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sUS- ^ 1 4 OCT MONDAY y.-i £ Financial Volume 164 Chronicle Reg. XT. S. Pat. Office. . New York, N. Y., Number 4533 Price 60 Cents Monday, October 14, 1946 General Corporation and Investment RAILROAD PUBLIC UTILITY - INDUSTRIAL - INSURANCE - a Copy News MISCELLANEOUS - * Radiotelephone & Signals, Inc., exclusive distributor of the company's railway radiotelephone equipment. % , . The notes and option were issued in connection with financing ar¬ rangements undertaken by the company. Under terms of a revolving credit agreement dated Dec. 31, 1945, certain commercial banks agreed to make loans to the company of not more than $2,000,000 at any one time. A supplemental agreement dated May 17, 1946, increased the commitment to $3,025,000. Under this latest pact, the banks required the company to obtain sub¬ ordinated loans from other sources of $225,000 and a guaranty of the $3,025,000 to the extent of $100,000 in cash collateral. The company obtained subordinated loans of $225,000 from its directors, officers and others. The notes are convertible into common Acme-Hamilton Mfg. Corp^Transfer Agent— ' i V, 164, p. 1581. High— August sales reached a new monthly high for the year of $603,000 and are continuing at an annual rate in excess of $7,000,000, according to Gilbert Colgate, Chairman of the board. V l ; . company.has shown progressive monthly improvement in orders and shipments during the current fiscal year which The ,-i 30, Mr, Colgate said. Sept. ■ , both ends stock. , .represented the peak of wartime business. a marked revival this year, Mr. Colgate said, »bout 10% of total sales. with Faced a problem reconversion and now beginning the at anteeing its fiscal the company has completed its plant changeover and geared its •operations to keep pace with the expansion of commercial and private aviation. Manufacturing activities, which account for about 30% of total volume, are centered at Teterboro, N. J., and Los Angeles, Calif. Distributing centers have been exanded to cover the entire country, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City and Seattle In addition to Teterboro and Los Angeles.—V, 163, p. 773,. , > , ; holders corporation The of Tate one new The notes of loans to the convertible are the into is offering for $2 per share 200,000 shares of (par $1) to stockholders of record Sept. 26 at'the of common stock for each two shares held. Rights expire Oct. 11 (3 p.m.) The stock is offered as a speculation. Subscription can be effected by delivery to City Bank Farmers Trust Co., 22 William St., New York 15, New York, of an executed sub¬ scription warrant with accompanying payment in New York funds , Jor the stock to be issued, on or before the expiration date. >7; >7'^ :JV. stock common the on following would result in issuance of basis : engaged in the business of an air carries' of cargo exclusively and does hot carry passengers. For conducting business in the United States it is qualified as a foreign corporation in 18 states, including New York, Pennsylvania, California and Florida. A wholly owned subsidiary, Western Air Cargo TransMarch 12, Balance >• Discount v *— retired—:—*—— of stock common for each $12 of principal , Trust for $2,000,000: of f>. 1581. • * * • Profit beforei int., taxes, etc.—. ——— Federal August—- W Net .> is railway ;*'• 53,140 8,433 240,000 295,000 $312,932 $134,752 —*——* income-**-: from transmissions " ' " 1946 1945; , $6,081,592 ; ** Radiotelegraph transmission .*.——..*—*****• Rental of plant facilities*******.^—, Miscellaneous (gross profit on sales, etc.)—*. $7,126,329 2,084,414 2,550,537 214,790 *— " f Maintenance and 288,535 484,658 . \ 426,303 1944 1943 $422,735 $370,996 145,073 4'241 1,68,175 80,783 3,120,632 3,124,714 :V - 923,251 503,493 ry. oper. income—*' —V. 164, p. 1325. 179,941 —*— _**^—5,338,094 — repairs *i— 4,305,188 1,484,194 .1,046,945- : 1,164,033 844,258 143,592 > ' 80,486. railway***_•_* .$9,135,454 $10,121,704 ^—***———-***—-*—*—* General and miscellaneous expense**—*— $322,879 43,362 2;623,168 railway**— , American Cable & Radio Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Operating Revenues— : RR.—Earjiings1945 144,182 Net - 108,090 4,595 1077.. Total revenues $425,665, railway* oper. from $599,415 , * .7 6 Months Ended June 30— ; i; ': From Jan. 1— Gross Net * ———1*—-—***— profit —V. 163, p. ' 1946 „ from ry. ******** ****** income taxes— Expenses of operation Net 36,870 .$708,159 Bond interest —*————1 £9,245 Depreciation 51,387 Co.; New York, N, Y., has been appointed sinking fund debentures due ; 1962.— - . from $562,545 141 * 5% Akron Canton & Youiigstown Gross 1945 $2,081,374 1,518,829- $708,018 ■ — bonds on •' 1946 $2,440,614 1,732,596 7 , Total expenses of The Manufacturers Net Angeles—Earnings- Amort, of bond discount*— 7 1,105,752 364,739 ? 'v'V j 2,942,547 1,244,492 685,434 ' HISTORY & BUSINESS—Corporation, one of the leading pioneers In son-schedule contract air cargo service, was organized in New Jersey which¬ of larger number of a Airline Foods Corp.—Trustee Appointed— trustee, V". 16*, . marks the third among the company's Production Cable to add the proceeds to its general corporate funds and to use the net proceeds from the sale In the estimated amounts, and in the order stated as follows: (1) The first $275,000 will be used for: (a) Repayment of its bank loan of $50,000. (b) Repayment of loans from promoters totalling $53,000 and payment of other current liabilities. (c) Constructing a frame building at Newark Airport, and cost of moving executive offices from Empire State Building estimated at $35,000. (d) Cost of con-, verting three C-47s for Civil Aeronautics Authority license, esti¬ mated at $19,500. (2) The balance will be applied as a reserve for working capital. CIO conversion the . intends . the of six Months Ended July 31— Total income execute the agreement guar¬ extent of $100,000. To obtain the amount, or, common at a conversion ratio' equal to 10% less than the closing market price, or bid price, on the New York Curb Ex¬ change the day before conversion, but in no event under $6 a share. A minimum of 16,666% shares are issuable on the option granted to Railway Radiotelephone to purchase such number of shares as can be purchased for $100,000 at a price 10% less than the closing price, or closing bid price, on the New York Curb Exchange the day before purchase, but in no event at less than $6 a share nor more than $12. —V. 164, p. 949. ' . members Union. plant of Sept. 28 between the Electrical, Radio and agreement reached an . Norwood, Ohio, the at Ambassador Hotel Co. of Los Radio¬ shares: share Workers settlement 1 Workers are still on strike in La Crosse, Wis.; La Porte, Ind.; Boston; Mass., and the main plant in West Allis, Wis.—V. 164, p. 1581, .; rights granted to 22 promissory notes in the amount of $225,000. of The following and 1,500 Oct. seven striking employees returned to their jobs in September at the Allis-Chalmers plants in Pittsburgh, Pa„ and Springfield, 111. : plants. to agreed exercise upon share One one share corporation bank Inc.; subordinated of ever ; PURPOSE—The the common Air Cargo Transport Corp., N. Y.—Stock Offered— Its common Stock Signals, issuable are year, v & company, Machine : being recalled were management guaranty, Aireon granted an option to Railway Radiotelephone to purchase a maximum of 16,666% of its common shares. >.:-v According to the statement, a maximum of 37,500 shares of Aireon accounts for of the other condition of the bank agreement Railway telephone this • ' To meet 1939, which Export business has shown The present annual sales volume compares with $1,850,000 In Its last normal peacetime year, and with $18,500,000 in 1943 : *■ Workers * , Air Associates, Inc.—August Sales at New Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co.—Workers Recalled— . . "the Manufacturers Trust Co., New York, N. Y., has been appointed transfer agent for the 5% cumulative preferred and common stock.— 549,370 Taxes, other than U. S. Fed. income tax7— Provision for depreciation and amortization*— profit *****—* Non-operating income—net Gross Net Net , The ICC on Sept. 25 approved the purchase by the company of the properties and franchises of the Belt Railway Co. of Chattanooga. I —V. 164, p. 1713. port Corp. was organized to do business for it in Illinois. For its foreign business the corporation has rights of entry or landing rights ■$ 7 in Newfoundland, Haiti, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Venezuela and a Alabama Power' Co.—Earnings—r temporary right of entry into Canada. The corporation contemplates 71946—Month—1945 146—12 Mos.—1945 ; Period End. Aug. 31— seeking such other foreign rights and wilb qualify to do business in $2,873,115 $2,783,059 $32,326,439 $32^724,098 Such other states as may be desirable in the course of its business. • Gross ■. .'revenue:' Operating expenses _u***,' 1,133,373 1,251,435 .11,802,046 13,593,772 Prior to November, 1945, the corporation had raised $100,000 through Prov, for depreciation** 3,371,496 289,165. /, 280,845 3,529,948 private financing. In November, 1945, the corporation sold to the b Amort, of plant acquisi- 7 public 300,000 shares of common stock at $3 per share. The proceeds tion adjustments 48,766 -T 585,193 ; 48,766 48,766 Of this financing enabled the corporation to acquire additional flight '! General taxes 3,101,076 3,002,778 r—*—■%■; and other equipment and to finance the deficit in operating revenues Fed. income and excess 585,744 442,722 [ incident to the commencement of its new business. ' ;«\ 1 ; profits taxes —__***_] 4,344,009 2,634j76T CAPITALIZATION—After gMng. effect to the present offering the capitalization, of the corporation 'will be as follows: Gross income $816,068 • $759,291 9,662,465 - 9,974,220 ; Authorized ; Outstanding Inter, on long-term debt 224,417 238,724 ; 2,872,601 2,899,547 Common stppk (par $1 per share)*—* Amort, of debt discount, *1,000,000 shs. 600,000 shs, income 728,195 *$241,780 * $2,272,625 54,130 140,227 *$187,650 v $2,413,052 1,023,000 *$187,650 —_ Federal income tax*—*— — 807,205 701,953 $1,390,052 ———* ——* Provision for U. S. 1945.* Corporation has Alabama Great Southern RR.—Purchase Approved— income —.*•——_ 806,048 __ "LOSS.—V. 164, p. 549 and V. 163, , In This Issue . **_* . " *Of ercise which 120,000 shares the warrants. of are reserved for issuance upon the " •• ex* i;> and prem. 5,004 23,158 expense Other deductions ___*_*' • " 17,612 66,812 i02,569 66t,477 Cr712 > 68,596 WARRANTS—Corporation has authorized the ■"■■■ Net income 7**_ $543,489 1 I $503,667 : $6,056,576 $6,903,508 Issue of stock purchase warrants entitling the holders threreof to Divs. on • pfd. stock**** , 105,000 .189,082 1,980,405 2,268,986 purchase at $3 per share during the period beginning April 29, 1946 Approp. to special prop- ; and ending October 31, 1950, an aggregate of 120,000 of the shares erty reserve / *J.*****7l> 7: —*L 133,333 133,334 1,451,422 of common stock 90,000 of said warrants were sold to Bond & Goodwin Inc. and 30,000 of said warrants were sold to-the founders Balance -**—*i $438,490 $181,251 $3,942,838 $3,183,100 at a .price of Onecent per, warrant share. .■ •-,>';f = U -V, 164, p. 1713. TRANSFER AGENTS AND REGISTRARS—The transfer agent is City Bank Farmers Trust Co., New York, The registrar is Manufacturers 1: Trust Co., New York.—V. 164, p. 1. J ^ Allied Home Products Corp. (Wis.)—New Official— The corporation on Oct.-l announced that Jennis M. Doroshaw, a STOCK PURCHASE , Stock and Bond Quotations Page New York Stock Exchange (Stocks) New York Stock Exchange (Bonds) New York Curb Exchange— Baltimore * * —1888 **1893 — Stock Exchange —1877 i* -1898 — ;*—**., 7*1898 Boston Stock Exchange Chicago Stock Exchange—************.. **1898 -1899 Cincinnati Stock Exchange* —*** Cleveland Siock Exchange*—** -1899 — Detroit Stock Exchange -1899 Los Angeles Stock Exchange**—* -*1899 -1900 Philadelphia Stock Exchange***—***** Pittsburgh Stock Exchange St. Louis Stock Exchange****-..—*---—. Montreal Stock Exchange Montreal Curb Exchange*****—£——i— *.1900 Toronto Stock Exchange*——.— **1902 -1900 —* -1901 -1901 • • member Aireon Manufacturing Corp. Conversions, Options— The . — Registers Common for corporation has filed a statement with the SEC 54,166% additional shares of common stock (par 50c). , Of the total, of 37,500 shares are reserved to P register for issuance upon exercise directors, officers and others conversion and ' 4 • rights or notes held- by 16,666% for Issuance on exercise of option held by Railway an of to interest Toronto Stock Over-the-Counter Markets in - Mr. the Doroshaw company will make his at Beloit, Wis., future. York City in , Exchanged—Curb Section*; *.1904 its the board, of directors and for many years Financial Con¬ company has recently acquired a substantial stock the company and become actively Associated with it as Financial Vice-President, ^ sultant headquarters at the general offices of until offices are established in New the near ^ < > The corporation's plants are located at Patersoh, N. J.; Beloit, Wis.,1; Beloit, 111.. . /V' ^ and *l—*—— Transactions New York, Stock -1905 Exchange —1888 *1888 Transactions New York Curb Exchange Stock and Bond Averages————* -1888 Miscellaneous Features News*1861 Sales—1919 General Corporation and Investment SPECIALIST IN WUmMBA & CORPORATE FINANCE w; JERSEY DEPARTMENT mmmmmmmmmmmm - q^llen & • , Telephone: . HAnover 2-2600 The Course of Bank } Company NEW YORK 4, N. Y. Bell Teletype: NY 1-573 Clearings***—*-*-—1906 Foreign Exchange Rates—_—**—--—1908 Condition Statement of : ' ^.V Established 1932 30 BROAD STREET Redemption Calls & Sinking Fund Notices*-1908 Dividends Declared and Payable*** .—1909 SECONDARY MARKETS Municipal Bonds MUNICIPAL 'State and City Bond Offerings and GEARHART & COMPANY > ' Federal Reserve Members New York Federal Reserve Seourtty Dealers Association Auction Sales 45 NASSAU STREET, NEW YORK 5 Telephone REctor 2-3600 . Philadelphia Telephone • Enterprise 0015 Bank————-—-*—1909 Banks of System————1909 ;.——**—.——1909 Condition Statement of Member INCORPORATED .. Bell Teletype New York 1-576 A: 1862 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & -- ~ • Corp.—Proposed Merger- American Central Mfg. below.-r-V. 162, p. 2009. see Aviation Corp. , 1 of number the directors Issue Authorized—.: ;i„ holders of 73 r/c of the out¬ 40,000 eondi* of the funds for the' new building construction American Colortype Co.—New The company Oct. 7 announced that on voted in favor of a proposal to authorize shares of new cumulative preferred stock. As soon as market tions become favorable, the directors plan to sell 30,000 shares shares have preferred stock to obtain program.—V. 164, p. 1582. new 30, Airlines, 1940. Inc. has Syndicate, Inc.—New Officials John H. Sc'nrieffer has been elected Vice-President .. and General Manager, and Karl F. Milde as' Treasurer. Mr. Sclirteffer has also been elected a director of the company.—V. 128, p. 2272. Co., Inc. Foreign Power & - profit - SUBSIDIARIES— Net ; tion Oper. ' incl. taxes. Prop, retire, res. approp. oper. *Ffd. Portion 19,962 5,358 Net ; r ' ^1 -i ' ■ ■ 353,827 1,615,808 4,549,282 32,504,800 22,074,118 V 1 , 193,794 ,-:J. 1,426,886 1,373,425 32,264,139 5,650,427 5,200,210 3,175,857 26,613.712 vA 1.969 121,963 6,627,096 to public— 4,549,282 > - - ... to 22,074,118 5,732,796 Net equity . 16,341.322 V. 164. 26,491.749 16,319,966 : 3,173,888 26,491.749 16,319,966 34,800 88,637 5,202,581 3,262,525 132,917 ——„— 295,642 9441 ?: • 639,988 79,197 153,037 172,999 surplus : R. of Corp.—New Chairman & Chemical Corp., of board the directors of ; : ,550.- ■„ - $16,232,464 $16,070,323 and - : debt 3,490,416' 871,188 872,894 $9,845,094 respective periods to the ... v . ' SHEET, JUNE 30, BALANCE Total income $326,537; accrued accounts, $3,209,285; miscellaneous current liabilities, $572; deferred credits, $122,163; special contingency reserve,; payable, 413. p. V $39,039,086; earned ' surplus, $1,625,000; Dividends paid Yftrk Sto.ck_ Exchange announced, pn Oct. 4 that it has "from the above corporation notice that a split-up will be effected in Oct. 1946, '• New 31, stock, capital the of 14, 1946. Exchange directs until distribution $1 of par value, by mailing on share of tbe Nov. v.. •.■>■ V/.';":;:? J,?•?;??•?:>■ 14, 1, must must ,■■■■?.-? 1, "Including the years k The & company on Sept. filed 25 a registration statement with t. Trading Detroit which in Stock time ; 1 registration 429,960 of shares Cost • As of the warrants to close of business subscribe for on shares Sept. of 18, the 1946, authorized but date when unissued of stockholders the warrants distributed to the of American distributed directly to the stockholders of other than Ameripan Export Lines, Airlines, Inc. Airlines, Inc., which which-it was entitled latter to company subscribe as purchased a American and a ••■ of the foregoing sales 4he eompany has realized $8,173,632 deducting estimated expenses of approximately $30,740. $63,152 and C. has of and ' 312,034 38j704 . 46,734 369,241 employees ?P 44,383 income--——: on for — •„ Earned surplus '* - -• — reserve for doubtful $5,369 in 1946 and in 1945. in 1946 and $710,612 in 37,250. 2,086,784 125,000 37,082 2,884,000 1,712,097 2,884.000 1,712,097' 2,510,482 Total'——$9,585,031 •After $18,737 159,474 44.479 (outstanding 192,351 no par shs.) surplus accounts and for 1,491,962 $8,552,386 discounts p. an extra Dividendi-Eamirigft dividend of 25 cents per F&R FISCAL- YEA£S ENDED JULY 3* 1078. $14,006,998 earnings net sharel^»^" r. ' 1945 7 $5,993,835 > $9.33 t p-; v $3.99 1883. • > letter of notification with the SEC* A preferred and 30,000 shares W. Bass,. B. J. Westlund, the proportion that one share of common be issued for every share of preferred sold to the general public. Offering, price, class A preferred,, $10 a share. There are no underwriters. Proceeds will be used to, erect a guest ranch. for > company 30,000 class B on shares common Oct. ($10 3 filed a par)- class to be issued to Newton T. Bass, Virginia Bennett G. Tripp and Joseph A. Ball in Apollo Steel Co. (Pa.)—Control Sold— * " 69-year-old company for $2,500,000 was announced on Oppenheimer, President since 1918. Mr. Oppenheimer said that at the request of the purchasers he was temporarily withholding their identity, but that the new owners would operate the business under its present name,'" < The company had about 450 stockholders, some of them employees, but Mr. Oppenheimer and his brother,. O, W. Oppenheimer, owned Sale Oct. of 4 by control. Frank totaling tAfler reserve for depreciation of $737,985 1945.—V, 164, declared 7 Apple Valley Bld«r. & Development Co.,; Long Beach, 114,183 $8,552,386* 100,000 - — Oct. per commoft. 162, p. The —:—*' - 87,100 1,936,252 for self-insurance_— Capital stock Initial , contingencies— on . Calit.—Files With SEC— management <_ for Federal taxes below—V. 163, p, 1152. " , $136,962 173,659 expenses Reserves of ?74,726 royalty — has addition to Messrs. Davis, Holder and Guterman, directors RESULTS .. —V. p-77,286, 1,716,661 — p to Chairman of the board of Arma,, commander, U.S.N.R., and during Components Group of the Naval been elected Senior Vice-Presldnt and become a Consolidated 5,175,329 5,852,392 \ $9,585,031 compensation Y., 1946 —.—— extra acquisition N. Electronic Aeronautics, of directors Earnings —-——— payable payroll, taxes and the quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share on the commonp. stock, par $21.80, both payable Oct. 2? to, holders of record Oct. 15.v The company on July 23, last, paid a year-end extra dividend of 50 cents per share.. - r'}, at approx, cost— lease /£..*. , properties_-_->^j—1,767,492 license to use tobacco condiunder / , Anderson, Clayton & £/0.-^*Extra 1945 other ■ .,4.. : formerly the of See Eagle Pifker Co,, 406,000 89]504 " "> of Brooklyn, Guterman, head board The $654,314 < * announces Corp. Holder Perry war share and $432,657 " Anaconda Copper Mining: Co.—Sale of Plant—f ; $57,754 1946 - ■ — Reserves before 3 'the unsubscribed shares, aggregating 368,759, American Airlines, inc. is obligated to purchase 189,061 shares and American Export Lines, Inc. 179,698 shares Under their respective underwriting agree-! ments. Prior to call upon them by the company to take up such Shares., and as permitted by the underwriting agreements, 25,950 of such unsubscribed shares are first being offered to approximately 100 supervisory personnel of the company who have been given the right Of ' • hand supplies, charges for and Prov. consequence- Jr., Arma of and ' LIABILITIES— Prov. shares to As : Accrued American 540,000 Inc. the stockholder. and tioning "-machines Accounts war¬ Overseas Allen, Manager, In 1945, respectively. ? Total : Export Lines, Inc. and 68,834 shares had been issued to holders of the i v Brooklyn, N. Y.—Acquisition— ^ the shares had been issued to holders , v management cost 735,000 (net)---—a—30,777' warehous date to. Deferred capital* stock of the pompany expired, 72,302 rants on agreement American Overseas Airlines, Inc.—Subscriptions, Etc, —- < amounted to Cur,rent season's crops, harvested or irt process of harvesting, at cost; and tobacco of prior '. season's crops, at allocated cost, but not in ; excess of estimated realizable values tPlantations p. 1582. to and July 31", Hogs and cattle, at estimated fair values——— Postwar excess profit tax refund _T„___ 1946, on the Exchange, at effective.—V. 164, became - banks and Farnr and the common stock commenced Oct. 7, Exchange and on the New York Curb * depreciation for •Accounts receivable the 75,000 share? of common stock (par $1). Underwriter, Riter Stock is being sold-for account of Harry Bloomberg, President, American Metal Products Co.—Trading Begun— A ; i-t Arma now includes W. H. Beal, Wm. R.v Crawford, Jjv D. S. Harder and Ralph Peo, The new owners plant not only to emphasize and expand Arma's work for the Navy but' also to extend Its operations into commercial fields. $1,491,962 ' ?- $3.37) Government securities, at U. S- for Co. T General 384,703 '' $2,510,482 ? ? $8.30" ———i .ending Jujy 31, .1946 -ASSETS—- Cash in SEC the CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JULY 31 - American Limoges "China, Corp.—Registers With SEC. , company corporation,? which has been forpied by of E. the 577,053 '"-•••>1—" ■ provision- NOTE—Provision for prior to due-bills be "'A .4;^ for extra-compensation employees of $87,100;($37,250 in 1945). . the capital stock be not quoted ex said 1946; that all certificates delivered after of Exchange contracts made accompanied by due-bills; that all Nov. 6, 1946.—V. 164, p. 1582. be redeemed on 1946, ———T——? '*r '-i" • V /*. Earning? per share-^-'— - that 1946,* in -settlement Oct. Nov. ■ :*'• 4 t about;,- 1933. 22, --\ y Herbert $1,876,664 Earned surplus iat end of fiscal year-- ' additional shares to holders of each two Oct. The . 375,000 $3,087,535 Trust ; >: Trust a group headed by' of all of the capital which is engaged principally in the sale of gyroscopic compasses, gunfire control apparatus and other devices fpr the U. S, Navy, Arthur P. Davis, one of the founders of Arma, is continuing as its President, and its operating organization Will remain intact, Cr375,OO0 r— registrar, organized in Delaware Feb. 6, 1946. On or Bureau American jHome Products Corpi—Exchange ^ Ruling— record — $648,561 1,228,103 Total received The 63,549 -- * < — ;r, Charles 1,660,000 $1,595,573 1,491,962 »-—^ • Mercantile-Commerce Bank & 10, 1946... Mercantile-Commerce Bank & by reorganization Amra Corp., , yearl—— surplus at beginning of fiscal Earned being paid. Mou was V,, 164, p. 677. stock - , Profit'for fiscal year— 164,:. total,' $518,263,095.—V. . in 1945) for past service—. 65,521 paid on prior year's tax assessment— 76,445 prov. for Federal taxes on income——* 1,890,000 Prov. for estd. Federal tax assessments ap¬ plicable to prior years.; — -ii— Restoration of portion of reserve for cotihgen-. cies provided in prior-j'ears—.—^Cr?5,000 $393,940,452; funded debt, $71,000,000; Bond & Share Co.), $9,000,000; accounts (Electric payable notes inch;$39,754i^39,J28/ Interest ' stock, LIABILITIES—Capital 3% * $2,372,110 $3,602,539 — Prov; for retirement plan, are received and predecessor or This securities arid?: a<J\<ances-r-subsidiaries, etd.*; $491,177,969; cash in banks—on demand—United States currency, $5,544,805; United States Government securities ($13,200,000 principal amount) (at cost), $13,200,658; accounts receivable, $141,564;(interest receivable, $1,911,235; other current assets, $12,649; special deposits, $20,053; deferred charges, $6,254,162; total, $518,263,095. be The acquisition of the assets and business was carried out under the terms of a and agreement. Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of sparkling wines, principally champagne, and in the blending, bottling and sala. of various types of still wines*mainly under the brand name of "Cook's Imperial American."—* plan 1946 ASSETS—investment Golan. by Mr. it succeeded to all the assets and business of American (now known as Cook's Imperial Wine Co.), incorporated in Co. the $2,304,117 67,993 64,162 /Other income for fractional 1, 1946, Wine of $4,811,037. 2,259,913 —$3,538,377 —— none agent Missouri. Feb. ", ./ Balance • whether earned or unearned. ;; and must The company May $3,805,703 r $2,551;124* > 327,326. .. 2^*007 ? profit -——_—— ; *Sellingv aflministrqtive $nd .general expense?—. all. less deduction shares in retained be also Co., St.,Louis 1, ■ 3,488,12? $2,601,634 $10;201,'426 applicable requirements dividend *Full will Transfer 1945 $7,318,364 3,452,681 soid— Cost of goods r 194B' i sales Net . expense .i'.K „ . 60,184 or Co., St. Louis, Mo., not later than 3 p. m., CST, Oct. * .-■■■-'• The of price per share is $3.60, the same price, at which Mr. Golan these shares. Mr. Golan, who may be considered as the' underwriter of this issue, is receiving no underwriting, discounts or CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT,' YEARS ENDED JULY 31 2,803,836 2,643,867 rata amount of this issue. pro a stockholders date, record commissions ?:■'?■■- purchase to to stockholders The Co.—Proposed Congolidation— . the acquired American Sumatra Tobacco Corp.—Annual Report— 753,130 ————$2,531,241 .Balance ' made is chased Kuhri, Loeb 66,734 103,245 in The remainder of the 120,000 shares Issued but not offered td the pro rata, namely, 59,816 share?, are being retained by Golan, and any shares offered to stockholders, but not pur* . v Co. below.—V. 164, p; 1582. See Grand Union i;: $4,225,952 $16,335,709 $16,137,057 $4,048,068 _ > company stockholders Resignations of three other members of the board, Philip W. Collins, S. James Crowley and <John P. Wagner, also were announced.—V. 16$, p. the Mr. Co., have been named to serve on the board's executive commmittee. & of shares, which are not offered. ■ Dr. Keyes and Robert Brown, a partner of to the board; not to the succeeding W. J. Froelich, who resigned. owns a substantial amount of outstanding Donald B. Keyes, a Vice President of the Heyden company, and S. Glazier, a partner of Lehman Brothers, have been elected" Dr. notes 260,000 shares and the instant issue amounts to 120,000 shares, offeree stockholders are offered 12 new shares for each 26 shares held as of has American the of of the company of record July 8, 1946 Cook's Imperial Wine Co., who have not exchanged their shares in that company for shares in the present" company*, excluding Mr, Golan himself and the stockholders of the company named by him as being closely associated with him in its control, 30 persons in all, who together own 126,600 shares exclusive"' of the 120,000 shares mentioned above. 3,000 shares are held in' Europe and a pro rata offering for those shares will not be made. Inasmuch as the outstanding stock of the company was previously - President of the Heyden ChemlcaF Corp., Armour, chairman elected cancellation for is offering to stockholders, resident within the United closely associated with him in the control of the company, Golan (or 284,291 $2,487,687 $25,461,812 $13,775,200 $4,889,222 „ SEC opportunity offer 2,237,551 - the 120.000 shares of States, requirements applicable to respective periods whether dividend Gross J / surrender ;; the William chgs., of and discount 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $4,205,675 20,277 $4,018,542 643,933 amortization •: kwh. for the corresponding week of 1945.—, aggreigatJa; amouut of $432,000 owned v by' MrVi Golahi In acpordanca with the understanding of the board of directors of the company and Mr. Golan at the time of the issue of the 120,000 shares to him,*. 402,590 16,722,556 425,514 26,787,391 532,55* 562,724 deduct. & other taxes Heyden corporation American Potash stock, 527,987 776,899 130,360 American Stores 29,526 public to income tax), expenses, Telephone Co, (Kansas)—-Bonds Sold Pri-? 1714, p. Payments taxes interest (other than for taxes registration the 5,167,781 The . 1946—3 Mos.—1945 —a—- other and incl. 1943 statement covering. 120,000 shares of common stock recently became effective. common stock were issued to Louis E. Golan,' Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills, Calif., on June 5, 1948, upon A - — Potash $4,205,675 $16,232,464 $16,070,323 * ] ■ Total Exps. 31, American Wine Co.—Offering of Stock— 21,356 . 3,173,888 5,167,761 American: Potash & Chemical . - 148,824 - - - < v above) (as income of Dec. as Oct The PR. & LT. income been 42,$62 128,999 19,813 $4,018,542 . Period End. June 30— Other ; , for reserve the output of 74,319,000 over ^ , 32,429 —, (as above)__ Bernard ■ $4,354,499 $17,009,363 $16,598,310 126,323 . POWER CO., INC.— ' values • output of ttu electric properties of this company for the week 2L 1946. totaled 90,553,000 k\vh., an increase of 21.85% Power . AMERICAN & FOREIGN : " . American tVater Works & Electrid Co., Inc.—Output— v ^ . ; ,Vr 240,661 ; . market at 1946 $6 preference stock, American 962,760 6,820,890 — Balance to • ■ m . 7,370 ta interests^.—-• equity > of com* inc. of subs.-— pany 1946, vately—The company has sold to a group of insurance companies at par, $1,256,000 first mortgage Vk% bonds, due 1971; Proceeds will be used to refund present debt, ', Net 50,776 of $937,982 in Federal normal income tax and surtax, (199.200 shares no par), $199,200; common stock (10c par), $829,300; capital surplus, $3,092,793; earned surplus, $2,232,439; total, $6,373,957.—V. 163, p. 3127. \ y, - 402,934 ? — equity "'Full $4,334,686 $J7,138,362 $16,555,448 $4,144,865 —— -ap'plicable minority j wkg, (net)^L^^iU^; Fortion •?. acqiftsi- earned or unearned.—V, 164, p. 1713.. ' $4,152,235 — 17,817,170 applicable Income $4,862,757 $19,312,925 $18,672,037 2", 174,563 2,116,589 528,071' 603,734 Balance Balance $134,175 after that date (market value, June 30, 1946, cash. $99,064, dividends receivable, $47,945; acquired $11,357; etc., Mr. '2,122,463 2>292,612 513,772 $4,755,969 to' pub; on 16,162.614 2,700,548 net Expenses $5,376,529 $21,605,537 $20,794,500 r 661,098 —— capital 3,402,646 . CO.— 16,432 , $5,417,067 —— —- ; 30,66ft ; 86,373,957. $8,868; and AMERICAN $5,194,648 $20,823,060 $20,062,657 181,881 782,477 731,843 to; public, and other, deduction?-.: Exchange adjs. 40,854,048 , 9,924,372 -• Net equity of company in income of subs- interest divs. <"$220,968 $6,226,948; LIABILITIES—Reserve filed whh $5,241,083 175,984 (net)——' Balance" 50,283,222 — minority interests - ♦Preferred 542,166 8,305.755 Dr25,235 Balance ' Net 40,311,882 386,709 public divs. Interest income ■ —- 49,896,513 175,133 Total income—J income 8,130,622 9.949,607 total, $5,200,006 $20,843,022 $20,079,089 $5,247,034 revenues— 6.011 Gross 10,706,413 if cost $18,490,418), ended 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $23,917,622 $20,963",860 $91,721,382 $81,063,092 .17,128,797 . 14,338,103 64,261,485 55,037,945 1,541,801 1,425,746 . 6,616,875 ; §,9.46,058 (net) Other 10,458,194 revenues—(net) to Balance Rent for lease of plants Operating 2,566,349 2,631,719 adjustments Other Net 9,677,773 ■■'Transfer' to 6x from franchise reserve "> . ' ' 1946—12 Mos.—1945 ' \ ,' revenues exps., 22,037,624 11,183,116 deductions, Balance 3 AND 12 MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 Period End. Juhe 30— Operating 10,899,436 2,406,780 at or , , RESULTS FOH. SUBSIDIARIES— 6,499.128 ——— Amort, of plant scries due 1967 and $80,000,000 convertible debenture 4% series due 1977. The balance would be sup¬ plied from the available cash balances of Foreign Power.. > < . <"$181,075 106,893 24,020 18,902 9,500 debenture 3% fund sinking 53,107,845 Gross income necessary 000,000 15,940 18,447 \ 10,883 BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, ASSETS—Investments—stated 135.841,537 55,250.379 —a. income other ■ 137,687,638 4,479,837 ——2,787,541 oper. Interest • 12,846.064 taxes taxes Other cash to retire the existing debentures and preferred Issues would be raised by the sale of two new debenture issues, $35,The 19,499 18,686 ',-■?• sold or exchanged securities on .P? 32,448.941 expenses Property retire, and de¬ pletion res. approp.— preferred stockholders of the company Oct. 3 filed with the SEC a compromise plan for the reorganization of the company under the terms of the Public Utility Holding Company act. The stockholders, known as the Norman Johnson group, propose the retirement of $50,000,000 5% debentures due in 2030 at the call price of 107lh. The plan also provides that (he $7 and $6 present pre¬ ferred shares receive $100 in cash for each share plus one additional share of new Foreign Power common for the $7 preferred and four-,;, fifths of a share of new common for the $6 preferred. The second preferred publicly held stock would receive 134 share? of new common instead of one-half a share provided for under the joint plan filed by Foreign Power and Electric Bond & Share Co. Under this group's plan, Bond & Share would receive 1,057,446 shares and the surrender by Bond & Share of its* entire investment in the Foreign Power systern- would be required.' ' v. • , a ' ".,■■■"'$ . 13,804,280 revenues Operating Federal $ - V i 33,652,984 Operating Compromise — 1946—12 Mos,—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1945 Perio4 Epd, Ajug. 31— Other - ; ' second of group v: $.433,871 in 19*5, $14,920; in 1944 and $174,184- in 1943. (&-Subs.)—Earnings— American Pdwer & Light Co. Plan Filed With SEC— A 1944 " 'V; 1943 $264,855 V $207,764 1945 $230,123 < ...... * American — • ' Druggists American 1 ' ; , 'Before ' » £': American Superpower Corp.—Earnings— — Vp '1 ' , Sept. on American standing 1 6 Mos. End. June 30— Q 1946 : ' ■ ;/'•%>" '-r' Cash d(vs. and interest v $196,333 informed the company that it has ex,v Expenses in Issuing and pressed its willinginess to purchase on or before Nov. 1, J949, for $12 /vPpfransf^ot; stks., legal per j share, and .no,more, any shares of ?tock so offered to officers ? expenses, etc. 25,512 and supervisory personnel and pledged by them to secure individual All other expenses,—, ! 18,288 bank loans that-may be obtained by them on or before Nov. 1, 1948 Taxes ,??.-?? 6,028 for the purpose of obtaining some or all of the funds applied by them in payment for their subscription if default occurs on such loans and Balance ?-? ' *$146,507 the lending bank -is, as a consequence, entitled to sell such pledged Preferred dividends 354,260 stock.—V. 164, p. 1714. ' . 1 < • cash, for < board of 1946, to subscribe at $12 per share, in shares allocated respectively .to them by the hefore Oct? 16, or on Monday, October 14, 1946 ... , 1 ■ ; this A. M. The brothers are retiring. r * • Oppenheimer, son of the President, who is Vice-President in, is expected to continue with the' new interests.—' charge of operations, V. 155, p. 1301. \ \ ; ' share on of record made on $1 per the common holders .Dec. / 20. A special distribution of 20 cents per share was "Oct. 1, while on March 1, June 1 and Aug. 31, last, quarterly 4at the last-mentioned rate were made.—V. 164, p. 1532. have declared a special dividend of stock, no par value, payable Dec. 31 to directors The payments , reccramenadtions A 'Other taxes /Charges 1 1 lieu in 82" 059 Rent income V 189,000 $277,336 $3,511,840 1,310 800 99,318 (net) -V'*1 Gross income '• ;V.15,750 $291,360 Operating-income !V«;; 15,750 /•'■" (net) Other $292,670 73,013 tion" 231,600 this $1,859,269 $1,550,504 Balance : — —V. 164, p. plants already in 551. Arlington;Mills, Lawrence, Mass.—Acquisition— See SEC— ■ ; issuance upon conversion of preferred. Philadelphia. Price, $25.50 a pre¬ share. Company will receive pro¬ ceeds from the sale of all of the preferred and 100,000 shares of common. The remaining 50,000 shaTes of common are being sold by three stockholders. The estimated net proceeds to be deceived by the company, of $2,300,000 will be used to pay off bank notes of about $1,100,000 and to purchase additional machinery and equipment in the amount of $1,200,000. .• ■ .'//■. r of common Underwriter, -/■ * 1 reserved for Newburger & ferred _ and share $12 a xnent To Hano, "New 163, p. 774, asterling.-V. ■ Old Colony Co., Trust -w.;- 3RV. Pper, revenues^-^. oper. tax 28,105,280 4,313,404 expenses Accruals. which Propeller the the AVCO Tool and of balance the also voted 4 The and sale Barber's of its interest. favor in of j amending . the •; "•/'• • • - - . company's ' 1946 to sell contract a (as pre¬ " in London by Which Co., Ltd., all of Barber's executed Was to The Shell Petroleum interests certain in i- ■ • royalty entered agreements the and companies and important more amended, in York New and into' in known 'as are " • ^ supplemented as price is $25,000,000, and is to be paid in Oash assignment of Barber's rights the-royalty agreements later described. - - against delivery of an interests under (b) The sale was 'subject to Barber obtaining a closing, agreement from the United States Commissioner of Internal Revenue to the !'■;' effect that its gain on the transaction will be taxable upon, a capital gains basis. [The company on Sept, 25 announced the re¬ , ri . affiliates and provisions of, the contract, summarized as follows: be may *•-'7 K: <a) The purchase ( subsidiaries their "Royal Dutch-Shell Group." The ceipt of this closing agreement.—Ed.] The vm "• management $19,000,000 related the Aug, 31— ' Joint facility rents, SALE 1,644,516 2,454,295 265,969 1 99,825 .305,133;.. 178,023 . VW.rt r.v Net ry. income,; oper. ' • r, . 7. ■ u,..a y " / continued ^ , to receive oil royalty ' OF INTEREST IN REFINERY PERTH AND itQ up •' * • • '• the " ( date ; TERMINAL 4 i refinery and ..- .fyty-ti'.-■;> Ma* AMBOY terminal is facilities The . » , . .„ > ; % property is expensive to operate and maintain. Local real persohal "property taxes are substantial. The hil refinery and be profitable if operated at capacity. The refinery was shut during the greater part of the war and earnings for a number .can only down 3,310,762 < > . usable.floor space. -estate 30,471,018 139,688 400,74%;308,290 -v < % book d&ily processing capacity of 15,000 barrels of crude oil with totalling:. 2,500,000 barrels. There is an office 'and building having; approximatesly 40,000 square beet of ery has a 1,303,126 1,237,544 3,669,111 315,707 - after payment of value of the royalty ^administration 16,136,055 68,423,505 12,951,423 32,632,571 1,807,400. 4,016,790 IV. v.t . 3,011,634 . Other, income^-,; 4 , . corporation's storage 6,589,200 net' The , to $18,000,000 of located on the Arthur Kill at Perth Amboy, N. J. The property comprises approximately 233 acres with a frontage of 1,300 feet .on deep water;- The property has adequate .dock facilities and is served by the Pennsylvania RR., the Central RR. of New Jersey and the Lehigh Valley RR. The refin¬ $3,418,566 180,515,733 v|87,479,604 5,139,306 iRquip. rents^ net^jriri r , The 1946—8 Mos.—1945 $" $ 24,232,229 balance applied to the British Treasury and has been granted license to make payment of the purchase price Barber .closing. 30,007,766 196,651,788 255,902,509 Nfet t'evcntife Trbtn ky. operations ^Ry. tax accruals^_^w ■ AT 1946—Month—1945 '$ $ , taxes. , a necessary (c) ■ 99,371,535 Ry. <?per.„expenses_^u. $330,000. that the purchase price from and expenses in xiollhrsy ; estimates will remain Shell has 6ct. 4 directed that beginning on Baltimore & Ohio RR.*—Earnings—• t. $ to the , proposed consolidaton, AVCO Vultee Aircraft Corp., New York 6tock Exchange York "opMr. freyehueS '— 45,282,363 ^7f,719,768 379,112,392 30,522,931 205,7e0,728 227,119,963 9,784,126 35,825,849 107,145,146 ^215,449 = 6402^5a; 36,824,407 Ry. Ry. New Period End. $ ' 11, and v„ 1946—8 Mos. —1945 1946—Month—1945, s*-$ Oct. company for 1923, 1939 and 1941 (two in the last named year), as amended/and supplemented. The prospective purchaser is a principal subsidiary of ri the Royal Dutch Co. for the Working of Petroleum Wells in the Netherlands Indies and vf The "Shell" Transport & Trading Co., Ltd., 18, 1946, deliveries in settlement of Exchange contracts in common stock may be made only with certificates stamped to indicate the change from capital stock to common stock, or new permanent certi¬ ficates.—V.» -l64i 950. ■ Period End. Aug. 31- July rights are resi¬ Oct. and Manhandle ft (Includes Gulf, Colorado ft Santa Fe Ry., Santa Fe Ry.) in involved this 1946, ••-•V'4, interests, is Boston, Mass., has been appointed and preferred stocks.—V. 133, p. 289. Atchison-Topeka & Santa Fe Ry^Eamings-— interests American at become Amboy Refinery and Terminal en SALE OF VENEZUELAN ROYALTY INTERESTS . On Form of Certificate— •; agent for the common to dies and held special meeting. Fay IG-Cent Dividend— The Associated Textile Companies^Transfer "^transfer tools share record Jan. 3 . -: The machine and per of on as Barber agreed of made be Detroit; 11, stockholders r. - subsidiary cehts 20 of the abovementioned sales viously announced by the company) follows:. at units dividend a .Details regarding Thfe directors bfrThe ? Aviation Corp. on Oct. 4 declared ft dvfldend 10 cents per share on the corporation's common stock, payable Dec. 20 to holders of record Dec. 5, J946. A similar disrtibution was made on May 27 to holders of record May, 1946. The dividend just declared brings payments with respect to the fiscal year ending Nov. 30, 1946 to 20 Cents a share on the common stock, the same payment as was made with respect to the 1945 fiscal year. common at the Bankers Trust Co., trustee, 16 Wall St., York, N. Y., and will be computed at the exchange rate for pounds will this Spencer Heater, both at door operators at Horton Manu¬ heating i to pay any objecting shareholders in cash the full market ./value of his stock in the event that he voted against the two sales at has investments in Consolidated Shipbuilding Corp., American Airlines, Inc., Pan American Airways Corp., Roosevelt Field, Inc. and Frozen Food Products, Inc. . Aroostookgalley RR.—Partial Redemptibh— There have been called for redemption on Nov* 1, next, out of Moneys in the sinking fund. £3,600 of first and refunding mortgage 4}/a,9e 50-year-old bonds, due July 1, 1961, at 105 and interest. Pay- . corporation. and wholly-owned divisions commercial In addition /•/,. 4SEC - four another Corp., Toledo. The latter corporation will Machine Division, Mr. -Emanuel said. With The company on Sept. 27 filed a registration statement with the for 53,648 shares ($25 par) 4&% cumulative convertible pre¬ ferred and 150,000 shares ($1 par) common. It also covers shares j The Williamsport, Pa.; automatic garage facturing, Circleville, O.; precision aircraft parts at Republic Aircraft . Philadelphia—Registers to between July by-laws so O., contract declared 8 meeting option With respect Manufacturing .4jhe_-hianufacture of aircraft engines at tycoming, and Products, Co., Hosiery Cincinnati in are n - the stockholders approved a Shell Petroleum Co. ltd., Venezuelan royalty In¬ terests, and a contract between Barber and Standard Oil Co. r of California, dated July 31, 1946, for the sale of a 55% interest in Barber's refinery and terminal at Perth Amboy, N. J. and for an and present in dential above. Corp. Arnra Artcraft under AVCO's 164, I>, 551. Brooklyn, N» Y.—Acquired— plants Oct. cm special a dated and Sandwich, 111. ^ • Corp., Connersville, Ind., produces cabinets, and civilian jeep bodies for an auto¬ The corporation also manufactures refrigerator Central company. engaged ' Arma Corp. of in 'iftmum contract in June, 1945. The cor¬ New York, in August of manufacturing liquidating the At the controls kitchen sinks mobile See Monomac Spinning. Co. below.—V. WINS Station principal Coldwater, American steel cabinets r Radio Crosley's ; the 10-year 6% convertible sinking fund short-term loans and liabilities working' capital. ' • in '-■Approved— , by AVCO purchased was average ,V." . from used additional ests and Interest in Perth Crosley radio broadcasting properties through its control of The Crosley Corp,, but if further Commission approval is necessitated by reason of the more direct ownership now contemplated, the proposed plan will be submitted to the Federal Communications Commission for approval. 1 't ' In September, 1945, AVCO acquired controlling- interest in New Ideas, Inc., which -manufactures farm implements and machinery at $2,159,113 608,609 surplus-. acquired year. AVCO 392,000 *$2,467,878 . 608,609 to Cincinnati, that the total dis¬ of 50,000 copies per anticipated an v Barber Asphalt Corp.—Sale of Venezuelan Oil Inter¬ - and Richmond, Ind. ^$3,495,670 912,280 ::ri 944,557 13,000 13,000 '■ income ' Balance in poration $3,332,034 163,636 $200,596 $192,123 dividends applicable to pfd. stocks for period net : < -4 r <* , It "Is reach ; . capital; stock, payable Jan. 7, 1947, to holders 27, 1946. Distributions of 10 cents each were made and July 23, this year.—V. 152, p. 671; V. 132, p. 498. Controlling interest in Crosley, nationally-known manufacturer cf i?;.:;radios,;,and .refrigerators,c^and opeiator of WLW,.i "The. Nation's Sta- $3,611,158 $278,136 79,074 •*, charges— reservations of ■ be provide and will , Dec. !v; • Interest, etc., practices. to are The directors on case, operate as they have in the past with the personnel, maintain the same identification and follow the same policies and >1 ,i: •.i 'y Miscell, f: 98,000 of plant lease for ■ /"' $3,430,034 . Bankers Bond & Mortgage Guaranty Co.—Larger Div. , . year. produce a companies They will in each same ; $3j7.0d,840 $293,086 $307,110; the businesses of and home appliances in¬ methods and means of ?r-distr.butlon,'' -Mr. Emanuel pointed out. < "The companies will complement each other ■. inasmuch as there fcre no serious competitive condtiions.'obtaining In the production and sale of their respective products." < The three subsidiary companies Which are beihg merged with AVCO V" Will functlon as divisions of AVCO. 1 jl ' ■ 1,739,322 'H L,l359;729 ,C.: / 822,948 •r.' - and a PURPOSE—Proceeds and to -..v.1 ' . mils:; :. plants various launched, "Contact" within notes •' ' res. vapprop. companies with AVCO, the three widely diversified' line of equipment, parts volving?, differing markets manufacturing . in- "The Just, been tribution. t)f issue during November. j<:latter will be engaged in the fields of radio broadcasting and manu¬ facture of radios, "refrigerators, kitchen sinks and cabinets, jeep sV* bodies, and a wide range of farm implements, and equipment, 1948-112 MoS.^L945 '^Yj-S.21 taxes come Trop. retir. of -has will be asked to approve the boards at special meetings to companies respective •■^•Following this consolidation of the $13,463,818 $16,887,1329 7,792,181 / 8,370,796 286,654 ' 161,512' - 71,456,973 ' : 87.B22 l,t)72,580 1,"067,556 .108,155 & A, 88,&25 Federal taxes : their of >• (^—Earnings— Period "End. July 31— *' 1945—Month—1945 Operating revenues $1,309,499 $1,476,536 Operating.' expenses 734,364 • 727,115 - held be v.;A Arkansas iPower & Light of-"the three Stockholders • Dividend— ". .Arcliei-Daniels-Midland Co.—-Special > 1863 the; commercial & financial chronicle umber 4533 .Volume 164 » • of have years not been Royalty oil satisfactory. received in recent 4 , Total fncbme • ' 39,745,127 29,897,742 3,810,250 3,878,667 Net ry; oper, income, —v. 184,p. 1326. - •* v;'. Misc. deductions Fixed - chg. int. Line RR,—Earnings-^ Oper. 1946—8 Mos. —1945 1946—Month—194S -$ ■ $ —9,632,263 10,425,582 9,342,734 — 9,102,848 revenues OpeT. expenses Cr200,000 - 98,288 rents ^ :581,B86"- - '497^73^1,006,528 - 745,303 1,001,59'7 1,%13,353 10,738,098 16,441,151 801,671 6,107,093 «,408,57% 657,663 - ; 877,173:- 76$,066 —. Net income 976,271 —., Venezuela/has averaged, while ocean tonnage was available, approximately 5,000 barrels a day, so that Barber was forced to purchse oil in order to operate the refinery at capacity, If the Vene¬ zuelan royalty interests are sold as proposed, Barber must either S"h»fc years from The pendent refining oil purchased in the open market and distributing 4 over Excise friri >• tax 5,685,334 4,034,093 3,456,110 3,376,926 32,871 19,470,390 7,523,074 26,505,657 3,658,341 C 'i &.■?. V - , A f. ■ . ' Atlantic Mutual Insurance (da.—Two New Trustees— Joseph P. "Grace, J^.y President tit W. R. tlrace & Co., Ahd Thomas A. Morgan, Chairman of the board of Sperry Gyroscope Co., Inc., Iiave been elected trustees Of Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., and its -affiliate, Atlantic Mutual Indemnity Co., according to William D. ' - " ' Total fDeficit."—V. 164, $5,160,000. >4 p. 1714. ^,.(b) the boards. ' ,• " succeeds George Doubleday, retired, is also a ^irectdr of the Gthce -m^lftc.^1he-;Nati0niil;City. Rank, the Northern -insurance Co^ and other corporations. . Mr. Morgan, who (succeeds the late William B. Warner, is also "Chairman of the board of Sperry Corp., the Ford Instrument Co., Inc. and Vickers, Inc., and a director of Shell Union Oil Cprp., the Lehman Corp.; the Wheeier^^immlated: W^ several ' . > organizations.-r-V; 163, p. 1418. *)ther 1 Co., New York, on Oct. 9 offered $60,000 10-year %% b6riv^rtible sliiking fund notes at 98 Vz and interest. 1 ., : Dated office of > i redeemed.—V. 4been .: ? (The) * . ^ : 6 r/o stock . . •Corp., were approved by directors AVCO stock ■ * 4;1 • - ■ preferred 'stock been taken for notes directly stockholders. The by of MSTORY ■. of-New of , AND Jersey authority Three be the •' by the 29, State the corporation is corporation and „ owns to the' preferred. tAs of Aug. 27, of $40,000 was . ? issue from ($60,000) -iv: * r, > .. i, Up being • "Contact" until the restricted was news corporate services the State certificate Of aviation covering ' - , nationM and pabIisheS"*Gontact'>—Aviation's first to founded in of this^ 1934. year direct-byr-mail the California circulation subscribers. of The Barber declines. has the right at any time between 4" • .'■"4: JO) .If:either California or Barber the at new .the' company, Jan. 1, 1952 aggregate "Contact'' was number average' v":''X'.:" '4 if-S', wishes to sell its interest in the other has the right to purchase the shares par value thereof, plus an amount equal to 'Simple interest at the fate of 5% chartered by a per annum, less the amount of dividends received, as above provided. :' ■" ,* 1 "» _vDuring such time-as Barber controls the operation of the 4.'/ Pitch Lake, Trinidad, B. W. I.,, but in no event after Dec. 31, 1956 f (when Barber's present lease ends), it is contemplated that the hew company will maintain and operate (to the extent of .present capacity) such facilities as Barber-may from time to time require .'•••/ for the unloading, storing, processing and shipping of asphalt .from the Piteh Lake,-: Provision is also made for the maintenance of facilities by the new company for the unloading, storing, refin¬ ing and shipping of Barber's Venezuelan royalty oil, and such other .oil as Barber may hereafter receive from reserves which « f 4; .may own or in which it may have an interest. . ;;ri ^ ' A charter has been obtained for the intended new company. The name selected is "California Refining Co.," and the authorized capital stock Is 100,000 shares of a par value of $100 each. Stockholders Will have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors. It -is exy - » ■ ■ } of copies sent by mail for the last half of 1945 per Issue (6 months average). An intensive was 10,876. copies campaign subscription U. S. Paftent Office) William B. Dana Company, Publishers, 25 Park Place, New York 8, NV Y.. REctOr 2-9570. Herbert D. Seibert. Editor and Publisher; Manager, Published twice a week [every Thursday (general news and advertising Issue) with a statistical Issue on Monday]. Qtner 0613); 1 Drapers' Gardens, London, E. C„ England, c/o Edwards ft Smith. Copyright 1946 by William B. Dana Company. _Reentered •as New York, N. Y., under the Act of March 3, 1879. Subscriptions in United States, U. S,' Possessions, Territories and Members of Ran-American Unioh, $26.00 per year; in Dominion of Canada, $29.00 per year. Other Countries, $33.00 per year. NOTE: On account of the fluctuations in the rates of exchange, remittances lor foreign subscriptions and advertisements must be made in New York funds. •. . ' . rii, v ri , < .• : ; / • The Commercial and Financial Chronicle (Reg. Dana Seibert, President; William D. Riggs, Business 135 S. La Salle St., Chicago 3, HI, (Telephone: State second-class matter February 25, 1942, at the post office at William offices: ■> ■i: 1 L r t 'X 4 $500,000 par. value June shares. ."" com¬ a juvenile edition, "Contact Comics."" Business and publishing office of the corporation is at 15 West Clinton Avenue, Tenafly, N. J,, where "Contact"'is printed. An advertising and circulation office is maintained at 113 West 42nd Street, NeW York, N. Y. . ' . . how of aggregate of 30, 1952 to buy all of Barber's shares in the new fcomkt the par value thereof (which the contract provides ^shall be $100 per share), plus an amount equal to simple interest at the rate of 5% "per annum from January 1,1947, as respects shares acquired by Barber before that date, and from date cf acquisition as respects shares'acquired thereafter, less in, either case the amdunt~ of any* dividends* received by Barber on th® officers i newspaper—and of each company at meetings held -- (d) 53,917 shs. principally ^ *• granted render an pany New York on Feb. 24, 1942. The purpose publish and distribute newspapers, magazines, and for company gation to. take, up so much of any subscription as " of to periodicals and books and related activities. The 1942,- ■ the new at the time of their respective stock interests, provided Bairber may decline to participate in any such subscription, which event California shall have both the right and the'Obli- in and value face a authorized the of : of corporation, balance'of will, subscribe sell to California 55% of its shareb pt amount in cash equal to the aggregate plus 16%. Simultaneously Barber and portion *13,700-; and an shares, of the that $100,000 1 Redemption. issue BUSINESS—-Company Jan. issued • , purposes will be supplied by California and Barber by cash sub¬ scription at par for capital- stock of the new company in the pro¬ Outstanding 75,000shs. to is this ' owns approximately 90^ of the outstanding capital both Crosley and New Idea» and approximately 61% bf .American Central. • Under the proposed plans the minority-stockholders of the three «ompanies will receive shares of common stock of AVCO in the ratio of four shares for each share of Crosley, 3% shares for each share of New Idea, and 2 ys shares for each share of American Central. 1 ' Oct additional subscriptions had and Chairman, announces that plans by this corporation the assets and business of three associated companies, The Corp., New Idea, Inc., and American Central Manufacturing Authorized $100,000 stock-■ 60,000 shares outstanding are subject to call and last, financing}— this of (this issue) ...Li i prises the present offering-. "* Victor Emanuel, •Crosley completion (par $2 pet share)_;;w preferred .-•No I $o acquire von (upon for \t) Such additeinal funds as the new company may from tfihe to time require for additions, improvements and other < corporate the at ■ „ 164, p. 1583. Aviation Corp.—Plans Acquisition of 2 July of the stock at the option of each fiscal year common on '4 $100, $500 Denominations, fi t, to provide initial working capita, California to subscribe for 55% and Barber for 45%... shares after . July 2,; 1949.,. Trustee^; Commercial Trust Co.; of : New Jersey. CAFlTALIZATiON Subsidiaries— * into payable the trustee., > 1955. 2, Value of at the option of the; holder, he "converted into common stock of the corporation at the rate of $3 per share if converted on or before July '2, 1948; $4 per share if converted be¬ tween July 2, 1948 and July 2, 1949; and $5 per share if converted on .' i■i.-.H-ri4 patties Will organize a new company to which Barber its property at Perth Amboy in exchange for shates stock of the hew company of an aggregate par value company California Lhese notes; may, .' ^ - July Interest "%6%~ conv. s.. f. motes Oct, 7 approved a proposal to tocrease the Authorized common stock, no par value, from 200,000 shares to 1,000,000 shares, and to the present outstanding 166,885 shares on the basis of Jive new Shares for each share held; . The stockholders also authorized the cancellation of 2,250 shares -of 7c/o first preference stock, par $100, and 2,000 shares of 7% noncumulative preference stock, par $100, all the shares of which have stockholders due Convertible noteholder. ■ 1945; 2, $1,000. and ^ July common «rhe b'-t, & G Atlas - Steelsi >, 4,, management of California, Barber will then new par Aviation iPress, Int.—Notes Offeted—L. H.:Rothchild ; who Mr.-Grace, the convey capital the Winter. Chairman of - situation this fa7 The will 'of , • of others will prove profitable - has negotiated a contract dated July 31, 1946, thb more important provisions of which may be summarized as follows: * "j. -15,397,221 meet equal to the book value Of the property at June. 30, 1946, namely, una 1944 have heen revised to In¬ R. Co. Railway tax accruals Jmclude credit adjustment of $700,000 for estimated excess profits «redit Carry-back;—V; 164,*p. 1199. * * ~ ' * ; r ' • - products through the sales outlets a period of years. To ri a/« RR. retirement act Tax «7c :RR. :unemployment. Ins. Federal Income ^axes^_;^L^«^ufrUww~<;^. ^Deficit Notes—Figures for 1945 T on With the Standard Oil Co. clude results of operation Of A. B. Ife C. R. . or buy, as available, all of the crude .oil to be management does not believe that ah operation de¬ refinery processed. the .1,748,038 tlS.150,113 the down , interest -'on : SWed debt 3,512,362 2,538,860 4 33,781,780 116,488 ; 1,343,594 ^Include: Equip, and joint facility 3,447,978 90,904 16V,109 funded on Contingent " $ '• 84,510,319 103,935,830 77,877,987 74,820,625 5,100,000 19,917,509 786,887 141,529 Taxes debt debt Period End. Aug. 31— :;V 'V>sV'• int. 4,069,854 than other funded on Fixed Atlantic Coast - 3,327,341 77,301 ' / * v.- iV: * • '.awiii,»*r a-An rr — „...' ... ';. . ,.*.' ' . ,; ' "' * ' ' '"' ••• •* ---v iv 1864 ' J ^ •• ■» * COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE '■V '>}>■"■ I***-, ',;ty ,iy> :-".v.-... --i-i -i directors'"of the the first Barber; of R. Monday, October T4;'l 946 ■ Boston & Maine RR. '/. said that the program has recently been coordinated and. expanded new company wilfhe Tv Rieber, through,, the organisation of a Special-Products Development Group President of California; W. E!f and the appointment of "Dr." Harner Selvidge,"formerly 'of Johns Endter, President of The California Oil Co., a subsidiary of California;' Hopkins University, as director. Dr. Selvidge joined the c'ot|i6iiatlori Fred Powell, ^formerly Manager of the refining division of California s '■I in December, 1945.■ El Segundo refinery;'ahd W. L. Kallman, General Sales Manager or "The perfection of techniques for operating missiles and pilotless Barber. It is expected that T. Rieber will be the first Chqirmari of aircraft will make an ultimate contribution to the safety, performance the Board oi; .Directors of the new eompanyand that he wHl.scryq and control of conventional aircraft," Mr. Ferguson said, "as^well as •without' compensation, v.;,;,"'..V President •..•'." • "• ■ pected that . ., . V; . Pollis, G. , It .' also is in the contract of provided , - , , of operation the managing now 17 _ ' . for ■/'''•" " management believes that a substantial part of the net proceeds proposed sales will be available for purposes other than the 'Support and development of the interests and operations described in ?jthe preceding paragraph. It intends to retain the proceeds in the , ; V. 164, p.- 1583. | '«'/'M''4 v jki. '1,1' , SEC company for Ind.-»-Files With sale of at 10,000 recent a shares of this of directors appointment f -- as per quarter dividends was of last $1.26 per profit Net sales 1945 1946 $1,054,064 $0.78 ..... Net •; « sales, . h\- ing & inter-company of Cost sales and tRepalrs Advertising — Insurance , , — ——' Taxes Other I — annuity Retirement Other f „— £ Interest . premiums— selling and delivery expense administrative expense for Provision 175,243 ; 111,614 340,773 22,797 28,671 w-- — Rent depreciation..- 4,651,288 1,049,622 1,379,990 296,338 maintenance™ expenses - ... : > 3,635,642 Balance Other ili ' income g" Total 3,331,205 __„u Estimated provision for Federal ;f' ' Income taxes.. Consolidated net profit - milk 1,870,205 — ■ • to , 6,236,145 401,113 — Egypt. The - will be . A lighter yet stronger Bond Stores, , $2,987,695 Sales The above —V. 1946—Month—1945 $6,991,576 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $3,782,811 $49,183,293 $32,394,928 the largest in the history of the company's business.—V. 164, p. 1589. for the month ^ SEC— The SEC of September, 1946 were for With ::i'/g| -a: Sept. 23 filed a letter of resignation with the 27,000 shares class A stock (par $10) and 27,000 shares of stock (par $1). Underwriter, Blair & Co, Proceeds will for working capital,—V. 164, p. 552. company used H.) '& Co., Belle Glade, Fla.—Files on Boston Consolidated Gas Co.—Monthly Output— February 1,771,159,000 1,619,933,000 March 1,459,561,000 January . July - August $2,657,548 $26,850,331 $20,411,978 September —V, 1,810,939,000 1,514,271,000 1,432,209,000 1,331,090,000 1,177,988,000 i. June '1946—9 Mos.—1945 j - 164, p. 822. 1,274,745,000 1,278,676,000 1,100,842,000 April < 1945 1946 (In Cubic Feet)— figures are exclusive of sales under Government contracts. -.... .... - . ... . ... ... ' on Sept." 27 revealed that for many months this corporation has been engaged in research on con¬ trols and engine accessories for guided missiles i. \m pilotless aircraft. Malcolm the P. first Ferguso'n, public President announcement of this activity, Mr. Ferguson - Cr657,225 prior years' adjustments— net *$173,403 $766,172 - to due 1,113,056,000 1,031,410,000 1,100,204,000 1,163,677,000 1,008,013,000 1,013,476,000 1,074,119,000 ' Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co.—Special Dividend have declared a special dividend of $1.75 per share quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share on the com¬ value, the special being payable Jan. 2, 1947, and the quarterly on Nov. 25, 1946, both to holders of record Nov. 15, 1946. On Jan. 2, last, the company paid a special dividend of $1.50 per share on this issue.—V. 162, p. 3188. > The directors and the regular mon stock, no par 1312,784 and Canadian companies reduction of prior years' 12,000 $139,382 income————i—— losses are not offset by case States 6778,172 profits before the year-end, would, in accordance with These refunds, June 30, 1946, have adjustments for 1946 represent net upward adjustments in income after deducting-increase in prior years' income taxes resulting therefrom and consist primarily the for losses on at following six-month the for estimated $657,225. adjustments: income taxes. period tThe ending years' prior $252,000 (1) reduction net provision in 1945 due to opinion of counsel that the renegotiation for the year sale of the Terryville, Conn., properties is a valid deduction for purposes of renegotiation; (2) $60,784, consisting largely of write-off of excess reserves carried against termination claims. ' 1 . major portion of loss NOTE—Operations Fostoria Screw Co., on for The the Eagle first six months of 1945 Include Lock Co., and S. F. Bowser Co., The Ltd. The Johnson Fare Box Co., and Joseph Weidenhoff, Inc., are included for the month of June, 1945, only. Operations for the six months enued June 1946, 30, include all of the Income be overstated may amortized for income tax purposes, included not as the to due an are and, companies above The Peterborough Lock •Manufacturing Co., Ltd. that fact still in use, above, expense addition. In facilities, fully on which normal would amount to war $53,518 for the she months ended June 30, 1946. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET ' "'^ASSiETa— ; June 30/46 Dec. 31/45 Cash on hand and in banks Marketable securities — •Receivables (net) flnventories — — — —— $2,680,632 117,863 $2,161,361 2,329,222 1,640,365 receivables —w ——- —' 7,227,192 ,185,565 —— 2,708,008 5,313,184 outside of affiliated companies and refund of excess profit tax (Canadian) Sundry assets ; ;$■ 2,126,198 3,872 & 4,450 77,228 , , Postwar 1,001 1,001 2,284,704 — and equipment trademarks and goodwill Patents, 165,216 '151,943 ) 131,511 stock buildings ILand, 161,069 78,817 current assets in capital Investments *7,132 70,632 facilities Sundry 137,193 23,584 t ; International, Inc.) — — Postwar credit against excess profits tax (U.S.) Refunds due to accelerated amortization of war 7; 185,159 287,681 Prepaid expenses -i——i--i— Due from subsidiary not consolidated (Bowser % 124,949 71,771 72,829 — $15,572,333 $14,958,998 Total LIABILITIES— Accounts from Deductions Notes $1,271,873 payable 1,600,000 — 567,524 liabilities Accrued 3,169,100 1,469,973 171,736 13,502 i.r: income 19,186 contracts Purchase 1,531,452 81,268 shares) 93,600 1,227 1,227 468,000 5,000,000 623,302 623~302 319,536 surplus.i 1938, and subsidiaries since date of acquis!.). 1,790,410 1,167,064 187,451 ; Surplus arising from consolidation Earned surplus (of parent company since Jan. 1, 660,316 1,795,418 1,167,064 surplus in 59,924 — $1.20 pfd. stock (par value $25)„ stock (par value $1) Paid 195,000 59,924 Common Capital 19,567 164,825 (non-current) subsidiary (non-current).: Sundry deferred liabilities Interests of minority stockholders 50c first preferred stock (no par) (outstanding, of loan 10,654 14,928 343,864 5% bonds, due 1954 (non-current )_ 5% sinking-fund debenture bonds (less cur¬ rent sinking fund installment Included above) First mtge. Mortgage 456,853 819 liabilities current Other 562,443 h 27,801 renegotiation Payments on deferred liabilities due currentlyDue to subsidiary, not consolidated (Bowser International, Inc.) 1 Deferred 88,66® * 596,409 2,023,083 taxes on Income for Provisions $1,366,008 52,122 employees payable SProvision for Borchardt (E. '.vi'-v, | Bendix Aviation Corp.—Expands Guided Missile Research— ; vr, ;... In refunds 164, p. 1583. »»'. «r — Sales May 1946—Month—1945 ' fin United based Inc.—September Sales Increased 84.8%— § Sales- - T'.:- Period End. Sept. 30— by the AAF's Forces previ¬ B-50's, the first of which few months at the Boeing plant at Seattle, With SEC— 51'" (A. S.) Beck Shoe Corp.—September Sales- before Termination aluminum alloy in the new bomber's wing will contribute to its increased performance and greater loadcarrying ability.—V. 164, p. 1583. common v;r-. Large Gov't Contractr— of planes and the cost was not released Command, which ordered them. The Air completed within a stopping. be . •Loss, the - it Wash, Specific performance estimates for the new B-50 Superfortress have not been released, but it was revealed that It will have 59% more power than the B-29. This will be developed by four Pratt & Whitney Wasp Major engines of 3,500 maximum horsepower each, compared to 2,200 maximum horsepower for each of the B-29's engines. Propeller will be the Curtiss-Wright electric type with reversible pitch for quick 2,774,000 Sept. 27 filed a registration statement with the SEC for 180,000 shares ($2.50 par) common. Underwriter, White, Weld & Co., New York. Of the total, 140,000 shares are being sold by St. Regis Paper Co., New York, and the remaining 40,000 shares are being sold by I. Rogosin, President of Beaunit Mills,. Inc. 'V. 163, p. 1278. ' . "V income taxes, < - number Material Air on company - adjustments—. years' Consolidated ended June 30, 1946, profit from operations alter providing 6,637,258 3,863,258 •232,896 2,108,252 - of ously had placed an order for 60 of the new '• Beaunit Mills, Inc., New York—Registers The 1,584,228 tRefund of taxes on income due to carryback— .1943 The Boeing Aircraft Co., a subsidiary, on Oct. 7 announced it has just received orders from the U. S. Army Air Forces for an addi¬ tional quantity of Boeing B-50 Superfortresses, a new airplane de¬ veloped from the famous Boeing B-29's like the one used by Col. Clarence S. Irvine in his dash over the top of the world from Hawaii : at the end of the fiscal year, tlncluding and case and can maintehance.—V. 164. to adjustment bottle replacements 'Subject ; p. 1199. *1,461,000 . opera¬ 1945 1946 on depreciation, 5,308,648 1,084,133 3,224,451 ^ 106,754 ________ to $3,107,320 11,414,973 1,554,702 390,316 ;;; — ... 543,553 428,821 1,034,475 ' • 30,156 97,071 v, 1945, 2,217,441 statement for the six months $27;201,724; Period End. Sept. 30— • 1944 . . Boeing Airplane Co.—Receives of preferred storage * ,, working $1,432,718 $1.07 Pennsylvania income taxes, $16,000; Federal $243,000; net profit, $1,054,064.—y.> 164, p., 951.t ^ For the corre- f earnings—exclud$ $ sales)— —46,765,807 140,964,894 35,605,269 109,086,009 (including • 31, $8,734,399 $22,662,199 6,780,141 17,970,651 sales———w————' Net income $132,481; r, ' Of - this sale for depreciation, $420,598; other income, $180,151; total in¬ come, $600,749; other charges, interest, $55,204; profit before debits and credits shown below, $545,545; credit transferred from reserve for war and post-war adjustment^, $900,060; goodwill written off, . g ' CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFITS AND LOSS ^' Period Ended Aug. 31, 1946— '■ 3 Months 12 Months reflecting some Dec. ' : sales Net income offered and spld directly by the company, lnvolved.-^-V. 164, p. 1583, ; shares were consolidated The follows; .c,,,,Net sales for the quarter were $46,765,807 as compared with $35,399,216 for the corresponding quarter of last year. This is an increase of $11,366,591 or 32.11%. J , , » L All principal departments showed an increase in dollar sales, al- ' though the unit sales of the butter department were less than last year. , at operations—— •$263,183 Other expense (less other income) <1946 ex¬ penses include unabsorbed burden) 567,444 Estimated taxes on Income —~ Offering— sales commissions or discounts are profits tax.-; Manager, until his the same quarter in 1945. This was dividends on preferred stock, to $3.53 year, net profit after payment share of common stock. $5,335,197 ' 6 Months Ended June 30— Net Cost $865,799 $780,728 Earns, per com. Bhare.. $0.65 $0.59 •After aU charges and State and Federal taxes, .including excess ' share on the 511,792 common shares outstanding. sponding from CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT , , $327,752 ' • increased ship in spite of the greatly improved rate of our shipments in can we meeting passed a resolution authorizing the company's unissued, no par common per share. The company does not 206, compared with $605,581 for after provision for capital recent months. Unless there are major industrial upsets, our tions during the last half of this year should be In the black* Rlaw-Knox Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings—. while he is serving as U. S. Ambassador Sept. 27 said; .t V carryback provisions of their respective income tax laws, be entitled to •Net *'i ' 'V > ->* o, The net profit for the three months' period ended Aug. 31, 1946, ^ Which is the second quarter of the company's fiscal year, was $1,870,- :-"h- equivalent, , , been Beatrice Foods Co. (& Subs.)—Quarterly Report— on r (The right to subscribe expired on Oct. 10.) Since «these ambassador. H. Haskell, President, 2627. 1199. Prior no has been elected Chairman of the board of corporation and granted a leave of absence from an H $3,660,232 ineligible to subscribe at this time. Bay with the company active duty % Stock— 2,759,250 •$21,549 , total subscription. of 200 shares per employee was established. Any employee holding less than 200 shares could sub¬ scribe to sufficient shares to bring his holdings up to 200 shares. If the total subscriptions are less than 10,000 shares, the remaining unsubscribed shares can be subscribed for by the employees who are Personnel— to Norway. Roland V. Rodman, Vice-President and General has been elected President, an office which Mr; • Bay held v maximum A 6 Mos. End. June 30— Ulrich 'K?' " !, the employees at $12.50 to capital. ' Charles ''-«v " plan any specific use of the net proceeds to be received from and therefore such proceeds will be credited directly to 5% (The) Bay Petroleum Corp.—Changes in ,'£v stock, at the option of the holder.—V. 159, p. directors The stock, • • v Co.—Calls $7 Preferred 2,628,079 353,364 Administrative, sales and service expense . ■ * $599,648 entitled also to a redemption premium aggregating $46,800 and there were accrued dividends amounting to $204,984. Tnese items combined brought the cost of retiring the old first preferred stock to $1,187,784. The cost of retiring the two bond issues was $2,033,750. • 7 . v Our backlog of unshipped business, which was $12,500,000 at the end of the first quarter of 1946, has increased to approximately $18,500,000 as of Aug, 31—up about 50%. Orders are still coming in faster than Manager, and Alton D. Schadt, Assistant to the promoted to Assistant General Manager.—V. 164, Black-Clawson Co., Hamilton; O.—Stock I on $150,000 as outstanding 3,488 shares of this class of stock, not including 60 shares in the treasury. Each share is convertible into 33/s shares of Sept. 27 filed a letter of notification with the junior debentures. Offering price, par. The ^notification stated that within the past few weeks nine directors and key employees of the company were offered the opportunity to purchase these junior debentures and they subscribed for $97,500 infi ^aggregate principal amount thereof. The company now desires to extend the opportunity to other persons to purchase the remainder of $52,500 of the junior debentures. The offer to purchase these junior debentures shall be made to such persons as may be selected by the officers of the company, some of whom will be stockholders or district salesmen of the company. Proceeds will be used for operating capital.—V. 164, p. 1199. " - ; i The f.-o. the company common ^ SEC— • r $544,847 -.: 845,009 . held . Bastian-Morlcy Co., Inc., La Porte, ? ' $6,419,482 $953,012 $6,979,566 at June 36, 1946, or an increase of $1,644,369. This increase is due largely to the new issue of preferred stock which was marketed by the company in May, 1946, and which was oversubscribed. Funds secured from the new preferred stock financing were used to retire the 5% first mortgage bonds, the 5% sinking fund debentures, and the old first preferred stock, and to provide additional working capital. 1 , The old first preferred stock—carried on the books at a stated value of $468,000—had a liquidating value of $936,000. This stock was has called for redemption on Nov. 1, next, all of its $7 cumulative preferred stock, no par value, at $110 per share and dividends amounting to $1.75 per share. At Dec. 31, 1945, there were The the ^ He Layng, Chief Engineer, has additional office of Vice-President. Bi rtman Electric $2,606,530 $894,359 345,512 — . Working v p.-1714. , $5,574,473 94,361 * taking the estimated carryback amounted to $41,567, .improvement in operations in. the second quarter. President, etc.:— announced that Frank R. General $1,725,642 • • 880,888 '■ is without any credit for carryback losses of the United, States companies; the loss for the first quarter after credit for such carryback was approximately $131,835. The loss for the second quarter after 6. of position $858,651 $780,052 which President. The road is a • '< the company for 40 years— General Manager and, in addition, as Vice-President to the 178,221 Salds for the second quarter' .of the year were $4,887,830, as com¬ pared to sales for the first three months of $3,846,568, reflecting an. increase for thd second quarter ox $1,041,262, approximately 27%. 4 ' The loss for the first quarter of the year was reported at $426,835, General Manager, was operations and for such other uses and purposes as it may from time to time believe advantageous to ' Barber and its stockholders, including expansion through investment, as favorable opportunities may occur, in properties of a character ^ which Barber is authorized by its charter to own and operate. V [Torkild Relber, President, told stockholders at the Oct. 4 meeting that the company had no definite plans for investing the money rer ceived from Shell Petroleum Co., "It will be turned into government securities as soon as we receive the check. After that there are no plans," he said. ' 1 ' 1 • Mr. Reiber emphasized that the company was not moving toward liquidation of its assets by these sales, "but returning to Barber's original business centering around the asphalt lake in Trinidad."]— interests and those for • ,10,712 ;,v Leet, Assistant General Manager, was named Assistant to the President. James C. Bailey, General Superintendent, was advanced to the Clifford the 'business a$ years elected been , The '6f 22 for 19 years. It was also 3,744,297 2,095,037 23,005 , Bowser, Inc.—Semi-Annual Report— Hoskqp Danion,,President, op Aug. 31 states in part: associated VFrank i; »Snydef has been jelected !President(-:effective; Oct. rL succeeds Robert T. Rossell, who has retired after 45 years with company, 18 years of which have been subsidiary of United States Steel Corp. Mr. Snyder has been associated with 158,127 ,114,307 •Deficit.—V.' 164. p. 5,691,965 2,181,501 ,169,79® 283,840 income- income $7,743,197 $13,617,735 $1,820,191 /1^:457,899 A & 792,701 ______r_ oper. income Gross Net guided missile program, has, in Lake Erie RR.—New Bessemer & $1,549,796 „ Rentals, int., etc contracts on pilotless aircraft and accessories for the Army Air Forces and for the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics.—V. 163, p. 2847. tankers for the War Shipping Administration. the of one Net ry. : addition, " <"«t Bendix, rev. J-—.™ — Other income York, on ignition developments.. Ferguson also revealed that :V contractors on the EUOrd Bumblebee Mr. and taxes, the property at Perth expenses j New Sidney, at Division allowance for all related adjustments, sale of the Venezuelan royalty interests and the Amboy will add between $21,000,000 and " $22,000,000 in cash to Barber's current assets. At July 31, 1946 its ~net current assets amounted to $5,700,000. Barber's other principal assets and operations, immediately nfter v..the foregoing sales, will include its lease until Feb 1, 1956 of the Pitch Laxe, Trinidad, B. W. I., together with facilities there located "'fqr milling and shipping natural asphalt' fr'om the Lake; its .50%<.sinterest with Standard Oil Co. of California in the company owning and operating the Gilsonite properties in Utah and Colorado; its 45% "interest with Standard Oil Co. of California in the company owning and operating the property at Perth Amboy; its 16,000 ton T-2 type ■r-f- tanker the "Caribbean," and two tankers of the same type recently purchased from the government; and its marine department which is after that, estimated is It '' " ■ t ' • operating Equipment rents (Dr.). Joint fac, rents (Dr.),- July 31, 1946, that the prop¬ If, prepare this country for military eventualities. Pilotles^airpia'nes are here, but before they; can be said to have entered the practical erty shall be considered'-us having.wbeep .operated after June JO ior development stage, a big Job remainsf„tiJ be done in, the field of "account of the new company, and'at closing, a settlement .will, pe power-plant and-flight qqntrols^' h" ; ,/ ^ made between Barber and the new company on such basis, as a The new Special Products Development -group will; operate Wo part of this-settlement the new company will take over all of Barbers VelatSd operating : personnel and will, assume all of Barber s lel^tea laboratories exclusively "in this work,- he said, one at the Eclipseorders, contracts and liabilities,' except claims arising *ron\ op - i Pioneer division in Teterboro, N. J.; and the other at the Pacific v division in North Hollywood, Cal. These divisions of the company, ation of the property prior to July 3, 1946. If Barber s stockholder Qail to approve the proposal, Barber agrees to be responsible tor a he added, will continue independently the active development work on instruments and accessories "for guided missiles, which they have had -operations and transactions which it has thus undertaken for account <|)f the new company since June 30.,' At the closing Barber will rec underway for sometime. V ■ py. "p'' tfrom California $3,122,000 in payment for 55% of the capital stock Other-divisions of Bendix, also are contributing to these projects -of the new company, being 55% of the book value of the property through their aviation equipment development groups. They "include transferred ($_,838,000), plus a premium of 10% ($284,Q00-)„ i.,rr.;. Bendix Products Division at South Bend, Indiana, on fuel feed devices; * the Radio Division at Baltimore on radar devices, and the Scintilla *; DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS OF SALES - , Net Tdxes 788,509 $14,958,998 -•A^ter allowance for doubtful accounts of $83,152 in 1946 and $75,538 $15,572,333 Total in tAfter reserve for obsolescence, 1945. in $52,230 in 1°46 - $2.^03.^0 credit 1945. and in • etc., of $135,479 in 1946 1946 ami tAfter allowance for amortization of $1,581,913 in 1945 and allowance for depreciation of and $2,763,654 in * After related postwar $1,597,761 against excess profits tax.—V. 163, p. 2720. . Volume 164 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4533 (Mexican "l'-V:--" i . lor Noel & will !».*«* v.-"A ■ 268,875 Co., receive shares New ($1 York. par) is by sold being proceeds. Utility Van Alstyne,. shareholders who , . , . Underwriter, common. Stock ; Total Co., Oakland, Calif.—Files With- (Walter N.) .188,826 oper. operating 1,000 $100 share. a purchase of ' 6% of Proceeds factory site used be for Portland, in 1 ; •... par). expansion Ore., ' Carduner, Leonard Net held meeting special a i $2,686,309 46,984 Shasta Sept. on issued foreign Other taxes except U. S. _.i__ foreign taxes on ™..; and income :- < months perlodU..... Trust '.i'. - * ' .. Operating Operating Other taxes taxes Net Interest 4,012,626 309,269 _ 189,000 4 " -V. $421,158 $330,351 $5,196,821 : SEC DrH0,945 —' 143,776 1,864,899 for i . $3,331,922 siirplus.^..^-.._.. $1,195,866 9,509,407 •; ——.......^1.— •After income deducting resulting decrease tUnder taxes. $9,455,273 L™ used be the Internal Revenue carry-back provisions of Renegotiation proceedings for all years prior to 1945 have been completed or provided for and it is believed that no refunds will NOTES: be required for 1945. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE JUNE SHEET, 30 10,679,873 14,327,953 4,058,842 3,374,904 .... 595,777 cost amortized at receivable, less Unbilled costs reserves contracts war on . to ..... Refundable portion of prior years-U. S. excess profits tax (estimated) — Inventories at lower of cost or marketl..—— MONTH FOR in Investments sidiaries and and advances ... AUGUST, OF •Land, buildings, machinery and equip, at cost. refunds of prior years' income taxes. • Estimated Miscellaneous investments, Deferred charges , less reserves— : ■ .... _™„. ... ... LIABILITIES—""" Accounts on U. on for future Other S. 2,049,176 216,120 ... ^ income — . 1946, $862,520) $1,469,589 — — 1945, „ ... _ normal excess X Total • After 596 164. in p. reserves 1945. 552. 76,574 1,000,000 25,862 25,000,000 ; Period End. Sept. 30— \yholesale Retail sales . ! Combined —V: 164, p. - shares of no par i/': General 1589. .2..-. „ . . $0.49 in Co.—Earnings- 458,817 103,500 1,254,000 33,300 25,000 366,400 300,000 1,207,300 1,235,469 1 and excess! 193,669 Gross $163,812 Inter, 'V on 2,348,500 $2,781,186 571,885 $2,071,899 625,960 111,452 8,564 52,163- 46,913 long-term debt Other A r- 1946—9 Mos.—1945 . $7,791,321$101,188,645 $74,954,530 14,450,842 12,561,463 764 .. ■ .... $9,183,784$115,639,487.$87,515,993 k ... • --1 -; " .. „. . . "Net income Dividends 'Balance on ___"___„u pfd..stock' ^ J --Ja ■• * $110,931 $133,500 . 41,300 J o $2,097,849 501,606 41,800 . . $69,131 "• $1,596,243 * $91,700 . $934,366 ' —V. 164, p. month of September, 1946, of revenue passengers This is the result of number 1945. 1946, Revenue 1715. ;;; ^ r v' r ^ t. ■<*■; : ;• '• 40,000,132 22,336,374 ^ Rises-^J as there was. an increase of 93% carried as compared with Sep¬ carrying 38,500 passengers in compared with 19,996 passengers in September, miles for September, 1946, were 14,549,000 for September, 1945.—V. 164, P; 1327. ^ y passenger directors Dividend—g on Childs Company—SEC Issues Advisory * Report for Re¬ ...v--:" lr''.V'/y V' The SEC on Sept. 30 issued an advisory ..report. on .plans for the reorganization of the company which operates a chain of restaurants, in the United States and Canada. By order dated July 10, 1946 «he u; s. District Court referred to the. Commission a,plan of reorgan¬ ization, amended to June 20, 1946, proposed by John. F. X. Finn, organization— $1,435,973. ! 501,607 ■ 32,657,917 15,743,915 Oct. 1 decided to omit the dividend ordinarily 15 on the $10 par value common stock because of disturbed conditions in the reconstruction period, the company recently announced. Previously, quarterly distributions .of 25 cents per share were made, the last one being paid on July 15, 1946.—V. 163. p. 215*. * 1,403 Cr 129 deductions 110,075,089 106,796,546: compared, with 8,548,106 The 1,761,100 and expense^ 1943 payable about Oct. 1946—Month—1945 $14,527,792 the Amort, of debt discount, prem. ;• 1944 $15,301,043 $15,239,557 6,339,198 5,223,927 3,567,475 2,028,301 Air Lines, Inc.—Traffic ; Chickasha Cotton Oil Co.—Omits 248,275 $181,048 income - V railway acquisi- taxes income the 1945. as 1,242,000 105,000 for deprec._ 1945 corporation flew 73% September, $936,452 $13,201,868 $12,804,453 5,831,883 J 5,606,585 395,865 $971,834 ■ nine months of tember 1946—12 Mos—1945 profits taxes • value.—V. Up 58.2%— - vtion adjustments 8,941,034 • i_ expenses Amort, of plant * 1,722,394' -1,392,463* sales 16,658 ; < more revenue passenger mi^es during the 1946 than it did during the same period of 1945. This involved carrying '95% more revenue passengers. A J. Earling, Vice-President in charge of-traffic and sales, stated: "The corporation flew 105,713,000 revenue passenger miles during the first nine months of 1946/ an increase of 73% over the same period of 1945 when the airline flew 60,984,271 passenger miles." J During the months from Jan. 1 through Sept. 30, the company carried 267,000 revenue passengers as agr.inst 136,477 for the same period of 1945. This was an increase of 95%, These figures represent traffic on C. & S. domestic routes which serve Chicago to New Orleans, via Peoria, St. Louis, Memphis, Greenwood and Jackson; and Detroit to Houston via Toledo, Fort Wayne, Indianapolis, Evan.ville, Paducah, Memphis, Little Rock, El Dorado and Shreveport. , , , \ $489,498 $2.62 1946 railway Chicago & Southern This first • Operating %l railway- 104,061,752 113,457,648 13,052,946 30,779,074 3,719,989 • 15,119,577 Net ry. oper. income— —V. 164, p. 1327. ■ from from Net 1590. 164, P. 1946—Month—1945 Period End. Aug. 31— Gross revenue $46,455,549 $46,276,356 \ i.™_™,$12,805,398, sales below- -V. Corp. Central Illinois Light Provision ' 9,455,273 . Butler Brothers* Chicago—Sept. Sales • - by 5,000,000 Panel General from Gross 122,986 855,472 common shares—^ and administrative expenses: 128 ,721,155 155,483,214 148,183,533 144,249,041 40,213,128 43,10 <,854 57,667,753 12 877,513 19,525,892 20,736,307 36,544,932 4 ,787,929 $15,671,853 $15,107,748 3,865,160 4,147,324 Net from railway— 2,450,943 1,971,377 Net ry. oper. income— 382,320 v 1943 1944 • Chicago & North Western Ry*—Earnings— To Sell Panel Houses— See , ™_™______™™™ tRepresented V" selling •Including railway railway August— 278,320 1,469,150 438,300 21,500 i tax i-:J; $2,436,329- Earns per share on depreciation of $11,140,823 in 1946 and $10,657,- for surtax and facilities-- income Net Fed. i tax profits depletion.^ Other income 3,769,739 ' ■ f'• ■" ^(including undistributed earnings of consolisubsidiaries: Federal and emergency 1945 1946 1 railway oper. For 3,854,926 .... 93,916 Reserves for contingencies 600,000 Reserves required by law in foreign countries Jv 27,012 tCapltal stock •__™.™___: 25,000,000 Earned surplus, per accompanying statements dated i depreciation for 21,339,441 8,319,241 2,872,043 railway**-— from from ryi Gross $5,010,977 -= $1,839,945 197,726 184,969 352,435 - 400,727 - deductions other Provision - 1,165,482 367,214 $18 ,516,630 $20,279,566 $20,679,599 $19,786,744 4,932,393 6,585,442 7,737,789 • 3 ,548,403 2,457,473 3,006,241 4,252,748 oper. income—. 1 ,968,778 from income— —V. 164, p. 1205. • s 1,779,189 , -li Income Prov. for amortization of railway* oper. from Net $1,691,664 148,280 Total 1943 $2,838,923 From Jan. 1— ^ serVice contracts and supplies deliveries. deferred income 267,408 Other income— railway From Jan. 1— $4,743,569 481,608 1,860,423 126,212 contracts.. war 1,924,193 3,354,395 tV: 477,058 % and foreign income taxes Prov. for mainten, of machines under guaranty Prepayments 2,325,2 ?8 ■. , ' Net Sub.)—Earnings-?- income . * ,*« '* $1,291,522 $1,327,672 Wages payable and commis. earn, but not due. taxes other than income taxes Advances 1,927,333 $46,455,549 $46,276,356 . Accrued S. 1,963,477 from ry. Gross 14,510,507 Total 8,175,037 1,443,772 69,254 . . payable.'!™ Prov. for est. U. 139,846 23,221,713 7,209,640 , > of a physical October, 1940. 17,709,389 Federal ^^.1.—...... ^Total < - $7,966,741 501,391 •Cost of sales ... $2,945,183 931,751 218,476 - 139,900 8,437,570 783,963 65,485 3,835,195 1944- 1945 $2,554,597 634,531 21,174,674 6,043,580 European sub¬ to Philippine branch at cost (nety ^ ; RR.-rEarnings-^ 1946 oper. from Net ry. 1946 1945 $16,202,172 Net • approved a pro¬ 46,541 Net July 31— 1946 sales (after deducting freight, allow & disc. $22,452,9.58 302,156 9,959,628 » Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul & Pacific RR.—Earnings . Celotex Corp, (& 11,037,796 ■ common $2,303,029 315,453 railway August— , ■ : the purchase underwriters for income— •1,302,011 •Deficit.—V. 164, p. 1327. > ■■■* 9 Months Ended Net by 16,007,289 803,404 Net $6,100,541 ments ry. Net —V. 164, p. 1079. 1945 —$7,416,926 issued by U. S. and foreign govern¬ Accounts < Net $1,304,534 profit Is after, giving effect to the "carry-back"-' provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, which provide for a reduc¬ tion of earlier years' high taxes when current operations result in a loss or when profit is abnormally low.. V , The month's results reflect the effect of a two weeks shutdown ofJ Securities held 1 *, ' . special meeting held recently authorized railway from from income notes and 25,000 $500 a note and 10 cents a com¬ directors of company only. reimburse President, H. D. Tudor, for pre¬ operations for employee vacations and for the taking inventory—the first complete inventory verification since >1946 ASSETS— Cash . vV/ " price, i.-_. NOTE—Above Code. <- August— is being made to profit of $274,000 in prior years' U. S. • at a Chicago & Eastern Illinois Net Reno, Nev.—Files With SEC— of notification with the Offering EARNINGS $8,941,034 > < payment.—V. 164, Pi 1590. initial Gross Salesi Earned surplus at end of period DividendPlaced on a 50- Stock 100% stock from 200,000 shares to ■ - ' , , ' * ( i A cash dividend of 12J/2 cents per share has been declared on the increased common stock, payable Nov. 15 to holders of record Nov. 1. This is equivalent to 25 cents per share on the stock outstanding prior to the stock distribution and on which payments of 15 cents each were made on Aug. 15, May 15 and Feb. 15, this year; Latter was an Caterpillar Tractor Cu. (& Sub.)—Earnings— 1,000,000 warrants 20,000 shares.<>l to Gross $9,941,034 1,250,006 Jan. 1, From Jan. 1— The offering will of stockholders increase the 500,000 shares. posal 1,059,834 vious expenditures made for company. 8,824,070 Co.—Declares Candy 20,000 1715. common. Proceeds $1,116,964 $10,705,273 .™™™ Of The on Sept. 25 filed a letter maximum of $25,000 par 10-year a of dividend of $1.12ya directors on Sept. 27 declared a 100 stock' dividend on the stock, payable Oct. 3 to holders of record Sept. 30. Prior to distribution there were 150,000 $1 par common shares outstanding, exclusive • $2,364,368 780,440 $186,575 $257,664 stks. for the period $2,551,482 share. * . . , the usual quarterly 1,752,909 company shares * , declared on The $4,117,277 163,484 Carter Mines, Inc., The have common Gross 400,000 503,663 111,000 " Share-^ declared a dividend of 12 y2 cents per share of 12'/a cents per share on the 1,102,000 shares stock to be outstanding following the two-for-one split-up, Chase , 400,000 234,551 share this ^™* v p. . Capitalization Increased—New Stock Cent Annual Dividend Basis— $4,051,965 65,312 applicable to pfd 164, " . . the $4.50 cumulative preferred stock, payable 1947, to holders of record Dec. 7, 1946.—V, 164,• p. 17x6. ^ l $5,117,788 79,033 ■ mon Total ' 4,982 Balance for prior years wages accumulated under vacation ■ plan^._^.^..-u---i.—-.-i.-.--. Dividends paid in cash.—- C $325,369 — Net income •Provision beginning of period.. ■ charges.. etc. • directed that Exchange 1946 • shall be ex said 1 - Split-Up Stock to Receive 25 Cents per common ■ $24,246 fEst. net refund of prior year'* U. S. inc. taxes Cone-half) i —. no longer required: ' Contingencies ...™_™_.__™._™...,_™ Investment in subsidiary companies —_ JO. 8. Income taxes-;.....-.. :... Balance transferred to - 3,829 (net) income Gross income • Reserves Earned surplus at lV $417,329 operating revs,™ Other 9. Stock Exchange on Oct. 9 stock on Oct. 11, extra dividend an per 1946—Month—1945 •• 1946—12 Mos.—1945 J $1,502,730 $18,780,507 $18,541,526 640,395 7,401,901 7,433,028 155,735 259,372 2,847,302 3,725,257 155,860 152,594 1,913,516 1,831,276 125,000 125,000 1,500,000 , 1,500,000 expenses Federal V,1 Co.—Split-Up Voted— 8 common of $1.25 per share. The directors also $1,634,281 780,357 revenues Oct. Oct. 10 to holders of record Nov. 16. This of 50 cents per share on tne 551,000 and which received thai; amount in each of the preceding three quarters of this year. . Payments on the old common stock hi 1945 amounted to a total Co.—^Earnings— Carolina Power & Light on on New York, N. Y., up to Wall St., i - t - payment to be made on Dec. is equivalent to an aggregate shares previously outstanding,, of Shares Sought— company are Invited to submit this 16 Co., !v below.—V. 163, p. 2433. Inc. directors The and Period End. Aug. 31— $561,315 $576,921 New York in the New 1946, 28, Dividends Net income for the six $635,618 ' distribution. -.' Bankers to filed The 1945 $7,859,000 for the sale of such stock to Manopla Investment & Trading Corp. The latter corporation has made available to the bankers $100,000 for the purchase of the preferred stock at a flat price without any adjustment for accrued dividend and purchase will be made at the lowest prices tendered.—V. 164, p. 952. 376,078 5,466,968 472,366 Selling, gen. and admin, expense • U. S. and foreign tax. on inc.... Est. prov, fcr $52,263 approved a proposal to change each of common stock outstanding into two shares of common stock par value, and the amendment to the Articles of Incorporation no was ;:i;; preferred stock of of Holders tenders 12,008,800 390,709 296,092 451,830 _.™._ $40,408 contracts : - p. 1715. of ' 1946 $8,000,000 163, p. 3129. Oct. 1945 13,534,964 405,932 318,264 __ social security taxes......... U. S. pfd. stk. requires— 1205. p. stockholders share Railway-r-Traffic Earnings— Prep, retire, res. appro. Cost of sales, rentals, service, etc.. Depreciation 157,102 Champion Paper & Fibre ; $21,211,638 $17,417,820 ■ . 13,092 Textron The Caribbean Sugar Co.—Purchase , Income 13,092 Chadwick-Hoskins Co.—Consolidation— of —V. 164, See Candego Mines, Ltd.—Registration Statement With¬ drawn— The company has withdrawn its registration statement (No. 6466) filed May 31 covering 500,000 shares of common stock (par $1). rentals and service,. including billings under U. S. war contracts. $21,113,768 $17,283,228 Other income 97,870 134,592 Total requires. $746,515 169,594 , With SEC— Engine Corp., N. Y,—Files Ended Sept. 30— earnings 164, —V. Burroughs Adding Machine Co.—Semi-Aimual Report sales; 419,600 $792,720 . a <' Traffic CONSOL. INCOME ACCOUNT FOR 6 MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 from 486,750 $65,355 • div. after dividend —V. commerce, . r' income Crl6,000 $53,500 taxes in extending from Bella Vista to Canadian Pacific P. 1589. Gross ' 28,000 $1,455,562 289,447 •J 267,503 chgs. incl. stk. Pfd Railway—Abandonment Eastern & 25 and interstate 10 Days charge of foreign announcement confirms a President of Fabrica Argentina Alpargates, that such arrangements had been completed. Stock ownership in the new company, which will be known as Rayon Fabrics, Inc., will be equally divided between the two companies. The companys' operations will consist of spinning, weaving, dyeing and finishing of rayon fabrics, including spun BUitings. The new company will build a complete modern plant which will be equipped wiin the latest in rayon fabric manufacturing machinery, It was said. Argentina already has rayon yarn manufacturing facilities and it is expected that yarns needed for the new operation will be obtained in Argentina, ; - / •, . ~t "Fabrica. Argentina Alpargates is one of the outstanding shoe and textile manufacturers In Argentina," Mr. Armfield said. — V. 164, f 1946 $71,820 22,465 $1,546,976 21,830 • thereof ■; *• letter' of' notification with' the SEC for 60,000 shares of common stock. 'Offering price, $2 a share. Under¬ writer, R. A. Keppler & Coif Inc., New York. Proceeds will be used to demonstrate the Cameron engine by flight tests in company-owned statement made in Buenos Aires by Robert Fraser, V $1,298,488 $149,428 ' $1,408,750 $139,728 Cameron Aero This Mills Corp. $103,330 deduce. .725,772 710,342 97,629 The company on Oct. 2 filed a and Burlington of $1,452,548 3,014 for Fed inc. lieu by Britt M. Armfield, Vice President in Sept. 26 operations Brl99 income Inc. prov. certificate permitting abandonment, by the company of the entire Anderson, approximately miles, in Shasta County, Calif.—V. 137, p. 4696. 15.3 on Fabrlca Argentina Alpargates of Argentina have entered into a Joint arrangement for the formation of a new company to manufacture rayon fabrics in Argentina, it was announced on $1,547,173 214 int. & oth. Tot. . on plane, corporation $2,630,884 606,624 567,217 47,339, i p.,1715. ICC to Burlington Mills Corp.—Extends Its Textile Opera¬ tions to Argentina— r This $71,606 286 t Net income line of railroad . Oct. 8 voted to : split the common stock on a three for one basis, increase the authorized number of shares of common stock,* from 285,000 to 1,000,000, and authorized the issuance of 38,566 shares of B common stock which the corporation will have authority to issue to certain key management. employees. There are 244,251 shares of common stock presently out¬ standing.—"V. 164, p. 1589. at $294,396 . 81,750 California The stockholders $103,044 income operating Non-oper.- income—net- 16,934 ? 20,647 Bal. as The $2,613,950 on income —V. 164, r " Broadway Dept. Store, Inc.—Split-Up Voted—? $4,532,835 3,080,287 827,760 ■: excess tax) 134C—12 Mos.—1945 $4,838,068 3,290,913 ■ voting trust cer¬ $1). Voting trus¬ G., Vincent Rockey Carduner, and 164, p. 1589. taxes Fed. profits Y.—Voting Trust—... depositors for the stock.—V. as 'fa;353 $268,462 inct- (including company on Oct. 2 registered with the SEC tificates for 199,000 shares of common stock (par William for Prov: ' •' 1946—Month—1945 $372,140 $421,591 300,534 318,547 Period End. Aug. 31— Net Total income deductions ' / ..; Service Corp.—Earnings— ' 608 income '. .• Operating revenues Total operating exps.__ Gross Briggs-Weaver Machinery Co., Dallas, Tex<—Acquired • g See Houston Oil Field Material Co., Inc., below.—V. 163, p. 2000. <\-f& British Industries Corp., N. 945,859 $2,665,662 $267,854 Gross „ The 105,949 $294,043 135,749 revs... >•"• ; will act ______ operating - Offering price, of factory and together with equipment.- ($100 preferred will IE^e/|iot;;.imderwritten-;'.. tees, expenses Net 26 filed a letter of notification with the °n Sept. shares 3,402,958 \ ".'■: 1715. 164, p. Central Vermont Public $6,844,668 3,765,496 v. 'i "344,720 r and cJf?16* comPany for SEC $7,377,017 304,200 " costs Total -v non.-utility SEC— $704,192 $748,323 v, revenues. deductions revenue $5,827,596 1,017,072 $537,757 $6,201,731 166,435 ■' 1,175,286 $559,497 revs.. oper. utility Total Boysen revenues.. oper. Non-utility appointed New York paying the first and general mortgage 2%%. (See offering in V. 163, p. 2721 ).-— Co. has been for; interest coupons on bonds, series "N," due 1976. agent 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 Manufacturers Trust The herein) Subsidiaries not Consolidated Period Ended June 30— company on Sept. 27 filed a. registration , statement with the oevT* CM, PoweJf Co.' (& Subs.)—EarniUgs California Electric Bowman' Gum, Inc., Philadelphia SEC— Co.—Paying Agent— Central Maine Power " ; V iTHE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday^ Qctpb&i: t4» 19.461 *" ""1 v with objections, and amendments plan proposals, properly stockholders. common of long-term of K^Plans and sentatives warrants unfeasible as amendments submitted too either to well as or as their stockholders by U. yyyj-1 payable S. tax Treasury shares capital notes), (par $1,044,910; deduct, JDr$65,8a7; total, $3,552,737. unfair. The jjj*. \ ': ' sundry accrued expenses, $1,(after allowing for $500,000 other taxes accrued, $34,303; per share), $1,137,560; earned 12,429 shares of treasury stock, and of cost .1 , the preferred or to the common In general, they propose allocations of securities between generous Capitalization— stockholders, at annual the .. . . capital structure. "A plan low too at and also against by proposal a price; debenture a to offer it is , new unfair discriminates unfairly committee stock fa.vor of its unfair of use preferred fi ... "The is debenture to unfeasible in in stockholders. common holders' common and Transportation Files With SEC— - . suggested of its reason Coast . . by The holders for warrants stockholders of six suggestion of the Childs Co. debenture holders' committee con¬ merely of a general outline of a plan rather than a specific proposal. In the absence of definitive allocations of new securities, on shares & Gross cannot In its appraise tax excess, "'The trustee's plan If amended (2) to of the to "None of the new 30% the since none is -*'A plan Included to were 55% 1 feasible but could be nor bank loan to the other arid warrants, present ' : made so allocate : 70%. stockholders.:?: common Net be feasible if loan Co., pared receive 40% to 45%. This plan might be attractive to Orleans, the , the stock present t>g feasible if new the to preferred, on common i/.• /.». vt.(^ Earned surplus be allocated to preferred equity than, would .otherwise be -possible."—V. .164, p. 5., Chairman of the common the the ■- of was (quoted and An $70,831,725 for the period of same as making subject applicable, tQ of States United taxes generally higher in were when the on j than market',, were $17,064,125 j V; to cost the which of and Board restrictions buildings Cost development of" Oper. this of 1945. '?n the Process of this assimilation »P? . basis, ■ ^ctual and book, occurred in putting These • expenditures, J"easure responsible for 31, and " 1945, cents of $428,700, share. a The business include the industrial • company's on in to deficit a of the and corporation distribution equipment and the at of electric present electronic home Earnings yei ' and. electronic -operations 4"(V< electric home . At appliances Electric the Iron, Electric famous Durabilt Iron. end'of the as the .< important an . . *U. showed and 31, aggregate gross x*7^fu'vt^nn/no?jSentv,tl!^e .Claude amount of insurance in force on Neon Lights, directly and through Its Net from Net ry. 4 S. $1,219,524 646,244 534,335 from- railway—, ^ •''' SHEET JUNE 8,509,828 9,477,554 9.5981,968 4,625,187 3,793,634 5,096,686 4,651,097 2,626,332 4,198,197 4^0,728 '$1.45 . , /> Cross profit, from oper._ Depreciation Sets Up Profit from for $877,781 $1,016,210 $818,232 47,983 55,353 56,106 $829,793 $960,856 854,926 466,376 *583,634 Other expenses taxes (net)_» 85,216 t' 4,200,000 $762,126 17,064,125 —----- 7,753,419 15,450,146 It by respect to employed. ■ preferred stock company, or "any 4,221,361 • 1,119,125 3,595,448;" —' officer - ■ - 24,535,088 1,772,942 (1,962,807 no par shares) 1,772,942 _■ 26,596,125 , director of or effected be company 12,500,000 T ,:5 Dividends paid- 361,723 the based Feb. 1, on 1943. 3-for-l $34,578 $48,383 $7,621 $1.10 $1.15 $1.02 iciuuu ui exoess ASSETS—Cash proncs taxes in 1944 and §On 328,839 shares of $3.33'/3 par value outstanding, split-up of $10 par shares which became effective 1 BALANCE SHEET, tories 328,839 •$1.94 1945. accounts 328,839 $336,460 $276,981 Postwar in on receivable, (at the lower hand trade of and (less cost or JUNE 30, —-r.-_— demand • ; deposits in banks, $453,036; for losses), $816,518; inven¬ $355,142; property, plant and allowance market), "' Commonwealth the of any associate company. -:,, or further that stipulated on York New Stock Exchange " ' . blocks of 500 shares or more otherwise than/ provided it notifies the Commission of all details approves the purchase. ■v -' Commission k completion or abandonment of the proposed purchase pro¬ Commonwealth must publicly notify its preferred stockholders to the effect. - company Sept. months its production the- for Broken— ■ for 6,381,190 the Janas, Starting continued consecutive miles in April, each Mail and than miles year month August, it when was establish to 19,129 month announced totaled 1945 and also and 2,308 1,560,417 than August showed miles p. taxes long-term debt subsidiaries- prem. Divs. on than more or a 32% year over traffic-, were 7,591 of Revenue*. July, 1946. the month of July ago. - 21% or income erty ■ $ ' ' 777,582 3,469,563 8, 558,064, 2,913,695 6,672,967 f 16,505,755 26,902,088 16, 336,97,f. 17,803,982 $3,994,331 $51,576,093 $51,205,728 $4,030,553 . 1,183,336 14,241,426 14,885,657 764,313 1,587,470 8,982,369 872,697 9,274,675 10,594,503^ 105,036 574,987 1,138,704 — . 62,394 . ; $2,103,767 574,707 $1,068,950 $25,897,534 $16,168,493 special prop¬ 133,334 1,451,422, $935,617 $25,764,200 $14,717^071' 133,333 reserve substantial gains for the month of 11,293,469, which was 48% greater more than July, 1946. Express pound., totaled 1080. Net $ 70,004 and expense*pfd. stock of Approp. to . 1946—12 Mos. -1945.,. debt discount, deductions Other period. 705,685 of Amort, of - $ , —J —— subsidiaries 15,438,151 164, on the 17,283,416 218,613,727-212, 904,594?, 7,813,516 95,100,603 97, 651,992 1,782,292 21,856,222 21, 347,851" 368,438 and excess) Gross income Inter, $ —V taxes - 1945, express August, * new flew by Sig- recently company's, record-breaking surge through August. Passengers carried increased more Mail pound ago.—V. . passengers the August, passenger miles and about 75% August. continued President. in than more • ■ travel passenger fifth revenue ;■,:■■■ Records of extension 1946—Month—1945 1,846,796 income debt I Colonial *: Airlines* records Traffic Inc.—Passenger any acquisi¬ adjustments ■ Airlines, for AND 12 MOS*. ENDED AUG. 31 expenses— of plant General Fed. the depreciation- for tion of no 18,667,362 8,902,012 Operating Amort. v „ apply date to FOR'AUG. —__'_i revenue Prov. / 30, the Period End, Aug. 31— ^ Gross _ purchases shall be made after-.' present order. Commonwealth*,.. that ruled right EARNINGS : weeks ? four from has the however, i Ltd.—Production— that announces also Commission The . , \ tha.t tin* except purchase may Exchange the J all purchases of the stock, gram, 20,769,271 y : —$82,988,078 $75,262,686^ , 952. - 1946 or Upon • • for mund Balance, surplus 5Earns, per capital sh,_ $13,500 $377,222 328,839 officer .. directly or indirectly, frbm any associatedirector, or from any associate of any, V/- knowingly, Commission The must 3,595,448 12,500,000 24,535,088 method to be that ruled also corporation, according to the SEC order, shall .not purchase its, The 85,522 \ purchases and the make to during, the time the acquisition, program is in effect, the corporation shall not reduce the current dividend rate of twice preferred dividend requirements. on stock intentions its Commission The 699,1) 7. 306,705 surplus stipulated by the Commission that at least seven days corporation begins to purchase preferred shares it shall letter each holder of record of its preferred fully with, the advise 4,144,048 redemption and self-insurance under employees purchase price th be paid was before $2,521,244 V 3,443,568 4,958,652 65,092 and by 1,178,968 / past service cost Income plan —; also 7,543,250 —J $3,335,010 ' Exchange Comihissidn on Oct. 4 approved an, the corporation requesting authority to expend more than $5,000,000 to purchase in the -open otherwise, shares of its outstanding $6 cumulative prei* ;; 15,585,728 I 1 $5,000,000 to Buy Its Preferred Shares— filed Oct, 4. on 468,686 $82,988,078 $75,262,686 Colonial *330,500 95,166 $363,417 . by the corporation for the preferred shares shall be $1 a share below the closing, market price' of $118 on the - New York Stock Exchange;,. ■ and , ■ $638,704 <.l Corp.—Weekly Output— .The Commission ruled that the minimuin 1946 amounted, to 405,994 barrels, which compares with 523,073 barrels ior the five weeks ended Sept. 2, 1946, and 42?,668 barrels for the- four weeks ended July 28, 1946.—V. 164, P. 159.0* • ' 'V 1943 $1,578,846 opor. , s , or stock. ferred To,541,417 16,817,088 : 8,901,964 — coupon for The 53,929 Federal 9.6 . . discretion not its profits * Prov. 180,203,000 173,425,000 176,550,000 :, 10.0% ; 7.3 11.4 s./^ ;; Securities application (125,000 no par shares) p. - $1,632,776 ; Increase,' 164, p. 1717, The ? of amounts deducted from liability for taxes. 1 After re¬ depreciation of $16,322,109 in 1945, and $14,606,252 in 1946. tAfter deducting U. S. Government securities—1945, $11,800,000; 1946, $8,600,000,. §Including possible loss on foreign investments.—V. 164, y 8,673,376 1944 ? '' 1945 Commonwealth & Southern (125,000 no par shares)yiV y ended •" >•" ' 176,795,000 193,279,000 193,189,000 - market, 17,400,000 Earned surplus T Clorox Chemical Co,—Annual Report1945 '• , The weekly kilowatt hour output^ of electric energy of subsidiaries " of this corporation adjusted to show general business conditions of territory served for the week ended Oct. 3, 1946, amounted to 271,528,516 as compared with 243,025,608 for the corresponding week in 1945, an increase of 28,502,908 or 11.73%,- 1945 549,153 Colon Development Co., 1946 ' v the stock " . Years End. June 30— totals of the past four weeks 194,519,000 1946 :• offering by the North American Securities Co., San Francisco* of this company at market, resulted in the sale of 99,585 a total, of $704,074. The balance (414 shares) has been removed from registration.—V. 164, p. 952. 3,7.47,828, 1206. .. The of $15,869,270 $20,106,516 (at cost). §Reserve for contingencies, % 3,396,239 p. -*+• + t for the week ended Oct. 5» corresponding period last year. 14—193,446,000 three / from, railway— 164, >u' • ♦Exclusive ry. —V. . utilities, the over 28— 21—. $4.25. preferred stock serve Net income— ty Commonwealth Investment Co.—Stock Sold— 30 ; (less reserve) Total Net oper. ' percentage comparisons with last year; $3.50 preferred stock 471,978 *'•' increase the kilowatt hour output are 5——— in : securities receivable retirement 587,015 348,168 . other electric to 10.0% a Sept. i 981,403 $1.49 . : Reserve $1,085,515 429,671 a-.v.-;/ r , Sept. 1943 $1,039,841 < of April 4* - , ^ , 1944 483,527 income From Jan. 1— Gross 1945 share* ~ per holders to Co.^-r^Teekly Output— Sept. • 30 ——^ 981,404 $3.10 . 1 Government Capital 53L930 railway oper. L : Premium * $1,278,408 •„ 218,754 stock— shaire - fProv. for U. S. income and excess profits taxes Amounts owing to subsidiaries —y, ' 1946 railway 15 . 1946 i Common from */•'• v, Oct. LIABILITIES— m ; August— .u, Miscellaneous accruals Hf( €Un.chfield RR.—Earnings— ' -V. $3,182,547 $3,140,254 .487,628, 569,398 265,636 ' 265,636 $6,311,156 455,084 surp._ common Accounts payable : Airlines, Inc. An application is pending before certificate for scheduled daily round-trip flights overand^edar PhQClUde ^he folldwiD2 cities; Salt Lake City T^xa? TX, Tucson and N°Sales- Arizona; El Paso, V. 1154 buquerque> New Mexico, and Las Vegas, Nevada.—V. 163, Gross on common Total t ; '• Week Ended— $3,061,500 ' 78,754 $3,152,654 29,893 109,316 tProperty, plant and equipment— Goodwill, patents, trademarks, etc Corp. and Resolute Oil ? a substantial interest in 90 producing oil wells. operations are maintained by a wholly owned (f to "earned expenses Investments Insurance Co. amounting to ^ ow.ned subsidiaries, Royal Petroleum 0r $6,201,840 . 1945, exceedd $2,500,003,000. 10 cents Nov. *1944 1945 '1 Prepaid 19.45, Instu^anc® Co. und the Rhode .Island al °f Sross premiums in force The payable : influence 14,659,140-'14,016,804 3,652,232'^. 5,770,000 / -5,645,000 InventorieS.::■T^l4-vTii-v^-^^-^---■,--•--• Blender, the Waring: Iron and Durabilt Standard e Dec. paid per Accounts the corporation's wholly owned subsidiary, Equitable Insurance Co. of Indiana and its two affiliates, the Inl nAn $24,585,042 1946 .ASSETS— Cash Waring Folding dividend of value, par no . Following 18,771,860. oper.. BALANCE on subsidiary, Reeves-Ely Laboratories, Inc. This company, its own subsidiaries, had a backlog of unfilled orders at the end of August, 1946, in excess of $15,000,000. Substantial produc¬ tion and marketing operations are being carried on in such, well known Automatic stock, A like amount was disbursed on this issue, on 19, be determined.—V. 164* p. 1590., * > in-an increase of $36,930 in net income. -oil carried are Oct./ 3: declared » on cbmmon Commonwealth Edison '#3 ♦Restated to reflect the exclusion of the accounts o£ the Western Hemisphere subsidiaries and to include dividends received from all foreign subsidiaries in the income account. Such restatement resulted time with bteam inc.' transf. commercial airline transport. electrical series 21 products, appliances; credits P50f...taxes.. ,exc, from, domestic income Dividends Dec. of miscl. net — large a ended MAY 31. 1946 par excluding, sales prop¬ authorized a $72,839,504 $70,831,725, $67,491,296 44,213,572 47,249,931 44,767,992 Depreciation. ; Divs. paid on $4.25 pfd. stock-*.— ' Divs, paid on $3.50 pfd. stock--.— profitable a were months its together operations reported, net ' incprne from foreign divs Net ,.;;/'v://iv/ activities production; insurance; and The through Birrell loss for the 12 equivalent approximately manufacture electrical Mr. the K this year, and on April 5 and Nov. 13, 1945. The corporation announced that its future dividend policy cannot as and SIX MONTHS. ENDED JUNE THE sales— forsinc. and Net Net stated, and losses, made, were f 56,251 shares' for adjustment,"' he non-recurring and unusual expenditures 46,270 and July 15, program, sales_i expsr-less Prov. acquired various corporations many 63,282 129,181 $74,500; no record Oct. equipment Although material short¬ of have will has Directors of modernization approximately $25,000,000. government domestic Net pany, „ 58,307 133,740 — Electricity output>f the Commonwealth Edison- group .of companies?*; ... The year 1945 was a period of transition in the history of the com¬ Mr. Birrell said in the report, during which Claude Neon Lights and expanded its' business activities. , $528,384 175,23& $637,076 (after directors the on study has been made of the company's domestic expansion INCOME ACCOUNT FOR corporation, combined' with those of its subsidiaries, excluding insurance companies, expanded to $10,936,647 at 1945, Lowell M. Birrell, President,' announced in the annual report mailed to stockholders on Oct. 9. This compares with total 31, 1944. 197,128 % ' stored £ •!#: » 1 Columbia Gasr & Electric Corp.-^10-Cent Dividend— compared as of The . Inc.—Gross Assets Higher— on Dec. 42.425L., 30,000 • "« re¬ it is presently expected that it will be completed within three, years, This program includes the projects 'contemplated in the $9,000,00fr program previously reported. this $1,787,980 ■> preferred stock (outstanding 745 shares of na series "B' preferred stock (outstandnig 6,115.' value), $611,500;common stock, no par valuer."^* (authorized and outstanding 15,000 shares), $300,000; capital, surplus, arising from retirement of preferred stocks, $163,282; earned surplus* $742,733; total, $2,974,521.—V. 163, p. 1422. totaling 1946, required in $2,143,018 from $5,800,000 lower was result a and ages Dec. 31, assets of ■ ■1 profits taxes, $284,496; other accrued taxes, $30,409;-otheR* $19,343; reserve for retirements and replacements, $7.00 value), —V. gross ■ liabilities, shares '' of 'v year— sold—— apples excess par total a ■ decrease a of estimated .Mr. Flaherty comes, tot Detroit from Washington, D. C., where he was of the Exports and Shipping Statistics Section of the Foreign Division, Bureau of the Census.-rV. 164, p. 1590 assets of "» ■« .■ market-price $21,100), $683,610; Sales of 1945. as intensive erties chief gross end • $600,800 204,367 receivable accrued com,^ Trade Total at i ■ " $742,733 me $180,339) 420,470 . receivable, $1,549; / $17,353,405 at Dec. 31, 1945, program , Claude Neon Lights* , 2l9„55(fc $2,295,950; counts V and $29,893 from foreign dividends, the first half of 1946 were- $72,838,504 as 1946 are aggregate with Finance 1945. ,« 40,735k, " cash, $216,737; U. S. Treasury Savings Notes, Series C, at cost, $138,000; U. S. 7/a% Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness* ; series K, due Dec. 1, 1946, at cost, $75,000; U. S. Savings Bonds, series F, at'current redemption value, $20,292; .marketable securities, at cost? Net current assets at June 30. 1946 amounted to $50,876,605, an ;t of $3160,984 over Dec. 31, 1945. Cash and government secu- ve¬ rities, exclusive of amounts deducted from liability for taxes, increased $3,836,849 to $33,269,270*. Inventories, priced at average cost which in - ; Committee, announced °n Oct, 9. the appointment of William C. Flaherty, as chief statistician of this corporation, succeeding John W. Scoville, who resigned Sept. 30, ress), increase Chrysler Corp.—New Chief Statistician— Hutchinson, , ASSETS—Plant, property andr'equipment (including; Work in prog*;. ' 15 stated; Net income for the 'six $6,311,156, equal to $3.10 per share Aug. on 20,'1946 dividends. as $3,656,982, present • >•» •„<•i! sold coal of stacks.—^ stock.— BALANCE SHEET, fi compared with $14,659,140 last year. Income taxes have provided in 1946 at the applicable rate of 38% and amount to been a commitment were obtained and also would be fair if in of ice Barrels Domestic operating, expenses the present preferred and to pay claims in cash in full, would stock to be underwritten were offered first to stockholders. Such a plan might be attractive to stockholders since they might obtain a larger participation 3Q, $18,771,860 stockholders' common of Tons The company's interest in net income of these subsidiaries $1,088,578 as compared with- $963,563 last year. Earnings of " common *• June ceived a preferred position, larger participation in the common stock (although a junior might appeal to common stockholders. ; ; t'-'Proposals to obtain an underwriting of the new preferred and off sales subsidiaries the common 29,815 on /.• La.- 1945. was issue) new 42,133 of year— ' Total company's foreign subsidiaries were $19,263,527 for the six months in preferred stockholders because of their retention of and $709,023 37,276 ' ' __ at begin, Dividends of $92,103,031 for the company arid these subsidiaries. This compares with an aggregate of $89,316,197 and could be made fair if the present preferred stockholders receive, in addition to the proposed new preferred stock issue, of the new common stock and present common stockholders to June sales, for with ended were to 60% were income Tons New Inc. Oct. 4 filed a letter of notification with the SEC par) capital stock. Offering price, $10 a R. S. Hecht & Cq,,. and Howard, Labouisse, New Orleans. Proceeds will be used for purchase Little, President, ended Domestic new warrants or H. the preferred stock and new bank no $130,834 528,383 41,899 8S*. - 60,00(h " 187,559 $821,908 ■ »» 1 60.QO0 '48,245 $184,833 637,075 V 0 $500,711 . 78,000 105,242 tax—,—180,588, ,, Dividends x 3 from / domestic operations the Court and feasible, would . ,Zr~, profits Earned surplus barges and for additional working capital. months , preferred stockholders plans proposed should be approved by both fair stock to (3) stock to the present common proposing to issue $3,731,600 of common ' , to provide payment to creditors in accordince with computation urged by the debenture holders' committees, eliminate and 25% is neither fair . (1) the method of to 75% " „ ' $19,601; notes receivable, $4,400; ac- reserve of $16,233), $90,069; accrued interest > inventories, $53,273; prepaid accounts, $35,325; investments in Associated Delivery Companies, $24,202; special deposits, • of common stock., Income from domestic operations amounted to ..•? $122; total, $2,974,521. $6,201,840 and dividends from foreign subsidiaries added $109,316. . y, Net income for the first half of 1945 amounted to $3,182,547 or LIABILITIES—Accounts payable: $50,497; dividends, -payable July I, '-, $1.49 per share of common stock, of which $3,152,654 was derived 1946, $10,476; ice coupons outstanding, $3,674; accrued Federal income* , E. the SEC slates: : . and. Federal .. Colgate-Ralmolive-Peet Co,—Semi-Annual Report— : its fairness." conclusions *—— income ' ' , III.! nm^. Ill III $549,105 •"/•' $477,935; 443 1,491 - ', $1,980,281; ' 1,479,570 v 1,820,077 'iii".!"!.!! ' •v.'.-i.-v 1944 EARNED SURPLUS: ■'' 1,760,469 1 * ii ■y'-?;; V t$% meeting sists we • income* Interest i i 'Vf 'I;. j;'' •, ^ i ■ " ■ 1946 // 1945 $2,309,574 ;:$2,298,Ql^ & general, taxesw— exp, Prov*.-,f or retire, ($10 Co., i .. ® /' 31-— , Underwriter, Friedrichs « , company 27,900 share. "» k, *t'. —T revenues Operating sound financial structure.- The other stockholder plans -are generally feasible, including those - plans providing for" the issuance of new preferred stock, except where warrants are included in tho proposed ' \ . r STATEMENT1 OF INCOME AND t Total • - i £.*.?, .1 For Years Ended May held on Sept. 16, 1946, stockholder's. approved a proposal to reduce the capital of the company by $41,430, the two-classes of stockholders which aie outside the range of fairness Z said reduction to be accomplished by retiring 12,429 shares of capital and, in some cases, are also unfair by reason of their use of long-term i stock of the company owned by it. These shares had been acquired at a. cost to option warrants. A common stockholder proposal to leave outstanding the corporation of $65,897, of which $41,430 will be the present preferred stock with its dividend accruals is unfair in failing charged against capital account and $24,467 against earned surplus to make equitable account. provision for such accruals and for a proper dis¬ Including the 12,429 treasury shares, there were outstanding-. tribution of voting power; it is also unfeasible in 341,268 shares—V. 1G3, p. 1025. perpetuating an un¬ are ' •. Federal To Reduce repre¬ ■ i $355,000; $3.33Vh value y surplus, .; r ' Colonial Ice Co.—Annual Report— accrued Federal taxes on. income 046,862; In option $69,119), LIABILITIES—Accounts proposing an all-common-stock plan the trustee is providing for a sound capital structure; however, we con¬ sider unnecessary his proposed bank loan and regard his proposed lise for depreciation of $513,641 and for revalua1941,. to approximate prewar $1,791,453; deferred charges, $136,525; trade- y: marks, $1; total, $3,552,737. preferred stockholders in the allocation of new securities between preferred and common stockholders and is thus unfair to the the levels of price . in reserves tion of mercury purchased after June 30, .; and unsecqred failing to provide for payment of their claims on a computed basis; it alsq discriminates unfairly in favor of creditors (after equipment by various parties in interest. The report states: 'IWe view certain aspects of the trustee's plan as bqtb unfair Unfeasible. It is unfair to the debenture holders and other " .<•)..• .. ■ together submitted the " • • trustee, 90.5% more than the same ; month Balance, before divs. on pfd. stock of parent a —V. 164. corporation. D. 1717. $2,103,767 Volume 164 Consolidated Coppermines Corp.—Earnings— 'Period End. June 30— Net income $376,596 Actual develop and exploration expenses Amort, of mine devel. -net of current expend, - , - -Net income. corporation is to give effect to the 38,758 29,218 79,524 25,691 81,478 51,513 - 161,311 51,382 : JPro. for Fed inc. -taxes $289,670 73,000 $232,534 60,000 $374,044 94,000 $401,211 100,000 Y- Net inc. before deple. $216,670 $172,534 $0.11 $0.08 $280,044 $0.19 $301,211 $0.09 Earn, per •—V. . share— com. 8, 1946, or have been called for redemption and payment of the tion price provided." i < • 1 The issued and outstanding capitalization of the corporation 162,. p. 3416. ' ' ' : • ,• ^YY-'YV' • ' r I ■■ Consolidated Edison Co. of New York, Inc.—Output— The on Consumers Co. (Del.)—-To generated amounting Receives to of accrued preferred dividend stockholders reduction a addition,, the company on the stock, payable cents . by a Period End. Aug. 31— being Prov. for depreciation*— present the company has this amount. The new plan for no "unearned called account new a disposition of the fctock. in part of Amort, part; "As to our General Fed. and second the issue of and issue but about $2,800,000 non-callable of Inter, bank loans. In anticipation Net —V. In the feet lower The : :fen addition extension Water Of New The four York. City present normal feet the to cubic feet. The since capacity plant's • of to the of the of 65,000,000 present dally cubic feet, capacity emergency ^ day to the plant's and 36,000,000 cubic For of the about 2,200 the With Edison's ■ $8,869,274 emergency capacity gas these reasons, being gas built its in by installations territory gas heating equipment.—V. Eight Mos. Ended Aug. 31— Electric operating revenues "jDaa operating revenues**— Steam .heating, operating August; 1, 1946. . 164, __ . are . Taxes $1,289,286 97,203 $1,541,328 105,671 $868,903 $1,386,495 27,494 76,841 327,497 965,219 $1,646,999 103,888 614,719 810 377 $513,102 $0.97 " < - Net being tax. — ___ inc.— on interest income per ■^Based 156,520 on share com. $344,058 $926,629 $645,256 $0.71 $1.76 $1.33 income and expenses and accounts Inventories ______________ 3,686,083 5,181,191 439,943 — cattle Plant rehabilitation fund tax series--principally U. S. Govt Treasury notes, S. 46,380,180 ■ ~ :• taxes 1,999,584 328,402 2,392,000 1,949,285 151,137 ______ Long tefm debt Reserve for contingencies,..^ — , Other -income 438,585 _•— — o£,-premium on bonds__ 455,081. "Earned Y income $6,098,158 «$6,191,219 .1,427,H2 v 1,522,777 •___ Portion.of premium-& exps. onxser taiixboiidsY Y called tor.--Tedempt.'oh_._-i._I-^__J.^_Y,i.i._i.«'_i._\ .1,358,422 OtherReductions — .98,994 162,878 11,403 —_ :_ surplus " ■' insurance—— for - 5,163,603 35,239,476 16,244,053 8,112,275 346,666,247 43,961,457 23,596,810 78,607,066 104,213,615 1,282,613 1,925,760 52,489,587 10,047,886 1,000,000 — 11,500,000 War — value)— stock ($1 par value) —•; Class A stock ($1 par Common Capital surplus Dec. 31, ,— . 418. p. Inc.—Earnings- from 1945 "; 1946 30— 1944 .% 648,483 198,812,. 179,793 480,273 374,858 500,000 149,134 637,442 700,000 435,628 amort. 256,397 324,369 exp.__ for depr. & ' 1,102,218' Social secur. and unem- YY;Y taxes post-war ploy. adj. for and conting. 1,011,841 ~39~,000 no,Boo :V". 209,167 331,747 15,126 14,274 45,007 139,795 $722,646 $2,291,180 18,679 64,153 tax. Wisconsin inc. Est. Interest Y $7,316,413 542,372 1,152,284 expenses and admin. Prov. Prov. 1943 $9,461,552 $4,655,111 1,116,518 $2,513,818 oper. Gen. 864,687 4,136,118 profit Selling 47,149,521 353,833,149 756,592,965 1 Cutler-Hammer, Gross . 82,948,382 1931 Total 164, 859.129 1,158,702 7,432,039 14,304,346 7,432,039 14,663,124 __— Earned surplus since 32,831,000 1,344,259 •1,158,702 stock and surplus 19,400,000 32,344,713 guaranty and insurance reserves and postwar conting. and readjustments— Minority interest in capital of a subsidiary company— 96,931,217 10,418,493 trade creditors deductions for withholding taxes, war % bond purchases,. Accrued wages, taxes and other expenses—— Advances on contracts (U. S. Govt.) Accounts payable, U. S. Govt — Provision for Federal ..taxes on income Other current liabilities—— —_ Termination claims* payable to subcontractors. Post-termination costs and expenses—^—___ Payroll 9,276 483,558 526,382 1,321,501 5,229,316 shares) 353,833,149 756,592,965 - - 6 Mos. End. June ...—1,085,086 * 226,205 income on liabilities Capital stock (526,382 Paid ill surplus.. Total ' LIABILITIES— Accounts payable, —V. $1,179,649 80,000,000 76,264,148 Expenditures on cost-plus-a-fixed-fee contracts, 189,056,563 to be reimbutsed — Inventories of raw materials, parts, supplies and 28,595,337 133,440,155 work in process, at lower of cost or market26,986,390 Advances to subcontractors., : ;. 10,438,023 Terminated contracts—claims filed or to be 43,605,643 filed against U. S. Govt —___:— 96,841,154 2,424,063 Prepaid taxes, insurance and other expenses— 1,184,886 25,601,000 Postwar refund of excess profits tax 1 L Manufacturing facilities, at cost (after allow¬ 17,682,661 ance for depreciation "and amortization)—___■ 4,257,938 1,629,386 Mortgages and other investments -—2,710,037 Real estate, machinery and equipment held f,or . v Y; . ■ 2,371,821 disposal, ——_____ 6,034,708 ; 2 Patents and license: rights ,2 ' - $ 11,718,657 136,030,749 26,304,498 . contracts 1,043,621 •' _^i_—$400,000payable and accrued liabilities s. 1,914,639 current Other . 206,721 1944 29,717,160 and on hahd___„__ Cash in banks restricted to use on U. S. Govt. $13,269,410 $11,101,696 — Federal and other $5,742,138 3,737,313 Bank loan . ■ " v' 254,133 — — LIABILITIES— , 27,665 1,515,917 2,503,414 ' 111,150,953 in banks 575,000 Other assets Total Y 25,111 1,900,463 " Dairy 1945 $7,659,572. 14,724 ____ receivableYY_t-^T.-_^^_i equipment depreciated Plant and $1,492,045 $1,767,782 • S Accts. receivable, $1.42' depreciation and; 1943. Y DEC. $1 Service 1945 " -; 1945 Reserves 1946' States Treasury notes*.___. Marketable: securities at $36,939,217 $37,013,882 21,319,016 20,735,683 3,566,237 4,439,109 4,394,390 8,096,951 _— JUNE 30 f Y "United Notes 1,833,752 789 hand and in banks on 140,142 526,382 shares in 1946 and 483,558 shares in 1945. ASSETS— Cash $2,619,939 ■ 1,763 V CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET equipped 691,189 _• Minority interest in subsidiary. . ihclude provisions for amortization of $3,223,955 in 1944 and $2,962,308 in $2,463,419 38,093 Y deductions '■Earns, to 1717. p. 756,370 revenues*-* — amortix. tm $830,804 profit for Prov. $27,862,563 $27,952,846 8,320,283 8,369,846 ___— <fc , 1946—3 Mos.—1945 1946—6 Mos.—1945 ; $8,610,466 $7,475,037 $16,022,384 $14,327,290 11,853,871 "Minority of the winter designed are 1946 Total .Operating revenues Operating: »expenses^-,.-l^i,__-_«: Depreciation and amortization Int. shares 14,481,056 Accounts •' With 6,185,751 Total income 1,600 new installations have been made in New York City Westchester. It was added that from 75% to 85% of Operating share— common per ! 5,572,742 :Y,/V. < $1.61 $3,656,272 sales, &e._—7t779,662 Income Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co. of Bait. '(& Subs.)—Earnings— • Earns, paid $12,883,347 2,317,300 5,572,742 2,317,302 3,424,818 $178,054 CONSOLmATED STATEMENT OF INCOME Other ■ -income in automatic 2,545,164 30 sales Gross Hunts economic homes new 285,389 of peak load demand only and remain idle the rest of the time. They are only called on during adverse weather conditions. The company reports that there are now more than 13,000 gas heating installations in its territory in New York City, and about 10,000 in Westchester County, a total of 23,000. Since Jan. 1 of this and Sept. 99,867 - $14,331,062 $24,430,217 2,317,302 3,715,163 $2.97 _ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, Perfect End. June 30— Cost of 90,000,000 meet the year $7,081,090 $463,443 $11,414,438 August 1, 1946 company had outstanding 533,014 common On Net present Consolidated 59,286 divs. , installation ,1947-48. 87,840 205,421 1936." Throrights expired Point, plant to meet emergency require¬ city gas load has already been strengthened a liquefied petroleum plant. Under extreme tveather conditions, when gac demand is sent soaring by persons using ranges to heat their apartments and by added orthodox usage, the output at Hunts Point can be increased 10,000,000 cubic feet a day t>y mixing-the liquid petroleum gas with manufactured gas. Liquefied petroleum installations now being made at other gas ■manufacturing plants will add another 22,000,000 cubic feet a day by 198 compared with 507,006 shares at the end of March, 26,008 additional shares having been issued during the second quarter for exercise of warrant and -option rights outstanding as the result of financing in a „ ability ments CY2.015 1878. sets will add 32,000,000 cubic feet new 6,153,026 ,,.269,238 - , added to earned surplus A divs. paid Common 369,508 —i— ASSETS— on $12,983,214 $14,600,300 $24,799,725 minority to — inc. Net U. . in 1,102,304 Creameries of America^Quarterly Report-^ - ready -for the j heavy demands of;, of four water gas sets, to be housed in the present plant there which now consists of six The water gas process of manufacturing gas consists coke and enriching the gas with oil. It hAs been carbonizng use 682,908 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for-2,290 preferred shares. Offering price, $100 a share." Pro¬ ceeds will be used to purchase machinery for expansion program. of In 37,355 $803,961 company Y; 9,038,000 ■ ______ applic. interest 3,937,670. 4,008,903 323,768 Copland Fabrics^ Inc., Burlington, N. C.-^Files will consist sets. gas Balance 164, p., 1591,. The Cr9,088,000 8,520,000 $17,231,072 $1,009,381 4,225,000 90,875,000 excess ■ SEC— of capacity to its Hunts Point plant Bronx, N. Y. City. The addition to the company's cost an estimated $6,400,000 and will be the first capacity will major one since 1932. It will be the 1947-1948 winter months. of 359,849 86,200,000 Cr8,520,000 for Portion day per taxes— Class stock____ pfd. -J2,800,000 surtaxes- refund profits Cash In the "face of an unprecedented expansion in automatic gas heating, this company is expanding its gas manufacturing facilities by adding cubic $1,480,317 $16,613,484 289,485 Y income on $108,283,891 5,323,742 1,053,372 2,800,000 62,000,000 tax________-_ war and postwar ' CV99.512 - Balance this of profits Prov. 2,358,781 3,246,508 7,194,492 deductions—__ Divs. $94,082,432 3,429,335 —YiY" NOTE—Costs Expanding Gas Manufacturing Facilities— 36,000,000 ■ 407,671 $1,334,206 on Other A debt. refinancing, we have already established a bank credit of $65,000,000 with a group *)f New York banks. We hope, subject to market conditions, that the refunding of the preferred stock would follow, as soon as feasible, the completion of the bond refunding." . 871,588 1,335,811 3,343,450 J long-term debt debt discount, prem. and expense- $90,000,000 off the pay 170,286 on Amort, debentures of 8,762 income Gross $100,000,000 would be used to retire $65,000,000 of and repay a part of the bank loans. A would refund the last of the debentures company's final all prepay Postwar actual refunding plans, these are, of course, subject to change depending on market conditions. As presented to .the New York State Public Service Commission, and subject to its approval, we plan to offer first an issue of $100,000,000 of our new refunding bonds the proceeds of which, together with temporary bank Joans, would be used to retire all of the company's callable mortgage debt taxes Excess $58,707,174 28,053,348 29,407,475 6,789,500 6,562,851 2,212,877 558,042 _] excess}- and income profits stockholders, the taxes 4,988,658 $111,120,875 2,425,935 611,726 conting. and readjustments 2,677,458 587,792 of plant acquisi¬ adjustments tion Ralph H. Tapscott, President, in his remarks to eaid any preferred stock will be used to refund the present preferred -Yy 1948—12 Mos.—1945 $4,829,193 $63,330,086 $5,479,806 ____ Operating expenses _Yr_ At surplus." revenue 3,729,818 deductions—. and inc. 24,390,171. $106,132,217 $104,554,073 3,346,165 U. S. Govt; advances on ; ■ 25,059,544 " $90,736,267 ___ Total income* Int. 25,062,747 income Normal 1946—Month—1945 Gross and expenses_^________' Balance O.ther common stock will now be carried on the books at $20 a share, Instead of around $34 a share, as previously, about $162,500,000 to devel. Consumers Power Co.—Earnings— *1 The expenses.^ research Engineering, 1943 1,119,850,280 ; 44,863,649 1,529,456,510 57,865,050 ' Y <. 1,042,531,785 39,374,284 .____ and gen. Admin, Misiiellaneous . transferred sales.. of $1,295,236,317 $1,197,705,083 $1,716,935,177 ___: Cost 1944 1945 : to known as Consumers Co. of Illinois prior Dec, 9, 1940; when, present title was adopted.—V. 162, p. 351. company, was stocks are YEARS ENDED DEC. 31 ACCOUNT, INCOME CONSOLIDATED Sales of company funds.The; $7.50 per share premium on the preferred stocks which will, amount to approximately $509,000, is chargeable to capital surplus. However, this charge is' more than offset by' credits arising from preferred stock retirements in 1942 and 1943. Earned surplus will be charged with the accumulated and final dividends, which amount to This all unpaid common dividends, after participating and preferred any the on Curtiss-Wriglit Corp.—Annual Report— assignees on surrender of stock certificates.' the--redemption and final dividend, -which together $62.84 a share, or approximately $4,260,000, will be pro¬ $3,000,000 8-year 2V2% loan from the First National Bank $360,000. , dividends pp,id.—V. 162, p. 1279. of Chicago anp by $1,260,000 in the 30% .in to up accumulated for aggregate the capital company to $429,526,254, to be achieved by writing down the stated value of the common shares, and authorized the issuance of a new class of cumulative preferred stock. (See V. 164, p. 1327). The change in the stated value of the common stock was approved by the vote of 9,915.978 shares of stock, or 72.56% of the sharesoutstanding. A total of 306,216 shares voted against the resolution, representing the opinion of 2.24% of the outstanding shares. The authorization of a new class of preferred stock was approved by a vote of 9,864,924 shares, or 72.19% of the outstanding shares. The resolution was voted on negatively by 361,538 shares or 2.65% Of the outstanding shares. • £ authorized 8 50 participate, Nov. 7 all its 67,792 share, plus $4.84 in has declared a final Nov. 7 to registered a their or Funds vided Oct. on of In must either make Unpaid interest at June 30, extension. . consists Retire $3 Preferred Stock- redemption on (par $50) at $57.50 for called stock dividends. holders .Credit of $65,000,000. has to holders from the latter source. F. Adair Monroe, President, said, paid company, interest when they mature, or arrange 1946 was $305.44 -on each ; bond. • : • ■ ... '■ ; •; ■ • The company proposes to offer debenture holders the right to 'exchange each• debenture,-in the amount of $1,330 and all unpaid interest to the date of the plan, for $1,330 of new debentures and i six shares of participating stock. " • • •Issuance of the new debentures would be limited to 24,000 shares. ■YIt would be entitled to carry interest at 5%, payable only out of in¬ come. The participating stock would be limited to 34,000 shares. It would be entitled to cumulative dividends of $5 per share prior to dividends on both the preferred and common stocks. It would also $3,000,000 Bank Loan— company shares > Write-Down of Stated Value of Common Stock and ; New Preferred Issue Authorized—Establishes Bank .The The • increase of 6.0%. Of in been The payment of the debentures and an the Oct. 9 announced that System output of electricity and purchased) ior the week ended Oct. 6, 194,400,000 kwh., compared with 173,300,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of 1945, an increase of 12.2%. Local distribution of electricity amounted to 182,900,000 kwh., compared With 172,600,000 kwh. for the corresponding week of last year, an company (electricity 1946", redemp¬ debenture has v shares of common shares .-Under ■ per stock, par value $1 (not including 1,665 treasury), and 60,000 shares of cumulative pre¬ ferred stock, series A, par value $50. The power of voting upon the proposals to be presented at the said meeting is vested exclusively in the common stockholders.—V. 164, p. 1591. of 367,361 . debenture bonds. ♦ reorganization proceedings in 1938, unpaid interest of $330 was added to'principal. The debentures then were ex¬ tended to Jan. 1, 1949, with cumulative 3% interest payable out of income or sale of assets. The amount of $33.55, less Cuban tax,' 60% '50-year the of cumulative $2.75 of certificate issued retirement of all previously preferred stock, without par .value, which, have been reacquired by the corporation either by purchase or by redemption thereof or by the surrender-thereof in exchange for shares of. 4J/4% cumulative'preferred.stock, series A (plus a cash payment of $1 per share and accrued dividend) pursuant to an exchange offer issued td the holders of the $2.75 cumulative preferred stock on July shares . •" 38,537 25,730 Depreciation v , Extension of Bonds— stockholders on Oct. 21 will be asked to amend the company's of incorporation to carry out a proposed plan for extension' me par ; $643,122 $545,793 ■ 17,974 1 *.. above • " • Cuba Co.—Proposes stock, .par $50 each, and ,500,000 shares of common stock, $1 each. Herman Huscth, President, states:< •'■**?• -/»);r. "The purpose of the resolution tc reduce the capital stock of the preferred Y-%.L;Y;..y<Y 1946—6.Mos.—1945 $355,723 . 22,659 . period's shown rU. 1940—3 Mos.—-1945 . 1867 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Number 4533 paid • —V. $13,269-410 $11,101,696 J— .Total, 163, p. 2992. Net profit from oper. income (misc.)__ Other . , $4,143,493 I $6,075,035 ... 80,684 28,166 . - income Net ; ■ —-1—Y, $3,213,628. $3.74; • Earnings per :Cdmmon share —v. 164, prim. - .112,830 .$4,561,fii2 ' ; ,$3.18 Consolidated Natural Gas Co.—50-Cent Extra Div.^rThev;directors Share have declared an extra dividend of 50 cents both and the regular semi-annual dividend of 50 cents per share, payable Nov. 15 to stockholders of record Oct. 15. Like amounts disbursed on May 15, last, and on May 15 and Nov. 164, p. 1717. 15, 1945.— YV.Y-YY? ; (The) Crosley Corp.—To and Proposed Liquidation— At sider •Consolidated Retail Stores, Inc.—Sept. .Period End. Sept. 30— Pales . • 1946—Month—1945 $2,944,379 — Sales Up— Y . capital 6hares stockholders of of the $2,305,154 $22,733,787 $17,700,146 par $1 Oct. 16 will on a proposal to reduce the from 640,000 shares, consisting of 40,000 preferred stock without par value, 100,000 stock, par $50 each, and 500,000 shares of common cumulative each, to 600,000 shares, consisting of 100,000 shares special meeting the transfer of all and Corp. for each will be See vote corporation $2.75 shares of preferred stock, on a distribution 1946—9 Mos.—1945 To Reduce Capitalization—. -The Peiroleum Corpi—Stockholders Suit Resumed Total income of liquidate of share four of Crosley Aviation for Nov. the assets of on the 18, the Transfer of Assets Y" 'Y'- ' Y'Ustockholders will con¬ to The Aviation corporation the company on a basis that will afford the shares of common stock of The Aviation Corp. entitled to vote also calfed Vote common stock held. at this meeting. Corp. above.—V. 164, , Stockholders of record . p. 1081. Fed. Est. inc. $2,355,333 $741,325 _: and war v: profit for Net —V. per com. De Beers ; 1,720,958 Y 3,264,550 4,948,305 $1,154,896 $1.75 $459,625 $634,374 $977,628 $0.70 period share.. 164, p. 1081. .Capital Y; 281,700 credit) ■ Earn, $0.96 $1.48 " Consolidated Mines, and Split-Up of Offer— ' \ Uy $6,103,201 exc. prof, taxes (less post- per. Were V, Grcole % The minority stcokholders' suit against this corporation, a Standard Oil Co. (New Jersey) subsidiary, charging that Creole made an over¬ payment - in purchasing the Venezuelan assets of Lago Petroleum Corp., another Standard Oil affiliate, was resumed on Sept* 30 before Supreme Court Justice Morris Eden in New York, N. Y.— V. 163, p. 3131. $4,224,l78i Ltd.—Plans Increase in Shares—Acquisition :;YYyYyYY" ' Deferred yY:.;v:'Y; y ;■ 10s de¬ plans to split each outstanding share of £2 10 shares of five shillings par value. also will increase its capital through creating 000 additional shares of five shilling, deferred stock. The increased capital is required to finance the offer the company The company ferred stock into The 3.5QO,- company making early next year to acquire the publicly-held 3,240,500 com¬ shares of Consolidated Diamond Mines of South-West Africa, The offer will .be made on the basis of one existing De Beers deferred share for eight shares of Consolidated. . De Beers already holds the remaining 2,359,500 common shares of Consolidated.— is mon Crown Drug Co.—Sept. Period End. Sept. 30— Sales —— —V. 164, p. 1717.. Sales Increased 15.2%— Ltd. 1946--Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $1,007,598 $14,515,110 $11,863,030 $1,160,660 , • •' V 1RR n 9487r V. 157. D. 2247. , : 1868 The payable to New -extent of $25,000 for payment of a short-term note and the balance, together with amounts aggregating $87,140 to be borrowed plant replacement fund assets, would be used for the purpose the Eastern Oas & Fuel ■from extensions, ,<,'«• , and to plant improvements and additions » 1 , 12 RR.—Bids Invited & Western {Delaware Lackawanna locomotives to replace The Net Earned —V. flown. ' traffic The figures, Operating The be Oct. on share. filed 2 (20c shares 300,000 a The ■*3' 1 - $302,867 railway____ f3Ntat: from- railway; 70,878 85,595 * .Netry. oper; Income—. .From Jan. 1— from <Gro»s $2,987,560 $152,514 $2,245,802 amortization $175,577 34,648 66 2,160 $114,448 from Net railway Net /ry-'-, oper. —iV. 164, p. 1206. .349,118 v- . , . from taxes other all tfor normal Federal •Federal K utility - J| r \ Sales 68,193.870 709,000 , _____ _____ 553,549 ; ___ $9,239,870 1946—Month—-1945 Net of $5,033,204 sales Gross profit $1,486,705 Total income $1,500,671 __•_ $694,317 expenses 425,489 238,389 before for Transfer Fed. Federal tax_ $1,075,182 $455,928 468 878 182 371 from 10,679 against reserve conversion to peacetime Net re¬ Net profit $606,304 ; ^Earnings per capital share $273,557 $1.21 AS OF JULY ABSETS^x;x on Government hand 31 Gross Total 1945 Fed. $802,041 'l40075 406'165 906*210 795*488 56*542 I~~ I property, plant and equipment JPrepaid taxes, insurance and other items ' .SRatents—at nominal value____ ' i*' *)•''. ' 1 ' • .v v/O..' '^} J# i 158,877 Pref. Accrued Capital stock expenses_~ZII~"~ II surplus .'-i t; : , , ■ ;'«.y • )V x" $2,049,811 83*183 43~204 Dr23,769 Deetjen $3,567,414 75,000 shares ($1 par) Underwriter, common. Co., New York. Net proceeds consisting of airline catering jshop operations. business will and be used for restaurant Emanuel, expansion and coffee Bucommon Metals & Supply Co.—Dividend No. 2— 17,022 376,389 the common stock, 71,000 82,321 908,605 initial distribution of like amount $5,298 $198,172 ' 28,380 $227,025 76,000 1,656 $226,552 " .76,008: X 2,312, ■ $6,149; —____________ Fansteel Metallurgical 1,058,366 deduct :xX. $266,701 dividend for 164, $149,368 122,435 . $148,240 119,126 X $157,903 9,773 8,631 $2,282,419 $2,203,305 100,099 103,579 v directors $256,92$ $149,271 $2,182,319 Sept. share capital per Oct. Like 7. while on Feb. 1, $2,099,726 to the the 96% company cents per E. Calder, Chairman 41st annual meeting'of company's operations would show a balance for common quarter of this year for the first time since 1941 estimated earnings for 1947 might exceed preferred stock the fourth was made on Aug. 1, last.— V. 164 Calder II-A presented and III for to the meeting the status of conformance. with the Public •Net for Earnings ♦After of metal share__— per • _ v- V; 32,261 1,479 1,515 » 829,572 329,854 33,997 2,346 t857,56S ; x 90.000 85,000 205,000 230,006 $251,261 $244,854 $624,572 $627,566 $1.02 $0.99 $2.53 $2.5* deducting depletion, Federal taxes on depreciation but before adjustments. tlncludes approximately $80,006 premiums applicable to 1944 production.—V. 163, p. 2993. and income year-end Stores, Inc.—37 V2-Cent Div.— quarterly dividend of 37 Va cents and the usual quarterly dividend the preferred stock, both payable Oct. 31 to Federated Department stock in and that dividend The per of Oct. 3 declared a the new common stock directors on share on $1.06'A per share on holders of record Oct. 21. the two-for-one split-up of the common shares in August* this year paid the following dividends: Jan. 31 and cents each; and July 3L, 75 cents. * ' ■•' . x>istributions made on the cdmmon stock during 1945 amounted to ft Prior Holding Exchange Commission. complete retirement-of the company's preferred stocks and for disposition of the company's Investments In public utilities in the United States, after which it win Act filed with the^ Securities ^ and plans provide, among other..-things,, for - income "i-t Net to 1946, the company Company These ,>""15,443 Fed. taxes on income stock. 603 341,261 income Prov. the company's Utility shipping prod- .* produced by lessee of uct in reporting 9, said the the 15,229 produced Tons f of the board of directors, stockholders held on Oct. of mortgages of $72,000 and $800,00(1 bank loans. Smelting Co.—Earnings1946—3 Mos.—1945 1946—6 Mos.—1945 xx/ y. x;.'-x 30— concentrates Period End. June Tons to holders of Aug. 1, last, share on the $6 paid $1.16 per share on the $5 preferred Philadelphia. Proceeds will be'used to redeem sinking fund mortgage bonds, due Aug. 1, 1957, to Inc., Federal Mining & Co.—Declares Dividends— company's earnings were improving and that the company was making steady progress in conforming with the Holding Company Act. He stated that on the basis of estimated income from present port¬ folio assets and assuming no reduction In preferred stock outstanding, Mr. 4V-2% off certain contracts and chattel reduce principal on outstanding to distribution), both payable Nov. 1 were paid on May 1 and 1946, Pa.—Registers With SEC. on pay 26 amounts Co., & $355 350 surp. on company Stroud common and member Sept. 26 filed a registration statement with the SEC for 30,000 shares ($25 par) cumulative convertible preferred: 45 000 shares ($5 par) common, and an unspecified number of common shares to permit conversion of the preferred. Underwriter, The 1719. p. Corp.—New Director— of New York, has been elected a directors.—V. 163, p. 1425. Rockefeller, S. Farquhar (A. B.) Co., York, 108,885 —— re¬ Electric Bond & Share Plans a dividend (No. 2) of 17 cents per share payable Nov. l to holders of record Oct. 15. An y. 555. • • $169,965 57,059 $12,546 6,333 63 . -—— — 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $1,357,143 $1,264,728 840,174 746,629 138,747 108,386 208,256 211,540 406,387 taxes dividends The .. The directors have declared on $11,631 6,333 charges of the board of requirements by over $1,000,000. x accruals. revenues... Net income $3,776,943 30,560 Reports Improvement in Earnings— Inc., Memphis, Tenn.- -Registers With VJ1!}? °" Sept- 27 flIed a registration statement with the & of. 2,973 $9,573 $7,057 4,574 Godfrey $270,784 income Curtis 'Oi income—net- oper. Dr72,076 record j 1,201,474 .J1^e. c $3.10 —V, 164, p. 1207. $2,049,811 AEC Tor 10,308 14,269 15,437 Balance $3,849,020 3,095 "X $30 41,490 49,441 V 1496 698 Dobbs Houses, SEC— 10,927 Retire, reserve declared the regular quarterly dividends of $1.05 per share on the $6 preferred stock and 87'/2 cents per share on the $5 preferred stock (such stocks having been modified as to dividend rates and otherwise as of Nov. 23, 1945, in connection with a --y0163, p:32S:—M.353,921 * $3,591,184 41,208 $354,724 preferred stock and . *19,396 $267,689 X $90,829 56,678 - Dividends declared $4,107,492 258,472 225,000 X'. x _/ ---IZ-IIIII" - $1,856,066 Co*-—Earnings— $100,511 67,089 - $3,740,580 198,853 - 450 000 _ ^ . $1,788,295 Nil 1946—Month—1945 Maintenance Taxes $308,897 profits tax stock -V. $149,149 ' y 568*781 $1) 1946—12 Mos.—1945 141,199 110 709 withholding taxes_„_____ surplus Earned 207 621 taxes____ (par -Capital other and of Assistant to will work with 355,789 income Balance 112 500 balances and excise income 21,386 11,988 $2.98 "$357,364 ——• revenues' Operating Operation 38,100 *094. 4™ _ IILIIIIIIIII credit wages -General, Federal .__ payable taxes Consolidated net profit Interest quirements —w-i—^-.>x : $3,353.92! payable—trade Dividends Consumer's 54,287,418 $7,988,295 *27,456,066 6,200.000 25.600,000 Period End. Aug. 31— 3,428 income Net 464,882 450,683 ' ^ ■U°ABrLmESAccounts 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $351,296 income Excess ' "1 • 43,062,012 3<u tCr746.000 Federal 135,228 I~_ZZ securities Net • 19,218.301 $7,976,306 $27,434,680 $8,028,093 3,920.600 Other Income ; ' $i 049 440 _ Accounts and notes receivable (less reserve) Material inventories (less reserve) ' Net inc. $0.45 1946 Cash in banks and U. €. $56,017 $1.34 SHEET X "" *$1,128,414 Municipal Acceptance Corp.. X25,050 $8,037,836 4,297,256 7,474 X' Subs.)^-Earnings— of Income— -Balance " and the number .1946 -. 1945 1944 ; Slfl,nBQ«a7 851.038.319 88L722.09« selling, admin, and less misc. income-. $639,068 330,170 costs proposal to increase the % Cr40,000 • BALANCE _ sales, $358,770 Balance _ ? (Del.) (& Subs.) —Earnings— $714,559 revenues.. develp. & -X. 1 exps. Net revenues oper. Explor. production Ending June 30— 6 Months of a capital stock to $500,000 from $400,000 100,000 from 80,000.—V. 161, p. 766. ' Net sales Cost on t$*ederal income tax carryback credit, less income taxes subsidiaries.—V. 162, p. 878. Official Appointed-^ 1946—Month—1945 31— 21 •Loss. $26,695 tax__ Operating vote Oct. will to shares Non-oper, 169,626 income income stockholders Fairbanks, Morse & Co. (& •&« To Increase Stock— Excelsior Insurance Co» of N* x $4,190,584 $47,512,706 $38,501,996 appointed to the post General Sales Manager. He Oper. rev. deductions Profit Provision Infringement of three patents relating to ball-point pens was filed in Chicago, 111., on Oct. 7 by Eversharp, Inc., Eberhard Faber Corporation and Eterpen S. A., against the Holly Pen Corp. of Chicago. ' ,XXX?,,':.X':X./ ; . X-Xfev-r The plaintiffs seek to enjoin the Holly company from further manu¬ facture and sale of its pen, and ask damages. The suit was filed In If. 8. District Court, Northern Jpistrlct of Illinois.—V. 164, p. 1592. suit charging A I 1592. Suifc— Eversharp, In&—Files New Patent • Earnings per share..... Mr. Adams was formerly Western Toastmaster Division of McGraw Electric Co.-— of the Period End. July _____ 340. p. Consolidated, net praflt input® of any periods.—V. 164,. p. 1718. been has i® President of the road.—V. 156", Pontlac, Mich., Crane, George 9.4 Inc.—Sept. Sales Rose 28.6%— $196,321 . 8,842 : -...v;"-: ;, do not include the System El Paso Natural Gas Co. _ 10.5 «5.6 2,825 Admin., sell., adv., service and gen. extending from Westwood Ave., in Toledo,;- for the right or way* to Palmyra, Mich. gen. 18,145 *3,134 X X 94,401 the lease rental of some $18,000 a Pet. Vice-President. Keller, Manager V. 164, p. $193,496 •5 ^year Fall River Gas Works and Vice-President the : the New York Central System. York Central still pays New Michigan absorbed by the Lake Shore & which was later Co., The - Adams E. Frederick 625,318 3,881 !.___ 52,801 103,243 $5,387,638 Harold $818,815 $690,436 13,965 _______— income RR. Southern and finally The Amount 172,432 55,935 190,577 j. RR.—Declares 6 Oct. 7 declared the usual 6%; of capital stock, par $50,, This company, which now doesn't have a single locomotive, a single foot of track or a passenger is the first railroad built west of Schenec¬ tady, N. Y,» in 1835. The road was a horse run between Port Lawrence, then Toledo, and Adrian, Mich. Later it was converted into a steam operated In 1894 the road was leased in perpetuity to the Michigan & Southern Increase >x'; \ shares . • 1945 ; 1946-1 . 1948—Month—1945 ; Period End. Sept. 30— Sales 1944 $2,483,279 1,792,843 3,546,499 Miscellaneous • Denver, Colo.—Files With SEC. Sept. on 100,000 directors on The of •• < —V, 164, p. 1592. 1945 company for Erie & Kalamazoo x' ' t . the outstanding $300,000 Oct 3, 1946 the System inputs of client Ekco Products Co.—New 1946 * Inc.—Weekly Input—• Edison Bros. Stores, Sales ; " *— " . NOTE—The. nbove figures Corp.—Earnings— July31— $1,497,894 Fund—Registers With: SEC. Light Corp._____ Electric Power & .' x sales Dost $7,204,548 1946—2 Mos^-1945 $2,200,961 $1,970,165 $969,915 "* 1 1 $1,771,927 on Oct, . filed ^registration statement with the trust shares ($1 par). Underwriters, Eaton & Price, at. market. Proceeds will be used for Investment. f Former National Pwr. & lit. Co.w- Corp.—-September Sales Increased 12.7% $1,092,681 9 Months Ended '■ Issue 26 filed a letter of notification with of common and 300,000 investment units. Offering price, $2.50 a common share and $100 an investment Underwriters, The Millaw Co., Denver, Colo. Proceeds will be for organization and operation of business. 700,000 companies not_appearing in -both —V. 164, px 1591. Divco $1,654,547 157,865 /156,652 vV'. 6,080,532 - $1,449,289 205,258 $1,697,424 232,368 electric sharpeners. and to manufacture -•< Empire Petroleum Co., The ' company for Operating Subsidiaries of— American Power & Light Co._ 3I3„012 6,065,689 . - ________ . t - operating companies of Ebasco Services Inc., which are subsidiaries of American' Power & Light Co., Electric Power 8c Light Corp. and of former National Power & Light Co., as compared with the corresponding week during 1945 were as follows (in thousands of kilowatt-hours): - XPeriod End. Sept 30—'- — - - For the week ended x! ' $1,449,289 ' $1,697,424 rent authorized $14,752,010 $12,972,069 —1, Diana Stores 21,897 capital facilities B to $1,929,792 —V, 162, p. 2640. 4,295,000 -i 3,525,000 _ 164, p. 1206. 1 Eaton & Howard Balanced ^.•-•.■fDecreasei-'. .r.';Met income -W. 25,050* — —V. 164, p. 1718. x $15,305,559 $13,285,080' income from 'x > 77,652' . $1,471,186 - — Howard, Inc.. ___ __ operations,.: 1 a corporate income 'Deductions 77,652 J 2,035,322 & 564,834 * 638,189. 67,518,919 ; j?;.) -usr.x: from rather' income.^ tDross taxes. . $1,722,475 ——, - Earnings of subs, (as above) Non-subsidiary income ' Ebasco Services surtax..^-—. profits tax__ excess • Tncome income than and tax "J--.——-.—— Total 1946 1945 $86,565,930 $85,399,938 'retire: deprec. res.,-, prov. for'accelerated tie- •' jpreciation & for postwar adjusts., accruals . • - xdExpenses, :taxes and interest —-—--iV'- axS V-'* 7 } C; 5, } Balance available for divs. and surplus ; _ utility operations : Dper. & maintenance chgs., current appros. to ; 19,003 $1,548,838 Utilities Associates—1 The 3L2 Mos. Ended Aug. 31— earnings 20,989 $1,800,127 • . E, Co. Applicable to E.-U. A Eastern SEC -dross 424,685 35,904 Applicable to minority interest Subs.)-—Earnings— * G. & Balance . Detroit Edison Co. {& & $2,007,427 439,585 on shares 1,000 underwritten. not $2,737,357 > 729,930 741,758 • x -• 249,038 " incomeJ__. $237,456 61,879 — income B. V. 75,509' 2,077,105 " 2,207,116 422,022 407,044 572,870 ' - 549,422 2,100,519 1,834,510 L $140,862 Preferred dividend deductions: • ' * railway $930,268 $12,405,809 $11,750,237 548,512 7,319,200 6,856,794 77,384 573,209 639,820 1,869,306 Philadelphia—Files With SEC. Sept. 25 filed a letter of notification with the of class A capital stock and 6,000 shares of stock. Offering price, $5 a unit. Proceeds will be company for used ? 1946—12 Mos.—1945 118,598 "Balance ,1943 $281,733 77,807 . company Electro-Sharprite, Inc., $214,314 61,800 > 1944 $327,477 96,801" 112,263 1945 $294,785 43,769 38,152 1946 . from stSrcws '! v, . $208,073 29,383 revs.-- accruals reserve Interest Ry«—Earnings— Denver & Salt Lake -August— •• 4 the The Miscellaneous; deducs.— " • » 39,889 156,592 , selling- 150,000 , ' '' $6.27 (& Subs.)—Earnings— $1,03G,515 631,960 taxes) inc. Balance Company anticipates exenditures of $300,000 in 1946 .and $300,000 in 1947 for equiping and absorbing costs of starting .operations of four plants, two of which • already have been con¬ tacted for. The balance will be added to-working capital. Names of * $2,345,553 $10.10 $2,644,092 $2,419,112 343,467 x 318,245 porate purpose. . $3,779,046 dividends on 1946—Month—1945' 31— revenues—_ operating Retjre. 150,000 shares are being sold by Ap'ponaug Manufacturing iCo., Inc., principal stockholder. Estimated net proceeds to company jof $1,007,913 will be added to general funds to be applied for cor¬ ^underwriters by amendment. 1,108,729 $185,773 28,540 Net • remaining • $3,454,282 SEC Non-operating inc.—r.et ' The offering price will shares and the common. is that a dividend to Bond and this year. XX:X,x^Xqx-:;x v while figures of estimated financial results tentative they were indicative of the company's that financial condition. Mr. Calder stressed the urgency witli was seeking to complete its program of compliance Act and expressed optimism as to its futur® prospects.—V. 164, p. 1719.. ' " SEC statement with the registration a par) company of which 1,108,729 preferred stock - (incl. Taxes Gross company for $8 explained necessity, was improving 1207. Maintenance—-—- pre¬ Miss.—Registers Jackson, Inc., Co., taxes state share of 6% p. Operation With SEC— SEC be'fore per 164, month, Chenille It were, 2,223,313 $4,887,775 - pref. stk__ Eastern Utilities Associates by 1,924 passengers. During. September 121,815,677 revenue passenger miles were flown as compared with J20,656,900 revenue passenger miles during August. - • During September Delta transported 275,000 pounds of air freight. SThe freight service was inaugurated Aug. 15.—V. 164, p. 825. Delta : prior 41/2% on Period End. Aug. . August exceeded September for totals largest the its business Holding Company Act of 1935 and added Share might be paid by Ebasco Services class Record— corporation viously 1 income require, Balance tavern-lounge cars. transported the largest number of passengers in ito history during September, Laigh C. Parker, Vice-President of traffic, has announced. During the month 54,031 revenue passengers were 4,237,690 5,381,769 1,597,665 3,947,620 1,812,384 , rapidly expanding was gross , Div. 164, p. 1718. Inc.—Sets New Monthly Delta Air Lines, -This Fed. inc. taxes— total a with the Holding Company locomotives, 500 50-ton steel hopper cars, steam steel sleeping cars, two dining cars and two equipment is estimated to cost $5,371,618.—V. nine : ——. has and public utility clients. He said that business of approximately $6,745,000 for the year 3 ended Sept. 30, 1946, 30%, or $2,037,000, was with non-associates and hence at a profit. Profits currently being earned by Ebasco on this business are running at the rate of over $400,000 per year and are increasing. He explained that service business done by Ebasco witli ; associate operating companies is on a cost basis as required by the of 1946 1945 $12,245,445 $15,297,054 1 SEC The Act. non-associate' industrial with profs, taxes & spec. chgs. exc. equal to unusual reducs. in to up & Depreciation and depletion Interest and debt discount 12 noon (EST) Oct. 22 for the sale of $5,370,000 equipment trust certificates. The company has applied to the SEC for authority to issue $4,250,000 ^■of series D eq lipment trust certificates. Proceeds from the sale of the (certificates would be used to defray 80% of the cost of six Diesel bids receive will inc. for the of requirements subsidiary, service owned wholly Associates—Earnings— 31— Ended Aug. Months Total consolidated m Prov. Company Ind., from Anaconda not announced. the purchase covered a group of buidings centering around lead refining operations. It provides facil¬ ities for the manufacture of zinc oxides and electrolytic process for making white lead, Warehouse facilities also are available on the 38-acre tract, he reported.—V. 162, p. 2816. The of financing ^properties, East Chicago, subsidiary of the approved Plan II-A which provides for retirement of the remainder ol the company's preferred stocks and the plan is now before the Court for approval and enforcement. Stockholders were told that Ebasco Services Inc., the company's V Copper Mining Co. Tbe price was J. M. Bowiby, President, said England Gas & Electric Association. company also seeks approval of a $125,000 15-year note issue :io bear interest at not exceeding 4%.'-Proceeds would be applied to iftxiYfances has purchased a plant in Smelting & Refining Co„„ a company International 'jM from exemption seek Indiana Plant— Eagle-richer Co.—Acquires Co.—Plans New Financing The company, has petitioned the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities for approval of the sale at par of 6,000 shares of E25 ,par common stock, with the proceeds to be applied in payment -°f .*150,000 of floating indebtedness, represented by open account Dedham & Hyde Park Gas ' Aprii 30, 37% tnt.ni nf £1.50 uer share.—V. 164, p. 1207. jVolume 164 y * Felt Number 4533 General & Tarrant Mfg. Co., Chicago—Proposed Merger— stockholders ■The THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ^ Oct. on voted 4 to approve proposal a has [Including wholly owned subsidiary, ; The • Felt to the plan of 800,000 of increased be shares, shares, 25,000 from stock $100 Empl. be $5. 1946 retirement gen. 1945 1944 $2,768,102 $2,576,489 sales)—,___■ on 1,209,618 1,186,035 plan expense—-.--67,052 (net) ; i' 10,842 expense 1,174,369 , 64,121 "H ' Profit sale of on and secur. 10-for-one Co.'s basis Tarrant. • shares, 50,000 -common ^^X' six months ended For the of the into v.-vv^^■1 June 30, Felt of $5, par ;•; Provision and ••- — 9,056 129 1946," $1,508,860 shares 12,733 488 $1,401,991 22,532 $1,101,137 420,000 $1,509,348 V 850,000 $1,424,524 prop— chare companies the on 1946, combined sales and revenue share on Earned surp. indicate does not Dividends such With SEC— The EEC lor for will in shares be to common for to used the are ; 867,420 subscription tlonal field each one increase of capital development U. company so may reorganization S, become 1946—6 Mos.—1945 Accrd. (net) $2,663,189 1,143,916 7% taxes $1,656,073 stk. $0.91 Federal income 160,000 160,000 $l,496i073 \ $1.49 $0.91 . taxes resulting from The fills revenues $75,704 $75,566 $1,434,707 $1,43 60,698 52,607 Other Ret'.rents tax 4,211 8,830 income $6,795 2,158 $13,129 $83,316 $4,637 $11,745 19,400 19,512 oper. ■ Net, ry. 8,000 17,516 27,813 4,000 Income oper. . income "Totalincome------Miscell. deductions ; Income aft, fix, chgs. Contingent interest on iunded debt - spite of structures —v. 164, p. 21,399 9,986 11,994 $25,963 $17,755 $59,538 : 2,259 15,818 15,818 $43,720 $88,159 3,313 3,271 . in war somewhat in Gross from railwayNet from railway—,— Net ry. oper. income. 22,890 Net 21,193 Net $1,353,893 364,171 644,085 period, as 10,000 units Seriousness 7,927,462 from railwayrailway oper, Income. in the of ry. is a 389,314 in for 11,061,936 4,668,851 2,119,689 9,900,452 4,965,850 2,528,900 Corp.—September Sales Rose 0.3%— the week, shortages.' tabulation. United figures million a States for of Period End. Sept.30— —V. 1946—Month—1945 $1,914,144 164, p. 1593. , / $5,681,496 The 750 company Sept. on 25 week earlier, suppliers not a letter of notification passenger with for 2,000 shares ($100 par) 5% cumulative preferred ($100 par) common. Offering price, $100 a unit. will be used for payment of construction of new plant, chases of capital. new 42 these of struck are no Following is Total v/hich • has The Sills, Chairman of the board of Sills, been elected a director.—V. 163, p. 1426. Assets corporation the and Pro¬ pur¬ Minton & Administration the modern it wire has in price in was the Corp. 1947. automobiles during Sep¬ its biggest monthly 23,272 daily for Buick month March, was 1941, when forCe, largest of peacetime record, Curtice said.- ■ • (N. Y.)—Enters Into New Con¬ Coast entered Into an with agreement Celotex distribution of General Panel houses, it was E. Swenson, Assistant to the President Oct. 8 by George same General time, Mr. Swenson's to election the Panel liaison General Corp. of New York was President of General Panel Corp. between Panel Celotex distributors six in board of directors announced by Konrad Mr. Swenson will serve western Corp. of California, manufacturers of states and the revolutionary panel house. The announcement further added: "Under license from Pacific week receipt Expeditor. houses Corp. launched upon Coast Housing Panel General corporation last the National for Coast New letter a Production West of $22,000,000 a of York, program intent schedule distribution from calls alone Cali¬ the building of for the 10,000 during 1947, ,y:\':■- unique two-bedroom house, dubbed B-16 by the government, is of interchangeable insulated plywood panels. Con¬ structed and erected, ready for occupancy, the house will sell for composed entirely ' • y 1 General Public Utilities ■/ were United week totals reported closed because year to date are In of addition the four Week End. Jan. 1 to * Truck 'Fontiac- 10,065 - i—* —. Buick—, Cadillac of 8,095 216,380 179,287 4,748 75,433 865 —. Coach & Trucks—* . ' 873 - 942 The Public Utilities shares of 392 lesser 53 ' Sept. '46 - Passenger — — , 17,228 14,861 12,903 23,272 20,098 Oldsmobile Buick i - _y.r,■■ Truck & Coach Trucks— — G.M. of 3 374 276 Canada > 276 3,756 -i'-V- ;'T'-'x. and wagons and the said, to the station wagon the luxurious Fleetmaster line sedan and common stock for the account of customers stock, before Oct. 1C, 1946, as to the particular denom¬ which they wish to receive the full share certificates and certificates for this dividend.—V. 164, p. 1720. in scrip General Tire & Rubber Co. (& 6 Mos. End. Net 4;. sales, and May 31— & excise taxes^ 1944 . 1943 ■ , $48,071,662 $44,189,566 $33,367,327 $25,296,563 sold, sell., and - adminis. . v » "• 4, .. "■ 40,675,080 Profit income Depreciation -———. for contingencies- 29,108,322 20,821,288 $7,396,582 549,448 oper.__ 39,336,731 $4,852,835 $4,259,005 590,758 724,740 $4,475,275 247,233 $7,946,030 from income Total Subs.)—Earnings— ' 1945 ' expenses Other 1946 allowances Cost of goods general ¥ discts., less returns $5,443,593 $4,983,745 $4,722,508 830,720 385,353 340,272 , Prov. Miscellaneous 581,012 1,000,000.: charges 250,000 76,188 101,072 3,051,000. 3,300,000 3,300,000 3,150,000 $3,237,831 $1,211,801 $1,209,560 $962,264 $5.19 $1.77 $2.02 Federal taxes on income Net profit Earns.; per sh. on mon stock '4.—— 88,831* 19,971 com* $1.70 163, p. 3285. ■ , ''"'v ' '• '» '• '• • } ''\fT":, . • ' f',\' <'' •*'».*•' ' " •' * '•./ Georgia & Florida RR.—Operating Revenuesperiod— 10 Days End. Sept. 30 ' 1946 Operating 1940 $46,718 Statesboro Northern Railway operating rev. Railway operating exps. $1,613,345 j Ry.) > 1946—Month—1945 . 1945 $1,796,728 RECEIVERS ACCOUNTS COMBINED (Including Period End. Aug. 31— Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 1945 $51,975 revenues CORPORATE AND 1946—8 Mos.—1945 ^ $269,538 $114,404 $1,631,478 $1,461,827 220,658 113,768 1,460,503 1,268,969 $48,883 $636 ;Y.;' railway operations Railway tax accruals— Regular 145,199 V $192,858 4,9511 4,108 Railroad Act $170,975 5,374 2,308 29,482 3,522 2,131 25,271 22,319 $35,879 •$8,754 $73,230 $106,752 70,949 ■ Taxing 1937 42,992 . 39,608 24,179 Fed. Railroad Unemply. Insur. are now being manufactured by into production of its complete line Fleetmaster and Stylemaster cars, T. H. Keating, Manager of the Chevrolet Motor Division, announced. addition Utilities Act of 1938 : Y; cabriolets company of In split full share certificates into scrip certificates into scrip certificates of value common Fed. 137,802 brokers $7.50 par interests fractional this As , Canada bringing Public Net rev. from 4,883 5,131 — to scrip and Gas Co. & for 3 3R7 .• 2,846 ; able split banks advised Electric stock is being distributed on Nov. 15, dividend to holders of record of General Public Utilities stock as of Oct. 7, 1946, banks and brokers who hold a inations 34,993 — has certificates common 50,066 30,139 :.vV 14,214 — as Aug. '48 41,322 — Cadillac 690,487 be to scrip notify Guaranty Trust Co. of New York, transfer agent of scrip agent for the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. $7.50 par the 18,380 1,546 32,803 not or Corp. South Carolina or should and 31,177 - stock, denominations. 1946, Corp. —V. 34,276 of— will certificates y 979 ' common therein, 16,117 > . South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.—Scrip on General value 62,484 89,683 ' 22 - Total U. S. and Canada--—.... Chevrolet 3,694 6,177 1,065 — Canada Month 7,792 7,058 4,531 4,035 5,693 — , _ Ruling Pittsburgh figures for car and truck Week End. electric output of this company for the week ended Oct. 4, amounted to 134,996,135 kwh., an increase of 14,554,103 kwh., over the corresponding week of 1945.-; ; Certificates— for in Corp.—Weekly Output— 12.1%, ay; week production car States. The 1946, or sup¬ pro¬ the shown by this States and now the General Sales Railway oper. inc Equip, rents (net Dr) a Mr. Keating sport sedan, town five-passenger coupe. of vehicles i* the Stylemaster line—lowest-price bracket a five-passenger sport sedan, five-passenger town sedan, five-passenger coupe, two-passenger business coupe and a sedan delivery car. a facil. Jt. cabriolet, includes Chevrolet is also purchased and cable producing the Fleetline Aerosedan,—V. 164, Net ry. 2,820 •$26,771 2,652 $19,439 •$24,119 Non-operating income. 91,454 : 2,028 $16,619 v : 15,988 1,940 income. oper. 17,320 (netDr) rents Gross p. Deducs. Surp. 1720. income from income— applic. to int.- 15,943 16,033 ♦$34,167 10,637 $19,770 from & the War The stockholders Increase to in the at a special authorized Co., meeting held capital stock from Franklin, -•$23,530 ' $29,167 9,397 because to Oct. approved an 20,000 shares, $10 par, on 4 100,000 shares, $2 par. for each Oct. share now Distribution of five new shares in exchange outstanding will be made to stockholders of record 15. J. French 6:00 p.m. 1945 were from 6:00 1945, increased month extremely low Aug. 7th a.m. Aug. 24th account of strike of train service employees. also final Miller, President, said the director? probably will meet for revenues for August discontinuance of train service August, to 1,618 $27,549 ■ of The increase in operating expenses August, same 1,715 •$25,245 •$24,310 NOTES—Operating Pa.— ■ 191 193 $19,246 - •Loss. Manifold Printing Split-Up of Shares Authorized— plant .and equipment St. Louis, Mo., which it operated during the war. The reported to be less than $2,000,000. The company also announced the sale of Its Pawtucket, R. I., prop¬ erty to the International Wire & Cable Corp.—V. 164, p. 277. situated Mr. corporation has Wachsmann, 99,410. United the in Chevrolet—.Passenger—— Co., Corp.—Buys Plant from WAA— that record classifications, West Celotex General thinned curtailment passenger tabulation of production a General announces 1, cars Production H. General Cable amount $18,500 of Corp. ful¬ ' station (The) Gabriel Co.—New Director— Inc., to reported 1944. The 31, outstanding at the close of last H. Buiek's Panel above for At of of Chevrolet cars—includes William assets, increase on the , Chevrolet ,V. underwriters*. to announced com¬ divisions: Total U. S. machinery, payment of notes and for additional working There first corporation cars $5,523,448 shares ceeds 21, 1907, franchises a<nd Curtice, General Manager of General Motors, announced on Oct. 2. of war, unskilled The Chevrolet Division Adds to Line of Cars- • capital 90,390 tract— strike. power ' filed the Dec. July according to Swenson. comparable 1941 period—460,097 as 1,481,071. There was a slight increase in number of supplier strikes affecting General Motors, 60 in the United States and Canada as against 58 a 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $1,908,068 Fullerton (Pa.) Textiles, Inc.—Files With SEC— SEC unit and this after forced f-1. >■ •materials was was the under 4«;v: Sales costs May 1945; were at produced that holders of .■ "' • * desk-like sources, Coaches v the General against GMC Stores there Co., 31, 1,200 H. war, four-room previous shortages in car the car than Pontiao 164, p. 1207. o Franklin the 8,684,626 instruments materials raw number the steel the passenger Passenger more $1,431,618 751,227 276,754 11,140,017 3,318,032 1,573,755 1,237,052 558,175 be were on Division nearly 1,000,000 September which fell short of the August figures by nearly 2,60(1 units 1943 658,532 , and 3,899,658 1,000,000 9,028,393 week, production totaling 25,189 States, the third highest weekly total of the post¬ against 23,284 the week before. Chevrolet climbed back above G.M. 1— Jan. from —V. 4 1944'2 $1,572,969 ■ 1945. during September. New hirings last month total 'employment to 22,038, of whom 19,520 are hourlypersonnel. Buick requires an additional 2,000 workers In skilled for United Truck From Gross ^•'■-1945" $1,048,424 165,145 69,421 __ of outside Coaches 1946. In brought rated to greater than 5 the GMC Truck August—• which paid were Motor Dec. $418,480 bonds President continued 5,000,000 Y., plant. from Oldsmobile Fort Worth & Denver City Ry.—Earnings— ;r 15, labor June on reached 38,913 units. Mr.; .Curtice said Buiek's working . 5,298,410 3,899,658 Instrument shortages parts earlier because of Y and & equip.) 1207. N. device a continued of a $103,977 $89,627 $23,702 2,260 $15,495 paid production 5,000,000 Oct. 5, '46 Sept. 28, '46 Oct. 5, '46 Net income (way $109,380 20,103 * Depreciation 13,747 3,853 • will at present. in Pennsylvania Manifold at as against 6% since Vice 5,298,410 Electron Diffraction more Diffraction finished September 1,441 4,886 1,396 General averaging fornia 9,243,372 - since increase of dividend has Although volume still is restricted by continuing shortages of parts and materials and other factors, Buick exceeded its August output by 3,174 units, or nearly 16%. September production raised Buiek's total 1946 output for domestic and export, users to 88,037 cars. 500,000 1,000,000 ... 15 for Oct. $123,127 $130,779 14,808 $31,257 U $24,037 Fixed charges 42,000 24,948 . 68,162 21,465 - Other j 15,154 1,384 of need a cars $190,075 $128,645 acdruals tax Ry. Railway $22,959 Buick 5,000,000 ■ Electron ended $554,013 363,938 403,012 $15,006 and 468,000 200,000 General Motors Corp.—Car Production Higher— sale on $531,657 expenses income 780,000 study surfaces. Conventional x-ray and electron microscopic equipment penetrate substances but provide little information on surfaces, the company's statement said.—V. 164, p. 1594. 1946—7 Mos.—1945 oper. The tember, 5,298,410 : the units at its Syracuse, loss oper. Federal 635,342 1,804,002 936,000 par.)__ no completed, 18,078 incorporated assets as matured and year '•1! as ' * 611,782 1,497,155 $29,419,958 $30,652,636 $31,752,080 ? Production In 1946—Month—1945 from ry. oper. 139,808 560,208 1,167,034 stock been against the current 3,899,658 shrs. surplus duced rev. 422,234 > has was to $458,965, $3,900,000 mercially available unit of a type now being used to make practical a study of quartz crystals and metal surfaces in the oil, steel, rollerbearing., chemical and other industries was announced by this com¬ pany late in September. Following successful operation of the instrument at universities and industries concerns for the past year, the Specialty Division of the company's Electronics Department said it would manufacture Fonda Johnstown & Gloversville RR.—Earnings— Period End. July 31— $2,950,000 132,205 ; — middle of items, $4,500."—V. 163, p. .779. plies Ret 93,671 255,033 — preferred shares substantial the rate company held. Net to 244,561 200,000 reserve reserve cumulative old the The General Electric Co.—Produces New Units— $1,594,707 $910,116 $915,017 stk— '1 2,154,492 61,142 —V. 163, p. 1284. $2,723,289 1,128,582 $990,115 80,000 company successor • 135,698 income on — <ot property.—V. 164, p, 1593. Railway Railway , 479,578 « taxes —, $1,594,707 80,000 — in < 273,373 , $1,500,000 etc. comm., the on experienced about that 1 - , 2,191,349 45,576 279,193 trade (472,982 Capital surplus Special capital stock com. 1 2,114,998 other than .inc. taxes, for est. Com. $2,513,733 209,556 $1,519,273 136,800 136,800 — 23,324,849 179,754 131,754 L'- : * : ■ added said. split of ——— shares new He determined. "The $990,115 $858,217 $995,017 •Reduction 202,241 569,346 dividend requirements Balance $2,460,948 $1,559,461 - Per share of i 31,253 2,159,569 . $29,419,958 $30,652,636 $31,752,080 salaries, wages, Insurance 7,171,883 608,545 —; preferred 2,560,778 22,559,429 $9,685,616 $1,466,762 deductions •Special credit 1 -2,306,086 Total 7,578,451 $1,329,141 $1,401,466 137,621; • 157,995 Gross-income JPresent 1,050,000 23,257,502 Contingencies . Balance 100,000 • etc.; accruals Prov. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 ■ 3,624,483 3,978,022 Operating income __ : _ — Accrued $5,025,949 $10,039,399 $5,307,163 rev.—electric Net income 1944 $1,495,183 2,100,000 #:■■■ — 15. been of which were sold at receiver's sale on April 20, 1907. In 1933, it changed the par value of its capital stock from $50 to $10 per share, issuing one $10 share in exchange for each $50 par share Corp. Its plant, pper. rev. deduc. elec~ Income securities receivable Total steadily losing a This Before 'K 1945 $1,824,810 cigar machines Deferred charges to operation- makes cotton duck for Period End. June 30— other income $78,000 in 1946; 1946 Government Earned Oper. $0.65 Cost of license to use Florida Power Corp. (& Subs.)—Earnings— . $0.69 LIABILITIES— to liquidate. spindles, $8,684,626 $1,285,349 Notes payable Accounts payable, proposition, this company which has 44 broad looms and 2,600 tenting and a special type of cotton felt which Js resin impregnated for use as soles. It will close when present orders are completed within two months. Looms for weaving the special felt will be shipped to the Brandon Corp. plant at Greenville, S. C. It is reported that several firms are interested in taking over the Fitchburg plant. ("American Wool and Cotton Reporter.") has it has voted twister the outstanding output $9,028,393 Goodwill, trdmks., pat. rights, etc.. Land, buildings, machinery, equipment, etc. (net) expand operations financing. There Fitchburg (Mass.) Duck Mills—To Liquidate— Because - 175,000 236,491 , $1.07 u-__—^ Sundry assets underwriters. no $9,096,117 175,000 236,491 $9,243,372 Inventories City—Registers a and at end ASSETS— Cash registration statement with the common. Stock will be offered stockholders on the basis of four addi-^ share held at $3 a share. Proceeds Sept. 27 filed shares ($25 par) on 8,612,594 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30 be paid. Jersey Inc., $483,523 - $9,439,884 236,491 provision for depreciation and amortization, $94,277 in 1945, and $105,325 in 1944. • company stocks—, of periodper common, share ; Accounts Management, 156,000 8,936,536 •After , Fiduciary common surplus Earnings says dividend will necessarily a on Earned intends to company 8,973,726 at beginning of period $503,348 — apply for listing of its common shares on the New York Stock Exchange.—V. 164, p. 1592. ■ " • ' ' '-The 156,000 $681,137 : Total surplus ___—$9,654,863 Dividends on preferred stock 175,000 1946 were equal to 45 statement filed with the SEC yf 785,000 Miller Mr. first mortgage the President of Felt and Tarrant intends to recommend to the directors that an initial quarterly dividend of 25 cents a share be paid in December, 1946, on the outstanding common shares. . The statement explains that this The registration contingencies- outstanding. be during the first six months of the same basis. Dividends paid cents a to ; Profit for period were shares common income the on not goodwill . then ;.v $3,804,674 and net income $702,050. That was equal to $1.32 a share on the 531,060 common shares to be out¬ standing under the plan. For the year ended Dec. 31, 1945, sales and revenue were $6,091,953 and net income $713,502, equal to $1.34 a two for taxes has it is anticipated that net results for the current year will compare favorably with last year's $81,671, primarily by reason of the fact that no excess profits tax Is applicable for as Total profit for estd. Provis. dividend a stock y / "Although we have and almost all other $1,088,404 —i of for payment Dec. new When Balance Under par Comptometer the on quarterly dividends of 20 cents expenses converted shares, and cash discts. Interest of of Cuba, Ltd.J par, on a 20-for-one basis into 481,060 common the plan, the 5,000 outstanding shares of capital stock, $100 par, would be converted on a outstanding, admin, (incl. Cigar Co. $2,375,916 profit Selling, It also provides that the 24,053 stock, $100 par, which are now $5. capital par Tarrant Felt, and authorized capital that the provides will common •Gross in merger Tarrant General Six Months to June 30— sales, machines and shares into this and handled consideration November, to company the Comptometer Co. The latter rental and servicing of Pelt and Tarrant's the United States. It was originally a sub¬ sidiary of Felt and Tarrant, but in 1940 the parent company distributed the stock of Comptometer us a dividend to its stockholders. with Jherge calculating Cigar Co., Inc.—Semi-Annual Report— 1869 was last settlement of due labor year. principally and to material personal injury on expenses claim July above mentioned strike; as compared with the includes $11,200 in in connection with accident the costs Transportation involving trains Nos. 4 and 58 1946, as compared with 19, 1944.—V. 164, p. 1594. ; THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1870 special reserves of $59,898,759 In 1945 and $71,276,231 in 1946. ^In¬ cludes excess profits taxes and renegotiation of war contract prices, after deducting U. 8. Treasury savings notes of $65,411,458 in 1945 Georgia Power Co.—EarningsGross ? expenses 2,375,437 426,750 of plant adjustments 5,026,000 165,500 339,163 202,800 778,262 2,135,202 3,771,544 taxes. Fed, inc. & taxes 5,408,321 in — —- income Gross •3,630,159 stock..,— pfd. on Balance —V. 223,005 $2,213,445 Division 1721. p. Stores tribution Earnings— Georgia RR. ( , August— ' railway— from Net ry. 1943 $867,478 260,524 312,112 6,576,098 1,762,093 6,957,596 2,405,074 7,218,594 1,482,990 2,105,838 2,804,138 $866,400 281,029 235,195 ' *"6,757 * *46,076 oper. income— , ; > 359,740 From Jan. 1— 5,16^258 railwaV——— from Net railways—- .305,510 from Gross 48,733 Net ry. oper.. income— ♦Deficit.—V;. 164, p. 1208, • ... 3,196,052 The * • . ' . •*.'• Privately— v " 1 ; ■ Milwaukee. j With SEC— The • company Oct. on shares 300,006 for SEC ' ■ , filed 2 ($1 par) 40 Price, Toronto. Co., , Dividend No,, 2— lihe common ' a payable- Nov. stock, income— oper, rv. —V. JUNE railway income— oper. 164, June,30^-Y Subs.)-^-Earnings— vote on "a ' ■ 1 * income ———i—12;470,390 Total 40,569,495 1—_**_L_ of loss charged to y ' 5,621,544 33,254,804 - -■ .If 1946-rMonth—1945 on on •; < J Earned' surplus \ 1,030,4)77 1,962,480 38,876,348 at June 30™— ^includes provisions for excess profits tax renegotiation, of treasury stock. common T - \ . ^ *■ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, ' • , -ASSETS— feash . • y'V, Y;- »Y D. Treasury, savings S. Marketable ," - i946 , * ' " notes—18,580,118 securities; to ^0.—Plans Stock' Splits- adopted; if additional adoption in will the treasury. •; * . . Operating Prov. Y •' (1944 includes for N., Y. Ifederap— ;t—--s-—4 335,815. • 4, 656,265 — 553',219/ ' • 1 —— •t.'Y on Amort, uiebt Net 602,417 Divs. Accounts payable Accrued liabilities '/''' — — 23,614,402 3,193,092 tProv. for Federal and foreign income taxes-— 384,515 contracts and re¬ liabilities, per contra—* 9,691 2%% first mortgage bonds, series due 1965 * 35,000,000 4V*% and 3% first mtge. bonds, series due 1956 Reserve for contingencies, 'ebb; 16,0i0,121 Reserve for pensions 1,175,000 $5 cumulative preferred stock 24,721,860 ^Common stock 44,280,197 Deposits under. U. S. ———— Earned f ;;To'tal t"After surplus —v— — — reserves, for doubtful —_ - the Goodrich Oil Co. of New Haven, both Corp., Conn.,.7 • _ ' . , 1028. p. 50,338,905 — - Y"-" $4,507,529 21,000 268,000 y 248,000% 48,000 Y 48,000 331,447 : 23;000 • . * 117,965 $109,510 $115,657 : 2,490- Y 9,514. ^18 accruals reserve charges ' 24,721,860* or 19,320 , 2,916 11,710 128.831 / 10,360 Y/ 2,916 126,017 Y35.000 Y Y% 46 - • 35,000 345 $6,598 - ... premium (269,078= 27,251 income pfd, 563 declared 164, p. . $163,805' 14,165 -207 2,510 $81,696 ' _—„ stock— $147,199 5,513 5,513 $76,183' — $141,686 be made at the > . $1,321,767 Canadian mortgage bonds at, 100, and interest. due serially May numerical order on — • - - ♦ preferred, stock is^ redeemable^ at the option, of thq company*, or in part,' at any time on 30 days.' notice initially at $107.7S accrued dividends and is. also redeemable through operation ot. whole in the sinking fund on any April 1 on 30 days'/notice initially at $105.25, and accrued dividends. These redemption prices decrease periodically, and after Oofr. 15, any 2; 1951 as indicated herein;/-."'.. LISTING—Company will make application for the' listing of the preferred1.stock and common stock on-the New-i York' Stock Exchange* Bank of =„ , 1947 to Mav • — '- - - Y ..; ' ■' . " v its , ' inventories, which increased" $11,132,663, fronx 1941, to $35,790,148 on April 30, 1946, reflect¬ ing both larger volume and: higher prices./ " y' Y (a) (b) from in Investments Investments $6,366,846 in accounts receivable, which increased $2,044,632; April 30, 1941, to $8,411,478 on April 30, 1946„ on again reflecting both larger volume and higher prices. \ (c) Investments of $14,988,000 for additions to plant and equip¬ ment which exceeded depreciation charges of $7,454,000 by $7,534,000 during the. same period.. These expenditures Include $3,780,986 for acquisition of land and-erectlon. cost of a modern plant for tha; the processing ot tomato products and: baby foods at, Tracy, California. The cost of this plant, together with. Warehouse, when completed will approximate $4,227,000.. date Y "HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in Pennsyl-, July 27,'1900. In 1905 it succeeded to the business of a part¬ nership operating under the same name which had developed from .. vania 15,. 1956. interest payment ■/,' cash, working capital ol the $24,657,485 on April 30, Com¬ . ... company, and its., subsidiaries, in*, Spanish: subsidiary (not consolidated herein), has been,, used in the past fide fiscal. years.Jfor various expenditures, including; among others: ; • * The $1,567,467 . 15,. 1945; - ' Hamilton Pipeline Co.—-Bonds Offered—^Peters, Writer inverse i earnings to finance expansion of factory facilities, ware- eluding Payment will . . • outstanding first mortgage sinking fund 5'%% gold bonds, for redemption *orr Nov. 15, next, at 100'A Nov. 51,597 1208. 171,550 & Christensen, Denver* Colo., are offering: $300,000 first, in $90;454*/ $1,776,926 : Y "PURPOSE—The net 'proceeds (approximately ; $17,680,350) will be Y 173,206 ' applied; to the extent of $5,150,000 tq the redemption: on or prior to Jan. 1, 1947 ofYthe company's outstanding 4%. cumulative preferred./ 2,510 2,487stock at 103 plus dividends. The remainder of the- net proceeds Cr27,393 32,143 (estimated at $12,530,350), will be added to the working capital of the company and;, used in -the business oft. tha,.,company and its sub¬ $1,387,923 $1,633,623 sidiaries- in such manner as business conditions and trade develop¬ 66,156. " 66,156. $1,539,128 V-.Y 14,303 ' ~YYy- 205 3,973 - - at.the office,of,the bank in London, England.—V. 150, p;. 1279.. bated ;Y Commenting on the company's public financing, H. J. II, President, said "until the present time it has been possible to provide for the company's steady ex¬ pansion program through earnings and short-term bank loans.' During recent years, however,, greatly increased? taxes: have made it most difficult to retain sufficient A, have been called Callable $93,485; 76,167 manufacturer of the "57 Varieties" of food products hasi made its first public offering of stock. A group of 62 on 20,272;', (471,121 $90i629^ - - o» (Cr) ■_*—U.--•deductions on $8,748 , 44,025,837 - , (Hi J.) Heinz Co., Pittsburgh—Preferred- and Common/ Publicly Offered — The company, 77-year old and 4,000 4,000 , 900,000 V- The in Paris,' Montreal, Quebec, Toronto, Halifax, Saint John, Charlottetown, Ottawa, Hamilton, Winnepeg, Calgary-, Edmonton, Regina,. Vancouver or Victoria, Canada, or at the holder's option at, the Agency of the Canadian Bank of Commerce in New York, N. Y.> 13,388,655 $2,595,799 in 1945 and machinery and equipment at cost, after depreciation, amortization and 115,628 $11,092 —1 $7,024'; Stock 2,082,884 merce 35,000,000 accounts, discounts and allowances of $3,170,118 in 1946. tReal estate, buildings, 11,333 • revenues™ income—net- $696,425 432,457" 30,346 40,327 change whatever in the present management and con* trol of the Company." • : " 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1,840,729 ) '• ■ 1 94;490r j • ' ■ * long-term debt of ,and interest. 1,042,602 36,543,016 505,976 /house space and inventories. .. "The sale of stock," Mr; Heinz added, "will mean no $4,486,056 - excess »i, taxes All of the series 200,237,521 183,394,898 $771,444 34,690 2,981 5,428 9,362 y.;-Y oper. 1946—12-Mos.—1945 « $60,097 : Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine, Canada, Ltd.—Calls 5^/2% *y ";-y-. -Y; ' /' : 3,15,315^ • $65,668 43,854 Heinz Bonds^— Govt, lated , stock, ($100 par) at $102.75 a share and 200,000 shares of common stock, ($25 par) at $41 a share. Both issues have?: Y " 24,720,795 3,596,437, —— , underwriters headed by Morgan Stanley & Go. on Oct* 10 offered 100,000 shares of 3.65% cumulative preferred —V. 164, p. 1721, 650,119' —. 1946—Mbhthr-1945.. Net income. • plant acquisi¬ JBalance 200,237,521 183,394,898 .LIABILITIES— ' ...Y'Y.-Y. Y. (with respect to foreign. operations now terminated)—— -i.—• cojm- Gas Light Co.—Earnings- ^ VvY'-1 ' Interest $375,508 "" $365,368 154,389 V 148,992 — taxes, Gross income • Inter, Other 368,764 Bank loans new - revenues ments- warrant1.-*- Totaf of of the 134,236 shares of class B stock there will be ex<-, one-third of a share of new common stock. John P. O'Rourke. President, in reply to a stockholder's inquiry, re¬ ported that the company is operating profitably and progressing sat- - Retire, Firms— 1946—Month—1945 * L depreciation profits • 57,149,748 979,743 1,098,09.1 five shares each Balance. Goodrich Oil has been distributing Gulf Ca, below.—V.-163, Fed. income and: 278,122 57,356,381 insurance,, taxes:,, etp——.———' 'Debt discount and1' refinancing charges— * leasehold improvements and otjher defd. chgs._ For Non-oper. With¬ Subsidiary—; tion adjustments General . tCapital assets— and changed Net per Prepaid debentures Taxes ' Statement acquire^ the assets of Oct. on expenses Amort, of contra—;y-y„ 9,691 1,042,602 Investments, advances to other companies'and'YYy^ y Y ^ miscellaneous receivables,, l^ess reserves1,504,347 2,003,026 Postwar refund'of foreign excess profits tax 7 y"~ 'Y . 4% ' of new common. - its registration statement (No. 6465), shares of common stock (par $1).—■ Transportation Goodrich announced 'Y Period End. Aug. 31— Gross revenue- 315,315 - • series A new Maintenance ... . Gulf Power Co.—Earnings— - — . " thc: 35,166 shares of class. A Stock, carrying* a $431' there will be exchanged $21.85 in debentures and two shares accrual, the increase Ltd.—-Registration corporation has the was See Texas —— contracts, re¬ a of the Mines, Sale of fTrada accounts and. notes receivable 38,475,899 46,418,860 accounts and-notes receivable—i,, 1,243^97 816,132excess profits, tax_"i.': Y 1,687,26a Inventories ———————— ' 68,072,264. 55,501,167" and" reimbursable items under U. S. Gov- oh Oct."3 approved plan, each oL the^v 13,878 shares ob $7 preferred stock ©a -1 a dividend accumulation of $68.25, will be exchanged 1 Operation special meeting to be- held on Oct. 18, will split the class A and class B common stock products in Hartford, Meriden, Middletown, Plainville, Clinton and Bethel, Conn., and Providence, R. I." " Post-wat refund of:Federal emment "it eachw of - Dividends Other Cash that is Haverhill Oil 3,381,553 — $100 of ,rpon;. For -r-V. and -Y- .:•'-$. • " 12,352,034 12,850,187 — special meetingrheld a period End* Aug. amendment, the class A stock will be entitled to 80 cents a share pex annum and class B stock to non-cumulative * dividends up tp 40iCents a share annually. If additional dividends are paid, distribution will be at the rate of 10 cents a share for class A.. and. 15 cents a share for class B stock.—V./164,; p. 1595, ; it tin-: 1945 for there Operating ' .. stated , a. Gulf Oil Corp.—Acquires Two 'Y-.Y •$ YV';:.." ——— — . further, company . Under the which 1946—8 Mos.—1945 authorized class A from 100,000 shares to 400,000 shares and the present stock 0,600 On . 'Y" .-- JUNE 30 ' The the The filude? $1,202,914; premiqms and accelerated amortization. iOf which $300,110 in 1946 and $554,47*0 in 1945 is represented by, treasury cqmrmon stock at cost. 1946 includes $45,532 profit on sale of 5,06!> shares ' harrows. heen oversubscribed, 28,816,603 and the plan which discharges the large accruals on the $7 cumulative convertible preferred stock and $3.00 cumulative participat¬ ing class A shares. The plan was approved by a vote of )0.54% of the 7fJc preferred, 82.65% of the A stock and .80.82% of the class B common stock. ' ■ with 1,030,077 1,303,255 36,543,016 50,338,905 • manufacture then will have out¬ standing 254,640 shares of class A stock and 1,360 shares of class A stock in the treasury, while 209,340 class B shares will be outstanding, ' ' ' the over Hathaway Bakeries, Inc..~RecapitaIization Approved' 31,149,935* 1,303,255 • Cordele. Gv^Nbiftr Co., is. announced, that The stockholders at 19,46, The company has. withdrawn filed May 31, covering 500,000 —— Y 1.030,077 ' 53,331,462 — preferred stock-.—— common stock—— Machine is drawn— y ______ It $4,893,408 $46,392,568 $40,842,182 $5,674,697 proposal Gubby 5,244,308 25,905,627 //*' - - year___———291,577 surplus Dividends bonddWriter . to V. 163, p. 3135. -'Dividends common (Peters, expected that carload lots of harrows will be shipped with regular** itjr over the next several: months,"—V. 164,; p* 1595.. * » : Dismissed— authorized class B shares to 216,000. stock split is approved, the company 54,000 **—— ——— ——— surplus at Jan. >' bankers all Hamilton Pipeline Co. GeraldP. Peters and Harold D. Writer respectively President and Vice-president of Peters, Writer £ Christ tensen, Inc., are presently directors of the pipeline company. 21,424^451 Y 18,917,360 i 19,029,411 9,090,430 Y Cooperage^ amendment, common - 166,402,481 224.824,578 207,892,543 —— The . sold-™,----.--—-—112,943,513 159,118,625 144,677,099 23,697,375 20,644,732 18,734,369 2,335,193 " 3,500,190 2,992,929 Y'"; «'//'''./.■'/%;'Y Y/ and refinancing charges * 468,576 t2,111,320 976,624 Other charges—.! 1 <•' • ' 256,434 229,167 538,214 Prov. for Fed. and for'gn inc. taxes 11,231,000 32,099,000 *32,729,000' Prov. for contingencies——. 3,000,000 1,500,000 2,000,000 prior the of which the until four for one. of goods surplus agreement all Bank shall hav® the right to elect two directors at allr t.mes and in case of default under the indenture, the entire board' of directors. Officers and employees of Peters, Writer Si Chfistensenl Inc. have purchased and now own 22JA% of the common stock of the- _ . September, in company , Selling, gen. and admin. exps.,Yi_Y Prov. for depreo. and amortiz./_ •'Interest and amortiz. of debt disct. : 3,692,610 ^. The stockholders- at — recovery 1943 7,273,926 Y 8,283,451 3,350,293 3,031,548- had 144 stores in operation, as against 146 in the same month last year.—V. 164, p. 1594. Y Y//'.Y-/Y';/''i''.,is Y^V/YY.1/-' Y/'YYY'/;^'VY';Y '^/,/YY-^yyyyyyyyy' Y-'Y- • Net 1944 - 7,155,852 Y 4,489,914 4,627,103/ - The , Earned Y _ Period End: Sept. 30—^ . Partial this agreement National capitalization Sales 1946 / 19451944 ; $ * $ $ transportation Y and excise tax deductions-)163,857,141 222,530,675 206,273,349 Other income * 2,545,340 2,293,903 1,619,194- " Under escrow States isfactorily.—V. 164, p. 1595. ; , * 1945 1946 $15,922,870 $19,064,350 $19,159,689 $18,685,538 * Judge William Bondy of United States District Court in New York, > Y., on Oct. 3, granted judgment in favor of the company and dismissed the ocmplaint of the class B debenture holders. Y The Court held that under provisions of the class B debentures declaration of amounts payable out of net earnings was discretionary not mandatory. Class B debenture holders were suing for a sum of more than $800,000 for;- net earnings fOx 4he? years* 1924- to 1944. ) ;;y a similar action has been tried in the Circuit Court of Brown County, Wisconsin, by another group of the class B debenture holders and the railroad company was likewise successful in that case (see V. "163, 2438).; An 'appeal to the Supreme-Court of Wisconsin i$ now pending.—V. 164, p. 1721. , ' , > \ (discounts, —— " 1329. p. Greif Bros. ' retired. an United Christensen, Inc.) harrows ' (B. F.) Goodrich & Co. (& Y Under the the company on Oct, 3 shippedl a carload; of * Atlantic Coast Line Ry. This initial shipment/ maiked the recent completion of their modern farm implement plant, the installation of a substantial amount of machinery and the^ organi¬ zation of a force of mechanics and engineers to completely manufac¬ ture and assemble harrows on a production line basis. The facilities, of their foundry, machine shop and farm implement plant were used 141,191,225 119,539,611 ^ 278.yyY:%/■;/■ Cost been by (H. L.) Green & Co*, Inc*—Sept. Sales Up 16.0%— dividend of 20 cents per share on 1 to holders of reoord Oct. 15. An l>. income issued. are held Harris Foundry & . , Initial distribution of like amount was made on Aug. 1, last.—V. 164, Total & • v 1946 30, ^ 6 Months Ended is have N. • # Net sales ^Capital stock consists of 500 shares (no par) authorized, 100. shar.es stock railway- Y' 103,319,170 137,892,345' 135,234,823 124,933,446 18,550,121. : 46,290,533 47,104,956 48,436,883 from from Net , « 5 -> declared have directors average; agrees to pay to the company on the 10th day of the monthi following a sum equal to the difference between, the bbls. aotually transported and 3,000 bbls. multiplied by 12&C Shipping Han-ows-r- 1946—9 Mcs,—1945 Y From Jan. 1—, Gross profit — $107,822Capital ...shares .outstanding-..*—}\ Y 315,000 Earned per share ———— ,, $0.34 The ry." railway- railway—— Net Net * from Net Pro-, (Canadian funds). ENDED MONTHS SIX FOR EARNINGS . Net a registration statement with the stock. Underwriters, Mark Daniels cents Globe-Union, Inc.—Earnings— • \ Green Bay & Western RR.—Suit a share ceeds will be used for mine development. & ;y Ry..—Earnings— . from Gross ^ , 1 , August—- ' Can.—Registers Toronto, Ltd., 1594, Great Northern , > Co. Mining ' ' 13,345,973 16,104,528 —V. 164, p. company Glencair Union1- to 1946—Month—1945 Sales announced recently that it had completed negotiation through Loewi & Co., of, Milwaukee, for the . sale to au institutional investor of $100,000 10-year serial debentures. * Y Part of the proceeds will be used to install quick freezing equip¬ ment so that the company can hold vegetables for a period of time before canning of them. ' -Y The cannery, which has packed • peas and beans for a. number of years and recently added corn to its operations, is affiliated with Country Gardens, Inc., distributing agency with headquarters in The is subject installed. and $ Gillett, Wis.—Serial Loan Placed Gillett Canning Co., - transaction Period End. Sept. 30-r- - Ltd.—Listing— Exchange admitted to dealings at the opening Sept. 30, 1946, the $1 par capital stock.—V. 164, p. 1594, Of business on The • a contract with the Harpilton. Pipeline Co. dated Nov 17* the Comet Refining. Company agrees to cause to be transported, through the line a minimum of 3,000 bbls. per day monthly .. York Curb New Grand > crude oil pipeline" which runs from, Thermopolls; *Wyo., a distance of ap* a field1 to ; r-»: Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines, "' of share eaoh for 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 shares.—V. 164, p., 1594. * * stock Stores - - ; Brooks. the on 22 (W. T.): Grant Co.~Sept. Sales Increased 20.67%— <5; > .. American S. equipment, Under favorable action by the stock¬ holders of both'companies and to certain other conditions. ?y-YY--;"£' Although a definite date has not been set for action by stock¬ holders, the management of American Stores said that special meet-; ings would be held on or about Dec. 6.';■ Y:""'1"' Y/YVY'/-'< • y;>:/ ;'YY';-Y Y In order to provide sufficient stock to consummate the merger,? American Stores expects to increase its authorized common stock iromY stock. $892,090 222,258 $650,228 railway—— from Gross Net - 1944 1945 1946 • of shares A. 1945, the issue will company. and property, . Spencer will Co. oil real tank-cars. Pumping stations and other neoessary equipment, The line u> completed and in operation. The first oil: pumped thru the line June 22, 1946 and the first cars loaded1 June 25, 1946. During the period from June 22, 1946 to Sept. 1, 1946 ■ 180,136 bbls. were run of which 110,067 bbls. were run during the period to July-31, 1948. ,r ,Y > ; acquire and operate- as a Grand Union properties, and business of The Grand Union Co. and;, approximately 306,000 shares of new capital stock, for dis¬ to Grand Union stockholders in the proportion of 1% American privileges of the Dome Bank all on was " Weed, President of The Grand Union Co., on Oct. 3 announced the completion of negotiations for the union of the properties and busi¬ ness of the two companies through the exchange of the assets of The Grand Union Co. for stock of American Stores Co. Under the plan,. $4,889,509 2,676,064 $4,034,618 $169,504 Y 99,049 mortgage 22.4 miles. Storage facilities are provided, at the field terminal in Themopolis where also is located the loadinsf railroad siding of the C. B, & Q. Ry. This rack has a capacity/ at are ' first a proximately of Grand Union Co.—Proposed Consolidation-^ William; Park^ President of American Stores Co. and J. Crll6,607 $6,710,682. 2,676,064 $392,510 $275,653 ■—. 164, 301,506 Cr9,717 90,752 $498,658 223,005 income Net t)ivs. /. Hamilton and C.—Merged-~ 1 are *i.CoJlipa?,jr owns and operates the at $8,502,110 3,586,315 Crll6,607 140,117 297,902 Cr9,717 Cr 1,077 on ^Authorized 4,147,154 shares; issued 1,314,296 in 1946. treasury Gossett Mills, Anderson, S. $775,052 $10,320,508 $785,766 - long-term debt- Amort, of-prem. on debt Other deductions Int. in See Textron Incorporated below.- . • bonds franchises and rack profits exc. — Y These $102,378,308, at 1945 102. Trustee, The United-States National Denver, Colo. 7 YYY less 5,976 shares-in 1946 and 11,041 shares cost, $300,010 in 1946 and $554,470 in 1945 and intangible capital assets, namely goodwill,, patents and trade¬ marks carried in the books at $57,798,001.-—V. 164, p. 1594. 2,507,732 3,497,737 4,941,727: and $29,348,822 shares, 4,884,666 acquis. —- General . 403,000 lor depreciations- Amort, ' $4,204,837 $51,228,325 $49,551,096 25,033,343 24,750,528 .2,045,721 $4,392,618 revenue Operating Prov. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 Period End. Aug. 31— Thursday, October 10, 194fij at < a business founded at Sharpsburg, Pa., in 1869 by H. J. Heinz. The jVolume 164 President is the the- Heinz Of The and label Heinz -1 row head the -.-Notes :-vi-v- company. the* trademark and Varieties." "57 The Other operates 13 factories, 137 pickle receiving, and- salting stations, receiving stations, and 9 pea viners, located in important v.- -employees one tomato 48 producing areas throughout the United States. The com¬ subsidiaries also' operate two factories in Canada, one. in varieties principal ( .The and ether and condiments. tomato produced products, to Due baked are soups, baby foods, ketchup beans,t pickles, vinegar,-spaghetti, the- governmental the war, restrictions on management possible ments Reserve post-war for plant compensation income preferred claims treasury 5,000,000 shares) __ Total but all mental percentage of domestic sales are of products during the war years with govern¬ Heinz UNDERWRITERS—The factories, restrictions container and raw the limitations material chase products 5,000,000 the respective underwriters' have amounts set forth severally agreed to Brown Chaplin & and Clark, Dodge Clark W. Paul The H. & company processes the raw products of -agriculture into pre¬ pared food products. The number of such finished products requires wide variety of riw ■ materials, obtained from many different geo-. Dominick & Drexel graphical locations;' Elworthv The company annually' contractk with farmers for hiajor raw ma¬ terials, such as tomatoes, cucumbers, peas and other vegetables. Con¬ tracting takes place- In advance of the growing season and specifies the acreage to be grown, the price to be paid and the minimum Equitable I. • Fauset, The the market. open dairy as Root Glore, 2,000 and. flour, These recipes confidential are quality and individuality to the resulting products In all and J, give material Raw from the is farm trimmed, washed, on to the kitchens where it is usually cooked kettles with the .other ingredients called for eted which' after the either tainers, finished glass or Carl M. inspected, and --y:• j -■ cooked spaghetti, many soups, mustard, salad dressing, and peanut butter are made throughout the year ac¬ the company's- recipes and processes In. modern kitchens. cumul. tCommoir pfd. stock v V stock ($25 Authorized • ($100 par) . 100,000 shs. 100,000 shs. par)2,000,000 shs. 1,500 Ry. Co,___l 1,500 $100). The -offered are preferred tAt » , the stock * stock. preferred five- - of V stock and The of 5,000 remaining authorized 100,000 shares of- cumulaunissued-and not - designated as- to series. Union time effected, ($25 par), the as the authorization ($100 of reclassified company stock common par) : into and increased the total cumulative its 360,000 of ' 500: 2,000 of. 2,000 j? ©04 shares main the DIVIDEND since 191 Hf 4 ©nly $88,766. dividend cash bave been of In rat6 of $6 per year the $100 par on ; this of common halls, The * stock :to> bd outstanding. 19^4? ,.' 2,500 . 5,000 500 . 2,000, . and1 commissions, - Selling; Bad gen, & ajimin. debts written off, expenses^— 24,643,198 net—9,022 income ,:v; The Income * income 2.. loss in Net ; income Preferred the 19,620,963 360,687 taxes ._ 674.508 foreign investments for contingencies.—it 1,380,000 voted to earned surplus 332,020 200,000 _:u—a—;?-. - " 4,Q52;084 7 t $1,642,802 672,122-' 648,245 1,208,917 661,457 •$1,909,346 333(100 2,817 27,599 3;765 41,639 - $55,520 >V 3,083 ' 25,169 ♦$1,881,747' • $358,269 27,134'' 26,260 *'• 41,652 r 333,918 "" 330,564 _; ' ;_ f$101,185 164,' " $10,785 t$2,242,799 . ' $1,445 Subs.)—Earnings— > 6 MOS. 1946 ENDED $671,422 - 30 1944 $2,801,447 fi**' $221,688 — JUNE It 1945. $1,232,614 >1,010,926 — i. :V 1209; p. $1,943,286 2,130,025" 1,358,326 $564,960 23,831 36,879 ' 6J.989 $245,519' income $708,301; $646,949 54,609 74,822- 67,090 58,018:; 67,768 65,601 692 •ui :i?> 1,260" 9,480 191,949" ; , "189,012 •?. V 41,897' taxes $315,765 , cf. Income of par value, « of on Big Boards stock from 416,3I8M2 $552,856 $393,685 l,2p0,00(> and 37,166 hand on supplies at and cost in transit.—_. less reserves—j.- assets- claim against Total ; It ? - - l LIABILITIES-4— ; ; Government— -81,998 147,122 127,714 35,821- I, $4,731,456 *" $47,000 accruals-——_ and foreign taxes_— 40,568 $4,666)992 **' ' Drafts payable Reserve for U. ^S. 1 ■ 697,258 150,420 92,377 » - 1,328,725 1 i.; 4 Accounts payable1 including 7- 293;528 1,032;066 program taxes Mexican 210,094^ 1,282,154 — income 111,176 241,913 141,793 r Other advances, claims and deposits-— Prepaid and deferred charges ; $15,01)0 183,537 113,397 74,524 _ Reserve for contingencies. SpHt*rUp~- ^ - approving rubber 1945* 1,200,000 receivable and 3<5i,> JUNE rl946- Sj/Government securities^i_*i.j.i_ij.__——_ Allowed new amend the charter- by eliminating the of 7%, preferred stock which was* called for 1, 1946.—V. 163, p. 3285. - will vote Nov; 7 on ;' Prepaid Mexican •' capital; from $4,700,000 to $5,000,000. BALANCE SHEET, ;; Patents, trade- names, - etc.^.^_^-~xi. Adva,nces in connect, with shrub;-cult, cer¬ or CONSOLIDATED 250,421 230,000 Statutory, reserves accumulated by subs, under. Mexican ^ law _.^ 115,754* Reserved-foreign exchange conv. differenced—_. (595,832 shares). Capital surplus ;_ I Earned' surplus proposal to chahge shares of $5 par value a Capital stock 88,606 : 7,802 2,979,160. 412,862. - .7,434 2,979,160 less - - . rev.—electric Operation •• 7,880,023:' and* deferred charges--- —- i:^,.TptaI. —V. 800,110 $4,731,456 ___ $4,666,992 162, p. 986. 798,612 — The 133,773 1,797,584 on 1,576,717 1,786,313 1,596,874 ——— Prov, & accel. of use 2,400 All Fed. for profits excess other inc. 1,386,297 1,418,119 , $5,223,»4 r 156,000 and . .91,877,. . form.-feed $82;350 v $4,637,987 4,573; 69,123 :t machine, three ; .. punch, the electric multiplier and divider, the electric accounting machine with three-line listing feature, an collator with alphabetic-feature, an improved-con¬ electric 3,942,155 - 271,198 principle, device for the electric punched-card- accounting typewriter with "proportional spacing and type faces; the" EleCtromatic' manifest typewriter-, a new / portable time recorder,' A "new" time-control unit with newly, designed secondary clocks, the* IBM electric' Chinese typewriter. and the- new wireless translating system embodying IBM and Filene-Finlay patents. ,- taxes— taxes improved 1,600 of properties;'.^■' Prov. new this by punched-card tinuous maintenance def. as a re- for reprs. 1,600 / machine to employ electronics for multiplication corporation- to its-line: of" products utilizing Thomas J. Watson, President, announced The machine is known as the IBM electronic multiplier. or improved machines include the electric and printing Sept. 30. Other ' 200 business added punched-card reproducing limited-term investments— electric ■ first been •the $1,880,253 $20,234,424 $21,028,856 557,100 7,670,108 7,020,127 405,207 has j 548,821 2,953,7^5 151,402. the' Electromatic new —V. 164, p. 1595. -V ^ - . 73,023-: 7,172,21T 35,647,784 ? 1,327,785 Net oper. $455,124 revenue Other income—net 6,525- 45,293 International Great Northern >- Gross income Total income _ $461,649 deduct,— 82,252 $4,707,1 JO. $86,923- $5,268,557 Gross 82,150 1,060,286 2,334,535 4,'773 $3,646,824 389-588 $2,934,022 389,588 $3,257,236 $2,544,'434 rNet Net c 233.76L 896,535 1,226,669. 524,370 Net-income: $379,397 Balance $06,286,352 $82,677,845 —V; 164, pi" 1209. _____4_„,4. a— . ry, . Net from Net •* rjr. 20,050,1902;498;109*' 5,749,382" 274,503 income— —V. 164, p. 1200; . v - ■'■/. ■-> ,, .t ' l .1 1944 . 17,842,443 railway— oper. I. > < --, • ■ T ■ .' f: $2,626,257 793,386 1943*1 $2,447,490 820,248 280,757- 351,448 20(4661J68: 19,464,350 . ' ~ Gross-from' railway—— .1,262,760 Dividends applicable to preferred stockSi_^_—. . from from From Jan. 1— * ,'v> RR.—Earnings— _„1946 ...1945 railway-—_ $2,220,809 $2,467,105 railways—257,229 633,742 oper. income-^, 3,002 * 230,580 August—• ; ». > ' 28,970,281* 412,"861 680,818 - 1946—12 Mos.—1945 181,047 • 1 20,736,438 $1,949,752 : 151,694 suit •' 26,741,663 ' 1^59 403 " — Co.—Earnings- 1946—Month—1945; Maintenance ! • 5;213,969 (net)— Stock Depreciation of; conw said; that the increase in the number-of common make the company eligible for listing, its stock on, the Exchange.—V;. 158, p. 10347' ^ .v - will York Oper. 100,000 3,400,034; 3,664,565 200,000' *' 200,000 3,400,034 !•> 3,664,565 73,023 reserves - Jpther assets' shares of $2.50 par " value, two new shares, to be issued for each share held. It was stated that the capital and International Business Machines Corp.—New Products hand__i_—____^$3,160;928 $6,763,565 obligations-V at' cosi^'*; :VvT ____—_________ expenses 84,253 0; •$53,781*: tlncom'e.—Y: profit Accounts ■ Houston Lighting & Power "-''Vv Company Consolidated current Fjrepaid^ U. shares Period End. Aug. 31 BALANCE SHEET; APRIL 30; 1946 market $69,769)—* assets $10 only-with . 124,183 "750,000 4 4,052,084' investments Fixed 9,379,891 •$28,307 $52,703 "$61,004 charges— COMPARATIVE directors The 3,029,346 1,621,354 1;497,298 128,808 -:'i 500,000 ■■r Inventories - $11,022,693 68,955 Cash" further - outstanding-common Amort, "of receivable—trade, solidated shares to 22,074 832,637 1,733,815 3,137,996 1,371,065 ASSETS— v.-;' * Cther on 1946—8 Mos.—1945 assets— of exchange '; $95,OQO for company and $108;513 for .# form 432,893 1,649,515 V, 1,910,000- taxes, < less .±lsi ■ Cash in banks and on Cnited States Govti ? (approx. to made New dividends {Accounts the voted" to- change- the paf' value" 01 the common stock from no par, to $10. per June' 19 onr thus increasing stated to , „ change be 10,705,156 . . the may 375,487 dividends; ; indicate value, 11,441,371 - Common in /' The stockholders 63,693,999 " . held be surplus of the corporation would not be changed.! Foreign; taxes, less post-war refund: Possible par Cr4,435 post-war refundu- General prov, $10 10,041,026 664,130 profits exc. value, par to the-parent company only for the'half ended June-30, 1946 shows: Total--income, $52,275; expenses, $61,569; provision for U. S. and foreign income taxes (after deduction foreign tax credit against U. S. taxes, $9,921; net loss, $19,215^ Fixed 5,376 deductions Federal 11 84,474" ; Statement Shrub 11,065,884 income >V> Federal resort 9,702,624* - no called of underwriters. are- no of to 500,000 also shares Total the account" and rU.;:.-jr $90,30#-" $372,482' After deduction-of foreign tax credit against U. S. taxes, 1,500 " -. city which will include restaurants, bars, '. cafes, beauty: parlors, etc., " all; of which/ are' to: be leased, stamped in Other amusement an -w—,9,274,977 427,647* Crrossproifl^' , shares, $205,911 103,948 Net'* income' N^ev.—Files With; SEC— build May List New-Shares 93^351,553 22,795,577 $127,418' 5,223 income come 2,000 5,000 . 500" Hoover Co;;7 North Canton; Ohio— Plans* less discounts, returns and allowances 114,150,564" 112,815,488 of goods sold_—— 80,223,367 78,948(651; stock .5,00*0 500', .. 6,000 3,000 » • Cost and appropriate RR.—Earnings— Selling-, general and adrpin. exps.__ Provision for- depreciation—: Other charges to income_i.__j.i__— "Provj for-" U.' 3. and' Mexican-* in¬ 2,000 A50p • 1944 $' Crdss- sales to more $1,502,342 "-$1,345,303 $10,498,630 1,374,924 1,139,392 "10,526,937 sales— Total 1,500 1,500' of Other . redemption as of Aug. 1045 ": of been 1946—Month—1945 - • Income ■ deficit Gross - to There stockholders authorized .- capital stock broaden capital a 7,000 500 v Cost Oct. 2 filed' a letter of notification wfth- the SEC common ($10 par) Offering - pricey $10 a ' share. corporation, authorized CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT EndecJ April 30*--". . used Western tificates was Tears the 300,000. has Sales, of; guayule' rubbeh... 1,500 ; 50O certificates. - common to number . The New York: Stock Excha,nge on Oct. 4 directed that beginning Oct! 18 deliveries in settlement of Exchange contracts in common stock share, • fixed Materials 1947; on; the 1,409,064 sharesi of; : allocated of provide Intercontinental Rubber Co. (& Holly Sugar Corp.—Listing, Etc.— Thfe Treasurer of the company intends- to' recommend at the Decem¬ ber quarterly dividend meeting of the board of directors of the company that an initial-dividend of 45 cents a share" be paid in Jan., : on be lndividuals. a $1,500,000 was paid while earnings amounted to 1933 a dividend, of $1,200,000' was paid while the of operations was a loss of $880,824.'1 Dividends paid: at the $811,555. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME, f 500 Corporation shares of will old- an to results ©tock .during the past five years.- -- 1932 1,015 gambling cash' dividend on the - net profit of the cash dividends paid a thq company and its subsidiaries exceeded In each, of- the respective years except in-1932* and *1933-.: In of amount the income •Deficif. 1,000 & Proceeds The1 consolidated i consolidated for ,the every year oper: Net 1,500 1,000 5,000 , The company are (as POLICY—Company- hail paid1 stock common shares treasury ry. Total 500 . ; Hell, Inc., Las Vegas; presently are unisstied in entire year outstanding in the- hands of the public, being- now-offered; 230,936 shares reresult of- the reclassification of 57,734 I shares qf common stock, $100 par), and the remaining 360,000 shares ©re authorized; but unissued; "i 200,000 shares increase' In This the Misc. deductions— 4,000 1,000 ——— ' : to 150,000 to stockholders rev. from ry. oper. Total share of the 201,880 the respectively 1,500 St —Vs. 164, pv 1595. 6tock ($25 par) tov 2,000,000 - shares, and exchanged each outstanding $100 par stock for four shares of $25 par stock. 2,000,000 authorized shares of common stock ($25 par), 1,209,- common to are 1,500 : : Of the split-up. split-up and authorized of expenses. 1,500 1,500 3,000 — Walker Yarnall; shares amount from revenues, 7,000 4,000 . 1' Securities to transferring 2,000 Company_____________^__r. The :■ common authorized H. for 1,500 500. : White, Weld Wisconsin Company,,-.^......-; Dean--Witter:& Co.-_^_____v.^-__ preferred authorized 1,440,000 shares of number G; & The" 2,500 : Anthony- & ■ amounts meeting oper. Net . 6,000 ;■„ • Thonid,s the Other income 2,500 4,000 500' "Tucker, by thereof stock Railway tax accruals ; Equip. & jt. fac. rents— 6,000 ' 1,500 2,000 Sutrb'- St' Co.: ? 3.65% cumulative preferred; stock now a series of the authorized cumulative are capital stoqk, the stated cap¬ 1,500 5,000: , Stroud stock'are same was shares shares 100,000 unissued such increased oper. Net 1,500 Singer, "Deane & Scribner___^ Smith, Barney. & Co! |; St Company, .Inc.'___. 1,409,064 shs. (■ •Oh Oct: 8, 1946, the company increased its authorized- capital stock by authorizing 200,000 shares of cumulative preferred stock (par In would value, Indiana Harbor Belt 4,000 500 t 1. that 4,000 - Scranion W. Chas. be out two-for-one Period End. Aug. 31— 2,500 Riter-: dutstandi'ng the stated between special Ry. , ;CAtJ$^ZAro *3.65% 4,00.0 1,500 Merrill,' Turben; &' Co ■ . 1,500 2,000* Moore, Leonard St. Lynch, F. S; Moseley St. Co; Maynard.B. Murch & Co,_____^_________. Newhard, Cook St: Co, Paine, Webber; Jackson St, Curtis Fhillips,' -Schmertz' & Robinsoh Piper, Jaffray St Hopwood__;;i._,_^_u______ present and purpose of considering and voting upon the Articles of Incorporation necessary to carry out above-mentioned recommendation. The affirmative vote of the holders of two-thirds of the outstanding capital stock is required for the apprvoal of such amendments.—V. 164, p. 1595. : 1,500 Co"._______— the 7,000 ; Loeb, Rhoades & 2, 1655;: p. the 500 : ; be Split-Up and Increase that two-for-one, carried payable of 24, 1946, amendment to 1,500 ; E. Masten St Company. ■ __T_ McDonald" Company___i_ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenneii & Beane;__;_____; sauces, cording to & 161, to of be the Oct. 2,000 A. in ste&m packby the recipe, Baked beans, eeveral Hutton A 6,000 500 J.ii-y/:•, prior stock.—V. common will Ohio. right account accounts: to are 6,000 5,000 will in surplus 5,000 Lehmar) Brothers product is. filled automatically into con¬ tin, capped,- sterilized, labeled, and" cased tor the* market. * E. the Nov. Payment Columbus, have surplus purpose balance 1,000 i! dividends; and Bank, shall account, $421,380.44, and $487,079.56 of the to capital stock account. Giving effects to Sept. 30, 1945, the close of the last fiscal year, remaining In the earned surplus account from which balance 2,000 5,000 & Anderson share per National shares lecommended be as potential, market 10,000 i ■ B.Hilliard St J. W: * passed Co Janney, & Co. Kay;: - Richards; & Co.;_"__-_^ Kidder, Peabody & Co'.!_~-__i W: O; Langley■, &;" C6.___: Lee' HIgginson' Corpdration____ casfes, by properly sterilizing the contents. of the sealed containers imme¬ diately after filling. 5 v ■ , ~ Some* products; such as pickles, are preserved by the use of proper Ijickling procedures; .using vinegar, salt.sug.ar and spices, w ,-yy ■ the finished product- isr packaged sb" that it will keep reasonable length of time, generally several years, this is achieved a .•••? Hornblqwer & Weeks______;_^___; E. F.. Button' & Company__;-_;____; ' - Ellis surplus transfers increase 1,000 Ripley & Co., Inc Hawley, Shepard and CompanyHayden, Miller & Co._________ Hemphill,-Noyes & - kitchens. & paid-in ■ The 2,500 7,500 ; redemption on Nov. 7, 1946, for 908 shares of 6% cumulative convertible be split-up, will the dividends 2,000 Co._____ Harriman departments in two locations and makes the greater part of its own tin cans. The machinery for closing tin containers is rented. Most of the products of the company are prepared ready to serve from recipes developed in the company's own research laboratories experimental 500 & Green, Supplies, such as containers, labels and shipping, cases, are) for the most part purchased, although the company operates' can making and Corp, capital the 4,000 4,000 2,000 Corp have value, such 2,500 Co called • for company be increased from $1C0,940, or $1 per share, with the 100,940 shares of capital stock presently outstanding to earned 2,500 4,000 MacGregor, Inc Goldman, Sachs & Co. Graham, Parsons & Co.__________ open market throughout - Forgan Glover mustard seed, and such are purchased on the beans, crops, products;. meat the year. & Boston of 1,500 1,500 California equipment, machine plant it has departments.—V: 164, three-story retail or $5 per share, with respect stock to be outstanding after such stated 4,000 Co._ Co Steele First First of & $27.50 at the par the of 1,000 (_. Co ital respect to v'"- V'. . Securities Estabrook quality that will be acceptable. The company in most instances provided plants or seeds for contract plantings, Fruits are obtained through contracting from orchardists or buying on & without capital ■V Pont & Its $1,009,400, 2,000 Co.—___ Dominick—— du Texas. field oil In and directors 1,500 ■ materials; The 500* '.■ Co & Francis , of Dallas, TheSe & Son, Antonio, in Stated Value of Shares— 6,000 ; Co. & include plants. Huntington of 1,500 . Co.______ & Davis The 5Q0 5,000 Sons_____ Company.:— E. lines Illinois Zinc Co.—Plans 2-for- 1 pur¬ 20,000 .. Alex. Its power 1946, to convert said shares into Common 15,000 stock at Holders below: Preferred company by other packers under specifications as to quality set forth by the company, end sold under the Heinz label. The- company manu¬ factures no merchandise for sale under purchasers' private labels. '* standards made Dr5,773,400 Dr5,773,400 Morgan Stanley & Co._—_ Baker, Watts & Co ; Blyth & Co., Inc._ Raisins, Swerl (a synthetic detergent), and Magic Onions (deonions). As part'of a policy for .expanding the hotel and restaurant' division a few other products—orange juice, grapefruit juice and canned fruits and vegetables—have been produced for the San offices and wholesale company has called of the sinking fund, preferred -Number of Shares- Maid a, The account 24,061,333 com¬ order to maintain sales volume began distribution of a few produced by other manufacturers. These now include Sun- in pany small a in of Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co.—Partial Redemption— $66,286,352 $82,677,845 - While ^manufactured from Dallas Rupe Pancoast, . Briggs-Weaver 279. p. 36,000,000 12,114,763' _ (57,734 of Briggs-Weaver company, which celebrated its 50th anniversary is one of the oldest distributors of industrial machinery machine shop, a 257,600 36,00,000 _ in Texas, and stock common banking firms had acquired Briggs-Weaver in 1944. supplies in Texas. tools, water works and ,25,000 _— stock'-, (par *$109)——.._ stock Dallas, Robertson Co., Inc.—Acquisition— the August, 466,996 25,000 $100)___ (par of purchased and 1,750,000 ■V taxes_;._—________ stock has and u surplus Common .1,912,703 : to repairs workmen's future cumul. Common Earned 1,912,703 Co., Dewar, The 1,899,331 3,000,000 profit-sharing plan in foreign invest¬ : — for and in 1,899,331 3,000,000 Li Reserve Machinery after .'" payable corporation Texas Investment losses — for equipment 4% 1,496,564 The and contingencies—;— for ■ company v; able. : their 'estates, officers _ for Reserve 6,126,707 1,200,118 L__. former for • of tin- the use 5,061,873 to Reserve discontinued production of a ' number of varieties such- as cooked macaroni, chili con carhe, puddings and mincemeat.' Production of other varieties, such as baked beans and soups, has been limited by governmental regulations which still continue. The company expects to restore production of discontinued and limited varieties as increased supplies become availduring due Reserve England, one in Australia and an olive plant' in Spain. A second factory in England is expected to be in operation in the fall of 194Q. 3,955,011 — liabilities—— or. $2,500,000 3,345,964 - year Reserve agricultural pany's liabilities current Other' liabilities, company $2,500,000 —■■ trade___ payable, Accrued under Houston Oil Field Material banks;.!,, payable, ■Accounts its subsidiaries are engaged principally in the and- sale of an extensible line of food products. packing products processed by the company are all distributed processing, The food LIABILITIES— grandson of the founder' and Is the third generation family to company ' the THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 "v. 2,319,333 ; ' •■' C / 6/238,732 2,317,894 7,664,012 2,828,289 i-V us i&72 C&'&ubs.)—E^rn. International Hydro-Electric System 1946—3 Mos.—1945 Pdriod End. June 30— 1946—6 Mds.--1945 Operating revenue $22,593,036 $21,713,827 $45,672,168 Other income' (net)jaLiM.<. 682,571 561,012 ^=*1,225,391 ? Operating Estate ~U3- Operating inclVl expens., '»"purchased than Taxes* (other t'^ome taxes)1' ; 9,274,982 8,346,325 18,434,597 17,402,585 1,440,948 3,000,437 2,798,121 -ft — J In- 2,266,926 —ft— -i Intf. On funded debt and t ether debt of subs—j debents. on m . . , ft ; i 398,520 ft;: —and 270,271 398,520 1 expense 257,646 WbUr? for Tli?Si,:inc^ie'«nU-Ii • profits taxes 1 1,686,711 " . " _ „ „a„ • 1 • debt. disc, and exp., „ nh007,350 4,509,356 3,463,490 The SEC i, will be used increase to ft 2*757 525,707 5,513 1,051,414 309,788 201,660 691,470 415*883 Operating Operation £;ot subsidiaries±iJiiiiifttfft,>178>448 190,473 385,752 384,490 — full 164, subsidiaries.—V. Taxes 422. p. v7 . 15,164 res!^^abcrUaIs'» Other ' 1946—12 Mos.—1945 7 $1,722,008 $1,575,312 817,591 728,545 f\ ; 240,693 200,015 13,546 , -7,992 " " . . , .152,778 . y18,750 ^05,833 $423,357 $38,760 $32,745 income—net___i' ,121,616 , 9,166,V >? 10,^4l6- income- oper. Subs.)—Earnings— $156,532 $135,168 78,213. 59,150 mT49,992',,14*544 _______________ Utility 1 ' ( . .. . 1946—Month—1945 July 31— revenues Retirement currently declared on preferred stocks of basis not accrual capital. working Jamaica Public Service Ltd. (& $l,l'33,44Tj,d£f.$185,52p $4Q5,517 d6f.$8'4,025 income net Net loss from •». Net avail, Net $831,411 $719,411 261,039 199,252 160,984 2,518,320 204,799 167,990 ry. income - —V}. 164, p. 1535. ftft.ft ,• $388,139 Dr206 10,806 Dr4,604 $434,163 w deductions—Interest, 'etc.l_ll-l"— 1,651,838 103,169 Federal Ground for ' , ready for Power Co.—Files In Change in Plan— amended the reorganization plan it has on file Exchange Commission. v'ft'iftft consist of $19,400,000 of 'new first mortgage bonds and 3,000,000 ($3.50 par) common shares. •The bonds are to be sold at competitive bidding. »{i The original plan filed in August* 1945,: called for $19,000,000 of bonds and 3,000,000 shares, ($3.50 par) common. ■ ,ftft,ftftftftftft ft" The revisea plan provides two possible methods of accomplishing the Capitalization under the revised plan would >*, recapitalization. for calls One '.competitive bidding if, in of sale the 2,700,000 shares common opinion, this directors' would at would publicly. '< proposal other The sold to distributed be raise - 1• provides This new common proceeds plus from be / ' *' ' ; \ Syndicate Sales— ■ . r' Robert L. Smith, has ■of reported that Investors Inc. and of the companies. its * three " General Sales and sales during the issuing companies, "Funds," were " tl of model community new - and on land recently the giant Willow Run (Mich.) first units are expected to be Joseph W. winter, Prazer, President, 1954 (after Manager, month of August, 1946, Investors Syndicate of the best in the history at $10,000 and certificates for Investors Syndicate of America, Mutual, Inc., $65,900 for Investors Selective Fund, Inc. ,lv This Jof record of 1945. new business which business new was for for Inc. totaled Aircraft almost these Corp., West Hartford, -Files Conn. triples the amount in August, companies i-yy investors Syndicate is the principal underwriter and investment manager for Investors Syndicate, of America, Inc., Investors Mutual, Inc.; Investors Stock Fund, Inc., and Investors Selective Fund, Inc. —V. 164, p. 423. ■"•■: -.-.v ■ ■ *.•,'•• Iowa Public Service Operating Operation Co.—Earnings— /" / revenues Provision — —; Ea^t Palestine, 0«—Files other than Federal income company will be used for or on for other expansion and improvement There corporate purposes. of are ^J;iNet earnings . Other income—net Gross Int. • 3r.CS — income — pharges, special charges and :other deduct. ..* COoNet , •" "v" - income Dividends 686,128 underwriters. End'. 1946—Month—1945 Sept. 30— ''•'»' - A . ••_,.* .j-.'.j .■ j.'-, "■■■- ^ V wT ."i •. .**•••'.• >:■ • — pfd. stocks — $1,269,945 43,508 $2,051,100 1,096,003 $1,318,453 $955,097 $650,858 334,902 • 662,595 304,186 18,546,932 Period End. Sept. 30— ^ "•.1" ^ ^ ^ Oper. expenses 559,316 Other —V. 164, p. 650,910 1722. $315,955 taxes the company ■1 ;• A .• -' A 77,712 •i'.. 164, p. stores in operation, as 1596. Lane-Wells A . loans r • " 1946—Month—1945 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $4,064,894 $3,189,537 $33,177,834 $26,636,819 . * . .. - : ' rehabilitate to \ *. 15- : > • p. and expand 2944. ..." • - the com¬ .ft •'•ft ft •' * V-.. • ft-- '■■; 28,764,000 1596. ;'y - . " y "ft tion for several years has maintained Its general offices Exchange Building which has been acquired through purchase the outstanding stock of the Exchange Realty Corp.—V. 164, company p. 1723. the (Ky.)—Weekly Output— fbr Hhe week company kwh., with compared as ended Oct. 21,436,000 kwh. 34.2%—V. 164, increase of an 5,-1946. for the 1724. p; ft the of .ft--.-, " ft • - quarter *' ended Sept. 30, 1946, deliveries by this corpora¬ approximately $1,960,029, which represents the highest deliveries of light planes and parts in its 12-year totaled history, according to L. H. P. during Klotz, President. the month of September also were than firm's wartime production of military planes and parts, and amounted to approximately $835,600, Mr. Klota any month one added. The of ;-ft •■ week line :.;.ft:.::/ •>•.■ since greater the ended Oct. 5 production saw :y .•• the 2,000th SILVAIRE off of Luscombe"s V-J Day.' All this production has been Dallas, Texas, in the company's new modern 100,000 square-foot plant located on a 700-acre plant and airport site, where than at 1,200 persons the at which which employed. « plant currently is the are Production of announced was Luscombe are Luscombe per day, most of model SILVAIRE. publicly lightplanes all-metal and foreign through Quarterly markets. system a popular the In which 1947 Oct. on are the •» * all-metal lightplanea 65-horsepower model SILVAIRE Deluxe, has also been started. being distributed In both 5, now United includes ft "ft - - . . 15 two-place, nearly States they are han¬ distributors and 500 delivery figures from the beginning of follows: as :ftft,ftft 1944 ' =*'.*t.:^x.v /:/,ftft^/.:^ft:ft;.ftft;ft;-.;ftft:ftftftft quarter 4th $695,552 quarter-. ♦Includes ft 1,960,029 claims filed in and subsequent August, 1945 ft $2,243,852 of Lytton's, 949,619 964,101 1,176,451 < ft Lytton's, Henry C. & Co.—August Sales— Period End. Aug. 31— -ft ' 1946—Month—1945 1946—7 ♦Sales $928,708 2,338,275 202,929 164, p. 282. ♦Sales its " ,' ■ Mos.—1945 $1,513,759 $13,746,291 subsidiaries are *1,994,636 :ft termination date 1944ft-; $1,928,511 1,613,777 ' — to ?/•:);;.%ft 1945 ft 1946 - —... quarter quarter $8,504,458 licensed and departments, in¬ cluding those from the State Street ^tore in Chicago, stores in Evanstoa and Oak ft The not Park, 111,, and Gary, Ind., licensed departments in'stores in. sales of Young-Quinlan Co, of Minneapolis. .ft company has expanded its group insurance program to include its employees and their dependents but also those of its only subsidiary firm, Young-Quinlan Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., Willard W. Cole, Executive Vice-President, announced. ft .... "'ft ft' ' ft-ft. "ft The plan is being underwritten by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. on basis a whereby the employees contribute fixed amounts and the balance of the entire cost is borne by the employer.—V. 164, p. 1330. Magnavox Co.—Annual Report Shows Current Sales Ahead of Last Year—ft Richard A. Aft O'Connor, President, -in dealing with its operations ended Feb. 20, 1946, said in substance: for the fiscal year Total sales for the year amounted to $16,801,546, as compared with $28,052,006 during the preceding fiscal year. The reduction in salea primarily from the cancellation of government con¬ V-J Day and the time required to reconvert our and procure materials for the resumption of civilian pro¬ resulted volume tracts following began Net the March for, the Feb. * for vSales Building, largest office building in El Dorado, Ark., has been purchased by the above company as part of a general ex¬ pansion program, Col. T. H. Barton, President, announced on Oct. 3. .. "Expansion in operations and growth-of the company necessitated greater space, and it will modernize and otherwise adapt and im¬ prove the building to its uses as materials and labor become available," Col.-Barton said. ' ft ?•>'.: ft-' . ;• M the 925,804 $1,223,006 356,532 356,532 duction. Building in El Dorado— Exchange all 932,377, $1,720,607 . For facilities Lion Oil Co.—Buys The 78,469 $86,546 8,980 Expands Group Insurance for Employees— 1946—Month—1945 1946—9 Mos.—1945 : ft $7,039,225 $6,969,426 $61,746,489 $58,544,289 - of $2,148,810 Luscombe Airplane Corp.—Has Record Plane Deliv¬ eries— -'"A ft.ftft: Corp.—September Sales 1.0% Higher— Period End. Sept. 30— Sales », $2,752,984 Electric Co. & of six other Illinois cities; and on Lerner Stores The $165,015 65,177 output months.—V. >• Co.—Places Loan Privately—A 3^% and company 164, p. ftft/'ft :,;..64'' 53 $186,601 Louisville Gas totaled 3rd Oct. 3 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 39,000 shares ($4 par) convertible class A stock and 19,500 shares (10c par) common on behalf of the company and 19,000 shares of ($4 par) class A and 9,500 shares of the common on behalf of Carl C. Langevin, President of the company. Offering price, $5,125 a unit, consisting of one share of class A stock and one-half share of common. 3,000 units are reserved for sale to certain officers and employees of the company. Underwriters, Hill, Thompson & Co., Inc., New York. Proceeds will be used for payment of indebtedness and to increase working capital. ' -ft —V. $2,139,824 164, p, 1330. 2nd Sales Rose 27.4%— Langevin Co. Inc., New York—Files With SEC— ; The 1,742,685 $2,715,612 37,372 $252,778 income domestic loan of $1,500,000 has been made to this company by bank 2,178,040 $164,951 Dividends applicable to preferred stock —V. 1st Period End. Sept.30— Sales '**' 142,000 $252,725 , dealers. 1596. 164, p. ■. Gross Income Int. & deducts. Output S, , '••.,•. !, 16,516,124 164,290,628 149,954,946 Lane Bryant, Inc.—September —V. .116,240 oper. revenuesIncome (net) other Mos.—1945 resr. Appropriation ; f 1946—12 $1,124,145 $13,570,986 $13,740,512 545,721 6,877,017 6,690,257 200,296 890,606 2,316,720 71,177 909,711 851,026 159,596 taxes Propty. retirement . 1946—Month—1945 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $11,195,755 $9,197,008 $99,945,449 $84,845,864 Sales —V. in .C-r,fWRaiance 1 that Co*—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 > $1,165,589 dled 918,380 : _-_v accrued on announced , revenues more 1946—9 Mos.—1945 fij ,(•■ 663,331 367,178 * 2, -if Siboney Distilling Corp. and its brand names. as agent for the buyer In arranging the Period End. July 31— manufacturing no (S. II.) Kress & Co.—Sept. Sales 21.7% Higher- 2,954,737 $2,024,275 26,825 taxes__—__ Prov., for est. Fed. inc. and ex. profits taxes— of acted Oper. for At Sept. 30, 1946ft the company had 699 against 708 a year before.—V, 164, p. 1596. $6,834,278 335,567 692,315 depreciation name Brothers Deliveries - Oct. 2 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 5,000 shares (no par) common. Offering price, $10 a share. Pro¬ >, 'j 1945 576,614 — T for 1946 $7,479,162 3,403,720 421,245 . — Maintenance Taxes 31— the use Louisiana Power & Light • 12 Mos. End. Aug. Oct. on corresponding week last year, .. vyyy ■ Glass, President, ;;V"V • Acquisition on With SEC— August, $3,150,780 for Stock Fund, Inc., and ..) (. . August written right to Lehman director pany's equipment.—V. 162, , 'vV — V:..I4 v Siboney Net .P. Sales '.Investors ? - distilled below. the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., it was an¬ nounced on Oct. 4. The proceeds will be used to retire for the month of $212,050 for Investors * to purchase the physical assets and the Inventories Distilling Corp.;- which include considerable quantities spirits of various types. The Siboney concern Is owned .by the Pennsylvania Sugar Co. which in turn is a substidiary of the National Sugar Refining Co. Included in the purchase will be the of Net owns Treas- - contracted the quarterly year • amount) has - month-of August,"* disclosed Mr. Smith, "a total of new business was written by our national sales force ;to set a new all-time monthly record. The best previous business .month was in May of this year."" * (face S. prior years" profits / to Kenmar Manufacturing Co., M "During the $20,629,227 in $17,200,497 U. of Logansport Distilling, Co., Inc.-—Proposed; dis¬ (S. S.) Kresge Co.—Sept. Sales Increased 12.3 %-~r r, of $72,150; refund deeducting $17,700 redeemed and canceled), $232 300; common stock (par value $1 per share), $325,801; paid-in surplus, $23,077; earned surplus, $204,675; deducting 61,775 shares of treasury stock, at cost, £>r$86,485; total, $874,332.—V. 161, p. 2111. Federal 2,500 company Period ' - of first ranch-type houses of west sale Sales - - * the , Record - gross Syndicate's America, y Vice-President Jr., the *!',£ vyi' i of 300 " of Oct. 7 filed a letter of notification with the SEC for 20,000 shares (no par) class A common and 10,000 shares (no par) class B common. Offering price, $10 a* share. Proceeds will be used to pay operating and research expenses in connection with the devel¬ opment of aircraft of all types. There are no underwriters. J J '• stock be the bond (Minneapolis)—Reports - . 5- f,_ . mm ' 1946 LIABILITIES—Accounts payable, $36,452; note payable (current ma¬ turity), $6,560; accrued liabilities (payroll, commissions, etc.), $27 671: provision for'Federal taxes on income for 1945, $78,498; notq'payable to 1 bank (non-current), $25,782; 6% 10-year debentures, due Nov. 1. accomplished Ogden Corp.'s investments in Interstate Power, and until a plan for disposition of cash or escrowed shares is approved by the SEC and by the court.—V. 164, p. 1722. •' construction government Vanderwende, The accorded - 58,000 $13,863 (resulting from 1946 operating loss and credit), $58,000; inventories (at cost not In $80,194; estimated renegotiation rebate, $11,000; prepaid expenses, $18,571; debt discount and expense (in process of amortization),. $21,206; property, plant and equipment (after reserves for depreciation and amortization of $242,000), $339,284; total, $874,332. Employee f for priced corporation ceeds sale, would be used to retire present mortgage bonds at face value and to add $2,000,000 to working capital. • ■ ' j The rest of the new common under the second proposal would be deposited in escrow pending determination of the treatment to be Investors for period of 60 days after completion, a building facilities * - sufficient that amount, $8,635,500. this with offered be will G. for which the rest of the, new to the preferred stock held rata Plans O."H-Vft--' market), Electric following pro 91,800 or has options on sufficient land to permit employee homes * on the Westwillow site, said of the project. A shopping district, schools and other community necessities are planned for the future after erection of additional units is undertaken.—V. 164, p. 423.r. . .common first immediately, occupancy for houses 'parent company, and to reimburse the company's treasury for construc¬ tion expenditures. •. ftvftft? .ft -ft ftftftft-'ft ft.1' ' -ft ft' ''ft'./' 'ft ft Additional common wotlld be sold to permit paying off the 12,568 by Ogden, for September company accordance II The the demand note and debentures owned by Ogden Corp.. the preferred shares held 91,800 regulations the Westwillow homes company-er/ployed veterans of World and project officials say they believe that all of the units will be purchased by exservice employees before non-veteran offers can be accepted. The provide $18,610,500. In such event the proceeds, together with funds obtained 'from the bond sale, would be used to pay off outstanding debt at par, including 21,991 72,177 ^With. SEOA-^ 'ftAA; A.A: , Securities and iWith .the 26,957 21,991 : " income on excess of of - . 25,067 — ' first M. has ;f; The .company ■ $278,740 - 80,416 —-w-i- corporation. closed. Kaman Interstate in the the begin ' . , by will The 1946—Month—1945 1946—8 Mos.—1945 $3,235,842 $32,229,707 $27,429,590 , ' - will comprise Westwillow, a this of Construction'of acquired plant will Sales Higher which employees War $4,192,376 —ft 1596. $330,994 ' - r "D"— and Corp.—Discloses broken was 2,500 homes the _ $29,714- , 9,232 K taxes unused Housing Community— ' a -ft I . Interstate Department Stores, Inc.-—Sept. p. $32,460 $62,631 ,7. : profits credit- BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 104,794 ft! 164, p. 1722.. Kaiser-Frazer quired during the term of such contract.—V. 164, p. 1329. 164, excess ASSETS—Cash, $148,927; accounts receivable, ,ury;j5a.vings notes,(at.,cost), $125,000; estimated v Argentine factory of . the I. T. & T. and its other subsidiaries, including the Federal Telephone & Radio Corp. In the United States, will supply the Argentine telephone system with the equipment re¬ Period End. Sept. 30— r ;7 ■ purchase.-—V. ; 163, p. 3287. the ^V. 8,839 "B" "C" —V.. technical Sales • . credit_Jl-l.^^L:/:^j^!.7^: V;y ^:;> $71 863 Special credit representing estimated reduction in prior :>"4p i.-'-'msfi 7: years' Fed. taxes on inc. resulting from' carryback of 1946 ' C: - v $383,534 Common dividend paid—J. P. S. Ltd. -Receives 10-year contracts provide that the I. T. & T. will continue as advisers in the operation of the telephone system and that Two -" , the Argentine Congress. by ago shares shares Unit— changed hands on Oct. 3 at Nutley, N. J., Martin Drago of the Argentine Embassy, Washington, D. C.,'handed the check to Col. Sosthenes Behn, Pres¬ ident of the International Telephone & Telegraph Corp., in fulfillment of the contract by which the Argentine Government acquires from I. T, & T. ownership of the United River Plate Telephone Co., Ltd. The company operates about 95% of the telephones of Argentina, n The contracts of the sale were negotiated and signed by Gen. Juan peron, President of Argentina, and Colonel Behn and H. A. Arnold, Vice-President of I. T. & T. in charge in South America, in Buenos Aires several weeks ago and became effective following approval about two weeks . Preference Embassy of Counselor \ Net loss before special Samuel S. for $94,991,364.42 A check 8,277 Preference Telegraph Corp.- ; $38,553 Preference Dividend Requirements: J. P. S.. Co., Ltd.—Preference Shares__^_^ !;'ft ftftftft'ftyAftf' Payment for Argentine Telephone when deductions.—_ Net income 1,962,135 ; - .■,-ftftftA fft J; International Telephone & ~ _ 1,870,334 1,574,215 $40,738 ft income Income $6,251,918 2,565,467 $7,303,649 277,471 revenues——• from rev. Inc. oper. for fxd. chgs. Ryftoper., Gross 1946—8 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 Period End. Aug. 31— : r Balance Other - ;35,365 $71,246 etc—^_•_•_•_ . i America—Earnings- International Rys. of Central 313,148 (J\66,849 operatlon^___.:„__y Other income—discounts, excess Period End. Other chgs. against inc. if£onsol. 162,455 l; 30 filed a letter of: notification with the $4.50 cumulative preferred. The company Maintenance subsidiaries ; V ' $315.10fi (al50. jntends.to .offer an aggregate of 400 shares of contmoPi.itu ai,few key employees. Offering price of preferred, $100 a share. Proceeds 1,731,910 $344,115 < ;, operating loss and unused on Sept. shares of 2,500 ■,• 549,906 $455,877 company for 1946. ■ ' expense (Irvin) & Co., Chicago—Files With SEC— Jacobs 5,297,213 ,4,098,050 L-__ Net loss c 3,625,591 sales— Administrative expense . 134,210 & other deduct. income ,856 k I ' |l,027,'46T 476,673 7'; __l_ of Selling -V; 164, p., 1210.- Jivs. .decld. tort.-pfd. andy»C.0S( ftpn pfd. stks. of subs.i M)A- int. in net inc. of i" .'Jbrri'r • debt funded 30, sales. —.U-.—^ Cost ■ 601,300.551,600 . '•« »<.•<'- v on of Net 3,669,848 ,3,487,070 ft-wftft ortr, oft - ■> '4 - $9831601 43,865 $1,030,335 ' 36,425 — nAn 515,417 1 ■•'■ Amort, c,e 540,409 , income Interest 797,040 797,040 ftftft operating earnings Other 598,663 480,000 Total net earnings am 2,582,435 ink*, and; ex-ftd,;.'!.*. ftc&B profita.itAXes - " ft >.■■•. 1,694,585 ft„ deprec. dhgd. ' • against operations 1,803,964 eft a 4,460,025 ft 4,525,029 2,256,991 ft ft" '* Net' '■■/•'iv. 4,373,90.7 4,546,023 2,182,664 Hydro-Electric System •iiVmortiz. of debt disct, (Canadian '- • 2,226,229 Int. of V"'.*v : • •' ■ retirements for 2,512,817 ,, 585,125 profits taxes excess taxes SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE , Net 640,900 + '4961000 and income 2,843,123 ^ Industries, Inc.-~Semi-Annual Report-— ACCOUNT FOR INCOME .1945 530,550 and maintenance expenses and Fed. /.•Other Provision "ft 1,593,397 power Jtfairitenan co- •1946V.';;v .ft'. 'Gross operating .earnings" $44,298^11 '1,1335,378 $23,275,667 $22,277,439 $46,897,558 $45,333,489 revenue 12 Mos. End. Aug. 31— Uincolii. Delaware—Earnings— Iowa southern Utilities Co. of ; >(. t ft \ ■ f,H|' ' onday, October-14, 1946 FINAlJcrAL-CHRONICtE. THE COMMERCIAL & same income first five months of the 1, 1946, were $8,784,235 period in 1945.. after all Federal and current . fiscal compared as " _ State which $8,360,347 year, with taxes for the year ended 1946, was $430,748. This amounted .to $1.03 for each share stock. In the preceding fiscal year our net income after taxes was $626,738, which was equivalent to $1.50 per share; of 28, capital The estimated earnings of $769,422 during the first five months of the.current fiscal year is equivalent to $1,54.per share on the '500,000 shares of capital stock, which are now outstanding. During the ,/eax* ended Feb. 28, 1946 the company's working capital increased by $670,864 to a total of $2,091,89 8. % ft! ftftftft. '"ft $ t'.-r .Volume 164 Number 4533 '• i Since of as Feb. 28, THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ^'h '">* 1946, borrowings have reduced been by, $2,405,000 July McGraw Electric Co.—Semi-Annual Report— 31. Further reductions are anticipated as the company unshipped balances on government contracts, which now approximate $2,500,000 and concludes settlements of termination claims which on July 31, 1946, represented approximately $1,212,000. * The company has been unable to effect a complete settlement of' Max completes Zk■ //": */'V•» termination $4 claims because i/-.0,1 June I continuing 1946, final in 20%..steck a ,* 'V;"' of with factured -under government • contracts 28, 1945, and consequently no .The company is of the opinion r the renegotiation 1946. the fiscal be v,v.' INCOME, PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT" Ended Feb. 28— ? >.?•'*. ' 1946 J ■/:TK Years Net sales •Cost goods sold and general administrative expenses which Net of $1,237,225 for .Profit tor. the Earned Interest from ,f •: y, ,/ surplus at beginning of year- paid—50 cents share_i per J $430,747 3 _a.„_ - - discounts purchases on- ™ Earnings $626,737 $1,735,698 208,389 $1,728,774 — share per and profits State income ; $1,527,309 $1.03 ' for equipment, depreciation goodwill, $1; and leaseholds, deferred charges, Income total, * U. S. possible order. to companies arrange However, they position in always are possible. as is near as 1 ♦ , ... amounting on to 9 Sept. 26 declared cents to 5. The company In of 15 special the company made each (including 10 April of 75 16 and cents July the following cents 16; 15, and 10 in 5 cents, Period End. Aug. 31— Operating Operating cash and in or Oct. class expenses $1,837,985 1,444,166 — rev ($1 Tuxes rents Net rwy. (Dr)„ oper. income held given be to year B The well as stock. $9,322; patents, trademarks Rentals, 11,426,224 —V. 164, early the profits taxes, $1,213,775;. excess $472,600; paid-in capital Jan. 1, 1933, $4,295,971; since directors the of in December, the of at further any initial consideration for which taken are from $245,000 A small sterling exchange rates, ratio of current of basis. construction to be this dividend cents each unaudited in dividends 1947. of in in 56,917 9,070 982,098 assets to and has not the contracts be the contracts United from true of this is to 3.04 year are , and 1, on during 1946 31,212 300,770 105,430 147,610 1,018,439 $98,506 announced by $464,210 the profit 1945 of fiscal $4,742,640 the year after and excess profits taxes. these earnings were but plant on conditions for taxes Earned per The 732,500 to the New 577,000 $1,155,450 share™_— above 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $1,323,467 Net. income earnings York Stock $5,807,247 which $4,862,200 1,985,600 ; adjusted to - $3,821,647 $0.20 minority > ; interest Exchange. was $0.57 as reported $0.67 » over for 23 period the cents Of quarter ended a share, 1945.—V. 164, Sept. and p. 30, 194£, was with earnings $1,116,707 559. for the to last quarterly paid dividend Sept. 15, current of ;j.: .,.:'y;?- per share the on $3.40 of New cumulative preferred York has stock.—V. been Period End. Sept. 30— Bales Net appointed 164, p. the of the year. $23,986,751. * 1946 of . . ; 1945 J as split up the J. 350,000 com¬ outstanding tire "company is ' Roper (President), Irving Seiden (Secretary-Treasurer), .Abraham ' stock, value $4.—V. 147, par will be submitted to stock¬ Nov. 6. on • , each share of present outstanding will be exchanged for 2Va shares that value par stock common special meeting a Eugene L. Norton, President, the and American completed ince common of 2538. p. of the new fuvq Vera apparently similar a in Sulphur Oct. 8, announced that this company on Co,, S.A. (a Mexican corporation^ have drilling of four important sulphur well; in the.Prov¬ Cruz, >New Mexico. The wells have proved up what is large very nature to deposit new the dome of salt deposits large now Coast of Texas and Louisiana.—V. 163, p. being sulphur, he added, mined on the Gulf 1868. v; Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.—Proposed Acquisition '•The company has applied to the SEC for permission to purchase from the various stockholders of West Michigan Consumers Co. all of , ; stock the year outstanding of stock capital stock common (no of West Michigan consisting of 4,182 par) for the cash price of $358.68: per Following the acquisition of of West Michigan or substantially all bf Consolidated will acquire the assets and assume the liabilities of West Michigan, and West Michigan will be dissolved. Michigan Consolidated has not contracted for the purchase of all of the 4,182 shares of the outstanding capital stock of West Michi¬ gan, but that as of Sept. 5, 1946 Michigan*Consolidated has entered into agreements with 44 stockholders of West Michigan for the Furchase of 3,994 shares of the capital stock of West Michigan at the price of $358.68 per share, or an aggregate of $1,432,568.—V.'464, p. 1724. /.v:-.;-.. $51,520,715 such 1944 V 1943;,; V$ ' ' ■ or of all 338,046,788*306,578,082»279,948,907*243,416.965 goods Gross profit Special Other registrar sold 286,274,669 259,875,622 233,644,203 .202,450,077 Total Prov. 1,061,773 for on . 615,235 an the stock capital stock, $1,500,000. of aggregate Michigan Michigan Consolidated Gas Co.—New paid $47,371,185 $41,922,457 *27,401,232 *24,798,189 500,000 250,000 182,405 426,088 on V. charges. Pfd. 10,394,313 145,030 13,102,446 10,639,226 $5,021 ,756 ~ 560 ,597 $5,290,538: 293,988 : 1,682,726 ! $8,586,107 ' $4,742,640 profit dividends p. 1724. • v . 600,000600,000 Common dividends- _™2,691,880 Earnings per- com. sh.-.- - ■ ! $4v74 2,355,395 •*" 2,187 ,348 * ' ;i $2.46 —V. Bank National preferred stock 164, p. has Stock—- appointed registrar of the $1 and common stock, 25 centi^ par. [*■;[" ■': • - .) -f-i;.-: been par, no 1634. Shoe Inc.—Current Miles Sales .38.7% Higher— Rales' - * ~ $2,056,000 ' •Reflects 1944:'; ended revised .accounting -classification.- 'Surplus so as to be coniparable with special ta*:credits,: $460,687: apd 30, 1944 and 1943, respectively; 1 § Before June iltem reclassification Period— • i-v year. ended June 30,.- $254; ,311, for years 1. _ Sept. 28,'45 Sept. 29,*45 Sept. §$2.85 ' from Earned >0 ' Jan. 1 to 28/46 Sept. 29/45 $1,482,000 $13,671,000 $10,237,000 Jan'1 to 5 Weeks Ended Period— - S$:2:75 - Chase cumulative 207,272 117,124 12,593,060 437,202 ' income.. The 161,144 668,316 < .'.Net 164, Midland Oil Corp.—Registrar for de¬ on retired President—I Henry Fink has been elected President to succeed to the officq made vacant last February by the death of the late John W. Batten. Since that time Mr. Fink has been serving as Executive Vice-PresidenV^ 701,258 $33,416,220 *29,864,871 Contingencies Miscellaneous 625,794 ' ™ debentures^ taxes / $52,833,892 $47,317,695 expenses bentures Fed. sale. $51,772,119 $46,702,460 $46,284,704 $40,966,888 1_i,„ 460,687 254,311 income Operating Int. on credit™ tax income Premium against 201 . • *nd [ Mexican Gulf Sulphur Co.—Drilling Completed— reported at Current assets were $84,307,These compared with $80,161,- ' to without share, from issue will be used for expansion of operations in of additional subsidiary companies in other establishment at common were^ ' / - common quarter to . 1724. 199 stores in September, 1946, September,- 1945,...y • •New Director Elected- on final authorized . sales Cost ^ | 1946—Month—1945 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $6,377,529 $5,126,022 $55,411,106 $47,973,654 ^The company operated stores-in the in $60,320,510 fiscal y, rMcCrory Stores Corp.—September Sales Rose 24.41%.; _ ' share per cents also sales is proceeds plan 'provides stock expanding activities department Stores, Inc.—Registrar— Guaranty Trust Co. y $28,640,309 respectively at the previous year end.,;.';:, v the liquor and same manufacturing frozen food it has just beccme sole distributor in New York City, Nassau County and northern New Jersey for frozen fruits put out by the Pacific Grape Products Co., of Modesto, Calif.—V. 164, p. 729. for The CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 products, May and the current previous ">Jl fi ' ^ Metropolitan Paving Brick Co.—Plans Split-Up— A plan 1946, again exceeded those of $338,046,788, an increase the previous fiscal year drug sales showed a substan¬ close liabilities ' • In order to facilitate its service to its customers, branch offices in the business sections of New York. SHARES—Corporation York, holders common and the ■ V v' ' . agent, Manufacturers Trust Co. (Vice-President), Murray Browndorff L. Popper.—V. 164, p. 1330. consolidated net for Federal income 271 of \\ . large cities and the purchase of profitable operating companies. shares to rose J • New 1946. assets ;..^vVV of the country's largest operators of warehouses for perishable foodstuffs, was established in 1894. Besides warehouses for storage of perishable foodstuffs, company shares equiva¬ are 024 Maxson Food Systems, Inc.—Adds to Activities— The corporation has given further evidence of its with the announcement that, in addition to The year cents 60 against 45 • . fiscal - of i,OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS—A. for preferred stock dividends, $2.46 June 30, $306,578,082. the ■... proceeds from the sale will (par 20c). There are presently issued shares. Of the remaining 193,000 shares, making this offering of 93,000 shares. company's history, totaling 10% over the sales for over no 157,000 $25,637,157 the ' slightly or year ■; Offered—An of¬ Co.—Stock specific mon reported company provision of $12,593,060 After provision fiscal from company,— one storage CAPITAL Jr., President, in stockholders on Sept. 23. or amounted increase Net $1,316,274 the the ended June 30, yiyy compares estate and an it operates 10 1946—9 Mos —1945 larger than those of the previous year. $3,264,200 Dividends received by Marine Midland Corp., the parent company only, during the first nine months of 1946 from its constituent banks and trust companies, plus its other income, less its expenses and taxes tial 1,598,000 for in year $31,468,706, A 3 :! $0.23 are of resigned that , 1 < Net sales - any has with years was incorporated in New York June 30, 1939. objective of the company at the time of its organization and at the present time, is to develop and expand its messenger andtruck delivery service business. The major portion of its business is the providing of immediate delivery service by messenger and motor truck. In addition to this, it does a small proportion of bulk distribu- whether William J. Murray, to of the Liquor Vice-President of at the annual BUSINESS—Company Increase(1..28.96 %■— company's annual report mailed to After provision for preferred dividends, these lent to $4.74 per share on Ahe common stock. In Barnett Mr. V;:; to the company. Transfer $3,711,730 $43,870,789 $27,202,432 the • I.- charge made announced twenty-eight /:•//• in been was | stock. Robbins, Inc.—Annual Report- were Oct. on after j, it Mercury Messenger Corp.—Stock Offered—The copopany with offices at 461 4th Avenue, New York 16, N^Y., is offering at $2.70 per share 93,000 shares of common , profits taxes, (Including constituent banks, trust companies, etc.) - at Final audited earnings for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1946, showing record consolidated net profit of $8,586,157 after all charges including provision of $10,394,313 for Federal income and excess $1,583,924 1,119,714 $51,578 '& has Corp., supplies refrigerated service to pipe line clients nearby. The company operates six plants with a total capacity of about 18,500,000 cubic 1946—8 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 $4,786,736 McKesson 332,445 $1,116,945 Robbins Vice-President Robbins, of cost- for are ,• -t. feet; two in New York City, one in Jersey City, one in Newark and two in Buffalo. Forty per cent of all pubUc cold storage facilities'in the Port of New York is operated by the company.—V. 164, p. 1724. —V. 164, p. 1634, $1,251,479 $199,188 & operating " $3,300,487 $29,199,775 Melville Shoe Corp.—-Sept. Sales Period End. Sept. 30— Sales & Distilling meeting held Company, the 1634. p. 1946—8 Mos.—1945 $5,658,429 $61,813,000 $43,143,820 r tion and delivery work. $3,684,046 164, formerly McKesson PURPOSE—Net : Marine Midland Corp.—Earnings— Provision Barnett, of accrue 314. 1946—Month—1945 Sales —V. 178,270 $1,732,450 H. account of estimated, profit The satisfactory, of the work will depend p. '" -1946—Month—1945 ,/.^y. Merchants The Canada. r 2,500 shares of class B (no par) stock was made Oct. 7 by Hanson & Hanson. The stock was priced at $18.50 per share. These shares are being sold for the with a ' , consider we completion on this in taken States work :' .. 46.5%-*- ::>y liabiities , in realized will taken ; ' Merchants Distilling Corp.—New Vice-Pres. Elected— fering refunds tax ' ■ . :;'-1,:fv in¬ included been - . current • Period End. Sept. 30— > 174,773 213,611 1946—3 Mos.—1945 1634. Merchants Refrigerating y this do - ■ , f v. 104, p. 1724 McLellan Stores Co*—Sept. Sales 11,6% Higher-*— ; 1,425,365 343,583 -; 28,913 $2,055,967 3287. p. McKesson paid on the profits excess London ,, equivalent profit _ 10,782,356 J™_.iy™_.n $92,153,102 $91,512,373 $87,724,013 < Division the far (So have been accounts Canadian of balance during construction.-~V. 163, 11,085,931 $77,294 Period End. Sept. 30— 2,000,000 15,000,000 30,283',65Q 4,806,058 8,995,110 4,806,058 16,076,633 $8,289,700 W. considera¬ time Stock. Net 2,000,000 15,000,000 30,283,650 $2,069,105 in 1946 and $1,876,166 in 1945. tAfter $3,643,722 in 1946 and $3,681,585 in 1945. JLess Treasury notes, series C, of $4,518,107 in 1946 and $216,114 in 1945,— 164, p; the payment to as Approximately 85% 1210. p. . 14,681,908 of Period End. Sept. 30— 20, three-fourths $3,029,887 $816,175 J 3,246,435 33,134 150,000 13,131,322 150,000 . 30,283,650 ! 4,806,058 July 1; 1941™ Sales Dec. approximately us. plus-fee 1946—8 Mos —1945 $167,976 int., etc.™„_- income 7,421,756 2,000,000 15,000,000 less held in treas reserves 163, —v. - $182,724 - 3;270,461 - Mercantile Stores Co., Inc.—Sept. Sales Up working capital of $1,645,403. Our dollar volume of engineering and construction contracts taken since Jan. 1, 1946 is now in excess of $41,000,000, a large portion of which has been taken during the third quarter of this year. Inquiries now under consideration are approximately as much more. Nearly I'"- C->?''•!«;r?;'yy 9,979 incomer > ' - value), dividends of 75 On foregoing clude stock $2,355,467 $172,745 \<i'K ■ of saving V. ; a $254,876 36,277 16,172 (Br)™- income Gross ' *Less the company had. casi and accounts receivable of $2,451,682. Current liabilities, consisting of accounts payable, sundry payables, and taxes, including the balance payable in December on 1945 income and profits taxes, and advances by customers for con¬ tracts in process, amounted to $806,279. < ' on 1,527,316 168,625 Equipment Joint fac. rents -> . 35,554 surplus reserve " and par meeting be As of Sept. $1,782,192 $13,781,691 $14,115,818 $393,819 • " stock„„ pref. Total v: " 21, last year, the company made a special distribution of $1 per share, which brought dividends paid in 1945 up to $4 per snare,—Ed.) total 27, common yv,;;vy 1946—Month—1945 revenues operating -Net regular four quarterly year right extra) cents ."Maine Central RR.—Earnings--* other ' indicated A option of the stockholder.—V, 164, p. 282. Net authorized will will y The the distributions: regular Oct. (the latter payable -Hy-v/ - have next current all or part at asset value between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15. dividends of 9 cents each and extraordinary dividends of were paid on Jan. 15, April 15 and July 15, this year. cents 15, at the •"* ' each 1945 Jan. stock, current reinvest Ordinary 5 cents cum. Earned surplus from payable, $220,549; accrued salaries, wages $230,770; general taxes and miscellaneous accruals, tion . stockholders $1.97 » t and contingencies. Capital $930,942 LIABILITIES—Accounts The ordinary distribution (No. 33) regular investment income and that announces bond Common stock, $1,382,400), $1,406,323; development work—new products (to dividends share from an extraordinary distribution of 29 cents per share from realized security profits, both payable Oct. 15 to stockholders of record Oct. for 5V!t % 378,000 ?-j - . $13,059,911 $10,502,38^10,078; 10? comm.," taxes accrued war stockholders an per V[v, 150,000 Res. 310,352 374,343 3,053,087 4,220,347 , 94,067 29,357 752,966 1 . 3,355,094 fj. •. . ■ v 1- • ™ „• 100,867/ 16,404 892,437 -v > , liabilities, etc.„™ deps. of employees 645,000 y L payable salaries, other v (Arthur G.) McKee & Co.—Dividend Outlook—Status —Robert E. Baker, Secretary, states: Manhattan Bond Fund, Inc.~Extra Div. of 29 Cents— The directors ' 5,677,373 4,178,816 716,977 " -Divs. payable on $4 cumul. pfd. stk. tRes. for Fd. inc. & exc. prof, taxes * not always alphabetical alphabetical exact ~— 309,349 485,450 $92,153,102 $91,512,373 $87,724,013 Wages, Government, securities, $1,031,549; earned -surplus total, $7,763,757.—V. 162, p. 3075. $10,625,866. it reasons 48,057,259 _•>_- '140,171.*.< 463,4254 " LIABILITIES— $1,953,942 $2.03 T:'3 BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30; 1946 . due mechanical (net): 19,159,936 48,646,998 100,00(T 18,753,333 Total ■ 63,832 $960,605 (on preSeht 472,600 shares)' surplus, LIABILITIES—^Notes payable to banks, $6,125,000; accounts payable, $1,079,467; accrued wages, interest, etc., $174,832; accrued taxes, other than Federal income taxes, $56,134; reserve for Federal income and excess profits taxes (cubject to final determination by Governmental taxing authorities), $622,658; reserve for contingencies, $350,000; capital stock (par value of $1 per share), $416,777; capital surplus, $72,224; earned surplus accumulated since May 29, 1940, $1,728,774; total, $10,625,866.—V. 164, p. 1724. NOTE—-For advances i Accounts $1,890,110 4 ; / 22,360,283 * 50,515,342 inventories j;r etc. • ; per share common of $70,799; • ! 20,000 and commissions, $298,543; Federal and State income $1.50 improvements, etc. (after reserves $841,931), $387,904; patents and amortization receiv., less res.-. ™™ .■!, 1Y 8,517,084 - $1,570,605 590,000 taxes..:. written off upon completion of work), and goodwill, $1; total, $7,763,757. ' . ... ASSETS—Cash in banks and on hand, $552,706; accounts receivable Cafter reserve for doubtful accounts of $14,066), $4,950,706; inventories at or below approximate cost (after reserve of $25,000 for slow-moving stock), $4,558,410; balance of development and tool expenditures, etc., relative to United States Government contracts, being amortized on basis of deliveries, $88,167; miscellaneous investments, $17,172; machinery, : 78,897 tax™ be ' SHEET, FEB. 28, 1946 accts. „_™„ U. '. ,___ for Federal ciation of *Including provision for depreciation and amortization aggregating $188,960 and $240,287 for the years ended Feb. 28," 1945 and 1946, respectively. tApplicable to prior years $166,543, less related income tax adjustments of (145,650. BALANCE V,. \ 1944 in,*'•.- ™ and , — and 30 1945 ,1946 ' tOperating properties » 4,646,197 Equity : in leased property 107,667 Non-operating properties ,\r V 16,403 Deferred charges 1,895,161 Goodwill, trademarks, trade names//"' $1,530,000; receivables (after reserve for doutful receivables of $78,731), $1,055,955; inventories (priced at lower of cost or market), $1,543,021; prepaid insurance, supplies, etc., $63,900; cash-surrender value of life insur¬ ance, $75,736; property, plant and equipment (after reserves for depre¬ 20.891 Earned surplus at end of year ^ ™™™„„ ASSETS—Cash, $2,079,499; 1,108,961 . $1,958,056 / : 208,389 !___ hand, Investments and ' j?# r.V^'. 30 -—: $1,491,708 y, operations excess Earnings ; 1,519,000 1,527,309 - Total —-—j:: Dividends JUNE 7,994,246 received, Federal 237,000 500,000 c- ond > U. S. war savings bonds—Series Q Excess profits taxes™-„™™™™_™' v Other assets* t'net}_u;.™™„™_™™ i large backlog < " ' »■?; 175,000 , what and Merchandise . not ; , in..banks, •Notes 1946 " 1945 'yji $9,485,954 $10,407,194 administrative and f Total income $2,552,246 169,509 - —u-.—. . sold, general, miscellaneous . ENDED 'y-iV.'f ;/ t.- y- - 4,404 taxes year_^_n.:.:. V, are a r transit'$11:291,475 $13,041,084 $10,982,566 Neither V i M-aX'/ expenses Income $2,547,842 $1,245,498 139,751 : Federal income .■/://■ v.."./.; Net „__j_ expense Provision -.if':?: items./,;.;; goods selling ; 8,273 Provision tor. excess profits takes.. AQfi higher were war business. sales.™ Cost ■ . Cash .. Provision " ———,.™__ year :/ ASSETS— . period in 1941, but owing to lag in price INCOME ACCOUNT FOR-12 MONTHS ™™-™™ Balance Total this CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET JUNE , ; . Miscellaneous income Interest of * . • <-*.<•; -■ . were > -^ selling, same , profit rate, before, taxes, is somewhat reduced. essential 1 ' 1945 $16,801,546 $28,052,006. and T"** 15,564.321 - 25,504,164 -L™I™™™™.,™™™ of most 28, -- first six months . shipment. }vi:. . in part: accepted for delivery at prices in effect at time Owing to conditions beyond our control we are not in a position to predict when deliveries - will start on new products. The same is true of several items in our prewar line, on which we are not yet in production. We are at present concentrating on producing the required, Feb. orders of ' ■ said . of ended year- required.; was that no refund will operations lor the fiscal year ended of '.-v ■'>'/■?•■ during refund the . figures. '* paid to stockholders was the "Deliveries in this period of unprecedented demand they should be due to shortages of materials. • We have which same President, for period included any substantial amount of products war the increases and inventory dividend Feb. M production connection cost billed than those billed for the dividends totaling 50 cents per share have been paid so far in the current fiscal year. The payment of a further..dividend.in .this fiscal year may be justified provided earningscontinue at the present high /levels. / l,:?'v.v v, ;.■> v The Navy Price Adjustment Board has ruled that no excessive Profits were realized by the company on the sale of equipment manu-- , if 1, of McGraw, "Sales ; record-as of May 4, 1946. Cash %':YJ of and required engineering changes <iela3red the termination 187 3 i.J- —V. • - Feb; 1 to S^ot. 28/46 ^v Feb:ltd Sept. 29/45' $12.636.000$9,535,000' Sales 164^ P- 1635. ' : " " • ' r • 1874 [THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Minneapolis & St. Louis Ry,—Earnings August— Gross 1946 from railway....... Net from railway——/ Net ry, oper. income— 1944 $1,325,635 '262,501 270,780 93,654 142,818 railway—. 9,072/584 railway— ,303,419 *244,039 10,180,281 2,304,558 . Whitman Co, which also controls Arlington Mills. 'The purchase will expand Arlington's activities in the yarn-field by adding fine French spun yam and will permit mare effective integration , of operations than is possible with the two associated' mills under separate ownership. ("American Wool and Cotton Re¬ porter.")—V. 151, p. 2653. 1 William 1945 $1,361,530 1943 $1,395,708 444,276 ■ 146,101 , i from from ry. income oper. .♦Deficit,—V. 164, p. 1330. , 10,115,809 2,759,453 1,179,675 1,031.797 ' , . i 9,584,317 Montgomery Ward & Co., Inc.—Sept. Sales Increased? Period End. Sept. 30— 3,098,800 1946—Month—1945 ; :P /-'!/' / V/ V/"^V'■/ National Distillers Products Corp.—Extra Dividend— 2,376,379 ' Sales Mississippi. Central RR.-—Earnings— August— Gross 1946 from from railway—./ 1945 94,005,156 — The 55,173,586 632,786,864 414,140,057 .1943 -;'i $187,472 $152,193 56,679 "61,510 *28,012 23497 26,987 Gross Net from railway.... railway from Net ry. oper. income ♦Deficit.—V. 164, p. 1330. 1,329*741 446,765 190,687 1,470,692 560,988 1,156,666 432,424 254,229 200,458 * Mississippi Power Co.—/EarningsPeriod End. Aug. 31— Gross revenue 1946—Month—1945 $555,977 223,568 42,167 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $522,908 expenses-:.-- Prov. for depreciation.. 216,292 34,750 Operating Amort, of plant inc excess.! and 135,328 <! 137,263 Int. income debt P , Net premium ' Other $148,480 deductions '■■■•■ ' ■ • income /.! 273,352 Cr353 ,,Cr357 Cr767 436 . $127,012 ; . , ..Balance ,275,971 11.1,553 $1,221,533 & ' Period End. July 31— $522,501 ;;; $41,643 < $888,226 expenses 91,472 Other 62,265 taxes Property retirement reserve appropriation-! Net oper. revenuesOther income —— - ; : / $127,521 7 income . Int. on $127,528 mtg, bonds Other int. / ; 1946—12 Mos. —1945 • 61,000 763,000 $69,789 1,271 $2,335,274 . 10,903 $2,343,132 $65,699 366,683 11,534 "3,308 $12,278 . $1,627,545 Other . July 1, 44 July 3, '43 ^ $15,255,112 $17,890,322 $16,492,242 $18,461,018 exp^., etc. 13,241,938 3,6,283,027. : 14,332,710 operations. $2,013,174 $1,602,295 income .(net)— Total 17»123; income 35,410 $2,030,297 •Fed. income tax (est.). {790,000 , $2,159,532 . 16,287,187 $2-173,831 ' 65,648 99,496 $2,225,180 $2,273,327 1,558,375 1,487,500 . $1,637,705 1,000,000 Net' profit —... $1,240,297 531,000 — — Surplus Shares cap. $637,705. , 1946 4945 $6,035 ■ . Net these shares : will $106,705 like 30 amount dividend of 25 cents per share ! to holders was record Oct. 15. April 30, last, of made on income QUARTER ENDED AUG. 31, • - 1946 sales—o$3$12,42T net after taxes share and 1— reserves — ^ . 937 682 ' ■ Earned per share ? shares per on outstanding *— . stock ■ 243,660 $1.0.1 . / Charles L. Gerli, President, added, that although current sales were / a pace comparable to that attained In the first quarter the company's fiscal year, the uncertainty of general conditioned made it impossible to forecast accurately either sales or earnings for' of future months.—V. 164, p. 11. National ■ '' Mines & Metals , Corp.; Seattle—Files? > -Witli" /SECfe/:/P filed a letter of notification with the SEO for 2,500 production debentures and 50,000 shares (5c par) capital stock. Offering price, $100 each debenture. A bonus of 100 shares ~ capital stock will accompany each production debenture. Proceeds will be used for exploration, development and equipment to be used The . company on Oct. 3 corporation elects, as > National Pressurr CookerO©.—Transfer Agent— be The Chemical Bank transfer agent for 1944 * 4943 & Trust Co. has appointed been New Yorlfi (he common stock,—V. 164, p. >lp87. National Shirt Shops, Inc.—Sept. Sales 1942 1 (000's omitted) Profit bef. Fed. inc. taxes 814 ~ -651 $254 $8,121 ; 1,079 /1,364 863 1,091 • $162 $216 " •/Period End. Sept. 30— 1946—Month—1945 Sales—$822,115 $690,997 $5,898; t 833 498 $7,229 > $272," Higher— 1946—9 ^Jos.—1945 $9,945,511 $6,831,795 —V. 163, p. 2011. National Sugar .Refining Co.—Sale of Unit— $334 •"'See (99,990) ' $2.55 $1.64 $2.16 $2.73 $3.35 DIVIDENDS-Tf-Dividends were paid at the rate of $6 per share on old $10Q par common stock and the old 6% ($100 par)' partici¬ pating preferred stock from 1939 on except in. 1945 when $7.50 ;/;pW.$har.e/tvas-/paid/oif;,bb£h, * t, 7 ' '• • ' The present common stock is on a $1 annual dividend basis pay¬ able quarterly Sept. 30 to holders of record on Sept. 14, etc.—V. 164, '. p. 1635, -> < Logansport Distilling COi. * ^ ahove.—V.163, p. 2584. National Vulcanized Fibre Co.-Fartial the Hedemptiohr-*; for redemption on Nov. 14, next, $75,0C0 of sinking fund debentures due Oct. 1, 1960, at 103 and interest. Payment will be made at The Marine Midland Trust Co. of New York, trustee, 12Q Broadway, New York, N. Y.—V.163, p. 3289, The company has called 15-year 4 %% , - ( Neisner Brothers, Inc*—Sept. Sales Up (G. C.) Murphy Co.—Sept. Sales Increased 15.41%—. • $785,827 531,000 $135,805 531,000 $709,297 stock $666,805 531,000: of RESULTS FOR Consolidated ' Dividends distribution a Oct. YEARS ENDING. JAN. 2 <$7,427 ! sales /"Net profit -1* June 30, '46 June 30, '45 — on from the sale of the company. -EARNINGS, , - Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc.—Earnings— Profit proceeds : $1,433,244 24 declared payable was. folio wed by a similar payment on July 30. ' general funds. of Fed. inc. & exc. prof. tax. 6 Mos. Ended— Cost -of sales, the to ; ^ *—V. 164, p. 559. Net sales in >; PURPOSE—The 475,000 340,587 stock, continuing at Net Net income which Sept. on capital initial (Texas)—Rauscher, Pierce & Co., common;; directors the on An Co. Corp^—Div^-rEarnings-^h National Mailinson Fabrics The . BUSINESS—Company, established in Dallas in 1885 in Texas in 1894, -is one oX the most important Texas and the Southwest in the fabrication of steel $2,274,927 375,000 508 company on Oct. 2 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 82,000 .shares ($1 par) common. Offering price, $1 a share.will be used to purchase a 7/s interest.in land located in La Flore County, Okla., and in drilling five wells to determine existence /of gas .and. oil .lh commercial quantities. No underwriter named. * Earnings added 27,332' . 1,050 The ' Proceeds there seems to be nothing for us to attention upon the arbitration proceedings." < $2,264,024 7,858 31,250 30,597 (Cr) our . buildings and industrial plants, including structural steel, plate work/ concrete reinforcing bars and miscellaneous and ornamental iron Also included among the items currently manufactured are: butane and propane storage tanks for residential service and bulk/ and truck storage tanks for the storage and transmission of lowpressure ;gd,ses. *, 1 ' Company maintains plants at .Dallas, Rroustonr and ' Tyler, Addi¬ tionally, sales offices are maintained at San Antonio and Lubbock. / Approximately 700 persons are employed. -• ' ' " v CAPITALIZATION—The preferred stock previously outstanding in the amount of $365,300 was retired early this year. Subsequently the capital structure was rearranged with the result that V/2 hew common shares (par $20) were issued in exchange for each old share of $100 par stock. As of July 31, 1946 the common stock authorized and outstanding amounted to 99,990 shares (par $20). ■'//// Company, subsequent to July 31, 1946, authorized an additional'/: 4,000 shares of common stock ($20 par), which will bring the total authorized and outstanding stock td 103,990 shares.. -732,000 $71,060 31,250 & deducts. Int. chg. to constr. •"* —_ neither Colorado Springs, Colo.— for work. ' Gross prepared to recommend either */>'--/. !■;•• r /S plan would be acceptable to the company/ National Gas & Oil Corp., —Files With SEC— for " 74,000 was asserted. incorporated concerns , $798,591 $11,754,406 $10,949,898 453,889 6,523,570 5,825,212 155,093 1,374,264 1,392,543 ^ 736,119 58,820 758,298 532,968 Federal taxes -Deal- . circumstance, Steel ~ Light Co.—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 ' revenues . per .share common HISTORY AND 163,168 . Cr4,274 1725. I* Mississippi Power 164, p. 10. and $685,669 120,594 $1,100,939 , 10,050 $116,962 —V. 164, p. y Dallas, Tex., on Oct. 7 offered 4,000 shares of stock (par $20) at $26 per share. ,$911,622 ./ Cr4,315 Cr45,703 .. . $51,693 10,049 that the "in ! Mosher , •' —— pref. Stks. /:, on —•V. 47,478 $1,502,164 22,807 •///:;. that he offers, but to concentrate do on ——— Dividends Oper. Oper. $74,579 22,589 long-term debt. on Amort.- of above declared :He and 1,066,699 : 643,738. 641,445 — .' 61,959 taxes ..profits taxes ——__j Gross the of 477,217 607,873 698,351 The. Commission indicated it basis. 2,924,906 ,;v 4,500 ; , $6,071,659 Ac¬ i quisition adjustments: adjustments.. General taxes ixes —_1 Fed. $6,275,867 2,349,701 476,333 & Power Consolidated . Efforts of a stockholders' committee to arrange urchase of this com¬ shares by the Quebec Hydro-Electric Commission have been;/ unsuccessful, the company has announced. J. S. Norris, President, in. a letter being prepared for stockholders, states that two plans were proposed by the Commission, both of which he termed "inadequate." One plan provided cash purchase at the rate of $22.50 a share. .-The second plan provided that the Commission would pay stock¬ holders $1 a year for five years and thereafter 75 cents a year a share. The stock would be redeemable by the Commission at any time after five years,' at $22.§0 a share. Mr. Norris emphasized that no firm offers had been made on that,* • - Light "Heat pany's From Jan. 1— on Sept. 26 declared a regular quarterly dividend of / and an extra dividend of 25 cents per share, oa ; stock, both payable Nov. 1 to holders of record Oct, 11.The stockholders,pn July 2, last, approved a three-for-one split-up of the commop stock/ which became effective Aug. 1, 1946. /!/''',!■•/ The dividends just declared are equivalent to 75 cents quarterly and 75 cents .extra on the stock outstanding prior , to the split-up, which amounts were paid on Aug. 1, 1946. A quarterly of 75 centswas paid on May 1, last, and one of 50 cents on Feb. 1, 1946.—V. 164, pV 729. '■ v:-: 7!' the / Falls Through— 56,760 25*912 896,409 177,243 34,566 income..! $178,819 directors cents 25 Montreal r -1944 ' \ $4.1,321 *17,444 railway.: Net ry.- oper. ' \ / ; ////; ■■■/: 1946—8 Mos.—1945 , ;/-^JM ;'P-r Net Redemptypn— ( Gross Net -National Container Corp.—Partial The corporation has called for redemption on Nov. 6, .next, through operation of the sinking fpnd, $214,000 of 5% 15-year sinking fund debentures due April 1, 1959, at 106 J/a and interest. Payment will be made at The Marine Midland Trust Co. of New York, trustee, 12Q Brqadway, New York, N. Y.—V. 164, p. 1725. < " . Monomac's $1,276,337 429,476 317,339 From Jan. 1— Net Monday, October 14,1945 $254,827 Period End. , 1946—Month—1945 1946—9 Mos.—1945 Sales $7,804,155 $6,761,902 $73,575,901 $64,964,940 The company in September, 1946, had 209 stores in operation, as against ,208 ia the same month last year,—Y. 164, p. 1635! Period End. Sept. 30— out¬ —V. 16.58%— 1946—9 Mosl—1945 1 v $2,845,332 $30,175,284 $26,078,818 ; 1946—Month—1945 Sept. 30— sales Net $3,317,115 1635. 164, p. _ , standing ($25 par).— Earnings per share.*-- •Including excess 531,000 $2.34 profits 531,000 $1.20 tax ' 531,000 ' $1.25 531,000 National $148 of $675,000 (net postwar. refund of (net postwar refund of $135,375) in 1944 $75,000) in 1945, $1,218,375 and $1,265,000 (net postwar refund of $126,500) in New England Gas & Electric Casket Co., Inc,—Annual ferred Stock Reduced— Statement—^Pre¬ 13,814,581 above M. Tuttle, President, on Sept. 20 stated in part as follows: Exercising the company's right under its certificate of incorporation Howard 1943. the week ended Oct. 4, this Association reports electric output kwh. This is an increase of 1,022,367 kwh, or 7.99% production of 12,792,214 kwh, for the corresponding week .a year For of - Association—Output— ^ ^:i. '"Z1 r/Vr-'-V Gas output in the Oct. 4 week is reported at 135,912,000 cu. ft,, an the directors called 15% of the outstanding increase of 12$22,000 cu. ft., or 10.15% above production of 123,390,- / / preferred shares, amounting to 8,568 shares, for redemption and re- / 000 cu. ft, in the corresponding week a year ago. ■ •* tirement on Dec. 31, 1945, at $111.75 per share. The certificate of For the month ended Sept. 30, 1946, the Association reports electric incorporation was then amended to give effect to the redemption and account receivable—trade (less reserves),. $1,656,225; accounts receiv¬ output of 58,887,018 kwh. This is an increase of 6,231,397 kwh., retirement by reducing the number of authorized shares, and reducing able—other (less reserve), $114,157; or 11.83% above production of 52,655,621 kwh. for the corresponding / inventories, $16,061,968; notes the stated capital by the amount thereof represented by, the retired receivable—-non-current, less reserve, $106,902; investments, $116,144; month a year ago. " , " r shares, i.e., $50 per share, or an aggregate reduction of $428,400. The Gas output for September, 1946, is reported at 523,162,000 cubic,, 5=K£expenses (incl- inventory of repair parts, etc., of $179,603), balance of the redemption price, amounting to $61.75 per share and-,; feet, an increase of 65,775.000 cubic feet, or 14.38% above production ^ #*'•.«pIant and equipment (after reserve for depreciation aggregating $529,074, was charged to earned surplus.OX $10,524,228), $4,624,147; \ , v r total, $25,315,416. ' of 457,387,000 cubic feet in the corresponding month a year ago. An invitation for tenders was sent to all preferred stockholders on ; ^.LIABILITIES—Notes payable—bank, $1,000,000; accounts payableSept. -6, 1945, and 2,752 shares of preferred stock were purchased at / CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT trade, $1383,758; accounts payable—other, $133,980; Federal taxes on a~ total cost of $301,624. | Included with the call for 15% of the pre¬ 12 Months Ended June 30— * 1946 - • 1945 ferred stock on Dec. 31, 1945 was an "invitation for tendera of preferred fien^o.$reserves against future ' ' ' °thF accrued taxes, $362,361; other accruals, 1 Total operating revenues $450,778, *1**! $20,529,449 $19,681,880 decline in inventory prices. $1,520 000' stock at $110 per share. 465 shares were received on this tender at other reserves Total Operating expenses • 16,079,843 -15,599,528 $700,000; capital stock (par $20), $11,000,000; a total cost of $51,150. capital The total nf 3,217 shares thus purchased at a V; surplus, $424,113; earned surplus, $7,216,709; shares of stock in treasury cost of $352,774 are held in the treasury. —-at cost (19,000 "Operating income$4,449*605 $4,082,360,* shs;), Dr$236,531; total. $25,315,416,—V. .163, p. 1570. As a result of the redemption and, purchases of preferred stock in "Othersincome 197,05$ • ■: ; 160,054 the fiscal year ended June 30, 1946 the amount of preferred stock in« 1 the hands of the public was.»reduced from 57*133 shares as of June Monongahela Ry. -EarningsNet inccme $4,646,659 $4,242,415 30, 1945 to 45,347 shares as of June 30, 1946.. / Other -■August / '■ ■» V/ 1946 deductions 'from income—subsidiaries!- '■ 394,810 -• 40276S 1945 1944 1943 / Gleason Board Co., a sWhoily/owned subsidiary, was liquidated as. of Gross from railway____ New England Gas & Electric Association-— 1,929,249 1,936,700 . $568,776 ' $510,710 $561,515 $610,605 June .30, 1946/ Previous to the Var, there had been;,a steadily dimin- '/ Net .from railway 272,305 242,430 286,625 363,462 Wishing market for its products and it was being operated at a loss. Net ry. -oper. income $2,322,599 .$1,903,001 . ;Net income 147,719 84,302 99,079 Its activities were discontinued during the war. 175,928 Prov. for Fed. inc. taxes (Sep. Co. return basis). 2,194,860 •From Jan. 1— : 1,783,072/.. CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 Gross; from -railway./— .3,733,233 4,070,662 4,545,685 4,468,119 Net income * ■ $127,'739$119,920*. Net .from railway—/* /•■■•r-1946 -1945 1944 1943 1,605.120 1,977,196 2,380,695 2,484,123 017,969 ,942,330 ♦Gross earnings /// $1,524,388 $1,733,982 $1,713,667; $1,028*221 > * Consolidated return. Net; ry. bper. income—_ 697,911 752,915 923,255 ■; "■ -■ 1,,024,596 /* ^"/ —r-r-u. : ^ Res. for Fed. tax?S-->- „ —-V. .164, p. 1330. ' 768,126 ,1,031785: 1,100,928 494,363 Balance to surplus * — . $1,145,709- $1,062,259 ; —V. ,164, p; 172$ Net earnings * $756,262 $702*197 $612,739 $533i838 •/-;///•.:/;/;",''/,^ Montana Po/tyer ;Co.—Earnings— Preferred dividends 338,851 399,924 399,924 i 457,056 sFeriod End- July 31 1946—Month—1945 Common 1946—12 Mos.—1945 dividends 126,066 94,549 63,033 .'1,516 ,; New England Lime Co.^Initial Common Dividend-^, Oper. revenues $1,375,667 Earns, per co.m. share— $1,301,157 $17,941,027 $19,012,791 : $6.62 ' $4.79 '' : " ' $3.37 ' ■ $2.12 Oper./expenses Wipes Out Arrearages on Preferred Stock—^10,000 De-. -387,004 401,290 4,964*796 4,976,857 federal taxes ♦After depreciation of— 252,342 308,961 213,514 249,960 239,721 —/ bentures to be Redeemed— 997,475 4,525,086 Other taxes 138.,631 128449 1,767,504 1,654,228 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30 A dividend of 25 cents per -share on the 69,622 shares of common / Property retirement & ASSETS— stock, the first in -the firm's 21-year history, will be paid Dec. 15/tp v 1946 1945 1944 1943 depletion res. appr'n. 125,000 ,v 125,000 1,500,000 1,692,457 holders of record Nov. ,15, •" r«: - ••■•••■ Land, bldgs.& eqp. (net) Amort, of limited-term $3,277,993 $3,332,157 $3,544,978 $3,822,249 The company also will pay a dividend of $21 per share, Which . in¬ Inventory ^ investments : 2,965,063 3,186,843 3,322,594 2,593,970. 2*252 ,1,609 2,252 cludes all: accumulation,, on. the . small...number. of . outstanding 6har,ea « Accts. «& notes receiv.— Amort/ of util. 1,431,270 1,244,331 1,311,050 1,605,840 plant •• a" •< of $3 preferred (nor;-assented) stock on Jan. 1, 1947, to/holders, of Cash 2,097,942 2,717,109 -2,252,830 2,203,527 acquisition adjust. 7,649 5,464 7,649 record Nov. 15. U. S, securities-' 1,341*533 1,710,355 1,600,355 1.0,82*561 The company, which in addition to its regular .plant in Adams,v Refund of excess profits Net oper. revenues ; $472,690 $327,056 $8,704,179 $6,244,262. tax (est.) Mass., conducted operations at a $2,500,000 government-built plantOther income (net) 63,200 63,200 3,521 24,493 358,517 193,112* in Canaan, Conn., during the war, is calling, for redemption on Jan. * Patents, goodwill, trade1, 1947, at par and accrued interest $10,000 of its 25-year 2%-6% marks, etc, • Gross income 1,549,681 • 1,549,681 1,549,680 1,609,681 $476,211 $351,549 $9,062,696 $6,437,374 debentures, due Jan. 1, 1966. Such additional interest as shall sub¬ Int. on mtg.. bonds 95,833 145,419 1,333,419 1,770,127 Total sequently be determined,to have accrued by reason of earnings during Other int. & deducts... $12,663,482 $13,803,676 $13,644,690 $12,917,829 1,186, 29,546 *2,816,262 676,654 1946 will be paid July 1, 1947, to holders of redeemed bonds, (Official LIABILITIES— notice will be given in accordance with indenture provisions.—V. 163, V t Capital stock Net income $5,626,909 |$6,055,309 t$6,055,309 *$6,055,309 $379,192 $176,584 $4,913,015 $3,991,093 p. 1.869. ' ' ■ ' '/. ; . Accounts payable —w— ■ / 459,499 317,131 296,726 326,211 to redeem preferred shares, CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1946 . ' .ASSETS—Cash in banks and on hand, $1,685,596; marketable secur¬ ities—U. S. Treasury notes—at current redemption value, $445,981; ■ . , , . , — , . . . " , . . • - , '■ - _... * • ' , . ' " . ... t — , ,,. A - L „ — — — . _ — ___ — - - . ^-Vni64dep a2101rtlzation vi ™ Monomac Spinning Co., Lawrence, Mass.—Sold— This company has been acquired by Arlington Mills, of Lawrence, Mass, and will hereafter be operated as the latter's Monomac Spinning, Mill Division. There will be no change in the management.- Owner-1 fihip of the Monomac has previously been with the selling agents, Reserve for Reserve for Surplus taxes-w^conting—- , ———-——*- 768,126 1,031,785 250,000. 6,149,451 250,000 5,558,348 1,100,928 250,000 5,941,727 ', 494,363 250*000 5791,946 ' New-England Power Association—"Weekly Output— y The'Association reports number of kilowatt hours for the week ended Total $12,663,482 $13,803,676 $13,644,690 $12,917,829 •Represented by 45,347 preferred shares and 63,033 common shares. ^Represented by 57,133 shares preferred afcpck and 63,034 shares Com¬ mon stock.—V. 162, p. 2821".' '•"* ' ' ' * : . week The Oct. 5, 1946,"as $7,286,882, compared with 62,588,694 for the ended Oct. .6, 1945; an increase of 7.51%.' I, .comparable .figure for the week ended Sept. 28; 1946 was 67,593,602, year . an increase of 9.79% oyer the corresponding ../' /■• ' .////,. • ■ !f'/ / 5 week last ' ' •/'/,■/ 4 [Volume 164 4 J.i THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT , , G Number 4533 Months Ended Gross operating 'Other ..'income June 30— Total gross Operating _ Federal taxes 3,501.300 ™__ Total interest and other charges—;. , ____ the and $8,223,890 Ffd. dividends On "\i * of England Power Assoc.-— _ service , The , ....... Cdnsolidated balance —! V—V. 164, p. 1726. - . v New Idea, See . Aviation $1,145,671 _ Inc.—Proposed Consolidation— Corp. above.—V. 162, 2186. p. Court Period End. June 30— . Total operating '■•>///•*.'; ' • - $6,101,939 $6,010,253 1,152,691 1,241,764 2,421,281 <het^ Associated . Trovr ! C0S._..__ Cr340,0l8 0290,804 602,270 0755,175 1,114,489 425,818 421,257 214,078 deprec, plant Inc. U _™ for Utility Fed. 235,234 ——.* 220,969 „ ____ 220,192 250,600 191,700 chased 282,894 Gross income _ $740,653 . -Total inc. -deductions--. Net income income $602,602 _ . | Raiahco surplus.-. petition •Resulting irom deduction, amortisation organized which charges in January deductions are in ( due $I,301r387 at noon.—V. $r,439,634 no par) $1,161,320; total, emergency 1945 Fed. vtiig 1 69,824 75,970 , . in VlbUUvviUilu} charges January, $1,317,516 Federal Other l ■ surplus Operating Operating -taxes l $0.58 $0.67 and eligible Net company's stock 1 stock preferred revenues $1,245,789; • on 652,212 1,835,722 3,318,182 294,500 294,500 $267,620 3,731,523 89,068 282,480 income ; $147,791 :v $175,511 Dividends applic. to pfd. stock for ;period_ $2,454,080 1,062,444 & Net 'Balance a- *~V. ' Period End. Aug. : .:>Gross income - J*U. S. $7,234,290 income taxes^w^u 363,828 funds 341,498 2,875,496 Balance 917,239 5,065,707 650,146 3,068,269 83,333 559,583 Reserved to • 425,000 idalso an a credit unusued accrual carryback to accrual excess of Per $566,813 of $2,508,686 $400,000 for 1945 1943, $137,703.—V. 164, income p. partial carryback and $8,409,927 adjustment from 1946 excess to profits 1944, 163, a credit in New York New Period End. Aug. 31— News Shipbuilding Va., the at a cost of Department be in for of State for this been of dam installed & ' 1946—8 the in Interior the for Grand Total Total ,fNet •! $ 14,456,010 10,562,331 84,586,964 ^677,383 12,578,327 revenues™ 13,324.620 expenses 11,418,726 oper. * Deficit. toperating accrued income^ tNet railway railroads and 620,513f unpaid operating whose real leases estate 1,197,963 income have taxes been on Old * * i includes rejected. CQlony the results Also to of includes properties; Staff also to ' Washington. awarded and to ; .This the three will on cost The other 324,490 of Oct. & 21 of securities own has Corp.), for of 3b— profit Oct. more of $5.48 SEC is capacity anticipated Dunnell, in years, .Northeastern as¬ to vote 10% or more public 24 V ; 7 the to of Dam for 30 Iowa, from Minnesota Also planned and is an feet day to 407,000,000 cubic feet to during 1947-1948. Additional facilities of line north of Clifton, Kans.t per at Sunray, Texas, of 1,800 horsepower, horsepower. Compressor additions at; 3,200 Nebraska additions and proposed will Iowa total 150 total miles 34,200 of 24, 20 2276. p. Co.—Earnings— June 30— ' , 1946 1945 ;i_— $2,797,312 $2,557,189 &—, 550,277 535,717 841,338 revenues. for resale 800,748 — —___. depreciation income per¬ extending system $12,667,000. for company's stations purchased of * 139,073 167,212 228,000 222,000 ——— utility taxes. plant— 169,500 97,500 147,471 139,049 $701,653 $594,964 —— taxes vi Operating Total other —,—;* : income Income—____"_™____ i.'. 58,399 1,057 $760,052 order under on than income $596,021 in each, in recommended at share share that r Federal-income 153,288 j - ; taxes— $347,437 11,500 •Resulting from deductions in 60,500 $618,264 surplus $407,937 consolidated returns, ized brings to of which 248,584 $606,764 amortization charges on securities of former indirect in Jan., 1946, under Chapter X of the the for interest and (reorgan¬ parents Bankruptcy •deductions are 'parents.—V. longer no 164, p. available II. due j:--. construction. to the Act), whicb reorganization of such /• Northern States Power Co. Electric 1946 7,481 Step 94,130 1,255 $7,160,000 $9,285,000 2,690,000 2,821,000 ' 197,000 It the of time of the North Oct. 5, 1946, for the $4,624,000 $2.06 is announced the Securities or recapitalization cogent" subscribe Electric American 1727. to be * has solely Illuminating Co., common the company -■ has completed construction of Keene, N. H.,'from the Kafelt recently acquired at Corp. and is already in production of cutlery. Products include several types stockholders voted Sept. 30 to change the 1,000,000 shares of common stock from par no 4 value' of par to $10 the per1 share and on reducing the stated capital represented by the outstanding $7,351,463 to $5,438,700, the difference capital surplus to be made available for dividends or for the purchase of the company's stock, together with present earned surplus. The proxy statement, however, stated that 'the company has no present intention of using capital surplus thus (created for any such purpose. : The stockholders also approved a proposal to eliminate the charter •provision which fixes maximum indebtedness of the company at $5,000,000 The proxy statement said that the management contemplates •543,870 and investment limited Operation— Northwest Airlines, Inc.—Par Value Changed— of plan reason that factory new manicure Approve Plan— asked its p. a new line of of nail files, tweezers, purshers, scissors, nail clippers and nippers,—V. 161, p. 2224. 1,630,000 warrants Cleveland ended Manufacturing 210,000 comprising fractional shares of its Cleveland, Wisconsin, St. Louis and that for the week ' 1,355 $1.46 of company Northam Warren Corp.—New Plant in • $3,270,000 A of this 15,295 92,384 again output (Del.)—Weekly Output—: 49,896,000 kwh., as compared with 44,649,000 kwh. corresponding week last year,- an increase of 11.8% .—V. 164, ; ..1945 . located each _™_: ■ 0totaled I* l__ approve days within deductions^™;_i_2i__™__™ income Balance ; pi company $6 ___—1:1 Income Gross Net 165,000 .. one-fifth staff * Commission Nebraska, at • •; -.•//»•,?» Power expenses for holding or the Oklahoma,. Kansas, line utility $12,667,000 Additions pipeline Kansas, demands Loop declaring 'r * its estimated of Minn., operating The subsidiaries company Oklahoma, to (for¬ company order power any Federal the additions of an » recent with /"/">«- applied, -to Cost 342,117 >- in hold or application an Electric holding company. now $392,182 Co.—Hearing Oct. 21— on Water sales not $734,299 > • consider a 305,950 $835,103 342,117 P.j 325,000,000: cubic Electricity award 1,003,000 Commission Sept. 729,868 $1,040,240 charges. - make in 'Provision Co.— The company, are Mines/Xtd.r—Earnings-r-- filed not 497,500 595,305 balance through Operating 3289.i purchase the and Dakota. Federal Washington, D. C. In its findings rejecting this part of the plan, the SEC Public Utility 97,961,538 119,150 075 , at operating 83,829,582 oper. oper. ry. $ income- $67,496,917 turbines Coulee its present form. units, Mos.—1945' $ on ' * Dock Dry company stated that no "meritorious advanced against it. The plan calls for common stockholders to RR.—Earnings— T ® 384,970 821,797 ■ * . . net * 848,441 income™ Northern Pennsylvania Power - taxes - 3,426,287 425,972 Federal V. 12 Months Ended 768,941 :£ p. 1945 $6,900,673 _i__ horsepower. $376,259 approximately $2,000,000. installed the ^ 1946—Month—1945 1946 $7,403,992 jtand 18 inches in Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota.—V. 162, $1,145,201 „ The Haven & Hartford 30— 3,877,178 3141. to stations 3,059 $7,600,073 $74,061,282 been fj Lighting Properties (& Subs.)— Earnings June ' have brief Exchange 1088. 15,025,151 include:; compressor and 1946—Month—19451946—9 Mos.—1945 share In 15,132,652 - Pipeline System— increase ! 756,803 North American Co.—Asks SEC to of 2,093,037 does authorized profits credit adjustment it South 2,227,010 , units Estimated .. 3,224,896 result a >Texas- .-/'v surplus——$1,654,395 "Represents Estimated 1945 $259,395 V•:'/ ■ 533,961 1,550,000 497,500 Company $1,142,142 of 'employees (average) production and miscellaneous Income Cost of metal production and other expenses.Reserved for depreciation— 8,834,927 82,917 •->-, to total, $1,014,020 2,178 Metal ■ 661,212 than p. mission $3,369,152 Number 1,977,973 transferable $7,494,096; $3,398,140 2,384,119 • —' each 4o total ' 16,632,510 1,385,642 Northern Natural Gas Co.—Plans (in¬ cycle construction 1946 ' .. — Months Ended June • 18,517,600 1,408,488 Maintenance by turbines —V. ■a for of f (& Subs.)—Earnings- Copper production from Horne Mine (tons) productions from Horne Mines (ounces) 2,859,384 12,325,374 approp.^. years J™™$1,016,198 —„—...i; River Noranda 1946—8 Mos.—1945 1,885,090 17,179,506 2,344,489 of the outstanding voting securities company.—V. 164,- p. .1727. equipment prioi* reserve 1941, Gold 1,737,312 income As v 369,547 2,271,365 Earnings SEC Total —V. 164, p. 957. $6,464,105 $47,453,493 $63,090,018 Cr937,703 2,991,000 Cr53 7,703 Net the $1,746,915 14,908,141 268,408 75,689 Northeastern serted $2,116,462 369,546 - -1946—Month—1945 ■Other railway taxes....: Net ry. oper. income i. -iBipking made six 2,076,081 175,762 it has ceased to be Newberry Co.—Sept. Sales Increased 13.0%— 'horsepower . 31— May 31, — News, ,.;Columbia 252,834 • - 3,244,859 iff. Northeastern Water .i>at) ,; '$2l,294,455; aid in taxes———-™— $8,589,481 Newport 12 1,211,351 8,912,401 10,442,463 Cr874,552 Cr6,134,331 Cr6,321,473 Dr9,832 Drl38,500 Drl31,426 D)18,»07 dividends "■Reduction New Yurk Chicago & St. Louis Rlt —Earnings— j contributions 164, p. 1635. was 2,466,208 ;■: 0 797,558 79,355 taxes 163, The It was announced on Oct. 8 that this company-was-successful bidder three hydraulic turbines to be constructed at its shipyard at 1,239,909 $2,084,534 i 164, p. 730.-V —V. on 3,534,000 $3,799,004— $3,609;205 !>■■■■■■ 3,041 deducs™ 31,376,821 $492,986 ^Total CrlO.OOO 88,490 & 41,819,284 15,328,259 ' plant 'and ——___ Newport Contract— 3,189,115 $265,076 mtge. -bonds.: int. property, — Period End. Sejpt; 30—" 6,200,453 265,033 28,795 Other 24,240,660 costs Preferred . "W-v . 60,715,047 3,722,412 2,511,061 172,912 interest Other inc.—Earnings 2,600,000 income 102,534,331 debt Consolidated •; ■from deductions income .*•• •,. . Gross of 1 and expenses (J. J.) —v; 1946—8 Mos.—1945 84,497,061 60,256,401 parents Bankruptcy ; (par $iC0), $12,000,000; premium stock, $102,000; long-term debt, (depreciation) in the of income___ other Total illvvl Cuv the date. no plan funds-ap. res. Gross merly shares- the $1,159,594 - —V. 163, p. 3141. ' 477,903 appro. f \ -Int. (48,484 unappropriated—since income Income plan 274,724 res. 1U1 indirect of 1946 total, $134i424,632, earnings Total , 75,000 225,000 depletion and other under 'Chgs. In lieu of inc. taxes Prop, retire, X Other income 1946—Month—1945 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $2,636,973 $2,611,258 $31,315,044 $30,360,409 1,324,770 1,131,893 -16,030,613 13,837,636 taxes 1 vuU* former not available after that are Sales , of Chapter Year Ended June 30— Net employees Of. special compensation.—-V. 163, p. 2730.: exps. vUlJDU*lvl(t ICU under which program in 7,414,022 $5,449,580 taxes reserve a sought -Month— 1945 3,477,163, funded on Months Ended meet $1,350,969 $0.69 ______ * After deducting costs, taxes, depreciation Period End. Aug. 31— vllv securities New York Water Service Corp. $1,650,969 New Orleans Public Service 111 on 1946 $4,803,280 the 11,136,434 - Maintenance $134,424,632.—V. 162, p. 2821. $1,364,707 276,136 ' 286,262 $1,143,543 6 Taxes, (non-refundable), $1,290,718; capital surplus, $7,864,065; earned sur¬ plus, appropriated for construction and/or bond acquisition, $8,700,000; $1,325,379 presented on earned 109,538 $1,602,516 ' 75,000 210,000 ,tRes. for addl. wages and salaries— all $4,302,580 Cr425,000 Crl,147,000 $i;i47;o87 of Commission -August Earnings- 1946 income Federal $1,055,989 the 232,304 164, p. 1726. Total 1,848,962 $4,378,280 $14,455,987; reserve for-Federal income taxes for cluding $91,869 deposited in escrow), $970,098; 36,638 contingenbies—250,000 Oper. income avail, for divs—__ Earns, per share on 1,960,000 shs.__ $916,987 two Blue 13,408,620 incomei North Boston ■t $6,151,543 1,875,411 had objective Depreciation cumulative retirement $1,852,951 342,069 $1,393,543 revenues 436,881 13,367 $i;767,087 344,129 96,579 $i;007,132 386,411 "4 Total income Reserves for Operating Operating $1,353,869 accounts payable, $1,070,283; - customers' deposits, accrued, $2,224,693; interest accrued, $463,453; divi¬ preferred'stock, accrued but not declared, $51,000; other —current:-;and accrued liabilities, $224,401; deferred credits, $1,153,359; 1,00.947 94,581 ... tTo " -68,525 , Operating income .Other income -™™™—— .. V 104,011 debits, $1,650,432; $433,234; staff - ... Balance Of $53,337,000; 1944 $1,490,642 388,929 , operating- expenses. 18,108 amount with filed apprn's —V. income ii win 5.10% on $1,738,638 expenses. lion-recurring losses \ 3,834 XilABHiiTlES—Common 5.10% serial preferred ; $26,713,890.—V. $1,621,294 ™ rev. & Misc. 3,238,778 .1,547 substantial a brief a ' Sinkg. $6,047,531 479,918 change-over expenses, '71,511 -General and admin, expenses War 3,359,200 $6,253,692. own in identical income..- Total $1,236,789; special deposits, $19,578; accounts receivable; $1,81.9,656; materials and supplies, $2,071,818; prepayments, $288,784; dends 1946 — the the fac. rents' (net) 2,242,117 $6,235,583 to 164, p. 1726. Net ry. oper. hand, on $1,350,605 ,. < 2,756,411 1,832,000 822,710 deducts. amortization deferred $4,000,000; (The) New Jersey ^Zinc Co.—Earnings— ' Joint ASSETS—Property, plant and equip, (inch intangibles), $126,622,832; Property, plant and equipment, (including intangibles), $126,622,832; investments, $507,873; special funds, $206,869; cash in banks and on r Bales of by-products— Misc. other operating Income that Ry. oper. income Equip, rents (net) ™_ > 3,154,367 - 510,000 and Co.' and Light 5,294,550 - BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30, . — 633,758 Corp. & 8,114,070 Corp.—Earnings— Cr230,100 xvvuvii and capital ^— known 2,828,342 1946—12 Mos.—1945 Electric Power stock. 1212. $l,350i035 , par), $3,000,600; premium first mortgage bonds, 3% 3 Months Ended June 30— companies made Hincks, 861,970 V 1, 'Total 704,148 410,000 (net)__ and ($100 •Bales three attains oper. Interest Act), which deductions 1946 stock surplus, 164, p. States Cities Norfolk & Western Ry.- Balance transferred to for interest and indirect parents (re¬ of the Bankruptcy Act), (87,500 i shares $356,113; .earned of'.Central American Period End. Aug. 31— Ry. Other taxes return, SHEET, JUNE 30, u164, p. 1087. V income "■Reduction liabilities, $8,513; deferred credits, $317,872; reserves, $7,561,390; '—contributions in aid of construction (nonrefundable), $107,386; surplus, C. - company. common was brief. said Operating stock, $8,370; series, 1974, $9,000,000; 'accounts payable, $282,880; dividend 1, 1946,' $30,000; customers' deposits, $173,604; taxes $558,067; interest accrued, $147,576; other current and ac¬ crued Carroll $1,535,908 July accrued, Approval— company's divestment plan, recommended Exchange Commission's utility staff, are accep¬ are All trustees.—V. $8,114,447 $33,962,458 $32,787,582 2,658,600 10,155,902 9,885,621 2,583,743 taxes-.:—.™-—— Total Commis- • The 2,090,159 former stock preferred Judge by 2,421,561 (reorganized preferred March payable ( set $1,534,360 $1,350,034 326,100 . the of of A trustees Corp. substance unit retirement- inc. orders" In this the three companies suggested only minor qualifications to the staff's recommendations, chiefly a shortening of the period for exercising warrants to purchase subsidiary stocks. ■ and gas pur¬ - cumulative cumulative - been $8,461,640 expenses.™- Total other appointment of Oct. 9. s-: :: each 577,003 $432,316; cash in banks and on hand, $922,275; special deposits, $83,850; United States Government obligations, at cost, $1,900,000; accounts receivable, $492;529; interest receivable, $1,466; rents -receivable, $8,133; materials and supplies, $265,537; prepayments, :$36,457; deferred debits, $23,969; total,. $28,713,890. *% Y., -type, 682,332 0215,700 of the and affiliates approval 6,526,962 under Chapter X longer available in view of the reorganization i LIABILrHES—Common N. three-unit 8 freight via the 6,803,843 Other $1,535,178 14,855 ASSETS-—Utility plant, ■ at original-cost, $22,542,547; investments fund accounts, • Maybrook, the 1946—3 Mos.—1945 revenues for seek suggestion of appointment of a American has shown no lack of . . Part to American The the for in use Ridge (deprec.) of property, 080,500 consolidated to North $1,223,934 1946 no BALANCE " of Judge, for Oct. 18, 1946, ♦ $1,220,887 $729,725 securities on Of such parents. -. has plant and equip Federal income taxes—1 Cr86,500 $602,602 ; the Securities table horsepower 367,100 $643,225 _ lor Oct. on $6,500,000 locomotives Conn.,., and be will $1,055,989 —.— ; . Plan Gets Trustee Diesel- 1,562,339 , . approximately of 1,685,085 Prov. 544,654 : $1,492,633 271,746 Federal taxes -; Amendments by oper¬ v 418,435 - $1,473,774 18,858 $783,615 140,389 138,051 —_.i™_ •Reduction- in • $774,564 ;9,05l 9,419 , railway Maintenance 1_"•— 429,844 558,173 $731,233 __ net a for resale—.™ 592,211 438,677 424,900 283,995 taxes._______ oper. • •- this to the improper, "since North in complying with the divestment switchers. on Operating Electricity Cr420,805 of -Operating income -(Other income tnct)—*. r-W- spend Haven, Period End. June 30— Total : .'Overtaxes ; to Diesel-electric New York State Electric & Gas ; power others Maintenance • System had 2,543,634 ) ■ New 1,500 Commission held as diligence Sion. of 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $3,076,803 interchange trustee remainder income already third largest owner the railroads of the country, among additional a U. S. District $3,127,820 '' . Haven Bridge. by Hearing revs.— & :> 1946—6 Mos.—i945 the V-type Diesel engine. They will be -capable of operation either as 4,500 horsepower triple, units, 3,000 horsepov/er double units or 1,500 horsepower single units. The New Haven, which put its first road-service Diesel locomotives •in service in Dec., 1941, a few, days after Pearl Harbor, at present has sixty 2,000 horsepower road locomotives in operation, as well as 110 Oyer, expenses power & gas purchased ^ and operating the company. the company affiliates of the latter Railroad, locomotives new ''powered $1,004,916 New Jersey Power & Light Co.—Earnings— - New authority 15 Deisel-electric I1; the power between Poughkeepsie 12,934 ■- railway the brief, ' of Haven motive purchase of ,» 1,312,914 1,969,371 19,388 .. i. New -requested ' : - c , remainder electric $3,134,430' £2,330,765 New preferred shares, dividend preferred shares On $2 f '• o% $341,000 was net a Asks Court Approval of Diesel Locomotive Purchase— > • .dividends •. r ; deficit had System the staff asked for Its These 5,893,124 Consol. bal. before New England Power Assoc. estimated ating income of $4,457,617.- The • the Haven In For'the first eight months, of 1946, it is estimated that the Old Colony operations resulted in a r.et railway operating deficit of $2,492,000; for the Boston and Providence the estimated deficit was $2,643,000 4,535,870 $9,085,922 5,951,491 _™ New $1 207 513 2,808,058 4,060,782 4,208,940 Income on Providence the of 2,616,611 income™ Consolidated balance . 2,756,458 ' 2,989,451 _—__—__ Federal and 16,626,343 _ _ than 461,702 17,633,796 __™__ -—, other 625,869 trustee a For $40,175,870 $38,871,556 __-™_ costs Maintenance Depreciation -Taxes, . earnings ■ this, Failing .dence •-*>• "1945 $39,350,000 $38,409,853 ™_ —___ * - ( unpaid cftdrges against Old Colony and Boston and Provlproperties for Boston Terminal. Co. taxes and bond interest. August, 1946, it is estimated that the Old Colony operations resulted in a net railway-operating deficit of $246,000; for the Boston accrued and V.,. 1946 • revenue., 1875 held. suggested that the Commission give which to revise its plan along this line. . common $1,912,763 •that within or others to shares the next 12 and from become become months indebted the company may on equipment borrow from banks financing in amounts aggregating $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 to provide funds for equipment purchases and other facilities. In addition, the stockholders voted to amend the by-laws so as to change the date of the * fiscal year ^ from June 30 to Dec. 31, and the fVlo % 1876 Monday in April; to establish a including officers, with ployees, contributory pension plan for $1,999,630; em¬ initial and capital surplus, $1,655,709; earned surplus, $1,- of the company and its service, approximately from miscellaneous "■ Y" /. Y/ '• 'Y'Y,\Y subsidiaries furnish local service in 620 ex¬ 1727. YY^'Yi'YYY' ' ' operating revenues Approximately 53% of the at least one year's service; and to 530,160;t total, $8,105,401. - VY'iY1 Y' YYY V 7*X.■ •' V' ■' resolution adopted by the stockholders in 1939 authorizing NOTE—'Reserve for Federal income taxes amounted to $812,625, additional compensation to salaried officers in an amount equal to 10% against which the company had a like amount of U. S, treasury of net income. -.yY' .••;•' .Y . •••••:,' •. : k -notes.—V; 164, p. 1088. .••'wu Y .i v y * The pension p'.an becomes effective as of Oct. 1, 1946. The entire cost of past service benefits will be paid by the company and is initially estimated at $971,100, which may be funded over a Pacific Coast Co.—Omits Dividend— period rescind 1946 Monday, October 14, THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE /subsidiaries for 1945 were derived from local 144% from toll service. and approximately 3% . a sources. The '";; , and company its change areas—V. 164, p. ... of 10 The years. company's contribution towards future service $146,100 for the first year of the plan. initially estimated New York Stock Exchange ,* , Oct. on corporation that, contingent upon Securities Act of 1933, and the of stock common effective of record the at 15, 1946, shall have the right to subscribe 271,935 oi share one to be the for two shortly directs, Exchange stock common common each determined The of be shares before of of close from "Aug. 1, the under aiter become took 26 TJie offering business subscription is Oct. 163, V 2997. p. Oct. made were no price Gas Electric & With SEC— ' Co.—Registers 2%% in 4, 1946, common valtfe.—V. 164, par The first is on Oct. 4 filed a registration statement with the SEC $25,000,000 2%% 1st and refunding mortgage bonds, series P, due 1, 1981. Names of underwriters will be supplied by amendment. for Proceeds 164, dealings stock, the on will be used 1212.Y; p. to finance of part construction YY::'i;YYY! //'Y":'--'v Y: ; YYY -Y must be accompanied $10 value, par York New in Stock f ' ' • possible has company mortgage lieu of common stock, 1636. p. asked bonds, $75,000,000 De¬ bentures Publicly Offered—Morgan Stanley & Co. and associates were awarded an issue of $75,000,000 40-year 2%% debentures, maturing Oct. 1, 1986 on Oct. 8 on a for series bids due for 1973- the purchase Bids will be of ; its $5,276,000 first 4s, series A, 283. ' r '"v-v-V-"V. p.. Ohio Edison Co.- Operating expenses!.-.—* Prev. for 272,442 General taxes. 80,560 559,579 7 , of 164, $8,315,114 $9,163,784 178,255 2,137,062 2,661,773 171,882 Y " 29,399 63,212 ■ 428,834 9,198 123,659 to 375,938 $260,143 $5,625,558 $3,543,818 Y 83,500 972,390 1,035,943 $176,643 $4,653,168 $2,507,875 6,023 : $398,413 - p. 560. • v 2,582,254 of the revenues Net YY income Earnings 617,364 130,084 Y *h-V. 163, p. 2860. 162,366 $188,221 — $111,454 ' $1.55 "; $0.92 Y'. Omnibus Corp. <& .BubsO^EarnlngSr- - ^MonlhsEndedJuneSO— Gross operating Operating and — . 1946 1945 $6,799,530 5,873,103 - 'Net operating Gross Other income— — income 7 —$1,984,849 deductions Federal income Federal excess i —: tax tax. 36,166 755,239 /" ; profits $1,371,379 16,016 366,828 >315,356 ... 1 _ " — income $1,213,593 1—_ income Total ' — Cash dividends on preferred Cash dividends on common Provision for Adjustment amortisation to to of intangibles of reserve V, per 6,239,216 $6,892,244 247,965 323,869 7 30,000 40-year 2%% Y, authorized) debentures ; Advances $5,946,493 $1.49 due: Dec. CONSOLIDATED INCOME ACCOUNT FOR Net sales (incf!4-sales of YEARS ' •' ' ' ENDED 21 leased departments). $17,636,070 $15,473,024 admin., and selling expenses— 15,948,113 13,628,221 92,024 129,368 Cost of sales, Depreciation •The —_Y"' $1,595,935 — ...— — $1,715,435 — - 44,170 41,602 $1,640,105 $1,757,037 . Prev. for contribs. under empl. Interest paid i Miscellaneous deductions ! — prof.-shar. plan _ ' tax loss of reduc. on sale attrib. of real estate thereto—deducted equal Y 6,105 414,000 for snares common •authorization from obtained and following $365,634 profit before years special credits adjusts. Cr20,392 - 163,111 „„— these has hold to the at of net profit transf. — Earnings per •Loss above, on common sale of to share real earned surp. estate, $684,555 $222,915 349,935 199,963 $3.42 $1.12 ; — —— $1,033,111; less portion of loss $805,000 and less under carryback claim for refund of prior year Federal provision of the Revenue Act of $65,000. ■ CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS AT JULY 31, added taxes crued interest securities counts ful (at (market market S. Govt, securities—at 1946 accounts), $840,958; merchandise inventory reserve (valued at for doubt¬ the lower ©f cost or market based upon the retail inventory method, less reserve discount), $1,661,528; merchandise in transit (at invoice cost), $223,082; rent deposit, $10,COO; sundry investments, $5,534; claim for refund of prior year's Federal taxes on Income under carry-back pro¬ vision of the Revenue Act, $65,000; land, buildings, etc. (net), $3,010,8t6; deferred charges, $245,396; total, $8,100,401. Y ,7 * ■ Y • for LIABILITIES—Accounts payable—merchandise (net), $184,681; ac¬ payable—merchandise in transit, $205,104; sundry accounts payable' and accrued expenses, $574,874;, mortgages payable ia install¬ ments through 1954, $1/775,135; reserve for insurance, $30,108; reserve counts Jfor contingencies," $150,000; capital stock (par value $10 authorities Commission of per have the • However, not State of been yet California, a further hearing in the matter, why its application should shareholders at a present market value.- whether it The be will able to price • stating that at such hearing principal -Y •• ••:■ amended proceed with amounts each the debentures Brcwn & Y Lee Co. Elworthy 250,000 & Co First 250,000 1,525,000 Boston Merrill 150,000 Lynch, S. Paine-Rice Paine, R 750,000 Smith, 3,140,000 William Barney & Co.f— 3,140,000 R. Staats Co— 250,000 Spencer Trask & Co.— ties Corp Stroud & & Co.— 250,000 Tucker, 150,000 Union Hilliard B. & & The Illinois 3,140,000 ... Co., Walker 250,000 1,525,000 Weeden & Co., Inc 1,525,000 White, Weld & Co , Co.—— Kalman & Co., Inc.. H. G. & Co...— ... 500,000 Whiting, Weeks &Stubbs The Wisconsin Co Kidder, Peabody & Co.— 3,140,000 Dean Witter & 500.000 750,000 250,000 ri 1,525,000 Corp— 3,140,000 Son. 1,525,000 400,000 1,525,000 Co 3,140,000 HISTORY AND BUSINESS—Company was incorporated in California 31, 1S06. Company owns all the outstanding securities of its subsidiaries, Southern California Telephone Co. and Bell Tele¬ phone Co. of Nevada. American Telephone and Telegraph Co. owns Dec. on share), (89.34% ) and preferred 640,957 of the company's (78.17%) (voting), shares of which the outstanding 2,461,250 common company's outstanding 820,000 ownership of common ana preferred On June Oregon and Washington / and in the pany its on and Its subsidiaries subsidiaries toll that calls date under and the (all of traffic approximately which connect agreements of revenues 462,000 with providing northern company or for therefrom) telephones, the the handling had in' service 190,000 in * None 65,286 150,000 490,671 600,000 2,380.400 11,308,020 10,133,105 YY Y 144,287 150,000 492,723 Sill 600,000 2,380,400 10,666,170 10,993,505 the com¬ pany's territory, 260,000 in the territory of Southern California. Tele¬ phone Co.- and 12,000 in ;the territory of BeH Telephone Co. of Nevada* Wall Board Corp.— | merger, the company now owns and operates & Calif., engaged principally In the mantilath and wallboard, and certain gypsum deposita which are the source of the chief raw material. • •' The combination of the "Schumite" and "Pabco" lines and organi¬ zations makes possible more efficient operations and getter service to result of the plant at South Gate, of As . division Y' ■ Y None Vnn> . effective on April 1, 1946. facture 30, 1946, the company and its subsidiaries owned and operated 2,909,097 telephones, of which 1,750,533 were owned and operated by the company, 1,138,869 by Southern California Telephone Co. and 19,690 by Eell Telephone Co. of Nevada. Company estimates .that non-affiliated companies operating in the territory of the com¬ "of :: , Y of modern shares represents 86.55% of total voting power. The business of the company and its subsidiaries is that of furnishing communication services, inainly telephone service, in the States of California, Nevada, portion of Idaho. . $1,277,213 389,052 Y 23,804 Schumacher Wall Board Corp. into The At that date the separate existence of Schumacher Wall Board Corp. ceased and The Paraffine Companies, Inc., continued as the surviving corporation. " -Y On Feb. 15, 1946, Schumacher redeemed all of its preferred stock from the proceeds of a loan of $700,000 made by Paraffine together •' with other funds in Schumacher's treasury. The agreement of merger, dated Feb. 16, 1946, as duly adopted by the stockholders of the two companies, provided for the issuance by Paraffine of 15,000 shares of its common stock, without par value, to the holders of and in exchange for 45,000 shares of common stock of Schumacher held by stockholders other than Paraffine, on the basis of ' one share of common stock of Paraffine for each three shares of said 45,000 shares of outstanding common stock of Schumacher. The agreement further provided that the 21,000 shares of common stock of Schumacher held by Paraffine would be cancelled and that no shares of Paraffine would be issued in respect thereof. • merger Paraffine Company became Anthony & Co.. 1,525,000 Weeks™ $1,057,766 224,945 23,804 — .... statutory The 150,000 Securities for Merger of Schumacher 500,000 Inc Sutro & Co 1 $26,433,997 $27,117,153 •After reserves of $291,487 in 1946 and $244,292 in 1945. tAfter ; Y reserve for depreciation of $8,531,163 in 1946 and $7,514,321 in 1945. ^Represented by 491,013 shares in 1946 and 476,013 in 1945. ;/••:;■' Stone & Webster Securi¬ Ripley & Co., — Total Pressprich & Co.. 1,525,000 Shuman, Agnew & Co.— 250,000 Henry Herrman J. YY ''••:• W. Inc. 3,140,000 Harris, Hall & Co. (Inc.) 1,525,000 Hawley, Shepard and Co. 500,000 500,000 Hayden, Miller & Co.— J. 150,000 ' ; ■: 140,172 1,525,000 250,000 Nolan Inc— Goldman, Sachs & Co. Hornblower 250,000 —_ —_ vY y 234.291 y compensation insurance Reserves for product guarantees, etc. Reserves for contingencies ; 4% conv. pfd. stk. (par $100)—..——. JCommon stock (no par value) Earned surplus 1— 1,525,000 Jackson YYYY :t: ■ payable, taxes Other 750,000 1,525,000 & Co. Webber, & Curtis— 111,001 5,933,910 19,161 $26,433,997 $27,117,153 Reserves i 110,233 245,076 ; amortization)...: aqd deferred charges $2,330,000) ——L.— 1945, Co.— 35,066 249,755 15,244 trade and miscellaneous Accrued wages, commissions, etc.— Dividend on pfd. stock (payable July 15) Estimated Federal taxes on income (less U. S. Treasury notes—Tax series, 1946, $499,000; Pierce, Northwest 26,275 LIABILITIES— 1,525,000 Moseley & Co Pacific 581,98(1 6,217,062 Total & ... Fenner & Beane F. Corp.- 3,140,000 First California Co.— ....... expenses Accounts 3,140,000 Marks M. 308,802 equipment (at cost) as Amount Higginson Corp.. 7,348,737 — Prepaid the 4,024,416 40,112 49,400 7,372,322 22,214 reserves) tProperty, plant and Patents (at cost less Kirkpatrick-Pettis Co.— $250,000 Kuhn, Loeb & Co 3,140,000 Lazard Freres & Co 3,140,000 1,525,000 1,525,000 Co Postwar share¬ and - Laurence Dominick & Dominick Francis I. duPont & Co._ The ■; Lehman Brothers — & v. 250,000 Brush, Slocumb & Co.— 150,000 Clark, Dodge & Co 1,525,000 to (less 570,468 4,139,188 value of insurance on life of (amt. of paid-up policies, $363,501)..' refund of excess profits taxes (est.)— Goodwill 750,000 Co., Inc. Sons offer 2,527,671 .. surrender officer to underwritten are Y-..'••< <•'. Y-YV,-■•£.>.:' • 150,000 shares principal underwriter Y:- $3,220,000 its v. . of of offer the proposed - name Amount H. F. Boynton & to $4,473,407 1,535,000 2,361,991 accounts and receivables Cash more nearly approaching present therefore presently unable to state is 1 UNDERWRITERS—The follows; be not company $3,841,192 -1,017,000 at cost— — receivable-. Estimated net refunds of Federal taxes on income and renegotiation Tebates: Inventories, at, lower of cost or market Expense advances to and accts. of employees.. Investments in stocks of cos. over 50% owned. Advances to wholly owned foreign subsidiary— Investments in stocks of cos. less than 50% owned, at cost Sundry securities, etc., at cost and long-term Government securities, > company will be afforded opportunity to show why the proposed issue of common shares should not be sold under competitive bidding or shares ac¬ $965,922), $949,297; marketable plus accrued interest), $80,291; ac¬ receivable, customers and miscellaneous (less share. per 1945 • 1946 banks and on hand in U. S. :v- domestic subsidiaries) ASSETS Cash on the 2,198,945 cost—and quotations quotations 4,000,000 two [Including Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries] ASSETS—Cash, $1,013,438; U. $100 par, regulatory Railroad W. E. Hutton & Co Balance Dividends ' (Including wholly owned YY 82,000,000 to Y JUNE 30 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET^ •Notes Hill, Richards & Co.— of ———— increased was — 89,818 • 46,300,000 YY Y hearing on the company's application for such authoriza¬ deferred action on the application and reserved jurisdiction Harriman to below™ .. , of year $10,133,104 $10,993,505 shareY~----$L87 • YYl; *3.89 from unused, excess profits credit carryback from thfr 1946 fiscal year, tApplicable to the four years ending June 30, 1945r less related recovery of taxes on income and renegotihtion -rebates.' - • • •: * :••'. 1 ;'.!•• /• > a — and charges $684,555 deprec., Federal taxes, refunds, etc. net (special credit)— —Y •Special charges Net Prior income j 820,206 tResultlng ♦Deficit. $75,000,000 - shares subscription First of Michigan Corp.™ 805,000 on . 95,216 v 95,216 959,526 1,190,032 .YY:Y:':-Y/YYY:Yv • YYY'.;'Y Y-'Y Y-Y ;!Y;YY^Y ' Y; surplus at end Earned 1946 the sale of the debentures now offered, -company had subject to approval of regulatory authorities in California, Oregon and Washington, to offer to its shareholders 328,125 additional Folger, 'YY— 84,983 State taxes plant planned, 1,152 115,000 378,000 dividends - Y Following 172,121 72,461 YYY- •Normal Federal income tax and surtax—-— ■Excess profits tax (net of credit) Portion 208,313 * the Y> Estabrook & Co Total $1,948,481 10,330,272 10,993,505 $12,008,052 $12,278,753 ($75,000,000 - of authorized number Drexel - Net operating profit—! Other income 7 JYY,,,,Y.''Y Y $1,014,547 declared declared •VExcess of (1) book value as at April 1, 1946, .' of common stock issued to stockholders of ' Schumacher Wall Board. Corp., plua <2) cost of common stock of that cotrporation> pre-- Y viously acquired, over book value of net tangible assets." received from Schumacher under agreement of merger.. 246,125,000 (authorized and -Y ; ; Y outstanding 820,000 shares)- Alex. 1945 0519,051 Prl9,653 dividends Common Y —I 6% cumulative (par $100) Bateman, Eichler & Co._ 150,000 Blyth & Co., Inc 3,140.000 JULY 1946 1985 1, i Morgan Stanley & Co. Atkinson, Jones & Co. Oppenheim Collins & Co., Inc.—Annual Report— 30, facilities of year— surplus at beginning Preferred American $0.63 163, p. 2898. * , Telephone and • Telegraph Co., parent—4% notes due one day after date^.^ •Common shares (par $100) (authorized and outstanding respective $6,669,132 exceed its telephone . •„ from holders.- - proceeds in¬ profit to earned surplus- Balance of Earned 2,315,827 $1,948,481 .^Earnings per 343,916 share. common 30,000 subsid¬ prior years--——. Balance; June 30_—.Y-YY-.—— Earnings - $7,270,967 247,965 323,869 stock stock depreciation iary applicable $653,028 6,057,373 the CAPITALIZATION OUTSTANDING AS OF JUNE 30, tion, Net Balance, Jan. uncapitalized notes, each due one day after date, and conformity, with an established practice of the com¬ expects to continue, of borrowing from the American need therefor arises for general corporate purposes, in¬ ■and advances to its subsidiaries. 5,785,959 $1,612,390'" $1,013,571 372,459 357V808 - income used 827,521 $4,264,308 84.773 1945 tAccelerated amortization of emergency in July 16, 1946. Non-operating -for come it Preferred shares, $7,485,494 --- taxes that extent Y 2,461,250 shares) . , revenues expenses the To cluding extensions, additions and improvements to $891,184 593,790 (121,566~ shares)—"""" share per $912,095 for company be recovery of Federal taxes on the fiscal years ending June tEstimated evidenced by 4% are which •company. as 1945- ' expenses, depreciation and "other deductions Interest the will $3,436,787 v $515,149 operations for year. Profit from such obtained are pany, and" taxes!"" " Operating part $76,678,000) 845,268 income.. estimated Fed. taxes on Provision for on advances, such excess will be applied to the making of extensions, additions, and improvements to the company's telephone plant and the plants of its subsidiaries. Advances from the American company Gross (approximately treasury of the * ■ $599,922 1944 and debentures. of amount Ohio Water Service Co.—Earnings— •1946 in reimbuvse sale - 12 Months Ended June 30— in part, or $6,650,942 13,192,691 * 21,464 •$245,346 —™ —————— : ' proceeds 11,414,376 20,051,851 ^ - i Balance Other income and tion prices. * —$3,057,858 Selling, general and administrative expenses— 3,227,477 Miscellaneous losses and charges YY 75,727 expenditures made for extensions, additions and improvements to its telephone plant and the plants of its subsidiaries. The treasury having been so reimbursed, the company intends to repay the then outstanding advances from American Telephone and Telegraph Co., parent, which are expected to nearly equal the amount of the proceeds from the disc.; income———_ $478,951 on-pfd. stock--— 7 YY 80,538 - Balance- $510,809 Y in whole company, ; profit Gross date, upon at least 30 days' notice, at 106.25% and accrued interest including Sept. 30, 1951, and thereafter at decreasing redemp- any to v' of the $14,472,234 $26,702,793 goods sold, Cost of in San or • the option at PURPOSE—The $686,261 Y — —V. 2,879,672 4,231,929 Sales, less freight, Y counts, etc. ;Y Total Y in New York City • Redeemable, ' ' debt 1,951,485 [4,732,578 • prem. and expense—7 Other deductions Divs. Y Dated Oct. 1, 1946; due Oct, 1, 1986. Interest payable April 1 and Oct. 1 596,804 1,317,886 J -long-term debt- on Amort. 168,352 f 2,807,646 excess i taxes Gross income— Net 1946—12 Mos.—1945 7—") income and profits Int. , Francisco. ./• Inc.—Annual Report— YEARS ENDED JUNE 30 Y • ' Y. Y>" • 1946 ••>£ 1945 • Y returns and allowances, disY'jy INCOME ACCOUNT FOR net interest cost of 2.77%. or a Within three hours had been oversub¬ scribed and the subscription books closed. A competing bid naming a price of 102.55991 for a 2%% coupon was submitted by a group headed by Halsey, Stuart & Co. Inc. $2,722,171 $35,460,737 $36,460,152 1,164,710 14,981,988 14,860,017 281,497 3,305,524 3,373,264 -1,453,667 depreciation- plan acquisi¬ adjustments possible. Paraffine Cos., CONSOLIDATED interest to yield 2.74% to maturity. after the competitive sale, the issue of tion Fed. <\ / alphabetical always as near — Morgan Stanley & Co. and associates on the same day reoffered the debentures publicly at 103 V4 and accrued 1970, at 105'A.—V. 164, 1946—Month—1945 $3,052,509 always alphabetical companies in exact ••' bid of 102.6199 $5,275,000 by the received YYY:.Y \7 -Earnings— Period End. Aug. 31— Gross revenue— Amort. due Aug. 1, mechanical reasons it is not to arrange However, they are order. *777;7 ■ NOTE—'For • program.—V. position as Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. Exchange company at the Chase National Bank New York up to 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 15. Company will apply the proceeds toward the redemption of ; Bonds ■ been appointed The company / June Northwestern Public Service Co.—Invites Bids— ' : Airways Lyon has recently George H. " made. 1946, 15, 1946.—V. Pacific Oct. on 28, 1946, value, to the extent par Corp.—Public Relations Mgi*. Public Relations Man¬ ager of Pan American. World Airways' Atlantic Division, which cur¬ rently operates to Eire, England, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Austria. Portugal, Liberia, the Belgian Congo, and Bermuda and is working *on projected routes through the Middle East to India. Former deputy to Elmer Davis, director of OWI. Mr. Lyon, after returning to the United States, served as deputy to the director of information of the Army Air Forces, Lt. Gen. Harold L. George.—V. 164, p. 1636. Pan American on the dividend which 1 on the $5 non-cumula¬ each were including action no payable about Nov. due-bills. Effective ■ Sept. on the before Oct. or on $10 held. the registration subject to the offering being made, that quoted ex-rights until further notice and not that all certificates delivered by stock, notice offer by the corporation, an for shares directors ordinarily first preterred stock, no par value. Payments of $1.25 made on this issue each quarter from May 1, 1945, to and 1 received 9 making of holders The would tive Rights to Subscribe, Etc.— The is at a : gypsum dealers and .consumers. In at a with the company's practice of carrying value of $1, the sum of $820,206 has been accordance . nominal "goodwill'* charged to surplus," representing the excess of the book value of thie company's common-stock Issued to the stockholders of gchumacher Wall Board Corp. and the cost of the Schumacher common stock "earned previously acquired by the company-over the book value of the tangible . assets - received under the agreement of merger;—-V. p. 2012. . Y. ...Y..YYY'Y::Y Y-Y.. Y ' (Continued * ,..:.YTy . 7 net 163. on page 1912) Y Y Y 7v;Y;.Vy! THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 .Volume 164 Stock Record 1877 New York Stock «» Exchange DAILY RANGE OF PRICES WEEKLY VOLUME OF TRADING YEARLY RANGE OF SALE PRICES FOR EVERY LISTED ISSUE LOW Saturday Oct. 7 69 •100 120 9 7a 69% 69 %' ♦100 9 14% 14% 49 7* •48% 29 Vi -.29'A 29%» •100 > 14% 137s 14 % 49 46 74 46% 25% 267a 10% 10% 10% 36% 27 ,V 37% '•>100 31% 31% 98 98 >;•' 3%.- *97 • 9% 97 ; ; 33% 33% 34 32% 34% 31 57 55% 55% 54% 54% 5274 53% 42 42 41% 43 92 92 92 92 18 18 " 33 *54 33% : ' 107 , .Vy 29% 407a 42% 40% 427a 92 92 91% 913A 20% 20 •19% •31% •31% 32% 38% ; 31% 31% 32 38 40 : ; 103 • "I: 36 37% 34% 36 92% 93 ";> 92% 30 -; V; 97.. ; 200 28% 327* 29 67/a 29 6% 49 «45% 51 6% , ; 19 19 1,300 Allied *30% 3172 900 » 17,600 '. "Allied 103 297a 29 7a v 66% 66% 67 66 67 66 67 6574 67 41% V 41% 41% 41% 4174 40 41 387» 40 40 41 11% 11% 11% 11% 117a 10% 11% 10% 10% 107a 117a 29 29 28% 28% 28% 29 28 29 27% 28% 29 29% 77 *74 7a ' *72% 15 •14% 37% ?. 37%, % 'V % ♦131% 133 7% v 82 % 79% 193 100 103 24% 96% •107 111 *107 111 137 137 •135 140 ♦133 136 19% 21 •20 I; 102 •5% 51% 52% 52% 5% 5% 5% ♦5% • 15 i* 16 *14% 15 5% 5Ya 92% 4,100 1007a 102 102 1,200 107 300 5% 130 131 128 1307a: 360 2,600 American 1,300 1774 23 21% *101 102 fei; 197a 18% 2274 23 487a 574 •5% 5% 51 104 39% American 1,100 Amer European Sees 7,100 American Export Lines Inc new__40 187a 18% 19 19% 91% 57a 57a 100% 100% 100 20% 18 91 90% 90% 917a 917a 393/a 38% 39 39 39% 6 77» 92 39 H y : 91 39% 39 5% 5% 101 5% ; v ;\ 104% 104% 19% 19% 14,300 207a J ' 1,300 •44 97% 6V4 11% 11% 10% •11% 12% *11% 11% 10% 12 26% *114 26 *11% : 25 2674 118 8% 1,000 10% P 1.1% 12%',; 26 non-cum 26% 115% 2,400 - Amer >V. ' 400 16,800 300; ;.-v: ;; 7% preferred LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICE! y f per share 25% 257s *99 Oct. 10 37 37 •153 11% •99 14% 153 11% *36 36% >>12 >12% : 12% 1274 1272 II6V2 11672 115 1167a 107% 108% 106 107 101% 1474 147a 14 ■ 112%# 115 327a 50 > 19% 377a 497a 503/4 165 7a •166 38 V:.. >39 169 10% 1067a > 13% 32 29% 104 102% 157a . Vv 37> . 48 % '4072 1567/b 14474 73% •62 :•/ .75- >• 172% 76 74 777a 77% 78% 1557a 1557a 51 51% 51% 1197a 4474 143 447B *60 *118 ■' 142 148 142 142 774 77B 67 •60 77a 67 377a 36% 3774 36 377a 457a 45 45 45 45 43 4274 111 59% •109 60 4274 ♦108 7a 16% 16% 1574 5 617a 167a 167a *15 15 15 4% 5 •31% 31 32% 11% 41 111 577a 167a ' 41% 1107a 142 7 : 7% *58 X44 I 41 1087a 58 57 117a : 54,300 32% 1047a 15% 15% 50% 166 39 *25 7a *39 *53 1697a 74 73% 77 77% 15574 50 x50 123 *118 15 14% •104 107 44 .: 44% 142% ' *143% 7% 41 109 *109 55 X58 11% 30 10% & 3% Jan 10% Jan "2% Dec 19% Nov Jan 38% Jan 5 ; 40 Jan 6% Jan Dec Dec Dec 58 • 56% 10% Mar 68% Nov 109% v Jan 47 Nov Xll7% Nov Mar 91 " *8% Jan 20% Dec 109 Dec 14% Deo 70 Jan 103 Nov 9 Jan 15 Dee 7% Jan 26 Jan 108 Jan 14% Oct 41% Dec 123 Nov Year 1945 Lowest I per share 4574 Mar 21 Sep Highest * 9 per share 10 23% Oct 41 Nov 1067* Jun 24 10 13TiOct 101 Mar .21 25% Jun 45% Jun 10 3 3 ! 163 July 15 17% July 1 11% Mar 19"% 247a Jan 1307a Jan 2% Jan 807a Jan 104% Jan 95% Jan 19% 140 Jan 24 11 Oct 9 No par 347a Sep 23 '60 com—No par No par 107a Sep 9774 Jan 19 2 133% Aug 13 No par 88% Jan 3 1237a Aug 8 54% & No par 1374 Oct 10 23 Feb 16 11% 186 Feb 14 I. San'y Stand Preferred 100 American 472 '/o Rolling Mill conv preferred 10 100 39 74 142% May Apr 10 227a Jun 6 179 Jun 41 3i 9574 Feb 26 55 > Sep 9 100 160 Jan 8 Oct 10 Jan 2 43 Sep 4 Oct 10 24 38% July 11 5874 Feb 6 American % Snuff preferred non-cum Steel Amer Foundries 10,200 1,200 American 500 American Stove American Sugar No par Stores 200 ■ 21,400 75 v>.: 4,500 79 No par No par Co Refining 100 42% Preferred Amer 380 51% 12,500 123 37,800 14% Sep 19 Sep 13% Nov Deo 29% 2772 24 387s 5% 107 100 46 21,900 146 3,300 Corp 1,000 7% 10,300 1107a 140 prior Anaconda Anchor No par Hock Glass 2,500 17 9,400 Anderson-Prichard 15 1,100 Andes 5 5 3,300 A 32 3,300 12% 137a *120 122 117 119 116 134 •133 134 117 120 120 *133 134 13074 133 125 1267a 128 ' 131 450 12.50 Corp Copper No par & Oil W Armour & Co of $6 conv prior preferred 21% Co Corp Mining Paper Co Inc Archer-Daniels-Midland 7% 70% Jun Cable 15 31% 3 1 $4 P 297a Jan Illinois— preferred 10 1 Jan 20 5 No par 3 No par 100 - 3 Sep 24 181 41% Apr 153 Feb 50% Nov 164 Aug 41 Aug 60 Dec Jan 151 Dec 29% Jan 53% Jan 196% 157 65 Jan Jan 9174 Jan 161% 43% Mar 69% 1167® Sep Jan Jan Jan 100% Mar 19 15% Jan 29 11 10 10 9 9 90 May 8 51% Feb 6 60% Jan 14 627* May 28 xll4% Mar 21 x64% July 11 90 6574 14574 Oct Sep Dec 128% 9 67 Oct 357s Sep 41 Sep 38 Sep 10872 Oct 4374 Jan 157b Oct 13% Sep 7 10 4 4% Sep 19 26% Mar 22 1078 Sep 9 112 Sep 11 125 Oct 10 68 Jan 99% 182% Jun 142 44% Jan 874 28% Jun 25 50 & 9 1107a Feb Copper Mining 16% 58 Smelt preferred 3 May 28 Jun 24 10 •- Wire July 30 128 Aug 407* 31 13% Oct >125 > 7 32 1647* 22%, Jan 1027a Sep 100 31% Nov 29 997a May 21 100 99 Jan Jan 1007* May 17 121 Jan 17% 17% 7 78 Dec 75 May 10 20074 Jun 174 Dec Mar 30% 43% Apr 10 677* Apr 18 18 4872 Oct 10 116% Sep 11 Jan Jan 158 Sep 15% 184 27% 10 73 150 Jan 4 No par dep of conv Apr 25 50 yB Feb No par Zinc Lead & $5 Anaconda 172 6 Oct 14 Woolen pfd ctfs Amer 100 23,900 507a Feb No par Elec & 1st preferred American Apr 20 767* Oct _25 Preferred 146% $6 Apr . 168 74 Oct 100 Wks , 73% Jan 29 a 8 10 100 preferred Water Sep 5 __ 191 477a Jan 25 class B Viscose 138 6 52 Sep 24 > 45% Sep 10 176 Aug 29 337a Feb 100 Co preferred American 24 19 No par Tobacco Common 6% Am Tobacco Telep & Teleg American 100 ■->- 100 Sumatra Am 11,600 7% 20 37 156 67 1087* July 12 25 Building Co Smelting & Refg Preferred 400 140% 15% 42% Aug 21 2774 Jan 7 —5 Ship Amer 1,100 ! 2574 171 10» Oct Safety Razor new 1674 12% ; Dec 9% r Jan 96 1 Co 1574 32 No par Co Light preferred Anderson, Clayton 4% Bange Since January 1 Lowest Highest 9 per share # per share 33 134 ; May 22 165 76,500 1,400 1887. Rad Am 300 122 page 157a Jun 28 447a Jan 15 119 100 ■ *120 see 5 No par No par 210 14,000 >. 121% footnotes 16% Jun Amer ;> ; 1217a For Apr 24 No par 2,400 40% 1087a 32 Jan 28 18% Mar 30 118 May 10 v 57 30% Jan 8 American 44 41% 4% Oct Deo 10 July 10 1474 Jan 29 12974 May 15 44Ya Apr 15 Sep 11 ' 1407a 1087a 4% Jun American Seating Co 500 157a Deo 27% 1,800 44 *15 Deo 149 Jan 6,300 44 55 Nov 42 156% 18 % —100 News Power Amer 6 156 77a 127 29% Nov ' 5174 166 > - 13974 *58 Ltd Anterican 840 . 170' 138 7 Dec Jan 4 V- 1,300 53% 139 Co Molasses 20 51,800 20% 39 50 V 43% 15% 107a 15 20% 1657a 13674 Par No par preferred preferred 43 Va 15 6% American $5 44 15 11% 41% >.-> ;__100 Metals. & Metals Amer preferred cum Mach 4,300 1077a 37% 57 3.907f Amer preferred 67 157a 31 *104 Oct 87% 13% 75 Fdy Co——No par :,: 2274 Oct 10 $6 36% 57a 11 13% Mach & 6,000 67 167s 317a > 37 1574 31 , 127a 357a 5 '4% 73 ♦118 ' 2,800 1,400, 54,400 36% 67 35% 53% 487a 138 •15 574 31 117a 11% 577a 137% *134 35% 113 "287a 7674 44% Amer 10 3074 156 15% 105 42 477a 45 427a 105 >. 39 > 123 147a 6,500 ; 117a 1037a 103% >37% 16874 50 3/4 2574. 155 327a 141 > : . 179 V 179 32 38 7a 747a 77% 13% 182 ♦138 74 3874 1567a 49% 107 45% > 77% 1057a 24% >25 53% 14 Deo Dec " 13% 28 7a 17 112% 199 Range for Provloni / - '■:>> 169 17174 155 = 16 147% 77s V 123 15 *105 145 *141 71 •118 167B 1067a 15 7* *105 .' 1197s 52 377B ♦109 170 " 145 7% 75 171% 12 11074 103 29% • 140 53% 156 % 7674 140 7% 3874 140 156 45% 140 172% 172 107 44% 40 57 3574 11% :'.!>>'• > 3,2u0 38 31 287a 28% 24% V 25 143 15% 15% > *55 7a 1197s •117 39 26 ♦1357a 52 ♦105 '< 59 156% 52 40% 26 ; 34% *166 14% 11%" 110 38 100% 24% 15% 48 5,300 *150 11% j 89% Feb 183% Jan ' 25 74 14 23% 36 169 307a. 30 143 74 VV* 77 > •76% > > . *57 V 172% •727a 26 •166 10% Aug • 112% Mar 108 11% Mar 12 2372 OctlO 111 NEW YORK STOCK •:>>•>>>;>> EXCHANGE Shares *98 , 20 165 7a 3657a 38 > 155 14% the Week I per share 100 14 ■ales for Oct. 11 5>R% 20 2074 -37 •: 49% 37 >. ♦179 16 193/4 169 29% 13% 30 >32% •140 144 .59 1727a .31 30 > 147a 16574 387a *166 32 *25 7a 407a 407a *57 169 297a 997/a 183 166 38 7a 3174 *166? ■3174 31% •29 74 30 •24%:- 26 *140 38 34% 36 1 ' *38 .11 32% 197a *36 49% 347a 103 7/a 1578 V 167a 165 *150 100% 102 10474 105 35 7a 357a 165 23% 257a 11% 11174 33% 1674 497a 5074 166 . 13% *179 20 157a .:: 19% 377a •37 . 105% 1674 20% *16 '20% •98 11 183 $1% 33% 104% 105% *105 *165 3274 327a 147a •179 22% 107 1057a 14 ' 179 179 182 •179 1474 ■ 247a- 153 11 V > Trldny I per share 147a 23% 155 share 101 14 . 26 V : 11% 37 127a 22% 101 25 74 156 11% per 24% 147a 26 25% 11% : Thursday Oct. 9 *99 14 Va ♦153 156 37 101 147a 25% 25% •153 24% Wednesday Oct. 8 25% *99 101 14%V 14% ;:~11% 9 per share ; • Oct Jan 327a Jan 28 ; 8Y4 Sep 24 9972 Jan 21 100 55% 135 Jan 2% 63 19 130 9 Dec 3472 Apr 22 9 , Oct Jan 44% Oct 9% Sep Dec 'Jun 23% Mar 128 STOCKS Tuesday :!>; Oct. 5 # Monday Oct. 7 9 per share 24% Saturday x41 12% Jan 28 . 80 Jan 118 May 11 55% Jan 9- , Jan 27 10 Corp__„__—No par. Invest Co of 111 1 Locomotive No par American American . 69% 96 11 Internat Dec 41% 110 28% Aug Sep Deo 43 :> 15% Aug lmFeb 15 23% Jun 6 90 Dec Jan 40% Jan 10 150 Feb 1 10 „_100 Sep 11% Jan Sep 1 preferred 35 71 Jan 39 377a Sep 5% Oct No par 6% ' Jan 164 Va Jun 10 Sep 3% 1327a Mar 20 : Dee 60% Deo 20% 72% May 28 y 104% ' 28 15 50 American Ice Jan ' 210% Mar 29 9 Deo Deo Deo 43% May 1 10672 Jan 90 10 conv preferred American Home Products 4,700 • 1774 Feb 9 9 24% 487s 11 1 Co 6% v 12 24% *114 No par SS 3,000 '* 11% 11% 25 11474 ; 112 11 11% 23 7a 11474 ^ * - J 9% *106 preferred American. Hawaiian American Hide & Leather 23 ; Sep 11 10 Oct Dee 38% Jan 6472 Apr 18 2 74 Sep Deo 194 Dec 38% 10 14 xl37 57a Oct 10 100 Sep 10 18 Oct 10 < No par 3,500 99 9% . $6 887a Jun 18 * v: 102% 25 30 \ Deo Dee 28% " Jan • 197/a Apr 24 4574 Jun 10 Jan Deo 42% 108 7 57a Sep 4 13% Oct 10 > X 20% Apr 25 917a May 29 53% Jun 11 Sep 19 Oct 10 2072 Sep 20 .—No par No par preferred 12% Apr 10 1774 Oct No par 7,900 ,Y 51 9772 ; : 112 10% 114% 114% 97 *44% 9% ♦105 1074 5% 50 X95% 9% 112 W 10% 12 26 114% 114% 26% 26%: •114% 115 *105 1074 *11% ♦43 98 9% 112 5% 6 50 97 10% *108 5% *43 9974 10 112 •108 $ : 50 98 10 Va 10% •10% 112 ' 3 *44 > 98% 98 97% 10% 51 *44 SI *108 6 ' $7 Oct Jan Jan - 75 10 22 Jun 74 13% Jan V 39% May 27 100 ,'101 Sep 25 20 4374 Sep 19 $7 2d preferred A -. 93 104% Sep 12 120 Sep 19 _10 Tiling Amer & Foreign Power i 9,200 - » 6 Encaustic 108 July29 " "<62% May31 May 16 44 9672 Oct 80% Jan 153% Mar 15% Jan 27% Aug ' 63% May 27 674 Oct 10 1,100 19% 5 7a Co 1 79% Oct No par 5% 18% ' Colortype 1 2 189 100 - Aug >29 7a Jan 28' V' 39 Jan 30 10 3/8 Oct Deo Jan 22% 212% Jun 18 10 Sep Deo 27 6% 91 July 30 26 . 10 3672 Oct ^.No par 50 20 . Chicle Oct 28 617/a May 28 113 9 . 129 preferred-i-i—.——100 conv 3,600 15 19 preferred Am Chain & Cable Inc «. 57a 19 Sep Nov " 13 7« Oct 10 No par 527a 50 15 6 Fdy 66 Jan 82 10 7274 Oct 1 American Crystal Sugar 4%% prior preferred Amer Distilling Co stamped ^ 13% 6y« ; ' ; 23 *101 ! 104 7 52% 20 6,400 & Jan 84% Dee 9% Jan ~2% 697* Jan 28 > Oct 10 107a Oct 25 Car .'American 23% Corp 15% Aug 7 8% Jan 28 3 10 6% Jan 51% May 27 10 26 V —.100 non-cum 107. 13% 21% f 7% • 23 108 48% 101% American 22 227a Radio & 9 6 34% Nov 103 647a Sep 20 3874 Oct 10 100 Can 12y* Feb 24 Jan 44 . No par Preferred 107 143A 5% 93 6 H 477a Cable American 135 92 Oct 10 25 Sep 9 67a Oct 10 50 Co Sep Apr 25 3374 Oct 10 —1 * preferred 11074- ' 39 95 45% 98 V 100 45% 14 20% 21% 39% > 44 46% Amer 7,500 Dee y 5 74% 240 >:> 10 Rights 18,400 8272 193% 574 100% 21 6% •93 •39 > 7 8072 191% 19% 103 103 21% 21%. 674 80% 192% 122 103 1 preferred Shoe Jan 2972 Sep 1 Airlines Brake Am 110 98 V* " 38 50 American Bosch Corp.; 63,300 147/a 57/a 5% , 105 105 6% :'i 1 133 14% 19% 19% 19% 22% 6 3974 % 133 79 7a 13 102 54..; ' 19% :■>19 24 > 52% 52% 132 102 38 % 6% /• Dee Mar 30 18 % Oct Petrol Corp No par > Agricultural Chemical-No per 135% ♦107% 1974 23% 102 •101 102 •19% 23% 23% 23% •22% ♦101 20 37% 20 50 1774 Oct No par American Bank Note 2,000 14,100 " Jan 156 par Amerada American 3,500 V: Cem preferred conv ' Amer , 91,900 y 6% 23% 22 24% 107% 2,600 ' ; ■'-■> > 77 13% 13% 134 2,900 y; ; *75 13% 6% 6972 1927a 8074 193 44% 487/a 77 % 133 6% , 81% 107 367a 131% 194 47 13 7a 7a > 131 % 7% 6% 80% 24% 24 25 37 H 7/a 133 193 105 *103 > 109 24% >> 49% 49 49% 49 5/a &!*>> 37% 14 3874 37% 194 193 *75 15 *131% , 82 194 •103 38% 3 76 14% % % 131% 131% ■«7% 6% 81% 817/a »•' 194 S. 75 14% 37% ... 74V2 ,14% 74% *72% X68 > Portland Amalgam Leather Co Inc * 300 38% 38 "f Alpha 7,100 J 11% V » 1,200 52 8 913A Oct 100 pfd conv 59% Apr 293A Oct 10 ' cum >1% 10 523A Oct ., No par 100 „Nopar 374% 47% Deo Apr 37a Oct 10 No par Co — 19,400y 7% *46 Mills 3 Dee Dee 277* Oct 10 5 Stores Dee 13% Mar 32% Jan 17 95 Inc 11,600 293A 67a 45 >> Co_„ Dee ai% 8 68% Jun > 19 1 . 35 22% Sep 100 Dye-y—l-.No 17% 1 5 100 gtd Jan Apr 24% Feb 9 Corp 4% preferred Allis-Chalmers Mfg >>>> 367a .6% Kid "Allied 39Ya 387a *102 41% v Ry 6% Allied Chemical & 66% : West Allen Industries Inc 9274 . Alleg & 9% 25% 20% Feb Sep 5 war Dee 1 May 28 413A Jan 28 112 prior conv preferred-No par Alghny Lud Stl Corp No par 1,200 35% ■?: pfd A with $30 114 19 10 . High Jan 10 100 Min Feb 60 3574 Oct ,. 1 3,500 9272 44 Ry May 13 247a Sep 100 158 3674, 678 45% Vicksburg 169 97a Oct $2.50 90 19 No par preferred 5%% 500 10,300 92% 29 67s 45% 6% 50 : *45 % 4 .'Allegheny Corp 24,600 1 3374 28% <29 6% 6% 6% 474% 43,200 54 & Inc Aldens Inc common 1,900 v , 374 92 927a 10 10,;: Alaska Juneau Gold 11,900 v . 433A 387a 13 % Oct 44% Jan __1 Air Reduction Alabama 574 18% 103 x50 1 157 30% 36 ;T: 37% 93 A *28 29 29 ♦45% 30 *102 ■;> 19 26 No par 11,200 947a 19 10 Express Adams-Mills Corp 37 4272 ,,- 1567a 187a - 103 36% 37% 17% 156 31% 38 36 •102 92% 37% 1774 456% 158 >> 19% > 19 197a *103 39% 103 •102 103 197a 32% 38% 38% *102 20 1774 1774 18% 160 8% Oct 30% Feb Admiral Corp *9172 ■' ■ " 2.50 Address-Mutigr Corp 31 y 2 ; Highest Low 84% May 13 10 Co 4,700 54 43% 158% Adams 112 Lowest High 12 Jan Co_ 2,200 ' 97 56 92 18% 159% 158 Steel No par 10 3% 31% 92 18 18 159% 159% -V 500 Straus 277a 30 ; 35/a 42% ..V. Motors Acme 10,200 ' , ACF-Brill 1,200 *100" ,1071 30 *53 6,900 y 15 5Va 97 : & 61% Apr Year 1940 Highest Low No par com 367a - >5 3% Abraham 473A >>>27% -Abbott Laboratories 9% ■ 377» 27% 967a : 374 ' 3% 14'/a Par ' 9 Lowest ' 3,800 • 41% *46 10 5 30% 97 3% •100 108 29 98 k3% 3% >: i 35% !•.•i:-' 5 % 5 31 ' 98 98 ; lO'/a •101 5% 31 31Va r- 3% . 28 357a 108 > 5 5% • 30% 4, :h 3% *100 i 110 >•5% . 368/e 10 10% 37% 110 87a 41% 47 36% 5'A > 5% 874 1374 367/a 36% 115 40y2 15 29 29% 87s 397a 70 *100 41 10% •10% 85/a 41% 8% 69 115 50> 29% •49 . *95 > Range for Prevloua Range Since Janaary 1 EXCHANGE < Shares ' NEW YORK STOCK y the Week $ per share 68% 44 14 % 15 49 % "120 9% . 43% 44% 14% •48'/a 9 9% , 44% 44 67 •100 120 •100 120 70 Sales for : Oct. II 4 per share 68 71'/a Friday Oct. 10 # per share I per share 9% •43 Oct. 9 69% 69 STOCKS Thursday > Wednesday Oct. 8 s $ per share 9 per share SALE PRICES HIGH AND Tnesday Monday Oct. 5 •>v5% Mar Oct Dec 121% 26% Dec 112 31% 140 £1% Deo Dec Deo 60% 297s Jan 83 Jun Jan 49 Nov 3874 Jan 57% Deo 24% 109 Jan 49 Dec July 113 Dee 38% July 4974 NOV 23% Nov 27%May 27 10% Feb 8 5 12% Aug 4% Jan 407* Jun 3 23% Sep 3074 Oct 187a May 28 6% Jan 16 Deo 24% Feb ; 139 July 18 102% Mar 111 Mar 9% Nov 127% Nov 141 Nov Monday, October 14, 194&'. COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE" THE NEW YORK STOCK RECORD STOCKS PRICES HIGH SALE LOW AND Monday Tuesday Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 9 Oct. 5 I per t per ahare 46 46 106 share ♦102 ; 15 14 .20 20% 18 134 Ms 131 133 Ma; 132 M? 132 Ma 131 134 *133 136 132 Ma 135 49 *45 Ma 49 85 102 '/a 102 14 15 Mi 13 51 Mt 5 1MB 50 Ma 5 3 Mt 333/4 *333/4 34 Ma "102 23 37 *115 Ma 117 104 '102 104 *102 104 60 ♦117 *115Mt 30 *26 Mt 30 13 Ma 12*% 13 18 Mt 18 18 1 20Ma 20Ma 21 21 :■ 19 19 19 19 Ma 18 Ma 7 Ma 6 Mb ♦18 116 Ma *26% 13 /■ 42 M4 May 31 593% Nov July Sep 19 18 1063% Nov 108 Nov Sep 19 36.3/b May 28 11 y2 Jan X29% Deo No par 12 Oct 10 30 10 Jan 19% Dec i new —; 112% Feb Aug 9 32% Jun 14 Oct 9 130 Oct 10 153 May 21 113 Jan 140" 127 Oct 11 148 May 29 111 Jan 1393% Nov 46 Ma Sep 30 58 Aug 12 45 Mar Oct 10 121 May 31 125 18 1 ^...100 100 ——/.No par- Nov 52% 18 Dec 113% NOV 7 Mi 7 48% 48% 48 483/a 20'Ma 20 Ma 2Cf 20 Ma 123/4 13 Ma 12*3/4. 13 21 213/4 4 18 420 ::i i 18 6% if 6% 47%* 473/4 473/4 46 Ma V ;/'12% 20 Ma 19, 13% U%i> 19 Mb" 33 M« Feb 45 Nov 20 9 3 3 Mt Feb 26 Jun 94 22 Ma Oct 10 54 19 130 M2 Jun Jan ,r Sep 80 Y* July 42 Ma Dec Apr 110 3- Deo 83% Nov 7iy4 May 24. 51 Ma May 28 3 5 Atlas Powder _—_No par 3,700 ' .120 Nov / 2 7 Me Dec 94 Ma Deh "2,600 19% 19% 20 Ma 12 Mt 12 Mb 123/4 20% 2,300 47% Aviation 21% V 343/a Apr 17 14Me Jan 973% Jan .. 18 60 Jan 113 Jan Jun 3 Sep 18 40% Aug 13 18% Jan 27 Ma 10 25 3A Jun 10 10% Jan 20 Me No par ($1.20) 16% Sep 19 18 Mb Sep 24: 233/, July 23 373/4 Jan 29/ 14% Jan 25 5ci Co Automatic 9,300 47,400 x46% prior pfd Autocar t -■ May 13 -10 74 Oct 100 No par Nichols Conv 800 // Sep 116 Ma Oct 110 No par 17 18 Ma 203/4v 9 Sep 32 19 12 Ma 20 Ma 12% Dec 49% May i 7 5 Ma Oct Oct Corp 63/4 19b/4" 83 y4 ___100 preferred 17 M» • Jan Sep conv 20 Mb 47 48 Ma 104- Tack 63% 20 24 Ma 20 112 4% -16Mb 20' 13 Ma Mar 83 100 Atlas ^-6% 46 y4 ••> •,•••>■ 29 Ma May 28 19 25 10O> 17 /'' 10 Sep preferred series B Austin 0 ■ Dec 120 7 Oct Refining __i. pref series -A_ 2t 119- *253/4 101 Oct 13 45 _1 preferred 113/4 18 20 15 Ma '■;/ 7 Ma/ 1,430 /•>/ 153% 193% 19 : 59 Ma 60% 12 - SS Lines Atlas Corp 10,400 *117 27 25 100 1 104 23 Ma 60 Jun 70% Jan; par" __100" conv 3.60% i ■ 118% 103% • 4 Mo 260 22 Ma 22 Ma 58% i i -78 lo non-cum Atlantic 9,400 37 *102 Ma :• 104 5% 400 115* 115 !^_100 preferred-^ Atl G & W I 600 7 76' 38 Ma 36 *25 Mt 12 Mi , 16 Ma 21 20% 76' 118% • r 28 ♦ • 7 Me , Highest 9 per share 6 per share 19 Atlantic Coast Line RR____/_No '4,100 35 76 115% — 22-Ma s • - 118 % 12 Ma 18 18 : ♦25 y4 30 -12 Mb > 33% *102- 61 60% 116 Ma 60 117 49 115 23—/, • 60% 60 V* 116 Ma 13 23 % 23 116 Ma 60 59% 377/s 23' 23 Mt' 15 50Ma 35 Ma 35 Ma 117 Mi 65 t Lowest 105 A'TF Inc 8,800 14 Ma *33 5 Mo 4,000 103 Ma 102 ' 37 ►115 23 Ma Sep- 11 v. 5 Atch Topeka & Santa 15,500 86 83 Ma 49 Ma *73 75 Ma 75 Ma 76 37 Mt *102 42 j_iNo par: Assoc Investment Co., 32 Ma - 115% 23 *26 y4 50 333/a' 36 Ma 104 190 45 Ma 46 Va 33, Mt . 114 Ma 115 tper share CO-~^'i^0No'pari Artloomr Corp_^ Associated Dry Goods 6 Mo 1st preferred. 7% 2d preferred ,. 300 14% ^ 76 78 *76 36 Ma 36 Mi Highest I per share Par Arnold Constable Corp_ 49 102 80 33% 78 *76 14 21% 129 84 100 163/4 34 115 3,600 14,500 134 •46 49/ 78 87 163/4 51% 517/a •46 Armstrong Cork" if* $3.75 preferred' ■ Year 1945 Lowest , 1.200 127 128 128 101 15% 15 Ma *33 Mt 13 Mi 20 Mt 133 131 84 Mi 84% 100 100 Ma 100 101 Ma 13 20% 18 130 /'/< i 22 • Range Since January 1 :]r0:0 'i'/l-x EXCHANGE 5,100 ,j:.... 106 21 Ma Range for Previous STOCK ' 85 3/4 84 Ma 86 Mt 101 *15 "in - 49 *46 49 *46 ♦1033/4 12 131 *131 - 20 Ma YORK Share* 443/4 44 Mt 44% 106 ' 20 20 133 v Ma *102 * 13%;/ 13 14 Mt' 14 Ma 20% 20 y4 133 *45 Mt 20 Ma 21 Ma 43 « 20s/s 133 /; 14 Ma 15 20% 20 Ms 106 NEW • the Week -j I per share I per share 45 Mt 43 *103 21 21 Ms 21 Ms 21 Me *21 46 106 *102 106 Oct. 11 V Oct. 10 I per share share "45 Ma 46 Mt 46 *102 9 per Baled for Prlday Thursday Wednesday Saturday Canteen 9 323/4 Aug 3 6 Ma Oct 9 143/a Feb No par 46 Mt Oct 10 82 Ma Feb 18% Oct 10 38% Jan 30 Oct 10 30 Mt Jan 16 47 Mt Jan 28^ 15 Ma Oct of Amer__;_5- Co of Del,-(The)— Corp 135 5- $2.25 conv preferred 130 Dec Dec 29 / * Dec /Dec 14 10% 16 63 2: Dec /Deo B ' V .. 22 *21% 15 *69- 72 20 " , 52 53 -fM 28 Ma* 29 29 513% 513/4 513/4'. 51 Ma 24 Ma* 24-Mb 243/41 22% 20 3/8 20 Ma 19% 28% *50 Ma 52% 513% 23% 24 Mt 23% 21 MB 21 Ma 20 3% 21 23 23 Mt 22 Ma 23 55 55 533/4 55 107 15 15 *106 15 16 16 3% 20 20 195/b 35 33 Mt 33 Mt 32% 25% 26 25 Ma 25 Ma 963/4 95 Ma 97 Ma 96 183% 19%: 19 Ma 20 593/4 *36 Ma 373/4/ 20 Ma 39 Mt <39 Mt 39 MB / 39 Mt Mt 15 Mt 15 15 Ma' 42 Ma 37 37 22% 23 Mt 31 Ma 24 22 Ma "23% *44 Ma 46 M2 4 4 Ma 47 - 5 18* 47 Ma : - :•/: , 109 V 35'/ 35 104 Ma *103 104 Ma 23 Ma *23 M 23 Ma I6M4 153/4 ... 125 •122Mt ,ll3/a 80 ;•/■ 78 27 '27 26 125 /./ 14 32 Ma 23%' 46% 20Ma 125 r 20% 15 Ma 123 Ma / • :./ 143% : *122 Ma Bucyrus-Erie Co„: ——5': 1%" preferred t i——_—100 Budd (The) Co common—„No par / $5 preferred _i No par 9Mb 10 10% 73 Ma'" 71% 75 Ma 74 Ma •75 26 M, 253% 26 25% 26 ioi3% 101 •100 Ma *98 101 Me ■:/:/ ' 20 ■J 32,300 11%/ 10 Ma 10% V ■■ . 1 900 101 Ma Buffalo < .200 - : 24 Ma 26 ; 20 26 26 40 39 39 39Ma 203/8 26 393/4 20 20 Ma 20 106 101 Vi 19 Yo 101 Ma *99 Ma 7 Ma 7 Ma 7% 7% 80 86 *80 83 , 79 Ms *78 Me 80 ;■ 24 17 17 24 Ma 5 103 Ma *102 *23 23% r -, 17 233%' 78 Mt 5 22 LOW AND 'HlCHBf BALE Monday Sitsrdtj - Tuesday Oct. 7 Oct. 5 • Oct. 8 - j f s . ? , 4,100 16Ma 100% , 2,700 23 Ma 32 56 33/a 6 Ma Ma' 3 Ma 22 Mt 14 14 ♦117 Ma *44 13 Me 122 Va 45 13% 63/4 « 32 Oct. 9» 3% -■ 7 55 •" 22% 21% 14 13 Ma *117 *44 13 56% *56 Ma 59 13 *12% 55 *53 .' 120' 122% 46 13%' 56% •13 55 M . 7Ma ; 21%- -Thursday* . i Oct. 10 v ; Oct. II..;//., '/ *56 Ma 12 Ma 583% 56 53 X119 1173/4 44 433% 163% 16 Me 16Ma *393/a 40 Ma 38 Ma 39 Ma 39% 39% 6 3% 6 Ma *6% 37 *157 Me 7 -37% 160 37 Mt 373% 157 Ma 157 Ma 119 6% ' 36% •155 ■ : 123% 55 54% 117% 120 16% i> » 35 155 " ~ . 63% 36Ma 155 — 41 '<•' ,./ ; 200 9Ma 71 Mt 10 Sep 6Mb 34 Ma *150 34 Ma 155 / ; , - 35 *150 M. : $4.25 Canada 80 Cannon 130 Carolina 39 Va v Carrier . 1,500 Clinch & Ohio r. ; Steel Co j_, Corp / -. 1,900 Carriers & General 363% 4,900 Case 155 { 30 No pari ——50 ; Inc—1.66.% —-No par Dec Feb 109 Dec Ry^_—100 „ 36 Ma . 5% Apr 42 Mt May 31 47 18" 10 53Ma Jan 28 9 42% Jun 3 10 Jun, NOV 37 Ma Deo 180 Dec ?;19% Dec 52 Ma ; 3.7% Mar Nov Dec 36 Dec July 112 Nov 35% 106 115 " Apr 3 38MftApr 23. 21 35% Nov Jan 45Ms May 28 19 1103% Mar 18< 8 38% Apr 9 Feb 123% Mar 22 M2 Jun Feb Dec : Nov 2 2 Voi 20 3% f >128 Jan 14 45% Feb 120 2 130 10 40 23% Jan 23 253% May 3D 9 2 10*%* 3 i ; May 70 10 Nov 59 Ma • ; Jan /' Oct / y4 85 10°% Mar May Dec 45 17% M!ar 9 14' 91 Dec 40 Ma Jan 20% Feb 45 Mt Oct 9 Oct 11 Sep 24 1^)8 Mt Mar 28 ■ 22% Jan 9 46% Jun 11 183% Jan 39% Dec 25 59 Mb May 29 30 Mt 42 Ma Dec Oct 10y 26 Ma Sep 27 103 Oct 10' 102 Ma Aug 10 213% Jun 20 153% Jan 29 Ms Jan 13 Sep • 111% Dec ' 1193/4 May 27 23 Oct Sep 13 Mar 22 111 Aug July 22 Sep Oct '9: 100 Apr 16' 98 Sep 10 26 Oct 10 Oct 9; Jan. 2 Oct 10V 9 Ma Jan 35 14% Jan 6 15 112% July 11 10 Sep 11 15 Ms Oct 10 Oct 9 6% Oct 1: 34Ma Oct 10 155 Oct 9 Aug Dec 28 Deb 101% Feb 39 Nov 22 Mt Mar May 28/: Oct" 7 Me Jan 87 Ma, Feb 16 40 110 1053% July 33/a Jan. May 15 110 NOV Nov" 81 "278% Deb 59 M» Mar 39 Mt May 28 Sep 15% Nov 95 77% Aug May 31 £ 10 20% Dec 7 Mt Mar • 4r Oct Sep 23 112 38 67 Ma Apr 9 3OM2 Oct 0 2; 53 r; Oct 3 ■. 3, SeP :9' 6 Ma Oct 10/ 20% Oct 9/ xl3 Sep 10" 115, Oct '9 43 Oct 10 113% Oct 10 523% Oct 23 .39 .-5 ————10 / 21 class A—12Mi Sep * —10 /"• 50 OCt Preferred 4% series ————50 Corp_—,,-,—:-l (J I) Co————25 Preferred __i_ 100 6a% ; 61% Jun 5, 1073/4 Aug 12 1 113% Jan 23" 34% Jan Dec 78 Bange for Previous Year 1945 > /• ' ; No par Mills Carpenter 10,100 13 573/4 Apr 22 343% Jan 52Ma Apr "24Ma July 33% Apr 9 48 Mi May Dec Apr 95 30' 42 M4 17 Yt Range Since January 1 , ; Lowest M /' Highest 9 per share: 9 per share * Ry Co— /^Capital Administration' $3 "preferred A 180 f Apr 64 Dec 49 Ma 69% July •. Dec 25 Ms : Oct 99Ys 21 100 Pacific Ry —————25 Southern " 1,100 . Ale preferred Canadian 1,300 1,100 .I 16Mb 39 Ma 63% Canada Dry Ginger 73,000 53 433% '• 25 38 18% Jan 9 73 Ma Jan 8 72% Deo Jan 21/; Mar 26' 112 Dec 10 18 Ma Aug 10 Dec Not 10 Jun 35 Jan •13% 66 Va May 10 i 28% 98% 155 Jan 23 Deo Sep 79 Ma —~1 Calumet & Hecla Cons Copper.—_5 Campbell W & C Fdy,———No par ' 118 42 Me -16 153% 39 Ma - 118 413% 6Ma -» 12Ma:' .123% -M *51 117 Me 15 Ma 38 Ma " 39 Me 6 Me 37% :• 1,900 6,900 54 Ma 123% 43 Me 10 30* Jan 16 '. NOV 35% Ded 4 Jan 48-, Dec Dec 63 Aug 127 10 13'% Oct 31Ma Oct 23 :Jan 35 Ma Oct 1083% Oct 26 31M2 Sep Oct 103 Oct 20 Mt Sep 14 Jan 120 Oct 7 ,,, Packing/^—0 preferred Callahan Zinc-Lead 7,200 - * 133/a 51 Ma 38 « 6Ma 156 Ma 123% 12% 15% 'r- 17 65 Mar 22 313% July 11- Deo 109% 22% Aug . STOCK 5% 12,100 43 50 , ;116 43 - 12% 43% . •116- 45 .-California 50 14 Ma 116 51% *118 433% 16% • 3,800 Jan Oct. 10 /.:/13% ,; .w'./^ par ...... Shares , 21 Ma , "12% 12%' 7' 6 Ma . : 19 Ma 52 Ma May 10 Sep preferred—100 ——10 EXCHANGE the Week c 33% , 2b3% >L:.i 13 Ma 133/a 51% 12% ' 523% 57 Ma 117% *42-' Ma 323% 55Me 113% 123% 165/a 119 6 '3Ma . 20 Ma 13 Ma " . *43 13 Mt 53 mm -55: 3% 203/a : 43 44% *43 . a 115 117 j 56 6% 6 Ma 13 Ma 43 •: 31 •;3.- ./ 2l3/a 117 16% *117% :; 33% 46 12% 30 Ma *54% 56 13% % per share $ per share 313% 3 Ma 6 Ma" 21 - 14 120 *44 - 3% 6% 22 Mt 133/4 ; 30% *54 Ma / Oct :STOCKS I per share 32% 55 ' 33/a, 3% *12% *53 56 *55 6 Ma 22 Mt t per share , 323% 32 32 Ma 56 Ma - 14 6 36 Va May 112 Ma Aug Jan 104 99% 100 Co_—___—-No par • I per share f per there Jan 30 Mb Feb Sep 18Ma preferred'-,—100 NEW YORK Sep 47% 83% Apr 10* May 31, Oct 75 23 4% % preferred ,^^_I---100 "> 105 Butte Copper Zinc~——— 5 4Ms Byers Co (A M)_ — No par" 15 Sale* for ,* Friday 103% 17* 10 common :— V'. Participating Byron Jackson 120 , <' 22 M, PRICES Wednesday / 16 », 22" 1 2,400 8: Jan 46J Oct 38 r——100 ; Bldg:7% Bros Jan 58' Sep 2% i 112 58 ' 16 ———-No par Inc.i——-J-5 Co preferred Butler 160 .- 6% Bush Term 160 3,300 5 100 157/a/ 21 ";V: 23 Mr 20 * 24' 107 -; 5 . *100 M 101-: 103 y2 x r • * •106 5' 15 y8 16% IGOt ??: 77, : 23 Ma Ma 105%: 4Mb . 15 . 23% 23 105% 105%" 5 / 77 76" 23 " 24% .- 105 Mt //* • 2,500 80 :H *75 80 14,500 7% 7 Me . 10 v 35 15 xlOl Mills Corp com new—1 4% preferred — 100 3Va% conv 2nd preferred-^—100 3%% preferred —100 Burroughs Adding Mach No par Bush Terminal 1 — 1 f 1,100 ' 14 Va 14 7.Me 75 - n 141% •75 / 17 Ma 23% • 79 Ma 78 *102 '-r 103% 103 Ma 23 79 Ma 23' " 5 MB 17 Ma 17 *102 7 Mb ; 100 100 Watch Aug 10 45 Ma 100 $3.60 pfd 18 Sep 25 Va "ri Burlington 160 100 7 7% .. 24 Ma 106% 5 Mb ;■ 133/4 17,600 106 100 •*' 101% *100 „• * 106 100 'V 99% 14 Mt : 106 *104 101 y2: 14 K. 79 Ma 106% 106 % 5 • 19 Ma • ./•/ 80 • . ♦78% 24 ■ 105 Mt 5 Wi 19% *99* 101 Ma 7 Ma 24Ma 18 Ms 106 7 Ma 107 20 100 Ma 14 Ma 5 Bulova 100 Va 14 Mt •24 Me Bullard do 1,400 106 14% *106 1,900 40 101 14 Mt Mt 23% 39 1053/4 14% *78 22 Ma 39 1O0 Ma 14 Mt *80 22 Ma 1053/4 *99 Ma ' 22% 38 Mt 20M4 101 Ma *99 22 38 Mb • 1 Co Buff Niag El Corp 22 r 106 Mt , Forge 38 Mt- 25 Ma 40 • 101 105 102 106 *101 Mt V. No par ' 2,300 . 17' Oct 72 6,000 25% > - 2,500 71% *98 . 153% 26% ; • 22 Ma 125 Apr 114M4 July 31 52 303/4 Oct 10 42 Ma Sep 4 Oct 9 37 M2 Sep 24 101 Sep 3 43% 5 153/a 125 37 33 V* Jun Oct *21% *100 • : 1 29% Nov , Bruns-Balke-Collertder 11% , 20 ' 773% 75;/ ■ : 24% May 12 21 : 15': •• *123 124 ,1,000 ,V. Sep 42 101 213% 20 Mi 22%;: 15 . 104% f / *102 Ma 54 . 5,200 35% >*34Ma 36 104 Ma *103% vC.-\; Jan 12% :168 25 35 Dec 12 Ma 32 Ma Sep 20 15% Oct 9 Tnc_—————2.50 Brewing Corp of America -15 Bridgeport Brass Co— No par Briggs Manufacturing— No par Briggs & Stratton No par Bristol-Myers Co. new-^u—2.50 33%%: preferred 100 Brooklyn Union Gas —.—No par * Brown Shoe Co Inc com —15 $3.60 preferred —r___No par 1,900 / Sep 37 Ma 14 136 Jan 13 28 26 144 I8M4 Dec DeC 35% Jan 0 /V Branlff Airways 1,000 Feb 114 Jun 25 17% 42 28 3% May 9 10 .; - (assented)_100 ; 263% 26% 26 Ma 26 *35 34 Ma 104 Ma Maine RR / 9,100 109 10 Oct Oct 88 Mi Sep 24 Class B Boston & 10,800 - *107 Ma 109 ■ Bower Roller Bearing Co 50 Oct No par A_: clasS Co 300 33 Ma "25/'v;./:- 325/b 233% Ami i t 35/' Aug 5 & Brass—— 7,700 : 16 *47 Mt 46% *107 Ma 26%* 34 Mi , "-■V/44' 109 91 14% ; 14% . 200 18. 17 Ma , 15 22 —w—No par Bond Stores Inc common 1-1 Borden Co (The) —j. 15 Borg-Warner Corp —— 5 " 3M2% cum preferred 1 100 1,300 5 Ma 49 /•■;. *85 91 23% " ; 26 ' 1013% 17% . *85. 4,700 9,800 102 *48 31 Ma ♦103 • . 8,700 473/8 :// 5 25 16 Mt 10Mb -r 27 16 17% ; 41% "/ *99 Ma ; . 4MB 33 44 22 Ma : / *123 , 79 3A 1013% 101'% 153% 11 Ma 11 79 Ma 22% ; , 102 ... 4Mb 15 Ma 35 103 /,- 16 Mt 47 403/s *45 Ma 95 : *107 Ma 27%; 103 *99 . . 463/4 40% , 23 47 Ma Bon 460 V *■ 10 V/ c,">t "'j * "0 t Aluminum Bohn 110 33 313/4 32 Mt V , 2,000 55% x55% 14 Mt 109 27 27%:.. 35 .. / *85 253% *107' ./'/ 49 16Mb '/■/ * 34 47 Mb "*;■// 27 V 353% *100 Ma 30 3% . 5 153% *25 49 Ma • 101 /,• 4 Mt *44 Ma . 15 / ; Ma *99% 18 Ma 33% : •/ 26 Mb 49 27 Ma 11 Mi 38 . r 102 xlOl 32% 45Ma 383/4 90 '/•' 90 ; 333% • *107 109 * 27 Mt *343% 15 Ma 473/4. 49% 18 / 15% *25 50" k *123 46 37 ;; 350 11,100 45 9% Apr Jan Bliss (E W) t - 32 3/4 ; 4Mb 23% 44% 54 Ma 31% 102 ? ■';// 49:/• is 91 v »./ 33Ma /•" *49 23 Ma 52 : 22 Ma 107 473/4 4Mb •■*■ 49Ma! ' *103 54 52'.: * 25 43 Co— ——1 $2.25 conv preferred—No par Bliss & Laughlin Inc new 2.50 ; Bloomingdale Brothers ———No par Boeing Airplane Co__ —5 - 2,700 423/4 *103 ■?. ; 15 38 22% 42 108 " *100 5 ."•/:*) 15 15% 34 ' & 40% 102 .«?} 91 27 *107 //;. 41% 15 41Ms 14 Ma 36 21 - 20 1 55~% Deo1 Jan 30M«Apr 100' preferred—— ' 1^, ' §& 8 9 1 No par : (Del) Mar 142 Feb 24% DeO 9 15 Dec 25 Jan Oct Bigelow-Sanford Carp Inc—No par Decker Mfg Co .No par Blaw-Knox Co ; —No par : 13,000 X36 14% 22 3/4. - 21 Dec 54 V May 23 July 18 110' 9 "Dec 14% Aug Feb Black & 4,400 2,400 40 39 Ma 35..'...:. • 413% 463/4 -: 413/4 7% ^ .1 .1,200 17% 19 45 333% U -.it 17 Mb *25 - 19 108 33 *46 ' 15 Mt 16% 43 •:,< 111* *108 / 22 45% 34 ♦4Mb 91 333% 443/4 36 36 55: *100 Ma 18 91/ 40 Ms 143% *15 16Mb • 47 *45 Ma 39% • ' Co Steel Bethlehem 11,800 f 26 36 ; Corp Howell ;Best Foods "" , 60' 60 58 35 Ma 18 Mt 20 & / 24%- ; 152 153% 15% 23 1 35 19 *42 / .4,100 16,400 700 24% 97% 152 153 56 36% 17 53% 41 102 5 Mb 57 Ma' " 153/8 : 55 Ma 47 Mt MB 413% 41 Ma *106 153 4,900 34 23M4 n 95%- ' 333/4 35 47 Ma 153 40% *37 111 ■// 953/8 57 36 17 MB 40 • . 23 Ma 92 400 , , .363%, 21 * / .3,700 99% *98 32 235/a - 15,200 33 Ma 31 . Ma 253/4 25% 25 Ma Mt 25 ■ 152 Ma 0 58 ■ / 31 97 333/8 Mt 93% 0: 53 Ma Ma 55 *34 Mb 155 £':■ 15 Ma: 45 Ma ♦108 98;: 99%'/ 363A 20 Ma 111 98 203/4 173/4 55 MB 25 9 9 3/8 '17 Ma 20 Mi *108 25 Me 99% 253/4 173/4 17% *37 34 25% 10 .33 32 % * 32 Mt 26% 34 /: 57 *56 Ma t'J 35 Mt; 5,300 107 32 Ma Aircraft Oct 24 73 118 3% 4 Jun 81 Dec 16% May 23 393% Feb 18 183A -17% Oct 10 Oct 10 4Vi% preferred— 106 Oct 10, Bendix Aviation—, i_5 :$} 31 Beneficial Indus Loan No par 24Ma Sep 20 Sep 10 Cum pfd $3.25 ser of 1946_No par 98 Oct 10 Best & Co.—-i---—I 31 E'en Bell & 52% 123% —No par 1 —J-IQ/' -—100 BeldingrHeminway 10 23 52 Mt -. 12 May 16- 31 Oct 44% NOV Mar 30% 109 ! 50 Packing Co_i——_——20 Creek RR Beech-Nut 600 11,500 ; 18.3% 173/4 *105 3/8 106 106 107 *105s% 18%/ 173A 18 18 . 101 99 5/b *152 155 17 Ma 15 18 Ma 107 Ma 96% 20 Mt ; 19 Ma 25% 37 ;'H- ; ;;19%. 33 v 58 *55 Ma 37 * ; 33 *152 151 Ma 20% 25% 26 *99 Va, 101 200 - 16 34 Ma ,353/4 25 Mt 26 Mt 1003/4 151 Ma 15 Ma . Beech Aircraft Corp__ 11 153/e 43%% 9 10 -46Ma Sep Oct 112 Feb 104 ' 100 100 _1 pfd preferred conv cum Shoe Beech 5,000 15 18 35 Ma 36 MB .; 32 15Ma *106 26 Mt • 115' ♦108 109 109 - 31 V 31 •28" 32% 15 ' 14 Mb 14%' Beck 60 4,200 , 15 18 Ma *993/4 13% 33/a% 41 Ma Jun 57 2lVs Inct new———No par 25 Beatrice Foods Co 210 : 106 16% 107 Ma *106 108 105% 105 Ma :// 29 M4 Aug 10 28%- Jun< Jan 66 Oct 50 5 1 r—i, 12Ma May 24 88% Jun 17 64Va Aug 14' Deo 35% 24%- Aug 113% Jan 19% Jan 30 ' Sep 2l 19Me Oct 50 ; CoJ—_! Oil Bjivuk' Cigars : ♦105 Ma 18 Ma Oct 10 Oct 10" 13 Sep 24 66 36 3% Apr 26 20M8 Sep 10 10 preferred Barnsdall '3,100 2,500 52 112 3%„ 112 1123%' ; Ma Brothers 4% % Bath Iron- Works Corp 5,700 22 Mt :(51 51%. 50 Asphalt Corp- Barker 11 . 100 50 100 10 preferred Barber M 15,000 20M4 .21 Mt 215/B 21% 5<j0 Conv 13 —^—100 ' 233% 19 Ma 19 3% 19% 170 50 Ma 23% x ; :r 5; 100 1,100 . v 19 Mb 20 Mt 18 Ma 183A 18 Ma *106 23% 112 113: 110s • *49 50' 16 16 Mt .210 283% 14% , 30% d 36 112 112 c 114 ■ > 16% 114 1 122 *32% 36 *30 Ma 36 *31 Ma *114 14 15% 14 Ma 1,600 54% 106% 105 Ma 106 3/4- 106 3/4 ■/; 107 15 ■'/ 51 Ma '■*<$ 112 7,900 ■ Works Baltimore & Ohio^ 4% preferred—Bangor & Aroostook— 58,600 . Locomotive Baldwin "20,400 14% 28 21 Ma : L 67% 50' 50' / 54 14 67 Ma 28 22' 52112 ; ' / 49- Ma' 20 21 Mt 54 Ma 1123/4 ' 13 69' 27 Ma "• . 51 ' 21 '■$ 13 233/4/ . , 18% 29 % ; 29*':" Ma 223/4 22% *53% *112 / 1123/4 *112 112% *106 , 11 *67 51 ■'.../ 48% 53 Ma 28 Ma 55 Ms / 14 68% " 1«% 69 *13 143/a 71 Ma 53 Ma 54% 28% *112 /; 14 72 *69 22 203/4 *69 143/a 14 Ma *14Mt M 47% Apr 58 Apr Lowest Highest 9 per share " 9 per share 52 Ma / 10 123% jan 28 403% May 29 Sep M; 50 4 1M4 Jan , ' 6 Mi Apr 20 Mar Deo" 49 27% Jan; 8 10:' 7 Ma Feb /1 - ., Apr Deo 9% NOV 32 Ma NOV July 30/ 18 128% 1133/a Feb May 29' 58 /Jan 7 22 Mb Feb 16 147 Dec Deo 56 Jan 47 10% Jan 20% Dec 48 M» Jan 72 NOV 21M« May 29 11 Jan May 21 52 733/4 Apr 22 59 Ma 137 . May 23 , Mar // 1103% Jan 61% Jun 17 Jan 30 21 Feb Mar 32 34 60 \ ;21 - Dec 58 Oct 135 NOV Ded 49 4 103% Jan 55/ 183 Jun Jan 2- 13 8 ; Jan 333% Nov J 5Vi Jan 35 Ms 152 Jan Jan 10 48% 175 Dec Deo Deo *164 (Volume & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL Number 4533 1879 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Monday Saturday Oct. 7 Oct. 5 ;■/; 61% 63 21 611/2 21% •150 20% 105% 105% *150 153 27% 27% ■ *20%- 21 211/2 10 21- 1 *113 99 114 *97% - 24% - 20% 99 9 8% 29 29% "29% 12% 12%. 13 13 351/4 35% 33 33 17 17% 16% 17% 27% 34 481/2 35% 16% • 27% 17% *251/2 8%:: *113 99 *22 y4 107 9 9 1,000 28 *27 28 700 Central 13 13 *13 13%. 400 Century 327/8 33 321/4 34 35 15% 16% 24% 24% 241/4 48% 49 45 / 47 23,400 *1-09 .12% -34%; 24%' 80 10% 11 / Z 7Ver ■i & Cab 19,000 Mfg___w— 20 ya, Apr 31 y«. Dec 4% Jan 11%. Dec Jan Nov 13% Nov 115 Y*. Feb 23% Jan 17 v 42ya Feb 4- 16 - 25 . 33 Jan T Jan 24 10% 51'A Jan. 16 43 10 68 ya May 24 Sep par toep au, (The) ..^—___.__._1 33 Oct 55 Deo 108% Oct 112 Nov 11 26% Jan . 47% Mar 58% Oct 15%'jan 2ft Jun 6 % Mar i2% Jun 5% Jan 12% 28 14y2 July 11 17% Jan 25 10 5% Oct-10 Jun; 34y* Jun " 13 y» 131/8 *7% 8% :*4>/ //■■ r 4% 12% 12% 33 33% 17% 18% 5% preferred.—:— 4_.50 Chic Ind & Louis Ry Co cl A..25 / Class B_——No,par 3,700? 2,800 2,300 Chic Milw St PI P vtcgt.__._N19 par 43,300* .. V Series 17,400- 12,300 . A preferred 11V* Oct 10 7 Sep 24 3% Oct Iff liya Sep 1ft 30% Oct 10 " t.._100 . 40% 40% 8,600" 19% 19%, 2,80Q> «» V 7 48% *59%, 597/8 >/ "f'V ;'v4ft 161/4 // •V.«. *151/8 20ft 30ft v " 141/4 I4y4, . 9 *87/ft " ■ Copper Co Chrysler Corp.. Cinn, Gas & 111 *107 V"24/:w; Preferred 24 24 24 23% 39%, 39 y8 39%, 39% 39% 30 39% 29% 30 29t 30 10% 10%, '10% 10% 97 *94 97 *2ft *ioy* 11 v.-.- / 97 97 20 *95 19% 20%.. 24% 19% 19%. 47 46%: /■: 221/2 A 39 38 ^ 27% 10% 10 1ft *92 95 *92 95 19% 19% / 45% 45 25 13,100 - * 3,200: f .10%) -10%; , . , 19 92 . 2,200. . 20 92 -18% ■ - 19% 7,900 • ' 49 °45% *165 !' >43% /v/ : *165. 180 '••"*95. /•.■ 105 *57 / *110 % 21 59 106% 106% *100% 103 /.'■< y« *26 21 % 29 *43%. *28% 44%. *163 43% / 170 180 *165 105 *93 105 110% 57,1/4 110% 110% 57 110% 110% 54% *106 *100% 2iy» ,21% < ;v'£27%* 28% 42 167 : 55- "-.55' / *106 - "" Clev EI Ilium; $.450 Clev Graph Bronze """27% 14 ; pfd___ No par Co. (The) /._._1 17,500 3,000 Industries^ Clinton t Nov- 1 6ft Deo 19% Jan 37% Dec 49 Jam, 59% Oct -54' Jam! 64 *23 54 ; 42 42 42 2,300 167 *160 167 20 Cluett / Co Peabody & 11 53, 10 141 19 / ; 27% 13 114 ZL_1'00 Sep: 4 152% Jam 41/ . 2 May/ 8*: Deo 48 Nov 91% my*, Deo Jan/ 1 '- 42% Jam, 58 Aug 20% Jam' SQ Deo 9$ Jun 23 Nor 9% Jan 49 72% Dee Jan Feb, QQ- 205?, Deo Jan 170 105" May. z : 68% Jan Get. 5 ,f;>: tperehara / 63.%- 63% »63y2 / .48.%. .49 -■// / *103! ■ 104% 39- - 11% / : Ife . , *14% '♦13 *13% . 33 % ';»/ 32% 39% ' 22%* 22 % r> 3% 3% 118 lift • 15% >27%, " / " 34% 5% 26% 26% 45% 20% >18% ' 20% 88 89 38% / 16%t 16% *103) 34 100 93% Jan 41% Sep . v 35%-Jam T 140 Apr 55% bet 26^4, 106 48% 13% ' r- 16%? 481/* 20 20% lift;.. 113 « 55 14 16'A 16., ' ,49% 50 - 11% 35%:. *105% *60% 191- ^ 4% 35 /: *13% '/ 54 ya •- 106% , 54% - 49 ?vv- 13,%.. ; *53 9,"- 35% 15%" 16% 16 ri-16% 46%. 48 54% 13% *53 ; 13% 4 :- 557/» . i ' 39%, *102% -" 60% 62 191 - 192 * m 4%. Q 4% 34% 35 y% 2ft 27% 106% . O- 8% 4V* 34? 13t 54%, *28 28y» 28% 2" 26 36%? 35% " 52 50% 27% .105% 105% . 35% 5ff% 27% ,107 107; 116, ■ 116, 36% •/ 60- ' 27% * -/ *194 - 60%. 34%, 15% • 36 16, ;,/./' v , *47 320 48%. / ,13%/ 13% 8% 4%. • / . v B 194/ - io3yar 28 " 36 51% - 25 *105' prior *Conv. preferred^- pref '5% see./page<1887, .■■"- —^5 Oct 32 10; 15% Oct 10 ' 15% Oct «ior 34 "■ 24Vnl 34 34 27 . , lift lift *116. ' 118 ■ Crane 400' 28.%? : 105 190 1 6,9O0< 3ft 3Qft Co .i.—25# commoni—_ / Sep/24 " $2: preferred ■ ..i. .'..-I. — .. $42ft preferred/ $4 2nd preferred;'— m —"-*1 __No par Napar; July 18 25 Sep 20 Oak '0 • 103 Sep? 19 ! lift Sep 10- - 17% 8% Jam . . 46 / 16 / Jam : . 55% Nov 19% Dec 6 C 84% Feb 150i & Apr 121 13 Jan 43% 108% Deo 34% Deo 4X 28% Mar; Jan 48% NoVi . Jun 58% "Dee . . 20% Jan 106% Dev Oct 166: Deo t7%i Deo Deo 3% Jam 3T ft 40% Apr lf£ Deo 19ft 35% Jam 99% Aug?, 24 Jam Jam 14 110%. Fete; ; .*'■ 1 Fete 38% Oct "Deo 7X Oct 108* 182% Jam 35% Jan 14 39 y4 53%;Jun... 26% Deo 84% Oct Jun 101% Aug 58% Jan |8» 62 /: < 16% Aug 109% Aug 14 70% Aug 12 210% Mar 3ft 43. 28% Deo Jan 47% Feb - 59y« Oct Deo Nov ,:■•' 20 12% Jan 49% Jam Sep Deo 17 % Deo 8% Jan, 1 50" 113 29% July Jan. 1ft. Deo 100% Deo 93% July* 37% Jam. 106% July 10% Apr? Jan 29 110% Aug; Feb 40% Nov * Jam Iff Jum Iff 4% Oct/10 t V 17% Jam 2ft 49% Jum 17 7 Deo 45 115 108% Jan / 26% Apr 31% Oct. 10 48* No par - Crown' Zelletbaoh Corp^ 1' 45%. Deo 17% Aug 8 14% Apt 1Q- Sep 24 Dec 22 52% Mar. 58'A May 8 „1 .U_v_X 109%, May 35% Deo 30 Sep 25 8; 7y4 Dea 34 yt Nov July 39% May 29« ; Nov 50> 17% Jan 67% Jam 21) 9 Creamlvf ~Whea0 Corp? 90O 2,900 >105%, 106; 100? _/25 39% Oct • / 31% Jam Oct 10 \ 26 —100 preferred;. Cotv; Inc.—^ Coty'-Internat, Gorp^_n_ 11% ; - 34%.. NOV- 24% > Jan> 106 Sep ft Sep 11J 12% Oct. 52 •13(4% Dec - . Aug 26 30% Feb. 56 Oy^Rov • Jam 23% Fete 1ft 60 Apr 24 27% Jam 1ft 1Q. Jan 14 104% Octe 5 _ioa 3%% preferred—i-L 28 Sep- 10 (The).™2: 20% Sep? 24.: Crosley Corp (The)/./-. -----No par. ^30 Oct 10. ; No par Crown- Cork. Seak.___ 100> 51% LOft . 4,700. ' 14,700; 1,8001 28%, 25 Yz 105". 3%.% ■Preferred?' 2,700 Z * 35 *51%,, , * Trust Co__Z.___20. Corn. Products; Refining— 17ft Jan 25% Deo. • x23% May 2ft / a 52 i .50' CorpL__g_l» series___, ' 4 104%, 28% 52 27 /,.... 35 •lot 23,% 52 / 3,60Q. - ' fi%-» 8%^we:-*1/*• Bank Corning- Glass Works: common—^5? - 62%- 104%"28'r 25% • 7,100 195t 28' 32? 26%/ -H6%.:XL6%; 62. 23% — 51% 106- , *194 8% 4%j 33% Cora; Exch 500 Feb ;116%, Deo Deo, 26% Mam 49% May 23 ; 12% Oct __5 24 : 10 46% Oct. ' Dem 53% Sep Jam.? 29 % Jan 3% Mar Mar 2ft 18% Fete ft 63 Jam 1ft 10 Oct Oct H Jam 80- 25% Julfrlft 47 9 10 ...Nopa^ Cornell-Dublier Electric - 11%-Deo2ft' 28% Jan 23% Apr 20' '<•60 May 27 / 33% Jan 17 34% Oct rov / Nonpar,. __1 8% Oct 47 _1 u )WW—wpwyi..'.IIIHU H'/uia' IP For, foatnotes; • - Deo ^: 109% Jam 2ft •:/ 12% Feb 26 «* 22 Sep 23 / 109 ya s 53% 33% Sep 1ft 106 J/2 Sep 24 / 113% Z>.-_±14 Corft.__. Coppery eld SteelL Cat.__*_ < *105%; 106%.: 194%, 4%" 31%, 35 50/ .... 2,40ft , ' ■ 28K ■26%- " : 55, 54% 26%, & 8^ 34 24% 27%^/ $3 160 V -♦521%. 54%.;14 13%. *105% 106% 60i% 61%. 62 4%r "4yg .33. 104%; 28%: 106 *105. >116%, 118 2,600 ; Steel Corp Cooper-Bessemerr , 36 |01 .10' Insurance;—; -Motors.—^ Continental 1 2,400. , g__ NOV- 50? 19 % Aug? , /..• Nffpar Continental. Oil! of Del/u 2,400 ■!; No-par : /—20 No par, 80% Novr Novt llff July; 15 32V* May 13. 5% Jam 31: 132: Fete 1 36 ya Jum 17 / 18% Sep;. 6? 40% May 13 V 55% May 13 10% Feb 6 ,115% Mar 15, V 54% Ap» 18' 9 35% Sep. 46% Jun ; 4% Jam 26 lll'ASep. 25 Diamond; Fibre__/_/g_0 Continental 10 24 ' Mar: Apr 22 ! >-136 ■:■• ,18% Sep 24 „_20. / Baking. Co. Continental ; 18% Oct 16'/2 Sep v 1 America preferred; $2.75 ? 18 No, par. Cam Inc^_— Continental 1,800 26,100 16,100 / ' 2 / 50% Aug: 12 59% Jun?/ ft: . 9. /, 42% Jan / 100 pfd: Inc______ preferred----,—, ' 55T" Z 26 199- * 26%; ' -97 •Z *105% 106%. "35%. *101 " 194, 4% ; 36' - 31. ' Mar: Vw 31/ 123 . • v 106% 62%, 62 193% 1041/4, 25% 28 *105% 62 y* 192 *101 271/4- *115%. V3fc f $5.5Q Continental 100./ ;/ 16 16 / 2,000 11. > Continental , 200 - Aircraft/__,_1 6% $4.50 pfd Container Corp of 13,400 48 /. Stores Consumers Pqw. , * 10% Vultee of Cuba Retail 8,400 9- 47, ;v Consolidated RR r / 24% Oct Natural' Gas_______15 Consol 108 *105% ■:/} ft Consolidated Consol 200r 2% Jan; Sep Iff 29%, Sep 4 111 v' 50%. Jun , *106% Apn .Iff. . 6,000 / ,: V. - No; par I051/a Sep 4 '$5. preferredL_t__ Na par 17 'A Sep 10 Consolidated Grocers.; Corp.._ 1.33Yst / Oct II Consol Laundries Corp. /_ .5; V * 15 • 2,300 • 19%Mar:15. Edisom of Ni Y_ 4,300 16%. 10% 12%. 13% 55% 7 V - 36% / - • 3,30ft : 4,200 / 21,400 // 104 % 35. 47 '13% 52.%' 54%, 2,900 " 40% IV. 15%. 12% 54% 12%. 55 ' Sep 26* . Deo 4 28% Jam .'36%/. May 21..: " Consol 3,90ft/ 21% 106 > 56,600 ; ... Deo , w. "jam. 25% Jam Jam. 24 4ft •• . - 188% Dem Now - 4ft ; 50%t Deo ' VM: Sep» 25 Sep. 20 : ;! 13 ,25 Sep 19 Congoleum-Nairn' Ina-_g__—Nonpar 33 Oct 9 Consolidated Cigar.— N<ipar V Consol Coppermines GoEp._ / 5% Oct 10 ___5 9,90.0r >112%/Xl3yb.; / 15%, - - • , -20, 21 34%, 35% 15%: 13% 15% *47»4 48 Z- / 13% ' 12% *35%, r 14 :,■, /" 28 Jam 29 7 Conde Nast Pub, Inc: naw____Na par 900 r r >18%,. 19%- 15% / 16,300 3,70ft 2,600 46 19% . - 35% *ro5y2 108// ? 8% 8%>. - 16 % 104 yv 10 34%; . X45 38% 14%, 47 / ; Jam 14. Jan? 28"; 36% Oct 10 100-/ Napor . / $3.60 preferred/— 1 Commercial. Solv6knteg__^ Commonwealth; & Sauthern..Nrnpar 20%: "i- 18 Y 34 11% -- ~ / 19% 37% 49%; 1 / 10 Vat / 48% 13% - 8%r / Nov 10ft. - <t/3«%, Jam Jam 14- '47 / ' 36% Sep.: 2ft: __10 i/ Oct 82 v ~/ $6 preferred serieft_t__T._-_Nmpa»' Commonwealth; Edison Co —25 257/s 20. r Credifc— 22 / w m-—-Napar. 5,500 / . ^ H .. Oot 731 .^t^.^ete J "101% Och Jam 1ft ,.:4;7i Sep 3ft 8 % Sep, .24 33% Sep. 10 No par 204,50ft / // , . -105%, 106. • / / : -20% *102 : ' 36%:. *48 13% *105% 29 27% , 56 27,% *2«% •5ft 14 13% 28 •28%- : 48%,, 55 ,././ 56 Ya io4y* 104 y* 36% ./ : 34% 10ft- ' >105- .38 30 • eeh.^.-^.s—Tta.par • cum? pfd. $425 19,500 ; 15 Carbon: Commercial 1,410 " / 25% .. *112%.. 113 % ;1Q3- 34 H.%; 16 y8 16%, A. 16%. -16% 16% 18 50. 11 ■ J - "35% 20 V: ;,\ 35.: ./ 35ZZ/ 5%...5% - / 1 15%, " 46 18% 15% 15 • Zi 39 Sep 19; 14y4 Sep/ 10,31 Sep.. 10 ,.. __2.50 .B Cblumbua &: Southern. Ohift ElfecuLlO* ; 8,10ft 31/ X14 - ' 17%'; rl8 397/8 .103 *105 106%/r...fti;- ; 9.y», .3%. < 16,% 34%, 15%. 2ft: : « 26-/:"- 26-.- 5% 18% 38 k- 25%; 45% r412%^U3% • it. 20% : - Columbia 30ft 118% 30% . 33 %, , 20% 17. 20 105. 34 46% 19% : • 40% *103 t . 34%, 106% 117% , 26%, 18% > 18 Class •41 " Sep?. 13' -V13 - Columbia Pictures. cotmi-L__.No' par. - 19,300 ' ' *55 2ft / 14 . 15 %t preferred!..^, WO/ Columbia Gas & Elec__— 3,50ff r - ■ •-:.108%..110' : ///•::21%;/:22%};// / 3ys., / 3¥ai, 105%, 106 , . 20%, 45 ya . 113%-' 40 40% 14. 25 25JA, 106.%. ? 18 % 21 16 V 106 21% 19% 34%/ 24% : < 16.%.. 20% 33 5%b 46% 19%// 21% 16% 48% 13 % 55 v 86 ;.'38%, fc'37.%„, .38 - 30%. /, 13% 25% 15% / v>'.v 81,7.00 1,10ft " *83 38: 30, r ..38" 116% 1X7 Vz 26% 33 106%, *16 ♦ 16% 14% 35j -: : 5%.- 2iy4 IX 16% *16 < > 46 .35% / 30% 26% . non*cUm 1st: 4%> non-cum 2nd' preferredL-u-lOff, Columbia Br'd Sy» Die. cl; A_.__2,30- 3,40Ov 2,400 / , 4% .14 f - . ' 31 '9%: ^ 9% ■ 20%. ,2X% 3 .3 »/a / 118% 30'/a Colorado & Sautfterm/__„—,i«. JtOO 183) Max. 188 %Dete • ; ' 8 pettshare Bper share 130 Majp2ft Colgate-Palmoltve-Peflft /____N®par - >" 42'A-Fete: 26". V 60% July 11 102. lift Aug. 20/ Sep/12: $3i30,:preferxedU.__—Napatr Collins. & Aikmah— ,.,63% Jum.:/0' I, 38Va.Ocfe.jIO. :Na,par 23% Jam 2ft Colm Fuel & IromCarpi.^ Nonpar , *10% out* lfl ; 16 Sep; 3. V >24% Fete.m ?/ &% ■ cum^caaw. prafarredLg_j*_20 9ft "^:/24%,V 24 %--:/- ; 108%, lOftt „ 3% 117% y. 69% -, 60ft"' : Year 1945 FeteJtt 200. . Jam 213 /; • >- 3,20ft 32% ' 27,%, ; •' 37%L : 22 ' ;X20% : 20%^';. is y». 49 11% 35% 21 25%-Vf26.y*:^- ; 47 9 49/ 11%; 38%. , < 14%'// 31 85 36% . > Oct- 9 62 ; . Coca-Cola International Corp No; par* ' - 2,40ft 17,800 - - 16%» /^14%K V-/."34y4>-35 85 '22%' 140 . . 31.. /. 35, • 66 3%. 5% io&y« 106% 9% 49 ' 20%/ 20% 105 *34* r* 38%. ? . -•«.« r V 9% 37 119% 30%. / 31%. 15 % 15 5% 34y4 "8%. - 86 118% , 35% *103; . •r'35 V 3 3% 3ty» 35 106 J/w -oy* - - 26% 34%, *105 22 0. 350 —Ucupar v.: ■ Eewerft >H k per shasm $ per share 130 (Xhe)#^LA,^Napae<i Goc&tColav Co Deo •15te • Baage for Frevf—i Range Sine* January 1 r / ';:■>/ Loweaifc.■'■:;:'xv BUghesfc ;. • Nov 59 - STOCK*'!:;!;-1 V// Class. 4,100 V > 40% - 16, : " s' 5ft 4fi lJj;.VUW,ll.% - 39% >108 ; 104% : < w ,3ft. 23% ;108- »A NEW? YORK. ; •! Shares? ; —' 48 103 % . i Jun . 53% Jam 34 y4 Jam / " "38% >.39'/«; 15.%,: i6 105 -• f*ftQ0 r 22ya -108'A <109^: • 1,700? :'// 31% 32 31%-. <32i 89? 27%. -40% 34 K / the Week / 64% *63%. ^X4%^v 15 24% 39.%: ,108% 22.y» 22% 112 41 y# ,34 Sales for - $• pee share?-/' •••/ 22 19% 20% f - ./ 20% - 33 32%/ 8 %«9%, <• 14y4 *12% 32% : 39% 16% / 32%, - / If*78 25 45% : 5 40% • - 24% 106 r 21: V JT 33%. / 33%* 14% M 35%, i,/35%y 26% -. 45% *21% 22 •112i 113 ^ < / 5% 20% 16%-:; >i6% 32%: 15% 106y* 20Y4 33%. , 27 - 64t . Zl4% jwdnr'-v-z Oct. 11 ; 131,%.; 64 6 -•ssoa ^.. ;*Sj00t >12%? :/■ ♦34% 5%v *108 4 Z :/ 27% 34% 130' 13 , 25 30% ; " "fpershar® /#'; / - • Ua'A- 118%, : 31% 15.% . . 33% 3%, ^ , 31% V ;. 47%.: 47%: V"; 45%- 47%?4 103% 103% *1Q: *lQ3y4 104%. 1Q3%{ 103% *39% ' 4Ck" 3ft o39- --"-29% " 39% -3 38%,, 38% *i 11% ' 11%% - > 10%" • ii%< ,:,.<x 10% 11%, 10JA 11 16 16 16%, ley®.; ,16% 16 -16%^ -16% / r lf v *15'16; / / '<'14%s;T5' ■ ;/V/14%>j.14%, 14%/15-; 108 • Get; 1ft ;/.: ■;. / , 38 3ft; , 107 y* 108% Thursday ; :■/; 46. ' 46, 24% 36% STOCKS" * 103% 33 39% 39% "• W-- / s"r4ft V 48 103% -v.- *83 39fr ' ' *— 25--:"?25%».v" , *9QftV-"' 32-32% ' . / -J per share 15, ;f-, 18 15^ 15 32%, 32% /'/ 9% v"ft%t 34% 34% / = 16% 16% *i5yt afi.ya & 15 33% tpershan. & 64 11%^- •/:/:,ll%r tl%;Z ,.16'«-:-'/ V *V Oct; A 134%, 134% ^30/ 1130 ""130 i 130 63 *63%? 64; >-v 63%. : 63% 135% 39% 39 Oct, ft- ". " 104^1 *103 vii- i6%v.ia%;~ / , •98ft .:. - W- / 48 ~ 4&1/* ;>; 3ft-' e I per than 135'A 138% 138% , Oct*1 ;.r Nov 116% Apr -106% Nov* •• LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICE! ■; Tuesday ^Wednesday jMond^Z-; ^ Oct 115 109% Janv. May 3E 165 105 Jan. (' -■ Saturday^ Deo . Aug, 26 Feb; 60% Jun, r Deo . 15 Jan-30 113% Jans Iff Sep 18 Deo 27 29% Jan;. 52 Sep Iff "• Tf ' May 2ff . 106 Jun 25 - 108% Mar 5 / 99% Jan 3 106 Apr 18 56%>Feb 19. 62 July 9 !. 2ff% Sept 24 " 44%Feb 4 24% Sep? 23 36'A May 21 No par / Preferred Jam . - 41 49% Jun '15% Jan 16 Jam« 25% July 1115 ' Jan 8 1 <-AW Jan Oct /4 109 ^..1 Inc Deo 74 Oct 25% Jan.; ; Oct"- ft ' 38% July ..ft Oct 10. 58% Apr ft Sep 10- :/ 44% May 23 Oct ft / 22 May 10Oct H v 108Mt Mar 5 Oct. 10 38 V\ May 11. Sep 10 u 71 ya Jam 18l 178% Sep. 12 205 Fete 27 105 Jan 2 108. Jan, 8; / Clev & Pitts RR Co 7% 50 28% ' 100 .100 3% preferred........ r„100 gtd_. 50 Special gtd 4% stock. —50 Climax. MolybdenumJ_.Na par 10 V" 60 21% . Louis Ry Co. preferred—— *70 • 102 *58 C & St 600? / " 106% *100% 2ft, < C 5% *160 / C imm 111%, 111% 21 27 43 •160 ,44/ 167 , 180 105 >93,. - 60" 20%, 800 ;457% *165 .- 102 *58 " 45 % ; 106 *100% 60 20% 29- 43% 106 101 - *58 2iy4 *160 106% 101 59% 28 % * - 43% ^ *106 106% 21 v v-55 ■// 77 101 *57 29 - 54% 57% i 163 163 , 180 *93 59% *57 59% 21%, *165 105. 111 % *57 *57 180 *93 r *106 *100% 103 AS-'-.- 110% 105 58% < *106 46% *165 18ft / *93. *110% 111% .7 ::" U00 : — 33 66% > Cihclnnatt Milling Machine Co/tlO v '22ya C I T Financial Corp. No par I 36% City Ice & Fuel.... No par 27% City Investing Co 5 9% / "5%-% preferred ...J 1.-100 92 City, Stores A 5 i / 17% Clark Equipment No par 44% 4,100 , •-38%// / 28% /29%,. ■" 37% : -28%^ 17% 45 Yz V * 'U 37% 28% 9% - 24 23% 36% 28% 20 . 23 22% , ..25 5 — 24% Oct 4 28 , 6% Apr 36 Sep. i; .78 Oct " 21% Sep 111 Sep Elec common_.___.8.50 11'A July 8 38'/a Jan <29 82% Jan Jan • , v —No par 49,900 25Va* 10 Oil"..., Co 46,100 87 25. Cotton Chile 10 . 86 JChilds 3,900 - -42;/' •38 Ghickasba 800 . 24 16 15% July 10 15% Sep-19 > 43% Jan ,17 34ya Sep 24 - ' -767/8 Feb; 16 > 18% Sep lft* , 37% Jan 6 48 Oct. U / 61% Aug1, 5 59 Mar 667% Jan-17 ' 15 Sep 19 25% Jam 2 - Chicago & Northwesfe'n. w i__lVQ par 5% preferred w i____l_.__.t_100 ; ;. Chicago Pneumat. Tool.. No par / ; - $3 conv preferred No par * Pr pf ($2.50) cum. div._g_No par Chicago Yellow. Gab.t....—No par v V " *47% 33% Feb ^ Deo 22 14% Jan 251/aMay 20 17 18% Jan 23 > 667/8 Jun 10 16%. Deo Jan 9 10 9% Oct 7% Oct ...—40 50% Deo 28% 17 17% Mar, 12: . Jun Nov 21 y4 Mar 31 Apr 32 48% Oct 10 Jan 24% Oct 114 , Jan 12% Oct 10 47/8 Oct 1" 257A July 23y4 0ct 11 ^ 20% 4ft Apr Mar May ' ft 32 < 11 y8 109% Jan 29 3 1.25,. A__—— ; 11 .; Corp 15 24y40ct Chicago^ Great West RR COui.tw.5j0 8,000 Sep Jan 143/a Jan Ill RR Co_____.No par Class, Chicago 21% 3, 102% July at 313/4Sep 24 . —....Nopar Fib Co.^JVo par preferred—....—,__Wo Chic & East 5,000 71/4 Copper.^ Chesapeake Corp of Va——;_„.5 Chesapeake & Ohio. Ry....,—^..25. 15,900 10,600 ■ . 8% 8% $.4.50 Jan 11 Products—__.._l._.l Pap 18 Yz 10 Co Deo July 1ft 116 8yaSep —No par Checker. 15,800 50% 61/4. Belt Jun Deo «9' , 26% Sep 12% Oct 159 Jan 17% Apr ?2 137/8 Jan 24 9 10 9 Sep 10 110% Jun 20 No par No par 127. Nov 25% 23 8. Mills../. 71 110 Jan 10 20 Sep 8yeOct 47% Jan 104% May 14% 38'/gJun. 9,7% Oct New 3,100 24 *6% 50% Champion 112 3 3 Jersey....—100 Sugar Co......... Pasco Chain 1,300 141/4;:; i4'/8: : 161% Jan New Certain-teed 3,100 . 16 81% May 27 ser.100 Ribbon 1,500 25 * 45 109% .111 151/4. of Violeta Cerro de 4,500 17% 16% 25% '44% Corp pfd 3.407* ' 35'/4 16% 25 108%, 15% tCent RR 9 27 15% 14 I per share 26 Sep 22% Jan 2ft Sep Hudson G & E Corp.No par 4%% preferred__10Q 13 w 23% Sep 109% Jan xl40 Central. Ill Lt Cent NY Pr 29 231/4 ■106% 106% •Hi/a 15% Central 100 13 , 9 10 19 Aguirre Assoc-__-.__._No par Foundry, Co—___—_J___l 28 < ™'_100. Highest $ per share Sep _ Central Lowest 191/* Oct 104% Sep of Amer new.Nopar Corp._^u_w-,-.-—»__No par preferred— 20 Central . A per share 55 1st preferred-/.-.-No par 2nd preferred— 5% 40 ^ 7% No par Highest $ per share Par Tractor.—__ Corp Year 1945 Lowest Celotex 3,700. 115 *96 27 497/a • -<:9% <9%, 1 . , " 10 *25% 271/2 48% ^49% 9 *8% 8% 29 <10,500 500 ; 5,200 17,200 • ' 21 91/4 113 *96 : . $4.75 W 90 ■ 20% 20% ••9%.-*0%: 113 99 /</••/ 800 1 281/4 • *20% 91/3 113 450 Celanese 28,400 „ 106 Range tot Previous Range Since January 1 , Caterpillar 3,600 21% . . 26% v .21 8% 9% ' 20% *96 29 - 21 . 9% 91/4 . 201/2 ; 113 13% 8% 20%. .26% v • . EXCHANGE /,v Shares 61 150 24% 8% > 20 106 97% 97% *281/2 9 > ,21 20% 1051/2 151 105% 114% *113 •121/4 *8Mi 191/4 60% V STOCKS NEW YORK STOCK / the Week S per share 61 *150 26% 21 • . "9% X9% ■ < 99 1.50 • ' , 59% 207/a 150 v. t .21% ' 9% 21% .9% < 9% 9% 1141/2 *971/2 153 '27,i/a;..; »2C% : 21 " : ' . 97/8 9% 9%/ 10 •113 152 . 60% 19% ' " $ per share > 103% .106%. >•/ 26% 22 21% 10 : 271/4? . *20% 21%; i 153 x26% : 60 : 21.1/a -21% "' ".*105 106 ;,// 211/2 1057/a . i Oct. 11 Oct. 10 $ per share. Sales for Frldav ; Thursday Oct. 9 , 61% 61' / Wednesday - v, . # per share • 1057/a ..v,y Oct. 8 ;,;s # per share tper share 63 Tuesday •/! ■ : 53/ > Deo 30% Dec 112* Nov 124 Nov ft \JAFOttrfMsire & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE :imrx sAAlAJ THE COMMERCIAL RECORD NEW YORK STOCK •.../> :■•<•-'• Saturday '••21) 19 v". 23% • •>■•• v, |';k •V'»; *90 54 / "'■'•■110% 116 *67 68 67% • \6 6 ' '•°18% H'8% '*125.' *125 140 29 29 • 11% 12% 11% 12% 112 110% HOV2 140 19% 19 V4 21.; 19% 19% 19% *' 140' *125 29% 27% 27% 26 27 20 19% 19% 18 3/a 19 *19% 18% 19% ■ 18 17% 18 140 125 5% 5% *19 29 .'20% 17% 18% 140 *125 28% * 70 70 5% 5% 6 ; 107% 107 69 69 68 18''' •"■• , 29 " •' ' 49% 13 -v 18% 491/2 5% ' "• 6 5% 18%w 18% T'- 17% 50 68 68 .'. 17% 53 *110 • -■■■"■ 99 ♦90 99 17% 48% *50 2,900 21 19% 19% " " Lowest Highest 0 per share 0 per share 35% 111 Jan Aug Nov 42 Deo V. 29 Mar 16 145% Jan 25% Jan 99% Dec , 28 Nov 56 Deo 24% Oct 75% Oct 9 5% Aug Nov ' Oct 30% Jan Oct 125 Sep 25% Oct 154 Jan 118. Nov 102 Apr 18% Sep 51% Mar 59% Deo *150- Jan 9 122% Nov 52% Jan 87% 25/ - 39% 43%%'% 7,200 99 99 ' 100 17% 18% ' 1,200 *44 50 '!'/"• 400 12 Vi 12% 31,400 *107 110 150 69 70 1,200 5%. 6 K 36,800 17% 18 5,700 *125 140 —28 28% S- ' 1,600 39% 35 18 12 / 113% *165 36% 35% *90 Shares 100% "< /. h 1.100 23% %>/'••' 430 17%%''': 17% 18 6,900 175 • • /i *165 175 ;/: % It- 99% 175 165 99 17% '•!•. 12% 12% 12% *114 18% 18 12 % 171/4 '17% 175! 37% 99 ••*50 55 *50 18% 24% 37 *17% 18 • 24 % ' Range Since January 1 *'['■ Highest r'.''"'V Lowest y 9 per share Par $ per share 54% Feb 16 Crucible Steel of Amer No par 34 Sep 10 115 % July 9 ' • 5% preferred— -j. 100 99 Sep 20 46 % Jan 8 Cuba RR 6% preferred 100 22 Oct 9 28% Jan 10 ■ : Cuban-American Sugar u— —10 V , 17% Oct 10 165 Jan 8 :<m7% preferred a_100 160 Jan' ; 5 66 Jun 11 f-Cudahy Packing Co 30 35 Oct 10 106 Mar 25 v ; 4%% preferred——-.—100 98 Sep 10 24% July 8 - Cuneo *Press Inc new ;——5 17 Sep 11 82y4 May 16 Cunningham Drug Stores Inc—2.50 45 Sep 19 26 Jan 24 Curtii Pub Co (The)—J No par 10% Sep 19 146% Feb 5 $7 preferred ,, No par 106 Sep 26 76% Apr 29 Prior preferred No par 60 Sep 11 12% Feb 4 Curtiss-Wright 1 5% Oct 10 34 % Feb 2 Class A ! ___ I—_1 17% Oct 10 145 July 18 Cusiiman's Sons Inc T%-pfd 100 129% Jan 30 45 May 20 Cutler-Hammer Inc No par " 26 Oct 10 23% 24% 22 ; 36 35 Mi 997/a 36 34 35% 101% Range for Previous Year 1945 8TOCK9 NEW YORK STOCK theWeek ./VjVyy y/y EXCHANGE • t per share share 101'A 34% 101% ,18% Oct. 11 vvy'/'- 22%' 23 '-nwfc 37% 36 i'". '*90 ' ' . f per share 102 '/a *165' 175 36%' -37 '••: -99 18 t per share 1 36 ' 18% 18% *165 J75 *90 Oct. 10 101% 104% 24 *<" *101'- 19 ■> • "■"36%•' " •:' 25 *165 Oct. 9 '• : Sales for Friday Thursday I per 36% 36% 36% 105 ' Wednesday Oct. 8 share * per 6 perthare 36% *102 % Tuesday Oct. 7 Oct. 5 SALE PRICES AND HIGH LOW Monday ~~T~nn - Monday, October 14, 1946 37% Apr Deo mms.nisi 20 *19% ."20 *19 •/ 29% , 291/2 113 46 .'Us *46 ' 37% 38% 30% '30 24%; 24% *60 66 *17% 34% 437/a 17% 17% 17% 18% 16% * 34; 34 *32 43% :■'•/ 433/4 16% 17% 29% 30 29 29% 1,600 Dr. 25 26% ,; 27 27% 7,100 Doehler-Jarvis 16 3/4 17% 17 17% 7,400 Dome Mines Ltd No par 2,900 Douglas Aircraft Jfo par 1,900 Dow 161 158 17%/.: 18 16% \ 37 181 179% 127% 36% 180% 170% 174 126 *112% 127 126 1123/4 112% 14% 113 14% 14% 175 127 127 500 114 190 *1123/4 1123/4 112% 5% W G Cigar Corp Duquesne Light D 1,700 15% 15% 15 14 143 y* Feb 111% Oct 15% Oct 93 Oct 16 Sep 30 Jan 169 Sep 125 y4 Sep preferred--—«—100 1 , ■ , Saturday Oct. 5 Oct. 7 4 the Week Oct. 11 ) 1 Oct. 10 ' ■' 21% 203/4 25 23% 25 *192 198 *193 " 42 v: . /. 105 *102 .. 23% .195 C 42% 9 10 19 19% 263/4 *26% 41 403% 403% 41 200% 202 3/a 204 194/; •' 191 42 39 112 *109 110%, 110% 18%;/' *108% : 54% 14% 14% 14%/;,! 15% U 36 Vn 37% 353/4 ' ■; 54% 15 -54% 53% . Ti 15 .• *37 37%" 3%4 3% ■ ••15%.; 16.- /' : , ,146 146 ;r' 137%:;.; ; 137% 40% : 47 '• 40% 40 47 47% 53 ?/ 33%, ; 133/4 v 143% 135% 40% 403/4 40% 40% 47% 46 46% 46 47% 14% 13% 13% 12% 13% 20% 20% 193/4 20% 19% 106 *104 *104 106 63 107 107 106 106 23 21 68 *105 J : 103% 107% ' 107% 108 *106% 108 106% 108 3 /' • „ 3'"k. 3% 2% 3 10% 10% 10% 10% 10 55 55 54 54% 54 /:/ 3-/& Vv 3 •, 93A .10% 2% 10% *106% k 27/8 . : 11 .,v 1 39% 17 17% 3oya 40 40 41 37 37 331/4 25% 56% 52 22% 87/a 22 8% 22% 104% . 22% 22%. ♦103 . 21% 21% V 103 *36 38 35 34% 33 33 ; 33% 12% 11% 12 10% 25% 26 ■;<* 106 26 25% *105% 24% *105 106% 22% 104% . k 21 % r 36 33 33 10% 10% 23% y /'./vv 33% 33% •; 10% 11% " 24% 105 105 v 26 24% : - v' 106% *105/8 •:• Morse & Co_ Federal $6 20 preferred Smelt Co— Federal-Mogul Corp Federal Motor Truck Federated Dept Stores new Federal 600 4,400 12,500 Min Ferro 1,700 217/8 217/» 22% 22% 21 21% 21 22 *21% 22% 54 54 54 53 53% 52% 53 51% 53 52% 52% 1,800 Fidel Phen 59% 61 59% 59% 59% 60 57 58% 56 563/4 58 59 3/a 6,600 Firestone ♦105% 107% *105% 57% 57% 107% 57 19% : 29 27% 110 *107% '« 12% *14% 19% ♦107% 533/4 19% 18% , 18 26% 28 ♦107% 28% 110 110 35 35 35 34 34 16% 16% 16% 16% 163/4 13 14% 85 85 82 233/4 233% 22% 23 *26% 23% 51. 18 18 *17% 99 102 For 23% 26% *26% 23% 23% .84 23 26% 22 * 26% > / 49 3/a 49% 19 17% 18% 32 33 32% 33% 102 102 footnotes see page 102 1887. 102 ' 47 - *17% 31 *101% 14% 13% 80% . / 82 223% 22% 26% 26% 82 - 223/4 48 22% 47 23% 223% 47 • 18 173/4 31% 31% 102 100% 101% *163/4 173/4 32 48 26% • 2,400 3,700 * Jan 29% Oct Jan V 29% NOV Mar 100% Deo Jan 167% Dee Jan 65 115 27 12 Oct Jun 33% Apr Deo 113 111% Dec 30% Deo 34 Va Mar 20 y* Aug Deo Oct 155 Jan 192% 125% Jan 129 Feb 113 Oct 117 Mar Year 1945 1 9 per share : 9 per share • VV;k# Highest Lowest Highest ^ 1,800 1,700 17% 33 101% 101% ~ 500 6,500 140 13 9 per share 31% 61 263 209 May 16 Jun 10 Apr 24 1 3 2.50 50 Corp 21 Va Sep 8 Oct 20 Sep No par 100% Sep 2 35 Oct 5 26 Feb No par ' 10% Oct com—* 23% Oct -100 104 Sep 1 19% Sep 51% Sep 56 Oct 106Va Jun 53% Oct 18 Oct 25% Oct 105 Sep 33% Oct 16% Sep 20% Oct 20 10 12 10 9 10 23 10 Rubber—.—--25 100 preferred Stores (The) Steel liy4Jan 10 Corp Food. Fair Stores Inc., Food Machinery Corp__ , 71 10 Francisco Sugar .Co Froedert Fruehauf Grain & , Co. ,10 Malting Co Inc.-l Trailer Co common cum No par preferred 1 .100 45'/2 Sep 108 Feb 70 Feb 287/a July 35% Nov 229 Deo Jan 200 Jun ' * 49 \ 66% Oct Jan Sep 109% Deo Aug 104 112 Deo ' 106 13 Dec 42% Jan 71 V Deo 14 Jan 24% 8% May 3% 19% Deo Jan Jan 103 Deo 158 Jan 109 Deo V;7% Dec 4% Aug 146 Deo 43% Aug 55% Nov 34% Mar 48% Oct 21% Aug Jan 27 Mi Dee 29% 20 y4 Mar Deo 81 Mar 62 Sep 16 Jan 37 Jan 106 100% Sep 100% 101 Sep I May Deo 107% 103 : Deo ; July 108 July 109 July AV* Nov 12% Jan 20 ya 68% Jan 86 Jun Deo 80 Jhn 92 Nov Deo II Mi Jan 20 Ma 15% Jan 28% Deo 42% Jan ei% Nov Jan 9% Deo 6 42% Jan 25 y« Jan ■65 NOV 86% Nov 20% Deo Jan 20 Mi Dec 12% Mar 17 Oct Mar 110% 25% Jan 42 ya Dec 23 Mi Jan 32% Nov 9% Jan 18 Deo 104 ' 103 Jan 21% July 50 Jan 53% Mar 105% Apr 42% Jan 1 23 Va Jan 107% Apr 34% Nov 63% Deo 70% NOV 110% Mar 60 Oct 38% Deo 46% Jun 5 Jan 18 107 July Apr 18 41 Jan 111% Nov 53 Oct 16% Dec 18% Deo 115 57 20% Jun 7 Jun 20 -21% Feb 11 10 16 9 "6% Mar 16 49% Jan 17 59% Aug 29 * 23% May 100 Apr 9 35% Jan 28 28 Feb Jun 16% Sep 16 31 Sep 3 99 Sep 23 7 6 83% Apr 109 Va Jan 17 70% Maq 29 11 3 7 34Va Mar 29 20% Sep ,• 5 5 > July 185 34 y2 Aug 13 24 Sep 10 3 43% Jun 21% Jun 24 » Fr^eport Sulphur 10 112% Feb 13 54% Feb 7 9 28 10 10 2 5 9 26% Jan 17 \ 12y4 Oct 10 No par 19% Jan 10 4 Jan 170 May 21 36% Feb 24 ; 15 Fire Ins N Y National 88 Sep 24 21% Deo Jan 18 Vs 30y« May 22 3 350 23% 48 Va 32 preferred Tire & Follansbee • ■ 22% ' .49 *100% *26% 23% 49% 99 . 4,600 10,BOO' 12% 78 : 84% 26% -Mi 13% 24% 26% 26% 23% 13 14 24 49% *21 21 84% 500 900 12% 84% 32,000 35 50 5 —5 No par No par No par No par Florence Stove Co No par Florida Power Corp :—7% Florsheim Shoe class A new_No par 6,400 20% 24% Deo Deo 110% 12% Oct 10 - 30% Feb 2 19% Oct 10 43"% Mar 29 63 Oct 10 102% May 28 104 Sep 3 111 Jan 24 21 Oct 9 41 ya Apr 9 100% Sep 12 106'A Jan 15 £ 102 Sep 20 110 Mar 8; 105 May 1 111% Mar 6 2% Jun 28 5% Jan 30 9 Va Oct 10 23Vs Jan 28 ' 48 Oct 10 93 Jan 17 x90% Aug 29 95 Jan 29 10 Oct 10 22J/a Jan 14 15% Oct 10 33% Apr 16 \ 27% Oct 10 58% Apr 26 37% Sep 20 ; 63% Jan 15 7 / Oct 10 11% Jun 3 Caroet Co Flintkote Co (The) com $4 preferred - 111 16%' "16% 12 83% 283A 273/4 33% 12% 14% 18% Firth 163/4 16% 23% 14 First 3,300 35 *33% 12 12% 1,500 19 3/a *107 > 22 *23% 12% 13% *22% .. 273/4 110 13 23% 12% *22% . 25% 23% 23% 13 , 1073/4 *107 4Va% 500 55 *105% 54 18 16% 23% 14% 19% 27%* 28% 110 106 7/a 553/4 35 36 *35g 16%- 17% *23% 19% 19% 19% 28% ♦107% 1073/4 543/4 57 108 55 *105% 1073/4 57 & 4>/4% conv Enamel 110 21% 57 50 122% - No par Light & Traction 54 107% - Corp 21% • iSar 56 18 227 21% Sep 24 30y4Jan 2 200% Oct 10 r 191 Jan 8 39 Oct 9 25 Oct 10 Fajardo Sug Co of Pr Rico 20 Farnsworth Televls'n & Rad Corp.l . 300 • Buffet Fairbanks 2,700 • " 36 *34 *34 11% / 25% ' 105 *103 33 Ve 106% 8% v/ . 22%: 22% 22 105 2,400 4,300 9,200 - Corp ^ Exchange 22 8% — —— Inc Ex-Cell-O 53% Co Products Eversharp 7% 21% yy Co— RR Eureka Williams Corp Evans 40% 52% V Pitts & 100 A series pref °/o .Erie 95 7% 52% ;22 / *103 35 5 2,700 •11% 39% 7% 8% V.V: 26,300 '"16% *.•■•17% 30% 29 39% V 8% 38 105% 7 22% • —— 5,200 3 51 10% 600 ' 39 7% 8% 12 26 »/8 108 40% >; -.V. 10% *90% 29% • 21% 104 % 16% 15% 27% 52% *33 > 16% preferred 100 Engineers Public Service com 1 $5 preferred'.; No par $5 Va preferred No par i $6 preferred No par JEquitable Office Bldg No par Erie RR common ; No par 22,100 ; Radio 4% 120 v 107% 2% -V hi:. 10% .; 54 *36 . 12% ♦106 54% 8% 22 33% *12 ■55% !'■•' 10 v; 49% ;V -•'- 95 ♦90 ;; 30% / 38% 7% 8% 22% *102% 104%:..; V *7% 8% " ;.-22% *22 16 283/4 8 8 :• :,• 8%"#,—' *102% , 217/8 ; 11 /•f 31% 54 21% 8% •' 17 31% v 54 *21% - • 95 10% 11% 39% 8% *90% 95 11% 17 39% 53% 54% *90% 30% 31 8% •; 95 107/a 7- H 11 17% ,' 17% ,31 *90% 95 *90% i; .51 48; 51 :■ Corp .———50 10% 10 9% • 51 Mfg Co — ---4 Phonograph 5 280 Htfi/a ' & Endicott Johnson 710 102% 103% *106% Emerson Electric 108 103: 1033/4 100 —4 1 Emerson 103 7/8 102% 103 preferred—/ cum 1,500 104% 104 103 No par 6,000 103% 103 103% Corp - 2,700 *102% 103 103% Steel Co 20% 103% 102% 103% 1 5 Sep 19 10 13% >68 23% 102% 107 2,700 22% *102 V 493/4 : 20% V; ■ *103% ,107 Deo 10? Mar 22 Va . — 2,400 "22% 21 35 17% Mar .. 1,300 42% 13% , 6,300 48,400 3,300 • 137 //: 47% 65 24% 23% 24% 65 V/ ' 37/av 403% 19% /-1 65 69 106 106 24% 24% 24% 69 137 y 13- 12'A 20% 69% / 15% 1477a 15% 145 132% 20% 68 1,100 3% 137% 13% 69% 36% 143 147 ■ 14% -v 14%';'" / 41 ' 14% ^ 136% ' Nov 48 ; Jan 47 . 7,' 700 7,800 3% 15 ',133/a 144% v:v?t 137% 47% 54 *35 34% 3% 3 15 Jan Jan 45% NOT Aug t 105 - 2,000 7% 52% 14%:; 34% Deo ; 16% — 30 113 7% ! •■' ; 400 53 13% 35%" Sep 29% Jan 40% Aug 28 Eaton Manufacturing Co— 71 Feb 2 Edison Bros Stroes Inc com— 40% May 22 4%% preferred —^———100 102 Oct 10 112 Aug 2 Ekco Products Co 5 17% Oct 9 23% Sep 16 . 4%% preferred 100 107 Sep 18 114 Feb 25 Elastic Stop Nut Co-1 ,h 7 Oct 9 16% Jan 28 Electric Auto-Lite (The) 5W 60% Oct 10 80V3Feb 5 Electric. Boat —3 ■ 13% Oct. 10 35% Apr 5 Conv preferred w i-^ No par 34% Oct 9 48% Jan 24 Elec & Mus Ind Am shares „-JL:_ > 't:H<! 3 % Oct- 10 i/7% Jan 24 Electric Power & Light. No par', ; •* '13% Oct 10 .->29% May 281$7 preferred —JVo par 138. Sep 24s. 180% May 2' $6 preferred -i—No par : 128; Sep 20 • 167 July 10 Electric Storage Battery No par 40 Oct 8 SGVaJun 18 El Paso Natural Gas ——3 44'% Sep 20 61% Jun 25 6% 20 19 *110 112 50% 14 ; 34% : 33/4 >;« 149 40% : • . i6 *137 .51 " 27 106 Kodak Eastman 7,100 1,400 J 42% — Stainless Eastern 30 27 / :7;; ;/•' / 7/ 7 :I Xl8% 18% 112 1U 7 ■ 36 '1434 148 148// 146 ;' 195 Co Eastern Airlines Inc_^ 800 ! *102 102 17% 21 13% *20% *68 • 137% 137%; 40%;., 47 16% 15% " ' 533A .:.-■ 33/4 3%; 334 > .• • : '7% 7% 53% //■ 26% 25 // 183/4 17% *108 112 • 7% *7% 7% *7%, : 41 41. Eagle-Plcher 2,800 205 / *191 391 102 105 *102 / 40 ' ' 26% 25% ' 106 18% 19 18% «. 24 / 41% 203 ; Dec 75 Jan 33 2 19 9 per share Par 4,900 k 25,000 21% ' ' 19%' • 20% 23% 20 3/a 194 *103 . 19% i- 22% 201 42% 26% 105 / 23% *29% 42 *194 43% 26% v 27 *104 195 •42 % • " 205 203% 205% ' 42% ..*26% 205 : 42 42% 42% 44% 208 '•"<• • 20% 22% 21% 23% : ' *42 *207 20 ' 21% 24% 23% Jun 25% 'S i ::. '21%;'" 21% Jun 16% E ^5 • Dec 57% *25% Deo 9 192 Jun v T 118 Jun 27 33% Jan 17 116 Apr 12 41% May 10 26 11 Lowest Shares J per share 9 per thare $ per tihare ■ 1 ' 47% May 67 109% Feb 5 52 Apr 24 62% Jun 10 48 Mar 19 377/# May 31 29% Feb 6 Range Since January ' EXCHANGE . 49% Nov -/Range for Prevloiu/— STOCK Sales for Friday Thursday ' I per share $ per share i per share r • 40% 21. STOCKS LOW AND HIGH 8ALK PRICES Tuesday , Wednesday Oct. 8 Oct. 9 r / Monday Jan 7% Mar V 58% May 28 Jun 13 20 .133 July 3 112% Oct 7 116Va Feb 5 13% Sep 20 21 May 21 . Deo 39% Mar .108.% Mar 23 75'/a Sep 20 , .——50c No par 1st pfd 100 5 19 16'A Sep —NQ par International $4.50 preferred • // conv Dunhill 4,700 127% 5 Duplan Corp ——————No par Du P de Nemours (EI) & Co—20 500 175 29 Chemical Co common—No par 3%% 1,600 36 30% Sep 24 Oct 11 x23% Sep 10 Corp Deo 28 33 34y4Jan 14 30 July 10 No par Dresser 100 17% r36 'A 48% Sep 16 Pepper Co 28 Jan 34% Aug 34 % Jan 50% Apr 4 50 Aug 26 • —No par A $4 preferred series A Industries ' 15,300 171% *126 14% 14% 14% 1,100 94% 17% 163/4 35 ' 170% 112% X127 127% 112% 15% *33 160 *91 93 93 & 16 112% 127 % 114 :,vy 111% 111% 163/4 18% 163/4 175 *127% 112% 343/4 X34 36 181 159 95% 163/4 17% 76% 159% /■'> 15% -17 16% *94 95% . 17% v: 36% *34% ' *94 96% .:/:;• is. 18 18 763/4 76 % 75 3/a 114 15 3/8 V Cup Co xommon, Class 80 158 3/4 .. 159% *111% • *1113/4 .76 .77 17% _100 iL-No par preferred 5% Dixie 17% 30 / , 2 100 26 114 Ltd new Corp-Seagr's 1,000 *17 *94 96% • ' • 16% Oct 10 16% Oct 10 105»/» Mar 15 2 Motor Car Co T 53 18 79 *111% Distil 32% 30 V* 114 Diamond 30,700 18% 17% 17% partic preferred —.^..25 6% 500 2,100 18 108% 26% 163 •' 52% 17% 161 ' 32% 26% *111% 433/4 34% Oct 9 42 Sep 23 Deo 16 y« 75'A May 1 58 Mi Jun 3 42y4July26 50J/2 Jan 29 16% Jan 16 28 Apr 17 77 Feb 25 i: 24 Aug 13 39%May —No por Match *105% 30% . Diamond 27 V* 23 31 7 . 23% Sep 24 54 17% 78 1,200 24 10 10 10 10 12.50 31% 26% 160 3,600 34% __5 Co Raynolds class A 108% 30 •:'; & 53 17 % 78 De Vllbiss 31% 26% //,/•:• 78 —20 ^ *105% 30 " 3,800 27% 34% 52% 30 26% 52% 54% *52 54% 50 33 105% 109 i 'mVa 35 25% Sep 6% Oct 23 Oct 00 Oct 153/4 Oct Detroit Hillsdale & S W RR Co—100 10 27% 16% & Western Edison—.; Detroit 6,400 26% '- *33% 17% 105% Lack Devoe 34% 18 / Delaware 36% Sep 16 ' —100 Hudson & 12,200 16% 153/4 20 Delaware v 60 •/'. 43% 35% 437/a 18 Va 18 v % & Preferred Oct 10 1 Sep 19 34 . 15 13 34% Apr 20 17% Oct/9 41 * Jl No par —... 5,600 23% 16% 36 ' ; 44% fr¬ ; 114 16% Deere St Co 17% Sep 10 '->28 Sep 23 110% Jun /6 Co_——50c Mfg Ruber 29 July 34 May 31% May 36%July >113 Jan Sep 4 Sep 24 18 1 Records Iric 1,100 .: •' ■ 7% l', v- *55 ,' 243/4 it 164% *14% 26% 35% 17% 180 24% Decca preferred •Dayton 13,100 31% 23% 23% 60. 16% 27 26 109 78% ; 16% /. ' 7 63/4;; - 37 .. 30% 60 . 16% - ;;; 39% *36% 153/4 65 66 44% 30% *34 *60 23 19 27% 18 23% 44% 30% 27 18 23% ' 31%'/.. 6 3/8, > 36% *52% *94 24 23% 26% 54% *111% 6% xl6% y *105% *161% 6% 4% % 4,500 1,800 ~ 44 37% -57% " 7 '6% , 29% 32% 17 ;■/ ; *52% 17% 31% 29 66 *34 *78 37% *60 34% :,i. 37% .24% 34% C 37% /18%(' ;-a;43% ' 18 1 :5 (The) __7 100 Dayton Power & Light Co 10 113 /• 1734 ; ■' 1 37V4 35% 44% 109 *105% 38% 6% *18% "17% .?;■ 18 ^ /• 18% v. 36% : 23,600 ' v *35% ;/ 19 y ■*18% 35% 26% 44% *43% 37% r. " 30 35% , 43 36% 16% 26% '18% 41 , 31% ■ 17% ' 46% 31% *60; # " 47 18% 45% 44' 30 *112 113 *112 113 17% ... 2,800 2914 29% 28% ' i$:. 37% 6% . 19 Corp Davega Stores Corp N Y — Davison Chemical Corp (The) 400 183/4 ; Dana 2,400 : 19% *19 •• . ■ 18 30% *112 183/4 183/4 •17 , 33% 24"' . 17% ,*25% ' 38." ->■ 6% 6% 29% 112 36% - .;•' . 30% i 38% 30% ■,:/4 37% , *38 19% 112 46 • 18% *19// 19 5 18% 19% J >' 29% 30 *111% 29% , *111% ill "!rl9% •'.-13% 1 19% 183/4 27% May 48 Jun 112 July 3 w 18 1 25 13% Deo 80% Jun Jan 44 Va Deo Jan 43% Deo Apr 27 Deo Jan 51% Nov Deo 36 Deo .Volume 164 Number 4533 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE ♦ - . : . . '■ Y. -f' ) i'!. rr i" . % j 1 f/i A >' ■ .1 i 1 .v. "f-. '..i 1881 : • , , NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND HIGH BALI PRICES Saturday ■ Monday Oct. 7 > , • per share -'»i V/-Y-" < ■7 Oct. 5 ./v. Tuesday Oct. 8 I per share ■ ' 4 Oet. 11 ■/, Oct. 10 # per share * /: I per share / Sales for 'Thursday Oct. 9 • 9 per share "•*' *"■. Wednesday - ' 4 I per share .. - 'YU::/';Y ?12 12 Y 7% 12% 7%; /;• 12% / 7% :: 19% 7% '/■'19 IP/4 19'/at 12 73/8 *v *18% 11%. ■ .. 11 113% 19'/a \ V *18 :i9y8 18. -173/4 17%17% v ',' -9%. 18 ;*i7% ,17% 10% 10- / 44% 44'%; / 16% 163/4 *90 107 •/. 167/a ♦90 10% 11% 107 ." 10'/8 •• ; *43'% V 45 Y 16% *90 - 14,800 19 y4 ♦17'A 17% ?;• 17% 17% 9'/a . Y" 8% y 9% :v : ' Gabriel Gair 6% 1,500 43% z; 500 15% 153/4 K 15% 16 *90 Gar Wood 107 14 14% : 4%% 6,500 Gaylord 15% •103 ,"15% 110 54% *103 54% 11% 14%' 14% ; 14% 14% -14% - 11 y8 V 14 14 14 4 15% 10% 186 14% 9ya 91/4 :. 79% ♦37 v4 • 37V2 •28'/a 28% •160 •42%, *114% 51% 3% 15% 28% .173/4., 17% 26 26 • 3% 15% 153/4 28% 28 28% 142 142 *135 5% *22% 23% 31 <y 5% : 223/4 •105 105 106% 105 353/4 26% *106% 110 38% 38 Y 105% 100 105% *100 101 31 30% ' 30% 303/4 102 *102% 40 *101 30% 105% 39 31% 41% 58;, 6% *563/4 ♦100 6% *127 6% 132 32% *127 32% 69% 69 103% 53% 132 *Y69% *102 « 106% 6% 6% •5% 106'A 106 25% 13% 13% 323/4 6% *5% 6»/a 6 .r? 383/4 563/4 6% 6 *125 303/4 63% :: 67 68% 104 *102 *102 52% 50% 53% 106 % 106 y4 106'% 2$% 245/a 106'/2 106'/2 24% 1,600 6% 5% *105 3234 106 44 25% 173/4 167 165 173/4 ., // 165 17% 43 -• ■ •57 62 Z; 75% •74 // 75 - 38% 38% --37%. *104'A 106% *104 17% 60 ♦104 31 Y 7% Y 29 87% 86 11 11% 11% 37% 36 36% ?.■63% 63% 63 •41% 243/4 24% Grand 13% 2,900 Granite 3,800 104% 17% 12,800 Y 4,700 *165 167 165 165 60 *50 60 *50 60 70 70 x71 73 104 68% " 373/4 34% 28% 5% 6% *85 88 10% iiya 31% 65 63 : 18,500 Greyhound Y 10 4%% Grumman Y Guantanamo 86% 100 10 11 313/4 se¬ 643/4 62 es • 11% 113% 2,700 $5 Gulf Oil 150 Feb 4 60 Jun 14 26 118 Jan -9/ 107 LOW AND HIGH BALK Monday Oct. r> Oct. 7 t par share Tuesday, - ^ / f per share /' PRICES V Oct. 9 I per share Frldar Thursday Wednesday Oct. 8 Oct. 10 f per share 103 9 125 Oct Sep 10* A 8% Jan 29 3% Jan 14 7 % July 25 Va Feb 165'/a 151% Jan 96 8 47% May 14 107 10 77 3 88% Apr Mar Apr 3 53 6 102 48 3 107 V* May |15 Nov Feb 18 12% Mar "49 Dec 16 '2% Aug 10 Jan 30 5% Jan 9 12% Jan 19 4% Jan 7% Nov 4 54% May 10 27 V* Feb 8 18% Jan 33% Dec 14% Jan 21% 40% Jun 25% Sep 33% Deo Sep 109% Nov 9 4 t / 165 63 65 Sep Oct 7 8 21 May 22 1 Deo Feb Feb 4 Y 14% Jan 21% Deo 64 Jun 14 34% Jan 28 16'% Feb 19 40'% Oct 10 24'A Oct 9 100 3 *v 112 Sep 23 103 100 40 Aug 65% Nov 28% Jan 39% Nov 188'% Apr 105 175 161% Mar 17 5 / May Oct 64 Jan 75 May 20 52% Jan 86 Deo 30'% Feb 26 54% May 28 104 Oct ; 9111: - Apr 5 22% Jan x35 Deo 1 79 Oct 10 9 26 108 30% 78% 78 No par 31'A Oct 56% Sep No par —25 9 10 -V 77 »V" STOCK 'v-'7 * ; •' 108% Mar 104% Jan 28 Vb 52'% Apr 4 13% Jan 25 85% Sep 20 9% Sep 19 / —No par Feb 105 10 5'A Oct 1 : *\V.' Deo : Range for Previous Y i Year 1945 Highest Lowest Lowest Highest tpershare Par Jun 01% Jan Jun 82 Jan 49% May 31 Deo 30% /14% Mar 58 Deo 12% 100 Oct 82 Jan 25 Jan 28 Jan 28 Deo 55% Jan 5 % Mar Rang© Since January 1 tpershare I per share 40Va May 13 <33 . Shares Oct 63% 5'A Oct pfd—No par —No par " 105 y4 Mar 5'A Oct 29% Sep '*** Oct 74% July July 30'A Mar Prop__.No par STOCKS Oct Jan Nov 40 Apr 10 Oct May 57 43 113% Jan Sep 11 5 EXCHANGE Deo 7% 20 12'% Oct ..... Deo Deo Jan 23 —No par ... Sep Jan 105'A Sep I common 6'A 25% 50'A Oct —5 Corp— Dec 105% 52 '/a Mar 25 24 2 Mar 90 4 63% Sep 'Y, Deo 111% Jun 13 100% Sep par Mar 46 May 10 Apr 56'A Jan 19 par Deo 111 Jan 59 9 30 Deo 38% 106 Oct 10 36'% Oct 10 54 Mar 4 6 Deo 44% NOV 13 % Mar 18 May 17 73% May 19 ; 100 ; No par RR 42% Apr 108 2 100 Infc— .NEW YORK the Week f per share I per share ,• Sales for .. Oct. 11 31 104% Sep 10 4 Jan Y 36% Oct Deo 133 V4 27% Aug 105% Nov 17 Deo 34 Jan Y/Y YY/ Saturday 8% Jan 25% Mar 19 99'% July 28 50 par Jun Oct 140 Feb ' 3% 111 10 Ry 0% Corp— Deo 123 8 10 102'/4 Sep 100 ....100 preferred.. 48% 22 Jan 34'% Oct ..—.No par Gulf Mobile & Ohio RR 13,800 / 108 No par $5 conv, preferred—: 8,800 Jan 46% Apr T Sugar Deo 28% May 31 10 No par Aircraft 48 25'A Oct (The)-±—No par preferred— —.100 3,100 Deo Jan Corp 9,000 Dec 7% Mar i— 6% 35% ... 37% 104% 23 36 V* Jan 23% May 21 9 1 West Jan Jan 1% 99 ... Ore Mar 10 19 5 Deo 130 22% 15 10 Co Deo 77% Jan May July 10 49% May 21 Co... Co 7% Jan 123 62 125 29 Motors & L) 137 ..^„Nopar Iron Bay 10 Oct 114% 5 5 Feb Apr 26": 40% Jan 14 19 27y4Sep 14 134 Corp ..No par Steel (H Sep 2% Oct Jan 80% Feb 52% Aug Mar Aug Aug 47 preferred Preferred Green 29 22 No par City (W T) /Green / leys Sep 19 10 Not 66 Feb 43 Va 127 132 Co Nor 132 40 8* 10 Great Western Sugar 40 800 28 6% •86% - ♦102 104'% .26 / 36% 363/4 ♦102 104 26% / 67»/a Great 12 par Inc Great Northern ; 123 26 Oct May 49% Sep Jan 10 3% preferred.-. Y 4,600 44 6 Sep 36 Oct 37% 8 114 100 Union Grant . 56ya Feb 543/4 Aug 135'/a Jan 49 Sep 125'% Sep Deo 172 27% Mar 153 8 21 Telegraph Co Graham-Paige Feb, 10 Granby Consol M S & P 10 24% 167 353/4. >38 -- 66 - 17% 42% 24% 34% 11% c/* 37 2,800 70 86 11% 58,200 1,200 52 39y8 Oct 10 42 Jun 17 128% Sep 30 -.5 convertible 6 *55; 70} *86 173/4 40% 25 *163 r Yv 31% 87% 17% 4.3% 24% 105 y2 ^ Y/, 6% 173/4 42 . 166 *55 105% 30% 7% 18,, 25 r 373/4/ 39% '■•7-V 31 104% - SS73%Y/73%:: 383/4 - 10 14 / Gotham Hosiery. 33 •-44 -Y';: ' 166v , 62 *73% 25, Stock 39 5% 333/4 *104% 106 $5 7 Oct Deo 15 Mar 6 47% Aug 12 403/4 Apr 15 182 Apr 8 8 Oct 36 27% 5 26'/a Jun Co (B F) com —No $5 preferred No Goodyear Tire & Rubber.—No 1,000 X24% 9 10 Goodrich 100 16% Apr v907% Aug 20'A Oct Co 7,600 15,000 8 '/a Sep 19 77 Oct 10 x35'/a Sep 24 185% Deo Jan 100 Goodall-Sanford 70 17% 12/ preferred... 20 & 27 Razor/..—.No par Y 22'% Jan Goebel Brewing Gold 28 Vb Apr 27% Oct ; Deo 11 156 , 14% Jan (The) 2,600 53% . Co conv 200 Jan 101 Oct x32'% Sep preferred— 4% % 1 Deo 8% :—20 preferred. 32 105 13% 33% $4.50 Oct Deo 61% . Apr 11% Feb Brothers Glidden , 4,500 52% 25 .1/ Safety conv 4 109% Jan 49 Jan ..1 Instrument 127 30% 6% - 100 6 'A *125 127 30% 66 102 ♦25 6,900 6 6 $5 Gimbel 700 39 58 38% / Deo 104% Apr 7iya Apr 22 14% Apr 6 , 9 preferred. Gillette 300 21,200 24 V* 8 Corp General Tire & Rubber 8,900 41% 100 *57 14% .42% 11% 100 36% 563/4 13% •v-25 ■/ 100 100 30% 104% 40% 38% : - 29% *104 39% Jan No par preferred.. 105 Deo 12% Oct preferred_.No Telephone 4'A% 80% ' 4% Oct preferred 3%% 14% 18 *86 4'A% 20 39 25% ; 70 99 5% 43% 7% 107 i 373/4 173/4 31 5,800 5% ■33 106 • 38 36% 423/4 •57 110 37% 14% . 32% •164 ♦1067/a 38% Yi 25 Vb :v 26 1,600 Gen Steel Cast $6 Time Jan 15 10c Corp.. 26 58 : Shoe *25% 29% . 37% 1: General 260 "Gen Deo 58 5 i//14% Oct 10 i Refractories General 58 160% Z 100 General ■ . Deo Nov 29 10c Utilities & 37 28 % . Realty Deo 14% 51% ' Apr No par 3,400 *96 »'• common..No par Corp 11 13'% Oct -No par Railway Signal 0% preferred Gen 89% Not 28% Jan 16% Mar . 141% May 28 3 Sep 180 Equip Corp.Z.lVo par 110 *103 ... Service.... 36% 107 39 Adv Public Apr 7% . 21% July 1 108 Jan 14 10yaSep No par 104'A 36% 373/4 38% *104 % 106% 31% 103 107 51 25% 31% 103% 3,600 1,700 48 100 Gen 13,400 22 106% Sep No par f Gen Public Utilities 30 5% 21% 100 31% 64 137 4% 106 127 102 6% 6 •36% *133 •98 30te 543/s 25% 25% 137 107 102 125 106 y8 106 v 25% •106 1,800 34% 37% 69% 67%. 28% •106% ♦563/4 '•Y:Y:6."Y 323/a *102 55 28 100 102 103% 53% 28 110 30% 523/4 : 103% > 53% 40,800 26 103% 58 31% 15 ya 25% 36% 6% 6% •127 132 32^-32% 70 •102 6% 15 37 40 *563/4 Precision Gen 35% 28% 105'/a 39% 58 Outdoor- Gen 7,800 35% 103% - ' *56% Gen 5,400 3ya ioi ■ 26% :J *98 / 103 3% 39% 40 740.;:: i x39 Vb 41% 104 2,100 26 Ya 43/4 :/i5vY 35% *105% - 103% 104% 41 / 102 40 107 100 17% 104% 35 i 79,300 800 3'/a 31 *106% 200 51 125 7/8 Deo 10% Not :14V* 15 20% Jan 10 .^z—No par Co common 17% 20% 38% . Deo 10% Jan 67'/aMay29 Oct No par, —100 50 Corp Mills 12 Vs Jan 18 May 29 17 14 preferred .100 3%% conv preferred...^ 100 General Motors Corp. 10 $5 preferred... 1 No par 26 20% 26 1167/a 50 Foods vJan 29% Jan 29 * 8 5% 3% 15ya 31 Y/35.;Y 110 /General 100 17% 31% 263/4 •106% General 1,900 26 . Jan 5 Inc; Electric 25% 104 ' 36%v 13,100 48 125 7/a Corp preferred........;.,: General 130 *114 21% 32% 105 41% Cigar 7% 43,400 48 50% 21' > 130 - 38 40 126 *133 5% 43/4 General 28'A 160 *128 31 23 /i:/371/4 *103% i*. 1,900 : 36% 273/4 137 137 5% .35% 38% 105% •102% 137 4% 10 78 ___No par Corp.. preferred..conv 2nd preferred 143/8 29% -26% 101 100 28% 22% 27 110 30'/a 105 35% •103% : 29% 5% 4,100 -9 43 - Sep 24 15'/a Sep 19 5 Cable 16% 153/8 31% 27 38% 14% ; 35% ♦106% 155/a 137 37 24 Sep 8'/a Oct .5 1st 2% 17% 26 3% 31 35% ? 4% Bronze 24s/e 16% 24% .15'/a 23 27 V 1,470 158 „ ; 117 49 16,900 Y; 28 47% 126 General 97/a 77 y4 36% • 130, *114 : : General 9% 40 47 33/8 • 37 39% 127 ; Y 155 *128 503/8 50 ' ''36 130 3% 5% 31 31 . *1253/4 173/4 35/a *145 . 114% 114% . iv 26%/ *3% 5% " 51% 126 153/4 •135 • 118 50% 125% 253/4 /• 25% 3% $ •114% / 173/4 25% •128 130 ;;;• 126 156 41 39% U 48 V,v ,49% 42% X49% Y 49% : 513/4 *1253/4 18 42 ; 28 >2,100 19'/a Sep 100 preferred.. $8 77 • 363/4 273/4 >v'37 -H' 36% • -9% 773/4 ■ *35 28 *150 38% 77 i K 37% 273/4 156 ; 79% 37% / 8s/a 9% > Z 78 -• 28% 273/4 •150 / 130 . 118 51 125% •i7y4 130 38 .'Y37 % '49%/. 48 'A *129 C 118 51 125% "< / 50% ,; v 160 'YY 37% •38%.'. 42 -Y 42% 130 •114% w 8% 9% 38 Y 28% < 156 43 •48% 9 ,793/4 ,.80 37% 28 38% •129 793/4. 37% v 164 38'' > 9% 9% *79 40 13% " *79 , 186% 14% *183 17 > « Transportation.. Baking........ General . > Jan 5 1 preferred 4,100 share 4% 22% Jun 50 Amer 11% t per 8% 10% Sep 24 ., Gen $4.50 15% May 28 11% Jan 29 2 50 Gen Amer Investors 6,000 55 10 10 Apr _1.66% Corp 4,400 110 53% 103/4 ♦183 15% ♦103 53 10% 186 186 147A 110 52% 53j/4 10% 184 - *103 107 53 11% 184 55% •103 * 55% 11% 186 143/4 110 54 . 11% *180 15% •103 55 * 11 186 15% 110 54 11% ♦180 153/4 Highest I per share ; par preferred , *15V2 tpershare ' 21 No par preferred_____ conv Lowest 18y8 Sep 23 - 3 Co_. Container 5'/2 % 10 ya Sep 7 Oct 20 Industries Inc__i—1 conv Year 1945 Highest $ per share 1 Mfg Corp__„_ Gamewell Co (The) , Range Since January 1 . _1 i - Gardner-Denver 10,100 *41% "" 100 " preferred 9% » . . //:/://;; (The) common (Robert) Inc 17% 43% *80 Co Co Galvin 43% 107 • par 4,400 1,000 36% *99 BaamhrPniton STOCK ;/■'■; g ■ " 600 107/a 45 .15%- 107 2,200 7% /; 10% 18 173/i, 11% ♦19 ioy8: Y 17% 93/4 • 43% 16% v ; 9 19 y4 10% 11% 18/ 11% Y 7% ; 7% *18% 191 18% / 18% 10% ^ 10% *44% 46 *16% >18% 11 7V;Y 73/a 11% •18%, 19% *17% 10% 11, 7ya ,19% " *11% 10% 7% YORK EXCHANGE 'Y/r^ Lowest ti/ Y/Y, ■ / Shares ; ■Z 19 STOCKS NEW the Week // t per share H 36 % *34% •34% 17% 4*17 36% *34% 36% 17% / 17 / *17% 17% 15 17 15% 16 19 18 18 173/4 18 *34% 36%' *34% 36% *34% *19% 19% 19% 19% 103'A 103% *103% 104% ♦1033/4 104% 103% 1033/4 *103 105 ♦106% 108% *106% 108% *106% 108'% *106% 108% *106% 108% 21% 21V* *21% *154%! 156% *154% 373/4 37% *9 , 37 9% *101 9% ■ 72 188 *183 18% VY *30% 9% 31% 'Y 136 *31 Y-Y *R3/4 *101 3? 29 *80 *132% 83 26%/ 131 26% *23% . 18 563/4 / 18% :543/4 • 83 *131% 31% 1,000 Hecht Co— 103% 30 68% 600 *183 -■ *64 188 183 183 24 Mfg 40 7% (G 17% 173/4 18% 19 3,600 Hercules 53% 54% 4,400 Hercules •131% *80 83 *80 130 *128 134% *131% 83 134% 24 23% ; 22% 23% S'^ 10 ; 23 160 *223/4 25 400 Hewitt-Robins $4 *31 31% 30% 31 29 29 *27% 29% *29 600 *24 Hinde & 26 29% *24% 26% 24;i/4 243% 23% 23% *23 26 *23 V* 27 200 Hires *26'A 23 25 23% 24 6,100 27% *23 27% 25% 26 % 25% 23 23% 23 23 24 237A 23 7A 23% 23 Vb 23 23 23 23 36% 37 36% 37% 36 36% 35% 353/4 35%. 14% 37% / 14% 14'A 14% 14% 143/a 13% 14 125/8 13,/4 13-% 51 51 13% , 61 49 49 49'/a 50 1 >23% 37 . " 51 *49 *30'A 31 30% *103'A 104 *103% 84 81% ♦81 ♦47 30% 104 *23 52 30 *49 30 102% :29~ 103 y4 81% 813/a 81% 103% 81 22% 23% 30 103'/2 23 -■ 23% 23 - 29% *102 81% 81% 29% 14% 33% 33% 33% 34 33%- 337/a 32% 33 24% 32%., 33 6'A 6 *14 16'A 16 y8 30 30 6% For 6 - Y 6'/a footnotes - 5% 6 13ye 34% 34% 163/b" 16 16%> 15% 29 % 29% 6% • 141 28 6% see 5% 15. 34% 34 page 6 1887. - 5% 15% 5% 13% 34% 353/4 8,100 15% 15% 25,400 26% 27% 5,700 15% > 63/s 22% Oct 10 & of Oct Sep Sep Oct Sep Sep Sep / 23 /. 22 34% No par • 12% -.50 / 48 102 Hudson 5y8 *12% 26 ..^5 Jun Nov 277/a Texas v t c : 18% : Apr 7% 6% l,00a 9% 16,800 5% Manhattan— non-cum preferred Hunt Foods Hupp Corp Inc.. —r 35 Deo Apr 103% 189 Jan 170 22% 5 Oct 10 •33.: Oct; 9 Sen 10 r > 14% Oct 9 25Vs Oct 10 5% Sep ,24 Y Aug 39% Deo Jan 138 July 130 Feb 72 Feb 93 Nov 123 Feb 138 Dec 21% Aug 32 Dec May 2 Jan 21 May 13 25 Jan 33% NOV 23% May 31 Apr 6 Jan 32% Deo 4 May 22 May 10 Jan 1-1 Feb 6 Apr 22 Jun 26 Jun 20 60% Feb Dec 92% Nov 17 Jan 26% Nov 17% Jan 35 Nov 42 Jan 60% Jun 25% Deo 63 NOV 16% < Jan 55% Oct 25 29% Y Aug 102 Sep 9 5 12% Jan 25 25 Jan 17 45% May 17 :34%Mar25 :49% Jun 3 10% Jun 24 Dec 109'A July 87% 66% Jan July 19 12 1 Dec Deo Oct 47 100 " 14 Jan Apr 24 -.100 6.66% Dec 16% 71% Apr 24% Oct 10 31 % Sep 19 Nov Jan Mar 6 20% 30 /. Dec ]4 104% 100% 95 1 Hud Bay-Min & Sra Ltd—No par Hudson Motor Car——— No par 43% Jan Mar 26 2 Aug 7 Jan 9 14'A Oct 10 Dec Apr Oct 98 Jan Jan 29'/a 155 Oct x30 Dec Dec 110% Jan 152 May 23 •/ 78% Sep 23 25" -5 40 -34% 36 10 ."28% 4 > 52% 10 :j 35% 23 111% 7 11 19 121 Dec lOo 24 Jan 16 Jan 28 Sep 18 37'% Jun ' 6% Y 43% Jan 103% Aug Jan ) 72'A Apr IT¬ 139" Apr 3 106 146% 39'% x43 41% 9 11 >27 3,100 5% 34'/4 14% ; 9 Oct 21% Sep 29 100 Howard Stores Corp Howe Sound Co. —— 12% 25 y* 22'% Sep com..—.No par 4,100 12% 15% * Power Co—No par & 3,600- 33% 53/4 Finance 32% 13 27% —5 Sep 5 preferred 27% 34 6% 3%% 153/4 12 53/4 Household 15% 33% 14% No par Jan 76 '127 12.50 preferred $2.25 32 y4 2*% 6% 28 11 Oct 11 130 No par No par (A) 263/, 26 5 1,100 * Oil 153/4 28% 15% 30. 400 Sons Houston 14% 25%, new Mining. Houdaille-Hershey com.. 5,300 . & 19,300 16% 29 (Del) Sugar Corp Light 15% Oct 11 17'% Oct 10 10 Homestake Houston 29 ,-34 Holly 6,000 60 16% 6% Hollander 1,900 800 28 34 1,200 23 36% 83 157A *14% 23% 104 27% 51 109% 90 192 38% 39 Jan 15% * *81 16 16 ...1 The Holland Furnace ♦102 30 - Paper Co E) 82 15% , 29% (C — Inc..— Dauch Co 1. : preferred 104 29 Z 23% X23 Chocolate. conv 31% 9 Sep 183 preferred.——/.100 84 130 Hershey Oct 68% Oct 10 No par Motors..—— 84 100 29 . ; 106'% 16% 15% 34% 9 103 —15 — —j 170 Aug 21 60% May 29 16% Jan 16 Jan 20% Aug 1 Jan 8 Apr 11 Apr 13 34% May 28 24 26% 119 109% Powder—-————_No par Y/4S% Sep < 10 '127 130/: 29% Oct 100 25 preferred....—100 W) non-cum *30% *26 : preferred..^ 3%% Helme 52% .•543/4 Y- 55 v; 134% 130 132% 1 100 103% 69 MY: Hayes • 183/4 133 *80 ..-'I Corp of Amer class A 4'%% preferred (modified) ' 134 ——.100 Schaffner & Marx. —10 Hat Y 31% *183 18% preferred—--—. Hart, 93/8 103 2,400 -68% 55 $4.25 pfd__No par Refrac_.__._No par 30% 30 70% 133 Co 30% 29% 70% ... A) Corp..— __2 Hazel-Atlas Glass Co..25 71% ; 2,000 . Hayes Industries Inc...—_____...1 303/4 19% 0% 4,700 103% 56 38 20 25 9 10 3 16 19 27 JO 26 9* Sep 25 8'A Oct 10 6 Oct 9 100 11,200 293/4 136 , (M Harbison-Walk 3,100 15 Oct 17% Oct 103 1 Oct 105% Jan 20'A Sep 153 Sep 34% Oct 9'A Sep 6% 1033/4 55% 22 preferred———— conv 35% Sep No par 9% 1043/4 188 4% Hanna 154% 25 —5 Co 6% *1033/4 *183 260 108% Watch 8% 1043/4. 188 104 Hamilton 6% *70 31 900 Water Printing Co new 8% *102 *18% *133'/: 134 30% ' Hall 2,900 6 188 *183 Y Pz 29% ' *23% 6% 72 /./, *69 V 82 ♦132% 36 9% 103 : 8% 8% 6 213/4 *151% 35 *8% *101 8% 104: *106% 213/4 343/a 9% 101 Hackensack 183/4 154% 153 363/8 ' 101 6% Y: 63/4 30% 303/4 104% *102 . 56% - 31 30% 19% Z 56% 103 9 /'V. 36 :-Y'*9>Y 9% : 21% 21% 158 Y 17 ' 104% ; 9% *154% 37 *9 ♦101 21% 158 363/4 9% 6% Y 6% ■ ; 32% *31 *102 *79 37% 9% 21 5/8 21% *154% 103 6% ,32 ♦133 ,/ *101 93/4 *6% *31 72 22 156% *9 103 19 36% 17 18 TV Nov 12% Jan 23% Dec 34 y. Jan 54 Dec 2 Jan 8% Deo 10 Jan 23% Jun 26% Aug 36% Dec 34 14 V* Jan ~3% Jan . 0% May Deo % FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & Monday, October 14, 1946 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND ... - f per thare I per thare Oct. 10 I per thare 36I/2 35% 35% 35% 20% 21'A 20 V Friday Thursday Oct. 8 Oct. 7 Oct. 5 $ per thare the Week Oct. 11 l^v ■21% 211/8 441/4 i- 441/4 43% > *88 93 *88 93 *161/4 171/4 *16 17% 6% ■ 7 ♦261/2 27 163,£ » *87 91 ■ 12% 12 12% 11% 12%, 41% 42% 41 42% 39 121% 121% 120 »/2 182 182% 37 *180 183 *180 37 36% 37% 14% 14% 14% •81/4 7% 7% ■' 180 183 14% 13% 14% 7% 14% 7% 39 7% 1 ' ■ 11 10% 11% -x 214 214 72% I851/2 185% 7'A 71/2 291/2 291/2 92 92 *88 94 5 5 185 5 ■s V 185 185% 7 30 29% : . 5 2 9 7/8 r ;y(-v : 5 5 30 136 1361/2 42% ■ 30% 106% *1361/2 138% :• 107% V 98 *108% IIO1/4 14% *55 *108% 43% 40% 105% 96% *371/2 14 41% 43 107 57% *56 57% 37% 37% 38 12 12 Va 12% 107 107% 120 36% 43 39 •17% X< ,48 *23 45 / V *148 *39 43 17 V 18% 18% 18% 17 22% 22% *44 ■ 158 158 *148 44 *149 17 16 22% 21% *42% 45 42% *149- 158 *149 > Shoe International Silver 700 —' Intern'l Telep & Teleg —No Foreign share ctfs.il, No Interstate Dept Stores No Intertype Corp i. No 500 Island Creek Coal 100 17%4 78,200 17% 4,300 22 .1 $6 v 155 *145 V 158 3,100 43% 43% preferred 7% 38 Jun 54 Jun 8% Jan 10y4 Dec Jan 57 Nov 104 % 112 May 23 9 Jan 109% Oct 13% Feb 16 6% Mar 12 Va Dec 20% Feb 2 8% Mar 14% Dec 74% Mar 100& 250 Jun 6 102 Jun 13 202 Apr 11 178% Jan 15% Apr 22 18 2% Jan _1 40 148 preferred Nov 13% Jun 3 17 Jan 34% Dec 27 5 75% Jan Jan 99 Nov 11% 42% Feb 5 28'/a Dec Dec Dec Feb 6 5Y8 113 July 9 1 70% July 19 497% Jan 30 60% Aug - 24 1 Dec Mar 1161; Dec 57 Dec 79 41% July 45% Dec Feb 39 31% Feb 2 17% 33 18% Jan 18% Jan 4 Apr 34% July 50 Aug _ 3 1- Jun 28 24% Jan 17 163 Dec 123 9% Mar 50 3 48% Dec Jan Jan 141 1 42% Aug 13 31% Feb 2 30 18 10 9 10 Mar 6 19% 84% 16 39% Aug 14 26%'May 125 Jan Feb 129 53% Apr 16 132% Apr 10 Jan Dec Dec 193 Aug 11% Feb July Sep Oct Oct Sep par Dec 19% 11% Mar 37% 52% Sep 18 36 Oct 10 par f: jun 3 Sep 19 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 9 par Dec 174 6 148 par 140 May 28 1 Oct Jan Feb 166 22% Feb 59 Aug 41 104% 34% Deo 11% May 45 38% 16 16 26 21 Jan 3 17 Aug 21 44% Jun 3 101 25 19% 190 / 5 9 9 25 new 18% Jan 9 —No par .--No par , International Dec 151% Jun lOlVtSep 11 ___100 preferred International Salt 100 28% >:*2L"V 42% 5fa 1,300 40 17% 22 : 2,300 * 45 , 17% -1 2G 26 ■ 28 17% "16 > *21% fey: 44V 158 V 23 23 V 45 39 28 26 29 28 • 17% 17% 16% 18% 0 28% ,41 43 18 28 23% *44 V 28% • *34 f '; 17% 181/4 (28i/4 46:v V *45& V 18 181/4 181/4 • 47 ; 43 *34 . 47 *34 47 „' 36% *35 • *43% 58% 36% 42 36 37% 45 *56% 58% *56% 58% >1; 36% 411/4 107 ' 92 38% 105'A 95% ; 12 15 100 Co Paper preferred Jan 133 —100 conv 72 y« Sep 27 $4 preferred No par Inter > Rys of Cent Am__—„_No par. 3,800 12% 109 5% 16 (92 Oct 4% Oct 29 Oct 5 No par Canada__ International 7,700 107% 95% 96% of Deo May 2o 22% Jan 18 Jan 30 Oct 9 Sep 84 61/2 Oct 10 - ———100 Corp___ t Mining Preferred 19,300 96 25 Chem___ fc Min preferred Nickel Int 51,300 rl05% 69 183 Hydro-Elec Sys class A„ 4% : 110 42% 39% No par ___100 International 31,900 139% 195 Harvester International 2,900 105% 105% . 96% 107% 110% *109 109% *137 131/4. v.' 12 ,:u 30 '29% 29% 138% ■ 4% 4% __i.No pat Dec Jan 16% Jan 28 Sep 10 Sep 20 Sep 4 Oct 10 10'A Oct No par — ' > v 29 Int >> 10c 94 •" Iron Preferred 3,800 29% 29% *88 957/a 96 97% 14 17,500 5 ?137 . 106% •v 7% 93 42'A 108 i/a 57% *55 58 38 . ii. 138% 41% 97% 14 15'/a 29% 29 *136% 106% 42% 108 971/2 ■■1 98 ' *141/4 *37% C'/ 29% 41% 1081/2 42% 108 30% 29% 301/a *■13414 International V> 7 y 29 • 8,500 540 4% ' Int'l Business Machine 72% 28% fe No par Rubber 1,200 185% 7% preferred 9,300 11% 209 70% *861/4 94 4% ft 5 4'/2% Intercont'l Interlace 184% 6% 29% 29 *88% 94 *88% , 50 900 44 47% 36 37 Oct 7 105 Aug 9 6% Sep 12 No par 100 Jan 14 37% Jan 28 10 7% Sep .19 1 Corp 71 Pk 184, V 6% ' : 20 Stfs Inc Dec 40% 19% Jan 99% Apr 168i/2Mar22 33Vs Sep 19 13% Sep 19 No par new Interchemical 184 69V4 185 6% 10% 207 205 205 71% 185 >; - 7% Co Insuranshares VI 6% *6 Va 10% 10% 11 207 V; 69 ••■:■; 185% 6% 29% 7% 7 No par —.—„„100 900 106% *105 6Va 6% 23 11% 36 116 1 ^9% Jan 15 85 10 SA— Inspiration Cons Copper '7,400 v:> 39 38 106% *105 6% 204 73"% 72 74% 40 V 10% 11% Steel 44% Apr 23 45% Jan Oct 10 5% Oct :.;v $ perthare . 23 Lt—..No par & 2,900 7% *7% 7% 38 38 106% 6% 210 208 Power Rayon preferred Inland •"* 87 Sep 14% Oct .—5 Co RR ' *105 6% V Vll /•': 11% 212 212 74% .73 1/1 *6% 6% •6% 5,400 14% 14 14 13% 40 ,.t 41 A—.1000 series Ingersoll-Rland 1,500 , 31% Sep 11 18% Oct 10 100 A Industria Electrica De Mex, 39 38 ctfs • ,» 20 —100 -Industrial > 183 ; >■ * * 4% Terminal Indianapolis j J per thare -— t per thare $ per thare HlghClt Lowest Highest 100 series lines Stk RR Illinois • Oo__. 6,300 •' 119% 118 preferred ■ ____ RR 2,800 V 39% *179% 37% *7% 7%. 38% ■39 105 105 105% 6% 87a 38 39 37 105 106'/2 *6% 1. > 290 .-I' Central 4 Par Year 1945 Range Since January 1 i/: Lowest . Co.. Power ' . I 1 .. Leased /18,800 ' '25% '2612% vk 6% 5,000 7»A ■-12% ' 183 VV 15% *15 7% ' < ' 1ft *105 5 '' 91 : 39% 118 * 1414 :*7% '■•'■' 12% 36% 37% , / 39% *179% 180 36% ' 25% • 116 38 36%# ; 118 118 *87 7 12 40% . Idaho 2,500 V 10 38% *12% 121 5% /•I','24 26% 24% 12'/8 41'/a 122 42% •14% -15% 6% 41 »/2 122 42% ■ EXCHANGE ,? Illinois 18,000 91- *87 17 i>, : 20% ' 6% 26% 19% 41 -41../ 43 .12% •V 19% 18% V \, 1,800 367/a >V'•/V 36 35 ' *15% .V ' 7 %■■■.: 7 25% V 88 88 *15 .» •V> 7 26%. V 26% 6% /, /> V'V 35 1 20% /' 18% "41% ,;i 44 36 35% 21% >>>144 44 >V 36 fe NEW YORK STOCK i Sharet t per thare « per thare v : Sales for < & 361/a Range for Previous STOCKS Wednesday Oct. 9 Tuesday Monday litdrday HIGH BALE PRICES Deo 33 Vs Dec Jan 41% Dec 30% Oct 19% Jan 36 Aug 46 Deo 145 Jan 152 Oct j ' H1/2 •11% 10% > /104 % *1$3 *104 49 49, *111 *111 1121% 122 V2 48% 122 120 122 122% *119'/4 122 <119% 119% *471/2 49 48% 48% 47% 47% 123 10% 105% 105% 47% 48 111% V 118 122 117% 120 44 46% / 45 >/ li¬ 44% : 44 44 120 : *109 IH1/2 *109 111% *109% 110% *109% 110% *108% 110% nos y4 150 *120 150 *120 150 *120 146 *120 146 *120 146 Johns 2,800 1,200 V 900 . 351/4 35% *100% 36% 34% 35% IOO1/4 20% 19% 19 *20% 21V4 20% >:21 35 32% : : ■100% 100'A ' ' 19% *20% 100% 19% 101 19% 36% 32% 34% *100% — 101% 500 18% 19 18% 18% 19 19% 5,900 19% 201/4 19. 19% 20 20 1,100 100 — 100% . 19% ; 100 100 ' Manville 47 109% Aug 116 Sep 19 167 % Apr 101 100 >11 111 Sep 11 153 Oct 9 May 28 - Mar 20 32% Oct 10 •63 150 Sep • 4 108 May 22 34 Apr 22 108 89 July 16 9 Apr 9 May 31 Jan Jan 118y* Aug 115% Feb 44 109 140 Johnson & 22% Dec 34% 59% May 29 114% July 31 com___No par Corp preferred 3% % 19% Nov 9% Oct 10 103% Sep 10 45% Sep 9 108% Apr 15 12% 4% 2nd prefered ser A 100 Joliet & Chicago RR stamped__100 Jones & Laughlin Steel —No par 5% pref series A 100 Joy Mfg Co —1 37,800 35% 34% ; !-—r— • Johnson 110% *120 20 . 126% 123 117'A 122'A 1X117% 119 .V/ ; 200 800 *111% 112% 111% ' ' V 47 *46% ; (F L) Co———, Jersey Cent Pw & Lt 4% pfd___100 Jewel Tea Co Inc.JVo par 4%<% preferred 100 Jacobs 6,400 10% , 103%. 104% iV 48 v 112% 119 123% 120 48 *111 112% *111 112% #fe 10 9% 105 104% 103% x 103 49 10% 10 > 48% 104% 49 1 10% *10% 11 15 109 Jan Sep Feb 25 90 Jan 53% Feb 2 31 27% Jan Nov 145 Dec 137% 61 Nov 116 Dec 140 Dec 46% NOT 105 Dec 30% May m Mar 20 117 Jan Jan 13 Jan 31% Dec 34 Jan 67 22% Jan 18 V* Jan 35% Dec 31 Dec 35'A Jan 51 Deo 22% Mar 35 Nov 19 Nov • 18% Oct 10 Nov 114% May K 121 *118 Va 21 % *118% 21 Va *46 47 *15% 45% 25% 18% *85 28% *99% 21% - 46% *45 46% 15% 21% 20% 13% 13% 45% 44% 43% 41% > 45 43% •'.•",•> *41% 25% 25'A 18% V 18% 87% 28% *85 29 100 37% 49% 49% 46 47 36% v *48Vt 45% Oct. 5 29 y4 > 20% 22 V 13 43% 13% 44% 21,400 ;V:"25V / 25 18 18 25 25% 8,100 47% 47 47 1,700 45 45 45% 4,500 Kroger Co 89% 28% 29 27 28% 99% 99% 99% 99% 100 37% 38% 36% 37% 38 49 49 49 48 46V4 46 y4 45% 47 43% And ' •/> 430 ' ___>_iVopar (The) I perthare 4 34'% Jan 29 30 9 60% 55 30% 29 100 46 101 19 3 20 20 24 10 4 15% Feb 83'/2Sep 27 Oct 90% Oct 33l/« Jan- 1 43 Sep 10 43% Oct 10 Jun 10 26% Feb : , Jan Apr May Aug Jun Aug Jun Sep 45% May 62% May 65% May 9 30 27 23 3 5 3 30 3 17 22 Par Sharet I per thare 31% Deo 124 Jan 8% 28 Aug 26 Mar 35% July Jan 37 Year Loweit • per thare Mar Dec 96% Dec 40% Dec 72% May Range for Range Since January I Lowest Highest $ per thare $ per thare STOCK EXCHANGE the Week Oct. 11 Oct. 10 NEW YORK Bales for Friday Thursday I per thare . . t per thare ' 67 18 19 STOCKS Wednesday • Oct. 9 >. -Oct. 8 „ • 3,600 100 f high bale prices Tuesday thare 45* 120 29% 28% ; 38 44Va! 1,100 38% 18.: *87% 87% 99% > - -• 2,900 18 1 -_5^ 15% Oct 1 : 19% Sep Class B 1 12% Oct Kennecott Copper ,ll-—Nq par 41 Sep Keystone Steel & Wire Co—No par 32% Jan Kimberly-Clark Corp new No par 24% Sep Kinney (G R) Co__i__,__—_-__l $5 prior preferred No par Koppers Co Inc_-,fe--_«-_-__-i_-lQ Cum pfd 4% series—— _100 Kresge (S S) .10 Kress (S H) & Co No par > 18 ,87% 18% Oct 10 45 Sep 19 ___. ; 200 41 *39 40 No par -No par 100 (Julius! & Co.. Kelsey Hayes Wh'l conv cl A 4,000 36 May 31 122% Jan 3 40% Jun 11 19 Oct 10 117% May 21 --,10 Kalamazoo Stove Si Furn Kan City P & L pf ser B Kansas City Southern : 4% non-cum preferred. Kayser 3,100 43% 351/4; >:/v'47 f 12% 99% . « 20% 40 90% . 15% 15% 19% 25% /I *88 15% 12% 41 18 ; 300 3,500 47 ■*44 i 45 ;«'■ 5,400 .42% 1 13'A .24% 19 1 45 37% 100 Oct. 7 § pe* . 251/4 20%.* , 30 *118% 123 21 'A .21% 15%- ■44 *39 89% ./>■. 20% 12% 120 18% * 15% 42% 41% 88% low 8 per thare 20 13% 28% . Monday Saturday 21 19 19 29% *99% 36% 15% >45%: 24% 251/4 87% 45 16 120 20 / 16 13% 13% *41%- -»:19'V' 20 21 21% 120 *119 21% —V 15% 13% 120 '118% 46% r-\ 45 120 /Vfe 21% : 16 . 21% (• - 3~5~% Nov *49% Nov 50% Oct , Frevtoai 1940 Hlffceet tptrjkare '1 L ' 5% 6 /V, 43% 41% 43% 17% 5% . 17% 17 Va *55 70 *55 > 6 ; • 49!% 5% 6 42 4^2 17% 41% 17% 17 70 *52 ' 6 5% 42% 16% 50%.-J? 12% 12% ' 12 J/4 12% 11% 40% 41 40% 41 39 12% 12% *41 41% 7% 2% . ♦50J/8 W 7% 7'A 7% 6'/a 2% 2% 2% 2% 6% 14,700 43% 2,100 5,600 Lane 1,700 Lee 16 *50 2 68 x50 50 11% 11% 11% '42 39% 39 61/2 6% 2V2 2% 8,500 2,800 > J ;; 7% 7 *20 *20 50 ♦19 19% *67/s 19% 67/a 7% : 50 *25 19% 38 19% 6% 6% V--.7 46 *237/8 43% 45 43% 23% 24 23 V 7,800 2% 7,100 28 Va 27% 28 27% 48 Ye 50 48'/a 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 30 29% 29% *29 Va 195 . > >19% ;. 195 1 V 3,200 6% 6% 6% 6% 42% 42% 43% 3,600 V 4,400 V 22% 21% 22% 23 23 V 1,400 26J/2 6 J/2 V; 27 27% 271/; 26% 27 47% 48'/a ;■'/: 47 49% 49 50 10% 10% 10% 10 10% 10% 10% 30 29 291/a ' 28% 28% 30 87 841/2 84J/2 85 86 86'/a 86'A 86% 195' 86 88 88'/a 89% *194% 195 *194% 193 I" >194 194% v 1 Lehman Corp Lehn Fink & 900 1,100 2,400 f 195 100 Life Corp_—^ Owens Corp Savers 5 new .'-25 Liggett & Myers Tobacco •IvSeries B -.25 — 100 Preferred 38% 40% 41 1,200 *47 % 48 46% 47%'""' 46 47 44% 46 44% 45% 47 47% 2,800 48% 46% 46% 46% 46% 45 46 — 44 % 44% 44% 45 1,400 Link *36% 377/a 36% 37% 36% 37'A 35 33% 36 V 36 36% 25% 25% 25% 25% / 24 235/s 24 " 25 25 106% 106% No par Lily Tulip Cup Corp— Lima Locomotive Wks *46% 42 *38% *106% *39 Y 118 27% 28% 27 70% 19% ;v 20 20% 20% 176 176 *25% 49 25% 27% 72 20% ' *175 40 38% 27% 28% 71% 20 20% 21 179 176 , 25% fe / 47% 48% 48 49% 25 25 24% 25% *99 101 *99 15% 15% 15% 33% 33% 33% V 16 101 ■ 25% 118 *105% ■ 108 25% 26 25% 69 70 17% 17% 70% 19Vi ' 20% • 20% . 13,800 Lockheed 27,200 Loews 74 3,100 17% 20 A 5,100 21% 13,700 40 179 No par 100 —>.-1 Liquid Carbonic Corp 3%% preferred 27% 20% Co Lone Aircraft Cement Star Long Bell Lumber Lorillard 7% Corp Inc Corp^ —No par No par No par —10 100 A Co——— (P) preferred 179 *175 179 *175% 26 25 25 25% 25% 146% 48% 46% 47% 49 5,000 El A Louisville & Nashville. 23'A 24% 23 24% 25 7,300 Lowenstein *175% *25 . 20% : 200 70% 26% 69 2,200 No par No par No par Co— Lien Oil Refining 26% V 27% ife 2,400 Belt *1051/2 109% ■V 26 T" 27 ; 26% 20% : -. 25% :V; 25% 18 21% 176 25% 36 38% 26 • ' ' 39 : *105% 27% 19 • 26% 71% ' : 25% 25% 15% < 28% 26% 19'A V20 102 *100 ' v 71% ; 26% *48% 118 27% - 40 39% 25% T25% *106% 27%- 70% • 5 Corp __No par Ford Glass__No par Libby McNeill & Libby ___-______7 Libbey , 1 (The)Prod Stores Lerner 24,900 5 Lehigh Coal & Navigation Co____10 Lehigh Portland Cement 25 Lehigh Valley RR — 50 Lehigh Valley Coal No par Non-cum preferred __________50 S3 non-cum 1st pfd No par / 50c non-cum 2nd pfd No par 8,600 87 88% • —__^___50 Rubber & Tire 4,000 30% 87 85 87% 195 195 38 / 19V2 86 84% 86% 84% 86 19% 41% 49% 66 V' *20 38 23 28% 50% "*81% 19% 43 6% / 50 *29 19% 2% 42% /;• 23 28 , *20 38 19 44 24% *45-- *20 20% /:. Bryant preferred 4%% ' 2% ' .-No par No par l47% 24 ''•/700 30 98% 99 99 16 14% 15 14% 15\i, 15 15% 33% 33% 34 33 33 32 32 *153% 162 *96 99 983A l,90u Louisville 4%% —1 100 ——10 & Sons Inc (M) pfd series A cum Steel Lukens No par ^.50 & Gas Co • Deo 31% Jan 48 % Deo 20% Sep 13 102% Apr 22 54% Oct 6~3% Dec 68 15% Oct 10 61% Jan 5 49 4% Apr 7% 9% Jan 24 May 29 5% Sep 19 38 Sep 19 4 Light (The) Lambert Co 15% 15% 68 49% X38% V 5% 43% 43 11% 12% ii Gas Laclede 5% 57/a 49 40% V 7% ;: 2% 8 2% 50 V 491/2 50 Va 15'A 16% ■ 50% 50 Va 40'A 1 67 ♦50% 68 50 50 Va 5% 82 Sep 10 Apr 9 11% Sep 19 17% Jan 28 34'A Sep 20 55% May 23 >6% Sep 24 V 17% Jan 28 / 2% Oct iV; 49% Jan 19 Sep 6% Oct 41% Oct * 21% Oct 26% Oct 46% Sep V 10 Oct 28% Oct 83 Sep 84% Sen 187 ■ Sep >. 38% Oct 44% Oct 44% Oct V 27% Feb 30 24 5% Jan 15 64 Apr 4 38% May 16 >15% Apr 15 65% Jun 14 V, 33 May 13 44% May 14 74% Jan 28 15% Apr 15 37% Jan 21 102 May 23 . 103% Jan 24 210% Mar 29 .10 65% Apr 11 9 3 20 9 10 10 10 11 10 10 30 8 Feb 13 43% July 1 88 66 10 10 26 Jan 43'A Jan 29 23% Oct 10 104% Sep 24 25% Oct 10 25% Oct 10 64 Jan 3 r" 17% Oct 10 20% Sep 17 176 Oct" 5 24% Sep 11 46% Oct 10 23 Oct 10 98%Oct ll 14 Sep 23 • 120 Aug 7 45% Jan 14 41 April 94 May 31 35 Jun 10 31% Jan 18 197 Aug 28 32% Jan 17 72% Feb 6 43% May 7 108 July 9 30% Jan 14 47 Jan 72 Oct 12 Jan 17% Deo 29% Jan 44 Dec 6% Jan 17% Jun 5% Dec • 2% Mar 35% Jan 60 Dec 36% Jan 54% Deo 20% Jan 27% NOV, 17% Jan 51% Jan 7% 33 78 35% Dec :: 68 Jan 13% Deo 33% Jan 100 Nov Dec Dec Oct Jan 101% Oct Jan 198 Dec Mar 60 Dec 47% Jan ■; 84% Dec 41% Jan 60 Dec 19% Jan 36% Dec 29% Jan 40 Nov 19% 42% Deo 37 Va Deo Jan 25 Va Aug 50 Jan 66% Oct 15% Jan 32% Dec 18% Jan X32% Nov Jan 166 23% 52 190 Dec Jan 31 Nov Mar 68 Dec 13% Aug M *33 ♦155% 162 *48% *153% 49% 48% 44 44 44 *106% 108 14 % *106% 14% 14 162 33% *153% 49% 44% 49 43'% |:106% 108 14% 13% 17% 17% 17% 18 16% *16% 16% 16% 16% 16 For footnotes see page 1887. 162 50 44% 109 14 17% 16% 48% 46 41 107% 131/2 , *153% 451/2 162 46% 40 Va 42 107% 106% 107 43 *153% 46 % 42'A *107 MacAndrews 6% 162 4,000 Mack 7,200 Macy (R H) 300 13% 13% 13% 13% 13% 16% 16% 16% 17 17 17% 16 15'A 15 151/2 : .: - ,-10 100 Inc/ Trucks 43'A 471/2 Forbes & preferred 108'A 15 *14% 800 Co Inc. No par --No par Madison A 100 Square Garden new-No par 7,500 Magma Copper 1,300 Magnavox 2,000 pfd 4%% . series Co (The)—. 10 f_.l 82 Sep 11 154% Jan 45 40% 106% 12% 16 % 14% 5 Sep 23 Oct Oct Sep Sep Sep y 10 18 20 19 42% May 31 160 Jun 13 76% Jan 30 65 May 28 111% Apr 12 17% July 11 30 Va May 28 17% Sep 27 Jan 39 Dec Jan 155 May 47% Jan 72 Dec 28% 147 31% Jaij 52" Dec 106% Jan 110% Nov Mar 25% Dec 17 .Volume 164 .THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 1883 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW AND Monday 0 -I. - Tuesday Oct. 8 fiTOCKS >r '' Wednesday Oct. 7 Saturday Oct. 9 M. Oct. 5 HIGH SALE PRICES — 't per share t per , I per share 9 9% • 14 27 27 . r/4 27 27 37/a t> 7% 11% ll5/a 113/4 y 37% 373/4 37 Va 3 *109% 111% *109% 11 37% 36% 37 15% lo'/s 15% 15 *54% 56% *28% 30 27% *200 52% P *200 50% *943/4 96% 10 10 *45% 10 .> 48 *113 *113 48 47% • 26% 26% *105% 106%;/ *31% 33 ZZZ 28% 26 ' 28% 047 *104 105 24 28% 26 27 473/4 48% 42 , 24 23% 23 23 23 213/s 203/4 21% 20% *105% 106% .105% 106 *46 £ 105% 105% . 48 *22 48 21% 20% 73 20% 48 22 20% 23 2D% *683A : 21% *683/4 46% / *59 60% *101 102% *40% 59% *101 403/4 106 % 106 "='10 5'/a 20 V* 20% 44 40 J/4 101% 39% 42 4% 24% 8,000 Melville Shoe 193/4 203/4 10,900 Mengel Co ;67% 50 21 21 21% 14,400 393/4 ,40 56% ; 59 57% *100% 101% 40% *393/4 40 57% 58% 103 *101 104 41 42 Merch 200 , & i , $3.50 9 Oct Stores Co Ltd Co Sep Sep 27% Jan 65% 193/4 Jan 32% Deo 43 NOV 30% Jan Jan Apr 104 70% Dec 41% Deo 109 % Nov : Sep ' 13% 10 Jan 27 Deo 17% 4 Jun Deo 36 Jan Jan' 30 % Deo 25 Deo 29% Nov 87% Nov 12% Mar " % Aug 8 26% Sep 3 / 35% Jun 10 14% Mar 105 Va Jun 10 54% • 32% July 12 2 77 45% May 33% Mar May 15 1103/4 July 19 61% Jun * 3 9 : Jan 9 52% Apr- Sep 19 397/e Oct Deo 23 56 8 Oct 10 54 Oct Bep 107% Aug 26 Sep 10 20 y8 Oct 7 363/2 Sep 4 100 55 114 Apr 35% Apr 62 5 i Jan 193/4 20 3A Oct No par Co Jan Aug 24 19 —1 preferred- Machine Deo 8% 40% 110 30% Apr '22 45 No par 16% 5 6 52 19 .No par Dec Nov May May 27 Apr 9 36 Sep >19 53% '3 - 103 new——_1 195 10 10 50 cum Mesta Sep __50 - Deo 109% 108% Mar 21 22 > Deo Nov 33% Jan Jan 18% Sep 10 7. 63% 48 Mar 27% 56% Jun , 22 _10 Jun 69 Sep 12 _JL Deo 243/4 46% May 29 48% Apr 22 Sep 19 Sep 9 103 Oct 463/4 71 122 23% Sep 20 No par Deo 111 Jan 43 10 41 preferred ' 2,600 f- 42% Jan Sep 40 May 31 44 Co Trans Jun 104'/2 Sep 26 30 Sep 20 (Tlie)i._l Min 17 55 118 Mar Jan 34% July 104% Sep 19 9 18% Apr 22% Aug 176% Jan 18 18 Sep 19 25 y4 Oct 100 Corp 11 5 Merck & Co Inc 1,800 49 40 204 Sep Deo Dec 21% 70 May 10 112% May 13 96 Oct 4 42 No par 1st conv Mercantile 800 Co preferred 67% 20% parP preferred 2nd 5 % 8 4 23 Sep Sep Oct 9'A Oct 453/a Sep 111 Jun Deo 7% 9% Mar 50 _^18 Inc — Mfg Jan 39% 11% 109 104 94 Co...—.No par Stores 197/a 20%; 57% 60 102% 4 y4% 600. 195 .——I Corp„_A 723/4 40% 59% Mead 19 21 *101 233A •46%' Z 75 Apr 18 48% May 28 38% May 29 par —No Co.— preferred- McQuay-Norris • 7 No par Robbins McLellan 60 : 9 Oct No par Pub & *68 213/8 403/4 "'.46% 233A 21% 21% - , 106 47% • ,21 106 No Porcupine Mines 2,100 * Sep 48 .* 6,000 - • 5 Corp__l_ ^-_1 preferred—--! 100 5,000' A23-Z/ 20% Mclntyre $4 30% Jun Stores McGraw-Hill : 9 ' * Jan 15% 112 % Mar 25 243A Sep 20 Jan 3% 2 ....No par Corp McKesson 100 24 23 . V'. 110 23 3A : 106 *46 47 % M5% 70 60 102% 40% 203/4 19% *40% *104 22% '67 % 41% 110 233/4 723/4 41% 1,400 4,500 45% Feb 125/8 Oct Deo 18 % 4 5 Electric 24 11 100 Stores conv 57% Apr Sep 10 /V 27'A ___1 preferred- 3 % c/c 23 Sep No par 1st auum preferred McGraw /*/" 2,200 43% 19 21% 41 273/4 48% 42% 22 21% .20% 1,900 263/4 23% 20% 20% 303A 1' 203/a Jan Sep par ; cum McCrory 820 48% 20J/a 24 20 y4 20'/a 3,800 42% >23% •683/4 72 20% 40% : 47% ■ ,/• 27 106% 10 Nov 32% 7% Mar 4 xlOO .No par 7; preferred— McCall 2,400 26% 106 47% 19 233/B ' $3 ,,.$6 30 23 X23- 21% 24% 24»/4 100 :>;U0 27 *104 110 *104 .24 ; 413A! 41 110 *104 3,100 , 48 11% Feb 15% Jan 24 28 31 Wks 7% May , Jan par35 100 Co^. 8 Oct 625 14 46% May 31 10 ll'AOct \ Co____ pfd Maytag Co—j,— 115 *46 : 30 .27 10 $3.40 41 .•••■/ _„JVo 9 73/8 Oct 100 preferred $3.75 46% 43 104% 10 *45% ' Co Alkali Dept 670 95 '*112 26% 106% 30 48% 43% 104% 9% 48 May 7% Z - Oct Corp__ Elec 280 106 94 113 313A 21 : 9% 48 113 7 48 115 25% 23% . \ 10 943/4 105% 423/4 .43% *94 y4 :r 49 31% 6,200 Master f 52% 105% - Masonite Mathieson V v 206 51% 106; 463/4 * 47 473/4 *27 48 *42% 95 y4 *198 51 27 32 32 9 % 206 50 105% 106 26 105% 106y4 *198 & 2,70ft 1,100 27 27 preferred (Glenn L) 3,700 50% 28 26% *44'A *113 115 473/4 473/4 26% *105% 94% 48 ■,:*U3x 49 * 14 3V2 Sep 19 Highest I per share Jun 425 8 26% Jan L___l/' Martin-Parry Corp 27% 503/4 10% *45% 48 115 493/4 16 3/4 Apr prior pfd 5,700 27% Aug 15 ___5 6'/o .14%/:• 143A . 26 105% Ry Field 4 y4% 526 Oct 10 Corp___________5 Martin 27% 206 Marshall St 10 87/8 Oct 10 Exploration 6,700 25 y8 50 Z 95 % 10% 16 *45% 115 48 96 96 95 48% 8,700 20 Oil Midland Market 111 273% 105 51 106 *105 14 Marine Jun I per share 13 Shirt-; Maracaibo ■:.35%-/;36%:t 26 % *200 206 503/s 50% 106 *105 52 25 27 *200 206 50% 105 26% 13 Manhattan • I per share I per share 520' Year 1946 Lowest No par Bros 1,010 363/8 X36% .35:7-;.; 900 10,100. 12 % *1093/4 > ' 15// ,27% ■27% 27% 27 110 34% Mandel 3,000 r 7% 35% lift/ 49 54% 263/4 206 - 50% 105 35 , .36 / 123/a 27% 273/s 35 109% 110 .35 Range Sine* January 1 Lowest Highest Mahoning Coal RR Co-__»„i_«_,50 Manati Sugar Co L 1 700 3% : Range for Prerlote ' v ,".'Par ; 2,000 15 . 33/4 1% 12 ^ 37 ZZ ■' . 3/4 Z7% .• STOCK ....: Shares 9% *133/4 . YORK EXCHANGE 500" 9% .. . •. NEW the Week share *385 9% 13 . 8 per 500 /r.-8% 13% Z 13% .. Oct. 11 share *385 Sales for Frldav ; Oct. 10 500 *385 Thursday Jan 56 Deo 106% May 111 Jun 37 • ' 109 109 103/4 *108 11 35% 103/4 >353/4 353/a 37% 35% 147. *36% *147 149 353/4 101/4 11 10% 11 35 37 *147 149 39 39 *147 108% 1083/a 10% 10% 103/4 33% 35 149 343/a 34% 34 34 *147 149 36% 34% • 110% 10% 10% 34 36% 35% 37 147 *108/; 109 109 109 109 109 160 8,000 36% 149 Miami 5,300 . 343/4 35% *147 Metropolitan Edison 3.90% pfd_100 - V . . 10' 39% y *11,/ 11% 11 11 10% 50 49% is. 50 48 % 50 *107% *38 108% *48% 1083/a 49% 9% 10% *101 49 108% 30 *100 10% 10% 45 47% 47 *100% 112 10 10% my* 47% *108% 112% 487/a 49% 9% 47 9% 93/4 8% 110 *1007/e 110 *104 .. 3,700 50, '• 1,500 Minn Min 8,700 ' Minn Moline 114 $6.50 30% <28 30% 30 -28 30 293/4 293A 30% 3,100 Mfg—' & Power Mission 7% 7% >~22% Z >Y 14% 21% 22% 45% 13% 14% 14% *30% 31% ;• 303/4 ''-'.14" 30% 30% 493/4 49 49% 1223/4 *120 124% 70% 70% •893/4 70% ! 22% 69% N.opar Corp_ 6% 6% 6% . 28,500 v Mo-Kan-Texas RR--. No par ' 19 21'A 21 Va 223/8 18,100 433/4 * 433/4 /.z: 44% 44%' 1,200 Mohawk .Carpet 13% 13% 3,400 Mojud / 29% 30 13%' / 293A 29% , ■30 7% preferred series A-il Hosiery Mar 18 Apr 5 II93/4 July- 1 75 13 Oct 26 % Deo 68% Mar.. Aug 42% Mar - Oct ^ new——1.25 56% Aug 9 19% May 28 44 109% Jan 124 Deo 22% Jan 37 Deo 16% Jun 9 Oct 10 52 Jan 23 70 Apr 8 / 13 V8 Oct No par • V Jan 5% 173% Jan -24 5lA Oct 19 Deo 13% 7% Mar Mar 25 May 31 ,129 10 .433A Oct 10 v 20 Tool-' Monarch Mach 1,300 Inc pi 100 _.L Mills Co 68 % Sep 26 Sep 28' 10 — 13% f4»-'; - 70% 65% 67% 70 65% 22 .22% 20% -21% 18% 18 21% 18 21% 21% V *37 41 41% *15% 16% 15% , 110% >16% 49% Jan > Jun 62% Deo 36 Jan 36 Dec 235/8 July.15 10 293/2 Sep 24 17 17% 3,500J Motor 21% 20% 21% 21 21% 2,000 Motor 37% 35 41 39% 39% 1,500 Mueller 14% 15% 14% 15% 15% 16%/ 2,800 Mullins i 04 % *103% 105 :;Z 22% 21 42 15% 15% , • . . *104 105 104% 104% 1043/4 15 15 14% 15 K- 13% 14% 35 34% 35 34% 35 343/4 343A 1093/4 iio3/4 110 y2 *110 *110 4110 110% 110% 9 3/4 14% . "■ J '-/v: -14% 34% 111 100 30: / 35 111% . 11 142% 56 11%/ 10% 10%: 11 41% 11% *41% 41% *40 42 *35% 37 36% 37 700 54 % 54 54 *51 55 *54% 55 200 > 10% LOW 10% 11% AND 10% 45 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Oct. 5 Oct. 7 Oct. 8 Oct. 1> Oct. 10 t pershare 8 per share 14% 13% 14% 26% 26% t per share Co No par Lines $7 Wheel 25% Jan Apr 22 Mfg 20 V2 Oct .No par 102 J/2 Sep 13 y4 Sep 10 V2 Oct 7 : ; 34 Myers (F E) America. 108% Jun' 27> 93/4 Oct 10 i.10 36y8 Oct L-.50 & Bro.........No par 54 . 8 53% 15 41 : Oct. 11 I per share NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE : i; Deo 21% 663/4 May 29 22% Jun 13 31% Jan 9% 33% Jan 49 May 22 Jan I- Oct Deo 18% i Deo 109% Nov 97% Mar 109 % 2 21% Jan 20 13 15 48% Nov , Deo 52 Deo 66% Jan 63 Jun 11 Jan 115 Jun Jan 55% Feb .70 Deo 32% 473A 23% Mar 8 414% Jan Nov Lowest Highest-:. / t per share Par Year 1946 Range 81net January 1 Lowest Shares I per share Deo 64 y Range for Previous Sales for the Week Friday Deo 61 16 May 31 409% Feb 6 27% Aug 24 ;•/ 11 Oct 29 36 9 24% Deo Jan Jan >' 34% Jan 1 * \ Deo Mar 21 3 62 11 5 - ■ Murray Corp of 4% preferred ; 30% Apr 56 18 1 Sep 14 y4 Sep Inc 104% May 29 793/4 Aug 23 10 34 . Murphy Co (G C) com 1 4% % preferred—100 9,600 / 157/8 Oct 10 ', 203/8 Sep 20 :l - class B_: Co preferred Munsingwear 57% Aug 21 135% Jun .17 19 Sep 30 42 Np par —♦.—5 Co—!—_ , j > ^ 50Va Sep No par Corp.—!! Brass 10 -50 Inc Corp— 10 lliy2 Sep 10 65 Oct 10 •/';.643A Sep 10 STOCKS Saturday t per share • Products SALE PRICES HIGH & — Morrell 2,500 3,500 550' i- Ward $2.50 <cum pfd (John) & Co yrt 600 43 y4 Sep 5 No par Moore-McCorndack 2,300 :V 54% :/>/- 11 % *54% 17 17% 34% 35 *110 15% 16% 54 ; 153/4 104 104 153/4 35 44 . - 42% new series .A Receipts 55 18% < 15% 105 153/4 : 22 39 16 Montgomery . 44 21 41% i 400' Chemical Co preferred 22 42% 45 18 21% *'. 26,800 70% $3.25 - *52 20% *52 52% 55 45 fi V ?69 Monsanto 200 70 69 643A : 9,500 123 42% 52% x42% *52 55 68% 643A .48% *118% 36% 22% 21 45 *52% 7 47y2 123 65 65% 45 • *118% 67% 45 48 3/4 •" ; 121 67% 54% *103% 48% 121 1241/4 70 Va 23% 18% 47 49% *121 70% *44% - 30 30 3/4 5% 14 *69 *52% • 14% . 21% 45 ' # 263/o 9 Dec Mar 160 ' 49% 1223/4 iv 22% V 6% 13% 45 v /:;■ 5% 7 21 45% 19% 44 6% 7% 22% 47 ;< p. *45% Oct Jan 53 63% Jan 1 Deo 36 25% Aug (.. 35 137 9 : Feb 14% Nov Jan ' 9 July 93 Oct 10- 7% ■ 1 " • 62% Jan 173 19 Oct 10 > 45% May. 15 Oct 10 Sep 18 18%" Feb 16 40y4 Apr 30 8y2 Oct 10 100 Sep 19 No par Impl preferred— ' 30% 313/2 Feb 26 No par 34 8</o cum 1st preferred--—100 145y2 Minneapolis & St Louis Ry ..No par. pi 363/2 Minn St P & SS M A vtc No par 9 3A Minn-Honeywell Regulator —3 •" 45 3.20% conv pfd series A —100 105J/2 > 1,100 4,100> 48% 112% '48% *108% 9% 393/4 47% 45% 47 8% 10% 36% 36% 93/4 , *108% 108%: V £8% *1007/s ' 10 ■ 112:: 93/4 110 38% 49 48 9% 36% 38% 40 • *108% 49 9% 111 30 « 10 Petroleum 113% Apr 10y8 Oct-10 Midland Steel Products , • 39% *.5 Copper Mid-Continent 2,700 . Sep 26* 107 % per share Highest tper share - tper share ,N. L'^4' 15 15% *27 1434 *27 27%, 15 15 *263/4 28% 27% 28% 18% 19 17% 19 11% 11% 18% 11% 11% 18 18 19 ' 25 v:ZZ 25 25 24 24 .' 27% 27 273/4 26 3/4 27%../,/ 28% 28% 19 19% 11% 11% 18 18 25 27% •187 / Z 195 - ,*26 .' 233/4 29% 28% *188 28% 11% 17% 18 23% ' 28 192% . *23 , 25% *188 11% 11% 11 % ,10% 11% 10% 103/4 9% 10% 35% 35% 34% 35% 16% 25% 26% 16% 16 v2 35 36% 16% . , 36 16% , 363/4 21% 20% 1I6 27 16 • 16 5% 15 23 *36% 373/4 *3634 193/4 20% 19 193/4 104% 104 - 30 *192 198 •192 z 2,000 Battery .14,900 National Biscuit 400 Nat *150 Z 155 *150 y 153 8% ; 22% 44% 2 • 81% *26% 141/4 2% 81% :.. 8 30 % Z;Z;Z2.:Z VZ 28 81 28^2 16 15 15% 15% 343/a 35% 34% 35 35% 36% .National ;$ 2% f ;Z Z ■ 22 >Z 21% 98% 96% 25% 7,300 20% 20 3/a 5,400 223/4. 57,100. *35 37% 18% 35 35 36% : ' . 19% 18 104% > 104 303/8 . :/y 29 16 5/8 104 -Z; 196 153 *150 .104 , .29% 153 ': v.V 5 82% :'Z 263/4 26 :-.z 7% ■Z: 283/a *193% zy y 17% .35 35 - 104 104 ;.Z 29 :&z 283/4 196 V 30 Dairy 20% 20% ZZ; . 96 - y Enam $4.50 7% preferred B„_ *95V2 ;Z 10% 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% *19% / Z 24% 20% 203/4 98 95% 96 -.243/4 19 20% 109 27 27 : - 20 107% • 18 107% 27 105 105 113 32 32 31% 32 31% 32 31% 32% 29% *1C7% 100 *99 100 10 19% 105 *111% 113 *99 100 27 *111% 113 • :• 263/4 *104% *111% 27% v • Z" 106 29 % - 99 31% 32 98 99 33 313/4 19% 20 20% 38 373/4 15% 153/4 15% 15% 143/a 137/8 15 3/a 15 30% 30 32 : 29% 31 29 29% 30 86 86% 87% 88 85% 8 75/B 81% 85 80% 84 86 18% 18% 18'% 183/4 19 18% 183/4 18% 10% 18% 30 Va Deo 41 % NOV Mai¬ 323/4 Deo Jan 19% Deo 38 Nov 54 % NOV 26% Deo 45 % Apr 22 . ; 30 '18 >27 191 xl49 -40 _100 — Co„: 10 .-__1 .No par serial 1 (J J) 33A% .preferred New Jersey Pr & —1 preferred—_100 common .No par — 100 Lt Co 4% pfd_100 Corp— —10 1 1 1 Newmont 4%% ;■ Mining preferred —100 3,400 Newport News Ship & Dry Dock-—1 New 73,700 'Z 20% ls 1,900 1 13% Jan 813A Apr Aug 13 % A'v Sep 9 Sep 23 Oct 10 73/8 Oct 10 34% Jun 24% Jan 14 323/8 Aug 9 673/4 Jan 29 33% Jun 14 108% Jan <24 37 Jan 13 _ Jan Jan 37% 177 Sep 199 % Deo ,152 Bep 167 NOV 24 July 29 173/ Apr 10 10% Aug 21 207 20f/2 Oct 10 41 % Feb 4 83 Sep 19 25'% Sep 10 12 3A Oct 10 193/4 Sep 24 75 91 213/2 14 y2 10 y8 Sep 20 Oct 10 Oct 10 Sep '4 2 ; Jan - V2 Sep 12 • Apr : 22% Aug 65 101% July- 1 38 Apr 25 25 Jan 32 18 15 29 Jan 106% Mar 26 3/4 10% 42% May-10 Feb 2 _l r 10% 85% NOV Dec 36 24% Jan Deo 33% Mar July 102 % Nov 2 24% May 27 15 Dec Jan 21 72% May 17 19 "7p-i Vi Aug 27 Jun 108 *101% Aug 17 40% Apr 4iy4Sep New 183/4 Oct Oct Feb 263A Oct 104 Sep 110% May 30% Oct" 27 Sep 98 Oct 18 106 19% Oct " 15% Deo 23 Newport Industries 50 15% 30 conv Newberry Co 10 39 Deo 30 Oct" 9 .—No par 4,800 > 195 Jan 15 -10 1 3,700 7 20 3/4 36% Co - Corp— 43A% 2,000 98 20% 39 Tea Neisner Bros Inc ney y 170 • 113 32% 30 19% 1887. Nehi 1 30% 38 5 29 Oct 20% . Jan 5 107% Deo 29% Deo — 14% Nov Jan /• •••' 10 203/4 page . 3.500 900 41% see Natomas 'Co 19 18% footnotes t? J '. Pa preferred—— preferred _n— National 109 20% 30% 213% Feb 45% Jan Deo 181% 12% i—25 conv 4%% Nat Vulcanized Fibre *18% 40 30% For %z 21 15% 1 31: 16 Apr 13 May;31 ...No par (The) 3,400 ZZ.Z ! *106% 109 105 Supply 5,200 19%; 41% 20% *40 323/4 Apr 205 % 37 i_—4 Corp_j—— 3,100 10% 27 31 104% i National *34% 243/a Aug distribution. Sugar Ref Co 140 103/8 18 National • 19 "Z 1,200 $2 Steel Co ex 29 373/a May 26 Co—i—Np par National Power & Lt ZZ„ 1,800 21%; ■97% 25 105 .: 31% 30% • , Cast 13,300 ! 15% 183/4 113 413/4 15% 27 10 10 10 —100 Products National v :: 15 10% 20 105% *97 97% Oil Deo 23% Mar 34% Apr 17 .1 100 2,200 ' : / 19% 113 21 21% 'Z' ■' 15 31 Va 413/4 81 24" 14 % 10% *110 100 V z ZZ-. 21 % -■23 15 32 *20% • ■ 203/4 80 National 36,300 -145/a : Nat 1,000. v. 14 21% ■ 2 14% *20% 31 1% 12 3/4 *19% 32 r:Zv?Z, 133/4 20% Z ,25 . :v, Mall & St'l 4,000 z: Nov 32% 13 5/a 19 National Linen Service Corp new__l 3,500. - : >27 14 3/8 27 73/4 22 % 46 27 Z; 10% *97 28 3A Jan 19% Jan 9% Mar v Sep .-10 A preferred 26% 153/4 27% b; 2 Co——'— 6% 26 10% 20% 1% 7% 203/4 *45 ;■"■•! 43% preferred ^ Lead 10 ,263/4 zzz 153/4 *107% 2 /' y, conv National 8,200 Co__—; 20 263/4 153/4 20% 43% Stamping- 195 80 10% 109 7 3/a 7% 20% < 21 Z & 152 *149 78% 15% 25 149 780% 10% 105% Deo 20% May 28 Feb Products————No par 5 National'. Gypsum 160.- :: . ; - 13% 143/4 :: 95 22 >44 10% -27% 413A 23 Distillers Products new..No par Nat 30,400 105%, 195 ZZ v Nat 300 1 ' 19 18 % -M : y. 79 z 263/4 14 -.*149 7%. 21% :.Z y ■ 44 e 2% y? 44% 82 ' - 8 22% 44% 16 >'* 16 % Mar Sep Sep 3 Oct 10 21Vb Oct 10 No par 33 Sep 24 -—1 Z" 16% Oct 10 No par I 102% Aug 16 National Dept Stores new_l 22 -26 28 Deo 15 Co_—i—1 193/4 10% 105 % Cylinder Gas 22 3^ 16 113 NOV 373/4 24 1 21% *25 28 Deo 66 Jan Sep 22j/2 Oct. 93/4 Oct 3iy40ct —1 18 yyz- 2 96% *105 25% Jan 20% 190 • No par - 223/4 22. 21% *110 Register Container- 20 % *193 . 26% 14% ,*106% Jan 353/a Sep 24 153/4 Sep 10 —10 19% '/■ zy, 14 109 Corp— X21% 196 y. 14% *106% _100 23% 29% % *96 • 15% 16 41% May 31 34% Jan 2 9 22 Sep 23 25V8 Oct 10 '* 4 Corp——No par 203/4 8 *20% ;; Can _5 ! —_; City Lines Inc National 7,300 15% Cash Nat 8,300. 30 Nat 4,500 153/4/ 28 *150 81%, 26% 15 52% Jan 10 common-!—10 — Share 2,900 34% 15% 153/4 *193 22. ■j 45 45 & National ' *73/4 * 25% Jan 27 _1 Corp_ preferred Bond Inc Co Co 7,200, 10% 253/, . 7% 1 • 33% y National 23%; 10% 34 4,100 195 *23 Fibres Aviation Nat *104 198 22% ' 13 y8 Oct 10 26 Vi Oct :_5t Airlines——!—.^—1,. 1T% Oct 10: Automotive 363/8 36% 18% 104% 30 44% " 'c\ «V *• *i•j}***-'-? J-ii " ' *■ 100 ^_1 23% 363/4 S> 293/4 'p. ; Louis 20% 23% Z St ,Co_— National -,t. 263/4 15% . Corp & 35% 21% 233/8 104% 31% 33% 15% 25% 17% 23 . Nat 13,800 _ 23 % . : Nash-Kelvinator - 21 z 33% ' 16% 27% 17%1 *188 z 16 11% 253/8 22% .26% 18%: • 23 - 195 22% 163/8 'National 253/4 .y 23% ~ 9,600 18 23% *22% 16% Acme z/Z 23% 263/4 National zyzzji/y 22% 35 2,900 18 23% 16% 28% 28% . 18% *22% 26% Chatt 10% 23% 34% Z Nashville 17% *223/4 11 20 17% 26"% *188 26% 10% Z; 23% 26 ;v>. 192'/a 27% 18% 10% • 36,900 ' 28% 173/4 , 14% *26 , >r/; ; "< 14 13% ' 195 *190 27% 13% 2,900 87%' 2,700 N Y ■6% 3,300 19% N York York Air Brake Central Chic & St Louis Co_ No par ,...No par 100 preferred series A—— 100 Omnibus Corp——No par Y City 36% 137/a 26 79 Oct Oct Sep 10 10 8 11 19 28 10 23 11 9 10 10 19 Sep 24 18% Oct 1 32 3/4 Jan 22 ' Sep 30 28% 153/4 Mar Deo 26 103 108% Mar Feb 109% Aug 29 43% May 24 110% May 27 106 Oct 109 Nov 111% Jan 105% Jan 110 NOV 30 35 ,'Z Deo 50 Apr 20 32 Jun 27 18% Jan 343/4 Apr 19 5 69% Jan 18 109 Va Jun 16 61% May 29 35% Jan 135 Jun 37% Feb Xl6% Aug 37 ' Deo 47% Aug 45 • \ Deo 88% Deo 27% Deo Mar 58% Oct 21% Jan 35% Deo 32 Jan 75% Jun 45 10 103% Jan 16 28% Jan 148 39% Jun NOV 1884 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, October 14,1946 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD V- Saturday Monday Oct. 5 • per share *21% Wednesday Thursday Oct. 8 t per share 25 *50% Tuesday Oct. 9 Oct. 10 Oct. 7 *21% 59 8 per share 25 25 *22% 59 *260 300 *250 300 109% *108 *108 109% *108 *51 13%"'' 13% *33 i3y8 35 232% 229 232% 125 125% 125 ♦108% 13% >'•12% 26% 26% 11% 18% /:.\f 116 18% - 18 18% 125 25% 11% '/. 24% '■ N Y Power & N Y Light 3.90% pfd__100// 105V* Sop 24 Shipbldg Corp part stk 1 '12 V2 Oct 10 Noblitt-Sparks Industries 5 3iy4Oct 9 600 229% 1,020 126% 140 26% 25% 27% 21,000 North American 11% .!'•/ 10,900 North American 114% 16% 18 18% ' 19 104 28 *45 103% 103% 104 27% 104 103% 24% 25 104 103% 103% 103% 103% Northern Ry 300 Cum Pacific States Power Co 28% 27% 28 46% 47% 47% *46% 48 % 100 Northwestern Telegraph 11% 11% 11% 11%, 10% 11 10% 10% 10% 10% 1,600 Norwalk Tire 17% & 17% *17% 18 17% 17% 17% 17% 17 % 17% 17% 17% 1,600 Norwich Pharmacal 2,700 Ohio 26% 25 23% 47% *48 Vz • 25% 48 26% *47 .. 0 32% 32% *109% 110% 109% 22 Va 22% *21' 22 v 22 20% 20% 21 102% 11% 102 11% *116% ' 117 31% 102 11% *116% y 21% 117 29% 29% 30 28 y4 28% 28% 27% *160% 163 *24 " *160'% 26 *80 89 " >"75 *24 /'-■ ' 89 74% >24 . *85 / 75 74% 75% 11% 11% 12 11% 12 '.// *16% 18% 17% 17% y *17% *50 52 52 *50 *26 28 26 39% "39% 59% 60 'A ; 32y2 : *32 123 *60 6% 6% 14% 14 Vz 14%/:. / 43% . 43 Vz / , *107-108 5% . *58 5/8 *107 55 *107 'i 3% 3% 40% 40% i: // 69% 24 24 *7% , *31 Ve *31% 111% *111% 21% 21%"..,/ 25 25% 39% 21% 3% 27 27 /,'/ 68 45 -45% 23% 20 71/2 7% // 18% 31%/ 31% 115 *111% 94 />v /•' 21 ■/ ., 25 \ :> 48 93%/ 93 23 24% 18 23% ./ 18% 22% / 16% *100 105 79 78 78 *70 77 :/ *29% 31 29% 107 *105% *9% 9% 9% Saturday Monday Oct. 5 • n*r share • tier 13% 59 59 % 59 59% 60 33% 34 33% 34 33 64% 65 ♦64% 65 14 13% 111% 26% 27y4 27 27% 29 29 *29 30 % ♦119 120 ♦119 12% 12% 22 y4 112 *29 1 *105% 107 104 % *21% 23 y4 :> *120 105% .*101 23% *120 57 57 *19 21% 31% 31 y4 *19 ♦104% 104% *123 130 8% *95 y8 8% 98 19% *95 y4 19% *18 19 19% 206 36% 37 35 % " 8 8% 10% 107 '/a 107% 62 *100 *77% 73% *13% *188 — - 79% *13% 14% 16 ,'^i 36 7% 10% Thursday Oct, 10 i 13% 112 633/4 111 26% 26 29% 118% *118% 119% 20 12% 123% 12 Va 12% 12,200 21 22% 20 3% 213% 21'A 22 95 937% 93 7% 93% 36 34% 363/4 36% 38% 21% . 19 18 104% 18 31 *123 8% >95% 19% 18 19% *18 30 8% 98 *199 35 li 37% / 104% *118 *77/a *955% 30% "V- 77V 130 8 8 % 30% 98 *185 18% *18 34% 7% 9% 106% 78% 78% 12% 133/8 *188 36 73/4 *77'% 80 *13 14% 15 15% 13% 15 133% 16% 16 16 16 16 *15% 20 20% 19% 20 19 21 22 22 22 *21 16 16% 14% 15% 14 133/4 14% "10 205 10% 63 3,800 113 64 40 V-, 810 • 77% 77% 60 14 > 14% 700 *180 14% 16 14% 15% 7,600 *15% 15% 300 series Phillips Jones A Corp preferred 7 % Petroleum Phoenix Hosiery Phillips Pitts C C Coke & Chemical 100 Co—No par preferred conv Consolidation Coal Co Forgings Co Pitts Ft Wayne & Chic Ry. Pittsburgh preferred 7% 3 100 5 —100 100 No par 100 No par 5 & St Louis RR— ... Glass No par 1 1 100 —.100 10 No par Co 55 35% 37 8,000 36 37% 33 36a% 32 V* 35% 36% 37 *99% 100 11,400 99% 99% 99 993/4 100 34% 35% 33 34% 33 13% 43% 100 % 33% : 1 ; .. i ) 19,800 ■' 500 500 2,900 34% Apr 12% Feb - 27 Cct 9 Oct 10 5 1 Creek Pocahontas new & Co Pressed 4Vz% class Steel No par B Car Publicker $4.75 Public —1 Inc... Co 50 preferred ser A.„ Procter & Gamble — Industries cum Service of 5 Inc preferred Co No par No par Colorado 20 Deo Deo 168 Jan Jan 32% NOV 74 Jan 95 DOO 58 Jan 79% Deo 22 Yu 90 Va Apr 10 43 3 * 10 20 Deo 9 7y2Sep 93 Sep 18 Oct 17 Sep 197/. July 201 Oct 30 Sep 7% Sep Jan 29% Apr 106% 25 24 20 9 20 11 7 10 4 15 Sep 10 14 Vis Oct 10 12VaOct 10 10 9 10 10 10 X39% Nov Sep 14 y4 Deo X80% Deo Oct 110 2% 21% Jan De* 5% Feb Deo 39% Nov 30 6% Mar 79% Jun 59 Deo 17% : Deo 24y« Mar Oct X18 July 78 y4 Jan 17 Oct 111 Jan 56 106% 72 Jan Mar 57% Jun 21% 45% Jan 49% Jan f Deo 16% Feb 11% Aug 17% Jun 28 Dec 33% Deo 30% Deo .19 16 33 V* May 22 115' Apr 22 51% Jan 25 40% Jan 36% Jan Nov 20% 49% July 16 68 Jan i 111 24 11 17 113 24% Deo Aug 46% NOV 49 NOV 37 Va Mar 46 Jan 69 Jan .14% • 19 Va 38 y4 Nov Jun Jun 10 92% Jan 17 63 Jan 116% 43% Mar 18 Mar 12 14% Apr 41% 26 Apr 105% NOV 8 13 Nov 43% 109 Va Jun 109 NOV Jan 119% 132 Deo 96% Nov 43% Jan July 21 Apr Dec 30% Jun' Deo 108 Mar 13 Jan Deo Range (or Preview •:!>>£ 4 - 4% Mar ' 29% I per Year 1945 Lowest share 36 Jan 8 Highest ■/.; I per share I per share 9% 15% Jan 36% 19% Aug 25 57 Nov Deo 40% Jan r. Deo 71% Jan Deo 115 Oct 106 Vz Jan 21% Jan 29% Not 25 Jan 29 Ve Nov 117 Aug 122 ~ NOV Deo 74 Sep / Sep 113 56 Va July 107% Apr 19% 44% 12% Aug 31% Mar Apr ' «.«.«*' 14% > ■ Jan 'iemT- ' 34% :• 124 Deo 111 44% Jan 59% Jan 11 11 Jan 35 Deo 35% Jan 15 25 Jan 37% Nov Sep 108% 41 Mar Deo July 16 73% Jan 11 130 110 Feb 7 105 136 May 3- 118% Aug 8 16 8y8 Mar 85 y8 8 20% Dec 8 15% Jan 15% Feb 106 Feb 26% May 30 Feb 202 210 Mar 29 126 11% 106 Jan / Deo Feb Sep Dec Deo 23 % NOV 25% May 15 Deo _ 190 205 y4 July Jan 48% Jan 15 39% Dec 44 V4 Deo 14 Jan 30 6ya Jan 12% Dec 22% Feb 16 8% Jan 15 y4 Deo Mar 117% 49% Mar 69% Jun 91 Jun 43% Jun Feb 27 99 96% Jun 14 141 May 28 34% Jan 18 68 Feb 21 Jan 198 92 Oct Jun 198 Jun 12% Jan 22 Deo 29% Aug 12 17% Jan 27% Deo 27% Feb 7 24 Ve Jan 22% Sep 9 — 40 Oct 53 Oct ,32y4Oct 99 Oct 31 Sep 13% 32% Jan 47 V2 Feb .; 20% Oct 10 Oct 9 Feb 27 Oct 9 7: Oct 5% 10 Apr 30 7% Jan 20 27% Jan 10 29% Sep 20 102 y2 Sep 25 Deo Deo Deo 115% July 15 2 120 49 18 123 Aug 12 16% Feb 6 13 Apr 2 May 9 35 y4 Jan 5 ' , 80 x48 May 23 29% Sep 19 76% Jan 22 63% Oct 10 108 V\ Sep 9 /. 117% Jan 18 24% Sep 24!}/ 30% May 1 34 July 10 27'% Feb 25 122 May 16 117% July 29 19% Feb 5 12 Sep 10 47 Jan 17 20% Oct 10 102 Sep 13 93% Oct 11 71 Jan 28 33% Sep 20 112 Jun 10 X105 Oct 11 106% Aug 27 102 Aug 27 ;v Jun 10 32% 29 37% Aug 25 § per share ■ 175 Mar 6 Oct 30% Jan - Oct 9 " 75 Oct 11:'/ 28y4Sep 18 105% Sep 3 8% Oct 10 / # Jan 160% / 24% Jan 29 89% Feb 20 14 Oct 10 21 % Sep 19 Oct 149% Deo 82 25% Jun Jan 12 Sep 24 Jan Jan 121% Jan 35% Aug 13 9 Sep 24 Oct 3 X60% 48% May 21 r Deo Nov Jan Jan 16% Jan ; May 1 39% July 11 10 42 ' 84% 48 16% Mar 110 10 NOV 46 Jan 24 Dee 89% 22 5 56% Apr 22 111 Apr 30 14 y4 Jan 9 Sep 10 3y2Scp 19 Feb Jan 20% Apr 7 26 July 3,000 54% 11'/a Feb 22 15% ,13% 10 181% July 17 14% Sep 10 19 Oct 10 Poor *43 . 10 10 5 Pond 13% 5 23 Jun~14 1,500 36% 24 13 31% 7,300 Jan 155 14 Apr 13% Oct 10 22 55 48 160% Jun 9 9% Oct 10 103 Oct 3 59'% Sep 24 77% Oct 3 12% Oct 9 1% 21% 40.,- 67% Jun 24 No par 100 5% 10O ! 5% % 1st ser conv pr pfd 100 Pittsburgh & West Va 100 Pitts Young & Ash pfd 100 Pittston Co (The) _1 Steel Co.. preferred class B preferred class A Pittsburgh 15 ' Sep Sep Oct Sep Oct Oct Oct 53 ^ —25 No par Inc Pillsbury Mills $4 preferred 22 12% pfd Philip Morris & Co. Ltd 4% preferred 3.60% series preferred 20 40 1887. 3%% £ 19 % 53 V* page Corp 14% 41 see Philco 23 V2 Mar 18 Range Slue® January!' Highest Lowest No par 100 Jan NOV 48 / ; Iron..—...1 Deo 13% 34% 47% Jun 17 10 100 ... Read & *118% 32 Va 16 Coal & preference com preferred 4.4% Phila 22 - , .100 5 Plough Inc new Plymouth Oil Co 54% footnotes 100 No par Jan 11 y* 107 23% NOV ^ com Plate 12% 35% $1 Co Deo Jan 18% Jan 100 .100 Screw & Bolt 53 100 V Electric Pitts 40% 35% Phila Pitts 14% *99% Philadelphia Co 6% $6 preferred 7,400 10% 7; 33 % c & Co Inc "7," 12,400 *105 • 100 —No par 1 25 preferred 50 No par Brewing Co 7% 56% 35% 5 No par Phelps-Dodge Corp Deo NOV 119 Jan 28% 110 20 Va ; 25 38 Par 36% 42% 35% 10 STOCK Jan 11% EXCHANGE 7% 13% 35% No par 50** preferred —. Corp of America 34% Jan Oct Deo 13% 100 Co—— 24% 106% < 23% 45 % Mar 7 - Oct 9 17% Sep 20 • 100 2nd (Chas) 39% Feb 2 180 Vz May 7 35 Jun 17 111% May 29 100 Apr 5 112 86% Mar 19 No par 7 " — NEW YORK Pitts 200 42% 36% Corp preferred Milk $5 19 54% 56% Sand 7 Co Petroleum 7,ioo 98 44 *41 Pet Pitts 57% 44 Corp 351/4 ;/• 62 *180 16% 56% Jan 16% Aug 25% July 11 64y2Sep 12... 447% Oct 10/'.' 19% Sep 24 No par 1 10 prior preferred 5% 1,500 19% *199 10% 106% 60% , 65 *185 204 :: 62% 1,000 '■ 8% , *95% 183% 120 300 77. 104% 7% 62 21 *118 18 *199 10,500 *104 18 205 20 58% *18 30% 10% *100 200 '7 125 130 18 36 1,500 104% 19 20% For 340 22,800 21 ' 571/4 20 7% 63 14% *20 *117 57% 10 7 8 11 77 203/4 123 18% *185 205 553% 1*18 104% / 130 8 98 Corp : 104% 130 / 203/4 *116 57% 70% 120 '/'7% 21% 121 22% 100 9,100 ... 94 35 ; 20 % 35% 300 30 *93% 16 *99 Vz 30 96% 22y4 36% 160 7,800 26% 29% 20% 44 26% 118% 16% 56% :'i 12% 56% 5% -• Pfizer 430 V . 110 110 J> Marquette 'Ry Co Pfeiffer 19,800 30% 7120 Pere 1,200 ■ 119% 58 Co Airlines preferred & Light Co Pennsylvania RR Pennsylvania Salt Mfg Co Peoples Drug Stores Inc Peoples G L & Coke (Chic) Peoria & Eastern Ry Co Pepsi-Cola ; - 12 Oct 10 14 Ye Oct 10 No par Power 5,900 131/4 12% 22'% 13% 13JA •' *29% 23% Enterprises ' 25% 20 ' 13% *118% 125 .2.50 Co Glass 26 Oct 9 Sep 20 35% Jan 26 Oct No par Shares 651/4 ■ Co Proof Cement the Week thare per 64y2 65 *22 14% $ 1 Mines 5 9o Sales for Friday i per ,share *16% 14% 1,200 $£ Oct. 11; 64% 111 •: Penn Penn '' No par & Coke Coal 1 1 Co C) 10 11 Oct 10 Sep 24 Sep 10 56 Sep 108V2 Jan 27 % Oct 100 new Penick & Ford (J Feb 5 Va Oct No par Inc Inc & Oct 37% Jan- 3 105 Oct 10 1 Transportation Mines 4V*% GO ,63 *13% Deo 10 / 13 100 stocks . 15% *15% 800 34% 25% Parm,elee PRICES 37% •lot* 15 1,100 : 9% 9% & Parker Rust 100 • 5 No par & Ref Consolidated Davis Patino 107 *105% 591/8 *100 ♦1*8 ' 15% 16 •v '*• *77% > 14% " 15 . /■ li>7« 63% 32 32 . 33% ■>. Utah 2,700 104% *198;! . 1,000 31,800 78 "v- 9 ' 105 *18 120 *61 31 107/ ' 1,600 , 105 ! 75 *100 18% 19 ' *101% !■ 76 -.i-,.:•: 1,200 ioo is 59% " 63 105 . 23% XI05 v/-8% 8% 1*^/2 17% 107 *95% 36%, 8 lU/« 16% ■' 23% 16% 104% 104% 98 201 23% 323% *185 201 8% *14% . *105% *123 8% *185 *200 9% 15% / 200 2y2 Corp Inc__ Tilford Penn-Dixie >/ 42,100 •/ 94 •:/ *101 19% *18% *185 *105% & Penn 10 />;v 1U7 19 104% a/30 ' 39 57 #11 ,./ 130 *8y2 30% 107 Park Penney 14,600 50 104% 31 *123 *72 /:■■//* 93 93 ; • / 26% *105% 22 *io4y8 *100 25% *101 56% 21% .7';-, 54% 30 123 .169 7 5'% 20 5% 14 No par preferred 1,000 • !/! 106 *120 Deo Jan 36 Va Oct Corp..—.10 Airways Cos conv Penn-Central v 32% 22% 39 .:// 25% ; Oil Paramount/Pictures 4,400 115 21% 104% 57% 31 *30% *111% 21% 101 *21% 125 ., 32% 115 *46 • Paraffine 9,400 19%' 106 • 104% *22 125 56% 105% ... 19 Va . 31% 22% .: 7 : , ... Corp Car Prod 7,500 •/"/ 7% % 60% ♦Ill 27% 22% 36' 7% 18% 39% Oct. 9 64% 23 96 23 48% 16 500 45% 21% 33% 65 22% 36% 45 23 y8 58 13 97% 45% • 800 6,300 ,2,900 ' 69 /■ 32 120 34% / .' /••/*67 39% 13%; 13% 61 12% 97% Nov 15 107% 19 19% Jan 22 100 -.100 1 Teleg preferred Park 25 17 •4% Panhandle Parke . Motor American 4,300 > *45% 93%;// / 93 16% //14 23% 22 48 t per share 13% 12% 97% *101 thata 30% >118 120 20% Wednesday 112 26% 34 'A • 33% 8ALE '//.. 12% 22% *96 % 112 ♦30% ♦111% 77 9% HIGH 34% /..65v my8 112 ' 31% 2iy8 100 *28% 9% -y 18 115 ; •105% Oct. 8 ♦13 *13% : Tuesday Oct. 7 • ver shone Deo 57 13 10 25 Pan-Amer Petrol & Transp 6,100 67 / - 19% 75% 107 / LOW AND „ 100 30 *105% , : :: 44 y8 20 Pan 3% 25% *15% •• 63% Apr Jan 50 7. Sep 27 25y4Oct 10 No par - Consol'd Western Oct. 10 Sep Jan 29% July 1 22% Jun 14 36 Jun 3 xll9% Jan 14 177/8 Jan 18 120 Feb 11 5iyaMay22 10 y2 Oct non-cum—..No par & 35y4 Sep 112 1 15% Oct No par Panhandle East Pipe Line 39% 40 / 16% •'«% 79 9% / 40 50 67 / 21%/;! 7% 19% 40' ; i 68 45% 105 29% 3% 14%; % '68% Pacific y- NO-par Telep Tin Packard 39 15% *93% 107 3% 13 *100 9% 1,000 26% 105 29% 56% 15 *103 -*105% *55% 12% 93% Deo 12% May 23 10 Electric & preferred 38%. x36% Gas 6% 4% 26% 39% ! 1,200 55,900 14% *48 19 -:;•/•} 31% 12 y4 31% • 30 26 25 _5 non-cum preferred Pacific 113 26% 50 18% 61 preferred 2nd 130 17,600 • . .30% 53 3% /•' 40 61 *107 : 12 40 23 /:■ 53 3% :f 61 41,300 5% 26% - // 38% 6% 19% May 15 27 71 : 7.;,;.; Inc Co Lighting Corp 105% 30% p ■ iV;7.., Pacific 700 5% 113 27% Co.—.—..12.50 Mills 3,200 105% • Glass Coast 100 —No par Pacific 14% 147/a *39 ' *58 : 14% 12% *111% . Sep 11 X113 27% 26 C; 158 22 87 2.50 , Pacific 44% 26% *48% 18% 38 14% 44-v 5% *107 / 6% 12% ..'..21% / 34% Deo 112 26% Mar 46 3 1 3 19 .10 Mfg Pacific 8,200 3,400 128,900 22% *13% , 105 5% ' 6 / 26 26% 23% /: 18% f 113 3% , *21 r'J • & Co y: 1st 20 5% 14% 19% 115 11 55 y4 Jan 100'/a Sep 10 100 i Marine 2,500 - 170 13% „ Jan Jan ; 104'A Sep 27 19% Feb 26 21 Sep 25 -No par 290 15% 68% , Deo 17% ! Jan Jan 56 Vz Jan 30% Sep 100 6 . com 1,600 3iy4 15 7%/ Deo 15% Jan V 9% 105 V* 10 108% Jun 20 No par preferred Pacific 110 9,100. 123 5% -14% 105 *'• ••> 1 12% 20% 16% ^ ;/ / *168 14% 5% 170 58% 123 43% 61% '■*107 113 25% lfi% 13 42% 107 61 ■ •-/ 21% 6 /: 5% 14, 5% ,/; 26 17 y4 23% :7*105 <% ■' 22 93% / ♦iey2 42% 5% 63 20 - 27% 5% 14 y8 / 44%,,/ ■ 40% / 31 ys 19% 16 May 22 16% Feb 36 17 pfd .. preferred Pacific Amer Fisheries 50 39% 31% 14% / ':/. : *13% 21% x 52 27% 31% 5% 6% 14 44'A 22 ay/ 50 93% 17% y/ 3,000 39% 58% • • 125% 170 ,170 5% 20% 5% :■/ .;•/ 25% 39% *48 171% 107 . / 30 124% 56% •; 7% 31% 53 / 23% 35 111% . ;/ / 45 19% > 57 69% v 58% ; 29% 46% 20% 26 38% 58 Va 28% // 45% /■ 23 Va 8 20% 11% Elec 4% (The) Owens-Illinois 6,900 ' 25% 31% *68% y / 74% 52 52% 36% 5% /. 3% 15% Nov 10 23% Oct No par preferred A— Elevator 6% 17% •"v: 15% / 27 56% 28 NOV 126 ya Apr 1 10V2Oct 10 — & Corp conv Otis :• 11 59% 30 V 12% 46% ■ 258% Aug 37% 39% Apr 20 45 100 — Oppenheim Collins 7,100 72 39% ■- 20% 40% i5y8 8% Outlet *48 *169 3% 12% Omnibus 30 300 100 *86 . 38 6% *107 • 50 31 40% *27 3,400 32 90 90 59 15 5% 6i Oct Jan 118 1 117 102% Sep 24 2.50 __ Gas Outboard 15% 126 14 *105 %; 50 *'26 /."// 21% 14 5% 50% 219 3 50 Co Corp • convertible 100 10% 5% 43% 63 12%:/ 45% . /// 15% *68% , 3% 4%% 23% 10% *124% 6% 43% i07 58 " 40 27 y4 12% *i5y8 ■•;/ • 31%/, *55 ; Oliver 23% *80 172 14% 113 31 55 26 Vz . 5% .31% /, . 6i y8 113 31% , 42% 107 64 ; 14 14 ■ - 6% 360 *160 V* ' 11% 32% 20% 15 Jan 5 16% Oct No par Co Co 25 *23% 126 5% ./ 19 Aug 15 Jan 10 Inc Rubber preferred Oil Oklahoma 8,600 / 4.40% Ohio 163 *160JA 16 y8 60%' *170 5% 20% y 6% / Edison 28% 163 /"! 10% 27 40 32 172 15 *29 72% . 27 124% 5% ' 11% 118 *116% 26%/ /•• / 27% 26 100 101% 11% 32 / 21% xlOl % 118 *30 y4 33% in 21 :. !; ; 11% •y:: 16% 59% ./ 32 ,20% 21% 20% 102 n 71% • 39% , //:• 125 *170% 172 14%: 27 40 124% 5% / 5%: 21% , 60% 32 123 *170% y • 39% /. 200 73 52 ■ '21V4 *116% 87 72% 18% 54 i-r 21% 33 *109% • :/r: *11% . 22 ..19 26 87 , 25,100 27% *24 ^ 22% 101% *160% 163 87 22% *21 30 27 26 22% 1 y 116% *28% 163 / 21% 102 116% / 30 33% 110% . v/ 20% ! 11% 28% *160lA /> /!/ 26 >*80 75%' • 163 ' 11% 117 : ,'31% 28 102 11% *116% / 20% . 102'A,,-: *11% 22% 22 />/ *21 V: 32% *109 y4 110% 21% ' 22 102 / 11% 33%'!/ 32% 4 ♦ 109 Vz 22% 20% ' 102 " - 110% 22% : *21 Jan 129 0 33 *109% 22 Airlines Deo 2'% Mar i;.\ V- 33 v: . 22% *21 20% ' 32% 109% ' Northwest 110 14% Aug "" ft >!/>•••'ii-. 32% 5,300 Oct Sep 102% 18 53 11 No par ny4 Nov Nov 410 (Minn) pfd $3.60 series 46% 29 -65 Mar 288 Vz Apr 24 10% Sep 111 100 ny4 *47 23% Sep 1 Jan Mar 28% Feb 11 50 17 41 162 19 113'A Mar 18 20 Jan ——10 Ry Co Northern *103 Co 225 % Sep 121 Feb # per share t per share share .41% May 28 76 May 3 325 28 100 Aviation.— Northern Central 21,900 Jun 10O pfd 20 275 50 Norfolk & Western Ry__— ,' Adjust 4% non-cum . 11% 17% Co , 114% • ? 4 70 3,300 33 f per 9 & Harlem RR 227 11% 53 % Oct Y 116 11% ' 21 % Oct No par N *125 126% No par preferred non-cum 10 : 12% *32 229 $5 I per share Highest Lowest Highest Lowest / Par Year 1945 Range Sine# January 1 -'•/ ' /•.'•/ '• York Dock New 200 / 109 v 12%; EXCHANGE •; 900 59 300 , NEW YORK STOCK 1;y v. *114% 11%/' 16% 187/a '/:■ 32 V" 32 227% 116 *114% 13 Range (or Previous STOCKS / • Shares 24% *55 *275 /. 109%/ >;.•/ *107 *125 26% 11% 116 ■ // 229 125 1/ 27 y4 11% *114% 33 31% 226 126 y4 26% 11% *114% ;-v 229 *125 26% 11% 116 / 13 *22 / 55 295 108% 108% 34 227 125 18 y4 55 295 :v - the Week tper share 23 22 55 300 13% 34 231 11% • ' 13% 35 26% *51 *250 59 Sales tot Oct. 11 tper share 23% 21% 109% 13% *33% *114% 1 per share ;. *50 300 *260 / Frldav 1 Feb 16 63% Feb 18 30 71% Apr 27 67 May 14 33 y. 12% Jan 16% 55 Deo 26% Jan Mar Deo 25% ; - Deo 66% Nov 105% May 22 41 July 1 - — — — the commercial & financial chronicle 1885 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD 8TOCKS LOW AND HIGH BALK PBICE8 Bange for Previous ' Saturday Monday Oct. 7 Wednesday Tuesday Oct. 5 Oct. 8 t per 3 9 Va 110% 112 Sales for Oct. 11 the Week 18 Va 19% 112 105% 105 105 % 104% 105% 112 111 111% 110y4 111 118 116% 117% 127 125 % 114 116% 116% 116% 117 *126% 127% 125% 125% 126% 127 126 *112% 114 115% *112% 49% *114 49% 50 50 '22% *107 50 22% 22 *107 ( 32 22 .31% *31% 22 22% 22% preferred 7 % preferred 126 125 % 126% 380 8% preferred 114 *112% 50 50% 52% 20 21%*: 21% 22% 9% 10 Va 107% •108 y, 107% * . '. 23,500 Vv 31 *31% 31% 1,600 22% •21% 22% 400 9% 9% 82% 82% 15% 16 vf; 82% /'•V,:16 30 22 5% 300 . *21% Oil Purity Jan Jan 117% Feb 15 26 Oct 2 107 No par 30 ...10 Corp 38% Feb 47% May 4 23% Deo Not j , 118 ! Jan 106 138 1148% Not Jan 17 Deo 126 f 112% Oct . 25% Aug 13 19% Feb 20 115% Jan Jan 121% Jan 28% May 28. 115 % Jun 13 Sep 20 27% Not Feb 106% 17 I per share J an 110 15 69% Jan 19% Feb —100 Ref 102% 2 112% July 25 47% Sep 10 —No par Corp Oil 17 139% May 10; No par $5 preferred State 10 126 9 150 No par Bakeries Quaker 10 119% Jun 20 (The) conv 115% Jan Sep 25 Highest I per share 10 -—100 Pub Ser El & Gas pfd Inc Pure Sep 108 114% Aug Lowest 307/eJun 10 103 100 100 : Pullman 9,500 110 I per share 17% Oct No par 6% 840 31% ' preferred $5 940 110 31 31% ; ♦107% 970 117% 114 Highest i per share of N J com—No par 48% 22% f , 105% Corp 116% 20 % > 21% 110 Pub Serv 26,300 Year 1940 Lowest Par *112% 49 - 105 % Bange Since January 1 STOCK YORK EXCHANGE Shares 19 Xl09% NEW 110 49% 50% 22 31% 31% ♦112% 113% 21% 110 *107 110 18 Va 18% 111 : 117 22 17% 19 117 11C % 1 per share 1 per share 105 104% 105% 104% ,111 18% Frldav Oct. 10 1 per share $ per share 19 % 18% 19% '104% " I per share share Thursday Oct. 9 * Jan 65% Oct 24% r Deo 112% Not , Jan 3a Not 18% Jan •2% DUO 10% Jan 19% % r ' 83 V* 82 Va 84% 82% ,16% 16% iey8 15% 16% 105 35 35 35 35% 18% 18 Vav« Wi 17% 18'/a 33% , '-A 33% : 33 33% 33% 33% 18% 18% 18% 19 44% 44% 44% 44%" 19% 18% *44% > 48 'V 37% *36% 37 Va *17 19 % 105 *103 16% 15% •80 85 *81 84 84 *29% 30% *29% 30% 30% 15% 15% 15% 157/a 15% 87 84 15% 1 *86% 89 : 85 / 38% 16 22% 13% 12% 13% 15 27% 15 15% 14% 15% *83 85% 36;; 37% 100% *82 100% 8% 26% 15 19 V* 15% 17% 9,800 84 36% ... •100 21 13% 12 13% 11% 12% 12% 14 24% 27 26% 27% 25% 26% *109% 109% 108% 108% 19% 18% 20 % 18% 101 •99 •99 26% 26 Va 112% 112% 7'A 13% 27% 19'/a 26% *111 Va 26% 8% 14% 7% 14 26 112 V - 101 111% 100 1001/4 115 ♦1091/2 112 J/4 111 13% 13 y8 38 38 14 y8 14'/a 14% 38 37% 38% *47% 48 48 48 *47% 48% 103 103 ,103% 103% 48 *47% 103% 22% 103% 103% 103% 22% 22% 22% 14% 14% '14% 27% 27% 14 18% 18% 18% *45 y* 46 % 45% 45% •23 23% 23% 23% 46 6,000 111 5%% 280 143/a 1,300 39% 14,200 48% 48% 48% 50 104 500 Reynolds Reynolds ' (R 20 20% 22% 4,600 Rheem 12% 14 133/4 14% 7,100 Richfield 27 26 26 6% 700 6% 6% 18% 19 19% 11,300 5,300 431/4 44% 43% 45% 2,500 Oct. 5 e per V * 21% 23 21% 22 23% 24% 4,300 Ruppert, Co Thursday i per share $ per share t par share 52 // 52% 50% 23% (Spar share share Wednesday .« Oct. 9 24% 23 Friday Mines —-l Jacob . '* ' ' "• STOCK Oct 10 Oct 10 9 19 25 11 11 10 11 Feb 18 20 Feb Feb Apr May Jan Jan Jan Feb > • Jun 507/a July 108% Feb ' 38 20% 44 13% 30% 1 65 / 34% 9 Jun 29% Mar Mar Deo 36% Jan 46% 11% 28% Deo Jan Deo 102% pet 137 Jun 69% Jul y 1*J Deo " 17 Jan 31% 36% 22% Jan % 99% Deo Deo 102% Aug Jan 15% Jan 29 Deo 18% 7% Aug Deo 16 19% Jan 20 28 3 102% Jan 11% Jan 87% Jan 110 Not 15 15% Jan 37 Dec 16 33% Deo 115 Not 24% Oct 98 Jan 117% Deo 16 14% Jan 23% Deo 6 31 31% Jan 40 37ya Mar 99% Sep 25 10 Oct 46% Not 106 Deo 26% Deo 10% Jan 18% Not 16% Jan 31 Dec 12% Deo 16% Mar May 28 Apr 29 Feb 5 Jun 3 i May 29 6% Aug 19% Apr 29% Not 33 Mar 48 Oct 21 : 9 Sep 34 Deo > ? Bange for Previous Year 1945 Lowest Lowest Highest I per share Par Jun 80% Deo 43% Dee 21 Jan f? i EXCHANGE Shares 38% 43 8 Feb 25 , 10 9 10 10 10 10 Not Apr Bange Sinee January 1 5 . STOCKS the Week $ per share No par No par NEW YORK Sales for Oct. 11 Oct. 10 5 , —No par (The) * Tuesday Oct. 8 ; 1 Corp Oct 10 Oct Sep Sep 24% Sep 105 y4 Sep 13 Oct '36% Sep 43 100 Royal Typewriter LOW AND HIGH SALE PRICES Monday Oct. 7 Saturday series Co Oil Ruberoid 6% 3.60% Mfg 17% ' 10 Company Roan Antelope Copper 18 6% 1 10 Ritter 45% : 100 class; B 247/o < 177/a 21% 407/a 118 31% 110% 45% 136 28 V* 467/8 25 34% Jan 19% Jan 347/a July 19 101% Sep 20 Feb 12% Oct y 25 Oct 6'/a Oct 17% Oct 40% Sep 21% Oct No par _ Tob J) Preferred *25% 21 ; Common 17% i* Spring 9 18 97 No par 100 Coper Reynolds Metals Co 5 % % conv preferred 38% * prior pfd ser A & Brass preferred conv 44% -it 23% 23% 6% Revere 9 Oct 10 111 Mar 7 Oct 11% 50c v: 7 y4 10 1 135/a No par 247/8 100 / -108% ! ; 16 % Oct July Aug 16 125% Jan 17 45% Apr 22 27% May 11 101 May 18 50 y4 Jun 3 105ya Apr 3 1 Corp Republic Steel Corp— 300 17,400 10 20 1 preferred conv 13% / 6% 18% 18% & 46 31,700 ,'170 *103 25 Pictures $1 133/4 Oct 18% DUO 33 9 1003/4 Oct 1 — warrants 6 80% Oct 7% Mar 103 31 ■ Apr 17 112% Feb 4 76% Sep 20 27% Jan 7 14% Sep 20 84 Oct .8 32y4Marl3 100 Inc Republic 1,500 V 100 No par series with Motors, 271/4 / 25 6% 6% 18% 13 Reo 17,200 27 *14 104 3%% pfd Sep 99 Apr 39 Deo 78% Jan ; 33% Feb 4 53% Jun 20 46% Jan 9 i\£. 16% Oct 10 50c _ Corp Aviation 100 109 13% 104 "• 16% Sep 19 Manufacturing Co—No par Preferred ■ 39 v ♦47% 20% 20 141/4 28 *26% 7 6% 22% 21% 4 14% 28% ♦27 7 •>< • i? 10 11 19 Oct 7 50 1st pfd & Co Republic 19% 26 /* 111 13 37'/a 14% 37% 19 Jan 23 96y8Marl9 28ya Apr 24 112% Feb 11 49% Feb 6 33 May 14 10 Sep 10 36% Oct 9 Stores 14,200 27% 100 253/4 Inc_. Bros Remington-Rand ,3,500 109 108% 101 24% 33 10 24 40 100 (Robt) Conv 100 fv 14 26% *106 % 108% 25% Oct Sep Oct Oct Sep Sep 5 8% •' 19 37% ; V 14 19% 25 : v 50 Hosiery 123/s 7% * ■ 18 15 •14% 7% 19 •100 27 . 25 _50 Reliance 5,300 21% 3 ,1 Reliable 90 100% 20% 14% —1 pre%rred /Reis 5,500 37 100% 20% 8% 14% -No par — 1st preferred 2nd preferred non-cum Silk Reeves 400 84 34% >36 •: 10 200 16% - •• 85 21% 109% •109 101 •*99 8 *5 8% 15 26% 109% 19 V* V 8Vs 27 >/■ •108% . ' ; 8% 15 % pfd—_100 - non-cum 4% Real 600 ■ 30 . *28 4% 300 f;(, 105 20 ' 15% 103% 333/4 17% 1 Reading Company 200 -< 17% 14% *80 S , 84 *100 2,800 V%'v2,600 38 t 16% *102 81 27% \ 18 No par Manhattan Raybestos 9 77 —No par 1st preferred conv Rayonier Inc $2 preferred ' ♦14% 7 13% 78 1,100 .7,100 44 38 , ■ 15% 34% 17% 17 82 Ji *42% $3.50 " ■; f05 ♦102 105 (•; 19 of Amer Corp Radio-Keith-Orpheum Ralston Purina Co 33/4% 120 34% ■ 22% 12% 37 38 16% 30 /;■ 101 21% /?;.13'Yv ♦33 1,600 54,406 . 105 34 17% 44% 36% 147/e 38% 21% V, *102% 34% 17% 28% ; 15% *100Va 22% 33% *42% 8i% if- 84 ;/•;•. 22% 18%- 17% • •103 30% . 34 17% 18% 36% *16 / 89 •• 37% 101 •lOOVs 101 100 $ 37% 38% *37% ♦ ; 34% 45 •43 / 103 Va • ■ : i , Radio 69,300 : 167/a 34% 34 17% 105 •103 103 103 17% 33% V 37 '•'18% 17% >. 82% 103% 34%/ ; 10 .V/17% C\ 34% 18% •36% 19% *36% v:*18 : 105 105 105 "*103 105 v 17 y4 105 •35 ' v16% 36% •103 9 9% 9y4 83 82 16% *>•18 / 83% 82 16% * 10%/; 10 10% 10 I per share Highest I per share t p*~ share s 50 51 51 25 Va 22% 25% 112% 112 Va 112% *112% 112% 107/a 10% 10% 10 Va 10% 10% 10% /•7%: 8 48 47 7,900 43% " 14% 3,300 24% 4,100 8% *7% 8% 200 37 311 A 45,100 12% 13% 7,200 14% 2,300 Seiberling 13% 12,000 37 12% 13 13% 13 13 y/y.13% 13 Va 14 : // 12% 110% ♦107 *108 110% 20 Va 20 y4 19% 19% 17% 19 25 % 25% 25% 26% 25% 26% : 24 25% 23% 25% 27 V* 28V4 27% .28% 27% 28% 27 27% 26% 27% 80 80 84 *75% • 19% 19 Vs *75% 9% 6 Va 6V4 36% 6% f 377/a 38 *46% , 48 15% ' , 16 • 377/a 15 61% 23% *46 14% *22% 23% 23V» 41 / 48% % " *72 31% / 29 Va 30% 28 9% .«6% 9 Va 9% 8% 5% 6% 5% „ 9% 36% 34% 43% 15% 15 Va 15% 15 58% 60 56 '/•; 57% 14% 15 14% 14% *22 Va 23% .' ♦22% 43 38 367/a 37 101% 101% *100 33% 33 V4 14 14% j 5 5 Va 14% 5 V* XZ: 4 42% 43 36% 38 . *32% ; *45 :•;! 45% 46% 49% f: '/■//' 49% *171 175 ■".< 31% 32% 25% 25 Va 42%/; 41% 43 Va .•39% 38 36% 38% 33% *70 72 *76 80 *70 75 *75 80 *20% 21% 6 Va 63/8 6% 14Va ♦13% 37 36 *100 33 32 68 *13% /. 70 77 77 20% 20% 14% 13% 38% 22'. 22% 38% 22% 22% 17% 18 17% 17% 89 88 '•/. 89 89 /;■ ■ 16% *41 Va 43% 43% HI 110% *109% 14 4% 45% 43 49 %, • /•'f 49 *171 15 Va 44% 44% 43 25 23% 25% 41% 38% 33 Va 35% . *71 65 77 64% *70 .:. 20 ' ' 43 12 13 101 6 11% *98 38% *36% 13 21% 20% 17% 16 17% 87% 88% 87% 87% 15 Ye 43 111 ,• 16% 15% '' 44 7,100 137/a / r 800 101 -yyyy; 111% 24 Va 80 81 80 77 72 77 70 75 75% 89% 88% 88% 87 88 79% 86 78 84 84 53% 53% 54 53% 54% 50% 53 50% 52% 52% 54 Va 40% 39 40 39 40% 65 67 22% 23% 40% 41V* 39% 67% 66% 67% 67 Va 67% 65% 66% 23% 23% 23 % 23% 23% 24% 23% 24 106 - 105% 105% 12% 12% 12% 12% 11% 12% 11 ♦41% 42% *41% 42% 41% 417/a 40 page 1887. 106 *105% 106 36% *111 24% y 37% 5% non-cum Mobile preferred stk Ohio & • 12 '40% No par No par —100 tr ctfs 100 1 Spear & Co preferred No par Sperry Corp D Squibb (E R) 3,200 400 25 % 40,000 3,000 6,300 17,100 $4.50 preferred $4.50 5 & Sons common Brands, Inc._- preferred $6 *42% Not 28 Oct 115% Mar 14% , Deo Feb 61% Nov 29 Nov 31 65% Oct 71% Dec 22% Aug 30% Nov 14% Dec 40 Not 7 35% 8 Apr Feb May May prior Oil of of Indiana 14,600 Standard Oil 29,400 Standard Oil of 4,200 Standard Oil of Ohio 106 200 12% 41% 14,800 . May 43% Jun 17V* July 14% Feb 56y8 Jun Mar Oct 17% Mar 107% 7% 24% Oct Sep 16% Dec Jan 114 Oct Jun 18 16 11 18 29 16 3 1 6 21% Deo 28 Dec 12% Mar 25% Nov 74 79 % May 13% Jan "69 July 24 Aug Nov 22% Nov 70% Nov 36% Deo "~6% Mar 12% Deo 32% Jan 46% Dec 61 30% Feb 44% Nov 21 y8 Dec 85% Jun 14% Aug 41% Jan 3 May 31 20% Jan 11 7 27% Feb 16 ; 15 65 Va Dec Aug 22% Dec : 24ViApr 17 22% Jun 24% Jun 91 48% Jan 96 Deo 600 3%% New 4% Jersey preferred series A Steel Spring Standard conv preferred 3 100 1 50 60% Feb 59% Feb 5 1 8 Oct 18% Dec 7% Dec 40 Va Apr Jan 17 . 36% Apr 155 26% 193 May 39Ya July 3 33% May 27 Jun 27 Jun 17 90% Jun 18 40% 4% Aug 20% Aug 60% Dec Dec 180 Nov 37 Nov 24% Dec 38% Jan 62 Nov 32% Jan 60% Dec Jan 64% Jan 87% Dec 15 80% Dec 11% Jan Jan 93 17 Sep 3 30% Apr 23 5% Oct 10 137/a Jan 29 11% Oct 10 27 May 13 92 Sep 4 104 July 16 37 Sep 9 /, 51 May 24 20 % Oct 9 40% Jan 30 16 Oct 10 v 39% Apr 10 84% Sep 17 109 % Apr 10 15V8 Sep 10 24% Apr 25 33% Feb 21 55 May 10 21% 73 Oct 11 9 25 29% July 13% Jan 8% May 11 65 Oct 25 10 15 27 11 15 3 70 36 109% 20% 70 78 42% No par No par Jan 55 V* May 108 July 48 May 18% Jun Sep 23 64% Oct 10 33 No par No par Calif 407/a 12% 87 38% Oct 10 2 1N0 par preferred preferred prior $7 Standard / 107% Oct Standard G & E Co $4 pref—No par 67% X40% 1 10 No par '. 24 3/4 *105% No par Co $4 preferred Standard :1 2 Square 113Ya No par (The) 24 40 9 22V2 Jan Co—,—7.50 Co_ 66 , 10 10 26 20 10 Sep '30 25 Spalding (A G) & Bros Inc 1 Sparks Withington —No par Conv 500 87 53 37% 10 28 30% Mar 2 48V2 Sep 24 171 Oct 5 5 100 Edison Southern Natural Gas 1,000 - 78 89 % 66% California 9,500 17 42 20 No par 1 preferred 8% Southern 310 111 20% 41 Va Rico Sugar_— 88 110% 40% Porto Spencer Kellogg & Sons 24% 36 4% Sep 42 36 10 100 Spiegel Inc 112% 39 1 200 11,100 16% Sep 23 15 30,100 42 21 Inc Co 22 *109% 19 t Platinum 88 42 > Typewriter-No par Oil & 17% 21% 36 Gold Am $5.50 ♦UOYa see Corona Vacuum Co —/ Railway 63/a 39% footnotes & Carpet Sons 17 v4 111 Sep Oct Sep 101% Sep 29 V2 Sep 13% Oct — 21% v; 16% 41 111 111/ No par preferred Pacific 40 25% For & cum Southern 6% 37 14 20 Iron Corp Southern 1,800 ;;; 112% 106 Smith O) 19,300 1,600 75 37 & — 27,000 / 23% 79 Steel Southeastern Greyhound Lines 19% *98 .//•y . South 30 4,200 67% , *12% 101 20% V Corp 1,500 2,400 37 73 y;. 16% 443/4 , Aug 14 July 11 Jun 28 Jan 16 Feb 8 Apr 18 Feb 8 Apr 9 May 11 July 11 y 26% Apr 20 26 24 10 10 8 —15.;/;:; 27% 1 8Va 5 5% -No par 34% No par 38% No par 15 —15 54 2,600 42 Va 66 22%4 16% 3%#> South 19% 88 111 Steel & $1.20' preferred Socony :.y."y/- 25% 35% - 18% 44% Oil 10,300 yyy 41 Mines — Sinclair 56,200 v 51 >V.V. 25% /•' 73 17% 16 66 110% July 8% Mar 17 32% 40% 39% 91% • Sep Feb Sep Oct Oct Jan Oct Jan ' 31% 20 5% 6 *367/a / >;-y/ 900 yy ■//: 175 31% 65 18% 5 so 403/4 35% 38% 21% 110 Jan 19% July Mar 30 Jan 28 V 10 175 "/V. 24% *95 13% 37 Co Saw Sloss-Sheffield y', - 14 Va : 4Y4 y America Skelly Oil Co 600 32 137/a Y'.,y, 31 Va 6 101 Simmons Simonds (A) 39% ♦105% No par ——_ of Corp Smith ♦110% 106 No par Co King Coalition 2,100 40% 43 — Pen Oil Union Silver 38 25% 127/a Gas A) 1,700 101% 112% 127/a 64 (A 24% •105% 17% Sep 19 No par (W Smith *1107/a *41% No par Sheaffer 3,000 25% 79 17% Oct 10 45% 36% *101 45 31% 1 19% 6% 37 37 8 May 29 24% Jan 23ViOct 10 23 Jan 4 77 Jan 2 2,200 '. c;1 *22%, y23 v4 49 Ya 175 22 Ill 40 1 & ... Sheraton 38,800 60 15 Va 4Ya 31% 65 v, 15% 112% 40% May 113% May Sep 24 No par Shell 300 25 40% ♦110% 10 108 10 19 2 9 10 Corp Dohme a—, $3.50 conV pref ser A-. Shattuck (Frank G) , Oil & 7,300 11,000 4,600 :32 32 13% 88 '•- 16% 16 *16 , *98 *37 V' *37% • 6 Va >: 101 *98 101 *97 63/a 1 No-par Steel Sharpe 6,400' , 45 60 36% 32 .9% -37 xl5Ve ■>::V 10 63/s 36 Ya ••• . 20% :: 20% ■:/ 1,600 . 30% , rf 45 101%' 31% ' 25% ';: r 44 Va 47/a 175 49% *171 36% > 1 common ' 4% 42 , •/:; 42 . 14% 14 /V • 25 25% .'*25% 5 /;/ 31% 32% 32% 43 36% . • 175 *171 171 23% " 4% 49% 49% 49% 49% 171 , *100 z. 102% f 102% / ; 34 & 34 • 14 >-■■■ 14%. < 45% 45% 46% *45 V* 5 Co: preferred Sharon 300 19% 6 15% 47% *36% 33 ,No par Corp 9 7 24 24 12% Oct 5 Co & Rubber Inc 100 No par ^ Roebuck Shamrock 12,800 75 ; 9 43% 23% 367/a 5»/a ' 86 •.30 > , 46% 15% *02 % 14 Va 5,400 ' 62 36 % 9 34% 46% : 29 46% 15 Va ... *101 Va 33 9,600 29 *19% 39 *22% •47% 25 Ya *72 6 36% 61 f 20% ♦80 75 48 /if 37 62 l47/a 19% 28% v/19 73% 6% 16 / 15 Sears A Del of Seagrave Corp $4.50 24% - 86 18% *72 *46% 15% 15% 63% *62 *75% 183/4 19% 73Va 31 , *46% .48 ; series Co 10 Oct Oct Sep Sep Oct Sep Jan Oct Oct 101V2 17% 42 / 24 7 36 I2V2 13 V2 No par ,■ 11 19 ■ 32% 9% K-'Ji 97 a . 18% 19% 73% '///• 31% : 9% *6 Va 17% 80 *75% 19 73 *72 32% *32 80 18% i 75 *72 21 19% Oil ctfs 64 34% 116 18 100 :; 61 110% 37% 77% • 39 V2 17 V* 49% 23% 22% 4 10 K. • 20% - Line preferred Seaboard Servel 110% *108 Air 45 Sep 22 Va Oct 110% Sep lOVa Sep 58 V* Oct 42 No par No par Seeger-Sunbeam 143/a 36% 14% 5% 1.75 > Corp pfd 48 13% j. Distillers Co cum Seaboard 18,600 5 Paper $3.40 24% 38% L. V Scott 24% 12% 14% Schenley Corp 45 14 110 Arms 43% 36% , Savage 24 19% 5 _100 25% 18% —10 ; 46% *7% 14 Stores preferred 18% 7% •107 100 5% —... 17% 7% 13% 1,300 103 8ya 39 47,600 • 43% *101 24% 13% 110 62 Ya 61% 42% 102% St Joseph Lead Safeway 103/4 45 14% y 7,900 10% 25% 38 V4 *107 25 100 50 13% 3,900 112% 19% 147/a 14% 14% 24% *7% 8 53% ; 112% ; 61% 42% 102 •V 25% • '' 110 102% 1 18/ 13 V* 14% 58% 43% *101 \ , 14% 137/a 14% 14% 21 38% 38 V* 38% 13% •107 v/ 63% 42 19% 25% 25 Va 38% - >■ 24% 58'/a <; 102% 20% k ■' 47 8% 65 44 ♦101 102 19% 26 62% 45% 45 101% 48 -v: •25% 7 63% €i% ' 19% 19% 48 : 102 52% 52% 112% 45% 45% 50% 10% r 64 Va 63% / 112 % 10% 102 51 24% 113 V* 10% ; 112% 25% •112% 50% 25% Aug 30 Oct 10 Oct 10 Oct Feb 37 Feb 62 Sep 20% Mar Xl05% Sep 11 Oct 40 Oct 10 26 26 20 6 26 10 10 96 Feb Mar 9 55 May 115% Mar 60% May 135 % Apr 149% Apr 13 21 28 5 6 116 ?9%Augl3 £9;% May 31 78 A May 13 30 July 11 108% Jan 17 25 Feb 16 56 Jun 4 Dec 12% Dec 6% Mar 7Ya Feb Mar 27% Jan 12% Mar 76% Jan 39 Dec 107% July 28 111% Jan Dec 20 Jan 80 32 v 95 Sep 44% Nov •< Dec 23% Dec 39 99% Nov 40% Dec Deo 116 49% Dec 115% Aug 2% Jan Jan 67 y* Jan 121 78% Jan 134% Dec 38% Jan Jan 49% Dec Dec 33% Jan 19% Aug 56 105% Deo 9% Jan 33% v 44% Nov Dec 68% Nov 27 Oct 108 Nov 20% Dec • Monday; October 14, 1946 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL 1886 RECORD NEW YORK STOCK '/ •' STOCKS LOW AND HIGH BALE PRICES Wednesday Tuesday • - Monday Saturday Oct. 7 Oct. 5 A A A the Week Oct. 11 ' $ per 417a 417a 4074 4074 40 40 17 43 1774 17 177a' 167s 177a 187a - 18 7a *1574 ■ 153/B 287a 14 14% ".15% 283/4 •A 217ac 29 217s 16 7a -A' 7 157/B 157/B 15% 157/B 2174 20 7a 207B '2074 217a 2174 143/B 137B *105 72 47 104 AAA 107 ' 8,000 Stewart-Warner 29 74 / 8,900 21% ■A 500 157a 157B .15% 2074 217a 13% 37,: Sep V Camp 34 63 102'A Oct 10 Highest .; t per share Aug 47 Dec A 34% July .10174 Sep A 45 Oct Nov 263A Aug 26 3 . J per share 14 May 10 109% Aug 15 /A 13% Oct 10 26% May 31- 24% Jan 7 21 8 3974 May 13 23 Feb 13 20 ■ J per share A 53% Jun . 9 ___1 Inc A 16 Va Oct . 100 5 12 A 41 % Jan 1 —5 Corp prior, preferred •Stone ,6,600 51 "122 77a Webster & Studebaker Corp , Jan (The) 233A Apr /147a Oct 10 18 % Oct 10 A,.--,No par 1 . • 122 s.A A 50 49 48 127a 12% 12 1274 10% 117a': 10% 11% 10% 11% 123/B 207a 207a 20 207a 19 20 17% 19% 197a 109 % 1097a 108 7a 1087a 106 43 7a 42% 41% 41%. 41% A .A;, 16 1774 39 40 39 407a 16'7a A-/A-':16AA 42% *40 7a 106 39 *41 16 *32 Va 32% :•■" *2774 /-16 <44 ■r; 28 3274 AA 3274 32% 273/a 28 267s 26% *1037a 25% IO43/b 87a s ; ,"s 26% 16 10 3A Jan 18% Jan 17 107/a Jan 1 18% 106 Jan Jan 38% July ; Dec 25% 287* " Dec ' Oct 22 24>;Nov : 33% Dec 87« 13% 13% 8% A ;:..7% Superior Oil of Calif--____ Superior 900 (The) Steel 1,000 Sutherland 16% T,600 Sweets 109 Aug 124 y2 Aug 119% 14 13 10 10 10 -24 Oct 10 No par 102 ^_25 Corp Paper of Am Apr (The) new_$4.16% * L_wA-f i 25 160 Dec 33 Jan 137 Dec Dec 40 Dec 22 25 21 13% Sep 11 31 : Sep 23 n Aug 307e » Jan 31 55 Aug 21 55% Apr 18" 5 Dec Aug Mar 79 May 24 Apr A 247a Dec 'Aug 22;' 41% Feb 5 33 34% 7,500 :Swift 2874 28 28% 4,600 Swift 24 257B 8,300 Sylvania Elec Prod's Inc.—No par '23% Sep 19 $4 preferred—u—^par 10174 Sep 26 109% Aug 20 10 167a Jan 28 25 AAA A 87B *12% 13% 7% 7% • 8 - 220 104% '104% 1037a 7% ; International Ltd : 263/4 Sep i__ 36% Jan 4 7% Oct Symington Gould Corp 7,400 sy« Cos.— 97a 2~5% 10 18 353A May 29 ,, Jan 21 38 10 10 Mar 36 __100 Co 1277a Mar A 56% Aug 12 107s Oct 173/4 Oct 73% Nov 574 Aug May 28 Oct 42 V4 Sep Dec 109 n Oct ' Co 18% Dec Dec 57 33 7B -v 103 7a 87a. 12% : ' 104 7% 87b Superheater Co 2,100 39 7a 110 May 17 78% Jun 10 / __i Minings Cp__^____'.___10c : 407a A 12.50 Inc 16% Nov A24% May 28 10 1037a Sep 17 61% Sep 26 117 Apr 18 ' cum)__—100 Corp Biscuits -Sunshine 167a' / 16% 23% 257a 24%♦103 7a 104% 104% / ■A 27 Oil Sunshine (4%% 6,500 112 12% Oct ,___l preferred„L„No par No par pfd 39 A" 39 7a 32% 2774 2774 A A 38 39 37% 32% A/ -• 28 - ' 8 ■/A;/ 16\ 'A; 32% 32% 277a AAA 874 267b 1047B . 1097a 108 102 104 107 42 72 42 A Co___, Sunray 3,800 -16,300 , 207, 203/b A Oil Class 41,800 874 7% 7% 7% 46% Corp series $4.50 Sun 50 122 122 Chemical Sun " 40 4,100 637a 637a 63% - 106 ' 106 ' 1077a 7a 122 8 49 7« 487a - -« 63 13% 137s 12% *106 637a 12 74 87a Stokley-Van A/ 5% 38,700 203/a 26 Inc.- common preferred 3% 13,000 20 107 122 87B 8 50 8 4872 *103 7a Drug ^No par .... . '...A" A Year 1948 Lowest " ~ 14% 18 % 1372 13 122 xl22 7b 497, 8 874 49 7a *14 Inc X300 100 >A l L S Stores Bros ; ;//: --A 2074 63% 637a 637a 125 *122 123 8 *49 427z Sterchi Sterling . 15%' *106 107 *106 63 Va 637a 63 72 *41 Starrett Co .(The) 3,300 V .. . 147a *2174 21% *21 21% t • 18% ■ V13% •137a 14 1077a *122 287a 15 , 467a ♦10274 102% A 13% AA;. 13% 137c 26 7a 27% A A 2874 46 I . A/ I '• 147a *10572 637a v 17% A 102 % 147a *21 217, X 21% 217a 16 207B 177B • Range Since January L_.^. Highest EXCHANGE ■ ■: Lowest :;./A'A//V:A7A''A:Av,A:--A A;':A Par AAv t per share ^ ./ /'A 500 42 *38 7b :> /17\>/'A,A/ 46 . A -v 104 Shares 1 per share i 42 16% : 45% -■ *1027, share *38 7a 27 157b 283/4 45 467a 104 / ; :•/ 2874 15 72 2834 A' 104 *102 105 share ■A 457a *10274 467a 457a 46 4574 *102 9 per V $ per share 9 per share t per share *40 Range for Previoafr ' Oct. 10 NEW YORK STOCK Bates for Frlda* Thursday Oct. 9 Oct. 8 28 31% Mar Feb 11 29 41 39% NOV 387/a May . Apr 43% No? Jan /l3% "Dec AaAAA,';;///' T 13 13'A 13 7, 13 • * ' ■ 16 •15% *7% 15% 8 ;'A ;''r 8 8 8 14% 15% 15 .57% 56% 57 56% 58 11,900 11% 10% 10% 11% 11,600 Texas 49% 49% 4,200 •Texas 23% 23% 151/4 15% 10% A ' 12 ' 49% ; 49% 43 . 43 42% A 15% 15% 16 49% 50 18"% 18% *10% 11 10% 10% *52 54 52% 52% *11 11% 16 50 19% « 6 ■AA- 197a 177a 42 42 'A' A"-- 14% A:.'.-:. 14% 6 177b 167, 14% A /A: A: 32 28% *17% 18% *17% 18% A,;/;' 6% 6%, 6% A 18% 6 16% 17 38% 42 40 42 13% 13% 14 7A 29% 16 16% 6% 177a 16% 17 41% 39% 41% 104 74 13% 483/4 13% A, "V" *103 7a " 48% A; ■A 15% AAA: :AA;AV ir .''• ■ ' 16 . Saturday :'A Oct. 7 Oct. 5 AA. ,• A 14% Transue 52 52% >0 1,300 12% 49% 50 14% * 13% 14% 14% 53% 13% 13% Oct. 8 : 27% "A I per $ per share NEW YORK STOCK Sales for •;;;•:://; the Week 112 106% 22% *104% 21% 109% 109% 28% * 63 % *23 7% *81% 27 85 3% 13% 37 EXCHANGE:. • , 105 . no 102% 105- 104 35 20% 21% 109 *106 y4 108 107% 1073A A'' 27 25% 40% 36 *63% 66% 66 65 65 *23 27 ■' A 'V 37% 65% A:; *11 12 • 7. *23 27 • *23 'A >A 1,800 18,100 500 1,700 71 VA 67a *81 85 • .•' 85 AA 3% 3% 47% *81 3% X45% 47.% 47% > 85 vA; '3% ; 44%' ' 12% 90 A 90 10% 85 86 13% 13% : no% 11 *87 10% 90 -/ 13% 11 A .. 300 -A 10% 18% 107 13 ; 13% . A 363/4 43% 19% 19% 19% 14%; 14 15 % *105 108% 45% 41% 43 19% 19% 187/a 13%' 14% 137b 45% 197/8 20 19% 20 14 V2 15% 14 'A •' 15 y4 • 106 A; 106 107% 11 AA ;•> 11 A li A 10% • 10% 10% A: 10% 11 18% -,i8y6, 17% *106 107 7 ■' 13,400 6,600 40,300 104% *105% 108% A A 9% io y4 A A iott ; 10 ' *14% 16 109 *106 105% io; ; AA10'/A 107a; io 16 l75/s ;'/ 103/a 290 2,200 ' / 33 33 33 *90% 93 90% 90% *42% 43 42 V2 43 7 7 *7 *27 28 27 7% V , 105 ' 196 197 80 v 700 *90% 92% A 90% 90% 43% 40 3A 417/a X43 44'A 33 *7 7% ; 28 17% 10% 39 3A 40 67 y8 *65 58% X58 47% 74% 74% 69 Va 149 22% ''22% 52 47% 68% *147% 44 *74 69% 68 148 149 s 58% 103 58 Va 52% A 160% 46 76 22% 17 40 '%• 68 54% 513A 160% : 42% ' 55% *161 74% 74% 74% 13% 68 y8 65% 68 ; 69% ■ V 145 ' 14772 22 51% 50, 145 A 145 v 21% 145 5% 5% 9% 9 5/a , ,, 57 ' A/ 320 U 3,900 109% 105 4,200 50 *102% 8 44% *20% *11% For 8% 44% 21% 11% footnotes 5% 5 5% 5% 5% 5% 63A 9 9 8 9 7% 87a 8% 83A *100% 109% ♦100% 109% *103 109% 109% *100% ' 8% 8% 8 *44 50 *44 20 y8 20% 207s 20% 10 7b 11%. 11 11 see page 7% 8y« *44 48 - 20 93A 8% - 48 20% 11 - 8 3,900 .• 8 8 48 *44 4774 100 20 20% 20% 1,300 10% 10% 11 77b 93A 3,400 ... 51% Sep 19 Sep 24 42 Va Oct 10 x72 Steel S -A A- S Inc——_2 50 Corp— 1 Sep 26 657b Oct 10 144 Sep 11 217a Oct 9 48 Sep 9 43/4 Sep 9 772 Oct 10 105 Oct 7 7 Sep 3 41 Sep 10 19 V\ Sep 24 1 87s Jan 31 ■— common Corp Preferred 1— Tobacco — Co non-eura preferred United Stores $4.20 2dpfd_5 —'—--No par non-c $6 conv preferred United • —:—1 Stockyards Corp United : ,100 6,000 20 —10 Rubber Co_>—— 7% 13,300 *43 S 4% Wall cum Paper conv Universal-Cyclops Universal pfd Steel Laboratories —— Inc 1887. Dec 25 50 Apr 66 Oct A10 Mar 23 Dec 26 Jan 79 Dec 33 Dec 18ya Jan 5 Jan 103 Jan 107a Deo Dec 112% 107* Mar 17 Dec 2672 Mar 45% Dec 347a Mar 56 Dec 102 Jan Dec 106% May 16 9% Jan Oct 52% 14% Jan 257a : 42 Lowest Apr - w -W- -m -m .Oct 1474 Dec Dec /sAAf Highest r* per share Oct 77 ; Jan 78% 18 Jan 267a Oct 102% Dec 116 11174 July Jan 1 28 May 11- 29 7 12074 Mar 11, 4274 Jan 9 Jan Jan 151 10074 Jan 112% Dec 457a Nov 29 Aug 25 Aug 104 Sep 40 May 1- 177® Apr 12 89 Sep Dec Dec 22% Mar 40 Dec Jan 82 -26% Feb 774 July 36 Dec 13 Deo 5 Nov 66 5 77a Jan 29- - Dec 387a 120 62% 317e 5774 May 10 A 91% Apr 23 > 2774 Dec Nov 20% 10974 37% Jan 28 AT 19 Jan 18* 5474Jan 8 Jan ~iy4 Jan" A Dec 567/a July 25 .387? Jan 5074 Nov 1674 Aug 13 ■ 97a Jan 14% Jun Jan 88 Ya 10% May 17 Ya 33% 52% Jun Dec Dec 25 Nov 112 Nov 66 105% Aug 23 A 21% Feb 16 •> 56 Jan 28 A; 53% Aug 261 A 307a Apr 10 22 Aug 15 Jan 13% Jan A ■ 110 Jan 23 15% July 11 1067a Oct Dec . 13% Jan . 267a 1037a Ocf 1.107% Nov 167a Apr A 6 7a Mar 187/b May 17 3272 May 29 109% July 2 > 29% Feb • 132 X205 2, May 29 -Sep 11 A 47% Apr U% Dec 28 Nov Dec Jan A. 115 77 Jan A115% Dec 137a Jan 343A Nov 38% Jan 77 20 98y2 Aug 22 62 May 22 137/8 Jan 29 / •V > 3074 Mar 55% Dec 127a 674 Mar Jan 29 257a Aug 21 A • 44 A. 77s Jan ' Dec 39 Dec , 16% Dec V 117a July 23. 607® May 31 35 Jan 57 Dec 24 46 Jan 67 Nov 277s Jun 487a Dec 51% Jan 73 Ya 84 Playing Card 50 No par -100 No par 25 U : 200 5»A « A May 29- 168 Vs Feb Foundry & Pipe S Preferred 1,400 ,r 23 53/a 105 107% Nov 10772 Jun Feb ; 155 U 52,600 146. Co_—1 A ————10 . 8% noii-cum 1st preferred—100 U S Smelting Ref & Min—;——50 500 '•* ,.' 500 74 70% 1 4 Oct 10 Sep 19 Oct 8 26 Feb 26 90 Sep 26 40 Sep 10 674 Sep 24 '25 » Sep 19 13% Jan 2 974Sep 19 preferred V/2% U S 13,900 . & 125 9 ,—20 ;//•' 37 Sep 9 Co-AA---—-10 59 ;; Sep 9 U S Plywood Corp ——1 41 Feb 26 3%% cum pfd series A_ 100 100 Sep 25 U 500 5,800 1013/4 9% 9 16% Jan 101 Sep AA/A Year 1945 •115% Jan 27 Oct 10 16 106 13% 93 196 Leather U S Lines 2,300 A , Industrial S '}■ ' *5% Dec 974 6174 Jun 9 7 29 Jan Jan 58% Jan A 111 104% Oct 10 9% Sep 25 10 Ocf 9 Chemicals—No par A Co———-No par conv cl A———No pai S U Partic 300 40% 44 v 13,000 23 50 U 9 25 20 26 41% Oct 19 187/» Oct 10 13% Oct 9 100 5 —100 preferred S Hoffman Mach Corp__ 41/4-% preferred U 1,600 107a r. - 7 clo 80 50 21%; 50 51 ; 164/ 43% 43 '' 58%. 1013A 55% 160% : ..' .2,500 87b 28 r 1,600 69 56 1013A . 18 *10 7b 74% ••.'721 Va 148 22 *51 / 66 ■V 70% 22% 43 43 *17 67' /:■ 53 160 % " A A 27 263A A 39% A 1013A '• 55 3A 160 % 51% 21% *51 • 57% 55% 7 39 67 " : *101% A'' *65 40% *65 A 7% a:j°S- A': 39 A 70 101% 102 y2 160 Y* 76 *74 A'." 40% 56 58 160 45% 15% 16% *10% 39% *46% 25% 17% 66 56% 27 A 10% 71 160 26 v 17 Va 407a 57 63A ■v 7 6-% .10% 39% 160% ; / 1,700 29% 90% 42 10% 160% 31 32% 90% 17% 102 JA 30 :A 2,200 A 30 108 201 30 *10% 57% , 43 y2 17% 102 15. 14 108 *195 *30 201 91% 10% 18 13 3A 106% *195 197 *90% 10% 583/8 107 %'; ' 43 % A 28 27 13% 106 3/4 14%- ,' 14 110 17% 102 V 109 32% •" , 20 20 14 15 20 Oct 47a • :# per share 39 -353/2 Oct 11 Rexall Drug. Inc__^ 2.50 , U S & Foreign Secur_^-i_A_No par $4.50 preferred —.—No par- ' U S Freight Co———No par \ U S Gypsum Co —— r20 ; 8,300 .* 106' 106 * ''13 ^Oct V United 30,700 107/s preferred United Paperboard 10 44 % Oct 10 9% Sep 10 71 y2 Mar 16 ' 1 —100 10 5% / , 10 183/4 18 17% 107 *106 107 - 196 201 33 16 *14% A A 111 ♦195 1067a .31 8074 May 27> > 4 10 10 3 10 A 3% Oct 10 United Merch & Mfrs Inc new com ' 16% 18% A •107 974 Co Fruit United * 14% 29 1974 Dec 66% Nov1 112% Nov A 23% Apr 16 80 % Sep 10 . _5 :..l 100 new—-—No par Gas Improvement Co__ 13 V2 United ~ 106% *106 "36% 35% 3678 43% A ** •• 45 common 3,700 42% 367s 46 46% % A" 100 A.--A-A-1 preferred—-. conv, Corp 140 1374 ?&■ 39 Yiy-A :A ■ 7 137a -36%/ 38%' HAVA ;vAA 38 37 *• • 30c //A Preferred / United Electric Coal Cos 5 United Engineering & Fdy—;—L-5 •* 2,200 " ; -.No par ■ Corp preference i__A United Dyewood Corp • 21 Sep 110 Oct 102% Oct -32 Sep 20% Oct 106 Sep 25% Oct 33% Feb 62 Sep 26% Sep 67b Oct . —No par Co— $3 5,900 90 13 3A li N46 $3.50 United 66,900 37b 33/a 45% A 100 7 85 *82 3% 45 *87% *11 93 Jan July 29 Jan 157a Mar Aug 13 / 45 » $ per share 105% Oct 10 100 i„ Cigar-Whelan Stores United 34,800 77s 77a Carbon United-Cafr Fast 27 *23% Co RR non-cum United 600 , • • "■ 21,900 27% 40 38% A ''27* preferred.——100 Union Tank Car A—A No par United Aircraft Corp ; 5 5% cony preferred 100 United Air Lines Inc ' 10 United Biscuit Coi— No par 1 .'v A *83 ,A- ' 3% AA 7%' 6% 7% ; 12 Jan „ n__^_25 Pacific 108" 26% California Oil 4% 88 Sep 10 111 ; Jun 10 106 t Feb 26 , series—No par $3.50 of 13 23 , Union Sep 24 Sep 19 Jan 3 49 No par; t No par Union ; • A; *65 series 1,600 37% 207/b *107 Carb___i__No par & $3.70 6,100 10274 35 20% 26 74 38% 7%; Jun Highest t per share No par -i_A5/A A-AAA -A—No par Un El Co of Mo pfd $4.50 ser Preferred >210 If,100 2174 102% .a; 20% Carbide Union 1 Preferred 117 114* ' 36 "20% 25% 27 10 7e 7 18 114 Mar 8 227a May 28 637/b May 11 79 May 11 106% Jan 10 24 Apr 30 71% Apr 30 28% Jan 29 Lowest < •. Ruber Co_ Asbestos Union Union Bag & Paper 112" 217a *a; 103 3/4 34% 34% 22 , 217a 117 29% 111 *51 <• - 35% jA Jun Dec 18% 1-% Dec64% Dec u lfnderwood Corp ; 50 A 105% 105% 105% 21% : 40% 201 68% 105% 21% 27% ♦195 *147 11,300 113 *107% 112- 40% *109 57 106% 21 *108% 65 *90 11% 58% *105y2 *107% : 21% •34%; ^.;13%J 13%.; 109% *11 102 93% "90% *112% 88% :'iio% 115% 118 104 A 47% 15 *106 112 A- -.21% 116 92 *112% 113 , A *1077, 106% x2iy8 84 V 84 3% • 3% A 47%. ;■••■.. & *68 27% l ; 1,900 10,200 1 > 19%. 14% ' 7% * 46 19% *105% , .8% Apr .r May 14' Range Since January 1 Par 5,500 137/b 28% 27 ' 37 45% 91 113 29% *23 • 94 13% 14% 577s 56% :yA; 13% ."137a ' 42% : 63% 12% 94 18% 13% '•••-26t 27% V' 89'A A 112 34% 28% 47% *106 14 *112% A 112% 112 22 *40% *■ 7% 3% 10% 28% 94a; 55 53% 54% 13% ;; 26% 27% A. 108%- 108% 65 47% *11 14%.: *107 106 - 21% 29 41 ; 112 34% 35% 21% *39 53% 54% 92% ••• : • 117 106 107 *34% * 116 118 117 94 :• 112% ',.106% '106% 21%' 22% 106% 21% A'. 93 -112 **107 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 9 Oct 10 Oct 10 497s Jan 3 102% Apr 23 ; 117a Oct 10 " '44 s Oct 9 12% Sep 20 , Shares share ' 113 *107 27% 26% 27% 93% 93 *112 Jun 9- Range for Previous ■' $ per share . 13% 13% v 14% £ May 24% Apr 112 Feb 26% Jun 66 y4Jan 21% May 71 Jan 33% Feb 127s Jan 9 4 16 Sep 9 397s Oct 10 No par Corp____No par Film ■ 2,io(r Friday A Oct. 11A Thursday" A Wednesday AAA/' Oct. 9, A "/"A- Oct. 10 , 54 ;a :% 54% 53 v 1123/4 137® 68 Sep 25 105 .___No par Corp Fox Cen preferred No par .$4.50 prior pfd —A_____Nopar TMn City Rapid Transit— No par ' 5 % conv prior pfd A; i. 50' Twin Coach Co: 1 930 46 A 44% 1 $1.50 100 105 12% 20th ■ ,53% 70 20 Vi 21 Vi 693/b 5374 July 38 lA 13y« 26'/2 153/4 57s 5 No par $6 -preferred 900 *103% St'l Williams & Truax-Traer 30,600 SALE PRICES : tperthare # per share I per share 47 9% Mar 16 16!/b Oct 10 No par 2 __' Corp Tri-Continental Corp 1,700 42% A1 12 11% • 16 Feb - 6 A/'AAA//: HIGH Tuesday -• " ■ 7/;. :; , f: : LOW AND Monday 44 A 14% 47%' - 16 7 17% 41% . *103% 105 12 12 137a *17% 50 50 ; 105 *103 7a ' 105 51% 51% , 13 48% 4872 '16 54 Feb " 50 108% 108% 109 1077a 10474 • 6% • 40 *52 55% Nov July 26 18 Oct 102y2 Oct 5 Bearing Roller fTransamerica 21,400 177a - Oil—-—10 _\.No par Associated preferred Timkcn 300 6% •1077a / 20%. Jun Jan 6iy2 30y4 sy8 Oct 10 32 Oct 9 Transcont'l & West Air Inc— 21,000 28% 15% 43% 5374 187a Aug 1374 Jan 30% A. 177a _10O No par com ' 29 17V4 108 v 3 Mdy 28 3 Sep 972 Oct 9 14J/2 Sep 24 38y40ct 8 106 Sep 26 $3.75 5,400 5% *107 42 108 ■ 15% 1774 A; 517a NOV 31% Nov7 Sep A 50 lA Sep 20 25 R) (J Timken Detroit Axle new 12,200 27 6% 10% Dec Jan 26% May 10 . Avenue Tide "Water 830 , 13,800 18 / Jan 18 -.No par $3.50 cum preferred——No par 12,500 18% 103% 29 Va *15 7a : 6% 36% 5 65 10 1 Thompson-Starrett Co ' 16% —No per *. — common..... Thompson Products 4% preferred - 400 103% r Co Thompson 110 33% ^5 div conv preferred-50 Transit Corp_No par $2% ' Third i 3,900 18% 43 74 5374 55 A 6% 13% A A 300 5,200 104 5% *32 42% 42% 16 •/ma A 'A * 42% *101 17% 107 107 1874 ' - 41% 17% A' 108 104% ' 4,400 15 16% 14Va 267a 6% 16 '420 12. 103% 18 177a 41 13% 41% A-. 32 3174 50% 10% 33 103% 103% 3874 1772 r 417a 41% ■ A 50% 5% 32 18% . Thermoid ' 14% A> A:: 14% 417s 18 -The Fair. *14% 104 5% -34% Dec A? 62 July 11 32 7« Jun 9 10 Dec 19% Dec Jan Sep 20 35 pfd ._________No par conv 700 3,200 41 *101 $2.40 320 10% 15 38% .5% Oct 18 Dec 13% 487a 68% Aug 21 60% Jun 14 Jan 7% Jan 11% Jan 3 13% Sep 19 47 Sep 16 15 Sep 3 1—100 Thatcher Glass Mfg Co_ 18% 10 *14 U 105% 103% 103% 50% 9% ;v 40% 32 18% A:J/'A i8% 10374 50% 10% • ..'is 5% A 10% 52% 9%" 257s Jun 14% Oct 21 1 Trust Pacific Ry ,Co___ & 10% 17% 10 10% *102 a- 36% *33%. 17 Va 177a • 6% 48Va 53% *17 38% • 106 5% 18 7b 13% ♦52 Va is •< *40 V 38% *104 A; - "• 32% *1374 53 52% 52% 67a *10474 2,000 10 ' -15% 31% ♦52% 15% - Land Pacific 13 Sep 10 Feb 26 Mar 4 Sep 10 V " 14% 15. *51% *17% 42% 15% ■ *16% "H% J 103% " 137, 15 •- 18 • «■ v ; 1974 19> 10374 147a *107 v 42 •Texas 23 1 Gulf Texas ,2,500 52 10%' *15 367a ' *34. 36 1037a • 11,800 17 1 . 10% 106 6 17 7b 15% 40% 51% 19 52% : 41% 40 106 6% 19% 15% 39 V* 22% 16%» " .. 10% 14% 14% 41 7a 103% 15% 39% 21 51 t 50 *18 :'11%., 11% 106 % 36 8,000 14% 38 •15 ' / '23% 15 7a 40% , Gulf Producing Sulphur—-No par Texas Pacific Coal & Oil A 10 23 '< 19% "6 49% a ' ■ 49% 41'A 10% 49 % 14% ' ,15% 15% 10 49% 21 ■ 24 23% v 43 . 10% ,49% " 15% *104 25 15% , ' 14% (The) . 57 50 14% Texas Co 15 49% 42% 5 Jan 15 Sep 11 7% l43/4 52 7 - 9J/2 46!/2 5 Corp 7% 19% May 16 A--*.—A-d A. 11% Jan 25 Tennessee 15% 11 42% ' : 58% 58 , 4,700 58'A 49 % " 16 ,1,000 ' 15% 11% 23% 77/a 7* (James) Telautograph Corp 57% 58 3A 15% 7%. iTalcott Inc. 1,000 > 15% ll%k '23 Vt 8 13 13 15% 58% *49 'A 12% Apr 67% May 103 80 187 5 Sep 26 Apr 22 Feb 6 144 Ya Jan 176 847a Feb 52 Jan 77% 89 ■ 72 Jan 89 6 Feb 11 97% Feb 6 166 Feb 16 29% Jan 14 557a Jun 9% Jan 17 28 207a Apr 10 Jan 24 128 85% Oct Oct Dec Oct Dec 587a Jan 135% Jan 160 Nov 237a Aug 32 Nov 46 Sep 5074 Dec 4 Jan 87a 4% Jan 167a Dec 98% Jan 121 y4 Dec 16 Jan 25 Dec Jan 9 Deo Dec 1174 July 22 54 July 25 2774 Feb 7 Apr 16 22 5% Volume 164 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 m7 NEW YORK STOCK RECORD LOW ' Saturday Oct. 5 S per 95 ?> ,96% ;• 197 31% 87% 87 U 198 193% Oct. 10 t per share 31% 87% 87 93 93 '193 194 Va the Week S per share 93%. . 193% 29 30% 23% 31 87% 88% 87 YORK Range for Previous STOCK Range Since January 1 EXCHANGE Universal 50 3(T% 87 87% /£§££ Highest Par t per share t per share ■—No par Tob 92% Sep 12 187 May 14 8 % preferred • Universal Pictures Co Inc 4%% preferred 100 —_ 6,900 580 . Leaf Year 1945 Lowest /. 210 198 £ 30 , NEW Shares 93% *193 87% STOCKS fi Sales for Oct. 11 ; * per share 94'A 194% ; Friday Thursday Oct. 9 94% V;0 v Wednesday 193'/a .30% 31% 87 PRICES ^ 95 Va 87% 30%-. Va SALE HIGH share x94% 97 . *193 31% S per $ per share . AND Tuesday Oct. 8./.V ?'£Oct. 7 share 95 *193 Monday • —1 28% Oct 100 _ 85 110% Jan Lowest 10 200% Apr 75% 23 49 Va Jan 10 10 Sep 25 101 Apr 39 Feb Highest t per share f per share 110 Deo Mar 178 Jan 200 Nov 23% Aug 48% Deo 9 V>>"> *19% 17 37 y4 17% 19V4 19% 183/4 19 17%. 16% 17Va 153/4 16 5/8 37 37% 37% 36 36 17% 37% 17% 19% i6% 20 •16% 17% 16% 19% ; > • r" ~ > . 373/4 ' *34 36 35 35 34 99 *93 99 *93 ' 99 101" *93 *39 v 7 102 68 68 95 ; 433/4 : *81 149 39 39 ■»;> 38% >34 :'">- 34 47%* 48.?::%:'; 38% 38% / 49% ♦48 : J' 35 ♦33% 135 135 *130 ; 180 ♦150 ♦130 167 - 145 •130 145 167 •150 46% 383/4 33 Va 167 130 130 700 : 420 /hi.', 6% : 24 26% Jun 17 Co-6% 15% Sep 19 2.50 33% Oct 10 , 100 91 100 100 1 5 V - pfd Vulcan 50 Corp 100 Detinning 167 Preferred class A 21 105 / Apr 53 * July 33 Apr 24 % 90 Va Jan 103 24% Jan f Dec Dec 45% Dec - 3% Mar 59% 10 8% Dec Jan 81 Deo Sep 118 124 Nov 9 57 Jan 3 45% Jan 45 V4 Jan 30 36 Ya Jan 52 29 Apr Deo 104 «•-. 99% July 10 Sep 23 Sep 24 Sep 24 Deo Dec 60% Nov —— 15 123% Apr Jan 37 Feb 24 80 , 5 Co 1Q Sep 20 46 ■ —25; (The) 63 V2 118% Jun Jan 86% Mar 53 May 28 108% Aug 23 12% Jan 29 8 34% 22% Mar 13% May 28 115 13 Oct 5% Oct —100 113 Jan 13 32 -. 51% Apr 30 9 Sep 30 102 -No par . Oct 36% Sep - 100 pref—100 preferred 21% 30 58 Va Apr Ry— Works™ Visking 2,400 130 253/4 Apr 10 Virginian Ry Co-^.v^wi--fc—25 900 34% 130 Chemical 8- 10 35% Oct preferred Va El & Pow $5 1,500 38% "V *140 Sugar Pac Va Iron Coal & Coke 5% 463/4 « 34% 167 3,900 ; non-cum 9 15% Oct 10 Co & 18% Oct 2.50 Inc 3'/a % cum preferred WCarolina Chemical >; 6% div partic prefered. 88 . -46 ■>' X32% , 34% *145 : 121 *78 46 10 68 * .121, . Shreve Victor 1,300 No par Co—: Co Chemical Vicks 5% 6% 68 ;; 38% • 34 *150 145 *150 *78 383/4 33% 34% 34%. 66 Va 88 Norman Vertientes-Camaguey 10 42 Va Corp of Am Raalte Vick 1,400 102 6% >, 122 Van 101 42 Va 6% > '65 >•■ 47% 383/4 ' •47% *38% > 42 *121 90 ■46% 95 ■ 122 ?,/: ♦121 120% *82 *83 Van 12,800 91 102 >;> ;> *100 5% 67 06 67%. 67% 120% ' 41 6% V 34% *83 101 102.,., >*100 6VB 17% 333A 91 Vanadium 3,800 1,200 36% X16 3/4 .. 3,800 ! 16% 36 33% *80 *i' 20 -16 , 33% *83 42 42 ♦100.. 6% 16 ,16% 34 101 *19% 36 -16% 91 *93 102 r- 6% *120% i2i%;> *85 95 121% *82 ,.*41 7 *6% :70' ';':V *67 *120 Va 42 *102 104 6% ... 101 *93 ;:':V. 104 40% ""41':..''; *102 101 *93 *. 34 -91 35 *93 15% > .>" > 20 35% 17 Va .16% 173/4 183/4 «»•. 83 Deo 55 Nov 43% Nov -- ——— 100 : 130 Oct 10 170 Mar 29 120 Mar 165 __100 * 171 Dec Sep 19 178 May 11 145 Mar 173 Deo Sop 11 64 Sep 78 NOV 15% Oct 10 13% Jan 20 Deo 30% Jan 42 Deo «" > W *36% 107 112 *62 . 66 16*% 16% 36% 36% Xl06% 107 '37% ♦106% 66 10% 36'A 112 ; 16% 111 111% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 15% 15% 15% 15% 104% 104'A 104'A 10% 15% 15% •102 ; 103 103 t 18% ■26 Va *25% 26 *27% 28% 20% 21.. 20% 23 VV 18% *25% 23 22% 37% 112% «■'"« 1.0 15% 105 18% 18 % 18% 47% 27 24% 25% 25% 25% 26 25% 25% 27% 27% 27% 27% 20% 20% 20% 83 82% 22% 35% 34% 10% 10 10 10 & 33% 33% 33% 33% 33% 86% 88% *86% 86% 32% 33 32% *119 119 119 112 112 115 *114 16 16% 41 '24% 25 114 20% 21Va 21% 22 V4 35% 34% /35>.4;: 15 -66 66 € 14% 15 66 15% >61% 15 31V* 30% *77 78 76 77 76 % 21% 21% 21% 21% r; 5 V2 *13% 31% 29% 30% 74 76-' 77% 21% 21 Va 21% *13 - 21% C*12 *118 13 65% *113 6'/a 16 31'A > 5%. : ' . 5% 5% .>"*14''v> • 71 73 74 *12 24% 35 99% ,99%; 75 *60 *94% :•••••• 41 45% 43 33% 33% ■ *99% 100% ■ "*34-- Y5 ; 40 *102% 103% •41%- 95 *5iS - 76 . ♦101%- 403%. 94% 35 34 34 26 - 12% 25% 15% 25% 12% 90 *82 35 ' ; •V 6% 6% ' - 39 94% 95% 34 34 ~ 10% ■11 96. : V 1 13 ■ 99 *98 *32% 13 6&v ♦31 94% 94% 34 .32- •25 %? 10,400 2,000 ; *30 6% *60 - ' W% :&2V% - 13 %r ■ 16% 14 > 40% 46% 53% 52% • -16% *156 94%.- 95% *82 $6 92 < -**88 *83% 167 • 1844 08 x*31%.^&2%- .. 24% ' . 24% 99 '«1% 81 Vs 35 —' > 5%- '400 7,700 67 i 18%: '* • •40% '6% *6% II Va : > Wilcox 52 *80 *85 61 87% 87 9 per share? 66 Wilson 109% Jan Oct • Jan 112 Deo • Sep 118% Deo 106 Jan 3 Dec 118% 22% Mar 11 Jan 9 40 59% 65 18% id 18% > >v Oct. 7 4! *38% 115 < 32% Jan •> 47/a Jan 14 Va 13 y4 Feb Apr 24 64 y4 30 45 7 56 16% 16 '65 'M.49-.:. 50 %" » *52% 54 " >';--»5 .>.,85'." >85 *80 -92 "*• *45% Jun Jan 92 .,V 277/a July 31% Aug e 27 Oct 64 Jan Oct Oct 17% -61 y* 18% 63% 18% '65 63 17 Va ' '"63 17 1"« Wednesday - Oct#. f per ehnr9 " - * * ; •_ ,'tf < , Iron *'Co£a—_i I Per there —_10 >! Prior pfd 1 per thare 85'; 15 15%- 33 - 18% 16% 17. 62 % 63% 59# 62%' 18 Va 18% 17% 18 35. -15 "*17% ' DM f 21 101 . 160 34 43% Sep Feb 28 IB 84%Sep 30 "• 87% Sep 27 103 / BOVirSep 5 106 7 : /62%*Apr 25% Jun 2,300 19 " 5,400 Wyandotte Worsted Wright ' Sep • ; 59%sOct Co new——5 . 18 . 14 { • •v Sep 19 16% Mar ih. 16% • 58% 167/s . ' * . 16% ' . 62-- 17% 15 28% 40% Jan 98 TB' EXCHANGE 26% Jun. *19% Nov > ,16%— 18% .- ■/ 63%18V4 - 18% 62 :' 17% •; - Lowest Shared Jan 80 Jan 75 Jan - Deo ; ; W6v 53% Deo Nov 160 • «tot109% Ndv 69% Mas &. 70 110 Nov -84 Ofct •Bid 22 . and asked prices; 1 i . 9% ' 21% 25 9% ao $al«s on this day. 81% 9% 97/8 19%-20% * im receivership. : - 9%• '9% Deferred 31 21%- - '9% -;9% 'Yale ti ToWne Mfg tb. 8,300Work-dorp^^ deUverv a Hem Btoes 5,400 , 6,300 > Ma w-25 >. 8 Year 1946 Lowest Highest# per share .Dei^15 33 ' 15 Young. Spring & Wire No par Youhgstown Sheet & Tube—No par " Rep Highest f per share : : %l%^uly-1 ®g% fftil 3 ' "^7% Jan.3i 16% Oct 10 -57% Sep 24 16% Oct 10 * Youngstown Steel Door—No par / fcfehith Radio Cbfp_iui-us.ua JVo-par* Products Corpu-^i-a x—1. - Zohite «u» iBpeelal sales, •... 6 t, I per shore; 3,300 1,700 11,300> .3,600 ———. sa : 138% 'Deo 37 • Jan > 4 Range Since January 1 >. > - - 35% Jan 17 83% May 31 :3l Jan 29 : 13% JAn 19% Jan 39% , 20 Jan Mar wd When - > 19% Oct 10'" 9 Sep 423 distributed. 42% Jan 15' 14% Apr 18 R-Ex-divldends ' y 38% 6% Jan Kx-rights. -i •v Range for Previous -" NEW YORK STOCK IfcsWeek? • Dec , "Sales for- 30 35% .15% ©ct> 18 • 1 ^ JUn 36 ■Ate » May 10 'Feb Dbo 94 *+ Jan 13% Janll 128. Jan.» 14 !■•> m 10 47 v Den «7% Dec 10% Jan 7 Jun Oct 31% ; July 26, 21% Feb 5 103 8%l«at July 10; Dbc' v 8% Jan. 16 Jan 47% 87% Jan 26% JAR 1 > 18 JA ~ " 26% Jan - 21% JbH 30 Ffeb T 78 107% 83% series_a—a_100 " \T,f petMhare . - - conv fieries_j._100 65 ' Mar : 105 • ' 9 per share ' ">■"4 . .• \ ' t 47% Dee 24% Oct 91% I»ec tkt 70% 27% Sbp " 9% 1 Dec •*-•;• 35% 16 18% 21% I Deo "la 105% • I I1 43 101% Aug- 131% Jan 62% MayiOB * 14 Aug 13 100 "'Apr 25 -' 4V2% Prior pfd 4%% 23% July 10 July 11 36 May 21 12% Jan 29 9 11 > • Aeronauticai__-__;ij__No par Wrigley (Wm) Jr (Dell—No pari: -Oct. 11 16 17 ;• " / , - 87 Friday Oct. 1# 11 62% May 29 > 107% July 26 < *44 May 28 * 44 Jatt 28 / M fj 45% - ft, i. , BVnrxfl Thursday* :y ■ 72 > Jan X106 V Jan 12% Sep 19 95% Sep 24 "15 V2 Oct 10 pf d__100 ->' 142. ' ■64% 17% x33% Jan 1-No pur " *.-10 *83% '> 2(1 Mar 26 -12 Get '? 81 % Sep —No par Wisconsin El POW-CO 6% NIGH SALE PRICES AND Tuesday 62 17% . * 37%'May 50% May - - .100 Jun >, 60 38% Dec 30% July t 27% Feb 107% Jan 31 July 35 .. . 37% May 18 Jun 57 ya 43% Aug 26 y4 Jan i. Jan 29 h "63% Jun 9 (F W) " C0_^_-——_10 Worthington P & II (Del) a—No par >''>-89%- 87' Aug -r' - Woolworth - *83% 63 Motors--->-^-_-_I.9% Oct preferred Woodward 48 ~ 53% '*81'., 87 36% / , 37%. Jun 39% Jan 10 - Deo '' Dec 30% Jan : 36% 16 Ye Deo 8% 61 • 17 17 16 Wilson-Jones ? 160 . 46 V4 .548% v :"*92r •Oct. 8 8 per share" 38% Dec 14 41% Jun 10 6% Oct &..CO. Ino__ $4.25 ' *83% 61% Monday - Nov Nov 4 113% 101 14 Oct 89% Nov Jan 113% 14 >; 101 . :•'> 27,400 1,300 *445 10O- Oil Co Willys-Overland ."->.15% .15% Ry—.: preferred™_v—100 cbhv Bewlhg Mhch> Cotpii.u-u.,^1 conv preferred^ —No par Prior-prefcrreti —___20 100 . 5%.%' 33,800 <98 % M 15 Va 15% *145 160 49 53% LOW Saturday Oct. 5 100% 53% Jan May 38% Nov 37 6 101 > 29% Sep 10 99 r.■; Sep 26 .* -No pur $4 >2,500 >■ 14%, 16 97%,, 97%- 40 49% 53 93 > *85 Jan 23% Mar 32% Jan 35 ' Apr 8 26J/2 Oct Whit® . rlo% -10% 13%.-14%.'.: 160 4 49% 52% *83% 10 39 ; Dee 32% Jan 23% Oct 10 n Dec 18% May 56% Jun 1* -Nopar-- ' 37y4Sep 10 v $5 conv prior pref-. —No par v r; 93 % Sep 19 White Dental Mfg (The S S )!'-•—20 27%Eeb 28 White Motor 22% Oct 10 , 6 9% 16 88 ' £< * 84% 9 2iy2Julyl9 Instrument^..-—12.50 Wheeling & Lake Erie >V 43%:. j ■ ; 7,200 ^ *80%: 90 ;"W' 350 ■>>.4*30.' "35 v v *30 6% 99 • •" t 13 35 m %hvz 40% ''49% *80 - Elec "i7%~ 30% Jan /, -• 90% May 14« 13 Va Jan 16 Sep 12 Sep 24 Oct .*'• Deo 32 33% Deo I 5 1:;/.; V 24 35 20y80cfc l0 par —Noparyr 21% Nov Jan Mar 116% Apr 10 71 100 >* / 122% Feb. Wheeling .Bteel fCotp 370 ' 13% 460, ' 49 -a:; A 1-— 14 Deo 117% Aug 7 119% May 16 53 V» Jun 10 * i V Deo f 50 14% Aug Apr 30 Aug 1 119 16 27 / 105% 89 % Aug 45 •• 8 Sep Oct Apr 16% Apr 20 43% July 11 Jan 2 5J/2 Sep 19 100 '.>3.75. pfefetred > .4,900 ' *97 1G5 - 69 103% "22%" S4%- 10% ■ 97% 41 v '49% 53% 13 "Westvaco Chlorine ProcL^.—No par 100. , *39% series B Weston 900 '■**' 7" r.-49%' 29% Sep >*, 57 Westinghouse Air Brake»i__No par Westinghouse Electric Corp_a-^.12% />. Preferred « 12% 1,070 44% 34 '"39% 12%,;. 81% V82 35 . 6% 10%, 11- 14 % *145 85 " 11% 16 i6y4 16% *145 165 Preferred 50,100 *102% - ,r 1 2 4'/a 12 . ?>? 6% 6% *97 % - ? v 35 13% 28 100% 100% *102% 103% '•36. 39% 40% ' 25%*" > %•..*>: c 85 mi l?-25% 13% *31;-;'• ■ 6V2 10% 14 47% Jan 31 Sep 13 111 % Sep 1 Western Union. Teleg class A_No Class 35% 44 ' *82 »3(p 1,300 25% ,4 34 33% 4100% 100% ' 'Jv *"20 -44%' .100 Supply Co Maryland Ry 91% 24 y4 10 35ViFeb 20 —10 ; Auto Deo ' 42 V* 94% 95% >' • *99% 401 ♦101% 103% 42 %> *41 35% 45 "4 33""' 46% 34 IPfi ♦60 *101% 103% !'.:i 101 1°° ' 36% '-c36- 37 . No par 16% 20 Sep 20 113% Oct - 21% " Co 106 Oct - 34% Feb 10 Sep 10 108 Sep 25 115 V2 Jan 4* 100 8% . Deo 35% Mar 14 29 4% non-cum 2nd preferred___100« Western Pacific RR Co com-No par 16,800 *12 27 37 30% JUn 14% '• 85% Sep 30 ^_»_._»..»_100 4%% pfd 100 Western Western 4,200 21 ya 20% 21% preferred > Western Air Lines' Inc 200 31 {.76% 27% "*45% 5% 17V»- 29% 24 ■r-34-- ■ Dec# Jan v 9% Sep 19 31 Vz Sep 19 Sugar Corp 1 Electric class A__No par Pulp & Pap 4%% preferred > : 23% 33% 20 > 30% —5 preferred 6% 2,600 1,800 ■15% Inc_^ Indies Penn 7% 6,800 24% 46% West 66 VI 24 37% West 170 15% 20% "214,/ 21% 200 14% ! Tobacco Webster 64 25% ♦45 31 110 8% 16 50 •- Sep 29% dan ' 110% Aug 61% Mar 23% Aug 29 ;;; Sep 11 Sep 10 20% Oct f" Wesson Oil & .Snowdrift&^s._No parpj $4 conv preferred 64 29% > '■ *113 24% /33% 20 5 Va 25% ?>? 37 > 27 a.wli.5 li-wl West 25% 34 10 ; 9 18% Jan >24 No par Wayne Knitting Mills 3,000 26% 37% 24y4 Oct 105 18% July 19 107% Feb 20 Sep 24 16% Oct Co^. 39% 4 115 27% '48% lOO 5 Corp-_i. Lt. Co_i._ Motor Penn Power 27% ,r iOO No par new Wayne Pump / xll7/8 Mar 15 Petroleum Washington Gas West 28% 37% Warren 30 28% *33% ___1 common 140 29% •45 Baking Co 230 25% > 154% Aug 12 20 y8 Jun 7 119% 28% 25% 10 114% 29% >29% ' 26 » Waukesha 14%- *14 21% 20% Feb 9%; Oct 113'A ; 38 115 5%, 18 *12 21% 98 4,800 110 *114 40 13% 115 15% *15% 33 14 W_„_No par Co__ Warren Fdy & Pipe 1,800 32% « *113 38 62 6 18 33 119% 113% 115/ 16% . 21 -_____No par 4,400 89 31% 110 ; *114 ■:<** 115 *113 65 *15 •13 118% 0Va 32% < *86% 31 *113 39 38% 89 110 66% 15 , 6% 6% 39 % ' 110 113% 114 66 % 113 113 ■ Mar 26 Feb 86 111 900 35%; >9% 32% 32% 29% 119 113%" 5 *6% 31% 110 119 119% ? •32% *86% 89 30 Va 35 9% 33% 110 27 . Apr 29 23% Jun ii ■'• 10 *86% 1 x27 54 ■r: 12 5%% preferred Warner Bros Pictures 3,900 700 27% 3 Apr Ward 2,800 22% 114 *113 25 2,700 *26%. Sep 105 55,300 1,300 20% 113% 114 ♦113 114 S 15 >24% > 20 Va 33 33 x38% 18% 20 Va 113% 41 25% 34 .^~-.^_^_100 8,800 220 106% 25 ■17% 25 . 56 Walworth 16,000 20 113 40% 41 ♦105 >.£ 17 100 __No par No par Co preferred uL-Iki Walker (Hiram) G & 1:3,500 10% 15% preferred System 4% / ___ 27% 114% ' 109 20 Va 9% 110% 119% • 107 108% 35 Va ■ 86% 31 110 120 112 *114 86% 33% 110'A 110% 110% *106% .. 21% 34 ♦110 Waldorf Walgreen 20 10% - *34% : 3,700 2,700 27 1 34% *9% 17% 36- , 10% ' *»34% 35% ■■ 15% 104% 105 24% . 16% Wabash RR 4%% 10% >18% 25 •26 63 36 109 9% - 26 18% - 16 36% 107 15% 104%' *58 *lhR% l07 10% 1 14% 63% 36 *106%' 107 ,110 108 r 111% ' *59 16% 36% 107 > 66- 46% - r" *60 > 37 *106% .17 ,17 - *62 66 *62% .* 44% Deo 12% Dee ; I\$ : '•»; j THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number of Week Ended Oct. 11, 1946 Shares f- . Monday Tuesday, Wednesday i Bond Bonds •,/• Sales Week Ended Oct. 11, 1946 $1,654,000 $99,000 189,000 5,656,000 7,453,000 314,000 4,905,000 $27,975,000 .*. $1,265,000 86,825 •Wednesday Thursday 5,142,000 $29,240,000 is Foreign $1,265,000 Railroad & Industrial. 27,975,000 28,314,500 ■ ■ ' ■ ■' are the daily closing averages of 64,563,200 ■ 's*'t ':" :;•>;* WeekEndedOct.il Indus¬ trials 5 October 8_ October v., . 9 65 ties Stocks -V Second _ $1,050,000 1 V trials Rails Rails ties 60.79 103.85 110.74 89.34 107.56 34.38 v 110.51 89.26 103.80 34.10 60.20 103.74 110.38 89.33 107.40 33.20 58.53 103.75 110.33 89.19 107.37 45.69 33.57 59.34 103.56 109.93 34.19 60.44 103.51 109.89 . Bond Record ■; « "and interest"—except for income are AND Monday HIGH Tuesday Oct. 7 SALE Oct. 8 ' par 29% Fulton 42'A 114 119 103% 36% 38% 10 44% 20 Trust Co 39 Continental Bank 102.71 , Corn & Trust 44% 41 190 200 100 307 Guaranty 46% ' - 100 100 Trust - Irving Trust Kings County Trust Lawyers Trust Manufacturers - Low /' High Low High Low 103.18 *103.16 103.18 ♦106.26 106.28 *106.26 *106.26 106.28 *106.24 106.26 Trust 53-\f 20 100 55 f;:■{ 269 263 12% 39% 41% 18 90 56 25 Public Nat'l Bank & Trust-17% 93 54 38% 40% 95 Sterling National 68 73 23 26 Title Guarantee & Trust 40 United 102.22 Federation Bank & Trust 102.31 Fiduciary Trust 10 37 First National Bank—1001,615 10 19% / " New York Trust States 25 - 12 14 100 Trust 700 ' 15% 730 1,675 New York Stock Exchange «» WEEKLY Cash and YEARLY - deferred one or more of 32d a point. , - *107.13 107.15 *112 112.2 , Sales for Fridav *112 112.12 *113.18 113.20 103.7 *103.15 103.17 *106.24 ' Oct. 11 : High Low GOVERNMENT 106.26 the Week , NEW Bonds($) High STOCK BONDS V *103.15 103.17 Range for Previous ' Lowest July 12 3s 110.3 Jun 28 111.18 Feb 19 112.21 Aug 23 115.26 Jan 17 111.24 *111.20 111.22 *111.20 111.22 *111.21 111.23 2%s 1955-1960 *102.23 102.25 *102.22 102.24 *102.22 102.24 Treasury 2%s 1948-1951 1951-1954 —1956-1959 107.15 *112.1 112.3 *108.30 109 *108.29 108.31 ; *108.29 108.31* 107.15 *107.13 107.15 *107.13 107.15 *107.13 107.15 Treasury 2%s *112.2 112.4 *112.1 112.3 *112.1 112.3 *112.1 112.3 Treasury 2%s *112.13 . 112.15 *112.11 112.13 *112.11 112.13 *112.12 112.14 *113.21 113.22 103.7 , 113.23 *113.20 113.22 *112.21 112.23 *113.22 113.24 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *103.5 103.7 *104.26 104.28 *104.26 104.28 *104.24 104.26 *104.24 104.26 *104.24 *105.19 105.21 *105.19 105.21 *105.19 105.21 *105.19 105.21 *105.18 105.20 *105.18 Treasury 2%s Treasury 2%s 105.7 *105.4 105.6 107.1 *106.31 107.1 *104.12 104.14 *104.10 104.12 *104 104.2 *103.31 104.1 *103.17 103.19 *103.16 *103.15 103.17 *103.14 *103.13 103.15 *103.11 > *103.8 *105.3 105.5 *105.1 105.3 *105.2 105.4 *105.2 •• i *106.30 107 *106.29 106.31 *106.30 107 *104.9 *104.9 104.11 *104.9 104.11 104.1 *103.29 103.31 *103.28 103.30 *103.29 103.31 103.18 *103.13 103.15 *103.13 103.15 *103.14 103.16 103.16 *103.11 103.13 *103.11 103.13 *103.12 103.14 Treasury *103.9 103.11 *103.10 103.12 Treasury *103.8 103.10 *103.9 '"103.11 Treasury Treasury 103.18 *103.16 103.16 *103.14 104.11 103.13 *103.12 103.14 *103.9 103.11 103.10 *103.8 103.10 *103.7 103.9 > *102.5 102.7 *102.3 102.5 *102.2 102.4 *102.1 102.3 *102.1 102.3 *102.2 •105.11 105.13 *105.9 105.11 *105.8 105.10 *105.1 105.3 *105.8 105.10 *105.10 105.12 102.4 Treasury --1963-1968 June 1964-1969 .Dec. 1964-1969 2%s 2'As 2'As 2%s 2'As *102.3 102.5 102.4 *102.1 102.3 *102.1 102.3 *102.2 *105.20 105.22 *105.19 105.21 *105.19 105.21 *105.18 105.20 *105.19 105.21 104 Treasury 2'As *103.29 103.31 *103.28 103.30 *103.29 103.31 *103.29 103.31 Treasury 2%s 107.6 *107.2 107.4 *107.1 107.3 *107.3 107.5 Treasury 2'As 105 105.3 *104.31 105.lt *104.31 105.1 *104.30 *104.31 105.1 101.22 *101.20 101.22 *101.19 101.21 •JL01.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 101.21 101.21 *101.19 *101.19 101.21 *101.19 *101.20 101.22 *101.20 101.22 *101.14 *101.19 101.21 *105 Treasury 2'As 105.2 101.21 ' i Dec 106,6 Oct 107.15 Apr Jun Apr 2 106 Apr 2 2 107.15 Jan 28 106.28 Sep 107.25 17 105.24 Sep 108.15 Nov 103.4 105.29 Aug 19 108.4 Jun 7 107.5 Jan 108.4 Jun 7 105.19 Aug 107.1 Jun 105.22 May 1 104.9 Jan 10 107.27 Apr 107.4 Apr 2 100-28 Jan 16 100.18 Jan 103 4 107.9 Apr 9 100.17 Jan 102.9 July 102.22 Jan 4 107.19 Apr 6 100.15 Jan 102.7 July 100.10 Jan 102.2 100.18 102.3 Jan 107.9 Apr 5 12 101.16 Jan 4 107.10 Apr 106.15 Apr -Sept. 1967-1972 106.28 Apr 30 109.15 Feb 18 101.15 Jan 2 106.16 Apr 1951-1953 . 106.15 Aug 12 1954-1956 1956-1959 .—June 1959-1962 Dec. 1959-1962 2Mis 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.14 101.16 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 Treasury 2s 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *101.10 101.12 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 Treasury 2s 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.15 102.17 Treasury 2s *102.3 102.5 *102.3 102.5 *102.3 102.5 *102.4 102.6 *102.4 102.6 Treasury 2s June 1949-1951 *102.10 102.12 *102.9 102.11 *102.9 1 02.11 1647 *102.8 102.10 102.11 •102.13 102.15 *102.12 102.14 *102.12 Treasury 2s 1 02.14 *•102.11 102.13 *102.12 102.14 *102.11 102.13 *102.12 102.14 Treasury *102.13 1 02.15. *102.12 102.14 *102.12 102.14 *102.12 102.14 Treasury 2s 102.17 Treasury 2s —Sept. 1950-1952 Treasury 2s ... *102.16 102.18 *102.15 102.24 102.17 *102.15 102.17 *102.14 102.16 *102.21 *102.20 102.22 *102.19 102.21 102.31 *102.29 102.31 *102.28 102.30 *102.24 102.28 *102.29 102.311 102.23 *102.29 102.30 103 102.26 *102.24 102.26 *102.22 102,24 *102.27 102.29 *102.27 102.29 *102.25 102.27 *102.15 102.17 *102.20 *102.9 *102.15 102.22 102.31 *102.20 ♦102.23 102.25 *102.23 *102.28 102.28 *102.29 *102.29 *102.25 102.22 102.31 —. 100.30 Jan 107.28 Dec 8 100.23 Dec 101.15 Dec 106.15 Aug 12 106.29 Oct 107.26 Feb 108.21 Nov 108.21 Nov Aug*12 108.17 Aug 12 104.22 Sep 17 108.17 107.14 Apr 3 100.27 Jan 105.1 Nov 100.29 Jan 2 104.16 Apr 5 100.15 Sep 101.12 July 101.4 Jan 4 104.7 Apr 3 102 Apr 29 102 Apr 29 Jan 17 103.7 Jan 5 103.9 Jan 17 103.22 Feb"~6 •Treasury 2s 103.4 Apr 26 102.22 Sep 103.13 May June 1952-1954 — 24 16 103.15 Aug 20 104.3 Mar 15 Sep 100.17 Jan 104.4 Dec 24 ' 104.29 Feb 21 *105.10 105.12 *105.10 105.12 *105.11 105.13 Treasury 2s *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 Treasury l%s . 1948 101.14 May~17 101.31 *101.1 101.3 *101.1 101.3 *101.2 101.4 *101.2 101.4 Treasury l%s . 1950 101.3 Sep 20 102.17 Mar transaction. 18 1953-1955 Mar"~9 8 100.13 Jan 104.6 Dec 106.12 102.25 Sep 105.13 lot Dec 104.26 Feb 101.4 a Odd 102.10 103.1 *105.11 day. Nov 103.30 Dec *101.2 this Dec 103.8 103.16 105.13 transacted Oct '103.5 Jan 101.4 No sales 102.26 Jan 101.29 Feb *105.11 price. Jan 102.27 Jun Sep *102.2 101.2 104.24 100.25 105.12 *101 Jan 102.20 May 102.26 Oct Dec Apr July 103.1 101.4 asked 102.9 104.14 Jan 28 •105.10 and 103.28 103.13 May 16 *101.2 101.3 100.27 Sep Oct 102.21 July J951-1953 .Dec. 1952-1954 Dec 102.26 104.24 103.9 1951-1955 Treasury 2s *' Dec. 1949-1951 100.18 102.3 ...Sept. 1949-1951 — Treasury 2s 102.25 102.27 2s Feb July .March 1950-1952 102.11 Feb 101.24 .March 1948-1950 *102.13 102.15 *102.9 , 100.20 Aug 6 Dec. 1948-1950 •102.4 102.6 Jan July 102.17 Aug 1952-1955 . Treasury 2'As Treasury 116.16 4 , *101.20 113.30 Oct Jan 2 , *105.1 110.15 Mar Jan 102.11 Jan ^Treasury 2%s * 113.20 Nov 113.2 102.11 Jan , *103.30 *107.4 108.27 Aug 112.10 Jan 112.21 Dec. 1967-1972 . 102.7 107.6 Dec 106.11 Mar 19 —June 1967-1972 105.21 *107.4 Apr 114.25 118.15 Mar 12 V 118.23 Feb 1965-1970 104.2 102.4 6 111.27 Jun 15 —1966-1971 *104 *102.2 109.22 Feb 115.23 Nov Apr 106.16 May 1962-1967 *105.19 : Aug" 23 113.12 Aug 12 1950-1952 .1956-1958 107 104.12 111 112.17 Aug " Treasury "2'As Treasury 2'As Treasury 2%s ■Treasury 2%s *106.30 *103.31 107.23 106 —1952-1954 *104.10 f 109.24 Mar 105.14 1949-1953 Treasury 2'As 105.4 Highest 106.13 Nov, 1948 . Treasury 2y2S '' *105.5 1960-1965 Treasury 2%s 105.20 104.27 May 16 1958-1963 Treasury 2%s - 104.26 *107 4'As 3V8S *107.13 v. 112.14 *113.20 *103.5 109.1 Lowest 104.14 102.25 *108.31 106.26 Year 1945 Highest , 1947-1952 1949-1952 1951-1955 *102.23 *106.24 104.28 107.5 Range Since Jan. 1 • *111.22 109.1 *112.12 i *103.10 103.12 YORK EXCHANGE *102.22 102.24 106.28 *107.13 ; *103.5 Low *111.20 111.22 102.24 "'Bid Co 17% 52 49 90 Treasury Treasury Treasury Treasury i *108.31 109.1 *111.18 111.20 *102.22 •101.1 25 1,875 10 106.78 Oct. 10 High / *103 16 *102.26 316 16% 10 Exchange Bank & Trust_20 Empire Trust 50 102.66 106.81 Thursday Oct. 9 *103.17 103.19 *102.22 210 1001,825 Morgan (J P) & Co Inc National City Bank •.;>.* Ant Bid Trust— Grace National ;V 395 - PRICES Wednesday ; 103.19 *107.3 $65,828,000 $134,568,000 ■ ;• High *102.5 Ask 27Mi 380 Commercial National Bank & Figures after decimal point represent ♦103.17 . Bid1 ' 88.56 and defaulted bonds. ' LOW Oct. 5 *104.26 417,000 , Saturday ::v' V': *108.31 26,611,000 966,000 9,636,000 delivery sales are disregarded in the week's range, unless they are the only transactions of week, and when outside of the regular weekly range are shown in a footnote in the week in which they occur. No account is taken of such sales in computing the range lor the year. The italic letters in the column headed "Interest Period" indicate In each case the month when the bonds mature. i ' i'--: x; ^ ;i - ; . Low ■ 10 100 89.04 „ FRIDAY NOTICE—Prices - City Banks & Trust Cos. 100% 102.74 107.39 60.71 46.32 f 46.55 87,629,440 $55,775,000 $106,991,000 110,000 • $2,691,000 —10 102.87 44.69 167.97 $2,551,000 149,000 $1,214,000 Chemical Bank & Trust Bonds 34.38 167.34 October10_ the 40 46.65 168.87 October 11 : * Utili¬ Grade Grade 163.12 — 1948 J 1946 116,267,290 30,000 Brooklyn Trust 100 Central Hanover Bank&Trust 20 Chase National Bank 15 Total 10 46.79 ' 169.00 7 October _ Indus¬ roads DateOctober Utili¬ Rail¬ Jan.ltoOct.il 1946 Vyv>, 1945 2,307,065 / 2,997,042 z—; 15,000 — Bank of the Manhattan Co Bank of New York 10 First 10 '!■: \ Par representative stocks and bonds Co. Total 15 $1,214,000 . Bonds ■ Bankers Trust Cv- 212,000 — $15,000 Quotations for Friday. October It 10 20 281,000 'VV ,281,000 ;fj 37,000 -171,000 • .V: , 1. : .Foreign government St»cks 30 'VV' 207,000 6,000 1,000 13,000 ' •'- ' 41,000 Domestic 1,791,034,500 992,342,900 Stocks—No. of shares— ^ the New York Stock Exchange as compiled by Dow, Jones & : 6,000 $149,000 - New York od $62,000 ——— ~ Stock and Bond Averages Below ■: $2,000 171,000 Total listed n 6,000 $1,050,000 •' $29,863,400 $1,075,095,100 $1,871,170,710 $29,240,000 * ■' 47,000 384,105 Foreigncorporate . i- - Total Corporate ;j:'' $5,000 f 2.307,065 - $5,543,750 74,592,460 $18,189,000 $92,500 1,456,400 - 243,000 ^ • y.'V'"1V'■''"Vvjiv'■. ~ 262,000 282,947,233 291,639,766 bulilli Total- 154.000 1945 1946 1945 7,440,459 U. S. Government- 'i Jan. 1 to Oct. 11 Week Ended Oct. 11 , 163,000 620,250 ' Total • 1946 • Exchange Government $57,000 582,950 s ... ifriday - 8,284,700 Domestic 287,275 —— Tuesday 7,767,000 237,000 Shares) • IT Stocks—No. of shares. • i -v .'/ ;■'/•'jI-*,.'.■ Bonds (Par Value) 'Foreign Foreign r . 345,660 Monday 4,885,000 5,415,000 (Number :')'X'XX-\vX °t • Saturday 4,136,000 185,000 241,000 ' !• Stocks ■'v ■•; ■■■ , . 4,700,000 —— 8,234,700 Government ■Bonds 3,547,000 — Total— Foreign .X ; ■ $1,555,000 '• 374,010 —946,680 1,255,290 -——.—— 2,020,070 V; 2,222,790 1,465,860 Saturday Thursday— Friday ; , " ■ Total United States Bonds • Daily, Weekly and' Yearly ff•;HllSII Daily, Weekly and Yearly Railroad and Miscel.' itfe- " >-YwVr' Monday, October 14, 1946 Transactions at the New York Gnrb Transactions at the New York Stock Exchange Stocks, j•- <*'• .. Jan 106.12 Nov 101.9 Jan 101.23 Apr 100.26 Aug 101.19 Dec Volume Number 4533 164 1889 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK BOND RECORD RANGE J: 'i v; vv\\. bonds 1 *■ £ 'fldny ■' U. . WEEK ENDING Last Sale Price or Friday's 8. Government New Banfe Since January 1 Sold Low High No. Low York 115 114% 115'/a 71 Friday 113% 125% of)— f $ s Mtge Bank A-O *50 51% 70 56 1946 M-N *50 51 Va 59% F- A : *50 .,1947 J-D 95 96 91 M-N 90% 90% 88% 1951 1949 4%s Broadway, M -N 22 ♦103 110 ♦103 J-D 110 115 J-J *112 109 1945 J-D *166 162 113 170 (Rep of) 8s ser A-1951 ASinking fund 8s series B__.„ 1952 A-O *105% 98 104 A-O *105% . NY 1-1693 98% 105 J-J 97% 98% 17 96 102 F-A 99% 100% 5 98 104% A-O 99% 39 6s IA Dominican Rep Cust Ad 5%s_. 5 A 1st series 5%s of 1926 y \ ■ '."•;» 5%s Foreign Govt. A Municipal Agricultural Mtge Bank (Colombia)— AGtd sink fund 6s Akershus (King of Norway) 4s lAAntlquia (Dept) coll 7s A f-a *7290 1948 a-o •72 1968 1945 MS jAExternal s f 7s series B 1945 J-J j A External s f 7s series C 1945 J-J JAExternal s f 7s series D 1945 j-jt"": AExternal AExterlal y: f 7s s sec 1st series s 1957 103% .103% 25% *18 J-D 100% f external 4>/2s 1948 S f conv loan 4%s 1971 8 f exti conv loan 4s Apr 1972 Australia (Commonw'lth) 5s of '25-1955 External of 5s 1927- 1957 A7s 38 '- 'a .100% 1Q1% 37% 37% 28 m.' 33 y« Irish Free State extl s f 5s_" 307/a "100 ' M-N ! 100 100 Va 100% ; a-o : & 100 MS 106% 103% 104% 109 r£ — ♦12% 1968 • /■ 1952 ..I960 -•:..; 102% ♦103% 1943 27 100 y* (State Mtge Bk) 7s (Colombia) 6%s_ AAssented 75 100% (US) to Nov. 5, 1942, extl 5s of 1899 £ External s f 1955 J-D -1941 106 J-J J-D §ABrazil 7s (U S of) external 8s — 106% -/j?; 110 V; f *> - ' 4 AAssented to 10% 2 10% AAssented 103% 110% 111% 74 , 115 118 64% — Stamped pursuant to Plan A to : 11 agree ~9 11 (Int reduced to 3.5%) s f 6%s of 1926 1978 J-D 1957 A-O ♦62 1945 agree •16% 15% 1904™--_Z._1954 •12% 1942. 5. Nov. 1942, 5, . .. 17% 81% 76% 62% 85 (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 A-O 1957 f 6%s of 1927 s A-O ♦70% 76 16 76% 62% 85 (Int reduced to 3.375%) (Central Ry) A7a 1979 A-O 1952 J-D 1978 J-D 68 68 2 65 84 59 New South Wales 77 External Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 3.5%) — External funding bonds of 1931 due_.1951 Stamped pursuant to Plan A 68 60 3%s Series No. 3%a Series No/ 3 ( 59 3%s Series No. 4 : 58% 2. 58% - 6 60 Series No. 5 60 Series No. 6. *60 68 3%s Series No. 7- *65 3%s Series No. 8 3%s Series No. 9 ♦78 3%s Series No. 10 *80 >: :.t 3%s Series No. 11 56 > 3%s Series No. 65% 68 63 77% v m-mrn > 56 *54% Series No. 13 *54% Series No. 14 55% 56% 3%s Series No. 15 55 82 I 3%a Series No. 16 -v, 3%s Series No. 17 70 65% 3%s i; No. 19 Series No. 20. 3 %s Series No. 21— 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 3%s Series No. 24 3%s Series No. 25 3%s if';.. Series 3%s ;• 65 57% A4%s 64% 56 65 59 Series No. 26 *54% ,59 *54% -■ i. mm - 17 • 65 60% 55 i of) i 100 99% *104 1947 7s 65% 22 56 56 23 55 56% : 56 56 56 75 56 59% 65% 55% 65 55 65 *54% 6 fe 15 - *54% - 56% 55 55 3%s Series No. 29 30 *55 25 *58 Series No. 28 •■'. : 55% ; 3%s 1957 external of) . *- 1 , > ioO 14 - F-A 100 100% 60% 18 ♦1007/a 43 external J-D 101 y4102 7 M-S 99 99 Af-S 97 97% 1976 F-A : 96% 97% 1976 j. A-O •j 97 % 98% 99% 99% 92 92 1975 Af-N f $ bonds s 1984 J-J 30-yr 4s —1960 (Dom of) 25-year 3 Vis 1961 V 2%S ACarlsbad A Chile Jan 15 1948 , 1954': (City) 8s_; (Rep) ; - ; s A 6s . ZZZ, ■ '"i 100 99 - loan s f 17% -18% 132 18% 63 17% 19 1958 *13% 1947 *21 _Zl968 assented 12% *14 1950 ARy external A6s ; 6s f 6s 1960 _J;. *40 57 *ZZ •; 86 % 46 A6s / 40 87 10 88% 14 90% 42 40 39 41 43 75 85 100% 100% •y : 40 ; 2001 V;-: --: 108% : 100% (Int reduced 102 % external 37% 1966 1926 21% 21% assented 1963 assented A6s A 7s 1961: 1961 assented-— Munic For footnotes see 21% 21% ♦19% 23% J-D 19% 1893. 39 42 19% 19% 19% 19% 28% 28% 19% 18% 18% rl6 - ; 29 29% 19% 28% : I MARKETS / r.ABl MARKS 4 HO. Inc. FOREIGN SECURITIES SPECIALISTS 29 19% 27 18% 28 10 37 ' 50 Broad Si., New York 4, N. Y. 29 19% .16 FIRM TRADING 28% 19% 23% 19% For Financial Institutions -30% 23% - •*T*P 2004 FOREIGN SECURITIES 30% 21% v£Z';'-:Q; 29% 21 : 2.25%) 30% 22 MS 5s—_—1951 - 21 24% MS page 30% 22% 24% Af-N 196(1 —I960 (Hukuang Ry) 20% 21% Af-N 1962 7s, assented AChlnese 30% 21 A-O reduced to 40% 46% 30% A-O 1962 assented™—— Cons 21% *21 J-D (Int 30 % 21%; J-D 1961 assented— AGuaranteed sink fund 6s AChilean 21% J-D 35% 1967 Stamped pursuant to Plan A > Telephone HAhover 2-0050 47 £4i:,K' 38% 37 2004 j. 33% 34 y8 30% J-D 1957 1961 2.25%) 50 ^T 45 38% 30% 21 21% Af-N reduced to municipal loan 37 8 30% 22 M- N 1957 37% 30% 21 A-O 1963 52 30 21% A-O 45 30 21 t A7s 48: 35 43- ; ♦33% 2012 2%) to loan of (Int v ; 63% 22% M-S ..1962 47 20% 50 f 37% 40 Stamped pursuant to Plan A A7s 103% 42 *__:i 1999 1968 (Int reduced to 2.5% ) ; sink fund gold A6s external 114% 11 37 | Stamped pursuant to Plan A 112% 108% J-J Sep 1961 1962 AGuaranteed sink fund: 6s A 6s ".45 £52% 37% "5 z: 1953 2012 (Int reduced to 2%) 100h 1 43 (State of)— A 8s extl loan of 1921 ™,™1946 99 33 21% 21% — J-J ASinking fund 6%s • ,47 > Rio Grande do Sul 94 £ M-S Mortgage Bank 6%8 A6%s 48 39 1047 1946 101 74% 1 ■V 21% . F-A Sep 1961 assented A6V2S 33% y 24' 41 __ *80% 101 F-A AExternal sinking fund 6s A 6s 32% 24 45 2001 1966 Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) sec 6%s 101 ; 22% A-O Jan 1961 fund 6s AExternal sinking fund 6s A 6s assented AChile 23 31 12 'T2 ♦12%: 14 S? *— 2006 101% 22 \ZZ A-O Jan 1961 assented- > *. r: 4 20 1963 1961 AExternal 104 95% M-N M-N Feb 1961 s 30% 30% la it ;r. 33 16% 20 12% 46 17 : 1940 7s 1952 103% 9 108% 109 100% 100% J-J 1960 fund A6s assented AExtl sinking 44 £ 17% 34 17% 1961 A4%s assented; 103 1 " ■ 106% 40 I960 *31% 64% 38 6,. 17 108% 108% i&w. J-J Feb 1961 assented sinking 108% J-J 1942 f 7s -£ AExternal sinking fund 6s AExtl A-O 1942 External assented A7s 102 98% 100 39 1959 ser Stamped pursuant to Plan A Canada 103% 105 ^ Queensland (State) extl fis — ARio de Janeiro (City of) 8s 64% 99% v j[. f'-'-ZZ 1961 •Refunding s f 4%-4%s— External readj 4%-4%s External s f 41/2-4%s 3% T 105% APrague (City of Greater) 7%s 65 58% mmmrn 69 1977 4,/8-43/bS f 103 99% 41% 2008 7s f 6s 1st s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.25%) (Province of)— stamped s M-S 1958 1950 (City) s f 5s Sinking fund gold 5s Sinking fund gold 6s Aires 107 y4 99% _2 ); Stamped pursuant to Plan A Brisbane A6s 107 y4 101 - £ 65 fc" ; No. External 107 V* 100 "3 100% " (City of) 8s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.375%) AExternal loan 7%s 65 55 Series Buenos 101 19 . 101 100 42 103 *100% 103 1994 AExternal sink fund gold 8s 65% 56 ''v *99 A.1963 APorto Alegre 65 55 59 55 - 3%s Series No. 27 3%s '*?*'<•' '£■' 57 56 (Rep AStabilization J 57% ■;'59- *54% 18 ser 1A Poland (Rep of), gold 6s A4%s assented.. ' No. - 105% 105% 1963 65% ■t 55 '-.•11 % 105 *104% 106% 1970 1955 ANat loan extl s t 6s 2d ser 65% - 35 — 65% 64% 7 • £ 104 1963 ref 3%s series B (State 46 s 100 ; 1965 1967 sec 42 V* 38 $ *100% 105 104% 1956 4%s (Rep) extl s f 5s ANat loan extl 55% J 39 40 *35 1957 ; fund 40 35% — 2008 A Stamped assented 5s Stamp mod 3%s ext to APeru 58 56 Series 5s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) : 57% 12 3%s 3%s ♦54% 82 77 56 '' : /'V'-£' 84 79% •82 82 ♦35% 39 (State)— s f 5s sink fund 4%s APernambuco 77 78 38 2008 Ext .1: 68% 60 1 ^ APanama 68% 59 35 60 3%s 3%s f s sink Oslo (City) 58% '-15 • - 59% 3%a 68% 58% 59% • 76 60 , 60 ♦17% agree 1959 Municipal Bank extl *65 15 14 — .. ™_1958 4s sink fund extl loan (Int reduced to 3.375%) 1979 External $ bonds of 1944 (Plan B)— 3%e - Series No.1_—rr->r--,..-,fT~..T. : 6%s Norway (Kingdom of) 4%s ♦62 8% .i f s Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) 76% 58 1 ,72 72 — external A See external s f 6%s Stamped pursuant to Plan A " 18% „ (State)— Stamped pursuant to Plan A (Int reduced to 2.125%) 58 ~5 74 Geraes ASec Stamped pursuant to Plan A AExternal 13% 11% 82% 60 "2 16% ♦24% 16% 10% — *14 1933 22 12% . ♦18% 1945 -- mmmm , ♦10% " 12 agree ^Assented to Nov. 5, 1942, agree Minas 64% 78 81% 11% n 21 SATreasury 6s of 1913 assent AAssented to Nov. 5, 1942, ■ AExternal 32% 30 31 •21% Nov. AAssenting 4s of 101% 105 —— 117% •71 — ' - , 24 10 ♦21% AAssenting 4s of 1910 M-S 1955 104% 102 — 1945 AAssenting 5s of 1899 103% '1Q0% 101% f 6*-,,, 101 ye ♦13% 106% 101% 102 % ioi y8 8 19 ya 102 95% 100 •97 I960 stamped assented AMexico 101% External 22 11 100 8 2 ■ > 104 11% ISC;' :r;ir% 101% 101% 11 ; ♦29 112% M-N Belgium external 6%s——1949 111 104 *105% J-D 1954 - 102 F-A 19 5oy« 50 50 *— 1957 A4%s 1956 4%s of 1928 10-year 3'As— ^— M-S 102% Mexican Irrigation— 1958 External g J-J 103 •100% 101 % A Jugoslavia 104% 96% 3 109% 110% 109% A-O 103 100' *100% 101% AMedellin 'f- vv'.» 99% 104 ' 3 99{|.''" 99 it J-J 33 «' 12 *101 A-O , 131% V M-N 101% 100 y8 33 100 7 102 ya > __ M-S 1964f' paid Haiti (Republic) s f 6s series" A Helsingfors (City) ext 6%s 30% mm mm y," — 1949 1949 paid part 25% 27 *100% ioi 1967 A6s part 3 v > A-O 104 y* 90 y» 101 2 — Government— 38 27% : 27 " 27 Greek 97% 104% 28 27% :*i8 £ 85 85 *100% 1969 series (Republic of) 7s French Republic 7s stamped 7s unstamped 1; 25% -« 25% ■;*18 £';l, V' ■ a: a-o Argentine 8 28 25% a-o AAntwerp (City) external 5s 1958 (National Government)— 2d 4 * 28% 27% Jmmmr 'Vr A-O 1961 series 4 ; ■ mm mm 77 77 28 a-o f 7s 2d series 1957 f 7s 3rd seriesT_1957 sec s AExternal 103% "M J-J * ; 101 M-S' 1940 1940 5y2s AEstonia 1947 : AGtd sink fund 6s 98% 101 1942 1969 1st 5%s 1 „ 1942 ZZl962 extl External gold 5%s External gold 4%s Teletype York 111% 113 1955 20-year Customs Admin 5%s 2d series 'jv- '.1' 104. F-A 1953 jA2d series sink fund -i."'! 111 108% 106 1949 '\ V-.''-"' 99 V* 39 22 23 M-8 1977 lADenmark Exchange New 58 100 blVi 1952 A Czechoslovakia 120 58% 59% 1953 ; (Rep of) 7s (Republic of) 5s of 1914 loan — 58% Sinking fund 5%s A Public wks 5%s Wertheim & Co. Telephone 91^« 90% 1947 6%s *80 J-J 4%s external debt Foreign Securities / High 81% 81% 58% 1 A-O ACosta Rica External Low No. 1970 bonds 25-year gold 4%s Cuba 90 Since January 1 Sold High 90 Range Bonds A-O . 4 REctor 2-2300 Bid A Asked °ct 1961 Jan 1961 ASinking fund 7s of 1926--, ASinking fund 7s of 1927 Copenhagen (City) 5s_ York Stock Week'* Range or Friday's - 1927 external AColombia New Period Low (Republic a!8 of, A6s of 3s Members Last Bale Price ;£ Interest High Colombia .19Q0 \'f,.\ Stock Exchange V Transit Unification Issue— Corporate Stock 11 BONDS Bonds ■>. Bid A Asked -Vuvl'New York CItyy,.;> 2% OCTOBER Week's Banco Interest Period New York Stock Exchange /; ; FOB - Teletype N. Y. 1-971 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, Monday, October 14,194<ji NEW YORK BOND RECORD FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER RANGE 11 BONDS New York Stock , Exchange Week's Range Friday Interest Last Period Sale Price or Friday's Bid & Asked Low Rochester Buffalo & Pgh Ry— Stamped modified (interest3% to May 1, 1947) due— Bush PFLUGFELDER, BAMPT0N & RUST ; 61 Members New - - York Stock Broadway Telephone—DIgby . .. Terminal Bush Term Exchange New York 6 , 4-4933 Bell 1957 New York Slock Exchange Interest Last Period Bale Price Teletype—NY 60 or Bldgs 5a gtd—— (City) 8s 1952 Stamped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced to A6%s extl secured 2001 f s F4l',S 1957 Low No. vlst 48 (State) .'4 2012 8s —1936 Stamped pursuant to Plan 2.5%) , 40 *66 i'0$U 1999 Stamped pursuant to Plan (Int reduced to 2.5%)- j-j 1950 67 1999 j-j 1956 Mr S ■:>— 4/ 67 *54 to 2.25 %) 2004 1940 A8s secured A7s series * ■ A-0 1978 71 74% 10 M-N 1962 M-N 9% 9% (Prov of) A4%s extl 7s 1958 assented AExternal sink j-d 1958 •,,v- F-A 1946 22 ■>': *15 / j-d 1955 Sydney (City) s f 5%s i AUruguay (Republic) extl 8s— F-A 11 11 6s 1960 M-N *115 AExternal sink fund 6s .11964 M-N *115 3%s-4-4%% 4i5«s extl 95% 100 *86 . • conv 3%s extl readjustment (City) external A4%s assented j-d 1978 ; 1978 ; .7. 'jf>.i" 123 123 86% 7s —1958 >98%: j-j , 85 1958 99% "7% i RAILROAD Adams Express coll tr gold 4s Coll trust 4s of 1907 Alabama Great Southern 3%s_ 1948 M-S 1947 1967 j-d k , -4, v';' / 7% 104% r-t. . 2d ' 107 1 106% 'A-0 '-n; a 109% 114 , 116% 101% M-S 130% 128% 132 128 1980 F-A 100% debentures 120 1975 A-0 2%s debentures l Amer Tobacco Co deb 3s_: 3s debentures 100% 101% 101 Va 102 1986 J-J 1962 A-O 1956 5s —2030 \- * ; M-S M-S conv 2%s debentures „—1956 debentures 2%s AAnglo-Chilean Nitrate 1969 i deb 97Va : 92 101'/a > Chic 107% 140 97% 1995 gold A-0 -July 11995 4s 102% 105% 65 103% Stamped 4s Milw 107 V* 92% "3 z gold July 11995 126% 4%s & Charlotte Air -—1946 Line 1st mortgage 3%s Atlantic Coast 1st cons 4s 1963 Atlantic & —1964 126% 114 ' Danville Ry 1st 4s—,-1948 Second mortgage 4s 1948 Atlantic Refining 2%s debs—,—1966 114 141 114% St conv mtge 104% 105% 104 ya 107 A 1st 103 mtge gold 13a 1 03% 37 38 30 32% 30 Paul inc & Dec 1 101 105 % 37 ;:84% W/k July 1948 (int at 1% to " due ——1995 1946) '94; Ref & gen ser C (int at lVi% to Dec 1 1946) due Ref & gen ser D (int at 1% ' Sep 1 1946) due 1995 73% to 49 :.63% (int at 1% to * Sep 1 1946) due 1996 ACopv due—— Feb 11960 Pgh L E & W Va System— Ref gold 4s extended to ,1951 94 107 Ve 104% 1 126 % 107% 135% 109% 119% 58 67 145 49 727 ' 58 99% 93 17 1983 60 60 2003 36 34% 1994 1 3s 11999 B ser j 49 73 ' : 88% 90 —-1959 89 93 % 90 Certificates of deposit—I- 4s J-D ——1951' gold 4s_, Beech Creek Extension 1st 3%s 1951 Bell Telephone of Pa 5s series C—1960 «- Beneficial Indus Loan 2%s 1961 Bethlehem Steel Corp— Cons mtge 2%s ser I Boston & Maine 1st 5s A C 1st M 5s series II '/ 1970 1st mtge 4s series RR Bklyn Edison cons M 3%s Bklyn Union El 1st gold 5s Bklyn Union Gas 6s series 4s s f 4s 105% 109 100 107 A-O *92 •• 100 106% 105% 106% j-j 84 86% 84 52% 56 49 84% 87 82; 108% 95 83 100 103'/4 IO8V2 ; 112% 105 107% vfc. i05'A i05%-' 5s cons v;,' w , ' ■— 102% 1975 Div 1st 4s 100 111% 113%. 102 Vz 107 % V : 82' ."99 v/\; 81 ,L : 99% 81 84% 99 Va 108 V4 ; 108 •119 72% 74, 1991... 1990 . 108% 121 — 76% 72% 1970 105 1948 % 93%. 110% 107% 110% 108% 108% *103% 104% Series D 3%s gtd 100 74 74 105:'; . 3%s gtd 1950 Cleveland Elec Ilium 3s Pittsburgh RR — r 107% HO 1961 Cleve Union Term 1972 s gtd 5%s f 5s series B gtd 1973 1977 1st s f 4%s series. C 45 45 45 85 104 4%s 1980 (stamped modified) Columbus & H V 1st extl gold 4s__1948 Columbus & Sou Ohio El 3%s 1970 Columbus & Tol 103 106 Vs 106 110 1087/a 105% 24 104% 108 y* 50% 39 105 1st extl 4s 48 _> *104%, 45% 84%. 105 — 109% 110 *115% 1955 116% 105 7/a 10514 . 107% 104 105'/a 106 50 5 13 16 106% 105% 12 100% 108 % 111% — 116 116 48 107 110 110 — 111 Commonwealth Edison Co— 107% 1st mtge 3s series L Conn Ry & L 1st & ref 4%s 1977 107 1951 *108 1961 *106% 107% 1965 104% 104% 1 101% 1011/4 18 102 % 6 1041/2 104% 1 M-N 103% 105% 106% 106% Conn River Powr *106% 1947 M-N *102% 102% Consolidated Edison of New York— M-S M-N j-j 103% 103% 103% 105% 105% 106% 99% 100 105% *101% 102% 102% 99% 99% 106% 107% Consolidated s Cigar f 3%s A Corp 3%s 3%s debentures 1948 100 3%s debentures 1956 106% 3%s debentures 1958 101% 102 105% 107 103% 105% 101 103 101% 104% 104% 106% 1893. » 107%, 111% 112% 1993 1st colL tr gold; 4s ..; 102% 102%. * 1961 4'/as series E 65 102% V;: _1966 — (MM " 63 42%„. 03 43% 66V4 67 102 V*-102% 43 Vx 1969 1974 debs 108% 42Y* ,43 43 1943 F-A 1969 page 83% 106% 1962' vGeneral gold 4s M - ♦79 ya 1952^ & ^ 103% 104 107 % 107% 1966 A 106 Colorado & Southern Ry—. M-N F-A 103 ■(', r, 1952 1950 debentures see 101 100 *92 Gen mtge 2%s 1976 Buffalo Niagara El 1st mtge 2%s_1975 For footnotes 133% 100 100 1955 ,127% 101% 1017/a 101% M-S M-N 1960 13 98% j-j July 1970 4s Wab 97 1967 1961 AInc mtge 4%s ser A t A Boston & N Y Air L 1st 95% .1955 1st gold 4%s series J J 11Q... 100 , 1957 1st 98% 105% *94%. 103 / 105% 127% 128% M-N 106., 100% • 1963 conv Cleve Short Line 1st gtd 4%s^ 127% 39% 105% St L Div 104% 81 19% 105% 105% 104% 97 43 26. J-D 1977 97 52 21 1963 1st mtge 3%s series F 1st mtge 2%s ser G & impt 96 72% 46% !M J-D 1951 Ref 97% 1951 V;92'/b 38% 23 Series C 1951 stamped 106 Va 63 46 49% Cleve Cin Chic & St-Louis Ry— i 64 66% 39% 69%. ' M-N City Investing- Co 4s 60. .64 M-S Cleveland. & Con ref 4s 96% 100. ax .67. 1993 104 107'/a 73% •— , ig8n General 5s series B Bangor & Aroostook RR— 74% 48 63 4s 103 - 104% 105% , 55: . / 69 1989 lst mtge- gtd 3%a series E 1st mtge 2%s ser G 96% 42% 84 82 . 54% 110 % *• 4%s—jan inc 83% 2044 58 107% |- 104% 105% 104% Jan 1 2019 _Jan 80 31 37 104 RR^-~~ ser A 60 62 1956 Cine Gas & Elec 1st mtge 2%s__ Cincinnati Union Terminal-*- V-68%. 91 103% 1997 Cin 91 106 V* 96 1952 . > 119% 109 44 70% 103. 67% 151% 105 5 ZZl977 {AChoctaw Ok & Gulf 99 77 136 30 106% 126% 126j/4 ♦122 124 32 36% 1989 1st & ref 4%s series D tJAChllds Co deb 5s part paid 5 ADebentures 5s part paid 105. 59 44% M-N SO, 100 23 140 105% 105% Chicago Terre Haute & S'eastern Ry 1st & ref M 2%.4%s 1994 Income 2%-4%s 1994 Chicago Union Station— ; 107% §v/z 62% S'west Div 1st M (int at 3%% to Jan 1 1947) due 1950 Toledo Cin Div ref 4s A 94% 96% .. 43% 102 Z_ ~1985 Zl982 Pac City Ice & Fuel 2%& debs 2000 . Ref & gen ser F " 65% ' 52 / 105 108% 105% 110 48 ZZZZZZZl970 B ser ;■$ MeraPhis Div to Ref & gen ser A 60% 56 ! 106% 113 — 1985 Gold 3%s— 38 Va 101%. 101% > - 4% 1 20 44% 106 gold 4%a .—I960 Chicago St L & New Orleans 5s—1951 118% July 1948 at 35% 1996 B__Z B Chic & West Indiana bonds— (int 23 1996 a-o 113 102 Oct 1 1946) due 24 69 102»/al02% 1934 .-v. Stamped modified 194 •43'/a — Baltimore & Ohio RR— 1st mtge gold 4s 28'/a 27 •105% SARefunding gold 4s v 104% 105 103 J-J 109% 106% 61% 26 1958 ser conv A General 131% M-S J-J 108 88 — 94 105%. 105% 105% 105% 105% 1st 5s stpd partial redemption 1927 {Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Ry— 113% 124% J-D x 85 44 y* ' 87% 26 23 % 105% A Conv J-J 33% {§AChicago Railways J-D M-N 33% 10ya 30 1965 ; 3%s 1st mtge • Ry—-4: July 1952 General unified 4%s A 10% 93% 26% 24% SASecured 4%s series A Atlanta 108 28 - 1942 Chicago & North Western Ry 99% 94% 104 126% 128% 113% 113 % M-N - >> ^ ■ 29. IZZl989 4s- Gen mtge 4%s Inc i 2nd Nov Atl Knox & Nor 1st gold 5s •109 : 25% 4s Adjustment '96: 85 46% - ^ 1st mtge 4s ser A 100% 87 Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe— General 105% U 07% 37 1974 Alst mtge 4s ina ser A__ A 2d mtge 4'% inc ser A., Chicago Ind & Sou 50-year 4s i 107% 98% Q-J 103% 4s series A 1988 AGen inc mtge 4%s— Jan 12038 128% 1591/8 100% Jan 1995 25 . 107 {Chicago Ind & Louisville By— 103% 103 102% Chicago Gt West 1st no 103 % 104% 103 A-O 1967 Ann Arbor 1st gold 4s 101% v98% 39 21 1992 <-.4 , consol 1st mtge American Telephone & Telegraph Co.— 3s ■?;. - > 91 45 ' 1974 Chicago & Erie 1st gold 5s 97 104 101% 101% debs t, Z 103% 121 107%. 109 — Chicago & Eastern 111 RR— A Gen mtge Inc (conv) 103% 105% 106% 107 2s 1 ' 78% 16: gold"4sll949 gtd 1st & ref 4V2S series 1st & ret mtge 3%s 1st & ref mtge 2%s 105 % 101% 101% Mfg Foreign Pow deb « - General 4s 102% , 113% ; : ~ {AChicago & Alton RR ref 3s 1949 Chicago Burlington & Quincy RR— 17 104% , 105 107 21% COMPANIES 104% 101 >103 • 91 18'- ■ 106% Allis-Chalmers Am & . 99% 83 6 ZV"' 8% <*— •100, . 12 1907 Ref & impt mtge 3%s D_ Kef & impt M 3^s series E« R & A Div 1st cons gold 4s_ 99% 90 20 - INDUSTRIAL / M-N JtJ A-0 ..... 1st mtge 3%s—'—1972 Albany & Susquehanna RR 4%s__1975 Alleghany & West 1st gtd 4s 1998 AND 86 24 86 / 20 F-A : 92 i 'U F-A 108% 103% !P37/a 103% 103% •73 78 ~~1987 Champion Paper & Fibre deb 3s Chesapeake & Ohio Ry— - 100 87 , 96% F-A . 1984 AWarsaw 96% 1U% 116% 21 ; ^ ■ — 94% - M- N T 105% 108 ' ' I General gold 4%s 'M-N 123% •74 1961 *(4** to A"rl 1949) § A Central RR & Banking Co 5s stamp (partial redemption) 20 > ;•' ■ 4-4%-4%s extl readjustment Alabama Power 25 '> 104% ($ bonds of 1937)— External readjustment-———1979 External conversion 1979 37/8-4Va ~~ J Central Pacific 1st ref 1st & ref series A 120 1 118% 112% 112% 1987 Central N Y Power 3s 123 . 2 1966 registered 20% *120 fund 124 104 £96? gtd 4s_— 21 lTvv;-' 119 69 8 ' 98 y4 2 . 113% 118 115% 119 1 5s registered AOeneral 4s 77 >16 W' 5 -; 101% 101%. gold 9% 1 28 1 119 118% 118% J 4sZZ~'1948 of N J gen gold 5s A 5s - 8% ,'•9: 113% 113% •114% 115% _Noviq4s { A Cen t New Eng 1st A4s 1962 125% £955 ll1In0ls Light 3%s- 85 64 119 % ~ 61 71% 85 31 V119 series B 195g & een 5s series C —1959 AChatt Div pur money gold 4s 195T' § A Mobile Div 1st gold 5s —1946 1 64 54 108 125 119% 1197/s 106 ^ gen * 60 ' ASilesia . 61% 55 .•'vS'-jvj 59% « 69% 54% — §AConsol (Kingdom)— extl sec 60 '"•-iy-fvZ'. h<yp: 105 109% 1197/8 IIIZIIZIl95^ Corp 3s debs a external B A-0 :> 104% 105% 7 iqsfi § A 1st mtge 5s A (Int reduced to 3.5%) Serbs Croats & Slovenes j-j 109 3 19<U 3%s debs ACent Branch U P 1st gold {Central of Georgia Ry— 55 *54 A (Int reduced to 2%) 5 A Secured s f 7s 1 Stamped pursuant to Plan j-j 2012 Stamped pursuant to Plan j-j 1968 A 6s extl dollar loan % 4',:. Stamped pursuant to Plan A reduced 71 1 104% 104% 19™ Celotex Corp A A7s extl water loan (Int 71 j-j ; 67 104 109% 112% •105 1981 Ce anese 71 65 -f- 104% Can Pao Ry 4% deb stk perpetual Carolina Clinch & Ohio 4s.19^ Cart & Adir 1st gtd gold 4s_ 43 31 Va A (Int reduced to A8s external 7 13 109'% 1962 5s_ZZ gold Guaranteed 45 39 ■ 60 j-j 1976 gold 4%s gold 4%s. Guaranteed gold 4 " 5 A San Paulo M3s 5S-!ocVlflM gold Guaranteed Plan A (Int reduced to 2%) 92% 31 .58 30% 56% 104 107% 85% 106 w- 91 105 105 1974 Guaranteed 54-Z 41 1 Guaranteed High 48 ;;:,vr /SB 41 ,60. 48% 85% Canadian National gold 4%s Range Since January 1 " Sold- —,;1 65 80 1-310 Bonds High / A 2.375%) Stamped pursuant to • ar-N 66, 30 •105 1960 gtd 5s A Friday's Low SASan Paulo 1952 —1955 Calif Oregon Power 3%s Canada Southern cons Bid & Asked High ; Week's Range Friday Low 3?% ^ 4s 5s California Elec Power BONDS January 1 No. at deposit- 1st Consolidated Bange Since ..Sold v> —,1934 A Certificates of Bonds 'i-.r.v'. {Burlington Cedar Rap & Nor— t Alst & Coll 5s High •nfWMi-Vi' jj/olume 164 Number 4533 BONDS New York Stock Friday Interest Sale Price Fridftj > Low V deb non-conv 4s—^_1954 ADebenture 4s 4s 1956 Debenture A Cuba receipts RR 1st 5s A 6s B ser High 1st & ref M 5s -- 102% 103 V* • 102% 20 V* 54 95% 93% — 103 102 102% 102% *103% 87% James Frankl & Clear 1st 4s__ — 102% 103 % Jersey 89 V2 92 y2 47 50 Va 47- V 108% Central Pow & St 88 104 104 110% Jones & Laughlin Steel 3%s— —1936 * 52 54% 7Va 1955 7 mtge 3 Vis 1st cons mtge 3Vas 42% 106 y8 109 107% 110V* 1st •45 91% *105 45% 113% - 114 91% 105 54- 120% 1970 105 Va 105 122% 155 *101% 102 1965 .1959 53 Va 98 % 157 102 *149 1950 .1961 .1997 .1964 104% 106% 121% 122 1995 102% 101 Va 101% . *100% — *100% — Va 105 106% 112Va 112 V* 111 127% >*98 124% 124% 87 112 , series A 2015 ser E 76% 103% 75 77% *92% 97% 97 ' 88 95 87% 106% 103 ♦99 1990 G ser > 1964 F_, 106 71% i92 38% 106 106 74% 34% - 106% 2000 1953 mtge 3%s 1971 *33% 38 Va 38% 105 % 60% A Certificates of deposit Francisco Sugar coll trust 6s— 48% 75 105% 78% *127% *100'A 102 Va Alst & ref 5s series A 36 Va 44 Va '• Firestone Tire & Rub 3s deb ^Florida East Coast 1st 4%s 43 36% 115 69 ~ 115 *118 79 118% 104 ■■'*— 104 Va *103% 106 105 *114 Gas & Elec of Berg Co cons 5s 1949 General Realty & Utilities Corp— A4s conv ino debs (B F) Co 1st mtge 2%s_1965 Grays Point Term 1st gtd 5s 1947 Great Northern Ry Co— > series C ser 116 78 % 76% >101% 101% 101 Va 76% V* 89 105% 102% 102% 116%116% 115% 107 Va 107 Va 122% 131%. 140% 121 134 Va *100% 103 : 95 97 104% 104% 1973 131% 131% 1976 121 1977 4%s series D 4%s series E mtge 2%s 105 104 V* 106 % 106 1952 Gen mtge 3%s ser N Gen mtge 3VeS ser O Gen 104 — > General 5%s series B 5s *101% 1969 Goodrich General 107-.V 107 Va 123: 111% 111% 107& 110 A 100 107 99 107 95% 100 Va 100 Va ..1990 100% • 2000 P 99 99% 1982 95 V4 95 Va 2010 86% 87 86' 91% —1961 97% 97% 97% 99% 70 79. —.... -Gen mtge 2%s ser Q Gen mtge 2%s ser R AGreen Bay & West deb ctfs A A Debentures ctfs B Greyhound Corp 3s debs —• . ■ 7% — 1959 87% * 102 1976 98 103Vi 104 107 105% 108% 99 Vi 103 Va 28 Va *100% 1017/a *20% 104 101% 21% *100% — * 108 Va * 99% 109% 109% *40 Hackensack Water 1st mtge 2%s—1976 Hocking Valley Ry 1st 4%s 1999 t§AHousatonic Ry cons gold 5s -1937 Household Finance Corp 2%s 1970 1st s f 5s series A 1962 Hudson Co Gas 1st gold 5s 1949 Hudson & Manhattan 1st 5s A ^.1957 AAdj income 5s Feb 1957 100 >- *119 100 1 100 139 7/a *90 99 % 100 79 100% 102 105 107 113 64 75 Va *109% 110% 110 % 94 113% 59 63 % 105 59 80% 24 26% 140 24 45 68 Illinois 23% Telep 2%s series Central A 1981 Collateral 68 1951 104 1 104 110 1951 100 % 100% 4~-. 100 % 104 3/4 1951 100 Va 100 Va 5 1951 gold 4s 4s t Purchased lines 3%s Collateral trust gold 4s 93 —1955 —1952 91% 100 104% 102% 103% 108 Va 74% 89% 83% 98% 103% 103 Va 103% LO 88 93 72% 76% 12: 1951 1st ref 5s series A 1st &; ref 4%s series C see D page 72% .V 106 102 __ 2 98 ■56Va 65% 97% 58 % 106 102% 106 99% 103 93% 102% 97 106% 2 99% 98% 106% 105% 103 — ; 6 3 • 1951 — Joint ser - 2 1951 — 102 94 105% 106% 106 L7 *— 78 108 107 94 ._ 46% 103 102% 97% —88 6 89% -1951 3s Springfield Div 1st gold 3%s Lines 1st gold 4s Registered HI Cent an 3 Chic St L & N O— footnotes 7 *107 Western For 88% 100 14% 66% 65 Va 100% 104 Va ;•= 5 93 1950 Gold 3%s mtge 4s 88 100' 93 ,88 Omaha Div 1st gold 3s ,,—1951 St Louis Div & Term gold 3s 1951 1st ref „ 1955 1966 gold 3%s_1953 v 104 1953 Refunding 5s 40-year 4%S Cairo Bridge gold 4s., Litchfield Div 1st gold Louisville Div & Term 64 % 103 *68 1952 trust Refunding 102 Va 65% 103 RR— 1st gold 4s,—•— 1st gold 3%s Extended 1st gold 3%s 1st gold 3s sterling 97 i 104Vi 41 * Illinois Bell 108 103 109% 104 Va ,100 20 63 V8 19 150 100 100 77% 104 139 Va . 75 103% *__ 104 V* 99 V* 1969 75 89% 103. 96 103 Va 107 V* 98% 63 Vb 100 . 104% 1975 2015 1st & ref 3%s series D Gulf States Util 1st M 2%S —. 73 101 17% 103 Gulf Mobile & Ohio 4s series B Gen mtge inc 5s series A_ Hudson Coal 108 Va 107% 34 35 106% 106 108 .1961 120 y* 91% .v 35 123 Va 72 65 Va .1961 75 57 63 65 107% 122 .1961 76- 83 JA 105 104% .1987- 109 107'/* 107 y4 1956 H ser .1975 .1974 29V* 108 Va 108'/a 1965 ser 85 Va 107 V* 99% * mtge 3VaS 1st cons 2s .1950 29% 7 106 Vs 42% 1963 ->Erle Railroad Co— Gen mtge inc 4%s 7% 8% 8% 47 108% 108% 1978 stamped ' General / General 109 % 105% 46 Western RR— East Tenn Va & Ga Div 1st 5s Ed El 111 (NY) 1st cons gold 5s Electric Auto-Lite 2%s debs .Elgin Joliet &.East Ry 3Vis El Paso & S W 1st 5s . 105 V* 71 Vv 79% 48% 80 54 Duquesne Light 1st M 3s ifi 105 70 Va 46 *— > 102% 103% 102 y2102% 2%s. 73% 108% 108% 1936 1961 Det Tol & Ironton RR 2% ser B—1976 Dul Miss & Iron Range Ry 3%s^ 1962 *§ADul Sou Shore & Atl gold 58—1937 Div 85 Va 64% 55 % *102% Detroit Term & Tunnel 4%s 5 Ohio 97'A 107 Vi 17 — *57% cons 106 105 V* 52 Gen & ref 3s series H—• 1970 Detroit & Mackinac 1st lien gold 4S.1995 A Second gold 4s ; -—1995 ,/., t 1st High 106% 96 % 51% Detroit Edison 4s series F—,1965 Gen & ref mtge 3V2S series G 1966 V 95 98 % 60 *102% 103 1973 A Assented ; ARef & impt 5s series B 1st cons Low 107 % 107 Va 102 % 102 % ____May 12042 A General s f 5s i 31 96' Range Since January 1 1973 §AConsol gold 4%s tDenver & Rio Grande 5s Sold No. 1993 ser §Alst consol 4s »: Bonds 107V2 C mtge due— Essex division Coll tr 4-6s > 95 % *95 J-D —- Delaware Power & Light 3s tDenver & Rio Grande RR— v 60 103 Va 104% J-D 1946 Alncome & *27 V* 95% *3'7 J-J Dayton Pr & Lt 1st mtge 2%s 1975 Dayton Union Ry 3'As series B—1965 Deere & Co. 2%s debs .1965. Delaware & Hudson 4s extended 1963 Delaware, Lack & West RR Co— N Y Lack & Western: div Morris # OA — 1946 deposit rets -- 102/a J-D 1952 A Deposit receipts A7V2S ser A deposit rets / J-D "■<' gold 103/2 J-J Steel 3 Vis s f debs—.—1955 1A Cuba Northern Ry 1st 5V2S 1942 Deposit High 105 -- M-S Crucible A or Friday's Bid & Asked — J-J Consumers Power 1st mtge 2%S—1975 Continental Baking 3s debs 1965 '0;' . J-J 1955 A Sale Price Low ' JAConsol Ry Lost Period Bid & Asked Week's Banc* Interest Week's Bange Last Period Exchange .48 79 106 7/a _1963 98 76% 102 —1963 1893; \ *98 99% 101% 102% 1963 70% 96% 105% 106% 100 103% 101% 105% 103% 106% 106 HO 1892 ..-V'' '"i., 1 V' YORK BOND RECORD NEW ; y,;:,: BOND* Friday : Interest Stock Exchange Tork Neil > or Sale Price Period Consol Gas 5s oons FOR WEEK ENDING bonds *107 Low New England Tel & Tel 5s A 1st gtd 4%s series B_. 1952 109% 109% 109% ,>1961 123% 123% 123% 127% N J -95%v-• \v M-KX Junction RR gtd 98 118 103 102 1952 104 104% 104 108 % 1953 104 104 103 1111/* 73 73 *__ 87 85 91 1983 New A Certificates A 1st A 5s of 5s 1954 5%s series ACertificates N Y Central Ref & of • series Shore A 1st J-D 103% 1967 103% *101% 102 7/a 10% 11% N 1974 lst s f 4s deposit 1937' Y 100 91% • guaranteed 4s I cons 4J/2s J cons guaranteed 1997 92 100 95 1998 73% 97% 80 93 % 1980 J-D A-O 1975 98% Pitts Stee) lst mtge 4%s 1st mtge 1951 F-A 1966 1948 J-D 15 102% 1 99% 101 '-St.' * F-A *106% M-N A 2043 B II2043 J-J A 1973 M-N 1973 M-N APittston Co 5% mm*.'. 1st mortgage 3 w ■.'■y'j 'mmm I'S'zX 110 118% 115% 115 % *.i. 112 115 113 86% 84% ; 91 *— . 119% ref & ref 1st ANon-conv deb 4s -ANon-conv deb 3%s_—„ ANon-conv deb 30% 36% 36 27 A-O 30 35 69 30 J-J 30% 38 230 32 trust A 30 75 38%. & ref 4%s 67% J-J 30 36 184 J-J 38% 44 "l940 "11957 1967 1927 « Putnam lst « 1955 __ N Y Power & Light 1st mtge~2%sll975 cons gtd 4s N Y Queens El Lt & Pow N Y Steam - 314 . General 4s___: ;1993 3%S—1965 Corp lst 3%s 1963 A-O 70 69 M-N 17% J-D 37 M-N M-S 11% M-B 101 74 — M-N J-J . ' ■ 310 21% 42% .312 : gold § A Terminal 5s 1st 1940 gold ZIIIl043 5s 15 A N Y West '& Bost 1st 4%s__..1946 Palls Power 3%s 1966 Niagara Norfolk Southern Northern Pacific Ry prior lien 4s„1997 4s registered 1997 Gen lien ry & Id gold 3s Jan 2047 ... 3s 10% registered 107% Reading Co lst & ref 3yes ser D..1995 3y4s 1960 t§ARio Grande West lst gold 4s__1939 A F-A 37 42 14% 32% M-N 95 100 J-J 17 49 "Gen Gen —...1977. 1967 1967 mtge 4%s series D mtge 3%s series H mtge 3y2s series I Gen mtge 3 Vis series J t§AR I Ark & Louis lst 4%s . , *118% A-O 143% MS 133% 1934 Q-J '109% 110% 109% 107 Q-J Q-F 69% 71 " 50 107 73 109 90% 92y4 Ref & J-J 94 92% 96% 24 & impt 5s series C impt 5s series D 2047 Ref 2047 J-J — 95 96% 22 1975 M-S 98 97 107 122% 69% 51 98 Coll trust 4%s — 7*66 73 ^ 112 110 95 112 101 % Grand Island & Adir ~ 106% 106y2 (Minn) 1074 101% 101% 101% 108% *235 lst 1975 101 % 102 101% 106% 1964 108 % 108% 106% 108% 1st mtge ,2%s mtge 2%s mtge \$Lir ' " J-J M*101% 102 i 96% Af-N Af-N J-J 7 ~ 7 96 98 51 49 52 ACertificates APrior 3%s lien of Af-S - 10 ♦103 J-J 10 Vz series 5s . 4s ACertificates of J-J 1974 m-S 15 15 1975 29 15 104% 105% 104% *104% 105% 108% 100% 106 1975 F-A 101 101 % 100% 105 ser A—1960 A-O 104 104% 104 109% —____ Oklahoma Gas & Electric 2%s Oregon-Washington RR 3s lst 94% 4s bond inc 41% 39% 39% 39 43' 42% 42% 2 31% 28 31% 1,107 28 29% 25 40% J-J J-J 't< 42% MS V vV'.■; feS 1952 A__„1990 gold 4S-1968 71% *112 37% 1941 1971 1989 Scioto V & N E lst gtd 4s ref mtge 3%s lst 4%s ser A. lst & ref M series lst & ref 3s 3s 2%s 105 105 109% ,105 105 105 ' iiom> 105 106 105 110% 105% 111% Southern Indiana Ry 106% 111 Southern 100% 1073/4 105% 106% 1977 108 1985 f gold 4%s s 105 105% 1979 ref mtge 3s ser N__ Tel & Tel 2%s debs 100% 101% 1955 *104 Paterson & Passaic G & E cons 5s_1949 Pennsylvania-Central Airlines— inc trust Pennsylvania Glass Pennsylvania Power lst mtge s f Consol 4s General 5s General 4%s deb For 87% 125% Af-N *108% 110 107% 113% J-D *104% 102% __ 61 A-O 103 % May 1 1948 Gold 2%s ser E 2%s series P Af-N 107% Devel & gen 105% Devel & gen 6s & 104 107 Mem gen lst 6Vis 1 1 1968 J-D 124% 124% 124% 104% 106 3/4 120% B__ A-O 117 115% 117% 114 128% 80 123% 139% 114 1984 see page J-J 116 116 117% 19 1952 A-O 103% 103% 104% 110 J-J 100 99% 100 % 54 .,.1985 1893. 1977 M-S 99 M-N M-N 97 1950 A-O 90% 25% 30 97% 90 97% 61 97 97 101 > 56 100% 35 100 80 105 97%' 100 Va 128 a — 129 Div gold 5s St Louis Div lst gold 4s 101% 96% 96% 114% 96% 93 108% 95% 97% 199 90% 106% 96% 98 % 142 ,92% 110% 106 106% 26 92% 8 90% 102% 35 84% 93% 132 97% 100 ;:7 106 % . < 86% 88 J-J 91% 91% "39 91 97 119% 38 116 145 1994 1956 1956 1956 1996 1951 J-J 99% 100 Va 88 135 y« 111% Sunray Oil Corp 27/sS debs 107% Swift 2%s debs 107 J-J 119 118 A-O 99% A-O 108 % 1077/8 109 112 112 112% J-J *._' 124 J-J 105% 105% A-O 100.% 101% *44 47% 7 104% 104% 5 98Va 70 1966 1961 103% 103% 3 98% A-O 45 Apr F-A M-N 97% 107 15 110% 109% 123% 128 135% 105% 109% 100% 107% 46 ; , 67% 104% 107 V* 97% 99% • J J-J M-N " 122% 4 ; Co 105 J-J Southwestern Bell Tel 2%s & 108 ...1986 .1996 1961 103 135% 107% 112% . 92 115% 99% >. 4 96 % debs—1985 A Spokane Internat lst gold 4%s__2013 Stand Oil of Calif 2%s debs 1966 Standard Oil (N J) deb 2%s 1971 115 ■ 15% 124 96% 1313/s 40 *122% 115% G lst cons gold 5s_ 4s series A 103 114 P 2%s ser mtge 103 114% 1981 J-J Co— RR 4 F-A ser Pacific lst 4s 107 J-D D A 4Vis lst mtge lst 101 F-A 1981 (Oregon Lines) 104% 104% 104% 104% Af-N 101% 56 *107% 107% 101 102% J-J 1985 1969 lst mtge 4 %s 103% 1965 3%s footnotes 4%s 103% 1960 series 3%s .1948 97% 994 Co— 103 A series series 1st Gold Devel ... 132% 98% *126 1994 ... 103 • 105% 106% 129% 101% 101% 98 Va 114% 63% 217 19% 97% 97% 35 , I — Co— —1979 Pacific Southern Ry A-O 15 70% 97 104% 1975 4s Tel & Tel Bell debentures 2% debentures lst mtge 1965 mtge 4%s series E wtge A-O & Light Co— stpd dollar. sinking fund 4%s Conv 111 RR— gold 4%s Gen 1960 3s General Gen .1952 3%s sterl Cons 108% 3s Southern ctfs._ debentures Pennsylvania £ ' , Sand *107% i'yi 107 Southern San Fran Term i960 ' E 107 __ i;V;;V debs— Co— • 138 41 63% 58.^.-1963 Oil 105 " 114% , 109% 1974 105 93 105 98% 100 1965 1976 1971. . L__ ref M 3s series M Paducah & 111 lst 108% __ .. *16% 1935 (Jos E) & Sons 2%s debs 1966 Oil 2%s debs 1971 1970 K series *108% 100 62 106% 106 % Union Socony-Vacuum 1966 120 !':-23r/- 72 *129%--. 1996 —.2016 mtge 4s ser A AGen mtge tASeaboard All Pla 6s A ctfs 87 V* 63 Seaboard Air Line RR Co— South & Nor Ala RR gtd series I 3s series J -jS'■ 62 ref gold 5s series & 100% 2 86% t§ASilesian-Am Corp coll tr 7S....1941 & ref mtge 4 112 ; 101 Ye lOV/a Skelly Oil 2%s debs lst 631 36% 42% iqro 1989 ctfs 98 100% 99% 102% Nov 1989 certificates bond 4s Seagram Pacific Gas & Electric Co— 103% 107 100% 102% ISt Louis-Southwestern Ry— Shell 3s 20% 24 87 deposit stpd^...^. St Paul Union Depot 3%s B 194J Ohio Edison lst mtge 3s_ lst mtge 2%s series 74;';/ 10 9% 100% 100% 'fVV B tSASt P & K C Sh L gtd 4%s guaranteed conv 109% 42 17 ' , St Paul & Duluth lst cons tOgdensburg & Lake Champlain Ry— 4s 108% 108% 103 7/a 9% 125% 109 19 8 45 ..1955 ACertificates of deposit ..... ACons M 4%s series A .-,...1978 AGen 3%s 125% 108% 9% 12 9% , 109 -j;• 110% 43% 88 49 ~ 44 J-J ! ^ 104% 115% 96 ^ *107% - M-S M-S Af-S ; *125% *108% ; M-B , deposit §Alst term & unifying 5s Gtd ^ 105% 101% 2 45 43 102 96 96 43 97% 102 96 ' ' A-O 1950 / APrior lien 4s ser a A2d Pennsylvania — — 1996 1QQ8 5s Rocky Mt & P 5s stpd^ tSt Louis San Francisco Ry— 105% Pacific 110% 109% *162% 1947 1st 48.^ lst gold 2d gold St L 94% 92% 90 Northern States Power Co— & 16% 16% *.. Af-S 1971 Saguenay Power 3s ser A St Jos & 108% 127% . 1 92% lst 105% 106% 106% Jf-N J-J J-D 1949 t S a Rutland RR ? 4%s stamped—..1941 St. Lawr Q-A lst & 101% — 100 100 143 MS J-J M W7 71 A-O 2047 lst & 105% 127 127 J-J 1969 t A Rut-Canadian 4s stpd XOffVfc 108 2047 A 1st 127 103% — & Elec Corp— Gen ,75 F-A M-S 1st cons As coll trust 4s A._..1949 Rochester Gas 104% 108% *40 J-J 1964 Revere Copper & Brass 90% 73 .105% 105% . 106% 104% *104% 107 w 26% 15% 101 102% 74 impt 4y2s series A lst ' *128 Af-N mtge 88-*^-*—i^.2037 Quaker Oats 2%s deb... 5 & (Wise) 102% 102% 88 88 Ry Co— AGen mtge 5s conv inc 2014 Norfolk & Western Ry 1st gold 4s_1996 North Central gen & ref 5s 1974 Gen & ref 4y2s series A 1974 Ref 907/a *88 •103 103 y# 75% 102% 111 *101% 104 10% 12% 5 5% .. J-D A-O " ■" ^ 15 AN Y Susq & W lst ref 5s__.:.„.1937 5 A 2d gold 4%s ; 1937 5 A General 106 106 92 92 81 96 t A Harlem River & Port Chester— • 1st 4s 1954 JAN Y Ont & West ref 4s___June~1992 A 105 104 102% 50% 38 of 100 93 17 37* 33% 6s series 109. 83 . M-N 4s Debenture A 1st 103 100% ' 78" 13 1948 Debenture certificates 4 Conv deb 6s 103 78 32 34% —IIl956 3%s_. ~1956 A 142 75- MS —1955 ANon-conv deb 4s 128 V* 129 77% 3Q% M-S II1947 IIl954 . 4s 1 ACollateral 33% —.1947 . ANon-conv deb 3y2S 135 125% F-A mtge 3s^...«...«»..1972 ; mtge 5s.......««.^J2037' ret & 123 134% 126% 130 . J-J 1968 & 122% 120 V* 126% 124% 126% 126% J-D J-J y4Si-i....w»^«.—1977 1956 1st 106% 117% *— J-D / C^.*..^.^^...1974 1977 inc deb....^.._1964 t A Providence Terminal 4s 1st 105% .. 118 103 F-A 1962 Public Service El & Gas 3 Vis 96 21 105% 102% 102% 102% ,, 1957 *N Y New Haven & Hartford RR— ; J-D J-D tAProvidence Securities 4s 103% 96 — , 26 102% 13 125% 125% M-N . Potomac El Pwr 1st M 31^8—...1966 109 *— J-J series . 106% *100 __ gen 5s series lst 4%s series 104% 105% 107 >108 111% 9 108Va 108 1949 2000 ■, series B 1st 105 99% 7 105% 105% io3y8 A-O 107 9% 17 Va ♦102% 104 1959 A-O I9»f>A-O J-D series B 4%s series o 5s gen 102% \v 11 *127 J-J J-D Pitts young & Ash 1st 4s ser A.^.1948 106% 100% 103% 103% 100% A-O 6 ; A-O 1950 ; lst 4%s series A 1st mtge 4%s 106 107 V/ *—V ; A-O 1950 1958 ; lst mtge 4%s series B Pitts & W Va 108 103% Coal— 3 %s debentures ——1965 98% 100% W: -"'2 100% 100% A-O 1965 series 97Ve Consolidation Pittsburgh r lst B ser *.- — 22 98% 98% . 1970 1975 1975 Pittsb Coke & Chem lst mtge 3%s_1964 109% 77 87 103% *103% F-A 4y2s__1964 Gen 98% 10 21 103% 103% J-D Af-N F-A F-A Af-N J-D 1963 cons 1 mtge 5s series A— mtge 5s series B Gen mtge 3%s ser E 99% 114ya 1986 4s H guaranteed 108% 103% 103% 103 % 103 % F-A 1957 1960 Series 107% 1998 E B 4s Series 102% gold 4s West G 105% *9 Series 109 % 70 % series & 90 66 ' 90 4s series 92% Series 95% 94% - 90 90 104 65 4s Lack / of 10 106% 107 107 J-J 1964 *—'127% M-N M-N Pittsburgh Cine Chi & St Louis— Series E 3V2S gtd gold 1949 Series F 4s guaranteed gold__—1953 108 106 88 80% ^fc>.Iien & ref 3,/:,s series E 4%s 10 1997 N Y Gas El Lt H & Pow gold 5s Purchase money gold 4s N Y & Harlem gold 3%s Mtge Mtge X/: A-O 88 88 88 & St Louis— ser ref 8s 2%s ACertificates 106 90% 142% 135 23 lst M t§APhilippine Ry 109 91% 137 130 1971 ref 105% 98% 23/4s Electric & 83 107% 106 ; — 36 99% 98% 94 40 — . . • Phillips Petroleum 23/4s debs 2013 N Y Edison 3%s series D « ■ V 90 2 90% 1993 Connecting RR 2%s Y Dock 85 ' 91% .. 1st mtge 3s ser P N ; 11 .. 1961 lst 84% ;; 90 "U 407/a F-A J-J J-J Phila 92% 2013 . , New York Chicago Y F-A 4 *._' 106% 65% 1977 .....1974 Gen Mich Cent coll gold 3'/as N — — 91% 73 5 1998 gold 3y2S 3%s registered 1980 34 66% *106 High Low 103 .. gold 4s— series 5s General 1998 coll mtge 3Vis *87 y: V ■' — 3%s registered Ref —i X ft series A impt 4'/is — -'"W-Mii 1954 . Ref & lmpt 5s series C N Y Cent & Hud River 3%s 3%s registered ; Lake .. —195(j deposit- RR 4s «... ... deposit—— A :l F-A deposit of 4%s series D Certificates of deposit A 1st ■■mm A-O 1955 of A 1st A A-O deposit C series Certificates Apr P-A Af-8 lst and ref 2%s B Certificates A 1st A series Apr 1990 1974 January 1 No. High 65% 65% Range Since Sold gold 4!/2s series C__ Philadelphia Co coll tr 4y4s.. General tNew Orleans Texas & Mexico Ry— tANon-cum Inc 5s series A 1935 Bid & Asked ♦103 A A-O Marquette Ry 33/es ser D Phila Bait & Wash 1st 108" New Orleans Great Nor 5s A N O & N E 1st ref & imp 4%s 1974 1st gtd 4s_. Pere 110 103 AIncome 4s Peoria & Pekin Union Ry 5%s 118 107% 1986 Orleans Term 103% 108 1st 4s Jersey P & L 1st mtge 3s New 105% 95 94% 1960 (l+. Bonds Friday's or M-S Eastern 4s ext Peoria & 114y4 — Period ■ 1947 Peoples Gas L & C ref 5s 110% 1945 V Last Low StANew England RR gtd 5s t A Consol gtd 4s : 1945 Week's Range Friday Bale Price High 107% — :■ ; Interest Exohangt 7:7 ;• • •/<.'■ Stock Xxx January 1 No. High Tork New : Range Since Sold Bid & Asked 1948 OCTOBER 11 * Bonds Friday's Low Newark RANGE Week's Range Last Monday, October 14,1946 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL H OM 106 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 164 (Volume NEW YORK BOND RECORD ; ; RANGE FOB WEEK ENDING OCTOBER '";i/ • BONDS Friday Stock York Interest Exchange Last Period New Sale Price Interest Last Week'* Range or Friday's Period Sale Price Bid & Asked Week's Range or Friday's I-' ' Bid & Asked Low New Exchange Stock York ' BONDS 'i-jlVf&V;i'■ V'.''■ ' High ' 1 ' " ' .. ' Friday ,Low High . Bonds Range Since Sold January 1 No. - Low High Terminal RR Assn of St Louis— Ref & imp M 4s ser C_ imp 27/eS series D Corp 3s deb 2019 Ref & Texas 1 1985 1965 103% 109 105 32 108 1970 16 1990 38 Texas 2000 — 132 1985 49 98 & Pacific 1st gold 5s ser E . 100% 93 Pac Tenn RR of New Orl 3%s__1974 1st ref 4s 99 106% 104% 1 1960 59% 429 68 y« 102% 102% 114 104% 104 117% 105 107% 152% 106 *113% 118 102% 105% 49 Jan 1960 107% 110% 103 101 Texas Pacific-Missouri-^Third Ave Ry 102,4- 97 95% Texas & New Orleans RR—V 1st & ref M 3%s ser B 1st & ref M 3%s ser C Gen & ref M 3%s 92 83% 129% 137% ; 6 106% 105% 105 88% 104 49 106 109 105% 105 % 105% 104% 111.,. 98% 99% 96% 116% 94% 90% 109 89% Tri-Continental Corp 108'% 108% 103 Tol & Ohio Cent ref & impt 3%s__1960 Trenton Gas & Elec 1st gold 5s—1949 82% 90% AAdj income 5s 91% 87 108 110 V 2%s debs__.1961 110 101 103v - 88% 97% 101% 102% 102% 103% 101% 101% Union Electric 1st mtge t§AUnion & Co of Mo coll tr 2%s Elev Ry 3%s. (Chic) *110% 112% 34% 34 i. 103 67 68 vU 99% 99% 104 *105% 106 *103 1 03% 105 % 108 102% 106 •117 104% 117% 123 90 99% 101% 105% 101 sk 104% 102% 102% 102 107% 63% 67 99% 65% 65% 104 21 24 101% 22% 22% 22% 100% 100% 100% 102% 109 110 93% 102 99% 95% 93% 102% 101% 99% 100% 101% 99 100% 104% •109%, s f 4s cons 91 109% 101 S3 102 95 Universal Pictures 3%s debs__ Cons ■}•: 64 102% 2%s debs g 4s series A series B Virginia Electric •: .106% 106% 106% 101% 102 United Biscuit 2%s debs Vandalla RR 94% 65 70% 64 34 101 S3 debentures mtge 2%s series C U S Rubber 107 103% 104 1st & land grant 48— Ref 112% 102% "K- 5s_ Union Oil of Calif 3s debs 2%s debentures Union Pacific RR— 2%s 109% 102% — 58 i 87% > 65 56 21 v;' 51 . 1955 1957 & Pewer Co— 1st & ref mtge 2%s ser E__—1975 Va Iron Coal & Coke 1st gold 5s__1949 Va & Southwest 1st gtd 5s ; 2003 1st* cone 5s 1958 Virginian Ry 3s ser B 1995 Week'a Last New York Curb Exchange V 1 •. t '*■ r\yxp\<S \ y ''-v-. ♦ -So% '■$ Sale Price 1 Par Salee Range Friday STOCKS v. for Week of Prices Shares Low 1 6% 7% * 3% 4% 5,300 5,200 * 6 % preferred 10 Arkansas Power & Light $7 preferred.* Aro Equipment Corp 2.50 Ashland Oil & Refining Co 1 3% 4% 16,000 10% 10% Argus Inc —— —— Natural Arkansas class Common Associated Gas A common non-voting £1 dep rects reg Associated Laundries of America Associated Tel Coast Products Voting 1 —. Machine * & Sons common——.—5 (BF) 6% .—25 1 preferred —— Ayrshire Collieries Corp— —. Babcock & Wilcox Co Locomotive— -3 preferred Rubber Co common de los Andes— shares American Steel Barium Corp & Seelig Mfg— convertible A common Refractories Inc $1.20 Basic Bauman (L) & Co common Beau-Brummel Mills Beaunit Beck (A S) Ties com —2.5 Inc Shoe Corp — Bellanca Aircraft common ——H Bell Tel of Canada.. & Hedges common Convertible preferred —— Befkey & Gay Furniture.. - Benson Bickford's Inc common...—.——^— Birdsboro Steel Fdy & Mach Co com Blauner's common Blue Ridge Corp common $3 optional convertible preferred— Blumenthal (S) & Co___— Bohack 7% (H C) 1st Co common ...—1 preferred Borne, Scrymser Co Bourjois Inc : Brazilian Breeze ' Traction Lgt & Pwr Corp common Aeronautical Brewster Bridgeport Gas Light Co _ Bridgeport Oil Co Brillo Mfg Co Class common A Co British-American Oil British Am Am For footnotes see page 1897. 11 Jan 115% Feb Oct 27% Jan 9% Sep 14% May 10% Jan 12% May Oct Coast RR Co pfd—100 1 Automatic Barlow 12 Apr Oct 9% Sep 110% Sep : Fisheries Automatic Banco Jun Oct 1% Corp warrants Atlas Plywood Corp.——1 7% 1,100 Jun 8 8% 5 Atlas Baldwin 10 15% * Atlantic Coast Line Co_._—-.50 Baldwin *10. 2,900 Oct Oct * class A & Tel Atlanta Birm & Avery 9% l.WO <:-i 13% HI 12 High 6% 3% 3% Electric Industries— American Atlantic 111 Range Sine* January 1 High Low American Tobacco— dep- rects ord bearer—I dep rets ord reg - 3% Feb 11% Jan *7% Sep 16% Jan 55 Oct 91 Jan 5 Oct 13% Apr 24 Jan 38% Maq 8 18% Oct 6% Oct Oct 25 Ve Feb 11% 26% Jan v Jan 10% Jan 22% Jan 28 Apr 41 May ','t ■ p P'Afl 'n: EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB 11 WEEK ENDING OCTOBER BANGS FOB »t STOCKS LmI L v iv. v;,:?Xv.r^:j;V.*>;>/ ' jZ pM Nwr York Curb Exchange -•/*. : ' : *J7 ••• '<*, V:>; •; British Celanese Ltd-— • B $5 7% 20j/4 2,000 20% 20 21% 8,700 ""7% *7% ~m 2,100 2y2 common 6% 7% — prior Brown new common preferred Rubber Co — common-- (EL) Bruck Silk Co Oct 33 Jan 20 Sep Jan 102% 7% Oct 14% 35 35 11% 12% 17 ft 16 % 3,300 : May 15% Jan Jun 17 ft 4,800 15 y2 Sep 1% 1% 1% 38,600 1% Oct 5% 6% 5,200 5% Oct 13 12*54 1,700 7ft Mar ' Distillers _12%c Corp ' Butler (PH) 25c common. 13 12 ft Bridge Steel Dominion 19% May Tar Textile Duke Coal B & Chem & Draper Corp Ltd Co Jan 3% 3% 4,500 3 Sep 7% Sep 17% May 26% 11% 27% 3,100 300 23% Sep 39% May 12 Sep 17 ft July 8ft -9ft 2,600 10 ft 10% ? Z 8% —— Co 15 Cables Wireless— <fc American dep rets 5% Calamba Sugar Estate California Electric ,~"Z_ Bread Canada ^ Mfe 5ft Ltd 9% 10 3% 3% 14% 3ft 6,700 12% 2,500 3% 4,100 107 July 70 Oct 96 36 Sep 65 Oct 110 May 9% Mar 275 72% 70 Apr Feb 95 71% 12 Jun "~*I "T Products__Z_ ZZ new South Aircraft -100 "7 ft 1 4% ZZ ZZZ_Z__ZZZ 7% ~ IncZZZZZZZ_ZZ - . 22 Oct 65 ft Sep 88 May 600 12 ft Sep 19 Jun 4,600 1ft: Oct 137 250 125 10 Oct 21% Jun 17% 500 16 x4*54 1,100 3% 20,300 1,400 4% 9% 9% 10 15% May 32 Jan 6 Aug 3 Oct 9 Feb 9% Oct 20 Mar Mar 50 Jun Oct 105 Apr 43 175 38 65 400 58 10 ft 800 9% Arms 17% 3% Sep 6% 15% 18 2,100 15 29% 33 2,200 29 -4% 4ft 5 5,800 4 26% 29 29 2,250 2% i - __ZZ* ^4 . 30 Sep 42 4,400 2 Oct 9 Feb B preferred Mining & Smelt Ltd. Royalty Oil Steel __ 5 Corp - * iqc ___ Fdy & Machine Co—— 1 Cook Paint & Varnish Co Cooper Brewing Co Copper Range Co 1 Cornucopia Gold Mines convertible 77% 1,200 2% 93% July 1 13% 3% 2,200 6 Oct 9ft 3,300 3,200 8% 1 Oct 1% :8% 4,900 13% Oct 15 1,500 4 14% 37 ft Febb 3 ft Oct Feb 26% July 7% Jan ,/"3% Oct 110 30 x90 Sep 3% 3,900 3 Sep 37% 200 36 Sep 7 Get 11 24% Mar 38 90 90 Z3 • (Md) 13 12 ZZZZZs 2 IzfSS / 4,200 14,000 13 ft i1*.>■•■", — Z': 29% 2% 28% 2% 27% .5 3,100 9 1,000 ; U 5 13 2 Apr 6% Jan 44% Aug 1% Drug Co common. convertible preferred — 5% Atlantic Curtis Sugar preferred Cuban Tobacco common Lighting Inc common Curtis Mfg Co 25c Z 4,800 6% 6,700 5% 6% 5ft 10% (Mo) 26 27 975 25 2 Sep 25 27 23 180 25 Sep — • 2.50 5 12 20% 105% 105% 15 15% 6% 6ya 11 12% 10% May 24 — t': Feb 21% Apr Z 23 ft May Oct > 27 22% « Sep * 10 5 25 Dayton Rubber Mfg class A conv—35 Dejay Stores common 50o Apr 23,300 80 300 50 300 20% Sep Oct 105% Sep May Jun Jun 36 ; Corp Warrants 36% 13% Sep 38V4 Jan 6% Oct 13% Feb Oct 20 11 .Feb 17% Feb 8% Feb Jan 40% Apr 13 y« 7,900 17% Feb 29 Feb 50 2ft '• 500 C: Sep 2% Sep 40 Oct 45 Sep Oct 31% Apr Jan 5% 900 5% Oct 8% 20% 600 19ft Sep 29% 20 ft 20% 250 20 Sep 7% Mar 9% 7ft Mar 100 !, Jan Jan 35 Oct 3 100 3 8 8 ,j 70% Feb 18 150 19% Oct 2 2,100 41 Jan 56 Jan Aug 42% 44% 500 27ft Jan 51 15% 14% 15% 3,400 14 % Oct 30ft May 26 24% 26 750 Sep 110 101% 104 150 101% Oct 150 4,500 10% Jan 14 Jan Jun 18ft July 97 Jan 107% July 80 — 102 1 "if July 40 24% Oct July * July G Yellowknife Gilbert (A C) Preferred Gilchrist 8% 8% ' :23 9 •1 Sep 15ft 900 11% Jan "3 ft 1,100 Mines— Mfg common Gray 7% 1st Tap —5 1 *' 100 Paper 25' & Die • Products common—25c common stock preferred Great Northern Greenfield Stores Pacific Tea— ; Grocery Stores Gulf States Utilities $4.40 pfd— 100 1 Jun 6% Apr Oct 110 May 111% Jan 115 jran 111% Sep 6% Oct 75 *5% 76 1,300 •5% Oct 21 1,420 19% Oct 43% Jan.. Sep 55 (7" Feb 29% Apr 39 Jun Jan • ; 5 • 10 «vl% • 18 19% 1,500 19% 4,700 13%X14% 3,000 18% 18 ' 4% 68 : 6ft 2,900 58 200 Oct Feb 18 100 18 18 Sep ,18 Sep 24% Jan V 13% Oct 4% Sep 26% Jun 8% Feb 57 24% 28 Jun Feb Sep 69 Sep -44 Feb Jan 107 Aug 4 Jan 53 Jun — 103 m 13 13% •61" ' 49% 18% 15% 1% Sep 7% 9,700 14% 52 19% 800 10% Mar 450 48ft Sep 2,700 15% Oct 46 Sep 1,100 11% 3,800 9%; Oct ,a5% 14% 16% 6,200 14% Oc t ioo 98% 100 600 93% Sep. 22% Apr 71 ; Jan 47ft 10% 8 137ft 139 41ft 39 41ft 19% 17% 19% 16% 17 50 134 Mar 1,250 2,900 V 300 37 Sep 16% Sep 13 Va Jan xlll% May Jan 14% May 7%. Oct 9% 7% 8 : 23 J/8 Jun 537% Feb 135 147 Apr July 46% Aug 23% Jan 28 ft May 116 Jan 113ft 113ft 10 13% 13% 25 12% Sep 9% 9% 100 8% Sep 6% 400 6% Sep 11% 6% 30% 31% 400 Oct 52% May • Alabastine 140 Sep Sep 27 10 pfd—25 1 Varnish Apr Jan 52% * Graham-Paige Motors $5 conv , 23% Apr 113 19% * 1 50 Co class A 109 3 110 ' "5% 1 —* Goodman Mfg 31% Sep 20 104% , Non-voting Sep Feb 20 — & Feb Apr 12% 500 113 —i * ,18% —2.50 19 .Coal—...—■—-—-* >-. X14% Globe-Union Inc —5 Gobel (Adolf) Inc common 1 5-,' | Godchaux Sugars class A. * Class B * ; Atlantic 17ft 10% 104% Glen Alden Grand Rapids Sep Sep v Gladding McBean & Co Gleaner "Harvester Corp Goldfield. Consolidated 8 100 96 * —* preferred Jan 8% 3.300 14% * M Jan 18% Feb Sep 23% 23 15 ft ■ Inc 9% 105% 105% ft" 105% preferred—* 1 common Gorham 14ft Sep "§ ! Co——-i— $4.50 prior Oct 3% 700 8 22 5 1,200 3% 3% 3% 1 Corp—l—a convertible Giant "i% ~5 "5 • ~8% — preferred—— Georgia Power $6 preferred 1 $5 preferred '4. $6 12 ft 10 ft 11 3% ——^ Service $6 Great Feb Jun Oct 5% 20 ft —1 common - Mfg Co— Grayson-Robinson May Feb 34% 20 Fireproofing common —* General Outdoor Adv 6% pfd--—.100 Apr 108 Jan 22 15% 18 5% General Apr 6% 60 56 11% Jan' - "40 18 ft D 34 8% 34% 11% Apr 4% Jan 8,600 2 2% 41 £1 ord reg- Finance Gypsum Lime & Davenport Hosiery Mills new com—2.50 Davidson Brothers Inc ; 1 Apr 16 57% 56 57% preferred series A— Gorham Z'5% Z 6V* 100 Crystal Oil Refining common $6 preferred : Cuban *. Jan May . 5% Oct Sep Oct 5% Oct 17 Crown 53% 112 Oct 15 Plywood .7% Sep .i:Z Petrol Feb 26% Co Ltd— Public Feb 11 Apr 39% Sep 25 General Shareholdings Corp com July .1 Sep 30*% Sep 12% 13% 100 til' * Co Alloys General 44 .5 Apr 4% 20% *,|S" common— General 33 8% Co Power Feb 47 Sep ■' Jan 27 4% Sep 100 18% 5 Jan 6% Sep Jan Sep 6 22 ft 15% ■ ex? „ common dep rets Amer 12% Jan 34 300 "'"22 ft 17% * 100 preferred 5% 1121/2 Aug 24% 37% 12*% Sep Sep 10 1,100 25,900 5 4% — — Gellman Mfg Co common Sep 14% ft Jan 166 ft July G Apr 71% Jan 1,250 3% 37 10% 10 10% |4% 3 Co stock Corp 7% Sep 107ft 500 3 12 . : Garrett 5% 4,900 3% 51% rets convertible preferred General 30 14 ft 3 Oct Sep Oct Oct 28 * * - (Geo A) conv 4% Jan 50 2,900 ' Cent $3 July 18% 90 9% 2ft _ July 30 ■1 Crown Fuller 91 Sep " Courtaulds Ltd— Crosley Motors Inc„. Crowley Milner & Co Franklin 121 115 14% ZZl "50 preferred Fox 25 16% Feb 70% 10 17% 1 9% 2% —5 1 —1.25v N Stores—1 Gen Electric 17% May < common dep Jun Oct • ZZZ Reynolds— 47 Jun 77% Mar 78% 15% Oct 45 Sep 109 Jan i 9ft Sep 2% Sep 45 Sep 11 Sep 3,600 25 60 400 12,400 1,150 1,700 110 bearer Co (Peter) Brewing Amer 49 8'/a 1 47 Ford Motor of France— Jan 6,200 8% 17 £1 voting B Class General 8% 3 ~6% 20 15% 110 non-voting Class A Jan 9% "* ZZZZBc common— 26% Aug 10% Oct Sep 8% j Petroleum Sep 9% * 18% 16% .100 ord reg rets dep 5 108 36 * $6 preferred A Am Oct 600 73 . 36 1,800 1,600 4 Jan 26% Oct Sep 68 ft 100 4% 16% 3% 17% 1,600 450 3,000 600 18% 3% Ford Motor of Canada— Sep 800 8 75% 13 68 Ford Motor Co Ltd— 1% 76 108 io _ 7% 101,200 19 I 1 Falstaff Brewing— 1 Fansteel Metallurgical • Fedders-Quigan Corp 1 Federal Compress & Warehouse Co—25 Fire Association (Phila) 10 First York Corp common 10c $3 div i»nm pfd ...: r7:T 1. Fishman (M H) Co— 50 to $1 Stores 1 10% 116% 116% 'Z-Zv.Z 15% May 16% "3% & Airplane Engine 500 17% 8% i 56% Oct 11% 1,350 74% loo Sep 5% 11% 1% 16% , 40 71% 51% 44 y2 17 675 3,100 4% —1' 10% 1% 100 Consolidated Co IO M1 * 98% May -50 pfd Equipment Apr 2% 2 ■' ZZZl Co Oct 115 109 Feb 50 1% 71% 68 ft % Jan 60,800 10% * _ 48 ■ftr 20ft common 46% 15% 13 —1 Jan 31% •. Jun 300 49% Gatineau Zl new Jan a52 Z Jan 104 44 .10c 50% July 12 % Sep % Jan 43 Sep Sep Sep 25% Apr 31% 3Sa , 25 5 Oct __ Fort Pitt Brewing Oct x30 % 25 25% Apr Jan 11% 5,600 4% 3% 7% 350 12 11% 12 Southern warrants Biscuit Textile Oct Sep 58 65 . July Sep 42. *: Co 15% Jun 156 4% 10% 4 warrants—ZZZ July 2,500 16% 1956 series Sep Oct 8 7.50 166 Jun. Sep 16% —— 41% Oct 11 3% Sep 50 ft 8ft 15 ft Fairchild Camera & Inst Co 184% May Oct 20 ft 33,600 116 .j-i 1% 575 59% * 115 Jan 1,100 7% 8 42 Va Oct 30 May 92 57 41ft -10 & 50 2ft *5% 55 Watch Co common. -15 Derrick 30% 50 ft 57 —I common Eairchild Feb 60 X4% Co 1,100 61 Jan 8, 104% May 89 Va Sep 54% Sep Eureka Pipe Line common—^—.. -10 28% Jun 900 —i Consolidated 5% Sep 18% 2,950 16% ... 11 650 120 11% 10% .100 29 16% Jan 325 12 11 10 Oct Esquire Inc May Feb Jan 5Feb 200 142 116 3 50 Equity Corp common $3 convertible -preferred Apr 200 - 69 14% 1% 24% 166% 127% 137 lift , Consolidated Cosden 3,600 5 20ft 134% 3,800 10 Va lft z* 4% preferred series C Consolidated Gas Utilities Corroon & 52 % 17% 12% 21 137 139 23% —l Inc $3 preferred' Coro Inc Oct 4ft Oct 1254 —• Consol G E L P Bait common Continental 15 to 1956——. to Consolidated Consol 775 66 67% 3% 96 ft 5% Kfo-'prpfflrrftri ■■■'■-'• Emsco 53% May 18% *. Conn Gas & Coke Secur 4% % 18 17% Oct 4ft 4 common Patent Fire ext Oct 16% Homes_ZZZZZZ~~ IZio Commonwealth & Vtc 46 400 17 10 Community Public Service! Community Water Service. Compo Shoe Machinery— V t c ext 2,980 12% —5 Oct 3,025 15 —10 Sep 2% 1 Empire District Electric 5 % May 58% —5 K 34% July 106 52% May 46 common Jan Oct 16% 1929 13% 30 5 Inc Elgin National 97% Aug Oct 18 16 ft 18 18 Colorado Fuel & Iron Colt's 23 ft July 15ft May 61% Airlines Mills Sep 92 1 pfd pfd Electromaster Sep -100 Development ordinary Colonial Sep Apr 6ft -100 Co Colonial 10% 51 100 300 56% 59 1 * Option warrants Electrographic Corp Oct Jan 12 100 6% 17ft Cockshutt Plow Co Sep Apr 16,600 7% 16 ft- 18% —50c preferred Products 14 ft 800 101 101 -100 Co Apr Jun 122 120 92% 22*54 Apr 1,500 15 *-2% * • formerly $5 $4.20 formerly $6 ; Electric Power & Light 2d pfd A_. $3.50 Elliott " Utilities"; B 25 * Corp States Electric Bond & Share common 7 6,500 21% Cllnchfield Coal Corp— Colon 14ft 92 Clayton & Lambert Mfg Cleveland Electric Illuminatlng'Z Alum 13% -100 Claude Neon lights Club 37 ft July 34% 2,200 200 22% Stamping Mfg 100 10 7% 7 92% common Controller Clarostat 68K America—ZZZ! City & Suburban Clark Sep Oct 9 Jun 45 Sep 46 840 48 l preferred BB Auto 33% Aug ' Consolidated Mining 1 SChilda Co preferred ZZZZI —100 Cities Service common —ZZ 10 *• $6 preferred ZZZZZZZZ City 38 36 Chief preferred Feb Jan lift Chicago Rivet & Mach $6 32% 10 l Corp common Cherry-Burrell common 60c 4% Jan 2% Sep 20 "7V2 Charis Chesebrough Mfg 164% May 200 Z! Co Malleable Iron preferred series A $6 preferred series B Eastern Sugar Associates— $5 preferred Easy Washing Machine B 26% ~.ioo West 100 100 $7 28 Co— of Co 24% May 1,000 —1 Conv pfd opt div ser Conv pfd opt div ser Chamberlin Sep 10,900 -10 {Cent States Elec 6% 7% preferred Cessna 11% 116 preferred & 13% 700 46 Feb 20 6% 15 ft 3 3ft prior preferred preferred Eastern 26% common Central Ohio Steel Products Central Pow & Lt 4% pfd Central 25% May 3ft 30% 46 of America Power Sep ZZZ 10% 96 15 ft • Gas & Fuel Assoc common 4%% 29' 30% • 24% Mar Oct E 12% 2% 8ft .ZZ* ZZ* & Co Corp Maine 22% Aug 164% May common- (A M) 3.50% Feb 6% 1 ~ Carolina P & L $5 pfd Carter (J W) Co com Cent 11% 600 .100 Feb 16 5% 5% 5% 1 * common > 200 17 % 17% 25% Aug / 14 13% V*- - Jan Sep Sep 5 t 12 ' B Catalin Sep 20 — — Corp Sep 22% Jan Jan Eastern Carman & Co class A Castle 13*% 15 5 *• Canadian Marconi Products Test 21% May Sep 83% * Duval Texas Sulphur loo __ , Casco Jan 41 ft May Jun 11% Mar 22% £1 dep rets ord reg Hosiery class B common Sep 38% 13 8% Feb 12 ft May Oct 7ft 3,000 5% 9% » common Canadian Industries Ltd— 7% preferred ' Co Am Apr 3,000 _10 » Durham East • preferred Carnation 5 7ft ,Z 100 7 ft —5 Class-A voting—: .y;,M Class V non voting . Class Oct Z 3 100 Canadian Industrial Alcohol— Capital City 6*% May Co Ltd Cement Co 614 % 7 Oct Duro "9% —1 Oct 2% 1,400 7ft -10 — Jun 3 .400 3% 3 3 1 Power 3% 2% Z'z. — _£1 pfd Callite Tungsten Corp Camden Fire InsuranceCanada 3 .50o I .50p Voting trust certificates Apr 22% 2,000 Dunlop Rubber Co Ltd— Cable Electric Products wimmnn 28% Oct 16% 10 — —- 13% July 12 ft 16 % Feb 24% Feb Sep 15 ft Oct * Co Power 7ft 18 12 Aug 37 Oct 8ft * Ltd Co i Harris Driver 23% £ift * 25* Co Ltd Dominion Dominion Jan Sep 1,700 1 1 Domestic Industries class A com Dominion Biscuit 9% 9% £1 1 common 180 9% 50c common Co Jun May 13% May 21 Feb 145 20 .«* 151 if 152 Oct 9% BZ—Z—* rets ord reg Corp Dobeckmun High Low 11% 10 BangeSlnce January 1 10 6,900 Ltd— Co dep Divco Feb 4 Products—. Raynolds Class Devoe & Am July 30 26% 6 —2.50 Burry Co common Stove Steel Diana Stores Corp com_-- 16 ft Mar 11v Sep Ltd < Jun 50 Mich Detroit Detroit 34ft Aug Feb Oct 35 100 Gray Iron Foundry Detroit Jun 100 common Mills Jan 17 20 ft 100 11% Bruce 4% Sep 6% Oct debenture Derby Oil Co common Detroit Gasket & Mfg May 31 25% Jan „. 8% 5 100 8 1 1 1 —10 Mfg class A common 11% : Shares r ef Prices Low High Par 7% Jan m Sep 1,500 20 ft 10s for Week High Low Dennison mm 4ft ; Slnoe January 1 Bango Low ■ A preferred Brown Forman Distillers • sf Bricos High Sale Fries Sales Week's Friday n Sale Price __ Brown Fence & Wire Class Bang* , • Amer dep rets ord reg British Columbia Power class A Class V New XorkrCnrb Exchanf# Sales for Week Shares Week's Friday STOCKS 14,1946 Monday, October COMMERCIAL* & FINANCIAL' CHRONICLE (THE 9H l-.f-; P "1 r. 16ft Jun H 34 34 150 31 Oct 39 Oct 16% July Aug 8% 9% 1,800 8% 34% 11 34% 12 UIO 34% Oct 39 Aug Co Hamilton Bridge Co 1,280 11 Sep 20% Jun Hammermill Paper Hall Lamp Ltd 4 30% 17% Feb Feb yolume 164 Number 4533 THE, COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE STOCKS Friday New York Curb Exchange Week's Bange Last Sale Frlee Hartford Low Light —_25 voting trust ctfs 1 Brewing Co 1 Harvard Hat Dept Stores common 3s/a Mining Co Co Heyden Chemical 13 % 26 Ms 10% common 8 1 7/, Inc & Co & Hardart 25% & Hardart (Harvey) Humble Oil Hurd Lock Hussmann-Ligonier Co $2.25 Com 7 2,100 8% Oct' 25 19% 40 35% 140 38% 40 Va 825 112 23% 25% <58% 759% 18 * 48% 10% stk purch warrants common, 1 preferred Hydro-Electric Securities. 1 1st 900 2,100 300 45% 12J/8 150 10% 1,600 39 . 18 6 355 3% s&"3% 15% 6%% A Jan 50% Mar 12 Sep 22% Jan 53 % Class B Dividend Illinois Co preferred- Zinc „50 ctfs arrear 22 ' 21 24% 56% 1,600 Co * Imperial Chemical Industries— Am dep rets regis Imperial Oil (Can) coupon 3,300 56% 54% 15% : 15 22% 3,000 19% 26 26 39% Sep 53% Sep 15 Oct 23 Apr 22% 450 81 Oct 38 July 5% — Apr Apr » ; t. v Ireland Indiana Service 6% pfd Co Midwest 4%% Co preferred— Sep 15% Jan Jan Minnesota 390 107% 89 Insurance Co of North America 10 International Cigar Machine International Hydro-Electric— 87 $3.50 series 50 International Investing Corp l International Metal Industries A • International Minerals and Chemicals- 40 39 Montana 112 Jan 33% Oct 73% Jun 18 Jun 28 Sep 20 International Petroleum Registered shs„* coupon shares International 9,600 * Safety Razor B International Utilities Interstate Power 13% 13% 13% 13% 3iy4 May 13% 14% 1,300 _• 5 common $7 preferred Investors Royalty Iron Fireman Mfg voting Irving Air Chute Italian Superpower A 3Va 3'/8 •/< 3% 1 Mountain City Copper common Mountain Producers Power 24% Jan 24% Jan 17 y4 Aug 600 11 Sep Sep 28 Oct 63 9 7 1% 3,600 525 2014 ' 22 8% 1% Oct 20% Oct 32 8% Sep Sep 13% 3% Apr Nachman Kawneer Co pfd Sep 25 9 8 100 Oct May 31% Apr 8 Oct 17% 121 •n—. Sep 124% * 20 22 700 18% Jan 33 Hess 23% 200 19 Feb 32% Jun 5% 350 Key 9% Feb * 6V2 5 1314 Kiclde (Walter) & Co Kimberly-Clark Corp— 4 '/2 % preferred Kings Co Lighting 1% pfd B 5% preferred D, ; Kirkland Lake 8 12 ' 13% 100 __ 1 Ltd 1 * Kobacker Stores new / /■" *o T 1 common-- 1 Oct. 29 V2 10 70 94 10 60 Oct 82 % 2,700 12 y8 Oct 4,100 4% Oct 2,600 7 Oct 11% May 1 Sep Sep 43 7»/4 , 19,500 27 100. 17% -19% 22 m 24 600 115 9% 22 72,800. i Larnson Corp of Lane Wells Co 12'% Delaware 5% ' 5 common 12% Mar Class. B- - .'■■■■• - 77/a Oct Monotvpa Mnnhinp Lefcourt Realty common Prior preferred Leonard Oil Line ; 8% 12 22. .. Steel j5 29% 1% ' Sep 14% May 450 20 Sep 29 Vi Aug 3 Oct 21% 3% 8,000 11% 7,800 39 31 Groceterias Jan 250 10% 3% 14 15 '.Class B Locke . 14 27% —...13% 23 14,200 191 4Q %. 18% 42 5% 5% 3 31% 14y3. 25 Logansport Distilling Co 1 Lone Star Gas Corp common 300 ■ Jan Jan Car 10 Common ctfs of I dep A ctfs of B ctfs of dep •_ Exploration 1 & Louisiana Power & Light $6 pfd— Lynch Corp For footnotes 1,800 page 1897. 50 Sep 300 17 May 25 40 Sep 54%. Jun 5% Sep 10% Jan 1,800. Sep Sep 10% Jan Oct 32% Apr 132% Oct 160 % Apr 133 134 50 22% 23% 1,000 14% 15% 900 11 11% 700 21 4% 4% 42 y4 42% 6% Feb 20 Sep 36 14% Oct 21% May Oct 17 711 Jun 7 Jan 1 xl4% 9% Apr Sep 49% Aug 40^ Apr Sep 17% Jan 14 Sep« Feb/ 22% July Sep 37% 19 20% 31 36% 2,500 29 12% 36% 2 16 14 1,400 12% Oct 23% Mar 21 preferred Sep x26% May 7:15% Jan 2,400 700 1ft 10% 10% 107/8 1,600 10% 1% 1% 1% 1,300 1% Oct 5lA 5 5% 4,600 5 Oct 10 12 10 % Feb Oct 24% Feb 700 7 .'7712--: Oct 22 Apr 300 11 Sep 19 6 10 800 8% 750 2,825 .7 Jan 121 7 122% 150 Sep 12% 79. Sep 108% 25 .83 86 Sep 119 35 Jun Jun Apr Aug . 7142 Sep 8% 1,700 14% 13% 14% 1,150 13% 23. Sep 32 61% 4%; 20 59% 62% 3,300 58 Sep 81% Feb 7 7 * ^^—=.25 7 Feb 14 13 87% 7% * * > — New England Tel & Tel,,——122 Y* New Haven Clock & Watch Co—-—* 7 common 4% Sep 12 - 12 100 Zinc—: May 111% 111% 1 preferred 38 Oct 1 100 preferred.: preferred Inc Jun 35 Sep 4% 100 14% • Jersey 20 200 18,700 14 ^ 12% Idea 5 42% 14% 10% conv 22 1 Corp 4 5 Oct 16% May Oct J 21 / July 3%. Sep 2,000' Jan 11% Mar ' t A —r—1 Va 2V4 —* Rights W i Park Mining Co New process Co oommon-^ a8a —//: . 2 2J/4 106,900 2 4,000. ,8e A. Sep Sep 7 "- 54% Feb Sep 4% July 65 Jun Sep: 1 5% .1st preferred--.iWU^--Ui-ww,-I-100 5% 2d preferred-^ —,.....,.100 Class B optional warrants Niagara Share Corp class B com 5 14% -45' Apr Niles-Bement^Pond Jun 41% \ 24% 1,800 11% 15% 3% . 33 " Aug 20% May 76% 11% 10% 1%. ^17,6fio 1 700 1,000 500 12% 200 12% 107 % 107% 240 105% - 12% 107% 62 ♦. 65 45 *7 - 19 Sep Mar 64% Jan - Feb x35 24% Oct 26 Oct 6Q - Feb 111 'Jan 15 Jan; Jan 95 Sep Sep. '8% 70 8% 9 9% 60,100 7 May Feb 115 y4 118 625 112 y4 Sep 123% 101 115% 840 100 Sep 120 102% % : 9 y« 11% 1 1,200 9% 1,100 7 8% 7,700 V, 11% (2 3% Oct 13% 1 ,':7 9% Noma Feb Sep Sep 33 Sep Jan 32 y8 July 30 22 Aug Electric—--——. Sep Sep Apr Feb 13% May Sep —_——v~l North American Rayon class Class B 26% Feb 20% Apr A-—-* • common——, > Apr 22% July North American 3% Feb Utility Securities North Airlines Penn RR Apr Northern Indiana Pub Serv 5% 108 Apr Northern Aug Northern States Apr Aircraft Inc Novadel-Agene Corp Sep 17 5% 19% 7 133% 137% 7 6,000 18,600 325 17 5% 132 35 Oct Sep 38% 40 200 36 7 300 36 164 • Apr 63 May 62% May Sep 38 Jan 12% Mar Sep 36 — — 117 26% Apr 4% Northrop Natural Sep 4% 4% 12% 13% 8% 10% 300 900: 5,000 4% Sep 12% Feb 8 Jan 11% Jun 8% Oct 21% Jan 103 10 103 Oct 108 y4 July 106 103 pfd-100 Sep 111 59 y2 Apr Jun 20 Gas Power , 10% 50 Co 117 15 y4 * 1 Oct 14% 19 6% Northern Central Texaa Oil——5' Oct Jan ,'7;5% Feb Feb 70 Sep 13 •111 Oct common—1 —-—.—-* 66 9% .12% 1 Mines——^———-6 $6 preferred 111% 15% 24% 24% • -l —, ' // 1,475 11% .*<• 10,600 250 _ North Amer Light & Power Northeast 72 49% Jun 6,500 1 —i. Niagara Hudson Power common Mar 20 12% 66 48 . , 18% May .11% Aug — . 10 Nineteen Hundred Corp B_ 18% 68% 9% Jan — Merchandise. ...i ,.',-10 N Y Shipbuilding Corp— Founders shares.————1 N Y State Electric & Gas $5.10 pfd.100 N Y Water Service 8 pfd.,.. .,.100 Y Nipissing 11% 14% Feb 7% 30c Jan 17% 15 23% 2. 12.50 Jun 11% * 2 see Feb 18% Jun 210 Va Jun 22% —* Radio 26 y2 18 dep— preferred Land '-■-=> 70 preferred J«a 6 3.50 * Transit 56 25% Mar 26 1% 7% 6% Louisiana Feb 10% 11% Jan Ltd Oct 26% Long Island Lighting Co— 20% Sep 6,800 Fabrics 13% 2,500 . * 26 Feb Apr 180 2% Newmont-O'okiep— -2 ft. - Aug— 24% May Oct 29% Mar -"5 - Jan 87 Jan jun . Chain 11% 107% Oct 9% Sep 5,% Oct . July 2,600 common 1% July 27% Oct, „ Steel 50 20 1,800 191 Jan 6 19% Mary % 6% Sep 8,000 1,300 % Jan Oct 3,300 6% 3 9% Oct 103% 5 7 37 290 * New 15% Feb.. 21 Apr 35 ,10% Jan 1,200 1% ; * class A——— Oct - 10 % 3,300. ■ preferred—_25 common Sep Sep 9% Sep Loblaw Feb Sep 10% 7% v:y. '. Feb. 9% ;rJ 47 4 900 8ya Machinery-' Union New Feb 14 7 125 15 23% Oct 31 25 ©ejv 37% 1% Jan 700 23% * Mallinson New Apr 15 y8 600 14 Oct 35 Sep 875 37 New Mexico & Arizona Land-.^^-.—1 37%, July 19% May 18% Juxtt 5% 1,700 15% ■ 22 10 Brothers 5,900 32 ff 25 - Inc..— Inc 6% 3,700 6% 1 Co (Thos J) 12% * Corp Lipton Lit (R G) Material . — Development Le "Tourneau Lionel ; 9y2 . 4% 3 100 N Y City Omnibus warrants N Y & Honduras Rosario 15% -•«' .■ _ / Lanston 7% Aug 31% May ...; 32 • __i Langerdorf United Bakeries class A__* Apr .7/6 11%, 10 ya 5 N 1 oct 200 N Y Auction Co common, ,1 Jan : 25 (Herman) .4%% Feb Apr 34 % Sep 10% Oct 500 1 #;■ i Lake Shore Mines Ltd— % Lakey- Foundry & Machine 20% Oct 3% 24,700 32% 41/8 5 $2 2% Feb 17% Oct 600 '25 10% ?I2% 15% '•17% JCriiRgeg Browlnpr C.n 14% 15 y8 1,000 ■ 8% 11 * 6 % 28 y2 May 27 19 %T. 23 14% May 24% Apr a; 2% New England Power Associates Apr 14 . 12 % xll7/8 31 Nesle Le Mur Co class A ... Jan 60 70 iy8 Co common M Co 127 2,000 7 7 17% 26 Neptune Meter common. 15% Jan 4% 7 5% 47/e 700 7 4 77/a, 1 Nelson May, Apr 60 L 1 —, ey* oct Aug Sep 70 13% Kleinert (I B) Rubber c» Knott Corp common 7 650 112 1 G (D Emil) 6%'; 5% July 100 King Seeley Corp Kingston Products Kirby Petroleum Klein 5% 100 Oct 10% Sep 25 V4 common Nebraska Power 7% Aug 23 * - Jan 2% 7% preferred National Jun 5 common 15% 3% 15% 7y8 National Mfg & Stores common National Pressure Cooker new com Jun 43,600 I'9% Kennedy's Inc Co 14% 17% * Bellas Breweries National 26 Ken-Rad Tube & Lamp A — Jan 5j/2 9 700 L400 17% oct' 22% Corp National National & Elec 7% .9% 11% 10% Oct 2y2 - * National Tunnel & Mines common. Kansas Gas Feb 9y8 100 3,70a i:d Jan 1% 12% 1 Mar 9% Feb 800 * Corp 62 • 5% Oct. Feb National Kaieer-Frazer 14% May Sep May 3% 1,300 9 1% 71% 1 Co 11' . 21% National Rubber Kokenge Oct 16% May 300 7 7o & 8V2 IV* Mar 12 • Co common 9> •/: '' mm 5c Murray Ohio Mfg Co Muskegon Piston Ring—. Muskogee Co common 3% 11% Jan ' 7 10 common National Fuel Gas Jeannette Glass 2% Jan Sep —10 — States National Julian 9y8 2% 2% 18 Sep Sep 28 -. 1% 21 1 9y8 Jan May 112 4i/a 1,700 * Mountain States Tel & Tel 600 Sep 6 42 Jun 11% 1 % trust ctfs—* 5% —* 35 28 12 * 109 100 * Corp of America--—10c Plan Oct 13% 10% Jan 12% 5 Utilities 13% 100 14% Aug 1 20 100 10 Products International 13 % 20 13'/a - Apr 26% 1 common—- Society A Dakota Mountain Warrants 8Vb Sep 12,100 Apr 15% Sep 1 Molybdenum Corp Pictures Jan 39 Apr 3% 141/b * Montgomery Ward A Montreal Light Heat & Power Moody Investors partic pfd—t Oct Apr 8ya 125 —* Oct 20% 37% Sep pfd™—.—100 Jun 100 Feb SVa 2,8Qd — common 123 Sep 3,600 5% Monroe Loan 82 47 L & Monogram Jan Morris 45% P Missouri Public Service Jun 20% 20% 14% Jan Jan 16,500 4 50 109% 500 25 2,200 21 112% Aug 87% 3,800 1 Sep Sep : 30 50« Oct 89 86 • Preferred 89 29% 5% * Mining Corp of Canada, 15% 100 . Mar 6 5 shares preferred conv Sep Jan 30% Apr 24 9% • common, 12% 80 47 Oct 2,100 53 —10 "7 Refineries—, Wohl 11% 18% Oct 10% Piping & Supply com Mid-West 11% 110 36 * 300 83 22% 75 2,400 10 200 80 Oct 37% '11% 50 7,100 108% 109% 11 9% Jan 10% 36 * common 12% 109 Apr .>-1 —,—2.50 Abrasive— 13 100 18% —25c ——1 dividend non-cum 'i2y8 100 preferred Sep !%• 12% £1 Indianapolis Pow ,& Lt 4% 12% uo%> c_— 12% Imperial Tobacco of Great Britain & 3,500 —w_15, ;'• 7■$ * 11% 14% 4% Midwest* QH .Co.,— 7% May Sep Jan 13% Co— 5 Registered Imperial Tobacco of Canada 7% 20 4% 15%: —100 Corp common Midland Oil Corp $1 conv prd new^ Midland Steel Products— Miller £1 * - Mid-West * common 19 Ye Oct -1 Scott West Midvale conv Oot 1% Middle States Petroleum class A v t c.l $2 5% 8% 1,200 v 30 preferred— rv»'' Middle 6% Mar Feb 4,200 1% —5 common— Micromatic Hone Corp Jun May 9% 10% Co Preferred Jun * 60 n Michigan Bumper Corp Michigan Steel Tube— Michigan Sugar Co_ July 59 July 77/a Apr Oct 3% 700 21% Jan 8% 1% ♦ Textile Corp Participating preferred Jun 26 8 Messabi. Iron ) Illinois Power & Jan 56y2 May i 1% Warrants Jun 37 37% 300 45% Sep Oct • * - 7 9% * Natural Gas Mfg Co Chapman & Merritt Jun Oct . 1141/4 —1 Dredging Johnson Menasco 75% May x20% Oct 8% 23% 41 common 8'/2 Oct Oct 6y8 * t 0. v Corp common preferred Memphis Jurf 33% Mar 577% 37% 5 • Sep 10 48% • 6 * Hygrade Food Products 22% 48% Jan 7,300 High / ' 21% May 40% Jan — Shovel Metal 150 8%/-8% * common Mead 115% Mar May 2% * Aug 45% July 170 May 47% Jun Oct 3,700 14% 716%, McCord McWilliams Feb 15 Feb 38 % Power $2.50 17% Sep Sep f 'Low '• 26 Co Utilities Association, Massey Harris 32% May 25% July Sep 20% 5 preferred- Huyler's Oct 36% * / Jun Sep 9 22 5 Co 87% 53 8% 5 Mfg Jan May 250 20% Inc 26% 1,400 9% Mass 45 JA .10 Va 100 Fibre & 65 Marion Oct 36% Refining Corp & Apr Sep (The B) Marconi Internal* Marine Communication Co Ltd , May 9% ♦ preferred___ Hummel-Ross 18 8 ♦ common Jan 113 23% ' Mapes Consolidated Mfg Feb Apr; 16% Oct • common 19% 48 Sep 3,600 Bange Since January 1 '' High n_ Manischewitz 23% Apr 10% 29% 62 Feb 103% ; ♦ Baking Co Horn 11 , : ; Horn 12% 1041/2104 y2 l Low - - Shares Manati Sugar optional warrants Mangel Stores comnann:. ;rr.^,T1 Jan < Oct Sales for Week Prices * -• 14% 11% Sep 24% Oct 15% Mar 12'/a 2 * Hubbell 11% 247/e 100 Hormelt (Geo A) 5% 13 Week'a Bange Jun 26 y2 70ct ^ Last SaJaPrlM 9% May 7% Jan Oct 11% ftoe (R) & Co clasa A— —10 Hollinger Consolidated G M 5 Holly Stores Inc——7:„1—.x—^.7t l Holophane Co common— * Horder's 8' 15; •, common 5 V2 %. preferred w w Henry Holt & Co common | 8 15% • ^^ Friday ■■ High 72% Sep 4 Sep 3% Sep 3% 8 25c Rubinstein Clasa, . Low 15- 5 Helena Heller High 1% ~4% Corp of America B non-vot com..1 Corp— Hecla STOCKS Bange Sines January 1 66 Hazeltine, 11 New York Curb Exchange Shares Electric Hartford Rayon Hearn for Week of Prices Par FOB WEEK ENDING OCTOBEB Sales class A. ; 49% 48% 51% 1,100 44 y2 Sep 25 31% 26% 34 7,800 26% Oct 1 10% 32 10% 11% 3,900 8% Sep 15% Apr 3iy8 32% 800 29% Sep 40 Apr * ' 73'/2 May EXCHANGE NEW YORK CURB RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING .V44 if +** t. s OCTOBER 11 York Curb New Exchange Last x Sales Week's Frllki S T O G K ■ ■ !:'•• */•■■•: . ^ Ogden Corp Ohio Brass Ohio common Power Co class 4%% B tout 43/4 43/4 200 * ?.■-£ --'-/F■ 20% 21 3% 400 13% — r ?!'t-':-3% Hardware—t.——.-l 3 - Sep 4% Sep 20% Oct w.,'. 15,000 3,. 22 May 9% Jan 30% May Oct. 7 Jan 24% Sep 2% Sep 30 July -7% Feb 14% : Selby. Shoe Co—i.-w—'. ■ Selected Industries Inc common 1 100 . High . 12% —* common preferred Bange Since January 1 High 1,100 common-—--* General— 1 Bros Inc— Segal Lock & * r Shares 12%, 13% ■ Scullin Steel Co Seeman for Week . of Prices lot# Par Securities Corp Range ^ Sale Price ' SalM Week's Friday Lasl ■ Exchangdv 1 Banco Sine* January Shares of Prices STOCKS . New- York .Curb : for Week Range Sale Price _ ;W:;» ' jr ,, fe{.; :.'f Monday, October 14,1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE COMMERCIAL & THE Sep 353/4 Feb Oct 104 Va May 111% May - Old Natural Gas Poindexter Inc Overseas Securities 5 25 82 85 V* 500 82 86% 86% 100 85% Sep 1 1 13% 14% 1,200 13% Sep 29 4. 5 2,000 4 Oct 11% Feb Safety Control Corp class B —1 13% 1% 3,100 1% Sep 5% Jan 8% 8% 300 * stock (R B) Inc Radio Corp Semler 1 ; 14,800 $5.50 prior stock Allotment certificates —• 1 ... 3% 17% Convertible _1 Distillery Oliver United Filters B Omar 15 common 15 Seton Leather common Oklahoma Sentinel Sentry Serrick Can Co Pacific Gas & Elec 6% 5Va% Lighting Pacific Power & Public Pacific 25 —.W....25 preferred $5 Pan American Corp Parker Pen Co--—. 9% 11 42 39 Peninsular Telephone common—/.——* 46 1,800 16% 65 1 preferred.——25 1 Gas & Elec class A Penn Power Penn Traffic Co—— Penn Light 4%% pfd Circle 9V8 3% 3% Tire 112% 112% 450 ; 6% 1,000 6 61/4 63% 63 43 46 Philadelphia Co 10% » common % 9 11 % • 21% 22% 15 30% Pioneer Gold Ltd Am Jan Southland 67/a Mar 3/a 3 3ft 5,000 2"% Sep 1 7 6% :'"7% 2,700 6% Sep 15% Feb 10% 1,000 10 Sep 14% Jan 44 -Mar Stahl-Meyer Inc.— Standard Brewing Co.— 56 Oct Bess L & E RR Scale s. - 50 Pittsburgh & Lake Erie Pittsburgh Metallurgical common Pleasant Valley Wine Co— Pneumatic 10% 2 50 5% 6 10 common 83/B 9 1 603/s 56 573/4 5 1,100 47 Feb 15 % Feb Sep 5% 78% 10 May — 15% Sep 27% 5,700 5% Sep Powdrell & Power Co Alexander 2.50 common Corp of Canada 1st preferred; 6% — Pressed Metals of America Corp of Nevada Prosperity Co class B Providence 1A «... 108 Oil Standard 1% 15 15 ___• 11,100 103/4 Sep 8% — B class 1st 1st preferred— $5 prior 106% Jan Stein Jan 100 122 10 114% 114% r- 112 111% _10Q . preferred——i—-,— Puget Sound Power & Light— Sterling Aluminum (A) & Co Feb Puget Sound Pulp & Timber Pyle-National Co common 20% • 5 14 Pyrene Manufacturing^-^—.10 11 11% 20"% 600 14 20% ; 103% Sep 500 1043/4 1063/4 105 * 150 400 18 27 23 Feb 114 Oct 189 20 $3 convertible preferred 1 Reliance 10 27 * 1— Electric & 44,100 IS — 400 l3/4 1,500 27% 32 13 Apr 24 Jan Oct 25% 400 Sep 4% 34 Rice Stix Dry Goods * Richfield Oil Corp warrants—.———... Sep 30 ■. 44 60 10% 15,600 9% Oct 29% 1,200 22% Oct 37% 16 1,425 14% Oct 34% Oct 49 Jan 5% 27 1,000 1% 8,200 vtc . 1 _ 2 Inc Roeser Rolls Am Pendleton & Inc. Royce Ltd— ; dep rets for ord Cable Rome pfd F—_ll00 107% 5% Oct 1% Sep -* - £1 24 , Roosevelt Field Inc.—— .—5 Petroleum Co————1 Rotary Electric Steel Co— Royalite Oil Co Ltd Russeks Fifth — 5 Corp common 22 24 —10 * ' 105% 700 * 14% Ronson Art Metal Works new common- Root , ' 24 14% 5% 5% 6% 6% rr 2,000 6 1,300 6% " 22 900 Trans Liix 3,300 18% 20 15 1,000 ' 300 6% 2,500 6 5 6 4,800 5 1 4% 4% 4% 1,600 , Sep ..12% Oct 13% 6 6 common 19 3A 15 Apr Class St. A Regis $2 conv pref United 50 Sep Sep Sep 9% 25,200 5 5% 16,900 Corp common 1 5 • (D common— A) Inc 4% 2 3/s 32 i 4% 900 2% 1,600 32% 400 5% - 10% Feb 8% Jun 9% Feb ' Oct 353/4 Oct common For footnotes see page 1897. 19 :,/4 5,000 173/4 33 2,100 28% Sep 4 2,300 3% Sep 19% Sep 27% Aug 10 Oct 113/4 24% Feb 34% Aug 3% — — 10 11% 400 28% 293/4 1,500 2% 3% 3% 2% 900 230 97 91 Oct Sep 73/4 May Jan 160 Oct 91 Apr 7% May Oct 3% 30,200 3% 2,200 9% Oct 23% 3»/4 4 600 3% Sep 9% Jan 7 1,200 6%Sep 8% Jan 28 700 26 Sep 35% July 21 100 18 Jan 31 Apr Sep 10 .Feb 10% 9% 10 72% 28 • 21 73/4 3% 3,600 Oct 8% Jan 11% Oct 22% Jun 15% Sep 25 Feb 1% Oct 3% Sep 28% Oct 17% Sep 493/4 Jun 48 Jan 5,500 2 16% 16% 28% 30 29% 35 36 18 20% 153/4 550 27% 3% . 200 * CC: 27% 28 Jan 18 Sep 4% 4 Sep 50 ? Oct 450 1,600 2,500 11% 4 11% 84% July Jan 375 14 16% .ii-V Jan 500 11% 1% 7% 600 4% 7% 15% 4 1,000 11 y8 Jan 62% May 34% Jan 6% July 26% May Oct / 16 * 100 pfd % 63/4 Oct 12% May 300 29% Sep 37 Jan 14% Oct 29 Apr Sep 123 Sep 7% 31% 14% 600 5,900 63/4 30% 16 v 120 120 10 116% ; 10% May ' /'■' 123/a 15,400 13% 36% 37 133/8 7% Sep 123/8 Oct 700 8% ■'■■Br*; ■ 26% July Sep 48 Jan 26 150 35 18% 17% 18% 14 lQVa 1,500 3,600 16 15% ~5% ~5% 1,700 5 1 1 —' * * Ltd— y.. V- *1% reg.....———* 108 108 May 9% Jan 14% Feb May 3% Feb 1% Oct 165 107% July May 112% May 112 3/4 Sep 117 1% Sep Oct 95 110 113 72 Oct 5% Sep 300 113 July Apr 22% July Oct 60 -l 3,600 98 10 ——— . 13 95 100 14 - "i% "i% , 97 Aug " "l% 1% 4% ...' 4% 4% 2% 2:% 1,100 1,900 4,000 "5% 6% 2,900 23a: ———- ' 1% 1 11% 20 ■ Jan /r. > Sep' Feb Feb 53/a 5% Oct 10% 700 12 11% r-- 4% 9% 4% Sep " 2 3/s Sep ,\ ~6 preferred 34. 14% Feb May Jan •; ;17% ;JaA ! Oct 12 V* Jan common —* 10 7 Corp common & Railways United Milk Products Jun 53/4 Jan Oct 8 . 19% July 11% July Sep 6% Feb Apr 29% Jan - . Sep 14% 8% 633/4 Sep 56 Sep ' 7% 41% — x23 . 41% n 14,900 / 13 B/s 32 750 15% 45 17% 1,700 20% 23y8 20,200 ,.34% May Mar 27 3,500 3/4 Light 2 ■' 8% Mar 500 warrants Elastic V 8 Oct 2% Sep:?' Feb 60 Oct Jan May Sep;- 21% 20% Oct 37% May 47 Jan 62% Aug 95 Mar 13% - ; Apr Jun 10% 800 3,700 50c * : 17% 10% Oct 3,500 ——1 Corp Chemicals United 15 Va May 5 4% 2% 32 « 1 Manufacturing.. Feb 173/4 7 warrants Realization Corp Jun 5% 6% 14,400 4% 30% 32% .6,700 29% Oct' Oct 46% Aug Sep 9 Va Jan Sep- 47 - Jan participating Molasses United Amer 5% July Oct $3 — Co Ltd— NJ United Profit 10 % 1 . ' — ■ *.——100 Sharing.... preferred— * preferred—/. dep rets ord regis RR & Canal United - Scovill 83/4 Feb 31 ' , 25 common Sep 9% Mar 8% 21 3,775 8% 1 Schiff Schulte 26 5 Oct Apr 10c Unexcelled Chemical Corp -10 Union Gas of Canada ———* Union Investment Co. * Union Stock Yards of Omaha— 100 United Aircraft Products —1 Ulen Jan Sep 5.100 ■_. Savoy Oil Co Co 21 73/8 common Paper Salt Dome Oil Co Samson - 5% Feb 45% 45% Jan 63/s ord regis———-— United Gas Corp • 33/a 33/4 Corp————— * United Ltd 16 Oct 19 Exports rets hef United Corp 12 Jan 1% 93% • Inc. TJdylite icorp— New Lawrence Sep 7% 35 Stocks Allied convertible 80c United St. 6 600 1,600 Aug 11% 6% 12% 1,300 1% 293/4 Tung-Sol Lamp Works 44% May 13% — 6% 9% May Oct • com 21- Oct 1.25 new Sep 6% Consolidated Petroleum— 19% May 30% Aug 18% Aeronautical Co.—.——1 & Haynes 25% Jun — 19% Sep Feb Feb 14% 93/4 3 -Inc—————————— Trunk •'17-•••'"• Sep' Jan 5% Ryan Ryerson 110% Mar Sep .14% Oct , Ryan Ave Jan Apr 15. ■ 25 % 16% 13% 8 n% 1% preferred ——————1—100 Tonopah Mining of Nevada 1 r reg 18% 16% — Todd Shipyards Corp.—— Toledo Edison 6% preferred 4% Jan 60 107% 108 Jun Feb 6% Aug 11 6% 2. common Products Amer dep 13% Feb . Co Tri-Continental Rochester Gas & Elec 4% Feb 165 140% July 100 29% Co———-—2 —————50o Amer dep rets 4% May 3,400 6% 1% 1% Oct 4,000 5% — Feb Jan 400 ... Tobacco Security Trust Co RiO' Grande Valley. Gas Co— (Texas Corp) 30 16% 16 % 4% Light 7% & Jan 28% 32% 31% 29% Oil & Land Tobacco Jan 1% Apr Oct 30% 200 — — common Tobacco Jan 22% 27 43 51 800 16 Roofing Inc Tishman Realty & Construction Aug 9% 1% Jan Jan 29% 123/4 Tilo Jun Jan. 22% 28 —1 31% 31% 144 Jan Aug Mar 44 — 27% & Power Thew Shovel Feb 9% —14% 31% Sep 2,700 — 30% O^porp--—,---— Corp Textron „ Feb 22% 5 Richmond Radiator—— ' 55 .—* Engineering— Oct Sep 5 1,325 ——• .. ._ 3% Corp I Raytheon Manufacturing common—.50c Reed Roller Bit Co 5"% 19% 1% 34% 33 Jan 10% 39 May Texas 17% 1% 26% 31% Oct Apr Jan 90% Texon '5 5 — Tampa Electric Co common Technicolor Inc common 5% 2,000 32 Ray Drug Taggart 19% 1% 5% Jun Sep 16 _10 5 Feb 18% 20% May 165 » Voting common —— Railway & Utility Investment A Rath Packing Co common Raymond Concrete Pile oommon 14% 1% Stop & Shop Inc Stroock (S) & Co common- Apr Sep * Swan Finch Radio-Keith-Orpheum option warrantsRailway & Light Securities Oct 93/4 Inc Co Superior Portland Cement, Superior Tcol & Die Co 20 7% Products. Corp (Hugo) Sunbeam 870 1,300 6% Co common. (J B) Stinnes 113% May •s Sep 11 v; 100 8% — Sterling Inc Sun Quaker Oats common 6% preferred Quebec Power Co 7% 7% — Sterling Engine Co May Jun Oct xlO% 11% Oct Sep * common Brewers Stetson preferred— 8 3% ■ Public Service of Colorado—- 1% 5,600 3,800 * Steel Co of Canada Feb Sterling 6% 8% Corp————* Starrett (The) Apr 10% Sep* Tube Feb 29% May 15% Jan 33/4 Jan 3 18% 13% Mar Standard Oct 3% 16% * —1 —1 Products Co——— May 20 3A Sep 1% 600 — — 93/4 10,500 95 Standard Feb 3% Sep 73 500 1% 13 7% Jan 108 8 141 B_— Apr 60 Sep 1ft Sep 30 16% 10% 1% » 1% 353/4 4^^ep;-' Feb 9,600 3% & Light class Common Aug Jun Jan 106 29% 10 1 (Ky) Standard Power 153/4 May Sep July 350 78 78 - 10% 1 Gas lie ' 1 Producers — 28% May Oct 10 100 «*«•' 37% 36 37 » common 153/8 5,100 — — 15% 30% * * Preferred 1 Inc 17 ■ Premier Mining 53/4 — lOOf * Prentice-Hall 15% 16% • common Pratt & Lambert Co Gold 53/a 5% 25c — •> — 13 — 10% Jan Jan ,j -V ■/;{.'V.V-- Polaris Mining 100 12 374 5% 2.78 Standard Cap & Seal common— 1 Convertible preferred 10 Standard Dredging Corp common 1 $1.60 convertible preferred 20 Standard Forgings Corp 1 Jan Oct 8% 900 6 — — — 630 9'A 5 49% Apr . Sep v 73/4 5 Spencer Shoe Corp Pitts Jun Jan S% 230 3% 25 Co— Royalty 1 Octi: 40 • 330 — 10 Ltd „. 4,000 ■ Pipe Line Southern shs Pitney-Bowes Inc 200 • 7% — . Piper Aircraft Corp com Mines 13% 83/s preferrd B 25 preferred series C 25 Southern New England Telephone—100 Southern Phosphate Co :— 10 37% May 13% Johnson 24% May 262 5 — 5%% Jan * Pinchin 12% July 15% Oct 1,525 40 63/4 256 34% original preferred 6% Sep 9 Pierce common Apr 1153/4 Aug 313/4 May Southern California Phillips Packing Co Governor 169% 108 'Sep 25% Jan 17% 40 7 256 10 Line Edison— Southwest Pa Pipe 1,400 10% 9 50c com. Sep 12.50 South Penn Oil common 650 66% 43 * Corp common South Coast 46 new 115 1 1 Manufacturing common Soss . Rubber ir 138 3/4 130 111% 112 500 5% Pharis Sep 143/8- Sonotone Corp Jan 380 112 % 100 20 Co. Jan 10 20% Sep 193% Jun 19 1 1 1 Solar Manufacturing Co 8,300 • 8 3% -——...2.50 Pepperell Mfg Co Perfect 250 48 ~5% ~5% ♦ Water & Power Co— & 120 9 ' com 103/4 33/4 Oct Sep 43/8 20% 15% Solar Aircraft Co Pennroad Corp common—. Penn-Dixie Cement warrants Penn Jan 11% 130% Publications— preferred ———* Pattern common 1 Singer Manufacturing Co—; 100 Singer Manufacturing Co Ltd— Amer dep rets ord regis £1 Sioux City Gas & Elec Co— 3.90% preferred 100 Smith (Howard) Paper Mills * 10O 15% cum 163% 19% convertible $3 900 11 60 $1 Jun Sep 10% Simplicity 36,900 11% „* . 12% Simmons-Boardman =. .. Breweries Sick's Sep 8 19% Stlex Co common—————— 44,300 4% 4 l Parkersburg Rig & Reel Patchogue Plymouth Mills 33/4 ? Jan Jun Airways warrants—.— Motors 4 ruly Pantepec Oil of Venezuela Am shs— Paramount ? of Canada — * Ltd—--—-—* Sherwin-Williams Apr i// . 10% • 1 common——--25 & Power lay • $1.30 1st'preferred^----— Page-Hersey Tubes common—*—* ... 2,150 11% --————————100 preferred 4% May 117% lll3/4 111 % 100 ! Service Sherwin-Williams Feb 41% 109 103% * Light 7% pfd Sheller Mfg Co 40 1st pfd preferred-^.* 1st Pacific Water Shawinigan • common 1 Shattuck Denn Mining— 'rIvr *;-V Pacific common 2% :— 25c —10 v J. w_4 1% ' 8%,': 83/4 ' 1% - f. 500 50 , 101 8% Jan 284 Jan i. 1% Oct B *. -Sep - Aug 9% Feb 294 Aug 4% Jail ' *12% Jan Volume 164 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 NEW YORK CURB EXCHANGE RANGE /\ ..v..././:v,,.,\ST.O CKFriday New York Curb Exchange last .Sale Price Shoe,Machinery common—25 Preferred United Specialties WEEK ENDING OCTOBER BONDS Low * 72% 2,210 New 69%-Sep 47% 49 220 10% 12% 800 10% Oct 18% 16% 15 49% 15% 10,900 400 3,000 75 16% Oct 30% 15 Mar 2% Sep 86 Oct 17% Feb Kansas ««<7.% Jan 10O Aug Kansas Sep Friday Exchange . Last Sale Price Interstate Power 5s——. J- J Debenture 6s———i. *" 15% $5 1st preferred U S Radiator U S Rubber with warrants——* 2-. common ■?''"•• V* 4 50c common Universal Consolidated Universal 86"% Oil 10 Insurance 10 Universal Products Co common—-10 *. Utah-Idaho Sugar 5 Utah Power & Light common————;*' — — 86 867/s 13' . 1 12 13% 4% Reclaiming—---———*' •United Stores 3% 3 3 ' .4%: \vZ/' ■ 3% 47/e .12 1,000 >, 3% ■ 4% Oct Sep — 22 Feb 27 20 Sep 28 — — 4% 8% May 3 — —" 207/s May 2,600 - . —- Oct 21"' 22% 4% 20% 4% 21 150 , • 21 1,700 . Jan Apr Feb 34%- Aug Sep;" 4% Sep 19% Sep *- • 3,900 ... 7"% ;/;.■• 7% J -D Gas M-S Electric 6s Kansas Power & Light 3%s. Kentucky Utilities 4s J-J 27 38 97 3l7/a Extended at Milwaukee Nebraska 6s Jan 4% Gas 11 series A I — ' 27 4%s. M-S 4%s • |' 64% , 105% 113 115% 109 111% 107 8 105% 107 3 102% 104 107 63 ' 64% 2 63 U05 % 107 % __ 78 105 108% 108% $112% 114 111 115 1043/4 $106% 107% , M-S 105% $104% J-D — 55% 104% $110% 111 ' — A-O Light Power F-A to 103% 101% 103 % 104 $ . High 98% 90 ' 7 — tll2% 115% — .. — — 25% Apr Amsterdam Gas 5s 1948 New Eng Gas & El Assn 5s 1947 5 s———————1948 ; ConV New common deb Debenture Venezuela Syndicate Inc North Manufacturing 98% 97 ...1013/4 98 99 97 101% 98% 5%s—i 103%' — , 1st mtge 3%s— 1st mtge 3s— Pacific 1968 107% ——1971 & Power Light 6s 99% 97% 101% 105% 108% 101 100% • 102 % ' 1051 102 % 103% 101% 105% 107% 107% 106% 107 V* $101% 102% 107% Continental Utility Corp— Power 98% 107% 107% — 102% A5%s series A (54% redeemed)—1948 Ohio 105 97% 98 iLii—1954 N Y State Elec & Gas 3%S1964 N Y & Westchester Ltg 4s 2004 $4 convertible preferred. Venezuelan Petroleum- — 98% 5s :222L———1950 England Power 3%s : 1961 England Power Assn 5s -1948 New Vogt Low tl04% — J-J McCord Corp deb 4%s_— Midland Valley RR— New Valspar Corp January 1 94 J-J Electric Power 3%s. Range for Sold Ho. High 100% 101 * 94 Bonds Jun >>■"-'''' ' • 3% — — 2,000' • • Friday's or Bid & Asked 100% • J-J Altalian Superpower 6s—. US Foil Co class B———1 U S Graphite common————— -5 U S and International Securities -* Week's Range Interest Low 847$ Apr 49% July 24"% Apr 40 Curb Period 11% " York High 48% common————1 ' 11 . Range Sinoe January 1 Shares High 70 ^ FOR for Week Range 71 —25 ——————— Sales of Prices Low Par' United Week'*-- 101% 103% $9% 10% f8% 47 107% 108 106 106 | 1955 Waco Aircraft Co———————• Park Lexington 1st mtge 3s Wagner Baking voting trust ctfs ext—* 7 Vo preferred ——100 Pennsylvania Water & Power 3%s-1964 3%s.—_—1970 Waitt Power & Bond class A * Waltham Ward Watch Co 1st 1 Baking Co warrants Westmoreland Coal Inc 5%s San 10 Products 1952 Steel inc California 1st 107% 104% 108% 1951 $98% 3s 1965 3%s 1970 106 124 105 % 106% - Edison Gas 105% $102% 103% $122 124 1952 mtge 3s California 106% 106% 1979 Joaquin Lt & Pwr 6s B Southern Counties Gas • — A Southern 10 & Co 1949 Water 4%s Southern l (3 0) series Scullin 1 Whitman (Wm) & Co__ Wichita River Oil Corp 1959 -1964 — perpetual certificates.^^—. Safe Harbor 20 Westmoreland B Colorado— Queens Borough Gas & Electric— 5 Western Maryland Ry 7% 1st pfd—100 Western Tablet & Stationery com • Williams 6% ; -• Weyenberg Shoe Mfg 4%s of Public Service of New Jersey— 1 1.25 West Virginia Coal & Coke Co mtge 3%s—— Sinking fund deb 4s_. - Warner Aircraft Corp. Wentworth Manufacturing West Texas Utilities $6 preferred Willson (Can) Corp Public Service '/ Class 1964 (Calif) 126 98 — IOP/4 105% 105 106% 108 % 109 — mtge 3s 1971 Southwestern Gas Elec & Inc.— common —1 5% preferred ww Winnipeg Elec common B 25 AStarrett Corp inc „• Stimes 3%s $104% 106 104 1970 107% $108 108 108% 1 Wilson Brothers Wisconsin P Wolverine Vtoodall & L 4%% —10 Inc Stinnes : (Hugo) Industries— A7-4s 2nd 2 - Woodley Petroleum Woolworth (P W) Ltd— American deposit receipts 6% preference Wright Hargreaves Ltd 5s (Hugo) Corp— A7-4s 3d stamped 100 Cement Portland Industries pfd Spalding (A G) 5s stamped—— Toledo Edison 3%s_—— -I United Electrio N, J 4s 30 3/4 —— 48 105% 107% 1063/4 —— 110 5s United Light & Power Co— 1st lien & cons 5%s £1 - • - United Light & Railways (Maine) 6s series A ——— Utah Power & Light Co— Debenture 6s series A Waldorf-Astoria Hotel— A 5s Wash West West income Water debs_ Penn 62 Power 3%s———. Electric Penn Traction 66 $108% 109 5s 108 5s———, $114 108 — Western Newspaper Union— 6s m New .'BONDS York Curb it. " -. Exchange v, :r Friday. Last Period Sale Price Low Amer Writing Paper 6s Appalachian Elec Power 3%s Appalachian Power deb 6s Associated J-D 1970 J-J 2024 A-O 4%s 1953 J-J 5%s A 1955 1964 M-S Atlantic City Electrio 3%s * or Friday's Bonds Bid & Asked Sold High — — .100 $100% debentures 101% 102% January 1 $116 v /; 120 z 99% 100% 104 % 105% 1053/s High 101% 104% 109 % 1113% — 109% 109% 104 1053/a f RahgeSlnoe Loto 109% m-s Electric T & T deb Assoc 1961 s Week's Range „ Interest conv : 120 124 99% 104% 103% 106% 108 105 Bell Telephone of Canada*—" 1st M 5s ; series B 1957 58 series G—————1960 6%s 1962 Bickford's Inc Boston Edison 2%s fti&Central V 1970 107% 107% 117 $110% __ BONDS States Electrio 5s——1948 A5%8 67 Cities Service 5s Jan 1966 Conv deb 5s ref mtge . 1043/4 107% 105 109% A20-year 7s Jan 1947 Bogota (see Mortgage Bank of). Danish 5%s Consolidated Gas 108 108% 106 110 106% 106 % 105 1981 — 1083% 104 104 106% $115 1043/a (Bait City)— mtge 4%s —' Eastern Gas & Fuel 1993 3%s 5s Mountain 33%s Hygrade Food 6s series 6s Indiana 1st ser 1958 A Jan 1949 B Jan 1949 Service lien & ref 5s 1950 5s i Indianapolis P & L 3%s 1963 1970 JInternational Power Sec— A6%s . series A6%s A 7s A7s : 1941 coup) E (Aug series A7s O (Deo, 1 series A7s 27 Mortgage Bank of Bogota— A7s (issue of May 1927) 1955 1955 1957 1941 coupon) F__ (July 1941 coupon) 1957 1952 —1952 2008 1951 - 1947 A7s (issue of Oct. 1927) 1947 AMortgage Bank of Chile 6s 1931 Mortgage Bank of Denmark 5s 1972 Parana stamped (Plan A) Interest reduced to 2 % s——2008 $107% 108 .—1963 2%s 26% $126 1950 Power Guantanamo & Western 6s reduced to AMedellin 7s stamped 1956 1948 Grand Trunk West 4s Green stamped (Plan A) 60 — 1961 Rayon Co 6s ser A 1955 58 1965 stamped A General 73——.1948 City (Peru) 6%s stamped 1958 Interest —1993 Lt & RR. 5s Finland Residential Mtge Bank— Valley 53--—-,-—————1953 Danzig Port & Waterways— AExternal 6%s stamped 1952 Maranhao Lackawanna of N J Division—* Elmira Water ACauca -Extended ALlma Delaware Lack & Western RR— 1st mtge 4s ser A 1st mtge 4s ser B Agricultural Mortgage Bank (Col)— A 20-year 7s April 1946 • 1969 1976 Q ser 1st ref 2%s series R Gen 107% 1954 2%s Par. 60% 103% 104% 70% 62% 109 % 1053/4 75 Rio de Janeiro stamped Interest reduced to ARussian Government (Plan A) 2%_ 6%s 2012 1919 A5%S ———————1921 105% 110 105 102% 106 3/4 104 104 105% 105% 108% Last Period 1033/4 Debenture 5s———————1969 1st Interest 101% 1958 Consol Gas El Lt & Pwr (Bait)— 1st ref mtge 3s ser P 73 York Curb Exchange New 104% 1950 Debenture 5s Friday 112 50 §AChicago Rys 5s ctfs (part paid)_1927 1103/4 67 —1954 ——- Foreign Governments & Municipalities 117% 103% 104% Sale Price Low High Week's Range or Friday'* Bid & Asked Bonds Sold Low Range Since January l High THE COMMERCIAL & Monday, October 14,1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE OThEE STOCK EXCHANGES FOR WEEK ENDING- OCTOBER: 11 RANGE STOCKS East Range bf Price* Pat bail .z..— common Tt C—. Tfabtiii Co Preferred com vtc_, Co Fidelity & Guarantee Fire Corp. Eastern & Assoc Sugars Fidelity Deposit Rights :■ 45 -.-1 — .20 .10 U 40 . tow 375 23 % 22 - 4% 28 Tj S 41 <v Jan Common Bruce Co 37 Oct 54 Apr Jan 45 Mar z-. 5s series J7 Cnrp Brothers Butler 111 " ■ — Secur Serv Corp 18 $6 23"% 1 ariw <*- States 'Central & Power Light pfd—* — 19% 5 Cherry Burrell Corp common— 0% —1 • * Chicago Towel Co common capital—* Chrysler Corp common 5 Chicago Corp common Convertible preferred Cities Service Coleman Co Common,, Co (The) Consolidated Common Common JL-% (The) Electric Household Util Corp.. Fitz Simons Dock Flour Co & Mills of Fox (Peter) General Brewing 93 Sep Gillette ■ 98% Oct 46 Sep Aug, 26 Bep -21% 1 Oct ' 30% 7 zz v.l. 53 *• .. . 18% . ._i5. Printing Co common new... HatomondTnsfctumettt Co dommon 22% Jan 42% Apr Feb 46 Feb y 1% Jan 17 Oct 6 * 80% 27% Apr 50 200 18 8 49% 6 '1,40b -V 18% r 56% 24% Sep ?8% R% Sep ^9 Sep 20 Aug 12% Aug rviV - Jun 26% Aug- t > ■:33%.rAug,'i,r • - " 14% Oct 18% Oct , , 38 , 25% Jun ( 25% May 44% Jan . . 26%.JUly 1.40iF 20 250 120... 13 6" 29Q, 22% 0ct 58% May 44% Jhn R -Sep1 23%July t5%Tiar r;J 8% 22V« 25 < 30% Jun 71 Mar 25% Jan 25% Jan Sep "Jan 30 May- f 21% May Jan, ' Jan Sep Oct 21 17 Jan 30 13% Oct 25% KatzXhmg Co 79%'Apr 14% oommoiw..-uM--.^*I.—1 ««*. . Apr Jan . i , coitemon««;---^*6 1% Jan; f?h ,mmiw»ir-r. Jk „ 9% 9% m- ' <> ' - :A".«":• er&Z'r •' *-£0-V-'JL& 90» " •. icSi,"'Sepi,- ~«Jl%.Mayr ' \ -w^•350'-J-;;" JnUr:;,;''--' 46 45 • -46. .180 45 >Gct . ■ ■ ;:5l%. Jun-r;^ f 10% 10% 10% 2,000 . 10% Got 15%. Apr '• - Aiii'-r/Ay . . 7 Libby McNeil & Libhy common 1,400 > ';■"<* ■ , -j-' Cumulbtive tireferred^1—I1.. Idfiath 17% 0% 16- v.. fc_ * •^geitow^ffwitiAbontd comnmn July r ■ Oct : SOO 300 . 1 ,'r. 707/e Feb .-19% ,Sep , Aug 14% Jan 42% Apr :: 400kV. 17% Apr ,; '350,.,.,l6%-: Jan ■ ^ 16 18% 21% -20%. 22a: 16 17%. n 21% Tnfcrgf.n*a: 37% May 53 : • 14% zz " (nww) Wp,rrq.r>t» ~ Xl9%„19% 15 ,, 16% Oct 50. « Sep Oct fi i; 25% Jun 16% Feb ; 16% Oct 100' ^ 52 Sep 53 Oct 18% Get; 17% Sep. 1VI50;:; ; 10 ... . common-z.——100^ ; y ' Tndlnna^-ntrrt''^^irfrnmanr' V ' Apr Sep Sep Oct 24% Jan 3,800 800 31 *9% ; Illinois Central RR J4%Mar 28% ♦ Co Tnriop Pnaiim: Tnnl 4% Feb Sep 41 «ep 4% Sep Brick Illinois a2%lWlF 2% 41c 200 .. Horders .lnc. common^----Z----- 'Aug -Ahg- •P 18 Feb 12% Jun 27 - Feb 9% 51% 16% -z 1 , 51% 10% Sep 20% 20% Heileman BrewtagyCo'G Capital".,>^>1.....■•21,vv;-.-21,.--v Heln Werneifc Motor Parts8 ■••• 26% $9 35% Oct - \Mi Aug 0% Sep 8 % May 9 Sep Harnischfeger Corp common——--10 64% Jan 111 100 '2,050 800 l67/a 17 300 53 53 100 16%« 10%^",v-- 1400 " 18% 19 300 i6y8 Goldblatt Bros Inc common- Hall 48% Jan 43% " 18% 1 8% 49% 6 28"% — ' common Great Lakes D & D common Jan 27 ; ?> 34 May 30% Apr 10% r 43% __ 18% comtnoru Goodyear Tire & Rubber, common JGossarcL Co (R Wl -tommdu - 4% Get 115 Corp f* :56% May J: 16% Jun t? 8% Feb "Sep Apr ?: 18% 9% 10 1 Safety Razor ^common._...~»J*" Motors Gibson Refrigerator Co Sep 83 General ' 16 19 1,150 500 ~ 10 10% 10% 10'A 1 fc - General Finance Corp common- July 19%" 9% 2». common—1%-, Candy class A 19 Oct Oct Oct 3% Sep 60 17% .l L10 — 96 96 . 36 12 400 16 Jan pi" f —* Inc America Four-Wheel Drive Auto_ 1,250 19 15 " 400 3% __ O'Cohnell Dredge & common.—— 13% 17% :8 Elgin Nat Watch Co new cbm-_ "300 1,150 20 10 " 38% 3% ,3% Oct Sep Sep . 12,500"~ 61% 33 28 - 21% Oct", -. 41% Jun 17% Oct 25%. Jan 20% Sep ,36 Apr 16% Sep *'t;i .'25 Jan M45 Jan .61% Oct m 30 Feb 50 May i-|.' 20 Jan 32% May ffi 600 150 " 13 -i.. —1 14% Jun 65% May 27% May 95%May 140 • Jan 59 10 71 80 200 4,950 40 300 4 36 38% ~ class A 7% Oct 100 17 59% 33 28 17% May 28% Jun 10' 18 31% 10 Dodge Mfg Corp common new Eddy Paper Corp 30% 16% -'2. _ Domestic Industries Inc 17% 61% 124% Feb 2211 -July 6% Oct 19% Oct 80 90 3,400 23 .17 Co Vtc partic pfd——_50 part sh vtc A——— part shs v t c B-...♦ Deere & Co common— 21% 30% JT common. ; *2 ' 1 .5 va Inc Biscuit — 23 _1Q _ Commonwealth Edison «nmmnn Consumers _•*' May Sep luo;; 2 14 ^ 6% 500 7% 8% 63% a 63% 10 12% 71 73 80 18% 63% 10% Chicago & Southern Air Lines 39 110% Sep 160 Sep 140 .162 163 6% 6% * 19% 19% May 20% jun 27% Jan 50% Apr 113 Jan 5% Feb 25 S Feb 15% May 400 200 ;T33''114~":: • -i. • ' 17—Jun 51 ' " 23% OCt 7% 7; 7 Prior „iien 'preferred^^^«-.i«j*. *. ^PrBlerred;:^^.^^,^..^^,.,^^^". Oct .35% Oct ~ 10% Jan 18 Oct . 33% Jan 14% 14% 30'/a July 18 Aug 22 Feb 59% May 66 May 33% Feb 200 107 2% 105 2 — Oct Sep Oct Oct Sep Sep 250 37 36 37 105 -2-r • pfd common , 16 14% 12 39% 36 20 50 400 500 850 . '"v| 23 Sep 43% May :26%4Jan : 17% Feb 7 • 100 50 7 High , .17:^ 12% Mar , 10O 42'A 20 .35% 37% 12% 13% 18 18% 237/s 24 __ 10 39%,» 7 — -37% , —10 Convertible preferred Central S w tmi mmmnn A—------- __ i 13% common—.., " 39% 42 20 < I 19% Jan 30 Sep . , 5 _ Pub Illinois Central Co "4S——— 70c „ 12% < \ \ Low • 19% 10 30% 50 17 • 118% ... 45o 14% >15— 4,000 16 17% 900 14% 14% 300 12 13 .. 1,600 ■ ., . 14% ,--47 ;. -1 mmmnn Castle & Co (A M) common »• Transit -. 2— 2 Central :8onH*^ Baltimore ; 1 , (E L) common Burton-Dixie Jan Oct 42% Corp—-- (George W) Burd Piston Ring May 58 in - „ *" >' » • „ "y* Range Since January 1. 19% 30% — new_-2% 10 Borg-Warner Corp common.; 5 Brach & Sons (E J) capital * Brown Fence & Wire class A :pfd—.2» Aug 40% 26 Guar National Bank.. Jan . ,, High Low 6 * Sinks Mfg Co eapltal, Borg 47% May Oct 16% Casualty-— Amsterdam Fldeliiv Western, Sep A com common— Bliss & Laughlin Inc common Jan Sep 58 17c Co BeWen, Mf<y — Vernon-Woodbury Mills com_ New Sep 5c Merchants & Miners Trans.*--Mt 19% 186 Oct Blessing Berghoff. .-Brewing Corp ■ . 55% May 11%* Oct 38 Bastian Nigh, 31% May 13% May Sep Feb Feb 160 601 15c 5c 21% . 178 -829 • 35 10 247 9% 10% 39 XU 46 41% 41%160 160 -40 40 • __ .100 vtc 22% of Prices Par Barlow & Seelig class Range 6lnce January 1 High Low " -,v'. Corporation Arundel Sal© Frio© for Week Share* forWeek* Shares .Laslv.Rang© . Sales Week'* Friday Sale Price i^|W©ek'am Sales Friday Baltimore Stock Exchange Liucoln 'Printing,^Co,e.common. 1 ■ Lindsay light Marshall Field & Chemlcal & Co common. - x36% -—* 52% -Juri. 53% Aug 18% May 85 Apr 49% May 79% Apr 83% Feb 86 May 23% 130% 130% 53 53 Jan 16,000 53 Ocl Bears Roebuck & Co & Society Brand %. (J D) Adams Mfg. common—- Admiral Corp commonAdvanced Alum Castings—— Aetna —^" Service pfd American Tel & Tel Co Armour A Co 'capital. —I .10 t%.. : For footnotes wee page-1905. 9% 10% .6% .100 — - > 40% ,42% 8% 4% 6% ' -20%.Jan 6% Oct 13% Jan , 8% Sep ii '44% Feb :: i25%May Smith '©end Lathe Works Spiegel Inc common^St Ldute Nat Stockyards —...... -Standard Feb Sundstrand Machine Tool 469 Oct 409% May Swift & Co capital 10% Sep " 3,700 13% 5% 7% 434 U.C.''' 3,450^.^ 2% Oct • , .4,550 ";-850 2,600; r 10% Sep ^Vb Sep - 7% Feb 8% Jan 6% Oct v' ,,; 44% Feb .— )Feb 160 Oct 487% Oct 184 . 1B% Sep 15% .. <'7% 25 11% 26% ,16% 30 '44 16 427 «24% 33% Jan 37 Jan 49% Apr 42% Jan 37% July :20% J^n 20% Jan 11% Aug, ";ii9%'Aiug 2^ 39% Apr Jan 18"^ 31% ^ 3%' 4% ,40 10' ^39% 41 " ' 27" 29 45 . ■, 22 • "' 25 -• , - 2"4% : .v 65% 50-"22% 70 8% Feb 47% Mar 40% May 45 -• July' 34% July - 23% ' r 49%. ^ 49% i—o.»——. X22% 22 - '"22%-■ 70 May 24 % 41 34% • Feb •29%^Feb i% 32 % , Mgy May May ,,47% Feb - . Jun May 29% Jun 40' Sep 8% 9 24" ? ^5% 41% 12% 45% 18 - commmr—-5- 22 >, TtTah© Co (The) commoh-wa—2 208 South La Salle Street Corp com * . Jan ^May 32 26% 12 36%-*38% —34% f United -Light & Rys w tJ S Steel common- 50 37 ,430 21% 48% May SO % Jun , SunbCam Oct 19% Mar 26% — ' " CorpV/commRn...,,—— ■ Bep 39 \11% Sthndard Oil of Ind capital——.10 Sep Jan Oc t ;r-22% Sep' 139-- 28 1,7% 5 2 FCb 21 16% 39 "8% 8^ .7% 7% 102 463^ 21 %, • 21 %. 25 - , 26% <13% 13% 27 27 May 36 24 160 21' Jiin - 163 24% 430^ cap.—1—* ' ' 30 47 ,- o9 — ^" 0 \ jm 24' 160 May May 51 16% 16% . oct 19 V ^4 * * Dredge 410 300 ' 31 ; commonw.^m^»«««—-1 Forglngs common-*.—^-—1 Standard -10 xl l % 42% > : - ■ ■■ boo 2%- >3% ^4 "^ commoiu«ii.te^i.^* Clothes <com-*»-»—1 i4 70V4 31 .65' capital-———1 11% capital-., i«„... ' " 37Vz 200 170 10% 9% Oct 050 113 469 , 13% ft*JI 20% July 1,500 7 113 common— Aviation Corp <D«aware)__ %tgh 16% Sep .100 17% ... common Athey Products capital—^ " 16 .100- Asbestos Mfg Co common. Automatic Washer Range Blaee January 1 tow 47 47 ++ Ball Bearing common sisL, Public Shares Lot© Allied Laboratories eommohw—, American 7)f Prices nigh Sale Price Fir» • Serrick^Corp; class B common ——1 StieUm&> Prod Coino^ionMnon^J.--.—Signode Steel Strap Co com -(newjte-—* Blnclair Gil Corp ,—• " Balee Week'* Friday > Gak Mfg; common.—L.—iM—i—.l ' 8% Feabody Coal Co class B com ——8 — v-preferred-i—; Peiin Electric SWitcAxlass A-.———10 21 % • Bahgamo JSlectrfo Co '31% May to corfeommoifcui^uZL.*^ July -25 16% 15 v* .16% Montgomery Ward & Cb common——* , — Muskegon Mot'Spec class A-i.——— "*v r .V V4j' . ;V ^ 1 K 7 * < National CylinQdr Gas eommott--.;--i. 1, "■ National Standard common——10 v* North AmerlcaiA-Car commcm,%•,' /zz Northwest Baheorp common-.i-—; • Nor West tltil prior lien, pfd —_100 160 7.% preferred 100 430 l^nn.Bush Shoe commoh:———.-2% .. •SChwitzer Cummins 87% Apr 37% r~ • - Pennsylvania RR capital———.....50 25% Pressed Steel Car common«u—»«*---1^ — Rath Packing common———-—10 27 424% Set $800 - Jun ■39% 35 :.22&-.i>%i-/'RliH--,.22:-n:r, 16% 15% 17% " 13% "" 41 >- 44",- Mickidher^'s Food-»Pi»d':comjnQn-»fc-.l' Middle West Corp capital. .. •,-■■■» -iBltrii Hart Jnc-cominon $1 prior preferred-^..^——J.0 Mbdine- Mfg edmmon-z2z^Zi^zz.z-.-zfc Monroe Chemical i38%iApr torn——,J9»20v/,C "450 - Feb 40 May ^61% May v 37% May '07% Feb r THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 Volume 164 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES RANGE : STOCKS Friday Week's Range ■ Last , 8ale Frlee Par Union Telegraph Western com Bankshares Wisconsin ; Woodall .100 com. Westlnghouse Elec <to Mfg 12JA common a ? ....: Low Stocks— Unlisted Alleghany American Rolling 20% Oct 52 "*■800 23% Oct 39% Jan » Lamson & 13% Vs 1,250 Jan "17% .Jan > Medusa Portland Copper Atch & Santa Top Bethlehem Columbia Steel Fe Electric * Oorp Na8h-Kelvinator York New Motor I Pepsi-Cola ; Car Co Bros — Warren Refining & Chem_ • 8ya Apr Oct 35% Jan Oct 41% Jun 19% Feb 29% May 23% Mar 25 Sep 9'/a Oct 30 120 264 247/a 919 49% 27% Aug Feb r ft® ft 47% 10 Jan Oct 40%. Feb Sep 63 Jun 20% Mar 30 July 80 , 38% Oct 69% Jun 97% Feb 507 225 65 % Oct 23% 300 22 Sep 3% 225 Oct 34% Feb 5% Jun a58% a63y4 108 57% Sep 83% May 120 17 y4 Oct 31 a65ya a68 K — 23% 3% 3% . __ • 22% May 32 ya 39% — common..' \ :•.. 13% 24 39% Jan 17% Feb 53% Jun 15 a26% ® 52'A ; 23% —2 Tube Youngstown Steel Door (Un) a25 52 Sep -165 - 20 — * A: Sheer Voun«stown Sep 31% 24 :• (Un) common Iron Works Jan 3% a9\ alO -."7® * common 16% 357 •/\~ v ' Standard Oil of Ohio common...—10 Inc 450 a21% a2l% = ... • . Oct • 24% 24% a25ya &25Va — >„ _• (Un) Thompson Products .U S Steel a31% — ♦ Steel Republic Richman (Un) 39% ,325 4 ,®.<ft''---'hl4% al5% >: ; / —.* 50 . — 357 ^,17% Sep 19% 4 • — . 9 18 — 18 3% v v Jan 0 10 • — Pan Amer Airways Corp Paramount-Pictures Inc 'ft 18ya ' • ' High , 11% 675 40 • ..... (Un) Low 104 iv capital North American Co Packard 39Va Range Since January 1 „ —1 Corp RR i • 4 Co common Central i • common (Un).. Van Dorn ',' r •ft 7 Laclede Gas Light (Glenn L) i 1 1 7 Martin i I v • Motors. Iron Oil Radio Corp of Amer i 39Ya * i; • — Ohio Shares 11% 9% 9% * class B Pennsylvania RR 11 Va - ... ■ ; for Week High ■< 9'A Central- RR -tUn)^.^®®--s£&Brass Low - . 10 , Patterson Sargent 1 ... Interlake ; /' • \ , Cement ft 1 Co ., — Sales • of Prices Metropolitan Paving 'Briclf—.-i—-a, Ohio -I — Sessions— i Rational Tile & Mfg Corp common.—..* .ft..'-'.. Graham-Paige . ! Oct,, ,..^137% May 100 com ft Farnsworth Television & Radio— .1 7y» 50 Ry Motors cimiM-Wright General .ft* 600 250 ® •>» 8 19 > Mining Gas & Electric Continental 10 :5- 10 Certain-teed Products ft' 9»/4 Sep 9% Sep- Jan v N .Y Mill—. Anaconda , Keiley .Island Lime & Trans. 100 25% 12 Range Sale Fries Tar. 1 Radiator A St San com. American , High „ Corp ,» 12% Si* Friday'' /ft -Week'* C K S >.:.Xasi-": A Range Slnee January 1 High .7>/8 p II IsT O Shares 20%ft 20% ' * /ft® ft® Industries common.. OCTOBER 23%- — 24% ■ ENDING Sale* ,, for Week of Prices LOW WEEK FOR 2% new I Watling, Lerchen & Co com—..1 —33% Pullman Incorporated Pure Oil Co (The) common Radio Corn of America- * ■ Members • . New York Stock common®.*!.®* Radio-Kelth-Orpheumv— L New York Curb Exchange Detroit Stock Exchange Associate Chicago^ Stock Exchange Republic Steel Corp common....—...* Socony Vacuum Co the Oil Standard Corp United tT 8 Rubber Co -ft. Wilson Co & 1 1 ; common rnrpr Corp ■ ■ : ■ Telephone: Randolph 5530 25 Steel Spring: Snnray nn .ftftr . - DETROIT Building • _ Standard Oil of N J Studebaker Ford 15 Standard Brands common ft, . - t ' ■■■•-" * 50 common —• common STOCKS ' Friday Last - Cincinnati Stock v STOCKS .Friday Exchange " Week's Last Range for Week Sale Price ef Prices Shares Par American Low Laundry Machinery 20 American Products prior pfd— 7 Champion Paper & Fibre • Chiirngoid —.—» Cincinnati Ball Crank-..; Cincinnati Gas Common Dow Gibson 0 21% 21% 24% 24% 3 „ "ll% 8 4 3' 125 Oct Pumps 57 Jan 12 65 "Oct 50® 8 200 100 49 43% 46% 133 43% 25 . 57% - 47 67 67% - 49 Oct ; , Oct 22-- •' 65% May • 100 •■■■<■••;.34ya Oct ®'® 11 (' 71 Apr ft 63 Feb-'S 52% May ! 8J/2 32 % Mar ®® 59% Sep 3 120 50 - 83% Apr 53% May ® Jan v 28 32% Gas 33% 22% 22% 279. 27% Jan 7 22 % * ——— Oil '®. Standard Brands 29 Vb 29% 35 9% 8% 9'A 277 8% 50% 49% 55% 319 49 V4 Gerity Michigan Die -I Casting.. Hoover Ball & Bearing common. 10 20% .20%.*.. 10 20 Mar 39% 39% 15 38% 28% — • ; ■ — Cleveland Stock STOCKS IS® Friday Motor Car..... Kaiser-Fraser King-Seeley Corp Ranee 27% Alleghany Corp Low Coach (Un) — 1 & Body^--..--^5» , , ft? __ '. 14% 38% Sep Sep . Salle common Wines 42 May 14 : Jan 80% Aug 28% May Oct 53® May:. common _2 Clark-Controller Products™..^._^4 Oil 105 —10« Natural Gas (UnlA. . i. , Electric Controller Erie Railroad v :>• J 350 ^® • 100 ' ' . 8% ■» * - 5 o 13% ; 21 ® v--; . 4?-Jan 16% May 50 Jan 8% Jun 8% Feb * 6% Oct 22 , Sep Jun 6% Feb Oct Sep -' Jan % Mar Aug '' 15%'Jan 3- 4® 26% Jun -: Sep 13% Oct 400 " V ® 28 •» Feb '700 " 14% Oct ' 34® Jah-4 TOO ~rlF 8 Jan'V 14% Jun i 350 ; ' v 8% Oct 14% Sep , . . 225 2% , Oct Oct Oct 2 1,250 50 *3,766 5 816 rvv ' 6 ■ .9% Feb 4% Mar 9% 325 .. 5% 6% 6% - ■ 685 6% 13% Oct 25% - 2 ® Sep 1,000 38% Products r Jun 4,/Jan, 34 ® Sep 600 Central' Electric ••■(Un?,,., General -Motors • 21%: 20 "• : ^Bros^ common.... 5 Preferred. ,—^—50 ••__ * -ft® 35 22 : 52 19 1905. __ Sep May a43% . Sep Jan 39 288 25 . ,36 Murray Corp »ya common Rust-Proof common »% Metal Products (H W) u.- .1 _i. 2 Paper Scotten-Dillon _• ._10 common Mfg new common Standard Tube class B 1 1 com Superior Tool 45% May a • Jan - „ •■ •■ Union Investment ■; '•■ ft * * - ,22% "Oct ft® 35® 41. ,.:U..63% 105 "75 50 . r ,52 60 ft 77 21% Sep Sep -270 74 35 35 52% 75. 31 72 52 new 60 Apr Feb Jun Apr Aug Jan *51 May Oct -55ya May Aireon Mfg Corp__„,„.^ Bandim Barker Petroleum Bros Corp J Co common Barnhart-Morrow Consolidated a39 % a41% " ~ 185" . al0*Akl0% '. ..40 .ftft; 35 37% ft".; ..;.-: 177. 29' * :29 a33% a36% * ft 16L ^ 180 . "36" "Sep ,10% Oct 35 * 28 - Oct Mar 32% Oct * ft - 54 Jun 20% "Feb "ft 45% ft:- Feb 35% Aug 53% Feb Berkey & Gay Furniture Co Blue Bolaa Diamond Chica OH Broadway: Dept - 5 ~ 640 26 % 3% 27% 3% 975 3% 3% 3% __ ■ •. * 073 „ . > 430 3% .. %: 5 Sep 26% Oct 3% Oct 3% Sep - -t • 7% July Corp Corp__ Stores Byron Jackson Co^; Inc .ft ;_.ft common. « 33JA Aug -i Jan fe fm 4% Jan v ., 6% Feb 8% 13% Feb Jan 19 y4 Jun 9% Jan 17 8% Jun Jan 23% July 20% May 62% Jan 17 Aug 1 com 32%May 51% 5 - 6% May 4 common: Wayne Screw Products May 'W 88'A Apr Sep Oct ' 1,370 ' -2,910 ' 50 ... 80% Jan Oct 1,000 2% 6% Oct .* Preferred Walker & Co class Aircraft 11% • 6% July Shirt Distributors^ US Radiator common..^.___._^.^-^-«l Warner r . 5 Jan 3% Jan ;^ * 2% Oct • ' 5% Jan 17% Oct 33 Jan 21 Sep ft34% Jun--» 10 Oct 21 y4 Jan ft *. " 2% Ocfcf ; " 5 ' May ; -6 Oct 7 ft® 12% Feb 2 1% Sep 26% July 8 Jan , t 200 —' 100 8 1 Axle...... .. 10 100 17'A 21 ! Oct 6 ,—10 ; Timken-Detroit TiVOH Brwiwlng .. Udylite common 5 ' _ji Co 1,250 17,930 6 . 6 11 - 2% 17 V* 21 - • Co ■ 2% 11 10 Chemical Sheller 2% __ 23% Jan - Oqt 49 . 20 60 52 ; 2% 2% 17% Feb 9% Oct 121 69ya^.'.ft: 60 . 60% Oct "445 .. " ?32 Jan r < ft-104% July77 May Oct 260 62 44% May ftSepft'34% Feb 42% 88 57% . 'V.v • page «■■■>• " •—1 9 108 Jan -84ya. Oct :" * Laughlln see 259* 30 69Va __ Jan 25% May 200y4 Jun - . .213.. - ' a50% a54ya .. Interlake Tron footnotes ft'. 57% Industrial Rayon JUn) — (Un)^* Interlake Steamship: Jaeger. Machine n-* ' ' a36y8 a38% ® . 8% Sep Oct 27% Sep ,.18 Sep 160 SO a35%'a38y4 a49% a51% " —. Oct . • 105; ( .21% ?. .2,866 62 , common 9V4 Jan 6% Oct 100 a9% al0% ...^^^.^^.,^..10 F) 3% 12 169 400 a56 a40 General Tire & Rubber common——5 > 179., 7 a45ya a46% * Goodyear Tire & Rubber common Gray Drug Stores^— .♦ Grief Bros Cooperage class A..___—• ft .. 243 .47" 84% a56' ft —, v a28% a28% -ft • — .5% Oct 115 14%® High 2 1% 5-21 Prudential; Investors Low 2% 2 — National Stamping Raisin 6 .1 United ^17 ; (Un)—1.15 _CUn)..»^-.^-». a3% . 105 105 ,w _1:' ft 8 Manufacturing For liy4 Jan May 28 i Apr 17 ' May 'Ap 36% Aug , Mar • - 16% July , 3% Oct 1,600 ..1 common Motor Wheel River 100 169 6% ■ ^ . Cleveland -Cliffs?- Iron pfd—• ft ft: S5'r ? Graphite Bronze Cliffs Corp a3% 169 J—^ Cleveland & * 9 37% ._ Michigan Sugar: Common®;®^ Motor Peninsular ... S% 14y4 ..100 v city lee:& Fuel,—— Jones 2% 10 14 2 23 „ Feb 23% 23 Oct 11 500 13%; 14% 14% ®15% 8% .10 (S S) Mascn Screw Range Sine* January 1 High.' 5% Apex Electric Mfg common....—...1 Prior preferred :..*100 . : 22 14 _z Kresge Rickel Shares Bma Manufacturlng-.«^»80c American Tel dr Tel,• Halle V9 2% McClanaban for Week ef Prices P*t ..... (B • _1 ""y •' 8% .1 Jun Sales Sal* Price Goodrich 15% ^ .-I. .1 Corp 6 22 " — -• ..1 5 J- 995 • 5 ? Feb 21% Jun !"? 23 100 200 51 6% .. Kinsel Drug common.-^.,... Aug I Exchange Week'* Last Eaton 1 6%>v ■' Hurd Lock & Mfg__.___u, Parker Consolidated - 9 May 23 Oct 5% Oct Sep 8.^ Sep V 2,825 r ': Oct 12% 1,000 > 5% 5% 10 1,5701 12%- 9ya HoudaiHe-RersheyclassB_^..ft Hudson Park : i v 18% Sep 200 Oct k Jan 53 1 Oct't >■* 14 Feb 19 Oct 895 4^,258• -5,330 32 50 5% ; ..1 Packard Motor Car American - liy4 - 2% .. 1 .50% Jl 41% Oct Pure Akron > 2'A .10 42 , Oct * 10 J, ——— Motors 29% — —— City Ice & Fuel General ' - ® 31% Oct 2% 7% 14'A Oct Oct , • Rolling Mill Cities Service Columbia .r® Motors . 11% 5% ..3 Le American Ale Gar Wood Inc General 9% 6 $4% , 9 " Oct 110 500 3% ..,4% iiy4 ny4 . ii%;. :11% Brewing Brewing Graham-Paige common -'Jan Oct Sep 4 - / 31 31 .5 Vacuum common: 11% 12% 10% 11 2 ..1 Eureka ® 19% 5% 23 , 23 ■ ..1 Corp.i^_.Xr?i Goebel Jan ® 7 5 Detroit-Michigan Stove ®5% • 20 14 y4 - 1,240- 14% 9 .. .10 Navigation common f 736 ^ -100 19% : — ~ ^ 53% 404 10 ..1 Cieve Edison ' 14 -i 2% 750 'i* .31% ;.2'A 2ya % .. : 14» 10 12% Machine Electromaster, Inc Friars , May ® 14 Mar «ss Detroit Frankenmuth Oct Mar 2% 500 12 - 31% — Federal. Motor Truck Jan 56% May Aug 53% Aug 11® Mar 869 47 67% 50'A 50% — - 5-5 -r — &0 T -.25%. -7% 53% * 70 75 Aug 13% 51 — 10 UnHsted— 52 13, 51 55% , Rapid •■LkA U S Playing Card U • S Printing pfd 89 7 • B_^ 62% 65 — i—10 pfd Gamble class 62 65 52 4 . Burroughs Adding Detroit Steel May®' 29% May 37 \ ..1 McLaren common Detroit 38% Feb Sep13 Sep 24% Mar ~ " _^... 106 ; Brown, 9 Range Slnee January 1 Low High , 3 14y4 9 »• Davidson Bros Feb May May ;. 20 18% 15 , 115 ..2 Shares High 2% Crowley, Milner i_ Sep 26 „• 4 Sep Mar 5 " Sep 253/a Oct 13% • Lunkenheimer & 12 * 86 54 —' 50 ... Procter 25% 62 * — National 13% 335 2% .1 Continental Motors 13% May 105% Oct 4 14% - 65 preferred.^__100 Preferred Randall 22 52 participating Kahn Kroger 792 9865 3 Art Aug 5% Mar Products Metal Rubber Consolidated Paper May 20 25% Investment class A Hobart 65 42 25% * Jan Sep Jan 97% ._ 6% 43% 12 * Mar 6 Jan 12% 25% — 46% 50 98 10 Oct Low ..1 Briggs Mfg High 113 7 13% —• Foundation 20 106% 106% 13% * Eagle-Picher —^ Formica Insulation Hatfield ••106% 20 49% 7 32% 83 6 25 ——50 Drug J 20 7 50 Telephone Low 49% 20 100 Corp 34 6 __ American Baldwin Range Since January 1 High 32% 20 Street Cincinnati Crosley 33>A 5 Preferred Cincinnati Allen, Electric Salee for Week « ef Prices *ar Sales Week'* Range : ; ^ Sale Price 4 Apr THE COMMERCIAL & | FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Monday, October 14,1946 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES < « RANGE FOR WEES ENDING OCTOBER 11 ftftftftftFWdayftftftft Week'* 8 TOCK8 Sales ' Last ft 1 General Electric Co———; General Foods Corp—————.* CO.1 FAIRMAN & Goodrich (B F) Co Graham-Paige Stock Exchange Member Los Angeles Motors Iron West 7th Street 2io X a433/4 Corp ———♦ of Canada Range Shares ; tow 1- High - —100 1 —--1 Corp Central Investment Products Corp Certain-teed Aircraft Company Cessna Creameries of America, Inc Electrical Products Corp 33 May 25 " 1,430 Oct 16 5V4 Oct ' 21% 22% ft,;:/ 550 21 Sep 79 Oct 98% Apr! Sep Sep 16 % 34% Jan 79 170 al6 % al8% 204 18 % 143/4 14% 14 3A 515 13% 1.65 1.65 1.80 6,725 350 350 8% 6O0 33 *A Jan 203/4 Feb 2.70 Jun 385 Jan May Sep 350 8 49 400 25 Sep Sep . 1 , 3 80 300 774 930 75c 87%c 3,800 75c 33 Oct 22c 26c 4,100 20c Feb 25'/a Oct - , 22c 6% 275 10% Jun Sep Nor don Corporation, Oil Oceanic Pacific Gas 6% 5%% 1st 1 1 500 15c 10% 40c 1.70 •>; , " , i l< * , ' • \ Ranch Oil 1 Company Jan Sep 600 9 100 40c Sep Sep 1.25 Apr 905 37 Va Oct 45 y2 -39% 40 370 39 y2 Oct 453/4 Oct 403/4 July) 65 Aug 37y4 200 58 Sep 7% 7% 8 75c 65c 70c 2,800 560 13% Ryan Aeronautical Company——1 6% 6% 200 6% Stores, Roebuck Sears Inc & • Security Company —30 —u.15 — Shell Union Oil Corp.— Sierra Trading Corp Oil Solar ——1 Pacific Co Textron Iuo Calif . - 32% 29c ft Sep 90 Oil Union Tel Oct 20% Sep 26Va July 30% Budd Western Air - Delaware Electric Motors Sep Jan 393/4 July & Lt 69% 42 y2 ._l 7% Penna 1 3%c 25c Co———25o & Power Jun May 227 48% Sep: 18% 92 75 230 18% Sep 213/a 465 20% Oct 25 25 a9'/2 all a47% a497/a 963 25 Oct 60 11 Apr 51% Jan Jan 96% Oct al7Va a!83/a 160% 76% May Jan 653/a 2,952 Jun Aug Apr 7ya Sep 70 Sep Feb 65% 60 y2 24 160% Apr) 37% July 3% July Aug 119% Sep Sep 66 95 a55% a57 % 67 Feb a49% 53 131 22 3A Aug 513A Feb 39% 26% Jan Jan 60% May Oct 14% 220 for Week Share* Low 9% 11% 632 79% 853/4 1,179 / J 168% 18% Oct 9% Oct 79% 200 3/a Oct " Oct Co 6% Oct 123/4 939 10% Sep 7% Sep 26% Jan 20% 3,012 19% Oct 26% 50 6'A 42% 40 ya 42% 468 40% Oct 50% 49 51% 3,083 Oct 80% ,72 491' 40% Oct 70 388 11% Sep 17% 6% Oct 17 41% 40% 41% 11% ; 11% 12% 132 7% 2 5% 5% 20% 5% / 1% Sep 5% Oct 965 V 5,305 Jun Jan May Jan 2% Jan Sep 9% Jan 22 y8 1,336 Sep 27% Jan 26% 24% 26% 5,407 24% Sep 47% Feb 39 y« 39% 40 855 38a/a Oct 49 % July 3 — 'i-Jft11 — 21% 23 18 ft 17% 18% _ _ Corp __ ■}ft,^-' ft), 33% Feb 12% Jun 42 5% Oct 285 42 Vb Oct 60 ftftft;; 132 61% Sep 78% Jun 52 69% Aug 63 3/a 63% 60 1% 60 13A 100 13/4 Jan Oct 33A • : .3% 4% 2,337 3% Sep 3% Oct 39 July 4% Feb 5% May 7% Jan 3% 3% • -13% 3% 1,850 45% m . 46% Jan 17% Sep 392 5% " common 33% May) Oct 45% f-'iX'mm pfd 30% May Feb 20% 5% _ ___ Sep 27% 42% 1 • « 243A 57 1,380 273% 293/3 20% 20 % 4,932 " 25% 29% 26% —50 preferred United Gas Improvement 3%c May 10c May 6% 1% 63% Tonopah Mining Sep Apr 55% ft: 011 Corp Jan 50 • * common Invest Feb Jun 19% •' •, 38% 26% 140% 11% 6 % 12% 407 203/8 18% 20% 42% May Jun 27% Jail 650 1,937 27% High Lou) 30 VB 168 >A 1723/4 22% 171 ft Range Sine* January 1 High /ft ». Tacony-Palmyra Bridge— Class A participating 14% Oct 5c Sale* Week'* Range of Price* —50 Salt Dome Oil Corp Scott Paper common———.. Oct 1,000 ,r r Light 21% May Oct 19 11,000 230 a33A -1 13% 21 4c 205 41 Mar 53 92 92 50 Reading 1,885 11c V. 169 10 3A 5 ex-distribution- 25% July 2,758 lie July a25% a29 '/a * Oct 21% 3%c . ;V'V ^ Jan 38 49 W 18% 207/a • $3 Gold Mining 23 49 lA a3y4 —10 _ Salt United Imperial Development Co Ltd 76 y2 May Oct 18% 1 12% Oct 1,000 Sep Sep — »—*•'> Philco Corp common- 20% *6c 643A 15 249 a26% Jun 120 r 58'A Il3% 59% Aug 21 6c 57 July 49% May 58V4 — 92 13 Light 14 Mining StocksCardinal Gold Mng Company Feb Sep 82% Feb 14% — July 33% Par • Manufacturing Philadelphia Electric Co common $1 preference common 80 " 57 38 90 Friday _ 38% Oct ,. 18 ya 224 al6 all6ya all07/«all7% —100 Pennroad Corp 1,355 19% 10 v 50 Sale Price Lehigh Valley RR_ National Pr 1,424 170 May 13% Oct 200 10 Pennsylvania RR 19 25 W) Lehigh Coal & Navigation Penna 6,745 July 35 18% __1 Brother* common——— Glmbel Jun 14% 183A Jan 40 2,375 12% Inc.. (F — Feb 12 3A 28% May Feb 21'A a33ya a32% al8% Storage Battery General Transit Zenda & Jan 13% •r 18% • common— 42 V\ ®27ya a3l% al5J/2 145 : ' Feb 253/4 Sep. „i. _ Power 32% — Inc Lines Pub Co Curtis 31 y2 133/4 Sep 20% Feb 46% May 523A Sep 30 1,350 a66% a67% • Sep 12 3A a37 a39% a408/» 69% Co A-— Oct 2,505 25 a34Va - 9y« Oct 1,545 a40% a56% A Baldwin Locomotive Work* vtc. 30% Mar 8% 27 • Chrysler Corp —„ Cooper Brewing Co 37v 7% 26 14y2 • & Tel 29% > 120 a24ya a24ya ' 36% July 47 52% 2,111 13% • Store* American 300 41% Sep 33% Sep •/) :./445'•;.;) a22 a36'/2 100 .V..--..-. 935 8 Co Co *, 1,270 53% 12% Feb 297/a Sep 25 Vb 10% 27 . (.ft,. . 30 38% 5 California of - _.""'t «nn Universal Cons Oil .) . 37% 50% 510 1,632 9% __ • Company 31% 41% Jan 29% July 5% Oct .1,575 3l> 26% >■ B20% ___ 9% 10 Motors 29% 53% a Corp (Del.) Tel ') 37% 30% 6% .220 . July 1.80 July Mar 15 1,566 30% 393/4 Apr 14% 72 31 65 1 Sep 'i 19c 1,274 -——-—50c Corporation Transcon & Western Air Inc 68 11 9,200 Apr Feb Jun 8c 23,500 1.25 15% 15 ^ ftft-ft" 1 ' 22c al3% al4% - 29% * ' ' —— Transamerlca . 49% Jan 1.10 25 Company—.—.—* of Oil Gnrp Sunray •/ •.'. 25 25 preferred class B_. preferred class C Gas 6% pfd A Oil 25 34% May Sep a76% a76% „ 15% Calif eoutnern 53% 30 1.15 a 14% 5%% Standard ! .'&VrV • Corn Aircraft Company 6% 19 65 18c .■„* 1 Southern Calif Edison Co Ltd com So 55 25c Signal Oil & Gas Co A Signal Petroleum Co Calif Sinclair 55 a29 a30% — 1,682 ?: 1.20 May Jan 39 a30% i- 36 ya 36% 37% Jan 16% 36% May Sep 19% Feb Last 20'A May 10 Feb Oct Sep 243/4 Sep 206 a22% a25% a25% - Co 11% May Oct 52 %c Mar 14% Safeway Union American 7% 800 ■. - * Co .. a485/a a50% Corp Jan 181 5% 30% a507/a STOCKS < I common 35 % Oct Bep 243A 35 22 y2 ft25ya * Co Steel Jun 13% Corp 993A May Oct 14% 11 Apr May Philadelphia Stock Exchange 39,570 39 37% 65 200- 51 ^ 10 37c Jan 153/8 Apr 75c Jan 2.70 Feb 13c 15,800 40c 59% Jan 1.50 Jan 17C 37% 47 Apr Oct * Oil Richfield 103/b 5% 1.00 10% 59% •■■■•ft'. 10 Rubber S Woolworth 1.75 —— Republic Petroleum, Co common—....1 Rice Feb 22% 1 — 30% 9 Inc Willys-Overland 1.45 — 45 a34 a343/0 .... Westinghouse Elec & Mfg Co Apr 37% . Sep 253/4 • Warner Bros. Pictures new 8 3/4 Jan 97y2c July Sep 37c ... 40c 17c 10% —25 • preferred 3% 2,000 450" 6% 1.05 25 Lighting Corp common 70c 5% 1.05 Elec common.—2d 5' " ' 62 %c — ....1 ... 1st preferred Pacific ' Co— & — 1.75 Oct 95c 900 1,175 53A May Jun Jan S Western 1 Petroleum Corp Occidental 2.30 Oct , Carbon Corporation 42 y2 Feb 1.05 273A • Railroad United 27 1.15 «te Jun 1.25 1 1 ..1 —1 10% a34 % Gulf Sulphur Company 42c 1.15 25 y4 y Inc. Air Lines 25% 1 Apr 40% 180 120 25 Co Pacific 27 Northrop Aircraft Inc Webster United 1.25 Co Ltd——.. & 1.55 Feb - U 410 • : Oil Carbide U 5,175 y, Company of Del Union Sep Company 15% 10 y2 a27'/8 a27»/« Company —————* Tide Water Assoc Oil 10 % Petroleum Oil Texas May May 20% Jan Monogram Pictures Corp Mt. Diablo Oil Mng & Dev 10 „ C Sep Merchants Co 25 Oct Menasco Apr Sep Sep 835 Texas 8% 4% 60 v 1,186 a33% 15 y» 1.05 41% 11% 25 1,010 95c 266 65% 21 2,557 3% Feb 44 al5% 16 4 31% 15% 1 9% 1 42 Sep ; 65 * 8% Company. Manufacturing Co Jan Oct 16% H3/4 Studebaker Corp Swift & Company 15% Oil 20% 30 14'A Stone 9% Mascot 121 •217 — Railway Co * Co (Ind) 25 Standard Oil Co (N J)—————35 153/4 • >liV) Sep. 325 Jan al8 a25% a26% 13% —1 1 15% 60% May ,„o . 15 —.....——1 Lincoln Petroleum Co 10c Lockheed Aircraft Corp —1 Corp Wells Co— Lane Oct Oct l Rft—; Aviation Inc__ American Union G3A r Xntercoast Petroleum Corp——10o Jade Oil Co 10c Kaiser-Frazer Central American Southern Feb Jun Apr Jun 50 Oct 15 16% . York Standard 1.95 Jun Oct 1.25 26% 6%. 6 3/4 15 Corporation——1 Hupp Motor Car a82 1.35 25% 6% common 172 a80 —— 793/4 38% 76 100' Oct Sep 1.25 •; ———1 : Holly Development Co. Motor Car Company * Inc y8 57 a50% a54% a52% Hudson Foods 26 25 Hancock Oil Co A common————* Hunt OI »-*• CO New Bocony-Vacuum Oil Co - common——10 Gladding, McBean & Co • Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co com——♦ General Motors Corp 11% 5% 43% 42 ya 18 Montgomery Ward & Co, Inc-—* Seaboard Oil 19% Jan Oct 737 4,359 8% 8 24 Sep 10 Inc Radio Corp ot America————^* Republic Steel Corp • 440 Bank—100 Farnsworth Television As Radio.—... 1 765 8' al6y4 a26% Phelps Dodge Corp— Pullman Incorporated Pure Oil Co 38 & Merchants Nat'l Robbins Packard Motor Car cn—. 36 % 79 11% Feb 135 ■ a41% a43'/a • Paramount Pictures- —_u——_1 Pennsylvania Railroad Co so Apr Feb • 46% Feb 31 Apr ai7% 6V4 a29'/8 a29% 44 23% Jan 136 V4 10% Oct 40 al63/a al6% Sep 7/ Ohio 93/4 Feb Sep 79 % Vl;086. 11%" 69 ' 10 High 513A 53% May 77% May Aug Sep 22% * Farmers 22 37 * Exeter Oil Co, Ltd class A > Corp Inc North Jan 50 10% al6% 50c -—— 45 430 • * Inc.— Douglas Aircraft Company Dresser Industries 17% a4 Vb ft lliya —20 * 1 Consolidated Steel Corp— 16 ,79% A- 85 / common——u.—* Preferred 517 17 -5 Chrysler Corp L— Colorado Fuel & Iron 22% 22 Feb " 10% • North » 35% Sep 75 a4 % Packing Corp common----* California a303/4 a32% 50 Y< 57/a __ Loew's ' AZ Oct V >) .244;'.- a40s/a a43% a 17% Llbby, McNeill & Llbby ■K; Rang® since janoao* High Low 36% fn«nv.«v for Week ef Prices ' Last ■ale Price Low .«.;■■ 1,238/; 11% • Range Sine* January 1 38ya 6'/a • • McKesson & STOCKS-* • — Corp International Tel & Tel Corp LOS ANGELES 14 — TRinity 4121 — Shares a39% a43% a69% a69% — -• Kennecott Copper SCHWABACHER & CO., SAN YORK ALLEN & CO., NEW ■>- . preferred International Nickel Co Dirocfc Private Wirei lo " for Week " ■ High 36% — » i— Great Northern Ry Co Interlake ' i tow Par COMPLETE INVESTMENT _ Range - Sale Fried))/ of Price* ■ /.ft/A-ft 47% 114 45% Oct 56% July 1,330 18% Oct 303A 183A 19 y$ 19% Apr ft Unlisted Stocks— Rad & Stan San Corp Smelting & Refining Co Amer Amer 13% • ___• American Tel & Tel Co M 100 American Viscose Corp 14 Atch T & S F Ry Atlantic Co___ Refining Aviation 473/4 Sep 1,206 168 V* Oct a85% '• 25 '•* ——ft: Corporation 51a/a 513/a 35 % 13 425 10% 85 ,f -./I/ ■'*. 'a Feb - Jun 110 34% Feb 50 6% Oct May 13 20% 19 Oct. 38% Jan Blaw-Knox Barnsdall ,_5 a233/a a22 a233/a 45 22% Jan 303/a Apr Columbia 5 a33% a33% a35% 180 34% Sep Sep Oil Company., Corp Bethlehem Steel Corp Boeing Airplane Company Borden Company , Aviation Borg-Warner 715 20% 19 953A a23% a23'A 50 .15 / a47% a47 Va a47% 953A — 33 ft 52 55 Apr Feb 1123/4 333/a Mar Jan. 52 Aug Aug & * Electric Commercial Pacific Case Co I J Railway Co 25 165 52% Jan 543A May Lone 355 12% Oct 22% Feb Service 100 39 Sep Sep Sep • Columbia Gas Commercial Co & Electric Solvents Corp Corp a59% a60% 80 59% a203A aa3yt 107 23% Commonwealth Edison Co 25 ? Continental Motors Corp •LV-N,: 3% 1,050 20 ft 20 305 11 1,118 25 35% 27 „ • — 10%: 5 National 41 Ohio Jun 13% Oct Jan 3iy4 May Mar 95 3 I v/s-r it (Del.) 20 a30% a30% —. • I 83/4 173 a34% a34% *7' Commonwealth & Southern Corp Cons Vultee Aircraft Corp. Continental Oil Co ft a21% a227/« 21% • 608 9% 83A * Zellerbach Corp Curtiss-Wrlght Corp Class • A 5% 1 ' 1 Electric Bond & Share Co_jj. —__5 Electric Power & Light Corp ..* For footnotes see page 1905. ••■ -al5%- al8% a 14 'l; 27 27 5 610 6 a 18% 205 - V8 al4ya a!47/# al57/*' 55 75 105 60% May 16% 9% 3 35% Oct 323/4 Jan Oct 237/a Jan Ruud Sep 35% 40 Apt ,Jan July Apr 53A May 29 Oct 34 21% 21% 20% Sep 15% Jan 22 10 Feb 12% * 21% 14% —• 5 7% 18 18 11% — 1 10 Corp 1 —* — 10 36% • 1 8 1% ov • ..)/.. ..15. 11% 15% 14% 50 5 V( 5% Oct 18 vfcep ft 15 </Sep 12% Feb 333/4 v 15 Sep. , 26' 29 , Feb Apr' May Steel ^ ) Springs United States Glass common Vanadium Alloys Steel Westinghouse Air Brake Westinghouse Electric Corp 24 6 3A 1 Mar -4% 4 Oct 1 v: Jan Feb 34% May July Jun 173A Aug 13% Jun 23A May 63A Feb Feb 63 63 63 Sep 35 36% 32% Sep 48% Jan 7% Oct 14% Feb Feb 7% 1% 24 8 1% _ 1% May 22 24 28,400 140 1 15c 15c 15c 1 1 * 12 10% 12 13 10% 12% 507 38%" 255 • ", 27% com—12% 24% 10'A Jan 1,746 7% 7 4 * Brewing common— t Mfg Standard Jun Sep Sep Oct Feb 14 Jan 241/4 Renner Co 10% 31 Oct 23/a 24% Pittsburgh Plate Glass Pitts Screw & Bolt Corp 303/a Sepv 23/4 Jan Oct 8% 175 16 // Fireprooflng Preferred 16% 100 238 Oil & Gas Pittsburgh 10 452 3 8% 24% ) San Toy Mining Crown Jan 26 Gas 20 ■; 9% 37% 513/a May 78% May ft High 135 241/4 Mountain Fuel Supply 10 Caterpillar Tractor Co Cities Low 42% 25% Refractories a34% a3Gy4 —- Range Blue* January 1 High 40% 10 Harbison Walker Star Shares .—5 Devonian Oil Duquesne Brewing 12% 12% 23 nv\ 1 Corp McKinney Mfg Canadian — * Co Gas Continental a38»/a a40% a40% .—5 Corp 90% 545 a23JA • 5 50 3/4 for Week 16% ——* Allegheny Ludlum Steel— Range of Price* Low Par Baldwin Locomotive Works vtc Bendix . Sale Price 14% Feb) \ ft - Last Sale* Week'* Friday 18% May 119% Oct 970 7%) 6% Sep 51 Sep 485 Pittsburgh Stock Exchange Aug 533/4 Oct a79% a85»A Ffeb Apr 198 Oct 620 a363/a a37% — ; — 245 3 7'A 12% v 513/e 35% • 13 Co 23 68% Oct 30 al68V4al72y4 37'A Copper Mining Co. Armour & Co (111) 13% 1,030 a483/a a483/« : ^ Anaconda 14% .-i —. ): May 80 2% 27 ya Aug 15c Sep 6O0 12 Oct Jan 24% 5% Jan Feb 28% May Jan Sep 46 26% 28% .26% Oct 41% Jun 23% 25% 23% Oct 39% Jan. 38 38 f THE COMMERCIAL Number 4533 [Volume 164 : & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1901 OTHER STOCK EXCHANGES - I BANGE FOB WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 11 Week's Friday STOCKS Sales Last *• «' <* > ,j > *i ' t{Vr ' L -f-"?/. / v * >c/a . r ' •*"' "v" "' Established Huttig S & D common Preferred 1871 New St. York Louis Stock Stock Chicago Stock Exch. f\ " ' > ' , 1' r / Phone Teletype Week's Sales Range of Prices Par American Brown Inv Shoe Century Co Bottling Brewing Columba Emerson Brewing 100 Brew 15 114 % 1 common— Grlesedieck-West 35 7% 7% 26%' 27 5 preferred Electric Falstaff common X- U 114% 114% 21 ... 21% 53 Jan Jun 9J/a Oct 35 Va 25 •] —, • Jun July Jun 18 , .—♦ Goods common. Jan Mar 28 Sep common Jan ' — 53 45 23 113% 21/ 125 16 Feb 24 Feb Sen 116 —. | Jun Sep — 5 IB 1 ' Jun — , Oct ' May 35% A/:•/... Unlisted— General Electric common..!.36% 26% Aug General common 68 Oct Ma* 50 I 1 Feb Sep 15 ——100 Stix, Baer & Fuller com new—— Wagner Electric common Jun 10% 35 V2 Aug 1 class A com Serv Pub Scruggs-V-B Inc 1st pfd. Sep 26 Louis Sterling Aluminum common™ 15% July Sep 7% Sep 75 10 21'A St High Mar 33% 100 15 53 • common Low A 10O 35 Va A A 165 35 1 5% Light common Gas Steel Rice-Stix Dry Range Since January 1 12 26% 10 common 15 27 v Week Shares High 11% 15 common Electric Coca-Cola Low common-.-.—1„ - ~ tor Oct Sept com McQuay-Norris common 25 Midwest Piping & Supply com » Missouri Portland Cement com——25 St. Louis Stock Exchange Last " '-r Prod Clay Laclede-Clrristy Laclede Friday j«1 % 1 Key Co common-.— 593 SL Laclede Sale Frice 1 CEntral 7600 " Bell New York Curb Exchange Associate STOCKS common———.* Shoe i 1 •£ Jan ——100 —. Jun Jan 8 //v v. Chicago Board of Trade High 317/a 25 ,Johnson-S-3 Shoe commoxi new— . Exchange Exchange i— International St., St. Louis 2, Missouri ;:r:|/T/ ■'. 5 —.• Range Sine# January 1 ■ Hydraulic Pressed Brick common—100, . Members Shares Low ' Edward D. Jones & Co. 300 North 4th for Week of Prices v-v.W — y- i- ^ » Range Sale Frloe Louis Listed and Unlisted Securities 11' t. North Feb Motors 36% 38% 50% —10 25 American 49% 25% — 51 y2 25% CANADIAN LISTED MARKETS RANGE FOR WEEK (ENDING OCTOBER II : . STOCKS Friday Montreal Stock Exchange Fonda Canadian STOCKS / , . ' . • % Steer Aluminium Aluminum Co of Canada 4%% Anglo Can Tel Corp Argus 4%% Co pfd—25 I, preferred—' preferred Corp j Ashdown Hardware Bathurst Power & Paper class A. conv Bell Telephone i/S; Rights 100 —- Trac ;—s Light A Power.— Columbia Columbia Power Corp A Forest 8% May Industrial Acceptance Corp com International Bronze common 287/a Sep 38% Aug Apr Jan 16 Sep 26 Feb International 130 Jan 227 May 26% July Preferred 5% International Petroleum Sep 51% Oct International Power Sep Sep 12 Feb 94 23 Apr Jamaica Jan 102 16% May 28% Jan 37%, Apr (John 'A)— * 22 22 25 18% Lang & Sons Ltd Laura Secord Candy Legare preferred 10% 100 10% Oct 30 V8 Jan Lewis 5,237 20 V4 Sep Jan • Building Products class A 2% 2% 22% 22 y2 28 29% 14 15% • ; Dredging 29 ; 5 5 2% Brothers 35 MacKinnon Struct Steel May Preferred Sep 5% May 29% July Cement $1.30 Iron Canada 100 Foundries preferred Northern Canada 5% 19 preferred Canada »; common.— 810 35 Jun 24% Feb Mitchell Power 8 team ship preferred 50 Canadian Breweries Canadian Bronze Preferred " 1 Class A 7% 25% 24% 25% 44% U..; 47 63% 110 255 20 V4 78 4% 4'/4 24% 24% 420 Jan 33% 34% 160 July 15 y4 15 16 1,590 Sep 131/3 13% 14% 535 12% 365 22% 110 15% Sep Sep Jan 24% 27 17 16% 17 12% 14% 7,681 12% Oct 24% 12% 12% 700 12% Oct 19 80% 77 81J/2 1,746 77 43 43 70 41 30 30 125 29% Jan Dominion Bridge Dominion Coal 11% 11% 200 11 Sep 16 Dominion Dairies Preferred — Dominion Foundries 17%. 19% 4,715 17% Oct 30 33 1,325 31 Oct 45l/a 375 1?% Mar 23 10 y8 10 Vb 249 10 Sep & Steel com 31 31 25 31 Oct 37% ♦ 29% _ioo ■ 42% 38 — 29.ya 42% __ 100 — 38 100 • 27% 42% Oct 38 Aug 135 Dominion Tar; Sb Chemical common., • * Preferred —— —.—100 — conv 15 Yo 3,543 23% 25 26 26 10 % 25 25% 25 96 98 181 181 105 1 — pfd.100 ~ 23 Sep Jun 90 Jan 184 107 21% 25 485 24 19% 16 210 * 17% 18 1,320 15 ♦ 26 26 100 25 Gatineau 5% Power common 'y j /' preferred __ Goodyear Tire pfd Inc 1927— (Charles) common Gypsum, Lime & Alabastlne Hamilton Holt, Smith Preferred • joO see page 1905. * Mar , Sep 34 195 14% Jan 20 - .«•»«# ''' j Sep 7y4 Breweries 1,085 15% Sep 20% 105'/a {, 5 55 55 10 14% 855 - Jan 35 35% 86 30 >. Jan 45 45% . 18% 1,257- 50 50 14% 23% 25 1,400 25 25 43 • 25 » 25% Feb Jun f May Feb 56 34 , Oct 53% July 8% Mar ? 12% Sep 109 Canada new com common—. 49 47 49% 28 7A '14% : Jun ' 52% July 14 y4 Oct 30% Sep 21% s'31' 24% Mar 1,317 28 398 45 72 Sep Sep, 26% Oct Apr May : Apr Jun 182 182 10 175 Jan 18 18 18 40 18 Oct 5 5 5 150 5 Oct 8% Feb 100 100 100 100 1 100 Oct 103 % Apr 182 26 81 Oct 69 • Feh Apr 69 69 14% 14% 200 14% Oct 23 31% 30 31% 435 28 Sep 30 Apr 12 11% 12 455 10 Sep 17 y2 Jan 55 7,685 70 6 55 101 101 101 14 14 1,315 20% 48% 20% 15 100 7% 2,005 6% 7% 27 • Sep 14 * 73% Apr Sep 100% 165 105% 105% 20% Feb 102 y2 July Sep 45 87 14 19 % 17% Jan -103% Jan A/e'A Sep •' Apr 22 Apr 9% Mar 39 Jun 27 485 24% Sep 35 35 300 34 Apr 41 Mar 83 Feb 113 Jun 94 100% 495 21 100 % 21% 2,684 * 29 29 175 175 13 13 12% -A Tobacco . July 14% May 25 Jan 77 9% — * 116 / .82% • 10 73 Sep 83 Sep 165 Jan 8% Jan 1,715 82% 74% Jan 45 92% Jun Oct Sep 10 300 88 Apr Sep 9 130 79 182 9% 17 1,995 May 34 Jan 13 y8 335 9% 88 94 y4 May 182 13% Apr Feb 99 May 159 Aug 200 108 150 24 Oct 36% May 106 y2 106% 25 105 Feb 108 Va May 13 y2 3,748 •J 94 0<i 12 13 • 119 114 100 common 1,515 16 182 A——*/;: ——2 18 102 Va 95 9 % 88 • ; 105 17 - , Winnipeg Electric 12 50 — 100 .— —— 65 77 * — 16 12% 15% • preferred (George) July V27%. 27% 1? -—l__———.——25 38% May Jun 12 A Mar 185 160 * common 20 10 105 . 26% Mar 125 13 12% ♦ * Canada — 21 —• Walker Gooderham & Worts com 13 ' / Sep 10'A Sep 21'/2 May 26% 71 .19 40 12 % Feb 50 Apr 720 26 Sep 1 52% July 35... Sep ■ 28% 53 53 53 V4 355 37% 35% 37% 1,117 6% Sep Oct ! v 38 54 50 , Apr Sep May Jan 20 16% Jan 22'A 19% Jan 10 24"% 21 Va Jan 27% Apr 10 34% 33% Sep 39% Apr 22% 20 Jan 10 — Nova Scotia Royal ; — ——10 ' Bonds— Montreal Apr 30 ——10 — — • ; 104 •• * Montreal 7 ■; 50 28 .Jan 27% July —- Banks Commerce Jun 27% 95 40 300 pfd——————25 6% Canadienne Mar 18%, Limited 100 100 l°n Preferred Zellers > Mar .106 25 * 100 Power Wabasso Cotton x ■ Jan 35 * B_————*■ —— Chemicals common Weston 153 28 " Canada Tuckett — 23% pfd—100 United Steel Corp May Aug 56 •* . May 52 Sep Sep 44 40 22-- 52% May 28% Mar J- 14% 100 of Ltd'class Preferred -.j- 6% 50 28% 104 20 12 Va 14 14% ■ Sep •47 Feb 105 Ya 16 19 45% Li.—. V T G Steel Co of Apr 17% 898 49% 30 • Standard Feb Jan 3% 16% ■ Paper Mills 6% Southern May 111 105% 5,895 18% 30 50 common Southam Press Co Feb 25 16% 100 common Oct . 350 " Paper 15 —— —— Preferred 22% Aug 22 May 22% July 4% «.«* common footnotes 17% 12 Va • Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting For 100 Sep 109% 109% ™50 Bridge Renfrew Howard 17% 109% • Preferred Gurd i». • General Steel Wares common 20 20% 49 - Jun 15 "./■§,!;!'/'• '/A './ Preferred 100 General Bakeries 395 19% 17% • —* Power preferred— Corporation common ■.Simpsons Apr Foundation Co of Canada 15 . Jun 13 Eddy Paper conv class A Electrolux Corporation Famous Players Canad Corp 21 Sicks' Aug 21% Aug Feb L Williams Sherwin y2 Aug- Jun Oct/ • — # Mav Jan: 102 12 23 • Rhawinlgan Water & Power May 120 165 175 1 preferred St Lawrence Feb 6 15 y4 20% 32% 26 Apr Jun 14 70 * — St Lawrence Flour Mills May 95 14 y4 £51/4 A 28% May 24% 395 - -> 21% ———— — 23 33 14 16'A 1,845 - 100 Power Preferred Jan Co be Lawrence 51% July 41% Jun 12% Mar 26 y4 May 37% 30 —* common— Feb 21% 155 105 96ya 100 Paper 4ya% 13 23% /■■ 13% — * • —• Dryden Paper . Pow pref—-— Transport Saguenay July 'V-y? f •" Apr Jan 100 A i preferred Quebec 14 Sep 5 ' Dominion Steel & Coal class B—25 Dominion Stores Ltd —; ——^' Dominion Textile common 5% May 35% May — July Sep Feb 35 ....* common Development—— Jun 35 — 85 21 29% 21'/a * River Provincial Jan 16% 10 y8 Jan 13% Sep v 265 * Power Corp of Canada Price Bros & Co Ltd common Feb 16% 2,708 • Powell May 31 , Jan 80 Oct 49 • — Placer Jun 50 18% * common Dominion Glass common-——-— Preferred 102% 32 % 25 12 23% * common Products Ht & Ltd Penmans Jan • j preferred 90 Jan 34 -i————.*.25 .— Steel Ottawa Lt May 17% — Preferred 33% Jun 46 • common Oct 5 20 ■)-. * Ottawa Car Aircraft——— Apr Class B-———- 15% 90 18 , Drug preferred———————- Ontario Feb 12% 30 80 16V4 Aug 20 * Noranda Mines Ltd Jan 14 • Distillers Seagrams old Donnaconna 53 25 Davis Leather Co Ltd class A 15 20% 14 • common Oglivie Flour Mills 26 y2 May 25 y2 i tay 5 Smelting 10 6 100 Corp Niagara Wire Weaving 44% May 24% Aug 25 Z> 90 Oct 13% 23% —40 " — National Steel Car Aug • Consolidated Mining & Consumers Glass Preferred July Sep 235 ■ National Jan _30 Cockshutt Plow Preferred-. Apr May .22% May 325 — National Breweries common 29 V2 Aug • Locomotive Jun 53% • B Donohue Murphy Paint Co * Investment Canadian Oils— ■ 53 —• ——— Foreign Canadian Pacific Railway— . 19% 60 Montreal Light Heat & Power Cons Montreal Locomotive Works Tramways 255 Feb 28 14% 33% • 100 common Montreal 860 18% 19% Canadian Ind Alcohol common-———** Canadian 14% • 14 15 110 13% Cottons 20% * i Breweries Telegraph 25 ——— Class 110 Jun * • (Robert) Montreal 50 • Oct 16 15 : * 14% May 22% Jan 5,682 44% • common preferred Rights 56 44% 20 Canadian 47% * .--.100 — Canadian Car & Foundry common Canadian Celanese 380 23 Va Jan 14% 6 100 . — Montreal Jun 307/8 Sep 9 14% 25% 12 • common common ; — 30 2 10 47 47 ' < 3,890 9% 12 ,12 9% 9 >/2 • — 30% 14% Jan 14 12 .«*.• common 1,310 30% 30% * Corp 19% Jan 23 % 80 * McColl-Frontenac Oil 14 18% 19% 30 6 v 50 27 90 14 100 common Massey-Harris Sep 24 y2 May Jan 20 27 13% .i — 5 Ya May ; 110 ... pfd ; Apr 20 • ——— 19% May 23% Jan 50 . : 3 ————25 - Molson's Canada common London Can Investments * May Jan Jun 30 ya 18% May Jan Apr Sep 60 Sep 29 24 Jan Oct 10% 12 y4 216 27/a Jan 45 626 25 Oct 27 27% 14 190 45% 12% 50 Sep 45 Oct Apr 3,515 - j Apr ' 100 Sep 1,650 14% 45 12 :.i" Feb 250 7Va 3% 140 105 % , 13% Oct 29 Oct • ; May 31% 5% 23 39% Sep '47 59 V 26 1,160 3% 40 Oct 13% 47,130 29 Jan 30 31% 6'/2 20% Jan 33 25% 181 y2 3>/4 17% 255 * 5 29 29% Aug 500 * 14 * Feb • Apr 174 * .5 . Jan 15ya • (John; Lake of the Woods 18% 1,735 10 17% common 17% ( 44% 100 common Ser Ltd Public 35 Oct , 40 105 % 105 % 27 2,928 7,023 Labatt Sep 15% 25 31 15 International* Utilities Corp 115 26% 39 30 Co Ltd 27% Oct 6% 1,125 25 38 ———— 51% 15% 100 * com Paper common preferred 160 26 30 • International Nickel of Canada 875 20 —• 7% 2—25 Jun 2iy4 24 174 22 • —• Mills Gold Jan 22% 94 10% • Products Class B Bulolo 7% - * British Silk 705 77/a — 7% 19 174 ^ British Bruck 20 • Oct 5y4 — Bralorne Mines Limited ¥ • 13% Sep 15 y4 —100 2,917 Sep 25 25 14 15 Va 94 ' — » Oct 13% 19% 425 *■$/;.High' 12% 45 27 7 ::;^LOW^% 4,448 51% 51% 10 — Mar Range Since January 1 High 13 330 is y4 26% 51% :, Asbestos Brazilian 26% 50 common 14 Low 12% 75 175 167 173 Shares Imperial Tobacco of Canada common.5 Preferred' ——£1 Range Since January 1 LOW High 11,136 18 20% is % • for Week - 7,292 16 20% pnmmnn.m Ltd 17% 18 20% • Shares High 15 17% 20 Acadia-Atlantic Sugar class A Aigoma Low Par Imperial Oil Ltd- for Week Range Sale Price Abitibl Power & Paper com $1.50 preferred Sales of Prices Sales Range of Prices Par Week's Friday •/. Last/. Week's Last Sale Price Lt Heat & . Power 3s : due 1949 > , 50 , 50 : 50 $76,000 . 40%-Feb 22% 24 Feb July 25% July /' FINANCIAL' CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL' ' 1902 LISTED MARKETS CANADIAN ' U FOR WEEK ENDING OCTOBER RANGE ,, Friday Aluminium 6% Ltd, Belding-Corticelli Low 8% Range Sine* January 1 Low 10 / 175 High 12 Sep 8 120 Jun Jun 176 Sep 46 25 170 18 % 300 18 Brewers Distil' & Jack Lake 1 Mines Oct Packers Columbia Ltd 13 13 50 13 Jan 27 26% 21Vz 2,155 25 Sep 28% Jan 13 14% 94 ,13 Oct 17% Jun Lingside Gold Mines.. 7 13 7 7 y2 6 7 Oct 11 5'A Sep 8 Sep 8% Mar 104 13 — — 13 13 10 „ ; 10,400 4% 100 75 71 75 880 -t9.% J% 9% 1,330 Company Preferred „ Dominion'Sugar Canada & Canada Northern 100 A 4'A 21% 21% 110% 110% 21% 110% • pfd—100 1% Power class Packers Canada 5'A 1 common ; Canadian Industries commop 7% preferred Ingersoll Hand Ltd * Canadian Marconi Company Canadian Pow & Canadian Silk Products 1 common.* Paper Inv A class Canadian Alcohols Ltd Dividend common Sec Consolidated v: 5% Textile Square Dominion *- Ltd 5 pfd Mills Falrchlld 18 1614 Fanny Farmer Candy Mfg and Aircraft •Freiman-Ltd (A J) 414% 5Va Jan Jan 2% Sep Gold Btadacona Realty Corp Oct 62 /Ireat Lakes Paper common A Apr 75 Surf 6% 23 Insurance Hubbard Felt Co_ 8% Oct 10 -July Oct 19 Aug 18 i, Jan 33 295 13 Yk Jan 14,216 z1 Hydro-Electric Securities 45 OR International Paints class 9% Lambert : Alfred 47 - " 47 24 May Lowney •.•5214 4714 100 ,„40 9% Oct 14% Sep Oct 5 32% Maritime Tel & Tel -1 28 20 21 315 5514 50 75 Sep Aug Jan 40 19% Sep Sep Y 70 25 16% Jan 21 Oct 30 Sep 4 125 3% 1014 1014 95 ,10% 8% Sep Feb 1614 1614— 10 10 1214 3814 14 . Feb 16% Jan 11 Va Sep 935 13 175 15 14 14% 2014 13 14"% 14% 60 1614 19 6,055 G8 6914 120 Co Ltd 1214 Scotia L & P 6% pfd 100 — Nuclear Enterprises Ltd————• Grange Crush common -——• Paton Manufacturing Pauls Service v; Power 12% non-cum Oct 17% 22 Sep 12% 101% July 6% 1st 2nd 20 pfd—100 pfd-- _50 Southern Canada Southmount Thrift •Y United Power Invest. Stores Ltd 6% pfd class 108 '• B United Distillers United Securities, Westeel Canada Ltd Limited Products Windsor Woods of 16% Jan Jan Oct 108 112 Feb Sep 25% Jun Oct 20 AS 20 22 1,100 111 35 55 55 75 15 14% Aug 108% 46 , preferred preferred $1.50 $2.50 Ltd 60 Jan v —444,4^..—— — Mines Ltd Arno Astoria Athona Mines Aubelle Mines 26 Sep 43 Jan 8 40 , 220 41 Feb 30 115 ^Consolidated (1937) Mines ! Ltd '^Warrants Ltd— • Arntfteld .> Ashley Beaucourt Gold .A.1/1&S Steel mi at.' j-i lail. .*1 Yellowknife Atlas Ault & Bonville Gold Mines Ltd Brazil Gold & Diamond M 105 70 — 1.05 23 11 Gold Ltd Dev & Mining Celta Central 30 Bank Apr 8 17%c 1 l9c 16c 19%c 7c 8c l5c 28c 29c 28c 32c 1 ——:* 16c 42 %c 52 16c 521 20c 46c — — -- , Mines 13 % 1.50 300 80c May .500 24c Aug ' 1.85 52c 1 Scotia Toronto Bear ■ 1,000 1,050 lie Aug 30c May 4C Sep 11 %c Jan 26C 87c Feb Biltmore 1.00 Apr 46C 800 38C July 49c 1,000 July 34c 36c 37c 1,000 36c Oct 57c 500 20c Oct 43c Blue Jan 10c 10c lie 2,000 10c July 30c Jan 5c 5c 8c 1,500 5c July 15c 4.500 1.35 Oct 1.44 1,40 1 1.35 7'Ac 1.44 Larder; — ;• — 1 Jfay Hats Mines Gold Ltd Sullivan East 10c 500 10c Sep 29c 40,000 25c July 29c 300 22c July 43c 4,500 10c July 28c 16c 17'Ac 4.05 18c 21c 35c Elder Mines Eldridge • 100 '• ;;Y 4.05 7,000 35C 18c 2,500 18% 260 200 24c 24c 4,000 3.25 3.25 3.45 1 Mines Ltd 18 20c 1.17 1.12 1.28 8,450 12c 12c 12c 3,000 (1945) Ltd 1 • 14c 16c 2,000 Formaque Gold Mines Ltd 1 60c 60c 67c 1.00 11c 700 Found Lake Gold Francoeur For Gold 1 Mines Ltd footnotes see page • 1905. 20'A 78 16c Oct 55c 44,500 36c July 51 25 101 5 59c Oct 4.05 Sep :/ 45c common - - Bralorne Mines, Ltd- 40 July 305 32% Feb 38 July 90c 90c Jun Feb 18 57c July V 8c • 7'Ac 28c 8%c '30C K" 7 40,000 1,000": 14c Oct 60c Sep 60 8c Sep 28c Oct —* , — / — ^ 22 Mines—-—.——1 "v 19c Red Lake American Oil—26% Forest—3% Oct Brit Columbia Packers class A Class B Feb Buffadison • ; Porcupine Mines, Ltd Gold Mines Sep Buffalo Ankerite Gold Mines— Jan Buffalo Canadian Red Lake Jan Building Apr Gold Mines Mines Bunker Hill Mar 77c Jan Burns & Class B Products Co ! class A — ' 51 2.65 May 5'/a 8% Oct 7'/b Sep 15% Feb 800 3,600 1.45 July 47c July July 16c 29%, / 2% ; —• 16c 1 — 1 <1.38 —• }'.? 3.00 —• 20c 1 tv 23c * * * * 28'A — — . Jun 216 Sep Sep 70c 1,775 May Jan 92o Feb 45c Jan 75 12 Jun 14% Aug 75 21% Oct 24'A May 10 325 ••'.55' 10 Sep 14 Apr Oct 61 Aug 2,000 14c 30o July Feb; 2,300 30c July 55c Aug 10c Oct 30c Jail 17c 14,200 10c July 10% 10% 930 26% 21 17c "26% ' 3 26% 23 14% 39c ; lie- 20% 5,200 15c : 29 • 2% 2% 7c 24% 13 29 7c 24% 13 \ 2% 13% 225 555 • Sep . Aug 11% 28 Jan 35 2% Sep Oct 905 16,400 •v. 520 1,000 Jun Jun May 5% May Sep 17c 15'Ac 8,000 , 17% Sep Jan Jan 5 Sep 6,700 20,000 Jan Aug 28'A Sep 1,100 9,900 Feb Jan 26c Jun 8 25 15'Ac 18c 43c 49c 1.35 1.50 :3.95 4.20 20c 20%c 20%c 25c 28'A 25 1,505 3,165 •: 18% 27% 30% 26'A Aug 18 19c 27% 3% £9%e Jan 10% Sep 5,157 15 8% 30 8% — A——* Oil Dominion • * — Jan Jan Oct 176 100 Apr Aug 58c : 1.64 July 2,000 ; -'u?10c v 15c 15c British Broulan 1.45 — ADr Jan 40c 795 16c 15c ,36o A — f-. Brewis British / 49c Sep 39 80 72c 77c 20c 21c ^12% 13 ' 21.%; 21%. 12% 13 60 60 12% British- Columbia Feb 1.36 28C 24 7'Ac Jun 25 20 A 9.10 -- Apr Oct 6,825 — Jan 32'A 182 5% 72c Feb 680 175 21c — — Apr 36c 24c 27 .'5% 9.10 i preferred 25 Brazilian Traction Light & Pwr com— -.. British Columbia Power class 5 58c July Jan 34,900 * 4.-^;———X Bonville 32 Sep Feb Feb 12c 37,400 1 55c Sep Aug 1.55 7.25 21% •+- —* * * 50 1 X Sep July 105 ,/5% -9.J0 ——X Feb 70c Aug M?ir 15 %c July 11,125 47c .. Jan 1.02 Apr 107 3.80 July 46c 30,700 1,550 40c — Apr, May Oct 5,500 61c 65c 42% 43% 65c 44c Gold Gold: Buffalo Fontana Mines Feb 50c 2,500 m..9c —1 jBoycon Pershing Gold Mines Oct 60 %c Mar 2.25 July 6,200 1 new Gold 18% 24c 1 Mines Jan 87c July 9c 34 20 % -1 Mines Ltd Bonetal ■ 1 Mines 22 Oct 20c 9,500 : —— Class B Dome Duvay July 18c 25 A 34 A 34 — - Ribbon -Bobjo 13c Jan July " 5 j 7c 25c 4.05 18c Mining 1,000 28c 27c , i- ; l Exploration C.ourpor 7%c 10c l;.. 1 Chesterville July 6c 15c Jan 1 Cheskirk Cortez 16c 22c — Jan Apr Jan 3,000 65,500 15c 25 34 33% common Kirkland -Preferred Jan 20c 9c 1.70 Mar Feb 759,500 13,420 20c 25'A Apr 55c * 20c — Jan 3% 62c 107 72c J Bevcourt Gold Feb 20c 1 ■ 68c 59,600 1.04 Jan 12 Sep 23 %c July 15,700 33c Mar 102 1.00 85 4.10 i ' 11c :: 11c Century Mining Corp Ltd Mines 94 107 63c 1-00 L Bidgood 4,600 46c 5 10 Jan 23c 85c Sep. Sep Sep Jan 12c :30c 2,135 Jan Jan 30c July 95 1-50 Apr Feb 1.95 July 4.00 — 1 Yellowknife Berens River Aug 28c 7,000 1.36 13 Oct 6c 65c X —* & Radium. Exploration Beaulieu 8 %c 30c 53c 7% 41c ' 5c 30c 2.40 Aug 38 %c 8.00 July 7c 4.10 * Beatty Bros class A Sep July of 15c July July 27% Aug 26% Aug 50c —* —I —100 Bathurst Power class A Jun 29% Apr 56 Y 28c May 2,100 5,000 85c Base Metals 36% July Jan 1.40 s- Feb 230 2,000 90c 1 — — 1 10 10 -10 12c —* Cadillac Gold Mines Ltd 8c 29c — —X Jan 28c ,_1 Mines 97c 8.65 1.05 —-1 • ion * ————1 Mines : Sep ' 635 8c 50c 7 95 1-50 29c • Consolidated Mines Jan 39% 26 Jan 96c — Jan %Sep 1^3/2 3,500 Bagamac Oct Jan 60 6,800 1,500 94c 8.40 96c 95c * 1 May 1.85 Aug 54c J"lv Sep Bankfield Nova r 42 • Sep 16 47,500 28c 18 Jan 1.25 July Ibc 90c Montreal 5 28 30 12,265 24 %c 17 — Brantford Cordage Cartier-Malartlc 35 1.50 Oct Jan of 50 l • Corp Buffadison Gold Mines: 35 1.26 Apr 107 Sep 1.00 July Jun 30c of 10; 103 55 15c Mines Bank 19% Jan 2,600 preferred— Wiborg Geld Bank 75 Apr 24 18c Auraaque Gold Mines May 45 40% Sep 15c 132 May 1 Mines Ltd — Sep 19% 21 Oct 1 Mines Bidgood Kirk Gold r ■ 35% • I 31% Feb 100 10 150 20% 104% 106% 35 1-40 26c Sep 37 Va 20% 22% Jun Mar 15 15c Mines Athona 23 7 37% — High Low 7,110 7,390 —I —1 Feb 26 15 16 Bang* Since January 1 14 700 Mining Jan 21 Shares High 18 18% 6,217 41 Jan 25c for Week 173 — 14 7 Range ef Prices 26% 1.42 Astoria Quebec Mines 30 51 w 1.00 Aug SslM Week's —1 75 21 ; 14 167 Armistice Gold 20 24 Ltd—1 85c Exchange Low — — Preferred M^nes Mar * Mines 16 13,/8 1 Beatrice Red Lake Gold 32c 26% 1.35 Resources —- Gold 31 51 1 Aug ——I Porcupine 16 *23 qi^c 10c 171 Canadian Oil Aquarius Jan 13i/a ,• 9,500 1.35 Anglo-Huronlan Anglo-Rouyn Mines—, May § 24 Ltd.——1 13c ■ 29 ; • Quebec 10c • pref Yellowknife American May 516 131/3 1.40 Jan 38c 100 1 common Amalgamated Larder Mines—— 1121/4 May Sep 8 26 1 42c -• Belleteyre Quebec-.— T Oct — 31 — 9%c 1 Gold Mines -iAluminum of Can , Yellowknife Alta Mines 2,500 • 1 Rights Akaitcho 10c —• Agnew Surpass Shoe common '.Akaitcho:, 22% Oct : 33 * Alger Gold Mines Ltd— Jan 9%c • common Bell Telephone of Canada Mining Stocks 4.25 • 17% 20 J/ 18 20 "' if — Sugar Acadia-Atlantic May 8 • Co.— Feb Oct Par ; „ Oct —* Ltd—! Corp Ltd Hotel Manufacturing 1.00 3.25 Last May, 8 10 .... Oct 100 Friday Argus Corp Ltd common 4%% conv preference 11% 6,049 __ 3,600 Sale Price * Jun 18 123 Yj 38C 3.25 STOCKS 80% 20 __ . Feb 3.50 38c Canadian Funds 27% Mar 75 * • 6,100 Jan Jan 3.25 Toronto Stock Sep 75 27c 100 2.49 2.26 2.30 Aug 1.49 42c Aug 1.52 July Jan Sep 70 26c * July 13c 4,800 Jun Apex 20 123 * — 64c 500 36c Aug 4,134 73c • 16 5 27c A 10c 77c 1 Sep Jan 66 225 123 100 Ltd common— Corporations Class S Co. Jan 14 %-C 14 %c 74c Jan 30 __ Jan 1.45 25% Aug 18% May 1014 8 —* v —_ 22c 19c 3.65 Oct Aunor Ltd— ;^2ic Jan July 1.07 75 Sep 14% 1914 Quebec Pulp & Paper 7% Co, 60c 60c 14 ■Auhelle Mines Ltd Sangamo 5,230 37c Sep July 1914 55 red pfd—100 Quebec Tel and Power Corp A „♦ 65c Jan July 14 104 , 111 ^ 2.35 60c 12 %c 4.40 Feb 35:? Jan 25% 70 17% July ,20 ' 30c 2.10 113,600 1,000 lie May 1014 . * part 108 100 Stores Corp of Can 6% (new)4- 46,000 40c Aug Sep Arjon Nova 24c May ' — —• 5.00 30c 5c Jan 47 Jan 34 .400 40 71 Royal Hotel 5.00 19 %c 80C 137/s Aug 425 Mount — 20c " 2.50 Algoma Steel common 8'A 28 18% 7.80 May 125 May 17 14% 103 5 Sep Feb 3,700 Alger 120 20 ——« 4.60 Jan .A 13,000 Apr 25 15 27 Paper ,Co 100 3.85 2.50 Royalite Oil Company Limited Apr 29% 103 Ltd 46c 6%c Jun 125 20 & Ontario Aug 6c Oct 19 Massey-Harris Moore;Corporation 8c 1.70 July 80c Aug 30 3% — 1,350 2.22 May Jan 1.09 Mar 2.50 34% Apr 55 , 10 12c 1,500 Jan 1.76 May 41c - 1 May 100 19 Co Ltd 5% pfd 100 ■*£>. 28 McColl-Frontenac Oil 4% new pfd—100 103 Melchers Distilleries Ltd pfd—: _10. common 12c ■i ,60c Jan 40 Minnesota •• 4,700 Aug 1 Anglo ; 1.42 1.80 — 10c * May 2914 .'40 1.35 1.70 — Oct Sep 44% 1,952 "• 66 Sep 4 100 19 MacLaren Power & Paper .• Maple Leaf Milling Co Ltd com——* ,1.80 . Jan 45 ,5514 12% 1,000 75% Oct Sep * Feb 5% 20 413 5 21 • 12c ; . Homestead Oil & Gas Ltd 22% July 3JA July 275 5214 100 1 Co Ltd 12c 51% 1.00 10? 3,000 /•? Stocks 37% May 21% 900 50 414 2214 of Ottawa Ltd.—4* 12c jr ' : Oct July 20 210 314 2114 • 1014 Inc 51 1.11 1 Mines Aluminium Journal Publish Co 7.50 Jan 3.15 - Home Oil Co Ltd Sep 280 10% 21% .■/•'? 4 A Jan Sep 2.50 July 5,600 Feb 4.25 1.00 July Gaspe Oil Jun 15 16 30 2114 ;• Corp 3,800 Feb 1.41 43c July ' t 3 * —. 12c 19% Jun 213A 10 26% 13% Sep Aug 84c ; Apr Jan 19% V 3 preferred 10 1,000 5,000 Feb Jun 42c 1 Preferred Halifax Oct 50c Mines Ltd Gold Mines Ltd Westville Apr Feb 15% 100 30 * 19c Jan July 4,500 Feb 9c 2.24 2.90 —. 1 — Hughes Gold Villbona Jan 20 15% Inlet Teck Jan Sep 2214 • preferred 45c 51 1.05 1 1 Sullivan Cons Mines Ltd Feb 18% 38 i —* .— Apr 1.15 3%c Aug 6,900 3.05 3.10 • 1944 Ltd— Abitibi Power & Paper new com Godfrey 2.75 1 Ltd—— Mines Mines Standard Gold Mines Feb 660 1914 __ 2,000 • 95c 17c 1 Soma-Duvernay Gold Jan 4% Mar 95c 15c • 1 Ltd Mines Slscoe 4014 __ 100 Bherritt-Gordon Jun 3.80 Sep Jan Feb ^— — Jun 11% 55 13 Ms — 1 Ltd Dredging Jun 174 49 25 15 9% Gold Cons 31 Feb > Oct 22c 13% 1 Gold Mines Ltd Cadalllc Pitt Gold Mines Aug 3014 ^ : 1 Ltd— Mines 43% Sep 12% 10c 35 %c Pato 4% Apr 29 23,900 20c — Jan 1.75 ^Pandora July 40 * Pfd— Sep 275 2114 : 2% 98 65c Oct 67c .«,• Apr 47 93A 1514 • 70 f, 110 3014 1514 *« 195 29,528 1814 1 Ltd—i Motor Co of Canada class A Fraser Companies ; Ford 47A 18 1914 18 40 0 Fleet , 83A . „ 25 Jan 16,750 55 100 k 135 50 1314 55 ' _20 _ Ltd 3 49 Sep 380 19% 2.05 t I Oct -*4V65 Sep 29c 64c 2.95 ... May .60 25 35 23A • '* 2 2914 29 19 Macdonald 113% May 178 575 .125 5 775 125 140 14114 414 —* preferred Alrcralt 2014 191 60 3 % 314 / 60 2914 - 100 Eastern Steel Products Ltd Esmond Feb 18% •^4 • ; Power 1% 18 55 4% • * * East Kootenay Sep 2 W • Corp Donnacona Paper Co 14% —* common Woollens ;v.* -- 35 .190 — • Oilcloth & Linoleum Co. Ltd .Dominion 15 1314 preferred——————20 Dom Apr 49 * pfd 19% 3 • Westinghouse Co Ltd * Limited common—A _1 Neon Gen Advert pfd—100 Commercial Sep 29 Canadian Consolidated 13% — a Consolidated Paper Corp Ltd 5 19% Cassidy's ;* Claude 14'/a . 2914 100 number Co Western 44 — * preferred—I—, 7% ' Feb — Ltd common———* Canadian Vickers Jan 40 — -i- 10% Jan 35c 17c 14c — Mclntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd—*.—5 Nechl Cons Dredging—. j—t—,—1 New Lourve Mines—i. 1 Normetal Mining Corp Ltd • O'Brien Gold Mines Ltd 1 Feb 109 80 15 20% 100 - 29% 290 5 40 14'A Vinegars. Ltd.—— Canadian General Investments Ltd.—• ,15 Canada Aug 1,000 21c • 1 — Apr Apr 11% May Sep High Oct 11c 200 3%c 4%c — 1 Louvicourt Goldfields July 40 — .Canadian 21 Apr ' Rowan Mines Lake 16 Va May 67% Butterfly Hosiery---—1 Brown , 16% Sep LOW 85c 6,000 35 — Sep * A Class B . 20% % r-* — Co Ltd- Range Sines Jsnnsry 1 3,000 10% 35 — 1 —1 J-M Consol Gold Mines Ltd 1 Lake Shore Mines Ltd —.—1 Lingman Lake Gold Mines Ltd —1 Vancouver Ltd—5 of American Oil British 18 — 10% 35 * Brandram-Henderson British pfd—20 J* 1.00 23c — 10% 1 —1 Hollinger Consolidated Gold Hudson Rand Gold JoJiet-Quebec Mines Belgium Glove & Hosiery 5% 85c 20c ? i Shares High Jun 108.30 Oct 108.30108.30 175 175 „ . Shares for Week . LOW 1 1 —— Ltd— Mines Goldora High 8]/a — —100 pfd——100 pfd Limited for Week of Frioes Mines Goldbeam Sale* , Range'" Par ——• Glove Works— Acme Rang* of Prices ,Faf • Week'g Last Sale Price -- t- „ Last Sale Price ,v^ Montreal Curb Market STOCKS S»1m Week'* Friday STOCKS Ouudltn Fnndi Monday, October 14,1946 & 55c j; Jan 72c Jan 1.64 95c Apr July 3.85 July 11 Feb 15c 45c Jan 97 Feb 15 July Jun 35 23% Mar 4%c Jan - < Jun 9%cMay 100 22% Jan 27 51 11% Sep 17 July Apr 164 Volume Number *4533 * THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE CANADIAN LISTED MARKETS RANGE FOB WEEK ENDING OCTOBER 11 Friday Week'* Lut if General Bakeries General Steel Wares 4ft 680 17 18 -60 16 5.90 16 5.90 17 ft 6.30 850 1.00 — . • common- '//>: Giant Yellowknife Gold Mines-. .1 •; ——— .• 85c Gillies Lake-Porcupine Gold— Glenora Gold .1 120 .1 D Warrants God's Lake Mines Ltd }■;, Goldale Mine Goldcrest Gold Eagle 14c ' 67c 190 34ftc 13 ftc. Gate ——— 82c .1 30c • 17c 18,600 8c 70c 26c 33c 9,978 12,100 32,200 16c 4,610 4,700 10,100 8c July 24% 25% 3,320 25 2.25 2.30 19c 19c 20ftc 38c 37c 39c —X 5C 6o Preferred 22 Oct" 50 25 Jan 25 ft 26 210 22 % Jan Great Lakes Paper common 13 ft 14y4 565 12ft 28 19 19ft "• 610 Sep 18% Sep 58 63 162 43ft 15 39% Sep 58 Greening 24 35 22 SepSI Wire Halcrow 16 ft 385 12 Jan Halliwell 19 ft 220 17% Sep 258 258 5 258 Oct 15 16% 6,520 14 14% 14 ft 350 12 ft Sep Sep 25 27 215 23 ft Sep. 61c 62c 1,900 16 ft 17 660 183 27 28 10 ' 7,373 Swayze. Rock Harrlcana Jan 190 160 26 Jan 46 20 Oct 2.00 2.04 6,600 17c 17c 24c 26c Sep 13 Sep 7c 5c July 4c July 4c 8c 5 ftc 4.50 4.10 July 6% 7ft 6ft Sep * 18% 18% * 11 lift 1 Mines 60c 65c 1 15c Gold Mines 1 July 65c 70c 3,700 43c V Jan 4.40 31,917 1.41 Mar 11c 13c 7,000 10c 2.85 3.05 4,600 2.40 July 13 230 43c 45c 48c 55c 2,200 21,300 12 ft 40c Sep 9% Bep Sep 13c July 16c July 16c Jun Heath 1.11 1.00 July 1 1 Hedley Heva May Mascot Gold 9fto Oct 19c 1 1.18 July Sep 1 4.40 Apr 2.10 Feb 3.00 Jan Hinde 8s Dauch ■ Aug 16c * Highxidge Mining Highwood-Sarcee Oil 52C * new 6o Sep Sep July Oct July " * 20 Sep Hollinger Consolidated Gold Mines 5 10 Sep • . 44ftc Jan 50c Jan 1.90 Jan Yellowknife Homer 4.70 Aug Homestead 35c Hosco Jan 5.00 Oil Gold Feb 1.05 Howey Howard Smith - Paper common 30o * 30c Oct 36c 25c Oct 51c 1.86 1.86 200 1.80 July 2.85 Feb 1.25 1.30 4,600 1.25 Oct 2.75 Feb Imperial Apr Imperial Oil • Imperial Tobacco of Canada ordinary_5 ,10 110 4,700 16 ft Jan l.io Oct Apr Hudson Bay Mining & Apr May 22 1.21 Hunt's Ltd class Oct Smelting A Huron & Erie 20% * 9% 81 1 164 170 98c.v 1.05 1,261 202 4,820 76% 164 900 Oct 103 17 Jan 10 -26 Jan Bank Oct 188 ft Preferred Jun Apr July 1.95 12% Imperial Varnish common— 17 7 28 r 35C 17 Inglis, John 22ft Apr Inspiration 70c Feb International 86c 42C 45 ftc Jun 32 28 38c * 13^ 1 27c Feb Lake Feb Preferred & Devel Bronze 1 * common i—i— Apr July oy* Jan 60c Sep' 21 Apr 6 Mln Sep 13ft Oct 7% Jan —'———————El Indian Oct .—100 paid ' 76% 25 34 Jan 1.31 1.39 1.67 Jan International Coal & Coke——— 1 30c Jan 103 105 105ft Sep International • 20ft Oct 90c 92ftc 1.15 Feb 4 — Metals class D'Aragon Mines 11 ftc Dei nite 24 ft — 80c common Preferred Diversified Mining Mines 100 Dominion Oct Sep 16 „ Dairies 3.05 30c 1.90 Jan Jason 126 8s Steel com. 27 Sep Dominion Steel Dominion Dominion Tar common. Publishing. class B 5 13 8ft 39 ^ayrand Feb Mining Jun Kelvinator Jun Kenville Gold Mines Jun Kerr-Addison Gold Mines Jan « common—_— Sullivan of Mines 9c 11 common Luz Mines .. ———..wu— Lexindin Gold Lingman Lake Gold Mines——— Little Long Lac Gold Mines Ltd.. Groceterias class A Loblaw Class B Mines.._ Loew's Mines Lynx Grain 33 - Goldfields Gold Mines—— Yellowknife Gold..——_ MacDonald Mines Macfie Red Lake — Madsen common— Red Lake Gold Mines.. " Class A Magnet Consolidated Gold—-— Freiman (A Frobisher . Malartic & Aircraft— Gold J) For common, is — preferred footnotes — see 3.75 5.45 95c lOo 1 Maple Leaf Milling common—— Maralgo preferred 5ft% 7.50 3.75 Fields & Eastern Maple Leaf Garden preferred- preferred Exploration Power Gold Manitoba ; Marcus 5% 35c Jan Jan July Feb Jan Jan Jan A Warrants Gatineau 3.25 25c 27 ftc 35c MacLeod-Cocxsnutt Gold Mines.. class 115 5.00 common Preferred Federal Klrkland Mining.,... Canada 34 31% 115 30c — common 30% 2.70 ——— (Marcus) Lundward Players new common. Fanny Farmer Candy Shops- Francoeur Sep 7%e July - Mines Louvlcourt of Oct 20 Leitch Gold Mines. Ltd ——— Famous Co Jan 5.55.July Gold Mines Lebel OrO Falconbrldge Nickel Pord Oct 29 ft .... ——* Gold Fleet Mfg July July July Sep 4.50 Woods La pa ska Mines Fittings Ltd 45c Mar Laura Seeord Candy———— Easy Washing——. Gold Gold Fortune Lang & Sons Lapa Cadillac Theatres Eddy Paper 4.55 23c Shore Mines, Ltd— Lamaque Mines Eastern, Steel 24 ft Lake East Malartic Mines Federal Oct 1.16 "Sep — Lake — East Amphi Mines—. East Crest El Sol 55c Lake Lake — Duquesne Mining Co.. Duvay Gold Mines Elder ft May Sep 11% July 51c — Mining & Exploration.. Gold Mines Lake Dufault Mines Ltd. Donalda Mines Eldona July 23 — Kerr Lake La East Co___ Labrador Dominion'Woolens— Eastern Feb 10c 1.75 Aug Laguerre preferred C— T 14 ft — Labatt (John) Stores New July 36o Magnesium Dominion Scottish Inv ~V 60 45c Mines Quebec Journal Oct July Aug July July 4c Jellicoe Mines Jun 30 12c Klrkland Dominion Sep 29% Oct 14 .'Oct 66c* Oct 12c Waite Joliet Jan Sep Mining Jacola Mines 1.48 Apr 30ft July 32 % 5ft 1 Jack Sep Sep 9V2 Mar 9 Uranium Jacknlfe Feb May 40 Jun 24ft common—.— Electrohme Dominion Foundries Petroleum International , Mar 17% Ltd 101 * common International '29c Sep 20ftc Jan 70c Bank Dominion Oct 18 106 Seagrams Dominion Sep 1.10 July Discovery Yellowknife Dome Sep 1.55 Aug 5c Mar Denison Nickel Mines Detta Red Lake Mines Distillers Sep 11 Mines Dickenson Red Lake Oct 10c Petroleum Davis Leather class B A ft %, preferred International Nickel Co Davles ■ 34% Sep Oct 550 500 1.21 Oct • 48c 30c M Aug 52% July 30c 1.15 July 26 —i May 50 —— 30c 1.38 Oct -60 36c —1 Mines Preferred Jan 10Vic —1 Gold Mines Apr 19 Gas & 2.40 Oct 1 30c i \ 18 21c24ftC 1.05 —... Headway Red Lake Gold 26 ft July Sep 3.90 12 ft , 59 %c Home Oil 15c Apr Oct 4.45 Feb 39% 2.50 July 1.85 July 15c July 24 ft 30 24ft Sep 1,500 4,600 Jan 12Vic May Jun 1.35 13% Sep.. 1.30 Apr 1.15 Jan 3% 9c * Hasaga Mlfces 100 1,300 1 Mines Feb 20 10,800 2.90 35c Sep Jan 1 ... Mines Gold Jan 25 ?'on 1.39 • '• Carpet Harding Hard 18 20 1.32 : 42 1 Gold Jan 25 i'oo Jan 15 1 Hamilton Bridge Hamilton Cotton July 150 20 • s -—— Hallnor Mines Harker Gold 14% Feb 40ftc Jan 99ft Mar * Gypsum Lime 8s Alabastlne 18 183 Jan Jan v 15 12 ft 79c 52 ' July10% Sep ——1• — Feb 1.30 s; 4$c July 500 * Wihksne 24 50c : Jan Feb 87c ' Sep1* 13 ft , * Preferred Grull 43ft •— Feb 25c July 2.00 50 Gordon McKay class A Grafton class A_— 28 •,, < Goodyear Tire. & Rubber common—* 20' .Mar 345 26 ' Jan 4 2.30 Goodfish , .1 -J Feb 88c July July Oct, 16c • 39c " July 33c 24c 1' Aug 86c 20c k. — 'Jan 18c 13c 22C —— 57c 24ftc July 80ftc .1 Mining ' Jun 25c ' 22c Sep 5c 2,500 7,700 60c Oct 10c 20,100 18c 28c -1 19 Feb 3.15 Mar 56c Goldvue Mines 1,245 Feb 8.75 1.10 i 1,561 24,100 V 1,500 Golden Manitou Mines 22% 20 ft 18c .1 Golden Arrow Mine? 22 Sep 5.05 July 28C Mines Goldhawk Golden 15 ft 10c -62C Apr 195 15,115 V .• Hiah Sep f7% 21ft Aug 56c — 3% 10% Mar y7 - Ranye Sines January 1 Low 4% - * class A_. far Weak Shares Higher-:: ' .• General Products Mfg Sale* Banc* af Prices Sal* Prior page 1905, ia •••' i 2.20 Gold 110% .Preferred Feb Jan — 51c Feb 45c Rouyn Gold Martin-McNeely Mines Mosnpv-Harris 12 ft 17 ft May 15ftc Jan — Marlon is 109ft 109% 110% —_. May Jan 21 common 1— 35ft Apr Jan Monday/ October 14,1946 CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1904 CANADIAN LISTED MARKETS OCTOBER 11 / RANGE FOR WEEK ENDING ■in..1 )i / STOCKS •i; Friday ' ■ / ; ; ; • Sale Price k McColl Oil Frontenac 1'orcupine Mointyre Lake Red MrKenzie McLellan ——-* 9 class A Grain McCabe —_ common Mercury Mills Milton Gas & Oil Brick fining Cbrp : New Containers Uoneta Porcupine Montreal Moore Corp Class Morrison /Preferred Class B * , — 1,000 29c 6,000 - 22c 28c 7,600 - 14% 190 — 30% 12 306 11% Oct 13% July 8% 70 Minco 11,375 1.50 36c 69,850 16 %C 1.16 61,000 60c Jan 15c 2,800 14c Oct II,500 2,500 1.80 2.10 110 48 49% 2,460 45% Sep 45c 50c 7,800 45c Oct 1.48 18.650 30c Oct 10c 1.35 14c 16c 14,400 8c 27c 13,600 60c 10c 4,500 8c 60c 60c 500 60c 5% 200 9c 9c . 6 6 1.65 1.95 55C 65C 40c 1 Ogama-Rockland 40C 9,700 2,800 6,800 Oils__ j'Leary Malartic Mines 18c 18c 22c * Omega 20 c 18C 20c , 16c 16c 18c 20 20 Crush Orange Preferred Orenada Osisko ; Osulake Mines Eastern f- Pacific 1.21 1.12 43,050 95c 66c 71c 25,800 51c July Sep 95c 5 5 100 Ltd 7,810 12 %c 13c 4,600 18 %c 18 %c 22c 18,600 10c 10c 11c 2,500 10c Sep > 75 15c 17 %c 16 c Powell River Powell Rouyn common.. 3.10 29c 30c 7,500 • . 31 • ——1 35c 37c 37c 2,000 29% 31% 375 28 900 66c 1 70c 70c -- 1.15 Aug 76c July 38 Sep 10% Sep 1.55 Oct 13% 14 1,600 15c 17c 6,000 13 13% 260 11 Jan 15 54% 54% 300 51 Feb 22'A ' Preferred — .40 . 41 41 100 166 General Finance — Trust —1 — Quebec Manitou • Mines Queenston Gold 18c 5,925 31 10 1.15 Macdonald Reeves Regcourt Gold Gold Reno Richmac Class 18c 31 105 21 31% 35 ..50 43 45% ...25 5% "A" Oils Royalite St St Mines 34c 18,700 common— . 30c 93c July Jan Apr Apr 30% Sep 39% Apr 9% Feb 17% Sep 49 Oct Jun 44 ' —— 44 13% 8c 8c 10 %c Jan Feb 75c 14,700 55c Sep 1.57 Mar 23% 640 20 Jan 25% July 16 455 15 Sep 25 15 46%C 45c 50c 33,300 9 11% 11% 11% 1,135 v 14c14c 14c 7 12c 325 40 11 35 26% 22c . 1,000 105 105 > 25 —100 100 100 100 1 3.85 3.85 4.00 20c 61c Oct Aug 16 July Lake Oct 3,100 8Va 2.15 2.20 4,375 ,» 900 925 25c Aug Jan 106 Jan Sep Oct 9% Apr 39% Jun 82 Feb .112 Oct 16% Feb 14c 17c 16,800 14c Oct 87c Feb l'lc 11c 1,000 11c Sep 40c Mar 4.15 - 2,250 44,800 59c July 1.69 .1 33c 38c 8,700 28c July 55c Mar 9 23c 24c 2,600 ' 18c July 60c Jan Consolidated Grocers Ltd Shawlnigan Shawkev — Shea's Winnipeg Brewery class A aneep Creek ; «hprritt-Gordnn Sick's Brew New new Gold footnotes see page 1.05 1.05 2.20 2.06 1905. 12,400 1.10 2.40 J - 11%' ■ 13 12% 12% — 33c —duo • common- vtc For Mines. 30c 32c 11% 12% 570 12 r 64,920 13 13 600 : : ' ; , •, Aug 220 Jan Jun 50 145 Jan 26 220 25 Mar 36 % May 105 107 75 104% July ll%c July 108% Feb 10,000 14 2,405 99% 99% 20 ..1 14 %c 14 %c 17c 3,200 25 25 10 3.00 2.95 3.15 6,850 25c 28c 9,350 5,500 12c 12 %c common—4— - Gold 14c 12 99% 25c Electric Preferred 12% 100 ' WiltBey-Coghlan Mines Mines— Combing 5 Wright Hargreaves Mines Yellorex 106 .—...^.100 • —— Ymir Knitting , 12c 13 %c 12c 14% 15 35% _9 common 10 Jan 3Cc Apr 105 ; 43C 14 %c .Oct 23% Feb May 29 Feb Oct 6.55 25c Oct 67c 12 %c Sep 3.05 -Jan 21% May Sep 94 % Feb Feb 1 r Yankee GirL York 35% 14 200 . 39c Jan ^18 July 43 Sep ' Feb Bonds— Uchi : 32 $7,000 Sep Exchange-Curb Section Toronto Stock Ointlka fsui Week's ' Last Par ■* National Andian British Brown Co ' Pulp 25% 50 5% 73% common———9 common——^—l ——X. 100 : Preferred Dominion 9 Sugar Canada & Canada Vinegars—————— Canadian Bronze — — - - Industries Canadian Marconi Canadian 9 —• Feb duly 1.63 Jan .Sep 30c Sep Sep 1.00 Sep 1.66 Jan 35 20% 3% — .• , -———100 Canadian Western Lumber—————3 Canadian Westinghouse —i—1•- — 5" ; „ Preferred Coast Copper Consolidated Paper Consolidated — 9 A 100 14 46 . 21 • • - 46 34 Sep Aug $ 3 Dalhousie Oil' SSK Bridi;^: Dominion Textile Paper —— — 31% 9 ——10O • common. Preferred Donnaconna - 9 9 - — — . 21 Langley's — —— - —- 21 40'A 70 70 preferred ——————100-■ Apr 12'A Sep Oil 2.08 Jan PendL Oreille 3.65 * Jan Southwest Petroleum 640 12 July 15% May 635 12 July ./' ■' 15 V* May Selections —Z—I—III. •, il8% 9 Minnesota & Ontario Paper 82c • I -1—1——— 1.74 •- -1.75 *'• 21 18. 43% 100 9 / 1 9 • - 1.85 24 44% ] 106 108% Supertest Petroleum ordinary-—_—-* — Temiskaming Mining * "/■■':■ 10c- : 20 85c 118 185 24 Oct Mar .,58 Oct Sep Oct • '*' _ • 53% 53% 10c10c- ---• May Oct Oct 2.20 Aug y x 3959 r 144 83, Jan. . 19 .?• 6,475 16 -Sep 5c 5c > •- 2,000 - *■ 3 A Jun 2.26 - 2.40 3,112 ///.2.15 Sep 16c 18 %c'2,900 -r- 16c Oct Jan ,45% Apr 1.50 Jun 9521 5,670 ?/ 39 110 106 , 61A Feb 4.(K) Jan 23% Apr 32 Jun- 30o Sep 31% O^ 95% Feb - Feb 43 A Jun 173 Jun 3.80 Feb -16% Mar 21 Jan 185 15 Aug July 5 Jan Apr Apr Jun % 27% May 16% , — 2.3016c 70 3,820- ; 42 25 „ 50 Oct 1.35 Oct 3,000 65 120 * 10 6,865 , • -'36t>:i~v*. v-26 -i.Sep 30 135 Sep 7,825 2% Oct 60 100 18,215 158 50 1.35 Mar Apr 8% Apr 104% Apr 29 Feb 18 Jan 50 Sep -2%.-Sep"' .-72,1-1<P 30c 34c 31% 33 96 88% 185. 185 19% 22% , 13% Sep Jan 35 78 Sep / Sep Sep 67% Sep ; - High 23/ Oct 12 ,, , Sep 20 5 110 165 21% v Oct 16% 19% 26, 27 50 1.35 -18% s Press 2!A 3 15 24 50 4 25 135 125 3,575 155' 35 35 19% 20% 2%. 3%2954 '.31' 141 141 Vickerd common 26 % Mar 11 46 Low 15% 26 50 5% 73% 72% 21 % 14 46 . Range Sine# January 1 High 15% 25% 50 4% — 9 Canadian Fairbanks common Canadian Low ■ — —♦ for Week Shares of Prices — _♦ Asbestos Corp Columbia g Sales Rang* Friday STOCKS International Paper common 1 159 Oct 108 25 • Jan • 2,975 190 193% —9 common common Feb 20 5.10 Feb 3.80 July 119 93c 14c 40c 9 2,245 71c 50c 380 Feb 3.10 Feb 1.93 July : Jun 6 . 3.80 July 24,700 Jan 13% 115 Sep 53c 14 %c Jan 4.00 Sep 21% May Oct 7c > 7c 21 11 5% 7c • 20c 47c 235 3,500 5% Jun » 2,100 47C May common 9,700 21% 58 Mines 7c 1 Jan 1 Foothills Oil & Gas Haves Steel * I Ltd 40% 10 Mines, Ltd Gold Preferred Senator Rouyn 345 Jun Oct 6% 31% May 7c —— 27C 70* 1 Jan? 25 !'• 1,486 20c 104 10 Gold - 64c : Feb 64c 15% Mines y. 38c * May 22% 100 Gold Mines Ltd 22c July •'15c "Aug '25c July 6,100 • 6% preferred 8c 7,000 21c 16 V* 12% July 42c ..1 - 40 40 175 13% 18c 19c 50 Paper 40c 24%c 10 9 new 1.99 May - 195 1 Mine Power preferred—... River July 33 70c Gold Antonio Sand Jun 20c 7%c Jan 17% l A Sannorm 60c 500 32 22% Lawrence San 3,200 5,000 12c 28c Lawrence Corp common Class 1.25 17% 1' ... —.——.— Saginaw Jan 12c Sep ——1 ' Mines Winora Feb 23% 32 Co Industries Ryanor 1.25 July 17% ——1 ... Oil Lake Russell July 11 9 Royal Bank Rush 50c 24c 26 %c 31c —9 . Merger Gold Rouyn 5,948 8,910 1.20 — 9 common Lac 85c 15% • • ——— 77c 14% 25c 32 20 9'A Apr 1 Mills class A (P L) Roxana 1.15 77c Jan 1 — Steel Jan 45c Sep 26% • — 12% May Oct 15c _* B Oils July 1.80 Jan July 8% 6,500 21 Apr Mar 1 ; Cotton Long 2.15 69c 1 ■— Robinson Rochette Sep 5,400 ; ... Mines Robertson Roche 4,200 82c 1 Silk B 1.05 80c : . ... t, Gold Riverside 1.00 15% 610 9 Apr 80c —• 31,100 9% Jan 35 Mar 85c July 39c 15>Ac July 25 Apr Feb 170 22%c Feb July 1.00 4 Quemont Mining Jan 31 Feb y 1 1.00 142 9 A—. B Jan 17 1 1 Gold 7 9 class 46% Jan 15c Corp 65C 36 95c Feb 2.40 Aug 25C July 251 1.20 July 10 - 9 — Oct 18 166 17c A Sale Price Quebec 100 • — class Mining Jan; 3.45 • Purity Flour common.... July _9 Elevators 55% Sep Sep 12% Aug 8c 45c 18 18 3.30 Feb 100 11,040 lo Mica 8,300 45c May 1.25 May Apr 9 Mines 47C 46 %c Apr 80c Jan 1.75 Aug 1.65 Proprietary Oct Feb 1.45 1.25 Aug Apr 1.25 1,000 37c 6,100 Wool Jan 57c 11% 1.50 31,900 30c y. Feb 1.50 1" 100 .43c Jan 1.25 ——1 Preston East Dome.—— 1.30 37c 25C Winnipeg - 7.70 Mar , 11% 1 Mining Co Metals 1.30 38c 1 Mines— 7% Aug 5.35 3.05 July ' Oct 1 Gold 7,830 500 Preferred Jan 4.95 ' 22c 3.45 ■ Feb Jun 47c 2.70 July 2,700 3.25 54% Aug ■' 28% May July 7,000 4,485 3.40 1 , 14c 15c 2.95 15c 12% Aug 3.25 1.25 Western 1.93, Jan Jan 3.25 2.80 11% July 1.25 Westons Feb 40c July 2.75 15c 1 l 1 C of B 50 22 . Jan ' 1.06 Mar 24% 12 5 West Malartic Feb 81 1.00 July 10 25% 12 123 1 Wekusko 11c Oct 12c Sep 52% July .5% July 27% May 140 200 1 Gold Feb 1.09 Mar 12 • Oil— Oct 54 25 * Wasa 35c July 71 1,700 25% 25% 5c 49c 27,800 1.25 Mines 25c 3.25 6% • — Waite-Amulet 29c • July 1.50 July 6 24 50 1 common 10 Walkers (Hiram) Feb 46c 9c 3,000 ■ 53% common ——w—— Villbona Mines 4^———— Jan 2.85 1.00 July ■ (G) Canadian Vicour Feb 35 Sep 8%c Aug 5 75 i ♦ ; — Porcupine Peninsula Porcupine Reef Gold Mines Purdy 2,000 28 27,200 6c 1.17 Mines Mines 6c 49c 51 %c 6c 50c * Jan Ventures, Ltd 1.65 Jan July 10c 1 _ Gold Gold Pressed 1.32 . Piccadilly Premier 1.29 12 %c 1 . Mlnw ;■ Engravers Pioneer 1.29 9 Pen-Rey Gold Mines Pickle-Crow July 455 455 1 common Perron finlil 70c 73c 29% 1 Malartic 1.95 Upper Canada Mines Ltd Jan Aug 1 ; 1.00 July -Class 1.10 May 1 Mines 3,100 United Feb 18c 29 m Ltd- 1.10 United Fuel class Aug 8% July 70c - Feb 1.00 Class May 2.59 Feb Oct 7c 2,500 70c July 50c " 4.10 United Jan 1.23 5,500 July Union 86c 7%c 2.15 Jun 57c July 29% Paymaster Cons Mines— Photo 21% 40c 60c Cadillac Penmans Oct 20c Jun 2,475 Gold_ Union Gas Co. Jun 6,500 Jan 24o 2.30 United 26% 10 2.29 Consol Towagamac Explor Feb 13% Mar Feb Jan Jan 7 , 42,500 Jan 26 33,150 (new). Parbec Malartic Partenen 30c Oct 23c —... Porcupine Mines °aramaque Oct 65c Petroleum Hersey Pandora Sep 22c 7%c 15 4.45 38c Inlet 1 Transcontinental Resources Feb 43c 14c 15c - 9% Apr 40c 34c Jan 5 9% 95' Oct 2.20 7,825 Traders Jan 37c 58c Oils Pamour 90c 70c Pacific Page Oct. 23c u 26,530 Sep -Sep July 13c 9c Toronto Apr July 60c 1 j 2.30 Apr 20% July 92% July 2.52 Mines Toronto Sep 80c 1 Car Pacalta 6% Sep 13% 2.15 — Jun 1.50 9c Tombill Apr 20 40 14 14 14 73 5,000 9% May 12 % - Jan/ 77 16c Thurbols Mines 3.85 Jan i Minna Lake Mines Lake Ottawa *i . 9% 5 Gold Orlac Red 190 f V 88 ,, July 17 60 80 85 Toburn Feb 1.40 19c 465 77'": 120 14c Tnompson-Lund Mark Gold Miaes—_• Feb 40c 7,000 19 18 19 9 common 17 75c 10% May May 24 2.25 Texas Jan 22c Jan 42c 5 -Exploration StfceYL 5,000 —100 Teck-Huehe* Gold Jan 1.40 1.53 July 2,500 20 Gold Mines. 5 75c • Preferred Apr 22c Sep 5% 10,790 64c Mines 5% 50 1.95. 5 Preferred 10% 75c Tip Top Tailors—— Oct 5% 9 100 1 Preferred Jan 95c July * —-• _4 ' ' common Taylor Pearson & Carson 1.05 Mar Oct 28c 205 6 10% 25 Cons Tamblyn Jan 72% July 35c 1 Mines ">mnitranK Oct 1.80 Apr Apr 5.65 Feb " 1.48 Mines. Canada 6% Sep 18 Sep 5% Sep 10% Sep 210.v 20 6 Jun : Taku River Gold Mines. 30c July 6% 19% Jan 16% Feb 105 Sylvanite Gold Mines May 30c 15%c July 20c 11c Jan 1.50 FeD 1.55 —1 Surf 1.39 Aug 33c Sep 10% 9 Rock iron Mines Sullivan Apr 62c Oct 1.10 49% Ltd. Corp Canada——__ Ontario Jan 16%C , oi 9 100 16% A Apr July July 6 ,, 23 60c 65c . 29% Aug 3.25 Mar 2.04 1 Star Oil common Okalta Oct 40 14%c Mining Gold Sep 27 14c ——.— Northland O'Brien 22% 27 I,340 6 July 9,550 . Jan ; 34 .6,562' V 75c class Sterling Coal Sudbury Contact. Sep 30% 15 .■ Co steep Apr 8% 6% July 743 Steeloy Mining Corp May < 21 Oct 17c Brock Preferred 28 lie Steel ' 17 9% 1.40 "1.12 Jan Sep Jan Oct 35 17 79c 19% * Stedman Oct 100 ——- Norbenite Malartic Mines North July 14% 28% ./1.80 Northern 49c Oct 23c 5 Inca Aug 1.10 Nipissing Mines North 26c 14% 1.87 Nicholson Norseman 45o — 19c 11c Normetal July 8% I-8' -A Yellowknife iNuianau Stanley Radio July 25 1.17 • Starratt msnn r?n Standard Apr Feb 11% 1 9 Nib Jun 7 28% ■»* — Mines— Gold 320 Oct 16 % Mar 31 %c 50 101 101% :/;*' Oct 16c 280 59c 16,200 9 common May 18 25 Paving May 81 3% 21,150 75C ■Preferred ' 22 • / v ; . Jan 27 1.05 100 Sep 266 101% 67c 17 Sep 17% —1° Mines Bidlamaque Newnorth 50 25 30 36c common Jun May 36% Jun 108% Mar Jan 40 - 35c 35 %c - 65'A 27 Calumet Mines Mew 69 266 23 Standard . 18% Jan. 24 1,950 / Feb 6% Aug Mar 27% 60c J Mines 15% 266 !% ; Mines Preferred Feb" 635 105% 106% Sturgeon Stadacona Feb 25% 18% July 790' 27 1 10 110 31% ,24% >nq — Standard Chemical 66% 12 8 /2 24 0 - Trust National New 20 ? Springer 91c 1,280 29% 30 . Southam Co Sep 13% July 5% July 27 Oct 46 %c 2,005 new j 16% 16% i6% • //'/•:• •¥ Malardo Oct 22% Aug 2,912 56c Sep 35 (N) 12 : Oct 18 % 14% Bladen Slater : 1— Preferred Oct Feb Oct Aug Oct. 3 ;401 6 42 50c 61,400 11% Jun Jan 11 59c 11 17% 25% 36 6 new_. Per High July/ 13% Feb/ 25 53c 54C - : Slscoe Gold Mines Jan 11 20% B 21% Oct * - 39% —— Preferred 25%c Jan Sep 20% 19 — class A Wational Steel Car .,«gus * — 12 50 17 14% 3% 12% Oct 6.65 July 17 %c —«-_l : B v—wi———- Class - Jan 17c 573 25c 5 : - Simpfons Ltd class A Mar 150 , 65c -- common - 12 21% 18% 24c National Hosiery I* 20c -39% Low 9 ' Apr Feb ■ 22 Sep •••2% 2,OOP 8,835 1,500 3Va 8.20 ~5o v. 6,500 Class 18 Range sine* January 1 ; 260 100" ; , — Sllverwood's Dairies class A 1.70 Mar Oct 17 ' 25 \ Grocers .National 5%C 5 , , 2% _20 *7 /4 88/2 *—-—* Chemical preferred 36« 60c Lac National Drug & 75c Oct 17%' Mines Mylamaque July ~ 7.50 * 1 —————; Brass Long viosher 25o 19c 3,000 12 * — 8%c Apr 22,735 17 20% ~ common A Oct 19c 17'/a c 8 1 .—« Sep July 4c ; Silver- Miller' Jan 75% 80c 1 - 5C 100 Light Heat 8b Power Locomotive Montreal 46% •; Jun 500 : -- * Monarch Knitting common 26% 2,275 ,17 1 9 common new preferred A Jan 40c 35c lie % ! 810 — 16% 9.50 18 8h»r«i High 9.25 9.00 . common-j-i.*i—ii.—— Pi'eferred : ■ 31,700 i 4c ' 17, . — — Oils Model Modern 960 ' Low /,t ——. r—,, Silknit 12% May -- —* -* .... Mid-Continental Sep r : 85 c. • ■10% * -- Gold————* Gold Mines.* McWatters 85 £:{? Sigma Mines for Week of Prices .'"Par. High 20% July bales Week's Range Sale Fries Sep 18 200 01,, 4C Friday Last Low J? — ;-l ■ STOCKS 1 Range Sine# Jannary Shares Mines———48 °.L/l Mines * </ 90° 89c 1>05 —.. " for Week of Prices High — Lake Rea «LUMarmao > Sale* Week's Range. ; 18 * preferred im* lota Par McBrine i . 7> Feb 5.00 Feb 40c Jan -50 -• -46 - - May 500 —-r--9Vic Oct / 53 k Oct ./33c Jan : > < P * ' y: *5 ' ' > THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number";4533 [Volume 164 OVER-THE-COUNTER MARKETS s" Quotations for Friday, October ll ;V^, QuMons on Real Estate Bonds Fbr Specialists in Shaskan over-the-counter securities 'it ,Vj ry/'S*i Members New York Trading Markets Firm Members New Yor ■ -Sr' in Active issues 250 > " [ „ Tel: 120 Broadway, New.York Ward Co. & CHICAGO Direct Wires to Tele. NY — DIgbjr 4-4950 BeU Teletype NY PHILADELPHIA v - \ ".'-r-' '' \> Association 'rS (When, Island Chicago Rock Bid Mutual Funds— > 10.54 8.14 16.50 .— 103.22 B 21.69 23.32 Mass Investors Trust Broad Street Invest Co Inc—— 18.34 19.83 Mass Investors 2d Fund 1 17.79 Inv Bullock Tr Fund Ltd Canadian Inv Fund « Century Shares Trust 4.96 15.00 13.87 2,600 2,700 149 154 5.81 18.42 19.91 2Bc 1.48 Delaware Fund Dividend Shares Stock «• Fund Inc Inc. Financial Industrial Fund, .—10 First Boston Corp — B First Mutual Trust Fund2 Fundamental Investors Inc Fundamental Trust shares General Capital Corp General Investors Trust Aetna 23.99 25.83 New 4.14 5.80 6.44 2.18 New 16.54 17.41 H-96 13.14 35 5.48 ; —— Automobile 15.63 5.49 Agriculture 6.14 14.26 6.30 — stock.. Automobile Agricultural shares 5.91 shares—— shares. Automobile 10.72 Fund— 12.68 13.24 — 12.05 8.81 9.69 10.65 9.76 13.66 7.64 11.71 8.41 stock 7.40 8.14 Building shares 8.10 8.90 Machinery Chemical shares 6.40 7.04 Merchandising 10.05 11.04 5.54 6.10 Aviation Electrical Equipment Food shares— — Fully Administered shares— General bond shares i Industrial Machinery shares- 7.75 — — American Reserve Surety —10 15.00 Bankers & Shlppers^ Boston — shares 1 Corp 19>/2 2iy2 58 61 41% 30 26 29 Pacific' Fire—.-::. • 29 31 Phoenix 10 65 69 Preferred Accident 3.92 of 4.97 Selected Amer Shares 5.56 Sovereign Investors Standard Utilities 12.46 13.48 1 6.46 10c 84c „ 13.96 Fund Bond Series B_ Series series A—>? C ——— .i B-l Series B-2 Series B-3 Series B-4———' — - — 29.47 18.83 8.92 9.79 91% 123^ Revere 21J/4 St Paul Fire & Marine 33 35 Seaboard Surety 21 10 19 47 Republic (Texas) (Paul) F>r« 10 ,iq , 90 94 U S American a 26% 28% 10 24% 26% U S Guarantee \o 94% 97 Westchester Fire. 8% Fire 10 25 10 10G Fidelity & Guaranty Co„2 4 10 —2.50 , , 1976 104 1043/4 1971 1013/4 102 % YonkersEl Lt & Pow 2% S—1976 Gatineau Power 3s 1970 101 1966 Calif Elec Power 3s 1 3.23 Illinois Power Co 27/as Iowa Pub Serv 2%s 1 U 8 El Lt & Pwr Shares A—. 2.76 Kans Okla & 2%s Amer,Trust Shares—* 1955 Series 1956—— .....1961'; 95% 94% •' 98% Preferred Stocks— 99% 1976 102% 103% American Airlines 3J/2% 1976 100% 101% Central Gulf-Ry 3%s_1980 Laclede Gas Lt 3%s 18 Ms 98 COS.—See Page 1888 102 103 Ohio 1975 104 105 Pennsylvania 1975 100% 101 Public 1976 100V* 101% Ruppert 100% 101% Bcranton 10iy4 102 Scranton Spring Brook 4.10% Sioux City G & E 3.90% 100 Union Oil (Cal) R3.7S ♦ Far Ask Power 2yas Ohio Public Service 2%s Gas & Coke 3y«s_l976 Public Serv (Okla) 2%s Obligations Of Governmental Agencies 105 % 26% 29 595 41% 47 • if 43% 50 77 82 29% .32 Scranton-Spg Sioux Brook 1975 27/«s__l976 City Gas & El 2%s Ask Bid Bid Ask 101%, 101% 100y4 101 99% 100 1975 ■; 97 Vb 98% 100y4 99% 101% 100 Public Serv Service 3.90% Electric (Ind) 99% ; 77 90 % 923/4 108 109 % 100 102 102 3.70% 3.50% (Jacob) 4%% Electric 98 104 97 100 3.35% 99 103 106 100% 102 % 100 102 101 100% Willys Overland 4%% 102% 105 103 104 / 56% 57 % Federal Home Loan Banks— Federal Land Bank Bonds— Oct. 15, 1946——. bl.10% Apr. 15, 1948 —— 997/a 0.90% 100 iV 100 x3a 99i3B 1 VaS Jan. 31% 580 75 Maine Power 3.50% Monongahela Power 4.40%—100 1965 Portland 1950-1948 29%* .101 - Par Pennsylvania Electric 2%s__1976 Philadelphia El Pow 2%s„1975 FOR NEW YORK CITY BANKS & TRUST 1, 68 *7; 102 3s 2.42 Series Par Tenn Gas & Transm 2%s__1966 Texas Power & Light 2%s_1975 Utah Pow & Lt 2%s 1976 American Airlines V • North Ask Columbia Gas & El 3yaS V.:l. Monongahela Power 3s 1%8 Oct 24% ; Security Issues Bid Par Bonds— Montana Bid 29% 22% 44 U S Fire 491%, . 27% 10 15 - - 65 : ' 5 12% Travelers 6.35 (27.67 16.71 (NY)—.1 10%[ 2.80 D 28.14 Reinsurance Corp 19% Recent 19.78 Diversified Trustee Shares— 25.24 35 28 8.63 18.13 1 a p j Independence Trust Shares Series 79 32% 24 Hartford 55 13 113/8 5 Hanover 95 ** 11% 87y4 .10 com__ 52 n ■ 15 Fire - 75 Security New Haven Springfield Fire & Marine Btandard Accident J 21.28 Unit Type Trusts— 14.42 Keystone OustClan Funds- 60 0 6.84 7.90 19.46 Fund Wellington Fund 31.41 90 10 ^,,10 0 20.59 6.25 Union Preferred Stock 15.30 28.90 : ,'^n Indemnity Co 167 56 6 23.15 1.05 14.11 83 19 ftp y 97c 22.46 18.84 Union 93c _ 22 77^' 5 52.00 87c - 95c 13% 20% •74c 67c 49.00 25o Union Common Stock Fund B—. —. 51 12 7.07 Trusteed Industry Shares Bank Group shares 48% 5 5 . 2% 27 2.50 preferred Great 102.04 25 Providence-Washington ——..10 51 160 Fire River .10 Newark... Fire & Rutgers 2nd 3% 47 20 Globe & Republic Globe 5.58 14.41 shares — Stock and Bond Group sharesInvestment Co of America 10 Investors Fund O — 1 10 10 Franklin ■ York Pacific Firemen's 4.51 24.90 Insurance Group 8 Fireman's Fd of San Fran . / 27% 44 Crum & Forster Inc 6% 152 / 10 Northern 9.12 • 5ya .25% 10 Northeastern 10 8.32 Pomeroy1———-—-»lpd; v<f- ;$•, Scudder, Stevens & Clark Fund, Inc ——• 100.04 13.15 New Hampshire Fire 51 142 2 New Brunswick 10 3.57 Securities Ltd— Aviation Group shares 64 Connecticut General Life Continental Casualty Republic Invest Fund——t 3choellk0pf' Hutton - and Institutional 59 25% 49 20 Casualty 9 23% 2 Fire City of New York 6.87 23.16 Union Amsterdam 6% y 7 (Detroit)—10 Liberty New North 3.48 1.71 National 6'/4 New 6.24 1.66 41 23%, Glens Falls Fire 80c 39 5% 5% /•-/;' Hi "' 67% 16.22 60C National 21% 30.00 Fund 25 4 National wirp.- '■ 62% 12.16 State Street Investment Corp— Foundation Fund Ino Common —i 10o Incorporated Investors B 17 553/4 10 15.08 Income Casualty 15 —5 Camden Fire—.,/ 20.00 Trading 88% 23 N Y 28 Fire Assn of Phlla 7.56 12% 84 —4 National 7.02 12.87 10% 5 Fire 52% 2% 6.13 5.05 Tobacco shares Merch & Mfrs Fire Monarch 10 Automobile Baltimore American Employees Group Employers Reinsurance Federal Fidelity & Deposit of M* 5.07 Steel shares 12 28 .1 4.80 11 14.43 9.69 I 12% 17% Putnam 4.36 Merchant Fire Assur 30% 5.28 4.71 18'/4 16'/4 10.97 4.27 Equipment shares Railroad stock shares RR 11 Casualty Massachusetts Bonding Maryland 28 y2 4.79 Mining shares petroleum shares— Railroad Bond shares 19% 32 10 7.56 & I7y2 Re-Insurance 6.87 (Geo) 34 Fire 29% American General Reinsurance Corp... Gibraltar F<rs & Marine Petroleum 89 31 9y2 3.15 —— 16% 85% 20 16y4 8.29 - Tobacco 8.52 14% 10 Jersey Insurance of N Y 5 11.05 Railroad equipment Steel 10.27 .10 Insur Co of North America Equitable 5 American Fidelity & Casualty_6 American of Newark 0% 9.99 Shares Merchandise shares Low Price Huron Holding , —— —— Railroad 7.64 9.78 Homestead 76 4 6.31 — Public Utility 8.98 6.95 Institutional bond shares Utility Oils 48 y2 73 5 — 10 5.56 Metals 7.48 j -8.22 8.17 Investing ; Insurance 263/8 10.73 Diversified 6.50 9.41 9.75 11.54 Speculative Electrical equipment 8.51 7.74 11.18 - Diversified Investment Group Securities— 42 24% • Alliance 8.56 13.14 — Equipment— Business 6.11 5.82 V American — Building supply 41.85 # American 12.41 Ask 38 Home 46 y2 7.38 6.70 H-29 10.17 ——- Aviation Bank •; 7.56 York Stocks Ino— series Bid Hartford Steamboiler Inspect._lo 49J/4 25 3.71 Agricultural v/>r '.is>4^. r: 7.40 4.09 Par 8iy2 46% 10 Life 78 y2 American England Fund 1.92 Ask 10 10 American/Casualty 5.37 Bid " Surety 8.63 Chemical i 11.37 American Speculative series 16.12 32% :'•% Par Aetna Casual & 1 25.95 15.07 Fidelity Insurance Companies 14.90 14.77 — 24.27 1 — Bt Louis & San Francisco com—' Preferred 48% 8.60 14.78 — 1 Preferred 92 46%•. . 27.41 7.81 3.67 Preferred stock series —100 6.03 3.85 . preferred Denver & Rio Grande eom— Francisco— 4.35 ■. Selected series Balanced Fund— Stock Fund. San 7.69 ■ priced bond series Low priced stock common— Caton & Howard- & 1st 50-year 4s Income 75-year 4Vas 7.00 4.85 6.63 6.88 — Low 1.63 Louis" St _ series stock 5% 89 Aetna series——w—..i— Industrial 6.32 1 Income Common 49.10 13.75 10.52 — ■ .1 National Security SeriesBond series —100 Commonwealth Invest..——I — ■ _—... National Investors Corp Christiana Securities com—100 Preferred shares Balanced 31.52 29.31 "a Chemical Fund 19.50 4.201 -1 Ltd— , Chicago Rock Island & Pacific— ■ 5.08 . 7.82 25.49 13.75 13.63 —10c —1 1 Mutual Invest Fund Inc 10 Nation-Wlde Securities— ! ' Common 99.09 of America Boston Fund Ino Bond ' 48 16.30 106.72 48.12 Sayles Mutual Fund—* Loomis Sayles Second Fund_.10 Manhattan Bond Fund Inc— 53/4 43/4 1 Fund Loomis 6% 5% 1 Beneficial Corp Blair & Co S-4 Knickerbocker 27.84 4J/2s ' 2018 12.88 8-3 Series 8% 7.53 Series 11.44 7% 15.18 Axe-Houghton Fund Inc Axe-Houghton Fund B 8-2—. 8erles / 1st 3-4s income—^..——1993 24.28 11.69 4.58 5.42 Series' S-l.-—————•,■' 4.54 4.15 .. 22.13, 25.34, 14.84 — Qrande— Rio Income 19.77 ,'///: Stocks 77 Denver 18.02 Series K-A—. 32 29% 10 Holding Corp American Business Shares 1 American Foreign lnvestlng.100 Assoc'ted Standard OH shares— Series 4.77 4.36 lVi Affiliated Fund Inc K-l 7.74 7.05 -1 ' \ y and if issued) "" as 104 Conv, Income 4yas__.____20i9 par'\; Bid (Cont.)—- Keystone Custodian Funds Aeronautical Securities— Amerex •..v,.... ' Ask & Pacific¬ ist 4S———————__1994 Ask ■ Reorganization Rails • Par. Bid 1-053 v. 2-8700 1-1287 & 1-1288 REctor Phone: Member* New York Security Dealers Established 1023 40 Exchange Place, New 99% 1, 1953-1951 99f* 103 Va Other 99111 2KB Feb. 1, 1955-1953 1%S 103% — 100 issues tt S Conversion 3s———194? 3s——-—1961 Panama Canal 100% 126 . United States Treasury Bills — 127% Rates quoted are far discount at purchase Bid Oct. : Maturity— Ask t 1%% 100.3 —1%% 100.4 100.5 —1%% 100.17 100.18 1947— 1948- —i%% 100.10 100.11 100.29 100.26 15, ISept. 15. tSept. 15. 1946 . Dollar Price 100 Plus Maturity— Certificates of Indebtedness— 100.4 tMarch 15. 1947. tSCpt. 15, 1647— tDec • *%S Nov. 1, 1946 tn/ns Dec. 1, 1946 t'/as Jan. 1, 1947 t'/aS Feb. 1, 1947 *%s March 1, 1947 V/eB April 1, 1947 t^eS June 1. 1947 f/as July 1, 1947 t7/as Aug. 1, 1947 t'/aS Sept. t7/aS Oct. Bid v; Ask .0123 .0074 .0226 .0147 .0199 .0134 .0219 .0129 .0281 .0205 — .0253 .0345 .0342 — r— .0467 .0244 .0273 .0386 .0432 1, 1947 .0298 .0474 1, 1947 .0332 .0523 0.28% Dec. b0.375 0.33% Dec. b0.375 0.33% Dec. Nov. 7, 1946 Nov. 14, 1946 NOV. 21, 1946 , Bid b0.375 1946 b0.375 0.33% Dec. b0.375 0.34% Jan. b0.375 0.34% Jan. Oct. Figures after decimal point represent one or more 32ds of a point Int. Bate Nov. Oct. 17, 1946—— Quotations For 0. S. Treasury Notes Bid Ask Treasury MHs-*: ;v a 24, 31, Odd Formerly g 1946 ; ——— lot sales, b Yield price, c 1946— 1946 12, 1946 — — 19, 1946-— 26, 1946— : 2, 1947-—— 9, 1947——————29, - 5, Ail bO.375 b0.375 b0.375 0.34% b0.375 b0.375 b0.375 0.35% 0.35% 0.38% 1 bO,375 0.35% / 0.35% 0-35% a Deferred delivery, e Ex-interest, f Flat price k Removed to Stock Exchange, r Canadian market. sCash Cash sare. Club Aluminum Utensil Co. included in range for year, t Ex-stock dividend, (Un) Unlisted issue. wdWhen de¬ livered. x Ex-dividend, y Ex-rights. • , ; v • ;r '• z Formerly Alfred Decker & Cohn Inc.; name changed to Society Brand Clothes July 29 sale—not 1946, * . and common stock split on a 3-for-l basis. tlxr default. *No par value, dividend. , JThese bonds are , •> < subject to. all Federal taxes. flEx-llquldatlng ) - <Wi FINANCIAL CHRONICLE & THE COMMERCIAL ; a stand at $11,081,048,318 against $9,332,338,684 for the same week in 1945. At this center there is an increase for the week ended Fri¬ day of 54.0%/ pur comparative summary for the week : * follows: . 472,657,401 303,362,28$ 614,000,00$. 382,000,000 Cent +54.0 +54.8 +60.7 ,217,753,858 ' +55.6 1946 1945 $6,262,055,*951 $4,067,045,192 Week Ending Oct. 12— New vm* Chicago - Philadelphia 338,833,158 i Boston. Kansas ; ' Per TELEGRAPH CLEARINGS—RETURNS BY 203,660,346 126,140,330 In the following we f 175,237,371 128,669,389. > +36.2' I«8i780,617( 116,659,495 9.2,881,011 + 81-8. $5,739,833,564 1,408,507,39$ +54.5 +54.1 * U—w. Cleveland ' Baltimore*.*—^.-. 145,694,810. . 2;17<QiQ98,t65 Otherqifcies, ftvadays-.^.-^~-r Philadelphia 42,699,393 ; ____10 6 6th Atlanta 10 17 San Francisco Reserve District OF 1945 Francisco— Total 7,048,370,376 + 22.3. 698,220,805 .. +19.2 + 21.6 5,772,162,734 705,583,618 591,205,716 270 298,101,038 r. 371,701,718 4,502,766,861 603,308,797 560,963,800 321,045,655 + 416,468,427 — + 29.7 396,106,062 383,916,443 +25.7 597,197,308 534.856,603 + 35.5 299,267,817; 215,506,073 29+258,081 275,582,224 220,070,516 +46.5 131,383,771 +19.9 519.071,774 13+115,372 489,018,591 641,396,831 298,857,039 t - 254,040,252 + 27.9 . + 21.5 313,458,765 + 147',490,796 651,221,310 : V —Ill cities 'i ... A $ 569,652,798 ; 380,898,533 , :j 1943 $ 392,033,024 216,078,656 4tf 10 1944 + 32.4 538,329,484 '--v <« 6 Dec. % 449,102,861 324,953,066 .. 10 - Inc. or $ * 405,028,295 **, 7 Minneapolis City 10th Kansas 11th Dallas CLEARINGS BANK 806,320,769 u by 19.9%. Reserve Districts: 540,095,531 ».■ 4 8th St. Louis + 54.4 —98.0 by 21.5-%, the Dallas Reserve District by 46.5% and the 407,766,328 <1 The Kansas City Reserve District has managed to enlarge its totals 832,612,038 692,932,074 M District of 27.9%. the Minneapolis Reserve $ 8,623,413,141 << » 7 7th Chicago +56.9 $7,148,340,954 2,183,997,730 $11,038,348,925 Total all cities, five days_. — 1 5th Richmond 12th San All cities,; one day. 12 New. York 4th Cleveland 9th $8,868,250i760 cities, five, days Ten • u In the Chi- Reserve District the totals record an increase of? 25.7%, in the St. Louis Reserve District of 35.5% and in cago 1946 v'-! ist Boston 3d +89.7 + 39.5 and the Atlanta Reserve District of 29.7%. 594,837,469 2d 104,100,000 199,222,00$ Pittsburgh tr SUMMARY improvement of 22.3%, in the Boston Reserve 32.4% and in the Philadelphia Reserve Dis¬ an trict of 19.2%. The Cleveland Reserve District enjoys a gain of 21.6%; the Richmond Reserve District of 27.0% by Federal :■ Federal Reserve Districts 277,825,000, . - a summary; > San Francisco- St.Louis__— ; furnish Week Ended Oct. 5 +61.5 197,500,000 — show District of Accordingly, in the above the last day of the week in all cases has to be estimated. In the elaborate detailed statement, however, which we present further below we are able to give the final and complete results for the week previous—the week ended Oct. 5. For that week there was an increase of 23.8%, the aggregate of clearings for the whole country having amounted to $14,476,157,210, against $11,696,434,089 in the same week in 1945. Outside of this city there was an increase of 26.7%, the bank clearings at this center having recorded an increase of 21,7%. - We group able at time of going to press. Our preliminary totals year. . •the cities according t<i the. Federal Heserve Districts in which they are located and from this it appears that in the New York District (including this city) the totals Complete and exact details for the week covered by the foregoing will appear in our issue of next week. We cannot furnish them today, in as much as the week ends Saturday and the Saturday figures are not avail¬ week show an increase compared year ago. Preliminary figures compiled by us, based upon telegraphic advices from the chief cities of the country, indicate that for the week ended Saturday, Oct. 12, clearings from all cities of the United States from which it is possible to obtain weekly clearings will be 18.7% above those for the corresponding week last with CLEARING S B A NX OP COU RSI THE Bank clearings this Monday, October 14,1946 * 285,211,832 + 23.8 10,211,877,016 8,643,902,698 + 26.7 11,696,43+089 1+476,157,210, 282,389,941 4,636,892,541 +298,659,302 i. Total all cities for week__ $11,081,048,318 ' ■ : " " • +18.7 $9,332,338,684 f ' ' Outside N. ■" the New ,. ^-Month of September-*— shares " Bonds 279,672,501 of 12.9 %, in the Boston Reserve " ' Railroad 8c misc. - $9.48,286,900; $1,736,203,000 $ U. S. government ,bondft Total bonds - ' * ' • - 468,500 • 516,700 $1,813,131,810 properties on the New York Stock Exchange loir the first nine months Of 1943 to 1946 is: indicated in the. foRowing:;:. * + ■ No. Shares ^ / 38,996,19$ 32,612,585 ^7s811,394; 17,100,772 18,032,142 24,434,084 25,663,76$ 27,402,243. 27,643,038 36,997,243 111,266,707 Firsfc Qqar^er 99000*023 62,555,204 V,' ?■■?. 79,463,469 April; 21,.716,87$ 83,553,396,101,604,706 Months • 'v...- ; ' ■ Third Quarter % 8+852;398; The course of bank clearings at : September in each of the last four years (000,000 —i—Month. 08 September*—^- omitted) 1946 York_ 1945 1944. 5 2,522 Boston 1,767 Philadelphia 3,135 St. 1,003 Louis Pittsburgh- 1,084 1,535 Fran- Baltimore-- 750 . Cincinnati. Kansas City 869 " 1,047 Cleveland— +17.7 22,179.156,091 + 55,6.76,082,669 98T 8023> 7„5Q9 8,670 5,868 3,414 9,085 BOStOni. ■' 709 / .3,98.7 11,034 7,406 306 310 307 3,390 2,981' 337 37$ Providence^ 97 300* 325 .3;4Q$ 78, 70 161- 82 151 8.45 + Milwaukee- 192 152 Buffalo— 308 24$ 280 5,037 3,366 3,17$ 1+506 12,884 2,777 2,916 2,798 658 217 204 21$ ' 361 26$ 25$ 25$ 126 12$ -I 543 Paul— Den vac „ Indianapolis, Richmond 164 Memphis 422 + 395 - 177 395 City 87 62 2,482 L : all— Out. N.Y.C. We 4,827 4,963 6,506 Other cities 14. 2,516 St, 0th Louis 13,646,718,379 23,909,136^2$ 11th Dallas 12th San Francisco de N. Y. The our 238,701,539,634 * 1946 Months— - - MONTHLY . ' '-'^4 ' $ February 49,797,536,096 March 57,593,355,253 - Total 1 st 56,312,980,526 + 2;174 1142 3,231 1153. 2,745 Total 2nd 400 Total 6 Months 1,735 1,642 1,535 3,240 3,639 3,447 1,109 +r 1,057 779 642 621 595, 4,841 56,289 46,741 43,082 1946 Me.—Bangor. - - - Portland +767,544,394--: 6,445,156 Fall River_. Holyoke_ + 23.8 !+ 26.6 ^ Worcester- • 43,069,008 29jQ77,643 2+392,131 + 20,130,708- + 23.3 52;653,907* + 19,155,250 -- 25,648,690. 6,388,800 +969,684 2,095,077,394 : • . . +43.9 + 41.9 - '+23.4 3,300,938 + 50.6 1,647,989,869 + 27.1 , 83,659,202,700 1943. t ' 845,74+600 41,073,204 18,589,75+248 | ? . + 67,989,000' 720.077,40a 30,416,160 +175 16,686^38,228;; + 121+831,760,600 ■■r'' + 38v2 . ? + 18.2 v + 321,309,415 45.T . .. 35.0 . v; +11.4 ^ 905,903 - 5,399,362 + 42.8 1,531,592 4,834,191 +68 9 17,559,229 + 60.1 9,966,878 +10.6 16,948,857 6,540,696 A 22,607,800. 1,368,871 t : U''--; 17,827,100 594,837,469 -- : . + 26.8,;;:, ; + 47.2.. 929,893- 449,102,861 - V: + 32.4 - ...... 1 > ' 70+820 +770,539 3,005,666 14,818,455 t 5,801,460 13,847,900 -16,275,000* £ •„ 392,033,024 - 496,319 1,295,348 2,917,225 + 32.6 , it .-. ' .,3,667,989 "1,473,785 rV 1,031,636 +,137,660 • + 89,® 337022. + ^ 3,408,363 +050,434 1/ •.'/v.V 1,213,386 1,332,53T ! + 31.5 •1,423,196 / 1943 Decvfa. 383,836,363 11,026,685 - + 12.7 1944 Inc. or . 26.7 • . . « 1,702,85$ 4,788,894 ' ... +23.4 , 5 for four years: Oct. 5rWeek Ended 'V t + 23.6 67,79+277,851 , 238,70+539,634 , 6,194,673. 28,116,589 ">•+27.+ 258,413,815' 329.265,761 86,159,600 7,712,513' +21.4 7.4 .7.6 + 20^5 1,015,056 1,953,884 + 28.3 128,93+263 I ! 642,261',650. 779,883-,353 : + j. + 21.2 35.9 24.5 +• 9.7 +; ,1.3 + 25.5 ;.V-- ■; +-24.4 183,086,00$: r :165.418,204 +26.$.- 78,783,100 97,251,400 VF - - 227,778,608 + 37.0 13,$79>277 69,473,841 9,06+700 65.579,182 1+31.9' . (; 2+812,261 +31.5 5,808,272 19,649,348 3.6,902,720 Waterbury; Total (14 cities) 55,781,856 + 57.3 + 44.+ 23,973,433,771 26,175,292,029 23,116,102,919 50+75+4002,074,081 4- 9.6 7.9: 22,179,156,091 5,660,237 +19.8 128,923,029 + 28.9. 87,728,065 New Haven R. I.—Providence. N. H.—Manchester * 25,913,402 Conn.—-Hartford!— 1+35+46+454' 2,033,633 7.639,011 Springfield. 15+393,621 15,726,492,603 + 12.1 22,409,018,841 2,352,68® +5+1 37,82+696 +2$.5 +999,437 2,929,842 ' 58,290,752 2,473,438 > 3,890,830 — Lowell. New Bedford 14,899,872 1,396,121,521 18,445,091 Mass.—Boston; f+*62.y 4,429,702 7,1$7,849 22,997,145,805 '6.4 2.7,407,666,765 -.A! 1 - X94fi J + 28,013,324,857 % 28,238,211,078 and the week ended Oct. Dec. % 70,89+611,144 +■ 9.3 73,145,871,605 22.5 + 12.$ Dec, % -r: First Federal Reserve District—Boston— + - 14+037,482,749 2+2 454,287,146,86$ . 2+174^23,850 2+987,200,58$ +17.7 + + 51+690,72+187' Inc. or + i 8.0 .23,15+207,036 ' 78,583,595,254 + 1946 or Dec. % 155,042,336,93.4 $Q + 47,312,353,639 -Jan. 1 to Sept. 30Inc. or 1945 Inc. -i 2+730,186,706 25,779,113,158 26,296,977,710 26,507,50+386 144,526,199,345 Total 9 Months 188,707,21+930 76,458,741,680 17+130,916,170 Total 3rd Quarter v. 1945 1946 » W' S 372,789,808i749%,; 202,011,286,129 26,715,645,414 50,488,979,360 55,676,082,66$, 38,822 411,948,829,036 26,59+889,230 46,724,866,346 56,623,496,431 August September. detailed statement showing the fig ures for each city for. the month of September ; j" - - - ^ ■Clearings Outside New Yorfc- v 30$760;947,518 61,83+337,07$ -i 20,076,081,404 , + 12.7' ; 157,999,377,322 337,559,808,017 1,042 7,376,797,172 13,294,17+332^ £ 8,755,226,236 18,816,62+003 ;V; 3,478 1,404-. 8,099,668,03$ —r>m» 59,334,754,814 169,843,264,277 Quarter— 35,656,42+063 10.5621033,,E3 9,852,349,65$ ' 1,99$, 144» -I486- 2,351 1224 10.346,504,313 f ,13,701,796;®49. 1946 and; l94Sr * 46,95+70+831 V 5+709,917,677. T 56,858,841,445 ) 56,671,442,306 * 25,201,667,551 23,017,508,496 1+003,974,884 23.$ +12.6 . 190,383,068,95® 11,461,896,562 + 12.8' - 151,761,570,196 167,716,543,740 Quarter_ + 17.2 + , - 53,673,338,76$ 45,401,473,486 52,686,757,947 60,325,652,392. January, + .;6.1 + I8.fr V * 15,537,982,^2« CLEARINGS Clearings, Total All■> 4: l945:Sv:W: 1,735 2,383 1943 £4,-1/.;.; - 10,912,015,012 15,777,767,62$ 39,085,330,86$ + 26.0, cjovemthsf" clearings by months^-since Jai^^ fpUbwing compilation 129$ 487 ' • ;■ Nine Months , ;;s5 +17.4 21+83+760,600 City -Monthof September- Clearings at— , v; 454,287,146,863 2,259- 230 ± «... +. 3.3 +14.4 8,689,590.248 "V.' la+citie*. ^-51+690,72+187 Total \+l+$ 15,013,672,006 : 10,862,306,978' t ,«2++97,44O,909 17,630,910,48+;::.' 3,051 '136 ' 74 ■ 15,66+916,655 216,831,030,965, t V -25.418.76Q.67.T '2+765,036.682 +12:4 r 25,507,510,394 : 1+848,576,92$,'V.; 16,860140^1® ..-'-39,105,838,053, .., 12,001,960,925 ' r s-J14,062,512,567. » 10,944,317,328 Minneapolis 10th. Kansas City 2,599 2,951 ¥ t +1+4'" ,, . 19,994,071,626- 1,902 . 23,307; 290,989 Vi," ' • 1944 Inc.-or ' . 41,473,603,258 2,359- 3,787" 45,232,903,053 >: 22,616,21+28$ Nine Months 26,7.6+338,430 Chicago, 1,821 u 23.8, -J-.- . 26,360,997,892 13,555,06+084 — 1,401 . 2,362,438,605^ 45,909,538,888, • 16,686,638,228 . 249J4$ 103,948.,.,;., -30,740,305,780 Atlanta* 27,407 22,179 22,616- 23,307 238.701, 21+831 2Q2.0U, 188,707 add , , .mtmimtm Richmond: 55,676 47,312 45,909 45,232 511,690 454,287 411,948' 372,789 now - • 651 - 49,170 42,349 41,082 40,391 455,401 407,546 368,866 333,967 Total Total t 389 114 124 69 173 Hartford— * 205 376 306 ' Seattle Salt L, ' '■ 1,133,668,478. 2,312,559,086. - Nine Months Philadelphia, 2,724 720 1,439 * 2,578 13,096 1,720 277 285 St. •': ly -»'• 18,389,75+248 286,783,134,62+. 14 cities New/ York .i^mmmni " Omaha*-u.. •.. 31.5 anether table showing clearings^by Federal Reserve Districts in the nine months for fbur years:' 7,944 5,414 ? «. :i . Cleveland; 7,233. 8,329 - 27,407,666,765 . +289 fv +Q45F 398 663 1,15$ 380 v 842i 4,719 1,542 '379 1.276 Louisville— - 389 803 466 Detroit 952 3.18Q 9,301- 486 1,601 970 Minneapolis 850 885 1,089 N.Orleans- + 477 47,312,353,639 1,315,418,698 £ 1,027,073,079 +1,593,913,534 1,12+829,946-. Dw*% lSt . 489 + .+ 21.9 Nine-Months 21,925 272,989 242,455 209,937 184,082y 2,113 2,075 2,125 23,149 + 20,011 18,940 -17,471 1,396 1,402 1,641 15,726. 1+35+ 13.479 13.389 2,589 2,680; 2,933 29,35$ 25,624 24,293 21167 759 762^ 765 8049^707$ 6,940: 6,295 956: 1,157 1,090 9,526 9,945 10,071 9,200 +267 ; 1,26+^ 1,210 13,236 11,439 10,824 ' 9,652 ! 652 64$ 7Q7, 6.756 6,250 +5,881 5,612. 583 - 1,207,719,500 2,311,316,325 Federal Reserve District* 28,268 25,133 23,293 Chicago.-w- San $. -«.*• +302,727,048/ 2,817,34934$. v City, 8th 1943 1941 1945: 1946 1943 1,730+ 63,324 4,308,433,924, 1,289,028,688 967,501,98$ 7th t +772,999,802 18.2, 1,370,334,763 1,566,956,843. oth ;4 Jan. 1 to Sep. 30— rr $, New v 28.1 + 21.7 5th ended with is shown below: BANK CLEARINGS AT LEAD-ING CITIES IN SEPTEMBER j. * . - + + 2+1 4th. leading cities for the 2,827,195,304 1,276,39+995. 1,64+377,127 3d month: of September and: the nine months j: ,19 ++ ..v. 2d" 66,828,195 '- 6+918,60?'f 55,561,998 2,804,423,092 . 2+1.. 1,129,195,169 200,704I72$t13t,342,925,.l71,4844ia^ 279,673501 267,530.924 196.261,532 227,046,416 21.9 * ' $ 1,906,288,326 22,660,945,090 3,059,713,065 2,782,147,579 + 1,401,474,989 184 cities; We append 20.595,10® 19,977i,030, 28,219,705 26,324,332 ' 20,807,082; 21,714,249' 20,752,829 14,251,976. 43,450,216;,.25V134-,Mfifc- 13945,982 14,985,690 h August September Nine Months ; , 19+820* 103 July 33.9 — QtTtelde^iNL ■jl, + City— TofcaL 37,712,721 V23,413,845 69787,721 92,020,949 41,319,246, + 1,255,323,237 2,289,118,816 4,618,944,269 1,706,050,374 ■ +12.9. 25,831,218,081 1943 1,631,848,315 2+018,528,374 2,000,925,138 1,588,422.227; Francisco 12th San +19.6 ' + " $ 3,060,146,857 1,644,732,397 16 — 11th Dallas 31,426,723;28;270i4a2w l3;846,69$ 33,553;S59 June. Second Quarter Sit Minneapolis 10th Kansas 1944 27.1 + •* 7 8k Loniy+.-.+ww-,— 9th No. Shares No. Shares Dec. % 2,559,563,434 1,325,173,458 1,786,712,593 3,909,032,964 ** 31 :,i 8th 51,510,191 34,092,745 . February sMarefc Sl&S t / No. Shares ,, Inc. or % 2,704,731,882 ' 16 I 1945 --1,647,989,869 - — ; District of 21.9%. serve 3,298,336,689 17 6th:Atlanta^. 7th? Chicago? 1943 1944 1945T 1946 V fK ... expansion of 21.7 %f in the Dallas 2,095,077,394 29,155,504,197 * " 14 York Richmond 5th In the Kansas City Reserve District an Reserve District of 31.5% and in the San Francisco Re¬ $ 14 cities 3d<. Philadelphia 4th Cleveland The, volume of transactions, in share 1 New show totals 1946 ? Boston 2d 5,353,750 >18,185,000 • $149,259i400 $109i777,600 $1,028,756,100 __ 1st District by 35.9% and in the Minneapolis Reserve serve the Chicago Reserve Dis¬ larger by 18.2%, in the St Louis Re¬ are District by 24.1%. District, of 27.1% and in Month of September— Federal Reserve Districts 71,57.5,060 62,284,200 5,218,500 6,492,700 trict the totals Philadelphia Reserve District of 21.9%. The Cleve¬ land Reserve District has to its credit a gain of 19.6%, Foreign govenr't bonds. Reserve District of 28.1%. In the the ., $142,298,200 $10^04^400. bonds »■ ■ 1945. 267,530,924 1946 25,134,916, 43,450,21,6 Nine Months —«». -. 1945 1946 the Richmond Reserve District of 24.1% and the Atlanta of the clearings for For that month before was an increase for the entire body of clearing houses of 17.7%, the 1946. aggregate of clearings having been $55,676,082,669 and the 1945 aggregate $47,312,353,639. In the New York Reserve District the totals record an improvement We also furnish today a summary 1945: follow:. Description—»1 Stock, numbec of — the month of September. and September and the nine months of 1945 sults for City 4,824,976,24+ 6,111,299,492 ■ detaiJed;vStatemeEit of transactiook York Stock Exchange is appended. The re¬ Our usual monthly on Y. "I; _ 703,231 37+701,718 THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 Volume' 164 —i—-—~Week Ended Oct. 5- Month of Septemberv Clea-ringa at— r 1945 1945 $ District-—New- York— Second Federal Reserve Binghamton • « ; 5,359,257 6,580,900 28,268^15,904 242,455,386,263 520,140,304 40,215,351 266,662,713 Rochester Syracuse— • 7,787,714 : J'.—Montclair 55,272,619 2,332,432 — Newark^ J 175,946,470 ) Oranges__— 5,657,829 Third Federal Reserve : •' ■ 20,798,078 1,580,162 745333 249,749,103,948 1,310,023 918,934 953,827 , 1,243,685 1,091,096' 6,871,457,848 4,345,243,396 11,730,802 13,536,705 j 898.016 '57,284,879 8,045,842 53,096,272 -• > • 5,327,255 7,177,306 #740,326 504,384 27,299,448 42,535,874 107046,231 + 49.7 + 78.0 469,447 + 67.6 24,092,915 + 34.7 41,466,648 42,894,417 29,155,504,197 — Total (14 cities)—— :..r? •* 11~590,901 1,135,339,368 1,541,221,029 144,802,553 —— 10,157,204 : 313,800,359 17,933,931 — Northern N. 48,409,819 39,982,328 Utica—4 Conn.—Stamford ^ 1,643,061 v 1,493,882 8,364,857,718 17,708,500 45,634,608 ~ — —_i——v. or Dec. % 53,541,733 - 2,355,053 81,710,333 ——:— New York N. 67,885,311 2,516,678,597 70,394,163 Elmira_—— Ifii Jamestown 27,970,161 721,854,610' 308,699,545 —■— _ Buffalo Inc. • • 68,793,417 10,536,334 Y.—Albany N. . v 7,048,370,376 5,772,162,734 District—Philadelphia- 1,158,472 671,889 Bethlehem— 3,9 1,355,149 1,059,338 + 27.9 1,347,759 Chester 4,1 872,208 670,404 + 30.1 1,005,194* 17,8 11,4: 2~88~3~,939 27546,683 806,000,000 678,000,000 2,538,194 4,056,701 2,071,291 1,755,170 2,984,141 2,072,620 1,942,786 3,411,894 1,382,207 3,391,577 1,856,063 1,820,630 Altoona^__w—4,2 Harrisburg Lancaster— Lebanon— 3,135,0 10,4 17,5: 8,1 11,4 Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—— York Du Bois_— 687,000,000 585,000,000 1,378,295 r 2,557,690 1,550,543 1,661,470 1,3: Razleton___ 5,3 _ Del>+Wilmington 37,1 _.T_— !—w«._. N. J.—Trenton 22,4; 26,764,358,430 Total (16 cities), Fourth l7%2,753- 4,3 — Philadelphia ' 703,694 3,4: —____ Norristown + 72.4 Federal Reserve District—Cleveland+ 16.4 24, 198,038,011 170,136,713 588, 5,180,229,530 4,719,031,068 + 9.8 1,089, 92, 9,085,586,668 8,670,778,301 + 4.8 833,957,100 722,211,400 Ohio—Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus 4,605,659 114,793,570 197,280,137 17,558,200 + 15.5 + 15.8 + 28.2 3,559,550 106,154,847 3,179,243 92,427,605 + 29.6 210,684,691 190,127,138 + 36.0 15,894,200 14,641,700 41,544,357 36,204,187 + 14.7 15,793,256 + 72.3 Mansfield 27,210,004 124,945,219 102,604,977 + 21.8 3,629,12i 2,765,007 + 31.3 2,546,682 2,090,200 Youngstown 193,107,005, 152,045,693 + 27.0 6,512,77' 5,766,698' +1.2.9 3,933,297 3,655,509 Newark 119,224,695 457,407,337 Hamilton 4, Lorain Toledo—l 97,961,263; 378,908,253 13,548,110 7,318,639 17,023,332 Pa.—Beaver County. Greensburg ,t, 11,976,790 9,526,158,388 Erie 140,705,456 9,945,018,897 115,366,227 Oil Pittsburgh + 21.7 + 20.7 + 25.6 + 63-.7 — 4.2 248,432,449' 254,330,605 591,205,716 560,963,800 + 22.0 1.6 City Ky.—Lexington 149,064,249 146,765,974 + 129,783,966 109,418,088? +18.6 W. 125,035,785 104,399,348 + 19.8 26,360,997,892 25,507,510,394 Va.—Wheeling Total (17 cities) 692,932,074 563,652,798 + 21.6 Fifth Federal Reserve District—Richmond W. 57,610,491 + 42.6 3 312,111,000 259,494,000 + 20.3 54 3,787,944,157 3,231,208,179 + 17.2 < 1 108,793,411 94,568,697 + 15.0 , 143,842,183 + 39.8 <+ "" 8.1 ?*■ 82,147,101 Va.—Huntington Va.—Norfolk Richmond —J 8/ C.—Charleston Columbia 2 + 22,006,016 Total (8 cities) + 43.9 7,693,000 + 24.2 103,523,413 + 33.2 3,645,475 2,567,591 + 1,531,085 ' 1,789,727,939 42.0 154I88M93 66~376,677 11,848,576,926 6,297,000 91,853,262 2,270.36L V •- _—+ 187,914,259 50/745,541 321,045,655 298,101,038 9,531,940 37,909,728 142,000,000 + 27.3 + 1,213,481 6,800,000 88,244,013 2,272,002 + 28.3 2,277,908,674 26 1,629,617 9,551,000 -407,766,328 6,250,119,421 — D. C.—Washington 158/588,026 42^665,912 + 30.8 ^T40,429,411 " 40j26,426 , 282,389,941 Sixth Federal Reserve District—Atlanta— ^ + 16.5 9,983,932 98,736,853 + 25.9 4,311,048 2,497,542 9,838,093 114,321,900 87,991,831 + 29.9I 11,819,645 267,775,829 8,154,229 200,695,090 98,052,056 77,157,375 + 27.1 2/720,139 27208*,526 + 23.2 37350",841 2,618,208,122 .2,065,468,670 + 26,8 66,402,795 ■1 47,251,255 + 40.5 45,000,513, 20,039,443 11,972,105 181,278,504 144,593,054 + 25.4 312,455,087 23,937,640 245.254,614 2,708,250,854 199,599,748 2,250,021,064 79^285^262 ? 597oT8~,684 18,581,419 12,851,318 14,767,000 26,948,318 9,483,917 98,399,380 71,251,558 + 38,1 13,551,000 19,308,700 128,950,000 111,542,000 +15.6 223,951,532 164,791,424 44,611,255 28,976,042 + 54.0 12,903,602 3,987,383,824 10,185,202 + 26.7 - 332,913 + 23.6 3,414,346,315 + 16.8 116,860,218 95,136,524 + 22.8 19,994,071,626 16,860,140,816 540,095,531 416,468,427 ;— — — 17,849,183 13,405,880 Augusta 806,900,000 rColumbus .Macon Fla.—Jacksonville /Tampa— Ala.-^Birmingham -Mobile—,— Mongomery : Miss.—Hattiesburg Jackson Meridian ' 1,607,930 466,641,309 Orleans 628.300,000 3,571,414 1,061,256 6,030,958 -Vicksburg 379,817,285 2,289,118,816 Total (16 cities)— * .13,689,680 153,400,000 534,848,567 1,551,870,522 6,063,612,993 230,421,598 Ga.—Atlanta La.—New 12,956,230 53,869,678 197,900,000 506,652,362 1,877,088,285 7,064,400,000 130,020,202 55,667,678 Nashville . 5.3 + 21.0 57,099,166 170,040,373 Tenn.—Knoxville—±— ; .. 13,555,061,084 Frederick ; 201,138,640 6,756,775,614 28,242,487 75 Md.—Baltimore 2,345,612 137,933,305 184,747,346 — , + 20.4 + 8.0s 5,378,790 38,397,003 2,719,180 - 4,831,880 38,627,111 139,600,000 2,173,895 2^6,003 ;40,236,149 58/^70,273 ' 4,536,300 4,944,461 + 35.9 411,371. — 398,508 . 94,141,644 396,106,062 383,916,443 Seventh Federal Reserve District—Chicago— 4,509,945 1,276,311,736 — Detroit- —. _. Flint——— 2,676,180 + 68.5 1,158,249,756 +10.2 14,038,425 8,887,180 + 58.0 35,830,562 Mich.—Ann Arbor —- ——: _ 39,447,863 149,662,305 +17.2 + 28.4 25,457,358' + 46.4 126,407,828 ."r 18,679,402 3,314,842 6; 184,341 ' Watertown— 4,169,728 19,018,534 5,950,896 11.5, 432,410,393 408,626,872 11,583,622 10,092,192 .7,862,611 90,923,588 1,439,420,114 5ij09,613 36/7"54",715 33r02~7~351 •.+ 43.2 + 29.1- 125,089,409 1,720,469,845 27,505,930 53,997,659 82.6'" 9,454,604 Des Molnes-__-_i.__ 60^876^ • Ames + 24.3 + 18.3 240,400,408 + 21.5 1,224,120,580 + 21.5 141,048,828 + 11.5 #776,676 30,"8~48~OO0" 3,133,778 2,806,473 28,i"41~000 • 3,874,349 7,264,843 j 25,356,465 ' < - 41,504,179 6,502,170 3lj2T,955, + 45;4 .+37.6 24,439,338 20,462,182 + 19.4 /+17.0 108,153,397 ,90,285,321 + 19.8 68,786,18335,773,588k 1,213,361 3,171,304 1,577,947 4,940,486 • 3,048,008 40~9~8~1~O5O 2,031,232 36,323,488 Hi.—Aurora + 38,154,392 131,307,032 10,390;940- 12,157,879" 92,430,476 City___ + 30.0 + 26.2 4,790,063- 1,100,697' 2,794,642 Manitowoc_^_"i Iowa—Cedar Rapids. + 14.9 57.4' , 2;315,149 • 4,702,188 2/727,879 +46.0- ' 42,994,658 152,370,412* — 5,941,711 3^966^467" + 54.0 + , 9,803,610; Oshkosh___ 63,749,987 6,257,706 345~3,539 4,704,200 47,443,593 155,304,909 292,116,166 1,486,778,233 157,298,194 11,870,896 ts 47,928,322 Sheboygan———— : ,+36.9 - .,+ 4,240,328? Wis.—Madison. Milwaukee + 40.2 5,809,983 Terre Haute-_L .+ 60.8 + 17.1 175,367,881 73,216,124 751401 + 28.0 46,210,493 + 37.5 14,216,134 _. —.___ — .231,042,842 + 49.4 164,316,509 — _______ South Bend + 46.7 3,911,775 14,604,898 8,144,426 ___—.— Indianapolis— •Sioux + 48.9 24,422,007 5,803,152 18,256,581 + 37,280,905 ' Muskegon ;Bay City— Ind.—Ft. Wayne : + 52.7 —15.7 76,628,613 5,842,246 — Lansing— . 27,064,626 13,096,772,182 20,084,475 Grand Rapids •Jackson——. Gary 41,321,546 11,034,145,287 114,085,475 295,761/924 ■..+.34,4 808,990/667 372,434,652 13,617,552 618,332,571 + 30.8 2,915,738 24,541,886 302,834,673 + 23-0 9,851,194 9,335,814 + 45.9 40,009/174 30,911,336 + 29.4 + 33 0. . + 1.5 +30,1; . + 55.8 2,165,639 + 34.6 17,328,912 8,683,543 +41.6 2,033,701 14,278,79? 2,000,013 13,303,032 +13.4 7,414,633 7,143,259 514,081 418,690,808 1,696,528 5,081,979 ' Bloomington Chicago.—— • 3,599,196 2,113,909,733 + Peoria 31,031,273 Rockford— 15,223,329 11,258,411 Springfield^ Sterling 1,294,805 Total (31 cities) 8,131,48# 9,747,972 + 4,618,944,269 ->- - ■ 32.3' 32,848,191 24,690,911 848,024 647,203 547,489 23,149,211,586 86,730,094 20,011,030;489 72484,052 + 15.7 623,054,306 + 20.2 2,652,344 489,700,756 1,659,965 470,701,346 +19.92.3' 7,713,253 6,705,858 4,047,576 2,844,303 2,561,312 + 2,720,893 2,522,350,012 Decafcuri + 19.3 - 305,584,851 268,043,334 + 14.0 9,939,086! + 53.2 133,911,101 95,840,575 + 39.7 8,050,365 946,884" + 39.9 98,002,729 81,153,201 + 20.8 + 36.8' 11,694,261 9,000,550 1,936,583 + 29.9 30,336,820' + 41,473,605,258 . . 806,320,769 7,110,213 2,470,518 1,888,839 2,019,848 + 25.7 597,197,308 534,856,603 Eighth Federal Reseryft Ddsfricf-^-St. LDUls— —1,003,280,711 Girardeau—8,061,337 8,149.635,816 1 253 440 10,675,100 380;524,2l7 3,390.079,144 2,383,925,630 9,313,974 48,579,750 M0^St^°U^■lt Independence Ky.—Louisville —„^—; Tenh.—Memphis—_________ HI.—Jacksonville— s. .^Quincy_ V ?• Total (7 cities)——— 306,481,559 960,277 5,488,833 ; ' 1,706,050,374 14,062,512,567 228^00,000 171,600,000 74,688,231 + 15.3 88,794,700 7,176,483,494 70,303,153 51,445,808 + 72.6 U23~000 + 27.7 150,800,000 50,342,935 ; . 7,904,306 2,981,168,409 1,735,136,991 ;•< 6,306,426 44,618,364 12,001,960,925 r>;i~434,607 + 17.2 405,028,295 / 298,857,939 66,844,813 71,516,004 61,651,342 62,104,882 1/326^000 Month of Week Ended Oct. 5- September- ' ' Clearings at— Ninth ■? * • - I 1946 , + 33.9 14,084,011 + 54.7 21,794,124 3,321,000 4,047,618 11,719,404 11,557,645 2,012,742 11,942,771 Minot—— Falls— Huron Mont.—BillingsFalls— V- 11,379,226 ;; » Helena—. Dlstrict- -Kansas City—»'■ Tenth Federal Reserve Hastings • Omaha Parsons——.——y. Wichita.— City Okla.—Tulsa + 55.3 7,822,428 + 24.1 10,944,317,328 800,981, ii. filk 89,247,164 36.4 " ' »*•;, +57.1 11,288,862 + 12.1 3,409,664,964 + 55.7 15,480,737 337,973,938 1,155,197 ' 1,137,952 14,172,360 + 51.2 186,585,602 + 34.7 335,317,454 4,116,248 + 41.1 50,964,073 869,151,084 28,131,400 936,985 + 20.5 9,304,030,426 2.6 279,564,196 + 76.3 + 34.6 11,351,901 652,534,363 62,703,717 3,051,105,654 , - — —L———• I _ 3,353,318 8,532,094 7,055,053 +14.5 265,283~325 + 13.4 6,747,963 + + 17.4 j ■> • • 65,101,681 74,679,522 17,445,000 609,442,577 4,286,391 9,669,151 Twelfth Federal Reserve District—San Ida.—Boise — — Ariz.—Phoenix———J—. 1 Calif.—Bakersfield— — - Berkeley —. Beach —— Modesto— - —* —— Pasadena———— Riverside— — — — San Francisco — Jose — Santa Barbara- Total — - Stockton—-— — , 193,7787477 183,81^359 2.7 5,616,897 5,771,556 + 1,480,527 1,268,411 + 16.7 l7l29,708 "+*27.3 *"986",483 380,898,533 313,458,765 + 21.5 Grand Total (184 cities)- + 57.7 5,115,590 3,243,517 177466^000 118^240,000 +74.9 2,292,101 " + 5.4 +32.9 + 27.0 493 + 105474400 19+53,421 157240.036 "+27.6 14r34-7",324 + 29.3 4,799,000 3^775,000 + 27.1 2,943,000 4,406,720,074 33,387,941 +17.7 +16.7 +25.9 +17.6 1,891,544 1,723435 "+"98 1,368465 221,453,626 7~563,101 SJesuoi ""+4*3.5 5459681 ij67l03 216.078.656 147,490,796 + 46.5 131,383,771 134,115,373 86,750,768 + 10.7 86,042,251 8.3 3,465,815 68,484,745 ' r 25,304,848 13,646,716,379 +17.5 +25.6 10,862,306,978 tNot included in total. 44,969,384 34,280,438 3,420,150,305 3,639,272,523 104,952,074 85,711,038 35,753,800 2,875,581,920 64,825,683 1,109,140,376 134,902,385 117,961,801 43.1 + + 26.7 3,175,426,996 . + 34.5 75,786,932 + 39.6 1,404,730,042 v. 134,751,960 161,759,149 + 29.2 1 + 18.5 v 338,960,723 ;'v 'i; ■ 88,885,633 29,979,890 291,558,783 104,144,564 34.5 69,351,882 75,541,944 ' 26,204,211 26,763,943 , 12,523,000 + j + 40.8 "t + 29.4 85,386,780 213,613,521 63,182,560 11,439,589,520 265,500,720 7,563,700 + 38.0 7,572,874 6,506,501 5,927,926 + 9.8 4,695,654 321,090,000 + 19.9 306,000,000 8,858,944 + 19.1 8,264,863 2,250,803 + 48.7 2,285,884 5,572,707 2,231,688 + 19.9 5,188,344, 4,753,605 + 43.4 263,850,383 79,625,535 m 10,435,278 —10.5 i 122,452,791 +23.5 + 30.3 13,236,114,425 + 56.7 344,605,932 125,855,198 85,872,872 + 46.6 + 41.0 257,696,220 205,568,782 + 25.4 385,034,000 10,550,773 3,346,959 *7,000,000 2,311,316,325 + 21.9 23,909,136,923 21,197,440,909 + 12.8 651,221,310 47,312,353,639 + 17.7 511,690,724,187 454,287,146,863 + 12.6 14,476,157,210 11,696,434,089 22,179,156,091 + 23.6 238,701,539,634 211,831,760,660 6.111,299,492 4,824,976,241 22,157,470 We give below a •'« \ "A ' ~ " *; + 15.7 + 29.8 + 12,7 5,836,771 ; , + 19.9 538,329,484 • FOREIGN EXCHANGE y. 'f W)' i •'/; J ' tt s 1 , , 1 tr' % 7.4 v s RATES CERTIFIED BY FEDERAL RESERVE Noon i ^ K1 / ' v» ! " Argentina, peso- $• $ Free Eelgian, franc Brazil, cruzeiro i ' v.;- Oct. $ . . .251247* .251247* .054053 ir.. ■ : 1.000000 1.000000 .960000 Colombia, peso .570066* .020060 ; ' .008409 .008409 .008409 .301554 .301567 .957578 United .208764 4.031562 :v ^ .008409 V;: . 4.032578 .008409 4.032343 > ;• .008409 :: .v .301567 .301567 .205753 .205753 .377893 :-,r* .205743 V: .377893 • .- : 1.000000 .958125 •' ■ . '• ■ Spain, peseta .233629 Switzerland, franc -. • Controlled .r * ♦Nominal rate. • •♦Temporarily omitted. .278214 .233629 ■ - - ; .091324 .091324 .091324 .278214 .233629 4.005000 .658300* , _ Noncontrolled .091324 .658300* :562716* .562716* i - • • .658300* .562716* 1718 .278214 .278214 .233629 ' 4.005000 4.005000 .233629 4.005000 Great South Bay Rys. of Central America— 1st mortgage 5% bonds due 1972 Lefcourt Realty Corp., prior preferred stock— Minnesota Montreal National :• ; J. 1599! International .233629 V 1 debentures .040501 .201612 ' 1716 Jan Detroit Steel Corp., 20-year 6% Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., 3% 1 .040501 •' ' 1 1 1 7 .040501:. • ' , ' * , debentures due 1961—Nov .201612 '. ' » Clyde Porcelain Steel Corp., 5M>% conv. bonds due 1960_Nov Water Co., 1st ref. mtge. 5% bonds—Nov Hydraulic Press Mfg. Co., 6% conv. preferred stock Nov .201612 . Ref. & Improv. mort. 1 1 .201612 .040501 .' ' { 3Vi% bonds, series D, due 1996_Nov Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.— '' Nov 1st and ref. mtge. 4'/2S due 1961_Nov .955208 .040501 4.005000 4.005000 Union of South Africa, pound preferred stock 5% Corp., . Page 1583 , 3.226000 • 278222 _ Uruguay, peso— . 176^' Date .956458 .278222 .091324 1- Sweden, krona r 52824 , 3.225333 .091324 .040501 1.000000 REDEMPTION .957500 .201612 .201612 -Any tipae Oct 15 3.225833 3.226000 r- V 1.000000 1.000000 .958125 3.226000 .'■i pound Norway, krone Portugal, escudo —U 1.000000 .957500 3.226000 Free New Zealand, Co., preferred stock Aroostook Valley RR., .377893 . Viscose American .205743 . ,377893 ■ 1.000000 1715 v Company and Issue— .301567 Newfoundland, dollar— Official Products PARTIAL — ; Milk .208764 • • , * series L 3Vis, due 1970-———Oct 18 .958984 .208764 .301567 .377893 1714 .020060 .208765 .205754 "f St. Joseph & Grand Island Ry.— 1st mortgage 4% bonds due 1947: .570066* 4.032578 .205754 1st and gen. mtge. 1.000000 .570066* Pag® Central Maine Power Co.— .959765 . for mak-» Date .1.000000 .020060 .208764 i V/ , . OF TENDER 1.000000 .570066* 4.032500 .377893 Mexico, peso .054053, .020060 .208764 —1—— Italy, lira - 4.032500 Denmark, krone 7 .054053 .054053 7 .570066* .020060 England, pound sterling. France (Metropolitan) franc India (British), rupee , ; .020060 .570066* Czechoslovakia, koruna— • 1st (closed) mortgage 6y2S—— -———Nov 1 Caribbean Sugar Co., preferred stock—Oct 28 .022807 .022801 ;• : : .960312 _ ... .. , 1.000000 .960859 Official V1 Associated Laundries of Illinois, Inc.— 3.213113" 3.212450 3.212946 .022804 ; '■ Company and Issue— .297733* ,.022796 : .054053 > I* i i - given in the "Chronicle." NOTICES $ : .297733* 1 .054053 i '• list of corporate bonds, notes, a were Oct. 10 7'v 9 .251247* ■ 3.213113 .022799 .022802 i—f - Ing tenders, and the page number gives the location in .297733* .251247* 3.213113 ;• The date indicates the redemption or last date which the details U/- .251247* , 3.213113 _ $ .297733* Canada, dollar— Free ■■ Oct. 8 .297733* .251247* • ^ - preferred and common stocks called for redemption, Including those called under sinking fund provisions. ' ' Vi . TARIFF ACT OF 1930, . Oct: 7 Oct. 5 .297733* -— _ 1a* i V*, '7 ^ TO TREASURY UNDER BANK r Below will be found Value in United States Money Oct. 4 _ 4,298,659,303 Notices different countries of the Buying Rate for Cable Transfers in New York Country and Monetary Unit Australia, pound.. 8,643,902,698 M 4,636,892,541 ii ' . 489,018,591. 10,211,877,016 + 26.7 r Redemption Calls and Sinking Fund OCT.;4, 1946 TO OCT, 10, 1946, INCLUSIVE Official— 267,553,000 i 519,071,774 23.8 + the Federal Reserve Bank is now cer¬ Section 522 of the Tariff Act of 1930, the buying rate for cable transfers in the record for the week just passed: vJ ' {, 3,682,640 + 26.0 + 38.2 tifying daily to the Secretary of the Treasury; \ J, / + 42.6 Foreign Exchange Rales Pursuant to the requirements of ^ " • Y 2,713,723 : +30.4 66,092,495 39,086,262 + 26.7 + 21.2 , 87,682,333 a + 16.9 + 48.2 31,389,981 8,893,341 . + 3,978,187 . '+10.4 + 32.3 11,427,787 21,200,678 ■ 6,345,856 1,267,601,941 4,309,780 .' + 50.1: •; 114,924,346 378,580,609 415,874,762 + 55.3 + 51.6 ' + 28.5 i.". «/ v ; > . + 37,6 1 53,662,000 + 58.2 96,066,124 6.0 — ■ Y 1,429,621 + 31.2 • • { 285,211,833 294,258,081 +21.3 ' 10,230,554 15,341,371 28,917,009 . 55,676,082,669 world. 853^964 ? 121,458,000 + 23.5 27,731,638 , • 27,407,666,765 ;|j 1,073,451 924,214 1~437,914 260,273,314 4.9 + 376,907,632 14,942,896 10,349,260 4,492,000 317,211,286 7,891,579 124,220,383 2,817,349,340 Outside New York ♦Estimated. ' ' 31,246,605 — (19 cities)-——— 7,669,041 +28.2 206,982,431 6,573,368 * 595,499,370 + 34.5 4,063,663 • 7,106,000 1 401,970,057 10,611,555 173,403,063 43,053,621 15,506,605 19,822,354 34,265,031 16,935,312 ■ 28,041,891 8,267,203 1,535,706,978 43,381,861 V ' 13,931,198 —— 3,832,487 Francisco— - — 2,139,404 £.888,411 5,180,686.686 38,965,741 -86,219,180 29,750,406 +31.5 1,207,719,500 ^ 5,466,903 Portland + 60.1 + 20.9 157,057,000 +32.0 +19.8 +33.2 + 34.3 2,785,567 23,744,544 395,363,445 18,458,896 14,810,762 I———;. 548,481,658 722,082,838 + 32.9 + 24.4 Y*. 124,017,055 83,087,121 4,754,990,598 431,903,600 87,549,891 +12.7 13,127,000 490,045,109 3,247,295 —> 8,068,351 . 1,588,422,227 Seattle Utah-^-Ogden Salt Lake Ctiy 47,173,255 - ' 31,890,337 ———— \ Ore:—Eugene- 79,411,426 + ■ k 66,240,035 ' 3,709,887 - Wash-—Bellingham——— Yakima- 3.9 4,410,033 77,191,389 5.7 15,013,672,0p6 . Total (11 Cities) 325,986 3,971,419 + 36.8 617,275,140 17,630,910,481 - La,—Shreveport San 5,369,892 + 21.7 —— Falls Texarkana-.—— Long + 39.2 + 11.7 273,567 251,128 290,222 + 35.5 + 34.7 +44.9 1,644,377,127 w Arthur Wichita t 82,357,648 + 41.2 - " ~ ./•ISKston Port 85,607,927 + 43.7 257,454 + 55.9 + 37.8 r "" 220,070,516 246,550,668 8,295,888 6,318,724,057 Worth 215,506,073 300,154,374 35,175,258 8,123,610,993 (218,925,608 EL Paso + 27.9 + 29.8 +39.9 + 38.0 Ft 254,040,252 —15.6 45,493,935 +36.9 +21.6 Galveston 324,£53,066 + 16.9 9,931,354 38,686,262 14,800,715 9,037,401 •'■ 5,5837676 408,465 2,351,156,336 + 32.2 529,450,228 ; 17613,767 4,072,909 54,629,002 . — 17995,207 5,3737320 370,085 11,502,240 134,003,036 ,, 9,705,610 1.9 27,292,929 I - _ + 51.4 + 40.5 5,518,806 + 46.5 District—Dallas—. — 2,676,286 ' — 740,945,286 - 1,546,518 6,079,581 + 34.1 166,783,670 2,916,632,177 Texas—Austin—20,264,772 Beaumont 10,987,823 Dallas 1~55~0~362 5.541409 "*+17.5 8,420,675 1957983,920 2,000,925,138 Eleventh Federal Reserve + 32.1 3,489,744 4^052^091 + 26.0 8,689,599,248 . Total (15 cities)-——- 2,102,700 *550,000 7,098,939 361,666,408 Springs.. 7 2,778,248 3,276,969, 40.4 + 64.1 •• 6,351,282 • % + + 25.8 + 25.7 Pueblo - 3,952,711 +43.0 63,217,848 5,370,309 268,767,546 4,335,770 Denver— v/'; 5,550,036 + 22.8 4,767,677 f.v "*+2774 816,989 17,8007572 79,451,207 .. 47,Tl67267 + 33.0 189,565,371 : 27,404,590 1,651,922 Colo.—Colorado 49,182,222 +33.7 73,503,664 , 1,047,397,619 ——. Carthage Joseph "+"l~8~0 * 36,763,583 5,807,894 — 53,079,246 + 47.3 253,415,842 + 1,129,195,169 21,422,562 Topeka—— Mo.—J oplin—————————— 121,639,957 17,889,465 + 23.8 : 1,116,881 —- 89,780,074 9.0 + 57.7. 1,798,467 ' 62,642,752 . . + 24.5 +35.7 149,421,066 + 38.4 + 47.7 8,754,806 22,682,525 379,027,618 Lincoln-——-----, Kans.—Manhattan--— 155,644,779 + 23.7 21,861,000 20,139,707 67,483,701 12,148,577 62,432,743 58,440,209 -— — 137,698,656 27,209,000 .9,191,975 1,283,641 jfcb.--^remont-_---i++~^--.++-+- 4,775,761 149,877,705 6,587,646 234,801,184 + 24.0 27,321,285 170,378,419 36.8" + 57.4 — ; 20,839,079 1,401,474,980 Total (16 cities). + 2,571,350 8,468,891 12,700,711 * 1,362,375 v 1,243,625 ; , 22.9 + 2,427,000 32,868,128 Lewistown. 4,250,288 + 29.5 + 41.9 + 30.9 2,330,871 0579,311 Falls- + 34.5 + 19.6 4,743,322 217,876,137 S. D.—Aberdeen. 7 1,902,178,194 21,742,554 4,896,591 181,253,137 + 46.2 2,359,360,537 26,009,046 6,732,629 ' +26.2 24,001,741 775,500 D.—Fargo St. >172,102,341 5,868,653,498 35,101,620 2,864,508 Grand Forks-. Kansas 204,364,492 7,406,760,597 + 41.8 285,265,160 Paul + 18:7 + 22.5 + 20.9 2,893,012 > 4,101,701 Winona.._ Great Inc. or Dec. $ •21,220,806 970,579,642 Sioux 1945; '1946 Inc. or 803,093,853 :• 26,001,186 Minneapolis_. Fergus - Reserve District—Minneapolis- Federal Rochester N. 1945 • Dec. % Minn.—Duluth. St. Monday, October 14, i946| CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL .658300*'-' v7562716* . ■ Power & Island Co., 1st Corp., 5% Oct 15 1595 1596 1725 1339 debentures due 1959 debs, due 1960 • ' .658300* .658300* National Vulcanized Fibre Co., 4V4% " .562716* .562716* New England Lime Co., 3%-6% Pillsbury Mills, Inc., Queen's Hotel Ltd., :»•: Y t * t i ~ ;s 1594 * preferred stock Nov 15 mtge. sy2S, series A—Nov 1 Nov 1 Light Co., 5% Power Container 1719 ' Nov $4 preferred stock 1st mortgage 5s *-f- 6 Nov 14 debentures due 1966-—Jan 1 Oct 15 Nov 1 • * *' 1637 1334 [Volume 164 , CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL Number 4533;v c :/ " r - . When Company and Issue— "• • ../•':! :.Z". Bpalding (A. G.) & Bros., Inc., 5% debs, due 1989-,. Date ' Dec 1 14 1638 due 1966—Nov 1 1255 Chemical Corp., preferred stock— Windsor Gas Co., Ltd., 1st & ref. 5% bds., . ENTIRE ISSUES Statement of Condition of the 12 Federal v' Page iff 1638 --—Oct . Sun Abbott Page ------Oct 15 1713 mortgage 5s Mar 1/47 1325 Aluminium, Ltd., 6% preferred stock— Nov 29 1581 American Ioe Co., 6% preferred stock —Nov 1 1582 Austin, Nichols & Co., inc., prior "A" stock--Nov 1 "1199 Bancroft (Joseph) & Sons Co., 7% preferred stock Nov 1 1326 Birtman Electric Co., $7 preferred stock— —Nov 1 // '' " * Eastern Ry., Electric & Power Co.. 1st Convertible Iron 1st Missabe & ?nortgage Puller 3'As, Range due Co., 4% Northern Ry.—/' 4'/2% 1590 U. S. Govt, 15 —Nov 7 * 15 1717 654 Bills mortgage 5%% July 1,'47 51513 15 * Industrial bonds, 1977 due —Nov refunding mortgage 5s due 1947....—..; Xowenstein (M.) & Sons, inc.— Orr Mills preferred stock preferred stock Mount Hope Bridge Corp.—' 1 Nov 1329 Any time Oct 31 1330 premises 6% gold <s 15-year income 6% / debenture bonds, series A, due preferred stock—— Federal * :» > notes Reserve + 24,552,163 . + Member 1726 U. S. Treasurer—gen. Foreign 2022 .... Total acct. • 1 796,427 " . ' vr m 1 ^Nov ii,. . , ■ i ' ' 10-10 50c . •11-25 11- + 125,522 dobs, Scottish preference paid Surplus — — 11,867 — (Section to serves principal changes for the $894,000,000 in holdings of Treasury certificates of indebtedness and $802,000,000 in United States Government deposits, reflecting the partial redemption of a series of maturing certificates and Treasury calls on war loan deposits. 877 —340,533 , ■ 11-15 Gas 53 + 11,830 130,202 27,428 ." + 263 —. + 88,269 + 1~718 + V- . (Newark Electric & N. Light $1.14 ; 11- 1 $1.25 $2.50 * 12- Stock 43,227 trial make indus- dividend loans by Barnes Wednesday, Oct. 9: Shares |fz| |zg;| 10-16 7,.11-15 10-15 69c (quar.) \ 11- 15c 11- 1 50 % _—i 31 4 first member banks was nominal. which Name & American mem¬ Investment > 5% reporting 67* 1946 liOans—total - Commercial, Products, : brokers chasing U. 8. V y .— 66 42,891 + 94 + or 9,164 — and dealers carrying: for —2,922 , , -v '786 467 carrying: V. S. Government obligations —.1,037 other securities.......— /• 4is —113 — 1,424 Loans to banks Other loans 127 — Treasury bills Treasury certificates Treasury notes U. S. bonds 2,054 — 679 ; ; of indebtedness (Including guaranteed i>? 6,547 '/ 4,634 /-A:///- obligations) Other — — . Real estate loans 27,228 securities Reserve with 3,543 Federal Reserve Banks 10,242 ... Cash in vault ; Balances with domestic banks 576 2,113 . 10,286 Domestic banks ' 11- 10-15 Pacific 17'/2c 10-10 $1 30 3 + 12 '— "8 >// 23 + !/ •4-! ^9:%/ +103 preferred + + .H 73 — + + Common Brockton : . +* 51 30 37 , 59 — 4'738 -J —255 + 14 —802 547 California California • ' "» . j Cement $1.75 $1' Co., Cotton & 25c • —. ■" . + 249 — — — 12 :.+ 70 -i- 476 -Central ;222 Central 144 ; 11- 1 11- I 11-1 11- 1 11-20 11-25 1-2-47 68%o 11-15 Ltd., Mills Investment 11-1 " 10-15 ; • 32c $1 t25c 6% pfd. Stores 10- 1 10-18 10-18 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-21 1- 4 10-19 10-19 10-31 12-10 11-15 50c 12-14 Corp.— 10-15 $1 — (initial)— 25c (accum,).—— >/// $21/ common Light 10- 1 10-15 $1.25 (s-a) A 10- 1 12-15 11-15 1-2-47 11-15 Corp.— 31-1 97'Ac 15c 20c $1.25 $1 10-15 10-25 10- 10-30 10-15 10-30 10-15 11- 5 1 10-18 11-25 11- A 11- 1 10-23 $1.25 75c 25c 11-1 10-15 11-15 10-19 10-31 10-25 25c 10-31 10-25 12- 11- » 40c , (Del.)— of California (quar.) — (quar.) (quar.) Ccrp. —- $1.10 25c pfd. B (quar.) Gas (quar.) — 1 10- 7 10-14 10- 7 50c 11-30 11- 1 50c 10-21 10- 5 5% 12- 10-16 50c 11-15. 10-25 15c . (quar.)„.. 11- 1 12- 2 11-12 11-15 .Utilities, Ltd., 5% .pfd. (quar.) Louisiana Electric (quar.)—rr->». 10-25 11-.1 .11-15 40c: '' 10- 5.1 10-15 .41-15 t$1.25 10-10 -11- 1 10-28 10-18 10-28 10-18 3 0-28 10-18 10-14 v 90c $1 . 12-1 ;:11-15/11- 1 (quar.)' Common ' Extra: . —•— — from gains S. } 10-15 & securities sales preferred convertible ' 40c $1.50 ; ,50c ' 10-28 10-18 25c (quar,)./..— 11-1 10-21 ;! —- (quar.)—. Inc., common (quar.)_ preferred (initial) W. Fine Foods, 4% •' .. on 20c 87'Ac 7'Ac 6c $4.50 B — 10-21 1- 1 12-10 1 10-20 10-31 10-t9 35c 35c 12c! 40c 11-15 10-35 10-15 10- I 25c 40c 10-31 10-19 11-15 10-25 11- 10-lt 1 10-31 10-19 10-25 10-15 10-15 ll"l 12- 2 11- 1 11- 1 10-18 11- 1 10-10 11-15 10-18 12-14 11-30 10-15 10- 11- 1 10-15 11- 1 10-15 10-18 . convertible -preferred ;.(quar,)—.-,-^ Springfield .Gas Light Co.. (quar.) Stanley Brock, Ltd., class A (quar.)— Class ll'-il 11- . San-Nap-Pak Manufacturing Co.-r-Common (irreg.V >—.—-— *5C Sanger Brothers (initial) —.————— ' ^asc; Secord (Laura) -Candy Shops (quar.) $20c Sharp & Dohme, Inc., common (irreg.) 25c /: $3.50 preference A (quar.).——l—: 87„nC Slater (N.) Company, Ltd. (quar.)— i / *30c Southam Co., Ltd. (quar.)—— —+190 Spiegel, Incorporated— 6 (Del.)— —— ^ , Ordinary • ? Ohio Light & Power—s t 3.87c ."preferred .(quar.)-,,---—1 Central Power & Light Co. (Texas)— A7o preferred (quar.) i for - , (quar.)———.— Republic Drill & Tool, 6% preferred (quar.). Republic Investors Fund— — Reynolds (R. J.) Tobacco— ', Common (quar. interim) —..— Class B (quar. interim)—Rockland Light & Power Co. (quar.) Rumford Chemical Works /Jl//---.—- 12-31 Storage Co.— * Co. Special convertible x • Gamble 3'A% 10-10 20c $1 $5o & .. • t$1.50 ■ —. , 10-16 class A (accum.)". Fund, Ltd.. (quar.): " — Railway— 4fp/ convertible! preferred 10- 4 11-21 ./ & Northern Reliance Manufacturing Co. (111.)— Common (increased quar.)—.— .10-14 . (quar.).— Co, Johnson Distribution 10-15 11- 1 12-15 1-31-47 $$3.50 ! •!'v 10-15 2%% (increased)-. • 11-1 10-29 — (s-a) Cold 1— Railway & Light Securities Co. —» 10-19 10-19 10-31 11-15 11-15 16c - Procter 10-10 10-25 10-15 50c $1.75 . Canadian Foreign banks—. — 9,286 Borrowings ...i 1,304 Debits t« demand deposit accounts except /* 145 interbank and TJ„ 8. Gov't aceounta,'"" / > during week 16,821 !> 12-27* 10-17 11-15 40c , — (irreg.) 10-31 10-19 $1.50 Z 11-15 12-31 $1.75 common—..i.—. Co., Ltd.— American deposit receipts registered (interim) 11- 1 10-21 12- 2:fe';ll-15 $1.25 (irreg.) Light Gas Ice Piedmont 12- 5 200% praticipating Canadian \- 1-7-47 $1.75 25c $1 Bullock's, Incorporated (Los Angeles)-+ :• !' 4% preferred (quar.) Butterfly Hosiery Mills Ltd., common (s-a)_ 7% preferred (s-a) .Cable & Wireless (Holding) Ltd,— | ? + 1,168 // —4,710 + & —.. (Dei.) — & Corp. Phillips Petroleum 9-19 12-20 30c $1.18% dividend Stock 2,378 242 + 37 Limestone — 631 f: 2 (quar.) (quar.) Co. (quar.)_» Special Bourjois, Incorporated, $2.75 pref, (quar.) ^ ! Broadway Department Store's-—. •/•••'•'•"•/„• •:•'•'• —3,256 2 com. 9-30 5c /Pennsylvania Pinchin Eoston Woven Hose & Rubber —4.546 10-14 10c . preferred (quar.)„« / Boston Fund, Inc. (quar.) — 569 + lO'/sC common Corp. 12- 6 9-30 Pennsylvania Electric, 4.40% Mortgage Guaranty Co. of Shoe 10-U 11-19 10-11 Extra.————. 12-20 10-15 10-18 11-19 10-15 Co., & Lighting 11-15 9-30 Company...—$1.25 Peaslee-Gaulbert 10-15 V; 9-30 $3 preferred Finance Pacific 10-15 12-31 11-15 10-28 10-10 : class Lime (The) 10-15 1 Extra 4% 51 /. —103 + 361 + — —894 — . 10-22 12- 141-10 —! — (s-a) Power 12rll , 10-31 _ Electric Co., common (quar.) $7 preferred (quar.) Booth Fisheries Corp., common (quar.) 118 — 1 10-15 $1 25c Birtman 361 — 10-22 • 12-16 I ——. — Co., Inc., preferred 2 11- 11-15 40c (irreg.)__.__ Best.. & Company......—....fc—. 580 — 30 "-,!•» 4 Outlet. 20c S.) 4 Calgary Power 39,237 ; U. S. Government deposits.! Interbank deposits:, • Bond & (A. 5preference Demand deposits adjusted deposits Corporation, 43A% Liabilities- Time 1-15 (quar!) 10-25 - preferred (quar.) Northern Engineering Works Nunn-Bush Shoe, common (quar.)—— 5% preferred (quar.)—— Okonite Company (quar.)— Outboard Merino & Manufacturing (irreg.)_ 11-15 10- 9 37 'Ac $1.25 (increased quar.) Manufacture York '12-16 :• ■ $3.90 11-1 1 10-15 . non-cum. Non-assented 12- 2 preferred — quarterly England 1-2-47 (special) (s-a) Bessemer obligations— New 30c 37'/2c America Beck v Government prior 10-19 10-10 (quar.).. preferred 15c 25c Bankers /: 2,946 pur- Other- securities— $2 31MiC (quar.) Corporation Associated: Electric Industries, Ltd.— American' deposit receipts Othe loans for purchasing or ' { ~-966 : ■: 15,477 — (quar.) common Ship Building Co Clayton & Company Aviation 58,108 ... 5% Argo Oil Oct. 3, 1945 1946 $2.50 9-18 Archer-Daniels-Midland industrial, and agricultural loans to (111.) 1-2-47 75c (quar.) Casket preferred National 10-15 10-18 Extra Increase (4) or Decrease (—) Since Loans Co. Light & Traction, preferred (quar.) ; American (In millions of dollars) and investments—total 10-25 : Electric Increased Payable of Rec. 20c 1 11- 1 ! $1.50 / 11- 1 12-12 40c :.• *$1 .* 12-12 12-20 AOc .10-31 $15c .C—^ quar j ^increased National Container Corp. Holders $1.12'/st Inc...; preferred1 (quar.)— American - Share 1 10-16 10- 9-30 Marble, National New When 9-30 11- 10-25 11-30 Oil, Go—....— 50c /i 11-7.1;:' 10-15. 67c 1st preferred (quar.)— $1.50 Melville Shoe Corp., new coin, (initial quar.) 11-1 / „40c 4% ; preferred,/ '"(quar.)$1 11-1 10-31 Michigan Bakeries, Inc., common (irreg.) 55c 11- 1 7% preferred (quar.)— ——— $1.75 11- 1 $1 non-cum. prior preferred (quar.)._— 25c Miller As Hart, Inc., com. (initial) 10-31 $2 *, $1" 1-14 pripr preferred ——— 31 Miles Shoe, Incorporated, common 10-31 (quar.)_ '20c 10-31 3%% preferred, (quar.).—.............. $1.18% /%-$7 are: / / ' / 'v (increased) Mills, Anderson . Straus Alabama • > of Company 7 Abraham in the Sep. 25, second table in Per 1 9-30 11-19 10- < previously announced, but The dividends announced this week j American Assets— a preferred McNeel * follow with we 10-15 ■ $$1.75 Ltd.—......—;■ $50c common, McColl-Frontenac . ber banks. Xioans Then show the dividends we A McGraw Investment News Department" in the week when declared. Borrowings declined $22,000,000 in the Richmond Dis¬ Oct. 2, ' 6% and districts* the principal increases/ being $123,000,000 in New York City, $29,000,000 in the-Kansas City District, and $27,000,000 in the St. Louis District; the increase at all reporting member banks was $249,000,000. A summary of the assets and liabilities. of member banks follows: ♦ ; 10%" which have not yet been paid. Further details and rec¬ ord of past' dividend payments in many cases are given under the company name in our "General Corporation States Government deposits declined in all districts. De¬ posits credited to domestic banks increased in nearly all in New York City, $11,000,000 19 Va are grouped in two separate tables. In the bring together all the dividends announced the we 10-15 10-15 11- (Del.)— London Canadian Investment Corp,— 5% preferred (accum.) , !l0s/8 — 10-16 11-20 75c —— Company (quar.).* • Bros., Ltd.' (quar.)— Telephone & Telegraph Co. 5 % .60 . curreht week. $133,000,000 in New York City, $68,000,000 in the Chicago District, and $255,000,000 at all reporting member banks. United District* and $70,000,000 at all reporting per share — ^10-18 10-15 $1.25 — Tea Class B common • /$ Dividends Chicago District; the net change at all reporting $18,000,000 / — 30 ! Lincoln ; Class STOCKS 4 10-18 1, 15c (quar.)- St Lewis on DIVIDENDS bonds declined $24,000,000 each in the Richmond and San Francisco Districts and increased $22,000,000 in Cleveland Jewel Delaware County Trust Company Philadelphia Bourse Philadelphia Transportation Co., pfd. v.t.c Philadelphia Transportation Cov common v.t.c 30 - . ment trict, Knitting Mills, common preferred A (quar.) * Lofland, Philadelphia, 10- 10-15 25c Kokenge Kokomo Water Works, 6% preferred (quar.) Kresge (S. S.) Company .(quar,)-—-——— Extra i—! • ^ City National Bank of Philadelphia— 2,113 ]/2 certificates " of indebtedness .^declined in all districts. Holdings of Treasury bills in¬ creased $103,000,000, and holdings of Treasury notes de¬ clined $109,000,000. Holdings of United States Govern¬ 1 & 4 $1 10-31 25c Machine, com (quar.) preferred (quar.)_, Jantzen Transacted 10- - deposit and F. R. combined-—.. to 11-15 10-15 Hutchins Investing Corp.,. $7 pfd. (accum.) 75c Idaho Power Co. (increased quar.) 45c 4% preferred - (quar.)/ ■! $1, Illinois Zinc Coi (stock dividend) i*—! 100% Intertype Corporation ■ : ,25c Irving' (John) Shoe Corp,-—**—*—---—* ^ 15o 796,427 + 10-19 i Stores - Auction Sales Treasury declined —338,762 44,415,480 12-16 1 (s-a) J.) 12-31 (A. Julian $154,000,000 was in JfeW York City. deposits-adjusted 10-18 , - convertible 5% loans in¬ $31,OO0;O0O in New York City, $11,000,000 each Demand 1 10-17 , note liabilities tricts, and $04,000,000 at all reporting member banks. Loans for purchasing or carrying United States Govern¬ ment and other securities declined $176,000,000, of which the 11- — 697,359 + 358,355 184,352 7) Commercial^ industrial/ and agricultural Holdings: of 2 10-31 - 10-25 Corp. (quar.)_ 25c 11- 1/ J.) Ltd., common (initial)— t^'Ac 4Va%; preferred (quar.) 11-1 $$1,12% ! Fyr-Fyter Company, class A (quar.) 10-15 50c Class B 10-15 (irreg.) ' " 70c General Outdoor Advertising, common 12-12 25o 11-15 67o preferred (quar.) : $1.50 / General Shoe Corp. 10-31 (quar.) 50c Georgia RR. & Banking Co. (quar.) 10-15 $1.75 •W/QuarterlyAv— -**•>•'•«'/• $1.75 1-15-47 Harris (A.) & Company, 5xh7o pfd. (quar.) 11- 1 $1.37'A Hastings Manufacturing Co.—* '■< 1,723 — -.43,757,076 in Commitments in the Boston, Chicago* St. Louis, and San Francisco Dis¬ , 10-21 12- $50c— Franklin 69,354 349,582 —145,629 12,443 . Total liabilities & cap. accts. Ratio of gold certificate re¬ week ended Oct. 2: Decreases of creased 1 10-U 1 f$1.25 _ following 11- 1 Investments, Ltd.— (accum.) Insurance 60c 396,768 102,337 —263,797 17,422,077 1,770,393 ... Surplus (Section 13b) Other tapital accounts The condition statement of weekly reporting member fcanks of the Federal Reserve System in 101 leading the 1 11- $2 - 10-19 11- $1.25 (quar.) 10-15 13.-15 87'Ac , preferred Foote Brothers Gear & 52,893 — Capital Accounts—. mm GondHion Statement of Member Banks shows 8 - 11- 20c common——i.— 5 "o Fitchburg 482,644 + ; —146,637 —112,647 335,943 ... liabilities Capital cities 11- 7 10-31 $1 Williamsport RR. (s-a; Empire District Electric Co., 5% pfd. (quar.) Exeter & Hampton Electric (quar.)— Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland (quar.) 415,408 + 482,555 — deposits Total ? 1768 162. 10-15 10-25 $5.34 Elmira & 1767 ^•Announcement in thls~issue: tin Vol. 161. §In Vol. 11-15 Oil Fields (monthly) 15c Paper, Ltd.—* '. - / 4/ 4'A '/<• convertible preferred (quar.)— $$1.12'A Dunlop Tire & Rubber Goods Co,, Ltd.-—, ./ 5% 1st Ipreference (s-a)'i——-4--.*—. $62'Ac 1,109 + 584,230 availability items Other liabs., incl. accrued divs. 1638 Corp., 5% convertible debentures-Nov 10-15 11-15 / ' : ——*; Dominquez 11,108 .,,755 69,770 + 16,019,349 acct. Deferred $2490 1 4 10-15 1 6c — preferred- Donnacona 1763 —Dec $3 Co. $8 Freiman Other 52822 July 1, *47 4 2 50c (s-a)__ — 57c 287,974 —■ Inc., Mfg. Dominion 18 25,565 , 1725 1 11- 12- ■ 50c (s-a)— Electric— Firemen's '• bank—reserve »•. 1 Nov 10- 10- 12-23 12'Ac (quar.)— Dominion & Anglo Investment Corp., Ltd.— 5% preferred (quar.)— - 1 * 1 '.".2,." + / 40,701 —Nov Viceroy Mfg. Co., Ltd., 1st mortgage bonds-. , ■" —355,162 ■ & Water, Dennison 186,254 + r—44,415,480. ': ' —338,762 !,; Liabilities— Light Co.— . ' due 1998-Jan bonds 10-15 10-15 . Deposits: bonds, series B, duel947——.Anytime Trane Co., 6'7c United States Radiator + ! 3,955 — .-32,696 . —— total Assets 1724 2 12-10 11-15 .10-15 : 25c (quar.) preferred/(quar.) Davenport 230,142 ■.— 121,215 2,044,066 — 500 — 92 banks—. items assets 1722 securities of other 1595 —Dec l — due 1969—. Southern Ry., 1st mtge. 4'/as, ser. A, New York Utilities, Inc.— 1st lien >&: ref. 6% and foreign banks notes Bank ' - mortgage income bonds Texas Power loans from Other . —Oct 15 Northern Richmond Cedar Works, 23,774,286 + 52,148 — Gas Press, 3'/27o 222,102 — '* — Merrimac Hat Corp., 2nd 755,290 Uncollected . Norfolk Cuneo —1,265,050 673,100 Total F. R. Acceptance convertible 1st and ...— Continental 262,840 + 23,502,380 Due series A 12-31 4c - Oil Company, 7 10-22 60c —— Consumers 12- 10-10 10-20 II-15 — Quarterly : +1,454,454 7,517,001 — Total U. S. Govt, securities . Gas Royalty 11-16 25c $1.50 Consolidated Water Power & Paper Co.— vv, ■ series E, Corp., Ltd.— 15-year notes, duo 1952 International Paper Co.— 5% convertible1 preferred ^stock-i--i*i---i.i«iA4% Natural 11-16 12-10 12-10 I-2-47 50c 87'Ac (quar.)—--* (quar.)<quar.)_ (quar.) Corp. ——• Consolidated 128 + 52,148 — 14,556,989 Consolidated //; Extra. ■ 1,620 — 1,308 — ....... Notes; 1720 - Gypsum, Lime & Alabastine, Canada, Ltd.— 1st securities: — 10 — 128 + 52,966 + 1,080 ••'Hr''. .1.i-i. purchased 7,348 — Dearborn 10-19 12'/2c common Consolidated ;//! 1328 1 •; loans Co., 1 $1.12'/2 International Corp. Electric 10-18 11- — Bonds 1 Concord 255,574 53,295 42,396 4- 27,446 + 270,698 advances Certificates Ry.— Nov mtge. gold bonds, gen. Acceptances convertible preferred stock_Nov (George A.) Great Industrial Nov 1962 ./ and 1590 —Nov Commonwealth 225,859 . 1 (initial)_12'/2c new com. (quar.). //6%/ preferred (quar.)»— Consolidated Biscuit Co. (quar,)* 18,122,460 279,964 gold ctf, reserves—— -Nov IS .........-'.-.Dec ' 1 Co., 1st mtge. 6s Duluth, — + 11- 35c — preferred Holders Payable of Rec. 50c (Mass.)—-■ Bottling (St. Louis) Colgatc-Palmolive-Peet Co. com. //Z$3.50 preferred (quar.) R. F. for Other! cash 1590 Oct preferred stock, 6% series-—Cumulative 67c preferred stock, series A Consumers Co. (Del.), $3 preferred stock Crown Drug Co., 7% preferred stock Dierks Investment Total 16 stock Cumulative fund 28,247 + ;V : Coca-Cola 10, 1945 780,036 Discounts cumulative 17,342,424 ....... notes 1590 Corp.— preference 5 % due Oct. 1946 " Redemption 52142 debs. duo. 1959--——Oct 25 Central Soya Co., Inc., 3ft % Columbia Gas & Electric 1951—Any time 5s mtge. ' /.V'$4.50 -) Since Oct. 2, 1946 Assets Gold certificates - Butte Extra Oct. 9, 1st Copper — Inc. (+) or Dec. Laboratories, 4% preferred stock—. Algoma Store Real Estate Trust Pasco H Quarterly Champion Paper & Fibre, (In thousands of dollars) Date Share de Chain CALLED , l':?* Cerro Reserve Banks Combined ■ Cqmpanyand Issue— .Name of Company ^1.12 A -WJS® $15c +10c 4 Monday, October 14, 1946 [THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Per Name of Company Stowell Screw Co., Wells Struthers \ - Ltd., class A__>-— $1.25 pfd. (quar.)—- shares Sub . V *' > of 10-19 Babcock ;10-19 Baldwin Company, 1 10-19 Baldwin Rubber 10-15 10-16 •87%c • 11-4 11-15 10-31 :.fv "Wilsil, (Wm.), 11- 1 11- 1 7'/2c 11- 1 10-15 $3 11- 1 11- 1 10-19 1- 2 12- 1 12-16 12-31 11-15 11- 10-15 $1.25 _ (monthly) 12- 40c 25c common 1 1 2 11- 9 11- 1 10-19 12- 2 12-20 25C • 11-20 1-2-47 2-1-47 1-20 *37y2C 10-31 371/2C 1-31-47 1-21 ; convertible preferred (quar.)_ convertible preferred (quar.) 7-31 41-1 ii-1 Coon 'Corn 1-2-47 12-10 (quar.)_——— 10- 7% preferred British 6% 9 give the dividends announced In previous (accum.) preferred (quar.)— County Trust Co Stock dividend 1st Abbott Laboratories, 4% .preferred Aluminum Alloys, -Inc.— Acme convertible $1.10 Aircraft Aeronca Extra 4% convertible preferred convertible preferred (quar.) -— : ■ Shoe Stores (quar.)_. Air Investors, Inc., $2 non-cum. conv. pfd._ ■ - Reduction Co., Inc. (quar.) All Penn Oil & Gas (quar.) Allied Storea Corp.; Aluminum Co. 4% preferred (quar.)— Canada, Ltd. of Petroleum Corp.- Alliance Insurance American Asphalt Roof American Can Crown 9-16 Crown Co. Fidelity Co. & Fire Canada Northern 12-1 (increased) 7% 7% preferred Mill. 10-21 10-15 10- 12-14 11-30 10-15 9-30 (quar.) 33 11- preferred Anierican 5% Stove $1.12% 4V2 % Thermos 12- 2 10- t 9-38 10- 2 9-20 11- 4 12- 6 9-16 -— — Corp. prior 6% prior preferred 10-18 9-30 10-15 9-13 11- t 10-19 1-2-47 12-20 11- 1 11- 1 10-15 25c 10-21 10-11 $1.25 11- 1 10-11 50c: < — —. preferred 11- I $1.50 1-31-47 Associated —. 756 %c - ! $1.12% 1 Products .12-14 10-15 10- 5 3c 10-15 10- (quar.)— _ 5% preferred Atlantic Refining Co.— convertible 3.60% Atlas Atlas B 4% (quar.) each of 15 5% (initial ; held •10-25 11- 50c . non-cuiyulative preferred 9- 7 9-30 10-31 5% *40-31 5% (increased Oilcloth Dominion 9-20 10-15 1 1 3 Chemical Dow 10-31 j 10- X $25c 11- $25c 11- 1 $$1.75 10-15 — Ltd. :>: • 10-15 5% (increased Cincinnati preferred quar.) & St. 12%c 1 10c 10-15 5% Y143; 10-23 10-30 10-15 35c 11-15 10-15 ;ii-i5 $1.75 11- 1 10-'4 11- J 30- 4 11- 1 > 10-18 11- 10-16 1 8% 11- > 11- 1 .common.—. (s-a) 10-17 , 11- 1" 11- 1 pfd. 43c &■ 11- 1 •1112- 1 15c 1 10-15-. ,.10-22 25c 10-22 10c v 11-15 $4 11-4 f" Compo Shoe Machinery (stock dividend).: Concord Gas Co. (New Haven)— 7% preferred (accum.). Products (initial). 11- 1 10-15 10-15 9-16 30c ■ —. 10-18 L10-15 9-30 1 10- 4 15C 10-25 10-10 10-15 9-30 10-15 9-30 37%c 10-31 10-21 , $1.06% 10-31 10-21 10-15 10-10 pfd. IOC $1.50 (quar.) 50C 75c $1 10- 10r21 $3.50 2 10-26 20c 10-28 400 10-28 , — « -10c 7c 5:.,' 41-20 ' , 9-30 $2.20 Fuller 11-15 10-15 10-15 10-10 11- 1 10-18 9-30 $8 A (s-a). Ltd. (quar;)— preferred (George A.) 10-15 :9-30. $1,25 11-1 10-15 $50c 10-25 12 %C 10-31 10-15 10-31 10-15 10-31 10-15 Malting, common (quar.) 12-15 12-10 10-15 9-30 General 55c 33 %c 12 %C 5% General Class B General Electric 10-15 10- 4 10-18 9-23 10-18 9-23 stock. 15c 11- 1 10-18 •40c 10-15 40c 10-25 5c 10-15 10.- 1 ;91c 11-25 1U 9 25c (irreg.) (quar.)—. (initial) com; 1 9-27 5% preferred series C preferred A (s-a) 10-25 10-10 6% preferred B (s-a) 4% 1 10-21 11-25 11- 9 30c 11-25 11- 9 Co Finance Corp. 1 5c Payable in cash or I. G. Chem. Baking Co. General 11^ 50c (reduced) Capital Corp. 11- 9-30 •25C Co. General $1 (quar.) Co. 4% conv. pfd conv. pfd. (quar.) ; (quar.) Aniline & Film, Class A (reduced)-> Gabriel Company, 10-31 10-15 10-21 10-10 $35c (quar.)— • 10-15 11- 9-30 10-15 10-15 4 10-16 y .10-17 ;"7%c Co., 1 11- 1 10- 1 10-25 7c Telegraph. Co. Franklin 11-15 37%0 10-14 :11- 12- I Four Twelve West 6th Co..— 11- $1 . 17 %C' Kleiser—_—»—X & Gardner-Denver 25c 11- % .11-16 $1.50 V9-30 10- 100% •9-16 11-30 50c 1. Co Brewing Co. Fort Pitt Froedtert Grain & .,40-19 11- 10-15 11-15 25c : .Foundation Co. of Canada ■ 10-15 35c. 0, 5 10c . Foster Y.— -y : • 9-30 9-20 — • common 10- 50c (San Fran.) (quar.)— & Rubber (increased) Stores, 7% preferred (quar.) — First Mutual Trust Fund Shares , (Toronto)— (quar.) 1 $1.75 prior (Wm.) $$1.50 com. 11-15 11- (quar.)_ ^v^Fieirtng-Hall Tobacco «Co., Inc.— • 6% preferred (quar.)— 11-1 Florida Portland Cement—•" 10- I <■', ,-7% partic. preferred (accum..).. 10-15-<\ Florsheim Shoe Co.; class A (extra) 10-15 /:.■ Class B -(extra) ...— $5c (quar.) 10-17 1 $25c — . JO- 5 12- 30c (quar.) Sons Fireman's Fund Ins. 1 10-19 r 1 10^' S •: 10-16 v- 10-31 7, 40-,5..^ A 11-15 A 11-15 11- 10-15 25c of America preferred (quar.) Cap & Set Screw Filene's 10; ,9-30 $1.25 Corp. Brewing Fibreboard 7 10- 7 10-15 $1.75 8-30? 10-15 .11-20 10% Fitzslmmons «, ;/ v10-15 10-15 25c $3.50 preferred (quar.) ———-—Department Stores— New common (quar.)-:. 4%% new convertible preferred (quar.)_ Fenton United Cleaning & Dyeing Co.— 1 $10c common Consolidated Car Heating Co.. Inc. (quar.) Consolidated Chemical Industries, Inc.— 9-17 10-15 25c Firestone Tire $$1.25 (quar.) Edison Co. of N. Share Inc., common 10- 9 fi: 43C preferred '(quar.).^ $5 preferred (quar.) Consolidated Grocers Corp., 25c $1.12% (quar.) common..(initial)— - Common Fraser — Consolidated & Insurance Co. 10-10 ,85C Confederation Life Association \ ; 3-20 Co., 10-17 ;$1.50 10-21 , RR. 40-31 $1.50 10-15 A- 4-1-47 10- Bond 50c 425c Enterprises, Ltd.— ••...* preferred (quar.) partic. pref. Class A 12-2Q 25c 10-7 7% 11-1 2 I-1-47 1 Ferry 10- 12- 12-16 25c 6% ' ... new y 10-10 $1.50 (quar.)- 1 12-20 1 25C Co. 12- 9 1 11- $4 11- 2-7-47 11- $2.50 i Edison 12-21 9-U Federated Ry.— (s-a) Alcohols, Ltd., io4i" II- 1-2-47 $3 '30c - Commonwealth t 11- 4' .''iid-A'Sf $1.05 $1.75 2-15-47 preferred series A (final).—. convertible preferred (final)—. Commercial 10-15 $1 $1.25 Gas & Electric,, preferred .'(final) 10-25 87 %c v 9-30 $2 30a: Louis 10- 10-15 $1.25 (quar.) Fedders-Quigan (increased quar.) Federal Services Finance Corp. (Wash, D. C.)— 1 11- V $1.12% $1.50 preferred (quar.) $1 preferred Falstaff 10-11* 1 10-15 1 10-18 Ry. Co.— Extra 10-15 11-15 5c 11- 20C Racing Assn., Eversharp, 11- 40c 10- 7 10-15 $1 17c •2% (quar.)— 12-11 IX- 4 56'Ac _i. • Extra 10-15 10-1 — 1st Excess (quar.) Co., Ltd. 1 1 10-15 (quar.) Group Associates (quar.) $5 preferred A (quar.) Esmond Mills, Ltd., 5% pfd. (quar.) Eureka Pipe Line (quar,) ——————-f- 1; „ 10- 1 1111- 75c preferred series B (accum.) Erie Investment Corp.— Cockshutt Plow 5% 1 9-20 1-1-47 I 9-18 10-15 (quar.) — Electrographic Corp. (stock dividend)Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp. (quar.) ' $1.12% (quar.) 10' 1 $20c $4.20 pfd. 10-15 10-15 I Magnesia Talc Co., Inc.— Electric 11-15 Collins Company, (quar.) ColoniaL Mills...(quar.) 1 10- If I 10- 1 450c ———-—-— common preferred (quar.) El Dorado Oil Works 8 10-25 5% Cleveland-Sandusky Brewing (initial). Clinton Water Works, 7%. preferred (quaT.) Coast Breweries, Ltd.. (guar.) .^... Extra 11- 11- $20c v. 4%% 9-30 11-30 (stock dividend 9-30 12-31 (quar.) com. Ltd.-. Co., Ekco Products Co., new 9 25c preferred (guar.)_ Chase Candy Co., new common (initial) Chase National Bank (N, Y.) (quar.)-;i Chasers, Inc. (quar;) Chemical Fund,, Inc. Chicago Allerton Hotel Cincinnati Gas & Electrio, com. (initial) City of Paris Dry Goods— 1% 1st preferred < gnar.V 7% 1st preferred (quar.) 1% 2nd preferred City Stores Co., common (increased quar.) A 10- 10-15 40C conv. Class !•> 10-10 1 12- 12-31 - 1 10- preferred (quar.) Eastern Township Telephone . 9-30 10-15 10-25 85c 9-30 1 10-31 6% 9 33'/3 % prior pref. 4%% $1 , 9 Combined 4 . 1 10- $1.19 11- 2-1-47 Corporation Eastern 9 10- (initial) dividend Columbian. National Life Insurance Co. $1 /-■•y 10- 10-31 11- 11- 2-1-47 $$1.25 •: 9-2$ 9-2t 10-15 $25c Quarterly 9-30 10-31 13c 10-15 1 10-15 $30c Eastern Massachusetts Street 10-21 25C 35c 11- $25c Employers 10- 30c $35 C 1 Products— Steel 10-11 $$1.37% stock l 10-31' 37 %c 10-15 25C 6% (increased quar.) 11- 1 Pont , Kansas Store du 10-10 l; 10-15 250 9-3$ 10-15 $$1.25 $4 preferred A (quar;)— Metals & Supply 10-10 ; 11- 9"2t?f 1 (quar.) (quar.) (quar.). (quar.) (increased s-a)_ Chemical certificates Industries. Dover 7 10-21 $1 Conde Nast Publications preferred common 10- 11- 50c preferred (quar.) 10-26 1 10-15 $35C & * i? 9-30 11- $37%c (quar.)- Eastern 50c 11- 8 9-2.7 10-31 $44c $4.50 $1.25 10- 11- $20c Duplan 10-15 Ry. (quar.)__ com. (initial). 10-15 $75c Linoleum & Paper Co., Donnacona B 9-13 Light Co., 10-10 10-25 $75c (quar.)—- 9 1 11- 31 %c 7%. pfd. Dominion Woolens & Worsteds,'Ltd. 10-10 40- 11-1 (quar.) 10- 10-30 (increased quar.) Ducommun $10c 10-10 10-16 $27 %c quar.) Dominion Textile Co.. Ltd., 10-10 40-31 Tar trust Voting 9-20 9-20 $$1.75 2-7 10-19 $10c 10-15 11- 3-1-47 11-15 preferred (quar.)— preferred (quar.)——; Dominion 10-10 1 11- '10-10 15c (quar.)_ preferred Dominion Malting, common Common 10- 5 10-21 10-31 1st 7% -is. 9-30 m 9-30 5 10-15 10-15 (quar.) com. preference (quar.) 2nd preference (quar.) Dominion Glass Co., common 10-15 10-25 $37 %c Ltd. Fabrics, Dominion 6% 10- 10-15 8c — 9-30 Quarterly of 7 10-15 11-15 9-30 10-21 $50c quar.) convertible 11- 11- 1 r- 9-30 11- 1 90c - quar.)_ preference shares 12-2 10-31 '9-19 $1 - - share 87%c 10-12 10-10 10-25 15C 11- 5% (quar.) $5 class A (payment clears all arrears) Autocar Company (stock dividend)— for 7 10-15 10-15 Austin Nichols & Co.— One 11- 10-15 11- 1 $2.50 Wiborg Proprietary, Ltd.— 5%% preference (quar.) prior 2 $$1.25 $183Ac 10-14 .. Ault & Convertible (quar.) $1 • (quar.) preferred (Increased 12- Manufacturing (Ind.) (quar.) Dome Mines, Ltd. (reduced) Domestic Industries, 5% preferred (quar.) Dominion Coal Co., Ltd., 6% pfd. (accum.) Dominion Dairies, Ltd.— 40-12 9-27 25C Company, common Stores (quar.) Dodge 5% 11-14 t$1.25 7 $1.75 ; 32c 1 10-15 $4 11- U- 4; 12- $1 2 10-15 .10- 10-31 Co.— 12- 40-30 10-10 75C (quar.) Company Match 11-15 4%% a A 1 7 40- 5 25c $15c Chain - (s-a) preferred preferred Powder, Steels, Ltd. ; 1010- 1 - 25c pfd. (quar.)« Coast Line RR.—<=•"• 10-15 10-21 20C Eastern 6% — non-cum. 4% 5% $22%c. r_; 4% 1* 10-1$ 75c participating preferred (s-a) Dickey (W. S.) Clay Mfg. Co. (initial) Discount Corp. of New York— Distillers-Seagrams, Ltd.— 5% preferred (quar.) Dividend Shares, Inc - Columbia Industries, Ltd. Co., 10- 11- Certain-teed Products— 1 — Vilbiss Diamond 10-17 1 10-15c 10-25 25C 11-25 Central Paper Co. 10- 4 12-23 $1 •Atlantic City Electric Atlantic 11- $3 preferred (s-a)— Ordinary (interim) Associated Telephone Co., Ltd.— 4%% preferred (quar.)_. Athey 11- 10-25 10-25 50c (quar.) 12-15 common 10-14 10c 20c 20c Michigan Stove $15c Ohio 10,4 Extra (quar.). Corp., 4% 10-15 50C B Stock , 933Ac (quar.) 11-25 & 10-1 Detroit Gasket & Manufacturing 10-15 1 9-30 10-15 Co 12-15 Central i. (quar.) Electric Edison $1SC Cleveland 1-21 Pipe Briar 11- 10-5 10-21 10-15 25c 30C Union Stock Yards Co. Cup Power, 43A% pfd. (quar.). Central New York Power, 3.40% pfd. (quar.) Central Ohio Light & Power (quar.) 10-23 (quar.)_ Mills 1 12-14 25C Denver 9-30 ; $1.12% Light (quar.) Central 10- 5 $1.50 - 10- 10-15 12%c J (quar.) (quar.) Arcade Cotton Mills, 6% Art-Craft 10-15 30c ... Anglo-Canadian Telephone— 4% % preferred (initial quar.)^— 4%% 10-15 :$1.25 Appalachian Electric Power— Arlington 2 50c 53 VaC (quar.) & Smelting Co.— preferred (quar.) preferred 10- 2 1 11- 4 (quar.)—— Anchor Hocking Glass, common— Anchor Post Products. Inc.— -, 6% 10-15 10- $2.25 (quar.) American Zinc Lead prior 9-30 & Power Home preferred (quar.f Central Aguirre Associates (quar.) Central Hudson Gas & Electric, common Central Investment Corp. (increased). 10- 4 10-15 Anaconda Wire & Cable— •$5 conv. , 11- 10-31 10-15 $1.25 J. (quar.) * 11-30 12%c 68%c 30c (quar.) Viscose preferred 5% Delaware Dixie 5% 9-14 10-15 ; $1.75 — Bottle, .common preferred American 15c 50c . (irreg.) com. Telegraph 10-11 Dixie ' k 9-20 10-15 (Abilene, Kansas)— & 9-20 A New 25c (quar.)__ American Telephone American 9-20 $15c Celotex Corp., common 10-15 (bi-monthly) (quatf.) preferred «■ $15c Carrier 12- 2 1-2-47 12-16 * 10-15 10-15 9-30 11-15 12-16 — (s-a) American Telephone Co. 10-10 2 10- 2 12-24 25C Drug Stores (quar.) Candy Co., $4.50 partic. pfd. (quar.) (initial) 33A% preferred A (initial quar.) (Formerly Spicer Mig. Corp.) Davidson Brothers, Inc. (irreg.) Dayton Rubber Manufacturing Co.. common $2 class A (quar.) Deere & Company—-— ,L 7 Carpenter Paper Co.— 4% preferred (quar.) 5 10c —. 2 10- 1 10-15 Dana Corporation, new common $$1.50 10-14* 11-1 10-15 common <5%% (s-a)— Curtiss (quar.) 10-14 1 97%c 25c $1.75 25c $1.75 (auar.)— 10- Y0-17 ; 200% $1.50 American States Utilities Corp., Corporation 11- 10- 1 Cunningham 9-26 10- $ 11- $1.12% (quar.) 10-15 9-30 12-17 10-15 10% dividend 10-15 10-25 12-31 $1 preferred 10i"l; 10-15 $2 30c (quar.) common 11- |15c Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Co., common Safety Razor— (initial quar.) American Seal-Kap Corp. American Smelting & Refining 7% preferred (quar.) — 4%% 10-10 * 12- 5 11-15 30c Corporation (stock dividend) (E. I.) de Nemours & Co.— preferred (quar.) Duquesne Light, 5% 1st preferred (quar.)- Carolina Power 11-15 2 11-15 12-16 common Co., Cudahy Packing Special V* Investments, Ltd. (quar.) (initial) Canadian Oil Cos., Ltd. 5 12- 10c (quar.)_—w—,—_• 10- a $50c 7% preferred (quar.) 'Canadian Investors Corp. (quar.) Canadian Motor & Lamp Co., Ltd.— 10-24* 10-21 10-30 433Ac 10-21 Canadian Industries, Ltd., new com. American New .- (quar.) General 9-25 11-15 $50c Class 11-15 10-31 10-31 250 pfd. preferred Forster, 10-16 $$1.75 common 10-15 (increased). 11-15 (s-a) Canadian 50c . Building 4%% (s-a) 9-30 10-15 (quar.).;— American Rollins; Culver 40-15 , 12c (quar.) Seal, 10-31 r 10- 4 10- 4 $$1.25 (quar.) Ltd. & Corp., Ltd.— 9-20 50c — common 10-15 1 10-18 10-25 10-15 $1.31% (quar.)— preferred A ::i2- 2 ^ 10-15 $1.25 preferred preferred (quar.)_: American News, 11- 10-31 1 $1.75 Class (stock dividend)— Maize-Products, preferred (quar.)— 10-21 1 11- 65c (quar.).— 40c :90c 25c (quar.)— 10-15 10-15 75c -v i, cum. 3.90% Bronze, Ltd., 10-10 1 60c (quar.) preferred Stock 25% — 11-15 25c 20c 25c $1,12% American 10-15 8% - v 5% 10-15 & 9-30 11-1 .,50c Canadian Converters, class A (quar.) Canadian Fairbanks-Morse, 6% pfd. 10-31 , 6% Canadian 10-30 Cork Crum % 9-30 10-25 $$1.50 ; Ltd. 12-15 11- ; $1 87'Ac (quar.) preferred (quar.) Steamship Lines, 7% 11-29 —1_—.—30c American Ice Co., common (resumed)— 50c :' 6% non-cum. preferred— $1.50 Common Power 1-2-47 6% Associates Insurance 4 25c Drug Company, common convertible preferred-- Detroit Common 9-25 (N. J.)- Mart 10-10 10-15 10-15 f 10-10 10-21 (accum.)— preferred Home Products 10-15 '50c common 10-20 — 10-31 2 4 11- (N. Y.) — Refilling, common preferred 7% - (quar.) Furniture $6 -Inc., Camden (quar.) (quar.) (Montpelier) Hoe, preferred American 10- 8 10-8 (quar<) American District Telegraph 5% preferred American 10-15 10-25 50c - Fork 9-25 12- 5% 10-21 Mills, Ltd.— 11-1 $1.50 1st preferred (quar.) $37c 80c 2nd preferred ,(quar.) $20c •>'411- 1 10-15 Calgary & Edmonton Corp., Ltd. (s-a)_$5c California Electric Power, $3 pfd. (quar.) 11-4 75c 10-15 'California-Oregon Power, 7% pfd. (quar.)— $1.75 6% 10-15 preferred (quar.) !— ,..$1.50 10-15 6% preferred 1927 Series (quar.)— $1.50 California Packing Corp., common (quar.)— 11-15 37%c 11-15 ; (8% preferred (quar.)—-.i—■■ 62%c 9-25 series $5.25 Linen 10-25 11- 11-20 $1.13 (quar.) pfd. — preferred 10-19 933Ac 3%% conv. 2nd preferred (quar,). Byers (A. M.) Company, 7% pfd. (quar.) •(Burry Biscuit, $1.25 preferred (quar.)——_ 10-21 Co. Corp. Distilling; Co. >/2 % 10-15 1-15-47 t25c $$1.50 Bxtra 4 1 (quar.) (quar.) * American American 11- 2-1-47 Co. American Box Board American 11-15 (quar.) American - 2 1 11-20 Corporated Investors, class A Corrugated Paper Box Co., Ltd.— 10-15 10-31 4'A% Co., Detroit (quar.)_ preferred (quar.) Caldwell 11- 50c 25c •Canada preferred (quar.).: Aluminium, Ltd., 6% preferred - 10-12 12- ■ 4% Amerada * 11- t , 4 10-30 60c preferred 25c 2%c Special "J vAgnew-Surpass ■ 1 11- 7% 10-19 ——— 75c : $45c " 50c Affiliated Fund Air 10-15 20c 13%c 13%c 2%c . (quar.) 55c of Ree, 27%c common-— 55c BoUen Payable $1 (final)— (quar.) preferred Corp., irne* Share 10- 2 12- $$1-75 Union Gas (quar.)—. Shoe Company, $3.60 pfd. ■(Brown preceding table. Company ,10-15 10-19 16c 11- 1 50% 9-27 $5 10-15 12%c 10-15 32%c t$l h 12- 2 10-15 40c —— 11- 1 11-15 Cornell-Dubilier Electric— Columbia Telephone Co.— 3%% Name of 10-15 De *;Burlington Mills Corp. (quar.) weeks and not yet paid. The list does not include divi¬ dends announced this week, these being given in th« ;F«r 10-"l <11-1 1 $40c 9-30 42- 2 Company— Products Corn 1 (Bronx ; : we 1 10-21 Gin B.) Quarterly 10-15 (quar.) A 10-15 50c Corp. of America (quar.) (W. 11- . '15c pfd. (quar.) (initial s-a) Exchange Bank & Trust Co. All- '(Brooklyn Below 11- Holders 50c 6% pfd. Aircraft- Vultee Continental 9-30 10-15 British Columbia Pulp & Paper— 10-15 6C 10-11 10-22 (quar.)tlOo .— $25c 56'Ac Personal Class :A7-21 50c preferred (quar.) Gas (quar.) Yuba Consolidated; Gold Fields :4(Quar.)iii»i»^ 10-31 Textile Mills, Extra 15c $1 Property Trust (quar.) (stock dividend)-.— Boylston Market Association Brantford Cordage Co., common (quar.) $1.30-Jst preferred (quar.) :Brazilian Traction Light & Power, Ltd. (s-a) Bridgeport Hydraulic Co. (quar.) Bristol-Myers Corp.— 33A% participating preference (quar.) — British Columbia Power Corp., Ltd. 4-19 37'/2c 4-30-47 37 %C convertible County Container 10-15 75c Bower Rolling Bearing 10-21 _ (quar.)— .10-15 1 $1.50 t$2 —— 25'C 1 Ribbon -Boston w 10-15 25C - 6% 11- 15c 11•11- 10-15 (quar.) Hats, Boston Edison Company 11-18 $50c $$2.50 — Consolidated Corp., Ltd.— preferred (quar.)-i.—t62%c Blum (Philip) Company (initial)— 200 Bon Ami Co., class A (quar.)$1 Class B (q;uar.) ———62V2O Borg (George W.) Corp. (quar.)—20c 10-18 $1.25 (quar.)--—— (monthly)' (monthly) Common (monthly)' Yellow Cab Company— ; 6% convertible preferred 6% Blue 10- 4 — (quar.) Water Consolidated 12-15 5% 10-15 $1.25 Common York 10-15 • Saco & Ltd., common Class A (quar.) Bloomingdale Brothers, Inc.- 10-15 Common 6% Biddeford Consolidated Royalties, Inc., 11-15 $49.31 30c 25c 5c t25c 35c (quar.) preferred Biltmore 10-15 > 50c (initial) common 1st 10-15 1 83/4c 'Bell Telephone of Canada (quar.) Berland Shoe Stores (quar.) 10-15 1 53c ,» ; Co. Jr., 10-31 11- 58 %c 5% non-cum. preferred (s-a) 'Wisconsin Public Service, 5 % pfd. Common (quar.) i— Wrigley 10-15 Co.—£..y (quar.) W.) 1 $25c Chocolate (P. 10-31 $6 $5 preferred (quar.) 6% preferred (s-a) (quar.) Electric Co., Woolworth 15 11- 87 %C Ltd. Winnipeg 11- 1 $1.50 17%c , — ■* Payable of Rec.> 30c 1112- 50c preferred (quar.) When Share Name of Company 1-1-47 6'c 6C 6c $1.12 56V4C I Co.- (quar.) Baystate Corporation (quar.) Beaux-Arts Apartments $3 prior pfd. (quar.) 10-31 11-15 92 %c $1.12% v;. Steel, 7 % pfd, (quar.)— Bancroft & Sons, 7% preferred Bangor Hydro Electric Co., common Barber (W. H.) Co. (quar.) Bartgis Brothers, cfcmmon (quar.) Bathurst Power & Paper, Ltd., CI. A (quar.) 10- .7 10-15 y* Baltimore Porcelain 7 — Wellington Mills, Inc., preferred ,10- Wilcox & •„ Share > —- 1 l . (monthly 11- 11- 25C Company, 9 •20c (monthly)6.36 % preferred (monthly) 6% prior preferred (monthly) Utility Appliance Corp. (initial) $5 11- 9 . *, ■- Monthly s — $4.50 preferred (quar. -—« Aviation Corp., $2.25 conv. preferred (quar.) 37'/2C 12 %C preferred Wilbur-Suchard 11- 2 Mills - ', ; ' 1 Monthly.; 11- (quar.) Weatherhead 2 y 12- 500 . Union Electric Co. of Missouri— $3.50 preferred (quar.) $3.70 preferred (quar,)— ; $4.50 preferred (quar.) — United Cigar-Whelan Stores Corp.— $3.50 convertible-preferred (quar.) United Light & Railways (Del.) — prior ,.; 58'/3C Tung-Sol Lamp Works, Inc.— 80c preference (resumed) — Common 5 12- 41%C . ——i--— 1% Avohdale 10-31 11- $30. prep, Extra 1 ,30o interest (increased) Toledo Edison Co. 5% preferred (monthly) 6% preferred (monthly)— 7% preferred (monthly)—--,; — .Torrington Manufacturing > 12- 11-15 Name of Company Per When Holder$ Payable of Red. Per v,.. ' (increased)—. , Certificates ' / Holders Payable of Rec. $75c 81'Ac < Corp., Pacific Land Trust— Texas When Share ,1 > - ,, yolume >164 .Number 4533 ••»--- Per , frame of Company r General Investors Trust (Boston)—, //Certificates of beneficial interest- General Mills, Inc.___ General Motors, General Paint $5 Corp., (quar.) General 1 Public Ope-tenth South Utilities share Common Gerrard & Gas ,Common A.), 1 9-30 of Boston - 25c (initial quar.) Co : . (quai'.)__ 10-15 2 (quar.) 11-1 $1.50 10-15 60c 10-23 68%C"'.<; 11- 15c 1 7 7 Powder (quar.) Co., 5% Chocolate Corp. ■ pfd. (quar.) 6-27-47 10-25 10-25 * 10-25 »Btock dividend. Corp. $1.25 Co 25c Marchant 10-15 9-27 9-30 7% 12-1 10-15 50c Power, $4 pfd. (quar.). 6% preferred (quar.)__ 10-15 93 %c (quar.) 11- 40c (quar.)— 10-15 1 11- $2 (quar.) Huyler's, $2 partic. 1st preferred 11-30 $1 2nd preferred conv. Hlinois Power Co., 5% 12-20 10-15 New common Stock 11- 1 Merrimac (quar.) (quar.) 7 10- 4 30c 10-15 11- 1 Bronze Powders, Ltd. com partic'. preferred (quar.) Educational Publishing Co.— 1 10-21 $85c — . $37%c. 10- 10-15 9-13 common of 10-15 preferred ($1*00 par) (quar.) preferred ($5 par) (quar.) Milling Co. 4% pfd, -(quar.) International Products Corp. (increased) International Resistance Co.— ///_// 6% convertible preferred (quar.) International 11- 1 11- 1 10-2, 9-30 $$1 — 75c — 10-15 12- 2 Interstate Department Stores (initial quar,) Investment 6% Foundation, convertible Investors Management Fund Iron-Fireman 10-15 9-16 9-30 130 10-15 30c, 12- 2 50C — ■ , Isle Royale Copper Co; (irreg;) Jacobs (F. L.) Company 5% pfd. ' a ■ 10-17 (quar.) 62 %c Jersey Central Power &'••Light—//.. «4% »-preferred', (guqrj_^_——— preferred (quar.).—— $1.06 y4 preferred '(quar)J 87 %C Johnson & Johnson-// Z Ai% -2nd preferred :series A (quar.) -$1 Jonas & Naumberg (increased) : 90c Joplin Water Works, 6% preferred (quar,)— : $1.50 Johns Manville, >3% % Quarterly Kalamazoo : Stove & Furnace 417e ; (quar.)— 20c City Southern Railway— >4% non-cum. preferred ^ Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Co., common. <5% 'preferred (quar.)—.— Incorporated, -".■•Extra $1 i.: /_ ;____ " Series Klein Gold (D. Emil) Kobacker $1,371/2 Co. Stores, Co. (irreg.) Mining (reduced (quar.) Labatt (John), Ltd. Lake St. John Power (quar.) / & & Sessions Co., Bryant, Inc. 4 % % Lane '• 20c 10-21 12-28 . ;/•: ' 15c 11- 9-30 2 30c 11-l 30c ^-Extra 10-29 " 10-15 9-30 $lc $1.12% $1.75 12 %c 10-15 •' 10-15 "11- 10-15 $0-15 iOc 10->15 15c 11- 1 -"7%c - — 12- 10-31 11- 11- 10-15 1 1 2 10-15 ,10- 10- • / /. 10-15 Steel Tea 10- 11- 10-15 5 New New - :/ Car Co., Water Brothers, Brunswick New Idea, Inc 11- $ 15c 10-12 25c 10-30 : 1040 9c 10-11 10- 1 9-30 / Ltd. (quar.)____preferred (quar.) Corp., 4%% Co, , Inc., (s-a) Co. Service Gear $1.0Q1/4 $1 10-15 9-20 $1.25 (q*aar.) 11- 1 10- 7 Co.^_^ (increased) of .9-30 10-15 11-.15 11-4 10-16 tMVsC ' 53%c (quar.) $1.18% $1 9-15 11- 5 10-15 Colorado, Concrete preferred common 10- 1 10- 1 11- 1 1040 35o 10-15 9-20 40c 10-22 $ 40- 1 ? l(WI -5 10- a • 11-1*. 10-15 11- 1 1045 10-15 $1. $1.75 9-30 11- 1 10-18 10-15 11-1 11- 1 30o 11-1 $1/10-15 20c "50c 1045, ■ 17V2C 10-15 10-1 11- 1 10- 1 11%0 10-15 9-30 IOc 40-21 9-30 37%c 10-15 9-30 / $1.25 9-39 9-30 10- 1 10-11 9-20 9-20 10- 1 10-15 • 10- 1 9-14 9-20* , 10- 5 $5c 11- 6 41V4c (quar.) 10-15 11-1 10- 5 10-15 11-1 41%c "■ 10-15 10-15 11- 1 . 10-15 v- , 11-30 25c (quar.)— Quarterly Rochester .10-20 Rolland 25c 11-14 .10-17 ' 11- 1 ,10-21 25c 11- 1 50c 11- 1 $25o 52 %0 11*» jl . Co. 10-31 15c 6% Saginaw & Manistee Lumber 25c 10-15 9-20 St. Croix 11-1 40- 4 10-15 10- 4 10-35 10- 5 , 5c , , 25c 415c (quar.)„ preferred 9-30 Paper Co. (quar.) (irreg.) 10-19 12-10 11-5 10-15 / 25c 75c10-15 10-15 10-19 40'-15 3.0-15 10-21 10-4 (N. Y.)— (quar.)___ Roper (George D.) Corp. ■ (quar.)——___ Royal Typewriter Co., common 7% preferred (quar.) Russ-Building Co., 6% preferred (accum.)— Russeks-Fifth Avenue new com. (initial quar.) Russell Berg Fund— V 12-20 41-15 ll-.l 11- 1 11- 1 11- 1 15c 10c common 404£ - 10-25 /il 104,5 50c (quarj— Ltd., 10-15 9-15 . ^ 15c *' 10-31 ____________, Button 10-21 1045 r_— ——————— Paper Co., 40-20 50c Extra : 9-31 '-10-20 (quar.)___ (interim) Co. ._•»■ 11-1 —— Mills, Ltd. — 9-31 , 10-25 ' 25c \ —___ (quar.) Cotton 9-30 10-25 .>■: 25c;4l-,;4 75c / 11- 1 • B preferred 11- 1 4048 /10-19/; l/f$1.50 _________ 10- 4 41-25 $25c (quar.)_ 8-23 . 10-15/. 10- 7 11- 1 $1.50 Company, common (quar.) A.) -Company, $2 pfd. A (quar.)__ ' (C. 10-15 • (quar.),/'20c Pile, common /__ $12c 5 10-21 . $1.10 90c : (quar.) $1.75 9-30 10-15 ,9-13 11- 1 10-15 10-15 10- 10-4 40-15 Class 9-30 10-15 " 11- 1 37%c (ihontlily) preferred Robinson 9-30 9-30 11- 4 2-5-47 10-15 41-15 41- I 50c Extra 10-15 11-15 r , 11-35 $3 1-21 10-15 75c 4%% Telephone Co., Ltd. 25o 10-15 $2 10-15 10-15 12-14 4-1-47 3-15-47 $75c $$1.50 Richmond Insurance Co. of N. Y. 9-28* 3c 1-1-47 11- 1 10-14 10c ^ 1148 50c Republic Natural Gas (increased)—/—60c Republic Petroleum Co., common (irreg.),— 12%c 5%% preferred A (quar.)— r 68%c Revere Copper & Brass,-5%% pfd. (quar.)— $1.31% Rhode Island Public Service, class A (quar.) / -/ $1 10-ii 10c — stock 10-2$ 1044 * 12-2 .50c \ $2.10 convertible preferred" (quar.) 10-15 ' 10-31 ; $2 50c 58%c * - series___ 1-31-47 *$1.50 - pfd. (quar.)_ Bedford Gas & Edison Light (quar.) Bedford Rayon, class A (irreg.) New $1.50 - ■ —— series National / 9-23 L ^ bond & 11- 6 40c , 25c 2-15-47 Rochester-American Insurance (quar.)—— common Sepculative Naugatuck 9-23 10-15 1 series National 9 (quar.) 75o Republic Investors Fund, Inc.— ^%./preferred:class A (qiiar.) 6% preferred class B (quar.)__ 10-15 Corp.— prior- preferred •Bond ^ 9-28 11-15 Co. National Securities Series— '.t 9 10-16 56 %c Pumps Low-priced 10-16 25c 11- T 11- 1 10-15 ■Low-priced 10-15 : 25c 12-20 10-15 25c • - i.-'L.—- 10-15 . : 20c '6% (quar.) Reed-Prentice Corp. (extra)Z___ Regent Knitting Mills, Ltd.—— Reliance Electric & Engineering—•, 9-30 11-1 11- 1 ■ Tool Reading 10-15 11- 1 5c (quar.) Fuel National 1 10-1 $l,%o .10-15 $2 10-15 .■:., 9-30 conv.-pfd. (quar.)$0.296875 Corp.—• National Mallinson Fabrics '9-30 9-28 12-23 12-27 - 10- 1 9-30 10-15 >*60o Reed 10-18 25c (quar.)__ (quar.) National Lead Co.,-6%- preferred B (quar.)_ : National Malleable & Steel Castings (resumed) 9-30 10-15 $1 Bottling____. (quar.)_ Extra 9-10 9-00 Department Stores Corp. Gas 50c , Companies, 4% preferred (quar.)// Machine Raymond 11-8 10-15 $5c _• 10-159-30 10-15 10- 5 10-15 / 11-1 tM 10-15 1 12- ' National 9-30 $5c (initial) common 50c 10-19, " 40-25 11- 1 1045 11- 4 20c ■ (quar.) — Coca-Cola 10-29 11- 1 $1.50 Railroad Employees;Corp,; 80c pid. Railway Equipment & Realty, com. 6% 1st preferred (quar.)_i: 9-30 _•. _ " $1 32 %o (quar.) Quaker-Oats Company, 6% preferred (quar.) .Quebec Pnwer ,Company (quar.) ________ ; 12-10 10-15 National -9-30 •• 25c __ — . Company ._—/. ►New / *"'$0-11. 10-15 10-15 $$1 (quar.) >9-80 /__ Manufacturing 10-11 $50c common pfd. & National Neisner, / 40-15 56%c — 10-21 $25c "Extra Lamson Chemical National Paper Co., Ltd.— ; $1.50 Share____— 4%% 12 %c . ,10-20 9-30 9-30 Cash & 10- 3 ^7VS^"/$0-$5 common (accum.) $1.30 -pfd. Service, preferred (monthly)—.—______ ;50o (monthly) * __ *50c Puget Bound Power ■& Light--* $5 prior'pfd. (quar $1.25 Purex -Corporation, Ltd____— —.—$15c Purity Flour Mills Ltd. pref. (quar.) $62%c $1-15 10-31 10c (quar,)— < 6% "preferred Products 20C (quar.) Quarterly *' Bond 12- 3 ,10^21 : $1.50 Fibres—/ Co. Company, Distillers 34%C _ preferred (quar.) 2nd preferred (quar.) Kroger Company, 7% Krueger (G.) Brewing Co. .Extra : Automotive Container 25c common $c 9-27 6% 12- 3 / li-)15 62%c 37%C - , Battery 11-26 -* Electric,'.4%%• pfd. (quar,) Strauss-Durparquet (quar.) Co.—• 7% preferred (monthly)— 5% preferred (monthly) —__//-_* Public Service Corp; of'New Jersey— v 10-11 12- 2 10-1 50c 6% 10-11* $12%c "" Cement ' Public 10-11 10-31 1c (quar.) National 15c Kroehler Mfg. Co., 4%% 1 10-31 $1 ; Investment Tdnd National 10- 59c __ 11- 10-15 $1.12% " — 12 %c $1.50 ■ y Register (quar.) NationaL»Gellulose -Corpi. : (initial)——— 9-30 $0-15 /■ 10-.2 • 9-30 10-18 Preston East Dom^ Mines, Ltd. (reduced)— Procter & Gamble 8% pfd/ (quar.)_—.—___ Prosperity Company, 5% preferred tquar.)_ Proprietary MJlls, Ltd. (interim) —,—_ 10-1;5 50c (quar.) America—> 8 $1.50 s-aj^.- (quar.) of 10-8 3iy4c (quar.) Inc., preferred Co, 10-31 170 Breweries Ltd. .10-31 - S-3 Kirkland Lake Mills, preferred" (quar.) National 9-18 60 $1.50 - Rice 15c , 10- 1 ' National 10-16, 10-15 10-15 ■ Society (quar.)_____ Mining, &. Developmentr— Oil - Royal National - &;•, ' 11-15 $1.75 10-15 40-15 / 10-25 . Extra 9-25 12-14 11- 1 Insurance 30c $1.25 convertible preferred (quar.)_ Kentucky-Utilities Co., 6% -pfd. (quar.) Kerr-Addison Gold Mines, Ltd. (interim) Keystone Custodian Fund, series B-2 Kingsbury Plan Diablo National Biscuit 1 '• 10-15 J2c $1.10 , 50c $1.25 common—i.__ ■ 50c ..Extra — Kennedy's, 9-25 National 10-14 11- 10-15 Mu^L£fystem/.:8;%.:q>ret6rried; 10-15 10-15 11- 1 10-15 Nathan #-ii Kansas 10-21 50c Co Narragansett / •'10-18 10-15 1 $1.50 Rubber Public preferred Plomb 1 6% ■ journal Publishing Co; of Ottawa, Ltd.— 11* 10-15 10-31 11-15 41-15 11- 1 Plymouth Cordage (quar.) 50c 10-19 Employers stock (quar.) !; 5c 10-19 Portland Gas Light, $5 preferred (quar.)__ $1.25 10-15 Potomac Edison, 3.60% preferred (quar.)__ 90c * 11- 1 Power Corp. of Canada, 6% 1st pfd. (quar.) $$1.50 10-15 6% non-cum. partic. preferred (quar.)— $75c 10-15 Prentice (Q, E.) Manufacturing Co. (quar.)50c 10-15 3 Mutual io-lG 11-1 -H-4 10-25 10- Mutual tChemlcal -1045 >11- .1 Jewel Tea Co., -4% % 1 10- - 9-24 10-31 2 11- 3c L Co.- 1 12- 10-15 Mount 11-9 „ 10-15 11- $1 Mquntain StatesiPower Co.,' 5% ;pfd. (qqar.) •Common. (quar.) ,1—^ !__ Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co.— //'• Quarterly" Manufacturing Co>~../.'' ^Common:guar.,) 10-31 1 15c Extra:- 9-25 10-15 11-15 _______—— ^Quarterly 10-10/ 600 $1.75 t25c 9-30 10-15 Mount Zli-4/ $750 (quar.) 10-11 11-29 10-19 15c Morris .11-15 Ltd.— preferred 11-1 Extra . ,7%c 10- 25c (quar.) Monongahela Valley Water Co.— 7% preferred (quar.)— Monroe Loan Society.- com.^ Class A:(quar.)-, Montana Power, $6 preferred (quar.)____ Morrell, (John) & Company (quar.) 10- 2 $8%c 10-15 Extra 9-16 $$1.75 11-30 $1 Porcupine Mines, Ltd. (interim) Monongahela Power, 4.40% preferred (quar.) Canada— 7% 43%c t85c Moneta : . 10-15 65c (quar.)—_ 12-16 10-15 10-15 25c Mohawk " 9-15 10-15 1 1 preferred- Abrasive / 10-15 1 1111- . _ Piping & Supply (irreg.) Manufacturing Co., class A (quar.) Mississippi Power & Light, $6 pfd. (quar.)_ 2 /30c (accum.) Nickel 8% 11- 9-30 Miller 10-21 11- 10-15 Midwest I 9-26 40c International Co. 12- $1.12% Harvester, Hat, Mid-West 10-31 8-26 11- 1 75c 7% preferred (quar.) Mercury Mills, Ltd. (quar.) 10-25 —.. 10-15 10-15 $15c Mercantile Stores, 11-20 .-./.-c .f- . 7£c $1.50 11- 1* 11-20 Co. "-r; $25c McLellan Stores •. - 62y2c -j 10-11 3% International ' f. - - . 1 20c International lQ.t 4 — Meyercord Company Investors preferred Associates—* / 11- 100% International $3.50 9-30 ; 10-15 preferred 10-15 Industries, Ltd.— Deposit receipts ordinary shares i,/./ (interim) '6% Utilities participating 10- 5 12 %c (quar.) Indianapolis- Power & Light Interchemical Corp., common A% % preferred (quar.) 10-21 30c 1 Chemical Incorporated 25c 9-25 9-30 Participating preferred Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., common (quar.)_ 3.60% preferred (quar.) 4 % preferred (quar.) Phillips Jones Corp., 7% preferred (accum.) Pig'n Whistle Corp., common (Initial) $2/convertible prior preferred (quar.) Special preferred (quar.) Pillsbury Mills, $4 preferred (quar.) Pioneer Petroleum, 7% preferred (s-a) Piper Aircraft, 4%% conv. pfd. (quar,)__. Pittsburgh Screw & Bolt (quar.)_ 10-15 (irreg.) Light Associates— Power & Portland Perkins preferred "(accum.) 10-15 >10-15 Philadelphia Company, common (quar.)__» 6% preferred (s-a) w Philadelphia Electric Co.— ;■_. 4.40% preferred (quar.) i/// Philadelphia National Insurance (s-a) Philadelphia Transportation, common 9-20 10-31 75c 10-28 * — 9-20 10-15 9-30 11-27 : 12- 2 20c _ '• - Pennsylvania Power Co., 4%% pfd. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Pere JMarquette Railway—* 5% prior preferred (accum.) 10- 3 10-15 $$1.75 : 4% pfd, (quar.) 10-15 - .12- 7 9-31 $1 9-30 10-17 50c $4 dividend ■American 10-15 (quar.)i Penman's Ltd., common (quar.)____________ 6% preferred (quar,): , 5 $20c 1 25c 10- $17J/2C McCall 10-15 10—5 10-15 7c B 11- 1 10- 2 10-15 pfd. ! Peabody Coal Co., 6% preferred'(accum.) Peninsular Telephone, common (quar.) Common (quar.) $1 preferred (quar.)__________________l 9-27 37y2C (quar.) 11- 11- 10-15 15c y 10-30 9-30 ;9c Corporation (increased quar.) McClatchy Newspapers, 7% pfd. (quar.) McColl-Frontenac Oil, 4% pfd. (initial) McKesson & Robbins, $4 pfd. (quar.) $1 10-15 $0-10 11-1 10-15 15o . 11-15 Panama 1 25c — 50c . pfd. (quar.)__ Dividend arrears certificates (accum.) Illinois Zinc Co. (quar.) Imperial 50c " ;•. 50c (extra)—________ 7% 9-30 9-30 10-15 Paraffine 10-1 10- 1 Fund 62 %c (quar.) (quar.) conv. 10-15 10-15 90c (Initial) Park & Tilford^ Inc. Parke, Davis & Co 11- 1 20c // 6% preferred (quar.)_ Packer Corporation (quar.) $1.06% , 10-19 10-15 v, j quar.) (quar.) Engineering Corporation 6% % preferred 9-30* > 9-30 $1.75 (Minn.)— (initial Pacific Telephone & Telegraphs- •;«'.4-;i 13%c 10-19 — 10-15 Pacific v9-30*j 10- 7 (quar.) Massey-Harris, Ltd. com. (interim) Maytag Co., $3 preferred (quar.) : $6 1st preferred (quar.)__ McCabe Grain, Ltd., class A (quar.) 11-15 12-30 10-15 11-15 9-30 ;$1.50 Co. .(Del,) convertible preferred (quar.); Gas & Electric (quar.) Lighting Corp., $5 pfd. (quar.) Pacific 10-15 — preferred 5% 9-30* $1.25 preferred 9-30 80c Oil Massachusetts 9-30* 1 10-15 10-15 10-14 1 50c 10-17 10- 1 1 10-15 11- $1.25 Pacific Petroleum Ltd. /(initial s-a)$5o 10-15 ; (irreg.) Co... Massachusetts 10-11 $1 $1.50 4%% Pacific $1.50 Massachusetts Investors Trust 1 Huttig Sash & Door Co.— 5% $2 (quar.) Marshall Field & Co. (quar.) 11-21 11- Maracaibo 10-15 25C Co. Bond Common 10-25 25c Hardardt Co. (N. Y.) Household Finance Corp., common 11- , 10-15 11- 1 37yaC :v - $9-30 >10-15 $2 (quar.)_.—._ Exploration. Maritime Telegraph & Telephone Co., Ltd.— 10-15 1 -20c ; Calculating Machine 9-27 11- 10-15 11-1 25c (quar.) ■Pacific-Coast (Aggregates— Pacific Extra . 10-15 25C & preferred Sugar Manhattan 1 lc — Holly Development Co. (quar.) Holly Sugar (quar.) Holt (Henry) & Co.— *1 class. A (quar.) Border's, Inc. (quar.) Hummel-Ross Fibre, 1 11-20 50c jPorbesy-fCommtar; (quar.)—35c Electric 11-20 convertible preferred (quar.)___ $1,12% (quar.) t25c 7%^preferred (quar,)$$1.75 Orange Crush, Ltd., 70c conv. pfd. (s-a) $35c Ox Fibre Brush Co, (monthly)--.—-— 25p ; v- 12-2 12- 2 #tll-20 10?25 ;10- 9 w 29c Maiden Manati -10- 1' 12-17 Ontario Steel Products Co., Ltd. com. . 12-21 30c — 10-15 10- ' .. ,$1.25 /25c 5C Payable in Southern Minstock Houston Lighting & 10-25 11- 4 10-15 10-15 , ; 6% preferred (quar.)— Macy (R. H.) & Co/ 4V4% pfd. A (quar.)— Mading Drug Stores, common (initial) *55c preferred (quar.) Mahon>(R. C.) rCo., $2 Class A pfd. (quar.$ 11-15 12 %c 1-2-47 MacAndrews & 11-15 >50c Company com. (quar.) pfd.- (quar.)—,— $2 10-21 "■• 8 10-15 25c 4%% 11- 8 - 10?15; 15c Special 10-31 10-15 75c (quar.)_ $1-30: $1 11- fl $1 com. (monthly) Lumber 10- 20c __________—_» (quar.) 1-10-47 2-24-47 50c 10- 4 $1.75 (quar.)_ $1.25 Oklahoma Gas &. Electric, -Oliver. Corporation— 11-22 12-10 .J50c (quar.) Inc. (quar.)— 10- 4 (quar.)„ (accum.) commoh 10-5 10-15 10-15 25c common Ogttvle Flout Mills, Ltd.. Ohio- Match Co. (irreg.) 1-10-47 2-24-47 $1 (quar.) 11-22 12-10 $1.10 • 11-15 •11- Nu-Enamel New - 12-10 10-31 Northv/est 10- 3 10-17 10-21 15o (quar.) preferred 9-25 10-17 75c Co preferred $3.60 9-30 10-B 12-27 11-30 ;1,0-1.5 /■,. 9-27* . $4.50 guaranteed preferred prior pfd. (N. Y.) Co. preferred (accum.) Northern States Power Co, 9-30 9-30 11- 4 9-16 6-10 10-31 / ,35c preferred (accum.)__ preferred 11-1 > 11-9 5c ■,/ /■ Corp., Northern States Power ,,11- 2 10-25 $1.25 (quar.) Htbbard Spencer Bartlett / „ 50c 10-15 9-30 50c 40c 93 %c ___ 87 %c 5% 10-22 11-15 10-15 > common_ 7% 37%o 9-23 , 6% 11-30 5% preferred (quar,) ($100 par)/—$1.25 5% preferred (quar,) ($25 par) 31J/4c Lowenstein & Sons (initial quar.) 27y2C Lowney (Walter -M,) Co., Ltd. (quar.) $12!/2C Luzerne County Gas & Electric— " 4%% preferred - (quar.)__/—$1,06% 2 ,10-16-/ 10-15 11-30 12-12 '12-12 12-1, Angeles Investment (quar.)— Louisville-Gas- & Electric (Ky.')," "common-— 9-30 10- 12t12 50c Los 10-15 10- • 37 %c 10: 1 11- $1.12% (increased) preferred eral 12-18 10-21 $1.12% 37y2C (quar.) Longines-Wittnauer Watch, com. (initial)— Loomis-Sayles - Mutual Fund, Inc.— Common no par (quar.) Loomis-SaylesvfiecondiFund (quar.)———. Lord & Taylor, 8% 2nd pfd. (quar.)_______ 40- 8 12-28 11-30 11-30 Extra 10-25 10-15 25C 12-12 Co., common (monthly)-—_ preferred > -(quar.) Longhorn Portland Cement—* "T" *'"**' 9-30 50c 10-15 1 11- 1 50c i convertible preferred (quar.) Northern Indiana Public Service—• /•// 12-12 (quar.)_ 8% 9-30 "': 60c 11- Gas Illinois 10-21 $1/ $1.50 25c Lock Joint Pipe 9-30' 10-15 Northern 10-15 50c (quar.)• Groceterias, 11-15 10-15 50C (Edward) Special 1 preferred Co. Special guaranteed , 12- Shore 10-26 - (quar.)_! /" Brothers, 6% 5% (quar.) com. preferred / 11- 1 11- 1 87V2C Original capital Original capital 10- 4 10-15 preferred (quar.), Corp. of America -3%% 1 10-15 (quar.)_.> participating 13%% Horn 11- 10-14 North 11- River Insurance 10-16 50c Corp.— Lighting Properties, North Little Miami ,RR. Co.— 450c •_ Hercules Hlnes Lit 9-20 Additional 5% i. 10-14 $$1.50 -$$2.50 conv. Hlgbee 10-15 4 Loblaw (quar.) conv. 1 11- 15c . Hat Corporation of America— "4%% preferred (quar.) Havana Lithograph Co., common $4 11- Oil , 10-21 J, prior Lion 34% c Harriaburg Gas Co.,"- 4%% pfd. (quar.)_ Hart-Schaffner & Marx (increased) Hartford Electric Light Co. Hershey Z 1 75c / Lliilc-Belt Company* (quar.) 10- 10-15 30c Service participating preferred 7% 10- 1 1 9-30 ... (quar.)_i. Corp., common 9-3,0 • Boston $3 preferred >.(quar.) North Penn Gas Co., 7% " 30o 25c / 1 -Extra 10-15 10-15 ; • Company 6% 11- Z 10-15 Harbison- Walker Refractories— ,6% preferred (quar.) Hecht '& 9-23 30c $2.40 convertible preferred (quar.)__ Hamilton Manufacturing Co.— Haytian 10-15 $$1.75 preferred (accum.) 6% 40c 10-31 " common Extra 35c Guardian Realty Co. of Canada— •Preferential Lincoln 10-15 * North-America Co. 40-10 10-15 11-1 $1.25 // Electric North 11- 9-30 1 11-1 30c , class A'(quar.) North American Acceptance Class A (quar.) 9-30 • 10-10 .93%c , r- Corp., ' $1.50 ,■ .__ pfd. (quar.) Co. Holders Payable of Rec. 41 , Corp. ■ (irreg.) ; Norfolk St Western .^Railway. Co,— Adjustment preferred (quar.) 10-18 $1,30 12%0* Hundred When Share ' Hudson Power— ' 1st preferred (accum.) Noma 9-30 11-1 • preferred 50c ,-; _ Brewery— 5%_% preferred (quar.) Griess-Pfleger Tanning Brothers $3.50 35c Co. Griesedieck "Western Halle 1040 1 75c 10-15 10-1.5 . Merchandise 5% 10:14 25c t Printing, 11- $50c . 31%c, Y. Nineteen 10- 4 $1.12ya Quarterly Lincoln / T ; : Insurance ; 8 10-25 (quar.) (Canada)— (quar,)_ Great Lakes Power Co. Ltd. $7 pref. (quar.) Green (H. L.) Company (quar.) Greenfield Tap & Die i 1 10- 10-25 common (Special • ____! Grand Union Company 'Extra 10- 10-15 * ■ *'/// (Ohio)— /Niagara 10- 4 11- .1 $1.50 " -ii; . 10-15 62y2C Lincoln National Life Ins. (Fort Wayne)— 10-10 1 20c Ltd., of 10-22 12-25 $1.12y2 _____ ' __ 11- 30c 10-15 (quar.)/ 37%c Co. Newberry (J. J.) Co., 3%% N. .10-15 V?v preferred (quar.) Lexington Telephone Co,-— ' •"' V" >T./,/ 3*2% preferred • (quar.)"_ Liberty Loan Corp., 50c preferred (quar.) 11-25 50c ■ 11- 1 '$0-28 *• Telephone // 6% preferred (quar.) 9-30 12-21 75c * 4%% 9-30 11-30 12-31 ?Per Name of Company . r 9-30 10-15 10-15 $3 Portland Cement (irreg.) Stores 'Corp,. common (quar.) ;1- Extra • •10- 3 /•■' 10-21 $1.25 Manufacturing Co. -:.1I -15c , __ Hosiery Co. i (increased quar, Guarantee 10-17 t.50o 30c Additional Lerner • .10-7 11-15 250 ; - _ & Rubber American 11-15 $20c _L State. Co., H io- ./ (s-a) preferred (quar.). Corp.— preferred :■ Newark (quar.)—|0c & Realty Prior , Lehigh 11-15 Valley Gas,. /:V Holders Payable of Rec. ,v ■ pfd. When Share (increased) Rubber Lefcourt * preferred preferred ,7% 11- $$1.25 (quar.) Goodyear Tire Great Lee 9-30 25c Globe-Union,■.% Inc. -4% •9-30 1 (quar,) common Gimbel Brothers, Inc. com $4.50 preferred (quar.) Gorham 1 11- (initial) (8. Gotham 11- Co / Lawyers Title Insurance. 6% v dividend) — common stock of (s-a) Giddlngs :& Lewis Machine Tool. (quar,) Gillette Safety Razor Co., $5 pfd. fquar.) Golden 11- 2 Lebanon ; General Steel Wares, Ltd., «5%: preferred (quar.) B 11-15 $1.50 $1.37% * Electric George Putnam Fund Class 10-10* 10-7 (stock of Carolina 9-30 1 11-1 $1 ,$6.50 preferred (quar.) preferred (quar.) 11- Per of Company Langendorf United Barkeries/ Inc.— .$2 class A (quar.) 25c (general Public Service, $6 preferred (quar.) $4 -10-21 Same , $1.25 (quar.) common / Solders Payable of Rec. 601' 37 Vac _ i--—' preferred When Share - THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE n»„ 11-15 •,/ 25c 15c 12-15 10-15 10-1& 10- 5 11-4 12- 2 10-5 35c 25c 20c 10-15 10-25 10-15 10-19 iu- » 10- 4 10-10 10- 9 10-10 $1 /" /- $1 10-15 $10-15 10- 5 10- 5 $1-75 -■ > v > THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL When Per Name of Bt. Company Lawrence Corp., Share Ltd.— .4%- class A convertible preferred St. Lawrence Flour Mill$ Co., Common' (quar.) 7% preferred (quar.).. : St. Lawrence Paper Mills, 6% Diego Gas'& Electric, 5% Ltd—' 11- 1 11- 1 t$2.25 10-15 $3.40 Co., preferred Manufacturing,; $3.65 Scranton Electric Seaboard Finance Seaboard Oil Co. Co. Co. Smith. "(A. Smith Corp. O.) 4 % preferred 11- 9 1 11- 1 /•• 25c 10-20 12-14 62 Vac 9-30 12- " 10-15 ISc 2 10-10 10-15 $25C 11-25 10- 5 ' 10c 11- 1 10- 7 ; 11- 1 10-10 10-17 $6 11-16 11-16 West Penn West Point 10-15 10-15 25c 11-1 10-4 t25c 10-30 9-30 t50C 10-21 13 %c 11-15 $1.12 '/a 10-15 v 10- 1 11-14 11-15 9-20 Class Western 5% Common 10-15 12-2 11-15 2 11-15 preferred (quar.) Westmoreland Coal Co, t20c 11-15 10-18 Westvaco $5C 11-15 10-18 t $1.50 10-48 9-20 12- Extra'... Southern 6% Canada Power Co.; Ltd.— participating preferred (quar.)__ Colorado Chlorine Southern Indiana • 4.8% Gas 12 MiC Electric & Southwestern Common Public Service 10-15 $1.20 11- 1 10-15 $1.50 10-15 9-30 „ (increased'quar.)- 50c preferred (quar.)___„„_ 3.70% preferred (quar.) (Dallas) Fuel Co., refunding Standard Oil ll-'l 10-16 10-11 40c 7% Cash Cab Yellow Cab Co. New 10-15 12- 12-10 60C 10-15 ; .... 1 10- 11- 1 7 11-20 1-1-47 12-20 25c 1-1-47 12-20 10c 12-16 12-5 11- 1 5c 10-15 7%C 10-15 10- 11- 10- Superheater 25c 10-15 $1 (quar.) Tacony-Palmyra Bridge;: 5d. / (quar.). Talon, Incorporated, 4% preferred (s-a) Inc. Texas Power & Light, $6 pfd. (quar.) '7% preferred (quar.). Texas Water Co., Thalheimer Thatcher Bros., 6% pfd. 11-15> 25C 10-15 •Transfer 11- 1 11- 1 $5 Thew 30C 10-15 10- 91V4C ,10-51 ' !' Trinity Universal Insurance Tuckett Tyler preferred United Class } Oil United Cities Co. Co. of Corp. United Merchants 5% 12- 1 . 12- 1 11-20 12- 1 11-20 12-20 12-10 25c 10-15 10-1 t37c 11-15 10-15 11-30 10-31 preferred & Lines Pipe U. S. 11- 1 10-15 10-18 10-11 (quar-)^ pfd. 1-2-47 V;.12-16 /4-1-47 $1.25 7-1-47 11- 25c 10-15 10-15 10-15 1 1 11- 1 25c 22 %c (initial s-a) (quar.)_i.___L_. 40c ... 10-15* 10-15* 1-2-47 '•« 10-19 20c 11-30* 10-10 87 %C 5% preferred Laboratories, Inc.— Co., $75c contracts The plan by » < at 17%c 10-15 62 %c (quar.) Universal Pictures Co. Universal Winding common 11- ,(auar.)_ • ... • .. * . " , 10-10 11- 1 10-15 1-1-47 ; 12-15, . 10r 1 12-29 12- 5 $1.25 '10-15 10- 1 27c 10-15 10- 1 $6,090,215 $883,621 $6,140,3i3 374,126 $815,255 465,646 $509,495 $349,609 $3,849,651 has been of or approved directors - and three — . W"'xV \ to Francaise of 25 based has the certain assets of - by directors of a to ; 406,268 $1,101,083 other 185,216,464 70,450,319 66,406,302 42,667,256 38,096.230 utilities— 100,361,918 102,271,871 206,423,367 211,765,641 gas Total sales gas therms in 227,816,646 226,345,350 459,133,i67 463,388,401 ——- CONSOLIDATED Total recommended p. 607." Natural ACCOUNT FOR 30 FISCAL Other 385,208 — '374,905 2,584,366 — r Maintenance Federal Federal >371,038 ••.? taxes ■ — 760,082 < • ' 1,033,840 • • -— tax—— —— Operating income—- $1,947,513 Excess profits 2,508,821 • 285,643 257,868 2,220,380; >/'/ 336,205 1 762,151 , 5,059,958 4,743,177 617,849 567,632 1,062,431 5,075,280 > 681,376 826,769 4,431,324. 648,793 ;• 1,520,164 1,527,953 2,105,743 2,616,116 . 2,006,153 $4,696,514 $2,904,315 *' ^ 978,155 424,633 959,434 tax income Mos.-^1945 U ... 2,357,879 companies Operation YEARS 1946^-6 : ;> Pipeline. America Gas of Gas produced . OF INCOME $10,774,264 $10,877,032 $23,118,748 $23,264,67® revenues oper. STATEMENTS 1946—3 Mos.—1945 purchased from— Gas Depreciation . .1,858,610 974,385 4,316,884 . />•,?; *; -/: >/ 1945 $22,919,731 $26,209,723 1,164,015 944,045 - Other income $1,244,565 259,733 1,000,085 525,91® $1,504,297 $5,696,599 $3,430,72® .i^.—226,806 ; —i income $2,174,319 deductions Income $24,083,746 $27,153,768 545,871 579,242 1,085,552 1,275,673 $1,628,448 $2,48 $925,055 5 $1.41 $4,611,047 $7.03 $2,155,053 $3.29 406,700 expenses 3,695,338 equipment— ,r 1,895,980 .2,096,006 and administrative buildings and of bldgs. and profits taxes-,. epuipt— 440,296 $1,460,335 975,000 • common _1 share received from other ' wholly share ♦Per • earnings— •On 656,000 2,000,689 ''. shares of capital stock outstanding.—V. 163, p. 2297. — . Period End. 975,000 $1.92 owned 1946—Month—1945 Sept. 30- sales _i._—-—.... Net ' i (The) Pep Boys—Manny, Moe & Jack—Sales— $1,441,022 $1.95 than ^ income 1,817,841 1,203,414 earnings dividends Net 16,008,385 3,383,125 dividends per : 85,977,249 182,259,481 Interruptible service Compagnie Francaise. 678,182 excess ♦Including 1946—6 Mos.—1945 1946—3 Mos.—1045 84,787,472 Period End. Jun 30— 14,710,201 general Earnings $2.43 profits taxes: 1946, $501,561: 731. p. General customers' serv. "r • « | of Net • Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co. (Sc Subs.)—Earnings—* all sold amortiz. Cash 220,251 $1,507,349 340,815 ——T————— Period End. June 30— ^ • Deprec. IIIncome and •; Gas Sales in Therms- 1946—9 Mos.—1945 —^ and 2,136,213 ———41,160,478 share of common stock—......—$2.57 1045, $629,110.—V. 164, company deductions— goods §Selling, 220,190^ $1,501,093 deductions Gross income $1,287,092 —r—•———y - •Includes Federal incojne and excess pay field will forfeit it ratify it.—V. 162, —— of $1,280,903 income Earnings per ?'> Roble Florida committee, which has receipts Total t«i — - leases in that State.;'" gas 1946 Income $3,423,305 an :/>ENDED JUNE Net sale $3,507,186 2,226,283 the' , agreed in income Net income on Chairman of wells 1946 > ' Compagnie years • holders INCOME $347,478,.; retirement reserve appropriation.—* • 'income; Other the Gulf Coast of Texas, according 1946—Month—1945 CONSOLIDATED 2,834,695 $2,266,474' 1,918,998 $2,836,022 Operating Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co.—Annual Report V tOther 49,56-1 $5,101,169 .1,013,629 ——- — State, local and mlscell, •Other $5,051,605 i;y 2,290,662 applicable to pfd. stocks for period— Operating, revenues j. •Total operating revenue deductions $56,894,140 $46,529,747 $446,479,102 $336,386,232 1636, R; 50,098 (Including Susquehanna Transmission Co. of Maryland) (J. C.) Penney Co.—September Sales 22.27% Higher— —V. 164, p. 1249. $725,897 / $433,881 s 1946—9 Mos. —1945 $6,885,284 $3,279,63® - sub¬ sidiaries. ing tExcluding maintenance, .depreciation and amortization, total¬ $58,331' in; 1946 "and $69,999 in 1945, ( ^Excluding maintenance, depreciation 021 in and 1945.-. " amortization J totaling $2,630,501 V v. v. ; . in 1946 k'« ■> and irf -1946 and $481,827 In Pfister; Associated $3,362,-,' j. . tv{Excluding" maintenance, -depreciation-and $410,562 / non-cum.;preferred A *(quar.)_I_..i_.' non-cum.-preferred B -(quar.). /'-75c 12- 2 1 10-31 , 7fic ... Hotel Van Sciver XJ. B.)—. 10-15 11- 50c 20c 7 12-16 25c $1 Co Upper Michigan Power St Light— $3 preferred (quar.). 10- 9-25 1 „ (quar.) 9-30 $807,103 8,152 ' Income -< 'if >. least subsidiary, oil and a Per. End. Sept. 30— $Cost 10-21 $876,196 .. .7,425 n. 864,337 864,337 — Co. —V;, 164, 867,821 /> 144,056 6 Months Ended June 30—» field, the Pantepec stockholders' Maintenance 11-1 10-21 > > Tobacco, t; 10-15 'I 1,550,000 Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.—Earnings—• "i,l{ Compagnie Francaise fails to exercise the option, right to $4,375,000 spent on developing oil wells. 12-26 12-20 1,481,849 144,056 income—— income- :. option for the same period to half-interest in the Pantpec-Creole and Pantepec's 10-15 11- 4,202,878 258,333 : (net) Balance - receives through 9-25 11- 25c (quar.). 10-15 2,930,239 '896,896 258,514 revenues— income Dividends 756' If 9-25 25C 50C ... Quarterly 5% 11- 1 6-16-47 1 13,611,605 609,052 142,455 —— oper. Net 3-17-47 $1.75 ... Utah of Atlantic Sales common (quar.) Refining & Mining— 7% preferred (quar.).. United Steel Corp., Ltd.— ' ■■ 6% class A preference (s-a) ; United Stores Corp., $6 1st pfd. (accum.).. United Stockyards Corp.— 70c convertible preferred (quar.)_ Universal 10-15 10-10 $1.25 Plywood, Universal. Leaf of 9-19 9 75c - Foundry Transit half will own, that the board U. S; Smelting, United acquire Pantepec which and 11- 14,182,649 139,983 10-15 1 by William F. Buckley, Mulatta Francaise 10-15 $1.25 (quar.) Co., 4%% & Compagnie 10-15 $1.50 . U. 8. Industrial Chemicals Co., Inc. Extra ; • S. Interest 1 11- which is estimated to be $4,375,000. The money is to be paid over a period of three years as the wells are driUed. 1 10-15 the in 1 25c s U. S. wells 11- Manufacturers— Insurance U. 10-10 11- " (quar.). Extra Fire 50 11- 50c California S. Air Conditioning, $7 pfd. A (quar.).. U, S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co. (Bait.) (quar.) S. announcement made 15c U: U. posted price of similar oils on an ioc (quar.) 10-15 . Its full production period a and 40c preferred 5% for 10-4 35c preferred (quar.)^.. (quar.) 5% Petroles des 10-15 13%c Realty, 5% preferred (accum.) (Del.), $3 preferred (quar.).. United company has * agreed: tosell In'a separate contract, Compagnie Pantepec the latter's htlf of the cost ' Fruit Union the 9-30 ... Gross Fantepec Oil Co. of Venezuela, C. A.—Plans Contract The 10-22 11- 9 Tool, class A (quar.) 12-20 page 1876)11 / ^> ; 4^._, ^ 10-10 11-15 ...... United (Continued from 10-25 10-15 Class. B 1-1-47 $$$& 11-22 25c 2,272,940 410,343 dividend. "e-\Kr I '* Pantepec stockholders' committee. , 2,418,236 — V. 164, p. 1727. this 11-25 t25c & for 10-31 $1.50 B United Drill closed not 11-15 t$1.75 (initial).......... Corporations, Ltd., class A (quar.).. 30c Net Other tax. 12- 2 (quar.) (quar.) 10-5 — Kr,f Francaise (quar.) pfd. Corporation Udylite books Income $1.50 (Dallas) Co., Ltd., 7% 7% preferred 5%% Jamaica 50c Tobacco 10-15 Institution— tic Fixture, preferred B^-—— 6% Mercantile $2.50 Mines, Ltd. (interim) Towle Manufacturing Co. (quar.) Trane Company, 6% preferred... 10-16 10-18 . ; to Gold 1946—Month—1945 1946—6 Mos.—1945 " $4,233,939 $26,446,185 $26,148,247 $4,247,328 acquisition adjusts.— 10-31 10-31 Gross 1 ^7,833 4,33® •- 4,065 •Amort, of electric plant 10-15 General Corporation and Investment News 10-21 $15,391 7,553 Power & Light Co.?—^Earnings- Other taxes- 10c 6O0 preferred (s-a) Shovel ..Co..."..'-'-..— 1 . $10,853 — taxes Federal 9-30 —— 11-29 preferred Pennsylvania 11-27 11- . p. Depreciation — 10-10 12-12 25C Manufacturing Co.— preferred (quar.) I 9 10-15 t$1.75 --/■ 10-10 $1.75 1 7,745 $15,34® $18,353 7,500 —; Operating expenses12- $18,344 9 . Operating revenues (quar.) & ■ — Period End. June 30— Co.— $1.12y2 . jM** ' , 1 9-30 Thermatomic Carbon Co.—> Toburn 9-30 tPayable in U. 8. funds, less 15% Canadian non-residents' tax. ^Payable in Canadian funds, tax deductible at the source. Non¬ resident tax 15%; resident tax. 7%. a Less British Income tax. 10-15 $1.50 • (initial quar.) ■ accruals reserve ♦Previously designated as property 8 Glass $2.40 10- %%\i 3,890 8,222 appropriations 2586. 163, 4,141 2,848 <■.».. —— surtax— income Dividend —V. 10-1 10-15 common 30% 9-18 20c (quar.) non-cum. 3.65% 1 ,11* i $1.25 ..... (Del.) 10-15 10-15 25c * Cooperative 10- 5 Service 10-18 40c 5 10-21 Public 1 Curry (irreg.) 20c (quar.)— —$25c (quar.)$37 Vic preferred',(quar.■ $3iy4c 10-18 $1.12% 50c Texas 10-18 11- ? (San Francisco)— Park Ltd., xLess 10-5 . Biscuits, Inc. (irreg.) Super Mold Corp; (Calif.) (quar.)...— Technicolor^ 1 80c Quarterly 10-10 5% (quar.) 1 10-31 25c Sunshine Company 10-10 11- preierred Zion's 11-30 12 V2c (initial) common Co. and deductions Income $1.75 «; . 1 o?'on~ ——— income Gross 4 10- 7 12-12 ; 5% 2 9-30 11- $750 (quar.) preferred fquar.)__^...______»___._. Stratford Pen Corp. Sun Oil Co., 4Vi % class A pfd;; (quar.) Sun-Kraft, Incorporated, common preferred 6% t75c 10- 5c common Zellers, ':// 60c (increased) 10-15 11- I Extra Yosemite 5% 30c Wyandotte Worsted 9-30 11- 1 1 2- •/ 50c <accum.) ■ ^ 20,839 12-18 93%c (accum.) ■ ■ ' $65'Zo2 ¥ Utility operating income Other income, net.— ;f 50c Co 10-15 10-15 Retirement 1 I94® . . ————— taxes normal Net Chocolate preferred 11- (quar.) on 1st 12- 1 Stores, common (quar.) Camp (stock dividend) dividend 7% 10-1 93 %c Maintenance Federal Corp.— ! 7 !; ''..." — __——— 1 1-2-47 $1 ing share of $5 par commcn stock Wiscqjnsin Gas & Electric, 4'/2% pfd. (quar.) Wood, Alexander & James, Ltd.— 10-31 1 2- $1.25 2-15-47 . ' Supply Co.^Earnings-^ —— General 1 11- 11-15 revenue Operation 'i . 11- 75c 2-15-47 (resumed)— Operating 10-15 1 11-15 $1.25 (quar.) ,''^^7";<'v..j ■•.., r Pennsgrove Water (Stock dividend)—One additional share of $5 par common stock on each outstand¬ 10-15 $2 Brothers Stokely-Van 8 50c Canada, Ltd., com. preference Sterchi 10- . ... Investment of 10-15 10^—-' Quarterly Vl' 11- 75c Wichita Water Co., 7% preferred (quar.) Wichita River Oil Corp., common (initial)— Wilbur-Suchard 958. v ^ 1945.—V. 164, $625,436 in 1946 and $802,590 in 12 Months Ended June 30— 9-13 > $1.25 preferred Corporation $$1.25 (quar.) 9-13 10-15 ri convertible Yellow pfd. 10-15 (quar.)— (quar.) Machine— $37%C (initial) of Street 12-6 ■ Wholesale Staxe 12-16 70c ; 35c $1.75 preferred Sewing prior preferred $4 10-16 Ltd.— preferred Ohio, 3%% Standard Steel Spring— 4% preferred (quar.) Steel. Co. 11-15 1 10-15 .... 4V4% 11- 35c (quar.) Spalding (A. G.) & Bros, (s-a)_ //■• Extra Spring Valley Co., Ltd. (liquidating) Standard Chemical Co., Ltd.— 5% preferred iquar.) Standard 12- 1 $1.03% 92»/2C Southwestern Life Insurance $2 Whiting ....; (quar.) Co.— 4.15% $3.75 9-30 Co.— preferred (guar.)/ England Telephone Southern New 9-13 31 V4c Products $23,742,311 $24,783,100 $67,826; 1945, $60,112) ♦ for doubtful receivables (1946, reserve reserve 9-13 10-15 • 9,610,939 -10,085,569 9-30 10-10 10-15 5% White Co Power 10-15 10-30 143,0i» q'k?o 939 for depreciation and amortization of $18,575,288 la and $16,504,184 in 1945. tNet Of amortization, {After deducting 1946 tlOo 939,o»« - 7,500,00J U. S. Treasury notes of 10c $1.50 49i,2y* • 589,991 224,500 7,500,000 surplus tAfter p. 513,82#^ surplus-—_5'222'2ko •After 9-30 • l«,gb 501,999 - ——— Total 10-15 (quar.) > A (quar.) reserves crude 10-18 10-15 $5 preferred A (quar.) Western Tablet & Stationery— ■ 10-15 37V2c common ■<'/,/ \ 515,666. 253,067 = - and unknown taxesKryolith cost adjustment--:-V stock (par $10) in Earned 1 10- fund for Paid 10-10 $5 preferred 25c 407,59$^ ■,. «£«.«, 479,097 4Xi,oj«s taxes pay- for contingencies Reserves 10-25 $1.50 $30c Light & Telephone Co.— preferred (quar.) Pacific RR. Co., Western 9-20 (quar.).-. I, Southern Canada Power (quar.) I.......... Southern (quar.) (initial quar.) New $1.40 pref. -(initial quar.) Old 7% preferred (quar.) 9-30 preferred . 40W.. payrolls and sundry accruals— Insurance 9-20 A 9-30 26 Vi'C 4% soft 374 10,156,477 8,974,694 ,- returnable containers for Reserves 10-18 ; 10-15- Southern California Water— t Accrued 11-15 Papei^ (irregular)^.—. 10-15 3lViC 2,268,37*} ■-■■■■ § Federal income and excess profits able and accrued--.:. 10-15 $1.12y2 75c >11- 1 (quar.) Ltd. (increqsed s-a)—— 34 %C California Gas Co., pfd. A (quar.). preferred (guar.—l ,; pfd. Petroleum Co., preferred (accum.) Grocers, Ltd., old common (quar.) Western 10-20 10-16 Manufacturing 37V2C Southern 6% 12-2 60c 4%% Co., Extra Westates ' 1 37VzC ...... (quar.) Power Western Breweries,, 9-30 11- 37V2C .... , Provision Common 12- ■ West Virginia Pulp & .. (quar.) sS'Sa' I,810,0b5 . l^r^^r^:::zz::z:7z-2z 10-25 .11-11 7%'preferred"(quar,J".$1.75/ 9-30 11-15 cost) LIABILITIES— 11-15 11-30 13 %C (at equipment (at cost)—-tTrade-marks, patents, goodwill etc.->-P.r^,r,r-w Deterred charges —I 11-15 11-30 common quarterly California Edison, common original preferred (quar.) preferred C (quar.) "10-5 other assets buildings and tLand, 2 preferred 15C 250 Increased 10-15 r»-T i -^§2i'|jZe Investments and 12- 2 (quar.).—————^11—$1.25 10-15 Webster-Chicago Corporation 10c West Michigan Steel Foundry, 7% preferred 17V2C if 11- 1 West Penn Electric, 6% preferred (quar.)... 11-15 $1.50 Southeastern Greyhound Lines- 5% 7-15-47 ■ receivable-^trade--——-... and-State incphic"aii4'^ces^^profltS; refundable, » ■ Inventories, >-*——* —9 taxes 4-15-47 8-1-47 S/Goysrnnien^bonds^Tw^^^^rr-^^: ^ ^2,340,^ ^ ou,*31. Federal 1-15-47 5-1-47 1945 ''.J-' .hand.—--.—$3,760 41O on ♦Accounts and;notes 12- 9 10-15 2-1-47 $4.25 preferred (quar.): +_ $1.00y4 Washington Railway 8t Electric Co.— 5% preferred (s-a)$2.50 62'/2c Solar Manufacturing Corp.— foe:conv, preferred A (guar illil—— South Pittsburgh Water, 4VSa% pfd. (quar.). , 10-15 ; 1 Monthly ■ ' f v;;-,"" -'- i3y4o' '11-15 h 11-" 5 Monthly / .4-t- -T",";■: ; -•12-15 ??■ 1210-15 :/ 10Class B •' (monthly)U^..^..^^J.l^' i 13y4c ^ Monthly ni—r.-yx;T-rT,.^-:T:n-1;n^:.r—' / J3y4o 1111-15 12-15 12Monthljr : ,' 13y4c Vulcan Corporation, $4.50 pfd. (accum.)... 10-15 10$1.50 Vulcan Detinning Co., 7% pfd. (quar.)—— 10-19 10- 9 $1.75 Warner Company 10-15 10-1 15cWarren Brothers Class A (qUar.) —i33 %c 11- 1 } 10-15 Class B (quar.) '1 " 62'/2c 10-15 H- 1 11- 1 Washington Gas Light Co., common 10-15 37V2c $4.50 convertible preferred (quar,)_______ 11-11 $l.l2Va 10-25 5% $150' Southern 1 12-16 11- — 10-18 < in' banks ,and ■ 9 ,> . 11- 50c (quar.)..J, J7c (quar.)... 37V2c r37ViC Co.,"Ltd. preferred n* &:'&*>.?Vk.Vl.v' ".'''.fit* ';• " 10-19* 10- 25c*. (quar.) Mills, » 11-18 11-1' 12-10 $1.75 . ■ 10-18 12- 1 --■■k..-,. . 8% 10-19 11- togpirg y'-t • Cash l.ji.x.i u. 30'"^ •'^'*"'')""cbN30LIDA,rED BALANCE SHEET/JUNE Holders . - Paper 12-20 —- * Payaole of Rec. • 9-30 ; 12-38 • 25c > Corporation-.....^......... (Howard) :v 856 (accum.) Oil • ^ 9-30 10-15 91 Vic '■? Signode Steel Strapping, common fquar.— 5% preferred (quar.) Simplicity Pattern 5Va7o conv. pfd, (quar.). Sinclair '9-30 10-15 50c Common'; (quar.)/; Signal Mountain Portland CementPreferred 10-15 27V2C. /; Canada— * : 5 r (quar.—. of 10-15 10- 5 preferfed Share 8%..'preferred |qiiar.) 6% preferred (quir.).*.^.^.^.—STVio preferred ; ■ -' r ~ : stac Visking Corp., class A; (monthly) /. 13 V46 11-1 17%C Segal Lock & Hardware, $2.50 pfd. (quar.). Seven-Up Texas Corp.. Water :& Power. Co. (quar.) Sheraton Corp. of America Williams " $1 Shawinigan Sherwln 9-23 v 25c1 (quar.) (Del.) 7% Viceroy Manufacturing Virginian Railway, 6% 11- , (initial). J.. : ' 9-30 20c • (quar.) pfd. Co 9-30 |7c 13%C- (quar.)_ common ... Paper Scovill s 140c t$1.75 - ^ . (q11^). Vertientes-Camaguey Sugar —-l — — preferred (quar.) Map (qnar.) San-Nap-Pak Manufacturing. 00.^ ; 7lie preferred (quar.) Schenley Distillers; (quar.) — Schwitzer-Cummins Co., &V2 % pfd. A (quar.) Scoit .; v • Sanborn When v Nntne of Company Vapor Car Heating Co.,. Inc.— (accum.) pfd. (accum.) Samson United Corp., 55c conv. pfd. (quar.) Sau Antonio Gold Mines (reduced) t«— San Holder^ Payable p/Ecc. >. 14,1946 Monday, October " .:: amortization, - totaling 1945.- 'Ulhcluding.: Federal - excess ^ and $1454,330 for 1945,< ($893,029- profits taxes-of $240,767 for 1946 payable! for 1946 reduced by. $452,733 tax credits); , . / : ' The company for-1,750 Proceeds to -File® Growers, Inc., El Paso, III. 1 With SEC— r on Sept.-30 filed a-letter of notification with the SEC shares-. ($100 par)-preferred; Offering-price, $100 a 6hare» vlU be used, to replace capital for previous expenditures finance 1946 crop1,of;seed-corn "tor"be" harvested underwriters named. •=■ this Tall.- anc| N<jr iVolume 164 Number. .453.1,—., a *rw wn jm?> < t Atop AHTf J ' hut*:THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE - ....— Petroleum Corp. of America,—Asset Value Lowers ,€ proximately. $214,000) will be applied plant in Somerville, Mass. -• new Ner asset value' per share shares of 'this *corporation's fctock outstanding at Sept;; 30,- 1946 was $11.901,'as-compared with $12.69 at Dec.'31, 1945 and $10,813 at Sept. 30, 1945.—V. 164,' p. 958. 875,838 on . it—' to r-f-The electric output of ithis company and its- subsidiaries fofz the 1946, amounted to 131,104,000 kwh., an increase 9 %, over the corresponding week of 1945.— or does thereof, ( the Philadelphia Suburban Transportation Co.—Earnings 6 Months Ended June 30— * i.lt. revenue $1,818,876 — Operating, expense Maintenance ---i—■ - ——, t v-.;.*> . . 1 . v:-,:Net income - —— i"' > —_ . - Accounts Insurance approved Other of Co. mortgage a Due loan _ < ■ beenng of terms. be The obtained. Company, howobtained, to enter <"'lnto ioaa-*W6uld be in 15-years from the. date is at and 4%. -and secured by of equipment, from the date of the loan - gPatent 6% - 38,193 Interest Debt Income and Common 92,526 6,177 7,054 182,112 361,247 expense extra profits taxes— J — . i—I. I ' 1^———:— ; dividends ' • Portland The with ■')> to surplus 163, p. 2997. $224,360 issue issue of issued Co.—Amends \ of 30 shares $26.50 from 200,000 The 4% of its registration shares surplus At amount to statement 300,000 cost Ry. oper. Ey. revenues share?, ; stock Jhas common N| >/. oper. expenses operating revenue Operating expenses Maintenance Taxes, A Net rev. from ry. oper. accruals $274,656 $$1,471,521 $384,502 569,410 0565,066 •Ry. tax Equip, and jt. fac. rents $2,843,481 452,799 1,332,177 3,914,265 0574,118 04,709,621 04,321,822 other Provision Provision stpek ' ' «•> in 1945 *" ry. Other ;■*<'.-;i-U income- oper. income $380,158 19,249 u 25,249 $3,251,038 •' fixed Net $421,224 70,640 3,383 82,978 3,406 charges $2,056,045 $3,444,170 232,164 be ' 27,790 28,142 „ Total fU«<ied ♦Includes Fed. income $1,796,091 $262,396 tO$86,028 mA:- v $2,931,204 6 Months Ended June 30-* Maintenance and repairs replacements Taxes motion a to reverse than District S. -which the railroad suspended service on York State and western Pennsylvania, The appeal was filed by citizen's a Court section a ruling of its six, of represented 21 communities, villages and towns, shippers in the State of New York. It had asked for order by trustees the the Federal District Court of the railroad /for more than 40 years, Net in Pittsburgh, which has company, $4,966,244 1,299,514 which and $3,666,730 other charges- of Net income ♦Dividends Vi receivership to abandon the line.—V. 164, p. 1728. / Balance - if for to 1 •' preferred A' ■ c The paid ' - * Plastic Wire & C&ble Corp.—New Director— 8} Fassett Maher, of Putnam & Co., Hartford, Conn., has' been a member of the board of directors^yK 163^ 3143, jr. (Mkss*)«^Stock^Offeredw-Ghilds, (H. K.) Porter, Ine. - Effective Nov. 1, electric $5,000,000 annually missioners -of This New reduction In rates New the Jersey, divided between AND • will BUSINESS—Company was incorporated May 16, continuation of the tool manufac¬ by the late Henry K. Porter of will company of Public $3,000,000 "Boston. Company is in no connected with H. K. Porter Co., Inc., ' ' i 'The original product line consisted of hand-operated high leverage (Cutting tools, the market for which was largely in the blacksmith and carriage and wagon fields. These tools were first known as bolt of Pennsylvania. ' ) i later as clippers, the in trade bolt cutters. Porter as and cutters, are The commonly now of use Porter referred cutters Net be time the be for • [Including Domestic repair equipment. Net .. ' -/ ) < sales Cost of goods Utility Com¬ residential ministrative Income are^ covered by patents. Other exps. from 8 Mos. End. 1945 $1,410,499 of •Cost 937,831 291,644 goods sold gen. & adm. exp._ :Sell. 271,700 ■ Total Income Other charges for Fed. IProv. taxes income $174,225 13,955 $109,519 amort. of . 101,393 $188,180 20,634 44,500 117,881 66,082 37,746 ; profits tax 49,665 44,117 Reduct. p ,... CAPITALIZATION—At special capital stock r\ a 10 of shares new effect common to this stock for each recaptalization share and to of old the common proposed will shares be as of stdck common follows: z * the capitalization of the ♦Charge Common stock ($1 y ':,;f ^Authorized par) 125,000 shs. -: > Company has outstanding a loan from First National Bank, Boston totaling $196,726 as of Sept. 30, 1946, which it is expected will shortly be; retired by. application ;of a part, of the proceeds of a 15,-year mortgage loan in the total principal amount of $350,000. -* . > V The -.same Dec. Company bank 2 and in 3, also the outstanding two unsecured notes with the principal amount of $50,000 each and maturing on 1946, PURPOSE—Net has respectively, proceeds from ;:v the sale of :-t v' .V the common stock (ap¬ . tax \ — Deferred —. •U, S. 9,302,569 183,016 ♦Inventories of •(•Investments 2,532,426 Total — vX'; 3,944 - J $1,256,082 3,519 • $925,979 effect I : " on acct. $129,906 A $127,511 of % 300,000 300,000 3,800 ♦232,141 6,227 income 14,049 13,114 10,481 18,488 75,031 11,575 77,639 100,600 291,7,40 taxes accrued taxes accrued liabilities *After U. .1,726,201 2,968,276 190,207 stock, class A— (100,000 no par shs.) 69,925 100,000 270,400 100,000 346,267 34,009 ■ 386,468 ; • R$gal Games, Inc.—Stock Offered—W. H. Bell & Co., on Oct. 4 offered 80,000 shares of common stock (par 250) at $1.50 per share, These shares are offered asia speculation. 1,013,259 4,279,433 4,689,564 12j965,660 13,713,168 17,245,093 18,402,732 1,074,636 2,273,547 67,278 2,798,212 S. by 14,984 shares of Inc. Transfer • 1,074,636 273,032 ': 1,150,000 1,250,000 - 7 Dec. The and or -v:'''..'A jVf ?■;, 42,133 , Cr222,208 18,362,863 of past 16,155,660 service BALANCE 14,501,841 retirement SHEET, 41,192 //, 12,965,660 annuities. JUNE 30 govt; securities less reserves ; ——** $7,657,568 23,560,166 6,629,438 13,658,515 AND 17, registrar, business chess, consists thereof. The .U 979,465 751,186 15,206,299 ^,r670,978 10,145,506- $30,557,225 $81,795,326 New York. , pieces from component purchased from entirely separate has seams a process for field is that laminating involving this bases for Regal that so Games, Joints and Items being made or in process of development table cigaret lighters, lamps, umbrella handles, advertising novelties and display stands. duction Lucite. material not visible. are and to GIVING EFFECT TO t , , •Common .stock %: working capital required expand the present facilities. secure CAPITALIZATION, 8,310,979 17,419,696 Co., fabricating Lucite. ••'',■' of manufacturing adult games; such as Mah dominoes, cribbage, roulette, dice and combi¬ 1945'/.j $6,374,279 21,936,937 Trust first used in these games, such as the chess¬ raw plastic material. The containers, cases, parts are fabricated from other raw materials outside sources. made are other It checkers, PURPOSE—To ' Clinton BUSINESS—Company 1945. An Inc. 41,211 and agent was incorporated in New engaged in business on April 1, 1946, on which date it purchased the assets and goodwill of the Hyproduds Corp., which had theretofore been engaged in York men, grain, materials, prod, and supp. In expenses, , , 42,604 240,004 Total 2,578,435 and advs. to affiliates, at cost 1,124,387 etc.—1—————/ 888,854 ^Property, plant, and equipments—16,301,874 Patents, at cost-less amortization ;-s—-— 600,917 Trade-marks, trade rights and goodwill-10,145,506 Prepaid , ' ././•' i ' ■ :// $97,904 t$2 cumul, partic. 11,439,741 net Canadian 36,7^47 ' -iS'1946 receivable, • 194,603 l 30,347 Other , and •" ' $934,604 nations 7,510 — Accounts J2L' 283,801 ■ 153,159 ^ 12,319 ' a ' * '■ 1944 185,719 w 4SJ280 * charges payable to U. S. Govt, Liabil. [Including Domestic and Canadian Subsidiaries] ASSETS— Cash 252,267 , 214,546 Patents Jong, CONSOLIDATED of Outstanding 117,390 shs. 2,623,324 .. for $234,526 223,203 inc. and profits tax____i^' Prop., plant and equip, (net) 557,045 Crl,600,000 -*• Surplus at end of yr. company • .. . for reserve cur¬ 1945 $599,545 —^.1— /^refund of fekcess . include ' 43,500 of (less profits tax paid (less $3,800 credit 223,960 • • for increase stock. sale 1,074,648 19,903,272 1,074,645 shrinkage— Other reserves meeting of stockholders Oct. 7, was changed from 8,500 shares 1946, the authorized <no par) to 125,000 shares (par $1); and the 7,389 outstanding shares <no par) were reclassified into 73,890 shares (par $1) on the basis of Giving 1946 (net) for refund' of Fed. reneg. (net) Accrued Federal 581,492 5,401,431 14,501,841 anns. res. profits tax excess orofits , prof;-tax. paid In prior yrs.;;r Due^fromWS. Govt, for post-war ' advertising $44,117 excess , receivable Inventories 1943 appropriated surplus—reserves: to excess SRefund of $136,669 Claims 30 Transfer to invent, $49,665 of $336,506. $934,604 $1,256,082 $925,979 Treasury tax anticipation notes of $150,000., tReprW no par value in 1946, 16,078 shares in 1945 and 16,637 shares In 1944.—V. 162. p. 1896. 3,147,989 dividends Addition 25,000 10,882,696 16,155,660 retir. 36,033 8,835,804 466,765 6,471,051 dividends service $161,634 . 585,325 22,626,711 Common v $27,368 ASSETS^.. , Accounts HISTORY Drl0,378 $117,293 tax surplus Preferred , 12,173,807 charges— Total Past $105,950 34,197 / 50,000 , (less post-war refund, $44,413) profits tax (less post-war refund Cash $1 without JUNE ♦436,989 profits tax excess .jfexc. ENDED 1,622 - ;•/; 837,415 3,191,398 3,518,915 Previous 25,236 $142,015 32,734 25,000 31,120 25,000- $600,245 2,737 . t242,169 Earned surplus 4,083,238 2,270,335 Net income i 22,697 // Crl5,BOO plant— month 1944 647,388 fully- facilities- war sale on 67,017 exceed Subsidiaries] 12,759,132 $135,435 27,273 / a not 6,287' $350,856 13,534,553 .449,698 $112,738 . on ~--_ Net profit Profit on sale of loss $193,240 24,830 4. do 3,468 14,649,578- 13,274,322 ♦Other 86,767 $582,718 17,527 BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30 foreign taxes: Excess 14,768 / $344,569 12,436.907 opers I Income taxes $94,751 12,216 $540,165 1943 $669,485 . 15,295,513 income ' Other income Federal Class B stock charges 1,598,701 of 17,468,671 — income Fed. and 295,702 ; 73,310 $45,432 Other Total $2,007,141 1944 prior year, due • ^ Income 1943 $1,757,816 1,311,891 315,857 $181,024 profit Operating 1944 ' •1 $1,817,797 1,407,189 •-.J.'; extra $417,880 99,154 dividendS-M-L—. credit of $37,389) a sented —Years Ended December 31— Aug. 31,'46 sales »' of shaje per ah 1945 $543,634 20,817 §Cr31,700 ;/,$380,802 .- rates - SUMMARY OF SALES AND EARNINGS Jlet - Corp.—Output- . $2.50 year, $639,320 LIABILITIES— 1945 of 84,823 to carry-back of for normal tax and surtax). • -?■ YEARS Canadian total a $23,163 9,430 rent 154,831,183 151,083,671 142,647,173 122,178,665 124,925,605 123,614,351 119,161,791 97,761,416 sold Selling, general" and ad- In all of these fields the company has pioneered new designs, many of which and 1946 "v. has expanded and now including: lopping shears, make Accounts FOR ACCOUNT regular a dividend income, $14,534 8,628 in Quaker Oats Co.—Annual Report— company will Total INCOME extra an dividend 1946 income ♦Includes the CONSOLIDATED stock common and cents in 1945. Last 26.—V. 164, p. 1728. Class A dividends reduced output of the operating companies served by this corpora¬ week ended Oct. 5, 1946, totaled 159,074,000 kwh., as compared with 174,006,000 kwh. for the corresponding week last year, ft decrease: of 8.6%.—V. 164, p. 1728. extended also produces 4a number of new lines, pole pruners and one-hand pruning shears; one and two-hand sleeve pressing tools for making power and telephone line connections; automobile tire chain repair tools; automotive body repair hand tools; and auto¬ motive body - Electric tion Bolt cutters were the sole product of H. K. Porter,- Inc. until 1933. that U charge.—V. 163, p. 1575."' 162 02 $99,357 ... charges Class B to japidly into other fields and the number of styles and sizes increased to meet new needs. At the present time a bolt cutter is a standard mechanic's band service tool widely used in all branches of industry. Since Mr. Boswell said. Those whose bills allowed to use jth- added kilowatt hour Public Utility Engineering & Service way ' on reduced, additional and of $399,717. "(Includes Federal excess of $23,050) of $207,469. JIncludes Federal rates HISTORY the cn 90 Oct. oper and ' dividends on Prov. for Fed, inc., taxes $9^6,549 ' 1.923, in Massachusetts. It was a turing busine'ss started in 1880 % par share per interest against as paid income Income ' $2,000,000 for commercial and general customers. John E. Boswell, President of the Commission, said. Residential customers whose monthly bill exceeds $1 will find their Transfer Agent? Old Colony Trust Co., Boston, Mass. cents from common year, was from Gross $1,222,030 265,481 | Board follows: $2,652.00 $50 declared 3 15 other income 1,019,692 Jeffries & Thorndike, Inc. and Minot, Kendall & Co., Inc. on Oct. 8 offered 43,500 shares of common stock (par $1) at $6 per share. The issue has been oversubscribed. - above this Profit Jersey has announced. is - company $2 241,722 $2,203,971 this of of Sept. 30, i946, the outstanding securities as as Randall Cd.«—-Annual Statement— '69,917 Public Service Electric & Gas Co.—Rates Cut— elected ;; ■ $2,171,805 985,074. 6tock„—_______ common of share per cents 30 multiple declarations, 1946 makes provisions for six months dividends and 1945 for eight months dividends.—V. 163, p. 2998. ~ Oct. on dividend Gross profit on sales.. Sell, and gen. exps., etc. 199,271 J-;.V- - ' plus a dis¬ tribution of $1.50 per share from gains realized on sales of securities, and on the preferred stock the usual quarterly dividend of 50 cents per share, all payable Oct. 28 to holders of record Oct. 18. //>■/: ■' ♦Due to * directors 47,334 stock ' V-.N/' its of Years Ended June 30r- $2,403,242 applicable carriers—express privileges.—V. I63^ 28.01 974,029 — — 744,668 111,289 57,429 55,949,973 102,925,561 6,746 v 3y4%bond 937,595 2,362.103 $3,388,316 and 5.584,031 769,606 12,363,788 preferred share, 95,671 income interest conv. 980,398 $3,256,706 131,610 • M , share 902,520 revenue other coverage Trust cum. cents 40 various instructing been in Colorado and 1,480,796 - profit taxes State income tax.^.^. excess V K . . income Total * Pa., asset collateral The in said reversal a net quarterly 1946. • , 1945 : $12,691,079 $12,938,142 ^5,405,753 6,061,312 569,236 383,964 income) and operating Other Gross committee It en income Provision for under lines (other Federal at Philadelphia, Pa., on Oct. 1 U. a ,r : Provision for Pittsburg Shawmut & Northern RR.—Court Dismisses Hotion Filed by Citizens' Committee— The Third Circuit Court of Appeals : , operating revenues Operating expenses w: . Declares Extra Dividend of 40 Cents and Special of $1.50— : 1728; V. 163, p. 2446. Gross fDebit in August, 1946, was due to carryback adjustment of $129,745 and credit in first eight months of 1946 was due to carryback adjust¬ ment Of $671,465, tDeficit.—V. 164, p. 1250. dismissed 30,196 Public Service Co. of Colorado (& Subs.)—Earnings— ..... , t$371,354 6,872,412 Based upon market quotations / ■ reports 4% $3,921,750 to rail , v /•'/ ^ common income rev.. 11,383,528 ,r. 107,688 9,984 — 1728. Per 1,311,468 .< Railway & Light Securities Co.r—Asset Values— $2,626,081 . and exc. prof, taxes transports 1,374,724 • - ■ 111,193 - deductions Per $5,233,218 $ 35,569,723 242,620,281 265,352,025 21,716,777 174,405,885 152,040,338 "debt ;2,512,167 deductions Net 1946-^7 MosAl945 f 'j ' 32,755,592 24,161,551 1,600,452 ♦Payments1 35.802 •• . inc. & Other p. *.«»,« -t W. .jwv'r Subs,)—Earniiig^ 503,948 Iht.y&.dis^.^n • (& 1946—Month—1945 ' $ $ '**■ expenses..— $4,936,047 - including $100,000' currently due.. stock- .and •>2,447 ;sharesc<>t 163,:^. *1(578. > -k / preferred 32,251,644 taxes 2,454,506 ! §Not less reserve.—V. 35,182,075 238,101,085 262,520,448 .387,648 3,519,196 2,831,577 revenues Operating Express % $5,197,415 ;'?v reserve, for possible, lossqs :ot for depreciation of $17,358,118 reserve income.- & revs. Total an been 1945 ; 789,947 * $347,201 $313,023 depreciation income -V. 164, p. income taxes taxes 193,132 Gross $399,407 deductions ;■ Total for Dr366,725 •.'a • . Other $23,685,264 $22,793,539 11,295,329 10,206,120 1,4487,723 1,239,691 1,628,794 M,657,134 1,621,497 2,242,379 operating revenue non-operating revenue Total . Total income Misc. $1,905,923 150,122 $395,975 income income at cost, Perlod End. July 31— .• Per Net Net than for 16,155,660 Dr307,997 15,210,000 $80,567,22(5 $81,795,320 tAfter tAiter Railway Express Agency, Inc. which 220,000 66,000 will p. ,13. of 1946 Total $2,569,185 $17,141,826 $21,951,202 2,294,529 18,613,347 19,107,721 $2,853,147 2,468,645 18,000,000 18,362,863 J market, pro¬ 12 Months Ended June 30— 1946^-8 Mos.^1945 1946—Month—1945 or years. 1945 and $17,919,811 in 1946, lIRepresented by 892 shares of common filed Instead, .preferred -.stock twill of of in Potomac Electric Power Co.—Earnings— >• Pittsburgh & lake Erie RR.—Earnings— Period End. Aug. 31— 852,815 . , 18,000,000 15,210,000 par value) — lower ♦Rail * no 250,000 4,657,510 894,027 ———— $1,138,346 in both shares will be publicly offered at $7.50 per sharte and be sold to Pacific Associates Inc. at $6 per share.—rV.; 164, $94,682 (702,000 shares of Chgs. for transportation; eliminates' the debentures. convertible The 150,000 4,657,510 (par $100) -Total >• amendment convertible 5% share. per 1946-1954)■•-•_•*—4,500.000 llStock held In treasury and reserved for empl._ Registration •-•'.• -• amended last. $1,250,000 60,000 at increased ;——Hr Balance Transit company on Sept. the SEC June 14, posed 24,000 36,000 (Ore.) Statement— $265,985$l24;30t ' 5,625 • ' f ■ 5,625 r—1 - ; —V. $585;134 79,352 and Net income Preferred dividends A $533,627 ———-— — charges discount 10,000,000 contract-——s—:' stock 46 246 270,000 10,000 000 j ■ to ... Total gross income- * 1964--— inventory shrinkage— 1-—_ for insurance and other contingencies preferred Earned (due 2,855^719 14,337 , 1,317,992 — due $2,792,721 3,006,298 - for Common stock in each year 1%%' purchase Reserves mortgage on at Somerville, reduction of the per notes Reserves first a : consolidated not payable 2%% debentures, 20-year company the liabilities— affiliates Serial mortgage $350,000./maturmg interest plant will commitment a such accrued - $2,817,894 taxes_-.r,; 6,503,030 **""6,512 651 Dividends company u .■ r ^ —-i- —:.s—— Canadian Income and reaeral to ^ payable Actlhea maturity, which sinking fund would be payable annually or semi-annually. In addition teh company would be obligated so to apply a contingent sinking fund equal t'o 25%', of the net income of the company in excess of $25,000, but pot to exceed $25,000 in any one year, such amount to be payable on each April 1 beginning with April 1, 1948, withrrespect to the net ;' income of the preceding fiscal year. Company would-also have .the option of so, applying the excess,- if any, of 25%/- of net' in'cbme .6^ $25,000 in any single contingent sinking fund year. •' ft: $54.6,942 5d,71Q —— ■ such on amount property, year, 75,111 2,500 . , $482,917 ii Life" Mutual has '1: LIABILITIES—' 1,2 LOAN^J^'.'T^^J ^ Company would be obligated to apply to the principal of the loan a fixed sinking fund of $23,333 82,388 • 66,551 2,619 — 'feV ,f f. 82,569 ,, earnings : Other 912,521 271,699 ^ —.,L—- .Operating taxes «*—' depreciation iDther charges '.llu.-..—— the' cbftipany's of Mass. • 1945 $1,850,482 :899,112 244,429 1946 i. . Gross Insurance mortgage loan if loan principal - the propose, the-mortgage the ■ that warrant ever, or //•••: but the company cost . company has been advtised by York that its finance committee the the has not as yet made a firm commitment and the company does not in any manner represent Philadelphia Electric Co.—Weekly Output— y to , MORTGAGE The New toeek, ended, Oct.' 5, of: 10,855,000 kwh., .PROPOSED (25c par)— - 7% - : , ;./, for THIS full-scale , pro¬ OFFERING Authorized 1,000,000 shs. z Outstanding 165,5,00 shs. ♦Initially, the authorized stock was 100 shares (par $100). Qn ^ Aug.; 1, 1946, the capital stock was increased to 300 shares (par $100), the 200 additional shares being subscribed for by the original stockholders. On Aug. 7, 1946, the par value of_the stock was again changed by 'charter amendment, 1,000,000 shares (25c par), each 285 shares of 25c par common stock - for each4 share of $100 par stock theretofore held, 85,500 shares being then outstanding, with a paid-in aggregate capital4 of $21,375, and a paid-in surplus of $8,625.—V. 164, p. 1763. stockholder receiving ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1914 ■ Qunrtor Kn/Jftri incl. sales Net .Time 3&—> ... costs billable 1946 . and feo# in 1945— the contracts underc months Interest Divids. June ended and 30, discount three $29(020,334 $32,995,452 .— —»————i. 1 66,172 • Cost of sales including cost-plus- under costs 16;723 ■ . amortiz. •United & debs.-;-exc. profs. on expenses foreign States-and taxes-' ■ of costs & inc. —--: Net months to use Tt. S. the 8. U. • - • : advances Commissioner State Industrial Y. ; — accounts " 153,770 350,275 154,921 —— — and .739,295 2,646,522 — — „_ N; Miscellaneous securities 861,353 —-— (net) Deferred charges Goodwill, patents, Total , LIABILITIES—. Bank- ' • •' S ' loans - — & Debentures Dividends U. on S. taxes, tax ' Cash For etc. foreign exchange contingencies" For 406,851' = fluctuations 1,085,534 8,024,502 4,588,000 1,073,000 689,344 :185,294 177,896 190,667 1,056,468 2,657,675 „ , 19,351,000 2,561,874 20',370,000 2,561,874 2,018,515 Capital-surplus--—k—.;-.—-*-7 6,695,526 pat) $4.50 preferred stock, ($25" Common stock ($1 par) Earned 2,521,819 2,853,015 3,394,018 funded debt Total —. paid period— the per on surplus*;19,589,048- 14,993,977 $74,595,311 $71,626,754 U; S. tax corporation- Oct. 9 filed with the SEC a registration state¬ covering a proposed- offering; of 100,009 shares of convertible preferred stock ($50 par). Hayden,- Stone. & Co. and {Kidder, Peabody r.; & Co; are named as the- principal underwriters and- the dividend rate, conversion- and'" redemption-prices will be filed by amendment, i Proceeds'' of the issue, together* with additional' fuhds-to be ob¬ tained thrbugh;bank-loans, will be • used during-the- next three yeats to purchase' additional ' machinery/ and equipment- costing1 -approx¬ imately $4,500,000. ahdr for expansion- oft the corporation's subsidiary, Air Cooled^- Motors,' Inc;, at an 'expenditure- approximating# $1,000,000. :The corporation's -bkekiogtof - unfilled- ordefs on Aug. 31;.; 1946' was stated* to be- in excess, of - $78-000.000; over 60'%/ of -which wast rep- ; reseated- by; government: order*,": principally# for* the1# F-84' Thunder jets. This plane is regardedr as the most advanced1 plane of- its type nd w in production in this country. In test flights.- it has developed speeds h over 600 miles per hour- and'' is believed-to/ be the world's fastest fighter airplane. Otherf orders on hand include contracts- f6t the pur¬ chase* of the corporation's deluxe passenger transport plane; the "Rainbow," for air line- use with a. specified- cruising'. speed" of - over 400 miles per hour. To- date 20 Rainbows: have/been ordered1 by Amer¬ ican Airlines, Inc. and six by Pan American * Airways; Inc. which, together with'spare parts,- exceed a cost of $30,D00;PQ9/ , .. The corporation also has unfilled- orders. ojftv hand' approximating $1,200,000 for- the "Seabee," a four-place single-engine- amphibian air¬ plane designed, for private: and. general, utility; flyingi This plane is unique among small private planes in that it can alight on, and-take off- from, either landyor1 water. „ „ . - " , - Preferred; IsSH^y and Increase of Common Stock outstanding amounts at * present tp,?' 986(406- shares.—V. paid on April 30 and* Jufy- 31, last while/on Jah. 3L 1946, a tegular of 5 cents and: an extra-of 5 cents were/paid.-—V.' 162, p. 2189s . Rochester' ^ Lake, Years Ended June 3Or-. Operating revenues Operating expenses and Ontario Service- Corp.— Waten 1946 $695(937 », taxes-, ^ earnings $172(580 38,- j deduction^ 524 903 , Inventories . $l72,619-f 19 37,098 $190,809 40,457 $i36i52<i • - assets p; 100,516 72,900 $150,352 23,214 290,401 profits taxes accrued taxes 411,930 347,195 483,000 and Res. on 378,216 Fr^cfec ^ Maint. of Way Maintenance of Ry^Earns 1(232,908 1(703,839 3,583,461 600,150 equip— Transportatibh' expenses Othfer expenses Rheem Manufacturing; Withdrawn— Co.—registration . The company has. withdrawn its registration statemerit (6550), filed June 26;/ covering 200,000 shares of common stock (par $1).—V. 164, p. 322.- Royal Dutch Co.—^Unit to Acquire Interest§— ' ^ See Ba/ber Asphalt Corp. above.-~V, 164j p. Venezuelan Royalty 1125. , , Ner ry. Other expenses- income— oper. System— 11,217,097 1,858,255 3,398(140 13,669(288 27(659,640 562,611 1,131,543 IhcomO 'L—49)550- Total Income , RoyM Typewriter Co., Inc.—Official Promoted— available fixed charges 164, p. 1763. 4/889(893 . . . 42,557.084 1,199,799 12,905,548 11,074,081 2,551,858 tax 2(520,000 for " ; 12,051,203 share 12,712,401 15,364,206 $1.00 — $1.06 excess - $1.30 shares (no par) • ' "" - - be used common for Net ■ -V. * •* - - Balance1 before Total deductions ."-.'.C;. Net- ['■. '104$ 1946' $1,168,915 626,367 — deductions— / inc6mk-'-iii--ii— on preferred stock— — , 35,626 . - Balance;' available fdrApdhitoon ktockii—-*» 428. oper. income 12(982,404- . its intention to • ffled Total with1' the $277,803- income Prov. for taxes on ' $180)599 Shares5 rates $388; cities inc,«, and will to Prestwick to be will be- $305; Stockholm, $405. $550.70, $696.50, to Copenhagen, $386; fares between and $730.70 for Round-trip $700.10 Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm,, respectively. ' to Prestwick, has been reduced t6, $1.11 per pound; to $1.40; to Oslo, $1.41, and Stockholm) $1.47. The Scandinavian Airlines System was formed in late summer by the -Danish Air- Linles (DDL), the Norwegian Air - Lines (DNL) and th^ Swedish Intercontinental Airlines, (SILA) to "pool the resources of the three conipanies to* operate trims-Atlantic routes. ' * ' : / The system, is currently operating twicfe weekly flights between LaGuardia Field-and the Scandinavian cities,-using new Douglas DC-4 planes modified to seat only 28: passengers,' for comfort's sake..' : of stocks coin, Schick, Inc.—Executive Vice-President Elected— on $5,023,045 96,277 . , 95(074 it... — $2,420; 163 82,146 $4,660(208 209,609 $5;118;719 836,100 881,400 164,292 1,684,700 $1,501,917 $3,469,197 $3,269,727 981,348.6 981,348.6 981,348.6 $3.53 »$3.33 , . .0 , $1.53 $1.87 ; . 5 President and-a-director'of* Schick Oct/ 7.—V. 159, Pi 1597. Inc; He Mrs. . V . '• - / ; named the defendants as officers - &'Dominick, the and- directors underwriters of emptiva rights to purchase a pro rata share of a new issue-of stock. The plaintiff*s interest' in the corporation arose from stock inter- j ests acquired from the estate of her husband, Henry H/ Law. '■*/.//;<? -f The defendants argued that the plaintiff lacked legal capjacifjr beacuse she was not a stockholder at the time the transaction com- of took place and that the equitable or .beneficial interest claimed did' not, create a stockholder status to warrant1 the actions alleged in the complaint. ~ /'^ /'■ //'In dismissing the action Justice O'Brien ruled that the language of the Stock Corporation Laft clearly gives preemptive rights; to *'holders plained record of shares." He added. 'Plaintiff is hot such and even if action1 of- the * corpbration in refusing, to "transfer the: 100»-share certificate / (acquired- subsequent to the comihehcemehV of this aetioh) . improper; plaintiff was the meeting-at which- the was Of ■ - ;i. the assumed' hls -'i Kehrieth* bvBrIeh in*-New Ybfk: on'Ocir 1 N. . •. ' Law and Dominick • . Schumacher Wall Boatd,4 06tb.^Mfergedr« ' stockholders' directors of the Carpet cottiofJ Morgan Stanley '& Co. apd the financing prograni.5 The complaint listed three causes of action; two being brought, in, a derivative' capacity, and- the third charging deprivation of he?' pr0r pany • i S^ Pararfinc 'Cos,^ Inc;, aboye:—V; 163/ p/1576. ; a Manor, suit brought-by Mrs. Gertrude W; LaW bf Y.» against this compahy, In which she sought { to recover $1;502,812 In connection with the sale of 50,000 shares of cumulative, preferred and 156,312 shares of common stock of the company h*& refinancing program*. / • ? Geoy Av. Gr,aham, former Vice President and1 member of the board directors1 Of- tne Gillette Safety.-Razor Co., has-been-elected- Execu- Supreme* Court-i Justice dismissed Briarcliff > ,. duties .V. '' (Alexander) Smitb & Son$ Cairet'C<M^ui#Pi$mi$s$d Board cargo 'tiyte,:Vice $4,464,929 - *86,299 492,600 $1,840,895 inc. per share—.is.1 * ,*Deficit/-^yi -163, p/ 3424/ , Copenhagen, of $2(506,453 outstanding981,548:6* > C3vU" Aeronautics . four .1,907,000 reducfe : Oslo, 2(863,114 2,108,000^ •. 35,626 passenger and' cargo tariffs between this city and Prestwick, Scotland; Copenhagen, Oslo and Stockholm, Tore H; Nllert, U. S. representative for the airline, announced last'week. Under the change, which became effective Oct. 12, Mr. Nilert said, to 3,502;569 -v'v-:j 989,000 ; $2,438(127 ■Interesfo./.eto.^-.tti.j.^*:^. >104,632- $222(225 . / nb.ticS Mos.—1045 23-,987,377'f' 2O404;844 1,464,969 ■ (Scahdlri6tr)—X9 ^Re¬ .- This company has of 1946^-6 10,757,729 1,883,289* $2;417,839 ; 20,288r ^ Scandiiiavfah Airlines . 1946—3 MCs.—1948 Net duce Fares—. . $18,435,532 $15,718,151'$34/O82;875 $30,288,003 —- 1(152,000 : 1 338,254 -$a24/6l4?:/./$685,ria -Net income———^ —V. 164, p. r $1,189(045 102(2^85 / '/ 655/414 1638-. Net opei1;* Jncome-iAii Other income/inet)--i.^ 6;925 $313(430' Dividends p. Bxploratorycpsts,delay. rental^ : etc.^«i-^:>, . -v- ■ income 164, Costs, oper; & gen. expl Depletion & deprec—^ " $357,576 135,351.: 234,273 —-i.a—____• 180(418 $350,650 $547,-703/ -: • $1,221,384- a— Skelly Oil Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— $1,044,044 693,393 ^$542,547 5/156 —— ^J"" * ' income taxeB_i--;.i— Period End. June 30— GrosS ptefit' income Fed. earnings. Gross ' —— est. ,1045.' $3,952,652 1,743,326' 1,495/870 2O8-,870c " 155,610 295/440 •/ 291,897 404)763 ; 481:975 other than Federal income taxes:.--*.:.— for 1946; /.. . $4,144,712 /0ther incdnie^net/.-^--4-/^t-^//l63^i02i Int. ch$s.,-special chgs. etc; deductions 559,871 Wo'rks^-Earnih^s-^- 12 Mos. Ended Aug. 31— Operating- revenues —: Operating expenses, depreciation & taxes fejsct capital. Offering price, $26 a shaxe^ purchase of equipment, busses for- trans¬ of-supplies ahd-personnel-and other iteims. • ',// will $2,370,179 $12,356,142 ! - ,$0l76 . profits tax.—V. 163, p. 2769. Maintenance/yr Provision f6r depreciation v Prov. 46,318 ■ , $1,414,585 9,536,952 on' ___—i- Operation- / 4,405,318 36,410 ' '. 5,000,000 1,500,000 Sioux-City Gar & . 4,657 1,117,677 4,605,230' 1,287,415 18,250,000 111,500,000 4,600,000 890,509 - deprec. facilities stock 27,379,743 28,270,252 1,431,089^-1,721,177 11,474,374 10,894,446 Operating/revenues 26,120,268 in sales.—V; 163, p» 3291. 42,192,979 ,12 Months Ended Aug., 31—> . 10(660,381 14,132:328 $7,261,085 $57,435,918^ $55,318,295 1,378,Hi 1,959,127 12;100;942 ,> '41;13i;447,462; < 301,518 3,732 " —$i,177,361 San Jose Water Fottune Peter Ryan was recently- named Assistant to the? President Mr*; Ryah;J Joined the Nfew, Ybrk ' sales-depaftm'ent of thfer cohipahy 1934. Subsequently he served* in/ the-' Standard 5 MAchirie- Sales Department and as Assistant/- to/ the/, Vi<i5 President in charge of amort addit'l war Net Balance —V. t/ of this company, of'which "his late fathfer, Allett'A. Ryan> .once was President and' which his grandfather, Thomas; For tube Ryahj founded In 1904.; ' 3,305,455 ? / , 39,251,629 1,275,371 31,576,180 1,299,038 —— Income Proceeds $1?181,093.^ $1,419(242>- $2;406,589r $12,402,460 * Deductions from income V 40,917,608 holes dry for 826 1946—8 Mos;—1945 1,442(079 $7,120,446 1943 ; .■* * ■ Six Nations Baseball & Amusement Club, inc., Flush- •■•/ ■ By next month the line- expects to increase its- service to three schedules per week oh its North Atlantic routes. Mr. Nilert said.— V. 164, p. 960. - $r — Air Statement and for Taxes Total'oper. [ in'gf# Ni Y.—Filds WitK SEC^- $9,787^330 $18,267,155 $63(440,477 $81,704,634 Stftxcs. 1959.— JetteqtPt nqtificahoh;> " 1946-^Month—1945/* of 1944 $ 1,526,363 (net) income portation St. Louis - 1945 30,049,817 — tlncludes Prestwick, 1 — common $42,965,498 . Period Ehd. AUg. 31 Total operating r6vk.— to up * 1946 .... t""n notes due inepme Net profit Earnings per 483,000 $43,171,394 16,372,12$ : ■ totaling $13,623 being paid for Z'/o V. 161, p. 2489. income Federal 255,604 ; 19,754,565 p"~2299~ last, and on March 28 and Co.—Sells and deplet— Cancelled leases, aband. 800,000 19,754,565 15,554,520 : 378,216 ;:iEarned'Surplus;:^j(W„^^^*--**tiM^»iri^^-s;^ 1, 3118. 162, p. Deprec. 236,977 > 800,006' —/'•■•o ; the on group oper. Total ; 253(284 1,929,348 222,774 229,276 ' ■ Aug. made were 162, p. 3119; Other . Confihgenfetes Capital stock (par $10) 163; S 1,759,030 Deferred prospecting, development and explor. the 3144.. a Profit ;-V $2(322,442* $3,097,212 Injury claims and workmen's liability ins Employees' life insurance and retirement #1' 1 181,245 Wages payable • each cents 25 $ $43;171(394 $42(965,498 Capital surplus — [ convertible 177,547,517 218,500,792 200,358,409 149,190,643 Costs, oper. & gen. exp. 147,497,700 177,583,184 161,106,780 121,810,900 6,600,078 — Accounts payable Due foreign subsidiary not consolidated ,*•- of and 27 cumulative Bank took $1,113,000 notes and Brown Brothers & Co. took $371,000, terms in both instances* being par obligations due up to 1953. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. $1,137,000 notes and Mutual Life Insurance Co. took $379,080, Gross ; LIABILITIES— * March on $3.50 value, both payable Nov. 1 to holders par Payments 6 Mos. End. June 30— . 11,969,336 198,267 —— no the oil National Interest Total share per Sinclair Oil Corp. (<& Subs.)—Earnings— 112,256 6,018,915 6,151,576 , : V. 695,180 • 4,983,850 11,909,285 : Prepaid insurance, taxes, royalties, etc 18. stock premiums 4,292,749 32,850 119,998 (net) Miscellaneous assets Oct. 1945.—V. 7, took 6,000,000 352,735 695,180 advances and capital the'passenger Netv income^ 163, refunds. (val. not in excess of market) Investments Total made distribution was for 2Va% 31, '45 $5,407,255 1,230,000 (at cost) receivable. accounts and similar A Harriman — Other notes 5. p. .14. Serial Notes—The company has of banks and insurance companies serial totaling $3,000,000. Proceeds are to be added to working capital. /' .v : — $190,789 . record Simmons $1.38 • $7,442,031 income tax Oct. ' Oct. 4-' declared a dividend of* 25 cents per- share stock, no par value, and the usual quarterly diyi- cents 87'/2 sold to 1,955,680 $1.12 Govt.—claims for 1943- ' $715,692 523,357 - - Total 1 earnings ■ ./ S. - —■Vs 1,975,456 banks: in anticipation notes Non^operating Republi6 Investors ' Fund? Inc;^6--Gentv Distiributi<rti:=- Income 1,975,456 $1.44 U. The. directors- have declared a dividend, of 6 cents per share, pay¬ able Oct. 31 to stockholders of record Oct. 19. Like amounts were .Net and 164, s'. quarterly-dividend of 15 cqhts value common stock, payable a par notes profits tax refund bonds 7 Accounts receivable—trade (net) '1— 4,070,691Due from foreign subsidiary not consolidated— : 164, > 1763. Other; income 20,445 $2,697,084 - 1,975,456 $1.41 record 1 on common of common • at &n« adj ourned, meeting held Oct/ 7. approved- a proposal to authorize a new issue: of,; 200,000-shates ,of $50 par value preferred stock and to increase the authorized common stock1- from 2,000(000 to 2,500,000'- shares. The 72,000- shares? off convertible pre¬ ferred stock authorized- but unissued have been cancelled-. Common ■:i ,20,062* $2,225,287 excess The* stockholders . 25^440 $2,845,384 S. The stock 18,800 of last.—V. no ~ Cr66,902 1,840,000 S. Treasury certificates; (at cost):—5,660,000 .. ■t\ New .$68,372' 842,607 Cr58,9li; U. Other ment the Dec. $2,793,061 Accrued Federal income and excess 164, pt 13/ •Authorized— 1,046,440 15, declared 9 preference stock, series A, June 30, '46 Dec; hand Reserves: ' 666,736 t ASSETS— ^ Republic-Aviatiott' Corp^R'egisters A 589,114. $0.54 outstanding holders to Chase Cash $65,495 ; * Sharp & Dohme> Inc.—25~Cent Gonimdri'Dividend—- ' share— 15 dend during com. $105,921 f 40,426 : Sept. on the on The directors CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS 1,922,719 4,875,373 — Total "**—V; $5,194,910 577,039 : 432,135 269,355 directors July of 847,732 divs. tax— share-^- per share Get. , $618,935 : 1,630,000 818,197 ... For insurance, ; -578,80^ refund Earns, 1,252,865 8,704,834 & exc. profit taxes—esti.: Government contract —/ payable Reserves: The per $4,965,666 229,244 v. $4,466,324, 126,065 Net inc. for the period 1946 31, — Declares Dividend of 15 Cents— 483,000 State income taxes 41,681,538 23,778,214 TeX.—Earns;— Antonio, San QUARTER ENDED AUG. Net profit after taxes of profits excess income Earnings 398,623 72,638 311,832 $5,269,852 .238,004"' : 529,533 201,524 213,989 etc 92,226,017 ; Income normal Postwar V; 1 $137*707 3,683,381 2,672,653 retired within one year to be $4,154,491 prospecting, t de^ veloping and explor.— Fed. exc / profits taxesFederal Corp., profit before income taxes Federal 17,936,225 -48.27a . U. inc. foreign Net - Defd,. 1,278,246 2,819,490 Esti. cost of redemp. of merchandise coupons &/ A completion of service centraots——.— S. 5 48,058 $4,968,147 301,705 7,943, 331,343 deprebietioni^/ Texas RESULTS FOR (Including Domestic Subsidiaries)' payable ——Commissions, salaries and wages—. Accrued taxes, int., insurance, rents, etc.——_ U. Seven-Up %' v ' 1 , 2,202,775 . ... $4,099,121 ' < Trade accounts Advances , "395,889' 363,2721 ' $3,767,778 income. 29,297,899 12,873,858 7,084,580 - 19,378,863* .29,647,838 : 422,572 income— Jotal^.-—,L-w,^i-^a-i^J-W-_jL-i=--l.'-^i-'-i-.i^:$74,505,3li'1'-$71;626,754 } - 95,073,116 36,424,608 15,155,350 ... 22;15k,168- profit from opers. Prov; for 8,758,454 13,755,964 --j*--1,871,368 etc 1 Properties 4 l, Depletion -.i..—^ 161,946 15,989,697 5,783(829 Rental; machines and • equipnient-v-^^.~i,-r:-—.■ 6,800,503 with 1944- 1 ;/ 1,758,966 ■ 75,905,620 13,886,341 - on 1,774,262 Reimbursable expends: under Govt, facil. cant. « -----Inventories -___^-.i_^—i^-—24,925,878 on-depbstt h:.:!'V-f- ■ 1945- ekel.deprv taxes1'—/ Other - Bonds ?"?•■:: '■ 1946* gen. and administratlve' expense" - . .4-—*—.■ — Investments and >44. A- from railway. Net fronr railwayNet ry. oper. income ~W. 164; p. 1331. Capital - stock and misc. 1945 18,189,319 and contracts, Gross /■ Eeli.y /' three ,389,478 $18(203,755 1,678,582 18,754,636 contracts——— Govt, profits tax refund bonds— drafts receivable— Unbilled' costs- and fees- on; cost-plu's-fixed-fee■ . 1,538,029 90,770,439 374,770 From Jan. 1—< 3,019,312 314,243 ,-4165008 Dead Co^ deplet.)-ii-i.-i.4^i and1- Net 1946 oh '• ' • . railway--railway-—-. oper. incomev- from •Net/ry. 41,029" - 3,320,003 ~ 198,050 *41,523-.,,,;- ^ 854" 25,060 railway--—— Cost of sales( $1,637,084.96 June-30, 1945 restricted excess Accounts T3.114' - - " ; ■1943,rf,. saieSL^^i.^—$26;356,461: $24,760,340-$25;216,495 $23,373,152. Net5 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET JUNE 30 ASSETS- Cash incl. Net 1945. 30, ended June $2,910,000- in of taxes 5,330 , 1943 19461945 ' - rs 1944'. $8,280,125 $10,200,013 $11,091,811 $10,565,264 .4,615,776 1,035,466 2,911,777 ; 3,807,649 Gross from ^<$419,440 3,460,337 193,962 3,301,502 €M6S.Ehd, Jtlh6 30-^ 3,366,114 $2,842,120;'. $1;368,667 profits excess from >. I St. JosCph/ ,180,970 1,902,595 —-— S. 11,419 ■ railway v//•• *\,W- 22,221,950 5,997,215 198,715 . U. $454,141 $452,258 4Net ryv/oper, Ipcomeiu^.... *259,428) "Deficit.—V. 164, p. 1637. - ■ oper:" income^: from Gross - Surplus-"Including railway tdiie"RR^Earnings^:'' 1943 ' " 1944'" 1948 / ' • v 16,122,211 7,872,351 247,786 170,880 ——— Selling; administrative & general expenses—-Prov. for deprec. & amortiz. of properties—— Int. " - fixed-fee contracts in the three months ended June'30, 1945 1946. $461,465 From Jan. 1—r.'".;- 91,934 184,927 $29,157(945 $33,327,633 —— —— from Net/ry; 55,318 U 54,715v. from Total Gross " j;-Not;.from.:railway^a«^.rf//,;/i;50,179/;/-//;v;.36,43l;//^/:;;;42,614;r:::'');. 60,749-- ■ partly-owned domestic corp.— Miscellaneous-. income!^,..' 7 I '/"August^- 1945 V * cost-plus-fixed-fee Seaboard'Air v?||/;RutlahdrRR^^afnitt^^/f§'i'/:;//H' Remington Rand Inc. (& Subs.) ^Earnings^ "" Monday, October 14,1946 nor; - ^s 'she artirv re-'" ..It -V. a ^shareholder a; shafeholder of recotd'at the time claimed preemptive: rights Were abolished not at thfe- tniie1 of'the commencement <of appears;conclusively 163, p. 2999. ' that* a further - - -V this , pleading*1 iS ' uhwaf- ' ' - ■ • Nutntfer 4533 Volume 164 Soss Manufacturing Co. Common Stock: Increased, ~ Southern Indiana Gas &. Electric Created^ stnd New Preferred Issue /•ri THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE • stockholders, on Sept. 16 approved a proposal to Increase the: authorized common stock from 195,000 shares (all outstanding) to 275,000 shares* par $1, and voted to create an authorized issue of 40,000 cumulative of. 5% shares additional' common, convertible stock be will preferred stock; reserved preferred '.shares, for the Prov. . Federal plans to initially offer the preferred stock to common stockholders at $25 • per;- share through rights on the basis of one preferred share for each five common shares held. i .Tha National Bank of* Detroit and the Colonial Trust CO., New company York, N. "Y., turers have National been Bank appointed of transfer agents, Detroit and and Manufacturers the N,>Y„ have been appointed registrars for the $25 cumulative convertible preferred stock.—V. 164, p. 1638. \ r' ■» x i -+ *' " Infc; and Water Co., Inc.-^Earnings— Years Ended June 30—„ ; 1946 Operating,revenues Operating *.< Net taxes debt (1,139,571 $1,692,547 $1,333,906 21,038 252,450 21,038 disct. » .148 1,773 416 1,936 19.038 $72,186 $1,419,286 34,358 412,296 income Net * ; Balance -V. : $93,900 164; p. :;; *Loss.--v. $37,828 $1,005,990 Southwest Natural Gas Co. (& Subs.) Period End. Aug. 31— Gross revenue 1946—Month—1945 $642,091 Operating expenses for Prov. depreciation— Amort, of plant acquir tuition adjustments—_ General Fed. taxes income Int. and 106,484 of 121,219 $72,157 30,313 debt $65,670 30,771 703 $34,196: income $485,777',. reduction in Separately Operated Spokane, exps fr. rev. county and Other ry. order. However, they position as possible. always are alphabetical alphabetical exact as near Total Net Southeastern Corp. (& • % Period End. June 30— Gross 1946—6 Mos.—1945 $ L,235,487 revenues— oper. Operating expenses Maintenance 673,070 — & Non-product, well 65,452 Abandoned General income taxes— ;-'S~•; f '-Net §Consol. adjust. (Dr) 124,581 24,475 ^Consol. operating 1*484 15,868 137,934 132,301 58,399 •Net 1,484 65,895 24,644 42,644 $260,557 $280,156 $473,650 income,. 1,498 1,804 2,506 interest Gross income 13,953,981" Interest tion and $262,055 $281,900 47,636 56,219 $476,156 $499,881 4,485,797 24,944,000 34,543,997 917,608 6,012,790 4,976,046 5,403,405 30,956,790 39,520,043 60,893 563,580 370,472 5,342,512 30,393,210 39,149,571 1,933,382 15,836,949 15,584,459 cos. deduct., Southeastern Corporation— 58,634 income Net bef. -- net of S. received from 114,139 63,234 ry. ' Net $162,506 deduction to 163, in $162,506 Federal income tax Southeastern Grey hound Lines (& Period End. June - TOtal oper. Total 30^-?■ & oper. from * Oper. taxes Gross 1946—12 Mos.—1945 licenses- 400,086 2,653,035 169,447 441,678 (net)— 31,931 28,659 Operating rents Other —Vi i 167,220 11,277,305 f • 650,708 1,871,310 : 127,536, . $1,368,482 13,022- $1,928,876 $1,381,485 income— income" Inicome deductions Federal income State "income $1,939,551* $6,437,532 Earned —v. 4,807 18,676 3,763,893 earnings—. 5,211,356 <53,457 55,224 • Jan. 1 to 6,697,096 _ Net ; $6,386,437 10,674 $7,155,582 51,095. ; 1945 4,788 517,913 tax * 1,389,101 13,766 19,347: $845,016 $526,294 $1.56 $2,601,505 •, $4.79u $0.9.7 p.. 1764. • .';Sv '.. Vyf\j ^y>;/ • Ay;-. 7" . $1,920,160 Splis.)—Sept. Sales Up 92:8%— sales $11,240,534 1946—9 Mos.—1945 . $5,830,629 /i t ' d''' 1,', at i 'Standard Oil Co. v $73,097,544 $45,992,605 ' V-f ' hid! I, • 163, Southern California' Edison Co* Ltd.: -Earnings^: Encf. June.30!-* 1946—-3 Mos.»«~4945; > 1946-—12 Mos.- -d945 ^ 'Berlod Total operating revenue $18,021,058 $16,848,923 $69,931,334 $66,094,930, oper. expenses— .14,382,044 13,255,106 54,656,596 51,486,582 ;.%• A •. 'U A';"-'/VV ■ ' 1 • Net operating revenue $3,639,014 $3,593,815 $15,274,738 $14,608,343 Net non-oper. revenue— 205,734 240,297 779^344 736,146 d t V increase, in: the, authorized an, ■■ on stock from common . '-'It is intended to deelare-a atoek dividend: . for each(share held. The stockholders* will ; . Grosr income ,$3,844,748; income Net Preferred Balance Earned —V. 1,256,231 1,193,576 share com. p. 2769. 1,193,739., 4,771,685 4,773,111 and ' $186,342 $1,555,707. $0.43 V $1.99 • $746,078 } .$1.72. of Standard Vice-President which*- he retired TheT the directors common Oct. record p.. ■+' the and have stock 18. declared No extra 1764. V* "y ' extra distribution u}; *'/;•' t" an dividend of 5 cents *.;?!" ' was made during 1945.—V: State per quarterly dividend of- 20 cents per share (no- par), both payable Nov. 15 to holders *.. * 4 ' -:,.V totaled output of this company for- the 2,327,000. week ended Oct. This of d' 5, 1946, kwh., as compared with 2,107,000 kwh. for the corresponding week, last year, an increase of 10.4%.—V. 164, p. 1764. & the Management statistical; served in 1920.- Co. andi various He 33-year a He . Commoii 24 '^$0.3?; in and Clayton financial < shares of $1 -r • of this corporation formerly Executive advisory, company investment, advisory A.vPenhale,- who has: journalism and related fund of $3,500,000), $705,300: inventories, contract termina¬ war $11,413,638; investments Street Exchange;. Boston, Mass.—Second Mort¬ - and accrued taxes liabilities, $5,064,444; and for adjustment and of authorizing preferred 'IP?- " ^approving issuance for 162, p. 3120. 'v" ' * •. V/ \'x Corp, on the stock the ' s>' 'ft Jqne 30-— Common c-r-V. 164, ;. , $825,002 -448,333 381,328 108,774 , taxes_ : ** $636,891 ,j;; _! i share 1638* p. $761,464 63,538 182,235 $1,274,990 189,765 Federal common $Q.48 v *«• tmA» -n - $334,899 v 1,131,283 * 1 ^ 775,292 $0,33 .<• ! .a..# Superheater Co.—Earnings—- . . ;■ (Including Affiliated "Canadian Company^ 6 Months Ended June.30— c ' »•' 194$ Profit from operations—less sales, engineering and administrative expenses™. ; $1,361,028 Income from other «ources__ 451,642 . earnings Depreciation .• .Federal tajce® on. income!__ Dominion ' 1945 41,092,754 ^ shares per to AJ " I946 __v „ up increasing - profit Earned of of Subs.)—Earhings^- deductions for amendment, to sale - income- Other, an and purpose and: foreign 1945 ; $1,588,783 282,364 $1,812,670 100,815 : income $1,871,147 172,985 549,000 96,787 61,496 V: - taxes Consolidated net earnings $1,004,572 Share® • outstanding 862,855 Earnings: per sh&re__-___-____™_,$1.16 —V. 164, p. 15. yx 944,000 88,534 50,326 $615,302 862,855 - $0,71 Superior Oil Co. (Calif.)—Earnings— operating 1946 income—— 1945 $17,597,329 $19,163,855 operating, geological; general and : ' expenses^, taxes,, etc.___. 7,698,191 Gros® profit. „6,862;121 . $9,699,138 $12,301,734 "224,173 221,005: Miscellaneous income . $9,923,3U $12,522,739 Intangible development expenditures, depletion & depreciation, rents of undeveloped, leases, leases, a^nd. ^expired,;& inter., on deben^ Profit Gain on 9,075,905 9,421,112 $847,406 $3,101,627' $847,406 — $6,712,788 $2.00 $15.87 — sale of capital assets. Net profit, 3,611,161 — Net profit, per. share —V. 164, p. 996. -—. T Talon, Inc.—Earning?-* 6 Months Ended June 30— Gross profit from Net income Federal and 1945 gen. adm. $4,687,735 1,107,456 1,565,125 expenses- _J state income 1946 $3,354,681 operations Selling, advt:, shipping & $2,247,225 taxes $3,122,610. 930,491 1,311,496 —$1,316,734 $1,811,114 * , — - $0.68 appropriated reconversion Gross income to vote on was investment editorial succeeds career gage Bonds. Offered— Street, 164, Southern Colorado Power Co.—Weekly Output—v Electric $860,807 - 1 - Net income income per share of r—y. 163, p. spoil',, common -,v. stock™_^_ > $1.31 $1.81 . on company, Boston, common, ,v, mortgage 4% of is record. ^ 1961, amount for Bank Boston at $27.50 per each is $100 3 Vz Texas .Co., (Del.)—Unit Plans Expansion— operates the Exchange Building at 53 State offering to holders of its 35,000 shares of( Sept. 24. $1,000,000 face amount of second non-cumulative ^ of which Mass., stock . v. in Oct. , 152, p. 3039. v ; ™H2Z" Operating profit Other Net Co., Ltd.—Extra Dividend— regular has after fields.—V. share > Tax of , capacities., since r • ;;!Sautherii Canada Power \ pf-two; shares of common avoid dilution by the increase inrsommon stock,, Charles A. Schmutz has been elected President •' $0.45 $1,260,807 $408,712 $609,053), $5,979,121; $697,737; charter shares administrative also be asked at. the meeting to, change the' voting power of the preferred stock so that each share shall have three-votes instead of'one". The"^ change in-toting power .was asked'to, 344,494 4,800,626 $2,636,397 $11,352,205 $10,543,868 1,256.316 5,024,813 5,024,679 $223,344 _______ per 163, $3:834,J12 $16,054,082 1,197,715-V 4,701,877 1,171,597 $2,673,151 dividends dividends Common • , 5,673,979 par-to1210,000; shares$lrpar; . Interest & Other deduct. 1945 $6,934,786 400,000 stockholders will' vote Nov.' 20 Production, 'ft' { I 70,000 i . face shares trustee for See interest bonds due July 1,; in the proportion of $100 face held. the The National Rockland. bonds. Roger W. Babson and Business Statistics Organization, Inc., stock¬ holders of the company, have agreed to exercise all warrants received Texas Pipe Line Co. below.- . trv Buys Stock of New York State Firm— contingent amount^ of stock ' ' $408,712: * ^tc;_ 9 Months EndedMay 31r— Stock Diyideiid— speeialt meeting of-stockholders will be held* :f ' $797,428 388,716 Total, income -Standard' & ^ooPa Corp.—Plans Increase "ip income capital stock Sun Chemical p. S^ock and payment ofr 200 % • Total • : 1 v.. $1; total, $34,979,809. 6 Months Ended Gross ' - of x of N. L (DeL).—New Directoi'S—^ portation Department.—V. ' ^ corporate capital.—-V, Acquire Interest, in p.: 1126: William Naden and H. Janney Nichols; Jr have been;named directors Mn Naden is Manager of the company,'®. Employee Relations Depart-r meat, and Mr. Nichols is General Manager of the Supply and Trans-, 4 $3.64 V A V - 1946: other income taxes (net), corporate 200,000 Refinery aind Terminal at Perth Ahib.oy, N; J[!.— w^See;,.Barber Asphalt Gorp. abover.—V. 164j been com¬ - rw/'A } Earnings applicable to minority. inter?sts_^_!__ " : Standard Oil Ctv uf. California—To '54,8,13' * - v Gross 6,574,699 202,385,027 250,834,725 1946—Month—1945, has that ' Studebaker Corp.—Plans Preferred Stock Issue— ,;The Sept: 30 1946 -W., 164, p. 1638, 23,655 ; share.. per *64, 41.279,931 164, p. 1765. Period,Bnd.-Sept..3ar-"1 $7,210,396 tax—_ Net 'income. %: 25,866,213 10 Days Ended Sept, 30 1946 > 0 1945 Spfcgel, ftiq.; <& 10,704,508 : 790,6941,751,710 109,124 • Gross 1943 maint. expense— & 1944 25,2p4,763 Doolittle acquired U. S» Treasury notes, serieg, to be applied in payment thereof of $9,441,534), $4,097,731; reserve for plant rehabilitation and contingencies arising out of war conditions, $3,500,000; reserve for product guarantee, $1,000,000; reserve for possible loss on patent claims and other litigation, $300,000; capital stock ($5 par), $6,502,910; capital surplus, $6,244,447; earned surp'us, $8,408,587; treasury stock (27,662 shares $5 par), Dr$138,310; total, $34,979,809.—V. 164, p. 960, Net Southern Ry.—Estimated Gross Earnings— re- it deducting Provision 1945 16,004,245. Mr. since ONLY' railway_>_ 255,883,916 332,666,068 330,980,208 305,888,734 railway! 27,870,910 99,236,631 104,381,556 120,650,018. • $5,221,697 $20,313,298 $20,511,621 2,859,176 Depreciation surplus Subs.)—Earnings— 1946—3 Mos.—1945 $4,906,876 revenue charged against from from Corp., - tax included .;'VT Period— ; companies $258,445 resulting ^ affiliated 1— Net Ty. oper*^ incomer,^ —V. 164,. R. 1764. $253,189 ^ 3292. p. Net $258,445 4,419 $151,367 '•Equivalent $257,608 4,419 income financiug'.—V. Gross V $155,786 companies not § Representing System. $35;246,682 $41,201,940 $43,938,234 $38,499,685 5,702,996 10,975,892 14,648,537 12,579,352 2,541,848 3,462,249 2,791,258 3,578,980 . income oper. affiliated COMPANY other and goodwill, 26,343,911 " 1 OE and claims Drl24,000 14,319,982 {Representing System, Chicago in charge of its 111., to succeed Maxwell Monticello, LIABILITIES-—Accounts payable and provision for Federal and other income termination of war contracts (after 1,474,736 Mexico. Transportation \ raflway- of solely controlled P. solely controlled from-railway 127,297 Co. 1946 from Net Net 113,610 RR. * ■■■■ 1,081 Dr76,000 P. at Cal-Aspirin advances, Cr74,417 *1,558,157: 3,791,781 *• ■ $3,760,916; supplies and prepaid expenses, etc., $617,029; plant and equipment, stated principally at cost (less reserves for de¬ preciation and amortization of $10,382,262), $5,524,669; patents, licenses Crl74,805 Crl,398,443 Crl,429y143 income of S.,P.* Transportation Gross 104,937 spe- charge •Special charges 207,845 2,990,441 bonds of tA' income From'Jan. Wi* cial tion 23,564,031 __ S. the to plant rehabilitation and receivables (less reserves of 10,584,722 14,555,696 3,409,130 23,322 August— amortiza- deduc., subs. . 17,155,328 Cfl74,305 by paying companies.-' 3,590 Interest ■ 2,227,439 EARNINGS ' "" CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET, JUNE 30, 1946 ASSETS—^Cash in banks and on hand, "$6,281,398; tl. S; and Canadian Government securities, at cost (after deducting amount the fExcluding certain on dividends $496,291' •; ■;< loss. credited in income ' * 60,028,698 2,702,314 income— net of > 112.171 315,389 - Non-operating * 1,186,292 18,010 taxes Federal 1,329,191 275,303 1,381,632 9,515,619 4,742,425Crl8,971,793 3,089 Cr69,853 > Division Surplus 5,609,278 564 cos._ Co. with Earned per share 5,180,300 * 1,734,153 (Cr)__ 58,487 """979 „. affil. Caldwell rehabilitation, solely adjust. 68,487 leases of t Con sol. 167,006 149,931 income $2,311,047 drill. $5,101,323 ' "> * . to:Net /profit forjperlpd_^.____„!__^_i._________ Plant' S. P. controlled 23,340 dcplet. 41,129,065 133,027,906 * 4,526,467 $2,438,167 •617,389 " Depreciation tNet , 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $1,215,060* * ' - ;• .v...,.,.- the Sterling organization ago.—V. 164, p. 960. " ; 1p\ -* ' jri •• y -1 Federal ''''' for Transportation System Suh^)^lEarmng^. 5,425,637 6,331,473 deducs.— of .77 • 58,000 ■ charges inc. • 3,751,832 832,635 fixed charges contingent chgs._ Total 664,505 21 inc.- oper. available fixed -VV 2,087,627 income Income • .■ 716,910 — W. B. 3292. 4,584,467 taxes Miscellaneous always : 14,221,796 1,186,995 Crl,118,281 income Total in p. city taxes Net underwritten. companies " >A \ 6 Months Ended June 30— Profit from operations, and 1946—8 Mos.—1945 773,256 taxes Equipment and joint facility rents (net)— arrange $9,213,639 A '/ ' < Stewart-Warner Corp.—Earnings— Companies) 7,344,195 662,744 ry. opers. Miscellaneous to 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $614,319 ' "' stated,* was associated 50,540,342 323,901,564 416,698,499 36,318,546 282,772,499 283,670,593 36,631,298 'The company on Sept. 30 filed a letter of notification with the SEC 600,000 shares of common. The notification also covers a recission for 132,000 shares previously sold.,. Offering price, 12l/2C a share. Proceeds for mining equipment and mine development. Issue not not Affiliated -yVf'rV' revenues~:" 43,975,493 oper. Federal • is '"'''A I , t Controlled oper. Wash.—Files With SEC— possible Solely ry. Fed^. retirement for it - pany las yqara $2.56,116 $285,239 AUg.3I—1946—Montlv—1945 taxes reasons ' Formerly President 133;755 resulting therefrom.—V. 163, ry. State, ,t taxes Unemploy. insur. taxes- 164, p. 17G4. mechanical V>- R. Hott, resigned; $389,872 140,961 ^ 57,146. A'OTE—For lJ< r>' Richard JS,. Doolittle, Assistant Manager .of • the company's has been elected Divisional Vice-President . Dr. 6,768 i $426,200 taxes— Total Net $777,449 f branch, Total stock *>•' Official Promoted— . •». 36,134 South Fork Mining and Leasing Co., Inc., )U $383,104 5,711 before the Period End. . 257,616 $42,096 pfd. on by (Inch disc., income Divs. —V. 1,148,292 Southern Pacific Co.—Earns, of Transportation System 681,149 10,742 W of Inc., it $1,531,396 1,208,061 taxes™ income income extent $1,307,975 528,448, v premium & expenseOther deductions fe';Net general income 723,716 $1,155,499 367,308 Cr250 debt- and NOTE—Above figures are before deducting non-productive well drill¬ ing expense of $78,765 and $169,259 for the 12 months ended June 30, 1946 and 1945, respectively, which may be offset to an appropriate 190,200* [782,710 1946—Month—1945 ■1945 > $1,628,550 ( J long-term Amortiz, v 190,200 f738,125 excess} income on 15,850 bonds Corporation has purchased the 50% share in Bayer Co. Canada which the Canadian Alien Property Custodian has held. This gives Sterling 1G0% ownership in this unit. The chief product of the Bayer Co. is aspirin. 1 This acquisition eliminates the last of the German I. G. Farben's holdings in the drug field in this hemisphere in companies affiliated with Sterling Drug, V Net ...... 15",850' 1 .profits taxes. Gross 41,770 of $1,100,450:: dian Unit:— Earnings— 1946 • Net earnings before income taxesInterest and. otfteij deductions— 1946—12 Mos.—1945, $645,104 -$7,852,781 $8,236,157.' 400,015 4,482,687; i; 4,818,649» 42,350 503,560 "514,468 405,823 operating Non-operating . v held '■>i The $660,138 $420,439 operating expenses Net $10,528 ' " 3424. p. Total South Carolina Power Co.—Earnings— ^ ■ 163, $100' per mortgage notes, Provident institution for Sterling Drug^, Inc.—Acquires Full Control of Cana¬ 1764. 12 Months Ended June 30— Total operating revenues $207,178—196,650 *$9,806 _ 7,039 } ' ' , 412,296 . Income sale --— **" $1,072,434 34,358 stock ______ $185,765 195,572 'Sa]®s 1.773 . $26.50 stockholders. first the $1,000,000 of contingent interest being offered to shareholders.—V. 16'4, p. 323. —y. 164, p. 1765. 147 overdue the the ox are Period End. Sept. 30— 252,450 ' $128,258 pfd. on present A Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc.—Sept. Sales 79.1% Higher- ■ ... $1,720,000 . 360,753 3 income deductions which 1,968,679 $95,307 . .id-Gross proceeds 622,740 $149,859 J Net Income $567,931. _ ' Ltd. —$185,762 a,f $207,178; ——, income 86,400 " 169,168 expense' Divs. 393,103 .— ' 86,400 637,434 1945 ■ $578,865; and expenses earnings Other • ' • 7,200 the by the Suffolk Savings: Bank and the Savings, $1,000,000 new 10-year 3% first mortgage bonds and $750,000 second, mortgage bonds not to be offered to stockholders will be exchanged. In addition, the two savings banks will, receive $225,000 cash from 673,889 131,400 Other.deductions ' 4 South Bay Consolidated 703,357 ;; f excess!- For 3,211,785 U:. 3,236,489 57,308 7,200 - ■?, $7,922,199 **** i ^ V'vv" ; _) and of $7,471,093 265,568. 58,710 long-term debt- on 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $594,550 ■A; —. taxes Amortiz, value 5% par 1 droar terome : New Co., inc. profits . Manufac¬ Trust York, x adjustments- - 1: 281,188 ____ depreciation— of pit. acquis. General taxes Co.-—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 $628,357 1 — expenses for Amortiz. conversion ■. • The revenue Operating $25. The; of • the? par Period End. Aug.31—- Gross The 1915 them and Mr. Babson has agreed to purchase at principal, amount all bonds not purchased by other by The of Z. The company on Oct. 1 announced the purchase of all the M. Independent Oil Co., Norwich, N. Y., from Gulf Oil was described as an "amicable settlement" of a & sale standing dispute over the ^validity of - the Texas company's the Z. & M. properties.—-V. 164, p. 597. to purchase stock Corp. long¬ option ' Operating Operating 4 ; 71,562 , ' 856,275 -974,596 70,000 663,333 920,000 $401,615 $161,838 $5,282,758 $4,827,747 708 1,024 40,502 $402,323 $162,362 170,618 $5,323,260 $4,876,845 1,578,226 2,947,512 $328,907 Def.$7,756 applic. to preferred stk. for period— $3,745,034 62,500 > _ income — 73,416 deducs. Net interest etc. r - income "Net Bividends * Balance 375,678 $1,553,655 $3,369,356 — non-recurring •Extraordinary $1,929,333. 375,078 benefits from participation with excess profits tax returns 164, p. 597. tax in of the income operating deductions from Coal «• 105,537 Income charges $910,333 1,625 150,000 151,000 126,000 $358,612 $757,707 886,541 886;541 886,541 $0.46 outstanding $0.40 $0.85 $1.00 Texas Pipe company carrier crude 20-inch a Cushing, P. 2343. to from run point near Midland, a capacity will be Daily Okla. f «. , Operating \ af — 747,549 Prop, retire, 'i 22,604,925 6,863,094 71,058 866,469 3,302,753 3,485,548 16,802,537 359 oper. •Other inv. (net) $362,844 $443,380 revenue income Dr476 — $370,043 $442,904 Net 1,210,389 7,236,701 10,609,075 164, p. other $5,270,898 1,289,671 $865,050 of Oossett Mills Chairman and amort, ment been firms result a 12 of Anderson, Charlotte, v 1 4 •*; , N. B. by 7 who Gossett, B. is to of Gossett P. < S. C. • V' • Chadwick-Hoskins who will v\: according to a statement on Sept. 24 by John Coe; Vice President and General Manager of the Naugatuck Chem-* division. United States Rubber Co. Activities of the subsidiary, which consist of the development and sale of dispersions of rubber, reclaimed rubber, plastics and other rubber-like materials, will be combined with the latex activities ot P. Operation— - Naugatuck Chemical division,1 Mr, Coe stated. Dispersions Process, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, organized it* 1928. It controls many patents covering methods of producing aqueous dispersions. > <>, "Dispersions are man-made latices which replace or supplement natural rubber latex in many applications," Mr. Coe said. ' ' i ' , « ■>-X . To Rehabilitate Malayan The do.* Omaha, dividends announced This Assistant Charlotte, and C., N. S. A. Farmer, Total $1,734,596 income Total exp. & oth. deduc. Neb.— and Assistant Treasurer—J. !$1,196,220 manufactured are Textron 638,276 1,153,858 the in home output of the Textron Southern Mills.—V. '< 164, p. 1766. $1,856,740 Third Avenue Transit 514 1,064 1,097 available stock capital for — •Operating expenses Total taxes , > 185,045 $2,434,706 192,524 1,673,148 co " revenues..— Operating maint. prov. $1,855,676 $1,070,759 fashions, Income Divs. ■ V ' other —_1_. prior inc.- $103,669 $107,089 $761,558 4,122 4,870 32,545 y;Balance ?•' deduc., U. $111,960 163,492 An 14,417,154 $3,429,556 290,979 533,119 $1,777,491 $1,195,559 \ y.--- $2,896,437 $2,379,493 533,840 641,575 1,095,538 . pfd. I. Co cum. stock of subs. applic. to U. G. I. above. 169,363 $794,103 1,356,374 (ry. & bus)$60,699 $57,403 . $562,271 :--,r W. .'•'•■ '..v 1 :v;- 71,639 99,499 907,745 -757,662 $2,223,035 $1,411,145 • 590,366 638,790 - 37,972 $1,011,097 1,372,594 Total Expenses, taxes & other deductions $361,497 $3,622,334 $2,795,620 • v -y;• .•.» 1,154,922' 1,367,639 applic. stock to of the $772,355 $2,467,412 $1,427,981 Through aluminum 3424. ' ' r as it* be of copper 1 Copper in Wire— shortage the company on Oct. % aluminum for copper in some of its sizes, as approved! high electrical con¬ according to H. H.¬ of the company's wire and cable department. laboratory research the company has developed intensified with the same wire Mr. Weber said. Since aluminum is in averall diameter as equivalent copper , plentiful supply, it is expected that the com¬ will be able to ease the wire shortage resulting from the tem¬ porary scarcity of copper and thus remove one of the> obstacles tc» building construction.—V. 164, p. 997. ...'•• : ' y pany " Valsetz * Lumber Co., Portland, Ore.—Registers Witht ' :* Oct. 4 filed a registration statement with the SEC($100 par) 2% cumulative class A preferred and 2,009 nor^ 5cl r.nmulativs class lk nreferrfid. Stocks will be company on for 14,000 shares charoc —V. 163, p. current that it will substitute Weber, Sales Manager ' The $1,632,669 principle of increased ai* new ' SEC— capital , by Underwriters' Laboratories. Aluminum has ductivity, light weight and adequate flexibility, sizes, 149,248 1,543,733 a building wire and cable now going into production. The insulated-aluminum wire will be made in all $1,102,639 ' 109,448 1,711,987 - all sizes and will be marketed as a premium* price regulations permit its release, reported Sales Manager of the company's U. S. Tires Di¬ Baldwin, D. announced ••',>- .'•'■ utilizes To Substitute Aluminum for * 1,276,854 p.':. / - vision. %■■■.?■ - $1,243,651 on Other income $973,124 - X'X-'-' '■ X-?. $553,984 $1,800,899 Plant, an important shell- rayon construction in tire when government I. Co.: G. Co.—deducted '■ >■;•.;'• of earns, automobile tire which Because - buildings, capacity at lower pressure will be produced by this company postwar premium tire, it was announced on Sept. 3. The new tire, known as the U. S. Royal Air Ride, will 579,297 . products. The new facilities at Milan will be used of fabric rubber-soled casual shoes. • ; ; bought from War Assets Administration, wer« textile first $2,958,790 & interests divs. Balance ■*<' $1,486,538 applic. to The G. The U. 1,564,587 of subs, Deferred $2,537,711 c $107,792 465. 14,799,931 7,378,297 . ftie purchase of two additional formerly units of the Wolf Creek Ordnance loading plant during the war, $2,606,700 ' 352,090 stocks, pfd. former >" 237,593 deductions on V ■ announced Produces New Tire— $2,015,084 income Net income c * p properties iu> manufacture Milan The $8,686,499 $17,627,532 $17,023,854 $2,827,601 601,955 revenues— oper. Gross ' income " p. of the for SUBSIDIARIES 1946—12 Mos.—1945 AND $1,308,202 178,336 $1,621,224 Other income (net)—^-5; 393,860 . Total loss $9,093,091 ' 1. for deprec. & " ■,X: for taxes-—-7.471,867 prov. Net exps., r operating Smith stated unsettled that Buys Two Additional Plants— The company on Sept. 12 Corp.—Earnings— $299,613 bud-grafting and manuring," plants, the combed yarn plant of Ruby Cotton Mjlls, Inc., Gastonia„ N. C.; and modern manufacturing buildings at Milan, Tenn. •• •;•.•. The Gastonia plant was purchased to diversify the company's pro¬ Utility Subsidiaries i CO. non-oper. COMPANY 1946—6 Mos.—1945 Period End. June 30— Operating 1946—Month—1945 1946—8 Mos.—1945 $1,856,701 $1,751,086 $15,212,284 $14,065,023 1,567,986 1,451,472 -12,777,577v 11,527,311 $288,715 selection, no . $557,430 $1,144,230 COMBINED; EARNINGS, - Period Ended Aug. 31— completed by the end of 1948. properties now contain 27,261 survey party has, as yet, been permitted to visit our Sumatra," Mr.r Smith said. $1,071,856 min. Total operating revenues cost and with Improved progresses, Regarding the company's Sumatra plantations, Mr. no production is possible at the present time. "Conditions in the Netherlands Indies are still so 1,366,543 $557,944 income Balance D. Ramsey, products standard 1,914 acres having been destroyed during the war," Mr. "This remaining acreage will have a potential yield methods of $2,438,399 $3,010,598 Income appropr. to spec, fund reserve ——537 Char¬ lingerie, negligee and menswear fields. Plans are now under way for the establishment of additional sewing plants in North and South Carolina to increase production now made possible by the cloth it was pounds, planted Smitfc of 909 pounds an acre, or double the yield of the average Malayan estate; before the Japanese occupation. The increase will result from scientific: 404,510 589,829 Ander- Charge of Manufacturing—J. Wilbert Wood, in 6,000,000 by Herbert E. Smith, President. in the form of smoked sheet, the completed in 1947, and 100% "The company's Malayan $2,033,889 $1,144,767 Het ■ . . Is are being and production during the fourth nearly that Anderson, Frank Jones, which total will the company's plantations will be con¬ verted to the production of latex. Latex is the liquid form of rubber, preserved for storage and shipment, and concentrated for more economical handling and use. It is preferred for manufacture of many quality rubber goods, as foam cushions, latex yarn, and many medical and surgical supplies, "However, it must be made clear that no latex will be available for shipment for some time," Mr. Smith stated. "This delay is caused by the destruction of all former latex facilities and the difficulty of procuring necessary equipment under present conditions." Mr. Smith said it is hoped that rehabilitation work will be 60%> , Treasurers—J. on rehabilitation As 1946—-12 Mos.—1945 236,054 year Sept. 26 equipment, Mr, Smith said. said. $2,631,551 379,047 $960,166 190,657 this rubber, acres, 1946—6 Mos—1945 Plantations— of United States Rubber Co, grade of dry rubber, is being produced at high ■■' $1,543,939 other inc.--. Interest & of quarter Issue not underwritten, --y v: ■ plantations Malayan rehabilitated at a cost of $3,000,000, •' Improvement Co.—Earnings- Period End. June 30— Total executive hold ' * Fire Insurance Benefit vyy y Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Little also said that the merger brings to 22 the total number of mills owned or controlled in the South and New England by the parent organization, Textron Incorporated.1 * ;■ Weekly capacity of the Southern and New England mills is approxi¬ mately 6,500,000 yards of cotton and rayon cloth, Mr. Little pointed out. Textron also operates 12 sewing plants in New England in Secretary —V. 164, '-Z •; ^tK United Gas Unit has purchased the outstanding common stock of Dis¬ company persions Process, Inc., marine and automobile insurance business. lotte, N. C. Total 73,400,000 shares 50,000 Timber ical j'j h *f ,t*;«- claimed that it had a contract Fox to purchase the controlling stock of Kosmos sued for specific performance of this agreement had duction and Gossett, C. Vice-President Tot^l 7,519,366 pany stated the 'capital ■ which 9,100,000 N. C. Vice-Presidents son, 1,769,366 prof, taxes Oct. 7 filed a registration statement with the SEC ($10 par) common. Price, $30 a share. The com¬ that $500,000 of the $1,495,000 proceeds will constitute of the company and after deducting $5,000 estimated expenses, it will classify $995,000 as surplus. Company was incor¬ porated in Nebraska Sept. 20, 1946, and intends to engage in the fire, for be a and s United States Rubber Co.—Acquires Dispersions The company on C., and its subsidiary, into Textron Southern, S. C„ 1 - St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. Mr. and The Registers With SEC— Expands— Treasurer-^. H. Lander, Anderson, S. C; Vice-President, Controller and Assistant Treasurer—G. G, Cromer, C.; 16,794,564 acquired the plant and business of Allen Tool Co., of Springfield, O., which was a division of the Wolab Corp., manufacturers of special aircraft appliances and accessories and special tools and dies. As of Oct. 7 it became a division of United Aircraft Products, Inc.—V. 164, p. 1767. Vice-President and Assistant 6. 9,117,980 The corporation has , posts in Textron Southern, are: Charlotte, 2,223,307 United Aircraft Products, Inc.—Acquisition— and the merger has been approved by the boards of concerned, Mr. Gossett said. of the merger, Textron Southern, Inc., will operate including mills, Officials 1,289,426 of United Air Lines' new fleet of four-englned 4-mile-a-minute Mainliners and Cargoliners now are in operation on the company's coast-to-coast and Pacific coast system, it was announced on Oct. 3 by J. A. Herlihy, Vice President—operations; Conversion of the entire fleet of Douglas C-54's from military planes to 44-passenger Mainliners and all-cargo "flying box cars" was ac¬ complished in eight months, bringing United's total fleet of twinengined and four-engined equipment to 95 planes.—V. 164, p. 1767. , finishing plant, in the Anderson and Char¬ lotte areas, with more than 200,000 spindles and 4,600 looms having a weekly capacity of 2,000,000 yards of cotton and rayon cloth and 250,000 pounds of cotton yarn. Present management will remain unchanged, said Mr. Gossett, adding that all the key officials of Gcosett and Chadwick-Hoskins would occupy similar offices with Textron Southern. the 29,840,666 All 25 Little, acquired the As 15,622,308 retire¬ charges and exc. $865,050 Oct. on «f Textron Southern, all 3,566,846 tlncludes Fed. income President of Textron Incorporated, will be President Inc. Textron Southern, Inc., was formed last May, as a subsidiary of Textron Incorporated, to acquire all outstanding stock of Gossett Mills and Chadwick-Hoskins. More than 98% of the stock has Royal 9,045,583 -V. 164, p. 1253. board. the of of Co. announced was 8,416,950 3,531,627 United Merger 1,129,091 1253. Chadwick-Hoskins and one of 25 cents on Feb. 1, 1946. Total payments in to $2.25 per share, the same as paid in 1945.—» 1128, and to United States Plywood Corp. The Washington State Supreme Court decision affirms the judgment of the lower court dismissing St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co.'s com¬ plaint. The value of the Kosmos properties is well over $2,000,000^ it was reported.—V. 164, p. 1767. 38,886,249 859,380 sources $2,743,247 period of 25 Icents pef cancel the sale of said stock by Mr. Fox to 24,039,258 •Includes depreciation, 4,400,515 $3,981,227 Textron Incorporated—Subsidiary Inc., with all from income Net $7,143,762 103,490 hn -extrA dividend Extra Uiv. Plywood Corp. 4,695,937 and other chgs Fxd. 102,350 $263,553 have ^declared V ''•* ' ' % -t'. - .y.V". '•. amount will The sources 4,391,007 $7,041,412 102,456 income Preferred stock dividend requirements for —V. $5,254,118 16,780 " i by St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co. against R. 'S. Fox, United States Plywood Corp. and others, r " * The case involved the ownership of the controlling stock interest in Kosmos Timber Co., one of the largest timber operations in the State of Washington, now controlled and operated by United States Co. 5,175 $340,448 etc. deduc. interest, Net 7,199; • V,.. corporation on Oct. 3 issued the following announcement: Washington State Supreme Court has Just handed down a unanimous decision in favor of the defendants in a suit instituted 28,277,174 1,088,254 1,200,000 343 1,200,000 : 4,916 ••-- The trans¬ from inc. portation oper. > from investments and 822,912 100,000 •••'•• 1,195,859 United States Plywood Corp.- -Court Decision Favors 8,788,450 836,972 75,241 100,000 -i Control of Kosmos Unit— 90,070,657 1,667,855 oper. ry. United Air Lines, Inc.-i-New Fleet in 2,357,958 391,528 206,879 of ltd.-term Amort, Net res. 5,774,217 the regular quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on th» stock, both payable Nov. 1 to holders of record Oct. 15. extra of 25 cents was paid on Aug. lt last, nne of J50 cents oi» 164, p. . J •• appro. ij ~V- 1,520,208 122, - taxes Vv'y 46,270,576 127,135,281 Inc. $1,535,938 $17,476,285 $16,967,401 7,060,930 610,149 7,792,824 $1,573,392 Operating expenses Federaltaxes Other ^ 11,371,103 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1S45 31— Revenues 1946—8 Mos.—1945 ^ 16,524,506 Tex., barrels.—V. 150,000 9,644,962 ,• The' directors An 45,890,956 233,107,630 347,454,579 29,366,450 186,837,104 220,318,298 3,742,705 Texas Power & Light Co.—Earnings— Period Ended Aug. y!-v ^ 8,565,666 fr. rev. Net pipelines in the Houston (Tex.) area estimated cost of $15,000,000, B. E. Hull, President as expenses oper. Net major to on ':.y. 1946 Equip, and joint facility rents—net charge of The Texas subsidiary v 6,970,07$ The Line Co.—To Increase Facilities-— a .* 34,815,591 26,249,925 revenues oper. •Ry. Co., plans to cojistruct next year at an announced. '■ Both units may be placed in operation prior to Jan. 1, 1948, he said, if materials can be obtained without unnecessary delays. One of the proposed lines will connect Houston with Texaco's Port Arthur (Tex.) and Port Neches, (Tex.) refineries. This 22-inch diameter carrier will be 80 miles in length. It will be constructed for a maximum daily capacity of 160,000 barrels of crude oil. The other wlil run between West Columbia (Tex.) and Houston (Tex.) A 16-inch diameter line, it will have a daily capacity of $0,000 barrels and will be 60 miles in length.' The company also is making an engineering survey on the possi¬ bility of constructing, with other companies, a 440-mile line from West Texas to Oklahoma, Mr. Hull stated. It is tentatively planned This two ———.——10,640,821 prior pfd. stock 1,195,859 —————— 164, p. 465. y .' 1,729,962 • common V. tTaxes Earnings per share— —V. 163, p. 2485. > * 8,700,039 1,403,807 share and Lines)—Earnings— 1946—Month—1945 ' ' $884,131 886,541 $409,680, income Net .5,561,367 8,730,86® (Excluding Offsetting Accounts Between the Companies) ; Period End. Aug. 31— Ry. Shares that arrangements,for-offering Union Pacific RR. (and Leased 2,240 200,000 - 8 4,619,386 U. S» Industrial Chemicals, Incr-25-Cent : - 14,261,40$ income requirements May 1, 3946, $1,086,372 1,013 inc. taxes Froy. for Fed $1,064,244 22,127 113,841 $509,626 $536,034 income Gross 724,165 $796,492 $497,540 12,086 $430,497 —V. 22,992,273 Co. charges Balance $20,000,000 in common stock, probably at $5 a share, had been com¬ pleted with Floyd D. Cerf Co., Inc., Chicago, to finance production of the'new rear-engine Tucker "Torpedo" automobile,—V, 164, p; 1766. -V 707,476 388,083" Consolidated " net Dividend 27,356,311 10,492,295 12,244,629 United Light & Railways interest in Western Dominion 26,*669,786 22,705,102 686,524" 287,179 companies charges-——--i Balance - corporation -announced Oct, -The 0 f V operating Income income credits- Net > • 380,387 & dry holes •Other V' leaseholds, & surrend. — Subsidiary ^holding Chicago-^XJnderwriter Named-? Tucker Corp., _t deductions Balance Ltd., located in Canada for cash of $486,673, the amount investment was carried on the company's books.—V. 164, 299,SSI16,189,70$ - 16,864,015 income Gross the •' (net)--—— '■ income Income ■'• •$1,788,409 $1,503,968 $885,623 $810,884 Operating income, before special charge beloV Other . disposed of its 50% 329,539 9,819,702 Federal income and excess profits taxes—— 1,446,316 1,141,254 740,753 598,943 income — Vv :-:'I'V. J f Inc. from operations Beprec., deple., canceled — State income taxes——-——————- 1,060,970 net tons during the produced in the same quarter of tons .. 465. p. gross operating . Mines, at which £ ; last year. The company has 1946—6 Mos.—1945 $2,645,223 $3,234,726 1946—3 Mos.—1945 *v $1,409,828 $1,626,377 period End. June 30— Gross of Oil Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings- Texas Pacific Coal & 1,121,259 with 10,334,725 .10,502,370 — - — . Production year. compares ' State, local and miscellaneous Federal taxes— period of 1946. Despite this fact, sales for the $2,779,489 as against $2,580,322 for the same quarter previous quarter 1 — Operation Depreciation months' three the quarter totaled in consolidated Federal income and and from refinancing by the company.—V. parent 1945 8 1946 $ , Maintenance! 1945 1944 1943 tNet profit — $245,945 $303,871 $195,000 Barns, per. com. share. $0.49 $0.62 $0.39 fAfter all charges, incl. Federal income taxes. Due to the national coal strike and shutdowns for vacations, the company's Illinois and West Virginia mines lost about 20 working days 1946 $285,142 $0.57 31— , , 118,370,698 119,906,231 12,997,642 15,898,947 42,964,915 39,838,519 6,116,326 5,342,829 9,138,059 9,129,417 Subs.)—Earnings— Truax-Traer Coal Co. (& 3 Mos. End. July 1 s 1 .Subsidiary operating companies: ' Operating revenues Gas and electricity purchased for resale on company 49,098 income Gross 01,322,486 01,289,863 ' ' revenues— oper. Other 212.040 75,935 & other taxes Prop, retire, res. appro. Property Net 599,624 >•&:. deductions—1- •Special • ', expenses- taxes Federal 12 Months Ended June 30— Oct. 2 filed a letter of notification with the SEC. The number of shares to be sold on behalf of John C. Redmond, VicePresident and director, will be determined by market price and will be so regulated that:,the gross proceeds will not exceed $100,000. >,The selling stockholder will authorize the Market Street National Bank, Philadelphia, where securities are pledged as collateral security, to sell, from time to time, through their brokers on the New York Stock Exchange.—V* 1$3, p. 1483. 1 The $1,322,692 $14,774,631 $14,651,995 541,674 6,437,666 6,260,723' 477,618 '2,738,764 3,077,113 $^351,714 revenues.—- (& Subs.)—Earnings—• United Light & Railways Co. Steel Forging Corp., Alliance, Williams Ohio—Files With SEC— 1946—12 Mos.—1945 1946—Month—1945 & Transue Co.—Earnings- Texas Electric Service period End. Aug. 31— Thursday, October 10, 1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1916 [Volume 164 Offered for sale Templeton Bales be Number 4533 to customers Lumber Co., sold whereby Templeton. to and with contract all Co. and to the of customers Herbert A. |West Penn Railways—Ihcome the registrant has an exclusive lumber produced by the registrant will $100 a share for each class of stock. Price, was organized last properties owned by Mitchell former whom the Company certain THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Sept. 19 Cobbs for and the purpose Mitchell Co. of W. Maintenance W. purchase 80% or more of the capital stock of Valley and Siletz RR. Proceeds will be used to make part of the down payment on the property and to furnish working capital. There lire no underwriters, f ' Taxes, $1,612,758 741,862 148,404 352,609 income Prov. for Period End. July 31— , 323,323 Operating Oper. 15,671 12,130 1 21,000; 46,100 depreciation- Operating Verney Corp.—Merges Three Subsidiaries— ' 23,741 39,000 121,300 26,068 42,000 ; 93,100 Mills, Inc. the corporate 'costs. All verney structure our plants Corp. No pf this move." and in Income 21,000 > 63,500 savings in accounting and other country will now be owned directly by personnel are contemplated as a result changes in which remain 325. p. . wholly-owned subsidiaries the of $1,069,284 inc.- 1,280,430 1,523,197 inc. 535,416 538,458 3,756,869 4,085,633 ordinary' income >7.; 745,014 984,739 *4,457,548 8,747,556 Dr954,543 corporation.—V. Total ; 76,629* 405,352 2,269,863 taxes.. - Net profit for period..—. delivery.— Balance, 469, Net ry. railways. railway from of $1,251,945 1944 $2,270,296 677,475 '*■ 527,776 1,048,955 - income. oper. 1945 $2,688,660 - 696,974 1943 $2,547,916 1,088,340 595,935 the Gross from Net ry. railway railway from Net for —V. 164, p. 20,366,651 7,606,163 5,106,997 3,339,664' - income. oper. The 17,504,807 8,759,213 5,616,919 8,126,193 4,841,516 ml T"e The eliminate arrears the on provided for in the plan. Retail sales Wholesale class A Combined Capitalization Units at Btock on Each share A 1768. p. stock B would share for share a be exchanged for the Western Maryland to ^Operating basis. 1945 remained* the same 1,650 and 1,494 re¬ <fc Bond new would entitle at common $6 the holder share a to for buy three the date the- plan becomes effective. one Net 2,199,888 expenses years $964,878 revenue— $615,621 $5,362,113 new facil. Jt. preferred issue, subject to market conditions, .1 at $30 a share. The plan further contemplates elimination of $2,250,000 ' In short term bank loans and a provision for a two-year revolving credit of $2,000,000 at 21/2%.—V. 159, p. 587. «^ rents 200,000 2,546,000 4,228,000 $499,878 $415,621 $2,816,113 Cr56,730 income Cr81,306 Cr453,242 Dr98,042 Cr601,504 J9r33,636 this Water Co., Providence, R, I.—Bond Issue Fixed income * is charges— -30,331 161,514 Company has been mortgage bonds. note of of $155,000, bonds ..1,980,684 $4,561,902 2,168,004 $223,525 $1,352,143 $2,393,898 Water which Co. to the sale Providence National incurred was to Bank in ■"Incl. amount $150,000 3%% the company to cn is not effect at the the company's intention sale of the agreements whereby by par . to bonds. make Seeks , a „ general public offering ; 1946—Month—1945 $12,168,816 „_ fc—V. 164, Frederick been, for has number past of been (Incl. a Vice Purchasing j ; oper. Pa., in unit V. . ; • suburb a one 163, or two President. for He the ■, , announced • '* •'Jv f oper. price 121,451 258,540 969,323 Equip, and rents Operating expenses Maintenance ' ' Provision for deprec.— Amort, of plant acquisi¬ tion Federal taxes < on income Reduct. resulting refinancing , 140,338 income Net income Preferred .*' Bal. _ — dividends for and • and ' cial $5,564,934 324,628 3,017,000 $6,275,166 668,446 1,336,892 $4,938,274 of the the $6,590,931 - surp./before spetax adjustment—* . ' " ; • ■ 1,917,813 2,111,360 . a ^ -V. J ; v 1 $2,'257,722 • 163, p; 3002. - $4,029,173 \ 368,384 of in - , 1944 $2,023,06* 529,092 553,66* 222,898 257,489 12,330,331 13,091,427 3,315,666 3,581,749 2,062,247 - 227,883 1,765,780 " 1946 1945 $45,270,021 $45,879,921 35,068,352 37,302,2Q& revenues and taxes revenues— $10,201,669 ...— 2J..* $8,077,717 310,332 1 $10,512,001 488,58a . to 4,814,774 4 income $5,697,227 : for contingent losses on invest¬ capital stock of transp. subsidiary.. . 4'/a% Federal Court seeks on to income Sept. sinking bonds, and fund 17 dismissal for denied iri were for of the a STATEMENT COMPANY denied had been made which asked the the of causes the two of dismissal ground actions, banks contend 164, p. that had and ALONE 1946 1945 • ! —$33,722,084 $34,943,141 26,011,928 29,068,070 $7,710,155 1,231,343 $5,875,07® 1,354,02® $8,941,499 3,517,971 $7,229,091 (before $5,423,527 $4,736,26® 500,000 500,06® — income $4,923,527 $4,236,26® — the suit Chase failure for National not the named been Realty company as 1768. income — \ 2,492,821 • .A Net If: !v ''"'v# 8,507,823 ''?.*'.'?• Gross $1,017,33® 19,211 $1,138,617 $1,036,542 432,78® $710,997 $603.75* ^ income ■ 1 $1,111,679 « 26,938 —— —«... —— Total deductions 11 1 ———427,620 operating revenues non-operating revenues Total 1945 $9,556,651 8,539,32® 1946 $9,619,502 operating revenues—... operating expenses and taxes Total to Bank — — (befpre appropriation) 12 Months Ended June 30— by the James Foundation of the of income Total of ——-—— ' Net —-V, income ——— 163, pp. 1618 and 3333; V. 162, p. 3123. defendants. should have been (F. W.) Woolworth Co.—SSpt. Sales Up 14.1%'— decision held, may depend upon the cir¬ the agreement of Nov. 22, 1943, which the approved because important facts were was 5OG;OO0 $4,232,23® Wisconsin Gas & Electric Co.—Earnings-^- com¬ decision handed a dismiss on 500,000 appropriation).— Appropriation for contingent losses on invest¬ ment in capital stock of transportation sub... Net $14,000,000 recover this corporation Inc., claim August— Gross from from Net ry. r Period End. Sept. 30— — > 40,753,692 - f 1946—9 Mos.—1945 $ $ $ 35,731,463 366,048,564 322,034,209 1946—Month—1945 $ Sales - * /, Net 1946 railway., railway oper. from" —V. ry. p. $427,578 140,127 s 76,859 33,713- 1944 ; 37,858 $470,605 198,544 > 44,322 225,267 v'.; railway J—-j, 1255. 1943 $504,765 , ; railway— income—■ Worumbo Manufacturing Co.—Split-Up 1945 ... $363,701 .. income oper. 164, Alabama—Earnings-? . . From Jan. 1— Net from $6,580,931 . 3,784,417 $4,782,280 $5,197,227 deductions Balance charges, i.e., capital fund, interest mortgage which motion York, Net - $8,566,607 —V. 164, p. 1452. 3,689,408 2,891,523 $4,938,274 ■ "J $4,290,769 Sept. 30 by Judge stockholders - 808,997 5 ait : t ,, 446,339 operating revenues — non-operating revenues.i^— Gross 383,133 $2,101,505 City of New York, the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. and Western Realty Co., allegedly indispensable parties in respect to Gross above_^_ as in suit withheld.—V. - , 4,129 277 -•>, 47,078 $365,396 contingent listed as defendants, the cumstances, leading up to - 2,257,722 located r >» k income Total . Western Ry. of • ; for general on made Whether $8,584,723 $11,563,934 2,309,557 3,646,111 *y-: ; $4,029,173' ,,/i, ( ' ; 131,790 45,130 motions New state " . on Two one $7,917,823 1,336,892 adjustment- ,——,.yr Balance 14,237 $433,220 available The second $7,967,817 $10,885,854 616,906 678,080 $4,697,619 $2,257,722 .i of Ikt move 1946 1945 $1,980,506;' $1,870,429' - INCOME Murray J. Hulbert. were denied, one brought by Robert E. Coulson, who asserted that the plaintiffs had failed to state a claim against him upon which relief might be granted, and further on the ground that he was npt an officer of the corporation when trans¬ actions complained of occurred. 1,161,634- 668,446 incl. '* operating revenues Total operating expenses and taxes $4,805,692 $426,711 11,209 stockholders of down 2,662,634 $2,926,168 stock com. surplus, old. wid# a quartern Wells Street, formerly managers <• 12 Months Ended June 30— $4,344,549 461,143 $2,612,810 142,921 49,588 $489,559 $2,148,658 ' ,464,152 $377,123 61,002 income— Motions mon "141,946 $5,889,562. 1,191,943 our new , 1 % income 822,717 1,738,715 Stockholders' Suit Is Upheld by Court— 1,784,148 2,978,717 —— —_ special tax adj.—. Balance for com. stock Tax 651,472 800,155 $428,557 income——— stockholders' $4,153,587 1,227,419 |Total deductions r 85,297 and other corporate purposes.- , 282,299 1,134,000 $3,849,915 303,672 - the South 528 deductions Net 8,227,439 302,801 deductions requirements $6,698,934 $10,984,817 $12,386,854 ' , Non-operating, income.. Gross income. oper. "^Amount from Operating income ;! 1,018,540 88,907 Fixed charges subsidiaries) 140,498 $5,609,915 1,760,000 ...... of many The Mart. formerly at merchandise as i expenses operating Net Total . adjustments Operating income ■V Merchandise offices honroperating revcnues-^.-..>. Total 1,770,737 3,103,239 1,505,568 of has completed company the railway facility Dr) income Misc. 1946—12 Mos.—1945 982,031 return , from ment i .> 933,536 1,673,191 . .i and , income well as the to sales k Balance $5,513,124 $16,025,047. 894,299 891,627 311,235 jt. (net ry. Other $15,871,519 $16,234,694 $31,280,877 $31,518,322 6,131,728 5,697,548 12,197,093 11,512,607 1,382,811 1,210,115 2,942,692 2,714,050 revenues.. and operating Total 1946—8 Mos.—1945 $1,855,995 115,489 ry. All other ry. tax accrls... has disclosed.— not was 1946—6 Mos.—1945 Taxes, other than Federal Co. 111., Gross Ry Co.) $5,270,455 $28,405,231 $41,653,180' 3,414,460 22,892,107 25,628,133 2,868,271 $1,002,728 Subs.)—Earnings— (Excluding Monongahela Power ■Period End.'June 30— the Total ' . that headquarters * Net • ., purchase West Penn Power Co. (& Total fr. rev. *Net f 1946—Month—1945 $3,870,999 expenses oper., com- :> 113. p. The with and A.ppropriaticn Co., Inc.—Purchases Plant— months. < . $P5,637,357 announced the purchase of a plant at Ashley, Wilkes-Barre. It is expected to open the new of charge never day conditions Total operating has company in Wisconsin Electric Rower. Co. (& Subs.)—Earnings— Total and Tidewater Southern Ry Ry. payroll tax accrls.. Ry. inc. tax accruals— Agent from wear diversified more have 12 Months Ended June 30^-* (& Subs.)—Earnings— Northern revenues oper. Net Webster Tobacco Sacramento Period End. Aug. 31— Ry. Ry. 1946—9 Mos.—1945 elected years, men's - $9,726,238 $104,177,083 '4 pany.—V. 164, p. 998. The ' " for Bend, Ind.—V. <164, p. 998. Total equip¬ new ... Net Kleinmann F. the 681,944 ' . Ward Baking Co.—Official Promoted— -; 21,377 demand - Equipment Trust Bids— Western Pacific RR. 1768, p. 35,243 approximately 80% of the funds necessary for purchase of ment.—V. 164, p. 1254. \ Walgreen Co.—September Sales Increased 25.1%— Per. End. Sept, 30— Sales * 2,696 company will open bids Oct. 15 for $2,740,000 equipment trust certificates. The offering consists of $485,000 Series K, $685,000 Series L and $1,570,000 Series M certificates. They are designed to furnish company has already entered issue of $300,000 will be purchased investors. 12 de- The the entire approximately of unprecedented From Jan. 1— y Gross from railway.—, 12,678,041 Net from .railway .2,127,265 Net ry. oper. income 652,227 —V. 164, p. 871. The and , It Into , redeem New $12,000 to amort, fense projects—^ 2,554,627 July— , to obligation issue 6300,000 2% % 20-year first will be used: (T) to pay the • 7,433,457 2,191,583 Net from railway— Net ry. oper. income : Feb. 15, 1946. (2) To pay th& notes of England Water, Light & Power Associates in the amount of to Weybosset Co. in the amount of $86,750, which obli¬ gations were incurred to finance additions to the plan of the com¬ pany. (3) To extend further the mains and service of the company in the territory it serves. - 'the I authorized Proceeds from Wakefield $293,000 5,928,751 ,2,359,327 ^Wisconsin Central;Ry^—Earnings— ^241,610 $3,332,827 V 270,097 .269,986 income 16,685,746 6,963,767 1,872,201 an and executive " ' i"'Lr Authorized— Net 18,105,429 2,670,478 garment. Chicago, $4,320,292 $493,622 $562,986 of "We present Gross Gross Wakefield 17,997,367 528,861 South Bend, our main plant, our monthly output is the largest since before the war. The Troy plant is being realigned t» South Drl34,313 $463,291! $3,171,313 $543,340 .19,646 $2,311,838 947,065 371,858 13,161,534 Vice-President Chicago v Net ry. oper. Other income 1943 . $2,329,660 811,170 288,318 units It $3,853,101 Drl3,268 (net)— 1944 572,831 261,901 income greater house Operating income Equipment rents 1945 $2,073,490 867,026 • Moves Executive Offices-r- $8,081,101 Taxes : • $2,354,897 income— face said: meet 465,000 oper. be 4% working machine operators plus new equipment, we expect to have variety of goods in quantity for pur dealers-early in 1947." .1946—8 Mos.—1945 $2,573,128 $20,650,006 $24,261,521 1,957,507 15,287,893 16,180,420 second 50,480 shares of the the be in . purchase- warrant Waitt for '* early in 1947, according to R. Au of knit goods production. v>' produced as many garments as we ara now producing. In the spring of 1945, we produced mpre T-shirto "than the year before and this past spring and summer we produced, with the help of our Manchester plant, a very appreciable increase were 1946—Month—1945 $3,164,766 revenues will $625,000 balance ' 1946 oper. Smith, Ry.—Earnings— Period End. Aug. 31— Operating common new redeem all over the country, this company has reached an all tinm peak in production of certain knit goods items and with new knitting: machinery scheduled for delivery this month, production is expected 63.6%— ■' ,-o underwriters to r - - used debentures; stock Wilson Brothers, Chicago—Knit Goods Output High— 1946—9 Mos.—1945 and dates these be second of Names common. and preferred 164, p. 1768. "At step in the proposed plan involves a public offering of the new preferred stock. The company announced that it has been negotinting with Reynolds A: Cot, which has indicated it will underwrite ■ " 164, 1946 30, at cumulative convertible dealers in stock, class stock of from accounts par) railway railway from pounds of express, an of 1945.—V. 164, p. 326. $5,258,000 $74,453,000 $38,100,000 $8,603,000 kt Sept. operation Wholesale 5,013,013 registration statement with the SECT a 50c Proceeds* will first railway railway oper. ry. —V. $2,788,000 $39,828,000 $19,812,000 2,480,000 34,625,000 18,288,000 4,145,000 ($1 $638,600 filed 7 par) from Net 1946—Month—1945 ... sales in 239. spectively.—V. together with accumulated dividends, which amounted to $25.50 a share on Sept. 30, 1946, will be converted into one share of new preferred-, and three shares of new common stock. present ry. Net pounds of express during August, pounds in August, 1945. For the year $4,458,000 ... sales *4,176,803 From Jan. 1— Gross 182,384 134,748 ($5 from Net ' , Oct. on amendment. from miles in effective, each share of presently out¬ standing 636,127 J:J 760,024 1255. 164, p. August— He the new corporation would consist of 110,000 authorized shares of $2 cumulative preferred stock, $30 par, 600,000 shares of $1 par common Btock and 100,000 stock purchase warrants. If the consolidatioh becomes '' with Period End. Sept. 30— P'an. ttthc"y owned subsidiary, is carried , . Western Auto Supply Co.—Sept. Sales Rose class on which stockholders will vote at a special meeting on 1946, also is designed to provide additional equity capital expansion. ■ . Consolidation of this corporation with the Waitt & Bond Co. a The corporation compared . . 2,780,00® to surplus and In 29, of history. ■. 7,793,013 20,000 Wheeling & Lake Erie Ry.- -Earnings— lands during passenger revenue •4,156,803 $1.381 August, 1945, and the highest in the The total also exceeded that of July date, the company has flown 1,186,221 increase of 52.4% over the corresponding period v/as announced by Harley W. Jefferson, President. • 995,127 359,000 capital.—V. 163, p. 3186. $1,246,268 over to for " ■-■■■ 1946, recapitalization plan which would Nov. 20-year 24,668,743 96,134 , * by Gross planes flew 126.5% was by 13.8%. 4,923,793 1332. This trans, company bonds non-operating net credit to surplus timber from company's 12,833,189 204,611 100,000 shares filed 1768. p. corporation's company's Waitt & Bond, Inc.—Plans to Recapitalize—New Fi¬ nancing .Also Proposed—? A 164, and Western Air Lines, Inc.—Establishes New Record— 1,082,013 700,792 19,958,174 10,388 > 15,010 760,024 80,000 shares Net August. 17,027,441 _ sale of mature from period.—V. 486,386 *700,679 t Wheeler, Osgood Co., Tacoma, Wash.—Registers With 500,832 $1,255,878 ' $1.39 income The $2,351,251 From Jan. 1— ; - a 899,618 sec— $1,747,100 507,337 *$3,203,631 $3.55 ; share-. common $1,763,215 49,588 *In addition to above there was 1946 from Net $3,695,219 1 (net) month earned 3,066,000 2,980,000 2,800,000 paid surplus Earnings per August— Gross i inc.—net cur. »DefJclt.-T-V. : $7,889,417 3,034,091 42,226 $7,525,982 2,782,767 $8,765,082 Net 1944 $7,822,595 66,822 1945 $7,449,353 1946 - income Preferred stock dividends Virginian Ry.—Earnings— ; ord. inc. during Subs.)—Earnings $8,359,729 Prov. for depreciation and depletion Int. and amortiz. of debt expense Federal income Sugar Co. of Cuba—Listing— The New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 4 directed that deliveries of common stock, up to and including Oct. 21, 1946, may be made either with temporary certificates or with permanent certificates; that be°ct* 22, 1946» only permanent certilicates shall be a p. from ; . inc. accounted for Net .>■' 4V. 163, ordinary Delayed : . . Vertienles-Camaguey 12,346,803 87,929 Extraord. 347,241 ' 9 Months Ended July 31— Profit from operations. Other income (net)-,—. The 164, 95,781,544 •1,600,297 1,481,417 41,780 Deduce, $1,416,525 $1,040,976 $494,279 224,530 j West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. (& merger does not affect Verney Mills of Canada, Ltd., with rayon weaving mills at Granby, Quebec; or the status of the selling agencies Verney Fabrics Corp. and Verney Worsted Co., Inc., all three of $567,331 $1,489,762 448,786 $718,809 3002. p. 108,128,347 Deduce, from net inc.w : • $791,586 224,255 income 163, 103,351,236 104,951,533 1,192,501 ... $363,532 1,052,993 $290,401 1,199,361 $191,474 527,335 635,742 deductions Net —V. permit this $155,844 — Gross income and 15,411,287 • Operating income Ordinary inc.—noncom. Npt Verney Shawmut Mills, Inc., have been merged into Verney Corp. effective as of Oct. 5, 1946, it is announced by Gilbert Verney, President. » : step,V Mr, Verney observed,' "will result in simplification of : ' income Non-operating income-. -owned subsidiaries, Verney Mills, Inc.,vVerney Taunton exps 1946—7 Mos.—1945 13,923,870 16,666,842 15,474,341 revenues revenue Gross v 1946—Month- -1945 > Federal taxes on Income \ $1,525,787 721,611 170,714 ■„.. Western Union Telegraph Co.- -Earnings— -b 1946—12 Mos.—1945 $807,768 367,719 $761,396 355,608 : other .than Fed- eral - Account^- 1946—6 Mos.—1945 Operating revenues Operating expenses acquiring and i Period End. June 30— , 1917 2,564,197 - >3,524,894: 291.615— 1,117,869 219,234"' -? 307,952 • lf f each Voted-— ■, special meeting held on Oct. 8, the prior preference and common authorized the directors 4o change the authorized com¬ stock which 11,000 shares of the par value of $100 outstanding, into 110,000 shares of common stock; consists of all of which is a par value of $10 each.- Ten new shares are to be Issued iR, exchange for each share held. • -'-'v -y It was also Voted to give the holders of the 8,737 outstanding shares,, 3,554,666 1,604,639 460,608 v. . of prior —V. . a > having 3,767,064 375,619 mon 65,773 ■"* "f.. 1,428,740 . % At stockholders 164. stock, preference u. 1768. I ' - .... par ' • „ $100, V.: . ten votes ' . ,, for each share held. r"' \ \ ' - 1199 32687 Month Gross and Net Earnings of United Slates the highest recorded since March, and the net earnings were highest since February. However, both figures showed substan¬ tial decreases in comparison with June a year ago. the For the month of June of the current year, the gross earnings were $611,939,411, which represents a decrease of $208,006,175 when com¬ pared with the preceding month of June. However, operating ex¬ penses also dropped, although not so markedly. The operating ex¬ penses for June, 1946, were $516,856,143 as compared with $541,490,418 in June, 1945, or a decrease of $24,634,275. Net earnings of $95,083,268 for June, 1946, represented a drop of $183,371,900 when con¬ trasted with the same period in 1945. These comparisons in gross and net earnings for the month of June are presented in tabular form below: (+) or Dec. {—)— % —Inc. Month ofJune-- 1946 Mileage of 131 roads.. Gross earnings!..Operating expenses of expenses to earnings *' : earnings 541,490,418 (66.04) (84.46) k":. ' ■ ■ ■ ' v- • When these totals t the total.decreases, in of 34.90 % was shown by the contrib¬ de¬ gross the largest Central Western region. In fact all in the Western The Pocahontas region in the Southern district with the smallest decrease in gross, one of 6.56%. came up However, in turn¬ ing to jiet earnings, we notice that the picture is slightly different. In this category, the largest decrease Was shown by the Central East¬ 73.12%'! region, ern corded The next largest decrease of 71.20% net re¬ again showed the smallest earnings of 11.86% A comparison drop. was by the Central Western region. The Pocahontas region with decrease in a of gross and which have earnings net divided into geographical sections is presented in the lation. been following tabu¬ The boundaries of the various districts and regions are ex¬ plained in the footnote attached. SUMMARY BY GROUPS—MONTH District and Region $ England region Inc. (+) or Dec. (—) $ % 1945 1946 . Eastern District— New pV JUNE Gross Earnings c ■ $ (10 roads)— 21,769,044 26,675,209 — (23 roads)— Central Eastern region (18 roads) 99,100,397 124,680,080 — 119,423,400 155,513,132 — 240,292,841 306,868,421 — Great Lakes region Total (51 roads)1 Southern (26 roads) Pocahontas region Total (30 roads)-—. 33,963,913 107,242,154 — 36,349,255 — ' 4,906,165 25,579,683 36,089,732 —18.39 —20.52 —23.21 66,575,580 Southwestern Total 23,429,515 2,385,342 —115,615,738 819,945,586 —208,006,175 — 204,390,908 — 52,977,324 73,433,286 — 253,870,018 611,939,411 District and , - (131 roads)- Region— ' 11199940256854670— 3a 1946 1946 $ $ -1945 212,989 209,764 207,414 0.53 240,219 235,828 + 20.01 226,752 225,803 + 12.38 220,303 219,294 7.82 232,169 213,525 235,208 232.682 235,310 236,739 236,001 — 234,568 2,483,846 7,343,971 — 12,376,822 + 2.69 + + 14.14 + 66,903,501 75,442,339 41,227,707 + 8.87 236,779 32,634,035 •'+ 6.45 236,510 236,243 23,774,774 4.40 238,405 237,243 2.88 240,302 239,066 5.69 241,243 — ■ 281,607,108 330,095,850 350,994,558 320,991,913 281.547.886 + 344,055,653 454,532,076 320,991,928 + 516,023,039 : 501,576,771 531,033,198 444,171,625 — 1940— «... — —13.97 — — 14,871,440 — 28,577,315 87,518,847 — + —16.46 241,608 242,320 75,062,549 —123,273,269 + 35,484,283 + 4,482,585 1,431,003 —16.90 242,968 242,527 1.61 242,179 241,455 239,107 0.51 237,800 + 49,244,684 + 17.53 236,814 239,020 238,019 + 20,951,175 — — 23,881 11,542,524 42,935,989 — 31,393,465 — + — 6.35 235,744 —19.77 234,626 236,281 235,501 + 14.01 233,404 234,527 + 7.19 232,786 233,399 licenses 232,136 232,830 legitimate pre-war contracts with respect to vested German patents will remain in force. We shall continue to afford full protection, to all existing rights lawfully ac¬ + + 110,336,240 454,548,079 + 169,147,531 + 37.21 231,341 232,137 + 123,677,292 + 19.83 229,302 231,368 799,475,442 747,325,321 820,389,756 799,475,442 819,945,586 611,939,411 6.98 228,603 + 2.62 228,509 228,667 227,692 228,267 52,150,121 20,914,314 ..r Net , Earnings— Increase Year V $14,357,535 + 23.99 + 3,129,346 + 4.23 74,043,999 72,794,069 76,223,732 77,237,252 — 71,689,581 + 76,093,045 76,232,017 66,202,410- 81,649,636 70,880,934 69,481,653 97,636,815 ; - 5.75 4,443,183 138,972 — 6.60 17.51 + 20,943,112 + 27.31 103,341,815 + 10,474,211 + 10.14 106,181,619 80,521,999 109,445,113 15,131,337 80,455,435 124,046,578 101,527,990 - + 76,693,703 *36,156,952 69,396,741 21,410,927 - - 12,167,983 113,816,026 1919— + - *40,136,575 68,876,652 + 109,618,682 + 124,374,592 101,487,318 + + 148,646,848 127,284,367 110,244,607 — 129,111,754 127,514,775 89,676,807 • 47,008,035 89,688,856 < 94,448,669 47,018,729 + 1933--. 92,967,854 — 18,438,598 — 1934 1935-™ ! — — 64,920,431 74,529,254 1936 88,872,678 64,826,419 1937— 86,067,895 88,850,296 63,936,587 86,072,702 1939-— 42,680,821 — 55,851 56,005 26,818,169 86,712,547 — 59,894,378 — 12.89 9,608,823 37,258 37,316 10,853,889 34,973,788 — 24,119,899 — 68.97 3.13 6,042 6,012 11,856,620 13,452,243 — 1,595,623 — 11.86 43,328 22,710,509 48,426,031 — 25,715,522. — 53.10 15,833,408 45,538 45,676 11,126,057 31,953,719 — 20,827,662 — 65.18 Cent. Western reg.— 54,530 54,663 23,686,904 82,236,003 — 58,549,099 — 79,770,820 63,937,412 79,770,812 92,404,546 + 63,553,109 +• 68.79 Iv,:,. 245,225,980 155,957,835 + 89,268,145 +* 57.24 295,434,014 245,225,980 295,407,645 + 50,208,034 + 278,682,349 281,008,912 278,455,168 4 —- 1945™— —_ 1946_ - 12,539,545 • — 4.87 14,398,733 — 0.83 2,326,563 —183,371,900 — 28,473 28,590 10,741,629 29,126,868 — 18,385,239 — 63.12 143,316,590 — 97,762,000 — 68.21 95,083,268 278,455,168 — 183,371,900 — 65.85 228,267 NOTE—Our grouping of the roads conforms to the classification of the Interstate Commission, and the following indicates the confines of the different and regions: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve licensed American citizens. BY McCoy Director of ODC FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS The 3 Months Ended Boston— Aug. 1946 Federal Reserve District— 1945 Aug. 1945 Aug. 1946 * 3,620 3,381 11,279 11,669 .32,919 — ... 31,633 111,025 112,687 Central Eastern Region—Comprises the section south 6f th6 Great Lakes Region east of a line from Chicago through Peoria to St. Louis and the Mississippi River 11,049 15,577 9)844 8,862 2,466 9,396 7,857 12,018 10,062 36,467 34,517 2,388 2,011 7,410 6,693 1,949 1,435 5,348 4,581 McCoy, a native of Richland, Ind. attended Purdue University and 3,031 2,622 9,092 8,193 was Dallas™— 2.746 2.079 8,246 6,813 8,278 7,006 24,617 Atlanta 3.163" — — 1 St. Louis— Minneapolis Kansas City— — * . —u-w— 82,728 73,208 —— Total, 334 centers 30,216 29,388 36,767 131,920 7,054 26,307 *140 other centers - .8,828 193 other centers * * Included iA the national series covering i4l centers;-Available beginning In1910. ^ Outstanding in August Reports received by the. Federal from commercial paper market paper 000 on . ■ Northwestern Region—Comprises the section adjoining Canada lying west of the north of a line from Chicago to Omaha and thence to Portland, and by the* Columbia River to the Pacific. to the Western line Louis from to Region—Comprises the section south of the Chicago to to St. Kansas Peoria and thence Louis, Northwestern Region and north of a line City and thence to El Paso and by the Mexican boundary Pacific. Southwestern outstanding on Aug. 30, 1946, July 31, 1946, and $110,200,000 on The following section lying between are in 1938. He was named the totals for the last two years: $ 1946— • Oct. fu- ■ 1945-* period of the current year in comparison with the June periods for each year back to and including 1909: , Economy tic Commerce Augv 3lx,-i-^—— July 110,200,000 31—106,800,000 June 28 121,400,000 Jun. 29--i—i.---——------ May 30——— 126,000,000 May 31—102,800,000 the Bureau .148,700,000 Apr. 30—118,600,000 mestic 1 Feb. Jan. 171,500,000 28™ 31_ . Mar. 30 178,200,000 —— Feb. 28 .173,700,000 Jan. 31 : —— 1945— Dec. * ' * 31 ,i, 158,900,000 Dec. 30 4 - ——- Nov. 30—-—*——156,100,000 Oct. 31— L_: Oct. 31—* 127,100,000 Sep. 29 ' Sep. 28 — - 111,100,000 Aug. 31 —— 166,000,000 166,900,000 141,700,000 140,800,000 140,900,000 on is one of five by a realignment of of Foreign and Commerce dif-. as part do¬ of a plan to strengthen the efficiency of 30 Nov. fices created 100,800,000 146,700,000 +157,300,000 162,400,000 Chief, In- Division, 9, 1942.: The office of Domes- 141,600,000 July 31—130,800,000 Mar. 29— several Following Division. ties administrative promotions he was 1944— Finally we present our tabulation of the gross and net earn¬ ings of the railroads of the country taken collectively for the June the Treasury; De¬ July 1928. He-returned to the De¬ partment of Commerce that year and was assigned tb the Special¬ dustrial Aug._31_ Apr. 30_. the Mississippi River south of St. Louis and a line from St, Louis to Kansas City and thence to El Paso, and^by the Rio Grande ta the Gulf of Mexico. Region—Comprises the service of the compared with $130,800,appointed Chief of the Division Aug. 31/ 1945, the bank - Great Lakes Region, a Reserve Bank of New York dealers show a total of $141,600,000 of open reported on Sept. 10. '.WESTERN .DISTRICT ington University A.B. degree in partment on Dee; 1, 1920, and. re¬ mained with that agency Until by the Potomac River to its mouth. St. - graduated from George Wash¬ in 1928 with an economics. lie originally entered the government 250|395 service on Jan. 1, 1920, for a 104,703 122,769 short period of employment with 22,923 the Census Bureau. He entered 21,896 260,772 102,545 43,684 — ♦New York City Commercial Paper Region—Comprises the section north of the southern boundary of Virginia, east of Kentucky and the Ohio River north to Parkersburg,' W. Va., and south of a line from Parkersburg to the southwestern corner of Maryland and thence of on 11,694 Pocahontas Central Aug. 22 by Secretary Wallace. He had been serving as Acting Director of the Office since May 1, when Gen. Albert J. Browning resigned to become Director of Purchases for the Ford Motor Car Company. Mr. nounced Henry A. 16,354 SOUTHERN DISTRICT West was 3,132 • Ohio River, and north of the Ohio River to Parkersburg, W. Va., the southwestern corner of Maryland and by the Potomac River Region—Comprises the section east of the Mississippi River and south Of the Ohio River to a point near Kenova, W. Va., and a line thence following the eastern boundary of Kentucky and the southern boundary of Virginia to the Atlantic.; from Depart¬ ^an¬ Commerce, Commerce, of 2,731 3,668 * Southern ' Domestic ment 4,649 itS mouth, • of 3.452 «. Richmond— Lakes Region—Comprises the section on the Canadian boundary between England and the westerly shore of Lake Michigan to Chicago, and north of a line Pittsburgh to New York. / ,/ - to appointment of Horace B. of the Office McCoy as Director 5,495 Philadelphia Great the have been times to System issued SUMMARY from Chicago via thence more or one Sept. 12 its usual monthly summary of "bank debits" which we give below: New England Region—Comprises the New England States. line 8,000 approximately years seized German patents Bank Debits for Month of August EASTERN DISTRICT the mouth of tions seized by San Francisco 45,554,590 Total all districts- 227,692 Commerce patents and patent applica¬ the U. S. are now licensable under the accord. Mf, Markham said that during the last man four Chicago—-—--u.. Total—i——. 128,541 128,934 to 65.85 'Deficit. Cleveland a 15.72 + countries, more 100,000 patents will be af-> fected by the accord." Mr. Mark-i ham as U. S. Alien Property Cus¬ todian Will continue to administer and license the former German-; owned United States patents. He estimated that about 19,000. Ger¬ than 20.47 281,008,912 _—L + . 71.20 Southwestern region Western District- Northwestern region and 24.76 + 95,083,268 1942— New York to 25.72 _ 92,310,358 — + Aug. 43,300 K Total • 37.00 + 2,782,401 69.07 Southern region Pocahontas region-^ New 19.83 155,967,655 - ; "In the various +100.87 — 22,136,115 Custodian added: 47.59 _ 24,046,259 + the office of Property Alien the 18.67 ; 20,587,220 — The advices from 26.60 47,429,940 74,529,256 ^ — accord." 17.77 + by the other govern¬ participate in the which ments 1.42 _ 39,954,902 150,199,509 110,264,027 —— 14.19 14.06 1,827,387 22,659,557 + tents issued 28.92 + 20,897,156 — wholly mer + of for¬ German-owned pa¬ the royalty-free use secure 13.16 18.37 + — 18,571,582 127,749,692 36.03 68.91 22,846,602 29,350,006 130,920,896 patents as the Office of Alien Property Custodian has been ex¬ tending during the past four years »■ to American citizens. In addition, American citizens Will be able to 432.15 + 14,427,896 — 150,174,332 - 272.90 + 28,989,678 149,492,478 — + — 130,837,324 - —134.05 —142,338,571 + 109,533,316 47,465,725 + 65,390,662 * royalty-free, non-exclusive licenses under vested German fits of 0.18 _ 4,678,524 — quired in vested patents by norlGermans. The accord permits citizens, of other participating countries to obtain the same bene- 6.32 + 4,534,151 ■ — % + $59,838,655 77,173,345 - "Lawfully acquired exclusive will be respected,. and (+) or Decrease (—) Preceding $74,196,190 - 228,991 + —25.37 + + —208,006,175 ~ Year Given June 1912— there are no lawfully acquired proprietary interests, licenses Or; claims held by non-Germans prior to Aug. 1, 1946, which would con¬ flict with the issuance of licenses. Mr. Markham also said: 69,387,450 39,444,027 23,063,725 623,695,612 344,195,836 "V Southern District— 4 240,932 patents which are being licensed': to citizens of other countries under> the accord are those in which (In millions of dollars) Total groups 242,333 + 32.06 Month —73.12 : +14.43 — 241,349 623,695,610 1944_ patents will continue to be available to American citi- ? zens as before. He added that the- 242,494 —33.40 + Markham; Mr. accord. said that the 235,691 747,372,904 1943— 64.89 — 236.683 the ing 236,357 + 506,002,036 538,758,797 u,. non-exclusive, royalty-free basis to citizens of other countries sign¬ 235,059 + 473,150,664 540,202,295 464,774,329 351,047,025 66.18 36,432,587 4,860,125 23,640,788 — 12,791,799 6.80 — 208,598 460,007,081 280,967,649 119923454087603 + 15.60 540,054,165 464,759,956 330,212,333 — + Aug. 8 an¬ nounced that the recent accord on German-owned patents extends his. office's policy of licensing for-." mer German-owned patents on a James E. Markham on 241,550 242,111 +16.49 Custodian; Property Alien 218,379 472,383,903 282,406,506 on 6,541 f 6,563 ' 25,429 ^ 25,562 Owned Patents to Others 210,288 4.30 + 65,622,874 33,582,095 277,923,922 % $ New England region. Great Lakes region-. 23,880 6.95 49,696,242 40,003,412 30,769,974 245,869,626 Inc. (+) or Dec. (—) 1945 Cent. Eastern region. ! 280,975,503 Net Earnings — Mileage Eastern District— + — 1,313,837 + 282,406,507 —25.37 91,661,562 Total all districts 189,863 — 16,873,448 10,355,877 + — 281,353,909 —31.29 67,829,976 133,062,718 — 193,886 47,536,779 + 1935— —21.85 6.56 369,485,756 (16 roads)— region (14 roads) roads) 6.38 6,519,626 14,579,115 1934 —26.00 —34.90 —27.86 — (20 + 27,805,640 1933— — 23,831,586 71,328,190 20,455,962 143,591,409 region 204,596 222,825 200,901 2.73 + 369.133.884 —17.98 117,776,552 (50 roads)-—- + 13.23 + $26,309,748 245,860,615 Western District— Central Western + 14.29 194,689 -+ 369,212,042 1913 Freced'g 197,648 " 1929—— —21.70 25,814,857 — Northwestern region ' U.-S; to License German- Ye'ar Year Given (—) 1938 83.812,639 (4 roads)— Dec. 506,124,762 539,797,813 516,448,211 502.455.883 531,690,472 444,274,591 District—I Southern region — Mileage^ EarningsInc. (+) or of the three regions with the largest decreases were district. —65.85 —$183,371,900 regions, it is evident that all sections ^ith few exceptions* crease - subdivided into geographical districts and are uted almost equally to — - $278,4^5,168 $95,083,268 — 0.25 —25.37 — 4.55 575 —$208,006,175 — 24,634,275 — $819,945,586 516,856,143 Ratio Net 228,267 111999343026827 - 1914_. 1915™ Amount 1945 227,692 $611,939,411 11199922045367 28 1909 Gross and net railroad earnings for June showed increases over the month of May of the current year. The gross earnings for June Year Preceding $210,356,964 $184,047,216 210,182,484 237,988,124 238.499.885 "231,980,259 228,647,383 243,226,498 259,703,994 242,830,546 230,751,850 241,107,727 248,849,716 247,535,879 285,149,746 237.612.967 351,001,045 301,304,803 363,165,528 323,163,116 393,265,898 424,035,872 486,209,842 420.586.968 494,164,607 460,582,512 Given 1910—-i—; ; ; ■: Gross ; ••••.-•vi Year.*' Ys ■ June Railroads for lite Month of June were .—; & of the and Department of Commerce provide business and govern¬ ment with more direct and tive servies. * - * effec¬ - ;(= Vv V-^'V ■ .Volume 164 Number 4533 •#: ' THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1919 State and City Department BOND PROPOSALS AND NEGOTIATIONS ALASKA Alaska, (Territory of) ( ; Jmir'•-Veto: Returns Favorable mitted for approval to & Myers, of Los Angeles, and the opinion of said attorneys will be furnished to the successful bidder v approved oh Sept. 25^ by Gover¬ porate limits Atlanta* Raymond E. Baldwin. of Decatur and, nor Governor Baldwin's approval of At. the . time* same election an will be held for all voters in De¬ given infor¬ without charge. AR bids must be mally pending the preparation, of Kalb County to ratify a $1,350,000 Alaska's advisory referendum on unconditional. Enclose a certified the necessary legal certificates. It bond issue for public improve-* statehood were solidly in favor of check for not less than 3% of the was, given following the formal ments. the move, according to press dis¬ A total of $1,000,000 of this par value of the bonds /bid for, request of the Commission for is¬ patches from' Juneau on Oct. 9. It. amount is earmarked for con¬ payable to the County Treasurer. suing authority. was reported that voting was the structing, expanding and enlarg¬ heaviest since 1940. A heavy Re¬ San Bernardino- County Sch. Dists. .^Commission Chairman E. Lea ing the county's sanitary system. Marsh, Jr., of Old Lyme, an¬ publican ; vote was indicated and (P. O. San Bernardino), Califr to Statehood—Rutial returns? from the possibility loomed that the Republicans would increase their strength in the Territorial Legist lature. r bv .ki The referendum will determine whether Alaskans want Congress to make their 586,400-square-mile territory into the nation's largest state, but a favorable vote would be .onlythe first step toward statehood.- AA enabling ac|would have ta be pass^i ^y Congress and a state constitution adopted. Yuma County (P. O, Yuma), Ariz. /Bond Call—William State T. Brooks, Treasurer, calls for payment oh Nov. f •Said bonds will be redeemed at thereof amount and ac¬ crued interest thereon to and in¬ cluding Nov. 1, 1946. Said bonds must be surrendered on redemp¬ tion date (with all interest cou¬ maturing subsequent to re¬ demption, date) for payment and pons cancellation. Interest ceases on date called. not $i,160>OOO San Ark. Pending — City Council is said to have ommended recently the The over a School District bonds. Due $13,000 Nov. 1, 1947 to 1966., Rate of interest to fc} multiples of % of 1% . Prin¬ cipal and interest payable at the County Treasurer's office. Enclose v ' Of. I Bonds; Voted—An issue of $140,000 "water filtration plant bonds was ratified at; the election held ion Sept. 25k Orange County School Districts.. ; (J?* Q. Santa, Ana)x Cab ; J. Smith, County Clerk, will receive sealed a. m. on Oct* 22, for the j purchase of the following buds until-11 $400,000 to bear not exceeding 5% interest: Newport Beach School b; /District bonds. 1961, 1966. • ^ Due June 1, $7,000 in 1947 to follows: and $9,000 Garden J- rHigh to Schoal Union District bonds. 1, as follows: $14,000 in 1947 to 1963, and $12,- . V,' • ; 1962 Grove -Due June • : in ? -250,006 ; 000 in 1964. Dated June $1,000.. The 1, 1946. proceedings Massnick, Charles lard- H, Harold Dickey^ town Enclose check for 4% The San Diego County, San Diego City School District (P. O. San Diego), Cal. Bond Election—An issue of $6,866,000 construction bonds will be to the voters on the at Nov. 5. Stanislaus County, Valley Home Joint School District (P. O. Modesto), Calif. for residents, cayne and Bay. Bond Offering—C. Eastin, Ventura Cd.untyj, * Oxnard Elementary Sch. Dist. (P., O* frfcpi-: Ventura)* Calif. Bonds Voted—At the voters are tion a recent elec¬ said to have 000 COLORADO . County High Georgia (State of) County-Unit Voting System Up¬ held By Memorial Hospital, and $500,000 North Dade County park j^oiids.^ : Dade County (P.O.Miami), Fla. S. Court—The state's U. county-unit under which vote system, Eugene Talmadge won fourth term unique a desired, at the fiscal agency in New York City. The County will Spalding, & Troutman Sibley, be delivered free of cost Commissioners the to; Jan. on popular approval, was upheld Aug. 25 by a three-judge Federal lated court no said which : it vio¬ Constitutional guaranties of equal rights. Former Governor Talmadge's nomination in. the July 17 Demo¬ cratic primary, tantamount to election in one-party Georgia, had been challenged by two voice in the electorate citizens of less populous with counties. School Bonds Voted—An issue of $13,- 500 site purchase bonds at an election held carried recently. Le wist on, Ida. Bond Offering—The City Clerk Vrill receive sealed bids until 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 14, for the purchase of $90,000 right-of-way purchase coupon bonds. Due on Feb. 1, as follows: $12,000 in 1948, $19,000in 1949 and 1950* and. $20,000 in 1951 and 1952." , ILLINOIS of them equal lndependent District No. I (A Q. Boise), Ida* citizens populous Fulton and DeKalb Counties (Atlanta) on the ground that the unit-vote system denied Roads,' of IDAHO Governor as without Collinsville, III. ' Bond Legality Approved—An of. $160,000 2%% water works, and sewerage revenue bonds has been approved as to issue- Under the system, the candidate legality by Charles & Trauernicht, of St, Louis;y Dated May 1* 1946, carrying the county gets the unit vote and the unit vote determines Fulton nomination. the with a six County, These bonds are part of thorized issue of $350,000. an au- population of 406,865, has Cook County (P. O. Chicago), lib votes; Chattahoochee unit County, with 1,463 people, has two .Warrants Called—It is stated by Victor unit votes. 4 L. County Schlaeger, Treasurer, that the following 1945 Proponents of the system say it county tax warrants are called for prevents control of the state by payment: big city political machines. Corporate Nos. 94 to 793, in the The three judges, in a unani¬ denomination of $5,000 each, r mous opinion,, said, "pur system of government,; state has sought never and Federal, demanded Highway Nos, 21 to 220, in the $5,000 each. denomination of nor Interest that each voter should have equal accrual these on war¬ rants terminated Aug. 24. Money voting influence, though that for their payment is available and; might seem an ideal of democracy. will be redeemed on "In our Federal government presentation through any bank or to the Coun¬ each state ty Treasurer. "■ ' ; has in the Senate two 'unit votes' under its Constitution Sale Effingham County Community High x School. District No. 82 (P. O. Altamont)) III. Bonds Offered for Investments— iy2% build¬ ing bonds is being offered for President, so that there have public: subscription by R. S. Dick¬ payable M-S. Sept. 1, been Presidents who did not re¬ son & Co., of Charlotte. Dated These bonds are due from 1947 to ceive a majority of the popular July 1, 1946. Denomination $1,Q0Q* '-GEORGIA 1956. Vote." Due July 1, as follows: $8,000 in. DeKalb County (P. 0„ 1947 to 1961, and $9,000 in 1962. to Trinidad* Colo. Muscogee County (P. O. Columbus, i 1966. Principal and interest pay¬ B°nd ; Atlanta), Ga. Election—An issue of Georgia Bond Election—The voters of able at the First National Bank, $150,000 airport bonds will be sub¬ Bond Offering—L.; P. Banks,, the county are scheduled to pass Altamont/ The bonds are direct mitted to the voters at the general Chairman, has announced that the on the issuance of bonds totaling Commissioners of Roads and Rev¬ general obligations of the entire election to be held to November; $2,600,000 at an election on Oct. 29. District, payable from unlimited enues will sell by competitive oral Of the total sum, an issue of ad valorem taxes levied against $1,v CONNECTICUT bidding until noon on Oct. 16, the all the taxable property therein. 250,000 will be for a school im¬ Connecticut (State of) following 1 Vz % bonds amounting provement program planned by Legality approved by Chapman & b- Saybrook Bridge Bond Issuance the county's Board of Education to $1,950,000 authorized at the Cutler, of Chicago. Denver, jointly—v. 164, were sold at p. 1770— Dated price of par. 1946. Denom. $1,000; ar Authorized—It is immediate stated that the issuance by the Old Lyme-Saybrook Bridge Commis¬ sion of $6,000,000 in bonds to fi¬ nance Connecticut River Bridge author¬ ized by the State Legislature was Jackson Principal Atlanta, or if Adat County Bond % Sale- — The Colo. $1,500,000 Details-^The $216,- causeway revenue bonds offered wholly regardless of population, for, sale on Oct. 8—v. 164, p. 1639-?- in the Electoral Colelge in choos000 1%% and the $14,000 1V4% building bonds awarded recently were awarded to the Florida Na¬ confirming treaties and appoint¬ tional Bank, of Miami, as to Boettchef 3%s, at ment to; Federal office;. Co., and Peters, a price of Writer par. Dated March 1, "These unit votes also appear Christensen, both of Bond for the bonds amounting to $6,300,000: $200,000 storage building; $1,250,000 public auditorium; $2,000,000 approved the issuance of $300,000 aquarium and equipment; $100,000 constructions .bonds by a wide South Dade County Park; $2,250,margin; Denom. issuance of said bonds will be sub¬ resolution at its meeting on Oct. 1* to? submit to the voters at the Nov. 5 election the following and interest. and interest payable in principal One million dollars of the 1944 was allotted for county road'inipijovemenL of 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These stages of construction. The Kenil¬ worth is scheduled to open for bonds are due $1,000 Dec. 1, 1947 to 1970., Principal and interest the new season Dec. 15. (J-D) payable at the County Dade County (P. O. Miami), Fla. Treasurer's office. Enclose a certi¬ Bond Election—H. S. Sweeting, fied check for 5% of the;.bonds Deputy Clerk of the Board of bid for, payable to the Chairman County Commissioners, has an¬ of the Board of Supervisors. nounced that the Board passed a issue apd Revenues is required. ; lights, Clark, and the $1,600,000 Kenilworth of Thomas E. Raffington, are in advanced Denom. 1947. 15, All of said bonds of each are registerable both as to 16, 1947, at Columbus, or Atlanta, at the option of the purchasers. A certified check for $19,500 payable marshal!., ment houses and some 200 modern C. Jan.- Dated bond total beach club on the yacht club on Bis- Installation U $1,000. total issue. R. underground telephones and water and sewer lines, along with the laying of streets and curbs, is progressing rapidly and will be completed in two months. A total of 15 ocean-front hotels, 30 apart¬ , electric v Kelly, of Atlanta, without charge to the purchasers.. The bonds will $100,000, $250,000 and $50,000, respectively, for these projects which were part of a $1,600,000 a a 1977. 300,000 wateE works bonds. Due $10,000-Jan. 15,1948 to 1977. furnish thq approving opinion of village ocean, $5,000 Jan.. 15,. 1948 to. 1977. of will have its own private of the bonds bid for, payable to; schools and fire and police depart¬ the County Treasurer. ments, with two community clubs certified ; 100,000 sewer bonds. Due Jan. 15, as follows: $4,000 in 1948 to 1957, and $3,000 in 1958 to v remaining $350,000 would divided as: follows: $150,000 bond issue made available amounts business section, churches, a 150,000 health center bonds. Due ;1: the courthouse, $150,000 for the office and jail building, and $50,000 for the library. The 1944 Mary Wetterer town clerk, and Selected 1977. new for Webb. approving opinion dff O'LTeXveny & Meyers,. of Loa ..Angeles, an (P. 0. >Cortez>), as E. was The bonds will be sold with 3% of the amount of the bonds bid $150,000 Glenn construction of the new 1946. are in Denom. $1,000. These bonds due March 1, 1971. Interest an effort crowded to alleviate conditions present in buildings and to add teacher personnel to the system. ; . The voted school on bond issue will be by residents of DeKalb County who live outside the cor¬ > 1958 to and $3,000 in 1957, ' new The • be three Army Air Forces veterans, fice. for* payable to' the vChairman of Montezuma County, the Board of Supervisors.: School. District fVv $30,- $17,000 in 1958 to f , • used foE projects was approved by a coun¬ ty bond issue vote in November, 11944, but since that, time the in¬ creasing growth of the county,, plus higher cost of construction materials, have made another bond issue necessary. Graham, and Ray Semmes, Jr.; and George Whittaker and Wil- Nov. certified check for not less than amounting. to new 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. Principal and interest pay¬ able at the County Treasurer's of¬ Dated purchase of $24,000 school bonds, not exceeding 5% interest. Dated „ taonds a Dec. purchase of $75,000 school bonds, not exceeding 5%, interest. Dated Nov. 1,1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Nov. 1, as follows: $15,000 in 1947, and $5,000 Offering—B. Harhout, Fla. Model Town Incorporated—The View of Harold A.. the ■"J.Bond : s State of Florida has be ;;Money;for these latter three FLORIDA to 1957,. and 100,000 park bonds ^Due Jan., 15, as follows: $4,0.00 in 1948 to ' library; building. apd, put out for bid. County Clerk, will receive sealed County Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 10 a. m. on, Oct. 15 for > up will improvements, a building and a office and jail drawn bids until 2 p.m. on Oct. 28 for the Angeles), Calif. .Bond Offering—J. F. Moroney, ' have the bond certificates courthouse to a Los Martinez, Cat., steps remainder The Commission the 35-year Los Angeles County, Culver City School District (P. O. a that . take; immediate homes will be built in the village. Two hotels, the $2,000,000 Sea CALIFORNIA in 1948 to 1959. was 000,006 model town, aa A resultof $50,000 in 1947 and 1948, $60,- the recent official incorporation 000 in 1949 to 1964, and $50,of Bal Harbour Village, which is 000inl965 and 1966. / being built just north of the city 220,000 Chino Unified: Elemen¬ of Miami Beach. tary School District .: bonds. J. Julien Southerland, Miami Due $11,000 Nov. 1, 1947 to Beach attorney, has been elected 1966, mayor by the residents. Other 260,000 . Chino Unified High members of the council include rec¬ issuance of $100,000 hospital bonds, with maturity schedule period. Bernardino 'Valley ■* Springs, Issuance would Bal Union Junior College District bonds. Due Nov. 1, as follows: submitted Siloam nounced issue exceeding 5% interest: election to be held ARKANSAS •Bond Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 11 a.m. on Qct, 21 for the, purchase of the follow¬ ing bonds amounting to $1,640,000, 1, at his office in Phoe¬ nix, the following bonds: | Road bonds. Dated Dec. 31,1913. Highway improvement bonds. Dated March 4, 1921. Highway improvement series of im Dated April 1, 1929. the face Alli¬ County bond . § ARIZONA ; Bond Offering—Harry L. son, the „ g.y:: 1977. in the Electoral College ing An issue of $165,000 in choos¬ a election held on July 17: 1 $800,000 road improvement bonds. f Due Jan. 15, as follows: $26,000 in 1948 to 1957,. and $27,000 in 1958 to 1977. . Due Jan. follows: $16,000 in 1948 500,000 airport bonds. 15, as Bond Georgetown, III.. Election—An issue of $50,000 street improvement bonds will be submitted to the voters at the election to be held , on Oct. 15. THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL 1920 1948 Hamilton County (P./Q«.McLeansof issue — for pay¬ will be submitted to the voters at on a certified check for $1,000, payable to the City Treasurer. Township School, ' Township 1957, as lyis, and $500,000 matur¬ (P. O. Gienwood, R. R. ' ing $50,-000 Feb. 1, 1958 to 1965, No. 1), Ind. and Feb. and Oct. 1, 1966, as IV2S. Bond Sale Details — It is now Interest payable F-A. Denom. stated that the $25,000 building The bonds awarded on "Septr 26 to $1,000. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. balance of $4,600,000 was not sold. Kenneth S. Johnson of Indian¬ Oct. 22. City County (P. O. Yorkville), III. r J'* 6onds Voted—An issue of $400,€00 construction favorably lield road voted bonds as iy4s, at a price of 100.62 164, p. 1770—are dated Sept. 1, 1946, and mature as follows: $1,000 on July 1, 1947; $1,500 on Jan. 1 and $1,000 on July 1, from ' 7 K'T i 7iV'"• ! Jan. 1, 1948 to Jan. 1, 1957, giving a basis of about 1.14% j. Interest apolis, was Sept, 10. on Metropolis, III. " '> Bonds : Approved—An Legality Issue of $213,000 1% %, 2y4%, 2V2 % and 2%% electric light plant and system has refunding Bond Sale Iowa Bond Sale—The Election Bond 11 Details —It is now station and fire garage bonds awarded on due Wheelock Carleton Sangamon County (P. O. Springfield), III. iy2s at Des Moines re¬ now house bonds i Iowa Offering—George L. Gar- Bond will ton, Secretary of the Board of Di¬ rectors, will receive sealed bids at the April primary, to the electors on be resubmitted until general ballot at the Nov. 5 the Independent Sch. Dist., ; $1,500,000 court that were voted the that down is Election—It Bond 10 a. on m. Oct. 29 for the $1,000,000 building bonds. Dated Dec. 1, 1946. These Shabbona, III. botids are due Dec. 1, as follows: Bonds Voted—An issue of $7,$30,000 in 1947 to $110,000 in 1948, 4)09 lighting bonds was approved $5,000 in 1949 to 1960, and $160,at an election held recently, 000 in 1961 to 1965. The bonds are purchase Election. Suez Township (P. O. Alexia), III. Bonds Voted—At a recent elec¬ tion the voters are reported to offered of opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of ,. approved the issuance of $70,000 road construction bonds. have West .Bonds Frankfort, III. It Sold the charges for said opinion as well as furnish printed bonds reaidy for execution. Henry County (P. O. Mount Clerk City Pleasant), Iowa tSewer revenue bidding Walter,; Woody was , Heimerdinger, he reports; INDIANA ' Marion County (P. O. Indian' 164, v. jointly, purchase of the follow¬ ing bonds amounting to $398,000, not exceeding 5 % interest: $242,000 voting machine bonds. :A;Due $6,000 June and Dec. 15, y- 1947 to 1965, and $14,000 June \ 15, 1966. track Due ^4.. yc. cbf bonds. .1947 to June 15, 1966. Dated KANSAS , Oct. interest. direct 1946. 15, 1% airport bonds have been purchased by the Baum, Bernheimer Co. of Kansas City. Denom. $1,000. Dated April 1, 1946. Due $1,000 from April 1,! 1947 to 1956, inclusive. Principal • and interest payable at the State Denom. These bonds are on to be levied and col¬ all of the taxable prop¬ erty within the County. "certified dheck for 3% value of the bonds Enclose a of the par bid for, pay¬ able to the Board of County Com¬ missioners. These offered for sale .of which was on bonds were Sept. 6, the sale cancelled. . Bond Sale—Of the. , Harlan, at of —v. enue bonds. Election amendment purchase of Harlan), Ky. of 103.00, $25,000,000 Pierce, Fenner & Beane, Hallgarten & Co., Eldredge & Co., L. F. Rothschild & Co., all of New York, Harris, Hall & Co., of Chicago, F. S. Moseley & Co., White, Weld Weigold & . Oct. on 000 County. Cburt Clerk, These bonds will be due follows: $2,000 in 1947 $3,000 in 1957 to 1961. Principal and interest payable at the County Treasurer's office. $1,000. Oct. 1, as Co., in 1955 and Bond of Kansas Oct. City, Campbell, Phelps of Co.,; New > York, Blewer, Glynn, of St/Louis, and Co., of New York, at a« price of 97.63, - a net interest cost of 1.63%, as follows: . • v'. 1 " ' \ 1 '• ' ' .1' ;vV-: j Li - at an¬ - for bonds, a about 1946. the will of 101.77, a basis of 1.36%. Dated Oct. 15, Denomination $1,000. These price bonds due on Oct. 15, in 1947 are to 1976. Interest payable A-O. . purchase sewer revenue a 1956, $34,000 receive sealed m. on Oct. 14, for of $10,000 1%% bonds. district Dated Oct. These bonds are due on No. Bank of Kalamazoo. 12 Battle Creek School District; Mich* Note Sale—The $300,000 tax $1,000. Bids.must state proposed rate and premium. subject to deliv¬ anticipation notes offered for sale on Oct. 7—v. 164, p. 1771—were awarded to the Central National Bank of Battle Creek, at a rate of 1, 1947 to 1966. Denom. Bonds to be sold ery Secretary the at State's of bonds are regis¬ tered. Enclose a certified check for 2% of the bid. office on date (Pi O, Alex- Bond Election La. ; > Pending — It is reported that the Parish Police Jury has decided to call an elec¬ tion to "submit to the voters an issue of $750,000 Center Construction Agricultural bonds. r as '■ J.1 UVi' fcV'" ' $1,000 from Jan. 15, 1948 to 1965, incl., giving a basis of about 2.90%. Prin. and int. (J-J) pay¬ able at the American National Oct. Due $2,000 from bonds. the Augusta, jointly, as 3s, at price of 100.834—v. 164, p. 1771 dated July 15, 1946, and ma¬ ture $36,000 in $37,000 in 1962 andria), follows: $7,000 in 1947 to 1951, $8,000 in 1952 to 1954,nnd $1,000 ! in .1955.: The bonds are being issued subject to the ap¬ proving" opinion * Of Peter/; Heyburn & Marshall;.- of Louisville; 1, Bank of —are 1959, Rapides Parish will bids until 2 p. 1, 1946. Sept. 25 to the American National Bank of Kalamazoo, and the State and $38,000 in 1964 .school 40,000 * Offering—Phil J. Thorny, the to and 1963, Henderson, Ky. i Inc., all of New York, Rambo, Close & Kerner, of Philadel¬ phia, Prescott, Wright, Snider Co., Donald MacKinnon & providing 1960 and 1961, a.m. the purchase of school building to 1956, and & Co., & has constitutional highway 1957 in a bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. Sale—The Heitner & Junod, to 19J6. 9, for 2V2% City- Clerk, $40,000 bridge bonds offered for sale on Sept. 30 —v. 164, p. 1639—were awarded to the Peoples Loan & Trust Co., of Winchester, as Is, at a price of -100.40, a basis of about 0.87%. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $4,000 July 1; 1947, and on Jan. and July 1, L. $650,000 school district 3 and 2 merged bonds. Due Aug. 1, as follows: $26,000 in 1947 and 1948, $28,000 in 1949 to 1952, $30,000 in 1953 and 1954, $32,- Interest 2.108%. received sealed bids until 10 $35,000 Union Securities Corp., Equitable Securities Corp., Merrill Lynch, E. A. — the that Paine, Webber, Jackson & Curtis, both of Boston, jointly, as l%s, (State of) Assistant State Treasurer, nounced 164, p. 1771—were awarded Robert Hawkins & Co., and to - Louisiana Bond . (P. O. bonds offered for sale on Oct. 9 Qffered.— Mrs. Elmon Winchester), Ind. Bond price a about Middleton, was. Chas. Amherst, Mass. Sale—The $147,000 sewer nicipal light and water plant rev¬ fered for sale on Oct. 9, were awarded to F, L. Dupree & Co.* of Laurence M. Marks & Co., Francis I. duPont & Co., Geo. B. Gibbons Randolph County a.m. Bond eral obligation, and $875,000 mu¬ $35,000 2Vz% school building revenue bonds of- $5,600,000 awarded to a syn¬ dicate composed of Lehman Bros., Co., MASSACHUSETTS 5* election: $465,430 street paving and drainage gen¬ Sale—The Bond Bonds Oct. 7—v. 164, p. 1640—a block of & to $1,340,430 will Novembfer payable A-O. building bonds offered for sale on $1,000,000 Harlan County (P.O. basis Wichita Sch. Dis.,No. 1, Kan. the obligations of the County, lorem taxes • reported that $10,000 Treasurer's: office. •payable out of unlimited ad va¬ / lected El Dorado, Kan. Bidders to name the rate $1 ,000. 4 elevation $4,000 June and Dec. 15, 10 1, 1946. These bond) due Oct. 1, 1947 to 1955. are following ■ 102.800.V 21 for the 156,000 Oct. 8— Co., Des Moines, l%s, at a price of for Oct.. sealed bids until 10 a, m. on , on p. receive will Auditor, $75,000 hospital bonds offered for sale al Bank & Trust Offering—Ralph F. Moore, jpounty Bond Sale—The 1770—were awarded to the /Henry Coiftvty Savings Bank, & of Mount Pleasant, as l%s, at a price of 102.801. The next high¬ est bidder was the White Phillips Co., and Iowa-Des Moines Nation¬ apolis), Ind. Bond to legality, and each as bidder must agree to assume and pay stated by is that $500,000 bonds were offered *ior sale on Sept. 9 and were ra warded to Rarcus, Kindred & Co. of Chicago. Runner-up in the *tbe Chicago, until 14, for the at $105,000 street and sewer bonds. 18,000 school bonds. be submitted to the voters at the Frank P. Falls: of Rumford, as price of 100.57; a Dated Oct. The were Rumford * approving subject to the bonds amounting — recently, the $150,000 school building refund¬ Grafton, Mass. [yyj&s Other amend¬ ing revehue bonds. Dated Oct. 1, Nov, 5 election. Notes Sold — It is stated by the 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds ments to be voted on at the same Treasurer that $13,350 are due May 1, as follows: $4,000 time authorizes bond issues for Town in 1947, $7,000 in 1948 and 1949, charitable, corrective and penal temporary loan notes were offered $8,000 in 1951 and 1950, $7,000 in institutions and is designed to on Sept. 6 and were awarded to 1952, $8,000 in 1953, $7,000 in 1954, provide the funds for improve¬ the Mechanics National Bank of $9,000 in 1955, $8,000 in 1956 and ments and expansions of many of Worcester, at 0.45%. Due in % 1957, $9,000 in 1958, $10,000 in the State's institutions, including year. Second best bid was an offer 1959, $12,000 in 1960 and 1961, a mental hospital in the New Or¬ of 0.69%, made by the Merchants National Bank of Boston. $7,000 in 1962, $6,000 in 1963, $7,- leans area. 000 in 1964, and $6,000 in 1965. Stoneham, Mass. Morehouse Parish (P. O. Principal and interest will be Note Sale—The $25,000 sewer Bastrop), La. payable at the Farmers Deposit Bond Offering—Lula Mae Jones, coupon notes offered for sale on Bank of Pearce, Fant & Co., in Oct. 8, were awarded to EstaFlemingsburg. A certified check Secretary of the Police Jury, will brook & Co., of Boston, as Is, at a receive sealed bids until 2:30 p.m. for $3,000 much accompany the 011 Nov. 5, for the purchase of price of 100.307, a basis of about bid. v, $400,000 2% drainage bonds. Dated 0.889%. Dated Oct. 15, 1946. De¬ Bond Call* Frank P. Boone, nomination $1,000. These bonds Nov. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These County Court Clerk, calls for pay¬ are due $5,000 on Oct. 15, in 1947 bonds are due on Nov. 1, in 1948 ment on Nov. 1, all outstanding to 1951. The next highest bidder to 1961. The Bastrop Bank & 3%, 31/2% and 3y4%, Central High was the Second National Bank, Trust Co., of Bastrop is designated School building revenue bonds is¬ as paying agent. The bonds are Boston, for Is, at a price of 100.20. sued under date of May 22, 1944. secured by a special tax. The ap¬ These bonds, with all unpaid MICHIGAN proving opinion of Chapman & coupons duly attached thereto, Allen Park, Jlfic/ii. • Cutler, of Chicago, will be fur¬ should, on redemption date, be nished. A certified check for $4,t?Bcind. Call—Stanley, H* Burbank, presented for payment at the 000, payable to the Police Jury; is Farmers Deposit Bank of Pearce, Village; Clerkt/ralls for payment required. on Nov. 1, at par and accrued Fant & Co., of Flemingsburg, whereupon the County will pay Morehouse Parish School Districts interest, outstanding bonds Nos. 458 to 467, dated Nov. 1, 1944, to the owners and holders there¬ (P. O. Bastrop), La. maturing Nov. 1, 1967. Said bonds of the face amount of each bond, Bond Offering — E. D, Shaw, together with accrued interest to Secretary-Treasurer of the Parish should be delivered to the Manu¬ redemption date at the rates spe¬ Board School, will receive sealed facturers National Bank, Detroit. cified in the respective bonds and bids until 11 a.m. on Nov. 5, for Interest ceases on date called. together with the redemption the purchase of the following Augusta, Mich. premium specified in connection bonds amounting to $690,000, to Bond Sale Details—It is now therewith. Interest will cease to bear not exceeding 3% interest: • stated! that the $18,000 coupon accrue on date called. water revenue bonds awarded on - ported — Election sale Trust Co., be held to to be submitted to the voters at the price of 101.4130. a Oct. on bids sealed receive Cummins, and for & Beh Co., jointly, D. Offering election for awarded y Eunice, La. Bond Boone, County Court Clerk, will Childs & of Michigan Corp., C. F. Co., Bond the at Sale amounting to $123,000 and offered of issue Oct. 29. ^ Fleming County (P. O. Flemings: burg), Ky. bidder was the Ripley & Co., Inc., First Harriman office. -i<} These bonds next highest The price of 102.00—v. 164, p. 1771 dated Sept. 1, 1946, and ma¬ aa*e Nov. 1, in 1949 to 1966. on voters on on and after Sept. 1,1947,at 101% a°d a"™ed interest. Interest pay- 1, Nov. Dated Denom. $1,000. 1946. are Treasurer's City the at payable 1.369%. about revenue $4,000 from Sept. 1, 1947 to 1952, giving a basis / of about 1.41 % to maturity. The entire is¬ sue will be subject to redemption coupon Bank & Trust Co., of St/Louis, as His, at a price of 101.4131, a basis of now second ture Sept. 24 to the jlpirst National Bank of Chicago, € as l%s, at a price of 101.029—v. 164, p. 1770—are dated Aug. 1, 1946, and mature $5,000 from Aug. 1^ 1947 to 1966, giving a basis of about 1.64%. Prin. and int. (F-A) building school en at a White-Phillips Co., of Davenport, and the ; Mercantile-Commerce $100,000 municipal stated that the It is —are • Sale — La. An — Rumford, Me. — The following ■r<>* Bond bonds $583,000 street, sewage and water improvement and fire station bonds will be submitted to the 21 to the Bankers Bond Co. of Louisville, .$350,000 construction bonds will 1639—vfere awarded to a syndi¬ cate composed pf the Harris Trust be submitted to the voters at an & Savings Bank, of Chicago, flection to be held on Oct. 19 Iowa-Des Moines National Bank Park Ridge> III. & Trust Co., of Des Moines, Bond $0:MAINE , Election Bond bonds awarded on Sept. of issue An — Details stated that the $24,000 2% $920,000 build¬ ijNIewton Community Highj School ing bonds offered for sale at pub¬ -ylV District No. 127, III. .• lic auction on Oct. 9—v. 164, p. V: ; LOUISIANA boro), Ky,J Sch. Diet. Clinton Independent ■ ' $80,000 Bossier City, County (P.' O. Owens- Daviess . , ^Louis. Dated July 15,1946.. Owensboro. submitted to the voters at the IOWA by Charles & Trauernicht, of St. Rapides Parish School District* (P. O. Alexandria), La. Bonds Voted—At an election held on Oct. 2 the voters ap¬ Rhoads, sealed bids vember. to legality as of of general election to be held in No* payable J-J. bonds revenue been approved issue An Election Bond $40,000 sewer system bonds will r 4 Oct. 11, for the on purchased recently a $4,000 school bonds as 2s, at par. i J. received a.m. block of municipal building revenue bonds. Dated Oct. proved the issuance of $275,000 1,1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds First Ward School District bonds. are due Oct. 1, as follows: $5,000 in Bonds Defeated—At the same 1948 to 1957, and $6,000 in 1958 time the voters rejected the pro¬ to 1962. Principal -arid interest posal to issue $64,000 Glenmore are to be payable at the FirstSchool District bonds, Owensboro Bank & .Trust Co., Calettshurg, Kyi ■... 11 purchase KENTUCKY —V, election the at Offered —E. Clerk, until . Kendall Owensboro, Ky. ' , Bonds 14,194& Alexandria, Enclose $250,000 maturing $50,000 Feb. 1, 1948 to 1952, as Is, and $250,000 maturing $50,000 Feb. 1, 1953 to Union $200,000 road construction bonds the election to be held interest id Jan, 1, 1952. able J-J. .y.: . boro), III. Bond Election An Monday, October CHRONICLE Rapides Parish, Poland Sch. Dist. No. 55 (P. O. Alexandria), La. Bonds Sold-rrlt is reported, that — out*of'" a'; as Dated as follows: $150,000 of Oct. 23, 1946, and $150,000 as 23, 1946. These notes are due on Feb. 1,1947. Other bidders were the Security National Bank, of Nov. Battle Creek, at 0.75%, and the National Bank, Battle! Michigan Creek, at 0.1%. ; Bond V. f Cass City, Mich. * ; Sale—The $20,000 watef supply system bonds offered for sale recently, were awarded to the Cass City State Bank, and the Pinney State Bank, of Cass City,, originally (jointly.; The next highest .biddefc ';"'V / was McDonald-Moore & Co.. Guaranty Bank-of $18,000 issue offered,, the 0.75%. ' -.it .[ ..iVy ';>ii»f:v*|'i«ijf'>r-; [Volume 164 , ^HE*€OMMERCIAL Number 4533 & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1921 i Bonds Offered—H. P. Lee, Vil¬ lage Clerk, received sealed bids until^8:l30 p.m. on Oct. 8, for the purchase of $20,000 water supply system coupon, bonds, at not ex¬ ceeding 2% interest. Dated Aug. I, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $1,000 from Aug. 1, 1947 to 1966.. Principal and interest payable at the Pinney State Bank, Cass City. Ji;• 'J; f/ i$(i: *1 "*\ ■ Treasurer's office, or at St." Louis Parky,Minn.' '' V the Monroe State Savings Bank, :; Warrant Offering—Joseph Justad. Village Clerk, will 'receive Monroe, for payment. . Niles Sch. Dist. (P. O. Bonds * «• Voted—At tion the voters a Niles), Mich. recent elec¬ Pleasant), Mich. Purchased—An issue of approved the issuance of $440,000 construction bonds. Nov. -.No Bids-^-It has been at a These Dated bonds 1948 to Oct. -15, 1 1946. due are April 15, 1967. 1 the State Municipal Finance Com¬ transit to Braun, issue revenue $21,000,000 city bonds. The next highest bidder was bonds due ings Bank of Fenton. Bids shall toe conditioned upon the unquali¬ opinion of Miller, Canfield, of 100.369. 1948 son of the total par value of the bonds, payable to the District Treasurer. Township Fractional Sch. Dist. No. 14 (P. O. Flint), Mich. next highest was Paine, Webber, Jack¬ Curtis, for l%s, at a price & (P. O. Utica), Mich. Bond Sale Details—The $25,000 school bonds awarded on Sept. 23 to the First of Michigan Corp., of De¬ troit, at a net interest cost of 1.76%—v. 164, p. 1640—were sold at Bond Offering—Edwin R, Wes¬ The Fractional School District No. 1 proving the legality of the bonds. check for 2% 1956. Shelby and Sterling Townships, Paddock & Stone, of Detroit, ap¬ certified are to bidder fied Genesee to 24 to bonds price of 100.06, as follows: $8,000 maturing $4,000 July 1,1947 and 1948, as 2s, and $17,000 ma¬ turing July 1, $4,000 in 1949 and 1950, and $9,000-in 1951 as l%s. a Dated Sch. awarded — tor 2 % a certified of the-total par value of the bonds, Treasurer. payable to the District voted at the election held on Sept. 20. bonds due within are seven years — that Bond Details—It Sale stated by $30,000 is Dawes ■ Aug. 6 to M. A. Saun¬ ders & Co. of Memphis—v. 164, p. the follows: $10,000 Lake Township School District V' vl Bond Call—The District Treas¬ calls for payment on Nov. 1, Issue of 1944 refunding bonds urer Nos. 371 to 395. Said bonds should ibe presented to the Detroit Trust Co., for payment. Interest ceases • on X- •' "vV'"'7 •, T _A"i?; Lowell, Mich. Approved — The Bonds ;•]?■'• State [ Municipal Finance Commission is said ■ ance to have of approved $48,000 the water issu¬ works ; bonds.■>■/:■ Monroe County (P. O. Monroe)} Mich. Bond Call F. E. Gillespie, I County Clerk, calls for payment (;on Nov. 1, at par and accrued interest, highway refunding bonds — vNos. 33 to 112, of Assessment Disf trict No. 44, amounting to $80,000. /Dated Sept. 1, 1939. These bonds are 000 due ' - , > <>*-1 "- . as HartingiontNeb. Bond Offering—The City Clerk will receive sealed bids until Oct. 15, for the purchase of the follow¬ ing bonds amounting to $56,000, authorized at the election held 164, v. May 1, 1947 to 1954. Said bonds should be presented at the water $45,improvement supply on NEW JERSEY Consolidate^ Offered — William H. Niemann, District Clerk, received sealed bids until noon on Oct. 11, for the purchase of $30,000 build¬ ing coupon bonds, at not exceed¬ ing 2% interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds Bloomfield, N. J. Bonds Authorized Council $73,000 road and bridge on Sept. 24 at auc¬ tion, at a price of 100.125—v. 164, p. 1771—for $57,000 bonds as 2^s, maturing from May 1/ 1947 to 1962, and the remaining $16,000 as 2V2s, maturing from May 1, 1963 to 1966, a basis of about 2.33%, were awarded to the W; Woodward . . . (Pi O. Worthington), Minn. Bonds Voted—An issue of 000 construction Sept. 26. at the bonds election $500,- was held ap¬ on of Legality 2% r. u " on Vn • approved & as r pr7 registered street pon assess¬ bonds totaling $27,006, of¬ fered for. sale on Oct. 8—v. 464, ment 1772—were p. t). J. awarded to Van Ingen & Co., of New York, 1.30s,; at as a price of 100.029. :;a basis of about 1.285%. -V ■; • W. ' [ Dated Oct. 1, 1946. - ? . $9,000 first series bonds. 18,000 second series bonds. i'f 5. - ; Denomina¬ tion $l,000.1nterest payable A-O^ These bonds are due on Oct; 1, from 1947 to 1951, ■ Irvington, N. J. Bonds Authorized—On Sept. 24, the Board of Town Commissioners is said to have calling for an bonds offered for sale on Oct. 7— 164, p.' 1642—were awarded to B;. J. Van Ingen & Co;, of New v. 3.10s, at a price of 100,- as 059, basis of about 3.08%. Dated a July 15, 1946. • held . the $1,000. Denom. due July 15, and on i legality by Charles Oct. 22 in voters pass order to have on the issuance of $200,000 water and electric light general obligation bonds, . - . " ; :Washington, Mo. • , _ v Bonds Defeated tliat at a rejected 000 as " for — ; : It is reported proposal to issue $659,municipal light plant bonds. 1950, MillviUe, N. J. Authorized 'Bonds , rec8nt election the voters a on 3%s, at a price of 100.41. rV"'\ v .; are follows: $3,000 in 1947 to $2,000 in 1951 to 1955. Inter¬ est payable J-J. The only otaer bidder was Boland, Saffin & Co., - .•Vfj.b Trauermcht, of St. Louis. Dated ■iTT;Ty7/v Dec. 1, 1945. 'V l4*.' Fairvieu), York, :; Fulton, Mo. plant rn.' June sewer onDct.;lv;/:^ 15, 1945, have been '. to on $30,000 issiie a Bond Sale—The following cou¬ These bonds / / a>.:- Oct. on system bonds carried at the election held Approved—The industrial Towta of bonds for improvements and utilities Tin ' &ites the Tow^s FPHA 'dwellings for'Veterans. Bond Electioh—The City Clerk states that an election will be O. [y/H ■ held Bonds Voted—An issue of $320,- bonds that carried at the election held election an Jackson. (P. , The ordinance an Sept. 23, calling for valo¬ against all the 000 water main and Supervisors Houston), Miss. Bond $100,000 Nobles County School District Co. Chickasaw County District No. I levied ad passed — passed an ordinance issue of $14,725 1, truck and equipment acquisition, 1946, by avote of 273 to 6. Le¬ bonds or notes, to bear not exceed¬ gality approved by Charles Trauing 6% interest. ernicht, of St. Louis. Lodi, N. J. Charleston, Mo. Bond Sale—The $22,000 water at Cleveland), Miss. T. unlimited taxable property within the Dis¬ trict. Said bonds were authoribed - that the $3,000 from Oct. 1, 1949 to 1958. Principal and interest (A-O) payable at any suitable bank or trust company designated by the purchaser. taxes rem Bolivar County, Merigold Separate Road Dist. (P. O. due proved interest from hot sold. bonds awarded School District No. 3 (P*0. Ogilvie), Minn. No. 5 revenue Oct. 3— Bond Sale Details—it is stated Kanabec County are Bank, St. Louis. These bonds, in the opinion of counsel, are di¬ rect obligations of the District, payable as to both principal and h Sept. 24. Bonds p. 1641—Were on July 30: $21,000 airport, and $351000 park bonds. ' v ' bonds carried at the election held date called. jV i sub¬ ^4 Carothers, City Clerk, has advised Bonds Voted—An issue of Shores), Mich. , */ ironton, Minn. No. 2, (P. O. St. Clair . ' vf, issue mitted to the voters at an election to be held in November. MISSOURI Bonds Not Sold—Mrs. Leona 'L; on Election—An Bond 2s, due $2,000 from Aug. 1, 1947 to 1951; $9,000 as iy4s, due $2,000 from Aug. 1, 1952 to 1955, and $1,000 on Aug. 1, 1956; the remain¬ ing $11,000 as 1 ^s, due $1,000 from Aug. 1, 1957 to 1967, inclu¬ sive. Interest payable F-A.: as County (P. O. Chadron), Neb. $14,000 hospital bonds will be said firm at a price of 100.236, a net ihterest cost of about 1.465%, on the bonds divided on um the City Clerk that the works bonds sold to held be the issuance of $175,000 auditori¬ construction bonds. now on 873—were will 22 to have the voters pass on water awarded principal and three The approving opinion of Dorsey, Col¬ man, Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minneapolis, will be furnished to the purchaser. Enclose a certified gas election an Oct Starkville, Miss. on $125,000 sub¬ NEBRASKA cents per coupon on interest. the $85*~ be City Sch. Dist. No. 4 / (?, ' O. •; Central City), Neb.:"}/ : Bond Election It is reported from date of issue. The District agrees to bonds offered for sale will Central Oscar Olson, those charges do not exceed $1.25 that hospital bonds mitted to the voters at the general election to be held in November? Bond Sale — The $7,000 water improvement bonds offered on Sept. 27, were awarded to the Magnolia Bank, of Mag¬ nolia, as 2s. Denom. $1,000. These BqtesviHe,Miss... / Bonds Voted—An issue of $45,h 000 hospital bonds was favorably O. works pay bank charges on the payment of principal and interest, provided check Conrad), Mont. Grass County (P; Big Timber), Mont,' ' — Enclose O. /'A Higft Sweet Osyka, Miss. ton, Secretary of the Board of Berkeley Sch* Dud.} Mo. Education, will receive sealed bids Bond Sale—The $285,000 build¬ until 8 p.m. on Oct. 14, for the MINNESOTA check for $500, payable to the ing bonds offered for sale recent¬ purchase of $80,000 school coupon ly, were awarded to a syndicate bonds, to bear not exceeding 4% Amherst (P. O. Lanesboro), Minn. District Treasurer. interest. Dated /Aug. v. l, Bond Offering — Joseph Hencomposed of; 1946; Hn)Walker $ Ca, of St. Louis, Commerce Trust Co., MISSISSIPPI jDenom. $1,000. These bonds are nessy,. Town Clerk, will receive tclue Aug. 1, as follows: $15,000 in sealed bids until Oct. 24, for the Baum, Bernheimey. Po., and Steyp Adams County (P. O. 1947 and 1948, $16,000 in 1949, and purchase Bros. & Co., all of Kansas City, as of $30,000 road and Natchez), Miss. $17,000 in 1950 and 1951. Rate of bridge bonds. / 2y2s, at a price of 100.231, a basis Bond Sale—The $750,000 cou¬ of about 2.473 interest to be in multiples of y4 %. Dated! Oct. 15, Fairhaven, Minn. of pon highway 1%. bonds offered for 1946. Denomination $1,000. Due Principal and interest Bonds Offered sale on Oct. 7—v. 164, p. 1641— Feb. Jacob Trita<F-A) payable at the Citizens 15, as follows: $19,000 in Commercial & Town Clerk, received were awarded to Scharff & Jones, 1947, $9,000 ;in 1948, $10,000 in Savings Bank, baugh, sealed bids until 1.30 p. m. on of New Orleans, and Associates, Elint. Bids shall be conditioned 1949, $11,000 in 1950 to 1952, $12,Sept. 27 for the purchase of $28,- as iy2s, at a price of par. upon the unqualified opinion of Dated 000 in 1953, $13,000 in 1954, $15,20, 1946. Denom. Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone, 000 road and bridge bonds, at not Oct. $1,000. 000 in 1955 to 1957, $16,000 in 1958 of Detroit, approving the legality exceeding 2% interest. Dated Oct. These bonds are due $30,000 from to 1960, $17,000 in 1961 to 1963, of the bonds. The cost of such 1, 1946. These bonds are due Oct. 20, 1947 to 1971. Interest $18,00 in 1964 to 1965, and $9,000 payable A-O. opinion and the printing of the $2,000 Oct. 1, 1949 to 1962. in 1966. Principal and interest bonds shall be paid by the Dis¬ payable at the Boatmen's National Glencoe, Minn. trict. (P. Conrad Sale for sale purchase of $25,000 funding and refunding coupon bonds, to bear not exceeding 3% interest. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Nov. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1949 to 1960, and $1,000 in 1961. Rate of inter¬ est to be in multiples of of 1 %. Prinicipal and interest (M-N) payable at any suitable bank or trust company designated by the $1,000 County, giv¬ Bond Election—An issue of :: the per date Jan. 1, as follows: $1,500 1948, and $1,400 in 1949 to 1967. in 000 District Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Oct. 14, for purchaser. 1, 1953, mature to / I ! Holloway), Minn. Offering Dec. on Details-^-The $281,ofto building bonds awarded recently to Piper,' Jaffray & Hopwood,' of 164, p. 1772—mature 4, as follows: $1,500 in 1951, $2,000 in 1952 to 1961, and $2,500 in 1962 to 1966, giving an income basis of about 2.22%. 1947 Swift County Independent School District No. S (P. O. Bond full any Dist. Bond a June on Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. Interest payable A-O. $1,000. in on Pondera $40,000 of 100.52—v. ■ . $10,500 in 1947 and 1948, $7,000 in 1949 to 1961; re¬ Vicksburg^ and Waltoh-Hamp, Minneapolis, as, 2s—v. 164, p. 1370 Jones Cb:,; of Jackson, at a price ■^were'sold at a pride of par alid revolving fund refunding bonds, as 1.70s. Due Oct. 1, 1947 to 1967. due interest due thereafter prior to maturity, ing a basis of about 1.23%/ syndicate com¬ posed of the Max T. Allen Co., of Hazlehurst/ J. G. Hickman ' CO., of * Halsey, Stuart & Co., for $99,000 l%s, at a price of 100.564. $4,000 in 1947, $5,000 in 1948, and $4,000 ing 1949 and 1959. Rate of interest to be in multiples of V4 of 1%. Principal and interest <A-0) payable at the State Sav¬ V industrial tnat noted here—v. 164i,:p. on June 1 as fol¬ as deemable ' Sale Details—The on "June & Co., Inc., at a price of York, and the C. S. Ashmun 100.012, a net interest cost of Co., of Minneapolis,, at a price of 100.05, .a net interest cost of about 1.22%, as follows: for $30,000 ma¬ •• turing $10,000 Oct. 1,1947 to 1949 1.567%: as Is, and $69,000 maturing Oct. $500,000 permanent improvement revolving fund 1, $10,000 in 1950 to 1955, and refunding bonds, as iy2s. Due Oct. 1, $9,000 in 1956 as iy4s. Dated Oct. 1966. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Oct. 1, in 1947 to 500,000 permanent improvement July 15, as fol¬ lows: $3,250 in 1947, and $3,600 in a 2V4% New Bond Offering—Harvey Swane-' Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. beck, Secretary of the Board of Bond Sale—The $35,920 water Education, will receive sealed main bonds offered for sale oh bids until 2 p.m. (EST), on Oct. Oct. 7, were awarded to the local 15, for the purchase of $17,000 school coupon bonds, to bear not banks, as iy4s, at a price of 100.basis of about 1.237%. exceeding 3% interest. Dated Oct. 069, a Dated Oct. 15, 1946. Denom. 15, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These $1,200, one for $1,120. These bonds are due Oct. 15, as follows: Enclose of Corp., First of Michigan Corp;, of Bos- worth 1956. Fenton Township School District No. S (P. O. Fenton), Mich. \ composed Bond syndicate theFirst Boston a now lows: Nettlcton, Miss. • Bond Issuance Authorized—The Detroit Street Railways is said to have received permission from mission to to 101.428, and ' -:i Kj. ^ is by the District Clerk 1130—are , Detroit, Mich. . awarded —were awarded to the 1947 ' Details—It $112,000 site bonds sold < to Piper, \Jaffray & Hopwood (^Jf Minneapolis, as iy2s, at a price,of and $3,000 from July 2, Sale the price of 10Q.048; a /basis of 1971. following bonds totaling $1,000,000, offered for sale on Oct. 2—v. 164, p. 1641 —were stated due The — Lucedale', Miss. about 1.245%. Dated July 2, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are / St, Paul, Minn. Sale Helena), Mont. T.[ W. Woodward Co.* of Jackson, as 1 %s,—v* 164, p. 1130—were sold announced that no bids were received for the' of Dorsey, Colman, Barker, Scott & Barber, of Minneapolis, will be purchase of' the $70,000 sewage furnished. disposal system revenue ' bonds, Bond by Sale Details—The $75,000 sale recently and awarded , '.[/■.■Lewis, and Clark County SckC^' ' Dist. No. 1 (P.'O.'^M^ to industrial plant bonds offered for as follows: $60,000 in 1957, and $25,000 in 1958 and 1959. The approving opinion to H "./s/wontana^; Voted—A$64,000 issue of / •| Bond 15, 1948 Richmond, Mich. not exceeding 2Vz% interest, of¬ .$1,150,000 1%, 2 and 2J/4% dormi¬ fered for sale recently. tory revenue ' bonds was" pur- i. Si. Clair, Mich. chased recently by a syndicate Bond Sale—The $99[b00 water composed of the First of Michigan Corp., Baine, Webber, Jackson & and sewer system bonds offered Curtis, and Crouse & Co., all of for sale on Oct. 7—v. 164/ p.' 1640 Detroit. Bonds ^ Bond ■i Mt. Bonds Collins, Miss. , ' warrants, not exceeding 3% inter-, est. Dated Nov. 15, 1946. Denote. $1,000. These warrants are* due said wtp. have are / industrial plant bonds is said sealed bids until 8 p.m. on Oct. 21/ have been approved recently for the purchase of $650,000 sewer the voters , . *'* Central Michigan College of Education (P. O. i County Commission thorized bonds said to ; The City have au¬ the'issuance of $150,000 to Vimicincf is — be used for emergency rnnctrnptinri fnr VPt.PT > THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE 1922 Net Cong, N. J. Offering—Louis M. Huy- Bond ler, Clerk, Borough Acting will be furnished without successful bidder bonds or charge to the bidders. These the general are ssessed valuations six years: obligations receive sealed bids until 8 p. m. on Oct. close 15, for the purchase of $21,system improvement coupon or registered bonds, to bear not exceeding 6% interest. water Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Oct. 1. on as certified check for 2% a the bonds, of 140,000,000 1948-1949 160,000,000 ^ 1949*1950 • payable to the Village. 1950-1951 - ' —' registered public bonds awarded on 200,000,000 i in 1962 to 1976. ' - purchase by the respective sinking funds, in the name of and behalf Of the issuing jinits,. pf the following refunding bonds, all dated Jttiy-1, 1936: be in Buncombe County bonds. Buncombe County, Series Rate of interest to multiples of V4 of 1%. Prin¬ 2 bonds. - $901,500,000 ;-i at the Scarsdale National Bank & Cit^^ of Asheville, Series. 2 Trust Co. / The successful bidder bonds. /■"/ -J will be furnished with the opinion the Orange County tion^/^hn / Gity"s /debt-incurting City ;Of.JVsHeville'; Water boiidsi Trust Co. of Middletown, 1.10s, at power will expand to the extent of ^Wpod,. Hof£mah,/King &/Daw/ Alsheville Local Tax School Dis^ a price of 100.10—v. 164 p. 1772— of the reduction of the existing son, of New York City, that said trict bonds. are dated Oct. 15, 1946, and ma¬ and future non-exehipt*debt»v.The bonds are valid and binding obli¬ Barnardsville l^bbcJ^SchopI reduction of the existing/debt is gations of the District. Delivery of ture on April 15, in 1947 to 1955, District bonds." V successful bidder will be furnished giving a basis of about 1.08%. a known factor. However,* here said bonds will be made,at ScarsBiltmore Special School Tax with the opinion of Hawkins, DelPrin. and int. (A-O) payable at again it is necessary to estimate dale National Bank & Trust Co.' District bohds.. % V •!. a certified for the Enclose check afield &.Wood, of New York, that the Orange Cduhfy Trust Com-, the bonds to be issued for Haw Creek Special School Tax next six years. the bonds are valid and legally pany. < payable to the District I have had such $4,500, District bonds. ; /' f estimates made, and the expan¬ Treasurer. (These are the bonds binding obligations of the Bor¬ Johnson Special School Tax Dis¬ New Yorky N. Y. sion through the reduction of non- offered on Oct. 2, for which all ough. Enclose a certified check for trict bonds. V. Capital Improvements Program' exempt present and future debt is bids received were rejected.) $420,- payable to the Borough. Beaverdam Water and Sewer Projected -^Assuming an/expan¬ estimated as follows: ' New Jersey (State of) » V ■ South Nyack (P. O. Nyack), N. Y. District bonds. .....'c.:. sion ' in assessed valuations of 1947*1948 60,000,000Governor Signs Veterans' Hous¬ Caney Valley Sanitary Sewer Bond Offering — G. • • Hilliafd 1948-1949 ' 65,500,000 ■$ $901,500,000, and allowing for District bonds. ing Bills—Gov. Walter E. Edge, on Ross, Village Clerk, will receive 1949-1950 payment of existing indebtedness, 68,200,000 Fairview Sanitary Sewer Dis¬ Oct. 1, signed six bills to enable sealed bids until 3:30 p.m. on Oct. the city would be able to embark 1950-1951 68,900,000 trict bonds. the State of New Jersey to 'em¬ 15,. for / the purchase of $9,500 on a 1951-1953 $1,019,000,000 capital im-; 72,000,000 ' Hazel Ward Water and Water¬ bark on a $41,000,000 emergency street Improvement coupon or shed 1952-1953' provement program over the 72,300,000 veterans' housing program. District bonds. ?, The registered bonds,/ to hear hot -exyears 1947 to 1952 incl. This fore¬ Skyland Sanitary Sewer Dis¬ program calls for a $35,000,000 cast was made by City Comptrol¬ $406,900,000 | ceeding 4%- interest. Dated Oct.' trict bonds. bond issue subject to referendum • ler Lazarus Jbseph; in a 4 recent 1, 1946.- Denom. $1,000, one for "Predicated November next, and an appropri¬ Swannanoa Water and -Sewer upon these two $500. These bonds are due on Oct. report submitted 4# the.Board of ation of $6,000,000. District bonds. factors, the change in assessed Estimate. The bond issue pro¬ 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1947 to valuations and the reduction Of Woodfin Sanitary Water - and Union City, N* J. 1950, and $1,500 in 1951. Rate of gram would include $700,000,000 Sewer District bonds.r debt, the net expansion of bur interest to be in multiples of % Bond Offering—Wilfred G. Tur¬ for non-exempt improvements, debt-incurring power is estimated or one-tenth of 1%. $210,000,000 for assessment im¬ as follows: Franklin, N. C. Principal and ner, City Clerk, will receive sealed interest (A-O) payable at the Ny¬ bids until 11 a. m. on Oct. 17, for provements, and $100,000,000 for Bond Offering—W. E. EasterExpansion Account of ack Bank & Trust Co., Nyack. The ling, on the purchase of $76,000 funding Water.latter item Change in Secretary of the Local Gov¬ Account Assessed ^ Net being exempt from the constitu¬ approving opinion of Hawkins, ernment Commission, will receive coupon or registered bonds, to of Debt Valuations Expansion Delafield & Wood, of New York sealed bids until 11 a. m. on bear hot exceeding 4% interest. tional debt limit. Oct. IS47 __$60,000,000 *$2,700,000 $57,300,000 City, will be furnished the pur¬ 15, at his office in Raleigh, for the Dated The report indicates that on 1948 65,500,000 2,000,000 67,500,000 Sept. 1, 1946. Denom. follows: $1,000 in 1947 to 1953, and $2,000 in 1954 to 1960. Rate of in¬ terest to be in a multiple of % or one-tenth of 1%.;/ Principal and interest (A-O) payable at the Citi¬ zens National Bank, Netcong. The improvement "As thd the /second considerar . „ Sept. r on cipaljmd interest; < ' or coupon - 150,000^00 ^ 1952-1953 ; Sale Details—-The $135,-; Bond 000 IN. Y. jj the or 180,000,000 &*, $6,000 in 1947 to 1961, and $9,000 — 1951-1952 Middiet own, of $225,000 building cou¬ registered bonds, to bear not exceeding 5% interest., Dated Nov. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due Nov. 1, as follows': pon 1947-1948 ->^-^$ 71,500,000 v payable from unlimited taxes. En¬ 000 for; the next purchase 'ffi ///H Monday* October 14,1946 1 to 25, < . . . • , : * „ — ' • — $1,000. These bonds are due Sept. 1, as follows: $15,000 in 1958 to 1961, and $16,000 in 1962. Rate of interest to be in a /multiple of Vs of 1%. Principal and interest July L 1946, in accordance with the provisionsof the 10% Hmit&r tion specified by the State Con¬ payable at the Hudson Co., ttmdn^City.r/.Tte;-.suc¬ non-exempt debt is $1,595,849,411 and that the net amount of debt stitution which the that the __ 8,700,000 76.900,000 chaser 11,100,000 80,000,000 87,000,000 certified 15,000,000 1952 16,600,000 88,900,000 '■ without borrow for bidder- will cessful with the opinion furnished be of Hawkins, Del¬ afield & Wood, of New York, that are valid and legally binding obligations of the City. the bonds Enclose check certified/ a $1,520, payable to. the City, y for ■ NEW MEXICO - Bond SaleIJ^Hs^Tfae €00 school bonds offered $695!- for sale Aug. 23, and awarded to the State Treasurer as l^s—v. 164, p. 1258—were sold at a price of par, on the following schedule of ma¬ turities:. Due July. 1, as follows* $40,000 in 1947, $41,€00 " in 1948, $42,000 in 1949, $43,000 in 1950, $44,000 in 1951 and 1952, $45,€00 in 1953, $46,000 in 1954, $47,€00 in 1955, $48,000 in 1956, $49,000 in 1957, $50,000 in 1958, $51,€00 in 1959, $52,000 in 1960, and $53,000 in 1961. All or any part of the $225,000 bonds maturing from 1957 to 1961 in their at the to be redeemable inverse numerical of option order District the at and accrued interest on Jan. par 1947, 1, are ment and date interest any : thereafter pay¬ upon 30 days* prior published notice. NEW YORK \\ Bond within incurred City other liabilities Award been the practice of the City to. charge the unappropriated balances, , amount will be authorized before the current capital budget lapses and any amount not so authorized be available for reappropriain the 1947 capital budget. Comptroller - Joseph < states that notwithstanding the large balance may tion in the capital budget it is his opin¬ ion that probably not more than $70,000,000 will be authorized be¬ fore the end of this year, i With this as a basis, he estimates that at the close of 1946 the City will margin of $232,431,897. In arriving at this figure he has deducted from the margin the $63,056,897 already au¬ thorized plus the additional $70,000,000 which may be authorized /Having established an estimat¬ ed unreserved margin as of Dec. now equipment, the East will Amherst be sold Extension to the Sinking Fund. / : / v repaving and bonds Water Bond Croton-On-Hudson, N. Y. Offering—Joseph A. ZerVillage Clerk, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Oct. 22 for the purchase, of $13,000 sewer extension coupon or registered bonds, not exceeding 4% interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $1,000 Oct. 1, 1947 to 1959. Rate of interest to be in multiples of one-tenth 1%. or Principal and interest V4 of pay¬ able at the Marine Midland Trust Co., of New York, New York. The opinion of Wood, Hoffman, King & Dawson, of New York City, will I says necessary the report, "it is in order to assist City Planning Commission in its preparation of the capital budget of 1947, as well as a capi¬ tal / Bond ello, 31, 1946," program for the succeeding five calendar years, to estimate the expansion of the City's debtincurring power ' during ? these periods. "In estimating the expansion of the City's we must debt-incurring consider two power factors: (one) the extent to which the sessed for, a purchase of the following coupon bonds amounting to $120,000, to the bear not pay¬ Village. the/end of to 1946 Would make Bond Sale—The drain and sewer fered for sale p. Oct. storm 1953 to 90,000 9—v.4164, York, Sept. 1, 000. & Co., Inc., of / New as 1.70s, at a price of 100.28, basis of to 1946. 1.67%. Dated Denomination $1,are 1947 to 1976. Interest payable M-S. valuations on real be to authorized would make a total Of With this 000. the 1|>21Q,O0O,* progfairi'in effect report' indicates' that still be would a there cushion for the which are ulation possibly do in that we could not of the cause war impal¬ reserved The'approving opin¬ York Mitchell, of New City, will be furnished. En¬ terest. Dated Nov. 1,1946. Denom. close a and on of the Fire District. sewer $306,000^^ water bonds offered for sale .Och '8-*-Vi 164,__ p. 1772—Wdre' awarded to J. Lee Peeler & Durham, and the Vance or Co., of Securi¬ ties Corp., of Greensboro, for $54,000 maturing jointly, $6,000 Juhe 1, 1949 to 1958, as 2%s, and $246,000 maturing June 1, $8,000 in 1959 to 1963, $9,000 ih 1964 te) 197L $10,000 in 1972, $11,000 in 1973, $12,000 in 1974, $13,000 in 1975 to 1977, and $14,000 in 1978 to 1981, be^ryalid^hrid legally' bindihg^ gations for'-$2,400, v.Landis, N. Bond. Sale-*-Thc The bonds will be delivered at the office bf the successful bidder Certified check payable to the State Treasurer., or without cushion The for approving opinion of Hawkins, emergency. In this report I have Delafield & Wood, of New York not attempted to specify which City will be furnished to the pur¬ of the improvements should be as 3s. chaser without cost. Interest payable J-D. Dated Enclose a provided for to the next few certified check for .2% of the June-L J946.Z Denomz$l:,0G0< The years. I think the City Planning amount of next highest bidder was the bonds bid for, Mer¬ payable Commission has all the data avail¬ chants & Farmers to the District. r • I Bank, Landis, able and is in a position to pre¬ for $30,000 Ss/at a pried of par. > pare a budget for 1947, bearing in Wilmington (P, O. Wilmington), mind the financial limitations of Mecklenburg County (Pm O. " \ New York':. / the City of New York^ hnd the Charlotte), ; .r:h''; Bond Sale Details-r-It is stated necessity Jof providing/ first: for tiiat the / $9*000 Vcoupon or regis- L Bond Issuance Approval WtlA most essential and required projheld te"r6d 'water improvement ^bonds' In.connectioni eC school/ site/ purchase, awarded on Sept. 24 to Tilney & $5,972,000 Co. of New York, as 2s, at a price construction or. improvement ana Rotterdam Fire District No. 3 bonds of 100.011, as noted here—v. 164, equipment * purchase apT (P. O. Schenectady), N.Y. proved by the Voters at the elec¬ p. 1772—are dated Oct. 1,1946, and tion held on April Bond Sale—The $45,000 fire mature 23, it is stated $1,000 from Jply 1,1947 tol house bonds offered for sale on by G. D. 1955,/ giving a basis of- about: Board of Brad?h/w, Clerk pf the Oct, 4—v. CouiV,>/ r,rimvviiooi*/-M->£>»«o 164, ] p. 1642—were 1.995%. Prin. and int. Commissioners, (J*J)v pay» that applicatio awarded to the Schenectady Trust made to tn^ able at the Office of the Town Co., as l%s, at a price'-Of par. Lbcah .Gover» / C / / Oommission pervlsor. ' •/-",,^ some weeks b Dated Oct. 15, 1946. .Denom. by the County ing the ■ ■ ._ , r wit^the - ■ - ■ - as¬ prop¬ erty may be expected to change. It is very difficult to forecast the amount of the increase in assessed ;. ion of Masslich & two years at the office of Hawkins, Delafield all the Uecessary construction & Wood, of New York City, on or which has been neglected due to about Nov. 1,1946. The bonds will lack of materials :pnd; labor/ be¬ one / 000 fire apparatus coupon or regis¬ tered bonds, not exceeding 4% in-> end most essential. My tab¬ shows i 1962, $4,000 in 1963 to 1965t $5,000 in 1966 to 1973. \ of y* of 1%. $1,000. These bonds are due $2,000 Nov. i, 1947 to 195J. Rate pf inter* of est to be in multiples of V4 or one"It is my opinibn^^;bpncto^s tenth of 1%. Principal and inter¬ the- report, "thatj est payable at the West Hempstead bark on all such improvments National Bank, West Hempstead. of $102,500,000 at the 1952.,,,. , ; ~ - City - bonds. Bidders are requested to heme Hip interest rate or rates,.4A multiples receive sealed bids until 3:30 p.m; year on Oct. .17 for the purchase of $10,- this : . sewer General obligations; unlimited tax; registerable as te "principal only; delivery on or about Nov. 5, kt place of purchaser's choice. $700,000,000. In addition %Vest Pjempslead Fire District he believes the City would- au¬ fcWest Y, ; thorize $195,000,000 of assessable^ Bond Offering—Alfred H.. Mcimprovements which together Comsey, District Secretary, will with the $15,000,000 authorized and * and Dated Nov. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. Principal and interest (MN)^^ |>a£&ble: in New York Ci^r. due Sept 1, total of . 1965/ water and about These bonds ■ Due May 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1949 to 1952, $3,000 in 1953 1642—were awarded to Geo. B. Gibbons a $56,000 of 1946 bonds of¬ on exceeding 6% interest: $30,000 street improvement bonds. Due May 1, as follows: $1,000 in 1949 to 1952, and $2,000 in . capital budget as a reservation against the debt-incurring mar¬ gin. This reservation amounts to $185,601,748. - It is unlikely that any substantial hart of this Pending — It is stated by William A. Fuhr, Chief Accountant, that $1,109,200 street street Comptroller Joseph estimates that by the end of 1952 there a It has of Tonawanda, N. Y. ♦Decrease $1,230,- should be available for non-ex¬ 360,617 which left a margin of empt capital improvements $575,$365,488,794. However, of this 000,000 chargeable against the amount $63,056,897 has been set general jlebt limit which together aside Sot specific authorizations with authorizations already apwhich have been approved by the proved and ertimated to be JapBoard of Estimate^ but for which proved amounting to $125,000,000 have been registered. Enclose 2% $406,900,000 $50,700,000 $457,600,000 totalled limitation before the end of the year. y/"V Buffalo, N. this the ho/*tx>nteartibr- Eddy County, Carlsbad Municipal Sch. Dist. (P. O. Carlsbad), i*. ]New Mexico on which for amount of the bonds bid - (M-S) Trust cost. check able to the amount total City may — 1951 68,900,000 68,200,000 — 1950 72,000,000 72,300,000 1949 $1,000. These bonds 15, in 1947 to 1966. are due Oct. Interest - Boart* ing^ that - the bonds be offc pay¬ Buncombe. County, N. C.\- able A-O. . Scarsdale Common Sch. Dist. No. 2, School NORTH CAROLINA Bond Tenders Wanted — Curtis Bynum, Secretary of the Sinking Fund Commissioners, has- an¬ j present time, are low. : How/ ernment Con or * ^ ' , sale at the interest rates he Local Gov- /n declined the application / valuations. I have made the fol¬ -Thutid,: that, Bond Offering—The Board of nounced that tenders will be re¬ in their opir>" z»ey could not lowing and in my opinion a rea¬ Trustees will receive sealed bids ceived by the Sinking Fund Com- be spent to / ^ 'ge r for/ any sonable forecast of increases of until 3.30 p. m. on Oct. 17, for the mission noon on Oct. 22, for kind of build / ■ 4s time. The! / / ; (P. O. Scarsdale), N.Y. n'* Volume THE COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL CHRONICLE Number 4533 164 Commission agreed that perhaps something might be saved in the interest cost but on. the other : hand, when money could not be spent, advantageously, • it; would be more economical to wait until conditions were effective. more NORTH DAKOTA / Toledo; Sweney, Cartwright ,& Co., Columbus; R. D. White & Co., of New York; Harris Trust-& Savings Bank, Chicago; t he Cleveland Trust Co., Cleveland; National City Bank of Cleveland: J. A. White & Co., Cincinnati; Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust Co., St. Louis; the Northern Co., Chicago; Provident Savings Bank & Trust Co., Cin¬ cinnati; Faheyj Clark & Co., Cleve¬ not exceeding 6% interest, was land; Seasongood & Mayer, Cin¬ approved at the election held on cinnati, and the Southern Ohio Savings Bank & Trust Co., Cin¬ Sept. 10. cinnati. An issue of $386,000 bonds Willis Township (P. O. Sawyer), was left unsold. Mayer, J. A. Casselton, N. Dak. Bonds Voted—An Issue of $16,000 water system bonds, to bear v North Dakota. $2,500 Town¬ w Sale—The Bond « ship bonds offered for sale on Oct. 7—v. 164, p. 1772—were awarded to the Bank of North Dakota, of Bismarck, as 2y2S. Dated Oct. 7, 1946. Denomination $500. These bonds are due $500 in 1948, 1950, Trust White & Co., Fahey, Clark, & Co., Co,, Chicago; Braun, Bosworth & Co., Inc., Provident Savings Bank & Trust Northern /Trust Cincinnati, Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Chicago; Cleveland Trust Co., Cleveland; National City Bank; Cleveland; Assel, Co., 1952, 1954 and 1956. The next Kleimer & Co., Kidder, Peabody highest bidder was the State Land & Co., R. D. White & Co., and Department, for 2V2S. Ryan, Sutherland & Co. i OHIO „ Payne, Ohio Beaver Local Sch. Dist. (P. O. Lisbon), Ohio "f ; Election Bond — the be submitted to the voters at election general held be to in November. y Bond Offering — bonds.,- Dated Morris,1 F. B. of $15,000 2% series No. 1, storm and sanitary relief sewer bonds. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due on Dec. 1, in 1948 to 1962. Bidders may bid for a different rate of interest in a mu" the Interest pay¬ The approving opinion y4 of 1%. able J-D. Peck, Shaffer & Williams, of Cincinnati, will be furnished. En¬ close a certified check for $150 of sale 8—v. 164, awarded to Otis Oct. on were Cleveland, at a for 1643Co., o offered bonds construction p. price of 101.437 Denomination $1,000. These bonds are due oh Dec. I, in 1948 to 1969. The next highest bidder was Wm. J. Mericka & Co., Inci, at a* price of 101.133. Dated July 1, 1946. •V'i. ' ,s?;.: .• I ■■ • •" • . Elyria, Ohio ^00 ' Bond Election—An issue of $1,- 500,000 storm sewer bonds will be submitted to the voters at the Nov. 5 election. Lakewood, Ohio ' A. Rees Bond Offering—Henry Director of Finance, will receive Oct. 21. sealed bids until noon on purchase of $60,000 2% sewer improvement, City's portion bonds. Dated Nov. 1, 1946. De¬ the for nomination $1,000. These bonds due Oct. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 to 1967, and $4,000 in 1968 to 1972. Bidders may be for a different rate of interest in a are multiple of % of 1%. A certified cheqk for 5% of the amount of the bonds, payable to the City, must accompany the bid. Lima,, Ohio Defeated—The ' v. at Lowellville, Ohio t. Sale Pond 000. street 1946. De¬ are to DetaiJs-r-The improvement $10,bonds awarded; on Sept. 21 to the Low¬ ellville Savings & Banking Com¬ were 1V4S. field of Oklahoma City: ' ,34,000 electric distribution $30,000 school on Oct. 7— 164, p. 1643—were sold as l%s, a price of 101.632, a basis of Sept. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,500. These bonds are due $1,500 Sept. 1, 1948 to 1967. The next highest bid was 100.13, for l%s. sys- tern extension and improve¬ ( ment bonds, at price of 100.117, a net interest cost of 1.146%, as follows: $21,000 maturing $3,000 April 1, 1949 to 1955 as 114s, $9,000 matur¬ ing $3,000 April 1, 1956 to 1958, as Is, and $4,000 ma¬ turing April 1, 1959, as 114S. 15,000 sanitary sewer system ex¬ and' tension improvement bonds, at a price of par, a net interest cost of 1.23%, as fol¬ lows: $9,000 maturing $1,000 April 1, 1949 to 1957, as 114s, $1,000 maturing April 1, 1958, as Is, and $5,000 maturing $1,000 April 1, 1959 to 1963, as iy4s. 50,000 park improvement bohds, at a price of 100.05, a net in¬ terest cost of 1.217,%, as fol¬ lows: $24,000 maturing.$3,000 April 1, 1949 to 1956, as iy4s, $6,000 maturing $3,000 April 1, 1957 and 1958, as Is, and $20,000 maturing April 1, $3,000 in 1959 to 1963, and $5,000 in 1964, as 114 s. 10,000 fire fighting equipment bonds, at a price of 100.05, a net interest cost of 1.166%, as follows: $8,000 maturing $1,000 April 1, 1949 to 1956, as 114s, and $2,000 maturing $1,000 in 1957 and 1958, as Is. cil has called an City Coun¬ 164, iy2s, at est Sale—The $57,950 build¬ ; Ohio (State of) Washington — The Secretary of Teachers Retirement System has announced that $4,614,000 of the 96 blocks of Ohio municipal bonds amounting to $5,000,000, offered for sale on Sept. 26, were sold to the following bidders To. Braun, Bosworth & Co!, Inc., Ryan, Sutherland & Co., 2 Bond the Sale State OREGON Clackamas County Sch. Dist. No. 46 (P. O. Sandy), Ore. Bond Sale—The struction bonds Aug. 12, $40,000 offered 1946. deemable on for sale 1, 1947 due $2,000 are to 1966. par on any interest after April 1, 1952. lowing bohds totaling $715,000, to not exceeding 3% interest: $450,000 water reservoir; $105,000 water system extension; $60,000 sewer system, and $100,000 park system bonds. All these bonds will mature in 25 years. for sale price election Township Local Sch (P. O. .Toledo), Ohio Election—An construction issue transmission bonds will held on Sold and OKLAHOMA It First National Bonds Rejected —The $223,000 water plant bonds were defeated Bank & on Oct; 1. Bethany, Okla. Bonds Not. Sold^The following bonds aggregating fered at the same $399,000,, Bond $42,000 sewer main bonds. $2,500 in 1950 to 1965, plant bonds was approved at the $2,00Q in 1966. election held on Sept. 10. 87,000 watey main bonds. $5,0.00 in 1950 to 1965* Frederick, Okla. $7,000 in 1966. Bond Sale Details—The $273,000 '? 33,000 white way bonds. Due Due and awarded $164,000 v. 163, as follows: water bonds, at p. 1921 works -— were extension 1950 to Due and $2,1965, and $1,- sewer Due 1965, and $2,000 in 1949 to $3,000 in 1966. 200,000 hospital bonds. Due $12,000 in 1950 to 1965, and $ 00Q in 1966, price of 100.045, a net interest cost of 1.198%, as ?■ (This notice supplements the follows: $70,000 maturing report given in v. 164, p. 1773.) $10,000 April 1, 1949 to 1955, ..:v U as iy4s, $30,000 maturing $10,Seiling, Okla. •> 000 April 1, 1956 to 1958, as Bonds Sold The following V, Is,; a n d-. $64,000 bonds aggregating $40,000, were maturing April 1, $10,0000 in 1959 to offered for sale on Oct. 1 and a - — a be the general elec¬ in November: held and $125,000 Bond Sale—The works sale $25,000 water¬ bonds revenue offered for Sept. 30—v. 164, p. 1644— awarded as ,2s. on were SOUTH DAKOTA Willow Lake, S. Dak. Bond Election—An and auction Oct. struction submitted to the general election November. voters to be at the held in " general obligation bonds offered for sale on Sept. 24 164, p. 1371—was purchased syndicate composed of E. H, a & Sons, of Philadelphia, Singer, Deane & Scribner, Glover & MacGregor,' and Geo. G. Applegate, all of Pittsburgh, as l3/4s, at a price of 100.527, a basis of about 1.64%. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Due $30,000 from Oct. 1, 1947 to 1956, incl, Prin, and int. payable at the City Treasurer's office. offered Sale—^The $200,000 re¬ and improvement bonds for awarded to sale on Oct. 9, were syndicate composed Hemphill, Noyes & Co., pf Phillips, amounting not to exceeding sewer follows: , Dated Oct. 1, 1946, principal and interest (J-J) payable suitable hank or. trust any company designated by the successful bid¬ der. The Barber, opinion of approving Dorsey, Colman, of Barker, Scott & Minneapolis, will be furnished. Enclose a certified payable to the City Treasurer. ' ^ Crockett TENNESSEE County (P, O. Alamo), a Philadelphia, on check for 2% of the amount bid, Johnstown School District* Pa.. Bond p.m. bonds. Due Jan. 1, $1,000 in 1948 to 1952, $2,000 in 1953 to 1957, and $3,000 in 1958 to 1962. 15,000 fire protection bonds. Due $1,000 Jan. ,1, 1948 to 1962. as coupon 8 2^% interest:. $30,000 Johnstown, Pa. Rollins until 25, for the purchase of the site purchase and con¬ following bonds equipment bonds will be $45,000, to bear $400,000 —v. bids ■ of issue S. Hamre, Offering—M. City Auditor, will receive sealed price of 100.075., Forest Hills $ch. Dist., Pa., Schmertz Term. Bond Offering—W. W. Griggs, Chairman of the Hard Roads Com¬ & Robinson, and S. K. Cunning-, harp & Co., both of Pittsburgh, as missioners, will receive sealed bids l3As, at of a about 1946. bonds. to McCorjmich, S, C. Oct. .4—* , 000 in 1966, 37,000 storm tion next highest bidder Bond of following on enham, for Is, at of¬ ' in Election —The $425,000 bonds will be submitted Oct. 1, in 1947 to 1951, incl. was the Cheltenham National Bank, Chelt¬ by Co., price > County (P. O. Gaffney).S,C» sub¬ $250,000 sewer .on a SOUTH CAROLINA p. funding Bonds Voted—An issue of $100,000 sanitary sewer and disposal — 000 The time, were not sold: 000 Investment Cherokee 1643—were awarded to the First Boston Corp., as Is, at a price of 100.285, a basis of about 0.905%. Dated Oct. 1,1946. Denom. $1,000, These bonds are due $50,- 000 stated are of Bonds Sold—An issue of $300,- is Trust Co., all of Oklahoma City, at 100.039. Atoka, Okla(. the election held the — 164, v. in 1, 1943. These bonds Abington Township (P. O. Abing- $300,000 hospital, school bonds. ton), Pa. Bond Sale—The held of 100.60. mitted to the voters at the general election to be held in November. bonds offer for sale be Southwest Greensburg (P. O. Greensburg), Pa, Bond Sale—The $25,000 general obligation coupon bonds offered line be to Greensburg, for- l3/4s, at Utility District (P. O. Bonneville), Ore. power oE will : to the voters at Perry, Okla. Bonds election Westmoreland Multnomah County, Bonneville Bond issue bonds Denom. $1,due Oct. 1, as follows: $2,000 in 1948 to 1952, and $3,000 in 1953 to 1957. The next highest bidder was Barclay- PENNSYLVANIA following bonds amounting to $25,000 were the general 000. of par. $275,000 An —. construction Dated Oct. The next highest bidder the United States National a Election $200,000 be submitted to the voters at the on Sept. 30, were awarded Singer, Deane & Scribner, of Pittsburgh, as l%s, at a price of 100.90, a basis of about 1.615%. awarded to the First Na¬ tional Bank, Of Eugene, as l%s, at a price of par. Interest payable Bank, Portland, for 2s, at Punxsutawney Sch. Dist., Pa. Bond to recently, were Healdton, Okla. Bonds Defeated—The defeated at Treasurer. for sale Sale—The $13,00Q school offered Public certified check a bonds,- payable to the Township , (P, O. Culp Creek), Ore. A-O, Enclose of the face amount of the November. Re¬ Lane County School District No. 84 bonds cipal only. The approving opinion Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of Philadelphia, will be delivered to the purchaser only if and after the for 2% at or Bond due are National These bonds Oct. date bonds of Affairs. con¬ Bank, of Portland, and the Clackamas County Bank of Sandy, jointly, as lV2s, at a price of 100.123, a basis of about 1.475%. Dated Oct. 1, from These follows: $5,000 in 1947 1950, and $4,000 in 1951 to 1950. Bids will be received for the en¬ as proceedings authorizing the issu¬ ance thereof have been approved by the Department of Internal " awarded to the were States bear by Robert W. Wilson, City Clerk, that Bonds Voted—It is stated tha. the $95,000 sewer plant bonds of¬ at a recent election the voters fered on Sept. 24, were awarded approved the issuance of $250,000 as 2s. Due $6,000 in 1951 to 1965, building improvement and equip¬ and $5,000 in 1966/ They were ment bonds by a wide margin. purchased jointly by the SmallDue in 15 years. Milburn Co., R. J. Edwards, Inc., Dist. City ,-W was Edgar Honnold of Oklahoma City. 29, to submit to the voters the fol¬ ing bonds offered for sale on Sept. 17: $20,000 water system, Sept. 28, were awarded to J. A. and $5,000 storm sewer bonds,. White & Co., of Cincinnati, as 2s, at a price of 100.291, a basis of Henryetta, Okla. about 1.968%. Dated Bonds Defeated—The following Sept. 16, 1946. Denomination $1,525. These bonds amounting to $139,995, bonds are due $1,525 March and were defeated at the election held Sept. 15, 1948 to 1966. Interest on Sept. 17: $125,000 water works payable M-N. system; $4,935 city hall; $9,000 street equipment purchase, and Sidney, Ohio $1,000 park improvement bonds. Bond Sale—The $73,500 incin¬ erator bonds offered for sale on .Midwest, Okla. Oct. 4—v. 164, -' p. 1643—were Bond Bids Rejected — It has awarded to Braun, Bosworth & been announced that all bids re¬ Co., Inc., as l%s, at a price of 102,- ceived for the $37,000 sewage dis¬ 087, a basis of about 1.56%. Dated posal bonds offered for sale on Sept. 15, 1946. Denomination $1,- Oct. 5, have been rejected. These 000, one for $500. These bonds bonds are due $2,000 in 1949 to are due on Sept. 15, in 1948 to 1965, and $3,000 in 1966. 1967. Interest payable M-S. p. payable M-S. Runner-up in the bidding United 1, two different rates of interest will be accepted. Registered as to prin¬ 2,000 sewage disposal bonds. Due $500 in 1942 to 1952, inclusive. on 1,' 1946, Oct. tire issue at any of the above rates of interest but no bid combining 000 in 1963. ~ Pomeroy Exempted Village School District, Ohio a price of par— various bonds offered for sale on 1773—are dated Sept. 1, March' 26 and awarded to the R. 1946, and mature $1,000 from Sept. 1947 to 1956, inclusive, Inter¬ J. Edwards, Inc., of Oklahoma v. sive. 8,000 swimming pool bonds. Due $500 in 1949 to 1962, and $1,- C. 000 2, 2y4, 2>/2, 2%, 3,3% or 3%% funding coupon bonds. Dated Oct. to election for Oct. ^ pany; as Due $2,000 in 1949 to 1963, inclu¬ was Guthrie, Okla. awarded to Calvert & Can- $30,000 water works bonds. a Bond Election—The about 1.588%. Dated at $750,000 airport bonds were defeated at the election held on Oct. L Bonds 1, bonds offered for sale Bond Brooklyn Local School District (P. O, Cleveland), Ohio Bond Sale—The $225,750 2% t, Sale—The Bond payable to the City. , Aug. No. 1), Ohio purchase tiple of Harry* White, sealed Oct. 11, for the 1963, and $14,000 in 1964, as I • Plymouth Local School District (P. O. Jefferson. R. F. D. sealed bids until noon on Oct. 22, for — received on nomination $750. These bonds due $750 from Aug. 1, 1947 Finance, will receive of Director noon 1954, inclusive. Bedford, Ohio i ~jr: Offered Clerk, bids until bonds will purchase of $6,000 fire apparatus construction $305,000 Bonds Village of issue An * 1523 price of 100.717, a basis 1.632%. Dated Nov. 1, These bonds are due $20,- 000 Nov. 1, 1948 to 1957, Legality approved by Townsend, Elliott & Munson, of Philadelphia. The next highest bidder was Blair & Co.,. Inc., and Moore, Leonard & Lynch, jointly for l3/4s, at a price of 100.649. Plains Township (P. O. Plains), Pa. - Bond Offering—Joseph Poczat-. ko, Township ceive Oct. sealed Secretary, will bids until 8 a.m. re¬ on 15, for the purchase of $44,- until 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 21 for the purchase of $125,000 road bonds. Dated Oct 1,1946. Denom, $1,000. These bonds lows: are due April l,as fol¬ $15,000 in 1947 to 1950, $10,- 000 in 1951 to 1954, and 1956. $25,000 in Principal and interest pay¬ able at the bank of Alamo/ Suc¬ cessful bidder will pay for the le¬ gal opinion of Chapman & Cutler, of Chicago, forms. for and supply the bond Enclose $2,500. a certified / check Monday, October 14, 1946 FINANCIAL CHRONICLE THE COMMERCIAL & 1924 a..~ WEST VIRGINIA :$404,000, Fifth Series, Beaver exceeding I County • Housing Authority , Pa Ripley, W. Va. $374,000 Champaign County Hous Bond Sale Details—The $38,000 ing Authority, 111., $587,000, Fif $1,750,000 interregional highway teenth Series, Columbus Housing (not $39,000) water plant revenue bonds awarded recently to Widl ^ bonds.- ' Authority, Ga., $363,000, Milwau man & Co., of Cincinnati—v. 164, 1,500,000 airport administration kee Housing Authority, Wis p. 1776—were sold as 3s, and are building bonds/ ; notes at .85%, plus small premi dated March 1, 1946, in the de¬ 2,000,000 street and bridge bonds urns, and $451,000, Long Branch nominations of $1,000 and $500. 300,000 garbage disposal bonds. Housing Authority, N. J., notes a The bonds mature March 1, as fol¬ 150,000 fire station bonds. .86%, plus a premium of $5. bonds amounting to $5, revenue Texas Atlanta, , Bonds Voted—An issue of 000 $30,- at the bonds carried on Sept. 23. airport election held Denton, Texas Sold Bonds : been have following The — to $2,270,000 subject to the. amounting "bonds sold election to be held on Oct. 15:. • 750,000 power plant and distri- bution system bonds. 225,000 street improvement bonds. 1 ' ' - ' 1 " " ; ' „ improvement hall city 15,000 bonds. Nov. Dated 1 s'ys- $1,225,000 water and sewer ' tem bonds. "• : not 700,000/ to -bear 2% interest: Dehorn 1946. 1, $1,000. These bonds are due seri¬ ally in annual installments as nearly equal as practicable for a These are the period of 20 years. authorized bonds election at the Sept. 25, 1945. and interest payable at held on Treasurer's office, or Principa the City at the fiscal lows: & Co., Inc., successful bidders for Harriman. Ripley the were $2,000 & Bank Chemical The Wis. works mortgage revenue bonds offered for sale on Oct. 9—v. 164, Trust of the City in New York Co., of New York, and Associates, City. The bidder shall pay for the were the successful bidders on 35,000 fire department bonds. 8, for the following 12 printing of the bonds, and the City Oct. ; Sch. Dist., will furnish the opinion as to months Temporary Loan notes ag legality of the bonds by the City gregating $6,328,000 at .86%:. / Bonds Sold — The Superintend¬ Attorney and the approval of the Mayaguez, Puerto Rico_ $861,000 1,430,000 ent of Schools has announced that Attorney-General of Texas. En¬ Ponce,'Puerto Rico close a certified check for $10,000, Puerto Rico: an issue of $20,000-2%% refund¬ Fourteenth Series 1,037,000 ing bonds was purchased recently payable to the City. Fifteenth Series 1,000,000 by the State Board of Education. Seagoville, Texas Sixteenth Series 2,000,000 De Witt County (P. O. Bonds Voted—An issue of $50,Cuero), Texas 000 water and sewer bonds was VERMONT 1644—were awarded to Halsey, Co., as 1.70s, at a price p. agency Stuart & of 100.126, a basis of about 1.69%. Dated April 1, 1945. due are 1970. to These bonds May and Nov. 1, 1966 on The next highest bidder Paine, Curtis, for was Soldi—It is deposit $95,000,000 stated certifi¬ Sept. 10 to the 0.625%. Dated Sept. 10, 1946. Due on March 11, cates were sold on chartered banks, at 1947. sA " Bills Sold—An issue of $75,000,- ONTARIO Sale—The $150,000 water Bond # 20,000 park improvement bonds. Certificates that treasury bills was sold on Sept. 12, at an average yield of 0.402%, Dated Sept. 13, 1946. These bills are due Dec. 13," 1946# WISCONSIN Eau Claire, ' — $75,000,000 bills, Aug. 30, 1946; maturing on dated Nov. 29.1946. 000 March 1, 1960. $502,000, Allentown Housing Authority, Pa., and $500,000 Eighty-Sixth Series, Boston Hous¬ ing Authority, Mass., notes at .74%, plus a premium of $7.93 for the each issue. $1,500 in 1960 to 1967, and in 1968 to 1980, callable 9, 1946; maturing on dated Aug. Nov. 8, 1946. On Aug. 29 Webber, Jackson & l%s, at a price of Huron County (P. O. Goderich)» Ontario . Bond Sale—-The bonds offered for were $250,000 county sale on Sept. 25, awarded to Anderson & Co. at a price of 99.93. Oct. 15, 1946. Due $50,000 iri 1947 to 1951, incl. of Toronto, Dated QUEBEC 100.182. Montreal, Que. — of issue Election —An Bond $600,000 bridge construction bonds will be submitted to the voters at Details—The follow¬ ing bonds amounting to $200,000 and awarded on July 30 to the Bank, of Minneola, l%s—v. 164, p. 876—were sold First National as at a from Due system sewer Due from 1947 to 1956 bonds. incl. 15,000 city hall and fire station bonds. Due from 1947 to 1956 incl, 45,000 street improvement bonds. : incl. Due from 1947 to 1956 . ^ \ <t til 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 28, for the purchase of $279,000 of the $364,000 bonds, authorized at the elec¬ tion held on Sept. 10. -Vr'-1; :• ' '-•) / •' "V'j ; v '• -t• Aug. 1,1946. Interest pay¬ F-A.; These bonds Were au¬ thorized the at election held on July 6, 1946. Federal of $35, Bonds Voted—An issue 000 first mortgage sewer revenue approved at the elec¬ tion held on Sept. 14. bonds was Littlefield, Texas be received until $190,000 3% series of 1946, water and sold. Dated have bonds revenue sewer been April Legality approved Dumas, of Dallas. 1, 1946. D. W. by McAIletiIndependent Sch. Dist., Texas total of $39,247,000 housing notes, all of which will be dated Nov. and 19, 1946, follows: of $500,000 construction bonds will be submitted to the voters at an are dviided election to be held in the near payable M-N. Maturity Nov 25, '47 Nov 25, '47 Nov 25, '47 504,000 810,000 303,000 195,000 424,000 557,000 Nov 2§, »47 Nov 25, '47 Nov 25, '47 Nov 25, '47 Nov 25, '47 Nov 25, '47 Feb 24, '48 Nov 25, '47 Feb 24, '48 Memphis, Term—— 1,405,000 Nov 25,'47 Authority Alexandria, La Mont. Chester, Pa Chicago, 111. Corpus Christl, Tex. Darlington Co., S. C. 203,000 Detroit, Mich 14,748,000 Ind. Glendale, Ariz Kern Co., Cal Madison Co., Ill Newport News, Oakland, Monday, Texas bonds Nov Nov Nov Nov Feb Va._ 1,649,000 Cal 3,773,000 —_ 1,538,000 Providence, R. I 4,618,000 Rock Island Co,, 111. 392,000 Portsmouth, Va SoM—Of the total Notes '47 '47 '47 '47 the 542,000 notes was secured by Chemical Bank & Trust Co., and a large group of other banks, in¬ cluding the National City Bank, Trust Bankers both Co., National Trust & Savings Associ¬ taking Francisco, San of $50,000 was pur¬ chased name recently by the Robert Mclntyre Co., and the First of Texas Corp., both of San Antonio, less than $100,000 crued interest. Douglas, Wye. Bond Election—An issue election to be held in November. The Rawlins, Wyo. Bond and ac¬ Hanover the Central Clallam County Housing Author¬ of WASHINGTON the Com¬ airport will be submitted to the at the Nov. 5 election. that Bonds Dated Fridley & Hess, both of Houston, the First Southwest Co., and R. A. Underwood & Co., both of Dallas. bonds These authorized were notes at .86%. Dists., Riverton, Wyo. Salomon Bros. ders for the at Series, the election held on Aug. 10, & Hutzler, $1,000,000, Twelfth Beaver County Housing election to be held on Oct. 22. Sch. Dist. Rock Springs), Wyoming Sweetwater County Pittsburg, Texas : Bonds Sold—An issue of street improvement bonds purchased recently by & \ $50,000 was Crummer Co., of Dallas, Texas. San Bond Brady, Antonio, Offering City sealed bids until 10 a. m. Na¬ (Washington, D. C.), at notes The W. Trust Central Hanover Bank Co., of New York, was the receive successful bidder for the $500,000. Oct. Eighty-Seventh Series, Boston on 17, for the purchase of the follow¬ Housing at general Authority, Mass., $11, at the District the award of the Co., A. E. Ames & Co., both of Toronto, W. C. Pitfield & Co.» Royal Securities Corp., Nesbitt Thomson & Co., Savard Hodgson & Co., Rene T. Leclerc, Inc., all of Montreal, McLeod, Young, Weir & Co., Mills, Spence & Co., Bell,. Gouinlock & Co., all of Toronto, Collier, Norris & Quinlan, Greenshields & Co., McTaggart, Hanna^ ford, Birks & Gordon, Mead 8c Co., Societe Generale de Finance, all of Montreal, Gairdner & Co., of Toronto, Midland Securities, Ltd., of London, Ont., Cochran, Murray & Co., of Toronto, Paul Gonthier & Co., Desjardins, Gouture, Inc., Credit Interprovincial, Credit Anglo-Francais, ; Lajoie, Robitaille & Co., Geoffrion, Rob¬ ert & Gelinas, Inc., Kerrigan, MacTier & Co., McNeil, Manther, Inc., all of Montreal, Oscar Dube & Co., La Corporation de Frets de Que¬ bec, P. E. Letourneau, Inc., all of Quebec, Guildhall Securities, Ltd., of Montreal, J. C. Boulet, Laqueux & DesRochers, Garneau, Boulan- Hamel, Fugere & Co., J. E. Ltd., all of Quebec, Forget & Forget, of Montreal, R„ A. Daly & Co., Bartlett, Cayley & Co., both of Toronto, Canadian Al¬ liance Corp., of Montreal, Clem¬ ent, Guimont, Inc., Of Quebec, Burns Bros. & Denton, Harrison & Co., Matthews & Co., Fry & Co., all of Toronto, J. C. Rogers & Co., Crabtree & Co., G. E. Leslie & Co., Fortier, Brisebois, Inc., all of Mon¬ treal, Anderson & Co., Brawley, Cathers & Co., Fairclough & Co., all of Toronto, Jos. Morency, Ltd., Barry & McNamamy, both of Quebee, Kippen & Co., Inc., J, D. Pe¬ ters & Co., Hart Smith & Co., all of Montreal, Charles H. Burgess & Co., Beatty, Webster & Co., W. C. Harris & Co., Wisener & Co., all of Toronto,' Ross Bros. & Co., of Quebec, L. E. LeBlond, Dawson, McLean, Ltd., Grenier, Ruel & Co., St.-Onge & Fournier, Inc., and Cote & Co., all of Montreal. ger, Laflamme, Noranda Catholic CANADA 5 School Com-* mission, Que, //.p / Bond Sale—The $300,000 build¬ ing bonds offered for sale on Sept. 17, were awarded to a syndicate treasury bills were sold on Oct. composed of Oscar Dube & Co., J, E. Laflamme, Ltd., and La Cor¬ 10, at an average yield of 0.395%. poration de Prets de Quebec,1 all Dated Oct. 11, 1946. These bills of Quebec, at a price of 98.85, an are due Jan. 10, 1947. average basis of about 3.05%, for Treasury Bills Sold—The fol- $59,000 as 2%s, $68,500 as 2%s, and $172,000 as 3s. Dated Sept. L owing Treasury Bills' aggregat¬ 1946. The only other bidder was ing $150,000,000, have been sold Burns Bros. & Denton, and Coch¬ Delridge No. Way, al, et 5561, bonds, Nos. 23 On October 51st Avenue N. E., Interest District to 28. following matured District No. 2321, / dates called. Cash is also available to ;he , 7 District No. to 42. J on ceases Canada (Dominion of) v Bills Sold—The $75,000,000 apply on bonds: No. 55; District at notes 3599, No. 126; District No. 3605, .84%, plus a premium of with v 5554 bonds Nos. 22 & be submitted to the voters will election to be held on Oct. 19. Eighth Avenue, South, No. 8. On October of issue Election—An Bond $250,000 construction bonds No. 5564 bond, Capital Housing Authority ing public improvement, Series .85%, all plus small premiums. Frank will Forty-Seventh tional Texas — Clerk, Housing Authority, Mass., $1,500,- 000, No. 4 (P. O. On October 4 Authority, Pa., $1,753,000 Boston the be submitted to the voters at West, District No. of 5548 bonds, Nos. 17 to 20. successful bid¬ of issue $150,060 water system bonds will 5th Avenue, New York, were 1946. Denom. Interest payable 1, Election—An Bond Housing , Sept. 1, M-S. > composed of A. W. Snyder & Co., Sept. $1,000 and $500. Collier, L. Called—H. l%s, at a basis of Due 1948 to 1956. $3,000,000 Local Improvement : Washington. 1.396%. about President of the Port mission 1956. 25,000 sewer bonds, as price of 100.62, a Election—It is stated by Bond Bank follows: as to 1949 Seattle, Wash. Port of $1,000,000, Columbus Rawlins, $600,000 water bonds, as 2s, at a price of 101.416, a basis of about 1.849%. Due Sept. 1, payable to the Town. Seattle County City, and the First National of the Town. En¬ certified check for $2,000, a Eleventh Wash., gen¬ obligation bonds offered for sale on Oct. 7—v. 164, p. 1644— were awarded to a syndicate com¬ Hank & Trust Co., New eral obligations close Housing Authority, Pa., $167,000, Series, . $625,000 The approving York. voters ity, Sale—The eral Sixteenth City Treasurer, has announced that the following bonds have Au¬ been called for payment, at his Nederland Independent Sch. Dist., thority, Ga., $1,756,000, Galveston office:.-' '* "• 1 <" Texas Housing Authority* Tfex., and $4,;Vr".v' On October 3 Bonds Sold—An issue of $450,- 614,000, National Capital Housing 50th Avenue, Southwest, et al, 000 construction bonds was pur¬ Authority (Washington D. C.), !District No. 5519 bond, No. 22. chased on Sept. 18, by a syndicate jointly. of $20,- hospital bonds will be submit¬ ted to the voters at the general 000 The principal and payable at interest election to be held on Oct. 29. bonds must price offered for the not be $325,000 water works bonds will be submitted to the voters at the multiples one-tenth of 1%. or of issue Electlon-wAn Bond requested to the rate or rates in of 3onds Beaver Bidders are to 1968. $226,000 Annapolis Series, Cody, Wyo. Council, will receive sealed bids until 2 p.m. on Oct. 30 for the purchase of $100,000 water coupon bonds, not ex¬ ceeding 6 % interest. Dated Oct. 1, 1946. Denom. $1,000. These bonds are due $5,000 Oct. 1, 1949 of the Town Clerk of New York, the Bank of America ation, WYOMING posed of the Harris Trust & Sav¬ opinion of ings Bank, of Chicago, First Se¬ curity Trust Co., Edward L. Bur¬ Reed, Hoyt & Washburn, of New '48 ton & Co., Continental National York, will be furnished the pur¬ $16,Bank & Trust Co., all of Salt Lake chaser. These bonds are the gen¬ 25, 25, 25, 25, 24, 476,000 temporary loan notes of¬ fered by various housing units on Oct. 8, a block aggregating $8,- the following: Bonds Sold—An issue of i ' South Hill, Va. Offering—W. B. Warren, Bond Housing Authority, Md., $779,000, future. improvement as Amount $638,000 387,000 5,082,000 Local the Bond Election Planned—An is-! Nov. VIRGINIA pet. 29 by the Authority, for the purchase of a Secretary, has announced that the , on bonds. City Bondd $oii£--W. E. Street, sue due Housing Authority Note Offering—Sealed bids will Payette Co., Pa.—__ 2,021,000 Hondo, Texas $1,000. These bonds 1, 1949 to 1971 Denom. 1946. Public Fort Wayne, ; l3As, at a price of. 100.34, a basis about 1.72%. Dated Nov. 1, of Interest Anaconda, /•; n Dated able W ing bonds offered for sale on Oct. 5—.v. 164, p. 1644—were awarded to Laidlaw & Co., of New York, as are nection $56,885,000 serial debentures, 1946 on July 2, were awarded recently refunding issue, to the syndicate to the Farmers Savings Bank, of headed by L. G. Beaubien & Co* Mineral Point, at a price of 98.00. of Montreal, and the Dominion Se¬ curities Corp. of Toronto, at a Milwaukee County (P. O. price of 97.81, an average basis of Milwaukee), Wis. about 3.095%—v. 164, p. 1776— Bond Offering Pending — The it is now stated that the following County Board of Finance Com¬ mittee is said to have proposed to companies were associated with the above-named in the purchase advertise for sale an issue of $2,of the debentures: Wood, Gundy & 400,000 airport site purchase UNITED STATES 1956 incl. 1947 to sanitary 85,000 i City Secre¬ Additional Information—In con¬ Wis. Sold—The $35,000 2% water works bonds offered for sale Castleton Fire, District No. 1, Vt Bond Sale—The $90,000 refund¬ price of par: $55,000 water works bonds. ; Sweetwater, Texas Bond Offering—The ' Bond Sale on tary will receive sealed bids un¬ Texas Hawkins, held election the Sept. 23. election. the Nov. 5 at ratified Mineral Point, Bonds Nos. 43 and 44. , a price of 0.402%: On Aug. 8 — ' $75,000,000 bills, ran, Murray & Co., jointly, for 2V2S, and 3s, at a price of 97.05.