 ¥4 *182% 10 ¥2 10 ¥4 185 ¥2 183 ¥2 183 ¥2 21% 213/4 21 ¥4 *11 ¥4 11 ¥2 11 ¥4 11 333/4 *133 134% 34 47% 48 463/4 46% 4 ¥2 157 473/a 463/a 47 46 ¥2 4% *128 ¥2 1293/a 11 Va 343/8 343/4 135 31 ¥2 313/4 *153 48 3/a 47 Va 46% 463/s 4 ¥2 4% 48 48 ¥4 *128 ¥2 1293/s *128 ¥2 72 ¥2 72 ¥» 61% 20 ¥4 20 ¥4 28 28 ¥2 15 ¥4 *60 Va 28 Va 15 Vn 14% *109 112 *109 139 32 32 *154 156 156 473/4 4 ¥2 45/8 483/4 48 ¥2 49 *48 ¥4 127 ¥4 28 3/8 28% 14 ¥2 14% *109 *60¥s 20 61% 19% 19% Gen 58% Mar 28 11% May 16 Nov 53% Jan 69 Dee 16 Jan 29 Dec 20 Jan 25% 13% Jan: 17% 70 Jan 24 Jan 4 27 July 2 19 Jun 15; May 9 413/4 May 7 146 5 3,800 8,400 6% Jan : 2 4'% Jan 2 16 ' Jan 14% Apr 163/a Mar 6 « 6 i\ 9 " 66% Feb y" If* 3 36%'"'* 3 7 ¥a '^40 r - 3 ¥a 3¥a 3Va 37¥a 373/8 31% 137 ¥2 137 ¥2 4% 4% 4% 27 ¥a 21 Va 27 3/a *137 5 5 3 Va 31 Va *137 5 5¥a 27 ¥8 273/a 3% 31% 140 7% Jan 2 Jan 2 58 Jan 2! 12% Jan ■ 273/4 Gen 4,000 104% Apr 18 58 V4 Sep 4,200 10 y2 Sep 24 Jan 35 40 Feb 33/a Jan 1 43/4 Jun 22 General Shoe Corp 26% 110 ¥2 lll3/8 1113/4 111% 440 323/s 32 ¥2 323/4 32% 32% 32% 33 ¥4 1,800 303/4 303/4 30% 32 31 ¥4 31 ¥4 31 ¥2 31 ¥2 31% 32 Va *313/a 32 ¥» 2,600 2,300 General 111 33 ¥4 107 ¥4 17 Va *99 *107 33 ¥4 17 17% 100 30% 97 33 ¥2 4% *150 11% *99 ¥2 100 *105 33% 33 1073/4 *107 ¥4 18% 18 Va 100 *99 ¥2 26 110 *105 33 ¥2 183/4 100 Nov 66 July 6 1253/4 Jan 130 ¥a Oct 25 36% Jan 56% Nov 203/4 Sep 21 47/a Jan 30% Mar 6 20 187/« Apr 6% Jan 31 ¥2 313/8 31 31 ¥4 31 ¥e 32 33% 9,200 97 97 98 98 98 ¥a 98 ¥2 98% 99 ¥4 700 $4.50 33% 34 343/8 34 34 ¥2 33 ¥2 333/4 34 34 ¥4 3,700 54 53 53 *53 ¥4 54 ¥2 *523/4 54% 5 4% 4% 4% *53 4% 1513/4 4% 4% 4% 1513/4 *150 *150 1513/4 323/a 32 ¥2 *150 *150 151% 66 ¥2 653/4 65% 65 ¥2 65 65 ¥2 103 ¥4 103 ¥4 102% 102% *102 ¥4 1033/8 59 ¥2 59 % 59% 59 ¥4 60 ¥4 59 32 ¥2 33 *110 110 ¥2 25 25 ¥2 26% 26 ¥2 26 ¥2 10 ¥4 10 ¥4 10 ¥2 10 ¥4 io% *110 120 ¥2 *110 110 ¥2 64% 643/4 *102 ¥4 103% 600 59 ¥4 593/4 5,600 110 60 5 ¥2 5 3/4 5 ¥2 5 ¥2 5 5/8 5 ¥2 26 ¥2 26 ¥2 *26 ¥8 27 26% 18% 18 ¥2 18% 18 ¥2 26% 18% *26 ¥2 18 ¥2 26 ¥2 26% 26% 105% 27 ¥a 27 ¥2 28 1053/8 105 ¥2 105 ¥2 17 Va 17¥a 17% 17 ¥2 105% 1053/e ,. - ' r 17 ¥a 5% 11 26 ¥2 26 10 ¥2 " 111 *110 ¥4 110 26 " 10% 17 65 ¥4 1023/a 59 ¥4 ' 25 ¥4 10% 10 ¥2 5% 263/4 263/4 27 18 18 3/fl 18 18 ¥2 28 ¥4 29 ¥2 28% 285/8 *28 28 ¥2 *105% 105 ¥2 105 Vsr 105% 173/a 17 ¥2 17 ¥s 173/8 6,300 27 18 ¥4 55/8 *105'% 17 2,300 Grant 3%% 700 17 ¥2 (W 25% Feb 5,700 Great Co T( Iron 553/8 55 55 Va 553/8 54% 56% 55 ¥2 31 ¥2 313/4 543/4 553/4 54 Vn 56 ¥4 55 ¥» 30% *166% 31 Va 31 ¥4 62% 623/4 *106 226% 226 % 190 ¥2 189 *188 24 ¥2 7% *72 633/s 63 226 ¥2 ♦226 ¥2 *188 190 ¥2 . 25% 7% 106% 1065/a 37 ¥2 36 ¥4 7 ¥2 • 227 26 Va' 7% 7% 226 5/s *2263/8 227 : 190 ¥2 X1863/4 187 2265/a ♦188 263/4 25 ¥2 75 ¥2 76 54% 54% 76 75 ¥2 54% 54% - 54% 76 25 ¥8 26 76 ¥4 55 76 ¥4 76 ¥4 545/8 . 1063/4 54% ' *2265/a *184 ' 54% 55 ¥a ' 55 ¥4 55 . i 40 < 26 8% preferred preferred ctfs 1,100 * ' 95 preferred Oil Gulf 5.7Q0 *35 ' 36 *35 36 •35 ' *35 36 Hackenaack ••35 36 v,31 /?, 36 193/4 193/4 1053/4 105 108 29% 193/4 30 - 23 Va ♦152 104 ¥2 193/4- 108 23 S/8 ;;23% 1043/4 104 ¥2 *107% 108 29% 193/4 29% 24 >'• *.~ • *152 i/ *107% 24% ♦152 29% 2974 193/4 19 ¥2 1043/4 36" •36 *36% 10 y2 10% ♦103% 133/4 For footnotes - 10 ¥2 •10¥s 103 ¥2 104 13% 36 10 ¥2 103 ¥2 ♦103¥» 13% 13% see page 1531 - 133/8 10 ¥2 104 13% ♦19 ¥4 1043/4 105 108 24 ¥2 • ♦1073/a ■24% ; 243/4 ■> 313/8 104% 108-v 1 24%'-:. - 105 . ' *154 i-»•--■■ *154 - 10 4 36 35¥a" * 36 36 10 3/a •10% 10 ¥2 10% 10% 1033/4 1033/4 103% 103¥2 13 ¥2 13% 13% 13 ¥2 35 ¥2 v ♦100 13% 400 40 103 13% - 2.600 iM < 6% No par 100 Co S4.20 pia—No —No Refrac Corp of Amer class A - ; : .—--1 (modified)—100 Industries Inc -1 6%% Hayes par par 100 10 preferred Hart, Schaffner <fe MarXi Hat Jan 20% 15% 103% 106% 10 preferred A) Harbison-Walk •• 1,200 '/■ conv. Haiiua 5,800 ;!r'* 35% 10% f 4Jo 100 1 108 '.•25 ¥2 *' I >' ■-*152 " 105 - ■ ♦1073/a 25 600 26% Dec 18 ¥a Jan Dec Jan 90 ¥4 Dec 22% Dec 18 ¥4 Jaii 25% Dec 45 Apr 52 Aug 69 2 26 2% 21 12- 4¥a May Jan 175 Dec 85% Jan 40 13,, Feb M% iun Jan 104 ¥2 Nov 98 6- 36% Feb 51% Dec 8 104 ¥4 Jan 112% Jun 26 123/a Aug 27 8¥a Jan 17 ¥4 1% Jan 7 33A Jan 5 ¥» July 26 a/4 Sep 6 Jun 20 27 Sep 19 ¥2 Jun 28 5 29 % Sep Oct Aug 2* 105V2 Sep 9% 72 i4y» - i 49 ¥a Dec 30 Dec Feb 163 Nov 67 .Feb 57 . May 43% Dec -11 2 4; Feb 105% Apr 3% 123. 26 Sep 26 82 14 if i - 55% -105% • Dec 24 ¥» July t ■ • 32 ¥» Dec Dec 6¥a Aug Apr (.189 ¥2 Jan Dec 10 30% Jun i Feb 19 Va 108% Mar 13- 226% Sep 17 Va- NOV * . Jan 1433/4 Sep 28. 8% Sep Dec Jan 24% .283/4 May 28 44'% July Dec July 25% May 25 Jun 22 .65 16 Feb 25 14 56% Sep 25 327/a Aug 28 175 19 ¥4 15 ¥4 May 177/« Sep 194 14% Mar.27 58 Jan 23 49% Jan 6 —-—*8 Printing Co Hamilton Watch Co Hall 1,200 20 20 20 '' •f.-vTi-' s-36 *104 ¥2 ♦107% 25 "" 36 Va - 108 30 ®*30% - 29% ; 19% - Feb' Dec 20 60 3/a Sep 112% Mar xl863/4 Sep 27 - par Dec Dec 31% Jun 6y4 16 ¥4. May Jan 33 Sep #-ce;62% Jan 42 Va 57Mar 16 . Dec 50% Dec v ? :V- Water ' 30 105¥4 Mar Mar 16 yui Si Corp :#H 36 ♦35 No No /i 27 33% Sep 28 67% Sep Jan 100 J Sep 165% Jan 1 28% Jan 24 : 5% Mar 26 167 ■' Jan 26 ——— 1— 5 104%Jan-12 -1 — Gulf Moolle 61 Ohio rut 19,200 76 ¥2 *75 ¥2 76 ¥4 8% 30 189 25 3/a Sugar Guantanamo 9,500 I 227 '- 253/4 200 14,600 ' 73/4 73/4 73/4 110% Sep 11% Jan 28 May 16 57 • 64 Jan 20 52% Jan 25 22% Jan 2 ———11 Greyhound Corp (The) No par 4%% preferred J— 100 Grumman. Aircraft Corp— 1 Oct Nov Jan 7% 34% Sep 2 4 2 Aug 20 Jan 2 J-, 19% Jan 19% 100 Va May Sep 18 100 West RR Co ;Inc L) (H Green 10,000 ! 31 Va 363/4 * Green Bay & 1,900 «• 26 253/4 *106 1065/a 37 ¥4 65 Preferred 90 ' ' 76 26 ¥4 253/4 2 6 ¥8 ■ Western Sugar Great 79 65 64% 633/4 167 *72 79 *72 79 633/4 3,900 167 * 167 ¥2 36 Va 73/4 *•' 189 166% 32 31% 313/8 *166 25% 1063/4 37 7% . 25 25 168 107 35 ¥2 ; 166 ¥2 26 ¥4 •106 353/4' 353/a 226 3/a ; 26 107 35% 7% 31 ¥2 79 62% 26 ¥4 ♦7% 353/4 *72 79 26 107 ¥2 *106 *166 ¥2 63 623/4 26 ¥4 26 168 *72 79 *72 31 ¥4 31 ¥2 *166 ¥2 168 10,100 32 ¥a ' pfd—No par —~No par —-—100 f'Nov 4y4 257/8 July Apr Jan 19 21 33 Vz Sep 6 14% 46 28% 1613/* Prop—No par Ore %: July Dec 22% > 19 23* 105 $—100 preferred Nor Great Northern Ry 6% 74% 16 July 30 Sep 28 100V4 Jun 13 333/4 Sep 183/4 Jan 3 14% Jan 23 253/4 Sep 18 " 2 31% 124 Apr Nov 110 48 July 27 107% May 19 12% Mar 26 5% Jan 2 4% Jan 2 pa" 14% ¥a;'Aug Mar 12 Ill 2 11 Apr 3y4 Jun 23% 1073/4 /Nov Apr 112 24. 35% May 22. July 27 102 / Apr 20 5 (new) iy4 19% 25 13% July Oct 19 3/a 34% Jun 53 No par No 8teel__ Citv Granite 2,700 105 ¥2 ¥4 100 10 — Grand Union Co 800 < - Jan 106 . 28 6'/4 Sep 22 33/4 Jan 2 147 % July 27 No par No par : $5 convertible preferred—No par Gotham Hosiery.^ No par Graham-Paige Motors 1 Gran by Consol M S & P 5 134,600 53/4 5 ¥2 53/8 27 par No par (B F) $5 preferred 3,500 103/8 _ Goodyear Tire 81 Rubb 200 26 18 ¥4 ' 2,000 64 ¥2 .Jan , . 28% Sep 28 263/4 Sep 28 116% Jun 18 3 24 Jun 15 13% Mar 27 90 Mar 9 1 Goodall-Sanford Inc Goodrich Co 26 50 Telegraph Co 2,000 333/8 1023/a ' 26 3/4 10 111 32% Jan 96 Sep 25% Jan 52% Jan preferred- & Stock Gold 1513/4 *150 32% 10 21 No (The) Co conv 37% Sep 137V2 Sep No par preferred 4 % % 3 No par JGoebel Brewing Co 1,300 128 6 10 3'/2 July 2 107 No par No par Razor preferred Brothers Glidaen 100 5 5 1513/4 325/a 54 ¥2 *52% 5 " 32 ¥4 59 Safety conv 96% 103% 10 $5 Jun 16 24 5 Co pfd Mar sl% Jan 100 Rubber & cum Gimbel 66 ¥2 *24% 300 33% 54 Tire Gillette 26,900 32 *102 ¥2 *110 19 30 5/a -—100 preferred 4%% 680 100 X100 Telephone 4%% 33 107% 18 ¥2 18% General • 134% 613A Jun Mar 26 25% Mar 29 21 Vz Aug 21 106% Apr 27 Gen Steel Cast $6 preferred—No par 31 " /32% 59 32 3/4 107 % 100 2,300 107 ¥2 *105 33 107% 18 100 ' 107 ¥2 33 1073/4 1073/4 32% 66 ¥4 32. 26 ¥2 26% 110 96% 3334 '52% 10.7 17% ¥2 26 111 33 ¥2 33 ¥2 108 *99 31 ¥a 97 *107 111 33% *107 108 25% 112 ji. '. - Feb 283/a Jan 123 Feb 3% Jan 21 Jan 19 99 Corp 20 Gen Time Instrument Corp—No par •107 - * —1 265/s 110 ¥2 32% 25% jir 110% Sep par .140 Mar 22% Jan 2 9% Mar 27 7 . 3ya Aug Sep Feb Sep 513/4 Sep 130 106 Va Feb *■ 43% July 11 Mar 16 10c Dec Dec 40 3/a / 52 3/4 Aug 29 11 32% 111 2y4 115 Sep 24 152 Dec 155 Nov 4 Dec 29% July Feb 40 Dec 7% July 22 ¥a 124 Feb 5 Jan 26 ¥4 ;i Apr Jan 111 ¥2 ff Jan Jan 10 25% Jan 12 /Nov 19% Jan 140 Oct 9% July 161 43% 49% Sep 2 Dec 54% 6% 483/4 Jun 43% Aug 23 Dec 16 ¥4 11% May 31 Dec 58 ¥a Jan 24 >■ par 23 y2 i. > Feb 143 25 ¥4 53 32 ¥2 7% • 81% par 110 ¥2 26% 110 Feb 28 par 32% 26% Jan 134 3/4 Jan par 100 10c Feb 26 172 25 .,18% Jun "f 66 Nov fU 7% Dec Jan Sep 141 125 No Dec Oct 28 par No 18 ¥4 32 Va Jun 22 1143% Jan 22 i 27% Mar 20 ? Sep 37% Jan i Sep 41% Apr 373/a Sep 155 Dec Deo 10 y. 267/s jun 15 12'/a Jun 22; 19 17% 4% Mar 21 t S. ; 51 6 . par *32% 110 July 5y4 July Jan 13 ¥4 183% July 30 75 Refractories General 7 Jan Jan 62% Jan 31 Jan 2 Jan 2 i Jan 22 134 6% 45,400 Sep 16% 13 Aug 20 Public Service Railway Signal preferred— Gen Realty & Utilities 116 15% 49 8% 1603/8 17% par No par —1 No par Gen 10 6 ¥4 28 27% 27 ¥2 3,000 28% 53/4 53/4 5 21 Va' 33/a Dec 44% Jan Apr ,2% 18 Sep 25 108% Jun 18 22 Jan 22 May 3 $4.50 series A preferred 140 Sep 36% July ; 2% / 11% Sep 19 i 31 Apr 27 65 Sep ?6. 62 General Printing Ink 37 ¥4 3 Va 37 *137 ' 28 ¥a " 37 140 36% *137 5 Va -- 3Va 3 Va 3¥a 37 ¥4 140 Jan 12% 20% Apr 19 76 May 16 16 23 9% Sep 19. 8 Sep 19t 18% Feb 20 > 18% Jan 12 / ■ *135- 29% 103 Dec Dec 135 • .v; '■ a - . > v.. 127 Gen Precision Equip Corp 15¥a 30% Sep 19 No A • 12 58 v* Sep 131 17 No Adv Outdoor , • 1 No preferred Common ' 8% July 43% Aug 10 Corp 2,100 112 *109 112 *109 $5 Dec 33% 26 100 preferred Motors 42V4 Dec Jun Jan No par 29 143/8 143/4 14 S/8 14% 200 • par No par (new) 26% Jun ; 5% May 75 24 42% Mar 26 series A_No par 20 28 5/a 28 3/a 28 ¥2 28% 112 5% Mills General 61% *60 ¥8 19% 61% 50 28,600 127 127 128 128 General Aug 10% Jun 26 5 Jan Dec Jun 44 Dec 15 No Corp $6 conv preferred 1,700 73 ¥a No Gen Gas & Electric A 20 129 713/4 Foods 24% 9 No par : 100 Electric Co 24,700 48 ¥2 129 72 5/« General 2 13 22% Sep 113 Nov 57 ¥4 ;109 Jan Jun Mar —100 preierred:— Cigar Inc 5 preierred General 53 ¥a » 18% May 41- 118 - cum 7% 19 10 '* 9 —No par No 7,000 4% *152 ¥2 No 18,700 157 157 129% 193/4 80 48 4 ¥2 , *152 ¥2 157 713/a *60 Va .156 47 ¥2 S- 48 3/a *128 ¥2 61% 112 *154 Dec ' 34% Apr 5 5 Transportation preferred 7% Aug v108 Dec 27% Aug Apr 13 -14; 100 — General 1,600 Dec 10% 32 ' 1 27 41% Jun Jan Nov 24 » Feb Sep 80 Va Jun 34 Dec Aug 27% :> Jan 38 3/4 52 25 i Class A 650 32 Va 46% *127 - i , 33% Sep 110/ Jun 1 13 1 General Bronze Corp General Cable Corp 5,200 141 32 46% 46 ¥4 45/8 2,700 4,900 473/4 47 463/8 213/4 $8 45 4 25 5 50 . Investors Amer ■>.(' Jan 1033/4 Jan 105 ' 59 % Aug 20 ... 20 — Jan 47% Jan 153/4 Jan , par No par General Baking 40 12 ¥4 139 7 Gen 8,400 373/8 Amer Dec 14% Jan May 4 65% Sep 20 6% Mar 20 -No Co $4.50 preferred 600 11% xn Gen 100 • 183 21 ¥2 (The).: Gaylord Container Corp 5%% conv preferred .13,400 10 ¥2 ! Co Deo 47% 11% Jan 60 2 July 20 30 Va Feb . 20 „ Wood Industries Inc Gar "400 35 ' 34%i 138 31% 72 ¥2 20 ¥4 20 28% 14% l\l2 127 ¥4 343/4 345/a 138 1293/a 73 ¥« *60 ¥a 103/a 11%' 72 1293/a 71% 203/8 ' IP/8 473/4 61% 15¥a' -f 21 ¥2 11 . 58 183 r preferred Gamewell 1 No par .1 (Robert) Gardner-Denver 70 109 58 10% 21 ¥4 48 20% *183 11% *152 ¥2 *127 10 y4 10 ¥2 • 18 • t-4 O CD 0s v® 573/4 21% 158 127 ¥4 573/4 58 ¥2 107 ¥2 184%,* 21 ¥4 21 ¥2 *152 ¥2 '127 107 ¥2 109 : 200 30,900 • 67 /. 17% * (i 9% Inc i\ 11 44% Jan 93:, ;17 .C 18 :> 107% Apr 29% Jun Dec £ Apr 5> 22% i ,6% V/^ll : -• . (The), cl A—. $3 preferred 29 ; *65 " Gair Co 1,900 10% f *28 ¥2 29 184 ¥2 152 *60 ¥a 28 ¥2 10 ¥4. 10 ¥2 : 1293/a . . 127 ¥2 *109^ 17% 48 48 ¥2 *127 173/4 152 *473/4 73 4 ¥2 45/a 17% 10% 65 *183 1563/4 155 65 *57 ¥2 135 313/4 47% 4% 72 ¥2 135 31% 473/a 152 *150% 34 ¥4 135 157 158 156 34 134% 31% 31% 10 ¥4 *28 ¥2 65 ♦107 ¥2 573/4 10% 213/4 10 ¥2 29 ¥4 173/a 109 573/4 10% 31 ¥2 10 ¥4 • ;•/ , . Gabriel Co -70 ¥2 *67" 70% 29 ¥4 ' ' ' 573/4 *57 ¥2 *67 65 • 57% 185 ¥2 t 18% 193/a 65 11 1,700 V 18% 17 ¥4 103/4 21% 10,600 193/8 *63 *33 7% 18 ¥2 17 ¥4 - *28 ¥2 10 ¥4 7% 19 ♦67 *182 ¥2 7% 18 11 ¥e *57 7¥a 17 ¥a 29 ¥4 *106% 73/4 18 ¥2 65 17% 9 18 ¥2 *62 y8 4 8% 18 ¥4 • 70% 103/4 11 9 ¥4 18 ¥2 . *28 ¥2 5 8% 75/3 19 * 173/a *183/4 7% 7% 18 ¥4 8% «•' Dec >' Apr 16 100 ■ ; o : 8% 73/4 8% 9 28 Sep Dec ; Jan 19% 17 7 May 13% May 40 100 177/s 47 ya , . Jan 1- . Jan " 35% 100 ; 14% Aug 23 28 10 preferred Jan 52 3/a Sep „ 310 57% 131 Jan 41 1 Freeport Sulphur Co Jan 93% 32 Jan .22 107 Machinery Corp ,_10 Corp 10 ; 9% prior preferred-:.^_r.1 -4 ,gfl Francisco Sugar Co„ No par 2,500 . Jan 21% 2 Foster-Wheeler pfd 33% - 3 . 100 F'k'n Simon & Co Inc 7% • 7 110%'Mar Food 40 2 5 10 Food Fair Stores Inc 140 40% 40% 403/8 conv Jan 23% Jan , No par Corp— preferrtd 2% 26 par Steel 500 ♦135 135 135 par No 800 64 ' 173/4 Co 5 109% July 27 383/4 Mar 7 22 50 No par — Stove Jan l053/4 Apr 42% Jan > par No (The)—- Florence 38 653/4 26 ¥4 Co preferred 200 Apr 23 / 53% Mar 26 25 No 9% 21% 16% Aug 28 i 213/4 July 24 _10 Stores, 13 28 7% May Mar 28 103 100 52 37% 8% *64 ¥a " National Flintkote 7,000 ; preferred *50 37% 8% " 52% 4%% Oct 24% Sep 5 9s/8 Jan 1 57% 13% 573/4 Apr ?' 28% Jan,23 100 Corp Apr 58% Sep 26 / par preferred, conv Enamel 107% 107% *50 4%% Ferro 63 325/a 323/8 107 51 / 1,200 Stores *107 52% 213/4 21% 63 ¥2 517/s 65 64 ¥2 35% 52% 108 . 9 ¥4 65 ¥2 :S, 107% 51 39 *35 63 ¥2 32 ¥a 52 *37 ; 63% 63 220 293/4 57% 57 *563/4 107% *107 103 *51 57 64 107 ¥2 513/4 32% ♦107 ' / *107 513/4 ,323/4 108 ¥2 5 63 ¥2 63 ¥2 107 ¥2 51 ¥2 39 *51 105% *29% *107 : 51% 108 y2 105% 29% 63 Va 107 ¥2 513/a 105 Va 293/4 57 ¥s 64 ¥2 *107 107 ¥2 105 Va 29 ¥2 i 57% 64% *633/4 *107 105 ¥a 105 ¥a , 29% Dept 6% 33% Mar 23 Va Jan No par 39 ¥4 12 4 253/4 Jan Dec Aug 84% 2 104 Dec 70 151/8 Jun 123/4 Mar 26 . - Feb 25% Jan Jan Jan 78% 2 17 Dec 1% 14 Jan 46% • I per share "/ Apr 9% 7 42% Jan v .. % Jun Jan '6 Light & Traction 15 $6 preferred— —No par 39 t .86 n ap „ . . Highest share % > 22 84% July 11 50 Cleaner Products 27/a Jan 20 20 Va Jun 5/ Co Vacuum I per 19 68 vz Jan Federal 10 28 RR v 1944 Lowest - I per share May 21 1 Year Highest i :':12% Jan 12 Fairbanks Morse & no pat Fajardo Sug Co of Pr Rico__ 20 Farnsworth Televls'n & Rad Corp_l 11,000 22% Pitts Corp Exchange Buffet Qnrp. 200 157/s *27% Lowest/ Ex-Cell-O V... 38% Range Since January 1 pref series A Eureka 223/4 273/4 5% 4,100 / STOCK common Erie «& 58 373/4 RR 10 >•; ; 15% 109 YORK EXCHANGE r! <$ per share 29% ;29% , 37% 27% 27 ¥4 57% ... 37% *37 27 ¥4 58 16 57% ••• NEW •fit V'VtV'ir \ 900 53 ¥4 *6% 29% 16 ¥4 C •22 %•/ 23 6% 16 *109 f : 143/a 52» 223/4 ; 14% 52 30% 37% 27% 223A 52% 15 Va / 53 % . . 111 37% 143/8 23 52 Va 63/4 <.'2% ' 78% 23 ■Z V- 2 . v 16% 17 va *76°vr.; 78 ,14% -'15% 23% 513/4 1% 17% 16% Range for Prelions " for Shares share 17 Va 92 RECORD the Week 17% " 15 9 per share - Sales Sep.28 78%A/ 78 ,.*.*88S/S . 9 per # per share 2 Friday Sep. 27 * 17% 17% .. 1525 STOCKS / *'■ Thursday Wednesday e CHRONICLE PRICES ^Sep. 26 9 per snare a":. 1% 77¥a- SALS HIGH Sep. 25 per share 2 AND Tnndar 16 Vi * THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4425 preferred * 18% 154 x30_7% 103Va -9% Jun Mar 28 19 Sep 110 ¥4 Jan 12 25¥a Sep 28 22 Aug 2 106 Apr 13 Jan 12 Feb 17 Apr 9 Jan 4 Sep 27 Jan 4 33% iteC 22 Va Dec 11% 16 ¥» July 13 2 2 r Apr 15 y4 Mar 27 22 31% Sep 39 2 Jan Jan 155' - Apr May 16 14 ¥4 Sep 102 15% 138 2 373/4 May 28 10% Feb 16 112 r 13 Apr 109 Dec Apr 21 July Jan 152 Dec Jun ■ *5% Jan 104% Jan 8 Va Apr • ~8% 110 9% Jun July Dec NEW YORK STOCK Estarda* Monday ■ 9 per , shar9 10: *25% 83 •1823/4 189 *28% 29 *28% 29 29 106 *103 •102 134% 35 *32 23% 233/4 *32 "32% 35 *25% 26% •253/4 26 Va 26% 26% *57 58% ♦57 53% 58% 58% •19% 20'% 20 20 Va 20% 27% 273/4 273/4 273/4 23 Va 1,200 *32 $4 Hewitt Rubber *26 263/4 263/4 263/4 400 Hires Co 58% *57 58% 58 % 58% 200 900 Hollander & Sons 21% 28% 22% 283/4 *21% 283/4 21% 2.000 51'/« 52% 51% 513/4 51% 52% 52% 52% 53 5,000 X46 % 473/a 46% 473/a r47 Va 47% r46 % 47 Va *45 Va 46 8,900 24% 23% 24% 24% 24 Va 24% 24% 263/4 4,000 1,300 15% 153/a .44: :' : 26% 263/4 263/4 1023/4 1023/4 102 Va 102 Va 102% 1023/4 76% 78 % 78 % 78% 783/4 700 15 % 15 15% 43% 43 43% 26% 26% 102% 102 % .78% *77 15 15% 15% 153/a 15'/a 15% 14% 44% , 45 44% 443/4 43% 433/4 43 5% 53/8 5% 5% 16% *15% 16% 283/4 6% 16 Hud 37 36% 37 36% 36% 37% 36 36% 35% 36% 36% 37 36% 36% 37% 17,200 67 67 68 66% 67 66% 66% 67% 68 y2 1,200 83% 83% 150 ; Leased 80 i RR See •54 28 *124 *171 99 99 14% 14% 9% 49% 7% *195% 11% 11% v 198 182% 90 5% 90 6% 6% 35%. -*136 27%' 90 ' 90 6% * 36 136% 32% 101 101% 18%: r; 18% 125 *123% 103 *45 , ;46 *125% 144 7% Jun 25 10 19 23 % Jun 26 6 26% Aug 21 32% Feb 28 14% Jan 6 34 3% Jan 2 :i80 "* ♦f45 . 126 *125% •; 144 *125% 26 >26% 26%. 26% Y" 27 27 *26% *26 27 *25% 41% . *151 *151 42% 42% 36% 22,100 35% J - 33 Va 103 102% 17 103 .45 41% *123% 500 ' 200 123 144 Feb 32 % 10% Jan 23% 25% Jan 56 Dec 72% Jan 24 91 Jun 25 46 Jan 77% Dec 18% Jan 22 38 Jun 26 8 Jan 22 Dec 10% Jan 2 29 Sep 27 2 58 par . 39% Jan 103 73,600 Sep 21 Jun 9 Mar 165 Sep 101 Sep 25 71% Feb x87 Aug 14% Sep 25 9% May 7% Jan 11% Mar 26 51 'Sep 3 ""109 Apr 12 Sep 13 200 Sep 28 ; : 28% 27% Foreign share ctfs. Dept Stores 27% 27 27% 4,400 1,800 26% 26% 200 Intertype 41 41 *41 43 41 41 700 Island Creek Coal. 155 *41% *151 42% 155 *41% 27% *151 - 42% *41% $6 42 300 42% *109 *109 : 115 ^139 Vz 137 138 137 137 137% 138% 132 *130 132 131 131 131 131 *128 132 131 131 300 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 45 1,900 110% 110% *110% *120 , 39 39% 38% 117% ♦25 26 30% 25% 24% 29% *29% 21% Dec Feb 94 Dec Jun 7% Feb 12% 68% Jan 92 Jun 47% May 5 39 Va Jan 47 Aug 2 42% May 31 35% Jan 43 19%: Jun 39 Feb 92 Jan 2 137% Apr 18% Jan 19 134% Jun xl43 Sep 31% May 2 31% May 2 56% 1 117 13: 11% 7 11% 7 S3? Jan 93 Feb 135 Oct Jan 20 Dec Jan 20 »/4 Aug 15 Apr 20% July 15 Jan 20% Aug 31 Jan 12 44 Sep 12 29 Jan 45 July xl51% Sep 19 Jan 144 Dec 36 1 145 343/4 Jan No par : 1093/4 Aug 22 101 29% 30% 30 30 1,000 Kalamazoo Stove *120 125 Chicago 143 Sep 31 Jan Jan 112 Vs Feb Sep Sep Sep ' c 25 4 Apr 105 19 45 25 Sep 17 90 Jan 10 102 27% Jan 24 40 98 Mar 27 91% Jan 2 193/a Jan 9 119 Dec 38% Jan 84% 27 19 133 113 79 Apr 1073/4 20 25 109 RR 138 Va 114% May 31 2 118% Aug 22 100 —12% Johnson 42 3/4 Sep 22 ;—100 No par 29% GOO Oct 136 14 2,900 400 321/4 July : , Feb 66 26 21 = Dec 13% 103% Sen 26 Mar 27 18% Jan Jun 3 9% Mar 26 78 41% July Sep Apr Jan 80 6% 20 24% 317 117 15,000 97 119 103 130 140% May 22 33% Sep 20 26 ; Sep 24 40 39 *96% 25% 21 i 23 Jan Jun 27% Sep 24% 97 36% Sep 24 26 ia% Jan . Dec 3%- Aug 4% Jan 1 '84% Jan 2nd preferred ser A & 7% Feb 18Q% 27 24 39 *95% 4% Jollet 65 91% Sep 27; Feb .1 preferred St 15% Dec 82% Apr Jan 2 *116 38% 96% ,24% 50 110% -2 Nov .188 1% Jan '■ 100 25 39 Va *95% *110 *120 *120 *117 25% 110% *110 23 10% July . 24 preferred 3% % 67% 165% t 8% July , 17% Jan Johns Manville Corp Johnson Feb 19% Jan preferred— 4% % 1,300 Jan 28% Jan 100 stamped__100 Jones & Laughlin Steel No par 5% pref: series A 100 5% pref series B conv ;—J.00 Joy Mfg Co 1 110% 39 96% 117% 45% 13 27 6% Sep 28 27% Sep 25 19% Jan 129 par 113 110% 39% 96 117 117..% 111 % *44% *120 39% 96% •96 96% 117% 111% *120 *109 2% Jan 17 Jan Sep Apr Jan 6% -No par Corp Jewel Tea Co Inc 111% 42 112% 139% . > 4 6% Dec 105 % Nov 154% ' Oct 8% 40% July Apr 104 k. 12% July —No par Interstate 155 *151 155 29 .No par .No par Teleg„ 27 26% 26% 27% *109 110% 110% ; *26 27% 93 187 74%. Mar 21 178 % Jan —No par J 50 Silver—L 27 *26% 6% Mar 28 19 29% 28 11 8 % Feb 6 -8% Mar 26 173% Jan - Co— preferred Intern'l Telep <fe 158 9% May 25 6 2 International Nov 125 174 2 25 No 111% 2 26 par —.100 - Dec Jan 88% 106 % Jan 8% Jan 9 Jun 100 Feb 37% Jan par 42% July 82 2 Salt Aug 29 Oct 20% Apr 35% July 109 % Mar 16 104% Jan No par —— 15% Dec 166 par Chem_ Paper 1 .104% Jan 100 5% Jan *26 27% 26 75% Jan 27 ' Sep —100 -.7% 28% 27% 27% . Nov 24 37% May —-1 International Shoe. "1,800 Aug 28 [——No par preferred-- International 200 41% *125% 144 3,500 . 45% 6 26 ——13 i 5% conv preferred:; —100 Inter Rys of Cent Am...—LNo par 1 5 % preferred-^—— i 100 3,300 ' 18% Jan No par 100 — Si Min International 1% Apr Hydro-Elec Sys class A— 4% 30 6% July 31 76 International Mining Corp—. 1 Int Nickel of Canada-;——-No par i Preferred 1 100 12,500 103 45% 41%; 41% -*128 26% 138 32% 18% *125% 26% 26% 3,600 Feb 42 % Jun 20 —» 41 41 155 26% 26% 41% 26 6% 193% *124 144 92% 6% *137 103 17% 45 Int Internatiotral *92 32% 103 41Va •; 91% 137. ... 102 18%, 103% ,103 ' 14,500 10,100 ::300 Aug 8% 3 No 6% Dec 16% May 19 30 No par -No par No par —— 27% Jun 28% July 22% Mar 24 No 6%- July 19% Jan . Corp preferred™ Preferred Jan 13% July 47% Jan Machines—- l: Jan 70%. July 37% 29% Jan International Harvester— 3.200 183 *138 *29% 16 1% No Iriterchemical 4% % 9 6 Aug 2 No Int Business 111% *25% Feb 85 1000 Co Interlake Iron.. i4d *95%'- Steel Intercont'l Rubber. 140 .*116% 63 A A 9,800 *109 *120 102 Jun 18% Aug 3 Apr —100 2,100 139% 43 23 45 100 4% 1,400 i 111% . 25 Inspiration Cons Copper 20 I'* 109 ' " /' •ISO M? Jan 100 Rayon.. 27% 6% 36% 31% 41% 41%" ,125 ; 125 - 26% 42% 137 42 25% 155 ■: 18% , . 35% 36% 138 *123% 126 144 ',!*41% May 13% 47% July Jan 42 20 ' 6% 6% 41% ♦125% 42% 18% 103 41 ■'? *122% *151 39 14 24% Sep Insuranshares Ctfs Inc : 89% 88% 27 91%. . 6%. 32%: 33 102% 103 102% 101% : .46 27% 6% 35% *45 27 91% , *136% " 25%: 26% 25%.: : 26% *89% £ 6% 36% ; :v 26% 136% 33% 103 42% 182 ..6% 32% 18% 40% 6% 36% 102% 27% 183 183 . 27% 136% 18% *25% 198% 89% 88% 89% 5% 32% 103% ■>; 26 48% Sep 42 44 20 $4,50 preferred Inland 1,400 11% 200 Dec 1 Ingersoll-Rand 6% preferred 2,600 7% 7 19% 60% Jun Co ctfs series Industrial 15,800 51 199 lines 800 107% 11%. 11% Jan No par RR Central i 9% *9 51 13% 2 preferred series A 500 , 14% 107% 7 26% . 91% *6% 18% 40% 7 198% 183 36% 32% 46 5% 27%' *89% *■ *102% *45 , 136% ♦136 100% 1 6% 35% - , 33 100"% 5% 27% 5% * 26%. 26% *89% 89 9% 50% 108 Aug 27 30 100 Indianapolis Power ft Lt 1,200 ., 100 14% 14% 11% 198 182: <: 100 50% 11% r 90%183 124% 108 7% 11% 6% *171 93% 15 1 6 5% 26% 90 *181% 124 124 *9 • 50 198 - 55% 104% 14% 107% *7 7 11% 198 55 98% 9% 50 *107 ,.t 197% .90 182% 182% '■ 7 *9 « 11% 11% 196 195 ; 91 I 182% 9% 50 108% {i ♦107% 7% 7 7% 11%. 50 50 109 *107% 124 Illinois 5,100 104 *171 14% 28% 28% > 55 *103% 100 14% 14% •9 9% *9 *49 49% 109 124 100 33 104 55 55% *171 101 29 28% 103 124 124% * 14% . 55% 103 104 100 ,*9% ■ 125 14% *107% •>y *103 98 14% 55% 55% 55 104 ♦171 *97% 9L 28% *124 126 *171 >:' . 28% 55 104 •124 28% *103 55% •103 28% ■28% 17% Jan 2 Idaho Power Co 1,600 37 35% 28 Nov 2% 67 28 Sep 21% —100 No par preferred Bay Min & Sm Ltd 68 *31% 47 % Jan 2 Manhattan & non-cum 36 33 Mar 13% Jan Hupp Motor Car Corp 83% Jan 36% 27 11% 5'7o 13,600 *31 20 % 21 21% Sep Jan Hudson 53/4 83% 28 53 % Sep Jan 53/4 31% 29% Feb 7 Feb 6 31% 2 23 Jan 17 Feb Hudson Motor Car • Dec 23% 23% Jan 7% 800 6 Aug 41% Jan 30% 5,100 *82 Dec 25~% Feb 19% 24 12,600 32 21 Sep 303/4 83 33 Va Sep 45 29 % 83 25 20 29 % 32 July 125 34% Jan 233/4 31 73 Apr Aug 16% Jan . 28% 83% Jan 5 Co 29% 31 63 114 Howe Sound 29 *82% 80% July 16 133 % Aug 20 3,300 233/4 33 Mar 20 29 Va 83 134 18% Apr 3,800 37 Jan 1091/4 July 29% •"*6% 128 22 23% 37 Jun July 20 22 2 29% 5% 89 Sep 29 53/4 Feb Apr 12% Jan 30% 6 Nov 27% 75 100 283/a 53/4 170 Apr Sep 26 No par 29% 6 Jan Mar 20% 7.900 5% 18 Va 16 Jan 63% 160 24 Aug 16 Va 5 53/a 15% 25 No par 12.50 No par Finance 53/4 83% 23% Aug 31 preferred 35 % *82% 15 Aug 66% Jan 3%% 29 V 37 15 Feb par Sep 31% Apr Houston Light & Power Co—No par Houston Oil of Texas v t c 25 Household *66% *36% Feb 21% Aug 20 Sep Dec 22% July 75% Feb 2 283/4 29 Va 5% 16 72 123 Sep No par X8% & 283/4 29% 5 V8 5% 53/a 5% *15% 138 Common 660 76% 263/4 1023% , 24% 79 26% 16% 5% 53 23% 24% 26% 78% 44% *16 28% 24% X263/4 102% 263/4 79% 15 10 .1 10 Houdailie-Hershey cl A 24% 102 Feb 3 47% 263/4 100 No par 130 (A) 53 102 105 (C E) The (Del). 52% ♦77% 8 Co 47% 23% Jan 5 Holly Sugar Corp Homestake Mining • 82 Holland Furnace 21 20% *28 84 183 No Nov 15 Dauch Paper name «to 35 35 12 9 2 10 22 8% 112 Mar 20% Jan Highest 9 per sharp Jan 99 19 22% Jan Corp— *32 Sep 2 V4 26% Jun 25 , No par preferred conv 263/4 26% 23 100 35 *57 20'/a ': 27% - - , 23 Va 23 Va 23% 79 127'/£ *125 120 10 71 % Apr 170 100 : 6% pfd-5% after Hershey Chocolate 40 134 *75% 76% 127 Va Mar 13 25 * preferred Motors— Hercules Powder 200 9 per share 11% Aug 31 Mar 26 20% Jan 1944 Lowest No pat W) <G non-cum Hercules 3,000 6 103 15 Year Highest 9 per share share 9 Co Glass Co. 7% 107 *133 135 *75% *125 Heime i 25 Hayes Mfg Corp Hazel-Atlas - 29% *105 105 *133 76% Hecht 600 82% 9 per Par 26 % 189 28'/a Range Since January 1 Lowest Shares 800 82% Range for Previous i STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 26,800 160 26 % *183 28 % 105 126 126 35 *32 28 NEW the Week 11% 1193/4 10 *119 82 189 &S I per share 26% 82 135% *75% 233/4 26 105 *133% 77 128% 23% 23'/a 23% 24 •23% 135% *75% *126 128% *126 128% 10% 1193/4 *1823/4 283/4 105 106 *133% 77 *75% 76 Va ♦126 135 *133% 134% *75 V4 - *103 105 26 189 *28% 29.3/8 10 *118.3/4 83 *82 *182% 189 *1823/4 189 1 per share • 1193/4 26 25% 83 83 83 84 25% 253/4 253/4 25% *1823/4 Sep. Sep. 27 10% 10 1193/4 119% 118% ' 9 per share share Sales for Thursday Sep. 26 10 V®.^ JO3/# 113% ' *82 9 per j 10'/a 118% 119% > sep.25 9 per share . 10% 10 •118% • RECORD STOCKS LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Wednesday > Tuesday Sep* 24 Sep. 22 ." •" Monday, October 1, 1945' THE COMMERCIAL "& FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1526 30 1073/4 90 Aug Nov i Dec Kt 34% Nov Sep Sep 111 Dec May 95 May Jan Sep 28 July 16 20% 28 Dec 58 Jan 80 Dec Sep 28. 66 Va Jan 93 Dec 10% Jan 20% Dec 30% May 9 30 % Sep 20 K *121 29% 121 121% 121 *120 ■ 30 29% 125 *120 125 > *120 24 VB 243/e 24% 24% 24% 25 24% 24% *55 Va 56% *553/4 563/4 56 56 *55% 56 Vb *24 25% ♦24 393/4 40% •39% 30 30 27 243/4 30 ♦24 25 40% 40 -40 30 • 30 263/4 27 40% 31% 31% 31% 26% 26 3/4 27 26% 27V4 413/4 41 413/4 413/a 42 *12% 13% ♦12% 133/a *12 Va 13 83% 83% 83% 83% *82'/a 83% *11 41% 28% 28 28 A 28 28 53 53 52% 53 52% 52% 31%' 11% *11 •41% 43 42% > 5%: 5% - 35V4 35% 35 353/8 33 *26% 26% 26% 26% 26% 58 58 13% 60 : 12% " 3% 3%^'«: •" 40% 40% 13% 123/4 3% '■% 3%," 443/4 46 *23 23% *45 46 23 23 23 23% 23% 233% •/ 66% 653/4 66 >: 93/4 99% ♦22% 23% 9% 23 66 " *543/4 56% 9% *553% *95 97 *95 98 QR 56 V4 51% 31% For footnotes see -40 40 123/a 1,800 123/a 12,700 ' 3% 3% 3% 5,400 *45% 44% 443/4 443/4 45% 2,500 453/4 45% 45 45% 45 45 > 23 23 21 23% 24 65% 95% .. 3 3% Jan 3 Jan 22 29% Jun 18 6% Jan 14% 34 Jan 22 59% Jun 18 193/4 Jan 39% Mar 18% Jan 26 25 23% Jan 22 41 22% Jan 9% 8% Jan 28 107 26 185 *185 39 . *39 56% 1531. ; 39 Va 56 52% 523/4 23% 343/4 23 34% X31% 26% 31% 31% 31% 27 V* 26% 27 - 343% *185 186% 56 •39 v 55% 39% 55% 185% 185% *39% 39% 55% 56% 200 400 1,900 : :> 20 700 1,000 9 112 Mar 29% Sep 28 28 54% 32 3 5' 108% 22 6 35% July 27 37 Jan 24 108% pec 27% Nov 10 % Oct Dec 7 31% Jan 37% NOV 26 Apr X31% Dec 38 Apr 49~% Dec 8 Jan 12% Oct 21 Apr 31% Dec 4 V4 Jan 8 Va Dec 44% May 2 6% preferred Corp (The). conv- Lehman Jan 12 Jan 4 16% Jun 261 24 40% Sep 19 6% Jan 30 17 Va Jun 18' 22 - IV4 Jan 2% Dec 153/a Feb 39% Dec Jun 16 29% Jan 38% Dec 18 y* Jan 2 Va Mar 26 33/4 Jun 50 35% Jan 22 50 % Jun -——-1 36% Jan 22 47 _ 8 8v --8 20% Jan 3 Jun (new)—No par 17% Jan 22 24 Vs Sep 28 ,17% Dec 193/4 51% Jan 24 67% Sep 20 42 Jan 53% Aug 6%, Apr 8% July 7% Jan Libby McNeill & Libby 47% Mar 28 10 , Sep 7 Jan 2 97% Sep 25 78- Jan 3 983/4 Sep Jan —100 181 32 No par No par 47% Jan Mar 5 195 % Apr 25 . 49Va Dec, Jan 83% Jun Jan 86% Jun 182, 174%. Jan . Nov ' 28 39% Sep 6' 26% Feb 32% 25 59 % Mar 1 36 Apr 52 Dec 37 Jan 44 Dec 173/4 Nov 22 % May 19% Jan 30% Dec 14% Jun 23% Nov 1,200 Link Belt 41% Jan 22 523/4 Sep 2,700 Lion Oil Refining Co No par 195/8 Jan 22 24% Feb 7 34 34% 34% 34% 2,100 30 % 32% 313/4 32 Va 18,800 Liquid Carbonic Corp Lockheed Aircraft Corp 29,700 Loews No par 1 No.par Co Jan 67% 28* No par Dec 68 V4 39 57% Aug 27 78 Lily Tulip Cup Corp Preferred- >24 2 ' Lima Locomotive Wks Inc V 21% Jun 26 Lehn St Fink Prod Corp^— Corp 62 47 29 Va Jan 52% 27% Dec 39 23% 26% 34% Jfec Dec Feb Jan 52% 27% Dqc 273/4 23 26% Oct Dec. Jan 23 X223/4 78 Va Jan 6% Sep 52% 52% 23% 9% Feb 20 423/4 Jun 4 12 7 26 523/4 : 186 > 34% Jan 1 Aug Jun Sep 7 Life Savers Corp—— ——8 Liggett ft Myers tobacco 28 >> Series B—...»....u.—28 - Aug Mar 26 8% Apr Libbey Owens Ford Glass—No par 98% 90 25 2,100 97>/4 15% Jun 15 72% May 14 3 12 14,200 56% 42 20; 93/4 > 31% Mar Sep 66 96% Dec 53% Sep 24 8 7% Feb 9% *55% Dec 32% Aug 17 24 27 65% •96 Jun 373/8 Jan 36% Sep 93/4 96% 19% Jun 5 65 3/4 97 Jan 19% 3 Lerner Stores 56% Jun 13% 12 400 96% Dec Aug 243/4 293/4 4% Apr 3,700 *95% X26 12 42 243/4 Sep - 24 y8 *55% Jan Sep 28 27% Sep 31% Jan Co_ 23% 96% 20 Va Feb Jan Feb Dec 383/8 Jan (The)— 23% 9% 23 100 Lambert Co 23% 66 13% 17 20 7 No par Bryant No par Lee Rubber ft Tltfr—d,.——r9 Lehigh Coal <fe Navigation Co.—10 Lehigh Portland Cement-— 23 Lehigh Valley RR —50 No par Lehigh Valley Coal—.. Gas Lt Laclede 24 93/8 Sep Sep 12 31% Sep 28 124 Dec 22% Mar 10 Lane 23 "66 117 Mar 26 35% Jan 124 -No par Keystone Steel & Wire Co—No par Kimberly-Clark Corp No par Kinney (G R) Co:_~_— —-1 $5 prior preferred:——No par Koppers Co Inc 10 A%% preferred —IOO Kresge (S S) Co !—; 10 Kresge Dept Stores ; 1 Kress (S H> Ss Co tNo par Kroger Grocery Ac Bak——No par • 1,000 124 18% Jan .2 Kennecott Copper. x23% 23 * 35 page 12% 45% 52% . 27 Va 34% . 40 12% -3 97% 185 32% 27 v; 40 40% 13 Yb 343/4 23 Vb 34% "900 55% 39 27% 700 36,600 96% *56 32 % 1,300 14% 14%. 55% 56% 313/4 38,700 61% *59% ♦95% 39V8 34% 3,500 A 98% 186% 26% 143/8 700 26% 56% 56 51% 603/4 100 . 353/8 26% 97% *39 *23 603/4 -14% 3,800 6 53/4 35% - 56% ♦185 23 5% 97% 98%: 56% 52 14% 433/4 96% : 97 98V» 62 : Jan 13 ■ 186% 39 % 23 35 123/4 3'/4 41% '41% 44 433/4 26% 12% 45% 41 26% 62 200 iiy8 35 14% 2,300 107% 28% 26% 53/4 !40 11 Va 5%: 35 35 *26 12% 3%. 46 -rV-Y 51 > 100 28 3/4 43 41 1,300 12% 11% 43% ."• 3,100 83% 313/4 * 428% - .5% . 14% : *u 413/4- 62 45% 56% , 28% 11% 41% 42% 5%P % . 283/4 - 62 45%. 39 *11 14% , 46 "185 107% 40% ' 46% " v 66% 107% 1073/4 31% 108 28% 14% *45% 93/, *82% 313/a- 40 *45% 23% 653/4 *12 13% 40% 123/s 60 12% 83% 31% 40 13% 40 42% 35 12% *82% 31% 31% 42 *26 13% 83% *107% ; 28% 11% 42 5% 5% *12% *82% , 32% 108 28% 41% 42% 53/4 28 53% 108 283/4 1,000 21% Aug Apr 20 117 L of ser B City Southern Kansas 3 16% 10 No par No par 4% non-cum preferred— 100 Kaufmann Dept Stores 1 Kayser (Julius) & Co s S Kelsey Hayes Wh'l conv cl A 1 81 Furn Kan City P St .1,900 27,400 - 28 5 42 41% 42% : 31% 53% 108 Va ♦11 12 - 273/4 V 323/8 32 Vs 700 400 31 53% 28% 200 40% 41% 273/4 ♦108 25% *393/* 30% 52% 28% *24% 26% r- 27% 32 Va 24% 40% 27 52% 108 24% 39% 56 413/4 28 28 Va 55% *55 263/4 41% 8,700 25 39% 523/s 32 Va 20 24% 30 % 27 Va' 108 X55 24 41% " 27 403/4 > 40% 24% 39% *24 * 125 23% 35" Sep 21. 29 % Jan 2 19 V2 Jan 31 31% Sep 12 25 % Aug 10 32% Sep 20 v Dec t'vV „;K * Number .Volume; 162 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 4425 wwV-"<w44'<iAyM-v'»,' Wiv-yty' (•" v vi^W.I i -\ CHRONICLE NEW YORK STOCK RECORD Saturday 1 Sep.22 , Sep.24 • 9 pttr share t per snare 65% 65% 23 23% •22% *54 54% 66 f per shara 65% 651/2 $ per *65 65% 22% 23% 22% 22% 221% 53 52% 521% 52 27 27% 27 27% 27% 53% 27% 171 172 % '171 173% 172% 172% 26% 271/a 171 26% 5»V4 i>c 72 17% 17 171/4 16 5/8 33% 33% 33% *33 *i5i 25% 26% *25% 26 % 58% 58 % 5o% 1)9-/a 16% 16% 57% 16% 17 17% 33% * , 26% NEW YORK the Week --- share 23 / / 23 Shares 2,200 600 Lorillard 140 J *253/4 26% i>a. 5O-/4 ts*7a 17 17 17% 12,600 34 *33 ; 5,500 . 34% *34 34% 8153 154% *153 154% 59% 40 % 81C7 % 59% 59% '23% 25 21 *107% 154% *153 154% 59 % *59 59% 41% 25% 25% 21% Lukens 25% 20% _9% ~97/a 9% 19% 17% 17 »/2 *17 171/a *17 17% 29% 2b % 2b */2 *28 29 *28 29% 4% 4% x4% 4% *4% 4% 4% 4% 9 9% 9J/2 91/a 9% 8% 9% 171/4 *16% 17i/a 17% 29% 29 3/a '16% ^29 % 9 *16% 17% 9% 91/4 17 29 Va 29 291/4 29 29% 110% *107 1101/2 *107 109% 27% 27% 9% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% 48 Va 48% 48% 49 49% 49 34% 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% '34 26 'A *185 105 % 42 "A 105% 11% '48 *111 43% *23% *113 190 *185 42% 106 *43 23% *112% 114 23% *112% 12 11% 493/4 *111 44% 24% 4%' 2,700 9 9 91/a 17% • *17 29 3/a 17% 293/a 275/a 27% 19 20% 48% 483/4 34% *33% 34% 26 3/a 4,000 26 3/a 25% 26 190 187 187 43 43 42 42 105% 105% 11% 46 *45 23% *113 233/4 24 1,400 McCrory Stores Corp 5% conv preferred 39 J/2 40 40 40% 40 40 39% 40% *393/4 40 3/a 800 24'A 24% 241/4 24% 24% 243/4 243/4 25 % 253/a 253/a 1,900 McGraw-Hill Pub Co 58% 57 J/2 57% 58% 58% 59 60% 60 60 60 60 1,300 Mcintyre Porcupine Mines 34% 34% 33'/a 34% 34 34% 34 345% 34 343/a 34% 345/a 3,800 '113 *27 % 18% *104 J/4 105 19% 116 '113 116 27% 104 «/4 104 »/2 19% 19'/4 191/4 *113 *27% 18 J/2 *18 J/8 1041/2 191/4 28 27 J/2 18% *1041/4 19% 18% *113 116 181/8 18% 108 *106 108 104 *103'A 104 *45 % 47 45 46'/a 45% 46% 45% 24% 24% 24 J/2 24 »/2 24% 24 3/4 24% 243/4 *73% 35% 75% *73 J/2 75 73% 73% 35% 35% 35% 36% 363/4 *47% 49 48 48 48i/4 108 % 109 109 *108% *103% 108 *106 Jun 104 ' Jan 143/4. Jun 14 *103% 74 Dec 16 Dec 243/4 Oct 24 6% Jan 12% Jan * *108% 9% 9% 9% 27% 27% *27% 45 65 % 3 45'/4 159'/2 159 159 65% 65 65 44% 45% 17 17% 17% 3% 51% 52 52 52% *1031/4 104 22 30% Jun 243A Jun 20 Mar 26 49% Sep 35 % Sep 273/a Feb 16 Deo Jan 25% Dec 4% Jan 37% 25 13 May 16% 28 21 20 Apr 5 4 22'A Aug 21 12 May 17 195 34% July 17 43 1041/2 Sep 8a/4 Jan 4 15 40 3A Jan 51 • 27'A Jan 19% Jan Sep 46 Sep 29 25 110 170 61 16 27 253A Sep 10. 14 6 47 24. Apr 6 343/4 Sep 21 par 104 Sep 5 13% Jan 25 45% 45% 1,300 24% 24% 24% 4,900 Mengel Co 733/4 74 74 383/4 39 403/4 41 -49 " 109 50 10 10 11,400 28 27'% 27% 27% 275/a *44 *1571/2 44% 163/4 31/4 . *3% 3% 51% 51% 163/4 1121/2 *110 112% *110 112% *110 *109 111 *109 112 *109 112 *109 112 *109 111 *108 109 10% 114% 109 109 IO1/4 10 10% *109 109 10 10% 1103/4 *109 *10°' *10S 10 .116 6,300 > 800 2,000 52 *110,,.: 112% 1103/4 10 *114 10'/a 17% 26 113% 26 26 *113% 26 *114 116 116 48* 50 10% 5,000 9% 26% 26% 116 10 -No par 26% 26 26% 4% preferred series D Minn Mollne Power Impl $6.50 2,700 Mission Corp 15% 15'/a 15% 16 143/4 151/4 143/4 15 14% 15% 47,900 37% 37 41 373/4 393/4 375/a 38% 38 3/a 393/a 36,000 49% 381/2 49% 38% 50% 49 49 *49'/4 493/4 49 49 49 49 500 Mohawk 293/4 29% 29% 293% 300 Monarch IO31/2 600 Monsanto *29% 29% 105 *102 29% 104% 29% *102% 104% 1041/4 *112% 114 *112 29% 114 111 29% *114% 114% 114% 115 *107% 109 107 >/2 107 '/2 68% *44 112% 104 *102 103 112 *1101/2 113 102 *110% *114% 115 114% 114% *114% 115 *1141/2 *107% 1081/4 *107'/4 1083/4 *107% 109 1073/a 68% 693/4 44J/2 *44 44% 103 69 68% 69 % *29% *110% *29% 44% 44 % 68% *443/4 69 68 3/a 68% 46 45 45 68 3/a 46 20 113 40 115 107 3/a 40 69 % 7,900 300 46 38% 39 39% 40 40% 41 39% 393/4 *39 393/4 *39% 40 880 38% 38% 39'A 39'/4 40 41 39'% 39% 39 39 *391/2 40 1,110 31 31% 31% 313/4 313/a 31% 3.1% 31% x313/a 313/a 2,200 28% 28% 28% 283/4 28% 28% *28% 283/4 29 2,400 42 42 42% 42% *30% 31 28% 28% *41 % 42% *42 43 16% 16% 16 16 *104% 105% 105 *33% 34% 110% *111 17 . 16% *41% 163/a IO51/2 *105 34 >/2 *34 15% 106% 34% *33 '/2 110% 111 111 113 112 J/2 112 J/2 *110 17 34% 113 171/4 *105 18 17 17% 112% 43 16% 153/4 106% *105% 106% *105% 341% 34% *34% 34% 15 16 115 117 *113% *112 112% 113 112% 112 3/4 17% 18% 17% 18 3/a 60 *57 60 *57 60 *57 593/4 *57 400 42% 163/a 2,900 106% 120 35% 200 115 116 h *58 29 *413/4 59 % 115 *111 113 50 18 18,300 175/a 1/64 *57 1,100 h 55,300 Mo-Kan-Texas RR 7% preferred series A— Carpet Mills $4.50 Mach Tool Chemical Co_— Preferred series $4 preferred ,109 109% 108% 7% 109% 22% 5% 4%% preferred Murray Corp of America Nov 8% Jan 16% Dec Oct 37 Mar Sep 28 27 Jan • Jun 29 107 Dec / 25 6 Apr 8% July 23% Sep 28% July 27% Jan - 116% Jan j Mar 160 , 6 18 5 July 2 52% Sep, 24 ,114 r 5 Max 13 111% Apr 24 55% 2% Jan 31% Mar 8 173/4 Feb 21 Jun 28 119 Apr 2 113 Dec 9% 111 Oct Jun 23% July ' 6% Dec Jan 8% 13 8 1043/4 Sep Nov 2% 18 18 116 C Dec Dec 112 Sep Jan 2 ; 114 107 6% Feb Dec / 46 113 03% 33 Dec 108% May 19 Oct 19% y Oct 23 Sep Aug 144% Mar 11% Jun 52 Dec ; 39 . 36% Apr 119% Jun 163/4 Jun Dec 107 58% May Oct 1% Aug 38 Apr 105 Deo 39 Jan 12% ; 22% Jun 113% Jan ; » 46 74% July 11 49% Jun Jan 18% Dec .Jan 39% Jun 29 103/4 ; Sep , y 25 ; 88% Oct 74% Apr 1113/4 May 117 Jan 114 119% Sep Nov 113 107% Jan Oct Aug Jun 11 70% Sep 19 41% Apr 53%, Nov Jun 9 35% Jan 42 47 443/4 Jun 21 44% Jun 42% Sep 11 a 35% Oct Dec 21 32 ,21% Jan 24% Jun 15% Jan May 17 29 6 13 Jan 5 1/64 Sep 28 53 Jan 5 No par Sep 94 25 31% Apr 24 463/e Sep 28 r Sep 28 103/4 Jan 26% 27 Apr Jan 106% Sep 18 4% 72 ; Jan 34 % Sep 26 20 Sep 26 Jan 4 70 vMay 110 Nov 25 % 117 115 193% Jun 20 " k 87/a Jan Dec 10% , Dec 333/4 , Aug 16% Sep 21 109 % Jun 21 Rights 100 10% Sep x82% Feb 15 .—10 . 9 111 i Sep 25 July 26 i 12 Sep 49 v 9% Jan 6 97 Vs Mar 27 22 Jan 8 1 No par —No par No par 100 Murphy Co (G C) 38 % 31% Jan Mulllns Mfg Co class B— Munsingwear Inc Apr 32% Jan 23 1 $7 preferred 31% 34% Aug 21 213A Jan 20 23% Mar 27 No par 5 Co 19 Sep 75 106 3A July 26 47"% Jan 23 41 Mar 26 Certificates of deposit— Dec 13 Jan Jan- 79% Jan B—...No par Oct Dec 19% July 16% Aug* Jan 45% May f, 4 May 21 Aug 7 Mar 26 Jan 4 Jan 2 Jan 22 111 8 3 2 111 113 series C_.—No par Brass May Sep 70 Jan 25% Jan Montgomery Ward & Co.—-No par Morrell (John) & Co No par Morris & Essex —50 Mueller Aug 20 103 82. 16'/a Jan 22 No par —10 Motor Products Corp— Motor Wheel Corp 24 Jan 3 Mar 24 36 No par preferred ser A 21 13% 25% Sep 20 16 23 Dec Feb 21 47 i l3/4 Mar 27 100 20 Myers (F E) & Bro 59 13 3 Nov 104% 10 Sep 8 103% July 27 *42% Mar 26 .100 1 No par -10 No par preferred 14% *49% 53 ' Class B vtc —No par Minn-Honeywell Regulator 4-3 4% conv pfd ^Ories B .100 4%% preferred series C—-i.100 36 . 26 137 Minn St P & SS M A vtc—No par 26% 16% 26% ' v. 400 116 5 — * 113% Jan 106% May 7% Jan 25% Aug 35 Jan 37 . _100 Minneapolis & St Louis Ry—No par 700 , 31/4 3 513/4 M 50 66 - Petroleum Midland Steel Products 8% cum 1st preferred 1,000 159 64 Copper. 5 100 22 Dec 553/4 July ; 28% 14 18% Sep Jun ,21% May 07 Apr 106 3 Jan 3 14% Mar 10 54% Jan 3 ' 33 Ye Mar 10 No par Mid-Continent 3,500 46 3/a *1571% 65 17 17 3% 45'% 159 65 Miami Jan 9 28% Sep , 12 35 1 50 Mesta Machine Co Metropolitan Edison 3.90% pfd 10 65 (The) 1st preferred 1,300; 109 441/2 conv 94 —1 Merch & Min Trans Co 9% '110 10 49 *1081% 483/4 5% 250 98% Jan par No par 1,300 • 17% Jan 3 12% Mar 27 No Melville Shoe Corp 483/4 1591/2 10 $5.50 pfd ser B w w , 1093A Jan 24 Co Mar 19 % Sep 20! 114 Aug 29 Oct 21 Mar , Deo 112% Apr a 32% Oct Apr Feb 61% Mar July 29% Feb 2 —100 series A ! Jan 109% 2 —No par preferred 44 110% •19% Jan 26 Jun 27 % Sep 27 108 Nov 11% July 4% Mar 25 1 Mfg. 24%' Dec 32% Mar Jan 40 Jun 176% Mar 30% Jan •■i Sep 29 106% Mar 24% May 18 ,115 Aug 13 12 51% May 27 Aug 27 114 Aug 14 / 25% May 19% May 107% Jun 23 13 % May 29 19 110 > Sep r 52 —— 46% 112% *111 $6 Aug 8'A Jun 13% Apr 6; 28 18aAJan 30% Sep 18 Mead Corp 1,000 — preferred McQuay-Norris 108 *110 *107% 18 *106 104 *1081% 17 51% 300 10 *62% 31/4 27% 109 441/2 *158 18 31/4 *3'% 3 52 483/4 9% 27% 10% 28 »/a *63 17 *51 27% 109 109 159 J/2 159 % 17 9% *44 >/4 45% 159 % *62% 9% 27% *173/4 60 5% 4 2% Jan 19% Jan No Jun 10 % No par 5 Co 73 38% *48 18 114 Stores 24% " 48% 27% McLellan 108 *45 743/4 *38 27% 700 *103% 104 * % *111% 400 19 19 Oct Dec 391 Feb 1 105 1041/4 19 v 22% •315 / ' Jan Feb 110% Jun 176'A Jan 1 100 McGraw. Elec Co_ McKesson & Robbins Inc $4 preferred *106 108 104 is 1 17% 45% *106 114 " 18% *106 19 114 27% *103% 105 19 116 *27% 28 *104% Dec 38"% May 108% Dec x26% Aug ° 19% Nov 48 Apr 9% Sep 16 27% Jan • > 25% 105 Deo 148 Jan 6% 22 40 par w w 39% 104 % 30 Feb 34% 183/4 9% Mar 26 " par .' *39 *19% Oct 10% 21% Jan par No — *57% * 24% Jan 19 19 181/4 Jan —No par No par *24% * Deo 165 25% Apr -135 13 Sep 15% Apr 109 No par McCall Corp— 114 / 5 preferred 2,400. 233/4 ' par 100 $6 1st cum preferred—; , 20 17%' Sep 7a/8 Mar .9 par No Maytag Co_—' $3 preferred 20 Sep 10% Jun 2 1 45 *113 114. No No Mathieson Alkali Wks 1% preferred Department Stores 600 35/s Jan 1 Elec Co $3.75 Dec 20% July Apr 30% Sep 4 53/8 July 13 20 100 Co 45 45% •*23% 114 L) 111 - —-No ! 111 113 Jan 100 prior pfd May 2,300 49% (Glenn Master 380 12 49% Ry 6% Martin-Parry Corp..; Masonite Corp 30 X470 5 preferred Martin 1,300 ' 106 113/4 11% 491/4 491/4 *111 105% St Dec • 16% Deo ;44 ' Market 300 53 v ; Jan 20% 25 % Sep 26 '■>1 22% Jan 2 7 14 24 1 Jun I Corp Marshall Field & Co 1,900 *185 Midland 3 25 Mar 110 7% May 3 ■ Jan 17 1 No par ...5 4%% 28 Co '. IO91/4 151 12 Mar 28 17 Marine 7,000; 16% Feb May 29 60% Sep 41% Sep 24 425 Maiacaibo Oil Exploration 90 303/4 *107 1091/4 19 49% 23% *113 4% *331/2 113 44% 114 4% 30,500' 7: Jan ,Jan 17% ; 11 155 16 Jan 10 Bros * Feb 8% per share 28 34% Sep .3 Jan " 106% 50 ; Manhattan Shirt 483/4 12% 49% 113 Mandel 100 19 105% 43% 23% 24 105'/4 49% 43% 114 105% *111 Sugar 400 ' 4,900 4,000 42% 12 12% 113 Maiiati 17% 48% 190 42% 3,500 40% 28 ,9 21 Jun 17% Sep 47% Jan 2 311/4 Jan 22 No par Copper Mahoning Coal RR Co 29% 1 27% 263/a 26% *185 ~9%; Square Garden Magma 17% 17 33% 42% Madison — *28% 29% 193/4 1051/4 49% *48% 26% 190 500 2,400 28 3A Jan 147 par No per 100 pfd series A 8% -49 42% 106 *111 43% *185 421/4 11% 12% 49% 113 26% 26% 26% 26% 190 41% 273/4 28% 243/4- 60 Mar 27 13% Aug 21' • .10 No Macy (R H) Co Inc 4% % ■ 52 .100 I Inc 4% 273/4^ 19% 48'/8 28 2,400 Trucks 4"-r 183 July; 5 27% Mar 1 2 Jail * / 23% Jart ; Sep 24 ' \ Forbes A 17% *107 27% ——lu preferred Mack " 203/4; *9% —J. 29% 17% *28 *107 27% 40% 110 20% "9% 9% 6% 800 *475 ' MacAndrews — 24% *475 '28% '107 "9% 40% 50 M 591/4^ *109 20 3/a 21 '17% '9% 41 No par ; Co Steel '166 Hlfheoft $ per share 233A Sep 19 55% Sep 20 27% Aug 30 2 Louisville & Nashville . 200 ; 154% 591/4 110 *24% 25% 251/4 *450 *151 593/a 401% *109 110 *20% *450 154% 59% 411/4 41% *108 110 20% 25 20% *450 '450 40% 40J/2 110 20% 25 '20% *107% 59% 59% 40% 40% lltf *153 34 18% Jan 10 .100 Louisville Gas & El A 900- 66 20 7%'preferred Lowest • • per share 6 40 % Feb Year 1044 Highest 28 15% Jan —23 Co— (P) Jan SO No .par Biscuit.!- : *34 No par Lon&jpell Lumber Loose-Wiles 3,600- . iftar Cement Corp A ; Lone 3,600r 1 BtDft far rrnbu RanffeStSUI Tsnury 1 Lowest ^/ I per share / r :f.v ' 171 "'v/.;' STOCK * EXCHANGE . (■' ' 53 26% 171 20% Sales for V 66 *52 263/4 *253/4 5b'/2 26% 57% • 171 26% 25% ; 52 26% 171 171 65 ' 23 / Friday S per 653/4 23 : ."v'-Sep. SS - share .■ 54 54 ' ■■ -•Sep. 27- Sep. 26 ^ * per snare 65 % *64% - < STOCKS" Thursday Wednesday Tuesday v:,/ Sep. 25 } " tOW AND HIGH BAH PRICES Monday 1527 j Oct 100 Oct 24% July 84 Nov . . 1163/4 Feb 14% Aug A Sep 27 61 Aug 29 43% Jan 63% Oct N 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% 21% 43% 44 44 45% 46% 46% *28 23% . 21 25,700 45% 46 330 Chatt Nashville Louis. Co .100 35% Jan 20% Jan 2 28 J/a 28J/4 28% 28% 28 283/a 2,000 National 24 23% 24% 24% 243/4 23% 24 9,400 National Airlines 1 4,100- Nat Automotive Fibres 1 15% *19% 29% Acme Inc Corp 15% 15% 15% 15% 153/4 20% 19% 19% 20% 20% 20% 20% 2,700 National Aviation 29% 29 J/2 29% 29% 30% 30% 30% 14,400 National *181J/2 190 186 *181% 186 *182 184 200 13% Jan 24 23% Mar 26 Jan 5 .—5 24% 24% 24% 24% 24% *24% 251/4 400 16% 16% 16% 16% 16% I61/2 16% 16%. 8,200 38% 38% 38% 38% 38% 39% 39% 40 5,800 Nat 18% 18% 18% 18% 18% 19 3/a 193/a 19% 4.500 National Container— 20% Jan —10 No par ; 1 15% 15% 16 16 15% 16 15% 15% 2,900 National Cylinder G»s Co. 32% 32% 32J/4 32% 32% 323/4 313/4 32% 28 271/2 28J/4 28% 28% 28% 29% 6,900 9,800 Nat Dairy 27% <©19% Dec 30 % Sep 25 Sep 17% Jan 15% 24% 24 13 28 181 21 16% Sep; 14 233/4 Aug 14 3/a Deo I Products 2 33% Sep 25% « , 113A May 19y f 5 243/4 Dec 12 3/a Mar 14 12 12% '11% 44% 45% 45% 45% 45% 45% 6,300 Nat Distillers Products No par 35 3/8 Jan 22 46 VSep 28 45% 45% 45% 45% *453/a 453/4 300 Nat Enam & Stamning No par 37 Jan 2 20% 21 20% 21% 21% 213/4 1 13 Jan 4 46% Sep 213/4 Sep 14 24 Jun 20 103 32% *178 103 104 32% 104 32% 180 180 *152 154 *152 18 18 32% 180 18 154 18% 104 32% 180 *152 18% 21 104% 104% 14,500 21% 154 104% 150 323/4 331/4 9,400 179% 33% 180 179% 180 153% 20 20% 3,500 *152 19% 19% 30% 30 30% 30% 31 *30% 31% *36% 37% 36 >/2 36% *36 >/4 37 *36% 37 12% 12% 12% 12% 12'/8 ?2% 12% 12 3% 76% 76% 75% 75% 75% 753/4 753/4 76% 30% 27% 27 27% 27% 2,000 500 33,500 2,100 3,500 27% 27 27 J/a 17% 18 17% 18 18 18% 173/4 18 5,400 29 29% 29 29 29 29'/4 29% 29% 2,100 103% 103 % 103 103% 103 103 103% 1,270 104 104 104 104 104 104 20% 27% r 12 20% 42% 106 42% *106% 108 2,800 11% 2,300 Natomas 193/4 1,400 Nehi Corp *85 108 43% *42% ♦105 " 108 90 108 *85 '< *408 43% 108 „ *- 200 10 For footnotes see -■ 7. 38 37% t - 37% 1531. page : ' 37% 109% 20 37% 3,600 ■' y-'-v/i: :.y 'A ■■■ ' No par —--1 serial preferred—100 Nelsner Bros Inc. 4%% conv (J J) —No par New Jersey Pr & Lt Co 4% pfd_100 Newmont Mining Corp__ 10 Newberry Co 90 ——Pa1 Co < 65 . 25% 181 23 34 28 28 7% 70 Jan Feb W% July 30% Mar 105 Jun 14 79% Feb 65 17 105 10% Jan 3 Jan / Jan 22 103 Fib 6 66 Jan 4 Jin 4 105% 32 Aug 20 Do© 11 83% Jan 98% D JO 6 5% Jan 113/4 Nov 12% Feb / Jun 22 3/a Mar 3 30 Dec ll3/4 15 15% Mar 26 Jun July 24% Nov 92% Jan >103/a Dec Jun 77% Sep 8 28% Sep 28 19% Jun 1 97% Jan : Deo 33 % Mar 16 > 26% July 26 ' Jun 22% July 26 Sep 25 12% Sep Apr 159 7 37% Jun / 22% Aug 15 May Dec 14% July Deo 20% Sep 31 Jan Ref Co__ (The) Pa preferred 40 5%% prior conv preferred—-100 6% prior preferred 100 National Tea Co —10 20% / 7% Jan conv 11% 108 371/2 33 National Supply 19% 90 *106 'A 37% -4 No par —25 No par 10 Corp National Steel 20% *42 Sep 28 4 16% Jan 152 Cast Co..—No par National Sugar 11% ■ 37% & St'l Nat Mall 37 1043/4 192 163 Mar 37% May 33% Sep 25 May 5 2 „ 19 Jan National Power & Lt $2 Jan Sep 21 National Oil Products Co 20 *105 24 177 ^ 11% 43'/4 *85 90 preferred preferred A 6% preferred B -.100 National Linen Service Corp._w— 1 7% 20 106 203/4 $4.50 conv 108 Xl01% Aug 17 National Lead Co— 12 *42 *105 20% 220 104 Gypsum Co National 201/4 11% *191/2 106 *82% 20% 20 20% 12 20% 103 *103% - Dec 29 % Sej 20% July 17 *11% 12% Dec 40* Sep 26 19% Sep 26 6 12% *113/4 Dec 17% Apr 34 4 46 12% Dec Dec Dec 9 44% 441/4 y Jan 12% Mar 13 *45% *11% ■ 13% July 25 Apr 2 313A Apr National Dept Stores— preferred 28 24% Jan Cash Register— 6% Dec Jun 192 e 23 13% Jan Nat National Can Corp— 20% 7 223/4 Jun 27 , 182 7% preferred Bond & Share Corp—No par 24% 7 16% Sep 9% Mar 26 Biscuit Co 16 21 29 16% Mar 27 . 17% July 41% Dec 7 Jun 29% Sep 54 23 1 & St. 22% May 15% Jan 20 0 Corp Nash-Kelvlnator 28% 15% *181% 20% 24 20% Sep 10 27 108% Mar 12 43 % Sep 9 Mar 11 % July 13% Jan 18% July 22 Jan 32 % 105% Deo Oct 96% Jan 6 56 Jan 68 U)V 28 393/4 Feb 28 104 Deo 106 Dee Apr 35 Deo 85 Sep 108*% Apr 27% JHE COMMERCIAL' & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1528 YORK STOCK!RECORD NEW LOW f f per there " 29 •no 29 55 55 55 % 543% 28% 28% 29% 28% 28 54% 54% 129% 129% 129% 34 34 132 133 30% 4,500 Newport Industries 18% 7,800 Newport News Ship & Dry 200 55% 1,600 285/a 83,000 1,200 N Y Chic & St. Louis Co preferred series A N Y City Omnibus Corp 28 3/B 28 52% 52% *51% 128% 128% 127% 127% 343/8 34% 34% 343/8 *22% 24 *22% 24 *22% 24 *22% 24 53 *49 53 *51 55 *51 54 *250 300 *250 103 103 *250 ? 17% 17% 102% 17% 47% 47% 103 *47 •102 103 •247 % 249% •119 122 17% 249% 249% *119 263/4 26s/8 26% 26% 26% 122 *119 122 *119 122 *119 255 102% 103 18 2,600 48 *47 48 254 154% *119 122 263/4 26 5/« 100 1,020 27% *543i 55 5434 54 34 54 Si 5431 *55 55% "55 55% 600 6% 56% 56% 56% 56% *56% 563/4 *56% 563/4 *56% 563/4 200 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 11% 113/4 11% 123/8 14,800 *108% 29 •45 " 11 11 55 14% 29% 110% *110% 110% 111 Northern Pacific Ry Northern States Pow $5 30 44% 45 52 52% 140 Northwestern *10% 11 *103/4 11 11 11 400 Norwalk Tire & Rubber 55 *53 % 55 *53% 55 *53% 55 14% 109 % 110% *109% 111 .18 14% 14% 75% Jun 15 19ye 16 8 25% Jun 23 41 Mar 26 57 Mar 26 250 21 14% Aug 21 37% Jan 219 118 19% Jan Preferred 14% 143/4 14% 700 Norwich Pharmacal Co 9% Jan 20 105% Jan 9 173/4 Jan 111% >109% 111% 200 Ohio Jun Jan 14% 44'% 198% 23% Dec 47% Sep Jan Jan 218 Dec 2 116% Jun 122% Dec Mar 27% Sep 28 58% Feb 2 23 59 353/8 Jun 26 116% Mar July 6 263/4 Mar 27 3 47% Jun 56 Oct 54% Dec 7% Jun 11% 100 Jan 112 Jan Mar 17 28 17% Dec 1153/4 Apr 31% Feb 4% 22% Jan & Dec ,50% Jan 37% Oct Dec 106 Jan xl3% 55 2 Dec Jan Jun 52% Aug 17 11% Jun 1 Apr 11 193/4 IS3/* Jan 52 51% July 31 14% July 2 HO3/* Jun 26 110 12% Jan 18% July Dec Jan Jan Jan 30% 129 33% 31 50 Dec Dec 193% 16 6% Jan 293/4 27. 6 533/4 Jan No par 50 2.59 Dec Dec 22- 124 Aug 17 46 353/4 473/4 Sep 2 53 3% Jan 50 Telegraph 5 Dec Dec 118 Jan 11% 9 Sep July 18% 109 255% Sep 20 Jan July 24% 105% July 23 24% Mar 14. 102 % Sep 22 62;Jan 39 V* Jan 2 Jan / Jun 148 2 17 No par 45 52% 14% 28 5/s Jan pfd-No par Airlines Northwest 45 52% 2,000 22 Jan 50 100 Northern Central Ry Co 70 28,800 40 lf% 14% 14% 283/e 11 *53% 55 *53% •53 % •14% *109% 28% XllO% Jan 32 25 26 32% Jun 103% Jan 23 1 American Aviation North 53% 45% 23% 10 *52 46 11 11 109% 28 29% 111% Jan 55% Sep 22 50 -50 preferred series preferred series 53% *52 11 52% 53 111% 111% 45% *52 28% 12 12 109 111 *109 29% *111 45% 44% 46% •52 29% 29% 111% *111 111% •110% 111 *108% 111 28% 15% 21% Jan par 5%% 111 50% Aug No par North American Co 22,000 26% 55% 56% 11% Apr Y SLtpbldg Corp 26% 28% 35% Mar 22 45 N Y Power & Light N •5411 •1C8% Jan 3.90% pfd—lGO part stk 1 Noblitt-Sparks Industries.; 3 Norfolk & Western Ry 100 Adjust 4% non-cum pfd 100 370 173/4 17% 122 26% Jan Co NY & Harlem RR •56% 26% Apr 13 97 19% Jun 162 preferred $5 noh-cum *250 " 255% *465/8 255 1%V* 26 No par No York Dock New 54 Highest t per thin share per 110% July 18 No par No par 6% $ Xl6% Aug 14 109 Jan 9 1 Dock—1 No par Central- York New 24 *51 103 17% 54 *22% , -- 103 17% 47% *46% 251% 251% 248% 103 17% 48 *47 48 *250 102 3/4 17% 17% ' . $ per than 30% Sep 28 100 55 1944 Lowest 25 18 3/« Jan 100 1,500 1,100 543% $5 conv pi eferred New York Air Brake Year Highest f per than Par 110% *49 , 'A "" 29% 24 •250 "'!/ 8hare» 18% *110 53 •22% '••48 Range Since January 1 Lowest <; 18% *53 34% Retire for Previous • STOCK YORK EXCHANGE 29% 54 34% 34% 34 NEW the Week f per than UQ% 273/4 gales fat - Sep. 28 132 ♦52% 54 54 129% 34% 33% 18% 29 27% 53 r 27% 53% •128 -28% 543% 54 110 Friday *110 110 - 110% 53% 53 18% 18% ♦110 110% *110 t f per man 29% 18®/e 29 29% 18% 18% STOCKS A Thursday Sep. 27 * » per man f per man 29 f 18% 18% 110% 7 Sep. 25 thar« par 29 29 7:18% ; Sep. 24 Sep. 22 frices Wednesday Sep. 26 T"esdav Monday f gatard** mOW Sauk AND Monday, October 1,1945 Dec July 7 Jun 16 40% Jan 53 Oct 143/4 Jun 18 12% May 16 Jan 111% Mar 7 20% Feb 28 104% Nov 109 Dec 153% 20 Ye Mar 30% May 8 113% Mar 14 23% Nov 28% Oct Dec 108% Oct Apr 113/4 July 108 Dec 3 O 111 109% 109% 17% 29% 108% 18% 17% 173/4 18 17% 18 13,300 Ohio 30 29% 295/e 283/4 29% 9ft 29% 13,200 109% 108% 109% 109% 109% *1085/8 110 108% 108% 810 13% 13% 14% 135/8 14 133/4 133/4 5,300 11114% 114% 115 14 14 21% 21% 21% 114% 21% 31% 31% 31% 32% 315/8 115 160 - 115 >155 160 *155 •25 26% *25%' 84 *80 26% 26% •79 82 70 70 15% 1.5% 65% 65% •28% 29% j' 153/e 14% . i , 21 31% 31% 1593/8 1595/8 10 *154 26 5/« 70 27 *26 27 *78 155/8 -67% 1,000 68% 140 283/4 29 293/4 30 40% 40"% * 40% 403/4 40% 403/4 405/« 40% 54 - 54 53% 54% 54% 54% 543/4 543/4 543/4 543/4 55 55 60% 61 *61% 613/4 613/4 65 64 64 64 64% *62 65 *138% 140 137% *1703/4 171 *1703/4 •138 140 •171 ."<7*4 7 7% 19% -31%: 8% 213/4 v.: 7% 20% 15 £ 107% 8% ^ *73 i *70 ? • 109 % 36 it 36 % 40% ■ 24% 24% 9% 20% 25 '• 13 13 8% « < ' 8% 8% t *86 *23% 114 .38% 39 (36% $ 36% 7 8% * ;r- 29% *28% * ■ "■ 108% *107% 8%' 11 28 28% 28 28% 27% -V . 28% 107% 27% *116% 119% *19 *119 109% •19% i 106% 7 126 313/4 *106 i 79% 9% '•95% 95J/2 •::-;i9% 19% 83% 201 *107 ' 63 11% 11 27,700 11 5% 29% 700 29% *106 *8% *11 24% 315/s 66 % 66 % 66% 111% 112 66% 111% 1123/4 27 27% 27s/8 28 *116% 107% 320 83/4 Pet 600 27 119% 27 27% OO 283/4 119% *116% 14 38 38 69 693/4 X68% 1093/a 1093/a *108% *108% 13% 14% *108% *19% 1093/8 22% 21% *20 118% *115 118% *115 48 493a 48 48% 49 49 38% 120 5 ! 85 r 20 20 *19% 32% *19% *313/4 113 Apr 6 30 100 5 106% Jan 5 108 2 1 1 .--25 50 9% Jan 2 27% $6 28 1,800 14% 2,800 2,700 109 3/8 100 48% 19 20 495/a 3,600 19 100 *34 % 32% 200 106 X1053/4 IO534 50 126 / *119 126 *119 126 126 126 10 7 6% 6% 82% 80 63/a 80 81% -95/8 95 % 9% *95% 95% 95% 95% 19% 193/8 19% 19% 19% 9% 9% 93/4 *95 19% * 6% 63/8 80 *79'% 9% - 9% 6% 9,800 81 2,300 93% 7,100 98% 95% 95% 30 >19% 19% 19% 700 Phoenix Pitts C Pittsburgh Coal of 6% Coke $5 conv & Dec 10% Jan 19% Dec 54% Jan 96 Dec 333/4 Jan 65% 23% Mar Dec 28Va July 105% 107 % Nov 7 28 Oct Sep 9% Jan Apr 71 Dec 26% Dec 3 Jun 59% Dec 88% Jan 108% Dec May 21% Jan 23% May 26% Oct Apr 119% Oct July 273/8 Sep 28% Apr Aug 22 122 16 Apr 19 22 16 117 19 July 17 313/4 Mar 27 40 May 74 24% 7 Jan 37~ July Sep 1073/4 Sep 13 113 Apr 6 213/4 Jun 8 11 143/8 Jan 20 111 120 Mar 29 44% Jan Mar Mar 55 2 11% x98 8 Jan 23 Jan 2 126 5% Aug 21 68 94 Aug 21 Mar 14 % July Feb 28 July 108 Dec 23% 2 5 jan 8% 1 61 Jan 92% Dec 10 3/8 Nov 90 Nov 19 7% 15 96% Aug 7 68 3/4 Apr Feb 31 20 5 8% Mar 26 10% Feb 85% Jan 153/4 Jan Nov Apr //Sep 28 8% Jan 16% July 117 105% Nov 32 July 10 108% Feb 28 118% Aug 20 Jan 48% July 9 21% Aug 27 25 Feb Sep 42 Va 6 11 105% July 26 No par 1 preferred-* Pittsburgh Porglngs Co Dec 26»/8 Feb 58% July 24 Chemical Co—No par 173/4 Dec 49% —100 —100 Pa preferred— Pitts Dec Jan 20% 100 Louis RR 70% 5% 40% 123/4 Aug 21 1 mm Jan Jan 28 No par _— C & St Jan 183/4 Dec 112 "Jan 114% July. 10 2 —25 preferred $4 25 117 Aug 28 6 8 3/4 2 No par —-J00 5 31% Sep 2 par Dec 17% July 25 % Sep 25 Jan Dec X70% Nov 11% July 20 23 21% Jan 5 Hosierv. Pillsbury Mills Inc „ 57 Jan 106% Jan No par 100 No par preferred— Phillips Petroleum 7% 106 32% —— Phillips Jones Corp 106 *313/4 preferred 4% 21% 93/4 Feb 19 % Aug 20 25 par —3 5 100 Jhllco Corp Philip Morris & CO Ltd- 119% : preference com preferred ... — Phila & Read Coal & Iron 18,100 383/a *20 No com 4.4% 69 *117 21% Electric Co. $1 119% No preferred— Phila 10,700 106 39 Co (Chas) & Co Inc 8 24% Dec Nov 22% Mar 22 Jan of America 113 Feb 55 May 29 2nd preferred Pfeiffer Brewing 220 106% 63/4 80 % 26 Dec Jun Mar 21% 25 —No par Milk Co Jan 25% Mar 11 116% Jun Pfizer 38 % A *119 117% Jun Phelps-Dodge Corp Philadelphia Co 6% preferred 70% 32 92 % Jan 2 11,600 113 2 59% 16 18 19% Jan 20a/4 Apr Jan Dec Dec 8% July Apr 37% 10, 19 25,200 570 .Sep 433/8 Jun Jan 25% 653/4 29 July 27 Jan 2% Apr 110 Va Mar 18 21 Feb 2% 19 63 31% X65% 23 % Jun 100 Petroleum Corp 900 6 31% Aug 23% 9% 19 23 Apr 13% 29 Jan Apr 933/4 Feb 18 145/e Jan 69 . 37% July 51% 20 Jan 40 30 Sep 4s/b 23 39% Apr 68% Sep 18 303/8 Jan 33 %c 100 100 31% 1123/4 *116% 11% Apr Jan , 15% 40% May 29 33% Aug 21 37% Mar 28 —100 preferred 4'/4% 5 May Jun 113 109 1% May 28 91 Dec July 61 Jan , 18 % 25 26% Mar 19 3 ¥% Jan 26 5/s 8% Aug 14 Mar 26 Jan 243/8 ,1 66% ; *273% ♦195 8% 113/4 120 i; • 206 8% 113/4.. 7*110 *195 *195 *200 / *200 % 83% *201 205 8 3/a 8% 8 3/s IP/4 12 113/4 113/4 113% 11 3% 32 323/4 16% 17 99 *98 21 21 »/4 295/8 163/4 99% 21 29% *98 20% •21 *107 343/4 •196 *20lC7 8% 32 *196 %195 205 8a/a 32% 120 34% *196 16% *97 21% 34% " " 16% 99 *107 173/4 99 20% 21% 29 30 29 19% 19% *19% 19% 23% 23% 61% 62 613/4 63 23 23% 223/4 23% 107% 106% 108 107% 108 Va 107% 108% 115% 114% 1153/4 114% 1153/4 1X4% 115 v 62 *87% *33 120 110% *97 203% 10 7% 950 5% 60 33 34% "17% 173% •97 99 21% *273% *273% 7 '< 19 30 185/8 21% 19 19% 233/4 233/8 23% 22% 23 5/s W& 62% 62% 61% 62 61 % 61% 23 225/8 23% 223/4 233%":v Dec May 11% Jan 17 Dec 164% 120% 1203/4 1203/4 120% 120% 121 121 -I/ 120% 121 135 134'/4 135 135 135% 136% 136% 136 136 7 1st . pr 68 18% 13,600 90 21% 30 19% 3,200 : ' 200 2,100 100 100 1 .—100 ——.5 Young & Ash pfd--,. Plttston Co. (The) Preferred — Plymouth Oil Co Pond Poor Creek & Co Pocahontas class B 23% 11,000 Pressed Steel Car 61% 61% 2,600 Procter & 23% v 99' pfd—-100 class B_ class A Pittsburgh & West Va 23% 10,600 106 34 820 $5 115 • No par 100 100 Pitts 99 1153% 570 6% *120 121 660 A." 1% 136 136 210 8 % Pub Co Inc Gamble Serv Corp of N J preferred preferred preferred— preferred 205% July 2 Jan 6% Jf).n 8% Jan -No par conv ser 190 . preferred preferred 5% % 106% 108VB 120% 1531. 1,400 & Chic Ry——100 100 23% ■ 7 114%, 115% 134% page 33 *196 19% see 110% preferred. Pittsburgh Steel Co 88 23% 1063% 2,100 64 19% 225/« 12 7% Pitts Screw & Bolt— 88 233/4 /; 10,300 62% 23% :. 10 83% 89 *196 ,—17% Pitts Ft Wayne 205 623% 19% footnotes 700 11 24 63% ■ 700 14 *19% Jan Pere Marquette Ry 2,000 87 8% 30% 273/a •106 - 19' Jan 23% 271' 19 173/e Jun 2 4 62 50 10 5 100 2% 130% Sep 14 38% July 2 10 par Co 112 107% 24% 87% : Pepsi-Cola 72 9 No par —No par 100 19% July 45' 24 % Mar 12 5 21% Jan 6% Aug Feb 103 27% Feb 28 11% Aug 23 112 Sep 35 10% Jun Mar Dec 3% Jan 45% Mar 5 33/8 Jun 20 5 Jan Sep 73/4 July 17% 8 3/4 Sep .28 8 6 3/4 Mar 106 —No 163 July 26 39 : 18% Aug 21 Co_. Co 5% prior preferred 13% 19% ' 59 *86 31% 623/4 : 27% 110 27% Mar 26 No par Corp Jan 6 Aug 31 Sep 19 Sep 6 9 75 1073/4 Sep 21 21% Jan Cement 149 * Dec 34% July 17 108 • 16 Jan 2.50 *110 112- 24% 87% For 27% 28% 31 87% 115% 283/b 25% 64 *107 28 313%, 120 30 *106 8% ; ••< 28% 107% 633/8 *29 800 900 8% •32 : 87 22% *106% 87% 17 *86 300 21 107'% 63 3/4 • 1,600 373/4 56 No par _10 preferred— Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) Peoria & Eastern Ry Co 9,000 39 21 29% 86 16% 111% 863/4 *28% 84% 21 39% *37 _ ; J. Glass Sand £>ec 30 173/4 Mar l 5% 39 39 373/4 28% Jun 22 $7 conv pref ser A lis 39 39% 29% 633/4 99 *112 115 2 31 24 Penn 123% Feb 2% Jan Penn-Dlxie 100 200 *115 201 *107 *196 4,700 85 24% 69% 313/4 113/4 a 8% *81 373/4 106% 8% t 800 *24 70% ' 120 \' 7,500 13% 87 29% 86% 63 8 33% Apr Jan 323/4 Jan (J C) 117% 43/8 '29% Feb Penney Dec 123/4 No par Penn-Central Airlines Corp 1 Penn Coal & Coke Corp 10 400 42 3A Aug 17 5% Jan 1 Ford Dec Jan 23% Sep 18 7% Aug 28 13% Jan Dec 25% 10 16% Mar 26 255/8 35 Va 175 No par & 23 Jan 48 3 i Davis & Co Jun Sep Apr 48% Jan 3 par Inc——— Consolidated Utah 18 14% • 17% Jan Jan 8 Mines—1 Tilford & Penick 125% Pictures Sep Jun 393/4 30 Sep 28 Sep 25 Mar 6 ' *84% ■'< 65 Parmelee Transportation. Patino Mines & Enterprises 5,800 24% *20 7.:-;; 26 55 64 13 Jan Sep Dec Jan 171 Mar 183 Apr 190 Aug ' ' -teV 201 8% fc 8% ♦11% 12 Paramount 23,800 70% "-S 13% *108% *195' *200 *68% 125% 8% No Parker Rust Proof Co 383% 9% A 3,000 5,200 14% 22 *19% ** 26% 95/8 21% ( 14 1093/8 *95% *195 Parke 70% 9% - Park 38 3/B ; 118% 49 6% 82% 9% v Park 93% 90 27,3/4 ..?73/4 119% 126 *119 - 6%/>; .'V 6% £■ 483/4 19% 31% *31% ♦106 1,800 33 *88 *116% 71 *115 3 42% Jun 3 139 Sep 75% - Jan 8% 39 '16% Jan Inc— 4,000 13% 91 11 27 14% 38% 68% t:49w;i.{S 49 7* 13% 38% 32% Apr 2 38 % Mar 27 \—.—100 preferred. conv 12,800 34 83/4 1113/4 7 *20 4% 4 . 653/8 . 27% *27 111% *89% 11 27% 4 A 22 86 3/4 *20 28 111% 27% 273/4 119% 27% 91 8% 27 109% ♦20 28% 111 111%; 111% •108% 38% 87 28% 107 % 27% p: *'■ *115 393/8 39 90% • 653/4 653/4 A; *112 20 *64% 72% 115 20 31% 14 *112 245/e *85% ,1. 245/8 38% ;• 8 *83 24% 873/8 25% 72% 85 21 31% 14 8% 8 85 *233/4 20 24% 38% 8 3/8 245/8 33% *13% 39 31 <■' 13% *37 11 11 118 34 13% 38% 65% 27% 33% 37% 111 •: 24 Jan 29% Apr 26 Inc—.— 21 Jan 106% Sep 18 4% Mar 20 3% 21- 1253/4 38 30% *116% 125% 37% 24% ■ 127% 373/4 / 29% ' •• 28 3 Dec 24% Aug 157 Feb 10% 17 68% Sep 34% Jan Ref————1 it 33% 26 9% 127% Cos Parafflne * • 15% Sep 15% Mar —100 • 40% 3 70% 383/4 89 28 % 2 48 Jan 55% 28 9 Pipe Line—No par East preferred 39 33% ~ 21% *68% 39% * 111 • 111% 25% 9% 21 705/8 133/B 109% 200 ' 9% 21% 34% 114 3% 33% *68% 70% 73 ■' 4% 40% 40% 25% 26% 93/8 a Panhandle Prod, 11,700 383/e - 3 Panhandle 5,000 83/4' *1063/4 109% 33 38 24% 27% 40 39 % 30% •111 r 3%; 34 21 73 73 37%. *37 28% 8% 11 *1073/4 33'/41 107% ; 8% 83/4 ' 283/4 107% ?| 8% 3fv 26 265/8 ^ ! *72 873/8 27% ;■! Hi 90% 109 : *106 107% " ■X- 19% 28 112 90% 73,A * 8% , 32% 323/8 32 *106 - 8% ■ Sep 20 24• Pan American Airways Corp 2% Pan-Amer Petrol & Transp———5 3 90 *233/4 *112 88 19% 28% 28% *109% 77 37% *87 600 33% 34% 129 13% 383/4 f 383/4 *37 19% 28% ■ < 87% *86% 28 . Packard Motor Car—— 64,100 14 13% Jan No par 38,900 ♦72 10% *85 •r. 39 3% 39% *38 •19 114 •109 7T 83% 6 Sep 11% Jan 45% Mar ■ ; 7% 8 3/4 21% :33% 243/8 ♦109 82 2 160% Jan Corp— 14%' 32% 26% 89% 24% Jan -100 Western Oil Pacific 195/« '■ 107% 203/4 8% 89 Jan —1 10 preferred——— Pacific Tin Consol'd Corp 14% 32 ; v'!, •23% 6% < 19% 40% ''!■'* 127 13 ♦86 20 1,200 r;7% *106 8% 73 c; 3% *68% 13 * 8,100 223/4 73/e 323/8 9% ' 64 7 121 % Jan 15 107% : 33% 28% Jun Feb Telep & Teleg——---100 19% 41% 333/4 - 129 Pacific 7% 73/8 363/« 3 33% 110 19% .*1073/4 9% •127 May par *14% 363/8 70 34 V V < No 193/4 109% 20% 129 Mills 143/4 7% 36 i 41% £■ 26% • 147 —25 : 19% / ." *1073/4 - 9% *69 34 ; . , *72 3 70 *68% , 8% „ 'f, 20% 9% 20% •127 32% 34 Pacific Electric & *14% . 15% 41% 2% 34 ■V 73/8 20 V* *106 ; 36% 40% 3 34% Gas 171 8 223/4 7 143/a Apr 164% Jun Lighting Corp——No par ♦1703/4 8% 22% 18 26 Jan • . 193/4 109% 36 -.a 40% 2% 33% . *107% i Pacific Pacific 171 8 22% 25 9 —10 Co— 460 *1703/4 8% Coast 1,500 1,600 171 223/4 22 58 preferred non-cum No par 2nd preferred non-cum___No par 15,600 138% 8% *143/4 . •/. 73 ' Jun 32% Sep •22% Jan 30 1st 30% 403/8 *136% 22% 1 99% Aug 23 2 74 403/4 30% 40% 138% 8% Pacific 1 8% July 31 118 * 4 105 5 23% Jan 12.50 Co 16% Mar 13% Jan 22 155 8%' 30% *136% 22% 7% -i: 8% i ;-a 8% ■ 1 x39% v. 138% 8% " •107% ■: . 32% •106% 8% 30% 22% V). 73/e kI ■ 19% 14% - A *14% 31% 31% ■«, A *106%, 107 % •70 v 8% <,t 20 • A 171 4 21% . 22%., <14% : 140 *-171 8% •21 % 28% *138 172 ? 8% t ■>: 28% Glass Pacific Amer Fisheries too 800 15% 673/4 ' •' 15% 15% 155/8 67 % - No Owens-Illinois 2,000 2 par Mfg Co Outlet 3 11% Jan 107 ' Jan 100 2.50 preferred Outboard Marine & 600 71 70 15% 15% v 6% 24 1063/8 Jan No par Otis Elevator 82^- 70% 15% 15 67% 150 1,000 82 *80 153/4 15 *66 160 24% Jan Oliver Corp. 12,000 70% *15% 15% 66% 21 313/4 82 *70 15 06 % . 21% 31% 26s/« *80 70% 115 21 160 26s/8 26% 143/8 653/4 65 , *154 82 69% 153/4 *15% 'A' 14% 14% * ♦14% *80 70 69% *21 160 115 21% 31% 114% *114% 21% Oil CO 12 16% Aug 20 No par 4%% convertible preferred—100 Omnibus Corp (The) —6 8% conv preferred A 100 Oppenheim Collins 10 '31% •155 107% Jan No par 18 29% 13% •114%. 115 31% 100 pfd 18% 30% 108 13% •21 4.40% Co 17% 109% 13 %; *109% Edison 29% 18 29% , * 111 ' 9 Feb 19 43/4 Jan 6%'July 125/s Sep 10 6% Apr 95/s July 9 4 - 2 > 82 ' 21 198 Feb 9 12% Jan Jan 57s/8 May 6 Jun 9 11% Jan 175 Nov 198 18% Sep 19 74% Jan 27 17% Jan o Dec 61a4 26 91 2 Jun< 100% Sep Jun 433/4 Jun 20 Jan Sep 45 110% Sep 28 693/4 Jun' 26 Mar 10 49% Mar 27 2 99 69 Dec ,22-% Aug 175 Nov 14% Oct 83% Nov 16% Jan 8% 24 May Sep 19% 30 29% Sep 3 8% Jan 28 Aug 28 25% Apr 73 Apt May 13% Dec 11% Apr 19% July 25 No par ,-24% Jan No par 1 No par 12% Jan .8 20% Sep 7 16 5/8 Jan 22 24% Sep 19 18% Dec 55 Mar 27 :/:/-65:v;y Sep 8 52% May 59 ' July 17 Jan 2 Jun 21 13 % 18% Dec 102% Feb 106% Jan 2 87% Jan 18% Dec 30 96 Jan 1093/8 Oct Jan 4 123% May 9 104% Jan 113% Nov 121% Jan 3 138% May 3 113% Jan 122 % Dec :—No par No par 100 —100 100 110 16 V 26 109% May xll7 Jun 14 . Jan Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 162 LOW AMD HIGH SALS PRICES STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK ' Monday Sstnrdsy 4 .r:.-: Tuesday Sep.24 Sep. 'Z'i $ per share : C per share Sep.26 9 per. share her 79 11374 11374 •1137a 114% 59% 5872 ' 5974 58% 597a 19 Ve 19 Ve 19 19 1974 19 111% 11174 *11174 "10772 1087a 1 *11174 112 4 •107% 28% 17 108% 29 114%'11474 per ', 58 % w ' t per share ehare, ' Range for Previews Range Since January 1 ^EXCHANGE Lowest Shares 1143/4 1143/4 58%* 59 " 59 Highest 9 per share •I r 8,300 197a ;: 13.800 1974 197a 111% *11174 1117a *111% 10874 *10374 1087a *108 74 108 72 2874 29% 28% 29 16% 16% *16% 17 197» 111% 10874 17 *16% Sales for the Week Sep. 28 *114" "r': 115; V;' 587a 197a 29 29 17 FrMav Sep. 27 . I share 58% 19 V- *28% *11174 V- 1117a 1087a ?' 1087a 16% I per share no d% (The; preferred 5% conv 17 par .100 preferred Purity Bakeries 400 11374 Sep 20 4774 Jan 22 No par 300 167a No par Pure oil 1,003 17 pfd $5 Pullman Inc. .300 29 17 Pub Ser El to Gas .140 ■ f per No Quaker 8tate Oil Ref Corp. Jan 20 59% Sep 5 21 7 118 24 Mar 110% July 17 115% Apr 106 __109 Corp Jan ~ 4 109% July 3 2974 Sep May 237a Jan par ■IS Year 1944 Lowest Highest ~ .mv ' 113% 58% *113 Thnrsdav Wednesday Sep. 25 1529 share I per there 113% Nov 37% Jan 14% 9 109% 5 103 20 119% 18 Mar Jan 115y4 Nov Jan 19% 1087a Dec Jan 24% Oct 10S >eb;.i6;/'^fi3%;:Jaa; 15% Jan2S:/?v Feb 527, July Sep 16% Aug j R 1574 15% fS7a 153/4 88 15% 89 89 89 89 10% 10% 103/4 10% 10374 1033/4 10374 10474 105 15% ' *87 10 7B *103 7a 104 11047a 105 397a 39% 22 15% 15 153/a 1574 15% 39,700 8974 1174 *883/« 8974 8872 '88% 400 107a 1174 117a 117a 1027a 10% 103% 155/a *88% 1035/a 1037a 103% 1037a 12 Radio 6% 2,290 1057a 1057a 560 3974 - 39% 393/4 3934 '=: 383/4 38 3% 387a 383/4 900 Raybestos Manhattan 22 21% 22% 21% 2274 2174 217a 21% •23 367a 253/8 37 37 37 3774 2,200 247a 25 243/4 25 4,300 *10474 105 1043/4 *104 *39 40 104% 105 . 10,100 36% 36% 367b 36% 3634 363/4 367a 24% 25 2574 25% 257a 457a 24% *45% *45 7a 467a *45 463/8 *45 7a •'•46% 43 427i *42 43% *42 44 *42% ./ 44 1C0 2i7a *21 217a *106 213/4 217a 112 . *78 *104 *104 112 112 797a *2674 20% *78 797a *7874 26% *2674 26% 26% 21% *100 207a 110 77 *76 7a 263/4 26% 26% *26 7a 397a 40 367a 37% 373/4 38% 39 39% 397a 307a 30% 30 S/8 307a 30% 303/4 31 30% 103 *1017a 1013/4 1017a 1017a *101% 213/4 213/4 ♦1017a 21% 103 22 22 21% 107a 267a 107b 1074 22 2274 103/fl 107a 26% 1974 *106 7a 26% 2674 263/4 1103/4 *109 *109 7a 1103/4 197a 193/a 19% 193/i, *106 7a 1077a 1067a 107 247a 243/4 2474 245/s 108% 1083/4 1093/4 110 1093/4 *19 7b 19% . 2434 *109 *19% 105/a 10% 2774 107a *102 213/4 1074 26% 26 5/a 263/a 277a 1103/4 1103/4 1103/4 1103/4 300 19% 197» 195/8 1974 197a 207a 16,100 1067a 1067a 1067a 1067a 1067a 19% 1067a 10672 160 257» *24 7a 247a 1,300 1083/4 140 110 25 1083/4 193/4 247a 19% 197a 387a 3874 383/s 387a 38% 38 5/a 38 4074 407a *393/4 407a 407a 4074- 99% 993/8 993/4 997a 407a 997a 997a 1007a 22 2274 22% 2274 223/g 223/s 1083/4 1003/4 22 24% 108% 1097a 223/4 12 127a 127b 12 7b 12 127a *24 2474 24 7i 247i 24 ♦193/a 24 2474 ♦108 19% 19% 19% 193/4 193/4 800 38% 37% 38 3% 383/8 8,100 407a 377a 403/4 1017a 1007a 4074 12 40% 101 213/4 127a 12 2474 ♦2334 *24 36% Jan 1174 Jan 5,200 700 9,100 29 1.10O Royal 42 700 Preferred 28% 28% 28 3/a 283/« 41 42 42 42 23% 237a 23% 233/8 23 23% 22% 223/4 227a 22% 227a 22% 2,500 21 21 21 227a 22% 233% 223/4 237a 223/4 23 223/4 237a 19,800 467a 5,800 St 23 6.400 Safeway 4572 4674 *46 44 44% 46% 4472 237a 2374 23% 227a 113% " 11372 *11374 11374 44% 223/4 237a *11374 1133/4 23 23 *113% 75% 287a 42 457a 1137a 113/4 *107% 12 117a 12 117a 1174 117a 5374 *117# 53 53% 54 54% 56% 56% 567a *10672 10872 533A •1067a 1087a 1067a xl06% 10972 *5372 1117a *10672 5472 11174 55 *54 *109% 46 22% 23% 1127a 31% 11174 5374 5374 *54 11172 111 *109 *112 *112 24 24 *874 *112 *112 *8 7a 9 13472 135 *112 *107 . 11% 4,600 10872 100 55 55 700 112 Savage Arms Corp Schenley Distillers Corp 57a % preferred Scott Paper Co $4.50 preferred— $4 preferred i. Seaboard Oil Co of Del 50 • *112 2372 237a 134% 217a *22% 2174 217a 217a 10874 *'10674 8 87a 8 *10674 7% 92 *774 ■ 24 134% 21% 217a 110 1357a 21S/8 *10674 7% 77a 23% 2374 92% *92% 1974 1972 19% 1974 19 78 7a 77% *76 773/4 *76 20 *1972 197a 19% 6572 6572 6572 *65% 66 66 67 267a 267a 267a 2674 27% 27 6572 267a 2672 73/s 772 4172 377a 77a 417a 41% 3772 *36% 77a 1678/ 167a 46 477a 46 Sharon 24 937a 2,800 19% 5,800 ♦76 197a *6572 27 2774 773/4 67 277* i a 8,300 377a 2,000 200 167a 167a 167t 167a 27,900 16% 467a 73/8 47 47 47 47 177a 1774 1774 1774 177a 18% *173/4 18 " 18 187a *2374 2374 *2374 *2374 23% *23% 237a 23% 2374 350 67 *65 66 % 6672 *65% 6772 67 67 66 67 347a 34% 3472 3472 3472 3474 3474 33% 3474 347* 3474 1574 16 1574 157a 1574 157a 16 16 153/4 16 4% 4% 4% 47a 153/4 47# 47a 47a 46 179 243/8 46 *179 179 43/a 24 46% 4672 46 180 23% 237z 23 23 23 46 *179 *65 243/4 467a 337a 33% 33% 3372 337a 3474 207a 207a 20?a 21 21 21% *21% 50% 50 517a 5172 51 52% 48% 497a 78 78% 180 34% 207a 50 48% 76 *90 177a • ♦90 93 *90 *90 IVA 6,100 2572 ; 463/a 179 South Am Gold & Platinum 2,900 2,200 43/a South Porto Rico Sugar 3472 3,500 Southern California 22 2,100 Southern Natural Gas Co 51 527a 28,400 Southern Pacific Co 48% Southern 5174 483/4 47% 77% 17% 49 13,100 78 79 2,500 ♦90 7874 93 93 17% 8% 17% 5% 177a 1472 8% *137a 14 137a *13 147a 100 99 *86 99 *86 *86 99 *86 99 *86 977a *39% 407a 3974 *39 403/4 *39% 403/4 *39 7a 407a 337a 874 32% *71 8% 874 . 3974 8 74 3272 327a 327a 72 7174 7174 * 40% 327a 8% 137a 33 327a *7072 *70 87a 87a 33% *70 7a 16% 167a 89 ♦707a 337a 717a 33 1 7172 • 89 ' 167a 1674 167a 1674 8874 88 8874 88 167a *46 ♦118 83 109 4074 ♦1137a • 88 46% 477a 467a 473/8 119% 1197a ♦118% 11972 477a 8,700 7172 16% 1097a *109 109 7b 407a 46% 1137a 5% 5% 5% 90 105 106 90 105 114 1137a 574 ♦1087a *113 7a 407a 7 63/4 9074 92 106 106 41 415/a 37% *75 10972 417a 4074 * X118 85 ; . 10972 40% 1137a 407a 114 *82 84 83 83 897a 46% •' 47 413/4 417a 42 377a 3774 91 ♦1177a 118 84 85 1097a 1097a 403/4 41 114 *1137a 7% 7 947a 92 83; 477a 109 400 600 84 340 1097a 41 6,100 114 100 73/a 30,000 96 2,800 109 3,300 108 41% 42 417a "4274 15,200 37 377a 36% 373/8 9,700 28,000 . 613/4 627a 61% 61% 603/8 61 603/4 61 223/4 23 22% 23 227a 23 22% 227a 227a 227/s 7,800 16% 16 1674 153/4 16 16 13,500 *38 38% ,*3874 1674 397a 427t 42 1674 163% 167B *38% 3974 39 39 *43% 437a 43 4374 427a 1027a 21% *10274 1027a *10174 213/4 21% 10272 213/4 *102 217a 237a 223A 237s 2374 2372 23 *20 34 20% 20% 20% t 2074 163/4 177a 17 7s 1674 297a 16% 28% 29 67 657a 657a 23 28 3/4 *65 7a *120 7a 6 15 257a 121 121 6 1227a 6 6 1574 157a 157a 2774 26% 273/4 ' *100 32 407b Apr 155 17 104 32 7s > 104 104 ■i?v 3274 3274 *38 40 *38 33 33 *32 7a ; 29 Ve 17% *118 6 , ^ 15 57a 1474 ' 102 34 *32 41 *39 . .34 102 ° 3474 3274 40 27% 28 277a 100 21% 233/a 21 65 122 ■; ' 1027a 16% 297a 29% 657a 57a 1474 427a 207/b 20% 177a *647a *119 2174 78, 39% :v. 333/4 *38 417a *102 217a 237a 207a 17 300 „ '42 4,000 102 7a , 20% V: 297a 657a 657a / 6 157a 287a, 102 33%. 41 *32 34 *118 v6 157a No No No Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No prior preferred $7 prior preferred Standard Oil of Calif Standard Oil of Indiana $6 Standard OU of New Jersey Oil Standard of Ohio Standard Steel Spring Starrett Co (The) Sterling Drug Inc 3% preferred L 8 (new) Stewart-Warner Stokley-Van Camp Inc 5% prior preferred ; / 10,700 37,500 ; 122 500 .r: 10 67a '11,900 157a 18,700 Stone to Corp—— Studebaker Corp (The) Class A 34% *3872 32 2974 103 353/4 26,100 , - ; 1,100 4,300 40 32 300 8weetB Co of 4mer ''The)— 9 Dec 18% July 78% July 14% Mar Jan Sep 3 3 19 May 24% , Apr 23 7 1' Oct 28% Apr '4 77b Dec 35% Sep 3174 16 Dec , Dec Sep 43% 6 13% Apr y4 Jun 5 22 Jan 77 Feb 26 18% Jan 23% Jun 64% Deo 35 Mar ; 29% Feb 257a Sep x51% Jun 179 Jan 23 7 177a Apr 24 1 5% Feb , Apr 31 y4 12 Jan 14% July 5% July 3% Jan 207a 14 Dec 28% 28 Jan 141 Aug 28 Dec 21% Dec 45% Deo > Jan 162 Dec 22% Apr 26% Oct 13% Jan 17 Va 57% Jun 26 23% Aup Jan 437b Dee 527a Jun 20 Jan 34% Dec Jan 69 Jan 82% Dec 1374 Dec 347a Sep 22 27 Aug 31: 26; 2 2 95 81% f- Mar 27 Sep 40% Sep 24 12 36 : , / Jun 75 ' Sep Jan Dec 7% Aug Jan 9 Jun 55 Feb 75 Deo 3 28 May 35 Dec * 14 26» 22% May 36 Ye Jan 20 10. 92 Ve May 6 17% May 29; 9 7 Nov ,■ 29% Nov 48 48% Sep 7 1197a Sep 24 110 Jan Sep 24 57 Dec 79% Nov ' 33% Jun 10 Sep 13% Jan 50% Feb - 38%'Dec Sep 107% 1107a Aug 24 28 84 juirst Jan 4iy8 Sep 2 1117a Jan 2 Jun 16 109% Jun 23 33% Jan Jan 2 2 . 16 33% July 116 33% Feb 407a Feb 34% Sep 24 667a Jun Deo 397a July 34% Jan 587a July 18 177b Sep Deo Sep 31 25 237a Apr Sep 4% July 74% 85% 50% Sep 45% Jun 27 39% Jun 28 19% Aug 20 Dec 647a Feb 2% Nov 96 23 78% Jan 38% Jan 110 14 8% Jun > 115 27% Dec 25 1157a Aug 23 2 2% Jan 6774 Jan , 7 25 56 Jan 97a Jan 22 34 Aug 34 74 39% July 26 101% Sep « Oct 15% 61% Dec Fib 35 7 767a * V Apr 10% 19 r Jan 9% Jan 48% Jan 20% Sep 3774 Jan No par 2 44 Jun 6% Jan 1174 July 28% Jan 37% Dee " Sep 20 102% Sep 20 15 11% Jan 10% Jan 2 24% Sep 19 974 Feb 13% July 18 7« Jan 2 21 25 Feb 19 Dec Apr 12% Dec Apr 207« July Jun 64 Oct Jan 128 Oct 16 Jan 22 107/b Jan 1 2 22% Sep , 24 '187a Jan ' Aug 13 Sep 24 ' 5% Aug 20. 121 10 22 Mar 9 Aug 21 3 79 Jan 25 Jan 31 ..12% May 1097a JUJy 3 58 Jah 20 25 25 10 1 Superheater Co (The) Superior OH of Calif Superior Steel Corp Sutherland Paper Co. 24% July 72 12% Mar 27 No par " 277a 102 Feb •11% 767a Jan • Jan Dec 63% 6 1974 Mar 874 Mar 27 47% Jan No par No par cum) Jan 13 • 21 54 Va Mar 24 57 pfd (47a % 1 20 Aug Nov 25% May 87a Dec 106% Dec • Jun 26. 40% 90 * Sep 19 M: 84 12 18% Sep 25, 9 m Sep 4% 7 5% 15% Mar 1 27 Vb Jan par Oil Corp. Sunshine Mining Co 115 110 24 2' Feb Dec 4 Feb 16% 28 41% Sep 377a Sep 20 32 ; -oar Sunray Sep 17% Mar 5 77a Jan 97* 109% Dec 457a Nov Feb 84 May 16 79 22 . par Sun Oil Co Jan Jan • 2% 28% May 8 87» Jan 17 4 No par Webster .■ 20% Sep • 14 20% Sep 677a Jan ! / 27 19% Sep i 22 80 Par 5 100 3 1 20 Dec Jan 37% Mar 6 Jun 24 2 11% Jan ■ No par 7,000 1,700 307a 65 7« 122 100 Dec 105 19 107a Feb 2 807a Jan 1 — conv 38% 115% 7 2 Feb 95 Jun July 27% May 23 23% Sep 3 9 24 y4 % .34% July Fib 109 114 Dec. 27 Aug • Oct 11% July 17% 110% Jan 9% Sep 19 136% Sep 20 9 647a Jan No par preferred Squibb (E R) to Sons $4 preferred Standard Brands, Inc $4.50 preferred 5% 197b Jan 23 108 32% Jan 22 2 preferred 6,600 227a 17 7« 100 . 237a 293/4 *38% i- - ' Jan July Feb 24 Feb 28 Apr 20 267a Jan 100 ' $4.50 Square D Co 1,900 119% 1057a r Conv 670 3772 61% 215/g Spiegel Inc 5,700 3774 60% *10274 Splcer Mfg Co 100 ' 121 5% 4174 373% 167a 883/4 400 ; 113 474 Aug 7 20% Aug 20 5 Dec > 15 Yt . " 897a 1053/4 16 3% 8874 16% 8874 preferred Spencer Kellogg & Sons Sperry Corp (The) $5.53 1 57 Aug 28 114% Jun 13 July 23 Aug 21 487a Jan Apr 11 17% Jan * 35% July 39% Nov Jan 8% 13 :'■> May 15 41% Jan 1 lv 100 May 13 12 May 22 111 29%JUly^27 13%Jan 2 No par 1 No par No par 1 No par Spear to Co • Apr Jan Jan 36 28 56% Sep J 387a Jan 31 tr ctfs Sparks Withington 6,300 *13 872 *13% 87a 14 *86 stk 8% 46% Sep 28 237a Apr 17 1157a Mar 9 12% Jun 28 8 No par 100 preferred Ohio 85% Jhn 15% Aug 9 22% Jun 22 7.50 Spalding (A G) to Bros Inc 3,900 *13% to Dec 14% No par Railway non-cum Mobile 1674 28 5% Mar 26 29 Edison— 34% Jan 28' 4 8% Mar 307a Feb 2 14% Aug 22 100 22 * 10 237a Sep 32% Jan No par preferred 8% Dec Jan 24 1 Southeastern Greyhound Lines 70 22 *90 17% 179 500 1,000 88 5% Apr 17% Jan Jan Dec 12 y4 July Jan 25 59 Iron 21% July 1027a 63 19 Mar Aug Jan 21 74 preferred Smith (A O) Corp 38,300 Apr 29 74 Sep 26 > 16 Jan 427a Sep 23% Sep 7% Sep $1.20 3472 50 93 177a 18 1774 18 76% 7672 76% 7674 4972 497a 487a 487a 93 .243/4 46% 467a *179 33% 47a 25 *46 7a 179 179 4% to /. 6% 7 24 No par Steel 16 87 Dec 99% Nov • Apr 10 . 18 20 No par 10 Smith & Corona Typewriter-No par Socony Vacuum Oil Co Inc 15/ Skelly Oil Co Bloss-Sheffield .3,200 2374 8% 28 177* Mar 26 No par 23% X83% Mar. 14 13% Feb 10874 Sep . 1,300 17% *23% Apr 27 127b Mar 27 Oil Corp 14% 2 1372 Jan 23 Sinclair Dec 2 No par No par 13 Slmonds Saw A Steel 424 A&r 99% Mar .. Silver King Coalition Mines— 9 Simmons Co No par 77* 4174 377a Feb Dec 28 16% Jan 22 Shell Union Oil 41 77a '4174 18 10174 Sep 22% Sep 78 4,200 ■n-' . 21 No par (W A) Pen Co 28 38% Sep 40% Sep Mar 27 No par No par Sheaffer 160 Nov Sep 20 21% Mar 6 No par (Prank G) 18 110 Sharpe & Dohme $3.50 conv pref ser A 2,200 Feb . Jan Bhattuck 100 193/4 11% Mar 26 7 1 Steel Corp 20 1077a Aug 23 257a Sep 10 227b Sep 20 177a July 17 No par $5 conv preferred 90 377* 77a 41 37 • 1,800 *36% 41% 37 1674 46 47 467s 77a 417a 167a 1674 16% 772 4074 *3672 7%* 417a *36% 8 Dec Sep 6% Auk No par 1 $4.50 preferred Shamrock Oil & Gas 197a 19% 65% 187a Bervel Inc 10 237a 937a 773/4 20 20 Sears Roebuck to Co 9,800 7% 1974 *7772 20 5,400 110 85y4 19% 8 13674 217a Jan 33 .—1 Seagrave Corp 800 217a 9372 787a 20 2,200 "jS3/4 *107 73/4 223/4 92% : 1357a 23 23 93% 24' 83/4 „ 110 19% 197a *77% 237a 87a 23 92 ' 24 8% 92 *2274 23 *91 135 24 10874 2174 110 *8 135 134 1357a 21 % *108 9 9 97a 9 24 - 50% 1117a Sep 20*78 Sep 37 Jan 23 10 1974 July 27 5 11074 July 25 100 87b Mar 27 -—8 41% Aug 21 2.50 • xl05% Jun 22 100 x42 7a Feb 23 No par 111 Aug 14 No par 108% May 1 No pat '22y4 Aug 21: No par Stores—- preferred— 2 317a Sep 27 1027a Aug 10 2774 May 1 11% Jun 28 377b Mar 13 —5 Joseph Lead 5% " 237a Jacob.: Dec 155 407a Sep 14% Jan III Dec 13 Jan *■ 13 x27 31% Jan No par 36% Jan Jun 82% Jan 15% Jan 10% Jan 1674 Jan Dec 42% Dec ; 90 137 877a Jan 99% Sep — *24% May 23 July 21% Jan 5% 18 : 34% Dec Jan 27% 28 167a (The) 32% 19 / 27% Sep 28 No par No par July 33% Dw Jan 16 16 11% Jan .—1 Rustless Iron & Steel Corp 18,000 * *109 111;. *112 Ruppert, 140 567a 11% 5672 55 111 1127a Co Feb Jun 7% Aug 20 197b Jan 22 4 1027a Jan 98 12 Feb 45% Jun 50 5 .100 Typewriter- Ruberoid 12 y4 28 / 15% 8 . 29 V* Mar 19 3 .-10 Company 734 77a Jan 24 38% Jun 22 99% Jan — Co Richfield Oil Corp Ritter 28% 28% 227b Jan series— 3.60% Mfg 42 *4174 Jan 287« 3 Roan Antelope Copper Mines.. 287a *4174 Common; Rheem 42 7% 107% ■l 2374 Jun 21 3 > 1574 Jan .100 preferredi-i--— Reynolds Metals Co —No par 0%% conv preferred .100 1 Reynolds; 8prind.wM.ww.».M. ,-10 Reynolds (R J) Tob class B 28% 73/4 Jan 22% Jan 8 %•% 29 77a 17 1 2472 77a 1 Jan 5 -25 127a 12 247a 73/4 85% 39% Sep 116% Apr 17 69% July 26 .100 0% conv prior pfd ser Revere Copper toBrass—No par 427a 77a .100 Motors, ma— *28 7b 7% —5 .. 160 127a July 1057a Sep 28 105 y2 Aug 14 22 Hosiery, .—1 Republic Aviation Corp.. Republic 8teel Corp_ ___No par 3,700 Dec i 10% 31 3,200 247a ,■ 43 2nd preferred- -50 *41% ' Mar 1st preferred... .-50 403/4 22 80% Apr 30 non-cum 73/a 8 Jan non-cum Silk 10174 22 3/a 227a Jan 2 19% ; —1 , Apr 7% ' 34% Jan —50 Preferred with warrants 25,500 110% 26 ..25 Remington-Rand Reo 14,000 267a ♦1097a 110 .—1 Inc -10 3,000 8% 69% 28 Sep 12 Aug 21 Mar 26 4 24 Sep 89 / July 18 16 16% Sep ; 2 33 Reliance Mfg. 100 2274 10% . Jan 103 .100 (Robt) & Co 1st pfd Reliable Stores Corpw.„M..„No par 5,200 103 21% 107a 1.500* 317a 317a 317a 103 10 407a 40 91 Reis 300 15 7% Mar 26 .100 Preferred 27 307a 217a 80 773/4 1077a *102 - 4% 4% Real 2 78% Jan No par pfd $2 preferred Reading Company,. 80O 217a 110 77 76 357a *101 *20 7a 20% *101 787» *25% 797a 2674 conv Rayonler 100 *42 *45% 427a 46% 42% 45% *21 46 3/a 1074 Jan .100 preferred Ralston Purina Co 37»% 24% *42 conv 217a 22% No par No par 1 1st preferred Radio-Keith-Orp* "sum 85,600 1057a Corp oi Amer $3.50 22 2 19 17% Sep 30% Sep 28 15% 7% 13% 66 13 54 1277s Mar 24 121 Sep Sep 19 t 774 Jan 9 Feb 15% Jun 21. Jan 2974 Sep 28 17% July Jan ' 25% Dee Nov Feb 3« Dee Sep 8% 647a Apr 122% Apr 3 35% Sep 2 37 > Sep 1 36% Aug 3 7% July 10% July 3« Deo Jan 20% Sep THE COMMERCIAI; & Monday, October 1, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1530 RECORD NEW YORK STOCK LOW SitardtT Sep. 32 Sep. 25 '•*V". Sep. 24 *; f per • per share SALS PRICES Wednesday AND EIGN Tuesday Vnltr share 9 per thara share w per 35Va "35% 34% 34% 33% 37 37 Va 36% ->34% 33% 35% 35% 35% 36 36% 10% 10% 10% 107/av 10% & *10Ma 10% 9% 10% *9% *8% *8% 14% 14% 8% 14% 14% 14% 14% 107% *107% 107% 53% 52% 53% 7% 7% 7% 34% 35 34 35 34 10% 10% *9% 10% 8% *8% 8% <fc Co 34 Va 3,200 36% 36% 6.600 Syivania Elec Prod's Inc 10% 11 Va 11,500 8% 10% 8% 900 3.000 120 Talcott Tnc (James) 9 Telautograph Corp—,—T 8 ' ♦10 ' r:; 14% 52% 52% 7% 7% *45% 45% 45% ' 53 53 52% 7% & *107% 107 107 107 107 8% 7% 7% 45% 20% 3% 8% 14% 14% 14% 14% 107% 107% 107% 52% 107% 53% 15 53 52% 7% Tennessee Tennessee Gas -J 6,200 Texas Gulf Producing Texas Gulf Sulphur—i 20% 7,900 Texas Pacific Coal & Oil 20 Va 20 15% 3,900 Texas Pacific 16 15% 16 15% 15% 16% 16 Va 16 16 16 19% 15% 20 20 41% 42% 41 42% 22% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21V* 21% 20% 3,900 4,200 Texas Si Pacific Ry 43 % 43% 42 43 42 56% 56% ♦56% 11% *10% • 20% 42 21% 22% 21% 56 % 56% 56% 10% y' 42 42 10% ♦10% 29 *99 100 *56% 12% 12% J*12% •14% 15% '•14% 12% 15 Va 7% 51% 18% 18% 18% 102% 102% 102% *44% 45% 44% 62 60% 13% 7% \ 62 13% 13% *50% 51% 23% 7% •23% 7% *12% 12% 13 ; 29% *28% 29% 36% *104 116% *6% 59% 59% 107% 6% 107% 140 6% 59 107 6% 6,300 50 50% 50% 18% 18% 19 102% 102% 101% 44% 62 Va 44% 44% 44% 63 *62 510 13% 13% 13% 13% 4,300 52 53 50% 52% 52 53 % 4,700 23 23 23 23 23% 23% 300 23 Va 8 77/a 8Va 28,900 *108% 108% 108 109% 13 37% 105 116% 23 % 38 J/a 38 38% *104 105% 11 11 11 *116 117 117 10% 23% 23% 5,900 3,000 ; 117 *116 117 39% 105% 11% 22% 23 Va 22% 190 124 preferred — No par No par No Par No par Film Corp Cen Fox 20th preferred $4.50 prior pfd Twin City Rapid Transit 2nd preferred $1,50 100 . 1 Coach Co 23% 6,800 Twin 68% 63% 1,100 20% 20% 4,500 96 97 6,000 Underwopd Corp —No Union Bag & Paper No Union Carbide & Carb——No Union El Co of Mo $5 pfd—No 227/a 22% 33 V2 Jun 7 25 Jun 8% Jan Dec 8% Jan 4% 7 21 8 Oct 10% Mar 12% July 55 Feb 44% 19 50% Jan Sep 2 9% Feb 14 4% Feb 2 45% Sep 32% Apr 21 22 26% Juh 21 25 14% Feb 8% Feb 30 31 29 6 3 19 27 24 20 54Va Jun 22 17% Jan 35 22% Sep 59% Jan 24 12% Jan 24% July 24 50 % Feb 58 20% Jun 20 6% Dec 37% July Dec 29 Va 16% Nov • ' Dec Jifty 12 Feb 28 139 Apr Jan 122 Dec Apr 16 16 92 100 81% Oct 94 Dec 13% Sep 7 7 Apr 10% Dec 58% Sep 8 15 Va Mar 1 4% Jan lTva Dec 6 11 Va Jun 13% Mar 28 32 Va Jan 49% Jan 5% Aug 34 Dec 15% Mar 59% Sep 9% Nov 5% Jan . Oct 109 Aug 22 7% Jun 18 Jan 2 Jan 22 61% Jun 2 18% Mar 18 20% Mar 13 Feb 17 July 102% Sep 22 45% Sep 11 25 Jan 38" Dec 64 Sep 14% Jun 28 43 Va Apr 25 8% Jan 11% 54% Sep 25 29 Jan Sep 14 Va Jan - Jan Jan 109 Va July 13 7 52 Va Aug Dec 17 Va Apr 8 12% Jan 8 Va Sep 28 3% Feb 5% Dec 110% Jun 22 Jan 105 Va Dec 24 Va Mar Jan 13 loy4Mar22 18% Mar 28 101% Jan 3 26% Mar 21 34'/a Mar27 102 May 22 9% Jan 3 112V2 Sep 20 1 100 Rayon Corp 4%% 100 25.400 31% *104% 10% 10% 10% 117 Tubise 29% 106 Corp 10% Sep 103 No par No par preferred 3,400 105 y4 37% *104 30% $6 Truax-Traer 30% 38% 30% St'l 33% 5% May 15% Jun 2 8 Jan 22 50 Apr 6 10 Mar 26 26 Jan 15 18y#Jan 2 5 Jan No par 2 3 No par 1 Transcont'l & West Air Inc 170 *103% 106 10 Tri-Contlnental Corp 1.200 —10 Dec Apr 27% 10% Jun Aug 30 « share 33 26% 6 xl06% 4% 31 16% 101 2iVa Transamerica Corp 13 11% Sep Jan 3 July 17 Axle Transue ft Williams 2 13 45 No par BIghest per 27% Jan 25 100 No par N( par Thompson, Products 4% preferred— Thompson-Starrett Co ; $3.50 cum preferred Tide Water Associated Oil $3.75 preferred Detroit 37 Va Sep —25 No par Thompson (J R) 110 28% 28% 28% *103% , 30% 29% 37% 10% 104 104 104 *104% 28% 28% 29% 29 Co 13 13 12% 1 $2% div conv preferred—-—50 Third Avenue Transit Corp ..No par Thermoid 110 109% 109 13 13 13 *103% 7% 7% 8 7% ! 7% 13% 6% Tlmken Roller Bearing 54% 13% preferred preferred 1% 1 6 6% Jan 36%-Jan 18Va Aug 13% Jan 30% Jan 14% Mar 44% Mar 8% Apr 125 Jan x93% July 9% Mar 53% July 10 Va Aug - No par 100 100 The Fair Tlmken 13% 13% preferred 1.900 53% *23 Co 1,900 64 63% 63% 700 8,200 102%. 102% 44% 44% 101% 44% 102 63 37% 105% 23 23% 59 107 100 1,100 18 30 116% 116 % *23 58% 107% 3,600 49 13 10% 15 7 Va 29% 10% 13 15 18% 297/a : 10% 13 15 50% 44% 104 *104 13 6% 37% 36% 105% 12% *14% 18 Va 29% • 29% 930 ■ 50% 29 Va 29 *103 105 *103 57 56% 15 *107 7 62 7% 109% 7% • *55% 56 102% 23*% 109 110 110 6.200 18 Va 13% 52% *22% 13% 51 % r 62 50% 12% 18% . 45 ■ 13 13 58% 58 6% 51% 18% 102% *50% " *100 102 13 *50% 7% 7 51% 60 Land Trust Mfg Co $3.60 conv 30 57 *14% 107% *107 107% *107 107% 57% 58 57% 57% 57% *107 200 139 105 13 13% ♦14% 12% 15% 57 57 11% Thatcher 230 57 56% 57% ' 57% 57 *100 13 y8 12% 21% 139 139 *135 100 100 13% 13% 13% 13 12% 12% 139 *10% 139 *137% ♦137% 100 '*99 99 11 Va *10% 10% 10% 57 *56 y2 56 % 56% 57 11% 137% 137% •137% 139 20% 20 20'/a 20% 25 1 .No par 10 1 100 No par No par Texas Co (The) 8,200 3,800 8 Va 44% Apr 7% Jan 16 7% Jan 3 11% Jan 2 105% July 26 48% Jan 2 S & Trans 5% pfd_100 Corp 45 7% 45 Va 7% 45 45% 45% 45% 45% *10 10% *10 35 Va Sep 27 38% May 9 1 Year 1944 9 per share 7% Jan No par Symington Gould Corp 9 per share 29 International Ltd Swift ,.i. Lowest 30% Apr 6 31% May 21 23 Swift 34 Va 10% # per share Far Shares, 3.700 35% 35% 34% 37% 10% 10% ,i 35% 35% 35Va 34% 37 Va 10% 35% 34% 33 f per thara ■ Lowest EXCHANGE the Week Sep. 28 Sep. 27 Sep. 26 Range Since Jan nary 1 Highest NEW YORK STOCK for Sales Prtday Thursday ^ sfiars s per Range for FrevlMB brr stocks 85 8% 13% July 23 30% Aug 31 Dec 18% July Jan 11% Nov 15% Mar 20% Dec Jun 29 Dec 102% Dec 31% Sep 28 21 Va Feb .28% Dec 39% Sep 28 28% Jan 35% Dec 106% Jan 13 85 Jan 105 % Dec 14% Jun 13 5% Jan 9% Dec 137 Jun 13 68% Jan 24 Sep 20 8% Jan 16% Dec 70 51% Jan 65 108 3 102 118 Dec U 69 68% 68% 68% 63% 68 % 68% 68 V* 68% 20% 20% 20% 21% 20% 21 20 Va 20% 20% 20% 95% 95% & 95% 95% 94% *68% •112V4 114 ' 114 - 22% 113% 113% 22% 22% 22% 133% 135 135 104% 105 105 105 106 26% & 27 ' 26% 26% . 105% *105% •42% .44 *112. 113% •112 30% 30% 9% 9% 9% *22% I 22% 22% 2% 2% *45% 45% 24 y;.: 24'/4 *11% *85% 136 106% 107 30 Va 1,300 ,26% 27% 19,600 105% 103 27% 106 43% 44% 44 44% 17.500 113 Va 113% *112 77 77% 77% 30% 30 Va 400 9% 9% 10% 15,200 23% 24% 24 2% 45% ^ 123,900 45% 46% 5.000 No par .No par Cigar-Wheian Stores 30c Prior preferred 20 United Corporation : No par $3 preferred No par 24% 24 Va 24% 6,700 United 23 23 • 23 2% 2% 2% 2% 45 Va 45'/a 45% 45% 23% 24% 24 y4 11% 12 11% 24% 11% *85%: 24% 87% 87% *85% 14 13% 14 13% 13% 13% 44 44% 45% 45 45% 45 19% 19% ? 32% ■' 32% 107'/a 107 »/a Z -7% 7% ' 110 7% ;.7% 18% 18% 18% 103% 103 % 103% *21% 100 . 21% 22 100 . ♦192 *192 199 ?./"V=*21'.' \ 199 ♦21 52% - 9% ••• 34% *34% ♦111 113% 13% 10% 50 *111 13% 10% 50 13% *10% •40% 3% 7,700 United Gas Improvement 9,400 United Merch & Mfrs Inc.— 107% 7% 18% »2i y» *192% *192% *20 Va 21 *20 y4 - 21 •••' 52% 53 50%*9y« 50% 9% 34% 35 -•111 113 9% 13% 10% .; i03/4 68 70% 71 *83% 87% 73% 3: 9' 74% 73% 149 *147% v. 69% b 71 *87 87% 39% 3% \ *47 26% 6 8% *110% 114 8% 114 *19% 20 *112% 87% 74% *84% 148% 26% 47% 8% 8% ♦110% 67% *162% 26% 27 ■ 3% 68 Va 162% 69% 143% 148% 6 6 73% *47 6% ♦47 47% 6 ♦85% 75% 148% 26% ♦47 47% r-^,' 6 S , ay* 68% 70 1 87 ' 148% >. 6 47% 6 ' *191/4 20 *7»/4 V . . ■:/: r 7% 7'/a ;7Va 45% 45% 45 y8 . 45% *94 . *181 •94 8% 8y2 *112% 114 •' 8% 39% 2,300 3% 69 Va 26% : 8% 189 46 189 / t *94 *185 6%: 7 *46 y8 46% 95 r - 27% 27% 27% 27% 27#^ 28 27% 27% 27% 28 y4 28 28% 27% 15% ?;'■ 15% 15% 15%' 15% 15% *15% •39 40 /: 39% ' 39% *16%. 16% 16% 52% 52 Va 53 *89 92 99 > *93 V 99 *185 .. 87% 31,500 *148% 148% 27% 6 6Va 8% 9% 15.300 114 19% 7 96 190 186 189 39% 55% 2,100 91 •91 93% 99 *95 98 V* *95 *31 *91 93% *95 r 32% 32% 32% *5% 5% 5% 5% 66 % 66% 120 % 120 % *65 119 *72% *50 66 119% 79 •».' 52% *72% 79 *50 3o 5% * 67% 6t>*r4 *120 i 52% :/ *50 39 39 155 ♦148 155 *160 170 ♦160 170 For footnotes 38% see 38% page 38 * V ' 1531. 170 67 *72 120 Va 37% 79 52% 38 / 32% 30 ^ : 98 V4 66% 120 >72'/a *49% *37% 66% 79 . *160 170 *160 170 66 1,300 120 180 *72 Va 38% 38% 155 6,000 •*50 52 *148 32% 5% -120 120 V 155 32% 5% 66 32% 5% z-ft-r *148 155 *160 66 Va *50 38% *148 32% 6 120 79 y-"-; -'52% ' *148 ' 120% ♦72 V2" ' 5% 6 , b .. 700 Va-Carolhm 6% Va 170 6% 1,900 A Pow $5 pref Ry Co preferred — ■■ ..Wreferred. ■ pfd Feb 116 29 109% Jan .u,, ;,,,....,,/. Dec Jun Nov 115 Oct : 17% Sep 93% Jan 118 109% May 10 33% Mar 8 92% 20% Dec Dec Feb 104 Dec 26 Jun 30 Nov 11 25% Jun 33 % Nov 110% Apr 18 44% Sep 32% Jan 100% Feb 110% Sep 26 22% Apr 36% Dec 102% Jan 123% 29 Jun 27 25 2 114 Jan 6 110 Mar 79% Jun 25 61 May 2 20 26 2 2 22 5 31 28 22 Jan 5 28 24 % Sep 5 2 2 5 2 14 1% Jan 31% Apr Apr 42 Va Dec 12% 17% Dec 14% Jun 27 Feb 88 Va Jun 27 11% Aug 78 Va Aug 14 Va Sep 45% 8 12 Sep 18 110% Sep 6 21 <}> 48 19% July 36Va Sep 116 Jan Jan 11% , Oct 15% Jun 109% Dec 6 4 Feb 28 7% Feb 108% Jan 26 97% Jan 25% Jun 15 Sep 22 Sep 54 May 14% 1G7% Sep Dec 21% Jan 1 Feb 88 Jun 186 Mar Dec 15% Oct 42 Jan 51 Va Nov 34 % Apr 43% July 8% 13 1 2 5 Jan 28 10 110 10% July 7% 12% July Jan 70 170 13 15 52% May 25 38 V* Jun Dec Jan 8% Sep 194 Va Jun Dec 91% 11% 19 Va Sep X104 Dec 36% 98% 9 16 16% Jan Jan 9 Dec 33% Jan 113 Feb Dec 15% Jun 25 5% Apr 9Va Sep Sep 11% Jun 11 8% Jan 10% Dec 50% Sep 20" 30% Apr 37% Jun 3 40% Jan 48 Feb 1% 114 55% Mar 42 Sep 4 Jan 2 69 Va Sep - Nov 19 T 28 40 Feb 170 Jun 21 130 Jan 71 Jun 20 87 Sep 14 69 75 Va Sep 25 21 50 % Apr 151% Jun *119% Jan 22 May 27% Sep 27 50% Feb 4 6 6% Jun 26 9% Sep 28 • 20% Mar 48% 44 Va Jan 3% Jan - 5V» Oct 106% • Dec 18% July 6 July 8 Jan 25 Jan 24 31 Jan 41% 96 Sep 27 68 Apr 81 Va Sep 24 162 Mar 28% Sep 28 33% Aug Jun 23 Sep 26 86% Ma,r 26 100 July 101 Jun 176 Dec Dec Nov . 9 56 Dec 4% Nov 47 189 Dec 27% Aug 48% Jan 14% Dec 63% July 136% Apr 76 6 r 78 Apr Jan Dec 61% July Dec '2% Dec 54% July 150 May 2% 1 114% May 28 18 8 Apr 27 Sep 27 20 1% July 26% May 75% Jan 15% Sep 20 3% Mar 27 Oct 25 Jun 40, 24% Jan 28 21 3 Jan 90 Va Jan Dec 70 Va July 27 Mar 27 22 Dec Jun 24% Sep 2 AUg 7 Sep 5 Jan 24 Jan 23 24% 114 47% Jun 9 2 Jun 20% May 11 Va May 19 31 Mar 26 Jan 24 Sep 21 59 Va Jan Feb 1 Jun 13% Apr- 6 £ '119 28 25% Mar 136 48% May 22 17% Jan 9% Jan 23% July 14% Nov Oct 52 Sep 12% May Jan 18 Dec 51 Oct Dec 28 41% 63% Jan 85 26* 70 Feb 85% July 33% Apr 19 21% Jan 7Vs Jun 18 18 3% Sep Aug 5% Mar 50 Sep 62% July 9 73 Juh 6 25 % Sep 14 123 Feb 19 120 Aug 57M: Jan 22 76 Jun 22 38% Feb 83 Nov 45% Jan 25 52 Sep 21 37; Jan 45 Dec 36% Jan 16 Mar 2 42 July 10 33 Apt 38% Nov 102' Jan 125 149 Feb 155 118 —100 100 23 -23 Vulcan Detinning Co 155 *160 El 100 div partlc preferred Virginian 51% 38% 113 13 No par Chemical Va Iron Coal A Coke 5% 79 *148 23 32 Norman Co— — ' 32% Jan 21% Jan Am—No par —2.30 10 Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar Co_6% Vick Chemical Co 9 Vicks Shreve A Pac Ry 100 5% non-cum preferred 100 Victor Chemical Works -5 1,300 56 91 1 Van Raalte Co Inc 300 1 16% 54% 32 /.v; Van 56 117% Jan Jun 15% 82% 149% Sep 27 75% Jan 24 178 Mar 27 23% Aug 21 Vhnadlum Corp of 1,500 16% 90 y2 99 .3.600 - 56 53% 1 28% 40 Sep 9% Feb 22 22 16 Jan 5% Jan 39 Jan No par 100 Pictures Co' Inc— Universal 16% 53 Va: preferred 9,400 15% ,15% 40 56 •95 R* 28% *39 76 22 98% Jan No par ———— 28 15% *16% Preferred 28 % 27% 15% : Universal Leaf Tdb 20 186 :i Stookyards Corp: $6 conv preferred-— No par Universal-Cyclops Steel Corp _1 Universal Laboratories Inc— .1 240 ? 23% 46 4 ' 4% 23 .• 600 46 96 *6% 27% 16% f 46 6 13% Jan 17 50 Jan 17 38% Jan 10 6% Mar 27 30V4 Mar 26 llOVa July 3 7% Jan 23 '9% Jan 2 35 Jan 2 46 Jan 2 27% Jun 15 2% Mar 26 51% Jan 6 144'/a Jan 12 52 Jan 2 72 Jan 18 58% Jan 24 -No par preferred— United Stores class A— 900 •> 96 7 15% 39% 20 46 Va 28% 16% 100 114 20 114 non-cum United 4.200 9 4 24 ' 7% 6 Mar 135% Jan —100 :—I U S Tobacco Co„— 47% *47 47 y4 ' — — 3,100 28 Plywood Corp— Preferred 1,800 27% 27% 20 10 1 ' 27% - No par U S Rubber Co 10 B% non-cum 1st preferred 100 U S Smelting Ref A Mln_ 50 Preferred i 50 U S Steel Corp —No par 100 75% - tU S Realty & Impt 6,000 73% 90% ? 70% 87% 21 Va *39% U S . 10 U S Pipe A Foundry1 U S Playing Card Co— 700 165 70% *85% 27% 16% 16%: ; 92 *89 95% 39% *39% 16% *52 ♦93 • *6% 46% 189 ♦185 fU92 6% 47..,,: 95% 95 19% 100 1 - Preferred 10,000 68 *162% ct A Prior preferred V 8 Lines Co t 23,500 148%. 148 *112% < 200 53 '1 74 Va 73 5% 114 20 20 20 Va 20 ■■••8% 95 189 95 : 1.900 3% ; : 10% 49% 3% 68 % Leather Co Partlc A conv 800 39% 70% 70 *47 8,000 *51% 39% 165 3 50 No par No par No par . 13% 10% 10% 52% 3% 67% U S 1,800 113 13% 49 52% 39% 162 500 9 100 5%% conv preferred— U S Industrial Chemicals 90 49 10% 49 52 40 800 It 22 24 24 20 20 12 16% Apr 10 77 Jan 22 180J/a Jan 17 20 U S Gypsum Co— 1% preferred—— U S Hoffman Mach Corp 500 ■ 34% *111 10% 74% 26% 9 13% 13% 49% 34% 113 ♦111 49 ? 87 „ 9Va 34% 52 3% 148% 26% 26% 13% 9 Va 10% 68% *162% 69 743/4 52% 49% 40 Va 162 - 21 52% 49 3% 67% 162 20% 51 y4 67% 3% * 67 y8 162 20% 49% ; 39% 40 *48% U 1,800 53% 49% * 600 - 1 199 10% 49 ♦51 51% 13% 21 Va 101 107 6% 11% xi03 preferred Paperboard—— U S ftr Foreign 420 101 34% 113% *111 13% 10.900 ♦192% 199 53 53 35 '"-50% 13% 39% 3% 163 t' 19% 103 % 21% 21% 100. 199 50% 9% "\ 21%. 100 101 • 67% *161% 21% i 101 United 19 103 103 500 103 18% 18% 18% 22 100 10 Secur——-No par $6 1st preferred No par S Freight CO— ; No par 5% '8% *7% 8 290 103 108 108 7% 7% 103% 103 22 108 108 35 *51 3% 19% 36% 19 21 49 Va : :! 50 51'A 41% *51 19% 35% Sep 21% Sep 13% Jan 20 Co—13% 1 19 % 36% 103% ;52%; Sr:'9% 109 l/a 19% 113 9% 34% • United Fruit Co—— 35% 35 50 49% 50 50 .:,;*o • 1,600 19% 101; bl02 •192 ' 199 52% ' 2,200 35% ' 21% *52y2 21% *52% 2,700 Preferred 19% 21% 5 102 14 46 ——100 United Electric Coal Cos— 5 United'Engineering A Fdy :3 30 33% 8% 103% 21% 98% - -. 34'/a •7% 18% 19 700 11% 5 1 Co_ United Dyewood Corp.— Drug 87 109 Va 109% 109% ' 19% *107ya 108 103% 109% 109 110 109% l.vt 19%. 32 United-Carr Fast Corp United .14 45 109% Carbon Co. United 45% 14 43 Va *107% 108 . 11% ♦86 86% 86 3 1,300 1,700 24 ' 2% 12 *11% *85% t par ;—100 preferred— conv 30% *13% 19% 5% 9% 14 32'/a 9 No Biscuit Co. United 75 46 110 89% Mar 10 100 — 30% 9% 87 19% preferred 74% 13% •32 l4Vi% 1,700 600 preferred conv United Air Lines IttC_ 32 1. 9V4 4ft *108. 5% ; Aircraft Corp United 113% *112 preferred non-cum Union Tank Car—': 1,200 23% *28 28 28 143 147 149% 148 28% 4% 1,300 30 27 , No par Union Pacific RR Co 134 74% 2% 45 V4. 12% 87 Va *11% 12% *22% 23 2,300 135 par No par 25 ;~100 ,—100 No par 5 —100 Preferred $4.50 series *30% 9% •9% 2% 2% 45% 45% 23% & 24 ; Union Oil of California 24 27 75 ♦30% 9% % *112 9,400 IBV2 Jan xllOVi Apr 111% July 20% Jan 1091/4 Jan 100% Jan 29 Aug 25 Aug 104 Sep 3iyaJan 118 Jan 22% Mar 109% May - 66 Jan 26V2 Feb 7% July 22 July l'/4 Jan 38% Jan ' 15% Jan 9 % Jan 66 Jan 10% May 33'/a Jan par 100 % Sep 58% Jan 3 14 Va Jan 24 par par 32 75 75 74% ?*30% ft 32 76 *74% *112 113% "~90 22% 105% 148 28%' 28% 113% 28% 114% 30% 30 27% 44%. 144% 148 *145 .28% 28% 28% , 144 144 145 *27% 114 22% 106 f 105% . 106 43% 44% 44 . 106 106 106 /:• 26% 27% 26% ■ 106 42% : 114% 22% 134 ( 30%. 30 Va 30% 30% 30 Va 30% 30% *138 135 106 133 105 *105% ' 113% 22% *112% *113% 114 *112 % *112% 22% 134% *30% 42% 114 114 114 22% 1331% 133% *104% f 114 22% 22% 96 95% 114 *112y4 114 ♦113% 114 *112% 95% 94% 95 Va ■ • .100 120 .100 145 Mar 5 163 Jun 12 147 Va Mar 26 113% Jun Oct v July ' ^'":^v:'^v---r/:&>i''':;-v,"-r::'p\"v- vy.ai vvvv"' ^■:;hr:> .y--:r:^ ■' '.•■'•/' ::-:>.v. : ■•■>.■'•.' ■•/•■ '■■*. >A Number Volume 162 • 'V '■ 'u~ "j; ';cj- ■/■/■■:. 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'>5 ,* per share 69% 16% *34% *109 AMD HIGH BALK PRICES Tuesday Wednesday 72 V2 6°% *16 35 *69 16% 34% 110% ,,. 16% 35 109 *68% Friday Sep. 28 t per «ftort . *19 *73% 35 i 19% 133/s 13%, 133/e 135/e 12% 12% 13/4 1% '2 3/4 18 17% 87 68 17% 173/4 18V4 18% 40% 4OV4 403/s 19% 20% 19% v 283/4 283/4 291/4 23 23 23 40 40 *28%" 29% 22% 22% *39% 40 103/e 10% lO'A 313/4 313/4 313/4 87% *86% 33 87% 32% *86 % 87.% 33 32 109 % 109% 109 109 110 115% 115% 115% 115% 115'% 1153/4 115% 87% 110 117 108% 108 % 108 % 108% 115% 115% 115 % 115% 115%* 32% 32% 110% 110% *110% 26% 26% 47 47 32% 32% 111 32 2,100 13/4 109% 32% *110% •110% 19 2974 235/a 4074 1074 10% 3274 873/s 88 32 118 118 1161/4 1171/4 -111 109% 10972 *115% 1161/4 115 72 327b 327a 32 >/4 *1101/2 111 *11072 7% preferred preferred 64b 220 80 West - 1,400 111 Indies Sugar Penn 10 26%- 26% 26% 26% 26 s/8 2672 27 26 34 263/4 47 2.200 Western 46% 47 47 47 4774 473/e 4772 10 10% 4772 1.900 Western 10% 10% 10 % 10% 9% 10% 10 10% 26 26 27% 27 9.900 Western 26% 28 27 273/8 48 48 47% 47 % 48% 49% 483/4 483/4 *81 85 85 48% 48% 48% 49 % *28% 29% *28% 29% 34% 34% 34% 34% 85 26 26 *471/2 267a 26 7u 2.800 48 74 4874 48 3/4 1.500 85 85 8572 8674 87 87 49 483/4 491/4 4872 4974 487z 49'/B *283/4 293/4 *28 3/4 293/i *28-3/4 293/4 34 34% 33% 341/2 34'A 86 357a 35% 35% 35% 35% 353/4 35 35 3/8 353/4 42 42% 42 42 42% 427s 43 440 34% 34% 13% 347a 42'A 33% 42% *34% 35 35% 35 35 *3472 3572 * 106% 41 98 98 108% *105$ *74 ' 77% *74 104 *103% 99 41 98% 77-72 *74 10372 411/2 4074 99% 99% 991% 26% 26% 26 % 25% 253/4 26% 34% 34% 34% 34% 34 34 *88 89 % *88 89% *88 89% *88 8972 *33% 34 *33% 34 *33% 34 991/2 2672 35 34 14% 14% 14% 14% 8% 8% 8% 8% *8% 8% 21% 21% 21% 21% 21% 22% 215/8 15% *100% 15% 15% 100% 100 % 100% 15% 100% *18% 18% *18% 18% *30 30% 46% *57% 47% 47 " 58% 58% 92% *90 92% *90 56% 2774 118 Jan 1872 1872 1331/2 "134 Wilson-Jones 500 10 30% July Dec 1 177< Mar 27 30 Jun 50 Jun 26 4% Jan 100 22 67. July 77e Jan 30 7a Jan 2 57% July 10 29 3/i Dec 2 92 Jun 27 65 Dec 66 % 50 7a May 29 41 437a Aug 21 2674 Jan 6 317a Aug 7 373/4 May 12 303/4 July 26 12.50 No Par 105 100 100 64 37 Sep 12 353/4 Sep 21 1137a Jan 17 11072 Apr Jan 3 19 78 - 24* r „20 87 7a Jan 21% Jan 9 43 __20 5 16 3/a Mar 26 —No par 10% Jan —No par 15 Jun 1073/4 Nov 1043/4 Aug 325/8 Dec 18 1372 Jan - 128 30 22 74 Jan 6 10 40% Jan 24 Dec 93/8 Apr 20 Ve July 6 Feb 8 Jan 1172 July Jan 9974 Nov 8074 103/4 Jan 20% 473/4 5 94 4774 *4672 4774 1,500 18 3/a 18% Yale ft Towne Mfg. Co 1874 263/4 185/a 181/2 18% 3,400 York Corp 27 263/4 26% 27% 2,500 58% 58 5 7 c/8 58 5872 60% 11,900 Young Spring ft Wire No par Youngstown Sheet & Tube__No par 2774 26% 27 267a 26% 3,100 Youngstown Steel Voox~-m*Jl0 par 20 2,900 Zenith Radio Corp Zonlte Products Corp. 3474 July 26 53/4 Jan 2 38 3274 Jan 1 137a Jan 39 Ve Jan Oct 4172 Nov fX 82 % Nov jan Jan 84 Nov 69% Jun 913/4 Dec .Sep 21 68 Apr 747. Not 13 Dec 14 Deo 47% Sep 26 24 13 19% Sep 4 V 36 % 277a Mar July 7 974 Apr 153/e July Sep 19 143/fe Jan 20% July 603/b Sep 28 27 3/e 22 105 74 Jan 443/4 81 19% Jan 17 100 Sep July 24 99% Feb 27 s Jan 22 26% 57% 49 125 20% Jun 28 9 18% 147. July Jan 24 13 123 Sep 27 Aug 28 July 17 Jan 69% Mar 10 Jan Jan preferred series A 3174 36% 75 Oct Jan 4% Jan 1 80 Wright AeronautlcaL._MMJVo pat, Wrlffley >Wm> Jr.,(Del) JVo pa* Wyandotte Worsted Co ...,.,..3 5%% 24 4872 Jun 60 27 9% July 87% Sep Apr 93 $_ July 19% 3 4774 29% Jan 26 15 1,800 July Jun Jan Dec 22 Feb "5' 1337a Sep 26 31 July • 9274 *64% Jan 10 18 74 Sep 2 Jan 10 .Jan 19 • ' 100 Co 77 Feb 20 15 16 5/8 Sep Dec 97% Jan 20% Feb 66% Jan 26 Jun 36 % 10172 May 5972 Feb 103% July 12 79 2674 Dec 26% Jun 25 2 973/4 Jan - —10 pfd Jan 6% Mar 26 1 Prior pfd 472 % series 100 Prior pfd 47a % Conv series—100 — J»ly 111 3574 Sep 19 163/4 July 13 100 — 32 Jan 10074 Sep 28 26% Feb 15 93 —. Dec Jan 15 22 26% 271/4 293/4 25% 19 31% jan 24 ■ 31% Dec Apr 10572 5 Feb 10772 Jan 1013/4 Aug 21 No par No par 21 37Va May 17 Aug 23 108 53% July 317. July 505/e May 17 July 23 277e Feb No par No par Dec Feb 22% Jan 29% May 25 357a Sep 28 27% July 18 50 Co Dec Jan 18 1674 July 3134 Dec No par Motors 37 Ve 33/4 373/4 Jun 2 183/4 ' • 263/4 Apr 147e Jun 18 6474 Jan —No par ; Sep 1314 Feb? . No par 100 A_ 103 28 32% Jan 13 *90 477a Dec Deo Dec 110 92 477s 113 y 28 92 463/4 Feb Feb 38 38% 9672 Jan Worthingtoil P & M (Del)—No par 18% Dec Sep 27 16% Woolworth (F W) 18% Dec 28 1023/4 32% Sep 25 July 13 10 6,900 193% Jun 8572 113 Jan 2,900 19% 255/8 . 106 5972 19% 22% Jan Jan: i77 18% Feb 1183/4 4774 100 10 3/« July Apr 5972 130 r 31% Dec Jan 1133/4 4674 500 Dec Apr Jan 16 60 927a 22% 1574 23 Apr 47 81 Aug 118 59 85 Dec 25" 103 4674 ! Apr July Apr 591% 84 22% 15 -,36% 8572 59 *9072 Apr Febv 28 47 *78 Jan 1172 22% - Jun Sep 46% 95 27s Aug / 62 May . Jan 10 com Wisconsin El Pow Co 6% Woodward Iron Co 500 Feb 110 Co $6 preferred 1,000 • Oil 11% Mar 8 preferred Wilson & Co Inc Wilcox 107. 101 100 preferred 10,000 1003/4 80% 45 Jan 1133A Sep 7 223/4 Mar 21 26% 5774 2774 27 26 92% 463/4 ■ 107 106 332 109 % Jan 47% 19% 573/4 27 Ve Prior 16 !l53/4 85 1% 34% Aug 29 103/e Jun 6 1003/4 9272 JVov 7% 83 23 187a 8072 X20 108% Nov Jan 11 30 15% *90 18% *106 A Sep 94 1005/s *8372 57 110 3 35 74 805% 277a 5,772 107 8 15 *187s *13472 85 47 10072 Jan 83/a Jan 1007a 91% 185/a - 2674 Jan 181/2 80% Jan 1774 Wi.-- 14 833A Jan 155/B 85 Nov 27 White Sewing Mach Corp„__ —1 $4 conv preferred —No par 1003/4 91% 26 3/4 2nd Willys-Overland 87 68 4 873/8 Sep 5,900 1.700 91% 18% 33% Sep 347a Jun 14% 897a 34 18,400 80% 27 18=/e 2 1 81/2 *89 Feb 2 White Motor Co 227a *83% 80% 48 20 2,200 83/8 *91 Nov 20 84% Apr 12 235/a Mar 26 * Dec XlOft 100 pfd conv 215/b 30% Dec 3174 40 72 sep 20 par conv 874 85 19% 4%% prior pref White Dental Mfg (The S 8) 300 Jan Dec 14 % Apr 22 1172 Mar 59 *91 81% $5 4 3 100 Instrument 21% 303/4 24 ■ 68 Jan 22 27% Sep 297a Sep 247a Feb May 10 Jan 267. 23/4 Apr 47 Mar 26 9 1272 *874 *30 303A Jan ,„1 ii.— 2172 31 20 - No par Lines, Inc. Supply Co_ Maryh'.nd Ry___ 81/2 *30 - 5 40 18 35 18 % 31 3 Air 227s 91% *4672 4 61/2 46'/a *8872 *33% ' ' 19% 19% *2672 89'/a 34 • *80 80% 19% *88 *333/4 14 370 267a 34'A 14'% 85 86 80% *26 34% 1472 - _No par L preferred,, Wheeling Steel Corp 5,000 10074 100 27 34 *90 91% *85 993/4 427a 5 3 preferred 572 % 2 Jun Sep 28 Aug 30 Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry 80 14 1 Jun : preferred $4.25 10 104 133% *30 30% 47% 58% *90 4174 $4.50 ,40 2 19 Auto Elec - j Westvaco Chlorine Prod,,- 300 7772 "10372 41 153/e 18% *132% 30 % 47 58% 10372 *100% 103 18%" *132% 132 % 153/4 15% *26 141/s *33% 8 3/8 *74 77»/2 1031/2 403/4 thare H 10% 7572 Sep 27 2072 Feb 24 133/4 Sep 20 > 41 Preferred Weston : Mo par - Westinghouse Air Brake 1,300 ^ 103% 413/4 *25% 14 % 34 IO61/2 *34% 14% 14% ■ 110 70 Westinghouse Electric Corp_ 1081/4 106 % 41 98 40% *35 108% 77% 104 *103% 104 40% 35 *108 *105$ fig *74 76 76 *103% 105 35 108 % *108 108 ft 36 *34% 35% 35% 108 *105 35% 21 Sep 28 V2 Sep 28 29% Apr 9 143/4 Aug 21 2474 Jan 2 Corp Preferred- series 17,300 42% 35 34% Btgheal per 100- Power non-eum Jun 35 74 573/4 ,Jan 15 13 Mar 26 - - Western Union Teleg class A -No par 7,200 35% 34% 353/4 343/8 35% 42% 35 % AQ;/■,■ __5 jpor ; Class B_,^ 42% 35% * 4% 7,200 293/4 =85 1944 lowest • $ per mare i- » : 2 83A Jan 172 Jan ^ Western Pacific RR Co 1,000 493/4 *28% :i West Va PUip m Pap Copar 6% preferred— J_100 26% ' Aug 21 ; " 61% Mar 2Z i 10 Sep 15 93A jan West Penn Electric class A__No 180 115»/2 325/a 111 Year - • 1672 Sep 21 ! 16a No par — t4 conv preferred 190 110 116 Range for Preylau .. ; per »hare 77 10 24 TMr Wesson Oil & Snowdrift, West / No par - Wayne Pump Co__i Webster Tobacco Inc 2,800 *110 jy t Sen J7 . 135/8 Jan 3072 Jan No par: i Waukesha Motor Co :: 200 313/4 - 110 preferred Washington Gas Lt Co 1,500 *86% ,.327a 7 Range Since January 1 Lowest Highest 64 par Warren Pdy & Plpe-^.««.._Mo Petroleum Corp 6,500 32- . No Warren 400 10% W & 97 preferred Warner Bros Pictures 1,700 313/4 _ion ft* par 't; , 600 2372 40 '' G > Class 3,900 2974 110 323% DJv redeem 900 23% ; 1531 « per ehare luu Walwortli Co 32.000 2974 preferred ■ Ward Baking Co 01 A • 7,500 44 *109 32% 111 69% -. * 47 i W _jvo par preferred Walker 1 Hiram 10% 9% ■•• _ 4% 12,400 . 1095/s "115% 500 207a - ' 108 % *31% 321% 7,700 1274 20 -• 40 10% 32% 13'/2 *42 : / 900 19 -187a . 20 fi 40 10% 109% *115 ■' •V Walgreen Co 220 77 6872 ■> 118% - 31%: *108% 108 % M .41 20% 10% 32% Jlf STOCK u 700 - 1134 V- 6SV4V 40% *»: 131/4 ■I : v 1% * 68 > 32' ; *86% 33 , 17% 40 10% 31% »l4-w * i 1 ■ , YORK Watmrtj PR «%% Waldorf Bvatem 1,600 f „ 19 12% : 39 22% *39% 10% 87 66% *19 20% 28% 22% 32 % *32% 67% 19 % 39% 28% 40 , 10% 2 66% 17% *19 20% 20% 22% 19 ;■> 1% 67 *39 29 -• 2 66 ;■ , Far 800 11072 *751/2 1374 J: 13% 12% 20"% *39% 1974 a 12% 39"% *32 <: 13%; 65% "^.'■, - • 3574 1091/4 75% 12% 65% 22% ' 76 13% 1% 29 75 13% 12% 1% 17% 74% •: 6972 3474 10974 i: 13% 12% VV ;.;V; V ■•> V .;-«xcHANGK*i;t:: t; Share* :.i6% ; i6% : t NEW the Week jf«r aftors 69%., II* 19% l7/e 20% 73% 1674 35 1( 9 *19, ■, 13% *12% *39% 19 16% 110% galea for . % 71^ -v;-;4vw^<i 6972 '69% 25 - *109 r,„- ; 73% 74% 60% *16% 35 109 , ' 72% ,; . STOCKS Thursday 9 per mars 71 16% 34% 110% *109. '*'• ■, RECORD vvV.^i', Sep. 26 ~ 9 per tnar9 H ■I *69 V2 ,•< t* NEW YORK STOCK | ,' •[' -PPvPy;'P■'■■■■rnMMT?priAT & t?t-ktaxt^t a t ^ttt»^*tt^t ;^';,a.:^ THE COMMERCIAL x, FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 4425 I''.fr'i:i{.',/'ii" •''.' ity'i 19 110 33% Apr 423/4 July Nov Mar 21 96 Jan 106% 27% Sep 19 18 Jan 20 % 42 Mar 26 333/4 Jan 3% Jan; Deo OCT COS. 39 38% 39 38% 39 103/4 10% 10 3/4 10% *Bid and asked . 393,4 38 3/4 38% 38c/8 3974 39 10 3/4 10% 10% 10% 1072 10% 10 % prices; no sales on this day, fin receivership, Transactions at the New York Stock 008 10 3/4 deUveryrr*^t Deferred a 39 - New Stock, 7,500 rCaah aal». a Special aalea. Jto par 1 wdWhen distributed, Feb 15 1272 Jun 11 x-Ex-dlvldends. 44% July 6% July y Ex-rights. - Transactions at the New York Exchange Daily, Weekly and Yearly Stocks, Saturday Railroad Number of Shares Week Ended Sept. 28, 1945 and Miscel. 482,130 1 • Monday — Tuesday.; Wednesday— — 891,560 1,186,400 —. 1,037,601 Thursday Friday United States Total Foreign Government Bond Bonds Bonds $2,081,000 $122,000 *5,429,000 . 310,000 $22^000 6,718,000 213,000 27,000 , 5,333,000 203,000 5,761,000 6,958,000 5,549,000 5,851,900 6,471,500 13,000 1.059,530 5,571,000 241,400 39,500 6,202,000 246,000 23,500 6,034,041 $31,334,000 . (Number $1,335,400 $125,000 1945 1944 6,034,041 266,578,314 3,573,732 $125,000 TotaL $80,000 1,627,000 31,334,000 lniTustriaLZ. 30,510,000 ^ 195,759,237 $32,794,400 $5,351,750 71,439,060 1,973,442,500 - $32,217,000 $1,810,655,810 $2,060,766,400 Stock And: Bond Averages . 30 4 20 Indua- Data- Rail¬ •■. ' Tuesday. $177,000 246,000 $17,000 26,000 V ZP p. 4 11 Total Uttll- 65 t rials roads Sept. 22 179.49 58.27 34.25 Sept. 24 179.51 58.53 34.21 Sept. 25 Sept. 26 179.42 59.09 34.18 178.95 58.92 > 178.57 Sept. 28_. 280.11 Sept. 27 » tle« ''•■ Btockf jr.}s> :wrv- First :: Gradd' .10 induatrial# 66;75 66.82 106.39 66.97 106.31 34.40 66.86 106.11 58.69 34.39 66.69 58.98, 34.80 67.23 V 106.39 • - 7 :lO-v Ralls ? 10 Second Ralls 10 Total Utili¬ Grade 343,000 474,515 — 339,000 / Value) Foreign Corporate Total $194,000 — 272,000 352,000 371,000 41,000 525,000 V 27,000, 325,000 13,000 ,, 9,000 2,321,460 40 ties Bonds Stocks—No. of shares $5,000 366,000 538,000 — $1,955,000 < $133,000 2,321,460 1,198,350 " $5,000 $2,093,000 Jan. 1 to Sept. 28 1945 1944 81,332,338 51,406,837 Bonds $1,955,000 133,000 5,000 Total Par Bid 4sk 436 Brooklyn Trust 100 Central Hanover Bank & Trust 20 118 Chase 15 ,413/s 433/8 10 633/a 65% Bank..: Chemical Bank & Trust- 107.76 113.26 95.72 107.76 105.78 113.29 96.04 107.81 105.86 Continental 113.26 96.14 : 107.79 105.82 Corn 106.09 113.25 96.10 " 107.86 106.03 113.26 96.14 ^107.89 '307s 327s 448 4772 49% 123 ' 112 115 Commercial National Bank & Trust Co $2,780,000 $129,288,000 $142,877,500 City Banks & Trust Ces. Bank of the Manhattan Co—10 Bank of New Yolk 100 Bankers Trust 10 National $2,646,000 $102,130,000 $134,012,500 56,000 26,228,000 7,785,000, 78,000 930,000 1,080,000 $2,093,000 Foreign government— Foreign corporate 113.24 105.72 , Week EndedSept. 28 ,1945 1944 95.50 - ii ■vp 378,025 429,755 542,570 — Wednesday Thursday, New York -Bonds- -fie.. t ' - Beloia^are the daily closing averages of representative stocks and bonds listed on the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & Co. < -Stocks- . 182,340 ; $4,842,400 82,481,500 1,733,865,000 u Foreign 314,255 Saturday__r__. ' 1,335,400 Railroad & Bonds (Par >;TV $32,794,400 Bonds U. S. Government. •/>■• Government . Stocks—No. of shares ' Domestic Jan. 1 to Sept. 28 1945 ; ' 1944 Sept. 28 " Shares) Total—, Week Ended ' 01 Week Ended Sept. 28, 1945 $2,203,000 1,376,820 Total Stocks Sales Bonds . * 47 50 .100 Trust- 190 ■ 100 Grace National Guaranty Trust Irving Trust Kings County Trust— Lawyers Trust .100 ;£ 367 P/ *ak 210 190 .10 / (J P) & Co Inc——100 375 173/a ;P 18% 100 1,820 46 .—25 Manufactures Trust Co com—20 61% Morgan 20 "id Par Fulton 289 1,870 49 637a 295 Trust—10 23% 2572 National City Bank— New York Trust—— 25 105% 108 % 587» 6074. Public Nat'l Bank ft Trust—17% 47% 49% 105.82 Exchange Bank ft Trust_20 Empire Trust 50 92 96 Sterling National 78% 105.83 Fiduciarv Trust 34 36 Title Guarantee Bank ft First National Bank .-..,.100 1,815 > / " .1,875 & Trust United States Trust. 1272 12 43 123/4 100 .1,485 45 8172 133/4 1,545 t THE COMMERCIAL & 1532 Monday* October 1,1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Bond Record «» New FRIDAY WMi- SSS^JKrtSS the £&£letters to ; interest" „ „ for except iSkly outsideof the column headed V. S. Treasury gale Price Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury J-D 3-D J-D 1®51-1959 1955-1960 1945-1947 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury - Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury 28 2s 2s Treasury Treasury __ , Treasury; 2s Treasury 2s 2s Treasury 2s Treasury 2s Treasury , Treasury 2s Treasury 2s 2s f'PBsnrv .. 110.15 113.7 Series No. 22- No. 23 24 3%s 106.28 - 107.1 26 Series No. 27 Series No. 28 29 (City) ; Buenos Aires M-S 30 1957 J-D " 102.2 External 101.20 102.3 External s M-S J-D J-D M-S J-D M-S ' M-S __ J-D' J-D F-A 90% A-O 92 92 M-N 1984 J-J A-O 80% 94% 90% 22 80% 94% 4 80% 95 111% 10 109% 111% 3 106% 1083* 2 102% 106% 5 102% 106 V2 101% 102% *93% 96% 83 96% M-N 104 32 *101% 102 • 25 100.15 101.12 3s Jan 15 1953 J-J *103% 103% 1033/4 1053/8 3a Jan 15 1958 J-J 103% 104 % 103% IO.51/2 1954 J-J *45 1942 M-N *20 ,_1942 M-N 103.24 104.24 104.24 102.19 102l20 102.27 102.20 102.24 102.21 102/29 A 6s 103.3 100.25 103.3 100.17 102.31 . ldl"9 101.23 100.26 101.10 a 1981 F-A f s bs 112% 93 1153/4 116'A J-J Sep M-S 1981 Sep 1961 M-N 1963 M-N 1957 J-D Guaranteed sink fund 6s ^_1961 1901 assented--. 12 2 20% 7 20% 16 Chilean Cons Munlc 7s ; 173/4 183/4 3 19 17% "l 18 3/4 193/4 20% 18% 18 19 17% 17% "2 19 19 "9 18 % 19 173/8 19 19 *18 183/4 18 *18 183% 17% i960 1928 1927 —Oct Jan external's f $ bonds M-S 18 18% 1981 fHukuang Ry) 5s ^Republic of)— M-S 1900 assented 20% 173/4 18 183/4 M-N 203/4 183/4 ■ 183/4 M-N 19% 20% 173/4 18% *18 >1902 ; 20% 18'/2 20s/8 1962 ; 20% 20 173/4 *18 A-O assented of 173/s 11 20 3/4 19%4 A-O A 6s 20% *20 20 J-D 3s 22% 103 20 )963 AGuaranteed sink fund 6s Foreign Securities 20% 183/B 22 ' A-O ...1962 J-D of 173/4 19% 20 J-D A6s 70 20% A-O 1957 Colombia 21 *20 M-S .1962 sinking fund 6s 1961 A 7s 20% 18% 18% 20 ;>1961 AChlnese 17% *20 J-J 68 assented A6s ' 20% 21 3 19%" 20% 1961 6%s A6%s assented— A *20 20% 1961 ASinking fund * 20% Jan assented A 6s 21 _.Jan >, AExternal sinking fund 6s 122 20% 19%. F-A 70 18% 2p% 19% 76 36 69 19% 20 A-O Peb Sinking fund 6s_— a 6s 63 104% 104 Va 104 A , A-O Feb 1961 6s assented AExternal 101.18 —,1960 1900 sinking fund AExtl 100.12 103.6 106 101.9 f 7s s A6s! assented . 103.5 103.3 8s External •Any external 103.1 J-J assented A6s 77 111 J (City) (Rep) AExtl 103.2 *68 111 J-J 1967 AExternal sinking fund 6s 102.10 103 103.1 —1961 ^7s assented 10T29 103~4 102.24 if 95 90% J-J A Chile . 1031/4 95 17 1961 A * 100'/a — 1948 ACarlsbad 116 J/e 101% 1021/4 15 Issue— J-D 68 97% 95% ■ 107% 107% 1975 a6s assented —1980 *100% 102% __ i960 30-yr 4s— AChlle Mortgage Bank 6%s A6%s assented..___, Corporate Stock— __ Jan 102.9 101.8 1 100% 100% 90 53 —' *100'/2 101 M-S 3s 102.9 *101.16 69 *95 3s 102.6 „ *60% 68 2%s 30-year 102.31 __ J-D 67 104.9 of) 3'A8 103.28 *105.30 521/4 J-D ft bonds t (Dom 102.26 __ 5 M-S f 4%-4%s external 102.27 __ " " J-D 60 »/4 100.27 "T03 103 *103.5' " 103.7 __ ' J-D 66 60% 2 *102.27 __ t 4ya-4%s s 25-year 30-year 108 *102.22 „ 51% 107.26 *102.22 __ ' M-S 1 107.8 *102.18 „ 605/a 3% *102.17 „ 60 5/8 Canada *103.22 __ 513/4 101.24 *102.4 „ 1 ' 105.17 100.17 J-D 60 '/2 — 100.20 104.2 100.21 __ 60% — 100.30 *102.25 J-D 65% 643/4 — 5 106.21 *104.10 104.12 104.2 67 52 *60 »/4 , 43 100.23 101.8 *107.30 68 51% 61 —1978 read) 4%-4%s— 100.18 __ 51% 1978 100.10 *106.19 „ M-S 68 5 ,—1977 el01.18 100.20 J-D 67% 60% F-A Refunding s f 4'/4-4%s 101.8 __ 66% ; 60 >/4 1081 102.7 __ 66 52 — 60% 1950 100.15 100.21 — (Province of)— External *101.18 M-S 65 66 51% M-S _1968 102.9 101.9 68 51% 51% 513/4 ... 100.17 __ 3 61 6 ... A 6s stamped i 603/e 67% 51% 18' ... — f 5s s 10 603/4 ... No. 60% 673/4 : 67 61 ... No. 59 *601/4 Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s 103.4 100.18 102.17 No. 51% 60 25— Brisbane 107.1 100.28 107.13 No. 1 • 60% , 105.24 High 51% 61 ... 3%s 107.25 Low 8 60% —— Series 3%s Series January 1 . 10 *60y4 ... 3%s Series 107.15 105.19 60% 60%' *60% __ ' : 3%s Series 107.1 60%' ... ... 3%s Series No. 114.19 City York 21 — ... 3%s Series ; , 60 60% • 19— *101.20 101.22 J-D 1950 ;; , 60% 60 r ... 20 3.%s Series No. . 60 % ... 18- 3%« Series No. 3%s Series No. - , "60% 60% • ... 17 3%s 102.7 101.24 101.25 101.24 J-D J-D 16— 3 %s •; 113.27 113.2 *102.5 — J-D Transit Unification 106.11 112.21 *102.31 103.1 __ M-S —... New 3% M-S J-D ...June IB 1048 iy2s Treasury — J-D 1%8 Treasury *106.29 *105.26 *107.11 __ J-D 1951-1953 1952-1955 --- 101.17 112.10 106.4 106.31 105.28 *106.2 ... M-S -1954-1950 1956-1959 1959-1962 1947 Mar 1948-1950 --—Dec 1948-1950 Jun 1949-1951 Sep 1949-1951 —Dec 1949-1951 March 1950-1952 —Sept 1950-1952 -—1951-1953 —1951-1959 June 15 1952-1954 —Dec 15 1952-1954 1953-1958 Treasury 2s — M-S 1966-1971 Treasury 28 114 108.27 *114.12 114.14 *100.13 100.15 *104.25 104.27 — J-D June 1967-1972 Sept 1967-1972 Treasury 2'As — M-S 1965-1970 "Treasury 2%s Treasury __ J-D June 1964-1969 Dec. 1964-1969 2%s_. 111.27 105.14 104.25 *108.29 108.31 *112.25 112.27 *113.10 113.12 J-D J963-3968 2%s 103.19 112.17 10 *104.23 — J-D 1952-1954 2YiS 10~3~.19 No. b■** Series No. 3%s Series No. ; 111.4 112.30'113 3%s Series ■ f 60% No._l§ , M-S 1962-1967 Treasury *110.18 -- J-D --19^9-1953 JScS'iocZ Treasury 103.20 , No. Low (Continued)— bonds ( Sold High 3%s Series 103.27 102.4 100.6 *101.21 — M-S ----J!:? Treasury 101.19 Bends Bid A Asked (Continued) External 108.14 109.24 M-S -1953-1963 1960-1968 J®*® — — M-S —1951-1954 1956-1959 23/«s 2%s 2VaS 2%s 2V2s 2%s 2%8 2Y*s 2%s 2Vis 2%s 2'/2s 2J/2s ?'/2S 2%s 2'/2s Treasury — M-S . — Brazil lea*. Week's Range Last Sale Price Period High Low 107.8 101.17 101.28 108.24 101.25 110.20 '"101.24 *108.22 — Friday Interest New York Stock Exchange January 1 No. Low * *101.15 M-S $ .; . SEPTEMBER 28 ENDING Range Since « Sold *107.7 — WEEK BONDS Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked High /.-0 3%s 3Yas 3V»s 3s 3s 27/«s 2%s 2%s 2%s 2%s Treasury or i* Government. 4%8 Treasury , Last Period 'V. Cash and deferred delivery sales are disregarded to the week's range, unless they are toe only a shown in a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range for toe Week's Range Friday Interest Exchange •V' end defaulted bonds. Income range are "Inters* Period" indicate to each ease the RANGE FOR BONDS New York Stock YEARLY WEEKLY - J-D *36 39 s/a 26 1961 A-O 80 80 19 683/4 17% J-J 1961 183/a 16% 18 181/4 39% 80 69 *78 78% 1970 A-O 56% 573/4 84 483/4 Mtge Bank 6%s 1947 A-O 49 % 49% 1 41% 50 ASinking fund 7s of 1926 ASinking fund 7s of 1927 1940 M-N 49 % 49% 1 41% 49% 42 50 AColombia Wertheim & Co. Members New York Stock Exchange Telephone 120 REctor 2-2300 Copenhagen (City) 5s 25-year gold 4%s Teletype A 1-1693 NY Broadway, New York Costa Cuba Rica Got:. Mtgc Agricultural A AGtd sink AGtd sink 1947 fund 6s fund 6s F-A 1968 4s AAntioqula (Dept) coll 7s A *62 363/4 2 35 38 36% 1 34 D-1945 J-J 36i/4 1 34 :_1957 36% A-O A-O 8 series f external f 8 f extl 8 Australia iCommonw'lth) External 5s of uelgium 33% *30% *96 99 102% 1023/e 1023/4 38 M-N 100 % 100 F-A 1927 1957 of 1828 1958 .1948 34 95 101 % 96% 7 90 99% 96 96% 19 9oye 99 105 3% 1063/8 30 103 J-J M-S 103'/8 M-N 100 J/2 23 1031/2 M-S .1955 J-J *102 % ft 7s. .1055 J-D *109% J-D *69 .1941 — 107% 1051/4 95% 103 100% 102 Va 105'/a J' — 104% 100 Va *104'/a 108 f 6s. external 8s. 995/B 100 14 100% 101—. External (U 8 of) 84 -1949 1949 F-A debt 1977 J-D 1953 J-J 1945 J-D 8s ser A-1951 i 87% 89% 85 31 31% 32 3 A-O wks ASinking fund 8s series B IA Denmark External 1091/2 71'/a 59% 73% ' Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) —1078 1957 AExternal a f b%8 of 1926 111 II 108 110 11 — 111 *112 Vi 105% 112% 110 — 115% 74 — 160 % 72 159 115 154 __ 115 po 8 3/4/98 3/4 1 J-J 96 F-A %/ 97 »/4 35 1955 100 100 3/8 6 80 1003/e 1962 A-O 94 37 77 95i/2 1942 External gold 4%s A-O 1942 5%s 81% ' • 7 J-D A-O 61% 1 61% 67 ' "*59 67%" • 53 " 67 ' 69% 57% 10 lADominican Rep Cust.Ad 5%s §Alst series 5%s of 1926— SA2d series - 71 sink Customs Admin 5%s 1st AEstonia fund series s ; - 99 ! *101 v* M-S 1969 unstamped- A-O * A-O * J-J 1949 ; 1967 M-S 1949 7s 101 % *ioi'/4 1969 series French Republic 7s stamped 7s * A-O A-O 1961 ; M-S 1940 —1940 5'/2s 5%s 2d series (Republic of) 95 — 100% __ f b%s of 1927 1979 1957 8tamped pursuant to Plan A /r* A-O A-O 52 10iy4 100% " 101% J-D "100 101 Va 102 % 67 67%'" T' 67 *" 102 101 % 102 »/v *50% *108'/8 :: 65 44% 60 106% — — 108 i Greek Government— A 7s part paid paid• ; (Republic) s f 8s sejles A Helsingfors' (City)" ext 6%s 1964 1988 Irish Free State extl A 6s : part Haiti s f 5s 100 1960 A-O *90 95 i960 M-N (State Mtge Bk) 78—1957 (Colombia) 6%s .-1954 Mendoza (Prov) 4s readjusted..—.1954 Mexican Irrigation— ' , A4%8 stamped assented-. 1943 A-O J-D 1 . J-D *2C'/« 31V* 96 96 — *12% M-N Jtoy, 6; 1942, agree " — ■- 233/4 34% 160% •• 14% *10% 1- 14% 12% -12% 10% 11% '■/' : 901/4 30 —— ' ! 160 100% 10227 •' 12% * 21 *29 __ 1 96 821/4 - *105 _i ' to 25 14% 19 100 AMedellin Assented 15% 2 21 " *18% A-O A Jugoslavia A 19% 19% 1952 66 57% 1 101'/4 101% — — ... (Int reduced to 3.375* ) AExternal , 413/4 *105 *108% 111 Stamped pursuant to Plan A ' . 94 I 89% 70 31% 1952 20-year extl 6s gold 72% 22 83% r M-S 4%s 5%s 2d 103 1003/4 External i t A Brazil 89% M-N loan 5%s_ ACzechoslovakia (Rep of) 105% 100% 96'/4 96 % A-O ■ 33% 86% M-N 1972 5s of '25.1955 external 6%s. a 30 35 1071 ; loan 4s Feb External g 4%8 33 *30% J-D f extl conv loan 4s Apr conv 30 30 1972 4y2s loan S conv 35 31 1941 4%s 37% *30% A-O (City) external 5s__ 1958 (National Government)— ; Argentine J-D M-N 58% 37% AExternal sec • t 7s 2d 8eries...l957 AExternal sec s f 7s 3rd series—1957 AAntwerp 90 38 36% 7s series B 1st 79 35 36% f 7s series C_ 7s 5 36% J-J f s f 71% 62% — 11 90 . 71% J-J s s — 90 36% ! 1945 External External A External fi v M-S J-J .____1943 61 __ 1945 A A AExternal • f 7s series *62 A-O 1948 (King of Norway) Akersbus 1952 *48 .4951 7s external A Public (Colombia)— F-A _1953 of) Sinking fund 5%s Municipal Bank (Rep (Republic of) 5s of 1914 External 4%s Foreign __1947 57% " ' VV i (■ j. ,i ' j a • ( ( j 71 Ye • 5 ,V " (Int r A7s reduced to 3.375%) (Central , • ..1979 A-O *59 66 52 66 1952 J-D *69 70 59% 73% 1078 J-D *60 68 54 69% )_._Ll979 A^O 52 66 Ry) l>t*mped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced to 3.5%) For Financial Institutions 6% funding bonds of. 1931 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (tot reduced to 3.375% FOREIGN ,v External g bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%s Series No. 1 a^s Series No. 2 2%s Series No, 3 3%s Series No, *62 Series No, No, 6— *V.z 8eries No. 7_. a-%8 Series No. 8. 3%s Series No. Series No, 10 Series No. Series No. -3 11 7%s 12 . ; Ft Series.,No. fo^tBotes see page ....: 68 V .. 5 - :r:~■r~.~ 60 ' 60 603/4 " •' r-.:' 673/4 52 68% 75% 51% 1 MASKS 4 r.o. wc. 72 75% 1: FOREIGN SECURITIES BPECIAIIST5. 75 76 52% 66% 50 Broad SL, New York 4^ N. Y. 68% 51% 2. ^ TRADING 68% 52 -I,-,, ^ SECURITIES 68 52^ -52% — 10 60 68 V* 53 /'-r:;:' 61 • , i 1536. •1 *>$'; 78 60 it 52 60 5 /r 75% 75% ;*75y« G ■ - ^ *601/4 14 T '-7 72% - *75% . • 3%s Series No. 13_. 3%s * • '*75% 0 3%s 3Yis ' 613/4 ".*•61% *62 -52/ - ... 52 ~ e62% e62'/4 5 Series 3 '.'.V 623/4 v- -'613/4 e62 'A . . 4— 3%s 3%s 62% 62 . . - - ,.,'513/8 66 51% 68 Telephone. HAnover 2 0050 ! - • ;Telctype/N> Y.l 1-B71 Volume Number 162 THE COMMERCIAL & 4425 NEW YORK BON D S New Tork Stock Exchange . Friday > /.. ,, , Interest or Bale Price ..,./ ■■■'-'' ■ • 1899 £ extl 6t. ul iUS) 1945 AAssenting 5s of 1899 A Assented Assented A to A Assented •/ Nov. to 1913 1942, . 11 Vb _. *18 *13 Vi j'-j *22% agree *17% — . MS A 6s New Wales External sink 4s f s 38% 37 125 *120 F-A A-O MS 101 A-O F-A J-D ,.1958 Atchison Topeka & Santa «■ 101 6 100% 101% 2 98Vi 101 % 5 -98% *93% 1994 J-D 99 1967 MS *105% —1947 MS *42% Stamped pursuant to Plan A . (Int reduced to 2.125% )„___2008 101 ; — 99 I. M-S mod 3 Vis to— ext (State of) 7s A Peru ~ __ 47' 95 • J-D 21% 25% 21% 26 22 Vi x_1961 A-O 22 21% 22i/a 51 6s___.__1940 A-O *24% 1958 1947 A-O *22% A4,/a6 assented-! 1968 sink fund gold 8s_. .1950 &4%a assented. : .-1963 A-O f 6s 2d gold of) ser A4,/2S assented. : A Stabilization loan s t Is _ A-O A External APorto J-J Alegre (City of) 8s——1981 ... A External loan — 7yas 41 II m-n J-J M-S ' 47 49% 42 71 y8 84% ' ' *85 — - (State) extl 0s. f-a a Rio 101% 104% 1 -?>-!42%" 50 104%'104% 6 " ' a-o 47% ' 47% v • • f *105%-- 43% / ft f ^ ' J-J , Ohio St V., RR— A-O 48 98% 106% 37 102% 103% J102% A-O 99% 107% 99% 107Vi 'HI , 103 va 103 Ref St gen ser A (int at 1ft to ' 194v de-Janeiro (City ofT 8s._.._1946 Stamped pursuant to Plan A Queensland 104% 107%' *04% 109% ;,106% 107% " / 46 : 96% 109%- • 43% .44%\.""/y;-8?:> 43 W •. 36% 36%/-./l2 v.-" 35 46% V; 102% 103% 21 1<» 105% ' ' • ; /105% 106%—:-: 57 107 ;L du©—— .1995 (int at 1%% to Dec 1 1946) due.. 1995 Ref St gen ser D (Int at 1% to Sep 1 1946) due—— —2000 Ref St gen ser F (Int at 1% to Sep 1 1940) due —1998 Dec 1946) 1 J-D // 79% :82 Ref A gen ser C 43 -- , — .. . 106% 50% 41 • :: ■— B 30% 37% — *45*/! j-j 7Vis—1952 APrague (City of Greater) * II 111% J-D . .......1966 111 J-D .—July 1948 8tsmped modified bonds— 1st mtge gold (lnfe at 4 % to Oct 1 1946) due——July 1948 39 44 y4 "l 124 110% -Vi,.,' '/v.:. — — Ry— 1st mtge gold 4s—— 30% 14%, 27% 46% *110Si . 123 116% *110SJ , 133% 115% M-S » Stamped-pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25% >.—2006 , 7 .. - M-N Baltimore 341/2 16 321/2 *141/2 46% J-D Stamped pursuant to Plan A > * (Ipt reduced to 2.375% ) .-2001 ? 25% 251% 32% 321/2 Line 127% , noij *110 Si v J-D 25% 27% 32 *12% J-J __ J-D 24% 14% *33 116% 116% >116% >-116% 117%' : / 77 /. 1 11 24% 18% 26 137% 128% , 26 25% __ ; 1905 Air ' Atlantic Refining deb 3s—.^M..^1953 47 18% 170 ANat Loan extl Nov M-N Charlotte Sold No. , General unified 4Vis A—..—.1964 Atlantic Si Danville Ry 1st 4s... 1948 Second mortgage 4s.—..—..—1948 47 19% 37 ,1995 .128 J-D & how' High, : Range Binee January 1 Low High/ Bonds Friday's 1st mortgage 3%8.w..»..'>.M.—..1963 Atlantic Const 1st cons 4s.i July 1952 105% 381/2 M-S 4s ,1955 Atlanta 100 .. 38% — (Rep of) external 7s_______1959 a Nat loan extl s f 6s 1st ser I960 s 95% 105% : „ or Bid St Asked V: ?? A-O —.1955 Conv gold 48 of 1910——i960 Atl Knox St Not 1st gold 58 *.1948 90% ;? Week's Range : Last " gold 4s of 1909—^.. Conv 4s of 95 ' •: 12 99% Adjustment gold L--Stamped Conv 98%" 98% 98Va -Vj __ .. .. 101 88 88% V* — V- *95, Ext sec ref 3%s series B 103% 97 Fe— General 48*—^— 103 5 *99% A-O ■ Sale Friee ^ 101 101 Betl Teletppe-rNY 1>310 . Friday Interest Period 101 101 *95% ' BONDS New Tork Stock Exchange 101 >/. 101% 101 ,' 130 97% 3 100% 100% 1970 loan New,York 6 V 120 1963 . Broadway Telephone—Olgby 4-4933 41 118 M-N v Members New. York Stock Exchange 47% *125 M-N extl s 1 os set A-1963 (Rep 47% PFLUGFELDER, BAMPTON & RUST 37 M-N fAPoland 22% ... 38% 1963 APernambuco 17% 22% — 18 Va 12'/a 35% 1963 4y4S Stamped assented os Stamp 13% 9% 16 18%? — 45 1956 4%s fund (Rep) 20 11%* 13 *36 1957 Municipal Bank extl s f S8*-*. Oslo (City) sink fund 4%a A 18 . 42 1958 fund extl APanama 16 10% *— J-D „1959 i k 5s sink Railroad Reorganization Securities f 19% 18% — ; (State)- (Kingdom of) Norway > — * i3%"" *42% • M-S 1952 I 5s_^_ s External 7s A-—. series South External High 22 Va *42% Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125% ).__2003 (City) January 1 ?// Lou> 61 195S Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) 200S ASec external s f b%lL- ———.1959 AMontevideo / No. " f 6%a s — J-J 1933 assent (States— A Sec external i*16% >u% /: agree 1943 5, ■ ' Range Since Sold High J. •20 ■ agree 1942, 5. Nov. Q-J j-D 1954 i Nov. >18% — . agree ; 1942, 5, 1910 to lATreasury 6s of Mlnas Oeraea 1942, 5, 1904 AAasentlng 4s ol A Assented 1945 Nov. to AAssenting 4s of Q-J Low W-/(V* • Mexico—(Continued )~^ AMexico Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked .. . "■ 28*//,/ ENDING! .SEPTEMBER Week's Range Last Period 1533 BOND RECORD ./I.RANGEIFOR* WEEK,; v FINANCIAL CHRONICLE J-D 82% 05V^-87%"?:{ :> , . ,■>■»?* ' due—.— 81 314 66% 88 81 79 81 280 69% MS F-A Feb 11960 92%.' ;i- ... • ^5%/ 159 78% 67% 69% 433 66% 55 88 75/ 81 . .. ^ A Conv 66% '^88% ' ■ ' 87 MS Pgh L E St w y* System— v , Ref gold 4s extended to—.1051 S'west Dtv 1st M (int at 3Vi% to Jari 1 1947) due. 1950 Toledo Cin Div ref 4a A .....1950 200 , •' } . '■ . ■ [ M-N '' 97% 99%' 99% 79 94%/100% / " - reduced to 2.375%) sec 6Vis (Int 2001 Stamped pursuant Rio Grande do Sul A (State of)— (Int 42% . 41 37 46 35% "3 43% 40 * __ 41 94V4. f a-o 50% 50'/a 1 1951 54 45 Beech Creek Extension 1st 3Vis. 36% 45% Bell Telephone of Pa 5s J-J 1951 stamped— 4s 45% 40 * , * V ' • v 92% * ARs external sink fund gold—..1968 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) __2012 45 II j-d 91 41% 42% ~1 • - Beneficial Indus Loan J-D ...1950 — Stamped pursuant reduced (Int >.1968 to Plan 2.25%) to Paulo (City) 35 — > 48 39 45% 42% 39% 40% 93 y4 *48% (Int. reduced Paulo 86 % Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5%) A 8s II m-n 98% 50% 42 Bklyn Union Gas 6s series A 37% 45% 40% — Gen 37% II *60 «... 61 J-J *56 J-J *61 1999 J-J 1958 loan water 45»/a i—. -- M-S 53% j-j h 53 40% 53% *49 j-j *52 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2% )—I—2012 IA Secured f s 53% * Serbs Croats ACertificates 2 64 4 12 extl 1962 m-n *20% 21% 12 27% —1958 1958 j-d *21 22 32 j-d *18 1955 1948 F-A 101% 101% F-A *110 1960 m-n *100 extl 7s (Republic) extl 8s AExternal sink fund 6s— ($ 7s m-n *100 Adams Express coll tr gold 4s — 17% — —• — 105 — — — 83% 10 110 Can Pac Ry 4% 1978 1978 1984 1958 f-a *88 j-j *83 f-a f-a *18% '*16 -" mtge assented— Gen 27 20% Cart «5e Adir "Celanese Corp 3Vis 155 m-s *105 *103% 105% 108 104% 106% 107% 107% 100 101% 1 107 109 3 100 102% 100 2 100 102 100 102% *__ , J-J 100 105% — — 100 *100 ■ i lpoyaj 101 MS 105J/2 67 1949 m-n 100i'o lOOi'a 16 A-O 104lg' 10412 4 105% 105% 70 Chem conv 3Vis 5 Vis debentures. 3%s debentures A-O 1998 109 7 111% 112 112 ■ A-O *98% 100% ^ 105% 104 — 116% 89% — 94 1966 U P 21 83%' 97% i 105'/a M-S Wks & Elec 6s series A 99 105% : 1st & ref series A Gq (HI)—- , (Subordinated) see ? r . v. - ■"•'•■ due.. 100 36 101% 104% fACentral RR & Banking 5s A-O 104% 103% 104 >/4 104 100% 104% 112% 112% 114 6 110% 115Va Chesapeake St Ohio Ry— General gold 4%s M-N Jan q-j '■* ' " —„19*64' debs page 179 103% 103% 1975 .( 3 y4s series E income 100% 100% 1967 4s 1536. ' . 1975 Ix m-s " i'.:V 89 ~ 97 7" I :. •/A/*- lj 7-- j 106%" 71 1 89 97 . ' > •Si*?. 11" '• 106% 106% /L? ?; rw./.asj>-. 18 -.t? - > 102/'.' / ' i - 1. (4Vi% ■/" ■ „ Ref At 104% 104%.> / 48 r I; 102% 115 107% 103 S3 2 103 SI 105% 106 105% 96% 11 ? ± 107% 106% *100 107% 121% iny4 my4 *107% 109 107 110% F-A • ,s v,^-' 73 87% 95% 73% 70% 22% 20% 20% 23 97 74 ? 22%22% . 66 86% • 53% ' * 28 13% 28 74% >';'2 >: 63% °39% / 2 •/ *108 108 »/a qq J-J . 84 160 ? V 96 6 qq 43 42% 43% 249 38 69 40 V4- 41% 37% 39- j-J . ! ' 36 •34% 30 35% F-A F-A 104 Va •89% 1992 m-s 138 m-n 139 y4 :•'-: V >103% /106 106% 96% 105 111 J-J A-O 11 :v- ; 53 104% 106% 107% SOS 128% 131 102*4 V- : 125 ♦123 Va . 54 90 145% -104 — *130%-..: /t j-j ? ■;■?? 4"-.' •101% J- 109 137. 55 140 105 Va 105 V4 /"! 105% j-j 85 — 105% 105 ys ■ . / 52% 44 / 107% 107% M-N 55 48% 107% 104% F-A 103% 10 106% 107 104 »/4 87 48 109% 68 *103 Va 104% A-O -• 1040 29% 106% 41% J-J 1989 84 2 37 J-J f-a 106% 14% -74% A-O 1974 stmp_1942 88 / / 91 " J-D .Z.L1989 — / "101% 106% 34 ; 101% 164%-A *86 J-D 78 83 83 1017/a> J-J .^1996 impt M 3%s series E__ consol gold 4s . 105% 103 14 103% 103% J-J 1946 2d -104% 1949) I. , Af-n to Aug 1 104% 107% :i' 112 y4 ....1996 ? 90 94 10 1 118 —1965 ;; 100% 103% , 120% M-S 1949 1974 gold 4s_1949 1960 A-O 283 v 115% 103 J-D M-S 22% Central Pacific 1st ref gtd Guaranteed gold 5s 109% 116 121% 3 ' 109% 105% 116% ' 116% 113% 113% F-A A-O 100& 104% 104|8 116% 5 117% 117% t F-A II: 116% 116 5 119% 119% 5%s seiftes B. .1959 series C 1959 •AChatt Div pur morifey gold 4s„ 1951 A Mobile Div 1st gold 5s -.1946 Central Illinois Light 3%s__—.—I960 JACent New Eng 1st gtd 4s„—.1961 fACentral of N J gen gold 5s 1987 A 5s registered — ——1987 AGeneral 4s. .—1987 A4s registered — —1987 F-A .1995 Anglo-Chilean Nitrate deb 1st gold J-J » 2 116% 116% A-O 108% 107% 112 8 118% 118% 116 M-N 1962 3s deb 141% 143% 98% 164 106% 2 21 116% 117% J-J A-O 144'/4 100% 142 51 49% 103% 103% — 105 105 F-A 1969 Co *107% 116% Nov 1945 1945 1980 debentures footnotes J-D -.—1956 debentures Branch Central N Y Power 3s ..1961 ..... debentures For 31 101% 2 101 A Ref & gen 5s 103% Telephone & Telegiraph Co.— cum 93 101 ARef & gen 104 102% 3 2030 Foreign Pow deb 5s mtge 93 101 J-J debs—.—_—.1962 1st gold 4s—.1948 fCentral of Georgia Ry— Alst mtge 5s__— 5 A Con sol gold 5s : 105% 103 __ 102% 102% M-N 160 96% 104% 12 Am > 34 21 103 —— 1st gtd gold 4s * ■' 1975 1st •48% 103 46 103 86% —1981 18% 13 mtge 4 Vis Alleghany & West 1st gtd 4s—; 4%s 31% J-D —I960 17% 80 ' & 73% J-J deb stk perpetual. 20 105% 106% A-O Armour 138 654 A-O tf ACarolina Central 1st gtd 4s Certificates of deposit Carolina Clinch & Ohio 4s 91 - 70 . *155 __ j-d A-O 1st warrants Arbor 78% 51 i—1960 Collateral/trust 4Vis 87% 78% 85 A Cent j-d 1948 Wat 76% 47 48% 6%s—.1946 Canadian Northfern Ry deb 88 .1946 A 78% A-O — 89 .1948 Southern Albany & Susquehanna RR 3 Vis Ann 111% 107% 50 % A-O 72 Albany Perfor Wrap Pap 6s_„ Am 107% A-O A-O 74% A-O 3s . M-N M-N 75% 1972 Tobacco 109 *— 3%s— 3 3Vis 2%s 108 J-D 1968 Power Elec 3 3y4s Amer 107% 108% *108 —1955 83 vi J-d conv 108% 105 % F-A gtd—. 83 83 f-a 3s 105% 17 105% 5s 83 1946 _1967 American 110 A 16 105 .1974 Power 3%s—— 5s A—1962 .1957 Canadian National gold 4%s_. Oct 1969 Guaranteed gold 5s 1970 Guaranteed gold 5s 1955 Guaranteed gold 4%s —1956 Guaranteed gold 4%s 1951 Guaranteed gold 4%s 26% 103% 100 6 80% 84 108% 106%? 106% 1 •: 105% 105% 105% C—1987, 63% 105 107% 105% 1952 83 M-n 1947 lOiyear deb 4Vis stamped Amer I G « — 107% 107%" deposit- j-d 1953 1953 1948 Coll trust 4s of 1907— & ' *106% _. M-S Calif Oregon • series A plain Stamped Great 20 — 83% Companies tAbitibi Power & Paper— with 105/ ..—1981 1958 external Railroad and Industrial Power — ' m-n —1979 A4Vis assented- 6s F-A Canada Soucnern cons gtd California ..1979 3%-4Va-4-A extl conv : 4-4Vi-4Vis extl readjustment— 3 Vis extl readjustment Alabama 12 69 , 1937)— conversion...— (City) 1978 1964 bonds of readjustment- Alabama 45 74% _. 103%. T 27% 3%s-4-4%% A 74% 105% F-A M-N 82 20% AExternal sink fund 6s 8 A 5s 75% 75%. Sydney (City) s I 5 Vis A Warsaw 67% 49 20% (Prov of) External of Bush Term Bldgs 5s (Kingdom)— A4%s assented External 98 87 87% 75 series B sec Uruguay 10 a-o. 36 66% 1 80 ' m-n A 7s A 49 79 Consolidated 52% 1962 secured Silesia 49 80 48 37 external <a Slovenes A8s A j-j 39 __ a-o 1940 7s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%)-. 13 73% 72% ~ M-S Bush Terminal 1st 4s 2004 dollar loan extl M-N Stamped modified (interest At ' 3% to May 1, 1947) due—1957 tBurlingtoh.Cedar Rap St Nor— § Alst & coll 5s. 1934 61 42 *56 _1968 (Int reduced to 2.25%) 99% 100% 1969 Elec 4%s B 106% *105% 107% Buffalo Rochester & Pgh Ry— 43%. 52.: — — Stamped pursuant to Plan A Afis 104- " __ M-N ' f 3%s 102 100% 73% :_1947 -1969 Niag Elec 3%s series Buffalo ..:Oa , 1999 ' extl s Buffalo Gen 40 45% _ J-J ' A 7s mtge 131% 100% 101% 103 104 /108 /-V 105% 107% 6 1067/a *106 98% 162% 129% ?6;; 101% 101% ^~.-;;><*107%0''--> J-J mtge 4s s f debentures Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.5% )— A-O 4s series RR AInc mtge 4Vis ser A 48% 36 45 1950 external M-N ..I960 July .1970 fABoston & N Y Air L 1st 4s.....1955 Bklyn Edison cons M 3y4s— ;.1968 Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s_;—.—.1950 ~3 43% *41% 2001 __1930 8s 4%s series JJ , ' * 2012 2% ) to (State) .1955 ——1961 series II—. 5s 90% "l Stamped pursuant to Plan A IA San M-S 41 . 49'/2 II m-n M 1st gold 1st ——.1967 1st 8s A C Boston fc Maine 49% 36' 39% 101% ArO 42% 45% 39% 93'/4 _ m-s 1957 f II j-d .1967 1952 8s s J; 1st 1964 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) A6%s extl secured *44 V* * 2004 reduced to 2.25%) sink fund 4s Fe externa) §ASan II , 2004 municipal loan Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int M-N 37% A A7* Santa J-D 1950 debentures—— 2%s : 98%. 102% - • • 129% 129% *101% 102 129% A-O series C—1960 2y4s: ,*102% , * 101 86% 92 92% '■j 1999 A7s external loan of 1926„ 86% 100' 59 95 ' 99% " 1 " 91 P;*'t' 92 92 A-O „ 5. . .. J-J 1951 ref 4s 94Va 99% ^ ' J-J Bangor & Aroostook RR— ; Con Plan A 2.5% )—; J-J * f-a 1948 to reduced 41 *40 ; :; •' 8s extl loan of 1921 Stamped pursuant to . f-a Plan A to reduced to 2% ).._.—2012 (Int . a-o .1953 AExternal 1,614 56 y4 126 32 59 - Jl THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1534 Monday, October 1,194$ NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE WEEK ENDING Interest Psrloi Sold January 1 No. Low Low High : 1st ft ref 4 Via series B ref mtge 3%S— AGen ARefunding gold 5s Refunding 4s series 5s series A 1st ft gen 6s series A 1st it gen A Gen 4 Vis AGen 4Vis AGen f gold 4%s J-J J-J El Paso ft S W 1st 5s 106% 11989 11989 11989 11989 11989 3 Vis 102 105% 1 93 102% mtge 3'/as ser G .2000 J-J 97% 96% 97% 14 .1971 M-S 96% 101% 106% 106% 1981 M-N 30 104 100 65% 83 1st cons 6 84 17 79 72 22 120 — 105 Firestone Tire ft Rub 3s deb tAFlorida Cent & Peninsular 5s—1943 92% 15 88 1U 30 95 117% 13 94% 13 94% 82 345 67% 969 17'% 33'% • J-J Gas ft Elec of Berg Co cons General Realty ft Utilities — J-D 77% 2 101% 103% 85% 16 68'/a 90 % ISAGa Caro ft Nor 1st ext 6s.l_._1934 85 — 513 102% 105% 105% J-J A-O 69% 67 70% 94 M-S 76 73% M-N 24 J-D — 78'% 105 74% 76 377 521% 79% 21 24 1,606 *104 — 47% 106 deposit—I of 104 95 91 2 94% 94% 95% M-a 1 4 37 95% *92% .. 94 __ 3 50 1 j-J *105'% 106 Ill 1 105% 99% 39 90% 103 99% 5 90% 103% 99 76 102% 55 J-J 1967 J-D 1st mtge *_. — 10 106% 107% 104'/a 2%s ser G *112% F-A ~7 b Cin Wab b M Div J-D 1st 4s———1991 8t L Div 1st coli tr gold Cleveland Elec Ilium 3s— 110 J-D —1993 —1977 impt 4Vis series E Ref is.—U990 1970 109% 110 *121% __ J-J 92 J-J 91 - 82% 84 M-N 105 Series J-J 108 D Cleve Short Line 102 2 j —1972 1973 f 4Vis series C———.1977 \ gtd 5 Vis. gtd— Union Term 1st 1st f 5s series B s s A-O 98% J-J 1937 7 107 P-A 83 96% 84% 19 105 5 39 *107'% A-O 80 Hudson Coal Hudson 106 106% Columbus ft Sou & Tol Columbus 106 91 101% 93 104 98% 1081% 98% 110 1st s f 5s A 1949 137 1441/4 98 103% *99% 79 J-D 1962 — series 139% 101% 101'% __ Co Gas 1st gold 5s M-N 31 79'% 78% 113 1131/4 113% .F-A 68 A-O 35 4 68'% 80 35% 156 67% 72% 35 . 113 87% 115% 641/4 8<J 30 45 109% 107 114 .1 * 114 1 109% Illinois Bell Telep 2%s series A 114% 103 107 Vi 108 14 105% Illinois 108% 107% 106% 107% 39 104% 107% A-O 107% 106% 107 Vi 45 102% 107 »/2 M-N —...*1961 73 Vi 72'% 73'% 26 63 P-A A-O 101% Extended 33 103% 106% 108 108'/a 1091/4 111 *107% M-S 110 *114'% __ 110 2 114 __ 105'A 103 105 J-J 1951 J-J *104% 1951 1951 1951 J-J *102% 1952 1955 1st gold 3%s 1st gold 3s sterlings Collateral trust gold 4s Refunding 4s 105 V* 103% 104 104 2 102% 1981 A-O 97'% 96 97% 15 89 % M-N 98'% 96'% 98% 73 88% 103 102% 103% Central RR— 1st gold 4s 1st gold 3%s 86% 101% 102 J-J I ■- i — A-O 1st extl gold 4s—1948 Ohio El 3^*8-1970 1st extl 4s——.1955 & H V Columbus 101% 7 99% *137 J-J ,.1970 Hudson & Manhattan 1st 5s A ..1957 A Ad J income 5s Feb 1957 91% 101% A-O 1952 deb 5s Debenture 5s—— 9 H 112% 63 107 M-N & Elec 18% 104% >107% 109 "M-N 84 102% *98 M-N 13 3 >100% 101 J-J 109 111% ~ M-N modified)—.—1980 (stamped 4Vis Columbia Gas 28 103 103 J-J 1999 Ry.— & Southern Colorado 15 103% 103% 103 104'/a 106 74 14% A-O Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4%s tSAHousatonic Ry cons gold 5s Household Finance: Corp 2%s 104% 1 Cleve 107 •- —1——1948 —1950 1st gtd 4.yaS——1961 gtd 3 Vis gtd 3 Vis C 1061/2 103% 11 1989 112'/a 104% 6 *80 J-J 109% 2 1053% Feb * Series 3 1043% 1043% 105 104 Vo 105'% Pittsburgh RR— ft Cleveland - 1301/2 103% 92% 107% 103 —* 137% 121% ' 1969 — — —;—1993 gold 4s General 5s series B 128'/a 12 1333% 106% 106% 112% Cleve Cin Chic ft St Louis Ry— General 18 123% 124 JL 2015 kef 3%s series D 123 133 124 Feb GUlf ft Ship Island-RR— - * s"' 1st ft ref Term M 5s stpd....—1952 118% 19 109 111% 103'/a 103% — J-J Corp Gen, mtge inc 5s series A 1st ft 106% -- __ 74 — 1113% 1113/4 Terminal— F-A 102 Va 101'% 1333% Gulf States UtU 3%» series D 104% 104% 101% 102% J-J 3r debs ——.1959 Gulf Mobile ft Ohio 4s series B—1975 98% — J-J —.—1970 —1977 series 1—1967 3'/8s ser K-__:—.—.I960 mtge 3%s'scr L.__:—....1970 Greyhound 99% Jf-N L_.y_i_1973 Gen mtge 3 '/2 s ser M—:——1980 AGreen Bay ft West deb ctfs A——— ADebentures ctfs B ..... 99% 99% 100'A >101 105% 106 M-S A-O A-O 114% 1183% 120 J-J 103 —1957 91% 119% Geh 95% 92 . 53 115 1053% 1 —-—-1943 J-J J-J ,108 54% 39% 89'/a *102'/a — J-J 103 105% 101'% Geii mtge j-j j-j M-N J-D Geh mtge *3%s 1952 ref 4Vis series D———1962 « 73 105% *105% 115 General 41/28 series E 100% 83% 40 __ *50 ..1952 General 5s series C 83 65% 1031/4 104 50 99% 99% 93 100% 100% 100% 137 104 99 ys 99% 92% J-D — 72 J-J General 41/2S series D 103 1969 -1974 77% 105% . General 5'/2S series B 105 Union 80 57 103 70'% 106% 102 mtge gtd 3%s series E 123 % Great Northern Ry Co— 28 13% 102 104% mtge 3 Vis— 55% 71% *112 — J-J depositi— Goodrich (B F) Co. 1st mtge 2%s_1965 Grays Point Term 1st gtd 5s_"_1947 108% 1,058 P-A 1st ~9 72% 132 102 105% 72 Certificates of Cincinnati Gas ft Elec 3 Vis*..*.—1960 1st 99% 105% *105 M-S 87% 14 Cincinnati 102% *50 conv Certificates F-A - .1952 117% ~2 102 72% • M-N 5s 1949 Corp—. 101% 101% 87 103 fAChoctaw Ok b Gulf cons 5s *101 M-S inc.debs ..1969 Gen Steel Castings 5%s —1949 X A Georgia ft Ala Ry 5s—..Oct 11945 103 —— J-D 6s.—..1958 251 86 ib4%103% 5s 140 102% 102% deposit.——- Francisco Sugar coll trust 99% 23% j-j S A Debenture *104 102% 119'% 99% 1963 tIAChilds Co deb 5s 105% 105% J-J 117% 10 mtge 2%s ser G Chic b West Indiana com 4s. of ACertificates 99 *106 — — deposit ^Florida East Coast- 1st 4%s_——1959 A 1st ft ret 5s series A —1974 114% 79% J-D 1st 1st b Certificates of 108 53 99% 3 Vis—... mtge 31% 16% .. 1st Div 29% 15% 15 26% J-D Chicago Union Station— , 1st mtge 3Vis series P——_—1963 102% 97'% 86 20% 81 5s—1960 Dec 11960 j 104% 104% 25 A-O a 110 91 80% ACertificates of deposit 88 5 98i/2 90% 27% 4s__.——.1951 guaranteed 5s Income 103 mtge 3%s ser P 98% 98% J-J ..........1951 .... 97% 97'% 98% F-A 1988 Memphis Div 1st gold 95 104% 104% 116% J-J A-O gold 4s 1934 fASecured 4Vis series A 1952 AConv gold 4Vis —..I960 Chicago St L b Sew Orleans 5s 1951 Gold 103% ' I ARefunding Chic T H b Southeastern 1st 115 100 .1990 98% 100 J-J 106% ~6 ..1964 98% 100 100 J-J 106% 101% mtge 3 Vis ser E 96 99 99% J-J 30 101 *111'/a 117 __ J-J .2015 inc 4%s series A.. Gen mtge 1st cons 13 98 J-J 107 1st cons 72 *107% 99 114% 115 103% 105 99% 96% 21% __ J-J High 102 141'% 14 20 — A-O ..1962 January 1 Low 102'% Railroad Co- Brie 76% A-O ..1965 ... Range Sines 98 deposit of ..1965 scamped 5s A4s 4s Certificates 60 Sold No. 132 86 — J-J 1999 mtge 3s ser B ...... ,.1989 tl a Chicago Railways 1st 5s stpd 25% part paid... —..1927 tChicago Rock Island b Pacific Ry— A General 155 97% 89% 20% J-J 1958 1st a 115'% 102% 95 — J-J M-N J-J 4Vis mtge conv income 2nd 112% Ohio — Chicago & North Western Ry— v 5 66% Bonds *105 30 71 96 J-J tChic MJlw st Paul It Pae RR— A Mtge gold 5s series A ..1975 AConv adjustment 5s Jan 1 2000 ;Sk M-S Elgin Joliet ft East Ry 3%s 96 96% 1947 series B—1947 C——1947 A..—.—.1968 Ma? 1968 — b St Paul— May 3 Vis series B—May series C May series E May series P May ..19/0 High *102 ' Ryf- tChicago Milwaukee A Gen 4s series A Range Friday's J-B- 115% *140% — — Chicago Ind ft £ou 50-year 4s AGen «... — J-J Ind & Louisville ARefunding 6s ser A A 65 *._ 66% M-N M- N 2038 4%s inc mtge or Bid ft Asked ..1950 111% 113% 114% 103% 104 ■ J-J ...—1997 (convj inc r High Empire Gas ft Fuel 31/2 s 1st mtge, 1 Chicago ® 113% F-A 3%s ser B 1985 Chicago Si Erie 1st gold 5s 1982 Chicago Gt West 1st 4s series A—1988 4 112 F-A 1974 mtge 8 ale Price Low 79 111% 112 J-/ ft Eastern 111 RR— A Gen if Last Period Elec Auto-Lite 2%s debs —1958 .—1977 General 4s Interest Stock Exchange York New Chicago Burlington ft Quincy RR— 1st & ffeek'i Friday BONUS Range Since Bid ft Asked Bale Price - Chicago SEPTEMBER 28 , Stock Exchange New York FOR Friday Week's Range « Idwtr^; er Friday'sBonds BONDS Purchased line3 __ __ 103 103% A-O 101 101 101 101 M-S *62 75 70 J-J 84% 75 99% 103 99% 93'% 7 1953 M-N 97'% 97 97'% 36 84 1955 M-N 104% 104 105'% 57 94% 1966 F-A 87'% 150 74 Cairo.Bridge gold 4s 1950 Litohfield Div lst gold 3s 1951 Louisville Div ft Term gold 3'/2S_l953 'Omaha Div 1st gold 3s 1951 8t. Louis Div & Term gold 3s 1951 J-D 105'/a 105% 1 100 105% 99 IOOV2 103 Collateral trust 114 •' 3'/2S 1952 gold 4s Refunding 5s 40-year 4%s 93% 93'% 36% 87 971/2 1071/4 96 • Commonwealth Edison Co— Conv debs 3Vis —.—1958 1st mtge 1977 series L— 3s Ry ft L 1st ft ref 4Vis——d-1951 Conn River Power s f 3%s —1961 Conn Consolidated Edison of New 3Vis 105% J-J 123'% 125 51 116 126ya 106'% 107 22 105% 108% 111% 1-12% 105 »/2 107% *111 F-A 106 Vi 106'% 106'% A-O 102 Vi A-O 104'% J-D 102 104% 104% 2 102 105% 20 104% 107 '% 101 105% J-J 61'% 62'% J-J 62'% 62'% J-J debs—_—.1965 *101% 102% ~~5 2 J-J 57 100% 100% 10 1st 1st ft 75 '/a 74 100% lACuba Northern Ry A J-D 103% 103 % *53% 46% — 1952 1st 5s gold RR 103% J-D receipts Deposit ACuba 1955 1942 f debs 1st 5Vis ref Ind 111 100% 48 J-J 102% 46V2 10 611/4 83 80 45 45 40% J-D *63 66 66 ref 5s series mtge 4s Iowa ft 1948 *43 45 41% 52 *62% 66 *42 45 A 1st 68 "... 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J-J 65% 18% F-A 15 A-O 61% . AAssented A Ref Detroit & impt 5s series Edison 4s B—.—..1970 series P Gen ft ref Gen ft ref 3s series H_. ... mtge 3 Vis series G . Detroit Term ft Tunnel 4Vis Miss ft Iron Range Ry 3 Vis 1st M 3 Vis 1 19 12% 59% 106% 106% 106% J-D 56% 56 % J-D 36 38 19ol M-N A-O >106 198f J-J J-J 56% 106% 57 76 Vi 19 211- ""X 54% 106% .5,.. 71% 109% , 106 1 43 56% 20 28 38 & 109 110% 114% 106 '4 45 24 105 109 Vi • A-O *106% — 95 81% 1950 -A-O 90'% 9 80% 103'% 105'% 2%S..__1974 Kentucky, central gold 4s..i.-^i^.l987 Kentucky ft Ind Term 4%s* .1961 Stamped i.i —1961 89 A-O 1961 J-J |%g" unguaranteed..^^.*.^.i..l96i 1997 105 J-J 91% 89% 1936' 90'% A-O ; Ry 1st 3s_ Plain __ Ry— : Kansas. City Terminal Ry 39 v f ARefunding gtd: ACertificates of::deposit_. Kansas City Southern 108% 106 % 106'% 106'% 107'% Kansas City Fort Scott ft Mem 21 >113% 114'% 1962 61 K v. Kanawha ft Mich 1st gtd gold 4S..1990 75 5% 61% J-D .*59 5% >106'% 106% 1970 78% 109 222 108% 108% M-S 105 57% 1,016 15'% A-O tJADul Sou Shore ft Atl gold 5s—1937 Duquesne Light t15% 198 64'% 1963 1995 gold 4s 64% 95 106 65% 1968 Detroit ft Mackinac 1st lien gold 4s 1995 A Second 16 64 J-J F-A 4 16 62 >105% 106% 1936 gold -4 AConsol 95% 59% 61% TDenver & Rio Grande Western RR— A General s f 5s 1955 Dul 103 102% 96 100 % " — 102% 100 % __ 93 100 *101% 103 93% J-D ft Teleg deb gold 4%s—1952 Debentures 5s .1955 A-O 89 *103% J-D 1950 ..1956 gold 4s A;—, series series Ref sink fund 103% D Delaware & Hudson 96'% 95'% __ J-D 1963 Int Telep J-J 82% *100% .1963 Int Rys Cent Amer 1st 5s B* Dayton P & L 1st mtge 33^..—..1970 Dayton Union Ry 3 Vis series B—15S3 Deere & Co 23%s debs 1965 83 % 94 95'% . gold f>s series C 50'/a . 100% J-J 1951 D ser AAdjustment 6s series A A 1st 71% 61 41 101% 101% ~ 95 % 92 % *__ ^International Great Northern RR— 40'%, 50% *79 " 45 *.' receipts A7Vis series A extended to. 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Consolidated Oil conv deb 3 Vis t a Con sol 125 2fork—» debentures———JL—1948 debentures JL —1956 3Via J-J '+>**'■ - "" 't- ' *120'%- J-J *106% J-J *109% „ *105y8 Kings County El L ft P 6s A-O Koppers Co 1st mtge 3s t AKreuger ft Toll 5s: ctfs *182% v " 1964 1959 M-S 1997 1997 J-D 1975 Dec 118% — 63 — . 5% 79 109% 102 102 173% 183 ya 102% 105 Va 53 4% 8 105% 111 102% 108 Ya — 6% 106% 27 — - 118% 104 , • 6% 91% 101 „ ■103% 104 A-O 92% 105'/4 ' 77 *62 J-J 93 71 . 103% L Lake Sh Tenn Va ft Ga Div 1st 5s Ed El 111 (NY) 1st cons gold 5s &ast For footnotes see page 1536. 1950 M-N 1995 J-J 31/2S *119 *157 ii6y« 119% 151 158% ft Mich Sou gold 3%s registered 110 -110 v.; *1077/a 109 J-D Lautaro Nitrate Co Ltd— A 1st mtge income reg 55 Va 53 55 y8 6 " 50 v 81 /// ' . //;•// ■■:XX:X\'XMXXWX> / ■/ /W/ ': .Volume 162 ,!'>- !• :;m-«''V:'.-'. '; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 153$ NEW YORK BOND RECORD :.T.' 1 RANGE ■ ' ■ ' BONDS New York Stock • Last- : ■' or Sale Price Bid & Asked -.1960 5s 1954 stamped 1st & ref sink fund 5s 1954 ,1964 5s_— stamped 11 105 Vi 105 y2 A-O 104 *QQ 89'/4 99 99 Vi N ^..1974 F-A *90y8 F-A *90y8 stamped Val Harbor Term Lehigh Valley N Y gtd 5s 4 Vis 1954 1950 ext Lehigh Valley RR— 4s stamped modified 4s registered 4V2S stamped modified 4%s registered 5s stamped modified 2003 2003 .—2003 .2003 2003 Lehigh Valley Terminal Ry ext 5s_195l Lex & Eastern 1st 50-yr 5s gtd 1965 Liggett & Myers Tobacco 5s 1951 Little Miami gen 4s series A——1962 Long Island unified 4s Guaranteed ref gold 4s 4s stamped .1949 .1949 1949 . Lorillard (P) Co deb 5s 1951 1963 debentures 3s Louisiana & Ark 3%s & EJec Louisville Gas Louisville 5s series A—196S 1st 81% 82% 15 73% 881/4 89'A 35 8oy2 52 51 52% 723 45% 64% M-N 55 49% 54 52 47 4 59% 6iya 82% 1181/2 M-N 106 »/2 F-A 118% A-O 104% 104% 105 1031/2 1031/2 104 18 103 105% 105% 10 105% 101 VB 107% 53 106% 95% A-O 107% A-O 96% F-A '100% 101 1980 MS 1021/2 104 1955 & ref M 3%s series F & ref M 2%s G ser Paducah & Mem Div 4s St Louis Div 2d M-N 116j/4 1161/4 gold 3s Cine. Div 4s Knox & 961/4 96% lOli/a ref 41/2S series of 1927—1967 1960 J-D B 1954 Manati Sugar 4s sink fund—Feb 11957 AManila RR (Southern Lines) 4s 1959 mtge coll 4s & ser A ser McCrory Stores deb 3J/4 1955 M-N 85 84% Lans & Southern Ry 1st j-j 72 AGen Ste *98% 102 *107 107% M-N 321/4 95 2014 A-O series A 901/4 63% ..1974 q-j q-j Q-F q-a —.1997 & Id gold 3s—.Jan 2047 registered 2047 — Ref & impt 4%s series A .2047 ..2047 113% ; 77 181 j-j 104% 103 103% 103 6 99i/e 102 i/a 11 16'/4 25% 101 % M-S 3 101% 102 108% 108% IX 117 Power Co— States (Minn) 1st & ref mtge 3%«..—1967 1st mtge 2%s. ——1974 111% 1st mtge 3%s 1964 F-A f 104% 105 > f-A *103 MS *307% 104% _. 107 102.; 107% 104 110 104% tOgdensburg & Lake Champlaln Ry- 911/2 104 7/8 *105 1 99% llli7, 93% 110% Z 93% 110% 105 75 83 A-O , 28 •: 57 107% 98% 107% 12, 89% 89% 109 ; 87 102 105% *107% M-N 115 143 104 102 119% 72% 71 104% j-j *100% 128 25 2047 M-S 138 Va 106% " 81 Va 2047' Northern 75 136% 108% 19 97% .98% 111iS 111VS v , 124 75 j-j 102% 47 133% ' 79 98% S 136 113%ii4; ;*no% 111%; impt 5s series C 251/8 108% 89% 7 ' / 81% j-j impt 6s series B— 5 impt 5s series D 25 Va 109% > 107 38 *127% m-s registered 63% *138 M-S prior lien 4s__1997 95% 62 A-O 3s 107 12 135% 135% j-j ...1998 ry 162 33% 32 35 106 ,110 25% 44 ; 307% 107% A-O 48 98 Va 93% — Co— series ref 4%s rr. *107y4 108 M-S 80 26 32% Ref & 971/2 . A 1st J-J guaranteed 4s-. 1st mtge 3s 106 97 97 97Vi 15 941/2 J-J 681/2 68 691/2 68 65 J-D 84 83% 84% 118 771/4 1962 J-J 85% 84% 861/2 33 79% 74% 75 941/4 93 95 Vi F-A J-D mtge. 2%s ..1948 Guaranteed stpd cons 5s_._ 93% Oregon-Washington RR 3s ser A ..I960 1041/a 20% 30% 103% 106 y2 99% .i 99' ■ 99% 5 :■ 101 99% 9 1017/s 1017/8 *102% 107 * J-J 41 20 24% A-O 1st 25% 104% 104 % 99 ! 99% 25% M-S ..1975 Ohio Edison 81 , " s ..1974 Oregon RR & Nav con gold As— ..1946 Ore Short Line 1st cons gold 5s.. ..1946 116'/a 120 1990 1st 4s Mo Kansas & Texas tl% 31 Ref & J-J 1971 ——1991 20 30% 52% f: 46 A Gen lien Marie— A ser A ser 13 32% Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s— -1975 & Sault 4V2s inc mtge 4s inc 107% 71%72% ■ F-A F-A Ref & J-D mge 108 1051/2 1939 St Paul 105% 105 % U 106 i/a J-D A 1st 89 103% t§ AMilw & Northern 1st ext 4Vis—1939 Minn 74% 102% J- J A§consol ext 4Vis 13 84 . 103 7/8 1951 1st gold 3%s —1952 Ref & impt, 4Vis series C 1979 Michigan Cons Gas 1st mtge 3V2S.1969 IS A Midland of N J 1st ext 5s„_—1940 3%s 4%s 17% 101% 17% 105% 106% mtge 5s conv inc mtge AGen (Wise) Sag 1966 ,1955 4% 100'/a 88 *105% 106% j-j 1st 4%s 56 26 83 J-J * .1946 Micrugan Central— Jack : 11% U M-N 1965 1st 3%s_—_—.1963 83 22% 104 100 % 101 81% 108% 10% *11 100 y8 59 y« > 21% *__ F-A (Chic) 93% 45% 107% A-O A-O El 82»/a 25 — M-N 4s__1938 Side 63 100% 101% j-j M-N Metropolitan Edison 1st mtge 2y«s-1974 Metrop Wat Sew & Drain 5'/2s 1950 t§AMet West 10% 1967 101% 801/4 43 85 21% j-d .1937 1937 1940 1943 821/4 100 M-S 1955 Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4s_1996 North Central gen & ref 5s 1974 1161/4 65% 15 74% 74% 83% • 279 68 *108 A-O 4s 72% 741/2 1992 4s Northern Pacific Ry 3-D 1st 4V2S RR 54% v. 188 ; 77 56%. * 77 26 34% 66% - M-N Light 1st mtge 2%s_1975 Putnam 1st cons gtd 4s .1993 Gen & Central 61 Vi - 86% . 75 56% 79 70% 69 33% M-S 102% M Maine j-d 91 74% 55 \ 76% 54% 55 61% 85, •• 1954 4S Norfolk 1021/4 114 i/a 3 70 33% 58% v 112 63ya . 60% ■ 86 Niag Lock & Ont Pow 1st 5s A. 97 100 . 62% M-N t§AN Y West & Bost 1111/4 19 2003 2003 11946 1st 62% j-j Niagara Falls Power 3y2s Nashville RR— & 63% ' A-O *§AN Y Susq & W 1st ref 5s 5 A 2d gold 4V2s IA General gold 5s A Terminal 1st gold 5s N Y Telephone 3y4s series B_. 107 M-S 62% 1957 N Y Steam Corp 105% 8 <'' 15 1940 4s N Y Queens El Lt & Pow 3%s 105% 103'/2 42 63% 100 91% 107 28 61 61% 62% j-j N Y & 120 J-J 62% 61 611/4 1948 AGeneral 107% 118% 120 6s deb 84 ,. 7 : ,/ j-j 17 / 61 *. M-N 1950 tAN Y Ont & West ref gold 4s 108 106% 106% 106% , -.1956/ certificates 3y2s ,,: A-O N Y Power & 107 1 106% 107 MS 4s__ 1st 116 15 MS deb L.....1955 ■' 116 110% 115% 85 t A Harlem River & Port Chester— 121 1091/4 *115 MS 4s... A 1st & 1321/2 1181/2 25 118 »/i 1181/2 deb '' 115 ... 84 ;^;92jyv:83;:;;:- 5 A Collateral trust 6s 931/2 127 V4 *1201/2 1331/2 A-O 84% M-S .1947 .1954 January 1 Low High 108% 116% 114% *115y4 / ADebenture 76% 106% A-O f M-S .-.1947 4 3%S: 3%s AConv 66% 781/2 7 4s deb deb a Debenture 71% * 53% 100 82 59% A-O 47% 109 56 52 M-N Range Bhico Bold No. ♦- M-N ANon-conv 69% 451/4 *47% Bead* High *108 . ^1973 ANon-conv 96% M-N / M-N ANuu-ccnv 91 89% 1968 1st Atl 82 J-J j-j j-j 1973 ANon-conv 95 F-A deb ANon-conv ; Leh ••X./jr-IT; fN Y New Haven & Hartford RR— 90'/8 87'A .2000 2043 2043 Mtge 4s series B N Y Lack & West 4s series A 4y2s series B 951/2 SB'/a gold 3%s Mtge 4s series A 93 89% 921/a *90'/a 1974 ~2 — Harlem & V. 100% 92 — 90'/a 90'/2 Y 106 100% 98 21 100 Friday's Bid & Asked Low 1061/4 104% 100% *88% F-A 1964 .. 1st & ref sink fund 5s 5s 105 y2 J-J or Bale Price Period Hi oh Low No ' ; & ref sink fund 5s 1st • 1954 Week's Raage Last Interest Stock Exchange New York Range Since January I Sold High Low Lehigh Coal & Nav s f 4%s A Lfehigh & New Eng RR 4s A Lehigh Valley Coal Co— 28 Friday Bonds Friday's ' Period SEPTEMBER ENDING WEEK Week's Range Friday Interest Exchange FOR 100% 1017/a 103 Vi 102% 105 Vi 102 7/e 102 7/a •i v. • ~6 102% 105% 105% 105% 102% J-J 20 104% 106% 5. . A-O Missouri-Kansas-Texas RR— Prior lien series A 5s .1962 40-year 4s series B__ Prior lien 4 lis series a Cum adjust 5s 721/4 J-J 1978 D J-J Jan 1967 series A A-O 11 651/2 6 691/2 179 64V2 74 98 P 88 891/2 .1946 J-D j-d 105% 105% Pacific Gas & A 1st & ref A General A 1st & ref A 1st & 5s series 89 851/2 M-S 54% 51 89 54% 89 85% 89 73 89V8 851/2 891/4 687 721/2 951/4 M-N 40 38 41 994 14% 431/4 88% 86'/a 89 108 72% 89 »/s 85'/a 89 i/a 566 72>/2 1st gtd gold 82% 83 Morris M 100 103 1955 M-N 1955 —1968 M-N —1947 M-N A Constr M 4Vi« series B_ 3Vis Mountain States T & T Mutual Fuel Gas 1st gtd 5s 4 107 106% : 96 66% 681/e 63 62% 78% 81 59 66 77 86% 74% 73% 75 66 63 •79% 1061/4 J-D 5 1051/2 108 Penna Power & 109% 107% 106 >/4 1061/4 3%s—^.1960 Pennsylvania, Ohio & Detroit RR— 1st & ref 4%s series B-__——-.1981 1st & ref 3%s ser D 1968 103 67% J-D Pennsylvania Glass Sand 1011/2 101'/a 58-1949 Pennsylvania Co— Gtd 4s series E trust ctfs_—1952 , 104% "5 100 *102 J-J Paterson & Passaic G & E cons ' 105% 1051/8 105% J-D ' 79%: 91% 8 *1041/2 106 % M-N series 5s F-A ext..—1—1951 .—1958 1st gtd 3Vis 12000 5s & Co 3s debs Essex & Constr 1966 ref 3%s & mtge 3Vis series C—...—1966 Paducah & 111 1st s f gold 4V2s 1955 Panhandle East F L 3s B ..I960 Ref 95»A M-S B..—1966 Pacific Tel & Tel 3y4s.series 951/4 F-A Monongahela Ry 3Vis series B 1st : 672 M-N A-O 5s series I Tramways 951/4 M-S 1949 1980 gold 5s series H ref Power , 4s—1991 1966 ref & Montana 95 59% —1981 & A 1st Montreal 721/2 33 1977 A 1st Morrell (John) 142 1,023 1978 G gold 5Vis Moh'k & Malone F-A 1975 - 5s series F ref AConv .1965 5s series A 4s 110 1969 Light 3%s 4%s debentures Pennsylvania RR— — 1974 . 1948 gold 4s— -----4s sterl stpd dollar May 1 1948 1960 Cons sinking fund 4y2S—,— 1965 General 4%s series A Consol N Nash Chatt & St L 4s series A—1978 F-A Nat J-D Dairy Prod 3Vis National & Steel 1st debs mtge —I960 1965 3s 99% 15 99% 100 961/2 1954 M-N 5s 1948 gtd 5s 1945 1945 J-J a Consol New gtd 4s _ New England Tel & Tel 5s A— gtd 4 Vis series B RR gtd 1st 4s_: Jersey P & L 1st mtge 3s New Orleans Great Nor 5s A— 1st 1952 1961 .1986 J Junction N 105 107 mtge 4%s series Conv deb 3%s— 112% Gen A Certificates a 5s series of Certificates A 1st 5s A 1st a 4Vis J-J t 95 1021/4 16 113% S *1061/4 *_. 1061/2 100 107% 1151/4 100% 108'/a 104 108 General ' A-O A-O 77 921/2 •' 77 1 » - — 70 4' '' 29 j: 93%• 92 86 77 ' r 77 80 98% — ;95 F-A 94 91 81 94 deposit D of 1958 F-A 87 deposit a certificates of deposit 80 97% 80 93 17 89 81 A-O 97 95 *_. ■ t- 83% __ 33 97% 99 3s Y Central RR 4s Ref & impt Ref & imnt 99 N Y / v:, Cent series A 1998 F-A 90% 88% 90% 261 80 ?£ 2013 A-O 89 87% 89 272 78% & Hud River ..2013 3Vis J-J coll gold 3Vis registered Mich Cent coll gold 3Vis 3Vis registered 3 Vis , 1998 F-A 1998 1998 F-A 101 ' F-A 87 87 *83 83 81% *68 New York Chicago & St Louis— Ref Ref N Y N Y mtge 3%s series mtge 3Vis ser E D J-D 1965 A-O Dock 1951 F-A 1st lien & ref Purchase money gold 4s *For footnotes see page 1536. 18 ; 11 100% ■ 97% ? 25 83 — ■£. 99 y2 v 107% Beries I 105 Beries 87 94 81% ? 95 81 100% 107 Gen Gen Pitts Steel j 1st mtge 103% 103% 1061/4 1061/4 J-D 111 HI F-A 108 108- 100% 11 103% 104 1948 2 109 104% 103% l07'/2 1 105% 111 113% 2 108 £ 110% Pitts [ 1st 1 1st !: 109 2 ■ . *106 ' v' 109% 3 105% 307% 105II 105% 105% m-n 108% 107% 108 Vi 15 38 118% 20 36 126% 118% 126% 17 118% 104% 104% 19 103% j-d 119% j-d C'/X 119% 120 , , s , 104 104 Vb 151 107% 107% 1 1960 A-O 81 81% 14 1990 Apr 61 63 1974 F-A 1980 M-S .1952 J-D 62 78% 8 49% 106 100 ifX-6 j-d 100% 131% 5 *102% 102% 91% 70 107% — 138 128% 105% 2 106% 106 134 126% 106 y4 108 Vi 131% 1967 M-N 102% 102% 102% 44 102% 1041/4 101% 104y4 1974 M-N 101% 101% 102 39 101% 1962 M-N 106% 106% 10 104% 1963 M-S 307 12 106 107 —1964 j-j 21 27% 28% 28 .1937 28 ' : 1 ' ' 24 102% 103 F-A 15% 148 , —J963 4%s—1964 1970 Pitts lit ' 1st *et 3%s_1964 *101 .. *113 M-N 15% 104% 106% -107 30 28 101 y4 103% 101% II ; 102 106% F-A J-D M-N II 107 . 2 V F-A -lit :: M-N :: 129 y8 129 % *129% 120 ya A-O 113% 113% ' *114 F-A J-D 115% 115% 113% 116 V* 114 114 123 ' 115% 126% 124% 9 127 128% 134 129 ... 136 A-O 105%, 105% 105%: 3 105 109 m-n ._*• 103% 103% 2 101% 10«V« 5 104 1 103% 106 Vi 106% 12 84% .99ya J-D J-D 3-D A-O A-O 3-D F-A 105% 105% __ 305 105 96% .. 96% . sv ? 105 96 95% 95% 105 V *125 */a J-D *127 J-D '*117 96% 95% 96% 105 1 13 1 —*4 f 103% 106%;, — ._ 130% 130% 106 96 Vb 24 VB 104% ♦133 F-A j-j j! j 100% 104 100 ya <• ■ 102% 106%/ 107% 109% *106 f, \ 108% 128% 124% 126 1971 108% 107% 124% — 126 126 1961 107% 8 *107% F-A 1977 ; f 105% F-A 1974 107% 106% 108% 27 m-n ; 106% 3 A-O 4s— 114 111 108% 106% 106 % 106% F-A , 107 105% 105% "5 106 106 j-j . 110% 108% — ■ 119% 120 1st mtge 4yas— 1950 4%v series B 1950 & W V* 1st 4%s series A 1958 mtge 4%s series B 1959 mtge 4%s series C__—1 1960 Young k Ash 1st 4s ser A—1948 gen 5s series B. 1962 gen 5s series C 1974 4%s series D 1977 i 102 A-O cons Pittsb Coke&Chem 1st mtge 106% 100% 106 y4 103% './111 *108 91 104% 2 j-d j-j 107 > ' — 110% 110% m-n 119 Vb 120% series B————1975 mtge 3%s ser E— 1975 11 107 *112 m-s 129 Vi 130% mtge 5s 30 A-O 4%s guaranteed mtge 5s series A— J 100% 1011/4 107 cons Gen 97 83 83^8 1966 v;/;";: 85%; -■ "-.I '''"s 88 1949 N Y Gas El Lt H & Pow gold 5s . 871/2 1965 3Vis series E . 98 •mlm* :.,V! 2 105 109 ;: 107% " - 120% D 4s 105% 106'/a J-J Connecting RR 3Vis A gold 4s N Y Edison 3 Vis series D 1st 1975 1980 185 95 100% ioiy4 98 F-A ...1998 93% 95 J-J Lake Shore 1 A-O 1997 105 120 guaranteed... 1945 gold —— 1949 Series F 4s guaranteed gold 1953 Beries G 4s guaranteed.— 1957 Beries H cons guaranteed 4s——I960 Beries 94% xegdstered—^a_1997 3 *98 m-n 129% Pittsburgh Cine Chi k Bt Louis— . 94% 4Vis series A. 5s series C j-j 106% 105% ; , A-O Series E 3%s gtd N 105 54 v 107% 108 83% 83y« 101 y4 83 ™ * 108 i/a m-s 3s— 2%s debs * j-j —— Phillips Petroleum 105% *105y4 106% A-O j-d 108% 107 y«: 104% 87 1952 tJAPhUippine Ry 1st s f 4s A certificates of deposit—.— 95 105 j-d / 105 ,; 105 1 : j-j, 1968 105% . 106 105% .v 1985 ref 2%s debentures 106 105 1947 — gold Philip Morris Ltd deb 96 32 .. __ ..1956 and lst - deposit. — 4%s series C——. Philadelphia Co coll tr 4%s_. Phila Electric 1st & ref 2%s.._, ^ 1st '&iref- M2%s.^-..«r.------ 104% 107% 11 F—; Phelps Dodge conv 3%s deb Phila Bait & Wash 1st gold General 5s series B___— 106 Vi 104% —" 108 1061/2 1061/2 mtge 3ye s ser E Peoples Gas L & C ref 5s — Peoria & Eastern 4s ext ----AIncome 4s ........Apr Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 5%s—. Pere Marquette Ry 3%s ser D-.— 123%. 126 • — ____ A 1st 5 Vis series A.————1954 . 104% 1 *1051/2 107 J-J ..—.1954 of series Certificates M-S deposit of a Certificates *1001/B 96 . 113% 114 *124% F-A J-J C series 114 97 M-N 1983 B 51 98 Vi 1C0 97 J-D ..1952 tNew Orleans Te? as & Mexico Ry— jANon-cum inc 5s series A 1938 A 1st *107 100 Gen 1 105% 105% ' 105 1984 General 4'As series D—t . 105% j-d j-d j-d 1981 —,— 106% J-J gtd 4s—.—1959 N O & N E 1st ref & imp 4%s New Orleans Term let 1974 series B 1081/4 104 J-D cons 5s 1061/4 11 110% tAN&xgatuck RR 1st gold 4$ Gas General 23 105% 106 106 Newark Consol tANew England RR 104% 1071/4 1071/4 A-O 102% t 1st & ref mtge tMlssouri Pacific RR Co— XX101 101% 101% 3% s series I—..I960 1st & ref mtge 3s series J „_1970 1st It ref M 3s series Kj..^_.._. 1971 1st & ref M 3s series L k-1974 1st & ref M 3s series M 1979 1st gold 5s Electric Co— Coast Co Pacific 112 . 84 Va 84% 99% 99% 105 106 125% 125% BOND RECORD NEW YORK 'J';:' BONDS New York Interest EiehtBf* Stock Period El Potomac v 1964 1966 5% lnc deb _»Plttston Co M 3%s 1st Pwr 1977 1957 1956 mortgage 3 y4s__,.—i 1st lAProvidence Securities 4s J A Providence Terminal 4s ref mtge 3s ref mtge 5s ref mtge 8s * 1st let ft . 3%f—..1968 —1973 —2037 Public Service El Si Gas 1st ft ; 2037 BONDS Week's Range Friday or Friday's "'-'Last Bid A Asked Sate Price Range Slnee January 1 Low High Sold No. 1 100% 100% J-J 104 V* 113 ; lst ref 3s series C & ASpokane Internat 1st gold 4%s—2013 Oil of Calif 2%s debs 1966 Stand 43% 303% 103% 110 109% 110% 108% 107% 108% 155 110 , *108 Oil Corp 3% 1964 J-J 5 102 J/4 102% — Gas Remington Rand deb 3%s Rensselaer ft Saratoga RR Co— for 1945) due_1975 Revere Copper & Brass 3y4s_. —i960 JfARio Grande West 1st gold 4s—1939 v A 1st cons ft coll trust 4s A——1949 ; i-,Oen 1965 M-:N - A-O 69 71 108 103 3 105'A 1977 1967 :1967 1969 1934 1949 1941 !' 98 Ve 75 71 M-S *125% M-S 62 *108 - Tenn RR of New Orl Pac 11 24 1947 1996 51 Gas ft Elec gold 6s— 1996 tSt Louis Iron Mountain & SouthernRiver ft Gulf Division ; ' ' 2d 93 *91 % 101 — 101% 110% 112 106% 108 125 129 1 105' 8 3 110% 110% 107 % *107 - — 13 125 125 109% : 105% 105% 105% 104 107% ' Af-N 107 106% 107 21 105% 108% 2000 J-D 135>A 135% 19 130 150 3%s_.1974 J-D 102% 103% 85% 94% 46 60% 107% 107% — *103% — J-J 89 88% 89% 26 A-O 50% 50% 51% 130 J-D *102% 105% *ioiy4 102% „ „ j 105 101 »/4 — J-D 103 MS 1960 F-A Union Electric Co of Mo 3%s 1971 H O CO 105% 7 30 —1945 » 103% ! 961/4 f 81 95 79% .. — U 106% . 105% 105% Af-N debs 27 103 % A-0 106% 106 A-O lst gold 5s_.. 1949 Tri-Continental Corp 3Vu 104% 106% 93 105 104 Y* 102 *101 — 125 75% 16 17% 9 J-J J-J ":;" F-A lst gold 4S..1946 Ham & Buff *28% A-O — J-J 1947 J-J 104% — land grant 4s 104% 106% 104% 104% 104% 104 104 y2 13 A-O 17 104 107 104 y2 104 104 y2 17 103% J-D. 106'A 106% 106% 14 106 V* 109% ! 104 y2 107% | 98% 104 ! —1955 A-O 105% 105% 4 1959 Af-S 102% 102% 5 A—1956 F-A ... 32 105 103 6 M-N 1970 1971 ...1980 deb Ref mtge 3%s series A. United Biscuit 3%s debs. Universal Pictures 3%s debs 35-year 3%s 113% 20% — — 103% 103% 1967 34-year 3%s deb j ( 110 *110% 111% Pacific RR— & lst *106 A-0 __ ' lst ref 4s -I960 AAdj income 5s Jan 1960 Tol ft Ohio Cent ref ft Impt 3%s__1960 Union 1966 Saguenay Pwr Ltd 1st M 4%s St Jos & Grand Island 1st 4s St Lawr Si Adir 1st gold 5s T 105% 105% J-J Third Ave Ry 110 98 2iy2 23 *105 105% J-J 15 A Union Elev Ry (Chic) 5s Union Oil of Calif 3s debs 72% ' 20 23 % 107% 108% 109% 108% 71 V 72 J-J it 106% 1966 Trenton 109% — *108,/ll6% J-J 105% 103 ^ Pacific-Missouri— Texas • I 79% 108 % Af-S 66% 103% 105% 12 29 1950 Pacific 1st gold 5s Texas ft ] — M-S M- S /ii 1959 deb Company 3s debentures— 3s Toronto Elec Corp— Gen mtge 4%s series D Gen mtge 3%s series H Gen mtge 3%s series I Gen mtge 3V4S series J IIAR I Ark & Louis 1st 4%s f A Rut-Canadian 4s stpd If A Rutland RR 4 Vis stamped. 57 15 • 104'A 104% *106-. Af-N f gold 4 s s Ttxarkana & Ft Smith 5%s A i 110 42 102% 106 106 J-J 107% 107% 104% 12 103% 103% - 106% — 107% 107 107% 59%. 104% 104% J-J- Texas 1 107% & Gas Rochester J-J (4.7% mtge *107% 109 — 109% 104'A St Louis— of RR Assn refund Gen ! ' : 102% 23 106 A 106 A A-O / 59 High 106% . & Transmission— 1953 Ref & impt mtge 3%s series B..1974 ;Ref 8c imp M 4s ser C ...2019 Terminal I 102 JA 100% R 4«—.1951 1956 Reading Co Jersey Cent coll 1959 1956 1961 debs— mtge pipe line 3s lst „ 59% LOW 8 13 No. 224% 245 *225 V* 244% Tennessee Quaker Oats 2%s deb Sold Uiah 106% 107 104y« 104% 104 V* Range Since January 1 Bonds Friday'! 157 J-J J-D 1961 Superior Oil 3%s debs Swift A Co 2%s debs Sunray J-J Af-N 106% J-D J-J Apr F-A J-D J-D M-N Af-N 1964 1968 3%s B Southwestern Bell Tel Standard Oil N J deb 3s *98% M-8 or Bid ft Asked Low 113 25 32Vi 30% 30% ; Week's Range Last ;\'f , Sale Price Period 108% *113 F-A Interest New Yerk Stoek Exchange v 94% 101% *105% 106% J-J liSf-N Friday , Sonde Biah Low SEPTEMBER 28 ENDING WEEK FOR RANGE Monday, October I, 1945 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1526 107 { , IA 1st 1933 Af-N 1958 J-J —1950 J-J stamped 4s 100 98 104V4 97% 100 103 % ' A *99%'100% ACertiflcates of deposit Rocky Mt & P 5s stpd St L lien A Prior 4s A ser ACertilicates of of Certificates 59 1950 _ deposit ——1978 ACertiflcates of deposit stpd.—. tSt Louis-Southwestern Ry— V;: /lst 4s bond certificates 1989 Nov 1989 4s inc bond ctfs Scioto VANE - r 61% 61% 2 45% 43% .45% 791 43 45 45, M-N J-J J-J 1941 F-A B..—..1971 79% 89 A-0 1980 A Ctfs of of ' 130% — ■ — (Chemical 6s cons series ACtfs of dep ACtfs of rl07 A-0 105% 1st 133 A-0 r50% ..1948 A M-S r67 120 86 86% 119 Vi 26 39% 50 % 3 39% 53 39% 54% 55% 53% 66 % 68% 115 53% 66% 68% 29 52% 74 67% 67% 68 45 53% 74% M-S *94% 100 78% *94 % 100 ; F-A (Joseph E) & Sons 3yiS-1965 Seagram Af-N 105% 1954 J-J 102 VB 1961 J-J 1941 F-A 1965 J-J 1964 J-J 1963 A-0 Onion ttneil 6s 2 Vis Oil A Ctfs debs 2%s sinking fund debentures tt ASiles<an-Am Corp Skelly 2%s Oil coll tr 7s debs Socony-Vacuum Oil 3s debs. South & Nor Ala RR gtd 5s. Bell Tel South 1962 .81 1st Soutnem Pacific 4%s Western Union 1977 A. 1981 1950 1955 Devel lst cons gold 5s 4s series A 1994 100'A . gen 150 92% 99% 137 234 85 84 105 105% 105% 47 104% 106% 126 22 123 132% & 6 Vis gen Div 1st —1956 gold Louis Div lst 5s J-J luu.wiote 114% 122 116% 125 •Friday's bid and asked prices; 106 109 »/4 A Bonds In the Sept. 22 nc u a weex ending the ,every security, present we furnish Friday whether stock a (Sept. 28, 1945). bond, in which or It any is •'TOOK 8 York'Curb Exchangt Friday Week's Range Shares ^c^te A D Aeio ' cuinmuu F Co ™ — Supply MIg class A Class Associaies For I common Inc footnotes • iNj) see page 6% Hioh O/ 6% 29 12% 12% :: 2% Jan 20 /; 27% Sep 32 Apr 900 10% Feb 12% Jun Jan 22 V4 May 2Il X4% W 17% .;iv 5»A Feb J? 1541. 4% 7,800 3% Aug 17% 2,500 9% 7% Ma> 12% 12% 12% 300 11 Jan Aug v 19% 13% Sep JaD 105% 92% 108 % 108% 108% 13 106% 109 106% 106% 107% 108 15 105 108 108 36 105% 108% 102% 102% 103 »A MS V* 10 101% J-J 82 81 82% 54, 77% 90 J-J 79 77% 79 28 74 87 *109% — M-N M-S 109% 52 106% 106% 106% Af-S 7 104% 104% A-O 115 117% 37 80 110% 104% 107 103% 83'A 152 105% 115 117% 36% 41 Af-N 39% 41% 5 39% A-O *__ 3 106% 106 % J-J no 371 . 109 —— 76% 95 79% 831/4 92% 19 41% 39% 20 105% 108% 109 110 yb d Ex-interest, e Odd-lot sale not in the year's range. rCash sale > price represented is the dollar quotation per at the exchange rate of $4.8484. 200- reorganized under Section 77 of sales being transacted during current ENDING week. the regular weekly range are shown Exchange for the week beginning on Saturday, Exchange itself, and is intended to 28 SEPTEMBER Last '■ Air Investors Convertible Aireon Air-Way preferred Electric Great Power Alles 1 Appliance Southern Co $7 preferred 50c 3 Fisher common 10%. 5% 4V's 10% 5% .54»A 2,900 10,600 11 5% 1,200 50 1*9 119 - 10 117 118% •50 108 108 1 Range Since January Low Hioh 1 High 20 2 V* Mar 4% Jun 36% May : —• preferred & Shares Week'a Z.OW - 2 10 common Alabama $6 Par t Mfg Corp Sales for Week of Prices Friday Exchange Curb Range Sale Price York 37y» Apr 5% ^Jun 3% Jan 99% Jan - 108% 114 occurred during the current year. Alabama 17% 105% entirely from the daily reports of the Curb High 400 29 12% 104 vz 18 65 J-D STOCKS— 19% 29 107% 25 105 Yb 106 < the New York Curb New Low 110% Af-N Range Since January 1 I. ■■ 1 21 Mfg 6% m 5 B Ainsworth Air Low warrants 107% 106% RECORD for the year. on for Week of Prices v' Motors WEEK ; 106 yb 105 Va 107 transactions of the week, and when selling outside Sales Last Sale Price ACF-Brili compiled dealings have FOR , selling flat. YEARLY complete record of the transactions RANGE New the is following extensive list and AND ; 117% 2 reported as being in bankruptcy, receivership, or Bankruptcy. Act, or securities assumed by such companies. 5 6 ; 102 115% 104% 105 V* % Companies 118'A 107% 108 — ~2 105 »/2 y Ex-coupon. 117 1 105% 105JA § Negotiability impaired by maturity. tThe pound unit of bonds. Accrued interest payable 105 y2 J 173% '; - 107'A 107'A delivery sale not Included In the year's range, year's range, n Under-the-rule sale not included 111 week'i^wlfS^tLt6?^.?£lsregarde(? ?n taken of such sales in computing the range <*e week's range unless they are the only in wnich they occur. No account the me m in the included In the year's range, not : ' 103% *105% 106% 39 % 3 *124% 125 JA — i 101% deposit 115 WEEKLY in^focRncaem of 118 J-J 1951 60 May 4%s 115 A-0 1996 gold 4s 95% > A-0 .1968 Public Service 3y4S—...1971 Deferred a included 86 • J-J Elec Power 3%s Wisconsin 107 — ~3 65% 105% 115% U5% 115% J-J ACertificates 104 17 65% J-J Wisconsin 101% 357 127 • i 102% ; 102;,, 103 vb 102'A ♦103 Y* J-D t A Wisconsin 105 % 99 % 100 % 103% 105% i 101% 100 3 101% 102 y. *102 J-J Winston-Salem S B 85% 101% 98% .99 .. 95 98% J-D lst mortgage 3s 1958 1st 4s 1960 Central lst 4s 1941 ACertificates of deposit ; I ASu & Du div Si term lst 4s—1936 101% 106 V4 106'A 104% 100 ; /84% F-A 8c Co Wilson 110% 101% 7 90; v. 22 21 <■» 108 >/4 107% — A-O Mem 102 % — 97% 98% A-O Devel 130 98% J-J 1956 Devel- St get* 6s.'.—1956 St 107% 126 -i. 101% J-J Ry & 105% 102% 103 99% J-J 1st Stamped :: 101% 7 101% 101% 103 A-O ref gtd 4s Fran Term Southern 80 15 *102% 105 -- Af-N lst 4s Gold "4 Vis RR 66 *108% 109 Af-N (Oregon Lines) Pac 103% *129 __ Af-S 1969 South 103 101 y2 106% 106% __ M-3 1968 Gold 4Vis San 101% ~6 73 49 ... 89% 99 F-A 1950 Vi 25-year gold 5s ...1951 30-year 5s—— — -—I960 'Westinghouse El Si Mfg 2y«s—..—1951 a West Shore lst 4s guaranteed 2361 Registered .2361 Wheeling & Lake Erie RR 4s 1949 Wheeling Steel 3% series C 1970 Co— Pacific 4 Vis 18 102% 10314 104 v 98% Q-M inc ser Telegraph Co— Funding & real estate - 105 'A 101% 101% 106% F-A Gold 4%s lst 104% 72 J-J __—.1985 debentures 2%s -22% 56 102 ! J 106 89 MS 1966 1952 1977 A—2014 ref 5%s series A. & 10 95 95 95 A-O mtge 1st Western 101 2 Co series I Maryland 1st 4s Western f,:- 100 Vi 22% 105% 105 * A-O 1979 ft Tel 3%s__ debentures— 3* 22% 109 F-A 4s——19bb 3%s__———..1955 Warren RR lst ref gtd gold 3%s—2000 Washington Central Ry lst 4s—...1948 Washington Terminal 2%s ser A—1970 WeBtcnester Ltg 6s stpd gtd. 1950 Gen mtge 3%s. 1967 • .1935 Fla AH tASeaooard 123 103% 103 . 104 yfl 101% — 101% Apr!. Petroleum Warren West Penn Power 3%s 74% 67% (Chemical Bank) fi A At! & Birm lst gtd 4s —1933 deposit - 6 r50% 50 % * (Guaranty Trust) of 50 50 VB Bank) 18 3%s ser B mtge ? Walworth , —' mtge Gen Apr 1981 1991 1971 4s inc series A mtge inc 4y4S series B .v ; Gen 87% 114% "89% 109% 2 \ *. 106% 107 106% 106% . >> — dep -ACertiflcates t«vj 103 v4 103% 103% Wabash RR Co— • 62 - dep (N Y Trust) dep '*.*105% 110 - — * 103% Af-N ' —— 100% 118 . 3 ' w 114% '• 106% 106%- . A-O — ? "..j 95% 104% *131% t *115% 115% 103% 21 101% 101 — 109% 112% __ . 103% 103% J-J 109% — — 101 Va. Af-S 100% 40% .**105% A-O gold 4s unstamped 'ACtfs A lst 68 —, Af-S ———1995. Virginian Ry3s ser B : 97% 72 114% 58 56% , M-N 1950 lst gtd 4s 57% 50% 72 8 51 89 * M-N: .—1957. f 4s series B.— s Va Iron:Coal ft Coke 116% 87% Cons Virginia Electric 8c Power Co— Ust'&ref mtge 2%s ser E——1975. lst gold 5s__1949 Va ft Southwest 1st gtd 5s__ 2003 i -1st cons 5s___. —..1958 ' 70 36% *114% *115% ■ : 51 % 108 ,__ *112 Vandalia RR cons g 4s series 71% 51 7 80 88% /• 51 24 91 90 J-J 195u deposit _ A Refunding As—..i.———.1959 • 66% 36% 46 , 111% 111% •111% ACertiflcate of ■ . 53 64 61 1990 ACertiflcates of deposit IA 4s gold stamped ; 68 Air Line Ry— I Seaboard i 63 y2' J-D St Paul Union Depot 3%s f A lst 48% V 99 48 21 58% -59 J-J lst cons gold 4S.I968 Si Duluth tiA8t P & K C Sh L gtd 4%s • 59% 484 it's 1953 IA 1st term ft unifying 5s A Gen & ref gold 5s series A 8t Paul : - ^ACons M 4%s series A A 2d 92 98% 57%' 59 Vi deposit series B_ APrior lien 5s A 98% Francisco Ry San Louis tSt ; 11'A Aug 6% May 132 July 115y4 May 118% 106 / Jan 110 6 Yb Apr 10 , v Jun July Feb ; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 .Vclume 162 NEW YORK CURB Exchange Curb Par Int'l Investing $3 Allied Allied Products Cl8ss A Altorfer tMicn; Co — 48 Jan 40 29 38 ¥» 1,025 30 47 6,800 36% Jan 49 450 112% Jan 117 . Jan c, 8% Jan y> "« 109% 19% 20 300 100 preferred ■ Cities Class 19% 20% 50 20 46 50 58 5oy4 47 Calamba California —— •« ': Calllte 65/a 6 ¥2 Cyanamid Co common 10 Foreign Power warrantsFork ft Hoe common • Gas & Electric 10 American American preferred——100 General American 1 American Hard Rubber Co—*—_—25 American Laundry Mach ; —20 American Light & Trac common 25 6% preferred 25 American Mfg Co common 100 American Maracaibo Co— —1 American Meter Co • American Potash & Chemical • 8eal-Kap Cement Co 7y« Mar Writing American 393/8 Paper 17% 1,050 9,600 375 Jan Aug 113% Jan 49'/a July Carnation 51 51 75 54 Carolina 22 ¥2 24 450 47% May 18 Mar 24% Jan Carter (J W) 37 37 ¥4 700 32% Jan 37% Sep Casco 223/4 23 ¥2 9,600 17% Jan »<¥ 24'/a Jun Castle (A 26 Ya 27 300 25% Apr'S& 29% Jun Catalin 69 ¥2 71 ¥a 350 51 Jan 75 *• 71 ¥a 33/8 3 ¥2 3¥a 1% 14,700 tff class Common 40 y4 53% 12 3/8 13 11% 3,700 "l¥a Jan % Jan 174,900 120% 30 ¥4 5¥a 5 ¥4 2,100 1 Sep Jun r 135 Jan Aug 7% Jan 34% Jun Conv 5»/4 Sep Conv Aro 10 Va Jan 3% Jan Co... Refining Oil'& Ashland 2.50 — 1 ^35/a 275/8 700 20 y4 4 50 111 y« Jan 3,700 7% Jan 11 103/4 11 Va Feb 28% Jan 1113/4 111% 26 ¥2 5 4% 5 " 5 10% 1,800 50 22% 20ya 22% 11% 11 11 ll3/8 Sep .9% 1,000 VA 1% 10% io y2 800 ioo 8% 1% ■ • Atlas Corp warrants— .—. Plywood Corp;. —.... 1 Automatic Products . ———1 Automatic Voting Machine . • Atlas . 8% Aug % Jan 11 v Feb 12 Jan 49%" 100 42 ¥2 ,| '.'110% ;. Jun 1% Mar Feb 17 104 July 7% Aug Aug 11% Feb 58% Jan i2 72 50 ~4% -4% -4 % 12,500 25% 24% 25 % 2,700 Jan 4% Sep 25% Sep 18% Jan 13% 13 13 7% 7% 12 300 7% 117%;^an 1,500 1,000 • 16 ya 18% 19% 19% 100 S1%:'8ep "»5%ivJahJ 18% Sep 10% Jan 4 "" Apr 23 Jan 16% Mar Sep , *20,> > Sep 9% 9% 39 ¥2 1 Co common Andes— shares Rubber 413/4 4,100 29% Jan • 41% Sep American Steel Barium 40 ¥2 40% 150 133/a 13% 133/4 1,200 80 12 ¥4 ~3% ~4% 19,300 19% 19% 425 67 19% 2,900 43 •14% :,12% —1 1 Corp 1 .— 10% "4 ¥2 ~4% ~4Ys 7,100 5 1 —• <L) Baumann common—...— 1 Bfummel Ties Mills Inc Beaunit 15% Aircraft & Benson Hedges * Berkey & Gay Furniture 1 Bickfords Inc common 1 Birdsboro Steel Fdy & Mach Co com..* Convertible Blauner's Blue (HCi Bohack 750 12% 1,100 14 ¥4 14 lP/a 1 28 27 283/4 —1 coffirfton 4 3 ¥a — — 123/4 Co 7 % 1st 2d 4 4 3/a Corp 18% 125 ''"i 100 Airlines Colonial 17% j 42% 52 56 —1 Mar Mar 1% 46 Jan Jan 3% 17¥a Sep Sep 15 y4 May 125 10 ¥b Jan 14% jun 36 Vb " 15 y4 Jan 4,800 3¥s Jan ' 6% V 6 ¥4 Jan 51 57% Feb 15% Jan 28% Sep 1,200 9% Jan 28 110 Jan 144 32 Jan 38 12j/8 Jan 1 l¥a 2,700 % Jan 38 38 39Y4 300 34% Sep 48 3 ¥4 200 16%- 300 3 ¥4 4% 2J/a Aug 23 Ya — 25 3,300 20 18 ¥4 4,500 15 Jan 19 Feb 43/4 5 2,300 3% 5% 6 ¥2 1,000 5% Aug 6Jun Feb 107a 100 20 17 Mar 20 Jun 35 23% 20% Aug American Water Biscuit . - Jun Sep It Jan ,12% v. ,T>":^9%Feb 25% Jun 19% 1% Jan %- J^n 8¥a Jan :28% i ; . Jan 35 ¥4 500 , i Jun 43 - Jan ; 4% Sep 22 ¥a .. Jun 56 ■ Jan Sep , .6% Sep 1 7% $6 _3% Creole Croft May, Jun , 1.4,.'.. V A. 10 7¥a 67 ¥4 . A 114 ¥4 16 ¥4 4,700 4% Aug Jan 13% Jan 5,000 ^ ' n; }i Sep Sep 98., 3% A Jan 14% Mar 1,100 . 1,500 350 2,600 84 25 Ya 5,600 24 .1% 13/4 103,600 1 10 y4 10% 3,300 8 83/4 2,700 Tobacco 18 V: .4% , 434 263/4 j 18 50 26 3/4 200 2¥a Inc common— Curtis Mfg Co (Mo/. ——. Lighting 3% 56% 27 y«; 14 Va 500 16 Va 13 ¥4 50 50 43/4 6¥s J 13 ¥4 Sep 28 v. 10 ¥a July I2I5O 10 ,. Feb 19% Jan 3% 5,300 Sep Jan 113/a July Apr 14 ¥4 common—. 1% 11 ¥a Jan 25 ¥4 26 ¥e 27 31 % May y 3Yav Jan , July ^10¥« May Jan* 56 % . III10 , Aug. 15 350 . iA%.. ...8,300. Feb 40 Jun July Mar 4% Apr 61 22% Mat 31 12 Aug 18 4% Mar 8 32 Feb ' Feb 3% 2% Aug July Sep v 109 73/8 Mar • Sugar Cuban V 250 .8 Atlantic 21% Jan 25 ¥4 - Ip tt Jun » S :A 2Jan >. 32 8% i 17% 'Apr 11 ¥4 100 83/4 Jun 113 9% Jan —* Cuban 233/4 21 ¥4 37 ¥2 , Jun Sep 36 13/4 Sep 7% Jan 1'700 3% ' Sep 27 .6% Aug 97 253/4 Sep 3% 1 15 11 ¥4 37 % ■ May 19 ¥4 102 21 21% 3% Jun 65 Jan 97% — Oil Refining common. preferred...————— 7% Apr 10,800 23 Sep Jan S . Jun 110 ¥2 Jan • Sep 118 ¥4 106 % May •: Sep 80% Jan Sep. 8% 3% 7 ¥a 12 ¥4 Jan 5% 700 27 15% Jun 43 ¥a Mar Jun 43% 4,100 4)50 3% 10% " Jun /' 2¥a Feb -Feb. 6,900 7% 18% >^21 ¥2 3 ¥4 1 —25 Curtis J. 65 -- . • Crystal $6 9 ' Petrol (Md)_ International A— Cent Cork I.: .. (ord reg)—£1 Drug Co common convertible preferred- Crown 20 Ya 11 ¥a .1 50 5 Aug aa y 36% Jun -,'5 2Ve Mar 11% Jan 60 103 ¥a 104 ¥a 104 —— common Petroleum... Brewing Co Crown 6% 22 23 ——J Crowley Milner ft Co Crown - — preferred Courtaulds Ltd— American dep receipts Jan May 7% —50 & 96 Jan ' — Petroleum 2% 24 27 —^ convertible 5% 112 —— Reynolds— preferred A Corr'xm 14 1,700 1,700 80% 18 • Cornucopia Gold Mines— Jan 500 12¥4 62% • Coro Inc •41¥4>Apr Jan 116. 6% 63% .100 Co— Range I 71 300 —5 Textile Co ———10o Fdy & Machine Co——1 Continental Gas ft Electric Co— Copper Sep Jun 1/64 Jan 200 112 Co.— ;• 34% Mar/ 27 ¥4 1% r79¥4 79% —1 preferred Feb 24% r.7% ; Jan 100 14% 11% 12% .10 Royalty OH: Consolidated Steel Corp.—— prior 5 ¥a 6¥e ;,i , May 41 Consolidated 1% " 13% July Jan; "8 >720 : t5- -14% 116 ... 11% ,/3% Aug 1 16,100 24 ¥4 1% rv/t loo Ltd.. •94%: 16 .100 Consolidated Gas Utilities Consolidated Mining ft Smelt Consolidated Retail Stores J 300^|: * ' 4 series B preferred preferred series C 5 4:"'^r-: 1 ¥a ...1 4%% Cook Paint & Varnish * 34% • «• Co ' 93% , ft Southern wan ants— Public Service———25 Consol G E L P Bait common Sep 173/4 Oil Co British $3 :: 25 ¥4 20 Feb Jan Jan 43/4 18 Sep July 16% Sep 2 May — — American Jun 135 V 94 ' Coke Secur common preferred Sep 6 ¥» British Jun 13% ;■ Jan -650 . 24% 36 ¥♦ 36% 14% 5% Mar 600 —1 common— 142 Jan Mar ' 3,200 10,500 ^'6 %"•"''*• 1,600 550 37% 2% 21 ¥4 2,4 i—1 warrants..,—... Service————! Jun 4,300 ¥2 31 Co Mfg Jan • Jun 8% 250 4 24 ¥4 Jan,, . Feb 122 % May 9 : 100 : 13 ¥e 13 i •3% Compo Shoe Machinery— V t c extended to 1946————1 Jan 1,050 Bridgeport Oil Co— Brillo Feb 600 171/4 41 1% Sep 53 Ya — . 11 .9%*. .^2% Sep 1% .ieya 117 3% -vt——- 11,400 . • ^preferenoet^— 5% 153% July 46 Va Feb 28 3 ¥4 ... Jun 14 ¥a : . Jan 3% Colt'a Patent Fire Arms..-.-.^28 Columbia-Gas As Electrio— •' 4 20% Sep 3% Aug ,Jan 14% July 10 Ve Aug 16,400 r common Apr Aug 110% 1,300 56 -100 Consol 27 Ya « Aeronautical Sep 45 85 800 12% 42% Continental 53 ¥4 ~lVa common 14% 127% Sep v60 - 9% ; 22% , 1,100 12% 123 — 17% common 14% Aug 36% Sep Jan 30 Mar 26% 16% Brazilian Traction Lgt ft Pwr Breeze Jan 18% Jhn 27 ¥2 - preferred... preferred Brewster 9 ; 273/4 Inc % 7,200 12,800 11% 12 ordinary Cosden ¥2 53 ¥2 .25 Jan Jun 21 :■ Jan 11 ¥4 21% 12% ...i Co Colorado Fuel ft Iron 4% 27 Ya Co common Bowman-Biltmore Feb 11% Jan Mar 36% 40 33 33 -- 13 ¥2 —• Jan Jan Utensil Co Plow Sep 7%-Feb 145 17 % ft Co Borne Scrymser $5 1,200 100 Bourjois ' 2,100 4 11 ¥2 1st preferred 7 % 20% 4 ¥4 19 ¥4 ~3Ve optional convertible preferred. (S) 1.0Q0 I6Y4 common Ridge Corp $3 Blumenthal 36% ¥4 x common (E W) Bliss preferred 13 34 19 ¥4 4 200 11 ¥2 13 1 common 20 Jan 8% Mar 36 ¥2 1 100 * common Tel of Canada. 10% 16 ¥4 '1,950 . 129% 131% .1 Development butt Colon 5% Aug Apr 5% 106 10 common Shoe Corp common (AS) aeilanca Bell 12% Feb 3 250 7 6Ya 7 100 1st preferred— 5 ¥4 'Pi 15 Feb 112 125 20% 122 Clayton ft Lambert Mfg— Cleveland Electric Illuminating—. Apr 13% Apr 2,200 19% 19 19 ¥a ' Beck Jan OC Seelig Mfg— convertible A common $1.20 Beau 43 Aug 10 Ye ft Barlow Apr 20% Mar Feb 110 ¥4 110 100 130% Corp Jun 14% May w 30% Mar 34% 1 preferred—...— —. HI* preferred BM...—— $6 preferred BB——.—— "T# City Auto Stamping ...— Z10 City ft Suburban Homes..—-v Aluminum / j 122 % 350 14% 60c Club Feb 8% 50 43% —4 Co. ; Lights Inc— ,107% Aug 425 ' Apr Apr Jan Aug 150 - - (i ' 20% Coal v 124 43% 10 Clinchfield 14 y2 19% 124 Sep ;b 120 3% Aug • 20Q 20% 13 ' Flexible Shaft Co common. Neon 13%: 13"% Feb 10 ¥4 18 125 "4% Sep 10 ¥2 ; 18 150 19 14% Clark. Controller 33 , ; •; Feb 5¥s Jun ii. Apr "17% Aug v y;f 32 Mar 63 Jun ;,V:. 80 Mar 80 19% 19 Mar :;.19¥4 Jan 104% 20% — 7% 100 . .25 ........ Jan 14'/» 14% 64y2 19% —5 — 10 : : 7% July „ 118 .10 Consolidated — Basic Refractories Inc 7% 40 los de H Aug 119 ¥2 July y 118%.May* 100 100 :100 Consolidated Mining Jan 105% 105% 14% "4% Conn Gas ft 30 preferred Apr 50 ¥2 ¥2 Jan 14 ¥4 ; 8,900 100 preferred common Community 413/4 Baldwin Locomotive— 1% May 19 5 " B Baldwin Jun 21 ¥2 July Sep- 24 V -8,900 —1' Claude - - ?v* 85% Jun 2% ■ 116 30Q 85/a —5 ; 18 , 9% com preferred pfd opt div ser pfd opt div ser 29 Corp .-—•'.25 '-itWM- Gas ft Elec Hudson lift 9% America— of Commonwealth Banco '' Jun >! 33 . ;y' Feb 8 & Co M) Community • Mar ' 100 18 $6 113% May Jan 3 800 8% 8 VB 6% preferred Ayrshire Collieries Corp Babcock ft Wilcox Co [J -;y 8% 4 ¥2 Jan 28 > 16% * IChilds Co preferred Cities Service common.... 6% Jun < , Jun ' 8ye common..——.5 — 25 ———1 Avery (B F) & Sons .... Chicago Rivet ft Mach Jun n* 23% Jan 7% Ap? v.v,-:xll% Sep 101: pfd__100 Fisheries.,.— 1 Atlantic Coast Line Co..—— 50 Coast 50 30 116 116 .* 1 ... Co com Corp Chicago Sep 16% July 2,700 9y8 6'/a Jan 110'A, Feb 6,700 Atlanta Binn ft Coast RR Co Atlantic L $5 pfd & Cherry-Burrell common Chesebrough Mfg 114¥a Mar 3% Jan 13,000 io% 112 112 3% 5,400 5 4% 10 y4 ——£1 dep rects reg__ Associated Laundries of Aiperica— Associated Tel & Tel class A— 5% Apr lYa Jan 6,400 49 ¥4 49% _• common Cnans 20% May Jan 3 100 ;3»/a Associated Electric IndustriesAmerican Co Cessna Aircraft Co common Apr 6% July 17% Aug — _• Equipment Corp.. Sep 9% Sep 273/4 ' Jan/:y 16 ¥2 Chamberlin Co of America 5'/a 400 112 :k 30 mim mm,... —. P Central 4yfl Jan 18 2,100 32 5 Jun 16% Mar Sep 4% Ya • • > 16% ... {Cent States Elec 6% Jan Jan 12Ya -X. ///ft • Jun 31 41'/a 400 preferred.* 100 ,3% h 4 3% Jun 100 300 ...——..10 ;— 9% Apr 108% Apr 25% May ' 7% 40 ¥4 49 63/8 non-voting A preferred 6%' 9 ¥2 9% 1% Jan 40 ¥4 —1 Arkansas Power ft Light $7 50 Alcohol— • Central Maine Power 1% pfd 100 Central New York Power 5% pfd—100 Central Onio Steel Proaucts— 1 Central Power & Light 1% pfdL.—100 Central & South West Utilities 50c 4% 47 — — — 5 July 8% Jan Sep July Chief •> 273/4 • — 7t, 108% 273/4 ....29 Products 24 233/a v? 11.8% Jan class A Co & 41% 51 — Sep ■23 Jan ,. July —100 « Products City Carman 50 83/B Arkansas Natural Gas common Jan 4% May /7y Capital Feb 45 45 63/8 Inc 8% voting non Class B 8¥a __1 B Sep 63/8 Appalachian.Elec Pwr 4¥a%,pfd—1 100 Class 12% 8¥a Anglo-Iranian Qil Co Ltd— £1 Am dep rets ord reg ——— 6% Mar ' 5 voting Jan —• Angostura-Wupperman Apex-Elec Mfg Co common. A 8% 12 ¥4 _I._2 common- 3,700 7 20 Canadian Marconi 21% May 39% Sep Jan 31 xlll Sep 7% 10% * common preference Industrial Canadian Sep Aug Ltd preferred Participating 700 12 ¥4 32 i Argus 21% — Fence.—— Post Anchor 21 112 ¥4 112 ¥2" 47% Jan 352 Ltd...—.— Co, ' . Sep 10% " * preferred—.—5 Thread 5% 36% July 10% Jan May . Canadian Car & Foundry Ltd— Jan 2,700 • preferred— preferred $6 n 36% 21Ya 39% 112 ¥2 10c com..— $6 series American 3,700 47 3/4 Jan 6% 1% * Canada Jan —2 common Corp Superpower 1st .10 Republics American Amer 45 ¥4 common—10c 1 Corp convertible preferred..— $2.50 convertible preferred $2 American 46 ¥4 — 7% 800 100 400 . 8 Jun Class & Jan 100 7% Insurance Fire Bread Sep 4 3% May 8% 10% 10% Corp Tungsten Camden , Canada 52% .... 4 Jan 7% ..10 _1 Power Sep 48% 2,100 ;63/4 'Aug 44 200 Electric 58% , Jan 9% 5% pfd————fl Estate 1 Sugar 25% Mar. 42% July -150 ' Class B.—————— American High ;• h 2Ye >3 American dep rets 6¥a% A. A American Low Wireless— Sep & xight— Power Range Sfaoee January 1 High 2% 12% 2% 2% ._50o certificates.. trust & Jun 110% July 3% Sep 11% Jan 6oo; Voting Cables Jan 117 Jan 1% Mar 900 3% 58 1 Mfg. class Convertible * .100 Co— Central American American 3J/4 463/4 Book American "3y4 Feb 22% Jan 108 200: 107'/a 107% 1 American. Beverage common Sales for Week Shares of Prices > Low COc Cable Electric Products common Jun y 26 y2 Jan 86 Ya y 1,500 108'/a 109 y2 39% Aug 9 v Jan . Jan 15% 100 22>/a 18% _• - - 6% Sale Price Aug 350 113% 114y4 Mfg common Last v Feb 39 y4 22 Va Goods Industries common. Week's Range Friday Exchange ir.' Aug 46 46 % Aluminum Curb York High Low 3? 38 y« —25 Aluminum v * .100 Ltd :YVJ: 38 Va 39 Aluminum Co common Aluminium New 28 STOCKS - Range Since January 1 common prelerred SEPTEMBER • ■ II10 common conv Bros * pfd. conv EXCHANGE ENDING Week's Friday STOCKS— S York New Sales Last Range ' for Week SalePiiee ef Prices Shares tout BKth WEEK FOR RANGE 1537 v \\ y Jun Jun Jan . ' 14 ¥2 Jun Sep Tobacco-r British Class $5 Bruce (E L) Bruck Silk Co Bunker Burma Burrv — •xxx 1,000 Mills ft 5% . y, 10 2,500 — — .. 2.50 i pi.. .... _ r —12%c 25c page Aug Dayton 3% Dejay Stores common 34 Sep pennison 26% Apr 91 3% 100 Feb 5% Jan Sep Jun 41% Aug Mar 1541. prior/preferred— 8% dPbelnture Derby Oil & Ref Corp. Detroit Gasket ft Mfg..— preferred— 6% Iron ———« Foundry 10 Va Feb Detroit Gray 10 Jan 14 Sep Detroit Mich Stove Co common.. Steel Products Jan 30 Vb De Vilbiss Jan 117% Sep Sep -30,450 20'/a 1173/4 650 111% 4,200 Detroit 16 Va 7% Co common preferred—-————-. 10% Jan 23/8 2 2% 83,100 iy4 Jan 2% May Diana Stores Corp 7¥a 6% 7 Ye 18,200 3 Jan H 7% Divco -"300 4% Jan A 6% Mar 16 ¥a 14% • 6 ¥4 16 %. 6 ¥4 — Jan 9% 133/4 116 96 Sep Sep Corporation Dobeckmun Co 37 Jun 37 1,300 22 ¥2 Jan 37 Sep ..35 ; Mfg class A common.. Jun Jaft *-* Jan 36 ¥4 37 37 100 35 ¥2 Feb 40¥2 Mar .50c 10 10¥a 500 '7 ¥2 Apr 113/4 July 1 convertible Jun 8% Apr Jan. Feb* 5% ' 293/4 293/4 • rets Jun Davenport Hosiery 24 30 Va 1,400 25 Mills Rubber Mfg—.— Jun 20 v* 13 ¥2 .13% 6% •v;-> 23 see — — Power— Sullivan 2¥a 33 •— Corp For footnotes 5 ¥2 5,600 • • dep 900 ¥4 n preferred. Hill 100 5Y4 — 100 32 24 100 Ltd ft East Corp Am ' 8% 31 22 24% — common— preferred Biscuit 8 o i " 5% Sep 20J/« „ —— 1 ...? common Niagara 1st S5 „ • I. : ___ Buckeye Pipe Line .$1.60 5¥a — k common.. Distillers Rubber Co Buffalo 5¥a — prior preferred Brown • preferred.— A D 22 r —— Forman 22% May Apr Feb Jan 31 5¥a . — Fence & Wire Brown Brown . 10a dep rets ord reg Columbia Power class A B Class 19% £1 reg Ltd— Celanese Amer v ord rets dep 19 Ya £1 dep rects ord bearer^ Am Am British a 36 ¥4 7% common. V/a- - 70C .100 iii'f'' 8 3/a 8y4 17 —1" ..20 ~2¥a 7 ¥2 73/4 35 ¥2 35Y4 200 36 ¥2 38 150 7 ¥2 Feb Feb 11 ¥a Jan I8V2 Apr Aug 21% Jan 1% Jan 2Ya July 5% Jan 7Ya Aug 15 .10 1 92 142 V4 May Jan 8 100 ..10 23^ Apr 1,300 -w— 2% 9% Jan Apr 203/4 •8% 17 2,000 1,600 1 5 ¥4 82 138 — 27 Sep Jan y 37 Va 38 Sep Sep 25 23 '1 243A 34 23% 2,100 25% Apr 10 ¥2 -10 23% •-— 7% —50 Feb 12 133/4 Jan 25 ¥a Julv 25 400 11 ¥4 Jan 253/a -34 100 20 Jan 36 Jun Sep July If I THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1538 Monday, October 1, 1945 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE Week's Friday STOCKS Titk Curb Ixtkui* ENDING SEPTEMBER 88 ; Lart Range ef Prices Shares Lotr Par , Friday STOOKb ; . Hfpft Share* Low Par High LOW for Week . Sale Price Range Since January 1 Week's Range of Prices .Last York Curb Kxekaags Haw for Week Sale Prlee New WEEK FOR Bales < Bales Range SInee January l High Low High ■ -1 Domestic Industries class A com— Dominion Steel 5% 2,400 4% Bridge Co Ltd Dominion 4% ft Dominion Tar Dominion Chem Draper ft ~2f 6% • Ltd Co • — 93% Driver Harris Co.. 93% Jun 15 Aug 70 Aug 93% Sep Hollinger 66 Jun Holophane 95 Apr Horder's Jan Test Corp Hoe 8% • 1 .8 common common -— Duval Texas Sulphur—— —— 8% 8% 200 Sep 9'/a Aug 12% May 4% 4 >/2 4% 1,500 8% May 3% Jan 12% 12 % 12% 400 11% July 4% Aug Feb 14% ft Fuel Assoc Gas * common prior preferred preferred 6% 100 100 Eastern Malleable Eastern States $7 Iron 2% 3% Apr 8,800 2'/a Jan 95 96 375 78% Feb 99 July 55% 56% 975 46% Feb 60 Apr 33% Jan 37% Sep 1% Jan 2% Jun 2% 28 • ~2 ~~2 ~2% 58% -* Corp preferred series A preferred series B Sugar Associates— $6 2% 95% 56 Stores 58Vz 58% 200 47% May 60 Jun 57% 58% 425 47 59% Sep — 1,200 May $5 Easy Washing Machine B Economy Grocery Stores Electric 4 46% 50 3,650 10%* 10% 11% 1,900 16% 14% 16% 85,800 Bond ft Share • • — common 8 9% 50 12% 20% Sep July ■ $5 preferred preferred $6 100 Vz 300 95% 97% Jan 114 Jun- Jaf 70 124% Sep Jan 3% Sep Jan 16% 124% 950 2% 3% 2,900 15% 16% 400 11% 35% Jan 41 Sep 15 Jan 33% Jun Sep 50% If 40% 39% 41 25% 24 26 A 250 —10 common 3,500 50% 50% 50 11% 11% 100 2% 11,600 46% 250 2% 2 46% 46% 13 13% —1 100 32% 1% 43 2,600 Sep Sep 108% May Sep 12 10% Aug 1,800 28% 30% 31% xl3% 28% new common. 50 104% Pipe Line common.. Eversharp Inc 101 Jan 1,000 3 5% preferred 50 Empire District Electric 5% pfd 100 Emsco Derrick ft Equipment • Equity Corp common —10a $3 convertible preferred— .1 Esquire Inc * Eureka 100% 101% 102% 124% Electrographic Corp. Elgin National Watch Co Co 100 101 Vz Electric Power ft Light 2d pfd Ad¬ option warrants Elliott Camera ft Inst Oo 1 — _ • Fibre Metallurgical Fodders Mfg Co Federal Compress ft Warehouse Co . Association 2% Jan 48 Jan Feb Jun Jun xl3% Sep May 32% Feb Sep 39% Jun 7% Mar 25 30% . 5% Dividend If Illinois Zinc Am dep rota ord Motor CI reg Canada— of .Class A non-voting y Class R • ■ vnttnor 6% Corp Co Motor, of International Jan 17% 100 16 Apr 17% 62 * 4,200 38% Feb 62 Sep Sep 53% 1,400 59% 90 6"% 1,700 Jan 53% Sep Jun 24% Apr 75 Jan 8 May July Jan 25% Fort (Peter) Co Franklin Grain $3 6% 6% 28% 4% 41/4 -„Yrl Y,.. stock * convertible preferred 12% 27% July Jan 28 27% Jun 7% May 7 Feb 51/4 Mar ,c. 3% 34 Aug Jan Jan 4% Aug 14 10% July 6,300 " Jan 24% 400 4#. " 14^/ 25 27 27 17% Jan * 110 17% Jan 29 Jan 82 8% 5 % preferred. Gellman Mfg Co commonGeneral Alloys Co Gen Electric Co 8% 8% 77 Jan 114 Jun 3,000 10% 11% 2,500 3% Jan 0 2% 2% 2% 1,800 1% Jan Service 9% xll% 10 9% 26% 26% 1 9% 28 150 Shareholdings Corp com—1 preferred ; —• Gen Water Gas ft Electric common—Jl convertible Geoigia Power $6 preferred———* $5 Preferred Gilchrist 3% 3% 101% 101% 19% 19% 113% -2.50 Harvester Corp -- \ .. Mfg 50 83 Mines • common conv pfd 29 ■ Co - Grayson Shops (Call Atlantic ft 1st 19% Apr Petroleum — Pacific common , , , , • Paper. 28 Greenfield Tap ft Die III Stores Products common. 25c Gulf State Utilities 84.40 pfd100 Gypsum Lime ft Alabastlne—• International Products $3.50 preferred Interstate Equipment preferred 19 20% 6,490 5% 5% 2,100 63% 63 % 25 38 38 700 Jan 6 3% May Sep "**'*" Jan 47 103 * 71% May Jun 106 Sep 53 Jan 4,100 15 Mar 22% 233A 1,100 13% Mar 7,400 Jan 20 28% 11% May Jun 7% July 13 133/a 1,000 12% 12% 200 x!12% Sep 116 Jun 82 91 270 52 Jan 91 83 91 260 57% Jan 91 Sep Sep 3 Jan 3 Jan Jan 15 Jun Jan 15 Jun 11 Jan 12% July 24% Sep 89 900 1% Aug 1% Aug 91 90% 91 225 55% Mar 97 96 Vz 98 550 85% 21% 21% 22 600 19% Mar 49% 46 50 4,000 29 % 1% — 2% 2% 1% 800 2% Feb Jun 93% Sep 101% Jun 23% Aug 19 Jan 50 20% Feb 24% May Sep 18 19% 1,400 19 18% 19% 7,000 9% Jan "9% 10 2% • 15 « 10% 1,300 2% O.OOU 400 18% 19 V* Sep 19 % Aug 22 8% July 2% Jan 23 Jan 3%. Feb Jan. 1% 13 Jan 51% Sep Mar 21% Mar Jan 31% May 53% Mar 27% 52% 60 29 Vz 52% 50 1 % 1,300 38% 700 17% Jan 1,700 % Jan 1% Feb Sep 1 % 1 ——• 34 38% % 1 23% 24 1 ■ 23% 600 8% • 2% 9% 12,200 2% 9 2% 1,500 16% 10,200 1% 42 Feb Jun Jan 24% 8% Sep 13% July 1 Jan 4% Mar 19 J Jacobs (FL) 1 Co 15 15% • Jersey Central Pwr ft Lt 5%% pfd—100 6% preferred 100 1% preferred 100 Julian Ac Kokenge Co —* 9% 11% Jan 4% 16% Jun Jan 10 Sep 125 104 Jan 108 Aug 40 108 Jan 110% Jun 90 10 107% Mar 400 1053/4 106% ' 109 Va 109% 110 111 114 Feb 21% 110 Feb 25 Sep 116% Feb 120 Aug K Kennedy's preferred—100 Inc 119 10 18 % 19 1,100 13 Jan 19 Jun 34 34% 1,650 28% Mar 35 Aug 10% 10% 50 8% May 12 Feb 22% 21 22% 2,100 Jan 77 76 77 67 119 —8 Tube ft Lamp A Ken-Rad Kidde (Walter) _• 5 Co.— & Kings Co Lighting 7% 5% preferred D Kingston Products Kiiby Petroleum—: pfd B——100 1 _100 52% 30% 9% 9% 18% 9% 4% convertible Krueger Brewing 1st July July 25o « A Ja-n 8%- 9 2.600 7 Apr 1% 1% 6,300 *~8 % Lane Wells Co Jun Feb Jun Sep 16% May 14% Mar 20 19% Sep 8% Aug 10 Jun Jan 100 Jan Jan 51% Jan 52% Leonard 37 Le. Tourneau 2,400 1,300 13% Jun 102% 475 86 Jan 103% 127 Jun 140 Feb 19% 300 10% 20% 8% Sep 11% Feb Line Oil . 73/4 32% 50 10 „ B. 10% 350 6% 63 Development (R G) Inc. 63 1,600 19 13 % Mar 25% May Sep 11% Mar Sep Jan 32% Sep 6% Mar 10% Sep 7% Jan 4,800 10 Mar 4 48 Mar 70 Jun 13/B 1% Sep 2% 400 28% Feb 37% Sep 18% 600 13% Feb 19 Jun 20% 700 14 Jan 21 27% . 8,600 37% 18 . 1% 36% 1% 37% Material Co; 8% 6 Jan Jan 18% „ 23 Jan 3% b% 173/4 , 15% 4,000 10% 31% 18% — 6.500 5,200 6 9% 10% Langendorf United Bakeries class Class 53A 6 Jan Feb 30% Sep Apr 2% Jan 7% Sep Feb 75 99 10% Lefcourt Realty commonConvertible preferred 8% -99 V 10% Apr 20 . "8% Aug 38% 41 1,850 35% Mar 18 18% 2,300 10% Mar 8% 1,100 112% 112% 320 8% 8% July 42% July Jun 22% 7% Jan 109 • 8 — Lionel Corp Lipton (Thos J» Inc 6% preferred 10 Feb .114% Mar July Feb 10% Jun Loblaw B . 12% 123/4 9% 1,800 . 60 ■ 100 10 3 3% 1,B00 4% 4% 100 9 9% 5 500 39 • Lone Star Gas Corp common.. Jan ,123A Sep Apr 7 Aug 32 25 25 24 23 23 23 50 13% 13% 1% 1% 53 % Jan 60% 13% Jan 3% 25 Sep 18% Jan 24 July ; 2,500 10% Jan 69,700 1% Sep July 97 97 91% 97 1,000 91 1 84 91 825 7% 8 111 111 39 41 8 Sep 1% Mar Jun 85 * 15 Jun 2 July Sep Aug 91 11,200 7 Aug 11% Feb 10 110 Feb 114% Jun 500 32 Jan 80 V* Sep Jun 6 ;; 3% May 4% Mar Lynch Corp oommoz 41 Jun 11% Jun 13 9,000 8% Jan 13% Jun Marconi 26 100 26% Sep Communication 15% Aug Margay Oil Corp Jan 203A Mar 14% Jan 1 / 41 Sep M Jan 7 , Manatl Sugar optional warrants 6% — 25 Jun 27 29% >;'/• 1,900 1% preferred A ctfs of dep_, preferred B ctfs of dejp^— Land ft Exploration 500 12% 26 ,—10 Long Island, Lighting Co—. Common ctfs of dep. 1,200 11 "7 . Steel Chain 3% Mangel Stores common. £5 convertible preferred. Manischewitz (The B) Co Mapes Consolidated Mfg Co 44 ~63A — 9% Sep 44 Sep 10'A ~7 Louisiana Power ft Light (6 pfd——* ' . 30% -19% 29 Class Groceterias Class Locke .19% • common Louisiana 60 12% Jan Ws Aug 1,900 19% 8% —— 20% common. 1% 13 % 18% 40 9% 17% Jan L 39% Apr Sep Aug 9% Sep 8% 1 Lakey Foundry ft Machine. Lamson Corp of Delaware. 13% Mar 128% 129% 3% Sep 400 — 19 5% 18 Jan 15 Vz ...1 . Jan 17% • 1541. Jan 3% 1% Lake Shore Mines Ltd Lit Brothers 41 Jun 43% 834 preferred—100 Jan 12% 102% Sep 75 50 3,500 1 Co Feb 22% May 7% Mar 400 77% 5% ——1 39% 7,400 25% Jan 67% 5% Emil) Co common _• Kleinert (I B) Rubber Co— —10 Knott Corp common ——1 % 250 32% Apr 52% (D 7% 100 18 100 5% 1 Kirtland Lake G M Co Ltd Klein 19 • Key Co common.. 39% 17,200 10% t:' -50 32 | Jun -t£ 47 10% n page 2,100 19 Jun Jan 13 ' Co see 60 3/4 18% — Royalty 1 Iron Fireman Mfg voting trust ctlf—* Irving Air Chute 1 Italian Superpower A • Sep Jan 48% 100 "% "if «*'-• voting trust ctfs——1 footnotes 24% 57% Investors 20 24% 18% 20% 5% 30% Helena Rubinstein For 6% Kresge Pept Stores— 17% 18% 12% Mining Co Class 25% May 60% Sep 22% 19% May 21% May L Paper Electric Light Hat Corp of America B non-vot com 1 Hazeltine Corp ——• Hearn Dept Stores cnmnion ' ******** Hecla 14"% ■ 19% — Home Jan May 17Va July Hammermill Rayon 21 Mar 12% —10 : 110 H Hall Brewing 14% Mar • Safety Razor B Utilities Corp com 6% Harvard 28 700 13% shs—1• 7% Hartford 150 20% • Kobacker Stores new common 18 -100 Grocery Co 36% 20% • Sep 52% May 18'A Sep 1 Great Northern Hartford 6% July 37% Sep „B0 . 115 15 Tea— stock-. preferred—- Lamp Co Hamilton Bridge Jan 10 coupon shares Jan 52% May 12% Jan iq - Gray Non-voting Jan 100 an l 1% Apr 50Q ——• Graham-Paige Motors $5 Great Mar 18% —• — Grand Rapids Varnish Mfg 4 104 20 1 / Go class A Mfg Jun Jan 19 • preferred Gorham 3% Jan Jan 111% •# Inc Jun Jun 13% ' Gorham 106 108 1% 100 '• Consolidated Goodman Jan Jan 18% * prior preferred Goldfleld Jan Jan 2% 80 20% Coal. Gobel (Adolf) Inc common-.-——l Godchaux Sugars class A • Class R $4.50 Feb 92 600 113% 113% May xll% Sep 9% Apr 28 Sep 152 Sep 84 mmm. 3% 101% 18 101 mm, mmam —1• Alden Aug 3% Jun 2,400 Feb 20 Gleaner . 18% 132 ._ Co., Gladding McBean ft Co Glen 10 6% Sep 3% 18% — Jun 6% — 1 common 109% May preferred. (A C) common. Gilbert ' 8% 2,900 $6 General $6 Jun 7 10% July Jun 11% 14% Aug 6% Apr 15.90Q preferred • General Rayon Co A: stock——* - 46 24% ' 11% .... General Fireproofing common —• Gen las ft Elec 86 preferred B——• General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd 100 Public Sep 7 % May Jan 6% July — Registered Kansas Gas ft Elec 7% preferred series A_ General Sep 92 11% Amer dep rets ord reg— General Finance Corp common. 5% 42 10% Jun Ltd— ; ; , 9% 12% 7% Aug 9% Jan 87% Jan -108 225 1,300 100 c Jeannette Glass Co Garrett Corp common. Gatineau Power Co common. 4.100 75 Jun 40 10% 24% 8% Jun 110 Feb Feb 42 Vz 10 23 Warrants International 26% Aug 450 «... Sep 28% 50 Sep 350 55% — 101 ... 200 1,250 25 14 ft Malt common—1 6V4 31 106 International Minerals and Chemicals- International 22% Jan 30 Va 1 (Geo conv 22% 100 1 Rtorea Froedtert Fuller 900 1.23 Brewing— Distilling Franklin Sep Jan 40% Aug 18% Interstate Power $7 Pitt Brewing Co Pox 26% 26% 3% 106 4,500 60% ctfs $3.50 series— International Metal Industries A International mmm. 20 43% 42 23% .80 Preferred mm. 106 v Sep 3% May Cigar Machine Hydro Electric— Jun \ Sep Jan 28 36 of North America 4% m—m 36% 113 Sep 8% 1 14% France— ammm Jan Mar 25% 20% preferred Aug 26% mmmm * mm> Ford 30% Jan Sep May ' — Common May 5% 400 130 23% 10 —«. 42% common. Industrial Finance v t 3 6% 600 July 23 - 11 9% May 26%- 41 Va 43% Indianapolis P ft L 5%% preferred_100 Indiana Service 6% preferred——100 7% preferred 100 8,000 56 26% 36% 106 — * — B —-• — 5,200 23% 40% Jan 110 Co 3% 59 20 Mar 8 25% Imperial Chemical IndustriesAm dep rets regis —JB1 Imperial Oil (Can) coupon • Registered ; ——* Imperial Tobacco of Canada 8 Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain ft Ireland i 11 12% «■*.» — Jan 37 6% arrear 52 53% 21 (Phila) Jan 20 0 preferred conv 58% 60% 14% 12% May 20% Sep I Illinois Power Co 17% * 8 .. 9% Jan 2.200 36 preferred Electric Securities— 1% Ford Motor Co Ltd— Ford 36% common. 3% *3% —1 — Fan steel Fire 26% Inc Ligonier 11% ——1 Engine ft Airplane Brewing Falstaff 38 25% -100 1 100 Corp International Falrchlld 650 , 124 Insurance Co Fairchild 20% Jup. 16% Jun 19% 300 400 Jun Jari May 59% 4,500 Sep Sep Jan 39 Vz Jan Jan 48 preferred 27 % Jan 11% $2.25 preferred Com stk purch warrants. 1st Jan 25 Vz 57 10% 38 preferred Hummel-Ross Hydrp 19% 33 25% 5b Vz 11% flygrade Food Products. Eastern Jan 14% 14 (Harvey; Huyler's 9 26% Oil ft; Refining Hussmann Jan — Hubbeil 4%% Aug 5% 55% ft Co common Humble East 108 20% preferred— 5 % Vo Jan -8 -8.80 M. (A C) Co common Horn & Hardart Baking CoHorn ft Hardart common 5% 103% 300 7% Jan 60 106 11 7% Horn Howard 100 7% common Inc 14% .10 Consolidated G Co 105 1 ft Co class A (R) 14% -100 preferred w w Henry Holt ft Co common— Heyden Chemical common— Hormel. (Geo A) dep rets ord reg Durham Hosiery class B 2 common 5%% 84, — £i Am Duro Co Aug Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— ft Heller May Apr 38% Jan 100 Duke Power Co Apr 10 Apr 74 150 57 Feb 28'/a 67 92'A 56 Corp 15 ... • Ltd Co Apr 25% Mar Coal B Textile 5% Internat . 21% 132 3% 1,200 22% 300 132 20 2% Mar . Jun : 23 May Jan 135 Mar 18 Mar ' 38% Aug \ 17 Mar 33 — 3% Jan 14 % 104 Jan 1 Marine. Co ; Ltd— —£1 5% Aug — 26 26 200 20 Mar 6% 29 Feb Mar I Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 162 NEW YORK CURB RANGE Week'a Bsnga Shares EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER for Week of Prices ENDING •'''/.Sale*//' Last Bala Price FOR WEEK 8TOCK8 Friday 1533! 28 Week'a Last Range Sales for Week Bale Price ef Prices Shares //Friday .STOCKS ' York New Curb Exchange Par Marion Steam Shovel Harris * common Corp common Low 8% Jan 500 1% 1 Jan 11% 12% 14 43 % 44% 15% . 15% 16 1,100 190 Curb Exchange 40 2% 7% Mar 400 12% 22% 95 Jan 14 Sep 45 jun 12% Jan 18 Feb Jan 190 Sep Mar Pacific Can Co & • Co 8 Memphis Natural Gas common Mercantile Stores ;—• 154% 18% 19 Va Scott & 18% 144 4% 1,000 6 5%% 1st Pacific 1st pfd 28 preferred Jan 154% Jan Sep Sep 3% ——100 A preferred 6%% Textile Metal Corp preferred Participating Preferred 5% 4% 25c 15 _ 1 2.50 Michigan Bumper Corp.——. Michigan Steel Tube _ Michigan Sugar Co i, ' 108 1 Messabi Iron Co 13 • 21% 22 17 17 17% Class B 1 t c v West Corp Midland Oil Corp 16 Va . " 2% 3 common. ——5 $2 conv; preferred—• 14% 7% 13 $1.40 preferred 1,100 Oil Midwest Co_<——4*y. Piping & Supply Midwest Wohl 5% Co Minnesota Minnesota P Monroe Loan ~3 V2 3% 16% 16% 51% 51% 300 17 53 !II•' :i5o pfd 3% 5% 83% Mar Feb $6 Sep . & Elec class 10% new — States Murray Ohio Mfg Co. Philadelphia Co 109% 5% ■ . Jan 100 104 Sep 750 13 Jan 31 13 1,500 Jan 9% 3,200 Apr Feb 3,800 3 9% 4% 440 • 1,400 3% 300 182 20 — — 45 3 - 80 Pioneer 10% Jun 3% Gold 4% Pitts Bess •' Jun , "2% 2% Co 107% Jan 112% Jun "~7% 7% 3,400 3 Jan 8% Sep 76% 76% 77% 550 57 Jan 77% Sep 51 50% 51% 3,400 46% Sep 34% Jan 53% Sep 45 Sep 11% Jan 18 20 109'A 109% 8 12 Jun May 22 Apr Jan 45 Premier Jan 3 Sep Sep 7% Apr Pressed 1% Mines Scale Powdrell 6 7% 1,800 .;.200 "5% 6 Prentice-Hall Inc Bellas National • July Sep 16 151% 73% 24% 200 18 Jan 26 Jun Providence 18'A 50 13% Jan 19 May 14% 600 10 Jan 17% Feb 105% ■20 89 Jan 105 'A Sep National Breweries common 7% 9 ' National Gity Lines common National Fuel Gas—1 National _1 * Metals Producers 146 1,250 f 21% 23% of National 5% Sep 38 common Jan >,100 4 Nelson (Herman) preferred 13% 500 % 17% Neptune Meter class A Nestle Le Mur Co class A New 6% preferred preferred $2 New England Tel Haven New Jersey & Tel Clock Inc 41 50 —1 ——* 1 23% 31 Y Auction Rights w Co 12 6,400 100 12% Sep 6% 23% 29 Va 1:300 14% Jan 29% Sep Quebec Power 13% 13% 14'A 500 11 Jan 16 N 16% Y Shipbuilding Corp— shares Jan 19% 14% 200 11% Apr 1% 2% 7.600 1% Jun 5% 5% 5% 1,200 5 6% May 13 % J&/2 10% 13 900 Jan 9 May 113 Aflg 11% Mar 13% 1,100 8% Jan 14% Mar 8% 8% 300 7% Jan 10% Feb 8% 8% 525 6 Jan 9% Jun 81 % 2,100 63 Jan 81'A Sep 26% 150 21% Jan 26% 60 110% Feb 124% Sep Sep 14% . 26% 75% 25 % 81% Jan 400 20% Jan 30% 63 Mar 70% Mar 124% 124% — • 28% 65% 29 66 % 66% 2,000 4 % 4 4% 3,000 6% 9 31 2% Mar 40 % -10 2d Class B Mar x5 5% Mar 48. Jun Sep Jun Jun 100% Electric. North American Rayon class A • • — 6% prior preferred North American Utility Securities Northeast North ..30 — Penn RR 1 Northern Natural States Northrop Aircraft Novadel-Agene 100% _< Corp 9% Sep 1% Jan 22 Sep Sep Jan i7d 9% 800 4,200 24% 2% 24 25 4% 4% 1'30 4% 130 44% I_ 14% 2% 130 • 100 2,400 3,400 13,400 - 16% ' 600 45 700 52% 5 6% 10 300 7% 15% . 14% Aug 106% July 64% Jan 3% 82 Jan W Jan 200 16% 7,700 9% 1% 36% 51% 26% 45% 45 56 Sep Jan Jan 106 % Apr Jan 37% 38% 850 19% 2,200 34% May 14% Mar 1 —* 8% 8% 9'A 7,600 6% Aug 26% Jan Sep Sep Mar 6% Jun Mar 18% July 105 Jun 110% Mar 40% Jun ■ % 19% Sep ,5, 9% Sep ,35% Jun Brass Co class B .Ohio Public Service 7% 6% 1st preferred-, Oklahoma • common preferred——. Natural Gas Overseas For : '■ % V ' • 1st pfd see 4% 30% 115 4% 31% 115 3,000 350 10 100 19 113% 34 112 113% 20 33% 34 10% 10%' 100 16% 16% 100 1,600 .• ■. - J ; page 1541. ~ 4% Apr 5% Feb Jan 31% Sep 112% Aug 117% Jan 22% 116 100 i common Securities-. footnotes 31% 100 Oliver United Filters B Omar Tnp 4% Jan 110% July 29 % Jan 3% Jun 14% Jun 1% Jan 19 31% 33 Raymond Concrete Pile common——• $3 convertible preferred • 34 34' 35% 56 55 56 common—50c 1 Reed Roller Bit Do • Reliance Electric & Engineering——5 Rice Stix Dry Goods— • 19% ■18% 19% •' Raytheon Manufacturing Red Bank Oil Co Rochester Gas & Elec 6% Roeser & Pendleton Inc 2'A Jun >42% 2 7,300 24% 28% 4,800 Jan 28% Sep 1% 800 % Jan 1% Feb 5% 6% Jan 6% 1% 2,600 15,800 3% 1% 1 , 22 500 25% 26% Mar Aug 14% Jan 200 19 ,7 18% Jun 105% Aug 109 Jan 15 12 May Majf -I 19% Jun 18% 17% _ 7% 18% 7% 7% 18% 24 19 24% 22% Jan Jan 17 Jun 2% Jan 900 4% 24% Co 16% Aug 12% 500 6% Mar 800 17 3% 19% Jun 1,000 18% 16% 4% , — 8% Mar 13% — 5% 5% 4% 4% I 18% Feb 18% Feb 25% Jan 19% Mar 11 100 . 19% Mar 8% 7% 7% — Ryan Consolidated Petroleum— Ryerson & Hayne* common 13% 300 1,500 ' : 8,000 V 1,200 2,700 5 Sep 3% Mar 4% Jun Sep Sep • 10% 6% Aug 5% 14 Jan ^Jan 9 Lawrence Corp Bt Class A $2 conv 5% Oil Co Co 119% Sep 115% Mar 35 Apr common (D A) common Convertible preferred Schulte Manufacturing Scranton Elec $6 pfd—; Scovill Sep 5 —-—1 7% 8 7 6% 7 6% 6% 6% 2% 2% Co —• common 37% 4% 5% 98 97 99 43 41% 44% Bros Inc— 109% 117 14% 15% 116% 15% 102 % Jan 5 — 5 88% 44% Feb Feb May Sep Sep Sep 116 Aug 117 Jan 10% Jan Sep V «... —— "4 4:,. ~4% 9,400 15% 15% 900 22% 24 150 -2% 10,700 20% 2,800 25 91% 91 91% 400 * 24% 23% 24% 1,100 7% 7 Vs 7'A 1,800 1% 1% 1,200 prior stock 15% ; Inc Semler Sentinel Radio Corp common —1 ' 53 42% Feb 4% Jan 2 9% Jan Jan 19 Sep 8% May * Sep Sep >16% Sep * i 24 Sep Jan 2% Jan 20% Sep 82% Mar 92% Sep 83% Allotment certificates.* Sep 15% 4% Mar 100 2% Control / 5% 34% Mar 1,160 19% Saiety 70% 4% 38 Jan 5,400 2'A toentry 8% Sep Jan 111% Mar 20% B) T 3 Vs 550 22% (R Jan 22 1,200 Segal Lock St Hardware 1 Selberling Rubber common Selby Shoe Co ' Selected Industries Inc common——1 Convertible stock -8 $5.50 10% 2% 17,100 \ Sep Sep 34% Aug 5% Mar 6,900 1,400 5* ' Jun 8% —— Brook Water Service-preferred— • * Steel 15,500 6,200 37% 27% 5% Aug 1,100 2% 1 ® * -1 28 25 Jun Jan 6% Mar 16% 2,025 7% Scranton Spring $6 25% 25% — 8% 16% 24 50 Regis Paper common Salt Dome Oil Co — Samson United Corp common Savoy Schiff 3% 2% Jan Ltd. pre! St Jan 923A 14% Apr 25% Aug 1% 12 reb Sep 6% Aug 7% Aug H Jan 2% Jun • . Jun 4% 18% preferred •' Sep 1% Feb % Jan ,50 14 14 17 Aeronautical Co Jun 18 14 Metal Works Royalite Oil Co Ltd Russeks Fifth Ave 3% 1% 6% Roosevelt Field Inc $1.20 convertible Feb 18 1% pfd D 100 ———-• Rotary Electric Steel Co 23% 28 dep rets for ord reg Rome Cable Corp common Petroleum May 25% Am Art Sep 58 Apr 17% Aug 1% Sep 7,200 Feb 35% 52 140 Ltd— Rolls Royce Ryan Jan 1% 1% 1 1 Co v t c 575 2,000 18 1%. Oil Corp. warrants Richmond Radiator—** Root Jun 25% Richfield Ronson Sep 20% 29% July 22% Jan 45Q 3'A 15% Jan 52,200 19% 2% 3% 19 10% Jan 164 Jan Sep 100 Jan 13 Voting common —*—10 Railway & Utility Investment A 1 Rath Packing Co. common., 10 Jan 10% Jan, 156 R 9 % July 6 60 0 & Light Securities Railway Seeman - Ohio Power 4%% Jun 17% Jan 76% 240 ' 163 163 .100 CO—, Securities Corp General Ohio Jan 19 18% May 13% Aug 93% 100 Quaker Oats common. Scullin a 110% , 1 Jan Sep May 7% 11% Mar 13% Ogden Corp common. 16% 13% Mar 25 5Vs May 136 Feb 1% Sep Apr 2% Jan 5% Feb 15 Jan Mar Sep 17 % Jan 37% 200 Aug 102 Aug % July Jan 19% 35 May 7% July 19% Mar 99% 34% 90 12% Mar 2 Feb 110 6% Mar 13% Sep 21% May 110 Jan '89% Jan 35% 45% 52% 4% 50 23% Mar 121 45 52% Apr Jan 250 44% _ 30% 25 class A Inc. 12 600 16% 8 14% , 150 . fcfd—100 ————_—20 Gas Power 1,225 50 — Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% Northern 50,600 9% 2% —5 Co 190 7% 99 9% • Texas Oil*. Airlines 20 76% 6% 16% .1 North Amer Light & Power common—1 $6 preferred • 300 16% 73 .—8 Northern Central 1,150 107% 108% 108% • common- 16% III Mines B 48 IS Nineteen Hundred Corp B— Class 25 107 Va 108 7% .100 .100 preferred optional warrants—, % 1,800 16% Niagara Share Corp class B com. -II5 Noma 1,500 % 16 44% -10 Niles-Bement-Pond Nipissing 1 16 ~ 16% 5% 16 Jan • 107% —. 105 > Sep;:?" 400 18% J 16 Radio-Xelth-Orpheum option warrant*. 107 Il% 1 — 225 18% 15% July 2% Mar N Y State Electric & Gas $5.10 pfd. .100 .100 N Y Water Service 6% pfd Niagara Hudson Power common 5% 1st preferred 118% Jun ,17% Jun Jun Sep 14% -10 Founders May Feb " — Sep 112 14% Jan 8,700 105% 106% 106% preferred 29% Y Merchandise Jun ;9% Apr 13% Feb % Y 1% ; 13% Jun Apr 8% May " "*1.111 Jan i N Mar , '-;s 16% 15% Pyrene 8% • N Mar 15% May 10% 300 9% 73 % Jan 9,200 1 Jan ■ $5 prior preferred-' Puget Sound Pulp & Timber* 'Pyle-NaMonal Co common 11 common City Omnibus warrants Y & Honduras Rosar'o N Sep 1% Mar 107% Apr 111% Jan 16% Rio Grande Valley Gas N Jan 1A Jan -100 300 6% New Process Co common Jun 43 6 22 12% 9% ——* Sep July Jan Jan 12,000 14% \% 12 12% ' 11% 3% 650 1% 13% 14% America 1st preferred 9,100 _1 Land Sep 17%: Sep 12% 61 7% 1,200 —23 Zinc New Mexico & Arizona 23% 16% Jan -100 12'A • . Apr Jan 900 43 1% 1% t 1st preferred- 13% 100 Co common Sep 6% . 6% Jan 8% 19 Va 100 * - - New New Idea — Jan 151% of Colorado— Public Service 13 13% • England Power Associates 20% ":; 13,100 6 19% 18% Jun "2% 100 8 —• Corp 78 % May Jan v Sep * Nebraska Power 7% Feb Jan-' : 39% Mar 27 1 Radio Union Jun 30c & Mines 11% July 44% Apr 14% Mar •117 23% 5% 6 18% _ Gas 11% 18 18 12,50 National Transit National Tunnel 6% July Jun €% Jan -600 • 5 17% Corp of Nevada 19% Aug 15% Jan 350 27 • Ltd Car 25% 39% Mar 26% 1 1 Refining common National Rubber Machinery Steel 46,800 — • .,—. Mfg & Stores common National 5% * 23 8% 50c preferred National Candy Co common, National 4% 19% Jan 2% Jan 33% May ~5 1 Hess common 100 J an 64% 410 18% 151% % 5 Prosperity Co class B 23 Aug x8% common 30 N ; Sep Jan 18 Aug 3% Apr ,.700 18% Common Corp 11% 87% -- 4^- 4,100 11 72% - 43 X142 23 Jan May : 25% Apr '/. 3,000 5% 10% Co Feb 104 31 ~5% 5% Gold Mining-. 14% 105'A 11% of Canada-— 18% 14% — . 24 * 32% Aug 43 Alexander St Power Corp May Jan, 14% July Jan 18 — Polaris Mining Co 129 6'A Jan 30 30 common 80 24% 11 75 RR 800 50 ,.600 11% — Ltd 7% X141 800 12% 32 Am Shs— 25% 25% Xl42 7% , 15% 15% 11% — Ltd L E & Pneumatic 193 16,100 : Sep Feb 38% • Sep 115% 12% Pittsburgh St Lake Erie—. Pittsburgh Metallurgical Pittsburgh Plate Glass Pleasant Valley Wine Co Plough Inc common Feb 100 Jan 32 common Johnson 18% Mar 179 Jun 82% July 51 % May 109% Jan Puget 8ound Power & Aight— Nachman Mar >. 1% Jan 8% Mar 6,900 3 pfd Piper Aircraft Corp com Pitney-Bowes Inc Sep 13% Aug -■'■4% Jun 9% Aug 2% Jan 4 ■ Packing Governor Pinchin Sep 19% 81% Jan; 78 1 109% 109% 15% Pierce Pratt St Lambert • I100 3% • common Phillips Sep 53% Sep 6% May 83% Sep 104 Sep Aug 1% 10 % 1.2% Muskegon Piston Ring Muskogee Co common 6% preferred • Pharls Tire St Rubber 17% Mar — I100 - Jan Sep Feb Jun Feb 60 . 182 * common- 10,700 58 Sep .42% Mar Mar 47 1 Feb May Sep • common 3% 225 44 —10 Power new Jun Aug 46 475 — — — Mountain States Tel St Tel Co 35% 6,200 • Producers—* Mountain Mfg Phila Electric Power 5% 3% • • Mountain IC- £ "7% 7% 9% 22% Jan 40 29 '..•I' 15% July 50 • 2.50 Apr 31 3% . "* ^ —*• Moody Investors partic pfd — Mountain City Copper common.— —50 - Traffic Co 11% 9 Va .3% ^ 5 com com Penn Water & Power Co. 4 3% Jan 14 600 ■ 1 Utilities A St Jan 27 5,200 19' 19% 10%" 11% 19%. —10 Montgomery Ward A Montreal Light Heat St Power "• 1 1 Jan 104 104 30% Feb 6% 29% A 54 • Light $7 preferred preferred— Penn Mar ^ Society 44% 54 • 22% —25 39 Jan 83% 83 common- preferred Dakota Montana 31 1 2.50 Mojud Hosiery Co Inc— 1 Molybuenum Corp 1 Monogram Pictures* common—**— conv 8% — " 5%% 100 6% 5% L & » 2% 1 Mfg_> Public Servi"e Missouri 400 -50 -- Canada & 3% 9% •*_ common Mining 28V2 3% 9% 30 31 preferred--: conv Mining Corp oi 800 3% 9% -10 — Mid-West Refineries:— Miller 26 36% 30% 37% 250 37 V2 1-50 — 10 9% July Jan 21% 22% Perfect Circle Coi»as,*i • common Abrasive—-t_ 18% Penn Gas - $2 non-cum dividend shares— Midi ale Co Mid- West 1,100 Jun Power Jun 5% July Jan May 5 8,000 Sep 26 Sep Jan 23 16% 58,900. - Penn 8% July :: 26 Jan 23 16 25 8% 1 A 115% Aug Jan 8% Jan 'Jan 100 7 x22%'Jan 33% Jun • r . 200 12 % 38% July 109 - >eb 104% July 107% Sep so 300 , 6% 12 12% 13% 11 Sep Apr 1 —... Jan 10% Aug 22% 42 % Jan > 25 Pennsylvania Edison Co $5 series pfd-* $2.80 series preferred. ***** • Pepperell Midland Steel Products— Corp Co 15% Aug 2% Aug 20,500 Jan Jan 36 26 " 14% 38 10 Motors Pennroad Corp common Jan 500 8%> •V 6% 6% Airways Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patcliogue Plymouth Mills Peninsular Telephone common..- Sep 8% 25 Jun 12% High 1,400 106% 107% v.. 8% • common Sep 8% > v300 % 50 107% 111%%.:Zi 110 . 26 3\ 1% 500 3 American new Parker Pen 51% Aug Jan 8% Mar 1,600 16% Pan 5% Mar 4,300 13 Page-Hersey Tubes • • preferred Paramount Jan t 1st Sep Jan 3 850 $1.30 — Feb 7% 7 400 2% 110 Jan 45 37%:% • 100 Service Jan 5% Apr Jan Public warrants— Pantepec Gil of Venezuela Am shs 3% 300 1,500 13 2% 11% 21% Middle States Petroleum class A v t c_l Middle s 20 3% 43,800 7Va 12% 2% 13 ——1 Micromatic Hone-Corp 4% 7 100 25 57/a 4% 7 —10 ;— 108 4% 39 % —28 Lighting $5 preferred & Light 7% pfd Pacific Feb 91 140 Jan 13% 200 5'/a 5% 149 154% • common— Chapman Merritt 190 22% 38% 37% common. Pacific Gas & Elec 6% Pacific Power Mead Johnson 20 38% I; Low Jun Mar 36% Mar 275 Ranre Since Jan u*rw J High Jun 7 1.800 Low Par 13% July 95 13% York High - 500 12 11% pfd—100 •' • • .— $2.50 preferred McWilliams Dredging High 11% 1% t c. v McColl-Prontenac Oil Co 6% McCord Low 12 Mass Utilities Association Massey " ;T *, New Rang* Since January 1 • <41 in THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE l'54G NEW YORK CURB RANGE Week's Last Range of Prices Shares Mining — Shawinigitn Water ft Power—~—— —25 She r win-Williams common ■ {■ Sitiger Singer Manufacturing Co__-Manufacturing Co Ltd— rets ord regis—...... City Gas Be Elec 1*Vt&—. Aircraft CoManufacturing Co Solar Solar 17% 16% 17 8 8 8% 3% 3% 7,600 3,100 97/a 9 Va 9% 1 30 Va 300 13 11% 13 12 12 13 71 8% ""l% Standard Cap A Seal common. Convertible preferred^—. -10 36 35% 36% Standard Dredging Corp common*— -1 $1.60 convertible1 preferred——. 20 Standard Oil (Ky)————. 10. 1 Standard Power ft Light- 1 1% 1% 1 1 (Hugoi Stroock (S) & Co Sun Superior Common - Class • . 18% Inc— 27 Sep 22 Sep Woodley Petroleum. 1% Jun ft Jan ft Jan 105- 9 Mar 30 135 11% Feb Sep Sep 113 Sep May 14 V# July Jun 164 Jun 35 27% 250 37% Jan 40% July 100 14% May 12 Sep Jun 21 Feb 14% July 13% Jan 11% Jan 16 Jun <F W) 16 100 14% i6 y« 14% Feb 21 Jan 14% 17% 375 10% 100 100 15% Jun 17% Sep 6 Jan 11 Jun 110 Jun 112 Aug 5 Jan 7% Sep 7% 500 18% 21% 3,000 8% Mar 21% Sep 9% 9% 1,400 8% Aug 12% Feb 7 21% American deposit receipts—.—Is Wright Hargreaves Ltd • 145 Jan Ltd— 11 "313 1 3% Jan 3 12,500 ,4 15 Jan May 4 is Jun 18% Sep % Jun Jan % Jan Sep 68 July Aug Sep 23 10% 750 18% 14 1,200 12 200 23% Jan 100 19% Jan Sep 2%s t debs., a 25% if Sep 100 J-J —1961 Appalachian Pow deb 8s Sep 14 M-S —2010 Writing Paper 6s Appalachian Elec Pow 3%s Sep 57 J-J -.1970 6s_ Amer —2024 Elen Associated Jan Apr J-J ^.1960 3%s s f debs 3%s • f debs., Jun 14% A-1990 ■ Amer Pow ft Lt deb 18% Sep 31% 10 14 Last Sale Pries Week's Rango or Friday's Bid ft Asked Bends Sold No. Low : Range Sinee January 1 Low High American Gas ft Electrle Co.— 25% Mar 45 9,825 Friday Exchange High 9 July 18% Jun 3% July Jan 28% Curb Interest Period Sep 6% Jan 21% Now York Feb 18% Jan 1% , 16 4% May 3% Feb 300 BONDS 16% Sep 54% May Apr Mar Apr 11% Jan 5,100 2% 14 Jan 800 150 14% 1 Woohrorth .Jan 8% *: 25% 3,800 Sep - 7% Jan 7% 19 2 ; 1% Jun 8 17% 22 4% 6 40 28 10 Woodall Industries Inc Jan 50 pfd Swan Pinch Oil Corp 30% Jan 12% Sep Sep Jun 114 Jan 18 pfd..100 Wolverine Portland Cement 5% Mar Jan Jan ' 24% $2.50 Wisconsin Power ft Light If* 18% 100 21% 200 36% common B 21 1.300 27 i Cement, Sep 5 6% 17% * — _ A 3% 37 Jan 18% 2% Mar 3: 1,000 10% Jan Jan 7% 16% 17 17 1,950 6 145 149 10 Winnipeg Elec 3% 6% "8% Mar 15% Jan 107 111 —• Sep 2% 17% —• 10 10 30% 9% Jan 5 200 40 6% ——1 29 15 ——1 common Portland 27% 53 18% 3,400 5 .1 Mar 17 1,000 16% 16 16% —l Ray Drue Co. Sep 1% Feb 16% Mar 1 9% 15% 114 12 1st pfd—100 • Wichita River Oil Corp Williams (R C) ft Co— Willson Products Inc Feb 61 1 Sullivan Machinery 8% 6% 700 8 Sep Sep Jan 5 50 20 Corp 71 4% May \i Jan —* — Maryland Ry 1% Weyenberg Shoe Mfg 14% Jan Apr 7,500 4% 7% 16% 40 9 Sep 9,700 4% 200 —.10 900 u iV "7% 1 common— — Btlnnes ""% -1 ft Co common-.. Western 31% Jun 5% 1.28 * Westmoreland Inc. • Bros Stores Wentworth Manufacturing 13 800 17% 16% ' 16 Va 29% 30 f West Texas Utility $4 preferred West Va Coal ft Coke ;—w May 31% May 11% Aug 160 Sep Jan 6% Knitting"Mdlsl—Z——ZZ—Za Jan 6,700 1% 85% 12% 15% 20 3.500. 136% 142 142 Jan 9% Aug 11% Mar Western Tablet ft stationery com.. 100 21% 1% Jan 54 Sep x51% Sep 3 690 3,400 114 • - Clftss B Wayne Westmoreland Coal 1,000 27 20% 1% « '• — , Aug Sep 350 5% 5 27, 21 9% IOC Jan 3,200 29 Steel Co. of Canada. preferred 11 400 6% 15.900 16% • 143 " B—. Co.. Jan 1,800 1% 7% 8% Jun 10 Va 6% ..• Waitt Be Bond class A 46 9% 280 98 Jan 85% 6 82 9% Aug 900 69% 3% July 9% 6% 8 2,800 5 Jan 500 85% 134% -30 voting trust ctfs. 38 Jan 29% Mar 100 "9% -10 Standard Stiver Lead- May Aircraft 1% Feb Jan "9% Feb 1% 3% W Sep 41% 30 Va ~9% -10 Standard- Product* Co— 6% 49% 20 .100 Commou class B 10 Jan 27 -25 10% 92 Wagner Sating voting trust ctfs ext..• 3% Jan Jan 44 Va -25 Jan 6.600 1 Petroleum Manufacturing Waco Jun 9% Mar Jan 42% 44 Va — Sep 7% 10% Apr 7% 200 600 -10 -25 90 Jun 4 6% 30% .-25 .2.78 1st preferred^. :: 5% 2d-preferred-. ; Sterling Aluminum-Product* Sterling Brewer* Inc.— Sterling Inc.. Stetson (J B) Co common. Vogt 22 47% 27 Sterchl 113 Jau 6% — Jun Jan- 65% 3% 3% High 4% Mar 1.750 9% 10 19% July 46.% 1 29 Stein- (A) 6% Jan Feb. Venezuelan Jun ,370 7% Jan 2% Jan 1,500 3% 3 3,600 90 1 9 common convertiole preferred $4 Jan 10% 3,700 1 1 Standard Tuba Class Mar 6% 19% July -. Standard. Brewing Co 36 110 10 1 Spalding (A G) ft Bros pfd Spencer Shoe Corp-———— Sfcahl-Meyer Inc. Jan 4% 400 5% 113 113 .100 Low 4%; 80 90 10c 1 Range Since January 1 High 4 Sep July Apr 267 % Mar 120 Low 16% May 3 3,400 5% .JE1 « Oil. Southwest Pa Pipe Line. Southern California, Edison— 5% original preferred.: 6% preferred B5%% preferred series C Southern New England Telephone. Southern Phosphate Co— — Southern Pipe Line— Southland Royalty Co— Starrett (That Corp 26 Apr 12% Mar 4% 323 319 320 .100 1 Penn Preferred Jan Products- Utility Equities common $5.50 priority stock 134 Sep 116% July 21% Radio Utah Ye4ec*r Corp South Coast Corp commonSouth Jan Jurt- 250 4% Shares 5 * 1 preferred.: Utah Power ft Light $7 Jun 32 *4% 1 —— Manufacturing common Boss 102% 600 14% 14 14% Corp— Sonocone 18% Paper Mills (Howard) Smith Apr 20% Amer dep Sioux 15% 114% — for Week Par 12% July 5% Jun 1,100 134 133 134 common---------------- fiimmons-Boardman Publications— $3 convertible preferred — Simplicity Pattern common . Jan 20% Ltd Breweries Co Siiex 17 3% Canada fiherwin-Williams of fiick's " Jan -100 preferred 4% 17% Sales Range of Prices Friday Exchange Curb Utah-Idaho Huear Sep 4.100 5% 17% 5% York High 8% 10% Denn Shsttuck Low — 5% Week's Last Sale Price New 5% Mar Leather common Set,on 28 Range Since January 1 1 B EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER STOCKS High Low Par Serrick Corp class ENDING for Week Sale Price Curb Exchange York New WEEK Sales Friday STOCKS il, FOR Monday, October I, 1945 4V»s I r *• 7 107 104 106% 109 , 108% 109 11 107 HOVs 107 V* 108 108% 107% 49 104% 109% 6 101 Va 101% 101 % 5 108% 109% J-J $ 124 % 127 A-O , —— 100 102% 108 V« 111% 129% 123 92% 102 100% 82 MS 1953 r._ 107 107 J-D —1970 101% $102% 102% 39% 38% 39 % 3 29 42 29 42% 29 Vs 43% J-J 100 100% fAssociated Gas ft Elec Co— A Conv AConv Sep deb deb 4Vas 4Vas„ —1948 ■ S Oil Textron • Thew Tilo pfd. new shovel 700 23% 2,600 ~7% 800 6% Jan 9% 12,300 13% Sep 14% Sep 26 Jan 39 Sep 39 38 39 1 15 14% 15% 3.300 9% Jan 15% 15 16 1,400 7% Apr 16 A-O 41 38 J/4 41 Vt 133 29 5%s_. —1977 F-A 41 % 39 41 »/4 42 29 43% 103% 103 104 */4 39 99 104% a deb 71% 7% 61 300 7 V4 800 , * 92 91 94 110 100 110 >2 C series l t _10 ~~1% "l% 1% ■ 5 5 118 U70 1962 A-O 1970 J ,D 1948 J-J 78% 77% 13% May 46% 2% 45 49 2 117 Jun 9~% May 1% Jan Jan 35% 2,800 2% *9% Sep May Jan 1 9,300 13% . 500" 13% Jan 12 1 Apr Jan 7% 2% 15 5s ft .1 10 % 10 3% 3% 10% 3% 8% 7 8% 18,400 8% 8% 100 . • '» Union Investment Co Yds of Omaha 2% 800 I • r 14% 14% 28% 14% '• common 28% 7% July . 22 100 ;;$5 ' preferred uorp ;• 4 •' .250 -25 common I Reclaiming United Stores common United Wallpaper, Inc Universal Consolidated I —2030 F-A RR 5s 1956 M-S Oil —9 stamped ; Pub Serv —1 6s 286 Jan 15% 14% 6,300 9 2,700 1% 9 2 Illinois 1st 9% 5,400 vti 2% 3% 4 ref 7% ■ I 16% 17% 1,300 20% Apr 2% Jan Jan 96 A6%s 108 124 Va 127% 4% 4% 4% 5,600 •. 34% 34% 150 -10 1541. 8 ... 4 Jun 4 , .8% II J-D Mar Jan i Feb Jan. ■ Sep 24%..Apr 18 Sep 6% Feb 24% - 104% 107% 45 105 Va 107 $106 $101 Va 92 — 67 75 $74 55 106% 107 Vs 101 77% 104% 106 104% 105 l04% 104% 102% 105% 103% 104% 104% 102 V8 A-O $105 % $104 — (Aug 1941 - - 106 $106% 108 M-N . F-A II J-J 30 II 52% 62 63 1957 1952 57 $50 60 63 37 1 52 % 37 31 • 1957 60 31 1952 1941 coupon) 109 28% 55 $50 J-D 1955 : 103% 102% 105 3 coup)- 1941 coupon) F^_————— (July F-A 1959 1 103 % J-J .1970 3%s 104% MS . .1950 .1963 L E_1 series A 7s Sep 21% 90 103% 106% 101% 102% 10 106 y8 106 Va A-O 5s ft P series Interstate 9% May 26 77 12 63 97 102 Feb Jan Sep — 102 Va J-J series A7s Sep Jan 4% 88 104 Va 1949 5s ref •ec Jan M Jan 4% Jan • & Hnternational-Pbwer Sec— Feb A 7s 12% ' 80% 50% Co— Jan ;; 14% Sep 18 16% 63% 104 Power Debenture Altailan v 1952 6s Superpower Kansas Electric " -99% 100% 100% 94% 1966 31 Sep 37% Sep - 'Kansas Gas Be Electric 6s Kansas Power ft Light 2022 r 3%s_. Kentucky Utilities 4s snnenor Oist Pow McCord Corp 6s stamped 1970 / 3%s. M-S v ..1968 1948 ^ ' • ? J-J 61 104 ; 107% 105% .116% J20 108 112 117 % 10 106 ; 105% 107% r A-O F-A $115 106 __ 95% 105% $108% 110V4 J-J 1969 71 37 47 $104% 107 - J-D 94% , 105% 106 106 MS ■ 74 92 $40 J-^J 1963 Power 3%s__ ' J-J ; 196$ 6s Jersey Cent Pow ft Lt 3%s iv J-J 1957 5s ' -10 106 3 __ : __ J-D 1958 5%s series B——— .1957 Seivice May 1% ■ 124 101 31 Jan 1949 Indianapolis 4% 100 3,800 II,100" 120% 33 F-A 1953 6s— Jun Mar 83 109% 105% 3 $102 Va 104% $54% J-J .1963 3% Pow West Jan Power lien A 7s 1% 2,800 24 39 104 104 J-D - Jun Apr 15% Sep 13 Va 950 , 2% 11% May ft B series 8 % Mar 200 8% 2% *3% 8 15% 95% 106 103% July 50 • —2 7% Jan Feb 15% 105% 127'/4 127% ~ J-J :1950 Hygrade Food 6s ser A Sep 44 95 103 106% 107% 107% A-O 1953 Sep 20 2 __ 102 68% 38 — $87 1969 5s 20% 49 15% 66 67% MS 1961 ;—— A. 3%s Power 14% 48 95% 124 101% 102 Mtge Bank— Guantanamo . 81 — For footnotes see page ft Green Mountain 1% Mar 13% B_ Prouuccs Co ft Residential Grocery Store Prod 6s : 73% July 14 .50o Universal-Insurance UxLLversal Power Water Lt Sep 800 13% 13 $121 JVf-S Jun I,925 15 3 104 % 104% 102 —1993 1993 Jun % 26 80 1 Universal Cooler class A__ Class 122 Jan "1% ~1% 1 _ 108 107% 107% B ser _—1950 78% -23 $107 104% Light 5s 4s stpd. "l% 9 110 A———1948 79% -10 common $5 1st preferred with warrants U 8 Radiator common . 275 106% AGeneral Rayon Co 6s ser Grand Trunk West .4s 90% July .100 106% General 45 6% 106% 104% 106 90% 106 of N J Division— mtge Gatineau Sep Jan 100 103% 7 28% Feb 6% 20 106V4 N——: mtge 4s ser A -5s ;Feb 38 6% 103% 105% — 15% July 9% Jan 14% Mar . 105 A-O F-A Finland 86 6% Foil Co class B Rubber 9,100 19,200 A-O 85% 103 Vs (Bait)— A-O 1st Be S S 14% 20% 45 1958 Indiana ^Graphite common. J U.f and International Securities U 13% 19% 103% 104% 1954 Elmira _• Sharing... United Specialties U S 14% 104% mtge 4%s Electric Apr 20% F~ A J-D Sep 8% Sep Jan : 1 J-J Sep III* Preferred U 95% 3/64 7 United Molasses Co Ltd— '.Amer dep rets ord regis. United NJ RR & Canal. Profit 120 4,200 IlO ,,$3^ participating preferred .10% preferred United Shoe Machinery 110% 122 ■fV 33 105 7% May Feb 20 32, United Light & Railways United Milk Products United 122 • 105 mtge 3s ser P Great Nor Power' 5s warrants 105 Delaware Lackawanna & Western RR— Stores. United Elastic Corp. United Ga» Corp common MS Continental Gas & El 5s ■ United 1966 J-D Feb 71 Jun 9% Mar 8,600 68 1976 8% 6% Aug 59 162 1969 4 Jan 4% Mar 100 United Aircraft Products 10% 5% Mar 2,200 ,10c 59 86 1969 Pr 1st —10 52 85 ; Lt 1st — 78% 86 - 5s Lackawanna Ulen Realization Corp Unexcelled Manufacturing Co... Union Gas of Canada 85% 79% Jan 5s series ref Gen 105% 58% M-3 1st ref mtge 2%s ser Q__ Consolidated Gas (Bait City)— Sep 102% M-S 1971 1st 7 90 1958 5s El Gas 3%s ' Jun 102% 102% — 1927 ctfs 5s Debenture 12% May 14 Va May 12% Mar 100 deb Debenture 2% July 5% Sep 59% May 121 112% —1950 Rys Service Consol 113% 183 1954 Conv 1% May 110% 118 78% 79% A5%s i A Chicago 4 108 % 110% $111% 113% Sep 94 4,000 105% 43% 170 6 183 Sep 112 12 118 Q-F 7% 1% Sep Jun 500 5% — 110% 110% M-N 71% 71% 10 ...» Cigar-Whelan J-D 1960 1998 U United 1957 $105% 107% Bethlehem Steel 6s Bickford's Inc 6%s Boston Edison 2%s_ Jan 107% Mar 1,130 ...100 _ warrants United Chemicals M-S Sep 111 • preferred Inc Union Stk M-S 1964 City Elec 3%s... Jan 3% 12% Mar convertible preferred. Udylite Corp 195S. ... of Canada— 1st M 5s series B Cities Tung-Sol Lamp Works 80c 450 70% 71% • preferred., Trunz —1968 5s 15% Sep 1 _• Trans western Oil Co ui 5s lACentral States Electric 5s a Tonopah Mining of Nevada Trans Lux Corp Tri-Continental 84 Bell Telephone ; i Jan 14% ft Construction.. 6 % 41% Jun Jun m 7% dep rets ord regis Edison 118 38% Atlantic \25% Jan Sep 13% common Amer dep recs def reg Todd Shipyards Corp 7 % 115% 7% Tobacco Security Trust Co Ltd— Toledo 33 Va Jan 19% Aug 35 Sep 14 Tobacco ft Allied Stocks Tobacco Product Exports. Amer 27% 7% Jan 50c common.. Co Realty 32% 22% 5% 1,400 116 % 120 3 Roofing Inc Tishman 7% 31% 23 100 ft Land Co Inc 6% 31 % Technicolor Inc common Texon 40% 41% 1949 Assoc T ft T deb 5%s A Tsggart Corp common. Tampa Electric Co common. Texas Power 81 Light 1% 38 F-A AConv | 40% —1950 A Debenture i J-J A Conv deb 5s v - 106% $106% 106Va, 101% .101% 103 „ 19 106% •101% 104 % Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 162 NEW YORK CURB < liAi EXCHANGE SEPTEMBER 28 > RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING 1111 ' BONDS ?,,i> v-;v. < ■ Interest Exchange Curb York New Midland ' * - High at 4% A-O .1963 to. *70% 107 .1967 M-S Minnesota P 4c L 4VaS .1978 J-D .1955 J-D .1981 J-D .2022 MS ref & 5s. Nebraska Power 4% 8— 6s Low A— series . ,75 2 107 y4 101% 101% *107 ; 105 7 / ' [' 3s«L-. .1648 US *106 J-J .1947 Amsterdam New Gas deb New EnglandPowe* M-N' 93% .1961 3y«e'r-^. J-D .1950 5s. '93% .1948 5s Con* : M-N 109 .* *- ■ 92% 92% 93% 93'A 47 93%. 94 * s 00 :6s 88% • . Gss3%s N T. state Elec & N M-N Westchester Ltg 4s_ Continental Utility Corp— Y & North 107% (21% A5'/as series A A 5s 101% 104 102% 105% 101 1 95 Ve 95'A 1st Ohio .1968 A-O 1962 P-A 1948 F- A 1955 F-A 1964 3'As— mtge 3s__. Public Service A-O 1971 Ohio Power 1st mtge J.J 4s 92% Oklahoma Power & Water 5s Pacific & Power Park Lexington Light 5s u 1st mtge 3s 24 105% 106% 105% 105% 67 Ve 101% 109%*112% ' \ 116% 115% 6 115% 115% „ A-O J-D Penn fis Traction 5s f s debentures. 1959 5s stpd__ F-A, 1937 2 71 106 ,109% J-D *117''>119 - J-D 1947 Rys Co AStaraped 5s 53% 20 *.---•*106-108 ..f ... Newspaper Union- conv IA York > 71 106 70 ^ 106 .. 100 .■-100-102 .; *10C% -. — • *100% . 101'A < "99% — | ! i i U 105% 99 • __ ' „ 101% 103% 11 68% 23 -;: 107% — 103% 104 -ioi-% ioiy4- 1 -1001 j : ,106% i! .-*109% 109% __ .' ■ 109 -105V4 103 105 106'A *101% 104 103% : i ,111. ,'107 ' 109% 104% 5. -- 1 . » debs 1960 West 98% 105 1 106 106 income Western > - ior'A '4' M-N .2030 103'A J-J 103% 103%, J-D v;. redeemed).1948 2022 • M-S 109% 10 109 103% / i A .1964 105% 101% High 108% .3.03 *108% , F-A ..1984 . 19 101 January 1 Low 104% ; 2 105:;' 105 , v ; -A-o Wert Penn Electric 5s 108 42 *106% 109% j.j series Low Waldorf-Astoria Hotel— 95% ; 102% 102 A-O > 1952 6s High Range JSinee Sold No." 95% <f 88 103% 104'/e 102 y« Debenture 5%s A Debenture * ' ' J-D 1959 Wash Water Power 3%a_. *107% 107% a-6 England Power New series Bonds or Friday's Bid & Asked y 8ale Price Co— Utah: Power & Light Co--, 95% 19 -44 .. .1949 J N Week's Range Last \ 'VyV';'; United Lt A Rys (Delaware) • 5%s_1852 United Light & Railways (Maine)— f noye "88 • Electric United ••• New Eng Gas & El Assn 5s—. .1968 United Light & Power 1st lien & cons 5%s v ' 114-;-117 Edison ^3%kA~^. .i I 106 107 -; i08% 106 ,107% Interest , 102ya *113'A 116 Friday ■ Exchange Period 108% 101% 8 102'A 102 y2 Curb High 64;;^> 78 ■ York x Toledo Milwaukee Gas Light 4%s. 'V h Valley RR— Extended 1st January 1 Low New Range Sines Sold No. ; er Sale Price • Bonds Friday's Bid & Asked Last Period BONDS Week's Range Friday 5 23. Foreign Governments & Municipalities 72 V4 63 ar* ■;MU Penn Central Lt & Pwr 1977 5s_: 1st - 4%s M-N 1979 104% 105% M-N *106 J-D *106 1970 J-J Philadelphia Elec 1972 5'As Power P-A Philadelphia Rapid Transit 104% 108 104 107 106'. 109 106. 109% 5 109 114 3 106% 109 1- *108% Pennsylvania Water & Power 3 ¥48.1964 3'As 12 .. 6s.~w.1962 107% . 107 r 112 112% 107 112% M-S • 107 •'. BONDS York New 5s 1950 J-J 1959 M-S 1964 J-D 1949 J-D 101 103% 101 101 Sinking fund deb 4s Public of Service 6% New Jersey— certificates perpetual . 7s Mortgage ACauca Valley 7s_. 105'A M-N — 109 102 106% 156 *151 102 151 158 y4 Extended Queens Borough Gas & Electric— 5%s Safe series Harbor San 4'As Water Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s 3 ASchulte Real. Estate. 6s_.— Scullln Steel inc mtge 3s California Southern Edison Southern California Southern Counties 106 106'A 104% 107 J-D 108'A 108'A 106'A 109 M-S *125 126 127 J-D t.S9 A-O' *97'A 3s_—1965 3'As Gas Gas A-O 1952 1951. 1951 . U-S 1970 (Calif)— A-O P-A P-A Southwestern Gas & Elec 3y4s—1970 Spalding L & (A G) 2022 8s. 5s—* M-N 1989 89'A 7s 1951 J-D stamped— i ' ' * 13 6s Gas & 1931 J-D 1972 J-D — 1858 M-S — to 2'As——..2008 100 . 7s 108 'A 109'A ARio 105% Standard AStarrett 96% 4;8. 96% 110 96% 110 P-A J-D 107 107 96% 107'/a 107% 109% 6i 96% .J v'47% 45 - :j j 46% 22 3.07 1G7 109 38 96.%.. 110 1950 A-O 80 80 6 22 -444% 47 ■?• 87 49 H 22 , ,"75 ;#'88 38% tmmui ' * '"V 443% I"*** **' ' ' ;46% | 4' 1 — 37% reduced 2012 s J-D 1921 6%s. 35% J-J 1919 2 %— to Government J-J 8% 8% ' '37% ^ : 9 8% - 446% 36% 44'A to Plan- A A5%8 109 'A P-A 1 Corp inc 5s (Hugo) A7-4s 3d 108% 109 . V 109 58 1948 of J-J 1946 stamped Cash A-O *54 57'A 30'A 113 8% ■■ / • t sy4 '•'2'2*, 5% ''21% 22 27 Odd-lot sale, e n Cnder-tLr-nide sale, , during current week. y y . .. {Reported in receivership. 56% 57% d Ex-Interest, value, a Deferred delivery Bale, x Ex-dividend. par sale, *Frlday's bid and asked prices; no sales being transacted A Bonds being traded flat. I 57% above—"cod," certificates of deposit; "cons," consolidated; "cam," emula¬ convertible; "M," mortgage; "n-v," non-voting stock; "vtc," voting trust certificates) "w w," witb warrants; "x w," without warrants. Abbreviations used deposit Industries— (Hugo» A7-4s 2nd •No r 81 ■ Corp— A Certificates Stinnes f ,*,•; 110 P-A .Dec .. Stinnes . .11 - •417% *86 ' Z J-J 1959 6%s Janeiro de ARusbian J110 33 debentures —.—1957 Power & Light 6s. 1957 gold Ib'jK:'. "*, ■ ] Stamped pursuant to Plan A Interest reduced 1966 6s 6s. ,6s 108'A 109'A 108'A , 38% 34 M-S (State) A Parana 108% 1-951 Debenture Debenture . 108'A A-O 4 20% 48% tit -y Mortgage Bank of Chile 6s__, Interest A-O .May 1948 .May 1948 37 16% ^ i *47 Electric— (stamped) 6s stamped Conv 19 3 ■r'* *47 Stamped pursuant Standard j 91% ' 47 *32 ! i 90% — A-O A 6rT;.104% 109 105% 105%' ' "i . ■ M-N 102'A 106'A 107'A ' *44 % 1947 . 107% M-N • j Ii ••:•/. 105% 24 *105 M-S ' ' 28 - • 4W; -;} '80 19% 1947 109% J05* m .. 101'A 102'A 2008 * • 65% €.3 1 28 M-N : >High \ .7^'. ^;": r' 27% '32. to Plan A Mottgage Bank of Bogota— , '■A 7s'(issue of May 1927)—i A7s (issue of Oct. 1927) 107 V* 105% 1-06'A v ti 105% *106% 109 *104 • AMeaellm 101 87 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 21 -f J-J .1971 Southern Indiana Rys 4s.;t.—x—1951 P 106'A 106% 106'A 1958 7s - 30 *18% MS Interest reduced to 2yas 92 96 " •1st mtge 3s____—: Southwestern 90 *98'A — v. • 91 J-J 6'As stamped.1958 (Peru) pursuant Stamped *28 *85 ?r:, — '• F-A 1952 .•;• Waterways— 6'As stamped City A Ma ran ho 1952 1979 A '4; • • r : ,71- 87 J-D M-N 1953 5s— AExternal ALima " Low No. ,h *69 ... Range .iBinee January 1 . Sold -"r'4 *69 ' J-J 1955 Port & Danzig A-O Jan 1947 of) 1948 Bank 5'As •101%'106% 102 Bonds Friday's or Bid & Asked • ..April 1940 (see Danish lp3% 103% 105'A 105'A • — 20-year 7s Bogota Public Service Co of Colorado— 1st mtge 3%s ^ >.'Last Sale Price r-' 102'A . • Low 20-year A stamped extended Corp (Can) 4'As B Interest Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)— Co— Power Week's Range Friday Exchange Period A Gas & Coke Portland Curb tive; "conv," stamped 57% "w 1," when Issued; OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES FOR ilVEEK 'ii'Aotfi RANGE ENDING SEPTEMBER >•* 28 •Mi&oi} Baltimore Stock Exchange Week's Sales Last Range for Week of Prices Sale Price Par Arundel Corporation Preferred v Eastern # v t c Chemical P 115 1 c. 20% Co of Amer 160 A common- Houston Oil of Texas 6% Merchants & Miners National 25 160 27% 155 110 14 9 13% Sep 8 116% Jun 20% Jan 168 14 Mar 27'A Sep 30 35 Jan 45 27'A 27% 37 80 100 3'A Jan 16 Mills corn- IIlOO 47% Jan 49 Aug 16 48% 30% . 16 48% — —30 31'A Eastern New Amsterdam Casualty— North American Penna Water; & Oil __25c Co— Power common— U. S Fidelity * Guar— ?83 45c 77% 42'A 25c 800 77%" Jun 38 .1978 — ....— 80'A 85% $43,000 .1975 86 90'A ; 16,500 • ■ ' ...... .. 70% 76 86% Jun 91 - Apr Apr '• ' " : • ; , . " - Rang# ; 4 Sale Price •f Prices ."fur Low American Agricultural Chemical American .Sugar * j American Tel Refini2ig.~..... I It Tel_ American Copper •Bird & Son Inc.. i__ . I Corp. For footnotes see. page 1548. 37% 22" 23 ' 126% 127% __ 156% 9% 21 ... . ' \ 195 , , 419 - .: 17 , Sep 55% Jan 3 Jan . 115% Aug Sep 23. 132 i 42% 44 ? , 1,666 37 Jan : V": 100 74 73 % 29% ? - 74 %r *" 30 : , 305 300 Electric 23% Jan: I "Z'.Veb ;! 20'A 20'/e 100 122 ; * . pfd — — (Del) Corp 9% 2% 97 95, 100 7% 6% 535 113 5 9% i. common— 95 .* "2% 96 * f 1 * * 23% 52'A : Jun 96 97 .71 Jan 12 May 100 16%- 38 May 42 37'/« 30'A 31 31% 342 16 25 -v22 52% 554 42% Jan 100 36% Jan Feb 15 ' •24% 42.20 46% 48% 1,372 37,% 18% 18 18% 1,088 . Jun .52% Sep 42.20 Jan, 42.20 S^p 13% Mar 105 " "2% 2'A 42'A 40% 10'A —* —5 16'A Spp July 42 Jan 23% Z. 9% 105 — Zl ; 100- 90 , 1% 105 Jan 488 42%_. 10'A, 49%' Sep 18% Sep Jan. 365 2% 35 Ye 44 Sep RR com. ——100 preferred—: 100 Associates vtc—-.-1 5% Util Mass 81 Jun 30 July 7% Linotype—w Narragansett Rac'g Assn Inc Nash-Kelvinator Service ' National . National New •: Tunnel > 1 Jan Mines—-a North —* -1«0 Mining-.^——2.50 preferred Tel U Tel Butte Northern RR (N h )—-?——f 100 9 ,42%'Sep 6% Jan 11% Mar 5% Jan 12%. Jun 1% ,300 . •: 15%;:; 22c . 20 680 " 55% 124% ! 50C 123 V 1,400 23c 110 57 124% 45b .-50c 1 * 131% 131% 165 2,950" 100 .■, .62 * Jan Jan ■r ' >64% ... Jun 713/^Jidar Apr 16^ jun Jan 22% May : 22c - . 2%' jJun 7% Jan 15% 379 21 200 | 41 ya 340 53 71 20% 21; Feb . 555 15' ~1 * • 2% Jun : 350 .. 71 ,15'A —» Cos & 52 1% —0 England Gas &T)lec Assn— 5%% . "l% - July " Feb ■? Sep 37% Sep 31. ? Sep Jan 48»/a 42.20 _* 15 3^: Apr 99-• 109 3,730 97 42 51'A 30'A Jan 1% 49c July Jan i-42 :V:'. Feb Feb 2% Mar • •: 57% "Sep 124% Sep 109% Jan 30c Jan 72r Feb Mar 131% Sep 115 , :• i i ! I Sep 9% Mar Jun Feb -78% 156 ... 23% " i - 87 10? 13% 16 2'A 100 225 ; 122 Jan 7% 100 , } , 24%' Jun 36%. Jan •41 20% 122 37'A - : .... _— Copper— New England •69% -Jan'iv- .{5 July 9 4*— (Wm) ; Mergontbaler I; ' „• 60 Maine Central . -. July " 44 Feb Apr .100 conv Lamson Sep 29 % Jun 371/4 Sep Jan 41 B -Kennecott Copper -High. 37% 186 Jan Jan 29 1.049 ■ ' 41 'A Aug 118 22% 36 'A 37 % 23 100 ' 125 Ediscn J Boston - Elevated. Ry__ * Boston: Herald Traveler 1,390 22% —,—.—50 ." Boston & Albany RR^ Boston. .182% m 294 . V ' aohl;. 29% July 85 47% 47% 181% J64y8 100 100 Low 35% • Range Since January 1 Mifh 34% 4 Woolen- Anaconda 34% Shares A 56 ,7'A SS Lines Inc; common Hathaway Bakeries $7 conv -Sales :• 54% 7% series A Sons Co—— First National 8tores —; General Capital, Corp — . : preferred Isle Roy-ale for Week 55% —5 100% Filene's . Week'a Sep „ 10% Mar 25 . . Associates— preferred. Employers Group Assoc ; Engineers Public Service^ Bosfoii StockExchange (Last Jun 18 Z100 Gillette Safety Razor Co Friday .18% .100 $2 . STOCKS-— ti Fuel 1st preferred ; General • . Apr Jan — 6% . : Jun 11 »/a 13% 95% Eastern Jun - 17 45 155 RR pfd. Co 6% Sep 10% Mar 8 Jan Jun, 19 % July i 12'A * Sep 77% 45 'A Jun Mar .: series A •45C Jan 63% 15 345 43'A 13% Aor 17 Jan 14. 17%.- prior preferred ——:—*100 Eastern Mass Street By— 31% Sep /Mar 10 y4 300 „ 8 5% Mar 200 7% 12% 12 Common , 42'A ... ..BOB'.*- .' *, 45c * i—1—60 ; Baltimore Transit Co 4s 5s 31'4 26 High 90 14 -4'/a% . 2 Gas ' .10 Range Copper Apr Apr y 17,'A — Passumpsic River & Conn LOW 60% -Jan 464 17% b Prop Hecla— & Range Since January 1 Shares 82 13% .100 1st D Personal Service Cities Sep 8 1,030 class Calumet July Feb C class 7% 1st pfd._._ Trust— Boston Ai Providence RR Jun Jan 13'A 7% 10% ' High 12 .100 pfd stamped 1st pfd stamped... .100 class B Boston Sep 12% 35% ;Bank_— Marine 160 — Jun 79% .100 stamped 1st pfd class A 80% .100 stamped., preferred 8% Jun Jan 17% 120 7 40 Apr Feb 114 25 10% * Trans Vernon-Woodbury Mt pfd vtc. 5 20 20 20% 10'A Fidelity & Deposit Co Finance 115 20% 1 2.75 1,437 1,073 Sep .100 prior preferred 5% 24% Low RR— Maine & 6% High Jan 16 301 6 7% Range Since January 1 Low 34 5 pfd B -100 4%% Co Sugars Assoc com v t Shares 24% 32% 34 Boston High 24 5 -100 t c Gas E L & Davison 24% Co common Bait Transit Consol Low Range of Prices Sale Price For Friday STOCKS Last STOCKS— wO/, 4 Sales for Week Week's; Friday , j yctifSiTwi^WftiWrt jIkufin.|«WIWm*r*im^ > rt4*10••* THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1542 Monday, October 1,1945 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE Vh*-'~ '' y Folding Stone Co Tor ring ton 40% Univ Co Feb 17% 174 14% Apr 17% 1,066 10% Jan 17% Jan 7 % 35% July 41% 41% 24% 24% 80 108% 110% 79% 365 134 49 69 70% 24% Middle Sep 50 Jan 69 North Sep American Northern 90c 25 90c Jun 1% Jan 16% 16% 35% 12% 16% 107 35 Waldorf 13% 36 707 31% July 38 Feb North Omnibus Parker Corp Pen (The) 67c preferred Penn Electric Gas & Elec Quaker Chicago Stock Exchange Friday Week's Last Range for Week of Prices Shares Sale Price STOCKS— Low Far Co Steel Acme Corp common IIZIIi common Bearing Ball 32% 100 25% Apr 32% 50 15% Jan 18% Jan 13% 2,750 10 % Jan 15 % May 13 3,300 Co & 12% 13 11% Belden Berghoff 21% 150 Sep Jan 19% Sep 44% 200 47% 100 38% 24 1, )D'» 13 13 200 • 29 28 % 29 250 100 147 147 10 20 6 class common South Spiegel St Inc Louis A 100 12% Jan 15% 50 33% Jan 50 7% 2,250 4% Jan 50 26 Jan 34 Jun 100 163/4 Jan 21 % Jun 13% 10% Mar 300 13% Sep 18% 1,300 28% Sep Feb 100 32% Apr 43 550 6 % Jan 8% July 22 % Sep 50% 5 43 5 common 43 8% 8% 22 20% 22% 34 —■»»10 Butler Brothers 42% 8% 1 Ring common Serv pfd 86 34T 34 • 106 1 * common.. preferred 17 105 2% 50o Central 8 W Util common 4% 133/4 Jan 3,200 Sep ' ' 22 450 2% 400 4% % 650 5,400 152 14 Jan 34 -Sep Jan * 99% 90 17% 3% 148 4* 106 2% 17 150 Fur pfd———• Cherry Burrell Corp common 5 10 ..1 United Utah Chicago Corp common ¥ ■ North Western 110 200 37 % 26 Inc Jan Jan tt Jan 2% Unlisted Sep 18 July 5 Jun 152 Sep Apr 423/4 124% 124% — 20% 20% 17 17 25 31% 1 12% Decker (Alf) 6s Cohn Inc common—10 31% 73/8 Jan Feb 16% 400 12% Mar 40% 42 70 26 50 26 % 20% Jan 62 Jan 44 Sep Sep 25% Jan 49% 93% Jan 128% Sep 9% Mar 19 50 13 Jan 19 Sep 15% 350 14 Apr 16% Feb 35% 1,400 31 Apr 35% cap. 23% 24% 17 Jan 26 Sep 43% 70 36% Jan 45 Jun 42% 44% 500 23% Jan 44% 14% Mar 20% Sep 12 15% Sep Sep 20% 19% 20% 1,200 15 15 15% 500 75% 73% 75% 1,000 10 10 2,700 ; 9 % 48% 48% 35% 35% 35% 13% 13% 13% 18% Corp 9,600 23% 12% 28% Jan 31% July 7% Jan 110 36 100 500 17% 500 10 (The) 173/4 37 93% 87% Brands Oil Feb 23% Mar 12% Sep Sep Btudebaker Corp U S Rubber Co 6 270 3"% Jan 8 16 300 12% Apr 16 42% 42% 100 40% Mar Safety 100 17 Jan 600 15 Jan 18% 27 27% 200 18% Jan 27% 5 5% 1,950 4 Apr 87% 300 39 Mar 1,150 13% Mar 375 35% Jan 40 % 30% Sep 38% Jun of Inc Goodyear Tire & Rubber common W) common (H Great Lakes Dr Hall Printing Heileman Hein Dk & Co common com G : 17% 700 31 500 24% Aug 34% 200 16% Feb 19 2,500 6% Jan 11% Sep Jan 10 Aug Jan 75 Sep 19 18% 19 10 11% 9% 14% .* 13% 14% 250 9 Jan 100 51% July 300 16 24 24% 29% 30 17% 18 650 Jan * • 21 1,100 29 38% Illinois Brick Co capital 10 Independent Pneumatic Tool vtc com.* Indianapolis Power & Light com * ♦ - Interstate Prod Power common $6 1 pfd • 31 Ken-Rad Tube & Kentucky Util jr 67c Lamp cum Kimberly Clark ..50 For footnotes .100 common see page Feb C 18% 14% 60 21 July _ Sep Sep JSep Jun O N 28 Jan 38% 48% Jan 17 Jan — 153/4 2,800 26% 27% 1,300 400' — 10% 59% 21 ' Jan 163/4 19% Jan 27% 29% —- 60% 400 29 30% 1,100 68 68 603/4 30% — Week's Jan 37 Jun Sep Sep Mar Sep Sep Aug 56% #ug 183/4 Jan 65% May 30% Sep 57 100 68 Aug Sep 10% Jan 13% 48 Jan 57% Mar 141/4 Jan 20% July 24% 200 17 25 % 50 24 53/4 500 3% Jan 24% Sep Jan 27% 28% 150 7% Jan 25% Aug xl9% Jan 400 • 9% ' 50 6% >Jan 380 32 7 Union 12% -Jan 6% July 16% Aug 30 28% 9% 39 Sep Sep Sep Jun 10 10% 10% 1,150 34% 250 55% 55% 10 52% 10 107% Jan 100 38% Jan h 110% 110 % 531 53 N 600 6% 7% Jan Jan 28% Mar Feb 10% 11% 35 56 110% 53 Sep Jun Sep May Low 32% Jan 37% Sep 50 7 45/s Jan 7 Mar 10 28% Jan 423/4 Sep 11 — 11% 65 10 Jan 123/4 Jun 3 3% 76 4 Jun 107 —Z5 107% "3 20 ... 50 23/4 Mar 106% 109 Kahn 1,206 8% Jan 14 Feb 157 78% Jan 86% Sep 14 200 11 July 16 Jan 355 7 Apr ' — • 9% Jan ,19 120 57 •-57 16 46 Mar 29 10 26% Jun 33% Jan 46 46 — preferred 100 , 46 53 40 Jan 46 Apr 48 Apr 36% Jan 50% Sep 44% May • — 50% 50% 10 42 % — 43% 140 * — 50 "Z gtd 57 118 19 19 185 110 10 16 Sep Jan 118 Sep Jan 20 Aug * Pumps * i. . Printing , " ' 100 63% 435 239% 248 -f 26% 3 217 26% 27 ^ — "so Mar 65% Jun Apr 248 Sep Sep 23% Jan 27 Mar 24 Sep 50% Sep 23% 23% 20 14% Jan 50 50 25 43 Jan ■ < 5% 55% Mar 234 10 125 * : Preferred 239% * - 5% 61% 61% - preferred ^,—— . 5% * Procter 6s Gamble Rapid 118 * Manischewitz S 13% 93/4 May 19% Jun 29 — * Art National U 18% 9% * Miami 87a -9% . * Insulation 1st Jun 12% 85 14 . * Yards— 1093/s Sep 11% 84% 12. 50 Eagle-Picher Early & Daniel Gibson High 155 37% 423/a -* _ 1 Stock Range SInee January 1 High 42.% 423/4 Drug Formica Jun Jan. 650 r. ' P 37 a ... Telephone Low t Dow Little 53/4 16 T Cincinnati Sep Sep 550 30 & *' Shares * pfd—. Crank Sales for Week of Prices 20 Kroger 24% 29% Ball Cincinnati Sep 40 1548. 800 19% Far : ' • Cincinnati Street 18 230 28 Cincinnati 30% 34% A com pfd preferred 32% 15 Sale Price Champion Paper & Fibre Churngold .4.I——.... Jan id 10% 225/8 May Jan 19 60% -.1 ' Unlisted— " American Rolling Mill— ' Cities Service Columbia General Pure Gas ....... • — ' — in Oil Sep Standard Sep United 9% 245 15% Jan 26% Sep 43 20% Jan 24 Jun 21 139 18% Aug 24 Jun Brands Products • 4 Jan 8% 9% 458 71% 73% 310 62% 19% 33 18% Jun 41% 40% 41% 222 28% Jan 14% 14% 14% 30 9% 12% Aug .... Sep 75% Jan 19% 73 19% Air 24 % 22% 20 Vs — - Motors 23% 22% 24% * City Ice & Fuel Drug Co common Kellogg Switcboard common 28% July Jah 27 % 125 partic Apr 18% 9% - Katz Mar ' • .10 Products 22 13% 28 30 9 22% Aug/ 22 15% „ Machine 13% 54% 16 '»■ 7%" Jun 49% Sep 11% Jun 15% „ common , 200 ■ Steel 18% Mav ■ ■ Jan Jan 800 „ • * common I 500 25% — Sep 5% 38 » Laundry Sep 18 5 .1 87% 67% 600 600 — J American 24% 13 .. * Jan 100 7 48 36% 1 STOCKS— 18% Feb 54% — — Indiana 15% July "* 25 Hershey com (new) Hubbell Harvey Inc common Hupp Motors common (new). 1,000 60 17% 3 common 13% Mar 20 _ l Houdaille 8% 62 60 ' — 10 Parts 600 18% 19% «... «... 200 73 % 17% * 9% 72% — * cap Hibb Spencer Bartlett com Inc 16% 29 11% —* common Brew Co Werner Motor Horders 16% 72% Sep Sep Jun 27% — common. N American 7% Aug 13% Jan 100 1 Bros Co 8 5 Goldblatt Gossard 8 • 37 100% 20% Friday 44 — 10 Jan Jan Cincinnati Stock Exchange Feb 100 common 173/4 29% — 5% Mar 30% common Jan Feb 76% — common—.—.. Sep 5 40% Corp Jan 100 * Feb 27 30% Razor 11% 700 63/4 21 — 46% May 26% May 24% 18% 39% 10 Motors Gillette Sep 9% 42 Sep — Preferred General 21% Jan July Jun May 22% Sep . 8% Mar 7% 1,100 47% • Republic Steel Corp common Standard Standard 213/4 A Jan 35 * - Incorporated Sep 41 class 50% May 1,350 Last Candy 10% Mar 37% May 14% July 2,250 93% 63/4 —3 Paramount Pictures Inc— 46 21% General Finance Corp common Jan 31% July 8% —1 Corp 12% May 41 10 7% 11% 38% 17% „ Iron Corp common (Glen L) Co common.. Martin Jan 213/4 1% 75 400 21% 36 % — • Pure Oil Co 41 Brewing common Jan 600 8% 37 —1 Radio Corp of America common 4,150 Sep 44% Mar 38% common— Jun (The)—— Drive Auto May 59% 100 * Jun 12% May 43 1 common 18% 31% Sep 55 43 % . .6 capital 49% Aug 24% * com common 24% July 24% 5 Sep 16 19 * 17 Utll Corp Inc.. Jun 22 3% 23% 200 19 common 16% Jan 15% — 39% 1,100 1,000 6 250 5% . Jan 5% 37 % 21% New York Central RR capital 18% —• ...——6 Elgin National Watch Co. —15 Eversharp Inc common (near)—....1 Jan 26% Aug 5% Mar 21 Vss 10 900 12% 42% 17% May June 42% Apr Jun 100 21% 17% Jun 37% Co Nash-Kelvinator , Sep 17% Mar 21% Interlake Jan 23% 16 Steel 35 300 46 5% • Corp .6 Domestic Industries Xno class A. ......I General 18% 36% 37 % com Electric 300 • 11% common—~2 Doehler-Jarvis (Peter) Apr • Machine 53 % 13,750 44 * common.——— Dodge Mfg Corp common Fox 14% 14% Aug tl9% Aug 5 Curuss-Wright 41% * * 2% Four-Wheel Sep 16% . Apr 42% partic shs vtc A— partic shs vtc B Lighting Inc .common America Sep 9% Stocks— 20% 16 200 5 Common Mills of 26% Jan 26 • American Radiator & St 8an com— Anaconda Copper Mining .50 Atch Top & Santa Fe Ry com— ICO 20% 8% ; / Common Flour Jan 5% 42 8% Jan 44 50 Housenold 18% 25 capital common Corp 25 60 % partic pfd Paper Corp Sep 100 100 400 21 % Radio 1,400 7% —5 common Commonwealth Edison common Electric 37% 1,050 * Indust Zenith 20 % 43 Consolidated Biscuit common— Eddy Jan 1,700 5 Sep Jan 23% 18% 5 Sep 46% 16% 5 Woodall Bethlehem 59% 23% 100 Apr July 21 * Jan 43% Jan 76% 30 50 9% 17% • common Bankshares Jan ' 16% 80 120 16% Wisconsin 8% 59% Service Co common...*..—..10 Co 23% 100 . July July Ry— for common_js. & 87 20 % Telegraph common. 100 Westinghouse El & Mfg com (new) 12% Pullman Deere Jan 21 5 2 Products 82 3/4 * ——-— Diamond- T Motor- Car 69% 9% Union 1,350 —* preferred Chicago Flexible Shaft common.. Curtis 100 26 20 Line Radio Western General vtc 40 % May 1 La Salle Street Air 16% 8 Co Jan 37% 1 capital (The) common 14% 16 Consumers 33% 23% 1 Corp 20% States"pr&~£t Co 700 32 capital Sep 39% 94 common Yates-American 10 4 common Aug 4 87 * Corp Transportation Light & Rys Specialties common United United 28% Jun 23 Mar 800 600 13 108 2 87 1 1 208 South 32% 20% 28% Jan 18% Mar 39 100 common 98 59 100 Sep (The) 39% 50 200 53 Aug Sep gColeman 4 53 Jun 8% Cities 22 3 Feb May 8% Mar 6% May 9% 50% Corp 108 22 25 Jan Jan 333/4 Chrysler 107 Co 3 5 3% 100 Jan & 108 * 10 Indiana Feb May 14 capital Corp 16 29% Sep 15i> Jan 48% Corp 8 2,300 136 7% • of Feb 17'A Aug 11% May 23% Jan 14 10 Stockyards capital Dredge preferred Oil Juiy Sep 47% Sep 24 Sep 44% 48% Nat Standard Sep 39 7% com Works Sep 16 48% • Lathe 69 % - 5 (new) Bend Feb 10 com Texas 5% Jan tc 147 15% Mar V 22% * pfd 40 36% .Jan 47% 35 5% Chicago 15% Mar Jan 43% 15 % 10% 37 Convertible 13% Mar 400 35J/2 33/4 Jan 23% Central 400 31 2% II Sinclair Oil Corp 32% 13 Secur Corp Jan 16 30 5 Jan 7 a/4 150 111 48% 15% 31 25 1% 850 550 Convertible Jan Sundstrand Machine Tool common Swift & Co capital 34,350 400 Central 33 500- 1,000 Sep Sep 3% 10% 8 Pub 50 69% Storkline 50% Illinois Feb 39% 68% Jan 32 Central Sep 4% 39 % 69% 4 Signode Steel Strap— 20% — common M) Sep 16% 3% 213/4 8 6s Co (A Sep 16 Jan Mar 17 48 Castle 30% Apr Standard 32 (E L) Jan 8% 10% Stewart-Warner —....—-—1 Piston 18% .600 Feb Brown Fence 6s Wire class A pfd.—• Burd 700 Feb 4,600 5 U S Steel common Bruce Co Mar Sep 135 7% 32% common... Common Jun 38 11% Sep 5% Corp Borg-Warner Corp 18% 35% Jan 6% 3% 8 common Brewing 13 11% 10% Laughlin Inc common... & Bliss 1,400 common Co Jan Feb 115 10 11 3% ^Delaware) Co Mfg 16 3/4 13% Mar 100 16 % 10 common Corp class B 150 30% 15% common Co 18% 38 Sep Sep Sep 15 common Cummins 9% Trane 115 21 21% Athey Truss Wheel capital Bastian-Blessing Mfg Jan 15 1 common Common Equipment Corp common— Asbestos Mfg Co common Washer 7% 7% Aug 100 450 10% 115 Aro Automatic 9% 18%- 9% 18% ~ common Aviation Corp Serrick Sep 16% Public Service pfd American High 16% common Allied Laboratories common Armour Low 32% 13 .5 Advanced Alum Castings Aetna Range Since January 1 16% • Admiral Reliance High Co Packing Schwitzer 32% 25 common Mfg D) (J Adams Oats Rath Sales 5% 29% 2 RR capital Peoples Gas Lt & Coke capital Steel Car 100 16% • Pennsylvania Pressed 9% Apr " 30% common lien A 8% 38 100 cl 10 Jan ' 3% common Switch 45 Jan 6% 18% vtc _ Penn Jan 7% 1,000 15% common Co 30 1,300 8% • common Peabody Coal Co class B 37% 43% 11% Aug Sep 9% 18% Sep May 14 79% ~9% * Co prior Jan 1 Corp common Bancorp common. Util 7% _J Illinois West High 4% Mar 850 14 9% ' • com common Car Low 900 7% 5 1 Noblltt-Sparks Ind Inc capital Sep 70% 59% July 12% " 7% -, 43% * Mfg commpn Northwest 90c 1 National Cylinder Gas common National Pressure Cooker common National Standard common Apr r ~9% 7 capital Montgomery WarcL«5c 80% May 51% 76 14 Range Since January 1 High 6%. 1 .2 common West Corp 6s Hart Inc Miller Sep 110% 45 260 68% Jan July 7 • Mickelberry's Food Prod Jun 73% July 20 67% 69 79% 49 1 System Inc Westinghouse Electric Corp Sep Sep May Mar 15% 90 400 79 common-50 Corp Holding 4% 8 5 Low 5 • Mapes Consol Mfg capital Marshall Field common—.—,. Modine 10 Smelting Ref & Min 2% July Feb 1% 17% 40% 25 Rubber S 200 5 25 B Shares 14% Mar Jan 12% 30 2% 17 5 U common common.... Libby McNeil & Libby common— Printing Co common Lindsay Light & Chemical com Jun 3% 1% Aug 16% - U 12% 2% * — ......—— preferred Venezuela 33% Aug 420 2 12% 12 Vi common—* Securities United Shoe Mach common 6% 1% 17% Drug Inc Fruit Co United United 1,438 Ext & Cumulative preferred * Elec Suburban 39% Salle Lincoln Inc Webster & 146 38% 39% -* 10 Shawmut Assn for Week ef Prices Par La Death Line Material Co Mach Machine Button 38% Mar 63% 2 Hole Reece High 5 May 63% Sep Jan 30c 60% Quincy Mining Co Reece Low 669 3% 2% —-cm.—50 RR Pennsylvania Isles Range Sale Price STOCKS— Range Sine* January 1 Hioh Low * Pacific Mills Week's Last Shares 100 Old Colony RR 28 W fer Week •f Price* Far '■: ■ Range Bala Frit* .,- SEPTEMBER Friday Lad Z?" ENDING Sale* Week'* Friday '§£r?$0tyyS 9TOCKB— WEEK FOR Sep 20% Jun 41% ► v Sep 14% Sep |1 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 Volume 162 OTHER STOCK EXCHANG RANGE WEEK FOR ENDING SEPTEMBER 28 Range dales Range Sale Price STOCKS— Week's Last of Prices ~ ;• for Week Shares Bang* Bine* January 1 Brass Mfg Akron Body & Coach American Refractories Basic preferred Cleveland Cliffs Iron Cliffs Corp* common Bookbinding Commercial Manufacturing Fostoria Pressed Steel Eaton Goodrich (B F) common Greif Bros class Cooperage A_ ' S Radiator 9 Universal Cooler class 18 Wayne Screw Products— . . Aug 9 49 Jan 65 1 Jan 18ya 1 100 57/a Jan 7 Apr. 200 9% Apr 15 Sep 4% Jan 9% 20% 6% 1,750 350 46 4% 53 67% July 6% 20% 48 July 60% 100 4% Mar 100 0 Mar 23 Feb 1,760 39% 23 37y2 Aug 56% Direct Private Wire to Alien & Co., New Jan 49 49 54 48 Jan 23 24 260 16% Jan 24 53% 336 52 Jan 55 May 37% 33 Jan 39% Apr 27 y8 Jan 39% Sep 13 V* Mar 17 y2 Jun 37% 135 a38% a39% 30 16 Va 390 37 y4 • 16 Portland National Nestle — Hundred Nineteen Ohio A — class 1Q 20 Vb Jan 6% 67/a 582 8% 8% 115 30y4 30% 30 35% — A. ■ 30 B class Brass Jan Jan 53 ~6% class 1,720 50 , 52 Bros — Oil of Ohio ' 29% Jan 6% 10 »/4 30% July 30% Thompson Products, Inc Van Dorn Iron Works— 31 441 18 y4 31 Jan 16y2 14% Sep 24 Jan Jan Sep 18 V8 50 23% Apr 60 45 58% Sep 26% 201 26 V4 20 July 18 y2 2% 250 STOCKS— Jan Feb 27 Sep Bandini Sep Barnhart-Morrow Sep „ a34V8 a34% 60 26 3/4 Jan a57% a58% 88 39 Va Jan 58% 10 • * & Rubber Tire Glidden Co common— Interlake Iron Oil U 1 * 5% 30% May 22 Vb 53 y2 Mar 65 y2 37% Jan 49% Sep California 26 25 V4 Jan 34% Sep Central 150 a27% a29 V4 21% Jan 16 Va Aug 95 18 17% a26% a27% 341 19 y8 230 58% Sep 32% Feb 27% Sep 75% Jan Jan 20 Va Jan a73%a75% — common 12 8% Mar 114 11% 11% Jackson Byron Packing Corp Corp Investment Aircraft Co • of America, & Co. Industries Natl Corp General York Curb Motors Corp Sale Price STOCKS— Exchange Week'B of Prices Shares Continental 12 %c 13% 1 Motors . Gray Detroit Steel common 5 Iron Goebel 1 Hoskins 10% 1 1% 10 Bearing- & Mfg 5 _—l common- Brewing Ball 27 2% „ * 24% Houdaille-Hershey common. Hudson Motor Car Lock & 1 Mfg— Kingston Products La Products. Michigan Mid-West Packard Park 50c ^—10. Corp Murray Motor Car 300 5% Aug 2% 1% Jan 350 15 y2 Jan 4% Parker Invest " 5 1,170 3% .10% 5,549 5% Jan Vt> 1% 27. 727., 157/a HO' 24 Vb 24% 500 1% Jan 1 .—— —— 12 y2 350 16 Jan 1% . Jan 24% Sep Jan 34 y4 May May 7% Jun 6 1,010 1,400 ®-2% 5% Jan 29 Sep 7% Jan 2 Sep 76c July Sep Jan Jan iy8 3% Feb 3 Jun Jan 300 2% 13 Vb Jan 4 Feb 510 Sep 1% Feb ... 2% Jan 1,800 3% ' «18 .? 32c 5,550 7 3% 3% 18 iy4 1,300, 70c 2% 3% — 5% 100 5% 11% 3% Sep 16% 15 y8 26 y4 Mar 5%'f • 27% Aug 280 7 7% 65c Sep 12% Aug 1% Feb Jan 170 70c Sep 740 30 33 Va Co__ r— 7%3|7% 33%^% X -p.:, 305 26 ' Aug 19% Jun T , B common— foetnetes see page 1548. 9% 4% ■: ——1 13 4% 34% Sep 26% Mar 22 y2 Sep Jan 1,280 550 2% Jan 3%:J;3% 824 2% Jan 3% 250 3% May w5»/a % 5% 13 Vb 13% 10 __ Feb Feb 23% Mar 3%1 2 1 3% 1 369 722% 1,980 3% Jan 22 3% 7% Jun 3% Mar Jan 29 y4 285 sm ■ —_ » ,r 5% 1,555 -J- ^—I < Manufacturing; Simplicity Pattern For 23% 352 5 Jan 1% May * Products Sheller Tube Sep 10 ' Standard 11% 3% 1 Raisin Paper firnttien-minn Jan 7 Apr 800 * Wolverine Peninsular Metal River Feb 7% Mar 2,069 1,170 .11% 2% July 20 Sep 5% 11% 4 200 10%' 11 7% Jan 23% July Jan 3,676 20 4% 21'/4 1,175 23% 2% 22% 600 2% Rust-Proof (H W) 825 5% 5% 7,% common- Chemical Co__ Parker Rickel 10% Sep Sep a Parke, Davis & Co_ Prudential Jun 11% * Sugar common.— Abrasives 13% \ 1 Die Casting- 21 V\ l'/8 1% I Michigan 124% Jan 28%.,. 28% 1 Screw Sep Feb Feb Jan 8% 18 205 3,480 5%' 2 Wines Salle Sep 1% ...10 McClanahan Oil common Masco 7 5% . Co Jan 9 7'/a' ;— • 1 common Kinsel Drug Kresge (S S) 101% 28% - — Hurd 216 21% 13% 12% Jan 1% May 10% 4%' . 1 Brewing Grand Hoover 4% 10% 1 Graham-Paige Valley 3 19 Vz -- 3 — Finance General 2% 2 Corp Industries Wood 23% 20 — Frankenmuth Brewing Gar 300 5% 10 Navigation Edison Detroit 7 10% 150 2% Feb 13% Sep 2% Sep July ioy2- -io% Milner Detroit1 & Cleve Detroit 2% 750 21 Vt 10 - * Crowley 100 124% 124% 5 — 2 7 1 — Range Sine# lanaary 1 Low High 2% 13% 2% 13% — 29% July 1,030 17% Sep 92 Jurt 33% Sep v.'.', Oil 334 27% Jun 329 12%Mar 510 115 13 8% 8% a73 25% 25% "• 39%' 39% a59y2 a597/a ? - v9% 1,4 y4 4% 'Ioy2 y 4% -f 43/4 . .- 750 1,825 1,200 600 —. 12 Vb 7 4% Sep 3% Sep Jun 5% Sep 14 Jun 4 Feb 10 y2 Jan 3 Jan 5Vb Apr 2% v'i 5 Sep Jan Sep 6% Co ' Gas 1st $• Elec & Pacific Lighting Corp common Republic Petroleum Co common Ryan Oil Gas & Oil A Co „ Corp.; .— Pacific Oil Oil Corporation—* Union OH Of 7 California Universal Consol Oil Co Weber <fc Fix 1st pfd Pipeline & Steel Co— Showcase Western Mining Stecka— Mammoth Cons Mng Co Gold Calumet Cardinal Unlisted Co Mines Mng Co Gold 12 77/8 1,305 1,130 695 227a 23 y8 50% 51 a26% a267/a 10 12 ; 2 5 25 10 * 10 ' 22% — 5 ; 554 220 475 1.126 6 100 31 37% — „ — 31 39% 41% Jun 41% May Jan 48% 59% July 55 Jan 5% ' Jan Sep 8% Jan 13% Mar 10% Jan 10 6% May May 27% 42 13% 13% a50% a53% 22% 22% 20% 21 — 34% Jan 38% ,51% Jan Apr 9% Mar 75<^' July Apr 51 51% •' 23c 25% Aug 6 i',;. > Jan 6% Aug 290 41% Jan 1,796 * 8c . 59 50 41% 6 .. 3%; Aug 4% Sep "4% Jun 101 21.000 . 34% a43 * 31% , 30% ; 30% Jan 23% Apr 20 625 34% a43 31% 1.45 Aug 20% Aug 680 a64% a64% 16% 16% | Jun : 17c Jan 4c Feb July 17% Mar 14% Aug if ' ...... 34% 26% Jan •-43 45 Jan Mar 30 Sep Feb 32% ; - Jan 3iy4 30% Jan Jan 39% Jan 57% Jun 39 Jan 45 V4 JUn 7% Jan 5% Sep .,Wiivr 977 29 3,699 600 20 600 14% 10% Mar 28 Feb 20% 15% Jan : 50% Jan 25 Jan 27% Apr Jun Sep 25% Mar 28 . . Mar 31 Va Jun 39% Sep 4,000 19,500 5y2c 2c 12,000 Co Corporation Baldwin Locomotive Oil Works vtc Co Aviation Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp Boeing Airplane Co Berden Co Borg-Warner — 17% —5 100 3 37 36 Vi . 8'/a M ^ Sep Jan 12 42% 161 17% Jan Feb 50 y4 Jun 183 V- Sep 29% Jan 37 Sep 11 6% Jan 11% Sep 92 92 77% Jan 98 Apr 7% 8Ve 10% 10% 13 a29% —5 *al9% 5 * 5 27 _——15 ',. —*—5' 183 183 . Corp 17% a60% aeOVs a60y8 100 Co————50 (111) Co A T & S F Ry Bendix 822 7% 12 y« 517/8 Corp————• * Anaconda Copper Mining Barnsdall 40% 9,400 7% 12 __ Smelting & Refining Co— American Tel & Tel Co Aviation 8.200 710 Aug Stocks— Amer Rad & Stan San Amer Armour & \ 7 10c 10c 1 Black Feb 18,105 305 7y2 31% 85c Sep 4 4 200 301 — Jan - 18% Sep 75c 59 55 34% Jan 31 55 16% Sep 6% July 45c 59 51 . 60c 55 a26% ,:V a64% ' 7 19% Jan ; - 40% __ 20% 100 a38% a38% * 30 15 25c * mt Mar 32% May 241 101 11c 9 65c 67 %c — 13% 95 . a32* 60c ? 10c ... ■ 450 8% 65c 1 •75 Apt ,..15% Jan .. ; T 3"% , & Western Air Inc Transcon 4 10c 87/8 1 ; A' Transamerica 1 1 1 • • Company of Calif Co Corporation •' . 60c 3% 3% w , 75c 75c a3ly4 — 25 25 —25 preferred 6% preferred class B 5%% preferred C Sunray 18% 25 Orig Standard 18% 18% * Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd Southern a6'/a 1 Stores, Inc Security Company Shell Union Oil Corp Sierra Trading Corp Oil 3% Jan a6 common Safeway Signal 75 71% July 15% Jan Company Corp Aeronautical Sinclair 100 25 10 ♦ 1 . Pacific Indemnity Co Richfield 25 Sep Sep 40 57% Mar 53% Jan 594 200 25 common preferred 26% • 70 1 Ltd 9% July; Sep r 747/8 ' ' 80 1 1 Corp Pacific .16% 16 % Jan ' 112 "r200;,tm 39y» Sep' 50%. July ? HO : 20 July Sep' 640 Jan 68- 1. Manufacturing Co 45 Feb, 80•: •' 10c Company Oil Jan a29% a29% 20 Sep 11% Mar .„62% Jane 396 a71% • 1 Co 15% ■■ 7% Aug 300; Jan ' Jan *505 1 , Pictures Corporation, V •' 71 30 10 com Co Petroleum Oceanic 2% 1 Baldwin Rubber Paper <*72%. 10 Northrop Aircraft Inc High - ■ Consolidated 25% Jan Jan 1 Nordon for Week Low Par „ 16% Aug * Monogram Sale* Range Last — a505 ; Aug 10% al4% al6y4 __ Jun 123 26% 100 ,11 ':e Hupp Motor Car Corp Menasco Biscuit Chrysler Corp Jan 5% Jan 10% Jan a505 Co Packing Co Bros Mascot Burry 94 89 813 40 .1 Lockheed Aircrart Corp McLaren 40 Bank—100 common Aug 244 40 Car Co Motor Lincoln Brown, 11 1 "A" common— Development Hudson Lane-Wells _ Apr Mar 4 92 6,998 15 V* 11 • Holly Telephone: Randolph 5530 - 33% Jan 77 1 32% 15Va * * Hunt — 28% 48 25 32% , Hancock Oil Co , Sep Apr '. 4 5 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co com Associate DETROIT Friday Sep 26 Chicago Stock Exchange Detroit Stock Sep 5% 20 50c (new) Television & Radio— Garrett Members Electric 1.75 Jan 24%, Feb a90y8 a90Va * Merchants & 29Va McBean & Co Golden State Company Ltd Ford Building Jun 5% Jan 130 * 81 ^4% al23% al26y8 24V2 25 Vb 29 29% 17Va 17 V* ,-y 1 Inc Gladding, Detroit Stock Exchange Jan 3% 3 " ' 8,415 * 45 Sep Farmers Allen 81 4J/8 • Preferred Creameries Farnsworth New 5% 75 Apr 1% Mar 2,843 a36 a36 4Va 5 Electrical Pf-oducts Corp Emsco Derrick & Equip Co Exeter Oil Co Ltd class A York Stock Exchange High 3% Aug 25 500 ' 5Vb a29% a297/8 a297/a 1 . Chrysler Corporation Consolidated Steel Corp Dresser New 3,700 5% * 100 com j Douglas Aircraft Co Watling, Lerchen 2,370 3% 5% 5% 7 Sep Apr Cessna common-^. Steel Steel S Corp Co Oil Chica 172 a33% a34y8 common Republic 55/3 50 a47% a48 Y Central RR common.. Ohio 2 84 a28y8 a28 Vb a63% a63 % 10 General Electric common N Corp Bolsa Addressograph-Multigraph Firestone 1 Blue Unlisted— Low 5 72y2 3% ; Berkey & Gay Furniture Co Diamond %.■ 65 4% 4% 1 l»B|i 81am Jraairy 1 High Low 1 Co Consolidated Sales for Week Range of Fricea f Shares Par Petroleum Week's p Last Rale Price 3% Mar 36 y4 i Friday • 3»/8 3 & — Angeles Stock Exchange Sen 19% Aug Los Jun 39% Mar 166 * : Chemical—__—2 White Motor 1 Youngstown Sheet & Tube com * Refining Spring Street—LOS ANGELES—TRinity 412! Jun 615 • Listed—Unlisted Issues Jan 22% .Jan 650 So. Feb a57% a58% __ Member Los Angeles Stock exchange Sep Feb 22% 227/e FACILITIES Sep 2 190 24 43% .49 49 York Sep 60 al77/g al77/8 5 * 10 * Electric Standard Warren 22% 24 Richman Sep BROKERAGE AND FAIRMAN & CO. Sep 7% — Reliance 6% July 20% COMPLETE INVESTMENT May 35% 50 30 30 Packer Corp Patterson-Sargent 13% Jan 23 y2 13% 35% — — — LeMur 7% 43% 115 13% 52 13% Acme National Tile - a28% a28% class B Cement (AG) Medusa >7 Apr Sep 52% — 10 * * & Sessions McKee Feb Jun 45 22% 4 Lamson Sep 6% 2V4 Mar Sep 14 24 16 46 4% Sep 1% Jan 300 , Sep 9% May : Jan 13,500 2y» , 'Feb Sep 60 150 39% * v 5 7 10% Sep 22 * * Steamship Jones & Laughlin Kelley Island L & T Interlake •;37-. 20% 4y* 2 M 6% 2y« 2 — 5% Mar Sep 16 Industries 300 6%. 44 » B_ common Jan 10% • 9 VB 3% 1,368 14 ^-,...50 Jan 14% Mar 50 . common. Preferred Warner Aircraft Aug a65V8 a65y8 — 5 U Higli Low ■ 4% 4% 6% 1 —L Range Since January 1 High Low ' * i 24% Mar a58% a60y8 ' r 50 —— 18% 18% Specialties Woodall a64%a64% 100 * Bros .common Preferred 40 Feb 7>/2 United i Distributors 94 18 y4 18 Sep Shirt Shares lo Jan 80 y4 905 23% 16 5% Jan 305 13 « ll%^Apr / 40 ■ United 7% Feb 6% Jan 50 93 23% 18 a—• * &. Rubber comGray Drug Stores Great Lakes Towing common 91 >/4 23% 4 * * — Goodyear Tire Halle a6% 15% a6% 15% 92% 2,500 7%' 6% 7% 50c : 5 1 * 5 :—r* — »' 1 ' 4% * -r -7. Pdvllte Co am low High Low -7-^7-7 Brewing * ' Par . Tivoli - Par > Sale Price for Week of Priees Last Friday Sales Week's t; Friday STOCKS— - *28% a29% al9% al9% a57 a57 87% 87% 27 5% 25 . 17 y2 Jun; Jan 9% Aug 30% Jun 24 y» Feb Jan 48% July 49% Aug 68 y4 Jan 87 y4 Sep 27 17% Jan 21 Va Jun a40% a40% 34% Jan 38 y2 Jun a48 39% Apr 42% Jun a477/» THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1544 Monday, October 1, 1945 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE FOR .:::S , Friday ' w (J I) Case Co Caterpillar Tractor CoCities Service Co— Columbia Gas & Electric Corp —, a 10 1 Sales Range for Week of Prices Shares Par High 10% Jan 39% Jan 19% 30 42 45 48% Jan 66 Jun 111 20% Feb 4% Jan 23% 9% Jun 790 16% Jan 19% Phila Elec Power 8% May Sep 122 9/« 9 9% * Low „/"af 2 ai \7 STOCKS— Range since January 1 High al6% a 16% a42% a42% al6% - Shares of Prices Low 25 25 Pacific Railway Co Canadian Week's Last for Week par - Friday 8»Ie Price Sales Range Sale Price STOCKS— ;/■ Week's Last ... SEPTEMBER 29 WEEK ENDING Jun Philco 25 3 50 —50 pfd Corp Reading Co common 2nd preferred Reo Dome 24% Range Since January 1 High LOW 32% : 32% 38% 24% 38% 369 High ■ 27% May 38% 25% 300 32% 32% Mar 60 39% May 29% Mar 19% Jan Sep __ 42% 42% 45 36% Jan 45 — 1 Motors Salt Sep Low 21% 21% 40 15% 6% 200 53% 84 6% Aug 42% Feb 65% 65% 44 57% ., 27% May 6% 53% Jan May y -* Corp Commonwealth Edison Co Commonwealth & Southern Corp Cons Vultee Aircraft Corp Continental Motors Corp Solvents Commercial (Del) Oil Co Continental 25 • 1 1 5 5 Crown Zellerbach Corp Curtiss-Wright Corp Electric Graham-Paige Motors Corp. Great Northern Ry Co pfd Interlake * • Corp Canada Tel Corp Iron Tel Int'l & 59 13 25% Jan 1.475 9 Jan 20 32 Sep 104 21 Mar Sep Paper Tonopah Mining Corp Invest — 1 25 com 180 5% Jan 7% Jun United 19% Jan 22% Sep $3 16% 270 9% Jan 16% 4% Jan 13% Corp 3 • common 47 Jan 40% Mar 5% Jan 150 50% Jan 12% Aug 52% Apr 9% Jan 11% 27% Central York New —13 & Robbins Inc. McKesson 27 A 30 Jan 36% 337 18% Jan 31 May 130 35% Mar 40 Sep Co 3 4,114 1% Jan 46 652 38% Jan 47 19% 19% 1,143 13% Jan 19% July Week's Packard 29 1,210 Jan 620 9% Jan 14 269 19% Jan 26% 50 25 Pennsylvania Railroad Co Phelps Dodge Corp Inc Pullman Oil Pure Range 20% Jan Shares 7% Aug 31% 26 108 48% Mar Jan Mar 72 17% 250 10% 59% Jan Fuel 9% 1,213 3% 200 23% 23% 6 13 Jan 4% Jan 20% 467 13% 5% Apr • 15% 26% __ • * a27% Bears, Roebuck 6c Co— Socoify-Vacuum Oil Co Southern Railway Co • al357/a —15 0 a48% 27% 945 a27% a27% Seaboard Oil Standard Brands, Standard Oil Standard Oil Co 8c Stone 8c Co (N J)— Corp Feb 110 18% Jan 24% Sep 13% 13% 795 10% Jan 15 8% 11% 10 Corp 8% 10% 4 3 3% * 62 25 148 % 8% 6 Feb 890 9% 1% Jan 2% Jan 295 62 75 146% 148% 58 tf- *»-t < 25 Union Union * Inc S U (Del.) Corporation Rubber Steel S Company Corp Bros Warner Western Inc^^S. CO/AT: Tel a44% __ 2% ♦ .. — 5 Pictures Union __ 5 • 10 Air Lines Aircraft U 18% — -.10 Corp United United 52% 77 29% Jan 35% 148% Sep 245 6% Jan 9% Feb 1 1% 1% 1 1 5c 6c 16% 16% 16% 65 34% 33% 33% 34% 450 27% Mar 33% 36 250 31% Aug 8% , Toy Mining Steel Springs 1% 720 Westinghouse Elec & Mfg Co 35% Jan 39 57% Jan 62 11% Jan 16% 18% Jan 30 34% Jun 49% Jan 55 45 465 17% Jan 20 __ a35% — __ 84% Apr 58 117% Jan 95% Edward D. Jones Sep Established 129% July 42% Sep 50 33% Feb 234 27% Sep 32% 1% Jan 3 300 North Jun 175 58% Jan 4th & 59% Jan 73% New York Stock St., St. Louis 2, Missouri CEntral St. Louis Stock Exchange Sep 18 100 13% Apr 18% 44% Jan 49 % New Sep 25 York a35% 21% 46% 125 41 265 25% July Jan 47 Sep St. Louis Stock Exchange Week's Range Shares Low 22% Budd IE Oi Mfg Co common—..*. Budd Wheel Co—.— Chrysler Corp:.-.*^....... 182% 13 • Brown Exchange Week's Sales Range for Week Sale Price of Prices Shares 23% 325 17% Jan 901 157% Jan 17% —• 17% 20 % 20 % 125 334 20% 60 125 % 124 226 20 -13% 17% 20 609 21 3,093 24% Aug 10% Jan 10% 25 11% 50 * 56 56 80 45 Jan 58 July 33 30 Mar 35 July Mfg 9% Huttig S Hyde Hydraulic Park common— common Brick 18 Sep Sep International Shoe Sep com— Key Co common— Knapp Monarch common 128 20 Preferred Sep Jan com 42 43 18% 18% 61 61 10 100 2% 48% 333 43% Aug 51 Feb Laclede Steel 73% 1,135 62 Jan 75% Sep Midwest 14% 13 Jan 16% Jun I„.so 1,123 12% Piping & Supply com 14% Missouri Portland Cement 12%. 12% 12% 13% 580 6% Jan 17% Jun 12% 884 7% Jan National' Candy 12% -lit 7% 7% 6,951 5% Jan 8% Jun 8c Light Pennroad Corp Jan 22% Jun Laclede-Christy" Clay Prod St Louis St Louis Pennsylvania RR— 50 38% Penna Salt Manufacturing Philadelphia Electric Co common. 50 '38% 38% 39% 207 27% 26% 27% 5,499 28% 27 % 28 % 319 117% 118% 49 SI preference common 4.4% preferred- ?100 118% .38% 39% 2,266 32% Jan 40% May com Car common common 5 97 17% 28% Apr 122 FOR Canadian ENDING common common common SEPTEMBER Week's Range STOCKS— Sale Price , of Prices Shares Par - 6% Power & Paper common Sugar Preferred Gas 8c Oil Aidermac 8c 67% 67% Range Since January 1 .• 19% 100 99% 3,105 100 s 17 Aug 120 99 Sep High Aluminum Jun Aquarius 69% Sep Area 19% Sep 100% July 8c Shoe common... 5,930 —1 page 1548, 23 24 2.05 1.93 2.15 30.760 9%c Gas see * 8c, 8%c 9c 10c 17,500 225 7%c 19% 125 -v 9c Jan 14%c Apr Feb 24 Jan Mar 235 / May July 20c Jan 11% Jan 16 % .Sep 18% Feb Jan Jan 23 Sep July Jan 36 Jun Sep 29 25 26 492 17% Jan 26 27% 26% 27% 535 20 Aug 27% Sep 22% 22% 22% 100 9 Jan 22% Sep 15% 8.33 15% Jan 15 % Sep .105% Mar 106% Sep 1 106% 106 % 18 20 10 11% 4l% .15 4dV2 18% 183 11% Jan 18% 19 10 485 13 Jan 19 Sep 41% 575 35 Jan 41% Sep Week's Sep of Arjon for Week of Prices Shares Low pfd—J. Low 100 • 17% 30 120 121 515 105% 121 106 75 95c 99c 11.850 9.40 9.80 2,629 64 %c 62c 70c 6,600 -_1 Mines Mines 20c 20c 21c 6,600 . ■ High 14% Feb 18% Jan 95 Feb 129% Jun 107 Aug 100% Jan 73c Jan 7.60 58c 16c Jan Sep May 1.13 Mar 9.80 97c 27c Sep May Jun 10c Jan 31c Aug .1 82c 68c 87c 114,250 27c Mar 87c —1 43c 35 %c 46c 163,000 28c Aug 50c Sep May Mar 1 Armistice Gold Mining 95c 9.75 1 * Gold Range since January 1 High 17% Canada Porcupine Gold Sales Range Sale Price common Anglo Canadian Oil Anglo Huronian 5% Arntfield Copper For footnotes . Mar 1,698 ' . 2% Mar 44 2,145 ? 69 19% 18% 100 common Low 4% Jun 11 9% Aluminium Ltd common. fyigh 4 Oil Agnew-Surpass Ajax 4% 100 preferred Acadia-Atlantic Acme Low u* Jun 42% 17% Par Algoma Steel ' Abitibi 34 Feb 27% STOCKS— for Week Jan Feb 8 28 Funds Last •/ 23 39% 90 Last Exchango Friday . July 2% July LISTED MARKETS WEEK Sales Feb 65 145 17% Friday Toronto Stock 300 20 Jan 350 Jun CANADIAN RANGE Wagner Electric 10 Jan Feb 21 Stix, Jan 1% 381 Scruggs-V-B Inc -1st pfd~.—i—100 Sterling Alum common___^__— 1 Jan 47% 17% Jan 24% 14% 20 31 Sep 117 25 20 20 27% Fuller Sep 31 41 8c 43% 21 37% Mar Baer Mar 31 21 /: Jan 34 * 10 common "A" Sep Sep 60 20 common.; Pub Serv 28 17% 42 16% Sep Sep Jan 38 16% 11% Apr 40% 10 55 22% 34 10 7% 16 41% Sep ~7% • 16% 2% Jan Jan 50 35 38 • 71% Coal 8c Navigation— Power * * 20% 47% 10 Valley RR 150 28 • common 21 Motors- Lehigh 9 28 17% 1 100 — 72% m Storage Battery Lehigh 33 28 17% 5 Brewing Brewing 103 1 ; common Pressed 56 1 common D 8c Sep High 55 11% common— Shoe Jun Low 52% l 21% Jan 92%-Jan Mar 186% 30% Range Since January 1 High 20 Griesedieck-Western High Low common Inv Burkhart LOW 390 common Coca-Cola Bottling common High 22% Co Falstaff Brewing Range Since January 1 181% 184% 28% 29% 17% 5 Curtis Pub Co common.—. National — S Aloe American Sales for Week ..100 Locomotive Works Ttc. 593 37% May 31% July 17% Jan 375 a36 21% 46% of Prices • American Stores 7600 Bell Teletype SL Chicago Board of Trade Curb Exchange Associate Jun 18 Par . \ Phone Exchange Chicago Stock Exch. Last ''' Co. 1871 Members 67% Sep 299 a48% a48% Friday General Sep 34% Sep 37% May Jan 910 Sale Price STOCKS— Electric Sep Mar St. Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities Mar 227 95% 95% al33%. al35Va a42% a44% a26% a27% 2% 27/8 67% 67% 73'A 73% ia Stock Delaware Power & Light—..... 8c 1'Sep 15 Par — 1% 17 Apr 39% Mar 140 A & Tel Jan Sep 31% Mar 95 STOCKS— Tel Jan Apr Sep 491 Last American Jan 5c 9% Jun 77 Friday Baldwin 90c 2,000 Jun 50 __ • 12% 1 Willys-Overland Motors, Inc Woolworth Company (F W)———10 •" Jan 62% Mar Jan Jun a45% a45% 18%, 18% — j Carbide & Carbon Corp * Pacific Railroad Company—100 United Jan a52% a53% a53 ——10 Tide Water Assoc Oil 4 Jan w Gulf Sulphur Co Texas 30 Sep Jun 4% July 118% Westinghouse Air Brake —* Westinghouse Electric Corp com—12% 108% May 17% Apr Jan 34% 25 - Co Texas Jan 13% 175 al7% a!7% 29% 30 a34% a35% — 25 Co 101% 12 % 135 * 8% July 8% Feb 1,015 4 * common 152 11% • Glass— Plate Co Standard a61 a61% __ 1 yy"-"cX- Jan 920 . . * — 206 15% 16 a47% a49% a40%. a41 a37% a37% — 19% Jun 6% 24% Renner Sep 27% Sep San al36% a 134% 16 * 25 25 Inc—— (Ind) Webster; Inc Studebaker Swift of Co 25 24% 16% 12 27% Del Steel Corp Republic 15% 24 % May Jan Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Corp Corp of America Radio Sep 3% Aug Jan 540 6% Sep 9% 1 % Mar 100 25 24% —1 Supply Brewing Pittsburgh 20 10 Preferred Sep 20% Mar Jan 5% July 17% Sep * Refrac Fireproofing Pittsburgh Apr 17% 1 Mfg McKinney National 36% 3% 3% 5 Gas Mountain Jan 65 5 23% 8% lu High 282 17% 9% com—1 Corp Low 36% 5 * Range Since January 1 High 34% * Electric common Walker Star Low 36% * com Brewing Brewing Pitt Lone 34 Sep 40% May 31% Sep 470 31% Fort Feb 5% a58% a58% al9% a 19% al9% Duquesne July Sep 28% Mar 33% Co Commercial Continental Aug 229 202 Gas Devonian Oil .16% al7% Jun Jun for Week of Prices * Co Gas & Harbison 1,500 — a58'/4 i ————* - — — • —- - Co 22 7% 7% a36% a38% a38% a39% 7% a38% 1 Inc Pictures, a 17% Natural Arkansas Jun 32'/a 12% Steel Ludlum Sep 69% Jan 26% Car Co— Motor Paramount 48% 26% — Allegheny 25 330 3% Sales Last Blaw-Knox 28% 11% * Jun 2% Friday Columbia — Company— 3% Sale Price STOCKS— 28% May 25% July 28% 12% Aviation Inc American Oil 345 1 * American North Ohio 9 /a Jan 10 RR . North 1% July Jan 45% Sep 10 7% 365 »34% a34% a08 /a a69 h — Apr Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Sep 50 27 U — Inc Montgomery Ward 8c Co, 2% July % 1% 19% Jun 400 36 /a 27/a 9% 7 Jan 182 3.410 Sep 38% 178 a\lJ? 3 Par Libby. McNeill 8c Llbby Loew's, Inc 1 605 18 Aug 45% 245 6.265 36% ^~27 — 1% 3'% 2% 45% • 13% preferred United Gas Improvement a4J;J'8 • Jan 56% Aug 65% Sep Sep 13 /« a44% 9% Copper Corp Kennecott 10% Jan Sep 250 1% % "u 25 Preferred 120 — — * common * Transit "Sep 10 10% a54/4a56,a — __ Jun 14% 26 —1 Corp Oil Sun 34% Mar a47% a48% a46 /4 a47 /a — Int'l Nickel Co of 1% Jun 15 13 a48% a47A 10% • * 1 H Feb 6% — Foods Corp 2.000 Oil • Scott 31% May 6% 16% General Electric Co 29% Mar a24% a25/* ~ — Light Corp & Power General — — 5 Bond & Share Co Electric -- 14% J 65 a31 /a a31 % 1% 1% a24% a24 % 12% 14 /a a32/e a.32/a a25/» a27 /a __ 1% 1 Class A 45 ai?K8 ai?i^4 — £ Ashley Gold 26c 21c ,28c 81,700 8c 9c 3,000 6%c Feb 21c Astoria Quebec Mines Atlas Yellowknife Mines 1 22c 20c 23c 199,675 15c July 29c —1 47c 45c 56c 7,000 410 Jun Aubelle Mines Ltd —1 72c 65c 79c 341,000 35c —1 Mar Apr 1.03 May 84c Sep P CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4425 [Volume 162 LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN RANGE'FOR WEEK ENDING SEPTEMBER 28 .... ^ jfridsy ''<■*> for Week Shares • Class, B i Distillers ' 12% DOHERTY ROADHOUSE & CO. MEMBERS Dominion 6c STOCKS— Range of Prices Sale Price Par Geld Shares Low Feb 65 25% July 29 ,..'...-»~10 ' ' 21% —.——25 —- 21% 21% 225 18 1.34 1.23 1.50 3.70 3.85 74c 203,850 3.80 5,501 Jan 3.60 Jan 1.90 30 —* * 1 8 7% 8 25 97/e 9% Steel class B Stores 29% Apr East Amphi 4.25 Jan East Crest 1 of Nova Bank of Toronto.,— Base Metals Class Bear class Power Bathurst 29% 85 27% May 15c 15V4c 11,500 12 %c May is y2 380 29% 18 4 4 100 1.41 1.54 60,500 1.48 1 36 " • B Belleteire Kirkland Gold Blue Ribbon Blue Top Sep 29 % 120 25 Feb 4% 1.90 May 40 % Feb Eldona July 30 173 Sep Sep Grain Federal common 1.00 1.20 9,350 90c Jan 1.30 Feb Foundation 85c 95c 127,200 85c July 1.46 Jun 37c 31,600 123/4 195 9»/4 9% 100 0 30 30 10 30 30c Anr 12% July 55c May Mar 10 12% Sep Jan 9% Aircraft Fleet Ford 1 17c 17c 19c 9,100 1 Bobjo Mines Ltd Gold Mines 37c 35c 40c 53,836 Mines. Brantford American Oil- British British 27% Class B British 50 28 5,915 10 24% 25 525 10 % 25 10 y2 • Power 27 y2 27 1,380 • class A 35 35 36 75 • Packers Columbia Columbia British 1,903 27% 5 Distillers— & 140,100 173/a 35 c 25 preferred Brazilian Traction Light dc Pwr com—* Brewers 67c 16% 35c ' • Ltd-; Cordage 3,200 49c 17 1 * ttralorne 36c 53c Gold Mines Boycon Pershing Gold Mines Bonville 22 20 y2 23 % 100 3% 3% 36C 40c * . Dominion Oil- 36c • 30 Sep 30 Sep 63c 100 Jan 32c Mar 15 %c Jan 45c Apr 67c Jun 67c Sep 12c 35c Jun 45c Sep 14% Jan Fraser ; Co Exploration \Feb Feb Jun 25% Jun Golden Arrow Gate 23% Aug Sep 37% Aug Golden Jun Golden Manltou Mines 4% Jun Goodflsh Sep 73 %c Jan Goodyear Sep 78c Feb 2.25 2.45 5.50 6.10 1,016 39c 52c 222,200 8%c Jan 65c _* 22 % 23% 380 18% Jan 24 3%c Jan 10c Bunker Hill Burlington Burns & Class 43/4C 43/4C * 123/4 13 v4 * 19 21 4%c • — Steel class Co A-*. B 5.00 Jan Jun 335 *. 10% 125 1734 Jan Jan 2.45 12 127/« 555 10 | July 10 275 8 Aug 1.75 1.72 1.80 7,343 23c • Calmont Oils 25c 2.050 2.20 5,900 1.70 Sep 101 30 101% Sep Sep Tire Lake Bread Canada * class A 50 Cement common Great Aug Vtc Apr Power class 15% Jan 10 Sep Mortgage Canada Steamship Lines common Preferred ; • f: 9% Apr Feb Halliwell Apr Hallnor 2.40 Aug 15% Feb 130 Sep — ' V ' 15 80 48 % Apr 57 Sep 25 7% Jan 11 July 35 565 3^% Jun 35 July 18 575 12% Apr 18 Sep Heva 180 35 158% Jan 180 Sep Highwood 153/4 690 11% Jan 17% 45 45 65 39% Jan 47 Canadian Bank Canadian Breweries 76 76 45 70 Apr 82 Aug 15 23 25 9% . Jun 1st preferred Conv preferred New & Car Fdry common preferred Celane.se 163/4 265 19 20 y4 15,060 Jun July Jan 17 Jun Hosco Gold 20% Sep Howey 8 44 57 59 % 7,660 20% 203/4 305 15% 20 6 * 25 24 '/2 24% 24% 315 23 % Aug 17% com A Canadian Canadian Alcohol Industrial com 10 Apr 14% 27% Apr. 32% Jun 45% Jan 58 Jun Sep 176 July 19% May 32 56 58 100 150 150 150 10 29% 29 30 y4 450 » 10V2 10 10% 5,109 10 18 17% 20 1,380 17% Sep 11 10 11 31% 31% 3,657 150 6% 16 * 31% 5 Malartic • 1.10 1.10 1.16 3,800 Oils * 12 11 12 240 11 100 101 y4 18% 101101 y4 140 101 18 V* 10,575 Pacific Canadian Canadian 25 Ry Shipbuilding Canadian Tire Canadian class Gai Cochenour Oil Home Coin Conduits Jan 101% 21 Aug Jacknife Jun Jack Aug 2.85 3.275 1.89 Jan 12 %c Jan 24C 27c 6,600 6% 6% 600 2.95 Aug 33 c May J 4 Mar 7 & Con west Exploration Imperial Mills Cournor Mining ; cromor Pershine Min*s : Aircraft For footnotes see - 25c page 1548. * 1 1 Mar 60c May f .. 1,025 5c 7b 8 36c 44c : 52,700 1.55 1.70 26,055 70c 82c 25,900 45c 54c 236,900 8c 10c 19% 1,165 12 16,570 235 25c 2.94 Sep Jan 12% May 43c Jan Apr 5.95 Sep Kirkland 15 3.40 3.55 32c 83c Aug 75c 20,711 2£c 27C 4,200 23c Jan 27c Sep 43c 500 35c Jun 85c May 63/4 100 69c 6% Mar 7% Jun 2.00 1,400 1.33 Jan 2.25 Apr 1.60 1.70 4,000 1.45 Jan 2.09 Jun Labatt (John) Lake 14 May 16 Jan Dufault Mines Ltd Lake Shore Lake of Luz Gold Mines Mines. Ltd Woods Gold Mines Lamaque 15 15 15% 430 693/4 713/4 2,057 49 Jan 71% Sep Lang 143 146 132 142 Aug 149% Feb Lapa Cadillac 1.15 1.15 1.40 6.500 27 27 27 195 67c 65c ,70c 24,000 1.60 Mar 23 Jan 27 55c Sep 75c 1.43 Sep Mar Sep 1.92 Mar & common Mines 71% 39C urn Lebel Leitcb f^ecoro Oro — Candy....— Mines Gold Mines. Ltd 1.50 9,700 85C 90c 15,000 60c Jun 1.12 July Lexinden 1.60 1.70 400 60c Apr 2.10 Lingman Lake Gold Mines 1.43 Jun Jun 173/a Apr 6'% ,8% : 4.30 Mar 43c 41C 34c Jan 49c 30 Jan 35% Apr 177/aC May 1.09 Apr Aug Feb 32% 550 30c 75,300 25 25 10 20 May. 35 Jun 92 16 85 Mar 92 Sep 313A 26c 26c 30c Sep Sep 21 340 18% Feb 22% Sep 14% 14% 2,740 133/e Jan 16% 12 13% 13% 1,525 15% 15% 330 9 9% 1.05 8,400 35 35 28% 185 101 85 39 40 21 213/8 5,760 8,953 1.80 2.20 81,425 22c 47c 13 %c 14c ~ 7c 6c 44c 50c 1,933 10,900 11c 7c 7c 1,533*, Aug 71c 1.40 Aor 30 Jun 22% Feb 100 31% Jan 24% Mar 21 3.55 Aug 90c Sep 47c Sep 10c Jan 18c Jan 3C Jan 13c Apr 28c Jan 21c. . 95c 225,780 125 152,600 22 4.85 114 1Rc 22% 4.35 4.95 1.10 1.20 56.501 14c 15c 15,100 j 896 2,325 * .11,300 . 23 „ K. .100 13 35c 11% 133/4 Aug 16% Jan 1.57 Aug 14c 49c Jan 2.35 5.15 Jan Jun Jun Api 243/4 Mar 17%: Jan 24 y2 35 Jan 200 '6.00 Sep 7.25 7.50 512 6.15 153/4 Jan 25c Jun lo A 163/4 17 650 4%c 4%C 6c 4,200 5,700 1.40 24c 21c 1.50 27c 74c 83C ... 33,909 40,300 153/a July 3c Jan 1.15 Jan Apr Jun 18% July Jan 9c * 51,150 380 : 7.25 9.15 May Jan 18,800 18 40c Jun 1.76 24'/2c 1.05 Mar 12c Sep 233/4 July 21% Sep 6.50 12c 14 %c Sep 2.25 Aug 1.00 Jan 27 % 30c Jun Mar 50c 6.00 : Sep 59c July 27% 145 Apr 1.35 May 13% 18 July Jun 49c 77c 18c 55c 22% 13c 32c 60c 5%c Jan 12 %c May 22 «-25 18, July Jan 79c -- May 30 3c 13%. 21%. 35 10,1% Aug 40 Sep Sep 1,000 37c , 10 8,500 6c Sep Jan Jan 438,700 ... 15 % 8 500 28 97c Jun 137/e July Aug -.12% Apr 1,000 1.54 — 13% May Jan 40C 1.45 Gold Jan 3.05 Apr 5,530 8F.r 10% Jan 4,200 35,731 1 1 ■ Mar . Feb Sep 20 Jan 3%c . Apr May 65c VApr I4%c Sep 25c 6,836 3 Adi 8c 18 27'/a C 72,900 * * * 87c 4,000 50,200 47c ——J 20c Jun Apr 1.94 Aug Jan Jan 109,300 1.75 * 1 1 20c 54 %c 43 %c Aug 1.07 Aug Apr 75c 16% .»■* 1 1 Sons Lapaska Mines Lit Jun 9 Feb 6% - 64c 41c Lake Fortune 144% 1.00 Jun & Exploration Mining Labrador 4,105 6,975 . 11c 38c 14c 6c 48c . Jun 75c Aor 4.00 May 9%C 10 %c -- 39% 21% 1.88 1 58,900 T3 1.60 Townslte 37c 5.10 Apr 15c Jan ■ 101 ' 14% 24c Jan 16 4,300 20 15% Lake 31c Apr 3c 2,015 44c Kirkland Hudson 4.70 Apr July 3.10 910* 17 Jun Jan 8% Jan • 32,500 7% Jan Jun Mar Apr 22 'Ac 40,125 ? . 15% 1-65 l-52 47c Kayrand Mining Kerr-Addison Gold Mines Jun • 8c 4.00 1 Feb 1.50 * ;.. 15c 6c 6% 30% 263A May 25 -425 —1 1 2.42 Apr 85c 13c 104 35 84c Jun Kirkland 10 ' : 21 * (Ottawa) 1.15 1.49 4% 18,630 ... v A. 14% 13 % 15% 9% 1 1.50 1.90 . . ■ Apr Sep 91% • 286 63/4 1 . 50 7 1 Mining Mines Publishing 5 * 12 ' - .. . 46c Sep 43c 1 Crowshore Patricia Gold Cub 30'A 40c 11% - 163/4 * • * - 25 3.90 * 5,580 14j/4 • Smelting (Toronto) V 5 14c 7%c 100 — Mines 70G Bakeries Mining Cosmos Uranium _1 Consolidated Consolidated 5 12 Quebec Joliet I6V2C Apr 30% 1 1 • Consolidated M La Consumers Gas 23 5 10 * ordinary_5 * 6 14,950 1.68 Apr ..•;..200 44c . Mar Jun 4 29 % * 100 A— 1.25 • 8 10 29 32 34c 5 s'- 29 > Sep 57 Jan 10 Jun 111 Apr 4%c 15^400 • Jun is IOC Jan 5% 30c 1.80 26c 12c %o 1.36 53% Mar 10 • 1.35 30c 71%c 3c 90 95 24 . 40c Mines Jason Jellicoe "Jan 44c 1 — 1.65 1 „ . Mines Sep 9c $3c-'Jan .16,956 5% ' 1.25 _* 6c 11c * * 1.79 0 Ltd 1.60 Apr July k 131,700 ■ Mar 26c 6,100 ... May 14c - 3.45 37c 9%c 73c Waite Journal 1 Coniagas 21 1 35c V 50c 87c 4c * Jacola Mines 2.70 4.90 i9y2c 2iV2e: — 1 Gold 9 2.80 • 34c» . 1 —1 Petroleum Internation .1 22 1 1 31c Sep Jan * Jun 26c 79,300 13 Huron & Erie common Jan 21 Petroleum 32c 21c 1.10 Apr 65c > 8,500 r - . Mines—.5 Gas & class Ltd Jan 25% May 1 83c 19% Mines 5% Jan Mines May * Gold 15% Jan Gold 35c 8c — Oil 180 1.00. Jan Co 9c 80c Jun 16 Ltd Comaurum Sep 20% Lake Commoil Commonwealth 12 20 * Mar Jan 175,000 43c 80c Yellowknife Homestead 300 * Willans Plow Cocksnutt 1.35 Sep 25 Malartic Mines Citralam 35 Jan 15.188 Mines 85c 21 %c 24,150 . 78c 48c International Mar 24 30c 24c 27c Apr Jan * International Nickel Co common Sep 1.60 21 1 3%c 1 1 Sep Sep Sep 11 24 • 28c .18,500 7%c i Jan Jan 65c Jan 20 Feb 1.45 Wines » 27c -1.10 Sep Mar 9c 28.800 8%c 1.05 11% Mar Jun Sep Sep 1.50 * • Chesterville Larder Lake Gold Mines—1 Chromium 8%' 2iy2 11% 10% Mines. Gold Research Chemical 21 70c Sep 1 Boxes Central Porcupine Mines Chateau 8% 21 30c I 193/4 41,200 - 46c 49 %c 21% C' Aug 103 May Mar 6.50 Mar 15 265 6,890 10c 39c Imperial Bank Imperial Oil Imperial Tobacco of Canada Imperial Varnish common Inglis (John) Inspiration Min & Devel International Coal & Coke International Metals class' A 4%% preferred * Wirebound Trethewey Patricia 17% * * Wallpaper class B Canadian Central B Rubber & * 16c Jun 190 Locomotive preferred Sep 720 Canadian Castle Feb 475 Canadian common 14 %C /' ... 1-55 Hunts 13% 56 A„• 20c ; 15c Feb 31 % * new 7.10 18c 97 10 i 19% 6.70 68c Hugh Malartic 20% 9.25 Feb 5'/2C Jan Sep 31 Sep Sep 4.40 10,500 Sep 21 51 27.500 21 25% Feb Sep 11c Mines Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting 13% 20% 20% 13% 100 Canadian Dredge Canadian Food Products 57c Apr Sep 77c 83c 59% 57 V2 20% 29 8c ... Hollinger Consolidated Gold 10 • common preferred new Class 16 y4 19% Jun Feb 81c Dauch & Hinde 28 * Canadian $1.75 I6V2 14 67/a July July 51 6,350 4.85 4.50 Apr 15c 30 21 1,230 Jun Jan 62c 8.300 51 Jun ♦ 1 Scarcee Feb * common : Sep 5y4 78 3'A May 24 3A 730 105 29 580 44% 8 82c Cadillac Jan • Canners Canadian 5% • common Preferred Canadian 208 10 Commerce 28 . 6.25 Ma? . Jan 8,500 2,565 53c : 4.30 Jan v 5j/4C 10c 29% 51 ; July 93/4 Sep 1 1 1 Hasaga Mines Heath Gold Mines 18 6.85 18 %c 15c 46c 26 %c 38c * Gold Mines Harricana 173 24% Sep Jan 11 7% Carpet Gd'd Mines Harker Gold Mines Homer common —. Rock 18 *> Bakeries Jan Apr 5%. 5 28% 19% 1 1 1 —* * * Bridge 180 15% * B Canadian 3.10 28 July a 65 102% 102% : Ltd Cotton 100 15% 4.50 —* - ' Mines— Gold Hamilton Hard 10 76 28 > 53c 51 * 1 Harding 125 * 1.25 Sep Jan 16c Sep Jun 14% Apr 10 70 9c ' 1 —10 :* com Mines Ltd Hamilton Sep 56 % • ,i -205 —• Mines Sep Julv 10 35 53c 6,500 —: •• 2.15 56 50 ; class A Wire Class 101 118 30 Apr 11% Apr 14 Jun H 7c 111 Gypsum Lime & Alabastine. 30c 125 * A 3' Permanent Canada 165 680 6.75 May July 553/4 — Common Preferred * Packers ; 101 14% Apr Mar 38c 3 110 preferred ' Gunnar Gold • Northern Class, 14 Aug 3.05 May 35 55% — Paper vtc Sep 0 Malting Canada Canada 101 14 * Jan 47c 21c Jan 200 ... .110 — Toy & Lakes Feb 100 Preferred Canada Canada 101 * Preferred Canada 101 1.70 20 %c Aug Sep 550 . 55% — Rubber Grand 101 1.95 2.07 100 — 1,615 v, common—3 Co & Graham Bousquet 101 % 1 Red Campbell _ 4% 2.50 Mar 2.40 Apr . Sep 35 5t> Mining Sep 13% ». Preferred Jan 24 i Halcrow Swayze Mines. Calgary & Edmonton 4% 5% 29 1 1 1 Mining May 6.50 10 . * common 95c 10 * ^ Caldwell Linen 2,000 • 43% 70 : — 27 50c 22% — Apr 5.90 Products—. 5.35 42% ? Jun 8c 2.26 23 11 5.05 1 1 1 .1 Mines.—...—± Eagle Apr 2.35 Building Gold 25 2% May Jaa 25 11 43 4% • . Goldcrest 20% 59c 1,200 1 Goldhawk 8% • • Mines Ltd Lake God's Goldale Mine 11 1 Mines 25 11 37c 2,864,770 3.10 1.45 11 Jan Jaa 380,450 Wares common 27% • Gold 1.25 5 7c Power 28% Aug Buffalo Canadian 83c Jun 38y2 July 98c 205 1.24 2.35 Jun 19% Jan 22c • 73,700 275 • '-•14 preferred..—100 * Giant Yellowknlfe Gold Mines 1 Gillies Lake-Porcupine Gold .—1 Glenora Gold 1 Gatine'au Feb 35,050 29 13 Jun 12 ,,', 26% Aug 33c 70c *18 Buffalo Ankerite Gold Mines 69c —: _! Cos Frobisher 22% 33,100 . 5.00 13 18 7% Sep 7% Broulan Porcupine Mines, Ltd Buffadison Gold Mines 1 — Canada class A of Co General Steel Bonetal 28 4.10 Feb 14# Jan 13 727,530 26,750 - 1 * 100 1 * " • • * • Francoeur'Gold 35c 29 37c * Mining... Kirkland Federal 89c 12% 17,150 * 25 class A Preferred 276 35c 48,400 2.95 1.25 1 1 Falconbridge Nickel Fanny Farmer Candy Snops 500 12 Vi 10c 2.75 1.90 1.15 * Mines Gold English Electric Equitable Life 173 9.50 Mar 19,000 8c 2.75 4.60 1.37 July Sep Feb 2.35 Jan 22% 161 Sep iiy4 * common Brewing class B Apr Jun Jan 19 400 9%c 1 . Gold 1.20 i * Hats 3 1.22 30% 24 %c Mar 1.22 —.* ; 11 1 „ Gold Jan 1.34 42,201 30 30 171 1 Berens River Mines 1.45 38% 14 920 38c Machine Washing Elder 11 1 - Mines.. Sullivan 171 TOO 1 Mines Quebec 1.34 1.37 * class A Bell Telephone of Canada Bidgood 15c 1 & Radium Beattie Gold Mines Ltd Eeatty Bros Biltmore 29 V2 Jan 0 * Exploration Bevcourt 29 V4 * A B Class Easy East 10% • Eastern Steel 0% Aug 10 Scotia 2%cApr 19 * Bank May 14c 10 Montreal 41c 1 Consolidated Mines of -400 Gold Mines Oil 10 Mines Bagamac Bankfield 18% 1 Co East Malartic Mines Bank 18% 11 1.59 18 7 v Sep 8 '/a Mar 143/4 175 920 Sep 14 30 '/■■Apr":/ 7% July 2^600 19 1 Donalda Mines Mining 18 10'A 18 18 common—• * Chemical & Tar v; 695 Jun 16ya Apr 25 1,525' 19 * ——— II 25 14 29% Jun v 23% July Feb 11% May 10 13 13 12% -* - Duquesne High Low 1 Mines Range Since January 1 63 —— common Dominion Woollens common High 1 Aumaque Gold Mines Aunor Sales for Week Mar 'Jun 42% 650 Magnesium Malting common—.— Dominion Week's 13 200 Dominion Last Feb 63 Dominion ■"ridajr Jan 3% 27% Dominion Branches:—KIRKLAND LAKE—TIMMINS 1.15 £3 com Dominion 2.00 May 3,800 14,000 ; 26% Dominion Foundries « Steel Cable Address:—"Dohroadco" Toronto Telephone:—Waveriey 7411 July 13 6C 1.60 1.45 ■ Fabrics 31% July Sep 113/4 Aug 26%. * •.Dominion Coal preferred EXCHANGE TORONTO STOCK THE -'651 :v:- 12% 12% 5%c ' .—1 common——.—* Ltd Dominion Bank 293 BAY STREET. TORONTO 1, CANADA - 1.55 8eagrams Mines Dome 28% 645 • Delnite Mines Denison Mines High C'-; Low 30 29 y8 29% Range Since January 1 JHigh low —I.———* * Leather A Sales - •;: Range Of Price* : par Davis Week's ' Jbast« Sale Fries STOCKS— 22c v Apr 40c Sep 17 < s 10c 1.52 Apr Apr Aug 16c V Sep 48c Jun Sep 94c Sep 43c THE COMMERCIAL & ?546 LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN RANGE for Week of Prices Shares Low Goldfields Red Madsen Preferred 1.62 10,400 89c Jan 2.09 Mar Steep jrtock Iron 51c 32,100 40o Sep 80c Sturgeon River GoldSudbury Contact —• 4.15 2.86 3.65 3.75 4c 4c 1.20 1.14 1.30 39c 33c 40c 12% 28 13 28 18 10 16 22% 63 Sep 40c 13% Jun 1.62 . Yellowknife Jan 12 109 ' 1.85 1.35 Mar 10c 4%c Jan 2,000 44c 178,520 28c 10,200 2.25 100 60c Jan 15% 16 125 123/4 Jan 16 14c Aug 33c Jan 44c 39c 20 22% 23% 27 Mar 530 12% 120 103% 1.10 Oil Gold Orange Crush Preferred Gold oils 1 Pandora Cadillac Pan tepee : Mines Paramaque Parbee Pftrtanen com Jan 30c Mar 12 Feb 15 Aug Westeel Steel 29% 130 28 July 30 Jan Westons lea 20% 21% 1,255 22 Jun 5 17% Mar 185 225% Jan Perron Gold Plcadilly 1.26 1.85 Jan Feo Sep 75c 30c Sep 35c Apr Aug Wood 29c Jun 64c May 48c 97,150 2.75 1,000 53% 54% 1,485 93c 1.07 33,500 80c July 9c 9c 6,500 7c Jan 20c 11c 6%c Jan . 73c Feb 89c 26c Powell River Powell Rouyn 12%c Jan 18c 39,000 3,200 6 100 5 Jan 7% Pressed 980 5% Jan 6% 2.26 Mar 3.90 Preston Purdy East Mica 40.000 22c Jan 39c 38c 39c 13,500 34c Jan 68c 8% 8% 205 6 Sep 12 12 5 9 Jan 60c 74c 60c 74,600 July 44c 50c Mar 1.70" 38 %c 1.20 24c 16c 53,300 Corp Sllknit 14,250 70c Jun 49c 70c 206,021 25c Mar 22% 23 1,495 18% Mar 1.52 9,465 98c Jan 2.00 9,365 81c Jan 1.65 Sep 5,700 • 14 %c 12c 15c 13,500 14% 14 J/2 480 Knitting common * , Apr 12% Jan 1.98 145 10% 65 1.62 8,200 15% 16 625 2.50 2.57 Simpsons Ltd .-A b 18,110 — Siscoe Gold End new com 44C „ 14C , Mines 70c 16 1.05 6,000 45c Jan 18% 8% Springer Western 46 ' see 2 _ ■ page 1548. 63 ; Oil Temiskaming Mining — 90c 4,750 80c July 1.39 18c Jan 11% 40c 45c 17,500 8%c 9c 3,000 32 33% 170 14c 14c 4,000 45c 57c 50c 19 % Apr 22% Mar Jan 15 % July 2 Jan 215 235 15,200 1.65 Aug 2.35 10% 11% 8,262 3 Jan 11% 11 20 __ 45 35 % 36 15% 1.40 1.40 36% 19% Aug 70c 10c 35 4c 4%c 69,700 1.90 1.90 1.98 1,920 13c 12t 13c 42c 4,300 Last Sale Price Par 28c Sep 57c 65c Shoe Asbestos- Associated — _i Jan Bathurst Range Tel & 560 18 % Sep 22% Mar Bell 90 28% Feb 39 Bralorne — Sep Brazilian Trac 27% 27 27% 125 Sep 41c Aug 17% 17% 27% — 55 * 18% 172 17% 27% 18% May 293/s Columbia Pr Note — 8,731 5%c Jan 18c Mar Bruck Silk Mills— 105 12% May 14 July • 1.22 1.00 1.29 Building Products class a Bulolo Gold Dredging 31c 19 180 1.48 70c 77c 2,700 16,121 30% 345 15% 12% 11 11 1.06 29 19% 19% 19% 14 14% 99% 100 160 70c 72c 13% 7,010 11,300 47c 60 9 78 * 9 565 . 50c 24 , Jan July Sep 1.45 20 Class b Sep Apr 8c 16% 8%c . 30% Canada May Feb Jan Apr 58c Jan 46c 23 16% July Canada 5% >Sep 19% Aug 15% Aug Cement 1.35 1.40 7,800 11 775 5% 43/4 11% 5% preferred Preferred —— 16 7% 64c Feb 25 Sep 1,420 3% Apr Feb 400 14 May ,100 1(% 120 20 180 880 120% 94 j/2 23 17% 14% 140 1,178 10 , 28 55 13 20 7 May 1.84 12 5% Bronze New preferred > — Canadian Celanese common-. 7% 9% 15% 50 High Jan 102 Sep Jan 23% Sep Jan 19 Jan Jan Apr Mar 127% Jur. 20 July 28 Sep 53% Apr 55 Feb 14% 2,760 23% 21 880 5,000 14 14% 127 127 12 12 9%. 10 15% 16 2,560 154 22% 20% 45 19% 58% • Feb Canadian Foreign Investment— Aug Canadian Ind Canadian Jun Class '« Cottons preferred-— Alcohol common Locomotive Canadian Pacific • — 13% 31 • 25 , .*"! — 150% : Railway 53 25 * * * b Canadian * 100 Canadian Sep — 100 i Converters Aug Sep 16% July 8% 18% 19 172 172% 17% 17'a 27 28 18 18 "a 22 % 23 3 3% 16% 16% 200 Jan 19% Sep 172% Sep 161 Feb 153a Apr 17% Mar 22% 50 8,702 Feb 28 Sep 15% Jan 18% July 21 Jan 2 150 470 405 1,200 May 26% July 4% July 11 Jan 16% Sep 18% Jan 24 Aug 17 Jan 24 May 57 40 10 7% — * '11% 9% 56% 13% 31% 18% 4,706 295 138 57 150% 150% 53 5 57 53 Apr Jan Jun Feb Jan 20% 44% Jan Mar 14% Jun 10 28 46 139% 46 Apr Jan Juil Julv May 53 Sep 26% Jun 28% 33 Jan 47 Apr 11% 6% 225 15% Mai 3,640 11% Feb 18% 6% at 9% . "r*V: 'X'X. Sep Mar Sep Sep 35 Jun 20% Jun X V Jun 59 172 %l,210 17% 32 Sep 9% 32 Sep Jun 3,575 5 Sep 41% 11% 25 58% 38% May 42% ^ 10% July 17% 46% 9% 9 28% Sep Sep 12 28% 42% 31% * 25 13% -31 127 8% 16,285 291 175 15% Feb Jan 40 50 40 Jan Jan Jan 11% 1,025 45 20% 58% 19 9% 119% 200 560 ' Jan Jan 14 127 100 — common—i—: Sep 16% 7 - Canadian Car & Foundry common Jun 1.25 _i , Breweries common Canadian May 10c - * Steamship common. 90c 15 h \ - Foundries Canadian Jan 22% 21 * common - Iron July 101 3c 265 1.35 .: preferred—* Canada Northern Power Corp * Canada Sep 16 11 * 5 —: < Preferred Mar 13% Aug 10% 6,500 Apr Jun 1.50 Aug 82c Jun 99 5 5.50 Apr 15% 1,479 . Jan 16% Feb 63c 12 12% 11 Jan 22 % 2 16% * *' Corp a 11,500 4.05 * Power— & Bank American British Jun 100 - Light 5.50 1.44 19c Jun Range Since January 1 90 25 23% 17% 23 vz 17 17% 27% Telephone 13% 18% 2.40 Low 102 class a 10 c 11 %c 19 Feb 1.20 May Jan 7,%c Jan High 102 pfd Teleg 13% 74c 14% July 9%c Feb 1.30 Shares 120% Mines 24c 1.45 24c for Week * * * ,— Power & Paper 1,500 i Jan Jan Sales Week's of Prices * Electric Corp— Corp 102 —5 * common common. Ltd Amalgamated 39 lioc 1 Funds Low pfd—100 Steel Aluminium Jun 15 854,840 3,485 Apr 18% Algoma 6%% Works Ltd Agnew-Surpass Sep 36%c Jan Glove 25c 5.20 Feb 11% July 3%c Feb 3,500 85c STOCKS— May July Apr 11%c Jan 26 75c Friday Jun Jan 22 10 75c Jan 15% 35 45 14% Apr 1.28 165 14 % Sep, se Feb 10 975 36% 45 29 350 18'/a 18 4% May 2% Mar 400 •14% Canadian Jun 30 315 18% 60c 4%c Jan 48,000 18% Feb 35c 278,350 42c 20c » Sep 11 Sep 1,000 Sep 17 Montreal Stock Exchange Feb 26,505 50c Sep Jun 85 220 -1 Oreille Pend 18 % * Selections Osisko Lake 9% Mar 75 825 1 Paper Jan 15 21 1 Ontario 45% Sep 4% 4% 14% 36 1.40 • 15 100 5 Paper common & May 2.25 July 11% 4 Ve 11 * preferred Minnesota 11 * * — Paper— International 220 • * Lumber 1.15 Mar 11% 16 common 34 Apr 15 4'/a Jun 85c 11 _i Preferred Standard Radio Bridge 38 _ Chemical 100 20% 5 1 Marconi Langley's 17 * Vinegars Preferred Sturgeon Aug 285 24c 8c 61 11% 50% July 8% Jan 17 * Jun 9% 24 : 170 16% 38 lie 60 % 70 25C 5.45 Sep 59 % 74 Sep 95c 28 74 100 Jan 430 Jan 3.45 May 15 40c 46 22% 345 Hayes Steel Jun Apr Mar 24% 225 Apr Feb 41 59% Jan 28 3,850 Gold High 18 Mar 11% 6% May Low 280 62 Dominion Sep Range Since January 1 20 . 4% 1 Sep High 18 4 Donnacona Sep 23 Shares 60 Mills Feb 14% Feb for Week 4 Silk 25c 9% Sales Range 60 Foothills Oil & Gas Apr 3%c Jan 11% ■* common May 27% 19 * -1 49c Petroleum For footnotes Jan 1.01 15c 45% 71c new Paving 2.45 150 100 new--——Jri1l Co Standard 7 13% Aug 400 7 1.15 1,000 17% j... ———— Southam Standard 15 21c 29% 15 % 8laden Malartic Mines Slater (n)——— South 15 21c 40c vtc new Preferred • 1.06 40c Week's of Prices 1 Co 65c Fonda * Low * Corp Jun 35c Exchange-Curb Section Sale Price National Canadian May 7 115 1.51 14% new Jan 42c Consolidated Paper deHavilland Aircraft May • Dairies Jun July 112 40c 13% —. 14 95 Jun 100 40c British . Apr Jan 10 1 Mines .50 Mines*—, 6 68% 135 Jun Bulolo 7.10 July 950 78c Scrip Preferred 4.35 Jan 6.40 70c 57c -1 Apr 5.00 Canada Jun 6.25 45c x Gold Pherrllt-Gordon Gold Silverwoods 4.45 1,675 10 —a Sep 41c 19 % -10 Rouyn, Ltd Breweries 2.40 Jan 4.20 115 common 102% Apr Canadian Sep 4.10 -10 Gold Mines Ltd Sep Feb Jan 8c Jan Bruck Apr 53c 1,600 127,210 —i pfd.l "A" 1,152 112 Jan 3.30 Preferred Sep 1.75 Sep 25 53c -1 Shawinigan Sheep Creek Sicks 7% Jan 6% 1.40 46c a. Sand River Gold Mining Benator 5 % May 6% 1.55 * 11% 86%. 112 Sep 16 Brown July 1.35 1 _ 11 85 11% 86 % class -ai_ * British Columbia Pulp & Paper com—* May 7 ..... 99 579,750 Beath JLtd 16% Aug 64c 88c 15 common 80 28c 70c 1,440 Acme Mining-:. San. Antonio Jan Feb 11% Russell Industries 102% 19c Par Jun Jan 20c 2.55 Rouyn Merger Gold Mines Royal Bank Royalite Oil 101 % 24c STOCKS— Jun 5c 90c Scythes Ltd hew 10 24 %c Aug 20c Sep 2.12 44c 37c 1.05 Lawrence 44,000 128,775 Jan 91,100 1 St 150 38c Jan 8c 20,000 1 Ryanor 12% 32c 1.19 9c -- > 7,230 44c 1.30 x Aug 25 Last Apr 23 —1 19 18 Friday Jun 24c common class Feb 15% May 1,580 Canadian 1.40 July 29 80c 46 Silk 1.70 33c 67%c 56c Gold 1.63 55 25 Toronto Stock Feb 8c Queenston Gold Mines Reno 1.62 26% Aug 365 18c 73 %c 78c Roche Long Lac Rochette Gold Mines. 75c 18'A 4,230 York Apr Sep Quebec Gold Riverside 28% ., 6.35 x 72c 4.35 Asbestos 4.10 Regcourt Gold Mines 11,400 Sep Mar 19% Jun 52c Reeves-Macdonald 1.77 18 Andian 6% Quemont Mining Jan 1.20 4.15 Sep 1.40 Preferred 18,200 4.35 93/4 Mar 12 75c —-1 1.39 18% 100 — Mines 22% July 85 19% Apr Apr 8c —— Purity Flour Mills 7c 2,100 16 Dome Apr 5 • 1.63 Mar 30c 34 %c 3.15 28% Mines Mar 21 24 % Apr ' 1 12,150 Gold—— Proprietary Mines 69 445 1.32 72c Sep 24,600 Metals 1,370 18% 100 pfd (Alexander & James) Feb 6 1.05-flb|j 80c Voting trust certificates—. Power Corporation Premier Gold Mining co—mm—. 85 21% 24 % 1 .* Ymir Yankee Girl Apr 1.15 47c ; Apr 81 % Yellorex 1.65 May 3.30 21c Co 1.05 May 5.10 Combing Wright Hargreaves Mines Jun 15c 80c Porcupine Reef Gold Mines 3.40 Aug Apr 64c 45c Porcupine Peninsular Sep Apr Apr 59% Feb 50 80c Pickle-crow Gold Mines Pioneer Gold Mines of b c 60c Jan 16% Mar 32c * 1 Preferred 3.00 Mar Jan 46c Mines 11% Sep 11% Aug Apr 66c 4,500 49,860 20c 2.35 j• Mines— 245.500 Mar Juiy 2.59 • - Products common Wool 35c 2.60 12% Porcupine' Gold 2,110 14c 1.33 4%% preferred 35c Sep Aug Mines- 11% 6 14c 101 % Malartic Wlltsey-coghian Mines : Winnipeg Electric common Sep 2,000 35c Gold 11% Sep 21 % 1 Gold Mines 20c 11,400 . Malartic 9,350 85 740 10,500 Paymaster Cons Mine* Ltd Peoples Credit Securities 2.00 • 5,500 8c Gold 1.85 * 14 7%c Mines Malartic 1.95 July 1.30 Sep 3,824 25c 8c _ 46% Mar 8c 18,525 24c Z—h — Jun Sep 66c 27,000 69c ^ 22 July 3.75 Wasa Lake 8% Page Hersey (new) Pamour Porcupine Mines Ltd 16% May 4 62c Preferred 39c —— July 40 3.65 Jun 70c 30 5 12c 9% May Jan 15 63C Apr 34c i 36c 11,000 3.70 Jun 12 u Jun 4 1 35c 3.30 Pacific Oil & Refining Pacific Petroleum 14% lie .• Mines, Ltd Walker-Gooderham & Worts Atlas Steels Ltd ■;% pacaita Feb Jan 27% 120 Mines 24% 5% Mines 30 Waite-Amulet Vicour 48c , common Sep 3.15 4 —x Oils 65 3% 6 — Sep 21 7% May 183,225 19% 42% 42 25 Jan 1.05 j. 50 "a" — 11% 1.55 15c Omega Gold Mines Sep Apr Feb 11 3,420 70c , 19 13 %c 30c Mines o'Leary Malartic Mines 9% 29% 55c 29%, 19'A 1 41c com Mines 36% May 135 Sep 1.20 lie class b Oils 20% Mar 57 10c — * b • 1.50 73c Mines Canada 8% 9 64c 29% Ventures, Ltd. Feb 9c Corp Ltd Mar Sep Jan • $1 Mining Corp class a Vermllata 1.50 Norgold Mines Ltd Preferred 11% Upper Canada Mines Ltd Sep Sep 53c 3,565 63 12% Class 6.90 May Jan 1.00 Marlartic Mines— 21, 17 Apr 48c Feb * United Apr 103% 5 14,200 62% - 2.50 53% Oil Jan 17 100 May 37c Noranda Mines 24%c 100 111 90,950 City Rapid Transit common Jan 3.05 1,700 21 United Fuel Sep 223/4c Jan 15 25 Feb 21 1.70 Class Apr 70c 28% 29c 21 United Aug 65c Jan 90c Jan 25% May 21 1.35 Sep 7c 34c 103% 103 % Mar 1.40 1 1.60 Union May 25 %c 1.99 88c 50 rights Union Gas Co Sep 67% Mar Jan 16c Sep Sep Feb May 59% Jan 1.25 50c 35 Twin July 2.60 — Mining 3.50 July 5.65 May 10 * 44c i — Nipissing Mines b 225% 225% 20% Calumet Star Class July 20 Aug 83/4 11,903 29 Mar Apr 3.45 July 130 * b class Jun 20 28c Exploration Traders Finance 3.35 130 34% 100 Trust General Towagmac 35c Mines Bidlamaque Orenada 110 West —100 New o'Brien 1.75 * Elevators common 29 .20 New t 1.75 19% 1 Gold Toronto Toronto 14 25c common- Trust Northland Toburn July 105 35 25 • National Steel Car North Jun Apr Sep Sep 2.25 26c • Preferred Northern 20 6c 39c ..1 Grocers Normetal 19% 1.39 18 413 1.50 1.55 108 67% 1 Norbenite • 15 %c 22 721 10% 107 65% 107 66c Nordon Tip Top Tailors Sep- 22 Apr 8% Mar 75 18 103% Nib Feb Canadian - Transcontinental Resources 100 Negus 270 9,600 27c 1,335 Modern Containers common National 11.330 77c 10,758 Mosher Long Lac 3.35 55c Aug 7c 15,300 398,400 1,150 27% 13 17% 59,500 National 3.20 1.28 15 18c common 4.05 5.15 2,500 6.80 Light Heat & Power Jan 50c 12c 16c Porcupine 1.50 1.28 20% 6.40 Corp 16,895 5.05 20 16c Moneta 3.25 55c 10c 20% 6.80 Moore 2.90 5.15 16% • Montreal 3.00 • Jan 1 —— May 1 (gj common Teck-Hughes Gold Mines Texas Apr 12 —• * Preferred Jun 15c Sep Thompson-Lund Mark Gold Mines 9c 150 Gas c Jan 14 5 • & 37c Jan 2.30 Jan 14 1 Oil Feb 43Ac 123/4 July " Mining Corp 20c 26,000 Apr Feb 1 ——— Mid-Continental 500 9c 2.50 Feb 5 Exploration 33c 10 % 10 * Gold 2.45 33c 115 15% . Mines 2.30 6%c 5,095 60 * Lake Red Gold 2.35 20 Jan Aflg 6%c 19% 290 * —20 Gold Mines McWatters 26,000 Aug Aug " * — 20 28 1 Mines 80 3.35 11% 100 Lake Mar 15 i • * — 72 79% * 1 5 28 common prefererd Co 78 Sylvan i te Gold Mines 11% 1 McMarmac 2c 46 Apr Tamblyn 30 Gold— Red 3.25 Jan 19,000 Jan 67 3.05 Aug 4.15 May Jan 2.17 34• 65 1 1 Mines Mines Cons High 55 77' Sullivan * common Mercury Mills 5c 2.25 j 79 % 79% 25 Preferred Low 43% 76 4.50 May 3.50 Aug 3.85 Jan 11,550 3.10 3.65 7,715 12,400 5,058 4.40 2.70 Jun 10 Mclntyre Porcupine Mines— :• Sep .* McColl Frontenac Oil Mentor 28 3.05 — Massey-Jtiarris Preferred McLellan July Mar 4.20 1 Marlon Rouyn McKenzie 29 25 2.70 : Milling Co Preferred 26% Mar 325 3.05 Preferred (l) 395 28 1 1 1 Maralgo Mines Marcus Gold 28% 43% 43% -• common 40c Mines Fields — Mapie Leaf • Canada 01 Range Since January 1 High ■ Co 1.50 28 % Shares Low * Stedman Brothers Steei 1.50 Gardens common Maple Leaf McBrine Jun 45c Manitoba & Eastern Mines < 2.10 Jan llli . Gold Lake Gold Malartic 1.23 16,125 27% ' fer Week far High 28% Macassa Mines. Ltd . MacLeod-Cocxsnutt Gold Mines Kh Low 27% Yellowknife Gold. Lynx Range Since January 1 "1* Class "b" Louvicourt 2.05 STOCKS— III* class A oroceterias lasoiuw 2.00 Lac Gold Mines Ltd. Little Long Sales Range •f Prices ■ High 1.80 Par Week's Last Sale Price Sales Range Sale Price ■ ENDING SEPTEMBER 28 Friday Week's Last Friday stocks— WEEK FOR Monday, October 1, 1945 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE -.;;vv ;si •' W;- ■■:■■ "r*<:: / ■ *' ■■• k/ZZZ/Z;'// v■ - I " "" Volume -• ■ —1 CANADIAN RANGE Friday l~ Glass Dominion Dairies Glass 40 Can North Pow Canadian 25 38 Jun 453/4 Sep Canadian Gen Investments Ltd— 423/4 Jan 64 y2 Jun Canadian Industries Ltd class B— 29 Feb 36% Jun 45%. 36 1,275 13 470 10 15 100 9% 25 International Canadian Lt 61 124 Jan 165 5 ,161 Jan 167 570 1,575 14 16% 16% 5 11 11% 2,700 1 15% 16 * 26 271/e ny2 Dryden Paper 296 Canadian Jun 18% 12% 18% 79 Jan 79 y2 17o Sep 18'/2 Juiv Jan 161% Feb 8 y2 May Corporation Foundation Power Gatineau 5 ft Canada of Co. * common Canadian pfd Tire Catelli Sep Bridge Kollinger Gold Mines Holt Renfrew; common Preferred -j. Preferred 10 Apr 55 Aug David Jan 12% July Davis Leather 6% Feb International Bronze 13% Preferred 120 32 10 110 13% 1,175 12 y4 500 7y4 243/4 jan 120 Dominion Mar May Secord Laura John A, Candy . Legare preferred £ Massey-Harris McColl-Frontenac Oil Mitchell «— : Aircraft Ford Motor Co Feb 120 Foreign 18 y4 29 3/i Jan 33 31% Jan 40 y4 Sep Sep 2,695 21% Jan 371/4 102? 97% Sep Sep 24% Mar 39% 39% 416 111% 25 108% Jan 113% Sep 163 26% Jan 35 Pr ' 27% May 28% 240 57c. 16 Jan Feb Jun 21 8% Mar 13% 11% Feb 23% May 22 y4. May 29 Jun 26% Feb 20%/Mar 24%. Apr 37 2,805 10% 727 470 25 Montreal 'Light Heat & Power Cons—• National Breweries common * 23 41% 41 41% National Steel Car Corp 21 207/a 21% 1,250 24% 100 Ontario Ltd Powell River Price 5% 18 10 15 3/4: May 50 28% Provincial 485 28 59% Regent Knitting Rolland Lawrence A Lawrence St Lawrence 29 Jan 125 27% Aug 57% Mar 61 Jun Sarnia 885 14 20 Sherwin 22% 23 23 10% 10% 10% 1,000 7 Jan 12 3/4 39%. 4,155 32 Feb 39 y4 Sep 101% 101% 80 100 Mar 18 y4 Mar 925 103 16 15% 16% 1,775 9 y4 Apr 17 Sicks' Breweries 161/4 90 15(4 Feb 17% 13 200 10 y2 Jan 13 13 12 13 266 11% Jan 13 4 3% 4 1,575 28 2 tf% 28 37% 37% 68% 69% 18% 19 25% 25% (Hi Simon Soutnam & Standard • 77% Canada Preferred Tuckett Tobacco (Geo) Ltd Beattie Beaufor Gold 31 125 22% Apr 32 30 100 23 Jan 30 Jan 26% July 16 y4 50 16% 160 15 Jun 16% Sep Bouscadillac 12 555 10% Jan 14 Jun Brazil Gold 1,950 30 1,460 14 20 11% Sep Sep Central 170 Jun 10 10 17 14% 2,870 Jan 14% 11 63 11 6% 48% 36% Jan 16 16 10 15 Apr 20 July 97 97 35 96 May 100 Mar 8 8 435 6 Jan *10 Jun 110 110% 37 107 May 112 July 63 July Ltd East Malartic East Sullivan 24% Sep Eldona Jan 22 Jun 95 19% 19% 100 6% 6% 170 5 25 4 10 83 8 5 193/4 Jun Jan 14'/a 86 86 100 75 Jan 91 29 y4 2§y4 120 23 Jan 29% Aug 28% 28 y2 10 6% 29 28% Mar July Jan 16% Aug Jan 15 240 16 __ 16% 16% 185 19 19 19 315 16% 310 27 505 15% Jan 29 28% ._10 13 17% 18 17 Jan 14 Jun 20 V* Aug Apr 29% May Jan 18 % July Gold Mines J-M Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd Adidson Gold Mines Week's Range for Week of Prices how Llngman Lake — Macdonald Mines Range Since January 1 Shares Abitibi cumulative '67c 17c * 100 Power & Paper common preferred Preferred Bathurst Pr & American British Col Brown 811 168 19% 1,350 993/4 55 4 - Preferred 25 ♦ 23c 23c 19,220 1,500 71c 69c 79c 71,200 75c Jan 1.80 1.45 July 2.24 1.35 1.80 1.30 1 1 1 1.37 1.55 Sep ""17 July 99% 19% Sep 100% July Sep Jan 4% Jun 8 Jan 9 Sep 865 85 5,853 73% 123 30 243/4 825 73% Bread Canada & For Co preferred— Dominion footnotes see Sugar page 1548. * * 24 24 17c Feb 28 %d Apr 37 %c Feb 81c Sep 1.35 300 35c 32c 35c 29,300 35c 35c 37c 5,400 16c 16c lie 11c 11c 1 1 1 10 %c Sep 51c Apr 35c Jun 60c Jun 2,000 6c ,Jan 27c May 500 7c May / 31c May May 5,500 6c Jan 18c 28c 4c Jan 54c 33c Jun 60c May Jun 29c 38,800 63,600 9,300 10c Jan 45c May 58c Sep 75c Sep 40c 55 %c 65c 70c 17,900 1.57 1.39 1.87 43.500 2.90 2.90 1,000 4.70 2.40 4.10 4.85 18,200 52c Apr 225.753 20c Mar 90c 1.00? 6,800 90c Sep 28c 50c 28c 30c 10,500 28c Sep 45c 54c 55,700 20 %c 1 7%c 83c 6%c l%c 3,000 42,760 26c 1.48 83c 3.10 95c 16 16 18c 1 40c 35c 44c 6,000 5.75 5.75 200 1.55 1.55 100 50c 1 1 —» — 23% Jan / 36 % May / 2.30 45 Jan 25% 63 4% Jan > 75 Jun Sep Sep Jun Teck Ltd Gold Mines Coghlan Mines Hughes Wiltsey Crest Oil Co Sep Home Oil Co Ltd 22% Mar 26 V» Jun Homestead Oil & Gas Ltd * * —1 Feb 3.80 Apr 10c- Fefc 44c 24c Sep 62c Jun Apr 4.75 Feb 5.95 1.20 Jan 1.79 May Aug 25,500 51c Sep 15c 2,500 124,600 6c Jan 25c Apr 55c 15c Jun 55c Sep 1.05 1.28 9,300 34c Jan 1.45 Apr 70c 70c ' ?; 90c May 3,000 38,347 65c Jan 85c X, 60c Mar 49c 21,500 43c Apr 1.00 May 2.35 Sep 2.40 Sep Apr 1.05 Apr 2.35 2.40 400 2.90 3.25 16,630 1.50 Jan 3.80 MO 200 3.60 Jari 5.50 May 5.10 — 24c 21c. Julj) 75c 3.00 ■ - 48c 2.35^ : — 79 %c Jan 51c -- 1 Ltd— 101% 43c Feb 15c 82c 49c 'Olt Stocks Sep 101% Aug Sep . 2.25 1>25 —1 Ltd Sep Sep 2.20 Aug 35c 1 1 Ltd 92c 47c -- ——— Mines Sullivan Cons Mines 1.48 1.55 July • 48.718 35c 1 Iron 64c 3.25 1 Rock 34c 200 Jari 24% May July 46c 2,100 Stadacona Mines Steep 1.38 15,700 72c Mines Ltd 1944 Ltd— Standard Gold Mines. 5.15 Jan Jan Feb 18 41c 3.30 35c —' Gold Sep Apr 1,500 3.00 Senator Rouyn Slscoe 16 28c ■ • Rochette Gold Mines Jan 13,600 1 Ltd 1.50 May Jan 2.08 2.00 Apr 13V2c May Jan 2.45 500 35c Red Crest Gold Mines 64 %c July 7e 74c 83 %c 74c Sep 1.75 May 46c 11% 150 72c Ltd—- 3.10 Apr 7%c Jun 7.00 May 3%c Jan 1,100 22 1.48 2.07 37c Yellowknife Quebec 490 22 1.48 2.99 Jan 2.55 6,500 4.60 2.40 Mar 1.15 Mar 300 16c 16c — Gold Feb Jan 69c Mines Jan 8c . 51 %c 27c - Apr 10c 10 %c 25c 25c Ltd Dredging Gold Mines Ltd Perron East Canada 23c 50 1.35 May Jan 3c 1,800 1.55 1.35 Sep 170 3 63 4% 69 Jan 15 101% 101% 4% 4 Mar 1,259 4% 61% • l 100 9 24% * Paper Co com Company common 4% 9 4 44 144 18% * Ltd Oil Co Ltd Pulp & 68% 5% Jun 2% Mar 6,923 99% 19% * Paper class B Brand ram-Henderson British • .100 - 4% 168 -100 1 preferred Acadia & Atlantic Sugar common 4% 673/4 4% High Low 1 ■' 19cfi July 9%c July 1,600 9c Ltd Cadallic Gold Mines Ltd Cons. Pato High Feb 11% July ui'./ii Feb 9%c 1 Labrador Mining & Explor Co Ltd—1 Lake Shore Mines Ltd 1 Leitch Gold Mines Ltd 1 Kirkland Gold Rand Paramaque Sales Last 8 Jan>"'.: 7c 1 Ltd Sep ' Jun July 9%c —1 Mines Ltd Joliet-Quebec Pandora Friday Sale Frlce • 1 Mines Mines Yellowknife Mining Corp Ltd O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd Canadian Funds Par / Apr 7 8c Nib Montreal Curb Market 21% Feb 9%c Normetal STOCKS— 3% Jun /i Heva Cadillac Mines - Kerr 16 30 . Feb» 17 • 30c Jan 1,549 10 50- 4 Feb 24c 29% 1 Formaque Gold' Mines Goldora Mines Ltd 18 105 -10 22c 28% 24c 29% 1 1 1 Jan 225 25 Nova 790 2,788 " 22% 21 % 29 ■kj.-I. 1 Donolda Mines £lif 82% Apr 24% ..10 . r 5 Mar 2iy2 1,050 Mines Cournor Mar 24 y» ..10 14% July 3%. Jan 14 42 1 1 1 Ltd M Corp Cadillac Gold Mines Ltd 70 21 Jun 13% 1 Mines Gold Sep Mar 14 * 58 5 54 260 16 65% Jun 82%. 10 14% 57 Va. Feb .6%. Jan./ - Aug July 47 Banks - 6% 11 11% July 25 108 Sep 108 * Ltd Gold Mines Century Mining Corp Ltd Jun Apr 21% 12 28% July 9 Vs Mar • Centremaque Aug 3% 21% - 80% liy4 99 1,380 82 ny2 Feb 2% Mar * Cartier-Malartic 77% 63 113/4 Mar 225 1,103 Aug 99 Jan Mar 21% 22 105" 35 6 * Corp Gold Sep 163 63 Jun Feb July 108 100 & Diamond July 3 6 21 % 27% 24c Mines. Gold Bonville 8 166 12% 16% Jan * A Mines Ltd 69 166 6 Jan 18 5% 1 99 Apr 12 12 27% 1 50 74 6 Sep; 30" : July 107 % , Sep 8"% May 11% 9 27% 63 Jun :• 22% Jan 107 y» 14% Aug 13 72 ' 14% Sep-" 23 >43 6% May // .5 « Sep. 21%r. Aug 24* Jhn 215 14 20 14 * Mines— 450 * v. 11% 28 • Limited- 3,255 131 100 preferred 11 % pfd_-—^.-100 6 7c Mines Ltd & Radium Ltd Mines (Quebec) Ltd Gold 25 80 —* —_ 172 100 Sep Sep' 50% 13% Exploration Bear Jun 30 * common 50 1,315 ^ Aug 28 % 6% » Feb 13" 300 43 * Aumague Gold Jun 11% * common — Preferred 6% 25% Aug * Winnipeg Electric common Zellers Jun 20 • - Wilsils Mines Feb * Cotton Weston Quebec Mar 77% 12% 49% Jun 9% Jan Jan / 5 Sep 6% 4% Mar 21 * 10 13%- red pfd—100 Ltd Copper Mines Ltd 22 45 99 * ; 50 % ,22% * Ltd Aldermac 16% 1,665 77 * Walker Gooderham & Worts com Preferred Arno Aubelle 69% 100 preferred Ttyin City Rapid Transit common Corp 100 Sep 12 Apr « Astoria 38 Jan 25 .z.- 45 3.00 ;" '4T1 Jan': Stocks Mining Sep Jan 583/4 11% common United Steel Wabasso Hotel Jun Jan 33 y2 99 Chemicals of Co Jan 34% 49 100 13 * Ltd Pr Securities Windsor 12 12 Preferred Steel 1,943 12 * 16% • Power 45 42 5 B 25 * Sons Canada 30%> Jun:; 28 Jun 21% 10 Paper Co United Distillers of Canada Ltd Sep 30 30 Press Southern Mar 22% 11% July • Jan 13 July 30 % 41 7 3% Mar 25 6% —• * Sep 4% July Mar 175 4% 50%. * Jun 29% 50 19 * Jun 15 y4 3,250 535 Z- 4% Ltd Co Jun 18 3/8 710 ?5% ; 11V2 Feb 17% 6% 28%' 44 44 100 common Ltd common Co Canada 4% 2% May 1,010 • common pfd 67c Ltd Corporations Class Jun 68 % -7. Preferred Jan 2 13% w Bridge United Sep 16% * com 17 Southmount Invest Co Ltd Feb i6% 100 * Canada Aug 2,485 4% 5 Jun 38% com of Williams 28% * Ltd Aviation Southern Jan 13 Shawinigan Water & Power 3% 28% 16 9% 14,365 Jan 7% 405 15% 4 50 Preferred Jun 60 1,050 Oil 11% Jan 39 50 Paper 11 13% Sep Apr 5 75 10"% 14% -* Ontario & Grain 20 preferred Mills Flour 14 7% Quebec Pulp & Paper l7o * preferred St 14 6% Reliance Sep Sep common Corporation common 18 V4 40 V2 5 Noorduyn * Paper common St Feb Feb 10 Power & Paper.— Jun 40 15 35% 9% Rqyal Hotel Co Ltd United Power Jan 25 355. 28% 18%/Jun «Jun * Quebec 30 12% July 125 9 38 Jan * Transport Mt 60 101% 30% July July 39 12 common Corporation 20 27% 100 12 Jun 8% ; Jun 3% Jan 28% AUg r v 18% 28% Preferred Jun 28% 50 85 11 11 Jan 24 % Mar 952 * preferred Sep 2.00 May 39% 20 Distilleries Mcore Apr * common 300 Ltd class A—* (Can) McColl-Frcntenac Melchers Minnesota 37 23 Ltd Co Sep Jan 2% 730 . — Jun 18 Co 15 Va ll'/s 38% 14 Co.———• Maple? Leaf Milling Co Ltd' common—* class A preferred * Massey-Harris Co Ltd 57c pfd——100 Jun 37 20 7V2 Sep ri .. 18 39 MacLaren Power & Paper Aug 37 1 of Canada Bros & 12% * Ltd—; Co Lowney 26 28 «/2 *• common 27/a 29% 12% (Alfred) 22 28 % 11 , 42 53% . Sep May 53% * Development 100 200 23/4 293/4 * * Ltd (John) 20 * common pfd Sec St John 17%.Mar 23 y2 Rwys Placer Power Corp 670 Jan 25i% 53% * Ottawa Light Heat As Power com—100 Page-Hersey Tubes * Penmans 1,015 2,587 - Feb * Products Steel Electric Ottawa 1.70 121/4 * convertible Lambert Jun 9% 13 '/a 10 28% Lkke Sep 12% * . Jan Jan 60c 17% May 183/, 24% Ogilvie Flour Mills common 8% 5 preferred Journal Publishing (Ottawa)-: 183/4 Mar 153/4 6» ■ 10 y4 * 153 150 17 22 Noranda Mines Ltd 13% 29,723 * preferred '0% • Jun 200 18 21 27% 31 24% Mar 150 25 Wire. Weaving 27 11% 29% * * Foundation Ltd Inv Sep 5 22 y2 Niagara 7% 15% 1.70 of Canada class A—„• Paints Internat - May 32 17 27 y2 6% Apr 10O Jun; Jun 5 V4 Jan 7% — 111 Apr 21 '3,050 133/4 — 3% Sep Sep 36% 21 17 —* Breweries 200 13,380 50c ■ * Corp Ltd Fraser Companies Godfrey Realty Hydro-Elec Secur Corp Jan 90 17 % 18 (Robert) Molson's 50 5% Sep 14 Feb 10%. * Ltd— Fleet 400 152% 152 % * 3 —25 • Linoleum & Corp Paper Co Ltd Sep 2,711 21% Sep 50 Mar 42 15% Works Ltd • Ltd —20 Aircraft Ltd Fairchild Sep 39% 35% Sep 57 Mar 25c 2,300 - 50 — Woollens Donnacona 75/a July 28% 16% 31% 21 Sep 2.35 Jun 133/4 Feb 16 4 Feb 35 Feb 375 Square 39 28% 100 Lang & Sons Ltd 40C 43/a * — Co Oilcloth Dominion 16% Jan 71/2 Dominion 112 Apr 13% 2,273 Malting Sep 25% 30% Aug Jan 110 15 120 31% common—• Preferred 11% — Sep 120 Labatt Lake of the Woods Milling 2.50 * * A Dominion 39 Utilities International class Dominion Engineering Sep 111 111 100 w_—„ 5% pfd B— 30 Jan 109% 111 21% * • International Power common Preferred 36% 100 Ltd Class Jun 31« 393/4 15 common * common Ltd 13% May Feb 21 31% 7% 16% — 4 281/2 13% 28 Canada com—* Petroleum Co International 31% 14% Sep 102 Va 1,233 111% 111 % 143/4 25 International Paper 8% Mar 30 50- 25% 25 11 1,805 120 120 25 common Preferred International Nickel of 30 Sep 101 11% May 25 14 35c 35c Limitee B & Frere 8% 725 * 100 preferred Ltd Sec Corp 1,685 £1 Coal Intercolonial Aircraft 55 100 -T Cub Sep 12 13 Jun 11% Apr Apr 50 56% Jun Jun 12 1.801 Aug ' * Acceptance Corp com 20 7% 12% 4% 1.25 / Feb Jan 46 Aug / 105 y4 May 55 30 * Imperial Tobacco of Canada common_5 Industrial 2.30 56% If,'15 Jan . 4% . 87 7% Div 11% 13 Oil Ltd Imperial 54 8% Preferred'' 7'/a Bay Mining Hudson Alcohols Consolidated Apr 2 ' 55 100 Howard Smith; Paper common Preferred Commercial Sep 13% July Jan Jun 6% Sep Jun 3% Feb 40c I Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd 15 y4 2 10 2.20 _* ——-.^lOO Sep 102 Jun Mar 172% 1.00 com—. Sep 25 15 168 4% 4% common-—* Adv 107 955 7% Ltd General Neon 103 20 Jan 167 % May 3 —* Feb 105 13 155% Aug 14%:/ 10% .. Co Preferred 16% May 2 7'/a Products Food 11% 50 • * 5 100 (1927) Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine Westinghouse Jan 19 Aug 160 14% 100 97 105 19 3/4 •31 143/4 *a'.< V common — 10% 10 May May 10 *101% May 35 107 Jan Sep ; Jan 20 30 Sep 11% Jan 20 y2 140 13 102 % 107 100 Preferred Goodyear 12% 12 % 350 102 % * General Steel Wares common Hamilton 13 100 100 preferred preferred 5 % './<> 425 57 107 1172% 172 %, 100 High V; Apr 49 158 — - Ltd Vickers preferred Claude Electrolux 1 ■ v; 100 56 14% —. 158 * com—"' Canadian Western Lumber JUn 165 * Co™ Low -/ High 30 100 Tr Inv Power )5%; preferred Aug 12 Jan Low t 104 104% Canadian Marconi Company— —1 Canadian. Pwr & Paper Inv Ltd com—* Sep Jun 72 17% -100 30 7y4 Mar 2,715- 78 % Dominion Tar & Chemical common. Feb '' 1- * —, Canadian & Ltd Co - Jun 150 10% preferred Jun 30 18V2 17c & Dock 16% 164 97/a * , Range Since January 1 Shares of Price* pfd—100 Cprp Ltd 7% Dredge 13 V2 Jan 143 18% Dominion Textile common Preferred 713/4 113% May 18% Ltd- r..$M 10^'* Sales - 55% Sep 10% —25 Steel & Coal class B Stores Par • , Jun 62I/2 29% ' ' . 40 18% Dominion Dominion . Co .Ltd— Malting Jan 149 100 i • Canada Jun Jan 164 30 149 .100 common Preferred High 15' Apr 49 12% __25 Low:/ 12% 33 35 common * 115 62% 36 Friday- • Sale Price stocks— 1,599 45% .__ Dominion Foundries & Steel Dominion 71% 39% ,,.— Bridge .1 Coal preferred Dominion • 170 10 Co Distillers Seagrams common Dominion 70 39%, * & Seal Cork Crown 713/4 5 Consolidated Mining & Smelting— 'W ■,y*t r"; January 1 Range High 14% ■ for Week Shares 14% > SEPTEMBER 28 ENDING for Week of Prices Low Par 1 Cockshutt Plow MARKETS LISTED WEEK FOB Week'r Range Sale Price STOCKS— :•:»: • •, ^A'6■wi./«^ :■:.:;?fe.vs^1.1*' v»v>;■.£& < Consumers 1547 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 162 . 21c 280 61,500 10c Feb 40c 9c Sep 21c Apr Apr 9c 9e 500 3.50 3.50 104 3.10 Jan 4.25 Mar 10c 10c 3,500 4%c Jan 18c » May ; ' CHRONICLE & FINANCIAL THE COMMERCIAL 1548 Monday, October 1, 1945 OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS Quotations for Friday, September 28 For Specialists Quotations in on Real Estate Bonds Shaskan & Co. OVER-THE-COUNTER SECURITIES Members New York Stock Firm Trading Markets Exchange Exchange Members New York Curb in ACTIVE 250 40 Exchingo Place, New York 5, N. Y. ISSUES 7 Tel: Bell DIgby 4-4950 Teletype NT 1-953 120 Broadway, Now York Ward Established Co. & 2-8700 1-2173 & 1-1285 REctor Phono: Tele. NY Reorganization Rails Members New York Security Dealers Association 1929 CHICAGO Wires to Direct — PHILADELPHIA (When, Bid Bonds- Investing Companies 1 IM» A Amer ex Holding Corp 10 American Business Shares 1 American Foreign Investlng.tOC Assoc'ted Standard Oil shares— Axe-Houghton Fund Iuc 1 Axe Houghton Fund B Affiliated Fund tnc inv 1 -I 8 -1 Fund Inc— Boston Street Invest Co Inc Broad Ltd Fund Bullock 11.72 20.53 22.52 29.33 32.25 29.09 31.93 5.10 Scries 6% 7% Series 17.30 18.60 Series 33.69 36.23 Series 8-1 16.23 6.71 Inv Fund Ltd——1 ^ Century Shares Trust —• 7.55 • 118.58 —100 —— Commonwealth Invest ——1 'M Consol Investment Trust. 1 Sayles Second Fund—10 Fund 22.18 23.85 Loomis Sayles Mutual Fund 37.85 40.92 Loomis 20.33 22.28 3.80 50.76 9.92 1 27.35 HowardBalanced Fund 143 14.74 *19 60 Balanced 72 Louis .1393 100 102 Sc Grande Rio - 78% Income 75-year 4%s 80% 50 32 62% 64% BI4 Insp«ct._10 43% 46% I 27% 29% Hartford Steamboiler 56% Home 46%. 48 Homestead .10 15 Insur Co of North America—10 96 98% 38% 40% Surety 16.41 Aetna 10.55 11.41 Agricultural 26 77% 81 7.38 .1 8.12 American Alliance 10 21 J/4 23% 6.30 ——— Life Fire. 20 Jersey Insurance of N 7 5.69 4 29 31% Maryland Casualty. 5 11% 12% 16% 18% Massacnusetts Bonding Merchant Fire Assur 4.92 5.50 11% 12% 10.08 16% Selected 4.70 5.28 American Re-Insurance 61% 64% Monarch 4.64 5.15 American Reserve 10 20% 22% National 6.41 7.10 American Surety 36 67 69 15.02 6% 4% National Fire— 15.66 55 4 17% 27.07 13% 87% Mercb St Mfrs Fire N 7 9.12 12% 51% 4 Automobile American American Equitable 6 American Fidelity Sc Casualty.! American of Newark 3% 83 —8 American 9.04 8.47 National Liberty National Union Fire series — stock series 16.37 17.50 Speculative series "L. • 25.18 27.12 Stock 2.50 2.28 46»/4 BI4 Pat Ask 85% 54 10 Sc 81% 10 Aetna Casual 8.12 Income 25.32 series a.. series New England -— 10 Automobile 10 37% 40% Baltimore American 1 Fund— 2% 6% 7% Bankers St Shippers Boston 100 47% A 7.40 2 31.34 34.35 A—2 6.06 New fork Stocks Inc— 8.24 6.92 Fund 21% Insurance Companies rav 15.28 — .1 -1 Fundamental Trust shares 19% 48 - Seaboard Ry common Preferred 7.78 1.75 Fundamental Investors Inc 61 30 St Louis & San Francisco corn- 98% Low priced bond series Low priced stock common- 1.59 10 75 29 59 com Preferred 96% Aetna shares Industrial W'» 40% 73 27 100 preferred Preferred Francisco— San Sc 1st 50-year 4s Securities— National Security Series— Bond scales # 8.05 Inc. Trust 2d National Investors Corp, * 73 62 23.35 Corp. Mutual St 16.11 Investors Nation-Wide 148 7.10 — Financial Industrial Fund, First 70 15.02 - Fund— Fund 5% Denver 1st 3-4s income 68% 38% • Common 94 2018 4V2s 29.41 13.97 Mass Eaton Sc Boston 105% 92 Grande- Rio Income 26% 66 % — Preferred stock scries; Dividend Shares. Fidelity 103 »/2 2019 10.90 Fund...—1 Mutual Invest Fund Inc. ..10 34.81 .281 D'»... L First Preferred Chicago Rock Island Sc Pacific— 1994 — 24% Common 51.80 ..10c Mass Investors Trust 4.40 32.37 21.60 Diversified Trustee- Sharea— -Stock 84% — Chicago Milw St Paul Sc Paclflo Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— U-flfr Delaware Fun<L..,. ■——I / 82% 4%s 74% 121.00 Knickerbocker -t 11.70 12.66 Securities com—100 3,030 3,130 v." ' Preferred 2019 income 101 8.34 - 110.29 Fund— chemical A Christiana income 4,/2s B Denver & 7.45 6-4 - Common ■'M Canadian 99 ist 4s 16.30 8-2 8-3 Series 8V2 106 97 Conv 17.84 14.80 8eries 7% 104 Chicago Rock Island Sc Pacific¬ 2i;30 19.41 Series 14.49 105.88 America- of Tr 10.65 !-}———iii——- 4.65 Stocks 1994 2019 Gen 32.27 Series A Common Bond 28.46 29.47 13.36 Bankers Nat Investing ,;r B-l B-2- Ask 99 72% 4%s 72 income 4%s A 1st 4s Series 33% Bid Ry 1st 4s Income 96 70 Gen 29.81 Series 6.29 5.75 32% 94 2003 4V2s and if issued) Chicago Milw St Paul Sc Pacific Ask Keystone CustCtan Funds— 10.21 9.31 B14 Far Ask Bid rsr /'JO, Aeronautical Securities— 2nd as Ask Seaboard Chic Indianapolis & Louisville— 1st 4s 1983 13.28 Automobile Fire 7% 5% (Detroit)-.10 36 39 10 Casualty Amsterdam New ——LI 12% 56 59 6% 2 7% • 20 172 182 2 30 32 Casualty ,9.62 New Brunswick 16.05 80% 26 84% 10 28% 31 New Hampshire Fire 10 46 48% New 14.59 8.75 14.62 Agriculture Casualty.. York 685 660 5 13% 14% 2.50 23% 24% 5 6% 7% 12.50 87% 91% 100% Fire Aviation Bank 11.19 12.30 Camden Fire 0 22% 24% North Building suopl'y 10.26 11.28 City of New York 10 20% 22% Northeastern Business 14.53 15.96 Connecticut General Life 10 64% 66L% Northern 10.08 11.08 Continental Casualty Crum Sc Forster Inc 8 52% 55% " Capital Corp— 42.74 45.96 General Investors Trust 6.22 6.29 General 1 , v F ■: / — shares — Electrical Equipment—— Food shares . Administered Fully bond General Diversified Investment Fund Diversified 9.86 Electrical shares— shares ... 6.18 11.32 Employers Reinsurance 11.56 12.70 Federal 14.62 Fidelity Sc Deposit of Md 20 8.28 9.11 Railroad equipment 9.71 10.67 Steel 8.42 9.26 Fire 24% St Paul 12% 70% 61% Seaboard Surety 10 Security New Haven 33% Glens Falls Fire 6 49% 52% SpringHeld Fire & Marine 10 25 Globe St Republic Globe & Rutgers Fire 8 9% 10% Standard Accident 15 26% 28% Travelers 9.47 Series 1956 1 3.24 Mining shares 5.72 6.30 Petroleum 15 20 6.39 7.03 Putnam 1 16.33 17.56 2nd preferred 3.88 4.28 Republic Invest Fund Great American 5.69 6.26 Scudder, Stevens & Clark '6.47 7.12 Railroad RR shares Bond Equipment shares Railroad stock - shares shares Steel Tobacco AHuron Holding Corp.—— 1 5.59 6.15 5.81 Standard Common 55c 1.72 8 29.83 32.08 • 2.63 2.96 Aviation Group shares., k Fund — 16.14 94c 1.09 Stock and Bond Group sharesof America 10 L-;> Investment Co Investors Fund O 1 28% 108 U S C 8.79 34.21 ABlair & 16.48 AFirst Boston 8.98 9.82 American Tel 25.62 Arxansas Pow Bethlehem 19.30 ,1 19.49 Tel. 2%s__1975 & & Steel Lt 3V8S__1»74 2%s 1975 1974 Birmingham Electric 3s Cent Vt Pub Serv 2%s 21.26 100% 105% 101 102 1 ._ 5% 10 1975 99% 1974 101 % 1965 104% 99% 100 % 44% 47 % Northern ' -1/ 98% Texas 99% 2000 98 % 103 % 104% 99 % 100 % 2%s Jan. 1. Bid : 102 103 100 Pub Serv Ask 96% Lt & & 101% 102% Hecht 104 % 104% 99% 100% 1975 100% 101% Tel 3s Par Cork 3%% Co 1975 102% 101 % 102 Narragansett Elec 105% 106% Union 3s 1974 , 103 Oil 104 r, 100 J) (Cal» 97 % 98% 100 3%% Reynolds (R J) Tob 3.60 Ruppert (Jacob) 4% (J 103% 9 3% Newberry 97% 100% Light 2%s. 1975 103% 104% 99% 100 100 $3.75 99% 100 101 100 % • 100% * Other 1956-1946 3'/aS. 1974 Pacific Ry 3%s__. .1985 .1975 Service 2%s Armstrong 102% 1965 3%s Lt Monongahela Power 3s Aik Federal Land Bank Bonds— 102% Mountain States Power 3S..1975 Obligations Of Governmental Agencies "3S 99% 102% 102% :— Preferred Stocks— Minnesota Pow & Lt 3%S—1975 Laclede Gas Bid 99% 102% Power Western 99% 1974 3%s.l980 Kings County Lighting 3 yas_1975 Pow Kans Okla & Gulf Ry 97% 101% 1986 C & 101 1961 A B. series Texas 96% .1975 3s .1996 series Sou'western Ry— 3%s Lt & 104% Texas Elec 1990 Houston Page 1531 101% series 3%s 100% 101 RR— 2%s 104% 1953 Great 2%s 100% 104% .1975 Pow Pacific Ask .1975 3%s Co Carolina 3%s 107% Power 3'/as FOR NEW YORK CITY BANKS & TRUST COS.—See 36% 3%s_. 1975 3%s (Indiana) Southern 103% Erie RR 2s 5% - Reading Elec Gen Serv South 1975 Light & Power 3s Consumers Corp 54% 79% 34% Bid Pub 100% 105 100% Eastern Gas & Fuel 3%s Co 52 76% 4 Portland 23.44 Corporations 16.95 43% 10 Ask Bonds— Conn 16.10 41% Security Issues Bid Investment Banking 31.47 39% 582 567 2.50 Guarantee Westchester Fire 9.61 -15.47 35%, 120 36% 100 U S Fire 112% Recent 22.90 Union Preferred Stock Fund U S El Lt & Pwr Shares A 1.21 10 24.82 A 1.09 • Fire— 1.05 24.07 20.95 series —.10 , 7.77 17.69 99c 10 Hartford 61 B Wellington Fund _. 32% 54,'/. 115 Fidelity Sc Guaranty Co._2 30% 30% o U S 92 ; , 77c 58 Unicn Common Stock Fund B Ltd— Bank Group shares / insurance Group shares Bond 88 15 & Marine 14.45 7.10 70c Series 1.88 Independence Trust Shares Securities 13.26 1 10c State Street Investment Corp Trusteed Industry Shares 25o 67c Incorporated investors Institutional 2% Utilities Series 10c ; 109.32 com Hanover Selected Amer Shares Inc Fund 4.54 107.16 Sovereign Investors 6.97 Union Foundation Income 4.13 • 6.34 — 1 Inc 5.28 - shares shares Utility Fund, Fund I 7% 73% 50% 19 % 6 General Reinsurance Corp Gibraltar Fire St Marine shares— Trading 23% " 6 56% 8.62 & 30 21% 22 % 3.52 (Geo) 26% 10 (NY) Fire 6 Fire 1 ' 2 10 Corp (Texas) Republic 10 Franklin Series 1955 Trust Reinsurance (Paul) 8.86 Amer 10 Revere 8.06 - 38% Providence-Washington 53% 14% — North 107 166 61% 9.35 — 14% 36 49% 158 101% 10.05 shares 12% 13% 11.02 Petroleum 90% 8 Preferred Accident 97% Merchandise shares—— . 63 86% 58% 9.15 Price Shares 58% 10 6 8.51 Low 10 63 10 Newark..- 10.50 —— 26 10 of Industrial Machinery shares— Investing Fire Indemnity Co Phoenix 10 Firemen's institutional bond shares— ' . Pacific 40 Fire Assn of Phila 12.05 8.28 II Railroad • Fireman's Fd of San Fran 9.11 10.97 10.08 31 37% io 13.31 9.21 9.17 10.76 Metals 6.80 8.38 Employees Group Machinery 13.61 29 10 16.84 11.51 stock River Pacific 14.20 15.34 10.47 Speculative equipment Insurance 7.25 12.40 12.93 Merchandising 10.94 6.59 Chemical shares..— , 9.33 8.75 8.97 9.99 Building shares , 8.49 7.96 Agricultural shares Automobile shares " Aviation Equipment Chemical if Group Securities— ; stock Issues 100.19 100.22 U S .—1946 100.19 100.22 May 1, 1956-1946—..;—. l'/as Oct 1, 1950-1948 101.16 101.19 U S Conversion 3s. —1947 103.8 103.12 100% 100% Panama Canal 3s .—1961 2%s 132% 133% 103% 103 U 3s Feb. I. 1955-1953 Conversion 3s United States Treasury Rate* quoted are Ask*' Bid Bid 1945.. October Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds '' Maturity— Int. Rate {Dec. 15, 1945. %% Rid 100 4ek 100.3 t%8 Oct, 1, 1945 t%s Dec. 1, 1945 t0.90s Jan. 1, 1946 ;t%s Feb. 1, 1946.. {Mar 13. 1943. tD-c 1946.. lVif. 100.21 100.22 i%% 100.11 100.12 15. 1 % 100.2: —l %% 100.28 100.29 tSept. —1%% 100.14 100.15 —_i%% 100.311 101 15, 1947, tSept. 15. 1948— MaturityCertificates tMar 15 1947__ tSept. 15. 1947 October Bid Ask .0254- .0345 ,0212 .0279 .0226 .0309 -t%s March 1,. 1946 -Hiu—i.0224 t%s April 1, 1946 *%s May 1, 1946 *%s June 1, 1946 1.09% July 1, 1946 t%s Aug 1, 1946 '..0259 .0375 .0228 December b0.375 1945— 0.35% b0.375 T— 0.35% 1945—— b0.375 0.35% 20, 1945—— December 27, 1945 bO.375 0.35% 13, December 0.33% b0.375 0.35% .0203 .0369 .0225 -.0407 t%s Sept. 1, 1946. .0049 .0248 a • ,0323 .0516 Odd lot sales, b Yield price, c 1945, of Doehler Die Result of the merger, effective Jan. 1, Casting Co. with the W. B. Jarvis Co. d Deferred delivery, e Ex-interest, f Flat price, k. Removed Stock Exchange, r Canadian market. sCash sale—not included in range for year, t Ex-stock to .0361 .0368 b0.375 1945 December 6f 1945 0.32%' bO.375' 0.33% 8, 29, 0.32% b0.375 0.34% .0354 .0270 . November b0.375 1945— November Dollar Price 100 Fins of Indebtedness— 25 November 1, 1945 - 100.1 b0.375-0.32% 11, 18, October of a' point 1945 1945 4, October 0.33% b0.375 1945 November 23, 1945 b0.375 0.28% Ask b0.375 November 15; Treasury bills- Quotations For U. S. Treasury Notes Bills ftdt-discount at purchase dividend.; g share x Ex-dividend, Formerly Coleman of old common y Ex-rights, z Ex-due reclassified into • of one-fifth apd four shares of hew $5 par common stock. *\£ bills. Lamp & Stove. Co.; change stock 1 •> ♦ name share of • — approved new / J ^ • •• June 12, 1945 and * each 4%%, $50 par preferred stock '» ■ *No par value, tin default. {These bonds are subject to all Federal taxes. furnished by sponsor or issuer. '.v-f?--:'.---^ , r-. / A Quotations not — THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 yolume 162 1549 Week Ended THE COURSE OF BANK CLEARINGS $ show an increase compared ""with a year ago. Bank clearings this week ^U1 Third above those for the corresponding total week in 1944. I Our comparative $11,060,964,849, against $10,529,345,224 for the same at stands Our preliminary week last year. gain for the week ended Friday of 8.5%. At this center there is a + 529,000,000 + Wilkes-Barre 277,135,766 + Ohio—Canton Ban Francisco Cleveland Columbus , 156,848,834 + 7.9 2.7 Youngstown_. 249,877,000 + 208,194,794 228,513,216 — Pittsburgh — ' '» Cleveland 165,709,879 182,356,921 — — "< 116,220,047 $7,006,119,375 1,810,518,685 1,478,297,640 $9,217,470,708 $8,484,417,015 1,843,494,141 2,044,928,209 1,557,912 556,000,000 1,229,976 -"'1,206,775 2,590,505 2,170,984 1,710,116 1,015,089 1,320,996 5.2 1,577,184 1,682,355 —52.2 3,766,700 2,340,60<> —' "" 568,199,403 731,190,392 , 8.9 Total 98,972,78? 241,547,169 —' 9.7 16,614,600 203,604,243 12,382,706 2,422,39$ 707,211,789 — v + 34 + 7.6 3,525,818 19.6 291,485,010 7.4 694,045,260 ' ■ ■ 242,875,574 (7 cities) 135,410,488 3.1 22,252,600 2,915,079 3,832,556 302,230,126 V " 4,118,507 Pennsylvania—Pittsburgh—— 3.3 2,520,094 3,108,315 + 13.2 124,998,322 247,117,593 3,006,865 — -^9.8 3,865,513 r * 123,602,938 $7,406,952,023 Baltimore— 716,000,000 + 41.8 -695404,006,. 20,095,300 v Mansfield—* + ■ :< — •8,653,900 239j557,960 147,100,000 258,155,000 . 416,49$ 1.9 4 23.1 1,659,783 "3;835,571 141,513,192 ' 169,290,112, — I __ Cincinnati 151,000,000 City St. Louis .2,605,441' Total <10* «fties)L-w-uJL»L-L;; ^ .''678,82848 1.0 *280,000,000 Boston. Kansas I 1,379,701 872,766 5.6 + — rii. 1,342,394 3,573,943 4,136400 ' 1,597,175 > + 11.0 1,590,109 675,000,000 1,691,991 York 1.5 537,000,000 Philadelphia . T,678,420 429,994 434,974 , 7.1 — —19.9 -Fourth Federal Reserve District—Cleveland— 3.1 416,585,705 849,068 662,000,000 Scranton- •8.5 + $4,695,098,995 429,334,451 i— $ -* r $5,092,047,740 New York Chicago • New Jersey—Trenton— 1944 , '679;98o ■»1,878,054 ' 3,207.173 1,903,233 , + 18.6 488,011 1,283,309 ; ; Lancaster -. - 1,192 692 - Philadelphia—— ■~r'%Reading . 1945 ; Chester--i-w_--_.___ Clearings—Returns by Telegraph . Week Ending Sept. 29 578,591 Bethlehem ^ for the week follows:, ; summary 1942 $ ■ District— Philadelphia- Pennsylvania—AJtoona indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Sept. 29, clearings for all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings" cities of the country, will be 5.0% Reserve , 1943 or Dec. % ,-v:: telegraphic advices from the chief •Preliminary figures compiled by us, based upon Federal Sept. 22 Inc. 1944 655,002,969 . 2,353,860 2,559,716 271,679,184 9.1 6.0 Fifth Federal Reserve District—RichmondTen cities, five days Other cities, five days Total all cities, » —„ ^ five days All cities, one day Total all cities for week West + 22.5 South 6,387,000 Carolina—Charleston 6,936,000 104,160,481 101,309,544 2,355,866 164,816,201 49,846,391 6,233,000 6,522,0OC 96,123,031 85,040,321 t — ' 2,581,044 180,816,201 + 2,422,818 172,069,362 41,076,705 : Maryland—Baltimore District of Columbia—Washington* 778,4ol .1,M6,157 1,483,000 , Richmond 9.a — Virginia—Huntington Virginia—Norfolk 8.6 + — ,,+ 2,486,521 ' " Total (6 cities)— 345,048,939 ; ♦Estimated. " 250,424,46$ 316,043,011 B.5 ■+ 318,115,419 > 124,052,06'; "'31,345,14: 643 5.0 + £31,060,964,849 $10,529,345,224 ; 5.7 + ;ciiiilk .. Complete and exact details for the week covered by the in and the Saturday figures are not available at time of ends Saturday Sixth foregoing will appear We cannot furnish them today, in as much as the issue of next week. our week going to press. Accordingly, in the above the last day of the week in all cases has to Federal Reserve District—Atlanta— Tennessee—Knoxville / : 15,323,037 42,700,525 155,800,000 2,404,809 - ; Macon statement, however, which we present further below, previous—the week the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $12,260,529,081 against $10,586,430,872 in the same week in 1944. Outside of this city there was a gain of 3.7%, the bank clearings at this .center having recorded an increase of 26.0%. 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 (including this city) the totals 'show an expansion of 26.3% but in the Boston Reserve District the totals show a contraction of 0.2% and in the Philadelphia Reserve District of 2.4%. In the Clevewe jland For that week there was an increase of 15.8%, Sept. 22. Total the Kansas City Reserve the St. In increase of 10.9%, in the Dallas Reserve its credit an improvement of 11.9%,. 2.6% and the Minneapolis Reserve Louis Reserve District of District there is an District of 1.5% and in the San Francisco Reserve District following we furnish a summary by 462,610,077 Districts Reserve Federal 12 cities 1st Boston 2d New 3d Philadelphia 12 York Federal Reserve Seventh South - ' 678,828,186 " 655,002,969 7.4 + 8.5 + 7.4 6 " 345,048,939 " 462,610,077 — 17 " 698,604,422 624,511,176 +11.9 Louis— 4 " 349,768,820 + I 7 " 289,845,947 10 " 339,638,410 6 " 176,572,719 173,940,5^0 + 10 " 600,421,112 586,950,068 + Minneapolis 10th Kansas City 11th Dallas - Francisco 0.2th San Total 2.6 + 20.0 + 10.9 341,017,471 241,478,669 306,271,591 12,260.529,081 10,586,430,872 5,223,265,956 311 cities . Outside New York City 5,038,419,703 Haute Des Decatur " 8,234,050 •38,544,139 15,520,696 > t > i •+10.3 15,132,610 V" + 20.5 7,111,107 , l,669,118 .. '11,495,92', ,5,544,178 mSg-«s;g£ 490,422,606 1.0 5.3 + 11.9 612,771,095 612^771,095. 2,260,761 — 624,511,176 5. —2,417,304 '1,508,99+ 1,373,969 4,844,538 '2,042,813 1,928,-488 — 7,362,314 (17 cities)— 9,942,38H ^8^94,74? 2,890,208 698,604,422 : 1.6 + 1,663,102 ' 168 34,199,293 3,082,920 14,077,297 7,307,682 512,691 2,140,492 — '2,592,54: ^ 4,339,043 . , Chicago— M28 31,542,000 iV8,804,405 ~ - ? 524,337 556,251,925 ': 1,647,361 Illinois—Bloomingtbn 8.1 + - .^,*66,55: > > ^1997.511 :■ 1,783,20 5^0,990,80: :, Eighth Federal Reserve District—St. Louis. Missouri—St. 250,224,466 323,072,382 510,990,802 264,882,804 178,815,028 1.5 170,392,117 572,281,288 Total 209,700,000 75,062,688 55,098,783 1,156,000 Cities) ' - 349,768,820 ' 341,017,471 199,300,000 ,900,00+ 760,12:: SS ,403,68 . 819,006 ; i,08o,ooo Ninth Federal Reserve District—Minneapolis— St. South 176,371,695 51,720,943 53,935,958 4,039,852 2,402,322 1,864,633 5,175,822 3,289,012 1,752,332 1,751,245 + 22.8 3,047,935 1,564,287 1,393,238 289,845,947 241,478,669 a - Dakota—Pargo Dakota—Aberdeen -, Montana—Billings * Helena 8,501,672,771 4,055,909,057 4,136,033 77.4 + 16.0 4,689,731 117,272,655 62,551,650 ... Paul North + 22.8 5,769,766 —208.041,902 Minneapolis 481,262,719 10,215,073,388 5,054,666,618 (4 Minnesota—Duluth 116,705,619 2.3 85,390,258 48,703,876 974,686 214,700,000 Louis Kentucky—Louisville Tennessee—Memphis Illinois—Quincy 246,766,808 +15.8 3.7 1 * City 733,121' '3,293,492 ■ 3,131,195 Moines Sioux ^418 4,742,607 2,765,769 11,265,292 39,104,976 Springfield 316,520,524 + — 580,645 5,285,986 6,240,424 3,662,260 2,745,212 .34,358,000 Iowa—Cedar Rapids 391,979,753 4,573,591,869 568,199,403 594,181,118 694,045,260 318,043,011 432,477,110 612,771,095 338,421,613 243,304,812 — 323,072,382 f " • 1942 446,280,077 5,339,436,089 731,100,392 10 Atfenta 7th Chicago 9th " 7 0.2 +26.3 — 2.4 — 5th Richmond 6th SC." 10 .... .. , —; Peoria— 1943 $ — 682,460 Bend Terre ' Wisconsin—Milwaukee Total 439,267,895 5,721,796,388 695,164,006 253,14(' 80,827.54C .'VVv-r District—Chicago— ' Michigan—Ann Arbor Grand Rapids— Lansing, Indiana—Fort Wayne Indianapolis of 2.3%. 707,211,789 318,115,419 430,705,850 4th Cleveland 6th " 438,571,751 7,225,615,729 312,944 7.4 .4.- District of 20.0%. Inc. or Dec. % 33,816,27<' 43,260,55' 5,076,61( 108,103,778 2.9 + 430,705,850 (10 cities) • 16.9 + .98,804,820 *1,750,001 2,725,207 49,693,745 56,139,995 ' 4,670,657 ■ Federal Reserve Districts: 1944 8 1945 $ —10.2 281,337 5,990,18:: 33,353,47'. 115,500,00( M2,244,59! 2,682,793 ;t4; '+17,5 5,162,027 338,579 ' - • OF BANK CLEARINGS SUMMARY Week Ended Sept. 22— .58,126,713 . + 5.9 +10.8 " 101,655,811 Rockford—— In the 0.8 50,232,818 . 4,633,297 ~ Ijouisiana—New Orleans larger by 8.5% and in the Atlanta are Chicago Reserve District has to The Mobile totals are smaller by 7.4%, but in the Richmond Reserve Reserve District by 7.4%. Reserve District the District the totals 68,279,851 Mississippi—Vicksburg 152,100,000 45,648,319 7.1 2,423.655 1,793,676 a y *1,900,000 55,642,440 final and complete results for the week able to give the are ended Florida—Jacksonville Alabama—Birmingham—. In the elaborate detailed 16,399,672 ' 9.1 166,900,000 Augusta : 6.6 46,606,293 Nas-hville. Georgia—Atlanta be estimated. ; +.A 14,306,239 + + 37.1 6.5 + 8.3 123.371.69J •A 39,693,0 3,107,0 IV 243,304,812 + ;r.' ... (7 cities) Total 1,445,] • • - 5,070,681 + 20.0 4,777,736 4,528,13( k- < 178,815,0 ; We add now our week ended Sept. 22 detailed statement showing the figures for each city for the City- Tenth Federal Reserve District—Kansas for four years. " 1S45 $ Clearings at— -First Federal Reserve 373,523,168 1,235,499 River 1,601,818 - Springfield Worcester—— - New Rhode New Haven- . - <652,561 l,C98f263 +16.5 +-21.5 4,297,116 2,936,629 3,409,896 ,2;469,429 + 11.2 17,514,328 -5,375,321 21,724,800 14,692,186 5,755,108 18,096,700 3.8 5,292,641 +17.6 19,097,400 + 20.4 685,793 " 694,727 — — 0:2 6,944,156 1,570,756 : . 1,305,865 69,380,000 72,600,000 +27.2 + 20.3 4.4 Elmira-—— 1,435,841 955,412 + 50.3 Jamestown-— 1,117,582 1,594,731 —29.9 5,547,011,169 +26.9 7,037,263,125 -New York- 1 11,421,000 Connecticut—Stamford New • 29,350,756' cities) + 4.8 -6,690,635 1.4 8,132,725 + +10.3 24,375,730 +20.4 7,640,670 1,145,133 70,044,000 47,300,000 869,837 935,781 1,000,224 1,060,379 5,160,406,770 v 4,445,763,714 10,760,927 8,629,183 +22.0 520,455 - 14,926,722 1,365,748 " ' 673,572 25,526,919 5,345,303 6,059,450 266,649 \ , 20,387,403 49,482,175 Northern New Jersey— (12 8,111,636 574,274 Jersey—Montclair. b Newark Total '5,718,104 8,221,772 . Syracuse-- 10,898,808 6,962,108 , '460,460 391,979,753 < • 1 1 I City .St. Joseph Colorado—Colorado Springs Pueblo—. : 40,760,322 +21.4 39,039,010 28,458,204 7,225,615,729 5,721,796,388 +26.3 5,339,436,089 4,573,591,869 71,168,825 +19.5 2,326,284 +48.4 3,467,721 8,933;407 —15.2 6,993,557 214,498,928 - 212,382,165. 5,711,844 t 7,256,932 1,545,142 972,031 — — ..... ; . 4,023,016 833,448 306,271,591 339,638,410 (10 cities) . 3 +-7.9 + 27.1 . +.51.0 +16.6 .3,580,820 i 52,218,821 ? 2,180,642 +• 4,893,559 178,983,043 6,035,944 -. 1,016,409 if . . 316,520.524 +10.9 3,805,144 979,031 " 839,555 • - f . 939,346 246 ■ District—Dallas— Eleventh Federal Reserve Texas—Austin Z. — 3,569,000 1:767,908 Galveston Wichita Falls (6 cities)—. Yakima——^.—:— —W Lake City California—Long Beach Utah—Salt —.,- Pasadena-*-— Francisco — —. San Jose Santa Barbara— —™ Total .. '173,940,550 Francisco— 95;481,058 3,718,163 86,510,630 • 34,909,081 V -:'W'8,040;699 F .5,253,956 351,772,060 ;7,319,558 / 2,415,969 v Oregon—Portland ' . ;. , t ♦«*. +10.5 +19,5 +11.3 + ♦Estimated. —- ino * 15 V,-A,786,930 2,735,000 1,090,139 170,392,117 , , 6.8 116,705,619 ■. 12,260,529,081 > 5,223,265,956 • 02,071,^21 3,440,021 86,939,837 - — — 0.5 u.o *2,436,132 85.808,847 . . 80,867,975 ? 34,269,070 +13.7 : —1O.0 5,751,344 8,715,506 3,572,061 311,117,000 5,963,948 5,963,948 -'- 4,090,558 ii ; + 28.4 335,448,000+ 4.9 ' 7,564,566 3.2 2,689,241 —10.2 " 5,252,634 — 6.8 +■ 2,272,655 260,841,000 ^4,059,527 '; 1,006,335 4,379,981 + ,4.179.245 572,281,288 2.3 481,262,719 f"' 10,586,430,872 5,038,419,703 27,957,185 • ? 586,950,068 : +; 103,213,802 30,696,716 8.932,499 04>573*551 5,149,081 ' . - < 10,855,969 2,928,728 n 2,658 030 . ^ 13,672,033 3,764,000 1,478,924 + 27.0 2 . 600,421,112 (111 cities). t At + 20.5 vi Grand Total Tin 143i727|392 > • .... "Si. (10 cities). Outside New York—. 2.600,687 '-/» A — 102,407,289 . ♦5,000,000 ^ Stockton. ' '176,572,719 — Washington-^—Seattle^..— San 15,029,204 4,434,300 1V467.169 5,439,591 6,052,895 Lou isiana—Shreveport—— Total nwo nnn .16,612,658 * ■ WUH *' 4,134,258 * Worth—III—Z—Z— Port Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San 8,836,340 - Buffalo Rochester 630,018 44G,280,077 1.3 439,267,895 District—New York— York—Albany Missouri—Kansas 596,818 829,084 + 22,999,500 '438,571,751 (12 Cities) Binghamton— f L-,.- Kampshife—Manchester-- Second Federal Reserve New 2,503,759 17,314,390 +19.1 ' * 202,283 7,571,534 229,146,662 Omaha Total +.11.6 4,342,163 79,123,964 — Kansas—Topeka 599,007 4,035,223 339,278,269 *857,573 8.0 + 2.5 +19.7 + 3,686,944 4,115,065 85,047,958 3,452,751 Lincoln-; $ 1,097,109 3,977,555 385,991,992 984,385 + 38.8. 6,224,667 —— — Island—Providence Total 3,915,836 3,041,674 19,252,654 Connecticut—Ilartford : 420,452 1,344,816 436,463 - — - New Bedford- , 748,059 3;677,620 383,215,868 1,032,327 4,560,532 -Lowell $ Dec. cio 1942 Wichita 1,037,913 3,972,070 - —- Massachusetts—Boston Fall $ 1943 Inc. or —20.0 365,721 Hastings District—Boston— Maine—Bangor Portland 1944 Sept. 22 205,661 164,614 Nebraska—Fremont Week Ended , — :— + 15.8 10,215,073,388 8,501,672,77|< 3.7 5,054,666,618 4,055,909,057 + THE COMMERCIAL &/FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1550 Monday, October 1, 1945 T and Company Foreign Exchange Rates Pursuant to the requirements of Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer¬ the tifying daily to the Secretary of the Treasury the buying rate for cable transfers in the different countries of We give below a record for the week just passed: '•* FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES CERTIFIED BY FEDERAL RES ERVE BANK TO TREASURY UNDER TARIFF ACT OF 1930 world. - 14. 6% bonds, series A and series B, Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York Country and Monetary Unit Value s K United Sfcates Sept. 24 Sept. 22 Sept. 21 Argentina, peso— in .297733* .297733* .297733* .297733* .251247* .251247* .251247* .251247* .251247* .060602* - 3.207123 3.207123 .022883 .022883 .022883 .060602* .060602* .051802* .060602* .051802* Canada, dollar— .051802* Mayer Official .908090 .909090 .909090 .900090 .909090 .909090 .899531 .899196 .899218 .900468 .900390 .899296 .569800* .569800* .569800* 4.025000 .020189 57c peso .020189 .301215 .301215 .205780 .205780 Pittsburgh, .909090 .909090 Free .S090S0 .909090 .909090 .896875 .909090 .896875 .897708 .897916 .896875 .896875 3 220000 pound. of South Africa, 4.yooo peso— 3.220000 3.220000 3.220000 3.220000 4.005000 3.220000 pound Zealand, Uruguay, .301215 .205780 .205780 4.005000 4,005000 4.005000 4.005000 .658300* Controlled .658300* .658300* .*58300* .658300* .658300* .562240* Noncontrolled .562660* .562716* .562716* .562716* .562716* ___ 1172 Nov 1 987 Oct 1963 987 1 1172 355 1st mtge. bonds due 1956_Oct debs, due 1958 Oct 2 1172 1 1395 5y2s 1974 due 1st mtge. bonds_Nov A ser. 5»/2% conv. bonds, due 1 1396 1 1175 Oct 1 1176 Oct 1 608 Oct Co., 1 Oct Oct Power due 1 716 Ltd.— 1956 Corp. 1st & St. mtge. Louis RR. gen. 5s 57c preferred stock Depot Co. 1st & ref. mtge. B, due 3'/B% 1971 Stock Yards Gas Co., Co., preferred 1st mtge. 1st mtge. stock- 4s due pipe Oct 1 1176 Oct 1 818 Oct 1 883 1958_Oct 1 1440 1 1030 1 1213 1951 line 3 >/« % 1956 cumul. _ Iron & income Steel Co.— 1st inow bonds due mtge.) United Gas Corp.. 1st mtge. & collat. trust 3s due 1962__Oct United Merchants & Manufacturers, Inc. 5% pf.d. stk.__Oct University of Illinois, 3 V4 7c Student-Faculty Union Bldg. bonds revenue Oct Walworth Co. 1st mtge. 4s due 1955 Windsor Gas Co., Ltd. 1st & ref. mtge. I-II I_-Oct I 5s due 1 1 1966 Nov Government Auction Sales & Co., Boston, on Thursday, Transacted by R. L. Day Sept. 20: Per Share STOCK Shares shares of Bank of the stock capital Lowell (merged National Bank as of June auction public Title 12 in National Appelton the with the Middlesex County 16, 1945) offered for sale at accordance Sec. USC; of provisions of the with $32.00 in $147,000,000 New York City and $153,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Demand deposits adjusted increased $291,000,000 in New York City, $45,000,000 in the San Francisco District, $40,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $346,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Time deposits increased $43,000,000. United States Government deposits declined in all districts. ($10 par) 33 declined bonds Statement of Condition of (he 12 Federal Deposits credited to domestic banks declined $45,000,in the Chicago District, $24,000,000 in the St. Louis District, and $111,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Borrowings of reporting member banks declined $127,000,000. A Reserve Banks Combined summary of the assets and liabilities of reporting minions (In Sept. 19, ;ept. 12, 1944 1945 1945 17,195,065 — 724,033 ■ademption fund—F. R. notes.. + 17,919,098 Total reserves— 11,750 — 2,334 235,608 - Discounts and advances.. Industrial loans + 120,549 2,981 ~ '+ + + 161,100 1,902,150 + 30,000 Notes and 977,392 . 2,565,184 + brokers and 266,034 dealers for (lncl. U. S. Government 220.169 + 23,610,286 Total loans and securities 23,185,659 + 340.927 Due lrom foreign banks W. R. notes of other banks 110 Uncollected items "6"204 — 1,799,525 Bank premises Other assets + 6,684,400 + 7,011,739 26 — 99,309 —474,948 33,837 57,163 43 — + 43,754,936 1,405 17,414 + 60,891 + 679 — '243 + —127,188 6,330,545 + l. Deposits: 23,930,076 U.B. Treasurer—gen. acct... j — 46,298 + 3,843,092 15,273,574 961,215 1,050,710 455,681 —278,639 + 1,918,586 «. Member bank—reserve acct.. Foreign Other + 533,691 — 33,787 + 477,805 211,636 — Other loans for purchasing or carrying: + 14,897 + 91,065 + 236,162 + 2,275,820 —319,111 + Deferred availability items Other llabs., lncl. accrd. dlvs 10,816 Total liabilities 53 + U. S. Government 6,243,083 Capital Accounts!-- . Capital paid in ■urplus (Section 7) Surplus (Section 13b) 172,094 228,153 _ 127,771 Total liabilities & cap. accts._ F. R. note res. 43,754,936 182 + + 568 + 75* + 256 399 + 3 1,061 + 3 + 21 114 1,468 ; Treasury certificates of indebtedness make Other securities : 43.0% 4,374 '+ 1,897 + 5,172 11 + 387 148 + 1,105 13 + 2,204 — + 200 ~ l"824 + 34,985 —127,188 + 6,330,545 + — — .2 7o 251 — — 9.5% 172 Condition Statement of Member Banks The condition statement hanks of the Federal of weekly reporting member Reserve System in 101 following principal changes for the week ended Sept. 19: Decreases of $350,000,000 in holdings of united States Government, obligations and $497,000,000 of v United States Government deposits, and an increase $346,000,000 in demand deposits adjusted. Loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carry- JSn iin1 States Government obligations increased $58,?^er l°ans f°r the same purpose declined nn« $102,000,000; loans to brokers and dealers for purchasing or carrying other securities increased $75,000,000. All of these changes were largely in New York City. Holdings of Treasury bills increased $167,000,000 in New York City and declined in nearly all other districts; aS£rease at all reporting member banks was only $16,000,000. Holdings of Treasury certificates of indebt¬ edness declined $127,000,000 and holdings of Treasury notes declined $54,000,000. Holdings of United States - 77 + + 346 9,107 3,495 + 1,893 + 514 —497 Chatco Steel ■ demand to and due S. Gov't REDEMPTION Date Page Co.— due 1S62_ Oct 15 1274 25-year 3% debentures due 1969 Oct 15 1274 Oct 1 980 22 * 1st mtge. 3s due 1974 1st & consol. mtge. 3 %s Oct — 5% ! Oct 1 132 Oct 1 132 Oct 1 132 _„_Nov 10 Curtis Publishing Co., 15-yr. 3% debentures due l955___Oct Danville Traction & Power Co. 1st mtge. 5s due 1951_Oct Distribution due Terminal Warehouse Co., 5% mtge. due "A," bonds 15 1 982 1 3168 1962_Nov I 1390 Light Corp., 5% debentures due 2030__0ct Players Canadian Corp., Ltd., 4%% series 1 983 St. Ry. gen. mtge. "B" due and 1951 "C" 1st _2____ mtge. & Power Co. first 4s due collateral . due 57c 25-yr. —Oct due 1276 Oct 8 1389 1 3V2% 981 debentures 1 780 Nov 1389 Nov 1969 1389 Nov 1389 Nov ^ Cuban Telep. Co. 5 7o 1st mtge. conv. bonds due 1951 Empire Sheet & Tin Plate Co. 1st mtge. conv. 6s 1389 Jan 1948 '46 7 Oct 568 Empire Steel Corp., 1st mtge. 6 7c conv; bonds, due 1948_Oct Brush Co. $7 preferred stock Oct 353 133 Fuller General Outdoor Advertising Co. class "A" Great Northern Power Great Northern stock Oct 457 Ry.— 4>/2 7c Co. 1st mtge. due 5s 1950- Oct 26 mtge. gold bonds, series E, due 1977 July 1, '47 3% 7c gen. mtge. gold bonds, series I, due 1967 Jan. 1, '46 Guantanamo Sugar Co. $8 cumulative preferred stock.-Oct 1 Mfg. Co. 1st mtge. 5s dated 1936 Haytian Corp. of America 5 7c income debentures. Hoe OR.) & Co., Inc.—• 6V2% prior preferred stock u 7 To preferred Howes Bros. 1st stocks, 1st mtge. 4% A ser. bonds, and due A, ser. Utilities Mfg. Co., Co. 6% Power 7 7c 7-yr. collateral sinking fund 1170 1171 1394 10 1285 Nov 33/4S, ser. E, 1 460 Jan. 1,'46 460 Oct 461 6V2S trust bonds 1 Oct 988 Nov & ref. mtge. ref, mtge. 4V2% bonds due preferred stock mtge. bonds, 4 J/2% Plan -1 1964_Oct "15 bonds & Corp. gold of gold notes, Oct < series due pfd. of ser. notes, Dec Nov 1978 Service Co.— America 1960 stock, Oct. due 1929 988 Oct series due 1929 of ser. 988 Oct 98° 1931 1945 Jan. & Oct July Jan of ser. Nanaimo-Duncan, Utilities, 1929 due Ltd. Apr., mtge. 1st 1946 4'As, Apr ser. B 1964 Oct Nashua Mfg. Corp. Co., 1st preferred stock first preferred stock 1173 Oct 989 Oct 1287 York, Chicago & St. Louis RR.— Toledo St. North Louis & West. RR.. American Northern series B, due 6% 1st mtge. preferred ref. Ry. & ds, due 1950_Oct stock improv. Oct mtge. 67c Jan. & Light Co. 4 '/2 7c debentures 3 V2% Elec. bonds, Co. series 1st & due Oct mtge. Inc.— Service 4'/2s due Car Co. Soconv-Vacuum 1st mtge. bonds Oct New 26 Oct 26 Oct Oct 26 Nov 1 Southern 3V4% Co. debs, Pacific Oct RR. States 1st ref. mtge. Telephone Co. 4s 1st due 1955 mtge. 4>/4s 1211 Co. 1st mtge. 4s, ser. A, & due Pacific Ry. series gen. & ref. mtge. 57c bonds, 1980 B gen. & ref." mtge. gold debenture bonds, States 1 5% 1211 series 1. bonds, C General & ref. mtge. 5 7c Texas Power & Light Co.— Upson Co. 7 7c 22 due ___Dec and 608 Jay. 1, '46 1956 D, 1 Oct Water 500 1€29 Oct City 992 1 1 due — Springfield 395 due 1968 Southwestern 1968 Telephone 1 Oct 31 Oil England 395 26 Co., Inc., 2Vb7c debs, due 1955„ Nov Southern Bell Tel. & Teleg. Co. 3V47c debs, due 1962—1Oct and 1 Oct mtge. Louis 22 1960_Oct Co. of Indiana, bonds series B, 3 y2%, due 1971 1st mtge. bonds, series C, 3%%, due 1971 1st mtge. bonds, series D, 3%%, due 1972 1st mtge. bonds, series E, 3V4%, due 1973 Pure Oil Co. 6% preferred stock Reliance Mfg. Co. of Illinois, 7% preferred stcck____" 1st 27 Oct 1969 ref. 1, '46 due .___ mtge. J31? 22 bonds, 2047 Power — Portland Gen. Public Co. Pacific 1974 St. 1170 Oct & New 1392 Sep 30 2003 due 1 Dec B ser. Light Co.— 57c bonds due 1955 Nehi 6 Sep, 30 pfd. Unified mtge. 4% bonds due 1960 Merchants Ice & Cold Storage Co. 1st mtge. Mexican 1170 Oct Dec stock Co. Lane Bryant, Inc., 7% preferred stock Louisville & Nashville RR. 1st & ref. mtge. due .# gen. Hamilton United 1390 1166 13 debenture 1966 due 67c 24 1166 15 Oct A 1 Oct 1970 1936 Texas & Pacific Ry. trust 1388 mortgage bonds— 1939 Texas Oct Massachusetts Oct 1389 1st mtge. 3*/2s ___ Electric Power & Famous 982 Oct Missabe & Iron Range Ry. 1962 Eastern 1 bonds 1956 Duluth, 668 10 1955 conv. 1936 19b6 pfd. stock conv. 15-yr. of Southern Co.— mtge. 5Va% s.f. gold bonds, series A mtge. 5% s.f. gold bonds, series B mtge. 4'/2% s.f. gold bonds, series C Collins & Aikman Corp., Corp., of First debentures 1st Oct 1955 15 Oct Pennsylvania 3% 1st Corp., of Page 20-year '1st due 5s due 1946 ctfs. due 1388 1388 Oct Oct Collateral gold notes, Company and Issue— Terminals Electric Oil Collateral 134 Union & Collateral 1 Cleveland stock 1952 series Morris Georgia, Southern & Florida Ry., 5% debs, dated 1924—Oct Co. 1164 Oct 1st 1389 Light 1276 Nov Oct mtge. B, series Minnesota 19 —— 1st series series Milton Oct 1966 Ltd. 3 y2 % 108 TENDER 1387 Oct B ser. Ry.— Monongahela West Penn Public 1948 due A 1965 1965 226 Date Co., 4s, mtge. 1st Chesebrough Bldg. Co. 1st mtge. 25-year 6% Electric class 6% due preferred due 1,036 Below will be found a list of corporate bonds, notes, preferred and common stocks called for redemption, including those called under sinking fund provisions. The date indicates the redemption or last date for mak¬ ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in which the details were given in the "Chronicle." Illinois 6% 1935 + Notices Birmingham Co. of + Redemption Galls and Sinking Fund Central 1st series 1st Tobacco Co. 4s 1951 7 7c American Gas bonds, Gas 347 1387 Ltd.— Products 67c due + 15,455 — PARTIAL and mtge. 3 y2 % accounts, OF 1st 5 J/2% bonds, series A, due 1952 12-year 3%% debentures due 1955 Stores, Inc., 57c preferred stock, series Consumers deposit accounts except U. 1 stock_-_Jan. 1, '46 Co. 7 + 272 during week_ stock pfd. mtge. —127 1,094 57,. Oct & Street mtge. —111 9,856 Foreign banks Borrowings + 43 + 9,695 . Domestic banks leading cities shows the in Electric Colonial 1162 1 mortgage bonds (closed issue) debentures Columbia 1387 Dec RR. pfd. Co. Service Kansas Power Co. 39,017 NOTICES . 22 LiabilitiesTime deposits U. S. Government deposits Interbank deposits: 67c Bridge Co., Central Celotex Sfiv 1 2 (closed) 15-year 12 — Company and issue— ... 583 — + 570 - 595 — + 10,265 ... 140 54 . 3,347 I Cash in vault 68 + —1,278 ,11 Reserve with Federal Reserve Banks 4 + 16 —127 — 24,756 Obligations guaranteed by U. S. Government 65 —153 9,273 U.S. bonds 40,056 Indua- :>/ — 656 — 6 _ 1,213 10,220 Treasury notes + + —102 1,335 obligations Treasury bills Debits Water Canadian 1st & Borough Gas California 1 Dec stock due f" 077 1162 1949_Nov Ry.— 3V47c 58 Other securities 12,221 + to deposit 6s liabilities combined Commitments to trial loans— + 27,165 Other capital accounts Ratio of gold * 7'/2% 69 + Page Oct due 1960 preference Brooklyn 1,283 + + 43,199,753 29 122,888 —129,194 17,741,180 1,517,681 + 877 Real estate loans Interbank Total deposits- due Co. 1,818 + '- Demand deposits-adjusted. liabilities— Federal Reserve notes + 1,386 Other securities Balances with domestic banks Total assets 81 + debs, 1955 3J/4% obligations Other loanB r guar, sec.) bonds Fe due Birmingham & Coast pur¬ Loans to banks Total U. S. Govt, securities I 6,818 chasing or carrying: 3,550,471 834,779 + — Convertible Santa bonds Atlanta, agricultural 6,124 to Corp., ^5 Va% Oct Topeka & convertible Consolidated $ + 12,764 ... industrial, loans Loans Cheihical 1950 4 7c bonds —258 61,584 Loans—total .J'927 + 29,069 Bonds— 333,266 + ! Loans and Investments—total Commercial, due Atchison, 1944 — 13,213,156 7,092,961 Certificates- — 209-^ 4 U. 8. Govt, securities: Bills 730,135 28,902 — 14,009 + 245,365 + 9,416 421,646 Other cash 975,500 — Sept. 20, $ $ Assets— certificates on band and due from U. S. Treasury i 611 1213 Date Corp., Class A convertible stock G. Telephone & Teleg. Co' 3 >/4% debs, due 1.961 Oct American Zinc, Lead & Smelting Co. $6 pfd. stock-_Nov Arizona Power Corp. 1st & rel. mtge. 5s & 4V2S 1st Increase (+) or Decrease (—) Since Sept. 27, 1945 1945 I. American of dollars) (—) Since Sept. 19, Sept. 26, American 1st Increase ( + ) or Decrease 'Asset#—. Products Cincinnati member banks follows: (In thousands of dollars) w Allied Atlantic ' 000 Hold 884 1 ENTIRE ISSUES CALLED Company and Issue- 3,710 461 Nov & Natural due 1 3V4% Inc. Wharton 7,/2% 1 1975 series bonds Taylor due * 1 Oct 1959 mtge. 3s due mtge. Chicago Union City 570 -__Nov 1 Schenley Distillers Corp., 5Vi7c Sioux 5s 1 5 '/2% bonds Theatres Southern 1171 1 Oct ker. E, Safeway Stores, bonds, 1170 1 1956-_Oct 1st Cincinnati, Paul 1 Oct 1946 rate. " •Nominal debentures gei>. Inc. Co. Light 33'8s, Rhebem • Official Union .020189 .020189 .301215 .301225 .205780 dollar— Newfoundland, New 4.025000 Co., Pr. mtge. gen. Saint 4.025000 .020189 .020189 .301215 rupee .569800* 4.024687 4.025000 .205780 France, franc India (British), Mexico, .569800* 4.025000 Ltd. Fireproofing Corp. 1st mtge. ser. A, due Newfoundland .569800* sterling 3% Light Co. Co.. & Island National mtge. Free Colombia, peso England, pound (Oscar) Montreal .060602* .051802* .G6C662* .051802* • .051802* Free 3.207123 .022883 Official 3.207123 3.207123 3.207123 Australia, pound Belgium, franc Brazil, cruzeiro— Electric Maritime Elec. Co.. Ltd. 4V2% $ $ .297733* .251247* .Free-- h Sept. Sept. 26 $ .297733* Official Fower & Maritime 1170 Nov 1949 Ry., 1st mtge. 5s due (P.) Co., 20-yr. Louisiana Sept. 25 $ Loriilard Money * 1 conv. Rys. of Central America 1st mtge. Ice Co. 1st mtge. 6a, series A Lincoln-Boyle Litchfield & Madison Noon due Page 1 ' International 1945, INCLUSIVE 1945 TO SEPT. 20, Date Houston Natural Gas Corp., 1st mtge. 4s Hygrade Food Products Corp. 1st & ref. mtge. - SEPT. ; """ Issue— Great South Bay Water Co. 1st ref. mtge 5s due 1949--Nov Hartford Electric Light Co. 3% debs, due 1967 Oct Home Telephone & Telegraph Co. 1st mtge. 3y»s, ser. A. due 1967 Oct Oct bonds, series Leather Co., 7% preferred stock A, due 2022 610 Dec series D_____ 1 1 610 .—July prior preference stock 1, '47 12490 Oct 1 1030 Oct 1 1213 Volume ' and Issue— Company ; Common 2 Nov 1 1 1213 Dixie Mfg. 12- 1 11-20 $1.37 ¥2 12- 1 11-20 10-25 10-10 10-15 9-29 10- 1 9-19 11- 1 10-22 11- 25c (quar.) 15c (quar.) $1 Shepard Co. (irregular) Domestic Industries, $2 prefei*red (quar.) Dolese & Malting Co., Dominion DIVIDENDS Eastern Elgin 25c 10- Abraham i Inc Straus, & Aluminum, Department $2 1 1 10-15 10-20 10-10 10-20 10-15 10- (irregular) preference conv. 25c Inc Co. Oil All-Penn pfd. (quar.) 5% American Aggregates Corp.. American Bantam Car— 6% 10-15 $1.25 American Safety American Smelting Brothers, Arcade 1 9-29 $1 10-26 Commercial Corp., 1 9-20 (quar.i Bloomingdale Brothers — Boston Edison Co. (quar.) 10- 1 9-24 12- 8 11-15 a Columbia British Light Traction 9-29 9-29 9-20 10-15 1 10-10 9-30 9-20 6% Mills, Burlington 10-17 25c 4% (quar.) preferred preferred Bvers Caldwell Linen preferred 7% 6% Clinchfield & Carolina 10-16 11- 1 10-10. 11- 1 10-20 10-15 9-29 9-29 9-18 10-20 10-10 11- 10- 1 $4 9-29 Investment Corp. $1.25 10-21 Kansas $1.19 10-15 11-24 10-19 Belt Power, -(quar.) 4% % pfd. (quar.) 25c Company Allerton Hotel Paper, 4V2% pfd. (quar.) Cincinnati Advertising Products (irregular) $2 Chicago $1.12 ¥2 Chillicothe 10- 25c 10- 10- 12- Consolidated 50c (quar.) Extra ' ' Consolidated 11-15 '25c — 1 12-15 12- 10-15 (accum.)— $1.50 10-15 Consumers Power. $5 preferred— Container Corp. of America (year-end) 59% c 10- 6 Cuban-American 6% 7% Cuneo , 4%% 10-25 10- 5 McGraw-Hill 10-15 10- 5 9-29 McKav 10-20' 9-29 McLellan Stores preferred 9-29 9-15 6% 9-35 9-14 Medusa 10- 2 2 common 37V,c n' 10-20 Middlesex Products 11-20 Mission Comoahv* common 12- 1 9.24' $1.50 10.15 17¥,c 10-15 9-24 10- 9-25 *9.40 (quar.) (W. F.) Company (quar.) Deere & Company (irregular) : 10c 75c X4 iT-22^ 10- 5 1 1 $2 10- 1 1 9-20, 11- 1 10-19 ,25(L_JL1- 8 10-11 $1.75 — $$1.37% 11-1 10-10 $1 10-15 10- 5 $$1.37¥2 10-1 9-24 *250 10-15 9-27* $75c 10-15 9-27 50c 10-15 9-27* 9-29 - - n - 25c 10- 10- 1 15c 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-22. 10c 10- (quar.)_ (quar.) *22C 9-20 37¥2C — Process, 10- 1 10-15 10-15 Dry Mississippi Extra Corp. . ; & Light, 9-29 9-20 10-10 9-20 75c j. 10-15 10- 5 $1 10-10 9-26 9-20 Finance, 1 9-15 50c n- 1 15c 11- 1 1 10-19 1 9-24 10- 1 9-20 11- $5 preferred 1 10-11 11-1 10-11 $1.50 10- 1 9-25 $20c 11- 1 10-15 10- 1 9-21 1.0- I 9-24 Carbon (quar.) $1.75 10- I'm 9-20. 12-15 9-20 11-30. jv -10-31 11-30 0-20 30c 0-29 $75c 11- 1' $75c 11- 1 10- $1.12% 11-1 10-10 25c 10-15 10- 10- 5 5 • 10- $1.25 — 9-15 11- 1 10- 1 10-10 5/ 9-15 f 1 • 9-28 1 11-30 12-10 12-15 12- 1 . of Missouri— Co. Electric 10- 20c 25c $1.37% common— (quar.)-——.—-— g_?4 $1.25 11-15 10-31 $1.12 ¥2 11-15 10-31 25C 9-29 9-18 10-10 9-30 20c 9-30 9-15 20c 10-31 10-10 50c 10- $3 - , 5 9-25 9-29 $1.75 (quar.)_ Products Co Coal Co., preferred U. S. 4% U. Cold Storage, Extra w; (quar.) 10-1 9-27 9-29 9-24 .••:50c 9-29 > 12%C ——— ! Chemicals (quar.) 25c ^ 25c —— — 9-27 1 25c ' common participating preferred Participating S. 'Industrial 9-20 $1.25 participating preferred— 9-29 11u- 1 9-24 / 9-24 gi 10-15* 1 % 10-15* United Stockyards Corp.— convertible 17 ¥2 c 10-15 9-25 Knitting 62 %c 10- 1 0-20 ' 70c Utica preferred (quar.) (quar.)——— $3 Vulcan Corp. $3,prior pfd. . $4.50 $5 preferred preferred 10-25 10-15 West Kootenay $1.50 1 10-15 7% preferred 10- 1 9-24 10- 1 25c 10- 1 9-26 9-29 9-15 Power & «T75 "referred $1.25 Light Co., 1 ouar.) 10-15 ' 10-25 11-10/ 10-25 r —— (quar.)- 10- 1 $1.13% 11- 2 93 %C 9-27 11- 2 $1,428 pfd. (final) White Villa Grocers, 6% preferred 10-15 11-10 v; $$1,75 (final)— (initial 11- . Ltd.— — Westvaco Chlorine Products $4.50 *4.25 preferred $1.12 ¥2 ———-- (quar.) 10-31 37 %C (quar.)—— (quar.) (quar.) 0-27* 10- 8 $1.50 Co. -(s-a) (accum.) Vermont it Massachusetts RR It- 9-24 1 40c Washington Gas Light Co. com. $1.25 10- $1.12 ¥2 18%C (quar.) preferred (quar.) 15c (N. Y.) $1.75 ' 11- 9 10-18 10- 1 25C 1 75c 10-15 11- 10- 25c 10-15 10c $1.50 — 9-29 10-15 10- — — pfd. C (quar.) & Transmission— 25c $6 pfd.. (quar.), (quar.) Morris Plan Industrial Bank Motor 10-31 0-30. 20c (irreg.) United Gas Corp. (increased) United Milk Products, common 9-20 25c (quar.) ~ Shipping 1 60c (quar.) Corp power 10- 9-20 9-30 $1.75 common A B 7% ,9-24 ? Stock Yards (Omaha) United Bond Fund— -— 1 $1.25 9-: 10-1 37 ¥2 c pfd. (quar.) 6% Union 9-29 10- 4 9-25. 10-19. il;;!, 0.-24 $1.75 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Union (Manufacturing (reduced quar.) Union Oil Co. (Cal.) (quar.) 9-20 10- 10- $1.25 $5 9-29 10-27 9-25 11-26 $1 $4.50 $1 ' 10-31 9-25 Union 4 75c 1 9-25 10-1 9-28 5 ¥2 % 10-10 1 9-30 10- 1 11-15 10-17 10-15 .10- 0 10-20 25c (St. Louis) Truax-Traer 10c 10-15 15C $4 3 10- 10-10 90c Treesweet 1 9-29 1 11- $2.50 10-15 9-30 10-13 9-29 . f 10-20 30c 9-30 10-20 11-10 Co. 6% non-cum. pfd. (quar.) Manufacturing, $3.60 pfd. (quar.) 10-10 11- 10-15 50c Water Texas Thermatomic 11- 10-15 25c 9-29 Thatcher 1 | 10-15 20c ' 10c 9-21 12- •'' ■ 10c 9-30 $1.25 common X •i- Products, 8% preferred (quar.)Terre Haute Malleable & Mfg. (quar,)-— 1 11- 9-2*1 10-15 $1.25 (quar.) Corp preferred 5% 10-10 $1.50 • . Tennessee 10-20 20c — i 15C (quar.) Gas 10- 10-10 9-21 11-26 $1 Power, Tennessee 9-20 10- Telluride 9-22° 10- 20c preferred (quar.) (nuar.) preferred M'ssissinni - preferred Pean (quar.) 6% pfd. A (quar.) Mercrv Mills. Ltd. (interim)——— Mickelberry's Food Products— 10- 32-151 10- 10c $1.25 ;— (ouar.) 9-30 $1.12 ¥2 50c 20C Portland Cement. 10-15 preferred (®iar.)_.._ 9-21 $$1.25 -— Co.. 10-15 h 5%. pfd. 6% Aircraft, Machine $1.75 P-Iff* 1 $25C • Taylor-Colquitt (quar.) 9-27 9-30 $2 Publishing McDonnell 10-10 Corp. 30c Vfibiss ■7% Stores McOrorv 65c 25% 9-22 10-15 5 60c — $1.50 . 1 10-31 10- 50c Marshall Field & Co. (quar.) Marven's Ltd.. 5% preferred (quar.) McCall Corporation (quar.) 5R¥4c dividend.' 10-15 10- & Sons, (initial). •Stock 9-18 1 10- 1 9-21 10- 25c preferred preferred 25c Co preferred Inc.. 9-29 11- 10c fquar.) Packing Co.. common— Press. 56 ¥4 c $1.75 40c 9-14 3 preferred (quar.) I Bond Fund (quar.)— Special (optional cash or stock)., Manhattan Refrigeration. 8% pfd. (accum.) Marathon Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) $1.50 pfd. (quar.)—_ common preferred 4¥2% .• Sugar, Telephone, Cudahy De — 10-15 9-10 25c (quar.)— 7% (quar.) — Standard Brands, Inc. $4.50 pfd. (quar.)— Standard Forglngs (initial) Standard Screw Co. (quar.) — Steel Co. of Canada, common (quar.) — 7% preferred (quar.): Sun Oil Co., 4¥2 % preferred A (quar.) Superheater Company (quar.)-. 9 10- $1.25 2nd $1.75 (quar.) (quar.) Company Cuban 11-5 A 75c Extra "• 11-20 10- 1 10c Corn. Products Refining, co,mmon 7% preferred (quar.) Creamery Package Manufacturing Cross 75c 10-5 11-1 41%c % Products preferred 7% 9-22 1 10-15 10- 11-14 - 7% 4 10-16 $1.75 7% 11-20 1-2-46 10- $1 Co. Co. Water 50c Virginia (quar.) class A Manhattan 10-15 $20c 10- 2 10-15 (quar.) Map Spindale Mills (irreg.)— Springfield City Water 67p 0-21 10- 7%. 1st pfd. (quar.), (G.) Mabbett 10-15 11-15 25c Paper Co. (quar.) : class A (irregular) Press, Consolidation Coal Co Consumers Co., S3 preferred 10-15 of Co. (quar.) Co Steel Lukens 1 12 ¥2 c — (initial) B (quar.): preferred (quar.)—— Belt 10- 10- 10-21 10- 1 Spicer Manufacturing 9-21 10-30 10- 5 10c conv. Southern Franklin 2 10c (quar.) Lord & Taylor, 8% 2nd pfd. (quar.) Lowell Electric Light (irregular) 9-30 50c 10- 10c $4 preferred (accum.) class A —• Insurance 5% 5 $1 (s-a) : Consolidated 10- 50c : Heating Car Consolidated Natural Gas 11- 10-17 50c Class 9-26 10- 35c - Ed'son 1 10c Corp., Loan B Link 11-15 Mills Columbia Commonwealth 11- 1 9-15 10-25 $1.25 t. preferred (quar.) Southern California Gas, 10-17 10- 9-15- 1 12Vz6 7% 9-15 1 25c Co preferred Life 9-22 16 ¥4 C Electric Lincoln Tel. & Tel., 9-25 30c — (quar.) $3.50 9-25 25c _ (quar.) Milling & Elevator (initial) 1 11- 6 1 10- $1 Investment Trust, Inc.— $5 1st pfd. (accum.) Southern Bleachery & Print Works— 9 10- 37 ¥2 c (quar.) pfd. (initial quar.) Rubber & Tire Corp. (quar.) Co. (irregular) Class 9-20 Wire Insulated Colorado 1 10- 1 — (Lexington Ky.) 9-24 $25c Clark & Frary Liberty 5 (quar.) (Daniel) Cohen Collyer 10- 11- i Southeastern 9-18 1 12 ¥2 c Liberty Baking Corp., ' 10- 9-29 20c $5c Ltd..: (John) Leland 11-10 10-30 Central 5 10c 65c Diego Sonoco 9-25 10-15- 10- 10-10 $1.10 Shawinigan Water & Power (quar.) Smyth Manufacturing (quar.) 9-15 $2.95 62 ¥2 c Leece-Neville 9-28 Central — class A Preferred 5c Company Lee (quar.) Co. Brewing (G.) Lane 9-20 (irregular) 9-15 67¥2C Motors Bryant Co. 4¥2% 9-29 Process 9-29 $3 ._ Mines Gold Lane 9-24 Franklin 10-15 10- 2 Lawrence Corp.— Shasta Structural Steel— City Landers 10-16 1 10-15 Central $1 40 %c 1 9-28 (quar.) common preferred (quar) Co. (quar.) Dock & Shipbuilding— preferred (quar.) —— Seven-Up Bottling Sharon Railway 20c Extra Labatt 9-29 $2.50 9-21 9-28 10-19 Krueger 9-29 10-15 56»/4c (quar.) (quar)— Associates 1 50c Kerr-Addison 9-29 10-15 $1.25 — 10- Corp 10-10 $1.50 (quar.) 9-21 11- 10-10 pfd. (quar.) 4.4% Co., Mills, Croix Paper 9-29 $1 9-22 15c • John Dry 10-15 1 1 ' 9-29 • 11-15 1 50c Ohio Ry. Brainard & Aguirre Chain 1 11- $1.50 preferred ¥2-"% Lockwood Central . 12- $1.75 (quar.) 1 10- 1 10-15 10- 35c preferred (quar.) Common (quar.) 10- 9-29 10-13 11-15 11- 1 5% 11- 25c preferred (accum.)—— Knapp-Monarch Co. $2.75 pfd. $2.50 preferred (quar.) 11-1 37¥2c Carrier Corp.; 4 Case 11-15 37¥2c Carborundum 10-11 10-15 30c 6% $20c , 1 1 10- Kansas $37c (quar.)_"_ 1111- $1 (quar.) Stepens & & Naumberg Kinner preferred (quhr.> preferred (1927 series) Company 6% 6 11-15 Mills— California-Oregon Power, common 9-29 20c 9-25 1 $1 (quar.) partic. preferred (quar.) 2nd 10- 1 9-26 9-20 9-31 30c Alleghany & Grand Rapids RR. Semi-annual i Kalamazoo Stove & Furnace (quar?) 9-27' 9-27 12- 9-29 10- 40c $75c ' Gas & Electric, common (quar.) preferred (quar,)——— —— Schenley Distillers, new common (initial)— Schulte (D. A.), $2,50-$5 conv. pfd. (s-a)Schwitzer-Cummins Co. Seaboard Finance; Co. (quar.)— — Sears Roebuck (stock dividend)— Four for one split (subject to approval)Securities Investment Co. of St. Louis— 9-25 10-25 $1.75 9-20 10-15 10-31 . $$1.50 5% 10-15 43 ¥4 c 6c . 1 10-20 10- $1.25 Typewriter Co. common—— preferred (quar.)———I——— ¥2 % San $$3.75 (accum.) A 10-31 9-22 Sanborn 1 $1 4% preferred (quar.) preferred B (accum.)_ 11-15 9-24 Kalamazoo $1.75 (quar.» 1st" preferred '$1.50 80c Co. 7% M.) (A. 11- 10- 2 10-15 Shinkle Shoe.. - $3 10-25 10-15 Jonas 9-15 1 25c (quar.) common 1 40c 11-15 Johnson 11- 10-15 10-25 40c Glass, 7% Service Johnson 10-12 11- 11-15 lc preferred (accum.) Johnson & Johnson, 4% 2nd pfd. A (quar.) 10- $25c preferred 7% Jeannette $$1.50 Pulp & Paper (quar.) Brooklyn Union Gas Co. (increased) Buffalo Insurance Co. (quar.)— Brompton 6¥a.% Electric, Iowa 11-15 Ind.)— • Milling, International *$1.50 (quar.) (quar.) preferred 6% 10-31 59 %c • preferred (accum.) St. Lawrence Paper Mills— 7% preferred (accum.) St. Louis Rocky Mountain & Pacific 50c (s-a) 11-15 9-30 4% $1 (quar.) Y.) (N. 9-30 50C 9-29 St. 75c 25c 9-30 10- 1 10-15 5¥2% $1 Co. (Fort Wayne, Tel. & 9-29 10-20 $1 5 $1.50 - 9-29 < > $2 (quar.)- insurance St. 8 (irregular) (quar.) 9-29 10-20 Paper St. 1 10-15 30c 10-17 8 Imperial Life Assurance (Canada) (quar.) Telephone, common Telephone— preferred 2nd preferred 1st 6% 1 11- 10-15 $1.25 Saguenay Power Co., Ltd.— 10- Inter-Mountain 1 12- 1 9-29 $1.25 $2 partic. conv. 1st pfd. 2nd preferred (accum.) $1 9-20 10-31 10- :|:$1 10-10 10- (qur) 10-15 1 11- 8 10-29 11- 9-25 11-1 75c 7% 25c Development 9-20 1 20c Power & 10- 10-1 10-22 (Pittsb'gh) (quar.)- 9-24 10-31 common Drugs (quar.) Horn & Hardart Co. payment., o Brazilian 10-15 10-31 (quar.) Huylers, 9-29 11- 1 1 9-29 (irregular)-——-— Rhode Island Electric Protective Co._ Rhinelander 30c Hook 10-25 50c 11- 10- 9-26 • 10-1T v. ' (quar.) Co. Reliance Life $1.05208 Quarterly 9-29 10-15 25c (increased) reported as 9-24 10c Corp., common preference (quar.) » 1 9-29 11-10 $1.12% — Full Fashion Royal Chocolate Home Tel. 43 %c — 9-21 1 68 %c common preferred (quar.) (Edward) Lumber 9-25' 22 ¥2 c $1.75 preferred 1 10- 40c Hines 10-13 $2 10- 9-25 Co. 10- $1 17 ¥2 c 25c Rubber—— & Tire Reading 50c $1.25 40c Holly 1 12- 9-29 9-20 5% 10- 10-15 9-29 10-15 1 $4 conv. 10-31 $25c — 10-15 $50c — 1 Company $1.50 $1.50 1 $1.31 ¥4 Pyle National Co., common 8% .preferred (quar.) Quebec Power Co. (quar.)_ 10- 9-20 37 ¥2 c (quar.) of Pennsylvania class A Correction:•.* previously 10- 5c Brothers, common preferred (quar.) Power & Paper, class A Bathurst 9-29 10- Hershey $1.50' Bartgis 10-15 35c Higbee $1.50 pfd. (quar.) 6% 9-20 $1.50 — (quar.) 9-24 Pulp & Paper, $6 2nd pfd. (quar.) Gas Light (quar.) 10-29 50c (quar.) 9-24 1 9-29 9-22 10-15 9 20c (quar.) 1 10- 1 9-20 1 11- 20c Bankers Botany Worsted, 1 11- 50c A preferred Co., Telephone Co. 10- 1 10- 10- 10-23 $2 10- 9-24 $$1.50 (irregular) Co. 1 37¥2C 6¥j% preferred (s-a)— Pittsburgh Coal, 6% preferred (accum.) Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt Pollock's Inc. (quar.)— Portland Gas Light $5 pfd. (quar.) . Public Service Co. of Colorado (quar.) 9-28 4 America— preferred (initial) Hercules Powder 6% preferred 11-10 68 %c 9-28 10- 10c 3%% $25c — Pharis $1.25 Hecht $1.25 pfd. (accum.)— 5% Baldwin Products, 1 3 50c Haverhill $2.50 (s-a) Co. 1 10-17 $1.62 ¥2 Hawley 12- 11-15 $1.75 Marx Brewing 9-25 10-22 11- — Co. Ltd., common preferred (quar.) Perry Fay Co.—— Corp. of America, 6¥2% pfd. (quar.) Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Co.— 5% non-cum. participating prefen'ed 4 11- 11-15 Davis & Pilot (quar.) & "9-2X 10-1 6% $1.50 (quar.) 9-28 $1.50 $1.62 ¥2 — Penmans, 1 11- Philadelphia Electric Hat 10-15 $1.50 Badger Paint & Hardware Stores Oil 10- 10-15 22 ¥2 c Babcock & Wilcox Company- Barnsdall 10-15 RR.— Line 6% Harvard 12-10 11-15 Parke 10-17 of Canada— Co. Co. Schaffner Hart 12-10 12-24 Realty Insurance . Ltd. Steels, 12-24 10-10* 1 Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection & 9-15 10- 1 11- 10-10 (accum.) 9-29 2m $! - 10-10 Hamilton 9-24 25c <s-a)_, Coast Hur 10-16 $1 (quar) Austin Nichols & Co. $5 class A (accum.) Auto Finance, common (quar.) 5¥2% preferred tquar.) Ben 11-20 $3 Atlas Acceptance Corp. Bell 10-11 25c common preferred 6% 10-22 15% Ltd.— 4 ¥2 % 2nd preferred (quar.)--Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Ry Atlas 9-21 25c Arlington Mills (quar.) Associated Telephone Co. 5% 10- 5 9-29 $1 Corp. Atlantic 11- 10-31 11- 10- 10-15 25c Resumed 10-25 7% preferred (accum.) Manufacturing, common Harris-Seybold-Potter, $5 preferred (quar.)_ Hartford Electric Light (quar.) 2 11-30 2 $$2.50 Guardian $2 (s-a) preferred Argo Oil 8 10-13 1 9-25 1 10-15 (Del.)— Power 10-25 Extra 10-23 50c Common 6% 10- 11-15 9-25 1 10-15 11- 1 11- $i2c (quar;)____ (quar.) 25c —i. Quebec) (Montreal 10-15° 1 10-31 1 11- 50c North of Co. Guarantee $1.75 pable— (final) Oil Iranian Apollo Steel Anglo 11- 75c 10- $$1.25 (quar.) Rubber Gro-Cord 9-30 9-18 10- « 1 10- $1.50 $1.18% i~_. $1.12¥2 __1 common preferred 6% 10-11 20c & & Wire Anaconda 10-10 10-15 (Daniel), Green 9-28 1 $1.50 Refining, common:— (quar.) Steamship (irregular) American 10-25° 10- — preferred 1st 7% 9-25 11-15 15c Razor American 10-15 9-18 1 $20c ^ common preferred 7% 1 10- $1.50 (interim) (quar.) 9-25 (quar.) Oklahoma Natural Gas common (quar.)-—_ 4%% preferred (quar.) Orchard Farm Pie, $5 class A (quar.) Pacific Oil & Gas Development Corp.— 50c Manufacturing Pumps, 10- 15c (quar.) preferred 9-26 9-29 50c Title Insurance Northwestern 100% (irregular) $6 pfd. (accum.) com. Inc., Bros., Goulds 15c preferred 6% Ice, American preferred Goodman $1.75 (quar.) (monthly) Furniture 7% pfd. American Home Products Corp. American Wares $4.50 7% 9-20 75c Castings, pfd. preferred (accum.) preferred (accum.) 37¥2C Steel 10- "10- 10-1 „ Ry., Co preferred 6% 1 11- 1 10- Western Northern States $1.50 common Steel 9-24 15c Can American Casualty Co. Corp., Gimbel 10-10 1 75c preference (accum. I Co. (quar.) (Reading, Pa.) (quar.) Fidelity & Casualty Co. (quar.)_ conv. American 10- 9-29 11-15 50c (initial) General 11-19 2¥ac & Mills 5% $1.91 ¥3 (final) 5% preferred Gas Stores, Allied 9-28 1 10- , Northern Indiana Public Service— 20c General 9-28 10-15 25c (s-a) Co. Paint 10-15 10-15 Corp., common— convertible preferred (quar.) $1.50 10-15 $2 10-15 1 $2.75 Telephone & Texas 5% (quar.) General 9-28 10-15 10-20 Baking Co., common— General Instrument Corp. (stock dividend)- 8 North 10-20 common General non-cum. 10-30 . 10-15 11- Northern Illinois 10-30 General 10-10 60c ' Fran.) — Co Galveston-Houston 9-20 37¥2C com. (quar.)_ (San (quar.) preferred 9-22 11-17 1 5c Depot Union Process Company, 10-15 11- — Reduction Air 11- 27c Extra Franklin 1 11-30 10- 9-25 $11- 1 $1.25 Gas, 6% pfd. (quar.) (quar.) adj. pfd. (quar.) North American Co., 6% preferred (final)— $1,061/4 Stores, (quar.) Kleiser & Foster 6% 27 ¥2 c Air Investors— 10- 15C $1.25 75c Frick 3c York Norfolk quar.) 9-29 82¥2c York & Richmond New 9-15 75c Insurance Fund Street Fort 10-15 27 ¥2 c conv. (quar.) Fund Affiliated (quar.) — preferred (quar.) preferred $1.10 conv. Advance —- Alloys— Aluminum Acme New 9-15 1 Quarterly of Rec. 10-25 87 ¥2 c 9-15 1 10- Electric Light Brewing Corp. (quar.)—,, Fashion-Craft, 5% preferred (initial -Floldert Whetir- 1 10„ Falstaff preferred New Haven Clock Co. 6¥2% $1.12¥2 common preferred (initial.quar.) preferred (quar.) 4¥2 % f Payable 8 10- 9-29 iO-15 10c prior preferred (quar.) Inc., 4%% conv. pfd. (quar.) Co., Ltd. (quar,) New England Confectionery New England Laundries, $6 pfd. (quar.) 9-28 River i ■V 50c Neisner Bros., 9-19 9-28 50c 10-15 Fall 10- 37 %c $6 10-10 4¥4% Per Share (quar.): $2 partic. pr. pref. (qqar.)„ Phonograph (quar.) (increased) Creamery, 1 New Brunswick Telephone 15c Fireman's Company $1.50 9-28 35c Federated Name of 10-19 9-29 Inc. announced this week are: Companies 11- 11-15 Radio £ 4% "General Corporation Industrial and Miscellaneous 1 11-15 Sweeper, Fairmount declared. The dividends 9-29 Esquire, Department" in the week when Investment News and 1 Emerson . under the company name in our 10- 20c Corporation Magnesia Talc Eastern 11- $2.50 class A (s-a) $5;50 preferred (s-a) National Pumps Corp. 5¥2 % pfd. (accum.) National Shirt Shops (Del.), com, (Irreg.) 25c : Manufacturing Dwight separate tables. In the first we bring together all the dividends announced the current week. Then we follow with a second table in which we show the dividends previously announced, but which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past dividend payments in many cases are given Dividends are grouped in two 56%C common National Manufactures & Stores— • 9-29 $3 (s-a) of Rea, 10-20 Power, ^ 9-30 1 $1.25 Rockaway RR. & 62 Vic States preferred 5% 12-31 11- $20c (quarterly) preferred (quar.) Dover 1 2-1-46 $20c (quar.) common ' 50c Common 5% (quar.) *10-20 (quar.) i Narragansett Electric, 4¥a% pfd. (quar.) Nathan Strauss-Duqarquet, Inc.— .6% conv. preferred (quar.) 1 National Chemical & Manufacturing National Distillers Corp. (quar.) 9-20 50c (quar.) Stores Home 1 s & Gasket Detroit 1329 10- Payable 37 ¥3 C Mountain 50c Share Name of Company ; , Holiert When Pet of Ret. Payable , 1 (quar.) preferred 5¥2% (Colo.)— Stockyards 1551! Holder* When Share Name of Company <quar)__ Common Nov Oct j v Denver Union 1442 Oct 15 1965 Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp.— $4.50 and $4.25 preferred stocks Wisconsin Fuel & Light Co. 1st mtge. 5s (originally GVzs), ser. A, due 1948 Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. preferred stock ♦Announcement in this issue. } In Volume 161. Per Page Date 1st mtge. & collat. Light & Telephone Co. trust 3%% bonds series B, due Western & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL THE Number 4425 162 11- 1 g $1.50 10- 1 * 10-10 ; ; 9-15 'V rf. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Terminal, common .5% preferred (quar.)i— Wocdall Industries (stock dividend)— "Worcester Transportation Association Wyandotte Worsted Co. (quar.) York County Gas (irregular),—— 50c ' 1 1 9-24 33%% 10-31 10-10 9-29 9-15 20c 10-31 10-16 50c 11- 1 10-15 ' announced in Previous the dividends 7% 6% paid. The list does not includediviannounced this week, these being given in the Bank «dends Bank of New Laboratories, 4% pfd. (quar.) Atlantic Sugar Refining— Acadia B Class Casualty & Security Co Insurance Co. (quar.) Life Insurance Co. (quar.) Aetna Aetna Aetna Albers Allied $7 preferred (quar.),, 1010- 9-20 10- 9-14 $1.75 10- '9- 7 9- 10- 9- 10- 2%c 10- 15c 10- 9-13 43 nflft 10- 9-U 50c Corp., common of America, 6% 10- 40c (quar 10-20 9-28 1 9-10 (quar.). $1.50 10- preferred (quar,) Aluminum Goods Mfg. common Amalgamated Leather 6% conv. pfd. (accum.) Amalgamated Sugar (quar.) *$1.25 11- 1 10- 1 10- 1 1 9-15 Aluminum of Canada, Co. 5% Amerada Air Corp. Petroleum American Filter Co., preferred $7 (quar.) (quar.) American Asphalt Roof Corp. American Bank Note Co., preferred (quar.) Bemberg Corp., common Class B -i—Can 7% Co., 10- 10- preferred (quar.)— 25c 10-15 10-15 10- 9- 10- 9- 7* 10- 9-27 10- 9-27 $1.75 10- Brach 7* 9-13* $3 class conv. A opt. \ Payable in- cash stock B V.; « Cash or l/16th share of Class B stock *7% preferred American (quar.) Coach & Body $1.30 Crystal Sugar 10- 2 9-21* 1 9-20 County (irreg.) pfd. (quar.) — 6% District Telegraph (quar.) preferred Express American American (N. I 6% $6 1st 2nd American Hardware — (Newark, N. J.) (s-a) — Extra 5% ' convertible preferred American Locomotive 7% iC preferred American Co. (quar.) pfd. 4%% , convertible preferred American Snuff Co., 5% •a . $4 preferred (quar.) Arkansas Power & Light _ Armstrong Rubber, ■■ Class class r,. , (quar.) Athey-Truss Wheel Atlanta Birmingham & Coast 5% Atlantic Company (initial) • ,, Co pfd I, II Atlantic Refining Co., 4% conv. pfd. AfquarX'1 Atlas Thrift Plan Corp. 7% pfd. (quar.) Attleboro Gas Light (ouar.) Autocar Company (stock dividend) One share of 5% conv. pfd. for each ten. shares of common held— (HartfordJ (quar.) 10- 1 9-26 Central Paper 10-15 9-28 Central Vermont Public Service 4.15% York Power 10- 1 9-15 25c 12-15 10- 1 9-28 10- 1 9-20 6% 10- 1 9-15 10-31 10-15 The above payment clears Champion Paper & Fibre— 3 9-17 $4.50 preferred (initial quar.) Chapman Valve Manufacturing (quar.) 9-15 Chemical Bank & Trust (N. 40c 10- 1 9-18 Chemical Fund, $1.25 10- 1 9-10 40c 10- 1 9-21 $4 10- 10-15 1 9-24 10- 10-15 9-20 10- 1 9-14 10-15 9-29 9-15 preferred 25c 1010- 1 9-15 Cincinnati *1.50 10- 1 9-25 Citizens 10- 1 9- preferred 1 7% 5 2%% (s-a) Gas & Power 10-5 *$1.50 10- >5 8-30 1 9-20 10- $1.18% 10- 1 9- 12 %c 10- 1 10- 1 7% 1 1 10- 1 1 City Co., 9- preferred $1.50 6% preferred (quar.) Bucyrus-Erie Co., common Burkhart 1 9-18* 10- 1 9-15 12-15 10-15 5 10- .1 1 5y4% Camden 10- 1 9- 8 $1.75 10- 2 9- 5* $2.25 10-15 $1.37% 10- 9-17 1 6% 10- 1 1 9-21 10- 1 11- 1 . 2-1-46 11- 1 10-15 10- 1 7% $1.50 9-15 $3.40 A 1-21 9-20 10-22 Participating Canadian 7% 10- 9-15 10- 9-15 10- 9-10 Car Extra 7% 9-13 1 9-10 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 9-14 9-17 50c 10- 1 1 10- 5 10-1 9-20 9- 4 . General (quar.) 11-15 10-31 11- 10-10 1 Commercial Registered (quar.) (Del.),,,^ 9-10 10- 1 9-10 10- 1 9-15* 10- 1 9-15* Concord Gas 9-21 Conde Nast 10-15 9-21 10- 1 8-31 10- I 8-31 Connecticut 10- 7% preferred Publications (accum.) 9-15 1 10-15 10-15 9-30 40c 10-15 9-30 1 9-26 50c 1010- 1 ID- 1 $1.25 10-15 (irreg.) 9-22 9-14 Fire Insurance Gas & 9-15 Quarterly 9-15 Connecticut 10- 1 8-15 10- 1 8-15 10- 1 9-10 Connecticut General Life Insur. Connecticut Light & Power Co 9-10 Consolidated Bakeries of Canada, Ltd. (quar.) 10- 1 9-10 *15c 10- 1 1 • 7% preferred 10- 2 9-30 10- (quar.) 9-15 $2 preferred 1 9-29 *62 %c 10- 1 7-31 Ltd. J75C 10- 1 8-31 10- 1 9-15 (quar.) $1.25 10-31 9-28 $1.25 10-31. 9-23 $1.75 10-15 9-14 *15c 10-15 9-29 t$2 10-1 9-20 *41%c 10-1 9-20 *50c 10-1 8-31 ——.——w '• $37%e 110-1 f- i 4% 8-31 (quar.),. t$2 10- 1 9-14 10- 1 9-14 25c 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9- *20c 10- 1 9-15 5 preferred C Extra 8% , Retail $1.25 11- 1 9-28 Stores, Aircraft preferred preferred (quar.)—— 9-10 10-1 9-15 10- 1 9-15 10- 1 9-15 $1.50 10- 1 9-21 15c 10- 1 9-15 25c (quar.) ; Inc., 10- 1 $1 $1.12% common 10- 1 10 1 20c 9-15 9-14 $2 68%c common Corp., 10- 1 9-14 10- I 9-14 25c 10- 1 43 %c com (quar.) Consumers Gas Co. (Toronto, Ont.) (quar.) Consumers Power; $4.50 preferred (quar.),, $5 9-24 9-24 — (quar.) (quar.),,, $2.75 preferred (quar.),, Consolidated Steel Corp., Ltd., $1.75 preferred (quar.) Vultee 9-15 1 1 90c (Balt.i preferred Consolidated 1 10- 25c ; Consolidated 1010- $1.25 (accum.) $6 1st preferred (quar.) Consolidated Press, Ltd., class A J* 1 Inc.— 4%% preferred B (quar.),,,. Consolidated Machine Tool— ^ 10- 12-24 25c of New York, Consolidated Gas Elec. Lt. & Pow. Common (quar.) 8-31 10- 10-15 12-31 $1.18% $5 preferred (quar.) Consolidated Film- Industries— 9-30 9-10 1 9-11 $3.50 *25c 10- 9-11 10-31 60c Co. (s-a) Consolidated Edison Co. 10-31 1 75c (quar.) 9-21 * 30c 1 11-15 Securities— 10-10 2 1010- $5 preferred Coke Cigar Corp.— $4.75 preferred (quar.) Consolidated Dry Goods, common 9-10 9-30 $1.50 $1.75 9-11 Consolidated 9-10 10- 1 (Hartford)— 1 1 1 10- 65c 10-15 10- 10- *$1.50 ' $3 $1.37% 75c Quarterly *30c ., 1 11- Confederation Life Assn. (Toronto)— 10-25 *5c preferred (quar.) 10- 6C 9-20 Investments— (quar.)- City) Co. 1 * A (Jersey 1 *$1.50 (initial quar.), Canadian Pacific Ry. Co. (irreg.) Canadian SUk Products Corp,—. class Co. Investment 10- *25c preferred $1.50 Trust *27%c (quar.) 9-15 tlOc *20c :—.— 9-1S 1 *5c (quar.) 10- *$2 - 1 10- $1.63 (quar.), Commonwealth,& Southern $6 pfd. (accum.) Commonwealth Water, 5%% pfd. (quar.) Commonwealth Water & Light— $6 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) ; Corp., 9-15 10- $1.50 common . Commonwealth Ltd.— —a 1 75c Quarterly 10-31 %c preferred 9-20 10- Commercial National Bank & Trust (N. Y.)- " Canadian Oil Cos. Ltd. 8% 5% 10-22 11-15 10-15 Co., Industries, Ltd., class A B (quar.),. Canadian 8% 1* 9-20 1 10- - Ohio Electric— preferred (quar.) 6%% preferred (quar.) Commercial Alcohols Ltd., 9-15 *75c Canadian 9-25. ,9-15 10- S15c Canadian General Electric (quar.),,, 1 10-15 1 8 25c 6% 8 2 9-11 9-20 75c 25c (quar.) 9-20 10- 9- 50c. (quar.) 9-20 10- 10-15 9-14 - 10- 25 3/5c *85c 9-21 11- 9-10* 1 9-14 11- 10- $1.50 Stores Columbus & Southern 9-19 1 10- $1.75 preferred *50c 10- *17%c 9-19 1 10- 1 68%c (quar.) 5% preferred A Columbia Balking Co., common (quar.) $1 partic. preferred (quar.) Participating 10- (quar.) 10- V.'I $2 $6 Colonial 10- 10- $2.75 (quar.) Co. $7 pfd. (quar.) 62 %c 25c preferred 1 Radio Colonial Ice 9-10 1 (quar.) *25c 10- 25C 1 10- *$1.75 50c $1 10- * *62 %c (quar.) Canadian Food Products, Ltd. Canadian Foreign Investment •J. 7% 9-15 Collins (s-a) J. Canadian 9-20 62 %d 9-21 9-18 10- 1 1 1 37 %c (quar.) 10- 10- 10- 75c (quar.), 9-20 1 10-15 : 1 *25c Celanese, Ltd., common 9-18 10-1 10- 9-25 ' 10- (Boston) *52c 9-18 * 50c $1.75 $1.50 tlOc 9-18 25d 9-26 Collateral $1.31 (quar.) Fairbanks-Morse 2 $1.75 (quar.) (quar.) A 9-20 10- 9-13 *5c (initial) com. 10- Class Bottling class (quar.) *75c 10- 1-2-46 pfd. 1 1 .*$1.75 10- $2.50 (quar.) 7% *$1.50 59%c " Y.) (N. 1 10- 20c & Co., 10- 10- (quar.)__ Mortgage Corp. Ltd preferred 9-15 10c 12 %c (quar.) (quar.) 1 common Canadian Converters (quar.); Canadian Cottons Ltd., common 6% preferred (quar.) 6% Co. Yards 12- — —; 9-15 1 25c 50c (quar.) preferred 1 10- 9-13 Foundry Co., Ltd.— preferred 10- 1 3iy»c •« & 9-26 50c 10- 31 %c Lines, 10-10* 10-15 2 1 (s-a) preference conv. 10- $1.12% common $1.06 Va Ltd. $1.25 (accum.) 10-10* 1 1 Canners, Ltd., common (quar.),, 5% cum. 1st preference (quar.) Participating 60c non-cum. preferred (quar.) 9-21 10-1 1 10-20 1 (quar.)__ (quar.) common 9-15 1 11- 15c 10- $1.50 Canadian 9-20 $1.75 class Canadian Breweries. 5 1 11- 15c 10- ' 1-11 10- 15c 10- 75c (ouar.) Steamship 9-13 12-24 75C 62 Packers Class B_ Canada Permanent Canada 10-19 10- 11- 1 preferred Canada 1 $5.60 pfd. Association Power, 10- 1-2-46 $1.37% Coca-Cola Co. 18c (quar.) Northern (quar.)., 50c (quar.) Canada 10-15 1-21-46 25C preferred preferred 9-10 10- 1st $4.25 9-23 Coca-Cola International Corp Cockshutt Plow Co., Ltd. (s-a) *15c common Canada Dry Ginger Ale, Inc., 9-20 $1.50 Insurance 9-11 1 37 %c Campbell (A. S.) Co.— $2.50 preferred (initial quar.) Canada Bread, 5% 1 class B (quar.) 9-15 1 Fire 1 10- 1 9-15 Co prior preferred California Packing Corp., 5% preferred (quar.) .9-13 10- $3 Power 10- 75c -» Works, 7% pfd. (quar.) Loan 8 10- 9-15 preferred Series B (quar.) preferred (quar.),,*. Electric conv. 9- 85c (quar.),, 1 (quar.) Financial California 9-13 10- convertible T 11-13 1 (initial), Corp. (quar.) Calgary & Edmonton Corp. (interim) 9-15 1 non-conv. I 1 10-15 10- Co.— 5% 9-14 10- H.) 5% C 9-14 10-19 12- (P. 12- 10- (quar.),, Bush Terminal Bldgs., 7% pfd. (accum.), Bush Terminal Co. 6% preferred (quar.) Butler 9-17 $1.12% Manufacturing Steel, Ltd. Coca-Cola 1 *15c Co., Inc.. new com. (F.) Burlington 9-29 9-20 10- 15c preferred (quar.) Building Products, Ltd. (quar.) Bullock's, Inc. (special) Watch 1 1 $1.75 7% Bulova Clinton Water 10- $1.25 Corporation Cluett, Peabody Inc.— 10- Co. Illuminating, Clinton Trust Co. (quar.) Newspapers, 9-22 $1.75 quar.) 9-20 (quar.) 9-22 9- 6 9-17 Pa.)— preferred $5 Stock Union 1 10-15 quar.) 1 prior preferred $5 6* 10- Iron 10- 25C (increased A 10- & Wire Co., Fence Brush-Moore 6* 9- Cliffs 1 43 %c (quar.) $1.25 (quar.) Brunswiok-Balke-Collender Co.— 9-20 1 Cleveland 1* class Insurance Title 10- (increased common cumulative City Cliffs 9-20 10- 10- Stores 6% 1 9-21 9-18 preferred Burry Biscuit Corp. 75c prior pfd. 10-1 9-29 10- 1 8-31 10- ,1 10- 1 1 10- 8-31 10- 10-15 $1.25 9-14* 25c 10-15 9-17 $3.50 (Brown-Forman Distillers, common f 9-14 1 Trust Co Durrell Co., common c 9-17 1 25c (s-a) Cleveland 9-20 10- 93% 1 10- Co.— 9-18 4 10- *40c (quar.)— 1 10- $1.75 Supply 2nd preferred 10- 75c (quar.) 2-14 9-20 10- A pfd. (initial quar.) Tel. 1 9-20 $1.50 class Power 50c Realty— preferred (quar.) City Investing Co. 5%% preferred City of Paris Dry Goods Co.— Co., (quar.) 9-10 $1.23 Bell Wholesale 9-20 1 62 %c 6% 8-30 7* 1 10- $1.62% Water .(Washington, preferred Citizens Co., Ltd.— 9- 10- 15c (quar.) Sub. & 9-20 1 $1.25 preferred (quar.) Cincinanti Postal Terminal & 6 Va % 1 10- 8c Cincinnati Gas & Elec., 5% pfd. A (quar. )_ Cincinnati New Orl. & Texas Pac. Ry. Co.— 5% 9-29 10- 75c Pneumatic Tool, common prior preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) Chicago Railway Equipment, common 7% preferred (quar.) Chickasha Cotton Oil (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) 9-22 10-15 $1.25 $3 9-20 lOd 9-15 $2.50 8 10-15 *25c 9-21 1 Chicago 9-20 9- 32»/2C (s-a) 9-10 1 10- (irreg.) 9-20 1 (quar.) 1 10- 45c 9-30 50c Co. 10- 50c 9-29 12 %C Assurance 9-20 $1.12% 9-20 1 (quar.) 9-20 1 (quar ) 1 10- 35c Inc. Y.) 10-20 10- *$1.50 9-20 1 10- Chesapeake Camp Corp., 0% pfd. (quar.)_, Chesapeake & Ohio Ry. Co. (quar.) Chicago Daily News 5% preferred (quar.I.¬ Chicago Mail Order (quar.) 37 %C (quar.) 1 10- arrears .-,.10-15 10- 9-19 all 1 25c 10- $1.50 $49.50 $1 9-29 1')- $1.12% 1 ?20c 9-15 preferred 10-31 (quar.) 1 preferred (quar.) 10- Ltd. 9-19 10- Corp.— prior $1.75 $1.12% 16c 9-10 10-15 5% prior preferred (initial quar.) prior preferred (accum.) 20c $5 (quar.)__ 10- Columbia Brown pfd. Certain-teed Products— 6% 20c 9-20 $1.04 Class A 11-30 10-15 5% dividend) (stock 2-28-46 9-14 .A Automobile Insurance- New 4% % 25c Art Metal Construction Arundel Corporation Central 75c 15c ~ 7 75c 15c . preferred (quar.) IIII_„"*III Arrow-Hart & Hegeman Electric Co.I-II,,, 9- $4.50 preferred (quar.) Cleveland Hobbing Machine 9-15 1 $1,50 A,_ B 1 Cleveland Electric $150 4%% 10- 9-15 10-15 (quar.) 9-20 9-15 $175 i dividend series 1 1 10- (s-a) 62 %C Columbia Electric Canadian preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)— Armour & Co. (111.)— $6 prior preferred (accum.) $7 10-10 5% pfd. (quar.) Co. 10- 1 Co.—' $6 1 preferred 10- $1.50 _ 11- 7% 10- $1.50 II common 9-10 $1.25 9-20 15c $2 , Apex Electric Manufacturing, ; t 7% preferred (quar.) 1 9-20 1 $1.25 $1 Anchor Post Fence Co., 6% pfd. 6% preferred (quar.): i— 10- 1 10- Brown 15c (quar.) 9-10 62 %c 10- 9-20 $1.25 common 9-10 1 1 50c 4!/2% Co.— Power 1 25c — Anchor Hocking Glass Corp., 1 1010- Maine 10- $1.25 (quar.) $5 convertible prior preferred (quar.) $6 preferred _iJ 10- $1.50 $1.50 Central 10c $1.50 $5 convertible prior preferred $1.75 9-22 (quar.) com. (quar.) A Telephone 10-15 American Zinc Lead & Smelting Co.— v (quar.) preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 10-15 preferred 50c 30c $6 preferred (quar.) American Wringer Co,,. Inc.,—— 9-20 *$2 ?1 %C 10- 9-15 Kansas (quar.) 9-15 (New $1.12% Co. 9-15 1 1 Central (quar.) 9-17 1 10- 10- 8-31 (quar.) (quar.) 1 10- $1.50 1 County 5% Co. 1 Co. 10- 25c (quar.) preferred (quar.) Co. $3 pfd. (accum.) (quar.) preferred 6% *$2 (quar.) 9-17 9-20 4.10% $1.75 (quar.),, 10-10 1 10- Corp 10-10 10-31 10- 75c 4%% Bristol-Myers Co., 3%% American Water Works & Electric— ; Brass 10-31 $1.12% Central Illinois Electric & Gas, 9-17 12 %c 9-17 9-17 t$1.75 1 1 (quar.) Trust Central Illinois Light Co., 1 9-17 1 10- 1 8-31 10- 9-30 10- $1.75 1 1 10- 9-12 1 10- $1.75 9- 4 10-31 10- m $1.50 1 10- 9- (quar.),, 10- 11-10 32 %c 9-10 9-17 1 $1.02% 9-15 1 1 *15c 9-15 10- $1.18% (quar.) 1 preferred (quar.) 9-15 9-12 $1 & 10- $6 1 10-1 37 %C 10- 6% 10- 10-** 50c (quar.) Savings Co. $1 Bronx 25c American Sugar Refining, 7% pfd. (quar.),, American Telephone & Telegraph (quar.) American Thermometer, $5.50 pfd. (quar.), American Tobacco. 6% preferred (quar.)___ York) 9-15 50c common 50c 5 9-21 1 25c Bank Hanover 4 50c ____ 10- 1 10- $1.75 (accum.) 75c preferred (registered) British (Indianapolis)— Co. Central 9- $1.50 Quarterly American Stores 9-15 1 50c — 1 10- 15c (quar.) common 6% preferred (quar.) American States Insurance 10- 9-22 10- $1.75 (quar.) 12 %c $1.12% (quar.) :j:50c preferred 10- $1.75 American Seal-Kap Corp. of Delaware American Screw Co 6% 9-19 9-19 10-1 60c common Central Fibre Products, 25c 40c (quar.) $1.06% 9-11 Broad Street Investing Corp 50c Manufacturing Co American Optical American Paper Goods, 7% American Rolling Mill Co 9-11 1 4 35c common 10-15 1 10- 9-15 $1.75 Go., (quar.) 10-30 10- 9-15 1 1 40c (quar.) Central Canada Loan & 35c 35c 1 1010- 5c (quar.) 9- 50c ; preferred 9-13 62 %C (quar.) $2 preference (quar.) & American Ltd. American Investment Co. of Illinois— ; 5% 1 5C American Insurance 9-15 1 25c (monthly) 9-15 1 5 20C (quar.) American Home Products 1 10- $1.50 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 1010- 10- 25c American Gas & Electric 4%% pfd.'(quar.), American Hair & Felt Co. common 25C preferred Celotex Corporation, 10- 50c 1st 10- $1.12% — . 2nd $1 $1.50 Fork & Hoe, common 4%% preference (quar.) American Fruit Growers (quar.) 7% 25c $1.25 American ;; $4.75 9-20 $1.50 $1.50 : (quar.) preferred (quar.) 9-15 Inc. (quar.) Cordage Co., Ltd.— 1st British J.)— Co. 6% Felt Co. 9-15 1 Ordinary registered (interim) 9-21* 1 10- 1 1 10- 9-21 $1.50 Corp. of America, common preferred (quar.) 1010- $1 (quar.) British-American Oil 9-10 10- Celanese 40c 1 $2 & Co., common M.) 9-21 10- $1 preferred B $1.37% (quar.) British-American Tobacco $3 Castle (A. 9-12 10- I $1.25 (J. I.) $1 6% preferred (quar.) Bridgeport Hydraulic (quar.) Brillo Manufacturing, common 10-10 25C Cyanamid Co., common (quar.),, 5% preference (quar.) American Discount Corp. of Georgia (quar.) 5% I 1 $1.75 American American 10- ~ (irreg.) : (quar.) American Coal of Allegheny American 11- 68%C 9-21 10- 1 *37%c preferred A 6% 30c Mines, Class A — American Car & Foundry common - 1936. 9-21 1 (quar.) Co. Ltd. E.) Common British 75c of div, series) 9-30 25c 68%C 6% Case Brazilian Traction Light & Power Co., Ltd.— l/32nd share of class or 9-14 Brandtjen & Kluge, . $2.75 Class A (opt. 1 ' (quar.) Brantford 1928 series of div. 10- (quar.) (quar.) Co., common 7 e/o preferred (quar.) Cassidy's Ltd., 7% preferred Company class A (quar.) Bralorne American Cities Power & Light Corp.— ' 9-21 8-31 — Trust Worsted Mills class A preferred (quar.) (E. J.) & Sons (quar.) $1.25 9-17 9-21 1 1 25c common—« Personal Property Boston 9-29 10- 1 10- (N. Y.) Insurance Botany 9-20 1 10- Herald-Traveler Boston 1 1010- 75c (quar.)__ (quar.) Inc (F. Boston 1 5 25c common 6% American American 5 10- 20c 75c 25c (quar.) Co Booth 10-15* 10-31 .10- 20c (quar.),, Y.) (N. Alliance Bakeries 5c 75c 25c $1-75 25c 9-20* *25c B 6 $3.50 Y.) (quar.) Y.) Railroad Aluminum Ami 9-22 9- 10-' 1 35c (N. Co. (N. Borg Warner Corp Boston Elevated Ry. 3 50c Insur. American American (quar.), Inc., com. 20c 75c 10- 1 9-10 Corp Hats, Class 9-14 10- pfd Ltd.— Co. 2 1 Corp., Bond Stores, 9-14* Alluminum 10- 10- preferred Bolin Bon 9-22 10- Birmingham Electric $7 preferred $6 preferred (quar.) Blumenthal (Sidney) & Co.— 7% preferred (quar.) Bobbs-Merrill Co. 4%% preferred 9-20 2 (quar.) Limestone & Cement— Biltmore 8 10- Capital Administration Co., Ltd— $3 preferred (quar.),. Capital Transit Co Carnation Co., 4% 1st preferred (quar.) Carolina Power & Light $5 preferred (quar.) Carolina Telephone & Telegraph (quar.) Carriers & General Corp. (quar.). Carthage Mills, common $1.50 Packing Bickford's, 9-21 9-18 s-10 (quar.) Bethlehem Steel Corp., 7% 10-11 11- 10- 1 preferred 6% 7 10- 9-10 10- 50C 1, B Bessemer 9-15 $1.50 k «.. 10- 6% 9-15 Co 1 Belding Corticelli, Ltd., common (quar.) — 7% preferred (quar.) Bell Telephone Co. of Canada (quar.) Belt R.R. & Stockyards Co., com. (quar.),, 9-20 10- Shoe common York (N. Y.) Creek Beech Beech-Nut 9-15 *ff $3 class A Allied Products Corp., Common 8-31 »i.5U (s-a) Co. Inc. Laboratories, Allied Stores 1 20c Markets 6% pfd. (quar.) & Equipment (quar.) Super Electric Allen 10- Cannon preferred Class 4 10-31 $5 Iron Vicksburg Ry. & 9- I 10- (quar.) preferred (quar) $5 9-15 1 1 25c $6'preferred Alabama 9-'4 1 10- 750 Co. class A (quar.) Manufacturing Corp Akron, Canton & Youngstown Ry.— 5% preferred (quar.)-*.5% preferred (accum.) Alabama Power Co., 1 8%c N. Y.) (quar.) Ahlberg Bearing & 10- 12- *$1.75 Ainsworth Fuel 10- 9-14 1 *30c (Watertown, Agricultural Insurance Co. Alabama 10- 10- 9-18 5c (initial quar.) Baystate Corp. (increased) Beatrice Creamery Co., common (quar.) $4.25 preferred (quar.) Beatty Brothers class A 4% 9-21 10-10 30c (quar.) Agnew-Surpass Shoe Stores, common 7% preferred (quar.) ' 10-13 40c Addressograph-Multigraph Aero Supply Mfg. Co. class A (quar.) 1 9-10 1 10- 125c jfo 37%c 10c 62 %c (initial quar.),. Corp Participating preferred A 10- 10-15 10-1 10-20 of Bee. 1 75c i 15c preferred (quar.) Bastian-Blessing Co., common (quar.) $5.50 preferred (quar.) Bath Iron Works Corp Bausch & Lomb Optical Co., com. (quar.),, of Rec. Payable $1 Co $1.25 5y2% Holdert When Per Share Name of Company Mills 10- Yorktown Bros. Cannon (quar.)'—---—— Asphalt Barker Miscellanaous Consoanloa 9-20 $1.75 Bankers Trust Co. Barber 1 mm Houiere 10- 10c- 10- (quar.) Manhattan of of Bank preceding table. Industrial and mm mm — When. Payable 25c. Canadian Wirebound Boxes glass A 12 %C m Per Share 9-20 18c (quar.) Hydro-Electric, preferred preferred weeks and not yet Abbott Co. Name of Company 1 (quar.) com. -»«.«» «•» ■. of Bee- 10- 37 y2c — Bangor &, Aroostook RR., 5% pfd. (accum.), Bangor Below we give Welt gXtra Bolder$ When Payable 35c Inc., Axe-Houghton Fund, Class B (irreg.) Backstay - 50c (B. F.) & Sons, common preferred (quar.) Avery 6% 9-24 10- 20c —— 10- $1.25 Wiggins • Per Share Name of Company of Bee. Payable Sham nanus of Company Holderi When " ''Per 4 Monday; October 1,1945 50c 3iy4c *$2 $1.19tA ■*■' $1.35 10- 1 9-14 9-14 11-15 11-2 12- 11-16 1 10- 1 10. 1 10-1 9-15 ou rr 9- 7 Vt *<-Li »V olurrie l i 62 | - N umber 4425 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Per Name of Company When; Share- 93%& i 10- 1'^ 1 Continental Gas & Electric Corp.— ■: 7Vo prior preferred (guar.) Continental Gin (resumed) Continental Steel Corp. 50c (irregular) ^25c . 6y2% Corn Exchange National preferred (quar.) & (C. B.) & preferred Cream of Sons, Crown Seal National National Stores, Inc. (quar.)__ Brothers $5 preferred (quar.) Crum & Porster 8% 10- T'y 9-15 10- 1 9-17 6% 9-18 9-18 & Wallace, $3 class A Foreign Light & Power— 8% 1st preferred (quar.)* 10- 1 9-21 Foremost Ltd. 10- 1 9-24 10- 1 9-20 Foster 10- 1 9-20 Co. 40c 10- 1 9-22 & Extra Port 10- 1 40c 10- 1 9-14* (quar.) t50c (quar.) 8% preferred RR. 11- preferred 1 25c 10-20 10- 75c 7 Supply Co. 9- 1 9-21 Gemmer 1 9-20 $1.75 10- 1 9-20 877ac 10- 1 9-16 10- 2 9-16 10-10 P-30 of N. Y., com. Pinna Detroit (A.) Steel pfd. (quar.) 11-20 10- $1.1272 10- 1 10- 1 1 9-25 75c t$1.25 25c 627aC J30c 44c (quar.) t35c Glass & Chemical, 5% % pfd. (quar.) Dominion Textile, common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Dow Chemical Co., common 1 10^10 10-10 10- 9-10 9-29 10-15 9-30 10- 9-10 1 10-15 f$1.75 10-15 J30c 10-31 10-31 J$1.377a 11- 10- 1 $$1.75 10-15 9-27 9-27 1010- 1 $$1.25 75c 1 1 10- 2 ; 9- 5 9-14 10-15 10- 1 $1 10-15 10- 1 $1.75 10-1 75c 9-20 10- 1 75c 10- 1 9-20 $1.75 10- 1 9-15 75c 10- 1 9-15 Common Bradstreet, 472"% preferred Duquesne Light 5% preferred (quar.) E.ason Oil $1.50 preferred (quar.) $1.127a 10- 1 9-20 10-25 10-10 10-15 9-15 10- 9-22 3772C Eastern Gas & Fuel Associates— prior preferred (quar.) preferred (accum.) convertible preferred 5 $1.1272 10- 9-15 75c 9-15 10- 9-21 50c (quar.) 10- 25c common 10- 9-21 Eastern Steel Products— preferred Economic Edison $25c Ltd. 9- 5 10- 9- 5 (irreg.)__ 80c 10- $1.0874 10- 9-20 25c 10- 9-20 (quar.) $1.25 10- 9-20 (increased) 75c 10- 9-14 75c 10- 9-20 15c 10- 9-15 20c 10- 9-20 62Vic 10- 9-17 Auto-Lite Electric Controller Co. & Electric Manufacturing Co Household Utilities Electrical Products Consolidated Elliott Co., 8% preferred (initial Elizabethtown Consolidated Gas El Paso Electric Co. $4.50 preferred Embassy (quar.) quar.) 8-31 (quar.) $1.25 7% 9-21 $1.1272 com. 10- 9-14 30c 10- 9-10 30c Realty Assoc., (quar.) 10- 9-10 (quar.) Extra preferred (quar.) General Corp. Trust 5% $4.50 preferred A preferred General $6 Time 6% preferred Gibson 4 Vo % 9-21 10-15 10- 1 10-15 10- 1 1010- 1 2 60c 10- 1 10- 1 11- 1 10- 472% 11-15 11- 6% 9-19 10- 1 & 10- 1 & Belyea Gorton-Pew Fisheries 5% preferred of A American $2 $2 partic. Great West 1st preferred 6% 2nd 1 . 10- 9-20 (* 9-20 L.) Co. 6% 9-24 Investment 10- 9-12 Investors Fund 9-15 6% 10-15 9-29 Iowa 6% Iowa 10- 1 10- 1 9-15 $7 $1.50 10- 1 9-19 10- 1 9-21 $6 9-20 9-14 9-14 (s-a) 12- 1 11-16 $2.50 10- 3 9-13 10- 5 Guardian 10-15 10- 5 $1.50 25c 10- 1 65c 10- 1 10c 10-15 $25c America 10-15 (resumed) pfd. (s-a) 3c 9-21 9-10 10- 1 9-17 10- 1 10- 1 9- 8 10- 1 9- 8 SI.50 conv. preferred B (quar.) 37,72c 10- 1 9- 8 <N. Investment (irreg.) Non-cumulative Fansteel Metallurgical Corp.— $1.25 12-20 12-15 (Syracuse, Quarterly $2.50 10- 1 9-15 25c 10- 1 9-15 1- Co Fedders Manufacturing Co of Finance 3772C N. J. Corp. (quar.) 35c (Wash., D. Common (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.)_* Federation Bank & Trust (N. Y.) Feltman & Curme Shoe Stores— Cleaning & Dyeing— (quar.) ' 10-10 9-20 10- 9-20 1 C.)— 50c 10-15 9-29 10-15 9-29 25c 10- 1 9-22 $4 11- 1 10-15 10- 1 10-10 10- 9- 4 10- 1 Power T/o preference 8-30 Jamestown 10- 8-30 Jersey 10- 9-10 572% 10- 9-10 6% preferred 10-15 7% preferred Jewel 11- 10- 9-15 11- 10-15 Tea Co., I Insurance C Power & 8-31 lj^ 8-31 10- 1 8-31 10- 1>£ 8-31 10- 1. $1.50 $1.75 79c ^ 50c $1.25 $1.25 $1.50 $17c (initial)— pfd. 9-15 12- 11-15* $1.25 $1 10- 9-25 10- 9-22 4% 20c 10- 9-15 Kansas Electric $122 $1.25 10- Kansas Gas 10- 9-29 10- 9-12 $6 $6 '* Electric & preferred - Co. 9-15 10- 1 9-15 $5 Kaufman * 9- 7 10- 9- 7 10- 9-20 10- 9-15 10- 1 9-21 $1.50 20c 25c $1.1272 10- 1 10- 1 Katz Drug, $1-50 (quar.) ; ' «%c $1.75 $1 50c 10-20 10- 6 I 9-18 10-15 9-28 10- A.) Ltd. $4 50 preferred Kendall Co. Kendall 472% 9-29 10- 1 ,10- 1 10- 1 9-15 9-14 S1.12V& 25c 50c $1.127a $1.75 1272c 25c 15c (quar.) —• 37'4c 3772C — (quar.) 10- 9-14 10- 9-22) 75c 3772C $1.25 10- 50c 11- 10- 9-15 9-14* 10-15 9-14 9-15 >• 10- 1 9-20 J-J*2! 10- L:.; 10- ; 9-14 1 9-16 10- 1 10- 1 10- 5 10-31 10- 1 10- 1 9-21 9-17 9-22 10- 2 9-15 9-15 9-20 3®c 10-1 — in-15 10- 1 10- 1 Kimberly-Clark Corp., common (quar.)—,— 3772c 10- 1 12'2c 10- Kidde Fibre Co., (Walter) 6% pfd. conv. (quar.) pfd. r — (quar.)— & Co Extra 472% • preferred (quar.) King-Seeley Corp., 5%> conv. pfd. Kirkland Lake Gold Mines (s-a) Kirsch Klein Co. $1.50 (D. Emil) (quar.) 1 , * 9-24 9-17 9-12 9-12 10- 1 9-12 25c 10- 1 11- 1 9-15 *2c — 1 9-29 . $1.127a ——- preferred (quar.)_„ Co., Inc. (quar.).— * 9-15 10- I v- $112l/a —- 67* 9-20 10- 9-14 1 $1-50 $1.50 25c Keyes Utilities 9 v' ,v • 10- ;■ Refining Kentuckv 1 9-20 12- -\< (quar.) preferred K 10-15 $1.75 (quar.). ——— 9-17 ... (Charles 1 1 9-20 10- 1 Inc.-— Kaynee Co. 7% preferred (quar.) Kearney (James A.) Corp Kellogg Company J— Kellogg Switchboard «<fc, Supply, common Kelsey-Hayes Wheel Co., class A (quar.) Class B (quar.) 9-15 30c (quar,)- Refractories Co.— 10- $1.25 Inc. 9- 10- 10-15 ••• (quar.)_ Light Co.— preferred (quar.) Department Stores, 9-1 9-1 10-15 - 15c preferred 472% 9-» 10- 10- $1.50 Co., 10-11 1 1 50c pfd. (quar.) pfd. (quar.)— Gas Kaufman 40c 10- 12-15 Kansas Power & 10- ^ $1.25 — 5% 7% Natural if 9-10 l^-l 10-18 11- 1.10- 6 , (quar.)_—^ Kansas-Nebraska 9-10 $1.50 preferred Power 9-10 ? ,15c ———. preferred c^; 1 10-1 11- 6272c Common 1 JO- 1 10- $1.0674 City Power & Light Co.— (quar.) Kansas City Southern Railway Co.— 10- 8-31 " _ $1.50 (Ottawa) v??' 10- 1 ^ 9-15 Kansas 75c (irreg.) <quar.)_ 9-15 h- 1 $1,377! (quar.) 34%c 10- 1-2-46?i-12-14 . 9-10 Common 11-30 10- Corp. 5% 9-20 ; 12-15; Xl74% . (quar.) (quar.) (quar.)_. Inc., 474% Sons 9-20 1# 10- 1st pfd. (quar.)_ Light Co.— 9-10 (E.) 10-1 10- xl%% xl7i% (quar.) 10- (quar.)___ Haverty Furniture Cos., $1.50 pfd. Glass Co. (quar.) Haytian Corp. of America (irreg.) % 9-10 50c 9-20 x$1.75 10- — Co., $3 pfd. (quar.).—— "V; JO- 1 15c $1.50 (quar.) Publishing Co. $3 Manufacturing 7% pfd. A (quar.)„ Harrisburg Gas 7% preferred (quar.) .Hart & Cooley Hartford Fire Insurance Co. (quar.)———- .11-10 (quar.)_ Kalamazoo Vegetable Parchment Co.— . preferred 1 17c 35c $1.0674 25c Y.) 9-20 >12- 9-20 50c -^10- 1-^- Kahn's 40c pfd, (N. 1 (quar.) 9-25* (quar,) Paper Co., Fire 10- $1.50 common 10- (quar.) preferred 1 (initial) Journal 55c preferred ls,p 10- 50c 9-11 9-20 1 10- >.'■ 9-20 10- ig; 9-20 9-15 10- - 10- 9- 9-20 9-15 9-15 30c 10- 1 10- 1 (quar.) preferred Johns-Manville ,10- ; 1. V; 9-15 $1.50 Telephone, 6% Central 1 1 10- 10c (quar.) preference~EK (quar.) 10- 1*0% 9-15 10- $1.75 (quar.) 'preference B 9-29 $1.6272 — Service, A (i 10- 9-15 -10- common... Mfg. preferred 5% Investment Trust— series Co., $6 Company Harbison-Walker 6% H.) Public » » $1.75 (quar.) $1.50 Hamilton Manufacturing Co.— Class A participating preferred Hammermill pfd. (quar.) (quar.) (E. 9*12 '■■■ 10-15 10-15 75c (quar.) prefererd Jamaica 9-20 25c Hazel-Atlas $1,75 4 10- — Corporation Hartman Tobacco : 9- JO-1 25c 87Vic 80c (Hartford) 9-15 8174c ' preferred $6 9-20 10- tl5c | Hanover Common 317.C (quar.) 9-44 ? pfd. (quar.) 372% pfd. (initial)— Jones <fe Laughlin Steel, common (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) 5% preferred B (quar.)__ Joplln Water Works, 6% preferred (quar.)_ Harris $1.50 (accum.) preferred Gulf Haloid V *5 preferred (quar.) Farmers & Traders Life Insurance Oil S-10 75c (accum.). Guardian Rail Shares Extra 1 Public Utilities Investment Trust—' Preferred Gulf Y.) Trust 9-17 20c Co. preferred Guardian 10- 10-15 . 13c Manufacturing Co. 40c — Guaranty Trust •: $1.50 Light 7% $1.75 Western Brewery, com. (irreg.) preferred (quar.) Griggs Cooper & Co., 5% preferred (quar.) Group Corp., 6% pfd. (accum.) Gruen Watch Co. (quar.) Guantanamo Sugar 8% preferred-—; $5 preferred (initial) 10-15 $6 7% 572% 30c 9-10 9-10 *25c Griesedieck 9-20 9-24 11-15 V $75c 24c 10- 9-15* 10-15 ^ Irving Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.) Island Creek Coal Co., common (quar.) 9-29 1 $0,049 10- 1^ 9-15 10-1 (accum.) Service, Fireman 1 30c Bros. 1. 10- 35c preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.)_ 1st preferred (quar.) 10- t25c pfd. (quar.) 1 10- 10- 1 ,35cs.-t.,12»,.l 1st 10- 50c 75c 9-14 10-10 Public 40c Common 10- $1.50 $6.50 9-15 75c 9-21 10- & C preferred t75c 9-21 10- Power t75c 10- 10- preferred 5% 10- 9-10 (quar.) 10- (Winnipeg) — 6% 9-15 $1.75 Electric Light & Power— 7% preferred A (accum.) 672% preferred B (accum.) $1.50 Cooperage, class A Greyhound Corp., common (quar.) 474% preferred (quar.) $1.25 Inc. 9-18 Jacobs Greif $1.50 "C" 9-18 (quar.) 2 i 10- 10-2 -f Ltd.— prefererd (quar.) 9-20 $1.25 partic. preferred 1 10- 2 w— Foundation, convertible 10- (irreg.) 11- ,11- 1 $1.50 $$1.75 Iowa 6% 93 %c common . 9-10 10- 1 - 45c 9-12 40c (quar.) Wire Co., Ltd. 9-15 9-10 . 50c 10- preferred - 9-17 ,/ t83/4C j 9-12 627aC 9-21 $1.3772 1st 10- 10- 1 Iron $3.50 (quar.) 7% Co 10- L_ 9-24 1^ 9-17 10- t$1.75 * Co 10- 10- 75c 10- (quar.) *' r- (quar.) pfd. (accum.) $1 (quar.) % 10- 1 $35c (quar.)_.__ $1.75 (quar.) Greenfield Gas Light, par) 5674C (quar.) 9-15 1 Ltd.— Telegraph 40c (quar.) 9-15 , Jntertype Corporation (quar.) Investment" Co. of America $1.25 (increased) .10- 37M»c International Silver Co., 7 % pfd. (quar.) -L:. Interstate Department Stores, Inc. (quar.) Interstate Telephone $0 preferred (<iuar.)>;_ 11- 10-15 r 10-15 ; . 10-15 9-15 10- 9-22 9-15 9-20 • 10- I 10- 60C j 9-15 , PoWer $1.25 1 v, 3772C Shoe 87 V2C v 10- 1 10- 1. , .... Salt — 10- Co.— 7% preferred ($5 International Ocean 9-11 9-12 * - 1 20c Products 'A, 10- $20c Machine 9-20 1 10- ' $377ac Sewing 9-7 10- 5 10- l!| 50c • (quar.) Button-Hole 1 10-15 65c :j:62c J6272C (quar.) Sugar, common preferred (quar.) (H. preferred 10- 50c 50o common... International preferred Green Rayon Corp., International (quar.) Western 9-21 9-20 " 9-15 9-21 1 Saddlery Co., Ltd.— 6% Great 1 10- l 30c International (quar.) Assurance 10- $1.25 (quar.) 9-11 f$3.75 West preferred 9-15 Quarterly Great 5% 9-17 partic. preferred (interim) preferred (interim) Life 9-28 50c Corp.— preferred (accum.) 1st 40c Y.) 10-31 .... 9-15 20c 30c 9-17 (quar.)__ (N. 1 75c 10- ^ Insurance 9-21 10- $1.03 7a 10- 10-1 10- Paper Co., Ltd.— class A _ —— 10- 5% Great Lakes 10-31* 12- 7 . ; Class A (interim)4$l,l2^i (Canada)— (W. T.) Co., common preferred (quar.) 3%% preferred (initial) 11-20 ;3% $1.31V4f< 10- 30c Grant 9-14 ' 9-15 .... 10- (quar.) preferred 10- 2 v 10- 1 75c 25c Ltd 6% 12-20 (quar.) $1.1272 (quar.) preferred (quar.) 5% 9-25 12-30 25c $1.25 (interim)— Rubber • 10- 5 > — $1.0674 common— (quar.) & 10- 1 15c $1.50 Co., . 11-16 9-15 8772c $1.50 (quar.) Common Gordon .... 12- 1 $1.18% 47a % 1 preferred < initial quar.) International Nickel Co. of Canada, 7% preferred (quar.)_— 25c (quar.) State Golden , 9-15 10- 8 $1.50 $$ 1 (irreg.) 6272C Telegraph Co. 1 International Harvester Co. (quar.) International Metal Industries, Ltd.« 9-21 $1.13 Stock 12- $$1.25 Extra 9-14 10c (quar.) ^ Globe-Wernicke, 7% preferred (quar.) Godchaux Sugars, Inc., class A (quar.)—_ Gold —. ... Quarterly 9-10* 67c (quar.) preferred 9-25 1 $1.25 Co. (quar.) : International Cellucotton 1 • preferred $4.50 9-10 10-10 12- Inter-Ocean Securities Corp. 4% pfd. (s-a) Interlake Steamship Co. <lrreg.)_.li-i...w— International Bronze Powders, com. (quar.) 8 $1.50 (quar.) common 77ac Brownhoist conv. International 9-29 $1.25 preferred (quar.)_ Glatfelter (P. H.) Co., 5W )>fd. (quar.) Glens Falls Insurance Co. (N. Y.) (quar.)_ Co., 9-29* 9-29^ 10- 1. $2,916 (quar.)_. preferred Industrial * 9-20 . preferred Industrial 9-15 10-20 50c Art Glidden 10-10 10-15 10-15 ' - (quar.) Plantation,....-.: Indianapolis Water, 9-20 1 10- 6c Co. (quar.) ; 1: Gilbert (A. C.) Co. $3.50 preferred (quar.) Gillette Safety Razor, $5 10-10 9-25 ■ $1,317* preftrred_X<fuar.) 574% 11-10 (quar.) Corp. (quar.)._—__ 10- 1 Indianapolis Power & Light. 11-10 11-25 common——- Greenwich Water System, 3772c United 10-25 11-25 $1.25 Instruments preferred 10-20 . . _■'Vv preferred (quar.) Indiana & Michigan Electric Co.— 9-29 25C (irreg.) Georgia Power $5 preferred 11-21 $2.50 $3 9-10 $1.25 Railway Signal, common 6%rpreferred (quar.)— General Telephone Corp.— $2.50 9-15 12- 1 10-20 —»— 9-15 1 10-11 $1.75 General Greening <B.) (quar.) 7% 1 10- 40c (Boston) preferred Greenwich Gas, preferred A Fenton 10- 30c Printing Ink Corp., 9-10 conv. preferred 1 25c ; pfd. A (s-a) Corp. ,10-1 Indiana Gas & Chemical Corp.— General Motors Corp., $5 preferred (quar.)_ General Outdoor Advertising 6% pfd. (quar.) General Paint Corp. $2.67 9-15 $1.50 $7 9-10 Inc,— preferred (quar.)__. 10c Aircraft, Ltd Brewing Corp., 6% Family Finance, common Co. H 627aC 5c Machinery 10- *1.25 Falstaff Services r-» O (quar.) $2 9-21 (qyar.) Insurance 9-20 27C 9-21* (quar.) Federal 9-20 1 17aC 10- ; Federal 1 10- (irreg.) 5674c (quar.) Rubber 10- 15C (quar.) 40c Fairchild Faultless 1* 9-21 <quar )__ Investors 10- Railroad Co.— Co. 9- 1 9-14 35c 93%c common Illinois Zinc Co. (quar.) Imperial Chemical Industries, Ltd.r— Ordinary shares: (interim Imperial Paper & Colour Incorporated investors Independent Pneumatic Tool Co Transportation Corp.— 10- :. European & North American Railway Eversharp, Inc. (quar.) Insurance 1 10- $1.12 7a (Tex.) 6% pfd. $1 preferred (quar.) Engineers Public Service $5 pfd. $5.50 preferred (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.) 5% preferred Ex-Cell-O Corp. 10- 75c 9-12 25c 6272c Illinois Commercial Telephone Co.— $4.75 preferred, (quar.) General Mills, ■ Corp., (quar.) Hyde Park Breweries Assn. 1* 1 25c 9-15 9- Co., Inc.— 75c 4% Excess • 9- 1 10- 10- 1 —r common 9-30 ^ $$1.37 $1.75 preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (s-a) Endicott Johnson Corp., common Extra 1 9-29 $$1.25 Participating 47a % preferred 10-15 10- 12- 5 " 10- 1 30c Sugar Huttig Sash^dc DooyCo.—* 5% 9-20 12-15 ' (irreg.) Hutchinson 1* Fireproofing Co., 1% 50c (quar.) Empire Trust Co (N. Y.) (quar.) Emporium Capwell Co., common., 5% 9-24 immMM 9- pfd. (quar.)__ General Industries 5% preferred (quar.) General Instrument Corp Manufacturing— preferred 9-21 1 1 (quar.) 10c Electric 1 10- Extra General 7% Preferred Emerson 10- (Texas)— (quar.)_ Emerson Drug, 8% 1 1010- 5c Common Great participating class A Electric Erie 1 Brothers Stores— 4V4% partic. preferred (initial quar.) Elder Manufacturing Co., common 5% 9-15 10- $1.50 Trust, 10- $1.50 (quar.) Investment $20c 10. Corp.," Hummel-Ross Fibre Corp.-— $1.50 preferred (quar.) Huron & Erie Mortgage Corp. 10-15 Graham-Paige Motors Corp.— 5% convertible preferred (quar.) Eastman Kodak Co., common 6% 9-22 : 10-15 $1.50 (quar.) Capital Goodyear Tire 4Vi% Inc., 1 $1.25 (E. I.) de Nemours & Co.-— $4.50 preferred (quar.) Steamship Lines, 9- $1.12J/2 (quar,)_ duPont $2 1 10-30 +$1.25 (quar.) preferred (quar.) i Draper'Corporation (quar.) Dravo Corp. 6% preferred (quar.) Duke Power Co., 7% preferred (quar.) 6% 8 10-31 tlOc _ Dominion Tar Eastern 1 10-31 10-31 Baking Co.— General *___ & 11- 2- ' Extra Dun 3-1-46 Ltd.— preferred A (quar.) (quar.) - preferred General Co., Ltd., common (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.)_^__^ Dominion Oilcloth & Linoleum (quar.)_ • 6 ' non-cumulative preferred (quar.) Dominion Foundries & Steel, Ltd. *$4 9-29 10- 10- 15C 10- 1 10- 1 - 25C 1st preferred B. 6% ' A (quar.) Dow Drug 7% 9-28 10-10 10-20 5% Dominion 10-15 25c $1.0674 9-29 50c pfd. conv. General Electric Co General Finance Corp. 5% 6% preferred B (s-a) 9-25 10- 30c (quar.) 8% 9-15 5c 15o Mines, Ltd Dairies, 1 12-24 10-25 25C Quarterly General 1 Products preferred General Box Co. 1 11-30 19-16 9-20 50c Howard Stores 574% preferred (quar.) Howell Electric Motors Howes Brothers 7% preferred A : 9-29 12-15 Finance preferred 9-20 ,10-26 30c quar.) ' 9-20 1 10-18 $$3 (quar.) Investors General American 1 12-24 (quar.) participating preferred (s-a) Distillers Corp.-Seagrams, 5% pfd. (quar.)__ Dixie, ^Cup Co., common Cljiss 10- (accum) common General American Oil General 9-15 150C Manufacturing Co., class A 9-20 10- 6% Dominion 9-15 10- 1 12- Co., class A Diamond Match Co.— •. 1 75c (quar.). Dewey & Almy Chemical, $4.25 pfd. • 10- $1.75 6% coffvertible preferred Detroit Edison Co. (quar.) Dome 10-31 $1.75 Denver Dry Goods 472% De 10- 25c Y.) ' $4 (quar.) General American $1.50 (quar.). preferred 1 10- 25c preferred 1 $35c (quar.) 10- $4.50 3%% 10- A B Co., 1U- common preferred (quar.) class class preferred- 5 Vz % Household ' Humberstone. Shoe preferred (N. 25c 25c ! 5% 9-15 9-15 25c $1.50 Power 9-15 1 $1.75 $1 Co., 9-15 1 1 Grain 377aC Extra 7% convertible Gatineau "9-20 1 9-29 1 10- loif; J25c (quar.) ^ 9- 8 " 9-20 10-10 25c (quar.).^ Compahy 1 10- * Co. D.) 10- 10- & Malting, com., (special) (quarterly) Fuller Brush Co., 7% preferred Fuller (Geo. A.) Co., 4% conv. pfd. (quar.) 5 10c & Light Co., Long Hook & Eye (quar.) J.) Fyr-Fyter Co., 5 (quar.)^_ Ltd.— Furnace (H. 10^ 40c ; of Canada Paper $1 class A Houdallle &: Hershey Class A tquar.) Class B 3772C (quar.) .1... (initial Holophane Co., Inc. (irreg.) Holt (Henry) & Co., Inc.— s 6.%-pfd.-el. A (quar.) ; Dauch TO- 10c Common - Gannett 11- (quar.) Delaware Power Dentists — — 11-15 $1 Cohn . —— 12 %C (quar.) & 1 12-18 1 9-24 75c ' & Holland 9-17 ;"-lo<j.'-; (quar.).. «- 8 1 10- 12Vic Corp. Holmes 9-17 Fulton Trust Co. • 1 1 $1.50 Co Co. Corp. Ltd. (A. Froedtert 9-13 10- 12-31 11- Dejay Stores, Inc 7% 1 $3.50 . ' De 6% 10-15 10-16 Co.— (s-a) (Alfred 10- 30c Cunningham Drug Stores, common.. Curtis Publishing Co. $4 prior pfd. (quarj. Darling Stores Corp., 6% preferred (quar.) Davenport Hosiery Mills, Inc., common 7% preferred (quar.) Dayton & Michigan RR., common (s-a) Decker 11-15 25c (quar.) Friedman 10- 10- 1 75c (quar.)„ Foundation Co. of Canada (quar.) Four-Twelve West Sixth Co. 9-20 $3 Clinton Kleiser Eraser Co.'s 11-20 50c Cotp..^: Motors of Nee* 1 10- 1 , $1.50 (quar.).... ... Hinde 25c prefened 10- $1.75 ' Holder* Payable $1 "7% preferred (quar.$1.75 Hilo Electric Light, common ... 30C : 9-19 '• (irreg.)_ $2 7% I common Insulation & 9-15 1 10- (quar.)._ Foster Wheeler (accum.) common 10- $1.25 $6 X. Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co.— •Iv^&V1" 'r * (Monthly) «-T__ i, 15c Hickok Oil Corp., 5% preferred (quar.).... > 317*c * Dairies, $1 preferred Culver Forbes 1 1 $1.50 10- I Herbrand Hercules ? 10- 5 17%C 10- $1.50 10-20 $20 v Shoe Co., class A (quar.) * Class -B.:;(■ preferred 9-15 62 ViC *.• 10- (quar.) A (quar.)__- Florsheim (quar.) Packing York) Fitzsimmons Stores, Ltd.— 7% preferred (quar.) Insurance Shares— preferred Cudahy Co., Corp., (New $2.62 7a Formica 9-15 5oc First 9-25 9-20 1 v Co., common_.„_..._.„ (quar.).^".^.ij. preferred Henkel-Clauss Co. " First 10-15 1 y (George W.) f'"i 7% 10-17 1 10- Fisher Bank 10-17 to- $2 Rubber 9-15 $1.50 common & $1 common & Forster, Tire 9-15 6% Cork Zellerbach Firestone Hf Helme when ' 4 Share 9-29 TO- ' ... Fer' O/Ree. 10-25 (quar.)_- 1 ! (quar.) & pfd. (quar.) 1553 Holder* i' -. fri 10-25 $1.183/4 1 Wheat Crum ; 4% Pennsylvania 127ac International, class Crown 1 of 10- 25c - When Payable ' $6 ,——..—> 877aC Cork Crown 10- Co. (quar.) 10- $1.3174 * _ (quar.)™.. preferred Extra 9-14 Co., common (quar.: 10- Corp. (quar.) Crompton & Knowles Loom Works— 6% Finance to (quar.)j.,, $1.75 ... (accum.) 6% 9-18 Share Y. 4%% -f preferred Filing Equipment Bureau <-•; 9-15 - Sons • 1 Trust — Coronet Phosphate Co Corroon & Reynolds Corp.— $6 convertible preferred Cottrell 9-15* (Wm.J of N. 50C (accum;)„ Bank (Phila.) (quar.) Cornell-Dubilier Electric— / $5.25 preferred A (quar.) Corning Glass Works, common 3V£% . Filene's * Bank $1.62 7a • . preferred (quar.)*. (Peter) 672% preferred Cooper 9-14 Avenue 10- 1 • Continental Telephone Co.— 7% partic. preferred (quar.) ? ^ 10-1 $1.75 - _ Fifth 9-14* 10- 1 -10- Name of Company 0/ Rec. ■Payable $1.90 :;v! 't Per " Continental Baking $5.50 preferred (initial) Continental Bank & Trust <N. Y.) (quar.).* Continental Can Co., $3.75 preferred (quar.) £ Holder* 37/2C 25c 10- 1 10- 1 9-28 9-19 9-20 ? ' ^ "t-n**.'"1 ->«».•*(»t* 'r**' : -r-r. -':■■•+. * 10-15 1 40C 10- 1 9-12 $4 preferred $1.18% 10- I 9-12 Montaha-Dakota $1 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 $1.50 11- 1 10-15 $1.50 10- 1 9-20 Sessions, $2.50 preferred (quar.)Landis Machine Co., common (quar.) Lane Bryant, Inc. 7% preferred Lang (John A.) & Sons (quar.)_ & 10- 1 9-17 1 9-22 Moore-McCormack 10- 8-28 1 25C $1.94 11- 11-15 5 10- 10-15 9-29 10-15 9-29 7% preferred (quar.) Latrobe Electric Steel f Leath Water Lenox Lerner Life & Oil 10- 1 9-24 10- 1 10- 1 9-18 10-15 9-28 pfd. (quar.) 9-20 10- Extra & 10- 1 $1,75 _ 1 11- 25C 10-15 10-15 9-29* 6% 37 ViC 10- 1 9-18 11- 1 10-15 National 9-21 Taylor, common Gas 6%% nreferred 9-26 11-20 National Folding 10- 9-17 National Food 10- 9- 7* 10- 9- 7 (P. R.) 6% Tire & preferred 10^ 35c 10-15 9-21 9-29* 10-15 50c 9-29* 10- $1.50 9-20 1 50c 10- 1 9-20 40; 10- 1 9- 5 10-15 9-30 10- 50c $6.25 9-22 1 $1.50 25c Marion Water Maritime 7% - Power 7% Tel. & preferred Martin-Parry Marsh v (M.) (N. Y.) $5 preferred pfd. 10- 1 9-15 15c 10- 1 9-10 preferred 9-20 1 9-15 10- Niagara Nicholson 40c 30- 1 9-15 $1.50 10- 1 9-25 37 Vac preferred 10-20 " 11-30 11-20 10- American North 2 American One every $1.75 (quar.) 1 share 6% preferred 11-28 10-15 9-29 Prior preferred 10- 9-20 75c $1 (quar.) 1 10-15 25c 10- 10- 1 9-18 10- 1 9-18 75c 10- 1 9-15 50C 10- 1 9-15 30c common 12- 5 12- 12- 5 12- 1 preferred 6% 9-20 1 9-20 preferred $1.31V4 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-17 Northwestern 10- 1 9- 4 Machine (quar.) Co. _ 62Vic _ 97Vic $91 25c 10-18 10- 1,6% preferred (quar.)— $1.50 10- Nor1 western States 9-14 9-29 10- 1 9-15 11- 1 10-16 $1.25 10- 1 9-15 40c 10- 1 9- 8 10-15 9-21 $1.75 10- 1 9-11 $1.25 11- 1 10- 5 10- 1 9- 7 10- 1 9-10 10- 1 9-10 10- 1 10- 1 $1 9-10 9-20 10-25 10- 1 1 1 $1.50 (quar.) $1.25 $1 25 preference (quar.) Philadelphia Dairy Products Co., Inc.— $4.50 1st preferred (quar.) $4 non-cumulative 2nd preferred 1-^-46 10- 1 I-2-46„ 12- 1 9- 1 12- 1 $1.12% 10- 1 9-2D $1 1 9-20 10- 1 9-10 35c 10-15 9-21 5c Extra 10- 50c Philadelphia Electric Power, 8% pfd. (quar.) Philadelphia National Insurance (s-a) 10-15 9-21 Philadelphia Suburban Transportation— 5% preferred Philadelohia 62 %c (quar.) Transportation 5(4 % 10- 1 9-15 40c 10-22 10- 1 50c 10-22 10- 1 37 %c Co (initial) 10-15 10- 1 $1 $1.31% (quar.) preferred (Hartford) Co. Phoenix Insurance (quar.) 50c — $1.00 Pillsbury Mills, $4 preferred (quar.) Pittsburgh Bessemer & Lake Erie RR. Co.— Common (s-a) Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne & Chicago— Creek 10-15 Power 1 9-15 6% $1.25 11- 1 10-15 Pratt $1 10- 1 9-24 $25c 10- 1 9- 5% 1st 30c 10- 1 9-20 5% 7% 9-24 Preston & & Bros. Co., Prosperity Co., Gamble & Providence Provincial Public 5% 7% 10- 1 9-15 11- 1 10-20 9-29 10- 1 9-27 10- 1 9-27 75c 10- 1 9-27 9-22 12-15 11-30 9-29 10- 1 9-28 1 9-25 10- 1 9-15 10-15 9-20 Service Public ">.rc preferred 9-10 10- 1 9-10 10- 1 9-10 10-15 9-15 $$1.37% pfd. (quar.)_ 10- 1 S2 10-15 $1.25 (auar.)— (quar.) 10-15 9- 4 H-21* 5 10- 9-15 $2.50 10- 1 9-12 $$1.75 10- 1 9-15 37 %c 10- 1 9-20 41%C 10- 1 9-15 50C 10- 1 9-15 (monthly) 59 %C 10- 1 9-15 50c 11-15 10-10 50c 10-15 & R.R. (quar.) preferred (quar.) Trust Y.) (N. (quar.) of Colorado— Corp. (N. J.)— (monthly) 6% preferred (monthly) Service on 9-15 1 +3c — preferred Public n 1 10- 6%C — 10- 25c 62 %c quar.) Co. preferred of 9-14 Oklahoma— $1.25 1 $1.75 10- 1, $1.25 (quar.) 10- 10-15 10-1 Publication Corp.—> 7% original preferred (quar.) Puget Sound Power & Light Co.— $5 prior nreferred (auar.) 9-29 10-15 9-29 1 10- (monthly) (monthly) preferred prefererd 50c 10-20 $$1.50 (quar.) (reduced 5% pfd. (irreg.) 7% preferred 6% 9-15 5% 10-20 1 Bank 9-10 9-29 9-15 10- Paner Nat'l 1 10-20 1 15c Public Service Co. 6% 9-15 10- 62 %c (quar.)__ com. 5%% Worcester & 10- 1 1 10- (quar.) 8% Inc. 10-.1 10- 9-21 10- 45c Inc., Ltd., Providence Gas Co. 4 1 (quar.) preferred Mines Dome Procter 9-10 9-10 30- 50c (quar.) nreferred 9-20 9- nreferred Co., preferred East 9-20 1 9-10 1 5c lnc Car 1 1 9-10 2 10- 50c (quar.) 5% Co., Lambert, Steel Pressed 1 10- 1 10- 17 Vac (quar.) 1st 10- ap¬ 10- 50c 10- — preferred Pocahontas K:) 2nd 10-10 for 9-18 50c of Canada, Ltd.— preferred (quar.) participating nreferred (quar.) 10- 6 1 1 Corp. $1.50 6% 9-1* 15c non-cumuJative (H. 10- 9-20 10- Sulphite & Paoer Co.— Huron 4% 1 80c Quarterly Port 1 10- 75c Plough, Inc. (quar.) Pond 10- 10-15 10-15 $1.75 (quar.) Plainfield Union Water Co. (quar.) Scale 1 $1.75 (quar.) Common II- 75c 7% preferred (quar.) Pittsburgh-Plate Glass Co. Porter 10-15 $1.35% 25c Puget Sound Pulp & Timber, common 9-29 9-20 9-28 9-17 9-15 1 9-15 1 9-15 10- I 9-18 10- 9-18 1 (quar.)ZI 9-18 10- 5 Ohio Edison 10- 9-15 Ohio common ; > 1 9-15 10- 1 9-15 10- 5 10- 1 9-17 $1,501 10- 1 9-20 $1.50 10- 1 9-15 25c 10- 1 9-20 $1.22% 10- 1 9-20 $30c 10- 1 9-2Q $$1.37% 10- 1 9-20 (quar.)_ (quar.)_ 10-15 10- $125 Co. 5% $5 1 9-20 62%c 10- 1 9-11 40c 10-1 9-21 $8%c Old Colony Insurance 9-15 9-10 10- 1 9-15 $$1.50 10- 1 9-14 50c 10- 1 9-17 15c 12-15 11-30 $250 io- 1 8-27 $1.50 10-1 9-11 $1.$0 10- 1 9-15 $1.12% $1.25 10- 1 9-10 :: 10-1 9-10 25c 10-1 9-20 $2 10-1 9-20 $1.75 10-1 9-20 75c 10-15 9-24 $1.75 ,10- 1 9-20 (quar.) (quar.) ■ (quar.) — $1.50 10- 1 10- 1 10- 1 10- 1 9-20 $1.37% 10- 1 9-20 $1.25 10- 1 9-20 — * 9-20 Co. 9-14 (quar.) (quar.) 9-14 preferred common (quar.) - $2 9-11 10- $5 1 9-20 1 9-14 $$1.25 - 10-1 9-15 $25c 11-15 10-15 $$1.75 (quar.) 87%C V; 10-15 10- 10- 10- 1 11-15 10-15 1 Orange Crush, Ltd. 70c. conv. pref. (accum.) $70c 11- 1 Car $250 10- 1 9- 1 Electric $50c 10- 1 9- 10- 1 8-15 10-1 8-15 Ottawa 1 9-15 5% & Aircraft, Ry. (quar.) $15c Light, Heat & Power, com. (quar.)_ preferred $$1,25 (quar.) ' H: i i i. . i ,t "H- .. ' '• fc.V-r, !•••; £ * ? ; 1 1 9-10 11-30 11- 1 10- 1 9- 7 $1.50 11- 1 10-20 20c 10-20 9-30 $1.50 10-29 9-29 933/4C 10- 1 »-.« 10c 10- 1 9-20 $1.25 10- 1 50c 10- 1 9-2.0 9-14 50c 10-11 S-20 $11.75 10- 1 9-15 $1.75 10- 1 ■»o_ 1 - i payment shown above clears all arrears. preferred (quar.)_ 5% "nreifeirred A (quar.) Red a &fmp Co Reece Button-Hole Machine,Co ^Reed Drug ,Co.t common .(quar.) Class $1 "5 10c Quarterly 20 10- 1 9-24 10- 1 0-15 10- T o.T5 $25c 10-15 9-.15 $40c 12- 1 11- ,1 35C common preferred (nunr.K. Jinn-rum. o.i-n 9-28 : Regent Knitting Mills, *1.60 9-15 10-10 7%c l— (auar.) A 10- 1 9-27 (Dayton, Ohio)— .—^ — Reliance Electric & Engineering Co.— $5 conv. Reliance 7% 7% pfd. Manufacturing Co. 5% $1.75 58 Vac — , (quar.) Stores Corp.,. common preferred (quar.) preferred B (quar.) 12%c 37 %c Republic Investors Fund— 6% preferred A (quar.) 6% 30c common (quar.) preferred preferred $1.25 (quar.) Reliable Ltd.—' 9-17 10- 87%C 7% 10-30 Ottawa 'i, '■■k': 10-1 10- $1.25 ; 8% preferred (quar.)— Ontario Loan & Debenture (c[uar.) 7% The 1 $1.50 preferred 6% 10- $1.25 (quar.) Radio Corp. oi America. .$3.50 pfd. (quar.)_ Radio-Keith-Orpheum 6% preferred (quar.) Railroad Employees Com.. ROc pfd. (quar.)_ Railway Equipment & Realty— 6% 1st preferred (accum.) Ralston,Purina Co., 3%% preferred (quar.) Ralston Steel Car, common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Rayonier, Inc. $2 preferred (quar.) Reading Co., 2nd preferred (quar.) Re?) Silk Hosfery Mills. Inc.— 7% preferred (accum.).— Oats, Reliable Fire Insurance Co. Omnibus Corp., 43 %c i.;Z 10-1 $2 Ottawa •««, 10- pfd. (irreg.) non-cumulative preferred 9-25 1 $1.75 " >■ •» Quaker Leather, common (quar.) 8% 1st preferred— I 7% 2nd preferredOhio Match Co. (irreg.) Ohio Public Service Co., 7% pfd. 6% preferred (quar.)— 5%% 1st preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.) Ohio Service Holding Corp.— 10-15 $$1.25 Monroe Chemical Co., $3.50 preferred (quar.) •• 9-20 Ohio Ontario Steel Products, ZZZZZZZI pfd. 4%% preferred preferred (quar.) i2%C Monongahela Valley Water, 7% pfd. (quar:) Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co t-. 4.40% $$1.75 preferred ij.'..«• Co. 10- 50c J 9-21 1 Portland Cement 62 Vac Mojud Hosiery Co., 5% preferred (quar.) Molybdenum Corp. of America (quar.)„ Monarch Knitting Co., Ltd.— ',+• i. conv. Finance 1 15c (initial quar.) Mississippi Power Co. $8 pfd. (quar ) Missouri Power & Light, $6 pfd. (quar.TZZZ Mobile Gas Service (quar.) ^ «• 4.90% preferred (quar.)_.__ ZZZZZZ" ?.; f. 1 10- —— 10-15 20c „ 5%~ preferred ■ 10- $1.75 $1.50 fifd. Worcester 10-1 62 Vac preferred 933/4C (quar.)_ 30c convertible preferred (quar.) Pure Oil Co., 5% conv. preferred (quar.)— 6% (quar.) preferred (accum.) RR., 8% pfd. (quar.) Nova Scotia Light & Power Co., Ltd.— Quarterly Novadel-Agene Co. < quar.) Nu-Enamel Corp., 60c conv. pfd. (quar.)^ Ogilvie Flour Mills, common (quar.)_. Ohio Cities Water, $6 preferred (accum.) Norwich & 50c preferred (quar.)_ Minnesota Power & Light— preferred * 50c 5% Rubber preferred (quar,) Leather, $2.50 50c Miller-Wohl Mohawk 1 10- $2 $2 non-cumulative preferred ft (quar.) Midwest Piping & Supply(irreg.) Midvale Company Ltd., 9-15 10- 50c —_ 5%%i preferred • $1.50 preferred series 1940 (quar.)_ Junior preferred (quar.) Midland^Steel Products, common (quar.) : v 8% l$t preferred (quar.)— $6 A 1 $1.50 \ 6% 7% 1 10-10 93%c North Star Oil 7% $1.75 Modern Containers, 10-4* Co.-—*" (quar.)— Manufacturing Co., class Co., common 6% Electric, 7% Northwest'n 1-1-46 preferred , 9-15 $1.25 Plunge fir. At wood Mfe. (auar.) — 10- $1.25 1 9- Pneumatic (quar)—. 9-15 10- * 7% 5% preferred 1 $1 Plymouth Cordage (new com.) (initial quar.) Employees stock Northland Greyhound Lines— $3.75 preferred (quar.)_ 9-15 10- 1 9-11 (Minn.)— 1 $5 7 Corp.— 10- 1 52c $5 87 %C 25c 10- 10- 10- 9-15 : 9-15 12 %c (quar.) 20c (quar.) 9-15 1 $1.50 9- 50c Northern States Power 9-15 1 10- (quar.) 10*11 82 %c 1 10- 10- 9-22 — 10- $1.50 1 10,%. 90c 9-15 11- 9-22 preferred (accum.) preferred (accum.) North American Rayon class A B 9-11 1 Corp.,— 25c 7% 10- 71 VaC 10-15 12 %c 1 (quar.). 9-15 1 $1.06% 1 (quar.) Finance $l.i2Va Miller 9-21 10- preferred (quar.)—— Miami » Copper Co Michigan Public Service ' 9-21 1 75c 1 $1.25 common 1 5%% 1 25c __ to 10- 11- $1.06% 10- 6% Class (quar.) Electric (Subject North American Investment Corp. of California— preferred (quar.)— 9-21 1 10- 60c (stock div.) 9-10 1 $1.50 preference $1.50 & 1 10- (s-a) preferred $1.50 Gas 10- 25C 10- preferred (quar.) Class A (ifreg.) 2 $1.06% preferred American Co., $6 preference $6 9-10 $1.75 Co. Philadelphia $6 1 50c 10- 7% 53/4% Pfaudler 10- $1.25 1 (quar.) 35c (quar.) 11-30 North . 1 10- proval by the SEC) 9-25 Co. '$1.75 (quar.) (quar.) held shares 100 10- $1.50 - 3-15 4-1-46 $1.25 Co., common (quar.) preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred (quar.) Price Co., common $$1.50 Met«bpoiitan Edison 3.90% pfd. (quar.)_Z_ Metropolitan Paving Brick, 7% preferred— ' 9-24 Corp.— Pacific 43 %c (quar.) com. 10- Car 4%% Mesta ; 1 Corp. 514% /ft 10- —J $6 1st preferred A $6 1st preferred B 9-28 $7 pfd. —. preferred 30-31 1 Electric North 9-19 20C (quar.) •— 11-20 $1 $1.50 (quar!) Ltd. Co 9-15 12-15 25C 4(4% 25c Weaving, File Noma . 9-30 10- $1.25 (quar.)—_ Mercantile Acceptance 10-15 $1.75 Wire 9-15 9-15 1 (quar.)_ 1 Phillips Packing Co.. Inc.— 1 $1 10- 1-2-46 25c Circle 9-15 1 $1.75 1 $1.25 Milk 1 12- 40c 9-15 10- 70C preferred (quar.) Peoples Drug Stores, lnc Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. (quar.) Peoria water Works, 7% preferred (quar.). Pere Marquette Ry. prior pfd. (accum.) — $1.18% com. 50c (quar.) 10- 10- Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock— $5 convertible preferred (quar.)___. Niagara Fire Insurance (N. Y.) (qpgr.) 9-20 A 9-15 10- (quar.)——? Co. 9-20 9-15 1st RR. Service, (quar.) 9-20 1 10- 1 50c 10-15 $1 9-11 1 10-15 (quar.) Participating preferred (s-a) Philip Morris & Co., new common 4% preferred (quar.) 12c 1 10- $1 9-20 33 Vac Public preferred 9-12 40c (quar.) Co., common 1 10- $1.25 10-15 (quar.) 9-21 12 %c 10-15 Ltd. 9-15 $1.31 Vi $17 Vac $1.75 1 1 35c prefererd (initial quar.) Newberry (J. J.) Realty Co., 6% preferred— 6V2% preferred Newport Electric Corp., 6% pfd. (quar.) 9-30 10- 10- $25c 33/4% 9-25 10-10 8 10- 25c Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar.) Newark Telephone Co., 6% preferred Newberry „(J. J.) Co., common (quar.) 1 10-15 9- $2 York New 9-15 9 10- 9-29 10-15 37 %c (accum.) Northern Orleans 10- 7% Co Jersey Power & Light, 4% pfd. (quar.) Water, 7% preferred (quar.)—-,. 15c Sons, pfd. B (quar.) Service, common (quar.) Radiator (quar.)— preferred & Co., 25c 50c Mead Johnson & Co. & 10-15 _I—£ McQuay-Norris Manufacturing, Merck 1 4%% 9-10 10- 9-19 1 20c $17 Vac (reduced)— Corp.. McKesson & Robbins, $4 preferred 1st 1 25c (quar.) pfd. (quar.) McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd.— 6% preferred (quar.)— McKee (A. G.) & Co., class B (quar.) 5% 7c $1.25 McClatchy Newspapers, 7% t 1 10- 10-15 37 Vac (quar.)_ Tel., Ltd., com. (quar.) (quar.)___— McCaskey Register, i 6% 10- 50c Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc— preferred (accum.)— - 9-20 $70c « 10- 1 New London 9-29 1 60c (inc. quar.) •- .-•i Extra 3 9-22 1 11- New Marshall-Wells 6% Maryland Drydock Co., common 7 % preferred (quar.)__ 5% preferred (quar.)__ Massachusetts Investors Trust •>■*♦%'% 1010- 1 10- class Co., 6% Linen 1 (quar.) $5 preference New Jersey 3 25c — 10- $1.50 New 9-18 10- 30c Co., Marlin-Rockwell Corp. i 1 10-15 10- 30c — England Power, 6% pfd. (quar.) New England Water Light & Power Assn.— New Hampshire Fire Insurance Co. (quar.) 9-24 1 10-15 9-28 $37 %c $2 Co.— (quar.) — Marion-Reserve 10- (quar.)—^_$0.265625 Mapes Consolidated Manufac'ting Co. (quar.) Maple' Leaf Gardens, Ltd., 7% pfd Maracaibo Oil Exploration (increased) Marchant Calculating Machine (quar.) Margay Oil Corp. (quar.) 7 if 10- 10-15 (Hartford)— New preferred Manufacturers Trust Co. 25c Refining Co., 8% pfd. ((quar.) Manufacturing Co Stamping Co.— 6% Convertible preferred (initial) National Steel Car, Ltd. (quar.) National Sugar Refining Nehi Corporation, common $5.25 1st preferred (quar.) Neiman-Marcus 5% preferred (quar.) New England Fire Insurance Co. (quar.) New England Power Association— 6% preferred (accum.) 12-22 1 7 9-19* National 9-21 1-2-46 7 9- 1 12 %c National Screw 9-20 25c 9- 1 10- National 9-29 8-31 1 1 10- pfd. (quar.) National 1 10- 25c 9-24 9-29 10- 1 10-16* 10-15 "10- 10- 1 National 27 Vic 10-15 1 9-29 10- $5 Pet 9- 11- National Lead 9-15 $1 Pennsylvania Edison, $2.80 pfd. (quar.) $5 preferred (quar.) Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp.— Common (quar.) 5% preferred (quar.)___ Pennsylvania Fower Co. $5 pfd. (quar.) Pennsylvania Power & Light— $5 preferred (quar.) $6 preferred (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) Pennsylvania Sugar, 5% pfd. (quar.) Pennsylvania Telephone, $2.10 pfd. (initial) Pennsylvania Water & Power, com. (quar.) Perfect 11- $44c (quar.) com. Common 7* 1 10-15 $50c (irreg.) Box Products 1 4% Granting Annuities Peninsular Telephone 8 12- 10- 12-10 $1.62 Vi 9-15 $1 31 Vic (quar.) Rubber 1 50c 12-29 $1.62 Vi '.M*iming Maxwen & Moore—Mansfield 10- (increased) 10-25 Co Sugar 1 Sational Grocers Co., Ltd. $1.50 ational Fuel Gas Co. (quar.) & Co.— convertible Manati 1 B 12 Vic 1 9-15 10- 50c 12- 10- 9-29 10- (quar.) Maine Central Railroad Co.— Mallory ! *4%% Department Stores, preferred (s-a) 11-20 10-15 10-15 , 15c 10-28 $1.25 9-29 $1.25% (quar.) common National $12 Vic 10-15 37%C Share 9-15 37 VaC common 12-20 15c 9-15 6% 12-28 30c 1 25c ■ prior preferred 9-15 (quar.) 1 12- Clock 6% 9-15 1 25c 10- $1.75 — Manufacturing ; MacAndrews & Forbes Co:, common'f * 6% pi-eferred (quar.) Macfadden publications, Inc., common $1.50 participating preferredMacy (R. H.) & Co. (quar.). Mahon (R. C.) Co., $2 class A pfd. (quar.) Mahoning Coal RR— ; ; 9-15 1 10- preferred 10- $2 (quar.) 1 10- 30c National $1.25 6%%. pfd. (quar.)_ 10- $20c Co National Fire Insurance Co. (Ky.) common 5% preferred ($25 par) (quar.) 5% preferred ($100 par) (quar.) Lowney (Walter M.) Co. (initial quar.) Ludlow Valve Mfg., 5%% conv. pfd. (quar.) Lunkenheimer Company, $$1.37% $256 1st 50c ' Elec. & 9-20 (quar.) 10c (quar.) (quar.) preferred (quar.) Los Angeles Transit Lines, 2 10c 30c $2 common -7% 1 10- 7% 9-21 12-22 10- 10-10 10- 5 12- Breweries, Ltd., com. (quar.) preferred (quar.) Candy Co. (quar.) National Cash Register (quar.)— 1 1-2-46 $2 9-29 10-15 $3114c 5 Fibres— Co., 9-30 10-15 2- $1.75 preferred (quar.)_ preferred & 25c Lorillard (P.) Co.. Lux Bond 10-15 $1.50 — 9-15 $1.25 11- $1.18 3/4 National 10-17 $2.50 ' > convertible National Biscuit $1 12 Vi - Louisville Automotive National 9-29* IOC (quar.) 9-28* 1 11-15 $1.50 Securities 9-15 10- 2-15-48 of America— Manufacturing Co., Nation-Wide 10-26 1 10-15 50c (initial quar.) pfd. (quar.) preferred 10- 50c Packer Corporation (quar.) Page-Hersey Tubes (quar.) Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Co.— 4% 9-15 50c Pacific Lighting Corp. $5 pfd. (quar.) Pacific Tel. & Tel., 6% preferred (quar.) Paraffine Cos., 1 35c 11-10 Utilities Nanaimo-Duncan 9-11 1 $1.50 (quar.) (quar.) 6% — 10- 50c 9-29 & Tel. Inc., - $1.37% 37%C 35c 10-15 System, , (quar.) class A (quar.) 11-15 Mutual 1 . _ class 11-15 Fund hi'." 9-15 $1.40 3 Investment :f 9-15 Hi $1.40 Mining & Develop. Co.— Chemical Co. $1.0614 $1.12% Common 3 preferred , — 1 12- Nashua Extra Lipton (Thomas J.) Lord Oil >Payable ?: of Ret. 9-24 10- 12- 6% 9-15 1 11- r i' 1 10-10 lc — Lockheed Aircraft Corp Longhorn Portland Cement Co.— 5% participating preferred (quar.) "fc'« 10- 25% Lock Joint . 10- Mutual Inc., 6% pfd. (quar.) — Liquid Carbonic Corp., 4%% pfd. A (quar.) Lit Brothers, 6% pfd. (accum.) fv 9-13 lc Mutual Pipe Co., 8% pfd. (quar.) c' 8% preferred (quar.) Locke Steel Chain Co. (quar.)_ :b.;. Extra —' 9-12 1 pfd Manufacturing Corp.— $7 preferred (quar.) Murphy (G. C.) Co. 43/4% pfd. (quar.) Murphy Paint Co., Ltd. 5'/2% pref, (quar.) Common (quar.) Murray Ohio Manufacturing Co 9-15 8 30c Co. 1 Mullins 10- Quarterly ; Lion : 10- 10- 50c 9-15 (Tenn.)— 7% 15c $1.18% $1.75 1 31 %C Liggett & Myers Tobacco, 8-31 Consoliadted, Inc.— 10- 25c Lincoln National Life Insurance Co 1 Corp.: Mountain States Tel. $1.75 (quar.) dividend Stock 10- (quar.) 9-29 $1.25 preferred Casualty Insurance t$1.75 Extra Liberty Aircraft Products Corp.— $1.25 8-31 9-20 1 30c (quar.) Corp, 1 1 10- 62 %c (quar.) Stores 8-31 10- 10- IOC & > I"1 10/ $ t$1.75 $4.50 preferred 15c .' I Holaere Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Morris America 6% of 25c (quar.) Co., common $2.50 preferred (quar.) Lehman Corporation (quar.) Leich (Charles) & Co., 7% pfd. 9-14 Quarterly 6% Y.) Diablo 9-15 1 15c Products Mount 9-30 12-21 10- (Va.) — Corp. $3 preferred (s-a) Lawyers Trust Co., (N. 1 12-31 30c (quar.) Lawyers Title Insurance •' "• 10-15 10- 9-21 Corp. preferred Motor 9- 7 1 Morrison Cafeterias 10-15 8c 7 9- 1 10- 9-29 50c , 9-15 1 10- 62 %C Morris 75c Langendorf United Bakeries class A (quar.) Class B (quar.)- Plan 10- 10-15 Lines— 9-10 1 9-15 $55VaC $2.50 preferred (quar.) Morris (Philip) see Philip 11-10 $25c • 11-lA 1 50C 7% 9-24 1 1 10- $48c (quar.) 10- $5C (Interim) Lamaque Gold Mines, Ltd. Company (quar.) 6% vtc 37 VaC 10- 12- $1.75 62 %c 7%C (quar.)— 4* Pacific American Investors, Inc.— $5.50 conv. prior preferred'(quar.)— Preference (quar,); — Pacific Gas & ElectHc (quar.) Pacific Indemnity Co. (quar.)„ — 50c Corp., Ltd., common (quar.) preferred A (quar.) 1 7% preferred B (quar.) Moore Drop Forging Co., com. (initial) 4%% convertible preferred (initial quar.) 4 Otter Tail Power (Minn.)/ $4.25 11-10 $1.25 Moore 10- 10-15 25c 11-10 1 $2 — Share \ 4 pfd. (quar.) I« 12- 15c Utilities Radio Monumental Name of Company 12- $2.25 C (s-a)__ When Per ' - $2.25 pfd. A (s-a)- Co., common 5% preferred (quar.)___' Montgomery Ward & Co. common (quar.) $7 class A (quar.) Montreal Telegraph Co. (quar.) 9-15 $1.75 Lambert » 11- w of Rec. Payable Share Monsanto Chemical Co., $4.50 $4.50 preferred B (s-a). 10-15 10-31 34 %c Name of Company of Rec. payable 13 Vic Stores, common — v 7% preferred (quar.)— Koppers Co., common-— * ~~ > * 4%% preferred (quar.)—-—Kresge Dept. Stores 4% 1st pfd. (quar.) — Kroger Grocery & Baking Co.— '■:* : 6% 1st preferred, (quar.) v« 7% 2nd preferred (quar.) — La Crosse Telephone Corp. 6% pfd. (quar.) La Plant-Cboate Manufacturing Co., Inc.— $1 preferred (quar.) —a La Salle Extension University (resumed) — fvi' Holders When Per Holders When Share rfme o/ Company Kobacker Lamson '''V -: Per ' <*%. '%>■ ' ■iff Monday, October 1, 1945 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1554 10-15 15c 10-15 if I Volume 162 Number 4425 ■ .,.-V . V"? THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE .UV * , :.V, ,v.c>v ' - ; per wiw» Payable ■. ■ ■" tt ami of Companv of Reo. I V ^ ■» 1554 Holder* When Payable Share I 1 .. '''3Per Holdert Share Name of Company >r > ■. VVwen of Reo. Name of Company " Remington Rand, Inc., $4.50 preferred 10- 1 9- 7 Struthers $1.12% 10- 1 9- 7 Suburban Electric 25c $1.50 10-2 10- 2 10-1 9-10 9-10 Sun Oil 9-20* Sun Life 1 9-20* Sunshine Mining (quar.) common 30c (quar.).. Republic Steel Corp., common (quar.. 6% prior preferred A (quar.)_ 1— Reynolds Metals Co., common j5V2% preferred (quar.)__ Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco— -25c - ... • $1.37% 10- 5% Extra Mill Superior 9-15. Swift 1 9-22 10- 1 9-22 Taggart 10- 1 9-20 Talcott 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 10-1 9-11 25c 10-20 10-10 10-20 10-10 20c 10- 1 9-15 Telautograph Corp. Te^'america Oil, 7% $1.12Ma 10- 1 9-15 Tfixas Company Texas Electric Texas Power & 50c Preferred Rochester 4Mi % (quar.) Button Co. (quar.) Rochester Telephone preferred Corp.. Class A (quar.R-.. (quar.) 10- prior preferred (quar.)! preferred (quar.) Root Petroleum 9-20 $1.20 preferred 4% 10- 1 9-10 Textron 10- 1 9-17 $1 Piour Mills Mines 9-48 $1.25 10- 1 9-15 Tip Top Tailors, Ltd. 11- 1 9-30 Works, 11- 1 9-30 Toledo $1.25 10- 1 9- 8 10- 1 9- 8 t7c 11- 5 10- 5 11- 5 10- 5 Electric ' (s-a)— 75c 12-31 50c common Manufacturing 10- Co 9-10 10- 1 9-18 $1.25 10- 1 9-12 (s-a) $3 10- 1 9-18 Corp. (quar.)_'_ Schenley Distillers Corp., 5%% pfd. (quar.) Scott Paper Co., $4 preferred (quar.) $4.50 preferred (quar.) 50c 10-1 9-15 Savannah Electric RR. & Pr. 5% Co. pfd. 6% (quar.)- pfd. Savannah Sugar Refining — 10- 1 1 10-19* 11- 1 10-39* 10- 1 50c 10c preferred A (quar.)_^ Securities Corp. General, common $6 preferred $7 preferred 10- 1 9-20 10- 1 9-20 10- Co. 5% pfd. Shamrock Oil & Gas Mines 10-25 9-25 10- 1 8-31 United 10- 1 8-31 United $$1.25 —10- 1 9-1 7% 2 9-20 7% 11-15 5c 10-15 ;10- 25c 1010- 1 1 9- 10- 1 11- 1 11- 1 1 10-15 50c 10- 1 10- I 58 V»c 58Mac 53c 1-2-46 1 !•'•> 9-24 10- 1 9-24 Co. fcio- 1 $1.25 8% class 9-24 Jamaica 9-26 > $2 10- 1 $25c 10- 1 $1.50 pfd. 11- 1 10-15 12-30 11-15 1111- (quar.) ; (quar.) $$2.50 $1.50 (quar.)™. ' ; 1 9- 1 10-15 1 10-15 ;o- 1 9-25 10-31 10-15 10- 1 10- 1 9-25 9-10 U . • "■ $10 10- 1 8-20 $5c .10- 1 8-23 50c 10- 1 9-20 15c 10- i 9-10 10-12 12MiC common. 12-15 A__.. 8- ,10-1 $ $L50 $1.75 : 10-1 10- it$L37V»-A income v 9-25 2 1- .1040 50c , ; ; 9-10 10-10 $25c ; 1 i 9-21 .! 9-21 1 <# ' tax. Corporation and (Continued from page 1520) 12-15 $1.25 4-1-46 3-15 $1.25 10c 7-1-46 11-15 11- 10-1 9- prior preferred -(monthly) prior preferred (monthly) prior preferred (monthly)prior, pref erred, (monthly) United 10-1 9-15 1, 10-1 10- 1 10-15 * 12- 1 S. 9;25 9-15* States Foil, Guarantee 7% 11-05 10- 1 (quar.)— U. 1 35c 62M2c 62MiC 37MiC (quar.)— United 9-20 10- 1. 50c $2.50 —— 9-24 4 7% preferred (quar.)— Co. 25c $1.75 40c —* preferred $1.75 50c (quar.)— U. S. Gypsum. Co.. common- (quar.)__— U. S. Hoffman Machinery 5%% pfd. (quar.) U. S. Leather Co., 7% prior preferred 10-15 9-20 U. 10-15 9-20 U. S. Plywood-Corp., common 683/4C $1.75 . Pipe & Foundry (quar.)— Playing Card Co, :(quar.)—. S. 10-15 9-20 10-15' $$1.50 12Mac 9-29 S. the able $1.20 11- 1 40c 50c 20c (quar.) 4%% $1.18% $1.12Mi preferre*--,A (quar.)-preferred B-r(quarf)ci-. Printing & Lithograph Co;—5% preferred (quat*— U. S. Smelting Refining & Mining— 4M2% 10-15 10-15 9-29 10- 1 $2.50 10- 1 9-21 10-1 10- Universal 9-15 ' 9-15 1 " 10-11 10-15 • 10-11 10-30 10-23 (quar.)— 87M2 $15 $1 —— $2 Co. (quar.) Upressit Metal Cap.Corp., 8% pfd. (accum.) - 5% - 10-15 40c $1.12 M2 Pictures prior preferred'^^ttMarJii.--—--— prior preferred^(quan) Upson Co., 7 % preferred-— Vapor Car Heating, 7% preferred (quar.) Viau, Ltd., 5%; preferred (quar,) Vicksburg Shreveport & Pacific Ry. Co.— 5% 9-15 1 9-29 62Mic 6-15 - $1 11- I' 10-15 50C 10- 1, 9-20 10-1 933Ac 9-20 10- 1$2 9-15 1 (Interim)— 3tV4c in- l 9- Standard Radio, Ltd. class A (quar.)—— Class B (quar.)——________ $10c 10-10 3:10c 10-10 60c 12-11 12- 1 11-15 11- 1 1 9-20 Gross 1 9-20 Net 10-10 9-20 Net ry. 10- 5 9-18 10- 5 9-18 10-16 9-29 10- 9- 10- 1 1 10- 11-30* 1 10- 1 —V. 9 9-17 9-20 1 9-20 Washington Title Insurance, com. 10-1 25c 9-14 10-15 9-29 10- 15c $25c $75c 87MiC 7MiC 1 9-20 10- 1 9-15 12-29 12-15 1 .9-15 •' , $1.25 (quar.) 433Ac 10- Stokely-Van "Z 25c 10- 10-1 9-21 class A preferred (quar.).. 9-29 10- 1 9-14 11- 1 10-17 10- 1 9-18 and 10-31 "10-15 and 10-1 10- provisions On on 9-15 10-1 1945 - ■ V 1944 V $ " 6,923,227 $236,674,731 243,933,958 4,918,989 Fuel Co^-SEC for enforce ' Approves Plan— of stock in The approved following: and • amounts out carry v the SEC directed financial basis," with not class assets. to plan. 1944, 8, "sound one order an the of «ept. a the 9-30 I C v /' > the. company .more than appropriate the terms and r" * * to one to its recapitalize class net . of debt earning# plan meets those requirements and involve# ? ^1) Surrender by Citie# Service to Spokane lor cancellation $474,600 Spokane's first mortgage 5% bonds,-due Aug. 1, 1944, with all 12-23 1-2-46 of • 1 unpaid; Interest.v::• 12- 12-10 1 9-20 10- 1 10- 1 10- 1 f 8 10-10 81- 1 10-15 2-1-46 1-15 8-1-46 $-1 4-15 5-1-46 ■:vl;;;:::: date to Aug. 1, 1974, and reduction 3% from and after Aug. 1,' 1943, of $524,100 of Spokane first mortgage 5% bonds, due Aug. 1, 1944. rS ; (3) Surrender by Cities Service to Spokane of a 6% note for (349,000; a 6% note for $93,615, and 10,000 shares of Spokane'* Extension (2) in the interest ■ of the 9-15 1 9-20 10- 1 1 5 to ($100 par>-common stock. . , , - • (4) Cancellation by Spokane of $300,000 of its 6% the issue by Spokane to Cities Service of 10,000 preferred stock shares ' on Its books at $3,025,786 on Dec. 31, 1944, to $1,226,480, representing the original cost as determined by the Department of Public Service of the State of Washington.—V. 161, p. 1583. and (no common aggregate stated value of $350,000, write down the gross' utility plant, carried par) but with (5) Spokane will an 9-20 10- maturity from rate . 7-15' < 1 10- 62MiC $1.75 $1.75 9-20 Standard Oil Co. of 12-15 11-29 12-15 11-29 1 9-20 board's 10- -1 9-15 of 1-2-46 Indiana^—To Increase 12-15 10- directors The offer employees of are a cut to 40 per week.- 11- 1 10-24 New Secretary 11- 1 10-24 The $2.50 $1.25 $1.50 $1.50 12- 1 12- 1 11-15 10- 1 9-26 the 10-1 9-26 mittee board account on Mr. of Harmon he war his active District for ^ K elected, J-aban E Harmon as to succeed Felix T. Graham, who is retiring health. Vj Jii ; Assistant Secretary since July, has been was • 24 Sept. on Secretary of the company 11-15 /• > Elected— directors of Wages^-'v Sept. 21 announced their decision to stand' on the 15% increase in salaries and wages when hours on 33%c 62'/2c — --Jan 1 to Sept. 14— . Securities i end Exchange ^Commission, ^endorsed! Sept. 20 the ^ The 9-15 1 10-20 $25c (quar.)__ $ reorganization plan of the company, a subsidiary of the Cities Service Powcr .dc Light Co.,i^and-announced that it would apply to a U. S. 10-15 $1.75 25c $$1 — 6% earnings 162, p. 1400. Spokane Gas 9-20 10- 20c 10- - —Week End. Sept.14— 1945 V 1944 9-15 10-10 10- 10- (quar.) i v , $ Gross 10-20 1942 1943 s from Period- 1 10-20 1944 $18,889,382 $23,097,295 $20,926,230 $18,662,004 5,324,325 rf, -9,668,675 10,077,974V 8,786,607 1,703,832 3,011,570 3,283,482 3,195,600 10-19 37M«o 2V*c 10- 1 9-21 Works— railway railway.. oper. income—. 9-15 11- on 2.—V. the 162, of 818. staff p. the Petroleum 1931. During Industry Com. > Waterbury Farrell Fdy. Quarterly Wayne Pump Co. & Machine— 50c 10- 1 9-20 25c 10- 1 9- (quar.)—50c Waukesha Motor Co. ————- (quar.)— Oil & Snowdrift Co., Inc Extra-= -z————- s, 10- 10- »... Eugene Standard 9"15 gaining West Michigan Steel Foundry Co.— $1.25 10- 1 9- 8 7% $1.25 10- 1 9-8 $1.75 preferred (quar.)— preferred (quar.)—: Holman, affiliates discussions I7M2C ———— — Standard Oil Co. (New 9-15 1 10- 1 6 9-24 1 25c 50c. Wesson A ; 174,875,512 173.933,473 161,932.918 126,437,425 railway v 66,505,555 > 70,791,105 76,899,909 /52,530,327 Net ry. oper^income..^ >20,343,415«22,166,270^23,714,830^ 23,944,991 Net 9-15 37VaC $1 1945 - from From January 1— from railway.... 7 1 ( j Gross 9-25* 1 9-30 10- received. was from 37%c ..... $2,133,516. August— 1 $2.50 (quar.) preferred • (quar.)———;—;— Walker & Co., $2.50 class A (quar.) Waltham Watch, 7% preferred (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.).—— Warren Brothers Co. Class A (quar.)——Class B (quar.)_——— Washington Railway «Sc Electric Co.— 5% preferred (Sra) 5% preferred (quar.) 9-21 costing Earnings for Augnst and Year to bate 10- $2.50 $1.75 5% preferred (s-a )-iDefining Co., 7% preferred Virginian. Railway--— 6% preferred- (quar.) 6% preferred (quar.)— 6% preferred (quar.) 6%:;; preferred (quar.)— Wabasso Cotton, Ltd. - (quar.)— Wagner Baking Corp., common™ 7% preferred (quar.) Waldorf System, Inc. (quar.) Walker (Hiram) G. & W., common . Vulcan to total of nine bids 10- ■ 1 10- 31 Vic 50c $2 62Mac $1.75 $1.75 $$1.25 — •Common^(s-a)^-i-—— 10- $1.25 semi-annual 12 designed A on National in District Court preferred Universal Leaf. Tobacco, .-common 8%- preferred (quar.);.—— )*-■■ . 62'/2c (quaiM---**—— United States Trust Co. (N. Y.) (quar,)—- 9-15 Sept. 26 awarded $1,599,840 promissory notes to Bank, Jacksonville, Fla., at 1.375%. i The notes, pay¬ instalments beginning April 15, 1946, are finance part of the purchase price of six Diesel-electrio company Florida locomotives preferred — 9-15 10- 10- Mercha»jfcs*6Bx Manufacturers— (quarvl-Jlcila—5% preferred (quar.) 5% preferred (qtraT.-)i-—-_ 5% preferred- (quar.)j;_ United Printers Pttbiishers, common $2 convertible preferred (quar.)_ United N. J. RR. & Canal (quar.). United Shoe Machinery Corp. com. (quar.)_ 6%. preferred' (quar.)-iwA^i.!- 4 Standard Paving & Materials— Strawbridge & Clothier, $5 pfd. (quar.)__— ; 10- 'V Southern Railway—Awards. Notes— 10-15 1 $1.25 $2.25 Camp— Prior preference (quar.) 1- 9-24 10- • 9-15 10- 1 11- 9-15 $1.13 Sterling Drug, Inc. 3»/2% pfd. (initial quar.) Sterling Engine Co. ; Stecher-Traung Lithograph— 5% preferred (quar.) 1 7 9-15 Investment News 10-15 35c Oil (quar.) Stedman Brothers, Ltd., common (quar.)—« 6% convertible, preferred (quar.) 10- 7 9— 'V'' 30% , 1 $1.?5 Staytcn ; 25c Manufacturing Co. (qustr.)^. *9-20 1 $2 preferred (quar.) •__ Invest. Corp (Boston) (quar,) 1 (quar.) (extra) 0-11 $1 (quar.)— 10- $1.50 - 10-15 7% 9-20 -11- (s-a) Acid $1.75 75c General U. S. ; (quar.)_ 9- V 9-10 -50c 10- , 10- 12M1C 10-16 10- $1.25 5c : i 9-25.. 10- 10- 4 9-17 9-29 .;, 10- 75c < 10-16 9-20 9-17 10-20 '____ 9-10 i- 9-14 15c 1 1 9-29 Co.- 10- 9-21 • 9-4 10- 10-1 9-20 10c $1.50 ?$2 — 37M2c (initial) 9-11 •Transfer books not closed for thls dividend, T iv; tPayable in U. S. funds, less lS^ Canadlan non-resldents' ^tax. ' " ♦Payable in Canadian funds, tax deductible at the source. No»« resident tax, 15%; resident tax, 7%. - a Less British Income tax. :« 6 10- $5 w 9-15 10- 25c common Candle prefetred Less 1 9-13 10-30 (quar.)_____ (accum.) 9- 10- 1 $75c $1 IndustriaUvBirtric,(Bklyn.) 10- $20c Yosemite Park it Curry Young (J. s.) Co., common (quar,)........ -7% preferred, (quar. Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.— 9-24 12-18 » :! 10-15 $1.50 ^Common 9-20 1 1-2-46 50c 9-20 1 i 9-18 25c $1 Co. Towne BYa% 1 $1.25 preferred Inc., preferred & 1 < 2- 1 ; 1 11- $1.25 Yates-American Machine Co., • 9-15 9-29 preferred > 10-15 1 5% 1 10- 1 $1.50 pfd. Yale 8-31 10- ,10- 1 2- <2-15-46 Wright-Hargreaves Mines, Ltd Wrigley (Wm.) Jr. Co., common 8-31 1 10- < 1 1 10- 7% $1.75 50c $1, * 75c , U. S. Fidelity & Guaranty (Bait.) iquar.)_ Fuller 1010- 50c 37Mic —— 1 10-15 & 3Mi% 11- 2-15-46 $1.25 Combing Corp. (Canada) Worumbo Manufacturing Co.— 9-28 11- 75c Baer 10-15 $$1.75 10- $1 Standard Fuel Co., Ltd., 6%% pfd. (accum.) Standard\Oil Co. (Ohio) — 3%% preferred A (Initial quar.) Standard Paper Manufacturing Co.— Stik. 10- 53c 10c Standard Fruit & Steamship Corp.— $3 participating preferred (accum.) Street 9-20 $1.50 Light & Railways (Del,)—prtor preferred- (nibnthly) prior preferred ;i(monthly) U. (E. R.) & Sons, $4 preferred Standard-CoosaVThatcher Co.'(quar.) State Illuminating • 34%c Squibb Works, 5% 9-15 50c . Stanley 1 6.36% 7% & 10- 10-1 <;70c J r 6.36% ' Phospate 9-15 6% 6% $1.50 —— Wholesale (year-end)... 1 8 : Spalding (A.JG. & Bros.), common (initial)_ $2.25 preferred ' (S-a)— _i__— Sparks-Withingtont Oo>-t v Springfield: Fire <fe Marine Insurance Co.— Standard 10- 8 $$1.50 (quar.) preferred I2M2C 9-20 11-15 $1.25 .««.». Wool 9-17 9- Electric Co.— conv. 1 9- 5% • Participating 10- 1 - 5% preferred <quar.)__ Southwestern Life- Insurance (Dallas)'— Quarterly __;...! 6% ' preferred $$1.50 1 Electric— pfd. 6 50c (quar.) conv. 9-24 9-14 1 11-15 preferred (quar.) $1.75 Wisconsin Electric Power, 6% pfd. (quar.)_ $1.50 Wiser Oil Co. (quar.) 25c Extra ...*•- 25c 9-15 10- 10- $1.50 Southwest. Natural 'Gas, $6 pfd. A (accum.) Associated .Telephone— Quarterly. Square D Co., 5% 1 10-15 10- -Southwestern & 1 10- $1.25 5%%- preferred C (quar.) Southern Canada Power Co., Ltd.— Gas 10- 10c United $lc $20c Southern California Edison Co., Ltd.— 5% original preferred (quar.) $6 preferred Wisconsin Investments, Ltd.— 9-12 62V2c Southwestern 7 10-15 10- $1.25 . Extra 9- (quar.Hiii.— FBei 1 $1.12% trust ctfs. 9-15 75c 10- (quar_)_™____-__™,.___ Mobile & .Ohio stock 9-20 1 6% class A preferred (quar.)— United Fruit Co. (quar.)——-- Water; 4J/2% pfd. (quar.). Pennsylvania Pipe Lines. Southeastern Greyhound Lines, Inc., com.^_ Southern & Atlantic Telegraph Co., Ltd. (s-a) • - 13%.c com) 1 3 10- . 9-14 $1.25 Winnipeg Electric Co., 5% non-cum. pfd—_ Winsted Hosiery Co., common (quar.) 10- (quar.)— 10-10 West Railway Co.— cla83 A 1 125c !______ 4.8% preferred (quar.)_.____ Southern New England Telephone B United - s. 7% Baumer 10- (quar.)! $$1.75 South Pittsburgh Southern Class & 11- prefeired___ Gas.& J 9-20' $1.25 American Gold. &-Platinum Co South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.— Indiana 9-20 1 & 1 9-20 , 10-15 75c iu (quar.) (quar.) Wilsil, Ltd. (quar.)_ Wilson A Co., $6 preferred " 4 __' South Southern 1 10- Will 40c (accum.) Corp. (quar.) $15c 125c 9% participating preferred Southern Colorado. Pwx. (new 10- $1.50 (s-a)---— Tool Corp. Sorg Paper; 6% preferred A (accum.)4-5% preferred (accum.)_ L South preferred Co. (quar.) preferred ' 41%c 125c Investment-CoiVitDetroit)--Pacific. KR., common v (quar.)_ 4%' Carbon Sonotone 5% Union Drill ■5% prior preferred <quar.)_.* Smith (L. C.) & Corona Typewriters,, com._ $6 preferred iqudr.) .1—___' " Smith (Howard) Paper Mills, Ltd.— convertible Union 9-15 United Sinclair Oil Corp. (quar.) Skenandoa Rayon 5% pfd. A (quar.) 55c 9-14- 1 9-20 United (quar,)-__ Manufacturing Corp.— 9-17 9-20 9-17 6%. preferred 9-17 1 1 — 9-29 9- 1 10- k; 1 ; . 50c Water, t$1.25 $$1.25 • 9-22 1 1 7% preferred (quar.) Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corp.— Common (quar.) - (quar.) preferred (quar.) $5 prior preferred (quar.) 10- 10- 9-15 V. , Extra 10- 10-15 $5.50 v. 6% 10- 10- 9-21 — Solar 9-20 10- 1 Dairies; Ltd., common (accum.) Participating preferred (s-a) 1 Silverwood Western Dairies, 5% pfd. (quar.) Simplex Paper Corp. Common Wichita 9-10 25c 1 (interim): 1 $1.18% 9-18 10-15 9-28 common 10-1 13c 10-10 preferred conv. Whltaker Paper Oo. 50c Underwriters Trustj(N. Y.) (quar.)— Union Carbide <fc Carbon Cbrp. (quar.) — 10-22 Co., 10- Silverwood • Tobacco 10- .. 1 (quar.)-'— Ltd.—s Corp., preferred Tuckett $1.25 Sheep Creek Gold Mines'(quar.) Shferwin-Wniiairis'Co. 'of Canada, Ltd.— Common (interim) 7%.-preferred (quar)^ Premier 7 ————15c (quar.u (quar.) 11- $5 9-21 Two South La Salle Street 1 9-15 11-10 9-20 10- 1 10- 1 9-15 1 9-15 .10- 10-10 1 1 11-15 9-15 5c 1 10- 25c 1 $1.25 1 10- 56V4C 1 -$1.12Mr 10- 1 (quar.) 1 $1.37% (quar.) Corp., $5 pfd. preferred (N. J.) 10- 1 1 11- 10- _____ 10- — Association (monthly) 63c (quar.) Sejrvel, Inc., $4v50-preferred (quar.) Shaffer Stores pfd. $1.25 ... 11- 25c $1.50 gonv. preferred (quar.)— Twin City Rapid Transit, 7% pfd. . *•" $1.75 li—; Selected. Indus, Inc, $5.50 prior pfd. Sitbak 9-10 5c (quar.)— 43A% 9-10 10-1 $1.50 class A pfd. (quar.)_ $2.50 conv. prior preference (quar.J Shawmut 10-1 (quar.) Seiberling Rubber 5% Sharon Steel 9- ' 31'Ac 5%. 10-1 9-18 $1.75 58MjC Banking Co. Tubize Rayon 9-15 $1.50 1 93%c 17Mic (quar) Tri-Continental Corp., $6-pfd. (quar.) Trinity Universal Insurance Co. (quar.)-— 9-25 11- Manufacturing' Co. (quar.) Electric Co, $6 pfd. (qiia'r.)* Securities Acceptance Corp., com. (quar.)— 7% convertible $2.25 $1 $1.12Mi Scovill 10- 10- Oil, $3.75 pfd. (quar.) (quar.) 9-25 Union Telegraph Co., class A Westmoreland, Inc, (quar.)__ Westmoreland Water, 6% preferred (quar.) Weston (George) Ltd. (quar.) Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry. (quar.)_. Wheeling Steel Corp., common 7* 140s/bC (accum.)_ 9-15 1 Western 9-25 9- preferred Trenton $1.37%- Soranton Co. preferred (monthly) * 5% preferred (monthly) Tooke Bros., Ltd.-u-_ Toronto General Trust Corp. Torontp Mortgage (Ontario) (quar.) Torrington Company <quar;)--l Towle Manufacturing Co, (quar.) Traders Finance Corp., 6%*pfd. A (quar.)_ Trailmobile Company, common 12-20 25c Atlanta Edison 6% 12-15 1 12-30 17,/ac (quar.) 9-15 9-24 62Mic Tobin Packing, common, (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.) Tide Water Associated 1, 10- 75c 8-28 Wieboldt Stores, 9-18 1 10- (quar.) 1 50c Stores, Ltd.— ;> 6V'2% convertible 1st 10- $75c preferred A 5 1 Co 40c $$1.75 1 , 9-15 $1.12 Mi Co.— 10- $1.75 (quar.)„ 1 | Ik 10-17 10- $20c Securities 9-24 11- 37MsC 10- 10c Incorp., $2.50 prior pref. 10-15 (quar.) Insurance . 10-19 - $1.50 (quar.) common 10- 10-10* 25c —62MiC Jose Water 5% K : $1.12% 75c"; preferred Common 11-15 Stores Ltd., 9-17 10-19- 1 11-15 $$1.20 (quar.) 5% preferred A (quar.) Western Tablet & Stationery—5% preferred (quar. )_•»„_ 6% preferred (quar.)__ 10-30 of Reo< 1 $1.75 (s-a) (accum.) Western Pacific RR., common Thrift . Francispo.Remedial Loan Assn. 6% 7 10- (quar.)_ 1 (s-a) San & pfd. 1 (quar.)— Ban Savannah 7% 10- ___________ Sangamo Light, 10- (quar.) Regis Paper Co. 5% 2nd pfd. $2.50 prior preferred (quar.) 9- preferred Western ' ":9 10- (quar.) 25c (quar.) Co., Ltd.— St. San-Nap-Pak pfd. $1.25 (quar.) Antonio Geld $6 +3c Lawrence 7% , 9-15 1 1 $1.50 Service Shovel 1 10- 50c , Textiles, Thew 10- 10- 43%c (quar.) (quar.) Inc., common preferred (quar.) 9-22 9-15 9-15 Grocers, 10- $1.50 Ltd Department Western 9-8 1' Breweries Western 9-17 1 10- (Toronto) $1 preferred 1 1 1 10- Assurance Western ' 11-15 $1.50 pfd. (quar.) $$1.75 Joseph Light & Power Co. St. preferred $6 10- 10- 0-20 /f 7-28 1 11- 10c _____^ — 135c St. Extra 9-20 30c __. San 9-20 1 25c $1.12% Ruppert Safety Car Heating & Lighting Co., Inc.— Quarterly Safeway Stores, Inc. common {>% preferred (quar.)- 7% 1 10- (quar.) (Helena), Inc., class A (quar.) (Jacob), 41/2%. pfd. (initial quar.)_ (Common 10- West Western 15c Taunton Gas Light Co. (quar.) Teck-Hughes Gold Mines (interim) $1.25 12- :^;! 1 9- 10-1 1 West 10c Tampax, $1.25 Rubinstein (quar,). Inc. 9-20 1 1 Preferred Rockwood & Co.— 5% (initial quar.) (G.) Ltd. common (quar.) preferred Tamblyn Extra $3c 50c $1.25 62MiC 10c 56M4C 120c $62Mac 1 9-15 io-1; 25c Corp. $2.50 preferred (quar.)—. (James), common (quar.) 150c 150c 162Vac _ 10-1. Sylvanite 25c _ partic. class A preferred (quar.)_: Robertson. (P. L.) Mig., common (quar.)_ v Syracuse 10- ,10ftv2fe ?:; 30c ? 10-21 10- 1 — Sylvania Electric Products................. Gold Mines, Ltd. (quar.)______— Transit Corp., common. Tacony-Palmyra Bridge, 5% pfd. (quar.)— 9-22 9-11 West 40c ..........—....... Holder* [ ; Payable $1.75 (quar.)^ Penn Power Co., 4Mi% pfd., (quar.)__u Point Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Texas Utilities Co., $6 pfd. (quar.) Virginia Pulp & Paper (irreg.) Virginia Water Service Co., $6 pfd West 9- it 1; VM.i„4'„y preferred West 9-15* 1 10- I \ 50c ; 7% 11-23 12-15 10c West Penn Electric class A (quar.)_„ V 6% preferred (quar.) ^ 10-15 1 10- $$3.25 (quar.). (quar.) Company 1 10- 50c $2 5% Steel Co. & (quar;)_:—. ——. Calif, 11- —;—10% (Canada) of , $-1. Share " 11- 5 , ...... Co.. Mold Corp. 9-10 Riverside Silk Mills— $4.50 (stock Assurance 10-1 50c (quar.) Dan River Cotton a dividend). 10- 1 $1.50 25c $1.25 preferred Co. 9-15 1 10- $1.75 Riversiae (accum.)— 10- 1 71c $1.75 2nd preferred (quar.) Richman Brothers (quar.) Richmond Water Works, 6% preferred (quar.) Ritter Company, Inc., com. (quar.) 7% k, 11-15 31MtC (quar.).. Securities— $4 2nd preferred Super 3.60% preferred (initial) Rice-Stix Dry Goods Co., 7% lstpfd. (quar.) Wells Corp., $1.25 pfd. 11- I 10-15 alTmmediIatelyeafter 43%c 12- 1 11-15 an increase of 15% Jersey)—Operating Normally President, points out that all plants of Jersey are operating normally and that collective bar¬ have already led to satisfactory; conclusions in, the Japanese in basic wage surrender thlis company Panosed rates lor aU classes of employee^. •VI :-v VV.r has reduced was schedule 40-hour rates wage week work normal 40 been to has and accepted, been be me.de when the 48-hour hours. In all- .units where acbeduled, the 15% rito m in other units-discussion* are to brackets, executive in-" Higher war-time Standard the offer Reived transfer of Stock. Margay Oil Corp. have approved to take over Margay through a directors of The ^ Ohio—Acquisition Approved— Standard Oil Co. of Oil " ^expected However, additional data on the proposal are Standard and Margay directors adjourned to meet in : ivlf will the from the near future. the stock transfer plan be submitted to Margay stockholders. No hint was given as to details of the additional data.—V. 162, p. 1400. is approved, information additional the Stanolind Oil & Gas Co.—Acquisition— subsidiary of Standard 011 Co. of Indiana, is reported to have bought the gathering system of Humble Oil & Refin¬ ing Co. in the Wasson district of Gaines and Yoakum Counties in the This company, a West Permian Basin, several Magnolia 683.; ; ■ , .. . , line 16-inch Okla—V. 162, Drumright, to - Staten Island Rapid Transit Ry.—Earnings— ".'August— Gross from plant capital stocks of subsidiary companies, $185,073; land, buildings and equip¬ ment, at cost to present or acquired companies (after allowance for depreciation and amortization of $6,100,153), $5,236,968; prepaid in¬ surance (current portion, above) and sundry assets, $203,476; un¬ amortized bond discount and expenses, $99,072; goodwill, formulae, copyrights, trade-marks, etc., $1; total, $27,107,716. Net from railway railway $408,122 201,436 97,067 142,138 from from Net ry. —V. oper. 162, p. tax surplus, $1,645,435> V, 162, p. 819. 3,644.112 2,777,775 1,604,056 1.658.588 1,260.991 435,086 131,187 787,222 852,594 a new aspirin manufacturing plant at Trenton, N. J., $6,000,000 building program of this corporation, was 17 by James Hill Jr., President. ' Costing $1,600,000, the new structure represents the first of seven projects for expansion of laboratory and manufacturing facilities in the United States and abroad, Mr. Hill said. Its four building units a Sept. present plant of the Bayer Co, division, 2144 'East State Street, Trenton, N. J„ raise to 200,000 square feet the amount of floor space devoted to aspirin manufacture, and permit an employment increase in excess of 100%. Work will start within the next two weeks, with the completed structure ready for use in 10 months. V' "Cancellation of war orders has not materially affected Sterlings position as to both sales and profits," Mr. Hill said. "With extensive research and control laboratories, 41 manufacturing plants and 120 branch sales and service offices in 31 countries, with sales at an alltime peak, with new markets developed during war-time in both hemi¬ spheres and old markets about to reopen, Sterling's plans reflect its ■will with connect confidence "The the in the future," plant," new aspirin Hill Mr. substantially "wili said, increase our capacity, but we expect to operate at full the war we developed new markets which have resulted in a greatly increased demand for the aspirin and aspirin products of our own manufacture, not only in the Unite^ States but also in Latin America and in the Eastern Hemisphere." Present manufacturing operations will not be disturbed by construc¬ tion. The Austin Co. are the engineers and builders.—V. 162, p. 1030. manufacturing capacity. During G. Trust Co., Harriman, President of the Manufacturers and Traders Buffalo, N, Y., has been elected to the board of directors.— 272, "' . if;;: ' Stewart-Warner Radio wfieks Starts Corp. >'*> 7 been Civilian housed Sept. on the in 21, world's only largest privately operated shell fuse of radio sets on what is attained. ' ' , ' •• , Reconversion from , produced 1,200,000 powered a fuse plant, where artillery and bomb fuses were 1940, until V-J Day at a rate which reached monthly, to a streamlined radio plant with lour** conveyor lines each 270 feet long Is believed by company from May, units executives have to peace-time set a production. record Before in rapid changeover from war to conversion to war. uses the plant had ;;; been used as a refrigerator assembly plant. The pilot run oi one of the four production lines initiates production of 14 post-war radio models by this corporation. This number in¬ cludes table models, consoles and radio-phrnograph combinations. . Company engineers stated that the of left-over -output of parts of Some pre-war radios, post-war conditions. in %,T of still is or does not represent an assembly models, but is actual production-line regular assembly and the 14 post-war models of communications continuing equipment materials-flow included were for the armed the at company's main plant, opposite the radio plant.. This war production, the last of several millions of dollars worth of such equipment turned out during the war, is entirely segregated from the civilian production.—V. 162, p. 1400. Stock— The New issuance Sept. shares in 20. of holders with of applied for sales, less returns, Reference the payment of a stock dividend payable Aug. 30, making the total amount of 888,780 shares. and selling and income before expenses-,:.— oper. inc. -Amortization of (incl. paid, —- less of amort, bond of interest, etc facil. of $289,889) of emergency received interest discount and covering *if A preferred stock head as company s and net ' premium 22 879 — on value during portion year, of exc. net prof, tax of $3,000 2,375,000 $3 162,258 earnings of sub. ———.i—-——^ ,_d in net 37,173 , <g3 jgg 432 income profit for year— Earned* per common share Divs. paid on of ' 54|371 subsidiary . common and stock, growing per —II—IIII 10% farm crops,, S stock share )_.;•: divT~(68,482~ offering of shares statement cumulative $3.75 of investment the shares is expected be to special meeting of the stockholders to be held Oct. made following 10 for a the purpose authorizing this new issue. The company expects to use a portion the proceeds to retire the outstanding 3%% sinking fund deben¬ tures due June 1, 1957, so that the entire capitalization would then consist of the 100,000 shares of new preferred stock and the 1,005,000 of of ' under presently outstanding. Income figures included in the registration statement show consoli¬ dated net earnings of $1,882,771 for the seven months ended July 31, 1945, after all charges including Federal taxes on Income. These earnings are subject to year-qnd audit and final completion of re¬ negotiation proceedings in connection with the company's war busi¬ ness. was issue the For 162, All ' May 31, etc' iafter allowance for of expenses cattle, 582,097 1945 losses of $22,000), feed, etc., accumulated cost of applicable to current season's pack, the interest • outstanding of war-time showed but years mines vi ' - -'•'•;. general refunding and of said full the payment of Dec. 1, 1945, to Bonds— bonds, 5% mortgage redemption price, plus accrued received upon presentation be may bonds.—V. 162, 1400. p. Textron, Inc.—Registers Preferred Stock— The has registered with the SEC 200,000 shares ($25 par> preferred stock. The stock will be offered to the company convertible by underwriters headed by Blair Maxwell, Marshall & Co., Los Angeles. The stock if called will be convertible until for redemption into 10 new stock may be retired at any share, plus accrued dividends. Proceeds will be used redeem to purchase and install & Inc., Co., York, New and days prior to redemption date stock common The on share-for-share basis. a 30 days' time on notice at $26 . prior preference stock, outstanding high-speed flat knitting machinery and to new expand operations. Conversion Prices of Debentures— notice dated A debentures The from have amended of substitute a the of value of 50 cents par convertible association, effective value of the common stock articles the 17, 1945, so as to reduce the par share to 50 cents a share and to $1 stock said Sept. 17 to the holders of 15-year 4'/2% April 1, i960, says, in substance: due stockholders Sept. on two shares Sept. 21 voted to pay the interest for the six ending June 30, 1945, on the collateral trust 7'/2% bonds, on Oct. 1, 1945, to the registered holders at the close of business Sept. 29, 1945.—V, 162, p. 1440. of share for each $1 par share a outstanding. As result a this of time the at of in and the action such prices in effect respective conversion amendment to articles the of association and to subsequent conversion periods were reduced proportion¬ ately. Accordingly, the conversion prices now in effect and applicable are $16.66% until April 1, 1947; $20 on or after April 1, 1947, and prior to April 1, 1949, and $25 on or after April 1, 1949, and prior to April 1, 1951, these prices being half of the respective conversion prices effect applicable immediately Earnings for 6 Months (Including Earnings before ♦Loss of said to prior Ended June 30, Manville elimination Jenckes amendment.- 1945 Corp.) inter-company profits and sale of fixed assets combined Federal income and provision for on taxes $2,210,564 profits taxes excess Combined Royal on income bonds six the at , 1,149,000 ——— net' profit $564,260 'Including sale to Synthetic Yarns, Inc., of the Woonsocket plant of the Manville Jenckes Corp. on June 30, 1945. period cumulative f D, due Dec. surrender year 1944, consolidated net income of $2,053,235 reported. The annual dividend requirement on the proposed of preferred stock will be $375,000.—V. 162, p. 1327. months' 610. p. of series full directors after stock <• Texas & Pacific Ry.—Calls Series D 5% stock common that in policy placed the industry in the unique position of supplying raw material that the Government, instead of placing priority, actually urged consumers to stock in order to ease demands on our heavily taxed transportation facilities."— applicable of shares scale a sulphur J '• Little, raw matrials war ended munities believe President, to employ began we which in it may states: plants additional an 2,000 rayon have the machines and workers. The day after intensive an advertising campaign in all com¬ increase our total employment. We year before we can fill our total require¬ operate, we "Our be at least a to ments." Tennessee Gas Transmission & Co.—Purchase Group As by result a of purchase the controlling of group headed by Stone & Webster, the Junior capital structure of the a that simplified Such revealed. this company it was learned recently company will be Tennessee expanded. and would move a financing which will taken be be to sounder base provide a for necessary company's the for growth, future it was stated. Stone & interest Webster, which Inc., expects to retain most of the substantial purchased, along with associates, in the pipe line it date, Chicago Corp. for.«:$10;500,000. in addition to Stone & Webster, Inc., Blyth & Co., Inc.; the First Boston Corp.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Lehman Brothers; Mellon Securities Corp.; Union Securities Corp.; White, Weld & Co.; W. C. Langley & Co.; Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis; Central Republic Co., Inc.; Bosworth, Chanute, Loughridge <fe Co.; George A. Clifford, and H. Gardiner Symonds. that staled respecting group proximate mr detailed plans have been developed by of the holdings acquired which the disposition 90% each of the about Tennessee common Gas. , and class from A than Federal from Toledo shares income 1944 $1,348,995 $1,020,779 228,162 212,013 155,398 this they year are to totaling 76,527 $869,544 $594,845 59,795 35,307 — $929,339 $630,152 213,846 — Depletion 101,529 depreciation— and for estd. Federal inc. minority 245,702 329,803 and. exc. interest in income prof, taxes . < 48,000 40,000 • subs.-____— 27,016 $337,689 outstanding Earnings per share — Balance Sheet, hand on 888,153 $0.33 $0.24 — • Assets—Cash — $215,903 1,014,730 —^ Shares and June 30, in equipment and Assistant to the President, 819. p Shipbuilding Co.—Acquired— Ship above.—V. Building Co. 157, 1190. p. — Purchases 36 Jack Frye, the next the fleet A of Sept. 20, announced that TWA would 300-mile-an-hour commercial air service President, on world's first inaugurate within few weeks. Lockheed Constellations will used be to establish such coast-to-coast flights in approximately 10 hours and New crossings in less than 14 hours, Mr. Frye said. This will cut four to seven hours off the fastest existing trans¬ continental flights and from 9J/2 to nearly HV2 hours off present commercial trans-Atlantic schedules to Europe. ' * as ocean revealed He costing that "tomorrow" ready sengers. ; four-engine Atlantic and of the titans will airplane. period, after rr ■ TWA continue service to on Constellation DC-3 60 seen first on TWA's North routes, Mr. Frye explained, because gained by TWA's exclusive development of 12 ships will be delivered to TWA over ^ which it will release the airplane to other rights The first airline's be transcontinental two-month lines.. of ; sky delivery prior four-engine first for < • purchased a ileet of 36 Constellations planes, cruising at five miles the long-heralded super-transports of commercial service. They will carry 51 pas* These the are has TWA $30,000,000. minute, its other routes.—V. ;<■.. ■ will and airplanes these use Fleet five aircraft 162, p. ' ., be operated in Stratolinersj to step Up v< addition to the The airline will the frequency of 1441. f 1945 banks, $524,280; marketable securities, at cost, $304,249; accrued interest on U. S. Treasury obligations, $1,063; note receivable, secured, $8,000; accounts receivable, $358,956; inven¬ tories, $237,838; long-term note receivable, secured, $46,000; lease, miscellaneous 162, Constellations— 137,393 95,890 income expenses and notified of quarter of 1945 Non-operating Net fourth director.—V. a American York-to-Europe repairs— operations income elected been See ,u ., operations expense, maintenance and and administrative expense to cancelled, Mr. Little in war work, but to been $1,157,000. Kingsley Redewald, Vice-President has per Total the $140,000 in prime and Transcontinental & Western Air, Inc. Six Months Ended June 30— Profit have and of been $570,000 ap¬ Co.—Earnings— Production other for total a since had Thatcher Mfg. Co.—New Director— F. service Texas Gulf Producing General cancellation no sub-contract a have Corp. If negotiations now under way for the acquisition of the Lonsdale are successfully completed, Textron will operate a total of ap¬ proximately 250,000 spindles and 7,000 looms, making it one of the largest manufacturing organization in the high-quality textile products field.—V. 162, p. 1440. the The Tennessee Gas & Transportation po. owns a 1,265-mile pipe line extending from Texas to West Virginia built during the war to bring gas to the important Appalachian industrial area. The line began operations on Oct. 31, 1944, supplying gas to factories in Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and other arsenal cities.—V, 162, p. 1440. Taxes, which of Jenckes Co. Members of the purchase group, was had approximately include It most Manville have receive ended, Textron had war the from company the subcontracts, interest in Inc., When (after reserve- for: depreciation -x. Union Electric Co. of Missouri—Registers With SEC— The company collateral has registered with the SEC $13,000,000 first mortgage trust bonds due 1975 and 40,000 shares of preferred will be sold at competitive bidding and the offering price and interest rate and dividend rate will be filed by amendment. and stock. The issues of $3,459,014), $1,679,306; producing leaseholds and: royalties and intangible development costs (after reserve for depletion of $5,333,749), $3,773,426; non-producing leaseholds and royalties, net profit interests, $49,605; other assets and deferred incomplete plant construction, charges, $73,202; total, $7,636,979. payable—Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, #$336,- 000; accounts payable, $109,790; accrued group insurance premiums, $3,252; accrued salaries and i wages, interest and royalties, $18,000; accrued taxes, other than Federal income taxes, $43,403; payroll deductions taxes for war withheld. reserve for bond $6,918; estimated purchases, accrued Federal $2,036; Federal employees'- Federal income taxes, 1944, The the purchase in March, Laclede & Power transaction was temporarily V. remaining 162, p. 1328. will be United Aircraft income In an adjusted price of $8,439,909. This financed out of company's cash resources. to the company's general fund.-— applied Corp.—Changes in Personnel— realignment of the a 1945, and to financing, on a permanent 1945, of the properties and business of Light Co. for Proceeds $21,000; income proceeds will be applied to the redemption of $9,000,000 promis¬ notes maturing Dec. 28, sory basis, corporation's accounting and financial per* taxes, current year;- $48,000; long-term liabilities, note payable, Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, $420,000; reserve for ^contingencies, $37,384; common stock ($1 par); sonnel, the directors on Sept. 24 elected Joseph F. ■ McCarthy. Con¬ troller, to the new office of Finance Chairman, and William R. Robbins, $1,013,282; ' com- «•>?;• Sheet, $3 48 309 75g deposits, $2,648,184* accounts rpceivahle $12,661,244; advances to-growers arising from inventories and ' ~ demand inventories, • $710,194, - Consolidated Balance Assets—Cash $3,927,658; 14s Ofin prior preference stock mon shares-at $8.50 \ 100,000 electronic and other registration fpe lands and rights-of-way, $581,054; cos. Net yS of group of of 100 Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis is named houses which will underwrite the par). I no the Liabilities—Note on a per . Public district subseq. to the acquisitions thereof Minority stockholders' interest paid shares 10 issue new '742,815 <_ Total' i.'— Divs. of $6 485 066 income, inch Federal $387,000, after deducting 10% credit $43,000, and Fed. decld. acquired declared 1945, of issue. T48l[692 132 115 Balance Parent proposed a Prov, _ exp. —— tax of , 22, rate Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.—Registers With SEC Applicable zzzzi:::::::::::::::!:. on bonds retired Federal and State taxes for the such on essential future V. to Aug. on at out "This one A-11865, previous, application, Company, manufacturer of lighting, radio products, on Sept. 26 filed with the SEC a aqo 44a $3,797 Prov. company's stock dividend on the shares held, payable Dec. 15. to holders of record Nov. 23. The stock, when issued, will be charged against the earned surplus of the company at the rate of $34.3333548 per share.—V. 162, p. 1211. stock 2 687366 — carried was activity the amount little change. The depreciation, • Interest the to . safeguard against excessive demands and unforeseen contingen¬ Despite the unprecedented requirements of our war industries, for shipments in hitherto unheard-of quantities, production a The 57'275*692 ' 16 921 „ Net amount 1944. 1. directors Non-operating general expenses^.. Operating profit other charges .(net>^—— Depreciation official notice of applied for on total Year Ended May 81, 1945 sales, exclusive cf depreciation—— Losses from farm opers,, less storage and misc. Administrative par), the a calling a made is Sept. common allowances, freight and cartage— $67 954,119 Cost of Advertising (no making record ££ Consolidated Income Statement, Cross a Gross, income Exchange has authorized the listing of 80,750 common stock (par $1) on official notice of its connection to stock common * York Stock additional r stock common stock dividend, as Stokely-Van Camp, Inc.- -Listing of Additional Cornmon of Exchange has authorized the listing of 312,277 shares. run under each the pilot run. Production- of radio services shares issuance, few a plant, this corporation began a "pilot run" believed to be the longest continuous-flow production line in the industry. Prom four parallel radio assembly lines Stewart-Warner engineers expect to turn out 5,000 sets daily when maximum production is York Stock ^tar to. the flag at each .. public Co.—Listing of Additional Common Stock— 3,465,807 Output of which buliding a as cies, 5% New v.- , hospitalization, surgical and medical care benefits. The plan has by the Aetna Life Insurance Co.—V. 161, p. 2793. Sun Oil fourth a • ' 1,1 ' • further stated;' ; •:' of sulphur, this company has policy of maintaining large stocks of sulphur at its mines Immediate comprehensive a Named—May Simplify Capital Structure— that announced before of adding thus j," pursued underwritten of said Sets— It'is ' > !'?•i:*f- ? U ^ $ tf'S establishment plan for all mill and office workers at the Newburgh, N. Y., plant and for office, sales and executive employees in the New York office. It provides for free life insurance, accident and health insur¬ The V. -160, p. the Galveston, company, in its announcement, "As the world's largest producer 1, 1980, have been called for redemption on Dec. 1, next, at 105 and interest.' Payment will be made at Chemical Bank & Trust Co., successor trustee, 165 Broadway, New York, N. Y. Taylor-Wharton Iron & Steel Co.—Interest— J.'' (■ 5 Sterling Engine Co.—New Director— Lewis $27,107,716.— total, 1 announced company dated Construction of on $7f946,891; benefit The announced surplus, (S.) Stroock & Co., Inc.—New Employees' Plan— The 90,177 Sterling Drug, Inc.—Inaugurates Building Programinaugurating earned at The 1, July payable payments on unfilled State taxes on income advance $7,582), additional income— 1030. dividends $2,076,124; $921,554; items, in investments $2,300,180; (after The 3,809,727 1,463,296 695,043 railway railway payable, accrued $142,315; provision for Federal and anticipation notes of $2,386,582, including accrued interest $509,279; 15-year 3%% sinking fund debentures, due Dec. 1, 1958, $3,440,000; mortgage bonds on property acquired, 4%, payable Sept. 1, 1952, $80,000; minority stockholders' interest, $590,378; 5% preferred stock, $6,706,020; common stock, $808,030; capital orders, 133,972 Prom January 1— Gross $83,825; above, $283,149 240,714 84,488 oper. income-— ry. $530,232 portion current Liabilities—Accounts 1945, ance, 1942 1943 1944 1945 $443,019 172,633 Monday, October 1, 1945 plant.,'. advertising supplies, at average cost, $13,018; prepaid taxes, etc.;'$1^7,114;' accounts receivable, subsidiary companies, post-war refund of excess profits tax, $84,053; cash sur¬ render value of life insurance, $105,228; account receivable, subsidiary has been buying crude from Humble units gathering and Stanolind the of Texas. company months, to, the terminal Net ';.v! 1 insurance, these pools for with the delivering oil Pipe Line Co., which carried the oil the West Texas Stanolind The Net '*t .' '"V.rWj, I., $181,523; of p. r.,T,; $712,096; company, proceeding.-r-V. J 62, p. 1400. from #1 *» THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Mcept f • VMi J> V . ' 1556 the ( n. «, ttfAvtyr. ;r. vv according to dividend- credits outstanding, $1,448; capital $371,329; earned surplus, $5,205,135; total, $7,636,979.—V. 161, Texas Gulf The company Army-Navy E surplus, p. 2794. Sulphur Co.—Army-Navy "E" Award— Sept. 24 was notified of the award of the fifth the production plant at Newgulf and the loading on to General Mr. will but Accountant, the give more --financial policy tion. p. to the The 1030. as office time as to of-Controller, effective oh Oct." 1, Frederick B. Rentschler, Chairman. office announcement McCarthy continues of Chief the and Financial Officer, of accounting and of the corpora¬ be discontinued.—V. 162, Accounting broader aspects well as the general business affairs of general accounting will Volume Number 4425 162. 1557 Union Sugar Co.—Stock Split-Up—Annual Report—■ stockholders The stock from $12.50 value, par j; two shares to be new issued in will Halsey, on Profit on land Profit on $254,045 150,292 85,910 ,121,827 Net oper— operations. and exps... 181,837 oper. gen. (308,408 profit from sales on $497,771 expenses profits 8,480 -26,235 '62,166 126,763 Net Blair excess 130,257 58,928 $187,839 $166,566 $257,297 147,262 147,262 147,262 share- $1.20 $1.36 $2.10 'Normal tax ana sunax, ste.uuy; aaaiuunai taxes appncauie Caldwell Sheet, Balance Co., Commercial Union 100,000 May 31, 1945 Wholly 1,500,000 150,000 100,000 200 000 C. F. City 100,000 200,000 200,000 W. Corp. Kendall, Clarke Assets—Cash banks in and on hand, $393,606; savings bonds U. S. C.' C, and notes receivable (after reserve lor doubtful accounts of $2,196), $194,780; refined sugar (at cost), $205,532; manufacturing supplies, beet seed, etc. (at cost), $156,969; factory and field expenditures applicable to 1945 campaign, $108,119; property, plant and equipment (after reserve for deprecia¬ tion of $2,761,220), $2,731,387; deferred charges, $101,333; estimated recovery of prior years' Federal taxes on income, $30,000; land sales contract (due after May 31, 1946), $16,000; other accounts and notes receivable (after reserves of $15,057), $8,944; cash surrender value of 894,121; cost), (at 250 000 life policies, insurance panies (at cost), $2,451; award the lOO^OOO 1945; due agency or Oct. of Interstate laws of the Hampshire, the States California, Maine, other funds, (Inc 10()'000 ) loennnn H™Harrison" pler 250,000 & Harrison & Robert coC0& Corn NnrfrO^ Tmn-Jxr extending from miles of about 3,544 owns Council Bluffs, la., railroad, Ogden, to Utah, the and in"6, Space Co^ Jones Thoma^ Kcnrn Thomas Kemp M. ,7n & Sn222 300,000 100,000 items set as out In between Council Bluffs so far as appurtenances hereafter Offsetting (Excluding to it 7 !„"y. the N«w Securities rights in mortgaged premises.? York Stock Exchange Exchan^ Act of oper. revenues 45,890,956 oper. expenses 29,366,450 11,371,103 'Taxes (net Neal &■ from operations from for thef and for their other Total $ 1 $ 45,321,171 347,454,579 322,363,680 26,533,641 220,318,298 211,849,024 13,827,910 90,070,657 79,396,384 1,319,771 8,788,450 7,479,783 3,485,548 3,639,849 28,277,174 23,638,489 1,210,389 1,219,758 10,609,075 10,246,666 Net 4,695,937 1,129,091 4,859,607 1,179,541 38,886,249 9,045,583 33.885,155 9,396,873 3.566,846 other income charges. from 3,680,066 29,840,666 24,488,282 all "sources 'Incl. Fed. excess —V. and income profits $9,100,000 $11,900,000 $73,400,000 $64,000,000 taxes.. 162. p. 1441. United Artists Corp.—Current Production a Record— The corporation on Sept, 24 announced that it has currently in production more pictures, with more stars concerned, than it has ever had in its history. The unprecedented number of 35 stars; with more than x. , •. 1944 is , United Public Utilities Corp.—Hearing Oct. 9— The SEC has set Oct. 9 for reconvening of a hearing in the corporation's proposal to sell its investment in connection two sub¬ sidiaries, Dakota Public Service Co., and the Knife River Coal Mining Co., to the Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. for $7,068,522, plus an amount equal to the net income of the companies from April 30, 1945, with the posed date of closing. sales from United has asked the SEC to exempt the pro¬ competitive $3,750,000 of the proceeds —V. 162, p. -:r t: bidding and to authorize it to use note due on June 30, 1950. to prepay a 2% 1213. J it,! ' $3,367,822 ■ 1,091,649 $1,569,017 1,091,879 1,091,649 Y; t$15,475 . , ' $1,801,172 1,091,879 $477,138 ?/ shs. : 946,546 1,285,488 vf; 1,120,104 , Nil $709,293 « , $0,90 v * <•' ' }■ k r- tDeficit. to * < > as compared with the same periodC production and higher coste resulting lower shortage of manpower during the year. The but it is hoped manpower will be remain inactive these properties that so r in earnings due increased properties be can in reopened 1946. v" Vice-President and Treasurer Elected— George Mixter has" been elected Treasurer.—V. '' ■ v ' ■ elected 162; p. * Vice-President 54. * . r ; , Fiske' Frahcis aiid j " • , . v „ Valley <& Si)etz Jklt.—Stock Authorized— The ICC $640,000 on of Sept. authorized the 19 capital stock, to company consisting of 10,000 issue shares ' ^ ■ not exceeding' to be (par $64), exchanged for- art equal number of shares of the par value of $100 each. J 1 ;■ Company intends to reduce $640;000 by changing the par Its 10,000 A - ' • , . Jan. ' .■>• shares / Inc.—Earnings— y, '-j ' " from:'?:!$i',obq,bbbY<l<^-'. stock capital value of share.—V. 137, p. 2101. Veeder-Root - a ' /. ] '. Jan. 1;;'44 i" to-,' '' $100 »' '!j' s iA*45 to from : ; v Jan. 1, '43: to rl'"' Aug. 12,*45 Aug. 13,*44 Aug. 15/43 Earnings Divs. of parent $576,478 corp receivedtffrom subsidiary •? •• , Total ' —J— Federal income taxes Prov. and of (net for $1,832,515 co • ' $1,818,285 :5,840 * V. « ;V — profits excess post-war contingencies of Fed, exc, ' $576,478 • $1,832,515 -.V ' '• a Balance, credit)——Yi In 230,688 amount " pfts. tax post-war cdt. surplus ; $345,790 Dividends =$1,824,125 :fV;.v;C ,>• * ; 1,279,790 *'i>. 1,221,896 ? >V.y r " 114,162 J V'1 107,677 ■ $438,563 200,000 Surplus $238,563 Comparative Balance Sheet Assets— " . A.* Government Inventories Other ; — , : » 1,137,185 1,670,019 net 1,816,170 255^364 }■ 282,078 subsidiary companies, cost 208,203 excess profits tax —140,955 /> 313,397 $6,193,434 A$8,296,028 ' ' $93,567 $88,225 2,000,ODQi refund of war 970,303 ? 1,261,103 / assets Post "1,017,836 369,356 — * Investments in $194,552! $2,550,856 1,011,237 receivable — assets, $1,277,197 obligations and accounts <, > —^ * S. Notes , / Aug. 12/45 Aug. 13,'44 Cash U. ,! $494,552 300,000 200,000 $145,790 —— Total — 208,203 Liabilities- Current accounts payable.:.!:. banks^.^.i/^. Notes; payable, T„_ Reserve for renegotiation (1944) for co"ntihgencies_.^..-»«_/ii:._. 50,000 * 140,955 Accruals and reserves, miscellaneous— Accrued taxes (net)—. Capital stock 270,406 27,635 (200,000 shares no par) Capital surplus Earned surplus — 455,188 ? Cr205,744 2,500,006 701,334 /•/ 701,334. —T. 2,409,537 Z ... — 313,397 • 2,500,000 ... ' $6,193,434 Total 161, 2794. p. Net 2,443,628 $8,296,028 Y . , Earnings— 1945 from from Net ry. railway- oper. : 1944 YYY 1942 1943 $7,816,725 $8,162,564 2,861,139 3,320,906 712,670 940,892 23,833,955 63,376,915 24,715,411 6,217,570 income|.__ $7,167,292 1,963,260 595,102 64,672,505 railway 6,037,324 $7,299,904 3,185,176 ; 734,630 From Jan. 1—- Gross from railway Net from railway Net ry. oper. income —V. Ward plan 62,768,291 / 48,915,062 26,635,983 18,485,653 7,799,151 5,890,563 162, p. 1031. Baking Co.—Recapitalization stockholders' at of a recapitalization company's directors Approved— ; < special meeting held on Sept. 26 approved a which had been formulated and proposed by earlier Ibis '/* ? year. terms of the plan distribution of new securities to present holders will be as follows: Holders of each share of old $7 $50 par value preferred stock will receive $25 in new 25-year debentures (subordinated), $25 in new 5Vite/c preferred stock ('A share), and 2'/2 shares of new $1 par common stock; holders of each share of no par class A stock will receive one share of new common and a warrant to purchase Vx share of new common; and holders of each share of no par class B stoclr will receive a warrant to purchase share of new common. ' The warrants to purchase new common stock run for 10 years, but are to be non-excicisable until April l, 1947. For the next four* years the warrant price will be $12.50 per share of common stock, and in the last five years $15 per share of common stock. • ' Upon consummation of the plan the authorized capitalization .of this company will consist of $6,395,200 of 5»/2% debentures, $6,395,200 of 5'/a% cumulative preferred stock, and 1,250,000 shares of common stock.—V. 162. p. 1442. • s, , * rr, r* Jnu" » Under the security "■ Sugar Corp.—Bid for Property— | 1~. / reorganization trustee of the corporation, received from the West Indies Sugar Corp. a proposal to purchase all the Assets of Warner/ and to com¬ promise pending litigation. ' > West Indies, holder of $560,000 face amount of Warnei" bonds, would surrender its bonds and pay $2,112,217 In cash for all ,the com¬ mon stock of the reorganized company. /Yv,- ; b This cash, together with the cash and other liquid assets of the debtor plus the proceeds of an $800,000 bank loan, will constitute a fund estimated by West Indies as adequate for making the following proposed cash payments: reorganization expenses not to exceed'$250,000; public bondholders, the full principal amount of their bonds, Francis J. Quillinan-, Sept. 'W* 1 . . Warner »■ H'l , $1.34 . all reduction chiefly further gold 1943 •; < . (& charges except domestic and foreign Federal income and provision for reserves for depreciation, depletion announced the : :s in connection These comprise films that have been completed and await reiease, or are being edited, or are being shot in the studies, or are definitely in preparation. Included are 22 American producers and three English.—V, 159, p. 2679. • i twice-that-number of featured players/ are listed with'40 pictures. or of "'NyY-' . on -y in the listing of the bonds On under deducting on The income & •' ; 1944 . ^ - ; outstanding amortization. Gross Companies) 1945—8 Mos.—1944 ~ w *.■**>- and y X $2,168,053 >$3 758,378 - ^ 528,765 on stock August— the and sources Fixed to registration 'After —V. transp. ... invests, shares 100,000 150,000 Inc. 1,667,855 charge) inc. Net Inc. > made 1934. 150,000 Equip. & jt. facii rents acquired and, -to the extent provided in the refunding mort¬ be Co... Wag- $ Ry. . thereto, and to equipment trusts) mortgaged property, whether now owned Listing—Application will Dulles & Between Accounts 212,500 250,000 1945—Month—1944 Ry. on any mineral Co.... and attaches the 100,000 & goner $ equipment or interests therein now owned or hereafter acquired. The refunding mortgage is not a lien, on lands or inter¬ ests therein not appurtenant to the mortgaged railroads or on any property owned by subsidiary companies or on any securities or on gage, Wyatt, 125,000 150,000 Earnings Including Leased Lines— Period End. Aug. 31— Security—The refunding mortgage is a direct lien on approximately 3,539 miles of railroad now owned by the .company (subject only to the prior lien of the company's first railroad and land grant mort¬ gage on about 2,019 miles, comprising most of the company's main lines) and a lien (subject to the, first railroad and land grant mort¬ gage, 150,000 the '77'; • ... Wright ^1945 — share per common Reserve ' Wurts, 250,000 main from Ogden .owned by the com¬ pany (which, with other owned mileage, is subject to the refunding mortgage) connects at Ogden with, the linqs of the Southern Pacific System, and, with those lines, forms part of the "Overland Route" which handles a large volume of traffic between California and the.east. Hattier"&"san- White.phinipS j, of par)"from, • requirements— Wabash RR.- leases, and in the case of St. Joseph and Grand Island Ry., dividends (amounting to about $2,500 per annum) on stock now outstanding in the hands of the public. 77,;-.' line 7' Co., Inc Harold E. Wood & Co. Woodard-Elwood & Co. F> 250,000 Meeds & 4,250,000 150 000 F. S. Yantis & Co., Oregon Short Line RR. (Salt Lake City, Utah, and Grander, Wyo., to Butte, Mont., and to Huntington, Ore.); Oregon-Washington RR. & Navigation Co. (Huntington to Portland, Ore., and Seattle, Wash., and to Spokane, Wash.); Los Angeles & Salt Lake RR. (Salt Lake City, Utah, to Los Angeles, Calif.); and St. Joseph & Grand Island Ry. (St. Joseph, Mo., to Grand Island, Neb.). The leases with said companies, which became effective Jan. 1, 1936, extend from year to year until terminated by either party on three months' notice. All the capital stock of the lessor companies is owned directly or indirectly by the company, except directors' qualifying shares of Oregon-Washington Railr^pd & Navigation Co. and less than 1% of the capital stock of St. Joseph and Grand Island Ry. The rental payable under the leases includes interest on funded debt, depre¬ The The ^2n nn2 rn~ Co.. Wertheim & Co Wheelock & Cummins, White lord n Laird, Bissell 1™:S§§ Tnc 150l00° & Co... <tr & Kidder 300 000 150.000 Kinsley & Adams of other 20o!gOO 400,000 l£;7 total a $1,076,404' dividend Fixed Welsh' Davls & Co... 180;000 Kilman" V77"YrT7~" Kean Wvlnr ji- rn City, Mo., to Denver, Colo., and to connections with the Council Bluffs-Ogden line at Cheyenne and Borie, Wyo. It operates about 9,780 miles of railroad, including lines owned, leased or over which it has trackage rights. The principal leased lines are those and 1,250,000 Webster "&~oifcson::;: Weil & Arn°ld- Kansas ciation Co... Spencer Trask 100.000 '?°° I'' r-7 Co Ed Edtrd'D aid D. 1 ! & —— Wachob-Bender Corp.. required Company—Company Dabney ..... Vietor Common. Dann "of Com¬ of the sale of the bonds will be used, together to redeem, as of Dec. 1, 1945, at 106 and interest, Tyson icn'nn2 rn Invesiement A. Townsend, 150,000 100,000 400,000 188588 H rsch of 200,000 CoThomas H- TemPle Co. Thomas & Co unnuun Bruce~je'r.— wTi S^'&& Sutro ° '°°° HawVinE~& Co" Keller Massachusetts, 00 nnn ^tock^- shares' (no Y.—- 903,873 Balance 400,000 ' 50,000 • Stern Brothers & Co.. rn~ ' beneficially earnings Earnings ...... 100,000 150,000 ^ "HalT"77~ Cn~ Harris Net Preferred 300,000 nnn . % Havdnn Ca »*ter refunding mortgage bonds, series A, due June 1, 1980. to redeem the series A bonds will be deposited with the trustee upon the delivery of the series B bonds, and series A bonds will be redeemed promptly thereafter. lines An^de^r- & Inc $81,602,000 Funds & Co"' on Inc Smith, Moore & Co.— Starkweather & Co.„ 75onnn Elli^ Harlev^ Purpose—Proceeds with Inli - nlnnnn ' ° i J"?0 Hata^er J V ''fooooo New York, Ohio and Rhode Island, and under the general laws of Pennsylvania. Jersey, New banks organized savings of 100,000 GrWan-&Cookr" &n B 400,000 30G'0°0 250.000 ^'rn Parsons ; y and 4,250,000 ' son Banks—In the opinion of counsel for the com¬ bonds will be legal investments for savings banks series the — SEC Res. for deprec.^ deplet. &. amort..r .. r-v, 200 000 Lincoln, Nebraska Graham , the ' - Truancy, of .income on . share to $64 A. ** ' Cleveland Inc. 1946;— Smelting^ Rehnin^ Y<^YMinin^ Col; States 100'000 Pomeroy, 100 000 (be 'Gross earnings (estimated)__. Domestic And foreign Federal- taxes 100,000 . Schwdbacher & Co.___ ■■^or!?e:r & S°tS? ~7—T Ch^S' W' Scranton & 400.000 Poster & Marshall Savings for Legal pany, under for by First Green United 4,250,000 4,250,000 looonrv Corp. The.First 1, authorization 250^000 with beneficially by, company owns common.—V. 162, p. available ?00il ^fv Co'»" Schoellkopf, Huttbn & 150 000 ' Inc. Commission- merce New to 7 registered 8 Months Ended Aug. 31— from 200,000 Inc* —-— —— L. F. Rothschild & CO. ' Field, Richards ,& ,.Co._ California Co . subject Inc First company _ sale and Issuance J. The ' 100 000 Farwell. Chapman & Co. Ferris Exnicios and Co., 1990. Prin. and int. (A-O), pay¬ in New York. Definitive bonds will be in coupon form, in denomination $1,000, registerable as to principal, and in registered form without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and multiples thereof. Coupon bonds and registered bonds without coupons will be interchangeable. Bonds will be redeemable prior to maturity at the option of the company, as a whole on any date, or in part in amounts of not less than $5,000,000 (except for sinking fund) on any interest payment date upon not less than 45 days' published notice, and for the sinking fund on any interest payment date commencing on Oct, 1, 1947, at the principal amount thereof and unpaid interest thereon to the date fixed for redemption, together with premiums equal to the respective percentages of the principal amount, the initial redemption prices being 107% and 104%, respectively. 1, Oct. office ' 1_ EVH' Rollins & Sons' Schoeilkopf& * t Co.. approval. The bonds were quickly oversubscribed and the subscription books closed. The winning bid was 103.3599. A competing bid of 103.209 was received from at 100,000 lOOOOO 400 000 has Borax Note—The Edwards. Inc"Clement A. Evans & sion Dated 500!000 Co., 8pring iof Subs.)—Earnings for First Eight Months— taxes 150,000 200 000 R. The 150,000 Inc——200,000 RUUscher, Pierce & ' Co-< In«- — 150,000 Reinholdt & Gardner_ 200,000 Daniel F. Rice & Co... 100,000 & • Doolittle, Offered—A large group of . 750000 ' Dickson Co, Kuhn, Loeb & Co. loo'ooo the ; company e Potash 4,250,000 John M. Douglas com¬ mortgage bonds, series B, and immediately reoffered the bonds at 104%, subject to Interstate Comnferce Commis¬ able S. ,100,000 150,000 E* Pollock & Co., L Inc- 1 ———— 150,000 ?rescott, Wright, SniA der Co- —.——A— 100,000 S; W- P^essprich & qo. 4,250,000 Putnam & Co —1,250,000 The Ranson - D^vidsdn 200 000 & Inc. Stuart & Co., Inc. 26 of $81,602,000 3% refunding Sept. LSd' Co R. investment bankers headed by Halsey, won Co. 100,000 500 000 R. L, Day & Co Demnsey & Co poration—advances repayable, $191,800; provision for Federal income and excess profits taxes, $117,937; Federal excise tax on refined sugar, $41,003; dividends payable, $36,815; other accruals and payables, $39,803; deferred income (land rentals billed in advance), $44,668; common stock ($25 par value), $3,067,950; discount on stock arising from exchange of 16,000 shares of preferred stock for common stock, Ur$29,870; earned surplus, $496,364; total, $4,047,125.—V. 162, p. 1212. Union Pacific RR.—Bonds ' Co., Davenport & Co Davis, Skages & C0._„ Commodity Credit Cor¬ payable, $40,656; & Cooley&Co total, $4,047,125. accounts Liabilities—Trade investment in securities of other $3,863; Callings Courts ■ Phillips, Schmertz & 1,250000 Inc. accounts and notes >. 100,000 ll* Peters, Writer & Christensen, Inc. 100 000 — Coffin Inc. in will be purchased Lto.r^5jiw",4. •'.'.'i•;*•' Patterson, Copeland- & Clayton Securities Corp. & Burr, Inc , „ Lynch 250,000 Mosle & Moreland—« 200,000 Mullaney, Ross & Co. 500,000 Nashville Securities Co. Y 250,000 The National Co. of: 7; ■/'*., %>, Omaha .' 200,000 Newburger & Hano . 150,000 E. M. Newton & Co.— ! 750,000 Co.—J & will Y common stock, all owned Y Borax Consolidated, 750,000 Nation^'Corp. Securities Uorp Fifth 200,000 Pacific Northwest Co._ Park-Shuughnessy & Co- Cassell Central • Co. Norris & Hirshberg, Inc. / Alfred O'Gara & Co.„ oti$ & Co.—; T. 200,000 John B, Carroll & Co.. w 200,000 . — Monell & said, "In the expanding been rapidly outgrowing Avenue, New York City, but> the termination of the war." 101 1213. p. The 2,000,000 — Co.__ * Subsidiary) Owned •• 4,250,000 250,000 Phillips Richard (Incl. 100,000 Frank B. Cahn & Co prior years, $4,156; total, $92,166, less reduction of prior years' taxes by carry-back of current year's unused excess profits credit, $30,000; balance as above, $62,166. Consolidated Minsch, at quarters awaited occupy the premises new company 162, Mr. Freeman Life, we have States United States Potash Co.=—Registers Common Moore, .Leonard & 100,000 4,250,000 Chanute, Loughridge & Co.— Burr & Co,, Inc ; 110,446 $2.44 com. 7 > 100,000 100,000 Inc.__ the selection of V. acquisition, United headquarters 150,000 'u;. .-Miller 7- • Co. 3Th« Milwaukee Co. this the present The • 150,000 Beane— & & Bosworth, $298,644 declared--— & :IL7 Y Boettcher and Co 362 Mather Y 100,000 of program our 100,000 __ Co._ Co... " - Metropolitan St. Louis 100,000""" Co: 7-———_7— 100,000 Co., & Fenner • Co & & 100,000 — Inc. . YY' Announcing ■v " 100,000 Bingham, Sheldon & Co. Bioren profit per - Biddle, Whelen & Co.. 123,665 Co._j Moran 750,000 Baum, Bernheimer Co/ Bear, Stearns & Co.._ 19,821 & Mason, Morris 100,000 company has purchased the 17-story building at 84 William St., New York City, for its Home Office, Mansfield Freeman, President* on Sept. 19. ' s ? announced 150,000 Wm, J, Mericka &Co., t; " ' ,:7 Inc. 7 1,000,000 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, & Co., Leafy Marx 150,000 Jack M. Bass & Co. 34,592 tax Dividends Earns, 17,608 11,325 Fed. for Prov. 10,940 9,793 116,978 surtax and 10,434 3,143 Company.. ——_ Barrow, ' 22,146 2,491 — United States Life Insurance Co.—To Move— Y * C. Mason-Hagan, Aub & Co.——.a:-V Inc. normal Fed. for Prov. ' the . Martin, Burns & Corbett, Inc. ——■ 200,000 —.. .inc.' $629,125 p~ and , Langley & Co._ $2,000,000 Wheeler & Co. 100,000 Loewi & Co 7 150,000 200,000 100,000 TThe Bankers Bond Co.y ' 39,683 $257,439 underwriters " - , Leedy, Co., Auchincloss, Parker & Redpath Baker, Weeks & Harden Ballou, Adams & Co., ' .156,949 dis¬ or and A. E. $589,442 49,160 deductions Misc. 210,962 j 44,264 posal of fixed assetsInterest Y\ $213,175 Atwill /; $746,391 $448,611 173,688- i . t $322,138 income Total Loss 59,615 $659,572 13,730 Other income "l ./ v $387,062 - . $642,141 .87,993 v;:; 16,257 100,031 , & — roeder, Inc 1942 . $499,926 45,819 $490,245 , 1943 , . $219,416 other Admin, y'jj* bper.__ sugar on 1944 ■ oper.— Profit Profit 1945 several W. Y 150,000 Geo. G. Applegate Arnhold and S. Bleich- Y 31- Co. Co Emerich Inc. 7 (Including Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Union Commercial Co.) Years End. May the $8,227,000 Ames, contemplated at present. Consolidated Income Account & Allison-Williams reserved be Stuart Inc. each exchange for of names be purchased by each follow: The shares present share held. The remaining 80,000 shares for future capital financing, none of which la ' Underwriters—The amounts to Sept. 19 voted to change the authorized common of $25 par value into 400t000 shares of on 160,000 26 that he has ^ THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE (1558 to \? x "less ■ with 6% interest paid during the reorganization, together the 24 % principal from July 1, 1931, to the date of consumma¬ tion; the three bank bondholders, Chase National Bank, Corn Exchange and Bank of Manhattan, together with Lowry A Co., Inc.,; fdrmer the 'on i. * unpaid of the property, full unpaid principal of their bonds but no thereon; miscellaneous creditors, including bank creditors, manager interest make the $800,000 4 /o five-year period, which either the trustee or banks or Lowry or the former will bondholders bank three The $171,574, -loan to the new company repayable over ^ The offer also provides that all claims a have against the are to be released, offer has been accepted by the bank bondholders, by Lowry and by the bank creditors. . The Warner Corporation has been in process of reorganization since 1940, during which disputes arose over the position of various claimants. The proposed offer of West Indies is designed to'settle these-issues and others and to terminate the , bondholders management £7 This , ,/ the reorganization. I The trustee and i; \ . counsel his offer the studying are if and it is acceptable the trustee will incorporate the offer into an amended plan of reorganization to be presented to Judge Samuel Mandelbaum of the U. 8. District Court who has been supervising considered ; the h proceeding.—-V. 162, p. 176. Expand Service— ' Western Air Lines, Inc.—To The company in'its 29 main manufacturing different types of products and hundreds of these products. ' of The variety of facture plants made some 8,000 thousands of variations ' - production is Illustrated by the fact that Westinghouse made for America's ships pro¬ total horsepower 12 times greater than that Dam, while at the same time making enough derived from helmet liners wartime Boulder equip every of more Sept. 20 announced that it has been authorized by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to begin air service to the Imperial Valley cities of San Bernardino, Palm Springs, and El The '/V" company Calif. Centro, '• on operation will consist of two flights daily, starting sometime in according to L. H. Dwerlkotte, Executive Vice-President. The exact inaugural date will depend upon availability of equipment. > Service by Western Air to the famed resort-center at Palm Springs The November,' communities was originally approved 1943, but was postponed at the order of the Board because the Army needed all planes not absolutely essential to land the to rich agricultural two which used were - $3.75 At Mansfield, ices maintain wartime transportation. tion included used on The t route which looped-shaped three communities runs northward via San the serves southeast from Los Angeles to El Centro, returning service Direct been and San Diego has the airline pointed Angeles, Long Beach, Los betwen throughout maintained the officials of war, out. ' while The A revolutionary new air-freight service was announced on Sept. 22 by this corporation as a result of its war-time experience in successfully carrying more than 22,000,000 pounds of cargo for the Army (during the past 3% years. •,f The new air-freight service will start after Nov. 1. At the outset shipments will move between San Francisco and major out-of-State cities such as Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Dallas, St. Louis, Chicago, Washington,. New York and Boston. Later, as equipment becomes 'available, the service will be extended to all cities served by Western Air and by other airlines which make arrangements to carry air-cargo. The air-freight service will enable Western Air to handle all types of commodities, with four different freight-rates in effect. The rate? will range from a top of 45 cents a ton-mile to as low as 32 cents a ton-mile. In terms of a specific shipment from the West Coast to New York, the cost to a shipper would run as low as 37 cents per pound. * A similar shipment to Boston would cost about 38 cents per division at Lima, small motors, 3,917,642 military aircraft. Cleveland, O., Lighting ferred transformers at than more —V. Coffin service for in war Hipersil cores 2,000,000 pound. v •• The . corporation has order on worth $6,000,000 of four-motored •ircraft. ■i* » The facilities Western Electric Co. cago Plant— * This facilities in ^ ^ ' plant of which Inc.—Negotiating Lease of Chi¬ . corporation Studebaker :; have been pooled with those of American Air Lines in order to initiate the new air-freight service, Ray Grant, cargo manager for Western Air, said.-—V. 162, p. 1442. i * Lines Air Western of its is in negotiating lease a for the Government-owned Chicago; Illinois, to augment the manufacturing Acquisition of the new location, operations are expected to start this year, Hawthorne manufacturing works. •will assist Western in speeding the production of telephone equipment Urgently required by the Bell System. | *- • The plant is located less than four miles from the Hawthorne works 'vTV'ir end will be used to manufacture equipment required for continuing Army f and Navy instrument premises. - release office parts contracts and and other Transfer of this at Hawthorne for space apparatus and for the apparatus production manufacture of telephone used on telephone subscriber to the Studebaker location will expanding manufacture of dial central equipment, cable and wire for the Bell System. The Studebaker plant is located in the southwest section of Chicago ^ t and consists of one-story factory and office buildings, power plant, oil and acid storage buildings. It contains approximately 800,000 square feet of floor space.—V. 162, p. 1442. Western Maryland Ry.—Plans Refunding-^ The road is Inviting bids to be received October 4 for $9,500,000' col¬ trust bonds maturing $500,000 each Nov. 1 from 1947 to 1959 $3,000,000 in I960. The bonds will carry coupons ranging from 1.75% to 3.25% and are designated to provide funds for retirement ©f the outstanding first and refunding 5V2b of 1977/ lateral and ? Earnings for August and Year to Date 1945—Month—1944 Operating •Total Net revenues oper. $2,573,128 expenses— ©per. 1 $615,621 $1,006,979 521,000 $8,081,101 4,228,000 $9,308,540 200,000 $485,979 $3,853,101 $4,406,540 49,887 601,504 354,475 Drl4,051 Drl34,313 Drl20,806 Taxes were were Paipe, Operating income Equipment rents Joint facil. rents (net) \.i * Net ry. oper. Other income $415,621 81,306 Dr33,636 „ 4,902,000 \ u our — income- $521,815 30,331 Grose income Fixed charges Net income ' $4,320,292 220,805 270,097 - $552,125 271,576 $4,561,902 2,168,004 $4,861,014 2,165,751 ,$223,525 $280,549 $2,393,898 $2,695,263 " $85,243 ; $85,295 $681,944 162. p. 1213. |j $682,359 Western Pacific August— Gross 1. from ry. From Gross Net railway.— $5,015,371 1,783,656 income— 363,350 oper. January 1— railway- from $4,291,968 1,392,936 i- 40,249,386 railway.— 15,826,968 Net ry. oper; Income.. —V. 162, p. 1213. ? 4,440,060 1942 $3,600,757 2,917,210 1,598,357 1,804,822 1,259,507 31,337,308 14,902,670 7,982,032 22,059,085 ■ 8,399,809 5,823,054 holders $100.5104 at stock -d u- ''AltotmV hi subject fnr to termm.t°ionrTn?nie5ner°»"."""*4S a company's history." ? ' sss2d"<2°;9is*lbr^er;b,!' billed in 19^0,tbehighest Report pre-war-year-in the on Wartime Operation lWho^e £.*a?%romdueUonePOrted . Brush, Slocumb & Co Davis. Skaggs & Co._ 2,940 William'Blair & Co. 1,020 1,000 2,520 E. W. 1,000 2,520 M. Marks sales of & Co. °n ^ VOlUme *nd v Throughout the war period from July the company produced equipment with a ■: 1, 1940, dollar to value of ~;"' WestAug 14 1945 $^900 000,000. 1.02O • Clark & Co.„ Income " ' ~ Statement Years Ended :— Jurie 30, '45 Dec. 30, '44 Jan. 1, *44 Jan. 2, '43 $9,766,546 $18,423,120 $18,177,377 $15,017,965 7,331,394 14,611,498 13,496,836 10,228,456 „ facil— emergency A 511.857 964,873 970.861 973,294 437,644 382.229 354,307 308.361 328.717 312.28& 456,761 749,386 674,229 606,031 $1,051,139 devel. other 260.198 155.197 Research Taxes, $1,351,358 $1,874,505 $2,543,589 ——— 111,282 210,449 70,068 $1,462,640 $2,084,954 $2,613,657 exp. than Fed. income Sell., adm. Gross Other & gen. exp. profit ' _1 income.— oper. operating Additions Total profit. income* to $1,051,139 55,939 86,8.59 236,017 12,908 $1,107,078 income Deducts, from $1,549,499 $2,320,971 $2,626,565 income- 59,669 Excess profits tax (net) Normal tax and surtax 398,000 * Refund, amt. of 119,997 . yr. tax." Ac., justments (net) 165,746 4,574. 541,296 32.600 taxes Prior Net Misc. 22,936 178,223 71.1,000 661,473 668,658 $1,142,582 104,325 190,000 ad¬ 48,397 chemicals has to receive The the and its the products plant at Carteret, a income $616,809 $1,025,235 $1,315,529 1,489 885 139,000 $615,320 $1,024,350 $1,176,529 deductions Net number of shares of the $3.75 N. directly company, and manufacture The its is subsidiaries, pre¬ of engaged unused corporation has called ,t Immediate payment dividends to of of Nov. ,2., said the 1945, the of the 1941 sol Co. In Charleston, W. On July Issuance—The Legal these New in of on August, for issuance and Savings—In in six! to Wheeling and Lake Erie Ry. cently by the road extend was ICC miles from Toledo, of road company's business allocation. The effect of the war to under problem. s six plants the the of u* It plants was remaining plants by the company on a fixed fee. basis where leased to the company which sold \ A 1886). to approved The main lines of the Terminal Junction, O., near Zanesville, O. Company re¬ public convenience and necessity to the p., Ry. Lorain 25.25 The also all owns Creek miles which of of facilities of the Wheeling arid West tracks, owned are viz., Toledo 45.72 by Belt miles Virginia sidings, yards company," the Ry. Co. operated Ry., a and under wholly-owned of road extending from Lake Junction separately operated under contract by facilities at Huron, O., on Lake is the second miles Co., & company owns ore and coal. outstanding RR., ; which Northern A miles 431.64 companies, Terminal The Lorain, Control—In ,/ compliance with securities hold •' - the of lands Wandle not Co. and presently re¬ . order of the ICC dated March U 1929, .approximately 53% of- the outstanding shares of stock of the company, consisting of 168,000 shares of common, 14,800 shares of pre¬ ferred and 115,193 shares of prior lien, then owned by New York Chicago (J. A St, Louis Crawford. Biggs, July .RR. 1929, 30, and RR., deposited with E. R, Fancher. trustee trustee), under an agreement dated trustee, New York, Chicago A St. Louis which provides that the trustee shall vote was successor between the Allegheny Corp, be voted, or consent in or cause to he shall not respect of, said shares but that respect of any such shares, for any York, Chicago and St. Lbuis RR Balti¬ more A Ohio RR. and/or New .York Cejntral RR. of " Wheeling and Lake Erie Ry.," except, as perrriitted or authorized by the ICC or ie- • operated which quired for railway purposes, on Plant—Company, until recently,- operated a total of owned by the United States or its agencies lor the manu¬ oyciimi special ciicuuutu products needed ia the wari effort. -viuc chemical piuuuubs ueeueu. in wie wntveiiurv. One Belt company. Sugar has reconversion of subsidiary Erie, for the handling of iron , serious a South the generally been" to change the relative * importance of particular products rather than bring about production' of a large number of new products.As a result,, the company is not with been the and Follansbee, W. Va., a distance operates 471.06 miles of road and operates trackage rights, a total of 507.20 miles of operates 495.58 by trackage rights. subsidiary, owns • Government it tracks, miles Zanesville of by of O., Cleveland granted a certificate of to operate its trains over addition other 18.22 by controlled has for operated. In and 10, 1945), a substantial amount, of its products has Government. Order during the war. period>; from customers of the company engaged in the manufacture of peace-time products to customer? engaged in the manufacture of war products. The remainder has been largely "sold for essential civilian uses and thus the sale of the company's products to a considerable extent has the bonds counsel Steel Corp. between Steubenville, O., of 1.97 miles. It owns and only a relatively small proportion of the company's sales directly to the U. S. Government (approximately 5.9% in the months these of purchasers, bonds will be legal investments for savings banks in New York, Jersey, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and certain other states. company 1944, diverted of opinion Company and Properties—Company was incorporated Dec. 14, 1916, Ohio, and acquired the assets of Wheeling & Lake Erie RR. (succes¬ sor the company, for an aggregate of $860,120, pur¬ Chemicals, Inc. its stockholdings in three cor¬ porations, together- with a note in the amount of $235,000 of one of such corporations held by it. made sale the required, will be applied to the redemption of its outstanding $943,000 refunding mortgage serial 2Va% bonds, series "E," and $5,250,000 refunding mortgage 3%% bonds, series *'F." (2) United from Further de¬ Purpose—The proceeds to be received by the company from the sale the bonds - ($5,885,940), together with other company funds to the (1) acquired all of the remaining stock of The Magne¬ Nov. l, 1943 acquired the business and assets of, and such company. plus accrued) presentation and 1442. p. extent company and price, upon 162, by the Interstate Commerce Commission. organic Va. received tails follow: common at South redemption be Stock.—V. 1, 1992 at 98.70 and interest to yield 2.80%. portion of the total. company's property redemption Wheeling & Lake Erie RR—Bonds Offered-^Mention made in our issue of Sept. 17 of the offering by Mel¬ lon Securities Corp. and associates of $6,000,000 general and refunding mortgage 2%% bonds series A due Sept. the company acquired all of the preferred stock and 57.6% stock of The Magnesol Co., whose plant was located 1939 $1,142,582. credits. tax was 36.14 the profits of full may certificates Wheeling, W. Va., and from In for share, plus accrued dividends During the past five years the company has made additions to its plants amounting to approximately $3,500,000. Included in such expenditures were additions and improvements of approximately $2,400,000 to its plant located at South Charleston, W. Va. New equipment for the manufacture of heavy chemicals amounted to a of excess outstanding^shares of $4.50 cumulative surrender and in¬ organic chemicals and certain mineral products, approximately 28% of the gross amount of which in 1944 represented sales of chlorine and caustic soda. Most of its products are and have been sold in highly competitive markets. In the past 10 years the company has expanded its line of chemicals, improved its plant processes and originated new processes. line of on Nov. 2. next, all of preferred stock at $107 50 $1.13%, and all of its outstand¬ ing shares of $4.25 cumulative preferred stock at $105 per share phis accrued dividends of $1.4283. Payment will be made at the office-of Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., redemption agent, 59 Wall Street. New York, N. Y." its per an diversified a — carry-back $4.50 and $4.25 Preferred Stock Issues Called for Re- are through of to •demption— J. or sale income *Due important producer of indus¬ sold to a wide group of basic industries. Incorporated in Delaware Dec. 1$, 1926, it is the out¬ growth of several companies. Originally a holding company for the stocks of companies acquired, it is now principally an operatirig com¬ pany, having only two active manufacturing subsidiaries, -Barium Products, Ltd. and Monarch Chemical Co, Company's manufacturing plants are located in South Charleston, W. V., Carteret, N. J., and Newark, Chula Vista and Livermore, Calif. At the last named location the company also operates magnesite mines. Barium Products, Ltd., operates plants located at Modesto and San Francisco, Calif., and at Carteret, ' Nn J., and operates mines at Battle Mountain, Nev., and Almanor, Calif. Monarch Chemical Co. acquisition ' ouired ,; q bv vote or consent of control a in New court of cnmnetMit Djr a C,°"rt luricriirtinn competent, jurisdiction..,..- . .. _ . ,/Hie trustee, as .of July 31, 1945, held, for account of New York, Chicago & St. Louis.RR.,~ Chesapeake & Ohio By.» ana Allegheny Corp.; plants located on -the company's property at Carteret, N. J., Newark,. Calif., are still being- operated. An additional plant: located ind on land sold to the United Statesu.by the company, Is not being operated at the present time. The Government has rer moved its equipment from., the largest plant locatodrsNtcSouth Charles¬ ton, W. Va. and the company has purchasedistbe^huilding. Company has likewise purchased all the equipment in a building owned )>y the company at that location. In 1944, Barium Products, Ltd. purchased manufacturing facilities which the Government had, installed" in- its The and at / 1,640 1,440 Boettcher and Co of , aeencies ^encies, J.72D Co 3,500 Cost Preferred Stock the products to the Government at an agreed price. brou?ht thc company's backlog of unfilled orders .uPP^0X y *329'000,000,'Mr. Robertson said, & 3,350 3,350 Co.__l____ issue of Sept. 24 an underwrit¬ History and Business—Company is trial and V 5£00 different contracts with government Robertson, Chairman, reported on Sept. 26. m Stix Depree., deplet. A amort. adjustment based on the relative values above will be pgid in lieu of issuing fractional shares of the $3.75 preferred stock. The exchange offer expired at 3 p. m., EWT, on Sept. 12. of w' 1,720 Co._.______ Wisconsin Gross sales, less returns and allowances. Ac- and facture W. Whiting, Weeks & Stubbs. & V stock obtained by valuing their present shares at $106,4283 per the $3;75 preferred stock at $100.5104 per share. A cash share xauburc a 3,740 Jackson ... *" Government A. 1,720 6 Mos. End. $108.6375 per share arid the $3.75 preferred stock share; (2) Holders of $4.25 cumulative preferred per entitled were ferred of shares at present faced Corp.—Backlog High Despite 1,880 Schwabacher & Co.— Starkweather & Co.— Consolidated exchange offer of the company were received shares of $4.50 cumulative preferred stock and of 15,760 shares of $4.25 cumulative preferred stock. As a re¬ sult, 40,982 shares of $3.75 cumulative preferred stock are issuable pursuant to such acceptances. ' The company offered to the holders of the outstanding $4.50 cumulative preferred stock and $4.25 cumulative preferred stock the conditional right to exchange such stocks for shares of the $3.75 cumulative preferred stock on the following basis: (1) Holders ,pf $4.50 cumulative preferred stock were entitled to receive the number of shares of the $3.75 preferred stock obtained by valuing their the been 32,664,575 11,928,306 4,415,016 Kebbon, McCormick & Co. 4.960 the of Acceptances from been $5,257,723 513,939 . from 1943 2.130 1,960 .1,880 Weeks Purpose—Proceeds, will be used to redeern the outstanding $4.50 cumulative preferred stock and $4.25 cumulative preferred stock. pro¬ , first 1944 railway---., from Net 1945 & Laurence expiration of an exchange offer by the to holders of its outstanding $4.50 preferred stock and $.4.25 preferred. is RR^—Earnings— Hornblower company chased v.? Corp._ 4,960 Milwaukee shares following dissolved, — Shares .,•• Securities Spencer Trask <fc Co Ames, Emerich & Co., Inc. Alex. BroTyri & Sons— Although Net Webber, ■ _ Equitable 4,960 The ing group headed by F. Eberstadt & Co. on Sept. 21 offered publicly 56,018 shares of $3.75 cumulative pre¬ ferred stock (no par) at $100 per share and accrued dividends. The offering is part of a total issue of 97,000 $4,640,209 241,610 30,310 $493,622 •Include account amort. f of defense projects ■—V. Inc - ' $463,291 97,000 353,132 - . The built for radar transformers. Westvaco Chlorine Products Corp. on V Burr, Curtis Net Offered—As stated in 200-.000 i ! " '. Shares Co._______ 14,743 ' , & substantial V *, $3,170,587 $24,261,521 $24,955,287 2,163,608 16,180,420 15,646,747 1,957,507 revenue— 1945—8 Mos.—1944 At 1442. 162, p. follows: as i & Co.______„ E. H. Rollins & Sons, Inc.G. H. Walker & Co.— service industries par) Shares 560,000 Riter for the armed serv¬ manufactured. O., wartime produc¬ most of which were 8,450 (no * Outstdg". " Registrar—The transfer agent for the $3.75 pre¬ Brown Brothers Harriman & Co., New York,- and the Eastman, Dillon & Co.___^ 13,030 Lee Higginson Corp.. 12,220 - / " Eberstadt period in the history of the plant and, in addition, any preferred stock (no is are , 543,00^0 were assigned for use with military radio installations. standard stock written F. ,4 division, Authorized' registrar is Central Hanover Bank and- Trust Co., New York. Underwriters—The names "of the several underwriters and the re¬ spective maximum number of shares of $3.75 preferred stock under¬ floodlights, 6,200 12-inch signaling searchlights and 1,600 other searchlights were produced for the Navy and the Maritime Commission. Of the 1,250,000 transformers turned out at the Sharon, Pa., duced than C'V of the At More Freight Service— Small Motor total a stock airplanes. 11,987,314 of these were made Springfield, Mass., 14,687,159 were ; ..J-..., ; Transfer Agent and . O., company's works, To Start Air at cumulative Common man Westinghouse was one of the nation's main producers of Bug Bombs, the dispensing containers for DDT and pyrethrum that killed insects and made life in the Pacific more livable for American doughboys. by the CAB on May 10, Diego and Long Beach. in ' Shares than , Giving Effect to Present Financing "?v--\r'-v >. and women in the nation's armed 13,000,000," Mr. Robertson said. ; : ? Other production records in the Chairman's report included: To control electric and aboard war and power in war Industries merchant ships, the East Pittsburgh Switchgear division and the com¬ pany's manufacturing and repair plants produced a total of 152,325 switchboard units. \ '• In the same time the Baltimore Industrial Electronics division of the company produced 104,502 radio and radar, sets for military use, the majority of them large Installations of the shipboard,-or mobile unit type. \ At the Newark, N. J., Meter division of the company, a total of 3,239,475 instruments for use on ships, airplanes andt many other types of military apparatus was produced. / \ The South Philadelphia Steam division of the company produced propulsion equipment totaling more than 18,000,000 horsepower to operate Navy and Merchant, Marine ships, t ■' The Lamp division, with headquarters at Bloomfield, N. J.,', pro¬ duced during wartime 3,080,132 electronic tubes and 1,023,384,000 lamps of various types andjUzes. The company's Trafford, Pa., Micarta division, in addition to pro¬ ducing the helmet liners, made 31,735,271. plastic pulleys, most of to total 1944 , Capitalization during these five years pulsion equipment with forces—a of i two special war products, resulted in the dismissal in approximately 400 employees. J, N * ' ,, * ^ of . „ V Monday, October 1, 1945 — ,r- 'v • ^ne«3* ^ rWheeling St Lake Erle Hy. Newark, Calif., plant-at Modesto, Calif. , T- of the -v • ?■ •,..;>.iRr.iLien-,s-.c Pfd. ."Com. Total ..Pet N..^.-,G^nd-St.iL.vRR.—14,^00 ? 168,000 182 800*' 32t«8 -——^115^69 1,658 %78,145 ^-195'172 35!ll Allegheny.--i._-i_-i^_^___ - 54-/ : ' ' 54 • - C. And O.- Ry.—— -\V/; •' , Total The f Government-owned plant- at Newark^ Calif.;: and: cessation of operations in the plant dismantled by the Government at South Charleston, W. Va., following the discontinuance of the manuShutdown - vi -v - 115,423 Board of directors of ■' •- • : -* 16,458 Chesapeake : 246,145 > .378,026 6Y09 & Ohio Ry.. - at a meetine the officers of that company to unification, through merger or consolidation of Chesapeake A Ohio Railway Co., New York, Chicago & St. Louis RR.' held on Aug. 21, 1945, prepare a plan for the authorized W:>, Volume 162. Pere Lake Erie Ry. Co. Marquette Ry. and Wheeling 8s has been formally considered plan the by board of . To date no. directors of Plant Capitalization Outstanding Giving Effect to Present Financing *?•», consolidated & Prior lien 4% bonds, series A - cuta. .stock (callable and j — the of payment to public Series A America. and debts private be bonds'will issued as in the coupon United States of bonds (registerable of the denomination of $1,000 each, or as registered bonds (which may be issued in lieu of or in exchange for coupon bonds), in denominations of $1,000, $5,000, $10,000, and any multiple of $1,000 in excess of $10,000. . as principal) , Series bonds A at. any tiirle outstanding may be redeeihed either and re¬ as a whole or in part at prices starting with 102% in 1943 duced to par in 1992 ia) at any time, and (b> on any interest payment date through the sinking fund, at 100. ^Purchasers—The such as follows: The Co., & First Kidder, —V. - Securities Mellon Blyth names which bonds of • . Boston ! 7 $1,500,000 ,Corp~_^ 1,500,000 — „ 1,500,000 : ___ The Co., . 1,500,000 1442. r Spencer; stockholders also $4,943,543 to $4,833,675 public's latent purchasing power in the form for each of Spencer. f 125%. accordingly, and authorize Because each 483,370 outstanding $10 interlocking, of served plan 1213. directorates, its what at : ;. 1 the more significant of individuals' of close of other in other U. S. Government moderately above the 1943 developments in the composition the increase in consumer indebt¬ saving in 1944 was than mortgages, amounting to $300 paid off. . "As in prior years, the growth in insurance and pension re¬ serves formed an important part of total saving. The increase in individuals' equity in private insurance in 1944, amounting to $3.3 been . . , Ry,—Earnings—, Net ry. of approved research new * ' was $200 million higher Government insurance, amounting to hieher than in the previous-year. *. Re¬ sub¬ ani dyes.'* "■ >■ \ '."C 3,886,050 ,112,516 1,869,134 ,237,710 income 1031. Corp*—Weekly Output—* * corporation for the* week ended Sept. 22,1943, SHertric output of this totaled 10,640,000 kwh., as compared with 10,981,000 kwh. for tho corresponding week last year, a decrease of 3.1%.—V. 162, p. 1442. - v - 175.463 ,065,575 V — than 'more 103,354 ;• railway Net from xailway——. oper. 530,767 *'"■■/* from —V. 162, p. 1944 $1 ,974.148 $l,90l;882 K 570,384 14,232,213 income oper. Gross Wisconsin Public Service laboratories/ costing ' agents. Sterling other $ : railway——. From Jan. 1— 162, ; ... from to "The pattern of individuals' das Co.^Initial Distribution^-* York County will The saving in the on 15.—V. Oct. have directors share 162. the fourth declared common new p. 611. quarter initial an of dividend 50 . of .. per was first elected to the Board He of Governors in 1929. of the i •, .. since 1925. ber of the Association and cents paywble Nov. 1 to holders of record stock, - was one organizers arid first Presi* dent of the Chicago Mortgage deposits and made net purchases of $4.5 billion of U. S. Bankers Association arid served three terms. He is a graduate of Government bonds, in large part a result of the Sixth War Loan the University of Notre Dame and Drive. This may be compared with the third quarter when indi¬ viduals increased their cash and deposits by $6.2 billion and their the Harvard Law School, and is holdings of U. S. Government bonds by $2.2 billion. Individuals' Chairman of the board- of lay* indebtedness arising from the purchase of consumer goods rose by trustees of Notre Dame, y ;; f Seven regional Vice-Presidents $400 million in the fourth quarter, the largest such increase since the beginning of the war." were also elected. They include: Eastern region, Charles H, Hayes', *In this analysis individuals' saving includes unincorporated business saving of mortgage and real estateofficer, types specified in the attached table. Corporate and Government saving are not The Brooklyn S a vi n g sr .Bank, included. The change in individuals' equity in Government insurance is, however, Brooklyn; southeastern region, J. considered as part of individuals' saving. C. McGee, President, Beid-McGee i'tThis does not include the change in consumer's indebtedness to unincorporated & Co., Jackson, Miss.; northeast business, which is estimated to have increased by close to $100 million in 1944 con¬ trasted with a $200 million decline in 1943. central region, Frank J. * Mills, tA considerable part of the increase in such income from the preceding quarter Cashier, * Fort "Wayne Ijlational was attributable to the postponement of fourth quarter income tax payments to Bank, Fort- Wayne, Ind/,. north¬ January, 1945. ^ west central * region, Harry A. The above discussion is based on data presented in the following Fischer, Vice-President, ,,Tke Mu¬ cash and f • i . ' table: SAVING BY INDIVIDUALS 1941-1944 IN THE UNITED 'V (Billions of dollars) south central region," R. STATES* - , , mann, • 1944 1943 1941 1942 1943 1944 24.3 38.7 45.4 48.0 11.9 11.0 10.7 12.4 13.9 10.4 29.5 37.8 40.0 9.8 9.2 8.7 10.4 11.8 +11.4 +15.3+17.0 +5.9 +2.1 +3.3 +6.2 +5.4 Oct.-. Jan.- Apr.Dec. Gross saving tLiquid saving Gross saving by type: 1. Currency and bank deposits 4.9 2. Savings & loan associations .4 3. July- Oct.- March June Sept. • Dec. Insurance & pension reserves Private; a. insurance b. Govarnmeht c. + Totalis insurance. + + 2.8 + ,i9 + .2 + .2 + .2 + .2 + .3 + 3.3 + .8 + .9 + .8 +. .7 + .9 2.4 3.8 + 4.4 +1.0 +1.0 +1.1 +1.2 +1.1 + 4.9 6.9 + 7.7 +1.8 +1.9 +1.9 +1.9 +2.0 + 8.0 +11.1 +11.8 +2.2 +3.9 +2.6 +2.3 +3.0 + 1.9 2.7 3.7 .2 + 1.1 +1.2 .1 +1.5 .1 .2 .1 0 .1 0 0 0 1.8 3.8 .6 3.1 + 2.5 2.1 + .3 + 14. Securities: U. S. a. savings bonds b. Other U. S. Government .8 c. State and local govs.__ .2 d. Corporate e. 5. Total Non-farm §a. b. .3 .2 2.9 +10.1 +13.8 3.0 + and other-_ + + + — — .6 +14.7 + .1 +2.1 — .1 .4 +4.7 +3.4 — — .1 0 +2.1 +4.5 — dwellings: Purchases (a. 1.6 + .8 .9 +/".1 2.1 ; 1.5 + 1.3 + .8 + 7.2 Change in debt Saving c. .5 — minus b.)_. + + — 1.0 .3 + .3 + .3 0 0 + — + .2 + .2 + .2 + .2 .10 .3 + .2 + 0 + 16. Automobiles & other durable consumers' +10.8 goods •*7. Liquidation of debt, not elsewhere classified + 7.6 + 6.6 .6 + 2.9 + 1.0 — .3 +1.8 — .2 +1.6 +1.8 .3 .2 + •Includes unincorporated business saving of the types specified. corporate or government saving. tGross durable +1.8 +2.0 .4 Does not include, saving excluding purchases of homes as well as of automobiles and other consumers' goods. JDoes not include net , purchases by Bank of Chicago; C. OberVice-Presidept,' Mercantile-* Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis; Pacific region, Dean Vin-i cent, President, Dean Vincent; Inc., Portland, Oregon; end Rocky Mountain region, C. W. Mead, President, Nebraska Bond and Mortgage Corp., Omaha. National tual ■■rife. GROSS brokers and dealers or by other individuals , Members of the Board of Gov¬ ernors -elected for-.terms expiring were: John C. Thompson, in 1949 President, New Jersey Realty Co.; Newark, N. J.; W. L. King, Presi¬ dent, Boss & Phelps Mortgage Co.; Wash., D. C., J. M. Miller, Presi¬ dent, Miller Mortgage Co., Inc., New Orleans; Frank Wilkinson, President, Shryock Realty Co.; Kansas City, Mo.; Paul J. Vollmar, Vice-President, The Western & Southern Life Insurance Co;, Cin¬ cinnati; Norman H. Nelson, VicePresident, Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co., St. Paul; Aubrey M. Costa, Vice-President Southern Trust & Mortgage Co., Dallas. ? financed by bank loans. §New of construction to one- four-family nonfarm homes less net acquisition of properties by non-individuals. HPurchases. above include all Based new on revised Department of Commerce data. passenger attributable cars- sold The figures shown in the United States. of automobiles and other durable consumers' goods, although including some debt arising from purchases of consumption goods. The other segments of individuals' debt have been allocated to the assets to which they pertain, viz., saving in savings and loan associations, insurance, securities and homes. ' ":V ••Largely Note—Figures are rounded and will not necessarily add to totals, "The foregoing data have been compiled by the Commission from many different sources. Because of the nature of the figures, current data are necessarily estimates and, therefore, are subject to revision." The data covering individuals' liquid savings from April to June, 1944, appeared in our issues of Oct. 16, 1944, page 1674. i Merchandise in Letters To Italy Prohibited Postmaster to purchases than in 1943, while the increase in $4.4 billion, was $600 million for the first time in the organiza¬ The increase in Government Kanaley Elected President tion's history. (This was made insurance in 1944 reflected a marked rise in the National Service Mortgage Bankers Assn. necessary by ODT restrictions Life Insurance Fund, amounting to $1.0 billion, as well as a record Byron V. Kanaley, President of which prevented an annual con¬ S2 7 billion increase in Social Security funds, and $600 million in¬ Cooper, Kanaley & Co., Chicago vention and .business meeting be¬ crease in various Civil Service and Railway retirement funds. mortgage banking house, has been ing held. About 75% of the more "Of the remaining components of individuals' saving; ihr 1944, elected President of the Mortgage than one thousand members of the only the extremely large increase in investment in savings and loan Bankers Association of America Association voted.. Voting-closed associations, amounting to $900 million, and the fairly considerable for the 1945-46 term to succeed at Chicago on Sept. 8 and results decline in securities other than U. S. Government, amounting to L. E. Mahan of St. Louis, it was were tabulated under the super¬ vision of George H. Patterson; £700 million, were particularly important. * The decrease in indi¬ announced on Sept. 10. Guy T. O. viduals' holdings of securities other than U. S. Government was due Hollyday, President of the Title Association secretary. Mr. Kan¬ to a variety of factors including' declines in outstanding corporate, Guarantee & Trust Co., Baltimore, aley, Mr. Hollyday and. other of¬ ficers assumed office immediately. foreign quasi-Government, and municipal issues and an increase in was elected Vice-President. Election was Mr. Kanaley has been a mem¬ by mail ballot loans for the purpose of purchasing or carrying such securities. billion of perfumes, pigments 1442. 162. p. 1944 was not much different from saving in previous quarters. Total liquid saying in this final quarter, amounting to $11.8 billion, was at a new high, reflecting the higher level of income after taxes 4 In the fourth quarter of 1944 individuals added $5.4 billion to their liquid million.f This may be compared with the reduction in consumer indebtedness of $10 billion, in 1943 and $2.9 billion in 1942. This change from re¬ payment of old debt to incurrence of new debt reflects the fact that the bulk of installment debt previously incurred for the purchase of automobiles and other durable consumers' goods has already edness and stockholders.—V. announced on Sept. 24 by Dr. Theodore G. Klumpp, he disclosed. purchase by this company of a 60-acre site structure • of behalf in as Cress from,,^ Winthrop's present plant and laboratory facilities, replace the existing research laboratories, Dr. Klumpp said. In addition, Sterling Drug, Inc., oi which Winthrop is a subsidiary, will utilize the new laboratories to supplement the research of its other units, including Frederick Stearns & Co. division, pharma¬ Hew smaller than "One undertaken 1945 of Wickwire directors" considered the to Rensselaer, N; Y-., for that purpose, Situated the into the war, said the level. be Wisconsin Central was as in time and roughly $'•! On the other increase in currency and the $5.2 billion in 1944, though large, were actually some¬ ings bonds, and a $3.7 billion increase securities. Both of these figures were V —V. common also divisions in such fields issue of $20 new "disinterested which submission : Construction $2;000,000, deposits the comparable figures for 1943. The increase in U. S. Governments reflected a $11,8 billion increase in U. S. sav¬ rise in demand and will work Net ry. As of Dec; 31, billion products, barbiturates, amino acids and diagnostic sidiaries and Winthrop Chemical €o.- -To Build New Research Laboratories—• deposits during 1944 reflected a very large increase savings deposits amounting to an all-time high of biliion as contrasted to a rise of $4.4 billion in 1943. $4.7 the Net committees as before ; preceding year. Cash on hand and in banks was again the largest component of individuals' saving, with U. S. Government securities a close second. The substantial growth in individuals' cash and the a par shares . hand, * . company the-merger p. the , such accumulated saving has shown 1944, individuals' holdings of cash and deposits and U. S. Government securities amounted; to the extremely large totals of $95 billion and $53 billion, respectively. Of the total of cash and deposits $22 billion was in currency, $39 billion in time deposits, and $34 billion in demand deposits. Individrials' holdings of U. S. Government securities were mainly concen¬ trated in U. S. savings bonds, amounting to $29 billion in Series A-E bonds and $8 billion in F and G bonds, with other U. S. Govern¬ ment securities accounting for $16 billion. "During 1944 individuals added $17.0. billion to their , currency and bank deposits, $15.5 billion to their holdings of U. S, Govern¬ ment bonds, $4.4 billion to their equity in Government insurance, $3.3 billion to their equity in private insurance, mostly life insur¬ ance, and $900 million to their investment in savings and loan asso¬ ciations. At the same time individuals increased their consumer indebtedness by $300 million and reduced their holdings of secur¬ ities other than U. S. Government by $700 million. "The composition of saving in 1944 was similar to that in the of inary which, preferred stock period since that time, increase an in on Its 663,620 no par capital saving in cash and deposits and U. S. Government securities already at the highest point in history. In the comparatively short capital held completed Dr. the 5 % preferred stock convertible into common stock on a share-forshare basis. It was proposed to issue 1.1 share of the new Commission, which added that since the beginning of the war pro¬ duction program in 1940, the liquid resources of American indi¬ viduals have increased approximately $120 billion. The proportion of income saved increased rapidly up to the middle of 1942 but has remained relatively constant since that time, according to the Com¬ mission, which added: "Cash and deposits and U. S. Government securities have ac¬ counted for the greater part of current saving during ,the war period. For the past two and one-half years individuals have been saving close to 25% of their income after taxes in these two forms. At the time of our entry into the war at the end of 1941, accumu? was shares 10,986 laboratories within a year thereafter. Klumpp said that 350 scientists would be employed exclusively, research, as compared with the present 175. "The new labora-* tories," he added, .""will permit expansion of our research work in penicillin-dike compounds and derivatives, antibiotics, orgariometallic compounds, sulfa drugs, antimalarials In addition to Atabrine, veter¬ , xeduoe be the par increased by the unprecedented sum of $40 billion during the year 1944, the Securities and Exchange Commission reported on March 20 in releasing its final quarterly analysis for the year of the volume and composition of saving by individuals in the United States*. This rate of saving was ten times as large as that Iated retiring to research new search stock purchase warrants saving of 1940, the latest full year prior to our entry by future* near Under the merger plan Colorado Fuel is to split common shares two-for-one, adjust authorized ; The at an adjourned meeting voted vanillin and other llgnin products. will have morerthan 150,000 square three wings, with the architect's plans permitting the addition of two other wings as the need for them develops. Con¬ struction work will begin next spring and the structure Is expected to The feet of floor space in company's treasury. Individuals' Liquid Saving in 1944 ; company merger, Wickwire President, Corp Inc.____ Peabody & 162, p. of the purchasers and the principal amountrespectively have agreed to purchase are they - two-thirds from ;The series A bonds will be issued under the company's general and refunding mortgage indenture; will." be dated Sept. 1, 1945, will ma¬ ture Sept. 1; 1992, and will bear interest at rate of 2%% per annum, payable March and September. Both principal and interest payable at principal office of Manufacturers Tfust Co., New York, trustee, in such coin or currency as at the time of payment is legal tender for Colorado will 2 ' 33,772,300 ,U— Oct. therefore, Is: expected to be consummated in the 10,213,958 convertible) of the vote on the merger. It was learned that of the Colorado company has proxies for more than of ithe outstanding stock in favor of the on ISSf and Salvo Chemical Corp., ^ stockholders held f ceuticals: Hilton-Davis Chemical Co. division, chemicals and,, allied products; Winthrop Products, Inc., pharmaceuticals for foreign trade, on management 11,609,300 (non-callable & non-convertible) stock cum. stock w^a stockholders Corporation. The to be 6,000,000 4,739,000 .... certificates___,_J_^__^r._._.___^ trust Preferred 5%% $6,870,000 ; bonds_______ refunding mortgage 2% 96 Equipment Common 4% mortgage ■5 Sept. 20 voted 381,52a to 6,873 to approve a proposed merger of this company with Colorado Fuel & Iron Corp. The latter company recently made a conditional offer to rent the $200,000,000 war-time steel works at Provo, Utah, from the Defense . . First r Wickwire Spencer Steel Co.—Merger Approved— The Before any plan could be effected, various approvals would have to be secured, including;' where necessary, consent ; of. stock-; holders of the railroads involved, and the authorization of the ICC. Wheeling. General • . THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 calls Albert attention number of to Goldman fact that the letter rate of postage, to various although envelopes used for correspondence, apparently merchandise items of articles senders. such are In similar nature, being con¬ hand¬ as and qther stockings a instructions Which, enclosed in sealed and kerchiefs, addressed parts of Italy the usual size tain a articles, prepaid at the i Such returned to the accordance received * with the froim^ the Post Office Department at Wash¬ . ington, the arrangements for the dispatch of mail to Italy, Specifi¬ cally provide that letters and let¬ ter packages ? may merchandise;' of prospective not any mailers guided accordingly. contain kind should and be THE COMMERCIAL- & FINANCIAL* CHRONICLE J660-.. V . Monday, Octobef U 1945 ■r Slate and , ■ ■ y- City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS Field, Richards & Co.; - the Board accompany semi-annual street refunding bonds was purchased recently by the Southern Securities Corp., and of must Supervisors, bid. 3% Calif. Oxnard, favorable par. held County Sch. Diet. No. 15 (P. O. Tillar), Ark. Bonds Purchased—An issue of Drew recently $250,000 were the election treatment sewage bonds. " plant 120,000 city hall bonds. 10,000 fire engine and equipment of Little $14,000 1V2% semi-ann. sch. purchased was Rock. bonds.f San - Note Sale—An issue of $1,000,- , 000 notes offered for sale on 25—v. semi¬ aggregating $8,000,000, offered for sale on Sept. 25— v. 162, p. 1033—were awarded to a syndicate composed of Halsey, Stuart & Co., Inc., the Mellon Se¬ curities Corp. of Pittsburgh, Blair & Co., Inc., Stone & Webster and Blodget, Inc., Goldman, Sachs & Co., both of New York, Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc. of Toledo, Hemphill, Noyes & Co., Hornblower & Weeks, Bacon, Steven¬ son & Co., Eldredge & Co., First of Michigan Corp., all of New York, Otis & Co. of Cleveland, coupon annual bonds Fresno County (P. O. Fresno), Calif. | Diego, Cat. Sale—The Bond CALIFORNIA Sept. 162, p. 1443—was awarded Najtional Trust & Savings Association of San Francisco, at a discount of 0.34%, plus a premium of $9.00. Denomination $100,000. Payable on Dec. 31, 1945. The next high¬ est t bidder was the & California to the Bank of America Bank, Los Angeles, at 0.35%, plus a premibm of $1.55. First National Bank of Minneap¬ I Los Angeles, Calif. olis, First National Bank of St. Paul, First National Bank of The Department " of Water and Memphis, Mullaney, Ross & Co. of Power, electric plant refunding Chicago, Lobdell & Co. of New York, E. M. Newton & Co. of Bos¬ revenue bonds, issue cf 1945, due serially from April 1 1946 through ton, Newburger & Hano of Phila¬ April 'l 1959/are now ready to be delphia, F. S. Yantis & Co. of exchanged for outstanding tem¬ Chicago, W. H. Newbold's Son & porary bonds by the National City Co., Dolphin & Co., both of Phila¬ delphia. Crouse, Bennett, Smith & Bank of New York. Co. of Detroit, Thomas & Co. of Los Angeles County, Arcadia City Pittsburgh, and the First Cleve¬ School District (P. O. Los land Corp. of Cleveland, at a Angeles), Cal. v price of 100.0527, a net interest '' Bond Offering—J. F. Moroney, cost of about 1.94%, divided as County Clerk, will receive sealed follows: bids until 10 a.m. on Oct. 2, for $6,000,000 water system extension the purchase of $460,000 building of 1945 bonds—$800,000 as 4s, bonds, at not exceeding 5% inter¬ due $200,000 from June 1 est. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomi¬ 1947 to 1950; $3,200,000 as nation $1,000. Due Oct. 1, as fol¬ l3As, due $200,000 from June lows: $20,000 in 1946 to 1958, $20,1 1951 to 1966, the remaining 000 in 1959 to 1963, and $25,000 $2,000,000 as 2s, due $200,000 Bonds Ready Exchange— For • - w in 1964 and 1965. to be in Rate of interest from multiples of 14 of 1%. Principal and interest payable at the County Treasury. The bonds will be sold for cash only must bid state the bidder offers par and accrued interest to the date of delivery, offered for the bonds bid for. Each bid shall be for the entire amount of said bonds interest, than and the bonds, at bid any entire or single rate of a for less of said amount for varying rates of in¬ bid Monterey County, Prunedale Union School District (P, Q Salinas), Cal. - Bond Offering—Emmet G. Mc- Menamin, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, will receive sealed bids until 10 1, for the purchase of $15,000 school bonds, at not exceeding 5% interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due $1,000 to 1976. Blyth & Co.; bids as received re¬ premium, if any, date of de¬ bonds for which the bid is made. Bidders will be permitted to bid different rates of interest for dif¬ ferent maturities of said bonds. Principal and interest payable at the County Treasury. A satisfac¬ tory opinion approving the legal¬ ity of the bonds will be furnished without charge to the successful These bonds are due on 1942 to 1950. Interest 1, successful bonds are said to be legal investment for savings banks in New York, Massachusetts and They Connecticut. San * Lot No. 3 National First the To Bank, No. Lot No. 118.896 2 22 To Laidlaw 118.014 & Central Re¬ public Co., of Chicago, and R. D. White & Co., jointly: Co., 119.21 Lot No. 4 Lot No. 118.75 8 Harris the To Trust & Savings Bank, of Chicago, and R. Pressprich & Co., jointly: No. Lot ■ 10 11 112.86 To Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., Peoples National Bank, Charlottesville, jointly: and the of Lot To No. 123.61 6 Boland, Saffin & Co.: Lot No. 122.595 7 To the Mellon Securities to be held Nov. on $357,000 sanitary and 13: im¬ sewer No. Corp., of 13 To Phelps, Fenn & Co.: -Lot No. 12 To To Brothers Brown Harriman Bank of America I & Co.: Lot No. 14 107.392 Lot No. 16 109.746 To Ryan, Bond Election Considered—The „ National Trust & Savings Association, City Council is considering sub¬ mitting to the voters at the Nov¬ San ember Francisco; Weeden & cost calls on Co., Co., his $500, of 114.766 18 Lot No. 21 Sanitary 121.553 To the First Boston No. Lot office bond No. of No. Lot To the Kansas Unlimited Tax written in Trust Mill Levy of City: 20 ... * and 24, totaling $230,000 were rejected. valorem ad taxable mills to 3.5 mills from 3.64 mills in Co., _, Co.; Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc.; Wisconsin Co., Milwaukee; Commerce Union Bank, r • Connecticut (State of) Revises ment qf a new flaw regulating the investment of savings which Commissioner James A. bank funds, 26, 1945. Noonan. As chairman of the board, Gov¬ Vivian explained that this cuts the tax levy for State pur¬ poses one mill in the last six years. He said the one-mill re¬ ernor duction hkd saved tax-payers ap¬ ' proximately $1,000,000. The re¬ became effective on June This act makes, several important changes in the eligibil¬ ity ■ tests under which bonds of States and municipalities qualify , as taxes levied all on The law does not amount. or empt from this provision heretofore issued. ex¬ bonds Date of Incorporation The requirement that a city been incorporated for 25 years is omitted from the new The minimum population re¬ quirement of 20,000 remains un¬ changed and we are advised that the Bank sending Commissioner new is now questionnaires to all cities of that size which to or over, replies permit determina¬ will tion of legal status of many places heretofore ineligible. FLORIDA Clewiston, Fla. Bonds Purchased—An issue of $166,000 3%, 3%% and 4% electric and water revenue refunding bonds was purchased recently by the Ranson-Davidson Co. of San Antonio, Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis of Chicago, and Sullivan, Nelson & Goss West of Palm Beach, jointly. Dated Jan. 1, 1945. Legality approved by McCall, Parkhurst & Crowe of Dallas. Delray Beach, Fla. Purchased—With the to ence for call refer¬ tenders on Sept. 25 of series A, issue of 1938, refunding bonds, and for series B, of 1940 bonds, Catherine E. Strong, City Treasurer, reports that the City purchased $665 of said bonds at a price of 98.00, plus accrued interest, and $5,000, at a price of 99.00, plus accrued in¬ terest. Florida (State of) Municipal Situation Discussed— The following comments from the September are taken issue of the monthly bulletin on the municipal market published by A. B. Mor¬ rison & Co., Congress Building, Florida bond prices are softer they were 30 days ago. This particularly noticeable on the than is bid side. "legals." default by a State within 20 years barred the bonds of that State and within 15 Under the old law, a While most offering prices the remain at approximately same levels as a month ago, dealers willing in many cases prices quite decidedly on are In the face of a small available vestment List—The recent 1944, upon recommendation of State Budget and Efficiency York property within the city without limitation as to rate to shade Legal In¬ Legis¬ lative session witnessed the enact¬ Legislature New real firm bids. Reduced—The the Miami: Co., bids received for Lots Nos. All into 1938, requires, with re¬ obligations of cities in States other than Connecticut, that obligations shall be payable from to * 19 Commerce Lot No. 23 Corp.: ♦Prices not disclosed. State Board of Equalization voted recently to reduce the Colorado tax mill levy for 1945 by 0.14 1 Paine,-Webber, Jackson & Curtis;1 Nashville; at * ... Ripley &. Co., Inc., John Nuveen & Co., MercantileCommerce Bank & Trust Co., of St. Louis, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., and the First of Michigan Corp., jointly: Colorado (State of) Tax Mercantile-Commerce Milwaukee Co.; payment 15, nomination ' ~ for Oct. 17 Harriman Sewer District No. 3. Phelps, Fenn & Co.; v; Lazard Freres & Co.; ' Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago; ■ Louis; to 13, dated June 1, 1930, in denomination of $500, of Sub-District No. 3, of Storm Sewer Dist. No. 1, and bond No. 9, dated May 1, 1931, in de¬ and B« J. Van Ingen & improvements for Bond Call—The Town Treasurer Continental National & Trust issues COLORADO Commerce, Seattle; Bank bond Sutherland & Co.: Lot No. To Brush Sewer Districts, Colo. National Bank of Bank & Trust civic $1,102,000. post-war Co.; Kidder, Peabody & Co.; Heller, Bruce & Co.; L. F. Rothschild & Co.; Laurence M. Marks & Co.; John Nuveen & Co.; Wm. E. Pollock & election the First of Michigan Corp.: 15 _110.12 Lot No. Torrance, Calif. i Limit provision, similar to the new Bonds 117.59 „ if city's proportionate share of coun¬ ty and town debt the new law requires inclusion of all overlap¬ ping debt. 111.993 No. • St Debt W. Lot No. Lot 1930s The former 8% debt limit has been increased to 9%, but where it was required that debt include 121.54 5 the Act. of Chicago: Lot in other requirements must have * Lot No. 1 v, Leandro, Cal. Co., jointly: are * Staats R. William bonds of the law. & Co., Blyth & Co., Weeden and offered subject to approval of legality by O'Melveny & Myers, whose opin¬ ion will be furnished upon de¬ livery. of¬ 719,000, were awarded as follows: for public sub¬ scription; the 1946 to 1969 ma¬ turities priced to yield from 0.60% to 1.95%, while the 1970 to 1976 maturities are priced from 100 to 99.50, all according to maturity desiredv^These is lots, representing $3,- total of 22 reoffered bidders bonds Sold—It Bonds defaulted can meet spect ipal bonds aggregating $3,949,000, offered for sale on Sept. 26, a To which they law Company of State, lots default a ineligible. ( This change would appear to eligible all States and cities A reported that of the 24 county and munic¬ ficially only make one Hartford, Conn. Porfolio that so default, even uncured, does not make obligations of cities therein date called. on CONNECTICUT Bonds Offered for Investment— above payment on Oct. 1, at 3*/4% water extension to 15. Dated April Aetna Life Insurance struction bonds. Bank, York; Co., New York; Northern Trust Co., Chicago; New and accrued separately the offered for the for office, bonds Nos. 11 provement; $54,000 fire station; $124,000 park acquisition and playground improvement; $35,000 library, and $40,000 bridge con¬ Bankers Trust delivery, and to his ceases Graham, Parsons & Co.; Kebbon, McCormick & Co.; A. G. Becker & Co.; Cruttenden & Co.; Ryan, Sutherland & Co.; Hill, Richards & Co., and Singer, Deane & Scribner, jointly, For $1,300,000, 4s, $4,600,000, 2s, and $2,100,000, 13/4S_ 100.00 election were follows: of state Bond Call—The Town Treasurer calls changed within five years bars the 112.875 interest to interest Lafayette, Colo. R. H. Moulton & $4,900,000, l%s, and $1,200,000, 2s__ —.100.0867 and 9 127.75 par accrued ue, Lot at not less than livery, from 50 to 60% of cash val¬ he reported. vary Oct. Co.; Security-First National Bank, Los Angeles; Salomon Bros. & Hutzler; R.m. Pressprich & Co.; Lee Higginson Corp.; Equitable Securities Corp.; W. E. Hutton & Co.; Coffin & Burr, Present assessments this time. 1, 1940. Inc.; Lehman Bros.; First Boston Corp.; the properties," but said no revision was necessary at Weil, Roth & Irving Co.; Breed & Harrison, and Chase, Whiteside & Warren, jointly, For $1,600,000, 4s, $4,200,000, l%s, and $2,200,000, 2s l_100.046 The some Lot No. 9 on Oct. 1, from 1946 to 1960. The bonds will be sold for cash and each bid must specify the rate of interest offered and must state that the bidder offers par and the assessment on all Co.; Martin, Burns & Corbett; Stone & Youngberg; Harriman Ripley & Co., when effort should be made to increase Co.; Pittsburgh: Salt Lake City, jointly, For $1,900,000, 4s, ; date approaching rapidly is Bond Election—The following bonds, amounting to $610,000, will as Chase National Oct. a.m. on Co.; years barred tho bonds of cities within that State. This has been of any State or city and a State , "the time board the told man Donald MacKinnon & ex¬ revenues be submitted to the voters at the Other for, payable to the Chairman Board of Supervisors. Charles Clark & Co.; J. R. Williston & government Tax Commissioner John R. Sea¬ ' Co.; cut to 13/4s, due $100,- ported terest will be rejected. Enclose a certified check for 3% of1 the bonds penses and increase whenever possible. administration's the of 000 from June 1, 1951 to 1965. $1,500,000 that and state separately the premium, if any,: and the rate of interest 1967 from June 1, 1946 to 1950, and and accrued in¬ Each 1 2,000,000 Mission Bay Recreation Development of 1945 bonds— $500,000 as 4s, due $100,000 and at not less than par terest. June policy J. M. Dain & 11: Sept. on $120,000 bonds by the Southern Securities Corp. bonds amounting to voted at Harvey Fisk & Sons; Stroud & following The Voted Bonds Mallory, Williams & Co., both of Little Rock, jointly, at a price of tinuation Gruntal & Co.; Illinois Co., Chicago; of • duction, he declared, was a con¬ Schwabacher & Co.; bidder. A certified check for 10% the bonds bid for, payable to . Conway, Ark. - i Bonds Sold—An issue of $25,000 % supply of bonds, how¬ ever, and little investment de¬ mand, dealers naturally are not disposed to quote below list prices unless there is a very definite in¬ terest shown at lower levels. The news biggest item of Florida is, of course, the hurricane which hit the state noon of Sept. mainland 15. near on It a erly direction central part after¬ the Homestead, about 25 miles southwest of continued in the struck Miami and general northwest¬ through the south of the state, then [Volume 162 COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL ^CHRONICLE THE Number -4425 1501 1 ,y.;. curved - northeasterly to out sea Day tona, lost and having much of went around somewnere by. that, its time initial vel? At Homestead where the ©city.. storm nicipality when, the Legislature granted such authority*;■; f has the cohcerrif The view of this court ing the economic justice or in¬ justice of 1 such tax-exemption or voters thereof .* * * provided said r ,/[ Chicago Park Dist., III. voting shall be a majority Large Debt Refunding Sched¬ of the registered voters * : i ; uled—On Sept. 25, R. J. Dunham, 2/3 so There in laws statutory were existence prior to the adoption of the New Constitution, which fol¬ worst, the wind the wisdom of the Legislature in blowing at 143 authorizing the City of Jackson¬ lowed substantially: the; language per hour. At Miami the ville to extend its electrical trans¬ of the old Constitution relative to the issuance of bonds. Without wind velocity was officially giv¬ mission system into Clay County en at 99 miles per hour with gusts are immaterial. The Legislature question there is a conflict be¬ upwards of 107 miles. Enormous had the authority to determine tween the old Constitution and damage to citrus fruit, largely that matter. It appears from the the New Constitution, and the limes, grapefruit and avocadoes allegations of the said bill of com¬ same exists between the New was sustained in the Homestead Constitution, and the old statu¬ plaint that the tangible personal tory laws. There is no Supreme area. Property damage was heavy. property of the City of Jackson¬ decision construing this Practically every bit of fruit and ville involved in this suit consist¬ Court particular part of the New Consti¬ leaves on trees in the Homestead ing of an electric transmission or tution and any opinion given is area was stripped off and esti¬ distribution system located in based solely on conjecture as to mates are that from 50% to 75% Clay County and used by it for, what the Supreme Court would of the trees were blown down. the purpose of serving the users hold. This Court should hold that Several packing houses were of electricity of the City of Jack¬ if the bonds were authorized by either demolished or badly dam¬ sonville in Clay County can be aged and many residences ren¬ used only for a public municipal 2/3 vote of the qualified voters, and if the said % constituted a dered unfit for occupation. For¬ purpose, exclusively. majority of the registered voters, tunately it was too early for truck Miami, Fla then the bond issue would be crops to be planted. The immense was estimated was as miles . Homestead and Miami, collapsed during the height of the story and ignited gasoline causing a fire which com¬ pletely destroyed the three hangars, together with 25 blimps and 366 navy and civilian planes stored in the hangars for protec¬ tion against the storm. This loss alone runs into many millions. Damage in the Miami area was confined mainly to trees and shrubs which were uprooted and blown over, rendering many streets temporarily impassable. Property damage was severe along the waterfront and seawalls and many residences suffered con¬ siderably. On the whole, how¬ ever, the. Miami area' came through in good shape. Water service was largely restored the day after the storm and most tele¬ phones are now back in service but electricity is still not available in many sections ds this is writ¬ ten. ./ . Damage the to citrus of reported by the Florida Commissioner of Agriculture to be small. There is heavy damage to grapefruit in certain relatively small sections but little damage to the orange crop in any area. Very few trees the State as lost were There is truck whole a north some of crop is in the Okeechobee region but most of the area had not been planted and in those sec¬ tions where the crops were de¬ stroyed there is plenty of time to replant.* While the over-all dam¬ age is enormous, of course, for¬ tunately it affected only a small crops section of the State. Bonds the Ffa. Purchased—Pursuant call for tenders the town purchased Scheduled—It is stated by A. E. Fuller, Director of Finance, that Oct. 23 has been set as the date for a special elec¬ good. However, there is strong argument against this for the Su¬ preme Court could possibly just tion to determine whether a spe¬ abling cial the General Assembly subdivision can act adopted at the last ses¬ sion of the Legislature shall be ratified, which, upon adoption, will provide the procedure in fi¬ nancing a sewage disposal system. He says that if this election should result favorably another special election will then be called to vote Palm Purchased—The Bonds of Sept. 24, was on a Court also serves County, was residents in from exempt taxation b,v the latter taxing body. We give now excerpts from Judge Ogilvie's ruling: Certainly there can be no doubt that the City of Jacksonville does not change in character as it crosses the Clay County line. It is still a part of the municipal trans¬ mission or distribution system and its purpose has not changed when it passes into another county un¬ der so express to The With legislative authority do. reference to property from ad provisions exemption of valorem taxa¬ Goss & Palm West of subdivisions of state or limits of outside a mu¬ in is in an utter confusion. refunding to save; tax¬ sioners at the meeting on Tuesday, authorized the first step in the program by directing that adver¬ tisement bonds be for made in the tenders amount of the oi hurst & Crowe sinking funds, $8,775,000. As a. further step it is contemplated to issue $28,475,000 of refunding ; IDAHO Bonneville County Indep. Sch. Dist. Class A No. 1 (P. O. Idaho Authority in Confused State—Certain pro¬ visions of the new Constitution which Creation Debt ratified was by the elec¬ Aug. 7 set forth new procedure governing the creation of bonded debt by local political subdivisions. For this reason, the torate bn firm of Brooke, Tindall & Co., of Atlanta, requested an opinion from Messrs. Spalding, Sibley & Troutman, also of Atlanta, as to is local as concerned. "Stated that code revised of effect inso¬ borrowing authority In submitting their attorneys concluded briefly, the right to bonded indebtedness subdivisions is by in an Text of the opinion, as made available by the above-mentioned bond house, is follows:, as Offering—Stanley Crow¬ District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 22 for the purchase of building coupon bonds amounting to $510,000, not exceeding 2% interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Due Oct. 1, as follows: $15,000 in 1946 to 1954, $20,000 in 1955 to 1957, $25,000 in 1958, $40,000 in 1959 to 1964, and $50,000 Nov. 1, 1965. Bonds are not to be sold at less than par and the Board of Trustees may reject any ley, (State of) Georgia Citizens or all bids ana sell Atlanta 3, Bank Truct Co., New will York City. unconditional. bids must be District furnish the All The approv¬ ing opinion of Chapman & Cut¬ ler of Chicago, and will also fur¬ nish'the bonds. Enclose a certi¬ fied check for Ditriet 3%, payable to the Treasurer. Offering — Helene Busse, Village Clerk, will receive sealed You have requested an opinion bids until 8 p.m. on Oct. 1, for the relative to the effect of the purchase of $15,000 3% series of amendment to the Constitution of 1945, water revenue bonds. Dated 1877, generally referred to as the Nov. 1,1945. Denomination $1,000. New Constitution, which was These bonds are due on March 1, ratified by the electorate on Aug as follows: $1,000 in 1946 to 1958, 7, 1945, as it pertains to the issu¬ and $2,000 in 1959. Alternative ance of bonds of political sub¬ bids will be received for bonds ' This question, while on its face Comparatively simple, ac¬ tually raises many points. To il¬ appears lustrate: .. -V;-.":.' that no provided political subdivision of the issue bonds "without the assent of the majority of the State could political subdivisions "without the of 2/3 of the qualified assent retired be varying require a bear from interest 2%% total to rates 5%, and . Chicago, District. payable District. the to for check Sch. Dist. No. 83 (P. O. j Franklin S Bond Nos. Ball, for pay¬ Treasurer, calls \ , Dec. 1, refunding bonds 4, redeemable at the National Bank, Chicago. bonds are dated Aug. 15, on and 3 1940. Park), III. / M. Call —Arley School ■■; ' . .. Dahlgren Township (P. O. Dahlgren), III. Bonds Voted—An issue of $30,-. 000 road maintenance bonds was interest annual approved at an election held re¬ payment of $1,413,147.50. cently. After this refunding program Dale Township (P. O. Shirley), is effected, the Park District-Mil Illinois have outstanding bonded indebt¬ Bond Election Held—An issue edness of only $56,102,700, a re¬ duction of $57,172,706 in the pe¬ of $40,000 road bonds was sub¬ riod of less than 10 years since mitted to the voters at an election June 16, 1936, when outstanding held on Sept. 18. Park District bonds totaled $113,Forrest on, III. 275,406. Bonds Sold—The $11,000 street 4 Tenders Wanted—R. J, Dun¬ lighting bonds offered for sale re~ (de¬ ham, President of the Board of cently were; purchased by Mason, Commissioners, will re ceive Moran & Co., of Chicago. • These , sealed Oct. tenders for 9 until 10 a.m. on bonds the are authorized the at the purchase of the election held on Sept. 5. * District's refunding bonds series Franklin County (P. O. Benton), A and B, dated Sept. 1, 1935, and Illinois series C and D, dated March 1, Bond Offering—The County 1936, series E, dated January and May 1, 1936, revolving fund bonds, Clerk has announced that he will dated May 1, 1936, and funding receive sealed bids until Sept. 28, for the purchase of $250,000 court bonds dated Dec. 1, 1938. The "Treasurer has in his possession house bonds. These bonds are duo . bearing than a 3%. aggregating $8,775,000 which available for the purchase of are as of said bonds as by said many sums may interest. lower rate of interest Principal and interest payable at the Village Treasurer's office. Said bonds, together with interest thereon, shall be payable derived solely from the revenues the Water Works System, and such bonds shall not in any event constitute an indebtedness be purchased at the lowest price obtainable but not to exceed their par value and ac¬ Those tenders tenders) which • (and only those offer bonds at (so far as afore¬ available for the purr sums chase bonds of order as will will permit) result in in the purchase of bonds by the District at the lowest price obtainable. Those who make which tenders accepted will be paid for the bonds so accepted on surrender are and transfer of the bonds and all unmatured interest coupons there¬ attached to District the at office of the Sullivan, Clerk of the Board of tax anticipation war¬ amounting to $4,300,000: in anticipation collection of taxes levied for was levied corporate sum of $6,400,000 amount authorized for the purposes, year the (this fixed by statute) plus warrants here¬ is§ued in anticipation, of 1945 corporate purposes tax of $500,000, will constitute 75% thereof, being the in the amount of warrants statute. Village, is required. was amount authorized by will be in denomination of $1,000 and multiples thereof and will be numbered beginning with number principal of and inter¬ the warrants will be payable at such place and dated, all as may be agreed upon by the A 21, and est on & the Bank, Harris Trust & Chicago, at a Savings price of * Mt. VernonDistricts, III. Election Held—The fol- i> Bond lowing construction bonds submitted to the voters at held were an elec¬ $250,000 high school district N'd, 201, and $250,000 grade school district No. tion Sept. on 22: 80 bonds. ' J Palmyra, III. Bond Election Planned—An of $20,000 road bonds submitted to the voters sue election be to held in is¬ will be at the anj near future. Prospect Heights Sch. Dist. No. 23, III. Election Held—An issue Bond of $23,000 construction bonds was submitted to the voters at an elec¬ tion held on Sept. 22. Springs Park Dist., III. Wrestern Warrants maximum : Sept. 24—v. 162, p. awarded to Halsey, Co., of Chicago, at a price of 102.317, a basis of about 1.29%. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000. These bonds are due on Nov. 1, in 1956 to 1958. The next highest bidder of $4,300,000, said sale Stuart and these v/arrants in the amount tofore (/ , 1331—were cor¬ Election Pending — The calling election was approved by Board on Sept. 6, to submit to the voters an issue of of an Park the $90,000 land acquisition bonds. upon purchaser of the war¬ will be payable in the numerical order of issuance District and Warrants Village within the meaning constitutional or statutory limitation. Purchaser will be re¬ able to the Bond for of* the porate purposes for the year 1945. for . Sch. Dist. No. 170 (P. O. Dixon), III. * Sale '—The $77,000 Wz% * semi-annual school bonds offered J. purpose Issued ■ , . . Offered—Jas. Trustees, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. (CWT) on Oct. 4 for the purchase of 1945 corporate rants ( Lee County • Warrants beginning with the warrant hav¬ ing 4 the lowest number, being number A 21, and both principal and interest thereof will be pay¬ quired to pay the cost of printing the bonds and any legal opinion. A certified check for $1,000, pay¬ ority. Chicago Sanitary Dist., III. Tax rants. of any High Sch. Dist. " III. Bonds Voted—An issue of $82,000 construction and site purchase bonds was approved at the elec¬ tion on Sept. 8 by a large maj¬ No. SO, 101.69. Treasurer. from of the Gladstone accrued- interest and will be accepted such in 20 years. prices not exceeding their value par said 1945 Arlington Heights, III. Bond divisions of the State. to The bonds of Certified Cook County, Mannheim Public These for retirement in 1946. Cutler, & a $10,000, First There ILLINOIS Bldg., Georgia. Chapman Enclose sinking fund, will retire $37,250,000 of presently outstanding bonds, all of which are optional said bonds at private sale.. Principal and inter¬ est payable at the office of the District Treasurer or at the Irving ,... Southern & refunding at issue entire and at one rate will be furnished by the bonds/ added to the amount in the lowest Falls), Idaho Bond Local The proceeds of these the interest, The printed warrants the approving opinionof ment bonds. will bid and ent crued Troutman. of Dallas. GEORGIA purchase for same No that does not offer V not less than par pres¬ sums Very truly yours, (Signed) SUMTER KELLEY, Spalding, Sibley & Beach, qualified voters * * * voting in an the location of the property which election for that purpose - to be is exempt. The property of a mu¬ held as prescribed by law.*' The nicipality held and used exclu¬ bldConstitution was .to the effect sively for municipal purposes can that bonds could not be issued by of the ^corporate of and estimated the warrants. v litical tion has placed no condition upon be located either inside too Stated briefly, the right to cre¬ bonded indebtedness by po¬ The New Constitution constitutional entail would letter. Gentlemen: Clay . This much discussion to incorporate jointly. Dated Jan. 1, 1945. Le¬ gality approved by McCali, Park- which j . lowed. Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis Chicago, and Sullivan, Nelson decision Claude - fecting local school districts, such as, if the district is still in ex¬ istence and if not, what, if any¬ thing, can a county school district do about issuing bonds, and the procedure required to be fol¬ Brooke, Tindall & Company, Circuit Duval debtretirement payers close to $1,000,000 a year in bond interest. The Commis¬ must vbe t with af¬ ate $27,000 Judge Ogilvie holding that the Jacksonville municipal utility, of men¬ of utter state of confusion." 1443, conflict . political page made to by political any bonds no issue the En¬ an passed I have hot attempted to deal certain additional problems ing bonds offered for sale recently were purchased by the RansonDavidson Co. of San Antonio, create our of until been tioned above. 4% series of 1945, general refund¬ opinion, the issue County, Pahokee (P. O. West Beach), Fla. Palm to 89.625. Additional Information Regard¬ that had Beach . far ing Utility Tax Decision—In hold Act account on Drain District refunding bonds,, dated Feb. 1, 1939, at prices ranging from 88.50 reference to be financed by well as this the Jacksonville, Fla. are obligation bonds. The amounts to be required for the various improvements have not as yet been forecast. general Sept. 20, on the question of improve¬ on ments which to $21,000 1-5% Election Special Homestead. considerable loss of Gulf port, to program and of the be considered of the Chicago Park District, announced a substantial , blimp hangars at Richmond, be¬ tween President 1%, all IOWA Bonds $50,000 was on Ackley, Iowa Defeated —An recreational issue of park* bonds defeated at the election held Sept. 11. Audubon County (P. O. Audubon), Iowa $75,000 hos- / the taxes antici¬ the warrants will so pital bonds offered for sale re¬ Orle--/ recite. Bidders to name the; rate cently were awarded to 01 iii*er<H>L in luuinpics Ox V8 ui ioxi L. ben Co., of Des Moines, as able solely from pated and Bond Sale—The > THE COMMERCIAL Be FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1562 Monday, October 1, 1945 Baled ^Ct. 5; 1945/Denominatio^is purchaser, but no note will be smaller than $5,000. Due April 24, 1945. Issued under General Laws, Chapter 111, Section 85A. Payable at the Second National price of 100.74, a basis 000 in 1966. Said bonds will be to 1956 inclusive; $5,000f in 1957 Smith, Barney & Co., \ ' ;\ 1958, and $6,000 in 1959. Alex. Brown & Sons, '/ Dated Sept. 1, redeemable prior to maturity in and 1945. Denomination $1,000. These whole, or in part in the inverse Principal and interest (J-J 15) Frist Boston Corp., bonds are due on Nov. 1, as fol¬ order of their numbering on any payable at the City Treasurer's B. J. Van Ingen & Co., lows: $7,000 in 1948 to 1952, and interest payment date, such re¬ office. The bonds are callable Baker, Watts & Co., * $8,000 in 1953 to 1957; optional demption of the last maturing prior to maturity at 105 and ac? Mackubin, Legg & Co., and $5,000 of bonds to be upon terms crued; interest on or after/July Stein Bros. & Boyce, jointly on Sept. 1, 1950, and on any inter¬ est payment date thereafter. Le¬ of par and accrued interest, and 15, 1948; 104 on or after July 15, For $199,000, 2%s, gality, approved by Chapman & redemption of all other of said 1952; 103 on or after July 15, $203,000, 2s, and '! bonds to be upon terms of par and 1954; 102 on or after July 15, $1,098,000, V/2S —__100.017 ^Cutlet, of Chicago. %V4S, at a of about , to suit 1.087%. • , Bank of Boston, or at the Chase National Bank,' New York City, • and will be delivered on or Oct. ■' Cedar Rapids,Sch. Dist., Iowa Bonds Voted—An issue of $750,- • bonds -construction 000 fa- was vorably voted at the election held :' on - Sept. 17. " City, Iowa, : { Bond Offering — J. W. McGeeney, City Clerk, will receive sealed and open bids until 8 p.m. on Oct; 1, forthe purchase of * $100,000 hospital bonds.. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. These bonds are due on Nov. 1, as follows: $4,000 in H1946 and 1947, $5,000 in 1948, f $4,000 in 1949, $5,000 in 1950 to -1959, $6,000 in 1960, $5,000 in 1961, I $6,000 in 1962, $5,000 in 1963, ! $6,000 in 1964, and $5,000 on Sept. 30, 1965. All bids shall specify the rate of interest, and all other things being equal, the bid of par rate plus coupon % of 1% for each year thereof fraction or the at the from re¬ demption date to the stated ma¬ turity date of the respective bonds. Both principal and interest of the bonds will be payable at the First-City Bank & Trust Co., in Hopkinsville. Said bonds ma¬ turing on June 1 of each of the years 1946 to 1951, inclusive, and $1,000 maturing June 1, 1952, will bear interest at a coupon rate not exceeding 1%%, and all other of said bonds will bear interest at Bidders may , Lacan, Iowa Bond Sale—The lower a . will event bid a of than less 102%% of par be favorably con¬ Said bonds to repre¬ are the financed and refinanced portion of the cost of school buildings to be leased to and used by the Board of Education for said • County, and bidders must agree to accept, take delivery and make payment for the bonds to the principal amount of $65,000 soon as as the bonds have been prepared and are ready of issu¬ must further agree to ac¬ cept, take delivery and make / awarded to the Carleton D. Beh payment for bonds to the princi¬ / Co. of Des Moines. Dated Oct. 1, pal amount of $13,000 on or be¬ / 1945. Denomination $1,000. These fore Nov. 1, 1945, and to the bonds are due $1,000 on Nov. 1, amount of $118,000 on or before ; 1947 and 1948, $1,000 on Nov. 1, Dec. 1, 1945, and to further agree 1950 to 1952, and $1,000 on Nov. that if delivery is taken and pay¬ 1, 1954 and 1955, Principal and in¬ ment made prior to Nov. 1, 1945, terest payable in Logan; Legality: and Dec. 1, 1945, to nevertheless approved by H. N. Rogers of Des pay accrued interest to those dates I Moines, The ne*t highest bidder as to the bonds required to be was the First .National " Bank, purchased and payment made said on dates.. The . Offering | County will furnish the 1- Bond ing opinion of Chapmap & Cutler, of Chicago, and all bids must be C. W. Short, Secretary of the Board of Direc¬ tors, will receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 for the pur¬ — chase of $525,000 building bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Due Nov. 1, as follows: t $25,000 in 1947 to 1955, and $30,000 in 1956 to 1965. These are the /bonds authorized at the election ./held on May 12, 1945, by a .vote of 342 to 94. the Printed bonds and approving opinion of ' Chap& Cutler of Chicago, will be man furnished by the District. Enclose certified check for $10,500. a KENTUCKY ;1 Breckinridge County (P. O. Hardinsburg), Ky. . Bond bonds amounting offered > for sale to on following $56,000 and Sept, 26—v. 162,; p. 1444—were awarded to the Bankers Bond Co. of Loiiis* ville: enue bonds. - • rev¬ rev¬ bonds. /Dated Oct. 1, 1945. These bonds are due serially on Oct. 1, from 1946 to 1953. the income dividual therefrom becomes to in¬ an taxable under Federal income tax law the any successful bidder will be relieved of the obligation to accept de¬ livery, and the deposited check will be returned on request. En¬ close, County (P. O. Hopkinsville), Ky. Bond Offering—Frank H. Bas- sett, County Court Clerk, will ceive sealed bids until 10 a.m. Oct. 2, for the purchase of re¬ on $196,- 000 school building revenue bonds. Dat^d Sept. 1, 1945, Due $8,000 June and $1,000 Dec. 1, 1946, $7,- Kentucky State Teachers •College (P. O. Richmond), Ky. Bond Sale Details—In our is¬ of Sept. 24, page 1444, we re¬ sue ported the award of $35,000 2% dormitory revenue bonds and $228,000 building revenue refund¬ ing bonds to a group composed of Bro«. & Boyce, Almstedt Bros., Bankers Bond Co., all of Louisville, and the Security & Bond Co., of Lexington. The group paid a price of 103 for the bonds. of sue In connection with the Murray State Teachers Collect (P. O. Murray),.Ky. funding bonds offered for sale oh Sept. 20—v. 162, p. 1444—were awarded to Stein Bros/ & Boyce, of Louisville, at a price of 103.00, a basis of about 1.91%. Dated Oct; 1, 1945. These/bonds are due on April 1, from 1946 to 1964. 000 $2,000 enue Dec. 1, 1950, $8,000-June -and $1,000 Dec. 1, 1951 and 1952, $9,000 June and $1,000 Dec. 1, 1953, $8,000 June and $1,000 Dec. 1, 1954, $9,000 June and $1,000 Dec. 1, 1955 to 1957, and June 1, as follows: $9,000 in 1958, $10,000 in 1959 and 1960, $9,000 in 1961. $11,000 in 1962, $10,000 in 1963 /and 1964, $11,000 in 1965, and $4,- $228,000 also bears 2% in¬ Purpose of the issue was to refund at a lower interest rate bonds previously outstanding. 000 June and $1,000 Dec. 1, 1947' June and $1,000 Dec. li 1948 and 1949, $8,000 June and $8,000 con¬ bonds Pineville Bonds 2%% issue of school refunding - building bonds was $57,rev¬ re¬ cently placed on the market by a syndicate composed of Stein Bros. & Boyce, Louisville,* Bank¬ ers Bond Co., Louisville; and F. L. Dupree & Co., of Harlan. Dated July 15, 1945. / Coupon bonds in $1,000 denomination. Due on Jan. 15, as follows: $3,000 from 1946 to 1948 inclusive; $4,000 from 1949 4017 at Louisiana bids until 10 a.m. Oct. on 2, for the purchase of $8,000 school bonds, at not exceeding 4% inter¬ est. Denomination $500. Due $500 Oct. 1, 1946 to 1961. Payable from unlimited ad valorem taxes. These bonds authorized were election held an at Aug. 21, 1945. The approving opinion of B. A. Campbell, of New Orleans, will be furnished. check for on Enclose $200, certified a payable to the District. Louisiana (State Huge School Improvement Pro¬ Advocated John E. Coxe, State Superintendent of Educa¬ tion, has come forward with a $28,000,000 peacetime capital im¬ provement program for the State's school system. The proposed pro¬ gram calls for a State expenditure of approximately $15,000,000 for aid to parishes in constructing school buildings and an additional gram — $13,000,000 of State-Federal funds for of improvements to seven schools higher education and schools for the deaf and blind. recommendations In which the have been tentatively approved by the Board of Education, the State would be required to provide about $8,000,000 for the schools of higher education and the Fed¬ eral Government would to be asked Unsold — The ; par entering a postwar spending period in the soundest financial condition it has enjoyed the or lowest in years, City Treasurer John Shaughnessy announced. » Shaughnessy reported the city's funded debt as $2,170,000, the lowest it has been since 1922, R. Mr. interest rate and said Quincy now can bid a than more rate for the bonds. one Quincy's funded debt reached an 1930 when it was Principal and interest (A. & O. 1) payable at the Equitable Trust Co., Baltimore, or at the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., New York City, all-time high in $5,947,000, MICHIGAN General obligations; unlimited tax. Registerable as to principal alone; exempt from taxation by the State and by the counties and munici¬ (State of) Michigan State > Call—Charles M. Ziegler, Bond palities in the State; uncondition¬ ally guaranteed as to both princi¬ and borrow for 0.75% interest on 10year bonds, the lowest rate of in¬ terest ever recorded at City Hall. money multiple of one-tenth V8 of 1%, and no bid may name upon is city for 23 highest price, not less than and accrued interest, offered for Low Figurer- Debt At Bonded This The bonds will be awarded Commissioner, Highway the call for payment on announces Nov. 1, at par and accrued interest, of variously described assessment by Montgomery George's Counties by endorsement on each bond; form of bond substantially the same as bonds of the last preceding series. interest The bonds will be delivered about highway improvement refunding aggregatingg $167,000. The bonds, together with necessary coupons, should be presented for payment to the paying agent Oct. named and Prince 1945, 30, place at of bonds pur¬ ."•j : chaser's choice. therein. "" "• .. ' - - . In the event that Troy Township Sch. Dist. No. 7 prior to the delivery of the bonds (P. O. Clawson), Mich. the income received by private Bond Call Refunding bonds holders from bonds of the same N 39 and 40 dated March i, type and character shall be tax- i1Q4; ^ at1fi nn«nn o/in able by the terms „f any Federal. I 1^44, due May 1, I960, and option¬ of ally redeemable, are called for — o™ athls dtottaW I. an(^ accruedNov. 1, 1945, at par P^ment on interest. Bonds Wdder6 piaaer, may and such may aLpls election, oe. re- lieved of his obligations under the contract to purchase the bonds in the case deposit ac¬ his bid will be re¬ The approving opinion j should presented for payment be Manufacturers the at National Bank of Detroit. companying turned. of Mas^lich & York, will be furnished the chasers. Enclose for, payable to the Commis¬ the of amount bonds sion. These notes 1945. two highest bids received for the $150,000 bonds offered Sept. 25— v. 162, p. 1444. The offering con¬ sisted of the following: anticipation notes awarded on tax Sept. 10 to Crouse, Bennett, Smith & Co., of Detroit—v. 162, p. 1333— were sold as 3s, at par plus a premium of $22.00. Dated Sept. 15, MASSACHUSETTS the Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Wakefield), Mich. Note Sale Details—The $40,000 pur¬ certified check a 1% of Wakefield Mitchell, of New City has on their Quincy, Mass, at the bid New Iberia. La. Bonds and by Storey, & Dodge, of Boston. These bonds for give about $6,000,000. Boston legality approved Thorndike, Palmer Hyattsville, Md., until (EST), on Oct. 10, for the purchase of series III, water bonds aggregating $1,000,000. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. pal of) of to as Second Na¬ the by 3 p.m. 1985. erly, authenticated be Bank tional Hamilton against funds. The Boston, Boston in will genuineness Street, Berkley (P. O. Taunton), Mass. Note Sale The $10,000 tax notes offered for sale on Sept. 22 —v. 162, p. 1444—were awarded $75,000 sewer bonds. Due on Oct. to the Machinists National Bank, of Taunton, at a discount of 0.39%. 1, from 1946 to 1955. 75,009 "drain bonds. Due on Oct. These notes are due on Dec. 28, 1945. The next highest bidder was 1, from 1946 to 1955. the First National Bank, of Boston, West Feliciana Parish, St. at 0.50%. Francisville Sch. Dist (P. O. St. Francisville), La. Danvers, Mass. Note Offering—Sealed bids will Bonds Voted—The $150,000 con¬ be received until 2:30 p.m. (EST), struction bonds were approved on Oct. 3, by A. Preston Chase, at the election held on Sept. 18. Town Treasurer, for the purchase of MARYLAND $28,500 coupon sewer loan notes. Denomination $1,000, ex¬ Maryland State Roads Commission cept one for $500. Dated Oct. 1, (P. O. Baltimore), Md. 1945. Due ori Oct. 1; ,$3,000 in Bond Sale The $1,500,000 1946 to 1954, and $1,500 in 1955. Chesapeake Bay Ferry system Principal and int. (A-O) payable improvement bonds offered for at the Second National Bank of — the was are due on Jan. The only other bidder First National Bank, 1946. 15, Wakefield. MINNESOTA Albert Lea, Minn. Sale—The $111,000 semi¬ Bond refunding bonds offered on Sept. 24 — v. 162, annual sale for 1036—were awarded to J. M. & Co., of Minneapolis, as p. Dain 0.90s, at a price of 100.04, a basis of about 0.89%. Dated Sept.-.l, 1945. Denomination $1,000. These bonds due are on the was Jan. 1, from The next highest 1947 to 1952. bidder First National Bank, St. Paul, for 0.90s, at a price of 100.031. — sale on Sept. 25, were awarded to syndicate composed of the Union Securities Corp., Lee Higginson Corp., Coffin & Burr, First, of Michigan Corp., all of New York, and Stroud & Co., of Philadelphia, as IV4S, at a price of 100.180, a Boston. a supervision of and certified as to their genuine¬ ness by the Director of Accounts, Department of Corporations and Taxation, Commonwealth of Mass. No telephone bid will be accepted. basis of about The 1.23%. Dated Oct. pared These notes will be pre¬ bidder 1%, and lows: and Bidder Price Bid is in to - 100;06:= Harris, Hall & Co., R..W. Pressprich & Co., " / Bacon, Stevenson & Co., Francis I. duPont & Co., and Equitable Secur. Corp., Jointly for $1,500,000, iy2s_100.141 name one .rate multple of lA of bid of less than par a no accrued interest will be These sidered. to the notes will purchaser Second National New-York, $1,384,000, l%s, and $116,000,000,1 %s interest livered National City Bank, For of the under 1, 1945. Due in 1947 to 1960, in¬ clusive. Other bidders were as fol¬ Sch.'Dist., Ky. Sold—An bids sealed of about Second Na¬ the at payment notes are due on Oct. 1, as $10,000 in 1946 to 1955, $20,000 in 1956 to 1965, $30,000 in 1966 to 1975, and $40,000 in 1976 to Livingston Parish Sch. Dist. No. 31 (P. O. Livingston, deferred action until Oct. I Eastern Washington Suburban Sanitary District, Md. follows: certified check for $2,000. a Bond Sale —The $77,006 2%% fine arts building revenue re4 Christian u event that prior to the delivery of said bonds terest. , 32,000 2%% school building enue i In the approv¬ sale, it is to be noted that the is¬ $24,000 2%% school building / conditioned. so Stein Sale—The * maintenance the November election. ance, therefor IMarshalltown Indep. Sch. Dist^. and will be submitted to the voters at a $7,000 fire sta¬ tion and city hall purchase bonds offered for sale recently were $100,000 county hospital site, struction of issue rate, but same must, be multiple of Vs of 1%, and in no a sent Sept. 11,1945. / Louisiana Election—An Secretary of the Parish School Board, will receive sealed est rate will tion held on County (P. O. \Greenfield), Bond Bond Offering—Ernest S. East¬ with bonds interest sidered. \ the bonds authorized at the elec¬ Adair coupon the and accrued interest for the low- given preference. / The bonds will be sold subject to the approving opinion of Stipp, /Perry, Bannister, Carpenter & Ahlers, of Des Moines. These are LOUISIANA 1945, tional Bond Offering—Perry Boswell, Chairman, has announced that the Sanitary Commission will receive of Louisville. not .. be 101 on or after July 15, 1958. Legality approved by Wood¬ ward, Dawson, Hobson & Fulton, exceeding 2%. specify and bid for rate coupon 1956; Bank 5, — interest accrued Bank of be de¬ atthe Mc«- chase, notes discount, amounting at or to temporary $200,000. . > on Commission, at a price of 162, p. 1333—were sold as Sept. 1,1945. Denomina¬ $130. These warrants are on Sept. 1, in 1946 to 1955, Light par—v. 2s. Dated tion due inclusive. Interest, payable - No. 14 M-S. Indep. Sch. Dist. Faribault County (P. O. Blue Earth), Minnesota Bond Sale Details—The $345,000 building bonds J. M. neapolis Cormick,' Acting County Treas¬ urer, will receive sealed bids until 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 2, for the pur* Minn. improvement warrants award¬ Sept. 10 to the Water and 300 ed Lakes, Sale Details—The $1,- con¬ Boston. Middlesex County (P. O. Cambridge), Mass. Note Offering rr- JamespC. Detroit Warrant — 30 to awarded Dain v. on July & Co., of Min¬ 162, p. 613 —* sold at a price of par, a net inter¬ est cost of ^about 1.21%, as fol¬ lows/$48,000 maturing $16,000 pn Feb. 1, 1948 to 1950, as l%s, and $297,000 maturing on Feb. 1, $16,000 in 1951, $18,000 in 1952 to 1955, $20,000 in 1956 to 1960, $22,- iAToiunie 162 Number 4425 i THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 000 in 1961 to 1964, and $21,000 in . of 1965, as the 000. These bonds 1.20s. Denomination $1,are dated Aug. $100,000 held the at election be to of) Approved fol- Municipalities A * Receive r- The latest — move by Minnesota to foster avia¬ tion in the State is allotment of lowing 1%% bonds aggregating $167,000, have been approved as to legality by Charles & Trauernicht, of St. Louis: $112,000 spe¬ approximately $850,000 to 27 mu¬ nicipalities to aid in the develop¬ cial ment bonds of a State-wide of airports, according to the Ameri¬ can. Municipal Association. " ' The allotments, made with ad¬ vice and consent of the Legisla¬ tive Advisory Committee, will be made from the $2,000,000 fund set up by the 1945 Legislature to in¬ system the State's aviation future. sure Actually, the State is commit¬ ted to spend about half the $2,000.000 because the State Aero¬ nautics Commissioner has street street improvement, intersection LeakeCounty (P. O. Carthage), Mississippi ■ r-:-. 7: , , t Bonds Purchased—An issue of 2%% semi-annual, funding bonds amounting to $22,654 was pur¬ chased recently by Edward Jones & Co., and the Walton-Hamp Jones Co., both of Jackson/jointly. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Legality ap¬ proved by Charles & Trauernicht of St. Louis. steps airport Jrunways ateunsafe. Un¬ his arrang#nent, the Com¬ missioner has tpeen authorized by funding bonds amounting to $6,722.59 has been approved as to legality by Charles & Trauer¬ authorized to take approved any direct small where der the Governor, with consent of the Legislative Advisory Committee, to work directly with the municipality on a matching basis with¬ out further authorization from the Governor to * place f runways in safe, useable condition provided the cost does «ot exceed $5,000. • For completion of existing war airports, a grant i of $88,000, the largest - approved amount, was > made to > Duluth, while $29,500 was allocated to In¬ ternational Falls t..; r emergency . , • Other specific grants, on > the basis of preliminary engineering estimates:- Winona, $61,000; St. Cloud, $48,500; Mankato, $37,500; -Brain$40,000; Willmar $44,500; Thief River Falls $18,000; Worthington, $17,500; Detroit Lakes, $40,000; Marshall, $33,000; Albert Lea, $24,000; Faribault, $47,000; Fer¬ gus Falls, $30,000; Red Wing, $25,000; Moorheadj $17,500; New Ulm, $40,000; O w a t o n n a, $39,000; Crookston, $24,000; Fairmont, $25,000; Ely, $10,000; Montevideo, $12,500; Grand Rapids, $17,500; Pipestone $17,500; Park Rapids, $12,000; Ortonville, $20,000. ard V .. nicht of St. submitted „ to the to be held voters on Oct. 9. South St. Paul, Minn. Bonds Recorder, will receive until 8 p.m. on Oct. purchase of $420,000 sewerage bonds at not exceeding 1%% interest. Dated Aug. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Due Feb. 1, as follows: $20,000 in 1948, and $25,000 in 1949 to 1964. Bidders bids 1, the for are required to specify the desired interest rate multiples Bids or of V4 rates or bonds in integral 1/10 of 1%. issue semi-annual, bonds of street was pur¬ • chased recently by Shaw, McDermott & Co. of Des Moines. Dated such basis, then according held on Feb. 6, 1945. ■■ • -.v.. . nated by the purchaser. No bid for less than par and accrued in¬ terest will be considered. The City will ^furnish the printed and ex¬ ecuted bonds and the approving Bend Offering—August far. Mc- Bride, Village Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Oct. 2 tor the purchase of $20,000 semi¬ annual, water bonds, not exceed¬ ing 4% interest. will submit be to held the Oct. on voters Chickasaw . of County (P. O. Crete, Neb. Bonds bonds Voted hospital, — The sum legally acceptable pro¬ posal. Each proposal must state the amount bid for the bonds, any between legally acceptable pro¬ specifying the same rate of interest, the bonds will be sold posals to the bidder complying with the terms of sale and offering bidder the with that and bonds. Bond City, Neb. Election — An t issue of at the election A to, be held on Oct. like amount of bonds- was favorably voted on July 24, and subsequently awarded, " > Franklin,• Neb. . •' ■ 1 Bonds Voted—The $7,500 swim¬ ming pool bonds were approved at the election held* on Sept. 10. Bond Ord, Neb. Election—The will J Bonds following submitted be the to Wahoo, Neb. Voted—An 000 airport bonds the election held issue of $25,- was on approved at Sept. 18. of are valid and le¬ binding obligations Township Sch. Dist. (P. O.Chatham), N.J. Bond The Issuance Board of Considered Education is — con¬ Livingston Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Livingston), N.J, - Bond Offering—Thomas R. Col¬ lins, District Clerk, will for the receive interest the voters will at be the 9. submitted to election purchase of $300,000 school or registered -bonds to not exceeding 6% interest. coupon bear Denomination $1,000. to These bonds be are due in not less than 10 years nor than 20 years. Dated Sept. character shall be taxable terms of any The with opinion of binding Board of Enclose . water 1, from $1,000. The only other bid¬ a syndicate composed of; Van Ingen & Co., Geo. B. Gibbons & Co., Inc., Chas. E. Weigold & Co., Blair & Co., Inc., John Nuveen & Co., A. M. Kidder & Co., Lebenthal & Co., Gruntal & Co.,; Buckley Bros., Harvey Fisk & Sons, Lyons & Shafto, E. M.j was Newton & Co., Herbert J. Simms Co., Stroud & Co., R. D. White & Co., J. R. Williston & Co., Churchill & Co., Dolphin & Co., & a certified check for $6,000, payable to the Board of Education. Weil, Roth Wertheim Co.,' Irving & & Co. This group and of¬ fered 100.02 for 2:70s. New Jersey (State of) Units Plan Huge Public , Local Works Program Mamaroneck, N. Y. * Note Sale The $245,000 notes offered for sale on Sept. 24— Public works — — construction costing more than $100,000,000 and requiring 4,000,000 man-days of labor has been planned by New Jersey munici¬ palities, counties and school dis¬ tricts, it wa& disclosed, Sept. 20, by State Economic Development Commissioner Charles R. Erdman, 162, v. City, Mr. Vanderlipp $194,000 City, N.Y, $30,000,000 Revenue Bills —City Comptroller Joseph D. McGoldrick announced on Sept. 21 that he had sold by allotment an issue of $30,000,000 0.50% revenue bills, dated Sept. 21, 1945 and due Oct 24, 1945. / The following banks and trust companies participated: the Th« Chase National Bank .of the " v City of New York $5,490,000' Kings County Trust Company, t Brooklyn, N. Y. r 90,000 The National City Bank of New "Some," he said, "are not sched¬ uled to begin for more than two years. However, it does give manufacturers and local Industries information of value to them in , . • -York , 4,650,000 • Guaranty Trust Bankers Trust Co. - 3,840,000 — , 2,070,000 950,000; Bank Si Trust & • ^ v : ; 1,860,000. - Chemical Bank & Trust proj¬ Y Trust' Couu Central Hanover CO; of N. Co. Manufacturers their "Own post-war reconversion The survey included those « • 0.73%, and for $51,- New York was not to be con¬ list of project plans and . , / at Sells public improvements to be imme¬ diately submitted for bids on the open market, . < 650 at 0.83%. construction explained - 0.82%. report a v - The only other bidder was thtf First .National Bank*: Boston^ for could be studied in relation to ex¬ sidered »* , 0.72%, Planning and Engineering under supervision of. its director, Wil¬ liam T. Vanderlipp. Purpose of the survey was to learn the size and time of public works pro¬ grams in the State so that they survey Co.,, of Jersey • 51,650 tax anticipation i notes, maturing Sept* -27, : 1946, at: Commissioner ErdmanA esti¬ was based on a survey made by the department's Division of for follows: as $194,000 tax anticipation • notes,1 maturing on April 26,1946, at mate pected demand materials. 1445—were awarded to p. the Bessemer Trust Jr. Co—'1,470,000,: pirst National Bank of The City: • 1 > of New. York.—,...: -— 1,260,000 Irving Trust Co L 1,260,000* Bank of The Manhattan Co.—1,200,000 j. p. Morgan & Co., Incorpor¬ ects approved by the State to re¬ ceive State aid, proj ects pending , and likely to be approved and projects which will receive no aid ated 900,000 — from the State but which will be The New carried Corn Exchange Bank Trust Co— 750,000 Bank of 420,000, out by local government independently. ^ ^ [ North Wildwood The (P.O. The of :. to issue York..— National Bank and Marine 420,000 Midland Trust Co. ' New York.— National 300,000 Bank United States 240,000 " Trust Co. of New York proposal refunding bonds amount¬ a & Trust Co... Empire Trust Co NEW MEXICO , 150.000 120,000 : Fifth Avenue Bank of New York , ' ♦ 180,000 ' B^nk ing to $1,270,000. ; and ,Trust-■Co., 270,000 Brooklyn Trust Co., mission took under advisement for consideration New 870,000 Co. Commercial Sept. 17, the State Funding Com¬ further York Trust Co— Public Trust Wildwood), N. J. Bond Proposal Considered—On 120,000 60,000 Fulton Trust Co. of New York— Title Guarantee & Trust Co---,. Guadalupe County Municipal Sch. Dist, No, 8 (P. O. Santa , ,;tS0fG00, $30,000,000 Ramapo and Clarkstown, Molest on. Rosa), N, Mex. Fire Dist. (P, O. Spring Bonds Sold—An issue of $30,Valley), N. Y. 000 construction bonds was pur¬ \ Bond Sale —- The $18,000 fire chased on Sept. 17 by the First apparatus bonds offered for sale National Bank, of Santa Rosa, as IV2S, at a price of 101.666, a basis of about. 1.30%. These bonds are NEW YORK interest payable at the Liv¬ National Bank, Living¬ ston. - No proposal will be con¬ sidered which specifies a rate 1945, Feb. on J. B. obligations of the Education. of Due ,1946 to 1959. der Delafield1 & Wood, of New York, that the bonds are valid and le¬ gally general 1, from Feb. tion Hawkins, the issue bonds. :r 1945, on 1959. | Dated Oct. 15, 1945. Denomina¬ furnished May 29, 1945. 1%, and must be the same of the bonds. Principal f suc¬ cessful bidder will be 1,580,000 f by the tenth of all r of Due "1946 to law, the successful bidder may, at his election, be relieved of his obligations under the contract to purchase the bonds and in such case the deposit accompanying his bid will be returned. issue bonds. . Federal income tax due $2,000 in 1947 to 1961. Au¬ thorized at the election held on for $3,799,000 of the purchase price. In the event that prior to the delivery of the bonds the in¬ come received by private holders from bonds of the same type and 1, 1945. Due $15,000 from Sept. 1,-1946 to 1965. Rate of interest to be in multiple of or one- Long Beach, N, Y. ingston Bond Sale—The $5,379,000 « re¬ funding of 1945 bonds offered for higher than the lowest rate stated sale on Sept. 27—v. 162, p. 1445— in any * legally acceptable pro¬ were awarded to a syndicate com¬ posal. Each proposal must state posed of Goldman, Sachs & Co., the amount bid for the bonds, Blyth & Co., R. W. Pressprich & which shall be not less than $300,- Co., Stone & Webster and Bud¬ 000 nor. more than $301,000. As get, Inc., Estabrook & Co., Lee between legally acceptable pro¬ Higginson Corp., all of New York, Bosworth & Co., Inc., posals specifying the same rate of Braun, interest, the bonds will be sold to Equitable Securities Corp., Mc¬ the bidder complying with the Donald & Co., of Cleveland, Hornterms of sale and offering to ac¬ blower & Weeks; of New York, cept for the amount bid the least Commerce Union Bank, of Nash¬ bonds, the bonds to be ville, Thomas & Co., of Pitts¬ accepted being those first ma¬ burgh, McDougal & Condon, of turing, and if two or more bid¬ Chicago, Ryan, Sutherland & Co., ders offer to accept the same least of Toledo, Seasongood & Mayer, amount, then to the bidder offer¬ of Cincinnati, and Arthur Tresch ing to pay therefor the highest & Co., of Chicago, as 2.70s, at a price. The purchaser must also price of 100.35, a basis of about ^ V pay an amount equal to the inter¬ 2.645%: amount of Wilber, Neb. more suc¬ of the City. Enclose a certified check for $4,100, payable to the City. and "K bonds The furnished sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Oct. 2, Falls 9, be opinion bonds the gally the at Sept. 18: $65,000 $22,000 airport on will Hawkins, Delafield & Wood, of New York, following authorized were election held held on Oct. Bond Election—An issue of in¬ dustrial plant bonds in the Prin¬ sidering issuing construction bonds amounting to $150,000. $35,000 park bonds. 6% Jackson), Miss. in to issue an 16 Bond Election—The $20,000 av¬ iation field bonds, not exceeding MISSISSIPPI of the bonds. cipal and interest payable at the Merchants National Bank, Cape May. No proposal will be con¬ sidered which specifies a rate higher than the lowest rate stated Bond, Election—A special elec¬ tion 400£ payable to the City Treas¬ urer. of 1965. Rate of interest multiple of V\ or one1%, and must be the Chatham Cozad, Neb. said bonds are ready, and in any event with¬ in 40 days after acceptance of bid. Enclose a certified check for $8,- a for all cessful jl .. as soon as in be in to his bid will be returned. NEBRASKA legal opinion of Dorsey, Colman, voters at the election to be held Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minne¬ on Oct. 23: $25,000 swimming pool, apolis, both without cost to the and $25,000 airport bonds, , purchaser, and delivery thereof will be made $15,000 v Principal and interest payable at any suit¬ able bank or trust company desig¬ bonds, hot- exceeding 6% Dated Sept. 1, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000. Due Sept. 1, as Allows: $10,000 in 1946 to 1964, and interest. • computed to the maturity dates at- $55,000 3% park, parkway and the coupon rate or rates desig¬ boulevard acquirement bonds nated im the bid, and,: iii case of a will be submitted to the voters on istered accrued to the the bonds on date of payment , will <be to the higher amount of premium stated in the bid'. These are the bonds authorized at the election Oct. 8 for the purchase of $205,000 beach protection coupon or reg¬ to ac¬ Aug. 1, 1945. Legality approved cept for the amount bid the least by Charles & Trauernicht. of St. amount of bonds, the bonds to be Louis. 4 accepted being those first matur¬ Webster County (P. O. Walthall), ing, and if two or more bidders offer to accept the same least Mississippi I Bonds Purchased — The $50,000 amount, then to the bidder offer¬ 4% semi-annual, road improve¬ ing v 16 pay therefor the- highest The purchaser must also ment bonds were purchased re¬ price. cently by Cady & Co. of Colum¬ pay an amount equal to- the inter¬ est on the bonds, accrued to the bus, and the Walton-Hamp Jones date* of payment of; the, purchase Co. of Jackson, jointly. Dated Sept, 1, 1945. Legality approved price. In the event that prior to the delivery of the bonds the in¬ by Charles & Trauernicht of St. come received by private holders Louis. ! t'f ,l(' ■' J-.,. f from bonds of the same type and character shall be taxable by the MONTANA terms of any Federal income tax Culhertson, Mont. Bonds Voted—An issue of $35,4. law, the successful bidder may, at his election, be'relieved of his ob¬ 000 sewer system' bonds was fa¬ vorably voted at the election held ligations under the contract to purchase the bonds and in such on Sept. 11. case the deposit accompanying preferred first ac¬ cording to the lowest interest cost Jtie : which shall be not less than $205,000 nor more than $206,000. As Purchased—An 3% improvement City sealed Cape May, N. J. Bond Offering—Stanley C. Schellenger, City Clerk, will re¬ ceive sealed bids untiLli AM; on ; ' $23,000 Bond Offering—John F. O'Don- nfell, These Waveland, Miss. Bond Election—An issue of hos¬ be Louis. Bartlett, Neb. pital bonds amounting to $170,000 , dated Sept. 1, 1945. are Minnesota at the election r Legality Approved—An issue of 2 Vz % Murray County (P. O. Slayton), will Mississippi ;; 1998. NEW JERSEY same Simpson County Supervisors Dist. No. 2 (P. O. Mendenhall), on 1946 to tenth been bids 1% $55,000 The, Aug* 1, 1945. Received—No on Sept. 20 for the Robinson Seminary bonds. Dated Jan. 1, 1945. These bonds are due $1,000 on Jan. 1, in $53,000 bonds. allidated are - received were The — ' port-Aid Allotments Bids No Cleveland, -Miss. Legality est '■^ExeterlNz'ti'J;-- Oct. 16. on J, 1945. Minnesota (State NEW HAMPSHIRE will be submitted to voters 1563 pn . Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1334——were awarded to ; National First the Bank of Spring Valley, as IV4S, at a price of 100.027, a basis of about 1.24%;. Dated Oct. 15, 1945,|Pe^V p nomination $1,000. These bonds are due on April 15, from 1946 to 1950. The next highest bidder was Newburger, Loeb & Co., for 1.40s, at a price of 100.18. Among other bidders was an offer of 100.159 for 1.90s, submitted Gibbons & Co. by George B. Utica, R. Y. Other Bids — In issue of our $ept. 24—v. 162, p. 1445—we re¬ ported the award of the $571,bonds to B. Co. of New York, 884.18 various purpose J. Van Ingen & as 0.90s, basis of herewith ceived: at a about a For price of 100.28, a 0.82%. We give list of other bids re¬ 0.90% Bonds Equitable Securities Corp., > ■' /: and Brown Bros., Harriman :; jointly & Co.,. , . 100.07 Kidder, Peabody & Co., and Estabrook & Co., jointly— 100.02$ I • >For Bonds 1% HSgginson Corp.—100.339 & Co., Inc., 2nd '-'t "v. Goldman, Sacns & Co., •:Lee Harriman Ripley jointly: 100.28 ~ — Halsey, Stuart & Co., and Blair & Co., Inc., jointly— 100.262 National Bronx Bank, >New'York 100.235 - Savings Harris Trust & r i 100.219 Bank, Chicago —L Mellon Securities Corp. : 100.156 Pittsburgh L Laidlaw & Co., W. II. Newbold's Son & Co., apd Harvey Fisk & Sons, • j jointly 100.151 — Trust Co., Bankers C New York 100.119 — Chase National Bank, New York 1.10% Bonds For National 100.059 - Branch Banking & Trust Co., Wilson, ,,,<*• ,, $30,000, 2s, and $16,000, l%s 100.10 (Net interest cost 1.89%.) , 100.26 Sale—The $47,000 school building bonds offered for sale on Sept.; 25—v. 162; p. 1445—were awarded to Fox, Reusch & Co., and Browning & Co., both of Cin100.004, price : of cost interest net a of about 1.792%, as follows: For $20,maturing $2,000 on March 1, $27,000 1948 to 1957, as 2%s, and maturing on March 1, $2,000 in 1958 to 1960, $3,000 in 1961 and 1962, and $5,000 in 1963 to 1965, as l%s.. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000. The next highest bidder was the First Se¬ curities Corp., Durham, Vance Se¬ curities Corp., Winston - Salem, and Crouse, Bennett Smith & Co., jointly, for $10,000, 6s, and $37,000, 1^2$, at a price of 100.14, Davidson County Sale—The bonds to $46,000 and for sale on Sept. 25—V; 1446—were awarded to the First National Bank, of Thomasville, as l%s, at a price of 100^89, 162, amounting p. basis of about 1.43 %: a 1961. Oct. tion $1,000. was on April Provident Bank & Trust Co., Other bids ■ , were as Bidder total _ Kirchofer & Arnold, *. a * For $10,000, 2s, and $36,0u0, l1/2S_-i...:^_il00.06 (Net interest cost 1.59%.) ■; ^ . .».• the for month to insurance and two-month tax taxes Income tax collections stood at $1,236,384 against $1,067,552, sales tax at $3,592,893 against $3,123,581, and beverage tax at $931,794 agriinst period. $630,319. revenues the two were months up and 25.55% for August alone. The fig¬ were $4,494,308 and $2,292,136, respectively, against $3,908,962 and $1,826,582. : Co., First Cleveland Corp., and NORTH 101.78 - Ryan, Sutherland & Co., 101.20 and Associates Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, and Associates —100.71 Alliance Sch. Dist., Ohio Bond Election—At the Novem¬ ber election issue an of voters. N. Dak. Offering—Palmer Bond Election — issue An of be submitted to the voters at the November election. Bedford Sch. be submitted to the voters $t the Dist., Ohio struction voters $20,000 water the lowest rate of interest will be the at November election. Brooklyn, Ohio Crouse,' Bennett, Smith & posed recently in connection with a project costing approximately bonds was pro¬ Tenders sealed tenders 22 for $200,000. the bonds, Co., Cincinnati, $10,000, iy2s, and '-$36,000, l3/4s______ ..100.03 (Net interest cost 1.700%.) ' For Co., For $10,000, iy2s, and ' • $36,000, 13/4S_j._: 100.03 (Net interest cost 1.701%.) First of Michigan Corp., For $46,000, l3/4s __.100.17 J (Net interest cost 1.73% .-) i • OHIO Bond Sale—The annual refunding for sale —were Wanted on M until noon on Oct. purchase of refunding June 1, 1936. The available for purchase is $5,000. $600,000 semi¬ Butler County Sept. 24—v. 162, p. 1222 to a syndicate of the Ohio Co., of (P. O. Hamilton), Ohio Bond Election—An issue of $30,000 county jail bonds will be submitted to the voters at the Columbus, Stranahan, Harris & general election to be held in Co., Inc., of Toledo, Otis & Co., November.. McDonald ♦ & / Co., - and' Merrill, Turben & Co., all of Cleveland, as. Cincinnati, Ohio • Bond Offering — Henry Urner, 1%'s, at a price of 100.672, a basis of about1-1.42%. 1945. - Dated Oct. 1, Denomination $1,000. These of that amount bid for, payable to the City Auditor, is re¬ Bids to be made on forms obtainable upon application to the City Auditor. - Bids may be order of quired. made for "all or on or none." be not con¬ single issue, any but $1,000 denominations. At the re¬ quest of the owner, coupon bonds may be exchanged for bonds reg¬ istered as to principal and inter¬ est. Approving opinion of the City Solicitor will be furnished without charge; any other bidder be secured at Bond Ordinance On Sept. 5 bidder's ordinance an cost. Introduced — in¬ was troduced in the City Council and referred to the Finance tee, calling for an Commit¬ issue of $250,000 residence building bonds. Cleveland Heights City Ohio Sch* Dist., f con¬ bonds amounting to $323,000 will be placed on the ballot at the general ; election in " Grand view Heights Sch. Dist., Ohio Election — An issue of Bond Bond Sale—The $390,000 semi¬ annual hospital bonds offered for sale on Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1334—* awarded to Halsey, Stuart Co., Inc., as l%s, at a price ot100.639, a basis of about 1.12%. Dated Aug. 1, 1945, Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due $19,000 on April 1, and $20,000 Oct. 1, in 1946 to 1955. The next highest bidder was Ryan, Sutherland & Co., and Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., jointly, forl%s, at a price of 100.46. Among the other bidders were the following: } ; were & con¬ amounting to $1,000,000 will be submitted to the the at November Election $400,000 election. An — construction issue of Ripley & Co., Inc., Hayden, Miller & Co., and Hawley,""Shepard & Co., jointly for lV4s 100.109 • Other bidders election be to held in will be submitted to the voters at election to be held in Amount Purpose -Sewers Sewage Plant -Street Improvement 775,000 —Recreational Facilities 500,000 —Fire Stations 200,008 —-Garbage Incinerator 500,000 ——Health Center and Safety Building 575,000 Health Safety and $3,500,000 2,000,000 650,000 — , i Park Equipment . Price Bid For 114% Bonds Byan, Sutherland & Co., and Stranahan, Harris & Co., > Inc., jointly —_v100.46 —100.33 J. A White & Co McDonald & Co., Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., : ■' and Fahey, Clark & Co., jointly-100.31 Provident Savings Bank & Co., Cincinnati, Van Lahr, Doll & Isphording, and Weil, Roth & Irving Co., jointly —100.14 Trust Harriman Ripley & Northern Trust Co., Township Sch. Dist. City Bank, 1 Yz% For Otis & Election An — are These bonds to mature in 5 years. Deer field Township Dist. Co., and LocalSchv ■ Offering—Fred B. Jen¬ District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 13 for the purchase of $28,000 building bonds, not exceeding 2% interest. 100.81 Lodi, Ohio Bond Election—The $15,000 fire truck bonds will be submitted to the voters at the November elec¬ Lyndhurst and South Euclid Schm Dist. (P. O. Lyndhurst), Ohio Election Bond — bonds construction An issue of amounting to $916,000 will be submitted to the voters at the general election to be held in November. Mansfield, Ohio Bond Offering—It has been an-, that sealed nounced bids will be received until noon (EST) on Oct. 2 for the purchase of water works mortgage revenue bonds amount¬ ing Dated Oct. $800,000. to Denomination 1945. callable in with or 1, Said $1,000. either 25 or 30 1960 or there¬ premium, without and .shall be secured by an openend mortgage City may conditioned that the the same lien under from time to time issue bonds for additional and extensions im¬ provements, when average net revenues of utility for the three (P. O. Deerfield), Ohio Bond Bonds Walter, Woody & Heimerdinger, jointly after of issue $5,000 construction bonds, to bear not exceeding 4% interest, will be submitted to the voters at the November election. 100.03 jointly. Cleveland, years, (P. O. Urbana), Ohio Bond Chicago, and bonds shall be for Concord Co., Inc., Hayden, Miller & Co., and Hawley, Shepard & Co., jointly 10010 tion. —^ The following 2% bonds amounting to $8,700,000 Bond Election the general November: follows: were as Bidder;, bond#°#ill be submitted to the voters at the general Price Bid Harriman bonds Dated fiscal years immediately preced¬ ing sthe 2 year in which ; any/ such additional bopds are to be issued are equivalent to 150% of interest and principal requirements on all revenue and bonds then outstanding Interest shall be or rates, payable! semi-annually on April and Oct. 1, of each year. Bids shall ex¬ pressly stipulate the right of proposed. y May 15, 1945. De¬ Due Nov. 15, as follows: $1,000 in 1947 to 1958, arid $2,000 in 1959 to 1966. Rate of interest; tq be in multiples of at the y4 of 1%. collectively purchase at like cost, nomination $1,000. These bonds City Auditor, will receive sealed Sept. 8, 1945. bids until than par Oct.- 30 for the Bond Election-r-An issue of National Bond Election—An issue of struction at on of Educa¬ v'rv< y. « Liverpool Sch. Dist., Ohio separately for each of the three issues thorized noon *•"... . Bidder $100,000 of bonds bid for, and 1% of all bonds in excess kins, offered awarded composed John dated amount Ohio bonds — Coyne, Village Clerk, will receive East A certified check for 3% of the first - of Trust multiples or received based accepted, such acceptance to be approved by resolution of the City Bexley Sch. Dist., Ohio Bond Election—An issue of $60,exceeding 4% interest. Dated 000 library improvement bonds Xi 1945. Denomination $1,000; will be submitted to the voters at These bonds are due on July 1, the general election to be held in 1965, callable at par and accrued November., interest on July 1, as follows: Brookville, Ohio $1,000 in 1946 to 1949, and $16,000 in 1950. Bond Election—An issue of $40Principal and interest 000 Fire Department building payable at the Northwestern Na¬ tional Bank, Minneapolis. bonds will be submitted to the Akron, are upon a different rate of interest than specified in the advertise¬ ment, the highest bid based upon con¬ , voters at the November election. & J/4 of 1% thereof. If bids interest, Columbus, Ohio $45,000 memorial stadium bonds will Bond Election—An issue of Chris- works utility revenue bonds, not 100.04 rate of such fractional rate of inter¬ Dist., Ohio Volley City Sch. Dist., N. D. • or November. Bond Election—An issue of Bond IssUe Proposed—An issue i'Co^Jointly, rate but Bond tenson, City Auditor, will receive construction different est shall be Anna, Ohio bonds amounting to $120,000 will, be submitted to the for the purchase of to as Bidders may make a bid a voters - DAKOTA Bowbells, election for school amounting to $190,180 will be submitted to the bonds purpose Belleville Sch. Bond unlimited are amount. must Stranahan, Harris & Co., Inc., jointly election to be held in November. Vance Securities Corp., 5Winston-Salem, and R. S. Dickson & 101.92 jointly McDonald & $12,000 water system bonds will ; for 14.78% general Fahey, Clark & Co., and Cobbey, Shively & Co., jointly February and August to March; it was stated. The insur¬ ance tax yielded only $3,568 last month as against $983,410 in Au¬ gust, 1944. Corp., Provident Savings Bank Price Bid 1944, payable from taxes which are Split rate bids will (insurance) premiums Nov. the different interest rates may be bid for different issues. Bonds are in favorable, fund revenues down revenues gross from Durham, For $30,000, l%s, and $16,000, lM>s.____ (Net interest cost 1.65%.) v w the Board to '• • ii:-r -i* » " authorized by the voters at were and W July For.$20,000, 2sj and ;; =$26,000, iy4s.100.008 fNet i^erest cost 1,54%,.) ■ First: Securities r" • $280f Sept. $430,000 construction bonds will be submitted to the voters at the 1, 1945. Principal and interest (M-S) payable at the Irving Trust general election in November. Co., New York City. The bonds Lima, Ohio sidered less was Bidder sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Oct. 8 Price Bid Fox, Reusch & Co., and Browning & Co., jointly, on 1 '/.-I f'"i ; 1965 inclusive. 1946 to Weil, Roth & Irving Co., $237,301, or 2.99%. The principal cause of the de¬ cline in August receipts was the change in time of payment of the Savings follows: » $400,000 awarded ^ iV/\ • All of the bonds are dated Council. The 102.37 $719,723, or 12.25%. Highway fund Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., receipts were up $482,421, or Ohio Co. of Columbus, and 23.35%, limiting the decline in Merrill, Turben & Co., Cincinnati, for $10,000, IV2S, and $36,000, l%s, at a price-of 100.03. + alone The next highest bid¬ the — bonds payable November.' hospital bonds. Sept. 1 from on First of Michigan Corp., The trend for the month of Au¬ gust with general Due * ^ , Denomina¬ 1, 1945. Bidders works Due $40,000 on Sept. 1 1946 to 1970 inclusive. general $25,000 $14,- against $15,484,618 956,796. said to have ures 20,000 school bonds. Due S I, from 1958 to 1961. der totaled are sources Gasoline tax $26,000 road and bridge bonds. Due on April 1, from 1958 to Dated all from the only major revenue divi¬ sion items that were lower for the offered Other water Sept. 19 to Halsey, Stuart & Co., and Mullaney, Ross & Co., of Chi¬ cago, jointly; as IV2S, at a price of current fiscal year were up 3.53% 100.134, a basis of about 1.49%— in comparison with 1944 figures, v. 162, p. 1446—also received the the State Department of Revenue reported recently. Collections following 1%% bids: were following Ohio Alliance, Carolina Franchise (P. O. Lexington), N.C. Bond 100.61 improvement sewer from 500,000 Halsey, Stuart & Co., Mullaney, Ross & Co., and Martin, Burns & Corbett, jointly 100.061 • certified check for a struction 1,000,000 bonds. _ v'ii tion. — improvement airport $1,500,000 general street improve¬ ment bonds. Due $75,000 on \ Sept. 1 from 1946 to 1965 in¬ Wz Bonds proposed been (State of) Revenues Rise 3.53% for Two Months—North Carolina revenues for the first two months of the County (P. O. a For i' 1 Enclose clusive. Price Bid > .i purchase of $3,000,000 2% coupon bonds, as follows: ■ , Provident Savings Banx & Trust Co., Cincinnati, and bins bonds. Whiteville), N. C. 000 has North NORTH CAROLINA at ; _ v jointly, Bidder An Fox, Reusch & Co., for Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inc., the Commerce Union Bank, following bonds amounting to $1,Nashville, 150,000: ' Ryan, Sutherland & Co., $500,000 water system improve¬ Browning & Co., ment bonds. C. F, Childs & Co., and 250,000 sanitary sewer system Crouse, Bennett, Smith & bonds. Co., jointly : ^ 100.43 30,000 water department equip¬ Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., ment bonds. Fahey, Clark & Co., 20,000 garbage disposal equip¬ Field, Richards & Co., ment bonds* First/Cleveland Corp., and 80,000 street improvement bonds. Hawley, Shepard & Co., 25,000 fire stations and "equip¬ jointly —100.288 Proposed Election Bond election bonds.. Nashville, Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., and Sherwood & Co., jointly— 100.11 ! cinnati, Ioiysfhrlxffffi Associates 35,000 comfort station bonds. 10,000 railroad siding and storage Commerce Union Bank, Bond • fol- were as Oct. 29 to submit to the voters 200,000 C. F. Childs & Co., Columbus N. C. Hickory, Other bidders 100.63. ment bonds. City Bank, New lork ' bidder was W. F. Kurtz & Co., and Asso¬ ciates, on XVzs, offering a price of (Net interest cost 1.82%.) For Nov. 1, in 1953 on The next highest and 1954. - - . bonds are due Equitable Securities Corp., For $30,000, l3/4s, and $16,000, 2s _-100.32, an and election No bids accrued were held for au¬ on less interest. bid rate Mansfield rates and issue' of ternate banks prices average bids are to directly and up to 50% of maturities. Al¬ invited. Enclose yolume 162 certified check for a THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4425 able td the City. $8,000, pay¬ Springfield Township Sch. Dist. ;V (P. O. Ontario), Ohio 1 i WBond Election • — An issue: of Martins Ferry, Ohio $120,000 construction bonds ' will Bond Election An issue of / . Rate I Name // /n/'/k Cincinnati J. $27,000 municipal building bonds "will be placed on the ballot at the general election to be held in November election. These bonds will mature in 20 years. Bids Other — Sept. 24—v; 162, In of issue our 1446—we re¬ award of the $724,500 bonds will be submitted! ;< jto/ the refunding bonds to a syndicate voters at the general election to be headed by Stranahan, Harris & held in November: $300,000 light¬ Co., Inc., of Toledo, as l^s, at a ing/system/ and $500,000 hospital price, of 100.68, :iai basis of about "bohds; 1.42%. We give herewith a list of the other bids received: Newark Sch.Dist., Ohio flection The following ported the — For ;Bohd Election — An issue oi $210,000 school library bonds will v be submitted to the voters at the Philadelphia, Ohio New Election Bond An — " issue of $175,000 memorial building bonds will be submitted to the voters at the election to be held in November. m ' ■ (State of) Bond Yield Index Unchanged— J. A. White & Co., Cincinnati, re¬ Sept. ported on Prices held 26 about follows: as in unchanged the Ohio municipal market during the past week although reofferings .of $390,000 Limas, $400,000 Alli¬ ance and $750,000 Toledos, all rep¬ resenting new issues awarded in recent days, have met with good success. Our index of the yield on 20 Ohio bonds stands today at 1.38%, the yield on 10 high grade 1.18%, and on W lower grade bonds, 1.58.%, ^all un¬ changed from a week ago.Ohios is Ottawa County (P. O. Port " Clinton), Ohio Bond Election — issue An of $200,000 county jail bonds wflfcbe to submitted the aft■ the voters bonds be Election—At the Novem¬ election construction the amounting to $750,000 will submitted Parma Bond to the voters. City Sch. Dist., Ohio Sale—The series L, refunding bonds offered for sale on Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1334— were awarded to Fox, Reusch & Co. of Cincinnati, as 134s, at a price of 100.30, a basis of about 1.714%. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. De¬ nomination $1,000^ These bonds are due on Dec. 1, 1953 to 1955. Sutherland will — receive The Village sealed ten¬ ders until Oct. 2, for the purchase refunding obligations at not exceeding the face value thereof. In the event sufficient tenders are exhaust not received now in the hands of the Sinking , funds lot by numbers under Halsey, Stuart & Co., Mullaney, Ross & Co./ and Martin, Burns & Corbett, jointly I 100.08 For Election An — Blyth & Co., Field, Richards & Co., First Cleveland Corp., Hawley, Shepard & Co., and Hayden, Miller & Co., jointly 101.207 Fox, Reusch & Co., Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, • , r St. Marys, of issue election ' "; Ohio issue of ! 107.00 34s, at Co., V/2'/c _____ & 17.00 227.30 Co., mass to storm $150,000 sewer system a election an submit to the system, sanitary sewage disposal system, sewer and airport hangar bonds. ' Duncan, Okla. bonds be — / a- ■ aggregating $1,152,000 will election be to $815,000 voters held at works;1 $212,000 extension, and $125,000 electric light bonds. Sch. Sale—An transportation 162, for Citizens thony, of bonds Securities Corp., New York, • Glore, Forgan & Co., and Miller, Kenower & Co., jointly Bond t 101.029 1V4S, at of Election —An at submitted to Bank, of An¬ price of 100.50, a about 1.12%. issue the These due are & was received from Cal¬ Canfield, at 1%%, at a City, Okla. Bond Election Planned—An is¬ of improvement bonds in the amount of from $15,000,000 to $30,000,000, will be submitted to the voters some time in Novem¬ ber. " ' Yv !///•/.'' Tulsa County (P. O. Oklahoma Tulsa), voters the November election. I Bond Issue Approved—On Sept. 18, the Post-War Planning Com¬ mittee approved for submission to Truro the voters issue an of county road and bridge bonds to be used Township (P. O. wj-Reynaldsburg), Ohio on a project to cost $1,750,000. ycpnstruction to bonds the voters will OREGON be the at Cutler City Water Dist., Ore. Bonds Sold—An issue of $6,000 November election. University Heights Sch. Dist. (P. O* Cleveland Heights), Ohio Election Bond $600,000 An — construction issue bonds of will be submitted to the voters at the general election to be held in November. improvement bonds Was awarded recently to the State Bond Com¬ mission, as 13/4s, at a price of Township Sch. Dist. (P. O. Dayton), Ohio con¬ voters July 25; the November election. at are the the bonds au^ election held on The next highest bidder the First National Sheridan, for 2s, at 100.11. Shelby, Ohio T County Sch. Dist. No. 71 (P. O. Salem), Ore. Bond Sale Details — school bonds awarded The on $5,000 Aug. 27 to Mr. W. M. Siegmund, of Salem, Washington Township Sch. Dist. as ^^s—v. 162, p. 1038—were sold (P. O. Dublin), Ohio Bond Election An issue of at a price of par. Dated Sept. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. These $100,000 war memorial construc¬ — bonds the voters will election. at - be submitted* to the k November bonds are '' * Township Sch. Dist., (P. O. Scott own), Ohio due $1,000 on Dec. 1, from 1946 to 1950, inclusive. Yellow Springs, Ohio Bond Election—An issue of;$6,000 storm sewer Bonds Sold — The Election—Aii issue'. of bonds will be submitted to the hospital bonds voters at the November election. i amounting to $300,000 will be Zanesville, Ohio ,• placed on the ballot at the general Bidders The following is a election to be held in November. Bond • — complete list of the bids received Shelby School District, Ohio ipsue of $50,000 construction bonds will be submitted, to the voters „at the Election — An November election.. for the $35,0CC refunding bonds Sept. 20 to Fox, Reusch & Co. of Cincinnati, as re¬ ported in our issue of Sept. 24— v, 162, p. 1446: awarded on from 1947 to 1966. 78,000 sewer bonds. Due on Aug. 15, from 1947 to 1966. The following bonds amounting $122,000 also offered for sale Sept. 18—v. 162, p. 1335—were to on and block assessment plan, 1; $100,000 veterans' cem¬ etery, series 2, and $100,000 bridge, series 2, bonds. V series / The next highest bidder > was Halsey, Stuart & C04 Hallgarten & Co., Hornblower & Weeks, First of Michigan Corp., Harvey Fisk & Sons, and Dolphin & Co., joint¬ price of 100.539. a were follows: as Price Bid 1%% Bonds > * Mellon Securities Corp:, -'<•>" 4 Pittsburgh* ' Mellon National Bank, v. Pittsburgh, Bankers Trust Co., • New York, Drexeh & Co., *J " 1 * R. W. Pressprich & Co., / : E. W. Clark & Co.; * f : Shields & Co., and M-M. Kean, Taylor & Co., r~ jointly 1_100.379 Shields & Co., Spencer Trask & Co., Laidlaw & Co., and Atkinson-Jones & Co., t /jointly, ■ - $1,000,000, Is 99.57 ; — Bankers Trust Co.* New York, and Brothers . Harriman Co., jointly* • For $1,000,000, Is Harris Trust series bonds. Due A, on A. Webster Commerce Union Bank, Nashville, Rambo, Keen, Close & Kerner, Bioren & Co., and Sheridan, Bogan Co., , For $600;000, 34s, and $400,000, Is _________>_/ 97.758 States First National Bank, Portland, and Blyth & Co., jointly, •, ; ; . $1,000,000, Is storm sewer Aug. 15, from ' & i; \ • -h\ *;• - _____Ll00.06 Curtis, jointly li/2% Bonds fi ; Chemical Bank & Trust Salomon York, ' St Bros. Hutzler/' Northern Trust Co., Co., and V//? „ ^ Chicago, Moncure Biddle & 98.875 For,$1,000,000, Is Co., .£/1 Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis, v Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., and * ' ' ... Stroud & Co., jointly __ 100.422 , . 9^.4Clj Chase National iBank, ,.v kNew York, Pittsburgh, Glore, Forgan & Co., and Foster & Marshall, jointly, First Boston Corp., $1,000,000,1Y4S -—100.811 Smith, Barney & Co., -' -; Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., *• and c/k: k; Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis, jointly, ' For $1,000,000, Is '98.1499 = and Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago, and First National Bank, Pittsburgh, jointly k,, 100.409 Millcreek , •- :k E. M. Adams & Co., jointly, $1,000,000, Is 98.12 ~— Township Sch. Dist /■>; (P. O. R. F. D. No. 2, Erie), Pennsylvania u / Bond Offering—E. E. Cook, Sec¬ retary of the Board of School Di¬ rectors, will receive sealed* bids until noon on Oct. 2* for the 'pur¬ ' chase of $55,000 funding coupon bonds, at not exceeding 2% in¬ Dated Oct. 1, 1945. De¬ terest. nomination $1,000. Due Oct. 1, as $3,000 in 1947 to 1964, and $1,000 in 1965. Registerable as Bond Call—H. C. McCrea, City to principal only. Bids will be Treasurer, calls fcr payment on received for the entire issiie at any Oct. 15, the following general re¬ one rate of interest but/ no bid funding improvement bonds ag¬ combining two diff^ent rates of gregating $48,923.35: interest will be accepted. The Reedsportt Ore. 1 to 40. I 11,500.00 Series A bonds, Nos. 1 : to 23. 17,423.35 Series B bonds, Nos. 1 Dated Oct. 15, follows: bonds and the £ interest thereon will be payable without deduction for any tax or taxes, except suc¬ cession or inheritance taxes, now or hereafter levied assessed or thereon under any present or fu¬ to 35. 1941. Denomina¬ ture/law of the Commonwealth,: all of which taxes the ^District $500, except one bond of assumes and agrees to pay# These Series B, which is for $423.35. Said bonds with all coupons at-: obligations will be payable from tached will be paid at par and ad valorem taxes within 'tile tax¬ accrued interest to Oct. 15, 1945. ing limits imposed by law! upon Interest ceases on date called. tion school districts of this class, PENNSYLVANIA Allegheny County (P. O. Pittsburgh), Pa. Bond Sale—The following cou¬ semi-annual bonds amount¬ 15,000 series A, sewage disposal ing to $1,500,000, offered for sale plant enlargement bonds. Due on Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1335—were on Aug. 15, from;1947,to 196.1* a^v^rded to a syndicate composed 1947 to 1966, • Blodget, Inc., and Paine, Webber, Jackson 99.07 Corp., -!< ; Co., New York, Halsey, Stuart & Co., Blair & Co., Inc., and C. F. Childs & Co., jointly, For .i*-. r Stone & Webster and For ^ Weeden & Co.* jointly, For $1,000,000, Is —— For * ' Co., Phelps, Fenn & Co., ■. . Guaranty Trust Co., New / —100.27-7 , Estabrook & National Bahk, Portland, Coffin & Burr, and Harris, Hall & Co., jointly, For. $1,000,000, Is 99.1981 For — • . / City Bank, York, New Chicago, United jointly / > National First National Bank, tional Bank, of Portland:. $107,000 Glore, Forgan & Co., Dougherty & Co., 99.17 & Savings Bank, Chicago, Northern Trust Co., Chicago //and ' 3 Daugherty, Cole & Co., / jointly, ; 5 ' ' ' awarded to the United States Na¬ • lot For Higginson Corp., jointly, $1,000,000, Is —99.65 following bonds construction park, series 14; $300,000 airport, 8; $400,000 road, series 52; $100,000 road, series 53;V$150,000 series Bidder For For as l%s, at a price of 100.641, basis of about 1.295%;' $350,000 ly, for l%s, at ■ $20,000.00 First Issue bonds, Nos. Medford, Orei Windsor tuberculosis Bond Lee a Other bids Bank, of a price of First Boston Corp., ^ \ •• ;/■/: Salomon Bros. & Hutzler, Marion bonds at These 100.22. thorized was Van Bur en : and Mellon Securities •Bond! Election—An issue of $20,f -Price Bid Bank,: R. W. Pressprich & of $50,000 park improvement bonds be 20—v. sue Toronto, Ohio will Sept. on $1,500 in 1948 and 1949, and $2,000 in 1950. The next highest bidder was C. Edgar Honnold, of Oklahoma City, for 134s, at a price of 100.225. An¬ Wm. C. Seufferle & Co., fol¬ as Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., 1 $5,000 bonds equipment sale National as basis a Oct., 1, on were Fenner & Beane, Brown Dist., Okla. issue 1446—was awarded to the p. mature offers phia, . Bond price of 100.137. 101.08 bonds Other Merrill Lynch, Pierce, water Manchester as net in¬ Dated Denomination $1,000. National City ; New York, 16: sewer Oklahoma Union an Oct. on aggregating $103,000, of¬ mitted to the voters. Bond Election—An issue of fered for sale on Sept. 18—v. 162, Salem Sch. Disti, Ohio ;;x/ - construction bonds amounting to p. 1335—were awarded to AtkinBond Election — An issue of $25,000 will be submitted to the ^on-Jcmes & Co., of Portland: school purpose bonds amounting voters at the general election to $25,000 series A, park improve¬ ment bonds: Due on Aug. 15, to $206,995 will be submitted to be held in November. v the voters at the November elec¬ These > The following submitted to the vert improvement bonds will be sub¬ tion. Oct. 1, 1945. - ^ Bond Election a lows: water sewer, Commission, price of 99.5204, Bidder/ meeting, discussed voters Cincinnati, Crouse, Bennett, Smith & Co., jointly a terest cost of about 0.80%. Irving Co., Bond ^Election Discussed—At other bid tion Election—At the general election to be held in November Bond an 5c OKLAHOMA amounting to $650,000 will be submitted to the tation bonds will be submitted to , to the State Bond 1955. Fifth-Third Union Trust Co., struction $850,000 construction and rehabili¬ the voters at the general in November. •"k 288.00 1%% Tresch offered 1%%: Bonds Bond Election—An issue of Township Sch. D'tst. (P. O. Canton), Ohio Bond ^ ■" supervision of the County Auditor. Plain aggregating $1,000,000, offered for sale on Sept. 21 —v. 162, p.- 1223—were awarded Provident Savings Bank St Trust Co., Cincinnati, , Van Lahr, Doll & Isphording, Weil, Roth & Irving Co., Seasongood & Maye Pohl & Co., Assel, Kreimer & C] Roose & Co., jOint^-^T—. 100.27 bonds . . Chicago was Fund, the Village shall call said bonds , •_ recent Fahey, Clark & Co., McDonald & Co., and Merrill, Turben & Co., jointly .-J- 100.38 submitted of to 319.00 fare iy2% & Toledo The rWeU, Roth Cincinnati Arthur 415,00 Co., lVk% Ada, Okla, PriceBid $15,000 Heights, Ohio Tenders Wanted Council Trust • iy2% V/2% Bonds Ohio Co. of Columbus, Otis & Co., Q00 Parma & Kreimer St Co., and Painesville Sch. Diet., Ohio V. ber Bond Sale—The Veterans' Wel¬ 1 y2 % Savings of Pittsburgh, and W. H. Newbold's Son & Co., of Philadel¬ ner, Oregon (P. O. Salem), Ore. 465.50 Cincinnati Ryan, ' 17.00 Co., Cincinnati Assel, p. Bidder November election. Bond & highest bidders were of Harriman Ripley & Co., Inc., Portland,/ Peoples - Pittsburgh Trust Co., $103,000, and Daugherty, Cole Graham, Parsons & Co., of Phila-' Co., for $122,000. delphia, Singer, Deane & Scrib- - • , ;8 Ohio > — Bosworth " November election. Bank, :^icsvme Provident Toledo, Ohio Newark, Ohio Bond Citizens National ' next the First National Bank, for & Vk% — Braun, $38.50 Co., Toledo November; Prem. iy4% : White Si A. — be submitted to the voters at the The Int. FOa, «tusch Company, 156$ pon, v bonds to th6 after the will purchaser be delivered only if and - These proceedings authorizing the issue have been approved by the; De-** partment of Internal Affairs. En¬ ior 2%, close a certified check payable to the District Treasurer, THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE TS66 Philadelphia, Pa. $2,500,000 semi 'i Bond Sale—The annual city (electoral) bonds of¬ 25—v. 162, fered for sale on Sept. 1038—were awarded to a group composed of the Chase National Bank of New York, the Bankers Trust Co., the Chemical Bank & Trust Co., all of New York, Moncure Biddle & Co. of Philadelphia, p. Higginson Corp. of New Lee the York, the Commerce Union Bank of Nashville, Paul H. Davis & Co. of Chicago, and , Laurence ■* M. Marks & Co. of New York, as y2s, . 100.339, a basis of about 1.975%. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Due on Oct. 1, 1995, and redeem¬ able at par and accrued interest on and after Oct. 1, 1964. at f price of a Additional Bond Sale—The $2,- Bank, York New City, against delivery of said bonds with Dec. 1, 1945, and all subsequent coupons at¬ tached. Interest ceases date on called. J t ; OAKOTA SOUTH Lemmon, S. Dak. Offering—E. W. Cornish, Bond City Audtior, will receive sealed Oct. I, for the purchase of $25,000 1%% street improvement bonds. Denomina¬ tion $1,000. Due Jan. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 to 1952, and $1,000 in 1953 to 1967. These are the bids until 2 p.m. on bonds held authorized election the at ' and after 1964. No other bid was received on this issue. Second best bid received for the electoral issue was an offer of 100.20 for 2s, submitted by the City Sinking Fund. Runners-up 1, the in bidding were follows: as >National City Bank, New York, Harris Trust & Savings ,, • Bond awarded on 161, v. 2V2S, at of June 5 to the Farmers Denomination bonds due are June on These $500. 1, from Sept. $100,000 high¬ offered for sale on 162, 1040—were p. & Co. of awarded to C. H. Little Jackson, and the Union Planters National Bank & Trust Co. of jointly, as Was, at a price of 100.05, a basis of about 1.241%. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. These bonds are due $25,000 annually Memphis, from 1953 to 1956 incl. Nashville, Tnn. • Sale—The $300,000 cou¬ semi-annual* airport bonds offered Biddle, Whelen & Co., & Beane, and ' (\Y. H. Newbold's Son & Co., 101.529 RICO Rico Housing Authority Housing Unit Notes Awarded—The following tempo¬ rary loan notes aggregating $2,289,000, offered for sale on Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1336—were awarded for sale Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1223—were awarded jointly to the Harris Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, the American National Bank, and J. C. Bradford & Co., both of Nashville, at a price of 100.03, a net interest cost of about 1.27%, on the issue divided as follows: $30,000 as 3s, due $10,000 on Oct, 1 in 1946 to 1948; the remaining $270,000 as lV4s, due on Oct. 1, $10,000 in 1949 and 1950; $11,000, 1951 to 1955; $12,000, 1956 to I960; $13,000, 1961 to 1965, and $14,000 in on to the Chemical Bank & Trust Co. 1966 of joint offer by the* Union Corp., and Blair & Co., Inc., of 100.049 for $61,000 as 3s, and $239,000 as ,.l%s. Third best offer was a joint bid by the First National Bank, and Martin, Burns & Corbett, both of Chicago, of 100.09 for $165,000 as 1V2S, and $135,000 as IV4S. York, Mayaguez, notes. 1,430,000 Due Due on Rico Puerto Puerto Rico Nov. 2, 1946. V The following temporary loan notes of Puerto Rico, aggregating $4,011,000, also offered on Sept. 25—v. 162, p. 1336—were awarded to the Banco Popular de Puerto Bico, at 0.53%: $1,000,000 Ninth Series; $1,000,000 Tenth Series; $1,000,000 Eleventh Series, ^ and $1,011,000 Twelfth Series notes. Due on Nov. 2, 1946. The Con¬ tinental Bank & Trust Co. of New York, is the .these notes. was to 1970. Second best bid a Securities Nov. 2, 1946. on Ponce,- notes. ? associates, at ..-.V $859,000 * and paying for agent TEXAS Aldine Indep. Sch. Dist. (P. 0. Box 487, Houston), to the voters at the election to be held on Oct. 9. : , may the voters ©00 an -' Superintendent receive on sealed Oct. of Schools, bids 2, for school Courtney, until will 9 p.m. the purchase house bonds, of 1970 to 1973, $13,000 in 1974, and $14,000 in 1975. These bonds were These bonds mature par It is Board > bonds ; - works and war works extension refunding bonces dated Dec. 1, I, 1960, at election held on chaser. $100,- calling Ded 1, all outstanding water 1937. an issue of about improvement bonds.; bids no on Dec. and accrued inter¬ on were - County (P. O. Beeville), Texas Election Bond issue An — of county bonds amounting to $750,000 will be submitted to the voters election the at Oct. to held be on to issue Held—An the the at voters Sept. 21. on Christi Sch. Indep. Dist., Texas Election Planned—An Bond is¬ of construction bonds of about $1,500,000 will at voters held in the submitted be election an near to to be future, it is said. Indep. Sch. awarded and Texas Dist., earlier Dallas Union the $350,000 the in Trust year Co. Denomination $1,000. All of the are dated March 1, 1945. of the intention Trustees at the that will imately, lowest sell the interest cost to bring a price of approx¬ but not less than, .par and accrued interest. required to bination of name two Bidders the rate rates interest. are or com¬ with bid which is nearesit !!par crued of the their and ac¬ Any rate or rates furnish can needed facilities bond - New- York Citizens issue while Bank extended additional the tax.. saving 10% years. through income '• Six States York, Dakota, North Carolina,^ Oregon and South Carolina. Colorado enacted extensive leg¬ islation regarding deductions for depletion of physical property. Its 40% depletion allowance was ex¬ Redemption Notice Cancelled— It is stated by B. F. McKee, County Auditor, that the call for payment on Oct. 1, of Road Dist. No. 1, Series 1941-B, 3 Vz-%, bonds maturing April 1, 1966, and sub¬ sequently thereto, and of County Road and Bridge 2Vz% warrants, Nos. 165/216, maturing April 15, 1951 to 1953, called for payment on Oct. 15, of Hidalgo Co., has been cancelled. tended to include certain mineral substances which had not been included previously. In addition, Colorado allows taxpayers to amortize bonds or premiums paid on bond purchases and to deduct that portion from gross income in paying normal and surtaxes. New legislation in North Dakota permits Bonds Voted—An issue of $40,- system and water bonds favorably voted at the elec¬ sewer was on -Sept. 13. Election voters the at cluding Held—The fol¬ held election on bonds. of in new deductions are Nofth Carolina, in¬ deduction . spent for medical of amounts and insur-, care not exceeding 5% of net inand deductions by railroads of Sept. 11: $50,000 swimming pool construction, $50,000 street pav¬ ing, and $25,000 street repairing special rents paid because loans by State and Federal < of gov¬ ernments if the State the owns % majority the of the capital stock, of railroad. New York allows some special deductions franchise tax. for £ its Deductions not to exceed 5% of income for corporations con- ^ * net Local Well permited come lowing revenue bonds amounting to $125,000 were submitted to the of net losses from prior years. A over long series ance Sulphur Springs, Texas Bond deduction carried Petersburg, Texas tion held . North Hidalgo County and Road Dists.s (P. O. Edinburg), Texas Bond 1944 Over of) Up Registrations bond Local — tributing to subdivisions, Red Cross tions the State, State and political institutions, similar - : s organiza¬ are permitted by recently legislation in South Car¬ Oregon allows a registrations with the State Comp¬ enacted troller's office olina. indicate consider¬ able post-war expansion. During -State's fiscal year ^which ended on Aug 31, $80,937,482. of the bonds R. two 1948 to El Paso, Texas Offering—G. for- another extended of Crosbyton—v. 161, p. 712—were sold at par. These bonds are dated Jan. 1, 1945. Bond by V • the Massachusetts for held bonds. Texas (State National extended extended granted additional $90,000 * interest; charges tax reductions under terms of newthrough refunding of its State-1 legislation: Colorado, New Texas jail refunding bonds awarded was . Latin-American students with the Daniels, were registered compared $29,149,433 registered m 1944. Of the 1945 total, refunding with payment to ;.je deduction, trust which is to be used exclusively in the State for a educational loans or made to particular the basis of need grants , not individuals oh or merit. In allows as a cor¬ tax addition, Oregon City Auditor, will receive sealed bids until 10 a.m. on Oct. 18, for bonds totaled $17,403,123; school poration excise deduction, bonds, $17,270,000, .and .school contributions or $350,000 highway gifts to the Fedrright-of-way coupon bonds, to bonds, refunding $3,161,650. Wat¬ eral Government/State, or politi¬ erworks system revenue bonds cal subdivisions for bear not exceeding 2% interest. exclusive pub¬ lic purposes. Dated Dec. 1, 1945. Denomination totaled $16,000,000. Issues amount¬ ing to $3,800,000 were recorded Changes in exemption laws for $1,000. These bonds are due on Dec. 1, as follows: $25,000 in 1947 J for flood control; $4,935,000 for dependents will go into effect in road and road districts; $3,660,- four to 1949,' $30,000 in 1950 to 1952, States—Alabama, California, $35,000 in 1953 to 1955, and $40,- 994 for street improvements: $2.- Maryland and North Dakota—as a J 000 in 1956 and 1957. Rate of in¬ 150,000 for court house and jail result of recent legislation. -" terest e in multiples of I Va AJabama allows $300 exemption of improvements and construction, interest rate bids will and $1,600,000 for navigation dis¬ for'each person, other than 1%. hus¬ be d. City refunding accounted band or wife, who is Principal and in- tricts. dependent for terest $5,796,500 of the refunding upon the taxpayer for over yable at the Chemical half his Trust Independent school of Co., New York.: bond total. support. California in¬ the purchase of . , ■ These bonds authorized were at Aug. 25, 1945. on issued districts common creases 'JJJ? $2,000 $851,000. par and accrued interest. Bidders must furnish their own legal. opinion and blank ' bonds. A certified check for $10,000, pay^ able to the City Treasurer, must accompany Fort bid/ Worth Bond Election—An issue of — con¬ bonds amounting to $2,500,000 will be submitted to the at the election Oct. 2. - . . , to be Wichita Falls Indep. Sch. Dist., Texas t Refunding Permission Rejected The State Board of Education held recently decided against granting r permission to the a.b°ye to refund bonds held Quanah), Texas manent School Fund. . Bond and Sale Details—The $41,000 of 1945, semi-annual road bridge awarded to / refunding R. . A. bonds Underwood & cation to bonds Fund upon call held was of 62—were sold at a price of par, for $10,000, as l3/4s, and $31,000, as 2s." Dated June 15, Legality approved by Mc- Call, Parkhurst & Crowe of Dallas. $1,471/000 of 3% by the Permanent unanimously denied, He Groveton. 162, p. m unsound involved, said the investment only the bonds bearing c«nn question not was districts sire to save $105,000 by with olr' by the Per¬ The appli¬ motion by .C. C. Co.,of Dallas,-as l%s and 2s—v. 1945. the allowance for de¬ pendents from $440 to $400. North Dakota is increasing the credit for from " $200 Corporationtaxes /a'";;; de¬ r®^dl."g lower m- a terest rate. 'v/', - to were $500 , ex¬ tended by New York and Pennsyl- ' vania. New York extended the 6% business Corporation franchise tax to Apr. 30, 1947. Pennsylvania ex¬ tended the 15% credit on the amount of corporation income taxes to be paid for years begin¬ ning before Jan. 1, 1947. A tax was levied come of savings Arizona. building and loan The t:/ on the net in¬ loan and and associations by tax rate of • , are ' 5% applies to income, including inter¬ est on bonds and other securities issued by the Federal Govern¬ ment, the State or any political subdivision. T », -Refund of corporation taxes where losses lill . reducing bids e Hardeman County (P~ O. series No were received* in regards to .the offering on.Sept. 22 of $17,000 re- dependents funding bonds, not exceeding 5%; interest, struction voters Received Bids Texas ' , Indep. Sch. Dist., Upshur County, New Diana Community Sch. Dist. No. 19 (P. O. Gilmer), Texas No personal exemptions from $3,000 for single, and to from $3,500 to $4,500 for married persons after Dec. 31, 1944, and before Jan. 1, 1947. Maryland is bid will be considered at less than on school districts .,v tax increase Massachusetts. ,, Bond the Personal income tax reductions extended by two StatesNew York and California—and a ; were Mr. Greenwood said his district Crosby County (P. O. Crosbyton), Sale Details—The $19,000 semi-annual court house and ; personal or corporation in¬ altered their tax laws dur¬ 25% the school system on a solid foot¬ tax reduction on personal incomes ing. Inflated values in past years,- and net capital gains. The reduc¬ coupled with the depression, has tion in personal income tax rates caused Harlingen bonds to be re¬ enacted in California in 1945 was funded several times, he said. 1 1950, inclusive. bonds ':f\i.-y:' Income Sessions-— ing recent legislative sessions, the Federation of tfaX Administrators, reports. •: - , 125,000 1V4 % school house bonds. Due on March 1, from 1951 to 1955, inclusive. 100,000 \lk% school house bonds. Due on March 1, from 1956 to 1960, inclusive. Alter comes 5s and $261,000 3%S presently held by the Fund. The district held an election Sept. 29 yn a proposed issue of $320,000 bonds for new building purposes. R. G. Greenwood, representing the district, said that the bond exchange was necessary to put 000 $125,000 Wz% school house bonds. Due on March 1, from 1946 to 3% tax will of cost of 1.334%: States in*Recent Laws Kf ■<> Nineteen of the 34 States which Permanent district for $210,000 161, p. 1367—were sold price of 100.333, a .net interest a refund to the The Tax issue new' 3% bonds in exchange Dallas—v. at District by v'y.United States Numerous permission recently Fund.- UNITED STATES VV street paving bonds was held election Corpus Texas Election Bond of $25,000 submitted the Granted about Bishop, sue held icnool new 6. June be held to submit to Bond Call—The town is , Bee 16, by a vote of 36 to 24. Principal and interest payable at the place preferred by the pur¬ Indicated —An North, S. C. ' *jt*>n received. No Bond Offering—L. C. authorized at Gaffney, S. C. election 17, for which July ' the bonds offered the election held Texas $300,000 at exceeding 3% interest. Dated Nov. 1, 1945. Denomination $1,000. Due Nov. 1, as follows: $8,000 Anderson, S. C. in ^46 to 1952, $9,000 in 1953 to Bond Election—An issue of $100,000 city hall, airport and 1958, $10,000 in 1959 to 1S64, $11,abattoir bonds will be submitted ht)0 in 1965 to 1969, $12,000 in Election District. are Permission . Route 2, not SOUTH CAROLINA Bond the to These Bond pon Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner New able to Sale—The 21—v. It is him. to Bond Sale Details—The follow¬ County (P. O. Jackson), bonds way Yarnail & Co. v©.72%: without cost Crane Tennessee E. W. Clark & Co., Local $2,000 bonds funding 2498—were sold as price of 100.50, a basis 2.38%. Dated June 1, about 1945. 1 PUERTO chaser anticipated that delivery can be effected Nov* 10, 1945. Enclose a certified check for $6,000, pay¬ p. a Bond Co., Inc., Smith, Barney & Co., Kidder, Peabody & Co., Mellon Securities Corp., Pittsburgh, . < • • Graham, Parsons &, Co., Puerto bonds proceedings, the approving opinion of J. P. Gibson, of Austin, or of Chapman & Cutler of Chi¬ cago, and will deliver the bonds to the bank designated by the pur¬ ing bonds amounting to Drexel & Co., Harriman Ripley & jointly, For $2,500,000, 2V4s cation granted to the above Refunding Alternate & Merchants Bank of Watertown Madison 100.38 $2,500,000, 2%$™^ 5-year option. The District will furnish the printed bonds, a copy TENNESSEE Bank, Chicago, W. Pressprich & Co., Union Securities Corp., New York, ,"Weeden & Co., Butcher & Sherrerd, ,W. E. Hutton & Co., Illinois Co., Chicago, and John Nuveen & Co., jointly, ! and 1947 to 1953. R. For Details—-The Sale refunding t < —The Texas State Board of Edu¬ 1%. bonds will be sold to The semi-annual city (non- par and accrued interest. The electoral) bonds offered for sale highest bidder may take all or part of the issue. If part is taken, on the same date—v. 162, p. 1038 —were purchased , by the City the balance will be offered to the Sinking Fund as 2s, at a price of next highest bidder and so on until all of the bonds have been 100.163, a basis of about 1.99%. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. Due on Oct. sold. 1995, and redeemable at par Wallace, S. Dak. and accrued interest on Harlingen Indep. Sch. Dist., Texa* lW- multiples of • proposals will be considered on bonds with the highest bidder at not less than '450,000 Oct. in be must of Vs Aug. 21, by a vote ot 161 on 76. to named of the National Chase the at est Monday, October 1, 194S incurred through / Z'lj . ' ;. : v . * Volume contract THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL; CHRONICLE Number 4425 162 renegotiation by the is allowed • Government Federal Maryland. Oregon by Oregon and allows for credit and refund of corporation excise taxes and per¬ sonal income taxes where tax¬ payers have not been given full cyedit on war contract renegotia¬ tion Maryland aiso permits re¬ funds; of taxes paid on; income the with contracts from through; renegotiation. ; " Wisconsin, Maryland and North ^ Carolina are exempting from tax¬ ation money paid into employee pension trust funds by employers. Pennsylvania) imposed/a 4% of, net income tax on co-operattive the associations for privilege - of doing business or having capital stock or property employed in the State. A tax of income the In our issue of Sept. 24, page 1447, we presented a reviews of the financing negotiated by States and other public bodies during the of August.; The record disclosed that the volume of bonds month sold Domestic Page p? 1220 Acadia Allouez, 822 Ardmore,' Okla. 928 ;Ardmore^Okl«;^^^--^4i^^7iI.4()- collec¬ tions showed a record total of $5,- in 1945, a * 1.9% in¬ crease from 1944, the Bureau of the Census reported on Aug. 30. J. C. Capt, census director,: said that gains during the year in re¬ ceipts of several important state 500,000,000 taxes . offset than more losses and other revenues, income taxes 1035 alcoholic Cameron- Parish S. IX Cass 724 1040 No. 927 821 Contra Costa County, Union S. D., Cal 111. , Converse Cordell, Okla. 928 822 Cordell, Okla. Cordell, Okla. Cuyahoga County, 928 School 100.15 1.41 100.03 Dallas, 712 1.97 • 19657 d4,000 f 1946-1951 1946-1965 ____1'A 1958-1963 1959-1962 1946-1962 McLeansboro 0.797 1037 Maddock, N. Dak ___— Ohio would' have for but de¬ sub¬ a _ -— Tex. Tex. various 1 1 65,000 12,500 22,500 rl,625,000 1948-1955 1946-1950 1946-1965 D. 927 • 822 927 724 822 927 1039 Marion Marion Twp. Marion York New State, in taxes the states $350,000,000, or 1.8% more than the $316,000,000 total last year. Unemploy¬ ment compensation taxes declined 5%, from $1,319,000,000 in 1944 to $1,254,000,000, since the tax and the decline first levied was in 1936. receipts taxes $2,272,000,000, compared with $2,160,000,000 last year. Tobacco sales taxes, how¬ ever, declined from $160,000,000 in 1944 to $145,000,000. increased gross 5.2% to abundant but mostly supply to an dealers' o n shelves and to the anticipation of offerings of large amounts of new issues which are mentioned by the press. However, many of these issues Will never even reach the the instance, a Citizens Planning Committee has general obli¬ from $721,000,000 in 1944 to $775,- gation bonds—$20 million for air* port expansion and the balance, 000,000. Gasoline taxes turned upward $75 million, for numerous other Los Angeles City, for the first time sinc*e 1941, total¬ projects. ing $701,000,000, compared with County, Flood Control Districts, etc., have put forth estimates that $609,000,000 in 1944. Despite the racing ban, pari-mutuel receipts total some billion dollars, but the rose 25% to $55,000,000, with projects represent merely engi¬ gains reported by New York, neers' dreams and hopes and not California, Maryland and Mich¬ a community's needs. Tax exempt bonds have receded igan. ^Alcoholic beverage taxes rose 15.4% to $308,000,000. to a level where they should Motor vehicle registrations de¬ attract almost anyone in a high clined only slightly to $383,000,000 income tax bracket; for instance, compared with $384,000,000 last a 1.75% yield from a tax exempt General sales taxes 7.5% rose * and sev¬ miscellaneous and Maximum Unemployment Benefits Increased — Maximum In¬ By unem¬ ployment insurance benefits were increased by 25 States and maxi¬ mum duration benefits length¬ ened by 28 this year, the Council of Stated Governments reports. >» Financial condition of State un- •ploymeiit compensation funds has improved considerably during re¬ cent years, having reached a to¬ tal of nearly $7,000,000,000 at present compared with less than $2,000,000,000 in early 1941. Municipal Market following for Discussed— comments are taken from the bulletin issued on Sept. 17 by Heller, Bruce & Co., of San Francisco and New individuals bracket tax from imposts showed gains. States bond a is the obtainable food for the as 75% 7% bond taxable certainly 7% not in same or a stock, and safety are today—at least ^ the cities' share of liquor profits, or liquor taxes. Eight cities V received their money from licenses which the States levied ufid collected but shared with the cities. In Detroit, example, ^85% collected by the of the money State from liquor York: licenses was remitted to 101.68 1.58 1947-1965 2,143,000 101.68 1.58 100.012 1.998 1946-1965 r42,000 102 1.82 100 1.75 1946-1959 32,000 d60,000 ; 42,000 the city. ' 100.05 48,000 101.66 1.525 15,000 101.666 1.525 . d3,560,000 1948-1965 1946-1965 2>/2 Minneapolis, Minn. 1 1946-1955 400,000 325,000 rl,405,000 100.158 0.97 100.10 0.714 724 Minneapolis, Minn. 1 1946-1955 300,000 100.158 0.97 1220 1947-1957 r37,000 100.10 Dist., 100,000 99.585 1.148 926 Tex. Montgomery County, Md Mooreland, Okla. 1946-1958 26,000 100 1.8887 1946-1957 60,000 100.46 Mille r240,000 100.619 0.93 821 Ind. Co. Lacs Dist. 0.92 1947-1962 rd607,000 55,000 l-y4 Md.___3:,A-l,/2 1% 1948-1973 20,000 1948-1951 1%- r865,000 1946-1965 '25,000 102.313 39,000 No. T.2 Va 64,- III.—i: Mountain View S. D., Okla..— 1948-1950 Mountain View D., Okla 1948-1959 New 725 New Newton 102.313 1.409 100.11 125,000 r238,000 915,000 100.013 1.13 1034 100.262 1.16 723 100.589 1.713 926 rl90,000 3,000 State 100.07 2.49 822 1034 constitution 1034 The 925 other 12 cities levied and collect¬ 1038 the State. 925 ed license fees for themselves. group consists of twoof the nation's cities with more j than includes Atlanta, 1034 1.036 1220 927 724 1037 926 receiving highest reve¬ liquor licenses during 1944-45 were: Boston, $1,477,000; Detroit, $1,043,846, and Philadel* phia, $1,633,875. from The largest number of licenses issued by Los Angeles- were the over 5,- second largest number. Finances of the State's public re¬ cently by Governor Mortimer R. Proctor, which showed that at the end of the fiscal year on June 30, made The State's current general revenue as this was de¬ ducted $5,793,469.14, $5,662,534.74 of this for current general fund expenditures and $130,934.40 as From for balances for warded. (Continued V/2' 724 1039 County, 1568) 102.25 1946-1969 92,000 37,000 100.39 100.16 2.378 50,000 100.16 2.378 11,000 100.16 2.378 , ; 1946-1961 1946-1954 50,000. 40,000 1036 1036 100.06 rllO.OOO 1965 1946-1955 10,000 1.40 1.43 ;:i.25;:: r30,000 100.00 1947-1956 r400,000 100.66 1.38 1946-1950; rlSl.OOO 115,000 "100.01 T31 1957:; 25,000 1947-1961 100.046 r73,ooo V I00.30; 1947-1955 10,000 rd685,000 3.137 1.21 100.55 1.41 100.101 2.423 398,000 1947-1949 35,000 rl05,000 1965 Fla 100.19 ,T5o 100 100.37 ;; 1946-1950 200,000 17,000 100,000 95,000 100,644 1946-1965 180,000 . 100 v 100.64 100.055 20,000 100.06 _l'/2-l3A 1948-1960 ~l"89 1.15 t 1.67 1.392 98.52 20,000 Tell Dist. No. 35, Minn__._l.4o Tex. 823 Tennessee Tennessee The State r25,000 (State of) —l'A of)l'A 1957 Okla. Tipton, Tipton Union ..iL. ' ________ Union Co., Union N. J 927 Utica, Miss. Vermilion ; 20,500 Dist. 1946-1965 1.65 19 years l'A Gravity Sub- No. 2, Sch. ,v 100.18 106.27 100.58 1947-1951 20,000 100.016 101.183 3A 1946-1970 1,000,000 (State of)_3»A-l-l'A 1946-1970 1,000,000 1040 (State of)_3'A-1-1'A 75,000 1948-1962 926 Wheaton, Minn. 1.30 r70,000 1950-1951 Whitefish Bay S. D. 1, Wis 1224 1 55,000 1947-1960 Whitemarsh Twp., S. D„ Pa.___ % 726 300,000 1946-1957 Yazoo City, Miss 1036 1-1'A Total bond sales for August (156 municipalities k$44,560,023 covering 140 separate issues)-;— West 100.18 18,000 r65,000 ; Ohio__l3A Ohio Virginia Virginia Warren, West 100.115 ; La.-_.__.2-l%, Dist., 10050 10,000 " 325,000 47,000 66,000 275,000 17,000 5,000 1946-1965 1947-1965 .___23A _____ Parish Local Vinton ; 1, Ore. Vermilion, Ohio 926 Drain 1948-1957 1946-1975 1.40 1.40 ; D. No. of Oklahoma 927 100.1599 "10062 50,000 County S. University 750,000 1946-1965 ; ._______1'A-13A N. J.; Co., 100.1599 375,696 Y. 4> Tenn... Co., Cal. Tracy, 2,000,000 1,500,000 1957 (State City Ind. S. D., Texas_l%-2'A Texas 125,000 40,000 1946-1960 Insurance Fund, N. "f.28 r30,000 v Ind City, 823 . 0.61 100.05: 1948-1968 400,000 822 928 1.165 100.408 1948-1957 Taylor, 726 100 100.33 1947-1965 928 928 1.46 100.06 1947-1954 1948-1965 School 100.03 0.743 100,0051 1,261 100.0051 1.261 100.093 1.29 100.30 0.94 100.276 0.84 100.05 1.17 , d Optional. kNot including $51,511,000 temporary loans or funds obtained by agencies of the Federal Government, r Refunding bonds. „ . States and municipalities from MUNICIPAL CANADIAN Page Name FINANCING Rate " 728 Canada 1224 Canada (Dominion of) (Dominion of)_ Canada 1224 Canada 1040 Etobicoke 1040 Prince Edward Twp., Ont Price Basis 0.363 0.362 *75,000,000 11-30-1945 *75,000,000 1946-1960 117,000 1959 rl,000,000 0.363 11- 9-1945 — v —3'A municipal bonds sold in August. r AUGUST Amount 10-26-1945 *75,000,000 Island, Canada__3 loans, DURING Maturity 10-12-1946"$75,000.000 (Dominion of)___ (Dominion of) 728 Total of Canadian on page r59,000 Skagit Co. Con. S. D. 311, Wash.2 Skiatook S. D., Okla.^_..._l'/2-l'A Sumner, Miss. 3 Sumner Sep. S. D., Miss. 3 1038 928 100.52 •1948-1964 Sibley County Community 1040 1038 20,000 1.10 ...1.40 Salem, Mass. 0.75 St. Louis Park, Minn._____ l'A Sanford, N. C 2 Sanders County, Mont...——__1.15 Scranton, Pa. .__13A 926 1037 100 1946-1965 1947-1965 l'A Territory, Minn. Louis Park, Minn.-.. St. fund of June 30 totaled $6,- reserve 60,000 Royal Oak, Mich. 21/a-21A-3 Louis County Unorganized 821 —An annual report was 36,000 rl26,000 1946-1961 1037 (State of) 14,527 ' 1965 1946-1961 Sarasota 726 Reports On 2»/2 1-1 »A Okla ' St. 1038 VERMONT Governor 1.49 r; Township, N. J 2.40 Towftship, N. J.____2.40 Pennsauken Township, N. J 2.40 Pima Co., Amphitheatre Elem. v School Dist. 10, Ariz.——_—2 Pima Co., Amphitheatre H. S. > D. No. 4, Ariz 2 V; Pinellas County, Fla... 1.40 Polk Co. School Dist. 2, Ore—._1V2 Polk County Special Road and Bridge Dist. No. 11, Fla l'A Pulaski County S. D., Ark._„___lI/2 Ramsey Co. S. D. 5, Minn 1.30 Redford Twp. S. D., Mich.-l'/a-l Bobbins, N. C.i3-3% Rock County Consol. School Dist., No. 66, Minn l'A Rolla, N. Dak —_—^____.iy2 1224 Vermont 1.10 100.14 Pennsauken 822 licenses, 100.13 Pennsauken 724 725 8,000. Detroit issued r30,000 rl6,000 County Supervisors No. 2, Miss 925 1036 28,000. 8,500 1954-1956 Orange 926 1036 Cities 1.372 1946-1955 Dist., Mass. 822 requires 85% of its liquor 100.05 lJ/a County, Fla ___.__1.4a Orange Co., Silverado S. D., Cal.2 Owen County, Ky Palmer, Three Rivers Fire 925 the city to give license fees to 1.61 1.75 12,000 V Norman, Ohio 083 -15,000 1.20 100.039 100 -.--l'/a 823 100.893 -■ v i ' Ohio.. Boston, Nichols Hills, 1038 S. Del Castle, Dist. 100.77 475,000 110,000 140,000 1.85 Morgan County School Dist. ' 1038 927 2.49 100.036 100.05 School Minn 13, 925 710,000 This contrasts with Denver where current 103.524 . 1% 1% 1948-1965 School Ind. 1946-1965 820,665.23. 100.17 15,000 2V\ Midland Montgomery County, finances 75,000 ' 724 In store for 4,210,000 1,38 $3,374,031.90, a reduction of $977,000 during the year; that an Revenues From Liquor Licenses— excess of $1,027,196.09 existed in More than $10,000,000 was re¬ current general fund revenue; and ceived from State and local liquor that the accumulated unappropri¬ licenses by 20 large cities during ated surplus of $1,585,855.28 was the fiscal year- 1944-45, the Mu¬ reduced on July 1 to $415,358.08 nicipal Finance Officers Associa¬ by expenditures authorized by tion reports. > This does not in¬ the 1945 Legislature. clude 1.58 1947-1965 100.00 at $10,000,000 Receive 1.4513 101.68 1947-1965 824 926 000 1.4513 •150,000 5,000 1.148 over * 1947-1934 71, Ore... 1.148 nues 100.666 2,145,006 440,000 2*A S. D. 1.148 thirds . 100.666 1946-1970 1946-1950 Co. 99.585 The : f' 1040 1945, Vermont's State debt stood thought! Cities 1,350,006 1.4513 1946-1964 111 200, 99.585 , taxes 1946-1970 100.666 960,000 2.00 D. 99.585 . Death and gift taxes, 1946-19?0 100 30,000 d340,000 1.47 Seattle and St. Louis. all For Post-war 1946-1962 1.35 issue $95 million of time. conscious debt 1949-1956 100.207 recommended that San Francisco more S. 200,000 the 101.49 47,000 55,000 100.16 300,000 population and Baltimore, Bos¬ ton, Buffalo, Denver, Detroit, Dis¬ trict of Columbia, Houston, In¬ dianapolis, Jersey City, Kansas City, Mo., Los Angeles, Louis¬ ville, Minneapolis, Newark, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and out of those that do many will be turned down by the voters, who are becoming more ballot, and H. 200,000 N. rates 110,000 1038 Since V-J Day Municipals have softened—not due to a change of interest 1946-1975 Michigan State College of Agric. & Applied Science, Mich—various Midland, Tex lVss-2 723 822 rise 98.52 Ind 1,000,000 _ 927 400,000 J. Ind 1946-1965 No. Fairlawn, 1.50 1947-1965 various 44 No. 1946-1965 1948-1974 2, Mich i_' 1946-1975 J.—— 2 V2 Falls City, Neb l'A Falls City, Neb ....—l'A 1947-1962 Fayette County, Ky l'A Ferguson School Disk, Mo —1% 1946-1955 Franklin County, Ohio 1 1946-1957 Gaston County, N. various 1946-1952 Gilbert, Minn. 1 l'A Glen Ridge School Dist., N. J.__13A 1946-1985 1960-1966 Gloucester City, N. J 2'A 1946-1955 Gratis, Ohio 2 Halls, Tenn. •___-3%\,;,'; —r S. 822 2.70 __2'/4 ■ 925 12,000 1948-1960 1948-1953 & Warren Twps. Frac. Erin 7,000 PA Township, Township, 726 Easton, Conn. 1.238 ' 1946-1956 _—VA l'A-l'A _1'A-1'A % 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.10 1.56 100.05 100:002 Ill Twp., Marion No. 100.025 I d24,00Q 100.30 Maple Lake, Minn..; Maricopa Co., Avondale School Dist. 1.41 0.07 IVk 925 75,000 Ind - Erie School Dist., Pa.__ 1220 821 250,000 5'A Beach Housing Authority, Fla. 726 925 1935 100.20 100.21 1946-1959 — 100.014 60,000 52,000 , 250,000 91, Ore__ D. 1038 Orinda _ Texas 1.295 r22,500 /* County, 925 ! 0.67 2 2.00 , I ' Ind. School 103*8 ' f. 0.96 ^-1- 1946-1965 Wash. 100 r68,000 100.128 100.21 3-1V2 100.7803 2,000,000 , Daytona corporation 925 2.45 100.30 ' Garbage Dist. 1035 2V2-2% Con. Town, — 726 inde¬ sales, 1945 yielded The- 45,000 d454,000 > 140,000 > 1947-1964 _27/B Tex. Mr. Capt said* Individual income Many 1.45 822 __ 821 1221 surance 100.27 925 County School Dist. No. 928 .The total of corporation income . 23,000 821 26,000 Cook 216, •821 Too 1947-1954 1% 0.80 — Community School Dist. 34, 111 321 increased $106,000,000 between 1943 and 1944.* erance Too""" Miss, Co. Cook 725 year. 1.40 r24,000 r20,000 ^1946-1960 2 _ 1, Texas Collins, 725 Sales 101 Clairmont Common School Dist. 1035 1939 and in 1.377 1.5407 50,000 > 1946-1975 15, La.—2 Tex. than trebled since 1944 -IA-1'A _2 Vt -2 'A N. Dak Dallas, Dallas, Corporation income tax yields, however, showed but little rise this year after a six-year gain. The total amount was $460,000,000, a gain of $14,000,000 from 1944. Corporation income taxes had stantial 2, 0.66 •; Chicago Sanitary Dist., Ill Chippewa County, Minn 1035 clined from 821 100.11 1946-1957 Tarum Rural Sch. Dist. No. 28, N. MexLee T*p., Ill .L 2 Lima, Ohio 1% Los Ahgeles1 County, Glendale * ; : ; Unified S. D. Cal.-„ __l'/a Los Ahgeles County, Glendale Unified S. D. Cal,. iy2 Los Angeles County, Glendale : Unified S. D. Cal 1M» Los Angeles County, Long Beach Unified School Dist., Cal.____l% Los Angeles County, Long Beach vA Unified School Dist., Cal.____l% Los Angeles County, Long Beach City School Dist., Cal.___ 1% Los Angeles County, Saugus Union School District, Cal 2 Lower Wakefield Twp. S. D., Pa._2 Kindred School Dist. Co., Dallas, beverage collections Dist. .. 1035 726 ■ tax __ 1037 726 income taxes. more School County, Tex 725 income and pendent 27, La. for set were collections of Parish Cameron No. Lea 823 100.03 1946-1950 1V4 —2% 32,000 d51,300 10,000 1946-1950' — Lane Co. S. 1035 • La. Dist., 5,000 1946-1951 1950-1976 % % Knott County Line , Calcasieu 722 927 50,000 [ ^ 1 - — Parish 2) Kelso, 103^ 70,000 . 928 Jefferson No. 750,000 Basia *u^tl , ,_3% _____ 1| S. D Jackson, N. C 1948-1962 1946-1955 Avon-by-the*Sea, N. J:_________ 1.40 Parish Consolidated School Dist. Nd. 1, La.;._:_3-1'A * f1946-1966 1946-1965 Batesville, Miss. IV2 Boone, Iowa I'A Brainerd, Minn. ___-__-.l-„ ' .1 1946-1949 Bfirigi»w«ti»r(- w; .t 7 ;^'l946*rl955^;> Y , No. 1220 100.267 ^ Hurley Xnd. Consol. School Dist. 105 35,000 . Holyoke, Mass. 55,000 ; 24, N. Heyworth, HI. Holyoke, Mass. 1948-1952 Avoyelles j822 1035 No. 1220 105,000 20,000 1946-1950 general sales, records All-time state 1943-1964 723 822 District 726 . 1948-1951 Ardmore,- Okia; Ardmore; Okla.- in unemployment c om pen s a t i o n taxes, property, tobacco and auto¬ mobile license taxes. Th<? gains were in sales and gross receipts taxes, corporation and individual 1948-1958 1 Vt 928 No. tax .1948-1952 . Price- Hempstead Central High School Dist. No. 1, N. Y.__ __.__0.70 Hempstead Union Free School 425,000 25,000 1948-1965 Antioch;. Cal., Amount 90,000 724 8,000 Ardmore,"' Okla. Maturity 44,000 927 1040 821 Rate Hl._____2y2 Neb. Hastings, 726 $40,000 125,000 -'-L3 Vif: 928 822 822 Basis Supervisors Road County 928 928 Pride /.V",. Hamilton Co. S. D. .39, 1037 1946-1969 1948-1985 V. :—2Vt Wis. -Diet: ;No; 5/ 928- were as follows: Amount; Maturity Name Page 1035 1220 Ward Fourth Parish, Amite 723 Peak—State New Rate * It D. No;. i residents!pf**he?5tateiwas^ldvied To • ' 724 1'Tax" IffcldUp; From 1944 soldi in August municipal issues Name 1040 1037 by Vermont. $44,560,023, of which $7,358,500 was for refunding purposes. following we list the various issues sold during the month: was In the non- on Municipal Issues Sold During August 'i.V, Federal Government where income is lost ' agricultural List of Refunding. $1,117,000 0.363 98.34 3.70 ■ li*1 1568 improvement school and annexa¬ tion bonds. Dated April 1, 1926. bills three""appropriation The public 4V2% 1—$165,000 Lot (Continued from page 1567) r' FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & passed by the 1945 Legislature au¬ thorizing expenditures from the unappropriated - surplus,; ear¬ marked $1,170,497.20 for " capital outlays as follows: State office building—real estate and addi¬ tional building % appropriation, April 1,1960. Lot 2—$28,000 4V2 % public im¬ Due possible slump in the State's share State income tax collections of under theoriginal: budget esti¬ - . ■ $215,Q00; State Agricultural Col¬ building program $467,500; State institutions WASHINGTON construction $487,997.20. and repairs, - — ► - Hoquiam, Wash. rurchased—An issue of . Bonds During the year just ended, $2,000,000 has been set aside from mainly to: I 1. The estimated $13,600,000 set aside 1945 Legislature to post-war by the additional finance improvement building at State institutions, be¬ bonds was purchased recently by the unappropriated surplus for yond the $9,200,000 previously set Blyth & Co., and the Peoples Na¬ State pav for returning veterans. aside by the 1943 Legislature. tional Bank of Washington, both Of this, $1,500,000 was appropri¬ 2. The $15,600,000 excess of of Seattle, jointly, as 2s. Dated ated by the special session of general fund highway expend¬ Oct. 1, 1.945. These bonds are due' March, 1944, and became avail¬ itures arid transfers over highway able on July 1,1944, while the re¬ $2,000 in 1947 to 1950, $3,000 in tax collections. Most of the ex¬ 1951 to 1968, and $4,000 in 1969 maining $500,000 was appropri¬ cess results from the time-lag and 1970. • ated by the 1945 Legislature and State law sets up between col¬ became available on passage of Mason County Sch, Dial. No. 312 lection of highway taxes and their the bill on April 3, 1945. later spending of highway pur¬ (P. O. Shelton), Wash. It is believed that the $3,000,Bonds Voted—At a recent elec¬ poses; the remainder is a trans¬ 000 already appropriated will be fer of general fund cash, previ¬ tion the voters approved the pro¬ sufficient for State pay for all posal to issue $10,000 construc¬ ously collected for highway pur¬ eligible returning veterans. poses, to the new State highway tion bonds. In this connection, the - Gover¬ fund created by the 1945 Legis¬ Newport, Wash, nor pointed out that $248,000 of lature. the serial bonds issued in 1919 for Bond Election An issue of 3. The $70,000 fishing base State pay for veterans additional of W.orld War I was $35,000 ' sanitary sewer system bonds will be submitted to the voters at the November election. still outstand¬ June 30, 1945. The final payment of this issue of bonds is to be made on Oct. 1, 1949. "The cash accumulation in the ing on State Washington (State of) $135,000,000 Revenue Bond Is¬ In Prospect—Halsey, Stuart & been used to Treasury has sue purchase U. S. Government secur¬ ities and we have subscribed to all War Loan drives," the Gover¬ nor stated. "On June 30, 1945, we Co., and John Nuveen & Co. are in the process of forming a syndi¬ held $8,200,000 of these War Loan issues. The interest return on $135,000,000 amounted investments these would be issued in connection with acquisi¬ . Light Co. prop¬ for the year received revenues Company officials are re¬ exceeded WISCONSIN the Wisconsin anticipated: amount by more than $1,000,000, while the general fund revenues for the present fiscal —The Lynchburg, Va. 1944, Bond Offering—George M. Bell, Secretary of the Sinking Fund Commission, has announced that Wisconsin the available The 9, for the purchase of the follow¬ ing bonds City amounting to balance, Taxpayers official State reports in the creases estimated the June Alliance 30, cost of State sup¬ plies and in salaries and wages paid State employees. Indebtedness Public Reduced Greatly Years—Public Five In indebtedness in Wisconsin was cut from $138,493,000 to $70,713,000 —almost in half—during the last five years, according to the Mu¬ nicipal Finance Officers Associa¬ tion. The State government it¬ self became entirely debt free. The including decreases in State, county, city, village, town and school district debts, makes Wisconsin second only to Kentucky in low public debt per capita. Not only is the State govern¬ ment free of debt, but 24 of the State's 71 1947 warned, counties 160 cities have no and 33 of its have! debts under and 24 cities have debts between ment in to were in cut 18 cities counties and $500,000 and only eight cities 16 and have State zero in 1944. reduced from $68,757,- 1940 fund to stll nor a matter free city. Wisconsin Rapids, Clerk, City will The these securities. offering is made only by the Prospectus, NEW ISSUES «i 'f-r' for the purchase of $450,000 series G, school building bonds, to bear not exceeding 2% interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1945. These bonds Denomination $1,000. are due $50,000 on Oct. 1, in 1952 to 1960. Rate of interest to be in multiples of oneBids must be for all tenth of 1%. Company 175,000 Shares 6% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock i (Par Value $5 Per Share) Fully executed bonds approving opinion of Lines, Spooner & Quarles, of Mil¬ waukee, will be furnished the purchaser. Award will be made by taking the cost of interest to the City at the rate named in the bids and deducting therefrom the premium bid. Delivery will be made within approximately 30 days. A certified check for $5,000, payable to the City, must accom¬ pany bid. ^ the and Medicine Bow, Sale Bond eral — obligation fered 100.20, The June on 4 * J are _ 1"-/, * , to the farm and - outstanding declined to 9.4%. It is added, however, that the mortgages which the Govern¬ mortgages and last year the total & ment lost didn't increase the total held by private interests since showed a decline of 7.1%. The reason is that high national they income more provided borrowers with to pay off their mort¬ money gages. The total mortgage debt of the on Dec. 31,1944, was $31,656,850,697, a decline of 8% from ,§ p the $34,421,432,000 a year earlier, according to the study which was inaugurated last year as an an- " nual research project of the Asso¬ ciation by L. E. Mahan, St. Louis, MBA President. Figures for 1943 have been revised slightly since ; country they were issued a year ago be¬ of later fchanges reported by Government agencies, says the Association, which also reports: "Mortgages held by Government agencies declined from $3,563,232,000 to $2,980,715,287, or 19.2%. Biggest decreases were for the Federal National Mortgage and Asso¬ Federal the both Corp., ,5%:' Farm which? of showed declines of 19.2% in mort¬ gages held—the rate of loss same National reported for all Federal holdings; Casper Due $500 June 30, 1946 to 1965. . last than 19%. The association reports that at the end of 1943, the Federal Government owned 10.4% of all city more Mortgage 10,000 declined Government by $10,000 to the Rawlins National Bank, Rawlins. Due $500 June 30, 1946 to 1965. ? 10,000 to Peters, Writer & Christensen, Denver. Due $500 June 30, 1946 to 1965. The Home Owners Loan Corpora¬ 18.5% tion showed a decrease of 'B; in its loans on Dec. 31, 1944, re¬ "M $1,091,000,000 of mort¬ gages as compared with $1,338,000,000 a year earlier. ' "In the farm mortgage field, the porting Federal Land Banks followed the CANADA NEW Federal Farm Mortgage Corpora¬ tion in BRUNSWICK County), N. B. Details—It Sale is now the County Treasurer $180,000 abattoir con¬ struction and equipment bonds sold to F. J. Brennan & Co., of Toronto—v. 162, p. 1448—were awarded at a price of 101.77, a net interest cost of about 3.29%, by the the bonds divided as follows: $25,000 as 2%s, due $5,000 from Sept. 1, 1946 to 1950; $25,000 as 3s, due $5,000 from Sept. 1, 1951 to 1955; $25,000 as 3^is, due $5,000 from Sept. 1, 1956 to 1960, and the remaining $105,000 as 3 Vzs, due on Sept. 1: $5,000 in 1961 to 1964, and $85,000 in 1965. Dated (M-S) payable at the County "The biggest changes last year of mortgage invest- i ments were registered by the Fed¬ • stated that showing the biggest loss of mortgages owned. These banks $1,209,646,000 on Decem¬ ber 31 last as against $1,452,886,000, a drop of 16.7%. owned fax. in the eral field agencies,-, the study showed. holdings, with the excep¬ of those of "others," were Private tion relatively little changed. "Mortgages owned by and totaled $28,676,135,410 cline was Plan their mortgages last said that — It is prin-f year cipally because of pay-offs. "Life insurance company ings increased to hold¬ $6,683,000,000 $6,670,000,000 in 1943> Re¬ Ready "others"— for the account of private individual investors who are estimated to have lost 20% of ; . their Reorganization de-* ja biggest drop V The of 7.1%. ciations Ont. against as $30,858,200,000 a year ago, from 'Haileybury, private institutions last year lenders of 0.2%v Ibe obtained from only such of the undersigned licensed dealers in securities under the laws of this State, *i,*r ' <'"1" '* / ^ '1 Kobbe, Gearhart & Company 'Incorporated. * mortgages owned by the Fed¬ a gain Building and loan asso¬ showed a gain of 4.3%, mortgages 750,000,000 rising from $4,- * to $4,554,000,000. holders of debentures of the above may Newburger & Hano ; city ciation Mutual savings banks owned $4,- town have worked out 297,809,679 at the end of 1944 as ; ization plan whereby be corrected a reorgan¬ arrears will and outstanding de¬ bentures' will September 27, 1945 were SVzs, at a price of basis of about 3.48%, as as a Debt - ; According to a study published July 14 by the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, farm and follows: ported - 28, of¬ office, or at the Bank of Nova Scotia, at Toronto, Montreal, Charlottetown or Hali¬ (Unit-r-l Share Preferred—1 Share Common) Copies of the Prospectus gen¬ bonds Treasurer's Price $5 Per Unit : Wyo. $30,000 water sale for awarded est (Par Value 10c Per Share) benture holders. cause WYOMING Sept. 1,1945. Principal and inter¬ 175,000 Shares Common Stock tee, it is understood, will be sending out circulars shortly ex¬ plaining the plan to all known de¬ none. or on International Resistance receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Oct. 9, to offer " : The debenture holders commit¬ year Wis. Offering—Nels M. Juste- Bond son, $2,898,000 in 1944. The re¬ an call of de¬ or maturities. before ' eral Municipal of record only and is neither solicitation of offers to buy any of an pay that it is the nation's largest debt- Bond as a created to St. John (City and This advertisement appears purchase on bentures over off its outstanding debt with the result from 1940 to applied counties debts has Milwaukee amortization govern¬ County made for; retirement of debt at maturity. In addition any surplus from housing department is to be £ $500,000. bonded indebt¬ of the have debts $100,000 and $250,000. Seven counties and five cities have debts between $250,000 and $29,381,000 in debts were $56,205,000 in 1940 to $32,567,000 in 1944. Village debts were reduced from $4,429,000 in 000 $100,000. ""Eleven between reduced from $1,183,700 was 1940 debts and $50,000 bearing 2% % interest, payable annually. Full provisions are counties Twelve $50,000. Bank, Casper. debt cities in debts,(nine counties and 64 cities edness. The I Of those counties and reduction total 1944. however, may be considerably lower than $7,700,000, due to a •, . Wisconsin and records. sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. on Oct. $329,000; cash State Alliance has estimated from latest receive will unobligated the highest Governor's ex¬ ecutive budget spending total in general fund history, to finance the costs of State government and State aids for the two-year period ending June 30, 1947. Chiefly re¬ sponsible here are wartime in¬ , balance general fund is expected to fall to $7,700,000 by June 30, 1947—a drop of $25,700,000 from the $33,400,000 unobligated balance on June 30, in VIRGINIA Commission of) (State General Fund Balance Reduced year, ending June 30, 1946, were estimated less conservatively. V/ Power ported agreeable to recommending acceptance by creditors of an offer made by the districts for the properties. attention just ended, June 30, 1945, were estimated so conservatively that the actual the & Sound. general fund rev¬ to the fact that ,1 bonds The the districts of the Pugtet tion by , called Governor enues State. erties. 475.03." The a various the to preceding year was $41,- the under¬ issue of of purpose prospective bonds on behalf of Public Utility Districts in writing $59,147.03 in the past year. -The income from such investments for the for cate was Wisconsin which have . -— debts $2,583,000 to $1,474,000, and that of school districts from $5,from 333,000 to $4,390,000. mates. Cause of the* $25,700,000 drop, provement bonds. Dated Oct. 1, anticipated on the basis of the 1924. Due OA. 1, *958; f;B original budget revenue estimates, in the unobligated cash balance $136,000 % school bonds., Dated Oct. 1, 1924.; Due Oct. 1, over the three-year period is a corresponding excess of expend¬ 1958. itures over receipts, in turn due lege township in duction Monday, October 1, 1945 be exchanged for hew ones bearing 2%% interest. : • In addition * to. providing for payment of delinquent bond in¬ terest, the plan calls for exchange of present debentures for new ones of same face value dated June 1, 1945, and maturing June 1, 1985, $4,420,000,000 against earlier, a a decline of 2.8%; mercial banks also showed of 3.9% # year Com¬ a loss, in loans held, their total mortgages going to $4,344,151,000 from $4,519,000,000. cieties show a gain mortgages owned."- Fraternal of so- ; in 3.1% -! :™ ♦ •*